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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13
Portland Market.

Portland, July T.. 1907
FT.OUR-Michigan and st. Lo,ns
straight, SJ.2ou5 So; do. clears sJ.OOd5. 20
winter wheat patent, SJ.35M5J0; Spring
wheat patents, @.Ud'62J.
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy. per h.
ga 24c.
Et;GS-E,astern fresh. 19a2Oc.; western,
fresh. ZlM22c.; rcarby fresh, nc
CHEESE-N. Y. and factory, l5ZM14Lac,
Sage, 1ilaGi15l.c
GHAIE-Corn. car lots. GGMG,c: bags
6Sc; meal. bags. &c; oats. car lots. 52ff =;
ss "a rs. 5fa.5; Mini. sacked bran. bag lots
bag lots; s!5@a5; brown middlings cal
OftANGES-s3 50fIi 50
Beans, California; rea g 3.
yellow eyes, s2COM!.lo. Red Kidneys
PouLTRY.Chickens 1Gal7c; Turkeys
western, 2cM.lc; fowl. 1iGrl5c
PROV iSlONS-Pork, heavy, slS.25; med
ium, SEE
IARn-Pure tcs.. half bbls., l011OHc.
cases. l1hn1l"s; compound ties, half bar,
rels. 9m9Ac:: cases. 934Gi1tlsc.
bills. 500: sacks. 500; extra c., $3.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13
THE DAILY MARKET REPORTS

The leading futures closed as follows:
WlIEAT-July 9oha. Sept. 81: Dec g71s.
CORN-Jnly 53lsG@s; Sept. 541s; Dec. 5oa
oATs-Juiy 4s; Sept. 59H: Dec. 4eaM:
MAY a..
MESS rORK-Sept. 1645
LARD-Scpt. 902K: Oct 907k Z
SHORT RIBS-Sept. S72H: Oct 8G5.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FIhuR-Steady.
.WHEAT-No. . spring 1o0dl0l: No. $50
49,: No. red S9as
CORNING. 2 52a4@5i; No. . yellow 53ai
ga.
9ATs,No. 2 1905; No. 3 white 4ia4SA.
MALrING-Fair to choice 6OIG,
FLAX SEEDING. ! northwestern 124k
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime i75
SHORT RIBS. srDEs-Loose s.s7Ho
S.62I5.
MESS PORk-JG25916.37.
LARD-822h.
SHORT CLEAR SfDES-Boxed Ss7l4G9.
Receipts Shipments
Flour ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1S,S" i.60
wheat ................... S.WD $50
Corn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2a5,2D 4N. 800
Oats ...-................ $500 $500
rye ................... -
Barley ................... $500 1000
Bt'TrER-Flrm; creamcrics 20Gt2i: dai-
ries I7fi22
EGGS-Firrr: at market SEES included,
1904 firsts r.: prime firSts IL.
CIIEESE-Steady; la 49,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13

The modern "coon'' or "plantati"n"
songs and the popular form of sync"-
patton called "ragtime" ere all easily
traced % their source in the Older no
gro songs, which arc prob
ah'y to be regarded, as European in
mcln.ic origin. translated into rythms
that have been banded down FROM t'a
generations of slaves who actually
camc from Africa-Grovc's Dictionary
Of Music.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago July l.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900: market STEADY
To strong; common to prime steers 1850
30
HCGS-Rcccipts about 5000: market Sc
higher. GOOD to primo heavy 5.@f!6
SIlEEP-Receirts about GcG1, market
steady snecr 3.i5Q6. ycarlinSs 5.50a6.10:
lambs 5aT735
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13
New York Cotton Market.

New ! Ork. July +.
Spot closed quiet Il points lower. Mid
ding uplands 1906; do. gulf 1880. Sales
800 bales.
Galveston easy. 10: Charleston nominal:
Memphis luict. II Lie; New Orleans easy.
127S. Mobile quiet. 12iG; Savannah quiet.
1.4s.
Net receipts for seven days 15197.
Exports to Great Britain. 3al:; to the
continent, 2o,0J5; to Japan. .0a3; to Mex
leo. GO.
Stock, 81 ,51l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13
New York Money Market.

NOW IOrK, July T
Prime mercantile paper 5l-HU; per cent
for demand and at 4S}. aoct iS3. % for 69-day
bills.
Posted rates IS; ana 4S1ia
Con n,cI,i;u bills iS1G; iS;is.
Bar silver G1lh.
Mexican dollars 52iL.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bends irregular
Monc' on cali firm at 2Mii: per cent. :;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
WAS NOT LYNcHED.
Story at Highland Falls, N. T., Was
Not According to Truth.

West Point. \. y, Avg. ga report
tnat a 3ynching had occurred Just out
side the government reservation threw
the adjoining town Of Highland Falls
into considerable excitement last night
An Italian was said to have been strung
up TO tree by mob Of infuriated fell
low countrylnen after he had assaulted
and robbed one oi their number. There
have been repeated assaults and rob
berries recently among the Italians EN-
ployed ON the reservation, and reports
Of these attacks frequently rouse the
foreign colony to a high pitch Of ex-
element
The basis Of tonight's lynehing rimor
was the arrest by soldiers Of two Italians
charged with a brutal assault during the
afternoon. An Italian workman had left
the reservation to bring water to his
comrades from spring in the woods
nearby. While on his errand he was
set upon, numerically beaten and rob
bed Of his watch and what little money
he carried Other workmen, alarmed by
his protracted absence, found the man
unconscious where his assailants had
left him. Later he was able partially to
describe the robbers and the laborers be-
gan a systematic search of the sur
rounding country. The matter was al
so reported to the officer of the day
Of the West Point Military academy
and detail Of soldiers was sent TO
search thoroughly all the academy
grounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
NATIVE OF wILLrAMsrowN.
ssdney !. Martin Died in Essex Junction
Yesterday Of tuberculosis.

Word was received in this city yes
terdav afternoon of the death in Essex
junction 81 Sidney irwin Martin, son
of the late Henry Martin and Lestina
Phelps Martin Of Willamstown. lie
was taken i'll last November with what
was supposed to be hard cold, which
terminated in tuberculosis He failed
rapidly during the past three months.
The deceased was born in Williams
town january IS, 1860, and spent his
whole life there until five years ago
when, following the death Of his father,
he went to Essex Junction to make his
home with his brother, Allen Martin, He
was educated in the Williamstowu
schools and Barre academy. He leaves
his stepmother, Mrs. Louis (Bond) Mar.
tin and one half brother, Allen Martin,
Mrs. j. NJ. Perry Of this city was an
aunt and Byron Phelps, also of Barre
was an uncle. Mr.. Martin was mem
Der Of Summit lodge, +. & A. NJ Of
Williamstown, and Mount Mansfield
lodge, knights of Pythias, of Essex juno
tion. lie was a man respected and be-
loved by all.
A short prayer service will be held
at the house in Essex Junction tomor.
row morning at ten o'clock, and the re-
mains will be taken to ,Williamstown
where the funeral will be held that af.
ternoon. Tile Rev. Frances kimball Of
Richmond will offieiate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
STATES ATTORNEY
ROUTED BY BEES
Ben Gates Had to Give Up to Them at
woodmen Log-Rolling in Lyndon
Vile Yesterday Afternoon.

Lyndonville, Aug. 0.--The second an.
nual outing of the northern Vermont
log rolling association of the Modern
Woodnen Of America was held in the
Methodist comp grounds yesterday after
noon and attracted over 500 people, in
Guiding 100 foresters from the 26 camps
III Vermont. The exercises opened with
speaking and addresses were given by a.
N. Norton Of this place A. II. Gleason Of
st. Johnsbury, who presided as presi.
dent of the association, A. o. Palmer If
Burlington and Benjamin Gates Of
Montpelier.
a part not on the programme was per-
formed during Mr.. Gates address when
an angry crowd OF hornets swarmed
from their nests behind the stage and be-
gan TO interview the 25 who sat on the
stage. Mr. Gates had TO give way to the
hornets and the speaking broke up amid
laughter from the crowd and Wild an
tice of the men on the stage.
The degree team Of the Montpelier
camp won much praise for their fancy
drill while the prize for the competitive
drill went 10 Barton Landing camp.
In the log rolling contest the St. Johns
bury camp was first with Sheffield, ser.
ond, and Lyndonyile third. Lyndonville
won the tug-of. war from the ST. Johns.
bury camp and three Sheffield boys won
the wheelbarrow race. The ball game
between the fyndonyile and Sheffield
camps was won by the Shefields, II to
TO- The festivities closed with q ball
at Music hall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
SILENT ED" GEERS
WON TWO RACES
And Took Third Money in Another at
Buffalo, N. Y, Track Yesterday
Afternoon.

Buffalo, n. ", Aug. 0.-Ed. Geers, the
silent man" from the South, won two
races and got third money in another
race at Kenilworth park yesterday af
ternoon. The feature Of the days card
was the 2.05 pace, valued at $1,000.
Blackjack did not start and Geers Adele
went to the wire hot fayorite. She re-
warded her owner by winning in
straight heats, The best time was made
in The last heat when Cox, driving
Nervola, forced Adele tospace the mile
in 2i05A.
Wilkes Heart, which sold in the early
pools at S35 won the 2;12 trot, taking
the race in straight heats. Berieo, the
fayorite got second moiney.
Byron Kay, driven by Geers, won the
2;1s pace rather easily, although Geers
had TO drive his horse out in the final
heat to stall off Judge Wilson. Byron
Kay stepped the last mile in 2:0sM.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
DEATH CAME
TO HIS RELIEF
Ira Heath's Injuries Proved
Fatal
INJURED ON QUARRIES
Groton Boy Leaves Wife and Small Child
He Was Frightfully Hurt
at Ryegate Tuesday
Afternoon.

Groton, Aug. 9.--Ira Heath, the young
man who was so terribly injured at the
Ryegate granite quarries Tuesday after
noon, died at his home in the village
yesterday afternoon, forty-eight hours
after the accident.
Mr.. Heath was born in Orange twenty
five years ago and was the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Page, and was the son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heath BY adoption.
they taking the little one into their
hearts and home al tile death Of his
mother, three or four days after his
birth He has always been steady,
industrious boy, loving and kind TO bis
foster parents About three years ago
lie married Miss Mary 0'Neil. who with
a baby daughter, one and one half years
old, survives him. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their afiiiction.
The funeral will be held Saturday af-
ternoon, with. burial in the village eeme-
terry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
Nominated Austin L. crothers For
Governor.

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 9.-At an ad-
iourned meeting last night the Demo.
cratic state convention nominated Ans
tin L. Crothers of Cecil county for GOV
enor; Joshua n Herring Of Carroll
county for comptroller; Isaac Loeb
Straus Of Baltimore city, for attorney
general, and c. G. NIagi1lder of Prince
George county, for clerk Of the court
OF appeals. The chief interest was in
the nomination for the governorship.
The only other nominees besides Cro-
thers was Joseph d. Baker Of Frederick
county Few votes went TO him in the
balloting, however and wlpn The result
OF the first ballot was announced the
nomination Of Crothers was made un.
anmous. The latter is Judge Of the
second judicial circuit.
The platform adopaed declares against
illiterate negro suffrage. The conven-
tion adopted a resolution declaring in
favor of the nomination Of the next
United States senator by the people
in primary election and another to the
effect that the governor Of the state shall
not be eligible for any other Office dur.
ing his term as governor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
Plot to Blow Up Western
Union Building
In CHICAGO THIS FORENOON
Strike Started Last Night When the
Operators Refused to Handle the
Messages Coming from New
Operators in Los Angeles.

Chicago, Aug. s.-In response to a
hurry call from the Western Union
company, fifty policemen rushed to the
company's building today. 1t was re-
ported that plot had been discovered
to blow up the company's switchboards.
The Union building is now miniature
fortress. All the branch Offices are
closed and the strike is spreading to the
suburbs. General Superintendent Cook
stated this morning that general
strike was expected.
1900 telegraph operators and mes
senger boys went on strike here, The
night force Of $50 men left at midnight
and this morning the day force refused
to work. The cause is the refusal OF the
men to accept messages from operators
taking the places Of strikers at Los
Angeles, Calf.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Lyman Jay Of Hardwick Is tisiting
friends IN the city for few days.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. G. Dutton Of East
Calais are visiting friends in this city
for few days.
j. *. Knowlton returned yesterday
from Augusta, Me- where he has been
for the past week
w. r. Lampman, who is camping at
Highgate Springs this week, is in the
city on busines today.
Frank N. Wortheu, who has been vi.
sitting friends in this city for few days,
returned to his home in Hardwick yes.
terday.
Miss Bessie jenkins, who has been VII
sitting relatives In this city for the past
few weeks, returned 70 her home in
Belleville, Ont, yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
FIYE DEcIsIoNs RENpERED.
Supreme Court Affirmed Judgment in
Only Two.

Montpelier, Aug o. The Judges Of the
supreme court, who have been in the city
for several days conferring on cases, have
completed their work and departed 20
their homes. Recent decisions arei
In the case OF Eleanor n. B. Nicholas
VS.. the estate Of SaiTa r. Nicholas, d
petition to bring forward case that
was stricken from the docket, Judgment
of county court was affirmed and tile
plaintiff, the Countess Eleanor Langdon
Nicholas, mother Of Bishop, the mind
reader, loses her suit, Cara Nicholas
was her mother-in-law, the mother q
Lucas Nicholas, nephew of James R.
Langdon. She claimed Ia have loaned
Cara Nicholas various sum Of money
from $4,000 up, and alleged that the
notes had been destroyed or lost The
case was decided against her in county
court, then motion for continuance was
asked to prepare the specifications, As
certain conditions were not complied
with, the case went OF the docket. This
case was petition to have it reinstated,
it being alleged that there were certain
irregularities In the entry.
The case has attracted considerable
attention. Tile Langdon estate short
time ago came into possession under
foreclosure Of the celebrated Nicholas
block, In which Madame Nicholas had
lived for many years and which she had
styled @the manor but which was moth
ing more on less than broken down
tenement block. This has since beer
torn down.
In the case of town of Ripton vs.. tht
town of Brandon, judgment was reversed
and cause remanded A verdict Of $275..
30 was found for the plaintiff in county
court.
In the case Of William Smith Of Bethe
VS.. the Central Vermont Railway com
pany. Judgment was reversed and CAUSE
remanded. The plaintiff secured a yer,
dict Of Sl,65s.Ts in county court in 4
suit brought for the burning Of his build
ings. He claimed the fire was set By
defective smoke stack on Centra
Vermont engine. 1t set fire to the grass
and the grass set fire to the buildings
destroying them. The case must b.
tried again.
In the case Of William Tudor We
George Tudor, from Windsor county
trespass, pro forma Judgment was 70
versed and judgment for the plaintiff t
recover the sum OF $3.50 with interest
since September, 1903, with costs.
Judgment was affirmed in the Churcl
estate, f. Il. French, administrator, from
Windsor county, with interest on th'
amount found duo since December 4
1906, to be certified to probate court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
McKENZIE'S OPINION
ON BRIDGE NECESSITY
Attorneys for Petitioners Harked Back
to Campaign Days and Asked Him
If He Had Changed His
Views,

The question of the proposed bridge
connecting Washington and Batchelder
streets was re-threshed and argued pro
and con at the continuation of the hear
Ing yesterday afternoon and seven wit
nesses submitted to the volley Of ques-
tions fired and cross-fired by the array Of
legal talent which Is representing the
various sides and factions of the affair.
The witnesses called were e. j. Sow
den, John Mcdonald, L. II. Thurston, A.
E- Campbell, John j. Mckenzie, +. ID.
Ladd and III. J. MCGOWAN.
All OF the witnesses were of the opin.
ion that the public good and convenience
did not require the erection Of bridge to
such an extent as would warrant the
necessary outlay of money. The gem
eral opinion seemed to be that the bridge
II erected, should be placed at point
further up the brook than Is given in
the plan, in order that & lesser angle
might be made, thereby facilitating the
turning Of loaded team from the road
to the bridge
All were Of the opinion that better
means should be provided for getting
over the road from East Barre to the
lily dHu bHDukHd bilab II Nailu I'LL, NO'
called, was lowered 10 feet, the neces.
sity for building the bridge would By
eliminated.
While ex-Alderman Mckenzie was or
fthe stand be was asked in cross exami
nation If be had changed his opinion d
the need Of the public for q bridge al
this point. and he replied that he had
not, and I'll. w Scott offered as evidence
newspaper clipping. Mr.. Mckenzie
inquired if the clipping was from The
Times and upon being answered in the
affirmative, said: You can't tell what
The Times says" Upon examining the
clipping it was found that II was q
letter over his signature in which bis
views were not expressed exactly as they
We're given on the witness stand yester-
day, inasmuch as Mr.. Mckenzie admitted
the need of bridge at that time, but
thought that the town of Barre should
stand the expense.
The commission adjourned at five
o'clock until nine o'clock this morning.
The witnesses questioned this ofre-
noon were Donald Smith, George Hol-
land, ID NJ. Miles and Warren Nye
They testified in favor III repairing sand
hill In preference to going To the ex-
pense Of building a new road and bridge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
HOISTED OFF
THE TRACK
Patrick Higgins Hit by Train
And Not Killed
THROWN OVER HIGH BANK
Central Vermont Train Almost Has An
other Death Within Two Days
Victim Alive, But in
Hospital.

Patrick Higgins, exact residence not
yet determined, may never have been
tossed on the horns OF an angry bull, but
he has been thrown about by an iron
horse as if he were nothing more than
an inanimate chunk of wood And what
j. more, Patrick may boast about it,
too; for, strangely enough, he was not
killed. Some lay his deliverance to his
Interior exhiiaration and a flash on either
hip, but bc that as it may, he ii above
ground and hopes to be for some time,
although in the Heaton hospital at pres
ent.
The accident happened yesterday af.
ternoon on this same local branch Of the
Central Vermont railroad on which Mrs,
Daniel Sexton Of Montpelier was ground
into pieces Wednesday morning, and the
place was only half mile from the
scene Of that tragedy.
1t was the 3;10 train out Of this city.
and engineer Charles Bennett was at the
throttle this time, when be looked ahead
down the track and saw a man making
his wearisome way toward the capital
city. "Toot, toot,n went the warming
whistle, twelve times, it is said. But
the frantic vibration of the air made no
more impression on the mans ear-drums
than it would on two pieces of tin-plate,
for he never moved his head or deserted
his precarious foot path.
Seeing that the pedestrian was either
drowsy in his brain or bent on suicide.
engineer Bennett put on the air brakes
and slackened the speed, SO that when
the collision came the train was not NOV
ing rapidly. The momentum was enough,
however, to hoist the track walker into
the air and deposit him forcibIy over 4
fifteen foot bank and almost into the
Winooski river. (The accident happened
Just north Of the Montpelier gas house.
The cow-catcher had made as clean a
scoop as a cake. turner under a ripe flap
jack.
As soon as the train was brought to
standstill, the trainmen and some OF the
passengers went back and found Higgins
lodged in the bushes by the bank of the
Winooski, apparently not badly hurt.
They loaded him into the baggage ear
and continued the Tun. to. Montpelier,
where DIR. j. r. Grimes was called. After
an examination of the man, Dr.. Grimes
ordered his removal 20 the hospital. A
broken right ankle, q ,bruise. on the left
temple and an abrasion on. the back Of
the head appeared to be the extent Of
the injuries They also. found indiea-
tions that the man had been drinking.
That he was not killed, Higgins may
thank his lucky stars and the watchful-
ness of the trainmen. IT is said that
neither bottle in his hip pocket was
broken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
ENGINE WAS
TELESCOPED
Grew Saved Themselves by
Jumping
FIN A HEAD-0N COLLISION
Two Central Vermont Freights Game
Together in the Montpelier Yards
This Morning in a Bad
Smash-up.

One Central Vermont engine was al
most completely demolished and another
was considerably damaged in d head on
collision on the local branch in the Mont
pelier yards this morning, and the crews
escaped death by Jumping. As the acci.
dent happened ON an almost straight
piece Of track and 1t was daylight AZ
the time, there seems to be no excuse
for the collision.
Engine 2e4, iii charge of engineer Mel.
son, was Just pulling into the yard with
q long string Of cars, about rs, and en-.
gine 210, with engineer Atherton at tho
throttle, was passing out with a light
load just at the onter limit of the
yard, the trainInen sighted each other
Both the engineers shut off steam, re.
versed and sanded the wheels, and then
Jumped from their cabs. The momentum
of the heavy freight train was so strong
that it continued at good speed and
crashed into the short train, which had
come almost to a halt.
The 204, caught between its own heavy
load and the other engine, was complete
~ IANtN11NftAs AAt bAAVA WIS sulAHAEl
and jack knitted, the cab being driven
under the boiler and the middle Of the
engine raised from the track. If the
trainmen had stayed in their places they
would most certainly have been killed
As il was, they escaped with shaking
lup a. they landed from the cab onto the
ground. The 2I0, not having a heavy
train back Of ii, was able to rebound
from the impact, and thus escaped heavy
damage. 1t could back out under iii
own steam. But the 204 was put out oi
commission.
The accident happened 50 that the
stalled engine and train cleared siding
making ii possible for trains TO pas:
without trouble. Trainmaster Keefe wa:
on the spot soon, and the wreck wai
cleared away this forenoon. He refused
TO talk about the accident, but to out,
siders it seems that someone was grossly
negligent. It was about six O'Clock
when The collision happened. II was il
the yard limits, and the trains should
have been tagged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-09
DENIED HE WAS DRUNK.
Another Man Admitted 1t and Was
Taken to County Jail.

Two eases Of intoxicatin were ar
raigned il city court this morning. Dem
mis- Carey claims he was not drunk and
entered a plea of not guilty His case
was continued until August II for a
hearing. Officer Carle found Carey
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon
asleep on the ground at the Tilden lot
on North Main street. The officer said
be shook Carey for sometime but he
failed TO show any signs Of waking up
and he loaded him into team and took
him to the station.
The second case was Hugh Gallagher,
who said be had no place he called his
home. He pleaded guilty to first
ofIense aud was fined S5 with costs Of
$40. He had no money and was taken
to the county jail for 20 days Chief
Faulkner arrested him at the O. ".
station yesterday afternoon.