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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
sLAY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
MussuimAns Pillage and Burn 100 Houses
in Keramissea.

Athens, Greeee.-Mussulmans massa-
cred 30 women and children and pillaged
and burned l20 houses in Keramissea.
in the Turkish province of Epirus, a
short distance from the Greek frontier.
The victims were driven out of their
flaming homes and took refuge in a
cavern. They were pursued by the Mus
sulmans, who first tortured and then
slaughtered them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
WOMEN ESCAPE FROM JAIL
Let Themselves Down Wall During
Binding Snowstorm.

Ogden, Utah.-Swinging on a rope
made of braided strips of blankets, two
women prisoners, during binding
snowstorm, let themselves down from a
high seeond-story window of the city
Jail and escaped.
Mrs. Mary McGill, convicted OF aiding
her husband in robbing man, and Mabel
Wilson, sentenced for vagrancy, are the
women. McGill broke Jail in a similar
manner. He telephoned from Salt Lake
City and asked what it would cost to
get his wife ont of Jail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
$500 HOMELESS.
School Houses and Churches Thrown
Open to Refugees.

Oncinnati.-In the lower part. of the
city AMI in Dayton, Newport aud Cow
ington, suburbs across the river in Ken
tucky, 2,s0o persons have been made
temporarily homeless by the invading
waters. In the Kentucky tawn- school
houses and churches have been thrown
open and are filled with refugees.
Cincinnati commission merchants and
warehouse owners whose places Of busi-
ness are along the river front. have suf-
fered heavy loss. In some buildings fac
ing the wharyes the water is up to the
second story.
Steamboat traffic ON the river has been
practically abandoned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16

Clinton.-The people of Clitnon sre
liberal in their contributions to benev-
olenee. The ministerial students of Mis-
sissippi College raised $1,000 to equip a
ward to be used free of charge for the
ministerial students of the college. Not
withstanding the fact that the people OF
this community had already subscyibed
about $4,000 TO the Mississippi College
endowment fund, yet they came across
in the munifcent fund of thousand
dollars toward the $4,000 needed for
buildings and equipments of this new
enterprise.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
After Carnegie Library.

C1inton.-President J. ". Proyine Of
Mississippi College has returned from
New York City, where he had a per-
sonal conference With Andrew Carnegie
and his secretary on the subject OF a
library for the town Of Clinton. The
library, if secured, will be located on
the Mississippi College campus and will
be maintained jointly by the town and
the college.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Iackson,s Death Rate.

Jackson.--The death rate in Jackson
in 1912 wa. lower, and the birth rate
HIGHER than in 1911, according 10 the
recoros of the city department or health.
According to City Health Officer DR.. j..
p. Wall the death rate among the whites
last year was s.s1 per thousand pop
ulation; among the negroes 1888 per
thousand, total of 1895 per thousand.
Tn 1911 the death rate among the whites
was 1925; the total death rate, includ-
ing negroes and whites, 1911, was 1899
per thousand population, or little
higher than during last year,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
PEsnLENcE IS FEARED
Health Authorities Will Take Precau
tions Against Spread Of Meningitis.

Washington.-Sureeon General Rupcr:
Blue Of the public health service fsars
that flood conditions may increase the
dsuger of the eerebro-spinal menineiti.
epidemic in certain counties Of Arkansas,
Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois. Rising
waters, the surgeon general expects,
may drive large numbers OF people to-
gether under unsanitary conditions. Sur
geon Won Exdorf, the service expert on
cerebro-spinal meningitis, has been or
dered to the affected district, and other
GERS are being held in raediness to 70.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Aid for U. C. v.

Jaekson.-col. W. A. Montgomery, for.
mer commander Of the United Confed-
crate Veterans in Mississippi, has ad-
dressed communication to Gov. Brewer,
calling attention TO communication
from the Gettysburg reunion committee.
Without aid from the state there will
be small probability of the Mississippi
division being represented at Gettys-
burg next July. He suggests that pos
sibly the members Of the legislature
would sanction a small loan, say, Of
about $1,000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Groom Il. Bride II.

Psragould. Ark.-w d. Toler. aged
II, Of Goreville. H., and Airs Elizabeth
Bright, aged II, -ere united in marriage
in this city. The contracting parties
hsd known each other from early child.
hood, the bride being a cousin of for
mer wife OF Mr. Tolcr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16

st. Augustine, Fla.-The SuotherA
championship motor boat races, the frat
TO be held under the new power boat
association commission. will be run
March 81, April and 4. The races
will be feature of the celebration Of
the 4o0th anniversary of the landing o.
Ponce de Leon
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Bulgarian War Losses.

st. Petersburg.-The official list OF
casualties in the Bulgarian army since
the beginning of the war with Turkey
shows that 2s4 officers and 2i,ois men
have been killed or have sueeumbed froii
their wounds,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Germs Transported by Pet Animals.

Jaekson.-That diphtheria germs can
be tranmsitted from dogs and eats to
children, is the announcement made by
DIR. Humphreys, bscteriologist, in the
state health department, who has bees
making research, assisted by Dr. Geo
T. Rembert.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
J..W. Tedder Pardoned.

Jackson.-J. W. Tedder, q white man
about IS years of age, was pardoned by
Gov. Brewer. Tedder was serving a life
term at the Rankin farm for the mur.
der of n negro man in Sunflower county
several years ago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Met Horrible Death.

Columbus.--A. Rambo, aged IS, met .
horrible death at the plant of the Ar.
Kay Stave Works in this city, where
he was employed, when his clothing be
tame entsngled in the shafting and hi,
body badly mangled and both lowe,
limbs broken
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16

washington.-If all the money in tn.
United States were equally distributed
everybody within their confines would
have s34.72 as thier share. The treas
urer of the United States is authority
for this statement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Dyer Gets Pardoh.

Jackson.--Gov. Brewer pardoned Sam
Dyer, convicted in Jasper eouaty for
burglary some time ago. Dyer orig
inally got two-yesr sentence, but grew
facetious with the judge after sentence
was passed with the result that that
gentleman added Eve to the score.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Send Photographs BY wirs.

Psris.--A French physician has de-
vised an improved phototelegraphic sp-
paratus which, it is announced, transmits
photographs and drawings over telephone
wires in four minutes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Two Die in Auto Smash.

Savannah, Ga.-Two men were instant
Iy killed, one probably fatally injured
and two others sustained slight injuries
in an automobile accident on the Sa.
vannah grand prize race course.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Will Vote for Hadley.

Salt Lake City.-Utah's four electoral
votes for vice-president will be cast for
Gov. Hadley Of Missouri This was the
agreement reached by the electoH.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Moonshiner Slain BY o. S. otfieera. .

Asheviile, y. C.-Maek Moss, believed
to be the leader OF gang Of NOON
sinners, was killed in the mountains of
Cherokee county in a clash between rev.
enue officers and the outlaws, according
TO adviees received here
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Charter for Big Firm.

Jaekson.-Charter for the Creston
Cooperage Company, capitalized at $780,.
600, was filed with the secretary Of
state for the approval Of the attorney.
general and the governor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Child Killed by Car.

Biloxi.-Struck by a motor car and
hurled under the car, only to be fatally
mangled, the broken and lifeless body
of little seven-year.old Ethel Smith was
taken with difficulty from underneath
Point Cadet car.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
But One Bankrupt.

Jackson.-The most positive sign Of
general improvement OF business con6i-
tions in Mississippi is furnished by the
records at the federal clerks Office. show.
ing that only one bsHkrupfcy pctitio.,
has been filed since the first Of the year
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16

Norfolk, va.-The Virginia and Caro-
lima coasts were swept by a northwest
gale blowing at the rate of so miles an
hour. But few craft have ysntured out
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16

Marietta-Mrs. Della Massey, the
wife of Mr.. G. 5. Massey, is the mother
OF four pairs of twins. The births oe.
Cured in succession with a space II
about two years between each birth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16

Natchez.-The -13 near-becr dealers,
who plead guilty to charges of conduct.
ing a nuisance, paid the fine and costs
which amounts to s73.2s in each case
or total of $952.54.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-16
Cash Coming In.

jackson. state treasury wa. en-
rchei by over 100000 sent in Dy rher
IFS over the state as their december.
1912. settlcmentA
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04

o. Winship, is now in Danby, Vt, with her son. George Winship.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS

people and institutions. The Bulletin < explanation Tuesday morning that the local creditors took their losses and charged them off ten years ago did much to allay the false and foolish stories that commenced to circulate but it did not wholly stop them. People who have the interest of this town at heart could almost be licensed to swear because of their feelings over 99 per cent. of the bank taIk' that is nearly all of it is absolutely false Secondly, it is nightly injurious to :, the business of the town and is a deadly destroyer of business conf- l dence.
 Killingly is today without question in the best condition it has been in it's whole history. Industrally it is enjoying an unprecedented era of ex- pansion. Its factories are running full tinae- paving satisfactory wages to well satisfied operatives. Financially it's national banking institution is in the very best condition in it's whole his tory and there is assurance that it's savings bank, will pay its creditors dollar for dollar From 200 to goo operatives could find work in fac tories within the town at the present time so rushed are the plants with business.
 There is no ground or excuse for injurious rumor monging and the peo-
 
 in Danielson would be eternally grate- ful if that fact could be drilled into those who, like neurotics, are. con stantly expecting something to hap pen that will end all things.
 Jacobs Waller Wedding This Evening.
 The marriage of Miss Marjorie Joy Jacobs, daughter of Hon. and Mrs F. A. Jacobs, Broad street, and Percy D. Waller of Skaneateles, N Y. will be celebrated this Wednesday, evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Westfield Con- gregational church. Rev. Clarence II. Barber will perform the ceremony. Miss Alice M Jacobs, sister of the bride, is to be the maid of honor. The six bridesmaids will include, Miss Laura Jacobs, sister of the bride; Miss Gladys Butler, Boston; Miss Marjorie Shaw, Paterson. N. J.; Miss Lillian King, Plainffeld, \. J.; Miss Katherine Clark, Northampton, Mass. all Dana hall friends of the bride.
 Wilder L. Stratton of Mt. Vernon, N. Y, is to serve as best man for Mir. Waller and the ushers will be NIessrs. Earll C. Waller and Harry E. Waller of Skaneateles, N. Y.. brothers of the groom; c. 0rnle Ferguson, Brookline Mass. James A. Mofett. New York; Ernest Ross Warren Danielson: Lieut.. Walter F. Jacobs, U. S. N.. brother of the bride.
 Little Miss Mary Jacobs, niece of the bride will be flower girl.
 A reception is to follow the church ceremony at the home of the brides parents, 5 Broad street
 A dinner was given Tuesday eve ming at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Jacobs in honor of their daughter Miss Marjorie Joy Jacobs, covers being laid for sixteen, including all of the bridal party. The table decorations and fa- Yors were pink.
 The g1.ests were: Miss Alice IT. -Ja- cobs, Miss Marjorie Shaw, Miss LiI- lian Cox. Miss Lillian King, Miss Kath- crime Clark, Miss Gladys Butler Miss Laura Jacobs Messrs. Wilder l.. Strat- ton, EarIl c. Waller, Harry E. Wal Ter. c. Orne Ferguson, James A. Aof- fett, Ernest Ross Warren, Lieut.. Wal ter F. Jacobs.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
nav decree The total of the

court may decree The total of the creditors claims is about $11,000.
 Attorney Howard c. Bradford, rep resenting the Anderson Martin Elec- tric company, argued in court that the fleming of the whole POnfret school property was excessive and out of all proportion to the value of the building in question-the gymnasiuno-an the liens as placed by the other ieno"s were therefore excessive. This was denied by opposing counsel,who claim ed the liens should stand.
 Torrey & Geissler, through Attorney Geissler in court, represented the fol- lowing creditoIs: AveriIl 6 Son, Pom fret, S1S8.70; John o. Fox & company, Putnam, $2.070.23; H. H. Davenport, Pomfret, $602; Thomas c. Clarie, Will Evansville, $73.92; Atlas Roofing com pany $2,500. Searls and Russell rep resented Pomfret school, Attorney Ar thur Macdonald Adolph Grant & com pany of New York. Attorney Frank E. Howarth, Owen Riley. Worcester, Bar ton and Reed, the Irving Iron works.
 Decision in the case was reserved, the attorneys to file briefs before next Tuesday.
 Court adjourned until next Friday, at Wiuimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
To Teach at High School.
DECISION RESERVED
In Case of Creditors vs. Contractors Who Built Pomfret School Gymna :. siun1.

Tn the superior court here Tuesday, Judge Milton A. Shumway on the bench. the case of the Anderson Mar tin Electric company vs Pomf"et school ct al. was tried. There was an unusual array of legal talent in the case, which was the only one tried at the session of court.
 The action represented a foreclosure of liens placed upon the gymnasium and other buildings of Pomfret school by creditors of John B. Schafaer Jr., & company, a firm that had a contract to build the new gymnasium, but failed before the contract was completed. The contract with the Schafaer com pany was made in July 1911. work on the building commencing Aug. 31 Of the same year and continuing untn March g. 1912. when work stopped.
 On the contract price of $52,357, $33. .76795 had been paid to the con . tT@eting company. When the Schafaer company failed the Pomffet school ar ranged to have the work of construct ing the school completed, and now has $4.4S5Ss remaining with which it is willing to pay the creditors of the Schafacr company in sums such as the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
DANIEL..SON
James F. Kerr Leases Orpheum The
 stre-FooIish and Needless Bank Scare-Jacobs- Waller Wedding To-
 night of Paramount Social Interest.

scare-Jacobs- Waller Wedding To-
 night of Paramount Social Interest.
 Rev. Clarence H. Barber, member of the town school committee, will present the diplomas to the mem bers of the graduating class of KiIlingly High school at the commencement ex- ercises.
 Mir. and Mrs. John A. Paine will be at Providence today Wednesday, for the wedding of their eldest son, Arthur R. Paine.
 Miss Mary Duggan of Boston is vis- itins with relatives on the West Side.
 MT. and Mrs. Alphonse Lajeunese of Baltic have been recent visitors with relatives in Danielson.
 Seriously III.
 Miss Nellie Fournier is quite ser iously i'll at her home on the West Side.
 Rev. and Mrs. Denton J. Nelly, who have been spending the past week here, returned to Gloucester, Mass, Tuesday.
 The NJ. N. degree is to be conferred on candidates in Moriah lodge, No 15, A. F. and A. Nj. this Wednesday, eve ming.
 small-Fester.
 Miss Leona Rosamond Foster of Bos ton and Leslie Chase Small of Brook line Mass, were married at the Con gregatlonal parsonage by Rev. Clar- ence H. Barber. The father of the groom and the mother of the bride were witnesses of the ceremony.
 Following are the newly elected officers of the Marietta Kies Debating society of Kfllingly High school: Pres ident, Howard Call; vice president Miss Ruth Arnold; secretary, Miss Elizabeth Barron.
 No action relative to putting into execution the vote passed some months ago, relative to removing the Brooklyn Savings bank to the West Side from Brooklyn Center was taken at the meeting of the trustees.
 Defeated Webster High.
 Killinely High schools baseball team won a ten inning game from the Web ster High school in Webster Monday afternoon by the score of 7-6. The game was one of the hardest fought contests in this years schedule. Rev. R. s. MoArthur to Deliver Ad-
 dress.
 Rev. R. s. McArthur, for years pas tor of Calvary Baptist church, New or6 city, is to deliver the address at the commencement exercises of kill lingiy High school Ar. MrArthur has just returned from year abroad, lay ing the cornerstone of a college at St. Petersburg during his stay in Russia He is a noted lecturer. Dr. McArthur Is staying at Sufield, Mass. at pres J. W, German offers the exarava- ganzic farce by Matthew Ott, A Day Off, feast of frivolity, frolic and fun-singers. dancers and comedians. at the Orpheum theater Thurs day and Friday and Saturday eve nings Prices 10, 20 and 30 cents.- Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
UNNECESSARY SCARE.
People Get Anxious Because of Fool
 ish Rumors from Boston.

In the interest of the business vel fare of Danielsen. as viewed by local bankers and business men. the time has arrived for the people to exercise their good judgment about taking up and circulating senseless and false rEmors concerning banking institu- uons in this and surrounding towns
 How utterly absurd some of these Tumors are and how absolutely with out foundation was illustrated Tues day. when there was something of a furry because of an item that appear cd in d Boston paper of Monday eve ming relative to the voluntary bank ruptcy of Charles T. Backus, Spring field, formerly of Danielson, and be- cause Of the fact that his list of creditors contained the names of local
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
NEW THEATRE LESSEE.
James E. Kerr of Boston to Take Pos
 session Monday.

William S. Brown, who built the Orpheum theatre and has been it's manager since il was opened. nearly two years ago, has leased it for a period of sixteen weeks to James F. Kerr, Boston, who is to take posses sion next Monday. Manager Kerr gets with his lease an option to pur- chase at the end of the time specified if he desires to do so.
 Under the new management a new policy will be inaUgurated, one under which the house will be open every night in the week, not irregularly. as at present. In addition to the motion pictures there is to be vaudeville and variety Of other entertainment. Manager Kerr is an experienced the atre man and believes Danielson is a promising theatrical field
 Mir Brown has not definitely fixed his plans for the future. but expects 10 spend the greater part of the sum- mer at Oakland beach.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04

these people met their obligations. The only interest that the bank here has in Backus' bankruptcy at the present time is of a historical nature. He has had no transactions with the bank in yearg.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04

particularly associated with GAaAae speare.
 New London.-Benjamin l.. Arm. strong and family, who have been making their home in New York fot several months. have returned to theiE Granite street residence.
 Hazardville.-Asaph Terry, aged s3, is one of the few living sons of Revo- lutionary soldiers in the state. M-. Terry's fathers name was also Asaph and he served through the Revolution ary war as a musician, being honorably discharged at Fort Griswold, Groton.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04
GORDON c. SWIFT
Elected Superintendent of Schools in
 Putnam for the Coming Year.


 Gordon C. Swift of Waterbury has been elected by the town school com mittee to be superintendent of schools in Putnam during the school year that begins in September next. MT. Swift is to have the superlntendency of all of the schools ir the town. His salary is to be $1.S00.
 MT Swift who is 26 years of age, is a graduate of an Ohio university, has had a special normal school training and has taken .pedagoglcal course az Yale university. He was recommended to the school committee by Charles D. Hine secretary of the state board oi education, and his record of prepara- ton and his credentials indicate that he should be 6 very successful super intendent. Mir. Swift during the pres ent school year has been supervisor oI schools in a supervisory district made up of towns in the vicinity of Water bury
 In Putnam MT Swift will devote all of his time to experimenting, this be- inc according to a plan decided upon by the school committee at a meeting q few weeks ago. Previously a pTiu cipal of one If the schools in town has acted as uperintendent, but it is be- lieved that the new arrangement will be more satisfactory.
 Announcement is also made by the school committee of the election as principal of Putnam High school for the coming school year John Backus now principal of the Nillbury, Mass High school. His salary is to be $1,- 500. Principal Baclzus is 31 years of age and married. He is a graduate of Tufts college. He comes to Putnam highly recommended as a very able teacher and one with considerable ex- perience in the line of work in which he is engaged. His teaching special ties are mathematics and science. Principal Backus has been at Millbury for the past two years.
 Interest in Boston Rumors.
 There continued to be some interest here Tuesday in the information con- tained in Boston papers of Monday night that the First National bank of this city was a creditor of Charles T. Baclzus, the bankrupt Springfield, Mass, broker, to the extent or $2b,.. GOO, As explained in Tuesdays Bulle- tin. the local bank was never a cred itor of BacNus' to that amount, and what he did owe to the institution was charged off ten years ago. Bacl1us was endorser on paper that the bank held for some well known people, but