Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-18

"Seosidec new f-dHdIHd Canal treat
with the United States on it's frs
reading.
Julia Dent Grant, now the Princes
Cantacuzene of Russia, Is on the wa
to the United States to visit her rela
tives, accompanied by the prince, he
little son, Count Michael Speransky
and an imposing retinue.
While DR.. r. X. Hawley of Colum
bus Ind, was using the X-ray treat
ment for cancer of the face, the hair o
the patient was affected and turne,
from white to black, it's natural color
DR.. Hawley then tried the treatmen
on himself with success, restoring hi
gray hair to it's natural color.
Secretary Shaw has designated abou
so national banks in various parts O.
the country as repositories of public
funds, and ordered about $4,000, 900 de-
posted with them. Very little of this
money will go to banks In the large cit.
les, the money going chiefly into the
agricultural sections and the south.
west.
Otto Sarony, who for nearly 30 years
has had an international reputation fol-
his work in portrait photography, is
dead at a hospital in New York from
phthisis. His health had been failing
for over two years. He was the son OF
Napoleon Sarony, the crayon artist
and was widely known among members
of the theatrical profession.
The international association OF
bridge and structural iron workers has
annulled the charter of the New York
union of which Sam Parks, the walk
ing delegate. was the virtual head.
The grand jury at New York has re-
turned five indictments against Parks
the last charging him with the extor-
ton of $500 from the Tiffany studios
on Fourth avenue.
The explosion of barrel of alcohol
on the superstructure deck of the
cruiser Olympia, in dry dock at the
Norfolk navy yard, Va, Saturday night.
killed two men, severely injured several
others and set fire to the ship. The
ing. The damage to the ship is not
great. The two men killed We're near
the barrel when one of them struck
match and the explosion followed.
Only IA buildings were left standing
in the village of Eustis, Me-, by a fire
Friday which consumed more than
twice that number. The loss is about
$4,000, with insurance of perhaps &c.
300. Eustis is little settlement of
only a few hundred people in the
Rangely region, northern Franklin
county, on the southern fork of Dead
liver The fire started from a defect
We chimney in the Coburn hotel, and
burned for five hours.
The navy department will send tor
,edo boat destroyers from New York
O Manila about Oct. Is. The squadron
will consist of the Decatur, cambridge,
Barry, Chauncey and Dale. They will
'e accompanied by the cruiser, Balti
more, and a collier. Much interest at
aches to the run because of it's diplo-
matte significance. Rear Admiral
,vans asked for this addition to his
ommand ostensibly because he needed
ONE swift light draught boats for
york in shallow waters.
DR.. Edward c. Rushmore of the Tux
do colony was fatally injured and
fiss Cornelia Herrick of Southampton,
is niece, was killed in an automobile
ccident at Arden, N. Y, Thursday.
he automobile in going up steep in
line 900 yards from e. H. Harriman's
ummer residence, gave out and the
rake would not work. The machine
ushed backward down the hill going
own a 60-foot embankment on the
fountain side. Miss Herrick was in
family killed. DR.. Rushmore was car
led to Mrs. Philip Kissam's house near
Y, where he is in a critical condition. |
Rural letter carriers of the United |
tates met in Chicago Friday to form a |
ational association, the delegates rep |
1900 rural letter carriers, |
ho daily supply 100000 country |
,sidents with mail, and travel 100000 |
tiles day, their routes covering two
birds of the best farming districts of |
merica. Better roads, more salary, |
.wer privations, holidays, and num-
'ous other improvements in their con-
tions are the hope of the rural car
ers, who declare they travel over the
orst roads in the world. The organ
alton will be known as the National
ural Free Delivery Letter Carriers
;sociation.
The infantry rifle team of the United
Lates army captured the Dryden
ophy at Seagirt, N. j., Friday by
.oring a total of 995 out of possible
100. The competition was closer and
ore spirited than any other team con-
st held during the meet. The best in
vidual shooting among the members
the winning team was done by Qm.-
,rgt. Hawkins, who is a colored man.
he Dryden match was considered sec
I'd only in Importance to the national
ophy match. The winning team re-
lived a cash prize of $3.50 and will
Id the beautiful trophy for one year.
ne District of Columbia team received
cond prize, 800.
Valley Springs, 10 miles east of Sioux
Ills. n. D., was raided by a band of
bbers Saturday morning. Residents
the town We're aroused by a number
explosions, and when they appeared
the street discovered that the town
rs picketed by seven or eight armed
en-. who drove all from the streets,
reatening death if they attempted to
terfere. The Minnehaha county bank
Is the object of the desperadoes, who
ew open the safe which stood outside
e vault and secured between $4,000
d $4,000. During the robbery one OF
e pickets fired at a citizen, but owing
a lack of firearms the citizens were