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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
SNAPSHOTS OF Llc&1NINC.,
of Photographs of Flashes Il
Their Work.

Their Work.
Alfred Hands, a weil-known English
photographer and collector, recentIJ
delivered a very interesting is,vurd
on the effects of lightning bersns thd
London Camera Club. For the pnrposd
Of illustration he used large collecl
ton of photographs of lightning, and
Of buildings which had been strucll
by lightning. With the aid of these
the lecturer pointed out that a light
ming rod is a danger rather than a pro-
lection to a building, unless it is propI
erly fixed. is of sufficient area and hal
good earth connection. A conductor
may be fixed in such position and
with such poor earth connection
that the lightning is tempted to taxi
an alternate path, say, by adjacent
gas pipe within the building. and ii
springing from one path to the othel
it will probably do considerable dam
age. 1t chooses the pipe path because
the ramifications of the mains belosl
ground offer a better earth connecti@
than the rod provided for it. The led
turer estimated the damage by light
ming annually in England at about
$1,000 and attributed at least twe1l
ty deaths each year to the same CAUSE
Much of the damage would be pre-
vented, he thought, if buildings wer(
intelligently safeguarded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Did Not Mean Precisely.

An English newspaper, in reporting
the proceedings Of : juvenile ball CIV
en- by the Mayor Of the town recently,
states: For the reception the Mayor
was attired in his robe and chain OF
office. which it had b>cn notified to
him would Civ. pleasure to some Of
the young people, who had not seen
the gorgeous civic vestment. After
welcoming the guests he disrobed,
wearing only the massive gold chain"
It IL to be supposed, however, that the
writer docs not mean precisely what
he says.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Don,ts For Those About to Marry.

In his Lenten address on '.Courtl
ship" to young men, the Rev. Paul
Ball, of st. AIMS Church, Manchester
elaborated "Punch's" immortal advica
in the following "Don'ts":
Don't marry early; such marriages
seldom turn out well.
Don't believe in love at first sight,
It rarely carries real Judgment.
Don't be misled y the mere love of
sentiment, which begins with sonnets
and ends in curses.
Don't choose the partner of your life
from outward appearance. which is ant
to wear off, sometimes to wash or
London Daily Neil.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Pay in Parliament.

There is a strong feeling in England
against the payment Of members, on
the ground that it would tend to create
the class of professional politicians
seen in foreign countries and our col.
onies. It's absence obviously tends to
restrict membership Of Parliament to
the well-to-do classes, and, as q mat
ter Of fact, these enjoy an overwhelm-
ing representation in the House Of
Commons, the labor members, whose
expenses and modest salary are pro
vided from some organization Of the
classes they represent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
vontiIate Thorournly.

Do not make the mistake Of thinking
that because an outside door is opened
occasionally that no other ventilation
is necessary. Open the windows few
minutes each morning and also the last
thing at night before retiring, and thor
oughly air the living rooms. A person
going in from the fresh outdoor air
can often tell what the family dinner
and breakfast consisted of, and some
times even what composed the meal
Of the day before, because Of failure
to give thorough ventilation Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Found Highwayman's Hoard.

What appears to be genuine high.
wayman's hoard has lately been found
by two farm workers near Bonvilston,
Glamorganshire. The coins were I'M.
earthed during the banking of a
hedge. They are in excellent preser-
walton and include four gold coins
about the size Of four-shilling piece,
eight guineas, half guinea, forty-two
sovereigns," twenty-seven shillings,
three. sixpences, three other large
coins and several half-crowns. They
are of the reigns of James H.. William
and Mary, ard Queen Anne.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Receives Many Letter.

Secretary Of State Powers receives
letter daily from business organiza-
tons, railroad officials and others ask
ing for statistics showing the manu-
featuring development and resources
Of Mississippi. The demand for stat
istics along this line seems to be gen.
eral and is growing, but Secretary
Power is compelled to answer all such
inquiries by saying that he has no
valuable data. Since the census of
1900, it is known that Mississippi has
made the most phenomenal strides in
manufacturing. The growth has been
especially marked in the cotton oil
industry and in lumber, while cotton
manufacturing has also made a re-
markable showing. Every effort is now
being made by M. Power to get up re-
liable data of this kind. During last
year several new cotton manufacture
ing enterprises were inau9urated and
nearly all of those in operation made
extensive additions to their plants.
This year the plants are still increas-
ing their capacity. Recently the
stockholders Of the Magnolia mills
voted an increase of stock to double
the capacity Of their mills.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Jail Contractors Enter Suit

Lewman & Co., of Louisville, have
entered suit in the Federal Court of
this district against Harrison County
for $4,000, alleged to be due for build
ing the County Jail at Gulfport.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21

During the week a charter will be
applied for by the promoters of the
interurban electric line, proposed to
be constructed from Fort Adams, in
Wilkinson county, to Centerville, via
Woodville. 1t was recently announced
that subscriptions for more than one
third of the required amount of capt.
tai stock have been secured, and that
Northern capitalists are ready to take
the matter up and push it through.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21

The American Bonding Company
has complied with all the requirements
Of law, and has entered the State of
Mississippi to compete for bonding
and surety business.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21

The Bank Of Hazlehurst let a con-
tract for handsome two-stor, press
brick and stone building, to be erected
at once on the corner Of Es.elie and
Croker streets. The contraC< price
was $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21

Aberdeen, Miss, is preparing to
erect new waterworks, bonds having
recently been issued for that purpose.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21

"A good deal Of interest has been
manifested throughout the State in
the movement of the city authorities
Of Jackson to reduce the fire hazard
and thus secure a reduction of insur-
ance rates. Recently it was announc-
ed from an official source that Jack
son was to be re-rated since the city
has put in a paid fire department and
made other improvements tending to
reduce fire loss, but it is learned from
reliable insurance source that there
is to be no reduction Of rates in jack
son, Notwithstanding the fact that the
city has gone further than any other
city in the state toward complying
with the requirements Of the insur-
ance companies.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-21
Advocating Better School Buildings.

<2OfVCdGlIlS OS6CCI SCUOOl Dui1uIISS.
In his school bulletin. issued Super
intendent Whitfield refers to the re-
cent unanimous action of the Louisi-
ana Legislature to issue $1,000,000 in
bonds for the purpose of improving
schoolhouses, and takes occasion to
ask if Mississippi will submit to occu-
Ply the position of laggard in educa-
tional advancement. Mr.. Whitfield
has been campaigning earnestly for
better school buildings, and it is prob
able that Legislature will take up the
question Of school houses as it's next
step in educational advancement.
Some of the papers of the state are
growing little restless, however, un-
der the continued and rapid increase
in the educational appropriations Of
the state, and are pointing out that
already the state is spending So per
cent Of all its revenues annually in
favor Of centralizing or consolidating
the rural schools, in order to strength
en- the school themselves, as we'll as
to cut down expenses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28

parents, c. ". Covert and wife, of Will fred avenue. Branford. Richard Covert, who is a trayeling salesman, came on from Iowa.
 Benjamin Farnham and family of Baltimore are visiting friends in Westville. Mrs. Farnham is the daugh- ter of Mrs. Jane Hoadley and is highly esteemed in the village.
 Mrs. KnodeI, who lived with Fred eriek Roth of Diamond street, will make her permanent home with a daughter in Boston.
 James N. Carney of New Britain was the guest of friends in Branford on Sunday.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Barnett and son, Herbert, Mrs. Kelsey, MT. and Mrs. Paul Barnett and little son Paul. spent Monday with MT. and Mrs. w. F. Bar nett at their home on St. Roman street.
 Dr. George E. Evans and family of Montowese street, Branford, had a family gathering Monday. The party included Dr. Evans parents from New Hampshire and Dr. Evans and wife of Guilford
 SOHplFOll6I-elecI ASdU6l T. AHilCASli of Woodbury has announced the ap- pointment of two assistant superinten- dents of the capitol, the appointees being Major Julius T. Rathbun of Hartford and ". H. Gibney of Berlin.
 The choir boys of Christ Episcopal church, west Haven, presented George H. Thomas with beautiful oak rocker. MT. Thomas was surprised to- receive this gift and appreciates the kindness of the boys.
 s. A. Griswold of Branford spent Monday with his brother, Dr. Griswold of Meriden.
 Miss Anna Unnack of 119 Olive street will spend the next three weeks as the guest of Miss c. Garrigan in New Jer- sey.
 The Harrington company is engaged on an addition to Mrs Smiths cottage in Rock Lane avenue at Pine Orchard. Miss Mae Dalton of 29 Gamer street was the guest of her sister, Miss Ida Dalton over Christmas in Meriden, l Conn.
 Miss Kittie Giiroy and Miss Minnie Roth of Baldwin street are spending the holidays in Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
INSTITUTION TONIGHT.

New Court of the Independent Order of
 Foresters to be Launched Here.
 Tn Pyramid hall, State street and TIine place, will be instituted this even ing a new court of the Independent Or der of Foresters, a very strong fraternal insurance organization with headquar- ters in Toronto, Canada. The. new court contains on it's charter list the names of a number of representative profess sional and business men of the city. Frank E. Hand, deputy supreme chief ranger, who is in charge of the eastern district of the United States; Wallace B. Smith, high chief ranger of Connect icut, who is president of the Bridgeport board of trade, and William C. Cum mings, deputy supreme chief ranger and state organizer for Connecticut, are to be present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
BURGLARS IN NORTH BRANFoRD.
TEruw Things Around in MT. Beers
 Store and in the Post Office.

Threw Things Around in MT. Beers
 Store and in the Post Office
 Branford, Dec. 27.-The score of Ralph Beers in North Branford was broken into some time between F o'clock Sat urday night and daylight Ch.istmaa morning. and chaotic conditions con- fronted Mi. Beers when he went to the building cn Sunday to atteai to lie fires, etc.
 He found his safe blown to Lieces and all his books and pap,rs scattered over the office floor in grsat c0rifu4 sson
 The pcstoffice which is locatsd in tlls store was ransacked. Chris..aas rack |ages opened and thrown about; the shoe department was turned topsy turvy; in fact every part of the store gave evil dence of visit from the marauders.
 In order to deaden the noise from explosion when the safe was blown open, half dozen horse blankets had been taken from the stock and wrapped around the safe. These were of course ruined.
 During the night a horse and sleigh were stolen from the barn of James Harrion in Paved street. The probabil- ity is that this was taken by the same gang. No clue at last accounts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
NoRTHFORD.

Dec. 27.-The local schools will enjoy their holiday recess until January 3.
 The newly elected officers of Corin- thian lodge No. 1OS, F. and A. M., will be installed January 4.
 Miss Edith Cook is home from Plain vile for the holidays.
 The Christmas festival of the Sunday school of St. Andrews church will be held Wednesday evening.
 The Sunday school of the Congrega- tional church will be made happy on Thursday evening.
 The pupils of the Center district school acquitted themselves. very cred itably at the entertainment which they gave in Association hall under the SUI pervision of their teacher, Miss Ger trude McCabe, of New Haven. Among the specialties were a flag drill by the whole school, a pretty spectacular affair in which beautiful fairy evolved from a pumpkin, and a minuet neatly exc cuted by Miss Oracle Revere and Mas ter George McCabe, a brother of the teacher.
 The chancel of St. Andrews church is now adorned with a new set of hang ings, including an altar cloth and ante pendia for prayer desk and lectern, made of heavy white silk richly ern- broidered and fringed with gold. They are the result of the efforts of the La dies guild of the church, and sets in other colors for the various seasons of the Christian year are also to be pro- vided. The rector of the church, Rev. J. D S. Pardee, has been presented with fine cassock by the parishioners; and this cassock and the chancel draperies were formally blessed and devoted to their sacred uses at the services Christ mas morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
ELECTS OFFICERS.

Sheffield Lodge. No. 2, K. of F, Holds
 Twenty-eight Election.
 Sheffield lodge, No. 2, K. of F., held a meeting last evening in the Masonic building and elected the following off .cers: c. E., J. K. Hooper; w. Q. P. P. Pitman; prelate, J. c. Hurd; M. W. G. Henrietta; K. R. S, E. $. Upson; M. F., R. c. Jones; M. C., E. A Kramer; M. A, o. Jacobs; I. e, J. M. Flannery; Q. G., G. w. Keim; trustees, E. w. Keim, G. Henrietta, Thomas Goodwin.
 The installation of officers will occur next Tuesday evening at which there will also be. "a rehearsal of the degree team It was the twenty-eight election held by the lodge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
STATE HEALTH BOARD TO MEET

Special Conference Called for To-mor-
 row Night-Legislativ Matters to be
 Taken up.
 A special meeting of the state board of health has been called for tomorrow night, and the meeting will be held at the home of the secretary, pr. c. A. Lindsley. The meeting is called for the purpose of discussing a number of ques- tions and considering several matters of legislation which the board proposes to bring before the legislature at the coming session. There is also lot of this years business which has yet to be disposed of and it is proposed to clear this out of the way at this special meeting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
NELLIE DENT SHARP.

Word was received in this city yes terday of the death of Mrs Nellie Dent Sharp, widow of Major Alexander Sharp, U. S. A. and sister of the late aJ. S. Grant, which occurred in Wash ington, D C., Monday Mrs. Sharp was themother of Mrs. J. s. Petit, wife of Col, J. $. Petit, who from 1892 to 1896 was professor of military science at Yale university; Mrs. J. B. Bennett, wife of Captain J. B. Bennett, and Mrs. D. D. Nolan, all of the regular army, and of Louis D. and U. s. G. Sharp, both of Montana.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
"KRY" BURGLAR CAPTURED
MAN RELIEVED TO HAVE COM
 MIFTED MANY oFPENSES.
Captured by Detectives Frey and Dun Iap-stole watch Dog and Valuable Coat from Norton Street Barn-Is n Professional caretalSer for Dogs and Was Attempting to Dispose of Canine When Captured.


 In the capture of George Decker by Detectives Frey and Dunlap yesterday afternoon the police think that they have the man who has been commit ting so many key burglaries about town lately. The term key burglaries" is that which is applied by the police to those burglaries which are commit- ted by means of the doors being open ed with key or pick-loek, the burglar thereby gaining an entrance.
 The police gave out the following statement concerning the events which were the cause of Decker's arrest. James Malloy hired the barn belonging to Highway Commissioner Macdonald on Norton street some time ago, and he kept not only his horse and carriage there but also valuable bull dog and a number of other things including a valuable Fries overcoat.
 Last Thursday night the door of the barn was opened with a false key and the bull dog and coat were stolen, the thief locking the door after him. Since that time the police have been looking AOI lllc SSlCId1y8 loO4A lAASS detectives saw Decker with the dog trying to sell it and they placed him under arrest. They afterwards learn ed what had become of the coat and recovered it. Decker was locked up on a charge of likeness and they claim that this charge will be changed to that of burglary later.
 Decker worked for Champion, the florist on Chapel street for some time, taking care of his dogs, but he was dis charged and since that time he has not done anything and he has no regular address. He is about twenty five years old and the police say that the only reason that the dog did not bite him was because Decker is a professional dog man and knows just how to handle them. There have been a number of valuable dogs stolen in this city re gently and taken out of town and sold. Whether or not Decker has had any thing to do with it the police have not yet determined, but they are investi- gating.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
INJURED BY FALL.

While Mrs. F. s. Upson, wife of Frank s. Upson, janitor of the Roger Sherman school, was walking through Admiral street Christmas night, she fell on d slippery sidewalk and badly tore the fragments around her left an kle. It will be several weeks before she can use the foot again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
EzEI. LODGE.
Meets and Elects Officers.

Ezel lodge. No, 3, K. of F, held a meeting last evening and elected the following officers: c. C., M. p. Walker; V. C., P. Tomb; prelate, c. A. Walker; 0. R. C., c. s. Pellert; M. F., Q. S. Guild; M. E., P. c. Dickerman: M. A, William Hudson, |. G., c. E, Comfort; 70. G., Joseph Riley; organist, B. c. Diekernaan; trustee. ". ". Wood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
FRANCIs H. HARRIS.

The funeral of Francis H. Harris will be held from his late residence to-mor- row afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. Rev. Ar thur J. Smith of the Grace M. F. church will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
CONDITION IS FAVORABLE.
carIt0n WAY op9rated on F0f Appen-

carton WAY OperaIeu@ on fof Appen-
 dicitis.
 While here for the holidays as the guest of the family of General Man ager o. M Shepard of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, Carlton Way, the sixteen-year-old son of Charles c. Way of Boston, was stricken with appendicitis. The young man was taken to Dr. Cheney's sani- tarium and there an operation for ap- pendicitis was performed.
 Mir. Way was Immediately notified of his sons Illness and is now in this city at MT. Shepard's home. MT. Way said yesterday that his son spent a comfortable night and all indications were favorable. Young, MT. Way came here from school and was to have spent most of his vacation here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
succEssFuL oPERATIoN.

Mrs. George Wheeler of Clay street, Thomaston, was taken to the New Ha- ven hospital last week for an operation for cancer, which was performed Thursday by Dr. Rainslee and proved successful Mrs. Wheeler is now gain ing strength every day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
ACTION BY THE GOVERNOR, (
 FOOT GJJARD

At meeting of the Foot guard, of which MT. Brown was a former major, which was held last evening, 1t was voted that the field and line officers .of the Foot guard should act as bearers The members of the company will as. semble at their armory on Whiting street at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon and will go in a special car to the house of the deceased. They will go in citi zer's dress with white gloves. If the day is fine the company will march to the cemetery in a body under the com.s mand of Captain Bostwicly. Arrange ments have been completed to have a bugler at the grave to sound Taps
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
GEnRGE N. AuFORT.

Many friends of William Aufort will learn with sorrow of his affiiction in the death of his father, George N. Au- fort, which occurred in Boston on Sat urday evening. He was eighty-three years of age and was engaged in cigar manufacturing upto short time ago, when he retired. The funeral services were held in Boston yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
oBITUARY NOTES.
Death at Soldiers Home of James Cos grove-Was Political Power in the Eighth Ward.

A<-Suth NdEus
 James D. Cosgrove. veteran of the Civil war, and man who for many years was well known in New Haven, died at the Soldiers home at Noroton Sunday, He- had been i'll for several years with rheumatism.
 MT. cosgrove was democrat and took an active part in the affairs of that party in the Eighth ward for sev- eral years. He attended several con- Yentions. but never held public office. He always stood by the McGann- Car ney combination when that combination was the leading factor in the city.
 The deceased was employed for sew eral years at the Marlin shop. He was a genial man, of kindly disposition, and had many friends, who will regret his demise and recall his unvarying good fellowship. His wife died about two years ago. He leaves no children, but a sister, Miss Rosetta Cosgroye of lS4 Franklin street, survives him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
WILL, SPEAK IN TWISTED.

Monday, January 2, is. to be observed as Home day by the Baptist church in Winsted, and among the speakers who will be present is included William H. Bawden, postor of the olivet Baptist okSssk $ eais city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28

Z Director Coe says that he has done
 everything which it is possible for him
 to do to get the citizens to clear the
 gutters in front of their property. He
 declares that by keeping, the gutters open the water would find its way cas- fly to the sewers and incommode no one. He has sought help from the police to notify the property owners.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
DRUGGISTS ASSOCIATION.
Will Hold Annual Banquet January
 F at Traegers

The New Haven Druggists associa- tion will hold it's annual bouquet on January F at 3 o'clock at the Hotel Traeger. It is expected that, this will be the most notable and successful ban quet ever held by the association. There will be speakers from the National As sociation of Retail Druggists and also speakers from Bridgeport, Hartford, Springfield and Holyoke as well as from this city. The committee is com posed of Messrs. John P. Crowley, J. A. Hodgson and J. H. Levy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28
HELEN HAYES.

The death of Helen Hayes, oldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. John w. Hayes, of 10 Park street, will be deep ly mourned by all that knew the little child. She was six years old and was loved by everybody and possessed a wonderful mind for her years. She passed away on Christmas eve and her toys and play things were laid to rest surrounded by flowers on Christmas day, while her little playmates were re, joicing over their merry Christmas. This is the second girl MT. and Mrs. Hayes have lost and the deepest sym pthy is extended to them in their sor- row, for the Christmas was sad one.