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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
INTERESTING news
FROM RICHTON, MISS.
First Bale of Cotton Received-Farm
ers Union viii Have Picnic.

!
RTCHTON, Miss, August 26.-K. o.
/ Backstrom. a progressive farmer four
miles north of Richton brought in the
first bale of new cotton yesterday
morning The bale was classed as
strict middling and was sold to c. H.
Stevens Co., bringing - - cents and
barrel Of flour as a permium.
The crop prospects around Richton
are good it being generally conceded
that the land of this immediate sec
tion is far above the average.
The Farmers Union will give big
picnic here Saturday, August 2S. Near
Mr. Colter's place. In connection with
the picnic farmers institute is to
be held Several noted speakers are
on tor speeches Much interest is be-
ing taken in the subject of diyersi-
fled farming in this section, the thou
sands of acres of cut-over lands are
being put on the market at very low
prices and the farming interests of
this section is becoming quite an i'm
portant factor,
c. 5. Bentley has begun the con- /
suu yion of his fine new dwelling, |
which is to cost $4,000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
TROOPS HAVE LEFT
And TOWN IS QUIET
No Further Trouble is Expected in the
Immediate Future, But it is Thought
There is Danger of Trouble Later

MEANWHILE, Miss, August 90
The preliminary hearings of Buckley
Halford and Fred Middleton, charg-
ed with attempting to assassinate
Chancery Court Clerk Newman, re-
suited in the dismissal of the ac-
cused yesterday
1t is no longer thought there will
be danger of trouble between the
NeWmans and the Pritchards.
The troops have left and the town
is now quiet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
HOLD FIRST MEETING
LABOR CELEBRATION.
Birmingham to Entertain Laborers and
Farmers.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August &c
Plans are being worked out for the
big Labor day celebration that will
take place in Birmingham on Septem.
Der 6. Chairman Hurlbutt, Of the gen.
eral committee, reports that every.
thing will be in readiness for both the
Labor day celebrations ~and the enter.
tainment of the convention of the Ma.
tional Farmers Union, which takes
place September 7 to 10.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
HATTIESBUkG men
ATTEND THE MEETING
Social Features Were Particularly
Pleasing and oratory Was the Order
of the Day-Permanent Organization
Was Perfected-Good Membership.

|
was a small but earnest body of men
who assembled at the court house yes
terady for the opening formalities in
cident to the first reunion of the Mis-
sissippi Department of Spanish-Amer-
lean war veterans a department that
has just been organized The meeting
was presided over by Colonel ]. r.
Mcfarland, of Aberdeen, department
commander, who, after calling his CON-
rades to order requested Rev. George
Chaplien to offer prayer, after which
brief but earnest invocation, teh for
NAL program was taken up. Comman-
der Mcfarland deplored the fact that
the contingents from Hattiesburg and
Vicksburg had not reached the city,
but they had notified him that they
would be on hand during the afternoon.
In a brief and characteristically
happy address Mayor Crowder ex-
tended a welcome to the boys of '9S,
expressing the hope that their organiz-
alton would con inue on in its good
work Of perpetuating the glory and dis
tinction won by the men who volun-
teered their lives and gave of their
time and energies in behalf of their
country's honor Comrade James K
Vardaman was down on the program
for an address, but he was unable to
remain over to meet The engagement
which was tentative when made, ana
n this emergency a very efficient sub
'titute was found in the person of Act
ns Goveronr Luther Manship. Gov.
inor Manship was reached by tele-
lhone at the executive office in the
tate house, and, though buys in an ef-
ort to get in touch with Meadville,
le dropped everything and fastened
o teh court house. This genial. wit
nd statesman was at his best and af-
er an eloquent message of welcome
, the visitors told of some of his
wn experiences during that historic
nd meteonc episode in the military
istory OF the country.
Addresses by H. NJ. Quin, Colonel
-cFarland and Captain ]. NJ. Derrick,
Confederate veteran, filled out the
renoon, and at IL O'Clock a recess
as taken until the afternoon, when
executive session was held.
On the afternoon trains a number
men from Vicksburg and Hatties-
Irg arrived, and the afternoon meea5za-
g was we'll attended. Commander
delivering a plain talk on
sanlzation and its advantages and
snlflcance. Not only every camp in
e department of Mississippi he
ged, but the department itself
rough its officers who have been
osen and announced by general order
ould at once enter into a sphere of
uvlty and usefulness by the devel-
ment of comradeship as well as
rlt OF helpfuIness for its members.
me day terminateda with a delight
social session given by the local
Grams to their visiting comrades
is was held at Elks Hall, and the
terlal' as well as the intellectual
lst was well worthy. the occasion.
ne evening was replete with an,
ote and reminiscence of the days
which these men were banded to.
her in a common cause. with such
onteurs as Mayor A. G. Crowder.
} Andalusian armies as any other OF
comrades; Austin seay, S. N Col.
Continued from Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
AT CHARLOTTE,

CHARLOTTE, n. c., August &c
Nearly 1000 Confederate veterans,
many of them on wooden legs, marched
through the streets here today in the
annual parade of the North Carolina
branch of the United Confederate
Veterans. A barbecue followed the
parade.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26

The many friends of DR.. William
Busby will be glad to learn that he
has been dismissed from the hospital
and is now at his home convalescing
rf6m a severe speT1 of sickness.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
BRooMcoRN HARVEST OPENS.
Brush Bringing SOS a Ton at sayre,
Oklahoma.

SAYRE, Ok, August 26.-The broom
corn season has opened here in full
blast and farmers are bringing in the
brush while the price is good Ordi-
nary brush is bringing $50 to s65 per
ton, while the better grades bring $75
to $50. Over 100 cars of broomcorn
were marketed here last year, and al
though the crop this year was dam
aged by drouth, it is believed nearly
as much, if not quite, will be harvest
ed this year. This place has for sew
eral years held the record as one of
the most important broomeorn mar
kets In the world.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26
FACULTY FOR
CITY SCHOOLS
Superintendent Woodey Gives Out
List of Teachers Who Will In
struct Pupils of Hattiesburg
Schools.

Superintendent F. b. Woodley has
given out a list of the teachers for
the city public schools for the session
of 1909-10, together with their assign
ments. 1t will be seen from the list
that there will be forty-five teachers
including the principals, in the va
rious schools OF the city, and the ut
most caution has been exercised in
their selection. The list does not in
clude teachers in the negro schools.
Following is a list of the teachers,
with their assignments;
Principals.
Mr.. r. &. Morris, Main Street School
Mr.. j. NJ. Kenna, Eaton school.
Mrs. Grace Christian, Court Street
school.
Miss Myrtle Bass, Hardy Street
school.
Miss Rebecca May, Bouie Street
school.
Miss Mamie Rush, Columbia Street
school.
Special Departments.
Mr.. F. A. Barnes, Commercial.
Miss Helen Hoey, Domestic Science.
Miss Lorena Tomson, Supervisor
Music.
Main Street High School.
R. G. Morris, History and Natural
Science.
w. C. Strahan, Mathematics.
Miss Susie Smylie, Latin.
Miss Eva Norton, English.
Miss Matte Houston, Hail.
Main Street Elementary School.
Miss Matte McCollum, 1st grade.
Miss Annie Wellons, 2nd grade.
Miss Anna Fuller, 3rd grade.
Miss Lizzie Watkins, 4th grade.
Mrs. Nora Shumaker, 9Th grade.
Court Street School.
Mrs. Grace Christian, 7th grade.
Miss Willie Montgomery, 9th grade.
Miss Bessie Rush, 5th grade.
Miss Lula Hunnicutt, 4th grade.
Miss Mary Robbins, 3rd grade.
Miss Evelyn Cook, End garde.
Miss Kate Williams, list grade.
Eaton School.
j. NJ. Kenna, Sth grade
Miss Kate Perkins, 7th grade,
Miss Ina Pope, 9th grade.
Miss Birdie Manor, 9Th grade.
Miss Kate Carter, 4th grade.
Miss Villa Moore, End grade.
Miss Maude Baskin, 1st grade.
Hardy Street School.
Miss Mary Spinks, 7th grade.
Mr.. Alex Powe, 9Th grade.
Miss Matte Bass, 5th grade.
Miss Hunter Clifton, 4th grade.
Miss Zola Temple, 3rd grade.
Miss Leila James, End grade.
Miss Myrtle Bass, 1st grade.
Bowie Street School.
Miss Rebecca May, 5th and 9Th
grades.
Mrs. Matte Collier, End and Srd
grades.
Miss Mary P. Folks, 1st grade.
Columbia Street School.
Miss Mamie Rush, 1st End, 3rd and
tn grades.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26

JACKSON, Miss, August 26,-Ad-
vices received from Meadville state
that all troops have been withdrawn
from the town, the two Natchez COM
panies leaving for home yesterday
morning, and no fears are entertained
of a fresh outbreak of the Newman
Pritchard feud
The Newman brothers, who left
Meadyille Immediately upon being
advised that Sheriff Jones had asked
for troops, are expected to return
home from Natchez. tonight, and
Ernest Tewman will resume his du-
ties al rancery clerk The wound he
received Sunday night, when un-
known assassins fired at him through
a window, one buckshot striking him
in the arm, is not of serious charac-
ter.
Friends of Sheriff Jones declare
that he was fully justified in calling
on Acting Governor Manship for
military assistance, and that had it
Tot been for the presence of troops
Monday night the friends of the
Newmans would have engaged in
hostile demonstration toward the
Pritchard faction, and that blood
shed would have followed
On the other hand, members of
the Pritchard family yehemently as
sert that they We're not expecting
trouble of any kind that they knew
nothing whatever of the attack on
Ernest Newman, have no desire to
renew the feud, and that they are
ready to give any aid or assistance
within their power in finding the
would-be assassins; that if any of
their sympathizers were engaged in
the affair." it was without their
sanction, and very much against their
wishes.
1t seems to be the consensus of
opinion among persons who have in
vestigated the situation in Meadville
that permanent quiet and good order
cannot be restored in the community
until both the Newman and Pritch-
ard families sell their property and
move away. That neither family
will do this can safely be taken for
granted. Ernest Newman declares
that he intends to hold the office
made vacant when his father was as
sassinated, and to which he was
elected over six opponents at the
recent special election His three
brothers are equally determined, de-
claring that they have right to live
in the community where they were
born and reared, and where all their
property is located; that they are not
seeking trobule, neither do they in |
tend to make personal sacrifices or
play the roles of towards in orde" |
to avoid it.
Practically the same attitude is |
manifested by members of the |
Pritchard family, and as both fac
tions have many friends and sympa-
tbfzers, men who would not hesitate
to fight at the least sign of hostality
manifested by the other faction, it
is apparen that condition of un-
certainty must continue to prevail
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-08-26

WASHINGTON, August 26.-For
Mississippi: Generally fair except
showers near the coast tonight or
Friday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-08
MELLEN ON RATE ADJUSTMENT
Says No Evil Results Will Follow Any
Solution of the Controversies.

Boston, April There is no ques-
ton more vital to the railroad inter
est than proper rate adjustment In
New England territory when compar
ed with New York" said President
Mellen of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company in the
course of an interview in this city TO-
day 'All railroad arrangements in
New England" he continued are full
ly alive to their responsibilities and
able to handle the situati so no evil
results will follow any solution of the
present controversies
"The present differential rate situa-
ton is not materially changed from
that which has been under considera-
ton many times In the past twenty
years and there is no more occasion
for Boston and New England to be-
come excited about it now than in the
past.
Constant readjustment is being
urged, and will be until the differen-
tial ceases, and Boston need have no
fear that the railroad interests will
permit anything to be done that
makes for a worse condition Of affairs
than at present exists"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-08
HUG COSTS Roccl $50
Court Establishes Market Price for
Affectionate Demonstration

Montpelier, April 6.-The market
price for hug was established at $50
in Montpelier this morning. An Ital-
ian youth named Malchi Rocci fresh
from the granite quarries, fell in love
with a Montpelier damsel named Liz
zie Miles in a theatorium and tried
to squeeze her while the lights were
low. She resented the hugging opera
ton, left the hall and went to the po-
lice station.
Rocci followed the CIR, until he saw
man with brass buttons and then
he ran in another direction with the
officer in pursuit through the crowded
section of the city.
There has been so much Jack the
Hugger" business in Montpelier that
Justice Wing said he was going to
try to stop II so that women would
not be annoyed on the street and in
public places of amusements by
Washers, whether foreign or domestic.
AS Rocci had paid out SIS before the
trial for trouble over team in Gran
iteville he was broke" and unless his
friends come to his assistance he must
pass six or eight months in Jail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-08
NEW HIGH RECORD
FOR MAY WHEAT
IN CHICAGO
Gamblers Had Wild Day of
Excitement
BULLS TOOK HUGE PROFITS
BULLS TOOK HUGE PROFITS
Wheat was the Highest in Twenty
Years and James A. Patten Is Said
to Have Made $t,2oo,ooo

Chicago, April "A tremendous
wave of buying swept over the wheat
pit today, swapping the few remain
ing bears, and, amid scenes of the
widest excitement, lifting prices for
all deliveries tc ncw high levels. May
wheat soId at S125A, the highest
price since the Letter deal, and July
touched SLIP, the top figure during
April in more than twenty years.
Trading was of a spectacular charac-
ter all through the session, and mil
lions of bushels were handled where
ordinarily brokers are executing or
ders for $4,000 and 100000 bushel lots.
Excited shorts paid any price demand
ed for the May in order to cover their
sales, and but for the selling by the
bull leaders, much higher quotations
would have been established. Bulls
took profits On a colossal scale. a YER
table panic In the bear camp enabling
them to cash in at fabulous profits.
II was day of triumph for James
A. Patten The price he predicted
for May last summer was reached and
exceeded, the closing figures being
$l24%, and bear traders who have
been fore FASTING calamity for the bull
wheat deal were thankfully buying the
the stringency Conditions are now
developing as Patten has maintained
they would, foreigners are coming
for wheat other resources OF supply
are falling and even with prices for
grain he poured into the pit TO rexeve
the May al the highest level in years
cash wheat is selling at enormous
premiums. That the high prices are
not due to manipulation was demon
strated by the fact that instead of try
ing to elevate quotations Patten bro
kers were heavy sellers of the May
all day in order to hold down the price
and permit the shorts TO cover.
It is estimated that Patten through
his brokers sold about 100000 bush
els OF wheat and that in the last week
he has sold about 100000 bushels
from 1920 to $125. His profit on the
line sold is about 81 100000 and he
still has line estimated AT between
l0.000,O00 and 100000 bushels. This
selling has been the salvation of the
shorts who otherwise would have
found practically no wheat for sale.
and prices would have scared to sen
sation heights
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-08
DEFENCE TRYING TO
PROVE ELROY
KENT INSANE
Witnesses Examined in Trial at
Rutland Yesterday
WAS OF UNSOUND MIND
Said one Of the Asylum Doetors-Two
of His Grandmothers Said to
Have Been Crazy.

Rutland April THAT the defense
in the case of Elroy Kent on trial here
for the murder of Miss Della B. Cong
don of East Wallingford last July, is
relying on the claim of insanity to
free the accused from the responsible
ity for the crime was evident from to-
days testimony. all the evidence in
troduced bearing on the question of
his sanity. The strongest statements
made we're that Kent was of unsound
mind. The fact that there was insan-
ity on both sides of the Kent family
was established.
The state surprised everybody by
withdrawing its objection to any tes-
timony DR.. Don d. Grout, superinten-
dent of the state hospital for the in
sane at Waterbury, might wish to
give in contradiction of the story of
Elgin M. Taggart, the cheesemaker,
who declared on the stand last week
that DR.. Grout tried to prevent him
from identifying Kent at the asylum.
AS soon as the doctor took the stand
it became evident that Attorney Gen.
eral Sargent had withdrawn his OBJ
jections simply to get an opportunity
to give DR.. Grout severe cross ex-
animation. The witness denied in the
main the accusations made by Tag
CART and said that he had no interest
in trying to prevent Taggart from
identifying Kent at the asylum
Dr.. Watson L. WATSON of the Water
bury insane hospital was on the stand
long time this morning, and he told
a good deal about his observations of
Of
and 1909. TIE said that when Kent
was first brought TO the asylum from
Windsor he considered his sane. but
that later observations led him to the
conclusion that Kent was taking to
some extent. He said most authori-
ties defined insanity as diseased
condition of a once healthy mind, In
view of this definition, he would not
call Kent insane because he believed
he was born the way he was. He
would class him, rather as a moral
imbecile. Like DR.. Grout, he said:
Kent is not insane; he is not man
OF sound mind"
Dr.. Wasscn said that Kent was not
able to carry the train OF thought in
a long sentence The man imagined
many things; once he said that he had
been operated upon and some of his
vitals cut out. He could play a good
game of checkers or cards
Allen st. John and Timothy Halpin
keepers of the House of Correction,
said that while confined at the insti-
tuition for safe keeping last fall Kent
was often very noisy at night. talking
profanely to some imaginary person.
Keeper ]. O. Bess testified that Kent
told him that they made human stew
out of everybody who died at the asy-
lum serving it every Tuesday and
Thursday.
Through George A, Kent of Wards
boro. father of the respondent the de-
Tense brought out the fact that there
was insanity in the Kent family He
testified that a great grandmother OF
the respondent on each side of the
house had been insane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-08
Valuable Farmers Would Be Jump Poker Chips
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BALL
Third Annual Event at Academy Hall
Next Monday Night.

The third annual concert and ball
of Bennington Council, knights of Co
lumbus, will be held at Academy hall
on Monday evening, April L. This
affair which is conceded to be the so
cial event OF the year will be much
more elaborate this year than ever
heretofore, and large attendance is
assured as Knights and lady friends
from Rutland, North Adams, Adams.
Pfttsfield, Hoosick Falls Troy and AL
bany have signihed Their intention to
be present.
Promptly at eight o'clock the fol
lowing cCacert program "il be rem
dered: Overture, "Trumpeter OF the
Fort" Gruenwald; selections from
Ragged Robin" Olcott; Entr' Acte
MAIZENA," Ellis; medley, Sounds
from Ireland" Bendix.
The grand march will start at nine
o'clock and from then until the small
hours of the following morning the
lovers of the terpsichorean art will
find enjoyment.
During the usual intermission buff
fet lunch will be served In the
Knights of Columbus rooms by NJ. M.
Spaulding, caterer, of North Adams,
Mass
Music will be furnished by Woods
orchestra, Prof. George C. Wood. dir
Getting.
The price of admission has been
fixed at $3.50 and the lunch at 80 cts.
per plate.
A reception committee composed of
A. C. Lamarre, Chairman, e. w. Lon
ergan. j. H. Kelley B. A. Quinlan, ID.
A. Ward, w. ]. Meagher, Edmund La
4 ranchise, William O'Brien, Dr. r. f.
Grennan, DR.. F. j. Hurley, M. j.
Roche, Frank Moore, John McGurn,
Thomas Herlan, John Collins, John
Purcell, Matthew Maher, J. l. O'Don-
nell. John OBrien, Edward Kelly,
Walter Nevils. n. ]. Morrissey and
Richard Burke will look to the COM
fort and entertainment of guests and
the floor will be in charge of Joseph
McDermott. John O'Donnell, n. w.
Edgerton, j. B. Harte, Francis McDer-
mott, Peter Kelly, Augustus y Hare.
Edward Flynn, d. j. Keeler, Patrick
Mcclure and William Sears, and the
entire affair will be under the gener-
al direction of Michael J. Welch,
grand knight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-08
TO DECIDE WHAT IS
WHISKEY BEFORE
PRESIDENT
Does FuseI Oil Make Whiskey
g An Imitation
FIGHT OVER A RULING
After a Complete investigation Presi-
dent Will Take Action On This
Grave Subject

Washington, April THE bitter
controversy which has been in pro.
gress ever since the pure food law
was enacted, as to what is whisky"
was renewed at the White House to-
day before President Taft as referee.
The debate enlisted the services of
many distinguished lawyers, among
them Joseph H. Choate, former am
bassador to Great Britain, and John
G. Carlisle. former secretary OF the
treasury. In addition there were
present the representatives of prao-
tically all the big distilleries of this
country.
Mr.. Choate appeared in behalf of
Canadian distillers and Mr.. Carlisle
for the distilleries of his native state.
Kentucky. Attorney General Wicker
sham, Secretary of Agriculture VIII
son and DR.. Harvey Wiley the pure
food expert, were among the govern
ment experts heard. The hearing
continued for more than two hours.
This was the second time the Presi-
dent had been called into the contro-
versy.
Under the ruling of former Attor-
ney General Bonaparte in consonance
with an opinion by DR.. Wiley, all
whisky not aged and freed from fusel
oil by several years of storage in
white oak barrels. which have been
charred on the inside, have been
made subject to labelling under the
head of limitation" or compound
whisky The distilers who purify
their product by higher forms of me
chanical rectifcation and redistilla-
ton are anxious to have this ruling
reversed, declaring they are suffer
ing damage from the system OF Ia
beling now in vogue, whereas their
whisky is pure and free from deleteri-
Gus ingredients. as the whisky recti-
fed in the old fashioned way and now
regarded as the only straight whisky
on the market" Most Scotch whisk
les and some high grades of rye and
sour mash in use in this country are
classed as imitation at present.
At the conclusion of the conference
it was announced that the whole mat
ter would be referred to Solicitor Gen
eral Bowers of the department OF JUS
tice, who is to take testimony Some
of the distilleries wanted the matter
referred to a board but the President
decided that the solicitor general was
the proper person to take testimony.
When he has concluded the President
will take action