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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25

ia the town at a later date this wa
the presidents cheese, and the great
Elder Leland, who in the estimation Of
the people Of Cheshire was second In
importance only 10 President Jefferson
himself. was leading and directing the
enterprise. Most Of those present were
arrayed in their Sunday best, though
the women who superintended the mix
ing OF the curd were Obliged to wear
protecting aprons.
The hoop in which the cheese was
pressed was made for the occasion. It
was four feet in diameter and eighteen
inches deep and was secured with
strong bands OF iron 10 enable 1t to
stand the pressure when all of the
curd had been mixed and salted it was
placed in this hoop, a follower which
had also been made especially for the
purpose was placed upon IT, and the
ponderous wooden screws Of the old
cider mill were turned down on the
most precious body they had ever COM
pressed. After all was done hymn
lined off by Elder LELAND was sung by
the assenlblage. and the people sepa-
rated for their homes. highly satisfied
with and very proud Of their days
work. Some days after it was made
the cheese was taken to Captain Dan.
tel Browns cheese house to be cured.
Its weight one month from the time Il
was pressed was 1926 pounds. The
moving OF the cheese from the cider
press to Captain Browns was made a
great occasion. The people turned out
again. and the cheese was followed by
biz procession. Moses Wolcott, who
kept the tavern" gave feast to all
present and thereby linked his name tC
this part Of the towns history.
I The following December the great
cheese was sent to Washington in
! charge Of Elder Leland and Dariu:
Brown. There were no railroads il
those days, and it was drawn on a SLED
to Hudson, N. y, and shipped from
there by water. The presentation o.
the cheese to the president was AZ
event Of moment In washington Tn
presentation was made at the Whit
House in the presence Of the cabinet
foreign diplomats and other notables
Elder Leland serving as spokesman
and assuring the president in suitabl
terms Of the great esteem in which b
was held by the people from whom Tia
gift had come.--Springheld Republican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
A HISTORIC CHEESE.
THE MONSTER THAT CHESHIRE SENT
no PRESIDENT JEFFERSON.

Nearly Every One In Town Contrib
uked Cord, and Elder John Leland
nossed she Job-The Formal PreS-
entation at the White House.
Tho story Of the great cheese made at
Cheshire in 1901 and sent the following
winter to President Jefferson as a
New Years present has been many
times told Ia prose and verse, but Is
worthy Of repetition as an interesting
bit Of local history, showing, as It does,
the patriotic spirit by which the good
people Of Cheshire were moved ane the
novel manner they chose for its ex-
preston.
In those days Cheshire was famous
for three things its exceptionally fine
dairying interests and products, the
we'll nigh universal adhesion Of the
voting population to the Democratic
party and Elder John Leland, an able,
eccentric and witty Baptist divine,
whose fame IS a part of the history OF
Cheshire. Elder Leland and most of
the other people of the town were ar
dent admirers Of Thomas Jefferson,
and when he was elected president Of
the United States their JOY was I'M
bounded. 1t was finally decided that
It would be proper to give to their es-
teen a tangible expression in the form
| Of mammoth cheese, which should
\ show to the president the quality Of
| their material resources and something
Of the extent Of their admiration for
him.
The announcement of this plan was
made by Elder Leland from his pulpit
lone sunday morning and was received
with pleasure by the people July 20
l1s0t. was the date set for the making
lOf the cheese. and the plan was to have
lam the owners Of cows in the town
with the exception Of the few federal
MS there were, to make their cnrd ant
harry ii to a central place for pressing
bf course there was no cheese pres:
kree enough for the pressing of such (
cheese as was proposed and Elishi
Browns cider press was consequently
Selected for the work.
when the day came for making tn
cheese the people gathered from al
pbrts of the town Those who had cur'
I'd contribute brought it with them
sdme i'll large quantities and some i
slbalL but aH extremely proud TO con
tribute to the monster cheese that wa
toIbe sent to the president. Besides be
ing a busy day it was also gala da.
fot the inhabitants Of Cheshire. Tn
fathers and their wives and familie
tufhed out ca masse to witness the con
strpction Of what proved to be tn
most famous cheese in all history, fol-
Though a still larger cheese was mad
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
The Tines Daily Short Story.


look whiter. ana when he left he pro-
nouneed the man dead
This IS remark0blew exclaimed the
jailer. Il carry a message that kills
the poor mans wife. and her death
kills the prisoner. Well. there Is moth
Ing to do but bury him.
He put the corpse in a box and placed
It on a bier in the corridor to await
burial. IN the morning he called the
priest who read the burial service. ana
the box was committed to the earth.
The next day the prisoner, alive and
well, appeared at the castle OF his
feudal lord and begged an audience.
i ask a pardon" he said, having
been in prison for debt and escaped. 1
wish to 90 home to my wife and chill
dren and not be again disturbed.
what have you to offer for such a
pardonf" asked the baron.
"a story"
"Tell it,"
Then the prisoner told Of his mes
sage to his wife and what resulted.
Her falling in a swoon," he explained,
twas a message TO me to do likewise.
She gave the surgeon money to pro-
nounce her dead and gave him the piece
Of silver to be given to me to bride the
barber. Thus my jailer carried an in
quiry to my wife as to how / might es-
cape and the reply"
Your wife is TOO shreWd a woman,
replied the baron, Ito live in obscurity.
Your pardon Is granted Bring your
wife to the castle that she may enter
the service Of the countess. As for the
jailer, | pardon him also, since would
have acted as be did If had been in
his place This | know because 1 did
not understand the device TIL You told
it to me-"
The prisoners family was assigned
apartments in the castle. and his wife
entering the service Of the countess
was consulted upon every knotty ques-
ton arising ia both the baron's and the
countess affairs.
The baron, who was an impoEidc
man. was saved from many troubles by
the woman's adroitness. Nevertheless
he got into difficulty with a neighbor-
ing baron, who marched with al bis re-
tanners against him. besieging him iii
his castle The siege had lasted many
days and starvation was imminent
when the countess appealed TO her
chief attendant, whereupon the woman
sent her husband out at night as a de-
serter with an offer to lead the enemy
into the castle by a secret underground
passage.
What's the matter with you 2 asked
the besieging baron. What are those
spots on your
"The plague All IN the castle have
IT."
Turn him outp shrieked the baron
When the day came those in the cas-
tie looked out, and no enemy was to be
seen. The deserter's wife had painted
him with the plague spots.
From that time the ex-prisoner and
his wife lived at the castle as honored
guests, and their children married into
the families Of the great lords whose
possessions lay ID that country.
BEvAN YOUNG BELDING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
A PRISON MESSAGE.


toriginall
Ia the olden time a prisoner was la
msnting to his iaaer that he was kept
IN captivity away from his wife and
little ones. He gave such a touching
picture Of his home, the wife who
adored him, the children who loved to
play upon his knee and listen while he
told them stories, that the jailer wished
It was in his power to free the man
and let him go home. But this was I'M
possible. The jailer himself had a fam
lily dependent on his pay, and if a pris-
oner escaped he would lose his posi-
ton However, he told the prisoner
that he would soon need to go to the
place where be (the prisoner lived and
would bear a message to his wife. Not
long after this the jailer came to the
prisoners cell and asked for the mes
sage.
Tell my wife to send me word how
to recover my liberty"
''That is a foolish message" replied
the jailer, "for / who bring the an
swer will know how TO defeat any plan
she may send you
Very well, said the prisoner. "That
is the only message l have. If you will
not deliver it I can't help it. I have no
other for you"
The iailer went away plying the
poor fool who had no other hope Of Sc
curing his freedom than a plan Of es-
cape brought by the man whose duty
and interest it was to watch him. New
ertheless, after reaching the town where
the prisoners wife lived and attending
to what business he had to do, he In
quired the way TO the woman he had
promised 10 visit and went to see her.
Your husband he said Il fear is
losing his mind by his confinement
When | promised to see you and give
you a message from him he told me to
ask you how he might recover his lib
erty-
When the woman heard this she fell
over, to all appearances. dead. A sur
geon was called In. who Immediately
let some blood. The jailer waited Ia
another room hoping that he might car
ry news TO the prisoner that his wife
was better, but when the surgeon came
out be said that the woman was dead.
"GiYe this to your prisoner be said
and handed the jailer q piece of silver.
Then the jaller, wondering and heavy
hearted at being the bearer of such
news went back to the Jail
Il bore your message" said the jailer
''and am sorry to say that your wife
was SO distressed at your condition that
she fell in a swoon and died soon aft
err"
ALAS, alack! My poor wifew ex-
claimed the prisoner. And he. too, fell
IN swoon.
The 1ailer ran for surgeon This
was at a time when the barber and the
surgeon were often one and the same
person, and the only remedy was blood
letting, The barber came and let some
blood, hut Il only made the prisoner
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25

"LooI here, Mr. Editor exclaimed
an irate 'aller, you referred 70 me yes
terday as a reformed drunkard. You
must apologize or I'll sue your paper
for libel"
every well, sill" replied the editor.
"Tll retract the statement cheerfully.
III say you haven't reformed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
nreenInnd.s Ice.

The ice in Greenland is melting more
rapidly than It is formed Comparison
OF the descriptions Of the Jacobshoven
glacier shows that its edge has receded
eight miles since 1850, and 1t has lost
twenty to thirty feet IN depth
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-25
Seasoned Wood.

An average stick Of wood when
green contains 33 per cent Of water and
loses % per cent Of it in seasoning, dur
ing which process its strength is nearly
doubled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
Local weather Report.
Briei Mention.
water at midnight.

High water at midnight. REMEMBER THE ORPHANS.
 Miss Minnie Berg, masseuse, has re- turned from an extended trip of several months in Sweden.
 The county commissioners will spend the remaining three days of the week in Waterbury to receive license appli- cations. --
 Miss Hanna McCarty, of 7OS Howard avenue, was married to James McCar- ty. of Hartford, at St. Johns church yesterday forenoon.
 Mrs. Frederick Eisenbart and cflil- dren, who have been abroad all sum mer. returned to their home 65 Gamer street, Tuesday night. When they ar rived they found the house in total darkness. When Mrs. Eisenbart light ed the gas in the front hall she found thirty couples seated there to bid her welcome. A merry evening was spent. MT. Eisenbart is a contractor at Win chesters
 Dr. Peck is attending John H. Booth at the Whalley avenue jail twice day because of a sudden and serious illness. Booth was arrested by Detective Don nelly in Meriden on August 2S for steal- ing silver bullion. He was taken sud- denly i'll at the New Haven jail Tues day afternoon and ordered removed to the jail hospital. Booth had been suf- fering from kidney trouble when in Meadeh brought on by the extensive use of liquor it is claimed. Booth s family has moved to this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
OPEN TONIGHT.


 The Fairies Carnival at Music Hall.. %
 The sale of reserved seats for the ''Fair- ies' Carnival which opens tonight at Mu- sic hall, is progressing finely, and the re- ceipts show that the production will be well attended.
 Rehearsals have proceeded without a hitch, the POO and more children and adults in the cast working hard to make the affair successful. The solos, duets, choruses, dances, marches and evolutions in the piece | are executed smoothly. The children espec- ially are very apt and quick to catch on to the various demands made upon their abili- ty and celerity, and the whole plot is being worked out in such manner as would do credit to many professional. The selected orchestra under the direction | of H. G. Nichols will also render a good ac. count of themselves. The author, John Ed. gar Owens, will superintend and manage l the stage production.
 | The box office for the sale of reserved seat tickets is open daily at Music hall, and | there will be a special matinee for ladies and children on Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
THE BENNETT CLUB.

Planning the Work for the Coming
 Winter.
 Tn planning the work of the coming winter, Rev. Alex. F. Irvine, of the Peoples church, made canvas for boys for a boys club. So many boys responded that it puzzled the minister < to know what to do with so many. Over one hundred boys applied for membership the first night. Thirty of these were over fourteen and under sixteen years of age. These bright lads were formed into a seif-governing club. Tn casting around for a name one of the members suggested that the club be named after the late Philo Sherman Bennett, and the suggestion was unan- imously adopted. An election of off cers resulted in the election of William Newman as president, William J. Donovan as treasurer, and Gordon IT. vine as secretary. The object of the club is the mental moral and physical Improvement of the members. There is splendid material for a football eleven. Gymnasium apparatus will be pur- chased and fitted up for winter even- ings. There will be literary exercises, debates papers-instruction in citizen ship-mock city councils, etc. Games < of skill will be feature and a summer camp is contemplated. Two clubs of smaller boys have been formed and now the girls are asking also for club MT. Irvine took their names and is now seeking help. He cannot possibly do 1t all alone Over one hundred boys are now enrolled.
 The membership card of the Bennett club is a stiff card of white cardboard On the front page is an embossed American flag in colors. On the second page is the certificate of membership and on the third page is spread the ob- ject and aims of the club. The card will be protected by a strong manila envelope The card is manufactured by Butler & Kelley, of New York, and is g thing of beauty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
More Bargainc in Curtains and
 Upholsteries.

Ruffle Fish Net Curtains. new patterns; regularly $1 and $1.25. Sale price, 85c and o5c.
 Ruffle Bobbinet Curtains with lace edge and insertion; regularly $l. AS at SIP Ruffle Bobbinet Curtains with Battenberg lace and insertion Val; $1.75 value. At $1.3o.
 About 300 pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains. 3 and 3H yards lorg. Imitation patterns of Bruss els, Renaissance and Irish Point. Values $1.75. $2, $4 and $5. Special prices, $1.25, $1.50, $2.50 and $3..50.
 4O-inch wide fish net, 19c value, at 15c. !.
 5O.inch wide fish net, 32c value, at 25c. \,
 3o-inch. Scotch nets, 32c value, at 25c.
 White and ivory. Irish point laces in numerous patterns; values 55c, 60c, Csc and 75c. Sale prices, 41c, 45c. soc and 60c.
 Nottingham laces, 35c value. d 25c.
 Imported figured muslin, 3o-in wide, 3Sc value. at 2oc. Best Queen down pillows, 18x18 regu arly 9oc, at 75c. Size 26x26 regularly $2.25, at S1.50. New. Ruffled CurtainS. Thi
 is a lot of perfectly new and fresl goods, especially priced. Plain Ruffled Muslin Curtains At 45c, instead of 55c. At 55c, instead of 75c. *. At 75c, instead of $l.
 Best quality Muslin Curtains. witl
 Stuck border and hemstitchet
 edges, regularly $1. IS. for 85' Jacquard Muslin Curtains, choic'
 of two patterns. regularly $1. 25 for 0S,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
COMPLETION OF PoSKET &
 BISHOPS NEW FACTORY.

Live Oak Council, R. A.-PIsassnt so-
 cIaI GatherIngs-nIInsr. Wed.
 dIng-PersOnaI.
 This evening Live Oak council, Royal Arcanum, will give it's entertainment at an open meeting for ladies, members and friends. No doubt the hall will be crowded as the committee on enter tainment has spared no pains to make this evenign a pleasant one for all.
 Mrs. c. H. Bush is i'll at her home on Lenox street, suffering with muscular rheumatism.
 Dr. L. T. Doolittle of Meriden has taken the rooms lately occupied by Dr. Strong in the Crawford building, 1O3 Grand avenue. and will open them about November 1. Dr. Doolittle is an up to date dentist and comes with the highest recommendations.
 A very pleasant evening was spent at the home of Miss Julia Muldoon of Poplar street Tuesday by few of her friends. Music was enjoyed, after which all adjourned to the dining room, where a pumpkin supper, consisting of delicious pumpkin pies made by the hostess was served. Among those pres ent were the Misses Julia and Mamie Muldoon, Mary Ryan, Kathryn and | Marie O'Dea, Mary Fryer and Messrs, Eugene Smith, M. Fryer, George | White, William Ahearn, E. Fryer and J. Wilmot The marriage of Miss Margaret Miner I to James Curley was solemnized in St Francis church yesterday morning. Miss Nellie, Purcell of Wallingford was the brides attendant and Patrick Sheehar was the best man. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at tht brides home, PTS James street. MT and Mrs. Curley left for a wedding triI to Boston and upon their return vii l make their home in this city. s, l The F'oskett & Bishop Co. has abou I completed it's new factory cornel I Blatchley avenue and River street and the engines, boilers and most of tht I machinery has been installed. Int | work of removing the business iron Il the Grand avenue plant has begun ant they expect to be doing business in tht new factory about November l. Tht Hubbell, MerWin company, which exc cuted the joiner work, is doing tht plumbing work. Miss Sadie Enley of Middletown ii visiting her sister, Mrs. G. W. Swan O Fair Haven Heights.
 B. J. Gavitt of Chatham street vii leave about November 1 for Indianapo \ lis, Ind, where he has signed to play I as first rush on the local polo team.
 MT. and Mrs. John Stirrup of Levi. street have returned from Meadow! End, where they have been stopping since the middle of May.
 Miss Mamie Smith of New Britain i. visiting Mrs. Richard ixon of 1S3 Pin, street.
 Miss Nellie G. Casey of Blatchle. avenue is visiting her sister Mrs. Flu gene Reilly of Boston, Mass.
 rMs. Lottie Biggs and her son Russel l of Baltimore are visiting at the hom, I of Alva Granniss on North From I street.
 A concert is to be given this even ing by the Christian Endeavor societ, I of the Peoples church at Bushnell hal Mis- Persis Thompson of New York city is the soloist and those who heard hel beautiful voice at. the Hyperion ser vices last spring will be glad of this op, portunity to hear her again. F., 7
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
THE PINOCHLE GLIB.

The Tuesday Evening Pinochle club held their weekly session Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Clara Baehr, S1 Ward street. Cards occupied the early part of the evening, after which supper was served. The first prize was won by Mrs. J. Market and the second by Miss Clara Baehr.,
 The gentlemens prize was won by E. T. Rutz, first, and the second by T. Parish. Monograph selections by L. Funk. Recitaions by w. Helhig. Vo- cal selections by Mrs. G. B. .Baehr, ac- companied by G. Bartz Flashlights of the club were taken by H. Baehr.
 The house was handsomely decorated by Shailey. The next session will be held at the home of Mrs. John Market 24 Lines street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
INSURANCE MEN IN HARTFORD.

They Had Sail on the River and Saw
 Jumbo" Fire Steamer Work.
 Hartford, Oct. 2L-A sail down the Connecticut river on the steamer Mid- dletown was a part of the programme enjoyed to-day by the 300 delegates who are attending the convention of the National Association of Local Fire ln- surance Agents here. This outing fol- lowed the morning session of the un- derwriters at Putnam Phalanx hall.
 This evening there was an informal gathering at the Allyn house and through the courtesy of the Hartford fire commissioners, of which Charles B Parker and E. w. Beardsley, of the convention, are members, there was ar exhibition of Jumbo" one of the larg est self-propelled fire engines in the world, at, the Trumbull street entrance of the Allyn house at 9:30.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22

quarters in G. A. R. hall. There was
 an unusually large attendance, and the inspector, Mrs. Florence B. Hayden, past department president of Meriden,.
 after her inspection complimented the ladies on their excellent relief work l and also on the manner in which the
 ritualistic work is eKemp1ified. Mrs.
 Hayden was presented with picture of the corps by Mrs. Kirkham, the president. Mrs. Wright, past national secretary Of the order, was present and favored the ladies with pleasing talk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
EMIGH BOY FOUND.

Missing Fair Haven Lad Appears in *~ New York. Information was received here yes +arday that George Emigh, the missing son of MT. and Mrs. A. B. Emign. or ' shelter street, has been located in New yor,, and is now in the custody of the Gerry society of that city. MT. Emign went to New York yesterday for his son. f.s
 The boy gave his name as Burns n
 New York. His mother says that is the name of playmate of the missing
 boy. He has assumed it before.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22

VERY PRETTY AUTUMN One of the prettiest fall weddings of the season occurred at the home of Err nest l.. Hyde Tuesday night. William A. Hearns was the bridegroom and Luella M. Hyde the bride. The house was beautifully decorated with autumn leaves and fall flowers. Rev. Arthur J Smith, the pastor of the Grace M. E. church, officiated. After the ceremony a splendid spread was served to a large company of invited guests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
OLD RESIDENT RETURNS.
Formerly Assistant City Engineer of
 New Haven.

Formerly Assistant City Engineer of
 @ New Haven.
 Anton Coe, who twenty-five or thirty years ago was assistant city engineer of New Haven, was in city hall yester- day, calling on old friends. He is now a resident of Oregon, but for some years after leaving New Haven was a resident of Washington, D. c.
 He was the engineer who laid out the present ward boundaries of New Haven and it may interest those per sons who have opposed the redistrict- ing of the city to know that MT. Coe says that when the ward boundaries were established that it was generally understood that the boundaries of the larger wards would need changing within few years, or rather that some of the larger wards would need cutting LID. \ j.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22

'Well,o remarked the new office man patting himself on the chest, 'the boss hasn't found any fault with my work so far.''
 ..No,'' replied the old bookkeeper, Che told me he didn't have to find any--it was So evident that there was no need of looking for it."-Cincinnati Times Star = -----.--
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 21, 1903, p. m.
 Forecast for Thursday and Friday For New England: Fair Thursday ana Friday; warmer in north portion Thursday; ligth to fresh variable winds: ,,,.... For Eastern New York: Fair Thursday and Friday; warmer in northern portion Thursday; variable winds, shiftingNto fresn south. IT,