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Local Laconics.

Colonel J. Alonzo Babcock is serf- l ously i'll.
 William A. Wilcox made business trip to Preston Monday. Ex-Governor George H. Utter ad- dressed the Mems union of Trinity church in Worcester Monday evening. Librarian Joseph L. Peacock and Librarian Emeritus Ethan Wilcox have been invited to address the spring meeting of the Rhode Island Library association.
 As there is not four thousand acres of woodland in the town of Westerly it is probable that the town council will appoint no forest warden under the state laws.
 The annual inspection of military institutions, including the Rhode Island State college at Kingston, will be made by Captain Patrick D. Lockridge, U. $. A., general staff.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Stanton, Mir and Mrs Ira B. Crandall, MT. and Mrs. George H. Utter and MT. and Mrs. John Tanner have been appointed a committee to arrange the exercises fdr the annual meeting of the Seventh Day Baptist church.
 Battery A, Rhode Island National Guard. has ben assigned to the first division of field artillery. Lieut.. P. D. GIassford, Second Field artillery, U. s. A., has been detailed as inspecting off, ficer of the battery when in camp at Quonsett Point, June 12-1S.
 In the national plan of mobilizat ton of organized militia. Rhode Island will be assigned May 1 to the first field army district, as will also the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York This district will have three divisions.
 Two more cases of diphtheria were recorded Monday, making a total of eleven cases since the disease appear ed with two fatalities to date The new cases are in the family of Lordono Burgrona, "A Pierce street Thus far all the cases have been confined to that section of Westerly designated as Lit tie Italy.
 Resolutions from Robert Brucker camp, Westerly, United Spanish War Veterans. favoring legislation provfd- ing for travel pay to soldiers who serv- ed in the Philippines beyond their peri cd of enlistment, and also resolution in favor of raising the wreck of the Maine, have been presented to congress by Senator WetmOre.
 There were three drurks disciplined in the Third district court Monday. One was sent to Cranston to serve six months as a common drunkard, and the others were released upon payment of $5.S0 and S4.80 respectively The first was a simple drunk and first ar rest. and the second was a boy of 19,
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Hartford.-Robert M. Beck, superin- tendent of the west. works of the Pope Manufacturing company, who was in- jured by the explosion of tank which was being tested some time ago, has had his arm amputated at a joint just above his elbow.
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who declared it to be his first and last drunk
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South Manchester.-Ex-St State Senator John s. Cheney died at his home on Saturday night of exhaustion due to age.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-15

At an early date the Dixon bridge , over the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company leading from Railroad avenue to the Dixon homestead will be removed, and this is taken as indicating that the work of improving the railroad facili- ties of Westerly. including a new pas senger station, is to become a reality. When this road was built over 75 years ago. a right of way was acquir- ed through the Nathan Fellows Dixon property, with the agreement that the railroad company would provide a way to reach the Dixon residence.
 Recently the railroad company had the Dixon property condemned for rail- road purposes, but subsequently the property was acquired by direct pur- chase, and includes the Dixon mansion, the home of the first Nathan Fellows Dixon. who was United States senator in 1S39-42: the second Nathan Fellows Dixon, representative in congress 1849- 51 and 1S6271, and of the third Ma than Fellows Dixon, who was United States senator 1S8s-1s95- The two last spectively, of Walter P. Dixon. the present occupant of the mansion, and the last male member of the Dixon family.
 Two of the Nathan Fellows Dixons were in the dirtctory of the old New York Providence and Boston Railroad company, and granted concession to the company for 8 right of way through the OlxOn property, the tFaCk level being far below the surface of the remaining Dixon property, so low that trains were obscured from view in their passage.
 For several years after the railroad was built entrance to the Dixon home stead was by way of a driveway along side the present freight depot. About thirty years ago there was need for more room in the freight yard, and by mutual agreement the Dixon driveway was taken over and the wooden bridge from Railroad avenue substituted With this bridge removed, and pending the vacating of his birthplace by Wal ter P. Dixon, access to the old home stead will be by the West street bridge.
 The action of the railroad company in securing adoining land in Wester- ly and making effort to reclaim prop erty in Pawcatuck is convincing that the projected plan of improvement at and near the Westerly station has not been abandoned.
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Bridgeport.-Married at Huntington fifty years ago, MT. and Mrs. Joseph D. Curtiss celebrated their golden wedding Monday.
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WalIingford.-The Presbyterians lead in New Haven and vicinity in mis- sionary contributions, giving per cap ita to foreign missions s1.33; the Con- gregationalists follow with S2 cents.
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Rev. Albert F, Earnshaw, pastor of

Rev. Albert F. Earnshaw, pastor of the Congregational church in Mystic. read an interesting and instructive paper Monday at the regular meeting of the Westerly Ministerial association, held in the conference room of the Memorial ard Public Library building. His subject was Mysticism, It's History and Value, and all joined in discussion of the excellent paper Rev. MT. Earn shaw was given a vote of thanks by the society.
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BRIEF STATE NEWS

South Manchester.-Ex-Sta Senator John s. Cheney died at his home on Saturday night of exhaustion due to age.
 Bridqeport-Married at Huntington fifty years ago, MT and Mrs. Joseph D. Curtiss celebrated their golden wedding Monday.
 Meriden-Orders have been given to the police to assist in keeping the city in sanitary condition by reporting all cases of filthy yards, alleys and streets.
 Thomaston.-Miss Susan Murphy of Willimantic, a teacher in the Thomas ton Center school, has sent in her res ignation, to take effect at the Easter vacation.
 WaIIinqford.-The Presbyterians lead in New Haven and vicinity in mis- sionary contributions, giving per cap ita to foreign missions $1.33; the Con- gregationalists follow with s2 cents.
 Waterbury-The announcement was made in New Haven Saturday that former Mayor w. E. Thoms of Water bury would not be a candidate for the democratic nomination for congress- man from the Second district.
 Westport.-In the recent civil ser vice examination held in New York city Maurice Ahern, brother of Mrs. James London, was among the thou sand men who took the test. His aver age was 96 per cent, the highest on the list.
 New Brita. 1.-The Rev. J. w. Coop CT, D. D., formerly pastor of the South Congregational church for a quarter of a century, has resigned the secre- taryship of the American Missionary society and will make his home in Hartford.
 Hartford.-Robert M. Beck, superin- tendent of the west, works of the Pope Manufacturing company, who was in jured by the explosion of a tank which was being tested some time ago, has had his arm amputated at a joint just above his elbow.
 New Haven.-A warning against the employment of child labor without having the usual school certificate of age was sounded when William Arthur, proprietor of the New Haven Wire Bound Box company, was brought be- fore the court upon that charge and fined $10 with costs.
 MiddIetown-A meeting of the joint committees of the Middletown Busi- ness Mems association and the Twen- tieth Century club was held with Post master Arthur B. Calef at the post office Monday afternoon to talk over the best plan of procedure toward get ting a new postofice building for this city.
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New Brita.-i.-The Rev. J. w. Coop CT, D. D., formerly pastor of the Sout Congregational church for a quarte of a century, has resigned the secre taryShip of the American MiSsionar society and will make his home il Hartford.
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Westerly Hopes for New Station
Probability of Improved Railroad Facities-Minsters Hear Informing Taper by Rev. Albert F. Earnshaw- Mrs M. ii. Scanlon and Daughter Seriously III-Ath- letic and Industrial Interests.

Scanlon is considered serious. Misses Mary and Ruth Scanlon contracted the disease while on d visit to their grand parents in Lebanon, accompanied by two aunts These children have made complete. recovery from the disease, but one of the aunts is in a hospital in Albany and the other in a. Provi- dence hospital i'll with the disease. Mrs ScanIon contracted the disease while nursing her children during their sickness.
 The initial move toward the forica- ton of a team to represents Westerly High school in the Interscholastic league the coming season, the cham pionship of which was won last season by team representing the local school, was taken Monday afternoon Princi- pal Swain presided at meeting of the boys who were to try for places on the team, sixteen responding to the call Mir Swain said there was cham pionship timber in the school and that indoor practice would begin without delay in preparation for the opening game, April 15.
 Frank Foley, the crack catcher, who explained the team to victory last sea- son, was the unanimous choice for captain
 Before traffic is resumed the branch trolley road to Pleasant View a huge boulder which rolled on the tracks since the road was closed Tor the season must be removed. The DOul- der came from an embankment near the rack not far from where connection is made with the Watch Hill road.
 It is estimated that the boulder weighs at least ten tons, too heavy to be handled by any appliance in the possession of the trolley company, and therefore 1t will be necessary to blast the rock in order to break it into sizes that can be handled and carted away.
 Indications are favorable to busy season on Quarry Hill and in all gran ite manufacturing establishments in Westerly. The Smith company started opera tions with an increased force re- gently. and now the Nav England Granite Works are taking on new men in addition 50 the regular force. The latter concern has contract for a large business block in New York city, and the job is of such large proportions that there will be sub contracts to fur nish the manufactured building ma teria1.
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The wife ana youngest daughter Of Dr. Michael H. Scanlon are sick with measles, and the condition of Mrs
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FOR SALE.
ANNOUNCEMENT. A

Having purchased the photograph studio of A. A. Scholfeld, Sa Main street- we are ready to prove to the people of Westerly and vicinity our ability to do the very best work A beautiful 16x20 water colored portrait of yourself given free with every dog en @4.00 cabinets. F. Rouleau & Co. Westerly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Avertinq a Panic.

On one occasion John Philip Sousa
by his promptness was the direct
means of stopping a panic which might
have had the most disastrous results.
While his band "a playing before 49,
600 people in st. Louis the electric
lights in the hall went out suddenly.
People began to uneasily in their
seats. and some v began to make a
rush for the doors. Coolly tapping
with his baton, Sousa gave a signal,
and Immediately his band began play.
ing "Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter
Be-" A tiny ripple of laughter that
went round the audience showed that
confidence had been partially restored.
When the band began to play "Wait
Till the Clouds Roll By" the laughter
deepened into a o a of merriment that
ended only when the lights We're turn.
ed on again.
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A Pointed Question,

There is an amusing story told Of
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
and the famous old soldier Galgotzy:
AFTER the occupation by Austro-Hun
garian forces Of Bosnia-H Herzegovina
Galgotzy was set to build q military
road. Funds were short, and the sum
available for the purpose seemed hope
]essly insufficient. BY dint Of hard
work and ingenuity Galgotzy succeed.
ed nevertheless in performing his task
and thereupon reported. Road built;
$4,000 forms received. 25!OOO forms
spent; remains. nothing"
Dissatisfied with SO summary an &C.
count, the audit officials applied for Il
detailed statement Of expenditure
Galgotzy ignored the application
which was presently renewed in per
emptory form. Impatient Of red tape
he replied: "Road built; $4,000 forms
received. 25.OO0 forms spent: remains
nothing. Whoever doubts 1t is AZ
asst"
Shocked by such improperly. a sol
emn official submitted Galgotzy's &C
count to the emperor. who blandly IN.
quired, do you. then. doubt IT."
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He KNEW HIM WELL.
But That Was No Excuse For Publicly
Insulting Him.

But That Was No Excuse For Publicly
Insulting Him.
About the year 1S47 Charles Webt
was playing at the old Chatham thea.
ter. New York. and during the en-
gagenent he became intimate with q
young fish dealer named S%hapleigh,
doing business in Washington market
The fish dealer was a genius in more
ways than one. In his younger days
he had belonged to a juvenile dramat-
ic company. and in his manhood. since
making Webb's acquaintance. he had
been behind the curtain during re-
hearsal and had really fancied he would
clearly love to appear just once"
Webb became satisfied that Shap-
leigh could act and was willing to
please him. and it so happened that
an opportunity presented itself which
bad not been anticipated. The night
Of Webb's benefit had been fixed. on
which occasion he was to play the
character of Hamlet. The actor who
had been set apart for the character
Of Polonius was unexpectedly called
away. in which emergency Webb
sought his friend at Washington mar
ket and asked him II he would help
him. Shapleigh was only too glad to
do it. The eventful night came. and a
front box had been reserved for Shap.
leigh's wife and little daughter and
other relatives and friends. The house
was packed, with every bit Of standing
room occupied. The play commenced
and all went we'll. the beneficiary re-
ceiving round after round of applause
on his first entrance. and it was the
same with the kind friend who had
80 magnanimously volunteered his
valuable services" The first act went
off smoothly. In the second act. scene
2. Polonius Is on the stage with
king and queen. when to them en-
tiers Hamlet. reading from a book.
King and queen are unceremoniously
hustled out Of the way. DO you
know me. my lord"" Polonius asks.
Excellent well. You are a fshmon-
ger" Hamlet replies. according to the
text. This aroused the indignation Of
Shapleigh's wife. and. forgetting all
else but the direct insult offered to
her husband. she exclaimed loud
enough to be heard in every part Of
the house: "Well, it amt very nice of
you. Mr.. Webb. after Tom has been
so good to you to go showing him up
in public in that fashion! I'd have
you know that a fishmonger, as you
call him. is as good as an actor any
day." For a moment a wondering ST.
lence fell upon the house. That mo-
ment was caught by Shapleigh, whose
wits had not forsaken him, and. look
ing up toward his wife's box. he said.
with an assuring nod: ITS all right.
Bessie. It's so in the book" And
then. the secret out. the house "cane
down."
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication,

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, November ID, 1910.
Notice 10 hereby given that
KATHERINE L. STOCKING,
heir of Winfield s. Stocking, deceased, of Fort
Benton, Montana, who, on March 20. 1905, made
sEK MEX. Eh SEX, sWh SEA section IL,
township "a north, range 8 east. Montana meri.
dian, and additional homestead No. 07s55, on
NEA sWA section 10, township 81 north, range
8 east, has fled notice of Intention to make final
fve'year proof, to establish claim to- the land
above described, before Ch8s. H. Boyle, U. s.
commissioners, at his office at Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on the 2lst day of December, 1910.
Claim ant names as witnesses: Edward Kelly,
Downing, ali of Fort Benton. Montana.
E. L. BARNES, Register.
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Coal Land.
Notice For Publication,

United States Land ONCE ct Great Falls, Non.
tana, November IA, 1910.
Notice 10 hereby given that
ORA ". NOTTINGHAM,
of Shonkin, Montana, who, ON December 26, 1907,
made Homestead entry No. 44l4, serial No. O4l6O,
for lots 2 and 3, SWx SEX, SEX SWk section l.
township 20 north, range 9 east. Montana meri
dian, has dled notice OF intention to make final
6ve-yesr proof to establish claim to the land
above described before Chas. II. Boyle, U $.
commissioner. at his office at Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on the 9Oth day Of December, 1910.
John W. Woodcock, of Shonkin, Montana, Harry
b. Dickinson, Eddie Boyd. of Lonetree, Montana
+. l.. BARNES. Register,
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tsna, November ID, 1910.
Notice il hereby given that
VIOLA E.. PETERSON,
made homestead entry No. oSisss, for SW{K SEX,
81 SWA section 26, sen SEX section q, town
ship "a north, range Z east, Montana meridian,
has fled notice of Intention to make final com.
mutation proof to establish claim to the land
above described, before Chss. H. Boyle, U. s
commissioner, at his office at Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on the 22d day of De- ember, 1910.
Stevens, Morris Latts. Malvina A. Holmquist,
William J. Lenning, al of Fort Benton. Mont.
E. L.. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, November Ia, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
OSCAR B. COON,
of Great Falls, Montana, who, on June 90, 1905,
made homestead entry No: 1898, serial No O3627
section 8, township Il north, range s east, and
additional homestead No. 067l8, on October Is,
1909, for NWA section 9, townehip q north,
Of Intention to make final fve-year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above described, before
Chas. H. Boyle, U. s. commissioner, at his office
at Fort Benton. Montana, on the 21st day of De
cember, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Frank Thomp'
son, Of Highwooo, Montana. Walter Blevins, Of
Fort Benton, Montana, Nellie B. Carr, Alice Z.
Carr, of Great Falle, Montana.
" E. l.. BARNES, Register.
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A Man of Little Faith.

A colored preacher took some can
didates for immersion down to a river
in Louisiana. Seeing some alligators
in the stream, n of them objected.
"NVhy, brother" urged the pastor.
"can't you trust the Lord? He took
care of Jonah, didn't he"
"Y-a-a-s." admitted the darby. but
a whales different. A whales got
mem'ry, but If one O. dem gators WIS
ter swaller dis niger he'd jes' go to
sleep dar in the sun an fcrgit all
about it."
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, November II. 1910.
Notice 10 hereby given that
LYDIA A. CULBERTSON,
heir Of John r. Smith, deceased, of Fort Benton,
Montana. who, on October Is. 1905, made home:
etead entry No. 2765. serial No: 087l6,. for sen
-. township 81 north, range Q east, Montana
meridian. has filed notice Of intention to make
nnal Ave-year proof, to establish claim to the
U. 8. commissioner, at his ONCE at Fort Benton,
Montana, on the nd day OF December, 1910.
Claimant names % Witnesses: John n. Yuill,
tana, Robert Iverson, Of Lonesree, Noutana.
i. l.. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land ONCE ct Great Falls, Mon
tana, November II, 1910.
Notice 10 hereby given that
WILLIAM KITCHEN,
OF Choutsau county. Montana, Great Falls post
Office. who, on January l6, 1904, made homeetead
section %, NWk NWk section "a, SWk SW4
section "a township - north, range 8 east and
additional homestead entry, serial No; 079ao. 70.
section q, ssownehip north. range s cost Mon
tana meridian, has nlsd notice Of intention ia
make anal i've year proof 20 establish claim "a
and Receiver, ct Great Falls, Montana, on the sd
day OF December, 1910.
Claimant names % witnesses: James Il
liam Blevins, all Of Fort Benton. Montana.
e. L. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
taua, November IA, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
BELLE STUBBS,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who, on May 90, 1909,
made homestead entry No. o6ls4, for SWA SEX,
81 SWA section Is, SEX SEX section Is, town.
ship "a north, range 7 east, Montana meridian,
nss a1e %r notice e OF ast intention into. to make "a tsa i1 9sa COMM nhnHs
described, before Chas H. Boyle, U. S. commie-
sioner, at his Office at Fort Beetton Montana, on
the Fad day of December, 1910.
Stevens, Morris Latta, Mslvina A. Holmquist,
William j. L.enning, all of Fort Benton, Mont.
E. L. BARNES, Register.
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Notice For Publication,

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon
tsna, November II, 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that
$3.50 IDA MARIA ANDERSON,
o. Fort benton, Montana. who, on September ID,
!9O9, made Homestead entry (serial No. O69O2l..
for VIZ SEX, VIZ MEX section lG, township II
north, range IA east, Montana principal meri-
dian, has filed notice of intention to make final
commueatton proof, to establish claim to the
land above. described, before Chas. H. Boyle,
Y: 8: commiseioner, et his office at Fort Benton.
Montana, on the 18th day of December, 1910.
liant, George Fright. Oscar Johnston, Henry
Wtckhorst, all of Everson, Montana.
G. E. MoKOIN, Register.
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pond above Clark's dam near Bonner.
The two lads were out in q boat and
the Egan boy had just aimed his %
rifle at q bird when his cousin sudden
ly raised his head. The shot was
fred and the bullet struck Charles
Hodgson just above the ear, passing
through his head. He was dead half
an hour later.
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Coal Land.
Notice For Publication,

tana, November ii, 1910.
Notice 10 hereby given that
WILLIAM FIEROW,
made homestead entry No. 9Oo0, serial No. o8457,'
for SEX SEX section 4, ny MEX, MEX NWX
section 9, township 90 north, range 10 east, Mon
make hnal nve-yesr proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Chas. b. Boyle,
y. 8: commissioner, at his Office. at Fort Benton,
Claimant names as Witnesses: BENJAMIN n,
Vaudeville, John Yuill, Of Shonkin, Montana,
Frank Collegiate, Charles W. Morrison, Of Fort
Benton, Montana. e. L. BARNES, Register.
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IDENTIFICATION
COMPLETE

hearing of regular depositors. The
cashier wired the country bank:
Man claiming to be John Smith Is
here. Highly intoxicated. Shall we
await ide%ntifcatiOn?"
The answer read: Identification
complete. Pay the money."-Success
Magazine.
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cashiers CurlOS-
ity became sus-
picion when a
cabman assisted
into the bank a
drunken fare"
who shouted that
he was j o b II
Smith and want
ed some money,
Two clerks push
ed. pulled and
pllOted the bOiSt.
erOus individual
into a private
o away from