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stituting for him on the mail route.
 W. c. Ruby went 10 St. Albsns, Vt, Monday on business.
 MT. Hutchins of New York spent the week end with his mother at Rest cot tage.
 Misses. Merseresu and Ricketts, with their boarders from New York, recently visited Halls thread factory and the paper mill at South Coventry.
 Mrs. .Anastasia Parizek will teach next year in South Coventry.
 Mrs. Ida Brown is visiting Mrs Wes- ley Stout at Asbury Park, \. J.
 Miss Marie Schmidt of Nebraska met with painful accident last week While walking on the farm of c. F. Reed she stepped in hole and broke her kneecap. She was taken to the Johnson hospital, Stafford Springs. It will be several weeks before she can return to her duties as teacher in Omaha.
 Mir. and Mrs. C. F. Reed attended the funeral of Mrs. Reeds mother in New Haven last week. She was 93 years old and had been well and able to walk to church. half mile. She was Ill 10 days before her death. She leaves a grand daughter, Mrs. Fred Tyler. and a great grandson, Richard Tyler.
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1 Wednesday evening in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. The aair drew d large number of persons, [ including a number from Danielson, and all were delighted with the presen- tation, especially with the tableaux, which were especially fine, and with the | accompanying reading of Miss Abby Nitter A suggestion was heard Fri lay that the members of the cast be invited to present the pageant in Dan- 1 elson.
 Rev. NJ. s. Stocking of the Methodist church. will preach at a union service 1 10 be held in the Baptist church Sun ! day evening al o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. w. Bassett of Broad 1treet are to spend the next two weeks It Narra gansett Pier. l Mrs. J. C. Witter and Misses Helen ' l1. Aylwsrd and Catherine T. Thayer, 1 who have been spending the past two 1 weeks at Oakland beach will return hero Sunday
 l C. II. Michaels and party of friends ! motorcd to Woonsocket Friday to at- { tend the races.
 Henry F. Gregory of Riverpont was a visitor with friends in Danieson Fri day. ! Up to Friday afternoon work on the | tate highway between Danielson and inc Rhode Island line at Little Rest ! had not been undertaken l Youths arrested for breaking an en. ! iering Aliens store at Brooklyn did not s-em to ccrne to realization of the ser I iousness of their offence until they 1 were lodged in Brooklyn jail to await ' trial at the superior court 1 Amasa Pierce will have charge of i me session of the Baptist Sunday in | me absence of Supt Raymond Allen. i who viii be away on vacation. : A number of Danielson people in. i tend 10 be a. Willimantic Sunday for Inc camn meting.
 Mrs. Emma Warren has returned after spending vacation of two weeks | dt Oakland beach
 ] Fred B. Stanford. Senator Charles H Blake and Sherwood B. Potter hay. i been named committee of Brook. <! lyn residents to investigate. in accord. ance with vote of special town meeting. as to the needs in street light. Ing in the new fire district. Plans are well advanced for the ob servacne of Old Home day at soutt | ktllinsly on Labor day
 Mrs. Roscius Back of Winter xtre.
 has been spending a few days at Ho1
 land Mass, where she formerly re-
 sided.
 Not all of the dealers in yasoiin,
 nereabouts have as yet compiled witi
 the new law requiring that they disols,
 sign at their filling stations ghowin;
 The price per gallon at which gas is of
 fered.
 Mrs. A E. Wilmington will have tn
 members ef the Ladies Aid society .
 the Baptist church at. her home for
 meeting Tuesday afternoon
 Miss Florida Bernier, who recent
 underwent an operation at Torceste
 hospital Is at her home here and
 steadily ree&fAinE her health
 The 9Hheba3g mills hero vfU eJos
 today until the Tuesday after Labor da
 giving several hundred employees a va
 cation while urgently needed rspair.
 are carried out tS the water power plan
 at the mn.
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LEBANON

Mrs. Sarah Gager, Frs. Phoebe Irish, Mrs Mercie Gillette and Mrs. Carrie Abell spent Wednesday, Aug. 10, at At lantic Beach, R. L, making the trip by automobile with F. NJ Aben.
 Mrs. Ida NJ Abell, MT. and Mrs. E. P. Abel Walter Starr and MT. and Mrs. c. s. Goodwin motored to Rhode Island Monday, spending the day at Matunuck, Charlestown ard WeekapauS beaches, digging clans and grabbing
 Mrs. Walter Starr and son. Chester, Mrs. Walter Starr, Jr.. and three chill dren and William Lyons spent Monday at. GrosHenordale. with Mrs. Starr'S daughter, Mrs. George. Morrison.-....
 James -Holdridge of. Ledyard was the guest from Saturday until Tuesday of MT and Mrs. George .Chappell
 MT and Mrs. Frank Kingsley enter tained Sunday MT. and Mrs. Charles Phelps of New York, Mrs. Thomas Phelps of Scotland, MT. and Mrs. John Morgan and family of GreenevilIe and MT. and Mrs. Rowland Slate and son.
 c. NJ. Geer and family motored to South Killingly@ Sunday to take home Mrs. Eva Whitaker and two granddaugh- ters, who have been spending a week iR Lebanon. te
 Mir. and Mrs F. F. Manning, Earl Hoxie and Miss Mary Staldish spent Sum- day at Rocky Point
 Mrs. Gardner of Norwich is visiting Mrs. Ida AheE
 William PuItz and Wilton Hoxie are camping for a week at Lantern Hill.
 Saturday Mrs. II. w. Sweet and son Charles, Mrs. 4. E. Hewitt and daughter Dorothy motored 10 Matunuck, R. L, and stayed over night Sunday . w. Sweet, A. E. Hewitt and Mir and Mrs. Everett Hewitt joined the party. All returned home Sunday night.
 Miss Mary Standish and Earl Hoxie are spending a week in Worcester, Mass, guests of Miss Standish's aunt, Mrs. Ser nard Locke.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dwight Sps ulding, MT. and Mrs. Edwin Robertson of East Nor walk, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Sparkling of 1 West Haven and David Disbro of Nor walk have been spending two weeks va cation in town. keeping house at Mrs. Hattie s. Robinson's place while Mrs. Robinson and daughter Sarah visited Mrs. Robinson's daughters. Mrs. Charles Backus of Mystic and Mrs. Frank Churchill of Rocky Hill,
 MT and Mrs, o. L. Pultz and Mrs Mary Lillie left Tuesday morning for an automobile trip and to visit relatives in New York state.
 Carl Ellison of Baltic is spending a week with Miss, Edna Burgess. E. F. Carpenter entertained his brother from Burnside over Sunday.
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EWEn CITY

Thames Past Noble Grands' association surprised Dr. $: H. Holmes Friday by coming to his! home and giving him birthday party. His soth kirthday comes Sunday. The association gave him a box of cigars and an identification card cas-. The past noble srands of Ruthie Rebekah lodge presented him s5, and he received other gifts. Dinner and supper were served to 40 guests. the doctor proving genial host as he always is.
 Mrs. Nellie McKiernan ,Burns.- 45. wife of@eWiliism Burns, died at o'clock Fri day morning after a long period of i'll health. She was born in Norwich, but has lived in Jewett City nearly all her life. She was particularly a home Loving woman, a devoted mother. being more like a sister to her daughters, who were equally devoted to. her. She is survived by her husband, two daughters Mrs. J. Edward Wyatt and Miss Mabel Burns, aid two sons, Wil1;ap, and John Burns.
 Mrs, Annie H. Frost will visit relatives in Norwich for two weeks. Mrs. Frost, who has been a successful music teacher, on account of her health, will be obliged to rest for a yesG.
 Mrs. Jehn McGrath has an Eas-er lily set in the ground which has four. beauti- full blossoms. Her son gave her the
 
 blossoming she put it in the ground. H Warden Mccarthy and his son John report a wonderful time at Beach pond and will return to Jewett City the first of next week:
 Miss Ruby Thornton is suf eIinf from a fractured elbow. caused D., 4 fall
 MT. and Mrs. Officer of Wethersfield Mrs. Celia Geist and Miss Mildred Mo Carrom of Providence are visiting al Francis Campbelrs.
 Mrs Ernest Smith of New York ;s wis. iting Mrs R. R, CAureh.
 Mrs Lea L'iseutAux and sons, Arthur and William. have been at Anthony Bon ney,s for a few days. Arthur LHeureu1 goes to Milwaukee, Wis, today (Satur 1 day) te the branch office of the Pruden tial Insurance company. Mrs. L'Heureu1 and son William will return to Montreal | Canada, after, a yisi tin New London witl Mrs. John Ga-non. Mrs. L'Heureuxi | daughter. William, L'Heureuxis with tn tPrudential in Montreal
 ,, The oa-ers statf that everybody iron the nresident to the e1icA boy has beel
 invited to bisr p;cnic to De held toda, | Saturday by the Royal Worcester Cor l set Company Mutual Aid associatio, from 1o,So a, m. te f.sc D. m.. at Lax
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DANIELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

Some time between closing time Thurs day night and the opening of the shop Friday morning, the second hand store of Frank Luce on Livery street was en- tered and goods valued at SIS were stolen. A gold filled watch and ,52 revolver were reported to Capt. John Bull ger as missing. The breawk was discov- cred by the proprietor. Entrance to the store was gained by removing a pane of glass in rear window. The door was found unbolted Friday morning. Evi- dently after committing the theft the person or persons involved left iA this way.
 A fruit track ewneAs by JssePh viEzsAs of Webster and touring car owned by $. Eikolch of Putnam figured in . eoi- lision at Point Pleasant, Webster, on the Thompson road, at s.45 Thursday morn ing. The truck was coming out on the state road from d side road to Point Pleasant and the Nikolon ear was going toward Webster. Jennie v1Ensne, a daughter of the owner of the truck. re- ceived slfEht cuts on her right hand from flying glass. The front wheels of the truck were smashed and the right run ming borad of the touring car was iammed. Owners of the two machines attributed the accident to the slippery condition of the road. wet from the sterm cf the night before.
 Anthsny ThenAs, Providence, . truck driver, injured when his machine skidded at Plsinheld Thursday night. as told in The Bulletin Friday morning, is at the Day Kimball hospital in critical cendi- tion. It was said there Friday afternoon that his chances for recovery are slight.
 Nelson. the hard hitting catcher of the Nightingale-M Morse ball team, continuesto lead the regular players in the batting list, and is toppen only by Keegan, the field manager, who occasionally steps to the plate as pinch hitter. In Sunday's game the locals gathered 10 safeties, which fattened their batting averages, and brought Benoit and Faucher up into the 300 class, from which they had fallen the week before. LHeureux still presses close behind Nelson for batting honors. The present standing, which includes all -rat sc F0lt
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DIED

FITZMAURICE-In New London, Aug. IS, 1921, Walter Fitzmaurice, aged 70 years.
 Funeral at his late residence. s5 Ocean avenue, Saturday, Aug. 20, at s.50. daylight saving time. Requiem nigh mass at St. Joseph's church at g o'clock Relatives and friends invited to attend.
 BUKNs-In Jewett City. Aug. 1s. 1921. Nellie McKiernan, wife Of William Burns, aged A years.
 Requiem mass at St. Marys church. Jew ett City, Monday morning at o'clock. standard time. Burial in St. Mary's cemetery. ... .- WALsH-n Norwich, Aug. 1s, 1921, suddenly Margaret Walsh. Funeral services at her late home, No. 162 Central avenue. Monday morning at s.15. Solemn requiem high mass in
 St Mary's church at o'clock. QUINN-In Quincy, Mass. Aug. r, 1921, : hllia Peloquin, wife of John Quinn.
 formerly of Versailles, aged; 64 years. Funeral will be neld at the home of her
 son, Attorney Nirtu-1e r. A. Quinn, of
 Versailles, Saturday morning at S.3o.
 Solemn requiem high mass at St Je-
 eeph's church, Oecum, at 3 o'clock. WARD-In Norw ch, Aug IS, 1921, Misl Martha A. Ward, daughter of Capt William ard Angelina Smith Ward | Funeral servlses will be held at her late | home 223 West Thames street. Satur- day, Aug 20, at 2.3o D. n- Burial ir Yantte cenetAP
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WELLINGTON

Harry Krantz's children have the measles.
 Wednesday Mrs. Frank Joslin took to Rockville a party which included Mrs. Merrill Cushman, Mrs. Ernest Wilson, Miss Florence Wilson and friends from New ork.
 John Bligh of Manchester is helping his brother, Howard Bligh, for few days and boarding at the Ryder house.
 George Cosgrove has been visiting George WraiEht's brother in West Hart land at his pleasant farm. MT. Wraisht has 1,500 birds.
 Mrs. James Barry of Norwich has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. Frank Walton. Her daughter, who has been spending several weeks with her grand mother, returned home with Mrs. Barry.
 William Masinda broke his collarbone while wrestling. Charles korner is sub
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ATTAWAUGAN

The Plainheld team is to play the A. A. A. team here Saturday afternoon. The local team is to go to Piainfeld Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs, Frank Williams of Bos- fly Tuesday.
 Mrs. Cornelia Geer. Miss Clara Geer and Mrs. Henry Davis have returned home after a vacation at Sound View
 Mrs. Phoebe Corbin and child Of Greenwich are visiting NIT. and Mrs. John
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Perkins.
 People from here and Ballou, .', spent last Saturday at Ocean Beach, L-ng in one of Mir Pelletts buses.
 Mrs. Ds=cnais has red geranium N.th A blossoms on it.
 Mir and Mrs. Albert Robinson, Mfr. and Mrs. Walter Robinson attended the reun- ion Of the Pioneer Boys of TsfcFille at Oakland Beach Sunday.
 John Pechie. ST. visited at Oxford Mass. several days recently.
 Floyd Mitchell motored to Manchester. \. IT., Saturday, returning home Sun day.
 Mir. and Mrs wilfred Wade of East Killingly are moving to William Welch' s house, vacated by Bernard Brown.
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of his vacation at the home Of Cs4rles Sandford of South Chaplin.
 Rev. Robert Williams. who has been elected dean Of Albion college, Is 10 preach Sunday next.
 Michael Lsndeck has bought trv8 William Phillips the farm formerly own- ed by the Lester White estate Mir Phil lips had steam mill on the farm and cut and sawed the timber into variouE kinds of lumber
 The many friends Of Miss Florenc~ | Hunt are glad 10 hear Of her improve ment from her serious illness.
 The hay season is long drawn out thir year. and much hay remains 10 be cut
 Rev. W. B. Sandford and family Jeff the past week from South Chaplin fer Des Moines, la, in their automobile. the trip taking about nine days.
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The team average this week also takes I leap forward and is now PA Putnam has been to bat 455 times and been cred ted with 102 hits. The Nightingale team average has been unusually good this season, and the fans are glad to see it gong un. The visitors have sent 37e men against the Putnam pitchers and 75 hits have been made, giving an average of .2o1. Thi Nightingales will have as opponents here Sunday the 1mperials of Hartford.
 Mrs. Philip Drucker and children of New York, formerly of Putnam, have been guests of s. Rosoft and family of Intervale street.
 Funeral services for Frances F. Cutler,
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HARMED.

sTLLMAN = MARR - In Stonington, Aug. s. 1921, by Rev. Dwight C. Stone, Byron NJ. Stillman and Marguerite L. Marr. both of Pawcatuck. ELI-WILLMoRE-In Stoninr- ton, Aug 17. 1921, by Rev Henry NJ Thompson, Miss Alice Willmore and $. T. Mcdowell
 ER-PRENTICE-In Mystic Aug IS, 1921, by Rev William F. Williams of North Stonington, Miss Marion Louise Prentice of Mystic and Dr. J. C. Wagner of Ponce City, Okla
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BORN

BILL-In St Johnsbury, Vt, Aug. 19, 1921 daughter to Mir. and Mrs. Les ter Bill. MINERAL Pendleton Hill, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Miner. Clarkyille Aug. r, 1921, a daughter, Marion S.. to MT. and Mrs. Ralph A. Lillibridge of Glas- go. Conn.
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CHAPLIN

Rev. ". B. Sanford cf Des Moines. Ia. preached a grand sermon at the church the first Sunday in the month. taking for his text Ps. lal: l-z. Rev. Mir. Sandford and his family have spent several weeks
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ciely will hold their Sixty-first Annual Festival
 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
 Aug. 24 and 25. 1921. Baskets, Aprons, Fancy Articles, both useful and ornamental
 Clam Chowder, Oysters. Succotash. Yokease. Ice Cream, Cake and Confec- tionery will be offered fG< sale.
 We would respectfully invite our friends and, patrons to give us a call. The Montville. trolley passes within 200 feet of the .Wigwam. Admission, 15 cents. Children. 10 eeAts. N. Eff said days be stormy, sale will take place next fair week days.
 aug2oSTuW
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Danbury.-Nesrly 60 merchants ef fhif city have already joined the Dollar day movement and are making prepzrztierI for the big event Aug. sl-
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park, Worcester. While it is hardly prob- able that President David Hale Tanning will attend. borough friends learn that he is in excellent health this summer.
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swim of about a quarter of a mile. They are the first localities to accomplish.
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WELCOME TO THE w1GwAM,
EsDAY AND THURSDAY,

The ladies of the NoheEsn Sewing So- ciety will hold their Sixty-hrst Annual
Evening journal., 1921-09-08
ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
FOR MRS. KENNEY
Ipeciai to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
ELKTON, Nd, Sept. S.-After be-
ing closed for the month OF August,
the Elkton Presbyterian Church
will reopen on Sunday, September
18th. when the Rev William p.
Finney. d. d. of Lincoln University,
Penna., will have charge Of the SER
vices and preach.
Mrs Nellie b. Kenney, OF Will
mlngton, has been granted by the
Circuit Court for Cecil County, an
absolute divorce from her husband
Lew. Wallace Kenney, of Philadel-
phia. formerly of this county, and
alimony Of 800 a month. Mrs.
Kenney is a daughter of the late
Rev G. r. Neese, one time pastor
of the North East Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Maize E. Berland. OF Elkton, in
August. 1920, was appointed a No
tary Public. A few months ago she
married Warren w. Boulden, OF this
town. An application to the Secre-
tary Of State secured the permission
to use her maiden name on official
papers. during the remainder OF her
commission.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon Of Mrs. Mary Kraste
Fowler. wife OF Howard Fowler, OF
Chesapeake City, who died on Sun
day, aged 23 years. She was mar
ried only a few months ago.
Evening journal., 1921-09-08
ROBBERS AROUSE
might WATCHNAN
Forbes Calls for Help and
Then Shot at Burglars
From Window
THEY ESCAPE
IN AUTOMOBILE

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Sept. s.-An attempt to
rob three stores in the Priscilla
Block on Loockerman street from
the rear of the stores at an early
hour yesterday morning was pre-
vented by the night watchman, Scott
Forbes. who frightened three men
away by shooting a pistol from the
second story of the Priscilla Block.
The stores that the men tried to get
in were the Quality Shop OF NJ
Simon and Company and the ]. j.
Morris store.
Forbes, the night watchman, was
awakened by hearing the men ham
mering on the iron bars of the WIN
dows in the stores. Evidently find
ing the iron bars a tough PROPOSE
ton they stopped hammering and
went toward the Diamond Stats
Telephone Company building.
Forbes telephoned for Might
Watchman Dickerson. who WIS
finally located. He then fred at the
men from the window. They es-
capped before Dickerson reached the
place.
An automobile standing near the
corner Of State street is supposed to
have been waiting to carry the loot
away. as it left shortly after Forbes
shot at the men.
Evening journal., 1921-09-08
CHESROOK BOYS
TALK SEASONS PLAY

Several members OF last years
Chesrook football squad held a
meeting at the Central Sport Goods
Store, 913 Shipley street, last night
According to those present they will
hold another meeting at the same
place next Monday night and want
every man who was connected with
Chesrook in any capacity whatever
last year to be out. They have an
nounced that they will elect a mana
ger, coach and other officials at the
next meeting.
Those who we're present last night
were:
Emil Kemske, Paul Kemske, Reed,
Dan Kelley. Alexander. Mannering,
Dutch" Ludwig. Bill Feinberg. Dick
.Seeley. Poppy" Joyce, Kenneally.
Gabriel. Bob Kidd and Bob Gray.
Eddie Abrahams. who says he wal
elected manager OF Chesrook last
season, has called a meeting for to-
night in The Evening Journal Office
The men present at the meeting held
last night said that II was not called
by any individual in particular. but
that II was an informal gathering
of the members OF last years squad
From the names submitted as those
present it looks as If they are goinl
TO go ahead with the reorganization
OF Chesrook.
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IT'S ENROLLED IN
DOVER SCHOOLS
special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal
DOVER. Sept s.-Superintendent
Of local schools. W. B. Thornburg,
has completed the data concerning
the opening of the Dover schools on
Tuesday, which show increases over
last year.
Total enrolment in the high
school was 1876. two more than were
enrolled all OF last year. The di-
vision is as follows:
Senior class, 10 boys. girls;
junior class, 10 boys, 21 girls; soph-
omore class. % boys. 21 girls; fresh
man class. "a boys. % girls.
The enrolment in the grades
show 400. divided as follows: Eighth
grade, "a boys. 2s girls; seventh
grade, % boys. 35 girls; "A Rapid"
grade, 12 boys and is girls; sixth
grade, 81 boys, IA girls; fifth grade,
II boys. 22 girls; "B Rapid" grade,
21 boys. "a girls; fourth grade. "a
BOYS, 20 girls; &C Rapid" grade, 22
boys. IA girls; third grade, boys,
10 girls; second grade, AZ boys. %
girls; first grade, 20 boys, SS girls.
The probable enrolment for the
Dover high school this year will
total $50.
The enrolment IN the Negro
schools of Dover this year on the
first day was 1875. while the total en-
rollment for last year in the Negro
schools was $50.
The total enrolment in both white
and Negro schools so far this year
/ is 1855.
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Want GUARDS
AFTER TRAIN
IS BLOWN Up

CONTINUED from First Page)
Ca, and eighteen strikers on the
road Monday charging conspiracy
to interfere with the operation OF
the A. B. and A These were set
aside by the court late yesterday be-
cause of the alleged illegality OF the
term of the, grand jury during which
the presenements were made.
B. L. Bugg, former President OF
the railroad and now receiver Ue-
clared today that he would appeal
to Governor Thomas w. Hardwick
for protection for the road.
If state protection is given troops
Will probably patrol a considerable
portion of the line in automobile.
The train, a freight, was travelling
down an incline at a speed of about
20 miles an hour when the explosion
occurred according to trainmen-
The engine was blown Off the
track. 1t rolled some distance and
turned over pinning Engineer Morris
under.
A number of fresght cars left the
track.
A strike on the A b. and A. was
called late last year when a wage
slash was announced The road
later went into the hands of re-
ceiver, Bugg being appointed to act
in that capacity.
Recently a clash between strikers
and workers on the road at the
shops in Fitzgerald caused the death
of one workers on the road. State
militia was sent to Fitzgerald at that
time. The troops were Withdrawn
after several days of quiet
A M. Larisey, strike leader. de-
clared early today that he did not
believe strikers were responsible FOR
the dynamiting Of the train He
pointed OF that the unions did not
countenance violence