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Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
 Raising Our 0wn peaeheg.


 Connecticut has raised large crol ssl paaehe. thls yeaf and aot aaly large crop bal one of excellent quail W. Thls should eueoafage every onI who has piace of ground 0 deEote ' raising fruit 0 Include few peaei trees. There is one conditions howeV er. that Is essential H0 insure the great esI success in fai.Ing peaches, and ihal tsa peaeet kHoa ledge how to care ioi sl4e trees, e.petasils iH Connecticut Ne suppose such kaoFiedge E attain able in some form to enable any intel. ligent person 10 cultivate and proper ly care for the trees, both in setting them out and treating them to meet the various dangers to which they are aftex ward exposed.
 Tn regard To the large crop raised by the Barnes Brothers, On the Wells peach orchard, South Woodstok-no- diced in the PATRIOT last week-it ist To be said that they afe skilled nursery men, and have large peach orchard in Yalesyille, their home town. This may have had something 10 do with their success in raising the large crop seported-s 600 baskets.
 Their possession of the Wells peach orchafd-the largest in this county would indicate that they regard the soil and other conditions Tn Wood. stock, as well suited for raising peach e~--their long experience in the busi- ness must have justified them in so be- fieving. At any rate the result has shown that they did not err in acqnif- inv Una, immense orchard
 Mr. l.. II. Heaiey, of North Woo6- stock, k nu experienced enltiSafof of peaches, bul not OH large scale. This year he raised 2e0 baskets, and they were of a superior quality. We know, secause VI were eomplimented with Il good treat uf them, N hich were as large as ordinary oranges Woodstock is one of the noted fruit towns ef the state ats apples are not eNeeled hy any East- ern kind and are far superior to the Western apples, and why should Il mot be able to produce equally good peaches?
 Mf. ilfaley, as n State officer has had personal experience .ilh peach growing throughout the State, and in reply to our inquiry, said that peaches can Dc raised in Woodstock equal to any part Of the State. The "knoA howl is the main thing, ike raising every thing else. We will gladly print any short article treating on the raising ef peaches Tn this section, whether ofigi- nal or copied, II any one will kindly send it to ns.
 We have often heard that nt one time in the past peaches in abundance were saisei in Connecticut, and there is no reason iiaHt we enn sec why they canno, be 50 raised agaia. Indeed, the yield in this Slate this year shows that it k being done. It costs but liltle 10 sei out few trees, and for that reason VI encourage the raising Of peaches on q small seale.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
Thursday, OctoberI4, 1900

at 2 o'clock in the Forenoon.
 Then and there to aEt upon the matter specified in said xote. which ia as follows
 IhW lis Honor, John ! MeGafry, Mayor. be and is hetehy directed to call special city meetn oi ;as ie. eAi voters uf the City uf Putnam. Co be held in the Common Council Chamber on Thursday. October II, la09. at o'clock in the forenoon to see if the City will vote to appropriate the sum of sl.500 for draining the surface water from Ring, Grove, Bradley. Fremont aud Pleasant streets as recommended by the Common Council. The vote shall he hy ballot. and the ballot box shall De open from ! o'clock in the forenoon to 2 o'clock in the afternoon. and the question to be voted on shall he as follows
 Voted. That the City appropriate the sum ef sl.5oo. for draining the surface water from Ring. Grove. Bradley. Fremont and Pleasant streets and carrying or draining the same te the Quinebaue river. and that the Common Council Is hereby autb riked tn borrow the sum of st.5oo / this purpose.
 Those in favor of said sotet shall east ballot with the word Yes printed or written thereon and those opposed to said vote shall east bal lot with the word No written or printed thereon
 Dated at Putnam. Conn. this 9th day of October. 1909.
 JOHN l. MeGARRY,
 Mayor. Attest
 Leon r. Wilson.
 City Clerk and Clerk
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
Interesting Locals

Dorothy Dodd Shoes width X to Et, Alexandcr's Shoe store,
 Charles Bose rcpairs hoots and shoes, also hand sewed work neatly done.
 When your horse needs shee'ng, try ]. Burke on Livery street.
 Keep warm and comfortable by buy ing one of Douty's sweaters.
 JewelerShaw Is soon 10 have whats Yes, package sales' Watch for the announcement.
 October graphophone records for sale al l.. R. Ingraham' shop, on ranafrst street.
 Remember you can buy all the latest siaiioneries al l.. G. Nri9ht's jewelry store.
 Have your fall land winter suits made 10 order, cleaned or remodeled at the Eagle Tailoring Cos.
 The fail styles of je~elry, silver, and cut glass, shown by Jeweler shaw are very attractive. If seeking something pretty for a wedding gift, drop in and take look.
 Holders of Middlesex Ranking to per cent. bonds coming due Nov. I, Iec. I, or Jan. l, can have same paid at once by notifying Geo. E. Shaw.
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
Day Kimball Hospital

The annual meeting of the Corpora tors of the Day kimhall Hospital will be held al the Hospital on "Wednesday. October is. al 2.do D. Ill. to take action on the following:
 To elect officers and trustees.
 To receive the reporttof the Treasu- Ter and Superintendent.
 To trans sct any other business prop CT at this meeting.
 NJ. NJ. klNRAI.r., President. X meeting of the Board .of Trustees will he held immediately after the ad- journment of the Cofporators meeting
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
FALL 1909

This S4ason you're gofp to have unusual fife lot ot rich eolers and patterns csothes make yogr choice from as usua the
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
NOTICE. Special City Meeting.

In accordance with vote Of the common council of the City of Put. uam. hereinafter sot forth. passed at a meeting of said Common Council held on the 5lh day Of October, 1903. the legal voters of aBid city are here. by warned to meet In the Common Council Chamber on
Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
Helpers Wanted in Dye House. Apply 10 Hammond, knowllon k Cos office.
Assessors Notice

All persons liable to pay taxes in the Town Of Putnam are hereby notified 10 make out list of their taxable proper ty, and return the same to one of the Assessors on or before Noy. |, iSo9. or they will he subjected Id the penalty prescribed by Law. All persons m making out their lists should be par ticular and give boundary of all real estate on back of list. Blank may he obtained of either of the Assessors or al The Town Clerks ofiice, The Assess ors will meet the tax payers at the fly Council Chamber In the town of Put nam for the purpose of receiving their lists from Oct. N 10 Nov. l, lal9, in elusive.
 WALTER $. eARpK>rEr.
 FREDERICK }. nA>ikIss, Assessors. sIM0> fARI.kN,
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Putnam patriot., 1909-10-08
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
MRS. I. J. DEAN
 DIES IN UNION SPRINGS

Union Springs, Jan. 1S-(Special.)-- Mrs. T. J. Dean, wife of Dr. T. J Dean, one of the prominent physicians. died here today at noon, after an illness of two weeks.
 The funeral will occur from the home Tuesday morning at o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. J. M. Thomas. The interment will be in Montgomery.
 Mrs. Dean leaves three small ohii- dren. Previous to her marriage she was Miss Ruth billiard. daughter of w. D. billiard, of Mathews Station. Her mother died when she was quite young and she spent most of her girlh0od in Montgomery with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. George Mathews.
 I nher death Union Springs and the Baptist Church sustains a great loss. She was 6 good mother, a afithful, self sacrificing friend, loved her church and was faithful to attend all services and lend a helping hand.
 The following relatives are here: Mir. and Mrs. ". D. billiard. Miss Rebecea billiard, of Mathews: Mrs Hoyle. MT. Felix Dean. of Pike Road; William Dil. lard. of Mobile; Miss Daen, of Camp Hill.
 The pail bearers will be B. T. Hey. J. M Ellis, George Carlisle, R. l.. Prince, T. B. Miles, D. A. Cayior, ! [. c. Lawrence, deacons of the Baptist Church. of which board Dr. Dean Is 6 member.
 Quite a number from here will att tend the funeral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
HONDURAS NO REFUGE.
Ameriean Absronaeys Caa Be Brought
 Back for Trial. xrrn .Ainnio.. Cnaniai An N O TffnAa-

Ameriean Absronaegs Caa Be Brought
 Back for Trial.
 washington Special to N o. Times
 Democrat.
 An extradition treaty between the United States and Honduras. signed by Secretary Root and Minister Lhzo AFriaga this afternoon. closes the last refuge In the Western Hemisphere Tor criminals. and makes insecure those as many of them supposed. until Hon. duras. as a matter Of grace, turned over to the United States Francis BaI- fey, who fled to Honduras on the steamer GoldsbOro loaded with goods bought by him on credit It is not GeytAin that the treaty Is retroactive In the sense in whieh that teFp I. is vsed .S Ssl afternoon refused to express an opin-
 There are. 1t is believed, several hun dred Americans living in Honduras who went there because Of crimes commit ted in this country, because no extra dition treaty ex.sted between the United States and Honduras. Some of them would be tried in the jurisdic- tiotls from which they fled, but many would not be prosecuted because Of the expense attached to bringing them back to the scene of their misdeeds. is retroactive is one for the American courts. In diplomacy there is no Ques- tion about the character of the agree ment. It covers persons no matter when they lied. But American courts are supposed to be very tender on the subject of holding persons for offensess Legislation under which 1t is possible to extradfte them from one Jurisdiction to another. t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
 OLD AT TWENTY
Return of Youth with Proper Food.


 Many persons who eat plenty never seem to be properly nourished.
 That's because the food is not di" gested and absorbed. Much that ts eaten Is never taken up by the system as real food, and so the tissues simply starve and the individual may, as in recent case, look and feel old in what should be the bloom of life, youth.
 At twenty I was prematurely old. All the health and vigor and brightness of youth had been, as It seemed stolen from me. I went to work Tn the morn ing with slow steps and dull head.
 My work through the day was un- satisfactory for my breakfast lay in my stomach like a hard lump. I was peevish and the gas in my stomach was very annoying After supper usually went to bed to toss half the night rom sheer nervousness.
 This was all from indigestion wrong eating.
 "Finally I tried GrApe-Nuts and I cannot describe the full benefits receiv- ed from the food. It gave me back my health. It has completely restored good digestion and relieved me of my ailments INsteadily improved and aG1 now strong and in perfect health.
 Name given by PostuSn CO, B9tt1S Creek. Mich. Read "rhe Road to WeAAA viiie," in plkgR There's ReaScn-"
 RveR rsad the above beek4NR A mz5 ome appsaRs frem tinae to eamss Tsa mEn genaaAa, esRes esd K.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
FROM NEW WORLD B. SUPPORTERS OF COOPER
 THEORY MULT|PLY TYING
.selief That Stomach Causes Extensive Illness Grows
 In New York

me no good would never take any medicine again. l started the treat ment six weeks ago. The first effect it had was to give me a better appetite than I have had for ten years. Then my food began to digest and no longer distressed me for hours after eating At the end of the third week noticed that I was not suffering as much from rheumatism, and each day the pain and stiffness grew less until I no longer had any rheumatism. For the past week I feel as though had been made over entirely, as I have no pains nor aches and eat three hearty meals a day, with no indigestion whatever.
 My two nieces and my sister have had stomach trouble. When they saw what the medicine was doing for mo they all tried 1t. It has helped them just as 1t did me, and they are ds- lighted with their improvement. One Of them told me that 1t was worth more than its weight in gold to her This sounds almost impossible, but every word of it is true"
 Cooper's New Discovery has made a wonderful record in New York and other cities. It is now on sale at lead ing druggists everywhere. A treatise by L. T. Cooper. describing the cause of most i'll health and how to guard against it. sent free upon request. The Cooper Medicine Co.,. Dayton, Ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
 A PECULIAR CASE
MAN WHO STRUCK MOTHER Is
 DEMENTED.
Ralph Ledbetter Presents fnteresting Psychological Prohlem--Resent- ment Against Parent De- veioped Since Severe
 Fever.

Anniston, Jan., 1S--(Special)-Ralp Ledbetter, the young man arrested Sunday presents a peculiar psychoio- gical problem. From some strange and unnatural cause. he is said to have as- saulted his mother with poker. at the home and to protect herself from his violence she had him arrested by police officers. He is still held in the city prison, his case having been continued over for Q hearing Tuesday morning.
 His friends say that the case of Led batter's strange conduct Is chargeable to ,dementia, from which he has sui. fered for several years, though the fact has been kept quiet from the public He is said to have had these strange fits since he had severe spell of fever several years ago, when he developed a spiteful spirit towards his mother. and from which he has never recover ed.
 It is said that while punching at the fire Sunday morning with 8 poker, q piece of burning coal was thrown from the grate and landed on 6 piece of mating in front of the grate. set- ting 1t on fire. Ralph picked up the mating and thrust 1t Into the fire, instead Of stamping it out as most thoughtfui persons would have done. For this act, his mother spoke to him |reprovingIy. which reused Ralph's fire and he, resentful1y, struck her lightly with the poker, without infiicting any serious injury. she had him arrested for the purpose of preventing further violence, but It is improbable she Will prosecute the charge.
 Another charge of resisting an ot- ficer was booked against him. as 1t is said he violently fought the police who arrested him. His bond was fixed at RlO0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
GULFP0RT IS UNHEALTHY
 PLACE FOR aDL IND TiGERS,'

Gulfport. Miss. Jan. is.--fSpecial.) That Gulfport will soon be recog- nized as an unhealthy place for blind tigers" is self evident from the vigor with which Police Chief Corbett Is staying the beasts to the right and the left of him.
 Two of the last Saturday evenings catches were brought before Justice Hsirsten this morning. both falling by the vigilance and detective work of the new chief The first of those well known and popular bar tender of the old wet" days. He was caught "bootlegging" in the Hewes building about 5 O'Clock Saturday evening by the chief who rode in the elevator with him to the fifth floor and fol- lowed him into an office as he was in the act of delivering six haif-pint flasks of whiEkey to a customer who was just about to hand over the price for the contraband. The perambulat. in gsaloon was taken into custody and the illicit stock confiscated, dashing the hopes of the thirsty and probably disappointing others who were expec- tant.
 for a similar offense was productive of peculiar satisfaction to those fs- miiiar with his desperate career. This negro will be remembered for an al- legged bold attempt to murder ex-Po- liceman McGehee, after the officer had refused bribe of $500 to let his pris- cner go while under arrest for steal in gwagon loads of lumber. Going at i1:s0 o'clock Saturday night to this negro's store. at the and of the 26th Avenue car line in North Gulfpoft, at all times dangerous den, the chief gained all evidence necessary to estab- fish the sale of liquor over the counter by McAilister and his brother, Lewis McAlliater. and placed both men under arrest.
 An unusually large haul of gamblers and minor offenders made during Sat- urday night and Sunday filled the city jail to oyerfowing and gave Justice Hatrston more than he could get get through with today.
 Still another bootlegger was brought in about 10:30 o'clock last night by officer Speakes, who, disguised in cif- isens' ciotheg. shadowed q negro, Amos LeBaron, for some hours in that district known as The Quarter. until he was caught in the act of sslling beer,' which he had hidden on his per- son. LeBaron was tried this morning and sentenced to pay fine of s1o0 and serve thirty days in jail.
 Martins trial was continued until tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
STUDENT ASSAULTED
w, H. MERRILL. IS BEATEN INTO
 UNCONsCIOUsNESs.
Was Returnin& ts Ills Boarding House When struck on the Head--Much Indignation Has Been
 Aroused.

Tuscaloosa, Jan. Especial. )--W. H. Merrill, a popular student at the State University here, was the victim of & brutal assault here Sunday night as he was raturning to his boarding house. As a result he Is lying in an uncon- scious condition, and his father has been wired to come immediately.
 It Is presumed that Mir. Merrill was attacked near Mir. Golfers residence, as he managed to stagger to the front door of the house, where he collapsed, after saying that he had been set on and beaten over the head and choked. An examination of the young man showed that he had been struck in the back of the head with a piece of pipe presum- ably. and there were finger prints about his throat
 The only motive assigned is robbery, or that some one who had a personal grudge against the young man was try. ing to get even. This latter Is secuted, however. as he is one Of the best liked boys at the University, having many friends both there and in this city. The robbery theory, therefore. is the next one taken up, but he still had his money on his person, although his watch and chain had been broken h the melee.
 Mir. Merrill has been at the University two or three years and is well liked here. He comes from Eufaula- Much indignation has been stirred up at the University and as c result re- ward of $100 has been offered by the University and also a reward of $50 by the city authorities, for the arrest and conviction of the assailant
 Mir Merrill is a member of the Senior Class. He is a son of Judge A. H Mer- Till.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
NEWS OF wETUSaPKA.

Wetumpka, Jan. 1s.-tSpecial)- Miss Lulu Jones returned to Wetump- ka after having spent several weeks in Camden.
 Miss Mary McCaskey returned this morning to her home in Birmingham after a short vist to Dr. and Mrs. F. E. McCaskey.
 A little son has arrived at the home of Mir. and Msr. J. A. Collier. a daughter at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. o. Robbins and a son is with Mr. and Mrs. G. F. S'edberry. IT.
 Mrs. Ledyard, of Montgomery, has been the guest for several days ot Miss Carrie Morgan.
 The auditorium of the Methodist Church Is to be wired for light thls week in preparation for Rev. Bob Jonss's revival next week. The base ment of the church was very nicely rsmodeled a couple of years ago but,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
GETTING CANAL FUNDS.
Senate Committee Expected to Be Slow
 to Act.

Senate Committee Expected to Be Slow
 to Act.
 Washington Special.
 Difficulty in getting further funds to continue the present system Ss nsat Of iCeK days, when the Senate Committee on Interoceanic Canals meets There has developed a welI-defned feeling that that a sea-levei canal is the only prop CT procedure or that the Government should at least wait until President elect elect Taft nEa9 Ess9Fns mova rom mopsY on what some term a objectionable project. It Is believed in Congress that the re. port of the sxpsss sEhod aso wnG be ~ in before the present policy of the Gov ernment is continued. although there Is stili some dtssstisIac.ion oyer i,ns the to favor the lock system of canal.
 Senator Kittrsdges chairman of the committee. is known to favor the sea of the committee within the next few Srsstion M of getting further funds. The 6 tSs sy o bd0S9s m tSs sum of $500, ,000, ,000, which ia an in- crease in the authorized bond issue of SssS.0oeel oSo: O does not meet with from Congress too much of the resDon- ability attached to the making of ap- propriations for canal work. The tors is that if deemed advisable. the Secretary of ths Treasury be author Ixed to issue canal bonds in accord sncS Tsth a5ngs1 SppfSpfts'i0ns 0s..19 S9 system is to be continued. Under that method Congress-, even if a change of plan were adopted. could act each year, bonds would ka iasasd in accordanoS with the annual demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
ARKANSAS YOUNG MEN
 LYNCH OFFENSIVE NEGI


 Little Rock. Ark. Jan. is.-As forcing the engineer of the light pi to cut of the current, leaving town in darkness. a party of 70, men at Hope. Ark. without difticu took 9 negro named Hilliard from county jail and hanged him to q ts graph pole in front of the Iron Mo tain station. The negro he'd. spoken insultin to a woman clerk in Hsynes Broth Friday. Since that time feeling high though no thought was gi that iynching would be attempted. { this morning only the jaiier was duty. the sheriff being out of te when the lynchers attacked the { and overpowered the jaiief. Riiii was eighteen years old.
 The lynchers were masked and q identity Is unknown. The lynck occurred about 5 o'clock this morn Many shots were fired into the swi ing body Of the negro.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19

L. T .Cooper's theory that the Ameri- can stomach has grown weak and is re- sponsible for most sickness is receiving the strongest sort of endorsement from a surprising number of New Yorkers.
 Among many people who have re- gently become convinced that Cooper Is correct and his medicine all he claims is Mrs. Eleanor Harris, of 226 Rodney Street, Brooklyn.
 Thursday afternoon Mrs. Harris called at the store where Cooper Is meeting the public. and when inter viewed said; T am only too willing tc tell what a remarkable experience I have had with Cooper's New Discovery, and what a wonderful medicine I know 1t to be.
 'T have had rheumatism for sixteen years and took so much medicine in trying to get rid of it, that for the past eight years my stomach has been in a fearful condition,as my digestion was almost ruined. For ten years I con- suited one physician after another, but my rheumatism got steadily worse. Finally my stomach got In such a state that had to stop taking medicine alto gether.
 "when I first heard of Mir. Cooper's medicine and what 1t was doing in New York was afraid to try it; but l finally decided to take it. and If 1t did