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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05

know he's within five hundred ~au
see, we've captured one of the gang. a
little two cent thief, who doesn't know
much and wasn't really in on the game.
But he knows that there's an associa-
ton of first raters, all working under
the mans orders, and that that man
receives the stuff which they collect
jewels, bric-a- brac, all sorts of small
bulk stuff that is swiped from rich
mems houses. Can you give me tip
on any of your neighbors?''
l leaned against the wall for the
space of four seconds.
mot me-" said at last in the slang
Of my companions trade. I'm not
on"
WELL" said he, with the patience OF
his profession, keep your eyes open
and remember Peter Gay"
l made my way home as fast as
could. Peggy met me in the hall. and
she kissed me three times, which is a
good deal more than my ordinary
share. When this formality was COM
pleted, she said:
I'm engaged to Mr.. Barrett"
l was speechless, but not bereft Of
the power of action. l walked dizzily
out and went across to No Is.
John Barrett l began, but the
mans calm, deeply piercing eyes
checked me- SO that choked and
merely waved my hand toward the
mysterious closet His eyes followed
the gesture.
II know all about it," said l.
He shook his head sadly.
"Of course l should have to tell you
now" he said, but it's bad business,
and l don't ordinarily talk much about
It,"
well, I should think not" said l.
I'm John Barrett, heir of poor old
Samuel Barrett" said he. You've
read of his will. You know what a
dreadful, dreadful family quarrel has
come out of it. fled: that's Allied.
leaving the whole matter in my law
yer's hands. | am content to make
any settlement that seems fair. | will
pay anybody anything for the sake of
peace. Some few of my uncle's treas
ures that were not made subjects of
contest | have brought with me, and
shall dispose of them by private sale.
AS to the estate, for the sake of your
sister, who has so inestimably honored
me, ! must now to certain extent de-
fend my rights The property. as you
know, is large
You don't mean to say you're that
John BARRETT" | stammered. "Why,
know all about you"
Thanks to the newspapers" be
laughed. But, | say, Hardy, what's
the matter over at your house?"
We stepped to the windows and be-
held fourteen policemen filing in by
the front door. To cut the story short
they raided the severely sanctimonious
FAMILY under us and found the whole
apartment crowded with plumber. Even
the case Of the old organ was stuffed
with It. My friend. Peter Gay, knew
all about the raid and had merely
been sounding" me to see whether /
might serve as witness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05

WHATS THE MATTER OVER AT YOUR
A few days later, upon the corner
Of our street, l met very quiet gen.
tleman who answers to the name of
Peter Gay. Mr.. Gay serves the city
In the capacity Of detective sergeant
and does it very well.
Hello, Hardy" said he to me. "Do
you live around here?"
mo. H." said l.
He plueked me gently by the sleeve
and led me into dark doorway.
This Is not for publication yet" he
said, but there's big story in il
some time, and you can have it exclu-
sively. especially If you can help me
out on it."
! asked him what was up and he
replied that 1t was a matter of bur
glary.
Right here in this neighborhood,"
said he, 'in this quiet, refined, re-
spectacle neighborhood, there's big
king burglar hidden. Where? Blamed
If know. He may be within hun
dred feet of as at this moment, and |
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@EE[A MR1{I[$5

To ndfrom Quebec, c olebrook North STRAIT
ford, Lancaster, North Conway, Boston,
Portland, and all points in the State
OF Maine and Maritime Provinces
In effect October Is, / 902.
TRAINS LEAVE North Stratford as fol
lows: For Colebrook and Beecher Falls at
10 40 a. m, o6 and 7.2o p. m.
For Cookshire, bud well Junction and Lime
Ridge at 10.40 a. m and 2 06 p. m.
For Quebec and all points on the Quebec
Central Ry. 2 .06 p. m.
For Lancaster 6.55 a. m. and 2 81 and
p. M.
For Quebec Junction, Portland and East
ern points 6.55 a. m. and 2.5S n. m.
For Boston, via Portland, 6.5s m and
2.5S y. m.
GEO +. EVANS,
Vice President AMI Gen. Manager.
+. E. BOOTHBY, G. p. & r. A..
PORTLAND, Me.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05
RIDDLES
Of the
CROWD
D WILLIS EMERY
OoprvtCht. laos, BY
Frederick r. TOOsnbs

~ ESIDE me IL brick wall about
Z foot thick, and Just beyond
this barrier, which / could
knock down with a hammer,
unless the builder was more honest
than the average, there dwell my
Ineighbors whom l never saw, whose
names l do not know. whose lives.
whether they be good or evil, happy or
wretched, are nothing to me nor mine
to them.
, And this momentary consideration Of
the isolation Of city life reminds me Of
. story. Some years ago when was
actively engaged In Journalism. before
I became too old and too lazy to be
actively engaged in anything. my
mother and my aunt, widows both,
with little money to live upon. de-
cided that they would take an apart
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05

brac. The only difficulty is that the
occupation Is not permanent, and this
is serious matter when the matri-
monial prospects Of ones sister are
concerned.
While was laboring with doubts
and secretly endeavoring to stem the
tide in our household, which was run
ming more and more strongly toward
the Barretts-to the extent, indeed,
that Peggy kissed the old maid aunt
with fervor whenever they met-I had
another small peep at what | have
called the gentleman's occupation. Once
again came suddenly upon the queer
old fellow who had bought the bric-a-
brac, and this time had view of the
interior Of closet opening from the
parl0r, Its door screened by a curtain
and hitherto unsupported by me, and
that closet was full Of the strangest
odds and ends, seemingly valuable. to
the amount Of thousands, but absurd
lvv
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05

carried away an object wrapped in
brown paper. There was hole in the
wrapping, and ] perceived that the OBJ
Ject was bronze figure. BY the sum
Of money which had seen change
hands the thing must have been rare
treasure.
OF course there Is nothing wrong In
making living by selling your brica q.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-12-05

THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
ment In town and spend a winter here.
At the last moment 1t was decided that
my sister should come also.
I rented such an apartment as our
means permitted. and the three ladies
arrived In due course. So there was
I. erstwhile an irresponsible bachelor,
but now q man Of family with many
cares.
Ny mother was unfamiliar with
great cities. and never before had she
qwslt in an apartment house. One Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

way home and great was my Joy to
find that within a few days it
brought me great relief. My food
seemed to digest without trouble,
and the headache soon disappeared i s
altogether. kept using it until | :
had taken five bottles and felt that
| had never invested any money IN
my life which brought such grea4
returns. Within two months | was
like q changed woman. Ny aches
and pains disappeared as if by
magic and new life and activity
seemed to course through my veins.
/ began to enjoy out door life, long
walks and exercise as never before.
ii is indeed gratifying to exper-
fence such a remarkable change in
body and mind which perfect health
brings, ard believing that your
medicine is well worthy of full conf
dence and endorsement | am glad to
give it both.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
Chatham Small Talk.

CHATHAM. VA, November 15-(spe-
cial)-Rev. James Arthur, D. D., of
Campbell county, viii preach Sunday
morning and night at the Presbyterian
church
The Young Ladies' Afternoon Club met
with Mrs. James Carter Saturday after
noon a subject OIL much interest was
discussed by the members and the even
ing was one of pleasure throughout.
+. i. Moses Brothers, milers, have been
receiving large shipments. OF corn this
week.
Treasurer c.. II. Walden completed his
appointments for meeting tax payers of
the county this; week., The collections
were better this fall than for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs.
c. e. Elmore, Mr.. and Mrs. G. z. Thomp-
son returned on Saturday from Richmof.d.
Evangelist Ro. Garland will begin a se-
ries of meetings at Mount Hermon
church Sunday.
The November term Of County Court
begins Monday. Several cases are on the
docket and court will be in session a
eonsidera bic while. -
Thee DR.. Gray Wonder Workers have
been playing In the opera honkA far sArs-
eral nights.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
WINE Of CARIDUl

! The Brides sweet face never looked fairer
than on this. her wedding day, say her
friends. She was robed in white silk, with
tulle VEIL and carried chrysa nthenlums.
The maid of honor, Miss Ella Patteson,
and the bridesmaids six in number. wore
white organdie: Mr.. Zach Lewis, broth,
er of the BRIDE gave her away, and Mrs.
Zach Lewis played the wedding march.
The ceremony was performed. with the
ring, by Rev. Wilmer Gresham The
house was attractively decorated with
chrysantfenJums and evergreens. About
100 guests were present, among them be-
ms Mr.. and Mrs: Zach Lewis. Mr.. and
AIRS. Horsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Pat
teson, Mr.. Walker Gilfner and daughter,
Mrs. A. P. Bowles, Mr. Francis Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock, Mrs. Blair, Misses
Emma and Sallie Can't. DR.. Cabell Mr..
and Mrs William Lewis, N1essrs. Will
ana Dan Lewis. Mrs. Scott DR.. Glover.
Miss Mary Glover, Mr.. Alfred Brady,
Mussrs. Howell John and Henry Lewis,
Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Price Can't, and many
others. The groom is a resident of Ports
mouth. and q civil engineer. a bouHtiful
and delicious dinner was served, and after
this the bride and groom slipped off alone
TO the depot, without any of their friends
old shoes. rice or anything. They Will
visit several Northern cities and in the
future reside in Portsmouth.
Mr.. William Lane, of Eslnont, a short
time ago presented Mrs. A. G. Bell. of
this place. with quite curiosity in the
shape of a piece OF slate about six by ten
inches. 1t is a greenish bluff in tint, and
about one-half inch thick. On it is a per
feet impress Of a wood fern in two shades
of brown, with all the little delicate fronds
distinctly outlined. The piece of slate
was excavated Is feet below the ground,
ana has not been split, but where small
bits have been Clipped off, the same i'm
preston can be plainly seen.
Harry Towson, Lynchburg: James B.
Coleman, ]. b Glenn, S. R. Henley, E. T.
Arlnentrcut, ". l. Mockdon, Orange: 7.
r. Jeffrey. r. L. Jones. and Mrs. r. =.
James, Arvonia; w. P. Londeree S. L.
Davis. Eugene Garland, NJ. Herndon.
Abemarle; E. G. jefferson J. w. O'Bren,
j. T. O'Br.en, w. G. Rhodes, A. W.
Rhodes. J. ~ Rhodes, ". J. Wilkinson,
Lynchburg; J. G. Coleman, c. B. Burch,
D. f. Grove, Lynchburg, have been at the
Home Hotel this week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
Salem Gossip.

SALEM. VA, November -(SpeciaL)-
Mr.. T. J. Henderson, of this place. is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. c. Z. Vawker
at Blacksburg. Va.
Miss Payne. of Augusta county. is visit
ing Miss Bessie Willy. on Broad street
Miss Jessie Mayors, of Steven City, Va,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]: Z. Allemong. on Pennsylvania ave
nue..
Misses Eloise Shepard and Mary Taylor,
Of Winston Salem n. c., are visiting Miss
BESSIE Galloway here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Rockhll, who were
at one time residents of Salem. but who
have been residing in Lynchburg for sew
eral years, have returned here to make
their home.
Judke W. W Mofitt, of this place, is
visiting in Norfolk,
Mrs. Casey Boone and daughter, of
Bailey, Va.,. are visiting. Miss Emma
Boone at this place
After visiting relations in Bedford coun-
~, Miss Mary Preston has returned to
her home in West Salem.
Miss Lucye Biegs. of this place, is visit
ing in New York, Philadelphia, and New
Haven. Conn. She will return to Salem
via Norfolk, remaining in that city Tor
some time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
VILE NEIGnpoRnoop.
AHAT HUNTSMEN ARE DOING.
rho raIntia1 Home of Mr.. j. G. Hop
lIn., Near Esmont-Thc Dramatic
CInb's Performance Last wceI<-A
beautiful Wedding at Howards-
--si1~-Pcrsona1.
--silc--Pcrsonal

s-aTTSVILLE, VA. November Is
a1.)--aver the mountains something
- Ike an indian summer haze Is creep
,rc AZ night the fun moon has 10 climb
49, before she can show herself to ad-
,,..fesr Tho 1nists hang so thick nbou,
,sc horizon. Down in the pond under the
,s tne poly-woEs give free concerts CT
evening regardless OF brown leaves or
80 branches above them. Let the air be
,.4nv and their vespers must be sung
sezsaaahla or net.
3.-h day. as the red light dies out OF
.+a vrca.. The hunter sets his face home
-s-] MaShap he is a visitor, or possibly
,s one OF the home folks" but It is all
,fs same IN Virginia. as far as tho treat
-ant hc. receives is concerned.
Weary from his long tramp, by the time
he reaches the threshold he is finging
o.sg cap. coat and leggtns and soon dis
Dra Of his game to the queen OF the
l,ssr- My, how the feathers fly. II he
-ty fellow. some of the birds may
,-5 their way with their clothes on, TO
vn to raposc upon the table of a friend.
4rr- FAR "a good warm supper. a friendly
,aat over pipe in mothers room" be-
-stlriug 10 rest for another days
SPORT
a- what OF The little feathered brown
mother and her brood? In the cleaning,
yEa1 she thinks the coast IS clear and tho
l~rfs.nnn on the road home. she comes
from hiding place and calls her BARNS
+-s. mr. for il is bedtime. a bird can't
.at Never think it. One by one they
zasr,r from thicllet and underbrush. but
,rrrf arc three little voices missing to-
A- that the mother loved to hear. an
,r lore me" there are three separate and
5Eaat aches IN the heart Of that little.
partridge il you don't believe it, put
,aur=sf in her place.
A more picturesque and beautiful struc-
,e-a than the home of Mr.. ]. G. Hopkins
r7u fu course of erection. about one mile
f-rm EsnoHt would be difficult 10 i'm
araan Ii viii probably be many months
tlTo-r 1t ncars completion. but the work
Is srficjanty advanced TO form very
n-7s~ate idea of what the whole will be
r house-which will resemble a little
ztla when lInished--is situated on an
srirgrce, and fronts southwest. with a
5n view Of the everlasting hills from its
windows Ii is three stories high. besides
tNtur a roomy basement. and contains |
7trtr-tiEe or forty apartments all told.
m lh2 underground floor are the boiler !
-a5 enEiUe rooms the dynamo for light |
NJ The house the billiard room, and many |
.hars which Will he used for various pur-
'ascs Not 4 bricl: has been brought on !
He nlace. and only stone. sand cement. |
nbers and thing figure in the construc
ion Of the building. All of the outer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

walls are of flint rock. the minor ones
and the ceilings. as well as many OF the
floors being of concrete. In making the
cement floors great beams, two or three
feet in diameter. are placed across on the
foundation, with boards or planks on
them. The cement is then put on, and
when it hardens the boards are taken out.
In many places the pressure upon these is
so great that a perfect imprint is left
upon the cement, and underneath it looks
as if the plank were still there. The en-
tire building will be fire-proof, even the
window and door framing being Of con-
crete. The ceilings, walls and floors or
this material are ali made at the same
time, the same system being carried
through the whole house. The roof. is
covered with red thing, boards being put
on first, then cement three or four inches
deep. and the thing imbedded in this.
Stately columns of Corinth.an pattern.
with q handsome cornice, ornament the
outside of the building. A curved pas
sage-way leading. TO the servants quar-
tiers has roof supported by these col
umns, OF which there Will be 100 made
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
REMARKABLE SUCCESS
OF n New Catarrh Cure.

A large and constantly increasing ma.
jority Of the American people are catarrl
sufferers. This is not entirely the result
of our changeable climate, but becaus.
modern investigation has clearly proven
that many diseases, known by other
names, are really catarrh. Formerly the
name catarrh was applied almost exclu.
sively to the common nasal catarrh, but
the throat, stomach, liver, bladder, kid
news and intestines are subject to ca
tarrhal diseases as well as the nasal pas
sages.
In fact, wherever there is mucous mem
brane there is feeding ground for ca
tarrh.
The usual remedies, inhalers, sprays,
doucles, or powders, have been practical
ly failures, as far as anything more than
temporary relief was concerned, because
they simply dry up the mucous secretions,
without having the remotest effect upon
the blood and liver, which are the real
sources of catarrhal diseases,
It has been known for some, years that
the radical cure of catarrh could never
come from local applications, but from an
internal remedy, acting on the blood and
expelling the catarrhal poison from the
system.
A new internal preparation which has
been on the market only short time.
has met with remarka bic success as y
genuine radical cure for catarrh.
It may be found in any drugstore sold
under the name of ,Stuar-s Catarrh Tab
let's, large, pleasant taating. lozenges,
composed principally Of .antiseptic ingre-
dents, Bloodroot, Red Gum, and Similar
catarrh specifics.
DR.. Ainslee, in speaking of the new
catarrh cure says: II have tried the new
catarrh remedy, Stuart's Catarrh Tablets,
upon thirty or forty patients with re-
markable satisfactory results. They clear
the head and throat more. effectualy and
=lastingly than any douche or inhaler that
I have ever seen. and although they are
what is called patent medicine and sold
by druggists, doZnot hesitate to recon-
mend them as I know them to be free
from cocaine and opiates. and that even
a little child may use them with entire
safety.
Any sufferer from nasal catarrh, throat,
Or bronchial trouble, catarrh Of the
stomach, liver. or bladder will find Stu
arts Catarrh Tablets remarkably effec-
tiPe. pleasant. and convenient, and your
druggist Will steil you they are absolutely.
free from any Injurious drug.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

Young cannot too carefully guard the monthly function
Women rule look this function of
instead of blessing They seldom consider that relieves the body
wastes and that suppressed
oenner perfectly regulates the
monthly function hundreds Of thousands to
it. Wine of Carlui regulator of the monthly
purifes the blood but it relieves weak and troubles
which doctors did but do often diagnose
thousands of socaled debility nervousness tired
the remedy needed
bottle Of Wine of Cardui and take your
but will only be thousands
experience Remember Wine of Carui Accept
other medicine substitute Give Wine Of Cardui fair
andh wi be YOURS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

His Individual Account, $4,000
Oyerdrayyn-EenIt Attached.

His Individual Account, SlO,UUU
Oyerdravn-Eenlty Attached.
WOODSTOCK, VA. November 15-(Spe-
cial.)-There have been no further devel-
opments in reference to the alleged de-
falcations of D. P. Magruder, who until
last Friday was cashier of the Merchants
and Farmers Bank of Woodstock. except
as to the cause Of his shortage, which is
attributed to his dealing in stocks. He pro-
feEsed to be acting as agent for brokers.
and lost he money in futures, His indi-
vieiual account Is overdrawn to the
amount OF $4,000. which will be increased
by ether items charged to the cash &C
court.
A number of attachments have been Is
gutd, which will cucumber all Of his real
estate, consisting Of some valuable lots
in Woodstock, mountain land, and q val
,,,t,ie fruit tarm located at Powell's Port
NJ 2iag1.-.'er was formerly connected
will :.n Shenandoah County Bank of
Woodstock, but when the Merchants and
Farmers Bank was established he be-
came its cashier. He commanded the en-
tire confidence of the people of this yicin-
ity. He was also treasurer of the Shenan-
doah Manufacturing Company, which was
recently organized here for the purpose Of
developing the foundry property and Con-
iertlng II into q StaFe ana nedulnS lac
tory but every dollar which had been col
lected was accounted for by their account
with the bank.
Union Thanksgiving services OF all the
churches of Woodstock will be held in the
Reformed Church on Thursday morning,
November 81, at II o'clock, and will be
conducted by Rev. J. =. Shenk, pastor Of
the Lutheran Church.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
OF Miss Ella White, a popular young lady
of Lebanon Church, to DR.. ]. A. Pine OF
Winchester. The ceremony Will be per-
formed on the 18th instant.
Samuel Gets. boy aged 10 years, and
residing in the vicinity of Edenburg,
caught his clothes upon a fence rail- while
passing near barn, and fell in such
position as to break his leg.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
MISS
JULIA
BRITTON
a Young Society
Lady Of Augusta,
Georgia.
Georgia.
1915 Estes Street

- Augusta, GA, May l6, 1902.
IAhE pleasure il joining the
large number of testators who
have been cured through the use
of Wine of Cardui. It is certainly
very remarkable curative agent, and
while 1t IS pleasant to take and mild
III action tits Very strong and positive
IN curative ability. Since early wo-
manhood ! suffered from extreme
nervousness and seemed unusually
sensitive to climatic changes. 4
slight cold or too great heat would
upset me and headache and general
lndlsposltion would result. Nv
stomach was easily upset and !
would frequently have heartburn.
sour stomach, and the heavy feel
ing you experience when YOU have
indigestion. I was also irregular
and had severe monthly pains, all Of
which showed me that was entirely
out of harmony with health. nat
urally desired a change and doc
tored for several months, hoping for
better health. ] was however dis
appointed to find that the medicine
afforded me no relief. ! noticed
your ad in the street car and ! bought
j bottle of Wine Of Carlui on nv
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
BEAT HIS SWEETHEART.
Unsa1lant Feat Of James Potcat, {
DanyfIIes Negro.

DanriIIc Negro.
DANvILLE. VA, November 15-(spe-
cial.)-James Potent, colored, severely
beat his sweetheart, Sadie Harris. last
night The matter was reported to the
olice through her parents. and Poteat
was promptly arrested. Several months
ago Poteat was married to a young
woman of whom he has since tired. HIS
wife lives at the home Of her parents, in
Almagro. He has returned to his old
haunts and associates. He visits his wife
occasionally His relations with Sadie
Harris have been formed since his repudi-
alton of his wife. It is presumed that the
beating was Administered because she up
braided him for visiting his Wife
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

Those who live near volcano lrow that be
the calm exterior of the sleeping giant is
FIRE, molten rock and phurous gases, but the thin
vapory smoke 1azy ascending from its crater per
haps the only external sign of the con1nlotion and
ttmu1t within Living III this atmosphere of danger
they soon become insensible to fear and are only
and q,1akings which foretel1 the coming eruption
and downpour Of heated rock and ashes, scalding
mud, binding suffocatng smoke and sulphurous
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
SMALLPOX AT STRAsBURG.
Twelve Cases In the Shenandoah

Twelve Cases In the Shenandoah
Town; Confined to Four Families.
WOODSTOCK. VA, November 15-(Spe-
cial)-Twelve cases of smallpox have de
veloped at Strasburg. The disease is con-
fined to four families of white people in
the same portion of the town. 1t has
been traced back to man who came to
Strasburg about four or five weeks ago
from Thomas, w. Va. A rigid quaran-
tine is being enforced upon the houses,
and there Is no fear OF the disease
spreading any further.