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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
Crazy and Naked,

HAEWINTON, Conn. Nov. 1G. Bertha
Fiddler. 4 young German girl of this place,
had been missing for ten DAYS when a
farmer taking a short cut through thick
woods saw wild girl running before him.
He pursued and cauGh. her, hut. shrieking.
she fought to free herself. She wore only a
skirt: her hair was tangled and matted her
form was covered with dust she spoke unin-
teligibly. Nevertheless. the farmer recoy-
nized her and compelled her to 90 with him
to the house Of her sister Mrs. Fred Miller
There the girl could give no account Of
herself, could not tell where she had
been or how she had lived since she dis
appeared. Since her return as often as
she has been dressed she has insisted upon
disrobing herself. She passes hours comb
ing her hair. No one living near the Har-
winton woods saw Bertha during the week
she was missing. \ thorough search Of the
woods disclosed in their densest part a
cave two miles and half from any house
There are evidences in the cave that Bertha
dwelt in it. such rs a heap OF berries and Il
bed of leaves. On the day of her disappear
ance bundle containing everything woman
ordinarily wears except a skirt was found
on the banks OF little stream here The
clothing was identified As that of Bertha
Fiddler. and everyone naturally concluded
that she had been drowned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
IN LlNCOLN'S CLOSET.
Bones OF skeleton Rattling Again
-SOn-in-Iaw Accented

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. l6-The daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln (the latter
the son of the martyred president and the
recently elected president of the Pullman
Car company eloped last week with Warren
W. Beckwith, u football player. boxer and
al-arOund athlete and married. Mr.. Beck
with is well bred, Of good family and ample
means. Later the daughter came home, but
her husband was not received. Later Mrs.
Lincoln, accompanied byher newly married
daughter, left this city for Mount Pleas
ant, Ia, on the Burlington road. At
Aurora they were met by Mr.. Beckwith
who had come so far to join them. Aurora
is only 40 miles oct of Chicago. but the hus-
band did not care to come any farther in the
direction of his irate father-in-law, so he
stopped off there. The husband and wife
had Ru affectOnate meeting and the mother
was not cruel When she saw that her
mother did not try to give the husband the
Lincoln freeze. Mrs. Beckwth laughed ner-
vously, and all three took seats in the palace
ear just as the train started westward again
The party is bound for the Harlan home in
Mt. Pleasant, where Mrs. Lincoln will take
up her home with her parents for an indie
finite period. With her into that home will
go Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith who will live
there while she does and maybe
longer. 1t is not generally known in
ChlcaSO society lnat this Is so, but
when it does become known there will be a
sensation. There will also be one at Mt.
Pleasant. 1t is not unusual for wife to
visit her parents home. but Mrs. Lincoln's
tiial love is such that she has made several
visits of peculiar length at the Harans
There was time when, for two years. she
lived with her parents in the pretty little
Iowa town, and her distinguished husband
ate his meals and lived at the Chicago club.
1t is thought that another of these mys-
terious separations is about to take place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

The fact that SOC OOO, 900 was ex-
pended in New York for building pur-
poses last year is Il significant lliustra-
tlon Of the great growth of the city
1t has been greater during this decade
If all evidences are not deceitful, than
in any past decade of our history. On
one hand the rapid development of the
United States, on the other the growth
of Europe in population, has helped
To force New York forward in way
which has made Manhattan Island and
the adjacent New York territory far
too small. Hence, we have as the real
Greater New York Il city which ex-
tends far beyond even the extended
limits and barely stops at the Wa
chung hills in New Jersey.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

\ man of striking prr~ pnality l. Miguel
AHmaia governor Of thihuahua. WHO'S now
visiting ia this country He j. one Of the
most progressive 0f his rpuntrymeu and has
done much for the advancement Of his pro-
pie. He was elected governor of Chihuahua
ia 1892 for four wears and has now been re-
elected. lie il six feet four. bruad-shoul-
drrri and robust. lie has founded sey, 1
publ" schools and an industrial school for
women and the School OF Arts and Trades
for men. He has perfected the system OF
sewerage and drainage. and the water works
are AN especial feature of the city of Chihua-
hua. In his administration has been
opened the hospital Of Porlirio Diaz. which
occupies a whole block and which ha. every
modern improyement. In the last three
wears more than 300 miles Of railroad has
been built. Governor Ahumada will be re-
membered Is the man who stopped the Cor
bett-Maher fight in Mexico in 1895.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

The Ghoorkay who are doing most
of Great Britum's fighting on the In
dian frontier are numbered among the
best of all the Oriental soldiers. In
the Burmese and Afghan campaigns
they made name for courage and ten
acity that immensely raised the pres
tIge Of the British arms. Probably
they would appear on continental bat
,leields if Great Britain should get
into another general war, that policy
having been clearly foreshadowed
when, during one of the recurring
difficulties with Russia. Lord Beacons-
field moved a few regiments of them to
Malta.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
NEW LEASE OF LIFE.
Theodore Durrant Will Not Hang
Till February.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Noy. 1G-In view
Of the fact that the supreme court which is
now in session in Sacramento. adjOUrns to-
day until the second Monday in January,
W. II. T. Durrant who had been sentenced
to he hanged last Friday will not at present
eXpiate his crime. The order cannot come
up for the hearing of all the points involved
III the order granting the certificates of
probable cause, to which Durraut owes his
second lease of life, until the middle Of
January. After the case has been decided
another 80 days, at least must intervene
before the remittur from the supreme court
can reach the trial court and the condemned
man be resentenced. This course would not
allow the execution to take place before the
latter part of February. 1t is possible that
tue attorney general may apply to the su-
preme court to advance the ease, but this
action i unlikely. Meantime Durrant has
been removed from the condemned cell anu
returned to his old cell in San Quentin
prison.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

that It means business. The Dominion coal
from Mr.. Whituey'- mines which will Ice
used in the Everett ovens. is called '.,ack"
or 'rulm" in the Dingley bill. and was let
un with duty Of Il per cent. on lump
coal the duty Is a prohihitiyr one Of 80 or
40 per cent The Republicans have been
Kind to Mr.. Whitney.
Ga, ia this manufacture is only a by-pro-
duct coke being the principal product.
Another hy-prudurt Of great importance !.
fertilizers of the strongest and richest and
which 80 the projectors claim-will restore
the abandoned farms Of New England and
make them 10 blossom a. the rose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

"All that has been said in favor of
good roads will stand repetition with.
ont danger Of being worn thread-bare
as long as the need for good roads
continues to be as imperative as now, -
Is the pithy way in which the San An
tonic Express commends constant
hammering away at the subject.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

In the eastern province of Prussia
there are still large tracts of wholly
lands One of these. the
moorlands near Heydekrug. Il tract cf
more than $50. 600 acres. is now being
turned into arabic land by the govern
meut Conyi't~ from the penitentialy
at Insterburg do the drainage work
necessary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
WAS BLIND AND DEAF.
Married at y-Eight-Dead at
One Hundred and Twenty-Four.

CHICOPEE FALLS, Mass, Nov. lG-
peggy Bowen. who was believed to be the
oldest woman in New England. is dead.
She lived with her husband on the Holvoke
road and is said to have been l24 years old.
she was born in Ireland in 1913. She re-
NAMED single until she was 80 when she
married Bartholomew Bowen, who was
nearly so years her junior. The coupe
came to this country in 1865, locating in
Chicopee Falls. Mrs. Bowen was blind and
very deaf. The couple of late years have
lived on the bounty of the city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

physician IN the East who first
prartir,d N Chicago said that for six
year he took extra care to furnish
hi- patients with information on the
prevention oi sickness, hut became
convinced that the people preferred
sickness 10 self-control and health.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
NOTES FROM THE HUB.


tn" Boston Merchants association is
"u" "i a number of business urganiZa 10
l"nS IN this city. II is a good example.
moreover, Of what such organizations
should hr, ana il is animated 10y the
sam" spirit which pervades other or
GdnlzauonS of this section. like the BuS-
tom Chamber of Commerce. the board Of
trade. etc. In some cities these organi-
cations serve as an excuse for dinners
an stated periods, and fur little else. but
ln the credit of the Boston organizations
u can hr said justly that they have done
much tu build up Boston's influence in
TINS country and abroad as a financial
and commercial power. As instances to
show the work which the association is
constantly doing, there may he taken the
resolutions proposed at the latest meet
ing. one of these referred to the dry
dock at the CharlestOWn navy yard and
urged the pressing importance of early
action 10y congress in this matter. for the
safety of the navy and the extension of
commerce, in accordance with the recon-
m"ndation of the naval experts. The
other called attention l.. the visit of Sir
Wilfred Laurier. the Canadian premier.
1" Washington and bespoke for his er-
rama the cordial cooperation of the ad-
ministration. These matters. in one
way. are of national Importance and in
tetest; hut they concern Boston in di-
rect ana evident manner The con-
StructOn of a dry-dock at CharlestuWu
VIII naturally benefit this port. The in
duSlries of New England would profit
greatly by some reasonably broad trade
arrangement with Canada. under which
American goods would receive favorable
iallu concessions. while certain of tn.
canadian products, like the coal of the
maritime provinces, would find a ready
market in New England if the duty on
these products We're reduced In acting
thus in the interests of Boston and New
England. however, the association is not
ir'uat"d hy any petty or selfish consid-
erations. 1t would bc of benefit to the
whole nation that a large dry-dock of
modern construction be built at this port.
and the fact is conceded By the ,.Xprrt
authorities of the naval department. II
would be beneficial to the United States
To have all the MISUNDERSTANDING and
disputes with Canada satisfactorily ar
ranged and Americans generally would
be glad 10 hear of such an outcome
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

There is a nervous anxiety among
some people 10 discover new name 'or
the Anglo.SaXon subjects of the Queen.
One genius has hit upon "Anglicander'
as suitable to inhabitants of the British
Isles and of the colonies alike. 1t is
not probable that any Englishman or
Australian will yearn 10 call himself an
"Anglcander."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

The subject of a location for the
equestrian statue. now in progress nf
construction, Of Fighting Joe Hooker"
is again agitated. There appears to ha
no suitable place in tho state house ward
Tor such statue. even if that terraced
hillside We're favorable location for
Such a monument. The newly opened
g'ougd at the east of the new wing of the
STATE house is probably the best place
at tn" disposal of the commonwealth for
the statue, hut then arises the question
whether it is not anomalous to locate
the most important and costly portrait
statue erected by the state in a less con.
splcuous, if not a less honorable, place
than the lesser figures Of Daniel Web
ster and Horace Mann? And moreover.
IS the lay Of the land at the east end of
the annex favorable for the display of
an equestrian statue As this and other
IN" questions remain to be considered
by experts, ii is within the range of pcs
SlbiI!ties that the Boston art commits
sion, whose functions are already being
stretched so as to include the decision of
matters not originally contemplated hv
the act creating the board, may he called
upon to assist the state executive i'm the
decision. 1t is hardly to be supposed
that the commonwealth will ever con
sent to allow its contemplated equestrian
statue of General Hooker to be set uE
elsewhere than in the state house
grounds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
Essex County Herald.

Maine has o. brand new law whirl
provides ior the testing Of seed, hr.
fore they can be offered for sale in th,
State.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

The Hon. Isaac Il. Allen. the colored
member of the governors council, ap.
pears 10 have subsided into the role of
furnishing humor for the coming mayor.
atty campaign, He comes up as a can
dtdate for alderman, Whom he processes
to represent in this capacity is not clear.
1t was never fair to take him as a repre-
sentative of the Coored race. 1t was not
colored people who put him on the Repub-
lean ticket last year. They We're certain
~ smart Republican politicians who did
this, and in the end they burnt their
fingers badly in the operation. If they did
not then treat his candidacy as entirely
humorous, they thought it was a smart
trick in politics with a view to placating
the colored vote 1t was one that re-
cOiled on themselves. They will hardly
follow it up this year. Mr. Allen appears
to have been sc, happy in Office that he
wants to continue there, but his holding
it has been rough upon the race with
which he is Identified. 1t has aided to
put it out of office altogether
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

Work on the new southern station is
progressing rapidly, and has so in
creased that Superintendent Clark now
makes his rounds in a two-wheel road
cart. Every part of the grounds is alive
with workers. Recently the first of the
heavy iron beams which will support
the weight Of the office floors above the
waiting rooms was put in place. There
are SIX of these beams or girders. G5 feet
from pillar to pillar. each weighing from
% to 50 tons. The iron work of the head
house will weigh about $500 tons. and
the estimates for the train shed call for
about $500 tons. The greater part of this
iron Is already on the ground or in the
immediate vicinity. 1t is not possible
to understand the immensity of the op-
erations now going on on the site with
out visit to the scene, and no one who
has not been there since the removal of
the buildings can form an adequate idea
of the extent of territory that the new
station and shifting tracks will cover,
II the weather continues favorable. it is
thought that the subway inside the sta
ton in which the company will run it's
electric system will be completed bv
Dec. L.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

Much to the surprise of almost every
body, and especially after listening to
the judges charge, Joseph Iasigi, late
Turkish consul here, was convicted of
embeZzlement of trust funds of which
he was custodian 1t was known that
he was practically guilty, but thought he
might escape on legal technicalities. He
was found guilty ON u counts and his
bail was promptly fixed at $4,000, sum
he was unable to procure. The matter
Will be fought before the full bench. He
VIII he sentenced shortly, and then will
come the fight to see if he will do time"
while awaiting the argument of his ex-
ceptionS or will simply remain in Jail.
Iasigi was trustee for an estate the heirs
Of which were in France. so all the testi-
mony was documentary. He sold stock
and securities long ago for his own use
but continued to pay dividends. He also
reported stock as bought with cash he
had used in high living. His family
moves and he has moved in the very
highest circles
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

Alderman John II. Lee, the senior mem
Der Of the board of aldermen, will not be
candidate for reelection this year. He
has served IS years in the city govern
ment, and was president of the common
council in 1884, and chairman of the
board of aldermen in 1892. SO and SO. As
he is now president of the Democratic
city committee, he will give his time be-
tween now and election to building up the
party and solidifying it for the support
Of the regular candidate. The board of
aldermen without John Lee W i'll not seem
natural. He is a good talker, very witty
and is never ratified. He has the rules of
the game at instant command He prob
ably knows more of parliamentary de-
vices and of wire pulling than all the rest
Of his cOnfreres combined. His friends
say he is straight as H." and his enc
mics say he has made a living out OF
politics. But none deny that he is able.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19
Dental Notice.

@s&e Arfl-.s. Tses' sith0al rubber "
&sEra I..rHa
Co.'s tr.wHs Tarr a.u crowns and
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BE. q. e. FICEi Z, Dentist,
2a3 NI1eia ST. Portiand. Ne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-11-19

The action Of Messrs Jordan, Marsh &
Co., who, on Jan /, will take possession
of the premises now occupied by North.
t1ske d Co., No. SO Chauncey street, for
the extension of their furniture and car
pet business, that has grown way beyond
the accommodations of their present
store on Avon street, will set at rest the
tax that business is going south and
mat Massachusetts avenue is the flu
ture business center. Jordan. Marsh &
60. Will tear down the old structure and
hulld ON its site a l0-story steel-frame
structure. The firm leases the property
Tor 20 years and puts up the building
at It's own expense. HOughtOn & Dut-
ton, too. it is known, are spending a
great many hundreds of thousands of
dollars in new buildings. which would
not be done if the business center is
not to remain practically where it is.
The anniversary of the big Boston fire.
which began on Nov. 3, 1872. has lust
been celebrated The damage done by
this fire, which began at the corner of
Summer and Kingston streets, was as
follows: Eleven persons killed; 20 per
sons injured; $6j,0O0,000 worth of prop
erty destroyed; 726 buildings burned:
60 acres eaten out of the heart of the
business district of the city. 1t taught
Boston several lessons which if will
never forget, however. One was the i'm
portance of more stringent building laws
Another was the Importance of bettea
water service. And another was the
Importance of being fully equipped with
sufficient fire apparatus to meet not
merely the everyday blaze, but the
most remote possibility of a conflagra-
tlon.
OBSERVER.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-23
4 NEBRASKA REUNION.

There have been some notable reun-
ions in this country recently. There
was notable Legislative reunion" in
this State the other day. But the most
notable reunion of all is the one report
ed from Wayne, Nebraska. In that
progressive town lives a progressive
woman who is just now engaged in
blessing and training her fourth hus-
band. She has come to her latest lucky
man through the divorce court, and the
three ex-husbands are all alive. They
met last week and called upon her and
their successor. 1t is recorded that a
pleasant reunion followed, and it was
decided to hold an annual convention
henceforth every fall.
This is the way to do things. 1t is
better than shooting, stabbing, Islander
or vain regrets. That was a fine meet
ing. Three ex-husbands, all happy ir
the thought of their escape alive. Thell
ex-wife, happy in the thought that hel
power to catch a man showed no sigr
of impairment. The fourth man caught
by her happy in the thought that he
had been selected by her to repair hel
damaged heart and be soothed and sus.
tanned by her. Surely a woman who
could be the cause of such and so mucf
happiness and could preside with grace
and dignity over such reunion must b.
be deserving of the love that has beer
bestowed upon her. And in these day
of continuous shows she is up to dat
in her continuous marriage perform
ance.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-23

grave within one year after my decease
monument, if the assets of the estate
shall warrant, according to the follow
ing conditions: If my estate shall toot
up to $4,000 or more, then there snail
be erected at my grave granite mon
ument worth $4,000. If my estate snail
aggregate $4,000 and under $4,000
there shall be erected at my grave
granite monument worth $4,000" Then
there follow six other items, couched
in language similar to the above, and
being in substance as follows: Be
tween $4,000 and $4,000, $4,000 monu-
ment; between $4,000 and $4,000, a
$4,000 monument; between $4,000 and
100000, a $4,000 monument; between
$4,000 and $4,000, a $500 monument;
between $4,000 and $4,000, $1,000 mon
ument; between $4,000 and $6,000 a $500
monument" The last paragraph of the
will provided that, if the estate should
aggregate less than $4,000, the whole
question Of a monument should be left
to the discretion of his wife,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-23
SOME SOITDITY.

That is an interesting and significant
view of negro appointments in the
South which is taken by Governor
Johnston Of Alabama. Governor John
will solidify the Democratic vote, espe-
cially in the South. He says: So far
as our party is concerned, we shall
have no cause Of complaint at such a
policy, for that will convince all that
the only hope of repose and peace in
the South is in the success of Demo-
Gratis throughout the Union. Those
who have felt at liberty to wander
from the organization will return to
stay. If the administration had apS
pointed negroes to places in the North
as we'll as the South, there might have
been some appearance that it was not
sectional, and intended to provoke hos
tiIity and violation Of law. In no in
stance has any negro been selected be-
cause he was best fitted to fill the Of
fee. It seems to me that the purpose
is two-fold; first, to control the dele
cations to national conventions, and,
second, to engender bad blood and
wave the bloody shirt There is but
one safe course for the people of the
South-the white people-and that is
to stand by organized Democracy, and
present an unbroken front to Republ-
canism under any and all guises and
DISCUSSES.
These are noble sentiments and they
| don't seem to be particularly new. 1t
was not to be expected that the solid