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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
SCOTT DECLINES
TO GIVE REASONS
Unwilling to Say Why He Re-
signed as Member of c. & o.
Board.

dispatch from Baltimore last
night said:
Frederick w. Scott, for several
years director OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. who has rendered
his resignation. Is visiting Nelson
Strother in the Green Spring Valley.
near this city. When asked WY he
resigned '-om the directorate OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio. he asked to be
excused from giving his reasons,
When pressed for an answer to his
action Mr.. Scott said that ne resigned
the position for personal reasons
Just what Mr.. Scott meant by person
al reasons canriot be ascertained here
He refused to discuss his rcsigna-
ton any further.
1T was rumored in financial circles
that certain policies adopted recently
by the Chesapeake and Ohio caused
Mr.. Scott to disagree with other direc-
tors. which ultimately resulted in his
resignation. 1t is further rumored
that Mr.. Scott Will associate himself
with another railroad. either the Nor.
folk and Western or the Southern. II
Is not believed that he will Withdraw
from railroad business altogether
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
MEEK|N IS AGAIN
UNDER ARR { S 7
James D. Wise, His Bondsman,
Asks Police to Take Him
Into Custody.

q. F. v. Meekin, self-styled captain
IN the British army during the Boer
war who was arrested several DAYS
ago on a charge of beating Marion
Lawler. the eleven year-old daughter
OF Mrs. NJ. j. Lawler. LOG 1-2 East CLAY
street was arrested yesterday at the
request Of his bondsman, James d.
Wise.
Meekin was dismissed on the charge
OF beating the Lawler girl. but on a
charge of cursing and abusing officers
Thurman and Mcnamara ne was con-
victed and fined $50 in Police Court.
He appealed. Another charge, that
OF causing a disturban to the annoy
ance OF the neighbors. was continued.
Several months ago Meekin was
saysteriously shot tn the Lawler home.
Mr.. LAWYER was away at the time.
Mrs. Lawler and Meekin declared the
shooting to have been accidental
After recovering from the injury
Meekin returned to the Lawler home,
and has since been living there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
Stratton Sau Horse Climb a Tree

have tried to get Comrade stratton
married He has now frustrated all
possibilities in that direction. In tho
presence of credible witnesses he has
asserted that in war times he saw n
horse climb tree"
Accusing looks were bent upon Ad-
jutant Stratton. In response to rhe
evident demand for a statement, lie
rose to reply. He attempted no denial.
but brazenly maintained the truth OF
his claim.
1T was near the close of the war"
he said. I'm the rapid and rather dis
organized movement OF the troops. n
commissary wagon ran over a tree ana
bent Its top TO the ground. A horse
coming along behind straddled the
tree. and when it was righted. after
the wagon had passed. the horse was
hoisted into the air. He was at least
twenty feet from the ground.
Some Alabama troops came along at
this time. and one OF them shouted:
My God. look at that horse. He's
clumb a tree"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
POPE WILL SELECT
RICHMOND BISHOP
Three Names to Be Submitted
as Successor to Bishop
Van de Vyver.

Much speculation as to who will sue
coed the late Rt Rev. Augustine Van
dc vyver. Bishop OF Richmond, 10 now
being shown by Catholics in the Do
cesc of Virginia. In the meantime tho
afrairs of the church will be In charge
OF the Very Rev. J. ]. Bowler. formerly
vicarseneral. but who was named
administrator by Cardinal Gibbons i'm
mediately after the death OF the bishop.
This vacancy in the Holy See will be
filled by the Pope at Rome. Names will
be forwarded him by Cardinal Gibbons
from the Archdiocese OF Baltimore, to
whom they will be transmitted by
priests of the Virginia Diocese. SIX
priests. four consultors and two ire
movable rectors will meet. most likely
in Richmond. probably within the next
month or six weeks. for the purpose
OF selecting the names, which will he
presented TO Cardinal Gibbons.
Three names will be chosen. They
will be designa;d as worthy" more
worthy" and most worthy" The APP
pointing power rests entirely with the
Vatican.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
SAY POSTMASTER GENERAL
WILL RESIGN JOB JAN.
Rumor HnH II Hitchcocfs Has Warned
Friends to Look Out. as He Is
Entering Business Hero.

Washington. October ga pers,s-
tent rumor here declares that Post
master General Hitchcock will resign
January 1 to engage In business in
New York.
Mr.. Hitchcock, It was said. had told
several men who hold positions in the
post-off1ce through his influence to
be on the lookout for new places. His
confidential secretary, George w. Reik,
has already given up his $4,000 posi- .
ton for other worN. others close to
their chief have been hunting jobs
Mr. Hitchcock, who. has been on
vacation week. could not be reached
His friends admit they have heard the
story OF his coming resignation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
HorticuIturists to Meet.

Secretary Walter Whately announces
that the annual meeting 81 the yIr-
GINA State horticultural Society Will
be held in Harrisonburs January IL
and -, 1912. Plans are being made
for the largest and most 6omprehen-
sive exhibit of fruit, especially apples,
in The history Of the society.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
ARRESTS YESTERDAY
Assault Cnses. Robheries and House,
breaking Charges Keep Police Busy.

breaking Charges Keep Police Busy.
John Robinson, colored, was arrest
cd yesterday on a charge OF stealing
So from the person of Charles Hay
den.
Emmett Thomas. colored, was ar
rested on charge of assaulting Cecil
Whitley with a knife.
Lou Wren, familiar character in
Police Court, was locked up on a
charge of stealing Sc from the person
of Jefferson Smith.
A. j. Smith. colored. was locked up
on charge OF breaking into the home
of Mrs. E. Harris. 4l2 North First
Street.
Benjamin Clements, colorcd. was
taken in tow on charge of assault
ing Edmund Plageman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
Two mousebrenkInz Chnrge,.

l.ynwood Carter (colored) was ar
rested last night on two warrants.
charging housebreaking. The first war
RAM alleges that he broke into tho
stable of c. 7. Lathrop and stole there
from quantity of harness. The sec
ond warrant charges him with break
ing into the stable of S. and L. Straus
and stealing quantity Of harness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
Funeral OF Eugene Ely.

Oxford. Iowa, October 22.-The fu.
neral of Eugene Ely. the aviator who
was killed at Macon, Ga, Thursday,
was held from the home OF his par
ents here to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23
THREE COMP N|ES
GETLOCALP PLANTS
Factories Distributed Under To-
bacco Trusts Reorganiza-
ton Plan.
BIG SLICE FOR AMERICAN
Takes Over Patterson's and
Mayo Branch-How
Others Fare.

Under the reorganization plan re-
Gently filed with the United states Cir
suit Court in New York, the American
bacco Company itself. as an operat-
ing concern, will be broken into three
companies, each completely euuippea
for the conduct OF a large tobacco
business, neither of which will own
any interest IN any other and neither
OF which will be dominant in the to-
pacco trade. The three companies are
TO be known as the American, Lig-
gett & Myers and p. Lorillard Com
peny.
While the tobacco Industry in Rich
mond controlled heretofore by the
trust will be affected in large measure
by the reorganization, it is explained
that the business will be Carried on az
usual. the various plants coming un-
der the control of one of the separate
concerns.
Richmond Changes.
The new American Tobacco Com
pany, for instance. will take over tho
Mayo branch of the r. A. Patterson
Tobacco Company. Liggett G. Nvers
VIII get the Allen and Ginter branch
the Federal Cigar Company going to
the Lorillard wing. To show how tho
plan operates, Liggett & Myers vii,
manufacture Piedmont cigarettes. tho
american and Lorillard having no in
terest In that brand. The Patterson
products OF well known smoking to-
baccos will be handled exclusively hy
the American. The distribution of
factories and products is specified I'm
detail the fact being emphasized that
me old American Tobacco Company
VIII have stripped itself of any in
terest in or control over r. ]. Rev
nolds Tobacco Company, "a company
manufacturing and selling tobacco in
the southern States"
This clause in the plan refers TO
foreign concerns: "All covenants
that prevent the American Tobacco
Company from extending its business
abroad. or British-American Tobacco
company, Limited, or the Imperial To.
pacco Company (of Great Britain and
ifeiand), Limited, from extending their
business in the United States, will be
terminated. and each will be free IN
engage IN business throughout the
world"
CROP Distribution.
Distribution of purchase of differ
ent types of tobacco, with estimated
average aggregate production of each
type is set down in the agreement as
follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'hs Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers

Mrs Fred Wood is ill.,
Rev. ]. c. Mitchell of White Creek
was in the village Friday
E. F. Hart has returned from a
business trip to Amsterdam.
Miss Esther Snyder of Petersburg
is guest of Mrs Henry Lyons.
Mrs. II. L. Hover has gone to
Schodack, ~ Y, for a few days visit
Miss Anna Meister has returned
to Troy after a visit with relatives
here.
Miss Johanna Jensen went to Troy
Friday to remain with friends over
Sunday
Mrs. j. d. Purdy and daughter Dor
othy of Manchester were recent Wis
itors here.
Mrs. Charles Taylor, son Alfred
and Mrs. Taylor's sister Miss Cath
crime Kelly, are visiting in Troy
Edward Lashway will leave Mon
day for Albany where he has a pos
ition in the New York Central rail
road car shops.
Miss Florence Ward teacher in
the high school, went to Albany
Friday afternoon to spend the week
end at her home.
Mr. and Mrs A. B. Oatman are
moving from North street to the Me
Eowen house on Main street Just
vacated by Judge f. II. Holden.
Special bargains at Joe Levins
store on Saturday, corner OF north
and River streets BY purchasing
fur coats, muifs and scarfs on Satur-
day you will save from 25c to 4Oc on
every dollar. 21t2
Frank Fedele, an Italian who came
| to Bennington during the construc-
ton OF the Bennington and North
! Adams Street Railway line. and
worked on the road, will he tried al
the November term of the Rensse
laer county court which conyenes al
Troy Monday for the murder Of Raj
aelo Barbato. The alleged crime was
committed at Petersburgh Junction
August 2 last, The residence OF The
alleged murderer and his victim ar,
both given as Bennington.
A class of ten trained nurses wer,
graduated from Hillcrest hospital a
Pittsheld Wednesday evening. TIL
list OF nurse graduates and thos
who received diplomas follow. Mis-
Charlotte NJ. Collins OF Pittsfeld
Miss Grace +. Sullivan OF Holyoke
Miss Laura d. Trull of Boston. Mis-
Mary h. Fisher of Bennington. Mis-
Bessie NJ. Wright of Adams, Mis-
Wilhelmina Bonnevie OF Norwa,
Miss Clara r. Darbe Of Lee. Mis-
Catherine H. Clancy Of Lee, Mrs. De
la j. Wyman of North Adams an
Joseph Maloy of Pittsfeld.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11
VANISH
Quick, Sensible Method That
Doesn't Upset the Stomach.

Doesn't Upset the Stomach.
Have you heard OF the overnight
cure that is putting colds in the
head and chest out OF business be-
tween sunset and daybreak.
Here II is. Cut II out and save II
II you don't need II now. II you
have a cold, cough, throat soreness
or acute catarrh, be sure and try IL
tonight just before going to bed.
Pour scant teaspoonful of HYOMEI
pronounce II High-o-me) into a bowl
OF boiling water. cover head and
bowl with towel and breathe for
several minutes the vapor that arises
then 20 TO sleep and awake with n
clear head free from mucus.
HYOMEI is guaranteed for catar.
rh, colds, coughs, Group, asthma.
sore throat and bronchitis or money
back Bottle Of Hyomei so cents at
w. l.. Gokay's and druggist every.
where.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11
WALTER A. WOOD COMPANY
Annual Meeting and Election Held
Yesterday.

The stockholders of the Walter A.
Wood Moving and Reaping Machine
company met in annual session at
the company's Office in Hoosick Falls
yesterday and elected the following
directors: Walter A. Wood. Jr..
Sanford L. Cluett and Danforth Geer
OF Hoosick Falls, Sanborn G.. Tenney
OF Williamstown, LeGrand c. Tibbits
OF Hoosick, Seymour Van Santvoord,
Harry 5. Ludlow and Walter p.
Warren of Troy. The officers chos.
en- were: President, Danforth Geer:
first vice president and secretary.
Sanford l.. Cluett; treasurer Henry
w. Hudson; assistant treasurer. An.
drew II. Allen. The latter two were
also chosen auditors. A report of
the work of last year was given by
President Geer. which was entirely
satisfactory
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11
NELSON'S Loesook SOLD
Bought by an Englshman to Prevent
It from Coming Here

London. Nov 9.-The logbook of
Lord Nelson's flagship Victory, con
tanning a vivid description of the bat
tie OF Trafalgar, will not be sold at
auction, as had been announced. 1t
has been purchased by T. ]. Barratt.
a well known collector of Nelson rel
les. Mr.. Barratt states that he had
bought the logbook to prevent it from
going to America.
Since the announcement that it was
to so under the hammer, the auction
GERS have received several cablegrams
from wealthy American purchasers of.
fering to buy it. The price paid by
Mr. Barratt was several thousand
pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11
v. N. c. OFFICERS OUT
Capt. Wilcox and Lieut.. Carr OF ST.
Johnsbury Company.

st. Johnsbury. Nov 9.-After a
service OF 20 years, during which
time he has missed only one annual
encampment. Capt Herbert A. VIII
cox, OF Co. d., LIST regiment V. N. G.,
has resigned and his resignation has
been accepted. He will be dlscharg-
ed from the service when a successor
has been elected and commissioned.
First Lieut.. F. l.. Carr of the same
company has also resigned and has
received his discharge. These men
are taking this action through no
dissatisfaction, but on account of a
lack of time to properly attend the
duties OF their offices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11

We the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 30.
cent bottle OF Greenes Warranted
Syrup OF Tar II II falls to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee
a 20 cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Coles Pharmacy, A. S. Hathaway.
HARDWOOD Drug Store,
c. II. and A. d. Hawkins.
d. A. Quinlan, Il. G. Woodwork
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-11

Fresh, crisp showing MUSLIN UN-
DER WEARING trimmings, good ma
terialS. Exceptional values at soc, 75c
800, $50.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24

for the sake of its material and
costly ornamentation. is now
the property of the Earl of Clar-
endon. A visit to this historic
ruin is wonderfully interesting.
l stood in the tiny octagonal
chamber of stone in Mervyns
Towner where Sir WalterScott in
the story has Amy Robsart i'm
prisoned.
From Kenilworth | went by
motor to Warwick stopping on
the way at Gruy's Cliffe, the sea t
of Lord Algernon Percy, beau
tifully situated on a river with
fine surrounding woods. On the
river little below the house is a
picturesque mill said-to be of sax
on origin and the Oldest in Eng
land. 1t is still used every day.
At the quaint old town of War
wick | visited the magnificent
castle home Of the Earl Of War
wick. From here we motored on
to Shakespeare's country, STRAIT
ford-on-Avon. Here | visited the
home in which the ImmortalBard
was born in 1864. In the room
in which Shakespeare was born !
saw scratched on the window the
names of Sir Walter Scott and
Thomas Carlyle, and on the walls
those ofThackeray andBrowning.
| saw the grammar school where
he was educated and in the coun.
try at Shottery the pretty little
cottage of Anne Hathaway, where
Shakespeare came a-wooing. In
the church Of the Holy Trinity,
charmingly situated amid trees
on the banks of the Avon, is the
tomb Of Shakespeare and those
of his wife and daughter.
The great racing event of the
year is Derby Day, pronounced
Darby" was very glad to
have been in London at the time,
May 81, so of course went to
Epson to see the big event. As
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24
Continued from last week

! paid a visit to the little church
at Stoke Poges in the country a
few miles from London. 1t is
two miles from the railway sta
ton so made my way on foot
along a delightful country road
to the quaint little church and
the old-fashioned churchyard
where many years ago Gray
wrote the we'll known "Elegy
Written in a Country Church
yard. ~ sat under the great yew
tree under which he wrote the
poem, in the church | saw the
pew where he sat; and in the
churchyard is his grave an old
fashioned grave with bricked
walls covered by a fiat stone slab.
This is a delightfully."- peaceful
spot and l imagine the century
has wrought but few changes
here. In the churchyard | saw
the tall grass being cut with a
scythe, and in the near by fields
the cattle browsing lazily, knee
deep in grass. This district too
is the old home of the Penn family
in which we Americans are so in
terested. In the church is the
family vault and the section of
the family and the private en-
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24
INTERESTING NEWS OF THE
PAST week IN COLORADO
Cleaned From Our Exchanges and Con-
densed For Our Busy Readers
To Peruse.

the grand jury will inquire into
the recent mob attack in Palisade.
at which two bootleggers were
given a week to leave town.
A. B. Dunlap and N. 7. Gilbert,
president and vice president of
the Lawton State bank of Law
ton, Okla, with their wives, mi
raculously escape death Sunday
when their automobile plunged
over a seventy-five-foot embank-
ment into Pine creek at Granite.
The party was returning to
Granite from Twin Lakes, when
something went wrong with the
steering gear as the car was pass
ing along a narrow point in the
road above the creek. With no
warning the machine swerved
and plunged over the bank. Trees
six inches in diameter were cut
down by the automobile as it fell.
The numerous distractions,
which tended to break their fall,
probably saved the lives of all in
the party.
The Grand valley was visited
Sunday by one of worst snow,
wind and hail storm in it's history.
Over an inch of rain fell, accom-.
panied by a heavy hail which
made the ground white. The
storm seemed to center about
the Clifton district and was gen.
eral throughout the valley. The
hail damaged the cantaloupe crop
by cutting up the vines, and the
Continued on pnsc
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24

the races were to start at loo p.
m. l left London by an early
train and when | arrived at the
course soon after II, there were
thousands of people already there.
l did not want for amusement to
while away the time. 1t was a
circus in itself to watch the peo-
pie. of all classes from the very
scum to the very cream Of Lon
don society. Then, too, there
were innumerable hawkers, fax
irs and bookies. You should have
seen the smart equipages of the
rich driving into the grounds and
there were any number Of real
English coaching parties with
horns uniforms and all. Perhaps
the smartest was that of our
compatriot, Alfred Vanderbilt,
who with his wealth and fine
horses cuts quite caper on this
side of the pond. The king and
queen were there and | had a
fine view of them in the Royal
box. By the time the first race
was started, the place was black
with people and vehicles. ! have
never before seen so many peo-
pie at one time. The newspapers
estimated nearly half a million.
| do say it was sight. The
races were fine and saw both
starts and finishes. The big race
was the fourth or ''The Derby
Race" named after the Earl of
Derby, who first started it. The
prize won was over $50, 600. 1t
was won by Sunstar, the horse
that was the favorite in the bet
ting. came back to London be-
fore the races were over and fort
unately, too, as a terrific thunder
and rain storm came on in which
three people were killed by light
ming, who were returning from
the races.
a., fTko Il....,.,.. 40. IL, ,,.,,.
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24

Snake bites may hurt some
folks, but there is nothing to it"
was the startling statement made
here today by Walter jackson. a
homesteader, of Grover who has
been bitten by rattlers twice
within two weeks. On each oc-
casion he has sucked the poison
from the wound and gone calmly
about his business.
III health is the probably reason
why Allen C. McKellar, a wealthy
cattleman of West Cliffe, Colo,
fired a bullet into his temple in
his room in the Brown Palace
hotel in Denver some time Friday.
The body was found at 7 O'Clock
p. m.
After weeks of careful work,
during which they have un-
earthed skeletons of rare prehis-
toric animals, Prof H. T. Martin
and party, of Kansas university.
have moved to the S. Nelson
ranch near Pawnee Buttes.
Among the specimens is one OF
tive-toed horse.
To fall fifty feet from a scaf-
fold, landing on his head with 9
hod full of brick coming down on
top of him and escaping without
injury, was the experience OF
Brown Courtney, a hodcarrier or
the new Hugus block at Meeker
The first grand jury in years
will be called to investigate con
In Mesa county. 1t is reported
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24
Letter FROM ARMADA BOY
TOURING THE OLD COUNTRIES
Describing Many Interesting Features of
Those Countries That Are So
Unlike America.

trance by which they entered
the church. They were the in
fluential family of the neighbor-
hood.
London is a convenient CEN
ter for day excursions-the en-
virons are full of places of beauty
and of interest and the train SER
vice is so good that one can easily
go many miles into the country,
see what he will and return COM
fortably the same day. Sol did
on visit to Kenilworth, War
wick and Stratford on Avon.
l left London in the early morn
ing for Kenilworth to visit the
ruins of the castle that Scott in
his novel has made so widely
known. This castle, one of the
finest and most extensive baron
ial ruins in England was origi-
nally founded about 112O. In time
the castle became royal property
and Queen Elizabeth presented it
to her favorite the Earl of Lei
cester. Leicester spent enormous
sums in enlarging and improv-
ing the building and in lavish
style he entertained his royal
patroness here. Cromwell gave
the castle to some Of his officers
who demolished the stately pile
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24
Tikr Dtantnttha lit tirf Sky!

Twinkle, twinkle, little spud,
AS among the clouds you scud;
q You are doubtless feeling gay,
Chasing round the milky way;
4 You have scared to such height
Y You surely out Of sight.
Like diamond you do seem
In your priceand that's dream
Y Twinkle another twink
Y For you'll drive all to drink
As chase for needul chnk.
y You sailing rather high
q AS you wink your shriveled eye
p there somewhere in the sky.
\ Little tuber, my word
x AS flyer you're bird.
Spud so mighty. though small,
\ You make diggers Of us all
4 Farmers dig you with hoe
While we have dig for dough-
If you keep on I'll be bound
y You'll bring bullion by the pound.
Y You'll fulfill the adage old
That you're worth your weight in gold
Tuber, since the coop you flew.
We have only longed for you;
~ That our hresde you orsook,
Y Broke our heart and pocketbook
Never knew how could love
u Till you left and went above;
Il Never felt how dear you
Till we paid four dollars per-
/ Small potato, please come back;
j. In our lives there's such lack,
For your presence pine
That stomach hits spine.
T We tired Of eating green's,
Y Stewed prunes, sauerkaut and beans;
lis for you alone yearn,
Darln 'tater, PLEASE return.
Al
The Arvada enterprise., 1911-08-24

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