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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
MCDONALD IS
NOT GUILTY
Declare Session Judges After
Much Argument.

After being postponed for more
than a dozen times the case of Ed
ward Mcdonald, former proprietor of
the Morton house at 69-71 Main
street, Tottenville, charged with
maintaining a disorderly house at
the above address, was finally
brought to trial in the court of spec
ial sessions at St, George yesterday.
Fifty witnesses had been summoned
by District Attorney Albert G. Each
and when the case was called the
court room was well filed with the
witnesses and others from Totem
vile, who had been called in the
case.
Justice Collins presided and his
associates on the bench we're JUS
tees Zellers and Fleming. After
much argument it is said between
the three judges and after the dis
trict attorney and Lawyer Powers,
of Stapleton, counsel for Mcdonald
had presented the case, a verdict of
not guilty was given the defendant.
At first Judge Fleming and the pre-
siding judge it is said voted for
McDonald,,s conviction on the charge,
but Judge Collins, believed that I'M
fairness to Mcdonald because his
counsel, had not properly presented
the case 1t should be re-opened. BY
a vote Of the three judges, the case
was re-opened and Mcdonald and
several witnesses put on the stand
after considerable wrangling it Is
said among the judges, Collins and
Zellers, voted for not guilty and
Fleming for guilty. Mcdonald was
arrested on the charge and also for
violating the excise law on Sunday,
August 26, following a fight in his
place, between two local men, over
some girls that frequented the hotel
1t is alleged. Both men were dis
charged in the magistrates court at
Stapleton later on and Mcdonald on
November 20, succeeded in getting
clear of the excise charge in the
court of special sessions. Since Nc
Donald's arrest, the Morton house
has been closed and it has been said
the brewery that held the license
has been fighting the case tooth and
nail to save the license, SO that the
place could be opened again. The
police who received many complaints
during the past summer in regard to
the Mcdonald place, as a question
able resort visited many times to
get evidence presented a strong case
in the court yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
General Markets.

New YORK. Dec. H.
BUTTER - Lower and unsettled; re-
ceipts, s.46l packages: creamery. extras.
ID. 36rbag7c.; frsts. 30a33ac.: seconds. BOA
&c; thirds, 27a2sc.: held. extras. 33a3shc.
f1rsts. 3Ia32c.: seconds, 29a30Rc.; state
dairy, tubs, finest. 33aS4c..: good to prime.
3oa32c.: common to fair, a4a29c., process.
extras, 27l6a2sc.: firsts. 26a2Ic-; seconds.
24a 2sc.: imitation creamery. frsts. pa
3kc.; factory. June make. frsts. 4a2412c
current make, irsts. 4a24itc.: seconds. ga
23iAc.: thirds. Flare: packing stock. cur
rent make, No. 2, pa 22l4e.: No. 3, 2oa2ltrc.
CHEESE-Firm: receipts, S3tS boxes;
state, whole milk. specials. white. fresh,
held, lb., lsc.. colored, fresh, held, he.
average fancy. white, fresh. held. liza
t74c.: celored, fresh, held. lTAafTac.; I'M
dergrades, isa1s1&c-; daisies. fresh. fsc
state skins. held. specials. i4Aa14&c
fresh, specials. l31sal4c.I fair to choice. Sa
13c.: undergrades 4a6Iac.
EGGS-Lower; receipts. 1858 cases: fresh
gathered, extras. doz., Na34c.; extra f1rsts,
29a 30c.: firsts. 26a esc.. seconds and lower
grades. Ha25c.: held fresh. 22a 24c. dirties.
l5al8c-; checks, 14a16c.: refrigerator. spe-
cial marks. fancy. l9c.: irsts. ~1sals1sc. :
lower grades. ~1ea17c.; state, Pennsylvania
and ready. hennery whites, fancy, large,
42a4sc.; common to good, 35a46c.; hennery
browns, 33a34c. gathered brown and mix
ed colors. 2Sa32c.
POTATOES-Quiet; Bermuda, new. bbl..
81. 50a6: Maine. bag. <2a2i5; Long Island
s. 25a3; state, i .75a2. western. 81. 40a1 rs
bulk, 81. 95s2; sweets, Jersey, basket. 50c. a
81. 80; southern. Dbl, $l.50a2.
HAY AND STRAW-Steady; timothy.
new. soc. asl. l219; shipping. Soc; clover mix
ed, SOC. as1.o5 clover. S0as5c.: long rye
straw Sc; small bales 2ha5c. less.
DRESSED POULTRY-t'resh killed
firm: western milk fed broilers. u TO box.
"a lbs to dozen and under. PC: q to 81
lbs. 24c.; flyers, 81 to As lbs. and over tn
dozen. 17a1sc.: roasters. As lbs. and over
to dozen. 1Sa1SIzc.: corn fed broilers. "a
lbs. to dozen and under. zoe. rs to 30 lbs
to dozen, 1Sc.: flyers. 81 to As lbs 10 doz
en-. l5c.: roasters. 4S lbs and over to doz-
en-, lie: chickens. iced. bbls. Phiiadei-
phia and other nearby, SQUAD broilnrs.
pair, 65a70c.: hrollers. H.. ~25a26c.: roast
ing. 22a24c.: average. Mc.: Pennsylvania
broilers. 22a23c.: roasters. 1IalSc.: average
chickens. 14al5c.: Virginia milk fed broil-
ers. 22a23c.; average chickens, l6kec. :
western milk fed. 4 lbs. and over. 17kc.:
mixed weights. l5c.: corn fed broilers, lisa
19c.; 4 lbs. and over. l5al6c.; medium IL
a14c.; fowls. dry packed western. boxes.
I2IAal6hc.; bbls,. iced. Baltic; old roos-
tiers, lie: spring ducks. nearby. l4al7c.:
spring geese. Maryland. 16c.: western, II
al5c.: squads. white. dozen. S225a4.50;
dark, 81. rs: spring turkeys. nearby. fancy.
22a1c.; western. fancy. lSa2lc.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
BUILDING LOAN
AFTER OFFICES
Permanent Quarters to be
levison Building.

The Richmond County Building
and Mutual Loan Association is 60
Ing to have permanent offices of it's
own according to plans submitted at
a meeting Of the association last
night at its present quarters in Me-
chanic hall in Main street, Totem
vile. Plans and diagrams of the
new store of Michel Levison, recent
ly erected in Main street near Eu-
reka place Tottenville were shown
I'M a committee of six was named
with power to enter into a contract
to lease the place. The committee,
composed of John N. Kennedy, presi-
dent G.. S. Barnes. secretary, A. w.
Broune, treasurer, J.. G.. Davidson,
Peter c. Miller and James T. Cole,
after the meeting with several of the
members of the association, went to
tie Levinson building and made an
inspection. The committee will meet
this afternoon to decide on the mat
ter. For some time, the association
has had this matter in mind to open
a place of this kind SO that anyone
could pay their building loan any
time during the month, instead of
ne ohly tAO co hi5hbo tI6 Stt-
ond week in each month as now. At
present two stenographers, as clerks
are kept busy at the s.. S. White
Dental Works, doing the work of the
association. When the new office Is
opened, which will probably be the
first of the year, these stenographers
it is understood will be transferred
to the Tottenville office.
At the meeting last night, several
thousands of dollars were loaned
and the nomination of officers to be
voted for the annual meeting to be
held in January took place. The Of
ficers were all re-nominated as fol-
lows: president John N. Kennedy,
vice president Charles A. Thrall, sec
rotary G.. s. Barnes, treasurer A. w.
Broune and directors for three years.
Hubbard R. Yetman, James T. Cole
and Emil Peterson. The auditors
will be appointed by the directors.
At the annual meeting another SER
les of stock will be issued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Merritt of
Bayonne visited in Prince Bay this
week.
Mrs. P. Grosiean has returned to
Great Kills after a visit here.
A. W. Broune was in Tottenville
last night.
Miss Emma Golding has returned
to New Haven, Conn, after a visit
here.
Daniel Bedell of Sharrott avenue
quietly celebrated the eighty-fourth
anniversary of his birthday at his
home Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Fitzgerald is able to be
out after a recent operation.
Harry Jost vas in Tottenville yes
terday.
Rev. l., T. Taylor of the Union
Theological Seminary has accepted
the call as pastor of the Union
Chapel at Prince Bay.
Glennard Decker is slowing recov-
erlng from an attack Of typhoid
fever.
Harry c. Barry of Huguenot has
returned from a visit in Brooklyn.
A meeting Of Molly Stark Council
Daughters of America was held last
night in its rooms in Amicitia hall.
Rapael Constantian, M. D., will
lecture or "Constantinople" in pub
lie school No. 8, tonight. AS this is
the final lecture of the first course of
the season a large crowd is expected
to come out. 1t will be illustrated
by s~tereopticon views.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
CHARLES REICH GUILTY,
Sentence Is SUSPENDED

In the court of special sessions at
st. George yesterday, with Justice
Collins presiding on the bench,
Charles Reich, an electrician at the
Mission of the Immaculate Virgin,
Mt. Loretto, was found guilty of as
saulting John Hume. of William
street, Tottenville.
In view of the fact that 1t was the
first offense, Reich received a sus-
pended sentence. Reich was charged
with calling Hume from his work at
the S. S. White Dental Works, Prince
Bay, on Monday, November IT, and
striking him in the face with his fist.
He was arrested on a warrant sworn
cut before Magistrate Marsh in the
second district court. After a hear
ing he was held for the sessions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
Police Committee.
13497-12-9-6t
company bid.


We know that the universe contains
many dead" suns those which have
given forth all their heat. Some as
tronomers think they are much more
numerous than the burning ones. 1t
is believed that once a sun Is dead
it will fly through space until 1t comes
in contact with some other sun, dead
or alive. and the impact will set them
both at a tremendous heat. create new
solar systems with 6ttenaSnt NGUQE
and thus the process may 60 on
throughout eternity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
WALTER HOAG PASSES
AWAY IN NEW YORK

Walter Hoag, of Philadelphia, for
merly of Pleasant Plains, died Tues
day in a New York hospital from
Bright's disease. Mr.. Hoag, who
vas born at Pleasant Plains, had
been to Bermuda for his health and
only returned a few days ago. Be-
sides his widow and son, Kenneth
Hoag, Of Philadelphia, he is survived
by three brothers. They are Pro
lessor Grin Hoag, of Williamsbridge,
N. Y, and John and Frank Hoag, of
Pleasant Plains. The body was
taken to Philadelphia yesterday,
where the funeral will take place,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

Larkin, deceased, by direction of the
Surrogate of the County of MiddleseX,
hereby gives notice to the creditors OF
the said Richard b. Larkin to bring In
their debts. demands and claims
against the estate of the said deceased
under oath or affirmation, within nine
months from this date, or they will be
forever barred of any action therefor
against the said executor.
Dated November 20, 1912.
ALBERT p. LARKIN,
(Also known as Alfred p. Larkin)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Executor
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
kilInd Whnn Train Hit Trolley.

Buffalo, Dec. 12.-John Christman. a
crossing fiagman, was instantly killed
and four railroad men were slightly In
iured when a New York Central pas
senger train crashed into a trolley car
at Hertel The car WAS COM
pletely wrecked. There were no pas
sengers aboard at the time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
ST. PETERS LADIES' AID.

The annual meeting and election Of
officers of the Ladies' Aid Society of
st. Peters German Lutheran church,
Kreischerville was held at the church
last Friday with the result that the
following were chosen for the ensu-
ing year: President, Mrs. William
Jahns, vice president, Mrs. Anna
Weller; secretary, Mrs. Lillian
Ganss, and treasurer, Mrs. Augustus
Kube.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
BIDS AND O

Bids will be received at the City
Hall by the Board of Aldermen, Mon
day, December 16, at $3.50 O'Clock p.
M, for an S-passenger motor driven
combination patrol and ambulance We
hicle. Specifications and cut must ac-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
ALIENS AGAIN RESPtTED.
Governor Mann Postpones Outlaw
Execution Until Friday. Jan ".

Execution Until Friday, JAN ".
Richmond. Va, Dec. f2.-Ffoyd Al
len, the leader Of the Carroll county
clansmen, and his son, Claude Swan
son Allen, sentenced to eiectrocutlon
on Friday morning for their participa-
ton In the HiIlsviIle courtroom tragedy
of March IA last, were granted a sec
ond respite until Friday. Jan. II;
Governor Mann held two conferences
with the attorneys for the condemned
men. who presented a lengthy petition
setting forth the new evidence which.
1t is claimed. has been discovered and
which will give a new aspect to the
cases of both men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
Live Stock Markets.

Pittsburgh, Dec. IL.
CATTLE-Supply light. market steady;
choice, 50. 4oa9. So: prime. ss.60as,25; good.
81. eOa8.5o tides. s6.soa7.75; fair, $5.5oa6-6o:
common, s4.5oa5. so: heifers. s4.1oaf.5o: fresh
cov-s and sprineers ern75
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
SOCIAL CLUB N

The first annual dance of the H. A.
Social Club Saturday night at Red
ding's road, lakewood, attracted a
large crowd. Music was furnished by
Professor Buffers orchestra. Wal
lace Macoy was awarded the prize in
the cake walk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
PYTHIANS

District Deputy Grand Chancellor
Frederick Peterson, Past District
Deputy William H. Bedell and Chan.
cellor William R. Lee, of Richmond
Lodge No. 80, Knights of Pythias,
will attend a reception given by the
Grand Lodge of the state of New
York to supreme lodge officers of the
grand domain of the order at the
Masonic temple in Manhattan to-
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12

Any affair or happening, or circum-
stance, which is too small to make a
Want Ad. worth while as an adjusting
! force, is too small to worry about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12

All the news for 10 cents a. week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-12
'OS I u M
has been helping doctors put ''coffee wrecks on their feet.

Made of clean, hard wheat, Postum is a true
food drink. It contains no caffeine or other
harmful substance; but does contain the Phos-
plate of Potash (grown in the wheat) required
by Nature in rebuilding brain and nerve cells.
And now comes the new
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
SEVEN ARE TO DIE IN
CHAIR DURING APRIL

Paducah, KY, April Prob
ably a double electrocution will
take place at the Eddyville peniten-
tiary on April 10. Willard Rich
ardson, who killed John Violet, in
Carlisle county, a few weeks ago. is
sentenced to die on this date. The
other is man is named Ellis, a for
mer deputy sheriff of Burnside, who
killed a magistrate and another
court official as the result of an ar
gument over local option cleo
ton. In all there are seven to die
in the electric chair in April. The
others are Charles and James
Smith, negroes, who killed a white
man and then skinned him to hide
his identity, from Mason county;
Cal Miracle, Of Bell county, who
killed his wife and another man;
Ewing Bowling, Of Breathitt coun-
ty. who killed a white man and ne
gro woman during a fit Of anger;
John Bowman, of Lebanon, who.
with another, killed their joint par
amour. Some of these cases have
been appealed.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
INDIANA MAN NAMED As
OFFICIAL CROW KILLER

Bedford, Ind, March 30.-Wil-
liam Williams, = Mitchell man, has
been designated by the United
States as official crow killer, and
is authorized to furnish the Govern
ment crow gizzards at the rate Of
fifty per month for one year.
He has also an optional contract
to furnish q like number of Eng
fish sparrows' gizzards. The giz-
yards are to he used in work that is
being carried on by the Agricultur-
al Department with a view of de-
termining the economic value Of
the birds.
Williams will get his supply of
crow giZzards from the big crow
roosts northeast of Mitchell, where
the birds gather at night by the
thousands for roosting purposes.
Five cents per gizzard is the price
to be paid Williams.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
HARTFORD, KY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1912

viess county, was found dead on his
farm, near Habit, Wednesday af-
ternoon, at O'Clock, by his son AL
bert. Mr.. Martin left his home
shortly after 3 o'clock, telling his
wife that he was going to the field
where his son was engaged in burn
ing a plantbed. After watching the
work for some time, Mr.. Martin
started home and his body was dis
covered later by his son about one
hundred yards from the Rantbed.
Mr. Martin was born N Ohio
county, but moved to Daviess coun-
ty with his parents when he was
four years old, and had lived in that
county for the past IS years.
Mr.. Martin had been In bad
health for a number of years and
his death was due to heart trouble.
He is survived by his wife and sew
en- children, Albert and Lucian, of
Habit; Robert and Ed Martin, of
oklahoma; Geo. Martin, of Owens
boro, and Mrs. John Jones and Mrs.
Henry Hector, of Masonville. He
is also survived by three sisters,
Miss Melvina Martin, Mrs. Vera
Howard and Mrs. Della Jewell, of
Utica, and one brother, Mr.. Fay
Martin, of Greensboro.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
DEATH COMES TO CLAIM
"FIDDLING BOB" TAYLOR

Washington, March 31.-Robert
Love Taylor, United States Senator
from Tennessee, died here to-day,
unable to withstand the shock of an
operation for gall stones, perform
ed last Thursday.
Early this morning the Senator
began to fail to respond to stimu-
lants. Mrs. Taylor, worn out by a
day and night vigil, had gone to her
At o'clock this morn
ing the Senator began to sink so
rapidly that she was sent for. She
was at his bedside when the end
came at $40 o'clock.
"Fiddling Bob" Taylor, so known
because he played his way into the
hearts of his audiences, carrying
his violin wherever he campaigned,
was 81 years old. He belonged to
an ofIice-holding family. His faith
er was a Representative in Con-
gress and Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, and an uncle was in the
Confederate Senate.
Once Pension Agent at Knox
Vile twice Governor OF Tennessee,
from 1887 to 1891 and 1897 to
1899. Senator Taylor forged his
way to the national House of Rep
resentatives from the same con-
gressional district that had pre-
viously sent his father to Congress
and later his brother, Alfred A.
Taylor, whom he subsequently de-
feated for Governor.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
SCHOOLGIRLS MEETINGS
TO ORGANIZE FARMERS

jacksonville, KY, March go
Schoolhouse meetings of the tobac-
co growers of Hopkins county have
been called by F. ID. Coffman, coun-
ty chairman of the Stemming Dis
trict Tobacco Association. At these
meetings delegates will be elected
to a mass meeting in jacksonville,
April 6. when plans will be launch
ed to perfect an organization this
year. Only few of the farmers in
the county joined the association
last year and the officials decided to
start the movement early this year
in an attempt to get 10 per cent. of
the growers. Indications point to a
doubling of the crop this year.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
KENTUCKY WILL HAVE
SEVEN SONS IN SENATE

Washington, March 31.-Of the
four new United States Senators
who will be sworn in this week,
two are native-born Kentuckians-
Mark Smith, of Arizona, originally
from Cynthiana, KY, and A. B..
Fall, of New Mexico, who was born
in Frankfort. The newcomers give
Kentucky seven sons in the Sem
ate-Cullom, of Illinois; Stone, of
Missouri; Bristow, of Kansas, and
Bradley and Paynter, of Kentucky.
With the four members sworn in,
the membership Of the Senate will
be 95-51 Republicans and A
Democrats. There is one vacancy
in Colorado.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
Met art Central City Tues
day Last Week.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Was Transacted Behind Closed
Doors and the Order
Built Up.
/ LARGE CLASS INITIATED

The Kentucky State Union of A.
S. of e. met in the Opera House in
Central City, March 26, and in the
absence of State President Bigger
STAFF, caused by mis- death on March
23, was called to order by vice pres
ident ]. H. Mcconnell, of Princeton,
A splendid delegation of earnest
farmers was present. A committee
on credentials was appointed and
after the delegates were seated, tbe
convention got down to work in
earnest.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed as follows: J. F. Doss,
Ben Watson, H. NJ. Pirtle.
Committee on order of business
was appointed as follows: w. p.
Stevens, DR.. w. B. Gillian and j.
II. Burney.
In opening his address, vice pres
ident Mcconnell made some very
touching remarks on the death of
the former president, and appoint
ed the following committee on obit-
uary: S. L. Stevens, of Ohio coun-
ty; Judge NJ. F. Hays, Of Butler
county; A. E. Osborn, of Allen
county; R. f. Ray. of Hardin cOun-
ty. The committee drafted suita-
BILE resolutions and same were or
dered spread on minutes of the
meeting and copy sent to the be-
reaved family, and also TO the Off
cial organization. t..
Many encouraging reports were
made and steps we're taken for &C
tual work to be pushed in many of
the counties of the State at once.
All sessions OF this very impor-
tant meeting were held behind clos
ed doors and much important work
was done.
Mr.. Ben Watson, president of the
A. S. of E. Wool Department No.
2, was present and made a strong
appeal for a great wool pool for
1912. ...
At the night session large class
of candidates were instructed In
the secret work by the State or
ganizer, ]. F. Doss. and taken all
together, the work alone will be far
reaching in scope and means a
great deal for the cause OF Equity
in Kentucky.
Hearty thanks were extended the
Muhlenberg County Union and
managers of the Opera House for
free use of the hall and for cour-
teous treatment extended by the
people OF Central City.
At 8 p. m. the convention adj
journed to meet in Calhoun on the
second Wednesday in December.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
POST-OFFICE AT POINT
PLEASANT WAS ROBBED

The post-office at Point Pleasant,
Ohio county, was broken into and
robbed of about IS Thursday night.
The post-office was in the store of
L. L. Patterson, and a considerable
amount of merchandise was also
stolen. Entrance was made through
a window. The funds which were
stolen were postal and money-ordep
funds. No stamps were taken. Mr..
Patterson, the postmaster, has no
clew to the guilty persons, but has
taken the matter up with the postal
authorities, and is confident that
they will be caught shortly.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
YOUNG MAN PROMOTED
FORMER HARTFORD BOY

Mr.. Victor Matthews, son c: the
senior editor Of The Herald. has
been promoted from foreman to
manager of the Grundy County
Daily Gazette, an old established
paper published at Morris, H., a
manufacturing city about 60 miles
southwest of Chicago, at nice in
crease in salary. He takes the place
made vacant by the recent death of
Mr.. Eugene b. Fletcher, one of the
ablest newspaper men of the coun-
try. Young Matthews has only been
in the employ of the Gazette people
about a year and is not yet "a years
old They seem to have confidence
in him.
Victor started in The Herald Of
fee little over years ago as
printers devil" After few
years experience he struck out for
himself and soon became an expert
linotype operator, working in sew
eral large cities of the country. He
is a Methodist, a Union man and an
Odd Fellow. He has evidently done
just what his daddy did when he
arrived at voting age-crossed up
the "old man" in politics-for the
Gazette is a staunch Republican
paper. He has always. made good
in his work and we are predicting
he will continue to do so.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-04-03
CHOKES TO DEATH ON
RESTAURANT STEAK

bingham, ILL.,, March BOWL
liam Corners, village marshal at
Edgewood, ILL.,, choked to death on
a piece of steak in a restaurant
here to-day. Connors was especially
fond of steak. and had ordered an
extra sirloin of large size especially
cooked. He was joking with a COM
panion about the toughness of the
meat, when he was seized with a
choking fit and died before relief
could be had. He was sixty-five
years old and unmarried.