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The Nevada County picayune., 1906-05-23

the near future. He now has a fine start in strawberries and is giving us some good lessons in their culture.
 Mir. o. Phillips has been inn proving his home 'by erecting a nice yard fence and some galler- ies. He is thinking of making other repairs on his home soon.
 Mr. Beauclair showed us some cabbage heads in his garden here which are nearly full grown, they are the best we have seen in they community.
 Mr. ". E. Sutton, of Sutton, was in our town Monday.
 Mir. Tom Bayless, of Hope, was the guest of his cousin, Miss Meta Barton, Sunday.
 Mr. ED Moore and family, of Prescott, visited his brother, Jno Moore, this week.
 Mir. John Loomis, of Louisiana, was in Emmet, Monday. John is m the saw mill business in that state now.
 Teamsters are busy hauling stave timber and lumber. to En- melt, for shipment.
 Mrs. Lagrone, of Hope, was with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Marshall, the first of the week. MT. Chand Thompson went to Saginaw Junction on business last Saturday. A man w hose name we did not learn was seri- ously if not fatally hurt by a fall ing door at MT. Aliens gin Satur- day evening. Two gins have burned down-two men being killed and two injured on this site in the last few years.
 Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, of Lumpkin, Ga., who have been on an extended visit in Ft. Worth and other points in Texas, are
 
 stopping with MT. and Mrs. J. V. Hulse.
 The school election here passed of quietly last Saturday resulting in the election of c. D. McSwain to succeed Mr. John Young.
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PINEY GROVE.
Health as good as usual.

Health as good as usual.
 Crops are making considerable l improvement this lovely weather.
 s. W. Conger, of-Morris, was ! in this community Saturday night and Sunday. He is selling fruit trees. He reports business very good.
 Grandma Livingston is visiting her son, J. M., this week. She is in reasonable good health and activity for her age-T.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Darlington, of Prescott, were pleasant vis- itors in this community, Sunday.
 Our school meeting Saturday, was not as we'll attended as it should have been, but everything went smoothly, and B. Hick' s and W. H. Tolard were elected direc- tors.
 Saturday night about dark, J. M. Livingston, was called, and presented with one dollar, and informed that there were some parties out there wanting to get married. They were invited in, and MT. John Davlin and Miss Viola Jones were happily united in marriage. We wish the happy couple great success. | Our Sunday School seems to be on a big boom. The house has been crowded for the last two Sundays. Good singing is the life of Sunday school. If you don't believe we have it-just come out some Sunday evening about ? o'clock.
 We enjoyed our neighborhood singing at A. M. Aliens Sunday night. Our people are taking ! great interest in that line.
 H. NJ. Milson who has been suffering with a crippled foot for the past three weeks is getting so he can walk a little. Best wishes to the Picayune.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-05-23
HARDWARE MEN MEET
 JUNE 5th IN LITTLE ROCK
Will be Largely Attended and Ban
 auet with Arkansas Travellers.

The seventh annual convention of the Arkansas Retail Hardware Association will convene in Little Rock on June 5th, for a three days session. A large attend ance is anticipated and a very lengthy program has been pre- pared for the occasion.
 Our townsman, J. M. Putnam, is Chairman of the Executive Committee and is down for a paper, Why our Association should take more interest in Hardware Mutual Insurance. "
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IS on the same side. He said he was not much acquainted on the other side. He is coming any way, and l believe he is going to try to make the landing, regard less of condition, or picnic either. That's the way he talks. He may talk different later and not go at all. For the life of me, I cant keep my mind off the intiatory picnic, on that noted Howard Creek back of Mote Downs farm. That was sure enough a big thing to be so little. Now I have said something of three of that party besides myself. I said something about H. A. Sykes being, one of them in last letter. You see they all had their wives with them except the writer. = His would not go, and one of Prescott s favored belles ac- companied me. Mr. Sykes his wife, in Mrs. Lee Blakely's surrey -four of us) which we broke down. Thisyoung lady was Miss Florence Watson, the youngest child and daughter of our efficient and popular County Treasurer. = Miss Florence enjoyed this oc- casion and dinner too. She knew how to appreciate things of this character and does. No put on with her, but the way she does love her papa. When you say anything to her about sweetheart she will go right straight to talk ing about what a good man her papa is, and how well he has provided for his children. The writer said something about how nicely he sings in Mr. Walters office, and she said, his tunes were sweet and lovely to her. Nothing like it and 1 thought so too. + l was a young man would learn that Watson tune before night or 1 would be found dead having killed myself try ing. 1 know it would be a job. I have listened to it from morning until late at night for eighteen months. and l do not think l could for the life of me start it on the cornet then, 1 have not tried it though, like would if l was young my letter is too long now.
 The committee, their wives and all who want to will meet on Blue Lake Wednesday week, the 30th inst, to arrange program and fix the grounds for the sure enough picnic, on the 2Oth of June on Blue Lake, back of Jno. Hays farm in Clark county. Remem- her the nlace and date.
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KILLED HIMSELF
 WITH STRYCHNlNE
Walter Abbott of Gurdon Took Poison Because He Could not Marry
 His Niece, Sunday Eve.

Special from Gurdon,
 Sunday evening about ' o'clock Walter Abbot, a young man of this place, took about F grains of strychnine from the effects of which he died immediately.
 It is reported that young Ab- bot had become infatuated with his niece, Miss Nora Martin, whose home is in Prescott, and wanted to marry her, learning that he could not do this he, committed this rash act.
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they turned two fast double plays. Then McKelvey for the locals struck out seven and pitch ed a pretty game for six innings. He has a beautiful curve, plenty of speed and ought to make good with good workout. Tompkins relieved him in the seventh and did well.
 The team needs practice and needs it badly, not to mention team work.
 The management promises to have the team in good shape soon and with a stronger outfeld and new faces hope to have the best team we have ever had. There is no reason why this can not be accomplished. We have the material: all that is needed is practice.
 The line up was as follows.
 PRESCOTT Yeager-Catcher. McKelvey- -Tompkins, Pitcher. Waller-S Short Stop Tompkins-1st Base. Waller-2nd Base. Shakelford- L. F. Harper R. F.
 JAPANESE. kato-Catcher. Kiso-Pitcher, Saito-R. F. T. Uyeda list Base. J. Uydea-2nd Base. Natito-3rd Base. Nishi-L. F. Kawashima-C. F. Kisouse-S. s. Umpire c. F. Putnam.
 Earned runs Japs 6 Prescott l Hit by pitcher Masko l McKelvy ? Tompkins l, Hits Japs II Prescott 1.
 Errors Japs 3 Prescott &. struckout McKelvey 7 Masko 9 Tompkins ? Base on Ball, Me Kelvy l Tompkins l, home run McLain.
 Double plays, McLain toWaller B. to Tompkins and Waller to Waller to Tompkins Sacrifice hits Shackleford Waller, Japs ?.
 The Malvern team will play here with the local team on next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This series of games promises to be very interesting as Malvern has a strong team and the change to be made in the local nine will make a closely contested series.
 Ramon's Liver Pill removes the bile The Tonic Pellet tones up the system. Combined form Perfect Treatment. 25c.
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Ino M. Milburn Writes An ln- teresting Letter. Makes
 Timely Suggestions.
POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 10TH
n. Account of Backwardness of Crops. Efforts Will Be Made to Make
 This Great Success.

EDITOR PICAYUNE: Though I'd write a short letter to your many
 readers after an unbroken silence of over two years, l have written few letters lately in the Pres colt NeWs-had one prepared for last weeks issue. It's editor was crowded with work and left it out. am sorry of this, because wanted to keep our people post ed on the progress of the big pie nie basket dinner and fish fry on Blue Lake. back of Jno. Hays farm. which was to have happen ed on the 23rd inst, but the Chairman of the full committee, Mr. Jno. Hays, 'phoned the writer that it would be better to put 1t of until the 20th of June. Then, dear readers, it will certainly come off. Thisbids fair to be a his- tory maker-an epoch in the his tory and life of our people on both sides of the river. Several have noticed my proposition for real and sure enough wedding on that day. Ed. Hood, Knox Arnold, Oscar Gordon and Levi Moore are moving around quite lively, and have noticed that they are a good deal more social than usual, They see what saving this will be. They all are money savers and money savers are generally money makers. hope they all will be able to make a landing and fix themselves for life-and If they ccept this proposition it will certainly doit. Iknow from personal experience, and can give an ocular demonstration of the truthfulness of this statement.
 The kingdom of batchlorhood in which you reign as kings will fall. Your presence at elaborate mammouth banquet gatherings and club meeting alone. will
 at once cease your hate hours will
 certainly at once be a thing of the
 past. Your life will he a new
 thing. Your invironment will be
 altogether changed and your com
 pany. am not trying to dis
 courage you boys, 1 just thought
 I'd tell you a few things before
 you went to far-nor am 1 skin-
 nng back on my proposition-if
 do lose by it. 1 am used
 to this. l was just thinking if
 some good natured fellow had
 told me about all this then l
 mght have waited any way for
 proposition like have made to
 you, all. Now, before you go
 too far, remember that one of the
 partes to each one of these pros
 pectlve weddings must live on
 each side of this little Missouri
 rVer-that is, Romeo and Juliett
 can [ reside on the same side of
 cne llne that separate Nevada
 rom Clark county and your resi-
 uehce must have been, at least,
 SIX months prior to this collosal
 plcmc basket dinner and fish fry
 on Blue Lake-ba back of Jno Hays
 IS ,afm Tn Clark county, Arkansas.
 NOW you are not going to work Vllck on me to get my money, ana 1I a wife too. Now was at
 nope Sunday, and fellow who
 llad heard of this mammoth gath
 Sig vrlng and my proposition. He
 ooa mallIs to accept it, but you will
 H See ms trouble, at once. He
 wants wants a wife on this side of the
 IINer and hn lr.n- z. ! IT..
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News Gathered By Special Cor respondents Throughout
 The County.
CROP REPORTS FAVORABLE
Farming Progressing Satisfactorily. Oat Crop Promises Abundant Yield
 Outlook Cheerful
LANEBURG.

Fine farming weather prevails.
 Crops are generally in good condition and growing very nicely.
 With the exception of some cases of chills our doctors report health "distressingly" good at present.
 A good congregation met Bro. Lewis at Harmony Sunday. He gave us an interesting and prac- tical discourse.
 A somewhat limited number of us met at Harmony church Sat urday morning and cleaned off the cemetery nicely. We want to do the same thing again later on and hope to see a better turn out, Everybody should take an interest in keeping the burial grounds of their loved ones in a decent condition.
 We went fishing again on the Carouse Thursday night. It didn't rain on us this time as it did the last night, but we got caught in shower Friday near noon just before reaching our homes. We captured 20 pounds of fish including ' eels.
 Buss McGough claims that he isn't much afraid of bees, but when the honey was being taken out of the tree last Saturday he was so far off his voice could hardly be heard calling for a piece of honey. He had com- pany; the writer among the rest.
 Doss Durham, son of Noah Durham, and Miss Ethel Thorn ton, daughter of Will R. Thorn ton. all living in the vicinity of Sutton were married at the home of and by Esq. E. B. Murry near Laneburg on the 18th inst. We hope these young people may never have cause to regret the step they have taken but may always have smooth sailing along life's pathway.
 In my writing last week the type-setter made me say that one-half bushel of sorghum seed was about the amount the av- craze farmer planted, when l ! wrote, or aimed to write one half gallon. Gee, whizl A half bushel will make a good stand if put in drills on 8 or 10 acres.
 Look out for counterfeit silver dollars. was shown one by w. E. Sutton a few days ago that he had received from some of his customers. While the metal is easily detected as spurious, the stamping and milling is so neat and nearly perfect that no one except an expert would be likely to discover the difference be- tween it and a genuine coin.
 The oat crop sown on good land bids fair for an exception ally good yield. J. A. Nelson has quite a fine field of oats.
 May 2l, 1906.
The Nevada County picayune., 1906-05-23
EMMETT

Health is fairly good. Farming in this vicinity of Emmet is pro- .gressing nicely and the farmers as a rule look cheerful despite the cool nights and late crops.
 Our fellow townsman, Mir. C.. H. Lee, contemplates going into the fruit and poultry business in
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-27

n He Ia, bough, the. place formerly owned
b. Mr. Hammond.
A. N. Springer and son have done I'm
,ooA work with the gssOlene engine ., nv
s,wjpr wood. II is the largest machine ~
town. some eighthorsepower
william S. odierne and Miss Emily Browa
ws,s quietly married on the evening OF
kprl is, At the home Of the bnde pa
rsnts Mr. and MrA p. W. Brown, IN 'As
,,,ssenee Of immediate relatives. Inc ee'r,
,nopv was performed by Rev T. Roscoe o.
ws.,moreland, the double'ring service ~
I,v used. Margaret Holman played VI,
weaaIng march and was bridesmaid, Edwaia
p,our brother Of the bride, was best man .,
ma lt,le Ruth Holman was ring'bearer' IN,
bride was preiiily dressed IN Nhl'e az
wore lilies Of the valley and pneele,S,'
bsIrloom Ia the shape Of 4 eream-Whi'e si,A
embroidered shawl worn BY her gfAnD
mother Al her own wedding was folded W. ~
ne bride after the ceremony Inc pa'lV'
vas rAy with potted plants and howers pref
tly arranged Some hne presents OF si'vs n
ware. money, etc, were bestowed, ~
.nssts were served with wedding cake shS
,,s cTsam and were entertained Until NV
sour with music and soeiAbility Ihere ai'
mapv TO wish Mr. and Mrs. odierhs ioh'
M. and happiness.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-27

he isstsf.si nss4s q a. o. Gales n'sk
snd shssfsa hFs In one fsfsHqoh ShieA -
almost a. fast - Horace saH Do u himssl
Is hand foF BE-, A. ve unfsfsiAhd has we
record o. seven 10 the sane tine
said OFisen unto his wife, ''Doht forget
70 stop a. Johh's and tell hin 70 cone ~
tomorrow and help mend that fence, raii
Johu. "I'u d. The best ! can Accord
inrly i've men snd tSo yoke o. otsa ~,
ps.fsd on apposlts sides u he vail ana
bsssu 70 cut aud draw poles. That sh
~ enough bat when Il eams 70 driving
a.ls. lax Frnsf had sqn-ihins 10 ~
,bsut n anA got the better u ihs Argument
n il veil 20 dls bsioFs yoa fence, says ne
Farmers Almanac, OF ought 20 " u a's'h =
M Parsons q Sswfsns IL 10 tom bald
I,s ,hs arspIaes and chimney In the bah'
g,lsu which c. II. willard IL buiidihg on
m. terrace back u the Morss house. me
cottage viii. When completed, contain i9H
ehsmbsrs. . living room extending aeron
The entire front 81 the house and contain
inE the large fireplace, kiiehsh Aha
bathroom. piAIIA 10 feet VIDE st'ehss
across The iron, Of the building Aihouss
everything else i 80 new the door y !"
historic Interest, having .besn tAssh IoH
g,yerpor Ciinton'E mansion Miss boo'a
s,p.s,s 70 occupy her new quarters The hfh
week In May,
The followins we're guests Al the Towns
bspd inn during the pasi week George y
I Goodsnough. Sewfanei =. Earl Meilsh'
I ~ Reed. John H. PlBmmer Braitlsboroi \
"a Dutton. MassenA, y. y; ID. IL Cooper
B,,t,lsboro D X. Hayes New York ). u
I Uslin,tsr wilmington d W. Mafdeh' Lon
I a,pAsrry: II. c. Kirk, Rutland; 9. l.. "a
"A. Sswf.ns 2. V. Norton. Bratileboro -
! < Taft West Townshsnd, q. W. Nleiofl'
Y Giouses,sr. M. II. Eddy Brattleboro; George
4 p Alexander. saxiohS River Alber, A.
f.,,,,bes. West Halifax; Loren Coolons'
sou,h Wardsboro: y. l.. 0sgood, sas''as
piy.,. Z. Perkins New York; L. "
pierce south Londonderry; 4. c. hA'ea,
boston. Il. Lyman. Springfield, Mass ra''!
/ Miles, Brattleboro.
The following Townshehdiies aoeked Y
n, Watts studio last week with 'hs
.snior el.ss. Mrs Dale Nellie Dale hare
TAO Bert Ober. Elsie Holeomb. Abhie foi
Is,, Ina wyman. Fay Bridges, Grace ohAss
a,nss Morgan. Mrs. Turner and Evelyn and
~ Howe, There seems to have been some
.,r,,oo,isp in the dressing room as some o.
M senior, had incorrectly estimated men
~. me nsisters and the cousins ana
ne .nnts" we're kept busy running 70 'hs
stores 20 make the necessary ehenAhs
length. however, all were arfAged -,
mating fnery and, we suppose sihI =,
sweetest. How the poor people iooAep =,
had 70 wait until the class was aisPoseu -
20 can only imagine, unless they Mefe ~
soled By the fact that they VERY
took for half price.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-27
rAsr DuMMERsToN.

Miss Florence Miller has been with rela-
tives in Brattleboro for several days.
Mrs Mary May is i'll at Charles orms'
boo,s where she has been housekeeper for
long time.
George Robbins has been working for Aus
tin Laughton, while n. b. Laughton was
attending court at Newfane.
Mrs. Merritt Huntey and her father, Syi'
venus Kelley, spent several Gays recehtiy
with relatives in Bellows Falls.
sylyenus Kelley was called to Bellows
Falls Wednesday, by the critical illness OIL
his brother, Maurice B. Kelley
Mrs. Amy Mansfield has returned to her
own home after spending the winter IN
Chesterfield, N. H., with her niece, MIS-
Ransom Farr.
Mr.. and Mrs William Aiken are making
nreparations to remove to Brattleboro at
an early date. Miss Minnie Stockwell has
been at their home here for few days.
Auction bills announce the sale of the per-
sonal property of O. W. Amidon at the Ba'
con farm Monday at 100 p. m, after which
Mr.. Amidon and his family will remove from
town.
Charles Fisher is to build new barn
to replace the one that was struck by light
ming and burned last year. Several promi-
nent citizens having manifested their de-
sire to assist him in so doing, with financial
aid, @. D. Sargent has been circulating
paper that all who want to help may nave
the opportunity to do SO. We understand
he has met with success and the sum OBJ
tanned will tighten the burden OF Mr.. FISH
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-27
r,.c.r,n Road Cost $1,000.

The suit town OF Rockingham vs. beiloWS
F.us and saxtons River Street Railway com
nanv. which has been pending during the past
Two wears. has been settled, the road paying
tbe town 81 500 in cash. The agreement
with the road was that il should pay an
damages caused by the Pine street grazing
sye4p, 81 900 which the town should pay
The sbu,ters claims for damages were IN
sxeess 81 what was expected and TO get the
claims into proper shape an appeal was mace
10 the county court as provided by law anu
W. Z. johnson Of Woodstock was appointed
commissioner His awards and costs amount
ed 10 about $4,000 in addition to the sl'oOo
the town was TO pay any way when were
promptly paid by the town. The town then
looked 10 the road for reimbursement Tor al
except the 81 900 and the costs legiumateiy
belonging to the town TO pay. The town
costs were about $500 and the road was
asked 10 hand over some $4,000 but refused
10 do so on the ground that the awards were
excessive. The town then brought SUIT 70
recover with the outcome that the road PAID
81 500 instead Of $500. The net result IS
that the road has cost the town about s2'iO9
instead Of 81 900 as originally contemplated
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-27
NEWFANE.

Mrs. p. A. Benson is on the SICK hS' 'n''
week.
Fred Burlingame is boarding at f. D.
Smiths.
Mrs Alice Micott visited in Brattleboro
this week. :.
O. p. skinner is on a surveying trip IN
Jamaica. =
Mrs Edith Farnum began her school IN
BrookIine Monday.
M;s, Hazel Smith entertained two friends
from Jamaica last Saturday.
NJ and Mrs. Henry Downs OF Boston,
Mass are at their summer home mere
urs Abbott Edwards has been quite ILL.,
,broatened with pneumonia, but is better
now
Mrs O. c. Hall of South Londonderry mas
Ian recant guest OF her brother, q. H.
Skinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Micott and son hen
meth of Brattleboro, were guests 'u'
of his mother, Mrs. Alice Micou'
r. s. Willard is visiting his nephew =, y,
Franklin and before returning mere w"
visit his wife and daughter in BOSTON, Mass ass,
Mrs. Sarah Fish, who has been spehu,ns
no w;nter in yergennes, returned MONDAY
nil
- Mrs Abbie Fish Morse Of Wardsboro
came down Monday and opened and warmed
the house for her mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Gates entertain M%o :. d
party of nearly 90 friends and he,snto's
last Friday evening, it being IN part
birthday party as that week marked tne
b;rthday anniversaries of three of the com.
pany. A bountiful supper was served w an,i
p' +;,mpb of the good hostess Gull
Wv " st;1l after which a program OF songs
and reeitations was given. Jolly soou
time was enjoyed by all
The regular grange meeting was he,u
Wednesday evening and was quite wen az
tended. The following program was ple s;as
cd: Piano solo, Mrs. Lila Micott; read,ng'
a. b. Bush; recitation, Perley winchester ter !;
80 solo, p Mrs q. B. Bush; reading, Mrs. Guy
prepared BY ,,a MT sst L ~as well us
WV. and the different local hits were
received with enthusiasm. Visitors were
nrcsent from Putney grange.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-27
unDr.e.d.u..d Sunday Conditions.

Inst Sundays church conditions were IN
precedented In the history Of Townsheni.
Since The first bell was put In steeple, "
there had been no duet, one church or 'he
other had pealed out the invitation 70 wor'
ship God. II had been hoped that there
was 10 be a service Ia each church but IN
,pite OF the fact that a member OF one com
mittee had recently bridged his nose for the
frat time with spectaces and that two new
members had been appointed 70 assist the
three Of longer standing on the other com
mittee and the letters had been written teie
phone messages sent, and both committees
had done their best, not a minister could De
found, vainly the churchgOers strain their
ears for the accustomed $50 bell. AZ lOtO
there IA no sound But seel at ii q. IN.
down the street drives at furious pace the
long. bearded deacon and as he charged Long
street'S division at Gettysburg so he nov
charges the ianitor and at lilo one sou.
tary bell rings forth. People jump out Of
their chairs, throw aside their newspapers,
take on their bingham aprons and SUCH as
can get ready assemble in the Congregational
church for a service Of prayer and song
Reinforeements come in, everyone taxes
hold the organ plays, the people sing, the
deacon prays and talks, God Is served as OF
old and the bubble theory forever exploded
that without a minister there can be no
church. as the announcement Is made that
rain or shine, minister or no minister, there
will be some kind Of service at the usual
hour next Sunday.