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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-01
BILL FILED.
(continaed from Page one)

plete prior to Dec. l.
Standard Oil stock was traded in today
at about 1925 per share, transactions be-
ing restricted to cash dealings on ac-
count of the necessity of effeeting trans
fers today. a bid of $50 per share for
STANDARD Oil "ex-subsidiaries, or with
out rights to participation in the distri-
button of the subsidiaries. was made by
a venturesome trader on the curb, but rs
no intelligent appraisal can yet be made
of the worth of the stock when Invested
of its outside holdings. the offer was not
accepted.
The New Jersey company in addition@to
acting as the holding corporation, con.
ducts large oil business and has exten'
sive property holdings. The company
however, has never made a public report
and no opportunity has been afforded
for gauging the value Of its business ana
of its tangible assets.
An official of the company said today
that the only clement of doubt as TO INC
general effect of reorganization upon the
present stockholders lay In the ability OIL
the constituent companies operating IN
dependently. TO produce as large tot"'
of profits as has been possible under the
present form of management AS 10
whether this can be DONE ne sala, ohiy
the future will disclose.
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MADISON.

The following officers bavo toa,,.,-
&c by The Embden Aericurtnna1 use Use
" for The COMING veor. praa;.. -
q. Palmer. See. &. n paIn,s... ny, "
George q. Moulton; collectors Z - "a
Dunbar, Grant William. ,rns,aa
~ NORM Grant NVith,,o ~ ~ a., =
lfama $. II. Dunhar u. $ vyitha,n 80, "a
George Moulton. The ANIMAL n,t faa
show and far under tho ansnicos, ','' .
the society viii be held Sent ~ -
in the evening there will be a hail mn.
d r. the auspices Of scion c.ronaa -
Mrs. lsadore Hamilton vVho ha., p
the guest Of relatives and frienas =,
Madison for the past three weeks "a.
turned Wednesday to Taunton Mo-
she was accompanied hv charlas h
Dunlap. whe viii ROMAN for n hrier
visit
The annual business meeting of tho
Ladies' Aid af the NJ. +. church was
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OBJECT TO MlDDlEMEN.
Pennsylvania Farmers Want Them
Abolished in New York City.

+, New YORK, Aug. Sl.-Sixty Penn
sylvaaia farmers, representing 6Z,
500 tinors of the soil OF that
state, Thursday called upon Mayor
Gaynor at New York City and explain
ed 10 him why they believed that the
middleIaan should be done away with
in New York and products of the
ground handled directly from the
farmer 10 the consumer. The deiega-
,ion Is there for the purpose of work
ing ont a cooperative scheme Wieic-
by tAis may be accomplished.
Patrick Egan, former minister 10
Chill acted as chief spokesman, say
ing:
II have but 10 state that the pota-
toos for which consumers paid $6o.oo",
000 last vaar netted our farmers less
than sS.5n0. 900. Cabbages, which, SOLO
in this city for s9,125.9oo, brought the
farmers 81. SOC. 900 and milk. which sold
Ia consumers for from $4S-0oo,e0o To
$40. 00o, ooa. brought the farmers w. oH' :
0n0."
MAYOR Gaynor made. .. brirf speech
to the delegation. speaking OF over
prodnction of gold as causing high-
er prices and also attacked "tavorlt-
ism in RAILROAD freight rates as one
of tho most damnable things ever al
temnted /" -
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BOTH eARGES LOST.
Tue Lizzie o. Succeeds, However, IN
Saving Crew of Each.

Providence. r. l., Aug. t31.-A heavy
northeast storm tore away from the
little tug Lizzie D., today, the two
barees which she was conveying To
this port from New York and she ar
rived here this evening. reporting theii
loss between Point Judith and&Narra-
gansett Pier The one man composing
the crew of each barge was saved.
The barge Rye. owned BY the Penn
sylyania Railroad. sank about Two
miles north of Point Judith, near
League rock. The little tug picked up
her other charge, the barge William d.
trimmer, and working against the
stirening northeaster and heavy seas
The tug had reached a point of Maria :
gansett Pier when the hawser snapped
and The Rrinnier was thrown high up
ON the rocks off Dickens reel ne
tug took off the man on each pafse'
Roth vessels will be total losses.
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BEVERAGE GARDNER
aoeffand alderm an Wsds Daughter OF
State Assessor.

poaI<land. Me, Aug. a.-Miss Nina
Gardner. daughter of Hon. one''i't
Gardner. chairman Of the state Rolra
r Assessors, was married Tuesday ait
ernaon. at the family residence on fhf
side of Dodge's mountain, u Clarence
beverage. n member of the Rock
land board of aldermen
The bridegroom is Junior memher .
4 well known business hrm" ii'
bride is a graduate of Farmihet9f
Normal school and has taught IN tH'
focal schools the past. eight years.
Ianes r. Rhodes I'd of Hartford
Conn. was best man and Miss lisa II
Beverage of North Haven was Dtl'es
maid. The ring was carried IN
basI,et of sweet peas by MISS beuiaf
chandler of Houlton and the weaGins
music was By Miss Nettie brnWh
Alheri K. Gardner, State hortieuituf,
;et and brother of the bride, ane
Richard A. Rhodes of this cit wer'
ushers.
Rev w. A. Newcombe, D. D., o
rhona sion ofIieiated The bride wa
rowned in white wolfe over "hit'
n3essaline trimmed with irridescen
beads and wore. a tulee Veil eangh
nm with lilies of the valley. IN
bridesmaid wore lavendar striped vo
lie over lavendar messaline rifame'
with real lace and beads.
The reception was held on the lawn
In the receiving line in addition t.
the members of the bridal party YER
Hon. and Mrs. Obadiah Gardner ant
Mrs. II. w. Beverage. The waddia'
lunch was served by Miss Vernon a
chandler, Miss Mabel Kalioch, Mis-
Martha Bartlett. Miss Susie Is. Shef
or. Miss Alice Robbins and Miss Flor
ence Nj. Thomas.
House and grounds were profusel.
decorated with flowers and evergreen
Among the wedding gifts was a lac
ouered chess board with carved ivor
cnessmen brought from China 30 year
| ago by the wife OF a Rockland SCI
captain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverage will resid
at II Chestnut street.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Mayor John i. Fitzgerald of Boston
has been invited to attend the Labor
dav celebration at Lewiston lie is a
friend of Mayor Morey and of Hon. d..
J. McGilicuddy and it is expected that
he. viii accept the invitation.
The coroner's inquest into the death
of James Wilson Drew, an inmate of
the National soldiers Home at Togus,
whose body was found sunday night
or the railroad track near Skunks Hill
Bridge, was held at p. NJ. Thursday
in the grand jury room of the county
building. Portland. The jury. compos-
ed of James + o'Brien, foreman.
George W. Wells, Albert W. oBrien.
Pearl L. Smith, John +. Bennett, Will
liam L. Delavina, rendered formal
verdict that the deceased came TO his
death by being struck by an engine
of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
John Williamson of Portland. who
served in Co \ of the 18th Maine Reg
iment during the Civil War and who
has served as commander of Bosworth
Post, was elected president of the 25th
and S0th Maine Regimental Associa'
tons at the annual reunion held
Wednesday in Yarmouth. +. A. Motley
of Portland was elected first vice pres
ident and the other officers elected we're
Second vice president. C. L. orn OF
quincy. Mass; secretary, +. I. Andrews
of Gray: treasurer. II. NJ. Gushing OF
Freeport; chaplain. s. +. Edwards OF
south Windham; executive committee
Leonard Perry of Portland; y. T.. Lib
by of saco. Henry l. Nelson of Port
land. about 100 of the $50 members OF
the two regiments were present.
Not at all to her discredt-indeed
very much to her credit. Portland
seems to be approaching the close ol
a remarkable building era For the
past two years operations large and
small, have been going on in every
part of the city and their value has
mounted 10 a figure perhaps never
euualled before in a similar period OF
time in the history OF the city. The
total cost of the building that has been
begun since January. 1909, is given as
a. Tsi. 800 on the books of the building
inspector. This is sS,30S,505 more than
the value Of building operations in the
three years previous, which has been
estirnated as S2,35S.7a5. So that in the
tu,o Years and seven months, beginning
with Jsnuary. 1909, and ending Aug.
/. 1911. building activity, considered
by the value of the construction begun,
has been more than twice that in the
fun three years previous-Portland Ex-
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Health Insurance

IL unnecessary for those who keep we'll
all the time. The best way to keep well
is by proper diet, sufficient rest, enough
exercise, and above all things by keep
ing the bowels regular. II you are un-
fortunate enough to be suffering from
sick headaches, disordered liver, dys-
pepsia, or constipation, you can get
quick relief by change of diet, by
reforming your habit of hasty eating
by regulating the amount of rest or ,ex
ercise, and by depending on the True
L. r. Atwood S Medicine to relieve yor
of other disturbing symptoms. You
can insure your health against sickness
at little expense by systematic use Of
this old and reliable household remedy
Il has helped thousands and is a house
hold remedy today in hundreds Of
homes. Large bottle, small dose, thirty
ave cents at any dealers. Sample fre'
for thu asking. FL. f." Medicine Co,
Portland, he.
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PITTSfIELD.

Prof. Edward Tucker, who has beef
visiting his mother. Mrs. Luretta
Tucker, returned THURSDAY 10 Eaat
Northfield. Mass. where he holds ths
position as principal Of the High
school
on account of the work not beinJ
finished on the new girls dormitory al
Maine Central Institute the fall terl1
will begin Sept. IL, instead of Sept. 81
Rev. and Mrs. +. 5. Walker and llt1
tic daughter Elizabeth, who have spenl
several weeks in Portland and at Sci
bago Lake, have returned home.
The Central street Market is heina
enlarged.
Il. p. Plumstead of Elmira, Cal, Wild
is spending the summer with his
mother AT Wiseasset, has been in to&i
a few days. the guest of his sister
Mrs. o. II. Drake. lie left here Thurs
day for Waterville. where he will Visi
his brother. Frank PIumstead.
Miss Dorothy Murray of East Booth
hay, who has been visiting Mrs. L. u
Mayo, returned home Thursday.
Miss Caro- Murray, who aas been err
gagged in the insurance business To-
the past year. has sold the business II
Miss Lena Marsh. who will continu1
for time her work as stenographel
in the law office Of Manson 4 coolidg'i
In connection with her new work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. :. Miller Of Bostod
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w
Mathews.
Miss Blanche Palmer is visiting reia
tives in Montville.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 4. Fortior OF BanI
gor are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Wiiht1
Bell.
John Wood has exchanged his pro-
cry on Livingstone street with zap
s. Il. Larrabee for his farm recent
owned by Bernard Robertson on u
lower Detroit road.
Howard l.. Seeley, who has been
resident in the south part oI tne lo@
for the past year, coming here iro'
Aroestook county, has purchased u
block known as the Loder hiock, VINO
was purchased some tiIle ago by ,.
I.arrabee. ~.
M;sses Minnie and Amorette Port9
loft wednesday for a few days Wis
at Unity pond with Their uncle r. AT
olson Porter and family OF bosu
Who are occupying their cottage
the summer.
i X. Wingate left "Wednesday
visit with relatives in Munroe'
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Frost and Mo
| r;Il Burse visited the WaterViile IL
| wednesday ard Thursday, guests
! the home of Mrs. Frosts brother d
| T. McManuS.
| ora Witham, who has been clerk
| The T. Z. Getchell hardware store
| some time, mas finished his duties
| accept the position as janit2r az MAJ
central Institute and the Free bapt
church.
] DR.. and Mrs. T. n. Drake ana daue
Ter Dorothy, who have been speho'
vacation in Massachusetts, have
! turned home.
| Prof f. e. Landman left Thurso
on a business trip to Boston
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PRISONER FOR MONTHS.
Shocking Story of San 6ernadino, Cal.'
Girl-The Man Bound Over.

san Bernardino. Cal, Aug. Sl.-Dr
". 4. MeDavitt, a dentist, charged
with statutory offence. following the
alleged imprisonment for Is months
in his office here of Jessie Mcdonald
a High school girl, was held To answer
before The superior court today.
Miss Mcdonald testified that for 10
months. while immnred in little room
next 70 the dentists office, she did not
get glimpse of daylight. The blinds
of her windows always were drawn
For DAYS at time she said, she was
without food.
When court adjourned today the ia
Their OF the girl rushed at the prisoner.
In On instant the court room was IN
an uproar, but the deputies hurried
McDavitt out of the room and away
before the demonstration took serious
form r
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ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
Everywhere Greets Sir Wiltrid laurie'
In Nova Scotia.

Halifax. y. S, Aug. S1.-Continuing
his campaign of the maratime prov
inces in favor Of the reciprocity meas
ure. md of the Liberal candidates IN
the next election, Premier Sir Wiltrid
I.aurier toured Nova Scotia today and
tonight. He was everywhere accord
ed an enthusiastic welcome.
The special train on which Sir WI
frid is making his campaign stopped
tn allow him 10 speak at Shuoenaca-
die. Truro Stellarton and Pietou.
Great crowds gathered around the rear
platform, al each place, more than Ss"
perenns as sembling about the premier
at Truro sfatian. where Mayor Stuart
presented Sir Wiifrid with an iiiu-
minated address
Sir Wilfrid delivered the principa!
address of the day at New Glasgow
this evening before 5000 people.
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31-Contiaued attacks on. the Veraclty
os Paul Beattie as to his story OF the
purchase of a shotgun for his cousin
Henry c. Beattie. Jr.. brought out at
the trial today statement from Is. IL.
Nebftt. snperintendent of the paper
plan. that he saw Paul with shot
gun = day after he claimed to nave
delivered the weapon to Henry. On
cross-examination Neblitt said that lie
had only yesterday given this lnfof-
nation to counsel for the defence.
Did YOU tell anyone else about II
Not until a few days ago when
told my wife and j. G. Saunders
why didn't you tell of it before
asked Mr. Wendenburg.
"Didnt Think il was of much mn
portance until Paul Beattie denied
it Oh the stand
"gut did you not tell Mr.. Smith
Yesterday morning and did not Mt.
smith base his question, told OF III
the paper on information you gave
oin2" yes"
The witness was excused and sew
arai character witnesses intended te
tell of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr's. good
reputation in his community were in
trodueed.
Dasied Neirstein. son of the pawr
broker from whom Paul Beattie pur-
CHASED the shotgun was the first wit,
ness for the defence today.
The commonwealth knew you Were
the man who sold the gun 10 Pau
Beattie?' asked Harry NJ. Smith, Jr.
counsel for the defence. Yes" 'Not
were not summoned by the prosecu-
tion?" NO"
The gun was produced at this point.
What time of day." continued Mr.
Smith, did you sell the gun TO Pau
Beattie?"
Saturday morning, between 10 and Il
when you sold the gun to Paul Beat
tie did he say he was a Waterman and
wanted the gun to be used on Mayo
bridge where he worked" HE did.
did you know Paul Beattie before that
Saturday," ''Yes. little more Than !
week"
How did you become acquainted with
him?" HE worked for Mr. Stegler near
by and came in one day TO buy pistol
/ told him we didn't have any
Paul Beattie had previously testified
that tho only time he had entered the
pawnshop before was to borrow
dollar and got it. The witness denied
having loaned him a dollar and added
that Paul had been in the pawnshor
four or FIVE times.
During the luncheon recess hour
there We're several conferences among
detectives for the prosecution, Prose
cutor Wendenburg and Paul Beattie
with reference to Neblitt's testimony
Paul denied that he ever had shot
gun on the bridge, but said he was al
work there as usual on Saturday.
July is. 1t was said by Smith, counsel
for the defence, that the prisoner
would not go on the stand until tomor-
row. The case for the defence. declared
Mr. smith. would be concluded tomor-
row.
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Fate OF Geidel
With the Jury

New York. Aug. 3t,-The life of faul
Geidel. the 17-year-old bell boy. hangs
in the balance tonight. The u men who
have been trying him on a charge of
numbering William IL Jackson, the aged
Wall Street broker, month ago. were
still deliberating their verdict at late
hour tonight. after having been closeted
since this afternoon.
Judge Crane said that if verdict
was not reached by ll45 o'clock he
would order the iurymen held until to-
morrow morning. when court would re-
convene
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-01
MARKHAM MEETS MEN
illinois Central viii Not Go Back on
the Existing Contracts.

Chicago, Aug. 3l.---C. IT. Markham,
president of the Illinois Central Rail-
road, today took hand in the confer
ence with union representatives in
which the men seek to induce the road
10 recognize the newly organized Fed
Grafton. He apparently was unwilling
To reeedc from the roads previous
stand by treating only with the repre-
sentatives of the unions involved. Al
the conclusion of the conference he is
sued statement III which he said.
I'VE had Il conference with three OF
the representatives OF the International
Erotherhoods with which We have con-
tracts and they were told that the Of
ficers of the Illinois Central Railroad
could not and would not discuss new
agreement while such contracts are ii'
existence. The railroad called atten-
ton to the fact that the Illinois Cen
trail had always lived up to both the
letter and spirit of these contracts and
that it expected its employees as parties
10 the same TO do likewise.
Patents have been granted as follows:
Paul T. Andrews of Kennebnnk, for boats.
y
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ABANDONED AND ON FIRE.
Schooner John Rose Adrift Somewhere
OH North Carolina.

Charleston, S. c.. Aug. 31.-The
three masted schooner John Rose OF
Philadelphia, abandoned by her crew
and on fire is drifting about off the
North Carolina coast. The fate of her
crew has not been learned. but 1t is
presumed that Capt. Douglas and his
seven men have been rescued by a
passing steamer. She left Brunswick.
Ga. Aug. "a. with n cargo of lumber
for New York
The Rose was reported by Capt.
Georges of the Clyde liner Chippewa,
which arrived today from Boston. The
dereIiet schooner was sighted Wednes-
day with smoke coming from her.
There was no sign Of life on board.
1t is presumed that the Rose was
struck by the recent storm and. be-
coming waterlogged, was abandoned
ana set afire by her crew
The John Rose was vessel OF 3d.
tp,+c
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A train loaded with excursioni
homeward bound, brought del
Thursday night at Malone Bay \.
to Florence Late, II years, old, q
fatally injured her companion, WI
new Hamm, 20 years old. The &c
dent is d mystery. The young cou
were standing ON the platform OF
railroad station and fell to the tra'
in front of the train. No reason
suicide is known. The girl was kill
and Hamm had his right leg cut off
the ankle and the left leg is. bal
mangled and he sustained fracturt
the skull. Physicians say he has
chance Of recovery.
Mrs. Margaret Cook. aged 90 yei
died Thursday morning as the res
of injuries sustained by II fan do,
the cellar stairs at the home OF
son, Martin Cook in South Portla|
Mrs. Cook broke her arm in two pla|
and sustained a fracture Of the SID
She was n widow. vA
William I.assel.. driver of m
truck, was instantly killed Thursday
Norwalk, CT, when the truck. a Il
steel affair. was in collision with q
York. New Haven & Hartford passef
train bound from South Norwaik
Danbury.g The truck was demolished
the pilot of the locomotive torn off.
sen was about 80 yearsfold and marie
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THE WEATHER.
Continued from Page One }
Special Storm Warning.

New York, Aug. S1.-The local
weather bureau has received the fol-
lowing special from Washington.
Northeast storm warnings ordered
Block island TO Nantucket; brisk 10
high northeast TO east winds viii con-
tinue tonight, also q strong easterly
wind on south New England and Mid.
de Atlantic coast and brisk southwest
10 west winds on Virginia and Nortl
Carolina coast
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STANDING eY STEAMER.
Capt. Connolly Hopes to Save His
Stranded Vessel, the Lexington.

savannah, Aug. s1.-Capt. Connolly
his crew and the wireless operator,
Jack scheetz, tonight are still ABOARD
the steamer lexington, which IS
aground at the mouth of the Edisto
river. The captain entertains hope OF
saving the vessel. A wrecklng outi't
has left New York 10 aid nm.
{ The Lexington lies inside "a SAND
bar and floats at each high tide. Sne
is in an easy position. If she can pc
hauled back across the bar or ii the
bar can DE cut through, she can be
saved
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Readville, Mass. Aug, ,3i.-Continu-
ing unsatisfactory rainy weather caus-
ed the postponement again today OF
the weeks Grand Circuit races. A
steady rain during the forenoon and
the already water soaked track result
ed in the. officials announcing that
there would be no racing here today.
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FAIRFIELD.

All the stores except the drug stores
were closed Thursday afternoon, TO al
low the employees to attend Genital
Maine fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin JOY of Hebron
are visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Miss Ishehe Taber ard Claude Grant
| of presaue Isle have returned 10 their
homes. after being the guests OF Mrs.
VIII Flood for a few DAYS.
Miss Stella German OF South Sc
| bee is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Miss leila Davis is visiting friends
| in Oakland for week.
Judge Blair of Ohio will speak at
the Opera house at p. NJ. Friday on
THE Question OF the Hour Mr..
| Blair is an interesting speaker and all
| are cordially invited TO hear what he
| has 10 say.
The work on the new saw mill is
progressing rapidly.
| Mrs Florence Wagner and children
of Pittsfeid are guests of Mrs. Alice
Pendexter.
Eugene Davis of Owls Head is visit
/ ing his brother, Frank Davis.
| The drama, 1.-The Town Marshal
was given in the Opera house Thurs
day evening before good sized audi
ence.
| Charles Shorey of Owls Head is the
guest of Wilbur Hall at Benton sta
tion.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jones and Mr.
and Mrs. Sanford Reynolds of Skow-
fheean called on friends in town Thurs
cav while on their way to attend the
fair
The desks and fixtures of the pulJ-
lie schools are being cleaned so that
leverything will be in first-elass shape
when school begins.
HiNcKLEY.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo., Folger Barnard
left Friday for their new home near
concord, n. H.
i Mr.. and Mrs. John Totman of Win
Ithrop Beach. Mass, and little Geraldine
lare visiting Mr.. Totman's parents.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lord of Skowhegan
was the guest Wednesday of Lucy
Dinsmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peakes are visit.
ling Mrs. Peakes' parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Asa Pratt.
| Edward Leach Strickland has gone
Ito North Haven, Me-. where he has EN-
ployment with r. d. Shanahan, doint
office work.
Mrs. Ella Horne and son Clifton re-
turned Saturday from weeks visi
Win her sister in North New Port
land. A. A. Horne recently returned
from n visit to the same place. wher'
he had very enjoyable time
+ The sad news reached here Wednes'
lday morning of the sudden death o.
Homer Topper of Warren. Mass. MI
land Mrs. upper and little daughtel
had but recently returned home IRON
a 10-days visit to Mrs. Tupper's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Walker
and the news of his death was grea'
shock. He had made many warn
friends in this community and nncf
sympathy goes out to the bereavef
ones.