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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-16
Gard of Thanks,

We wish to express our sincere thanks to
our friends and neighbOrs for their assistance
and sympathy during the sickness and death
of dear little Mary and to the ministers for
their words of comfort, also the friends for
the many beautiful flowers. And espt cially
would we thank Mrs. Edna Skinner and Miss
Eliza Root for lining the grave so beautifully
and arranging the flowers on the grave and
for the care they have given it. May Gods
blessing reward them.
MR. AND MRS. ALMoN BRUCE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-16
MAPLE Hill,

The people in this vicinity are all smiles to
know they really have r. F. d. n
Mrs. Alma Jewett visited at her fathS's
friedrich Whitcombs last week.
Norton Jones, and Homer Grimes thrashed
oats and barley for F. Hurlburt last Mon
day.
Miss Annie Grimes and Belle Mctiinnis mad
short visit at H. F. Hurlburt's last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Hurburt went to Bur
lington to-day, where Will is to enter College
Will is bound to climb the ladder and his
many friends wish him success.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-16

A party of about twenty young
people passed Sunday at Lake Ell
more in the Forest Glenn cottage.
The California tourists are begin
ming to return. Those who returned
last week were Mrs. Frank Kenfeld
and friend, Mrs. John Solomon, the
later going from her here to her home
in Lowell, Mass, A. A. Niles, who ar
rived Saturday noon and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Cheney, who came by the
way Of Waterbury Sunday, and Geo.
Clark. All are enthusiastic in their
praise of the trip.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-16
On the Diamond.

The Morrisville ball team played
two games last week, but did not
materially change the difference in
their standing. The game at John
7 on Thursday was won by Morris
willie by a score Of II to 7. The bat
VERY for Worthwhile was Mould and
Siiner, and for Johnson Wescott, Will
Hon and Welch did the business. Nor
risville lead in batting, getting 81
hits against seven given by Mould,
Mould led the Morrisville batting list,
getting five singles out of six times
up. Parker was a close second, max
ing two two.base hits and two
singles.
The game at Hardwick was differ
ent, although none the less interest
ing. Morrisville was out-classed and
was defeated by score of 13 to 4
Vale and Chapman, the league bat.
terry, we're in the game for Hardwick
and did great work. At the begin
ming of the third inning the game
stood 1 to 0 in favor of the weak
side, but at this point the Hardwick
strugglers touched Parker up for five
runs, somewhat changing the com,
plexion of things. Morrisville Sc
cured seven hits off Vale, three OF
which are credited to Wright. "Billy''
Tillotson was onto the ball and hit
out beautiful home run, which was
easily the feature of the game.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-16

Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. s, F. & A.
M, will recognize their nineteenth an
niversary sometime in October, at
which time all Masons in good stand
ing are invited to be present.
Edwin and Leon Booth are visiting
friends in Mortified and will nlso at
tend the Mad River Valley Fair.
The sun., 1903-07-19
ANOTHER ALDERMAN REPENTs
symptoms OF Having Seen Light Since
the Bridge MOld-ND.

Another Republican Alderman of the
eight who voted last Tuesday with Tam
many to hold up the Manhattan Bridge
eye-bar cable appropriation announces
that he has seen light since. Alderman
David II. Holmes is the man. He comes
from ex-Collector Bidwell's Nineteenth
district. He sends word to The SUN from
the Indian Harbor Yacht Club at Green
wioh, Conn:
As you are aware. voted against the Man
haitian Bridge project last week Please
say In to-mOrrow's paper that I intend to
cast my vote In favor of it on Tuesday next.
DAVID II. HOLMES,
Alderman Nineteenth Assembly District.
The sun told yesterday how Alderman
Armitage Mathews, from Abe Gruber's
district, had announced on Friday, after
al interview with Mayor Low. that he
Thought the appropriation would go
through next time" Tammany had only
one vote to spare, including the eight
Republican votes.
The sun., 1903-07-19
DEVERY INVADES ELEVENTH.


Big Bill Devery was vexed last night
over newspaper report that he had de-
cided to quit the Mayoralty race, and also
to give up trying for the leadership of his
distri
Il want it understood" he said, that
I'm in the race to stay. I'm goin' to be
the next Mayor Of the city of New York
and the people Of my district are gon'
to elect me leader again. never even
thought of such thing as quttin'.
What's more, my friend, Francis T.
Higgins, the Eighth avenue carpet man,
is goin' to run for the leadership of the
You know Dalton is over in England talkin'
it over with the Squire just now. Well,
when he comes back he'll find that my
friend Higgins has been sawin' wood in
the district, while he and the Squire has
been drinking milk on the farm. The
Sarsfield Club an Devery is benin Higgins
and he'll win.
This Dalton is the man who gave a ten
dollar plate dinner before he went away,
while there was people in his district that
was goin hungry for the want OF 10 cents
worth of grub"
Dalton, who was formerly Commissioner
of Water Supply has been a friend of Leader
Murphy of Tammany Hall, and one of the
in the organization. Dalton's friends say
that Higgins never thought of running
for leadership of the district until Devery
suggested it.
Devery announced last night that he is
going to attend a reunion of the Spanish
war veterans at Rosebank, Staten Island,
on July 20.
The sun., 1903-07-19
ISELIN vs.. STARYN SETTLED.
Result May BE That New Rochelle VIII Get
Neptune Park.

NEW ROCHELLE, July ls.-After litiga-
tion of ten years, involving cost of about
$40 600, over the highway leading to the
Glen Island pier, Adrian Iselin and John
H. Stnrin Of New Rochelle have compro-
missed their differences. The litigation
started over the question of the right of
way
Mr.. Iselin, who owns land on both sides
of Neptune avenue, did not dispute the
right Of Mr. Starin or his family 10 pass.
but hr strenuously objected TO the landing
of eXcursion-ts tO Starn's Glen Island
on the pier at the terminus of the avenue
They have fought the case with varying
results through nearly every court in the
State. Some time ago they held a CON
ference Il nd agreed to abandon the litiga-
tion.
Mr. Siarin asked Mr. Isclin to give him
Il wider road to his pier and the banker
On ,anted to do so as soon a. the lease of
he ilugu not Yacht Club at Neptre Park
expired. the clubhouse has since been
moved, giving Mr., StIrin a roadway about
went y-two feet wider. Mr. Starin has built
n fine new pier and float and Mr. lselin n
making many improvements including q
recreation pier, public hlat and pavilions
wnere women and children may sit in the
shade while waiting for the cars and boats
The improvements made by the banker
will aggregate about $50 600 and when they
are completed II is reported that Mr.. Iselin
will turn Neptune Park over 10 tho city,
with the restriction that no liquors shall
ever be sold there
The sun., 1903-07-19
SAVED 4 BURNING SCHOONER.
steamship Goes Alongside, Puts Out the
Fire and TOws Her to Port.

BosToN. July 1s.-The steamer Prince
George arrived here this forenoon from Var
mouth, with the fishing schooner Altama
in tow, having fallen in with her on fire
this morning when ten miles south Of Cape
Ann. The smoke was sighted when the
steamer was some miles away and, running
alongside, the sailing craft was found ap-
parently abandoned. The fire hose was
ordered out and two streams were directed
On the burning vessel. In half an hour
the flames were extinguished.
Capt. j. b. Ehler of the Altama came
aboard his vessel AZ soon as the fire had
been smothered. He said that the two
men composing his crew had gone out to
haul the nets at midnight and, becoming
alarmed at their failure to reappear. he put
out in rowboat to search for them, but
was unsuccessful. On returning to his
vessel Capt. Ehler discovered she was afire,
and he started in his dory in the direction OF
a fishing sloop for assistance. Meantime
the steamer hove in sight and had a stream
directed on the burning craft before he
was able to accomplish anything The
schooner was badly damaged.
The sun., 1903-07-19
"MOTHER' JONES IN PATERSON
May Come TO New York Tuesday to Stay
About q Week.

PATERSON, N. j., July ls.-"Mother'
Jones's crusaders, comprising about sixty
OF the striking textile workers Of Phila-
delphia, arrived in this city to-day from
Newark in two divisions One contingent
came on the Erie Railroad and the other,
with Mother Jones, came on the trolley
cars. Helvetia Hall had been hired for
their accommodation by local labor unions
The proposed big reception and parade
were abandoned on account Of the rain.
A proposed open air mass meeting this after
noon, at which Mother Jones was to make
an address, WAS also abandoned
Charles Sweeney, the army's advance
agent, said:
we have sent letter to President Roose-
welt asking him TO receive us and hear our
story, but have not received an answer.
We hope that the President will not refuse
our request. We will remain here over
Sunday, and before Monday we will decide
to which place we will move that day. We
will probably go to Jersey City and themes
to New York.
mo arrangements have been made yet
to get permit to march through the streets
of New York city. | have had no trouble
in any Of the cities we have visited yet and
! do not expect any in New York. j gen
orally 60 on day ahead and make the
arrangements about permits.
I'VE expect to be in New York several
days, as so many unions have asked us to
visit them that there lis no chance that we
will get out of New York in less than week"
IL Mother Jones has notion that she
and her army are going to parade across
Manhattan Island on the way from Jersey
to Oyster Bay to see President Roosevelt,
she'd better change her mind. Chief In
spector Cortright said yesterday at Police
Headquarters that the woman and her
followers would not be allowed 10 parade
within the city Of New York unless they
got a permit, and he doubted if Il permit
you'd be given 10 her,
"The law requires. said Inspector Cort-
right, that. before any body of men, women
or children can parade in New York some
body must secure a permit from the police
Mother Jones must follow the same course
thai other folks do. The parade permits
are issued by the Police Commissioner and,
while | don't know anything about 1t Of
fcially, | don't think the lady will get any
permit. We shall watch all the approaches
to New York and il Mother Jones and her
outfit land here they will be met 10y police
men who will tell the leader what our law Ia
and that, before the crowd can parade,
they must get a permit, If they insist on
landing here as individuals and go about
their business the police will not Interfere
with them As individuals they cannot no
stopped from going 10 Oyster Bay or any
where else"
1t was reported from Newark Yesterday
that Mother Jones and her army started
for Paterson yesterday morning, attended
bv Secret Service men who were trying 70
persuade her not 10 20 to Oyster Bay.
Chief Flynn of the Secret Service said
yesterday that nobody connected with the
service was bothering with Mother Jones.
The sun., 1903-07-19
$50. .OOO SUIT OVER A HANGING.
Relatives Of a Murderer Ask That sum for
the Publication Of Telegram

NEW ORLEANS. July ls.--The legal repre-
sentatives of Ashley Cooke, the Mississippi
murderer who was hanged at Greenville
last year, have brought suit for $4,000
agains, the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany holding it responsible for his dee tn.
The ground upon which the plaintiffs seek
to recover dame ges is that the company.
through its agents and employees, allowed
TO be made public certain telegram which
was sent from Nj rra gu nsett Pier by Mr..
Dean, one OF Cookies attorneys
This telegram conveyed to Ashley Cookies
brother the information that Justice White
of the United States Supreme Court had
refused to grant stay of execution and to
entertain the appeal from the Supreme
Court of Mississippi. Mr.. Dean had gone
on to see Justice White in his behalf, and
the friends OF Cooke in this State, In the
meantime, were bringing every pressure
possible to bear upon the Governor in
order to induce him to grant a reprieve.
One Of the arguments relied upon by the
friends of Cooke to secure this reprieve
was that Mr.. Dean had gone on to get a
hearing before the Supreme Court Of the
United States ard exI cted to secure ii
The plaintiffs will argue that the pub
lication of the information contained In
the telegram from Mr. Dean thwarted
their plans to get the reprievs from the
Governor
The sun., 1903-07-19
WOMAN FELLED BY A BURGLAR.
HIT by an Axe When she Was Alone In the
HHOIIse--NegrO Hunt Follows.

WATSON, MINI, July 1s In resisting an
assault by burglar in her fathers house
here last night Helen Olson, rs years old
received injuries from which she will die.
A negro who has been seen about the town
recently is suspected of the crime A
posse is looking for him
Miss. Olson was alone in the house during
her fathers absence at Minneapolis hos
pital Last night she WAS awakened by
man who demanded her valuables On
his promise not to harm her if she COM
piled with his request she left her bed
and was Immediately dragged downstairs.
where, after short struggle. she was
struck on the forehead with an axe.
The crime was not discovered until 10
o'clock this morning, Marshal Woods
worth then summoned posse by having
all the bells in the village rung. As Attor-
ney Lynden A. Smith was addressing a
crowd from the steps of the City Hall.
Sheriff Hartly drove up and summoned
every man present as deputy. Miss
Olson cannot recover from her injuries
Six negroes who have been living in
shack near Montevideo have fled because
of the excitement.
The sun., 1903-07-19
"Rt BBERERS" ON SURF AVENUE.
IL Was Lake and Women Who Crossed
Had to Keep Their skirts Dry.

Surf avenue, Coney Island, from West
Eighth street TO the Nassau railroad depot
about eight city blocks, was lake yester-
day from three to twelve inches deep.
The heavy rains always food this street
because of the absence of drains.
Many laughable incidents occurred when
women attempted to cross the lake at points
where planks had been placed to serve as
bridges. One stout woman sat plump
into the water and was dragged out, an
nouncing loudly her intention Of sueing
somebody for the indignity, If only the
man who owned the plank.
There were many women who dared the
passage with skirts held high to avoid a
wetting. Consequently, convenient avn
ings and hotel veeandas were crowded with
men, some young and others old enough 10
know better. Capt. Dooley was on the
avenue-on duty, of course-and he said he
was astonished at the many and varied
st yles of hosiery worn in his precinct.
Hotel and resort keepers suffered heavily
because Of the rain The Brooklyn letter
carriers, who e1I-.,cted to hold their picnic in
Luna Park yesv.rday postponed the cele-
bration to Friday next
The sun., 1903-07-19
BUFF RELIEVED or $50.
An Easy Mark for the Crooks VINO Visited
RicbAeId Springs.

RIcHFIELD SPRINGS, N. Y, July Is--
Chief Of Police George Bryan Sits is trying
to locate the men who relieved l.. Buff
of $50 on Thursday evening Buff is a
dealer in scrap iron and rag paper, and
came here from New York several months
ago. He has built up paying business in
the neighboring towns, with Richfield as
headquarters, and usually carries consider
able currency
Thursday was the day of the Otsego
County Firemen's Association convention,
assembled here, and the presence of host
Of country people attracted the full quota
of crooks. They had an empty net until
s O'Clock Thursday evening, when Mr..
Buff fell plump into the meshes.
Three men approached Buff just before
the Lackawanna excursion pulled out and
asked for change fort brand new fifty-dollar
bill. Buff pulled out well padded roll,
counted out three tens and two fves, and
while contemplating the pleasure of behold
ing the fifty, one of the gang gave him a
gentle push and another seized the change
and fifty a counterfeit of course, and fed
into the crowd. Buff and Chief Sits paraded
the length Of the excursion train, but the
thieves were not there.
The sun., 1903-07-19
CRESCENT YARD TO BE OPEN.
Tired Of Strikes, Management VIII Not
walt for Union Men.

ELIZABETH, N. j., July ls.--President
Chace of the Crescent Shipyard to-day
caused the following notice to be posted:
Beginning Monday morning, union or
non-union drillers will be employed at will.
no discrimination whatever being made
against union men,"
Similar notices have since been posted
in the yard addressed to the machinists.
This is a significant move and means that
from now on the yard will be open.
The officials say they are forced to take
this step because Of the continued troubles
with the union men. The strikers have
received letter from President Gompers
of the American Federation Of Labor,
promising to the strikers all the moral and
financial aid they need.
Moore's machinists are out as the result
of alleged grievances of the shipyard
machinists. IL is alleged that the foreman
Of Moore's shops ordered one of his men
to go to the dry docks and there do work
which belongs TO the Crescent Shipyard.
where a machinists' strike existed The
man refused to go and was discharged
The employees Of the machine shop
struck yesterday and say they will not
return until the discharged man is rein
stated.
The sun., 1903-07-19
BONORs TO AN AMERICAN SAILOR.
Municipal and Military Onicers OF Nyborg,
Denmark, Attend His Funeral.

WASHINGTON, July ls,-A report has
been received at the Navy Department
from Capt. j. N. Hemphill Of the battle
ship Kearsarge in regard to the unusual
honors shown by the municipal and mill
tary authorities at Nyborg, Denmark, at
III, funeral of a sailor of the Kearsarge OF
the name of Mackay, who enlisted in Bos-
ton The Mayor OF the city, all the oficers
and non-commissioned officers of the Fifth
Roval Regiment, the Russian, German
and French Consuls and leading citizens
met the funeral party at the landing stage
The officials came in full uniform To OK
press her sympathy the wife OF the Mayor
walked a mile and a half to the cemetery
to place a wreath on the coffin. When Capt.
Hemphill thanked her she said
II might have boy dead In America, and
T m sure the Americans would do as always
their good women have done, put a wreath
in the same way as | have done, and my
heart together with those Of all the women
here, goes out in sympathy with the mother
Mackay was buried in prominent plot
In the CITY cemetery, a charge of only 81
being made for the site. Many women
placed flowers on the comm:
uemnhill's report, tells of calling on the
commander OF the Fifth Regiment and the
Wayor TO thank them, and suggests that
formal recognition Of the sympathetic acts
~ the Nyborg officials and people be made
bv the Navy Department, Secretary
Moody will ask the State Department 10
send an Official expression Of appreciation
10 the Nyborg authorities through the
Danish Government.
The sun., 1903-07-19
@. VANDERBILT TO STAY ABROAD
1t Is Announced I'm Newport That He Is
Not Going There This Year.

NEWPORT, r. l., July 1s.--Following the
story that a reconciliation had taken place
between Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and her
son Cornelius Vanderbilt, statement was
made to-day which strengthens the belief
that it is untrue. 1t was expected that Mr..
and Mrs. Vanderbilt would arrive at New
port the latter part of July or the first of
August for the season. To-day it was
said that they have changed their plans
and will not come to Newport at all. 1t is
said that the trip in foreign waters has
proved SO beneficial to Mr.. Vanderbilt that
he has decided to remain abroad until fall,
and If he comes to Newport at all 1t will
be for only day or two.
This determination on the part of Mr..
Vanderbilt will be greatly regretted by
society in general, as Mrs. Vanderbilt has
taken prominent part in the social festi-
vities of Newport seasons, and her enter
tainments have always been features Of
the summer
The sun., 1903-07-19
ELECTRICITY FROM SPACE.
Chicago Capitalist Investigates Pixies Peak
as Place Of Experiment.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, July 1s--F X
Schoonmaker of Chicago, representing the
capitalists who will experiment with Prof.
Albert Gallatin Whitneys recent discovery,
spent to-day on Pixies Peak The place
in Schoonmaker's opinion is the most avail
able for his purpose because of the possibil-
ity of conveying machinery to the summit
railway for the experiment,
1t is proposed to introduce a magnet,
in which is a coil of wire, into ether. which
coil will be unwound when the magnet comes
in contact with electricity in the ether
fields. Electricity will thus flow to earth
for commercial ses.
Schoonmaker says several days may be
necessary to thoroughly test the Peak
Perhaps other Colorado mountains will be
examined.
The sun., 1903-07-19
CAUGHT HUSBAND AT CONEY.
HE IS son or LATE PRESIDENT
or CORNELL IRON co.
Wife Searched Him ON SURF Avenue and
Found S4OO I'm His sock.--Had Him
Arrested "tO Scare HIM." She said.

Arrested Ito Scare Mim,' she said,
but Was Forced to Leave Hin I'm Ccli.
Mrs William Cornell of 2O7 East ll7th
street, accompanied by her son, Willie,
years old, In search of her husband at
Coney Island yesterday created a sensa-
ton in Surf avenue by clasping her arms
about her husband and begging him to
return home with her. On his refusal the
young wife demanded that he give her
$500, which she said he had drawn from the
bank The husband admitted that he had
drawn the money, but said he had spent 1t
Mrs. Cornell. one hand twisted in the
mans clothing searched his pockets and
found eight $50 bills in the top of his right
sock. The woman demanded that her
husband be arrested and with her child
beside her went to the West Eighth street
station In tho patrol wagon with the pris-
oner.
AT the station Cornell gave up the S40O,
with $500 more, admitted that he had
been on a spree since Friday and begged
his WIFE to have him released.
If let up on you will you be good7s
asked the wife.
les, IL 20 TlBnJ nOne.
Capt. Dooley would not permit him to 20,
however, and locked him up on charge Of
disorderly conduct
But he will kill me when he gets home"
said Mrs. Cornell -Idont want him looked
up; / only want him scaped."
She left the station declaring her in
tention of getting bail for her husband
Cornell is the son Of the late Peter Cornell
OF the Cornell Iron Company. He Is G.
veteran of the Spanish-American War and
was with the, Astor Battery in the Philip
pines. He drew $500 from the Twelfth
Ward Bank on Friday and was doing"
Coney Island when caught by his wife.
He is good fellow said his wife, @but
since he came home from the war he has
been addicted to drink He has been ON q
spree since March H. He must be made
to understand that his money lis for his
family and not for Coney Island
Late last night Cornell was raving in his
cell, demanding his liberty and Offering
sums varying from s40O to $4,000 to be
permitted to leave.
The sun., 1903-07-19
ST. PAUL OUTSIDE THE BAR
Went TO Anchor There al SEQ r. M.-some
OF Her Passengers.

The American liner st. Paul, from South
ampton and Cherbourg, which was dimly
sighted off Fire Island at $40 clock yester-
day afternoon. made slow progress through
the rain-permeated gale to Sandy Hook
lightship. The revenue cutter that went
down to Quarantine to meet and clear the
liner had tempestuous trip for nothing.
for the 81. Paul dropped anchor outside
the bar at $40 o'clock
Among her passengers are Julia Mar
lowe, the actress Charles Frohman, with
whom she has signed contract 10 star with
T.. II. Sothern in shakrspearian plays;
Thomas N. Brown, Deputy United States
Consul at Lyons; John Bishop, Deputy Sur
veyor OF this port, and II. {, Fahnestock,
vice-president Of the First National Bank