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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. John B~utterworth,
of Jersey City, were visitors in Prince
Bay yesterday.
John Kennedy, of Prince Bay, was
in Tottenville last night.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Newbranch of Amboy ave
nue. on Sunday.
Mrs. Mortimer Van Horn visited
in Perth Amboy yesterday.
Mrs. Ellsworth Lewis visited in
Tottenville this week.
Miss Marion Truede has recovered
from a recent illness.
John Newstead was in Totem
vile last night.
Irving Decker has recovered from
a recent illness.
Mrs. John Lancaster, of Brooklyn,
visited at Little Farms this week.
The Hotel R%ichelieu, near the sta
ton, owned by Mrs. Ida Krause, of
New York, was closed this week.
The final lecture of the first course
in public school No. 3 last night WAS
fairly well attended. The lecture
was delivered by DR.. Raphael Con-
stantian, on "Constantinople." The
subject, q timely one, vas well re-
ceived, 1t was illustrated by s~tereop-
ticop views.
A beefsteak dinner will be held at
Valentines 'Old Homestead" hotel
in Prince Bay road tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
1OTTENvlLLt
Mrs. Eva Halle, of Brooklyn, Wis
fled here yesterday.

2A-er..zs IN Manhattan today.
l1ms%EN4 Hoehn and Harry Hudson,
a~ho left here on November 20, ar
rived in Ceballos, Cuba, on Deem
Der 7, according to word received
from them yesterday.
Mrs. Florence Irwin is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Skid
more here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brennan have
returned to~Yonkers.
A. H. Mcclellan, Of Prince Bay,
was in town last night.
James Lang, of Henry street, is
recovering from recent injuries re-
ceived in an accident.
Victor Parsons Is going under an
other operation at the Manhattan
hospital this Sunday.
Staten Island Chapter, No. 1913, r.
A. M, met in Masonic temple last
night.
A meeting of Court Tottenville,
Foresters Of America, was held last
night In K. of P. hall.
John w. Wjseman will lecture at
public school No. 1 on Camping in
Yellowstone Park" tonight.
Welcome Council, D. of A., meet
tonight.
The first nomination of United
Council, Jr. o. U. A. M, took place
last night.
Richmond Lodge. No. so, K. of P.
meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
MAN GETS FOOT CRUSHED.

Robert Deitz, twenty-three years
old, a laborer, employed by H. r.
Turner, of Rossville, is in st. Vincent
hospital at West New Brighton with
a badly crushed right foot as the re
suit of a wheel of a lumber wagon
passing over it in Washington ave
nue.. Annadale, about 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Deitz was attend.
ed by DR.. Tyndale. of the hospital,
and removed in the auto ambulance
to that institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
WHiTL0CK STATION TO BE
ABANDON By RAILROAD

The Staten Island Railway Com
pany has petitioned the Public Ser
vice Commission for the first district
of New York for permission to aban-
don Whitlock station on the Amboy
division of the road, located between
lakewood Heights and Great Kills.
In anticipation of a change of the
center of population in that locality
the company desires to discontinue
this station and erect a new station
to be known as Bay Terrace station
at a point 1894 feet south of Whit
lock station. The commission will
hold a hearing on the application on
next Wednesday afternoon, Decem-
Der IS, at 3 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
Ample Testimony Of Reiief
from
Rheumatism, Sciatica and Neuritis

Testimonials are usually discounted, but your
druggist will show you proof backed by affidavit
that Nurito is promptly relieving these diseases
in all sections of the country.
Nrrtto is a specialists prescription, entirely
free from opiates and narcotics-siInply an eff
fective antidote for the uric acid poison which
causes all rheumatic diseases.
Dear Sir:
During the past two years. writes one cor
respondent, Il have been treated by several
doctors aud have taken baths at Marlin, Min.
eral Wells and Hot Springs. Ark, but derived
very little benefit.
"My wife happened to see an ad. about
Nurito in the Boston Post. She sent 81 for
a box for me to try. I had lost all faith in
any kind of medicine. The first box you sent
was lost in transit. but I received another box
on Wednesday lest. l took one powder afte7
dinner and one after supper. The results wcr,
marvellous My wife, children and ncighbor.
we're surprised to see the change. ] feel much
reiievcd-sn able to walk better than have
fsr tive v.. Erclc.cd nleas. find So for
which please sAnd me a e box by returs mail.
Il wish to get it as quickly as possible"
Magistral Chemical Co., Fla.iron Bldg, N. Y.
Trade your miserable aches and pains to Us
sor 81 a box and add your praise to the rest
For sale by
Drug Co., and all other
lAndfYgigfa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
REBEKKAH LODGE ELECTS.

The annual nomination and cleo
ton of officers of Richmond Rebek-
ah Lodge No. 438 Odd Fellows was
held Wednesday night, in it's rooms
i'll Odd Fellow hall.
Mrs. Loretta Wyrill was chosen
noble grand; Mrs. May Arenson. vice
grand; Mrs. Elizabeth Olsen, treas
urer and William Corson, secretary.
The appointive officers will be named
at the installation that takes place
the first meeting in January. At
that time a reception will be held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
SERG. CLAVIN
GETS MEDAL
Com. Waldo Presents Award
for Brave Rescue.

Sergeant Denis ]. Glavin, attached
to the 18th precinct. Tottenville was
summoned before Police Commits
sioner Waldo at police headquarters
in Manhattan yesterday and present
ed with a silver medal awarded by
Congress, through the Treasury De-
partment Of the United States for
his heroism in saving life at great
personal risk. Sergeant Glavin saved
Mrs. Caroline Warner of William
street, Tottenville from drowning on
August 20, while bathing at Bay
Cliff park, at the foot of Amboy We
nue., T~ottenvllle.
She had gone beyond her depth
and had sank beneath the water
when Glavin had to dive after her.
He succeeded in getting her to shore
where he applied first aid and revive
her. In presenting the medal yester-
day afternoon Commissioner Waldo
said that he took great pleasure in
incidents Of this character as they
demonstrated the material the rank
and file of the department was made
of Sergeant Glavin is proudly exhib-
iting the medal, which is inscribed
with his name and the date of the
rescue and who 1t Is presented by.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13
SHUTS OFF FRUIT SUPPLY.
Florida Exchange Manager Fears
Prices Will Be Lowered Herr.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 13.-To pre-
vent a congestion of northern fruit
Larkets and a corresponding lowering
of prices W. G. Temple, general man
ager of the Florida Citrus exchange.
instructed all members of the exchange
to discontinue the shipment OF fruit
until further orders. 1t is said the ex-
change practically controls the Florida
fruit crop,
The order explained that 5000 car
loads of oranges and grapefruit were
on their way north or in the hands OF
northern merchants. The country's nv
craze consumption is said to be 50t
carloads n day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13

an the news Ior 10 cents q wees1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-13

Look at the "prices Of things" as
advertised in today's paper. If You
know values, and have a care for your
purse, these prices will interest you.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27
Ase-Old Skull
of Ape.Like Man
Found in England

London. Dec. ...--A rae. of ape
I'M. and spccchlcSs men. inhnbiiinH
England hundreds OF thousands OF
years ago. when they had for their
ncighbors the mastodon and other
animals now extinct. l. tn. missing
link In tn. chain In mans evolution.
which leading scientists ray they
havo discovered In what Il generally
described as 'Th" Sussex Skuir'. To
this DR.. Woodward proposes to Civ"
tho nam. OF "Enthropus'' or Man Of
Dawn.
Prof. Arthur Keith says that tho
discovery marks by far the most re-
markabl. advance In the knowlc,is.
Of the ancestry OF man ever made In
England. and supports tho view that
man was derived not from single
genius or species. but from several
different genera.
Several points OF interest have de.
vciopcd from the scientists cxaminn-
ton OF the skull. which. they Rr. !n-
clincd to believe. belonged To n ic.
male. According to DR.. Woodward.
and positively mark the skull as hui
man. These ara found firs, In the
nature of the hing. for tn. lower jaw
which agrees absolutely with that In
modern man and differs "mphatically
from that Of ay,.s. and second. In the
presence OF the two conspicuous sub
conical bosses OF bone at the base Of
a.. q
| ccsscF.
These are peculiar to the human
| race. hut the bosses OF bone In ih.
Sussex man are smaller than In tn.
higher race.
| But IL is not" DR.. Woodward do
ton OF tn. lower Jaw that the full
sisnificance OF the discovery becomes
Apparent. for while the brain case
is cmphatically human the paw Is rs
cmphatically ape-likc.
| Other ape-like features OF the Jaw
are the absence OF muscular ridge
inlong its inner surface known rs the
myichoid ridge. aifording attach.
ments for muscles OF swallowing and
speech. This ,id;. is always pres.
ent in the human jaw. he says.
Finally. in apes two branches oi
tn. lower Jaw where they meet In
front behind the teeth form n sort
OF platform on which the tongue
rests. In man this platform has been
s,IppT Tessed. thus greatly cnlarging
the cavity Of the mouth and render.
ing speech possible.
''It is. Therefore. generally agreed
that the skull belonged to Il race oi
men who lacked the power OF
speech
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

whcr" to stop each nigh, for Jim
Oln"y. an old stag" driver. had
spaced out the trip for us. Th. buck
board and its load. cxccp, tn. blank
cts. OF course. stood out In tn. corral
all night. There were no sneak
thieves In the country In those days.
In the morning "" were off down tho
trail. past the Ocat" and through
Cherry valley to Las Vegas. where
~c stopped fot the night at Charlie
Kitchens Exchange hotel. The
blackboard and Its cargo stood out In
tho corral uuguardcd and unh.edcd
as usual while We slcp, In bed that
night. Th. next dinner was secured
at Hcrnai Springs aud after making
n detour around To GcorE. ". Hart
mans store at San Miguel tn. night
was spcn, under the pinons in a dry
| camp near san jose where We slept
on Colorado feathers as peacefully as
. babe upon its mothers breast.
TIL. mex, dinner was caught n;
! Giorict'a mountain had been fought
In the civil war Of 1868. and by hard
driving over the pass aud down
through Apache canon. We arrived
late at Canoncito. \ Mexican 40.
man gave us a sor, Of supper and nf.
ter that We went TO bed under tho
blackboard In the old stage corral
Men were not very particular about
their bedrooms In those days and
Gods outdoors was good enough fol
the best OF them, for no man went
without his roll OF blankets. nor did
he have to take n scdativc to induce
sleep. Every man We met was re-
garded as the common enemy. al
though the hospitality of the house
was honestly cordial and appreciated
in those bad lands Where murder and
robbery flourished as an unrcstraincd
Industry.
On the afternoon Of the fif,h da,
we pulled into the ancient and hol,
city OF Santa Fe. The General in
auired the way to the First National
Bank aud we drove directly there
Griffin came out and the two men
much to our surprise. dug under th'
Luggage on the buck board ant
brought forth the bag OF horse
shoes which they toted into The
bank. 4 few minutes later we drov,
to the Exchange hotel. kept by Mrs
8. b. Davis. n Mexican, and took the
jadcd team around to the corral an,
We were at the end OF the journey
THAT evening at supper in a quiet lit
tile corner the General, with n Qucru'
lous accent In his voice. asked.
"Young man. do you know what wa:
in that g7,nny-sack?" "Horse-shoes,
we replied ironically and the grea
railroad builder laughed heartily
l"My boy" he said trifle solcmnly
"it contained $4,000 in gold" ant
Iyou could have knocked this kid over
with feather. Incidentally W.
Learned afterwards that the gold wa.
to pay for some right OF way ant
more especially to swecten the TEN
per OF legislature which was soor
to convene there and the member.
needed nxing.--Field and Farm.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27
Re1uiniscences of
The Frontier Days
lsA.A.>s>.>.>s>.>.>s>.>.>

The confidence that men placed In
one Of the marvellous traits OF chnrac-
ter that had much to do with the
coming OF the west. Those were the
primitive days that tried mems soult
and contained much OF the faith that
, builds u bridge across the gulf. Of
which Young sp.sks In his Night
Thoughts. The firs, time the au-
thor of'thcse sketches me, william J.
Palmer. the man who promoted and
| built the Denver and Rio Grandc
railroad, was at Trinidad In the late
fall OF 1877. The narrow gauge had
but the year before reached III Moro.
six miles distant. and naturally
enough the trend Of mitigation was
In that direction. The Generals plan
ut that time was tn push the road on
to Albuquerque and th,ts beat the
Santa Fe into its own territory.
Que evening Cal Benson. the clerk
at the United States hotel. and who
by the way was the writer OF Them
| Golden Slippers. came mp and asked
II we would like TO drive a gentleman
| to Santa Fe. We were young and
full OF pr,ines and ready for any sort
Of an expedition and replied that
such a trip would be the JOY of our
life, fraught as IL was with thou
sand dangers. We were introduced
to General Palmer. who announced
that he desired steady young man
| xt.r IN
to Santa Fe on special business. The
ARRANGEMENTS were made in a minute
and in the morning at seven O'Clock
we had n good team from Finch's liv-
cry stable at the door of the hotel
ready for the Journey.
| A moment later General Palmer
was loading his traps into the back
of the blackboard. The first thing
was n gunny-sack which seemed In
ordinately heavy and which the Gen
cral casually remarked contained
horse shoes. It occurred to us that
such a lot OF junk was queer luggage
for a gentleman to pack around, but
nothing more was said about It. Az.
ter the blankets. satchels and the
/
mysterious jag Of horse shoes In the
1 jute, we started out up the PnrSa'
toire and followed the old Santa Fc
Il trail through Uncle Dick Wootton's
toll gate and on over Ration pass
where We entered New Mexico and
sailed on down TO the great stretch oil
plain below. II was all SO strange
J and weird to Il nineteen-year old
kid that We did an unusual amount OF
rubber-necking SO that nothing iu
the way OF scenic effects might es-
cape notice. ..
4 We took late dinner at tho Will
low Springs ranch and spent the
) night at Stockton's stage station at
the Red river crossing. 1t was re-
ga rdcd az the toughest spot on earth
at that time for II was the rendez-
vous for u hundred or more cut
Ithroats. Neither of us had ever been
lover the trail before but we knew
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27
PHOTOGRAPHERS BANlsHED
FROM CANAL FORT1F1CATIONs

Washington. Dee. 21.-Detcrmined
that the plan of the Panama canal
Notifications shall not become the
property of possible military adver-
sarics. Colonel Goethals, chairman OF
the canal commission. has restored
the order excluding photographers
from the vicinity of the works going
up to Toropoint, Marguerite Island.
and the islands in Panama bay. In
executing the order the chief OF po-
lice is directed to see that no persons
not regularly resident there arc to
be permitted to some ashore with
cameras at the places named. Photo
graphs may be madc in the vicinity
of the works only upon written order
from Colonel Gocthals In each par
ticular case.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

York. c1.-rni.ss SIkIcs who has
much
Of which
nd he
settlement he made General Sickcs
OF
Ii. the
heavily Of
will max.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

When you have u bilious attack
give Chamberlain's Tablets II trial.
They are excellent. For sale by all
dealers.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-27

Success cannot turn mans head
II he has stiff neck,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13

James Topliff was one of the
pioneers of the town and an honored
and respected citizen. He came to
Hartford when young, thence going
to Bridgewater and settling on the
farm now owned by his descendants.
AT the first town meeting, held in
I785, he was elected one of the sur
veyors of highways, and afterwards
held many town offices. y
Mr.. Allen found the old sign in a
room over the woodshed at Arthur
Jossslyn's place. Itappears to have
been painted white originally but of
course is much weatherbeaten. A
corner or two of the ornaments are
missing, hut otherwise the relic is
we'll preserved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
FROM INFORMATION BUREAU.

The petition signed by Woodstock
fire department at their meeting June
4th, also signed by 100 or more business
men, including the Stale Board of
Health Officers of the Town, appealing
to the Committee appointed at a
Special Village Meeting February 18th,
to furnish public fire alarm whistle"
for this Village; Was presented at Com
mittee's meeting held last week.
The result proved O. X. in favor of
Fire Department. If their appeals are
not complied with soon, it is the senti-'
ment of members of Fire Department
and signers on petition to call special
Meeting and settle the question.
HOUSE LOTS-On Dearborn extern
sion, $125 and $500 each; Good lot on
Pleasant street, adjoining Charles
Atwood, $3.50. Large lot, corner Pleas
ant street and Dearborn avenue, $40.
frontage foot on Pleasant street.
For sale on the instalment plan.
Dearborn Mineral Spring Water fresh
from the spring at Boyce g Co. IS.
DEARBORN & co.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

I Mrs. Lena Fletcher, Godfrey and
infant daughter have been moved
TO. herfather's. She did not seem to
improve rapidly hut isIinow more
comfortable. -
On Tuesday afternenjn the course
of the thunder shower the lightning
played queer freaks in and around
James Hoadley's residence. doing
quite a little damage
The measles do not seem to be
spreading very fast. Only two
cases are reported. x
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sleeper enter
tanned several of Mrs. Will Fallon' s
children from Hartland the past
week.
Mrs. r. H. Kingsley went to lsos-
ton on Saturday the thirteenth and
expects to:visit Salem, Everett, and
Worcester, Mass. before her return
Geo. M Rood returned from Han
over hospital on Tuesday by auto,
Mrs. Rood coming with linn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
Judge Thomas o. Seaver Dies
Suddenly.

Judge Thomas G. Seaver, lawyer
and soldier, a courageous and able
officer during the civil war, died
suddenly from heart trouble at his
desk in the probate Office. a few
minutes after 8 O'Clock, Thursday
morning. He was in his 18th year.
He was apparently in good health,
though he had suffered somewhat
from the heat. and left his house at
8 o'clock in company with Mr. K. Il.
Whitehill, of Watertown, MassAs who
has been visiting Judge and Mrs.
Seaver. He entered his Office in the
county building with as firm and
vigorous step as ever. Here Mr.
WhitehiIl, on his return from the
postoffice, found him ten minutes
later sitting in his chair, his head
thrown back, his hat on the floor,
the peaceful end coming probably
lust as he seated himself.
Judge Seaver was of Revolutionary
ancestry, of good fighting blood, the
frat Seaver of which there is def
mite record serving in the war of
Independence and coming to YER
mont about the year 1906. His
father, Joseph Seaver Sd, was born
in Cavendish in 1907, whore Judge
Seaver was also born Dec. 23, 1884,
removing to Pomfret in 1S40. Judge
Seaver began his student days at
South Woodstock. was OF Norwich
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
A Safe Savings Bank

During its more than twenty-three
years of. existence, the Hyde Park
Savings Bank never lost dollar by
a poor.note, a poor stock or a poor
bond.
This can only mean that its
managers possess great conservatisn,,
excellent Judgment and painstaking
care.
1t means a close adherence to the
motto of the bank from its start,
namely: " Safety first, last and
always -" high rates OF interest,"
never"
Deposits lin this bank receive q
per cent. interest, compounded semi
annually, with all the taxes paid by
the Bank. M
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
Rain Brings Relief.

A little relief after ten days Of
scorching heat came Thursday when
rain cooled the air - the first dust
laying shower here in several weeks,
though rain had already broken the
drowth in nearby towns and villages
in every direction from Woodstock.
The mercury began climbing July
LIST, getting into the nineties on the
third and staying there for eleven
consecutive days, reaching the high
est point, SO, as officially recorded,
on Monday
Weather Recorder j. S. Eaton's
figures for the first eleven days of
July follow:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13

probate judge. He retained his in
terest in public affairs, and has been
popular speaker atGrand Army
gatherings and other occasions. The
remarkable physical strength and
vitality Of his younger days seemed
to be not much impaired in later
years, and his sudden end was a
surprise and shock to those who
knew and liked him and among
whom he had lived so long.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
BETHEL
NEW cATHoL1c CHURCH.

NEW CAIHOLiC CttOHCH.
Rev. Father O'Donnell, who has
charge of the Catholic parish hero,
annouiices that he expects to begin
the building of new church here
about August |. A public meeting
was held on Friday, last, to raise
funds for the same. An offer has
been made to the Catholics of this
place that to every thousand dollars
raised in the month of July, another
thousand viii be added.
Christopher Bruce, aged "a years.
the village shoemaker and much
respected citizen, died July 2 after
a weeks illness with heart disease
Mr.. Bruce was twice married. His
first wife, who died 35 years ago,
was Katherine Rand of Hague, n
Y. To them were born three child
rem, Luther d. Bruce of Barre, Mrs.
David Kellett of Lyndon and Andrew
j. Bruce OF Pennsylvania. His sec
ond wife was Miss Mary A. Jen-
nings of Bolton. who survives him.
Their children are Mrs. Ernest
Miller of Deweys Mills, Mrs. Patrick
McCool and Ethel Bruce of Bethel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
WEST WOODSTOCK.

Aubrey Cough LETT "Wednesday
morning for Westport, N. Y, where
he will visit a month or so with
relatives. Ns. Il.
r. D. Bridge spent several days
in Ludlow this week.
Ralph Spaulding. Of Bellows Falls
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
L. j. Adams.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Royce were
in Windsor two or three days last
week.
Mrs. Blanchard, trained nurse
from Woodstock, who is with Mrs.
Elizabeth Boyce, is having a weeks
vacation at home.
] WeBB Sawy er now has s.city
water" on tap.
Ruth and Bertha Slack are at
home for their summer vacation.
Ralph Spaulding is at Lake
Bomoseen for the summer, where
he has a position as violinist at the
Prospect House.
Ezra Lacount of Plymouth has
been at Charles w. Smiths for a
few days.
Rodger Spaulding of Hyannis,
Mass, spent a portion of last week
with his mother, Mrs. H. S. Perry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-07-13
A Relic of Old Tavern Days in
Bridgewater.

A rare and interesting relic of old
tavern days is to be seen atAllen's
antique shop on High street. This is
wooden sign that over one hundred
years ago swung from house at
Bridgewater Corners, the lower part
of which is now used as a black
smith shop by Frank Vaughan. The
sign measures % K 81 inches, and
is made of pine edged with mould
ing, and at the top and bottom are
curved ornaments characteristic OF
the tavern signs of the early days
At the two. upper corners are iron
strap hangers by which it was held
in place by rod of iron or wood
fastened to the side of the building
The same design and lettering
appears on both sides of the sign.
Across the upper part are an ale
glass, punch bowl and wine
glass, and below are the words:
ENTER TAINM ENT