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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Reports from a score of points in
the Texas cotton belt indicate that a
wide area in both states. have been
visited by killing nosts which up-
dopbtedly will damage late cotton as
wen as the early crop
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
BRYANT w stcrman.

III the congregational parsonage, al
1.3e Suieiay night. Miss Mildred G.
daHcl liter Of James L. Waterman 81
Con.r,s IS street. VAS married To Arey
Bryant e. pittsiield. son of Charles
Bryant Of Carmel. The young couple
VAS unattended. The bride Wore I
travelling gown with becoming hat
she is 4 very attractive young woman
with many friends to wish her JOY. Mr.
BRYANT is a brakeman on the main
line oe the Maine Central Railroad and
a yoIng man Of many fine qualities.
Miss Edna Bedell gave an informal
tea on Saturday. from 4 to 6. at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Eugene l.. stew
ems on Church street, in honor OF
her guest, Miss Harriet Mayberry OF
Portland.
NJ Beni. Haaeltino entertained the
Old Acquaintance Club, Saturday
night, IT an informal. old-fashioned
diuner. The guests, number of ladies
who were fast friends during their
have had some most happy
gatherings during the summer and
this one was to have taken place at
the Hazeltine cottage, The Oaks. at
point, had the weather per-
nitted
Twenty-Five dollars is the reward Of
fcrad for the capture OF the black mare
stoler Friday night from Nate Ross
If Glen Cove, Rockland, by unknown
The horse has been traced as
far as Lincolnville Center. whore it is
said to have passed through. Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24

caller in Augusta, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
a party from Gardiner was in the place
buying apples, Friday, paving $3.50 a bar
rel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
IS quickly absorbed.
Gipas Rflinl al Once

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
so cts at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers 70 cts.
Fly Brothers. Sc Warren Street. New Yori.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24

Read "The Woman Wins"
in next Sundays Boston
Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
DIED..

Miss Ada May Chase of Shrewsbury
Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-24
KENNEBEC..
lITCHfIELD

PLAINs-The funeral of the late
Mrs William Wyman, who died Mon
day. We're held from her late home.
THURSDAY. Rev. r. D. Newell and Miss
c IL Kendall officiating.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
SEVEN PERISH IN 4 BLAZE.
Six Children and Mother Lose Lives When Their Home at Sutton,
 w. Va, Is Destroyed.

Seven persons lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the home of J. D. Hardin in Sutton, w. Va. Only Mir. Hardin escaped, the six remaining members of his family and little girl who made her home with the Hardins perishing in the flames.
 The fire was caused by a natural gas grate. When Mrs. Hardin awoke the entire first floor was ablaze. She called her husband. who seized two of the children and ran for a stairway, which immediately collapsed. The two chil- dren were lost, while the father was precipitated to a point of safety and made his escape. Mrs. Hardin, seeing the stairway fall, jumped from a sec ond story window, receiving injuries from which she died later.
 The bodies of the five Hardin chill dren and that of Ada Green were ere mated in the flames.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
A Iond Credit.

The motto of the highland host that battled for the Stuart cause, which bonny Prince Charlie headed, appar- ently was that heaven helps those who help themselves literally! They levied toll on the henroost, sta ble and, ac- cording to the author of '"The Land of Romance" even on the pockets of the Covenanters.
 At Swarthholm party of these ma rauders overhauled the house of tai Ar, and when one of them was about eo cut up a web of homespun that had taken his fancy the good wife earnest ly demonstrated.
 "A day'1 come when yell ha' tae pay for that" she solemnly assured him.
 Scissors in hand, Donald paused "An' when will she pc hafing to dc that?" he asked.
 At the last day." said she.
 An that will pc a fiery goot long credit" the robber coolly returned "She wass going to pc only taking g coat, but now she will pc taking a waistcoat as we'll"
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
A Maintain In tha SkN.

Somewhere many miles away from this earth an enormous mountain twenty miles high is flying through space.N The mountain is known astro- nomica1ly as the planet Eros. The or dinary man has long taken 1t for granted that all the planets are more or less round in shape. The small planet Eros, however, is an exception to this rule. According to the latest astronomical information, it is a mere mountain in space, without form and void," and as 1t turns upon its axis first one corner and then another is presented to view. These small worlds flew are over ten or twenty miles across) are not large enough to have sufficient gravity to draw their struc- ture into symmetry and remain as when launched into space-mammoth meteorites. A tantaliZing fact for as tronomers is that Eros passed very close to us about Jan. 24, 1894-before the planet was recognized-and that quite so near an approach is not due again till 1875.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
sohoolboy RIunders.

The University Correspondent re- gently offered n prize for schoolboy mistakes. Here are n few examples: Mute, inglorious Milton"-these cpl taphs are used by writer who was envious of Milton's being poet orient. He finds sermons in stones" express es the same idea us Wordsworth's the restless stone chat all day long is heard" Calvin was q noted scientist and peer. who died lately. Naples is an independent state in the north of India. Shakespeare made a mistake in mentioning Galen, who did not live until q hundred years after his time. The feminine of fox is foxhen. John Burns was the name of one of the claimants to the throne of Scotland in the reign of Edward 1. The pyramiSs are a range of mountains between France and Spain. The three highest mountains in Scotland are Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond and Ben Jonson. Wolsey saved his life by dying on the way from York to London. When the Eng fish first landed in Australia the only four footed animal in the country was a rat. Monsoons are fertile gorges be- tween the Himalayas.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
"The Mines Blown Up.U

I was sitting on the edge of my bed, 1oosening the heel of one of my rubber boots with the toe of the other, when suddenly through the stiffness of the sleeping town, from the power house half mile away, came low and ris- ing note, the great siren whistle in the power house. Almost fascinated, l listened as the great note rose higher and more shrill and died away again. One blast meant fire in the town, two blasts fire in the buildings at the mine and three blasts, the most terrible of all, a disaster or trouble in the mine. Once more, after an interminable pause, the sound came again and once more rose and died away. I did not move, but there was a sudden cold ness that came over me as once more, for the third time, the deep note broke out on the quiet air. Almost instan- taneously the loud jingle of my tele- phone brought me to my feet. took down the receiver. ''The mines blown up," said a woman's voice.-Atlantic.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
TAFT WASN'T BLUFFING.
President Through Representative Me- Call Announces an Extra Session if
 Vote on Reciprocity Fails.

Through Representative Samuel W. Mccall of Massachusetts President Taft notifies congress and the country of his intention to call a special ses- sion in the event of the failure of the senate to vote on the Canadian reel procity agreement. The presidents determination in this matter is dis closed in formal statement given out by the Massachusetts representative as he was leaving the White House after conference with MT. Taft. Op- ponents of the reciprocity plan in the senate had been hoping that the spe- cial session talk would prove ground less, but this statement shows that MT. Taft is determined to force action on the treaty.
 Representative Mccall, obviously speaking by authority of the president, makes it clear that congress will be called back if the senate fails to vote on the agreement.
 The Mccall statement conveys a plain intimation to the Democrats that President Taft will veto any tariff re- vision that is not in keeping with his own theory of protective principles. This obviously is intended as a warn ing that any attempt by them to tack the reciprocity treaty to a radical tar If revision measure in a special ses- sion would be blocked by executive action when the measure reaches the White House.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
MANY SEE MAN KILL
 WIFE AND HIMSELF
Woman Fled From Jersey to
 New York and He Followed.

William Birdsall and his wife were observed in animated discussion on the stoop of 4O6 West Fifty-seventh street, New York, where she had lived since her separation from him about three months ago.
 Birdsall's cruelty, it is said. had driv- en his wife from their home in Pomp- ton. N. J., last November. With her three children she came to New York, where she got work in a silk factory. Some time ago her husband found her there and besought her to return to him. Not discouraged by her refusal, be met her frequently at the mill and walked home with her.
 Birdsall met the woman at the mill as usual. When they got to the $Oop of the woman's home they stopreI as on the other occasions.
 The man appealed time and again to the woman to return to him. promising to start all over and give her happy home. All the time the woman shook her head.
 This infuriated the man and he be came highly excited. Men and women standing on the steps nearby heard and took notice.
 As the woman turned and started up the steps Birdsall seized her arm and swung her about till she faced him. Then swiftly he drew a revolver As Mrs. Birdsal raised her arm with a scream, Birdsall fired a shot into her brain. This was followed instantly by four more shots and she fell to the pavement dead. The tragedy had been enacted so quickly that the spectators were terror stricken for several min utes. Then the neighborhood was in an uproar.
 With the last shot Birdsall placed a small bottle to his lips and drained it. He fell into a pile of snow. Fifty per sons saw him take the poison and watched him writhing on the sidewalk, where he later died.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
GATES ENDS RECORD TRIP.
Covers 5000 Miles at Mile Minute
 Rate to Have Wound Treated

ERdHc IO FldNC NOuH0 tTCdLCOs
 The special train bringing Charles G. Gates, son of John W. Gates, from Arizona to New York arrived after a record run. The start was made from Yuma, Ariz., Thursday afternoon, and the distance of exactly 5000 miles was covered in A hours 19 minutes. The final lap of 143 miles from Albany to New York was made in 143 minutes, which is a record for this trip. The 974 miles from Chicago was covered in 9S7 minutes. This is the record for the distance in this direction, but is twen- ty minutes slower than the time made by Frank A. Vanderlip's train running from New York to Chicago in 1909.
 pr. Davis met the train at the sta ton and at once climbed aboard the Ranger. He remained with MT. Gates for an hour and then announced that the wound, the result of an injury re- ceived while cranking his automobile. had become infected, but that Mir. Gates would not lose his leg and that he had found the trouble less serious than he had expected to find it.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
Whnn Rinrnaon Died.

Bjornson's son, in describing the last hours of his father, writes: "Now and then the bright flame of his humor hickered up. The doctor felt his pulse and said it was good. With his face bea1ning with humor he turned toward us and said, T am the first man to die with a good pulse He said one even ing-and 1t seemed as if an old wise man was speaking with the weight of experience, Now I could write-yes, now I could write, for I have been in the realms of death and have felt tho pain that attends death And when all of us thought that the indifference of death was upon hm-my mother, who always gave him his food, which he would receive only from her, stood at the bedside with a brooch on her breast which she had worn at her con. firmation-then he opened his eyes and looked at her. He smiled, lifted his hand and touched the brooch. This was the last sign to the outer world he was able to give"
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
Savinu No.

The author of Pat McCarty," book of verse with a setting of prose, shows how naturally some of the Irishmen ot Antrim dilute the wine of narrative with the water of verbiage. In the ex cerpt below-"The Way We Tell 8 Story"-the diluent is used with a par. ticularly free hand:
 Says to him, I says, says I,
 Says l to him, says,
 The thing, says I, says to him,
 Is just, says I, this ways.
 hev, says I, a gre't respeck
 For you and for your breed, And onything cud, I says
 I'd do, I wud indeed.
 don't know any man, says,
 I'd do 1t for, says I, As fast, says, as for yourser
 That's tellin ye no lie.
 There's naught, says l, wudn't do
 To phase your feyther's son,
 But this, says, ye see, says I.
 I says, it can't be done.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
The SpectacIed Bear.

The spectacled bear of Ecuador is so called because of a patch of white around each eye, which makes the animal look as though he was peering through pair of great spectacles.
 In size and general color the spec tacled bear looks not unlike the Ameri- can black bear. But it's hair is very shaggy. At each side of the head is a white bar, which gives the animal the appearance of wearing a halter. But the most distinctive feature is the white around the eyes.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23

Pearson Hobson of Alabama, former ly an officer in the navy, on the floor of the house.
 we will be struck" be cried, "and when we are-gentlemen may difrer with me as to the time, but I firmly believe it can be counted in months on the fingers of my two hands-we will find ourselves practically powerless. The nations of the world will call on us to give up the war and not continue to disturb the peace of the world, just as we did with Russia in her war with Japan"
 Representative Gaines of West Vir- ginia asked Mir. Hobson if Japan would find 1t possible to finance war with the United States"
 Japan" MT. Hobson replied, "is the only nation today that is clever enough to finance a war"
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
DAWSON OUT FOR PEACE.

Will Represent United States at Con-
 ference to End Honduras Revolt.
 Thomas c. Dawson, special represent ative of the United States, has arrived at Puerto Cortez, Honduras, and will attend a peace conference on the Unit ed States gunboat Tacoma with repre- sentatives of BOnilla and Davila. Al berto Membreno is expected also as Bonilla's representative. He has been conferring with Bonilla at Ceiba be fore entering the conference.
 Bonilla declares that the revolution will continue if he is not allowed to assume the presidency.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
AMERICA II. ARRIVES IN N. Y.

nternationaI Trophy Winning Balloon
 Had Been Lost In Canada.
 The balloon America IT., lost in Can ada last October by Allan R. Hawley and Augustus Post, winners of the il- ternational balloon race which started rom St. louis, has arrived in New York by freight.
 The balloon had been on its way since Jan, 10. Hawley and Post land ed in a wilderness of Canada and were lost almost d week before they reached any signs of civilization The balloon was founT severSl days later where thc two a~ronauts had deserted it.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23

MT. H. Leach, the Main street restaurant keeper. who owns the bull dog which was reported whipped by a bird-dog owned by June Rhoades last week. says his dog wasn't treated fairly, neither i'll fight nor in the report. MT. Leach says it took three bird-dogs and one man to whip his bulldog-and the latter is a pet dog, at that, and not addicted to fighting.
 Mrs. N. Watson Hardenbergh gave an enjoyable bridge whist party at her residence on West Main street, Monday afternoon. Twenty-six ladies were present, including Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Pell, of Great Harrington. Mrs Bullock and Mrs. Harden bergh sang and refresh ments were served after the card playing.
 Miss Anastasia Atwater went to Torrington yesterday to attend the elaborate dedication ceremonies and dance at the new state armory.
 The last meeting of the season of the Christ Church guild was held with Mrs. Ophelia Camp on Tuesday.
 Miss Hattie Noble has returned to her home in New Milford after several days visit with the Misses Granger.
 Henry H. Soutt, the actor salesman, is acting real pleased. these days. Why i? A new baby boy came to his house Thursday, to play juvenile part.
 Miss Caroline Camp has been enter taining her friend Miss Dorothy Pease of New Britain. -
 Miss Ruth Ross, of New York city spent Sunday and Monday with her brother, Dr. H. L. Ross and Mrs. Ross. . Mrs. F. W. Barnett visited friends in town last week. Mrs. Barnett formerly lived in Canaan when her husband Rev. Francis W. Barnett was rector of Christ Church.
 Frank Stanton of Derby has been spending the past week at his home here.
 2. George 0. Peet of Bridgeport made flying visit to Canaan Tuesday.
 The last assembly whist, before Lent comes in to put stop to social revelry will be played in Fuiler's Hall tomorrow evening. The committee in charge will be MT. and Mrs. A. V. A. Felten, MT. and Mrs. George Hardenbergh, Mrs. George w. Ford.
 The Misses Emma Kegler and May Devine of New Britain spent Sunday at their homes here.
 Miss Minnie Caldwell spent the latter part of last week with Miss Alicia Dunn at Lime Rock.
 William Curtis of Newark, N, J., spent last week at John Oudney's. John Adams is attending the Motor Boat Show in New York. .s
 A number iron, this place enjoyed a sleigh ride to Lime Rock last Thursday night and attended the Haymakers' Ball.
 Rev. J. O. Goddard, of Salisbury, who spoke in Canaan recently, at the Pilgrim Brotherhood banquet, addressed the Seaside Club in Bridgeport, last week. on "The Art of Being Interesting" There isn't 8 man in the state better qualified than MT. Goddard to not only elucidate the art of being interesting, but give actual demonstration of how to do it.
 Harry D. Sisson, ex-mayor of Pitts, field, and Mrs. Sisson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in Pittsfield last Friday. MT. Sisson will be remem- bered by the older readers of The News for the excellent work he did on this paper, years ago.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
CIGAR CAUSED EXPLOSION.
coroner's Jury Says Carelessness Is to
 Blame For Jersey Deaths.

The coroner's jury which has been holding an inquest into the death of one of the men killed by the dynamite explosion on pier of the Jersey Gen. tral railroad at Communipaw Feb. ' gave this verdict at Jersey City after being out 1 hour 20 minutes:
 We believe that the explosion was caused by lighted match or a cigar or a cigarette stump carelessly thrown away at that point by some person, as evidence shows that 1t was customary among men congro gated at this point to do."
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
MARRIED BY HIS SON.

Rev. E. Scott Farley officiates at We'd
 ding of His Father, Also Minister.
 A unique marriage ceremony was performed at Malone, N. Y, when the Rev. E. Scott Farley, pastor of the First Baptist church at Herkimer, of. ficiated at the wedding of his father the Rev. E. J. Farley, pastor of the First Baptist church of Oneonta, tc Miss Katherine HawleY
 It is the first time in the matrimonial anpals of northern New York that a son has been the officiating clergyman at the marriage of his father.
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
ROBSON PREDICTS A
 WAR WITH JAPAN
AlabamaRep Declares J. 5. Will Conquer Kingdom,

Japan and the United States will go to war in the near future. The con- fiict will begin in less than ten months. The war will last five years, perhaps ten. The Panama canal will be de- stroyed, and in the end this nation will carry the war to Japan and con quer that kingdom.
 These are a few of the predictions made by Representative Richmond
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
ALMERIN GILLETTE'S LETTER (Continued from Fourth Page.)

what was said to him by his father he made inquiry of MT. Hutton, the Provo Master, and by him sent word to MT. Archer where and who he was and Mrs. prison and inquired for him and ad- ministered to his wants frequently in such things as he needed and after fathers release from prison he was in- troduced by MT. Archer to officers who had been acquainted with his father and was treated with respect and atten- tion by them on his account.
 ''The yellow fever rages her to some extent and some have now gone to N. York to get tickets for California. Some of our neiQhbors returned from there recently with some and some thous- and dollars in Gold as the price of a years work"
 In letter dated March 26. 1855 he writes giving details of the last sickness, death and funeral of "our venerable Father" the old Revolutionary veteran at the age of 93. In it he refers to the attending physician, Dr. Smith, who was the father of the late Vim. Smith and who lived in the house now owned by MT. James Leffingwell, also to a call made by the minister, MT. Eddy, the day before his death which came "at the going down of the sun on Wednes- day the 14th." "On Friday at half past one the funeral was attended and an ex- cellent discourse from MT. Eddy was listened to with great attention. His text was the last verse of the 18th Psalm, The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. Thus my dear friends are we written fatherless and motherless on the records of time.'
 "There are others suffering aff1iction in our neighborhood. MT. Dunning' s wife's mother who lived with them in Charles house, Mrs. West, died last week and Col. Smith is but just alive. this winter ever knew. and but very little snow"
 Then follows an account of his father s will in which is an example of an old time way of providing for certain ones, ito sister Maria all the household goods of every kind with the use of the same rooms and chambers they have occupied with COW CD and her keeping and fire wood delivered and cut at the door, also bushels of rye and of corn and of potatoes annually"
 | In letter dated Canaan, April 27, 1855, "We have had a severe winter and have a late spring. Articles of food very dear, rye $1.50, corn $1 25, potatoes 7tc and $1 .00, butter 25c, oats 75c, hay $l5. In letter dated August 31, 1857, he says, II am almost tired out having and harvesting. We have had bad season to get our crops. Rye good. oats ordin- ary. corn and potatoes to be be heard from but from present appearance 3 light crop, hay crop good. have just sold about tons at $10 per ton. We have lost our friend and neighbor, MT. I. l Franklin. who died two months ago and John Fillmore and Rev. Dr. Lsthrop who preached in Sharon was buried last Sab- bath, Your health is poor and precari. ous but be or good cheer, keep doing but not overdoing. AS action and quietness is the life of the body so is calmness and serenity that of the spirit.'
Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
CARD OF THANKS

The undersigned desire to express their thanks to the friends for their kindness and for the flowers In their recent bereave- ment.
 CHARLES HALL AND FAMILY. Sheffield, Feb, 20.