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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
WEBB PRESIDENT.
Succeeds P. w. Clement at Head
of the Rutland Railroad
Organization.
TO BUY CANADA.ATLANTIC
Rutland Road Guarantees $n,2oO.ooO
Bonds-J. w. Smith Of Ottawa Made
Strike at Vermont Marble
Company's Mill Settled.

New York. April 30.-Dr. w. Seward
Webb was elected president of the Rut-
land Railroad system to succeed Percival
W. Clement resigned at a meeting of the
board of directors held here to-day. F. II.
Button of Rutland was elected clerk and
secretary of the board and corporation to
succeed Henry G. Smith. The new officers
are to assume their duties at once.
1t was also voted to buy the stock of the
Canada Atlantic railway and to guarantee
its bonds to the amount of $l1 ,-O0,OD0 subj, ct
to the approval of the stockholders who
will meet in Rutland May 18th.
]. w. SMITH PURCHASING AGENT.
Rutland, April SO-Purchasing Agent II.
G.. Smith of this city stated tonight dat
John w. Smith of Ottawa, secretary to
Manager Chamberin of the Canada At
lantic railroad and purchasing agent of
the road, has accepted the appointment as
purchasing agent of the Rutland system
and will succeed the present incumbent
May u.
The new official is "A brother of L. T.
Smith, cashier of the Clement National
bank of this city, ten years ago. He has
been with the Canada Atlantic for the last
II years. and is Il personal friend of II. G..
Smith who considers him highly of-
ficient man for the position. The offices of
John Smith Will be in this city.
John Worthngton Smith was born in st,
Adams. VT, some 36 years ago his parents
being Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Smith. A
number of years ago his father, who died
last winter in New York city. was one of
the leading citizens of ST. Albans filling
many offices of responsibility in different
business enterprises. He was a brother of
Gen w. +. C'Baldy') Smith and also a
cousin of the late cX-Gov. j. Gregory
Smith. His Sc II early showed remarkable
aptitude for hard work and in his chosen
business has few equals for thoroughness,
IConscientiousness and the attention to de-
tails so necessary in railroad management
Among his other duties he has had charge
of the purchasing department of the Can
ada Atlantic railway which has always
been conducted in connection with the Of
| flee of the general manager. His efficient
work has before now attracted the atten-
tion of different railroad presidents, but al
efforts to induce him to leave Ottawa and
the Canada Atlantic have heretofore been
without avail. Mr.. Smith has been promi
nent in Ottawa society and Will he much
missed there. He is u married man and
has two small children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
M0NKT0N RIDGE.

George Catchapaw and his mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Paige visited her husband, N. G.
Paige in Huntington one day last week.
Mr.. Paige is running the engine for Prindle
in his saw MILL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
CALEDONIA COUNTY
HARDWICK.

Mr. Mitchell, the successor of w. A..
Moore in the shoe store, began business
last Friday. MIR Moore and family expect
TO leave Hardwick soon.-The United
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
vERMONTER GETS A PATENT

Washington, April 29,-Robert c. White
OF Jamaica has taken out letters patent for
a mop wringer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-01
MONKTON RIDGE.

Mrs. n. Eddy is visiting in Stnrksboro.-
Mrs. T.. Goro is at her mother Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30
KINDERGARTENS TO
OPEN IN OCTOBER
FOUR SCHOOLS WILL OPEN DUR
ING FIRST WEEK.-MRS. SNYDER
is TO BE IN cHAReE-RoARo
MEETS.

The kindergarten schools of the city
will open in the first week of October
A meeting of the board Of managers of
the Birmingham Free kindergarten asso-
citation was held at the home of Mrs
James Bowron on the South Highlands
yesterday and plans were completed for
the year.
The locations of the schools are as fol-
lows:
southside school. corner Avenue D and
Nineteenth street
Mercy Home school, at Mercy Home
on the Northside.
Bryan school. Third Presbyterian
church, Avenue G and Twenty-second
street.
Another school will be conducted, 1t
is thought, on the Southside, but no To-
cation has been selected.
Miss Edna Snyder Will have charge of
the various places as general superin-
tendent. She will have a full corps of
teachers to assist her In conducting the
schools. At the meeting yesterday Mrs.
c. B. Spencer, first vice-president. pre-
sided on account of the absence of Mrs.
]. II. Phelps, who is H.
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WILL HONOR DEAD
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
JEFFERSON VOLUNTEERS WILL
PLACE FLOWERS ON GRAVES OF
ITS MEMBERS WHO HAVE
FOUGHT LAST BATTLE.

Tomorrow Afternoon at $3.50 o'clock the
members Of the Jefferson Volunteers and
all the living who have belonged to the
company will gather at the National
Guard armory and proceed to Oakhill to
hold memorial services in honor of the
dead. Before the march they will pre-
sent Captain Hughes B. Kennedy with
hansome sword In recognition Of his
many years of work in the interest of
the company. He recently resigned to
accept the position of adjutant on the
staff of Lieutenant Colonel Mcconnell, at
present In command of the Third Ala
bama.
After Captain Kennedy has been pre-
scented with the sword at the armory
the line of march will be taken up to
the cemetery where the graves of the
dead will be decorated. The following
is the order:
Companies will assemble at the armory
at $3.50 O'Clock Battalion will be formed
at 4 o'clock Capt. Hughes B. Kennedy
In command. Before proceeding to the
scented with a handsome sabre by the
Jefferson Volunteers company G, Third
infantry. Alabama national Guard. After
the presentation the march will be taken
up to Oak Hill cemetery headed by
Memoirs Third Regiment band. On ar
rival at the cemetery the programme will
be:
Prayer.
ADDRESS by the Rev. John G. Murray.
Music.
Salute.
Taps.
Decoration of the graves.
Retreat.
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PROGRESS OF THE
STATE FAIR WORK
Mayor Drennen Examines Plans
of Grounds and Buildings
PRAISES THE MANAGEMENT
Much Interest In Contest for the $500
Piano Which Has Been Donated
BY the Forbes Company.
The Conditions.

Mayor Drennen called at the office OF
the fair association yesterday, and after
a careful examination of the plans of
buildings and grounds, and the general
work of the management, the mayor
said:
Things are in better shape than they
have ever been. I am decidedly pleased
with all the management has done"
On the mayors suggestion 1t was de-
cided that no charge will be made on
vehicles entering the fair grounds at the
fair this fall. Each person in a vehicle
viii pay the regular admission price.
The plano contest at the Fair Grounds
promises to be of uncommon interest
The e. E. Forbes Piano company has
made a gift to the association of a su-
perb piano, with stool and drapery, which
will be given free to the most talented
girl musician In the state under Is years
old. The proposals received from all
the piano companies represented in Bir-
mingham were opened and examined by
the executive board OF the fair associa-
ton yesterday, and 1t was found that the
E. E. Forbes company included IN its
offer of a splendid instrument several
especially advantageous points.
The pianos. six In number, from which
the successful contestant may take her
choice. will be exhibited In the woman's
building. The cash value of any one of
these instruments is from $500 to 5000. An
opportunity Is thus presented for the
cleverest young girl pianist in Alabama
to win superb piano and have 1t deliv-
cred in her house in any part of the state
for the sum of 81 or 49, according to age.
The standard of performance will not
be made too difficult. These are the
three conditions on which the prize will
be awarded:
1.-Sight reading of new music
2-Style and technique in piece selected
by pupil-played by heart or from notes.
3.-General excellence in playing.
In the woman's building of the state
fair a place will be set apart for the con-
test where the prize pianos will be ex-
hibited. The trials will take place In the
middle of the day before the friends and
families Of the participants.
The entrance fee to this contest will be:
For girls from IS to 10 years, 81.
For girls under 10 years, 81.
Each girl sending the entrance fee ac-
cording to her age will receive a card
from the association in due time telling
her exactly the day and hour on which
she will be called upon to test her skill.
Contestants and their friends will pay the
regular admission to the fair grounds
The marking will be by percentage One
hundred will be perfect, and the one com
ing nearest to this figure will take the
prize.
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FATAL INJURIES.
Mrs. Faith, Who, Was Thrown From
Her Wagon, Died Yesterday.

Mrs. Mary Jane Faith, who was thrown
from her milk wagon several days ago.
died yesterday morning at st. Vincent's
hospital. The funeral services will be
conducted this afternoon at o'clock
from Lige Logs undertaking parlors and
the interment will be In Elm Leaf GEM
etery.
Mrs Faith was driving on West Twen-
tieth street, near Eighth avenue Tuesday
morning when her horse became fright
ened and ran away, throwing her from
the wagon and fatally injuring her. Her
head struck the ground and her skull
was fractured.
After being carried to the hospital she
was given every medical attention. but
never recovered consciousness. She and
her husband lived near Avondale and
conducted a dairy, furnishing milk to
many customers In Birmingham.
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ARTILLERY RECEPTION.
Large List of Invitations Being Made
Up.

1t will be known by Tuesday night
when the Birmingham battery of artil-
lery will be mustered into the national
guard. Arrangements have been made
with the adjutant general for confer
ence between the committee of the bat
terry and the governor Tuesday. and the
boys expect the date for the mastering in
will be settled at that interview.
Although the date is not certain, the
artillerymen are working like beavers
for the reception, which they propose to
make one of the largest affairs of the
kind ever given in Birmingham. They
are getting up the list of those who are
to be invited. Incidentally this will In
clude something In the neighborhood OF
1000 or 1900 people.
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RECORD OF COURTS.

Damage suits aggregating $4,000 were
filed in the circuit court yesterday by
various claimants. The suits will come
up for trial during the fall term Of the
court. The largest was for so, 900, while
one was filed for $780,
Grace Serio, by her next best friend, p
]. Serio, asks of the Southern Railroad
company the sum of 5000 for injuries to
her hand, sustained, according go allega-
lions, by the falling of a window while
she was riding on q train.
John Fourd sues the Birmingham Min
ing and Contracting company for $1,000
damages. The amount is claimed on ac-
count of injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived through the falling OF rock while
engaged In work for the defendant COM
pany.
2. T. Carwile asks $4,000 from w. j.
Long for an alleged breach of contract.
W. H. Pickens & Company are sued for
$500 alleged to be due on an account to l.
H. Bass.
Against the Pioneer Mining and Manu-
featuring company VIII Jackson files a
suit for 5000 damages on account of all
legged injuries and burns received while
handling molten iron. The Republic Iron
and Steel company is asked to pay the
amount of $4,000 to Lawrence sherard
for damages on account of alleged per-
sonai injuries sustained while unloading
a car.
Inez Thomas. by her next best friend,
w. II. Thomas. sues the Mobi-,. and Ohio
Railroad company for 5000 damages on
account Of injuries alleged to have beer
received in a collision near Blocton. The
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company is
asked to pay Minnie J. Graham $4,000 for
damages because of claimed injuries to
land.
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County Convention VIII Not
Make Nominations
DELEGATES TO Be SELECTED
Senator Beverage and Representative
Are to Be Banqueted On the oe-
casion Of Their Visit to the
State Convention.

The republican county convention
meets today at noon in Magnolia hall,
Third avenue.
It is said that no candidates for the
legislature or county offices will be nom
mated at the convention, but that action
in this matter will be postponed until
about the time of the meeting of tho
state convention September 16
At the meeting Of the state convention
the republicans propose to start their
campaign with much flourish and blow
ing of trumpets. United States Senator
Beveredge and Congressman Landies of
Indiana are expected to be present to
address and advise with the convention.
A banquet will be given after the adj
journment of the state convention, to
which many prominent citizens irrespee-
tive of partisan politics viii be invited.
Delegates to the state convention will
be nominated at the meeting today.
Republican clubs are being organized
In the various beats and there is q gen.
eral rafting Of dry bones.
BY an error @. B. Mccormick was mem
toned yesterday as an alternate from
beat 81 when 1t should have been J. ].
Mccormick.
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PERSONAL,

The Rev. Charles s. Sholl Of Browns
vile, Tenn, IS in the city.
Allen ]. Krebs. president of the state
fair. has gone to Meridian to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Krebs' mother. He ex-
poets to return on Sunday evening.
]. A. Mcknight, general manager of
the Alabama Fair association. goes to
South Calera today to remain over Sun
day. His daughter, Miss Katherine Mac
Knight, who has been visiting Mrs. G. F.
Jackson, will return to South Calera with
him.
Miss Flora Huelson. who has been VISIT
ing relatives in Birmingham for several
months, returns to her home today at
Sweetwater, Tenn. accompanied by Mrs.
d. B. Hickman. Miss Lula Hawkins and
Mr.. NJ f. Hickman.
Florence Hotel Arrivals-J. T. Wiley,
Atlanta; A. T. Kennedy, New York. R.
B. Ragsdale, st. Louis: NJ. Silluburgh
Mississippi; E. Fl. Fell. Savannah; r. c.
Bradshaw. Louisville; w. P. Boles. Gin
cinnati: NJ. G. WALTZ. j. T. Jones, ]. d.
Patterson, Atlanta: A. G.. Scarborough
Epes: f. L. Seay. Nashville: j. Finn,
Jr.. Troy, N. Y; j. III. Ward, Tennessee;
Miss b. Densler, Miss o. Densler, Nelson
Vile; Mrs. Fisk and two children, Mont
gomery; John Donahoe. Knoxvilie b. H.
Sargent. Russellville; ]. B. Gordon, Rome;
H. b. Block. Baltimore; ]. Hilhouse and
wife. Adger; A. o. Brooks, Knoxville r.
Cruikshank, Chicago; ]. o. Posey. Kala-
mazoo: d. M. Franksley, Nashville; o.
j. Lemon. r. Gibson. CHATTANOOGA; G,
". Patterson and wife. Murfreesboro; L.
l.. Gilbert, Montgomery Ray Wade, ST.
Louis; A. Z. Herring, Atlanta; NJ, s.
Finch, Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30
MILITARY BARBECUE.
Volunteers VIII Have a Company
Shoot at New Rifle Range.

On Monday the Jefferson Volunteers
will have a company shoot and barbecue
on the rifle range which was. recently
made near Woodlawn. Extensive ar
rangements have been made by the men,
bers of the company for good times and
1t is certain a large number will be pres
ent
The team which is participating this
week in the shoot at Savannah will be
homo today and will be at the shoot
Monday prepared to tell tales of what
was done in Georgia. There is great
rivalry among the members of the COM
pany and many claim they have unheard
of shooting ability stored up in them
only waiting for a chance to be let out.
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F.. Mrs. w. X. Haxton.

last night at 8:45 o'clock at her residence.
731 North Twenty-f1rst street. The funeral
services will be conducted from the First
Methodist church Sunday morning at 10
o'clock and the internent will be In
Woodlawn cemetery.
The deceased was the wife of Mr.. Thax-
ton, the jeweler. The pallbearers will
be w. S. Brown, j. B. Moore, ]. f. Will
son, William Hood, j. c. Lanier and M.
It. McCarty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30
RAILROAD WORLD.

c. o. Jackson, travelling passenger
agent for the Frisco with headquarters
here, has returned from trip to Cali
fornia. w. L. Evans of Memphis, who
attended to his work during his absence,
has returned to the Tennessee city.
C. B. Compton, traffic manager Of The
Louisville and Nashville, was in the city
yesterday.
General Freight Agent Neil of the
Southern, who will move his headquarters
from Washington to Atlanta at an early
date, was in Birmingham yesterday in
conference with Division Freight Agent
Browder.
H. B. Crawford, trainmaster for the
Birmingham division of the Central of
Georgia. with headquarters in Columbus.
was in the city yesterday.
The report of the earnings OF the Louis
Vile and Nashville for the third week of
August and the three weeks of the month
is as follows:
-
Corresponding week last year,. 517.75O
Total three weeks August, 1902. 81, 1855. 900
Corresponding period last year.. 1.s16,10
Increase -. 49,. ...........s 1920
July to latest date this year. .sI5l5, As
Corresponding period last year,. S92S, 100
Increase - S 5S7 365
Mileage 1901-19O2, 34O5. 10 miles.
Mileage 19O0-19o1, $4,000 miles.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has given out figures regarding the rail-
ways of the lntry for the year ending
July 3d. Included in the bulletin was the
following:
In the fiscal year 1901 the gross earnings
of the railways arising from the operation
of 195,57O.s2 miles of lines were 81 ,5Ss, 52e. :
GS7, being $101 4S1, 223 more than for 1900.
The operating expenses were $1,000, 397, 30,
having increased in comparison with the
year preceding $6S 1858, 759 Gross earnings
were in detail as follows: Passenger rev.
enue, 1851 1856. 265-an increase as compared
with the preceding year $27, $685. mail,
$685. 453, 602-increrase. Sol. 1928; express. $s1.
121,613-an increase of 81, 463; other
earnings from freight service, $4,o65. 49,
increase. $719.545; other earnings from
operation, including unclassifed items,
$50, 1888, 1O4-increrase 1885,
w. F. Greaves, general southern agent
for the Big Four has returned from a
trip to Cincinnati.
The conference of eastern and south
ern capitalists in Savannah for the past
three days with President w. H. Haw-
kins, of the Columbus, Eufaula and Gulf
railroad, resulted this afternoon in a
determination to extend the line from
columbus, Ca, to st. Andrews Bay.
Fla, through nearly 200 miles of the
richest timber fields in the south
Work will be begun oy October 1, and
1t will be completed in about thirteen
months. Papers will be executed in New
York within the next few days. Re-
organization of the company will proba-
bly, follow
The plan calls for the building of 100
miles of the ROAD at an estimated cost
of $4,000 a mile. Much of the timber
is unlocked and the tonnage is estimated
at million and half cars of lumber.
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MEDICAL SOCIETY.
A Tri-state Meeting to Be Held In oc-
tober.

A meeting of the Tri-state Medical So
ciety will be held in Birmingham on Oc-
tober 6. The society is composed of med
ical men from the states of Georgia. Ala
sessions in the city hail.
The most prominent physicians in the
south are members of the organization
and they will be entertained while here
by the local society. The session will
probably last three or four days, and
many hundreds OF delegates Will be in
attendance.
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Fall Session of Criminal Court.

The criminal court for the fall session
will open Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
The first work to be done will be the
organization of the grand jury, which
will be taken up Immediately after the
of court. Following the organ
ization the regular work of the session
will be taken up in order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30

Mrs w. L. Kersh died at Greensboro
yesterday. She was So years of age and
had been in feeble health for several
months. The deceased is survived by
her husband and seven children. including
the Rev. J. d. Kersh of the Alabama
conference of the M. E. church; M G.
Kersh of Faunsdale and e. E. Kersh of
Birmingham. The funeral will take
place today in Greensboro.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
Petitions Filed In United States Dis
trlct Court Yesterday.

A petition to place the Admission
Grocery company In involuntary bank
ruptcy was filed in the United States dis
trict court yesterday. The petition was
filed by the Cumberland mills, the Co.
seta OIL company and the Southern Soda
Works company.
In the same court petitions in voluntary
bankruptcy were filed by VIII Wepb,
D. B. Suddeth and Robert Murray.
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Announcement of Or. A. M. Brown.

Having gone to Chicago to live, 1 cor
daily recommend DR.. H. Crookntank to
all my patients and request them to call
him when they need a physician. DR..
Crookshank has my office ana phone.
DR.. Crookshank is graduate of Har-
ward, 95. and took post graduate courses
in London, Paris and Vienna, receiving a
Cum Lande from the Vienna university
in 1900 He has had rare hospital adj
vantages and is thoroughly competent.
A. NJ. BROWN, M. D.
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Seeking Information.

The following letter was received at the
mayors office yesterday:
"St. Louis. Mo. August 27.
ITO the Mayor of Birmingham, Ala:
Dear Sir-There arrived on our steam
ship Ryndam at New York on July two
passengers named Jacob Raith and An
ton Boheim. and they gave as their
American address the name of j. Erker
of your city. May we ASK you to ascer-
tain IL the men whose names we give are
located in your city and what their pres
ent address is. Thanking you, we are
very truly yours,
'HOLLAND-AMERIC LINE,
Robert e. M. Balm, General Southwest
ern Agent"
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summer Excursions By r1alI ana sal,

Summer EXCURSIONS by Rail and Sal,
The Central Of Georgia Railway ana
connections are now selling round trim
tickets to New York. Boston. Baltimore
and Philadelphia via Sayannah ana
steamship Lines at very low rates. Ticls-
cts include meals and berth aboard shin
Much less than all rail- For ull partic.
ulars, berth reservations, rates, etc. an
ply to any agent Central of Georgta Rail.
way. or to soLON JACOBS.
C. A.. 1921 First avenue. Birmingham.
Ala. 6-5-su-tu-th-sa-t If
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Mrs. r. 3. Rogers.

Mrs. Fannie F. Rogers, wife of R. B.
Rogers, died yesterday morning at 6
o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs.
j. B. Lyle, at East LGke. The funeral
services will be conducted this morning
at 10 o'clock from the residence. and the
interment will be In East Lake cemetery.
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DEATHSAND FUNERALS
Mrs. s. A. Martin,

Mrs. S. A. Martin, the mofs~er of Mrs.
A. ]. Krebs, died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. John Fl. ONeil, Meridian,
Miss, yesterday after lingering Illness
The burial will be at Rope Hill cemetery,
Meridian. today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-30

Go and see Birmingham
fix Memphis in the double
header today. First game
2 p. M.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.

Among the real estate transfers s>eaced
on record is the following: H. C. Wood
ruff and wife to w. T. Archer, east half
tf lot 7, block 8. Birmingham, for $3.50.
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Fortify the body to resist malarial
germs by putting the system In perfect
order Tricky Ash Bitters is a wonder
full system regulator.