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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
WEST TOPSHAM.

Mss Lizzie Hanson of Barre is III
town visiting her cousin Miss lailA
Harvey.
Amos Jewett and wife took a carriag"
drive to Wheelock recently to visit Rev,
and Mrs. John Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McCrillis and
daughter Ethel of Killingly Conn. are
visiting at II. M, Jacksons.
Miss Flossie Tubbs went to Barre
Thursday where she will be the guest
of her aunt Miss Inez G. TubOs for
several weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Boyd went to Boston the
first of the week for a short stay, MI.
Brooks of Syracuse N. Y, will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday.
Albert Parks OF Hyde Park Mass. has
Joined his family at Horace Whites
They will visit in Barre and Montpelier
before they return to their home.
Ernd st, youngest son of w. B. Car
penter of Bellows Falls died at his
home Thursday Ole rheumatic feveAand
was b& fought here for burial Thursday,
Mr.. Carpenter and family have many
friends here who sympathize with them
in their SORROW.
Among these who registered al tn"
Cottage Hotel this week were, W. T..
Weston. Montpelier; B. W. Adams,
+. +. Wallace, Chelsea; l.. 7. Smith
Boston; &. b. Iillinghast, Prov. II. l. !;
G. E. Gale, Chester VT; ID. S. Conant
and wife, Bradford; e. II. Downing,
Washington.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
METHODIST CHURCH.

Al Holding Methodist Church to-
morrow ut 10 Is Il. N. the pastor :
theme will be :. a Sublime Prayer" at
~ M. Bible School; at p. M the
Epworth League will conduct a deyot
ional meeting.
The Methodist pulpit will be filled
the ncM three Sabbaths while Rev A,
+. Atwator takes his vacation as follows :
Aug. 18th Presiding Elder, Rev. J. o.
Sherburn Aug. Goth Miss Anna Mosher.
A representative of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society. Aug. 9th Rev. j.
a. Sherburn.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
WASHINGTON.

Ora Curtis who has been quite sick OF
late is better.
Millin Braman who has been serious
i'll is improving
Ruth Batchelder of Barre is working
at Miss Calef's.
Mrs, Flora IIoughton is stopping with
Mrs. ii. A. White.
r. l.. Kinzie goes to Norlhheld on
Saturday, where he is to entel the en-
ploy of II. l.. Slack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McAllister who
have been spending week in town re-
turned on Friday to Montpelier.
Mrs. Will Eastmen has whooping
cough also her little son three weeks
old is quite seriously i'll with the same
| disease.
Lottie Bancroft lately visited at Mr.
Bramans in the south part of the town
She returnes to her home in Springfield
! Mass, today.
Mrs. E. l.. Fish and son Harold of
SO. Royalton also Miss Hemingway ard
Miss Josephine Hemingway OF New
Haven have been spending Il few days
with friends in town.
The concert given by the Sturle1ant
Sisters and Miss Alma Clough, We'd
nesday night was highly appreciated by
the small audience present. A heavy
rain storm at the time OF the beginning
of the exercises kept many from attend
in& who would otherwise have been
present.
Mrs. john Lyman was most a-reeab-
" surprised on Friday evening 10y the
unexpected arrival of about 30 of nel
friends who had gathered to wish her
" Bon Voyage" on the the trip to Chic
ago which she intends to take very soon,
| Card tables furnished amusement 10
those who wished to play. Music on
the piano by several of the ladies, and
violin played by Mr.. Lyman and Mr.
Edwards was much enjoyed by all,
Several songs and choruses were sung
in which most of the company joined.
| About eleven o'clock refreshments OF
ice cream and cake were served after
which dancing was INDUCED in until
- near the break OF day. when the
company departed well pleased with the
evenings entertainment. Among those
present from out of town. were Miss
Corey, OF Lowell; Mrs. Wilbur Smitn
and daughters Mabel, Nora and Fanny,
W no are living i'll Lowell, but are spend-
ing the summer at the old homestead in
! Chelsea.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
q. f. Anderson went to Montreal last

e. f. Anderson went to Montreal last
night.
Miss Jessie Mercer left this noon for
visit in Fitchburg, Mass.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Vercoe of Long street last night.
Attorney j. 2 Lamson of Cabot is in
the city today on business with City En-
gineer Currier.
W. r. Page has sweet scented ger
anium in the new Hope cemetery which
has 147 buds and blossoms on it.
Miss Maud Dunsmoor who has been
stopping in the city for the past week
returned to her home in Mortified this
noon,
The hearing in the case of State vs..
Nicholas Sara was continued this morn
ing until some of the important witness
es can be found.
William Mari was badly hurt yester-
day at the sheds as the result of having
been kicked in the knee by one of Will
Bradford's horses. He is unable to be
at his Office today.
John Silver met with bad accident
this morning while at work on the wat
er work extension on Orange street. A
heavy piece of timber fell and pinned
his arm to the ground nearly crushing
| it,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
SHERIFF SALE.

Taken by virtue of divers executions
to me directed and now in my hands a
certain piece of Real Estate, and bound
ed as follows Northerly by Blackwell
street, westerly by Thomas street, south
erly by land owned by Andrew Nc Kay,
and easterly by John street in the City
of Barre, and the same will be sold at
Public Auction, to the highest bidder on
Saturday the 26 day of August, A. ID.
1899, at two o'clock in the afternoon, in
front of o. II, Hale's Auction Room. in
the City Of Barre, to satisfy said divers
executions, and the legal costs thereon
unless the same is otherwise satisfied be
fore that date,
Dated at the City of Barre this 9TH
day of August A. d. 1899.
w. II. BUCHANAN, Constable.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
WILLIAMSBURG.

Miss Susie NJ. Benedict, with her Sis
fer. Mrs. Ella b. Griffin of Burlington,
is camping out at Star Farm Beach on
Lake Champlain.
Robbie Williams, former granite
cutter here, and now in the granite
trade at Granville, N. Y, was in town
last week for the purchase OF goods
from the Grearson-B BECKETT company.
The prudential committee OF our flre
district are awaiting an offer from the
Acqueduct company before calling a
second meeting of the voters in the dis
trict to take action on the matter OF
water supply here.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05

Buy your boy an express wagon at
the Art Novelty Store. Best and cheap
est
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
JUST Beginning TO SEE
THEIR MISTAKE,
IN PAYING THEIR rlONEY FOR
RENT.

You pay $12 month $144 year
taking out $25 for water rent and taxes
leaving payment of $119 toward
nice little home.
If you pay SIG month or 1892 a
wear 1926 for taxes and water rent leay-
ing S167 for a payment toward home
Pay his for eight years and you have
paid for house that cost over $1,000.
Call in our office or write for full
particulars.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
Among the Churches.
UNIV ERSALIST CHURCH.

This church will be open tomorrow
morning services and Sunday school
being held. At 10 As the pastor will
preach on i" Upands OF Faith" and a
cordial welcome is assured to all who
come. Members of the Sunday School
are urged to be in the vesiry promptly
at II o'clock, as some important chang
es are to be made in the order of the
work
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Aug. 5.-Showers tonight
followed by fair Sunday; variable
winds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
A SENSATIONAL ARREST,
John M. Larson Charged with
Setting Fire to His Creamery.
COLLECTED INSURANCE,
Five Hundred Dollars Reward Offered
for Information Concerning
the Guilty Man.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Sept. 21.-[Spe-
cial. IA sensational arrest was made
here today when John NJ. Larson, who
runs a large creamery store ON Main
street was taken into custody on a charge
Of setting fire to his creamery October
%. 1898. 1t is charged that he set fire
to the building, which was totally de-
stroyed and that he collected $1,000 in
surance on the building. He collected
from the British and Mercantile Insur-
ance company. At the time it was sus-
pected that the fire had been set
by Larson, but as there was no evil
dence, nothing was done except set
detectives to work. For almost a year
these officers have been working ON the
case. The county offered $3.50 reward
for information leading to the arrest Of
the guilty party and the insurance com
pany offered a like amount. A few days
ago John Joogsen, from whom Lar
son had purchased the creamery, swore
that Larson had told him that he would
set fire to the creamery in order to pay
him money that he owed him. The
trial has been set for September 20.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
United States Neutral.

The United States ambassador, Joseph
III. Choate, visited the foreign office to-
day. 1t was understood that his visit
was in relation to the Alaskan negotia-
tons. In an interview with a repre-
sentative of the Associated press Mr.
Choate said: 'Of course, Lord Sails
bury did not discuss the Iransvaal crisis
with me. | can say that the United
States has made no representations of
any kind regarding the Transvaal and
the same applies, SO far as | know, to
Germany. | hope there will be no war,
but things are quite uncertain"
Bombay, Sept. 22.-The remainder of
the Nineteenth hussars and the cavalry
staff have sailed for the Cape. The cost
of transporting the Indian contingent to
South Africa is estimated at 100000
Must Fight it Out.
New York, Sept. 22.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: Leading
fnanciers III the city are convinced that
war is inevitable, since neither President
Kruger nor Mr.. Chamberlain can retreat
with honor, and there is no other way
out of it. That.is the commonest express
sion heard in Lombard street, that each
side has gone too far to turn back and
hence there is nothing to do but fight it
out.
AllahabaG, British India. Sept. %
The Pioneer today prints a dispatch say
ing negotiations have been concluded by
Great Britain for taking possession of
Delagoa Bay November 1.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
PAST A CENTURY.
Old Resident of Green Bay Passes
Away.

Green Bay, Wis, Sept. 21-[Special1
John Woodward, aged 103 years, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs Gre
vey of this city. He was in excellent
health up to within short time of his
death.
Valley Junction. Wis, Sept. 21-[Spe-
cial. Mrs. Eta Greenleaf, aged 81
years, died last night. She leaves a
family of eight children, all but two of
whom live here. She was a member of
the Latter Day Saints church.
Arthur Johnson, son of Austin John
son of Ono Wis, died here this morning
of cholera morbus. aged Is years
Sparta, Wis, Sept. 21.-[Special. /
Andrew Maxwell an old resident and
one of the pioneers of Monroe county,
died j.. st. Paul. The body was brought
to Sparta and buried today.
C-aen Bay, Wis, Sept. 21.-John Tile
MAINS died at the home Of his brother-in-
law, Martin Hessekers, at the Three
Corners saloon. Mr. Tilemanns was
born in Holland seventy-two years ago.
and since 1880 has resided in this coun-
ty.
Menasha, Wis, Sept 21.-[Special. /
The funeral of Mrs. o. II. Uvaas, who
died yesterday in the town of Winches-
ter, will be held tomorrow afternoon
from her late home. Rev. A. Nicholson
will officiate. She has been a resident
Of this county since 1S4S and leaves nine
chill
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Where's the Owner,

The Brooklyn man and the New York
man were riding on the rear seat Of a
Butler street open car. They sat with
their faces to the rear platform so that
the Brooklyn man could point out the
beauties Of the borough. A little girl ran
up to the car when it Stopped and
stretched out pretty basket. The con-
ductOr was in the front, so the Brooklyn
man took the basket, smiled at the little
girl and sent her away happy and CRATE
full.
See" he said to the conductor, ':you re
little girl came with your lunch and L
took it from her,
From the look of the conductor the
Brooklyn man saw that something was
amiss. The basket was opened. There
was the daintieSt little luncheon, a bot
tie Of tea and note neatly folded sur
mounting all. The driver was consulted.
Not his, he said At Eastern parkway
the basket was handed to a fagman at a
crossing. AS the car rolled away he
waved his hand in despair and put the
basket against a telegraph pole ON the
roadside 1t was there untouched two
hours later.
What are you laughing at?" inquired
the Brooklyn man.
''Oh, nothing. l was just thinking how
funny we should both live in the same
city"
Now, will the man who owns the little
girl and the luncheon that he missed fur
nish the sequel to the story?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
KEMPER HALL OPENS.
Over Ninety-seven Students Enrolled
on First Day.

Kenosha, Wis, Sept. 21.-[Special.] /
The twenty ninth year of the history of
Kemper hall was inaugurated under the
most suspicious circumstances here this
morning. All the trains leading to the
city brought in large delegations of stu
dents and before noon the enrolment
was ninety-seven, which is ten greater
than ever before in the history of the
school. All the rooms in the school
buildings are filled and the sisters have
no way to care for the large number
of students which have applied for adj
mission. The entire day will be given
over to classifying the new students, and
the first chapel exercises, which are al
ways one of the events of the school
year, will not be held until Friday morn
ing. Nearly all the undergraduate stu
dents have returned and quite a few of
the members of former classes have re-
turned to take the post graduate course.
The influx of new students is exceed
ingly large. The girls have come from
every state and territory in the Union,
and several students from foreign lands
have applied for admission.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26

found her boy very efficient helper.
1t was Donald who cleared the place Of
weeds. 1t was Donald who helped to
scrub and whitewash the rooms 1t was
Donald who worked with all his might
when the drayman brought Huldah's fur
niture from her old home
Donald, | do not want you to work
so hard. | fear you will injure yourself"
demonstrated Huldah, land l want you
to have time for study
Il love to work for YOU responded
the boy. You never scold me, and
want to see how well we can make the
place look"
1T is wonderfully improved already.
Since you pulled up those great weeds
and burned them it looks like another
place, but we need carpenter to put a
new roof on the wing of the house, and
to fix the doors and windows. Then, if
the house had coat of paint, it would
be quite respectable"
She soon found carpenter who was
willing to make repairs if he could turn
his work on rent. Huldah furnished the
materials, and in a week the man and
his wife moved into q part of the house,
so that almost from the first the prop
erty began to be Il paying investment.
Donald begged to be allowed to paint
the outside of the house. He also
learned to put on shingles, and was so
much help in making the repairs that the
term of the carpenters service was COM
paratively short. At the end of the sec
ond month the rent was cash, and it
went far toward providing food for the
two happy inmates of Hulsey house.
Her success prompted her to greater
efforts. She found a mechanic who was
out of work, and she agreed that if he
would build house on her grounds she
would pay him in rent. Having a wife
and child, he was glad to get shelter on
those terms pSDeciallv nc no yoC Of Eb
erty to work at other jobs as soon as the
house was up and inclosed, being allowed
to finish it when other work was not to
be procured.
By figuring Huldah found out that she
could afford to borrow money to buy OIL
to build as the rent was much more than
the interest. So her rent roll heightened
year after year, and she gained the de-
sire of her heart by becoming property
Owner-Waverly Ma gaZine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
IN HONOR OF DIAZ.
President Of Mexico to be MIR.
MCkinley'S Guest at the
White House.

Washington, D. c., Sept 22-In con-
nection with President Diaz's visit to
Chicago, it is expected that President
Mckinley will meet the Mexican Presi-
dent at Chicago and invite him to come
to Washington. as his guest and the
guest of the nation. Up to today the
Mexican ambassador had not received the
official information of the President s
plans, but it is expected it will be at
hand within the next day or two. The
ambassador is now on his way here from
Manchester-by-t he-Sea, and on receipt
OF information he will proceed in per-
son to Chicago to deliver it to the proper
authorities there. Diazs route north
ward is expected to be through San An
tonic and st. Louis. At the latter point
ne may make a stop, as the Latin Amer
lean club Of that city has tclegraphed
the Mexican embassy here an urgent
request that the President honor ST.
Louis with visit.
In recognition of the presence of for
eign ruler within the country, it is prob
aDle that representative OF President
Mckinley will meet the Mexican Presi-
dent at the United States border and
accompany him throughout his stay in
this country. An officer of high rank
is likely to be selected for this duty. But
the understanding among officials is thah
he will not be able to accept many invi
tations.
City of Mexico, Sept. 22.-President
Diaz will make his trip to Chicago in pa.
latial style. Besides having been grant.
ed twenty days leave of absence in order
that he may attend Chicago's festival he
has been awarded 100000 out of the
national treasury to meet expenses Incl
dent to the journey. Friendship to the
United States is strikingly shown in this
action, following so closely upon the
unanimous voting of leave of absence.
Yesterday the representatives passed the
bill appropriating 100000 for the trip.
1t was hurried over to the Senate and
was approved as quickly. There was not
a w I'd of dissent in either branch of the
national assembly. When it is figured
that President Diaz is thus authorized to
make expenditures of $4,000 a day some
slight idea Of the way in which he is to
travel may be gained
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
WILL BUILD THE ROAD.
Rlpon, hartford and Green Lake
will be Connected by an
Electric Line.

Ripon, Wis, Sept. 21.-[Special. i
There seems no longer to be the former
existing doubt relative to the establish
ment Of an electric passenger and freight
line between Ripon, hartford and Green
Lake next summer. Mayor Hugo Schultz
is authority for the statement that the
common council at its next meeting will
grant a franchise to t. D. Stone, COL
@. w. Carter, S. M. Pedrick and several
others.
Mr.. Stone is superintendent and gem
eral manager Of the Ripon Water COM
pany; Col. Carter, a former warden Of
the state prison at Waupun, and Mr.
Pedrick, the present treasurer of Ripon
college. The petitioners, it is understood
have asked for fifty years 1t is ex-
pected that the line will be completed by
the latter part of next summer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
SOLID WALLS OF WHEAT.
Five Thousand Acres of Code Grain
One Ranch ia Oklahoma.

Five Thousand Acres of Code Grain
on One Ranch IN Oklahoma.
Oklahoma's largest wheat field lies q
few miles west of the small railway sta
ton of Bliss, IN Kay county. 1t contains
1000 acres. and belongs to the noted
ranch ''1O1" which controls $1,000 acres
of land leased from the Ponca Indians
Two hundred men, more than 300 mules
and horses and twentyfour big twine-
binders were employed in cutting and
shocking the grain grown on this magnifi-
cent field this year, and it was not until
last Sunday, with an army of laborers
working night and day for ten days, that
the last acre was harvested.
Every principle of good farming was
observed in cultiyating this big field,
with the result that the total output will
not be less than 100000 bushels of as
good wheat as can be found in Oklahoma
1t is estimated that the average acre
yield will be from 20 to % bushels. There
are many. acres that will run from 40
to 80 bushels. Buyers have already of
fered 60 cents a bushel for the entire
crop. 1t is probable that the owners will
get from 60 to 70 cents, a gross sum of
$4,000 or $4,000. The cost of produc-
ing this wheat and putting it on board
cars will be 26 cents a bushel, leaving a
net profit Of about $50, 900.
Wheat was king in the Strip last week,
and its Importance eclipSes everything
else ON ranch ''101." Numerically a 500
acre wheat field is not very impressive.
To ride over it, however, in blazing sun
shine is to give rise to the feeling that it
covers the face Of the earth. The 5000
acres Of wheat on ranch '101'' are divid-
ed into two fields Of almost equal size by
the So Fork river, a stream that pours
down large volume of water at this
time of year. Great yellow undulatons
of grain swept alongside the river and
then away toward the distant hills, until
they seemed to reach the sky. 1t was so
far across the fields that the shocks look
like a solid wall of wheat. In the field
on the south side of the river the first
circuit with a binder was made by Su-
perintendent Miller.
''There was not a man who could guess
how long it would take me to make the
round" said he. 4 piled a supply of
Irvine on my binder, and started. 1t
was almost dinner time when [ got back
[ was gone four hours and travelled six
miles,
The distances are so great ON the ranch
that it is impossible for the men to turn
in at one place for their meals. The loss
of time would amount to hundreds of dol
lars in a season. Accordingly camps are
established at different places, generally
close to a stream, where the men live in
tents and the meals are prepared by
ranch coolzs-Kansas CITY Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
NIT MINERS.
One of Them Has bug Tunnel Half
a Mile Long.


Among the recent arrivals at Victoria,
B. c.. from the North is Bertram Tenny-
son Of London. England a nephew of
the late Lord Alfred Tennyson. He re-
turned last night from the Cassiar coun-
try, where he has been, in his capacity
as mining expert, investigating various
properties in Cassiar. in the vicinity Of
DeaSe lake, in the interest of a British
syndicate.
Mr.. Tennyson tells of meeting some
strange characters in the North. When
he was jOurneying out he came across a
hermit miner, who for many years past
has been operating hill claim all alone
at q point about seventy miles from
Dease post. The strange miner refused
to allow Tennyson into his cabin for the
night and would hold no conversation
with him. He is hermit and will con-
verse with no one.
Investigations made by Tennyson, who
was curious to learn more of the hermit
miner, showed that he had tunneled his
property to the length Of $500 feet. He
has very rich dirt and is taking consid-
cradle gold out of his deep tunnel. Three
big boxes of dust were said to be buried
beneath the shack in which the hermit
lives.
vicinity that the miner went down to
Victoria every two or three years, and
while in the city spent money freely for a
few months. He would throw his money
away right and left, and then when his
funds were exhausted would go to his
northern mine and to his hermit life,
which he lived until he got another we'll
field sack, then another visit was paid
to civilization, and for a time the her
NIT became the sport. No one can find
out anything concerning him, where he
came from or even his name.
Another characte met by Tennyson
was a mulatto. c. B. Smith, who knows
nothing of how men live on the outside.
He has been working on a river bar back
of Dease lake for forty-two years.