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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-21
Chicago Provisions.
live Poultry.


Chicago, Oct. 21.-Ttle easy feeling
which has prevailed in the market for
fowls the past few days is more pro-
nounced, and as arrivals have been
fairly heavy dealers had to offer this
kind Of poultry at nc decline as an
inducement to make buyers take hold
more freely.
Live turkeys remain firm. Old and
young sell at about the same prices if
they are of good weight and meaty.
Young turkeys ought to be over lbs.
weight Thin old turkeys and light
weight thin young turkeys not wanted.
Live chickens in liberal supply and in
only moderate demand. BOOSTERS in
moderate supply and steady They
sell fairly we'll. Spring chickens in
fair supply and in fair demand. Ducks
are in moderate supply and in good
demand Receipts of geese are moder-
ate and the demand moderate.
~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-21
Potato Prices.

Potato Prices.
Chicago. Oct. 21-The potato mar
ket is showing considerable strength of
late as the current arrivals are of good
quality and buyers take hold readily at
advancing prices.
The late market is ruling in an ex-
cited manner
Car lots in bulk on track
Per bushel.
Burbanks, good to fancy. IS m6O
Rurals good to fancy. SIS d60
Red stock ............... 54 OBS
Common to fair, green or
heated, red or white. 40 ESQ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
4 KILN G3OF TALBERT.
Coroner's Jury Says That Saloon;
keeper Shockley Did Il.
, The Times-


WILMINGTON, n N. 4 C.n,,stssJuly s1,.---The
5coroners jury il the 5Tal bert hockey
killing Saturday night brought In g YER e
dict this Hafternoon that Talbert came to
his death as the result of blows inflicted
by a stick or cudgel In the hands . Of
M. ". shockley, q prominen t saloon
keeper. here. 53 !!TIl y Hrs
The start ofathe row was inside sa-
loon on the southeast corner OF Front
pnl Dock Streets, which is conducted Dy
Nj. w. Shockley. The beginning OF the
tragedy was just outside the saloon and
the end at the James Walker Memorial
Rospit4l. where, at s:25 o'clock last night,
5Talbert breathed his last.
Amid boisterous& laughter and men
Jostllng each other, while the sound OF
a squealy violin, backed up by the hoarse
srunt OF a bass violin, and one or two
minor instrumental, filled the air. Frank
Talbert and bartender at the saloon,
a man named Seth A. Robinson, got into
difficulty which only, terminated on the
outside, when shockley tnterfered, armed,
1t is claimed, with a large size "billy, t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
3DEsERTIoNsH FROM ARMY.
The Government Graphing With
Grave and Difficult Problem

(From Our Regular Correspondence. ~
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 3l:-They
problem OF how to prevent desert!an from
the army. The Forthcoming report Of
the Judge acknowledgement will show
that desertions from the service nays .ny
number Of convictions after trial 2by
courts martial has been very large ~
the past year. (.
Tl,s assertions In the Philippines have
This is accounted for BY the fact that
It is extremely difficult for an American
to hide In the archipelago or to get
D For the past hve calendar years, end.
Ing December 81. 1905. the number at
desertlons from the army aggregated
27,305. This was about the size Of the
war With Spain. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
HUMOROUS HARDWARE HAPPENINGS.

n A little fellow walked in a v Broad street
hardware store recently and asked Y for for.
lacks. Asked as to what kind Of lacks
he wanted, no opened his eyes In Won
,dermert as to why there should be more
titan one kind. When questioned as 70
the shape OF the tacks he said Why
why, those kind tina tlooks like trousers
rs He was given double pointed tacks and
left with a smile.
"A lady tcustomer Eent her husband
for a pair Of hinges. When he got TO
the store he seemed to be somewhat put
out when the salesman asked him what
kind. The customer looked as though
there should be but one kind. but said
something about leather hinges, and he,
too, departed with sight articles In tho
way of strap hinges IS, S
AZ A lady called to exchange address pat-
tern" bought last weels Clerk; Please
explain ''Why5I bought this pattern here
and want you to exchange 1t, don't you
understand yes, but this Is q hard-
ware store" Oh, please excuse me-
u ''Do you keep tin cash boxes? ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Winston, Isl; Greensboro. 4,
fsnecial TO The Times Dlspa tch.,

GREENSBORO, N. c., July sl-Wln,
ston-salem out-played Greensboro at
every point this afternoon. winning 9
slow slow and istless game by 9 aGae Of IS
TO I. The home team gave Gilland very
Kim Quite freely. Greensboro punched
hit,s In the second md piled up Aye runs,
Two more men were sent across the
home plate for the locals In the eighth
c, neeps sbo or 1880 oo0oOao OF IL, 0
Winston lem ,.2S O002l60 Ola IS 8
BntterIes Gllland and paley;5 Murray
and bentley. Time, two hours. un-
plre. Mr.. Malone, 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
OFF FOR HIGH POINT,
Governor Glenn Commutes the
Sentence of Charles Shines.
(HnecInl 10 Tho Times D lspatch.)

RALEIGH, NJ c. July s1l.-!The North
Carolina Corporation Commission LETT to.
thee < co mi Of the furniture manutac-
lures against the railroads for failure to
furnish furniture cars In SUI l!cient mum.
10 DO there to present. their. side OF inc
Y Governor Glenn to-day commuted the
ison ! county, to lfe Imprisonment. ~ 9
Vas TO hang September I'd for criminal
assault on woman; However, since zee sen ths
Yoman's character Ia so bad that the
Governor declares that life is too saeI eti
to be taken upon the almost uncorobortaa'tlee q
evidence Of such q woman. -
hanged on the same day for a similar and
more aggravated crime, the .Goyernor re.
fusing 70 Interfere With the hanging OF
Eynit h I II, 8st1st Al {lltl ifsftt ~ Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01

.An0theI.lI.C|'.'ure
...iin0RiChlllO)''n|d.
Nj. r HODGE says:

n II am d tobacco worker and lived on
West Cary street, III Richmond. for
Six yours. About nine months ago I
was stricken with what was pro-
.nounced innarnr,l.ltory rheumatism. 1T
began With d severe pain In my shout
der and ranged down into the small
OF my back. disabling mo for several
days, but yielded temporarily to n 10
cal applica ton. The suffering soon
returned. and could hardly get up
wien down or bend down when stnhd-f
Ing. II would not Be 50 bad during
the day, after walking around, but
came on me alwaysSat night, becoming
SO severe about A o'clock In the morn
Ing that I could mot rest and had to
get ;tip. Thcainnammation and painful
swclllngs ut times attacked various
parts OF my body until ! became al
most an Invalid could ind no relief
until / began using Paync's New DIG
coyery, ten days ago. From the first
three doses noticed Improvement, and
now11sfeel US we'll az ever did in my
life, and am able to do a days work
without fatigue. ISbeicve3 am per-
mnnently cured and cannot speak too
highly Of Payne's wonderful remedy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
LEATHER Trust.
SECURES CHARTER |: 4 |. I. |:||.
Will Likely Secure Con !tE 2 of3A ell
Larger independent Plants
in Country.
fRv a ssociated Press.)

bMILWAUkEE, WIS, July 3l:-A Wis
consin special from Kenosha. WIS.,, says.
Articles 5of incorporation were aled at
snns.' Tannery Company y OF KeeAosha.
Tho capital stock Is $500. 900 and the In
corporators are Charles lien, M 9,
than r., Allen. Jr., and EDWARD l. Y -
Ii is generally believed here that the
dcnl$is a reorganization of the Anlari can
Hide and Leather Company, BY whlch
the company VII secure cG Int q, o. ia a.,
nv Gss4s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Fiqht at Christening.5

WILSDsBARRE, PA, July A-Dur-
Ing a fight following a christening and In
witch some fifty men and women partlcl-
pated, I. at Georgetown, last night. three
we're fatally wounded four seriously and
some twelve others We're badly hurt. Iho
dying are seven months'-old Joseph holesr
Nv. shot twice in the head; John Metal,
whose skull is crushed, and Joseph Mas
cayage, "a The severely injured are Mrs,
Nellie Bolesky, who was holding her;
child In her arms when both were shotif
NAH .. Nat Ind his shpad ipIllshedf'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Brief Items From Everywhere. I
Got Divorce, Not Funeral.

Is PITTSBUHG, July 3l.--A decree OF dl-
vorce was granted to Robert II, Mccon-
key, Of Carnegie, Saturday. IN his petit
ton cConkey alleged that last winter he
was very III, and that his progress toward
recovery was materially retarded by his
wife asking every few minutes which UNI
tdertaker he would prefer to have offeiate
at his funeral, Il,
lie says that In spite Of his Wlfes eX-
pectatIon that he was going to dle,1 he col
we'll, but decided that divorce was what
lie wanted and not an undertaken. me
court agreed with him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
hundred feet of tho rocks before the
rescuing boats made fast and towed
the bargcs to midstrenm and safety.
Rival for Standard Oil.

a PITTsBURG, July Sl,-Negotlatlons
pending in Plttsburg for several days for
the absorption of Important oil Interests
in Kansas and Indian Territory have yir-
.tually been completed, These will give
the MELONS, the bankers With whom H.
of the most powerful petroleum company
Independent: OF the Standard OIL In the
West, and will make them the greatest
rival Of the Trust, A big line OF options
expire on August 9Th, and 1t is expected
they will all be taken VI. }gg.B
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
MANY in Danger.

NEW YORK, July 31.-'rhe lives OF two
thousand eXcursonists We're seriously im-
perilletl yesterday afternoon, when the
Meyers Navigation Company, With the
crowd aboard. became disabled In mid
stream, IN the Hudson, off North Yonkers.
during the wind and rain storrA at 8
o'clock,
y The squadron were rapidly being blown
upon the ridge Of rocks thTt line the
east shore of the river when help reached
them from, the tug boat Joseph Peene,
ST., from Yonkers, and many river craft.
The flotllla, NTH It's thropg Of ex-
iaaists abonrd, y had aIrllstsA rXlt Rlnl d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
VISIT THE LAND OF THE skY--s1o,o
S11' ROUND TRIP, tf

Z, On Augst 18th the Southern Railway;
will, selF special round trip tickets to
Asheyile from Richmond and stations to
South Boston, Inclusive, at $4,000 limit
returning ten days, 'rIckets good on req
,lar trains. This Is q. most del!ghtful
season Of the year to visit the famous
Land OF the shy, Asheyllle, Lake Toxar
way iWaynesyllle IIendersonyillo, Black
Mountain and many other fayored SEQ
lions In the glorious mountains u West
.ern North Carollnas US
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO NIAGARA
FALLS, VIA Ri FL q ~ r, r, AND *.
CONNECTIONS.

Leave washington, D. O., as follows;
Via Baltimore 6 Ohio Railway and Le-
high Valley Railroad. 90 a, n. Friday.
July 1ath and 2sth Ansust tth snG - Ssih,
Raiiroad and Buffalo. tbs A. M. Fridays.
Jnly 7th and 2lst. August 18th and s5th,
ssntember Sth and 22d, and October 18Th.
Round trip rate from M anaan ls' .;
iavs nrior to excursions from Washing
u toS llhm MITE 10 rsaeh washington, return;
inH' within ten days. including date Of
EXCURSION from that point, = s, !, !, ! !, ),
NJ Ia ticket agents, Richmond, Freder-
1e a =. ,S''y',7F{ w. r. TAYLOR, n
7s}e55S Traffic Manager.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Very Vivid Storm.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial TO TING TlHles-Dlsp'ltc1',1 -, y
~ Very vivid electric storm passed t,on er
this section Saturday evening last. sh =,
seen storms on the gulf but never dl 9, !!
Saturday night, AT the time Of the most
vivid display the storm had passed over
towards the south, the flashes would r dI
rection and then return In zlg-zag
course until about at zenith from
Where was standing. and then break u{R
into yE!ads Of nfn 4, sxar1 sma.
ike thousands OF rockets bursting at once,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Iail Delivery

Especial to The Timcs-D lspntch0
p LUMBERTON. N. c., July N.-illeyen
negro prisoners. under sentence o. o, n 1ne
from jail here at 5 clock tonight. Ihey
used d saw which they had secured ~
some unknown means,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
..RI|l'lICRM0N COLLEGE.

h Courses In liberal arts and in law lead
to the degrees OF B. A., B.. s., NJ. a. and
Ill. B, Able faculty OF specialists SEES
sion begina September 2lst. Ask for
sketch OF the 655 alumni now resident in
Richmond. Catalogues and full lntorEna--.
ton furnished BY u 5siSs
President F. w, RoATlvRl0HT, an
!. Richmond, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
/ Root Off for Labrador.

UTICA, July s1.- Elihu Root, Secretary
OF State: his sons Elhu, Jr., and Ed
ward, and Colonel William Cary Sanger,
who was 5Assistnnt Secretary Of ar
when Mr.. DOT was Secretary, LETT utica ca
Yesterday for Montreal. Thence they VIII
e rs st. j ohns, Newfoundland, and from
there will Fsail5 for La brador.
Mr. otis party expect that their az Trip y
will take about q month # 81 5s'85
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
"F me ST coAsTWlsE TRIPS an The
K ''sr h ,tti WORLD,n

richmond 10 Boston and +. rst SH ssso9
t =. N ,neaIs ana room, via Merohants and
Miners Transportation Co. from Norfolk,
dniiy line To New England, Tickets on
sale at g. & o. and N. = w, BY. Of
aces. Yls East Main s'tTest. =, 2, Aohr,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
.IB[ B COLLAPSED
ON ROO. Of D: PALACE n. !:
President Of French Club and
Companion Have Very Mar
row Escape. III
ny A ssoclated Pross.l

I PARIS, July Sl.-A balloon, conveying
M. sauniere, president Of tho Aero CLUB.
and companion, collapsed on the roof
OF the Grand Palace In tho Elysees to-
day. The occupants were not injured
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01

=. Vr ,,5f-f44 X 1'=
q would like to see them; how much
are they?" K Ass l!s5 II
"sixty-flvo and seventy-flvo cents
each M
Mister. Have you any combs for :. ladies'
hair2" Cd
mo" 81 # 81 81
last week l5s
Customer to salesman; want a pair
Of shoes IA a &.
size? sif5s,5
Mines"
sorry; we don't keep anything larger
than four horse shoes. = 4 \. S
~ want these for myself"
Have you any eggs
mo; try lady at the desk next door,
Customer: do YOU keep sweet smelling
soap?' 5t5 n
"No,"3 f5ij 555 Sstt
4 ,'Woll, hayo you any doll baby wigs r.,
Sorry we have not anything else"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01

two men whose names IRE not KNOT n. S
Tho fight began III d Dispute as to who
should ridc u morse which tho guests were
riding about the yard III. 5alB
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
THE GLEBE SCHOOL
ar. ,Weat grace street,

1 JUNIUs b. LEIGH. Head Master III
viii begin y Wednesday. September %. 1906.
Prepares eor colleges and universities. II
Sloo per school year. one half payable On
entrance and one half February ! ensuing.as
For Information and catalogues apply to the
head master. 9o3 w. Main Street. n ss$$
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Laws Seventeen Eggs An Hour.
.D),row11ed .With Daughter.

NEW YORK, July 3l.-Trank Brown,
aged fifty, clerk In tho Chemical Bank,
who lived III Brooklyn, and his daughter.
\ Eva, aged seventeen were drowned III
Manasduan Inlet, near Freehold, n. y.
81 noon yesterday, while bathing with
a party Of friends.
q Mr.. Brown, his daughter and MISS MISS
Josephine Todd were bathing off the sand
bar, and did not realize the tide was
coming II, strongly until they found them-
selves In deep water. s.s > Az 4 #
The young women became exhausted,
and Mr., Brown went to their aid, but
himself became exhaugted and cried for
help. "A boat was put Off by his brother
}in-uw, Dr.. Frank Herbert. and William
A. Thompson, but before they could
reach them Mr.. Brown and his daughter
4had gone down. Miss Todd was rescued.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Venerable Tree,

Mexican hotanists believe they have dlscov-
cred The oldest thing In the world In a cypress
Of Chepultepec, the trunk OF which ls us fset
culated at 200 years. s5 u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01

MR.W.C. CAMPS NEW GROVE AVENUE
Hutra residences
city colonial and this carried
tmo that rapidly
contractor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
Shak,e.isslp.,e :; ri; Relics,

LONDON, July 31.--Five Shakespeare
uuartos brought 6 1000 at sotheby's on
saturday One thousand pounds was paid
by jackson for a Henry VS.. printed
in 1G0s. IS Il King Lear printed In the no
same year. fetched f9oo,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
.GivesEup Pension.

wAsHtNGTot, July al Commissions
ct Pensions Warner recently received n
communication from q pensioner In this
3city named Kyse, who stated that no
could no longer accept the pension OF
80 q month, which, he had boon receiving
for years, Va
rhls was an unusual occurrence. and
the Commissioner concluded that the
man was unbalanced mentally. He app
pointed a. medical board tho members Of
which visited kyse.
Kyse stated that for years he suffered
from disabilities Incurred In the Service,
and had fora long time been entitled to
pension, but that recently he had Joined
tho Christian Science Church, and that
Iii his lnfirmitlcs had disappeared. and
he could not conscientlously accept the
pension. t3l 5ag mn
Lays Seventeen Eggs An Hour.
NEW YORK, July 81. --seventeen eggs
in one hour. Is tho official laying record,
amateur or professional OF the world,
and ut belongs to Doty south African can
igurlra at the Bostock Wild animal show,
Coney Island. The watch was held on the
capacious crawlcr yesterday afternoon,
and the record will be attestcd II neces-
sary by Manager Tudor, Of the Bostock
show. & # II
The remarkable performance occurred
shortly after the strange animal was
placed In IN exhibition booth, the bot
tom of which was filled with sand and
set on the outside Of the arena louise.
Each egg Is about an inch IN diameter
and is covered like those Of q turtle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
#Hezekiah Butterworth ILL.,

1CA y ~ -'7 .
BOSTON, July physicians attending
Hezekiah Butterworth. the writer anu
poet, who Is ~ ut his home in this city,
expressed last night hope Of the authors
ultimate recovery Mr.. Butterwor E.tl is Is
suffering from nervous prostra tlon
Received BY Pope.
~ ROME, July 31.-The Pope to-day re-
ceivrd in private AUDIENCE and most cor
nah, K 6 a., Is and I Dishopif n orthrop, Of
i Charles on, 81 C..gwho arrived here sat-
3:ur.ay with 9aneAmericanapi pilgrimage o.
100 persons ~ FL 70 ", ISL sy 5i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01

DO you keep tin cash boxes?'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
THIRTY DAYS FOR BOUTETTE
Case agninst r. T.. Daley for Alleged
Selling Partially Heard.

Although T. Il. Daley was not in court,
the case charging him with selling liquor
without a license was partially tried Tues
day. T.. G.. Webster appeared in his
behalf. The case grew cut of 4 disclosure
made by A%lphonsc Boutctte, who was ar
rested last week for being drunk.
Boutette testified Tuesday that he
went to Daley's drug store and bought
a half pint of whiskey. He drank that
and then started uptown. He was feeling
fine AMI chen he met the students from
Laval University. who were in Burling-
ton that day, he was in a mood to enjoy
their sport. He was treated by them
and was soon having such hilarious sport
that he was locked up. After BOutctte's
testimony had been taken the case was
continued until Saturday in order that
Mr.. Dalcy's defense might be put in.
Boutctte was sentenced to serve 30 days
in tho House of Correction. AS he was
leaving the court room Judge Mower said
II hope you won't come in mere again
sure said Boutette. as he closed tho
door.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
DIED OF BROKEN HEART.
Mrs. DcIphine NOIuIn unnbi to Bear
News Of Daughters Arrest.

Crushed with grief because her 16-year-
cid daughter. Claudia, WAS sentenced to
the House of Correction at Rutland for
disordorlv conduct. Mrs. Dclphine Mocuin
died suddenly Friday at midnight of Il
broken neart. The girl was taken to the
institution Friday and Mrs. Moquin. UNI
I'll then apparently in excellent health,
began to pirc. She did her routine work
and was on tho street in the morning
to see her daughter before she went
away. Mrs. Moquin was apparently Well
when she " mt to bed early in the even
ing.
Mr.. Moqnin was arc, scd from his sleep
shortly after eleven o'clock ny the heavy
breathing of his wife. He tried in vain
To rouse her. He sent for medical aid,
but she had passed away before DR.. ].
w. Courtney arrived. The physicinr pro-
nounced death due to a broken heart.
Mrs. Moquin is survived by a husband,
three daughters AMI two sors. the damGh-
tors are Mrs Albina Croto. Miss Claudia
Moquin and Miss Annie MoGuin ard the
sons are Fred and George Mouuii. all
of this city. She was 81 and a native
of Canada. Claudia was brought to this
city Monday morning from the House of
Correction to attend the funeral of her
mother. which was held Tuesday morning
at S O'Clock from st. Joseph's Church
lnterment was in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
A PUNCHING PEACEMAKER
Peter DenOit Took Queer Why In Which
TO Qucll n Disturbance.

Peter Benoit was much gricved at be-
ing city court Monday morning on n
charge of breach Ct the peace. as. ac-
cording to his story, he was not to blame
hut was really irving to act as a peace
maker in tho row with Charles Harris,
although in the interests of peace he did
administer one stif punch on Harris $
anatomy.
Bcnoit was arrested - the result of
an assault upon Harris, which occurred
Saturday night. There were three assail-
ants but two escaped. Bcnoit was In
court yesterday morning and entered d
plea of guilty. being fined 81 AMI costs
Of s1o.29. which, he paid. He maintained
that he was not one of tic star
performers in the occurrence. but admit
ted that he had n hand in 1t.
A charge Of intoxication was also pre-
fei red against Benoit but nothing was
done with the matter Monday. Tho
other asSailants of Harris ii IS alleged
were intoxicated, bat they have not been
apprchcrdcd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
A CARNIVAL.
Members of Commercial Travellers Az
sOcintion Planning for One In March.

About c. members of the United Com
ncrcial Travellers association gathered in
their rooms Saturday evening when seven
candidates were initiated. The associa-
ton las q contest on with George i.
Allen in charge of one side and a. b.
Sirnonds of tho other. each having about
G., supporters. This contest is to promote
interest SO as to increase the membership
Of the order. The side t,.at obtains the
largest number of new candidates teforc
January | will be tho guests Of the losing
side ut . banquet. At Saturday evening 5
meeting 2: applications were received,
and they Viii bc acted uron at the next
meeting. The contest is waxing warm
and the two sides arc at present running
about even.
a committee consisting of u. T.. Wat
son, G. +. lockwood and 7. Is. Carney
vas appointed to consider plans for Il
merchants carnival to be held in this city
I'm March. Tho pllns arc many and If tho
feature is carried through the carnival
will be the biggest affair Of the kind ever
bcld in the city.