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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
SATURDAY..
June /, 1907,


President Roosevelt passes six busy
hours at Lansing, Mich, making ad,
dresses and presenting diplomas at ag.
ricultural college, and adding two shol
addresses at the capitol.
Jury for Haywood murder trial al
Boise will be completed today, Judge
Wood giving notice that court will
sit until two vacant places are filled
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad stockholders vote to merge
that company and the Consolidated
railway company as the New York, New
Haven & Hartford company.
Massachusetts, senate enacts shoe
machinery bill, 21 to 10, without de-
bate.
April and May the coldest two such
months on record in this country.
Two children burned to death and
seven persons injured in fire that de-
stroys Jacob Rothschild's cottage at
Long Beach, N. Y.
Secretary Root returns $1,000 sent him
by Yale university for Dodge lectures.
Reclassiflcation of salaries of New
Hampshire postmasters secures in
crease for all but two.
Lowell mill men send reply to textile
council refusing a conference on a 10
percent raise.
Sailors all over France join in gem
eral strike
Agreement between the Morse COM
bine and the officers of it's vessels gives
the men higher wages.
Mrs. A. G. Vanderbilt shows cool
head when her yacht is cut to water
line in collision at Newport, h. |.
Quarrel in business Office at Provi-
dence, r. l., results in shooting Of
two clerks.
President Eliot of Harvard univer-
sity will speak at 11th annual meeting
of associated Harvard clubs at De-
troit.
Postmaster Hibbard says the Bos-
ton police and letter carriers are the
best in the United Statse.
Vice-President Fairbanks will be in
vlted to Boston in old-home week.
Counsel for next friends file brief in
Eddy suit.
Great desert of California claims an
other victim, an unidentified man with
Boston letters in pockets.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Buried Under Freight wreokage.

Worcester, Mass.-Three trainmer
We're buried beneath the wreckagt
of 30 freight cars in a collision be
tween a switching locomotive and
the Hartford freight at Southgate
street. mile from this city, on the
Norwich branch of the New York
New Haven & Hartford recently.
Two of the men, Oscar Ahlgren, the
fireman of Somers, Conn, and Charles
Austin, head brakeman, of Hartford
were rescued from the debris, which
almost Immediately burst into flames,
and were taken to the hospital in a
serious condition.
Leon Eddy, the engineer, Of Putnam,
Conn, was missing and frantic en-
deavOrs were made to find him before
the flames should cremate his body.
The search was abandoned, and
a short while later Eddy was found
wandering along Hammond street, 500
yards away in halfdazed condition.
At the hospital a superficial eX-
animation of the victim showed
bruises, cuts and burns, the latter
serious.
Engineer George A. Clark of Wor.
cester and fireman b. F.. Lowe of
Providence of the switcher, escaped
unhurt. The cause of the accident is
unknown.
The shock of the impact piled the
freight cars high and some of them
toppled over a bank on top of some
coal sheds.
The fire department was called out
to fight the flames in the wreckage
and doctors and ambulances were
hastily summoned from the city,
The freight was travelling at good
rate Of speed to make up for lost time
and at Southgate street was supposed
to go on siding. For some reason
the train ran over the switch, and
continuing down the straight track,
crashed into the switching locomotive
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Boys WALKING Across country

Rochester, N. Y.-Walter H. Barber,
Bert l.. Brown and Arthur knight,
three lads from Worcester. walking
across the country on a wager, ar
rived in Rochester June 4. They left
Boston May 13, and expect to land in
San Francisco Oct. IL, beating Mon
tana Joes record by a month and
three weeks.
They are in excellent spirits and
ahead of schedule. They are selling
their photographs to- pay expenses,
having started without a cent. II they
finish within prescribed time they will
receive bonus and expenses home.
The boys are dressed in corduroys, blue
shirts and army hats, and carry real
revolvers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Snow In Nermnnt

Montpelier, VIA new weather rec.
ord for June was made Wednesday
morning when 1t showed briskly for
a few minutes. This was followed by
rain that has fallen nearly all day
with the temperature ranging from AZ
to 46 above zero
Farmers are abandoning hope of
corn crop. Most of 1t is not yet plant
ed and many farmers are sowing their
corn land with millet and hungarian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
MONDAY,
June 8, 1907.

lOOt
Fire in the Martin Luther orphan
home in West RoXbury caused heavy
damage.
Snow fiurries on June 2 In Boston
and New York, summer resorts desert
ed, open cars in eclipse and straw hat
crop blighted in the blossom.
One man killed and another stabbed
as the result of fight in Boston.
Coopers in every Boston brewery
strike, the union claiming the employ
ers have repudiated their agreement
made two weeks ago for the coming
year.
Boston hotel porters threaten to
strike unless they are allowed to re-
tain their tips"
Striking longshoremen of New York
reduce their demands
Fhench people protest against suit
Of Ex.Empress Eugenie for articles
given to Napoleon III.
Metropolitan police at Revere, Mass,
save two boys from drowning.
Russian famine committee announ-
ces no more foreign subscriptions
needed
st. Louis man thinks he has Titian's
famed st. Jerome" painting.
Sculptor Dallin completes two hand
some groups for the Syracuse soldiers
monument.
While speeding their autos two
men in Greenwich, Conn, run into a
cab, killing the horse and injuring the
driver.
Haywood recovers, and his trial will
proceed at Boise.
Four men of party of five from
New York drowned by capslzing of a
sloop of Norwalk, Conn.
Revolutionists in Swatow and Am
Oy, China, murder officials and burn Of
fetal buildings.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
KIno Edward Makes a Win.

London, Eng,-King Edward backed
Orby for the Derby, and won, 1t is said
Certain 1t is that Lord Marcus Beres-
ford, who manages his majesty's stable
and is the royal betting commissioner,
went into the betting ring just before
the horses paraded and booked a bet
on Orby with Harry Stowburn, book
maker, Stowburn laying $4,000 to $500.
Other aristocrats were not as lucky
as King Edward, and lost thousands
of pounds on the favoite, Sieve Gal
lion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
THURSDAY,
June 6, 1907.

" 'SNf
Governor Guild in message to the
Massachusetts legislature quotes let
ter from Pres. Mellen confirming mer-
ger of N. Y, N. H. & H., and B. &
M. interests; Governor strongly rec
Ommends legislation.
Harry Orchard takes stand at Boise,
Ida, and tells story of terrorism and
assassination, directly duplicating as
the instigatOrs and his masters Hay
wood, Meyer, Pettibone and others.
Earthquake shock felt at San Fran
CISCO
Barge Pactolus lost off New Jersey
coast captain injured; crew brought
into Providence by tug.
Hon. William d. Lawrence, B. & NJ.
stockholder, disapproves Mellen pro-
posed merger.
Japanese progressives urge Foreign
Minister Hayashi to action against
the United States on score of San
Francisco troubles.
Capt. Mallock of a Boston maGkerel
schooner, warned off the shores of the
Magdalens, complains to U. S. Gus
toms officials.
Photographs of canals on Mars made
by observer Lamland at Flagstaff,
Arz
Unreasonable weather causes seri-
GUS shortage in fruit and vegetable
market.
Prof. Bingham of Harvard Universe
ty and his party return after a 1000
mile trip through Venezuela and Co
lombia
Special Inspector Marcus Braun go
ing to the northwest to investigate
japanese immigration
President Roosevelt denies that he
has any idea of becoming head of
Harvard University.
Connecticut senate passes three
trolley charters over veto of governor
Concord, N. H., Judge decides
against Eddy trustees on motion to
substitute them for next friends.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
A Quaint Chinese Invitation.

Judge Burlington of the United
States court, who was in the city
on Monday. displayed to friends n
unique thing in the way of an invi-
tation. 1t was received by Dr. Neal,
n relative @" the judge, who is a
practicing physician in China, and 1t
bade the doctor attend reception by
Yong Shih Gang, imperial governor Of
the province of Shan Tung. The en-
velope is about eight inches long and
Of the typical thin Chinese red paper.
DR.. Neal had written a careful inter-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

The one-legged man refused to pay
more than half price for a shine.
Contracts go by the foot in this
State" he said.
"All right" said the bootblack, who
was a shrewd lad and went to night
school; "by the Sanderson system OF
measurement the polish on your lone,
ly extremity will cost you s73.1S."
Nor was the customer able to prove
otherwise, and a compromise was
agreet upon.-Philadelph Ledger,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
The Man Who Waits.

Longfellow said: "All things come
round to him who will but wait"
Dlsraeli said; Everything comes II
a man will only wait"
James r. Keene said: "Sit tight
and you'll win out"
Sherman said: Hold the fort, for (
am coming"
Cervantes said: Patience and shut
fle the cards"
Earl Harcourt said: lie bon temps
viendra" (The good time will Gomez
st, Paul said: But IL we hope for
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

that we see not, then do we with pa
tience wait for It,"
Daniel said: BLESSED is he that
waiteth."
Job said: "They waited for me as
for the rain, and they opened their
mouth wide as for the latter rain"
New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
TUESDAY,
ne 4, 1907

TUESDAY, June 4, 1907
Rioting resumed in South Boston and
whole available force of police diyis-
ion called out to repel mob of 5000.
Boy Of 1S conresses to causing the
fire to be set in the Martin Luther
home in West RoXbmy, Mass, OF
which he is an inmate.
Crew of lumber schooner Luenar res
cued near Gloucester after their craft
become unmanageabe in gale.
Mrs. Harriet Johnson Wood, tells the
Professional Woman's League Of New
York that woman will soon be the
one to propose marriage.
President Roosevelt to make no reply
to DR.. Walcott regarding Harvard pres
idenCy.
Harry Hamlin, millionaire son of the
famous horse breeder, killed in auto
accident at Buffalo in which two others
are probably fatally hurt
William J. Bryan given great oVa-
tiOn by confederate veterans at Rich
mond, but calls for speech by him are
met with uproar of protest.
d. C. Moon chosen vice-president Of
the New York Central to succeed Mr..
Van Etten in Boston.
Jury to try William d. Haywood at
Boise, Ida, finally secured and, the
prosecution will outline its case this
morning if defendant, who is again
i'll, Is able to be in court.
Irish bill dropped with scant cere-
mony by British government.
Black Hand agents in Mt. Vernon,
N Y, put dynamite in stove which de-
stroys building and seriously in
jures three persons.
Maj Gen Thomas II. Ruger dies at
home in Stamford, Conn.
Steady advance in prices of meat,
and end Is not yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

Girls and men are still kept care
fully apart in Argentina, and a man
does not introduce even his most in
innate friend to his sisters. Marriages
of girls of 10 to IA to boys of 16 or IS
are common.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08


songs have done much make the earth bright and cheerful
would be the
earth to be robbed Of It's bird life bwcng melody that such
life makes possible dwelers below
Surely, brdless
full of little but
be Il equally
that the music which proceeded from the
their souls, because they could
in the sprngtm after the when with the
frightening skies and budding the birds back to bless
their
The bird Where that
not feel thrill within strangely divine and
holy gadness
voice Natures
looking the
have appreciation of the higher values that preservation of the
tenants the field making than could be made
in other
With existence
apples.
with nothing but
without
nober than the outer
darkness.
And President Wilcox in bqueathg the handsome sum of money
double birds
he wechedneS
I'M o a Birde Word.-New
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Massachusetts Makes pn knnts.

New York, N. Y.-On her first trip
from Fall River to New York the new
steamer Massachusetts,, arriving re-
Gently, made the run in seven hours
and As minutes. Her average speed
was 20 knots an hour.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

Mother Ito future son-in-law)-I may
tell you that though my daughter is
well educated, she cannot cook.
Future Son-in-Law-That doesn't
matter much, so long as she doesn't
try.-Fligende Blatter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

pretation beside each Chinese charac-
ter before sending it to Judge Buffing-
ton. The invitation was written in
the boxlike. Chinese characters, and
the literal translation Is: Carefully
settled-present moon-the eighth
ay-afternoon--G o'clock-half-hour
clean cuffs-respectfully await-the
light of--your presence. ."-Philadel-
phia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Ledal Lore.

What Is an expert, father?"
"An expert, my son, is one who gets
the money, and the more money he
gets the more expert he is."--New
York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Intemperate Finance.

"I believe the safest financial course
is temperate one"
"Yes, but how can you follow such
a course when money is tight?'-Bal-
timore American
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

Henry H. Rogers does not believe
Roosevelt. can constlntionally estab-
lish federal control of railroads.
Lightning strikes a military balloon
during review of troops by King Vic,
tor Emmanuel at Rome and army Off.
Ger falls to his death.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
Woodstock Business Cards
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS,

To make the appended quotations OF value
alike to buyer and seller, the resume OF the
market, prefacing the quotations, should be
carefully read, In II market OF this ChRrac.
ter II Is impossible to give prices for every
day Of the week. Noting however. the
general tendency OF trade, sufficiently ac-
Curate quotations Will be given on which
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
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Making the LdOn for the
Country Home

By Eben E. ReffOrd.

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After having ved the ground the surface of should be afed
with the hoe making little cuts all the surface following this
the soil This well
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completed, pulverize with the rakes
feasible the eveng
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ing the Country the Outing Magazine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
what is an expert, father?"


"An expert, my son, is one who gets
the money, and the more money he
gets the more expert he Is" s."-New
York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

In 1896 William Tuke, a Quaker,
opened the first national asylum for
the insane in York, England.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08


threeo
Business Girl.
the selection of the specimen Formerly
training There
all other of
Of
world the
his knowledge however the student should
his business
on Giroogy" Bohemian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
RECITAL OF CRIME
Orchard Alleges He Killed by
Direction Of Miners Federation

He Accuses the Defendants In Trial
at Boise, Idaho, of Ordering Assas-
sinations and Says He Did Several
Jobs for Pay or Promise to Pay
Court Allows Great Latitude to
Prosecution in Its Effort to Estab-
lsh Alleged Conspiracy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

Sr~&e.~|U" ~Nr~|SrsE
The Business Girl
!
"Qr""S~'&rNS9
BY Cecil Ford.
CSoN~8~.Hs..0"

HIS species of girl only into circulation during the last
quarter century, and although the output has been
enormous the market remains remarkably steady
Formerly the business went to his office with
junction and tagging step Now he goes subway
press waiting for him in his sanctum
fair may be dark haired stenographeT to inspire
him daring merry his onetme solitary
I1nnh Of Mart
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08

Swedish railway waiting rooms are
provided with couches, and porters
come around and wake slumberers 10
minutes before the train is to start,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-06-08
s CS"NN>E"N"~"'$I"~|0r ~OI~|SSs~rrS-~N4-"
{ ARdilrOad President
! LDith a Soul

BY the REQ. Thomas B. Gregory


Me the beautiful gifts has been chronced for
many day that made by President Wilcox of the
Delaware Hudson railroad to the National Association
of Audubon Societies.
The fine 100000 left him by his brother is
turned by Mr. Wilcox the aforesaid association for
the protection OF the birds
1t is good to learn that there least railroad
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
DROWNED At MARKET DOCK
CoI0red Lad Fell Overheard and
Was Lost
His Cries for Help Heard by Many
But do Effort Was Made TO Rescue
Him-ROy's Name Was James
Green.

A young cOlored hoy. james Greea.
fell into the river at the Market street
dock yesterday Afternoon about 5
O'Clock. and despite The fact that his
cries were heard by a number of peo-
pie n the boys struggles were Wit
messed by several, no effort was made
to help him and he was drowned. The
boys father, Dock Green. who is IN
piOyed az a blacksmith at the shop of
Mr.. ]. E. G. Brown. was notified
shortly after the tragedy and he made
arrangements to have the body drag
! ged for.
The boy was employ ed at the store
Of Mr.. William Goodman on Market
street between Waite. and Front. he
having been doing general work
around the store for the past six
months. Late in the afternoon, as
was his custom. he took n large wa
tering can, which he used in sprinkling
the floor went 70 the river ror water
The boy went down the steps used
by passengers oLa ferry. while standing
on the lower step and filling his can
he lost his balance aid fell into the
river. The drowning lad struggled
to- breach a nearby fla and also to get
to shore. and he cric1 aloud several
times for help but no attempt was
made to save him.
The dead boy is about IS years old
and he lived with his parents in Reh-
der's alley, on Red Cross street be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28
BEAUTIFUL CHURCH WEOO|hG
Yesterday United: Two Popular
YOUNG People
Miss Mamie McGirt tine Bride OF Mr..
Jas. 5. WilliamS-CereWOny Per-
formed at Fifth Street Church.
NcwI, Married Couple Leave OF Ex-
tended Honeymoon TriI, To- the
North.

In the presence of a large gathering
of friends and relatives. Miss Mamie
Louise MGGirt yesterday afternoon be
came the, bride of Mr.. James Sprunt
Williams. the ceremony which unites
two of Wilmington's, most popular
young people having been performed
in Fifth. Street Methodist church at
$50 O'Clock.
The handsome church edihce had
been attractively decorated for the
weddinc.- big masses of palms and pot
ted plants being banked behind the
altar rail and on the roStrum.
The entrance of the bridal party was
heraldeh by the strains OF Mendel-
SsOhn's wedding marrh, rendered on
the pipe organ by Mrs. NJ E. Chasten.
The first to enter were three little
tots, Miss Thelma Brooks. flower girl:
Master Edward SmoOt, ring bearer,
and Master Thomas Smoot, ribbon boy.
They were followed by the ushers who
enterad in pairs, these being MeSsrs.
~ - ohAho W ~ -iSAhAA - H. - IN
Gwin and w. A. Dock. The maid of
honor. Miss Addia Adkins, then enter
ed alone and she was followed by the
dame of honor, Mrs. Thos A. Smoot,
| preceding the bride. who came in on
| the arm of her brother. Mr.. Harry Nc
| Grit. She was joined at the altar bs
the. groom who had entered with his
| best man, Mr.. .Thos- r. Orrell.
The beautiful marriage service was
then read by Rev. Thos a. Smoot
3rother-in-law of the bride. pastor Of
the Main Street Methodist church
! Durham, n. u, assisted by Rev. K ID
Holmes, pastor OF Fifth street cta-Ch
After the ceremony had been rcr
formed the bridal party retired from
{ the church while LohengrI's GhCII.
pealed FORTH from the altar.
The bride Wore a beautiful travel
{ ing dress. Of tan wolfe, with hat K
] match. and she carried brides roses
The maid of honor wore a gown .
white chiffon organdie, with Ia,gt
white hat. and she carried pink brides
maids roses. The dame OF honor Va!
gowned in a white lace ever whit,
satin robe and her flowers were PIN
bridesmaids roses. She wore a la q,
white picture hat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

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