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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
HAD BIG MEETING
Farmers and Citizens Get Together
and Talked Co. Operation

The meeting callel last week ior the
farmers and business men to get TO
gether was held IN the Idle Hour the
alter Thursday afternoon and every seat
in the house was taken. +. +. jerks
called the meeting To order and made
red hot speech in favor of cooperation
and of organizing company here to
buy produce and pay the right market
price at all times. He said there was no
question but this place could be made
as kood market town as any along
the line, if place could be provided TO
take in the produce.
He urged the ACCESSIBILITY of organic
ing a com pany TO be known as the
Bedding Produce and Supply company
and thought there would be plenty OF
men to stand for it and make il sue
cess, if it once got started.
Fred l.: Warner, G. w. Maxwell, w
p. Hetherington, Thomas Welsh, NJ.
+. Peck, fl. III. James, w. j.. Reeves
and George Johnson were called upon
anu each one IIdOt tdlk dlOIS liS
line suggested by Mr.. jerks favoring
the project. George Johnson, who is
Greenville man, said an organization
was formed there "A couple of years ago
and they find it winner. He said
such one here would in no way con-
fiict with their business or come in
detrimental competition with them
and he would like TO see the company
at work. Mr.. James gave rousing
speech and closed with a song that call
ed out loud applause. Harmony and
cooperation between the farmers, pro-
ducers and business men was the gist
of all the speeches. A temporary or
organization was made by the election
of Walter l.. Reeves, president; Elmer
Wise, secretary and Charles Godfrey,
treasurer.
The meeting was adjourned for a
week to meet in Millard Hall for or
ganization and q banquet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

ard sang a couple of solos, and re-
sponded to encores, all of which were
rendered in her charming way OF voice
and manner. She received much APP
plause and many compliments.
As usual. the dinner and service was
up to the high standard of that fine
hosiery. Ellis w. Ranney was toast
master and called off the toasts in fine
shape. II. j. Leonard responded to
"Firemen;" Mrs. ID. X. Black. "Wo-
mems Suffrage" Mrs. E. NJ. Lamb,
1.-The Future of Our Club" Paul Van
DENSE, That Which is Relished by
the Wisest Men," all of which wer.
good.
The initiation of new members, which
seemed to strike chord of humor IL
the hearts of all. closed the program
Of the day.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
President-W. II. Brown.
Vice Presidential. j. Demorest.
Sec'y and Treas. c. Smith.
Goat Keeper-Mrs. Geo. Bower.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
HIGHLY HONORED
Former Orleans Boy Gets To The
Front-Ought To Be Elected

After one of the hardest fought con-
vention fights that has been pulled of
in this county for many years, Frank
K. Robinson, of Bronson, landed the
County School Commissioner office.
There were about one hundred eighty
delegates present in the court room
yesterday afternoon when the conven-
ton was called to order at 2:30 o'clock.
His six years of successful and eff
cient work at Bronson has gained him
host of friends throughout the county.
When Mr.. Robinson began work at
Bronson the foreign tuition was less
than 5000. Today i'll is more than
ST. 900 The high school has been on
the University List for the last three
years. This puts it in a class with the
best.
Mr.. Robinson is taxpayer in the
county and has family of four boys.
It is generally conceded that no mis-
take can be made in making him the
County School Commissioner, rs he
is not not only strong as an educator,
but lends wholesome moral support
to every good cause which helps TO
make the country cleaner for the youth
OF the land.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
HAVE GOOD TIME
tystic Workers Enjoy Fine Program
Followed BY Refresh ents


I Friday evening members If the Reld-
ltfg lodge No. I'll, Mystic Workers of
Ehe World 10 the number Of about sixty
Be thered in Odd Fellows hall and held
lla record breaking meeting.
n Project Ed. ID. Engemann presided
4 and after the regular routine business
was disposed of he announced that the
Committees in charge of the evening 8
entertainment had taken considerable
pains TO make the meeting a success,
aud asked AL present to kindly over
. look a. cts tai might notice, a
Ieques was entirely unnecessary,
Us every ne of the guests declared
il had no perez ptble defect save that
in having the time of their lives it left
them with huge relish for more of
the same stuff.
he program was as follows:
ldress of welcome by Project En-
gemann which he concluded by stating
to the visitors that it was a great
pleasure to entertain them as friends
of the Mystic Workers, but it would be
n still greater pleasure to see them en-.
pertaining themselves as members OF
the order.
Response by Lyle H. Totten.
Song 1.-The Peach that Tastes the
Sweetest Hangs Highest on the Tree,
by Mrs Joseph Heether, accompanied
by Miss Agnes Jonas.
Recitation-"The Inventors wife,
Miss Lydia Butts, which was so good
al encore was demanded.
Miss Edith Ostrander sang "A Highly
Educated Lad" so pleasingly that her
au iance wanted more.
"The Value of Fraternal Life Insur-
ance," by Zenas d. Dow.
Recita tion-"Our Servant" Ed. d.
Engemann.
Recitation-''Little Willie and His
Yellow Jumping Jack, Zenas ID. Dow.
After the program had been carried
h. committee in chHrGe called for
seshnents 10 0e served.
vas "a little late when the sumptu-
o. repast was concluded and the thor
oughly satisfied guests had departed.
The committee on entertainment to
whom much of the success of the en-
tcrtanment is due, consisted of Zenas
D. Dow, Mrs. Joseph Heether and Miss
Ada Ostrander. On supper, Mrs.
Frank Smith, Mrs, Jay Hubbard. Mrs.
D. H. Grosefent, Mrs. Mae Seeley and
Mrs. Albert Van Assche.
Two new members were given the
secret work, and two more names re-
ported to be initiated at the next meet
ing night, Friday, March 8.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
HELD A BANQUET
G.. A. r. and w. r. G.. Honored Mem
cries of Washington and Lincoln

cries of Washington and Lincoln
Last Saturday was a red letter day
i'm the ranks of the local G. A. r. and
w. r. e.. circles of Belding. The oc-
casion was a memorial day affair in
honor of Washington and Lincoln and
was very appropriately celebrated.
Addresses were given by f. b. Lap
ham, Rev. /. 5. Bussing, Rev. Floyd
Keller, Rev. G.. ii. Maxwell, Rev. f.
b. Irving, Frank II. Chase and Fred
erick Andrews Bush, all of whom hon
ored the memories of Americas great
est men in appropriate words.
Willard Hall was secured for the GER
emonies and a goodly number of the
soldiers and their wives and friends en-
joyed the occasion. The banquet was
superb and will long be remembered
by those who were fortunate enough To
be among the assembled crowd. Rev.
/. 5. Bussing thanked the old soldiers
and the w. II. &. for the opportunity
of partaking of so delightful banquet
and assured them that next year he
would see TO il that they were the
guests instead of the hosts for like
affair.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Public School Snap Shots

Bedding High School Basket Ball
team defeated the Ionia High School
team in stubbornly contested game
at the Hubbell hall last Friday night
A large crowd of spectators were pres
ent to witness the performance, and
the score at the close of the game was
% to l3 in favor of the home team.
Tuesday night the boys played
game with the Lowell High School
team and came home Wednesday morn
ing with sad faces having fallen vic
Tins to the Lowell team by a score Of
20 to IA.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Cut Flowers

Cut flowers and designs FOR all oc-
casions. Leave orders and have them
fresh. Orders filled on short notice.
Mrs. Anthy Martin, florist agent.
Phone No. 299-2r. Residence 400 Broas
street
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23

Boys-You can make money by
gathering up old rubbers. We will
buy them at &c pound in quantities
of less than 20 pounds, or sc in guam
titles of 20 pounds or more. 1t
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Gard of Thanks

We desire to thank the friends and
neighbors for their sympathy and as
sistance and great kindness in our re-
cent bereavement in the death of our
husband and father, Grin Beach.
Mrs. Anna +. Beach
Clayton J. Beach
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
House For Sale

For Sale Cheap-A good six room
house on corner of Ranney and West
May street, No. 504. Mrs. John Shaw
35-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Chairs Cleaned

II you want your rattan chair cleaned
or repaired take it TO S. T. Arnold chair
repairer over O'Bryon's. 36-w
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
Prune Your Grapes

February is the month for pruning
grapes. Have it done right by w. w.
Worters, Bedding, corner Luther and
Leroy streets. 85-tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
HELD A MASS MEETING.
Of Mellen Roads Discussing
Better Conditions.

Boston, March 90. (oincident with
conferences with various boards ami
committees Of the so-called "MeIlen"
roads employees in Boston Yesterday.
looking to better conditions for rail
way clerks. a mass meeting was held
in Faneuil hall late Yesterday. at which
the railway clerks Of various lines run
ming out Of Boston We're addressed by
officials of the brotherhood Of Railway
Clerks and affiliated organizations.
James j. Forester OF Columbus. o..
first grand vice president Of the clerks
association. declared against the injunc-
ton and claimed the presidents and
Firemen and Enginemen said the re.
officials Of many railways hsd combined
60 disrupt the organization Of railway
clerks.
H. NJ Walker Of the Brotherhood of
Eiremen and Enginemen aid the re-
cent decision Of the interstate commerce
commission against the proposed freight
rate increase would be used rs a club
over the heads OF all railroad employees.
Other speakers were J. J. Farnan of
Albany, y. y. third grand vice presi-
dent of the clerks brotherhood; Wal
ter +. Collins. president 0f the BoS
ton City council. and John Shaw. for
mer chief OF the Boston and Maine
trsinmen's committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
NON -coMBATANTs LEAVING.
Lawless Mexicans Relieve Americans Of
Their valuables.

III Pa,o, Texas March 20 Accord
ing to reports received Yesterday. van
dslism by lswless persons and inter-
ference with the free activity Of bus
mess people are growing in northern
Mexico to such an extent that thous-
ands OF nod-conlbatants, iuc1dling man
Americans. are leaving the country.
Americans are allowed To depart free
", but not without being detained bv
armed men and, ia some instances de-
prived Of their yauables. Cattle and
horses are taken without regard to own
erships The depredatiuns IRE not cun,-
tenanced by the insurrecto army. but
are performed by lawless element.
An American arrived here Yesterday
from Guerrero Ninaca, coming direct
through the heart Of Chihuahua liz
said;
we were frequently held up. but
when il was found we had no arms
o. yaluables We're allowed to~proceed.
Last Thursday near Casas Grandes
We came upon the outpost OF Francisco
!. M9dcro's insurrecto, We were treat.
ed with courtesy and were told ii we
were molested it would be against the
desire Of the revomtionists. as they were
eager to respect property rights.
Further north, We mere told bv
ranch holders that their cattle and
horses were being taken BY the hum
dreds. The storehouseS IN the little
towns were empty
American eattlemeu who have come
10 the border report that 100000 head
Of cattle which had been contracted for
by the United States from Mexico in
April. will he prevented by the iu.m-
rcctos from being brought across.
a report that an important battle
had bcen fought near Ga-a, Craude-.
that Colonel Rabago the federal com.
msnder. had been captured By the in.
surrectos in canyon called Chocolate
pass. and filst the iusurrcctos had
agreed that the Mexican Northwestern
railroad was % be opened to Juarex
as soon as Casas Grsndes WAS takcu
by the Instructors, rcaeh he'd here hut
was NOT confirmed An American who
passed under Casas Guiuds- sail tlL,t
although Madero was IN the vicinity no
fight bad taken place
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

The special granite train from Mont
pelier to Port Huron over the Central
Vermont. which was discontinued last
November when tile granite business
slack up, viii be resumed again on
April
Barre lodge. No. l3s. y. +. @ r., viii
serve 4. c. Littles new sugar on snow
id !. O a 4 haN Wednesday evening,
March - The proceeds Will 20 to the
soldiers monument fund Admission IS
cents The public is invited The first
sugar viii be ready al p m.
Bert Goodfpllov made trip to Mont
peler and back yesterday with an In
dian motor ycle Although the roads
were ia bad condition in many places,
the rider did mol dismouut from the
machine at any time during the Jour
ney
c. i. smith, auctioueer, with the d.
4. Perry Real Estate agency. sold ior
the town Of Washington ut auction last
Friday the town farm stock and tools
The farm was purchased by Delma Car
penter of Washington for $3.50. Cows
sold from $50 to S56, and other property
brought satisfactory prices. The town
voted TO sell tie farm at the last March
meeting
Mrs. Mary l. Gordon, widow Of the
late Rev Lyman Gordon. died Friday at
her home in Newbury Her only surviy
ing child, Miss Anna +. Gordon win
be well remembered in this locality as
a teacher for several wears III South
Barre. Mrs. Gordon and her daughter
formerly lived in Montpelier The fu-
neral and intermeut will take place in
Nergeuues tomorrow.
sunday arrivals 1T the hotel Otis were
as follows: g. 4. Cagnon. Boston; IT,
Henry. John Franklin. Gleps Fails. y
y: ". B. Coodeuow. Boston: Alr. aud
Mrs c. r. sherman Concord. y H.;
O. II. Moultou Burlington; D. l.. Down
ey. Boston. c, y. Raymond, Rutland;
Wheeler Adams. plsttsburg. \ 81: C
Z. Allen, st. iohnsbury; George Taylor,
Boston; Mrs J. C. Springer Burliug-
ton.
The feature attraction at the Pavilion
to-day viii be Mile Ora Cccile and her
four trained leopards For 4 number OF
years this act has been star attraction
at various fairs aud parks throughout
the country Only last fall it was the
feature attraction at the Woodstock VT,
fair. Nile. Cecile is known as one of
the most daring female animal trainers
n the word Tier work. which has az
wavs been with lcopard-. has won her
the title Of The Lady of Le0psrds.
The animals she carries are four beau
iiiul full-growu creatures. A little over
4 wear ago these animals we're used in
one ot the greatest moving picture pro-
iuetion. ever maap Two other acts. 4
both 81 which 5rr COMEDY offerings with !
motion pictures ull complete the biil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
And Three Bullet Wounds
Caused His Death
WATERFOWL, MASS, CRIME
Italian Laborer Killed in Fight with
Three Other Men--0ne Man Ar
rested and Said to Have Been
Identified.

Watertown. Mass March 90 As a
result Of three bullet wounds and twelve
stab wounds recently received during q
fight with three Of his fellow country
men Saturday night Dominic Feryewio,
an Italian laborer, died at the Cam
bridge hospital Sunday morning Fer.
yewio's body was covered with deep
gashes, any one Of which the physi-
clans state would have proved fatal
The fight occurred in a large boarding
house in the Italian quarter known as
the Bee Hive. aud created panic
among the large number Of Italin
boarders By the time the police ar
rived, Feryewio's three assaiIant. had
escaped. Later NicoIo Saleuo. q lodger
at the boarding house. was arrested in
Cambridge and hurried TO the bedside
ot be dying man where be was iden-
titled, according 10 the police. as one
OF the assaiants II FeYyewio.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
THAT ONE MAJORITY.
Rev E. o Thayer Places Blame on Those
Who Neglect Their Duty.

The result oi the recent license vote
in Barre furnished the subject of Rev
Fl o. Tbayer's sermon Yesterday morn
ing At IIedding NJ r. church, his subject
being. "une Majority The substance
of his talk was 10 the effect that the
men who did not 90 to the polls to vote
were morally guilty OF voting yes He
said that lilate washing his hands OF
the blood Of .lesns in the Judgment hall
and irving to throw the responsibility
on someone else was like the man Who
STAYED from the polls when he believed
in no.license Each man thinks himself
but a small part ia The makeup Of the
city aud is apt to remain q home be-
cause he thinks the rest 81 the city who
believe as he does viii carry the dan
Whether his vote is the turning point
Of the question or not, il IS every mans
duty 10 vote Tie Is responsible for the
outcome Of the meeting uasiar as bis
own vote counts. Those citizens OF the
city who failed TO vote are responsible
for the one majority aud would also
have been had the city gone vrs The
morally weak man is worse than the
morally bad man. ia the estimation of
the speaker. aud this IS shown in the
inactiou of many when really impo
tsnt question i up for settlement II
was inactivity which caused the neglect
OF duty whereby many were absent from
their places on the last March meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
r. M. LEITH HoNoRED.
Many Gifts at Conclusion of IS Years
in Stone Skeds.

T. VI. l.cith had the honor Of 4 dou-
BILE surprise Saturday, as he is retiring
from the stone shed business, after 4j
years employment in that line, When
the whistle blew at II O'Clock he was
little astonished to see ALI the men
wait around He was then called in
among them by George Booth. who. on
behalf of the workmen. presented him
handsome meerschaum pipe, with /
suitable inscription on it: also tobacco
aud match holder He was much sur
prised, but thanked them as best he
could. sayiug that he was not much Of
speaker, butt he was very proud
man TO think that be left his fellow
workmen with 50 much good feeling to-
ward him He said that when lie looked
through the crowd aud saw SO many
faces in il that he had found five and
one-lmlf years ago, when be began work
there, he felt proud
But things did not stop there When
he went into the Office with his load,
Barclay brothers were both there. and
William Barclay, in behalf OF the firm
presented him a handsome gold watch.
with his monogram engraved on The
back. and handsome inscription on the
inside; also letter that IS worth keep
ing Mr. Leith is very proud Of IL. as
well as Of al his other gifts, and has
nothing butt good wishes for the Bar
clay brothers aud their employes, ainl
expresses the hope that they may be-
able to follow the stone shed business
as long as he has He viii spend many
happy honrs looking ever his gifts and
they win bring back to him each time
pleasant memories OF day. gone BY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
In Series of Explosions In
Mine at PittSburg, Kan.
A TOTAL OF FIVE DEATHS
One Of the Victims Was John Jopling,
Superintendent of the Mine-Ex-
plosion Of Black Damp Was
the Cause.

Pittsburg, Kans. March 20. Five
men. one Of them John Jopling, general
superintendent in the coal department
Of the Missouri Kansas & Texas rail-
road, are dead a the result Of an eN-
plosion Of black damp in the company's
mine at Mineral Kans, yesterday.
There were three explosions the first
Just after Thomas Cheek aud John Bur.
gan, shot frers, went into the mine.
Both were killed Instantly
The second came when William JET.
fries, another shot iirer went under
ground to rescue hi, fellow workers
BY lying HAT Jefrries saved himself
As soon as he reached the surface
a rescue party composed Of lopling and
Two miners. samuel Watson and fer,
eigner, rushed into the pit to search
for Cheek and Burgan. In less than 30
minutes later there was an explosion,
which killed Joping and his men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT
Of Civil Service Commissions Recent
Action in New York.

New York. March 20. Severe stric-
lures upon the civil service commits
sion's action in exempting several clerks
and examiners from competitive exam
nations are made in statement is
sued by the Civil Service Reform asso-
citation last night, charging that the
commission has allowed itself TO be
made party to "a scheme to increase
the patronage Of Tammany hall"
Following the exemption Of eght
court and trust fund examiners and l3
examiners OF transfer stock in the de-
partment Of the state comptroller it
Is declared that Comptroller William :.
Sohmer has doubled the appointment ot
such employees,
IF the legislature gives the comp
troller the extra appropriation to pay
the salaries Of these additional posi-.
tions. the value of the patronage in.
yoved." says the associations state.
ment "will be increased from $4,000
to S93 300 a year
Governor DiX has promised to give
the officers OF the association a hear
ing in the matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
DR.. TUCKER HoNoRED.
Has Been Made President Emeritus Of
Dartmouth College

Hanover \. H.. March 20 William
Jewett Tucker who upon his resigla-
tion some two years ago had been
president Of Dartmouth college for -iy-
teen ye7rs. has been formally made
president emeritus Of the college by sc.
tioH OF the trustees, according to an an
nomcement made last night by Presi-
dent Ernest Fox Nichols,
The honor Was bestowed upon DR..
Tucker AZ meeting IF the trustees
Of the college held ia Concord Satur
day AZ this time also other impor.
tant action was taken Prof Charles
II Hitchcock for many years at tse
head OF the department Of geology was
made president cmeritus of geology
Prof Gabriel Campbell many years at
the head Of the department Of philos-
ophy WAS made president emeritus OF
philosophy fIc is now retired on the
Carnegie foundation
The resignation wa, received and ac-
eepted of Frank A. sherman professor
Of mathematics on the Chandler iom-
dation, aud he will retire upon the
Carnegie foundation,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
GLOUCESTER WRECK RAISED.
Body Of Edward Anderson Found in
the Hope, Sunk in Collision.

Gloucester Mass, March % The
gasoline fishing boat Hope sunk last
Tuesday III the harbor here III collision
with the schooner Hattie 4. Hickman.
was raised Saturday and towed to the
flats
At low tide the body Of Edward An
derson, one Of the four members Of the
crew who Mere drowned was found near
the wheel No trace Of the body ~
George Wiggin, the only one now miss
ing. was found Thomas Reed who
had charge II the wreckcfs said that
il might still BE- beneath he fish and
tackle ia the hold
II was at first believed thst the ac-
cident Vas due to the fact that an
the men on the Hope were below when
the boats came together This was
disproved br the condition Of the wheel
which was NOT lashed
The Hope is not badly damaged anl
will probably be Heated a soon as the
fish are removed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-20
PROBABLY SUFFocATED.
Edward Symonds, Shoemaker, Found
Dead in Lynn Room.

Lynn, Mass, March 20 Edward Sy-
monds. shoemaker. who roomed at u
Silsbee street court with David Buruham,
was found dead by the latter when he
awoke Sunday morning. The police were
notified and after medical examiner Pink.
ham had viewed the body he stated that
in his opinion death was caused by suf-
location
Burnham told the police that Symonds
came TO the room about 10 o'clock Sat.
urday night aud Instead OF getting into
bed he laid on the floor, where he was
found yesterday morning. 1t is supposed
that Symouds got his head twisted about
while asleep. Nothing is known about
his family here