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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-17
ARE YOUR COAL Bins

ARE YOUR COAL BINS
WELL FILLED for cold wealth
err? Buying coal now is just the
thing to do, am filling up bins
with the best coal at summer
prices. If you order now you
can rest easy and not worry
when the cold weather is upon
YOU If ten years experience is
worth any thing, you may know
that you are getting the best.
Geo. G. Shachleford, Phone AZ.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-17
Coal.

1 will handle only the best
grades of Alabama coal this
year. No Illinois or Kentucky
Goals. The same brands that
have given you satisfaction for
ten years or more. Thew are
the Corona, Brilliant, Under
wood and Montavallo.
GEORGE G. SHACKLEFORD.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-17
THE CANTON TIMES
Local and Personal.


Clever Joe Stewart was in town
Thursday.
phone 140 when you want Job
Printing.
vicksburg Sunday.
a. Fl. Gross has returned
from visit to Selma. Ala.
II. A. SSpivy was among his
city friends this week.
II M. Pace, of Sharon was in
the city a few days this week.
Mr.. Sam Wiener, of SE.reve-
bort, is in town for a few days
4 visit
G. D. Watts, Of Loring, was
among his Canton friends this
week.
R. H. Childress, Of Sedgewood,
was among his Carton friends
this week.
j T. Sharp, Of Sharpsburg,
one Of our best men, was with US
/ this week.
D. J. Barnett and estimable
wife, of District S, we're in our
city yesterday.
Don't forget to pay your taxes
before the 1st. of February, as
. you will loose your vote by not
paying before that time.
Mr.. Adolph Harris. Of Atlanta
Ga, WAS the guest Of Mr.W. B,
Wiener Sunday.
& Mrs. Isidore Hesdofer was the /
hostess of the Ladies' Eachre
Club this week.
We are quarters ahead for busi
ness education, G. E. G. & N. @. |
Be-, Grenada, Miss.
Do not forget to write for one]
Of our new Journals, the fashy
touch OF time. g. B. G. s. N. o. /
B. c., Grenada, Miss.
Miss May Maymore, Of Jack
son, has been the guest Of Miss
Carrie Dial this week.
L. P Donahoe, the ever pleas
ant and clever Pat, was among
his Canton friends yesterday.
Geo, G.. Shackleford has in
creased his number of teams and
those who want COAL, HULLS,
Dr. MEAL can obtain them
promptly by phoning number ~.
H. L. Sanders, of Madison. a
iuccessful farmer and genial gen.
ieman, was a recent visitor. /.
". H. Brown. formerly with
|, L. Tucker, but now 10 the
ountry, was in town yesterday.
Miss Rosa Fitchett, is in New
)rleans at the training school
y nurses studying to be a train.
q nurse.
Mrs. Tuteur was the hostess
a Euchre Party, Thursday
vening in honor of Miss Feible-
IAN of Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. P. Hossley,
larence and Wise Wohner. are Z,
le guest of Mr. Hossley's moth
In Vicksburg. v
Miss Willie Baldwin entertain -
with Lotto Wednesday in hon !
OF Misses Florence and Allen q
derson of Tennessee. v,
The LIST. quarterly ConferenceI rr
! Sharon circuit will be held m
Sharon Saturday and Sunday j
nuary 1919. For Canton Sun h
y and Monday. January 1920. On
Election for Bishops will be 81
ken. IA
F. B. Holloman, P. e. 81
", B. Kicks, a gentleman of g g
ich personal worth and an ex- e,
lSlVe D1antar was in town a.
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NOTICE.

After Jan. lst our advertising
rates will be II Ia cts per inch
fiat rate. per column.
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Money to Loan.

At s and 10 per cent in sums
to suit borrowers.
w HI. POWELL,
Attorney-at-Law.
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other men at the table rose with Gen

other men at the table rose with Gen
eral Jackson.
Gentlemen" pleaded with the best
words l could command in the Ian
guage. do not forget your dignity. and
disturb the peace of this house for a
bottle of ink"
| The quarrel was ridiculous, and
southerners laughed. General Jackson
himself again changed counthenance,
and gave me, / do not know why. a
smile that must have been reflected
| from the face of woman he adored.
But my poor master showed the bull
dog; and taking him by the arm and
the collar / toddled him away from that
| table to a dark entry, where / held him
without any admonition save a sus-
tanned grip. He became like a child.
| weeping and trembling, and declaring
that everybody was in league against
him. Argument is wasted on people
having such intirmity of temper. When
he was we'll cooled | put him in an
arm chair by fire in the ladies' parlor,
and he was soon very meek and tract
able. watching the creatures he SO ad-
mired
you must go to bed as soon as you
have your supper" l said to him. 1.-The
tourney to Saratoga has been hard
one for YOU. But Skenedonk is here for
tunately, and he can take you home
again.
MY master looked at me with the
shrewishnes of an elephant. had not
at tint time seen an elephant. When |
did see one, however, the shifting of its
eyes brought back the memory of Doc
tor Chantry when l had him at bay by
the fire.
You are not going to get away from
me-" he responded. "If you are tirei
of 1t, so am l. Otherwise, we pro-
ceed."
IF you pick quarrels with soldiers
and duel:sts at every step, what are We
to do?"
Il picked no quarrel. 1t is my luck.
Everyone is against me-" He hung
his head in such a detected manner
that / felt ashamed of bringing hic
" dCCOuuts anu tOlu MIN
/ was certain no harm would come OF
1t.
II am not genial Doctor Chantry
owned 81 wish l were. Now you are
genial, Lazarre. People take to you
You attract them. But whatever l am.
you are obliged to have my company;
you cannot get along without me- You
have no experience, and no money II
have experimental few pounds
not enough to retire into the country
upon, in England; but enough to buy
little food for the present"
| thought l could get along better |
the experience and even the |
few pounds, than with him as an en-
though I could not bring
myself to the cruelty of telling him |
so. For there is in me fatal soft
ness which no man can have and |
overbear others in this world. 1t con-
strains me to make the other mans
cause my own. though he be at wa.
with my own interests.
Therefore l was at the mercy OF
skenedonk, also. The Indian appeared |
In the doorway and watched me. III
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had all been to a spring to drink water
for only one spring was greatly use
then; and they talked about the medic
inal effects. Some men left the stronge
waters, which could be had at a glitter
| ing portcullised bar opposite the fire
place in the tap-room, TO chat with thes'
short wasted beauties. | saw one state
ly creature in a white silk ball costume
his stockings splashed to the knees will
mud from the corduroy road.
But the person who distinguished him
self from everybody else by some name
less attraction, was man perhaps forty
years Old who sat in a high-b backed set
tie at a table near the fire. He was erect
browed. and pale. His sandy hair stood
up like the bristles of brush. Care
fully dressed, with sword at his side
as many OF the other men had-he filled
my idea of a soldier; and | was not sur
prised TO hear his friends sitting oppo-
site call him General Jackson.
An inkstand. a quill and some paper
were placed before him, but he pushed
them aside with his glass of toddy to lift
one long fore-tinger and emphasize his
talk. He had a resonant, impress
siye voice. with manner gentle
and persuasive. like a womans; and
he was speaking of Aaron Burr, the
man whose duel had made such noise
in the newspapers.
Il disagree with you, Mr.. Campbell.
You are prejudiced against Mr.. Burr
on account OF his late unfortunate af-
fair. Even in that case | maintain every
man has right to honor and satisfac-
tion. But he loves the Spanish on our
southwestern borders no better than
do-and you know how | love the Span
ish."
The other man laughed, loungins
against the table.
You can't believe anything i'll of
Aaron Burr, General"
l might have given attention to what
they were saying, since here were men
from Washington, the very fountain Of
government, If Doctor Chantry had not
made me uneasy. He chose the table
at which they were sitting and placed
himself in the seat nearest the fire.
with the utmost nicely about his own
He wiped his horn spectacles,
and produced his own Ink and quill and
from breast pocket. /
had begged the doctor to keep strict
account between us. that | might pay
back from my pension whatever he
spent on me, and with fine spider like
characters he was proceeding to debit
me with the stage fare, when another
quill barred his entrance to his ink
horn
He took off his spectacles and glared
,ink-eyed at the genial gentleman with
sandy upright hair.
''Sir!" he cried, that is my ink!"
General Jackson, absorbed in talk, did
lot notice Doctor Chantry. who half
irose and shouted directly at his ear:
"Sir, that is my ink"
He knocked the interloping quill In
he direction of its owner
The genial sandy gentleman changed
,ountepance in way to astonish be-
lolderS,
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his bald head beamed their accustomed
luster upon me. l asked him where my
father and mother and the rest of the
tribe were. and he said they had not left
St. Regis.
"And why are you so early?" in
|quired.
He had been at Montreal. and had
undertaken to guide a Frenchman as far
as Saratoga. 1t is not easy to surprise
an Indian. But I wondered that skene-
donk accepted my presence without a
question, quite as if he had himself made
the appointment.
However, the sights to be seen put
him out OF my head. ;sesides the tap
room crowded with men there was par
lor in which women of fashion walked
about, contrasting with the place. They
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DR.. Chantry was as insensible to De
Chaumont as I myself. Still he agreed
to write note to his protector,
while l prepared my quill to write
one to Madame de Ferrier. With
the spirit Of the true parasite he laid
all the blame on me. and said he was
constrained ty duty to fellow and watch
over me since it was impossible to rurp
"a nature like mine. And he left a
loop-hole open for future return to
De Chaumont's easy service, when the
hardships which he willingly faced
brought him his reward.
This paper he brazenly showed me
while l was struggling to beg Madame
de Ferriers pardon, and 10 let her know
that l aimed at something definite
whether ever reached port or not.
/ reflected with satisfaction that he
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].
ll"HIs IS fine" said DR.. Chantry,
when We descended from the
L rough stage which had brought

II"HIS IS fne." said DR.. Chantry,
when We descended from the
L rough stage which had brought
us across q corduroy trail,
and found ourselves at the en-
trance of spacious wooden tavern.
when / passed Saratoga before there
were only three log houses, and the inn
had two roms below and one above. 1t
was lighted by pine torches stuck in the
chinks of the wall-and see low candles
shine through these windows"
The tavern stood in a cleared pace
with miles of forest around 1t, and Z
marsh stretching near by. Tlsk coul,!
not prevent our seeing a few log lsbi-
tations, one of them decorated with Il
merchants sign. We ensere1 among
swarming crowds, little world dropped
into the backwoods. This was more sur
prising because we had Just left behind
us a sense of wild things gathering to
their night haunts. and low savage
cries. and visions of moose an1 deer
through far-off arches.
A man who appeared to be the host
met us, his sprightly interest in our
welfare being tempered by the con-
seriousness of having many guests: and
toll us tn, house was full. but he would
do what he could for us.
.'Why is the house full?" fretted DR..
Charity.
what right have you, dear sir. to
crowd your house and so insure our dis
comfort?'
''None at all. sir" answered the host
good naturedly. "If you think you can
do better, try for lodgings at the store
keepers"
"The store -keeper's!" DR.. Chantry's
hysterical cry turned some attention to
us. Il shall do nothing of the kind.
! demand the best you have, sir
'The best l can give you," amended
our host. You see we are very full of
politicians from Washington. They
crowd to the spring"
My master turned his nose like the
inflamed horn of unicorn against the
politicians from Washington, and trotted
to the fireplace where blazing knots
rheered a great tap-room set with many
tables and benches.
And there rested Skenedonk in silent |
toasting his moccasins. The Iro-
Iuois had long made Saratoga a gath |
sring place, but / thought of this Oneida |
rs abiding in st. Regis village; for our
people did not come to the summer |
hunting in May.
Forgetting that I was runway |
net him heartily. and the fawn eyes in |
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Have / disputed it. sir?"
'No. sir. but you have dipped into II
without asking leave"
BY God, sir. what is a fip'ny-bit's
worth of ink?''
But it's mine, sir,"
II see, sir; you're Yankee. sir"
I'm not. sir; I'm English-the finest
race in the world"
General jackson looked him up and
down as they rose fronting each other.
and filed the air with dazzling words.
81 should judge SO. sir, by the speci-
men see before mel"
Doctor Chantry was like a fighting
cock. and it was plainly his age which
kept the other from striking him. He
was beginning our journey we'll. but I
felt bound to intercept whatever fell
upon him, and stood between them. The
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would probably turn back at Saratoga.
We descended together to his room and
brought away the things he needed. In
bulk they we're twice as large as the
load l had made for myself. He also
wrote out strict orders to Pierre to zeal
UP his room until his return The ina
bility of an old man to tear himself from
his accustomed environment cheered my
heart.
We then went back to bed, and. like
the two bad boys we were, slept re
pared for fight.
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This story appears in only the Sunday issue
OF The Times. The first instailment was pub
lished August IL, 1907
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(Te Re ccrtirned Newt sunday.)
The Press., 1902-05-22
ASHFORD.
WestfOrd.

Miss Mary Chism called on friends
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Buck of Whitman
tic are spending few days at their old
home.
Mrs. Wallace Hill and son from War.
wick, r. l., spent part Of last week at T.
M. Lyons.
James Baker is learning the black
smiths trade with w. A. Comins at Stat.
ford Springs.
Hubert Booth and Miss Jennings oil
Brimaeld, Mass, were the guests of s.
B. Tiff last Sunday. 49,
Mayor Charles L. Dean of Maiden
Mass, has been spending few days witt
Mrs. Abbie Kinney.
Miss Josephine Prentice spent Sunday
at w. D. Chism's, also Bernadotte Chisn
and Miss Agnes Hunt of Amherst.
The announcement of the social at Mr.
Amidon's for May 18th. was mistake
1t is to be Friday, May 23d. All are cor
diallysinvited to attend.
William Brisssil,. formerly a residen
of this place, but now of Hartford Theo
logical seminary, preached at the Con
gregational church last Sunday. There
will not. be any services May 25th In tn,
day time, but a prayer meeting will b.
held as usual In the evening.
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The announcement was made last SUM-
day Of q union memorial service at the
Baptist church next Sunday at II O'Clock.
Rev. Mr.. Gardner, pastor Of the Congre-
gational church, will preach the sermon.
Patriotic selections will be sung by a
union choir. AL, and especially Grand
Army veterans, are cordially invited.
The mothers meeting" held in the
hall last Saturday afternoon under the
auspices, OF the VIC. T. u, was In one
respect, at least, similar to those that
have preceded lit was very interesting,
enjoyable and helpful to those who at
tended. The program, arranged by Mrs.
Cornell Green, we give In full: The gen.
eral subject, "Our Children" "The old
or boys and girls" Mrs. Walter A. Allen /;
"Mother love-" Mrs. F. w. Pratt; elbow
much shall school girls help at home Pr
Mrs. Legrand Johnson; "Girls who are
In demand" Mrs. Chas. Nichols; Econ
omy," Mrs. Carl Gurley; "Our boys
their moral education" Mrs. w. D. Hol-
man; solo by Miss Ida M. Hall; ssThe
fathers responsibility" Mrs. E. Morri-
son; "The truth about luck" Mrs. w.
II. Hall /; "Grandma's way of bringing up
children" Mrs. s. Gurley; "Purity in
literature and art" Rev. Chas. T.. Snow ;
standing alone," Mrs. J. Lawrence
"We should do all the good that we can, y
Miss Ida M. Hall; Suggestions for the
good Of our boys and girls" responded tc
by Mrs. w. d. Holman and Charles L.
Snow. A rising vote of thanks was glver
Mrs. Green for preparing SO interesting q
program.
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sOHGERs.

Mrs. Albert Arnold of Broad Brook
was the guest Of Mrs. Enos Arnold last
week.
A large new double house is being built
Somersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burdick of Chico
pee Falls, Mass, spent Sunday with
friends In town.
Quite a delegation from Somers attend
ed the Sunday school convention at West
Stafford, Tuesday.
Mahlon Gowdy of Providence, r. l.,
has been visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron Gowdy.
The next regular meeting of Summers
grange, June 9Th, will be chaplain's
night. Program in charge of Worthy
Chaplain A. D. Noble
Rev. Mr., Jones of Ellington occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational church
Sunday morning In exchange with the
pastor, Rev. l.. A. Goddard.
Mrs. Hattie Allen of Agawam, who has
recently returned from trip to Califor-
mia, visited her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
William B. Woods, few days last week.
The many friends of Mrs. Mary Hurl-
burt will be pleased tt hear that the opera
ton for the removal of cataract, which
she underwent at the Springfield Hospi-
tai about three weeks ago, was very sue.
cessful. She has recovered her sight and
expects to return to her home In Somers
the last of the week.
Sidney Chaplin of Hampden has bought
a tract of woodland of James Borthwich
of North Somers of about four acres o.
heavy. oak, white oak and chestnut tim
Der. 1t was formerly part of thu
Chauncey Pease property. Mr.. Chism o
Stafford moved his steam saw-mill ther'
Tuesday and gang Of choppers are cut
ting the trees, which are to be sawed init
lumber. This Is one of the last pieces o
heavy growth hard timber, which wer
so plenty about Somers only few year
ago.
The Press., 1902-05-22
TOLLAND.


Miss Clara Cole spent Sunday with
friends In Hartford.
The service at Buff Cap will be post
poned till Sunday after next.
Mrs. Baker and daughter, Edith, OF
Hartford have opened the summer house
for the summer. The family will follow
shortly.
Rev. F. A. Holden of Morris, was In
town on Monday with view to supply
ing the pulpit of the Congregational
church as q candidate.
Several ladies from this place attended
the county meeting Of the Woman's
Board of Foreign missions, which was
held in the Union church at Rockville
last week.
Irving Childs of the Hartford Theo-
logical seminary and member of the
Student Volunteer band, gave an interest
ing talk on missions at the Congregation
al church Sunday evening. A report OF
the Toronto convention of student volun-
teer was included in the address.
The Press., 1902-05-22
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.


Matter under this head 10 cents per line)
Wash Silks, Chambray and Silk
Ginghams at e. L. Burr's.
Special value In Cut Work, consist
ing Of Bureau Scarfs, Pillow Shams and
Center Pieces. Choice Of any of them at
30 cents each. Compare with anything
you get In the regular way at $1.O0. d.
Robertson & Co.
Ladies' Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist
Suits. Quality high, prices low. At e.
L. Burr's.
DO your shirts wear well? II not,
send to Thread City Custom Laundry.
They washed and ironed fifty-cent shirt
sixty three times before being discarded.
Is this record ?
White goods, new patterns, suitable
for shirt waists or dresses at E. L Burr's
Ladies' Wrappers and House Dress
es, spring styles, at E. L. Burr's.
The best 50 Shoes for ladies Is the
Ethel. F. Kreisel.
On Friday the 23d we will show the
greatest bargains ever shown In Stafford
Springs, In Ladies' and Misses Straw
Hats at % cents each. Regular value
30 cents to So 90 each. At same time we
place on sale large assortment of Flow
ers ct 25 cents a bunch. Worth at least
rs cents to $1.OO bunch. Come early
as they will not last long. d. Robertson
& Co.
At recent meeting of the W. r. G.
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The Almighty Father, In His
infinite wisdom, has removed from our
midst our friend and sister, Emma A.
Wobbecke, therefore be it
Resolved, That while we humbly bow
before a just and righteous God, we de-
plore her untimely death, and point him
to his Heavenly Father, who Is ever ready
to administer comfort to saddened hearts,
and Is a very present help in time of
trouble.
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
lions be sent to the family of the de-
ceased, and the same be spread upon the
records Of the corps and published in The
Press.
CARRIE M: CLARK,
KATE L. BURR.
MARY KELLOGG.
The Press., 1902-05-22
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.

There will be dancing afternoon and
evening at Crystal Lake Memorial day,
next week Friday, and the Saturday fol-
lowing. ~
Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher celebrated
their fifty-fourth wedding anniversary
yesterday by spending the day with Mr..
and Mrs. e. l.. Burr at Stafford Springs.
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t1Onal church the veterans will attend
and the memorial sermon will be given.
Experimenting on Friday evening al
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Corbin
week from next Thursday with Henry
Booth.
Rock Meadow.
Mrs. Oscar Willis and children have
returned to the homestead for while.
There will be prayer-meeting at Hen.
ry Booths next week Thursday evening
Mrs. Charles Webster was called again
last week to care for her mother, who Is
not SO well.
Miss Ella Hiscox of Rockville attended
the wedding anniversary of her sister
Mrs. Broadway, last week, and remained
few days with her.
A delightful event was held last week
Wednesday, when Mr.. and Mrs. George
Broadway celebrated their Goth wedding
anniversary. The relatives were present
In the afternoon and neighbors and friends
in the evening. There were 7S guests ir
all. Many gifts were left as mementoes
Of. the day. Among them were an extern.
sion table, table-cloth and napkins te
match, a set Of dining-room chairs, par
lor rocker from the relatives, and quill
of very fine work from her mother, Mrs
Hiscox. Fourteen articles of china, be
sides several dollars, were left on the ia
BILE. Cake, ice-cream, candy, oranges
and lemonade were served. The young
people spent the evening In playing games
on the lawn, while the older ones occu
pied the time In social chats and stories
inside. The company left about II O'Clock
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Bradway many
more years OF happiness and prosperity.
The Press., 1902-05-22
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

one size smaller after using Aliens Foot-Ease, a
powder to be shaken into the shoes. 1t makes
tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant re-
lief to corns and buntons. It's the greatest
comfort discovery Of the age. Cures and pre-
vents swollen feet, blisters, callous and sore
spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is certain cure for
sweating, hot, aching feet. At all druggists and
shoe stores, Csc. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, NY.
The Press., 1902-05-22

Between your children and the tortures oil
itching and burning eczema, scaldhead OF
other skin diseases. How? Why, by
using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, earth's
greatest healer. Quickest cure for vi
GERS, Fever Sores, Salt Rheum, Cuts
Burns or Bruises. Infallible for Piles
CSC at A. G. Eaton's drug store, Stafford
Springs, and w. P. Fuller, Somers.