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Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL
LIBRARY BUILDING FOR CORNWALL
Will Cost $30,000 and will be Built of Native MarbIe-ToWn Business will be Done in Portion of This Building.

1ottNtfSs
 The Cornwall library building and Town Hall now under way on East Main street is the gift of John E. Calhoun in memory of his father John 0. and brother Henry w. Calhoun.
 The father made a gift of $1500 to the support of the library which with the gift of Deacon s. Beers made fund for the maintenance of books. This build ing is built under contract with Mir Snow of Norfolk; associated with him is MT. Lorraine of Canaan on the carpentry work and MT. Gorden of Cornwall. who takes the stone work, furnishing the granite from the Cornwall quarry, the same man who supplied granite for the Albany State House.
 In this library building is also pro vision for the Town Clerks office and general official business of the town of Cornwall. Space allotted to this pur. pose is nearly equal to that for the library This generous provision fills great need of the town, as all such public business has had to be done for many years in the basement of the First Congregational church.
 Cornwall will hold her next election in thr spring in the new building and has cause to feel grateful to the do- ners generous gift.
 The building will cost about $50, 900 and the contract calls for its completion by January lst. About 20 men will be employed in its construction.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
RIGHTS ARE RESTORED
ROCKEFELLER'S GRIP IS BROKEN
He no Longer has United States Postoffice Three Miles Inside his Park-LakeviIIe Man Gave Publicity to the Matter.

THE NEWS recently published a letter written by Moses Lyman of Lakeville regarding the high-handed methods of William Rockefeller near Brandon, N. Y. MT. Lyman now sends us the following letter on the same subject:
 Your paper received containing my letter as to Wm. Rockefeller's 52,000 acre private park near Brandon, N. T., his getting by favoritism, that village postoffice closed and one open three miles inside his domain, posted warning notices forbidding trespass, had guards armed with Winchester rifles to keep the public away. It detailed briefly, one of the fragrant, un-American violations of old time equal rights and the recently boasted square deal" where the billion aire got all that money could buy and that power and influence asked for, while the poor and humble were denied even their rights as citizens. And the most exasperating feature of the outrage was that a great department of the Govern ment seemed to be aiding and abetting the wrong. I am happy to say that you can tell your readers this wrong has finally been lighted. The publicity given the case by Rev. Harvey White and myself and the strong editorials of The Sprinfield Republican and various other influential newspapers, east and west, widely copied and commented on, reused inquiry and protest and walked up the people to another exhibition of the danger threatening from enormous wealth and power in individual hands.
 The postoffice department at Wash ington was bombarded with letters ask ing why this man Rockefeller was 1 favored with postoffice miles inside his private park, from which citizens were driven by armed guards and where veteran soldiers pension check lay for months-a court injuction forbidding him or anyone for him or in his behalf from setting foot on this baronial do- main.
 l For time the department kept silent or gave the most evasive and unsatis- factory answers, but public interest grew editorial comment and private letters in. creased At last publicity won-the Postoffice Department had to act and free itself from alliance with Rockefeller. His private postoffice at Bay Pond has been closed and one in Brandon village re-established. Here citizens can 40 for their mail by right of citizenship-not by the grudgingly given grace of Wm. Rockefeller.
 The issue was higher and deeper than the question of fishing rights or the pur. chase of a village house and lot, it was whether rich man, simply because he was rich, should be accorded rights and powers denied to his poor and humble neigh bors, working inconvenience and hardship to them and against the con. tinuance of which they had protested in vain. MosEs LYMAN.
 Lakeville, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
ClareY Sued Again

Henry l.. Wilcox of Great Harrington mas brought suit against John E. Clarey, ,ditor and publisher of the Berkshire Courier, in 5000 alleged libel suit. This suit is brought as the result of an article which was published last week.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
Ore Prospacts.

Some corporation has men at work prospecting for ore at the old Morgan Mine. The report is that in drilling a depth of 190 feet the finest of orc was struck and that particles of gold such as was discovered on William Cook farm, were numerous. s.-Millerton Telegram.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
Still Buying Land.

The Ashley Falls Marble Company has deeded to the Berkshire Street Rail way Company strip of land 1885 feet long by five feet wide on the east side of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. tracks at Ashley Falls.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
BilI's Bill Board.

Bill had billboard. Bill also had Q board bill. The board bill bored Bill so that Bill sold the billboard to pay his board bill. So after Bill sold his bill board to pay his board bill the board bill no longer. bored Bill.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
A Nature Fakir.

Someone from somewhere started the story that the potato bug is becoming extinct. The fellow who wrote this don't live in Litohfield county or. if he does, he's nature fakir.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
Salisbury Tennis Tournament.

ooHSUUTT CTHIS OUI IIIdHTSTIN'
 The tournament of the Salisbury Ten his club began on Saturday, when the first match in the mems singles was Rev. J. O. Goddard, the latter winning close contest by two sets to one.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
To Preach in Norfolk

Booker T. Washington, principal of the normal and industrial institute at Tuskegee, Ala, will address the congre- gation at the morning service in the Congregational church at Norfolk Sun day
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
East Canaan Defeats Torrington

At East Canaan on Saturday of last week the East Canaan and Torrington Athletic Club base ball teams met at East Canaan. Incessant kicking spoiled what might otherwise have been good game. The Torrington boys were out chased at all points and the game re- suited in a score of to 3 in favor of the home team. The score by innings fol lows.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
Millerton Invites You

This is a special invitation to the Ga naan people to attend the Amenia field day at Millerton, August 15. The sports begin at 9.30. If you cannot come, write, talk it up. ...-
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
10000 Trout Fry.

Ten thousand lake trout fry were placed in Twin Lakes Wednesday and the same number in Lake Wononscopo- muc at Lakeville on Thursday.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
Rapid Transit.

A carload of shingles ordered last November have just been received and unloaded by Smith 6 Sens of West Cornwall. ....s
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
Hospital Collection.

The collection taken in the Congre- gational church Norfolk Sunday for the county hospital at Winsted amountsd to S219
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
To Initiate 50

At Winsted. August 26 class of 90 will be initiated by the Modern Wood men Camp.
Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08
May Have Eoresters Lodge.

A movement is on foot to organize a oige of Foresters in Canaan.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
WARNED DTb Flee

d Norman, Okla, December 15.--
Threats Of murder have been made
against members OF Negro colony,
IL miles north Of Norman, on "a 200
acre ranch owned by Dowd G. Cook
of this city, If they did not leave and
shots have been fired into their
homes. Notices have been sent by a
,Ku-klux Klan," who style themselve
The Community" aud are causing
CONSERVATION In the colony. Anticf-
pating a night attack by the whites,
the Negroes have armed themselves
to repel the expected attack. No
tices have been posted on the Ne
groes' cabins and repeatedly left in
their mail boxes say that all the Ne
groes In the community will be Civ
en- until December 28 to gather their
crops and leave the country.
Norman has been without Negroes
since the opening Of Oklahoma. 1t
Is an unwritten law that Negroes do
not stay In this town after the sun
goes down. Afew have tried to dis
regard the rule, but have gone from
here when the flnal word Of warning
was given. e %f<@ r. u =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
NEGRO CHARGES
. = : 49,. A MURDER PLOT
mississippi Officers Arrest Man on
Conspiracy Charge After Over
- hearing the Plans.

Memphis, Fenn..v Dec. 14.-The
charge that a relative OF Wallace
Lane of McComb" City was involved
HI the alleged plot to assassinate
him, the alleged purpose being to
secure his life insurance, Is the latest
development following The arrest of
,Will Stokes Of that city on a charge
OF. conspiracy to murder, according
tota News-Scimitar special from Nc
Comb.
- Both families are prominent in the
county and the arrest and subsequen&
disclosures have created o profound
sensation. ..,
Stokes is In '1ail at Magnolia.
The officers allege that Stokes and
this relative plotted no do away with
fIane and secure the Insurance on his
PIE, which Is several thousand dol
lars, =; ..
1t Is alleged that Stokes offered
to pay Shorty Clark, a, Negro, $500
TO assassinate Lane, the alleged
plan being to shoot him from am.
lush. "
According to- the blacks story he
agreed to the alleged plot but be-
came frightened >>and told the story
70 Night Watchman J. w. Boothe at
the railroad shops
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
THE TRAGEDY OF COLOR ,-...
= IN OUR GREAT, AMERICA
Zach Man nnl Ambassador to >ClviIi-
zation---1he People Have Sinned
Beyond Measure. -
e(From Harpels Weekly

Whatever America has to show in
heroic living today. l doubt II she
can show anything finer. than the
duality Of the resolve, the steadfast
effort hundreds Of blaclS4 and colored
men are making today to live, blame
lessly,- ,honorably and patiently, get
ting for themselves what scraps Of
refinement, learning and beauty they
may, keeping thir hold on ciNlliza.
tony thy are grudged and de MED.
They do IT. not for themselves only,
but for all their race. Each educat-
cd colored man Is an ambassador to
rciVilizatiOn. They know they have a
handfcap. that they are not excep-
tionally brilliant or clever people.
Yet every such manrstands, one likes
to think, aware Of his representative
and Vicarious character, fighting
against Ioul imagipations, misrepre-
|sentations. injustice, insult and the
naive unspeakable meanness Of base
antagonists. every one Of them who
keeps decent and honorable does a
little to beat that opposition down.
But the patience the Negro needs.
he MAY not even/look contempt. He
must admit superiority IN those
whose daily conduct to him is the
clearest. evidence of moral inferior
ity. We sympathetic whites, indeed,
may claim honor for him; if he is
wise he Will be sllent--under our
advocacy. He must go to-, and fro
'self-controlled, bereft Of all the
equelities that the great nag of
Amepica proclaims-that flag for
whose united empire his people
fought and died, giving place and
precedence to the strangers who
pour lin TO share *, its, beneficienee.
strangers; ignorant even Of its tongue.
That he must 'do.-and wait The
Welsh, the irish ,%the Poles, the white
soltth.I the indefatlgable: Jews may
Cherish 2griSvaneest: aaat Fai : IA lastld.
Rhay9 may be histerfcaI, 'reVengeful;
threatening, and perverse; Their
wrongs excuse them. For him there
- no excuse. And all the races ,fbop
garth. which has suffered sucn
wrongs as this Negro blood that is
Still imputed to him as sin? These
people who disdain him, who have
NO sense of reDaration toward him,
have sinned against him beyond, all
measure
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF the Birth Of John GreenIeaf Whit
tier, Celebrated by the Washing.
ton School, December II.

The following program was-ren.
dered by the grades Of the Washing
ton school, Tuesday afternoon, in
honor OF The .AboNtionist Poet"
Song-America
The Poets Boyhood-James Fields
Extract from observation-disclosures
Cash.
a. School Masters Inhuence-Rheta
Green.
Maud Muller-zPeari Peters.
His First Poem-Merle Brown.
His Manhood--Isadore Farley.
Song, "The Farmer"-By Six Pri-
mary Girls.
His Career-Damon Humbles.
The Shoe-makers - Dandridge
The Influence of His Writings
Julius Thomas. ---- -.----
Extract from "Laus Dec, o,"-Wfl-
liam Thompson.
His Love For Standardization
Thompson.
Song-Twilight Is Falling.
Barbara Frietchie-Doris Parker.
School Days---Willis Lewis.
Song-<Hurrah. %s
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
FIGHTS
location III Of Negro. 4 lii Il
2 dustiai School =, :
Missourinns Are Opposed to the Leca>
ton Near Their Town aud Pass
Strong Resolutions Condemn :
.... ing the Project. "..%

Dalton, Mo-, Dec. 14.-Dalton
does not want q Negro college. The
citizens will fight first Notice to
this effect has been served on Booke!
FT. Washington.
Despite the open . objection, the
school is already in operation on a
smaller scale, being conducted by the
Negro Baptist Church Of this place
No serious action was taken, how
ever, until 1T was learned that This
was to be made Negro educational
center in the Booker T. Washington
scheme. Then a mass meeting was
called. +. r. Hamilton presided
and Dr.. H. E. Kirkpatrick was sec
retary
Elaborate plans have been made
by, the Tuskegee educator to- estah-
llsh an industrial college for mem
bers OF his racA on the farm of Jno.;
w. Ewing, Negro, adjoining the east
city limits. A college building. ac-
cording to the plans Of Washington.
Is to be erected and about twenty
cottages to serve as dormitories.
NO OCCASION for Speeches.
There was mot much. oratory. That
was not needed. Minds had already
been made mp. Presence at the meet
ing, wns in itself evidence Of the
anti-school sentiment. -
resolution was read and discuss
sion followed. Some wanted to
make the expression bristle with
condemnatory words, while others
asked that careful and due consid-
Grafton be used. The final result was
tlfe following: -.
~ Whereas, 1t has come to the
knowledge of the undersigned petit
TONERS that an effort is being made
to establish in Dalton or: vicinity
what is known as an industrial
school, for. Negroes of this locality,
therefore be it ,..a ..>,.x2<f ) -: y:
! ~ 49, ~ 3 ResolYed;; i; That we,. the under
pisneh cttizehs,. Of Bowling Grean,
Township and Charlton county, No,
are <unalterably opposed to the es-
tablishmett of the contemplated ins
dnstrial school for Negroes in this
locality, and we hereby pledge our.
selves to use every Legitimate means
within our power to prevent same
from being established, We are
prompted to do this for the public
good. = 4,
And, moreover. we, the under3
signed petitioners, will ever pray the
promoters to cease their efforts to-
establish said institution IN this lol
cality." p
That war funds" will be raised is
shown by appointing Of Judge
John A. Coll. A. w. Sullivan and G..
r.. Jae@er as a Finance Committee.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
NEGRO PROBLEM GRAVE
Governor of English Cold Coast COX
"onics Says Hope Of Race Lies I'm
Manual Labor.


Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 12.---"The
gravity Of the, Negro problem Is not
confined to the United States. Eng
land faces 1t In her colonies The
whole world faces it. The problem
Of the future Of that race is one of
the greatest and grave3t confronting
civilization.
Sir John Rogers, governor Of the
English Coast colonies, southwestern
Africa, expressed these views In an
Address at the Berean Presbyterian
Church. In Africa" ne said. "the
Negroes oQtnumber the whites IN
proportion Of 5,555,555 to 1000
and our greatest trouble is to induce
them to work with their hands in the
trades. The hope of the Negro race
lies in manual labor. t.<.e
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
NEGROES ASK, TRATNfNsT 4, = !. -:
SCHOOL, Nor sCCIAL BOON
fa"cks I'm Mississippi i(eata Say H4,1f41
ncy School ls Tb,I Ear H., ]. q.
Away.


Jackson, Miss, Dec. t4--S J. Frnksj
rar' well-known Negro educator
VINO for the past fifteen years has,
been engaged in public schoot work.
IN the delta, has issued an appeal IA,
the members of the Mfshssippf Leg.
lsiature to establish an 5ihaastrfal$
training for NsafBes3 in that s4sfion
oi the state. He says the Nesposs.
want training. not ialseau u,lstyf, :
.Farrar calls the attention az sth4
lawmakers to the fact thas the bnlk,
OF the Negro population In aS,saiAss.
'ppi Is in the deltas and 1t is In i t,atf
section where they are employetf al !,
most &clustvely at agrieultural p,,4..
SUITS. He therefore, believes fhafs
they should be given early traa.,i.,s,.
10Y farm work, since 1t ITO +thaIr VI.
cation that msjorlty Of the nam.
bers Of the race ratst look tor i ltys4:
lihOod 'Ft| = 4'%& sgsS So .s
The State Negro Industrial school,
at Rodney, Farrar says, is not acce,.
.Sible for many boys who work IL Rl,ss
delta. sa
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19

The Committee of Tweve,is AZ
ranging to circulate $4,000 copies 81 (
Mr.. nArdew Carnegie's rsuent& sp1aSstt
in Edinburgh, on the progress OF Asse. 4
American Negro. Those WISHING III
secure copies of this address frsS az
charge, should write 10 EsFe4s ttkB
N. Browne, Secretary IoS the n
tee,1 Cheyney, Pa. u s5s5 3ssl
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19

The remains Of Mamie Smith, who
died Monday after two weeks Of In
tense suffering from burns accident
Iy received, were shipped to her nome
at institute Monday for tnterment
They were accompanied by deIega-
ton Of the True Reformer5, Of which
the deceased was 4 member.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
ltSF l1iains MoFs News Than Nv 7,

niece at Anlesbury and finally his
Goustps at Oak Knoll. And itc%as In
the house OF the daughter Of one OF
his Oldest and dearest friends at
Hampton Falls, N. H.--that the
poet died, September 7. 1892 ,@ ,a
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19

The First BaptiSI Sunday school
gave an entertainment at the church
Tuesday. night to raise funds for the
Christmas tree An excellent pro-
gram was rendered to- 81 fair sized
audience. ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-19
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the law as to presid dentt sue toif ihfFs' II
Naturalization Sof 3,
state constitution and 81 Z. ii fiIstoTXEaI
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
Forges and Bloomeries.
Panama and Colombia Troubles.

New York, July 9.-zThe long-stand- ing differences between the republics of Colombia and Panama and the United States are nearing a solution. Secretary of War William H. Taft stopped over in New York for a few hours today to act as mediator be- tween the representatives of the smaller republics with the result, it is believed, that the conclusion of formal treaty between is matter of only short time. At the Hotel Man haitian with Secretary Taft were Senor Enrique Cortes, minister of the United States to Colombia, and William Nel- son Cromwell legal adviser to the gov ernment of Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
liverpooI Market

Liverpool, July 4-Cotton spot in in- creased demand; prices 12 points lower; American middlng fair, 8.34; good mid ding, 7.S0; middling, 7,90; low middling, 6.94; good ordinary, 62O; ordinary, 56O. The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and ex- port and included $500 American. Re- celpts, 2100 bales. all American.
 Futures opened easier and closed dull but steady. American middling, zoe: July, 6.9Ola; July-August, 6.89; August September, 6.79Ia; September October, 6.nIs; October November, 66 63; November December, 6.59Ia; December-January, 6.57Ia; January February, 656; February March, 6.55Ha; March-April, 6.56Is; April Nal, 6.5S; May-June, 6.59
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
Local Staple GrocerIen.

Sugar-Granulated, 59sc; Y. O., Sc. Flour-Fancy patent $6.1O; standard patent. $550; straight, $5.10.
 Cofree-Green, llQ13c; Arbuckles. s16o5; Porto Rico, $l605.
 Meat-D1 salted ribs, SAC; dry salteo rib bellies, 10hc; extra clear, 10o; hams. fancy, 159sc; medium. 14sbo; bacon bellies, 13c California hams, 11c
 Lard-Leaf 10Ac; compound lard, 9Ac. Molasses-Centrifugal 3O@35c; sugar house, 40c; Georgia cane. BIC.
 White peas-Per bushs.. S3S6.
 Beans-Navy, S2.0o per pushel; haad- picked Lima. 7c.
 Grits-92 pounds, s1.60.
 Meal-"Jim Dandy soc per bu., 96 lbs bags.
 Macaroni, 61sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
MCCORMICK GIVES
 REASON FOR ACTION
PRAISES WORK OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, BUT HE THINKS PUBLIC FUNDS SHOULD NOT GO TO SEcTARIAN INSTITUTIONS.

To the Editor of the Age-Herald
 Your editorial reference to the question of appropria lon of public funds to sec tarian institutions in Jefferson county, was timely and appreciated. Shall such a legal diversion of civil iuads continue; orysummariy cease? This Is the simple and very intelligible issue before us
 The separation of church and state Is an accepted American principle. The constitution of our land and the state of Alabama provides that no citizen shall be taxed to sustain any sectarian cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
The First National Bank of Bir-
 Ininqham, Ala.

The statement of this bank made in response to the comp troers ea May 20h 1907 shows deposits $808 006 and available eas $2S64 49423 being $68 7392O above legal requirements
 The capital of the bank is $1O00O00; shareholders ab y 100000 and it's surplus and undivided profits $58938l 55 total $25 8938155 and its total $1061388261
 The First National Bank desires additional high grade business and will be pleased open accounts passing commodations upon balances and responsibility.