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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-19
JOTS AND DOTS IN
NEWS OF A DAY
Little Tales are Told Briefly
Here.
BOILED DOWN TO FOUR LINES.

News Notes of Interest But Too Short
for Headlines 5unched Together
Short Tales of the Town Whacked
Shorter Still.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-19

Better than gold-like it in color
Hamlin's Wizard Oil which cures Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia and every pain. SOC
at all druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-19

Some folks turn the tables, but more
turn the tabecloth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-19

The man who does his level best has
very little time to worry about results.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Fire.sua in ST. Adams.

Another incendiary fire in st. Al
pans, which has been kept quiet in the
nope Of catching the firebug. was
made public Monday night. The fire
was set at IL o'clock Saturday night
to the residence of John Hatin of
Catherine street Mr.. and Mrs. Hatin
were absent from home and there was
no one in the house but a man en-
ployed by Mr.. Hatin and his little
daughter. The little girl was awak-
ened by noise outside the house and
awoke the man. who looked out the
window and saw a fire against the
south side of the house. He threw a
pan OF water on the flames and then
flnished the fire with a garden hose.
No serious damage was done and no
alarm was sent in. This is the sew
enth fire of incendiary origin in St.
Albans within a short time. Hitherto
he firebug has devoted his attention
% unoccupied buildings but this lat
st case is much more serious since |
IN occupied building was fired.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
oMERsET.

town. "
A party of railroad surveyors are al
Peck's Mills
Arthur Mulligan is haying for
Churchill e. Co.
John kenney expects car load of
horses from Colorado.
bear was seen last Friday at the
river near Picnic flats.
Mark and William Tudor have been
away looking up a location TO settle
in.
Bert Leonard moved into George
nesday.
The Deerfield River company has n
crew of men at work on the old dam
on the West branch.
Ney Biddle. who has been ON the log
orlVe on the Connecticut river is nj
work at the, big dam.
Fred Bent and family moved into
the former residence of Napoleon
beauteaus on Castle street.
The Deerfield River company own
all the real estate i'm West Somerset
eNcept TWO farms owned by l.. c. Har- |
is and William Paddock.
Several parties were awakened about
O'Clock Tuesday night thinking an Il
arthquake was developing when they
ound IT was "a shakedown for Sam La
lair.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11

continue to suffer rather than submit
to examinations which so many physi.
clans propose in order to intelligently
treat the disease; and this is the rea-
son why so many physicians fail to
cure female disease.
This Is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are CORE
spending with Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can confide every
detail of their illness, and from
her great knowledge, obtained from
years of experience in treating female
Ills, Mrs. Pinkham can advise women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs. Pinkham helped Mrs.
T. c. Willadsen, Of Manning, la. She
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ can truly say that you have saved my
life, and / cannot express my gratitude in
words. Before / wrote to you telling you
how felt, had doctored for over two years
steady, and spent lots of money in medicines
besides, but it all failed to do me any good. /
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backache, bearing-dow pains, and
my monthly periods we're very irregular and
finally ceased wrote to you for your adj
vice and received letter full Of instructions
Just what to do, and also commenced to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and have been restored to perfect health
Had it not been for you would have been in
my grave to-day
Mountains of proof establish the fact
that no medicine in the world equals
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for restoring women's health.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11

She kept her house Win go,
No feck OF dirt was h.dfs- - =
Each day she walksd m. =.
route, 90
And the corners well sssp a.,
Her carpets all were h a. -.
For fear their colors hrrtf -.
Dirt. she thought. was 4 49,. - -. -
And so she fought q All a. -. =
TIL none her Household asr.s ~.
Thus was she. through ID, ~
life.
Welded TO dirt. and fsiftr
When. at last. deaths anrsf -.
Into her home and called - -.
He found her IN tn nartkr.-
still welding her beloved -
He told her that her trar -. y.
That she must nov rrsrsrs 4 =
She gravely answered Hfft -
Just let me sweep ftsF
down"
And whispered with tha hrJ
given.
Il = hope - there -
In - heaven
Efs.1,s
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11

We are in receipt q q 11uul1s
ton from c. S. Page. Hyis Park Y
which authorizes us @ aT D -
Of our readers who arr tuEtnd Z 4
Butchering Business ihEt g beg y
send him a postal card VII 4
name and post Office aliTts IN
and say that they saw t.f oaa
the Reformer. he win caF
names on his list % lasi1uls
send them free. postpaid rln
to time as issued his Hts als
which give the ups and isus q
market on Beef Hiacs cal 80
Horse Hides. Taliow h1res cas
lings. etc. MFR Page has teHE
Hide and skin trade far ut
fifty years and has To- rsFstatr
being responsible and rslltt
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Bell Not a Candidate,

A special dispatch from Whit,
River Junction TO the st. Adams Mes.
senger says: Friends of Governor
Charles j. Bell make no secret of the
governors own frank declaration tc
them that he is not has not been, and
VIII not be candidate for renomina-
ton for the governorship, and that he
is no wise connected with any political
combination to put candidate in the
held against Fletcher D. Proctor or
anybody else if any such combination
actually exists.
OF course, Governor Bell is not I'M
mindful of the proprieties of his Off
cal station. and is not to be reckoned
upon either one way or the other in
the coming campaign. anyway. One
OF his friends is authority for the
statement that the governor would
nave made some public announcement
or this fact in the press but that he
was unwilling TO rush into print to
ieny what was on the face of ii plain
y enough to thoughtful men but RI
iiculous rumor
Ii is in the air, too. as coming from
'eliable sources. that DIR. w. Seward
Webb will not be a candidate for the
epublican nomination for the govern
'rship next year. and il appears that
,resent-day plans of the politicians
10 not reckon upon the doctor as a |
probability in the canvass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
SOUTH WINDHAM,

John Coleman is at work for f. z
Burbee.
Edmond Harris and wife spent Sun.
day in Pike Falls.
Mr.. Fales and Mr.. Jones are enter
tanning summer guests.
Forest Jenison is working on the
railroad in Townshend.
| Earl Holden is visiting his sister
Mrs. Cahee. i'm Readsboro.
Mrs. John Fountine received visit
from her mother last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Ransom were re-
cent guests at John Bailey's.
Julian Taft of Townshend was in
town the first OF the week.
Arthur Holden of Keene, n. H., was
a recent guest at A. j. Bakers.
T.. L. Burbee was in Brattleboro
on business the first of the week.
Clarence Jenison and Goldie Farwell
visited friends in Putney last week.
Frank Lambert of Dandy has been
calling ON friends in town this week.
Miss Lillian Williams Of London
derry visited at Harry Benson's last
week
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Harris visited
at Lone Elm farm in Londonderry last
week.
Milton Bathrick has been receiving
visit from his sister, Miss Bathrick
IF Grafton.
Miss Ruth Williams of Londonderry
: spending some time with her aunt. |
Mrs. Hattie Benson.
:. Mrs. Martin and daughter. Cola, of |
rownshend, have been the guests OF /
Mrs. Harry Benson this week.
Mr.. Burnett. who has been spending
ONE time with his aunt. Mrs. A. j.
enison, has returned TO his home in
Mass.
Mrs. Laura Stowell, who has been 4
pending some time with friends in Ii
own, returned to her home i'm Spring.
cid, Mass, Monday morning.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Situation in New Orleans.

| With $4,000 on hand, resulting from
an assessment on the citizens of New
Orleans. no difficulties stand in the
way of immediate federal control of
the fever situation in that city DR..
White estimates the total expenses for
eradication at $500 to $4,000 per day,
or from S1S0,000 to $4,000 for four
months, which would carry the cam
paign into December. when frost may
be expected. There is. therefore. avail
able enough money for a month or
six weeks, and long before that time
it is assured by Mayor Behrman and
Chairman Janvier of the citizens
committee, that the total of quarter
of million asked for by the govern
ment will be on hand. If success
crowns the work of the Marine Hos
pital bureau, the fever may be COM
pletely under control by September Is.
August has always been regarded as
one of the worst months in an cpl
demic, and the comparatively small
of fatalities thus far this
month in comparison with other
years, gives great encouragement to
the authorities. Up to noon Tuesday
the new cases of fever in New Or |
leans were four; total cases to date, |
500; deaths in New Orleans Tuesday, |
TWO; total deaths. lis.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
ACCIDENT AT CHARLOTTE
RUTLAND r. r. TRAIN KILLS s.
w. WESTON AND HIS SON.
Men in Team Tried to Gross Track
Ahead OF Train-carried to Char.
lotte on Coweatcher and Picked Up
lifeless-Horse Thrown so Feet.

A horrible accident occurred a
Charlotte Tuesday afternoon as thu
train bound south. which leaves Bur-
lington AT 4 o'clock and is due 10 ar
rive AT Charlotte at 4:23 o'clock
struck the carriage I'm which $. w
Weston Of Charlotte and his son. Les
lie Weston. OF New York city were
riding. The men and the horse were
instantly killed and the carriage
was totally wrecked
The men We're driving from the
north. approaching Charlotte -Four
Corners. The horse was lifted In the
air and thrown into lot so feet away.
The carriage was broken to splinters.
Both men We're hurled from their We
hicle and landed on the cowcatcher Of
the engine. The train did not stop,
but proceeded on its way to the Char
lotte station, a quarter OF mile away
with its mass OF human bones on the
cowcatcher. At Charlotte the bodies
We're taken from their position. The
heads of both were badly battered and
each had sustained a broken leg. They
We're dead and IL Is thought that they
were dead when they landed on the
A man named Benson says that he
was driving behind the Westons and
that they saw the train coming. They
We're whipping the horse in an effort
to get across the track ahead of 1t.
The bodies were taken in charge by
j. A. Corbin of Burlington.
Mr. Weston, sr., was 81 years of
age and was foreman on the farm of
A. d. Gibbs. His home was at Nor
risonvlle. n. Y. Last spring his wife
lied in Colchester Mr.. Weston had
several relatives living in Colchester.
He formerly lived on Church street In
Burlington.
Leslie Weston was about 90 years
# age and was in Charlotte spending |
his vacation. His home was In New |
York city.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
dr. Johnstone,s Defence.

E. F. tombstone has written the fol-
lowing letter in reference to the case
OF Ned George of Bethel:
To the Editor of The Messenger:
Considerable newspaper comment
has been occasioned by the alleged
trouble which followed the extraction
!.of twenty three teeth from the mouth
of one Ned George, of Bethel, about
the 22nd of July. The facts are these:
Ned wanted his teeth removed.
examined them and said. No" en-
phatically. They are too good, boy"
Then he and his step-father explained
10 me the frequent painful experiences
he had had with them, saying he was
going to have them extracted anyway.
said. Young man you know how
your teeth affect you. / can see no
good reason for removing them, but II
you suffer from them as you say, and
are going to have them removed at all
events, and II you are still of the same
opinion / will remove them. ey-
tracted them the next day after hav-
ing done some extracting for his step
father in Ned's presence. They both
voted the work 20 k and ten min
utes later We're enthusiastically recon-
me in the village. Suisse
quently Ned had severe pain in the
Jaw promoted largely. no doubt by
previously existing local difficulty |
which had troubled him before People |
,alked to him and. becoming alarmed, a |
ioctor was called and gossips reported |
MS condition as serious. Hts condition
vas never of a nature to warrant the
Exaggerated stories which have been
circulated. nor was he at any time in |,
LANCER of physical dissolution. His
'ain was not occasioned by cocaine.
f. F. tombstone. LII. NJ.
Mortified. Aug 2.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
VERMONT LABOR CONVENTION
Meeting Now Being Held in Barre
Forty three Unions Represented.

The fourth annual meeting of the
| Vermont Branch of the American
Federation of Labor was opened in
Carpenters hall. Barre. at 10 o'clock
Tuesday forenoon. The meeting was
called to order by the president, f. D..
Biathrow, of Rutland. Forty-three
unions were represented with "A dele
gates and all of the officers with the
exception of First Vice President John
Lynch. Mayor william Barclay de-
livered a short address Of welcome.
which was warmly applauded.
The afternoon session began at 1880
O'Clock. The president delivered his
annual address and favored additional
legislation in behalf of union labor.
The report of Secretary George NJ.
Smith of Rutland and Treasurer n.
A. Malngren of Rutland showed a
Furnishing and prosperous state Of
affairs.
Vice President Alex Ironsides of
Barre reported that during the year
I,4O5 new members had affiliated
with the state branch. He recon-
mended that measures be taken to
prevent the spread of tuberculosis
and favored the isolation of patients
In the last stages of consumption.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
New York Church Burned.

st. Thomas's Episcopal church IL
New York city. one of the most richly
furnished religious edifices in Ameri-
ca, was wrecked Sunday by fire. The
pastor is the Rev. DR.. E. H. Stires
John D. Rockefeller and half a score
of the countrys richest men live near
by. Defective electric wiring is sup
posed to have caused the fire. The loss
is estimated at quarter of a million
dollars. John d. Rockefeller's home
was threatened The furnishings of
DR.. w. Seward Webb's home were
damaged by the firemen. Ladderman
Mooney helped to save the tower by a
heroic climb to the burning belfry
narrowly escaping death from falling
bricks One struck him and he col
lapsed. unconscious, on the rungs of
the ladder, when he was rescued and
revived.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
NEWFANE e.

Henry Downs OF Boston IL with Mrs
Downs at her home here.
w. II. Goodenow came Friday Il
Join his family at Elmhall.
Silas Kenney has gone TO West
lmoreland, ~ H., where he has posi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Pike OF Stratton
have been guests Of his sister. Mrs.
Bills.
Arthur Warren Is spending a week
at Lake Pleasant and Bernardston,
Mass.
Claude Maher Of Wilmington is
spending a weeks vacation with his
parents here.
Miss Della Tuthill is spending a
week with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ranney
of Brookline.
Mrs. f. A. Randall Of Springfield is
the guest of Mr.. Randall's sister Mrs.
Alice Micott.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. A. Benson are Wis
iting friends in Londonderry, Andover
and Chester
Miss Sadie Underwood OF Brattle-
boro has been at home for a few days
and has now joined the camping par
ty at Sunset lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ballou and
baby of Saratoga Springs. n. Y. came
Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. Bal
louis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Randall.
Miss Mabel and Master Gerald
Winchester of Brattleboro and Miss
Marian Sherman of Williamsville have
been visiting their grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. David Ballou.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker of Boston are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Harvey.
Mr.. Parker was teacher in our VIII
lage school some 16 years ago and Is
now prominent lawyer of Boston.
A very pleasing entertainment was |
given by the grange Wednesday even
ing. it being ladies' night, the ladies /
having full charge and presenting the
aughable farce. A Secret Meeting of 1
he order of the Golden Goose. After
his there was social hour
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Windsor County History.

II is stated by those in a position TO
know that the manuscript of history
Of Windsor county. by the late Abby
Maria Hemenway of Andover. author
Of Hemenway's Vermont Gazetteer,
which was prepared for publication by
her sister. Mrs. Carrie f. II. Page, OF
Brandon some ten years ago. is now
in the possession of w. p. Baxter OF
Chicago, student of Vermont history.
The manuscript was put in the hands
OF Munsell 4 Sons Of Albany, n. y.
for publication. but was given to Mr..
Baxter for additions. which he agreed
to make. The publication of the his
tory is still delayed.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Sec. Taft at Manila.

Secretary of War Taft and party
arrived at Manila on the steamship
Manchuria at 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing, Aug. 4. Their arrival was made
the occasion of a gorgeous water pa
geant. Gov.-Gen. Wright, Maj-Gen.
Corbin and Rear-Admiral Train, with
their staffs, and the official reception
committee. met the party when the
Manchuria anchored
The battleship Ohio. the forts and
the craft in the harbor fired the regu-
lation salute for the secretary of war.
The party left the steamship and pro-
ceeded to the governor generals resi-
dence, where the official welcome was
made end where the golden keys of the
city were presented to Secretary Taft.
Thousands of persons lined the streets
which were deliberately decorated.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
A Reasonable R.ss.,,

one of the Georgia dslsFatr :
house recently received fan !,
from a loyal constituent IN =.
section Of his district
Dear Mister Konrress~s- 4.
time ago I writ ~. askrs z y
were anything the govenmsrf ~
TO make a fiten wife bshav, -.
l amt herd from ~ aul fsrr
better.
viii yu please ist ne nsHus
git me one them poison snai, =,
Afrika at the Cultural nsfsr-sr
hev alters voted for you "a AZ
mitey little 10 ask specially 81,
mans wife is allers perkr t'z
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Estate of JAMES ". AUSTIN.
The undersigned having been appointed b,
the Hon. Probate Court for the district d
Marlboro COMMISSIONERS to receive, exam
inc and adjust all claims and demands of al
persons against the estate of JAMES W. AUS.
TIN, late Of Brattleboro, VT, in said district
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the County Clerks
gust and the 18th day of December next from
two until four o'clock p. M. each of said days,
and that six months from the Goth day of July
A. d. 1905 is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their claims to us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Brattleboro, VT, this Goth day Of
July A. ID. 1905
31-3t r. E. GORDON. commissioners.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
The attempt to increase the insur-

! The attempt to increase the insur-
ance rates in the Catholic Order of
F'oresters at the convention of the in
ternational body in Boston Aug. 8, fail
ed after a long discussion. 112 dele
gates voting in favor and 81 against
change, less than the necessary two
thirds as required by the constitution.
Subsequently il was voted to refer the
matter back to the state and provin-
cial jurisdictions and the high chief
ranger was directed TO prepare plans
and make recommendations regarding
the matter and present them to the
next meeting in St Paul, Mimi. in
1907. 1t appears to be the sentiment of
the delegates in the debate over the
insurance question. that as the organ
ization had at present a surplus of ov-
er s1.00o.000 careful business manage
ment would prevent the necessity for
a change
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
FAT MEMS CLUB.
Annual Summer Outing TO Be Held at
Wells River August 10.

The New England Fat Mems club
composed OF men weighing not less
than 200 pounds is 10 hold liz annual
summer meeting at Hale's tavern
Wells River. August Is. The princi-
pal feature win be a North Carolina
barbecue, Landlord Hale's experience
at bookkeeping In the south particu-.
larly fitting him 10 furnish this sort OF
entertainment. A baseball game Is to
be played between the Heavyweights,
captained by Arthur II. Moulton. who
weighs 406ls pounds. and the Light
weights under the leadership OF Frank
Gignac, weight 377 pounds.
There will be n fishing contest with
a cash prize, and other outdoor
sports are promised. United States
Marshal Horace w. Bailey OF New
bury is TO be POSTMASTER at the bar
becue and an unusually fine list OF
speakers is promised. Col. Harry Z,
Parker OF the Bradford Opinion is
secretary OF the club.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Miss Eoraett FORGOT Herself.

a young girl, who gave her name as
Louise Forget and her home as Bur-
lington. although claiming that her
parents were then living in Gouver-
neur. n Y. went into o. c. w. Tay-
lors laundry at Malone. n. Y. few
days ago for a parcel she had there
and while there helped herself to the
contents OF the money drawer She
was placed under arrest. admitted the
act, and turned over $1643 taken to
the officer. Friends came TO her res
cue and she was allowed to leave
town by paying certain costs incurred.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Vermont Officers Reunion.

The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Officers Reunion society will be held
in Burlington Thursday, Sept Z. A
business meeting Will be held In the
afternoon and a banquet In the even
ing. The after dinner exercises VIII
include an address by Col. Albert
Clarke. president OF the Vermont as
ISOLATION OF Boston and secretary OF
the Home Market club, as well as re-
marks by other well-known men. II
Is probable that Gen. Horace Porter.
late ambassador TO France. will be the
guest of the society.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-11
Legal. NOTICES.
CTATE OF VERMONT. The Probate

StAIEO VI FENNONI' IHeTIUDaIt OUurt
~ MARLBORO, SIS. for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate Of
said district deceased, GREETING:
Whereas, John j. Austin, Administrator
upon the estate OF MAURICE AUSTIN, late OF
Brattleboro. in said District deceased, has
filed his petition in this Court setting forth
that the sale of the whole OF the real estate of
said deceased will be beneficial to the heirs and
all persons interested therein, and praying for
filed in this court what purports to be the con-
sent in writing Of all the heirs residing in this
State to such sale. Whereupon it is ordered
that the same be heard at the session of said
court, to be held at the Probate Office in Brat
tleborO, on the last Saturday of August A. d.
1905, when and where you may be heard in the
premises, If you see cause
1924 A. F. SCHWENK, Register.