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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

ting the liquid ali: to "a c6i4 of pipes.
within the iexpahder. From hJi'c:.'' it
passes: through various tanks and,
pipes until it; reaches; the motor. The
autopobi1e has created quite sem
.satioh in scientific circles on account
Of the high speed ;at which, it can
be driven, and the additionalIfact that
it is. propelled by the latest ano. qn1
.dopbtedly the greatest Of motive:
:iI-I 80 ;f.tE :; ;:ji-i I I'll
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
They Are AN Musictaaa.

The .bRaays band ;ar-Bhieh / fnEpiahesI
1nusicffor religious services and other
events at the Kansas prisen# is com
posed of convicts entirely, and they
make good music. 2 Ward Jawett all
lows them a few hours each week to
4practice." Among the members of
the Eband are John Henry Collins and
Emmett Dalton, !. life 'contySTicts,,- The
leader is George Thomas, sent up from
Garnett for causing the death of Miss
lGertrude Baird. 7'zt<'
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
--HER-JoAM

ssAdy John don't go where the great folks be.
But the Eay he goes is the way for me,
Jan the sweetest flowers in that way see
z Fprever.
MY john saint rich as the world counts
"a. 5 gold -,
rs ali the riches my arms would hold
= Forever.
:.Sorrow isafrequent. an troubles throng,
;;;An' the world goes right, an the. world
g goes wrong,
.But our hearts are singin' the same sweet
/ '''5 Forever I'll
Jan hope Is ours. an faith Wen keep,
Whether We smile, or whether We weep,
:5TiH under the lilles Of LoEe. We sleep''.: :,
:.i-F. L. stanton, in Atlanta Constitution =
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

FIEAL44 He BaNbAGEp THE WHIST.
and coafugs fi frifeHas as toiHitheir
ideptitY:sat timAesssit wkS nat strange.
that nominal acquaintance should
getIthem mixed.
'sfhe injured wrist, however, afford
edEFred an excuse to make visits to
the Other, hotel and -under, hissearea
fuI5treatm1ent it g grew s7ib etter wonder
long IafJ, fo1iSF: eNihg in$iuf f6r
hours ina hammock etc; 1t was de-
Igk4fuf for Both, aPpareihtly, but final
ly Fred had to go bacl1,to .townx7y
Gust Hefore tie train Pulled him
out2he fished in his pockets for, card,
and having deeidkdln not to make con
fession disclosing his true identity I'M
til Miss Faslse 9aqie t6ltowEi,i h handed
herr one of his brothers ,cards,r. on
whieh t9as hisVad 5d'ess = l;;;jfcE
's0nce he got back to town he had
so einue4r t6?GalG Sfaerl 10 make aii3
fort his absence that he forgot all
about his Irritation for the tifae'lBe-
ingI, Then he decided one day to drop
Miss Fiske a few lines for old times
sake, and when it was finished he sim
plyssigned it SINGER ely7RocR I @
'sSAlss Fiske speedily aIakMeEsd it,
So fthe next day Z pr. Jordan rsfound
among his mail daktf Sesnfed.en1
velqpe. When he oPeHeds andlfead the
letter he could not FeckI E5vRb4 Marion
was. nor any person inSB &ffeEsa Itwho
he knew, and he osSe9jtp4'bis desk.
'sFhen Marion did not .EsGeie any
answer to her missive that week she
bec5me=a, bit diseensolate. and at last,
made up herr RiRd ate spend Sunday in
wotried Fred Vefs mGcAh9. Is he was
up his eyes in work.
Sunday h4tefyp Miss FfskeggaYe
ingSpersuadsd herself That her wrist
wasspaining her someAYhatTdeefded TO;
In finding the house, as it bore. a sign
with the:apqt qGs rsrasS g BE wal prob
ably very busy she unused as she rang
the4lesR 20 . = es3 9 % 60 .S-'-s =
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
9. -,A:feer rive s16sftKs.:

:, John Kelsey. one of the young men
said to. have; BEEN in the raid on Hud-'
sons joint. at Millwood,: LeaVenworth
county. last February, when Mrs: Rosa
Hudson was. killed. was arrested at his
home near .Eastop Saturday night. He,
had evaded the officers for five
'nlonthlse j,..y,..-; -. Il; = :i.:*a:;I: at
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
DIarrted a Wea1thy Native.

Grant ;SidwelI, a'resident ofsWilson,
finished his, enlistment in the! Philip
pine array. and married a..ItpEoni belle
who: set, him up in. business. She is
a:natiye,, but as white as any. American
girl, and in addition to. her good com
plex1Iiooin; She Il IS eporte5d to be worth at
least 81 100000. -;'.>-. i
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
1iisk HteiifeH Ri1sy 81 ++aoWFnil;sl. q

!. While bathing IN Spring river; at
Boston mills, two miles 'H6Fth Of Ga
heria; :sNfiss Heleni .lRiley5 aaged' 15gf'of
Empire; got beyond; her depth andl
drowned, III =. 5...:r "ri:Isciii s,..= :.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
On the baadok okNsveffiiSs.

tsThey- are talking of Justice Har-
Ian as a candidate for president.
+tsWhat aye, his. strong Poipts,?'s; r..
SHE chews. tobacco and plays. goIf.'''
tfButr theres'is =; po.,'noyelty:s ai1dtIti
that. Now ifs,hel ehewed golf and
played t6baedd, 'tRere'd be something
in Et:''-CIeveiAnd Plain Dealer: - a.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
3 ;iinteresting ComiIp ii Fliso5in {.

/ THE taxable wealth Of Kansas to-
day is several times greater than the
sum. ISIS. Qo0, 00O). which Thomas, JEFF;
ferson paid for the entire Louisiana
purchase, and the states products
for "a single yearF;;VvouId; pay; the origii
nal cost, of;the purchase more-thah 80
times oXeF.i s.1s:.t:-.:.i..f ,I1:s;s:., = al..t
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
probably The Neriviest Man Man

Who is the nervfest man you ever
know? In Atchison they give the
honor. to a. thrashing machine, hand
who awoke the. other night to, find a
rhttiesnake crawling across his neck.
He remained perfectly quiet while the
snake ;craw1ed back and forth across
his naked skin.-!Kansas City Journalj
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
Itxclone.cullar. :sh4ed. Them.

A'dively cyclone around ,Kilmer, ten
miles northeast of. Topeka did much
damage. Several buildings. were I'M
rpofed, windmaills destroyed and one.
Farmers buggy was carried through
the .air 200 yards and landed upside
down upon; "a Wire fence Orchards
a d!crops Suffered: People In the path
of the storm fed to their cellars and
ica ves and escaped injury.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
New Methods of Ca1tIS Thiex

$: new Methods of Cta1t1S Thiexes, -
% Thieves bave-a Hew5inetfiod of steal
ing cattle in the heigHborhood1 Of AS
saria. c. E. Bengstrom reports that
SEVERAL cattle belonging =te=hiHA have
been killed in e.pasture and hauled
away IN wagons. Other farmers .ireT
-Ppftrlo4ssAsE 3.iaif1E "a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
Didn,t Elm the Bin.

| AT Wichita a mob tore up the tent
Of Hi. XII: the Wild misunderstanding
didn't. eat. TAN liEer.,.as the. bills said
he wQpFId DIP. s..,ii,i.int Ig.5s ~ isji
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
|. KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT. Date

NRarden Jewett Seeking Information
warden E. B. JeWett, of the*Kan-
So penitentiary, went to- S1nEHSll,
M1nns. to spend a, week; or more is-
se6cting the metho1s of operating
taS Irvine plant 0fsthe Aainnes0fa peni-
teutiary. The Irvine plant OF the;
Minnesota penitentiary is considered
the model institution of its Kind
VshereiR. prisoners are worked directly
fogsthe state. manufacturing goods for
the market The Irvine plant Of the
Minnesota nenittentiary is. Inn. ina
nQAnner to bring = large aftonut eof
resenVe ;intoc the; state, and at the:
same time to furnish twine:=t 10 the
farmers OF the state and northwest at
unreasonable cost. Mr. !Jewett wiz de-
vote considerable time- to ;stnd yfnR
the business 7methods{ He was: ape
poiated warden just as the twiae-sell-
ing season was on, and was very sue
cessfui in selling out the stock but
i1asmnch as it is the intention to HAYS
abBut three times as much!a stock on
hand for next year. Mr.. Jevsstt deziless
tQahe informed so as to take every adj
vantage of, the situation. The Kan@'
sas* penitentiary Irvine: plant. is.ne7
undergoing an overhauling. Soon aft
Ell. Warden Jewett's return it will be.
RIM with a full force until next SUM
NOR. It expected that the entire
$lsgooo Irvine fund viii be drawn and
utilized: by next June. :5: !s:.:
- -:-Ess3 ---<i~-,
RecpveEed from -StrOlks,Of LtEhtAing.
Near, Wellington tie Other~~day.
GeorgeR. Rush was struck 9by3 sight.
ming. He could feel no, hurtt but ne:
could hear the rattle Ii his own $hf1a$
when gaspfhg for air. He was con-
scfdps of q .stEaining, effort all over
toF5hrow off some spell, but he could
n68:moYe a.singles muscle. He2heaFd, q
voice say.-;'sIs anyone hurt?" 1dthe
reply from one; Of his comrades,
GeoFgeEis kllled," but he could;11n6:
.gike.the Slightest sign that he was not.
killed. They threw water.iin his face:
IHdKneW al about that and he kept up:
Advantageous mental struggle toE ges:
away from fhe5spell. At last he sud-:
ideRly got tf1e@Po~er to move one of
tTKenElife went into all
parts of:his body. but 'fs..brought .ex-
;crtisiatfng.. pains. as when hand or:
:foeby goes; tee. sleep. "-Kansas:City:
j oppTnal=.;-.a@y s1a 5F:E:.: !.
: s:EaIue Os3H> WOman's Services.
: A:eugiepg case has SuEs been settled
in the probate court att: F0r:
~ ;yearsla woman. lived with her TTlSIs-:
band on the SUI superstition 8Aakasne SzsIs:s
legally married to him. After his
death it was discovered that he had
former and undivprced wife hvingein
NewaY orls.an6 his New Y0Ek wifesfiad!:
no trouble IG ssfablishing her eaaskfna.
to the man s property. TheTeupon the
deceiyed woman brought claim against
the;nan's estate for remunefAeion for
wifeIy services. The court allowed
hefs55<sf S. ese hs 81 SsaTS
giving. legal sanction Is. the belief
that wife around the house is worth
feW6;'ciients$ over ;$S3 "a year
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

y 4 contract: for. aIs19 600 addition to
ottawa university has been awarded.
This is7s-Eesnlt Of the gift of $4,000
from John.szD. Rockefeller, supple
mented byrSae. 900 from Kansas Bap-
t.lsts. -----.;s ,f,o - .:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
a7f-,-7a s7s.-.--F7 :,
"Dr.J Jordan"

- Dr. Jordan.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES owe a., ga I'd + rank.
$50 DR. 1ardaE- s-ggeing-tegetm arried;.
Why, I didn't k7n in he even had p girl /. i" =
= He dfdn' t, said Tom. "That is, it
wasn't Intentional .on'his part at first
y DO YOU know who the fortunate
enc is?" asked Frank.
3 eyes, I know her very fwe1l,,"', an
swered Tom. "It's realty the most
amusing CAPE have Ever heard of.
You know when Eweht away last SUM
ner, Fred 3octorAs brGther, Was
Nth me. From the EeEy,start he, made
alhit with the fair SEX NJ lfA<I -
Zone of the young demonstrating at
a. nearby, hotel had the misfortune
Corr to be more accurate. the good for,
tune, for. SO 1t proved ,eventnally), to
sPrAin her wrist, and word was. sent
over to our hotel asking if we had
among our guests az physician. On the
spHFse the:mements.T. said my friends
was. one fox I knew. he. understood a.
little about medicine.
.s'S0l1eef FHweA6 ;t6ge tH994+;; and intro
dqced, Fred as, DIS Jordan OF, Boston.
The young woman was very glad to
see him. and; Fred examined her wrist.
finally declaring It was not very seri-
ots.t He called for water 3it and linen,
and ibathed her wrist for2somne time,
much, longer; i'm fact, than T Thought
necessary under ,ths1 circumstances;
Finally he bandagedythe wrist, smil-
ingIlyf assuring her itwould be a matter:
of but a, fey days when it. would be
as well as eyer: fYf 1hanii.ia:.;5jn ~
''The young woman. was .profpse in
her THINKS andthahRe might send her
a bill she gave him eHe-ef- her cards.
It read Miss Marion ;FisKe.i :When;we
returned to our hotel the other guests
hearing pe call Fred 'f;Qocp9. took it for:
granted he was physician, One of
the young women, in fact, recalled how
she; had met him at a reception, and
asked cFim If he didtH6t ir;esiinnleihBer the
occasion.3agnt5jd93ci 20 Ts;-i0j) ETsi1 i
'.As he and his brother, being twins,
are nearly as. much alike as two peas,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

rive azs;4.sh. Dessd Il. & Mlsesl4 (
=. While cleaning well six miles south
of Alton, y. ?, sstanfeld and Bert
Danner were overcome by. foul air and
perished. Banner was alone in the
wyGl1,-:ariei; realizing the 'aaagef, at
tempted to ceme 7out, but fell when
half wa1gi mp i tan6s;iidi -Mknt sstoA his
and was also overcome.
:; 4; e. ~ -. - Z. ~. -. = ~
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
rsa1llnelr.l stSnns.sdi e Fl |. !.

Ed&easfrd Allen, .i! alged rs. planned t.
eIope -ff!t..S Garnett with Katie Green, :
dyed Is, StatRet Mr.. ALLEN, the boys;
father, was apprised of the. plans and
Had his Egotitkfuf son arrested at Gar
4etf. Thafi hefbooafded' a train for
@ar9ets and took the boy home with
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
From Zinc to Gas Belt. 80 .

The Missouri. Paeifial. Will. build p
Fine from BatesvilIleez Ark, in the lead
and, zine fields, up through. Fort Scott
to- the gas belt about lola. = -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
Noah AIIerUnAG Arrest. .;

=, 4 dispatch from Galveston, Tex.
TOLD of the arrest of Noah AIlea.s assfer-
mel resident of WichttaspEvlao; 7se1ue
cl3sed of enibezzIinig money PIdeed
svieEf him E.eaza1dolft "a
wells.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
Emer : rates for stoe!kme,n m.

The railroads operating in Kansas
viii make an emergency rate on cat3
tie. shipped out of the state to feed,
and. on feed shipped into the state;
One rate for round-trip shipments Of
stock will probably be fixed: This &C
ton: was brought about through The
conference betweenIthe stoclmen' and
RAILROAD commissioners lat. Topeka I;
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

- Efhe action of the state tax equai-
zstfon boaut IN publishing a state<
concerning de1cits mi stAtei.ft-
n4Aces ana placing the blame on the
lag Legislature mas aroused; the ire
of THE members of the tilr e. e.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

- - All communications for tnzs paper mn {
!. pc 6ocoIdpanied by the name OF the author;
$ n2t necessarily for publication, but as an
I; esl,denee Of good faitAsren ths+pagt OF the
!: Be particularly dhrep6VfA gi{fhg nasaes and
dates ttEASse tie 4Y4eyE AID hguees plasn
! g g
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
sh:;iis;s;i. New IGf0m Iiie

Tie ant6nHobiae designed for the
shah Of PERSIA Has bse61 tdiE4Fiiik6ea.by a
Belgian 5fiiz;tq,, This >yehicle IS allan
dat Sofa4se p id IS aaafle,ost no. less
thdn ,$e2. 900 Tlfe..ttstt4iss1s Is jssah oil
gtdr deiE p asss IA DEF. illsss nd
the farria ge 81 in'sslie
with. goldqGp fl:,f1 lfie WHEELS
land trucl1s9a lei iissae f ids4 sre
twp ElanteFn9 pf'Set SSde-
sign! of giidkd nisssss s6ev-
eled glass, Pgarin the
sun bf PERSIA The carTffssEs' is
ar4aanented iy nh SIMS of the
shaH who's 4ss14saTi1e IS surmounted by
;sr6f1efh ff-lI r,1G1 siii.T:
mbnnted by the imperial crown.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
The silence 81 DiseretIon.

our 1929 !, 81 =. on 10 % @ PIAZZA
every eYsa1Hg&x =-'ssc - s:sss'ta Ee.ssIJaz':
!<Well I'VE Hike the back perc9f jtsettA
wefl, and of course we never say / n.y.
thing to hurt cooks feelings in the hot
We hths.F = s1 e ago s1fscof d-Her&ld{
Kept On GfEEIing.
He told her I slhouId kiss. heEie very
tinae- she gfgg1ed:
SReE ;i.h:a z was the rssulltt2 :,.ssc.llli:::
Why, she giggied the Whole ever
=
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
IxnnsiaIt5.R1aadlheJr ifiittlaiir.o1aid

heyEssSaI4 Gap
i ithliste has oEgsRized p s9gRsny, e
BhttlesvilIe a1dibh o4h roulesb1 'I a II TOD
I'd loklahorna ~eit4!A s'tfs1sIaa f'sa s9'v-
- -: vysr11 hJiVg tsd8J ! sir -s5z
- 9z1S1io 20 / zTFpf.. ...s.-: -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
youth IGhaneea .yv1itIl --FTEorsesg.,-;.

/ Howard BLACK, aged II, is Hinder ar.
Jest at Newton charged with Obtain
ing $I25 from merchants of that CITY
on worthless checks.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

The Manchester (England4 Unity OF
Odd Fellows IS rapidly approaching a
membership. o., ], 00Q, 00Q;s tbs, latest ret
turns Show ss2sss0 members. s
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

AlTTELto, Frank, Il Was i rOuaa4ssst|6'Hfi'Bg
ii greeting, as he entered Ather-
toms apartments one evening. 81
called to: have that theatef" party Of
ours postponed for few weeks 81:
Il Cant do it," answered Atherton.
.TI'ye already invited the girls apd. we.
cant back out now"
!: 4But you must, Il PFotestedf Tom.
E4Jnst read tbs, @AndhS handea.a 4ele-
grant t6frah4. 1T read.
Z: '$Tom Acton, Boston, Mass: Every
thingg;salll set tledltqs zeRrriEiisags Monday.
Want you for BEST man. -.
. -9.'TS, ;,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10

"'She tried 90 convince me that +
knew her, ana She wrote mi" this let.
ter he went on, tossing the missive.
he had reeeixezf. fronEs:Nf ISIS; Ffske to
his bsotLer FAften. ore gtancgsat it
a Hight ahwned PRED, SD hg9burst.
cut intsza heaEtx.:at es l&aghtaH
- 90 WHAT'S the matter now; are you
going insane also?' asked the doc
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-08-10
My Friend, the Doctor
T: ~ 2 I: e.: e ~ {;
By;JamsssTs suiaiVana 81;
,4k4SkkkEkk1k1E4I4k1kk3Gkkkk1k

+. = - 3 e
ffTTELf,o. Er&n vSs .fr + ! !
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-08
SON ILL
{ H Greene's Condition
About The Same
GIVES NO NEWS
To The Press. Miss Green
Bears Up Well

Bellows Falls, Oct. S.-The condi'
tion of Edward IL. Green remains
unchanged. The disease is progress.
ing slowly, great prostration nights
and slight improvement during the
day being the prominent features OF
his case. Little direct information
is obtainable from the sick room, the
family refusing to be interviewed and
the servants and attendants being or
dered not to give news to the press
The son, Edward Fl R. Green bad
made arrangements to return to Tex
as yesterday his hurried summons
here making this imperative in order
to arrange business affairs but was
taken suddenly i'll and is now confined
to bis room.
His illness is not serious and is prob
ably caused by the strain Of the trip
nJrth and close confinement in the
sick room.
Miss SILVIA Green, who has been in
i'll health during the entire summer
is bearing up we'll and is at her ia
theirs bedside almost constantly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-08
THE sCHLEY COURT.

Washing ton, Oct. Sin the Schley
court yesterday Lieutenant Comman-
der Hodgon, navigator Of the Brook
lyn, furnished startling testimony. In
the bombardment of the Spanish fleet
the witness said: 81 remember hear
ing the Commodore ask, as tine smoke
cleared away after we came around,
What is that?"
| looked and saw the heavy bow
wave of ship, and then bow loomed
up. ! said: ''It must be the Massa-
chusetts. Schley replied, "The Mas
sachusetts had gone away to coal. y
Tuen said, at must be the Oregon. -"
Schley exclaimed, "God bless the Ore
gon' Telling OF the surrender OF the
Colon the witness said the only vessel
in sight was the Oregon, and the
masts of several others.
Regarding the famous New York
Sun interview, the witness said there
was a good deal published be never
said. "Because he made out from
this story that Schley VS. a coward
in the face of the enemy, and that
was perfectly false. | did not tell the
Sun man that Schley said Damn the
Texas, nor We are in far enough
now "
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-08
EAST CALAIS.

F. &. DWiuell died Oct. 3. The
fune al was beld at the home Oct 5
Miss Aldrich otliciating. Mr.. Dwi
nell was boru and lived on the ole
DIV nell farm. He leaves a SOD, Dr.
M. X. Dwlnell, and two daughters,
Mrs. Julia Hollister of North Mont.
pelier, and Mary A. Dwinell, who re.
sided with her father. Mr.. Dwinel
was one Of the charter members OF
Moscow Lodge No. % l. O. of G. T.
Fanny Hicks died Friday and was
buried Sur day Oct 6 She had Il
shock some time ago and had not been
able to move ever since.
j. M. P, arse returned from his Wis
it at Burlington last week.
B. H. Bancroft will visit relatives
In Richmond.
Miss George Wilson arrived at Mrs
+. n. Dwinell' s to work IN her milli.
merry store.
W. L. Pierce returned from Boston
last Saturday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-08
FOUND GUILTY
Of Murder in The First
Degree
BRA|NERD insane
In Opinion Of Experts Dnt
Jury Thought Not

Portland, Me-, Oct. 8.-The case OF
George H. Brainerd, charged with the
murder Of Isaiah H. Farnham of We'll
lesley, Mass, in the office Of the New
England Telephone Co., here, which
has been on trial In the superior court
since last Tuesday, went to tine jury
late yesterday afternoon and at 9.55
last night they returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree. The panel
had been out about four hours.
The experts were unanimous Ia the
opinion that Brainerd was insane when
the murder was committed, and of the
other witnesses IA number testified to
the prisoners peculiar acts. The ar
gumentS of the counsel and the Judge s
charge to the jury, were devoted al
most entirely to the question of in
sanity.
Brainerd was senter Gel to life i'm.
prisonment by Judge Bonney of the
superior court this morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-08

The committee on salaries made a
report in favor Of paving the Superin.
tendent of water $S4O year, or $40 q
month, and the city engineer 40 cents
an hour for work, actual time. The
report was adopted The committee
were instructed to call for bond of
So, 500 from the water superintendent.
The petition Of Dennis Stahl for an
extension OF the water mains on Perrin
hill, was referred to the water com.
mite with power. A resolution ap.
propriating $3.50 for the water su-
perintendent to pay small bills with,
was given it's first reading. The deed
for the library site was accepted.
The question Of new chimney for
the Prospect street hose house, was re-
ferred to the property committee with
power.
Now came the most important busi-
ness Of the evening, the settlement Of
the question regarding the overseer of
the poor. The council went into ex-
ecutive session to consider this ques-
tiOn.
A motion that the office be declared
vacant was lost on tie vote, the
mayor not voting. Then ensued 4
discussion OF the way In which the Of
fee had been filled and how Mr.. Shurt.
left accepted it.
Then the motion was put that the
office be declared vacanted. This pre-
vailed by a vote of four to three.
AS the mayor said he had an ap.
pointment to make for the vacancy,
the council adjourned and a special
meeting of the aldermen was held.
Mayor Phelps nominated L. II.
Thurston for the place but the NOM
ination was rejected by vote of four
to two. Then came the nomination Of
James duncan but this was also re.
jected, by tie vote. AS it was now
after II O'Clock and the mayor said he
had NJ further nominations to make
the board adjourned, leaving the du-
ties of the office to be performed by AL
derman Kingston, as chairman OF the
on charity, until the office
should be filled by permanent ap-
point ment.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-08
FOR WIFE BEATING.

West To psham, Oct. S.-Ffed Down
ing was arrested yesterday on a war
rant sworn out by Grand Juror Poole,
charging him with wife beating. His
heanlg will be before } Istice White
Saturday. Downing and his wife came
here from Barre last Saturday on a
visit to their parents. Soon after ar
irving here disagreement came up
between the two and the alleged whip
ping occurred,
The hearing of the DR.. j. A. Dow
case, set for yesterday was postponed
for one week.