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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
BOMB FOR EVANGELIST
Tactics of Conversion Objected to
by Connecticut Farmers

Greenwich, Conn, Aug. 7.-RaisinE
the cry of "witchcraft," as did their
ancestors when they burned Ann
Hutchinson at the stake 300 years ago,
mob of farmers stormed house at
Pemberwick hamlet. They threw a
bomb at an itinerant evangelist within.
They accused him of mesmerizing the
neighborhSod.
Henry Spilkins. the preacher. escaped
death by a miracle, as did the little
flock of "Pentecostals" he had gath
cred about him. The countryside al
leges they were saved by black art
hypnotism.
Three weeks ago Spilkins. swarthr
thick set and eloquent, found his way
into Pemberwck and announced that
be would hold Pentecostal revivals un.
til he had converted the goddess COM
munity"
The farmers for miles about. all pros
porous, all orthodox and most of them
rigorous Baptlsts, Methodists or Pres
byterians, laughed at the salvation
ist," as they called him, and warned
him to leave at once. -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

The best antidotes for grange that
exhibits signs Of dormancy are live
lecturer and some young people. The
wise lecturer is he who interests as
many people as possible In each even
ings programme. At recent meeting
In the writer's home grange little fif
teen minute entertainment involved
every member In the room. The lee
turer also announced that at the fol-
lowing meeting each person would be
expected to relate some actual expe-
rience in life, describe some scene or
place or event Of which he had a per-
sonal knowledge. And that meeting
was the most interesting one In many
weeks. Such oranges do not become
dormant. There should be practical
farm papers and talks and all that, of
course, but there should be one num-
Der OF the evenings programme that
Will include several of those present.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

At the last meeting of the Union
grange A. A. Van Week of jamestown
was instructed TO prepare list OF
farm bulletins from the state and ma
tional agricultural departments which
would prove the most valuable TO
farmers. This list will be sent to the
congressman from that district, and he
will forward II to the members of
the grange. This is a good idea and
should be adopted by other oranges.
Many Of these bulletins are of great
value to farmers. This grange has
voted $50 for the Young Women's
Christian Association building in
jamestown which is to be erected A
resolution of thanks to Governor
Hughes was adopted for his "strenu-
GUS efforts to promote purity In politi-
cal methods and honesty and square
dealing in the administration of the
law"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

Despondent over the death of his
wife. Paul Murch of Manchester, n.
H., aged SO. weaver. shot himself.
He lived but a few minutes.
Hyman Cooks of Boston. aged u,
was drowned While bathing at Hing
ham, Mass. 1t is supposed he was
seized with cramps.
The gift to the town Of Gorham, Me.
Of library to cost $4,000 by James +.
Baxter is announced. 1t will be stu.
ated on the site of the Baxter home
stead. where the donor was born.
Henry Fisher died at Boston after be-
ing unconscious four days from heat
prostration. He arrived at Boston
from his home in Seabrook, n. H., and
became overcome as he left the train.
He was G2 years old.
Fred Pooler, aged 81. we'll known
guide. was drowned by falling from a
wharf at Kineo, Me-
Joseph Feforantina. aged o. was run
over and killed by a train at East Bos-
ton.
Asher Stone, aged IS, was run over
and killed by an electric car at Boston.
The motorman was arrested, but was
later released.
Brighton. suburban district Of Bos-
ton, celebrated its centennial by the
singing of patriotic songs by 500 school.
children, civic parade. horse racing
the dedication of memorial tablets, to
gether with an electrical parade band
concert and fireworks.
The cornerstone of the new Sacred
Heart Catholic church at Manchester,
Mass. was formally laid, Rev. w. Fl.
O'Connell, archbishop coadjutor of
Boston. officiating.
Fire destroyed the Leland block at
Ware, Mass. doing $4,000 damage.
Spontaneous combustion lis believed to
have caused the fire.
Leo X. Brown. aged 16. was drowned
in Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester.
Mass, by the capsizing Of his canoe.
While suffering from At Of de
spondency, Donald A. MacMillen, a
Brooklne, Mass, carpenter commit
ted suicide at his home He left fam
lily.
The large barn of the Pokanoket
club. an organization of Boston men.
near Medfleld, Mass, was burned, to-
gether with five horses, 80 tons of hay
and other property. The loss is $4,000.
The Portland, Gray and Lewiston
(Mel Railway company voted to in
crease the capital stock to $1,000 900
and to employ an engineer to make the
preliminary survey for the road at once
Willard X. Palmer OF Sound Bsa ch.
Conn, has brought suit against the
First Presbyterian church OF that
place for $4,000, the amount, IL is al
legged, covering money loaned at varl-
GUS times to the church by Palmer.
John Schuster, Jr., aged II, was
drowned in Ellis pond, Norwood, Mass.
He was an expert swimmer. but was
seized with cramps.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
GRANGE INCORPORATION.
How It Is Done In New York State-A
Simple Process.

How does grange proceed to in
ton law" The process is so simple
that many people who were expecting
q long process of legal technicalities
are surprised at the ease with which
q grange can become incorporated. To
become incorporated the grange should
first send q written notice to every
member who is in good standing that
at the next regular meeting the ques-
ton of becoming incorporated will be
voted upon. If majority of the men,
bers present at the regular meeting
vote affirmatively on the proposition,
then those members voting in the af-
f1rmative should sign the incorporation
blanks in duplicate-that is, two cop
les should be made and signed exactly
alike. These incorporation blanks can
be obtained from the master or sec
rotary Of the state grange free Of cost.
When the members of the grange sign
the Incorporation papers their acknowl-
edgment should be taken by notary
or justice. Most oranges have such an
official among their members, but If
there is none then a justice from out
side should be brought In to take the
Acknowledgements, for which purpose a
recess may be taken. After members
voting In the affirmative have all
signed the incorporation papers one
copy is to be filed in the town clerk
Office and the other one is filed away
with the other papers and records of
the grange. When the grange has
complied with these requirements 1t is
in a position to hold property, both
real and personal, to buy sell and
lease its property, to sue and be sued
in court.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
A Question We'll Answered

Is not the present a good time to re-
duce our grange dues? asks an Ohio
patron of State Lecturer Taber. No;
that time will never come To reduce
grange dues could but weaken the
Order If It is not worth 10 cents per
month to a man to be a member of
good live grange, to say nothing Of
the Unreasonable benefits conferred in
legislation, state and national, 1t is
worth nothing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Coal Land Thieves Heavily Fined

Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. Elm the
cases of f. NJ. Holbrook, E. e. Lone
baugh and Robert McPhilamsy, recent
ly convicted of conspiracy to defraud
the government in the acquisition of
coal lands at Monarch, Federal Judge
Ryner imposed a fine Of $4,000 each on
Holbrook and Lonebaugh and a $1,000
fine on McPhllamey. Each must also
pay one-third of the costs of the case
and stand committed to Jail until the
fines and the costs are paid. The cases
will be appealed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Shot at Man and Woman

Leomlnster Mass. Aug. 7.-Herbert
E. Fletcher. aged 27 and unmarried.
fred four shots at close range from
revolver at Oscar Bessey. 20, aud Miss
Della Edgerly, 90. while they were
seated on the piazza at Fletcher's
home. One Of the bullets struck Bessey
in the left cheek and caused an ugly
but not dangerous wound. Fletcher
when placed under arrest, refused to
talk about the affair.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Vermont at jamestown.

Vermont Day at the jamestown Ex-
occasion. The programme of exercises
arranged by the Vermont Commission
is of an attractive and varied character.
The orator of the day will be the Hon.
Joseph A. DeBoer, which assures an his
torical address worthy of the Green
Mountain State.
Other addresses will be made by
Governor Proctor, members of the
Vermont delegation in Congress, and by
Governor Swanson, of Virginia, and
President Tucker of the Exposition.
There will also be vocal and instru.
mental music by Vermont artists. The
exercises of Vermont Day will be held
in the Auditorium, followed by a recep-
ton at the Vermont building.
Arrangements have been nearly COM
pleted by the State Commission, and Ad-
jutant General Gilmore, representing
Governor Proctor, for an excursion Of
Vermonters to the jamestown EXPOSE
tion about the middle of September. 1t
is proposed to leave Vermont points in
season to allow several days for visiting
the exposition before Vermont Day, Sep.
TENDER Is. Reasonable excursion and
hotel rates have been secured for the
trip, details of which will be announced
soon. Headquarters for the party have
been secured at the Hotel Warwick,
Newport News, where Accommodations for
300 persons have been reserved. The
Vermont Societies of Boston, Brooklyn,
Washington and other cities have been
invited to be present and participate in
the exercises.
No special invitations will be extended
to the people of this State, but a cordial
general invitation is hereby given to all
Vermonters to join the excursion and
help celebrate Vermont Day at the expo
sition.
The Jamestown Exposition will be at
its best in September and the weather
conditions will then be perfect.
Vermont, however, would be well adj
vertised at the jamestown Exposition
if it had no other display than the maple
sugar exhibit in the Pure Foods building.
This exhibit occupies nearly 200 square
feet and is conceded by other exhibitors
TO be the greatest attraction in the Pure
Foods building. The Vermont booth
contains an extensive exhibit of maple
sugar and syrup. The process of sugar
making is illustrated here and a genuine
'sugaring off" takes place daily in the
presence of a crowd of interested spec
tators. Several brick arches and three
evaporators are in use in the mauufac-
ture Of maple goods, and a miniature
sugar camp is also on exhibition. Sew
eral tons of sugar and syrup have al.
ready been sold at the Vermont sugar
booth in charge of President A. j. Croft
of the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
Association,
Both the Vermont exhibits in the
Mines and Pure Foods buildings are
sufficiently conspicuous and extensive
to command the attention of all visitors
who are in the least observing, and they
are creditable enough to the State to be
noticed in any statement published re-
garding Vermont exhibits at the James
town Exposition.
CHARLES S. FORBES.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Too Much Alcohol In Cider

Waltham, Mass. Aug. 6.-The police
Of this city are after the cider drinkers.
The representative of law and order
have been suspicious Of the proclaim ed
sweetness" of the apple juice com
pound and have tested certain sam
pies. The results have been shocking
to the local constabuary. it is stated.
for instead of potion containing per-
cent alcohol, some with seven times
that strength has been discovered
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Field Days and Pionics.

The season for field days and picnics
Is at hand. 1t is a good time to spread
grange doctrine. Don't confine these
out of door occasions to members OF
the grange. Invite all farmers. Have
one short interesting and meaty ad-
dress on some general farm topic, a
brief, pointed talk on some phase or
phases OF grange work. some good
music and plenty to eat. and the day
will be well spent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

Cornish. y. H., Aug. 5.-August Saint
Gaudeus. IL d. l.. II. D.. the sculptor.
died at his home here after long i'll
ness. Death was due to general
breakdown of the system. due in part
TO form of nervous dyspepsia with
which he had long been troubled. Born
in Dublin in 1S4S of d French father
and Irish mother st. Gaudens was
brought to this country when 6 months
old
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
More Delay In Eddy Case

Concord \. H, Aug. THE caption
before Magistrate Cook for the taking
of the New Hampshire dispositions in
connection with the equity proceedings
brought by next friends" to secure an
accounting of the property Of Mrs.
Mary b. G. Eddy. which was continued
from last week, was again postponed
yesterday until Thursday. George W.
Glover, Mrs. Eddy's son, was in court.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Payroll of SI5, 900, 600 For Year

Boston, Aug 7.-According to fig
ures given out by City Treasurer Stat
terry, the city payroll for the past month
was $93S,0 so, an increase OF SILL
51G37 over July, 1906, and S5T 45T 26
over July. 1908. II is estimated the
total payroll for the IL months OF the
year will exceed $l5,0OO,0O0.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
School Furniture Trust Dissolved

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Judge Lands, in
the United States district court, OF
dered the dissolution of the church and
school furniture trust recently pun
ished by fines amounting to $4,000 for
admitted violation of antitrust laws.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Nav Have Killed Herself

Beverly, Mass, Aug. THE police
Of this city are searching for some
trace Of Miss Ethel Cox, aged 10, shoe
stitcher, who disappeared from her
boarding house at Wenham last Satur-
day, after having left note for her
father stating that she intended to
drown herself Miss Cox appeared TO
be in good spirits up to the time Of her
DEPARTURE
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Strife Breeders Out of the Way

Manila, Aug. 5.-Rota, the fighting
leader Of the Pulajanes in the Island of
Leyte, has been sentenced to death.
One companion was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life and four others were
given 35 years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Two fatalities on DESTROYER

Portsmouth. Eng. Aug. Two
stohers belonging to the torpedo boat
destroyer Spitfire were burned beyond
recognition and four were seriously in
jured by Il blaze in the oil fuel. which
broke out in the stokehole.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Various Matters from Various
andpoints.

Mason S. Stone, state superintendent
of education, has just issued from the
department of education two books en-
titled Minimum Courses of Study" and
1.-THE Teachers Manual" The former
will be used principally in high schools,
and the latter in ungraded schools. Both
books contain a vast amount of useful
and practical information. 1t is these
modern ideas which Mr.. Stone is instil-
ling into his department that will be the
means of placing the standard of YER
mont schools at par with Massachusetts,
schools. 1t is good for Vermont that
Mr.. Stone is at the head of the schools. -
Waterbury Record.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Was Youngest Civil War Volunteer

New Britain. Conn, Aug, Joseph
Fl. White. aged "a, the youngest volun-
teer In the Civil war, who enlisted at
the age of 8 years and s months as a
drummer boy in company A, Second
New Hampshire volunteers, died in this
city Of pneumonia. A widow and six
children survive.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Escaped With Shaking Up

Boston, Aug. 6-Three men and "a
woman had narrow escape from ser.
Gus injury by the fall of an elevator
in the Carney building. 1t fell from
the third story to the basement, and
although the crash was sufficient to be
heard some distance, the passengers
were simply shaken up.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Killed by Electricity

Lowell, Mass, Aug 5.-Calvin F.
Prince. 81 years old, went TO a tree in
his front yard TO remove a fallen cleo
tric light wire. In some manner the
wire fell, striking him in the nose. he
fell to the ground and died almost in
stnntlY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Fallieres' AssaiIant Insane

Paris, Aug. 6.-Leon Mailley, who
Fallierss in the streets of Paris July
IA last. has been declared to be insane
and sent to an asylum.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
A Short Tobacco Crop

Hartford, Aug. T.-Accerding to a
statement OF Ellsworth N. Phelps, a
leading tobacco grower. the yield IN
Connecticut this year will be fully 40
percent below the average esop.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
Hartford Gettinq Busy.

Changers Of Connecticut are already
bestirring themselves about the next
national grange meeting to be held in
Hartford. The matter of accommodate
Ing the hosts is a serious one, but 1t
will be satisfactorily adjusted when
the time comes. Hartford is hos
pitable.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

Our Williamstown correspondent de-
plores the business of Sunday excursions
over the railroads. This may be the
opening wedge of the European Sunday,
but The Journal is led to enquire what
special and irremediable injury is done,
or what objectionable sin has been COM
mitted by the folks who enjoyed the
recent trips of the railroad by lake and
rail Montpelier journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09
GILT EDGE INVESTMENT

100000 Middlebury 4 per cent
Water Bonds also 6 per cent Home
Investment. Write H. B. Powell & Co.,
Woodstock, Vt. gaia
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

An immense black bear, estimated to
weigh 200 pounds dressed, invaded Ches-
ter and was seen by several people to
cross Main street and enter the woods
west of the village.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

Mrs. Phelps Stokes in an address in
New York said of the servant question :
Are there not too many mistresses who
treat their servants as the lady did in
buying eggs: This lady entered shop
and said: Have you eggs. Eyes,
madam said the shopman. Well said
the lady, i want dozen absolutely fresh
eggs for myself and (she touched the
arm of her maid, who stood beside herr
a half dozen not quite so fresh for my
maid here. Union Signal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

Many a boy is called dull and stupid,
when the whole trouble is due TO a law
liver. We firmly believe your own doc
tor will tell you that an occasional dose
OF Ayers Pills will do such boys a great
deal OF good. They keep the liver active.
Made by the j. G. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass.-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

The strike among the slate workers
of Fair Haven seems no nearer to a
settlement than ever, and according to
the Fair Haven Era, cannot be settled
even at remote period in the future.
The strike has proved disastrous to the
business interests of the town and in
case of the permanent closing of the
quarries would be severe blow. 1t is
not for us to judge of the right or wrong
of either party to the trouble but it would
seem as though some amicable settle
ment might be made, even if both parties
had to make concessions.-Verg ennes
Enterprise.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-09

Recent issues of the New York news
papers received here, show disposition
to accept as truth the most absurd fic-
ton, that seems to warrant some plain
speaking on the subject of the French
press.
A senseless story was published here
by the "Gil Bias" telling of a monster
petition to the Pope, signed by several
thousand French priests, asking that
the law of celibacy for the clergy be an
nulled and giving many scandalous gen.
eralities as the reason for the request.
Naturally the lie was made of whole
cloth. Such a petition had not been
dreamed Of, much less signed by single
Catholic.
1t attracted about as much attention
in Paris as the announcement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's future policy printed
in the Police Gazette would in New
York. The Gil Bias is lively boulevard
sheet containing some wit and some dirt,
amusing principally because of the ex-
travagant yarns it prints about America
and Americans; the most virulent of the
"Yankeephopes," but devoted to porno-
graphy above all else.-Letter to the New
York Mail.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-06
wilt whItmnn,s Brain Lost.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. CIR. Ed
ward Anthony Spitzka, professor gen
eral of anatomy in jefferson college
and one of the most distinguished
anthropological scholars in the world,
in a report upon the comparative
study of the brains of the six greatest
scientists in America, revealed that
the brain of walt Whitman had been
lost absolutely to science by the care
lessnegs Of an employee in hospital.
The employe allowed It to drop to
the floor with the jar in which 1t was
contained. Not even a piece OF II
was Saved,
Or. Spitzka made his researches II.
the interest Of the american philo-
sophical society. Beside the Whit
man revelation the most important
thing in his report is his assertion
that the future American brain is to
dominate the human powers of the
earth. Next to that is his discovery
that the brains of geniuses can easib
be determined by their weight. They
weigh a specific amount more than
average.
DR.. Spitzka deplored the loss OF
the marvellous Whitman brain. and
admitted that the most important re-
suits might have been obtained had
this brain been saved. AS it was the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-06
W. B. MCPHERSON
Goold Confessed the sIurder.

the trunk ne notified the police and
their arrest followed.
Goold Confessed the Murder.
Statements as to the facts in the
case were at great variance. Good
himself confessed that he committed
the murder and that his wife had
nothing to do with IT, The police
did not put much faith in his story,
and as the case was presented 20 the
court bis wife was shown to be the
real fnstigator.
The evidence went to show that
Emma Levin, who was possessed OF
considerable jewelry and some money
had been invited to visit the Goods
who were in needy circumstances
There she was killed. and later a
quantity Of her jewe.ry was found in
the possession of GoOld and his wife
Her body was dismembered and
packed in a trunk and vallse. which
the mlrderers were trying to dispose
Of when the crime was discovered.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-06
KANSAS sCOREs IN SUIT TO
GUST HARVESTER TRUST

Topeka, Kas. Dec. 6.-The state
gained an important point today
in its suit to GUST the International
Harvester company from Kansas. p.
W. Griggs testified that he had heard
Cyrus Mccormick, president OF the
international Harvester company,
state in a speech made in Kansas
City in 1903. that the combination
of which he was the head owned OF
controlled 80 per cent of all the
money used for the purpose Of manu-
featuring and selling harvesting ma,
chinery."
President Mccormick had sid fur.