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invested with all the insignia pertain,
ing TO the station Other boys repre-
scented priests. deaeons and other suit
able persons for the bishops train.
The boy bishop conducted a service in
the church. and in some cases he and
his companions went about from house
to house singing and collecting money.
which they did not ask as a gift, but
demanded as a right.
The boy bishop attained his fullness
of dignity at Salisbury cathedral
though he was known ali over Eng
land There he was chosen from
among the choir boys. the rest forming
his retinue and he ruled with the high.
est pomp and most absolute authority
He is said to have conducted all the
services of the church except the mass.
In some other places the boy bishop
is said to have celebrated the mass
itself If any prebend fell vacant in
his term of Office he filed 1t, and IL he
died before his term expired he was
buried with ali the honors due to a
genuine bishop. There is record Of a
boy bishop at Salisbury filing vacant
prebend by the appointment or his
schoolmasrer. and there is in the ca.
thedral there the tomb of one who died
while holding his Office On the top
of 1t is an efagy OF the child in fun
episcopal robes
Such masquerading plays as this
were not then deemed offensive or
derogatory to the dignity of the church.
In fact, much coarser and more IN
couth exhibitions were freely permitted
on some occasions. even to the extent
OF burlesques Of the services of the
church within its own walls. OF course
the evil and discreditable side was
bound to be seen In time, and the func-
tons of the boy bishop were at last
forbidden by Henry VIII. They were
restored, however, for a time by Mary.
st. Nicholas.
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ANOTHER RAILWAY
PRESIDENT DEAD
BY ASSOCIATTp PRTSS

TfEExsS.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE fun
eral Of John w. Thomas, Jr., presi-
dent and general manager Of the
Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
railway, who died early this morning,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. At that hour every wheel on
the system will be stopped for Ave
minutes.
Mr.. Thomas's death has been a
source of widespread sorrow IN Nash
vile and particularly among the men
OF the road, with many of whom he
worked in the ranks.
His death occurred at 2:fo o'clock
this morning, being Immediately due
to q hemorrhage from the lungs. He
had been Ill for three weeks with
pneumonia
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praised valuation. the telegraph lines
of the country will enable the govern
ment to acquire the telephone net
work or the country. While it is true
that the telephone companies have not
complied with the requirements of
section 5es7 Revised Statutes. this can
not be held to nullify the intent of the
low, since the nonuse on the part of
the government of any of its consti-
tutional privileges in no wise surren-
ders the right to exercise these privi-
leges whenever the best interests of
the Nation demand
As to his general financial policy
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE.
The dominant policy of the present
administration will be to conduct the
postal service for the convenience of
the pubic and not for profit. It's con-
trolling purpose will be to promote
efficiency by the complete standards
cation of the service, which will be at
tanned by harmonizing equipment, adj
Justlng the personnel, and securing
the greatest possible cooperation in
every quarter,
"The prime consideration in perfect
ing the personnel of the postal service
shall be to recognize efficiency, and to
eliminate partisanship. In the extern
sion of service and in the imposition
of charges the government must be
guided not by the consideration Of
profit but by the needs of the people,
who have right to expect the most
efficient postal serpice administered in
the most economical manner possible,
and made available to them at rates
involving, for the service as a whole,
no element of taxation. The service
should be extended, with due regard
for the exigeneies of public revenue,
wherever it's benefits, commercial and
social, warrant the expenditure neces-
sary. irrespective of whether or not
the revenue from each extension will
dfray the cost thereof
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NOTICE.

Street Paving Assessments.
Of the meg city Of ofe P snaac
that the improvements authorized by
Cnapter e0a3, Laws OF Florida of 1909.
and Ordinances of the City Of Pensacola,
tc-Wie: Street grading, paving and curb
Ing IN special assessment districts num-
bers S4A. 345, 346, 347 and S4s. including
The following portions Of streets. to.wit:
goth 70 alst streets. Gregory street, eth
70 10th, 10th TO nth avenues. have been
completed and the costs thereof has been
duly nscertained and apportioned by said
Board OF Commissioners in accordaAace
with law and said ordinances: that the
said Board has issued special assessment
1913. as required BY law, for the amount
apportioned against, and payable by, the
several parcels Of land abutting upon
9 pGrsieas q r.. streets IN said assessment
40 certified as payable by any lot or par
eel or land Is payable as follows: The
total amount in cash within thrifty (30)
ut the option OF the owners of the land.
one-sixth IN cash within thirty ts0) days
after the date Of said certificate and the
balance In equal tnstaIlments, payable /.
2, g. { and 5 years after the date of
said certificate, with interest from date
until paid. at the rate OF six CD per cent
per annum, payable annually.
II the owner OF any lot or parcel of
land upon which an assessment Is pay
able shall not apply to the Board Of
C4fl4n1HS1C4SfS Wttuln J6lEtF N0U1 Jays
after the date OF said assessment GER
uncate for the privilege Of payment by
installmsnts. as aforesaid, and make said
Hrgt payment the right to such method
Of payment shall be lost and the whole
sum due shall be payable at once. and
thu lien given by law for all of the said
sums together with costs and the attor-
ordinances OF the city. shall become i'm
mediately forecioseable.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PENSACOLA
BY A. GRBENHUT. Mayor.
efaA -daoi Soavvkvw
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Governor Is Asked TO Act
In Case of Sheriff Ellis
fcontinued From Pags Two.l

NN0A%lnd91 &IQn rage 4WQ.l
what they went to F1omaton for was
to look out for train riders.
In reply 70 question or Attorney Pas
CO. Bewley stated that he had been
employed by the sheriff from January
ago. when he resigned. Asked why
he had resigned. he said that Il was
on account OF an article which appear
ed IN the Pensacola Journal. IN which
sheriff Ellis was quoted on the subject
" the arrest OF train riders When
sRked II he had not resigned because
Us sheriff had refused 70 put II hia
cost bills for the arrest OF these train
riders, the witness stated that this
positively was not the reason for his
the sheriff
Bewley said that ever since he had
been in the ONCE he had been making
Ms reports and checking mp his bills
that he had never had any dealings
with anyone else In this matter. He
said that he did not Gee the cost bills
after Hartsfield made them up, but
Lnat ne simply gave HartsfleId tho data
from the memorandum kept by himself
and his partner. He explained that he
nad worked with a partner ever since
ne had been In the Office, fret with
Crawford and later with BayIsss. He
book and checked up with them whsn
they turned In their bills.
Replying 70 o question ct Clerk
Mac&innons the witness said that he
and Bayless had no special mission to
Century at the time these arrests were
made and that the sheriff probably
dla not know where they had gone.
MT. Hartsneld's attorney asked the
witness II the costs in these cases had
YET Deen turned in and paid ana he
@aid that he had not yet checked up
with the sheriff for October and Mo-
vember. He said that he had only
checked UP twice since he had been
in the office. He said that he had
nlled out the commitment cards In
these cases himself
w ROBERTS
w. j. Roberts. janitor at the Jail
building, was called upon to testify
IN reference to the serving of a sub
posna upon j. r, Andrews to serve
as juror during the last session OF
the court Of record The witness said
that Deputy Crawford had given him
9 subpoena for Andrews who lives in
NiN's precinct, about 8 liz miles from
this city and asked him IL he could
get It delivered to Andrews. Roberts
replied that he thought he could.
Mr.. Macgibbon. asked the witness
II he had ever been asked how far 1t
was to where Andrews lived and he
replied that Mr.. Hartsfield had asked
him that question since the subpoena
was sent to Andrews.
Wasn't that when the payroll was
being signed that Mr.. Hartsfeld asked
yeu that?" asked Attorney Yenge.
Yes, think it was. It was about |
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from the auditor submitted at the next
meeting. at which time the report and
evidence submitted yesterday are TO
be considered the chief deputy volun-
tered to assist the auditor and the
board in every way possible in con-
the report and said that he had not
Intentionally done anything wrong
and that il he had made any errors
he stood ready and eager to make
ST ERlFF's ATTORNEY TALKS.
Eilis. stated that the sheriff was not
in personal charge OF any of the mat
tera involved In the testimony intro
duced. He said that the sheriff would
fully investigate the matter himself
and II IL were shown that he had re-
entitled he stood ready to refund the
money to the county. Re said that
there was question as to whether or
not the sheriff could be required to
pay back any amounts which may
have already been paid by the board
after that body had audited the bills.
but that his client did not propose to
take advantage of any technicalities of
this kind and would gladly make q
settlement with the county. He said
similar cases OF constructive mileage
had occurred all over the state and
Mr.. Pasco said that the sheriff had
never consciously made any over
charges and repeated that If such
had been made his client was ready
to make them good.
YONGE MAKES STATEMENT.
j. e. d. Yonge, attorney for Mr..
Hartsfield, said that while his client
had nothing to hide that. under his
advice he would not make state
ment yet as he had not had time to
thorou ghIy go into the matter himself.
FIe said that Mr.. Hartsfeld's service
covered a, period Of many months and
that it was impossible for him to re-
occurred in all that time without look
ing carefully into the matter. He said
that II any errors could be shown in
Mr. Hartsfeld's Office during his en-
the chief deputy was ready to make
good anything which might have been
overcharged through any oversight on
his part, as he had certainly not done
wrong Intentionally.
C.. Moreno Jones, one of sheriff
Ellis's attorneys, said that this was a.
mixed question of law and fact was
not one which could be determined
by this board, and called attention
to the fact that, according to the stat
utes, the only way to arrive at mileage
costs was by estimating them.
Counsel for Sheriff Ellis and Chief
Deputy Hartsdeld stated that their
clients would prepare statements to
be considered at the meeting in jan
uary when the reports and testimony
are to be- considered by the board.
It was suggested that the accounts
of the sheriff be audited from the time
he went into Office, to which he readily
assented are Chairman Barrineau OF
the board OF commissioners said that
he would insist that this be done.
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THE CHRISTMAS TABLE.
Fruit csntsrpisess Are Attractive and
Very Sessonabis.

Fruit csntsrpisees Are Attractive and
Very SessonabIe.
Fruit makes a handsome decoration
for the Christmas table II has the ad-
vantage of appealing TO the palate
after satisfying the eye. A pleasing
decoration Of this sort is illustrated
here. The fruit is laid in a fancy has
ket. Clusters Of grapes with green
leaves are suspended from the handle
Winter pears, red apples. oranges and
bananas are arranged on grape leaves
10 the basket. II young Gapevine is
taken into the house Ia q pot before
the leaves fall it viii grow all winter
and supply foliage for such occasions
Rose geranium or any green leaves
may be used If grape leaves are not
available.
There is nothing prettier Of more ap-
propriate for the Christmas table as
centerpiece than 8 pyramid OF fruit
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FOUR GUNMEN TRY
FOR NEW HEARING
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Albany, n. Y, Dec. 17.-Arguments
on the appeal of the four gunner con-
victed of the murder of Herman Ro-
senthal the New York gambler, be-
gan today before the state court of
appeals. The appeal was similar to
that already made in the Becker case.
It was asserted that the presence
of three of the gunner, Whitley Lewis,
Gyp the Blood, and Lefty Louise near
the scene of the shooting was due
solely to an arrangement they had
to meet Jack Rose to discuss the ar
rest of Zelig, another gunman. While
they were engaged in conversation, it
was set forth, the fatal shot was fired
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NEWS OF THE
MARKETS.
Naval Stores Market.

Savannah, Dec. 1.-THE spirits OF
turpentine market opened firm this
morning at a ga cents, with sales Of
17z casks. and closed firm at ~ 1-2 to
Il S-4 cents, with total sales OF $40
casks. Receipts were TOT casks and
shipments IS casks, leaving stocks Of
Is, 437 casks.
The rosin market opened and closed
firm with sales on the close Of 22.e59
barrels. Receipts were 3,22e barrels
and shipments 1850 barrels, leaving
stocks Of 143,27o barrels.
Quotations Wera as fnlInHs.
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Group and Cough Remedy.

Group is q terrible disease. II attacks
children so suddenly they are very apt
to choke unless given the proper REM
edy at once. There is nothing better
covery. Lewis Chamberlain, of Man
chester, Ohio, writes about his chill
dren: Sometimes in severe attacks
we were afraid they would die but
since we proved what a certain rem
edy DIR. Kings New Discovery is We
have no fear. We rely on 1t for Group,
coughs and colds" So can you. 600
and 500. A bottle should be in every
home. At all Druggists. RI. G. Buck
len & Co, Phila., ST. Louis. (Adv.)
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the dining saloon at the time OF the
crash and while many Of them were
thrown from their feet and nearly all
made q rush for the decks, no enc
was hurt. Twenty five American SAIL
ors who were passengers aboard the
Tennessee helped restore order amonE
the passengers. The sailors were from
the battleship fleet that recently re
turned from a Mediterranean cruise.
The schooner with watch the Tonnes
see collided-the Matte Bassett-Waa
not badly dana ged.
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Chicago Grain.

Chicago. Dec. 17.~cash: Hay
Timothy seed, 400 and 5.45; clover,
$50 and 1880; pork, 21.25; lard, 1868,
ribs, 1850 and 11,25.
Wheat. %. 2 red, e6 1-2 and 81;
No, hard. IS Ia and 80 1-2; No. 2
northern, 90 and 81; No. 2 spring,
SO LIZ and 80 Ia.
Corn-New. No. yellow, II IA,
Oats; Standard. Il Ia and ii ga.
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In Escambia County Circuit Court. state
Of Elorida--Ln Chancery. Sue May Nose
ley VS.. ]. ~. Hyer. Lucy DuBose. also
known as Bette DuRose, and Richard
DuBnse, her husband. on Monday. the
2Hth day Of January, a. -. 1914. the de-
Bette DuBose, and her husband, are re-
CURED to appear to the bill filed against
them herein. This order to be published
weeks In The Pensacola Journal, a news
paper published IN said Eseambia county.
Jas. Macgibbon, Clerk Circuit Court, by
ThOs. johnson. u. C. Pensacola, Fla.
DEC l6. 1913. a20A-dec1soawzW
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BLUEJACKETS AID
IN QUELLING PANIC
y AssoCIATEp 80.

New York, Dec. with about 20
feet OF her port rail torn away several
state rooms stove in and her pilot
house damaged, the steamer Tennessee
of the Bav State line reached her pier
here today after collision with
schooner at entrance TO Long Island
Most Of the $50 passengers were in
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The Boy Bishop
DERHAPs the most remarkable OF

y ERHAPS the most remarkable of
all celebrations in honor of St
Nicholas was the old one OF the
boy bishop. The boy bishop assumed
his Office on St Nicholas day. Dec. 6,
and held it till Holy Innocents' day,
Dec. %. The custom originated on the
continent Of Europe and was adopted
in England. where it reached what was
probably its fullest development A
boy was chosen to represent a bishop
and was clothed with all the robes and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-18
TERSELY TOLD.

Capt. Eric Won Axelsen, Laurel Hills
booster, was in the city yesterday on a
business visit He will be here for a
few days.
The Pensacola football association
has been called to meet at the San
Carlos hotel tomorrow night at 8
o'clock for the purpose of electing off,
GERS and arranging games for the sea-
son.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
eREW NoTIcE,

GREW NOTICE.
dR2EA Neither the Captain. owners
nor consi@nees of the So
ssBeckenham" will be respon-
n aible for debt contracted by
the crew OF said vessel
GULF TRANSIT co. Captain.
Consign@em
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The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders OF II. w. Gibbs Hardware
Company viii be held at tia once, "a
South PaIafox street. Pensacola. Fla. Z
o'clock p ua.s On Wednesday. January Ii.
1915
A r. BINGHAM.
211A-dec11oaw4w Secretary.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

r. & A. M.
n Special communication OF Es-
~ Gambia Lodge, No. Is. r. & A.
~& NJ. Friday. Dec. 19, at 1880 D.
I" m Work in the z. A. degree.
Visiting brothers fraternally In
vited.
w. F. RIGGs, ". M.
Secretary.
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oRpER % Owls.

p nsns.oDla IosEs No Nc @ Q;
meets every Thursday at 1880 D. m. in
Rafford Hail. corner Baylen and Belmont
streets Visitors cordially invited.
Work n initiatory degree.
II. J. BENNETT.
A. L. KEHxE, w. n
Necessary.
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=. e. A. M.
am Regular communication OF Pen
sacola Lodge. No. 42, F. q A.
&&1& NJ. Thursday, December Is, ae
]" 1850 D. m. Annual election OF
officers. Visiting brothers ira
texnally invited
r. 3. SAUNDERS,
w. NJ
Secretary.
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EAST SkOWHEGAN

Wood saving and such work seems
70 be the order of the day in this place
with many.
A few are doing quite business
making maple syrup. Sidney Pooler
will do the most AT that. as he has at
this writing made one hundred and
sixty gallons.
Mrs. Sidney Pooler and son. Frank,
We're calling on her father, A'onzo
Richardson, Sunday. who is about the
same as usual.
Bina Ames visited al J. l.. Burrill's
recently.
John Ames who has been very busy
papering and painting at Canaan vii
lage is suffering with a lame back.
The T. b. Barrett building once
used as a store is now being changed
into rent and will soon be completed
and Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Burrill will
own and occupy it as their future
home. The Hubbard blacksmith shop
is going to be enlarged and made over
for a nice shop for William Harris &
Son. Tho work of changing it over
is now going on and will soon be
ready for use.
We have some new neighbors NOV
ed into the Willard Thing place, form
erly owned by Virgil C. Holt
John L. Burrill was born in East
Skowhegan in 1927. March 18th, max
ing him Sc years old the 18th of March
1913. Always lived in town.
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SMITHFIELD

Frank Champlin has returned home
from California where he has spent
the winter.
Miss Daisy Groves entertained her
young friends on her 18th birthday,
April 18th at her home. Refresh
ments of cake and chocolate were
served. She was presented with a
fine brooch as a token of their friend
ship.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Clark, April 9Th
Peter Warren, an aged citizen of
Rome died at the home of his son.
Ernest Warren in Smithfeld, April 10.
Funeral services and burial were in
Rome. Rev. James Taylor oficiat-
ing.
Schools in town commenced April
IA. with the following teachers: vii
lage, Elva Cunliff; Whitehouse, Dora
Lawrence; City, Bertha Dudley all OF
Smithfield and Frances Titus of Madi-
son at the Gould.
Mrs. Walter Hartford had a severe
attack of acute indigestion last week.
Several cases of German measles
and grip are in town.
Last week, two gentlemen guests OF
Frank Lawrence We're engaged in a
friendly scuffle as Mrs. Lawrence was
preparing breakfast. She passed by
them with a coffee pot filled with hot
coffee; in some way they tripped her
so she fell scalding her face and hands
in several places.
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County News
MARYLAND

Robert Finlayson of Wateryille Is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. John
Holmes.
Leon 8. Fitzpatrick of Harvard Med
ical College is in town for a lew
days.
Mrs. w. C. Humphrey and dausht
er, Margaret of Pittsfield are guests at
| William Anderson's.
Frank Burton has gone to New
York where he Is to be employed by
the Fuller Osborn Manufacturing Co.,
of Hartland.
James Fuller of Boston has been in
town for few days.
T. A. Linn was in Bangor Tuesday
on business.
Thomas A. Anderson, Esq, of Pitts
field was in town, Monday on business.
town, Monday
The Linn Wooden Company is now
running its mills five days a week
Mrs. Ernest Thompson and two chill
dren of Wateryille were in town Sat
urday.
Mrs. Charles Waldron was in Pitts
field Thursday and Friday visiting
relatives.
E. A. Weber has been in Brighton
for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Merrick and
daughter, Theresa passed Sunday in
st. Adams, guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Lincoln Merrick.
Mrs Harry N Smith was in Water
Vile Saturday.
Mrs w. G. Henderson was in Pitts
field Friday.
Rev. NJ. S. Hill was in st. Adams
Sunday, to attend the funeral of Mr.
Hilton.
The Hartland Guild, which is to be
known in the future as the Ladies
Aid will meet Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. G. NJ. Lancey.
Fred Baird has returned from Bos-
ton, Mass, and is teaching in the Web
Der district.
The Outlook Club held very pleas
ant meeting at the home of DR.. Jennie
Fuller, Saturday afternoon. Refresh
noon was passed.
An entertainment for the benefit of
the Senior Glass was held at the
Opera House, Friday evening. Fol-
lowing is the program: Song,
chorus; reading, Ella Seekins piano
solo, Mildred Webb motion pictures
song, Vanona Gesner; reading, Mrs.
Rose Holt; song, Mrs. Carrie Stan
hope pictures; piano solo, Iva Fur
Der; reading, Stella Salisbury; pic
lures; song, Evelyn Furber; reading,
Cecil McNally; pictures; solo, Hazel
Written and Beatrice Carey; song,
chorus.
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ROME

The brown tailed moth nests are
much less numerous this year in this
section. The gatherers report one
third less; but from what cause is
not known unless they We're thoro-
ughly gathered last year.
Fred Gleason lost a valuable COW
last week
Frank Peavey who has been with
his son in Charleston. w, Va, l0r the
winter has returned home and says
that Maine is good enough for him.
Mrs. Libby has returned to her
home in Lincoln and her sister, Miss
Winnie Puffer accompanies her for the
summer.
Representative Tobey is at home
from Augusta.
Some of the potato men will cut
down the acreage for this year.
The frost goes out very slowly and
our highways are in wretched condi-
ton.
A short maple syrup season. many
not tapping.