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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
Sentenced to Death.

Columbia, July I'D. E. Colvin,
sheriff of Chester county, came to Co.
lumbia yesterday to bring four ne
groes-Meek Griffin, Thomas Griffin,
John Crosby and Nelson Brice-to
the State penitentiary. The negroes
are under death sentence, charged
with killing the late J. X. Lewis.
Mr.. Colvin was accompanied by his
uncle, R. R. Sanders, of Houston,
Texas. Mr.. Sanders is a native Of
South Carolina, but moved to Texas
about 80 years ago. He is on visit
to his home State and could not miss
the opportunity of visiting Columbia
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
PHIFIFIT AND PHUMF.
Two Rare Specimens Of Animals
Sought at the Zoo.

If you happened to be out at the
New York geological park yesterday,
maybe YOU noticed little chap with
thick eye glasses and a look of de-
spair on his countenance peering at
the labels on the cages.
He was Police Lieut.. Joseph Con-
ners of~the west One Hundred and
Fifty-second street station, and he
was looking for the Australian phififit
and the Peruvian >phumf. Deep down
in his heart he entertained faint
suspicion that there were no slch
creatures" but, having been for years
the greatest living police authority on
Who's Who in the New York zoolo-
gical park, he was bound to ind out.
Lieut.. Conners was for several
years attached to the Bronx park sta
ton, and during that period his great
est recreation was wandering about
getting acquainted with the animals.
Recently he was transferred to the
west One Hundred Fifty-second street
station, and during the long nights it
has been his custom to tell delightful
yarns about the habits of the animals
in the geological park.
A week ago Lieut.. Corners was in
terrupted in a hair raising recital by
Detective Eddie" Calvin, one of the
best humorists on the force.
Lieutenant" said Eddie" Calvin,
tell me, have you ever seen any of
those interesting little creatures, the
Australian phiffits up at the Bronx
park"
"Phify-what's that?" asked the
puzzled police authority.
"Phihfts-phififits," said Eddie. y
impatiently. You must have seen
them. They are a cross between a
white mouse and kangaroo, and are
very, very rare"
"Fiddlesticks and nonsense" the
lieutenant jeered. You talk like that
fellow who draws funny pictures for
the Sunday Herald. Those things
you're talking about are seen by the
drinkers. Cut it out, Eddie you're
a young man and have bright future
before you
Eddie lighted a stogie and stalk
ed to the station house door.
Lieutenant" he said, Il see that
your vaunted knowledge is bunk.
know the phumf, too, cunning lit
tie creature with leathered body,
fat feet like a monkey, and the head
of chipmunk. It's up in the anthro-
poid house, and anybody who's been
there has seen it,
Lieut.. Corners went to work on
the "blotter" with panied express
sion. Later in the night he began
another yarn about animals, but some
one asked:
What do you know about phfifits
and phumfs?" and the lieutenant,
with an angry gesture, went into the
reserves room and played checkers
with himself.
Yesterday being his off day, he
went out to seek the phumf and the
phiffit. He has not returned with
his ssreport.-New York Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-07-30
LETTERS DISAlISSORY.

On Saturday. August Sth, will
file my final account with Geo. P.
Harmon. Judge of Probate for Bam-
berg county, as administrator of es-
tate of Mrs. w. H. Priester, deceased.
and will. thereupon ask for letters
dismissory as such administrator.
w. H. PRIESTER,
Administrator.
Bamberg, S. c., July 22nd, 1914.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
VICTORS TWICE
JULY FOURTH

Derby Line fell twice under the
prowess of the local ball team fourth
of July, the morning game at Derby
Line being full of thrills, but the
afternoon game here being rather a
fizzle, owing to the weak team that
Derby Line brought, many of their
regular players being uuable to come
the game starting so late, 5 pm.
In the morning game Derby Line
scored A runs in the 1st inning and
3 in the second, but after that reaR
ed home plate .about as often as
20 ID. lunge is caught in the pond.
Island Pond played a fine uphill
game and coming from behind won
out by one score. Kramer produced
home run and Danforth, st. Pierre
and Reilly all contributed clever
| fielding stunts. After the third,
Morse pitched a steady game, holding
Derby Line scoreless for the remain
ing innings. Score, 8 to 7. Batteries
Derby Line-Kennison and Mossa
Island ! Pond-Russell, Morse and
Knapp, Stevens.
The afternoon game was a free
hitting contest, Derby Line players
being so weak ,defensively that
pretty near everything knocked to
the outtield went as a hit. After 5
innings of play the score was Is and
8. Batteries-Jenkins, Mossa and
Mossa, Paquette. Island Pond, Rus
sell, Webber and Stevens, Samson.
The team goes to North Troy to-
morrow.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
PUTTING YOURSELF TO SLEEP
Prof. Marcus Hartog's Method of Self.
Suggestion Has the Merit
of Novelty.

The method myself adopt for self
suggestion is, when comfortably set
tied In bed, to count each full breath,
inspiration plus expiration, and after
every five" or 'ten" to make the
verbal suggestions-ea word formu-
lated in thought, as if in silently re-
peating lesson-that l wish to be
accomplished. The formulation should
be by rote without thought of the
sense.
Thus my first suggestion was that
! should sleep by the completion of
$50. found that this worked very
well, but that l was apt to wake up
suddenly after short time, too
sleepy to suggest and too wakeful to
sleep. The next thing was to put in
ut the tens" my sleep shall be con-
tinuous.' alternating with the other
suggestion at the odd "fives," and this
succeeded Another difficulty was
that in counting l got into a state
IN which again l could neither count
nor rest. This difficulty was over
come by altering the tens" sugges-
hon, MY sleep shall be sudden and
continuous. PROF. Marcus Hartog.
IN ths Manchester Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
A PERFECT CATHARTIC

There is sure and WI olesome action
in every dose of Foley Cathartic Tab
cts. They cleanse with never a gripe
or pain. P. A. Morgan, Gore, Ga,
writes: II lately had occasion to use
a liver medicine, and took Foley
Cathartic Tablets, They thoroughly
cleansed my system, and | felt like
new man-light and free
Chronic cases of constipation find
them invaluable. Stout people are
relieved of that bloated, congested
feeling, so uncomfortable especially
in hot weather" They keep your
iver busy. For sale by John W.
Thurston. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10

Mrs. R. A. Bishop, who has been
visiting her parents here for some
time, has returned to her home in
Rumford Falls, Me.
S. j. Maroney has purchased
through Fred Paquette a Ford auto
which is quickly converted into a
delivery truck.
Stern Bros Big Sale starts next
Wednesday.
Mrs. N. Blanchette is visiting
friends in Coaticooke, Que.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Davis are en-
tertaining Miss Stevens of Newport.
Miss Lottie M. Buckland of
Barnston, Que, and Ralph Morrison
of Ways Mills, Que, were married
at the M. E. parsonage by the Rev.
O. E. Barnard, July 2.
G. S. Robinson is III Montpelier
attending the directors meeting OF
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Co.
Walter Bumps has moved onto the
Fanny Cur tbs farm, which he recently
purchased.
Miss Hazel Stott has gone to Rich.
mond, where .she will ienter the
employ of Harry Austin.
Geo. Dyer played with the Cole,
brook Band at the Fourth of July
celebration in sBerlin last Saturday
The band was the guests at dinner of
Harry K. Thaw, which took place at
the Mt. Madison House, Gorham.
Miss Lillian Farmer has returned
from Berlin, N. H., where she has
been visiting at the home of her
brother, DR.. A. G. Farmer.
1t was enormously stated in these
columns last week that Mrs. Ed
Dickson wasill from cancer of the
throat and mouth. We wish to cor
rect this as Mrs. Dickson is suffering
from stomach trouble.
Judge Kyle T. Brown of Lunen,
burg, presided at the Municipal.
Court held here the first of the week
The conventfs being painted by
E. E. Blake.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
There is healing in Foley Kidney
Pills

You need a mighty good medicine
if once your kidneys are exhausted
by neglect and overwork, and you
have got it lin Foley Kidney Pills.
Their action is prompt, healing and
tonic. Sound health and sound kid
neys follow their use. John Philips,
Mgr, Hambleton Gro. Co., Hamble
ton, w. Va, says: Three boxes of
Foley Kidney Pills completely cured
me of kidney and bladder trouble,
and l consider them invaluable. |
sell them over my own recommenda-
ton" Try them. For sale by John
w. Thurston. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
WAS BORN IN
ESSEX COUNTY

Henry Willard Denison, the legal
advisor of the Japanese department t
of foreign affairs since 1880, swho
died in Tokyo, last Friday. was a
native of this county, having been
born at Guildhall, May IL, 1876.
Mr.. Denison was lhighly regarded
by all foreign diplomats 'and the
japanese nation in general. High
honors were conferred upon him by
the Emperor. He was appointed by
the Japanese to. represent them in
drafting the Portsmouth treaty in
1905.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
HAPPENINGS
OF The WEEK

Miss Meta 'Stolte of Portland, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. L. e B.
Jones.
Miss Mildred Foss entertained her
friend, Miss Edith Moye, of Sher-
brooke, few days last week.
Mrs. M. A. Cushing of Barton and
Mrs. w. B. Nagle of st. Johnsbury
were visiting in town the first of the
week.
George Skillens and wife from
Montreal, were welcome guests of
their uncle, j. W. Skillens, and wife,
last weeks
Mrs. Edmondson and three child
rem came last week from Dorchester
Mass, to spend the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Herrin.
DR.. Sutton, surgeon dentist, will
be in town professionally July Ia, Is,
and 18th. Office at the Stewart
House.
The"regular monthly meeting of
the Delta Alpha will be held with
Mrs. Will Farr at her cottage Friday
afternoon, July II. Members will
meet atBoardway's restaurant at two
O'Clock, where autos will be in readi-
ness to conduct them to Mrs. Farr' S;
price of round trip, Is cents. Should
the day be rainy the meeting will be
held in the Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Caron of Derby =,
and B. R. Counter and bride of Med
ford. Mass, were recent visitors at
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Lacroix's. They
are also entertaining their sons, Felix,
of Wol cester, Mass, and Willie, of
St. Gabriel College, Montreal, with
Mrs. Louis Lacroix and son of Mass. !,
Rev. Sister St. Achille of Biddeford,
Me-, Mrs. M. A. Cushing of Barton,
Mrs. w. B. Nagle and children of''St'
Johns5ury, the Misses Irene and
Kathleen Belrh of rlaremont, N. H.,
Henry Phremo Of Wallis Pond, Mr..
and Mrs. John Thibeault of Lake.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
Runaway

DR.. Norcross had a narrow escape
from serious injuries Wednesday
evening, when the young mare which
he drives became frightened when
he was about to start on call, and
dragged the doctor for some dis
tance, before brought to halt. As
it was, the doctor received decorations
of the face and bruised side.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
ALL OUT OF TIE ORDINARY
Curious Events ana Inventions That
Have Recently Been Made a
Matter of Record.

An English racing automobile at
Brooklands. burst tire while running
119 miles an hour, skidded sidewise
eighty yards, looped three loops back
ward and brought up in ploughed
ground just off the track, with all
hands safe.
Twenty men dined at a table set
In the f1re-box of one of the Readings
new giant locomotives. The space
was 1S-2xS-8x5-1.
"A horse at a California factory
wears close-f1tting goggles to protect
Its eyes from chemical fumes.
INSTEAD of driving a pig to market,
Chinese coolies tie it to pole, cover
It with wrappings Of straw and marsh
grass and carry it-two bearers to a
pole
Air.bags carried in the Austrian
army serve as -pontoons and can be
padded like boats. .'.'.
A North Carolina farmer focused a
hidden camera on his prize canta-
loupe, in the field, and got fine pic
turs Of neighbor in the act of lift
ing the melon.
In an eighty-foot tank in Cincin.
nat is merry -go-round to which
swimming pupils are attached at the
end Of hanging ropes The boys learn
the strokes at the teachers. word as
they circle. 7
A manufacturer of skates has on his
estate stairway made Of old grind
stones that have. been worn out at
his factory.-Popular Mechanics.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10

AL. Davis and family are visiting
relatives in Lyndonville.
DR.. Parlin and family were in St.
Johnsbury the first of the week.
Jas. Samson is making repairs on
his house on Meadow St.
Ella Mackenzie, who teaches in the
public schools atsoWatertown, Mass,
is spending her summer vacation
with her parents here. u
Ned Phillips of Morrisville, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. T. C. Carr.
C. A. Brown, Manager of the Pas
sumpsic Telephone Co., and Sam
Parker, Manager of the Newport
Exchange, were business visitors
Monday.
Miss Bernice Davis of Derby, is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Davis.
100 excursionists from Lewiston
and points on the G. T., passed
through here Monday night, enroute
for st. Anne Ge Beaupre, Que.
G. L. Forte has severed his posi-
tion as professor..in the local High
School and will go to Pittsford, VT,
where he has accepted position as
professor in the public school of that
place.
Mrs. H. B. Amey and family, and
Miss Gertrude Norton are spending
hewe elk in Gorham.
Frank Cilley is painting his resi-
dence on Fitzgerald Ave-.
The house which Frank Paquette,
Jr., recently moved on Cross street
next to the M. E. Church, has beer
purchased by John Lawrence. After
necessary repairs have been made he
will occupy it.
H. W. Marsh and wife, Miss Vic.
toria Carpenter and Elmer Marsh OF
Norton, we're the guests of Mrs
Frank Danforth, Sunday.
The roundhouse of the Crane
Trunk at Elsden, ILL.,, burned one
night this week and it is reported
that 20 locomotives were destroyed
Seven from here were sent to re.
place them, three moguls and -four
700 class.
Remember Stern Big Sale starts
Wednesday be in on the ground
floor.
Mrs. Elmer Allen is ss,visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Albion Farmer, in
Berlin, N. H.
E. A. Bemis, j. r. Agplebee, Leon
Morse, George Chase, II. Wallace,
P. Lacroix, W. S. INolen and Others
were in st. Johnsbury this week,
where they were summoned tc
testify in civil case, which is being
tried there.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
A Card

Unavoidable circumstances have
prevented our going around te say
Good Bye" to many friends. We
take this way of expressing rour
cordial good wishes to all Island
Pond people, of showing our ap-
preciation of their loyalty, their
hospitality land their many good
services to US.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Forte.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our thanks for
all the help and kindness and for the
beautiful flowers given in the sick
ness and death of our beloved
mother.
Mrs. Arthur Danforth,
w. A. Clements,
R. A. Davidson.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
Ills Native Tongue.

Our friend Reginald says that he
went to the opera one night with q
man he knew-a confirmed race-goei
when there are any races to go to
Reginald Is the sort that never knows
beforehand where he's going and al
ways forgets the program.
What's the show anyway" asked
he as the pair slid into their seats
"Oh, not bad" said the horsy ona
mot half bad-Julien, Caruso I'M.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
AMONG The
CHURCHES
Congregational Church

REV. ROBERT LAWTON, Pastor.
Morning service at 1915. Sermon
by the pastor.
Sunday School at II o'clock.
Evening service at 7 o'clock. Ser
mon by the pastor.
Junior Christian Endeavor Tuesday
afternoon at O. clock.
Y.P. S. C.. E. Tuesday evening at
7:15.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 7:3O.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
Methodist Church

Rev. O. E. BARNARD, Pastor.
Preaching service II am.
Sunday School 1915 pm.
Junior League, pm.
Epworth League service 7p.m.
Preaching Service, 7 pm.
Prayer Service. Thursday evening
7:20, IT,.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
Christ, Church

REV. H. CHADWICK BURT, Rector.
Celebration of Holy Communion at
IL o'clock.
Sunday School at 1915 o'clock.
Evening service at O'Clock.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10

Mrs. L. N. Moody and son, of
Iowa, are the guests of Mrs. D. A.
Boardway. Mrs. Moody's husband
was a former pastor here of the
M. E. Church.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10

G. G. Temple of Lunenburg, was
visitor here yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-20
BISHOP M'COY AT
 FIRST METHODIST Must Be Willing to Take Consequences of Sacri-
 fices for God

Bishop J. 1T. Mccoy filled the pulpit at the First Methodist church yesterday morning at the II o'clock service. in the absence of the pastor, pr. J. w John son, who Is out of the city on his an- nual vacation. Bishop Mccoy did not in any wise refer to the Methodist uni- versity in his sermon.
 His text was taken from the fifth chapter of the Book of John, sixth verse, which has reference to the heal ing of the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda by Jesus
 He spoke in part:
 "The physical destitution of pauper- ism is not the most pitiful part of it. nor the most important; 1t is the moral degradation that sometimes goes with 1t that counts. Think of what 1t means to the blind beggar in his pride, his sensibilities. in all his life. to be thrown day by day, year by year. upon the ministry of others
 'It was to this aspect of the case that Jesus addressed His question to the beggar at the Pool of Bethesda: Would thou be made whole? At first glimpse it seems strange question. Who indeed would not be made wholeY What blind man would refuse to see light? What deaf man would refuse to hear his mothers voice? Indeed. who would not be made whole?
 "The qeustion. therefore. addressed Itself more to the desire for physical rehabilitation. It disoloses a profound ethical purpose. During the mans long years of physical disability his mind was in a state of collapse, and his moral being needed the creation of faith in the ability of Christ to per- form the miracle, and whether in his personal case the miracle would be worth the performing.
 There is this about sin: 1t comes upon us and possesses us and is such an outstanding fact in the lives of all of us that after a while we come 10 take it as a matter of course. We cease to struggle against it.
 "No man ever becomes as good a Christian as he wants to be unless he Is willing to take the consequences of making the sacrifice necessary to give up all and follow God No man ever became what he ought to be as a Christian unless he has had great desire to be a better man"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-20
SEEK TO DIVIDE THE
 AVONDALE DISTRICT
Sunday School Workers Believe Pres ent District Is Too UnwieldIy.
 Quarterly Convention Held

The Avondale district of the Birming- ham Sunday school association yester- day afternoon held it's quarterly con vention in the Batist tabernacle at the corner of Spring street and Avenue D. Avondale. The question of dividing the district in two, each to have separ- ate officers and to conduct its bus mess separately was again brought up and a motion was made to instruct the secretary to write to the superinten- dents of each interested Sunday school and get his opinion of the proposed division. The motion carried and the secretary was so ordered
 The reason for the change. as ad- vanced by several speakers yesterday is that the Avondale district is four miles long, running ribbon-lilxe through Birmingham, extending from Avorrdale to Bolyes and Inglenook. East Bir- mingham Is included. too. When the convention is held in Avondale, 1t ne- cessitates the Boyles delegates going throuh Birmingham. if they come by street car. It Is a four-mle walk straight across from Bolyes
 At yesterdays meeting of the con- vention, there were Representatives from East Birmingham. Boyles and In- glenook. Avondale. of course was well represented. An East Birming- ham delegate stated that he did not think 1t would be fair to all the Sum day schools in the district for the con vention to decide upon the slipt of the district. for the reason that all the Sunday schools In Boy1es, Inglenook and East Birmingham were not rep resented. The Avondale schools were largely in the majority Miss Minnie Remedy, secretary of the Sunday school association, made statement, saying that she did not think 1t unfair, because each district had a representative. And 1t will be practically impossible. as matters now stand to have every separ- ate Sunday school in the district rep resented. said Miss Kennedy.
 The motion to write the superinten- dents of Sunday schools then was placed before the meeting It found a quick second and was unanimously carried
 Miss Kennedy was prominent on the programme and told of the recent con vention of the International Sunday school convention. The Teen Age gilrs also had a prominent place. Miss Zoe Black. president of the Older Girls council delivered an address, and other council members speaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-20
MEMOL| AND BAND AT AVONDALE PARK Music Is Great Attraction, But Miss Fancy Wins
 Little Ones

Memoli and his band were the main and thousands of people thronged the park all the afternoon. There were peo- pie of all ages and conditions present when the music began shortly after { o'clock. MT. Memolis programme yester- day was especially pleasing, there be- ing nothing on it that was "heavy." al- though every number was really worth while Verdi had two places on the pro- gramme. as did Rossini A selection from Wagner's 'Tannhauser'' and Weber's Tn vitatlon a la Valse" completed the pro- gramme.
 Tho audience was especially apprecia tive. especially of the numbers which were more familiar. The march from Verdi's Aida was the first number and was vigorously applauded It Is a favor itet with the Birmingham public. as Is also scenes from '1'raviata," another Yer di number, which closed the programme. Hossinis overture. sItalan in Aleiers." :" was the second number and pleased the people, if applause is any criterion. The cornet so;o, Rosslni's "Stabat Mater,v was well received.
 While the music was great attraction yesterday, the children could not be torn away from the side of their favorite. Miss Fancy" the elephant. She held open house all day, and when the music began and parents desired to move closer to the bandstand. the kiddec rebelled. After much persuasion and promises to '''come back later and tell Miss Fancy goodnight" the little ones consented to be led away.
 The lady elephant was given new coat of oil Saturday and her skin was beauti- fully polished. She shone in the sunlight and her delight seemed to be to accept homage from the hands of her little friends. Peanuts galore were fed to her. ard the concessionaires did a rushing business The popcorn man soon ex- 1usted his supply and had to suspend
 The wading pond. too. was source of great amusement to the children, as was also the swings and seesaws