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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-08-09
CABINET-MAKING
AND
R I p a I H 7 N G,
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

VNHE undersigned, having suitable shop,
Il is prepared TO do the following work in
q thoroughly practical manner Making new
parts and otherwise repairing, scraping, pol
ishing and upholstering all kinds and grades
Of Furniture. Baby Carriages, Trunks, vi
olins and Bows and all kinds of Musical In
struments repaired Gaming Chairs and re-
pairing all kinds Of Cane Furniture. Mat
tresses made over in sections. Ticks renewed
aud new ones made to order. Enameling
Iron or Wood Furniture Ebonizing, Gid
ing, Bronzing, &c.
Samples Of Upholstery goods always on
hand, and cost given before work is DONE
Old Mahogany Furniture a speciality.
can give best Of reference from those for
whom | have done work. Satisfaction in all
cases or no charge. Terms moderate
Place of business, W. Z. Ricketts, Build
ing, Rockville, Md.
Thankful for past patronage. respectfully
solicit q continuance Of the same.
oct l3-ly G. G. GRIFFIN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

ing of suffocation. The sensation was
wonderfully strange I could hear the
bubbling water rushing by the glass
and the sound of air being pumped
into the helmet.
only once did l think of those
above me. and that was when / was
descending. 1t seemed to me that 1
was going down at the rate of sink
ing stone, and 1 was sure that would
land on the bottom with such force
that my limbs would be broken, so L
began to draw them up to lessen the
shock when l should strike bottom.
At the same time / was talking to
myself about being let down so fast.
My pleadings, however, were heard.
l had forgotten that there was a tele-
phone connection running through
the air tube to receiver in the boat
They either heard me and slackened
the speed, or else it was only imagina-
tion on my part, for touched like a
feather. The next thing was to find
which way was north. / tried to de-
termine it by looking for the sun,
but the water was either too deep or
not clear enough. 1t was hard work
to force myself against the water and
walk about. The weight on my back
and feet / did not feel to any extent.
but there was quite a pressure all
over me. / could not look out of the
side windows very well. as did not
know il was necessary to place the
hands under the shoulder plates and
lift up in order TO turn the head with
out causing an undue pressure upon
the veins of the neck. l tried it and
there was rush of blood to my head
and became dizzy. This feeling
quickly left me. after standing still
for minute. l found the intake pipe
after five minutes wandering about.
1t was with difficulty l bent myself
down to inspect the joints in the pipe,
owing to the buoyancy of the inflated
suit, which was a few sizes too large
for me: also there was not enough
lead on my back for the depth of wa
ter. l walked backwards along the
intake to avoid possible chance of
the glass being broken by protruding
bolts in the piling."
Many fish were seen, but they quick
ly darted away. They probably had
never seen an alderman under water,
although that's where some of them
belong, according to Mr.. Van Riper's
own admission.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
RODE ON CAR ROOF.
A Young Womsn's Experience fn
Beating ner Way Home from
New York City,

The crew of fast freight train OF
the Lehigh Valley railroad found
young woman on top of a box car
a short distance west of Pattenburg,
n. j.. the other night. The woman
was unable to see, having been blind
ed by cinders that few from the stack
of the locomotive drawing the train.
Crouched close to the top of the car,
she was clinging to the footboard.
She was taken to the locomotive and
brought to Easton. When she
reached that city Detective Miller, an
officer in the employ of the railroad
company, plated the woman under
arrest, on the charge of Illegal car
riding.
Excited from her terrible expert
ence on the fast moving train, the
prisoner was thought to be demented.
1t was mainly on that account that
she was taken to the lookup. At the
station house, after she had been per-
mitted to rest and wash the dirt from
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
After Twenty-Fise Years and Seven
hozths Two Hurderers Are
Captured and Punished.

Nemesis seldom has tracked the evil
doer longer or more persistently to the
final reckoning than in the case of Mi
cbael Rigosa and his wife Adele, re-
Gently on tria, in Rome for the murder
of the husbands parents almost 30
years ago.
Adele Retrosi then was the wife of
rich Italian landowner. He was older
than she, their tastes were not in com
mon, and he scarcely commanded her
respect. Soon after marriage they be-
gan to drift apart. so that one day
when Michael Rigosa came to the old
chateau the pretty Adele was open to
his batteries. 1t was not long until all
but the husband saw the mutual at
tachment that had sprung up between
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

the two. he went on, blinded, to his
death.
Not so the parents of Rigosa. They
objected to the elopement that had
been planned, and which the ardent
son had impaired TO them. There was
a stormy scene. Finally the parents
threatened exposure. The sons mer-
curial temperament broke all bounds.
and he plunged a sti.etto into the
hearts of both his father and his
mother.
Blood-maddensd, he fed to the
chateau where he told the story TO the
beautiful Adele. They had gone so
far; they must go further The rich
husband was in the house. but before
the two guilty ones stole away from
its shadow he lay dead, with the same
stiletto in his heart
The two were captured. and SEN
tenced to death. They escaped to Con-
stantinople. and from there to New
York, where they lived for years.
Finally, feeling that the Italian police
had forgotten the crime. they returned
to Naples boldly, and for 20 years they
had lived there in sumptuous style
when an accident betrayed them. Aft
er 80 years the Italian penal code al
lows immunity for a crime, but at the
time OF the arrest only 20 years and
seven months had elapsed.
SO. imprisonment for life has come
to them at last, the death penalty hav-
ing been abrogated in Italy several
years ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
TAR AND FEATHERS.
To Be Treated to an Application Of
Them Is No Joke.
1t Took Five Days ana Lots of work
TO Relieve a Man of Coat He
Got In the PeHnsyIvsnia
MIafnm Comnsry.

Several hotel guests, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. were sitting
in the coy corner of the lobby the
other day reading the papers and
exchanging desultory comments.
''Ha! hal" chuckIed one of the party,
Il see they tarred and feathered
couple of Mormon elders up the coun-
try last night. Served 'em right, by
Joye! They must have looked funny
sauntering out of town dressed in
pitch and plumagei"
did you ever see anybody tarred
and feathered?' asked a red-bearded
man in the next chair. NO? Well,
let me assure you it's pretty serious
thing. / saw one case, and III never
forget it in my life. 1t was in the
fall of 81" he continued, in response
to a general request for the story,
land / was running Turkish bath
house at Pittsburgh, Pa. One morn
ing a big, athletic man of about IS
walked in and ordered a hot bath.
A little later he rang the bell and
sent for me, and when l entered the
room / WIS so astonished l nearly
toppled over. From his feet to his
neck he looked like a half-picked
black chicken. AS IL afterward
turned out, he had been waylaid by
party of men at place called Shell
don, right in the heart of the dis
trict where the coal strike was re-
Gently in progress. and treated to a
coat of tar and feathers. He was sup
posed to be private detective who
had been sent to pry into the secrets
of one of the miners societies, and I
guess the supposition was correct
Anyhow. they did very thorough job
and evidently stopped at his neck to
give him a chance TO get out of the
district without attracting attention,
which was really pretty shrewd
move.
1.-THE question before the house was
how to get the stuff off, and more
difficult problem l never tackled. He
had ridden over 100 miles in the cars.
and the tar had become perfectly dry.
In hardening it had contracted
slightly and pulled out millions c.
the minute hairs with which all hu-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

her face and eyes, the young woman
gave an account of her trip.
She said her home was near Allen
town and that her name was Name
Steel. She had been to New York
and had tired OF the big city. Long
ing to get back home and not having
money to pay her fare, she decided
to steal a ride on freight train, as
she had often read of men and boys
doing. Walking to Newark, she
climbed on a freight car. She barely
had time to tie her hat fast to the
short sacque she wore when the train
began to move. In a moment or two
it was travelling Mt a high rate of
speed. The wind chilled her and
nearly swept her from her perch, but
she chung to the footboard.
After having learned the story the
railroad officials withdrew the charge
against her, and she received ticket
TO her home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
ALDERMAN AS DIVER.
Illinois City Father Tnspects Bot
tom of Lake Michigan.
EnuIstes the Noble Example OF the
Famous MF. McGinty, Bat Is
More Fortunate ThaH the
here of the Song.

The water works at Highland Park,
one of Chicago's prettiest suburbs,
have just received some extensive re-
pairs to the intake pipe. and upon
completion of the work the services
of a submarine diver. not interested
in the contract, were necessary to in
spect the same.
Some of the members of the city
council smiled to themselves when
they informed Alderman i. o. Van
Ripper that, as he was chairman of the
committee that approves such mat
tiers, it would be necessary for him
to put on the divers suit and inspect
the several hundred feet of pipe lying
beneath the chilly waters of Lake
Michigan. But the alderman did not
understand the joke that way and
readily consented and inspected the
pipe.
The accompanying sketch shows
Alderman Van Ripper about to be low
cred in 30 feet of water, at the crib,
half mile from shore.
When asked to describe the sensa-
ton of being under water for 30 min
utes. the alderman said:
Il had no difficulty in breathing,
and could have stayed down much
longer if it had been necessary. The
only time / felt distressed was when
Diver johnson weighted down my
back with 100 pounds of lead and one
of my feet with half that amount.
while 1 was hanging to the ladder of
the boat, which was being tossed
about pretty lively. After placing the
'sinkers' on my back the diving head
was screwed on and the air pump
started. Then began to feel full
ness in my ears, and when l received
the signal to descend, which was given
by two thumps on the copper helmet,
it sounded to me as though they were
dealt with sledge hammer. I threw
myself backwards into the water and
began to descend. From that mo-
ment 1 lost all thought of what was
going on above.
Il could not realize at first that l
was under water. The lookout glass
became steamed up, and felt as
though 1 was floating on the surface
until the light began to disappear. l
realized then that l could breathe,
and there was not the slightest feel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
revival OF Sailing ships.

1t is a singular illustration of the
way in which the general belief is
sometimes in error that statistics are
produced showing the widespread idea
that steam has displaced sail power
in ocean transportation to be decided
ly in error. The fact is that sail pow
er now carries nearly half the worlds
freights, and full half of the tonnage
of the vessels built last year was com
posed of sailing vessels. The reason
for this return in the direction of sail
power is it's evident economy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

man beings are covered. which. o
course, caused him intense agor!
Moreover. it had choked up all tbs
pores, and if he hadn't been mar
of superb physique I'm satisfied that
he would have .succumbed before b
reached the city. Well. put him If
hot bath to begin with. and set
couple of massage operators to scrui
bling him with flesh brushes and ca
bolic soap. In little while we saw
that wouldn't do. They got off few
small pieces. but the skin came off
along with them, and l stopped the
fiaying and tried sponging with ben
zine. That had about as much effect
as spring water on Krupp armor
plate.
Then sent for a doctor. who had
to admit himself puzzled. He said he
had had very few cases of tarring and
feathering in his practice. but some
thing had to be done quick, so he
tried soaking in warm turpentine.
That proved to be the correct thing.
but it was desperately slow work, and
meanwhile the man had TO be kept
up on stimulants, for he was getting
very weak. Eventually the turpen-
tine dissolved the tar, and we got it
off with soft sponges. but how long
do you think it took? Five days
working on and of, as he could
stand it. When we got through he
was laid up for a month. l got $3.50
for the job. No, gentlemen, there is
nothing humorous about tar and
feathers when seen at close range"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
Treasurer's Notice.

The following warrants against
Custer county, will be paid on
presentation with interest to
date, if presented within sixty
days from date of this notice
GENERAL FUND.
(November 1S94.)
Nos. 203 to 228.
ROAD FUND.
November 1894.
No. 1879.
Interest at per cent. Inter
est commences from date of reg
istry to 10 days after date of ad-
vertisement.
ALICE FELKNER,
County Treasurer.
Mated at Challis, Jan. 18th, 1901
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

There is a schoc. district in Reno
county, Kan. in which there is a
schoolhouse and teacher, but not a
solitary pupil. Miss Mary Scroggins,
the teacher, opens school every morn
ing and holds herself in readiness TO
instruct any children who may come.
but she is the sole occupant of the
building. There are plenty of chill
dren in .he district, but they are of
Catholic parentage and attend
parochial schcol.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
c. c. g. c.. Stage Line.

HOWELL BROS, Props.
The cheapest, shortest, and
most direct route to Bayhorse,
Clayton, Bonanza, Custer, Stan
ley Basin, Seafoam and Sheep
Mountain. Carrying U. S. mall,
passengers and express.
j p. Spalding, Agt. Challis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
Afraid OF even Numberx.

The Siamese are superstitious, and
believe there is luck in odd numbers.
The number of rooms in each house.
the number of doors and the number
of windows in each room. as well as
the entire number in the house, must
always be odd. 81
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
STATE.

SUPREME COURT.
Ralph P. Quarles,
/. N. Sullivan,
Charles Stockslaser.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22

This pleasant mountain resort situated at Robinson Bar the
junction of Warm Spring creek Salmon river 8 miles above
Clayton IA miles below Custer These springs of nice
temperature and of superior
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
MRS. ANNA z. GRIFFITH

The sad news of the death of Mrs.
Anna R. Griffith reached our town We'd
nesday. Mrs. Griffith who was a resi-
dent Of Middletown for twenty years,
left about seven months ago and since
that time has made her home with her
sister, Mrs. McMee, in Elk Neck, Cecil
County, Md.
Mrs Griffith has been in poor health
for the past eight years, during which
time she had the best of medical atten-
ton, but her health did not improve.
She was the daughter Of the late Cap
tain Alexander and Catharine Mauldon,
and was born in Elk Neck, Cecil County,
fifty-three years ago. She was married
to Mr.. Walter Griffith some twenty seven
years ago, who died seven years later.
Mrs. Griffith was member Of Be
thesda nj. E. Church, connecting herself
with the church of her choice when nine
years Of age, and as long as her health
permitted was constant attendant at all
services. She was much loved by all
who knew her, and had large circle Of
devoted friends in this community.
The remains will be brought here on
the Oil A. M. train Monday morning
for burial. Service will be held in Be
thesda Methodist Episcopal Church in
terment being made in the M. Z. Gene
tery,
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
PERSONALITIES


Rev. F. H. Moore visited Philadelphi
on Wednesday.
Mrs. s. Burston was Philadelphia
visitor this week.
! Mr.. Robert 1. johnson was a Smyrna
visitor this week.
Miss Rose Warren has accepted posi-
tion in Wilmington.
DIR, E. w. Caswell, of New York City
is visiting friends in town.
Mr.. William Garner, of Smyrna, visited
friends here Thursday evening.
Miss Elsie Jones was the guest Of Miss
Josephine Salmons, at Summit Bridge.
Mrs. Annie Allen visited friends in
Philadelphia on Tuesday and Wednes.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Holten spent sew.
eral days in Woodbury., n. j., the past
week.
Messrs. S. M. Reynolds, ]. L. Shepherd
and ]. S. Crouch were at Atlantic City
Sunday.
Miss Helen Cheairs, Of Delaware City,
is being entertained by Miss Lucie
Cochran.
Mrs. Leslie Schreitz and daughter, Miss
Jeanette, are spending few days in Bal
timore, Nd.
Mr.. Brock, of Chestertown, Nd, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron one
evening this week
Miss Elmira Bates, of Wilmington, vis-
ted the family of Mr.. James Fl. Smith,
near town Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Barrett, of Manahawkin,
N. T., visited DIR. and Mrs. /. E. Barrett
a few days this week.
Mr.. Lynn Caulk, of Atlantic City,
spent several days in this section during
the first Of the week.
Miss Myrtle V. Berry graduates as
stenographer next Wednesday evening at
Goldy's commencement.
Mrs. Rachel Conner spent this week
with her dadghter, Mrs. D. W. Hill, of
Kennedvville, Kent Co., Md.
Mrs. Emma johnson and Mrs. Lena
Chew, Of Roseville, N. J., were the guests
of Mrs. John Webb this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortlock, Of Wilmington,
and Miss Mills, Of Philadelphia, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones, on
East Main street Thursday.
Mr.. David Leshem for the past ten
months employed by Mr.. E. S. Jones,
has rendered his resignation, and in few
days will enter into partnership with
his brother, who is tonsorial artist at
Tenth and Market streets, Wilmington.
Mr.. Leshem has made many friends dur
ing his short stay in our town who will
wish him success in his new undertaking.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
CECIIToE sIFTINGs

Mrs. Mabel Anderson has been quite
ill.
Mrs. Andersen and Miss Annie were in
Middletown on Monday.
Mr.. William Price, Of Middle Neck,
was in town on Saturday.
Mr.. George G. Morgan was the guest Of
Mr.. James Lusby on Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Humphrey is spending
sometime with relatives in town.
Mr.. William Anderson spent two days
Of this week with Baltimore friends.
Mrs. Mary Millikin, Of near Earleville,
is spending this week with Mrs. John T.
Manloye.
Miss Clintie P. Lynch has returned to
her home in Warwick after visit with
friends in town.
Miss Mary Richards returned to her
home on Wednesday after few days
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Emma Ferguson and daughter,
Miss Katharine, are spending fewssdays
with J.. E. Ferguson at ChestertoWn.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01

place on Monday, and after being given d
hearing before Magistrate Bratton were
held in $500 bail each, in default of
which, they were sent to New Castle Jail
on Monday evening They were also
charged with trespass by the railroad
company and fined $1,000 each for the
offence. Several other colored boys were
with the captured ones at the time, but
they made good their escape when officer
David Lyman appeared on the scene and
attempted to arrest all present. Among
those who escaped we're Howard Lewis,
John Piner and Daniel Miller.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01

The Commencement exercises of the
Middletown Academy will take place on
Monday evening, Juue 18th in the Opera
House. The committee composed Of
Messrs. S. NJ. Reynolds, M. B. Burris and
John S. Crouch has completed all ar
rangements for the occasion, and the
evenings program will be good one.
Robert Fl. Richards, Esq, will make the
address to the graduating class, which
will number about Is, the largest number
that has graduated at the Academy for
several years. Prices Orchestra will
furnish music for the occasion. The Rev.
F. Fl. Moore will preach the Baccalaur-
cate sermon in Forest Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening, June 10Th.
The game of base ball played on the
local grounds between the strong Fort
dupont club and the home team on
Thursday, resulted in a victory for the
visitors by the score of IL to 8. The
home team made many costly errors
which allowed the soldiers to pile up
runs. McClary and S. Holten the battery
for the local club did good work, as did
several others, but they all need practice,
and should make an effort to secure
grounds where they can get together
more frequently. The game will be re-
turned at an early date, and we are in
formed by one interested, there will be
several new players in the team when
they visit Fort DUPONT. The visitors put
up clean game, and deserve much
credit for their good conduct throughout
the entire game.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
petar /. Cooper Very III

The condition Of Former Deputy Attor-
ney General Peter Z. Cooper, Jr., of Will
mington, j. exceedingly grave He was
hurt in runaway accident about a
month ago and complications Of serious
character have followed. He is son-in-
law Of General Louis Wagner, Of Phila-
delphia.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
CURRENT PRICES

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN W. JoLIs.
Wheat-No. 1....77 Corn
No. 2....74 Yellow, shelled Al
Timothy Seed $3.50 =" cob 80. &C
Clover Seed 10 13c Oats ............... &c
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
K1DDIErowN, DEL, JUNE !, 1901.
Local News.

Full line Of Fresh Groceries at E. F.
INGRAM's.
Browns Antidote for headache, doses
10 cents, at Bragdon's.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
Mails Close as Follows.

Going Nortb-7.30 o. m, 1905 q. m, 3.56 and
$40 p. m.
Going South-S.50 q. M, 6.l0 p. m.
For Odessa-9.l0 q. m, Lao .: Ll.s oSu p. M
For Warwick, Cecilton, Earlvilie ana Sassar
RrMs-9.l5 q. m.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
The MiddIetoWn Transcript
trains Leave Midaietown a Follows:

North Bound--s.sO, 80, a9O and lo.2s a m.
4l6 and Goa p. m.
61s and 81 p. m.
Middletown transcript., 1901-06-01
ms. NJ. ARMSTRONG,
AUCTI0NEER.
=, attention given to calling Public
speclai a. sales, Auctions, etc.
JOS. NJ ARMSTRONG,
Odessa, Del.
NOTICE

Having made arrangements with MEgsR.
IoyEs & BRADLEY to handle our retail
Mix and Cream trade, at their Ice
Cream Saloon on Main street, we can
now furnish our customers with Whole
Milk, Skinned Milk, Butter Milk or
Cream, without having to come down to
he creamery after it. We do not retail
1t the creamery.
MIDDLETowN FARMS,
Cook ( BRADY, Props.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-10

League. The league has taken new quarters in the Fremont Building. It now overlocks the Granary buryinE ground and Fremont Street. opposite Fremont Temple. It has several rooms where 1t formerly had one. and 1t Is in position to do more work than for several years. General Hazard stevens, who has been Secretary for several months, has extended the correspond ence of the league and has secured several hundred new members. There are now about 1000 members In all parts of the Union. representing thtrty- three States. There are twenty-six col- iege presidents and professors in the membership, and also some of the ,arg- est manufacturers and wholesale nFer- chants in the country William B Rice of Boston, one of the largest leatht r dealers, Rowland Hazard of Peacedale. R. l., a large woollen manufacturer. and J. B. Sargent of New Haven, also a large manufactures. are membscs of the league.