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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

81 had stomach trouble twenty years
and gave up hope OF being cured till be-
gan to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. IL has
done me so much good l call II the
SAVIOR of nv lite. /" writes W. X. Wilkin-
SON. Albany. Tenn. II digests what you
eat. J. A. Chedel & Co., Gsysville.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

STATE OF VERMONT, I In rrOnate Court held a.
Randolph DISTRICT. IS Randolph within ant
tor said district on the 10th tay Of MAY A. y. 1850
Laura A. McCrls. administrators Of The estate ~
Charles +. MCCrilis late Of Randolphu said dist rct
deceased. presents his administration account fOg
examination and allowance and makes application for
decree Of uistrihution and partition 1 tie estats
OF said deceased. Nhereupon Il Is 0r1erUu DT
said Court that said account be referred 90 q
sion thereof 70 he held the Probate Office Ia sat
Randolph on the lst day OF June A. D. 1872,
for hearing aud decision thereon Az
q Is further ordered, that all persons interested
DE- notified hereof by publication OF notice OF said APP
plcaton aud order thereon, three weeks sueressveg
~ the Herald and News, newspaper published az
Randolph aud which cirCulates In the neiEn1uruD1d
1f those interested before said time Of hearing thaE
hey may appear az said time ana place, aud shOw
cause Il any they may have why said account should
not be allowed, aud such decree made.
Rv the CourL-Attest.
800 WILLIAM u. NICHOLS. Iadae.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

STATE Of VERMONT. In Probate Court held at
RANDOLPH DISTRICT. S Randolph IN and for SAID
district On the l6th day OF May, A. ID. 1907,
Fred 1. Lams0n. Admir-. OF the estate OF Irwin r..
LamsOn, late Of Randolph in said district deceased.
presents his admin account for examination and
allowance, and makes application for decree ofdiz-
rlbuon and partition OF the estate Of said deceased
Nhereupon, 70 Is ordered by said Court that sait
account and said application be referred TO session
OF said court. TO be held al the Probate O1ics
IN said Randolph on the l2th day OF June,
A. ID. 1900, for hearing and decision thereon
and IL Is further ordered. that all persons
Interested be notified hereof by publication Of no.
lice OF said application and order thereon. thres
weeks successfully in the HERALD AND NEWS, A
paper published IN Randolph, and which cireulateI
IN the ueighborhO0d OF those Interested before sail
time Of hearing, that they may a. pear az said tms
ana place. and, n they cause. object thereto.
lat0 By the Court. Attest.
WILLIAM IL NICHOLS. JUDGE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

"Aiter suffering from piles for fifteen
years was cured by using two boxes of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,n writes W.
j. Baxter, North Brook, N. c. II heals
everything. Beware OF counterfeits. @.
NJ Miller Bethel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-31

Terrible plaques, those itching, poster
ing diseases OF the skin. Put an end TO
misery. Doan's Ointment cures. AT any
druo
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
THE MIGHT OF RIGHT

London, Aug 25.-Dr Leyds and
the Boer ENJOYS have sent from St
Petersburg to Lord Salisbury strong
protest against the latest proclama
tions of Lord Roberts, maintaining
that they violate every sense of right
and all the principles of interpational al
law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29

Good hammocks chsap-bet,er ones for q
little more-at II. q. Osteen h Co'e.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29

Beatrice. Neb.. Aug. "a "A some.
What exciting iueicen, marked Mr..
Bryau's 6rst stop 10 els owo State 90
bis return from bis Topeka notification
meeting today This inoidcn. was the
detection by Me- Bryan Of pickpocket
10 active pursuit Of his vocation. a
lively chase through the cars for the
thief and his capture and his .ubse.
qusnt escape The incident occurred
10 the village OF Barnestoo. on tic line
Of the Union Pacific railroad. As the
train slowed up Mr. Bryao appeared
90 the platform Of the lass car He
vas shaking haods with the people
when there WAS suspicious movement
10 the ccotro Of tho Assem- blsge.
Look out for those pick pooke ets, u
shouted tho Democratic leader, rene N.
beriog bis experience with this GLASS
four gears ago. He bad not pointed
out any particular person. but three or
four wcu started Immediately to move
through tho crowd The movemeu,
excited tho N'ootiou Of people in The
crowd and also those on the train and
everybody gave chase Ooe man
jumped on the train, but as he did 60
DO Tell ioto tho arms OF Sheriff Wad-
diogton Of The county 10 which the
thoft occurred The train was getting
ander fair headway wbeo the prisoner
dashed down tho crowded aisle Of toe
car, jumped of aud escaped
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
BADEN.POWELL ON WAR
PATH.

London. Aug "a The following
dispatch has been received a, the
war office from Lord Roberts
"Pretorla, Thursday. } Aug %
Baden.POwell rescued 100 British
prisoners at Warm Baths Aug o2,
and captured 25 Beers and q German
artillery officer.
"Buller's casualties Aug 21 were 7
men killed, and Capt Ellersbaw and
III men wounded and missing.
Kitchener Aug % bad 8 casual
ties.
while reconnoiteripg in the
Komati Valley Rumble found 14O 900
rounds of ammunition buried
"The columns pursuing Dewet
made wonderful marches. Col Mao
Kinnon covered 224 miles in ID
days"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
A Night OF Terror.

'Aw.ul anxiety was felt fol the widow OF
the brave zen Burnham Of Machias, Ne, whom
the doctors aid ,he could not live till morn
Ing" writes Mrs II Lincoln, who attended
her that fearful night. can thought she must
soon die from pneumonia. but che begged for
Dr. Kings New Discovery, saying it had more
than once saved her life. and had cured her OF
consumption. After three small doses she slept
easily all night. and its further use c: :mple,ey
cured her." This marvellous medicine is guar
anteed to cure all throat. hest and lung dis,
cases. Only soc and 81. Trial bottles free at
JF W DeLornie's drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Sewerage For Union.

Uniou. Aug 25 Some time ago 40
election WAS Gsld at this place to ascce.
tain tho sent;moot Of tho people ns to
tho issuing OF bonds for tho purpose OF
putting 10 q sewerage system. The
election resulted 10 a tie aud tho matte,
was dropped. The subject was sudden
ly sgi'sted again como few woeks ago.
aud tho mayor was asked by petition to
call another election for tho purpose Of
issuing $35, 600 bonds for o sewerage
system. Tho advocates of sewerage
did some vory hard aud persistcn nt
work, and the result was l24 for
sewerage and rs against it The
sewerage faction are juhilsut
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Sale,

DY VIRTUE of Decree of the Cour, OF
ID Common Pleas for Sumter county, 10
the State Of South Carolioa, In the case of
Ella II. McFaddin sgeinst Charles l.. vii.
Hanson. The Imperial Fertilizer Company.
The Rasin Fertilizer Company and Theodore
Melcbefs ard L A Aelchers, copar,uers as
Melchert 4 Co, will cell at public auction,
TO the h'Ghest bidder, at The Court House in
the city "f Snmte in said county and State,
on salesd,y in September 1900, being the
third d"y Of said month, during the usual
hours OF sac. the following described real
estate, to wit:
"All that lot Of land situate in the CITY of
Sumter, county OF Sumter and State OF South
Carolina, lying on the west side of Couuci.
street and measuring one hundred and sixty.
three feet and six inches front on Council
street, one buodred and seventy-two.fee 10
depth on the northern line, one hundred and
sixty.Dine feet and four inches in depth on
the south line, aud one hundred and sixty.
two feet snd four inches more or less on the
back llne--bouDded Oh the east by Council
street, north by the parsonage lot of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, Som,cr STA
tion, south by laud formerly Of l. N Little
and wife and west by land now or formerly
of N A Msdden."
Ter'us Of sales cash Purchaser to pay for
papers
H. FRANK WILSON,
Aug 1913 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
MARTIAL LAW Is IN FORCE,

Akron. D. Aug % When day
dswned io Akron Thursday morning
10 revealed a scene of desoiation and
che evidences Of violence and law
lsssness unparalleled in the history
Of this city The rioters had doue
their work aud bad disappeared One
child was lying cold la death aud
nearly a score Of people were suffer
ing from tue wounds OF pisto. balls
buckshu, and missiles
Tns city building was a heap of
smouldering ruins aud beside il
steamed .he water soaked ashes Of
Oolunb ball
At @ o clock the crowds began 10
ipcrrss- a. the curious spectators
harried ,o the scene Of the trouble
A policeman appeared and then
soo,beI. timid at fret. but With
Increasing assurance as no violence
wss offered Then Co & OF Canton,
. detachment Of the gallant Eighth
Ohio regimeot. marched down the
ssseet from The train and. haltiug
before the ruips Of the building, was
q onte sci TO ps,rohng The fire
lines
There was no evidence of i'll will
or disquis, on the part Of the crowds
q the iines. There was no talked of
violence. ss the turbulent element
had sunk away with the coming Of
Daylight. and order was once more
folly restored after an awful night Of
terror and anarchy.
Al 9 30 O'Clock this morning. 20
O. Eighth regiment. OF Canton. under
command Of Capt A Fischer. arrived
IN Akron under riot orders. The
soldiers were met 10 the Valley
depot BY Mayor Young and party
OF city officials. They wero marched
imusdistely 20 the scene Of last
= gs,'s rioliog As tho troops march.
% 90 tho main thoroughfsre hisses
cot grosns were heard.
AZ go nioe companies If the
y ,ur,h regiment arrived in the city
. a marched 10 the scene Of lss'
\ sr''s riosing.
s-orsly before 10 o'clock Mayor
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Told at the Greenwood Re.
union.

Capt George Lake of Edgeheld,
whom everyone knows aod esteems,
bad go unique experience at the crat-
CT at Petersburg l, is said that be
and one man were the only members
OF bis company who survivod tho ex
pIosion. all the rest were blown into
the air and then buried under thirty
feet Of earth. |. is reported that Lake
never lost bis presence of mind, bu.
while still 10 tho air his voice was
heard riogiog out "ralIy boys as soou
as We bic the ground" "
He Gays wheu be first volu uteercd
he thought himself equal to five Of
the enomy After the engagement at
Manassas be reduced the proportion
to two. But later Oh he preferred
they should come oEe q, time.
As 40 example Of the loyalty of the
Confederate soldier to bis word we re.
call an Incident that occurred about
May /. 1865. A few days after the
surrender Of Johnstou's army at Dur.
oam's station. n. y Oh April 70, two
Federal officers undertook to ride
FROM there to Wilmington. They
were advised not to risk it a. tho
country vas full of Confederate soldiers
going bone. and only two Federal
of6oers might DO subjected to outrage.
They replied that they had cou6don 90
10 the tru,hiuluess Of tho Southern
meo. who had given their words, and
Oh they went On the second dsy on
tho road they suddenly came upon q
batch Of uiue Confederate soldiers rest.
log 90 The roadside. They rode boldly
no aud on their approach The old do.
fcated veterans arose, drew themselves
10 line. ADD gave the regulation salute
as the two Federal officers rodo bv
With thcso veterans the past was pass.
cd and they were loyal to the present.
-Aiken Recorder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29

W. E Young issued q proclamation
closing every saloon 10 Akron unti
further orders. One killed, one fatal
" injured and 20 persons more O
less injured is the result of the mob
work Glen Wade was shot ant
almost instantly killed. He was il
the mob and q bullet from the re
volver Of . policeman iu the city bal
struck him. The lad was only II
years of sge.
Another innocent who will die j,
Rhoda Davidson. the seven. year. ole
daughter of Mr. and Mrs j. NJ Da
vidson. Sitting in a carrige witt
her mother and father on the out
skirts Of the mob, q stray bullet
struck her in the head. No hope il
held out for her recovery.
The resistance shown by the police
officers and city officials in the city
hsll only served to lash the mob into
greater frenzy. Falling in its efforts
TO force an entrance into tho city
hall q portion of the mob ran to the
store of the Standard Hardware 20
on Main Street. about one and q ball
blocks from the scene Of the riotiug
Revolvers, rifles. shotguns, razors and
thousands Of rounds of ammunition
were taken and with these weapons
the mob returned to the city hall,
whore the city officials were arguing
with the mob.
Adjoining the city hall, which was
constructed almost entirely of brick,
was an immense building which for
many years pact was the principal
public ball of Akron. This building
was set afire. The various fire com
panies responded to the alarm, but
the mob refused to permit them to
work. Columbia ball was soon in
ruin. but the city hall was yet stand.
ing. Flaming embers were thrown
into the different rooms and the
building was soon burning Some
OF the more thoughtful ones in the
mob liberated the prisoners from the
cells below the ball
A stick of dynamite was thrown
into the front Of the burning building
A terrific crash followed and portions
Of the wall crumbled away like dust
before . breeze. Another charge
Was exploded and the work of devss.
tstion wss completed.
At 4 O'Clock thie morning the riot
ing had practically ceased
During the day wild rumors were
current that mobs were being formed
to 60 to Cleveland and lynch Peck,
but there was no good ground for
them. The arrival Of the troops dis.
trscted the attention of those law.
lessly inclined and had . salutary
effect The rumor that Chief of Police
Harrison had become insane and had
fled caused . great deal of comment.
He 10 in Cleveland.
The sa!oons have been closed since
noon. At conference 10 the after
noon ct tho Buchtei hotel dead lines
were established and soldiers were
placed in different parts of the down
Town section Of the city
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
ITALY.

Ass'y uoo OCousys ScuiuS, ART
science and all the wonderful gifts
that make nation great and glori
Gus. No land naturally has more
advantages and yet no land he's been
more horribly abused in later years
The very national unity che deemed
necessary 10 her civic regeneration
has become q malediction This has
been brought about by miegoveru
ment and despotism, the lair OF
sssassins If the people of Italy
could have genuine liberty and
moral good government. they would
become mighty again or at least
comparatively happy The New
York World indicates briefly but
pointedly what are somo of the fac
tors destructive of Italian freedom
and peace. l: says
The Italian kingdom is only thirty
years old. Its formation in 1870 by
q union of the formerly separate
ststes of the peninsula was hailed az
the addition of q new nation dedi.
Gated to liberty, independence and
progress.
Today united Italy is on the verge
OF bankruptcy if not Of revolution.
and is the great hotbed of anarchy.
Aud why .? Partly no doubt because
its rulers caught the nperialist fever
from the older. richer aud every way
stronger nations of Europe They
sought to make her "world power"
They started her in the "colonial
empire" business with Eritrea (on
the Red sea and a strip of the
SomaIi coast in East Africa They
tried to annex Abyssinia. which
country they reliuquisbed after a
disastrous and costly campaign
They gave her standing army as
large as Great Britain's in time Of
peace and the fourth largest navy in
Europe. They have been spending
about $75.0O0.000 q year to do this,
and besides have saddled her people
with Q public debt exceeding &c..
500. 100000, the annual interest
charge on which is about $ll6, ,0O0,.
900.
The mass of her 10000. 900 peo.
pie are consequently taxed to tho
point where hopeless poverty tskes
counsel Of despair.
Imperialism has made Italy The
headquarters of anarchy and sssssi.
nation.
And this is the feast to which the
United States are invited by our
imperialists, some of whom loudly
proclaim themselves Democrats, and
yet are in defiance of the fundament.
al principle of Democracy We can.
not adopt European conditions with
out being afflicted with European
maledictions. We are naturally rich
but may be beggared by imperialism
and cursed by anarchy Whatever
the rich and powerful may think or
do on this subject, the masses should,
az one man vote down imperialism,
unless they are careless of the woes
their forefsthers suffered and fled
from, and the wretchedness that Italv
groaus uoder today Augusta Chron.
icle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
ANARCHY REIGNED
In CITY OF AKRON.
Columbia Hall and New CITY
Jail Destroyed.

D, che night Of Aug 22d Q bloody
% 4 fatal riot took place at Akron o,
Ohio. growing out Of the attempt OF
. mob TO lynch . negro named Peck,
Who. sfser coofsssing to having ct
oe~psed TO ssssult Q elk year old
3 si. bed been bound over to court
ed pot 10 prison.
A mob Of several thousand gather.
ea cod searched the jsil and oour,
house for the prisoner, but the Off.
: eisls had. 10 anticipation Of trouble,
ssut hln away at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. The mob would not be
sssis6ed. but surrounded the prison
ssd repeated the search . second
aiDe
The mayor attempted to sppease
the mob snd assured them that the
preouer bad been taken away.
Tue people in the mob would not
believe she mayor and continued to
yeI and demand tha, Peck be sur.
r~' dsred
TIE work of the mob from this
tms on 10 thus reported in the tele.
graphic account
A 10 o'clock the mob bsgao for the
ohird Tine to attack tho city prison.
, me one 10 The crowd began shooting
- DO building. This vas followed BY
several more shots. The officers 10 The
D ldiog appeared ss the windows and
bssso TO shoot over tbe heads OF the
psape. A mao 9th shot quo then
q d ct the officers.
10 is sad several oficers we're wound
ID TIE crowd then began 10 smash
= bbs sisdows Of tho city building
sd 'bs 6riog became goosrsl. Hun.
oPs6s of sboss vsre exehangsd, and one
, >. ssos askoowo. vas carried dead
t~~ The street. Il 10 certain that
3soss, u mso we're vousdsd.
nsyos Yossg 10 YET 10 tho hsildiog
- 10 dwcesiss call for the nilisis.
~ he smbolssess Of The city have
beso s,lled oes ssd The excitement hes
b>s.ss intense. The front Of The city
oosloisg 10 . total wreck sad the 6rs
bsls ere siseise.
A 10 45 p. a. Prison Keeper John
j wsssss ssos from The city bsildiog
80 bs wss knssksd down BY Q brick.
He wss bsdly Injured about the head
ood bad 70 sessivs medical attention.
IL vss keovo that tWo people we're
isssss'ly killed aud one other person 10
dyisg o. the city hospital. The dead
are: Glen Wsds. sge 10 shot through
Ne hsssi; Johs NJ Dsvidsoe's four
ysas-old child, sbos dead 10 . baby cat,
riase
Bssd v. Orwisk. ago 25. 10 badly
Usasded vi,h buckshot. He lives q
No 43 North Street, and is uov dyios
- the hospital A nan named Mall
vss sbos 10 the head and also 10 one
lss.
Aaosher man. whose name could not
- learned. bat vho 10 . driver for The
Assrieap Express company Vas shos
- the leg.
Al III o IN The crowd is beeiooiog
70 leave for home. snd the indications
ere TIA, no more trouble will take place. |
Sb,r',J after midoigbt tho mob broke
issos hardware store and stole oil the
avsAras and ammunition they could
I'D. includiog guns. riAss aud rsvol.
GERS ard proceeded to the city bulldog
so3 opspsd 6re % tas defenders and
1saily Sc, 6'e 10 the Colombia hall.
which adj,ios the city building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
Pelzer's Prize at Paris.

Grecovillc. Aug ~ "A South Caro-
lima cotton mill has won fret prize for
cotton goods at tho Paris exposition.
The Pslzsr Maufso,uriog Company
10 the wionor Of this potable dis,iuo.
tioo. This mills exhibit consisted Of a
full lioe Of i's expor. brands. and i.
Wss awarded the grand prizo aud golp
mo deslfor tho best cotton goods 10 its
GLASS. tho competition being open to oil
tho world. The resul, will make the
Pelzer brand better known thso over
before. bot this company has for years
been shippiog oil over the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
DEWET STILL IN ARMS.

London. Aug 25-Gen Baden.
Powell. according to dispatch to
the Standard from Pretoria, dated
Aug 20. headed off Gen Dewet, pre-.
venting bis junction with the main
body of the enemy.
Dewet abandoned bic transports
and took to the hills, his commando
dispensing. some going south
Lord Kitchener has returned to
Pretoria.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29

Eight GreonviIle farmers planted
an acre each of wheat last fall in q
prize contest. Last week the returns
were canvassed and the fret prize
awarded to Allen w Sullivan. a bow
under 20. whose acre made SO
bushels aud 3 pecks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-19

Brockie;"I thought he might say what you
have suggested, and after moment de-
cided to let the tool remain where l had
found H. lie came I'm moment or TWO
after and began work as cool as you like,
and then / said out loud that i couldn't
find my spokeshave. He took no notice,
so 1 asked him point blank II he had seen
Il. or been using II. He said. No as an
CRY as possible, when got as angry, and
went TO the bag and pulled II out before
his eyes,"
"And what did he say Them
"Say?" The Internal rascal had the cool
ness TO say that / had put IL there my
self, 10 get him into trouble and turned
out OF the shop. Pretended TO get red
with fury. too, and called me all sorts OF
hard names, swearing like a trooper an
the time"
HAS he himself lost no tools?"
'He says he has. but we've only his
word for that" said Brockie. with some
acuteness. Every one has lost some; but
II the thief Is I'm the shop,he could easily
take some OF his own with the rest"
] sat pondering for a minute, and then
said
Perhaps you could leave out some
good tools in a tempting position tonight.
and / will have the place watched In
some way by my chum M'Sweeny. |
would do IL In person, but unfortunately
have TO go through to Glasgow tonight.
at eight O'Clock"
(To be continued tomorrow