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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-27
DORSET HOLLOW NOTES

Charles Bradford Of Manchester Is
at Err Roberts.
Edward and John Kelley were in
Pawlet Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brigham called
on Mrs. John Dalton Wednesday.
0rson Lowell and family have re-
turned to their home in New Rochelle,
n. y.
Miss Elsie Seymour Of Elm street,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ern
Roberts, Tuesday.
Misses Clara and Dorothy Kelley
entertained Marie and Edward Brady
at tea Monday evening.
Mrs. Henry HARDWOOD and Miss
Philinda Roberts were in Manchester
one day last week, shopping.
Miss Anna v Kelley who has been
spending her vacation with her par
ents has returned to Keene, N. H.
Miss Helen Barrows, also Miss
Whiting, and cousin, and sister of
Deerfeld, Mass, were guests at Val
ley View Farm Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Paul entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Lowell and son
last Saturday evening in the honor
of Mrs. Lowell's birthday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wildwood and her
brother Mr.. Bates, also her daughter
Mrs. Horace Winchester and children
were calling on friends Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Edgerton and
son also Samuel Harwood of the
West Road and Raymond Batchelder
were at Henry Harwood's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Perkins, also
Mrs. VIM. G. Rebentisch, toured to
Rutland Sunday to see Miss Jessie
Perkins who is ill in the Rutland City
Hospital.
Miss Marie and the Messrs. Edward
and Frank Brady who have been
spending some time with their aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dalton,
have returned to their home in Helena,
Conn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-27

Or. J. II. Herrick and Mrs. Hcrrick
Of the West road took an auto trip
20 New York last week. The doctor
reports a very pleasant trip and very
I little hot weather.
Bernard Sykes Of Chicago, ILL.,, Is
expected this week. His family will
arrive next week, and. during their
stay. viii be the guests Of Dea. G. NJ.
! Sykes OF Church street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Fisher and
Mrs. Fishers father, Mr.. Burroughs,
Of the West mountain, were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Fisher Of Elm street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Norcross Of the
North District, attended the Field
Day at poultney last week. They
went up as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Norton Of the Hollow.
J. d. Campbell and family and
Roscoe Edlund who have been visiting
the Pratt Sheldon families on North
Main street, returned TO New York
and Brooklyn, last Saturday.
Mrs. S. c. Haven and two children
Of Morristown, n. j., are at the Dorset
Inn for two weeks, DR.. Haven will
join his family next Monday and re-
main until after his brothers we'd
ding @.a ~ = e. "a
Deacon and Mrs. Rollin Sykes, Miss
Vosler, Misses Emily and Grace Vos-
Ter, and Mrs. Bowman spent Tuesday
at Lake st. Catherine. The party
drove up in one of Mr. Wade's three
seatcrs.
Yesterday the Potts family engaged
Mr.. Wade to drive them over the
Green Mountain" to Peru. An ex-
ceptionally fine day gave the party |
some very good views Of the surround
ing country.
The following are at Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Edgerton's of the North |
District for month. Mrs. II. E.
Baton and children, Germantown, Pa,
Miss Sadie Barnard, Cohoes, N. y,
Mrs. C. Barntball, Cohoes, N. Y.
Among the events in connection
with the night carnival at Old Home
stead, Manchester Center, VT, will be
a big field day, Sept. 3. Wrestling
match, base ball, address by Hon.
Frank W, Gwinnell Of Pittsfield, Mass.
and other features. adv
Republican voters of this town do
not want to forget that today is the
Republican caucus to elect delegates
% the convention at Montpelier.
Morse school hall on the hill is the
place, and the time set is o'clock.
Last Friday party of ladies drove
o the top of Mt. Equinox and spent
he night. c. A. Wade drove them
md reports very good road all the
way to the summit. Mrs. Miller, Miss
Wood, Miss Rochester, and Mrs.
lockwood were the ladies mentioned
ibove.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Greenleaf
Sykes, who were locked up in Ger
many at the outbreak of the war, are
low in London, England, and are ex-
,ected here in Dorset very soon. Mr..
sykes friends are looking forward to
eeing him and to hearing a first hand
ccount of the European trouble. '
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-27

For any pain, burn, scald, or bruise,
apply DIR. Thomas Eclectic oil--the
household remedy. Two sizes 25c
and soc at all drug stores. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-08-27

Much satisfaction has been given
TO our residents by School Commits
sioncr John Fisher. he having yielded
90 the earnest requests Of our viii
layers to install the water in the
school hall. The running water there
will make 1t great deal easier for
those who have charge Of entertain
ments.
The invitations for the wedding Of
Miss Margaret Gilbert and Rev. VIII
liam Leroy Haven have ben sent out
Although no personal invitations are
being given in Dorset, everyone Is in
vited 10 the ceremony at o'clock on
September 4th. and the ladies Of the
church expect everyone to attend the
reception which will Immediately fol-
low the ceremony,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Be Sure It's the
Auburn Hair Girl
She Represents Partisan SAGE an
Invigorating Hair Tonic. Quick
ly Removes Dandruff.

You can use nothing better than
Partisan Sage, as sold at drug count
ers everywhere, to make the hair soft,
fluffy and abundant. 1t stops itching
head, invigorates the scalp, and re-
moves dandruff with one application.
If your hair is getting thin, or is
harsh, dull and Iifeless, do not despair
give 1t attention. Frequent applica
tions of Partisan Sage we'll rubbed in
to the scalp will do wonders.
When the hair is falling out, splits
OF is too dry and streaky, surely use
Partisan Sage-it supplies hair ant
scalp needs. Get a so cent bottle
from Wilkinson & Co. at once. II
certainly makes your head feel fine
and gives the hair that enviable gloss
and beauty you desire.-Advertise
ment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
MASKED ROBBER
ONLY GOT 81. As
Made Switch Tower Men Hold up
Their Hands 1t Point Of
Gun.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, April 2.-Lives of passen-
gers and train crews OF several Penn
sylvania trains were endangered
early today when q masked robber
held up three men operating . Penn
sylvania switch tower at Firty-Eighth
street, forcing a gateman to act as his
assistant.
You go through their pockets while
see that they behave" the robber or
dered Gateman J. c. Bolger. Bolger
found only $1.45 in the operators peck
cts and turned the money over to the
robber who fled.
The three men were forced to ele-
yate their hands, leaving the switch
levers unprotected. Had Tie holdup
occurred a few hours later according
to railroad men, q wreck would cer-
tainly have resulted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
COMMISSION FORM
FOR THE STATE
Civil Service Board Reports Death OF
Males on Eligible Lists at
Present.

The United States civil service
commission announces that while It
has no difficulty in securing SUFFICIENT
female stenographers and typewriters
to meet the needs Of the departments
at Washington. the supply of male
eligibles has not been equal to the
demand. Young msn who are at least
Is years of age and who are willing
to accept the usual entrance salaries,
which are $40 and 5000 year. have
excellent opportunities for appoint
m ant. While the entrance salaries are
low, advancement is reasonably rapid
to those meriting 1t. The examina-
tons, which any competent steno-
grapher should be able to pass, are
held each month in tbs year. except
December, at the principal cities of
the United States.
Full information In regard to the
examination may be secured by adj
dressing the United States OWL ser.
vice commission, Washington, D. c.;
or the district secretary. postoffce.
Boston, Mass, Philadelphia, Pa, At
lanta, Ga, Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago,
ILL.,, st. Paul, Mimi. Seattle, Wash,
San Francisco, Cal; custom house,
New York, ". Y, New Orleans. La,
or old custom house, st. Louis, MO.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
'POSTMIsTRESS IS
OUT OF OFFICE
Grandchiid Of President Tyler 10 Turn
ed Out to Make Room for
Man.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April 2. - After
serving sixteen years as postm.stress
at CORTLAND, Va. Matte R. Tyler,
granddaughter OF John Tyler. tenth
president OF the United States, was
today dropped from the pay rolls by
the postoMce department. officials
declared that Miss Tyler's fight for re.
appointment was futile and that the
matter was a closed incident Presi-
dsnt Wilson, it was stated will not In
terfere. Representative Holland OF
Suffolk who recommended a susces.
sor to Miss Tyler, said: Il never
knew she wished to rstain the office.
She never applied for the place. The
first i knew she wished resopontment
was after recommended one Of three
applicants, examined By the eommis-
sion and certified to me by the demo
Gratis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
hiother Ione, nemon.tr,tion.

United Press Leased Wirs Service ]
WICHITA FALLS. Texas, April 2
April p has been Tentatively selected
as the date for the Mother Jones"
labor demonstration planned here.
Frank Hoffman Of Triuifad, Colo, who
is heading the movement, says ten
thousand union men from north Texas
and Oklahoma will De here 20 take
part in the deuons,rz.ion wnich IL
proposed ss q protest against the
reatuen. given Mother" Jones IN
the CoIoradS, coal strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Mrs. Marian Aimira Wilson, After a
Residence Here Of
Over Thlrty-hve
Years.
WAS BORN IN NEW YORK
Had Been In Bad Health for Several
Montns-Her Serious illness
Continued About
Week.

| Mrs. Marian Almira Wilson, an
old and respected citizen OF the city,
died at the family home, SOP street,
at 3:15 o'clock this morning, after
long period OF i'll health.
Mrs. Wilson was born at Rome,
Oneida county, New York, where she
spent a portion Of her life, coming
thence to Michigan. In that state
she was married to George W. Will
son. and later they came to Missouri
where they resided about thirteen
years and from there they came to
Keokuk in January, 1879, and this
city had since been her home. In
that stretch of over thirty-five years
she had by her kindly disposition
drawn to her many warm and devoted
friends who mourn for her death.
Ten years after coming to Keokuk,
her husband dieu in 1889. She was
la devoted wife, and greatly mourn
ed his death. She was member of
the Christian church, faithful always
to her christian vows, and attended
the devotions OF her church as long
as she was able to go. She had been
in bad health since year ago last
January. and about week ago. her
illness became serious and soon the
end came and the good woman passed
away. calmly and peacefully, mourned
by relatives and friends and the
neighbors who held her in the highest
regard and kindness.
She is survived by widowed
daughter-in-law, the widow Of her
late son, Charles w. Wilson, with
whom she resided, and one grandson.
Also surviving her are one brother,
w. D. Fuller Of Eaton Rapids, Mich,
and two sisters. Mrs. A. G. Mendall.
Minneapolis, MINI, and Mrs. N. A.
Vaughn, OF Tunebrtdge, n. D.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Explosion Injured FIremen.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 2.-Thirty
five f1remen were burned slightly OF
hurled to the street this morning by
an explosion which occurred shortly
after fire started in the ice storage
plant OF the Polar Wave Ice and Fuel
company.
The explosion, supposed Of am
monia gas, occurred while several OF
the fremen were standing on am
monia pipes near the roof. fighting
the fire, which had started in cork
dust on the third floor. The roof
eight feet above the heads OF the
firemen, was blown off. Other fire
men on the first floor were blown out
of the building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
SCHOOL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given to the quail.
fed electors Of the independent
school district of the city of Ksokuk.
in the county Of Lee. and state OF
Iowa, that q special meeting OF the
electors Of said district will be held
at the George Washington school
building, corner Ninth and Concert
streets, in said city. on Tuesday.
April Z, 1914.
The meeting will open at o'clock
.. M. and close at o'clock p. m.
The business of the meeting will be
the determination of the following
proposition submitted to the voters
by the board Of education:
Shall the board of directors OF the
Independent school district Of the city
OF Keokuk, Iowa, be authorized to is.
sue school building bonds, in the name
OF said district, to the amount Of $685..
600 for the purpose OF borrowing mon
ey for erecting one new school house
in the seventh ward OF said city OF
Keokuk, and one new school house IN
the Garfield division Of said school
district, and an addition to the
school house In the Lincoln division Of
said school district
Given under my hand this 18th
day OF March. 1914.
G. WALTER BARR,
Secretary Board Of Education.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Not Afraid Of Work.

UNITED Press LEASED Wire Service.
BOSTON, Mass, April 2.-Miss
Helen NJ. Cudahy. daughter OF Pat
rick Cudahy. millionaire packer. be.
gan her three months probation work
at thu Massachusetts general hospital
bravely determined to qualify az g
trained nurse. Sweeping, scguobing
house cleaning and bed making will
be the first items of instruction The
h 2iress will conform to the regulation
600 a m, to 1920 ?. m. program OF
work and study.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
ERROR CgEEPs INTO
FIRE LOSS REPORT
Damage 20 Contents sssgic Have
Read Sss,sAzs Instead 81
Bigger FfSsrs,

An errcr crsN into The Gate Cfty's
report Of ths report II Cistef A.6er-
son OF the FIRE department, Tias Gam
ages 20 the contents yasre FIRE orig.
mated eho1it hare read sEttSsg,zz 70,
stead q the sz1,e gtyea, r. u&s IN
error which Das entirely arsate3tfon.
al, and which made TIE toszss ~ en-,
tents unressonzs3y i&szs, TIE foes
OF ss9.1'b5 On b.s!1fazs ss> ~ sEsGyy
on contents brings tss ,gtSt I1zr ~
to $50. 200.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
election Results at cantrlI.

EIectlon HeouIto at CantrT.
CANTRIL. Iowa, April 2.-The fol
lowing town officers were elected:
Mayor-George Hatch.
ASSESSOR. e. Evans.
Councilmen--Jacob Buyer. Walter
Miller, Ira Creath, Chas. Helwig, Ben
Cassidy.
Treasurer-A. L. Silver.
The school board met Monday even
ing and elected teachers as follows:
Superintcndent-Fr Murphy.
Assistant Superintendent Mrs
Fred Murphy.
Grammar-Maude Shaw.
Intermediate-Nellie Edwards.
Primary-Belle Boggs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Chicago cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO. April 2.-Wheat-No.. 2
red, 1914 @041ac; No. 3 rod, 92@93c;
No. hard. s1A @92Ac: No. 3 hard,
9lA@911zc: No. 3 spring. 93h@
941ac.
corn-No. 3. s6h@s7hc: No. 8
white, 67@6slzc: No. yellow, 600
CSC; No. 4. 64@6Sc: No. white, esq
66c; No. yellow, 641s 9s5Ac.
Oats--No 8 white, 3SA @39Ac; No.
4 white, 3sH @3sAc; standard. 400.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, April 2-Corn--Mar-
ket 1sc higher No. yellow, 66c: No.
yellow. &c; No. 8 mixed, &c.,; No.
mixed, 65@65Ac.
yellow. CSC: No. mixed, SEC; No.
white, 3e5kc.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, April 2.-Hog receipts
10000; market strong, 5@1Oc higher.
Mixed and butchers, ss.459S75; good
heavy. ss.469s.72; rough heavy, Ss.35
@s.46; lisaht. ss.sv@sso; pigs, S7.4o0
S.66.
Cattle receipts. $500; market
steady, strong. Beeves, $6.95l9. SO;
COWS and heifers. ,3s5@s.4o; stock
ers and feeders, s5.5007.9o; Texans,
S720@s.20; calves. ss5o0e.50.
Sheep receipts 10000: market
steady. higher. Native, $5.40@7.0o;
western, s5.4Od7 90; lambs, 81. sa4
s.25; western, $7.350S.s5.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST. LOUIS, April Cattle
receipts 1900: market strong. Texas
receipts 600: native beef steers, $3.50
Ws.25; cows and heifers. $4.25@s.75:
suckers and feeders, $5.OO@S 90:
calves, ss.oo9do.oo; Texas steers
1915 $500; cows and heifers. $4,000,
6.55. 'V
Hog receipts. 400: market 5m1oc
higher Mixed and butchers, $s.7o@I
$50; good to heavy, ss.7o@s.s0: rough
$S.o00S.25: light, $S.75@6.s5; bulk
$s.7o0S.so; pigs. s7.0oGs. 40.
sheep receipts 500; market 1om15c
nisher Sheep and mutton, s5.75m
$50; lambs, 37.Oo@S. 40: .he.rsd
lambs, ss.7607sk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02

yon INSTANT relief. tell you to de-
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p rur -. ,..Use years vent about half
ashamed of myself, always conscious
Of the nauseating and disgusting prac-
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couldn't help hawking. splitting. sneez-
ing and blowing my nose, no matter
where I happened to be Gust as you
do if you are catarrh victim, ana
was well aware that people summed
me like a leper and kept away from
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After I had tried about everything
(half hundred different remedies).
learned of this wonderful Swiss treat
ment and had proved to me some OF
the remarkable results it had brought
about. 1 tried 1t and was better In an
lnseant. In just a short time l was
well and free from that awful ca
.arrh
was so pleased, 80 thankful, that
/ determined everyone should have
the chance to profit by 1t. bought
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you sufferers from catarrh the cAance
TO try this wonderful SW1SS-AMEal'
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stfil Knocks at your door. Send tooay
sure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
ST AUGUSTINE IS
SWEPT BY FLAMES
CONTINUED from page H.

FIRE was finally confined are distant
from the Ponce de Leon and other
big hostelries and thsre is no dan
ger to them.
The fire marshal estimated that the
fire was under control shortly before
noon. At that time the city depart
IN snt had been augmented by every
available fire fighting apparatus from
Jacksonville and other nearby cities
rushed there on special trains. Cen
servative estimates place the loss at
81 ,0OO,e eco including many historical
rslics.
" Under Control.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April p
Five hotels and score of other struc-
lures contained in two city blocks
were destroyed today in a fire that
threatened the entire city but was
finally controlled by fremen and ap'
paratus from half a dozen nearby
towns. The loss will total 100000.
No lives were lost, SO far as has bsen
ascertained, but at least two persons
were seriously injured.
The buildings destroyed include the
Munson, Florida, Central, Atlantic and
Clairmont hotels; Geneva theatre;
Lynn building; Joseph apartm snts
and the Sanchez and Salac Co. plant
The Magnolia house was afire several
times but was saved with only slight
damage. The court house was seri-
ously damaged.
The pow ar boat house on the water
front was totally destroyed with loss
of 100000. Carl Hartman, manager
of the boat house, turned loose all
valuable racing craft. thus saving
them from destruction but not all
have yet been picked up. The local
board of, trade established relief quar-
tiers in the old slave market
The local militia companies were
called out to prevent footing. This
afternoon order had been restored.
Starting before dawn in the kitchen
of the Florida house, the fire at first
created a panic OF fear among those
resiGIng in the neighborhood. The
widest rumors were afoat throughout
the city. Very few OF those in the
hotels or residing in the frame cot
tages destroyed by the conflagration,
saved anything. Hotel guests nearly
all escaped in their night clothing.
The frame buildings burned like tin.
der.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
NO INTENTION
OF SURRENDERING
CONTINUED from page ~

building during the conversation. This
secrecy gave rise to numerous rumors.
one OF which was that General Villa
had been killed or fatally wounded.
and caused great excitement here
and at Ell Paso. When the conference
ended, Carranza directed his chief
Of staff to give the newspapers an out
line of what had transpired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
You Can Try and Prove This Great
Method Absolutely Free Of Cost.

am not a doctor and not scien-
fist, but simply an American business
man with plain common sense enough
to appreciate really good thing when
have it proved to me, and with
enough humanity to want others to
benefit as l did. When man suffers
all the Inconvenience, the humiliation,
the embarrassment of catarrh for Is
long years, spending hundreds of dol
lars and much valuable time on alleged
remedies without any success. and
then suddenly finds means that cures
him almost like magic, it is his plain
duty to see that all the world is made
ito hear OF II.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Election to be Contested.

UNITED Press Leased Wirs Service
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April DE
claring that United States Senator
Clark only received 500 majority in
Poinsett county instead OF the 900
claimed. Judge W. F. Kirby today was
determined to contest the vote which
gave Clark the democratic nomination
by 211 vote margin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-02
Largest Swimming Pool.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April 2.-The con-
version of the whole arena of Madi-
son Square Garden into the world 8
largest swimming pool where the city
poor may battle free all summer.
caused widespread discussion today.
William H. Wellman, general manager
of the company which controls the
garden, has suggested to Borough
President Marks that the city have
charge OF the proposed pool and pay
half the cost Of operation. The poo
would be 24O by 124 with filtration
system, showers and 5000 lockers.