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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07

he was educated for the min
istry of the Methodist church at
Vanderbilt university and went
as a missionary TO Japan upon
the completion OF his college
course. After spending several
years as a missionary Mr.. Utley
resigned on account of III health
and returned TO Lyon county
and has been successful In poll
tics. He is at present being men
toned as a candidate for circuit
judge OF the Third judicial dis
trict to succeed Thomas p. Cook.
Mr.. Utley frequently visits
Paducah and has many friends
in the city.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Mrs. VI. Newrath.

News of the death of Mrs. VI. New
rath. Ss years old. Of GolcondS. was
received last night by Mrs. Ed Han
nan. 500 North Fifth street. and Mrs,
William Schroeder. 40 North Fifth
Street Mrs. Newrath had often Wis
hed in Paducah. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schroeder and Mrs. Hannah left today
for Golconda to attend the funeral
and burial, which will be held tomor-
row.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
FANNY METCALF
KILLED HERSELF
CORONER THINKS

Joppa. ILL.,, Jan. Z. Especial. -
Fanny Metcalf came TO her death by
drowning herself. was the verdict Of
the coroner OF Massac county who
viewed the body and investigated the
case here yesterday. II was evidently
a clear of suicide. and the story told
by Louis Jones. who saw her drown
Saturday night in the Ohio river was
entirely corroborated.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Hams Trial

Flushing. L. l.. Jan. 7.--Cross-ex-
animation of Thornton Hams was con
cluded at noon. The session was uri-
Exciting. Thornton and Darrin are
18th tied. Thornton admitted he
had heard Annis took Claudia to a
Boston hotel five years ago. He did
not tell Peter because there was no
evidence OF wrong doing. Judge
Crane announced that the evidence
must be concluded Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Court Of Appeals

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 7.-(Special)
The appellate court reported Nc
Cracker county cases today. Harper
VS.. illinois Central. affirmed; Palmer
Transfer company VS.. Anderson, af-
flrmed on original cross appeal; City
OF Paducah VS.. Jewell Bros. appeal
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Lewis is Elected

Indianapolis. Jan. 7.-Canvasslns
OF the vote for the United Mine
Workers election is practically com
pleted. II shows Lewis was undoubt-
eddy reelected president. II is rum
ored that when the convention meets
John Walker, Lewis opponent, wi,
be suspended until he proves the
charges that Lewis Is guilty of lyine
and corruption. The national board
apparently is resolved to punish Walk
er's campaign methods.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07

The board OF aldermen will meet
tonight TO reorganlze for the year.
II Is probable that President Ed Han
nan will be reelected. No other bust
ness probably will be enacted. The
board Is composed OF Aldermen Han
nan. Stewart. Sheriff.. Clayton, Pot
ter. Durrett and Lackey.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
To Try Standard Cases

Chicago Jan. FOLLOWING Ian
dis refusal to hear retrial Of the
Standard Oh cases 1t is expected
Judge Anderson. of Indianapolis, will
be elected. Both government and
trust attorneys expressed satisfaction
with Anderson.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
WILLARD WILEY MARRIED.
Man Arrested for Shooting Webs
Cause of Trouble.

Mayfeld, KY, Jan. Willard
Wiley. the young man who shot Jack
McClaIn in this county, last summer.
has been jailed at Memphis. Since
the shooting he has been wanted, and
Christmas he ventured up to Fulton,
where he married Miss Cora Bynum.
who caused the shooting. The Off
GERS here read of the marriage and
got on Wiley's trail.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Prized I'm Windows.

Despite the cold weather. burglars
priced up the windows at the home
of Rufus Rainey. Of Guthrie avenue.
a well known employe OF the car de-
partment OF the Illinois Central shops
The burglars looked for clothes and
took Mr.. Rainey's work clothes. in
Guiding a new pair Of overalls. No
money was missed from the home.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Cotton is Fired

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 7.-Incen-
diary Are destroyed 500 bales OF cot
ton in warehouse at Russellville
Seventy bales were burned in the
Citizens compress at Helena. II ID
believed here the fires are the result
OF night rider conspiracy, to pre-
vent farmers selling at the prevail
ing prices.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Used Gasoline

st. Louis, Jan. Mrs. Ada Fitz-
gibbons threw gasoline on the fire
because the house was cold this
morning. An explosion threw oil
over the woman. She died from the
burns Her husband was injured,
trying to extinguish the flames.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Ambassador Criscom Dispatches
Supplies to the Relief of Stricken
Provinces of Southern Italy
GEO. FREEMAN TO HANG.

George Freeman, colored, who
murdered Essie Cobb, colored,
I'm restaurant near Second
street last March. was sentenced
90 be hanged. by a jury in the
circuit court this afternoon. This
Is the third death sentence ever
given I'm this county. The jury
was ont only 10 minutes.
Going back to the jail Free
man said to Gus Rogers, deputy
sheriff, "Hit's mighty hard.
boss, but / guess 1 can stand It,"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Greensboro armory.

Owensboro. KY, Jan. 7.-(spe-
elal. The Daviess county armory,
second largest In the state. was gut
ted by fire. The loss is 5000. An
ammunition box exploded and bullets
went through the walls. A largc
amount OF guns ana ammunition
were destroyed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07

Chicago. Jan. THE Illinois club
constituting with its splendid art
gallery one Of the most historic land
marks of Chicago, was destroyed by
fire last night. The total loss is
1925, 900.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Wright Threatened

Washington, Jan. 7.-Detectives
are assigned to guard the home Of
Justice Wright. who rendered the de-
cis.on against Gompers and Mitchell,
as the result of threatening letters.
Wright protests he is not afraid, but
his friends insist on a guard.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Negro Accused s'rof Criminal
assault Found Guilty In
Circuit. Court.
CRIMINAL TERN PROCEEDING

A verdict OF guilty and punishment
fixed al confinement for twenty years
I'm the penitentiary. was the return
Of the Jury IN the WIN fiornsby case
thls morning. Hornsby was charge
wnh assuming Mia Powell. the ~
year-old daughter OF A. l.. Powell
mall carrier, August 1G.
Thine case was given 10 the jury
inst night and an agreement was
virtually reached. but the jury de-
cided 70 retire and wait until court
met this morning before reporting
their verdict. II Is understood that
none OF the jury favored death
sentence.
Hornsby was tried az the November
term OF court and the jury disagreed.
s voting for the death penalty and Z
for 20 years. Attorney A. Ia Harper
who represented Hornsby al the lasi
trial. was congratulated by members
OF the Der on the outcome OF the
case as " was considered a victory on
account OF the positive identihcats y
Of Horusby as belrg the assailant by
ne girl and her father There were
othar circumstances, however. that
created doubt m the minds of the
Jurors and prevented death sentence
Hornsby. although decAring his in-
nocence. was pleased with the result.
DispafcisIng business.
Business Is being transacted with
great rapldiiy az the present term OF
circuit cour; and all the old cases
wiz probably be disposed OF by Sat
urday. The Hornsby case was tried
Yesterday and a verdict rendered this
morning. and EVIDENCE and argument
in the Charlie Lee Hnl murder case
YES completed BY II O'Clock. when
the murder case against George Free
man was taken mp and trial entered
into
Hill Killed Fannie Younger. his
sweetheart, but claims the shooting
an accident. George Freeman killed
Essle Cobb
The next case on the docket - the
John W. Kelly case from Trigg ooun-
ty and trial may be entered into be-
fore court adiourns this Afternoon.
Kelly was Indicted for misapproprtat-
ing funds while master commissioner
of Trlgg county. The case has been
interesting and at some phases SEN
eat,onal. When the motion for a
change OF venue was made. John
Stlies. OF Hopk.nsyille. special prose-
cutting attorney gave as one reason
for asking a change that on account
OF the night rider organization Il
would be impossible 10 secure a con-
yictlon In Trigg county. The change
OF venue was granted
The prosecution will be represent
ed by Commonwealth Attorney
John Lovett and County Attorney
Barley Wheeler. Hughes a Berry
of Paducah. and Col. Robert Burnett
OF Cadlz win appear for the defense
mn Gets Five Years.
The jury in the Charles Lee Hill
murder case returned a verdict find-
ing the defendant guilty OF inyolun-
tary nnnslaughter and fixed his pun
ishment at confinement In the state
penitentiary for FIVE years. The jury
was given the George Freeman mar
der case this afternoon at 3 o'clock
II Il considered the strongest case
tried In many years and the death
penalty may be inflicted
The grand jury returned an indiet-
ment against El Burfrey for grand
larceny. charging him with stealing
$40 from ID. ID. Grafton at the Os-
born boarding house. Willis Dunlap
was indicted for obtaining money by
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
shaIlenberger Inaugurated.

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 7.-Governor
Shallenberger was inaugurated. In
his message he urges strict redemp-
tion of party pledges. He urges the
establishment OF the bank guarantee
law.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Mass Meeting in New York.

New York. Jan. IA mass meet
ing for earthquake victims was held
at Madison Square Garden. Boxes
sold for $3.50. A huge crowd, in
GLIDING business leaders, attended.
Subscriptions so far total 5000 900.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Three Killed in Big Hotel Fire at
Winchester Early This Morning
Many Guests Injured in Jumping
WONDERFUL BATTERY.

New York, Jan. 7.-Edison
announced the perfection of
new storage battery, which will
drive a street car hundred
miles without recharging. Rail-
way and traction magnates are
greatly Interested. They de-
clare IL will revolutionize transit
methods.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Mrs. Cabanne Sues

st. Louis. Jan. Z. Especially Mrs
James cabarne. formerly Minnie
Leonard. Of Eddyville. is suing for
divorce She resides In New York,
but suit was fled here.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07

Media. Pa, Jan. Mrs. Erb and
Mrs. Beisel. both were acquitted fol-
lowing a long dispute among the
Jurors. They killed Mrs. Erb's hus-
band.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07
Beach Hargis Is IN Jail.

jackson. Ky, Jan. 7.-(Special)
Leach Hargis is still in jail. His
mother refuses to pay his line.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-07

Partly cloudy tonight and probably
snow aurrics tonight or Friday.
Warmer Friday. Highest temperature
yesterday. "a; lowest today, Is.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
Interesting Lectures.

DR.. ]. N. Mccormack, Of Bowling
Green, KY, as chairman Of the or
ganizing committee of the American
Medical Association, is touring the
country, lecturing before popular au-
diences on pure food and drugs, better
sanitary and hygienic conditions, bet
ter medical colleges, and better doc
tors. DR.. Mccormack will be in this
State during the week beginning Sept.
81. DR.. G. H. Beecher, secretary of
of the State Medical Society, has ar
ranged the following itinerary: Sept.
81, Rutland; Sept. 2S, Burlington I;
Sept. 20, st. Adams; Sept. 80, Mont
pelier; Oct. 1, st. Johnsbury; Oct. 2,
IBrattleboro.
The lectures are to be in charge of
local committees and the speaker is
said to have reputation as one of the
most interesting lecturers of the
medical profession in the United
States.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
Opening of University Sept. 20.

The University of Vermont will
open on Wednesday, September 20
The entrance examinations will begin
on Friday, the oath, and continue
until the opening of the regular col
lege work. The examination schcd-
ule will be announced later. A MIN.
Der of changes have been made in IT,,
faculty this year, some Of them per
manent, an dtke new departments OF
education and home economics will
open.
DR.. Frederick Upper, Jr., of the
department of English will spend the
year abroad and his work will be ia
ken by j. w. Rankin, A. B., Phi. d.
DR.. Rankin comes to the university
from Harvard, where he has been an
instructor. Dr.. and Mrs. Upper will
leave Burlington about September 20
and will sail for England about Oc-
tober /. They will spend part of the
winter on the Continent.
Prof. A. L. Daniels, of the depart
ment of classical mathematics, will
have new assistant this year Prof
j. Demolins will take up this work
Prof. Demolins is native of France
also graduate of the College OF
France, and has recently been study
ing at Harvard University
The work of Prof. William Stuart
in the department of horticulture
will be assumed b. Marshall B. Cum
mings, U. V. M. '01. Professor Cum
mings took his masters degrees from
the University of Maine in 1904 and
has recently been doing some special
work in horticulture at Cornell Uni
versity and has received his doctors
degree from that institution. He was
also assistant horticulturist there j
p. Helyar, U. V. NJ. 09, will take a
position as assistant instructor in the
agricultural department
Prof. Edward Robinson will return
to the university and resume the chair
Of mechanical engineering. Prof. A.
w. SlOcum, Of the department of
physics, has gone alb: Dad for the year
most of which he will spend in study
at Cambridge University, England
His work will be carried on by Prof
Freedman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16

and the children will then accompany
him to Key West.
The big barn of Uhial Clark, in
Brookfield, was discovered to be on
fire about a quarter to seven Wednes-
day night and, in spit of all the eff
forts of the neighbors, who rallied
quickly, it was burned to the gorund
with the hay and some of the farming
tools. All the stock was saved and
the house, though the latter came
near being destroyed. 1t is thought
the fire must have caught from the
pipe of some one smoking in the barn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
STATE UNIvERsALIsT OFFICERS

The following officers We're elected at
the State Universalist Convention held at
Bellows Falls:
President, Prof O. X. HOLSTER Barre;
vice-president, Rev. f. L. Leavitt, Bel
lows Falls; secretary, Rev Thomas STRAIT
ton, Rutland treasurer, W. H. Gladding,
Randolph; trustee, S. c. Greene, st. Adams;
preacher of occasional sermon, Rev. A. n.
Blackford, Wilmington; delegates to gen
eral convention, Rev T.. c. Downey. Barre
|. w. Mclaughlin, Lyndonville, and Rev.
Walter Dole, Mortified The nominating
report was submitted by Rev O. s. Raspe,
G. III, Martin and Florence Sturtevant.
The next annual convention place and
date was decided on and it was voted to
hold it in Mortified during the first
week in September,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
CALENDAR CONTAINS IS CASES
Franklin County Court Openes with
Judge Fred M. Butler Presiding

ST. Adams, Sept 1.-THE September
term of Franklin County Court convened
this morning at II o'clock with the Hon.
Fred NJ. Butler of Rutland, superior
judge, presiding. The Rev. Ralph F.
Lowe offered prayer, and formal proc
lamation of the opening of the court
was made by Sheriff George c. Holmes.
Thirty-one members of the county
bar were in attendance at the open
ing of court and to hear the call of the
calendar
The jury calendar was at once call
ed. 1t contains 80 entries set for jury
trial. OF these seventeen were disposed
of by settlement, continuance, or other
wise, and possibly others may be taken
from the list before the time of trial is
reached
The first case standing for trial now
is w. o. Downey VS.. Frank Barney.
This afternoon the grand jury was
empaneled sworn, and charged. E. p.
Adams, of Swanton, was appointed
foreman.
The petit jurors were then sworn
and charged.
A meeting of the Franklin County
Bar Association is in session late this
afternoon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
Notice of Final Meeting of Creditors.

In the District Court of the United
States, for the District of Vermont,
in bankruptcy:
In the matter of Perry n. Wheeler,
bankrupt.
To the creditors of Perry n. Wheel
er, of Barre, in the County of Wash
ington and District aforesaid, bank
irupt
Notice is hereby given that J. Ward
Carver trustee of the said bankrupt,
has filed in court his final account,
and a meeting of the creditors of the
said Perry N. Wheeler, will be held
at the Office of the undersigned, AS
State St., directly over the Capital
Savings Bank and Trust Co., Mont
pelier. on the 25th day of September,
A. D., 1909, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon at which time the final ac-
count of the said trustee will be ex-
Iamined and passed upon.
WILLIAM N. THERIAULT,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Montpelier, VT. September IA, 1909.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
EXAMINED STATE HOSPITAL.
Dr. Fred E. Steele Returns from Examina-
ton of Insane Patients-Seven Given
Discharge Papers

Dr. Fred f. Steele, of this city, returned
from Waterbury Tuesday where he
has been for the past two days with the
other members of the board of super
visors for the insane examining the
patients the State Insane hospital The
board reported the conditions up to the
usual standard and found that seven
were sufficiently recovered to be given
discharge papers.
The greater part of two days was
spent at the hospital on this trip and the
patients were thoroughly examined. The
institution now contains $50 patients
a slight decrease from the number confined
there at the last inspection. After the
examination it was decided by the board
that seven of the patients were mentally
in a normal condition and they were
given discharge papers. Four of these
papers were conditional and the patients
may have to return to Waterbury later
The other three inmates were permanently
discharged as entirely cured
One of the large verandas, which are
to be used by the patients for exercise
burning the winter and when the weather
is inclement, has been finished and the
others are in course of construction with
the intention of completing them before
the snow sets in. One of these is three
decker which DR.. Steele says will be
fifteen feet wide when completed and of
sufficient length to serve as a fit substitute
for the exercise grounds which are situated
back of the main building. Fs4ps"es
The other doctors making up the
board of supervisors who were present
with DR.. Steele yesterday are: DR.. George
5. Foster, of Putney and DR.. r. NJ.
Pelton, of Richford.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
A WINOoSKI ELOPEMENT

The loss of S3S by Sergeant Lewis,
proprietor of the Soldiers Home
restaurant in Wincoski and the elopement
of white woman with a discharged
colored trooper of the 10th cavalry caused
some excitement. The woman in the
case is Mrs. Stella Levanway, said to be
of Burlington, and the man is John Nc
CURE. They left Essex Junction on the
morning train Thursday for Montreal but
were scarcely over the line when Dep
uty Sheriff Ravlin notified st. Johns.
On arrival there, Mcclure was arrested
charged with theft and he is held pending
extradition proceedings. 1t is understood
that the woman's husband, John Levan-
way, is serving a sentence in prison.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
RANDOLPH.

Herman David Jones, of Goshen,
and Miss June Lillian, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean B. Fassett, of
Randolph, were married at o'clock
Wednesday evening in the Congrega-
tional chapel at Robinson by the pas
tor, Rev. William Van Deveer Berg.
The bride was prettily gowned in
white China silk, trimmed with lace
and insertion, and her maid of hon
or, Miss Ethel Flanders, of Robinson,
wore a dainty dress of light blue.
The best man was Harold Dutton, of
Fowler. Among those present at
the marriage service were Mrs
Dean b. Fassett, Mrs. d. T..
Dyer, Mrs. Charles H. Holman,
Mrs. A. b. Fish, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
roy Martin, and Floyd and Fleda Mar
tin from this village. The bride and
groom are to spend week at Lake
Dunmore and will then make their
home on Mr.. Jones farm in Goshen.
Capt. Edward Kimmel. of the Unit
ed States Coast artillery stationed at
Key West. Fla, has joined his wife
and two children In Randolph. where
hey have been spending the summer
1t the Mcintyre cottage at Randolph
avenue. He is to be here during a
months furlough and Mrs. Kimmel
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
CELEBRATED SILVER WEDDING.
St JOhnsbury Couple Observe Event
On Saturday.

William H. Mcdonald, who observ-
ed the 25th anniversary of his mar
riage to Miss May Lunnie, at st.
Johnsbury, on Saturday, has been in
the employ of E. and I. Fairbanks &
Company continuously for As years, a
record exceeded only by two or three
in the factory Mr.. Mcdonald is a
native of Inverness, p. O., and was
one of a family of six children, five
of whom are now living, The others
are James Mcdonald and Mrs. Isabel
Smith, of St. Johnsbury, Peter Nc
Donald, of Inverness, and Mrs. Mar
garet Ellis, of Montpelier. Mrs. Nc
Donald is his second wife and has two
children. Five children, all living,
were born to his first union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-16
A Wilson Family Reunion

A family reunion of the Wilson family
was held in Bethel Monday The late
James j. Wilson left widow and fourteen
children. He died twelve years ago.
All his children save one are living and
many of them are married and some have
four or five children each One of the
sons, the Rev. Robert c. Wilson, is at
home from seven years absence as a
missionary in China. Another, Charles
Wilson, is a Rhodes scholar and is at
home for the first time in two years. He
returns to England next month. Three
of the sons are lawyers, and one is civil
engineer in the government service in
New Jersey.
One of the daughters is governess,
one is nurse, one is married and one is
in college.