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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
pAkoTkNs OBSERVE
"MOTHERS" DAY

Pierre, S. D., April 10.-Making
proclamation Of April 20 as Ar
Dor day, Governor Vessey also
recommends the observance OF
the second Sunday in May as
Mothers" day. In the latter
case he advises that Official,
professional and business class
es join in the observance OF the
day, and / further recommend
that the churches observe the
day by special addresses in
honor OF our Mothers and by
the wearing and distribution Of
the white flower, symbolizing
purity, beauty and fragrance
the attributes OF a true mother;
also that an especial effort be
made to enable the aged and
shut ms TO attend these SER
vices"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
SlxTY-ONE HAVE
FAILED TO FILE

Gregory, s. D., April 10.--Out of
the first 500 names called, 81
\ failed to respond and file.
\ The first failure was that OF
\ the Omaha woman whose hus-
y band died and her child's illness
\ prevented her coming. One man
\ lost his money by leaving 1t un-
\ der his pillow at Dallas, and an
\ other got drunk and failed to get
+ in on time.
! The homesteads selected have
= followed line toward the north
4 west. which is the line OF the
= Northwestern supposed exten-
\ sion, which will probably be
= made this summer. The bulk of
\ the selections are around Wit
\ ten and Redhill.
A full crew of Northwestern
! surveyors at Dallas start Mon
y day to survey the permanent
= line across Tripp county to the
Black Hills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
KNOCKED OUT BY
INAAIlNG GAS FUMES

Armour. S. D., April Geo. Ames,
engineer for the Dakota Gas g. Electric
Power company. while preparing for
the nights work about 1880 last even
ing, inhaled a quantity Of gas and was
found unconscious about s o'clock.
Medical aid was procured and he was
brought around. He will be confined
10 his home for few days before re-
suming his l8bors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

The United States government
through the geological survey is en-
deavoring to work up interest in the
subject of peat as fuel. and II is as
serted that gas made from peat COM
rrises a fuel that is cheaper than the
power at Niagara falls. There are be-
tween 1000 and 5000 square miles of
peat in the western part of New York,
which Is now regarded as worthless,
and It is the object OF the government
officials TO make this and other similar
lands productive.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

1.-THE child is mother to the woman"
may be an apt paraphrase to describe
the Significance OF the following incl
dent: A Perth Amboy IN. j. matron
recently, In honor of visiting friend,
baked an imposing chocolate layer
cake. Chocolate frosting covered the
entire outside OF the cake, which was
left on a pitchen table to cool. To the
mother, entertaining the friend, her
daughter called, explaining her alb
sence: "Muvver, Use keenin' up for co."
Presently the mother went to the kit
chen. "See," said her daughter, ex-
hibiting the cake, taken apart and
scraped of all its chocolate. Use
cleaned this nassy cake"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
HOMESTEADER HAD
ONE WIFE TOO MANY

Fairfax, s. D., April g.
Lloyd Hairless has a wife and
likewise a homestead out on the
Landing Creek flats east Of
Gregory. Likewise he is said
to have another wife with a good
bunch OF young Harnesses in
the mountains OF southern West
Virginia. These facts, TAX en- to-
gether. are assigned as the rea-
son for Sheriff McMullen's hasty
trip to the Hairless home one
day last week. and also the
hasty departure Of Hairless. who
failed to notify his friends OF
his destination or the probable
date OF his return.
Hairless was considered good
citizen, was Industrious and was
having very good success as
farmer, having quite a consider
able sum Of money in bank.
which he Is said to have drawn
out just prior to his departure.
His dual life is quite a surprise
to all his acQuaintances.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
JosGpM MUSLIN pvblI.A.e

Artemus Ward called on a friend the
night before one OF his panorama lee
lures. There were some three or -four
large reaches scurrying about the room
and they attracted his attention.
am very fond OF reaches" he said,
Once, In my own home. found g
roach struggling in bowl of water.
took half walnut shell and put him
In II; II made a good boat; I gave hin.
q couple OF toothpicks for oars. Mex,
morning I saw that he had fastened Q
hair to one OF the toothpicks. and hac
evidently been fishing. Then, overcome
with exhaustion. he had fallen asleep
The sight moved me. I took him out
washed him, gave him a spoonful OF
boiled egg, and let him go. That roach
never forgot my kindness, and nov, my
horne is full OF reaches"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

The town committee OF SzamosvaI
has decided to utilize the remains OF
the thousand-y year-old water mains and
reservoirs which have remained since
the Roman occupation. The water
mains were discovered by Professor
Ornstein, an archeologist, who stateF
that the great reservoir and the ex-
itensive canals served as the water sup.
ply OF a large late Roman military
-Congricastrum, The great res
ervoir lies on "A high hill near the town.
The dirt which has collected In the ba.
sin and mains during many centuries
has been removed and now II is almost
incredible that they should be thous,
and years old. The medical officer OF
the town has declared the water basiE
and the mains to be fit for use.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

After several years of test and exper-
iment a report has recently been made
by the United States geological sur
Vey on the subject of fuel briquettes,
tests the use of briquettes seems to
have increased the evaporative eff
cheney of the boilers and generally de-
creased smoke density, exceedingly IA
vorable. In all tests the use of bri-
quettes in place Of coal In locomotive
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
HUNTERS "DUcKED,"
LOSE THEIR GUNS

; Hudson, S. D.. April 12.-Frank
) Hartzell and DIR. G. w. Okey
; went duck hunting in a boat
; on the Rock river on Tues
day and their boat capsized by
hitting a submerged stump,
throwing the two nimrods into
the drink" They are both good
swimmers but they needed all
their skill TO reach the shore.
for they had to swim 80 rods
In a swift current. but they
made II all right and are none
the worse for their adventure.
They lost their guns. but ex-
pect 10 recover these valuable
firearms later on.
Last year about this time
Mr.. Hartsell and Bert Fockler
upset the same boat about three
miles farther down river and
they had TO climb a tree to keep
from drowning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
SYMPTOMS OF ANTHRAX
WEST OF THE RIVER

Reliance, S. D., April 9.-Joseph Erd-
man has lost two OF his cattle recently
and the symptoms are those Of anthrax,
the disease which worked havoc with
live stock in the southeastern part OF
the state last spring and summer. State
Veterinarian Hicks, OF Milbank, has
been called by Mr.. Erdman to examine
the cattle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

The facts regarding the Improvement
I'm gunnery in the British navy are
readily asccrtainable, thanks to the
government practice of regularly pub
fishing this information. In 1905 the
percentage OF hits to rounds fired in
the navy was 20.02 In 1906 IL rose to
1850; in 1907 II was 1851. and last year
there was big jump to 58.32. The
number of hits a gun a minute In 1908
was 0.56 for the 10 and 12-inch guns;
2.20 for the 9.2-inch, 2.51 for the 7.5-
inch; 1898 for the 6-inch and 3.32 for
the 47-inch and 4-inch,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

Tolstoi, the Russian novelist and So
cial reformer, was much depressed
when a boy by the knowledge that he
was very plain featured. To be re-
venged on nature he determined to
make himself still uglier. and with this
end in view cut off his eyebrows.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

James r. Keene and ]. b. Haggin
recently sold in Buenos Ayres 20 thor
oughbreds from their racing and breed
ing farms In the United States. The
sales were only fairly successful, be-
UNKNOWN there
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17
The famous italian

The famous italian criminologist.
Professor Lombroso. comments upon
the extraordinary freedom of the Jew
ish race from drunkenness. He states
as a fact that whereas In an ordinary
asylum b5 per cent of the patients owe
their insanity to alcoholism, in the Jew
fish lunatic asylum at Amsterdam there
are no such cases.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

Civil engineers are said to be busy
near Reynosa making plans for large
gravity canal from the Rio Grande into
the Mexican territory. 1t is possible
that the water may be taken from the
river for a distance of about 80 miles
into the interior.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

Special carriages furnished with hot
water pipes and mattresses are to be
provided on the Prussian railways for
dogs,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

Confined to her bed for so years,
Miss Jean Jardine, who had never been
in a railway train. has just died in her
IO1st year at Amman, Dumfriesshire.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

A moderate wind moves at the rate
of seven miles an hour. a storm at the
rate of SO miles. and hurricane at
the rate of so miles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

The steam power In use In the world
today is estimated at 1so.ooo,ooo horse
power.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

The wire hairpin was first made in
1916. in England. Prior to that wooden
skewers were used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-04-17

W muchH What's your prioe?"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-16

anridtete. Wiebrere bunoert ainoer
bubeu 5eiertas, bis Der SduOsn rspa'
rirt ipor6en LIT.
-Serr Sobu Staut, elmer Der ultsn
Oeuti9eu @aroe bon Scranton, 1T am
SOnutas abeuO in isinsr @Obnuns on
0bssler Plaes uad lGnssrsm unpObl.
isin ssftorbsu. Der Serftorbene, Der
Oas sllter BON rs Sabreu srrsidte. wirO
pOn Der Bittwe uno msbrsrsn S0hnsH
uuo T66tern iibsrlebt. Staut mar elm
Wiaursr uon Profeiiion uno etnit isbr
moblbabeno, tpurbe aber oft oas Opfer
uon 8etriiseru. beusu er uertraut bate.
Sn ben lesten Sabrsn mar er faft uoll.
ltdnbis erblinOet unb fonnte tiur meui9
aus9sben. @stsru ytahmittas muroen
feline ueberrefte I'm Raibinetou Susuue
Sriebbofs bsitattst. ...A..
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-16
Norb Serantpn.

Or. 3. Cole BON Prouioeuce ROab
bsri6tsts Der POli3si am Samitas, baB
isin 9abeu an uOrherisen absno BON
eiusm @inbrs9sr nm SAT SaarSelb be.
ftoblen nuroe.
-Srau 9atbarina 8silanb, Satin
bes aoutraftprs @eOrse g8silano, 1T
Samitas In ibrsr 8Obnuns on 8uib.
inston auenue nod uur einw6dentlidsr
arauibsit ssitOrben. Die 8siiesuns
srfOlste DieuituS Su DidiOu @itp.
Dur9 ben iibsrbsistsn Ssi,apparat
purbs frib Disnitus ROrssn In Der
$40. 21 S4uls on Sbort Gusnus Elm
Branb psruria@t. Der Dor isInsr 8epdl.
tisuuu sinsn S4absu UOu stwu $4,000
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-16
6fberiffs s-berkanf
-ppH-
8rtbuOaem @ranOGigentbam,
-am-
Treitas, I. Sannar 1910.

@tm6b pufhittsur Grtfdtipusbtftbs bon
5itra 6neias, etpari 6arids unb 8tnbitipni @r-
ppnas, ausgsltsllt pon BEN Common PLEAS Sc.
riot ron eadapdnua 9ountv. an mid ssrihttt,
peres i'd ausitBtn ;um DfsniIictsn 9sriauf
eurh gerlisisuuns Obr Ausruf an otn bS&lf
Oesr msd Sitttuptn, fir 8aar, in BEN Sc.
ricbtsatb6uee in bu Sidet Sudntou. 9afa-
mama County, an 6rsitae, ben T. Sanuar u.
D. 1910, um 10 llbr 0ormittass bee btIagtrn
5dass, alt bic Rstit. 5ittl unb SututTtn etr
Ysrflaaisn in une duf bic nahfolgsuo btIhrit-
brrtn Cots, Stri&t per parisasn eanp, mic
fclet:
No. ALI jenes Grundstueck. gelegen
in dem Township Old Forge, Lackawanna
County und Staat Pennsylvania, begrenzt
und beschrieben vie folgt, nemlich: LIST
Lot hummer 80 i'm Block No. auf dem
ham, Pennsylvania, WEIGH besagter Plan
eingetragen list in Lackawanna County i'm
Deedbuch No. 137 Settle 30. etc, Besagte
Lot grenzt vorne an Stewart Strasze auf
Breite vorne an besagter Strasze, dieselbe
Breite hinten, und $50 Fusz in Tiefe. Und
list dasselbe Eigenthum, welches ueber-
tragen ward durch Abraham b. Brown ct.
al an Antonia Gentle and Maria Gem
tile, seine Frau, durch Deed datirt den
20. Maerz. 1905 und eingetragen in Lack
awanna County i'm Deedbuch No. 2l1.
Settle 2S3. etc. Allies verbessert, NIT Ell
mem zweistoeckigen, Standardization
Conrete wohnhaus und Auszengebaeuden.
Nit Beschlag belegt und In Exekution
genommen auf die Klage Won Thomas r.
Daniels gegen Antonio Gendille oder An
tonic Gendile und Maria Gendille oder
Maria Gendile. Schuld S1,203.36. lnteres-
sen vom %. Nov, 1909, Anwaltgebuehren
u Kostan. Judgment No. 101. Jan. Ter
min 1909. Fl. Fa. Zum Januar Termir
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-16

- gm Douneritas purOs enblid feit'
seitellt, baB oas S8aler, nslhes iid felt
Wtonaten in Der Staotballe bemsrfbar
mafte. einem Sed in elmer NaHerrObrs
,u3uidreiben iei. Wtan uermutbste eins
uuterirOiide Quelle.
- Die Sffics Oes 3ubrorstes so.
9. Breid an gBpOmins auenue wurbe
Samitus UNI Wiitternudt UNI @slO unb
S9mud laden i'm g8erteb BON etwa
$215 bsraubt. Die seitobleneH Saden
befanben iid in Der @elOipiuoe, bic un'
sei6lOien mar.
- Der ruiiii6e Srr9maun @rifo
Speridut pom Siler StruBe purcs
Donneritas auf oem @ulmbaufeu bins
ter bem Fiue 8roOf BREEDER oils 2ei6e
auf9efunOeu uno es erSab iih, oaB bic
eutitrOmenoen Safe ibn eritidt butten,
na9oem sr iid sur @rwarmuns nieOer'
Ssisst uno baum idIafriS 9ewOrOsn
mar.
Der ftdbtii6eSdus 0roOts
hut iiA iniofern SuuOrfOmmenb ernie.
ien, inbem er anoronete, baB felt seitern
feline amtsftube slbeuos often isin iOll,
Die fdllisen Steuern in @mpfans gu
nsbmeu. Dies piro ii6 uls cine sroBs
8equsmliAtsit fur iolde srusiieu, bic
pGbrsuO bss cages ni6t abfOmmsu
f6nnen.
- Der 80 Sabre alts Sames Crane
bon @upouie ausnue, Der felt sinissr
3sit in 0tOscOw beiddftist mar, murbs
Srsitas OtOrsen entluus ben Sadapauna
@elsiisn 3u Eobpbanuu nit sinssOrhd'
tenn SddOsl uufsefuuoeu. @r uurbt
uujpsifelbaft BON einsm 3us Sstrofeu
uno set6btet, als er uu9 Scranton Su'
ridfebrte.
- Das auf' unb gbiprinssn auI
StruBeubabuwaSen ieitens iunssu 9na
ben fat siusn iOlden llmfans anssnom
men uuo 1T 10 itOrsnO seworoen, oat
iid Die Straseubabn Gompauie sut
idlOiien bat, osm uufus Elm Gnoe ;u
MAIDEN. @tHe slu3ubl @sbeimpoli,iftsr
iinO unseitellt worben, I'M alle 9nabsr
Su usrbaften, bic ben llHfug trsibsu.
-3wei 5ruuen beridtetsn Der 9Oli
gel am DOnneritas ben Serluit ibrsi
SunOtliden. 5ruu ROis Sapnid uOr
Sib @aibin9tOu lisb ibre, Die elmer
solOeusn Rius, @elb unO unOsrss sut
bislt, in eiusm 2uOeu Iissen unO Iie mai
usridwunbru, ais fis iid umOrsbts, uni
6rau Daniel SdrdOsr BON Dir @ourt
bate cine sleihe @rfubruus I'M Poit
amt.
- Dsun iid bic benz Wtupor uuter'
breiteten Pldue aunebmbar erweiIsn, ir
pirO bic Suduwaunu @Ompanis spsi &c
| fdbrlide SubntreuSun9en bsisitisen
nsmli6 bic an aib Struse eutluns Del
Suuptlinie, uno Die on 2uSsrns Strusl
In 9spier Sallep. Die @ompunis pirl
nit ben Ssrbsierunssn I'M 5rhbiuhr
aufaussu, msnu Der Stabtratb Die nd
tbise Grlaubnib bewillist.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-16


Safe an Psnn Gusnus murbe frib am
Dienlta9 Morseu um 3weite Sano alsi'
bunssftiide i'm Bertb uou 500 bsraubt.
- Die gstitiOn Der County Commit.
idre fiir cine sepfluiterte SanOitraBs our6
bas @ountp wurbe Dienitus binterlest
uno i6rsibt uerbelertes Otucabum als
ouS 3u beniisenbe MateriaI Dor.
- Siad elmer Disnitas ubsebaltenen
@onfeteu3 3piidsn Sertreteru Der O..
& 8. @ompanis unb ben ftdotiiden 8e.
amtsn fiinhiSte Wtapor Bon Bergen
on. buB bas Proieft. elm Siaoutt bel
Wiulberlp StruBe su erbauen, uunmsbr
futtiid ssiidsrt ici.
= Das llnsliid In bem Dime 8ani
@sbduoe, bem cine Srau unb ibr 8inb
gum Spfer fielen, bat 5ur 5ol9e, OaB
Die meiiten 5ubritiible nuumebr NIT
SidsrbsitsuorridtunS usriebsu per.
ben iOllen, bic es unmOslid MAIDEN. bab
Der 5abritubl In 8swsSuns seisst wsr.
ben fam, bis bic Ebiirs ssidlOiisn lit.
- Die anbaltsnbe Diirre LIT enblid
am Wtontus bur9 sinen tiidtisen Re'
9enfau sebroden poroen unb obidon
nidt gu befiirdtsu mar. baB mir in
scranton fiir bic nddlten puar Wianute
an 9Sufsrmanssl lsiOsn wirOsn, 10 bat
iid Der Resenfall bod als elm Ssssn
crWieien, ipe3iel fir bic flsineren Srt'
idafteu uno aud auf BEN Sanoe, mo
idOu felt 8o6eu elm isbr smpfiuOliasr
Dtansel an 8aiier berridts. Gin isbr
Ibwsrer Sturm bsslsitste ben Tessn.
= Die ueridisOenen 3edenseOmeter,
pslds BON Der S9ulbebOroe anseitellt
purben, um bic uriuden Der SbsrfIdde'
,sridiebuussn feitjuitellen, eritatteten
I'M Wiontas absno Oieisr aOrpsridaft
bre Beridte ab, Die inioiern niht ju'
rieoeniteleno iiub, neil lie nidt mit'
inanber iibereinitimmen. Die Deridte
ino ju lang, nm lie ausfiibrliA Su pie'
'erbOlen, bod ideint iiA aus ceuielben
u erseben, baB bic Soblen @ompauieen
lnSpeifelbaft usrantwOrtlid iino. Der
ysbrauh BON itarfen @rploiiuitoffen
luo Die @ntfernuns BON Stiiepfsileru
Onnen uls Die buuptiddlideu llriahen
'er iib ereisnenoen SerihisbunSen be-
ra6tet weroen.
- Srancis Wturpbp pom 8loomfielb.
L. s., wuroe friib Sonntag Wtor9en
inter Der @rie @iienbabubriide an 0iorb
Baibinstou auenue BON jmei iungen
terlen iiberfallsn, brutal miBbanoelt
mo nm Sc beruubt. Wiurpbp itellts
Id fur, nahber nit Swei tiefeu SAntts
en- uno blutiiberltr0mt In Der centralen
Soli,eiitation elm uuO erSdhlte oas ibm
alIirte Wtalbeur. @r mar am Wtorssn
er einsetrOffen unO iab iid bic Sebens'
Der StaOt an, beiuhte aud |
1ebrsre 8irtbiduften wabrsno oes "a.
es uuo absnos uno in elmer on gafa'
,anna ausuus trai er bic Stpei Serle,
lie sulsst sinsu tIsiusn SpuSiersuus
lpOruuf iie i'm, bel Der
3rtids auselanst, iiberfielsn. Wtarpbg |
onute Der Polijsi cine isbr CUTE BE.
breibuus ieiner ansreifer Ssben. sllS
Jturpbp's slusrsifer purOen am Disu.
Tag @Oparo @orcOran BON 8rebler
Iourt uuO Srant @aoOsu uOn Sliue
5trass in @rmauseluus bon Siirsiduft |
EN- @sfdnsniB iibsriauot. Gin @epdd'
bsiu iibsrfhbrts bic Ssrbufteten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-16

SBeibnabtssef6enfe in SeSer
iinc INNER millfommen. Sebst uuisr
fsinss sTOrtimsut pom Tuidsnbiidsru,
8artenbsbdltsru, Rsiietuidsn. Dumsn
Sauotaidsn, uiw. Sellsr & 9arris,
2O9 SppOmins Gueuue. 50.2
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
Burton Holmes Traveloeues.

Two more of the Burton Holmes Trave
logues will be delivered in Infantry Hall,
Providence, on the next two Friday even.
ings. This week Friday, at IS p. m, the
subject will be Paris, and next week Fri
day evening, February S, London. Both
will be illustrated by colored views and
motion pictures. The tickets are on sale
at Anthony's cigar stand, Journal building,
or mail orders addressed to Manager, In.
fantry Hall, will be promptly filled
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
AN ARAB SURGEON.
HIS Own Story Of a Wonderful Opera
ton He Performed.

HIS Own Story of Wonderful Opera
ton He Performed.
Mr. Walter +. Harris in his account
pf journey to Tahlet tells the story
Of wonderful operation in surgery
as il was reported to him by Il native
doctor who was travelling in his com.
pany:
81 think the old man fancicd that |
doubted his skill. At least. "e was al
ways holding forth upon the subject
and continually repeating the story
that when in Algeria he had been Of
fered Il fabulous salary-the sum va
ried each time the tale was told-to re
main in charge of the military hos.
pital at Algiers, an honor which he
had declined.
"He never tired Of narrating the
facts and details Of his most success
full operation. There is sect in Mo
rocco called HamaCha, who are fol
lowers of certain saint buried near
Mekincz. These devotees amuse their
nudienCe-nnd themselves. too. let us
hope-by throwing into the mir heavy
cannon balls. which they allow TO fall
upon their shaven crowns. On the oc-
casion i'm question IamduShi haC
unfortunately been wanting In rcii
gious power, for the cannon bali
crushed his skull.
"My old sherccf friend had been call
ed TO the rescue According To his ac-
count. he removed the broken Patch
OF skull, replacing II with the rind of
a green pumpkin, and closed the skin
over II. In months time, he said,
the patient was not only convalcscent,
but was once mere hard nj work prac.
ticing his religio-acrobatic feats. with
not only n remodeled and renovated
skull. but even new crop of hair"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
NORTH SCITUATE

Mrs. Henry II. Potter is suffering from
severe cold.
Special services are being held at the
Holiness Church.
Mrs c. y. Durfee will speak at the Ad-
vent Church, Sunday. January 3Ist,a 100
p. m.
An oyster supper will be given at Clean
ers Chapel on Friday evening by the
Grange.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Med
bury was buried here on Friday in Glen.
ford Cemetery.
Wheeler's green ground bone
Will make hens lay;
Leave vour order for some
At Smith Brothers today.
Mrs. Abner Hapgood is recovering from
a serious surgical operation that she under
went on Tuesday. She is comfortable at
this writing.
NV. w ~ NhlS1 w ''oh'' VIZ 'f~'''
to the children at the Advent Church, Mon
day, February Ist, at 5.45 p m. ,lso at T.
p. m. All are invited.
Mrs. Alberto T.. Wood is confined to her
bed by illness. She has been a constant
sufferer several months Her cousin, Ber-
nice Benjamen, is caring for her.
Miss Sarah Smell is slowly recovering
from a severe illness. She was the recipi-
ent of a handsome bouquet of pinks from
Laurel Lodge, ID. of X of which she has
long been prominent member.
Mrs. Eliza beth Thornton died on Thurs
day at her home in Pawtucket She has
been sufferer for quite long time Mrs.
Thornton was a residen there many years
until her removal to Pawtucket less than
two years ago She leaves son and daugh-
ter and one brother, George Davenport OF
Rockand The burial will take place i'll
this village.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
CLAYVILLE

Mrs, Emerson Hill remains about the
same.
Wilfred Angel of Providence visited
with his mother, Mrs. Albert Angel last
Saturday.
Mrs. Byron A. Wells of Providence visit
ed with her sister, Mrs Oney z. Cole, a
few days last week.
The mills in this place are running night
and days and business is reported to be
very good a. this time.
Mrs. Henry w. Tourtellotte of Provi-
dence visited with her mother, Mrs. W. IL.
Phillips, part of last week.
The services at the church last Sunday
evening was led by Orison Cole in spite of
the bad weather quite a number attended.
Will Arnold, who has conducted gro.
Gerry store at Coventry Center, for year
past, has accepted position as order
clerk for FredJacques at his Clayvile store.
Mrs Hiram Bennett, who went to the
city to stay tins winter with a son, spent
last Saturday and Sunday with her two
sons in this place.
Quite number from this place attended
the funeral services of little Mary Bell.
daughter of John w. Bowen, Jr.. at Foster
Center last Tuesday afternoon.
The services at the church next Sunda,
evening will eommense at 8. 80 p m, ant
will be in charge of Rev. l. J. Harvey o
the Centerdale Church All are invited tc
attend.