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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
BICYCLE RACES AT WELLINGTON.
C0tter Takes Ffrst Money In All the
Professi0na1 Eyenfa

Special Dispatch TO the Post-ln,elligencer.
NANAiMO. r. c.. May 3.-The queens
birthday celebration bicycle races held at
wellington this afternoon were attended
by upward OF 2ouo people, but owing to
the team work of Chapman and Cotter
tho professional races were side-traek ed
and the Atlanta and Olympia boys COM
hina,ion resulted In their carrying of all
prizes In the fve-nle race Virgil Hail
attempted To take the pole and caught
Chapman's pedal. which resulted In both
81 them digging up the cinders. No seri-
Gus injuries were sustained. The vari-
Gus races resulted as follows:
Mile novice-J. II. Morgan frst, c. Ken
nedv second
Mile professionally. J. Cotter first, J.
VI Chapman second. Time 2.4.i5
Mile amaseur-w. Hunter. Nanairno
n-.t: 8. Henderson second. Time 2.is
Two mile lap professionally. J. Cotter
FIRST. ] NJ Chapman second. Time ST
Two mile lap amatcur-W. Hunter .irst
: Henderson second. Cooper Harold third
Tine sara.
Five nile handicap professionally. ].
co,ter first. 8. Swanson, Sanaino. second
Tfrse is:4
Five mile anlateur-w Hunter FIRST. J
Kfrd. Wellington. second. Time. 1915.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
ANU SEMENTS


Gay Clement certainly has reason 10 feel
gratified az the enthusiastic reception ac-
corded TO him and the members or ms
excellent company In the production NJ the
Seattle thea,er last night OF "A Southern
Gentleman" Mr. Clement is himself the
author OF this romantic play and would
s.ern IN MANY instances 10 nave adapted
the characters particularly 10 members or
his company so well are some OF the parts
sustained. There are many strong sflua-
lions throughout. and they are led up 70
naturally and without siratning- "h'ie IN
places the action seems 10 drag somewhat.
1, does not become wea-isome anu serves
10 rest the audience for the constantly re-
curing dramatic climaxes.
Mr. Clement never appeared 20 better
ADVANTAGE than AZ the Southern Gentle
man" which he portrays with accuracy
ana power. The character. in the idea OF
restrained mower conveyed, - similar 20 the
Baron Won Hohsns.aunen. and the han3i-
work OF the same author Is palpatle In
both productions.
The audience called Mr. Clement before
the curtain at the end OF the first act and
re made few characteristics remarks the
burden OF which was that he felt Seattle
to he his home ard was always glad to
return 10 Il. He humerously alluded 70
compliment once paid him BY lady who
said he must ~ great actor because he
always perxp!red so freely on the stage.
Mrs Clement sustained The trying part
Of Axslea Thompson. a daughter 81 the
y
fuli measure OF applause. She has irlprov-
ed sines her appearance IN the city two
years ago.
or the other characters enc showing
q great deal OF talent was Mfr VI. s. Duff
rs.d - l's3re F~Wsear:y. His clever work
wae heartily arpiaude9 Mss phoSa Nc
Alister ss well known to Seattle theate--
So~rs having appeared here several times
with Frawisy's companies. Mr.. rusieid ss
also sn acquisition from the Frawieys.
Equally deserving of cornrnsndatory men,
zion are the other members ~ tire cast
The company will produce the iiyIiic
comedy The New Dominion" tonight.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
M'KINLEY's WESTERN TRIP
Not Yet Decided That He Will visit
Yellowstone and the Pa
cine COAT,

WASHINGTON. May 25-President Nc
Kinley has positively decided to 60 as far
ives, this summer as ST. Paul. but whether
ne will 90 10 Yellowstone park and the
Coast depends upon sucn circumstances
that IL IA now impossible to make decision.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
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Farm
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and Supplies.
Mitchell. Lewis 4 staveP Co..
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lows Soothing Syrup. and take no efhoe
kind.
TWENTY-FIVE Cents . Settle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26

WASHINGTON. May 3-Secretary VIII
son today denied the report that he would
be a candidate to succeed J. Fl. Gear as
United States senator from Iowa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26

AUSTIN, Tex, May Gov. Sayres to-
day signed the antitrust bill. The law
hecomas operative January 81. 1901.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
WEST oHEsTEkF1RLp. N. h.

Schools Nos 1, 8, and began their
winter term last Monday morning.
The annual meeting of Spafford grange
will be held on Saturday evening, Dec. 10.
Herbert Morgan began teaching school
in Newfane last Monday morning for the
winter term.
Chas. Hill has traded the farm where he
now lives with G. 81. Chickering for his
River farm or the Morgan place.
Miss Annie Lawrence of Brattleboro is
the trained nurse caring for Mrs. Elmira
Smith at the present time.
Hermon Chickering began his winters
job drawing lumber from the T. N. Rob-
ertson lot to Keene, last Monday.
Chas. Farr and his daughter, Ethel, of
Northampton, Mass, spent Thanksgiving
with his aged mother here, Mrs. Adeline
Farr.
Winfield Farr is at home from Putney
for an indefinite time on account Of some
needed repairs on machinery at the Stow
ell company's shops.
The third of series of assemblies was
held in the hall last Friday evening with a
good company present. The next will be
held on Wednesday evening, Dec. Is.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08

A. Dickerman, surgeon; Samuel E. Liscom.
chaplain Clement G. lIolton, officer of the
day; John L. King, officer of the guard;
L. Frank Liscom, sergeant major: Clemen
c. Hoton, qusrtermaster sergeant. Dele
gate to department convention, Moses H.
Bardwell; alternate, Charles Owen.
Dedicatory services are being held
through the week at the Calvary Metho-
dist church Talented speakers from out
of town have been secured, and all of the
services have been of great interest. On
Sunday Rev. Geo. X. Morris, S 7. D.,
professor of practical theology of Boston
University, was the speaker Monday,
Rev. H. G. Buckingham of Mittineague,
Mass; Tuesday, Rev w. c. Townsend,
of Gre enfield, Mass; Wednesday was de =
voted to the Keene Circuit Epworth
league convention, with clergymen from
Brattleboro, Marlboro and Newport. and
Mrs. Annie E. Smiley of Msrblehead,
Mass; Thursday, a reunion of the former
pastors of the church, and an address by
Rev. E. H. Hadlock, Pm. D., of Springfield,
Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
WILLIAMSVILLB.

The mumps are quite prevalent here.
Mr. and Mrs. Prentice II. Carr returned
this week from their wedding trip and left
here Wednesday for their new home at
Westminster West.
The subject of the Young Peoples
Christian union meeting next Sunday
evening will be "Oneness of Life" Leader,
Mrs. G. K. Stedman.
The Leisure Hour club will meet with
Mrs. c. E. Park Saturday afternoon in OBJ
servance of "Milton Day" Mrs. P. P.
White will have the leading paper.
Sixteen of the young friends of frankie
Stratton participated in the festivities at
tendant upon his It'll birthday anniver-
sary Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Misses Rose and Adella Estabrook are
visiting friends at Wilmington, from which
place Miss Rose Estabrook will return to
her former home at Leominster, Mass.
Mrs. Oscar L. Lincoln received intelli-
gence last week of the recent death of her
granddaughter, Mamie, only daughter of
George L. Lincoln of Mazomanie, Wis.
Rev. Dwight A. Ball, accompanied by
his mother, has been in Nottingham and
Halifax this week, in performance Of his
duty as superintendent of church work for
his denomination for the southern district
of Vermont.
Rev. Charles H. Brown, now pastor of
the Baptist church at Newport, this state,
called on his Williamsville relatives this
week. Mr.. Browns father, Gilbert G.
Brown, a former resident of this place but
now of Newport, is suffering severely from
the effects of fall down stairs, whereby
he broke his hip and sustained other in
juries.
An unusual activity in Newfane real es-
tate is noted. Within a period of two
years eight of the IA farms in one of our
smaller school districts have changed own
ers, most of the transfers having been
made during the present season. The
movement extends to all other parts of the
town, although to smaller extent. The
changes bring several new families to town
of the kind that we are glad to welcome.
This active real estate movement would
seem to confirm the opinion often ex-
pressed in this column that no section of
country on earth can offer so many of
the elements of a comfortable home for so
little money as can rural Windham county
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
NORTHFIBLD. MASS.
Teacher at the Seminary Burned TO
Death at CatsISIIl, N. ".

Teacher at the Seminary Burned to
Death at CatsI0III, NY.
Miss Mary Edith Ingersoll, a former
teacher in the Mortified Seminary, was
burned to death last Friday at her home in
Catskill, N. Y, She came here last Sep
TENDER to teach but was obliged to leave
because of i'll health. During her short
stay here she won many friends, being a
woman Of good intellect and attractive
personality. Her hair caught fire from
the lamp she was using and in her fright
she ran out of doors. Before help reached
her the hair was burned from her head and
the clothing from her body. Her father,
E. d. Ingersoll, was at one time promi-
nent in Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton railroad work, with headquarters at
Denver.
The dance given by the Mortified brass
band was attended by 90 couples. Cake
and ice cream was served, music being fur
nished by Leitsinger's orchestra of Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. Holton, widow of the late Samuel
Holton, passed away on Tuesday, having
reached the great age of 50. She was a
remarkably well-preserved woman for her
years, her last illness and death resulting
from paralytic shocks. She lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Priest. who, with another
daughter, Mrs. Mason, have most tenderly
cared for her. She is survived by these
daughters, a son, Samuel c., of this place,
and Augustus of Westfield.
At the request of d. L. Moody's family
physician, DR.. II. d. Nichols of New York
city was, on Monday, called in consultation.
DR.. Nichols agreed in the diagnosis that
Mr.. Moody is suffering with a weakened
heart with dilatatIon. caused by overwork.
This has caused considerable general phys
ical depression. Mr. Moody is able to be
dressed and to walk from his bed to a
chair, but he suffers considerably at times,
from difficult breathing. DR.. Nichols and
DR.. Wood both believe that Mr.. Moody
will eventually recover.
George L. Alexander, son of George
| Alexander of this town, was driving a hack
in Boston on Wednesday, when the horses
slipped on the pavement and fell, throwing
him out, one of the horses falling upon
him. He was taken to the hospital and
an operation was found necessary, but he
only lived a short time. The body wa:
brought to Mortified, the funeral services
being held on Sunday afternoon from his
fathers residence, Rev. George F. Piper
officiating. He is survived by his parents,
wife and nine children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
ASHUELOT, N. h.
A New Industry VIII Employ 40 Hands.


The No. wooden mill Of the Z. c. Thay-
er estate, at Lower Ashuelot, which has
been idle for several years past, has been
sold to A. L. Taft of Wakefield, n. H.,
who has already begun work preparing to
set it in operation in manufacturing satin
cts. 1t is expected that this mill will give
employment to 40 hands with a monthly
pay roll of $1,000 or more. Mr.. Taft has
been operating under lease a twO-s set wool
en- mill in Union, in the town of Wakefield,
about 20 miles north of Rochester, but has
discontinued his business there. He was
formerly of Oxford, Mass, and is said to
be of excellent financial standing and an
experienced manufacturer. A brother is
associated with him in his business here.
This mill is of four-set capacity, p story
wooden structure, equipped with steam
heat and gas plant for lighting and has
an excellent water power. The large brick
mill at Upper Ashuelot, also belong
ing TO the Thayer estate, known as the No.
mill, has been inspected recently by sew
eral parties with its purchase in view, but
no active negotiations have yet been made.
One party has looked these mills over with
a view to converting the buildings into a
machine shop for the manufacture Of ma
chimes now made in the West. This scheme
will give employment TO about 800 high
grade workmen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08

The President has designated Adelbert
F. Hay to proceed at once to South Africa
as the representative of the state depart
ment, and to take the place of Mr.. Ma
crum, the present United States consul at
Pretoria. The state department has yield
ed to Mr.. Macrum's repeated appeals to be
relieved, and he will not await the arrival
of MIR. Hay before quitting his post. Mr..
Hay is a son of the secretary of state. He
is a graduate of Yale In the class of '99,
and has spent large part Of this year in
Manila and the Orient.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
sTRATTON.

School in No. began after weeks
vacation on Monday, Dec A.
Mrs. Minnie Pory and Edmund Pory
have just returned to their home in Tur-
ners Falls, Mass.
Newton w. Eddy, who has been visiting
at his mothers, returned to his home in
Claremont, N. H., on the 4th.
The ladies' aid society will hold its an
nual fair and auction sale of useful and
fancy articles on Friday evening, Dec. Is
at the town hall. Should the night prove
stormy the fair will be held on the next
Monday evening, Dec. 10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
Best Entertainment Of the season.

The best and most select entertainment
which has appeared here this season, was
that given at the town hall last week Thurs
day evening by 1.-The Scharwenka Trio"
assisted by Addie Chase Smith, reader.
This was the opening attraction of the
course of entertainments offered by the
aeolian, banjo, mandolin and guitar club,
and there can be no question but that 1t
was a decided success. Nearly every num-
Der called for an encore, to each OF which
a cheerful response was given. 1t would
be useless to attempt to mention everything
which was worthy of mention, but it can
be truthfuIly said that from beginning to
end every number in the program was
gem. Mrs Smith gained the approval OF
the audience at once, and each selection
seemed simply to add to its good will. Each
one of the musicians showed herself a mas
ter of her instrument. and they were able
10 touch deeply the feelings of their hear
ers. II we may take this entertainment as
a criterion, no person in Hinsdale who has
any appreciation of music can afford to
miss the remaining numbers of this course,
and the management has arranged 1t so that
those wishing to do so may secure tickets
for the remainder of the course at Jones
Drug shore at proportional value.
Miss Eva King is visiting in Worcester,
Mass.
Miss Anna Britton of Millers Falls is Wis
iting here.
Miss Mary Warren is visiting a sister in
Andover.
Miss Lena Kelley spent a part of last
week in Wilton.
Mrs. Mary Vaille of Athol made oriei
visit in town last week.
Miss Mary Watson of Winchester is the
guest of Mrs. Joseph Bell.
Ernest Raymond of Keene is the new
baker at the Hinsdale bakery.
Mrs. John Curran left for her home in
Lewiston, Me-, this morning.
Elmer Cramer has got through working
at the Brightwood paper mill.
Chautauaua will meet with Mrs. D. H.
Holman next Monday evening.
Mrs White is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Victor Cote, in Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Belle Harmon visited In Turner's
Falls from Saturday until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kempton were in
Nashua for a short visit last week.
Mics Violet Robertson visited her uncle
IN ReIlows Falls, VT, over Sunday.
ON Cook and wife visited friends in
Westminster, VT, Thanksgiving day.
octave Dunzey and wife spent last week
Tbnrsday with friends in Harrisville.
Miss Hannah Barrett of Boston is visit
~ her sister, Miss Catherine Barrett
Mira J. G. Moore of Gill, Mass, is i'll al
M M I, Bascoms Tower hill home.
Mrs. U. U. Brigham and children are
visiting at her old home in Whitingham
| Vt.
Miss L. NJ. Allen entertained A, E. III
esId of Bradford, VT, on Thanksgiving
day. 40 dauobtar
wa-s @uests of her sister in Winchester las
week. = - AT-s
unbsm's. called home by the illness OF ne
sister.
Frank Gagnas has given up his place 2
the Hinsdaie bakery and gone OA'A
Keene. u .,..4 ofioar
sheridan Relief corps will elect . omGea
for the ensuing year Thursday evening
Dec. IA. ,..h;a,d v;si,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
SUITS.

One line all wool suits for $64S They worth today So Another line which
extra heavy double breast mixture $3.50 duplicated
anywhere this price,
Other lines ats8 SO and $40 CheviO wOds and double
with double breast making low medium
priced suits that is unequaled in STYLE fit and
Finer material $l2 and SD and SIS suits that but
exacng and for make and fully garments
ST F * Z; K &c w Z; L L MI a NJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04

front of IL. Directly above il hangs quaint
little Dutch cream jug. The obong box on the
table is n specimen Of Chinese pewter work, and
is intended to hold tea. Upon it stands little
Dutch hot-water urn. on the platter in front OF
the tea box is a tiny, oddly shaped jug OF
heavy pewter, black with age II has a lid
which lifts upon a clumsy hinge This is an
Irish measure for holding one drink Of whiskey
and keeping it hot The other pewters in the
picture include a canteen, English ale mugs,
candlesticks etc. One OF the mugs bears the
initials IF. c. T." and the date 1lSJ. on the
front near the base is the word "Vvat"
With the present increasing interest in old
pewter has come desire to know something
OF the halImarks which fine pieces Of that metal
bear. in common with gold and silver plate. But
while much information about gold and silver
hallmarks Is available, scarcely anything ap-
pears to be known now regarding the pewterers
symbols As far as the English pewter makers
are concerned, il is probable that facts about
their marks can be learned. at the cost of some
research. In the museum of the Society of An
tiquarians Of Scotland there is a small sheet OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04

The third plate, which is the largest OF the
three. bears what appear. 10 be a royal coat Oh
arms and underneath il is inscribed IN Ger
man:
las a Tribute of deepest Reverence
Another set of three plates among MT. Drake S
pewters are Of Russian-Jewish origin, and were
used for ceremonial religious purposes. They are
covered with inscriptions in Hebrew and with
curious symboiical signs AMI pictures. The tcp
plate of the group in the illustration WAS given
at a wedding feast as a present 10 the bride
groom and the translation of the inscription
upon it is as follows:
This plate was given by the Society Den
ahrim Young Menl Of the Holy Community OF
Erklin to the bridegroom Samuel Fishel.
This present was handed over on the 18th
day Of the month of Yhr Twenty seven days
after the 1st day of Passover, spring 1901 in
the year OF the creation Of the world 56l5.'
The right hand OF the two lower plates In the
group is known as 'Sedar" plate, used on the
first two nights Of the celebration Of the Feast
of the Passover in the home circle. The cere-
monials of the ''Sedar' evening as they follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04

each other are engraved on the plate: SAY the
Sanctifcation; Wash the hands; Take the
parsley etc; Break the middle cake; Say the
Passover service; Wash the hands. The GATE
inscribed is 1902, year Of creation QSi2 a. ~
Besides these there are engraved on the plate
the initials OF the owners name: synagogue
and dwelling houses; in the centre the Paschal
lamb, symbol of the sacrifices, and above these
two lions of Judah upholding the crown OF the
kingdom.
The third is another "Sedar" plate. and bears
the date 1888 A. d. On 1t is engraved man IN
Devotion sitting in front Of a table on which
stands a menohra, or candlestick with several
branches The translation of the inscription
reads:
ION this Passover Festival Rabbi Jacob. son
of Rabbi Moses"
In the illustration entitled "A Repre-
sentative Group Of Mr. brakes Pewters,"
some of the most interesting of his miscella-
neous pieces have been brought together. The
tall milkcan in the centre is a piece of Dutch
pewter and was owned by the old Morris fam
lily OF New-York whose name appears upon the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-11-24
Shooting Stars.

The astronomers billed free exhibition
Of the shooting stars, or fiery meteors, for
Wednesday and Thursday nights Of last
week.
1t is not the first time that such spectscles
have been promised in the past twenty or
thirty years, but the uniform disappoint-
ments in the past should prepare the public
for similar mishaps for future occasions, 80
that nobody should sit up and lose sleep
waiting for the show
A lady now living near Rockville, wit.
messed the extraordinary spectacle OF shoot
ing stars in 1888. 1t was witnessed through
out the Atlantic States of the Union, when
the entire expanse of the armament was
filed with luminous bodies that were fall
ing toward the earth, but never reached it.
The people throughout the territory where
the occurrence was witnessed were terribly
alarmed, thinking that the dreadful prophe-
cies concerning the future burning of the
earth were being fulfilled. But no damage
OF any sort was done, no fiery odies Tell
upon the earth, no smoke obscured the sky,
and no odors OF burning sulphur attended
the display, The same lady informed us
that it was q most magnificent display Of
celestial fireworks, doing not so much harm
as is too often the result of terrestrial affairs
Of the kind, and entirely free from the hid
eous noises that are inseparable from the
latter--that it was witnessed about two
o'clock in the morning-snd she witnessed
the display from the house which was then
in front OF the old "Wsshington" hotel
now Fearon's drug store.
These falling stars have been named LII.
onides, because they seem TO come from the
neighborhood of the heavenly constellation
of the Lion, and the astronomers teach that
they are fragments Of matter, possibly de-
rived from some wrecked planet, and con-
stantly flying in a swarm through space,
and that every thirty three years our earth,
In its revolutions around the sun, passes
through this swarm of celestial fireflies
That is probably as good a scientific guess
as any other, but the scientists are away of
as to the regular recurrence of the display.
There has been but one of any note in the
astronomical history OF this country, and
grave doubts are in order as to recurrence
OF the spectacle in the future.