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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
ST. MARY's PICNIC,
Great Time Anticipated for the Out
 door Festival Thursday.

Great Time Anticipated for the Out
 door Festival Thursday
 One of the most talked about and most interesting events of this week is the St. Marys picnic and festival to be held at Momauguin Thursday for the benefit of which George White has generously donated the use of the grounds and hotel The large crowd which will no doubt be present will be agreeably presented with all manner of amusements and athletic events. The event will be one of the greatest ever held at the East shore and every means will be used to give tn epeople a time of their lives.
 There will be large tent erected 6p- posite the hotel, stage will be built and theatrical performances will be given afternoon and evening Among the talent that has volunteered their services for this worthy event, is Ralph Booth, the celebrated comic and de- scriptive vocalist and story teller. MT, Booth is we'll known throughout the country and is well recommended by the press as one of the best artists in his line on the stage to-day
 Miss Minnie Sullivan will make her first debut in this country on that day. She was the chompion jig-dancer in Ireland and will afford great amuse- ment to the spectators
 Hevrin and Charbonneau, hand to hand and head to head acrobats; John O'Brien, celebrated dancing artist; Peter McCue, the noted futist; William Carton, vlolinist, and the Russell coun- ell minstrel company will appear dur ing the afternoon and evening. Among the side show novelties will be the laughing gallery, and Japanese ping pong game with several Japanese women attendants, kindly loaned to the parish by Manager speck of the White City.
 This is one of the most charitable events and is well worth the general public patronage
 Besides the above professional enter talnment there will be amateur acro- batic feats, singing dancing etc., ( ping pong gollery, marble and cane game, hitting the babies" Africar dodger, grab bags, fish pond, postoftlce three-leged sack, wheelbarrow and track races. There will also, be base. ball game between the married ant single men of the parish orchestre afternoon and evening in the pavilion Each purchaser of tickets gets porce lain souvenir of St. Mary's church Every preparation is made for refresh ments. Many members of Russell coun oil will be present. All are invited to attend and jolly good time is antici pated
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
oRANGH TOWN .couRT.

George Stuekel of Allingtown was sent to jail again yesterday morning for three months by Judge Bryant in the Orange town court on the charge of drunkenness and breach of the peace. Stuekel has spent the better part of the last two years in jail, nev- CT getting out for more than a acouple of weeks at a time His last period of freedom was longer than the others, he being let out to assist in the con- tested estate of his mother, Mrs. Oele- fin of Allingtown, and over which there was quite a time in the probate court on the question of an illegally signed will.
 Judge Bryant also fined Thomas Johnson $1O and costs for an unpro- voked assault on William Parrish and John shindler at Savin Rock Satur- day night. He walked up to the two men and knocked them down without even saying a word.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
coNNEcTTcUTs SILVER.
An Elaborate gervIce of Fffty.fo

An Elaborate Service of Fifty-four
 Pieces Is Ready for the Battleship.
 New York, Aug. 27,--The silver ser vice which the state of Connecticut is to present to the battleshtp Connecti- cut soon to be placed in commission, has been finished and is ready for pres entation. For several days 1t has been on exhibition at 21S Fifth avenue. There are fifty-four pieces in the ser- vice, the principal piece being an elab- crate punch bowl, orna1nented with a design of oak leaves and acorns, a panel on one side of the bowl carrying an etching representing the battle be- tween the Constitution and the Euer- riere The brow of the old Hartford was used as model for the handles,
 The oval dishes that accompany the bowl have panels, one of the panels representing the fight between the Monitor and the Merrimac In Hampton Roads, and the other being picture of Gideon Welles, Lincoln's secretary of the navy, and a Connecticut man. It was Gideon Welles' granddaughter 'N4bp SIiiAStOilVQ lIlG HGW DHLlIHSIllp. The centerpiece of the service which is an elaborate affair, supporting can delabra at either end, is also embellish- ed with panels, one of which repre- sents the second American warship to ebar the name of the Nutmeg State, while the other panel Is a picture of the thrid vessel of her name and the immediate predecessor of the new Con- necticut.
 The service is said to be one of the most beautiful ever presented to an American battleship, and cost about $40OO. It probably will be several months before the service is presented to the battleship.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
ENTERTAINMENT
New Haven Theater.

In '4At at the Old Cross Roads" which will be presented. at the New Haven theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights this week by Arthur c. Aistons company of players, we are promised one of the most idyllic dramas of the always picturesque sum- ny south. The charming atmosphere allows of some pretty scenic embellish- ments which the management has talk on full advantage of. A brief outline of the plat of At the Old Cross Reads" shows that the play must be a surprisingly interesting and intense story of life. One "Parepa" an octo- room upon the estate of Dayton Thorn ton; Annabel Thornton, the heiress to Magnolia Grove; Dayton Thornton, it's master; Tom Martis of Myrtle Fern Plantation; Doc Kerr, a steamboat gambler on the "ole MissIssip;" the Count do Mondy,' from everywhere; Count" du Mondy, from everywhere; bull rushes; Major Bradley ,Ferrar, one of the old line; George Chiffon, the cor oner; Madge Thornton, a daughter of Dayton's by former marriage and "Ole Aunt Eliza" one of the Thorn tons, are the characters that go to make up all the mimic life of the TO- nance. The cast is an excellent one and contains many of the well known people who have been identified with the play since It's original production. The famous Hippodrome quartet Is with this company. There will be @ matinee Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DUBIOUS
About What Her Husband Would sa.

A Mich. woman tried Postum Food Coffee because ordinary coffee disa- greed with her and her husband. She writes:
 'sMy husband was sick for three years with catarrh of the bladder, and palpitation of the heart, caused by cot- fee Was unable to work at all and in bed part of the time.
 T had stomach trouble, was weak and fretful so l could not attend to my housework-both of us using coffee all the time and not realizing 1t was harmful
 One morning the grocer's wife said she believed coffee was the cause of our trouble and advised Postum. l took it home rather dubious about what my husband would say-he was fond of coffee.
 ''But I took coffee right off the table and We haven't used a cup of it since. You should have seen the change in us and now my husband never complains of heart palpitation any more. My stomach troluble went away in two weeks after l began Postum, My chil- dren love it and it does them good, which can't be said of coffee.
 "A lady visited us who was alT'ays half sick. I told her I'd make her a cup of Postum. She said it was taste less stuff, but she watched me make it, boiling thoroughly for 15 minutes, and when done she said it was splendid. Long boiling brings out the flavor and food quality Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
 Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs, There's Rea- sok,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DIED OF HIS INJURIES WAR
 pOPN TN vTtJTS CpTTY

Bridgeport, Aug. 2z-George H. Bish- op, inspector at the Wheeler & Wilson shop, who fell to the sidewalk from the second story at his home, 1906 Main street, on Friday, died yesterday noon- time at the Bridgeport hospital, where he was removed. The deceased was suffering from locomotor ataxia, when he fell from the window. Death was due to shock caused by the fall. He was forty-eight years of age and was born in New Haven. He was well known and held good position with the Wheeler & Wilson Go. He leaves widow and one son, Harry S, Bishop The funeral will be held Thursday aft ernoon, and the burial will be in Lake view cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
JUDGE TYNER ON SUNDAY SELL
 ING.

After dealing yesterday with a dozen or more inebriates in the city court who were arrested Sunday. many of them in the vicinity of State and George streets, Judge Tyner remarked that there were evidently saloons or hotels doing Sunday selling in that vii cinity, and Suggested that the officers on that beat keep their eyes open.
 Both Judge Tyner and City Attorney Simpson questioned the prisoners closely for information as to where they got their jag, but they all insist ed they were carrying left over Satur- night loads when arrested,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28

and Orrin Hutchinson, improper con duct, $5. They were caught III rald by the Grand avenue police saturday at IS Forbes place, This old house Is known as the original Yrok mousse A great many years ago it was Kept by a man named Oliver Ferguson ana the oldest police officers remember the number of times it was raided'
 There has. however, been no trouble for twenty years until the Italian Wom- an started to run the place.
 Lewis Hersey, charged with non-sup- port of his family, had his case con- tinued until Wednesday,
 A charge of breach of the peace by William Beslin went over until Sep tember 10.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
FUNERALS IN MILFORD.

The funeral services of Jonah Bas- sett, who died on Saturday of last week, were held yesterday afternoon from the home of her son, Charles Bas- sett, of Maple street, Milford. The de- ceased, who was eighty-seven years of age, was one of the oldest residents of the town, The services, which were conducted by the Rev, Howard c. Me- serve, pastor of Plymouth Congrega- tional church, were largely attended. Interment was in the family lot at Mil- ford cemetery,
 Daniel Green died Sunday afternoon after a brief Hines, Arrangements for the funeral completed The deceased is survived by a mother and five sisters and three brothers,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
YOUNG FALL RIVER PIRATES
 FTNFD

The trio of Italian boys nabbed by Sergeant Klaiber and Patrolmen Healy and Kennedy for stripping naphtha launches in Mill river of brass work were all found guilty In the city court yesterday and fined s3 with costs of S246. Dominick Sunrocket, Joseph Esposito and Mike Marcino were the names of the lads. Nicholas Chippio and Michael Circula, the owners of the boats which were last reported robbed, testified against them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
MISS EITzARETH CONNOR,

Miss Elizabeth Connor, daughter of the late Mary and Cornelius Connor of this city, died yesterday morning at her home TrumbuIl street, from heart trouble. Miss Connor wa well known and liked by many friends throughout the city. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning from St. Mary's church. Rev. Father J. F. Colbert will probably officiate at the services. The interment will be in St. Lawrence cemetery. The undertaken in charge of the funeral is M. r. Walker.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DEATH OF ALBERT wTrIcoxsoN

stratford. Aug. 27.-ATbert wilcoxson, aged seventy-six, died Sunday at his residence here. He was one of the best known residents, and for many years had been closely identified with public affairs of the town. For long time he was one of the assessors, and there was no better judge of the value of real estate in the town. His last pub- lie services were given as a member of the school board. He was one of the old coterie of stratforders, of whom but a few are now left.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
AUTO CRASHES INTO STORE.
Lady Coming Out Screams fin Terror
 A sudden Crash.

Yesterday afternoon at about o'So o'clock a powerful automobile run by a voung man named Martin, who ap- peared to be owner of the machine, created a. big sensation for moment on Church street. Mr. Martin sudden Iy lost control of the machine when op- posite the Benedict building and the big machine turned and dashed across the pavement, smashed against the en- trance of Washburn's drug and special
 ties store. For a second 1t looked as if the machine was going right into the store and a lady who was just coming out was given a big fright. She ran back into the store creaming, which brought the clerks from the depths of the store to the scene In a trice, espec- ially as the crash made when the auto struck the heavy wooden sides of the store entrance was loud enough to startle all the neighborhood. The auto man finally backed his machine into the street where 1t stood alongside the curb for half an hour, while Mir. Mar tin was repairing the damages One of the wooden supports of the door frame bears a big dent where the auto struck it. It was very fortunate that no one was struck by the machine as there is usually throng passing at thSt point
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
CHARLES A. SMITH.

Charles Augustus Smith died Satur- day at his home, 1908 Whalley avenue. He was fifty-nine years old and was the son of the late MT, and Mrs. Nor ris G. Smith. Mir Smith had suffered from valvular disease of the heart for several years. He was assistant super intendent of the Woodbridge Ice com pany
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
SWAMI HIGHLAND LAKE.

Covered Over Two Miles in Nearly
 Record Time.
 Winsted Aug 27-Leo Cardello, who appeared at the Highland Lake Park theater last week, swam nearly the length of Highland lake yesterday aft ernoon in one hour and nine minutes, which is said to be very close to the worlds record for that distance. He covered about two and one-fourth miles, and was fresh and strong at the finish A fleet of about fifty boats fol- lowed him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
TO CoNNEcTrcrrT PATRIOTS.

A letter has been sent out to mem- bers of the Connecticut society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America by Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, to the effect that the fall meeting will be at Guilford on Septem- Der ,. Brigadier General Henry s. Terrill U. s. A., (retired) will deliver the ration at the Henry Whitfield house,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
OBITUARY NOTES.
srr, Har.,s Funeral To Be Held at
 Church of Redeemer.

The funeral of Franlzlin H, Hart who died early Saturday evening at his home in Pine Orchard, will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the Church of the Redeemer. Rev. Dr. Watson l.. Phillips, pastor of the church, will of- >ficiate.
 MT. Hart is survived by a widow and one son, Dr. Horace s. Hart of Cam bridge, N. r., by three brothers, L. ". Hart of Brighton, O., c. F. Hart of this city, and F J, Hart of St. Louis, and by three sisters, Mrs. Clara Camp, of Middlefeld, Miss Katherine Hart of Durham and Miss Alice Hart of Bos- ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28

"As for me-" said the girl with the high brow, T wouldn't marry the best man living" '.
 Don't be alarmed, my dear" replied the youth with the noisy tie, T had no intention of proposing to gou,"-Chica- go Daily News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
WANT NO MORE SALOONS.
emonstrance Filed Against Fitzger.
 nIlsc A Ana..II..

Remonstrance Filed Against Fltzger-
 aids Application.
 A remonstrance bearing twenty sig natures was filed in the county com- missioner's office yesterday against the application of Morris J. Fitzgerald to open saloon at S41 Grand avenue. If is claimed in the remonstrance that there are already too many saloons in the locality.
 Among the men who have signed the remonstrance are many property own CTS. The hearing will be on Friday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
MRS. MARTHA H. MAC K1NNoN.

MRS. MARTHA H. MAC KINNON,
 Mrs Martha H. MacKinnon, widow of John MacKinnon, and siXty-four years old, died Sunday nlght after a protracted sickness at the home of her sister, Mrs. Levi Howell, South Main street, Plantsville. The deceased was native of Oxford. Funeral services will be held at the house this after noon at o'clock. Burial will be ill Quinnipiac cemetery, southington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28

The social committee of the Bran ford Congregational Christian Endeav- or society has announced a straw ride to Guilford on Wednesday evening, September 5.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
FINE FOR BRASS STEALING.

14NIL pFOII DINADC DIINfAL4lANGs
 Arthur Marceau of Myrtle street ar rested for theft of brass from the rail- road company, and who stated to the officers at the time that he took the stuff "to get money so as to live com fortably like other folks" was fined $5 by Judge Tyner in the city court yes- terday, after pleading guilty, claiming that the brass he took was scrap metal picked up along the tracks. His wife and three children were in court, and pointing to them from the witness stand, Merceau said 1t was to keep them comfortably on a salary of $1O per week which led him to take the metal from the railroad yards and sell 1t. Marceau had no money to pay his fine, but his wife left the court room with her babies in an endeavor to find a friend who would furnish the amount.
 Marceau had worked at the railroad shops, but has now lost his job.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
LAKEVILLH MAN HANGED HIM.
 SELF.
Rope Was Not Long Enough, So He
 Doubled Up His Legs.

DoubIed Up HIS Legs.
 Lakeville, Aug, 2L--Alexander Beers, a painter by trade, and well known In the village, hanged himself late satur- night When found life was not ex- tinct, but he could not be resuscItat- ed. The rope was attaced to the limb limb of an oak, and 1t was not long enough to enable Beers to clear the ground, so he had doubled up his legs in order to throw strain enough on his neck to bring about suffocation. He had been i'll with blood poisoning. A widow and three children survive.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
suspended until further order of the court.
WILL, oF PROFESSOR PENFIELD

WILL OF PROFESSOR PENFlELD.
 The will of the late Professor Samuel L. Penfeld of Yale was offered for probate before Judge Cleaveland yesterday. According to the terms Of the will the professors valuable mi croscope that he used in his work at the Sheffield Scientific school is left to the university. He also bequests to the college his library of scientific works.
 To his sister, Miss Mary B, Penfeld of Catskill N. Y, he gives $4,OO0 out right. The remainder of the estate is left to his widow, Mrs. Grace c. Pen- filed. She is named as executrix and was represented in court yesterday by Major Tilson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
sAMrrrL ARMsrRoNe K1r1.rrs

SAMUEL ARMSTRONG. KILLED
 Winsted, Aug, 27.-samuel Armstrong of standisfeld, Mass, aged seventy, was instantly killed on the Naugatuck division tracks by the noon train from Bridgeport. He was walking the tracks and became confused when the train came along.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DROPS DEAD OF SHOCK AT SUM
 MDR HOME.

DRUPS UEAD UHT SHUCh All bUM-
 MER HOME.
 New Milford, Aug 27.-Granville H. Breinig, aged fifty-three, president and general manager of the Bridgeport Wood Finishing Go, at Still River, dropped dead of apoplexy at his sum- mer home, Lake Naramaug, at mid night last night, He was in his usual good health yesterday, but last evening complained of not feeling well. He re- tired at il o'clock but soon afterward got up and went into the hall, where he fell, When his wife reached him he was dying.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-28
DEATH OF MRS. ALLENDER.

DEATH OF MRS. ALLENDER.
 New London, Aug. 27.-Mrs. Sarah L. Allender, widow of the late Nelson Alender, former postmaster of this city, died st her home on West street yesterday morning after longering illness with cancer. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Allender Per kins, wife of Clifford D. Perkins of Hartford.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-16
NOT PLEASANT VALLEY WATER.
Sample Taken at r. G. Bacon's House from
Independent Supply.

DR.. Henry Tucker
Brattleboro, Vt:
Dear Sir-I notice your letter published in
both the local papers of last week. 1t seems
from that and what has heretofore transpired
that unfortunate misunderstanding arises by
reason of the parties not understanding when
and where samples Of water for analysis are
being taken in the work that is now going
on for furnishing water supply for Brat
tleboro. / note your reference to sample
taken from Mr.. Bacon's house on Western
avenue. You probably didn't understand,
but the fact is that Mr.. Bacon's supply
doesn't come from Pleasant valley or from
anywhere near that, but from an independ.
ent pipe supply running into the reservoir,
existing for 20 years or so. Therefore, the
anlysis you report on that water has moth.
ing whatever to do with the Pleasant Valley
water
That there may be no misunderstanding in
the future regarding the places where water
is taken and the time when and conditions
under which it is taken, I suggest that here.
after when either party purposes to take
water for analysis on Stickney brook or
Pleasant Valley or Marlboro North pond,
that the other party be notified, SO that
representative of both parties may be present
and know where the water is taken and
when and under what conditions. I will be
ready to furnish a representative at any time
on reasonable notice, and I will give you
all the notice you may reasonably require
when we purpose to take samples.
Kindly advise If this arrangement will be
satisfactory to you.
Yours very truly,
Geo. E. Crowell.
Brattleboro March 10, 1906.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-16

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seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed Of wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In ls4a she married Isaac Pinkham,
. builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and .
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days 1t
was common for mothers to make
their own homo medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in . physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many Of them gained won
derful knowledge Of the curative prop
critics Of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took . great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods Of
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
Of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi-
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief Of these was Q rare combine
ton OF the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
. hat her compound relieved and cured
and 1t became quite popular among
them.
All this 30 far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as q
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
Of the Pinkham family, as this class
OF business suffered most from
fearful depression, 80 when the Centen-
NAL year dawned 1t found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
Of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to