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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25
THE DAILY HERALD.
MONDAY. MARCH Is, 1907.
PERSONALS

Miguel Fernandez went to Mer-
cedes yesterday.
John P. St. John, jr.. left yes
terday for up-river points.
F. c. Pierce, Esq, accompanied
by his little daughter, went up to
Corpus Christi yesterday.
John B. Viano, the well known
piano agent, is here on one of his
periodical visits.
o. Guenther, the -four manufac-
turer of New Braunfe1s, left today
after short visit here.
E. H. Caldwell, ST., returned to
Corpus Christi today, after spend
ing day or two getting acquainted
with his many patrons and meeting
old friends in Brownsville.
Miss Jewell Frazer of Tyler, Tex
as, arrived last night on visit to
her cousin, Miss Willie Mayfeld
of Brownsville. and will spend
some time here.
Mrs. F. H. Baum and daughter
of Mankato, Wis, were among
yesterdays visitors in Browns
vile, having come down from Cor
pus Christi where Mr.. Baum has
been engaged as assistant editor on
the Caller for a short time. Mrs.
Baum and daughter returned to
Corpus Christi today.
M. D. Fritz of Mankato, Wis,
left this morning after a short visit
in the city, going to Corpus Christi
from here. Mr.. Fritz is a newspa-
per man, and takes an intelligent
interest in this section. His report
on the resources and development
here will probably help to promote
the interest of Northern people in
the Brownsville country.
James Shapley, a well known
contractor of Houston, was among
the visitors in Brownsville yester-
day. Mr.. Shapley reports things as
rushing. in the Bayou City, where
he is just now engaged in erecting
large bank building.
J. A. Tracy, a leading stock
broker of Chicago, with Henry
Strassheim, formerly sheriff OF
Cook county, Richard II. Boesicke,
R. c. Lanning and Chas. Kuech-
Ter, all prominent capitalists of the
great Lake City, were among the
homeseekers arriving in Browns
vile Saturday night. They were
much interested in all they saw OF
this country. The party left this
morning.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25
Mother.

The first word child utters is
apt to be Mother" and the old
man ,iE his dying dreams calls
Mother! Mother!" 1t matters
not whether she was brought up in
the surroundings of a city and an
afluent home and was dressed ap-
propriately with reference to the
demands of modern life. or whether
she wore the old-time cap and
great round spectacles, an apron of
her own make, and knit your socks
with her own needles, seated by
the broad fireplace, with great
backlogs ablaze on a winter night.
1t matters not how many wrinkles
crossed and recrossed her face, or
how much her shoulders stopped
with the burden of a long life, if
you painted Madonna hers would
be the face. What a gentle hand
she had when we were sick, and
what voice to soothe pain, and
was there any one who could so fill
up room with peace and purity
and light? And what a sad day
that was when we came home and
she could greet US not, for her lips
were forever stilI.-Weimar Mer-
curry.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25

The rails of the Belt Line road
in Philadelphia are the heaviest in
the world.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-03-25

1t is said that it would take a
snail exactly il days to travel a
mile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
GOOD SUGAR SEASON PREDICTED.
A Good Run Of Sap Already--Prices Are
Higher Than Last Year.

ST. Adams, March IS.--The farmers
who have maple orchards are at work
preparing for the sugar season, and some
have taken the risk of tapping their
trees. The weather has been ideal dur
ing the past few days and there is re-
ported to have been good run Of sap.
1t is yet early and things look bright
for q profitable season. Those who have
not tapped are buying new buckets and
spouts, cleaning their old ones, and put
ing their sugaTh houses into shipshape
condition.
As to prices, the farmers win get
higher figures than they did last year
The passage Of the pure food law I'M.
sures the genuine maple product from
the serious competition Of spurious and
inferior products. Buyers ffom the large
cities are on the ground, and are offer.
ing II and - cents q pound, but the
producers are not all jumping at these
prices. Eleven cents a pound was con.
sidered good price last year. Syrup
the buyers are trying to get AZ from
so to 90 cents a gallon, storage pro-
vided by the buyers, although last year
go cents gallon, storage not added,
was considered a pretty good bargain.
So the pure food law is having ex-
cellent results in securing pure maple
syrup and sugar, and the makers are
sangllinc over the prospects for the com
ing season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler A. Severenee
Of St. Johnsbury Observe It.

st. Johnsbury, March 1s.-The golden
wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler A.
Severence was celebrated Saturday
evening at the Congregational church
1T Lyndonyille. where hearty felieita-
tions were rendered by host of friends
andeaeQuaintanceF
The marriage which was SO happily
observed was performed by Rev. Ar.
Button. The bride was Miss Sophronia
NJ. Chapman, who was born at East st,
Johnsbury, Feb. 10, 1910. Mr.. severence
was born in the same town April 20,
1888.
Since their marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Seyerenee have resided in their native
town with the exception OF 10 years,
during which Mr. Severence was at the
head Of grain store at Lyndonville,
where they made their home. Both
have been active in social and religious
affairs.
During their stay at Lyndnnyille Mr..
Seyerence was deacon in the Congre-
gational church. and the venerable
couple are now members of the CongTe-
gational church at East st. Johnsbury.
-Four children were born to them, Mrs.
Carrie 0reust Of Lawrence Mass,
George !. Sererence Of ST. Johnsbury
and two children, Charles and Nellie
who died in infancy.
Mr.. Severence comes from sterling
New England stock and has always been
prominent in financial and business en-.
terprises.
The reception was q notable affair, a
large number being present. The couple
were assisted in receiving by Mr.. and
Mrs. Orcutt Of Lawrence and Mr. mad
Mrs. Wilson of Lyndonville. During the
etening an entertainment was furnished
by the young guests.
The feature was an original poem
bv Miss Clara Wilmirth, a life.l long ae.
auaintance Of Mrs. Severeuce. (which
was read by Mrs. Finney OF Lyndon
vile. This evening they viii receive a
few relatives and friends at their home
at East ST. Johnsbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
ENGINE SLIPPED OVER BANK.
Four Trainmen Narrowly Escaped Death
Yesterday.

Pittsburg, Pa, March ls--Four train
men were seriously injured and narrow
ly escaped drowning yesterday when an
acre of ground. weakened by the food.
slipped away under the Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railroad tracks at Fallston across
the Beaver river near here and caused q
caboose attached to a light engine to
plunge over a 40-foot embankment into
the river,
The engine and the caboose were run
ming at high speed between Fallston sta.
tion and the Brady's Run bridge. Sud
denly the bank gave way and the engine
dashed over the slipping tracks and stop
ped with the rear wheel derailed The
capoose caught in the landslide, snapped
loose from the engine, and went rolling
into the river The four men compris-
ing the crew had no chance to jump,
and were imprisoned in the wreekage.
The fagman, although badly injured, re.
membered that two other engines were
following and extricating himself from
the wreck, he made his way to the track,
where lie succeeded in tagging the loco
motives. The engineer and fireman OF
the train rescued the other three men
imprisoned til the caboose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
BY BLOW ON HEAD
Frank Cushion, Railroad EmplOye, As
saulted at Rutland and Felled
to the Track.

Rutland, March 1s.-Attacked by
three men, Frank Cushion, q one-armed
switchman employed in the Rutland rail-
road yard here, was rendered uncon.
scious lust as he was about 10 signal
the Delaware s Hneson train for Gran
vile Saturday night and was found
soon after lying on the track by yard
master Perkins.
Cushion, who Is about 25 years old,
had a bad cut on his right temple, evi-
IDENTIFY inflicted with some hard imple.
ment, and tht yardmaster lad some
difficulty in reviving him After receiv-
ing medical attention he was able to re.
turn to work.
Cushion was aecosted by the men as
he had thrown the switch and was
about to drop the Target for the train to
pull out. They inquired about the later
train to Bellows Falls and appeared to
be under the influence Of liquor. Cushion
was unable to make them understand
and turned his back, walking toward the
signal.
Suddenly he received heavy blow on
the head and lost consciousness, falling
between the rails. When the signal "a
start the train did not come, yardmas.
ter Perkins made an investigation.
Nothing was missing from Cushions
clothes and the motive for the attacl;
is a mystery. The police have been m.
able to obtain any trace of the men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
MRS. Al T. HrRTLE.
Died Saturday Night After an Illness Of
Brief Duration.

Mrs. Zylphia II. Veazie Hirtle, wife of
Anand 4. Hirtle, died at her home on
West street Saturday evening ut about
8 o'clock after a brief illness, the direcb
cause being acute atrophy OF the liver.
Mrs Hirtle was 27 years Of age, was
born in Isleboro, Me-, and had been q
resident Of Barre for about three years.
She was member Of tile Eastern Star
and an active worker in the Episcopal
church.
A short prayer service was held at
the house last evening, at which the
Rev q II. Freeman oiiiciated Several
relatives were present from ont Of town,
including Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grover,
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sutherland, Morris
Veazie and Frank Warren of Boston The
following gentlemen acted as bearers:
William Hepburn, William Duthie,
Charles Befgeron, Morris Veazie, Charles
Scott and Austin Sutherland The re-
mains were taken on the midnight train
to Wollaston, Mass. where the funeral
win take place on Tuesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
LOST AT SEA.
The Wreck Of the Skuld Sighted--crew
Evidently Had Abandoned Her.

New York, March 49, The loss at
sea Of the Norwegian steamer Skuld
while bound from Philadelphia to Rot
terdam, was reported yesterday by the
officers Of the steamer Bosnia OF the
Hamburg American line, which arrived
in port today from Hamburg. The Bos-
mia sighted the Skuld lying on her beams
about 150 niles south of the island Of
1Iiquelon on March 13. Her crew had
evidently abandoned her. 1t is believed
by the Bosnia's officers that they were
taken off by some vessel which sighted
her before the Bosnia. It is believed
that the Skuld was upset during one of
the heavy gales reported By steamers
during the last two weeks. As she is a
freight steamer running on no line, but
& picking up freights whenever they offer,
it is believed that she carried no pas.
sengers.
The position of the derehct Il in the
pathway OF the trans Atlantic liners and
Il regarded as dangerous to the steamers
crossing the ocean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18

Cattle Commissioner Wilson Says So Of
Bovine Tuberculosis.


Bennington, March is. IT. s. Wilson
OF Arlington, state cattle commissioner
under the law enacted by the recent
legislature. is of the opinion that bovine
tuberculosis will be eradicated in the
state OF Vermont during the next few
years if the present trend in that direc-
tion continues and gains strength pro-
portionately.
Until recently, the testing Of dairy
herds and the Killing of COWS that were
found to Be affected with the disease
has been d question that was solved BY
the individual owner Ii a farmer wish
ed to make butter and cheese from the
milk Of animals that were not healthy
he did 80, and except in especially Az
gravated cases, nothing was done 10 cor
rect the evil.
Within the past year, says the com
missioner, q public sentiment favorinp
the exercise Of greater care in the over.
sight of all the milk supplies ,of cities
and larger villages and in the conduct
of the creameries has been apparent
The city Of ST. Albans has issued Or
ders through it's health department that
| the milk 0f a COW that has not been
subjected to the tubeFculin test cannot
be sold BY d dealer on the streets. n
the town Of Cabot the local creamery
association has made rule that thf
milk Of no untested COW will be received
and as result, the cattle commissioner
has already received applications to test
over 500 cows in thar town alone.
He is confident that similar regula
tions will before long be in force il
every municipality and corporation ant
in every large dairy section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
White Star Liner Sueyic
May Become Wreck
SHE STRUCK LAST NIGHT
Little Doubt That ALI Her Passengers
and Crew, Numbering $50 People,
wiz Be Saved--Lifeboat
Working.

London, March 49,. The weather has
begun to clear and the waves to moder.
ate, 80 there IL hope Of saving the White
Star liner Suevic, which went on the
rocks near the Lizard last night. Three
lifeboats took Off the greater number o.
the passengers during the morning, and
there is little doubt that all of the 500
passengers and crew win be rescued. The
vessel is leaking badly.
The Suevic struck on the rocks and
went ashore during thick fog last
night at 11;30 o'clock The vessel ran
ashore ON what is known as Maenter's
rock, under lighthouse. Two lifeboa6s
were Immediately launched and others
were summoned to 70 to the assistance
of the helpless vessel. The Suevic was
in command Of Captain Selhy and car
ried crew Of 100 She plies between
London and Australia, by way OF Cape
Town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
MANY TRAGEDIES
in NEW YORK CITY
Nearly Dozen Of Those Reported Yes
terday Were Due to Asphyx-
otion BY Gas

New York, March 1s.-0f the fataIi-
ties reported to the police yesterday
rcarly dozen were due to accidental
asphyxiation l,y illuminating gas, There
were also the usual number Of Sunday
suicides and violent deaths through
various accideI ts
Mrs. Henrietta Hesse, aged n years,
following visit to the cemetery where
friends were buried, ate paris green and
lied in agon.r, Francis Murray, eighty
years old. end despondent, cut his
throat with pen knife and was found
6ead in his bath icom.
Henry Ginzenas, was burned to death
IN fire tha. destroyed boat in which
he was sleeping off College Point, L. /.
Miss Mary Chandler fell from a trolley
car and died from her injuries, Edward
J. Langallie, a policeman, fell into the
water in trying 10 board moving ferry
boat and died soon after being pulled
out,
The body pf an unidentified man was
taken out az the North river and an
ether unidentified man was cut in two
in train yard Mrs. Annie Bergen
with a lighted candle, accidentally SET
fire to a curtain. In attempting to ex.
tmguish the blaze she was fatally
burned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
TALK OF THE TOWN.

James Roberts Of Lunenburg was in
the city on business today.
Samuel j. Segel OF S. j. Segel a Co.,
went to Boston and New York Satur-
day night on a business trip to buy
spring goods for his firm.
The Tourist club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at $50 at the home Of Mrs.
i. s. Gates on Keith avenue. Please
note the change in day.
Fremont G. Little has already tapped
500 maple trees for stlgaing- Today
fhe sap ran slowly. and Mr. Little ex-
poets Ia begin boiling tomorrow.
The M. w. Of A. fair, which takes
place on April 3d and runs until the 10th,
promises 70 be the best The Woodmcn
have held. The booths have been de.
signed and all decorations are being
MANNED n advance. One of the novel;
ties is the Mystery Honse,P which IS
something that has never before been
produced IN Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
TWO ocTocENARIANs.
Died st Middisbury Saturday, Combined
Age 1877.

Middlebury, March 1s--Mrs Susan
NJ Brooks, aged So years widow of S.
n. Brooks. died Saturday morning Of old
age. She is survived by two sons, Charles
Brooks with whom she lived. and
George Brooks of Boston. The funeral
viii he held at her late home Tuesday
morning at eleven o'clock and the burial
viii be in the New Haven cemetery. The
lsev. G. II. Dickinson, pastor II the
congregational church Of this villag
Of which she was member, will Off
ciate. Mrs. Hermon a. Sheldon, aged
s4 years, died Saturday morning. She
was the only daughter OF the late DR..
Zaccfeus Bass and was born in Middle
hory, February 10, 1923 December ,.
1874. she was married to Harmon A.
Sheldon who died August IA, 1870. She
il survived by two daughters and two
sons. Mrs. George +. Graves of Wash
iDgton, d. G., Dr. Samuel Sheldon OF
Brooklyn, N. ", Mrs. g. D. Miner and
Or. William II. sheldon Of this village.
The funeral will be held at her late
home this afternoon at four yclock the
Rev. w. T. Forsythe, rector Of ST.
Stephens church Of which she was a
HJsmber, win ofIiciate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
ROCKEFELLER GIFT OF
$5O,0OO,OOO COMING
ID Stated According to New York Herald
Today--And More May BE Dis
tributed

New York, March 1S.--The Herald to-
day saws that according 10 a member Of
.Iobn ID. Rockefeller, Jr9s bible class, who
4 4 personal friend Of John d. Roekefel-
Ter and in position to know Of his
affairs, the latter proposes soon to make
a princely gift TO the city of New York.
II will amount to at least $5O,O00, 900.
II will be partly charitable and partly
educational
The Herald adds:
eThis man informed q Herald reporter
tfat when Mr. Rockefeller was confer
ring with his son at Lakewood, N. II,
4 fortnight ago, the meeting was not
for tie purpose of discussing any inn
mediate gift, but was on tho subject Of
Mr. Rockeieller's Will which document
fhe oil king was then completing with
NV aid OF his son and his lawyers.
at il said that this document viii
astonish the world when it is made pub
III. II viii, it Is declared, donate no less
than S25o,0Oo,OOO for charitable and edu-
cational purposes, and it will 10 80 be-
stowed that the benefit therefrom will
almost be perpetual
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
.THAW LOSES
A BIG POINT
Photograph Of Hummel Aft
daYit Is Admitted
ONLY AFTER HARD FIGHT
List Page Of Affidavit Is Reproduced,
Showing Evelyn Thaws Signature
More Insanity Experts Rally
to the Defense.

New York, March 1s.--The prosecu.
tion IN the Ihaw case won another vic-
tory this morning, when ID succeeded iii
having q Photographic plate representing
the famous Humnlel affidavit, in which
Evelyn Thaw swears that White never
ruined her and that Thaw treated her
cruelty, was admitted ais evidence.
When court convened Jerome called no
witnesses, but took up a fight to get
this affidavit in plate offered. II repre-.
sents the last page Of the document,
bearing Evelyn's signature. 1t is in two
pieces. Delmas objected to the recep-
tion of this evidence on the ground that
II had never been shown to Evelyn, and
that it was irregular to try to impeach
witnesses by an exhibit never before
known to her.
Three new experts appeared at Thaw's
side this morning. They were Charles
w. Pilgrim, president Of the New York
state hlnacy commission: DR.. Miner Gre
CORY, Of the insane pavilion Of Bellevue
hospital; and DR.. William A. White, su-
perintendent Of the government insane
asylum at Washington.
Thaw Was Not So Bad.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon law
yer Dan 0'Reilly visited Thaw and helped
him prepare in duplicate a statement
from Lewellyn Gilliland Of Van Vert,
o., in which the latter denounces as an
| injustice the stories which he says were
sent out last summer from Wooster, o.
where Thaw and he were schoolmates at
the Wooster university.
As Mr.. O'Reilly was leaving the Tombs
he gave ont copies Of the statement sent
on by Mr.. Giliiland, who signed a note
to the effect that the interview was au.
thentic
Mr.. Gilliland says:
"1'he college escspsdes Of man whose
life is regarded as success are looked
upon by the world as good jokes; lei
that same man afterward fall from grace
and those same pranks are regarded al
crimes, and thus ii is that the escapades
of Harry Thaw, who ii now awaiting
trial in New York City for the slavinl
OF Stamford White last summer Oh the
roof al that noted architects most fam,
GUS structure. are being depicted a.
lcriminal, and that Thaw's career as sncl
was begun while lad in knee trouseF.
IN his early college days at Wooster
Ohio
Mr.. Gilliland then, OF considerabl,
length, reviews Thawis school life. point
ing out that Thaw had been credite,
with many pranks in which he never
participated, and that as matter q
fact, the prisoners life at Wooster wa.
in every way praisegorthy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
WOMAN SKIPPED
BEFORE SHERIFF.
Mrs. AdeIbert Goodrich Of the Manor"
Montpelier, Was to Have Been
Tried Today on Liquor
Charge.

When Sheriff Frank Tracy went over
t. the manor house on Berlin side in
Montpelier today TO serve a warrant on
Mrs Adelbert Goodrich, whose place was
raided Friday with very successful re-
suits. he found that the woman and her
children had gone, taking with them all
their household goods. 1t is rumored
that the woman has gone down country
To join her husband. The Montpelier
authorities consider themselves well of
as the woman had already been ordered
cut of the manor" and would probably
have become a city charge She was
not IN the best OF health either. II is
probable that no attempt viii be made
to serve the warrant unless she comes
back to this section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
CARRIED INTO RIVER.
High Water Also Threatens rs Houses
in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 1s.--A large
part of North Water street in West
Bridgewater, near here, slipped into the
Beaver river last night A number OF
houses, street car tracks, trolley and cleo
trio light wires were carried into the
river. a row of % houses are in dan.
ger of colIapsing, and the houses have
been abandoned.
The bodies Of J. M. Johns, brakeman
w. j Cantwell fireman, and w. b
Makerell engineer, who were drowned
last Wednesday when freight train
plunged through the West Pennsylvania
railroad bridge at Harmersville, which
was weakened by the food, were recov-
ereu yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-18
rERRoRIzED HOUSEHOLD.
Intruder Fired Blank Cartridge in Bur
lington House.

Burlington, March 1s.--The house Of
Bernard II. Porter Of North avenue was
entered about one o'clock yesterday
morning by man supposed to be Pat
sic Pasquale, section boss on the Rut.
land railroad. The man effected an en-
trance to room occupied by ono Of the
Misses Porter, by removing an outside
window While in the house. the intrud.
er fired blank shots, terrcrizing Miss
Porter and the other members of the
household
When the household was aroused, the
man fled, it is supposed, through door.
Neiehbors were notified and the police
were telephoncd for. Miss Porter said
she could not identify the man, and the
officers are therefore handicapped as to
where to look for him. Yesterday it was
quite well established that the man who
ia wanted IL Pasquale, and the officers
are now searching for him.
pasquale ia an Italian, about 35 years
OF age, Of dark complexion, weighing
from 1876 to 1870 pounds, and is from
five feet ten inches to five feet eleven
inches in height.