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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
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Saturday the Goth there was to be a
Sunday School convention and picnic in
White Birch grove but owing to the
storm it has been postponed until
further notice.
Our lake was on its bad behavior the
Goth and it was one of the worst DAYS
for many days. The wind rushed
through the gorge in perfect gale all
day, and more rain fell than on any
day this season.
Miss Eva Chandler of Barton Landing
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. A. ID.
Chandler, i'll her cottage.
The cottages in White Birch grove
are nearly full.
Seldom Bickford and family of Barton,
with friends from Boston, are camping
in their cottage "OKeaa."
Mr.. Graves people of Lyndonville are
occupying 'Cedar Grove" cottage. The
young men from Boston who have been
camping there have returned home.
Mr.. Lockhart and family of Boston
and Rev. George Lockhart, late OF
Indiana, are camping in "Greystone'
cottage.
Rev. S. G. Lewis and family of Barton
Landing are occupying the Redtield
cottage.
MIR. and Mrs. Nj. f. Hitchcock of
Westfeld visited her sister, Mrs. +. NJ
Lunt at Bayley's cottage last week. A
lady friend from Burlington is also visit
ing there.
Mrs. Ford with family and friends
from Worcester, Mass, are camping in
her cottage, Birch Bower.
Mr.. Campbell and family are in the
"Lyndon" cottage. They all took boat
ride Tuesday afternoon. Among them
were f. G. Campbell of New Bedford
Mass, R. B. Raymond of East Wey
mouth, Mass, Miss Cora Watson OF
Chicopee Falls, Mass, E. nj. Campbell
and family of Lyndon Centre, thirteen
in all.
Rev. George Lockhart of Boston gave
most powerful sermon at the church
Sunday evening, and we give below his
eulogy on our beautiful Lake Will
loughby 81 am glad that my trip o.
1870 miles during the past week LANDED
me at 'Westmore the beautiful where
crouching at its foot is magnificent LAX,
Willoughby, surrounded by the most
majestic mountain and lovely scenery
have seen in all my travels of thirty
years. The wonderful Lake Willoughby
on whose bosom one may ride with the
handsome steamer "Keewaydin" and he
handsomer captain Averill makes The
lake and its surroundings veritablt
Eden of the Lord. We should be better
spiritually, and if not we ought to b.
ashamed, since we have a Rose for /;
pastor who represents the Rose O.
Sharon"
Mr.. George T. Russell, Ascutney, Mass.
is stopping at Captain Averill's.
School began Monday with Miss LEM
Hitchcock of Troy as teacher.
George Peene and family of New Yorl
are visiting his father, Capt. Peene.
The Ladies Aid Society will NEE
with Mrs. r. Averill, Thursday the Is
of September. A cordial invitation il
extended to both members and strangers
Supper will be served.
There will be Republican rally ant
basket picnic in White Birch grove OIL
Tuesday August 30. Senators Proctor
Judge Powers, State Auditor Graham
Candidates Bell and Stearns and other
will speak. A cordial invitation i
extended TO all, Music by the Barto,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of letters remaining uncalled for
at the Island Pond post office Aug. 90:
Mrs. Emma Boulet, Mrs. Mabel Hast
ings, Mrs. Tom Tatro, Miss Florence
Wright, }. r. Simpson, Tom Tatro.
Mention Advertised Letters.
o. M. Carpenter, Postmaster.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Letter to L. j. Payeur,
Island Pond, VI.

Dear Sir Pay more for Devoe be
glad to. 1t is full-measure and honest.
Paint is a watchdog. How would
you like Watchdog that would't watch
from two to five O'Clock in the morning
That's short-measure.
How would you like watchdog that
had way of wagging his tail at
burglar? That's false paint. The
burglar is rain and snow.
Go by the name; Devoe lead-and-zlnc
Yours truly,
+. w. DEVOE & co.
Al New York
P. 8. j. w. Thurston sells our paint.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26
Guy Brothers are coming.
Y. NJ. g. A. NOTES,


A set of Regulation Quoits has been
added to the Association equipment, and
the men are making the hest possible
use of them. 1t is an excellent out of
door game. Call and try your hand at it.
Quite a little bowling is being done
these cool evenings.
Secretary and Mrs. McAlister leave
Friday for ten days visit with Mr..
McAlister's parents in Shannonville,
Ontario.
The executive committee of the
Auxiliary will meet shortly to plan their
work for the fall and winter, and their
important part of the work is sure to be
well taken care of.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

1 ~ 49, SeA sffAtNAs NeaHAtetNfs
Guy Bros. Minstrels next Thursday.
Miss Foster of Coatieook was visit
or here last week.
A. A. Pomeroy spent Sunday with his
family at Coaticook.
Miss Bernice Harden of Noes River,
Que, is spending this week with her
sister, Mrs. Henry Lougee.
Miss'E Edna Ladd and her guest, Miss
Mildred Cobb, went to East Haven
Friday to visit friends, returning home
Sunday.
M. P. Gallagher, piano tuner is in
town for few days. A postal addressed
to him at the Stewart House will en-.
sure prompt response.
A meeting of the board of civil
authority to revise the check list will be
held at the town clerks once Friday af-
ternoon, commencing at l o'clock.
Stern Brothers while making a
specially of hats and caps in their add
vertisement this week, also solicit an
inspection of their new Hathaway shirts,
just received, for fall and winter wear.
Mrs. Eta (White) Landre arrived
here from Winnipeg Monday evening,
and will spend few days with relatives
and friends. She speaks in glowing
terms of this great city, where her hus-
band, Prof. Landre, has large class
for instruction in vocal music.
In another column, on the second
page, Edward Moore contributes a very
interesting letter, relating the expert
ence of those who left Island Pond a
few days since to fill places of the strik-
ing butchers in New York. From the
communication it will be seen that they
are contented, treated well, and are
earning good wages. This ought to
set at rest all reports to the contrary.
John L. Carten seems to have looked
very carefully after the welfare and COM
fort Of the Island Pond boys.
The Grand Trunk advertises in an
other column special rates to the Sher-
brooke exhibition, which will be held
August 81, to September 3 inclusive.
The fare from Island Pond and return
August 81, %, 20, 80, September and
8 is $3.50 for the round trip. August
81 and September ! the fare for the
round trip will be only sl.25. On
these days a special train will leave
here at sos A. NJ, returning, special
train will leave Sherbrooke at 1890 p.
NJ. Other particulars can be had by re-
ferring to the advertisement.
Sunday last was observed as the
thirtieth anniversary of the opening of
Christ Church for Divine service. The
rector gave very interesting sermon
appropriate to the occasion, not dealing
with statistics, but going into the gen.
eral religious history of Island Pond,
commencing at the time of the building
of the railroad. The musical features
of the service were very joyous. 1t was
intended to have a supper Tuesday
evening to commemorate the event, but
the Woman's Auxiliary decided that
inasmuch as next year will mark the
silver jubilee of the conservation of the
Church to wait till then, on which occa-
sion they would endeavor to fur nish an
elaborate programme of entertainment.
Mr.. w. B. Reeve will preside at the
organ again next Sunday, probably the
last time before returning to his home in
Shreveport, La.
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Canaan.

The Rev. +. p. Lee of Island Pond
will take the service at 5. Paul's Church
at 1890 A. NJ. Sunday August %, with
celebration of the Holy Communion. He
expects to drive to the Balsams in the
afternoon, where his wife and daughter
are staying for q few days, and if con.
venient he will conduct an evening
service there.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-08-26

From the way in which entries are
coming in, in all departments, for
Sherbrooke's great exhibition, we judge
that this year will far exceed any pre-
vious one. In spite of the fact that
new buildings have been provided the
space is nearly all taken up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
TO
FOUNTAINS
Ice Gorge and Flood Drive the
People from the Susque.
hanna Valley.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 10.-The
food along the Susquehanna grows
worse every hour and despite the cold
weather the water is still rising. Much
Of the rise is due to the water backing
up from the immense gorge which bot
ties up the river below Bloomsbdrg
and which grows stronger instead of
breaking.
Communication with the west side Of
the river has been cut off, and the wa
ter is over the farm lands opposite this
city. Nanticoke is surrounded by high
water from both the river and the
creek. Plymouth is flooded along the
shore front, and street car traffic is
suspended. At Espry the streets are
under water, and the river is rising at
the rate of eight inches an hour. PeO-
pie are hurriedly leaving their homes
and fleeing to the mountains. -Four
feet of water covers the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western tracks at
Ruper, aud there no trains have gone
through on the Pennsylvania railroad.
The rapidly rising river has driven
300 people out of their homes at Plym-
outh, and number at Nanticoke have
also been forced to leave. So rapidly
did the food rise that a hundred silk
mill girls at Plymouth were caught be
fore they could escape and had to be
taken out of the second story windows
in boats. At Birwood, in the southern
part Of this city, many families had to
leave their homes as the waters ad-
,vanced. and others who remained in
the hope of its receding were taken out
in boats Westmoreland ana the flats
opposite this city are flooded, and the
people there are cut Off from this city.
The towns Of Bloomsbury and Cata-
wissa, on the north branch of the Sus-
quehanna, are under sixteen feet Of
water, with flood coming down the
river upon them which threatens TO
annihilate them.
A monster ice jam thirty miles long.
formed two weeks ago, is backing the
water up on all sides and gives no evil
dence of breaking
Twenty miles above the towns, at
Shickshinny, is another big jam. In
case this should break untold damage
will result for miles below.
People have moved from their homes
and are praying for relief.
In many cases the channel OF the
river has been changed, and it is now
flowing over farm lands and through
villages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
POSTAL FRAUD TRIALS.
August w. Machen Testines In His
own Behalf.

August w. Machen Testines In His
own Behalf.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1U.-The cen
trail figure in the postal trial, August
w. Machen, former superintendent Of
the rural free delivery division, took
the stand in his own behalf and said
he assumed responsibility for the acts
Of Miss Leibhardt, his chief clerk, who
had initiated and signed letters from
his division. He rehearsed the oil
transaction which has figured so CON
spicuously in the trial and said that
the $4,000 received from Lorenz in
payment Of the Maehen interest in the
oil property was bona fde sale.
The Croft fastener, he said. had been
called TO. the attention of the depart
ment before he received his appoint
ment. He denied emphatically that
up to the time Mr. Lorenz in August
of 1895 spoke Of his having an interest
In the device he had any supicion of
the fact and was equally emphatic in
saying that neither Mr.. Lorenz nor the
Groffs ever influenced his action either
in placing the first order for the fas.
teners or in any subsequent orders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
FIFTEEN KILLED.
Had smashup on Canadian Pacific
Near Sand Point.

Had Smashup on Canadian Pacific
Near Sand Point.
OTTAWA, Feb. 10.-Fifteen persons
were killed and over score injured in
collision between two passenger
trains on the Canadian Pacific west of
Sand Point The trains in collision
We're the castbound and Yestbound
500 specials Both trains were un-
der orders to stop at Sand Point and
pass there.
The crew of the westbOund train is
blamed for the accident The Cana
dian Pacific Railroad company places
the responsibility for the wreck upon
the crew of the westbound train. Con
ductor MIDI of that train admitted that
his engineer had orders to stop at Sand
Point. The conductor also said that he
(Nidd) ought TO have stopped him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Publisher

Que feature of the state health law
that Health Officer Stillson refers to
in his report should be generally heed
ed as it is likely to be enforced some
day. That is making it obligatory
on parents as well as on physicians to
reports all cases of contagious diseases.
Parents may be arrested and fined for
failure to make it known when their
children have diphtheria, scarlet fever,
me ISLES, chickenpoX or any other con-
tagious disease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
weaIthie.t Negro In st. Louis shot.

"WHINHINHN N'-IW III - H'VWIE ''IN0'
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 10 During gam
bling quarrel Jim Ray, one of the best
known fighters In the local sporting
world leading negro politician and
reputed to have been the wealthiest
negro in ST. Louis. was shot and killed
in a pistol battle in which thirty shots
were fired mt the Falstaff club. sa-
loon. His partner, John Arthur, is dy-
ing from wounds received In the fight.
Edward Grimes. twenty-eight years
old, proprietor of the Falstaft. is under
arrest He was not wounded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
NEW YORK CHASED OUT.
lighters, with Ammunition For Jim.
inez, SheIIed by GunbORt.


inez, SheIIed by GunbORt.
MONTE CRISTI, Santo Domingo.
Feb. 10.-The Clyde line steamer New
York, from New York, arrived here
early in the morning, followed by the
Dominican gunboat Presidente. Light
ers were sent alongside the New York
to bring ashore some ammunition
which formed part of her cargo. When
the lighters had nearly reached the
steamer, the gunboat fired on them,
and the revolutionists on shore replied
with cannon and Mausers.
The New York. being in danger,
thereupon left Monte Cristi for Puerto
Plata. The firing continued for half
an hour, after which the gunboat sail
ed for Puerto Plata. She was hit twice
by round shot and apparently by hun
dreds Of bullets, for she stopped and
lowered boats, evidently to plug the
holes made in her hull.
The failure to land the ammunition
is a serious blow to General Jiminez,
for whom it was intended, and may
cause him to lose the ground he has
already gained. An attack on Sant-
ago de los Caballeros had been fixed
for Sunday.
The German steamer Altenburg call
ed here, but the revolutionists did. not
permit her to discharge her cargo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two were killed and several hurt in
Southern railroad.
II is expected now that the senate
will ratify the Panama canal treaty ut
an early date.
Lord Roberts has accepted appoint
meIit to the new Office of inspector gen
eral OF the British army.
II is believed in Washington Repub-
lcan circles that Senator Fairbanks Of
Indiana will be Roosevelts running
mate.
A New York crank said President
Roosevelt broke into his grocery store.
The magistrate sent the man IN Belle.
vUe Hospital For the Insane,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
Hanna More Cheerful.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 Senator
Hanna spent a very comfortable night,
with four or five hours of natural
sleep. A bulletin said THE senator
had more comfortable night. His
temperature was 102; pulse, 81. His
general condition continues good" The
patient was able to retain nourishment
without discomfort and was more
cheerful than for several days past
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
Bank wreckers Got $500.

CHICORA, Pa, Feb. 10.-Burglars
wrecked the interior of the Millers-
town Deposit bank in an effort TO loot
the safe. They got $500 in mutilated
currency, which was in the outer safe
but it will not be known until an ex-
pert arrives from Pittsburg whether
they succeeded in getting into the in
terror Of the large safe, as the inner
doors were iammed shut by the explo-
sion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

NEW YORK. Feb l0.-Morc than
a dozen employees, among them sew
eral women, We're compelled TO jump
from the second story windows by a
sudden outbreak Of fire In the Brook
iyn Chair company's factory in Wav-
erly avenue Several were OvertHken
by the flames and severely burned be-
fore they could make their escape,
and il is feared that two will die. The
factory was entirely destroyed. in
volving loss OF about 100000. The
Baptist church John Sembler. one of
those who jumped from a window, is
dead. Two other employees are miss
ing, and il is feared that they have
persisted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
st. John.. blocked with Ice.

ST. JOHNS. y. f., Feb. The con
tinual gales and the intense cold have
resulted in the entire coast of New
foundland being blocked with ice. The
arctic foes compass THE shores for a
distance of twenty miles. The harbor
Of st. Johns is frozen over.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. 10-A
special from Commerce. Tex. says that
bandits have cracked the safe OF
bank at Ravia, l. r., and secured ST.
700. The citizens, aroused by the noise
of the explosions. attacked the rob
bers. Firing ensued, but no one was
hurt. The robbers escaped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
Cubnu War Lonp

HAVANA. Feb. 10 Bidders for the
proposed Cuban loan OF S350OO.0OO to
pay off war claims and for public
works will submit proposals today.
In view of the financial uncertainties
caused by the war in the far east it is
not expected. however, that these pro
posals will be absolutely definite
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
nnhre Renrrented.

HOUSTON. KeN., Feb. 10.-Charles
F. Dodge has been rearrested on
charge of being a fugitive from jus
tice Attorneys for Dodge sued out
writ of habeus corpus, which is being
heard before Judge Kittrel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

BEDFORD, Ind, Feb. 10. James
Mcdonald. teamster has been ar
rested on warrant charging him with
the murder of Sarah Catherine Schaefer
in a cab shed ON the night Of Jan. -.
The arrest was made quietly 10 keep
the public ignorant Of the prisoners
capture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
Comee and 'robacco Used, Died at lO2

DAYTON. O.. Feb. l0.-Philip Kei-
fer, II wealthy retired manufacturer,
who celebrated the one hundred and
second anniversary of his birth few
months ago, is dead here. He came to
Dayton from Maryland in 1882. He
drank six cups of coffee daily all his
life and was an inveterate user Of to-
hDrCO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
rrnAtus Wimnn Dead.

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Erastus Wi
man. who at one time was prominent
in the development Of Staten Island
and later sustained financial reverses,
is dead AT his home in St George,
". Y. He suffered q stroke If paraly-
sis three years ago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

CHICAGO, Feb. l0.-FOur hundred
members If the Stable Employees I'M
ion at the Union Stock Yards have
gone ON strike for an increase in
wages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 10. -
United States Minister Lcishman, who
has left ConStantinople on leave Of alb
sence, dined Nith the sultan at the
Yildiz palace. Subsequent to leaving
he babe the Turkish ruler farewell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

JACKSONVILLE Fla. Feb. 10
The jury i'm the case Of Mrs. Helen
Wilmans Post charged with using the
mails for fraudulent purposes. has
brought i'm verdict Of guilty
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

PARIS. Feb i0.-.Wnlie Hoppe the
American boy hllliardist, has won the
championship Dies JeuneS Martyrs"
beating Sanchez in the final
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10

RINGHAMTON, y. V Feb, 10
Fire has destroyed large part Of the
business section or the village Of Una
dilla. The loss is estimated nj SlO.OOO.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call easy at per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, l%d5h per cent EK-
changes 1923 $50. 593; balances, 81 5ll, 25S
Closing pripeq.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
New York AInrI,et.-

FLOUR Steady. with a moderate BUSH
ness, Minnesota patents. AS05l5; winter
straights. SL35Hi.5O; winter extras, $3.50
2.6N; winter patents. A.50H4S5.
WHEAT-Firm on lower ConsOls light
northwest receipts, bull support at Chica-
go and continued cold weather In the
west; May, 20 l5-l6G% 5-l6c; July, S97sH
RYE Firm: state and Jersey. GOq64c.:
No. western Ike nominal T. o. b.,
CORN-About steady. the advance being
checked by ga sier cables; May. 5SSs d5Sikc.
OATS-NOminal.
PORK Firm; mess, N475ql5.25 family.
LARD Steady; prime western steam.
BtTTER Firm; extra fresh creamery.
BIC; state dairy. l4d2Oc.
CHEESE Steady; state. full cream.
fancy small, colored. September. re: late
made, lOl5c. small white. September lie;
late made lOikc: large cOlored Septem-
her pc; late made. lOi7c. large. white.
September he; late made. lOi5c
EGGS-F'irm; state and Pennsylvania
Pennsy lyaia seconds to firsts, 3la32c.;
western firsts. 32c.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining 27-32
u27tC.; centrifugal. So test. II -32HSasc.:
refined steady; crushed. Side; powdered.
RICE Steady; domestic. ss@5lsc; ia.
TALLOW-Du city, Sc; country. $40
HAY Quiet; shipping. 6oo7oc; good to
choice, SsM95c
Live stock Market.
TITLE Supply light; market stendy;
S.. lOlI6.25: prime. S4S5H5. fair A.S
al calves, S.5O0S.2j
I aadj,, - T. q Prib% ssvy h SsyE..
- - S.5Oa5.55;
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CUSTOM 7AHOR

Smart dressers will find our
Fall Suitings, Overcoatinqs
and Pants absolutely correct
in style and quality. Gar
ments that leave this pace
have the appearance OF the
SWEETEST city tailors and at
about half their prices.
Expenses in this business
are light.
Personal attention given to
the execution OF all orders.
This explains our lowest
prices and superior work
manship.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Our Business is GROWING
rapidly and our customers
are we'll satisfied. Some day
everybody will know we
make the best clothes for the
money in town, then you will
be happy, so will we.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-10
Live Stock Mrrket.

NTH Supply light. market stendy;
s.. lOGI6.25; prime. SS5fi5. fair. A8
Nal calves, S.500S.5.
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