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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
BOIL WEEvIL CATCHER.
A Machine Has Been Perfected by
Bee County Man.

A Machine Has Been Perfected by a
Bee County Man.
Bccvlle Texas. December ID f John.
son, the well known Southwest Texas gin
man. who has been engaged for some time
in the work of pcrfcctinc a bon wecyl
catching maohinc, gave q practical test OF
the apparatus he has succeeded in con-
Strurllu- NJ farm near town Yesterday.
The mn0Alue - built ON tho plan OF an
ordinary cultlyator With two hig bugle
shaped suction subcs that cover the mid
die OF each slide of row Of cotton and
all the squares. wccvilS little bolls leaves
etc. thar arc Knocked of onto the ground
by means NJ several brushes attached to
the machine that rcNolvcs aud strike tho
stalks of cotton. are sucked up and de
posted into rccepticlc on the rear OF
the machine The stun thus gathered is
carried from the field and burned. The
to be- most feasible one and the test
proved most satisfactory The United
states government has become Interested
In Mr. IohnSons plans for thus at least
partly eradiCating the holl weevll pest
and have ordered one Of the cntomologists
in the employ Of tho agricultural depart
mout to come here and Investigate the
workings Of this machine. The gentleman
will arrive the first Of the week, when
another test viii he made
MI johnson hopes to got his machine
on the market by the time tho cotton
season opens M next year, and he thinks
It can he manufactured cheap enough 10
he within reach Of all ordinary farmers.
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ORANGE NEWS NOTES.
Directors and Officers for the ORANGE
National Bank

directors and Officers for the ORANGE
National Bank.
orange, Texas, December "A meeting
OF the stockholders Of the Orange National
pnhh was held here this morning, AZ which
the Following board " directors wus elect
~ James T. Roach. W. H. BettiS
1eVrEc W. Bancroft. charles NJ Rein, e..
me directors then elected George ". Ran
croft president, W. II. Bcttis, vice prpSi.
uehti James 7. Roach. cashier Arrange
mehtS are being rapidly completed to be
ElR dohg business and the new bank will
open an Office IN The Can building until
us quarters IN the new Bancroft building
ere completed
Rev. Ainert Little. pastor Of the Mctho
ulSt church. left this morning for tyler
70 attend the meeting OF the East Texas
annual conference. Mr.. Little has served
me church here very accrptably during
the past year and goes to conference with
4 number Of years. all Of the finances h0v.
ing heen paid in full and some needed
Improvements having been made on the
meeting OF the printers OF orange
WIS held saturday night looking to The
organization hero OF local branch Of the
iTcrnatignal Typographical union,
j. j. Bowler, well known citizen OF
orange, died 40 his home in this city at
o'clock this morning. from an attack OF
IN imonia, az the age Of 10 years. The
-'9u CLOCK az Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs J. NJ Singleton. the wife Of n
prominent merchant at Terry. in this coUu-
~ died at her home NJ that place today.
Mr.. Singleton Us am nld resident ot the
county and has been In business at Terry
for q number ~ wears
tuluUr' W. H. Brttls. who was today elect
cd % director aud vice president I'm the or
anEe National bank. returned last hight
from an extended visit OUT iu the state,
Visiting Houston, Austin and other cities,
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German Methodist Conference.

Appointments Of the German Methodist
Conference:
Brenham District-John STREET, presiding
s raI Bartlett, Carl Hahn BRENNAN, Carl
VtoantEe; copperas Cove, Balllngcr aud
Leon pcstomce Copperas Cove, Jacob
Nv Dalas and Palmer, nostoffce Dallas,
HERMAN Schmalz; Denton. William Felsns:
nolstol and Bear Creek, postoffice Bear
1'e W William Makowsii: Industry, j. w.
f. s, Mitti Lexington and Caldwell, postofricc
aNd i'I Reoh john kienknecht; Needvillc
hau hoek Island, postonice Needvllc. TO
En- supplied Perry. G. o. Havekorst; Phil
IKE pshn mcAy ana Milligon. postofflce Phil.
TTpsuurg, q. Houy; Rcssel, Gerald and
sS Sss u R,9SstoiIlce ReiSsel, L. f. Schussicr;
nm q M ana Patterson. postoffice Rose
d nli w. +; W, Schreibcr; Rutersville, A. ID.
aSys 1n p Waco, John IIlerholzer;.
AN SAn iiuehecke. president and ]. L. Stu.
n vH, professor Of Blinn Memorial college,
S etenSa Of the Brcnham quarterly con,
is @a Antonio dstrlct-J. A. Traoger, pre.
,sIe antonio; Austin. Rudolph Brnpck'
r "TTuAinoupe street: Bastrop and Paige.
- -. !, porr poStonice Bastrop; Brack-
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Killed by a Wagon.

Jennings, La, December 2.-The 7-year
old daughter Of Alexon Daicle was accl'
dontally killed yesterday afternoon late.
The family was returning home in n wagon
from spending tho day With friends. II
began 10 rain just after they left town,
and they were OH wrapped 10 quilts 70
keen from getting wet. When the child
fel OUT and the hack wheel passed over
her shoulders and chest. crushing the body
and causing Instant dsIth The accident
Was not noticed and the child was not
missed by any Of the family until a little
later. when one Of the neghbors, Mr..
Landru brought the child home 10 them
n corpse Mr.. Landru was driving some
distance Behind aud saw tae child ial
from the wagon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
INVENTION.
- os THIS CITY lNVENTs
'rovCee PULLING MACHINE.
;, How He Introduced Rice as
~ Food in Silver Creek
New York.

roucb Of this city, who has
p i e.the past two months IN
ICY s,srtlng arrangements for the
fh =, his new invention, rice
fsaus ns with which is combined
y y. and separator, making 1t
psu mill in one machine, has
fts ,ams and is greatly elated over
WY This machine or complete
FIep',,s lpventIon of Or. Couch who
uN N. cltr from Georgia and located
y srht months ago. He has al
nod the machine, but having
~ p,,her Of improvements and nuui-
81 ~ securing his patent he mas
,,tents on these improvements ptniu,
5sg paVeh'' nurely Houston invention
s,ppS claims will revolutloniZn
ID d. nni,ng business, and can be madt
ilte p alnb 70 be run by hand power
!. elvufn ne mower of every farmer
iag y AVN min to mill his own nee
a,e ~ anal to the manner in when
~ y IN the most costly rice nliIs
\ .S balt. hu has arrangen win d
|Ak y ~ airing company nj silver CreGk
i.sN or the manufacture or MS mi
~. samnAny Will NV WV -. a.
y. NV, syS In few days and Ut SU t.ieii
...f.. 70 have It mere ana on eAi''u''''"
iiys sSs ,en or fifteen days; f. ~,
sIIAip s sbort talk with the doctor In MS
Y ,oonis S and 10 Fox puildlng. Ncs
ss,e no said. II am satisned tnat my
ihal' Nlll do all that j. claimed Tor II
H \, = an well pleased with the result OF
~ Z. ~ "a although I have been absent Longer
n "A " thought | would hc. While AZ me
"a Al Silver Greek, l introduced tue
I. n rIce as a food IN rather mover way.
7, II Il TOOK ike wildhre ana became very
.srisr before left. Rice was nor served
\ P NJ When | went there and now 1t Is
la IA some way at nearly every HeII.
4 wiklng with the hotel proprietor on
N / smoke Of him not serving rice anu
I, ,,isted the suggestlon as thouIh O.
m with contempt knowing Jhat lncF
mi little Of the value of rice MS
-t,os n the East. and less about the
ls vg mode Of cooking and serving IT,
" having one nf the Texas rice COOK
~, WITH me went TO my valise ana got
ma gave II to him. He and his wife
n II and studied H. and In day or
u thsy began serving rice according 10
!, rsclnes given in the book. whoever
4 ,he cooking AZ the hotel was n good
u and the result was that the dishes
..rsd we're properly cooked and especially
.stahle Everybody was well pleased
m Them and ! feel satisfied that rice
ii he regularly served Mt the silver
-ssk hotel hereafter and the people OF
\ ;own having taken II mp, the con stump
N of this cereal I'm Silver Creek VIII
increased many hundredfold.'
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- eulIdInas al eayIor.

Waco Texas, December 2.-rhe contract
for the erection Of the F. l. Carroll Chapel
and Library building at BAYLOR un.yer-
SITS has iust been let 10 5 ephensGn &
M once. The bGiding will he placed On
Tie caupus ana VIII face she Geo g Cgr
roll Science hall. The first nam q in IL
lrs viii be erected through the Senerosl =
eDce nall now under construct on Is le-
ing erected with money donated by Geo g.
Carroll OF Beaumont, son OF r T. Carroll
for use al tie next session OF Baylor.
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A Lively Corpse.

Brennan. Texas, December 2.-Mr. C.
W Winkclmann is in receipt Of a letter
from Rev. Oscar Samucls. In whicn he
says that be has had several tolegrams
asking about his health. and the report
circulated In Brennan that he was dead
he Is enjoying good health. and Is 80
very active, AS he Is engaged IN hui d ng
two or three brick houses In his homo
town. Trinidad, Colo lie INDUCES the hope
that Mir Winhelmanu aud family are cu-
joying as good health as he ami his tIm
lily. and encloses Trinidad paper e n
tanning tho notice Of his death in viii h
It is disputed and calls attention 10 the
fact that he Is a very lively corpse.
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OFF FOR SAN ANTONIO
10 Ne'eno state Meeting OF Daughters Of
the Confederacv ~

Tho following members of oron u ~.
Vr,S enapter Daughters Of the Confedcracy
''it i'r S"h Antonio yesterday Ia hc nres
en' AT the state meeting Of the Daughters
~ INC Conf'aelacy. to be held In that CITY
AK ana before which Miss Dunoyant. the nrosi.
a candidate for state ne sident Me
aueha ounoyaur Mrs. c. w. Sfinn Sirs
sem steele Mrs. w y King Mrs Ran.
WW'bb S,,ephnrns, Mrs Y. /. Larkin Mrs
mu ln Mrs Il. +. Daviss. Miss Cris.
lhcy were accompanied nv Mrs CoIAorr
x ,fiiIsSter 3t Miss Dnnovant, and Captain
to the ladies' 10 'n escort
,o inc 10, ae,esates Of the Robert Z. Lee chan.
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en- ana Clnola, postofce Brarkop 10.
mann mann Homburg; Fredericksburg unnry
Fralppbprgt ei Fpid ,lnd Schncnberg posioricr
Breslah, postofrice Gonzales. Fr ncc, nnu
1norn Gudaloupe Valley. postofTlce NJ
XX!nmessney' u, T. Bohmfalk; ncdwirs lI mH
ui''Ii huehfTrgr' Mason. PAU W. Ebni
second ,rhrrrh, J. c. Groth; Nan A,i "gi =
i.sinrF lneiz; Seguin, L. G. nraceer. VIZ
ierla ana Goliad, postofrice Victoria. Auy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
COTTON IN GONZALES.
The Receipts for the Past Season.
Nearly All Sold.

The Receipts for the Past Season.
Nearly All Sold.
Gonzales, Texas. December 2.-Although
we have had no rain to speak of for three
months, aud the ground is very dry some
few farmers are blowing In trip yestcr-
day 10 Lcesville, twenty-five miles west
of Gonzales The Post correspondent saw
several fields where little blowing had
been done The cotton has all been picked.
but about two bales In one patch, which
was white, while the rest Of the fields
were clean.
Cotton receipts here TO date amount 10
l5453 bales Al every gin there is from
ton to twenty baes Of cotton, aud that
is an the cotton unsold. There Will he
enough to run the figures 10 1900 bales
as the receipts here for the season.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
VISITED the County Farm.

Brenhsm, Texas, December 2.--Thc board
Of county commissioners went out TO n
county farm Monday 10 make an inventory
of the county property there and turn It
over to the new renter, Mr. Rippenhngcn
Mr. Burney Parker will be Riveu charge
Of the mules and road working tools, IN |
commence upon his duties as rond com.
missioner; and. as he has had much eX-
pcrlonce in this line. Washington county Ia
promised considerable Improvement In her
thoroughfarrs His entire time Will be de
voted 10 road work with six teams aud
ten men.
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Died Of Paralysis Near sherman.

Sherman. Texas, December 2-E L.
Barron died at his home two miles north
OF sherman this morning at 80 o'clock
Of paralysis Last evening Mrs. Barron
called him 10 supper, and receiving no re.
Spouse went 70 the bed on which he had
lain early 10 the afternoon and found d m
him relief were unayaiilng The docea sed
was q Mason. and viii be buried uudtr
the auspices OF that order
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u. D. C. MEETING,

Daughters Of the Confedcracy viii meet
at Lusk hall at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday afi-
ernoon and a full attendance Is requested
by the president Mrs. j. b. Williams, who
also requests the press to tender Mr.. Will
lam Lusk tho thanks Of the association for
the use OF the hall
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
~ Low Reoord No. Hlah.

Richmond, Texas, December 2.-An item
appeared In The Post last week in which
there was typographical error The sec
ond week OF county court-whlch was Grim
lnal week--was taken up Monday The
docket was called and an cases disposed Of
The Jury discharged, the cost OF the jury
for the term being only $lz, the highest
have read the lowest In the history OF the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
Fair Commissioners APPOINTED.

Brennan. Texas, December 2,-Goyernor
Joseph d. saycrs has made the appoint
mcnts Of the Texas Worlds fair commits.
sioners for the 81 Louis Worlds fair 10
be held In 1903, and among them We no.
tice the name 81 our distinguished fellow
townsman, Mr. H. G. Glddings. Jr.
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Brcuham, Texas December The Epls
copal bazaar 10 be held the 18Th and IA b
is fast fixing share now. ma promises ~
be one Of the most unique and elaborate
ever given 30 Brcnham
The wpstbound Central was late SUNDAY,
by reason Of an engine running over d
COW at Hempsrtad and getting dcraled
Agent II. G Mcintyre az the Central re-.
turned from q visit To Houston this morn
IN
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Ss.nger. who have been assisting Rev. n. L.
1s,oAnN m holding protracted meeting al
uS bapuSt church for the last two weeks.
Ky LOT waco today Tho meeting closed
last night The labcrs Of tho reverend
nliemcn met the reward Of sniulng eleven
members Six Joined ny letter. whiie i've
MISSeS Ida DamrgN pollic Jones, Willie
nnu Etncl Pickard ana MIR Henry Aldag-
were baptized last night
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u. c. V. AND OLD SETTLERS.
They Have Perfected Joint Assooia-
ton at HllIsboro.

ITITT OF ITTToDJT U
Hulshoro, Texas, December 1.-The lilll
county Confederate Veterans and old Set
tiers association has been organized with
the following officers: John i. Cox, presi-
dent; John +. James, first vice president;
\. Il, Faucher second vice president, d.
chaplain. The following trustees were
elected John ?. Cox, John +. James aud
r. c. Frazier.
The following directors were elected:
r. r. Frazier, j V. Hampton. T. NJ. VIII
lams. Dave borden. J $ wood The fol-
lowing were appointed tu get up a con
stitutiun and bylaws: Dave DCNlen, d.
c. Worneu r. {. Frazier.
The association mas pousnt un'E,S NV ",
will be converted into a permanent re
union ground and pRrk
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Report OF Cotton Min Committee.

Brennan. Texas, December 2.--Aionday
and Tuesday will be important days TO
Brennan. The fate Of the cotton mill will
be decided this afternoon. when tho report
Of the committee ia made at tho mass
meeting. Tomorrow the bureau on cotton
report Will ix basis for the price OF the
staple still remaining in our county.
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vo,lnn ladu AooIdentaIIy Sol.

Tyler, Texas. December AT O'clock
this morning Miss Isabel Johnson' a pom
tescber in the public school, accident9lG
shot herself through the left breast Two 20
and a half inches below the helrt ana -
nov In a critical condition az heI Inin w. !
residence Miss Johnson was TOYING vi
ss.caIiher smith and Wesson pistol wheh
She discharged 1t With the above result
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
Notice,

Parties having rooms for rent 70 visitors
during the coming No Tsu-Oh carnival week
viii please send their names address and
nnmher with the number Of persons they
ars ahie 10 accommodate to Mr.. Jules
uirsch. chsirmsp public comfort commit
tee. cars Buslpeko League.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-03
Hunting Party Returned.

Brennan Texas. December 2,-Mcssrs.
James Evans A. W. Krug, w l.. Sails
and w. r. Ewing have returned from
Nip on Trinity river over on the Bcau-
mint branch ~ the Santa Fc. where fHey
went on camp hunt. They report an
abundance Of small game, good bags and
a pleasant time. They got one shot at
deer. hut didn't get II. They arrived home
sunday afternoon.
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THE DEATH ROLL.
Mrs. Mary |. HlII.

Mrs. Mary l. Hill died at her hlne NO.
23O1 Nance street Yesterday morning az
IO.15 O'Clock The deceased was 90 years
~ ACC ana leaves a number Of children,
ali OF whom are grown. ana who live IN
tEis city. to mourn her death. Tho funeral
viii tnke place this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the lesldtnce. The interment VIII be
in tho German cemetery, under The d!rec-
zion OF Ross Il Wright
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sherman, Texas, December 2-Job :
Skacgs today hled suit against the Frisco
railway 10 the sum Of $4,000 for loss Of
d foot
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M-g. M5y c. Gibson.

CHA Gins or ,rs. Mar c. Gibson,
rh. IS Zoo his .lt' sunday evening WI
81 Hn.. ~ Wan & : aPr this morning
a3U -lock 10 Ray 'ity, Texas, 70 ne,
hr ii.er tir T. A. Gibson, The, fuuera.
nua increment win take place AZ bay olly
lnmodla rlv after the arrival OF tue re-
malns nj that place.
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Successful Protrseted Meeting,
whartou. Texas December 2'-het, go
OF Waco and Rev. Harold, evAnssH" NAS
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Constipated Old Age

"CAscarets make mo foel so light hearted ana
lively. that though ] have seen three score
and three, a few moro srpres J yetuAy sea. "
james MllRr, Villa Park Cal,
For many years have been troubled with
constipation. I used one &c and two SOC boxes
Of taHcGrctF Rud they have effected psr~
mauent euro Since my diechargc from the
army in 1853 ! have meyer before found a
Wasting remedy J. MrGworu. slS Chap
limo Street Wheeling W. Va
Il was troubled with something that bRflod
thc Fkill ~ phyticiRug for So years used nve
boxes 81 IAscRrntg aud am IN bctter health
ia IAN over before %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-06

this both teams settled down 10 hafH
work for a time and played good Dali
Both added score in the Sccohu'
Manson for the home team getting
n two base hit. followed by Inc sam"
by Morrison. In the third IL was III Or
Ger for the Frceports to go out as soon
as at the bat. by punching their hitS
Gardiner sent in three more runs an"
led for the only time. the score pciHs
Q 10 !. Four errors in handling pa'ted
balls allowed the visitors To SEM III
three more runs in the fourth. FROM
that out the home team seemed 10 lose
all i:ic and played very aloWly. Inc
visitors III ked up and played good.
their fielding being very fine IN the
eighth inning. Gardiner sent IN three
runs. punching their hits well. IN the
ninth. three errors. a BIS On bars ana
a hit gave the visitors five runs, when
they should not have had any In ms
inning. Coombs. who pitched ~" game
at Augusta FOR the FrecpDfti, went IN
To the box and held Gardiner down
without Il hit The batting of Pitcher
for Gardiner ana the general snap 81
the visitors were the features 81 me
same. The score:
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OAKLAND.
Leslie MOsher.

The death Of Leslie MoSher occurred
about lis r. NJ. Wednesday. from t.
phoid fever. after three weeks Illness.
at his home on pullen IIilI. For two
weeks provioIs TO his last illness Mr.
Moshcr had been unable to work. hUl
had kent about the house, in hurCs t.
ward off this dread disease which " ~
steadily gaining hold of him. bat ne WA ;
finally obliged 10 give up, ana for ID.
past two weeks had been gradually fu'l-
ing, suffering intensely at times. la,
bearing his sufforinss with great patience.
and fortitcde Six years ago Air. Mo@her
with his family moved to ms place from
Rome. where he had since resided. and
was employed the greater part of the
time in the Cascade Woolen MIL TIC
deceased was A years Of age. ana leaves
beside an aged mother. a Wife, one
daughter and a son two brothers and
two sisters 10 mourn his loss. The funeral
services will be held At 10 al NJ. Tuesday.
from his lac residence. and the ruma AZ
taken IL Rome for burial
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IMMIGRANTS 81 THOUSANDS.
iacog,iss Steamers Bringing Heavy Loads.
tlahy Cases o. Infectious Diseases.

New York. May THE ocean
liners arriving of late are aver
aging 1000 immigrants each, and
the health officer Of the port and the
corps Of marine hospital surgeons who
examine the new arrivals a second
tirme when they reach Ellis Island are
Kept busy watching that no cases Of
Contagion gets into the city.
Storage passengers with sore eyes
are rejected and. Saturday, among
1922 German immigrants on a vessel
f.um Hamburg. cases Of smallpox
Was discovered. The patient was sent
10 the pest house and over 100 paSsen-
gers We're removed from the vessel to
Hoffman Island.
a steamer from Narcotics which ar
rived here. today. had three cases Of
sm9llDoN am ny neg 1913 Storage pas
scn-ers. They Wee lsn sent to the
r,at house anu 3Ib immigrants who
were IN the infected department Of the
ship were sent to join the ether sus-
pat,S at the lower quarantine.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.
Charles w. Howard Killed in a
Very Peculiar Manner.
Struck BY Plank Tossed About by
Wind, While Working on Roof.
Thrown 10 Ground. Receiving Injuries from
Which Death Soon Results.

There was n fatal accident near the
quarries Of the Haliowcli Granite 90.
about 2lJ Saturday afternoon. While
Charles ". Howard was AT work on
the roof of a two-ktory dwelling EOus"
owned hy the Granite 90, a plank from
staging above him was blown down.
striking him on the head. II Is prob
able that the blow rendered him uncon-
81 ious. for he fell backward. bounced
from the roof ard fell TO the ground
some 20 feet below. barely missing an
iron fence in his fall. He was at once
picked up and removed 10 a house and
doctors were summoned. tn" right
side Of his face VAS considerably
bruised and he was unconscious.
Drs. Friend and Washburn Of Au-
gusta and Dr. Schafer ~ this city, *
anlned the injured man They report
ed a conclusion OF tn" brain, but at
that time IL was Impossible 4. toll
whether the brain or spine had been
dangerously injured or not. "" Wa
removed to his home. about O'Clock.
wncre he died. about 90 Saturday
evening. without rrEaiHin8 conc iou@-
ness. Doctors Echafrr ara GiddInga
were present when h died.
M Howard was born In Wailpb1ro
and was ~ years. : months aid whrn
~ died IL moved 10 this city -s
wears ago. ana had ever since ~ -ilci
her. His business was that ~ ma
son and contractor. ar. ilD@ITd ,sl"
prominent Ia the secret nrI.rg. ~ lug
a member ~ several ~ th- mast i'm
portaut. He was "a member of k"nue-
b.c Lodge 81 Mas"ng. 4 ylum I.ntrr.
|. d. q. r. nf Augusta. Granite I.1tT".
X. ~ r.. also the Uniformed Rank ~
tire knights az pythi1r. Ancient prdc~
81 I'r'ted WorEmen and "l tl.. Golden
cross. 4 widow aud five hiiirrn. it'-
Oldest daughter. Mrs. C-orTr FEyi.
living AT Winthrop. Msss. father. J.
t. Howard of Augusta. AMI >I.tef.
Nrs. William Sargent ~ iialmni4.
MI. survive him.
Til" funeral vim b. from th. Ea;fi>t
chur. n. At T.. NJ Tu.",l.y. aGI viii IT,.
conducted by Rev. MIR pIumm"-. Th"
members ~ Asylum L"dg,. II y. q. III.
VIII attend III body.