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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
Oklahoma Hermit Correct in Pre-
dieting Floods.
Railway Builders Stand In Awe Of
Him Because River Wrecks
Bridge Thrice as He Said
II Would.

/ Muskogcc. Okla Living In hut on
the bank Of the Canadian river. near
/ Forum. his abiding place for 30 years.
Is Pierre Davis. hermit, whose jour.
neyngs In all that time have never
carried him outside Of six.milc
radius Of his cabin. and then only for
food amt skins for clothing,
Davis Is six feet tall. finely built
aud OF commanding presence. His
great hobby. In fact his only hobby. Is
to forotell certain events, especially
psrtaining to Hoods. So accurate has
~ been that worlmon along tho MID,
land Valley railroad almost stand In
awe OF the queer old man.
Three times last autumn he pre-.
dlcted that floods would come and
each time n dolugo arrived. on the
date he named
While workmen were completing n
new Midland Valley bridge TO replace
the one washed away. the old hermit
made his first appearance. For time
he regarded the bridge workers silent.
ly Then he spoke to the foreman Of
the gang
you see little water In the river
bed now" he said. but In 30 days the
floods will come and the bridge will be
carried away"
Having made his prophecy the old
hermit strobe away and the worlmcn
laughed at him as II he were crazy
Exactly 20 days later the food came
The following day the Canadian river
swept away the bridge
The bridge was rebuilt. and when
the workmon had nearly completed II
the hermit again appeared. Tie
prophcsied that November % there
would be ii.foot rise In the river
and that the bridge would again be
washed away. The 22d Of November
the bridge was again washed away
Four days later while workmcr
were rebuilding the bridge the pie
turesQue figure appeared again. Sol
omnly the old hermit prophosicd that
the following Sunday the bridge would
again go out The prophecy proved
true.
Undauntcd. the company again put
workmen to rebuilding the bridge
which was completed December ~
Before the final repairs were mad,
Davis made another prophecy II,
said that the first train would not b,
run over the bridge until December
10. This prophecy also proved true
Although the bridge was completed
December ~ there was a delay In get
ting the first train over aud II wa,
not until the 10th that traffic was re-
sumod.
on every occasion Davis has fore
told the exact height 10 which IN,
river would rise, and his predictions
have been correct
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
100000 AS BIRTHDAY GIFT


Pasadena. GAIA birthday party.
having as fayors shares in $1,000
600 bcQuest was held the other even
ing at 537 South Orange Grove, the
home Of Miss Ellen Eliot. in honor of
her eighteenth birthday anniversary.
when Mrs. Edward Elliot died sew.
eral years ago II was generally under.
stood that she left large fortune In
trust. to be distributed among her
five children when the youngest be-
came OF age,
The Ave children equally sharing the
100000 estate are Miss Ellen Eliot.
Mrs. Glover Noyos, Mrs Nina Wot.
kyns, John Nischer Eliot and second
son. now residing In the east.
Besides the favor OF approximately
100000 Miss Eliot received many
costly presents from her large circle
Of friends.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
WINS PROPHET FAME

+. Whitehousc Of this city and a. II.
Morgan ~ Cleveland.
Wireless telephone stations will be
established at the top Of some high
building In New York and Boston. %
said Mr.. Stevens we expect TO be
able to give a detailed account Of our
trip as we are sailing through the
air.
For long ascensions or balloon
races the wireless telephone OUTFIT
should be OF inestimablo value. as Il
will be possible TO keep track Of the
balloon. and In case OF difficulty, as.
sistance may be quickly sent.
For government uses in dlrlglble
balloons, the wireless telephone will
also be OF great aid In accommodating
expeditions It would thus be possible
TO give accurate information OF the
operations of the enemy In time o,
war"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
YIELDS BIG REVENUE
British Inheritance Tax Realizes
S90.OOO.O00 Annually.
American Investigator Presents Fig
ures IN Connection with Tsrir
Legislation-Estates Chief
Source Of income

Warrington - British inheritance
taxes. drawn from population oi a..
0OO QUO Weld 800 600 900 To sos 900 600
annually ont of total Internal to,.
,pua of gt1O 900 900 to $4,000 900
About IOuUUOO estates pay tho hulh
of these tuNr. This is the substance
of a rcpori b., Charlie. VI Pepper. vino
has b,.n iu,,s.iaa.ius th, subject for
tb, buf.lu OF manufacturers depart.
mont of commerce aud labor. in con
nection with the tarn revision
The revenue from th, death duties
Sir. poppcr SAYS. is a little more than
half thai from excise impusis aud con
.idsrohIy more than half the amount
realized from th, income tax. The
.r,ss r8ri,al value of the estates con
fributipr to th, Inheritance tax In
1905 was over 81 800 900 900 and tho
net value WAS uul, below gi.lOO.
Ooo 600 The gross value of the pof.
sunalty was si.Oi3OOO. 600. aud Of tho
realty $4,000. 900
OF ia. various classes Of inheritance
taxes. the chief sources of revenue are
estates propcr. which last year nctted
unfortunately s7i.5OO. 900. logacies.
sia 500 900. and SUGGESTIONS. $500 900.
The Kind OF wealth which contrib.
utcs to the revenues through the In.
heritancc duties il indicated ON 1T.
tie more than $500 OOO. 900 gross cap.
ital value Of personally. shares or de.
benturcs Of public companies. we're
/ valued nj $50 600 600. mortgages.
sa3. 900. 900. loans ON bonds. notes.
etc, SCI 900 900. stocks or funds Of the
United Kingdom. $4,000 900: foreign
stocks or bonds. $50 900 900. insurance
roiIctos al ma ooo bous.boiJ Goods
sqI ooo ooo
rho yaino p, tho ,crs,pai,v abroad
spiicc, ,n ,bo bcn,h dn,,os has nuctn.
80 .,,,oo 1000 ,,,,, TO-. ,h,, 900
ooo 600 ,o ohoyc ar ooo ooo In ,aos
,bc yoInc was but COO ooo ooo
A,rlcni,ur,i ia,d ,,,,tsb,s co,s,d.
or,hty t.ss a, ,hc ,o,,i b,,ios .ban
ho,schoid ,rorcrty and h,s,ncss ,ra,n.
,sos Tbo noi cnnitni yalnc ~ tho
Iognc,cs from which du,Ics vor. col.
Ioc,cd I'm teOS was sio5 ooo 600 win.
,hc s,,cccss,,, dnt,, v,,s ro,i,,o, "a ,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
BALLOONS TO CARRY PHONES
Wireless Talking Devices VIII Be
Tested with View to Making
Them SerVieeable.

New Experiments with wire.
less telephones as means OF com.
municatlng between @ balloon In the
air and station on land are TO be
made by A. Leo Stevens, acronaut
The first tosts will be made with the
reconstructed balloon Conquerer. one
Of tho American contestants in the in.
ternatlonal race at Berlin, The ascen
sion will be made at Springfield, Mass.
Under the auspices OF the Springfield
Aero club. Mr.. Stevens will be the
pllot and will be accompanied by W
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
ereat.orandmoth.r a, 81

Altoona, Pa.-Mrs Frank Sagcr of
Bellwood celebrated her finy.seycnth
birthday the other day by gathering
around her the members Of her i'm.
mediate family and their children.
Mrs Sager Is a grcatgrandmother-
one OF the youngest on record-nnd
among the guests was her greatgrund.
child, Marie Harvey, aged four months
An members Of the Sager family mar,
ried young,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07
Patch
Work
EduCa-
ton
Ny Prol Junius l., Merriam.
University d Aisseun.

teal a' lie The arrangement isolated eyrc
.r,t ehd motive dcirs results a congestion
vi curriculum.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-05-07

fall into temptations incident to my
profession. ! commit only the crimes that
are required in my profession but com.
NIT them. | think that the clergy
would bc doing a biz service should they
take their congregations and know them
and the temptation, OF the men, and the
professions that arr represented there. and
when they find q banker doe, th, thing.
know enough about banking To know whcth,
or it is real banking or whether it Is "huan.
ring," and then when they know that find
ont how this thing compares with what 9th.
or men do, bet the man 20 ON
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
SEES MOTHER GROW YOUNG.

Tt would be hard to overstate the wor derfrl change in mymother since she began to ust Electric Bitters, !" VT. Mrs w. L. Gilpatrick of Dan forth, Me. Although past 70 she seems really to be growing young again. She has suffered untold mis- cry from dyspepsia fir 20 years. At last she could neither eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors gave her up and all remedies failed till Electric Bitters worked such wonders for herhealth. " They invigorate all vital organs, cure liver and kidney troubles, induce sleep, impart strength and appetite. Only soc at R. Il. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, San dy Hook; P. J. Garvin, Bethel; L.
 Goulett, Stevenson; H. w. Osborne, Easton; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; Smith Bros., Cornwall Bridge; Con- nery Bros., Georgetown; R. F. Smith, West Cornwall; s. J. Blackman, Hawleyville; G. w. Hurlburt & Co.,, RoAbury; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Sta tion; G. w. Hatch, Bridgewater; w. N. Noble, New Milford; E. H. Beard
 sley, New Preston; ;;Wetterau & Will Hams, Washington Depot; Harry Brown, South bury; c. P. Williams
 South Britain;s Perkins Bros, War. ren; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Pen
 field & Craig, Stepney Depot.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
For Service.

The Thoroughbred Registered Holstein bull Sir Korndyke De Kol Pledge. Terms s1, at time of service.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
Theron E. Platt. Administrator
DIsTRIcT oF YEwT0WN, $, Probate

nIsTRIcT OF VIEWPOINT. ss. Probate D Court, Julyd, 1909.
 Estate Of Amelia s, Northrop. late Of New- town, in said District, deceased,
 Upon the application of Ahfam Arthur Banks praying thai an instrument in writing purp0rtlng to be the last will and testament of said Amelia s, NoIthr0p deceased, may be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate, as. DOT application on file more fully appears. it Is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Newtogn, fin said district on the 10th day Of July, A, D. laoa. at Q o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice 'be given of the pendeney Of said application and time and place Of hearing thereon. by publishing the same one time In some newspaper having circulation In said district. and by posting copy thereof on the public slgn-post in the Town Of Newtown, in said district.
 William J, Beecher Judge.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
The NeWtown Bee.
 Newtown, Friday, July 9, 1909
Southf0rd.
BRIEF MENTI0!s

There will be a ball game on Saturday, July 10, between the Dia- mond Match Co.'s nine and the Sandy Hook nine on the Match Co. s grounds at p. m.
 Arthur Lewis of Watertown visited his mother over the Fourth.
 Miss Mary and Elizabeth Lynch of Waterbury visited their aunt, Mrs Hogan, ever the Fourth,
 Mrs, Joseph Busser was taken to Waterbury hospital for treatment on July 5.
 Mrs Merton Burr is on the sick list.
 Frank Merwin and wife visited at the Inn, last week.
 MT Beitzel and family and Charles Hubbell and family spent July 5 at Quassapaug Lake.
 Mrs Nichols of Alerton Farms visited her daughter, Mrs William aydrick.
 D. J. Sullivan, the Eastford station agent, visited in Wallingford over Sunday.
 William Olseph visited friends in Southford, Monday.
 MT and Mrs Thompson and family of Waterbury visited their parents over Sunday.
 Mrs Minor and Master Veron spent July 5 at Lake Quassapaug.
 Harry Beitzel has taken a vaca- tion for a week and will visit the Berkshire Hills.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

DISTRICT OF BEDDING, ss. Probate Court, U June 26. 1909.
 Estate of Patrick Mcdonald, late of Bedding, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bedding hath limited and al- lowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims to the administrator. Those who neglect to prest mt their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 Margaret Mcdonald, Administratrix
 Estate of Patrick Mcdonald. deceased.
 Bedding Ridge. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
Heman o. Averill, Judge.

RESTRICT OF WASHINGTON ss Court D of Probate, June 26, 1909 Estate of J. Minor Taylor, late of Washing ton, in said District. deceased.
 Said Court has limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims to the EXecutriX. ar-
 Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time. will be debarred recovery.
 All persons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 Charlotte NJ. Newcomb. Executrix.
 13S Hallock Ave-. New Haven, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
DISTRICT QF YEwTowN ss. Court of

DISTRICT 0F NEWTOWN ss. Court of D Probate, July 3d, 1909.
 Estate of Marcella Kllbride. late Of New town, in said District, deceased.
 The Administrators !haylng exhibited their administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, it ls
 ORDERED, that the l7th day of July, A. D., 1909. at ii o'clock In the forenoon, at the Probate Office in Newtown.be and the same IS assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said administration account, and this Court directs the Administrator to cite all persons inter- ested therein to appear at said time and place. by publishing this order once in some news paper having circulation In said Dis trict, and by posting a copy on public sign- post in the Town Of Newtown, where the de- said time assigned.
 William J. Beecher. Judge.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

~ Washington Ss. Court Of Pfobate, Uuly $, 1909.
 In the matter of the will of William Leslie Van Sinderen. late of the Borough of Brook lyn, City and State of New York, deceased. conveying property situated in thislState and District.
 Upon the petition of Mary B. Van Sinderen of said Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York, requesting this court for req sons in said petition set forth to order on file and record in this court. certain papers pro- duced as duly authenticated and exempli- fled copy of the last will and testament of said deceased and of the record of the pro- ceedings proving and establishing the same in the State of New York and that the execu- trix named in said will be approved by this court as by said petition on file in this court will more fully appear. it is
 Ordered That said petition be heard and de- termined at the Probate Office in said district of Washington, on the 17th day of July, 1909, at o'clock in the afternoon; at which time and place all persons interested therein are hereby cited to appear and show any objec- tion which they may have to the granting of said petition.
 It is further ordered that said petitioner give public notice of this order and citation by publishing the same in newspaper hay ing circulation in this district at least five days before said day of hearing.
 Haman n Auarill Judoe
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
Probate Notices. .

nIsTRIGT OF NEWToWN ss, Probate D Court, June sd, A, D., liva'
 Estate of Emily B, T, neardsley, late Of Newt0wn, in said District, deceased,
 The Court of Probate fM the District of NewtoWn hath limited and ale lowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims to headministratof Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly aItested, within said time, will De debarffd a recovery All persons ins dented to said estate are requested to make immediate payment 70
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

FORSALE-1 Dapple Gray Horse. 8 years Told, sound and all right, a good one. weight about 15OO. Price S25O. Also have 16 colts and want to sell few of them. They are the breedy, speedy kind. some nice drivers. sages from to years. Also for service the black Dam Fanchette. both imported. Terms S15 to insure infoal. Owner of mare at time of service responsible for fee.s Mares bred at owners risk. For particulars write or tele- phone B. G. Humphrey, Romford, Conn. Tel. 4l-2, Washington Div
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
FOR SALE-HORSES.

AUCTION SALE, HORsEs-We will sell at our regular auction sale. Friday. at ls5 Com merce street, one carload of fresh Iowa hor- ses, consisting Of several, matched pairs and several well broke single horses. We will also have on hand for disposal 70 head of accllmated horses consisting of saddlers, drivers, general business and heavy draught horses. These horses will be sold for the highest dollar. Horses for any class of bus mess can be found here. We also have on hand our usual line of harness. blankets and wagons among which are several new and second hand business wagons. Conslgpments solicited. Private sales daily. Do not forget we have moved right around the corner to lS5 Commerce Street. This is the only square run horse auction sale in the state Of Con- necticut. We have sale on every Friday the year round.
 B. E. CANNON, Prop,
 New Haven, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of D Washington ss. Court of Probate, Duly 8,

Eliza F. Sears, Administratrix.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

NOTICE-Th paid because they had to: " they wanted to pay because they had to For more particulars ask Amos :Tyrrell, Rox- bury Falls Conn.,
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

wANTED-By family of six, four of whom are children, board for the sum- mer or furnished rooms convenient to a place for meals. Address stating terms, M. B. C., Care of Newtown Bee, New town, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

RESTRICT OF VIEWPOINT. ss. Probate U Court, July 3, 1909.
 Estate of Catherine Y. Turney. late of New- town in said district deceased. The Court of Probate for District of New town hath limited and allowed 6 months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Es- tate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested. within said time, will be de- barred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 Eliza F, Sears, Administratrix.
The Newtown bee., 1909-07-09

HIGHEST MARKET PRICES Paid for II calves and poultry at Roxbury Station every Monday and Washington every We'd nesday. Martin Greenblatt, Dealer in Cattle Calves and Poultry 39 North Vine St.. Wa terbury. Conn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-29

there at all; but worse, far worse"
"Well?" they said.
s'The worst of all the things that
haunt poor mortal man. said I; "and
that is, in all its nakedness-Feari
Fear that viii not have light nor
sound, that will not bear with reason,
that deafens, and darkens, and over
whelms. 1t followed me through the
corridor, it fought against me in the
room-''
I stopped abruptly. There was an
interval of silence. My hand went up
to my bandages.
Then the man with the shade sighed
and spoke. "That is it," said he. 81
knew that was it. A Power of Dark
ness. To put such curse upon a
woman! It turks there always. You
can feel it even in the day-time-ev
of a bright summers day-in the
hangings, in the curtains, keeping be-
hind you however you face about. In
the dusk it creeps along the corridor
and follows you, so that you dare not
turn. There is Fear in that room of
hers-black Fear, and there will be-
SO long as this house of sin endures. !"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-29

snatched another as I rose. Abruptly
this was blown out, as | swung it off
the table, by the wind of my sudden
movement, and Immediately the two
remaining candles followed. But there
was light still in the room, a red light
that STAYED off the shadows from me.
The frei Of course [ could still thrust
my candle between the bars and relight
it.
I turned to where the flames were
still dancing between the glowing
Goals and splashing red reflections upon
the furniture, made two steps toward
the CRATE, and incontinentiy the flames
dwindled and vanished, the glow van
ished, the reflections rushed together
and vanished, and as I thrust the
candle between the bars, darkness
closed upon me like the shutting of an
eve, and crushed the last vestiges of
reason from my brain. The candle fell
from my hand. I flung out my arms
in vain effort to thrust that ponder
Gus blackness away from me, and, lift
ing up my voice, screamed with all my
n1ght-0nce, twice, thrice. Then 1
think / must have staggered to my feet.
know | thought suddenly of the moon
lit corridor, and, with my head bowed
and my arms over my face, made a run
for the door.
But I had forgotten the exact posi-.
ton of the door, and struck heavily
against the corner of the bed. | stag
gered back, turned, and was either
struck or struck myself against some
other bulky furniture. I have a vague
memory of battering myself thus, to
and fro in the darkness, of a fierce
struggle, and of my own wild crying as
darted to and fro, of heavy blow
at last upon my forehead, a horrible
sensation of falling that lasted an age,
of my last frantic effort to keep my
footing, and then I remember no more.
L opened my eyes in daylight. My
head was roughly bandaged, and the
man with the withered arm was watch
ing my face. / looked about me, try
ing to remember what had happened,
and for space I could not reeollect.
L rolled my eyes into the corner, and
saw the old woman, no longer abstract
ed, pouring out some drops of medicine
from little blue phial into a glass.
Where am 1922 I asked. "I seem to
remember you, and yet I can not re-
memeber who you are.'
They told me then, and I heard of
the haunted red room as one who hears
a tale. eve found you at dawn, !"
said he, "and there was blood on your
forehead and lips
1t was very slowly I recovered my
memory of my experience. "You be-
Iieve now,' said the old man. "that
the room is haunted?'' He spoke no
longer as one who greets an intruder,
but as one who grieves for broken
friend
yes said I; "the room is
haunted"
- And you have seen it. And we,
who have lived here all our lives, have
never set eyes upon it. Because we
! have never dared. Tell us, is it truly
the old earl who-''
No. said l; sit is not. -
81 told you so, - said the old lady,
with the glass in her hand. "It is
his poor young countess who was
| fFighteued-''
cit is not,'' I said. s'There is
neither ghost of earl nor ghost of
countess in that room; there is no ghost