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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-21
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Weak and Keeps
Dropping.
Lower Cables and Fine Weather
Influence Corn.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady to Strong but
Prices Quiet.
Hogs Brace Up and Are Five
and Ten Cent, Higher.

Chicago, Ill, Aug 2.-WHEAT-Wh
opened weak on fine weather in the north
west with lower markets in that section,
together with a decline a Liverpool, and
September was down 14d3sc to 1245sc, at
aStsdeO1sc There was heavy selling early
in the session and the market was quite
active and somewhat nervous. with the
general tendency toward still lower prices.
September declined to 79Iac before the end
OF the first half hour. Receipts at Mime
apolis. Duluth and Chicago were 26l cars.
= Later the market turned strong and
september advanced to Sic, but reacted
again on liquidation. although the close
was strong and a shade higher, at SG12c-
CORN-Lower cables, continued fine
weather throughout the corn belt, togeth-
er with the weakness in wheat. combined
to create bearish sentiment in the corn
TENDER being off 1sGAc, at 5Os4 G507sc. The
sentiment changed materially during the
first half hour of trading and with only
moderate offerings and fair demand the
market became firmer, September adVanc-
ing to Size Receipts were 1s2 cars.
In sympathy with wheat September
closed 5sc higher, at 515sc.
OATS-Trading in oats was small and
Prices were trifie easier at the start in
sympathy with the lower prices in other
grains, but fluctuations We're very narrow
tember opened sc lower. at 341Ac, and
held steady at 1850. Receipts were 2ll
cars.
PROVISIONS opened firm
on higher prices for hogs at the yards.
but the early trading was duh and feat
uIeieSS- september PORK Optlicu A-t2C
higher. at $3.50: September lard was up
Sc. at $685. while ribs were 1oc higher, at
$7.65.
WHEAT-Cash: No , red. s11k@s2s4c {:
No. 3 red S1dS1Ac; No. 2 hard winter, S0d
S01zc: No. hard winter. 79c; No. north
ern spring, 90c; No northern spring, S5d
SIC: No. 3 spring. SIC.
CORNING. 2. 51a4a52l4c: No. 3. 511sa52c.
0ATs..No. ?. S2l4@$sc; No; s. S2aS2l2c-
FLAX-Cash: NV, $1-01; S.-W-, &C.;
Sept. 961sc; Oct. 971ec.
TIMOTHY-Sept. 50 1215d3.15; Oct, $S07i2.
CLOVER-Aug., s12.o0.
BARLEY-Cash: 40d56c.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

KimbaI Printing Company. sl2 North
Kansas Avenne.l
Mrs John F. McAfee is visiting her
sister, Mrs. H. c. Wherritt, in Kansas
CITY.
James Hanley. who is doing contract
work at lola, is spending a few days
at home.
We buy flood furniture
BOOHER q HAWKINS.
913 North Kansas avenue
Mrs James Sheldon and daughters,
Ethel and Bessie, have returned from
Colorado.
That car of Ouita is on track await
ing your order Get busy Kents
Kash Koal Koncern.
Miss Annie Nystrom, of 1919 Jackson
street. has returned from visit to
friends in Chicago.
Miss Rhea Bell. of Winchester. is Wis
iting her sister, Miss Alta Bell, and will
remain over Sunday.
The piles of dirt are now being hauled
away from Gordon street between
Jackson and Van Buren,.
Grandma Miller. who fell down cellar
last week and broke her collar bone is
doing well and resting easily.
Mrs Charles Steinberger, of Wa
Keeney, is visiting the family of c. d.
Myers and other Topeka friends.
We clean and repair furniture.
BOOHER & HAWKINS,
913 North Kansas avenue.
E c. Arnold has returned from KAN
sas City where he went the first of the
the Arnold Drug company.
Just received some new patterns of
wall paper from sc up.
BOOHER & HAWKINS,
913 North Kansas avenue
Arthur o. Bush has returned from
l Nah acIy. x1-h he oI TO ut
tend the funeral of his mother. Mr.
Bush will again locate on the North
side.
]. A. Lukens is making some addi-
tons as well as repairs to his home
place, at 1909 Central avenue. The
house will be ready for occupancy by
the middle of next month.
Word has been received from Ken
lucky of the death of DIR. Jet. who
was found dead in his bed at his home
there. DR.. Jet formerly lived on Para
more street in North Topeka.
Mrs. Frank Grear left today on an ex-
tended eastern trip. She will visit Kan
sas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati,
New York, and spend several days with
her relatives at Middleton, Hartford
and New Haven, Conn.
The Sardou avenue bridge to Oakland
was appreciated by the residents of that
suburb. Rev. Mr.. Alt, pastor of thu
Oakland Presbyterian church, who was
on the North SIDE today says IL Is not
nearly so convenient to come to this side
as formerly.
The following young people who live
in and near Meriden and have been
spending the past week at Eureka Lake
will return home Saturday Misses
Bertha Shields Josie Dickinson, Grace
Shafer, Messrs John Shields. Walter
Dickinson and John Shafer.
A large hole Il feet deep in the alley
back of DIR. Dawson's home on Kansas
avenue, is being filled in. This hole was
caused by the caving in of the earth
underneath the sewer and letting it fall
in. An end of the Dawson barn was
also in the hole. The continued rains
which kept the hole full of water pre-
vented its filling up until this week
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Reform Schoo Escapee Is Charged
With Burglary.

Robert Barnett. the 16 year old boy
who won a little notoriety last spring
by escaping from the reform school
with heavy shackle on his leg, was
captured this morning by Detectives
Reed and Henderson
Barnett is charged with the robbery of
a Santa Fe freight car on or Just prior
to July 4. He escaped. presumably to
st. Louis. where he has said that he
had an accomplice in the person of a
saloon keeper who disposes of stolen
goods for him. On July he met a boy
he knew, and became very generous,
giving him several boxes of cigars and
two pair of shoes. The cigars and
shoes were found in possession of the
other boy, and identified as part of the
goods which had been stolen from the
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New YORK Stock

Wall Street, New York, Aug A.-
STOCKS-The average level of prices on
opening quotations was large fraction
and Pacifcs led with gains approaching
point in Chicago Great Western, Cana
dian Pacific and Union Pacific. Amalga-
mated Copper rose q point and Virginia
Carolina Chemical points. A slight
shading of Pennsylvania was the only ex-
ception to the advance, but there was
some yielding after the opening.
The market rose vigorously, led by
vance. ST. Paul, Union Pacific, Atchison.
Missouri Pacific. Rock Island, b. and o.
sentative stocks rose point or more ana
heavy blocks changed hands on well dis
tributed buying orders. Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and Sault Ste Marie gained 3 points,
North American 3A points and CONSOLE
dated Gas ~ points. Colorado Fuel lost
az points There was a sharp reaction
per, Rock Island. St. Paul. Atchison, Mis-
souri, Pacific, Union Pacific and Pennsyl-
vania fell back point
The market became dull but was in
clined to set to a lower level. Prices quite
Acute weakness in the United States
Realty stocks had disturbing effect, the
common losing a point and the preferred
5ls points Sugar dropped IA points.
Bonds were steady at noon.
The United States Steel stocks were
heavily sold the common losing a point
and the preferred 15s points. Colorado
Fuel reacted go points and all of the ac-
tive stocks made net declines OF ! to ~
dealings and the closing was quiet and
firm.
There was a rally of 2ss points in Uni
ted States Realty preferred and the de-
clining tendency elsewhere was checked,
but the recovery was insignificant. Amer
lean Car, Locomotive preferred Chicago
Terminal and Paper rose point or more
Iowa Central preferred declined points
A sudden rally of 51z points in Colorado
Fuel stiffened the market a trifie, but
large selling of PENNSYLVANIA developed
which carried that stock rs points under
last night Union Pacific lost point and
the whole list turned heavy.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, Aug. Receipts to-
day. 5000 head, Good to prime steers
S51065.65: poor to medium. So. 75fI5 90. stOck-
ers and feeders. 81. 5oM4.25: cows, S1.5on4. 50;
heifers. S2O0G4.75; Gamers. $1.5Gd2-70; bulls.
81 25G4-25: calves, $2.50d6-15; Texas fed
steers, $3.00G4.4G; western steers, $3.50
AS.
HOGS-Receipts today II 0Oe head: esti-
mated Saturday 1000 head. Market
steady to 1Oc higher. Mixed and BUTCH
ers', S5.O0d5.75; good 70 choice heavy So So
$3.50: rough heavy, S4,75q5:15; light, $5.5Oa
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers. S3.OOd3.6 so; fair to choice mixed.
50 $4,000: western sheep. 2s5G3.50; native
larnhs 81 25m56O: western lambs. S4.O0d5. 40.
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No Opposition to Roosevelt.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 21.-When asked
last night what he thought of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's chances for renomina-
ton. Senator NJ. S. Quay made this re-
ply: Il have heard of no opposition to
him. Pennsylvania, in my opinion. will
support President Roosevelt at the ma
tional convention next year" Further
than this he would say nothing. The
senator was en- route to PHILADELPHIA.
where his daughter. Miss Coral will
christen the new battleshio Pennsyl-
Vania
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WADED ASHORE.
Passengers Escape from Stranded
Vessel in Night Clothes.

Quebec, Aug. 21.-Word was re-
ceived here last night that the steamer
Carolina, which left here yesterday for
Saguenay, went ashore at midnight in
the latter river six miles from Tadou-
sac. 1t is expected she will float with
calm weather. There are 317 passengers
on board, principally Americans. and
although some were landed on rocks in
the steamers boats, the majority
walked ashore in their night garments.
and suffered greatly from cold and
wind
A tug took the passengers to Tad
ousac. many of whom being unable to
secure their clothing were wrapped in
rugs and blankets
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WHERE MONEY GOES.
School Fund Is AppOrtioned by
Counties.

T. J. Hays. bond clerk in the Office of
the state superintendent of public in
Etruction, today completed the work
of apportioning the state school fund for
the semi-annual distribution for 1909.
The interest on the permanent school
fund is collected on January 1 and July
/ of each year, and it is apportioned to
the various counties in February and
August. The apporti0nment is made
upon the basis of school population. This
time there was a little over 100000 to
distribute, which allows 40 cents for
each child of school age in the state. The
appOrtiOnment by counties is as follows:
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Its Charter AnnuIled.

St. Louis. Mo-, Aug. 21.-By an order
of the national officers of the Union
Veteran Legion, the charter of ST. Louis
encampment No. Is has been annulled
and notice promulgated of the sever
ance of all relations with the national
organization. The annullment is based
on charges of having admitted to mem
bershiD Il candidate who was non-eligi-
bic. William A. Hequemborg, colonel of
the st. Louis encampment. says a COM
plete review of the matter will be asked
for at the national encampment of the
legion in DAYTON. O.. on October 1
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For Teachers Examination.

The following is the programme for
the examinations for county teachers to
be held Monday and Tuesday by County
Superintendent Wright. at the court
house: Monday. 7:30 to y a. M. geog-
raphy. L. S. history photography and
theory of teaching; 1 to 1880 D. m, read
ing, grammar, physiology and arithme-
tic. Tuesday, 1880 to y a m. Kansas
history. constitution, writing and gen
eral history; l to 7:3O p. m. algebra,
bookkeeping literature and physics.
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Killed by Golf Ball.

Philadelphia, Aug. 21.-After lying un-
conscious since last Tuesday Bertha
Hartman, aged II years, died late last
night in a hospital here from the eff
fects of being struck on the head with
a golf ball. The child was watching the
play on the Sharon Hill links, near
here. when the ball struck her, fractur-
ing the skull. She fell unconscious and
fingered in that condition until death
ensued last night.
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Set Herself Afre.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-After saturating
her clothing with kerosene and setting it
on fire in an effort to commit suicide
Nus. Mabel Lathro, aged "a years. fell
upon the floor of the hallway in her
home and awaited death today. \
boarder in the house discovered the I'M
fortunate woman and with the aid of a
policeman succeeded in extinguishing
the flames but not until the woman ha d
been so severely burned that it is feared
she will die
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a House to House Fight.

London, Aug 21.-Dispatches received
at the colonial Office today from Zun-
guru. northern Nigeria. dated August
II, give details of the destruction of
the town of Burnt By British force of
thirty whites and 500 native rank and
file. The enemy's loss was several hun
dred killed, including the former sultan
of Sokoto and a majority of the chiefs
The British loss was eleven men killed,
including one officer, and sixty-two men
wounded. The enemy made a desperate
house to house resistance
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Switzerland Is Interested.

Paris. Aug. 21.-The federal council
of Switzerland has advised Or. Lardy,
the Swiss minister here, and one Of the
three arbitrators appointed by the czar
to decide the claim for preferential
treatment made by the three allied pow
ers, Germany, Great Britain and Italy,
in the settlement with Venezuela, that
it does not desire him to act as arhi-
traitor, as Switzerland has interests sim
liar to those Of the other powers, which
have been committed to the German
representatiVe at the Hague court
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sugar and Coffee Market.

New York Aug 21.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
strong. Fair refining, 3 5-16c; centrifugal
IS test 8 13-16c: molasses sugar. 1--16c.
Refined sugar firm. Crushed, $500; pow
dered, $50; graduated, $500.
COFFEE-Market quiet No. Rio, SIC.
MOI.ASSES-Marxet firm
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st. Louis Livestock Market.

St. Louis. Mo. Aug. H-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today. 1900 head including 1,20o
head of Texans Market steady. Beef
steers. S375d5.1O; stockers and feeders,
S2.60n3.75; cows and heifers, 81 25G4.50 Tex
steers 81 50M3.65: Texas cows and heif-
chs, 81 20@3.OO.
Receipts today $500 head. Mar
ket strong to SC higher Pigs and lights;
and best heavy, s5.5Oq5.571a
SHEEP-Receipts today. 800 head.
s.. O0Q525
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Kansas CITY Produce market.

Kansas City, Aug H.-Close-wHEAT-
Receipts today, 24S cars. Quotations;
Sept, 701sd701zc; Dec. 114c. Cash: No .
hard, 74c; No. 3 hard 711k@721zc No. 2
red, 76c; No. 3 red, 74G75c.
CORN-Sept., 451sd4514c; Dec, 44ss d4474c c.
Cash: No. mixed, Acc; No. white, 46c;
No 3 white, aga 45c.
OATS-No. 2 white. S9a40c; No. 2 mixed,
3S12c. ~
RYE-No 2. 5415c.
HAYAChoice timothy. s9.5O9Io.Oe; choies
prairie. $3.50 7f
BUTTER-Creamery. 15d17c; dairy. fan.
cy, 15c.
EGGS-F'resh, 141kc.
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Governor Bailey in St. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo, Aug. 21.-The mem
bers of the Kansas Worlds Fair COM
mission, accompanied by Governor
Bailey, are here to inspect the Kansas
state building, which is nearing compile
ton at the worlds fair and to con-
fer with the exposition officials Cover
nor Bailey viii return to Topeka to-
night
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Killed in Midnight Quarrel.

Frankfort, Ind, Aug. 21.-During a
quarrel at midnight Harvey Thomas of
this city was killed by Harry Loveland.
Loveland killed Thomas by striking him
with his fist breaking his neck.
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New York Money Market.

New York Aug 21.-Close-MONEY-
Prime mercantile paper, 6d61H per cent;
sterling exchange firmer. with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at S4S5S5FT4 $3.50 fo-
demand and at 81. S3200 1891 for so days:
posted rates S4S4 and $4.s612; commercial
sILVER-Bar silver, 551sc; Mexican dol
lars BIC.
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Efle Ellsler,s Father Dead.

New York Aug. 21.-John Ellsler
father of Effie EIlsler, the actress, and
himself a veteran actor and thea trical
manager, died of heart disease at his
home here today aged 50.
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Lightning DESTROYS wheat crops.

Dodge City. Aug 21-Lightning des-
troyed the entire wheat crop of Sanford
Marion Tuesday night. The news
was just received here today The
wheat was in stacks to be threshed- Es-
innate of loss $500; insurance $780,
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.. Minneapolis. go cars; Duluth,


Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'd
lower; corn I'D lower.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: De-
cember wheat-Puts, SAC; calls, S21ac;
curb. S17sc bid. December wheat-Puts.
51lsc; calls. 521sc; curb. 515sM51szc.
Estima ted receipts of grain tomorrow at
Chicago: Wheat 1O5 cars; corn, 225 cars;
oats. I'll cars.
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EGGS Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 14615Ikc.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies. nG
11Ac; Twins, 10q10Ac; Young Americas,
11d111hc.
ICED POULTRY-Market weaker. Chick
ems, hens, 1OQlO1zc; springs, n1zD12c; tur-
keys, 12c.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
lower: corn 14d lower.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat Sad
lower: corn 4 lower.
Grain receipts at Chicago today: Wheat,
101 cars; corn. 1S2 cars; oats, 2l1 cars.
Grain receipts at Kansas City today:
Wheat. 147 cars; corn, IS cars; oats, 3
cars.
apolis. 15S cars; Duluth. 2 cars year
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Cotton Market

Galveston. Tex. Aug. 21.-COTTON-
Market steady at 121sc per pound.
New York. Aug. 21-COTTON-Sales to-
day. 1o.Os bales Spot cotton closed steady
Quotations per 100 pounds: Midding up
lands S1275; middling gulf. 1890.
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Range of Prices on Stocks.

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 40 West Sixth street. Telephone
$50 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
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Kansas City. Aug.
Ranoe O: Prices.

FURNISHED by J. L. Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co, Kansas City. Mol
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Wool Market

St Louis. No. Aug. Market
unchanged. Territory and western medi-
ums. 16lld1s15c; fine medium, 14lz416c; fine,
131zG16c.
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Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. -Tele phone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
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New York Money Market

New York. Aug H--CIose-Money on
call easier. closing a IL per cent; time
money firm: 60 days. 5 per cent. 80 days,
5G51z per cent; 6 months, 51zG6 per cent
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, Aug. 81
Prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED FLATS. TIC
NO. TALLOW ..-..-..---- sac
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New York Rntter Market.

New York, Aug. 21.-BUTTER-Receip
today, 5.722 packages. Market firm. State
dairy. 14alSc: creamery. 15q20c.
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Ch,caoo Produce Marke

Chicago H.. Aug. 21--BUTTER-Mar-
ket steady. Creamery, 14q19c; dairy, 13u
l7c-
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Mrs. ]. H. Laid. ladies' tailor and
dressmaker. will open dressmakina
parlors at sos Kansas avenue Septem-
Der 1.
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Market Gossin.

FURNISHED by A. c. Goodwin, Commits
sion Company, Commission Merchants
Room No. g. Columbian building. hide
pendent telephone 1875
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-03
The Funeral of Mrs. A. r. Harris,

The funeral of Mrs \. r. Harris was
held at o'clock Saturday from her late
home on Washington street and was
largely attended. Many floral remem-
brances bore evidence of the esteem in
which Mrs. Harris was held. They in
cluded large and beautiful wreath OF
carnations from the neighbors. a cres-
cent of roses from the firm and employees
of Holden & Martin, callas from the
Sunday school class of which Mrs Har-
ris was Il member, and other flowers
from individuals. Rev. George +. Law
son, pastor of the First Baptist church.
ofiiciated, reading marked passages from
Mrs. Harris's Bible. j. r. Hall and L.
w. Hawley sang two selections. Mo
ment by Moment" and Saved by
Grace" The burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery, the bearers being four
young men, Marshall d. Grout, George
NJ. Clay, Fred f. Gilbert and Walter A.
Gilbert, near neighbors of Mrs. Harris
Those present from out of town were
Mr. and Mrs. f. H. Niles of Halifax
Mrs. Emma Wilcox of Minneapolis, Mr..
and Mrs. II. H. IiackleY and l.. NJ Tuck
er of Greenfield, Harry and Frank King
of Shushan, n. Y, Edwin Griffin of New
York city, and Rev Edward b Harris
of Monkton, Mrs. d. Clark of Charlotte
and viii Harris of East Charlotte
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-03

tries He landed the bah in the net six
out of nine times
Company II played far stronger
game than when in Brattleburu. and
adopted entirely different tactics being
ON the defensive nearly all of the time
The game was similar to that in which
the Vermont Wheel club held the Y NJ.
{. \. down to a close score No scores
from the field were made until near the
end OF the first half. when Tufts Gagged
the ball, and March Immediately follow
ed suit This half ended with score of
3-3 for Brattleboro, all of Company D's
points coming on free tries.
Both teams gave a good exhibition of
team work, with clever dodgng. passing
and blocking. In the second half the
playing was much faster and the excited
spectators chcered and cheered Com
pany ID men played for ALI they were
worth but they were unable to make SO
good use of the ball when they got it as
their opponents
The Brattleboro team and several root
ers from here left ST. Johnsbury ON the
midnight train, arriving home early
Saturday morning. The players were
elated over their success. but they also
commended their treatment in St
Johnsbury. They were given hard
but perfectly fair game and received
gentlemanly treatment both on ana off
the floor
The st. JohnsbJry Caledouian says
that throughout the second half the