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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06

Wnen the prisoner was sworn and look
the stand. He testified in a natural,
plain and humble manner, saying :
Am "A years old; am not educated, can
neither read nor write; am an Augusta
l:county man; had been workingon Mr.
lWise's farm for eight years as a farm
b and, anG have been in jail since Sep
ltember last; had worked for E. Bow
M an before going to Mr.. Wise IS place
II lived in small dwelling hous,
about three hundred yards from
the main houEe; the barn is about 20
yards from the house, and the woo'
pile, at which ! chopped wood, wa
3about the same distance away ant
near the main house: Mr.. Wise wa
away from home a great deal durln
the last twp years; did not hug an
kiss the. children, but gave them cand
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06
PIunkettsyilIe Negro Runs Amuck.

tiuHkcttSstHc hcStU nuns tmuCN'
Charles Kinsey, colored man who
lives in Plunkettsville. was brought to
the city Friday by Constable j. s..
Denton, and is now in the county Jail
awaiting developments of his mental
condition. While saving wood in his
back yard about midday he suddenly
became enraged, and ran into the
house, fighting and striking everybody
in his reach. He continued in this
dangerous state until the constable
had arrived, and it was only after he
had knocked the maniac down that he
could conquer him. He then tied his
hands and brought him to the city in a
buggy.
DIR. B. NJ. Atkinson was called, and
by this time Kinsley had regained his
normal condition AMI talked as though
he were perfectly sane man.
The doctor gave as his opinion that
his arrangement had resulted from a
severe blow he had received on his
head about six months ago
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06

16ther. Which shall it be? Now
Daddy, if you do wire me yes yol
must send me some money.
| Will you now wire either yes OF
no at once? Your true and loving
wife that is to be l guess
| won't know that until l Lear from
,on hut l would dearly love to be # ]
could, but | Can't live with you any
other way. Be good boy and write
to me or wire. Well, | will
close for this time. l remain, as ever,
your sw eetheart until am your wife.
MRS. RAY CHAMBERLAIN,
Miss PAULINE MAY PATE
This letter, which prosecutrix aa-
mitted was her. own writing, turned
the current of all the testimon, in
favor of the defendant The iawy ers
then asked permission to leave the
room for eonsultat on, and the prose-
cutrix was called to go with them.
After their return note was landed
Justice Landes. by counself for defense,
and Court then adjourned until $50
this morning.
THE END OF THE CASE.
The experiences OF DR.. Dakota Ray,
alias Morris F. Chamberlain, in this
city during the last several days have
been remarkably unique. AS is known
to all, two warrants were sworn out
against BIN one charging the grave
offense of bigamy, the other unlawful
ohabitation-and both relations were
claimed to be with the same woman,
May Pauline Pate of Toledo, o., so
one or the other was necessarily in
valid.
The trial on the charge of bigamy,
which was continued from Thursday
evening, came up in the police court
Friday morning before Justice Lar
dis, and again large crowd assem-
bled to hear the fun. A decision in
favor of the defendant was iinmedi-
ately rendered, for in a letter which
she bad written to the accused from
Ohio. she plainly admits that she is
not his wife, but had lived with him
rs such for nearly three years.
Another letter which had been put
into his honor's hands for considera-
tion, and which had been written to
her by a certain man in this city,
showed beyond doubt that she is an
utter prostitute.
A fine of $500 was thereupen i'm
posed on Ray for unlawfully cohabit-
ing with her while in this city. This
was afterwards reduced to $500.
These damaging results prompted
The prosecutrix to shake the dust of
and she left for parts un-
Known.
So now DR.. Ray is free man, and
,xonorated of the crime of bigamy
lie left yesterday on the midday train
or Woodstock, where he will join his
awful wife, and continue to sell the
great Tiwana medicine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06

Rev. R. R. Acree, of Knoxville,
Tenn, has declined a call to the pas
torate of the Court Street Baptist
Church, Portsmouth.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06
nou,t Tobacco spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

TO quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full of life, nerve and vigor. take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-04-06

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
II c. G. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
WESTMINS nER

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farr are rejoicing
over the new inmate of their household.
Mrs. Walter II. Pease of New York
spent Tuesday with her slster-in-law, Mrs.
j. G. Fem.
field, Mass, Monday to visit Mr.. Bonds
brother.
The money orders issued at our post
tffice during the year just ended amounted
to $1571.0S.
Mrs. G. Fl. Walker, Miss Grace Chase
and Miss Susie Kellogg went to Brattle-
boro to see "The Old Homestead.
A large delegation of young people at
tended the ball at Walpole last Thursday
evening and all report an enjoyable time.
Charles S. Whitaker of West Brattle-
boro has bought house of Fred Ii. At
wood, 1t being formerly known as the
"Brickyard place."
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Underwood at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Lyman French
of Grafton last Friday. Mrs. French was
relative of Mrs. Underwood's.
AS the grip has most of the local Ma
sons in its relentless grasp, they were una
BILE to attend the annual Masonic meeting
which convened at Bellows Falls Tuesday.
K. G. Wellman has recently placed a
new gasoline engine in his carriage shop,
buying 1t of our local manufacturer, +,
NJ. Gilbert, who has large machine shop
near Westminster Station.
Will K. Nutting is assisting his father,
s. M. Nptting, who is confined to the
house by illness, by meeting the appoint
ments in the several outlying districts of
the town for the purpose of collecting the
taxes.
This evening friday there will be
sociable at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gotta. Light refreshments will be served
for small sum. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the Harriet Goodridge Home.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to
attend.
Among the visitors who spent Sunday
in town were Miss Allie j. Burwell of
Providence, r. l., who was formerly a
popular teacher here, at L. G. Richard
sons; Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Taylor of West
moreland, N. H., at Rollo Metcalf's; FL
mer Watkins of Felchville was the guest
of George N. Banks and family.
The following people who have been
critically i'll are now on the convalescent
list: Mrs. j. G. Fem, Miss Denel, Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Watkins, Mrs. Holton, Bes-
sic Leach, Olive Rogers, an inmate of the
girls home, Mrs. John G. Richmond, Mrs.
Alvin Wright and f. 1. Lane. Mrs. Geo.
@. Wright and Nelson johnson are still
very ill with pneumonia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
The E1chang. OF commod,,,.,,

A class in geography was reciting in one
of the rooms of the Central schoolhouse
yesterday when the matter of the inter
change of commerce and natural products
came up for discussion and review. After
referring to other countries and explain
ing what kind of articles were shipped to
Germany, France and England, the teach
er put to the class this question:
what do we send to Spain?"
A number of little hands went I'D all
over the room, indicating readiness and
desire to answer, and the teacher told a
bright-looking little girl at the further end
OF the room that she might tell, and she
said:
I'VE send soldiers to Spain"
YES, that is true" said the teacher
put can you tell what we receive in re-
turn?" 'e
I'VE get islands," came the answer
promptly from the same little girl.-TPort-
land Oregonan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27

Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania has
received an opinion from Judge Advocate
General Lieber Of the United States army,
in which Gen. Liebef decides that soldiers
of the war with Spain may be buried in the
national cemetery at Gettysburg.
An Aztec temple, long buried beneath
the surface of the earth, has been uncov-
cred within the limits of Pasco, Tex, ac-
cording to DR.. Leo Berson, an archeolo-
gist, connected with the Preparatory uni
versity at the City of Mexico.
The preliminary report of the Nicaragua
canal commission gives many details of
construction in regard 10 the proposed
route. 1t is estimated that the eastern
division will require about s., 900, 900 cubic
yards Of excavation, the western division
not less than $4,000, 900 cubic yards more.
making total of lis, 900, 900 cubic Yards
of all kinds OF excavation to the harbor at
Britoa, and allowing 1900, 900 cubic yards
for dredging, the total estimate will come
to nearly l25, 100000 cubic yards, exclu-
sive of all dams and entertainments. 1t
will be seen that Sl35, 600, 900 will be
conservative estimate of the entire cost of
the canal, and this almost agrees with that
of Major-General William Ludlow's re-
port of 1896. London dispatches state
that Great Britain will agree to abrogate
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which some
people believe would be stumbling block
to the canal project.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
ATHENA

Miss Sylvia Powers is i'll at home, hav-
ing come here from Randolph Center.
Mrs. W. NJ Ball and Lester are visiting
in Keene, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Carr and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Hastings attended the funeral
of Haskell Carr at Townshend Friday.
A number from here enjoyed the drama,
"Old Glory in Cuba" at Saxtons River
Thursday and Friday evening,
w. w. and G. F. Bridges received news
of the death of their father at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington, Jan. II. MI. Bridges
was for many years a resident of this town.
Josephus Durham, who had been very
feeble for some time, passed away We'd
nesday evening. He was the oldest in
habitant of this town, where he has lived
for many years and had been a highly re-
spected citizen He leaves three sons,
George of Townshend and Charles and
David of this town. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon, Rev. NJ. H.
Smith officiating. Interment was at Cam
bridgeport.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
Admiral Dewey's Views.

nc "oPsS the Senate win RatIfy the
treaty OF Peacs---AguinaIdo an Ad.
venturer.
In letter recently received by NAM
Der OF Admiral Dewey's family. the ad
mlral said that he hoped that the Unitsd
would ratify the Paris treaty, for the I'm
TGpean Powers are simply waiting for ,ba
United States TO refuse to do so haforo
seizIng upon the islands for themselvas
ne also said that he Thought that III
people OF the United States did not snn Sne
cate The kind of men who have considero
1le 10 do with running the affairs Of ,ha
island The president of the council ho
SAID was man worth several million Adj Ie
iars' educated in European colleges Thu hi
W hve members out of the 81 who co nna
pose the council are men who have S Sonl
educated 90 In European colleges, every ' ona
q, .hem Tar superior to Aguinaldo yhone
ne terms man without much ednca,;on
OF aoillty as statesman, but who Is mOra
y, an adventurer, aud the peonIe ~ ,he
United States ought not to accent him ~. .ne
type Oh the leading men in the Philinnins.s
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
RAID IN WEST DUMMERsToN.
Bratueboro Officers Took an Early
Morning Drive to the Shanty OF Louis
Zancan and Secured Some Wine.

BrattlebOro Officers Took an Early
Morning Drive to the Shanty OF Louis
Zancan and Secured Some Wine.
The shanty of Louis Zancan, an Italian
quarryman in West Dummerston, was
raided by Deputy Sheriff F. w. Mcclure
and Police Officer Charles Hodgman yes
terday morning, on complaint of States
Attorney II. e. Barber. The place has
been raided several times unsuccessfully,
but this time States Attorney Barber had
sufficient evidence Cd hand to convict
Zancan whether the raid was successful or
not.
He had the officers start for the quarry
at $50 o'clock. They arrived at Zancan's
home about o'clock. Zancan had lust
gotten up from his nights Sleep He ad-
mitted the officers, and they found and
seized two quarts of California wine.
States Attorney Barber went 10 West
Dummerston at 8 o'clock and held hear
ing before Justice T. j. b. Cudworth.
The liquor was first condemned. Zancan
was then arraigned on the charge of sell
ing Intoxicating liquor. He pleaded not
guilty. Mr.. Barber then took from his
pocket pint bottle full of whiskey and
asked Zancan If he had ever seen It,
The bottle and contents had been handed
to Mr.. Barber previous to the raid by a
person who said he bought it of Zancan.
Where did you get that?" said Zancan in
amazement. "Never mind that" said Mr..
Barber, shave you ever seen it before?"
The evidence was conclusive so Zancan
changed his plea to guilty. The court
fined him $50 and costs. He was then ar
raigned on charge of keeping with the
intent to sell, to which he pleaded guilty
and was fined So and costs. The total
fines and costs were $50, and they were
promptly paid by Zancan.
According to the statement of the person
who furnished the bottle of whiskey which
Mr.. Barber produced in court, the whiskey
was poured into the bottle from jug by
Zancan, but that jug the officers were not
able to find.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
sAXTONs RIVER.
Best of hay delivered seIls Tor ss.

Best of hay delivered sells for So.
Farmers are getting their logs into the
mill, taking advantage of the good snow
path.
Miss Lucretia Wolfe became dizzy and
fell upon the stove few days ago, burn
ing her face.
Among the newly sick of the last days
are Walter Glynn, Lewis Tenney and Mrs.
Thompson.
Mrs. Sco6eld and Mrs. Derry were guests
at DR.. Locke's in Springfield, VT, Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. FarT, our marketman, is out and
somewhat improved in health, although
not able to work.
Mr.. Randlett has hired Mr.. Cook, an ex-
perienced workman, for harness repairs
and new work.
Mrs. VIM. Cory and Mrs. Chaplin enter
tanned on Wednesday the ladies' circle
at the church parlors.
The great sale at the Durkee store, Bel
lows Falls, appeals strongly to the mothers
and daughters of this village
Miss Mary Thompson returned home
last week, having suffered with an attack
of grip during her visit at Marlboro.
Mrs. Mary A.Severance, widow of the late
Joseph Severance, died Jan. "a, aged II
years. The funeral took place Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. G.. r. Tower has been spending
several weeks with her daughter at Sun
derland, Mass. She returned home on
Monday.
For several days Mr.. and Mrs. Page
Weston and two children have been ill.,
There is so much sickness that it is diff
cult to find help to care for the sick peo-
pie.
Messrs. Twitcher and Gale are still
gathering a good quality of ice. The pros
pect for an abundant supply of ice next
summer is exceedingly good.
Mrs. Worthington has decided her house
on Main street to Miss Anna Bemis. The
Bemis family will move into the house be-
fore long. Mrs. Worthington has felt a
peculiar interest in Anna from her infancy.
She now, in deciding the home to Anna,
carries into effect long-cherished purpose
Mrs. Worthington is now in better health
than during the fall
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
Experiments with Linen.
A New Field Of Production for Ameri-
lean Farmers.


America may become one Of the chief
linen producing countries Of the world II
the experiments and inventions of Ber-
trand S. Summers, chief chemist of the
Western Electric company of Chicago, are
utilized by American farmers and manu-
facturers. At present very little linen is
manufactured in this country. Even this
Is made in the main out of imported fax.
Mr.. Summers, after five years of investi-
cation. has discovered methods of prepar-
ing fax straw grown in this country, so
that it can be used with great success in
manufactures.
Mr.. Summers's method of retting, that
is. preparing the fibre for spinning, accom-
plishes in an hour the same work, which
by the older process, required from four to
six weeks. He has also perfected an in
yention for the production Of smoother
and stronger linen yarns which are equally
good and much cheaper than those pro-
duced by wet spinning. He has, in addi-
ton, a new method for bleaching and dress
ing, and process for making paper from
tangled straw.
The experiments made by the agricult-
ural department have shown that the soil
and climate in many parts of the United
States are well adapted for the production
of a fine quality of flax. All that is nee
essary is for the farmers to devote time and
give more care to the production in order
to have an article fully equal to the i'm
ported material.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
GRAFTON.

George S. Aldrich from Westmoreland is
here for few weeks numbering.
Mrs. Charles Thompson has been visit
ing at her old home in Swanzey, N. Ii.
Sidney Wright, formerly of Grafton, has
recently been appointed city marshal of
Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. lice Randlett came on Monday to
care for Mrs. Hattie Haskell and Albert,
who have the measles.
Mrs. Staples was called TO Plainfield, n.
H., by the illness of her mother and sister,
Miss Daisy Hill, but returned on Monday.
A number from this place attended the
dramatic entertainment at Windham last
week Wednesday evening and report
pleasant time.
Charles Frost of Keene has spent the
two last Sundays here with his wife, who
has been staying for a few weeks with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. l.. S. Walker.
BY the death, Jan. 18th, of Mrs. Lucie
Ann French, II, wife of Lyman E. French,
the church has lost one of its oldest, and
the society one of its best members. Pos
sessed of a kind and sympathetic heart
none who applied TO her for help were ever
turned unrelieved away. But in the home
circle her virtues shone brighter and there
her mnistrations will be most sadly missed.
She was peculiarly home maker. Con-
slant in devotion to her family no self
denying care, no labor of love was too
great, and cheerfully she performed them
ALL Although her work on earth is done,
I'VE cannot thin of her as idle
she must be a home maker still;
God giveth that work TO the angels
VINO httest the task fulfill,
And somewhere yet in the billtops
OF the country that hath no pain
She will watch in her beautiful doorway
To bid us a welcome again
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
successful Sales at our s,ores.

The sale of dry goods at the closing out
sale of the M. A. Durkee store by George
r. Wales, which began Saturday, has been
entirely unprecedented in the history of
Bellows Falls trade. At 8 o'clock, the
hour for opening, there was large crowd
of ladies in waiting, and the store was
quickly so filled as to require the locking
of the doors to keep out the crowd. Twenty
two clerks have been on duty the most of
the time since then.
The stock of goods in the basement,
"Durkee's Kitchen" were sold before the
opening of the Chase Furniture company,
and Mr.. Keefe and Mr.. Savage with a
corps of clerks have been selling it indie
pendent of that above.
The doors were kept locked the most of
the time Saturday, and at different times
otsnHt go only as fast as they could
DO served, and they were let out at the
rear door. At times during the day Sat
urday, in addition to the numbers in the
store, there were over 100 ladies pushing
up as closely to the door as possible in or
der to be the next to get in. At one time
the crowd showed 1870 in front of the store
waiting, and at various times nearly as
large a number. 1t is estimated that 100
visited the store during the first day. Mr..
Wales is making a large success of the
sale and is to be congratulated. The sale
at the shoe store of j. T. Keefe has been
successful also, while all the other stores of
the town have enjoyed share of the in
creased demand for goods. The almost
universal experience has been a much
larger trade in all branches of goods, ow-
ing to the calling into town of so many
buyers of the generous advertising of the
two named.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27

A Louisiana man in Washington says (:
I'm some parts of the South the cotton
planters have left lot of their crop un-
picked in the fields. The reason for this
is that the farmers are in debt, and the
price of cotton is so low that after gather
ing 1t there would not be money enough
realized from its sale to square up sc-
counts with the merchants who advanced
the supplies to the countrymen. This is
sad condition of affairs, but it is ineyIta-
BILE. The remedy lies in curtailing the
acreage devoted to the culture of cotton.
for as long as the South goes on producing
enormous crops of the fieecy staple so long
will the price be kept down to the present
ruinous hguTesn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

People are harvesting ice of good quail
ity.
James Smith moved last week to his
farm recently bought in Brookine.
DR.. j. Taylor of Bedford, n. H., was
called here last week by the illness of his
mother and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Manley of South
Charleston, n. H., came last Saturday to
care for Deacon Howard.
Mrs. John Ober is very ill. j. b. ODER
is recovering from severe attack of grip.
The grip has several victims here yet but
none seriously i'll.
Deacon E. H. Howard, 70, died on
Monday evening. Mr.. Howard has been
failing in health since the death of his
wife more than year ago and an attack
of grip, from which he was not able to
rally, was the cause of death. He was
member of the church here and served as
deacon while his health permitted him to
attend church. He was a man respected
and esteemed by all who knew him, and
his only son has the sympathy of all in his
bereavement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27
The Lincoln Monument.

From Springfield, ILL.,, correspondent
writes to the lnter-O Ocean of Chicago
The Lincoln monument here, under
which rest the remains of the martyred
president, his wife, and three sons, is to be
torn down. For years the structural con-
dition of the pile of granite and bronze has
been growing more and more defective.
Through the settling of the foundation the
super structure has been greatly injured.
Great cracks appear in the walls and the
massive stones in the base are falling
apart. 1t has been decided that the only
thing to be done is to take down the en-
tire structure and rebuild it. There will
be no change in the design and the mate
rails now in the monument will be used in
the reconstruction"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27

DR.. Joseph G. Greene, who died recently
at his home in Buffalo, N. Y, was a native
OF Starksboro, son of the late stephen
and Lydia Chase Greene. When he was
still boy he formed the resolution at some
time to have the Lords prayer engraved
On the large rock about one. fourth of a mile
east of Bristol This he kept in mind un.
til several years ago, when he carried ont
his idea, and today the rock-known ss
Bristol rock-stands as a monument 70 his
memory and a reminder to all that mass hv
OF the many good qualities of the deceased
thousands have visited the rock in the past
SIX years; and it is one of the points OF in.
terest IN Bristol that strangers first inouirs
Tor The doctor took care of the rock bv
nav 1t painted twice since the PRAYER