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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
FOUR PRISONERS HELD.
Are Charged with Very Extensive
Counterfeit Work.

Four members of the alleged gang OF
,Ounteripit,rs who were arrested by Chief
Ha2cn OF the secret service aud his detectives
Of New York and in HobOken, n. j., were ar
ranged before U. s. Commissioner Isaac Ro-
maine, in Jersey city, and were held for ex-
animation.
The four prisoners were William +. Brock
way, who has been notorious as counter
fciter since war tines Mrs. Abbie +. Smith,
wife OF Adolph Smith OF West iIoboken, ut
whose house the cOunterfeiting outfit and
spurious money were found Sidney Smith,
the englaver, not related to Mrs. Smith, but
n son of the notorious Connecticut counter
feitcr of that name who worked in partner
ship with Martin, and William i. Wagner n
young man who has made his home for
years with Mrs. Smith and has been Il chum
of her sons. The son, Henry Smith, was
not arrested
Commissioner ROmaine held the prisoners
on verbal charges, and fixed the bail at :l5,
600 each in the cases of the men and S35, 600
in the case Of Mrs. Smith. No bon dsmen
were forthcoming and the four accused were
taken to the Jail. The charges against them
were not fully formulated, but The men were
held for having possession OF counterfeit gold
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
A CENTURY OLD.
Litchfeld's Anniversary Will be
Celebrated Aug, 21.
Speaking, Music and II General Good
Time Will be Order of the Day.

Elaborate preparations are being made by
the people OF Iitchneld, Me-, relative to the
| coming centennial of the towns incOrp Jra'
| ton, which is to be formally celebrated on
the 2lst OF this month. The town is one OF
the most thriving in the Kcnnebec valley and
has 'mrncd out many sturdy farmer boys
who acquired success in many states.
A mammoth tent has been procured and
will be located on the fair grounds, near "lhe
corners" In II speeches Will be delivered by
scme OF the leading men OF the stat GOV,
Cleayes will represent the commonwealth.
Senators Hale and Frye will also speak The
civil history OF the municipality will be pre-
sented by the ex-president of the senate,
Hon. A. NJ. Spear, and ex-MayOr o. b. Cha
son, both of Gardiner and both natives Of
the town. The medical profession Will be
represented by DIR. NJ. &. WedgewOOd OF Lew
iston one of the foremost physicians OF the
state and a Litchled boy.
DR. Palmer of South birmingham, Mass,
will give the history of the town schools, aud
Rev. Smith Baker Of Boston, will tell OF the
towns church and temperance work, Hon
Oramandel Smith cN-secietarv OF the state
OF Maine, and town resident, will also
take part in the exercises. Three
bands and n quartet from Lew
iston will furnish vocal and instrumental
music lOr Lnt OtcuSlOn' ntlN WIN wv u l''
rade In the morning and IN exhibition OF lo-
cal antiques in the fair building. In the aG-
ternoon athletic sports are arranged for.
Thirty years ago, before the day of many
OF the now prosperous fitting schools, l.itch-
field was ono of the leading educational
towns in New England. Two excellent pre-
paratory schools were largely attended.
LitchAeld academy, which was the first es-
tablished, used to have between l5O and 200
students enrolled. while the Liberal institute.
rival school at the opposite end of the vii
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
AS PRESIDENT OF CUBA
BartolOmeO Masso Proclaimed by
Gen. Maxine Gomez.

Reports from rebel headquarters in Raire
Cuba confirm the rumOrel foundation Of a
provisional government IN the valley Of the
Yarn. Gen. Bartolomeo MasSo. nominated
by the general -in-chiei Maxine Gomez was
proclaim ri rs president by the revolutionary
forces simultaneously in the sntral provinces
and the department Of the east.
DR.. joaquin Castillo, Maj. Raiacl Portu-
ondo, Col Rafael Manduley, Capt Pedro
Aguilera, Dr. Padron and MarianO Sanchez,
de egates from the province OF Santiago,
have gone to Puerto Principe to meet repre-.
sentatiyes from Camaguey, Las Villas,
Havana and QuellO AbaiO, to draft a consti-
tuition for the new republic. This will in
clude military and civil codes. The cabinet
Is yet unannounced, although Antonio
Maceo it IL said, has received an offer Of
the portfolio OF war The Marquis Of Santa
Lucia is slated for the interior, and Manuel
Sangully for foreign affairs. 1t is under
stood that Dr. Castillo may be sent to Wash
lngtOn to attempt to secure recognition and
belIgerent rights for the provisional govern
ment.
Admiral Ielo Of Brazil volunteers his SER
vices to organize n naval squadron to run the
Spanish blockade. Maj Gen. Jose Maceo
will probably succeed his brother Antonio In
the military cOmmanl OF the department Of
the east. The organization of the Cuban
forces therein, now perfected, is compose of
10 regiments Of infantry aud six OF cavalry.
OF this number, however, only about 30 per
cent are well armed. In Camaguey and Las
Villas Gen. Gomez reports II 900 men as un-
der arms.
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certificates, OF U. s. notes and of bank OF
Montreal notes and plates from which to
print such spurious notes. The woman was
held on three charges having in her possess
sion counterfeit currency OF the United States,
counterfeit currency of n foreign country
and plates and paper for the preparation
thereof. BrOcIiway had 1895, a $500 gold
certificate, n 800 note on the bank of Mon
treal, and some sos, 205 and five. The gen
uineness of the smaller bills was not dis
puted. The work of preparing formal
charges against the accused was begun i'm
mediately after the arraignment.
Agent Bagg made the affidavit against
Smith. He depOses that on or about July l
and since that time Smith had control or
possession of part of a plate from which have
been printed or may be printed counterfeit
notes of the bank of Montreal of the value OF
800; and further, that the said Smith has
been and is engaged in engraving plate in
the likeness of a plate designed for the print
ing of an obligation of the U. S. gold coin
certificates OF the denomination of $500, and
that be has had the plate in his possession.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10

ing. with u piazza around 1t, put there by
Anthony j. Dreyel for his own use years ago.
There is nothing of the ''villa' about the
Grant cottage, and it is doubtful if there is
II prosperous farmer in the United States
who does not own better structure. 1t is
nothing to the Elberon cottage, where Gar
field lay 80 long sick. The Grant
cottage. as 1t is now universally called
was built by Mr. Drexcl for II stop
ping place during the time the little
mountain road was being, constructed, and ,as
it was the only cottage on the noun ain. the
general had to be placed in it when he took II
fancy for the mountain and its air. The room
in which he spent so many weary weeks is a
nice, comfortable, square one, with several
windows and doors opening ont upon the
veranda, and there is great log fireplace, in
which the wood crackles on cold days.
The little furnishings of the room were
very pleasing to the General, though they
look plain to the caller. He knew the work
which it cost to get them there. The trlhcs
"tickled' him immensely. II like the looks
of that cigar ease and the beer mug. he
would chuckle. perhaps they look 50 i'm
portant because they are doing their share
to entertain me- and it is my fault and not
theirs II cannot use them" Thousands OF
persons will visit the place every year
and the pillows Of colored things sent
up by the Grand Army posts ten years
ago, but it is more like going to pay respects
to a man who dwells there than like visiting,
as to Mecca, the dying spot of dead hero.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
BARN UM'S WIDOW MARRIED.
Wife OF Deceased Snowman United
To Il Titled Greek.

y. r. Barnum's parativrly young and
very rich widow Is married to Dmitri Cal
Iias Bey of COnstantinOple, titled Greek.
holding high rank in the Turkish government.
Mrs Barnum who. since the death Of hegreat
Snowman, has been negotiating for the sale
0f her estate in Bridgeport and incidentally
lenving the reports of her engagement to
various titled EngIishmen, registered at the
Plaza Hotel. New York, three weeks ago, at
tended only by a maid. The hotel manage
ment profess a tota! ignorance Of the Bey
rOurtship.
The couple went to Col. Bob lngerSOll's 5
office. They were evidently expected. They
were lshered into the cOlOnel'S private sane
tum, aud civil contract Of marriage, pre-
pared with due regard to the groom official
state and the brides Millions was placed be-
fore them for their signatures. There was
also present an alderman who had been sum
moned from the city Hall aad who, it is said,
performed Il brief marriage service.
The only witnesses We're Benjamin Fish,
brother Of the bride: Miss Carrie Leigh Of
Bridgeport, c.. and two friends Of the groom.
Congratulations were showered upon the
happy pair but the Bey was evidently i'm
patient. The scriou! business oithe wedding
to him was vet to come in the form of re-
ligiOus services in the Greek Church. Leav-
luz Col lngrrs OILS office at midday, the
bridal party was driven rapidly to the Greek
temple in West Fifty-third street, whore the
marriage was SOlemniZed with elaborate de.
tail. The officiating priest wa- AgathOdUrOs
4. PapageorgopOuluS. The ceremonies or-
cupied three hours
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10

Tor the same man, and had 43 cents In nv
vest pocket that morning when hung 1t up.
W men went to get it the money was gone.
Herman was too fond of money,
MIS-. Betsy Hoadley whose daughter mar
ried Hermap's younger brother, is IN old
resident OF Gimanton Corner, and she re-
called that In his boyhood Herman was SO
different from other boys. "He always
seemed to be by himself" said She "and I
know that instead of playing with the other
boys he would wander Off aone on long
walks. He never was much of favorlte
among the other boys, and they did not un-
uerstand him. He seemed to be very SO.
cretlve, lived within himself, aud Altogether
he was good deal OF an enigma.
The bog graduated from the Gilmanton
academy, and after he left school he seemed
TO deteriorate, for from the brightest pupil in
the school he descended into n neer-do-well
lie did not 90 into business, but stayed
around home. helping his father in the post
ONCE During that period there are still
stories atloat In Gilmanton OF letters mis-
carried and in some cases mail sent to nd
Joining towns never arrived Herman was
loalng around the village doing odd Jobs
Tor farmers, with his head getting full OF
schemes for making money, for he still told
oi an ambition to be rich and Of his realizing
II some day.
He lad been imblbing republican doctrine
on the wool question, and decided that there
was money in wool. He got some sheep,
pasturei them on farm of his brothers mt
Danbury, sold the sheep and forgott to pay his
brother his share of the profits Then he
went to LoudOn, some six miles from Gil
manton, and engaged himself as hired man
to farmer named Whit emore He put in "A
summer there, and during the time he be-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10

ing the noon hour. Bath turned out en- Inusse
to view it.
The st. CrOix is 2G2 feet long over all, 237
feet on the water line, with moulded beam
of 10 feet. ana Il depth of 20 feet. The keel,
stem, stern and lower frames are of white
OAK anl the top of hacmatack. She Is
strongly built and under the engine room are
two parallel plate of steel, l2O feet, long two
feet wide and three-quarters Of an inch thick,
and between the timbers of the kcclson aud
sister keeIsOn giving additional risidity to
The hull.
Her triple-exparsion engine has &c, 40 and
G7-inch cylinders. with Il rhree-ioOt stroke,
developing 1000 pounds horsepower and Il
speed OF II miles per hour. with 100 revol-
lions Of the propeller per minute. The boil
er- are the largest ever built in New England
OF this kind, being - feet in diameter aud II
feet long. There are three furnaces to
each boiler, of the Fox corrugated type
The engine weighs 100 tons, and the
boilers b tons. The propellers are Of
Manganese bronze. and are 1) feet in dame
ter, with pitch of III feet. The vessel has
three full decks, and is fitted with rs state
rooms, finished in cherry and white. II has
also the Manton steam steering apparatus.
Hyde steam windass and capstan. and is
heated by steam. Its gross tonnage is 1000
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
TO KILL ROOSEVELT.
Timely Discovery ora Loaded Bomb
Spnt TN the Commissioners

Miss Daisy James, Il clerk in the general
postofflce, New York, came across II box ad-
dressed to "'rheodore Roosevelt, Central
Police OlIlce. New York Her attention
was particularly called to the package by its
general appearance and the fact OF its being
among the newspapers and periodicals. 1t
turned out to be wooden jewelry box with
q sliding lid, and contained II sealed cart
ridge and fuse.
The fuse was covered with gunpowder, and
on II three matches were placed a short dis
tance apart. Beneath the matches II piece of
course sandpaper was fixed so that as the
lid was opened the match heads would be ig-
nited by the sandpaper. and tn s set fire to
the fuse connecting with the cartridge aud
explode it.
Miss James curious wOman--Opened the
box to discover its contents and, as she did
So one OF the matches Immediately flashed.
She extinguished the flame and rushed with
the box into the Office of A. J. Campbell. su-
p,rintendent of the department. Mr.. Camp
bell took the box to Postmaster Dnyton's of
flee, where it underwent II minute examina-
ton. The cartridge is supposed to contain
dynamite,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
HONOR TO GEN. GRANT.
Thousands Paid Tribute to His
Memory at Mount McGregor

General Grant lives againupon the summit
Of tiny mountain in the beginning of the
Adirondack range in the nothern part OF
New York state. Up there in Mt. McGregor
he is never dead for there is his bed.
his dressing-table and his wardrobe full OF
clothes. 1t is as ii he had but stepped out Il
minute to watch a cloud float of to the
ocean.
This week he was more real than ever, for
it was the anniversary of the day when he
was last seen there, with pale face propped
to the window pane; and there fiocked
there thousand Of Grand Army men and
crowds of reverentaI admirers, who came to
pay respects to the anniversary Of August s,
the date of his burial and to lament the fact
that the cheerful tenant is no more.
General Grant has been dead over ten
years He died July %, 1885, but his Mount
McGregor home is as beautifully kept as
though he had but gone away on II visit, in
stead OF taking the long journey from which
there is no return.
The "Grant Cottage ut Mount McGregor is
by no means the beautiful ornamental struct-
ure it is supposed to be by those who have
never seen it. 1t is square, wooden build
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
NEWS CONDENSED.
Terse Dispatches From All Over the
Country,

r. c. Scott, ey-city treasurer OF Jackson
vile, Fla, was arrested ON charge Of EN-
bezzling Sl0,707 of the city's funds. The
alleged shortage was discovered by experts
employed by the city council.
-Four people were drowned and many build
ings destroyed by terrible cloud burst nea
Casper, WyO. The flood was resstless In 1T
headlong course, and the extent OF the de
yastation Is not yet fully determined.
sheriff Tamsen, ex-Warden Raabe, ex
X 'epers SahOen and Schneer OF LUDLOW
street jail New York, have been indicted BY
the grand jury Of general sessions in connec
ton with the escape, July 4, of the post-o lllc'
robbers
The Pennsylvania r. r has begun sui
against the Philadelphi X Reading Il. r. fol
~, 0O0, 900 damages alleged to have been
loss suffered BY the former because the latte
brokea coal agreement. The dispute origI.
ntlIy arose in 1883, but has since been shm
bering.
The summer hotel Tonywatha on the Other
!. side of Lake Monomo, opposite Madison,
Wis, containing 30 guests, and owned by W
ID. Eaton Il Co. Of Boston, was destroyed by
fire. There were many narrow escapes, but
no one was hurt. The loss is $50 900 inSur-
ance $4,000
Fire destroyed Reams tobacco warehouse
ut Duream, n. C., together with large stocks
Of goods stored in the basement. The lire
lBlped across the street and burned Stokes
hall, in which We're located the store OF the
Durham supply company and other concerns.
IN loss Is SlOO. 900.
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NEWS PAPER TRUST.
Fifty-Four Mills Expected to join
the Combine.

the Combine.
b. d. Ward, the Philadel phia, Pa, agent
for number OF manufacturers OF news
paper, who are expected to become members
OF the proposed News Paper Trust, with II
capital Of S3j. 900. 000, stated that the trust
would not be perie ted until the close of the
year. Continuing, he said ut is not in
tended 10 take the whole country into the
trust but only the large manufacturers Of
the Central aud Northern States from the At
lantir to the Mississippi. \. Pagenstecher,
OF the Manufacturers Paper Company. New
York. is the President. Fifty-iour mills that
are expected to enter the combine, have Il
total capacity Of 81 .OOO. 900 pounds of news.
paper IL day. or l.jlO tons. But they don't
make any such output, rs their total capacity
is about 300 tons in excess Of the demands.
There are about 60 other mills in the country
which make news paper IN small quantities,
but the trust will not con ider them.
MIR. Ward stated that the trust would ad-
vance the price of news paper 50 ton, but
this advance would not affect the subscrip-
tiOn price of papers. Mr. Ward thinks that
as the trust will control the output, it can
control the prices. In addition to the ad-
vance in price, the trust VIII establish rules
that will prove distasteful to publishers. AT
present the paper is sold with the guarantee
that there are SO many perfect papers in tho
pound When the trust gets under way the
paper will be sold according 10 the actual
sale weight rs ii leaves the mills, and the
loss caused by damaged paper, if there is
any, must be borne by the publisher, who
can sell it at one-fourth the cost price.
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pecially animals. Some boys, you know.
like to torment kittens and sometimes they
are very cruel to them, but Herman was too
tender-hearted for anything like that. He
was always very kind to animals. lie did
not have astrong stomach and | have known
the sight Of blood to make him sick. When
he cut his finger the sight Of blood running
made him weak. He never was lazy, but on
the contrary was almost too willing to work
There was not lazy bone in his body. Her
man never told lie in his life to me. | will
always believe what he says, because he
never deceived me. Soon after Herman wa-
born his father failed and went into painting
and soon after received q reward for his ad-
herence to repubicanism, the award OF the
postotflce.
Herman was born in the shadow Of the
Gimanton academy, seat Of learning which
at that time offered especial advantages at
tracting pupils from all over that part of the
state. He certainly had chance to learn,
and from all accounts he availed himself
well Of the opportunities. Clara Bean, who
Is clerk at the postollice, and who also pre-
sides over the meetings of the church sewing
circle, went to school with Herman, and
knew him very well in his school days. "Her-
man was always very bright scholar" says
Miss Bean, 'one of those boys who never do
W uloplchSc thc Dul dlWHls
study hard. remember in school he was
always the model pupil. "But he did like
money. He was always very anxious to earn
money and he always seemed older in his
ideas than the other boys, My father always
said he was Just like his grandfather"
When ten years old Herman helped his
father about the postoffce and also assisted
him in painting Finally he grew very weary
OF working without any stipendiary emolu-
ment and whatever he did he wanted to be
paid for. So he began working for farmers
during the having season, saving wood for
the minister and doing chores around the
village stores, always for pay.
Ira Pennock, the village cobbler, worked
in the bayfield, with Herman, and in the
course of his "reminiscences he said Herman
was hard worker, but still there was some
things about him didn't like. He went to
, church and all that, but still-now | don't
want to say anything against anybody, but
let me tell YOU. 81 was working In the hay
field with Herman and | put my milestone
In my vest pocket and hung the vest up in
the shed. We were alone that day, moving
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-10
IN HER ELEMENT.
steamer ST. Croix Slides into IL
Water at Bath, Me.

The st. Croix'is now In her element. Nat
urally enough, that element Is water. The
ordinary mixture OF the rival Of sold Med.
ford" aud water is apt TO produce "cranki-
ness but that il not one Of the iailugs OF
the new boat OF the International steamboat
company. which is the subject referred to
and which WAS christenei at Bath, Me-, US
she slid from the ways Of New England
company into the Kennebec.
The nature of the christening serves to ex-
tend the sim!Ie. The usual custom is to
break Il bottle Of good wine across the bow,
Int in d ference to the prohibition state Of
Maine and TO the ideas of some of the gen
tlcmen interested In the boat, the bottle of
wine gave way to II bouquet Of sweet peas,
which Miss Phena Winslow, daughter Of
Capt Winslow, the president of the com
pany. scattered over the vessels prov, in her
capacity of godmother, as she pronounced
the bapiSmal, 81 christen thee st. CroiX,'
when her protege bowed for immersion. No
one seemed to regret the change.
The launching was witnessed by about Z. 900
persons. and was n most successful affair
There were Il number OF Maine's prominent
sons present. a special tain being run from
Portland rs complimentary courtesy from
General Manager PaysOn Tucker of the
Maine Central road, and as it occurred dur
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Mrs. Il Dewitt TaIniagc Dead.

The wife of Rev. DR.. Il. Dewitt TaImage
died at Dansville, N. Y.,recently. dewitt,
let me present you to Miss Whittemore- one
of the brightest young members OF my
church." This was Rev.r. Dewitt Talma.e' 5
first meeting with the woman who became
his second wife. the woman who had just
died at Danvlle, On Nay 7, 1868, Miss
Whittemore was married to Mr.. Tamage In
the church where they had first met, and
since that time Mrs. Talmage had closely
shared in her husbands struggles and tri-
umphs, proving II most devoted wife and u
life long helper in all his church work.
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WHILE WRITING MUSIC.
DR.. George r. Root Died at His
summer Home.

The eminent composer, DR.. George F..
Root passed away at his summer home on
Balleys island, Casco bay Me. He was
writing mt his table, and had just finished a
page of music. He laid aside his pen,
pushed back his paper, and partly turned
around, tried to rise, and then his head fell
back upon the table, and when friends came
to his assistance he was dead.
DR.. Root was nearly 75 years OF age, In
fact preparations had been made to celebrate
his 75.h anniversary and his golden wedding
on Aug. 2S DIR. Root had more than ma
tional reputation. fieis perhaps best known
through his patriotic and sentimental music,
Marching Through Georgia, which at
once found response in war times, peinS
one of his characteristic pieces. Many edi-
tions of sacred music and popular hymns
also bear testimony to his wonderful genius.
He had made this section his summer home
for the past few years.