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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
PRETTY WEDDING OCCURS
AT FIFTH STREET HOME
BrOwn-COlby Nuptials Performed in
Beautifully Decorated
ParlOr.

Twice within less than a wear the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
]. Colby, of Fifth street, Beaver. has
peen staged for an event of deep in
terest to them and their many friends.
Yesterday at o'clock p. M. a small
company witnessed the elimination of
a college romance, when Miss Gecrg;
ana Esther Colby, the youngest and
last daughter in the Colby home, he
came the bride of Donald Christy
Brown, of Anderson, Indiana. both Of
whom are graduates of Carroll col
lege, Waukesha, Wis. The house was
profusely decorated, the prevailing
flowers being white and yellow snap
dragons. These colors were carried
through the entire evening.
AS the familiar strains of the we'd
ding march, played by Miss Anna
Kurtz, of Washington, Pa, filled the
rooms, Rev. Andrew Christy Brown,
d. d., father of the groom, and Dr.
Wilbur o. Carrier, president of Car
roll college, took their position in
bower OF green's, which almost filled
the dining room.
The wedding party presented them
selves in the following order, at the
improvised altar: Mr.. Brown and his
best man, Rev. Herman M. Hosack. of
Newell, W. Va, little Evalene Collins.
flower girl; Mrs. Ray Bennett Wea-
yer, sister of the bride, as matron of
honor, and last Mr.. Colby with his
beautiful daughter on his arm,
The marriage service, read by the
groom'S father was solemn, and held
personal note not often present in a
ceremony. This was emphasized in
the address of Dr. Carrier at it's con-
The bride was gowned in tulle made
over silver cloth and carried a shower
bouquet of white roses and swansonia.
The veil worn was the one which had
been used by each of her sisters ON
previous occasions
After the customary congratulations
and wishes had been expressed, the
guests sat down to an elaborate we'd
ding dinner, served by Misses Frances
Bell, Martha Kimple, Josephine Prit-
chard and Ada Mason, as aides.
The bride and groom left at 8: 80
for an unnamed destination. They will
be "at home" "-after October 1 in An
derson, Ind, where Mr.. Brown, re-
Gently elected boys secretary of the Y
nj. c. A. of that city, will take up his
new work
Hosts of good wishes will follow
them as they establish their new home
in the distant city.-Beaver Times,
July 27, 1917.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Monday. December "a. 1883

A new porcelain letter sign has
been put on the show window OF
Dunbar's jewelry store.
H. l.. Wheeler made his daughter a
ChristmasApresent, in the shape of a
handsome, upright piano.
Whist clubs are all the rage in low
er towns. Stevens Point is ahead
from last Sceounts, having beaten a
Waupaca club.
Away up north, logging is not quite
as bad as it might be. There has
been several light snow falls, and this
with the extreme cold weather makes
old roads about as slippery and good
as at any time last winter-than there
was plenty of snow but no bottom.
Quite a number are sprinkling their
roads. Geo. Cramer, the veteran log
ger of the Wisconse, has adopted this
plan and is doing a rushing business.
Cutler Post, G. A. R., of this city
elected the following officers last
Tuesday:
Commander-C. F. Eldred.
Senior Vice Commander. D. Mil
Ter.
Junior Vice Commander-H. j.
Steady.
Chaplain Thos. Greene.
Quartermaster-W. B. Philbrick.
officer of the Day-W. w. DeVoe
Officer of the Guard-E. A. Drake.
Surgeon-I. w. DeVoe.
Last Saturday evening, at about six
o'clock, N. B. Thayer received another
stroke of paralysis, rendering him un-
conscious, in which condition he has
lain, at his residence on Grant street.
ever since. About eight years ago
Mr.. Thayer received the first stroke
which rendered his left side almost
useless. The doctors give but little
hope of his regaining consciousness.
(He died on December "a, 1S8S.)
Sam Ashmun of Rural passed
through the city on Wednesday
Young men who have returned home
for the holidays: Will Manson, Milo
Kelly and Hiram Knox
Chas. Single returned from the Osh-
kosh Business college last Thursday.
He remains until after January 1st.
Miss Frank Strobridge returned
home from the Oshkosh Normal school
last Saturday, to spend the holidays
with her parents.
In the personal colum of the Mer-
rill Advocate, the following Wausau
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
WAUSAU PILOT THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

people are mentioned as having paid
that city visit: Hon. w. G. Silver
thorn, j. G. Clarke, L. S. Cohn, Mrs.
Henry Single, Mrs. Frank Dana and
Mrs. Alex Craven.
Although the mercury was fast get
| ting down below the horizon" and
in spite of the fact that it had been
once postponed, Ca demoralizing mat
ter, always,) the basket sociable last
Tuesday evening was quite successful.
1t was certainly wholly pleasant
Every basket was sold at a round
price, and one or two at a figure
/ that the yalue of the contents, simply
would hardly warrant.
The most interesting feature of the
evening was:
"The old woman who lived in
shoe" The veritable little, old moth
er with her lap and arms overfowing
with-"So many children, she didn't
know what to do" until the happy
thought struck her to sell them, when
she got rid of them in trice After
they were all sold, (the last one a
beauty, clad in long white gown,
which John Manson bought for his
S1SISI: - anu ln0 V0u0TdUl0 Iduy, re-
lieved from the care of her numerous
offspring, had come out from her
shoe haDitation, and doffed her cap
and spectacles, behold! she proved to
be none other than Gertie Harger!
and her children to be only dolls.
Invitations are out for a social holi-
day hop, which will be given at Music
hall on Thursday evening, December
27th. The city is brim full of gay
Young people, and the affair cannotl
fail of being pleasant in every particu-
lar, especially SO, as the popular |
Schubert's orchestra furnish the mus
ic. The following committees have
the arrangements in hand:
On Invitation-C. w. Chubbuck, L. |
E. Spencer, Dave Kirkwood, w. G.I
Gilbert.
Floor-Mac Alexander, Mark Man
son, w. d. Murray, F. Montgomery.
Reception-Chas. Gilbert, Ernest |
SERVER Chas. McCrossen and Will
SERVER.
Hon. J. c. Clarke has purchased a |
plantation in Nottoway county, Vir- |
ginia and intends to move there dur
ing the coming year.
George Bells, the old landlord, has
opened a new restaurant in the new
opera house block and says he is go
ing to build hotel next year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
MERRILL BOY HEARD FROM

DR.. Erling Ravn, son of DR.. M.
Ravn of Merrill, who is now with the
medical unit in the American base
hospital in France, has written to
Merrill friends. The following is TAX
en- from his letter published in the
Merrill Herald of Wednesday: Three
torpedos were fired at us, but as far
as l know, nobody saw the submarine,
and all the shots were fired at ran
dom. Everybody behaved splendidly,
especially the nurses. Fortunately
the English destroyer came up just
then and we were fast enough to get
out of range. We are located just
few miles from the English channel
and there are several small French
towns within walking distance"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
NEWSPAPER MEN HAD AN INTER.
ESTING MEETING AT MARSH
FIELD FRIDAY

Last Friday the Central Wisconsin
Press association held its summer
meeting at Marshfeld. A goodly mum.
ber of editors and printers of this
section attended. The publishers made
their headquarters at the Eagles hall
in that city. The morning program
opened up with an address of well
come by Mayor Felker of Marshfield,
which was responded to by President
f. Crothers of the Press association
This was followed by addresses and dis
cussions during the day, including a
smoker and social hour, also an auto
mobiles ride about the city. In the
evening banquet was served and
talks and music listened to. 1t was
"a splendid meeting and one of much
benefit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
GUARD AGAINST SHORTAGE

The Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.,
like many other concerns throughout
the country, is guarding against the
expected shortage in coal next winter.
The company now has $50 tons of
Elkhorn coal mined in eastern Ken
lucky, in stock pile at the gas plant
on Sawdust street and will increase
this to 1000 tons before winter. The
price paid is $50 delivered, or $4.O0
more than was paid for the same
grade a year ago.-Stevens Point
Gazette.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
CIRCUS DAY SOON HERE

The funny, old clown, the big hip
popotomus, the performing elephants,
educated seals, and sea lions that ac-
tually play America" upon musical
instruments, and big group of per-
forming lions, tigers and leopards are
a part of the wonderful performance
that is given by the James Patterson
Trained Wild Animal Show Com
bined with Gollmar Bros. Circus in
Wausau on Wednesday, August s.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
500 Reward. s1OO

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least ons dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in an
its stages and that is catarrh CStarrh being
greatly Influenced by constitutional condi-
tons requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease. giving the patient strength By
building I'D the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work The proprietors
have 50 much faith in the curative powers Of
Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY, & CO., Toledo
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
Doing Good

Few medicines have met with more
favor or accomplished more good than
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy. John F. Jantzen, Delmeny,
Sask., says of it, 81 have used Cham
berlains, Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
myself and in my family, and can rec
ommend it as being an exceptionally
fine preparation"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31
BANKERS ASSOCIATION AGRI-
CULTURAL COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE

c. G. Kruger, who was appointed
a member of the Agricultural com
mittee of the Wisconsin Bankers as
sociation, attended a meeting of that
committee held at the home of Bur-
ton w. Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee, at North Lake. The Bankers
association will make special effort in
the distribution soE the new pure bred
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

wheat seed and the Bankers Agri-
cultural bulletins. The plan is to give
the farmer every assistance possible
so that he may be able to produce
larger crops and bring a larger in
crease of wealth to Wisconsin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

Feel mean, cross, ugly, sore at your
self and everyone else. Do you know
what is wrong? Your stomach is out
of whack; HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will put it back. Taken tonight,
tomorrow be right. Don't wait. 35c.
Tea or Tablets. w. w. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

County clerk L. H. Cook attended
the annual convention of the Wis
constr County Clerks association at
Marshleld Wednesday. Out of mem
bership of seventy-one only seventeen
attended, owing to strenuous duties
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-31

at this particular time. Mr.. Cook was
elected secretary of the organization
for the ensuing year.
The John Kiefer furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furnituref Phone 1909. adv. If
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-29
THE WORLD WILL WATCH CONFERENCE
THA NKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
BY the President of the United States of America.
PROCLAMATION. {

Il has long been the honored
fruitful autumn of the in praise thanksgiving Almighty
God His
nmeaurable the midst
the blessings
ter than Of mind of
We have been the mankind
base everywhere and joining with other
for all
In this
spring
brought mind
sci and action has
supply
of those associated with we'll
a and
national spirit We shall divided
stuff made Of
things pray Almighty
of
service that His
WHEREFORE Wilson, President the United States
the ordinary
their
thanks God, the of
IN WITNESS WHEREOF land dandca
the seal of the United States to be affixed
in
the thousand
the Un hun
dred and fortysecond
WOODROW WILSON.
LANSING, &
Secretary of State.
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DE SAULLES CASE
IS NEAR ENDED
CASE is ALMOST READY
FOR DECISION.

MINEOLA, n. Y, Nov 2S.-The TAX
ing OF testimony in the trial of Mrs.
Blanca de Saulles, charged wits the
murder OF her divorced husband, ap-
preached its end today DR.. Sely Je-
lige, who is widely known alenist
and DR.. Louis c. Johnson. self-styled
physiological chemist, told of max
ing a diagnosis of Mrs. de Saulles'
condition shortly after the tragedy.
Their evidence had tendency to
support the woman's claim that she
was not accountable for her actions
when she shot her former husband
There were discrepancies in the
testimony of Miss Susanne Monteau,
Mrs. de Saulles' maid, who it is said
accompanied Mrs. de Saulles on the
night of the shooting as compare
with her former disposition.
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PRESIDENT LAMB
SPENDS DAY HERE
HEAD OF A. B. AND A. RY., IN CITY
YESTERDAY ON SEVERAL
MATTERS.

President E. T. Lamb, of the A., +
and A, was in the city yesterday and
spent the entire day here on A., B.
and A., matters generally.
Mr.. Lamb, always good friend OF
Brunswick and always on the job Of
trying to do something to peter To-
cal conditions is seeking to find d
good hotel man to operate the Ogie-
thorpe hotel
AS is well known, the Jaeckal lease
will expire in the latter part of De-
cember and the owners are anxious 10
locate manager to assume charge of
the property.
Hotel men were in the city yester-
day from New York and other points
but it was stated that final plans had
been made for the rental ofthehouse.
In Connection with the Oglethorpe
Mr.: Lamb wishes to be distinctly IN
derstood that the A, B, and A. does
not own the property, but that it is
owned by other interests who he
chances to represent. The mistaken
idea ..as q ways prevailed that the
property belongs to the A., B. and y.
and it is an erroneous one.
Pesident Lamb, who is travelling in
his private car. returned to Atlanta
last night.
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MR.. G. w. HOFFMAN
DIED HERE YESTERDAY

The many rfriends of G. w. Hort
man will be grieved to learn of his
death yesterday morning at his Stone
wall street. home.
The deceased was prominently
known in Brunswick for great num-
Der of years, and was connected with
the Atlantic Coast, Line railroad and
also the Goney and Parker Company.
Mr.. IIortman succumed to a ling
ering illness which had commenced
it's attack many moths ago, terminal
ing in his untimely death yesterday
Mr.. Ortman left no children but
is survived by wife, who tenderly
nursed him through the entire sick
ness which ended so fatally, and who
now deserved the great amount of
sympathy extended to her in her
hour Of grief
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CROWDS
FALLING AWAY
THIS, HOWEVER is SAID TO BE
DUE TO FACT THAT HE is
TO CUT ENGAGEMENT.

ATLANTA, Nov. 2S.-Attendance
at the Billy Sunday revival is begin
ming to decline quite noticeahly, and
on that account the famous evengelist
is threatening to cut short his stay
one week, making a six weeks cam
instead of seven-week' campaign.
OF coure what would be a whal-
ing big crowd in any other building
in Atlanta is not very large in the
Billy Sunday tabernacle, on account
of its enormous capacity. Fifteen
thousand people are comfortably ac
comodated beneath its roof. when
standing room is counted, ad it has
been packed to the rim several times
since the meeting opened.
Five thousand people would over
flow any church in Atlanta and would
fill eighty per cent of the Atlanta Au
ditorium, but five thousand people III
the tabernacle makes meager show
ing, with its hundreds of rows of va
cant seats.
His hold on the people is increas
ing in spite Of the noticeably smaller
audiences. He seems to make an ap
peal to the business man Of big af-
fairs. or the highly cultured skeptic
and the hory handed son Of toll, all
alike. They like his earnestness, en-
Joy his picturesque language, and are
deeply impressed by the logic, and are
force of his arguments.
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Woman is Said to Have Been
Absolutely Under the Con-
troll of Secretary.
HELD IN CHICAGO HOTEL"
That Mrs. Maude King and Her
Money Were in the Control OF
Means is Asserted by Attor-
neys for the State.

CONCORD, N c., Nov 2S.-An-
nouncement was made today by the
states prosecutors that If they arc
allowed to introduce certain evidence
Of alleged statements made by Mrs.
Maud King to the effect that several
months before she met her death
she was virtually 4 prisoner in a
Chicago hotel from May until July
The woman and her money were "ab
sOlutely under control of Castor
Means, according to their broad &C
susations.
The state today plunged deep into
the evidence against Means. The FIRST
first witness, l.. A. Wellington, Ihf
undertaken who prepared Mrs. King
body for burial, testified that there
were no powder marks about the
wound The state also attempted Z
SHOW that Means was in a hurry t.
have the body buried.
Captain W. S Bingham, a membe,
If the fatal party testified that n
wandered away from Means and Mrs
King to shoot a rabbit. AS he re
turned he heard a shot and MeaA'
called his brother Alton. to ''comf
here, quick; Marde has SHOT her
self" Mrs. Melvin. Mrs. Kings sis
ter sat beside the defendant this
morning.
DR.. McFayden testified that Mrs
Kings ankle was broken.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-29
ICE: WAGON AND
CAR IN COLLISION
MULE OF GLYNN ICE CO.. KILLED
AND WAGON DAMAGED IN
THE MsX-UP.

In a collision yesterday morning be-
tween an ice wagon of the Glynn Ice
company and a Norwich street car ~
the intersection Of Howe and Union
streets, one of the mules in the team
was killed and another was Slightly
damaged, while the big ice wagon was
damaged but not to any great e!Srenr.
The team was in charge of Anderson
Meredith, a negro driver, who stated
that the team moved away without a
driver as he was delivering ice to a
home in the neighborhood
Motorman William Harrison was in
charge of the car and was not to
blame for the accident as the mules
were on the tracks before he dis
covered the fact and before he ahd
time to stop his car.
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EXHIBIT WILL
OPEN TOMORROW
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GLYNN
COUNTY WOMEN AND OTHER
FEATURES DISPLAYED

Under the auspices of the Woman s
Club of Brunswick, the various can
ming clubs and societies of Glynn
county Will hold an exhibit today 4nd
tomorrow at the old armory building.
corner of Mansfield and Richmnd
streets
Prizes have been contributed b.
the following organizations and in
dlVdualS: The Womans Club of
Brunswick; who have given both "A
cash prize and their efforts in assist.
Miss Anderson to arrange for the
contest, as have the Acacia club and
ParentTeacher Assicioation the
Board of Trade; Brunswick Bank and
Trust company; National Bank OF
Brunswick; Glynn County Bank;
County Commissioners and Mr.. Geo.
II. Smith
In addition with the exhibit will be
found such added attractions as in
structiOns i'll bread carving, a booth
for the Y. NJ c. A war fund cam
paign and another for the "For Our
Boys Club, where prizes will be Of
fered, luncheOns served, etc.
Everyone interested in the best
care OF their country and home who
are within reach of the exhibit is ex-
pected to attend.
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Savannah Craft is Brought Int
This Port With a Very
Large Cargo,
MEMBERS OF CREW JAILED
The Launch Was Enroute to Sa-
vannah With Cargo Said TO
Be Valued at approximately
Three Thousand Dollars.

A Savannah LAUGH loaded with full
cargo OF whiskey, was captured yes
terday morning by a United States
coast patrol boat near the mouth OF
Frederica river. The boat was i'm
mediately brought to this city by the
patrol boat and the two men in charge
W. d. Monsees and NJ. F. Symms, to-
gether with the launch and the entire
cargo, were turned over to the state
authorities.
Sheriff Berrie Immediately took
charge Of the cases and seized the
launch, while the two men aboard
We're placed in the county Jail.
When the patrol boat brought the
booze launch into port she was an
Chored across te river opposite the
foot OF Gloucester street and two men
from the patrol vessel were placed on
board. Later they were relieved when
Deputy Sheriff iOwens arrived ana
took charge. He arrested the cwo
men and, placed the launch in charge
OF a watchman.-
The cargo carried by the boat was
one of the largest yet seized at or
near this port 1t consisted of some
thing like 105 cases Of rye whiskey
about a dozen cases of Scotch, a c3l.
pie of barrels of beer and d small
quantity of costly Spanish vino The
cargo has value of something like
$4,000.
The men in charge of the boat
stated after they had been arrested
that tire liquor WIS secured in jack
sonville and was being carried BY
them to Savannah people. They were
employed to make the trip in the
launch. and while, of course, the wet
good is not their property, still they
will have to answer to the state court
on charge of violating the prohibit
ton law. The men at once notified
parties in Savannah and they hope
to be able to furish the necessary
bond today.
Just what disposition will be made
Of the large quantity of whiskey and
the launch has not yet been deter
mined.
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GRAND CHANCELLOR is
PLEASED WITH BRUNSWICK

Hon. j. ID. Smith grand chaac cllor
OF the Georgia Knights of Pythias who
las been in the city for couple Of
days and who attended the big X. Of
P. celebration on Tuesday evening
Will leave this morning tor BdXle%
where he goes on Official business
Mr.. Smith is a resident OF Barnesville
and for long time was the president
of Gordon Military Institute of that
city. He enjoyed his visit % BrurS-
wick and was yesterday shown over
the city and was the recipient of many
social attentions at the hands of the
local Knights. He is delighted with
Brunswick and believes tha- her era
of prosperity has just begun
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MRS. @. w. GREENFIELD
i DIED HERE LAST NIGHT

The numerous friends and relatives
of Mrs. w. o. Greenfield will be
shocked to hear of her sudden last
night. which occurred at her London
street ONE at 9:40 O'Clock.
Mrs Greenfield. wo is A years OF
age. was stricken with a heavy cold
about two weeks ago which later de
velobed into pneumonia and termi-
mated with her untiruely death.
She is survived by a husband, who
is well known contractor in this
city. and two children. Mrs. j. w.
O'ouinn and Wesley Greenfield. who
reside in Brunswick.
Mrs Greenfield, who has lived here
all her life, has very many relatives
residing in various parts of the south
The funeral will take place this al
ternoon from the house. POOL London
Rev w. II. Chapman officiating, at
o'clock,