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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
FAMILIES OF OLDEN DAYS.
According to Authentic Records They
Were Often Remarkably Large

From London Tit Bits.
The north of England seems to be a fer
tile soil for large families, for in 1897 we
read of a Cumberland man and his wife,
accompanied by thirty of their children,
all attending the christening of the thirty
first child, and in earlier years another
north countryman, Thomas Greenhill, ap-
piled to the then Duke of Norfolk, earl
marshal for an augmentation to his coat
of arms on the singular ground that he was
1.-THE seventh son and the thirty ninth child
of one father and mother
In Conway church yard there was to be
seen-it can scarcely be there to-day-a
tombstone bearing the following remarkable
epitaph: Here lyeth the body of Nicholas
Hooker of Conway, gentleman, who was
the forty-first child of his father, William
Hooker, by Alice, his wife, and the father
of twentyseven children 1857"
If mans family be considered as in
Guiding all his descendants that of Peter
Smith, who fiouriShed in New Jersey in the
seventeenth century, is entitled to high
place OF honor, for at a recent gathering of
Peters progeny no fewer than seven thou
sand met and dined together under the APP
pie trees in the orchard attached to the
ancestral homestead.
In families it is not an unknown thing
for one child to be old enough to have a
sister or brother young enough to be his
of Thomas Beatty of Drumcondra had
passed his.seventy-third birthday when his
youngest brother qualified for the cradle.
When William Frost of Galphay, near Ri
pom, died in 1850 his eldest child was a
sturdy boy of Lightweight summers and his
youngest was hardly sixteen, and the Lady
Powerscourt of today is half a century
older than her latest brother.
There are cases on record where CEN
fury or more has divided the wedding days
of father and son. The first Earl of Leices-
ter was first married in 1775, and his son
led his second wife to the altar in August,
1875; while Capt. Francis Maude, who was
married on June 2S 1S49, was following the
example of his father Lord Hawarden had
set him ninety-three years earlier, in 1856
But both these cases are quite eclipsed by
that of Gen. G. Stevenson of Bristol, who
was united to his third wife in 1884 at the
age of eighty-two and whose father was
first welded in 1904, the year of Blenheim
This seeming impossibility is accounted for
by the fact that the father, who was born
in 1850, was married for the third time at
the age of seventy. and the general was the
son of the late union. Thus we get the re-
markabIe result of man whose father was
born in Charles lis reign wooing and we'd
ding within the memory of many people still
living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

the suburbs of the town. 1t was about
four miles from the city as Denver was in
u remained out there, dining and
smoking, for several hours, and it was
about II o. clock at night when | started to
drive back to the city.
When | had made about half the dis
lance back. the horse going at Il good clip,
| saw a man jump from behind a bend in
the road. l couldn't make him out very
well in the starlight, but it didn't take me
two seconds to find out that he understood
the science of stopping a horse in full ca
reer
'Ombrey, I've got you all covered, and
can see in tn dark so you don't want t
try t make this no gun play, for L sure am
a-goin t have them real gltterers this trip
or bust. You kin be removin' them while
l take tn bride offn tn boss, so that eff
you lick him up any he II carry you over
board into a canyon
The voice rendered me almost speech
less. 1t was the voice of the chan who had
played California jack with us on the Santa
Fe train, and afterward kept us covered
during the searching business. l had no
gun with me, and if l had l guess he'd have
filed the sights off of it and made me eat
it. So the case was plain: 1t was up to me
to surrender the jewelry.
He Laughed Last
Well, you've got the bulge was all L
could say, and l began to unhltch the stuff,
the genuine rocks this time, from my
clothes.
We'll, 1 wouldn't have had no bulge at
all, Johnny, the man replied, if you hadn't
shot off your mouth so promiscuous about
tn way you done US. None of US knowed
but what them trnkets O. your'n was all
right ontil 1 reads in a newspaper about tn
way you all gurgled over gold-brckin' US.
Jack Ketchum don't stand FIR nothin like
that, Bud an Jack Ketchum's my nom de
plume, so t speak. l comes up yere t Dem.
yer on TIL quiet wen l read that funny
piece o yourn, intendin' t shoot you up
some anyhow if | caught peek al you, but
you all looked so innercent an happy Wen
l seen you out at that beer joint this even
in that L sort O. changed my mind bout
that end of it. Got EN- all ready? All
right. Jes tie 'em up in yr handkerchief
an drop 'em over tn side O. y'r sidebar.
You kin keep y'r loose change this trip
Did l obey orders? HIM. Yes.
Now hands up fr mnnit' said Mr.
ketchum.
He left the horses head and picked up
the handkerchief with one hand, united the
knot | had made in it with his teeth and
was satisfied with what he saw. Then he
went back to the horses head slipped the
bride on again, and gave the animal bat
on the side of the head with his open hand.
The horse was off like the wind, and [ was
out about 81 600 for having initiated that
parrot you've heard of-talked too id
much.
"Garrulousness died natural death in
me from that hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

Mile Legault was engaged at the Comedia
FRANCHISE, but was not successful there
Seven years ago NJ. Rostand and the elder
Coquelin thought of her for the part of
Roxane, In which she distinguished herself
She has also played Marie Louise in Ros-
lands "Aiglon," with Sarah Bernhard
Since then Mile. Legault had been an in
valid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
The First "Roxane" Dead.
for Houses
Worth Much
More.

Paris Cor of the London Telegraph.
Mile. Marie Legault. who was the first
Roxane in NJ. Rostand's "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac," has died in her Paris residence IN
her forty-seventh year. After having play
ed at the Gymnase and the Vaudeville,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
To While the Time Away.

when we got to point about fifty miles
south of Trinidad, where L was to take the
Rio Grande for Denver, l began to really
fear that l wasn't going to have chance
after all, to hand out my glass goods to
bad man it'll mask and Wicked-look-
ing pair of guns. l was a little greved
over this, for l wanted to have the expert
ence of being held up, especially under such
delightful, dead-easy conditions.
Three of us had put in most of the time
from the start in playing California jack
for a dollar corner. 1t was compartment
train, and every car was filed
The train slowed up at a little station
about forty miles below Trinidad in the
neighborhood of IL o'clock, and when it
started up again the passenger it had pick
ed up, on signal. appeared in the doorway
of our compartment and idly watched our
game for while.
He was a tall, gaunt, commonplace
loking man, except that he had a pair of
peculiarly black, deep-set and shfty eyes.
He wore a new and very badly fitting suit
of store clothes, a blue flannel shirt with
black string tie, and black SLOUGH hat.
didn't take in all of these details of his
makeup at first, for none of us paid any
particular attention to him as he stood
leaning against the jamb of the door,
After awhile, however. one of the fellows
asked him If he cared to sit in to make it
party of four and he smiled In a slow
kind Of way and reckoned that he didn't
mind. Then l had chance to size him I'D
and figured 1t out that he was of about the
makeup OF cook of a rounding-up out
fit, or a bull-whacker going home to see his
folks. l observed, too, that every time /
looked up from my cards 1 caught him
coming my array of paste with his shifty
eyes; but 1 had forgotten all about the
hold-up business by this time, and was only
amused to think that I had hypnotized the
new man in the game with my fake jew
elry.
He wasn't much of California jack
player, and one the other of us original
players got his silver dollar with consider
able regularity at the end of each game.
give me a bill for ten silver dollars that
had accumulated. When my friend pulled
out wad as big as the lower end of a
horse collar to accommodate me / wonder
ed little at the sharp glances the shifty-
eyed chap from the Colorado gravel-beds
darted at the bundle of money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
Held the Best Hand.

When the train had crept along to with
in ten miles of Trinidad 1t came to a short.
grinding stop, but, as these stops had been
frequent during the night, for no particular
reason, we paid no attention to it, and went
ahead with the game. Three of us had our
cards on the board. and it remained for the
hand face downward on the table, put his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
If a Body Kiss a Body.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The kissing by the Italians and Swiss
when they met in the Simplon tunnel was
not remarkable. People sometimes kiss in
tunnels in this country.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17

Fitzjsmes e. Browne OF Montreal, who is
staying at the Center; lemonade set. John
flannery Of B~roOkneld; sofa pillow,
George Sault sofa pillow, ]. ID. Laport;
bed spread, p. j. blanchard; table scarf,
Miss Agnes Sault; doll, Evelyn Sault
mandolin, p. j. Brennan of Proctor; bar
rel Of fiour, r. j. Kelley Of the Center.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
Roman Catholic Fair.

The Roman Catholic fair held in Dubois
q Gays hall four evenings last week was
so well managed that the gross receipts
amounted to 200, from which will result
a net profit Of over 300 TO be added to the
church building fund.
The series OF entertainments opened
Wednesday evening, the 9th inst, with a
vaudeville performance, OF which men
tion was made in the previous issue, and
II sufiices nov to say that II was very well
done.
Thursday evening 102 tickets were sold
for the chicken-pie supper that brought
in the neat little sun Of $3.50. The ladies
OF this society have a nice skill in cookery,
and their supper was SO excellent that
there was no disposition on the part of the
epicures present to leave any pie even for
manne
THE concert Friday evening, under the
direction OF DIR. W. NJ. Kelly, presented a
varied and most pleasing program. 1t
was opened by a quartet, composed OF Dr.
Kelly, Pearl Chatfield, Arthur Vaughan
and A. H. Beedle, who sang with a fine
blending Of good voices three selections
which were warmly applauded.
Miss Carolyn Lamson, who has not
been heard in concert by a Randolph au-
dience for some little time, was enthusi-
a~stically greeted. Her sweet soprano
voice has a wonderful purity OF tone and
she sings with a finish that betokens care
full cultivation.
Miss Lettie Bailey, mezzo-soprano,
whose melodious notes are always a de-
light, SAM with all her usual charm y
fully sustained her place as one OF the Ia
vorite soloists OF the town.
DR.. Kelly, who excels in the art OF en-
tertaining, appeared in a new role-that OF
storyteIler-and with clever a~daptability
spun yarns that convulsed his listeners.
one OF his Jokes had a local flavor and
was to the effect that when the South
Royalton baseball nine was at the Ran
dolph Inn lately, a young lady guest ot
the house approached Landlord Hayward
with a request to be presented to some OF
them. Mr.. Hayward glanced around the
office and, not seeing any of the nine in
reach, called to his clerk, Erred, bring the
PITCHER from room number seven.'
The reader OF the evening was DIR. +. H..
Lynde Of Barre, who has the Canadian
dialect perfectly, and his selections from
Rowland Robinson, William Drummond,
and other writers of the patois were given
in a way to make their humorousness
| stand out t%ellingly.
Mrs. Bertha Blanchard was the skilltul
accompanist OF the entertainments ana
PLAYED for the dancing that followed them.
Saturday evening the hall was crowded
for the ice cream social and awarding OF
prizes, which were drawn as follows;-
Silver set (canvsssed by Mrs. Thomas
Carr was won by Mr.. Carr; gold handled
umbrella, b. +. Drake; box of cigars, John
O'Day OF Montreal; frying pan clock,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
BARNARD.

Mrs. Sears rs again confined to the bed.
Mrs. Wesley Parlin Of Minnesota is al
Penn Atwood's.
William Davis was confined to the house
the first Of the week by illness.
Harley DeWolf has bought a nice three
year-old colt Of Allen Thompson.
Abel Whitcomb and wife Of Randolph
visited Miss Alma Pike last week.
Miss Sarah and William Hadley OF
Marion, Mass, are at p. b. Hadley's.
Hon. Charles Danforth and daughter
were the guests OF Chester Cady last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chadwick have
been visiting at Hartiand and returned
Sunday.
The measles have been quite prevalent
on Mt. Hunger and a number OF families
have them yet.
Mrs. Snow, who has made her home at
Hartwell Angeles for some years, had a
slight shock last week.
Rev. J. Howard Flowers will preach in
the Universalist church next Sunday aft
ernoon, Aug. 20, at 2:30.
Frank Thayer was taken very sick on
the road to Rochester last Thursday and
was obliged TO return home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Atwood OF South
birmingham, Mass, are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson Chamberlin.
George Evans, while riding On A.. X.
Aikens' hay rig, had his leg caught in the
wheel, bruising il quite badly.
Crystal Lake farm is doing the summer
business of the town this year-l2 board
ers up to date and more are expected soon.
Charles Wright Of Northield, once an
owner of the Major Danforth farm, has
been visiting at A. A. Church's with Mrs.
Wright.
George button, who for years has been
in Door health, was taken with the meas
les and died Sunday morning after an Ill
ness Of three days.
There viii be a social dance and basket
picnic at the Town hall Friday evening
with music by Moore's orchestra. Come
and have a good time.
Road Commissioner Adams has COM
menced 10 patch the roads where the
heavy rains have done damage. OF course
the commissioner is TO blame for so much
rain.
Edward Harpin aud wife OF Windsor are
among the recent arrivals at the head of the
lake. Mr.. Harpin is a Barnard man and
his many friends here are glad that he has
returned to the home Of his boyhood for
an outing.
Owen Cooty was in Barnard recently.
Owen, who is a great reader, is generally
well informed on the leading topics of the
day and thinks Roosevelt will be the next
president and Will be elected on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
BETHEL 'LYmPUs.

Mrs. Charles French has been quite sick
the past week with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Parker of Plttstield
visited at b. A. Buttles' Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Anderson of
Providence, X. l., visited at .. A. Bowen's
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cree have returned to
their home in Crawford, n. j., after board
ing a few weeks at 5. A. Bowen's.
Mrs. David Brown came home Monday
after spending several weeks with her
daughter in Royalton.
AFRO Allen of Lynn, Mass. and Jehiel
Allen OF Rutland are visiting their sister,
Mrs. NJ. L. Whitaker, and brother, l.. p.
Allen.
w. g. Whitaker went to Warren Mon
day to carry Perrin Padie, who will be
gone several weeks visiting in Warren,
Montpelier and Milton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
Hanover Cracker RESPONSIVENESS.

The appetizing smell of freshly baked Hanover
is just a little ahead of any other bakery product.
There is a delicacy about it, an airiness, a call to the palate,
which comes not of sordid, soggy things. 1t makes you hum
CRY. 1t speaks of wholesome food elements, clearly sur
~roundings, attention to manufacture, a care for reputation,
points which have caused HANOVERS to be considered
the standard of cracker quality.
In substance a Hanover Cracker is perfection crisp,
.haky, light, well rounded, and done to a turn. A carton of
one hundred Hanover Crackers, baked daily and packed
while hot from the oven, will give you, if you call for them,
knowledge of their famous appetizing qualities.
Packed in a blue box, 100 count, and made only by
SMITH & So White River junction, Vt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
Iake Kodol After EATING.

After a hearty meal a dose OF Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an attack Of
indigestion. Kodol is a thorough diges-
and a guaranteed cure for indigestion,
dyspepsia gas on the stomach, weak heart,
sour risings, bad breath and all stomach
troubles. Sold by f.. f.. Bryan, Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
To Ausable chasm.

There will be an excursion and boat ride
to AusRble Chasm and return Tuesday,
August p, from Windsor, Hartland, North
Hartland, White River Junction, Sharon,
South RoyaltOn, Royalton, Bethel, Ran
dolph, Braintree, RoNbury, Mortified.
West Berlin and intermediate stations.
The trip viii be made in good coaches
by special train to Burlington, where the
steamer C~hateaugay will be in waiting.
After a delightful sail Of about one hour,
passing many points Of interest, the party
will arrive Al Port Kent, and after a short
ride by rail, at Ausable ChRsm. The
round-trip tickets viii be sold at all the
above-named stations for $50, but there
will be no childreu's tickets.
Trains viii be run as follows:-Going,
leave Windsor at 5 a. m; West Hartford.
$3.50; Sharon, 6:02; South Royalton, 6:i3;
Royslton, 6:i7; Bethel. 6:2s; Randolph,
6sl2; B~raintree, 6:5i; East Granville, 7:O1i
Roxbury, 7:15.
Returning. leave Ausable Chasm at 800
p. M, reaching Port Kent at 1886 and Bur-
iington at a:i5. The train will start from
that city al 5 o'clock and run through TO
Windsor, stopping at intermediate points.
No stop-oVer privileges viii be allowed,
and tickets will be good only on special
tram the I'D.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-17
Cheapest Trip Ever Arranged. Den
YER. Col, and Return. Only S56.7 rs.

From all stations in Vermont.
Account National EHcampment. g.. A. X
Special train Of first-class coaches, Pull
man standard and tourist sleepers will
leave White River Junction Saturday,
September I'd, running solid 10 Denver,
For further particulars write
j. f. BENTLEY, Gen'l Passenger Agent.
Central Vermont Ry., ST. Adams, Vt. u
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
EvERLAsTINGLY AT IT.

Every week brings orders 10 the CITI-
ZEN TO discontinue transient ads, as the
object has been accomplished. Boats are
found, bargains made, and what.not-
all of which goes to prove that the
people read the ads IN the CITIZEN, and
if you have something they want it will
sell 1t for you.
A prominent insurance house, with a
big ad in our paper, in remitting check
writes these words: 81 feel sure that the
ad in your paper has done the company
some good. / take pleasure in stating
that the ad has been very handsomely
displayed, and the readers sent you
have been published as written, dis
played nicely, showing good taste and
experience in your printing Office"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
ELECTION JUDGES CHANGED.

DR.. f. W. Lewis and VIM. T. Marsh, of
the County Electoral Board, met Monday
at Lancaster and named the following
judges and clerks in place OF some already
named, the same being disqualified on
account of not having paid their capita
ton taxes six months prior to election:
Little Bay precinct, j. H. Davis in place
OF W. II Mitchell as clerk.
Kilmarnock, w. A. Eubank in place of
Henry Wood as Judge, and r. d. Carter
instead of Leon Bonner as clerk.
Weems, George Bitner instead OF John
W. Henderson as Judge.
Irvington, Jesse Parks in place OF VIM.
Jones as Judge.
The following commissioners were APP
pointed from list of Judges: r. S. Marsh,
c. NJ. Gresham, n. b. Treakle, Wm. Y.
Chinn and l.. o. Hathaway.
MIR. S. r. Gresham, chairman of Repub-
lican party, appeared before the Board
and made charges against L. S. Dobyns
and Steptoe Gilmore and asked that they
be removed as judges of election. Ills
petition was denied by Board as he did
notprcvecharges and judges were absent.
F. w. LEWIS, Sec'y, p. t.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
SOME WEDDINGS.

Marriage licenses were issued In Wash
ington last week 10 Willie Williams aud
Hannah E. Dorsey, both of Northum.
berland county.
DR.. Garland Walden, former student
of the Chesapeake Academy. Irvington,
but now of the Eastern Shore of Vir.
ginia, was married to young lady
of that section Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Thurston Farinholt
daughter of Col. and Mrs. B. L. Farm
holt, of West Point. was married to Mr.
Samuel Tunstall Bland at the West
Point Methodist church October 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Owens, of West
Point, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Marian
Virginia Owens, to Mr.. Alfred Juliar
Bagby. The ceremony will be per
formed at the West Point Baptist church
October 25th.
Mr.. Fillmore Dawson and Miss Mari,
Hall were married at the Methods
parsonage, Heathsville, by Rev. E. F
Garner the afternoon Of October 18th
The bride is the attractive daughter o
Capt. John Hall, and the groom pros
porous Young farmer of Northumber
land.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of Mr.. John T. Payne. of Whit
Stone, and Miss Addie L. Veazey, O
Richmond county, nuptials to be cele
brated October 81, 8 p. m, at Emmanue
church, that county. The principals ar
both well known and deseryedly popu
lar throughout this section.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
MTDDLESEX NOTES,

Messrs. G. L. T. Lane and ]. BOYD
Sears, Democratic candidates for the
House OF Delegates and State Senate, re-
spectively, viii address the, voters of
Middlesex County at the following places
on the following dates: Warner, Friday
night, October goth; Samos, Saturday
night, October 2lst. Speaking will com
mence at 1870 O'Clock and everybody in
convenient reach of the different localities
is invited TO come out and hear these two
brilliant young Democrats discuss the
issues OF the pending campaign.
IeSouthside Sentinel editor was taking
in the Richmond Horse Show last week
and ogling President Cassatt and Nan
Patterson (but turned out to be no Nan
after ALL
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
SOME DEATHS.

Mrs. Whitehead, wife of Rev. DIR.
Paul Whitehead. OF the Virginia Metho-
dist Conference, died Friday at Morgan
town, N. G.
After weeks OF intense suffering from
structure of the bowels Marvin Degges,
son of ID. l.. Degges, of Weems, died
last Sunday morning. Drs. Newbill and
Chowning held post mortem examina-
ton and verified their conclusions as to
the trouble. Only eighteen years of
age and an exceptionally bright youth,
the whole community was saddened by
his death. Iuterment was on Tuesday
at White Marsh.
Mr.. John w. Anderson died at his
residence, No. 1907 N street, on Thurs
day at 1890 p. m. Mr.. Anderson, son
of Rev. James M. Anderson, has been 10
poor health for several months, but bore
his illness patiently and with resigna-
ton that comes from faith in Christ.
He leaves his wife, who was Miss Maggie
Mussen, and four children to mourn
their loss. The funeral will be held this
afternoon at at Union Station Metho-
dist church. conducted by Rev. Young
and Rev. Maxey. The estate of the de-
ceased was valued at $4,000, his widow
qualifying as administra;rix-F Friday s
Times-Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
IBERIS.

Mrs Herbert Hall and Mrs VIM. Sloane
left Monday for Lynchburg to attend the
annual Missionary meeting.
Miss Addie Lowrey was on the sick list
several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hey left the 10th
inst. for short visit to relatives in Har-
ford county, Md. We wish them a pleas
ant trip.
There will be prayer meeting at White
Marsh Sunday night next at 1870 o'clock.
Frank Hall, formerly of Lancaster but
now of King x Queen, is visiting friends
here.
Miss Annie Brown has returned home,
spending some time in King 4 Queen.
Mrs. Brent and Mrs. Cox, mother and
sister OF Mrs. 4. =. Towles, left for the
west Sunday. HONEY SUCTLE.