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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-20

mains of the crop. Many trees in the
woods are dying, while streams and wells
are very low or else have failed alto
gether. Americas water supply, obtained
from artesian wells is abundant, but in
the country some farmers report search
ty of water. Rain would not help crops
very much now, but IS greatly needed,
nevertheless.
News comes from Dalton of the critical
illness of Hon. Trammell Starr who is
one Of the best known young men of
Georgia. At the same time his brother
Hon. o. N. Starr, of Gordon county, who
was summoned to his bedside, is unable to
get there, because he himself is very i'll at
his home. Some days ago Hon. Trammell
Starr showed evidence of blood poison.
Physicians have been doing everything in
their power for him, but they now an
nounce that it is Impossible for him to
recover. Trammel Starr was a member
of the last Senate and his brother is the
democratic nominee for the next Senate.
Trammell Starr has been an avowed can
didate for the office of solicitor general,
and has had no opposition.
Bob Griffith, a desperate negro, shot
and instantly killed Richard Hall, anoth-
er negro at Bethabare church, in Oconee
county, Friday. The two men were talking
when dispute arose and Griffith cursed
Hall and shot him at the same time. The
sheriff of Oconee was at the church at the
time and a posse was quickly in pursuit
but as yet he has not been caught.
About 800 students are in attendance at
Emory College. The subscription list on
thb new library building, which was
started last comm encement now amounts
to $4,000 The needed $4,000 will in all
likelihood be subscribed within a few
weeks, and by next commencement, En-
DRY will have one of the handsomest IL
brary buildings in the south. The addition
of the Harrison collection to the library
gives her the second best library in the
southern states.
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POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.
Covington has organized a democratic
club, starting with roll of 200 members.
Hon. Seaborn Wright, populist nomi-
nee for governor of Georgia, will speak in
Hartwell on the oath inst
Hon. E. B. Lewis, the democratic nomi-
nee for congress, from the Third con-
gressional district, will address the people
Of Wilcox county at Abbeville on Sept 2S.
Hon. John Temple Graves made a polit-
ical speech at Jackson Thursday in the in
terest of the populist candidate for gov
ernor. There were about $50 populists,
democrats and republicans present.
Hon. E. B. Lewis, democratic nominee
for congress from the Third districA and
Hon. j. NJ Terrell, attorney general, spoke
to large crowd of enthusiastic democrats
at Knoxville, under the auspices of the
Knoxville Democratic Club.
Fifteen hundred people attended the big
democratic barbecue at Trenton Thursday.
Col Richardson of Polk, and Congress-
man Maddox entertained the crowd in the
forenoon and both mad esplendid speeches.
After the barbecue dinner Gov. Atkinson
spoke for about two hours.
Covington Enterprise In many sections
of Georgia the people are anxious to see
Hon. R. U. Hardeman elected governor
two years from now. Dick Grubb of the
Darien Citizen says that in his opinion
Gen. c. A. Evans will be elected governor
without opposition in 1898. A dashing
young statesman by the name of Steve
Clay may also be conspicuous figure in
that campaign.
cambridge Democrat: The friends of
democracy and Gov. Atkinson, should rail-
ly as one man to his support. Georgia
must, whatever else may happen, be kept
in the democratic column A great deal is
at stake. The party of the people, that
party which has been their shield and
protection in the past, must be preserved.
II has doubtless made mistakes, but with
all its errors 1t is infinitely preferable to
republican or populistic rule.
Augusta Chronicle: In allowing prohibit
ton to be tackled on to populsm the
friends Of temperance have committed
most serious mistake. The cause Of tenn
perance had been making great advance
and another score of years might have
witnessed the disappearance of bar
rooms from want of customers. But when
they allow 1t to be made a political issue
there will be a great swing in the other
direction
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In one of the boxes, with the curtains
drawn to shield all but his face, sat the
old timer. Not a first night had he miss
ed since Mrs. John Hoey electrified him
in 1859 and Laura Keene dazzled him N
1860.
Il came here tonight" said he DE
cause there is a new drop-curtain, and
If there is anything in which l am inter-
ested II is the curtain of a theater. !
always think of what Dion Bouclcault
once said to me when rehearsing for a
play. My friend said Boucicault with
his rich Irish twinkle. I am going to take
holiday every day in the week during
these rehearsals. My friend, they've
bought a drop-curtain that's all Cupids
and lovers sitting on rock with a stream
babbling past and the audience would
rather sit on the rock than see me.
"Boucicault knew what he was talking
about when he extolled the virtues of
good drop-curtain. Loog at Augustin DAILY.
He thinks nothing of paying $4,000 for
an embroidered curtain which he brings
all the way from Milan for his New York
and London theaters. He will have no
paint In his house. Paint breaks, he thinks
The curtain must be done by girls. stitch
by stitch, though 300 women work on IL at
once! Expense Is nothing to him. and he
employs Garibaldi TO design and paint
the curtain before II is embroidered. That
IS the value he puts upon a good drop. 1t
puts the audience in such a charming hui
NOR he says His curtains now have the
face OF Ada Rehan. The lady sits on the
clouds receiving a well-deserved crown
from the Cupids. Mr. DAILY calls IL The
Growing OF Comedy Hep aid Garibaldi
5000 for the subject
i well recollect," said the Old Timer
the first handsome drop-curtain that was
ever used In this country II was put up
IN the theater in which Fannie Kemble
was playing. The scenic artists had work.
ca upon II for months. and the stage car
penters had the most minute directions
ABOUT raising and lowering it.
on the night Of the play all was ex-
pectation behind the scenes The stage
hands felt that the success Of the evening
depended upon them-a feeling carefuuv
lostered by the manager. who told tbnr,
that nan the city had turned out IN soc
the wonderful new curtain.
AZ one stage OF the play Mise ryor,t,i,
mace her appearance upon a hlgb rocl,
from which she threatened 10 ioo, 30
dash out her brains II her lover womb 49,
make certain promises to her.
SLOWLY but surely the curtain ttf,oa
ana the loved dashed out upon tbr $50
al that same minute q pair Of tiny feet
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A Bullet Made a HaiIstOne.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

Col. Clerk r. Westcott OF London. Eng
land, who has been spending a couple Of
months in Chicago and the west in the
interest of a syndicate which owns coa-
siderable mining property in this coun.
try, is responsible for the following ac-
count Of a singular natural phenomenon
His story is as follows:
zone hot day a couple Of weeks since I
was riding along mountain road in Col
orado on my way to mine in which I
am interested, when noticed high above
me, soaring in majestic circle an eagle
had 1890 Winchester slung across nv
back, and It was but the work of mo.
ment to unsling the gun and fire at the
bird, which appeared to be directly above
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stepped out from a sylvan retreat upon
the stage. In winter he played upon a
plain floor, while lettered posts said
This is grass! Behold a house. and so
through many acts of Shakespeare
plays.
As late as 1850 drop curtains contain
ed advertisements. Use Whites Pills
and Browns Ointment were the advices
that met your eyes as you chatted be-
tween the acts, A most indicate remin-
der of real life we should now declare.
There is hardly a great artist now who
does not paint drop curtains and, like the
designing of currency, it is considered a
great honor.
Actresses are said to favor a handsome
drop curtain, but II is doubtful if thew
would not be satisfied with a less elegant
one. Take the case of Mrs. Kendall that
time she swooned and accidentally fell
too far toward the footlights, as the cur
tam was falling. The stage hands delib-
erately allowed the heavy roller to descend
upon her head, because they feared that
by stopping the curtain with a sudden
Jerk they might injure the mechanism and
slit the silk. Clara Morris told me Of an
experience of her own of that kind but
one of her company CONSIDERABLY dragged
her out OF harms way by Juggling her gen
lily along by one ear, while the heroine
endured the most excruciating agony.
Bernhard and Henry Irving are both
the terror OF managers, because both in
sist upon cutting eye-holes in a curtain.
The former TO refuse to go on unless there
is good house; and Sir Henry so that he
may locate his friends and recognize then.
But this is one of the vagaries OF genus:
many great painter has received an
agonized letter from a theater owner i'm
ploring him to come at once and nut n
head upon peasant that was accidental
~ beheaded this afternoon by the stars
penknife.' Clarence S. Russell
The Bible and the Bicycle.
From Harper's Weekly.
II has been left to a Washington clergy
man to extract biblical likeness and reiig-
ious teaching from the bicycle. Taxing
the significant text II have used simili
tudes, the minister said he believed wers
the Savior on earth now, He would ilins-
trate his parable and sermons from the
wheel. He described the difficulties of
mastering the bicycle, and compared the
discouragements Of the novice and tbc
frequent dismounts OF the beginner 10
those who seek to lead a Christian life The
rules which govern a bicycler. said this
minister were adaptable to the follower OF
Christ-as the former rides erect and win
speed, so the latter should live erect ana
move with some degree OF spiritual ra
pidity." He advised the bicycler and the
Christian to keep your lights burning
THAI you may see the true way, and that
others 10 whom you may be an injury may
avoid you"
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appeared upon a rock above. Lift that
curtain more whispered the heroine.
" OF can't do IT, num- whispered back
the stage carpenter. There's a nail in the
roller that will break the Angels back if
we pull ii any higher
On the angels back Kissed back
the now crazed heroine. Lift that curtain
higher or you'n rue It,
IAN this time the amazed audience sat
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New York Sept, 1S.-It was the first
night of the opening of the regular thea
ter season in town. -Four new plays were
booked for four separate theaters, and the
inveterate "frst-nighters" were in de-
spair. How. forsooth, can a person be in
four theaters at once? How clap out an
plause to four favortes in four widely sep
arated theaters?
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some DROP CURTAIN MISHAPS.
Ada Rehan Placed in an Embarrassing PO-
sitiOn by Curtain That Was Missing.


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me. AS 1 fired noticed that the bird
was directly between myself and dense
black cloud and not caring to waste any
more cartridges, l was about to ride on
when 1 was startled to hear what took
to be the dull chung of a stone thrown
by an unseen hand, which fell into liz
tie gully partly filed with leaves, within
twenty feet of me. l looked carefully
about me in all directions, but could see
no sign of human being. and then dis
mounted, and, scraping back the leaves,
was astonished to find piece Of ice rs
large as a goose egg and about the same
shape. Upon close examination was tuI,
Their astonished to discover my rifle pan
firmly imbedded in IT'S center. l have
specialized a deal over this phepomenon
since that time, and the only solution
can see is that the ball in passing through
the cloud gathered the moisture and heid
1t by its whirling motion, so that u was
frozen at a higher altitude and gen "
the earth as have described"
-Ambiguous-Is Maude engaged or notE
II don't know when asked her she
said she was still in the ring.-Chioago
Record.
I hear that Robins is fairly MAD over
cycling"
That's so. He is so enthusiastic ION tho
subject that he has just gone and nAarrleu
hump-backed woman."-Judy.
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The Marvellous Cures by Abbo
commented On and Discussed NV
All Classes and in Every Quart..
Some of the Feats That He Ho.
Accomplished.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-10
NEWFANE.

j. ID. Pierce. who has suffered this week
from attacks of heart trouble, is better.
The week of prayer has been observed
nightly at the Congregational church, with
one afternoon meeting at G. NJ. Goode-
nough's.
Every night this week being filled with
various gatherings, Mrs. Norton's lecture
on Lights and shadows of frontier life
has been postponed till further notice.
Pastor Norton gave invitation to the
sacrament last Sunday in broad spirit to
all Christians, leaving out the common
appendage, members of evangelical
churches" etc.
f. Park fell by his bedside some days
ago, and although no bones were broken
his nervous system received a shock which,
at his advanced age, appears to break him
down considerably.
Suit brought by c. G. Adams, of the
late firm of Adams & Edwards, against
A. T. Edwards, and set for trial on We'd
nesday, has been postponed, or perhaps a
settlement will take place. The lawyers
are Hit for plaintiff, Haskins for defend
ant.
The Madge Burt players have presented
several dramas here during the week.
Some of the company were here a dozen or
more years ago when, assisted by local tai
ent, dramatic entertainments were given to
pay for the stage scenery in Union hall.
The benefcent offices of the shut-in So
ciety, whose CHEEKY messages go to men,
bers by correspondence, were noticeable
last week when postal card came all the
way from Scotland with an especially COM
forting message to Mrs. Park, one of its
oldest members, and just the day before
the funeral of her son, Otis Park of Brat
tleboro.
Rev. Mrs. Norton preached last Sunday
from the text, "Have We received the Holy
Ghost?" She, interested her audience for 25
minutes in a sermon which was well writ
ten and replete with apt illustrations from
common affairs. The speakers practical
tone and happy illustrating faculty gave
more understanding meaning than many
had of the subject which is woven into all
the topics of the week of prayer, as sug-
gested by the Boston ministers meeting,
and made very fitting introduction TO the
daily meetings following, which have been
well attended.
The installation service of Birchard post,
G. A. r., took place Wednesday evening,
their duties: II. A. Carpenter, commander:
w. G. Wright, junior vice commander;
Geo. w. Parsons, quartermaster; Thomas
Crane, surgeon; L. W. Bush, adjutant;
II. H. Holbrook, quartermaster sergeant I;
VIM. W. Perry, sergeant major. The oc-
casion was one of much interest, as the
post and Relief corps were all invited to
the apartments of Judge Carroll, where an
oyster supper was served by the members
of the post, who did themselves much
credit by their skill and dispatch in the
commissary department Past scenes in
camp life and experiences in this line were
rehearsed, much to the edifcation of the
Relief corps sisters, whose ingenuity has
never been taxed to the extent of using
canteens for frying pans, and sharpened
sticks for toasting irons, and whose man
nails of cookery embrace none of the recipes
for the delicacies of army fare.
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PHOENIX. BRATrLEBoRO FRIDAY JANUARY


f. l.. Sprague is unable to attend to his
business of i'll health.
Philetus Kellogg is in i'll health, being
unable to do any work.
Lester Higgins will teach the winter
term of school in district No. II.
The coolest day of the season was Mon
day. The mercury in the morning sunk to
IT. to zoe below zero, according to locality
and stood at zero at noon.
Miss Jennie Martin of Poultney has
been secured to fill the vacancy in the pri-
mary department of the village school,
succeeding Miss Addie Burleigh of Maine.
Miss Lena Rider, who has been at her
home here, on vacation, returned Mon
day to the state normal school at Randolph.
Several of her friends met at her home last
Friday evening, and gave her a surprise,
which was enjoyed by all present.
The ladies' industrial society met with
Miss Lottie Read and Mrs. o. N. Ward
well last Friday evening. About 60 peo-
pie, old and young, partook of refreshment
and enjoyed the entertainment so nicely
provided by the hostesses.
At the annual meeting of the members
of the fire district the following officers
were chosen: Clerk and treasurer, F. E.
Smith; committee, Daniel Sherwin, II. f.
Willis, VIM. L. Barnes; collector, II. l..
Richardson; auditors, w. f. Gleason, IL.
+. Spencer; chief engineer, w. S. Phelps /;
assistants, II. Howard, NJ. +. Allen.
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ter; N. C. Chase, overseer; Mrs. Mary
johnson, lecturer; George Thurber, stew
ard; Ira Larabee, assistant steward; w.
G. Niles, chaplain; E. S. Cook, treasurer;
Mrs. Ira Larabee, secretary; Mrs. E. S.
Cook, Pomona; Mrs. F. II. Niles, Flora;
Mrs. C. o. Thurber, Ceres; Mrs. j. w.
Whitney, lady assistant steward; Mr.. F.
H. Niles, musical director.
The Halifax Farmers club met with C.
II. Learnard Jan. 2. After dinner they
discussed the question GLOW to make
farming pay" which was done ample JUS
tice by the large number present. Most of
the members thought it was doing it in a
business way. AS it happened the day
was Mrs. Learnard's birthday anniversary,
which was duly celebrated. The next
meeting will be with Horace Stowe We'd
nesday, Jan. 10, at 10 o'clock \. NJ. ques-
ton, "Sheep husbandry." All are invited.
A test was recently made here of the
different separators, including the De
Laval, Sharples, Empire and United
States, the result being that several of our
leading dairymen will replace their cream
cries with United States separators, made
by the Vermont Farm Machine company
at Bellows Falls. A test was held at A. A.
Dunklee's Jan. l, between the United
States, represented by w. n. Dunklee, and
the Sharples, whose representative was
also present. In this test also the United
States was given the preference, the lead
ing points being simplicity and capacity.
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IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BROOKLINB.

From 14o to 10o below zero Monday
morning is the report from the cold wave.
Arthur Wellman kept last year ~ hens.
They laid 6940 eggs, an average OF 100
each; SOFA dozen sold for $1,000, and "
chickens raised. If the whole 604O eggs
had been sold at the same rate, they would
have brought S102G0. He wishes to hear
from any one who has done better.
Rev. Mr. Gull closed his labors here on
Sunday. The church would have been
glad to have retained his services for an
other week, but he was obliged to go on
account of another engagement. His
preaching was forcible and of much profit
to those who had the privilege of listening
to him.
About % attended the roll call at the
Baptist church on Saturday. Quite num-
Der of letters were read from nonresident
members, and all spoke of their love for
their home church. A pleasant and profit
able time was spent and bountiful din
ner was served by the ladies, who appre-
ciated their new kitchen and dining room,
then used for the first time AT the bust
ness meeting these officers were elected
for the present year: Business committee,
G. Il. Ware, A. A. Austin, G. Nj. Robbins;
clerk, F. O. Mortified; treasurer, G. A.
Cutler; auditor, f. O. Mortified. The
building committee reported on the chapel
that the whole cost so far has been about
$425, of which all but about S31 had been
paid. This was provided for before the
meeting closed, which leaves free of debt
our new chapel, of which we are justly
proud.
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JACKSONVILLE.

The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church held their regular meeting this
week with Mrs. Carrie Plumb. The next
meeting will be Jan. %, afternoon and
evening at Mrs. Clara Coleman's.
At the funeral of Mrs. Anna L. Taylor,
whose death was announced last week,
Rev. r. G. T. Mckenzie of Wilmington Off
ciated and the music for the occasion was
finely rendered by Mrs. Clara Coleman,
Miss Alice A. Butterfeld, w. E. johnson
and o. W. Kingsley.
Robert G. Howe, who bought the Fuller
farm, has taken possession and has hired
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Dill of Sunder-
land, Mass, to work for him. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dill were married at Christmas and
we are glad to have these newcomers in
town.
At the annual meeting of the Universal
list society the following officers were
elected: Moderator, r. D. Brown; clerk,
E. S. Allen; directors, w. S. Allen, M. A.
Brown, w. Fl. Hancock; collector, C. H.
Waste; delegates to association, f. p.
Reed and E. S. Allen; janitor, II. S.
Blanchard; ushers, NJ. A. Brown, G. A.
Faulkner and G. A. Allen.
About three weeks ago we wrote "cod
9PNii W. "h ibChi iIOb
rhetorical enough and was not printed and
we concluded to let the weather take care
of itself. Since then we had wind which
tore down fences, upturned forest trees,
and unroofed buildings, and after that a
tbsw and rain storm, so severe that it
washed the highways so as to cost the
town three or four hundred dollars; we
let it all pass and people were beginning to
think this was fine town with "Indian
summer" weather. This week Monday
morning the mercury stood 20o below zero
and did not get above 80 above zero in the
middle of the day; Tuesday 40 below in the
morning 90 above the warmest part of the
day, Wednesday morning 50 below and 15o
above in the warmest part of the day, and
we conld not longer refrain fromletting peo-
pie know what western weather we happen
to have here. We think this weeks weather
must have come from the vicinity of
"Bloody Bride Waites" Enclosure or
some Alaskan mountain.
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SOUTH NEWFANB.

The ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs. Henry Frost on Thursday afternoon
of next week. All are invited.
The Sunday school was re0rganized last
Sunday with nearly new corps of officers.
The teachers were nearly all reelected.
John Kelsey has gone to Claremont, N.
H., to visit his brother, f. G. Kelsey, and
to look after his interests in that place.
The extremely cold weather of the past
few days has caused anxiety in regard to
the water. A number have lost it at both
house and barn, some only at the barn.
There was a large gathering of the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Williams
assembled at their home on Thursday
evening in surprise. A very pleasant even
ing was reported.
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GUILFORD CENTRE.

Miss Carrie Huntley is spending two
weeks vacation at home
The children in district No. are suffer
ing from whooping cough.
Seven volumes of Johnson's encyclopedia
have been added to the Guilford free
library.
The committee for furnishing the grange
hall is made up of F. G. Taylor and Mr.
and Mrs. F. Wellman.
veterinary surgeon has this week tested
several cattle in the herd of j. II. Rich
mond, which were sold.
The installation of the officers of Broad
Brook grange occurred Wednesday even
ing, followed by supper,
The ladies of the Universalst society will
have social dance at the town hall We'd
nesday evening, the 18th, with an oyster
supper at their rooms. All are invited.