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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
MINISTER A SUICIDE
Rev. G. W. Thomson, of Woodbury.
N. J., Shoots Himself
WOMAN SAID TO BE IN CASE

Mother Throws Baby into sea-me'
kinlsy Home sold-Delaware For
Judge eray-Drops Dead When Ac'
sused Of Theft.
The dead body of Rev. George W.
Thomson. forty-fye years old pastor
of the First Presbyterian church OF
woodbury.. n. j.. was found upon the
Hoor of his room in Newton hotel
He had shot himself through the head
and had been dead about eighteen
hours.
Dr Thomson. a widower was to
have been married on Tuesday 10
Mrs Fannie R. Kenworth, formerly
a Miss Sneyd, a young widow Oh
wealth member OF the Woodbury.
church and a woman Of high social
standing in the pretty New Jersey
town. ,.s
Circumstances support the beliet
that Mr.. Thomson ended his life
rather than court the exposure threat
eued by Miss Helen Moore, member OF
once prominent Woodbury. family,
also member and Sunday school
tescher of the church, which the late
minister had served for about ten
years as pastor.
Miss Moore is said to have denounc-
Cd Rev. Thomson at meeting Of the
sunday School Teachers association
as a hypocrite, and when pressed TO
explain by those present, said; You
had better ask Dr. Thomson
II is said that the names OF Rev
Thomson and Miss Moore had been as
.gocjated for several years past and
The formal announcement Of his en-
Eaeement to Mrs. Kenworthy' a little
over a week ago is said to nave oeeh
the compelling motive for the scene
which she made in the church.
Efforts are now being made to learn
II Miss Moore had written to Rev
Thomson threatening to more puDnciy
denounce him and to prevent his ap
prcsching marriage to Mrs. Ken
worthy. On a desk in his apartment
at the hotel was found an unfinished
Easter sermon.
The Jury empaneled in the case by
Coroner Hunter rendered the follow
ing verdict
ave find that George w. Thomson
death was the result Of a pistol sho'
wound of the brain. which we believe
10 have been self-indicted while the
decedent was suffering from temper
srv alteration of the mind.
The dead minister was buried IRON
the home of his friend Mrs. Fannie
r. Kenworthy. Monday morning Ser
vices were conducted by Rev A. +
Botsford, OF Wenonah.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
Mckinley Home Sold.

The home of the late President
william Mckinley, at Canton, O., was
formally transferred to Mrs. Rose G.
Klorer. of Canton, the price being $2l.-
900. The sale was effected through
Miss Helen Mckinley electing to take
the property under the appraisement
at $40. 900. Personal effects OF the late
president. including many presents re
ceived by him during the famous 1896
front porch campaign and later while
in the White House, are being divided
among the five heirs of the president
and will be widely scattered.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
Drops Dead When Accused Of Theft

Drops Dead When Accused Of Theft
Herbert E. Heyl, formerly actuary
Of the Franklin Institute, accused OF
the enlightenment of $4,000 of the in
stitution's funds. was stricken with
apoplexy upon learning of the issu-
auce of warrant for his arrest and
died at his residence in Philadelphia.
DR. Clinton T. Guthrie was summoned
when Mr.. Heyl collapsed and ne
was in attendance until the accused
mans death occurred. The physician
denied a report that Heyl had com
mitted suicide
A warrant for Heyls arrest on the
embezzlement charge was sworn Out
at the instance of Walter Clark, presi
dent of the institutions board OF man
ayers. This action was decided upon
after an investigation of the accounts
which was undertaken following Heyl
retirement because of illness. Hey
collapsed in the hallway of his home
when the constable served the warrant
on him.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
Iok. Ballot to Cost 500.

A single ballot. cast as joke at the
primaries at Pottsville, Pa, will prove
a costly act to Schuylkill county. One
voter wrote names of prominent citi-
zens for county offices on Prohibition
ticket. This makes these persons the
candidates Of the party, and necessi-
tates an additional column to the bal
lot, which the county commissioners
say will increase the cost OF printing
ballots next fall by 800.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
nNaa.d INC RIver Via Rabe.

mrs. Claudia Smith. Of Morrisville,
pa look her four-weeks-old baby and
II IS thought, walked deliberately into
the delaware river The body OF the
mother was found by John and VIII
lam Peze, two .sbad fishermen. It IS
tbouEht that the body Of the baby
must have fioated, down the stream.
mrs. Smith was forty years OF age
and the mother Of eight children. HeI
mental arrangement was probably re
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
.smaIIoox Doctor Wins $40 a Visit.

smallpox Doctor Wins $40 a Visit.
After being out for nearly day
the Jury in the case Of DR.. J. c.
Knowles. of Seaford, Del, against
Edwin Massey. whom he is suing for
$40 a visit in a smallpox case, brought
in a verdict in favor of the doctor, CIV
ing him $3.50. In 1903, after other doc
tors had refused to attend the small
box sufferer. DR.. Knowles left his prac-
tics 70 attend to him.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
wIdowa, Pension lnerease.

Commissioner Of Pensions Warner
has announced that the widows who
are now on the pension roll would
not be required to make application
for the increase. from So to Sl2 a
month recently voted by congress. The
GAS TO X = AZ .
R.a,,ts. Slhs Kind y8u Have AMayS BoVga
Sl'1 & &1M1zIZM
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
Mustn,t spray FruIt rrees NOw.

Pennsylvania State BIOLOGIST Sur
face issued a warning to farmers and
fruit growers not to spray their fruit
trees for San Jose scale when the trees
were in bloom. 1t will injure the fruit.
be declared
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
H.adaehe rabIets KIII chIId.

Mildred. the three-year-old daughter
OF Lewis Wilson, of Upper Sandusky
O.. found some headache tablets at
her home and ate about half dozen
OF them. Within a few minutes she
was taken with commissions and de-
spite efforts of several doctors to save
her life, died-within an hour after her
mother found her.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24

commissioner mas Instructed tnt pen
sion agencies throughout the country
to put the law into effect automau-
cally. the first payment OF the increase
to be made May 4.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24

snonsTble Tor ner act. Sne Is supposed
N have left the house after midnight
and waded out into the stream delib-
erately.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-24
Earm.r kilIed Rx Horse's AZ.

levi Smith. a farmer. seventy-elght
wears Of age. Of Freehold. n. j.. died
at his hone from injuries which he
received BY being kicked by horse.
smith went into the barn carrying
lantern. when the animal dashed out
with its hind feet. striking him in the
head and chest. The lantern was
smashed and set Are to the stable. A
Dasser.by ran in and stamped out the
are The horses tail was burned on.
Carlisle. Pa, Bank Teller Short.
John V. Harris, teller OF the Mer-
chants National bank Of Carlisle
pa prominent in church work and
active in the local Y. NJ. c. A.. was
locked ND in the Dauphin county jail
under $4,000 bail charged with emoez-
element. According to his own state
ments he stole $4,000 of the bank s
funds.
Harris was so anxious to make rep
sration that he wanted to commit sui
eide that the bank might realize on
his life insurance.
Bank Examiner W. ]. Robinson De-
lieves that Harris has carried on MS
thefts for twelve years, and says the
way in which 1t was done was SO
adroit that no suspicion has ever at
tached to him. The employee was con
sidered a valuable man and had charge
of both the receiving and paying tell
er's windows. BY a system of altering
deposits and juggling the books there
was small chance of his being eX'
posed.
His detection came by accident last
Saturday. when Cashier George W.
Cook ran across memorandum which
he did not understand. He questioned
the teller and became suspicious. A
close investigation of all the books re
veaIed the thefts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
NeWSletS of
 New Things

lvVW AMAAAYO MONDAY-We will make very pretty display of strictly new Directoire Belts They are the most perfect fit ting belt to be found this season $1.00 to $500. tAi.le E. Front MONDAY-We will show ever so many different kinds of new dress buttons to match all the shades of the fab fics of the present season.
 tRear Aisle 2) MONDAY-We will have all the dress trimming cases and stocks in bright est attire, and demonstrate that our trimming stock has no equal in the south. Dressmakers and women who like really pretty things will be pleased with these Front Aisle 3 MONDAY-We will display more than 2000 yards of most beautiful Point de Paris Laces and Platt Vals, in many widths. The edges in the var iOus widths match, too, as well as the full match sets. The values of these laces are 2Oc to 35c a yard, and all of them will be offered at 10c yard. Ni.le B. Center).. MONDAY-We will emphasize the i'm portance of Princess Lace stocks that we have gathered. The most gorgeous Allovers, Bands, Edges, Balloons, Medallions. These are exquisitely and particularly design ed for the trimming of costumes and fine evening wraps. The prices this season are much less than they have been heretofore, owing to the particularly favorable buying, that such large quantities gave us.
 (Aisle 3, First FIoor)
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
MAN KILLED BY
FALLING TREE
GEORGE ARMSTRONG, MCKENZIE COUNTY
MAN IS KILLED BY FALLING TREE
ONLY LIVED TWO HOURS.

George Armstrong, McKen-
zie county farmer who lived near
Alexander, was killed Monday
by a falling tree. The unfortu-
nate man only lived a couple Of
hours after the accident. DR.. J..
H. Belyea was summoned but
the man was dead when he ar
rived. Armstrong and a man
by the name of Emil Peterson
were cutting wood about three
miles from the Banks ranch,
when the former was killed. The
tree upon which they were
working lodged and was thrown
in a different direction from the
one in which they thought it
would fall. Armstrong was
struck upon the back OF the head
and died from conclusion
of the brain.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
Bruegeer Mercantile Co..

not merely to Kansas City, distant
by river 391 miles from St. Louis,
but to Fort Benton, Mont, 2285
miles from St. Louis.
The most casual glance into the
history Of the northwest will serve
to show Of what vital Importance
to the development Of that vast
region the navigation of the Mis-
souri, was before the railroads had
entered it. For twenty five years
previous to the outbreak of the
Civil war, all the valley of the Mis-
souri,, from its mouth to Fort
Leavenworth and St. Joseph, de-
pends upon the steamboats, for the
transportation of both it's supplies
from and it's natural products to
the markets of the south and east.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23

Muddy, a curious misapprehen-
sion seems to have arisen regard
ing the navigability of the stream.
Much space has been given in the
newspapers to discussions of the
efforts under way TO prove the
Missouri navigable as far as Kan
sas City, and when some ill-adap-
ted vessel, after struggling for
weeks through the shoals and
chutes Of the river, at last stag
gers into the deserted levee of the
city by the Kaw, as great a shout
goes up over the performance as
might arise if Peary or some other
explorer should succeed in attain
ing the north pole. AS a matter
of fact, the Missouri is navigable
for the right kind of steamboats,,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
DOUBLE WEDDING.

On Monday, January Goth, a
pretty double wedding took place
at St. Joseph's Catholic church in
this city, whereby Miss Anastacia
Mccarthy and Mr.. Vernie Nc Muir
rim, and Miss Agnes cCarthy and
Chris. j. Cook, all Of Williston,
were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony by the Rev. S. j. Arse
nault.
The brides were neatly gowned
in travelling suits, carrying prayer
books, while the grooms wore the
conventional black.
The Graphic joins with their
many friends in extending congrat-
ulations.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
A PLEASANT EVENING.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Macken-
roth very pleasantly entertained
the Sixty three club at their
home last evening. Six tables
were used. Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Sharp were the successful play
ers and won first prizes, while
Mr.. Kleinsorge and Mrs. AS
bury each received consolation
prizes. During the evening de-
licious luncheon was served.
The house was prettily deco
rated with pink carnations ;nd
fern leaves. Mrs. Mackenroth
was assisted in the entertain
ment by her sister. Miss Mack
enroth.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23

St. Louis, Jan. Since the be-
ginning of the popular agitation
for the improvement and deepen
ing of the Mississippi river, which
of late has assumed the proper
tions of a national movement,
there has arisen among the people
Of the states bordering on the Mis-
souri,, the greatest tributary of the
Father of Waters, a similar and
sympathetic agitation in favor of
improving that majestic stream to
such an extent as shall render it a
worthy feeder to the Mississippi
when the latter has achieved its
coveted depth of IA feet through
the Valley from St. Louis to New
Orleans. Indeed, within the past
year or two several attempts have
been made to establish successful
river navigation between St. Louis
and Kansas City, which have owed
their inception more or less direct
ly to the awakening sense of the
commercial possibilities of our in
ternal waterways. These at
tempts have been undertaken with
much enthusiasm by their promo
ters, but they have been attended
thus far by only Indifferent sue
cess.
EXPERIMENTAL VESSELS TOO LARGE
Several causes have contributed
to the unsatisfactory results at
tanned. Indifference on the part
of congress to the needs of the
Missouri has of late years caused
the appropriations for its improve
ment to be so much reduced that
the work already done along its
banks has of necessity been prac-
tically abandoned, while even the
government vessels employed for
keeping the channel free from
snags have been obliged to lie idle
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
DEATH OF MRS. FRAZIER AND CHILD.

Last Thursday the people Of
Williston were shocked and deeply
grieved to learn of the death of
Mrs. John Frazier, Of Glasgow,
Mont, who was so well-known and
loved here by her maiden name of
Violet Newell. To add to the sor-
rows of the bereaved husband and
relatives, her oldest daughter, little
Gladys, died only three days after
her mother, and was buried at the
same time.
Violet Ethel Newell, youngest
daughter Of Hon. Robert and Mary
Newell, was born in Slayton, MINI.
June II, 1880. Her girlhood days
we're passed mainly in Williston,
where her sunny disposition and
beautiful character won for her a
large circle of friends. She united
with the Congregational church in
1898 and was an earnest and devout
member. She was married June
4, 1901, to John Frazier, and went
to live in Glasgow, Mont. -Four
beautiful children have blessed the
union, the youngest being only a
few weeks old. Late last summer
she went to St. Paul to receive
medical aid, accompanied by her
mother and little ones. While
there she was stricken with pneu-
monia, and January Is, death put
an end to her sufferings. Three
days later her little one who had
been calling for her, joined her in
the better land, leaving the three
younger children to comfort their
father.
Gladys Irene Frazier was born
April IA, 1902, and died January
19, 1908, Of spasmodic Group.
The double funeral was held at
the Congregational church in this
city, in which, only a few short
years before, the mother had be-
come a happy bride. Among the
large number of friends present
were many who had known and
loved her since childhood.
Besides her husband and child
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
NAVIGATION OF MISSOURI AS
FAR AS MONT, IS POSSIBLE
FORGOTTEN EXPERIENCES Of The PAST MAY COME GUIDE TO The
FUTURE OPERATING IN NORTH DAKOTA.

great part of the time. Conse-
quently the stream is in poor con-
dition for navigation. Another
cause of failure may be found in
the fact that in the attempts re-
Gently made large Mississippi riv-
er boats of deep draught and hea-
Wy capacity have been impressed
into service for experimental
freight-carrying purposes. Yes
sells drawing three or four feet of
water and capable of carrying
from 800 to 1900 tons of freight
have been sent into the Missouri
in the late summer or fall, when
the river was low, instead of boats
having about two feet draught and
capacity ranging from 200 to 400
tons such as would be suited to
the service. The natural result
has been that the large vessels
have constantly grounded on shall
low bars, where so much time has
been lost in floating them again
that they have consumed weeks in
covering distances which they
should have covered in as many
days. In the present state of the
river boats of the size used in the
Mississippi can not hope to run
successfully between St. Louis
and Kansas City except during
the few spring months when the
water is abnormally high. On the
other hand, smaller vessels, such
as were used in past years when
the Missouri river was of great
and real Importance, could navi-
gate successfully throughout the
open season; that is, for nearly, if
not quite, nine months in the year.
NAvIGABLE TO MONTANA.
In consequence of the late, fee
BILE and unsatisfactory attempts at
operating steamboats, on the Big
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23

At the beginning of the period
mentioned it was a sparsely set
tied region of pioneers, with here
and there q tiny halmet struggling
up in the wilderness; at its close
it was a country of aourishing
towns and vast agricultural inter
ests, all made possible chiefly by
steamboat industry. The advent
of railroads destroyed the com
merce of the lower river, but for
years after the war the boats con
tinued to prosper between Omaha,
Sioux City, Yankton and Bismark
until the building of the Northern
Pacific railroad across Dakota and
Montana robbed them of their last
field Of activity.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23

rem, she leaves her widowed moth
er, Mrs. Mary Newell, three sis
ters, Mrs. J. w. Snyder, of Bel
lingham, Wash; Mrs. John Hef-
fernan, of this city; and Mrs. Mag
gle Grant, of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
four brothers, Ernest, Archie,
Robert and Chester, all Of whom
except the latter two, came to at
tend the funeral.
The sorrowing husband and rel
atives have the sympathy of the
entire community in their double
bereavement.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23
GRAND JURY CALLED BY
ORDER OF JUDGE C0SS
CLERK OF COURT BROWN RECEIVES ORDER FROM
JUDGE CO% MONDAY TO DRAW GRAND
JURY-JURORS GIVEN BELOW

Williams County is to have a
grand jury at the coming term OF
court. Clerk of Court A. III.
Brown received an order Monday
from Judge Goss instructing him
to draw a grand jury, to meet on
Tuesday the 28th. 1t is not known
what special work is before the
grand jury but there promises to
be something doing. This will be
the second grand jury called in
this county. The first was called
in 1898 or 1899. The names of
those who were drawn for the
grand jury follow:
Claude Devault
Madison Wise
j. S. Ellison
D. NJ. Jetsman
j. HI. Barger
Mat G. Oster
Jerry F. Miles
M. A. Hewitt
B. Zimmerman
Rudolph A. Reider
Willard Roberts
G.. A. Larson
J. NJ. Warfield
G. L. Gemberling
Frank r. Schwanz
w. B. Lukins
j. w. Carlson
w. G. Smith
Bert Biggs
l.. e. States
N. w. Simon
R. NJ. Calderwood
Charles Sanderson
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-01-23

Continued on page four. n,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
SPECIAL SALE OF
VALENTINES MONDAY
Counter

Satin Damask, 10 pieces 72
inch double Satin Damask,
exquisite double border eff
feet, heaviest and finest
grade, worth regular $1.35
and $3.50. Special for Mon
day and Tuesday, the
yard :. =. :. :. .$1.19
Loom Damask, so to SO
inch wide, unbleached and
a grade that will stand hard
wear, worth SOC and Csc.
Special for Monday and
Tuesday, the yard ;. Acc
Fringed Doilies, white,
colored bordered and check
ed; only Is dozen in the lot.
Special while they last, the
uu1CA 80 80 - &c 80 ssS0S
Towels, hemmed, bleached
buck and unbleached Bath
Towels; only a small guam
tity or about 80 dozen;
worth $50 dozen. Special
Monday, the dozen -. .$126
Cotton Crash: We will
place on sale so rolls of Cot
ton Crash at a price cheaper
than the factory can make
it. Monday, the yard ..4c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
Enamel Ware
20G

In our Crockery Department
tomorrow we are going to inau-
gurate a sale of Steel Enamel
ware that should throng this de-
partment with busy buyers. This
is the very best ware that is
made, coated inside and out and
values up to 75c, consisting of
covered Sauce Pans, Lip Sauce
Pans, Pudding Pans, Fry Pans,
Pals, COlanders, Cups and Sau-
GERS, Plates, Wash Pans, etc. AS
the price is about half would adj
wise you to come early. Your
choice of any article e. :. ..29c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
SPECIAL SALE OF
VALENTINES MONDAY
Dress
Goods

. Black French Wolfe, full
A inch wide, the most popu-
lar material for skirts, we'll
worth $1.00. For Monday,
the yard :. !. :. :. -. .89c
Altman Wolfe, that high
grade As inch Dress Fabric,
the kind that looks and
hangs SO well, worth $I.25.
Special for Monday, the
yard =. :. :. =. :. $500
Black Chiffon Wolfe, full
As inch wide, very best grade
worth regular $3.50. Spec
ial sale price, the yard $1.25
Black Panama, SO inch
wide, our regular 75c grade.
Special for Monday, the
yard ;. :. >. :. :. $50
Black Panama, A inch
wide, our regular $1.0o
grade. Special Monday, the
yard -. -. -. 80. ..76c
Black Panama, 81 inch
wide, our regular $1.c5
grade. Special M nday, tie
yard :. !. . SID
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
Mems Suits
$1,000

Here is the opportunity you
have been waiting for. If not in
immediate need of a Suit, buy
one for next winters wear. We
have them in worsteds, cheviots
and fancy cassimers in single or
double breasted, latest style cut
and patterns in every way up to
the minute. The kind that looks
stylish and stays so; hold their
shape and color, perfectly tailored
and are worth from $15 up to
$40. Special the suit :. $1,000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

LOT NO. Swiss and
Nainsook Embroideries, Baby
Irish, French eyelet and filet,
up to 5 inch wide, beautiful
quality, worth zoe, special 1919
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
WHITE LAWN WAISTs-Of good qualit,

WHTFE LAWN WAlSTS-Of good quality
material, trimmed with dainty embroidery
and val laees, in several pretty effects, includ-
ing some pin tucked yoke effects. Special sale
price -. 100
WHITE LAWN WAIsTs-Of excellent
quality material, beautifully trimmed with
val lace and embroidery, and tucked in var
ious styles. Some yoke effect others panel
trimmed, also tailored models in lawn. Sale
price -. -. $1'20
WHITE LAWN WAIsTs-Made of very
fine quality material, trimmed with the dain-
test val lace and embroidery; made with pref
ty lace Jokes and all over embroidery. Spec
tally priced for this sale +. =. =. =. q. $3.50
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

LOT NO. 3.--Swiss and
Nainsook Embroidery, all the
newest and prettiest designs,
up to IL inch wide, would be
extra values at 25c, special 15c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

LOT NO Swiss and
Nainsook Embroideries, Match
Sets, French and eyelet effect,
new 1908 designs, worth 15c,
special at >. ;. :. :. ;. ..10c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09

LOT NO. 4.-Swiss and Main
sock Embroidery, Flouncing,
etc; floral and conventional eff
fects, beautiful quality, worth
.39c, special at :. :. -. .10c