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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19

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NEW loRK. May 1s.-Hensx Il.
Rogers, the standard OH en1atn11cf,
dropped dead In his resE1enea, . -
|seventy-eighth street, At 7 see3ock -
morning. He arose about 8. xbo1f
$50 he began to feel IN, conpza1n1ne
Of numbness and nausea. shor11y
afterward and before anything cou1A -
done he sank and died
He went on Friday last to his co,sn-
try place In Fairhaven. Mass, and ~
turned yesterday.
Mr. Rogers was for many years one
of the most prominent f1nanciers of the
country. He took leading part In an
of the enterprises undertaken by the
Standard OIL group of capitalists, was
vice president of the Standard Oh
Company. and was the active spirit IN
the organization of the Amalgamated
Copper Company, of which he was
president up to the time Of his death
He also was interested in number Of
railroads. serving as member of the
board of directors of the Atchfson, To-
peka and Santa Fe. the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul and the Union
Pacific.
Wall street Daxed.
The news of the death came as q
surprise to Wall Street. Mr. Rogers
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
STABBED THROOGH
LUNG WHILE HIS
ARMS ARE HELD
Salvatore Vorrecco in Critical
Condition One Arrest Is
Already Made.

Stabbed through the right lung while
a second antagonist held him, SALIVA
tore vorrecco. of 40 Garside street, is
I'm the City Hospital In precarious
condition. vorrecco was just able to
tell Plainclothesmen Goodwin and
Hannah, of the Second Precinct, who
visited him at the hospital. that early
yesterday morning he was seized from
behind and his arms pinioned. while
an Italian he did not recognize stabbed
him in the right breast. The point of
the stiletto pierced the lung.
Patrolman Van Houten today arrest
ed Angelo M. Caprio, of II Mt. Prospect
avenue. who is accused of holding vor-'
recco while he was stabbed. Caprio
who is employed by the Shade Tree
Commission, was trimming tree when
arrested He was pointed out by a
citizen.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19

was in the offices of the Standard OIL
Company. at 26 Broadway, yesterday
and appeared to be In good spirits H
health has been failing somewhat for
several years past and he had cur
tailed his financial operations to some
extent on that account. but he con-
tinued to perform the duties of vice.
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany.
Just Finished Railroad.
The death of Mr.. Rogers follows
closely upon the completion of tbs
great railway project to the accom-
pIishnent of which the energies OF his
later years were devoted. This was the
building Of the Virginia Railway. limo
which opened up rich hituminous coal
country In West Virginia, extending
4l3 miles. from Deepwater, w. va. 10
q tidewater terminal at SeWali's Point.
Va This road was distinctly an in~
dividual undertaking OF Mr.. Rogers.
Early in April. only a few weeks ago,
the road was opened to traffic. and
Mr.. Rogers invited some of his friends
from New York to visit the new liI1s
and witness the arrival Of the drst
train load Of coal at sewall's Point
Governor Swanson. Of Virginia. limited
States SeEafor4 members OF Conrr4z1
and several hundred business men q
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
BOOM CITY CLERK
JAMESE. CONNELLY
FOR G. A. R. PLACE
Large Delegation Of Veterans
Leaves for Annual State
Encampment.
FRIENDS THINK HE is
SURE TO BE ELECTED.
Plan on Foot to Have National
Gathering Held in At
lantic City.

City Clerk James f. Connolly accom-
panied large number of other local
Grand Army men to Atlantic City to-
day to attend the annual encampment
of the State G. A. RI. which holds forth
at the seaside city for the next two
days.
Mr.. Connolly is being doomed by his
friends for commander Of the State de-
partment, and 1t is said that his
chances are the best Of any of those
named for the office.
In Mr. Conne1lx's s personal company
were: County Auditor Edward l..
Conklin. Deputy Fire Chief Joseph e.
Sloan, Overseer of the Poor William
Baldwin. Henry r. Lake and Leslie
Fort, son and secretary to Governor
Fort They went to Atlantic City on a
special of the Lincoln Post from the
Broad street station.
There was also q special train for
other local posts on the Pennsylvania
railroad.
The election for officers will not be
held until tomorrow, when In addition
to department commander, senior and
junior commanders and chaplain are
to be elected. There will also be eight
delegates elected to represent the State
organization at the national encamp
ment to be held next year.
One of the most important things
that will be considered at the State
encampment is the advisability OF TAX
ing steps to have the national encamp-
ment held at Atlantic City next year.
Pittsburg. 1t is said, has made a strong
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19

Standard Magnate Sinks
to Floor in Home
and SuCCumbs.
WAS PRESIDENT OF
COPPER MONOPOLY
Helped Organize the AmaIgs-
mated-Was on Directorate
of Several Railroads.
Big Corporations Which
Rogers Helped Guide

Mr.. Rogers's business interests
were diversified. He was an Off
Ger or director of at least twenty
five corporations. He was presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Copper
Company, president OF the
Anaconda Mining Company. vice.
president of the Atlantic Coast
Electric Railway Company, vice
president of the Brooklyn Union
Gas Company. president Of the
National Fuel Gas Company.
president of the National Transit
Company. president of the Rich
mond Light and Railroad Com
pany. vice-president of the
Standard OIL Company and vice.
president of the United Metals
Selling Company. He was q
director Of the United States
Steel Corporation, the Union
Pacific Railroad, the Atchfson.
Topeka and Santa Fe, the Ten
nessee Copper Company. the
Guaranty Trust Company. the
Atlas Tack Company, the New
Jersey and Staten Island Ferry
Company, the Chicago, MflW4u-
kee and St Paul Railroad and
several other corporations.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
EVENING MEAL NOT DINNER,

EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. May 1s.-Judge
Moyer. in the City Court. has ruled
that the evening meal is supper, not
dinner.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
MAN BADLY BURNED
IN MASS OF PHOSPHATE.
Joseph Kostock Injured in Car
teret and Hurried Here.

Caught under falling mass OF phos-
phate. a fertilizer. Joseph Kostock, en-
ployed by the William s. Clark fertil-
izer works. in Carteret. was severely
burned about the head, arms and body
before his fellow worlmen could dig
him out. He was placed on train and
brought to Newark
An ambulance had been. summoned
from the First Precinct station and the
injured man was hurried to St. Mich-
Ael's Hospital At the hospital It was
found that Kostock's injuries, while
serious. were not necessarily fatal
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
ORANGE MAN HEADS
SONS OF REVOLUTION.

MORRISToWN, May 1s.--At the. an
nual meeting of the New Jersey Society
Sons Of the Revolution today Richard
F. Stevens, of Orange, was elected
president to succeed Judge Garret D..
vroom, of Trenton. Judge vroom, who
had been president since the death of
s. Meredith Dickinson. the first presi-
cent, declined reelection. Stevens was
vice-president and will be succeeded
by Alfred A. woodruff. of Princeton.
All the other officers were elected.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
STEAMER ROBERT FULTON
LEAVES CAMDEN SHIPYARD.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-The new
steamer, Robert Fulton, a sister ship
Of the Hendrick Hudson. which was
built In Camden, N. j.. for the Hudson
River day line, arrived at this port to-
day from Camden. The Robert Fulton
viii make her tirst trip to Albany on
May Is.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-19
$1,000 FOR BEING SHOT.

CARLISLE, Pa. May 1o.-By agree
ment, Murray IT, Bretz. who had
brought suit for $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived from gunshot fired by Anson
Livingston, while Bretz was hunting
on Livingston's land, has accepted a
verdict or $4,000.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
soma Sold for a Lunch.

Apropos of the anniversary Of the
death Of Alfred de Musset, a Paris
contemporary relates an amusing incl
dent in the life Of the poet. Three
friends one day had taken a walk into
the country. and. returning. discussed
the prospects Of lunch. One observed
that he could eat a fine lunch; the
other said a moderate lunch would sat
isfy his desire, while the third con-
fessed that any kind of lunch would
content him. Unfortunately. funds
were very low. Il have q good idea, !"
said one, and he took the other two
to the house Of a music publisher.
Addressing the publisher. he said:
Monsieur, we have come to ask you to
buy a song. This gentleman has writ.
ten the words. this one the music. and
this one-the only one who can sing.
will sing It." Sing away" said the
publisher, ''and we shall see" TIE
yoang man sang. and the publishes
was so satisfied that he acquired ths
song for Is francs. and the three
hungry travellers, rejoicing. made fos
the nearest restaurant. The author Of
the words was Alfred de Musset, the
musician Maupon and the singer paar
pres. The song was "Andalusia-"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
KNOW LITTLE OF THE WORLD
Many Hungarian Noblensn Seldom Or
Never Go Beyond Boundaries o.
Estates.

! have before me the wages list
belonging to q large estate in hun.
gary. II is quite typical The doctor
heads It. His duties are to look after
births in the village and to mend
broken leg when necessary. He re-
ceives 900 kronen a year-about $50
IN English money-and has the use
OF cottage; but he also has eight
measures Of wheat as part salary, 30
many measures Of oats and loads of
maize and straw, so much hay and
Wurzel for the COW, and so on in a
descending scale. down to the un-
skilled laborers. the women help at
threshing, the boys who mind the pigs
At living wage OF about 40 or so
kronen year-about s1O-and so
many sacks Of potatoes and maize.
II is the medieval system Of barter.
writes Baroness Orczy in Youths
Companion.
The Hungarian gentleman farmer
Is the most contented individual In
the world in spite or because Of the
fact that he knows absolutely nothing
OF what is going on around him. He
does, perhaps. read his newspapers.
which arrive daily from Budapest and
has vague ideas that all Austrians
are thieves and scoundrels. and that
therefore union with Austria must
De fatal to Hungary, but as a matter
Of fact the political situation Of his
country does not interest him in the
least; it does not affect the richness
OF his wheat or the weight OF the
maize heads.
A keen sportsman, he Is unham-
pered by any game laws. In Hungary
no one is allowed to carry a gun un-
less he owns so much land, and the
owner Of land and therefore game
makes his own laws for its preserva-
ton.
His chief characteristic is hosPi.
tally almost barbaric in its LAVISH
ness. His guests, his friends, his
relatives all are welcome as long as
there is room in the house. What
matter to him IL OK. sheep or calf has
to be specially slaughtered to feed the
gay multitude and who come to visit
him? He has plenty and to spare.
OF town and town life he knows
nothing. Budapest is noisy and the
automobiles are smelly. He prefers
driving his magnificent horses IN
teams OF four or five along the roads
where right and left the rich fields
belong to him,
There are at the present moment
any number of high born Hungarian
noblemen of ancient lineage and
large estates who never from years
end to years end go beyond the
boundaries of their estates.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
German Garden Cities.

A Berlin society has acquired =
large plot Of land on the northern out
skirts Of the city for the construction.
under the name of Frohnau. Of the
firvt real garden city of the capital
The garden city will be built In Pic
turesous billy part Of the state forest.
viii have its own railway station and
will be laid out regardless Of cost a.
regards amenities and external adorn-
ment
Reports from all parts Of Germany
indicate that the garden city has TAX.
en- a strong hold on the people. The
feature most insisted upon lie the
abandonment Of the prevailing nat
house. which is here called contempt
uously "Mietskaserne." and the sne.
stitution of small houses and Villas
Oh the English model.
In Bavaria. where the house famine
is chronic, the government proposes
to transfer for garden city purposes
parts of the state forests in the Vis4n.
ity OF large towns. Garden cities are
either being built or are projected at
Dresden. Nurnberg, Magdeburg and
Karlsrhe. At Magdeburg houses with
large gardens for single families viii
soon be rentable for about 41s year.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

Mrs. j. d. CorIiss is quite feeble,
being able to sit up part Of the day only.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wight visited at
h. 8 Fits in Chelsea one day last week.
d. NJ. Roberts attended the fair in
Bradford with his trotting horse last
week.
This village school began its fall term
Monday, Miss Anna Dearborn OF Chelsea,
teacher.
Augustus Warren has returned home
from trip of two weeks in Boston and
vicinity.
Rev. Mr.. Hathaway preached in the
Baptist church last Sunday and will
speak again next Sunday.
Mrs. Fanny Knights and daughter,
Mildred, of Taunton, Mass, who hsd
been on . visit here, have returned home.
Mrs. Ellen Sanders is so far recovered
from q recent illness and an operation for
an abscess on one side that she is able to
ride out.
Frank Sanar of Cleveland, o., son-in-
law OF Mrs. Anna Roberts, and his son,
who had been here on a visit, have re-
turned home.
Charles Corliss is at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. u. Corliss. He
came from Connecticut, where he has
been at work carpentering on large
hotel for some months past.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
Anew ThIna--A PIG Supper"

The "piR supper held BY the Ladies'
Beneyolent circle in the Town house
last Friday evening Is still being
talked OF for its unique features. The ball
was beautifully decorated with hemlock
bouRhs and golden rod. The tables we're
arranged, the centerpiece
being a large pasteboard pig in green
pasture, accompanied by number OF
others OF his kind of the lemon variety.
At each plate was a souvenir consisting
of piR penwiper. The supper OF cold
ham. pork and beans, white and brown
bread. salads, pies, cakes, doughnuts, etc,
was served TO about rs, Others coming IN
later for the entertainment, which
succeeded the meal, and which was as
follows:-
Reading, aCharles Lambs Essay on
Roast pip.n Mrs. q. r. Chandler; song,
"PigRy wig and Piggy Wee, Eunice
and Catherine Hazelton; song. Mrs.
Nathan Morrill,; reading, Mrs. +. I.
Avery: piano solo, Mrs. B. @. sykes
vocal duet. Misses Irene Chandler ana
Grace HazeIton; solo, Mrs. F. B. Hazel
ton. Misses Irene Chandler and Caro-
lire Hatch presided at the piano during
supper.
For some weeks past q small china pig
has been q familiar and conspicuous
object in many OF the homes hereabout.
They were distributed hy the L. b. Z
and were to be "fattened'' by the even.
ing of the 9th and brought to the nall
for daughter. In these homes they were
warmly welcomed for their personal
beauty. and tribute was offered them
from time to time via the slot in their
backs. Their peaceful dispositions ana
lovable qualities so endeared them C
those in whose care they were left tha'
food which should have nourished the
little creatures was in some cases found
protruding from their backs, that
might not be necessary to slaughter them
in order to obtain the provender, ano
such were mercifully preserved. bu'
those which had been allowed to gorg'
themselves upon filthy lucre were put e
death by the cleaver welded by W. h
sanborn and w. p. Stone. Their killing
gave rise to much merriment among I'M
bard-hearted lookerson, even the squeal
az agony which came apparently IRON
many Of the creatures being greeted ol
laughter. Upon post mortem examlna
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

The earliest notice we have of the
island which is now adorned by New
York City is to be found in Hudson's
Journal Mana-hata is therein men
toned in reference to the hostile peo-
pie whom he encountered on his re-
turn from his exploring of the river
and who resided on this island
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

A reward OF Is. Sd. pound was re-
Gently offered BY the Queensland
sugar planters, writes q Brisbane
(Australia) correspondent. for beetles
Of the destructive sugar cane grub.
Hundreds of men and boys have now
taken up beetle hunting as q profes-
sion. One man earns R6 q week
throughout the beetle season" and
the boys make from G2 week
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

I'VE men down at the factory can't
stand It at all"
WHAT
THE old man put his son In charge
Of one Of the departments to-day, and
the young fellow really acts as though
he knows something. Detroit Free
Press
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
Russian LEGAL Regulations.

Twelve hours, with two hours rest,
is the legal laboring day at Odessa,
Russia Workers under II must go
to school for three hours daily. Chris
tians are not required to work on
Sundays or feast days. nor Hebrews
and Mohammedans on their religious
holidays. Those who have to work
on Sundays have the next day for
rest
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

Mr.. Wabash Ito Miss waldo Of Bos-
ton)-'1 suppose, Miss Waldo, that
your father is in business in Boston p
Miss Waldo-"Oh, yes; he Is one Of
the prominent shoe manufacturers
there" Mr.. wabash-"Ah, indeed.
have never had much business expert
snca myself. Now, about how long
does II take your father to make, say,
a good eight-dollar shoe?"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

ton, they were found to contain collec-
lively the sum Of s57.2s.
Al the conclusion OF the pig Killing.
hev. =. B. Atwood thanked those who
mad 30 kindly cared for the swine for so
many weekA The proceeds Of the enter
tainment and the sale OF fancy articles
was over $50 net.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Correspondence sufficient
number elect them justify the forming of class for them
consulting principal
should
History English
the towns will be
An n
ber Sd, "a m.
nm.
of the
the Pn
cpal
ahos
o our
Fol particulars correspond
e4SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

Il want to get a collar suitable Ter
a dinner party"
This one Is the correct thing. air"
TITS too tight I'd never beNable 10
tuck a napkin In thAtl"-YoHkars
Statesman.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
M,k. ~. outIook priohter.

Everyone Knows the pleasure Of re
colviRg q kind look, warm greeting,
a hand held out to help in distress. q
dihculty solved, a higher hope re-
vealed for this world or the next. BY
that pain and by that pleasure let US
Judge what we should do for others
Dean Stanley.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
Would have . Take Rood md AII.

She went into a Fifth avenue hair
dresser's shop to have her head sham
pooed. She wore her hair in a Psyche
knot. The shampooer seemed to be =
trife rough, and finally her tugs at the
Psyche knot became so forcefal that
the woman in the chair cried out in
pain What are you trying to do;
pull my head off?" she exclaimed. Il
am trying to get your Psyche knot
OF" replied the shampoOer, but 1t
won't come. How did you ever get
It pinned on SO firmly?" The customer
almost shrieked: Come on Why. it's
my own hsir."-N Y. Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
Summer and Fall Seeding and Top
Dressing.

Many farmers are finding it to their ad.
vantage to seed down during the summer
and fall, claiming that by so doing they
are apt to get much better "catch'
than they do when they follow the usual
practice and seed down in the spring.
The same is true regarding top-dress-
ing grass land. Some Of the most pro-
gressive farmers put on top-dressing i'm
mediately after haying, with perhaps g
small application Of nitrate OF soda the
following spring.
II you will send your name and P. o.
address to Carroll 8. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, he will send you free, postpaid, sew
eKal formulas for mixing tertilizers espe-
ciaIly adapted to top-dressiDg and fall
seeding, together with prices Of ingredi'
tents, full directions for mixing, etc
These formulas have been approved By
the Vermont Experiment stationand viii
be found thoroughly reliable.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

This remedy has been known to
cure pneumonia after the patient had
been given up to die. Apply sweet oil
to the chest. then cover tAickly with
powdered lobelia, after which cover
with several thicknesses Of warmed
flannel
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
NORTH TuNRRIpeE

All kinds OF feed for sale, also roofing,
salt and cement, lumber and finish. 4w
H. B. Grant.
For Sale;-One good 2-seated express
wagon complete with shafts and pole.
This wagon is almost new and is in first
class shape. 2w H. B. Grant.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02

N.SSISquoi Park ll20 a. m.
NlNG-Leave Park at 4.iS p. m.
N71as.i White River Junction and
stne points.
" good only for continuous pas
% sraca. Train Sept 9th no stop
af1u.eges allowed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-02
croMdIna the Scenery.

The late Elinor Mccartney Lane
the novelist, used to tell a story to
illustrate the conviction she cherished
that a supernuous detail in a story
is a blemish and a disappointment.
up in Gloucester one summer, +"
said Mrs. Lane, Il remember the eter
nal amateur sat on the beach and
produced picture which included sea
sky, rocks, boats, wagons and people
for a great artist to criticize. The lat
ter looked at IT minute and then
said quietly: Why didn't you put in
the city of Chicago?
Il think most of us in our work
to-day" Mrs. Lane concluded, try &c
put in the city of Chicago"
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FOR SALE

la, - s@l@@-lA=-4-A -
Z. acres Is dllage, clay loan soil,
~ an1 wood, a fine wood lot; Is
a-' -lP.- trees, one-story house Of six
~. e9oi shed, two barns 30x40 each,
sl- fslel buildings in fair repair; in
hglo.,I .a'.ou, N. H.; fine view, < mile
rs, eoatottce and store /; 5 to r. r.
N. F-c1. $500
49, 3 miles to railroad, price 500.
A.. .as buildings; price $500.
ban buildings insured for $500, price
ens..,. only a iev Of The bargains to be shown
ne..,. sl pay any party in want Of 4
ess ... DO grow wood and lumber on 70 look
WEEKS, West Rumney, N. H.