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Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
SLAIN WOMAN
KNOWN AT LAST
Swamp Victim Was Helena S.
WhitmOrs, of BROOM.
HER HUSBAND UNDER ARREST

Newark, N. j., Jan. 6.-Following ;
searching examination, during which
many incidents of his life were laiC
bare, Theodore S. Whitmore, the hus
band, was held by the New Jersey po
lice as a suspect in the death oi
Helena Salter Whitmore, who was
beaten insensible, stripped of heI
clothing and drowned in a pond on the
Haekensack meadows in Harrison on
the morning of Dec. 26.
Joseph Harry Hendrickson, the al
legged friend Of Mrs Whitmore, was
arraigned and, in default of $1,000 bail,
Temanded to Jail.
The intricate web began to unravel
with the Identification Of the corpse.
All the rest came as matter of detail.
In a safe in the saloon of Fred "a
Radin. in Brooklyn, the police discov-
cred what they declared to be the
most important evidence yet un-
eaFthed in connection with the Harrl-
son murder mystery. They found there
tho rings and other jewelry which
Whitmore declares his wife Lena was
wearing when he last saw her on
Christmas day.
Mrs. Susan Sohmitter, of New York,
tainted after recognizing her sisters
body. When she had regained con-
sciousness she said:
Ever since poor Lena married her
life has been miserable On Monday
of last week Lena left her home in
Brooklyn and came to my house. Her
face was bruised and cut That night
her husband appeared and begged her
to return home with him. She finally
consented, but first she left with me
her watch, her ring and s12 in money.
A day or two later I got word from
her that she would come up to the
Bronx to see us on Christmas day and
then go up state to our old home to
spend the holidays.
christmas evening I received a
telegram from Brooklyn, reading as
follows:
Don't expect me tonight Lena
1.-TWO days later came a letter pur-
porting to be from Lena, in which she
was made to say that she was going
to Schenectady to visit our sister. A
second telegram followed. Later I got |
another letter similar to the first, and |
on the same night an expressman |
brought her trunk to my house. 1t |
a few articles Of clothing. |
some bottles and old papers and a lot .
Of stones to give it weight. The Sec
ond telegram arrived about the same
time the trunk did. It read as follows:
"'Take care Of trunk. viii send
Monday or Tuesday. Lena
1.-THE second of the letters was dat
ed Dec. q. In It the writer made Lena
say her husband was treating her bet
ter, but that he stayed at home to
watch her; that she was getting her
things out of the house, and that as
soon as she got all Of them together
she was going up the state. was re-
quested to care for such things as she
might send to me"
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
Body rnrned TO stone.

Hagerstown, Nd, Jan. 6. - When
workmen disinterred the body of Mrs.
Sarah Geist, in the Mennonite grave
yard, at Ringgold, this county, for re-
moval to Waynesboro, they found it
turned to stone. Even the folds of the
dress were hardened so that they re-
NAMED as when the body was buried
eleven years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
In Good Company.

There are subjects at which even the
scoffer must not sneer II he still wishes
to be considered well bred. No one
may scout religion and still be known
as a person of good taste. When old
NJ. de Montroud. a dissipated society
man Of the first empire. was in his
last illness the Able Petitot was a
frequent visitor at his bedside. One
day, in the course of a serious CONVEX
sation, the abbe said to him:
"You have probably during your
iong life been very often tempted to
speak lightly and to joke about re-
ligiong"
mo" said the old WY seriously; 'T
have always moved in the best soci-
ety."
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
q "A 3 q RE Z "A.
,o,-, Al. <sTha Kind You Have Always Bought
4s1d:7'' f LM5HzAzzSI

GHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue of a writ OF
y Levari Facias, to me directed, will be
exposed to public sale on
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1908,
at 8 O'Clock, p. M, at the hotel of William c.
Lofiand, CThe Windsor Hote), in South Mil
ford, In Cedar Creek Hundred the following
real estate, to wit:
All that certain tract, piece and parcel of
land situate, lying and being in Cedar Greek
Hundred, sussex County, and State of Della
ware, adjoining lands Of Robinson Shockley,
Thomas J Young and others, containing
or less being the same lands and premises
conveyed by deed from John H, Johnson, late
Sheriff OF Sussex County, Delaware to the said
robert 4: Cirwithln SAID Deep being o dated
Seized and taken In execution as the prop
erty OF Robert H. Cirwithin, and will be sold
by THOMAS B. PRITCHETT, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, Georgetown, January g. 1908.
20 per cent. OF the purchase money will be
demanded on the day OF sale.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
Farmer carried On Horns By Bull.

Ormond, N. J., Jan. S.-Joshua H..
Bennett. a farmer Of this place, was
attacked by bull in a field and NOR
tally injured. The animal stole up be-
hind him, caught him on its horns and
tossed him into the air. catching him
again when he came down. Benefits
wife witnessed the attack, but could
not OFFER her husband assistance.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
ACCIDENT CAUSE OF MURDER

PoIander Killed Man Who Shot Him
Last August.
Camden, N. j., Jan. Michael Zien-
nisk was shot in the head and in
stantly killed by Antonio Gehensd,
who then shot himself in the head and
will probably die. Both men are Po-
landers, and last August while on a
cunning trip Gehenski was shot in the
leg by Zienniski, and as the result
the limb was amputated. He claimed
the shooting was not accidental, and
the murder was the outgrowth of the
affair.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
cnIld smothered 10 Death.

Johnstown. Pa, Jan. IA thirty
two-months-old child Of John Wassing
was smothered to death by smoke
during a fire which practically de
stroyed Wassing's home here. Another
child Of the family upset lamp, which
exploded, causing the blaze.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10
TALKS TO ROD IN THE GROUND
But His Wireless Telephone Won't
Work Far As Yet.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Jan. GA public
test is to be made shortly of the wire
less telephone invented by John Gro
howslIi, of Kingston, this county. The
inventor has the machine now on ex-
hibition. He claims that recently he
sent a message 1000 feet distant, and
that the words spoken were distinctly
understood.
The apparatus is very simple. A
rod sunk six feet in the earth acts as
the transmitter. Practical telephone
men, however, who have made an ex-
animation, have doubts whether the
invention will be a success.
Milford chronicle., 1908-01-10

as well as yourself.
A Stable, or Square Blanket might saw
him a cold Gum blankets and covers
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
NOT ALWAYS EASY TO sMILE e.
Did You Ever Practice Chez rfuIness In
Narrowing Circumstances2

1t is comparatively easy to be pleas
butter problem Is solved, when we are
strong and healthy, when we have har.
monious. comfortable homes and
money In the bank but the test OF
character comes VIII there is a fam
lily to support, when wife and little
ones are looking to us for bread and
clothing, and the wolf is pretty near
the door; when we are struggling
against poor health, discordantl
hcme, a dishonest partner. 1t is al
very difficult thing to b. cheerful and
hopeful when man is out of a job.
with no money In the bynk and an
invalid wife and children depending
upon him.
1t Is comparatively easy to br optim-
istic when the granary Is full, when
there are no clouds on the horizon, but
very difficult thing to be hopeful and
cheerful when the capital is small ana
business poor. 1t is hard to be Opt }.
istic when notes and bills are comb
due and there is no money to pay for
goods which lie linsold on the shelves.
II is easy to smile when we are III
and everything Is coming our way.
when everything goes wrong with u |
when undergoing misfortunes or ham |
ships, when those near to us arc ST. ].
and in distress, when poverty pinches.
when the -four is getting low in the
barrel. and hungry children look long
ingly into ones face, then 1t is not so
easy to smile, to give the cordial hand
shake. to be serene, balanced and
poised But this Is just the time til 4 4
real character, that fine training, i''ill
stand one In good stead Ortson
SWEET Marden, In Success Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
Succor Coming in Good Time to In
jured at Catania.

Succor Coming IN Good Time to In
iured at Catania
Catania. Dee 30 Latest news from
Messina sets forth that some pro-
gress Is being made in the work of
succoring the wounded survivors. buf
no attempt is being made to remove
the wreckage. Troops and sailors are
obliged TO shoot down robbers wha
persist in looting. The entire local
treasury of the Messina Branch Of the
Bank of Italy, s2,0o0ooo has been
saved and is on board an Italian war.
ship.
The fires at Messna have not yee
been put out and there is no water
with which TO combat the flames
Many people still refuse TO leave the
ruins of their homes. Force often is
necessary to get them to the ships IN
the harbor. There are large numbers
in the suburbs Of Messina who will
not come back into the city for fear
of n recurrence of the shocks. Only
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
AMERICANS IN MESSlNA.
Reported Upon by Ambassador a;
Rome--NeWs Scarce.

Reported Upon by Ambassador a;
Rome--News Scarce.
Washington, Dec 30.-Ninety
Americans in a Messina hotel that
was destroyed and Italians and
Americans cooperating i'm the quest
for information regarding the miss
ing, are reported upon in a Cablegram
70 the state department received from
Ambassador Grscom at Rome. The
ambassador cabled that he has re
cciyed no word from the American
census at Messina and Palermo II
has asked the foreign office for IN
formation and that office, he adds,
viii use every effort through tuc
army and navy officers to obtain i'm
mediate news The British consul al,
Messina is reported as Injured and
his wife and children are dead. The
ambassador says IL is reported that
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
NOTICE.

State of Illinois. Alexander County
SIS
In the County Court, to the jam
airy Term. A. D. 1909.
In the matter of the estate oil
Clementine Mclean, deceased.
To the distributes of said estate
and all persons interested therein.
You are hereby notified that on the
18th day of January, 1909, the under.
signed administrator Of said estate
will present to the County Court of
said Alexander County at Cairo. Hi.
nois, final report of his acts and do
ing as such administrator and ask the
court to approve the same and to dis.
charge him from any and all further
duties and responsibilities connected
with said estate and his administra.
ton thereof AT which time and place
you may be present and resist such
if you choose so to do.
j. MURAT GUTON,
Administrator of the Estate of Glenn
entine Mclean, deacesed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
MORGAN DONATES $4,000.

Rome, Dec. 3O-News that J. p
Morgan of New York. had contribu
ted $4,000 to the relief fund was
communicated TO the government by
ambassador Griscom who also inform
ID the Duke of Aocta. president of the
national relief committee of the dona.
ton
People are touched by the prompt.
tude with which Morgan has contri
buted The fact that Morgan return.
'l to Italy the famous Ascolicope
without asking for REIMBURSEMENT 81
the sum this treasure cost him. en-
dearcd the American fnancier tU
Italian hearts. and now his generous
contribution TO assist the earthquake
sufferers is still a closer tie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
KING AND QUEEN ARRIVE.
People Wept When Italian Ruler
Came Among ~ ms.


Came Among ~ MS,
Cttina, Dec, 50. People wept from
emotion when they saw the KING and
Queen of Italy come ashore today
Women thew kisses to her ma G
Poth We're practically carried up the
pier in the arms Of their subjects.
TIC presence Of the king has caused
a general inspiration. Even the
wounded found fresh strength whel
thcy learned that his majesty had
cone among them,
An aged man who had bcen aband,
oncd under beam that apparently
hal crushed out his life, revived for
a moment ut the shouts of greetings
TO the royal pair He stretched cut
his hands and raised his head long
enough to call ont; Now can die
happy Long life to the King He
thtn fell hack and expired
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31

| linance, and In order to bring tn.
ordinance before the city co,ipei and
not disappoint the large delegation
of grocers present, Alderman Meehan
moved to take the ordinance out Il
the hands of the committee and act
upon il at once.
Aldermen Greaney and Burke ex.
planned that the purpose of the ordi.
nance committee was to call meet
ing of the committee this afternoon
to hear statements from The grCcers.
and make report AT the council meet
jng tonight, They regarded the meas.
IRE as an important one aud did not
wish to hurry it through without due
consideration.
Alderman Meehan did not consider
the ordinance so very important as
it sought merely to raise the present
license from SIS to $50 per annum.
But the motion to take the matter
out OF the hands OF the committee
was lost, and IL viii receive attention
tooay and tonight.
What New Ordinance Provides.
The ordinance as presented would
repeal Section of Chapter XLIy.
which reads as follows
This chapter shalt not be so con
strued as to apply to any person orI
persons coming into the city from the
country, with produce for market; or
TO any person selling the produce ell
their farm or premises, nor he 50 con
strued to apply to the peddling OF
And the new ordinance would /
amend Section of the same chapter !
TO read as follows;
ANY person or corporation who |
shall, within the corporate limits of !
the city of Cairo Illinois, exercise
the vocation of peddler, by means /
Of wagon, cart or other vehicle shall
cause his or its name. together with |
the number Of his or IFS license, 10 DC
printed on the outside of his or its
vehicle, in letters or figures not less
han two inches in length. and every
such person or corporation SHAH pay
? license fee TO he city of Cairo Of
fifty dollars per year for each wagon.
art of other vehicle so used by him
" it In carrying on his or its vocG.
ion as a peddler within the corpo'
ite limits of the said city of Cairo
ANY person ar c0rpOratf0n yipIofin,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31

1T was the constant gesturing 0
that fellow at the other end of tn
wire that made It SO internally hard t,
catch what he said, growled the mar
who had been wrestling with the tele
phone.
How in the world could you tell hi
was making gestures?" asked the in
credulous listener.
by the jerky way the words came
over the wire Many people get 81
excited when telephoning that they
gesture as frantically as If they werl
talking TO a man face TO face. Theii
bouncing around and saving the al.
breaks the voice and the sentences
come over the wire In fragments
have talked with so many people Wild
learned later, were dancing Jig at
the other end of the wire that | al
ways can tell when that gesticulatin1
is going on. i
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
cours. 81 Justice in the punIsb.

In his report on the Administrative
Of the police of the Punjab In 1870
the lieutenant governor states tina
the more serious the crime the create
the chance of escape from law Cor
yictions were obtained in only IL pc
cent. of the murder cases. wherea
they were obtained in 81 per cent o
the attempts to murder and in - pc
cent. of the cases OF culpable HON,
eide, The district magistrate at Jr.
lundur states that 1t is getting hardf
every year to obtain a conviction Z
the sessions court, the plea of enmit
raised against the prosecution bein'
generally held TO sufice TO throi
doubt on the statements of their wi
esses.-Calcutta Statesman.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
ILLINOIS HOTEL
CLERK AbSC0AOS
TOOK MONEY ANC JEWELRY
LEFT IN Els CARE ny
LATE GUEST.
LETTER TO PROPRIETOR


Joe Butler, night clerk at the hi
Inois Hotel disappeared cary y-gtnr
day morning and with him dIaap
peaHed also SOME money arI icwelry
which n guest had entrusted to his
care The guest came N on enc q
the late trains and signing for Il
room at the hotel entrusted Butler
with his valuahles. He says be gay1
the ceIrk four SO hills diamond
rims and a diamond pin, in an
amounting to S375 Tbs guest tick
no receipt from the cierk. thinking
it would be all right but when he
got M Yesterday morning and called
for his yaluables they were not to
be found, ueither was the clerk
Butler had left a letter for Mr
Allen in which he confessed that he
had debts which pressed him hard
and no money to pay them. A sus-
picious passage in the letter, ana
which amornts almost to a confes
sion was that in which he advised
Mr.. Alton if any one claimed h have
left anything with MIN 1.-THE C'ornJ
and could not show any receipt, to
tell BIN to so to ---, or words to
thai effect
Butler has been in Cairo about SIX
years He was for a time cl1rk at
Uncle Joc's Hotel. He is said to have
come from Fulton, Ky, where his
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
EFFecTs MOST TERRIBLE.

Washington. Dec 3o.-Mayo Baron
Dcs Planchcs. the Italian ambassador
20 the United States, a few minutes
after his arrival in Washington 10
iight from a "trip to Canada. received
through the Italian consulate In New
Work the following rahlcgram from
Rome from the Italian minister Of
foreign affairs
According ~ last information re
effects cf the earthquake have brsr1
terrible. Messina. Reggie and man.
other places of less importsntce il
the surrounding territory have been
almost utterly uipei out cf existenes
II b. not set possible 10 ascertain wit.
precision she names or number 81 yife
Tins Hi
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
MAKING EVERY EFFORT.
6 ate Department Seeking informa,
ton About Americans

Washington, Dec 30.-Every effort
Is BEING made by the state department
10 obtain news Of the American citi
2ens who were in the earthquake zone
IN Italy and whose fate has caused
their friends much uneasincss, Am
bassador Griseom at Rome was direct
cd to cable promptly any information
cbtuinable regarding the missing PEG
pie and to send the American vice
consuls In Italy to the scene Of dis.
tress to render whatever aid possible,
Efforts also are being made to keep
in communication with Deputy Con
sui Iupton at Messina, to the end that
prompt adviees may reach here re
gard any Americans In trouble today
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting OF the stock.
holders OF the Alexander County
Savings Bank of Cairo, Illinois, will
above named bank in the city OF
Cairo. Illinois, on Wednesday, Jan
uary s. 1909, at 1880 o'clock for the
purpose of electing Board Of Direc.
tors, and such other business as may
be brought before said meeting.
JAMES Ii. GALLIGAN,
Cashier.
Cairo, Ill, December 6, 1908.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
OTHERS FELLOW LEAD
Continued from First rsge.)

This witness. like others of thos
indicted and now on trial. answered
with a firm and loud voice to the
q ostions of the attorneys for the lie
ferse, hut when the states attorney
was cross examining him mis- voice
would drop to sullen tone. and an
gwers would be pulled from him with
great difficulty
With but one exception. however.
all OF the defendants told pretty much
the same tale on cross examination
as on direct examination, though the
most of them, while they could well
remember their whereabouts on the
night of oct r. could not tell any
thing about whore they were. what
time they retired. aud who saw them
on the preceding nights Of tho week
before or during the succeeding
week
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
Not Very Useful.

A man who suffered badly went
specialist and after ten difficult IL
sons learned to say quite distinct,
Peter Piper picked a peck Of pickle
peppers" His friends congratulate
him upon this splendid achievement
Yes. said the man doubtfully, ri
it's s-s-such a d-d-deucedly d-d-diffic,1
rem-mark to w-w-work into an ord
nary recommendation. y know.
Everybody's Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
1900 coNvICTs KILLED.

Monteleone, Dec Gothic local
prison at Reggie collapsed during the
earthquake and all the convicts, esti
mated al 1900. last their lives.
A group of travelling people at the
railroad station awaiting the arrival
of a train were crushed under the
debris of the building. It is not
known whether any foreigners were
among them. All railroad stations II
a radius of twelve miles from Reggie
have been destroyed
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
Champion Carrier Pigeons.

p. A. Fogg of Hunts Mills, Garland.
is the possessor of some rare carrier
pigeons, He has one pair OF which the
father and mother have a record OF
flying from Minneapolis MINI, to Bos-
ton In 80 hours. For the last thousand
miles of their fight they few against
a northeast storm, arriving with fee
and snow frozen to their plumage
This pair had never flown west of Bnf-
falo before. They partook Of no food
on their trip Mr.. Fogg also has a
pair of English carriers, the father and
mother having a record of flying ovcrl
5000 miles. These birds are the same
breed as those that flew from the BALI
loon of Andre, the Norwegian explorer
who persisted In his attempt TO reach
the north pole He has also II houeral
that he has been flying from points
in Maine One pair has a record Of
flying from the Bangor fair ground
to Garland, 25 miles, in 2s mnutesl
and from Skowhegan, 80 miles, In &c
minutes. -Kennebec Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
influence Of PessImlrt.

The presence Of one who is a victim
TO moods is always a calamity In a
nome One by one the family seek to
escape from the influence so distress.
Ing Moodiness carried to its last er.
IRENE Is insanity. and has often Meth.
er the apology Of a good reason to
orer nor the excuse of a bad one
World and His Wife
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
instruction for Eminrnr,

To teach the prospective English
emigrsnt things he should know IN or.
der TO aadpt himself 10 his future
home IL the subject Of an imperial
school near London. At It the young
ster who has determined to follow for.
tune across the seas is taught farm.
Ing. riding. shooting and the roping
of cattle and horses.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
Good Record Of Punch.

MANY worldfamous poems some
light bright and witty. such as " 3
Gilbert's Bah Ballads. " others serious
dignihed and sad, such as Tom Tay-
lors magnificent tribute to the mem
uy Of Abraham Lincoln and Hoods
Song q the Shirt. FIRST saw the
hight IN Punch, or The Lcndon Chara.
verf
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
R0B'T. A. HATCHER.
City Clerk.
LANDS APPOINTS RECEIVER.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Judge lands in
the United States district court today
appointed the American Trust and
Savings hank receiver for the Woolf
Clothing company of this city, en-
the petition of Alfred Benjamin and
company of New York. Liabilities
s2aC 900; assets half that sum.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31

The blindest. the most purely IN.
stinciiFs efforts Of mere pluck have
hning power. and deserve our
thankful admiration: every degree ard
every form q courage tends 10 raise
me whole tone Of life within the range
OF hs Influence. IN proportion to the
amount and The quality Of the endgr.
alee eKerc sed--Iilbbert Journal
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
MonId No, Grasp Il Readily.

mfr. Plume said the Gernt
friend. into whose section the undf.
taker had lately moved his busi-e.fl
sdo you think -or. r-ii' go ne pro
~ language resulted On a draw
- tsrdly. 1uds. The audience
sker. 81 between these tWa g
m ~, tic larger portion iaF'
VHf'oek. who seemed able On
liver the Earliest blow ami
ru-I.I the fighting NOR. than
YAH can stand a Jet of punish
a-7 hold ~ his end well The s.
Al sus fraternity of Cairo expect tr
t-e-, 1.une men in Toe rims q
N soon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-31
NOTICE TO LIcENsEEsl
Office of the City Clerk

Office of the City Clerk
Cairo, Illinois, December 10, 1908
AT a regular meeting Of the city
council of the said City held on Tues.
day, December s, 1908, the city clerk
was directed TO give notice by publ
cation that all licenses are due and
yIst be paid by January list, 1909,
and that no application for license
will be considered unless accompap.
led by the full amount Of fee requlr,
ed for such license.
special meeting will be held by
ihe said city council on December 80
1908. and all applicants are urged tn
have their applications filed In this
office by 7.30 o'clock p, IN. of that
date.
ROB'T. A. HATCHER.
City Clerk.