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tell an audience of the interesting things she has seen abroad, cOnfinine herself at this time more particularly to her experiences to France. The fully entertained.
 There was good attendance at the lawn fete at the home of Radford B. Smith on Main street. held under the auspices of several young misses in aid of the school for poor whites at Alber. marie, s. c.
 W. R. Muirhead of Bridgeport has secured the contract for the building of the new Methodist church on Main street.
 | The many friends of John Murphy will regret to learn of the death of his wife, last week. Funeral services were held at the family home on North avenue and interment made at St Michael's cemetery, Bridgeport. The Misses Hopson have visited friends in NeWtOwn during the past | week.
 Miss Emma Clinton has gone to Bos- ton for a vacatiOn Charles J. Porter has gone to Ohio to remain through the summer. 1 Mrs Louise Burritt of Parrott street entertained the Metropolitan whist club at her home, last week.
 Charity lodge, D.of R.of Bridgeport. have been visitors at Evening Star lodge of this place.
 Druggist Futile has purchased a newicat boat from New Haven parties.
 Allen Wilson, Henry Wells and Thomas Gray have returned from a camping trip to Walnut Beach. The weather during their absence was any. thing but conducive to comfort, tOiSay nothing of pleasure.
 Miss Edith Allen is visiting friends up the Hudson.
 J. w. Grove of New Haven has been recent guest at the home of Jasper Whiting on Main street.
 MT and Mrs Edward Dufourl of Fer ry road have returned from trip to Morris Cove.
 Capt Weeks took . jolly party of our young people for sal on the river, Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs Orrin Buck has returned from a trip to the Berkshire hills.
 Mrs LOuiseIGilbert ot Cincinnati. O., daughter of Mrs Lewis Curtis of Main street, is making her annual visit with friends and relatives in town.
 Miss Nellie Hubbell:O Sutton avenue has gone to Port Jefferson for a short visit.
 The Guild lawn social held at the rec tory, last week, netted some S8O, which will be used for new furnishings for the church..
 Ground has been been broken for the new Methodist church on Main street and the work will be pushed rapidly forward towards completion.
 Mrs Bunce has returned from visit with friends in Bedding.
 Miss Louise Routh has partially re- covered from her illness and is able to ride out on pleasant days
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The Recreation Tour
 ist Co.
Personally Conducted Tours.
Trains stop when signaled only.

Block Island. 3-day trips. costing from New Haven {: 80 and 9.5O; Saturdays. July l9th, ,s6th August 2. g, 16, g and 30 September l.
 Ausable Chasm. July q. sS, Aug {, II, IS and and ,, costing &l5O
 ', White Mountains, 5-day trips. costing Ss3; Mondays. July B. Aug. II and B ,r Niagara Falls. 4-days' trip. costing Sl9; B., Thousand Islands, Aug. 19. 4-days' trip cost \, Royal Tour. to Niagara, Thousand Islands, Montreal. AuSable Chasm, Lake George and August I9 O' CatSkill. days, trips costing slasO; from New Haven July 22. Aug. F and a6
 Cottage City. 5-days trips costing 3l7: July 2l. August and E.
 Nova Scotia, l trip. August (. costing 50; 9-days' tour.
 Copies of 'The New England, Touri,t.' at inc office nf c. B. Taylor. agent N. Y., N H. k H. K. R.
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The Travellers Guide.
DANBURY DIVISION.

Danbury-North (Niain St station) e.k 7.aa
 S6 E. m, S3 p m. South. 600, S5O. ll.45 n. y;sa sunday 6.lo p m: Sunday, North, 5.3
 white St, North, 7.1, SIS, l0l5, lO.SOa m. 5;l0. 5.SI 7.05 p m. Sunday D m. south 7sa' s.la ass. n.a m. foo. 6.%. 64s Bsthel.-.North. 7Is 1oo5 10 20 a IT, ,sos,sn. s.aa. 65i,7 g m. Sunday, ,1O.O9 a m. sis D m South SA 5:O s 56. 94S. I! 5aa m, 4.O6. .G.3I, 6.ls m. Redding-North 7.Os,e5s a m,sa. 6ss,7s m
 sunday. 1905 m. SIS P m. South 6.ls, 9G Sanford-NOrth, 7.05, 954 a m, $, 6lO. T.49 D nj Sunday, ,95g a m. sG9 p m. South. 6l6 90s . ID m: EG 6.S7 m. Sunday, s.as m, 6s7 m.
 5.5, 6.3 7.43 m. Sunday. 953 m, aR pm South.62l, 7.45: 9n, le.OO m, 1s0S 4.s0. Georgetown,North 6.5s, B m, Ii9, asa ss9 m sunday 949 m. .59 m South, 6S- Sto m' ls-ll.'-lo m- Sunday. S-3l m. 6-36
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SHERMAN.
THE SPENCER PLACE SOLD

About 25 people were present at the auction at the Spencer place on Satur day. Warren Allen of1iciated as auc- tiOneer. There is 83 acres of land The farm was knocked down at $1, ,25O to c. c. Stevens. A tract of 5 acres of land was sold to Mrs Leslie Judd fol $225. This belonged to the estate of of Mrs Hannah Spencer.
 Charles Carlson, the energetic and successful manager of the Pickett farm, has four acres of tobacco on this farm and four acres on the ErOzuriz farm, which he rents, this year. The tobacco is looking fine.
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LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
NEW PRESTON.

ALL TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER.
 Of Lake Waramaug with it's ope n hotels and many cottages dotting it's border, we hardly know what to mar rate as connected with the events of the past week. Not an arrival have we received from a hotel, not an of the desirable inhabitants who just now are living about Lakeside, and as our time is so limited during the week day duties that we have found it i'm possible to go in search of Lake notes. What can we write? The greatest complaint from any has been the weather. The fishing, too, if we may Judge,. has not been as lively and in tereStlng as ips some past seasons. The cottage carpenters, who at different places have had a busy season, are now nearly all disposed till later in the season, and of the guests and boat racing and other sports, we must learn those for the pen of some one on the field of action and who is much more conversant with the events of each day at Lakeside than we are. I think, M Editor, it would be an excellent plan to have during July and August good cOrrespOnent about our Lake who mingling with other guests and being conversant with all the hotels and cottages could easily fill col umn with interesting events as trans piring now about this popular resort, but so meagre or scanty has been the news which has reached our ears from the Lake for two weeks, is our only ex- cuse for thus treating that section in the manner we do this week.
 The carpenters and other workmen on MT BumSted'S new cottage and lawn concluded their labOrs there last Friday.
 On account of horse becoming scared at New Preston station on Fri day of last week, Mrs Robert Kirk and
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EASTON.
ASPETUCK AND VICINITY.

ASPETUCK AND VICINITY.
 Mrs Martha Gould, who has been quite sick for the past week, is better.
 Robert Gould is on the sick list. Dr GOrham attends him.
 Friends from out of town are visit ing at William Wakeman's.
 l. c. Fanton bought a COW at the auction sale at Bronson dairy in Green field, last week.
 Mrs Horace Burr, who isstaying with her daughter, Mrs l. c. Fanton, is quite poorly.
 Orrin Treadwell, who has been visit- ing his brother, w. Couch, started for his home in Wayland, Mo-, Monday.
 MT and Mrs William Taylor and family of WeStpOrt have visited at c. B. Wakeman's.
 George Ferris is doing team work for B. P. MerWin.
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HIS HORSE HAD SPEED.

Frank Ladd's horse ran away, one day last week, cleared himself from the wagon near the railroad station. then took the track at full speed until reaching the Avery place he left for more suitable roads on which to show been passing on the mile of track he traveled over the story might have ended in disaster. As 1t was no great damage was done.
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IN GRANGE CIRCLES

IN 0hANdE C1RCLES. August l2 EastOn Grange will enter- t tin Greenfield Hill Grange.
 Mrs z: z: Beard and sons are visit ing at T. w. Turney's. | Rev M. Sherman of the Baptist | church preached at the Congregation al church, Sunday evening, in the ab- sence ef the pastor, Rev E. P. Aver.
 Mrs Il. C: McC0llam of Bedding call ed on Mrs A. K. Turney, Sunday.
 MT and Mrs John Z. Mellen spent Sunday in Weston, guests of MT and J. P. Fitch.
 Will Freeborne of New York is vis- iting in New York.
 Friends from New York spent Sun day at Paul Svihias.
 J. z. Mellen was in Hattertown, Sat- urday, guest of his sister, Mrs J. HI. Summers.
 K. C.. Haeublein, the well-known grocer at Adams, offers extra bargains in groceries and feed this week. It will pay every one to call on him and U. o. 2. c. and hear the price of eggs he quotes you this week and after for
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HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Danbury- 7.ss. n.H a m. 7.@ pm. West -9.15 m, J 57, 72S pm Hawleyyille- East, 7:50 1.4s a m, 7.17 m. West, goo a m, 2.43, 7.u m. North Newtewn..East, EI m, 1s D m. s.NS Wsst. ,. S;S4 m sss. 506 pm:
 West $50 m. 30, 7W D m. SouthburyG East. s.O7, 1sOs, TBS p m. West southford East. 5, F m. 1s4, 7.4s p m. West. S36 m, 2I5 646 m. Waterbury-Due. S.36 a m, 1:a, sOl D m West, s.I3 q na, 1.5O. 624 m.
 Trains stop when Sign:,led only
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GEORGETOWN.
DEATH OF MISS EDITH CARLSON.

DEATH OF MISS EDITH CARLSON.
 The family of K. J. Carlson have the sympathy of the community in the sudden death, from hemorrhage, on Saturday evening, of their young daughter, Edith. She was a, young lady greatly beloved by all who knew her and her loss is severely felt in the community.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
STRATFORD.

TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE SAW THE
 LAUNCHING.
 The greater part eff our townspeople went over to Bridgeport on Tuesday to see the launching of the four master, Perry Setzer, at Greene Brothers ship yard. It was estimated that from 5000 to 10000 people saw her start and murmer of sympathy for her owners and builders went up from every heart when she stopped on the ways about half in the water,
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LITCHFIELD BRANCH.

LITCHFIELD BRANCH. Bethel-Leave 1O.35 m, 5.O5 D m. Sunday 73S m. Arrive $40 a m, 400 p m. Sunday, G. l( Hawleyville- 1O.5O a m, 5a m Sun- day, 800 m. Leave for Bethel 927 m 3. 47 p m. Sunday, 555 m. Shepaug-NOrth, Ill .G d m, +5.A D m. Sunday, +s. l3 m. south, 1915 a m. +3. B m. Sun Roxbury faiis-North. +l11oa m. 54s m. Sunday, tS.22 a m South, 1905 m. t3 5 D m Sunday, +526 pm. Rox oxbury-North, Ills m, $50 D m Sunday, S.35 a m. South. 8.56 m, 316 m. Sunday 5.15 pm.
 Judas Bridge-North, +1l.24 m, +5.56 D m. Sunday, tS. .42 a m South, $50 m, Ia 10 m Sunday, tS.G D m.
 Washington-North, Il 35 m, 6O7 D m. Sun day, 9.G2 m. South, S.3S m, 2.5S D m. Sun New Preston-North, Il .se a m, ell m. Sun day, sos m. South, s.34 a m, 2.54 p m. Sum Romford-North. Ill .4s m,+ 6aO m Sunday, 9i9 a m. South, +S.25a m, 2.45 p m. Sunday, 4.26 pm.
 MOrris-North, 11.53 a m, 1923 m Sunday 9.27 m. South, 1920 m, 24O m. Sunday Bantam-North, 1se m, 6s4 D m. Sunday. 9.45 m. South. SIP a III. 232 D m Sunday. 4O7 pm.
 Lake-North, +l2.O5 D m, 637 m. Sunday, +9.49 a m. South, @S. 10 a m, 2.D m. Sun day, 3.56 pm.
 Litchfield-Arrive l2.1 m. G. 42 D m Sunday, 955 m. South, s B a m, 2..S m. Sunday $50 pm.
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SURPRISE PARTIES ALL THE RAGE

oO M hloE1 A n lES ALL THE RAGE,
 Surprise parties are frequent of late 1 On Friday evening last merry party o1 young people met at the home of Eber Scribner, the occasion being MT Scrib ner's birthday. A very pleasant even ing was enjoyed all. On Saturday company of 40 young people completely surprised Mrs Her. | bert Bennett at her home on Portland enjoyed by all.
 The annual picnic of the Sunday schools of Georgetown occurs at Ro. ton Point on Thursday, July 3l. The train leaves Georgetown at 9.15. Re turning it leaves Norwalk at D. m. The Wire mill is closed this week for repairs, but large number of men are busily at work making ready for the reOpening of the mill
 Master Lansing Bennett has been quite sick with chills and fever.
 Mrs Eliza Wood, who has been yisit- ing at Joel Godfrey's at Cannon. has returned to her home in Georgetown.
 Charles Bennett is sick with a mild form of typhoid fever, at the home of his father, Ezra Bennett.
 Charles Barrett anu Miss Lulu Bar rett were visiting friends at West Red ding, Sunday.
 John w. Ferris and gentleman from Massachusetts were in New York, last Friday.
 Miss Fanny Perry entertained a com pany of friends at musical and liter ary entertainment at her home on Tuesday evening last. Refreshments were served and pleasant evening en- joyed by all.
 Books were given out for the first time Sunday at the new library of the
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BOTsFORD TO BRIDGEPORT.

Botsford-North, 7.3s 1928. IO3 a m, 4.53, 6.5s pm; Sunday, 7.33 a m; South, TOT $50, II .3t m, III, 40 m; Sunday, 616 m See Stepney-North, 7.25 1O11. 1O.3s a m, 4.44. G. 49 p m; Sunday. 7.25 a m; South. 7.15, s.5s II.45 d Long Hill--North, f7.I9, 10.O6, io.aO m. 4ss, 6;4i m; Sunday, f7.19p m; South 7.2l, 9.O4. Trumbull.North, f5.13, 1000, 102O m, 43O, 6;a5 m; Sunday, f7.13 m; South. FPS, 9.O9. !54 a m; 4.Ss, 7.01 m; Sunday, f6.35 p m.
 6.25 m; Sunday. 7.O2 a m: Arrive, 7.37, 9.3O a m. 12.O5. 4.45. Ills m; Sunday, 645 D. m.
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1T. MATTERS NOT How Sick You Are or How Many Physicians Have
 Failed to Help You.
Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy will Cure You if Cure is Possible.

Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
 will Cure You if Cure is Possible.
 Doctors are not infallible and there are many instances where they have decided a case was hopeless and then the patients astonished everyone by getting well and the sole cause of their cure was Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. A case in point is that of James Lettuce of Cana joharie, N. Y., who writes:
 Some years ago was attacked with pains in my back and side that were fearful in the all and what came from them was mucous and blood l was in terrible state and suffered N. Y. decided that an operation was ali that would save me. 1 dreaded that and com Remedy. I felt better almost instantly. When had taken about two bottles. the flow from the bladder was much cleaner. the pain stop and am now we'll"
 Dr. w. H. Morse, the famous physi- clan of West6eld, N. J.. has this to say of this great medicine:
 '.! have known t to cure chronic infam- ssGg of s snsys . hss s ssdnR
 No form of Kidney. liver, bladder or blood disease, or the distressing sickness es so common to women, can long with stand the great curative power of this famous specific. Its record of cures has made 1t famous in medical circles every where.
 It is for sale by all druggists in the New 90 Dent Size and the regular $1.OO size bottles-1ess than cent a dose. Sampls 6offle-snoxsk fe> friak, Jrse 6y ssaz Or. David Kennedy Corporation. Rondout, M D,, David Kenss1y's selt Ihes. crss. cures
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NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND HART FORD RAILROAD
WATERTOWN BRANCH,

Wa!1eerib%ryILeaye, UT 64s sA, n.17 m,, 1.sl, 955 a m, sos p m. Arrive. 6.46, 500, 1O4O a m, lG, SS, 4.37, 552, 647, 7.54, His m. Sum Watertown--Leave, 6.so, 74s 1922 m, 1a44
 6s5 m 40 % m. Arrive. % S.ol. sss, ii.sS a m. 1.4s, 4.12, 517 6.29. 7.27, 9.l2, II.3T D m Sun days, lO.12 m. S.2O m.
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A BAD ACCIDENT

Michael Kenitf, a well-known resi- dent of our town, was badly hurt in a runaway accident in East Bridgeport and taken to the hospital for treat ment. A broken shoulder blade, nu- merous cuts and bruises and general shaking up will cOnfne him for some time.
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J. R. TOMLINsON's HOUSE STRUCK BY
 LIGHTNING.

J. R. TOMLINsON's HOUSE STRUCK BY
 LIGHTNING.
 Last Tuesday, July P, the house of John R. TomlinsOn on White Hills was struck by lightning about o'clock in the evening. It struck the top of the chimney, running into the roof, took two rafters, splitting both of them. From there it divided, one part going into the room where MT Tomlinson and family were, tearing off the clustering and scattering it around. The other part tore off a part of the outside of the house. The house took fire in one or two places, but it was quickly extinguished. The chimney was injured and all the chim- ney pots were shattered. The occu- pants of the house were not stunned or injured in any way.
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fresh stock. He has also guard dog for sale or exchange.
HUNTINGTON.
WHITE HILLS ITEMS.

Mrs Lottie Wells, in company with Richard Hubbell and family, has been spending week at Martha's Vineyard.
 Miss Kate Griffin was home for over Sunday.
 William B. Dimon has purchased a new horse.
 During the thunder shower of Wednesday evening the house of John D. TOmlinson was struck by lightning and quite severely damaged. The chimney was torn and several of the rafters and siding split.
 Miss Gertrude Holmes of Shelton has been spending week at Clover dale farm.
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Miss Margaret Stratton gave very interesting talk at the L. A. $. meet ing, last week, held at the home of George W. Fairchild on upper Main street. Miss Stratton has been an ex- tenSive traveller with rare ability to
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pr, David Kenpely's selt Rhesn Crsen cures Old Sores, Skin sad Berefaleas Diseases. too.
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kN .a5 Year, 75 Cents for Six Months, 50 Cents for Four Months. Four Cents d Copy
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Text, 1 Cor. IA: 15, "I will pray with the spirit and l will pray with the understand ing also; will sing with the spirit. and will sing with the understanding also"
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STEPHENS SWEETHEART
Death of Miss wilkersOn Recalls Her
Relations With the Confeder-
ate Vice President.
Ns.o York. sa,. speosaz s.rvtee

Neso Yorh Sss,, Special Servtos
Atlanta, Ca, April S.-The death. of
Miss Carrie Wilkerson recalls to the
minds Of those who knew her that she was
the lifelong sweetheart of Alexander
Stephens, the former vice president of the
Confederacy and noted statesman. Miss
Wilkerson and Mr.. Stephens lived in .ad-
Joining counties in early youth and an
attachment sprang UP between them
which grew as the years passed. Stephens
never married, neither did Miss Wilker-
son, yet when Stephens died Miss Wiki
erson, white haired woman past go, was
Frustrated with grief.
Miss Wilkerson, when girl, was the
belle of the neighborhood and her beau
tiful face and quick understanding won
the heart of Stephens, then a rising young
lawyer several Years older than she. Time
passed, and Mr.. Stephens became absorbed
in his profession, while Miss Wilkerson
moved to Macon and the young hearts
were separated. They never forgot each
other, however, and at intervals Mr..
Stephens found an opportunity to see her.
His health, always bad, became worse and
1T Is BILE that the two realized that
marriage for them was joy never to be
realized. yet each remained the other s
devoted friend and neither acknowledged
any other love-.
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A !" PEACH And A PAIR.
DUAL PERSONALITY FALLS DOWN
Life Insurance Agent Is Arrested,
Accused Of Sundry EVIL =
3. f e.. DeedA.,.-.s.. $50
Ne.o York s.,, speeta1 ,s.rytee

Nesc York. S.4n Special ssrvtos
Buffalo, N. Y, April s-Thes police have
arrested Edward w. Kappel, superintend-
ents OF agents for the Equitable Life AS
surance Society of New York, residing in
Bunalo, and Edward w. King, secretary
treasurer OF the Nash Improvement COM
;pany of Niagara Falls: Eands Suspension
Bridge, Ny. Only one arrest was made,
for one man was playing both roles.
AS Kappel he was prominent Buffa-
lonian, Free Mason, member of the
Acacia club, Knight Templar and an in
surance man of such ability that he drew
81, 700 month. He resided in COM
Portable home with q > wife and two
children. AS King at Niagara Falls he
maintained an elaborate suite of offices
in the Chuck building, where the Nash
Improvement company is located. He
was ostensibly married to Miss Louise
Green and supposedly resided in Niagara
avenue at Suspension Bridge.
kappel was arrested for grand larceny,
He is charged with fraudulently securing.
under the name of Nash, $500 i from
George H. Green. He has been leading
this double life, it is charged, since Sep
TEMPER, 1900. Affdavits have been made
to show that as Kappel inveigled various
men into Investing money with the Nash
Improvement company and then, as King,
juggled with the finances of the Nash I'M
provements company. It<appears that this
dual personality has also been used in
other cities. ---...-..---.,-.--
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NOTES ON DEBATE GONE.
IOWA SOPHOMORE, CONTEST is OFF
Pagan Accused Fellow Student and
the Latter's Society Shows Its
Recruitment.
Special to The Journa,

Special to The Journal.
Iowa City, March ga charge affect
ing the honor of college man has re-
suited in the discontinuance of the annual
sophomore debate at the University Of
Iowa. The debate has been a feature of
til econtests of the university for many
years and has been instrumental in de-
veloping many fine debaters for the inter-
state stage.
This year R. M. Pagan of Shelby has
spoiled the debate by the charge that J..
D. Bedford of Hudson is concerned in the
disappearance of notes on the subject of
the debate belonging to Pagan. Pagan
says he took the notes to his boarding
house in his overcoat, left it in the hall
while he ate his dinner and when he came
out the notes were gone. The only sv'.
dence he has against bedford IS that he
eats at the same club.
The Zaetagatkian society, to which Bed
ford belongs. is indignant at the unusual
charge against the honor Of one Of thei.
members, and refuses to continue the ,;e-
bate unless Fagan proves his charges O..
withiraWs them
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WEAR THE DIAMONDS.
Mrs. Grady's Injunction to Her
Companions in Drive.
MYSTERIOUS CASE AT BUTTE
Mrs. Proulx Says She Was Drugged
and Robbed--NIrs. Formal
Escaped.
MYSTERIOUS CASE AT BUTTE

Special to The Journal.
Butte, Mont, April S.-The police are
working on the mysterious case of Mrs.
Minnie Grady. who Is in jail here charged
with drugging Mrs. Emma Proulx and
then robbing her OF $500 in diamonds.
They say they now have evidence to prove
that Mrs. Grady first plotted to make a
victim of Mrs. Kate Formal.
Mrs. Proulx was found drugged in a
buggy, four miles from Butte, minus her
diamonds. She charged Mrs. Grady with
having taken her out driving, then giving
her some liquor out Of green bottle,
which left her senseless. She took the
stuff for medicine.
The police arrested Mrs. Grady at her
home, and she denied she had been out
with Mrs. Proulx. Livorymen and others
say the women got the rig together.
Mrs. Formal says she was invited to
drive by Mrs. Brady several days ago and
asked to wear her best clothes and dia-
monds. Mrs. Proulx was also asked To
wear her best clothes and diamonds when
invited to go driving by Mrs. Grady.
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BEST PAID MAIL CARRIER
But This Hardy Government EN-
pIOye Earns His Money.

ploye Earns His Money.
Special to The Journal.
Washington. April 8.-Oscar Fish. OF
Valdez, Alaska, who was recently award
ed for another period of four years the
contract for carrying the United States
nails from Valdez to Eagle, is the best
paid mail carrier I'M the world BY his
contract with the government he receives
$4,000 year for making two trips a
month between the points named, dis
tance of about Alb miles. The mail car
ried Is limited to 800 pounds and consists
generally of letters only.
Postof1ce department officials say that
the sum paid to Fish is very reasonable
when it is considered that he makes the
trips by dog sledge and that he has the
most dangerous route of any mail carrier
in the world. His twenty-four trips
year keep lin busy most of the time and
he practically takes his life In his hands
every time he starts out on his solitary
journey. &3
Fish has several times been given up
for dead, but so far has always managed
to reach the end of his journey, although
sometimes overdue, and occasionally very
much battered w. He has fallen down
precipices, got mixed up in avalanches
and has been starved. frost bitten. froz-
en- and injured.