davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-04

At Hebron, the special was switched
to the Willow Creek branch of the
Santa Fe, running to Preston, the juno
tion of the Willow Creek and the st.
Louis lines. Here the latter has estab-
lished large supply depot and many
steel rails, ties, switches, frogs and 9th
er materials are stacked in the little
tent and log cabin village that has
grown up within the past few months.
From this point to Dawson the tracks
of the st. Louis line were used by the
special. 1t was evident that the road
bed is we'll constructed with solid ties
and heavy steel over which the rolling
stock runs smoothly. At no point be.
tween Preston and Cimarron Canon
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
SOUTH CANAAN

Mrs. R. P. Pendleton made a short visit ill Pittsfeld hospital with her son Merwin. She found him very much better and steadily improving.
 Arthur Finkle and family of New Haven, are visiting at his fathers home Tn this place.
 Samuel Roraback and family have moved back into South Canaan from Lower City.
 Work on the State road in Lower City has been completed for this year.
 MT. Baker has moved his goods into the house with Jas. Michaels.
 The many friends of Mrs. Ava Root will be pleased to learn that she is able to sit up two hours every day.
 Last Monday December 3rd. Mrs. Mary Howe who lives with her daughter ill Huntsville, fell and broke her hip. She is now as comfortable as can be ex- pected.
 Preaching service was held in the church here Sunday. Rev. MT. Evans, of Mantle, occupied the pulpit.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
JENKINS X ROADS

Somebody stole pumpk in pie off Hen Nasby's back stoop night before last that Hens wife had set out there to cool off. Hens wife says she don't care noting pertickler about the pie but the tin it was in is heirloom and she wishes who stole it would bring it back. The X Roads was aroused considera- ble week ago Friday when stranger with big black wagon passed through here. Nobody was able to find out what was in it or who he was.
 Zeke Haskins is now ready to take snow shovelin' contracts.
 Onion tea is in great demand since the season for colds got here.
 Ike Snodgrass sawed wood for the widow Perkins two days last week.
 Somebody stole a clothes line! out of Bill Whittaker's back yard last Mon day night. Bill says he wouldn't of cared so much about the line but one of his brand new red flannel shirts was on it. Bill says it's terrible to be caught on the edge of an old-fashioned winter with only one shirt.
 Pro Bono Publico
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
SHEFFIELD

The W. c. T. U. will meet Friday afternoon at 2.30 with Mrs. M. B. Shy der. Mrs. Luchsinger will address the meeting.
 The Woman's club meets Wednesday December 19 at 2.30 with Mrs. Ed gar Shears. Subject, Physical Features of South America, Birds and Animals.
 The Womans Club met last Wednes- day with Mrs. Spur. Mrs. Mary Hub bard had an interesting paper on Cen tral America and Panama canal.
 The class for Bible study will meet at the Methodist chapel Sunday evening at half past seven and will take up part one, from sixth to seventh articles.
 The Junior Endeaver at the Congre- gationaI chapel at 4.30. Sunday after noon subject, Sending portion to those who have nothing, Neh. s: 10-12 leader, Edna Peck.
 The funeral of the late Mrs. Julia A. Miller was attended from her late resi- dence Monday morning at eight forty five Rev. Palmer of Lanesboro officiat- ing. assisted by Rev. M. Torry. The burial was at North Adams.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Sharon Church Directory.

First Congregational Church - Rev. Allyn K. Foster, Pastor. Sunday, ser vices: Morning. 10.30; Sunday school, immediately following preaching service; Christian Endeavor, 6.45 p. m.; evening, 7.30; prayer and conference meeting, Thursday evening at 7.30-
 Christ Church-Rev. J. B. Mics, Ph. D., Rector. Sunday Services, 10.30, a. m., Service with sermon; 500, p. m., Evening Prayer. Holy Communion on first Sunday of the month and Holy Days at 10:30, a. m. Sunday School after morning service. All cordially elcome.
 Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev. B. Seeholzer. Pastor. Morning service, 10.30; Sunday school, immediately fol- lowing; Epworth League, 6.45 p. m. {;
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
AMENlA UNION

The Juvenile Grange No. are practic- ing for an entertainment to be held about Christmas.
 The next meeting of the Webutuck Grange is election of officers. The Worthy Master wishes all the members to be present. Refreshments will be served.
 William O. Peck with his gasoline en- zine and thresher is doing work on Skiff Mountain and Macedonia.
 Frank Peck is having a new house erected in about the same place where the one that was burned five years ago was. Arthur Peck with his force of men of Coleman Station are doing the work.
 Mrs. James Callahan died Tuesday night. She had not been as people thought, dangerously ill so the death came sudden. The funeral was held at Amenia Catholic church Friday; burial in the Catholic cemetery. Charlie Lowell is improving from his broken leg and will be about soon.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
ELLSWORTH

John Reed of Amenia ND. arrived here Friday. MT. Reed is expecting to spend several weeks in town.
 Albert Hall has returned from Water bury and is now living with T. E. Banks.
 Several loads of railroad ties are daily taken from the Bates Steam saw mill to Cornwall Bridge.
 Major Powers has cut his foot quite badly.
 Erwin Hollister is notified he has a grandson.
 The other day when mail carrier Fair child was driving through a piece of woods in west district, he was confronted by a wild cat. Pussy after a show of de- fence yielded the right of way to U. S.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Harlem Railroad.

Trains arrive at Sharon Station, north bound at 9.25 a. m., 11.40 a. m., 2.50 p. m., 5.54 p. m., TAT p. m.; southbound at 7.23 a. m., 9.09a. m., 1.39 p. m., 4.08 p. m., 6. IA p. m. Sundays, northbound, at 1928 and 8.22 p. m.; southbound at 7.23 a. m. and 6.42 p. m.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
CLAYT0N

George W. Green has gone to work for Hadsell Lime Go. Mrs. G. H. Rood is on the sick list.
 Charles Parmalee had a fall last week which has laid him up for some time.
 Mrs. Nc IntYre is keeping house for Mrs. Rood while she is sick.
 J. R. Campbell is suffering from an ulcerated tooth.
 The Connecticut Western Lime Co. Kilns shut down last week on account of cold weather.
 Hadsell Lime Go. shut their Kiln down last week but have started again.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
TO SHARON SUBSCRIBERS

On account of the unusual amount of advertising we are carrying this week. we were compelled to curtail the read ing matter, consequently Sharon has much less than it's usual quota of news. We regret this very much but it is una- voidable and we trust our readers will bear with us under the circumstances.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Death of Native of Sharon

George Cole, aged 90, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William H. Smith, in Oakville, Sunday evening. The deceased was a native of Sharon, and lived in that place the greater part of his life. The body was taken to Sharon where it was laid by the side of his late wife.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
Portable SaWniII

(Friction feed) with sawdust carrier, slab saw, etc, complete and equipped with Westing- house Traction Engine. All in good condition and will be sold cheap.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
SPECIAL NOTICES

Business Talks by Our Advertisers
 Benjamin says: A step in the right ln the right direction would be for you to buy fur overcoat of Benjamin. He has what you need. ..
 When it comes to special Christmas gifts for the men. Mine is the place to find same, says Benjamin.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
2g" SHARON *

evening service, 7.30; prayer meeting, Thursday evening at 7.30.
 St. Bernard's Church Rev. Father Smith, Pastor. Morning service, 11.15; once each month at a. m.
 Second Congregational Church (Ells- worth) - Rev. W. E. Page, Pastor. morning service, II; Sunday school, 1915; Christian Endeavor takes place of evening service at 7.30; prayer meet ing, Thursday at 2.30 D. m.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
NORFOLK

Prof. R. P. Paine of Norfolk has pur- chased one of Bailey's celebrated Com fort Sleighs of Benjamin, which has Pullman car cushions and backs
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13

A brand new line of perfectly fresh Groceries.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13
POINTERS

Benjamin says he has sleighs of al kinds and grades and that early buyers get the best.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-13

T9HAT the possibili- A ties Of advertising
 the business o: selling legitimate in- vestment securities and the moulding of public opinion in the direction of the class of securi- ties that to-day combine absolute safety of pril- cipal and return a reasonable rate of in- terest, has never been fully appreciated, has led me to inau8urate this campaign of fsreason-why advertis- in8," in this and other leading papers in Wes- tern and Southern New England.
 ! propose every week to say something about investments. To s.ste in simple and direct lan- saaee, facts and ideas on this subject, as taey appear to me.
 Thomas C. Perkins
 Conn. Mutual Building .. Hartford, Conn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
WOMAN FINED
FOR T HEFT

A pitiful case was brought to light
in police court this morning. Max
Zienna, of State street, a foreigner,
was the principal and was arraigned
for stealing coal. Patrick Fitzgerald,
a~special officer in the employ of the
Lehigh Valley railroad company, said
he had caught the woman picking
up coal from the tracks near the main
office about o'clock this morning
He arrested her at once, and took
her to the police station. Some
months ago the woman's husband
deserted her, she said, and their five
children, the youngest being six
months old. At the time she was
deserted she had not a dollar. In
the meantime she has had a hard
time obtaining food for herself and
children, and declares that she took
the coal this morning because her
baby needed warmth. Recorder Pick
ersgill imposed fine of So.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
SCHOOL BOARD
TO GET $500

AT the committee meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen last night, the
matter of the 5000 which the Board
of Education claim is due them, came
IN for discussion. The school board
were found to be right in their claim,
and the matter will be rectified at
once.
Acting Mayor Pfeiffer, in conyer-
sation with a NEWS reporter this
morning, said that next Monday night
at the regular meeting of the council
a motion transferring the money to
the Board of Education would be
passed.
AS was stated in the NEWS a few
days ago. when the $4,000 issue of
school bonds were sold, the council
passed a resolution whereby the
school board was to receive $4,000.
Through some oversight only the
$4,000 was given the Board of Edu-
cation. 1t was found that the money
was needed, and the finance commit
tee was instructed to investigate the
matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
D. Wolff & Company Receive the
Desks and Seats Over Which
Deadlock Existed.
TO SET UP IN A WEEK.
Will BE Placed in Two Rooms in
School No. 2, Which Has Just Been
neutrality-suspicious. of School
Commissioners Are Awaited With
CuriOsity-Stand Taken by One
Faction or Other viii BE Justified.

The furniture purchased from d.
Wolff & Company by the Board of
Education for two rooms in school
No. arrived this morning.
When d. Wolff & Company's local
manager, Walter Dey, was seen this
morning, he said that the furniture
was at the Central Railroad freight
station, but that he had not yet seen
it. He said that it would in all
events, be set up by the end of next
week, ready for use by the pupils.
These desks and seats. which were
manufactured by the Reedsborough
Manufacturing Company, of Reeds
borough, VT, were ordered after a
deadlock of several months in which,
it will be recalled, the Board of Ed
cation stood evenly divided on the
question of awarding the contracts
for the furniture for two rooms in
school No. 2 and the eight-room addi-
tion to school No. 5 and the sanitary
and heating improvements at school
No. 2. After months of fruitless
wrangling, the school commissioners
effected a compromise and awarded
N. S. Kellogg the contract for the
No. 2 heating and sanitaries, and D.
Wolff & Company the contract for
supplying the furniture for the two
rooms at No. 2. The addition to
school No. 5 will not be ready before
the first of the year, so the furniture
for that school is not needed in a
hurry. Temporary furniture has
been in use in the two rooms in ques-
ton at No. 2 since the fall term be-
gan a month ago.
The opinions of the school COM
missioners on the Wolff furniture will
be awaited with interest, as that firm
promised to put in furniture second
to none
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
State Rests Yesterday and Law
yers for DR.. BrOuwer Begin
Their Testimony.
WIFE DIED or POISON,
Dr. Walter $. Washington, of New
ark, Was the Star Witness for the
Statc-He Testified That Deatt,
Was Caused by Arsenic Poisoning
Miss McClenahan and DIR. Brou-
wer to Go on the Stand for Defense

TOMS RIVER. n. j.. Oct. 13.-The
prosecution rested its case against DR..
Frank Brouwer, charged with having
poisoned his wife, and the defense be-
gan the presentation Of testimony Oh
behalf of the accused physician.
The state endeavored to establish
that Mrs. Brouwer came to her death
from the effects of arsenic admins
tered by her husband, while the line of
defense mapped out by counsel for DR..
Brouwer in their opening remarks will
be that the woman died from ptomaine
poison in food she had eaten.
Miss Stella McClenahan was the first
witness called for the defense. She
was governess in the Brouwer home,
and her story was relied on to clear
away the dark suspicion that had been
directed against her and the doctor
She had been referred to continually
as ''the woman in the case"
Miss McClenahan vehemently denied
any romantic attachment for the doc
tor. She declared he had never made
love to her, never walked or rode with
her. She had been simply paid serv-
ant in charge of his children and am
bilious to become Il trained nurse.
The closing witnesses for the state
We're DR.. Walter S. Washington, poi
son expert; Miss Alice Horlock, the
nurse who was at the deathbed of
Mrs. Brouwer. and Isaac ID. White,
who testified that the doctor admitted
he knew his wife was jealous of Miss
McClenahan.
DR.. Washington was the star witness
for the state His conclusions as sworn
to on the stand were that:
Mrs Brouwer died of arsenical poi
s0ning.
That the violent colvulsions that inn
mediately preceded her death were
caused by strychnine,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
.FAVORABLY IMPRESSED
WITH CAMDEN SUPPLY
HANEY MUST
PAY UP $4OO
Philadelphia Coal Merchants
Win the Suit Against Local
Dealer Stopped Payments.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 13.-The
jury in the suit of Hite & Raffeto, coal
merchants in Philadelphia in 1899.
against former Freeholder George j.
Haney, of Perth Amboy, returned a
verdict at Z o'clock last night after
celebrating for two hours and over,
in favor of the plaintiffs for $400.
Suit was brought to recover for
55S tons of coal, the claim amounting
to $4SS. 63. Louis Raffeto was the
chief witness for the plaintiff, and
he testified to Mr.. Haney agreeing
40 pay ninety cents a ton for bitumin-
Gus coal at the mines and the freight,
which was $1.35 a ton. Coal then
sold for about SO. The defendant
stopped payments on shipments be-
cause he failed to get them regularly,
having received but 1000 tons of an
order for 5000. The plaintiff held
that a shortage of cars caused this.
Lawyers Freeman Woodbridge and
James S. Wight were the counsel in
the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
Water Board and
Engineer Made
inspection.
ExCELS POND SYSTEM.
President COnvsry. Commission
ers Voorhees, and 0'Hara and
Engineer Mason On An All
DayTrip III Quadruples
This City's in Size.

After spending the entire day view
ing the ground storage water system
of Camden, President Convery, Com
missioners Voorhees, and O'Hara and
Engineer Mason returned home last
night perfectly satisfied that storage
systems excel pond supply.
The plant at Camden is about four
times as large as the local water
works at Runyon. This city's daily
consumption is about 3,50O,0 600 gall
lions a day, while Camdens daily
consumption is about $4,000 600 gal
Ions. Camden is at present entirely
supplied by ninety ground storage
wells.
HTheir water is clear and pure" +"
said one of the commissioners today,
land in my opinion the ground stor-
age system is the best system" The
commissioner added that he had Wis
tied anumber of places supplied with
surface water, and did not think they
could be compared in any way to the
wells.
Yesterday s. visit was the first of
Commissioners o 'Hara and Voorhees,
to Camden, and both said today that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
NEW SOCIETY
REHEARSED.
Upwards Of twenty-five Musi.
clans Met Last Nightin
Braga Hall.

The Perth Amboy Symphony So
ciety had its first rehearsal last night
at Braga hall and upwards of twenty
five musicians were present, and prac-
ticed under the direction of G. How
ard Smith. Most of this city's well
known musicians were there and
nearly every orchestral instrument
was represented among the number.
Much enthusiasm in the project
was manifested and another rehear-
sal will be held next Friday night at
place to be announced later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
MOVE VOTING
MACH|N ES.
This City's Two Will be Trans.
ferred 10 Third Ward, An Anti
Jackson District.

The two voting machines that were
the first ward last year, will be placed
in the third ward for the coming
election. The machines met with
much favor last year in the first
ward. When asked if this city was
to have new machine this year,
City Clerk MacWilliam said he had
not heard anything to that effect.
The city will not have any more, it
is believed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13
TAXING DISTRICTS
CAUSING CONCERN.
FATAL CRASH
ON HUDSON.
The Wooden Steamboat SaratO.
ga Run Down by the Iron
Steamer Adirondack.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13:-One mar
was killed and ten or more persons
injured in collision during the
night between two palatial Hudson
river liners near Tivoli, short dis
tance above Poughkeepsie.
The two boats were the Saratoga
of the Troy line, plying between New
York and Troy, and the Adirondack
of the Peoples line, running between
New York and Albany.
Although the passenger list on
either boat was small the scenes at
tending the fatal crash were terrify-
ing. Panic stricken river travellers
reused from sleep by the thunderous
noise of impact, rushed into the chill
air on decks, half clad and in the
depths of fearful alarm.
The man killed was Clarence Sher-
man, an oiler on the Saratoga.
The Adirondack was bound up the
river and the Saratoga was coming to
New York when they came in COLI
sion. The Saratoga sustained the
greater damage and was unable to
proceed, her passengers being taken
off by the steamboat City of Troy
which proceeded on up the rivre.
The Adirondack lies off Tivoli in
a half sinking condition, it is report
| ed, and it is said that at least one
man lost his life.
What was the cause of the crash
has not been learned, but evidently
the officers of each boat were un-
aware that the otner vessel was near
! The night was clear and persons liv'
| loir ,lxfc n w
steamboats, after they came together
Following the crash came the cries
of the terrified passengers. In the
/ dim light men and women could be
seen struggling at the rails OF the
steamboats,, and persons on shore
who had been startled out of theil
sleep thought that they saw severa
persons plunge over into the water
1t is thought that whatever loss o
life occurred was the result of thu
leaps of terrified passengers.
When the officers of the two boat
succeeded in somewhat calming thei
passengers the steamboat City o
! TROY came up the river and drew
alongside the Saratoga. There was
hurried transfer of passengers ant
then the City of Troy resumed he
trip.
Persons who live along the rive
say that the crash might have> beel
the result of the steamboats, playing
their dazzling searcnlights. Botl
vessels carry such lights, and 1t il
the custom of passing vessels to maxi
each other targets for these blindinl
flashes of light.
The majority of the passengers Of
both steamboats, were sleeping whel
the crash came. Panic stricken, the,
threw about them the first pieces o
clothing that came to hand in th'
darkness and rushed from their state
rooms to the decks.
The excitement on the Saratog;
was heightened by the fact that th'
boat had sustained such damage tt
her upper structure that it seemed tt
them she must be in sinking con
dition. Evidences of the collision
were plain.
They rushed about needless of the
assurances of the officers and crew
that there was no immediate danger
and each moment the confusion in
creased. Several of the more daring
leaned overheard, it is feared, choos'
ing to take their chances in swim
ming ashore.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-13

A delightful affair was held at the
high school last night in conjunction
with the quarterly meeting of the
High School Alumni association. Be
tween $50 and 200 alumni and
friends were present, and the enter
| tainment features in the auditorium
followed a short, though busy ses-
sion of the association in one of the
class rooms.
The speaker of the evening was
Rev. James H. Northrup, who took
for his subject Facts and Shams, or
What's the Use?" His remarks were
highly interesting and had direct
training. Facts, he said, are of no
value, whatever, unless applied and
made use of. Tom Reed, he said,
once declared that success was fake
earnestness, and the speaker showed
how pretension and sham often have
more effect and accomplish greater
results than cold facts. He told of a
remark which he heard the other
day from small boy who said that it
takes a mighty good speaker to hold
an audience spellbound when they're
not interested in what he is saying,
and Mr.. Northrup stamped such an
achievement as the lad described as
a form of sham and pretence, the
audience in such a case evincing a
sham interest, through the success
of a good speakers oratory.
"The man who has two or three
good, useful facts and knows the
value of them," said Mr.. Northrup.
"and meditates on them carefully
and iputs them into use, can accom-
plish more than man whose brain is
stored with facts which he knows not
how to make use of.
Illustrating his point of how far
shams often count, Mr. Northrup told
a story of an old man who liked to
meddle in peoples affairs, and who,
upon seeing younger man smoking
cigar on the street, went up to him
and asked: How many cigars do
you smoke a day?"
ooh, six or seven," replied the
smoker.
How much do you pay for them?"
asked the questioner.
"Ten cents apiece" said the young
er man, becoming interested.
"Thats sixty cents a day: four
dollars and twenty cents a week.
why, don't you know" continued the
elder man, ''if you saved what your
cigars cost, you could own that sew
enteen-story building yonder, when
you're as old as / am?"
"Do you own it?" asked the smok-
er.
NO." replied the older man, 81
don't own it,
WELL" answered the smoker, 81
do"
After the laughter had subsided
Mr.. Northrup said that he did not
tell the story to prove that men
should smoke six cigars day, but to
show the uselessness of fault-fnding
20 too great an extent, a needless
prying into facts.
At the beginning of his address,
Mr., Northrup had mentioned a num-
ber of graduates of the Perth Am
boy high school who had done well
at college, showing an ability to put
facts to use.
Mr.. Northrup was loudly applaud
ed at the conclusion of his address
and a rising vote of thanks was ten
dered him.
Music and Refreshments.
A splendid musical program was
then rendered, encores being demand
ed and responded to. Julius Guttman
played violin solo. Miss Ella Ram
say sang, and Miss Beth Watson and
(Contjnued ON Hage 81