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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-10
The Birth Record.

Joe Friday and wife, Ennis. Ocv
tober 10. a girl.
Henry Thompson and wife, Ennis,
October 1S, boy
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Thursday and Friday afternoon
sessions of the flower show. We will
give a carnation to each of the first
rs persons paying admission. Bird
Forrest 80
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Meeting Of Elks.

The Elks will have a meeting to-
night and all members are requested
to be on hand. Candidates for mi
tiation.
BEN 8. LEIGH, e. r.
GEO. L. GRIFFIN, Gee.
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The Death Roll.

NJ. f. Cuthbertson, aged 63 years
October II.
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10 LOCAL NEWS. :
l>>>> H>~>
Montgomery, photographed. TT
Davenport's rigs are the best, SS
F. s. Cronk & Co.. sell roonns
cheap. II
Ice cream every day at the Eati-
torium 80
Plrnty CT red garccn Eose at E 8.
Cronx Co. tt
Three regular meals each day at
| the Eatitorium. ~
| Don't miss the picture at the EN-
pire, it is one of the best 88
! All kinds or grain, feed stuff and
| hay Waxahachie Grain Co. tt
| Eighteen rolls toilet paper and
| holder for $500 at CrOnk Co. tt
| See that picture at the Empire:
| "Ex-Convict No. 900" Extra fine. 8S
! Buy your pumps from f. 8. Cronk
Co. All kinds. Prices way" down. II
When you want your trunk haul
ed to or from the depot phone 40. tt
/ Buy your floor oil from F. s.
Cronk Co, and keep down the dust
Ladies entering plants will please
write their names plainly and tag
plants. SO
When you need plumber, call
Bunkley. with F. S. Cronk Co. Both
Phones 81. II
Chrysanthemums in bloom. Come
and see them or phone us your or
der Bird Forrest. tt
F.! Come and get our prices on all
kinds of furniture and stoves. r. E.
Moore Furniture Co. tt
The Epworth League will give a
Calico Bazaar November 2s Place
will he announced later. tt
Who makes plans and builds mod
ern homes? See S. ]. Erwin, con-
tractor. Office phone 40. to> tt
| Shakespeare's masterpiece at the
ITheatorium, Anthony and Cleopatra.
Be sure and see this one. 88
The Waxahachie Livery and Trans
fer Co.'S cabs and transfer wagons
meet all trains. Phone 40. tt
Shive & Keys have plenty OF good
wood, coal and feedstuff. Phone them
your orders. Both phones. tt
IT you want good horse and bug
gy to ride in, you can get the best in
the city at John Davenport's 88
l enjoy making faces for living.
! try to make them pleasant, cunning
and attractive. Mrs. c. f. Jackson.
/ tt
Antony and Cleopatra, love story
of the noblest Roman and the most
beautiful Egyptian. See this at the
lTheatorium. IS
Those who have promised prizes
for the flower show will please bring
them to the Trippet building We'd
Inesday morning. So
The sewing for the Orphans
Home which was to have been done
by the ladies Of the Christian church
has been postponed till next week.
All those entering chrysanthe-
NUNS bought from the Sims Watson
Chapter in the spring will please de-
liver them to Mrs. Will Fears at the
Trippet building not later than 3
O. clock Wednesday afternoon SS
Antony and Cleopatra, stupen-
dous production OF Shakespeare
nobest play A fine picture Of Rom
an pride and eastern magnificence,
deliberately staged gorgeously cos
TUNED, superbly acted. At the Thea
torium. 1873
The executive board of the Waxa-
hachie Department Club will meet at
2:30 Wednesday afternoon at the
Sims library. At o'clock there will
be a meeting OF the Department club
at Sims library. Every member oil
each department is expected to be
Ipresent.
Rogers Hotel Arrivals.
j. e. Sandusky, Dallas; w. L
Harper, Ennis; J. J. Culberson
Paris; Dalton Long, Hubbard City
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forecast, and if it says colder, y
frost" or ice" it is time to place
your order for coal. Both phones. D.
II. Thompson, the coal man POS
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WANTED -Everybody who is par
ticular about their horse, to board
them at my stable. We know how to
care for a horse John Davenport. IS
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FOR SALE Corner lot 10ox110,
city water connections, Price $l5o.
Texas Realty Co. 197
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FOR SALE--l0 room modern house
large rooms, high ceiling, wide por-
ches, corner lot. city water sewer
age, electric lights. One of the most
desirable homes in the city. Price
only $4,000 Texas Realty Co. 1872
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FOR SALE-One dining table and
chairs. one wire Davenport and mat
ress Mrs j. f. Dunaway, 10 Haw-
kns street. 81
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CALVIN BROS, are prepared TO at
tend to your wants when they are
IN the gents furnishing line. Clean
ing, pressing and repairing receive
their careful attention and satiSfac-
ton is always guaranteed. Phone
them and see II
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STENOGRAPHER: Miss Lola Cur
lin, Office with G. c. Groce, Citizens
Bank Building oktf
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Ovine to a very great demand and number
of inquiries we have had by Piano Purchas.
ers In WAxahachie we have found 1t in.
cumbent upon US to exhibit car of
FITCH GRADE PIANOS
At Reduced Prices in
The GIBSON Bull Ding
Waxahachie

buying that has
and
payment
Sale IA only Below
mento few OF the handle: 1
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PHONE H. A. MCMILLAN at the
Daily Light Office when you want
printing done Of any kind. The best
cork guaranteed. tt
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r. u. McCOMBS. Fire. Life. Accident
Tornado, Plate Glass and Live Stock
Insurance. tt
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FOR SALE-Two thoroughbred
Jersey COWS. fresh in milk. Dr. ]. S.
Berry, TT
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WAXAHACHIE Hot Mineral water
delivered daily. B. s. McCourt, old
phone 461. tt
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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
for page and half-page ads for the
Weekly Enterprise should reach this
office not later than Monday tt
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The executive board of the Waxa-
hachie Department Club will meet at
$3.50 Wednesday afternoon at the
Sims library At o'clock there will
be meeting OF the Department club
at Sims library. Every member of
each department is expected to be
present
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WANTED-Your orders for cord
wood, coal and feed. Shive 6. Keys.
If
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HAVE Mrs. c. J. Griggs order your
fall suits. 1872
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kinds of furniture and stoves. r. f
Moore Furniture Co.
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IF you want your fall suit made at
home see Mrs. G.. J. Griggs. 1872
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Antony and Cleopatra, stupen-
dous production of Shakespeare's
noblest play. A fine picture Of Rom
an pride and eastern magnificence,
deliberately staged, gorgeously cos
tuned, superbly acted. At the Thea
torium. 1873
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and see them or phone us your or
der. Bird Forrest. t
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The Epworth League will give 6
Calico Bazaar November IS. Place
will he announced later. Il
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WEATHER-To Tonight and Wednes-
day fair. Colder Max. so; Min, So.
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FOR SALE--Rent contracts at the
Daily Ii Office. tt
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Who makes plans and builds mod
ern homes? See s. J. Erwin, con
tractor Office phone 40. t"> t
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Ed Hudson left this morning on
the Flyer for points in North Texas
and Oklahoma in the interest of the
Southern Printing company.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
PLANT pEFlEs SKILL OF MAN.
All Efforts to Cultivate Edelweiss Arti-
fclalIy Have Failed.

THE edelwelss farmers are busy
now" said Mr.. Stump, the interlaken
librarian. "In all the highlands Of
the Bernese Overland boy farmers are
growing edelweiss In the vain hope OF
getting rich. They won't, though he
continued. you can't farm edel-
weiss as you can wheat. The first
year 1t grows beautifully, the second
years the flowers lack the woody fuzz
that is the feature Of the edelweiss,
and the third year there are no flowers
at all, nothing but leaves. The wild
edelweiss grows high up in the Alps
In dangerous places. You risk your
life to pluck 1t, and you can sell the
flowers for 20 cents apiece. Now, II
you had 1OO-acre edelweiss farm, all
white with blooms, yielding every year
10000 edelweiss at 20 cents each to
the acre-well, that would be $1,000
900 year, wouldn't It?
1--WE Swiss are on the make-and II
edelweiss farms were profitable there
would be many one hidden away In
the remote valleys. But what good
is edelweiss without the woolly fuzzl
Our boys grow 1t, you can buy 1t from
them cheap, but the great edelweiss
farms started in the last generation
by our leading capitalists all lie bar
rem and deserted now"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
MELLEN GOING TO PlTrsFleLD
Bennington Telephone Man to Become
Manager of Exchange in That City.

The recent changes made in the re-
districting of the New England Tele-
phone company exchanges in this To-
cality will take one OF the local men.
w. /. Mellen, who has had charge of
the test room, away from Bennington.
Mr.. Mellen will leave Monday next for
Pittsfeld to become the manager of
the system in that city, taking the posi-
ton of the local manager there who
has been promoted to the head of the
Pittsfield division.
Mr.. Mellen came to Bennington
from Great harrington al the time the
new system was established here and
has had charge of the test room.
Since coming to Bennington he has
built for himself house with the in.
tention of becoming an established citi
zen. While here has made a large
circle of friends and acquaintance
who regret that he is to leave town
but who will wish him the best OF
success in the higher position to
which he has been called
The Pittsfeld exchange, which will
be the headquarters Of the district
comprising North Adams and Other
intermediate points as far north as
Manchester including Bennington, al
present comprises nearly $500 in
struments. Under the new arrange
ment each exchange is in charge o.
three managers or heads, the CONNER
cial, operating and plant. the CONNER
cial manager being naturally the heat
of the exchange.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
F MTAB HOLDS ITS
ANNUALP |CN|C|N
HUNTS GROVE
Bennington Battle Day Observed
In Usual Manner
2,0OO PEOPLE PRESENT
Pleasant Weather Brings Out Big
Crowd to Witness Sports and
2,OOO PEOPLE PRESENT
Pleasant Weather Brings Out BIZ
Crowd to Witness Sports and
Ball Game.

The thirtieth annual picnic and
field day, held at Hunts upper grove
Saturday under the auspices of the To-
cal F. M. T. A. B. society was a COM
plete success in every respect. The
smooth way in which every detail was
carried out reflects much credit upon
the committee of fifteen with John j.
Hayes as chairman, who had the affair
In charge.
The baseball between the "Jeffs"
land the local team which was one of
tAe chief features OF the afternoons en-
tertainment proved an interesting one
although the poor situation of the
grounds made star playing out of the
question. At the end of the seventh
inning when the game was called the
score stood to in faSor of Benning,
lton.
The hundred yard dash in which
there we're several entries was one oil
the most exciting events of the after.
noon and was won in good time by j
Z. Lauhier.
The horse race, Indian style. a nov
city In itself. was captured by Michael
Slattery with William e. Hawks OF
Depot street poor second.
The decision in the sparring match
between Mike" Kane and Jimmie
Lynch was given by the judges to the
former. The first two rounds were
very exciting and kept the crowd on
their feet most o. TIE time After the
second round the match was too one
sided most of the time to raise much
enthusiasm.
About It's couple attended tbs
dance In Academy hall Saturday even
ing when one of the most enjoyable
dances of the season was held. Or
the preceding night the attendant,
was not nearly as large. Woods or
chestra furnished music for both dan
ces and also at the picnic.
The crowd in attendance at the pic
mic has been estimated at about 250
which places 1t among one of tn
best attended picnics in several years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
DRUG STORE AS FITTING ROOM
Precedent Clerk Hopes Will Not Be
Generally Followed.

The drug clerk said he didn't mind
It that one time; still he did hope 1t
wouldn't become fad.
Il don't know how the rest Of the
customers would feel about 1t" he
said. Personally, don't think |
should mind. like to be accommo-
dating. That is why / said: Yes when
the woman with red hair asked II she
might stand before the long mirror to
the right of the soda fountain and turn
up the hem Of her new skirt.
Il have no long mirror at home,
she said, and 1t is 80 hard. to get a
skirt to hang even around the bottom
when you have nothing to look into
except one Of those dinky little glasses
found In most boarding houses
well, when she got my permission
to turn the drug store into fitting
room, she hustled away and presently
she returned with the new skirt and a
paper of pins. She slipped that skirt
over the one she wore, as cool as any
thing, and then for half an hour she
teetered and tilted around in front Of
that mirror, turning up the hem. felt
a little embarrassed myself. but she
didn't mind. But maybe that was be
cause the skirt looked so nice. Still
as | said before, hope turning W
hens In front of this glass won't be
come popular"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
SHOW AN ASTONISHING POWER.
Growing Plants Capable Of Lifting
Tons of Weight.

Experiments of a peculiar character
have been carried out at several OF
the noted agricultural colleges OF the
United States, the object being to
ascertain the lifting power of grow
ing plants Of different species. Farm
ers are we'll acquainted with the fact
that the roots of trees will disrupt and
sometimes overturn a stone wall. but
the lifting power Of tender vegetables
is equally surprising.
The one result which has, perhaps,
attracted the greatest attention Is the
discovery that a weight Of 2h tons
can be lifted by the common Yankee
pumpkin In the course of Its develop
ment
DR.. Carpenter relates the story Of a
paving stone, weighing SO pounds, that
was raised from its bed when Joined
by others on all four sides) by such
a soft piece of fungi as the common
mushroom. And still another and
more remarkable story is added to the
| above.
A man having a cask Of sweet wine
placed 1t In an empty cellar to mature
When examined several years later 4
had risen from the floor Of the cellsl
to the ceiling, having been borne UP
ward upon the tender shoots Of vim,
fungus, with which the cellar wal
| filled.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Would Be Campaign Orators This Should Remember That Good Tai
MRS. LUCINDA coLvlN
North Bennington Looses One Of Her
Oldest Residents.

Mrs. Lucinda Colvin, one of the old
est residents of North Bennington,
died on Saturday, Aug. 18th at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma j..
Madison at the rare old age of "a
years.
In that part of the town known as
Pleasant Valley, Mrs Colyin, whose
maiden name was Lucinda Steele,
was born on May LIST 1924. AT the
age of II, she married Reuben GOWN
of North Bennington, well known as
proprietor for many years of the Old
Custom grist mill and defendant OF
some of the earliest settlers of the
town. There were three children
born to them, Mrs. Charles Il. Graves
of Bennington, Dayton H. Colvin of
this place, both deceased, and her sur
viving daughter, Mrs Emma Matti-
son.
Until her last illness, she had been
remarkably well, her mind being
clear as any young persons and in
full possession of her other faculties.
She lived In the present and did not
Ientirely give her thoughts to the past
She was never idle being an expert
needlewoman, spending many hours
making embroidery and fancy work,
which she loved to do and that was ad
mired by all. Mrs. Colvin was one of
the oldest members of the North Ben
nington Baptist church. She was a
good conversationalist, kind hearted,
pleasant person loved by the neigh
pcrs and all who knew her, and in
her declining wears to her orphaned
grandchildren proved herself as near
a real mother to them as could be
ldone.
She leaves as immediate relatives
one sister, Mrs. Matilda Wyman, two
brothers, Warren and Henry Steele
who live in Illinois, one daughter
Mrs. Emma ]. Mattison and five
grandchildren, Allie A. and Walter X
Madison, George R., Mary Il. and
Katherine A. Colvfn, and two great
grandchildren, Helen and Hugh Reed
Madison. The funeral was held al
the home of her daughter, Mrs, Mat
tison of North Bennington, at 2 O.
clock, Monday Aug 18th. The inter
ment was in the Colvin lot, at tht
North Bennington cemetery. Friend:
and relatives were present from Ben
lington, HGosick Falls. Hoosick, Cam
bridge and Mechanicville.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
eENNINeToN couNrY VETERANS
Annual Meeting Of the Association
Held Saturday at Soldiers Home

The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton County Veterans association was
held Saturday afternoon at the Yer
mont Soldiers home with good rep
resentation from most of the towns
OF the county and with several civil
war soldiers from Massachusetts in
attendance. There were also a num-
Der of ladies present.
The annual dinner was served on
the lawn near the fountain and the
business and social meeting in the
chapel. The address Of welcome was
made by r. NJ Houghton OF Benning.
ton and brief remarks of a reminis-
cent nature, interspersed with q
number of witty cries, were made
by Comrades Adams of Arlington
Whitman of Manchester, Williams oil
Dorset, Amidon of North Adams Hunt
of Great harrington, Turner of Man,
chester, G. w. Fuller and Henry Tow.
er of North Adams.
The following officers were elected (:
President, Orlando e. Adams of Ar
lington; vice presidents, o. Whitman
Of Manchester, George Williams OF
Dorset, Thomas Harmon of Benning
ton, Patrick Morrissey Of Stamford
George Slade OF Manchester, secre
tary and treasurer, N. M. Puffer o.
Bennington.
1t was voted to hold the next annu
al meeting at Arlington on a date t.
be announced later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
The Country Weeker.

Henry G. Burton of Atchison. whose
slum work has given him wide knowl
edge of the poor, was praising Ameri-
cas- many country week associations.
They do a deal of good" he said.
And nothing is more interesting than
to 20 on one of the country week ex-
cursions in charge of lot of slum
children who have never seen the
country before.
"A kind-hearted little slum girl in
my party saw one evening mother
hen about to gather her brood OF
chicks under her wings. The little girl
rushed up to the hen and shouted:
"'Shoo, you ugly thing! How dare
you sit down on these beautiful little
birds?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
New Fountain Of Youth.

A certain poet famous for the
warmth of her earlier illusions desires
to avoid the learned wrinkle that be.
comes a part of the literary face. So
she has above her desk little mirror
in which she glances occasionally as
she writes. and II she finds her brow
wrinkled in thought she breaks 1t
by smiling vividly and murmuring
some assertion Of Peace. Joy and Sc
renity!"
One day as she was doing q very
learned essay Of the High Think or
der she found that the crease between
her eyes perse-ered. She got angry
then and stopped the assertions. On
the spur of the moment she tore cor
ner from her writing pad, dabbed 1t
with mucllage and placed 1t on the
wrinkle.
It stuck fast in few minutes and
then hardened, and now she declares
that she has discovered a new fountain
Of eternal youth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
porIes In School of Sharks.

Ships coming to port from No Mans
Land bring reports Of schools Of raw
enous sharks that infest the ocean ad-
jacent to Martha's Vineyard.
Members of the crew OF the fishing
schooner Priscilla, Capt Fred De Wolf.
declare that fishermen in the Priscilla's
dories had battle with school Of
sharks that tried to overturn the boats.
A critical moment came when the
sharks rushed on the dories from
several ways at once. The boats were
kept upright with great difficulty. Some
OF the sharks leaped from the water
as II to view what was in the boats.
In the rush three Of the biggest sharks
became engaged in battle among
themselves. an opportunity which the
fishermen took to row hastily to the
schooner. One of the sharks, II is
said, was more than Is feet long
Boston Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
Prisoners, podnea.

The employment of foreign 'substan.
ces to help in Stimulating disease is
common in prisons. Lime scraped
from the cell wall or the surface Of
an old brick has been used to aggra-
vate sores or produce Inflammation Of
the eyes, But simple acting has been
practised with amazing perseverance
and complete success. The late Maj,
Arthur Griffiths, who knew as much Of
prisoners ways as any one In the
service OF that department of the home
Office and had had thousands under his
control, gave an account of a deception
practised at Dartmoor by a convict
who was supposed to have the bones Of
his foot diseased. 1t was found, after
long and careful examination. that
there we're two large needles, bound
round with thread, imbedded in an old
wound about the instep. When these
had been removed he covered.-Dun-
dee Advertiser.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-17
other Caucuses.

At Readsboro-The Republicans
nominated c. A. Perry. The Demo.
Gratis did not make a nomination but
the socialists have placed in nomlna-
tion EX-Representative II. A. Lasure.
At Whitingham-Tyler Goodell was
the choice of the Republican caucus
and Bert Shippee of the Democratic
At Wilmington. A. Brown was
the choice of the Democrats and Hen
|ry Mann of the Republicans.
At Manchester-At the Democratic
caucus Saturday evening DIR. l.. M.
Kelley of Manchester Center was nom
mated for town representative. No
justice ticket was named. Charles f.
Orvis was chairman ofthe meeting,
while his son, Albert c. Orvis, who
was the Democratic nominee FIR rep
resentative two years ago was the Sec
Rotary.
At Shaftsbury-L. M. Loomis was
nominated for town representative at
the Republican caucus. l.. w. Cole
presided and w. j. Young was clerk
The caucus was prolonged until near
lily IL o'clock. The Democratic eau
Gus nominated A. Is. Hawkins.