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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-07
Narrow Escape From Drowning.


Frank Bullock, the 13-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bullock, had
very narrow escape from drowning on
Saturday afternoon. He, with several
other small boys, started to cross the
railroad bridge to witness a baseball
game when the southbound milk train
put in an appearance. The boys
climbed out on the edge of the trestle
work to allow the train to pass when in
some unknown manner young Bullock
lost his balance and fell into the river.
The water is quite deep at this point
and there is strong current on account
of the unusual high water at this sea-
son. DIR. P. E. Mellen was about to
go up the creek in his launch at the time
and heard the splash, as did Henry
Merritt, who was near by. Merritt i'm
mediately sprang into the water and
swan toward the boy, but on account
of the current being strong he did not
make much Roadway. DR.. Mellen finally
succeeded in reaching an oar to young
Bullock and with the aid of Merritt was
hauled into the boat. Outside of a
number of bruises the young boy was
apparently unhurt, but considerably
frightened. Had it not been for the
presence of Merritt and DR.. Melen the
youngster would no doubt have been
drowned as he was unable to swim.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-07
Not Paint.

The worst mistake in painting is not
putting. off. That costs about 10 per-
cent; you keep your money year and
pay 10 percent for it.
Pant would have to come down %
percent 10 make 10 percent on the job,
for wages do not go.down.
The worst mistake is CHEAP" paint
1t costs from 80 percent to 100, inst cost,
and another in wear.
What liar cheap is ! "Put-off' is
bad enough; CHEAP is ten times worse.
DEVOE.
A. Calhoun & Son sell it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-07
Move OH Now

says a policeman to a street crowd, and
whacks heads if it don't. Move on
now" says the big, harsh mineral pills to
bowel congestion and suffering follows.
Dr. Kings New Life Pills don't bulldoze
the bowels. They gently persuade them
to right action, and health follows. csc
at JOHN L. SKATERS Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-07
Whatever ration one may be able to

Whatever ration one may be able to
provide for the flock Of hens one condi
ton should be kept in mind-namely,
they should be compelled to scratch for
most of the grain they receive. This
health
The unusually heavy fall of snow
over much of the great southwest is
looked upon as a virtual guarantee
of bountiful crops and good times
through all that section. This will be
a most welcome condition after two
dreadful droughty years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-30
BUSINESS district of Americas Modern in Every Respect


p.ogress is stamped all over the
- district of Americas, a COM
..ou built, brick district whose
,.n activity at certain hours of
- day leads the stranger to believe
= in a much larger city than
-;ons really is. The well-paved
.sn,avs of the trading section of
o;ty present a picture of ANNA
airing the greater part of the
condition that becomes very
~ononnced in the late hours of the
e.ornoon when the stores are fire.
,,ontlv thronged with shoppers AMI
streets are often mass of auto
aobilos moving in all directions. The
b,einess district compares favorably
i moi only with other cities of 10000
.onn1ation but with those claiming
more people.
The past five years have been an
.ro of decided improvement in this
rart of the city. A number of new
storas have been erected and old ones
,omodeled TO meet modern requir -
smants, Once the spirit of renovation
bot in there was no checking it until
Aodav the retail stores of the city pre-
kent as attractive an appearance as
s Ian be found in any city of moderate |
Ndze. and in some instances are the
#reers, in the beauty of their furnish
shgs and completeness and up-to-date-
! ness of equipment, of the leaders in !
3 heir lines in the largest cities of the |
zstate. In every line of trade enter |
sBrising merchants are found, men of |
Experience. of progressive ideas, OF |
zmple capital, who have surrounded |
themselves with well-trained statesmen |
Ind offer large carefully selected AMI |
|yaried stocks, rendering it unneces-
|sary to send from Americas for any
desired goods. In the past five years
|be tendency in trade here, as else
where, has been toward specializing,
howard departure from general mer-
ehandising and concentration of CAPT.
bal and efforts on special lines. AS d
hatural result there can be found in
Americus today well stocked stores il
every line of retail business, as wei
as several large houses conducted
llong department lines. Travelling
alesmen from the North and Yves,
peak in the highest terms of thu
Americus of today in this respect, of
be revolution that has come in the
asst few years in the character Of its
etail establishments, in the smart
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-30

ness" of their style and the broad,
liberal spirit shown by the merchants
in expanding to meet the demands OF
a prosperous and critical buying Glen
tage.
Americas is the retail buying point
for a country district extending for
twenty miles, or more, in all diree-
lions. Not only Sumter county, with
its $4,000 population, but Lee county,
with its 5000, Webster, with its 5000.
and Schley, with its 5000 largely do
their purchasing here. 1t is not un-
common on Saturday, the great trad
ing day of the week, for several thotis-
and customers to be in the city secur-
ing supplies, while on every fair day
the popular shopping trains bring
many shoppers in from the country
and the smaller towns. Fortunately,
Americas enjoys excellent railroa
cilities in all directions for the con-
venience of retail shoppers, trains
coming in from six directions at con-
Venient hours and leaving on schedules
that permit of shopping under salts
factory conditions. This is one of the
| great factors in the commercial pros
perity of the city and with the rapid
development of the surrounding
country in all directions that is now
in nrOpracc Anoariouc &c ,,uovoe+;o,,
ably destined to become more than
ever important retailing centre The
competitive spirit is strong, leading
TO the careful selection of stocks. to
critical study of the community tastes
and profit reductions to as low a
point as business judgment will per-
lines goods can be purchased as cheap
ly here as elsewhere and with as
broad range of selection as is posi-
bic in any city of its size-in both
respects Americas far surprising the
greater number of cities OF the 10,-
900 class.
The business section, as is shown in
the accompanying illustrations, 10
well-paved with the finest class G.
creosoted wood blocks, the entire bus
mess district enjoying this modern
pavement. The sidewalks are of con-
crete blocks. The lighting is, OF
course, by electricity-the latest pat
tern arc lights. The streets are care
fully cleaned, stringent laws against
waste paper and other trash are in eff
feet, and the whole appearance of the
business streets is gratifying one to
citizen and stranger alike.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-30
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= WATERMELONS PAY =
WELL IN SUMTER COUNTY. y

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Watermelons have for many yea s
been a famous product of Georgia.
Millions of them leave the state every
| season, carrying joy in their red
hearts to the famished souls of the
great cities of the North and West.
But it has only been in the past five
or six years that Sumter county has
won for itself place on the water
melon map. Now it is famed as one of
Georgias great melon growing seq
tons. From it every year go from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
ear loads of the finest melons that
Georgia produces. And Mark Twain
las borne evidence that in melons the
Georgia grown lead all the rest.
The light, warm, sandy soils that
re found around Andersonville have
>ecome the Mecca of the watermelon
;rowers. Six years ago, or so, these
ands were deemed of little value
they were about the poorest and
heapest of Sumter lands. Then mel
On growing was tried, and speedily i
was found that new source OF
wealth had been uncovered for that
district. To-day the old waste lands
bring yearly rental of SO to $4 an
acre and are hard to get at that.
About six hundred acres Of
lands along the creeks, the sandy bot
tom lands, are now devoted to melon
growing in that particular" section.
They are fortified with 1875, four
hundred pounds to the acre. Planting
season begins in late March or early
April, according to the season, and
picking starts in the last days of June
and continues along through July
The Watson melon is the favorite var
iety now grown, with large sprink-
ling of the Kolb Gem. From $50 to 200
car loads of melons will be shipped
this season, if the weather conditions
are favorable, each car approximately
holding 1000 melons.
Melons are as much a money crop
as cotton, in the sense that cash is
paid promptly for them and the de-
mand is on throughout the marketing
season. Sumter county growers do
not ship to commission houses and
await settlements. Buyers come down
from the markets of the North and
Middle West, some fifteen to twenty
every season, and purchase the mel
ons in car load lots, paying spot cash
for them This is an eminently sat
isfactory method to the growers and
has aided in the development of the
| industry.
Watermelons have never been a
complete failure in~the Andersonville
district. Unfavorable weather may
cut the crop short, or affect the quail
ity, but such thing as crop failure
has not been experienced. AS a gen.
eral rule, the crops have been of fine
flavor, uniformly large size. and have
commanded profitable price. Year
after year they have gone on with
their operations, we'll satisfied with
the financial results, and exceedingly
gratified that so much land once OF
little moment In their calculations
has become source of heavy rev
enues.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19
FALLS VILLAGE

MT. and Mrs. W. H. Hart, and grand son William Argall, spent Sunday in Bridgeport.
 The Congregational Church Christ mas exercises will be held Tuesday evening. There will be RChristmas tree with gifts for the children.
 School Principal Darlington and Ber- nard Smith were in New Haven from Friday until Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. s. Davis visited in New Haven. Saturday night and Sun day.
 A Christmas story and song service entitled "In Quest of the King" will be rendered by the choir of the M. E. Church Sunday evening. Everybody invited.
 An entertainment by the M. E. Sun day School, consisting of cantata and Christmas tree will be heI1 on Christ mas night at the M. E. Church.
 With three well equipped meat mar kets and one we'll equipped meat ped dler, Falls Village is we'll supplied wiih meat.
 Clayton Benjamin went to Pittstield Monday, to have his afflicted eye exam ined and treated at the hospital.
 The schools in Amesville have been partially depopulated, of late, by an epe- demic of humps.
 Thomas Bartle went fishiug, on one of the ponds on Canaan Mountain, last fifty fine pickerel through the ice. One of the fish weighed one and one.half pounds.
 M. G. Marcy was in Boston on busi- ness this week.
 J. s. Tracy motored to Wlnsted Sum- day, and reported the roads in fine con- dltion. As proof of this, his auto ther- mometer showed that he left Falls Vil- lage at 3 o'clock and returned at 5:20
 Milkman Fish started his peddGng route few days ago, and has consid. erable number, of customers.
 Holiday shoppers continue to throng Hornbeck's store, and his efficient force of salesladies is kept constantly busy dispensing the attractive goods at bar. gain prices.
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Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19
NO DIFFERENCE
The Proof is Here the Same as
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Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19
LAKEVILLE

MT. and Mrs George Kimble. of Ca- naan, have leased the Mead house re- gently vacated by MT. Vines, and ex- pect to move in same about Jan 1.
 A. Martin made trip to Middletown on Saturday to place Henry Frank as an inmate ill the asylum, returning by the way of Hartford and spending the night with his daughter Jennie.
 Miss Edith Martin spent the latter part of last week visiting friends and relatives in Claverack. Philmont and Hudson going Friday and returning Sunday.
 Mrs. Charles Barnum and little daugh- ter started for Springfield, Mass, to re- main until after Christmas, visiting rela- tives.
 The Hotchkiss school closed on We'd nesday of this week and Lakeville school closes Friday for two weeks vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Skelton left town Monday morning for New York, where they sailed on Tuesday evening for Eng land.
 MT. and Mrs. E. o. Wagner returned last week from their tour of the west of a month or more.
 P. P. Everts will assist in Heaton Co. store during the next two weeks.
 Norman Hadden has purchased horse to use in delivering and taking orders from his market.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. F. Shaw were guests of their parents over Sunday. Mrs. Shaw and daughter are to remain in town until after the holidays.
 The postponed monthly business meet ing of the E. L. was held at the home of Mrs. A. E. Bauman, Tuesday evening" A good number was present and several members of tine League from the order called the Sunshine Band who were present in 0 body by special invitation.
 John Stuart Jr., has been confined to the house this week with @ severe attack of the grip.
Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19
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Architectural Designing

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
WYOMING OUTLAWS ARE ON
WAY TO SOUTH AMERICA

CHEYENNE, wyo., May lS-tSpeciall
There is no longer doubt in the minds
Of the authorities az to the whereabouts
of the whitney brothers, who are wanted
for holding up the Cokevlle National
bank and killing citizen last October.
The outlaws, accompanied by jeff cald-
we'll, a noted bandit, left the Big Horn
basin country during the latter part OF
April and are now on the high seas en-
route to South America, where they VIII
Join Harvey Logan. Butch Cassidy and
Jim McCloud. old Wyoming outlaws wh1
escaped from the country several years
ago. Logan and Cassidy are wanted for
many train and bank robberies, while
McCloud Is wanted for the murder OF
Ben Minnick, sheepman, who was killed
on Black mountainin the Big Horn coun-
try seven years ago. The Whitney broth
ers were piloted out OF the country nv
Caldwell, who Joined them at their rem
devious on the headwaters Of Wind river
In Fremont county early In April.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

SHEEP-Another very light run Of
lambs sold on a market that was not ma
terially different from yesterdays trade
The main point Of difference appeared In
more active prejudice against the COM
mon offerings. Good kinds of lambs were
very scarce and sold readily at firm
prices, while the poor TO fair strings were
hardly saleable, even at figures that
looked decidedly cheap. IL was an I'M
eventful and unsatisfactory session
throughout. with several sets Of quota
tons INFESTED.
Supply was limited to ahout seven loads
OF stock. practically all shorn lambs.
The best on sale brought $50. which was
also yesterdays high price. Other offer
ings were sorted more or less and usually
sold in small punches on an uneven basis
Com pared with last weeks close good
shorn lambs are closing about 2Sd9oc
higher with sheep nominRlly steady.
wooled stuff has practically quit coming
and only handful Of ewes and wethers
arrived In the run. The demand on all
days has been rather Indifferent, owing
TO heavy eastern supplies and a slug
gish dressed mutton trade, so that the
advances scored locally have been linn
tied and unreliable. Practically nothing
has been selling on country account, the
three days buy amounting to less than
80 head.
Shorn sheep and lambs: Lambs, good 10
choice, S.eS1S.65; lambs, fair to good.
81. Ieus. IS; warnings, ts.sS17.?S; wethers,
IS. s5q6.65 ewes, S.8Qs.50.
ReDresantatiya
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17
Total receipts =. So lsi
DlSPOSITION-HEAD.
Totals

Lrt-hscelpts were or very lair
proportions as compared with n weehaago,
uuI the quaiity OF the offerings was very
desirable AS a RUE. Inc market pre-
sent.d lew new features AS compared with
yesterday Irade. DEMAND Tor lne good
10 cnoics beeyes was active IRON aii
sources and prices ruled steady 10 strons.
best cattle dru aeiIIns tuliy soc higher
than they were al lie uluse Of Iast Week.
Un the other nanu Inc demand for the
ordinary llgnt AIM msuium weight steers
has no, been very keen OF late. and trade
was rather STOW uu this class OF stuII
TO-DAY with prices in about the same
nUtcnes as yesterday anu not materially
uiIferent from the ciose OF last week.
The time OF Inc year is here wnen tue
spread m prices between the choice corn
led and Ordinary gihss aud corn catt.e
Will become wiuer anu the latter nave
been very uneven sellers 50 lar TINS week.
Market tor COWS and METERS Was just
about STEADY With wednesday, ana not
overly active. uelnand dues not seem To
De particularly active from any source
and " nlle tue more desirable neavy GUNS
ana prime heiIers are soiiins about as
nign as at any time lstsiy, lne ordInsry
Gamers ana cutters are Finding a re-
sllcteu Quiet ana IN some cases prices
are more tnsn snaay. Veal calves were la
Aruve demand ana July stoaoS VI prlees
all OF &c nixner than a week ago, while
there has uven broad defnsnu anu a
strong market Tor bulls, stays, etc.
BUSINESS In stockers ana leeuers was
very quiet. both tne supply and the de-
maild wss very limited, out pficos we're
we'll sustained for suitable offerings "a
AL weights and Indications are favorable
Tor 4 complete clearance tor the week.
Quotations on cattle. Good 10 cnolcs
beef steers. Ss.z5sye.1o: fair to good beei
steers. " .c01s.vV, common To Isir beef
steers, 70. ~ ~; good to choice neiters,
" .sUQ,.iv. 600 ~ ciIoics cows, so.iogo.SV,
lsir 10 good COWS, t.'asIo.Io; common "
AR cows, tS.tsssi4.ho, sovd 10 cnoiee stock
Us and feeoers. .h.a,Sy' -, Iair 10 good
Stoekers ana feeders, s0.sVIsg -. conIIlion
20 iair slockers anu reeusas, St.ojego..si
stock heifere, S.Ssqo. ~, veal caves. si.So
ui.io. bulls, stass. etc. ~ oqo.ee.
Representative sales;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-17

HoGS-Hog trade opened in kood SHAPE.
but the demand was apparently less than
tie supply and more ur less weakness
developed toward the close OF the sts-
sion. Receipts amounted TO n,SSp head
and buying had q reasonable degree "a
freedom during early rounds At Esures
a nickel higher. bulk selling at this ed-
vance After two OF three kiinng dr0sss
had been put Up the demand Sap~red of
and values weakened. tlnzl sales ruling
iust about steady. Clearance was not
cumpiete until after II O'Clock
shippers furnished a fair outlet tos at
trsctlve butcher grades and purchased
something Hike 10 per cent OF the receipts.
Heavy classes claimed the high spread.
As usual. and the range IN values showed
little change. amounting to about &c.
Best lard weights on sale brought
3 81. as compared with yestsrday's top
Of ia while most sales we're fairy
well punched within E.$G7.N Light
bacon offerings usually cold q; E.so and
less, but there was practically no onsi-
ness transacted below the $50 level
Representative sales: