Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-05

in large measure the packers state
ments.
The strike leaders claim that the
packers are still badly crippled a
considerable number of strike break
ers who arrived in Chicago were DIS
suaded from going TO work by pick
cts
The first eviction resulting from the
stock Yards strike was made TUESDAY.
A crowd OF strike sympathizers
stoned two constables who put Mrs
/ Mary Anderson out OF her home IN
Forty-fourth street for non-payment
Of rent
Jake" DeRossier, on a motor-bi-
cycle rode the fastest mile ever made
| on Hampden park, Springfield, Mass
Saturday Time, 1928
Thomas r. Watson Of Georgia has
accepted the nomination for. presi-
dent recently rendered him by the ma
tional populist convention.
Judge and Mrs Alton B. Parker
I have accepted the invitation OF Nor
man T. Mack TO be his guests on New
York day at the ST. Louis exposition
| oct. 4.
Charles A. Fisk. 81, cashier and
purchasing agent of the Wason Man
lufacturing company OF Springfield
Mass. died early saturday morning
July 80 in Huntington. where his
family had been spending the sum
mer. after an illness of several weeks
with TYPHOID fever.
The Michigan Central elevator OPP
Grated BY the Paddock Hodge com
pany N Toledo, O., was DESTROYED by
fire Monday Mt a loss Of 100000. The
insurance on the building amounted
10 Sl0e00O. The building contained
10000 bushels OF corn and 10000
bushels of oats. Fifteen freight cars
were destroyed.
Archer NJ Huntington viii build a
home for his new Hispanic society on
Washington Heights, New York. II
win cover eight lots on Audubon
park Mr. Huntington founded the
Society to arouse interest In spanish
archaeology, art, history and 4itefay
ture He has a valuable collection IN
the Huntington library, at Bay Ches-
ter. which will be transferred TO the
Inew building. The collection, build
ing and endowment will be gift from
Mr.. Huntington OF sl,000,000.
The defendants indicted in connee-
ton with the burning of the steamer
General Slocum, were arraigned IN
United States federal court Monday
They pleaded not guilty with leave 70
change the plea or demur on or be-
fore the nth inst. Inspector Lunen-
burg was released on $4,000 pan
President Barnaby, Secretary Atklh-
son and Treasurer Dexter OF me
Knickerbocker Steamboat company
Commodore Pease. capt. Van Schalck
and Inspector Fleming were allowed
untH Wednesday to offer bail. mean.
time being paroled in custody OF
counsel. Bail was fixed at from S5,ooV
to $4,000.
There will be three camps at Man
assas in the coming manoeuvres NJ
September. The first division, under
Brir.-Gen, f. d. Grant, VIII be near
Manassas, and known as Manoeuvre
Camp No. j. The second division VIE
be near Thoroughfare, will be com,
manded by Brig Gen. j. F. Ben, ana
will be known as ManoeuVre camp
No. .. The corps headquarters VIII
ha near Gainesville. and will be
known as Manoeuvre Camp NO o
and al this camp will be accommoda,
lions for Maj-Gen. II, c. Corbin ana
his staff, accompanied by small
guard. At the other camps there VIII
be about 10000 men.
Edward Lloyd, shoemaker from
Hamilton. ont. had a narrow escape
from going over the American tals,
He was walking on Willow lslanu
and stepped on rock al the water
edge He slipped and fell into the
wafer. He was carried rapidly down
stream, toward the falls. He strug-
gJed bravely to reach the shore ana
iust above the Goat island bridge
when he had given up hope of reach,
ing the shore, he struck rock ana
managed to cling to It until ms
strength returned. He then mace
final effort and succeeded in reaehlng
a place of safety just below 'le
bridge. He walked to saloon On
Fails street, where he fell on inc
floor.
Judge Alton B. Parker made ms
first vaudeville appearance MoHaaS'
being seen in a moving PIC
ture at all the Proctor variety houses
simultaneously The camera man
turned his machine on the Judge lust
as he was bidding Mayor McClellan
eood-bye at -the Rosemount pier Ihe
ether day. The democratic nominee
wears a light suit and shakes Manu-
with the mayor, John J. Delaney an.
John b. Mcdonald as the three ger
/ on the boat. The picture created NOR
interest than the moving pictures us
ually do at vaudeville houses. In tne
afternoon the audience was almost
entirely women; they took only IAN
guild interest in the chief judge
movements At night the men APP
plauded wildly.
/ Robert f. Pattison SO, twice demo-
cratic governor of Pennsylvania. died
| Aug. l. at his home in overlook,
suburb of Philadelphia, of pneumohi'l.
probably brought on by hard work az
! the democratic national conNehtlol'
He was born in Quantico. Md. Dec
3 1850 He went to philadelphia In
1857 and was admitted to the bar I'D
1872. He was comptroller of the CITY
of Philadelphia from 1877 10 1sS2. he
was elected governor Of PennsyiVaIha
in 1882 owing to republican dlsseh
sions. holding the office until 1851.
From 1887 to 1890 he was member
Of the United States Pacific Railway
commission. He was again goVerho5,
OF Pennsylvania from 1891 TO 1889 anu
was the unsuccessful democratic cam
didate for the governorship in lsez.
Ex- Governor Pattison was one OF the
most prominent democrats IN me
United States and he has frequently
been mentioned as a possible presl-
dental candidate HIS name was
prominently mentioned in that con-
nection previous to the St. Louis con-
vention.