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Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
Head of Kidnapping Gang Arrested

New York, April 29.-Pietro Pinti
nello. a fruit dealer was arrested by
Lieutenant Petrosino, head of the
Italian bureau of police headquarters
charged with being the head of a gang
OF kidnappers. He is charged with the
kidnapping of Salvatore Saitti, a young
boy who disappeared from his home
January 9. The police have been on
the trail for months, and during the
search arrested four others and recov.
cred the Saitti boy. Lieutenant Pero.
sino states that he has ample evidence
to convict all those arrested.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
Was 112 Years OLD

Laporte. Ind. April SO.-Mrs. Tena
Menesko. Polish woman, who came
to the Laporte county infrmary in
1876, when she was 50 years old, died
there at the age of 113 years. Mrs.
Menesko was the second Polish woman
Of great age to die at the infrmary
within the past year. The other woman
was Mrs. David Reese. who died at the
age of III years.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
PAID $4,000 RANSOM

England Will Demand That Turke,
Repay Money Given Bandits.
Constantinople, April 80. - Seventy
five thousand dollars was the ransom
paid for the release of Robert Abbot
son of a British subject residing at
Saloniki, who kas kidnapped from his
fathers garden March "a. The bri.
gands originally demanded 100000.
The British government will insist
that the ransom be repaid by the
Turkish government.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03

This statement, merely from our
selves and without corroboratiop,
might seem somewhat sweeping and
x.ravagant, but when the state
ment is substantiated by our GUS
toners you can put it down as the
plain, unvarnished truth.
There are no better meat obtain
able than you get when you buy
here.
Moreover you may pay more for
inferior marketing but the highest
prices cannot buy better.
1t will pay you in dollars and sat
isfaction to deal with us.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
q. W. PALMER, Captain.
May.

viii leaves Milford and New Wharf, as follows
for Philadelphia during
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03

Trenton, N. J., March 3O.-Edward
Hizer, driver of one of Trenton's fire
trucks, was thrown from his seat while
driving to a fire and was run over by
the truck and killed.
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
Elre Truck priver klIIed.

copyright. 1907. by Louis KIoDsch.l
Milford chronicle., 1907-05-03
Two Drowned WhiIe sks+Inc

Reading, Pa, Feb. 4.-Three boys
broke through the ice while skating on
the Schylkill river. and two, Paul Nuss
and James T. Jessum, each 9 years
cid, were drowned. The bodies were
S'ss1S=e=5s;.
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LINCOLN CITY NOTES.

Our Little town has been in great ex-
citement this week, on account of the re-
vival meetings and convention. The
Epworth League Convention was a great
success. The were many fine speakers
both morning and evening. The morn
ing speakers were Rev. J. w. Prettyman,
our pastor; Rev. John L. johnson, of
Seaford, his subject was ''Duty of Local
Officers to District Officers and Rev.
S. M. Morgan, D. D., of Dover, our Pre-
siding Elder, his subject was as the
EpwortE League Measuring up to the
Ideals OF its founder?" Then came the
discussion which was very interesting.
After dinner came devotions by Rev.
johnson, Nilsson Study by Rev. Ship
man, of Concord The Junior League
by Rev. w. r. Mowbray, of Bridgeville.
His talk was greatly appreciated. The
Meeting by Miss Letha Joseph,
of Milford. Then the discussion. In
the evening a very large audience listened
to a fine sermon rendered by Rev, Ship
man.
On Tuesday evening Rev. John L.
Johnson preached a fine sermon, which |
was greatly appreciated.
Kearney Hitch has purchased the
inest clipping machine in this vicinity,
On Tuesday, Oliver Hatfield met with
serious accident. He was hauling logs
md the wagon run over his body.
Rev. j. w. Prettyman preached a
uneral in Harrington on Wednesday.
"Ottilie'
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FROM FREDERICK

Members of the Harrington Holiness
Association conducted services last Sun
day at Christ's Mission. They will also
hold services there next Sunday, at
which time the revival services will be-
gin. Mrs Carpenter and several Others
are expected to assist next week.
Henry Morris has purchased the shops
occupied by J. W. Emory, and the res
idence occupied by George Young, OF
l. W. Belts.
The minstrel given bv the young folks
last Thursday night, was considered by
those who attended, to be one of the
best of the kind ever held here. A
crowded house greet them.
Lollis Qneen has accepted a position at
the Wilmington depot.
Mrs. John Haiett. who has been visi
ting Mrs. Lizzie Williams has returned
home.
Thomas Dickerson has returned from a
hospital in Philadelphia.
Harry Millman, of Milford, moved his
household goods here Tuesday, and oc-
cupied the residence adjoining Mrs. Rim
Sipple's residence.
Mrs. Daisy McMichaei is visiting her
mother Mrs. Thomas Kirk.
A shareholders meeting of the Frederick
and Philadelphia Navigation Co., will be
held February 9th at p. m.
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HENDERSON NOTES.

Dr. Rooms, presiding elder of Easton
district, delivered a very able sermon,
to an appreciative audience in the NJ. E.
Church Sunday evening.
Mist Elizabeth Atkinson has returned
to her home at Forest Grove, Pa, after
a very pleasant visit with Miss Elphonsie
Goodwin.
Orville Gooden, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with relatives in town.
The intermediate examinations We're
held in the public schools this week.
Miss Mary Gray, of Goldsboro, was the
guest Of Miss Olsvia Coffin, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Robt. farrell Jr., OF Goldsboro,
spent Thursday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Pritchett.
Mrs. VIM. Gooden attended the mar
riage of her neice at Centreville last week.
The young people of this vicinity thor
oughly enjoyed the skating the early part
Of the week.
Miss Carrie Spence, of Smithville, is
The guest of her aunt Mrs. John Medford.
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Teachers Local Institutes will be
held on the following oates and places
February End, Milton February 9th,
Laurel February 18th, Bridgeville /;
February 10th, loves Cross Roads /;
February 22nd, Georgetown February
25rdr DagsbolO; March LIST, Milford !;
March Sth, Lewes. These meetings will
be most helpful and interesting to all.
A general invitation is extended to be
present. id. BROOKS. Supt
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HARRINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah sapp, Mrs. Mary
Sapp, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Harrington,
and AIr and Mrs. w. S Smith were
FELTON, visitors on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hammond and
children, of Seaford, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gordon,
George Potter, who has been very sick
with typhoid fever, is able to be out
again.
Rev. Beauchamp and Mr.. Ennis are on
the sicll-list.
Winfield Hammond, of Phila., visited
his aunt, Mrs. Annie Gordon, on Satur-
day and Sunday.
George Sullivan and Melville Stout are
at jamestown, Va.
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MILFORD NECK.

There was a surprise party given at Il e
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hollegers
Saturday evening, very pleasant time
was spent until a late hour
Elmer and Walter Thoma. has an at
tact of chicken-pox.
Isaac Jester lost a valuable COW last
week, cause of death unknown.
Willis II. Voshell is suffering with the
chicken-pox and whoopng cough.
Mrs. Julia Watson, who has been visi-
ting her daughter Mrs Lydia Wells, of
Philadelphia, has returned home.
A "blue rock" shooting match will be
held at the home of W. T. Watson, two
miles east from Frederick, on February 4.
"Snow Drop
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ring up her nest, pushing them off,
one by one, from the dead branches
and filthy nest, in which for want of
confidence they long to linger, after
which sweeping beneath catching
them upon her motherly wings bear
ing them aloft above clouds, land
ing safely in the summit-cleft Of the
rock, where they are bathed in
perpetual sunshine, warmed into
strength and activity; making ex-
cursions from mountain to noun
tain peak, measuring wings with the
wing Of the storm king, and looking
down with like composure on the
warning, laundering elements, as
the bow that arches, wraps the
angry clouds in a brighter and more
hopeful promise. Though the leap
may be out into midnight, not with
out hope, for there will come a dawn,
the breaking Of the morn, a bright
MONDAY, with a never-setting sun.
Through all humanity is doomed to
fall, like the harvest before the reap
er, before the onward march of the
worlds conqueror, the hero of all
ages. But We rejoice in the fact
that a grand triumph, glorious vic
tory hangs close on the heels of de-
feat, for the message receiver in the
wireless station Of the eternities is
always tuned in harmony and sym
pathy to catch the cries of sorrow in
the hour of peril. In response to
which the life line of life boat is
thrown from the evergreen banks, |
on the bosom of the stormy pillows, |
sent out on a mission of mercy with |
love-winged speed bearing the olive
branch of peace and good will to the
'escue of shipwrecked humanity,
,linging to the broken spars of the
sinking hull and bearing the crown
ewel of life's casket safely; so the
,ther side, midst shouts of rejoicing,
While the chimming bells in heavens
highest dome are ringing out songs
# welcome. Come We blessed of my
ather and receive the crown, the
ingdom, with its bristling glitter
ng spires, prepared for you, from
he foundation of the world. Through
'hrist, who being the second Adam,
aving begotten US again into a live :
z hope by restoring paradise lost
nd regaining the blissful seats. On !
he morning of this day our friend, :
II. Brown, passed away.
Let us see what Secretary Hay :
nder President Roosevelt has to +
W: !
"My short and happy day is done n
The long and lonely night comes on,
And at my door the pale horse stands u
To carry me to distant lands. G
His whinny shrill, his paving hoOf, II
Sound dreadful as a gathering storm;
And must leave this sheltering roof +
And joys OF life so soft and warm. -
Tender and warm the Joys of life n
Good friends the faithful and the true;
Ny rosy children and my wife, !
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view.
So sweetto kiss so fair to view, ri
The night comes on, the lights burn blue; -
And at my door the pale horse stands Il
To bear me forth to unknown lands l.
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der. It is warm yet on the surface,
and the workmen who are making
roads across it, only have to dig
down a short distance, and they
can cook their food from the heat
thrown out last April. think as
far as can Judge, the lava thrown
out covers more than a hundred
acres, and think it is twenty-five
feet thick It came down the noun
tain and destroyed a small town,
and many of the people fled to the
church for safety instead of running
for their life, and many poor ignor-
ant people persisted. There is an
extinct crater a few miles west of
Naples and perhaps 20 miles from
Vesuvius, it was active until 1898
A. D., when it sank below the reg
ular surface of the ground about
one hundred feet and has remained
so ever since. l went out there last
Friday and can say, it is wonder
full place; the heat is so near the
surface that it breaks odt in holes
where heat and sulpher breaks out,
and in three or four places it is
boiling up water, sand and stones.
The atmosphere is so impregnated
with sulpher that it is difficult to
breathe. The old Temple of Serep-
tus is close by and is a ruin of i'm
mense size, that was built many
hundred years before the Christian
era
Naples is an old city and has
much that is of interest for the
American traveller. have been
here since last Sunday a week, and
about through sight seeing in Ma
pies, and I think we will leave here
for Rome on about Thursday or
Friday next, as we have abandon
ed our contemplated visit to Egypt
and shall remain in Italy for a
couple of months at least, some
where along the coast of the Medi
terranean, until the cold weather of
winter in America has gone by,
and then return home again.
I feel that I made a mistake in
to Europe at my time of
life while my health is good and
eel well, yet my vital forces are
lot equal to the demands of sight
eeing. I am heavy and my ankles
rive out and my feet become sore
rom excessive walking, and I am
to spend too much time
It the hotel. I walked a great deal
N my trip up through Spain. The
cenery and the quaint style of the
Id Moorish building and the vast
athedrels caused me to walk too
much consequently up here. am
rying to keep myself within proper
ounds in order to be able to go at
Il. As this is Christmas Day, my
1ind naturally reverts to the old
Methods that were in use in Fred
RIGA, when the children went
round to get their little express
ions of kindness from the various
antilles, the happy faces of the
the expressions of good =
heer, and the pleasant salutations
f friends, gives one much to re-
lember and cherish. If do not
rite often, you will know it is be-
ause of the infrmities of old age,
II I consess that at the close of
y 80 years I can sing with great
the chorus to the old
ing "that I am not as young as
used to be. " Hope that you and
rs. A. are enjoying your usual
ood health, and that you have
ljoyed a pleasant and Happy
lristmas and that tho New Year
ay have much of real happiness
store for both of you.
I write to June every few days,
it have not heard from home by
tier since left on Nov. 18th.
18th many wishes for your hap
ness I am
Very sincerely your friend,
Jos. BURCHENAL.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25

"The way I learned my trade" said
the man who makes jokes for living,
"was to take advantage of every little
thing that happened to come along.
Whatever it might be, sad or gay, seri-
ous or merry, squeezed joke out of
it. At first they were very poor, but
after a great deal of labor found my
brand Of humor improving. True, Of
ten made my best friends my deadly
enemies and turned every mans hand
against me on more than one occasion,
but at last triumphed. won't tell
you what my salary is-you may not
believe me. But you can take my
word for it, young man, that there's
money in making jokes. New York
Post.
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Lyric Glee Club Concert.

The first of series of three enter
tainments under the management of
the Palatka Library Association will
be given by the Lyric Glee Club in
the Armory next Wednesday even
ing, January 30th.
The club is composed of Arthur
Scott, first tenor, Alvin Jones, sec
und tenor, Roy Bartholomew, bari
tone, and Tom. &. Polk, basso, who
compose u quartette of finely blended
voice. Besides this quaItette, and
with the organization is Miss Mary
Agnes Doyle, specialist in Irish
dialect and literature, who reads the
"Dooley" and other Irish sketches
with great ability. OF her Prof. P.
NJ. Pearson, editor of Talent y says:
Her reading throbs with pulsating
life, whether it be with the emotions
of sorrow, joy, patriotism or laughter.
| have never heard her equal in pre-
senting the best Irish storIes."
The Glee clubs repertoire is large,
consisting of difficult classic selec-
tiOns, humorous and comic songs,
which make the audience cry with
laughter, and, last of all, the old
time melodies, which never fail to
touch the most hard hearted.
Rev. G. B. Becks of Valparaiso,
Ind, says: The best concert of our
city in late years was given last
night at the Presbyterian church by
the LYME Glee Club. They imme-
diately won the first place in our
hearts and we think also q perma-
nent place in the musical world.
We will hear them at every oppor-
tunity."
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
FOR GOOD ROADS.
New Board Of County Com
missioners Have 9Re Fever.

That the new board of county COM
missioners is favorable to good
roads is apparent from the following
article and interviews in the Gaines
vile Sun of last Friday:
The good people of Putnam
county, who, as u rule are enterpris-
ing, are becoming deeply, interested
in the matter of good roads for their
county. With the Inauguration of
the good roads project between Pa
latka and Interlachen, a prosperous
village eighteen miles west of the
county seat, the interest in good
roads has waxed warm. This road,
which will be constructed at a cost of
from 5000 to 500 a mile, was largely
secured through private subscrip-
ton, $500 per mile having been sub
scribed by the citizens along the
proposed route, while the county
commissioners agreed to pay the
balance. Work is already progress
sing on this road, two miles having
been constructed from Interlachen
east, and q good force is now at
work.
L. G. Stephens of Palatka, chair
man of the Board of County Com
H. Wylie of Interlachen, another
good roads advocate who has the
work of construction in charge, came
to Gainesville to take some notes in
reference to road building. These
gentlemen were taken by County
Commissioner G. G. Pedrick, County
Clerk S. H. Wienges and Jesse K.
Burtz over the roads adjacent to
Gainesville, visiting the West
Gainesville, road where the county
is now at work, and also the North
Gainesville rock road, where city
force is engaged.
Messrs. Stephens and Wylie were
very much impressed with the hard
roads so far constructed in this Sec
ton, and admitted that they had
been benefited by what they had
seen.
What want to see, and what we
will eventually see, is hard road
from Palatka to Gainesville, via In
terlacLen, Keuka, McMeekin and
Hawthorne, remarked Mr.. Wylie.
1--WE will complete the road to Pa
latka, distance of eighteen miles,
when the project will be taken up to
build west from Interlachen to Haw-
thorne, a distance of twelve miles,
which is the western boundary of
our county. [ have been told that
you have already about four miles
of hard road between Gainesville and
Hawthorn, which will then only
leave gap of about twelve or four
teen miles to be completed, which
will give US the desired hard road
way between Gainesville and Pa
latka. 1t would be a fine thing, in
fact the best thing that could hap
pen for the two cities and the inter-
country"
Mr.. Stephens was also very enthu-
siastic. He says Putnam county is
going to show the State something in
road building within the next five
years which will be an example for
others to follow. ut took us long
time, but we have got the fever
we have got it right, he
said. Look out for Putnam county
in future, for she is in the good roads
line"
Messrs. Stephens and Wylie, after
having been driven about the city,
admired the elegant residences and
fine sidewalks and streets. They left
on the afternoon train for home.
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Broken by i'll health and bowed down
by disappointment, Clark retired to
private life in bitterness of soul and
passed his remaining twenty-three
years of crapulous existence in obscur-
ity and poverty. Friends called atten-
ton to Clarks sad condition few
years before he died, and the legisla-
ture of Virginia grandiloquently ac-
knowledged his great services and sent
him a jeweled sword. The old hero's
anger was aroused. when Virginia
needed sword gave her one" he ex-
claimed to the messenger. "She now
sends me this toy. l want bread" And
he thrust the blade of the costly gift
into the ground and broke it at the hilt.
Lyman Tew Sprague, in George Rob
erts Clark and His Conquest of the
Middle West" in Outing Magazine.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25
A DARING CAPTURE.
Sheriff James Weeks Of Clay
Co. Captures Desperate,
Safe Crackers.

Hearing OF the capture of the men
who dynamited the safe in the bank
at Green Cove Springs, Chief of Po-
lice iiagan and his brother, eX-Sher-
i'll John w. Hagan went 10 Green
Cove Tuesday evening tn see the
men and learn just how their capture
was effected.
10 the News yesterday Chief
Hagan said:
"The capture of these four safe
crackers by sheriff James Weeks
was one of the most daring acts ever
performed by an officer in this state.
Sheriff Weeks, with one man, got on
the trail of these men and followed
it to u point about five miles west OF
town on the Starke road, when they
came upon the robbers laying be-
tween two logs. The sheriff and his
assistant pulled their guns and call
ed to the men to throw up their
hands. But the men were asleep
and II second call was necessary.
One of the robbers who attempted
resistance was promptly shot and
then the others obeyed. The men
We're handcutfed and searched. All
were armed with long 38-calibre i'm
proved Colts revolvers. The money
taken from the bank was all recov-
cred, and the men safely incarcer-
ated in the Jail at Green Cove.
1T is probably fortunate for Sher-
itf Weeks that the men were all
asleep. Had they been on watch
they could, from their intrenched
position behind the logs, have made
a desperate and probably successful
resistance. / consider this one of
the most daring captures on record. !"
Mr.. Hagan says that he saw tht
men in the jail. They are all of neat
but have the unmistaka-
bic criminal look. They are proba-
bly, the same men who have blown
open safes at Jennings, Macclenny
and Callahan.
The bank at Green Cove Springs
was robbed little after midnight on
Monday. The whole town was
awakened by the explosions of which
there were two. The safe was blown
open and the little bank building de-
The safe contained some
81 800 in money and negotiable paper.
The monev was all recovered.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-25

Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section 8 Of Chapter 1883, Laws
of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that D. S Can
non, purchaser of tax certificate No.
484, dated the 4th day of jay, A. D.
1898, has filed said certificate in my
office, and has made application for tax
deed to issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the following
described property situated in Putnam
county, Florida. to-wit:
PIT Blk 12, Francis, section 8, town
ship 10, range 26.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the Issuance of such certificate
in the name J J. Padgett. Unless said
certificate shall be redeemed according
to law, tax deed will issue thereon on
the 23d day of February A. D. 1907.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 10th day Of January A D. 1907.
[Seall JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk ct. court Putnam county, Florida.
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REV. CARLISLE P. B. MARTIN, LII. D

or Waverly, Texas, writes "Of morn
ing, when first arising, I often find a
troub esome collection Of phlegm which
produces a cough and is very hard 10
dis'odge; but small quantity of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup will at once dis
lodge it, and the trouble is over l
know of no medicine that is equal to it,
and it is so pleasant to take. l can
most cordially recommend it to all per-
sons need ng medicine for throat or
lung trouble" Sold 10y Ackerman-Stew-
art Drug Co.
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U. S. Senators Elected.

The legislatures of several states
elected U. S. Senators on Tuesday,
among them being Joseph w. Bailey,
who was reelected; Tilman, South
Carolina, reelected; Morgan and
Pettus, Alabama, reelected; Chas.
Curtis, republican was elected in
Kansas to succeed A. w. Benson;
Knute Nelson, Minnesota, reelected;
f. Nj. Simons, North Carolina, re-
elected; Warren, Wyoming, re-elect-
ed; Shelby M. Cullom, Illinois; re-
elected, and Gamble, South Dakota,
re- elected. III Oregon, Fred w.
MuIkey, republican OF Portland was
elected for the short term and Jona-
than Bourne, ir., republican OF Port
land for the long term.
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FOR ORANGE
MILLS FLATS.

DR.. E. S. Grill received the follow
ing telegram from Congressman
Frank Clark yesterday afternoon,
which explains itself:
Washington, Jan. "A, 2 40 p. m.
Hon. f. S. Grill, Palatka.
We get in River and Harbor Bill
$4,000 for Orange Mills Flats, $4,000
for Volusia Bar, and survey of st.
Johns River from Jacksonville to
Sanford. FRANK CLARK.