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The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21
Woodbury.
A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr and Mrs c. A. Isham celebrated their 4Oth wedding anniversary on last Thursday. the 18th. A bountiful dinner was served at | o'clork. the table being decorated with Towering quince and pink china as it was ruby wedding. Those present were MT and Mrs Henry T. Hickox of New Haven, Sheldon B. Hickox of Beunos Ayres. South America, A. R. Isham and family of Waterbury, Mrs s. W. Munsell and son Rufus of Woodbury, Mrs Sherman Hartwell, Miss May Hartwell, Mrs Orestes Hickox and MT and Mrs Howard Farrand of Washington. Several presents were received, including money, china. flow ers etc. A most enjoyable day was spent by all. All joined in wishing Mr and Mrs Isham many happy returns of their anniversary.
 The Grange was we'll represented at the meeting in Washington on Wednesday. Two large loads went from here.
 Samuel Harvey spent Sunday in town.
 Mrs Hyde. who has been visiting Mrs Treat, has Eeturned to her home in New Haven.
 Sunshine Society met with Mrs Charles Brown on Thursday afternoon.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21
The Newtown Bee.
 Newtown, Friday, May q. 1908.
S0uthf0rd.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

The baseball season mas opened and Ike Dla.n0nd Match Ho, nine played Company D. of Quaker Farms on May s, winning by a score of 9 to B. W
 The Diamond Match Co. nineagain played Company F. on the Quaker Farms grounds, Saturday, May Is, the Match Co, winning by score of j to ?.
 Saturday, May 22, the Diamond Match Co, nine plays South Britain OF the Match Co. grounds at 2 D. m. There is no question but what this will be a good game as the South Britain boys have the reputation of being good ball players.
 On Saturday, May 29, the Match Co. nine plays the Hctchkissville team on the local grounds at 3 D. m. This is one of the fastest local hines in this state. Those who have the pleasure 9f witnessing this game will undoubtedly enjoy 1t
 The state road work which is be- ing done by the Lane Construction Co.,, is making splendid headway. It will be only another day pr two when they start putting on the macadam. This road will be vast improvement to the ylnage of SouthIord. It will also be a great help for those who nave trucking to do.
 Howard ITicock has taken his old position as millwright with the Dia- mond Match Co.
 Mrs Furey, who has been making her home here for the summer months, has had her house shingled.
 Benjamin Hubbell, who attended school at Mt Hermon, is home and is helping his grandfather, MT Pope.
 There was a party given at the home of MT and Mrs Henry Beit2el, Friday evening, May IA. It was largely attended and everyone went home feeling that they had had a good time.
 Quite a number of people attended the fEnera: of Cbf rles ?. Johnson which was held in Quaker Farms on Thursday afternoon, May 1S. MT Johnson was man who was well liked and had a great many friends in Southford and surrounding towns.
 There was a Catholic service at he Union chapel, Sunday at g a. m., which was largely attended. There will be services every other Sunday -h "oughout the summer, at the same hour.
 Michael Sullivan has resigned his position with the Diamond Match Co. and left for his home in Norwich. John Long of Waterbury has taken his position.
 John Young was summoned to 3D. pear at Oxford, Saturday, for not sending his children to school. The distance from MT Young's house to the Quaker Farms school iS about two and one-half miles. Hi ooy be- ing very young he felt thav the dis tance was too great for him to walk. With other troubles which MT Young is having it seems almost too bad to bring up the school question at this time. He is a hard working man, and one who attends strictly to his own business and has made many friends through this section.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21
EaSt0n
PERSONAL CHAT.

Over Sunday guests at the home of Mir and Mrs G. B. Tucker were: Mr ard Mrs F. H. Lyford and son, Master Elmo1e, Mrs Anna Bowdy and two friends of Bridgeport.
 Mrs Fred Purdy, who has been with Mrs G. B. Tucker fer the past week, has returned 70 her home in New York, but expects to return later.
 Miss Ida M. Tarbell is expected here the latter part Of the week l." open np her house for the sumluer. Benjamin 3assett Of Reading i, im- proving the intericr of her it use
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21
New Milford.

Miss Syl,'a Erwin has returned home to New Milford, after spend ing the past two weeks in New Haven, the guest of her cousins, the Misses Elsie and Grace Fisher.
 E. Raymond Erwin of New Haven was the guest of his parents, Mir and Mrs Frank Erwin, last s mday.
 The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs Harvey B. Hoyt, Wednesday, May 26, at o'clock.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21

doctors care for few avs, is better and able to get out of doors on warm days.
 Mrs John Shelton has returned from Bridge port to her home here for the summer months.
 Mrs William and Mrs Walter Cooper recent ly received the sad news of the death of their mother in England.
 Charles Beach of Bridgeport visited in town on Monday.
 H. Johnson Lord of Monroe was guest in town on Saturday. He has offered the White Wing poultry farm for rent.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21

Mrs Stephen Sanford is convales- cent after an attack of tonsilitis.
 Miss Gladys Bradley entertained q party If Bridgeport friends at Glen Cottage on Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21
Reddlng.
LADIES' WRAPPERS.

Percale wrappers, 9Sc and S1.39. New assortment and extra quality at French's, Bethel.
The Newtown bee., 1909-05-21

with lala' and paper
 Editor Floyd Tucker and family are occupying their attractive sum. mer home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15

troft and Chicago. Train No. (. which left the city shortly before noon, ran in six sectiona This train also car ried many people from Mobile, Pensa- cola and Southern Alabama.
 E. w. Bliss. local Commercial Agent of the Louisville and Nashville, stated last evening that he could not ap- proximate the number of people his line carried yesterday even out of this city, besides the rest of the State. He further said that every train was laden with northbound tourists, and all the accommodations for berths and Pull mans had long since been taken.
 The Mobile and Ohio trains likewise carried many people to St. Louis and Chicago. Although the majority of the tourists took the eastbound trains, yet there were many people who desired to visit Chicago, the great busy metropo- lis and business center on the Great Lakes.
 It is said that many Montgomerians were turned down yesterday on all the lines because they could not get Pull Pullman accommodations were quickly spoken for sometime ago. or right .af- ter the excursions were announced.
 O. c. Redd, City Passenger Agent of the Western. in this city. and o. C.. Humphrey, local Commercial Agent of the Seaboard. left yesterday on train No. 3S 10 accompany the excursionists as far as Norfolk. John Hughes will be in charge of the local ofiice of the Seaboard during MT. Humphreys ab- sence. P. s. Hay. local Commercial Agent of the Mobile and Ohio, also ac- companied his tourists to Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
WHlRLWIND
 CAMP PAIGN Educational Movement in Alabama. PROF. STRIPLN IN CHARGE To Recommend Special Tax Amend
 ment. Every County in State VIII See These Meetings at which Speakers Will Advocate Constitational
 Amendment

Under the direction of Prof. W. $. Etriplin, a carefully laid plan for a whirlwind campaign in the interest of education in Alabama is being worked out. The campaign will last from Aug. 23 to Sept {, and 1t will be directed towards the arousing of interest in a proposed amendment to the constitution allowing school dts- tricts to levy a special tax for school purposes There will be held at least three meetings in the interest of this campaign in every county in Alabama.
 MH Stripling in discussing the cam paign said yesterday:
 1T believe that Alabama, the State at the head. alphabetically, and the one lfhat leads all the rest in natural re- Asources and the one that has furnish ed men and women, of whom we are all proud, should determine to advance intellectually until she at least stands near the front.
 we have made rapid strides educa- tionally, but there are a few impor- tant school problems that remain un- solved The chief one, and with this one solved, the others will be easy. IS. to secure to the community the right of local taxation for school purposes.
 DO you not agree that free people. justly proud people, ought to have the right to say by their votes wheth- tax Sl&iL DC pldCSu tAciT VWA property, to secure for their children schools equal to the best?
 DO you not consider 1t unfair and unjust to our own children. for the Constitution to say to community that wants to levy a district tax for school purposes, You cannot and especially since ours is the only State that thus restricts community rights and effortf
 Do we show our appreciation of our rich heritage of the past by standing In our tracks and allowing other states to outrank us in intelligencef
 .In proportion to schooling comes the increase in earning capacity and no people will become rich until the schools for all the people are run long enough each year to enable the chill dren of the rich and poor alike, to get that amount of education that will place them On a high plane. as wealth producers.
 ssThe states where the people have the largest earning capacity are the ones where local taxation for school purposes Is allowed and used The people in Massachusetts have long en- doyed this privilege of local control in school taxation and today the average daily wage is higher than in any oth. CT Staee-about go cents. Compare with ours. which cannot at the high. est. go above 40 cents.
 If by spending a few millions more
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
BREEsE HANK cAss.
Aged Defendant Did Not Go On the
 Witness stand.

Witness stand.
 Asheviile. N. C.. Aug. 14-Gxpecting thar Major W. E. Breese, former pres ident of the First National Bank. would take the stand today, in his own be- half, a larger crowd than usual was on hand when today's session of the Breese bank case was called.
 The white haired major, however, was not put on, the defense calling a number or witnesses to testify that up to the time of the bank failure the character of the defendant was good
 The session was a brief one. the de- fense announcing that 1t would not introduces it's regular testimony until Monday morning. when Major Breese will be the first witness. sfs
 A somewhat unusual movement was made by District Attorney Holton, who seems to be intensifying the evidence of the character witnesses for the de- fense by askinB them if, up to the time the bank suspended. the public had not implicit confidence in Major Breese. 4s In each case an affirmative answer was received. but the District Attorney appeared to rest content
 At the opening of the session, Judge Newman announcedA that the characters of the defendants after the failure lof the bank was not to be considered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
HEAVY TRAVEL ON RAILROADS Excursionists Make Trip
 to East. CHEAP RATES ATTRACTIVE Fully One Thousand Montgomerians Leave. Louisville and Nashville Northbound Runs With Six Sections. while '
 Western of Alabama
 Trains Carry Two.
CHEAP RATES ATTRACTIVE

Fully 1000 Montgomerians took ad- vantage of the cheap excursion rates offered yesterday, August 14, by the Western of Alabama, the Louisville and Nashville, the Mobile and Ohio, the Seaboard Air Line and the Southern, and left the city for Washington, Portsmouth. Norfolk. Detroit. Cincin- natl. Chicago. St. Louis and other sum- mer resorts and business centers of the North. z.
 It was a bargain day for travellers and a busy day for the railroad people. All day long the local union station was crowded with the tourists who left on every outgoing train. The em- ployes of the ticket office were nke- wise rushed from the time the first train left yesterday morning until the last train pulled out last evening for the East.
 The Western Railroad handled most of the excursionists to Washington, board and Southern travellers likewise left the city aboard the trains of the Western. From Atlanta on, however, the route win be via the Southern and Seaboard.
 Train No. 3s, solid Pullman from New Orleans to New York, left Mont gomery in two sections yesterday morning. The first section pulled out at 6 o'clock. its regular time. while the second left at 8 o'clock. Both sections were crowded Besides the Montgom- erians. more than ninety people. from Selma left on the second division.
 Train No. 36. likewise through train to New York, carried two sec tions. The first leaving at 6 o'clock. and the last division at about o'clock. Both were also laden with the excur- sionists. These two sections carried a great many New Orleans and Southern Alabama tourists.
 J. P. Billups, General Passenger Agent of the Wetern. with headquar- ters at Atlanta has been in Montgom- cry all week looking after the inter- ests of the excursion. When seen last evening, he stated that the excursion had been a success in every way, and that the low rates had been especially attractive. "All our trains. today were crowded" he said, land the passengers have first class privileges on all our Pullmans. I have always been in fa- vor of these low rates from Montgom- cry. but this is the first year that I could get the passenger agents of the other lines to cooperate with me. We expect to continue them every summer hereafter"
 Every northbound Louisville and Nashville train was likewise crowded with excursionists to Cincinnati. De-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15

each year. we can raise the earning capacity of every person in our State. 50 cents day, can you not see that with such happy results accomplish ed. We would soon stand at the head in every way?
 T want to say in emphatic terms that we are too poor not to educate our children. We must shake off the shackles of selfishness and greed, that have caused us to be slow in allowing local taxation for school purposes and not allow another Legislature to pass without having an amendment submit ted. that will unite the hands of pro- gress and cause us to move forward with gigantic strides. until all the children, both country and city, have educational opportunity that will place us in the front rank of intelligence and wealth producing ability.
 Docs 1t not seem fair to let a com munity. that wants to have better schools, do so? Is it right to deprive an energetic, progressive people, of one of the most important rights, to bind their enthusiasm toward better things by saying: You cannot im- prove your plants for educational bet termentT Would 1t not be better to age community aggressfveness7
 Tt would force no one,-but only al- low those that wanted to. take an ad- vanced step. that would strengthen them and help the whole State.
 To this end the Alabama Education Committee is waging an Education Campaign. Speaking will go on over the State from August 22, to Septem- Der 1. All people are urged to take a deep interest in this movement and help It along in every way possible.
 Let the following notices of the whirlwind Campaign for Alabama.s Children be taken up and made the battle cry until we secure for every child in our grand old State, the ad- vantages of a long term school every year, until he is prepared for the du- ties of intelligent citizenship: Edu- cation makes wealth; no freedom with out education: give the boys and girls of Alabama a better chance; make Alabama's schools the best and she will lead in everything; district taxa tion for school purposes is allowed by every State. except our own; no free people should be deprived of the privilege to vote a tax on their own property to make their schools better: the right of local self-government is an inalienable right. School districts are deprived of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
Train kills a Girl.

Norfolk. Va. Aug. 14-Hattie Ras- make. the young daughter of Mrs. Rasnake. of Cedar Biun. Va, was struck and killed by a Norfolk and Western passenger tratn un bridge near Pounding Mill. Va. today. The body was badly mutilated. the head being severed and the hands and feet cut of. The entire train passed over the girls body.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
Negro Woman Get. Prise bud Diea.

Louisville. Ky, Aug. 14-Lucinda Da- wis. a negro woman. aged 25 years. died today as the result of eating too much watermelon st a contest last night at her home 111e Cottage Alley.
 Dr. Loomis Blanton, assistant coron- CT. pronounced death due to cardiac paralysis. superinduced by acute indi- gestion. .-.-.
 Lucinda ate four watermeIons, there- by winning the prize melon which had been hung up in the gastronomic stakes. Fearing that some nigger.F as she expressed 1t, would steal her prize, Lucinda strained 8 point and de. youred this one also.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
LIGHTNING IN GEORGIA.
everaI Persons Are Seriously Hurt
 

Several Persons Are Seriously Hurt
 Near Triton.
 Triton, Ga, Aug. 14-E. A. Smith was fatally injured Mrs. F. A. Smith and negro farm hand were very seriously hurt. and J. A. Hudson. Smiths neigh bor. was badly shocked when the Smith residence in Edgewood, a suburb of Triton, was struck by lightning this afternoon.
 Two young children of the Smiths were standing near their mother and were uninjured. No damage was done to the residence nor it's contents, except one bed was completely torn to pieces
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
JUDGE KILLS SELF.
Clinton Armstrong;, of Kentucky, Conn.,
 maitm Suicide.

Lancaster. Ky. Aug. 14-City Judge Clinton Armstrong committed suicide by shooting, himself at his home here today. He was widely known in .po- litical circles.
 He had been in i'll health for some time and this is believed to have been the cause for his act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
roo MUCH WATERMELON.

Skirts sponsed and pressed, return ed same day. Stokes Place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15

Linene dresses. all coIors, dry clean ed. Stokes' place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
FULLER BILL
 MOST DRASTIC

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-31
SATURDAY ON
THE GRIDIRON
WITH LOCALS
PENSACOLAS AND ATHLETICS
WILL CONTEST FOR DISPUTED
VERY BEST OF THE PRESENT
SEASON.

What viii in all probability be the
very best football game of the season,
and one to close the season in Pensa-
cola, will be played Saturday at Pal
mettO Beach between the Athletics
which have been organized this year,
and the strong team from the Pensa-
cola High School. of the 1906 term.
and styling themselves the PensacOIas.
To make the best possible show, and
TO make the best reach for the hOnOrs.
both teams have been working hard
at practice, and will be in good shape
for the game. Those who are inter
ested in this lively sport should avail
themselves of the opportunity to see
these two evenly-matched teams go up
against on another New Years day.
School days of many Of the players
have been closed for some time, but
some of those who will be seen are at
tending colleges in different sections
of the United States and are home for
the holidays. The play of the Pen
sacolas will be directed by : l..
White, and the play of the Athletics
will be under the direction of Quinten
BoTras and r. Boyett. Game Will be
called upon the arrival Of the 2:45 car
from the city. Charges will be %
cents for ladies, and so cents for gen
tlemen. Receipts will be applied to a
fund for the building of a track at
Palmetto Beach, so that in the future
all track meets may be held there and
be conducted in the open.
This game has been talked about
for the past several weeks, and its
play will be looked forward to with in
terest. Capt. White, of the Pensa-
COlas, has been doing some boosting,
and will have a crowd of boosters on
hand The same interest has been
taken by the captain Of the other
team.
CoIors for the PensaColas will be
red and white COlOTs for the con-
testing team viii be maroon and
white.
Fred. J. Blount will referee the
game, and Volney Phillips will umpire.
Both teams will line up as follows:
PensacoIas-L. ShuttlewOrth, right
end; Pace, right tackle; Overman,
right guard; A WiIkerson. center; a.
l. White, captain and manager, quar-
terback; A Henry, left guard; u.
Yates, left tackle; B. Coleman, left
end; F. Palmes, right halfback; H.
Childerson, left halfback; l.. w. Bell,
fullback.
Athletics-R Boyett, right end; ;
Lawson, left tackle; SaIter. right
guard; NJ. Gilmore, center; Van PeIt,
left guard; Olsen, left tackle; r. Gil
more, left end; A. Boyett. fulIback;
Reager, left half; Wallace, right haIr.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-31
STEALS
MANY TURKEYS
MIDNIGHT FOWL CATERER HAS
BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND
HAS ELUDED ALL EFFORTS OF
OFFICERS TO CATCH UP WITH
HIM.

Since Christmas night some thief,
or a gang of thieves, perhaps, have
been making successful and wellpald
raids upon fowl roOsts and cOOps all
over the city, and a number of tur-
keys have been stolen. The thieves
have thus far eIuded arrest, although
the officers have had several reports
from their operations in different
parts of the city. The police depart
ment has been going on the theory
that the thief or thieves would try and
dispose of the stolen Christmas birds,
but t.us far no such attempt has been
made, or at least the officers have not
heard of any such attempt.
The butcher shops have been watch
ed very closely by the mounted off
GERS but no one with any turkeys OF
any large numbers, or who tried IL
sell chickens, have been in the vicinity
of the shops. number of chickens
have also been stolen along with the
turkeys.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-31
MAY ENLARGE
A WAREHOUSE
LANDING PLACE OF STEAMER
MANTEo WILL PROBABLY BE
EXTENDED TO TAKE CARE OF
THE INCREASING BUSINESS.

If plans Of the projectors are car
ried out successfully, the warehouse
on PalafOx wharf now used by the
Gulf Steamship company will be con-
SideTably enlarged. to make il a build
ing fully two hundred feet in length
and possibly two stories in height.
This was the TUmor along the water
front yesterday, but it would not be
confirmed and il would not be denied
By parties interested. One gentleman
said that he thought the building
would be erected, but that the details
would not be made public for the
present. Another gentleman, when
asked about it, said that he knew
that plans were afOOt for charging
the building, or entirely SUppIanUng
the present structure with a more
substantial one, but that he would
not go into details, as he thought the
information should be given out from
another source. II was understood,
however, that the Iessees Of the wharf
stood ready 70 build, but the steam
ship company had not yet signifed a
willingness to request a larger build
ing right at this time.
At present the building used is not
satisfactory, il is stated. from the fact
that room is al a premium many
times. Then freight which is landed
here is forced on the wharf. and has
to be moved by cOnsignees hUTTiedIy.
This arrangement is unsatisfac Glory,
and il IS for the Improvement Of this
freight discharge, and also for pro
teCting the consignments that the
larger building is desirable
From one source the rumOr was
heard that the company intended
shortly TO establish double service,
by employing another steamer. not as
large as the NanteO- This could not
be confirmed by people who would
know IN fact. they asserted nothing
Of this nature was contemplated.