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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-21

supper He may have 1t In. the kitchen
tonight only recollect, you convict.
that IL you misbehaye either there or
anywhere else on Castle Sullivan you'll
smart for II pretty quick and pretty
heavy. Recollect that You're here as
q convicted felon. not free man. and
] don't care what you've done to get
here Whatever II was the punishment
for II Is scandalously light But the
punishment for anything you 40 amiss
on my estate shalt be all the heavier
on that account. So now you know.
And don't you say you hadn't a fair
warning at the start ]"
With this DR.. Sullivan shook his cane
in the new grooms face and called his
overseer. for whom he had directions
TO which Tom did not listen. He was
more interested iii lighted door on
the right. where stood a female on tho
threshold OF what he conceived TO be
the kitchen and whittier Mr.. Nat him
self had thrown furtiye glances. But
now father and son went indoors arm
In arm The overseer came MP. gruff
man with flaming whiskers. and Tom
caught him also looking wistfully to-
ward the lighted door before he was
hidden to come this way"
So he followed the fiery whiskers to
:ffe stables. long log building some
little distance beyond the house. and
here Tom was so smart in unsaddling
and so quick to find chaff bin and oat
sack and saddle room that his surly
companion was moved to rude adj
yances. @E - l.
You're pretty handy" he growled.
Been groom before:'
2 "only since we left sydney"
well, you're in luck too. The groom
here has q room to himself next the
saddle room. Come and I'll show it
you
The room In question was very small
and squalid. with a fixed bunk and
foul paillasse. but Tom thought it
would be delightful with nice clean
straw. and to be alone at nights was
TO compass an unexpected and I'M
speakable luxury. Ginger whiskers
pointed out the other convlcts' quarters
on their way back to the house. They
were the slab huts opposite the pail
SADIE. Two were large, the others all
small. That was the oyerseer's hut
with the big chimney and the little
veranda.
"And who's the overseerT' inquired
Tom. MIR. Nat:"
NO. am. and hark'ee. my beauty.
here we are at the kitchen. and you're
a well set up youngster. amt you? But
no games with the girl or therell be
trouble! In you go. You'll thank me
for the warning when you've seen a
bit"
Tom thanked him then and there
and was In the kitchen next moment.
IL was empty. but from the adjoining
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Sale of Lot.

Under and by virtue of az order Of the
Superior Court Of Durham County, n. {.
made in the case entitled. r. w. Winston
vs. Bethel Rudd, the undersigned com.
missioner will sell at public auction for
one half cash, balance in ninety days
or al leash, at the option Of the purchaser,
for the purpose Of division, at the Court
House door in Durham, ". c.. at IL
O'Clock, m.
july Goth, 1907,
the following real estate, to-wit: Lying
and being In Durham City. y. c., begin.
ming at Frank feathers y. Il. corner on
Southern boundary Of the North Caro-.
lima Railroad Company, thence with said
boundary $50 East IS links: thence S.
sIke W. chain and 50 links; thence y.
sSko w. IS links to Frank Leathers'
line; thence N. aye Il. chain and 90
links 10 the beginning. containing i2-Ioo
acre. VICTOR 5. BRYANT,
Commissioner.
This June IS, 1907.
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W. Fuller Gates and J. E. Owens, Guar
dian, will OH
Saturday, the 9th day OF July,
1907, at IL O'Clock of the day, offer for
sale at public outcry at the Court House
door in the county of Durham, TO the
highest bidder the following described
two tracts of land, situate in Lebanon
Township, County of Durham:
Ist Tract:-Adjoinirg the lands of G.
w. Tllley, w. s. Terry and w. G. Gates
and on the waters of Little River, be-
ginning in the center of the Milton
Road on Ger rye Tilley's line, running
thence South o.33 chains to pointers:
thence South 10 East 3.73 chains to
pointers; thence North S. so chains to the
Milton Road; thence with said Road
North 6Io East 4. 40 chains to the begin.
ming, containing 2.46 acres, more or less,
and being the land conveyed to Mamie
E. Gates by w. S. Terry and wife by
deed dated the 20 of June, 1885, recorded
in deed book 3 page 5e7. And also con-
veyed to Mamie Z. Gates by F. ID.
Markham, Sheriff. by deed dated the
10TH Of October, 1855, recorded in deed
book S, page 27o.
and Tract:-Lying on the waters of
Little River adjoining the lands of ]. F.
Cane, w. 5. Terry ct al. beginning at a
stake on W. $. Terry's line; thence
North 80 East corner pointer: thence
North I4,25 chains to stake: thence
West 1850 chains to red oak; thence
w. S. Terry's line TO the beginning. con-
tanning 3o.I acres and being the excess
over the land allotted to w. G. Gates as
administrator and conveyed by +. D..
Markham, Sheriff. to Mamie Z. Gates
by deed dated October Sth, 1885, and lie.
corded in deed book 4. page 1876
Terms Of sale one-third cash. one-third
in six months and one-third in twelve
months. deferred payments bearing in
terest to be secured bynotes ard bearing
interest from day of sale. Sale made for
partition and subject to confirmation by
the Court. Bidding will start at s247. so
being an increase Of 10 per cent.
This sth day of June 1907.
J. 5. MANNING.
Commissioner.
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North Carolina. / Superior Court
Durham County, ] August Term, 1907.
George p. Butler. ! Notice Of Summons
Richard II. Wright Of Attachment.
The defendant above named viii take
notice that summons and warrant of
attachment in the above entitled action,
were issued sgsinst said defendant on the
4th day OF May, 1907. by c. +. Green,
Clerk Superior Court Of Durham County,
for the sum Of 37,oS5. 50, with interest
on $50, 1865. from the 18th day of July.
1904, until paid: and on {6o7 90 thereof
from October 5Ist. 1876, until paid, due
said plaintiff on account of judgments Of
the Supreme Court of New York, rem
dered on the 18th day OF July. 1904, and
on the 5Ist day Of October, 1906, wherein
said George p. Butler was plaintiff and
said Richard H. Wright defendant. which
said judgments were duly affirmed By
the Court Of Appeals Of the said State Of
New York, which summons is returna-
bic to the next term Of the Superior
Court Of Durham County. n. G. TO lie
held at the Court House in Durham, n.
c., on the first Monday before the fret
Monday in September, leo7. 1t being the
76th day of August, 1907. The defend
ant will also Take notice that warrant
OF attachment was issued by the Clerk Of
said Court on the 18th day Of MAY, 1907.
against the property Of said defendant.
which warrant Is returnable before the
said Superior Court at the time and place
above named for the return Of the sum-
mons. when and where the defendant Is
required to appear and answer to the
complaint, or The relief demanded will
be granted.
This tie 4th day Of June, lso7.
r. {. b. GREEN,
Clerk Superior Court.
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Resale Of Land.

BY virtue of at order of the Superior
Court Of Durham County made and en-
tered in the special proceedings therein
pending, entitled, Mamie $. Gates VS..
". Fuller Gates and J. f. Owens. Guar
dian, will OH
The sun., 1907-03-10
DETECTIVE IN Luck.
Takes Chances on a Black MOustache and
Wins Out.

Wins Out.
Capt. Andrew Nelson Of a barge lying at
Pier A Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad at
Communpaw missed his sl35 gold watch
and chain when he got out ( his bunk
yesterday morning He learned that Dick,
one of his crew. went ashore before sunup.
He notified Jersey City police headquarters
that he wanted the man arrested on sight.
Il don't know his last name, he said,
but your men won't have any trouble in
finding him. He has a black moustache
and wears a blue coat"
Acting Detective Sergeant Joseph Han
sen. who was employed by Mayor Mark
NJ. Pagan TO get evidence against the policy
and handbook men whose places were
raided on December l, was detailed to find
Dick
I'm take a chance on the first man with
a black moustache and blue coat meet"
he said -and trust to luck" Then he
wandered into the lodging house section.
The first man he spotted who answered
the description was cop and he let him
pass. He made a rush at the second black
mustached blue coated pedestrian and,
extending his hand, exclaimed: How are
you. Dick?"
-0h, pretty fair to middlin',' replied
Are you still on the barge9" asked the
sleuth.
NO. gave the job up was the reply;
-there wasn't any money in IL.
Hansen arrested the man and on the way
70 Police Headquarters the prisoner, who
called himself Diedrich Koenig. AZ years
old. confessed that he took the captains
watch while he was asleep and pawned it
for 81.
Say, Mister detective" whispered
Diedrich in front Of the desk. did you ever
see an easier sucker than l am?'
Never did," replied Hansen. you
handed yourself up lovely"
Il should say l did," said Dick. regret
fully, ~and | never saw you before in my
life. How did you know me2"
Il just took a chance on that mustache.'
said Hansen.
The sun., 1907-03-10
EX-CONVICT KILLS THREE.
shoots Ills WIFE and StepmOthGr Dead and
Then Commits suicide.

BEAVER DAM, Wis, March 0.-Roscoc p.
Miller an ex-convict. this afternoon shot
aud killed his divorced wife and also his
stepmother. Then he committed suicide,
shooting himself in the head
IL seems that there had been some trouble
over some property which was left to his
strpmother when his father died about a
year ago, Miller being cut of without cent.
This afternoon Miller went To the home of
his daughter, began quarrelling with his
wife and afteribeating her shot and killed
her. He then tried 10 shoot his daughter.
Mrs. Max Shirmacher. and hit her over the
head with the butt Of his revolver. but she
escaped. Then he went 10 the home Of his
stepmother, Mrs e. q. Miller. and shot her
and himself.
The sun., 1907-03-10

lndh'> famine rrlist roll HoN runers 81 nD0 per.
sons crops are reported Is larly satisfactory.
MARQUIS ITO says that Japan'N uo,ItIun m COrca
!, dilcult ~ her role Is oIy 20 OgCr counsel which
the Coreans are free 10 accept ~ reject NJ their
option.
The new National Bank Of PCr,l' has s2j OoO 600
c4uItal. Foreigners cannot be- share holder,
Thcrc Is to he an underground railway across
busy crowded Toxic. The distance (, TO be twelve
miles and the cost Of construction VIII rot be- IsS,
thAn s625.OCO mile. The rallHag company win
have S35 jOOOOO capital. i uniform fare nf -.
cents viii produce dividend Of per cent for the
shareholders The Electric Traction Company Of
Toxic plans to add sixty miles To IT. system
The Tiypothec Bank OF Japan sells It's interest
bearing bonds TO the general public ana loans the
money 10 commercial enterprises. such as electric
FailwayA water power eompanisA sugar rsonsriss
The sun., 1907-03-10
QUEEN ALExANDRHS SYMPATHY
CaDIed 70 Earl Grey on Account Of HOche-
Iaga school Fire.

OTTAWA, March Queen Alexandra,
through the Colonial Secretary, Lord Elgin.
has caIbed to Earl Grey as follows
-The Queen has learned with great regret
Of the disastrous fire which has occurred at
the Protestant Children's School at Mon
treal Her Majesty desires me to convey
to you her great admiration Of the heroic
conduct Of Miss Maxwell who gave up her
life in a gallant attempt to rescue the little
children intrusted to her care, as well as
her Majesty's deep sympathy with the be-
reayed relatives OF this brave woman;
Mia Maxwell, q teacher. gave her life in
irving 10 save pupils at the HochelagA
schod Are, whgro she and eighteen pupils
WNra burned 70 death.
The sun., 1907-03-10
AGAINST JEROME BILLS.
Agricultural Societies Preparing to Op.
pose Their Passage.

Agricultural Societies Preparing 10 OPP
pose Their Passage.
BrNGHAMToN, N. X, March 0-Secretary
Harrison Of the New York State Fair and
representatives Of other agricultural socie-
ties and fair associations from Broome,
Chenango, Tioga, Anegany and Steuben
counties met here yesterday afternoon
and made plans to oppose the Jerome bills.
one of which proposes to repeal the Percy
GRAY racing law permitting racing but
recurring per cent Of the gross receipts TO
be set aside for the benefit ofagriculture, and
the other Of which proposes to appropriate
$4,000 TO be divided among the ninety
three agricultural societies Of the State.
The fair men say If the appropriation
could be made permanent one they would
be satisfied, but that it would be impos-
sible to conduct fairs and be obliged every
wear To take the chances Of a Legislature
refusing to appropriate the money after
plans have been made for the coming fair.
Every agricultural society in the State
will be urged to send representative to
the hearing at Albany on March 20.
The sun., 1907-03-10
.HAUNTS OF OUR REPTILES.
viNI I iRIETIES TO BE FOUND
~ AMERICA.

|rr. DIa rond.BaCk Rather IN Point Of
CpnonuuSneSS Is second 10 None Of
the Poisonous snakes Of the World
h Habits Of the Deadly water MOccasIn.
The sun., 1907-03-10
PICKING sPOONEwS SUCCESSOR.
la Toilette Men Won't Have stephenson
-GON. Davidson NAV he EOrreh In.


MADISON, Wis, March 0.-AIthough Sena-
tor La Toilette has signhed his intention of
supporting Stephenson, his own party
leaders in the Legislature have notified
La Toilette that Stephenson il an impoS--
bility. They have told him they will sup
port either ". II. HaJten or |. l.. Leuroot
A canvass made to-day shows that Len
root will get - votes on the first ballot.
Stephenson between 1S and - and Hattcn
about 20. The other votes will be scat
tered. Necessary TO a choice g.
While Lenroot will lead in the first vote,
il is believed the StawartS, who control
twenty-sevcn votes in the two houses
will force Gov. Davidson into the field "a a
dark horse on the second ballot a. the least
Objectionable candidate and the fight will
be between Lenroot, Hatten and the Gov
erDOr.
There is a feeling that Hatten, who put the
railroad rate law through the Legislature,
has the largest number Of second choice
votes and may ultimately be elected
The sun., 1907-03-10
DANES ISN'T WORRYING.
FN-COmDtrOHer Ascrlbes Wall streets
slump to Liquidation by Pools.

EN-COmDtrOlIer AsCrlbes wall Slreets
slump to Liquidation by Pools.
CHICAGO, March 9.-President Charles
G. Dawes Of the Central Trust Com pany
of Illinois speaking Of the financial outlook
to-day, said:
The situation IL sound. Wall Streets
liquidation is evidently due TO liquidation
by pools. It is a good sign to see industrial
companies like Western Electric and Swift
T. Co. reducing their commitments. Such
setbacks prolong the period of prosperity.
stick to my theory of twenty year periods
and look for no real trouble before 1871 to
1913. As time goes on these per lods are
inclined to become somewhat shorter. The
country never was 80 wealthy and the
wealth OF the country is always adjusting
itself to the country needs. Looking over
the business situation carefully one fails
TO find a single soft spot
The sun., 1907-03-10
SHOT AT 4 UNION'S MEETING.
Secretary Of PIastereTs' Association Wounded
by Member -AssaiIant Escapes.

by a Member -AssaiIant Escapes.
Basilio Sberno, Of 2So East lO7th street,
secret tary Of Local Union 2l6 of the Plaster
ers' International Association, was shot
twice in the back last night after a meeting
of the executive committee OF the union in
a hall at $40 East Hath street. The assailant,
who, the police say, was Michael COngolOsi,
of sos East 1O3d street, a member of the
union, hel d a crowd Of fifty men at bay
until he could get out Of a window. Then
he slid onto the roof OF a dance hall next
door, and dropped twenty feet to the ground,
after which trace Of him was lost.
The story the police learned Of the shoot
ing was that Cong olosi went to the secre-
taTy's desk and got into an argument with
Sberno about his dues. Then the two men
finally Congolosi drew his revolver. The
Harlem Hospital surgeons believe Sberno
will die
The sun., 1907-03-10

match factories fertilizer WORKS. fisheries insurance
companies paper mills brick making and cement
works A chief object is 10 keep down Inn orts and
restrict gold tNIOits-a good TiogIanme for
Japan.
sixty thousand tons OF American steel rails will
De used on The South NanCnurian 'allWay.
French lndO China had a foreign trade OF sac. d.
600 600 IN 1900 OF which SiOOOOOOO imports and
S2GOocO0O exports France supplied S22. .G37 900 Of
the imports AMI took s. s2SOOOO OF the EXPORTS
HongkOuy sold si2,OO0 OOO and bought IS so 600
The colony buys cotton tissues, yarn. liquors
machinery, tin, iron and Steel kerosene. paper
opium, guuny bags SILK goods, rice. hour coal
gold leaf, tobacco, arms, powder aud ammunition.
fruits and seeds cotton tea pottery and porce.
lain. wearing apparel OF Al kiuis. cement sugar
coffee. glass aud crystal woocn goods. copper
boots and shoes, condensed milk. jewelry, watches
The tarn laws ~ France govern the colony Amer.
lean goods are NOT imported direct About 81 800.
OuO worth enter each year In shipments from Hong
kong
midas exports Of opium are Increasing not
w'ths'anding tue export duty OF SlG6 per chest
IN 1905 d the cXportwa 62g3s chests of the value
OF t2l 5125i5 More Than two. thirds went 10 L.n=5
through Hon nySong and other treat, ports
\ cotton miii equipped with japanese machinery
and managed hy Japanese manager has been
started Al lchany, the head Of commercial steam
NAVIGATION ON the Nanrtsc River, to make cloths
from Chinese yarn
The recently opened Chaochowfu and SwAtow
Railroad, chinese enterprise he's American steel
rI .r. angle bars and spikes The three uity four
ton iOconut, cs are Of American manufacture
hut bear % conspicuous name plate In English and
Chimes. setting forth the firm tnat sold them 10
ca,,'. the lies are Of Japanese hardwood. and the
twenty 'Wo coaches were made Ia Japan. closely
Initiating American patterns, The coupiers arc
~ Agcrcln type, and American air brakes are
used. This road rs the nrst In Chlua 10 be built
with Chinese capital II Is thkty miles long and
has four stations besides the two terminals. AZ
present the line X guarded by armed men At one
mile intervals. Engineers. oouducbkrs and train
despatchers are Japanese. but tldIct collectors
The sun., 1907-03-10
New spanish Minister calls on Secretary
Root

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The new Spanish
Minister. Senior Don Ramon Piha y Millet
to-day made formal call on Secretary
Root and presented his credentials. He
was accompanied by SelOr Luis Pastor.
the First Secretary OF the Legation. His
formal call at the White House " III not be
made until after the recovery Of the Presi-
dents son Archie.
The new Minister Is a bachelor and has
established himself for three months in the
Counecticut In the Apartment reosntlJ 90
oupled by Senator DuPont q Delawars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
WHEELOCK.

Mr.. Moore of Worcester, Mass, visited
at l.. n. Cree's, last Friday, and his
wife, who has been visiting at Mr.. Cree's
for the past few weeks, returned with
him to their home, Monday.
E. "A. Hallett of St. Johnsbury Center
attended Riverside Grange, Saturday,
and installed the following officers for
the ensuing year: Master, G. L. Gerry
overseer, c. A. Hoyt; steward, Fred
Day; lecturer, Mrs. Lucy Weed; secre-
tary, Mrs. G. L. Gerry; treasurer, Mrs.
Fred Day; chaplain, James Drew; A. S.,
Lyman WEIGH; gate keeper, George
Bean; Pomona, Mrs. George Bean
Ceres, Mrs. George Barber; Flora, Mrs.
]. Drew; L. A. S., Miss May Peak.
Mrs. George Bean has finished work
for Mrs. H. A. Green and returned to her
home, and Miss Florence Drew has gone
to Mrs. Green's to work.
Wesley Humphrey of East Burke Wis
tied at George Goss' last week.
Will Ladd of Lyndon visited his
mother, Mrs. A, ]. Ranney, last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
EAST BURKE.

Among the sick ones this week are Mr..
and Mrs. H. d. Webster, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Howard and little daughter Doris,
Miss Inez Humphrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Ief-
frey, Master ]. Milo Jeffrey and Mrs.
Milo Jenkins. Mrs. R. A. Eggleston re-
mains about the same.
9 Mrs. V. L. James and Miss Ethel are
visiting Mrs. James parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 6. Emery at Monroe.
Mrs. ]. ]. Davis has returned home
from her trip to Newport and Derby.
Miss Humphrey, who has been cleck-
ing for Webster & Rowland, has gone to
her home sick with the grip.
Ethel James spent last week with
friends at Lyndonville
Mrs. Phippen seems little more com
Portable.
Mrs. Guests sister, Miss Allen, who
has been visiting at the Methodist par
sonage, has returned to Boston.
Mrs. Ed Harvey, who has been suffer
ing from quinsy sore is better.
Mrs. Grace Stafford, who has been
stopping with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. H. ellison for a few weeks, has re-
turned to her home here, somewhat i'm
proved in health.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. R. A. Egg
gleston, the entertainment that was to
be given JAM 81, by the Jr. O. U. A. NJ.
has been postponed until further notice.
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McINDOE FALLS.

Arthur Peck returned Saturday IRON
Lebanon. n. H., where he has been toi
several months in a drug store
Robert Kendall was called to Barton
Tuesday, to attend the funeral OF his
sister. Mrs. Abbie Kendall Elliott.
Rev. Mr.. Blake, ofBarton, occupied the
pulpit again last Sunday in the absence
of our pastor, Rev. A. F. Eldridge.
Miss Virginia Perry is visiting at the
home of her uncle, Hon. c. ]. Bell at East
Hardwick.
Walter Skinner has been at East Rye
gate the past week filling the creamery
ice house.
I. H. Stuart has commenced repairs on
the ell part of his house.
Mrs. Bert Arlen and son, Hazen are
visiting relatives at Concord.
Ira Colby and Miss Martha Colby have
been at Lunenburg the past week.
]. H. Stuart is spending few days at
Lisbon, n. H.
lack Bean is seriously i'll.
DR.. 7. D. Bugbee, of White River
Junction has been in town several days.
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NEWARK.

Edna Gray, who attends school at the
Lyndon Institute, spent Sunday at home
c. T. Gray is working at Mt. View
Farm this week.
c. H. Newman was in St. Johnsbury
Saturday.
Among the sick ones this week are Mr..
and Mrs. D. F. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
A B. Corliss, Mrs. Clayton George,
Mrs A. c. Burns, and Mrs. Sarah Bishop,
Mrs. Susie Gayler closed a very success
full term of school Saturday.
George Newman was in Westmore
Wednesday on business.
, Ada Simpson and Leonard Burns visit
ed relatives in Sheffield Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs c. 0. Cheney, of Burke,
were in town Friday calling on friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Wallace and his
mother, visited in Sutton Sunday.
There will be a dance and oyster
supper Thursday evening at |. E. Good
wins. The public are cordially invited
Lyle and Roy SWEET, of West Charles
ton visited at Moses Paye's, recently.
Mrs. Jennie Mcleod, ofSt. Tohnsburv,
is visiting at Harris Packers.
The Ladies Home Mission circle meet
Wednesday with Mrs. Scion Roberts.
On account of the illness of some of the
members the Ladies Library Association
did not hold social this month.