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CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
WINOOsKI.

The advertised letters at the postof-
fee are as follows: Charles II. Chamber
lain. May Orlando, Ma'vina Marois, Jo-
seph Rogers, Mezeal Deparge, Francois
Lccroix, A. l.. Adams.
a survey is now being made of the pro-
posed route of the Grand Isle railroad
through Winooski village as far as Nal
let's Bay. The preliminary survey was
made several months earlier anl~tLis is
the final one, which Will practically. he
the same as the one previously made.
The prospect for the construction of the
road from Burlington to Malletts Bay via
Winooski during this season is good Thu
route Is substantially MS follows: Across
the Winooskl bridge, up Main street to
Weaver, to Union, to Malletts BAY avenue
across to EiickOk street, thence noTtherly
entering Mallctts Bay avenue again near
the north limit of the village. from there
II swings around to the right and con-
tnues on elevated ground to Malletta
Bay, coming out in the vicinity OF Gokcy's
hotel.
owing to the absence of Mrs. S. II
Weston. the proposed lawn party at the
grounds of Mr.. and Mrs. Weston for Fri.
day night has been postponed indefinitely
Dr. until after the special services.
A series of revival services will com.
mcnoc at the Methodist church Sunday
next.
We hear that tho Allen Shoe Co of Bur
lingtOn are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
SHELBURNE.
G. f.. Piindle & Sons offer great bar
gains in another column.
The pupils OF the High school rendered
Miss Bates a farewell reception on Thurs
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were served during the evening p. r.. l..
Monaghan of Boston is spending n fcw
days with W. Bray ton.-Misscs Bessie Bel.
and ncssie Rockwell have gone to White
hall ON the schooner Adams.-Mrs. =. \.
Laduc is suffering with several Carbun-
clos.--Therc was "a union service AT tho
Centre Methodist Episcopal church sum
daytime Congregational and the church
across the line Joined in the services.
Ahuut 800 were present. The music was
fine, and the remarks by Rev Mir. Kill
burn and Rev. Mr.. Fowler were full of
feeling for those VINO arc fighting for their
country ma for the poor starving CuharS.
Miss May Palmer OF Brooklyn is visit
ing Nr. and Mrs. H. f. Soule.-Miss jean
mic Soulc Is homo on her vdcatiou.--Miss
Addic Honsingtr visited her old home last
wcck.-Only three were present at tho
democratic caucus saturday
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CALEDONIA COUNTY.
HARDWICK.

d. W. Aiken took the Monday morning
express for Burlington. He will make a
short visit there at his sisters. Mrs. H. 8.
Peck's. and will then proceed to louisiana.
Mrs. r. M. Hall died at II D. m. Friday
night. The funeral was held at the house
on Wells street on Sunday. Mrs. Hall
leaves a husband and one small boy to
mourn her death. --Tramps are quite plenty
around here.-Edward Wakefield met with
q somewhat exasperating accident on Sat.
urday afternoon. While drawing hay Ia
Mrs. Judevine's barn near the bank wai
of the river. the wagon wheel next to the
river suddenly passed into quite deer
hole. This caused the load to settle or
that side and portion Of 1t went into
the river and fioated OFF. Mr.. Wakefield
managed to save himself and team. The
wall at this place IL about u feet high
The congregational church society have
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engaged Rev Mr.. billiard as pastor for
the ensuing ycar.-rh" Methodist church
Ecrc rented tho Aiken store on Main
street and will use the same for an ice
cream saloon on Saturday nights.--Joscph
Noble is convalescng. lie had a very
serious run of pneumonia. If he continues
to gain he will be able to be out in a few
dnys.-Mr. II. Daniels is soon to remove
his granite business to Morrisvlle.
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tNDERHILL CENTRE.

Charles Green is moving to the Allie
Ross house.-Thc town authorities have
purchased tho Murphy farm of Charles
Green; consideration s9iO.-Carlton Dick
erson, formerly Of this place, row of New
Hampshire. visited friends here last week.
Henry Smith Is laid up with sprained
ankle, the result OF n fall from n staging
at l.. O. Brush's.-I'rcd Horner and wife
spent Sunday at Bristol with Mrs. Her
ner's brother, Henry Differentiation
Tcrril and his sister Lillian have gone
on their wheels to st. Adams.
They 90 say that tho Allen shoe Co. takes
the lead in low prices in Burlington. Every
one saws So
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YER MONT LOCAL NEWS
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vile, ILL.,, and other relatives in Chicago
and Michigan will be vsit ~. MR.
1.eonora Fircr of Middlebury accompanied
thcm..-Miss Hurtcnse NJ. Drake returns
on Tuesday from st. Mary's. Canada,
where she has been the past ten days, a
guest of IL friend. Miss Drake assisted in
a concert given ut that place July 4th, at
It s,4ni-centcnniM church anniversary
Miss Beulah Sanford returned home on
Thursday from Chelsea, Mass, whore she
has been employed as teacher Mrs. Carl
ton Hanks of West Cornwall is the un-
fortunate victim of a carriage accident
While driving a young horse Il few days
since, it became frightened at white
cloth spread upon a table near the road
side. where some children were playing
and jumping, upset and broke the car
riIgc, throwing Mrs. Hanks upon
the ground fracturing the point
O. her shoulder blade. Madame
Hanks who was with her. es-
capped with Il fcw slight brulses.-Rcv.
Arthur Baldwin, who is supplying the
pulpit of the BAPTIST church at West
Cornwall preached in Midlebury on sun
day in exchange with Rev a. u. Potter.
STARKSBORO.
O. u. Baldwin and wife spent few
Durr Of kcone, y. H.. is the guest of Mrs
Rufus Harrls.-Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Grif-
fin Of Philadelphia. and Mr.. Thomas Fa-
gan and family have been spending the
past week with their mother, Mrs kath-
crime Steady.-Frcd Bickucu of Johnson
has been stopping few days mt Henry
Mannum's. Mabel Ferguson of Joncsvlle
spent u few days in town reccnty.-lda
Fuller has returned home tn Waterbury,
G. l.. Atwood IL building cottage at
Thompson's Point--Mrs. Fred Smith Of
Addison has been visiting in town the past
week.
We notice thcAllcn Shoe Co at Buring-
ton are doing the business OF thetowri low
prices must win.
SOUTH STNRKSBORO.
Edward Orvh, aad Miss Lena IIalocit
were married July 4'h and will reside with
hcr parents for the present-Alrs. Anna
Hur!Durt WAS taken Consciously SICK Fri
day night of last wpcll with acute indiges-
ton and is nov In a critical condition.
Mrs. Cali~ta Narn"y Is visiting at herhUmc
for ct few daNs.-Alrs. Nandrrhecl., VINO
took charge of tn frcah air children Will
stay with her two children at Daniel Sar-
gents. They are all from Brooklyn, ~.
N.-Miss Carrie tndorhi!l ana Miss Let
tie Smons are at IIlisah Purinton's for
the sun mcr.-Nrs. Eva Dwire has gone
to j ,richo to work.
WENHRTDGE.
Miss Stella Dodge of Syracuse. y. v,
Is tho guest OF Miss Minnie SAMPSON
Mrs. G.. J.. Harrington has returned from
II several weeks stay in Boston.-Rev. Mr..
Dean of Middichury preached an interest .
ms S,Iuou in the Methodist church last
Suuray.-Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw have
returned from a visit to Mrs. Shaws par
cnts in BcnnlnEton.-Bcrt Dodge Of Proc
tor spent last sunday with his parents,
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
NORTH HERO

Summe. boardcrS are coming TO town.
s. ". Parker Ia" seven and expects more.
Henry I.add Is home from Burlington
for a few weeks. as Is also john DoddS.
who has Just graduated from the Medical
department of the L. V. M.--Mrs. NaUghE
has Just returned to St. Adams after
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs. Dodds-Many farmers are about
through naying.-A daughter came L"
Riley Dodds July 9th. also another at
charles Dubuques.-T Fuller family
have arrived to spend the summer at their
cottage Charles Poquette and wife are
living at Mrs. G.. T. barrow s-James
DOdds is having new barn put up.
We have discovered that good goods and
low prices can be found at the Allen Shoe
Co.. Burlington.
GRAND ISLE.
Mrs. Jennie Gordon returned to her
home July 18th afte' spending the winter
in Boston.-Mrs. Dora Phelps has return
from an extended Western trip.--MlSs
Dora Percy and Mrs. Mildred McDougal
OF Plattshurgh are visiting friends IN
, town Mi Rutherford and party - New
York rave arrived at their residence near
Adams Landing Charles Loveland 81
irush on. y. Y, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs H. ". Ladd.-The Grand isle cream-
cry paid for May milk g. cents per hun
dred.
We hear that the Allen Shoe Co, of Bur
lington are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
ALBURG SPRINGS.
union thanksgiving service was held
last sunday morning. al inc Sehtre MV'"
odst church.-The Misses fialdimand Of
Montreal are spending their i"ur'h season
az the nome OF Joseph .'aHaSn
nert sweet an ATTORNEY ol OsnNoSn' W ~
Is nere'-Assistant Superlit'i'"euI CsIlt ~
ol 'he Cahaua Allah',e lodu ana fanny
nave TAKE" 'ho ~ H. ne! ,'o'uS "uuHe I''
'ne summit mere WIN p' " 'i'"t 80 ..
Sotla' d, INC Oo'ls' eSd.iu 70 9''''1S
NcuneSuay eNent'ls' Mams WI ,"p. ~ J''o
".e rI'l"v''i VI 49," ',H "a
tva" ''" '"NV "'' "' wv ''' -
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| ISLE La MOTTE,
MI. ,,,oro po,,, Of Alhurch and Mr.
pntsford 81 Rurlington were eunsts Of
NJ -, corhs,il e,.or sunday Mr. and
NJ, pI rSorraii wors in town Monday
I,iisha CnadsoI ir u.e home ovcr sun
na ~ ~ ~ shorhurpe AIR
ara Mrs. W. IL Canterbury, Mr.. and Mrs
Mlllluln Doh1iu anu W., "'u .'ts' ~ y" W,
Emerson oi bus'oI', M"sS', "'' sue''s go ".
iHcuI'oN' ,,t' , n
| ms guests 10 iiute' 'Hai"p'"'n ,uHt Mo '
/ On ANelH = Ste"hi H"oht W n"" ,,p',
ana OH !" NM iluo "liou5n w, 'n,' ,,'t,,
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riscrs on the mornings of July nth and
18th and corn is reported slightly damaged
in some localities. BY the Weather Blu
reau thermometer at this place the NOR
curry registered 81 degrees on the morning
OF the 12th.-Hayng is progressing rapid
~ and very good crop Is reported. Rain
is very much needed. Potatoes especially
show signs Of drought. Pastures arc also
getting short. One redecminG feature in
the interest of tho dairy products Is the
apparent latencss OF the usual scourgc of
flies, not half as many being in evidence
as at the same time on previous years.
The forest tent caterpillar which has
made havoc with many sugar orchards
has DISAPPEARED and the trees are once
more assuming their usual APPEARANCE.
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WESTFORD.

Miss Donna Fox of Wnoosk has been
visiting friends in town.-Rolie Perry
has returned from Clovcrdale and resum.
ed his duties i'm the creamery hcre.-Mrs
Francis Macomber. is spending some time
in town with her daughters, Mrs. G. A.
Rice and Mrs. Marion Ricc.-Mrs Sarah
Beach is i'm town.-Miss Lila Wh!pple left
Wednesday for New Hampshire where
she has a position for the summer-Mrs
Rousseau and children have gone tc
Canada for visit Of a months duration
H. b. Howard has returned to Under.
hill, his daughter Mrs Perry being some
what better
We have discovered that good goods cad
low prices can be found at the Aller Shoe
Co. Burlington.
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GEORGIA.

Miss Jane Caldwell and Mrs. Thomas,
her sister, returned home from their out
ing Fat Hishgate Springs iast Saturday.
Rev. Mir Lorrimer exchanged desks VITA
Rev. MIR Croker last Sunday.-Crois are
beginning to suffer for want OF rain.
Mrs l.. NJ Niles is in Swanton-H. and
q. Bcvins were 10 minutes too late for
their trial and judgment was rendered by
Judge Hotchkiss.-Frcd Wood left Thurs
day for Detroit, Mich, after weeks visit
with his family.-Mrs p. \. Austin was
at Milton Boro Saturday after her sister
Emma Boyden, who has been spending a
| week with their sister, Mrs. Law.-Cas-
sius Austin is Mt work for A. B. Wood in
I haying.
! They do say that tho Allen Shoe co. takes
the lead in low prices in Burlington. Every
one says SO.
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CHARLOTTE.

G. T.. Prindlc & Sons offer great bar
Gairs in another column.
Mr. and Mrs. Devoid of Ferrisbursh
spent Sunday in town.. II. Dcyctte of
Shclburne visited his parents here sun
day.-Miss Edna Parker who has been
quite i'll, is much better.
We hear that the Alien Shoe Co. of BUR-
lington are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
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Mrs. Charles Read Is seriously ill., hav-
ing been confined to her bed for two weeks
Road Commissioner Fitzgerald has much
improved the main street by using gravel
for grading purposes.--Jamcs Mcclure is
working at the "lsham House. Miss
jennie Graves is at Mrs. W. G.. Hawlcys 5.
AL Martz company is engaged to play at
Sons of Veterans hall on the 19th-R. H..
Gilbert of Enosburgh Falls spent Sunday
with his nnrent.
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

Rev. Mr.. Barr of Enosburgh Falls will
preach in the Episcopal church next Sum
day.-Miss Phebe j. Coburn Of Hyde Park
Mass. has been visiting In town tho past
Week.-Mrs. Mabel Percy is home for the
summer vacation.--Air. and Mrs Rennio
and son and daughter and Madame Rem
re of Brooklyn, y. y are spending the
summer at tho hote,-Mrs. stephen Royce
and son Edmund and Mrs I'm Of St. Al
bans spent few days this week with
Miss r. NJ. Royce Tho Ladies Aid soci-
ETY. met with Mrs. Ezra Smith on Wednes-
uay,
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George Farmers house and contents burn
ed about o'clock Friday evening. The
family had been puarantined for dbout
three weeks on account of losing a child
by dipnt hcria.
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IITGfiGATE.

Miss Abbie Judkins is home from Swan
ton for Il months Vacation.-Mrs. Jane
Bates, mother Of DR.. Bates. Is visiting in
Frsnklin.--Mrs. Gusta Best is ill.-Mrs.
VIM. Sunderland and baby OF Montreal,
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
l.. Sunderland. DR.. J. VI Blake * spend
iug few weeks i'm Barton and Glover
Mrs. Truman Hefion is Improving
Clarke Lyon is oonvalcscent.-Miss Flora
Nernal who has been visiting in town re-
turns to her home in st. Adams to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lyon and son,
| Charlie spent Sunday with friends at
Sheldon Junction.-Fred Barr has a posi-
| ton as telegraph operator at llighgdte
! Springs.-Mias Blanche Nyc Is visiting ner
aunt. Mrs Harrison Chadwick. in Frank
/ lin.-Dr. Powers little son Dwight is con-
| fined to the house with chicken pox.
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SHELDON.

Several farmers have finished hayinE,
The crop Is good.-The water In Black
Greek Is the lowest 1t has been for several
years. Not enough water runs INTO the
fumes to start a wheel and springs are
Very short of water.--N \. Durkee OF
Bellows Falls was home over Sunday
with his parents.--H. c. Wright or Lyn-
donvlle was home for a few days last
week-Arthur s. Baker of New York was
a the Portland House Saturday and Sun
1aN
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MONTGOMERY CENTRE.

There was a slight frost the morning
of tn" 12th.-The Baptist Junior Endeavoi
society held a social on Friday evening
and the Congregational society on We'd
nesday night.-Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Hal
spent few days in North Troy this week
Rev. j. F.. Berry and family are spend
ing their vacation with friends In Maine
1t is expected they will he absent about
four wocks.-AlcC LaPlant, jr., recently
caught four trout which weighed -four
pounds.-Mrs. II. +. Marcy of Palmer
Mass. was in town last week.-Mr and
Mrs. =. G.. Brennan visited in johnson
Saturday and Sunday.-Recent visitors II
town have iccn Mr.. and Mrs. w NJ
stiles, Mrs. II. Hopkins, W. r. Porter
and George Porter, jr., and A. S. Richard
son.
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ALBURG.
ALBURGH CENTRE.

l., A, Ladue, who has been seriously i'll
Is no bottcr--Mrs. Frank Fowler and two
sons Of Boston are guests of Mr. and Mrs
q. T. Black, The Ladies gave Il recep-
ton in the league rooms last week for
Rev Y. NJ. Fowler and bride A larse
number were present. Ice cream and cake
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Miss Nora Kel,on has returned from New
York. accompanied by her mothcr.-Mlss
Susie Goodspeed is visiting in Mortified,
Don Mussey of st. Adams is visiting in
town.-The family of a. n. Kingsley are
entertaining company from Potsdam. y.
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FLETCHER.

Hon. II. Henry Powers, NJ. c., was in
town this week on his way home TO Nor
rsvillc from Washington,
Thursday the Congregational church
Sunday school have an excursion on the
Maquam to Burlington and return. Fare
only 81 cents from this station.
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HUNTINGTON CENTRE.

Mr.. and Mrs. f.. W. Ellis visited friends
in Milton the first of the week-Nr. and
Mrs. Bcrt Atkins Of Bristol were in town
over Sunddy.-Miss Flora Richardson of
Montpelier Is the guest Of Carlos Brew
stcr and wife-John Miles is repairing his
house quite eXtensively.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Levett returned from Brandon
Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Cors Gordon of
Bristol visited his son b. r. Gordon this
week
We notice the Allen Shoe Co. at Burllng-
ton arc doing the business Of the town; low
prices must win.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
A WARNING.

"Blessed is the man who keep.
eth his tongue, for an idle talker
is despised of men and the
scourge of Cod"
This paragraph is found in one
of our exchanges and we hasten
to send the warning to any of our
readers who may be afflicted with
this malady known as idle talk
ing. ...
We have heard that it takes all
kinds Of people to make a world,
but we sometimes imagine that
this old bit Of land and water
would move along just the same
if not be improved if this class Of
monsters was exterminated.
1t is a fact to be deplored that
such people are in the world, but
there is no way to get rid Of them
fer unfortunately they rarely
ever die. An idle talker can be
told by the nose. Whenever you
find a person with nose that is
always roaming into other peo-
ple's affairs put that party on the
delinquent list under the head Of
"no good.' Whenever you see
one who has the running off al
the mouth and is always buzzine
around like a herd Of gnats abou,
the sore heel Of a jennet, put that
one down as the DEVILS own. A
person OF this character can al.
ways keep community in ar
uproar and Is worse than II an
inmate should escape from tht
eternal convic farm.
They never have any business
Of their own, their only mission
in this world is to talk, talk long
and loud, and any time you may
strike them you can hear some
fellow mcrtal's funeral being
preached as the words fall out Of
a bunghole Of deceit from thei,
slick and slimy tongue.
Did you, dear reader, ever have
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

one Of these idle takers to give
you a rounding up? We have.
We've had some of the adorable
creatures to get an idea into their
heads that we were not carrying
on our business exactly to suit
them and wasn't much pumpkin
anyhow, so we have received a
portion of slush which runs from
the bazoo of such people as free
ly as does soap suds in a sink
hole. But so far in life we have
been like the Irishman whom the
mule kicked, we just considered
the source. We never yet seen
a gossipper that was worth cuss
for anything and never expect to.
Their talk would vomit dog if
the dog could understand and
they all smell like a spoiled herr.
ing from their own tales.
If there is not a hell there
ought to be, though such people
may sneak into heaven on the
ignorance plan.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
ADMINISTRATOR MOTTO

Notice is hereby given that I
will make application at the
June term 1898 of the Sharp
county probate court, for the
southern district, for an order
authorizing mo to sell the follow
ing described lands belonging to
the estate Of the late Joseph
5oles, deceased.
The prt 8 W s W scot 26--37
acres and s Q s 9 sect 27-40 acres
o half n W n W sect 35--20 acres
o half s wnw W sect 35-20 acres
and the o $ W sect $40 acres.
All in township sixteen n r six W.
For the purpose of paying tho
debts probated against said
estate.
W. G. Shaver admr debonus
non Of Joseph Boles estate.
May the II, 1903.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
OUR SOUTHERN BOYS.

Our southern boys have had
spare opportunity to distinguish
themselves in the present war,
but where the opportunity has
been presented they have mol
failed 20 sustain the reputption Of
their county, as witness the OK.
ample Of Hobson, Blue, Bagley,
schley and the Rough .Riders,
most Of whom may properly be
termed southerners, and 1t should
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

The Democratic and Republi-
can state committees annou ace a
series of appointments for joint
discussions between Congressman
T. G. McRae and Col. VIM. G.
Whipple, opening at Tuckerman
August 20 and closing at Poca.
hontas September 2; also between
Col. Whipple and Hon, J. D.
Cook, Of Texarkana, opening at
Gurdon August % and closing at
DeQueen August 20.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19
OFFICIAL.

fessmsn. First District--P. d. McCulloct
ce Marianne, Lee County.
lOr, Second Dist-A' witt Pocah0ntae
18th Judicial Dist-J0hn b. McCaleb
ii Shade.
Atty 18th Dlst-R. B. Maxey, Nam.
Ppring.
i CouSTy-Representatlve-T. +. Herrn,
e-W. g. Murphy.'
t-Jasper Justus,
tin-J. 7. wilkins Hsr y.
pssor-Thos. II. McCaleb,
s1urpr-C.'W. Shaver.
EXaainer-D. d. Spurlock.
a THE Courts,
snit Court, N. 'Dist--First Monday In jan
nd jay. In =. Dlst--Second Monday In
hry and August.
|nty Court-lst Monday In January, April,
md October.
|bste Court, S. Dlst-2nj Monday in March
Il September and December.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

all ought to die, for we are all
guilty. Will Sanders killed John
T. Orr. He told me he did the
following morning"
Dennis Ricord admitted being
implicated in trying to kill Mr..
Orr. He claimed to have tried
to hoodoo him, but that he had
too much silver in his skin. He
says he procured dried snake
heads for Mrs. Orr, but never put
it in Mr.. Orr's coffee.
Will Sanders denied killing
Mr., Orr, but said he had been
trying to get someone to do the
job for Mrs. Orr. He claimed
that Manse Castle had volun.
teered his services, but that his
nerve had failed him at the SUI.
preme moment. ..
The march began to a tram
way about two hundred yards
from the jail. The tramway
leads from the river to the sec.
ond story of Halpern sawmill.
Here a halt was made and the
victims were given five minutes
to pray. They all prayed and
again told pretty much the same
story as related above. In a
fragmentary manner. The pray
or was the last act before the
rope was drawn, and the prayer
of Manse Castle was remarkable
and could be heard for a long
distance. He said in part: "Oh,
Lord, who would ever thought |
would come to this, but | was
drunk when borrowed the gun
and know l ought to die, but
sometimes the worst is for the
best"
They all died, died courageous
and even the women showed no
signs even of fear. This morn.
ing when the sun lighted the
world, four dark, stiff bodies
swung in mid-air two hundred
yards from the Monroe county
Jail. They were Rilla Weaver,
Dennis Ricord, Will Sanders and
Manse Castle. On the men were
a placard bearing the following
inscriptions: "For murder or
rape this is your penalty"
Mrs. Orr has since died.
Sharp County record., 1898-08-19

A Georgia editor received the
following note from a re e'kless
subscriber: ~ see you have at
tacke ! me in your miserable sheet.
"Now, the first time | come to
town I'm going to knock hell out
Of YOU" The editor sent the
following telegram in reply:
"Don't put it off. Come now;
the thermometer is 102 in the
shade and still rising" ...