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CHILD CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Fell Beneath the Wheels Of a House
Movers Truck.
The Awful Fate Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Persons Little Five
Year-0ld Boy.

A shocking accident happened at
Thirty-first and streets yesterday
morning, by which the life was crushed
out of a little five-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Neil Pierson.
The Persons live in a little house on
the north side of street, just beyond
Thirty-first. There was no one at
home at the time the accident oc-
Cured except the children. The lit
tie boy was across the street from the
house and was either in a vacant lot
there or in the ditch by the side of the
street just as a truck loaded with
two heavy timbers passed.
The little fellow thought he saw a
chance for a ride, as the truck was a
low one, but in trying to climb upon
the timbers he fell in front of one of
the hind wheels. which passed over
its little body, crushing it's head out of
all semblance to that of human be-
ing. Death was instantaneous.
The truck was attached to the rear
of a wagon driven by John Henna-
gin, who was accompanied by another
man. They had just been to lum-
Der yard and got two four-foot 1Ox1O
timbers to be used in moving a barn
at Oak Park. They were loaded ON a
low truck with solid wooden wheels
about a foot in width. Most of the
weight of the timbers was borne by
the rear wheels, and they protruded
many feet behind the truck.
Neither Mr.. Hennagin nor his COM
panion saw the child as they drove
along, and the first knowledge they
had of the terrible fate of the child was
when they felt slight Jolt and looked
back to seeif the load was all right. Then
they saw the crushed and bleeding
body of the little one lying in the
street just after the wheel had passed
over it.
The child's older sister was at home
but the parents were away. Several
neighbors gathered at the scene, among
them Poundmaster Cooksley, to whom
Mr.. Hennagin gave himself up. They
came into town and notified Coroner
Clark Of what had happened and then
went to Sheriff Johnsons office.
Mr. Hennagin told his story in the
presence of Record Union" report
er, and it was SO satisfactory that he
was allowed to depart. He said he
lookout for children, as he knew they
were in the habit of climbing upon We
hicles. On this occasion he was par
ticularly watchful, as the truck was
long and low and so far behind his
seat on the wagon that it was rather
inviting to Venturesome boys
The Inflated little fellow who lost
his life was not in sight, Mr. Henna-
gin said. He must have been either
in vacant lot there or in the weed
covered ditch by the roadside, and ran
out after the wagon had passed him.
Mr. Hennagin felt very bad over the
accident, but was consoled by the con-
sciousness that it was in no way due
to any carelessness on his part.
The little boys sister is reported to
have said that just before the wagon
passed she saw him in the vacant lot
on the other side of the street.
The parents of the unfortunate child
are heartbroken over the terrible cir
cumstances attending their bereave-
ment, and have the sympathy of every
one in their sorrow.
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of order; the bowels are constipated, you
have headaches and dizzy spells. It's i'm
possible for you to take as much out-of-door
exercise in the daylight as you need. The
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br. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are small
Children like them If the druggist wants
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will receive a sample package free If You
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Over $50, 900 copies of this complete family
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The record-union., 1896-06-18

rays are vibrations Of low frequency
and OF long wave lengths. They may
correspond to what is called the over
tones of an organ pipe. You notice
when I blow this pipe softly you hear
low tone, and when I blow it harder
you hear higher notes. The x ray may
be like the low note, in which case the
fiuorescent light accompanying the x
ray may correspond to the higher notes.
If the x ray be of low frequency two
things are accounted for; the fact that
the ray makes no impression on the
eye and that the ray penetrates opaque
substances easily. 1t is easy to under
stand that vibrations may be too slow
to affect the optic nerve and it is known
that waves of this sort do penetrate
better than those Of higher frequency.
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pDTNTTkG o. JOHNSTON Co.
q 2exlS l AVU 4fo STREET.
-osrsss FROM TIE oowsNw eso.e1,y FILLED

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
of Sacramento, ss.-In the Superior Court,
in and for said county.
The People of the State of California to
THOMAS ELDRIDGE, GEORGE Ell
DRIDGE, ALBERT G.. WOLF, IRA
GOULD MINNIE j. MARTIN, JUDSON
HAYCOCK and GEORGE B. HAYCOCK,
greeting:
You are hereby notified that an action
was commenced in the Superior Court of
the County of Sacramento, State afore-
said, by filing a complaint in the Clerks
office of said Court on the 9th day OF
June, 1896, in which action FREDERICK
MIER and MARY A. MIER are plaintiffs
and you are defendants.
That the general nature of the action,
as appears from said complaint Is as fol-
lows: To obtain judgment against. the
above-named defendants adjudging and de-
creeing that they have no title or interest
in or to that lot or tract of land in the
City of Sacramento and state of Califor-
mia described as follows: Commencing at
a point on the westerly line of lot number
eight seventy feet northerly from the
southwest corner of said lot, thence run
ming northerly along the westerly line of
said lot number eight seventy feet to Oak
avenue thence easterly along the south
erly line of Oak avenue sixty feet; thence
southerly at right angles to Oak ayenua
seventy feet; and thence westerly at ripht
angles with last named line sixty feet 70
the place of beginning, and that PLANTERS
are the owners of said land, and that
their title be quieted thereto, and for costs
of suit All of which is fully SET fortb
in the complaint on file herein, referenca
TO which is hereby made, and Won are
hereby directed to appear and ansu,ar
said complaint within ten DAYS from, ~
service of this writ, exclusive of tha da,5 s,ie
of service, if served on you in said C,onn4Sy, dy
of Sacramento; and within thirty days datsss ex-
elusive OF the day OF service, if Served
that unless you so appear and answeI er
within the time above specified tha 1--we 1Wer
tiff Will apply to the Court for the paie reIief
demanded. eiieA
In witness whereof, I, VIM r u,u
ton, Clerk of the Court aforesaid ',d,, Do
hereunto set my hand and affix The the seaI al
1896. "A. -.
lseaI9 ". 3; HAMILTON. clerk
By yu E; S,nv s; mvaeahthaorst, Deputy clerk. sN
f1oii :" A'' iiiosxs isii.o.Txs Tor Plaintiffs.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

A still larger audience at the Clunie
opera a-house last evening was delighted
with the performance of "Niobe," by
the Dowling-Davis Moulton troupe The
mirth was continuous from the rising
OF the curtain to the fall. Miss Davis
is now nightly greeted with rounds Of
applause as soon as she makes her en-
try, and Moulton gets equally as hearty
welcome. Miss Stuart's Niobe Is a.
charming picture, classic, beautiful, and
maintained with the witchery of art
that only the skilled actress can com
nlaTld. Mr.. Sellery was compelled to re-
spond to an extra recall last night for
his fine baritone ballads. The piece
goes" with a snap and spirit that is
very refreshing. It will be repeated
again this evening, and Is worth seeing
II only for the sake of witnessing what
a troupe Of thoroughly trained artists
can do with even the lightest of come
dies.
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Notice Of Executor S SaIeof Real Estate.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT.
in pursuance of an order of sale hereto
fore made and entered by the Superior
Court of the County of Sacramento.
State of California, in the matter of the
estate of HENRY SPIERLING de-
ceased, l, Benjamin Schwartz, executor
Of the last will and testament of said de-
ceased and of said estate, will sell at
public auction to the highest and best
bidder for cash. gold coin of the United
States of America, the following de-
scribed real property, to wit:
Lots numbers One, Two, Three and
Four in the block bounded by w and x
and Fifth and Sixth streets of the Cfty of
Sacramento, County of Sacramento. Cal
ifornia.
Said sale will be made on the Goth DAY
OF JUNE, 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. m in
county and State.
Dated this Sd day of June 1896.
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ
Executor of the last will and testament
of Henry Spiering, deceased
Alexander, Miller e Gardner Attor-
neys for Executor, 4oo1a street, Sac
ramento, Cal. je4-4tTh
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABUS.
Grim, No. 164-Department Tx
Filed June 16. 1860


Grim, No. 164-Department Two
Filed June 16, 1860
People, respondent; J. B. Turner, ap-
pellant. Forgery. Reversed and cause
remanded, with directions to trial court
to sustain motion in arrest of judg-
ment.
An allegation in the information that
the defendant did fraudulently make
and forge the document which is the
basis of the criminal proceeding is in
sufficient without the supplementary al
legation of fraudulent intent on the part
of the defendant
Where there are two counts in a
charge, and evidence is introduced on
both, and the jury instructed on both,
and general verdict returned, it is i'm
possible to say whether the verdict is
based upon one or the other count
Should one count be defective, the con-
viction must be set aside.
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Not a Naval Authority.

When Congressman Cannon OF Illinois
strenuously objected in Congress the
other day to an appropriation for Off
GERS residences on the grounds of the
Naval Observatory, Robinson of Penn
sylvania, who was an Annapolis man,
defended the proposition and poked fun
at Cannon in this wise: Soon after
Mr.. Cannon came here from his prairie
home in Illinois for service" said Rob-
inson, "he embarked on a steamer on
the Potomac River. While pacing the
deck he suddenly started back in
amazement from an open hatchway,
My Cod he exclaimed, she's hollow -
The record-union., 1896-06-18

Manager Todd, not content with plac-
ing electric fans throughout the Opera
house, has now fitted UP Pasteur filters
in the parlors, and between the acts has
ushers serve the ladies in the audience
with clear, cool drinking water. The
parlors Of the Opera-house have also
been placed in first-class order for their
convenience in the laying off of hats and
wraps, and the adjustment Of toilets.
The record-union., 1896-06-18

The news from the East is that there
is probability of break in the prices of
bicycles. The men who have wanted
TO ride and felt unable to afford the
price Of high grade machine, and
have reluctantly footed it, may now
hope. The manufacturers of cheaper
priced machines are pushing the high
grade fellows so hard that a break in
prices in self-defense appears to be at
hand. A Toledo dispatch says that one
high-class mandatory has already
announced its 500 wheels at S75 on in
stallments, and 10 per cent. discount
for cash, and ii is added that it is ex-
pected this is the opening Of cutting
rate warfare that will permanently low
er the price Of wheels without affecting
their stable character, since there are
so many makers that no one will dare
TO put out a weak wheel and advertise
or guarante 1t a first-class one.
The record-union., 1896-06-18

Dom Paul says that in his course re-
garding the Uitlander conspirators he
was guided by the advice Of the Bible.
VIII Mr.. Chamberlain please paste that
in his hat, and the next time English
men and renegade Yankees attempt to
steal a nation for him consult 1t? He
may find it decidedly an aid to his
moral perceptions in the light Of the
success of President Kruger.
The record-union., 1896-06-18
Greer's Auction To-Day.

The auction sale of choice new furni-
tures and full housekeeping outfit,
announced by r. E. Greer & Co. to
take place at 72S M street, will be held
to- day at 10 a. m. The previous state
ment that it was to be yesterday was
All error. The furniture, carpets, cur
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This paper is for sale at the following
places: l.. p. Fishers, room Il, Mer-
chants Exchange, California street; inc
principal News Stands and Hotels and at
the Market-street Ferry, San Francesca
LOS MISUNDERSTANDING Book Store.
corner Second and Main streets.
SAN DIEGO-Emmel e. Co., $50 t1Itn
street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES & Cox, Coro-
nado Hotel.
SANTA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES News
Depot.
FRESNO-C. T. Cearley, I'LL j street.
SANTA CRUZ-Cooper Bros News
Depot.
Also for sale on all trains leaving ana
eoming into Sacramento.
Eastern Business Offices.
'srhe Tribune" Building, New York
City.
Western Business Office, "The Rock
cry" Chicago.
The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency,
sole agents foreign advertising.
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Obeyed Instructions.

Hannah, what are you standing
there staring at me for? Didn't 1 tell
you / was not to be interrupted unless
the house was on fire?"
well, mum, that's it. 1t do be burn
ing this half hour!''-Detroit Tribune.
The record-union., 1896-06-18

Monometallism and bimetallism are
familiar terms even if not understood
clearly by all men; but now we. are to
have new coinage term sprung upon
us. Mr. Sylvester of the United States
Assay Office, proposes the word comet
allism. BY that he means the mechani
cal Joining together of both gold and
silver in single coinage mint, which
shall be the standard of value and be
made legal tender The advocates Of
the plan believe that its adoption would
permanently settle all controversies
growing out of either the double or sin
gle standard of money.
Mr.. Sylvester says that cometallism
will provide for the ere alton of but one
standard of value, the creation Of but
one dollar, one unit of account. This
is made by uniting in the same coin a
definite number of grains of each metal,
and when a creditor has paid to him a
certain number of dollars he receives
a certain number Of grains or ounces
of gold and a certain number of grains
or ounces of silver. There is no choice
of dollars open to a debtors selection;
there is no particular kind of dollars
creditor can demand, for the debtor
must pay and the creditor must receive
the dollar prescribed by law-the CO.
metallic dollar containing due proper
fions of each metal
We are not passing upon Mr.. Sylves-
tcr~s plan, but If 1t, or anything else. will
settle this metal and coinage question,
good Mr., Sylvester, push it along
patent it, If you will.
The record-union., 1896-06-18
A THERMOMETRICAL MATTER.

There are some men born to roar and
these evidently hail mainly from Los
Angeles In the Democratic Conven-
tion in this city a Los Angeles delegate
reared at the Chair that there was no
water furnished to the convention,
around the convention hall sat barrels
of good water, with great cakes of ice
floating therein. The delegate evident
ly wanted a special pipe led to his chair,
rlento committee supply body servants
for the delegates.
From the same delegation came a
roar about the heat of Sacramento
April and May, while it was cool and
balmy in Sacramento, the heat, day
after day, was great at Los Angeles in
several periods, and at the very mo-
Angeles people were bowling about
Sacramento heat the Riverside Press"
was publishing this item of news:
Los Angeles reports the official"
temperature there yesterday as 1O2 de-
grees. At San Diego unofficial ther-
rometers registered 1O2 degrees in the
shade as early at 10 a. m About 1O4
degrees or 105 degrees was the maxi
mum here, and it makes very little diff
ference to. your shirt collar whether
you consider 1T official or unofficial" )"
And the Riverside Enterprise" said:
From reports from all sources it APP
pears that the hot weather has been
general. Even the ocean beach resorts
have suffered.
And the Pasadena News" remarked:
The less said about this weather the
better
On those identical days the highest
registration of the thermometer in Sac
ramento was 90, as taken by the United
States Weather Bureau. Tuesday it
was 90, Monday 81 and Sunday 80,
with the lowest register ranging from
80 to 10. On the very days, therefore,
when the southern delegates were rip
ping and pitching about heat in this
section, it was many degrees hotter in
their own homes, and we quote in
proof the items above given. These are,
of course, petty matters, but since they
involve the element of injustice, it is
Just as we'll to call 1t down, even about
the weather.
The record-union., 1896-06-18
Record-Union Telephone.

Entered at the Postofflce at Sacramento
rs second-class matter.
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RGttl1ly up d WCO
trousseau, think
how many women
are tired out: Dress
N ak ers, Sc a M
stres e s, " shop
girls, +" milliners -
all hard-worked and
weary over it to
say nothing of the
young lady herself.
Sitting or standing
ali day is the hard
est kind of work it
gives you no healthy
| we'll balanced ex-
! ercise; part of the
I body is overworked
and the rest of it is
l under-worked. The
x 11x4~
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tains and everything in the house has
heen in use but a few weeks.
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High-class photos. Young, 421 J.
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Special Agencies.

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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-11
ATHENS.

Miss Minnie r. Smith is at Westminster
caring for her aunt, Mrs. A. G. Banks,
who is ill.
Rev. G. V. French of Grafton preached
here Sunday in exchange with Rev. j. Z.
Williamson.
Miss Sylvia A. Powers was pleasantly
surprised Friday evening to receive call
from 10 or 20 of her friends in honor OF
her seventeenth birthday. The evening
was spent very pleasantly with music and
games. Refreshments Of cake, ice cream
and oranges were served by her parents.
She was remembered with several gifts.
Mention should be made of the social
given bv Mr. and Mrs. N. II. Pierce to
the Christian Endeavor society February
%, notice of which was sent to the IIMEs
last week but was in some way overlooked
by the editor. 1t was very enjoyable
occasion to all and we'll attended, some
being present from Cambridgeport, Graf
ton, and Saxtons River, all regretting that
6. w. Osgood and friends OF Bellows
Falls were unable to be present as expected
on account of the bad travelling. A short
entertainment of music and rectations was
given, after which refreshments of sand
witches, cake and coffee were served. The
remainder of the evening was passed
socially, the hospitality Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce being kindly appreciated.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-11
SOUTH ACWORTH.
Roads are badly drifted on the hill

Roads are badly drifted on the hills.
Cold River grange will hold meetings in
Union hall in the future, on account of
grange hall being pronounced unsafe.
A gang of men has been at work on the
iron bridge, which will be put back in
place as soon as possible, under the super
vision of Road Commissioner Lewis. The
wooden bridges will be left until after town
meeting for the new officers or town to act
upon. The loss of these bridges is caus-
ing much inconvenience, especially the
McKeen bridge. 1t seems to me that the
washing away Of these bridges has demon
strated the fact that an iron bridge is the
most economical, also that an iron bridge,
as well as wooden one, must be high
enough to escape the fury of future fresh
cts. 1t has also been demonstrated that
it would be folly to put into the river piers
which lessen the channel and obstruct the
flow of water. We believe one span
bridge is the bridge for treacherous Cold
river. Iron bridges have for years been
steadily growing in favor, to the exclusion
of stone and wood The railroads which
have millions Of dollars invested in bridges
and employ the best talent and civil engi-
neers in the world, as rule build nothing
but iron. 1t is also to be admitted that an
iron bridge is much more ornamental, and
should it be washed away is not total
loss but can be replaced. as in the above
case of the McKeen bridge. | hope that
every wooden bridge Of any size as soon
as it becomes necessary will be replaced
by iron.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-03-11
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Miss Efiie Clark of Bellows Falls has
been spending some time with Mrs. N. H.
Pierce.
Mrs. L. G. Tenney announces an auc-
ton sale Of personal property Saturday,
March IA, at 10 A. NJ.
The March meeting Of the l.. L. l.. is to
be held with Mabel Fairbrother Saturday
afternoon of this week at o'clock.
II. II. Hicks of Perkinsville has been in
the place recently on business connected
with the soap stone industry.
Charles N. Moar, son of Mrs. Mary
Moar, and brother of Clifford Moar, Mrs.
George Allbee and Mrs. E. III. Allbee of
this place has lately been visiting his rela-
tives here for the first tine in "a years.
The w. c. L. U. Information meet
ing" held at Mrs. Hastings last Thursday
afternoon and led by Mrs. Pierce was one
of interest. The annual leafiet of the ma
tional w. G. Il. U. was made the basis of
information and from it was reviewed the
declaration Of principles, the origin and de-
velopment Of the organization, ETC., to-
gether with the aim of the several depart
ments taken up by the local society.
Rev. G. V. French of Grafton preached
here last Sunday in exchange with the pas
tor. The sermon, which was founded ON
the words of Paul as found in Romans
IA Is, was full Of practical suggestions as
to the responsibility OF each person, not
only to so live as to have the approval of
his own conscience but to see to it that he
put no stumbling block or an occasion to
fail in his brothers way"