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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
POSSES BATTLE
WITH BAD NEGRO
Escaping LITER Shot After Killing
One Of His PursHcrs.

SOPERTON. GA Special After
killing one man and seriously wound
Ing two others in the posse which
was chasing him. b. Clark. q negro
convict. serving a life sentence in the
Bihb county chain gang for murder,
was killed at sunrise to-day. His
body was burned on a rubbish heap
and further trouble with the blacks
Of the community is feared as re-
suit Of the intense excitement aroused.
Clark had escaped from the chain
gan and was roaming the country
armed with a shotgun. rifle and auto
matte pistol and wearing a steel breast
protector. When finally located by
the posse shortly before dawn to-day
he began firing and more than hun
dred shots were exchanged. James
Burden. a member OF the posse, was
instantly killed. while Sheriff James
Lester. OF Montgomery county, is be-
lieved 20 be fatally wounded Walter
simmons. another member OF the
posse. also received slight wounds.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
RICH INSANE WIDOW II
PREY or MEN FRIENDS

LOS ANGELES Special.-A stub
bora struggle involving the appoint
ment o. guardian for the person and
property Of Mrs Nina y. Lee the
wealthy widow OF Pasadena. viii be-
Gin in Judge Wibur's court Tues
DAY. when the petition OF the mother,
Mrs. Carrie NJ Perkins. for the nam
ing OF such A conseTvitOT. viii be up.
MrE. Perkins kidnapped her daughter
last week and Mrs. Lee was declared
insane.
Mrs. Perkins says the developments
viii BE % the most Sensational char
acter, involving the sQuandering Of
more than 100000 In the past two
years with the names 81 sundry male
friends who assisted the unfortunate
woman ln disslpating the money
The petition filed By Mrs. Perkins
alleges that Nrs. Lee Is twenty-nine
years Of age, and that she IS addicted
70 the use o. intoxicating liquors and
deleteriOue drugs.
Mrs. Perkins belongs 20 one 81 the
: best known families % Cleveland. o.
and came o. Pasadena two months age
20 induce her daughter 90 abandon
J her Ways o. living. but her entreatie,
failed
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
WOMAN KILLED IN
SUBWAY CRASH
Widow Pushed From
Car Bs Guard. l. Caught in Door
and Dragged 10 Death.

NEW NORK--Spe cial.-Passengers
in crowded subway express az one
Hundred and SiNty-eighth Street and
Broadway were Mortified last night
when Mrs. Abigail Stanley, eighty
Years old. a widow. of No. 500 West
One Hundred and Seventy-third Street,
was caught by the foot as "a door was
slammed the door. az the same time
along the platform OF the station.
With her daughter. Miss Alice
Stanley, and her granddaughter. Mrs.
Charles Harlin, of 5l4 West One Hun
dred and SiXtieth Street, Mrs. Stanley
was returning from a call on another
daughter. Mrs. William Cummings, OF
Hastings.
Mrs. Harlin and Miss Stanley. on
either side OF IN old lady. were help
ing her across the gap between the
car and the platform when a signal 10
90 ahead was given. The quad
slammed the door, att he same time
giving the woman a push as the Grain
gathered Roadway. Miss Stanley was
thrown 10 the platform. cutting her
head and fracturing her shoulder. Mrs.
Harlin got OF more easily. but Mrs.
Stanley as she fell was caught by the
door.
For an instant the gua.d seemed
dazed, then he pulled the cord 20 stop
the train tried TO lift the old lady and
the train tried TO life the old lady and
carry her with it, while those aboard
screamed TO the guards to stop.
Mrs Stanley was unconscious when
the train was stopped. She was hur-
ried 10 the Washington Heights Hos
pital where she died an hour later.
Her right leg had been broken and
internal injuries had been inflicted.
Acting Supt. Hayes holds the guard
who gave the starting signal before
the women were of the car wholly
responsible for the accident, frankly
admitting that Mrs. Stanley and heI
. daughter were blameiess.
. The motorman, John J. Quinn, Of
: No 2136 Amsterdam avenue, was ar.
rested on a technical charge OF homi
eide, but was paroled.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02

For two minutes the girl sat and
looked down the road as she had
looked before. Then she rose, passed
Tom and went up the road. went slow
~ up the road toward home and never
looked back.
Unlearned. unlettered and ignorant
OF the ways Of the world. she had the
heart OF the highest woman in the
land, and she demanded expiation for
lovers disloyalty.
One evening three months later Linda
sat In the moonlight on the same old
log at the door Again her elbows
were on her knees aud her face in her
hands.
BY and by some one knelt before
her and lifted her head and looked in
20 her eyes and said;
Cant ye do II aow. Lindar
Yes, I reckon" she replied as she
gave him her hand.
And that. too. was lust like wo.
mAnl~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02

he would Be placed In an emearraes-
ing position n TAR were nominated
for the Presidency. as he would have
10 vote against him. He did vote
against Taft. ent whenever he made
speeches IN last years national cam
paigr he always said nice things about
Taft So the President took the nrst
chance 20 get back at him.
Trouble fer CcngrcsSmen.
The leading supporters Of Judge
MANN among the Virginia Congress
men were Representatives James Hay.
Hal Flood. Charles Carlin. Frank Las
sitter. and Carter Glass All Of these
but Glass is IN trouble over his super
visor. Flood. who Is Martins right
hand man. represents the Tenth dis
trict. For the supervisor there Presi-
dent TAFT hiss practically decided upon
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
JUST PLAIN FOLKS.


IN way they had been engaged 10Y
"a year OF more Tom Salters ana LIN
da Breen.
II is taken for granted that when a 4
young Teller" hangs around the
cabin OF a mountaineer possessing
marriageable daughter he has matrl-
mony in view. ana when the nearest
neighbors are called ID 10 see tne
couple jump the u!ooHls'lcA on se",-l
up neioIe 'laee.lN- 49,. .-.' go
made one lueIe - Ho SUI H''sO
hl'le continent
The father OF Linda breen mad no
questions 10 ask OF rom SaiieIs. ii7
had known his iatner Tot years on
nad as Sel no Pues'io-s ~ ASH ~
i.i"-" ~ .
"'''"'' -@"
some Gay Mnen Joe hif'n ana ''.e
young man were "ul hunting s4ui. cas-
coz walking io the village to-el-et ouA
f would suddenly say without Nirt~'
Reckon men LINDA Nt''eF sll
LicLed-
And the latlel GO LINDA Noulu' al'el
chewing lor "a couple oi i- ANlta' re-
f"s- ffrhoh-
l-at evening i-e IatneI oulq la, i
.ew words to say to lle ilolhet y.
pr't are. ana at later noun 7-e "oulD
s-allt irlla-l 20 lle uau-N'el-
lom ~a--efs wants YOU ana .eSA-
on YOU ID De eoln ln re-" oaSs-
Nineteen times out or twenty the
ma riaee would follow-there would
boz a new squat az land taken up-s
. new pole cabin built. and another iam
ily would 20 on making mountain his
Z tory.
I Put in this case no marriage fol
a lowed IL Was an on account Of thu
arrival of Tom Salter's uncle from
village in the lowlands. lie was n
bus ness down there and wanted help
so lie had come for Tom.
Tom bss no education but he ba,
Z ,.ti~e 49, 14e us lnc.-n n he ,
..rio5f smart ,o,,ng man The uncI
telted 80 : broader eoId a chance 10
education and a rise I'm the world lin
~ INST Vii A. the end ~ a wear n
y two Ton could come hack and MARI,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02

fractions TO the young man who had
never Travelled ten miles from the
cabin In which he had been born. and
IL was but natural that he should soon
begin TO forget the old life and all
that he had left behind.
His scrawis were indited at longer
intervals. and finally ceased altogeth-
er.
By and by there came another mes
senger TO the cabin In the cove where
Linda waited. Again there was no
desire 20 wound and bruise. but simply
&C tmpart news. Tom Salters was
shining up" TO 4 handsome young
girl down there I'm the town.
All this and much more Linda lis
tened TO with her elbows on her knees
and her head in her hands She sat
thus after the caller had departed. and
her mother dared not break the sill
encc It was Linda herself who broke
il at last by lifting her head and
quietly saying.
Il never reckOned on his comm
back We hain't goin' 70 speak TO him
no mo-
Linda had not sung for months. She
began singing now. She had not ram
bled from the cabin for weeks. She
now began taking long walks. Laugh
| ter came 10 her lips once more. and
when she stopped ar the little post
office and was told that there was no
/ letter. her smile was not replaced by a
I look of disappointment.
"Iinda's forgot about Tom and is
/ gittin porter than ever. remarked
/ the father 20 the mother one evening
| as they sat alone.
The mother did not answer. She
looked AT him in contempt As a
mother she knew that Linda was sim
sly breaking her heart. The true NO
man suffers most when she laughs
/ most.
Then came a crisis She was q mil,
down rhe mountain rnad one day. seat
ed on q bowider where she had otter
sat before watching tbe Eighwa,
winding down :nto the loWlands au'
tine busy worlu she knew not Of whel
"A human figure came into view. half 1
mile below She recognized it ever
at that distance. A blush came To he
cheek and her eyes flashed. Tom salt
ers was coming back az last.
She saw tnat he Vas dressed as sh
had last seen him. AND tlat he Wake
with weary step aul detected atti
tude Lut1 he WAS within quartz
OF "a mile tle girl was Olushiug an
trenbl.ug. and ready go raise he
hand and shout -'ad welcome.
Then sae became q thing of ston,
except rnar she moved te- ewes 20 NOT
h.sDsrsr--s. se iid uot discover De-
until h- s,s Within hundred fee
Then hn dropped che sat,r.l De- wa
car., iuE ami sprauE forward wIt. ne
name ou his dps
The s.r. slightly inclined her hea'
T r..H fH.-.. a..- f.sa LnAl
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02

rules and regulations Of the civil
service in showing ~pernicious" &C
ITCHY in political matters.
II seems thLs up 10 the time OF en-
terinC the classified service Mr.. Will
son was city chairman OF the Repub-
lican Committee. To is understood mat
some one still holding that Office and
has been taking too active a part IN
politics.
Mr.. Wilson is indignant and denies
that he has been party chairman or
participated in politics other than as
an individual 10 attend mass-meetlngs
of his party and 20 vote az elections
since accepting his new position.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
FIREMEN WIN PRIZES
IN REEL RACES FRIDAY

HAMPTON. VA--Special-In the
reel races OF the Virginia Firemen's
Association Friday, Eagle Company, OF
Newport News, won first prize in the
State contest, while Harrisonburg took
the first in the state race.
Strasburg won second prize and in
the free-for-all the second prize wens
TO Shenandoah.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02
CHARGES MADE AGAINST
PETERSBURG MAN

PETERSBURG. Special.-B. G.
Wilson. stamp deputy uEder the elias
sined service iD tie internal revenue
Office ln fhis city. has, - II asid.
been reported 20 the ciYl service com
mission for alleged violation o. The
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-02

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gould The
testimony in MIS- Gould suit for d.
vorce. IN which she Is successful. has
just been made public. I'm spite Of
me fact % the hearing before a ref
cree. The papers were supposed 20
have been sealed. The publication %
the testimony in q New York paper
recently caused a sensation in the
moved
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
TWIN LAKES

MT. and Mrs. Joseph Parsons, of Canaan, were at the Lakes last week. .
 Mir. and Mrs. F. B. Hartinft. Miss Allen and Mir. Sloan, of Hartford, re- turned home the 14th.
 O. V. Sherrill. of PouRhkeepsie, has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. II. Hawley at their cottage.
 The family of MT. Milford, of Phila- delphia, which has been occupying a cottage on the lake, has departed.
 After very pleasant season in camp on the east shore, Prof. Morso's family will leave the end of the week for Hart ford.
 Senator Paige and daughter Irene, the Misses Post, MT. Curtis and Miss Alice Curtlss, of Bridgeport, are stopping at the Twin Lakes house.
 Sunday was big day at the Twin Lakes house every room having been occupied and 5l guests having been served with dinner, A large number of Canaan people were visitors.
 Rev. Mir. and Mrs. MacGhshoh, of Northampton, Mass. Monday moved into their Twin Lakes camp, which had been occupied for a short period by the Misses Norton and friends of this village.
 On Thursday night of last week several guests at the Twln Lakes house enjoyed jolly good time on the shores of the lake. After an evening of social intercourse, and marshmallow roasting, the members of the party indulged in dancing.
 Other guests with manager Gum are; Dr. Macfarlane and daughter Florence, of Brooklyn. N. Y; George M. Davis and wife. of New Rochelle. N. Y Miss Margaret Young, of East Orange, N. J.; MT. Fl. G. Lambert, of Mount Vernon. N. Y. and MT. and Mrs. F. A. Swart, Miss Shalladay and Miss Townsend, also of Mount Vernon.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

The. court methods, existing gen. erally throughout the country, which, on technicalities, so frequently permit criminals and rogues to escape just pun ishmeRt, is the subject of much discus sion just now. Let the matter be thoroughly agitated, for perhaps some good may come of it. Surely there is a crying need of remedy in the existing order of things in the courts of our land. When we read daily of the laws versals and delays, who can have any faith in the figure of Justice, which surmounts many a Court House dome and which is supposed to hover over of the good? Maybe the undue advan- gtage taken of Justice is due to the fact 1hat she is blindfOlded. but cannot enough nobel-hearted and honest lawyers come to the fore to take her part? The men who will enlist in her cause and seek to make the law and it's practice do honor to Miss Justice, may pot acquire vast fortunes, but they will at least have she satisfaction of knowing that they are doing an honorable and noble work; moreover, they, at least, will not come in the class with those attorneys toward whom all true patriots feel as did Shake
 speare When he said: "The first thing we do, let's kill ali the lawyers.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
.* CANAAN *
MANUFACTURERS LOCATIONS OPEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANAAN BOARD OF TRADE
A Twin Lakes Cat-Astrophe

 There is trouble, heaps of trouble, For the campers at the Lakes, And it comes from some old garbage, And the odors that it makes. It calls the midnight pole-cats, With their aromatic "pards," To the good old hash and fodder In the cottagers' back yards. It's tough on those who sleep with doors And windows open wide: Instead of sleeping as they should They lay there side by side And, with clothes pins on their noses Long for daylight to appear, In the meantime saying hard words that Would not look pretty here. Now, the Peirces and the Feltens- Anl the other campers too They thought they'd catch the horrid
 things
 That made the air so blue, OO SIGeu S0b d DIE DOA-tIdp
 Just out behind the house. And then he went inside and kept As quiet as a mouse. It wasn' long before he heard
 The trap door drop, kerplunk And then the next thing was to try To extricate the skunk. He called his neighbors far and near And all were much alarmed; They circled round the fated box,
 With guns snd cudgels armed. The lid was raised. the beast jumped out And, quicker than a skat, The people saw twas not a skunk, But R. D. Peirce's cat. The trap was set again and soon
 The lid dropped, bang so that They KNEW they had skunk then, but Twas only Peirce's cat And so it went until they found
 Each time the trap was "sat," The only game that box would catch Was Bobby Peirce's cat The Peirces and the Feltens-wen, They had an awful spat, Cause Felten and his old box-trap Kept catching Peirce's cat. Of conrse, little exercise Is good for cats, no doubt, 'n But Bobby fears if this keeps up Twill wear his poor cat out.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
Clergy of LitchfieId Co.,"

In the book, "The Clergy of Litchfield County" published about two months ago by the Litohtield County University club, there was an unaccountable and inexcusable blunder in naming the illus trations. Opposite page 128 the Con- gregational church at Litohfield is named St. MichaeI's; at page 138 St. Michael's, Litchfeld, is called St. Peters, Ply mouth, while the real St. Peters is left unnamed at page 152. The committee has had about half the copies in the club edition corrected. and persons having uncorrected copies may have them set right at slight expense by sending them to the DeVinne Press 395 Lafayette Street New York.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

Albert Landon, of Lakeville, was ir town Monday.
 David Smith, of Cornwall was ir town Saturday.
 Hiram J. Bissell, of Lakeville, passed Saturday in Canaan.
 Delos Campbell passed Sunday at his home in East Lee, Mass.
 Mrs. 0. H. Pease is visiting at hel home in West Hartford.
 E. A. Brewer has recovered from a severe attack of gastritis.
 Mrs. E. W. Warner returned Monday evening from Pittsfeld, Mass
 Adelbert Blass was in Naugatuck Sun. day and Monday of this week.
 Misses Edna aud Eva Proper are visit. ing in Millerton and Ancram, N. Y.
 The Misses Granger are entertaining Mrs. Hale Powers, of Brookline, Mass
 Miss Garland, of Albany, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Murnane and Mrs Cor coran.
 On Saturday of last week Dr. Porter of Norfolk and New York, was visitor in town.
 James Murnane, Jr., of New York city, visited Mrs. Murnane and junior over Sunday.
 Mss Lillian Tyler of New Britain is visiting her cousin, Mrs. W. N. Decker, on Bragg street.
 Clinton Mallory, of Great Harrington. has secured position as cook at Camp bells restaurant.
 M. Langs and w. H. Proper departed Sunday for New York city, where they made short stay.
 John Heckmann, of New York city, has joined his folks, who are boarding at Mrs. Corcoran's.
 William Landrey has departed for Canada where he will make d four weeks visit with his parents.
 Miss M. Louise Roraback, who has been spendinga a month with her parents, has returned to her work in New York
 Dr. George H. Knight, of Lakeville, has purchased, for Mrs. Corcoran, the house now occupied by her on Barlow Street.
 D. B. Cornell, the West Stockbridge real estate man, had a representative in tSwn last week getting, prices on some local real estate.
 MT. and Mrs. N. L. Brown and son, of New York, are spending a couple of weeks at Sumao Shack, Rev. E. c. Gillette's Twin Lakes cottage.
 MT. and Mrs. Edwards Atwood, of Hartford, are spending two weeks at the Pease cottage at the junction of the Housatonic and Blackberry rivers.
 Mrs. Charles Adams and son Forbes, left Monday afternoon for Woodmont, Conn, where they will remain two weeks. Saturday evening MT. Adam will join his family.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

A wind came up out of the sea, And said, 70 mists, make room for me. y It hailed the ships, and cried, Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone." And hurried landward far away, Crying, Awake! it is the day" It said unto the forest, Shout Hang all your leafy banners out!'' It touched the wood birds folded wing. And said, 70 bird, awake and sing" And OCT the farms, 70 chanticleer, Your clarion blow, the day is near" It whispered to the fields of corn, "Bow down, and hail the coming morn. , It shouted through the belfry tower, Awake. o bell! proclaim the hour" It crossed the churchyard with sigh, And said, "Not yet! in quiet lie."
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
MARKETING MILK

The discussion on the cost of produc- ing milk and the prices paid farmers for this product, which was started in THE NEWS some weeks ago, has resulted in bringing out the opinions of several men we'll fitted to express themselves on this subject. Both sides of the question that of the middleman and that of the producer-have been presented, the for mer tending to prove that milk can be produced and marketed at profit and the latter the contrary.
 The discussion having progressed through the preliminary question of what it costs to produce milk and what margin of profit, if any, there is between the cost and price paid, Justice Miles l.. Blodgett, of Falls Village, took decided stand in last weeks paper and urges the farmers to agitate the matter with a view to cooperating in order to secure for themselves the profits now reaped by the middlemen.
 At first blush thIs suggestion of the farmers combining to market their milk would appear to be the natural solution of the yexed problem. At least it would be big satisfaction for the milk pro- ducers to make the experiment. and prove by practice the truth of their as- sertions or the opposite. If a few enter prising spirits in some agricultural com- munity took it upon themselves to engi- neer the project in business-like man. nsr, it would be an intensely interesting experiment. to watch, and its outcome would be awaited with intense interest by every farmer to whose notice it might come.
 Discussion on a subject like the pres ent one ought to be enlightsning and cannot help but be profitable, at least in some measure. That being the case, further contributions will be welcomed, whichever side of the question they may support.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

Ex- President Eliot of Harvard has broken loose since his separation from that time-honored institution and has said things that have made folks look over their spectacles and ask again. "Is this really Dr. Eliot?" One of his latest, to the effect that "the Bible is anti quated, 7" will not serve to gain him many admirers from among those who have learned how easy it is to speak with reckless disparagement of those sacred things which have been consecrated by centuries of service to mankind.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

State boards, generally, would do we'll State Board of Health, which has con- demned the use of public drinking glasses on trains and at railroad stations. The Jersey guardians of the public health passed resolutions requesting the railroad companies to replace the present glasses with cups of antiseptic paper, to be discarded after being once used. The companies are warned of the danger of contagion which turks in public drinking vessels and are advised to substitute those now in vogue by antiseptic cups, either gratuitously or by means of penny in-the-sIot devices.
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

The Selectmen of the town of North Canaan. county of Litchfleld, and state of Connecticut, hereby give notice that Special Town Meeting of all the legal voters of said town will be held at the said town of North Canaan, on Friday Aug 27th, 1909 at P. NJ for the purpose of asoertaining whether or not the said town shall vote to instruct it's Seiectmon and Board of Education to discontinue the School now known as District No, s. in said town. Dated nt North Canaan aforesaid this 1Gth day of August A. D. 19Ua.
 WILLIAM ], RERI., ] Selestmen Of
 CHARLES H. SAGE the Town of
 LYMAN k. HOWE, } North Canaan
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

There is no such coin in the United States as penny" say the U. s. Treas ury officials, who are trying to educate the people out of using the old English term instead of the correct word "cent." The issue of the new Lincoln cents may be an appropriate time to bring about the use of the correct word, but penny and "cent" have been used synony- mously for so long that it will be like pulling teeth to try to eradicate the former and make people tllk plain Limited States"
Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19
CARD OF THANKS

We hereby sincerely thank tho numer. ous friends and neighbors, especially the members of the G. A. R. and tho F. &5 A. M. for their noble acts of kind ness and love, upon the death of our father, recently.
 MRS BALLoU
 MRS. ELLA HAYDEN
 JOHN KILLMER
 HENRY KILLMER
 ABRAM KILLMER Canaan, Conn, Aug. 16, 1909.