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Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06
FIRST TOWN MEETING
HELD IN THE TOWN OF SHARON
The Date was Dec. IT, 1739-CaII Extended to Miuister-Bounty on RattIesnakes.

The first town meeting in Sharon was held December II, l739 at the house of Nath Skinner. Gap Dunhan was chosen moderator and Lew Jaber Crippen, John Sprague and Cap Johnathan Dunham were chosen selectmen for the year en- suing. Nath. Skinner was chosen town clerk, James Smith, constable, and Ebenezer Mudg, William 1ickner. Ebe- nezer Frisbee and Cornelius Hamlin were chosen surveyors of the highway Jeremiah Foster, Samuel Mudg and Thomas Crippen were the choice of the meeting as fence viewer. Samuel Com stock was elected collector. Nath. Skin her, leather sealer; Nath. Skinner, Jon athan Dunham and John Sprague, com mittee to go after the minister. It was voted that n note of warning in writing, set up on the houses of John Sprague and Nath. Skinner should be "a lawful notice of a town meeting. Swine with rings in their noses were accounted orderly creatures.
 On January Sth another meeting was held and committee was appointed to call upon Peter Pratt for some conven- ient time of probation for the settling in the work of the ministry and the com mittee was authorized to agree with him for his wages which were to be paid by tax of l5 shillings each on the rights of land.
 At meeting held March 14, TAO. it was voted to extend call to Peter Pratt, and that he be paid e140. The meeting adjourned to March 20, TAO. when it was voted to give Mr. Pratt a salary of e2l0 and to increase it each year until it reached e240, there to re- main during his ministry. Five days later another meeting was held at which time it was voted to give MT. Pratt fire- wood and Messrs. Dunham, Skinner and Comstock were appointed committee to lay public lots at town charge.
 Meetings were thereafter held at fre- quent intervals at which some of the fol- lowing things were done: A bounty of lOuI penCe Wic pltSCu oh bhS bttiA VI SNNAJ rattlesnake killed near Cobble hill, a vote was passed to build meeting house at some convenient time in June, a com mittee was appointed to find a place to locate it. In December, 1740, it was de- cided that a school should be kept in Sharon one-half of the year. Swine were given permission to run on the common when well yoked and rung.
 On December 15, TAI, 1t was voted to build house "for the worship of God " 45 feet long and 35 feet wide, 20 feet be- tween joints and the body of the build ing studded fit for clapboarding.
 According to the town records Capt. Durham appears to have been the first agent or representative of the town in the assembly.
 Later records show that the Rev. Pe- ter Pratt fell from grace. became ad- dicted to the use of intoxicating drinks, and was finally deposed. Later he be- came school teacher in another part of the state.
Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06
Wedded in Bridgeport.

George Cochrane of West Cornwall was married Tuesday to Miss Nellie Will sot of Huntington, Conn. The bride was formerly teacher in Monroe Gen. tre, Coma They will reside in West Cornwall.
Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06
HORSES PECULIAR DEATH.

Animal was Struck by Falling Tele-
 phone Pole.
 George Smith of West Cornwall lost a driving horse Thursday by singular accident. An automobile passing fright ened the animal, which was hitched to an old telephone pole. The horse pulled the pole over, falling under it, and the blow of the pole upon the horses head caused instant death.
Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06
SKIM MILK PRODUCTS
THEY ARE ALMOST UNLIMITED
It is Said That 1t Would not be Im- possible to Make Houses of it if one so Desired.

Last week THE NEWS alluded briefly to the fact that the skim milk at the Borden plant at Canaan is no longer be- ing thrown away or sold at ten cents per can to the farmers to be fed to the pigs but is being shipped to New York state and used in the manufacture of buttons, door knobs etc. Delving little further into the subject we find that not only is it used as above stated but that almost innumerable other things are composed of skim milk.
 Perhaps the ''ivory" balls upon your billiard table, your "ivory" umbrella handle, the ''ivory" head of your little girls dollie are not ivory at all, bat skinned milk. These are not the most astonishing things made from milk among others are articles that may have been sold to you as celluloid or bone. Now, in combination with formaline, this substance, which the board of health says mustn't be sold for bottle babies, makes galalith, as it is called in Austria, or 'milkstone. And from milkstone-well, it would be about as easy to tell what you can't make from it.
 As substitute for ivory, no other substance has proved half so valuable as thls product of skinned milk. Former ly celluloid was considered the best, but it has it's drawbacks, principal of which is its propensity to explode on slight provocation. Milestone is proof against fire. Bone, as ivory imitation, chips and cracks; it cannot take or retain a fine tinting. Milestone is free from such objections; it is so tough that it can be cut into almost any desired shape.
 It is very likely that your piano keys, especially if made recently and abroad, are of skinned milk, and knife handles of recent manufacture almost certainly are. As to piano keys, the imitation ones are considered in every way as good as those made from elephants tuSks.
 Austria keeps 100000 persons busy making "ivory" products from skinned milk. These are some of the things they make: Billiard balls, golf stick handles, cigar and cigaret holders, pepper and salt shakers, pen-holders and ink wells, boxes, umbrella handles and dolls heads.
 In American factories, from the same source, are made limitation ivory" doorknobs, mantelpieces, clocks, piano keys, paper racks, pin-heads, collar buttons picture frames, and-but the list is almost interminable. Even rub Der and amber limitations are made from this source. a.
 Indeed, it must be a new thing for many farmers to consider no longer the market price of butter in determining whether their COWS pay. The price of skinned milk for manufacturing pur- poses is consideration. Glue and putty are being made from it. Even stone and marble ornaments are success fully initiated with it. If one cared to, he might have milk house.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17

It seems -1ubtfuI if there Is anything
more crooked "a tie following title
OF pamphlet pubnshed In 1903; "Thf
Defornity Of Sin Cured Sermor
Preached 1T ST. Nichaei's. Cfooke6
Lane, Before the Prince Of Orange. b,
the Resi- CrooksbanEs." The pan,
phlet was sold by Matcaaw Denton a
the Crooked Billet rear Cripple gate
The words Of the rext are. Ever,
crooGed path shcH be made straight"
end the prince before whom It y a.
read p'as defor1ee0
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17
At TIE CHURCHES
ST. Marks Church

Services at St Marks church TODAY
will be as follows: Celebration of
Holy Communion at 7,30. Morning
prayer with sermon at Il. Evening
prayer at 7.90. St. Andrews Brother
hood meets at 10 and Sunday school
az $50. The Lenten services for the
coming week viii be the same as for
tae past week and the rector will
oficiate at all the services.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17
Eirat Methoa... c.nr.h-

Services held at The city han. st
ire II a. m. service the pastor viii
deliver the second part Of his sermon
on Our Lords Remedy Al the 730
p. m. service the subject will be-:
The Witness Of the Spirit" The
public is cordially invited.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17
First Baptist Church.

Rev j. E. Summons raster Ser.
vices il & m. and 40 p. M Sunday
school 9.45 a. m. PRAYER meeting
Wednesday 40 p. a. The ia r VIZ
oegin Sunday morning a series z
sermons ON "Dizci Iaship. lsiah 55.L
evening subject; A Noble Purpose
All visi ors ami str.aaers are cordially
invited to wo. snip witL u.s.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17

Pr (of east side school i won
many Of you remepib lie
Ntory OF Aladdin and .he wou.
glamp told you last week. Billy
BretlSer, can you tell me why our lit
Gle friend Aladdin rubbed his lamps
Billy Bleecker (vaguelyl-If be wuzn't
gettin' sleepy Re must a bad ii cindet
In lt-Puck.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17

FOUND -Genllemans bicvcle rw g.
er can have same ny proper identi6-
cation and payment for lhis adv
tisement. Apply to News Office
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17

s"rne-Traia stopping at small road
side station Irritable Old Gentlensa.
What on earth do they stop al "a Sta
don Ike this for? Objectionable ras
senger (alghtiug TO aiiow me 70 get
out. Irritable Old Geuueman-Ahi I
see If has It's advantages. thenf
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17
MANY WILL VISIT THE WASP
euhhoat viii Receive Visitors To-
day.

It is expected that crowds Of Bruins
wick people will visit the gun-oat
Wasp today at the wharvess Of the
Southern Pine Company at the foot
of London street.
Chief Bowatswain Croghan, who is
in command, will be glad to welcome
all visitors and will take pleasure in
showing thenSasssS the ship.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-02-17

The only real linen paper made In tez
UaIted States is that used Tor govern
mont dnnn1.nu1- Am - % onlL.-l IL
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
Il. H. ROGERS
EMBARRASSED
Tied Up In An Unfortunate
Railroad Deal
The Great Sacrafices He
Had Made for the Tide
water of Virginia.

New York. Sept. 19.-Reports have
been current in Wall street for some
time. that II. II. Rogers has been heav-
lily interested in the Tidewater railway
project of Virginia. and that he lost
heavily by the investment.
The Evening Post says today that il
can be stated positively that Rogers
incurred personal obligations in the
Tidewater project much in excess of
SAC. .OOO. 600 The Post also says the sit
uation has been entirely cleared up.
The Evening Post says that confir-
nation is obtained in Wall street of
these reports to the effect that II. II.
Rogers is heavily interested in the
Tidewater railway project. Accord
ing to stories previously circulated.
upward Of 40 per cent of the Rogers
fortune has been involved i'm the Tide
water investments. II is reported to-
day that the obligations incurred
amounted to Si0,00O.000 Ii can be
stated positively that the sum is much
larger than the amount named. and
also that the situation has been en-
tirely cleared up.
In order to meet the demand made
upon him In connection with the con-
struction of the railroad. Rogers was
forced TO DISPOSE of a large amount of
investments stocks at a sacrifice. All
during the recent decline in prices, the
vice president of the Standard Oil
sold gut edged stock such as Standard
oil. Consolidated Gas. Union Pacific.
and st. Paul. Some five or six years
ago. against the advice of friends,
Rogers started to build in West Vir-
ginia a low grade road which would
parallel the Norfolk & Western. His
OBJECT was to carry coal and lumber
to tide water. The line was to be 444
miles long. Only 125 miles have been
completed.
Only a few months ago, in order to
raise 100000 900 for the Tidewater road
II. II. Rogers issued a personal note
secured by s2O.O0O.O0O first mortgage
bonds. St0,0O0.000 in stock. and $10,-
900. 900 in dividends or interest paying
collateral. These were six per cent
notes. endorsed by III. III. Rogers per-
sonally.
Railway officials who watched the
construction of the road with intense
interest from the beginning. say the
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
The BUB0NIC PLAGUE
IS MAKING PROGRESS
The Daily Report Made to the San
Francisco Board of Health.

San Francisco. Sept. 19.-The total
number OF bubOnic plague cases today
as reported at today's meeting Of the
board of health, was thirty-five. an
increase of two over yesterday. Twen-
ty of these have died. There are
twenty patients under observation as
unverified suspects.
The wholesale merchants south Of
Market street in the water front
neighborhood have united in a state
ment to the authorities that they will
at once begin a general campaign of
cleaning up their premises in the dis
trict, the idea being TO starve to death
as many rats as possible.
The board of health's statement to
the press saws in part There is no
doubt that rats play a very important
role in disseminating certain infec-
tious diseases. Ii is stated that the
loss of the handler and producers of
food products. textiles etc. from the
depredations of rats amounts to such
an enormous sum annually. that it is
almost beyond computation. The
board of health has determined upon a
campaign for the determination of
these rodents"
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20

project even at this stage is more or
less problematical. II is confidently
believed however. that with the sac
rifices already made in disposing of
high grade securities, Rogers is in a
position to gain in the end. and see
the mileage completed. 1t is learned
that. some months ago. the Standard
oil man and his associates bought up
all the available lumber and coal lands
in West Virginia. These purchases
amounted to thousand acres, and
viii in some future time supply the
Tidewater with traffic.
w n. Page. president Of the Tide
water railway, SAYS that when COM
pleted the road will extend from
Deepwater. West Virginia on the Kan
awha river to Sewelle Point. near Nor
folk. Va. The authorized stock is $685.
100000. First mortgage five per cent
bends. none of which have been placed
on the market, and are issuable as
follows: s45.00O.00O. for the construc-
tion gf the line from Deepwater to
Sewalls Point. 44i miles of single
track track. For each additional mile
Of single track on the main line. $75.-
600 in bonds may be issued. and $780,
900 n mile for branch lines and S50,000
for main line second track.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
NEXT PEACE
CONFERENCE
The Expiring One Recon-.
mendS the Third
The Adoption of IA ResOlu-
tiOn on that Subject Ad-
dressed to the Powers.

The Hague. Sept. 19.-All the heads
of foreign delegations to the peace
conference met today and unanimously
adopeed the following resolution: THE
conference recommends to the powers
the convocation of a third conference
with a period similar To that (which
has elapsed between former confer
ences. The conference calls the at
tcntion of the powers TO the necessity
of having the work of the conference
prepared a sufficient time before the
meeting so that its deliberations may
be taken with Indispensable authority
and rapidity.
ITO attain that object the confer
ence thinks that il is very desirable
that about two years before the prob
able date of convocation a preparatory
committee be entrusted by the govern
ments with a collection Of the differ
ent propositions to be submitted To the
conference. gathering matters suscep-
tible Of being embodied in international
regulations and that the committee
prepare a program about which the
governments may agree early enough
to have il correctly studied in each
country. The conference recommends
that the committee be also entrusted
with a proposed system of organization
and procedure for the conference"
The resolution will be submitted for
the approval of the plenary session on
SATURDAY,
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20

1899. Tilford as secretary of the COM
pany gave the governments counsel
little information during the period OF
the Standard Oil trust though he was
a liquidating trustee Kellogg finally
asked Tilford II during the period Of
liquidation there had been any real
change in the management Of the COM
pany The witness replied that there
had not been
Another interesting development was
the official statement made for the
first time today of John d Rockefel
ler's personal holdings of Standard Oil
As TO just what extent the reputed
head was individually interested in the
great concern has long been a matter
of speculation 1t was brought out to-
day that Rockefeller owns 256.s55
shares. or more than one-fourth of the
total of 972, 500 certificates of Standard
Oil
Based on the earnings of the COM
pany as placed on record on Tuesday.
it is computed that Rockefeller's per-
sonal profits during the past eight
years aggregate almost s125. .e00. 900. At
Tuesdays hearing II was testified that
in the years 1899 to 1906 inclusive. the
Standard Oil Company earned a total
of profits of s490. 1919. .344.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
Some Facts Regarding the Trust Which
Preceded the New Jersey Corporation
1t Is sO Partially Shown That The Prescribed Com
bine Has Hoodwinked the SOversign and nriendly
State of Texas.

New York, Sept. 19.-That the STAN
dard Oil company is operating under
the name of the Corsicana Refining
Co. in the state of Texas, which had
forbidden the oil combine to operate
within the state, was indicated today
when Wesley H. Tilford, treasurer of
the Standard Oil Co.. under examina-
tion in the government suit against
the company, testified that II. C. Fol-
ger and c. n. Payne, whom Frank
Kellogg, attorney for the government,
states control the Corsicana company
were prominent in the conduct of the
affairs of the Standard Oil. Kellogg
sought to draw from the witness the
information that the Corsicana COM
pany was really the Standard Oil Co.,
and was operating in Texas because
the antitrust laws of the state would
not permit the combine to operate.
Tilford replied that as far as he knew,
the Standard Oil Co. had no interests
in Texas. He said Folger and Payne
were both officers OF the Standard Oil
Co, but he was not aware that they
owned any stock in the COrsicana
company.
tracing the various changes in the de-
velopment of the Standard Oil from the
time of the inception in 1882. when the
trust formed. until the trust dissolved
and the Standard Oil Co. of New Jer-
sey was formed Kellogg developed
many questions from the trust agree
ment in 1852 which were contained in
the complaint filed in st. Louis last
December when the present acton was
commenced. This trust agreement,
which was entered into by John d.
Rockefeller and forty-five other oil
interests provided that Standard Oil
companies should be formed in Ohio.
New York, Pennsylvania, ew Jersey
and in other states whenever the trus-
tees deemed advisable. All the prop
critics are assets embraced in the cor
poration's companies were to be turn
ed over to the several Standard Oil
companies. which in turn issued its
own stock in exchange.
Under the terms of the, trust agree
ment all the stock was TO be delivered
to nine trustees who issued to the de-
posting stockholders trust certificates
equal at par value to the par value of
the stock of the several Standard Oil
companies.
The nine trustees under the original
agreement were John ID. Rockefeller.
o. II. Payne, William G. Rockefeller.
J. A. Bostwick. II. Flagler, w. G. War
den. Chas. Pratt. Benjamin Brewster
and John ID. Archbold. The trustees
had absolute power IN the control of
the company. They could purchase
with the trust funds the stocks and
bonds of other oil companies on such
terms as they deemed advisable and
could dispose of them whenever they
considered it necessary. The trustees
We're elected to hold office for three
years and We're balloted for by the
owners of the trust certificates.
The agreement further provided that
the trust should continue during the
lives of the survivors of the trustees
name in the agreemnt and for twenty
one years thereafter.
Tilford was questioned at length on
the trust period of 1Ss2-1ss2. and the
period of the trust liquidation, 1892
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
Admiral Chadwick Compares European With
American Municipalities
The Former Are Ruled By Men Who Are Trained to 1t
While American Cities Are Managed BY Politicians
and Accidents.

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 19.-At today's
session of the League of American
municipalities, Rear Admiral French
Z. Chadwick, United States navy.
spoke in explanation and advocacy of
the Newport, r. l., system OF munich
pal government, and also devoted a
portion of his address TO a comparison
of American and European forms Of
city administration, declaring that the
American people had much TO learn in
Ihisrespect.
The first need in an understanding
of this subject of municipal admins
tration.' declared Admiral Chadwick,
is = realization of the immensely Of
our backw ardness in nearly all things
which go to make the well organized,
well administered town. Though we
are all agreed that our municipal con-
ditions are in general bad, l do not
think that it is at all generally under
stood how very bad they are in COM
parison with those OF well ordered
cities in other countries. L have late
" been abroad; and tried to keep my
eyes open as TO what is doing in Eu-
rope: and l must say that the result
ing feeling was one of deep mortifica-
tion when l called up a recollection of
some of our own conditions. Germany
in particular does for the public, in
gardens. parks. ornamental waters and
other means of enjoyment for the
masses, what We, with a few excep-
tions, scarcely attempt.
American towns as a rule have SIM
ply been the subjects OF exploitation
through a long series of years for the
beneht of seekers after political power
or for what we have come TO call graft.
We have sat in grumbling humor
throughout this era without sufficient
energy or public spirit to free our
selves.
The situation which we are attack
ing is one of unparalleled national dis
grace. Praise of our supposed intelli-
gcnce and energy is wholly misplaced
until We shall produce a change. Char
acter is the first of products, and un-
til we shall, as a people, stand on a
plane of honesty and earnestness for
the public good. our self-satisfaction is
but as Dead Sea fruit. The living
fact is that our backwardness in city
administration is due to our want of
AdAlblldl bdAhbplAt. anu ~ q want u
that Widespread intelligence which we
are to wont to boast as being ours in
a very high degree.
After such study as 1 have been
able TO give the subject, I have be-
come convinced that the main cause
of our failure is in placing city ad-
ministrat on. a profession which de-
mands thorough knowledge and eXpe-
rience. in the hands of haphazard,
shOrt-term men. A mayor with US Is
the accident Of a day; the>same may
b. said Of all the rest of our officials.
Their only real knowledge as a rule is
the game Of politics and they natural
" play TO keep in power. A change
10 greater permanency of office
among our technical officials particu-
larry is thus our primal need. This
necessity is everywhere else recog-
nized. Taking English procedure. we
find the actual administration wholly
in the hands Of technical experts, who.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
THE MISSING SlMPkINS
TURNS UP IN ALASKA
The Man Who Was Badly Needed by
the Prosecution in the Haywood
Case.

Seattle, Sept. 19.-Jack Simpkins.
who was desired as witness for the
prosecution in the recent trial of Will
liam d. Haywood and for whose arrest
a reward was offered by the State OF
Idaho. was recognized by several per-
sons on the street of Juneau a few
nights ago. He disappeared as soon as
he heard he had been recognized.
Simpkins had been the companion of
Harry Orchard. who was the leading
witness for the prosecution against
Haywood. II is said that he was in
Caldwell at the time OF the explosion
of the bomb that killed Governor
Frank Steunenberg. The state wanted
Simpkins TO give corroborative evil
dence. A. A. Crane, an attorney in
the now famous case. rs expected at
Juneau soon. according to reports.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-20
CUBAN PACIfICAIION
NOT YET ACCOMPLISHED
Recommendation for the Strengthen
ing of the Army on the Island.

Washington. Sept. 10 Brigadier
General Barry. commanding the army
of Cuban pacification. recommends in
his annual report an increase of the
pay of the officers and enlisted men.
reorganization of the mobile army.
the increase of the infantry by twenty
four regiments, the increase of the
term of enlistment from three to five
years. and also the sale of beer and
light wines i'm post exchanges.