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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22
EAGLES N SESSION
At ST. LOUIS
Big Session Will Commence
Tomorrow - City is
Crowded.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug 22.-All day
long delegates and visitors have been
arriving in large numbers to partici-
pate in the eleventh annual national
convention of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, which will begin it's business
sessions tomorrow morning in this
city. At the convention headquar-
tiers it is estimated that 20,0OO'mem-
bers and visitors are already on hand
while large additions are expected
during the late hours tonight and
early tomorrow morning
The public buildings. hotels and
business houses are lavishly decorat-
ed with bunting and fluttering signs
of welcome for the visitors. The
program of entertainment has been
mapped out on an elaborate scale
and nothing is to be left undone that
will contribute to the pleasure of
the eagles, their families and friends
during their stay in the city
During the day the various officers
and committees have been hard at
work completing their reports and
putting the finishing touches to the
convention arrangements. Frank E..
Herring of Indiana, grand worthy
president Of the order, will call the
gathering to order and respond to
the welcoming address. Mr.. Herring
will be succeeded in the presidency
by Thomas F. Grady, the we'll known
lawyer and politician of New York.
The annual report Of the officers
will show the Eagles to be in a most
fiourishing condition, both numeri-
cally and financially. There are now
nearly 1000 subordinate aeries in
the United States and Canada, and
the total membership exceeds 30O,-
00o. During the past ten years the
subordinate bodies have invested &c.
100000 in fraternal temples and
clubrooms. Six million dollars has
been disburSed to members as sick
benefits during that period, and over
/ 81 100000 has been paid in funeral
| benefits.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22
Alabama Baptists i'm Session.

Shelby Springs, Ala, Aug. 22.-
Inc annual summer encampment OF
Alabama Baptists was opened here
today, to continue until the END of
the week. Foremost among those
who will address the gathering are
President Abercrombie of the Univer-
sity of Alabama, Prof. w. A. Carver
of Louisville. and DR.. A. P. Montague
of Harvard College.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22

State Chess Association, which be-
gan here today under the auspices
OF the Rochester Chess Club. The
tournament, which will last until
Friday, is being held at the club
house of the Rochester Yacht Club.
on the Genesee river. The interstate
contests will bring together picked
teams representing the states o:
pennsylvania and New York.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22

would be to vote against what YOU
believe. We are thoroughly convinced
that Judge Burke would worthily
represent the people of the entire
state, and We firmly believe that the
welfare of the state requires his no.
minatiOn.
(SignedD HENRY MCBRIDE.
The Burke Senatorial, Club,
FRANK w. BAKER. President
JAMES P. AGNEW, Secretary.
The Business Mems Executive Com
mittee of the Burke Senatorial
Club,
A. S. KERRY, Chairman.
r. M. KINNEAR, Secretary.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22
Would Stop Short Weight Frauds.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 22.-sShort
Weights and Measures is to be one
of the chief topics of discussion at
the tenth annual convention of the
International Stewards Association,
which began a four days session in
this city today. The conYention will
ask Congress to enact a law requir-
ing that the true net contents of con-
tainers shall be stamped on every
package of food.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22
Chess Meet at Rochester.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 22.-Inter-
state, masters and club teams are
included in the programme of the
midsummer meeting of the New York
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22
ODE
WenatChee
Business
College

wishes to be real live factor in fitting the young
people Of Grant, Douglas, Okanogan and Chelan
counties to take hold of the thousands of business
opportunities that will be offered them in the next
few years. Attend the school that gets results.
Write today for full information to the Wenatchee
Business College.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
GORDON OF oKoLoNA.
He's Gentleman from Mississippi
and Crackerjack.

Not since Davy Crockett came to con
gress in 1927 to represent district in west
Tennessee and astonished all the cave
dwellers-for they had them in the ma.
tional capital then Just the same as now
with his buckskin clothes his picturesque
manners and his homely drolleries has a
more Unique interesting character come to
town than the newly appointed senator
from Mississippi, Colonel James Gordon of
Okolona.
Colonel Gordon is tall, slender, rs wears
old and loose jointed, and is famous down
his way as planter, hunter, local poll
tlclan and Confederate veteran. He served
IN the big war under such noted leaders as
leb Stuart and Forest. and their REPORTS in.
dlcate that they consider him the candy.
tie was husky, hustling. I'D on his toes
young person in those DAYS, he saws but
Just now is taking things easy.
They tell me-" he says. chat look like
Abraham Lincoln-from the rear"
And from the rear he does, but there is
nothing OF the severe melancholy in his
c,ountenance, for his face is round and rud
dy ana ms eyes are twinkling when his lips
a ar smiling. There is really nothing lust
like INN among the nearly 500 senators and
representatives in congress. His conyersa
tlon runs on Ike mountain rill, rushing
and gushing and tumbling. and is lust abouf
as free of impurities. "'o"'
A group of newspaper men went to the
Ebbltt House tonight to see the new sena-
tor, having heard somewhere or other that
he was. little bit different from other folk
and OF course they Immediately tried r.
llhd out from him how he came to be an
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Montpelier Board of Trade Plans.

At recent meeting OF the Montpelier
board OF trade the secretary SAID that
ll3 out OF the 200 shares Issued for the
fund OF $4,000 had been taken up, and ms
report showed that the prospect Tor fals'
ing the rest was by no means black, The
committee ON membership reported %
names, all OF whom were elected. The
banquet committee reported that by guar.
anteeing 10 men they could get rate OF
81 at either the Pavilion or the Montpel-
Ter House. At first it was thought that
the banquet would be held on the 22nd,
but the date is now undecided, the proba-
bility being that ii will be held before
the first OF March. The committee on ag-
rieulture reported that its members were
considering the advisability OF holding a
farmers week in Montpelier the second
week in March No dates have been set
for the meeting and nothing definite has
been arranged, but the committee is ar.
ranging to do something The committee
on membership reported that something
like 1923 was due from members in ar
rpars
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
David A. Minis,

David Augustus Minis died at his home
on High street last Saturday morning after
an illness Of two weeks with bronchial
pneumonia. He was not confined to his
bed until Tuesday when he rapidly became
worse heart failure being the direct cause
of his death.
Mr.. Minis was one of II children of
Harry and Annie (Phillips) Minis and was
born in Sullivan Dec "a, 1884. He lived
in that town with his parents for several
years, then moved to Roxbury and later
to Harrisville. When young man he
went to California where he remained sew
eral years, but returned to Harrisville,
where he was employed as dyer in the
Colony mills. In 1867 Mr.. Minis married
Miss Augusta Farwel of Harrisville, who
survives with one son, Myron A. Minis,
who is with the Spencer Hardware com
pany of Keene. In 1881 he came to this
town where he had made his home ever
since, working in the Halle & Frost card
room for more than 90 years. Besides a
wife and son he is survived by brother
Paul P. Minis of this town, and two sis
tiers. Mrs. Dwight Mather of West Brattle-
boro and Mrs. H. A. Starkey Of Winchen,
don, Mass. Mr.. Minis was a member of
Golden Rule lodge of Masons, in which he
had held several offices from time to time
and of Naomi chapter of the Eastern Star
Mr.. Minis was true citizen and neighbor
and will be mourned by many friends.
The funeral was held at the home at one
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. G.. r.
Locke officiating The body was taken to
Keene for interment.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Stole Jewels from a Soldier.

Sneak thieves made rich haul of dia
monds and other jewery sometime during
Tuesday night when they broke into the
private locker of Sergt c. j. Lewis, Troop
NJ, 10th cavalry, at Fort Ethan Allen and
extracted jewelry to the value of over
$1,000. The list of articles includes many
pieces which were secured by the SER
geant on his trip around the world with
the regiment, and among them are many
which were highly valued by the owner.
The list is as follows: One ring with
three LAX diamonds, valued at $50; sol
taire ring set with LAX diamond, $40
ring with three diamonds, $50; ring with
! LAX diamond, $500; ring with three l-2k
diamonds, 5000; ladies' ring set with light
brown stone, So; initial ring, IS; half-moon
stick pin with seven small diamonds, $25;
solitaire diamond stick pin, $40; Elgin
watch, SIS; ear rings with five diamonds
each, $780, miscellaneous articles, $50;
cash in silver, $40; cash in bills, SIS;
total value. $l025.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Glories of a Vermont Winter.

| Frank Van Doom of Rochester, n. Y.
writes to the Herald of that city as follows
under date of Feb. 8:
| When we have in our city such snow
enced this month, we hear remarks like
this: awful weather, tough walking, dis,
| agreeable outside" etc.
A genuine Vermonter does not feel that
way. He rejoices in two or three feet of
t, snow. Four feet is glorious. Hayracks on
runners are out in Vermont, loaded with
boys and young men, breaking roads
Coasting in roadways, down two or three
hills in succession, is rare fun; sleighing
for everybody is in order, in cutters, bob
sleighs and carryalls. Three months of
sleighing in winter is not uncommon, or
was not 60 years ago.
Other winter sports we had then. A
very thin ice crust sometimes formed on
closely packed snow by means of rain
in daylight, and freeze at night made it
possible to lay our backs fiat on it and, by
striking our heels through the thin ice
crust, to push ourselves in any direction
very fast. Again, heavy snow crust was
formed by strong sunlight on the packed
snow thawing the surface which was fro
zen solid at night, making a hard, strong
crust, on which We could walk in the early
morning We could use sleds and even
shdle VII llle leltls anu nlllS.
A bluff back of our old red schoolhouse
often had most of the snow blown off it,
which settled over the edge in a big drift
level with the bare ground above and near
ly perpendicular on the front face, with a
roll on the top corner The smart boy was
one who could run on the bluff and jump
so as to go feet first through the drift,
leaving a clean hole and no cavein above.
One more delightfully."- dangerous pastime
we had when breakup in the Connecticut
river hoated some big cakes of ice into
cove opposite the town. We could often
skate on these cakes and skip from one to
another, and so on around back again.
A mountain in New Hampshire ohe-third
of mile high, just across the river from
Brattleboro gave us variety of pictures
during the year. In the winter there were
to be seen evergreens with snow hoods;
open fields of pure white; gray rocks tipped
with white and with black shadows: oc-
casional clouds above or below the summit
grand sunrises over the top, and sometimes
slow. fires Illuminating the night for weeks
until burned out or put out Every state
has its special attractions Vermont has
more than few in its scenery, its seasons |
and its people. Vermont raises active. Wig
orous, patriotic men, useful to themselves. |
to their state and to the world.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Need Of Water Supply Being Dis
cussed Just Now.

Since the Stebbin> fire last week Their,
has been much discussion about the ad
visibility of installing water system in
town, and the question will no doubt be
brought M at the annual town meeting
March $ Although il j. almost the unani
nous opinion that a water system is badly
needed there is little hone that the town
will have one for few years at least. as
the original cost would add so much TO the
already heavy debt However, it seems
reasonable to believe that this debt will be
greatly reduced within a few years with
the coming of the new industries and the
tax from the new power house, so there is
no better time than the present to begin
making a definite move towards establish
ing water system. Some time ago The
Reformer pointed ont the necessity and
several advantages of town water system
and suggester several different sources from
which to obtain the water.
The great difficulty is, however, in OBJ
tanning water suitable for drinking pur-
poses and it is a difficult problem to solve.
1t has been suggested that large reser-
voir be built on the hill north of the town
and water pumped into it from springs far
north. This in the opinion of many is not
very satisfactory plan, but they have
none better to offer. There is an unlimited
water supply in Pisgah which would fur
nish excellent fire protection, but is far
from being drinking water. 1t has also
on the Graney brook south of the village.
This brook contains fine water but is not
nearly large enough to furnish water for
the whole town the year round. Despite
all the disadvantages there is strong like
ihood that the question of a water system
will be solved within few years and Hins
dale will take one more step forward.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Read adv. of McRae, the clothier, on
page 8.
Rev. NJ. Dickey of Boston will preach
here next Sunday at 2.30.
Mrs. F. M. Davis and family Ernest
Carey's children and Dick Scott have
been victims of measles. More are ex-
pected.
There will be a masquerade ball in
Citizens hall tonight. The Ladies' So
ciety will serve hot sugar and rolls,
beans and doughnuts for supper.
The school exercises by Mr.. Kelley s
and Miss Hill IS school last week were
excellent. With the gift from Mrs.
Burbank the pupils took $40 at the
door. They propose to buy shades for
the windows and pictures for both
rooms.
Rev. D. L. Fisher has resigned his
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

Whitney. Who died Ia 1873, There wcrc
eight rhlitrn hon at ihi. union, seven
OF whom ate living Charles, OF California,
Mis-. Julia. II Concord, George. 81 North.
field. Frank. oi Grcndcll. Henry. OF
Shclhurnc Falls. Mt. &. II. II. l.anglllc
and Barton SPENCER who reside ia this
town, llis second marriage occurred March
Is. lSSl. Ia Mr. Martha Smith Of this
town who died Nov !. 1895
Besides M, seven sons and daughters,
Mr.. spencer i survived by y gandchil,
dren and three great grandchildren. Mr.
Spencer Wa . remarkably robust man for
one oi hi. year. aud until the past winter
was familiar figure about the town. He
alNay. preferred walking 10 riding. In the
retention Of faculties there was no one
who surpassed Mr. >ucuccr. In 1909 he
wrote and had published little booklet
entitled Enrly Rpcollcc,ions Of llinsdale.
which told nj the early history of the town
in very interesting manner. lie was
member Of Calvary Methodist church. The
funeral will be held in the Methodist church
at o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev, G.. u.
Locke officiating.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Chief Thompson Out.


On Tuesday the village trustees voted
TO dispense with the further services OF
Arthur II. Thompson. for nearly % year,
connected with the local police service
and during most OF that time a. chief OF
! police The unusual feature of the situa-
ton i not that Chief Thompson has been
! retired, but that with numerous changes
in the appointing power he was not re.
tired before. Twenty years continuous
service in the police department of a small
village like Bellows Falls where each is
pretty well acquainted with his neighbor' ;
business Is great compliment to Mr..
Thompson. There are not many men
wearing out shoe leather who could have
turned the trick.
The trustees have not made public the
reasons for change, but no doubt they
appeared good and sufficient to them, and
they are men of good judgment on most
questions. The fact remains. however,
that Chief Thompson will be missed His
job is no snap. He has had in his care
the property and the morals of the com,
munity to no small degree His depart.
ment has been looked to. for safety from
fire and burglary by night, and the streets
must be kept decent and safe at all hours
of both day and night The duties of his
office brought him in daily contact with
the hayward and unfortunate, clos that
Sunday schools have little to do with, and
many of these mfortunates can testify
that they got square deal In handling
petty criminals, if Chief Thompson erred,
it was in being too human. He was kind
to those who had strayed from the
straight path. He had sympathy and Kind
words for those who suffered.
Chief Thompson made mistakes. and
who does not? He has enemies. and who
has not? With all the faults that can be
charged against him he was a pretty good
man for the job. Bellows Falls will prob
ably never again have a chief of police
who will hold the Office half as long as
Thompson did. The ever varying factions
to be pleased and appeased are too nu-
merous, and the appointing power changes
too often.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

pointed and what he had in view for the
future. Before the interview was over they
were all IN love with him.
MY appointment, said Colonel Gordon
| Why. sir they Just forced it on me. |
was down at home when got a wire from
my friend Governor Noel asking me to
come to Jackson. | took the first train
and went to the governors office. He told
me what he wanted and made out the pa
pers and here they lie.
And with that Colonel Gordon drew from
an inside pocket big envelope. took from
It his credentials as a member OF the United
States senate and spread them ont on the
table with obvious pride.
viii you be a candidate for election be
fore the legislature" somebody asked
The coloneps answer came back in a
second:
NO, sir he said Il am not going to
be in any scramble | didn't ask to come
up here and am not going to ask to stay
here. | don't know what the legislature OF
Mississippi is going to do. / hear talk of
deadlock. II they do deadlock and find out
they can't do better than let me stay here |
go back homeAand be happy like / was be-
fore Governor Noel appointed me.
Then somebody asked the colonel his age
Seventy six, sir he replied, "but still
boy. haven't been sick sir, in fifty -one
years. I'm 1858 | got malarial fever at the
time OF the big overflow from padding
around IN the waters saving my niggers and
stock. Yes. sir, | have been well and hap.
py ever since. got rid of my fortune and
had to start in to labor again.
Were you wealthy ONCE upon a time
colonel, one of the newspaper men asked
Wealthy, sir? | was a millionaire and
halF nt .
land, niggers, stock and some money"
The colonel wasn't quite sure whether he
would like to stay in Washington or not
IT doesn't matter much either way he
SAID. i am happy man in either case.
Knocks have had all my life. physical and
otherwise, but they never gave me any
bother. Why, | have had big bear on
top of me and dogs on top of the bear, all
fighting. But it don't bother me-
We'll, colonel remarked a newspaper
person, you certainly are well preserved .
We'll preserved, sir, well preserved, >
cried the colonel with every appearance of |
indignation. MY wife, sir, says | am
pretty"
After the newspaper men had heard the
colonel tell some of his war stories-and no |
thrillers ever written can come up to his
they scattered, one of them lingering be. |
hind to ask for a future engagement for a |
talk with the colonel.
"All right said the new senator. ..you
come around almost any time. What did
you say your name was?''
Il will give you my card" said the news
paper man.
Thanks" said the colonel. "I'll remem-
Der you. Look here, like you and want
20 show you something. Maybe YOU can
neld me- '"'
The newspaper man professed his will
ngness.
All right, then" said Colonel Gordon
3eaming, you can come around tomorrow
have book of poems | wrote and want
'ou to read it and boom it for me. Wash
ngton Letter to New York Sun.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Lyndon Family Burned Ont

The village of Lyndon was visited by a
disastrous fire just before midnight We'd
nesday evening when the two-story block
owned and occupied by Scott S. Mcdowell
was burned to the ground with its CON
tents. The first floor was occupied by Mr..
Mcdowell as a general country store and
contained about $4,000 worth of grain and
general merchandise. The family lived on
the second floor and had narrow escape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdowell coming down the
stairs in their night clothes and the father
carrying the fve-year-old boy in his arms.
Nothing was saved, either in the store or
the second story. Mr. Mcdowell carried
about $4,000 insurance on his merchandise,
but no insurance on the building. The lat,
ter was built four years ago and was
worth at least $1,000. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Engines Derailed at West Burke.

Both engines were derailed and num-
Der OF passengers violently shaken up
when the Boston and Maine north bound
Boston Montreal train No. Al ran into a
helping engine short distance south of
West Burke station late Yesterday. The
train left Boston at 10 o'clock Yesterday
morning. just before reaching West
Burke helping engine appeared on the
same track ahead too suddenly to allow
the engineer of the passenger train to
stop in time to prevent a collision. The
shock tumbeld the engine crews heavily
shock tumbled the ngine crews heavily
ly alarmed the passengers, but none was
injured seriously. Traffic was blocked for
several hours.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Norman Scott is on the sick list.


H. H. Dole was in Pittsfeld last week
Charles Policy has been i'll the past week.
Mrs P. F. Amidon is i'll with a severe
cold.
Chauncey Weeks is housed with a severe
cold.
G. H. H. Langille is housed by sprained
ankle.
Read adv. of McRae, the clothier, on
page 8.
Sewall Day of Millers Falls spent Sunday
in town.
Mrs Julia Fay visited in Brattleboro this
week Monday.
Joseph Delphy of South Vernon visited
in town Sunday.
Miss Annie Myers is i'll with the pre-
-vailing distemper.
w. P. Taylor of Winchester was in town
one day last week.
J. N Mccormick had his horse killed
one day this week.
Clifford Carey went to his home in Wal
lingford, Vt, Monday.
William Purcell was at home from Con-
cord the first of the week.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18
Other County Towns.
JACKSONVILLE

lls',t lisilat ~ iliaiilslaIo uas ia t"au
iAsl nussk
Miss aalr Niai.lrs visited al II q
sirison's Naluidss ani Suislay,
A. ! AID q 4 Fsulknri' at dnaias
loss ln ihr la ks,,nslllr mills.
lsaii Gt,,sisf II Halifax hss lssushl lhs
sAstlrne rnrine AMI $40 Il liafk A foA,
". n clark all ~ lais. amount u
ietsnnai anl hnusri4old s,ssls Al pul,lif
antlinn She Mesk saturday,
The storms krrp l~pplr hnsy making
faasl. saturday. u inrhrs Nas a snl.eT
hnliN pn top IT q suiilflrnrA,
4 N Russell u Wilmington ail give
in- ireiuFr uhirI the ausplrrs q the
Iasi lalt0ns II ihc Easi-fn Star ihurs
lay, Feb. "a Aiaspns aud mrmbrrs Of the
star aud their families ate Invited,