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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
BLEW HER HEAD OFF.

But the Fool Was Only Trying to Knock
woman's Speotacles on With His
Revolver. .
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Jan. 12.-There
was a dance at Coalburg, last night,
given by miners.
Lawrence Farley, in spirit Of play
fulness, tried to knock pair of
spectacles off Mollie Burns nose with
the muzzle of a revolver. 1t went of,
blowing the top of the girls head off.
Farley was brought here and locked up.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
LYNoHED ROE WIFE NJ URDER.
Sherman Wagner Killed His Wife, But
Mob Administered Prompt Punish


a Mob Administered Prompt Punish
ment.
MITCHELL, IND, Jan. 12.-Tuesday
morning brutal murder was committed
a few miles northwest of here, in Mar
tin county.
Sherman Wagner, who has been ar
raigned several times for mistreating his
wife, and who at the time was not living
with her, went to his wlfe's parents,
where she was stopping, and called for
her. On her appearance at the door he
sent ball through her brain, causing
instant death.
Wagner then fed to the hills pur-
sued by a mob. Early Wednesday
morning he was caught and hanged.
Wagner was about 20 years of age and
at one time taught school.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

SAN FRANoIsco, CAL, Jan. 13.-It is
understood that the grand jury has
dropped the cases of alleged bribery in
connection with the trial of Actor M,
B. Curtis, owing to its inability to col
lect sufficient evidence to warrant the
finding of an indictment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
WEPT LIKE 4 CHILD.
Banker Rockefellow's Emotion on Being
Sentenced for Embezzlement.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 12.-Ex-
Banker y. V. Rockefellow, recently
convicted of embezzlement, was SEN.
fenced this morning by Judge Lynch to
two years and two months imprison-
ment in the Eastern Penitentiary and to
pay fine of $1,000, The prisoner was
calm for a time but finally broke down
and wept like child.
He was removed to the county prison
in cab, his wife accompanying him.
There are eighteen other indictments
against him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 1i.-After routine
business, this morning, the House went
into committee of the whole to consider
the Wilson Tariff bill, and Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, D., (ky.), addressed the COM
mittee.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Jan. 1.-The AL
lentown Spinning Company, branch
OF the Barbour thread plant, has re-
dueed the wages OF its 400 employees 10
per cent
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE widow of
William Makepeace Thackeray died this
morning, at her residence at Leigh,
Lancashire, aged rs years. She had
lived in retirement at Lehigh for over 40
years. E
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 11.-Yes.
terday James Kelly, Jr., of Westgrove,
hiccoughed himself to death. This Is
the fourth death of this kind in this
vicinity within short space of time,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Three Killed by a Boiler Explosion.

ADELPHI, o., Jan. 1.-The saw mill
of Wilson Brothers, three miles east of
Adelphi, exploded this morning, killing
Silas Wilson, Amos Stevens and Noah
Hoffman, and fatally injuring John
Wilson.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
ouray Offers s75. 900 for the Fight,

OURAY, Col, Jan. 1.-The Ouray
Athletic Club yesterday wired an offer
Of $4,000 for the Corbett- Mitchell fight.
In case the offer is accepted a pavilion
will be built TO seal. 20, 900 persons,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
ABOUT MODERN MINISTER'S
Their Faults, Foibles and Pc
culiarities.
PARSONS OF VARIOUS PATTERNS
Prayers Prepared as Clever
Rhetorical Effects.

rhe sway Down south'' Methodist
Preacher--A Christian Shoemaker.
Americas Foremost Catholic Prelate
and the Chiidren-what are we to Be-
lievef
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
FIye Per cent piyldend FOR six Mor

New YORK, Jan. 1o.-The Mahonine
Coal Railroad Company has declared q
disinend OF fiyep per cent ont OF the earn
ings Tor the past six months.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

"The use Of 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that IL seems work
OF supererogation to endorse IL. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep oastoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, D. d.. -
- New York City.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
What is

Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance It is harmless substitute
Paregoric, Drops, Soothing syrups and Castor Oil
1t is Pleasant guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions of Mothers Castoria the ChiIdren's Panacea
the Mothers Friend. 5t3M5 s4
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
Castoria

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhea, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18
FOUND THE VIRGIN ON A LEAF
The ignorant Superstition of
a Mexican Indian.
IT LEADS TO SERIOUS TROUBLE
Over $4,000 Worth of Prop
erty Already Destroyed.

All Because an Indian Found What He
Conceived to be Reproduction of the
Virgin Upon u MaEuey Leaf, and which
His Master Derided--A Serious Uprising
Feared.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-18

"For several years have recommended
your castorla, and shan always continue to
do so as 1t has invariably produced beneficial
EDws #. RAnpEr, M. D.,
i2Sth Street and nth Ave, New York City.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-13
CHAPTER IL.

Did you ever chase pigs out of gar,
den? If not, you can never imagine
what time we had ct .t-how by the
time we got two out the first was in
again; how they scampered and squeal-
ed and ran between our feet upsetting
Emily twice during the contest. Once
we thought them all gone, only to hear
them squealing in chorus as they fol
lowed each other in at some broken
palings at the farther end of the gar
den. About two to every five of the
palings were absent and always had
been as far as could recollect, and the
little brother and sister piglets We're
very young and slim and could enter
anywhere. At last, just as despair had
seized us, assistance arrived in the
shape of two gentlemen. who rushed
across the road together, one grave
parsonage with vandyke beard, more
than tinged with gray, and wearing
near sighted glasses, the other blue eyed
boy with curly hair and white teeth
These, going more scientifically to work
soon banished the intruders, and Vic
torine. who had not offered the slight
est courtesy or thanks to our deliverers,
turned fiercely upon the elder man.
Let this be the last time your pigs
trespass upon my land, Mr.. Summers.
she said. with an alarming flourish Of
the poker Let it be the last.
"Allow me to suggest Miss Carlton, "
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-13
Sleep and Long Life.

Sleep as prolonger of life is upheld
by curious calculation which appeared
in a recent medical work on the digest
i've organs and faculties. The duration
of human life may be ascertained by
the pulsations Of the body. Say man
lives to 70 years, his heart beating go
to the minute, the pulsations i'll that
time foot up to 2,207, $50, 000 If by in
temperance or any other cause he raises
pulsation TO rs minute, the same num-
Der of pulsations would be finished in
56 years. thereby abbreviating his life
by IA years And as the number of pul
sations is less in sleeping than Ill a
waking state it stands to reason thai 4
long sleeper has much better prospect
of long life than person who is salts
fed with short maps. Napoleon |, who
slept very little, did not attain old age.
General Butler, who could sleep at will.
rounded out good ripe sheaf of years.
Chicago Post
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-13

replied the gentleman. THAT If your
fence were mended my pigs could not
get into your garden quite SO easily. l
believe. he added. casting his eyes
s.,yward. that there Is not a whole
fence ~ this shiftlyss country except nly
own. Iigsg Why, elephants could
walk Ia through those broken palings,
madam
Il suppose, " said Victorine, appar-
emily addressing some unseen coniidant,
that this is northern politeness.
plain statements of facts. madam, ."
Eaid Mr.. Summers. by the way, it is
my duty to say that object 70 the rag
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-13

candle light. therefore one night a
catastrophe occurred.
The bowls of our dog swoke me.
Through my open door | saw flashes of
crimson light. S,Iuse came pouring
in thick and black. and | knew that sis
ter NictUriue had SGT something On fire
at last | staggered out into tue hall.
Two strong arms seized me. | was
borne TO window, against which lad
der was proppod.
1t was Mr.. Summers who had grasp
Cd me.
'Nictoriner l cried. "Oh, my poor
sister! Oh. my Nictorine!"
Then other hands grasped me. was
carried down the ladder that had been
set against the window, and Harry bent
over me and kissed me and dashed into
the house again.
Aunt Emily. who slept over the l,itch-
en-, was already safe She clasped me
tight, and sinking on her knees began
to pray with wild, camp meeting fer
vor:
20 Lord, 0 Lord, look down upon
us! o Lord, show de power Of dy hand!
o Lord, help us! o Lord, help us!
For my part. | was speeches. and
could only pray in silence. 1t was a
terrible experience, but it was happily
a brief one. The two men appeared at
the window, bearing Victorine, wrap
ped in her red cloak. She was scorched,
breathloss, but not seriously harmed.
While we were uttering our thanh Civ
ings, Mr.. Summers disappeared arc re-
turned with our fathers portrait and
several ancestral peoples in black court
plaster.
The fire is out. " he said. My soH
has Quenched it with few buckets of
water. Nothing is destroyed but the bed
furniture. But / thought that these
had better be removed from the walls,
invaluable relics as they must be. "
Victorine burst into tears.
Sister Persis, she said, thank this
brave and chivalrous gentleman.
cannot.
Madam, replied Mr.. Summers, Il
rejoice to have been of service.
Really, although she had a black
smudge on her chin, never saw Vic
torine look so sweet as when she smiled
upon the man from the north and gave
him her hand
The vendetta is over" said to
Harry an hour later, while he was wash
ing his face and hands, which were as
black as Aunt Emily's with smoke and
finder smears, at the blue pump out
side the kitchen door. The vendetta
is over. | prophesy that Victorine will
make your father her special hero
henceforth.
So indeed it proved. After sounding
Mr.. Summers praises for two days Vic
torine suddenly proposed to ask those
brave gentlemen to supper.
That is, if they will come, " she add
ed, with a gentle sigh, remembering
her many encounters with the elder of
the name.
"Oh, they will be delighted" re-
piled.
"Yes'm, Miss Persis," Emily re-
sronded, reckon dey amt nebber had
real, for true Virginny supper"
Oh they visit at Mrs. Mockridge's
and her Liza knows how to cook " said
sister, and everybody has heard OF
Miss Kate's pound cake.
Was that icaloUs CLEAN that ] saw
in sister Wet" mes eye as she made
mention Of Miss Kate?"
Liza kin cook well enough" said
Emily, but | reckon kin beat her,
and Miss Kate she cyant play pianneI
muffin like my home ladies kin.
So the invitation was sent and ac-
cepted, and we had a very pleasant
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-13

One night q catastrophe occurred.
evening, what with music and euchre
If we did not talk of Shakespeare and
the musical glasses, we had other
equally elegant and unsectional subjects
of conversation and avoided all political
questions.
And how happy we were-Harry
and Ito think that we might now be
as friendly as we pleased
To be Continued.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26

$25, 900. Officers Wells and Crugan,
Fireman Preston, Waterman Neagles
and Mr.. Strout were severely burned
by the exploding gas.
A report that Mrs. Cleveland asked
for police protection to prevent the kid
mapping of her children is not true.
The selectmen of Bourne have, how
ever, upon request of other persons,
seen fit to appoint special police, as a
number of tramps and suspicious
character have been lettering about the
woods at Grey Gables and, when or
dered to leave, refused to do so.
An electric car on the Lynn and Bos-
ton railway, containing 25 passengers,
left the rails while going around curve
at a high rate of speed, at the corner of
Broadway and Pleasant street at Re-
we're Wednesday night. The car ran
into an electric pole, breaking it off,
and then brought up against a large
tree. All the passengers were badly
shaken up, and Mrs. George S. Brown
of Maiden was thrown against the cal
dasher, receiving shock which COM
pletely Frustrated her. George SECRET
of Revere, who was standing at the cor
ner of the street, was struck by the fall
ing pole and severely hurt about the
| shoulders and back.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
MASSACHUSETTS.

Charles l.. Shelton, eX-inspectOr of
the Boston police department, and
Wellknown detective, died at Marshfield
Hills Friday of dropsy.
The Lawrence Mill company of Low
ell. have posted notices announcing
that the mill begin this week to run on
half time. This will affect about 1900
operatives.
The statement that the Pullman COM
pany contemplates the purchase of the
LYNN factories of the General electric
company is denied by the Lynn COM
pany officials.
The greater part of the Bass Point
house at Nahant was burned Wednes-
day evening. The fire probably started
from some hot ashes from pipe. Loss
10000, insured.
Joseph B. Lord, aged 40, committed
suicide by jumping from steamer Pill
grim of the Fall River line at $50
O'clock Sunday morning as the steamer
was off Watch Hill.
The black diphtheria has broken out
in Ipswich. Already two children in
the family of Thomas Began have died
from this disease and the mother is
seriously sick with it. Just as soon as
the worst is over the house will be de
stroyed. There are several other cases
in the city, but are lighter.
Fire started Saturday morning in the
office of the Lynn Electric company IL
the Strout building and an explosion o
gas occurred when the doors wert
opened. The building was damaged
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
RHODE ISLAND.

Capt. w. B. Avery of the pension
department, Washington, died at his
summer residence at Bayside Friday.
He was Rhode Island Veteran, had
served with great gallantry in the war,
and was prominent in the Grand Army.
He had also held several local political
places.
Governor Brown, Mayor Olney and
other members of the Squantum asso-
citation on Friday entertained distin-
guished party of New Englanders and
New Workers at the grounds of the
Squantum club on Narragansett bay.
Among the guests were Gov. Fuller of
Vermont, Col. George S. Dawley, Brat
tleboro, VT, and ex-senator Edmunds.
The program for the day comprised
sail on the bay, Rhode Island shore
dinner and the usual after-dinner eX-
ercises.
Frank M. Slavin, a wealthy contract
or of Providence, has an enemy who
is making life unbearable for him. A
few months ago his large barn vas de-
stroyed by fire, and eight horses, includ-
ing Music, his $4500 trotter, were burned
to death. Since that time two or three
fires have been discovered in Slavin's
house and barn, but all have been eX-
tinguished without great damage. The
police were notified that each was of
incendiary origin. About week ago
all of Slavin's horses were taken sud-
denly ill, and two days ago three of
them dropped dead in their stable.
Examination showed that all had been
drugged. AT $50 o'clock Friday night
Slavin discovered that his new barn
was on fire, and when he reached the
building he found that it was blazing
in four different places. The firebug
had done his work SO well that the
building was completely destroyed; all
but two of ten horses We're burned to
death. Slavin was badly injured in
attempting to save the animals. The
loss will be about $4,000. There is no
clew to the person at the bottom of the
| troIlb1a
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Pittsfeld mills at Pittsfield, N.
H.. will shut down during August
owing to dull times. Improvements
will be made during the suspension of
work.
Timothy F. Steady, president of the
st. Paul's Catholic Total Abstinence
and Mutual Relief society of Manches-
ter, has disappeared and, it is said,
leaves a shortage in the accounts OF the
society. He is supposed to be in Boston.
The Kinsman block on High street at
Somersworth, occupied by Bracket y
Shaw's meat market, Henry Hard
woods blacksmith-shop f. G. Kins-
mans machine-shop and G. |. Berry
laundry, caught fire Thursday afternoon
and was badly burned. Loss $4,000; in
sured for $4,000.
The extreme heat which prevailed in
New England last week did not touch
Mt. Washington. On Thursday the
temperature went up to 66 and yester-
day it reached 69, the highest point re-
corded this season. DR.. William G.
Prime of New York, who is spending a
week on Mt Washington and who has
a summer home at Franconia, n. H.,
reports that it has been unusually cool
at the latter place this summer and
that he has burned cord of wood since
the LIST to keep his house sufficiently
comfortable The summer business at
the hotels and boardings-houses is fully
as good as it was at this time last sea-
son, though not equal to former years.
All the large hotels will be filled during
AuUIISt
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
CONNECTICUT.

John Rafferty,, member ofthe Hart
ford police force, shot himself in the
head at $50 O'Clock Sunday night and
died a few hours later.
The plans for the new $4,000 U. S.
custom house at New London have
been approved by the board designated
to consider the plans for new govern
ment buildings.
The New Haven rolling mill has just
started up again after six weeks of idle
ness, with force of $50 men. The con-
Germ was obliged to shut down about
June l, being unable to get a supply Of
soft coal because Of the strikes at the
mines.
A disgraceful scene took place in
Winsted Wednesday night, when HI.
J. Hall, wealthy New Yorker, pur-
sued his wife along the streets with a
horsewhip. Domestic unhappiness
was the cause of the trouble.
H. A. Whitman, eX-president of the
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
Co., died at Hartford Friday Of paraly.
sis, aged 60 years. He was for many
years member Of the wholesale dry
goods firm of Griswold, Whitman &
Welch of this city and New York. His
wife, who was the daughter of Ware
ham Griswold, survives him.
Southern Connecticut is experiencing
the severest drought of any year since
the records of the New London weather
bureau began in 1870. There has beer
no rain of value to crops since May q
Last month the fall was less than hal
an inch and this month to date no
over a quarter inch has fallen, while
the normal for the month is five inches
All crops are whitening away. The
grass in places is burned brown and NJ
amount of water will revive it, as it il
as dead below the ground as above
The potato crop will hardly pay for dig
| ping
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
VERMONT.

The Vermont State Medical society
will hold its next annual meeting IN
Montpelier, October 11-12.
The ninth annual reunion of the Sd
regiment Vermont volunteers will be
held at st. Johnsbury August IA. Rail
roads extend the usual half-fare rates.
Bishop Michaud of Burlington cele-
brated a solemn pontifical mass and
solemn vespers at the Catholic summer
school at Plattsburgh, N. Y, Sunday.
The town of Stowe will celebrate her
centennial August 8, and the event will
also commemorate the settlement OF the
town of Mansfield, now part of
Stowe.
A large frame gristmill at Norwich,
owned by DR.. J. B. Rand, together
with $4,000 worth of grain, was burned
Saturday evening. The fire originated
about the boiler. Total loss, $4,000;
well insured.
Arrangements are in progress for the
annual bicycle races under the auspices
of the Vermont wheel club at Brattle-
boro August 81. 1t is proposed to have
one of the best meets yet held in the
state with prizes amounting to about
$500.
Aaron Spear, aged about ~, long.
time resident of Burlington, dropped
dead Thursday morning. He arose at
his usual hour in seeming good health
and at the time of his death was about
to start out from his store on the deliv'
cry wagon. He had lived for years
with his twin brother, Moses, and bott
were highly respected citizens.
Several large granite dealers of Barre
have been notified by the American
Pneumatic Tool company that they
must cease using the tool known az
Marks tool, as it is an Infringement OF
a tool patented by President Macoy
Both sides are determined to fight ant
the American Pneumatic Tool com
pany will probably sue the infringer
and bring the matter into the United
States Circuit court.
Angel Cooley, seven-years old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Cooley 0
"Bear swamp" Stamford, while alon
embarrassing horse in stable at he
parents home Friday night, fell ant
was trampled nearly to death by tn
horse. Her skull was fractured and he
face and head very badly cut. She wa
taken to the North Adams hospital ant
it is thought she will recover.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-07-26
MAY SUPPLANT SAFETlES.
A Unicycle Which the Inventor
Claims Can Beat All Wheel Rec

ords.
A novelty in the cycling line which
has been attracting considerable atten-
ton for the past week, says the New
York Sun, is unicycle most Ingenious
ly contrived to run along by its own
momentum after it has been fairly set
going by the usual pedaling method.
A forward inclination of the riders
body keeps the wheel revolving, and it
is said it can be as easily stopped lean
ing backward. The same simple law
of gravitation causes it to spin unerr-
ingly round any curve towards which
the rider leans on either side.
The machine has no steering gear,
and is said to require none beyond the
tendency given to its direction by the
poise of the riders body. The motion
is generated as in a safety bicycle, until
the small inner wheels set the outer or
travelling wheel spinning. 1t does the
revolution as would enable an average
rider to compass mile we'll under
two minutes. The inventor thinks a
record of half that time within the
possibilities with an expert in the sad
die, and is at present engaged on i'm
provements which he claims will OBJ
tain universal recognition for the con-
trivance.
He completed it year ago and had
it tried with satisfactory results at the
Syracuse Armory. AS the wheel now
stands it measures six feet in diameter
and weighs 1856 pounds. 1t cost all told
about $500.
The more modern types which the
inventor is preparing to produce will be
built on much lighter scale. In fact,
he thinks he can get the weight down
to so pounds and reduce the costof out
put to 5000.
The unicycle is not so difficult to
mount as appears at a first glance. In
fact, the same graceful method which
secures a seat on lady's safety helps
the rider to take control and set the
pedals going. The seat is capacious
affair, protected by handles on either
side, which afford a secure grip when
the rider is mounted. A few evenings
ago a curious visitor mastered the requi-
site preliminaries in few moments
and then took jaunt around the block,
to the ecstatic surprise of the local
small boys.