Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-16

GENERAL Mrs. Frances E. Beauca-
NEWS ann. Of Lexington. Ky.
NOTES state president Of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union.
and widely known In woman's club
circles. announced her candidacy for
congress In that the seventh congress.
SIGNAL district. The principal plank in
her platform Is directed against the
liquor traffic.
Urban Fleming. Of Holyoke, Mass,
was unanimously reelected president
of the International Spinners' Union,
fOr a nth term at the closing session
Of the annual convention.
The population Of Kingston. N. Y,
is a5,s0S, an increase Of 1873, or ) G
per cent as compared with 24.535 in
1900. The population OF New Rock.
ellie. N. Y. is 2S.S67, an increase Of
I4,720 In 1900. The population OF
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, Is 1886. an IN.
crosse Of 1907. or 1863 per cent, as
compared with 24,O2S In 1900.
.. AZ sylVRnia C. G. Edwards was
nominated for congress from the first
district by reclamation. r. c. Hitc1
was reelected chairman OF the execu.
tive committee Mr.. Edwards a.
dressed the convention briefly.
The largest cheese in tn worI1
will be made In Appleton next week
for the National Dairy Show at Chi
cago, October 90 The weight Of the
cheese will be 1000 pounds. It will
be Is feet in diameter and about /
feet high.
Omcial reports made In the state de.
psTtuent OF agriculture OF Oklahoma
by DR.. W. E. Kinds, an expert ON cot.
ton diseases. states that the Texas
boil weevil has made It's appearance
In southwestern Alabama, coming
from Mississippi. and its ravages al
ready have been of . noticeable ua.
tore. The only infected district so
far reported upon is around Noble
county.
The democrats Of Connecticut In
state convention nominated Simeon
z. Baldwin. Of New Haven, for gov
ernor; Andrew ]. BroUghel. Jr., Hart.
ford. for lieutenant governor, and
named a fu'l state ticket.
According to the Official count OF
the vote in the fifth Mississippi con-
gressional district, s. A. Witherspoon
has been nominated for congress by
a majority of 47O over Congressman
Byrd. Witherspocn was officially de-
clared the nominee.
A dispatch received from Rome
italy. from Adds Abeba says that
King Mennlik. Of Abyssinia, has sui.
fered another attack Of apopIexy, and
that his condition Is grave.
Henry F. Cotchems. former Har
ward athlete and Wisconsin footbaI
star. will have to make his campaign
fOr congress with his right arm in q
Sing. COChems was stepping on :;
stl eet car at Milwaukee when ne
slipped, breaking his arm above the
elbow.
Governor Haskell. q Oklahoma.
has announced that he win call for
an election to be held November E
for the re-submission TO the people OF
tie prohibition ordinance Of the con
stitution and to submit the womah
Suffrage movement.
Charles NJ. Webb q farmer Of Mount
Freedom. Is $500 richer as a result Il
q few hours blowing which he die
last week While turning over the
ground he came upon four remarkable
old copper pennies. Two pieces were
dated 1887. One Of these has Q horses
head and pillow on one side and Nova
Caesares" on the other. Another O,
MT Wsbb's finds IL Q large copper
ccnt Of IS4S. United States rnintsge
The fourth 70 IN English copper piecs
Oi 1776. The four coins are appraised
by dealers at an average Of $500
lIriece.