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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-27
Marsh Prosecution Closed.

yesterday. Constable w. w. Hci0en OF
Mortified testified that Mrs. Marsh and
Buzzell came to his house few days
after Marsh was buried and asked II the
body was to be disinterred. She said il
was queer the authorities could disintef
q body without the wife's consent. A
letter was introduced. written by Mrs.
Marsh to a woman to whom Buzzell once
paid attention. warning her to leave
Buxzell alone II she valued her life and
reputation. Professor Linsley was re-
called and testified that he did not find
fatty degeneration Of the heart and
liver upon examination of the body.
The state rested here, reserving the right
to submit letters as testimony later.
Drs. w. B. Mayo of Northfield, b. c.
Goodrich of Randolph and F. c. Fletchel
of Roxbury. for the defense. testified OF
treating Mr.. Marsh at different times
for disease of the stomach, which they
diagnosed as chronic dyspepsia. H. s.
Fuller and F. ]. Eastman testified to
hearing Mr.. Marsh complain about his
stomach trouble DR.. ]. H. Judkins then
took the stand and testified as to the ap
pearance of the organs at the autopsy.
Validity OF subway Contracts.
Boston. March ga case of great i'm
port. 1t Is claimed. having bearing on|
the Boston subway. was heard in the
supreme court in this city yesterday
II was that based on demurrer of the
defendant in the suit Of Contractor
jones' Of Jones & Meehan, against the
city of Boston to recover $4,000. the
balance due on the first section of the
QnhuQx Tho orfint, fc oil ,c4
the city on the ground that the con.
tract made by the transit commissioners
was void and illegal. inasnuch as the
exceeded its authority byI
making the contracts in tire name OIL
the city of Boston. It is claimed the |
action is brought to test the validity
of every contract made for subway work. |
II the court decides that the contracts /
are void. all the contractors on the sub
way may then sue the city for thei. |
work and recover. not the low contract
price. but a reasonable value of the
work, which may be double the con-
tract price. If any of the contractorsl
bid low figures, and lost money, theyI
could recover the full amount of their
work in the event of favorable deci-
sion.
Charges Against License Commissioners.
Springfield. Mass. March 26.-Charges
If gross malfeasance in Office have been
preferred against Fred L. Hinkley,
chairman OF the Chicopee license COM
by A. A. M. Moore. hotel
<eeper, and Peter Tuper. a retail liquor
lealer Of that city. The charges state
hat Mr.. Hinkley is guilty of drunken.
hess. disorderly conduct and larceny. of
liquors from licensed saloon. Theyl
llso state that he tried to coerce certain
liquor men to vote for Alexander Grant
= hen he was O candidate for mayor in
he autumn of 1895. and that one Sunday
Afternoon last summer Mr.. Huxley
risd to induce Mr.. Tuper to open his
aloon and sell him liquor in direct vio-
alton Of the law. Mr.. Hinhley has AMI
EXCELLENT reputation in Chicopee, and
many citizens Of that city consider the
'harses against him preposterous. |,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-27
MAINE Legislature.
CONTINUED from page -

the number of petitions received, 1t had
seemed q matter Of unusual importance
The amendment under consideration oy
the Senate had already been rejected in
the House and the bill passed. He be-
lieved that the bill was meritorious and
should stand for itself, and hoped that
Mr., Walls of Knox. advocated the
amendment. He presumed that 1t was
the duty Of legislators to prohibit all
those things that would be to the injury
OF mankind, but that in legislation of this
kind they should put the restrictions or
prohibitions upon those who were already
under guardianship or in their minority.
Those who were over age should have left
to them the possession of their rights and
individuality, and the responsibility left
upon them relative to their own actions.
establishing just medium of legislation,
and he hoped that the amendment would
prevail
the measure. A petition of 1900 names
had been presented calling for a law OF
this nature, while there were but rs re-
monstrants. 1t had been clearly demon.
good arising from the use of cigarettes,
while on the other hand they were ex-
ceedingly detrimental to health in great
many ways.
Upon motion by Mr.. Witham, the yeas
and nays were ordered.
The question was then upon the adOp-
ton of the amendment.
Yeas-Clason, Engel Ferguson. Head.
Hinkley, Hurd. Maxwell. McCullough,
Parsons, Pike. Reynolds. Savage.Stearns'
Walls, Wyman.-15.
Chamberlain, Grfndle. Har-
graves, Morrill,. Poor, Roberts, Salley,
Sharp, Weeks, Witham.-10.
Absent-Merrill, Simpson,
Mr.. Reynolds of Cumberland who
would have voted no." paired with Mr.;
Drummond of Cumberland. who would
And Il voting in the affirmative and 10
in the negative. the amendment was
The following communication was re-
ceived:
Belfast, Me-. March "a, 1897.
To the Honorable Senate of the State of
Maine:
Gentlemen: Permit me to thank you
most sincerely~for the deep and /, sus-'
tanned interest and the many expressions
of friendly regard extended to me and
my family during my prOtracted illness.
Let me assure you that l deeply appre-
ciate the motives which prompted your
interest and acts in my behalf, and
shall ever cherish the memory of them
among the most gratifying. experiences
of my life. Looking forward to the time
when shall meet you all again and take
you each by the hand and express my re-
gard In less formal way. ] remain,
Very sincerely yours,
w. l.. LITTLEFIELD.
On motion by Mr.. Mccullough of WASH
ington. the secretary of the Senate was
directed to acknowledge to the member of
the House from Belfast the pleasure with
which his communication was received.
and to extend to him their continued
wishes for his full and complete recovery.
Senate took a recess until 800 o'clock p.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Bank Dividend VIII Let Loose from
100000 10 sIsO,OOO in ClSremont.

II appears that the statement concerning
the affairs of the Sullivan savings institu-
ton, published last week. which intimated
that there was little prospect of an imme-
date dividend to relieve the anxious depos-
itors whose money is tied up under receiv-
ership process, caused considerable indig
nation on the part of the receivers, who
state positively that a dividend of from 10
to Il per cent will be paid before Sept.
and possibly as early as Aug. 10. Both
Mr.. Faulkner and Mr.. Sanders, co-receiv-
ers of the institution, are authority for
this announcement. This dividend, Mr.
Sanders states, on the books as proved will
set loose from $4,000 to S1S0,000 to be
drawn by the depositors and put in circu-
lation in Claremont and vicinity.
The imputation that Mr.. Farwell I'M
loaded the Claremont National bank stock
upon the savings bank at fancy figure is
without substantation. 1t is true he sold
some of his stock to the bank at the price
of last recorded auction sale, but afterwards
took it back and gave his note to the saw
ings bank, leaving the stock as collateral.
The knife has been put to all questionable
assets of the national bank, and the total
amount charged off is $50, 900, leaving a
surplus of $4,000; of the amount charged
off much is due TO depreciation in market
value of stocks and bonds and already a
part of this apparent loss has been re-
gained by the better market prices, and
since Feb the bank has received overSlOOO
from Western notes that were charged of
in above amount to $500 The assets of
the Claremont National bank do not show
any premium on the $4,000 of gov
eminent bonds, neither do they show the
value of bank building, one-half of which
is owned by the bank, and this building is
assessed at $4,000; adding premium or
bonds $500 and half building $4,000 to
surplus of $4,000, and the bank has $4l,
800 surplus, and the value of the stock is
| $l27.j0 per share.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
CHESTERFIELD. N. II.

Leavtt Hildreth is confined to the bed
by illness.
Mrs. A. T. Cobb is entertaining several
friends from Providence, r. l., and else
where.
Otis Stafford was able to walk from his
home to the post-ofiice one day last week
for the first time in five months.
Miss Florence Cressy is at home for a
few weeks, her place at the hotel at
Hinsdale being taken by her sister, Miss
Minnie CIessy.
Albert S. Chickering of West Chester
field and Miss Ida May Aldrich of West
Mortified, Mass, were united in marriage
by Rev. c. n. Sinnett at the home of S. f.
Rugg, town clerk in this village, Wednes-
day evening, July 7.
There will be the usual Saturday even
ing dance at Silverdale this week with
music by the new Silverdale orchestra, in
Guiding a pianist and violinist from
Northampton, Mass, assisted by d. S.
Farmer, cornetist. Mr.. Norcross of Brat
tleboro will prompt
Sidney Butler was somewhat injured by
falling through a scuttle hole one day last
week, cutting his forehead and side. His
father, Thomas Butler, was on the same
day struck by lightning, shock passing
from his little finger to elbow, rendering
the forearm numb and stiff. Both are re-
covering.
Robert Goodrich had a narrow escape
from an accident on last Saturday. AS he
was driving down Main street with an
empty hay cart his horse became fright.
ened and ran. Mr.. Goodrich was able tC
turn the horse into Harry Pierce's barn
where it struck wheel against the barr
door and quickly clearing itself of cart and
harness ran into a stall. Mr.. Goodrich
was thrown out, but escaped with a few
bruises. His mother, whose health il
somewhat impaired, saw the runaway anC
suffered seriously from fright.
Grief is felt throughout the entire com
munity over the death of Mrs. Mar,
(Robertson) Woodward, eldest daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Robertson, for man,
years of this town, but now of Keene
Mrs. Woodward was born in this town il
1864. Her girlhood was passed here unit
in 1880 she went to Keene to the Higl
school where she graduated with higl
honors in 1884. In 1886 she married Her
bert A. Woodward of Keene. She was
remarkably bright scholar and an origina
and vigorous thinker. She was an activ
member of the First Congregational churc
of Keene and prominent in the numerou
societies pertaining to the church. In sc
cal life she was possessed of tact an
charm which won her many friends. To tn
domestic side of her character her bt
reaved husband, parents, brothers an
sisters can best testify.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16

Springfield, Mass, public schools, is spend
ing her vacation with her parents.
Chauncey Brainard has secured posi-
ton in cabinet shop in Bellows Falls
and will begin work about Aug. 1.
The members of Maple Grove Cemetery
association will meet at o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon in the office of w. A. Cole.
Miss Olive Clough and Miss Lila Kin
iston of South Acton, Mass, came Tues
day to spend two weeks at Dorr Clough's.
Miss Una Winchester and Miss New
comb of Holyoke have been visiting Miss
Winchester's grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Cole.
Miss Mamie Graves returned to Wal
lingford with her grandmother and she
will also visit in Proctorsvile, Mt. Holly
and Ludlow.
The women of Col. w. II. Greenwoods
Relief corps will hold lawn party next
Tuesday evening. Cake and ice cream
will be served.
Z. S. Munger, c. W. Kmball, W. w.
Wing and E. +. Patterson went to Barre
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
grand lodge of Knights of Honor.
The local private telephone line has been
equipped with new transmitters this week
The New England Telephone company has
put in some of the instruments to be used
on its new line.
Mrs. Bowden of Pittsburgh, Pa, the
wife of a former pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, and her daughter Mabel,
are guests of Mrs. Gayley of Pittsburgh at
Charles Prouty's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Warren returned to
DR.. Fosters Thursday after a carriage
drive through the county and started Sun
day afternoon, by team, for their home in
Charlestown, Mass.
Quigley and Hamilton of Paterson, n.
j., horse traders, camped on the Brattle-
boro road from Sunday to Wednesday,
but sold no horses while here. They
went from here to Bellows Falls.
Henry Warren of Charlestown, Mass,
has bought of George A. Littlefield the
wood lot adjoining his property in the viii
lage. 1t is rumored that Mr.. Warren will
enclose it with brush fence and convert ii
into a game preserve.
Mrs. Mary A. Cole is recovering from a
two weeks illness. Henry Stratton, en-
ployed at Walter Wares, received an at
tack of sunstroke the last of last week,
but is improving. f. o. Gassett is on the
sick list, as is also the daughter of Rev.
Mr.. Fuller.
News has been received of the marriage
at Brattleboro, by Rev. II. d. Maxwell, Of
Walter S. Underwood of Townshend, who
was formerly employed by DR.. g. S. Eos.
ter, and Miss Ada NJ. Roberts, daughter Of
Horace Roberts of this town. The wed
ding was very quiet. Mr.. and Mrs Under
wood are living on the farm of A. NJ. Ak
ley in West Brattleboro.
Iceman II. c. Black of Greenfield, Mass
was in town Tuesday. He reports thai
his sales for the month of June were les!
than for the month of May, which is some
thing unusual. Mr.. Black is doing large
business, having four teams out, three Of
them with two men each. His daily sale
of ice amount to about Is tons, and tn,
amount has reached as high as % tons il
one day. His stock at the opening of tn
season was $500 tons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,
Drowned in the Connecticut,

Sad Ending of George II. Sears of Eas.
Putney on Sundny---Body Found
Tuesday.
George II. Sears, 10, who has lived with
the family of John f. Austin of East PIT
ney for the last eight years, was drowned
in the Connecticut river last Sunday after
noon. In company with his Younger
brother Frank, who works for Duane Ellis
at the town farm, he went to the river to
battle opposite w. NJ. Wares on the Putney
meadows, The boys left their clothing on
the bank, and finding a raft, made of logs
tied together, they ventured into the cur
rent and were taken down stream. George.
either becoming frightened or not caring to
drift down stream without his clothes.
jumped into the water, which was beyond
his depth, and, not being able to swim,
was drowned in sight of his brother. Frank,
who also could not swim, stayed on the
raft, which floated to the opposite bank.
He got help on the Marcy island and was
taken back to where the clothing was left.
Mr.. Austin was then notified and a search
for the body was made, but all attempts to
find it were unsuccessful.
Tuesday afternoon, however, John Walk
er and Leon Crosby of Dummerston, who
happened to be walking along the river
bank near murder Hollow" saw a body
floating, face downward, in the middle of
the river. 1t was opposite the mouth of
murder Hollow brook. They obtained
boat and rowed out and secured the body
and then telephoned to Undertaken Knight,
who notified the Westmoreland authorities.
Mr.. Austin was also notified, and he iden-
titled the body as being that of the Sears
boy,
The body was badly discolored, render
ing identification difficult. The body was
taken to East Putney for burial. The boy
had good habits and generous disposi-
ton. His loss is mourned by mother,
who lives in Massachusetts, two brothers
and two sisters. He narrowly escaped
drowning year or two ago by falling into
the river.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
HINSDALE, N. Il.
Seeking Summer Camp Under Dim-
Cmlties.

Seeking Summer Camp Under Dim-
CuIties.
One fine afternoon last week Hinsdale
druggist who has travelled in many climes,
young in years but old in experience, ac-
companied by an undertaken who, despite
his solemn vocation, can be very jolly on
occasion, started out in quest of some cool,
shady retreat far from "the busy haunts
of men," where they might build a camp
and take an outing for a week with their
friends. Chartering a team they struck
the trail toward Mt. Pisgah with the idea
that near the reservoir $50 called) they
might discover an attractive nook and
build them bower Tor their loved ones.
Now one can take passage to Boston, New
York, Arizona or California easily enough
with some show of getting there, but to go
to Mt. Pisgah "means business" 1t
means toll, labor, perspiration, climbing,
mosquitoes, big flies, thunder storms, i'm
passable roads, boiling heat and lots of
other things. Without mishap the twain
passed the first milestone in their journey
and then, all of sudden, big tree fallen
across the path barred their progress.
With infinite labor they got over it, round
it or by it and soon came to a fork in the
roads. Uncertain which to take they
chose the one that promised best, but as
it proved, the innocent pine cones and
leaves concealed a treacherous quagmire
beneath. OF a sudden the horse began to
sink; with every step he went down deeper
and deeper till only his head and back
were visible. This was pretty go. The
undertaken, true to his professional in
stncts, proposed to "embalm" the animal
as he was already nearly buried; the drug
gist thought it wiser to give him chloroform
and then filter him, but better counsel pre-
vailed and leaping from the carriage into
the deep mud they stripped off the har-
ness and freed the horse, who had evident
ly been listening to the dark hints respect
ing "embalming'' and "chlOroform,' for
with a mighty effort he struggled to his
feet and extricated himself from the
"slough of despond" though in a sorry
plight, as were his passengers, for all this
while the hot sun was roasting them, the
mosquitoes were getting in their work and
the Pisgah CAD flies were singing a merry
tune.
1t isn't stretching a point to say that
the ardor of the druggist and the under
taker for a sylvan camp on Mt. Pisgah,
received a rude shock. The air wasn't
balmy "a little bt'-the prospect was far
from pleasing and so they slowly took up
their line of march homeward and report
ed unfavorably as to the attractions of
fered on Mt. Psgah for a summer camp
The upshot of it all is that whoever scan:
the hotel register at Silverdale the present
week, will find recorded there the name:
of the druggist, the undertaken and theil
families, for Mt. Pisgah knows them nc
more
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
The AshueIot on a Rnmpage.

Last week it was the hot weather which
agitated the Hinsdale mind. This week
the high water takes first rank. The
Ashuelot river is higher than known in
many years. 1t was feared the dam at
Lower Ashuelot, at Robertson Brothers
paper mill, would give way, and prepare
tions were made to blast out a portion of
it if it should be thought necessary. The
owners of the mill both remained there
both Tuesday and Wednesday nights, to
be on hand to protect their property as far
as possible. Thursday morning the water
had fallen two inches and it is hoped the
danger is past. The trains from Keene to
Boston by the Fitchburg road passed
through Hinsdale yesterday to go by way
of South Vernon, on account of wash
out on the Fitchburg road, near the state
line.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
WILMINGTON.

The week thus far has been dull with
considerable rain.
Clarence A. Stark has sold his fish mar
ket business to Daniel Brown.
Prof f. A. Bement of Conway, Mass,
recently paid visit to friends in town.
Quite large number are at the Forest
and Stream club and many more arrivals
are expected soon.
The semi.annua meeting of the savings
bank trustees occurred on Tuesday. The
affairs of the bank are in very satisfac-
tory condition.
There has been report in circulation
that there was to be a new hotel built at
Raponda, but as yet we do not learn that
there is any foundation to the statement.
We notice by the Springfield Republican
that the friends of d. II. Newton of Hol-
yoke will urge his candidacy for the posi-
ton of councilman this fall. Mr.. Newton
is we'll known in this vicinity and no one
doubts his capability for the position.
Soon after O. II. Jones received his APP
pointment as postmaster he circulated
petition looking toward the removal of the
office to Wheeer's new block on South
River street. We are glad to announce
that the department has granted the petit
ton, and the change of location will be
made before long. ........
The following is from the Springfield
Republican, "Word comes from Whining
ton (Vt.) that Miss Joan c. Newton of
Holyoke, who is well known in this city,
has been playing the part of the new wo-
man in an unusual occupation. During
the illness of Conductor Mcclellan of the
passenger train on the narrow-gauge road
Miss Newton has run the train and
punched tickets in the most approved
style. She is the daughter of John c.
Newton, and her engagement to Andrew
Cuneo of New York has just been an.
nounced."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Jones are at Spot
ford lake for an outing.
Edgar Applin is spending the week in
Keene.
S. X. Hildreth has been spending several
days in Worcester, Mass.
Miss Reed of Swansey spent Sunday
with her sister at DR.. NJ. G. Dix's.
Miss Crissie Tolman and Harry Lewis of
Keene are visiting at n. NJ. Worden's.
A. A. Bailey is temporarily driving the
fish cart during Mr.. Appln's absence.
The subject at the Methodist church
Sunday morning will be "Shibboleth."
Mrs. John Spears of Worcester is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. II. Brtton.
E. l. Latham and wife are at the West
more cottage, Spofford lake, for few days.
Mrs. w. II. Lyman was called to Green
field last week by the severe illness of her
father.
Uric Brigham has bought the Coombs
house on Prospect Hill and moved into ii
this week.
Henry Dickerman recently bought for
himself a nice carriage horse. 1t came
from Greenfield, Mass.
The pastor will talk about "Three Kinds
of Work" at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning.
The Young Peoples Christian union
will hold meeting in the Universalst
church, Sunday, at $3.50 p. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Smith and their
daughter, Miss Lucy, have returned from
a visit to Providence and vicinity.
Geo. Streeter has closed his restaurant
He went to Rye Beach, Saturday, where
he has position for the summer.
Mrs. W. V. Spencer and her mother
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
The O,Nen Murder Trial Monday.

The trial of John O'Neil for the murder
of Mrs. Hattie McCloud of Shelburne Falls
will begin at Greenfield, Monday. O'Neil
is confident of acquittal. Chief Justice
Mason will preside, and with him will be
Judges Sheldon and Fessenden. Attor-
ney General Knowlton will conduct the
prosecution and will be assisted by District
Attorney Hammond and Attorney F. l..
Greene. The prisoner will be represented
by Beer d Bowling and C. J. Parkhurst of
North Adams. 1t is expected that the
government will present a strong case.
-Four state detectives are searching for evil
dence. The state will call between so and
90 witnesses, and it is expected that the
trial will not last less than a week. Four
stenographers will take down the evidence
in shifts of five minutes each, and they will
have four expert typewriters, to whom to
dictate their notes, so that all the evidence
will be in typewriter form at the adjourn
ment of each session.