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TO CARRY DELEGATES
 OVER THE DISTRICT
Commercial Club Will Entertain the Members of the State Indus
 trial Association.

Delegates to the convention of the Ala bama Commercial and Industrial Asso- citation, which will meet in Birmingham February 20 and 21, will be entertained by the Commercial Club with a trip around the "horn," provided 1t is agree able to the delegates. and If the railroads will furnish the train. If this trip is not taken, one will be made to Ensley on the street cars. The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company will be asked to furnish the cars.
 The object of the convention Is to ar range for an Alabama exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition As soon as the meeting is called to order at II o'clock on the goth. Major Anderson will invite the guests to remain in the city two days and take the proposed trip.
 The following members of the special committee, appointed to confer with the Mobile Commercial Club committee about the exhibit, were present at the meeting vest erday: MT. G. H. Estes. Dr. J. w. Hughes. Major F. Y. Anderson, MT. Sig Steiner, MT. NJ. E. W. Wood, Mayor Drennen and Secretary Gibson.
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REPAIRS PROGRESSING.
Chief Austin Spends Afternoon Moving
 Gambling Apparatus.

Repairs are progressing on the city jail. but the prisoners are still there, and they will probably not be moved out until the first of next week.
 Chief Austin yesterday afternoon moved all the gambling tables, cards, chips and other stuff which he had stored in room adjoining Judge Feagin's old court room, and by night the entire room was torn away.
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men were on hand to greet the distin- guished woman.
 The Atalanta is in charge of MT. r. K. Tut, detailed from the office of the Mis- souri Pacific at Kansas City for the pur- pose of accompanying Miss Gould and her party of ten or twelve ladies. He is the only man aboard, excepting the chef, butler and porter.
 MT. Jackson had been instructed by wire to meet MT. Tut and offer his ser vices in the way Nor arranging for the Atalantas movement Eastward.
 The train had hardy came to stop when the reporters and MT. Jackson jumped on the rear platform of Miss Gould's car. MT. Tut was there watch ing for the passenger official.
 What can do for you?" Mir. Jackson asked.
 "l am depending on you to get us ta Atlanta ioplied Mi. Tut.
 "Your party will remain here several days, l hope" said MT. Jackson.
 q can't say-please walk inside tho car and talk plans over with Miss Gould replie1 Mir. Tut; whereupon Mi. Jackson was rshered into the presence of the ia nous woman.
 Miss Gould told MT. Jackson that sht would like to leave Birmingham for At lanta this morning. The gallant officia sn,d that he was there to obey her com rland but at the same time insisted that she prolong her visit. Miss Gould said as the weather was indictment she would rrefcr to get on as soon as possible. After discussing schedules for a few minutes, 6:1O this a. m. was decided upon as the tirne for leaving.
 But Miss Gould and her friends made themselves so agreeable that MT. Jack son remained with them for an hour or more.
 Miss Gould is a young woman of very attractive appearance and charming grace of manner. She was dressed plainly and wore no jewelry save a ring on the third finger of her left hand.
 None of Miss Gould's party left the car. The Atalanta is one of the largest and most elegant cars in the United States. It was built especially for Miss Goulds s father, the late Jay Gould, and although it is fifteen or twenty years old 1t looks to be as good as new.
 Miss Gould left New York on January i and traveled to Texas by the way of St. Louis. After spending some time west of the Mississippi she crossed over to New Orleans and stopped at the St. Charles, where she had engaged suites for her party. She said she and her friends were delighted with the Mardi Gras festivities and the New Orleans weather.
 It is not true, as had been reported, that Miss Gould is out on business tip or a tour of inspection of the Gould sys- tenn.
 'I am simply travelling for pleasure; or rather, this trip is for the pleasure of my friends who make up our party" said Miss Gould. "I have read great ac- counts of Birmingham and should like to take a look at the city, but we have been away from home long enough and must hurry back"
 The Ataanta, after being supplied with water, was run out on a track just be- yond the shed. where 1t remained last night Mir. Jackson conferred with Sta ton Master C. E. Meglemry. and the latter issued orders to have Miss Gould's car attached to train No. 3s of the South ern Railway Company.
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Distinguished Young Woman Comes Quietly and Remains
 in Her Private Jar
TRAVELLING FOR. PLEASURE.
 AND NOT INSPECTING LINE
Miss Gould Had Read a Great Deal About Birmingham and Expressed Desire to See, But Must
 Hurry On.

Miss Helen Gould arrived in Birming- ham last night at o'clock in the Gould private car Atalanta, attached to the second section of the Pan-American train from New Orleans. She has been travel ing extensively through the Southwest ern country and is now making her way back to the East.
 The first section of the Pan-American rolled into the passenger station at 6:50 in, ten mintes later. MT. Coffee O. Jack son, travelling passenger agent of the Southern Railway. and two newspaper
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mzxm HE finance committee of the Board
 of Aldermen which met at noon
 yesterday in the office of Mayor Drennen decided not to make any report to the Board of Aldermen relative to the purchase by the city of the park on the South Highlands near Five Points until the members of the committee had had an opportunity to inspect the land in per son.
 This Is the property offered to the city
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MISS HELEN GOULD,S
 PARTY w THIS CITY BUTDEPARTS TODAY

These improvements will cost consider able money. but 1t is claimed by the board that 1t will eventually be economi- cal in view of the large amount which the county now pays for electric lights and water.
 There will be a conference this morning at 10 o'clock between members of the board and the board of health with refer ence to making needed Improvements at the Jail hospital. The board has deter mined to do everything necessary to put the hospital in thoroughly good con dition for the care of sick dnd Injured prisoners.
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TAKEN TO PULLMAN.
Tom Johnson to Be Tried for Assault
 With Intent to Murder.

Sheriff York of Cullman yesterday took Thomas Johnson a negro who has been in jail here. to Cullman where he is to stand trial on charge of assault with intent to murder.
 Johnson three weeks ago was a brake man on a railroad and it is alleged that he forcibly showed from the train while it was moving at a fast rate of speed another negro named Edward Sanders The latter escaped with only a broken arm.
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by the Birmingham Realty Company for the sum of $14,0O0 and which it Is the in- tention of the city to use if bought, for a fire station and the site for a new school building. The purchase of the property was unanimously recommended by the special committee which met Thursday and reported the matter to the finance ctlmmittee.
 Alderman Altman of the Sixth Ward appeared before the committee and stated
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sick this week but that as soon as ht was well enough he would give the mat ter his attention. In case there should aldermen in whose wards they are located will take up the matter and report to council
 Alderman Jones thought the parks should be cleared up at onces as to be ready by summer when they are most needed
The age-herald., 1902-02-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following deeds have been placed on record:
 Lee Moody to Goldy P Brown. lot D. block 34s, Bessemer, $125o.
 Louis A. Beck to the Beck Candy and Grocery Company, the west half of lot IS and the west half of lot 20, block 97 Bir- mingham, $e0OO.
The age-herald., 1902-02-15
FEMALE LABOR AGENTS. Mrs. Lavette Passes Through With a
 Party of Negroes.

Mrs. Lavette, the female labor agent who has been associated for some time with Peg Leg Williams. at present in Atlanta. passed through Birmingham yesterday with a party of negroes en route for Louisiana.
 Mrs. Lavette is well snowE all over the South, and although several determined efforts have been made to stop her and her assoeiates. they are still at work.
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that he was in favor of the park on the South Highlands and thought the price reasonable. He thought, however, that the city should take steps to recover parks donated to the city. two in the Sixth ward and one in the Seventh some years ago.
 Mayor Drennen said he had given in- structions several weeks ago to the street commissioner to clean out these parks That Commissioner McCartin had been
The age-herald., 1902-02-15
COFFMAN CLAIMS HE
 SHOT BRADFORD WITH
 MINISTER'S PISTOL
COUNTY TO FURNISH ITS
 OWN LIGHT AND WATER

The Board of Revenue has practically declded to provide the county courthouse and jail with its own l!.gl.lng and water plants At meeting of the board yes- terday this question came up for discus sion and the members were of the opin- lon that the county is paying too much Tor electric light and water supply at the courthouse and jail.
 A committee of three, consisting of capt. A. J. Tarrant. MT. Hugh McIver and MT. Alex Wilson. were appointed to take the matter in hand and advertise for bids
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Harold Bauer, the eminent pianist, is one of the found- CTS of the new Philharmonic Society in Paris.
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that as he reached the porch he glanced in through the window and saw MT. Bradford in his study. He tapped his foot on the floor and was invited in by MT Bradford He entered the hall and as he was putting his hat on the rack MT Bradford stepped into the hall. The latter seemed to be in bad humor and began to abuse him, calling him a puppy and accusing him of lying. This led to struggle between the two, Bradford grasping him by the coat collar and shak- ing him. During the scuffie a pistol fell from Bradfords pocket
 The witness managed to get hold of this by bracing himself against the door and pushing MT. Bradford from him. He then tried to get out of the door but as he was going through 1t MT. Bradford pushed it to, catching him between the mashing him so that he could not get out. While MT. Bradford held him in this position he (Bradford) reached down and picked up an iron shoe last and attempted to strike him on the head. He caught the blow with his arm and managed to jerk loose and got outside the door, al- though Bradford still held him by the collar. As he did so he heard the last strike the door and he then fired two shots through the floor. All this time Bradford was abusing him and he then succeeded in pulling him back through the door.
The age-herald., 1902-02-15

For driving out dull bilious feeling, strengthening the appetite and increas- ing the capacity of the body for work. Prickly Ash Bitters is a golden remedy.
The age-herald., 1902-02-15

old 4-Father Rye, the kind your grandfather drank fifty years ago.
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Fired Fatal Shot.


 Witness then struck him on the head with the butt of the revolver and Brad ford drew back and was in the act of striking him with the iron last with all his strength when he fired the shot through Bradford's head He only fired three shots in all.
 MT. Coffman admitted that he was armed, but said he never drew his re- volver. Bradford was much larger and stronger than himself, being six feet tall and weighing about ITO pounds while he, witness, weighed 134 pounds and was five feet eight inches.
 MT. Coffman said he was in the habit of carrying pistol because he was a justice of the peace and had a great many desperate characters to deal with. He did not start from his house to go to the home of Mr. Bradford. He told of calling for Dr. Collins immediately after | the shooting and of surrendering to Mar l shal Sorrel and Deputy Sheriff Arm strong Ills own revolver he gave to | Marshal Sorrell. It was loaded and had | not been fired. He said that he had MT. BraOIOrQS p1StOl HIS poShce os ehO | time he surrendered but did not give it up as he wanted to keep 1t for evidence. Later he gave 1t to MT. Shugart. Revolver In Evidence. The two revolvers were here produced by Attorney Shugart and the witness identified MT. Bradfords by a mark he had put on It. The pistol had two car tridges and three empty shells. He iden- tified his own revolver which was fully loaded.
 The witness said he had done his best to get away from the house but could not. His coat, vest and shirt which he had on at the time were then produced in evidence. The coat was torn at the sleeve, the vest had a button torn off and the shirt and collar were torn. All this, said the witness. was done by MT. Bradford, the clothes all being in good condition that Sunday morning.
 On cross-examination he said MT. Brad ford was alone in his house when he went there. He told of meeting Mir. Springfielc hat morning and asking what Mir. Brad
 1 had said about him at Sunday
 d Springfield replied that MT. Brad
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

The Victoria hotel in Qlebec was COM
pletely destroyed by hre Sunday after
noon. The guests and employees escaped
uninjured. Loss about 100000; insu:-
ance $4,000.
Mr.. Munsey of the formal is an i'm
mensely rich man. The report is that his
income is as high as 100000 a year.
He can afford, if he chooses, to have
three or a dozen daily papers. He is a
bachelor, and, with all lis success, lives
as simply as he did yeas ago, when he
went to New York from Maine. His Sc
l. elton OF 7. E. Wardner to have general
charge OF all his newspaper enterprises
grows out of an old per:onal friendship,
a good thing for the latter, who now
terminates his connection with the Tray
eler, going first to Washington to get
the Times there into thesbape he wants
it, and, later, will be back to steer the
Journal along its new liies
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-17

dis, Baptist, Free Baptist and Christian
churches of Vermont held its annual
meeting in Montpelier, Wednesday.
These officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Rev c. H. Merrill,
D. D., st. Johnsbury; secretary, Presid.
ing Elder W. M. Newton, South Royalton;
executive committee: Methodist church,
Presiding Elder J. O. Sherburne, St. Tohns-
bury; Congregational church, Rev. L. H.
Elliott, Waterbury; Baptist church, Rev.
w. A. Dawson. Burlington Christian
church, Rev. NJ. T. Merrill, Woodstock;
Free Baptist church, Rev. ]. W. Burgiu,
Hardwick.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the Rutland city
hospital, last week, the treasurer's report
sho wed that the total debt of the insti.
tuition up to November 1 amounted to
81, 930.62. The total earnings for the
month Of November were $491 80 and
the expenses for the same $637 O4.
Whole number of patients cared for in
November was Ia and of these six were
city patients. There were seven new
patients admitted during the month.
The directors are considerably discour-
aged by the present financial condition,
caused largely by the necessary outlay of
coal and provisions, and there is pros
pect that the hospital will have to be
closed.
Fire late Sunday night DESTROYED the
building of the Rutland Fire Clay Co.,
situated in the town of Rutland The
structure was $50 by so feet in size and
contained large amount OF completed
stock, chiefly fire brick for stoves. The
loss will amount into the thousands aud
is partially covered by insurance. A. w.
Perkins is the president Of the company.
The building will be rebuilt. Between Is
and 20 hands were employed at this, the
busy season.
January first, the Bennington Banner,
now owned by Holden & Cushman and
edited by H. L. Stillsor, will pass into
the hands of a new stock company,
headed by Frank E. Howe, now editor
and owner of the Bennington Reformer,
and the plants and papers will be COM
bined with Mr.. Howe aseditor and man.
ager. Mr.. Stillson, WHO'S now connect
ed with the Fraternity Publishing Co. of
Boston, will give that Business his undi-
vided attention 1t is 1umored that if
Mr.. Howe finds sufficient encouragement
among the business mel one paper will
be printed as an afternoon daily and the
other as a weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-17
Christian Endeavor Prayer rIeeting.

Topic for Sunday, Dec. 81, "Chrst
mas: Its message and motive" LUX
ii. 1-20; John iii. 14-17.
DAILY READINGS. -" CHRISTMAS.
Dec. Is. The promise. Luke l. 26-3s.
Dec. 16. The Magnifcat Luke i. 46-55.
Dec. II. "An horn of salvation" Luke i
67-79.
Dec. 10. Light and glory. Luke ii. 25-a5
Dec. 10. The magi, Matt. ii. lip.
Dec. 90. Blessed Bethlehem Mic H. 1-3.
Dec. 21. Christmas: it's message and mo-
tive. Luke H. 1-2O; John Iii
14-17.
SCRIPTURE VERSES.
2 Kings vii. 9; lisa. Ill 7; Matt. xvii.
1920; Mark xvi. 49, Luke viii. 1910;
John III. 49, Acts iv. 1920; xvi. 9. 10
Rom. i. 14-16; x. Ills; 1 Cor. tx. 16.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
Our Christmas rel icing is deepest
when we can know that Christ is its
source, and that without him we could
not have had it.
All other joys that Christ brought only
follow in the train of the great blessed.
ness that comes from forgiven sin. Peace
and pleasure in life there could not be
without the blessedness flowing from the
blotting out of sin.
The spirit OF Christmas is the spirit of
giving. God gave us the greatest posi-
bic gift of his only begotten Son; the very
least we can properly give to him is our
undivided love and conservation.
SELECTIONS.
We think what JOY it would have been to share
In their high privilege who came to bear
Sweet spice and costly gem,
To Christ in Bethlehem
And in that thought we half forget that he
Is wheresoe'er we seek him earnestly
Still filling every place
With sweet Astounding grace.
All Alaskan girl was found by her
teacher admiring a beautiful sunset.
When it was suggested that she try to
put the scene on canvas she replied, 20, l
can't draw glory" So the most express
i've words are utterly inadequate when
one would describe to another his own
personal vision of the Christ.
We may present to God our time, and
he can make good use of that, for he is
omnipotent. We may give to him our
strength, and that is not Insignificant in
his sight for he can multiply it. We may
present 10 him our money, and that is
useful, for he can send it on errands of
mercy the wide world around, but the
best of all things is to present ourselves.
Here, Lord, give myself to thee"
No gift, without love, truly leaves the
hands of the giver Love is the Christ.
mas postman.
SUGGESTED HYMNS.
Come into his presence with singing.
Jesus saves; blessed story
Never shone a light so fair.
All hail the power of Jesus name.
Preach the gospel, sound it forth.
Repeat the story DER and DER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-17

Trains arrive at st. Johnsbury from Bos.
ton, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 2 20
a. m, 3.31 and 6.55 .. M.
GEO. F. EVANS, Vice Pres and Gen. Mgr.
F. &. BOOTHBY. G. P. & T. A.,
Portland Maine.
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T ak Sale.

Notice is hereby given that have extended
my warrant upon the following described
real estate, and that the same, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
tax and costs, will be sold by me at public
auction at the town clerks office in St.
Johnsbury, on the Goth day of December,
1902, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, viz:
All and the same real estate conveyed to Jo-
seph o. Drouin by Leon Pinard reference to
deed recorded Vol. 81, page 432 and Vol 80,
page 40 Land Records of St. Johnsbury
bounded substantially as follows northerly
by Concord Avenue, easterly and southerly
by Moose River and westerly by land now
owned by H. B. Stanley, formerly owned by
Charles L. Stanley.
Said tax is made up of a town tax OF
eighty five cents on the dollar and a town
school tax of forty cents on the dollar, as.
sessed on the grand list of st. Johnsbury for
the year 1896, against Joseph o. Drouin upon
said real estate. Said real estate is listed at
eight and 5O-100 Dollars and said tan
amounts in all to ten and 63-10O dollars.
W. II. PRESTON,
Collector of Town Taxes fol
the town of st Johnsbury
for the year 1896.
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MONTPELIER AND
WELLS RIVER R. R
IN EFFECT Oct. 13, 1901.
GOING WEST.

GOING WEST.
Trains leave Wells River daily except Sum-
day at 100, 1000 a. m, 50, p. M,
for South Ryegate, Groton Marshfield,
Plainfield, NJ Montpelier and Barre
Arrive Montpelier, 9.35, 11.3O a. M,
SOC p. m.
Arrive Barre, 1905, a. M, 1850, 5.25.
p. m.
GOING EAST.
Leave. Barre at 100 a. M, 12.45, 3.15
p. m. Leave Montpelier at 500 a. M, 10,
t4:1O p. m. ArriveWells River at 925 a. M,
2.33, 6.23 p. m.
MIXED
w. A. STOWELL, Gen. Mgr.
F. w. STANYAN, Superintendent.
F. w. MORSE, Gen. Pass. Agt.
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Of consumption" is remark often made
of a feshy man. The remark expresses
the popular recognition of the fact that
the sign Of consumption is enlaciation,
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Presentation of Account.
c. CURTIS ESTATE


STATE OF VERMONT Caledonia District, S.
In Probate court. held at the probate office
in St. Johnsbury, in said district, on the 18th
day of July, A. D. 1902.
Edwin E. Curtis, Executor of the last
Will and Testament of Sarah c. Curtis,
late of Sutton, in said district, deceased,
presents his administration account for ex.
animation and allowance and makes appli
cation for decree of distribution and partition
of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court
that said account and said application be re.
ferred to session thereof, to be held at the
probate office in said st. Johnsbury, on the
26th day of July, A. D. 1902, for hearing
and decision thereon; and it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested. by publication of the
same, three weeks successfully. in the
CALIFORNIAN, a newspaper published at
St. Johnsbury, previous to said time
appointed for hearing. that they may ap-
pear at said time and place, and show
cause, if any they may have, why said &C.
count should not be allowed and such decree
made.
By the Court, Attest,
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
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I ak Sale.

Notice is hereby given that have extended
my warrant upon the following described
real estate, and that the same, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
tax and costs, will be sold by me at public
auction at the town clerks office in st lohus-
bury, on the Goth day of December 1902, at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon, viz: All and the
same real estate which was convey ed to
Charles L. Stanley by N. NJ Johnson, trus-
tee, by deed recorded in Vol. SO. p. 1876, of
the Land Records of St. Johnsbury, and
bounded substantially as follows: north
erly by the highway known as Concord
Avenue, easterly by said Concord Avenue
and land owned by J. o. Drouin and souther-
ly and westerly by the Passumpsic River.
Said tax is made up OF a town tax of
eighty-fve cents on the dollar aud town
school tax of forty cents on the dollar assess
ed on the Grand List of the Town
of st, Johnsbury for the year 1896, against
Charles L. Stanley upon said real estate.
Said real estate is listed at Three Dollars and
said tax amounts in all to Three and 75-1O0
Dollars.
Dated at st. Johnsbury, Vermont, this End
day of December, l 902.
W. H. PRESTON,
Collector of Town Taxes for
the town of st. Johnsbury
for the year 1896.