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New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
CONDITION OF TRADE.
"Dun's Review" says


Lower temperature accelerated the distribution OF
seasonable merchandise, and mercantile collections
became more prompt, but agricultural prospects
Were less bright in few sections experienced
h-44ils frost before the crops beyond danger.
40 definite information is yet available on this
POihts bGt the course OF prices at the commodity
eAcianses did not indicate serious anxiety. Re
fofts or retail trade favorable with scarcely an
exception. the fall demand equalling sanguine ex-
sctatioEs and jobhers in all leading lines OF wear
s apparel report the seasons results equal 10 last
YEAR. Manufacturing returns are more irregular
o4t iiost plants well occupied and have orders
.oFeIIhg production for months. Purchases
oI more remote delivery restricted by hnan-
81 uncertainty which tends to cause conservatism.
especially al the East Scarcity of labor retards
ork al many points. while other delays are due to
.44Aess OF which several are in progress There is
go much complaint Of shortage but not more
. lan Is Customary at this season. Railway n
-ags In September thus far exceed last years py
Per cent. and foreign commerce this port for
ae isaest week showed gain of sl.s90.2S3 in ex-
soi's ano loss Of 81. $50. s91 in imports
pefeo with 1906. Call money rules easy but term
90 command high rates. and securities are dull
80 weak Bank exchanges at New York continue
- reject the apathy Of the security market loss
- 90 per cent appearing In comparison with last
years figures, while at other leading cities there
WIS an average gain of 7.e per cent.
B-adstreet's" says:
Retail trade feels the stimulus long awaited
coi weather. does also filling-in order business
from iobbers On the other hand, regular house
efAoe has decreased In volume that the first
Iush OF fan trade is and shipping OF goods
On orders Is engrossing 5obbers attention to large
oesfee Advices the real proportions OF
eusaran trade vary the sections reporting The
soulnwest- particularly ST. Louis and Kansas City,
reports large gains 81 dry goods sales last
Al this date and New York and Boston also report
Hh increased volume OF business. while that of Chi
csso IS about equal. and Phila delyhia's trade is
eiishtiy below that OF 1906. A peculiar feature in
thls connection is the report from Northwestern
market that anxiety TO receive full supplies OF
scarce goods has induced overordering in
stances snd led to fears of cancellations later The
olso.e feature IN the crop situation was the fail
lre OF the nrst killing frost OF the season to ma
Seslally insure the ore-fourth OF the crop still
onniatured September "a. Only the northern
ekirt Of the corn belt touched by the frost
TOBACCO and cotton have continued make good
growth, and the wheat crop of the Pacific North
"eef is now harvested bct evidence that the spring
wheAt In the Northwest wss impaired by unfavor-
eoie weather in harvest is found IN reports OF
es-n yields. lowered grades and retarded shipments
4o'ces 10 Bradstreets' that the late matuI-
@S WHEAT ia the Canadian Northwest injured
- I'D WeA&hse.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. September q. 1907
BEEvEs-Receipts were 1875 cars or 4e1 head. in
33 the market. making with the
yesterday. As sale There buoyant 10
steers a grades firm TO 10c higher. Very few
offered. and feeling firm. Bologna
steady fat cows strong The market closed strong with
everything cleaned Common TO prime steers sold
81 40S6 per few light bulls S3GS3 10:
So 10: cows at 81 259s4: extra fat
81 So Dressed beef In good demand at SQOs4c per 10
for native sides Texas beef sold at zGSc days
Liverpool London cable quoted live cattle selling
1OG12i.c rb London l2iec dressed weight
this port the Minneapolis viii take
and 800 Of beef for Schwarzschid
ST. Cuthbert the last named firm 15 cattle 70 Be
unoaded Antwerp; the ST. Paul. 1890 quarters Of beef
Morris Beef Company. 200 quarters for Armour
making with previous shipments total for this port Tor
the cattle IS sheep and 16O5o quarters
beef all to ports OF Great Britain with the exception OF
sales-Kerns Commission Company: is Virginia steers
1886 10 average 50 10 100 10; is do lSi 10 az
126a 10 s6 do 1888 In at s. so: u DO iz r. az
$ As a5 DO l1s1 n at 8 3, Il 90 ,-1 e @ So S'
700 b. 81 30; 10 Kentucky do 1l.e ~ at es - 90;
stays 1875 rb at IS 10: cows l"o ID at - "' 'O'
$50 n. So. -. 1000 - -.
Sc Gs 10 do I2ss NJ 10 DO 1855 ~ at Ss %:
Is do Io72 N ar O5 1923 n. at 50 So II do
1s45 ~ IS 20 no ~ at 50 80 n eo iel r.
do 1870 ID at s. X: do 1l5o 10 at So 90 coarse
iaSS ID at SIS: 20 virginia do I1T0 10 at s. 80 bull
l15o 10 at So Ioi le i COW 81 G Do DO 10 1850 @ ~ at S. ss rs do
900 10 ss $50 ro at 81; do $50 H. at 81 as
StoD 90 e Co "a ohio 1874 n. al Sc %. "a do.
1000 m at s6 1as 1878 70. Sc 20 Virginia DO
1ss NJ at SO f2is 90 Indiana do l2i 10 at 81 So "a
SIMMER S & SON 13ai ~ IS 40;
Is west Vrrina do 10 40. IS do. 1850 70.
Sc o. do 1874 rb At ~ lo Is Co. 14o2 o At - s9i
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
OTHER MARKETaeY TELEeRApg

Chicago. Sept. 2T-CATTLE-Receipts estimated aoous
25OO head steady; steers So 25Gs7 80; cows,
So 3S3 So heifers S3G$4 10 bulls So 6OGS3 5O
sass so; stOckers and feeders. So 40ES5- HOG-Re-
higher: choice heavy shipping. S. 1896 S5 light butch
So 6GS6 = light mixed S6 55: choice light.
IS 6S6 20. palanG s. 400 50 50; sales. SIS 100
Sc % S1EEP-Receipts (estinlateG) 5000
market seady sheep g 50gS6 49, yeariinss. SS $685.
Cincinnati. sept 27-HOG%stsady. butchers and
shippers Sc 9oG$6 %: common. 50 609$6 IS CATTLE
Strong fair 70 good shippers, 81 Q0S5 Sc Is
gS2- sHEEP-Steady az So 25gS5- LASiBS-Steady at
nothing doing VF1ALS-Receirts 500 head active and
s. 50S7S9 75 HOGS-ReCeipts. $500 head:
ard 1d20c higher: heavy. SIS sGdST; mixed S7e
So Workers s. 054ST 15 So 7GSG so; roughs.
s. 5O6S6: dairiss. Sc S5GS7. SHEEP AND L-ANBS-Re-
cspts 10000 head. sheep active and steady lambs opened
yearlings. s. 759S6 wethers s. 50S5 75i
S5GS5 sheep. mixed 81 50fS5 %
Kansas City. Sept 2T-CATTLE-Recsiprs- 5000 head.
including 1000 SOuhers market steady 70 strong stock
steers S6S6 90 good 81 1885 80 Western steers.
1895 stockerS and feeders. S9dS5 .: Southern
S3 25J$4 .; Southern s. log S3 50: native
seas: native hefers. SO T5Gs5 25: bulls 81 SEQ
market 5a1Oc hsher top. So a. bulk os sales s6 $50
35 heavy So G5$S -. packers s6 0SS 40, pigs and
lights SIS 25dS6 45 SHEEP-Recepts. 5000 head mar
Ls+ 57IN lower lambs s. 50GS7 1j and ysarlngs.
s5s5 so range yeaTings s. 4ds5 So range sheep 50 -
as 80: stockers and feeders. sass p
pi-rsta1rr 7.-CATTI.E-Suppy light market
steady: choice 50 75Gss 50: prime. s6sS 30 p
supply market steady: prime Weters -
cuils and common. s20S3: lambs SSgS9 90 49, 49,
CAVES Sass - HOGS-Recepts Hight. market lower
rina Teaves s6 656s6 So mediums and heavy workers.
& 10 Hight Yorksrs. sTS7 OS pigs 50 +so 90 roHsns
S5GS5
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
MELEN EXPLAINS STOCK ISSUE.
Not to Put Out $4,000 Shares at Next New
Haven Meeting, He Says.

President MelIen Of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad explained yesterday the new
Issue of stock that the road is making which.
co-ding 70 Mr.. Mellen, will be sufficient TO finance
the needs OF the organization for several years
come, Mr.. Mellen issued the statement yesterday
20 clear Up the misunderstanding that he says has
occurred.
He emphasizes particularly the fact that there
Is intention TO issue S54 900 shares the next
stockholders meeting, but merely to authorize
such issue. He says that all the transactions are
complete except that which concerns the Boston
& Maine Railroad before the Massachusetts
Legislature.
Mr.. Mellen says that the total number OF shares
authorized is 1,2S.7sl- Of which all bgt 247, ,96i
shares, which IN the treasury, IN the hands
ot the public Added TO the shares IN the hands
of the public 10000 shares to provide for the
conversion debentures.
The subscription will be on the basis Of one share
Of new stock for fo6r shares Of old stock result
ing in the issue TO the public Of 222 704 shares.
yielding approximately s3 sss 600 in cash. The new
stock issue will be January J. 1903. and on that
Date the first instalment Of . per cent Of the
amount due will be payable. Additional payments
VII accrue at six months intervals, making the
tul amount bic in eighteen
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New York September 81. 1907.
BEANS AND PEAs-Quite good deal OF business was
again ay M and aasts. the market n ona m9Pta9s f
buy choice below 81 80 and the best pea
selling mainly at 81 ' Medium sT are aiGst 0 0qf OF
81 30 81 80. but IT is doubtful that much more
eve very firm California sellers favor. scotch
esSs sSc in pdr smb Bush 81 g. Do sommon to
9$2 s5; do medium choice 20 90 pea choice - so69
choice 81 659S2 7o do red kdney ehoiTe 81 49, 49,
do lima csltSrnia, 81 Is: GREEN PEAS Scotch. 1905
BUTTER-Receipts to-day GIG pkss. much queter
trade reported but sellers are holding all the ad
well earlier the week. also taking on quite good
await developments The transactions reported were
Pr extras other grades ranging down about as quoted
Process butter Is hn at 2eo for specials and there
in light receipt and Values are a. hardening We quote
6Tsts do seconds 25sa&Sc DO thirds $50
Specials spSisI e. 90 EXTRAS 5Sasss 2aas Do
ais aTs: paeins Stock No
day dasa AND S ne fu cream small
prices advanced e on all grades Of full creams 1 and
skins 2y ns 5 full While hs aeaan fn a
sympsthy vim small sizes; E5
Cheap cheese Liverpool cable: Finest Canadian.
fail or cream. small colored and white, fine. 14hc:
good prime 1a, 9i4c sn do m to f,i far II II
iHs 40 common to prime = III S1aSo; so do skins
do fair to good. n. 99Ac; do common. Az 9ehc; Go
full Skins. IL Csc. -
EGGS-Receip,s for the day. e.337 cases fair
demand for fancy fresh keeps the market firm for
such hut the and lower grades quiet and
OF very irregular value Storage eggs are meeting
with some attention the trading Is active and
there Is free Offering at unchanged prices
Pennsylvania and nearby selected
white fancy s0g3ac do good to choice. 26q2Sc: do
brown and mixed fancy. 2692sc: do frsts TO extra
frsts % a o5c; do frsts. "a case; do
hrsts 22;a Q2s1sc; do seconds. Ie922c: do thirds.
IA q 1Sc: checks. ~ Ice: refrig
orator early packed. 20 2I1hc; do summer packed,
17T19hc.
Pears firm and higher. Peaches firm Plums moving
iess freely Grapes plenty and weaker. Cranber
ries hrmer. Melons selling better Grapefruit lover
ptneauples We quote: APPLES. per Dbl, Sf9
s. 20 S,f,AB APPLES per bbi. s5G$T; do large.
seSrxs TO- PEARS. Sec1e. bbI s4ds6; do Bartlett.
r.r hhl s61sS per bushel basket 81 25S2 10; do.
Per keg s2qs2 so: do Beurre Bose per bb 50 so3 90
s37S5; do Beurre dAnjou S3aS4 50.
So sheldon sa8Ss so; do Flemish Beauty s2G$4; do
scooter S29s3 25 do ordinary cooking sorts u oouss
a. Alaaa-. EInxida. pax box. &1GSS; PEACHES stass
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
BANKER ADAMS EXPRESS MANAGER.
George F. Baker, First Nationals President,
Elected to Poard.

George f. Baker. president Of the First National
Bank. has been elected TO the board of managers
OF the Adams Express Company, succeeding Caleb
s Spencer Of Boston, resigned. board OF trus-
tees. provided for by a recent amendment passed
by the shareholders, has been organized by the
.ppointraent Of l. c. Weir, Basil w. Rowe Charles
Steele, Dumont Clarke and George Z. Baker.
The following general managers OF departments is
were appointed: Edward A. Taft. in charge Of New
England: Henry E HUFF. Pennsylvania; g. d.
Curtis Western: Joseph Zimmerman New York.
including the bureaus Of traffic and tariffs. Will
lam Il. Barrett appointed vIce-president in
charge Of the Pennsylvania, New York and New
England departments.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28

10 1902 D. s. 90; do 1890 n at IS 50; better.
$ sanders 1s Ohio steers 1924 n. az So As: II Do.
1892 n at Sc 40 20 DO ia 70 at :? 90 - 90 fso ~
s. 40; IS Virginia do. 11s1 -. at 81 80. buila
Tobin & shannon: state steers I2ls n. at 81 50:
l cow. 800 n. s. 70: do. go ~ at 81 25 or
butchers and - foS the market nang with the stalls
lses % S 2D2g %s IN oa 9 of at rm M rice5 rssers
almost nominal but full steady WesIeTn @ ss1ys. gsIy
About cars. mainly at the yards were Ssy to
be be- ed m I'd STss gss s s. go seod TO ps az
s4a$5 % Dressed yeals steady 70 T m & az stao e pe5 70
SO per 100 f % do I6s ib at So 5G do 50;
5 do. 223 n. at So; grassers. 19o 70. at g 80
Judd a. CO. IL Western calves. 23S 70. az 30 20
40 do 21s Tb at s. I2. 258 n. at 81 T5 50 do
John p Nelson: 20 Western 2s1 n IS Is; .
do. 299 70. at 50 20 6s DO 20 70. .la az - - s.sn
MeP5sTs9n Co. 5s ono caves ;s-s 80 6 - essoY 4sss
head. including cars for and ~ IoT ,
market mang with The car - nes s 0egs % r seinE az
steady prices nearly all the stock was closed out snssp
81 s0g<s Is: curs So Canadian lambs at s. 90
seInr al i.Tiolsc: 5Te-sed Ian5s sod at 1O918c
Sales-McPherson s Co. us ohio lambs % 10 sverags
cuiIt. 50 Is n. at IS S.
Tohin & shannon lambs 81 n. ST So: go
state sheep 123 70 50 80; do 30 70. at IS: 10
Kerns Commission COMPANY: go Indiana lambs. SO 70.
at 5. 20 & 10 ks1sns5y % @ Ky DO. n at s. 20 81 Kentucky
Newton Co 24s Ohio lambs. So n. at 81 2s; IS Ohio
sanders 22a Pennsylvania lambs. ss n. 81 s2lss
Geo and L. s DiIIenback: 1914 Northern Canada lambs
e5 average at 81 so: Northern Canada sheep. IS n
HOGs-Receipts were 49, cars. head. includ-
I5o ~ HoSS S0'' H' - u Per
saes-T90n g shann94; on % Rsnasyyanta hogs 1sa .
81 20: roughs. Is5 n. az s6 2o
1@s5i Ialls ''5es aSss e as s
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28

COTTON-After making new low records Tor the
near months. market rallied during To-
days and ruled irregular in tho late trading
with the steady. unchanged 70 points
the day estimated at 3hoVoo
II points, and active months sold 1541T points net
during the early session under active liquidation
pressure due lower Liverpool cables. and
the circulation Of October estimated be
dent however. that the notices being stopped
October frmed up a demand from Of the
shorts and the whole list slowly rallied. improving
rapidly after the publication Of the Western
calling unsettled and colder weather
y the hest point reached IN the afternoon prices
about 40S points net higher but the market
rnored that prominent Western spot firm had taken
part Of the October notices and that OF the
people prepared take them found that not
much they had expected reached their
also appeared be buying December. which led 20
regarding the possibility Of December
squeeze. such hardly considered very
seriously the beginning of the marketing season
there may be breaks in the Southern spot
markets before the maturity Of the option. Very
ltt!e received from the South during
change hHf taken place IN the attitude ~ holders
weekly movement oT Superintendent King. with
comparisons follows Port receipts. 22o.laa hhles
against 276 4G7 last year overland 20 mills and Can
MIL taklngs estimated. 210G0. against 41ono last
year. gain %, stock interior towns. coS52 bales
against 3137s last year; brought into sight for the
week 270.Tl4 bales against 33SSlI last year Total
r1ovementPcrt receipts. S11 COS bales against
s75.o7o year: overland mills and Canada q 7s+
against 4. 500 last year. Southern mill takings. ln2
IN excess Of September - sol. against 712P5 last
wear. brought sight thus far for $4,000
bales against 927eiT last year The total crop move
r1ent this is twenty days. against
twenty-eigkt days last
- contract prices IN tho loosI market TO
day as follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
The PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fail River, Mass, Sept 27-The sales in the
print cloth market for the week are estimated at
forty thousand pieces. Goods sold during the week
were in small lots mostly for early deliveries, The
general price basis continues unchanged, regulars
being quoted at 50 cents
The amount Of goods sold will hardly equal one
quarter Of the total output, printers showing little
concern in the market. great deal Of the trading
in the finished goods market has been done be-
tween second hands in New York, II is said, at
prices . cent to i cent below the market here.
These transactions ii is reported. mostly con-
fined to small lots.
The quotations are: 28inch. 81 squares, 5i4 cents;
2S-inch, 81 by co. cents: 3Sl-inch, 81 squares 10
cents; S9-inch 68 by -, 81 cents.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
EXPORTS
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York. September "a. lSOI
COFFEE-The coffee market was lower under scat
offerings the absence Of important support
The market opened unchanged prices 10 decline OF
points and closed steady, at net decline Of to 10
points day reported of 1880 bags
decline disappointing European
and closing cables from HaVre probably
further losses in the local market during
the session The Brazilian without fFesh
feature hut contained nothing to encourage any more
bearish of situation Neither OF the Brazilian
markets change in prices and receipts were
under the figures OF two ago. at 5000 haes az
the two against 1000 bags last year ana 4sW
bags years The trade IS comparing receipts
O years than with last sea
owing the crop this year is cN
pected closely approximate that Of ago ana
Il & will be inadequate to supply the world unsS
radical falling off IN consumption or radical
In production avre clos e
Hamburg was u u / Pfenng lower
The coffee quiet, with quotations
basis Of 6iac for Rio No :.
The of prices In the local markets 10
Is follows
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
ruRopEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

rsr.rDooI Sept 27--CTosing: NHEAT-Spot nominal;
.t,ires ready; September sad: December. Is I13d
March S. sd CoRN-spot hrn: prime mixed. Amer
team Is 1OIzd firm; October. 5s Sd; Januar
new bs Sd HOPS. at London dacifc Coast. STEADY
80 hsdt3 ss FEOUR-Wnter patents strong. is ID
PEAs-Canadian firm. rs I'd. BEEF-Extra India mess
steady, SIS 81. PORK-Prme mess. Western quiet us
% - 20 16 ID. easy, AIS Cd BACON
Cumberland 20 to 80 n. 54s Sd: short rib
1s 10 "a strong. 58s 3D. long clear middles light 2s
TO "a 10 firm Gas Sd: long clear mddes. heavy 80 70
10 firm clear backs. is TO 20 ID, hrn AIS
clear bellies IL to fr1n shoulders square. II
10 13 NJ dull LATsDPrine Western in tierces
QUIET American refined. in pals. firm, 45s 3D.
CTIEESE-Canadian finest white strong COS: Cana
oolored strong 61s. TAI-LOW-IrtIne
city dull. sos TURPENTINE-spirits duh. 3es Sd LIN
SEED OIL firm, 28s 3D. PETROLEUM firm. 1'+d.
ROSIN-Cornmon quiet. los 3D.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
NEW BOSTON-NAPIES LINE.

Boston. Sept with the sailing Of the steamer
Bona Hohenberg to-day for Naples new line be-
tween this city and Mediterranean ports was estab-
Ashec Il is expected that with the arrival OF the
new steamers Alice and Laura q monthly service
VIII be maintained by the Austro-American COM
pany.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
COTTON RECEIPTS.

following the total net receipts Of cotton aI
ports since September /:
New-York tribune., 1907-09-28

4s5 es4 last year; July l. 159ose1s bushels,
against s.454 262 last year
NEW YORK PRICES.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-03
LARGEST HUMAN HEART
Organ of cambridge Stafford Weighe
Four Pounds and Two Ounces.

Organ of cambridge Stafford Weighed
Four Pounds and Two Ounces.
New York. April 1.-The largest hui
man heart ever found was discovered
when an autopsy was performed on
the body of Bainbridge o. Stafford,
who died in the Tombs prison. The
organ weighed four pounds and two
onces, the normal weight of human
heart being about II to IA ounces.
Stafford was arrested on a charge of
perjury preferred by Brice & Com.
pany, Of Baltimore, who alleged the
conversion of stock valued at $1,000.
His death was caused by a combina,
tiOn OF lobar pneumonia, cardiac
hypertrophy and chronic nephritis. The
left lung was almost entirely shriveled
up, the heart occupying nearly all the
space which the lung should have The
heart will be placed in the museum o
the College of Physicians and Sur
geOns.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-03
GALEsHA A. GROW.

from public life for nearly 40 years, he
re-entered the house of representatives
as a congressman-at-large from Penn.
sylvania IA years ago. He retired four
years ago, his public service in the
house extending over the Longest
period, although not continuous ser
vice, of any man who ever sat in that
body.
During the ante-bellum days he was
one of the best-knOwn men in the
United States, and in 1864 he came
within one vote of being nominated
for vice president in place of Andrew
Johnson, who became president on the
death of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Grow was elected speaker of the
house of representatives in 1861, and
occupied that position during the first
two years of the war, until his retire.
ment from congress in 1868.
Mr.. Grows greatest public service
was as the father" of the homestead
act, through which measure many mil
lion acres of western farm lands were
opened up to settlement by home
steaders. an act which has been credit
ed with doing more than any other one
thing for the development of the great
west
Mr. Grow was the last surviving
member of family of six children. He
was never married.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-03
Train Wreckers Foiled.

Youngstown, o., April lit was
learned that an attempt to wreck the
Pittsburg flyer, one of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroads fastest trains between
cleveland and Pittsburg, was frus-
trated when the crew of a shifting en-
CINE near Lowellsviile removed a tele-
graph pole which had been placed
across the rails, with its ends secured
with heavy stakes driven into the
ground Seventeen minutes later the
fast train, running at the rate of SO
miles an hour, rushed by. 1t is be-
lieved the attempted wreckers were
those who derailed the Chicago Limit
ed and the keystone Express on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg
recently. Captain Gastinger, with
force of railroad detectives, is con
Quoting an investigation.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-03
DROWNED HERSELF AND BABES
Mother Fastened Two Little Ones Gar
nentS to Her Own,

Dover, N. j., April 1.-Having fas-
tened their garments securely to her
own, Mrs. Otto Britting carried her
two little children into Shongum lake,
where all three were drowned.
The three had died in shallow wa
ter and the mothers body was in a
STOPPING position, as though she had
bent over to place her head under the
water. With her right arm her g.
mOnths-old baby George was elapsed
to her breast, while its sister Grace,
years old, was held firmly between the
dead mothers knees. AS thought to
make sure that the children would not
escape her even in death, Mrs. Brit
ting had used safety pins to secure the
clothing of the little ones to her own.
Mrs. Britting is said to have been pas
sionately fond of her children, and her
act is ascribed to mental trouble.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-03
80 BUILDINGS BURNED
Widows Prayer That Home be Spared
Was Answered,

Laurens. S. c., March 3O.-Fire at
Newberry, s. c., thriving little city
of 5000 population. destroyed % resi-.
dences, 10 stores and two churches,
entaiiing a less estimated at between
$150.00O to 100000. with insurance Of
about $4,000 The conhagration start
ed in the rear of the Newberry hotel.
= gCle was blowing, and the flames
spread with great rapidity.
Surrounded on all sides by tho
flames wa sthe residence of Mrs. j.
b. Humbert. a widow of a former
Methodist minister, which was never
touched. although the heat from the
hames scOrched the house several
times. 1t is related that Mrs. Hum
bert during the entire time of the con
fiagration prayed that her home might
be spared, and the way that her prayer
was answered is the subject for dis
cussiOn.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-03
poo Dies up Bows, pIunder,

Hazleton, Pa. April 1.-The roofing
about of a dog under a summer kitchen
has unearthed the robbery of Auer-
bach's jewelry store, which was COM
mitted two weeks ago, at which time
over 5000 worth of goods were stolen.
John Glen was at work in his yard,
when the dog scratched out watches
and chains. He Immediately charged
his son with the guilt, and he con.
fessed that ne and John Lightner had
committed the robbery. The young
men were committed, but settlement
was reached by the parents agreeing tc
return the jewelry and pay Auerbact
$145 for the fost goods and costs.