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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08
MISSION CIRCLE.
Ladies of Second Congregational
 Church Met Yesterday.

Ladies of Second Congregational
 Church Met Yesterday. At the annual meeting of the Mis-
 sion Circle of the Second Congrega- tional church yesterday afternoon of ficers were elected as follows: President. Mrs J. Merrick Gal lond.
 First vice-president. Mrs c. D. Nye.
 Second vice-president. Mrs War ren l.. Hall.
 Secretary, Miss Harriet Leggett. Treasurer, Mrs E. B. Paine. Work committee, chairman, Mrs Henry Fehl; Mrs J. P. Pratt, Miss Wagner, Mrs w. Leggett. Mrs c. B. Morris. Entertainment committee, chair- man, Mrs w. L. Hall; Mrs John Ives, Mrs Stephen Crane, Mrs c. Benham, Mrs T. E. Rogers. Tea committee, chairman, Miss Alice Wilcox: Miss Bertha Hart. Miss Edith Camp, Miss Hazel Fogg. Miss Lucia Woodward, Miss Hazel Hyde, Miss Hattie Kirk, Mrs c. Ma son, Mrs J. L. Geist. Mrs Edson Hitchcock.
 Table committee, Mrs T. H. Hew- it.
 Fancy work commitete. chair
 man, Mrs c. D. Nye; Mrs J. B. Do- herty, Mrs Henry Burton, Mrs w. A. Blackman, Mrs D. E. Blackmar. Miss Dorothy Benedict, Miss Bessie Segur, Miss Ella Partree, Mrs W. A. Shepard. Miss Elsie Hyde. Visiting committee, Mrs Pierre c. Cowles, Mrs H. G. Dodge. The society starts of this year with new set of officers from the president down. Mrs P. B. Norton, who has been president for the past
 25 years, wished to retire, and all the other old officers went out with
 her, including Mrs Walter Holmes.
 who has held office for Is years.
 When Mrs Norton was chosen presi- dent of the society, all It's efDrts were directed towards foreign mis- sionary work. This did not appeal
 very strongly to Mrs Norton's ideas,
 who believes in caring for her neigh
 bors first, and the constitution was soon afterwards changed so that the
 society gave $25 year to foreign
 missionary work and the balance
 went to needy families and other
 deserving projects at home. Twen- ty-five years ago the Second Con-
 gregational church was located
 where the odd Fellows building now
 stands, and Mrs Norton's home was
 next door, the place now occupied by the Dime Savings bank. Being so
 near she was called upon to do.
 much church work and she kept 1t
 up ever since. For some time past the circle has taken in about s1,000
 year, all of which has been spent
 judiciously, every dollar of it going
 for charity except s950 which was applied to complete improvements on the church organ. The circle was the first to give $10o for the Water
 bury hospital and 1t has also con- tributed to the new St Mary's hospi-
 tai. It also supports scholarship at the Montgomery Industrial school in Alabama.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08
SIDEWALK BUILDING
olhsr Giles Following Wsler
 bury's Lssd 10 ihe Mailer.

One by one up to date cities all over the country are taking Q up from Waterbury on sidewalk build ing. Talking about sidewalks In Pensacola, Fla.the Municipal Jour nal and Engineer says:
 Mayor Goodman, in recent mes sage to the council. suggested. what We have advocated several times In these columns, that the city build the sidewalks and collect the cost from the property owners. It Is planned to receive bids for 10 miles of walks, and 1t seems probable that on such a large contract low bids will be re- ceived, competent contractor be se- lected and proper engineering supei- vision can be given the construction without excessive cost. Property owners will therefore secure good work at low cost, and the city, as a whole, will benefit by uniformity in the appearance and nature Of the work which should add greatly to the appearance of the street. Re- pairs of walks also are to be per- formed by the city in the same way. We believe this Is the right idea"
 In Waterbury the city lays the sidewalks and charges half the cost to the abutting property owners. The city repairs the walks at it's own ex- pense. It required several years Of agitation to do away with the law requiring owners of property to con- struct and maintain sidewalks at their own expense. This was due in a measure to a mistaken notion that the sidewalk was not part of the public highway, but belongs to peo- pie who owned the property abutting on them. The new law is having it's first trial this year and 1t appears to meet with approval. Some day 1t will be amended so that the public will pay the whole cost and then taxpayers will be willing to say as the editor of the Municipal Journal and Engineer has said of the Pensa- cola move, We believe this Is right" In time the same thing will happen with reference to paving streets. When the public wants a street paved the public should foot the bill. Why not? This thing of piling up big expense on private individuals for permanently improv- ing street is wrong and the sooner it Is relegated to the grave of obliv- ion the better for the whole com- munity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08
SOCIALISTS SPEAK UP. Do Not Like the Way in Which Pa.
 pers Treat Them.
Waterbury, October 8. 2

WaterDury, UctODer ., Vo.
 Editor Waterbury Evening Democrat.
 wish to inform the writer of ar- ticle "A Poke at the Editor" and all other Lovers of Truth, Justice and Cleanliness that the article ridicul- ing the socialist movement and the visit of Comrade Debs last Monday. printed In Tuesdays Republican is not to be compared. either in quality nor quantity for missatements, dis tortion, mud-slinging. and deliberate intent to mislead and keep It's read CTS in darkness. with regard to the grand and noble teachings of social- ism-not to be compared say with Monday nights Waterbury American. Thanking the Democrat for it's fair ness and hoping the workers will see that we must soon have . wofkins- men's daily paper h this town, am
 \ soCIALxgT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08
PEARY'S WEATHER BAD. Letter From Etah Reports Unusually
 Cold and Stormy Season.

Washington, Oct s.-An unusual ly cold and stormy season is reported by Commander Robert E. Peary, who is now on a polar expedition.
 A letter received from the explorer at the navy department yesterday dated at Etah. North Greenland, Au- gust IT. says there had been almost continuous winds and frequent snow storms, though no ice had been seen except a narrow string of light scat tered ice of the Labrador coast. Com mander Peary says he has on board the Roosevelt . good supply of E. quimaux dogs and valrus meat All his company arc well.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08
Shoe Reductions for
 Friday and Saturday. Come and Get GOOD SHOES at Special Reduced Prices for Two Days Only.

NEWS SHOES.
 s4 Tan and Black Grain Wa terproof Butchers, Double Soles, Hand Sewed. at $500 $2.50 Box Calf Lace and Butcher, heavy soles, tip. ......... .. .... e1.08 $1.75 Satin Calf Shoes, cap toe. Sls1o Little Boys Calf Lace, 8 to 13h... ........ .eSc Boys s1.50 Calf Lace, 2h to bz.... olsBO
 SHOES 1rpAI1ED "a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-08

WOMEN'S SHOES. 8 and $3.50 Kid and Patent
 Lace, Button and Butchers,
 light and heavy soles, point
 cd or round toes, hand
 sewed, sizes 2h to 5 only,
 that's why they go at e2.4S s2 Kid Butcher, Low Heels.
 Round toe. .. .... ef.48 Children's Kid Lace and But
 ton. 5 to S. 69c; sh to II. eec; 11h to 2 ........ 9ec Baby Shoes, Kid Lace, 2 to s,
 special. ... ..... .0oc
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
A Very Sad Death

This community was shocked this
morning when it became known that
Mrs. John Butler had passed to the other
side. 1t was not generally known that
she was ill and the news of her death
came as a fash of lightning out of a
clear sky.
She was taken sick yesterday morn
ing with cramps and DR.. Eby prescribed
for her. He later called on her and
found her resting better and again pre-
scribed for her. Last night she was re-
ported as resting comfortably and get
ting along nicely. About $50 o'clock
this morning, DR.. Eby was again called.
He answered the call at once, but when
he reached the bedside he found Mrs.
Butler Inv state of collapse. He imme-
dlately injected strychnine, but it did
not have any effect on the action of her
heart. He ran to the drug store, q
block away, for some nitro-glycerine, a
more powerful and quicker stimulant,
but when he returned with it, Mrs.
Butler had ceased to breathe. Her
death being due to heart failure.
Mrs. Butler, whose maiden name was
Lima Voigt, was born in Lamoille valley
March 9th, 1877: She grew up there
and in November 1905, she married
John Butler, who survives her.
Mrs. Butler was most loyeable young
woman. Everyone who knew her adj
mired her. Last Sunday the writer
passed her on the street and noted her
healthy, happy look. Little did he think
then that before the week had passed
he would be called upon to chronicle
her death. But the ways of God are
mysterious and this lovely, happy young
woman of a week ago is today cold and
still in death.
A loving husband, father, mother, one
sister, Mrs. Peters, and two brothers
survive her. What can we say to com
fort or console them in their terrible
bereavement? Words fail to express
the sympathy we feel. We can only
commend them to the loving care of
Him who doeth all things well. May
He comfort and console them in this
great trial. God pity each and all of
them.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been completed, but it will prob
ably be held on Sunday. Z
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
District Court

The case of the State VS.. Harry Crane
charged with robbery, went to the jury
late Thursday afternoon. After wrest,
ling with the case all night, the jury
Drought in a verdict of guilty at 9:3O
"tis morning. ...
Judge Brown set 10 o'clock Tuesday
as the time for passing sentenc.
At 10 o'clock the case of Mrs. NJ. B.
Dunton, administrator of the estate of
NJ. B. Dunton, deceased, against A. w.
Sewall and James Linnell was called
and the work of getting o jury was
begun. 20 .a... p:
In the summer of 1905, Mr.. Dunton
Tell down cellar in the. defendants
store at Tuscarora and received injuries
which it is alleged caused his death.
his widow sued to recover $4,000
damages, claiming that her husbands
death was due to the negligence and
carelessness of fine defendants The
uefense pleads contributory negligence
AT the afternoon session Of the court,
the attorneys announced that the case
had bec4Aittled. The defendants paid
the plaintiff $1,000 and each party pays
Its own costs. '''
This wound up the, business and the
cart adjourned after discharging the
Jurors from fnrther service.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
Fun in The Ad

Lillian Braythwaite Hill the very
successful writer of humorous adver-
tisennents, spoke at business mems
dinner in Chicago on Fun in the AID. "
Miss Hill began this way:
docs it pay to advertise? Well, l
should say so. A man came to an
editor in the town of Shelbyville one
day and asked that question.
"'Does it pay said the man, to
advertise i'll your paperi
Does it pay to advertise III my
paper? You just bet it does, the editor
replied. Look at Sands, the cash
grocer for instance. Sands advertised
for boy last week, and the very next
day Mrs. Sands had twins-both boys. ,"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that meeting
of the Elko Athletic Club will be held
Saturday evening, April 25th at eight
o'clock.
Important business will come before
the meeting and all members of the
Association are earnestly requested to
be present.
CHARLES B. HENDERSON,
OTTO r. WILLIAMS, President.
Secretary.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
SALMAGUNDI

Az Srts OF April weather today.
Judge Maginnis arrived from Ogden
last night.
The verdict of guilty in the Crane
case meets with public APPROVAL al
though Crane still claims his innocence.
Two more men have been brought
box cars and the grand jury will proba-
bly, meet next week to pass on their
cases.
The Rev. Messers Henpiues, Thomas
Hunting and Archdeacon Hazlett and
the Rt. Rev. Henry D. Robinson, and
the Rt. Rev. Franklin S. Spalding; ar
rived in town today. @ ... .... ....-
The La Majestic cigar at the Club and
Elk saloons is manufactured expressly
for Mr.. Gutridge. 1t is the cigar for
smokers. Call for the La Majestic and
have good smoke.
And now a physician comes forward
to say that that tired feeling" is heredi-
tary. 1t is pleasant to live in an age
where it is possible to blame many of
our faults and failings upon our ancest-
ws.-Baltimore American.
Judge Dennis of Tonopah says that
$50, 900 has been deposited in an account
in Tonopah that will be used for the
express purpose of electing T. L. Oddie
United States Senator, and that he,
Dennis, will handle the fight.-Reno
Journal
DR.. T. A. Birtch, the expert oculist,
has removed his Office from Mr.. Jacobs
store to his residence, the first house
east of Mr.. McBride's. He has a COM
plete line of optical goods and is pre-
pared to fit all classes and conditions of
eyes. Give him a call.
In this electrical age boots are blacked
by motor power; stamps are cancelled
at the post-office, ashes are sifted; floors
swept and cleaned; horses and dogs are
clipped by the same power; typwriters
and adding machines are driven by tiny
motors; hats are cleaned; billiard cues
chalked; candy pulled; fans run; ice
crushed and so on without end.
S@ast evening as Mrs. Genetti of Hunt
ington valley was driving up Idaho
street AF1slt came out of the tongue and
let theEGubletrees fall onto the horses
feet. They began to run, but Mrs. &C.
netti pluckily hung to the lines and
succeeded in stopping the team after
running over two blocks. Her little son
was with her and both escaped injury.
In the Isle of Egg, one of the Hebrides
is cave into which one can hardly
creep on hands and knees. Inside it
wdens enormously and runs down to
the terrific depth of $50 feet. To this
day the bottom is strewn thick with
human bones, the relics of the whole
clan of Macdonalds, over 200 in number,
who were miserably suffocated by the
Macleods from the island of Skye
This tragedy is supposed to have occur
red in the thirteenth century.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
State of Ohio, City of. Toledo, !

SCaCe OF On1O, ClCy OF IOleuO, [ as
Lucas County %
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oatht hat he
is the senior partner Of the firm of F. J..
CHENEY g. co. doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State afore-
said; and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. &c.. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. D., 1885. A. W. GLEASON,
[SEALl Notary Public.
z, Hall Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces. Of the system. Send for
testimonials free. - .i.i e..
FL. CHENNEY Sc Co., Toledo, o
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
At the Dinner Table.

Guest--Why does Huber never say
anything? ....s .... ......
Neighbor-Because his wife always
declares that two people should not
speak at once.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-24
Deqeneracy.

When genius begins to get rich 1t
becomes mere talent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
PALO ALTANS HAVE
STORMY SESSION

PALO ALTO, July 14.-Palo Alto s
city council and citizens met together
last night to discuss and battle over the
recent exporting of the city's books by
the firm of May, Laird &, CO. of San
Francisco, which found the city off,
cials guilty of all manner of misde-
meanors and crimes. Despite a lengthy
discussion, in which every one partici-
pated, the question is as far from being
settled as ever and the citizens of the
university town are still undecided as
to whether their officials are real graft
ers or the victims of misguided perse-
cution.
F. II. Gould, attorney for City Mar
shall Z. I. Weisshaar, one of the ac-
cused officials, and r May, the expert
accountant, opened the evenings hear
ing with a preliminary skirmish in
which May denied that he had agreed
TO furnish Gould with special items of
Weisshaar's defalcations, May being up
held in his statement by Chairman
Marx, who stated that he did not un-
derstand that the expert agreed to fur
nish any special list of Weisshaars al
legged misdeeds. May consumed an
hour explaining different portions of
his report, although in many cases the
explanations failed to satisfy. May
asked for his warrant on the city clerk
and one was finally passed by the coun-
ell for $3.50, half the sum which the
board had agreed to give him, but City
Clerk Jordan refused again to sign it
on the grounds that there are now more
warrants outstanding than there is
money in the treasury, and that he
would not be justified in giving Mays
claim precedence Chairman Marx put
an end to the pickering by stating If
the trouble was not cleared up by the
next meeting that he would favor re-
ferriDg the whole matter to the grand
jury for positive action
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
SALOON PEOPLE WANT
SECOND ELECTION CALLED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

STOCKTON, July 14.-Sixty- y-five sa-
loon keepers and eight Wholesale liouor
firms and soda water establishments
have signed petition asking the city
council to call a special election sim
liar to that held on December 10, 1907,
when the people voted to close the
saloons on Sunday. In other words.
some of the saloon people want an
ther election upon the Sunday closing
question. They offer to pay all the
expenses, provided they do not exceed
$3.50. There are 102 saloons in the
city, but Of this number only 65 have
signed the petition. The eight other
signatures are of wholesale firms and
soda water establishments.
The following prominent language
was embodied in the applications:
In presenting this petition we be-
lieve that the electors are at the pres
ent time better qualified to vote upon
this question than at the election held
December 10. 1907, for the reason that
Sunday closing has been tried and the
people now know beyond the question
of doubt whether they desire the
policy continued or not. Should your
honorable body grant our request we
would ask that the election be held
in all respects the same as that held
December 10, 1907"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
LEAGUE ELECTS oFFICERs

REDWOOD CITY, July 1.-THE Red
wood City good government league
which at the recent municipal election
captured the city government from the
saloon forces. have elected the follow
ing officers for the coming term:
George H. Elliot. president: Arthur
I.aufear, vice president; w H. Kelso
ecretary-treasurer b. G. Byrd and
e K Sampson. executive committee
A ratification meeting viii be held
by the league on Saturday evening, at
which time matters pertaining to the
local political situation will be dis
cussed. The league will use its influ-
ence TO pledge candidates for the COM
ing state legislature to combat the race
track and prize fight evils.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
YOUTH ATTEMPTS
TO KILL HIMSELF
BRYANT Coffin Writes Farewell
Notes and Sends Bullet
Into Mouth
No Serious Damage Inflicted and
No Motive for Action
Discovered

OAKLAND, July 14-Bryant Cofhn.
aged % years and a candy maker en-
ployed at $40 Telegraph avenue. shot
himself in the mouth today In an at
tempt to take his life after writing a
series of short farewell letters to his
friends and relatives Though he used
large revolver he only succeeded IN
knocking out several front teeth and
imbedding the bullet in the roor OF MS
mouth, where IL could not be removed
Young Coffin refused to discuss the
motives for his action beyond saying
that he had several reasons for which
he was sorry. His employer, Clarence
A Moore, said that he had no knoWl-
dge of cause for suicide on Bryant 3
part and was surprised when he heard
OF il.
The letters were as follows:
My Dear Father-Please forgive me
and cut out the booze yourself. Bry-
ant"
My Darling sweetheart can't
stand it any longer. Goodby and be
good girl Yours who 1 have died
for. Bryant"
My Dear Grandma have tried to
do what was right, but I can't Good
by. my mother. Bryant"
Dear Friend Clarence and Wife-You
have treated me royal and 1 certainly
appreciate it. GoOdby, Clarence
Moore was unaware of the existence
of any sweetheart and said that he had
no idea that young Coffin had ever
made a selection He came here recent
ly from Reno, New, where his parents
live.
Young Coffin was taken to the re-
ceiving hospital by the police after
Moore had reported the shooting.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
PINNED UNDER AUTO IN
PLUNGE DOWN GRADE

SAN JOSE, July 14.-Caught un-
der his REQ roadster when the
engine and brakes failed on a steep
hill between Santa Cruz and Los Gatos
Sunday night, causing the automobile
to plunge down the grade and through
a bridge railing into creek 80 feet
below, F. Hawley of the Bates -Hawley
construction company of Oakland es-
capped death by a margain of inches
Hawley was pinned under one of the
seats with his head just out of the
water for half an hour before he was
rescued and taken to a hospital in Los
Gatos. Had the automobile fallen three
inches to either side he would have
been crushed to death or drowned.
Aside from bruises, a torn ligament in
the shoulder and bad fright, Hawley
is not seriously hurt
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
COMPANIES LEAVE
INSURANCE BOARD
Factional Fight Between Oak
land and Berkeley Causes
Underwriters to Withdraw
Two Organizations Claim Their
Names Were Used Without
Being Consulted

BERKELEY, July 14.-As the result
of the insurance war between the
Berkeley and Oakland factions hve
companies of fire Insurance underwrit-
erS of San Francisco have withdrawn
their sanction of the Oakland insurance
board and two others have announced
that they have never lent the orSaniza-
tion their support, although their
names had been used. The companies
which have withdrawn are the Spring
field, Aetna, New York Underwriters,
Northern and New Zealand The Liver
pool, London and Globe and the Royal
announced that their sanction had
never been given the Oakland insur-
ance board
Aside from the withdrawal of the
five companies and the repudiation or
the two companies the insurance war
will probably be fought out on the
former lines. President Harris, whose
election caused considerable contro-
versy, has called a meeting for July
27, which will be the first business
meeting transacted by the new board
of officers
In an interview today Fred W. lie
Ballister, former treasurer of the Oak
land insurance board. said that the
Berkeley insurance men had no con-
ception of business and that the fight
had resolved itself into a Berkeley
faction composed of William Greed and
r. Woolsey against the Oakland board.
LIE Ballister declared that the meet
ings of the insurance board were en-
tirely regular and in accordance with
the constitution and bylaws of the or
ganiZation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-15
DENTIST TOO ILL TO PRESS
CASE AGAINST WOMAN

NEW YORK, July 14.-When Mrs.
Ella Horner is arraigned in court at
Northport. L. l.. tomorrow and charged
with the shooting Of DIR. James Simp-
son, her son in law, the victim of her
act Will not be present to press the
charge against her. DIR. Simpson is
lying in Roosevelt hospital IN a criti-
cal condition, and the physicians who
have made two unsuccessful efforts to
remove the bullet from his liver say
he will be fortunate, indeed, if he re-
covers from his wound.
Mrs. Horner has been released on
$1,000 bail. which was furnished by Mrs.
Simpson, wife of the wounded dentist,
and the two women remained in seclu-
sion at the Horner homestead during
the day.
Rowland Miles, lawyer for Mrs. Hor-
ner. told Mrs Horner's version of the
shooting. He said that DR.. simpson
had sent a threatening letter to Mrs.
Simpson, and that the two women were
fearful of bodily harm from the dentist.
Mr.. Miles asserts that ever since Dr.
Simpson shot Bartley Horner Mrs. Ell
la HOrner's husband. Mrs. Simpson
has been in terror of him. After the
alleged threatening letter was received,
Mrs. Horner purchased a revolver, said
the lawyer.