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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
INDICTED AT WACO.
Action Instituted Against Some
Telephone Officials.

Dallas. Oct. 3-MCLennan county
grand jury has found an indictment
against J. f. Farnsworth, vice presI-
dent and general manager Of the-South-
western Telegraph and Telephone
company, alleging that the latter com
pany has been discriminating in the
matter of rates The bond of Mr.,
Farnsworth was placed at $1,000.
which he promptly gave. to appear be-
fore the district court at Waco.
A telegram from Waco says the
Grand Jury has also returned III Pet
tingill and General superintendent Z,
A. Gates of the same con'nahF Ihey
are Mr. S cmfWypshEf 50 'ppul
and Mr. FaWnsworth. w. gram
states. are charged with uu!a" " dis
eliminating on telephone rate" u Tex
as. including long distance. Il ilnesS
houses and residence rates. It Is al
legged the company charges - per
month for business telephones al Waco
and So per month for same at Abilene.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
MODIFIED QUARANTINE.
Probability Of There Being One Main
tanned PerpetualIy.

New Orleans, Oct 3.-The probable
ity of new and modified quarantine
against tropical countries being main
tanned pernetually here instead Of a
quarantine IN the summer months only.
as heretofore, is announced by Sur
geon ] H. White of the marine hos
pital service Throughout last sum
mer. the first in which Federal quar-
antine succeeded state control at Mis-
sissippi river quarantine stations, DR.
White was perfecting the system of
which all passengers from tropical
ports were held for stated number Of
DAYS after they landed. The system
was to hold all incoming passengers
rigidly at quarantine whether well or
sick Under the new arrangement all
we'll persons come in Immediately and
go with freedom wherever they wish
until suspicious symptoms develop.
Up to now over 1000 persons have
been admitted here from tropical ports
under the surveillance system. The
new quarantine has proved not only
apparently safer, but less onerous
than the other system.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Not the Same Joshua.

United States Judge Emory Speer of
the southern district Of Georgia recent
~ had before his court Il typical NOUN
taineer on the typical Georgia charge
of Illicit Gistliin@.
"What's your name:' demanded the
eminent jurist.
Joshua. jedge." drawled the prison
er.
Joshua who made the sun stand
still!' smiled the judge In amusement
IT the laconic ans wer.
NO sir. Joshua who made the moon
thine,' answered the quick witte;l
mountaineer.
And 1t il needless to SLY that Judge
Speer made the sentence as light rs he
possibly could, saying To his frieEGs il
telling the story that wit like that de
served some reeompense.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
EP|sCOPAL|ANs MEETING
Forty-Fifth Triennial Convention
Held at Richmond.
BISHOY OF LONDON THERE
Promine mt Prelates, Distinguished d.
vines and Leading Laymen Gather
to Discuss aud Act Upon Various
Important Church Problems.

Richmond. Oct 3-Facing all the
problems that have been discussed and
passed over in conventions gone by
and a number of new questions of i'm
church assembled for its forty-Iiitn
convention Wednesday. 1t is expected
to be one of the most interesting in
the history Of the church Ri. Rev.
A. p. Wilmington lnrgam. bishop of
London. was present and preached the
sermon previous to the celebration
Of the holy communion in Holy Trinity
church. this being the opening cere-
mony. The only business of the con
vention Wednesday was for the pur
pose of organization. The house of
bishops met at 8 80 o'clock in the state
capitol and the house of deputies at
the same hour in St Pauls church.
A warm welcome has been given the
visiting churchmen. The business sec
ton Of the city Is decorated with flags
and bunting and at night there was Il
brilliant electric display.
The bishop of London, who reached
here Tuesday and went to the resi-
dence of Bishop Gibson of the diocese
of Virginia. He spent the entire after
noon on the golf links where he made
many friends.
Delegates 10 the convention number
many well known men from every sec.
tion of the country and several Of them
have taken houses for the three weeks
session, among them being J. z. Nor.
gan. the financier.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
MISSOURI METROPOLIS
Entertains Chief Magistrate and
Party on Wednesday.

st. Louis, Oct 3.-President ROOse
welt and party. aboard the steamer
Mississippi. arrived at this city We'd
nesday at 9:25 o'clock The approach
Of the presidential party was heralded
by the screening of whistles and
bursting of bombs The president
landed at 9.47 and line of march was
at once taken up through the city
During the parade as the presidents
carriage reached the business portion
of the city heavy downponr of rain
took place. The morning had dawned
clear.
When the sun Deeped over the hori-
zon Wednesday morning its rays fell
upon the gala attire of St Louis.
splendid in decoration from harbor
front of the Mississippi river to the
residence districts, and presenting a
phalanx of coloring of the business
center. River craft. from the steam
boats tied at their wharves and still
from traffic for the day. down to the
smallest launches, were decorated
and festcOned in honor of the visit of
the president of the United States,
whose entry into st. Louis was to be
made through the harbor With the
dawn people began assembling on Eads
bridge to secure vantage points from
which to view the presidents arrival,
and another throng gathered about the
wharf where his boat. the steamer
Mississippi. would make landing.
- .I.~..r =
electric bulbs stretched across the
streets In the downtown section, mark.
ing the route over which the president
was driven to the Jai Ali building. In
the western part Of the city, where he
made an address All arrangements had
been completed for welcoming the
president by steam whistles and his
scheduled arrival was eagerly awaited
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Beuin With the Bio Smash.

We venture to offer some fundanlen-
tai things to those who are not conf
dent of their ability to write a news
story.
An event or series of events may be
related in two styles-viz, from the
bottom up or from the top down.
The cumulative style is that used by
the novelists. The story begins softly
and crescendoes up to the big thi ing.
the climax ut or near the end.
The journalistic style begins with the
climax. the big smash.
The first question reporter assign
ed to story should ask is, What is
the most important single thing here.
the thing the public wants to know
first of ail!' When he finds that let
him write 1t as the beginning of his
story. Then he will ask what is the
next most important thing, and he will
write that second. And so on down to
the least important, which he will
write Editor and Publisher.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
ON EVE OF WEDDING.
"Rather Than Let 1t Go That Way,
III XIII Myself.

Richmond Tex, Oct 8" Rather
than let it go that way I'll Kill myself
With these words Gene Wheat, mana
ger Of the Calder ranch aud farm
about two miles west Of here. pulled a
pistol and fired two shots, the first nt
which missed and the second tearing
a great hole in his head The shot wa
almost instantly fatal He was to have
been married Wednesday, and was
then standing on the gallery of his
brothers. home talking to his finance
when he shot himself II seems that
there was q disagreement. and as he
announced his intention OF killing him
self, the young lady began begging
him not to carry ont his threat, but to
no purpose, Mr.. Wheat was well con
nected aud stood we'll in the commu-
uity
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Whoever Heard Of One?

Whoever heard of church chang
ing its denomination asked the gray
headed man. Il never did. Individual
members may change, even whole con
gregatiuns possibly, but the church
the material structure goes on the
principle of once a Presbyterian or
whatever its particular creed always
Il Pre<bA terrain. The founders of
churches have very positive ideas in
that respect When they grow tired o.
into Il more modern structure they are
willing that the old church be used IA
a stable. Il warehouse, Il factory, any
thing, in fact of a unitarian nature
but they positively refuse to let 1t be
turned into Il place of Worship for
some other denomination. | have IN
mind now a church In first class condi-
ton that was vacated not long ago by
II band of Presbyterians. A congrega-
ton of Meth0dists wished about thai
time to build in that very neghbor
hood. Somebody of nonsectarian bias
suggested that as the Presbyterian
church and parsonage were IN excel
| lent condition 1t might he good idea
| to sell outright to the incoming Metho-
| dists. This p-opo itiun, however, was
| rejected. each declining to profit by the
tenhsral needs of another sect."-New
York Times.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Abdul n amid's Sense Of Humor

Popular conception of Abdul Hainid.
sultan of Turkey, does not accredit
him with sense of humor, yet we are
assured OH high authority that the sui
tan not only enjoys Il joke, but Is cnra-
BILE of perpetratfng one.
On one occasion the grand yizier
gave an elaborate dinner. following,
which a deryish ma Gic,an gave an ex
hibition LII lie c-iitng the magician :
feats to the sultan the next day one OF
the court Officers exclaimed:
Would you lelieye it, sire. that poor
dervish swallowed silver spoons one
after the other It was simply marvel
ous.''
Marvellous" inquired the sultaH. II
do not see anything SO marvellous IN
the fact that poor deryish swallowed
a few of the grand yizier's silver
spoons. Hassan Paslia. my minister
Of the navy. used to swallow entire
ironciads without even SO much a
changing the color OF his face"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
ATE GREEN PEANUT
Child Had Congestion of the Bowels
Followed by Death.

Paris, Tex. Oct 3 -The nineyear
old daughter of n Mckee, living at
Bairdstown, twelve miles south o1
Paris. died after an Illness Of thirty
six hours The little girl ate lot 81
green peanuts which she carried
around i'm her aDron pockets The at
tending physician stated that her deatf
was due to locked bowels and conges
ton from eating the green peanuts
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Immense Warehouse.

Waxahachie. Tex, Oct. 3.-,Eohn Har-
rison, wealthy planter residing a
few miles north of Waxahachie, has
in course of construction in the city
one of the largest cotton warehouses
in the state The material used is
brick. The structure will be 100 feet
wide by 800 feet long It's capacity
wilIs be 10000 bales. Mr.. Harrison
erected small warehouse three years
ago that has capacity of 5000 bales
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Sid Alien Expires.

Sherman, Tex, Oct Sid Allen,
the young white man shot in the back
at a Sherman Dallas camp south Of
Sherman Saturday night died Wednes
day morning at 2 o'clock. The body
will be held until relatives in Tennes
see are heard from. Sheriff Rich has
sworn out complaints charging muir
der against three negroes, who were
being held on charge of assault to
murder
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
SLOWLY CRUSHED.
John EdsehiiI Met His Doom In Apart
ment House Lift.

New York. Oct 3-His ribs cracking
one bv one. John Edgehill. an elevator
nperator, was slowly crushed to death
I'm the lift in q West Fiftieth street
apartment house.
Edgehill # the car for moment to
60 on an errand on the ninth floor
Instead of coming to dead stop the
,ar slowly assembled and the operator
returning tried to crawl between the
sloor OF the car and the ceiling. He
became wedged in the crevice and was
killed by the car, rising SO slowly
that its motion was almost impercept
lille.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
MISS GLADYS NEXT,
Members OF Vanderbilt Family May
Wed an Austrian Nobl eman.

New York. Oct 3.-Miss Gladys
Moore Vanderbilt, one of the richest
heiresses in America. is to be the next
girl to wed title. according to story
published in the American. The an
nouncement of her engagement to an
Austrian noble, it is stated, will be
made soon at THE Breakers" in New
Sort Miss Gladys Vanderbilt became
Of age last June and received her share
of the vast estate left to her at the
death of her father. Cornelius Wander
hilt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
President to Be Invited.

Houston. Oct "a large Houston
delegation is attending the Lakes and
Gulf convention at Memphis The dele
CATION carried along an invitation to
President Roosevelt to visit this city
during November.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Mrs. Wallace No More.

Charlottesville, Ind, Oct 3.-Mrs
Susan E. Wallace, widow of the late
General Lew Wallace, died here. She
had great literary ability and assisted
her distinguished husband in his writ
ing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
OVER TWELVE MILLIONS.
Harris County Taxable Values Have
Remarkable Increase.

Houston, Oct. 3.-Harris county
values, as shown by the tax rolls, ag-
gregate SCI ,500.6S5. This is an in
crease over last year of over $4,000.
600 The highest previous increase
was rot regarded, it Is alleged, in max
Ing assessments. Harris claims to be
the richest county in the state.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Downpour at Dallas.

Dallas. Oct 3-For the first time
in many weeks this city and vicinity
was visited by copious rainfall We'd
| nesday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Land Receipts.

Austin, Oct 3-The receipts from
the sale and lease of school lands for
September amounted to S116,818.67
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-03
Demand Granted.

Austin, Oct. 3.-Demand of union
bookbinders here for an eight-hour day
was granted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Deaths.

In Bratteboro, Feb. &c, Mrs. Lucy Doc
little, II, widow of Alonzo e. Doolittle.
In Brattleboro Feb. %, Camden NJ
Smith, IS.
In Brattleboro, Feb. &c, John Henry
LisCom, 81.
In Brattleboro, Feb. %, Mary oConnor
infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
O'Connor
In West Brattleboro, Feb. 25, John
Henry Liscom, IS.
In Newfane, Feb 90. Andrew Anderson,
about sc.
In Jacksonville. Feb. 90, Mrs. Lucretia
Stone Russell, TO-
In Brookline, Feb 81. Jonathan Eddy
ST.
In South Londonderry, Feb. 2l, silas
Barnes, 81.
In Bellows Falls, Feb. 2S william Pat
rick Cleary, A.
In North walpole, n. H., Feb. %, Sam
uel Relihan, 3S.
In Auburn, n. H., Feb. 81, Harry
Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. c. l..
Wheeler of Bellows Falls.
In North Bennington. Feb. 10. Charles
w. Loveland, formerly OF Rockingham.
Sc
In North Prescott, Mass. Feb. "a. Mrs
Lemuel Smith. 81, formerly OF West Brat
tleboro
In Greenfield, Mass. Feb. &C. Mrs Alice
Plympton Brown, wife Of Herbert $.
Brown.
In Nunda, n. Y, Mrs. Mary Wheeler
Clark, 81. a native OF Rockingham.
In Northampton Mass. Feb. %, Daniel
F. Cutting, a native of Wilmington.
In New Orleans. La, Feb. % Mrs.
George F. Orr OF Worcester Mass 81.
widow of Rev. Nathaniel Mighill, formerly
pastor of the Centre Congregational
church in Brattleboro.
In Hamilton. Bermuda, Feb. %, Nathan
Sherman Howe, formerly of Brattleboro,
IS.
In Dummerston, Feb. 2s. a daughter TO
Mr. and Mrs Rollo Fredette
In Chesterfield, Feb. 2S, Porter c Oar
ling, H.
In Shirley. Mass, Feb. IS. Mrs. Lettie
Dix Hubbey, SO, formerly or Wilmington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Invest Money at Home.
Montpelier Journal

Invest your money in Vermont!
Trade at home!" is the way the Barton
County Monitor starts a long editorial
looking toward a New Vermont" And
the paper is really on the right track
When that is done it is necessary to get
outside capital to invest in this state,
and when the ball starts rolling it will
come fast enough.
Russell Conwell, in his lecture on
Acres of Diamonds" gives illustration
after illustration to show that many
times our wealth is right at home II
we only knew 1t and that all that is
necessary is to dig it up. He was not
speaking of Vermont in particular, Of
course, but this state is rich with re-
sources and his idea can well be applied
here. The men who saw the possibilities
of investment in Vermont in lumber and
granite and other things a few years ago
have reaped considerable wealth, far
more than they would doubtless have
done If they had carried their idea to
Alaska and lost energy all the way out
Of carrying their wherewithal. There is
money right at home and it is not all in
mining Get at 1t! The day of the wild
cat western investment ought to be past.
Enough has been sunk in the unknown
somewhere else" now is the time to
plant something at home where you can
watch its growth and grow up with 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
ocAL OVERFLOW.

rbe directors Of the Brattleboro Trust
.,,,ranv have elected II. c. Barber au-
5itaT in place Of f. w. Putnam.
q.,. third in the series of First Aid"
..,.. ,yiU be given Tuesday evening at
r. baptist chapel by DR.. George r. An
j,,-1u.
free organ recital will be given in the
u.ptist church next Wednesday evening
~ , o'clock by Alfred a. Butler, the Or
.9rtst of st. Andrews church, Pittsburg
pa.
l,dge Charles II. Darling has been Sc
cured to give his lecture on Panama be-
f1r.. the young peoples union at the Bap-
i-, church March - Judge Darling Wis
if,d the isthmus while assistant secretary
OF the navy.
rnc ladies' circle of the Universalist
church will meet in the church parlors
rrursday, March 7. The business meet
fre will be held at o'clock. There will
h. a sale of aprons fancy articles and
po,tcd plants, including narcissus, hya-
rtuths and daffodils, grown by members
of the circle. Supper will be served at
flj.
THE monthly social of the young peo-
fn.s union was held Tuesday evening in
Tine parlors of the Baptist church. a
monograph concert was given during the
evening by L. II. Barber some of the
latest vocal and instrumental records
being among those given. Refreshments
were served by members of the social
committee.
Miss Grace Rabbit, 10, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Babbitt of Meriden,
Comm died Saturday. Mrs Babbitt was
Miss Nellie Sweet, who formerly lived
here. Mrs. Alfred Thompson and Mrs.
= F. Howe attended the funeral Monday.
H.. Il, 4 -, 80. 81
government and his family expected to
Join him a little later.
The new passenger rate tariff for the
Central Vermont road went into effect
today 1t calls for a reduction of from 20
10 40 cents in tickets for points in New
England. The rate to Springfield is now
$3.50 instead of $3.50, Boston is $40 in
stead Of $3.07 New York is $4.05 instead
Of S425 and Keene is so cents instead of
slO5. Tickets to other points show a cor
responding reduction.
The Tooth anniversary of Longfellow' S
birth was celebrated last Wednesday
evening by the Brattleboro branch of the
Woman's alliance with a social in the
home of Mrs. John D. Barrows Oak
street The program was made up of
selections from Longfellow's poems read
bv Miss Abbie Crosby and Mrs. ]. NJ
Tyler, and some of his poems which have
been set to music were sung by E. H
Miller and Frank Brasor.
The Brattleboro Sunday school union
met Wednesday evening in the Baptist
yestry and discussed ways and means OF
following up the canvass recently made by
the Sunday schools. Rev. II. R. Miles
Rev. A. H. Webb and Rev G. B. Law
son spoke briefly as we'll as several lay
men. The plans call for a systematic Wis
itation of all strangers coming to town
and all not definitely connected with any
church. The work has already COM
menced and many people have been called
upon and invited to attend some church
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
erattIeboro Did Not Eorfslt Cana

We, the undersigned, hereby swear that
we were witnesses of the basketball game
between Brattleboro, VT, and Springfield
VT, contest for the basketball cham
pionship of the state of Vermont, in which
the referee gave a decision of forfeiture
to Springfield because of Brattleboro not
playing in the three minutes of forfeiture
We swear that the Brattleboro team did
not leave the floor during the three min
utes of forfeiture and that the referees
whistle was not blown for commencing
play or the ball thrown up in the centre
during that time and that the Springfield
team did not leave the floor and the
crowd was not cleared from the floor
Therefore the team did not forfeit the
game according to the rules of forfeiture
in Spaudings basketball guide of 1906
ana 1907, page 1873, rule H., section a.,
ANY team refusing to play within three
minutes after receiving instructions to do
so from the referee shall forfeit the
game"
Signed by Frank S. Piper, L. Frances
woodward, Don II. Scovill and James II.
Allen of Brattleboro and G. r. Samson.
Guy Jewett and James Whttemore of
Springfield
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
eRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Patrick Hebron and John Lills were in
Putney Sunday.
Rev. John Lynch of Pittsford is in town
for medical treatment.
Harland Miller is i'll with diphtheria at
his home on Western avenue.
Miss Julia Brosnahan went to New Ha
ven Thursday for short visit.
DR.. and Mrs. Alvin Knapp are confined
to the house this week with grip.
Frank S. Pratt is auditing the accounts
of the city departments in Burlington.
Francis Goodhue, jr,, of Philadelphia
is visiting his father, Col. Goodhue.
L. r. Pratt came from Chicago Wednes-
day for a visit with his father, D. S.
Pratt.
Mrs. Homer Marcy and daughter, Lula,
of Palmer, Mass, are visiting Mrs. E.
Coils.
Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne of South Fran
ingham, Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
A. NJ. BODICE.
Mrs. H. ]. Holland of westmoreland
has been visiting her daughter, Miss
Mabel Holland.
Mrs. Holland and son of westmoreland
visited Mrs. Hollands daughter Miss
Holland, Monday.
Mrs j. ]. Estey returned from four
weeks stay in Greenwich and Cambridge,
y Y, Wednesday.
D. A. Martin and Thomas Martin of
Northampton visited their father, Thomas
Martin, over Sunday.
Mrs. E. F. Brooks is critically Ill in
Gardner, Mrs. Her daughter, Miss En-
ma Brooks, is with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray of Pittsfield, Me,
are here for a visit with Mrs. Gray's
brother Major Houghton.
Mrs. Charles S. Pratt went to Gardner,
Mass yesterday on account of the crit
zeal illness of Mrs. E. F. Brooks.
Frank Wells of Brewsters, N. Y, for
mery cashier of the Vermont National
bank, is here to attend the funeral OF
n. s. Howe.
Miss Nellie Aher of ST. Adams was in
town Wednesday on her way to New
Haven, where she will enter the training
school for nurses.
John ]. Eckels, who went with his
class TO Washington, will visit his grand
parents in Philadelphia until Monday.
Miss A. Mildred Mcdonald will visit her
brother, William Mcdonald, in Newark,
n. j., returning Monday. Miss Mary
Haus, who went with the school party,
will visit her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Haus, in Baltimore until July.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Mail Orders

We have such a splendid mail ord.r
system that our out-of-town customers
can shop as easily by mail or phone as
II they did their purchasing in person.
All orders we receive are placed in the
hands Of experienced clerks whose sole
aim is to carry out your wishes and
because OF their experience and knowl-
edge they are often able to do better
for you than II you did the buying your
self. Promptness and carefulness are
the two features OF our mail order sys-
tenn that deserve special mention.
There is no unnecessary delay here.
You get your goods when you want
them and as you want them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
IAarrianes.

In Brattleboro, Feb. 81. by Rev. II. r.
Miles, Ira II. Mather of Marlboro and
Edith Squires of Guilford.
In Brattleboro, Feb. 2S by William S.
Newton, Esq, George Joseph Crone Of
Brattleboro and Lucy Maria White of
Hadley Mass.
In South Londonderry, Feb. Q, by Rev. j.
II. Bennett, Daniel A. Shattuck and Alice
l. Bradshaw, both of Wlnhall.
In Springfield, Mass, Feb. &c, by Rev.
Asa Bilks of Lowell, William A. Newton
of South Vernon and Miss Edith Chase
of Brooklne, Mass