The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-06

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Schemes Of the demagogue and traineu Po''
Howardsville, Albemarle county. Va N"f'H
5, 1852.
Live Topics From Yesterdays Nc"
Papers.
The Tribune has tho following; ss 49,
many peOple Yesterday watcAeo WIN -
cradle curiosity a number Oh "oiN,l' - in
were engaged IN cutting down Soll0 - ,ao
Trinity churcb-vard The throngs Oh p0v
MA who messed close 10 the iron fence "Ou-
tered II even these few remaining trees IA
lover Nevv York were 10 be Sacrlhceu' "hho
few even went so tar aS 70 euPpV ~
that the trees were being reAnv'vu o.
as 10 make room lot more E'I'e9'
One street urchin said. Guess some them
Fittb avenoo fellers ben Own again. Inc
tees arc mo-. being removed % make room LOT
svtro yrsves however. but because they are
tbsmselves dead. killed by the New orh
steam Cornpanv so the sexton OK lrinlty
church said 10 Tribune reporter. ne sa'u
that the steam pipes OF TINS company ran
along Broadway 50 close e tue CT = ~.
that the heat affected the roots or the trees
nearest the fence ana caused them 10 witner
and that the entire row fronting broadway
between the church and the Trinity Duudlbs
was to De cut down.
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Mary Clinton. twenty-five years Old was
prisoner IN the Harlem Police Court yesteI1
day. Tho charge against her was grahu
larceny, and she was held III $500 bail iOr e1-
animation next tuesday. About louFleei,
months ago Miss ChntOn's father died. anu
the responsibility of providing TOR tne sseu
and widowed mother was assumed oS hvl.
She secured place as cashier IN the en'pp.u1
department in H. &. l.. Koch $ dry goous htolg.
No. Us west One-hundred-a twenty-nlVn
. "a -Il
poyer 10 do her work honestly was iurIlSheu
bv heruucle Miss Clint received salary Oh
81 "a week This income she declares. was
INADEQUATE 10 provide herself ana lholnvl
with neces-ares and % pay small deblS COZ
tractei during Mr.. Clinton Illness. 9H9
took advantage OF the opportunities ahorGeu
by her position, and appropriated money ne-
longing TO her employer at opportuue times,
until the amount aggregated tloO. She heP1
a memorandum of the amounts Appropriated
with the dates. etc. About Two months ago
shs returned 81 of her week salary; Nne
had paid back SZ5 when her crime was dlscOY-
cred yesterday afternoon.
On Thursday she was III and did not go 10
the store. The manager sent a messenger
with "A note 10 her home. No. 100 east One-
hundred and-thirty-lour street asking her
TO 90 10 the store. Believing that her delalca-
ton had been discovered. she wrote THIS note
and sent 10 by the same messenger. IN reply
p
night / know what you want me lor. hut
am not able to 60 10 the store this afternoon
but will call 20 see you at your house tonight
at +. NJ and will explain e. you and settle
everything.
Oh, Mr. Brick, please be friend to ne and
spare my name MAX ,llN ~.
At first the manager was nouplussed ana
could not comprehend the meaning or the
note. which he handed 70 member OK the
firm. Then the books were examined ana al
was made clear
Miss Clinton was arrested on her way to the
managers house about O'Clock.
The Tribune is for fight with England over
the Behring sea matter.
The Herald has the following special from
Grasse.
DEACON WILL GIVE BuL-Thero is nothing
new % Say IN the Deacon case except that the
authorities have to-day taken steps % prevent
Mrs. Deacon leaving She and her children
are still at the Hotel Metropole. Mr. Deacon
will be set mt liberty tomorrow or Monday at
the latest bat will be required 70 deposit
10, 800 francs in lieu of bail.
So
Whenever the Sun makes up a good coon
or bear story it puts 1t IN The form OF q tele-
gram from Scranton Pa. Here is It's last.
Mrs. Andrew Drake of Willow Greek has been
making cOOn-skln Overcoat for her husband
this winter and On Saturday last she needed
three skins 20 complete H. She wanted u
finish the oyercoat before she began 10 make
maple sugar. so on Saturday afternoon Dir.
Drake ransacked the neighUOrhOOd IN
search of dried coon skins tie was unable
to buy any. and. as Mrs. Drake insisted
on having the skins right away. Mr.. Drake
trudged up to his sap bush on Monday morn
ing 10 see fine could find hollow tree With
nest of alternating cOOns DO the trunk. A
81. i.rrln II IA "a
across hollow poplar tree near Nahum
Thompson's swamp IL looked as though 10
might contain a nest Ot sleeping cO0ns. but as
the tree stood on thompson land he couldn't
chOn IL down and Drake concluded o. smoke
the coons ont. lie hurried homo aud got a
SCOOP shovel full Of burning charcoal and
Mrs. Drake took horse blanket and corn
basket and followed her husband through
the woods q the biz tree. She was gong 10
throw the blanket over tne cOOns IN case they
should try 10 skip away. and they were gong
10 carry the cOOns TO the house M the basket
There was a big hole IN tue Dutt OF the tree;
and Mr. Drake placed the shovel IN 10 and
leran 10 pile dry leaves and sticks on the
blazing Goals hole 40 the upper end OF the
crooked trunk gave strong dtaught 10 the
fire. and the smoke began 10 pour out or II.
Mr. and Mrs. Drake stood back and watched
for the coOns TO crawl out Mrs DRAKE had
the blanket ready and Sir. Drake WAS gazing
M the TOP Of the tree when Mrs Drake, who
was looking az the butt OF the tree. grabbed
her husband by the arm and shouted Just
look az that bear. Andrew" and pointed to
ward the blaze.
Dir. Drake saw the hind quarters Of bear
backing down towards the fire. The bears
head was ont of sight and he was nortlng
and shifting in the hollow tree a. though he
didn't like the smell OF the smoke. second
later the bear stepped into the shovel Of Goals
with his hind feet. gave C. below OF pain.
threw himself out Of the trunk and danced
around and rubbed his eyes with his paws.
Then lie sat down aud bit at his scorched
toes.
When the bear jumped out Of the fire Mrs.
Drake threw the blanket around her shout
ders and started on a run through the woods.
calling back 10 her husband 20 follow her.
Instead OF running after his WIFE, Dir. Drake
grabbed the shovel The scoop was red hot
and while the bear was digging IN the dirt
with his burned toes bir. Drake hit him on
the snout with the edge Of the hot
shovel and burned the flesh 10 the bone. The
bear r0ared and STAG cred about and Mr..
Drake TANNED the points of the shovel into
the bears eyes until he was blinded. Then
the bear backed and stumbled and fell down
several times, and Dir. Drake killed HIM by
pounding MN on the head with the shovel.
On seeing that her husband did not follow
her. Mrs. Drake ian Lack and. while Mr..
Drake was hammerng the bear. she begged
him not % kill the unfortunate brute.