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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
ARREST IN ZION
MURDER MYSTERY
WILL ARMSTRONG, coLoRED, is
CHARGED WITH DEATH OF
ROBERT WEBSTER.
BOUGHT Shot Gun And Kept 1t Some
Time.-Returnino 1t After
Killing.

The Zion murder mystery appears
to be nearing solution with the arrest
Tuesday evening of Will Armstrong,
colored. charged with the deed Arm
strong was arrested by Deputy Goad
at Stephenson Bros store and brought
to Columbia and lodged in Jail He
refuses to talk to any extent, but the
officers IRE satisfied that they have
the right man, though they think that
others are probably implicated in the
murder of Robert Webster, colored.
Armstrong was a witness before the
coroners jury at the first session
Monday. He stated at that time that
he did not own a gun and had not had
one in his house for several years.
Another witness before the jury was
a negro named Stephenson, and he too
failed to tell all he knew, as state
ments made later went to show.
After the jury had adjourned the
Stephenson negro asked man for
whom he had been working whether
he could be held liable for selling
another man gun, if the other man
committed murder afterwards with
the gun. He was told mo" He then
said that he had sold William Arm
strong a gun about four weeks ago,
and that Armstrong kept the gun I'M
til the day after Webster was MUIR
dered and then brought It back to MIN
and said he did not want it any longer
This conversation was reported ana
Armstrong was taken in charge on the
farm Of Mr.. r. G. Walker, where he
had been working.
When seen by a Herald reporter
Wednesday at the jail Armstrong
stated that he had nothing particularly
to say, only that he had nothing TO 40
with the killing Of the Webster negro.
When asked a few questions ne
gave out a few answers, but was not
very communicative my name is
VIII Armstrong and I am twenty-tour
years old. On the night of the killing
I was at Stephenson Bros store ana
bought some tobacco and went
straight home"
When asked If he knew the negro
woman Rackie Williams who lived at
Ashwood Armstrong stated that he ola
and that he was in he habit of going
to her house. but that he did not go
there on the night of the killing ana
that he did not see her at any time OF
place on that night. Il did nCt see
the Webster negro at all that nlsh'
and had not seen him the day before
VIII, did you buy gun from an
other negro living in the neighoorhoou
some time ago, and did you take II
back to him on Tuesday morning AFTER
the killing Monday night"
NO, I did not buy the gun prom
ised to buy it, and did take 1t nome
TO the owner on Tuesday morning
and told him did not want the gun
It was single barrel shot gun.
When asked If he wanted to make
an statement as to his opinion ABOUT
the killing, he stated that he did not
want to give any opinion at all, for ne
knew nothing Of 1t.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
CROP is
GOOD AT CULLEOKA
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CULLEoKA. Tenn, April 22'-Ihe
fruit crop at Culeoka and In the sur
rounding section promises to be ex-
eercnt. There is not full crop but
what there is is OF excellent qualtN
There is no further apprehension as
to further damage by frost.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
NEW BERRIES ON
CULLEOKA MARKET
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CULLEOKA, Tenn, April 21.-Home
grown Strawberries made their first
appearance in Culleoka Easter Sun
dav. A number of farmers and truck
growers gathered several quarts OF
the berries and brought them TO Cui'
leoka Saturday evening and they were
ON the tables Sunday at dinner.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
FINAL SURVEY
OF N. c. H. ROAD

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. April 21.-The
survey for the Nashville & Hun'svilie
railroad will begin at Huntsville
Rights of way have been secured as
far as within two or three miles Oh
tho tennessee line. Committees have
gone out from this city to complete
this route.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
BISHOP GAILOR WILL
COME NEXT WEEK

Bishop Thomas f. Gailor will make
his annual visitation to st. Peters
parish Tuesday night April 2Sth. at
1880 o'clock. II is probable that there
will be a large class for confirmation.
In the afternoon of Tuesday the Bish-
op will visit ST. Johns church as is
his usual custom.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
CA2MsGK AND PATTERSON OPEN
JOINT DEBATE AT CHATTA NOOGA

THREE-FOURTHS OF THE CROWD CHEER THE
EX-SENATOR AS HE sCATHINGLY ARRAIGNS
the PATTERSON ADMINISTRATION FOR
DEEDS OF OMISSION AND COMMISSION.
DECLARATION FOR STATEWIDE PROHIBITION MEETS WITH EN-
THusIAsTc APPRoVAL-PATTERsoN MAKES ADRoIT
RESPONSE AND is ENTHUSIASTICALLY APP.
PLAuDED FOLLOWERS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
ANT|-|NJUNCT|O
PLANK CREATING
SOME D|SC0RD
National Convention May Sit
Four Days
CANNON IN OPPOSITION
Report That Some Parts Of Platform
Have Not Yet Been Approved by
President.
Especial to the Evening Banner)

Especial TO the Evening Banner)
Chicago, June 16.-At noon TODAY
when the convention was called to
order the prospects of short session
with harmony prevailing were far
from encouraging. Some of the more
far sighted delegates are now con-
WINGED that the convention will con.
tinue for four days. The anti injunc-
ton plank is still the storm center.
Speaker Cannon is receiving hundreds
OF kilograms in opposition to the in
corporation of such radical para
graph in the platform.
Another feature that is creating un.
easiness is the statement that the
platform drafted by the Taft element
has been disowned at the white house.
secretary Loeb says that the presi-
dent never saw some parts of the doc.
ument and that the whole thing is ten
tative.
The Taft leaders insist that the an.
ti-injunction plank as originally draft
ed Will be adopted in spite of the fact
that the conservatives claim they
have majority of five against 1t.
The convention was called to order
promptly at noon and the opening ad-
dress was made by the temporary
chairman, Senator Burrows.
The early hours of the first day of
the convention still found the allies"
claiming that they are an important
factor In the race. The opponents of
the administration among the dele
gates are directing their efforts to Sc
cure the support Of the lukewarm Taft
adherents in an endeavor to stem the
strong tide which has been carrying
everything In the secretarys direc-
ton
careful canvas of the committee
on credentials this morning shows that
there is little hope for the allies to do
more than to introduce some small OBJ
structions in the course of the Taft
boom which from now on to the finish
line will have comparatively clear
sailing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
PINNED UNDER HIS AUTO
Pittsford Couple Have Exciting Over
turn Near Cheney Hill.

Rutland. June l5.-An automobile
accident in which both Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce j. Flemming of Pittsford mar
rowly escaped serious injury occurred
Saturday afternoon near Cheney hill,
north Of this city, when their machine
completely overturned, Mrs. Flemming
jumping from the car and pinning Mr..
Flemming under the body of the car
until help arrived. Mrs. Flemming
received a sprained wrist and aside
from this neither was injured. The
automobile was slightly damaged
Mr. and Mrs. Flemming were re-
turning from this city Saturday after
noon about o'clock when they had
To pass heavy team on Cheney hill.
Mr.. Flemming who was running the
machine, changed from his high into
his low speed and was running less
than 10 miles an hour. When the
machine was guided to the side.of the
road, all four wheels skidded In the
thick dust until one Of the back wheels
caught on stone. causing the car to
turn completely over Mrs. Fleming
jumped and landed on her hands and
knees while Mr.. Flemming remained
in the car Some teams were near by
and with their assistance the automo-
bile was righted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
Robbed Tender Conductor.
CAUGHT RosBING SAFE
East Peacham Man in Jail at ST.
Johnsbury

st. Johnsbury, June 16.-Eugene
Guy Shaw is in the county Jail here
waiting trial on the charge of malici-
Gus injury to personal property, a war
rant having been sworn out by States
Attorney Hill and the man having
been arrested Saturday.
On Friday the house of Miss Jose
lphine Brock in West Barnet was enter.
ed while the owner was out and the in
truder made start toward getting
into the small safe in the house when
he was discovered by some children of
the neighbors. He had overturned the
safe and had broken off the combina-
ton knob when surprised and forced
to flee. The fellow was arrested short
ly afterwards and when questioned
about his actions he said that he was
after some of his own property that
was In the safe. Miss Brock knows
|of no papers of his in her safe.
The man is Eugene Guy Shaw of
East Peacham, aged 81 years. He was
Iup in justice court in Mclndoes earlier
in the week on the charge of intoxica-
ton and at that time he paid Justice
|Gilchrist SIS and costs. 1t is said
that he was intoxicated last Friday
when he was caught trying to break
into Miss Brooks safe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
GREEN MOUNTAIN
DELEGATION At
CHICAGO
vermonters Have Organized for
Business
SEN. DILLINGHAM; CHAIRMAN
Allen N. Fletcher Assigned to Com
mlttes on Resolutions, Frank L.
Green to Credentials.

st. Adams. June 16--Advices from
Chicago state that the Vermont dele.
cation organized today by the election
OF Senator w. p. Dillingham; as chair
man and Gilbert +. Davis of Windsor
an alternate who filed the vacancy
caused by the illness of Gen. Nathan
G. Williams of Bellows Falls as sec.
rotary. Gov Proctor was elected
honorary vice president.
The committee assignment is as
follows:
Committee on resolutions, Allan M.
Fletcher of Cavendish.
Committee on credentials. Frank =.
Greene of ST. Adams.
Committee on permanent organiza.
ton, G. +. Campbell of Lyndonville.
Committee on rules and order of
business, Gilbert f. Davis.
Committee to notify candidate for
president, Roger Hurlburt of HYDE
Park.
Committee to notify candidate for
vice president, Col Thad NJ. Chapman
of Middlebury.
Among the Vermonters present at
Chicago outside of the Vermont del
egation are Senator John w. Stew.
art of Middlebury, ex-Gov John G. Nc.
Cullough, o. NJ. Barber and Z. L.
Bates of Bennington, Col. c. +. Forb.
es and c. F. Austin Jr.. of st. Adams
II. n. Reynolds of Cambridge, James
{. Estee of Montpelier, Olin Merrill OF
Enosburg Falls and Col. Albert Clark
|of Boston who is with the Vermont
party.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
TROUSERS FOR TAFT
Made fer Him and viii Mt Fit Any
Other Nominee.

Chicago, June ia remarkable
pair OF trousers to be presented 10
Secretary Taft in the name of the
state CT Texas when he shall have be.
como The Pepublir an candidate for
Presid ert, Is on It's way TO Chicago
ard attracting the attention OF the
politicians. Incidentally, It is said
The trousers are ilte nded to focus eyes
on Texas and tho nJC.a goat indu1-
try of the state, for the pants are made
of mohair, the product of clippings
from famous Texas Angora goat, and
they are intended to be worn by the
Republican nominee for President, II
1t be Taft. IL the nominee should be
Cannon or Hughes or Knox or Fair
banks the advertising will be lost to
Texas, for the mohair already has
been made up according to Secretary
Tafts measurement
The Idea Is that of John b. Caring.
ton, Secretary Of the Business Mems
Club OF San Antonio. He has written
to Cecile A. Lyon, member of the Ma
tional Committee of Texas, that ten
pounds Of wool had been sent TO him
ny rTdnh ". bdHuTulil, goat DTeeueT,
the wool being six months clipping
from Admiral Togo" whose sire was
imported from South Africa The
business men of San Antonio sent the
wool to Philadelphia and had II made
into mohair which in turn was sent to
Mr.. Taft's tailor in Washington and
made into trousers. The Texas bust.
ness men expected that Mr.. Taft
would be in Chicago during the conven
ton and ordered the trousers sent to
Colonel Lyon for presentation to the
Secretary.
A telegram announcing the fact that
trousers had been expressed from
was received by Colonel
Lyon today and he Immediately began
the preparation of proper reception.
The program is yet imperfect. but It
will include the exhibition of the trous
ers at the Coliseum II Taft is nomi.
mated. The Texas delegation will
seek to lead the column through the
aisles In the usual procession of en-
thusiastic delegates, of which a nomi-
nation invariably is the signal Colonel
Lyon expects to have the trousers
hoisted upon the Texas standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
PROPOSALS will be received, to be

PROPOSALS will be received, to be
opened at o'clock p. m, July s, 1908,
for the sale or donation to the United
States of n suitable site, centrally and
conveniently located for the Federal
building to be erected in Bennington,
Vermont. A corner lot, of approx.
imately) 130x135 feet, Is required.
Each proposal must give the price, the
character of foundations obtainable,
the proximity to street cars, sewer,
gas, and water mains, etc, and must
be accompanied by diagram indicat-
ing the principal street, the north
point, the dimensions. and grades OF
the land, the widths and paving of ad-
jacent streets and alleys, whether the
alleys are public or private, and wheth'
er or not the city owns land occupied
by sidewalks. The vendor must pay
all expenses connected with furnishing
evidences Of title and deeds Of convey
ance. Improvements ON the property
must be reserved by the vendor; but
pending the commencement Of the
Federal building they may remain on
the land upon payment of reason
able ground rent. The grantor must
however, remove all improvements on
thirty days notice SO to do. The right
to reject any proposal is reserved
Each. proposal must be sealed, marked
Proposal for Federal building site a,
Bennington, Vermont" and mailed tC
the SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY Supervising Architect), Wash
ington, d. G. No special form of pro
posal is required or provided.
GEORGE b. CORTELYOU,
Secretary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16

WEEKLY TRADE REPORT
Bradstreets Shows But Little Change
In General Affairs.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
reflect but little change In general
affairs. Weather conditions have
been favorable to growth OF crops
Trade In agricultural sections is nor.
mai for the season, generally light as
farmers are busy with crops. Prepar-
atoms are going forward among sum.
mer hotels for coming season. While
not as many guests are expected this
year. the number of inquiries thus far
received have been fairly well repre-
scented from different parts OF the
country. Passenger travel has in
creased. Dealers In bicycles and au.
tomobiles In the state report fairly
good demand, particularly is there an
increase noted in sale OF bicycles.
Dealers In lumber report falling of
IN prices and also predict smaller
cut for coming winter. There Is ap-
parently more demand for lumber
throughout New England States. Col.
lections continue uneven with ten.
dency toward slowness. One failure
Is reported for the week.
burlington manufacturing interests
are fairly well employed. Building
operations are well underway, more
new work Is being done than was an.
ticipated earlier in the year.
Rutland reports seasonable weather
has resulted In good demand for sea.
sonable goods. Generally speaking
collections are slow.
Al 81. Adams manufacturing plants
are operated about as usual at this
season OF the year although less mum.
Der OF people are employed. Retail
trade Is quiet
The granite manufacturers at st.
Johnsbury report amount of work on
hand, enough to keep them busy for
several months. Among retail mer.
chants at that point a small increase
In business for June is reported over
previous month.
wholesale firms at Montpelier re-
port an increase In demand and an i'm.
provement In collections. Labor Is
fairly well employed.
Barre manufacturers report volume
OF business average. Retail mer.
chants are having fairly good trade.
Crops In this section are doing well.
Bellows Falls reports activity In
machine line, while general merchan.
tile business tends to show falling of
during the past three months. Col.
lections are slow.
Favorable reports are received from
manufacturing and wholesale interests
at Brattleboro; also noted an improve.
inent In collections. Crops OF all
kinds are growing well
bennington reports but little change
IN general affairs although some new
building work Is under way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
4 DROWNED when
AUTO DIVES into
NORTH RIVER
Chauffeur Was Entertaining Par.
ty of Friends
USING EMPLOYERS CAR
Big Machine Going Twenty Miles
an Hour Hit String Piece OF
Bridge.

New York, June 16.-Another trag-
edy was added to the already long list
caused by chauffeurs using their en-
ployers automobiles without their con-
sent when large car belonging to
Mrs. c. S. Elebash of No. 80 West seth
street. widow of DR.. Clarence S. Ele-
BASH an eye and ear specialist of
Brooklyn. driven by John Bauer, of
No. "a Maiden Lane, Maspeth, Long
Island, and containing five of his
friends. plunged into the North River
at 56th street last night, four of its
occupants being drowned. AS the car
hit the stringpiece Bauer was thrown
clear of his car, while John Nolan, liy-
ing In 10th avenue, between 44th and
45th~ streets, jumped to safety.
In the automobile at the time of the
accident, besides Bauer were Mr. and
Mrs. John Coleman of No. 53l West
5lst street; her sister, Virginia knight
eight years old, of the same address;
Miss Adeline Berdon, nineteen years
old, of the same address. and John
Nolan. Bauer was fished out of the
water few minutes after the acciS
dent.
William Collins of n. 557 West 57th
street, and William Dougherty of No.
536 West 55th street. dived off the
pier and recovered all the bodies,
with the exception of that of the lit
tie Knight girl.
The three bodies were found in the
automobile, showing that the victims
were unable to move Otter the acct
dent.
According to number of persons
who saw the tragedy the car was go
ing down seth street at speed of at
least twenty miles an hour. AS 1t hit
the stringpiece the car turned COM
pletely over. A moment or two before
the big machine plunged into the
river the women cried out in alarm.
Several persons were at the end of
the pier a few seconds after the car
disappeared and found Bauer foun
ering about in the water. He was
pulled out The chauffeur pleaded
that his friends be saved, but nothing
could be done. He was held on a
technical charge of homicide.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
PINE CAMP WET
Rain Prevents Field Work-Governor
to Review Troops

Pine Camp, n. Y, June 16.-Steady
rain until late in the afternoon pre-
cluded all field work here yesterday.
Squadron c and Troops B and d arriv.
ed with the 23d regiment from Brook
Ign In the morning, All were compli-
mented by the commanding officer for
quick work in unloading and getting
into camp. All the troops now in
camp will begin actual manoeuyres.
Hard work by the engineering corps
repaired effectively the damage
wrought by the windstorm of Sunday.
Every tent is again standing. A good
start was made in instructing the men
lectures on military tactics, illustrated
with problems involved in famous bat.
ties. being delivered this afternoon to
both regulars and miltiamen.
Attack and defence drills for SQUAD
rons and battalions are on the pro.
gram for tomorrow when night man.
oeuvres and bivouac will be begun.
Governor Hughes expects to be at
Pine Camp next Saturday TO review
the troops. He will leave Albany
Friday night, returning Saturday
night
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
MUSICAL RECITAL
To Be Given at Opening Of the Second
Congregational Church.

The audience room of the Second
Congregational church, which has
been closed for six months undergo.
ing an extensive renovation, will be
opened for the first time to the pub
lice next Tuesday evening June 23,
when an inaugural recital will be
given by James M. Chambers, organ
list of the Methodist Episcopal church
in North Adams, who comes to Ben.
nington very highly recommended.
and by Joseph T. Hunter of Pittsield.
Mass, baritone soloist. who is known
to some of our people as a most gifted
singer. Mrs f. +. Battles and Edw.
c. Bennett with Mrs. G. W. Keeseman
as accompanist, will assist in the re.
cital, which promises to be a musical
treat. Tickets are fifty cents and are
on sale at Gokay's drug store and al
so at the stores of Patterson, Richie
and Hart.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16

= A Resident Of Bennington Shows the
Way.

Only one way to cure a bad back.
Liniment and plasters may relieve
It;
They won't cure 1t.
Backache means sick kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
Ills.
Bennington people prove this.
Read case Of It:
o. X. Wyman, retired, living on
Branch street extension. Bennington.
VT, says: my good opinion OF Doan's
Kidney Pills has not altered since I
first used them three years ago. I
was suffering at that time from kidney
trouble, a weakness in the action Of
the secretions being the princip-
al symptom. l procured Doan's Kid.
ney Pills at Shurtleff's drug store and
they cured me. I always speak Of
them in the highest terms of praise,
and willingly re-ndorse them at this
time."t
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
CONTEST IN sHELBURNE
One Too Many Votes When Shaw
Ticket Had Three Majority.

Burlington. June 15.-At Shelburne
the caucus to elect county delegates to
the republican convention Saturday
evening resulted on the first ballot in
90 votes for the Shaw ticket and 81
for the Villas men. 1t was discovered
that while the number of votes cast
totalled 1877, there were only 1876
names checked. Chairman Z. F. Geb-
hardt ordered second ballot. To
this ex-Gov. J. l.. Barstow protested
on the ground that the Shaw ticket
had evidently been elected whether
one illegal vote had been cast or not,
the possibility of an error in checking
being a possibility. The Shaw men left
the hall when the second ballet was
ordered and will carry their case be-
fore the county committee. Follow
ing their withdrawal. the second ballot
resulted in As votes for Villas and IA
for Shaw and the formers ticket was
declared elected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
BOY BURGLARS ARRESTED
Jesse Tenney and Louis Boyette Held
on CT srge OF Breaking In Store

Brattlebcro, June 14.-Jesse Ten
ney and Lou.3 Royette of vernon each
16 years old, were held In $500 bonds
yesterday by Judge T. w. Gibson of
Brattleboro for the next tcr..l Ci the
county court at Newfane to answer to
the charge Of burglary. NJ |. Reed
of Vernon became bail for Tenney but
the other boy was taken to Newfane
Jail by Deputy Sheriff Myron p. Da-
Wis.
The burglary was committed Tues
day night, the postofice and store in
Vernon run by Elias p. Johnson being
entered. About So belonging to the
telephone company, some stamped en-
velopes and revolver belonging to
the postmaster were stolen. Later
the revolver was found in the possess
ion of another boy who said he bought
1t Of Boyette. Boyette said he got it
of Tenney and the latter confessed
to the officers that he and Boyette
committed the burglary. They waiv-
ed examination before Judge Gibson