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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18

That is pitiful story Of life's trag-
edies which comes from Burlington-the
story Of young wife and mother who,
deserted by her husband two years ago,
had struggled heroieally in those two
long years to support herself and her
two young children and who, stricken
with disease, finally gave up the unequal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18

A Nebraska town of a thousand popu
lation proposes to put 100000 into the
upbuiding of its industrial life, That
ought to make the task of raising $3.50.
900 in Barre seem like small job.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18

A prominent physician and skin spe-
cialist has made the assertion that alco-
hol is a great aid to cancerous growth.
Old John Barleycorn is getting some
good hard raps in his declining days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18
Maine and Vermont Roads Compared.

The state officials who visited Maine
recently report that Vermont roads com
pare very favorably. We are inclined to
think that for once these state officials
are too blamed modest. "Stod" Bates
roads are so much better than the Maine
roads that they should not be spoken of
in the same breath.--Waterbur Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18

1t seems probable that not many more
bullets will drop over onto the American
side of the Rio Grande for some time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18

Daylight saving and beer and light
wines are leaving the reception room
hand in hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18

The weather is hot competitor with
the colleges in comforting degrees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18
The Home of Barre Granite

all
Granite"
We Of the quality proud Of
all the history held
position which
splendid
andsh n he
that she
the prestige which holds
opportunities which
and work and The fact that she city OF working her
This bank stands that will increase
the happiness and prosperity of her
One For Allah One:T
The Peoples National Bank of Barre
for Your
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
HUSBAND ASSISTSIN
SEARCH FOR MISSING
GIRL IN BALTIMORE
Miss Louise Fox Had Been Secretly
Married Last April 1t Has Just
Been Learied-Of Officers Are
Yet Unable TO Unrayel Deep
Mystery Of Her Dis
appearance.

Although officers have turned over
every possible clue to the mysterious
disappearance of Miss Louise Fox in
Baltimore on last Saturday evening"
they have as yet been unable to find
any clue that would lead them to solve
this, the deepest mystery that has
faced these officers in many years.
The case took a most peculiar turn,
to her Maysville friends, on Thursday
evening when a news dispatch in a
| Cincinnati newspaper told of the
young lady's secret marriage on April
13 last to Mr.. George Erwin Bushfleld,
student in Columbia University, New
York. The husband is now in Balti-
more assisting in the search of Of
ficers and relatives for the missing
girl.
Mr.. Ferd Hechinger, local clothing
merchant, uncle of the missing girl
who is now in Baltimore assisting in
the search, telegraphed his family here
| 'eio iiioi hih6 thob ticl NClC llO new
developments in the case and that he
was leaving Baltimore today to return
to Maysville being unable to accom-.
plish anything in the case there.
The theory that the young woman
was kidnapped still seems to be the
one to which the officials are holding
Although 1t is reported that the young
lady had one thousand dollars in Lib
erty BONDS on her person and severa
valuable jewels, it is hardly thought
that she was taken up by robbers as
she wore neither hat or coat and car.
ried no purse in her hand. 1t is still
thought that her kidnappers will be
heard from in short time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
BURNING BRIDGE ON THE
c. & 0. ENDANGERS MANY
Fast c. g. o. Train Is Flagged Just
In Time to Prevent Its Crashing
Onto Burning Bridge Near
Cincinnati. -

BY few minutes time c. G. O..
Of Indiana R. r. passenger train was
saved from plunging 40 feet with its
sleeping passengers, early Friday,
when a trestle spanning a gully be-
tween Bridgetown and Schwartz's s
Woods, west of Westwood near Gin.
cinnati, was destroyed partly by fire.
While volunteers and Cheviot and
Cincinnati flremen were fighting the
fire, some one remembered the train
was due. A fireman with a lantern
ran along the track and tagged the
train as 1t came in sight.
The engineer backed his train to
Miamitown and detoured to reach Gin
cinnati. Many passengers were not
awakened by the sudden stopping of
the train
Edward Newhouse, farmer, awaken
ed by red glare in his bedroom win
dow, saw $50 feet of the trestle blaz.
ing. He telephoned the fire depart.
ments.
A large cistern was used to pumI
water, but 1t went dry. George Hoff
man, chief of the Cheviot department
took his auto pumper to Muddy Creel
to obtain water.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
FOR ANNUAL TOBACCO FAIR
Maysyille's Big Corn and Tobacco Fair
VIII Likely Be Held at the Big
Home Warehouse---Department
Heads, Are Selected.

At the meeting of Chamber of Com
merce directors and interested busi-
ness men held on Thursday evening
at the Chamber of Commerce to dis
cuss plans for the Corn and Tobacco
Fair, some final plans were discussed
and heads Of various departments
were named.
The managing committee of the
Fair for this year will consist of A. l..
Merz, chairman, George Kirk, secre-
tary, H. P. Purnell, Sherman Arm.
President II. ]. Cochran will look af-
ter the wiring of the warehouse in
which the fair will be held. The Terp-
sichorean Club will look after the dec
Grating and Mayor Thomas M. Russell
will have charge Of the entertain
ments.
1t has been practically decided that
the fair will be held in the big Home
Warehouse. One side Of this great
building will likely be used for shows
and concessions while the other side
will be used for the erection of booths
Another meeting will be held in
very short time when these details
will be worked out more thoroughly
Enthusiasm was very high 1t is GER
tain that the fair will be one grant
success.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
GRAND JURY QUITS
after QUIET SEES
SION OF five DAYS
Mason County Grand Jury For the
September Term is Finally Ad.
journed-Three Indictments
. Returned Today.

The Mason County Grand Jury for
the September term adjourned finally
at about o'clock this evening return
ing into court only three indictments.
During the day the jury had many wit
nesses before them some of whom
were local food dealers and it was
thought that some action or at least
some recommendation in the food sit
uation would be made but nothing was
mentioned.
The idictments returned this after
noon were D. Thomas, house break
ing; D. Thomas, carrying away per-
sonal property of another; Albert NAL
lory, grand larceny.
The final report of the jury follows:
We, the Grand Jury duly empaneled
at the September term of the Mason
Circuit Court, respectfully report that
we have been In session five days and
have examined about so witnesses and
returned Is idictments.
We find the public records and build
ings in good condition and we'll kept.
We find the general moral conditions
in the county exceptionally good and
the law in large measure being
obeyed.
Having finished our labors, we ask
to be dismissed
~ ELMER G. DOWNING, Foreman
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
WRECKED TOWN
WILL Be rebuilt
Citizens of Stricken City Plan Con-
structlon of Sea Wall For Protec-
ton Against Recurrence.

Corpus Christi, Texas, September 19.
The toll of Sundays tidal wave and
hurricane was placed today at between
$50 and 425 dead and property loss of
$20OOO,00O
Almost continuous rain since Sun
day has made difficult the problem
of taking care of 5000 homeless.
Authorities hoped to complete the
refugee tent city tonight.
Dozens of once prosperous citi-
zens have been made penniless, many
of them actually losing clothes from
their backs" Roy Brown, former may
or, said today. Financial assistance
is what these people need worst. par
ticularly the men with families.
But the people have not lost their
courage" Brown said. "All they want
is money to work with and the city
will be rehabilitated quickly. Plans
for a sea wall, such as saved Calves.
ton from the terrors of Sundays storm
already are under way"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
AUTOS As WELL AS
STOCK CkSALESMEN and
PEDDLERS MUST PAY
Council License Committee Decides
That They VIII Not Place License
Tax on Local Business Houses
But License Law and VIII
Be Considerably
Revised.

The proposed revision of the city's
license law will not include licensing
all of the local business houses. This
was finally decided upon at meeting
of the License Committee of City
Council held on Thursday evening but
there will be a considerable revision
of the city's licensing law offered at
the next regular meeting of council
which will mean a considerable in
crease in the city's revenue.
With the coming of the automobile
into more general use and the relegat-
ing of the horse and wagon, the city's
license income has been rapidly
dwindling. The citys license law still
| fixes a license on horses and wagons
and on horse drawIi drays but 1t does
not include motor delivery wagons
and transfer auto trucks, which in the
past few years have taken the place
of horse drawn wagons and drays.
The newly revised license law will
provide for a $3.50 license on motor
delivery wagons and $40 on transfer
trucks.
The committee also proposes to take
steps to protect the citizens of Mays
vile from wild caters" in stocks and
at the same time bring money into the
city treasury by the fixing of a license
fee of $500 on statesmen Of stocks
which are not listed on either the New
York or the Cincinnati Stock Ex-
change.
Peddlers in the city will also pay a
larger license fee and statesmen from
other cities who come here and make
sales from hotel rooms will also be
Required to make a donation to the
city's treasury or stay away from
Maysville. Magazine solicitors will al
so donate.
The definition of Near Beer" came
up for a general discussion. This mat
ter Is now in the Federal courts ant
as the city's ordinance reads "Nea
Beer, this changed to "Brewet
drinks" and will greatly protect th
operators of Soft drink Saloons" sell
ing these brewed drinks. In the pas
they have been required to pay cit.
license of 5000 per year and at tn
same time grocers and others hav
been allowed to sell identically tn
same near beer" with only a sof
drink license. This change In the Ii
cense law will mean that all not hold
, ing a $500 license must discontinue tn
sale Of "Brewed drinks" Of all kinds
Thursdays meeting was but CON
mittee meeting and the decisions mad
then were but tentative. The entir
matter will come before Council as
J whole at the next regular meeting |
I October.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
INTEREST GROWS IN
EFFORT TO EDUCATE
MASON C0UNTIANS
Mason County Moonlight Schools wiz
Open on October eth and Enort
VIII Be Made to Enlist Every
Grown.up In County Who
Cannot Read or Write.

"One Hundred Per Cent. Attendance
Everybody reading and writing :
That's the slogan of the Mason County
Illiteracy Drive which is progressing
very successfully under the leadership
Of Mrs. James B. Ross, Of this city
County Illiteracy Agent.
Every school teacher In the county
has agreed to conduct during this yeai
a Moonlight School in their district
for the benefit of the grown-ups III
that community who can neither read
or write. These schools will be open
ed on the evening of October 9th and
plans are now rapidly taking form FOR
the conducting of these schools.
Interest is keen all over Mason
county. Mass meetings were heio
Thursday evening at Rectorville and
Plumville. There were large audiences
at both places and the people seemed
very anxious to attend the Moonligh'
School and acquire the ability to read
and write before the 1920 census Is
taken, There are at present many
grown illiterates in Mason county ant
a desperate effort will be made to re-
duce this number considerably it It IL
not entirely wiped out.
Mrs. Ross, the county illiterac!
agent, hopes to have every school dis
trict in Mason county thoroughly or
ganized and ready to begin real worl
by the date set for the opening or th'
Moonlight School season.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
AT BAPTIST
CHURCH ON THURSDAY

On next Thursday evening Rev. ]
A. Davis, pastor of the Two Lick Bap.
tist Church, will preach at the First
Baptist Church. this city and it IL
hoped that the entire membership will
attend. Rev. Mr.. Davis has been ex
tended call to the pastorate of the
local church and on Thursday evening
he will likely make his answer to thai
call.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
HAD KENTUCKY
FISHING LICENSE

1t is understood that the Southern
Ohio district Game Warden, who made
raid a few days ago on fisher
mans supplies found at the Homes of
several Aberdeen people, will be re-
quired by the courts to return the
equipment which he carried away
when he made these raids. 1t devel-
ops that these fishermen had Ken
lucky fishing license which gave them
permission to fish In the Ohio river
and that these nets and seins were
being used in the river only.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
GETS BEANS FROM JAPAN

So very scarce is the supply of
dried beans in this country that the
M. c. Russell Company, local whole
sale grocers, had to seek a foreign
market to meet the demands of their
trade and this firm has Just received
notice of the receipt in Seattle, Wash,
of shipment of 600 bags of White
Navy beans grown in Japan. These
beans were shipped to the local firm
from Seattle ON September and will
be several weeks in arriving here.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
MANY SEE FEATURE PICTURE

There was very large audience at
the Washington Theater on Thursday
evening to see Harold Bell Wrighta
"The Shepherd of the Hills" produced
in pictures. The show Is to have been
an exceptionally good one. and it is
thought that the Washington will be
crowded for all the remaining engage
ments Of this picture here.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
POLICEMAN SUSPENDED
FOR THIRTY DAYS

The Police Committee of City Coun-
Gil held a meeting at the Council
Chamber on Thursday evening to hear
charges placed against Officer Dudley
Bloomhuff of drunkenness. After hear
ing all the evidence. the committee de-
cided to suspend the officer from the
force for a period OF 80 days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
LEDGER TO GIVE FANS
WORLD SERIES DOPE

Arrangements are being made
whereby the Public Ledger will give
its readers and friends the dope" on
the World Series baseball games
right off the bat" Besides having full
information on the games in the after
noon edition or at least the game up
to press time and the complete game
In the morning education, bulletins
will be posted at the Public Ledger
building each inning during, the SER
les of games.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
DOVER PLANS COMMUNITY
STORE AND ELECTRICITY

The Mason County News, of Dover,
says that the Dover Community Club
has already started plans for the es-
tablishment in that beautiful little
town of a Community Store owned by
the community and a plan is also on
foot to install electric lights on the
streets of the town.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
PIT. A. GETS UNDER WAY
AT TODAY'S MEETINGS

The most of the Parent-Teacher AS
sociations of the city will hold their
first meeting of the school year this
evening and the officials hope to get
the work of these live organizations
we'll under way. The Parent-Teacher
Associations have accomplished much
in the Maysville school and they ex-
pect to have very successful year
this year
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
HORSES GIVE WAY
TO AUTOMOBILES

Workmen are engaged now in tear
ing out number Of the stalls in the
Higgins & Slattery stable in lower
Market street to give more storage
room for automobiles. This popular
firms business in storing automobiles
is growing very rapidly and they are
compelled to make more room.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
HOUSES BEING TORN DOWN

Workmen are engaged in tearing
down the houses East Of the Growers
warehouse in the Fifth ward and the
last Of these houses Is coming down
today. Work at extending the Grow
ers warehouse through to Water street
will begin Just as soon as the debris
from these old houses is removed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
TAKES CHARGE OF BUILDING
FIRST OF OCTOBER

The Maysville Suit and Dry Goods
Company which recently leased the
Pecor Drug Companys building, Eill
take charge Of that building the first
of October and prior to that time the
stock of the Pecor Drug Company will
be sold. Thedry goods company plans
extensive changes and improvements
in the building before they occupy it
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

In selecting the new election officers
yesterday, the Election Commission
ers endeavored to select men who
would be certain to serve. For the
past two years on election day there
has been much confusion when ap-
pointed election officers fail to report
for duty. For the past two elections
the polls in the Plumville precinct
have not been opened.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

The regular weekly band concert
will be held this evening in the NUM-
cipal Band stand in Market street,
weather permitting. The boys have
several new numbers that have not
been heard by all our citizens and it
is expected that there will be quite a
crowd out on the streets.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Mr., william Holzwortb, OF NIL
waukee. Wis. general manager Of the
Holzworth syndicate Five and Ten
Cent stores, Is spending few days In
Maysyille the guest OF Manager Olson,
OF their local store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Rev. w. D. Melbourne, the new
pastor of the First NJ. e. Church,
South, and his family arrived in Mays
vile Thursday. They will reside in
a fiat in the Chunn property in West
Third street. Rev. Melbourne and his
good family are given a very hearty
welcome to our city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Mrs. George Schatzmann of Lex
ington street received word yesterday
that her brother-in-law, Mr.. Job ms
keep, of Russellville, Ohio, was in a
very dangerous condition and his
death was expected at any time. Hta
many friends here regret to learn this
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

The funeral of the late Michael Nc
Tigh was held this morning at .
o'clock from st. Patrick's church and
burial was made in the Washington
cemetery. Mr.. McTigh was 92 years
Of age and was born in Ireland.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
THE LAST OUTLAW

Is a thrilling western feature that
will be shown at the Pastime to-
morrow. Pete Morrison Is featured
In this thriller. Also "Nellie's Naugh-
ty Boarder", L'Ko comedy and New
Screen Magazine.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL PRIMARY
PARTY ON SATURDAY

The Primary Department of the
Sunday School Of the First Baptist
church will have a party for the little
tots at the church on Saturday after
noon from 2:3O to 43O. Invitations
have been issued to all members of
this department.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Mrs. M. Galanty has returned to her
home on West Second street, after be-
ing in Cincinnati for few days, called
there by the illness of her sister-in-
law
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Several Maysville people go to Min
erva tonight to attend a meeting of
the Community Club when drive to
make that town 100 per cent. Sanitary
will be started.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19
KAHN GETS JUDGMENT

A jury In the Mason Circuit Court
this afternoon awarded $3.50 judgment
to Mr.. John Kain, local blacksmith, in
his suit against the Cary-Reed Con-
struction Company, of Lexington,
builders of Maysville's asphalt streets.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Next Monday in Squire Fred Dresel's
regular monthly court day and there
are many cases on the docket sched-
uled for trial.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-09-19

Buy in Maysville. 1t pays.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03

very bright red star, Antares (atA),
with the neighboring line of fainter
stars to the west, will at once attract
the attention of the observer. All of
this interesting figure is not shown on
our map, for there is U-shaped train
of quite bright stars joining the stars
C and D, but below these, which out
lines the bend of the tail and reaches
all of the way to the ground.
The most remarkable things about
this region of the heavens are the
great number of double stars in the
neighborhood and the extraordinary
cloud-like nebulas found here. Thus,
Antares itself is immersed in vast
intricate nebulous cloud. which extends
far beyond the star at B, while the lit
tie star at E (Which is a double double,
similar to the better-known Epsilon
Lyrae. at F., is surrounded by re-
markable wing-like nebula which eX-
tends to distance equal to four times
that across the full MOON
Almost in straight line between
the stars and Fl, and midway be-
tween them, there is a most interest
ing and compact star cluster in which
there unexpectedly appeared the bright
new star of 1860; two other little clus-
ters will be found about midway between
the two stars at D and the naked eye
pair of stars at K. In fact, this whole
region will very we'll repay study ano
exploration with the telescope. The
star at B is a double; that at Fl is q
triple. while Antares itself has an en-
erald green companion, almost due west
of the bright red star and only three
and one-half seconds away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-03

, lust at this time, so that the fainter
stars of the shower cannot be seen, but
it is hoped that in spite of this draw
back the display will be brilliant and
interesting one
The observer should take up posi-
ton as far away from city lights as
possible and, facing the northwest, fix
his attention on the region of the heav-
ems a little alb owe and to the left of the
yellowish star of Perseus at l., Fig. l..
He will then see at an average inter-
val of every minute Cor perhaps even
more frequently, yellowish, rather
slowly moving, shooting stars move
outward from this region in any direc-
ton across the sky, many of them
leaving yellowish streaks or trails be-
hind them.
The reader, who may have observed
| the November shooting stars, will be
at once struck by the difference in ap-
are of a decidedly blue color The Au-
gust meteors The former dart outward
| from the radient with great swiftness,
| lasting for but few seconds, or even
| for only a fraction of a second, and they
| are of a decidly blue color. The Au-
| gust meteors, on the other hand, are of
| yellowish color and move much more
J slowly.
| These apparent differences are wholly
, caused by the fact that our earth runs
| into the particles of the November
| swarm, the collision occurring at the