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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12

East Puffalo Cattle: Tops. 81 50a9 q
common TO good. IS SOFAS 81 Hogs: Heavy
81 10Gr7 20; mixed 81 i0T7 IS Workers.. s76
10: pigs. 81 stays. s5a5 so Sheen Toj
lambs. Sc 40d6 so: culls 10 good. 81 2516 81
yearlings. 81 2jGl5 50; ewes, 81 35Gp4 40: TOT
mixed sheep. 81 5Oq4 10: culls to good. {.
"A 40.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20
A0rappers at HaLf Price
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nrocess OF a bitter struggle. The knees
were badly cut and bruised. both thighs
bruised. left leg considerably lacerated,
and the left elbow injured.
Medical Examiner Hall made an au-
topsy on the body late last night being
assisted by DIS Hopkins and Conroy
None OF the wounds on the body were suf-
fcient TO have caused death. The vital
organs examined were In practically nor
NAL condition While the kidneys were
not I'm perfectly sound condition. they
were In sufficiently good condition to per
form their functions sufficiently well TO
sustain nfe, as were the other organs, all
OF which had been thoroughly examined
except the brain and stomach.
II is said % Linn that he was NJ times
addicted TO the use OF liquor, and on the
stove In bis cottage was found a demiiohn
OF hard cider
The dead man was n native OF John
ston and had relatives who reside In
Olneyville and are well known in that
section His father, John Linn, lives
with married daughter. Mrs. y T.
Bowen. on Waldo street. His brother.
John Linn. Is foreman at the Fuller Iron
foundry He was one Of family OF three
sons and six daughters.
His boyhood was spent in Johnston and
Cranston. and I'm youth he worked In the
mills at Cranston. He was I'm the regu-
lar army. and shortly. after completing
his second term Of service as n soldier
he went TO Drownville 10 work in the
oyster business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20
Wrappers

Ing TO order and the reading Of the min
utes Of the last meeting by secretary.
Walter l.. Clarke, followed The name OF
Mr.. Robert Chace OF the Cranston Street
Baptist church was then proposed and ne
was unanimously elected to membership
In the union.
The anthem. Sing Heavens" was
then finely rendered by the members OF
the choir of the First Baptist church.
Miss Grace f. Baker, soprano; Miss
Elizabeth T Northup. contralto Mr..
Arthur L. Kimball. tenor; Mr.. Emory =.
Russell. bass; Miss Emma J. Williams.
accompanist.
Mr.. Daniel Wilcox. president Of the
Baptist social union Of New York city
was introduced as the first speaker OF
the evening Mr.. Wilcox spoke very
briefly and told OF his former residence
here and his pleasant connection with the
Baptist Social union.
President Pepper next introduced Prof.
Nathaniel Davis OF Brown University.
president OF the Congregational club of
this city Prof. Davis spoke OF the close
connection between the Baptist and
Congregationalist churches and OF their
few points OF difference. He then extend
cd the heartiest greetings Of the Con-
gregationalists Of the city and state es.
pecially the greetings Of the Congrega-
tional club.
Rev Avery A Shaw. pastor NJ the Rap
tist church OF Brookline. Mass. was next
introduced and spoke for 20 minutes on
the topic.
"A proposed substitute for the new
birth" after few words OF Introduction
he said, In part. "A man 10 enter into
Gods Kingdom must be born into H.
There Is no possibility OF the inorganic
rising into the living unless the living
reach down and raise 10 up. A man can.
not lift himself b. his own straps That
which Is dead cannot pass into the liv-
ing unless the life take UT the dead,
what Is born natural cannot be spiritual
unless the spiritual reach down 10 the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20

der OF Linn. n murder II was, for he had
no money TO invite robbery. and so far
as Is known had not an enemy in the
world. being Of particularly happy and
joyal disposition.
lie was last seen alive Sunday.
YesteEiay afternoon Frank Young. a
near neighbor OF the deceased. called at
his cottage and discovered the dead body
of the man he sought wedged in behind
the cooking range between Il and the
wall of the house.
Postmaster Gibbs was notified. and
went 20 the house lie found the body
lying on it's back. with mouth and eyes
open. The trunk Of the body was fully
clothed. but the lower limbs were bare,
being covered by some bed clothing
thrown over them IN a confused mass.
The hands were extended upwards and
grasped the coat collar. There were no
marks ~ violence on the head or face.
The sofa I'm the room which Linn used
as a bed. was In state of great dis
order. comparing with the condition of
the rest of the room
II was evident that death had oc-
CURED hours before. as the body was
cold and rigid
Medical Examiner Dr Nelson u Hall
Of Warren and chief ~ Police Samuel
y Bowden ~ harrington. made an i'm
vestigation soon after the body was dis
covered which resulted I'm the remains
being placed I'm charge ~ Undertaken
George NJ. Wilbur and taken 20 Warren
for n more thorough examination Of the
dead mans injuries.
Undertaken Wilbur arrived from War
rem NJ o'clock and removed the body TO
his rooms for further examination by
Medical Examiner Hall
At the undertaker's II was found that
the body was covered with macs 81
bruises such as could only have been sus-
taned through a violent fall or IN The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20

natural You cannot by any process Of
edNcation bring man alienated from
that which Is good into communion with
Tod. You can't transform man by
working on him from without There in
that within him which leads him down
ward unless. by the grace of God he IL
Drawn upward. In God alone we gain
lie " we gain IL at ALL When the gospel
gets down to the heart of a man you may
hcip that man. That is the only perma-
nent way. Except a man be born again
nero Is no permanent way OF changing
his outer life"
The last speaker or the evening wa,
Rev John Brown. pastor-elect of the
Central Baptist church of this city and
recently OF Kansas City, Mo.
Taking as his subject "The Stake and
the Spur he said: There is one COM
mon consciousness I'm us that as Bap-
lists, We have a mission in the world
have just come from part OF the
world where the Bsptists are making a
record Kansas city. IL the coming city,
Baptlstcally. OF our country.
"Everynan is driving stake or an
plying a spur-establishlng something or
leaving IL. Sooner or later we drive the
stake into positive conviction and over
u raise the flag OF our faith. The driven
stake represents something permanent
" we keep the stake I'm one place too
long we suffer. The great West has con-
tril,Ited 10 the riches Of our land IN ev-
try other way except religiously
THE spiritual follows the natural N
has looked for while as II the West
would he In state Of religious anarchy
but the time is coming when from the
West we shall have a large impulse OF
religious life and thought.
This is not our resting place and we
must 60 on 10 something better We spur
ourselves unconsciously and remorseIfss-
~ the age In which we live Is restless.
To us comes the sense OF progress"
AZ the close OF the final address the
chcir sang again. the anthem. Earth
and Heaven after which thf benedIc,,or
Was pronounced and the gathering dis
persed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20
FANCY PETTICOATS

Well made Petticoats OF
striped material. wdth a fancy
pleated ruffle, regular Si.25 Pet
ucoat. Half-Price sale. ............
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20
Men, S and WOmen's Collars

10 styles to choose from,
standing and rundown effects,
regular 121c. quality. Half
Price sale. each &c. and .........
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20
BAPTIST
SOCIAL
Union
Large Attendance al the Meet
ing Held In the Trocadero
Last Evening.

The Trocadero last evening was the
scene Of one OF those very enjoyable oc-
casional meetings of the Rhode Island
Baptist social union. which are always
looked forwars TO. by the members
with feelings ~ plessurable anticipation.
There were present. last evening. be-
tween i5o and TO ladies and gentlemen.
members OF the club and guests.
reception was held In the Empire
parlors ~ the Trocadero from 20 :
o'clock after which banquet was served
in the Empire parlor by Tillinghast. The
banquet consisted OF several courses and
was admirably served and Of most ex-
cellent equality. At the close ~ the ban
duet President Pepper call~1 the gather
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20

surroundings when found. show every
Indication OF fierce struggle. which may
OF may not have been the cause Of death.
The single room In the cottage was In
state Of great disorder. as though two or
more persons had been engaged IN n fight
~ great magnitude. furniture being
tipped over and broken and 1ed clothing
scattered about the place.
No motive can be ascribed 10 the mur-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20
PETER linn FOUND
DEAD IN COTTAGE,
Body of Well-knOWn DrOWnville
Man Discovered Covered With
Wounds and Bruises in Home.

erownviiie has a mystery on its hands
which nothing but an Official investiga-
tion will clear up. Yesterday afternoon
Peter Linn. a well known resident Of the
village. was found dead IN his little cot
hee under circumstances that hint
strongly AZ foul play
The condition Of the body. covered with
wounds IS Il was. and IFS position and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-20

Bought Yesterday-cured Today
Mrs. O. G. Burt. of 2s Broadway. New
York. says II am surprised and de-
lighted at the change for the better In
my case In one day from the use Of Dr.
Agnews Catarrhal Powder II worked
like magic there's no excuse for per-
son suffering pain, with this remedy
within reach-Q.
Sold hy W. a. Meek. 90 Camp street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
THE DEER HUNTING.
Reports Of Seven Deer Killed on the First
Day OF the Open Season.

Reports have reached Brattleboro Of at
least seven deer that were shot in Wind
ham county yesterday the first day of the
open season Henry Thomas, 81 years old.
was the first successful hunter in Guiford,
getting a buck i'm the Weatherhead Hol-
low neighbOrhood. yearlng buck
weighing 100 pounds was shot early yes
terday morning at the upper meadows
seven miles above Bellows Falls Three
hunters were successful in Londonderry
George l.. Davis. Ellery Boynton and
Mr. Cook. Davis brought in a yearling
buck and the other two lager specimens.
Earl and Archie Wheeler of West Town
shend fired at buck at the same time,
but they do not know who killed it, as
only one bullet took effect The animal
which was brought down weighed 200
pounds. Herbert Chase and "A companion
had "a similar experience near a. j.
Fishers i'm South Windham. both firing,
and a single bullet killing the deer. Six
sportsmen who were together in Wind
ham came ACROSS a herd of 10 deer. one
of the men fred at a handsome buck.
but killed doe. The fine for killing doe
is 800, one half the sum going to the
complainant The shooter entered COM
plant against himself. thus making his
doe cost him $50
David Eaker. Scion Richmond and a Mr.
Gallup OF Guilford We're successful on
Chase Hill in Marlboro. getting "A buck that
weighed upwards OF 200 pounds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
8RATTLEBoRo PERSONA

Neil Sears Of Claremout w.. . ,..
Monday. ""n
Miss Alice Franklin was iu ,r..,e,,,
over Sunday. 'gQ
Miss Agnes Mcguire Of New u....
visitor in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cooley ..I .tp
dren spent Sunday in Grcenacd ''"-
NJ. J. Foley and his mother moved w.,
nesday from Reed street TO putr..
Miss Margaret Austin returned v..5..
after weeks visit in Springfield Aass
Miss Bridget Sullivan of St,..,e.,,
Mass, spent the latter part Of Tn. a,.t ".
town.
Miss Della Conlin returned NIo.d,, b.,
New York after two weeks la.
town.
Misses Bridget Griffin and ks,tari-.
Sullivan spent Tuesday in Smasoajd
Mass.
Miss Nettie Bishop went yesterday =.
Springfield. Mass, for months visit with
her uncle.
Misses Edith and Meta Stnlto AVID Nc
Helen Fenton will go to Boston Nord.y
for Il weeks stay.
Mrs J. r. Kaine and sons. Joseph and
Louis, spent Sunday and Monday r HoI.
yoke and Springfield.
Miss Annie O'Nel of the Farror hos.
pital in Montague was with har aunt
Miss Joanna Baker. over sunday
Chlef-of- Police f. s Han. j.. r Han
and Sidney Hall returned last night FROM
a vacation in their old home In West.
moreland.
Miss Della Streeter has gone TO Con.
cord. y. H., to enter the Margaret pfls.
bury hospital to prepare herself as pro.
fessional nurse.
daughter and granddaughter Mrs n g
Wordsworth and Miss Edna 2 Words
worth. are at the Brooks House
John Manning, who was injured I'm the
elevator in Durham Brothers store last
week. is able to be out. His wound is
healing and the stitches have been re-.
moved.
Miss $. f. Griswold. who ACCOMPANIED
the eXcursionists to Washington To at.
tend the Universalist convention will ,top
in New York on her return to study tho
fall styles of dressmaking.
Henry r. Brown was in Rutland this
week to serve on the grand jury Of the
United States circuit court. y. F cabot
and G. II. Pratt were called as witnesses
in a case before the court for considera.
tion.
Mrs. Ida Tufts and daughter Miss Lucie
Tufts. will go Monday to Albany. where
Miss Tufts will enter the Albany Business
College. Mrs. Tufts will sell her house.
hold effects at auction at the Alexander
house on Canal street tomorrow.
M and Mrs Oscar A. Carpenter have
issued invitations for the marriage OF their
youngest daughter. Mary Theresa. TO
George Everett Mather, the marriage to
be solemnized at high noon. oct. q Mr.
Mather graduated from the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology. class Of l9u2 and
has since occupied a position with the
Western Electric company of New York
city Bennington Banner. Mr. Mather
is a son Of Cotton Mather Of West Brat
tleboro and graduated from the Bratte-
boro Academy before attending the In
stitute of Technology.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

Clarence Chandler, in charge of Harry
Willoughby's meat market in Bennington
has been arrested, charged with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 He worked four
years for c. c. Thompson, who sold the
market to Willoughby. Chandler furnish
ed $4,000 bail for appearance before the De-
cember term of the county court. He mas
a wife and child. A few years ago ms
house was robbed of money and JeWeUy
in manner which created some talk
Bert Moody, who formerly drove the
stage between Chelsea and West Farlee
but recently has boarded at the Lake
House in Post Mills, committed suicide
by shooting last Thursday He made as
an excuse that he was going hunting ou'
not returning search was made SUNDAY
and his body found. He was a youns man
of good habits but somewhat eccentric ana
had made threats toward others. Amons
his effects were discovered a bank hooA
recording a deposit of $1,000 and S2'' III
cash.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

The Garment Workers union held
special meeting Monday evening in Grand
Army hail,
An adjourned session Of the United
states court will be held in Brattleboro
saturday. Nov. =
ST Cecila's Altar society Of St. Mi
chael's Roman Catholic church will hold
Halloween party I'm Grange hall.
\ freight car on the narrow guage
mixed train jumped the track near ia
maica Yesterday afternoon. delaying the
train three hours.
The five weeks old son Of Mr. and Mrs
Raymond Anidon Of South Main street
died yesterday. Funeral services will be
held at the house this afternoon.
Company | will occupy the rooms on
the third floor OF Bank building for head
quarters as soon as Mrs. Bradley the
present tenant, can find other rooms +.
J.. Huughton Of Putney. who will occupy
the present headquarters OF the company
in UHery building. expects to move his
business to Rrattlcboro during the next
two weeks.
The local management of the Central
Vermont Railroad company performed "A
service yesterday which is worthy Of pub
lie mention. The 9.07 train being delayed
10y freight wreck a special train was
made up To carry passengers from Brat
tleboro to South Vernon in order that
they might make the Boston & Maine con-
nection for southern points All could
have gone on the 1915 train, but would
have missed connections.
Several houses were damaged Monday
as the result OF blast of dynamite An
sci Pierce was attempting to remove
stump on w. II. Proctors premises on
High street by the use of the explosive.
4 piece Of the stump tore OFF some clap
boards on DIR. MillerS house. another
piece went through window OF Mrs.
Houghton's house and smashed n picture
on the opposite side of the room. and a
stone or some other object which was
sent high in the air came down on +. w.
Gibson's house on Oak street, breaking
slate
Fred ID, Norris and Lewis A. Gregg.
engaged in the china and wall paper bust
ness i'm Brattleboro and Greenfield. have
dissolved partnership, final steps being
taken to-day Mr.. Morris has bought Mr..
GreGg's interest in the Brattleboro store
and Mr.. Gregg has bought Mr.. Morriss
interest i'm the Greenfield store. Mr..
Gregg has managed the Greenfield store
ever since it was bought by the firm a
year ago last January, leaving the man
agement of the Bratteboro store to Mr..
Morris, that the relation of the two
stores to the public hereafter will be
practically the same as formerly.
The recent decision of the Alaskan
boundary commission is of local interest.
Hugh Adams who went from Brattle-
boro to Dawson City at the time of the
gold craze, took up a claim in the dis
puted territory. Later his claim was
claimed by Canadian on the ground that
It was on English soil. A lawsuit resulted.
and Mr., Adams won. but the decision of
the court was reversed at another trial
i'm Ottawa, and Mr.. Adams was ousted
from his claim. Under the decision of
the boundary commission, which estab-
fishes the claim on American territory,
II would seem that Mr. Adams would be
entitled to recover his property.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
WEST TOWNSHENO.

Mrs. Nelson Winslow has gone West
William Livermore is away for a few
weeks visit
George Pierce and Marcia Howe Of Brat
ueboro have been spending a few days in
town.
This has been week of accidents
Deacon Grout has had his fingers crushed
Harold Gale has had an arm broken and
George Lawrence has a dislocated shout
der.
Wheeler brothers shot at a deer ut the
same time Thursday. one charge taking
effect. Another case under similar cir
cumstances took place near \. j Fishers
Herbert Chase and a companion being the
marksmen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, ms they cannot reach
the seat at lie disease. Catarrh is a blood or
you must take internal remedies Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly ON the blond and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine
IL was prescribed 10y one of the best physicians
in this country for years and is regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best tones
known combined with the hest blood purifiers,
acting directly on tine mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in cur
ing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price "a cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Eliza Derby has been i'll the past
week, but now is more comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reed and children
OF Townshend are visiting at G. Y
Bryants.
Preparations for the hunting season are
being made by several people Several
will camp in vacant houses.
The Methodist ladies' aid society met
with Mrs .. Il. Hewes on Wednesday
The day was fine and there was q large
attendance. including some from the Peru
society.
Mrs. Rachel Cobb passed her 18th birth
day anniversary last Thursday at the
home of her son-in-law, +. 3. Rawson,
when her three children. Mrs r. Il Raw
son, Mrs. w. H. Landman and George
Cobb We're present There We're also two
or three grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
Y. M. c. a. NOTES.

The reading room viii be open every
Sunday hereafter from to y. m.
All young men and bows who wish to
Join "A Bible class are asked to notify
General Secretary Reed
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors will be held next Mon
day evening, oct. 26, instead of Nov. ..
The association extends a special invi-
tation to the young men of this locality
to attend the gospel meetings held in the
rooms every Sunday at 4 p. m.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

At the regular meeting of the w. C.
T. T. next Thursday afternoon at the
y. NJ. {. A. rooms at o'clock, report of
the state, convention, held last week in
Woodstock, will be read
At the Adventist Christian church.
Prayer meeting at 10,45 a. M: sunday
school at noon. preaching by Elder A. N.
smith and wife at $50 and p m. Mrs.
smith is secretary of the general eastern
society of Loyal Workers The LOYAL
workers meeting will be held at 6.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at 100
All are cordially invited to all the services.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

United States Marshal Horace V
Bailey Of Newbury is in town.
Miss shepard who has been at Hillcrest
a part Of the season, is now at Mrs
Fairs.
T.. II. Crane will go to Burlington today
to attend the reorganization of the YER
mont Press association.
Mrs. O. ID. Esterbrook will close her
house tomorrow and will go to Winchen-
don. Mass, to spend the winter.
Mrs. Foster and two daughters of Cali
fornia are guests at Mrs. FAIRS Mrs
Foster formerly lived in Bratteboro. co.
ing from here about 16 years ago
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
Dan Patch. a Mile in 1.56 :

Dan Patch is once more king OF the
PAGERS. The crown that he lost when
Prince Alert paced a mile in Isl he re-
gained yesterday at Memphis, Tenn, by
going the distance in 1.56l.. This mar
velous exhibition of speed was a surprise
for while the conditions We're perfect the
betting was that the son of Joe Patcneh
would not beat his own record OF los'
made at Brighton Beach in August