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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-11

No word has yet been received
from the members Of the Joint exc
ecutlTe board of the brewery atrik-
cra. who were dispatched 10 Everett
ana Roslyu "Wednesday to assist IN
the settlement Of the brewery
strikers there. bat u Il believed By
union men that an agreement will
be reached.
Secretary Shields. Of the Citizens
Alliance r. authority for the state
meut however. that the reports
received here that settlements arc
being made in those cities are false.
- have communicated with the
brewery owners both at Everett and
Rosiyn." he Hald Thursday after
noon. 7 find that the owner Of
the Everett brewery has refused TO
Sign an agreement which was asked
81 him by the union. 80 agree
ment has been made with the owner
Of the Roslyu brewery because he In
not IN Roslyn az the present time
The union men are busy prepar-
Ing Tor the distribution Of the Spo-
kane beer that Is being shipped to
the city.
Much OF it viii be used In saloons
IN Renton and other suburbs. which
are now controlled by the brewery
trust.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-11

Councilman Mullen scored two
points Tor the Seattle Electric con-
pany AZ the meeting u the corpora
tions committee Wednesday after
noon. or az least be thought 80. lie
figured that be had fixed things 80
thai Moore and Gilman could not
construct car lines on Weatiake or
Fourth avenues
Whether or not he will succeed.
remains u be seen Ills plan. and
that Of other members who have
not the hardihoOd 10 say SO. 90 20
force Moore 10 pay for the regrad-
ing damages on Fourth avenue In
return for constructing q line on d.
Moore feels that he Is being held
up. lie would gladly reiinquiah the
line rather than pay the exorbitant
price demanded. hut he needs 10
badly a. D means Of taking his pas
sengers 10 and from the manufac-
turing district. he Is now regrad-
ing Fourth avenue If bis own OK
penae between Union and Seneca
streets. the ground on each side be-
iuE leased By him.
Mullen's other idea was % keep
Moore or Westiake boulevard when
Il is opened. This be sought 60 do
bY compelling Moore 20 operate ears
on the thoroughfare within three
months.
III you are not willing. the Seat
tie Electric company isi" declared
Mullen. gleefuliy "And IN you do
not want 70 help "a pay for the re-
grade Of Fourth avenue. the Seat
tle Electric company Will probably
come along after all the work IA
done aud get a franchise. freezing
you out"
Moore said that he did not think
~ Just 20 ask him 10 help pay for
the Fourth avenue regrsde. lie did
not think the property owners
themselves would make such a dc.
mand lie reminded the committee
Of how the Seattle Electric company
had come along and asked for a
franchise on Wesfiake boulevard
after the work was paid for He
also pointed ont that the company
was working the same game on Sec
ond avenue President Furth prom
Used 20 lay tracks on Second ave-
nue. after the property owners had
paid for the work. but he has
broken his word and viii not even
lay the tracks. Moore is offering
% lay the tracks and also pay the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-11

The gas man at The star office
has been a very busy Individual all
day.
That little black box ~ Wednea-
days paper inviting all victims %
the Seattle Gas compauy's hoid-up
game 10 tell The Star their troubles
kept the telephone wiring humming
dolefui song.
And the Fas crusade IN on
n you don't believe II, just read
some of the complaints received by
The star this morning.
And " your April gas bin makes
previous ones look like the much
exploited three dimes. call up The
Star and ask for the gas man
The remarkable raise IN the price
Of gas for the month 81 Aprll IL "a
thing Of wonder. All through the
winter months. when the DAYS were
short and RaH was necessity from
4 O'Clock tn the afternoon until
turning ln time. the Seattle Light
ing company evidently did not feel
pressed FOR money Anyway the
gas bills were somewhere near a
reasonable fiFure-if It la possible
for Seattle gas charges 10 he ever
reasonable.
uut % the days grow longer and
the product was used less and less.
the bills grew eorrcapondiuEly
larger
Now, what's the trouble2
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uanaRT Okla. Nay ii.-siNiy
- wsre killed and 100 injured
!. - erelonr al snyder. according
i - hissi reports
= sselone came from she south
~ o'eiuck dipped struck the
-. - - terrific force. leYeiing
.s - ana barins the victims
"a nrsi relief train from he-
- s,srked me stricken town Just
80 aayliKht In al directions
.,.ssnss II the terrible havoc Vas
....ssut Thc dead and dyInE las
- ~ streets. In yards aud suins
! Aausea ne Survivors were too
- sfugght up to render mnea
rss relief crevs are at work The
,.ssxrss seetion oi she town =
- out Only eight baildings in
- ssslan are left standing The
- A. horribly matIiated. Many
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OF the injured have frightfui
wounds which viii result fatally
Some Of the dead had heads and
legs crushed off. fimhcra we're
blown through the bodies % others
Later help arrived from ManFum
I.autan. Aitus and Vernon. The
storm was not confined % Snyder
ON the way 10 the stricken town
dead and Injured were passed IN
plain sight % the relief trains. A.
ouinlan several houses we're de-
strayed.
fiilly 500 were injured. according
go enc operator at snyder. many Of
whom VIII Aie. A cnitun press nud
al the hotels were blown open.
Flny freight ears we've reduced 10
kiuaing. aud the railroad was torn
up feT blocks Mueh suffering IL
reported among the injured
The property loss IL $500 ooo.
GUTHRIE. OKLA. May tf.-Tcn
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HARRISBURG Pa. May ii.-An
appalling accident occurred in
south Harrisburg at 40 o'clock
this morning when an express train
on the Pennsylvania crushed into a
freight tain loaded with dynamite
The two trains were completely
wrecked bg the terrific explosions
ard The passengers most OF whom
were asleep ia their beftha. were
hurled ia an directions. Some eefe
tossed down the embaukment, some
into the suHquehanua river. while
others we're thrown free OF the
wreckAEe.
There we're 100 people on the
passenger train. and nt least 80
were killed and a. many injured.
II was impossible 70 Immediately
suecof the unfortunate pinned IN
the wreck a. number % smaller
explosions followed in quick sue
cessian. ~ soon as the bodies
could be reached the dead were laid
out in rows along the tracks. while
the injured were taken 20 the Pax
tang Light. Heat a Power company
plant. which vas transformed into
an emergency hospital until long
after daylight a police patrol filled
with wounded was driven az break
neck speed to and from the hos
pital.
The Pennsylvania company i'm
mediatolg made up special trains
and conveyed the victims to the
Union station here. where they
we're taken 20 the city hospital and
other places.
There Was only room at the hos
pital Tor the badly injured. Those
who were able TO walk gave up their
cots 10 the more seriously wound
Cd. Every physician available IN
this city was pressed into service.
aud trained nurses volunteered their
services
The hospital IL bcseiEed with
anxious relatives and friends.
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,aEsDly RIVALRY OVER POSSESSION OF TIE CHILD or
sslls suRNHstM SETTLED BY JUDGE FRAZIER

Wien I an dead Luella, ! want
70 marry ny brother aud take
~ Il my baby. give up my boF
~. and ! want aim to BE- yours
}fa7s
Thsze were the dying wurds of
h Bile BaFnhslm 10 the eehum
Asf giflh0et and the intimate
IEsat q Der wumanhuod Only q
= days AFTER they we're spoken a
rs uas placed at the head 81 a
- noand In the cemetery. A brief
prod 81 mourning followed. and
v ssks ago Lnella married W
eazhler. brother Of the woman
~ hsa been laid beneath the
zszt The marriage was con-
nd N partial fulnilment Of the
~ request. and in Judge Frater's
~ nrFslaY morning the Mlfllis
~ - e0npleted. for the court
nxfta tie custody Of little Mai
80 Martin. aged 2 years. TO the
~ narried couple the bride
ING naae The child's guardian
~ tAse was an unusually inter-
~ sae. and connected With i
~ several pathetic features. for
= gsssody Of the pretty little boy
y not given over without a legal
IT,
urk Malcolm was the offspring
~ BuFnheim's first marriage
r. iAs ssep-father. Who protested
Z be vas much attached TO the
saafed 70 be appointed guard
Tesh AF. and Mrs G. A. Mar
PARENTS Of the child's own
Mr. Eho ld0lized the little boy.
~ plea to the court Tor the
4s custody.
/ ioaf honor. we love the child.
~ Grandmother with trem-
hpa. e she placed a motherly
~ % the head of her own little
AID - want him to be with
- o. the children a. our home
s'ae,t. Our daughter. who
scon pass away. is with "a.
" have her two children We
y % bring Malcolm Up with bis
cousins. and We have a five
nk Nith a good home and
and COWS 20 that We can
{ taFe Of them an
4 IT vas no personal bitterness
4 Z contest and each contestant
~ highly o. the other bnt al
much distressed over the ques-
4 .a1eenilY unaware o. hls own
M'Aaee, the healthy little
s'ieF played about the court
Climbing upon the lap Of
ohe contestant and then an
sowing impartial affection.
NE Insurance policies. for
zach. IN favor % the child
sso mentioned IN the case.
!" al appearances there was
-s,esnary element IN tn entire
.sn Judge Frater had heard the
Ileagh he made an interest
~ gaf.e' said the court cit
understood that bare law.
lhan sentiment. should de-
49,, sse things, and sentiment Is
% have little effect on a
rulings. but some courts.
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Mothers Dying Wish
Fulfilled by Court

care but the court believes that
aith the three children already iu
their care these grandparents have
great care and responsibility Al.
ready upon them The court Nill
award the guardianship and the
custody 81 the little boy 10 Mrs
Cashier. II she viii aecspt them
Tears aurang &c the eyes - che
pretty bride aa she Inclined hse
head ia tbauka. and lifted tbs boy
10 her lap. and a few minutes later
81 the lobby che vas hoidinE ouf a
friendly hand 10 the weeping grand
mother. asking that there be NO
hard feelings between them The
hand vas accepted and a promise
given to keep up friendly relations
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and particularly this court. Has
A GREAT DEAL or SENTIMENT
In such matters. and the court be-
flsves that If Is not mistaken wheh
lt believes IL sentiment sufficiently
70 trust this ehild'a Euardlauship
and custaly Ia the hands u the
close friend q The childs dead
mother. The court il equally con
fldent that the ehild's grandparents
could aud would give L the best Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-11
FIFTY LIVES LOST
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Passenger Train Runs Into Freight Cars
Loaded With Dynamite--Victims Hurl.
ed in All MISUNDERSTANDING Hos.
pitaI Overlooking With Injured

E444+4+4+444 44444444444 :
THE VICTIMS y
HARRY SPLITTER FiunsburR
GEORGE cHABBE Pittsburg. badly and bruised y
CHARLES DE FOREST Cleveland seriously and =
internally ca bruised.
~ l. HARMON. Pitnburg broken bruised =
CHARLES JOHNSON Philadelphia badly cut nd
ROBERT DAuGHERTY Philadelphia. little
T. oTsOTT. Chicago. cut an burned.
a n Outpost. Elizabeth, y.
r.. T. NANDEMAN. New YORK. cut nd
u Phillips PltaburR die =
CHARLES DO&NELLY. PIttsburR. cut
EHERLY New York Internally injured. may
EL0THENEH New York. internally
A. - COPE Pitfsburg bruia
a. = WATSON. Clarified on
VALENTINE PittsburR. head cut =
CHARLES J0EIANsEN pfttsburg and
G X. Of
adelnhfa. killed outright
fireman r. DIcKEY, Philadelphia only slightly n
\ T.. Y. conductor Injured.
l. crabhe Pittsburgh j. Phillips n
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Robert G. Daughterty and little son,
Philadelphia; f. b. Ostell. Chicago;
J. r. Phillips. PittsburE: A. O.
Cope Pittsburg: j. d. Mason. Chit
cago; Mrs. J. A. stapleY. New York;
S T. Brown. ST. Louis; NJ. Il. Ster-
ret. Chicago: Samuel Stern. Cleye-
land. J W Bride. Memphis. H. n.
Schmidt. New York. Herman Erick-
son. New York; J. d. Berry. Bed
ford. Pa. Al
Among the dead are:
MRS. ROBERT DAuGHERTY,
Philadelphia
JACOB r. sILyERMAN. Bridge
ton. y. J.
Many Of the dead we're burned be-
y0nd recognition. making identifl-
cation impossible II Is reported
that at least 10 bodies are under
the wreck. Many dead we're roast-
ed alive IN sight Of other passengers
who were powerless TO help them.
The list Of injured may reach i25.
The Pennsylvania officials report
Is bodies as recovered. A thousand
iaborers were put 10 work 10 clear
the wreckaEe. Eight miles OF freight
trains are stalled along the main
line.
John b. Reynolds. manager Of
Blanche Walsh. the actress. WAS
thrown from his berth into the
aisle. lie helped a woman and child
through a window. when the second
explosion knocked him unconscious.
He recovered consciousness and
erawled from the scene. He said:
4 never want 20 witness such a
scene again. Women were scream-
Ing. children crying. strong men
wandering about dazed aud help
less The tracks were strewn In all
directions with haif-naked men and
women. some dead and others seTl-
ously injured"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-11
CHICAGO TOO

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE Windy
City WAS a storm center last nlsht
and today Houses we're struck hY
lightning. Easements flooded. trees
blown down or destroyed. hall
stones broke glass. Ia al causing
10000 damage Two aud half
inches of rain fell Ia ne hours Fire
engines we're busy Ia the downtown
district pumping water from the
Easements Of bits stores The storm
IL general throughout Illinois. Much
damage IL reported
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escaped 10 a shanty near the wreck
with nothing left OF her clothing
hut n shred OF her nightgown. A.
G. Cope, Pitsburgi says he was
caught between two seats aud held
fast until the second explosion.
which freed him; he escaped
through a window. He says the
passengers in his car were either
killed outright or thrown through
windows.
Among tho injured are Harry
Spritzer. Pittshurg; George Cribho.
Pittsburg; Charles Deforest Cleve-
land, b. l.. Harmon, Pittsburg,
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49, TIIE IS cRnsApE.

HELP TIE GAS CHUsADE.
al Who - victim OF the com
panys high handed hodup Invited TO write or phone
this and complaint
took no your bills February and March and
pare your April bill II getting "sandbaEgcd
like most OF tell The Star about IT,
a crusade not for cheap gaa-nor for better gas
II Is determined dealings between
great corporation and ita customers.
n us unlawful halfstaryed vagrant to hold
man up the price Of lodging Il surely Is
crime for corporation like the Seattle Lighting
steal thousands and thousands OF dollars out
o the pockets O the citizens OF seattis
Help the crusadcl
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| tofA the SIN OF YIN hi sly thes w
Yesler.
My gas bin for the month Of April
was S. cents more Than Il Was for
the month Of March. but it should
have been several dollars leas. for I
have not used half the gas did
during the month 81 March Man
! aKer queen city barber shop.
There g. something wrong az the
gas offices. for one month, not long
age. three collectors all from the
same company. came 20 collect my
gas bill. and the three bills were
within 700 feet Of the right amount
Of gas used Manager Seattle Bar.
our gas bin for March was se.eo.
and for April. $3.50. We did not use
nearly as much gas IN April as in
March Something's wroug. Man
aRer HcIEcsen Grocery Co.
our bin for March was $3.50.
April. $40. Il. y. Bowen, Colman
Dock Barber shop.
My gas bin IL much higher than
usual FOR this time OF year.-John
Corbctt. city Jailer.
our gas bill was 81 IN March and
$3.50 In Apfll.-Rosencrans 4 Kucn.
March bill ties; April, f2.Ss--A.
r. Morriaey. 1921 Seventh avenue.
The court house gas bin for March
was sttsb0. forApri.sisS.S0.-Court
House Employe.
My gas bill for the month OF
March was t240. for the month Of
April Il was sa60. a slight differ
ence. but FOR the month OF April |
did not use half the gas I did the
month Of March. as the days are
getting lonEer--G. Beninghauscu.
do not use gas. It's too expeus-
ivei one month when I was using
Il my bin for the month was 81.
This was when we were paying
1875 per 1000 feet for the stuff
The next month I thought I would
get out Of It cheap, as the gas was
then selling al 81 per 1000 feet: but
when my BIN came for Sti ] thought
1t about time 10 quit.--A Reader Of
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LATER-several passengers we're
thrown into the river by the force
OF the collision or explosion. Some
OF them managed 10 reach the bank
and others were dragged 10 shore
Mrs. Hilmira Erickson. OF New
York, escaped almost naked. She
was thrown from her berth by the
explosion and crawled through a
window. A Miss Gorder. New York.
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r
-

TOXIC, May 1.-Two Russian
warships from Vladivostok were re-
ported in the Tsugaru straits Tues
day Another report says the ships
are a part OF Roiostvensky's squad
ron.
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HIT ILLINOIS
cny seripps News Arsnl

~ -" '''7 -" -
sTREAToR. III. May IA tor
nado struck strestor from the
southwest shortly after II o'clock
to-day. uaro0fing houses and up.
roofing trees Il did damage
60 the amount u thousands Of dol
lara Several people were slightly
injured.
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. May IL
Rural delivery route No. has been
ordered established on June IL at
Rochester. Thurston county. II VIII
serve 504 people and li2 houses.
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kNox.s DAUGHTER HuRr


= Among the passengers were 4
= many persons OF prominence. 4
= Mr.. ana Mrs Tindell the latter !
= daughter Of Senator Knox. 4
= were among those reported In =
= iured az an early hour this 4
4 morning 4
= Mrs, Albert J. Barr and two 4
= daughters. Of the family OF the a
= editor OF the pittsbsrg Post. 4
= were among those slightly in 4
= iured. and were taken to the 4
= Harrisburg hospital. 4
4 Their condition s. not eric =
y zeal. Mrs. Barr personally 4
= asked the newspaper men to 4
= make this statemtnt 4
4 4 \ A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 a 4 1 4 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-11
MEET AWFUL DEATH
IN FIERCE TORNADO
va Of Snyder, Oklahoma, Completely Wiped Out~ScOres
Ire Killed and Many More Are Inured"Tranloads of
Doctors and Nurses on Scene

undertakers. who were attending
the convention OF funeral directors
here. left at o'clock for Snyder
With a carload OF Baskets
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Gas Company Victims
Air Their Complaints

March. 1850; April. So have a
small gas stove and two lights only
use stove a few minutes n the
morning. The company offers a Is
cent rebate. payablt up to the 10th
Of the month. but they are cunning
enough not to send cut the bin be-
fore the sth OF sth.- Mr. slythe. 500
NeHisr.
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Bids FOR repairing the county poor
farm buildings are being heard by
the county commissioners Thursday
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TESTIFY TO WHOLESALE ROBBERY BY wELDERs OF MAGIC
JimmY--ApRL BILLS BOOSTED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON
EARNEST
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s4s4444ttttttttsttttst'

= -. n " Cox and X. " Bailey and wife, Pro-
sbeard family. J. H. Donovan X. r. ftason and
- ss crump father and mother Of Professor Hubbard.
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Hrntf
A trip to Europe Tor a director7
A new house Ter the manager
Won't the company kindly explain
60 The Star how IN the name Of
all that's reasonable Il figures that
there should be such an awful
boost ia the price Of gas9
Talk about niggor Ia the wood
pllei"
There IL evidently whole ART
can colony concealed somewhere Ia
the backyard Of the local gas COM
pany'a plant.
WHAT THE VICTIMS SAY.
Nv bin for March was $3.50; for
April. $40. used less gas in
Aprii.a-F y. sihley ZIG Columbia.
My March bin never ran more
than from $3.50 to to.2s. April bin
was ftA75. I complained az the
gas office. bot they simply laughed.
Mrs. y. NJ Findiuy. 2f7 Seneca.
Before last January cur Ras bill
was about tt6o; in january II was
9aas March. &AG3. April S675. We
turned on the gas at 4 q. M. In
December and during April we
never used the gas before p. M
Mrs. l., T. Bush, go Belmont av-
cuue north.
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= Train No. 70. which was ,
. wrecked, was westbound and is !
> known a. the Cleveland and !
4 Cincinnati express. II left !
. Philadelphia &C II 80 Wednes- /
= day night. and VAS due al !
o Harrisburg at 80 a. m. and !
= At Pittsburg at a. m. {,
n !
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GUTHRIE, okla. Nay ii.-rea
Middletown transcript., 1905-10-07
TOWNSEND

Mrs Mackey, Of Newark, was in town
Monday.
Mrs. Harvey, OF Nebraska, visited Mrs.
d. B. MaloDey last week.
The Corn and Tomato Cannery closed
last Friday after successful season.
Mrs. Eliza Stats is spending sometime
with relatives i'll and near Wilmi lgton.
Mrs. D. +. McFauI, OF Kel ton, visited
her daughter, Miss May Nj Faul, this
week.
Mrs. John STAFFORD, OF Wilmington,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner shockley,
this week.
Mrs. Leola Ratledge and daughter
Louise we're guests of MIR. Nathanial Rat
ldge and family last week.
Mrs. D. P. Hutchinson visited her
brother, Rev. +. F. Carpenter, in Will
mington, this week.
Mrs. d. B. Maloney and Mrs. Amanda
Inilen attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Harriet Lester Wednesday.
Mrs. Benjamin Palmer and daughter
Myrtis, of Milton, were recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beardsley, near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mumford returned to
their home in frankfort Wednesday,
after visiting their daughter, Mrs. Joshua
Hudson.
Mrs. Leroy Hutchinson and daughter
Pearl, of Wilmington, are the guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner
Shockley.
Mrs. w. C. Money and Miss Mary
Money have returned home after a de-
lightful trip to Niagara Falls and other
points Of interest.
Mrs. Maggie Lee entertained as guests
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. John Morris and
son, Of near Smyrna, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lee and son, of near Odessa.
Townsend was visited by fire again
this week. About As A. NJ, Wednes-
day, the stable occupied by s. A. Collins,
| undertaken, was found to be on fire. The
| fire had made such progress when dis
covered that the stable could not be
saved. but the efforts of the citizens pre-
| vented its spread to adjoining properties.
| Mr.. Collins hearse and harness were des-
troyed The stable belonged to Mrs.
Emily Finley. The insurance on stable
was SIPS Mr.. Collins had an insurance
| of $3.50 on the hearse and harness.
Mr.. William P. Reynolds having
reached the age limit fixed by the F., b.
and w. R. R., 20 years, retired from the
position of freight agent at Townsend
last Saturday, and was succeeded by
Richard Hodgson, who has filled the
position Of telegraph operator and ticket
agent here for about 20 years. Mr.. Rey-
nods entered into the service OF the
company in 1870, when he accepted the
position Of freight agent at Blackblrd.
which position he held until 1892, when
he was transferred to Townsend. Three
sons of Mr.. Reynolds and a son-in-law,
Mr. Richard Hodgson, are now in the
| saryica of the same COMPANY,