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New RELIGIOUS Craze.

Newark, N. John A. Heckerson,
negro who calls himself the high
priest of band of his race in this
vicinity, each OF whom. men and
women. claim to be the new Jesus"
has been arrested, with . william
Hughes, white man. who is fol-
lower of the sect. Heckerson was
arrested on information furnished by
the 14-year-old daughter OF Hughes,
who said she was taken to the head.
quarters of the sect by her father, de-
tanned two days, and that Heckerson
kissed her lin the name of the Lord"
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Lost Roll at Poker Table and Then
Took His Life.

Chicago, Gus Schoenbeck. foundry
foreman, lost $3.50 at poker on Thurs
day night and entering, without a
cent, his home at 1907 Robey street,
met his seven-yearold daughter
Mary. Papa, give me penny for
candy" said the little girl. Silently
Schoenbeck stepped into an adjoining
room, picked up revolver and sent
bullet crashing into his body. At
the county hospital, where he was
taken unconscious aud without utter
ing a word, II was sad he would die
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Staid Old Boston Visited by Storm o,
CIoudburst Character.

Boston.-For half an hour Friday
afternoon Boston was swept by one
of the most severe thunderstorms in
years. The rainfall, which was OF
coudburst character, was accom-
panied by terrific lightning and thun-
der. Streets were flooded from curb
to curb, while the wind drove mist
and spray in clouds SO that 1t was inn
possible to see buildings forty feet
away. Street traffic Of every descrip-
ton for the time being was suspend
ed. The rainfall was 1.65 inches.
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u Jew YORK.--The richest WON.
an in America-or in the
M world-may not be Mrs. Hetty
fv Green. The greatest land-own-
d y er in America may not be one
of the Astors. These are the
I conclusions that probably would be
reached if the Green and the Astor
possessions could be valued correctly
| and the figures compared with those
/ which would represent the vast wealth
/ Of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones of New
| York and of Cold Spring Harbor, L. /.
Further than that. the social crown
| Of America, long held by the Astors by
reason of their wealth. would belong to
Mrs. Jones if she chose to claim it. for
her fortune is doubtless greater and
her lineage in this country runs a CEN
fury further back. She is related also,
far and near, TO nearly every one of
the great families In New York and
New England whose names are written
large on the pages of American history
from the days of the Colonial wars to
now
Probably no one, not even Mrs.
Jones herself. could say accurately
how great is her fortune. 1t is mostly
in land. She acknowledges that she
owns and pays taxes on land in every
school district on Long Island. In
nearly every county in New York
state and in every state in the union
except Texas. The property immedi.
Stely surrounding the old manor house
at Cold Spring Harbor, where she
lives in summer, is worth millions of
dollars.
Her husband, DR.. Oliver Living
ston Jones, is also great landowner,
but his possessions fall far short of his
wifes. Then there is the Jones estate,
which is owned by some rs heirs,
which also runs up into scores of mil
lions in value. Three or more thea.
tiers in New York city are owned by
her, and it is said to be her ambition
70 own property in every city in the
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great Jones fortune has grown WIN
such rapidity under her management
Property in Many States.
as 1t true that you own property
everywhere in the United States?
was asked
eyes. almost everywhere she an,
swered 81 pay taxes in every school
district ON Long Island, in every or al
most every county in New York state
and in every state in the union. NO.
that last isn't so. forgot about IeXas'
| used to own some property In IeXas,
but | was down there a while ago ana
concluded to sell it, No, don't care
TO saw what the reasons were.
"That is the only property ! nave
ever sold. except an acre of land that
I sold to very dear friend a while
ago My rule is to always buy ana
never to sell. In fact, that is the rune
that has been handed down t. us IRON
peneration to generation, and was
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extent But when the conversation
would approach anything that related
particularly to her personal business
anairs or those of the great Jones es-
tate, OF which she Ia sharer, she in.
Sariably shifted the conversation to
matters genealogical or TO generalities
Ancestor Plrate7
The most interesting of the many
FAMOUS ancestors of DR.. and Mrs.
Jones is the founder OF the line In
America. Some of the ruder historians
say he was pirate. and intimate that
IL was by scuttling ships and maraud.
ing on the high seas generally that he
accumulated his many barrels of
pieces Of eight" which he is alleged
to have brought to Oyster Bay when
he settled there. At any rate, he him
self was markedly reticent about his
earlier history, except that he fought
FOR James IL. in the Battle of the
Boyne. He even wrote his own cpl
taph:
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HARRY THAW BROKE.
Slayer Of White Files Petition In
Bankruptcy.

Pittsburg, PA voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy was filed on Fri
day in the United States court by At
torney Morchausher of New York,
representing Harry X. Thaw of this
city, who is now confined in the
Duchess county, New York, jail. In
the petition Thaw states that his as
sets are $12s,0123s, and his liabilities
S453, 140.43. Roger OMara, q well
known Pittsburg detective, and per-
sonal friend of the Thaw family. was
appointed as receiver.
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Ancestor a Plrate7

Here Lyes Interd The Body of
Major Thomas Jones Who Came
From
Strabane in the Kingdom of
Ireland. Settled Here and Died
December 1918. From Distant Lands
To this Wild Waste He Came
This Seat he Chose and Here
He Fixed His Name. Long May His
Sons This Peaceful Spot Enjoy And
No Ill Fate his Offspring Here An
noy.
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Antedate the Astors.

your family is older and has great.
er possessions than the AstorsS,sn,t
that sou hazarded the reporter.
MIS-. Jones laughed. We're certain.
y older by hundred years or SO in
thls country. AS to which Is tho
greater l couldn't say, for | know as
niue about what the Astors have as
they do about what | own. hardly
know the latter myself-accurately
that Is. But, speaking of the ancestry
OF our FAMILY, there is much that is in
teresting to me. In fact always have
been fond of and proud of the men and
women who were our ancestors. I
have several volumes of histories that
nave been written about the family
put, as is usually the case when one
has home in the city and one in the
country, the things one wants at the
moment always are among those left
behind. That is why | haven't any of
them here to show you. No, | think
there is one over there. The Jones
Family of Long Island You may take
II TO look over If you wish. The edges
are little tattered. / guess one of
the puppy dogs must have been play
ing with it,"
One of the puppy dogs" who had
apparently been lurking within earshot
in the hall came siding in just then as
If to beg the visitor not to take away
his book until he had given it a few
more bites.
Family Fortune Kept Intact.
Il have spoken of Thomas Jones. our
ancestor" went on the richest woman
in America. He came from Ireland
the history / will lend you tells all
about him. He originated the policy
of our family to keep handing down
the bulk of the fortune intact, SO far
as possible, from one generation to the
next. 1t is to certain extent very
much like the English laws of primo
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He died In 1713 and was buried a
short distance south of the old Brick
House. on the east bank of the Massa.
pequa river. The ancient burial place.
about 80 feet square, was threatened
by inroads of the tides, and in 1893 his
remains were removed. His headstone,
bearing the inscription quoted above,
is still well preserved. In the early
days his was known as the Pirates
Grave" and for many years after his
death it was the common belief (says
John II. Jones in his history of the
family that some of Maj. Jones'
wealth was buried with him, and so
deeply rooted had this become that his
grave was opened by vandals in the
quest of relics, and the ancient bones
left strewn on the ground. His re-
mains now rest in the burying.g ground
adjoining Grace church, at South Oys
ter Bay.
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Record Of History.

About Maj, Jones being pirate lit.
tie is known. There is extant letter
from Lieut.. Gov. Golden TO his son,
written in 1853. in which he says:
while Col. Fletcher was governor the
inhabitants of New York carried on a
trade to Madagascar while that island
was frequented by pirates. and many
of the pirates came and dispersed on
Long Island and around Delaware Bay.
1t has often been remarked that none
of the pirates made any use of their
money to any real advantage excepting
one Jones, who settled on Long Island,
and whose son made a remarkable fig.
ure as speaker of the assembly while
Mr.. Clinton was governor"
1t is also known that James IL.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
WARDSBORO.

John Wheeler has gone to Greenfield.
Mrs. Edna Wright of Jamaica is visit
ing her cousin. Mrs. II. +. Knight.
Mrs. $. NJ. Read of Fairfield is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. o. V. Hetflon
Miss Nellie Wilbur will have a MILL
merry opening Saturday at her home.
Sim Cobb of Londonderry is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cobb.
Stella Pike accompanied her uncle,
Harry Walls, to Bennington last Thurs
day
George Woods with his saving machine
has sawed II. f. Knights wood the past
week.
Loren Pike accompanied his grandmoth-
err. Mrs. p Walls, to Bernardston, Mass,
last Friday.
Leonard Wheeler. who has been visit
ing his grandmother in Bondville, re-
turned home Monday.
There will be no preaching next Sun
day but Sunday school will be held at
II o'clock All are invited.
Rev. G.. l.. Wells went to Barre Mon
day to attend the Vermont Methodist
conference which is in session there.
The Wardsboro Creamery association
has put in new chun and butter
worker combined that weighs 1900 pounds.
The A. H. club will meet next Thurs
day afternoon in the town hall. Supper
will be served from 6 to s. All are in
vited.
Vermont grange instructed class in
the third and fourth degree last Tuesday
evening in the town hall. The harvest
supper furnished by the men was sue
cess and enjoyed by all.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Alrs. John T.. Morse returned from Mel
rose Saturday night.
John 4. Morse, lister, completes the
canvass OF his district this week.
William Bailey of Springfield, Mass,
called upon relatives Wednesday.
A number OF friends Of James Bruce
were wishing him many happy returns OF
his birthday April 9.
Miss Jennie Collins's 10th birthday was
celebrated Monday evening with a sur.
prise party at her home
Charles +. Brown is visiting his daugh-
ter Mrs. James \. Bruce, in Claremont,
\. H., and will return to begin his school
on Monday
Rev. +. c. Clarke is at East Dover this
evening assisting Rev. George ii. Watt,
who is holding a series OF meetings at
the Baptist church.
Ray Brooks is driving one OF his steers
single in rope harness. hitched to the
blackboard or wagon and using reins to
guide, as II driving horse.
Many friends of Mrs. Elijah Morse of
Brattleboro regret to learn OF her serious
illness. She was taken to the Memorial
hospital for treatment Wednesday.
Bingham brothers and John +. Morse
Der for the bridge work at Williamsyille,
much being SxlO and of extra length.
Frogs were heard announcing their
presence yesterday and an early butterfly
was seen Wednesday. Arbutus is already
blossoming on warm, sunny banks in spite
of cold north winds.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Whitney, who
have been guests of Mrs. c. f. Brown for
several days. returned to Brattleboro
Monday. Sunday was the 10th anniver-
sary of their wedding.
Easter services will include sermon
Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev. Il. c.
Clarke, upon The Resurrection, with
special music by the choir. Sunday school
at y o'clock. Easter service by the Sun
day school at p. m.
The Brookside school opens next Mon
day, Miss Beulah Timson, teacher; MARI
boro South branch, G. T.. Brown, teacher.
The school in the village does not begin
until April q, Miss Bertha Manchester,
teacher, being unable to be here on ac-
count of sickness in the family.
Notice of the county Sunday school in
stitutes has been received The Sunday
schools of this town are invited to attend
the institute in West Dummerston May
l3. Rev. Il. NJ. Fuller of Burlington, Rev.
A. p. Pratt of Bellows Falls, and Rev.
w. +. Whitcomb of Westminster are
speakers for the day.
Spring moving will make few changes
this year. Those reported as in prospect
to this date are as follows: Elmer Knapp
has rented Mrs. Leavitts house, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merton Stone and Mrs. Mariana
Stone John E. Morse's house near Mrs.
Alice A. Bailey's; John H. Allen of Brat
tleboro, Henry Ingraham's farm, and Err
win Metcalf, Mrs. Matte Williams s
farm.
Mrs. Sidney Hescock entertained the
Ladies Benevolent society Thursday after
noon of last week with an attendance Of
over 90 The discussion of helps in house
cleaning was of interest. The consensus
of opinion seemed to be that there is no
easy road around housekeeping and that
one might as well determine to go right
through the midst and make thorough
work of it. 1t was limited that men do
not like housekeeping until it's
done.
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WEST DUMMERsToN.

The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
". ID. Aiken this week.
Miss Jessie Pike has returned from her
visit 10 her brother IN Barton Landing,
Winnie Millard goes soon TO Palmer
Mass. where she intends TO spend the
summer.
Harold Perry OF West Bntteboro was
the first of the week guest OF John
Burnett.
Harry Cannon has moved TO the tene'
ney place.
Tom Hunt accompanied his cousin, Sam
Clark. 10 Fishers Island. \. Y, where
he will spend the summer.
VIII Colt of Proctorsville has been
spending few days this week with his
mother, Mrs. ;. 5. Washer.
Leora Connan leaves Monday for a
several weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Kate Flannery, in Montpelier.
John Burnett and Harold Perry, are
spending a few days in keene and later
will go to Newport, \. H., for the SUM
mer.
The Downs place that Mr.. Downs has
vacated has been sold to New York
man who will take possession immedl'
ately.
Mrs. +. 4. Williams, who has spent
the last three months at W. Il. Leon
aids. has returned to her home In Brat
tleborO.
Mrs. Amy Wheeler White of Worcester.
Mass, and her sister, Edna Wheeler OF
West Brattleboro, were guests last week
of Mrs. VIII Leonard.
The church grounds and cemetery are
much improved in looks by the cutting
down and carting off OF supertuous small
trees. bushes and rubbish.
The grange met April IA and worked
the third and fourth degrees on small
class, after which refreshments were serv-
ed and social time enjoyed. Worthy
State Master Pierce and Deputy II. W.
Sargent were present and added greatly
to the interest and enjoyment OF the
meeting. An unusually large number were
present.
The house and barn on the farm owned
| bv Arthur o. Glare of Burlington, sit
uated on the east side of West river OPP
posite the village and occupied by Tom
| White and family, We're burned to the
| ground late Sunday afternoon. The fire
was said to be started by the small chill
dren of the family playing with matches
in the barn. The house was insured for
800. The neighbors We're very prompt
in their assistance, and the most OF the
household goods were saved. Mr.. White
has moved his family to tenement be-
longing to Mrs. Jack O'Brien.
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vermonters with Ba,,lssl.p r.

Vermont has - men NlU
from the Atlantic 20 the Fa
miral Evans's haiilr-hip l.r IN
these men are frlm Bfaiiir'
from Mlndham county
Nrrmnnt's quota 81 enlisted ae
the hect,
William ". Whitehead -c
.tb. New Jersey. Bafu.. Aar1 A
p,y. coal pas-cr on the Illinois iiH
Harry 4. Bates. ordinary seaman
thu Vermont. Bennington; Ht.T
stevens, ordinary seaman nH re
lucky. post -oihcc box Us, Rrui0t
N. Andrews, engineer, second e.l~
Rhode Island, and Fred llg. I 4
neer. third class ON the he'fsat "a
boro: Walter +. fennell; zeal 4
ON the Minneapolis, Burlington a
H. Daniorth. coal pas-er on 'ts ~
Canaan: Harry Parker, marhInls' 4
.acond class. on the Georsla. tlstl
George r.. Mullen. fireman, second !
on The New jersey, Chester klr
stevens, ordinary seaman on the AsT-'
DANNY: simon :. Labclle, 0rllnsr
man on the Illinois, Hartford, lnt'I
Page, machinists mate, second e.is
the Alabama. Groton; Thoma. hi-1
seaman ON the Maine. Johnson 80
King. ordinary seaman on iGt ~
Island. Middlebury; Arthur ElAgy Z
ncer. third class. ON the Rhode ..art.'
West street, Rutland; George II. ~
coal passer on the Kentucky, y Nla
street. Rutland; Daniel j.. tory
gin.er. second class. on the heard
SaXtons River; George \. Howar!' 4
wright on the Virginia, Springfield u
:. Pclton. coal passer on the tie'
South Stratford: John +, Carroll,
man on the Panther. Whiting Ton.
C.. Kane. chief machinists mate %
Panther. Wilmington.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
GOOD NEWS.
Many Brattleboro Readers Have Heard
It and Profited Thereby.

"Good news travels fast and the
thousands of bad back sufferers in
Brattleboro are glad to learn that
prompt relief is within their reach.
Many lame, weak and aching back
is bad no more, thanks to Doan s Kid
ney Pills. Our citizens are telling the
good news of their experience with the
Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an ex-
ample worth reading:
Mrs. George Birch, trained nurse, OF
% Washington ST., Brattleboro, VT,
says: "For five years | was subject
to acute attacks of lameness across my
kidneys and gnawing pain in my
loins, accompanied by distress in my
head. At frequent intervals there was
a tired feeling which made it hard for
me to be on my feet for any length of
time or to do even ordinary homework.
was advised to use Doan IS Kidney
Pills, sold by F. H. Holden, and getting
box began to take them. They did
exactly as represented. The aching and
lameness in my back disappeared and
the languor which had oppressed me
ceased with the headache. l think it
is worth a good deal to know of a
remedy that can be depended on like
Doan s Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17

the wgeeking train, 10 u was after .
D, ~, hefala the trains lriI NeNians,
The Moman's Christian Temperance
union Nill meel FRIDAY, April ~, eiih the
Misses Nraton,
Mics Honense SNiissF pill have ehanso
II the examination III lnaeheFs hefe Thur
day and FRIDAY,
Noisaa thar has started his aili near
the SalnAun llolc bridge this week, lie
has ~,nlr nuW machinery,
Mrs Louisa Downs rrlum.i THURSDAY
iIum Germantown, Ohio, ahrfu she has
becn Spending the winter,
The scholar. irom disiIir No, ) ALL hc
hnttghl over L. The village rrlio1l this
spring hs Walter Wright
The meeting ii Sunday evening will h.
rhndnriul hS the Homeland tiTelu a. an
Easter MEEK ihankoiierins seHtee,
Mr.. Ahhlr Fish Mor.s pi West Wanis.
bam WAS the glr.i at Mr., Manrn AMI
Mn, y, NJ, Ni.aall Tuesday ani We'd
neslay,
u. \. Ilcnson has hnen III with rome
form at stomach trouble TOT week, lie
i somewhat on the gain bat has not lern
pul yet,
4 numlcr ol village p'ople attended
hy invitation a sugar party al ~, *,
Wright, Tuesday, They frputi a llea'
ant Time,
The Christian Endcavor soeiciy supper
"Wednesday evening MAS a sucocss con
silcling the weather, The net proceeis
VEN about -,
Lillian Rcdhcli who has hcrn Spending
several weeks with her mother a. MI
Hale. 10 Halifax fytuncd To Mfr, Viola
tbasc'. Thursday,
4. 4. Dewitt wall leave thls werk Tor
Minnesota ga a business trip ~ connec
ton with the affair Of the Windham
County Savings hank.
Mr.. aud Mr.. George ". Parsons went
TUESDAY To- SunaPcr, y. H., where they
had an invitation TO visit a friend, MIR.
John Sargent, formerly Ada Edwards,
Rev. j. ID, King ol Wilmington will
exchange places with Rev, " ;. Moore
Sunday, April ". aud will deliver the
address 10 the Odd Fellows aud the Re
bekahs.
Mn. George II. Batcheldcr went Tues.
day Ia her new home al Ncsthampton,
Mass. llildpth Batchedcr accompanied
her and will stay a few days with his
son George.
Mr. and Mn. Wesley L. VAN OF
Chester we've the guests OF Mrs. Frank
Dewitt Friday aud saturday. tn Mon.
day they went 10 Pu,ncy 10 see his broth
or. George e. Warn.
Mrs. e. \. Nichols has been III for a
week past with some form Of grip and
her mother. Mn. George Hill, came Tues
day night from LunenbuR Mrs. Nichols
is more comfortable.
The Interstate Lumber company has
done considerable business the week past,
but had To stop Monday and Tuesday
while for repairs. There was some
trouble about the shafting
Frank llildrth OF Kings county, Cal,
is visiting his father, Warren Hildreth.
his sister MIR. Charles Goodenough, and
many old friends and acquaintance in
this vicinity. Mr.. llildre,h has been
away - years but was able 10 recognize
many of his former friends and acquaint'
ances. Much concern was felt about him
by his friends here. But after many and
varied experiences he has come through
all right.
Miss Nellie Pratt cordially invites the
ladies OF Newfane and vicinity to be
present at her millinery opening, Satur
day, April 25.-Adv.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-17
SOUTH wINDHAM.

Mr.. Arthur Cheney j. ON the sick li''
this week
Miss Corbett lett for New York city
Monday morning.
i. y. Shaw is attending county court
Al Newianc a. petit juror.
John Monihan was in Bellows Falls
Wednesday for medical advice.
Fireman 4. Cummings Of Westminster
recently spent few days in town.
Mrs. Harry Gould and Keith Carleton
arr spending the week in Warisboro.
Mrs. q. :. Farwell took a business trip
to Springfield. Mass, the inst OF the
week.
Mrs. Alice Bcmis OF Brattleboro is
spending a few days at W. o. tensions
this week.
Rev Sidney Aldrich attended the West
River Valley Baptist Ministers assoela'
ton ip Townshend last week