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4 LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE ALABAMA MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 7.—Auction er Hill has been arrested at Brewton for selling at an "old horse" sale of the express company a Jug of whisky. It is alleged to be in violation of the prohibi tion laws for the express people to adopt this method of getting charges out of uncalled-for goods. A test of the right to thus realize on delinquent charges will be made. BIRMINOHAM.-J. D. Biles, a carpen ter, W years old. Is dead as a result of Injuries received by being run into by an automobile belongfng to the governor. The negro chauffeur. Charles Lewis, was drlv ing to the depot to iheet Governor Comer coming up from Montgomery, when Mr. Biles was run into on the approach to the viaduct. The injured man was picked up by the chauffeur and carried to his home at East Lake, a suburb, and death followed twenty-four hours later. The chauffeur is under arrest oharged with murder. BTEVENSON— Dr. J. M. Cox and C. T. Consaul, of Washington, D. C, were here Tuesday looking after government claim Alfred Barnes has returned from a vis it at Bridgeport, Ala. Miss Lillian Mussetter was shopping in Chattanooga last week. Rev. A. B. Jones of Albertville. Ala., was the guest of the Messrs. Vaught last *Mri M. L. Huddleston of Shelbyvllle, Term is spending some time with her /iniißhter. Mrs. W. H. Walker. B. Hall of Bridgeport, Ala., ~= a re cent visitor here. Mrs. L. E. Alston is the guest of Mrs. Orrln Finegan, In Memphis, Term. CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Dec. 7.—Freder ick E. Silllman, a well-known contractor, la dead. He was 62 and a descend ant of General Goldselleck Silliman of Revolutionary fame. Impressed by a vivid dream in which Mr. Siliman had dropped dead. Superintendent of Police Birming ham on awakening in the morning tele phoned to the home of Mr. Silliman only .to learn that the death had been realized. Mr. Silliman and Superintendent Birming ham had been close friends. THOMASTON-Marshall J. Grllley, a well-known resident of this town, cele brated hla 86th birthday Saturday by walking from this place to Waterbury, a distance of ten miles. Mr. Grllley has in dulged in the pastime annually for several years and finished his jaunt Saturday in fully as good condition as on any former occasion. He was accompanied by T. G. Reed, who is acquiring a reputation local ly as a pedestrian. BRANFORD— CharIes H. Franz and Dr. Vurpillat, the latter of New Haven, who have been running a so-called medical show, were arrested Saturday on the charges of breaking the itinerant venders law and of giving a theatrical perform ance without a license. The men have put out their show in many cities and towns in the state. The men were released on bonds of $100 each for appearance Mon day. FAIRFIELD— Miss Kate Bonner, a member of a well-known family in this section, who was reported missing from her home in Bridgeport Friday last, was discovered in the woods near this place late today, sleeping in the corner of a sione wall and under the cover of a mail bag. Miss Bonner was blue frcm cold and exposure and was emaciated from want of food. The discovery was made by Wil liam Belknap and Casella Drodgwell, who heard the sounds of a woman's moaning in the woods. She was at once put in the hands of physicians and it is thought that she has a good chance of recovery. KENTUCKY MILTON, Ky., Dec. 7.— The feeling be tween the members of the American So ciety of Equity and the non-association farmers of this county Is growing acute. Recently many loads of tobacco have been driven into town and delivered to buyers. The evidence that much of the 1307 crop was being sold has aroused the Society of Equity leaders, and a meeting was called by A. E. King, president of the county board of control, at which resolutions were passed condemning the buyers and calling on all members of the society to stand firm and refuse to sell their tobacco, no matter how large the price offered. RICHMOND— Evan Tevis, aged about 50 and one of the most prominent farmers in this county, was arrested here, charged with assault and battery upon his feeble minded brother, aged 40. He gave bond for his appearance. GLASGOW— John Watts, a Confederate veteran, died at his homo near town at an advanced age. He was a member of the famous Orphan brigade, and attended the reunion of that body here this fall, at which time he appeared In excellent health. The Joseph H. Lewis post, of which he was a member, had charge of the funeral and burial. Mr. Watts was a relative of Pat Watts of Louisville. HENDERSON— Fire which is thought to have been of incendiary origin destroyed the Hearin hotel at Corydon, this county. The loss was $3300, with $2200 Insurance. Several guests had narrow escapes, and all lost their baggage. The butcher shop of B. W. Jenkins and the restaurant of Charles Revell were also burned, entailing losses of $1000 and $250 respectively, with no insurance. TENNESSEE JOHNSON CITY, Tern., Dec. 7.— John Jones and Eftnanuel Curtis were arrested on the charge of larceny and pistol car rying. These boyu are about 16 years of age and are well known in police circles. They were tried before Squire Miller and convicted of the charges made and have been taken to Jonesboro jail. NABHVILLE— Dr. F. <F. Reese, rector of Christ church, elect. ~ by the Episcopal convention last Bummer to be bishop of Wyoming, announced that he had decided not to accept the honor, but would re in.- In in Nashville. MEMPHIS— A desire to know the con tents of an abandoned well cost Will Hendricks, a plumber, who came here several years ago from Denmark, his life. Before he reached the bottom of the shaft he was overcome by carbonic acid gas and was dead when brought to the Bur face by hl» fellow workmen. The Bars Down! AH classic music now 10 cents, six copies 60c. The shelves are empty. All Schirmer's edition on counters. Help yourselves. EVERYTHING? AT COST OB LESS. BARTLETT MUSIC CO, 231 S. Broadway, opp. city hall. HAZING YOUNG GIRL . MAY CAUSE HER DEATH ? SIOUX CITY, la., Dec. 7.-At- ? ? tempting to escape by a rope made <#> ? of lace curtains from her room on ? ? the third floor of Uast hall at the 4> ? etate university of South Dakota, ? ? in which she had been locked by ? <(? girl sophomores, Miss Anna John- «> ? eon, a pretty freshman from How- ? ? ard, S. D., fell thirty feet to the ? + frozen ground, ftustalnlng lrjurles «fr ? from which she will probably die. ? ? Her arm was broken in two ? 4> places, her hip was badly fractured ? <f» and «he suffered Internal Injuries. 4* ? Girl atudents who had been watch- * <f> ing her perilous, descent rushed to + ? her aid and she was carried un- 4* 4> conscious Into the dormitory. ? ? This afternoon Miss Johnson «J> 4> waa brought to Sioux City from ? <f> Vermilllon and placed in Bt. Jo- ? ? eeph'sj hospital, where every effort ? <t> is being made to save her life. A 4 ? deep gloom has settled over the 4* 4> university as the result of the ac- ? ? cident. ¦? UTAH AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Dec. 7.- John Armstrong sueffred the loss of the third finger of his right hand by having a stone weighing 1400 pounds fall upon it. He and several bystanders were asked to assist in unloading the large rock, which was being placed in the old store of T. E. Steele, where a candy factory is in course of equipment. The rock had been taken from the wagon ana was ju«i be ing placed on a small platform, when the rock gave a slight lurch, catching the finger between the platform r.nd its lower edge, and severing it as cleanly as if done by a knife. PARK CITY— W. L. Sparks of the Sparks Candy company died here very suddenly. He was staying at the Park City hotel and had left a call for 7 o'clock. When the clerk went to call him he wa* found to be sueffring from some Illness. A doctor was summoned, v and on his second call, about an hour later," found Mr. Sparks dead. Death was caused by an abscess of the brain. RICHFIELD— At a meeting of the board of directors of the Copper Butte Mining company here on November 14, a bond on the property was given to W. C. B. Orrock and Andrew Nellson for 10 cents the share. G. H. Ogden, the secretary of the company, has sent notices to the stockholders, reqeustlng that those who. wished their stock to be Included in the bond should send instructions to that effect to the secretary, the stock to be held in escrow until the bond la taken up. Orlck and Neilson Intend work ing the property, which Is located in Clear Creek canyon. They will/ drive a tunnel 160 feet to a point at which it is believed veins will be struck. LOA— Due to a plank, wljich he was carrying, becoming caught in a circular saw, David Heath, aged 26, an employe of a sawmill at Teasedale, four miles from here, was hurled against the rapid ly revolving disc of toothed steel, and literally cut almost in two, suffering in juries of a frightful nature, but which, it is said, will not prove fatal. PROVO, Utah, Dec. ".—Judgment was entered in the district court for $135 in favor of the Bank of Spanish Fork and against William F. Pace et al. ; and in favor of the same bank and against F. Bearnason et al. for $58.25. In Justice Noon's court Julius Mork was fined $26 on a plea of guilty to a charge of shooting ducks contrary to -law. The county commissioners were in ses sion to allow the regular monthly claims and transact routine business. PARK CITY— The funeral of Con Sul livan, who died suddenly from heart fail ure at the Oak saloon, was rfeld from the undertaking parlors. ' John C. Harrington, an old resident of Park, died at the Miners' hospital of miners' consumption. Up to the time of his .illness Mr. Harrington had been em ployed at the Daly West. OGDEN— Marriage licenses were issued by the county clerk Monday to J. R. West and Mary J. Ellis, both of Ogden, and to Andrew M. DeYoung of Ogden and Julia Smith of Huntsville. Three of Ogden's citizens have been complimented by receiving appointments to serve upon a committee of five which will endeavor to get the government to guarantee a bond issue of $60,000,000 to be ÜBed for irrigation purposes in the west. Those appointed from Ogden are L. W. Shurtllff, Fred J. Kiesel and I. L. Rey nolds. The appointments were announced recently by F. C. Goudy, president of the national irrigation congress. VIRGINIA DANVILLE,^ v"a., Dec. 7.— The trial of J. H. Lawrence, a bonded distiller of Henry county charged with defrauding the government, was resumed In the United States court. Many witnesses tes tified that they had bo jht whisky from the distillery of the defendant at $1.23 per gallon and sometimes for $1. The tax is $1.10 per gallon. The case of T. M. Angle, manager of the Dry 'Fork Distilling company, who was recently indicted ior frauds, will be called. BRISTOL— The Southern Home Art company made an assignment with lia bilities aggregating $2832. The assets are said to be equal to the liabilities. Diffi culty in making collection, due to the money etringency, is said to have influ enced the assignment. 6TAUNTON— In the circuit court Ella Adams, colored, wa9 convicted of burning the barn of T. P. McGlamery, near ChurchviUe, and was eentenced to the penitentiary for five years, feizzle Wil liams, indicted with her, will be tried later. RICHMOND— Edwin Heck, 18 years of age, a conductor for the Virginia Pas senger and Power company, was arrested charged with attempted criminal assault upon hla cousin, Mlsa Bessie Mingee of Phoebus. The alleged crime occurred at the home of W. H. Godfrey, 214 South Harrison street, where Miss Mingee was visiting. The girl is in a serious condi tion as a result of her experience. NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE, N. C Dec. 7.— Amzi Helms, the young man arrested and lodged In jail charged with the murder of Ella Pryor, confessed to shooting the young woman, but declared It waa through mistake. Helms says that upon reaching Miss 1 ryor's house and finding a gun, he withdrew one shell and fired at a woman who appeared, intending it as a joke and thinkinj there was only one shell in thu weapon. WINSTON-SALEM-Stephen D. Bugher, superintendent ot the Salem water works, died at the age of 66 years. Mr. Bugher was a native of Ohio and served through out the civil war as a federal soldier. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1907. VERMONT BECHER FALLS, Vt., Dec. 7.— The officers who are investigating the robbery of the safe in th« Maine Central railroad station here have been unable to obtain sny trace of the burglars, and are as much in the dark as ever regarding their identity. It has been learned that two strange men were seen about the station earlier In the night and that the tools with whioh the combination lock on the safe was broken off and with which an entrance to the building was forced were Etolen from a car Inspector's tool house rear by. MANCHESTER — The Congregational church In Dorset was burned, causing a loss of $10,000; Insurance, $6000. A coal lire was started In the furnace to heat the church for the Sunday services and it !» cupposed that a defective flue or chimney permittee! the fire to spread to the build ing. The flames gained such headway th« bell could not be rung, and consequently assistance could not be quickly sum moned. The church was built In 1633 and was the oldest in the state. LYNDONVILLE, Vt., Dec. 7.-The mar riage of Hon. Franklin D. Hale of Coati cooke, P. Q., and Miss Jennie A. Silaby of Lunenburg took place here at the resi dence of the brlde'e sister. Mr. Hale was formerly Vermont's state auditor of ac counts and for several years past has been United States consul at Coaticooke. WALLINGFORD— Fire destroyed the two-story wooden block owned by E. P. Sabin. The damage is $10,000, partly cov ered by insurance. It was necessary to send to Rutland for assistance, as there is r.o Src Sshtinj: nnnnratus in this town. The building was occupied -on the ground floor by two stores, the owners of which suffered a large part of the damage. RUTLAND— The return of a protested draft by a New York clearing house re vealed the fact that George M. Hascall, a local Jeweler, was swindled out of $225 by a sharper, who registered at a hotel here as P. F. Evers, New York. The man bought a $200 diamond ring of Mr. Hascall and tendered a certified check on the Manhattan bank of New York In payment, receiving about $25 In cash as change. No such bank as the one named exists. NEW YORK SENECA FALLS, N. V., Dec. 7. — Mrs. Samuel Decker passer her one hundred and ninth birthday, she having been born November 27, 1708. She is bed idden now and is waited on constantly by her third husband, to whom she was married -when 102. Her dinner was served to her yesterday on china which was a portion og the gifts received at the time of her first marriage, in 1810. JAMESTOWN — A heavy snowstorm prevailed here all day, and tonight the snow Is from ten to twelve inches deep. Railroad traffic and trolley lines are behind time, and telegraphic and tele phone service is badly crippled. MONTICELLO — John Hickey, a New York man who owns a farm in Maple wood, Sullivan county, found the car cass of one of his prize cows concealed under a pile of brush and stone about a mile from his summer home. The animal, which was with a number of others In a field, had been mistaken for a deer and shot through the heart and the hunter had then covered up the carcass to conceal his act. NEW YORK — A crazed man, who described himself as John Mlnton, resi dence Heaven, was found in the steel network of the superstructure of the Third avenue bridge, over the Harlem river, and for two hours gave more than twenty policemen all the battle they wanted. Minton leaped to the floor of the bridge and ran to the rail- Ing, climbing over and walked 100 feet out over the ¦water. Coming: to the end of this girder, Minton dropped and caught himself by one hand and there hung. Policeman McAndrews lassooed him in midair and dragged him back. Then the fight started. PERRY— Recent deaths are those of Andrew Parks and Peter Riley. Both were respected residents. PENNSYLVANIA MAHANOY CITY, Dec. 7.— Separated by fifteen miles, both ill with pneumonia and the Illness of each unknown to each other, Aaron Trexler and his wife filed within six hours of each other. Mrs. Trexler died at Brandonvllle while on a visit to her mother, and her husband ex pired nt Centralla, where the family re sided. LINE GROVE— The barn, with con tents, on the farm of Cyrus Felty, eight miles west, was burned to the ground. Fire is supposed to have started from a carelessly thrown lighted cigar into the hog pen. SHARON— Rev. John Schaeffer, prob ably the oldest preacher in the world, celebrated his one hundred and second birthday anniversary at his home near North Benton. POTTSTOWN— After an illness of five days with apoplexy, Franklin G. Fegley, aged 79 years, passed away at his home. WILLIAMBPORT— Mrs. William Hol lick of this city was fatally burned by the explosion of a gas stove at her home. She died later. BLOOMSBURG — The Lutheran congre gation of Bloomsburg signalized the close of its centennial celebration by subscrib ing $7000 to its new church fund. WEST CHESTER — Ralph Forrester Brown is dead, aged 93 years. MOUNT JOY — Governor Edwin S. Stuart delivered the address at the cor ner stone laying of the gymnasium which is being erected at Linden Hall seminary, Lititz, yesterday. CLIFTON HEIGHTS— Word was re ceived of the death of Patrick J. Doyle in Marianoa, Cuba. He was a first-class private in the United States signal corps in Havana. NEW CUMBERLAND — A sanatorium for consumptives is being established on River mountain, two miles south of this place, along the Harrlsburg and York roads. i OKLAHOMA CLINTON, Okla., Dec. 7.— The special train of President Stillwell of the Orient railroad stopped in Clinton, and in speak ing with a press representative President Stillwell stated that the present money Ftringenoy would not delay work on the Orient a single day and the construction of the unfinished portions of the line would be rushed even faster than in the past. GUTHRIH— The St. Louis & San Fran cisco Railway company has appealed to the state supreme court for relief from an injunction obtained by Attorney General W. O. Cromwell In the district court of Garfleld oounty several months ago. It prevented the company from demanding, collecting or receiving an arbitrary freight rate in addition to the local distance charge of 9V4 cents on corn and UV4 cents on wheat in carload lots at the Oklahoma stations of Mountain Park, Snyder, Fred erick, Creta, Altus, Hightower and Manl tou. McALESTER-Fate Laxton was shot In the back by a negro approaching him from an ambush. Ho fell, and his wife, hearing the shooting, ran out and put her arms about him. The negro advanced, and, pulling him away from his wife's arms, shot him twice through the head, literally blowing out his brains. Laxton was well known here. There Is no known cause for the killing. The negro got away. The sheriff and posse are on his trail. MUSKOGEE— WiIIiam E. Johnson, spe clal officer of the department of the In terior for the suppression of the liquor traffic In Oklahoma, made his first seizure at Pawhuska since the Issuance of the statehood proclamation. Town Marshal Callahan had a street duel with a boot legger, capturing a large quantity of whisky. Johnson seized and destroyed the Mijtior. OHIO BEREA, 0., Dec. 7.— Mrs. Charlotte Pardee died of chloroform swullowed Sat urday morning. She had not recovered consciousness from the time when she was found in her room by her mother. The coroner will make an investigation. FOSTORIA-Homer Schlagel of Garrett, Ind., B. & O. freight conductor, fell be tween cars and lost his right arm. MARYSVILLE— George Parner was in jured while loading baled hay Into a car. A bale fell on him, breaking his leg and Injuring him internally. ALLIANCE— Rev. J. H. Seymour, aged 65, a prominent retired Presbyterian miii ister, died suddenly with heart disease. Harold Kibler and Fred Davis, 13 and 15, disappeared from their homes. They are sons of prominent people. Before leaving they told friends they were go- Ing to Colorado. In a Beal local option election in Han overtown, Columbiana county, the "wets" won, 97 to 88. The town has been with out ealoons clx years. AKRON— John R. Malloy of Columbus called on Senator Dick. No political rea son for the visit was admitted. KENTON, Ohio, Dec. 7.— A cut of freight cars while being switched ran off the Toledo & Ohio Central railway track at Dunkirk and struck the depot with great force, knocking half of it off its foundation. No one was seriously hurt. SPRINGFIELD— By using a pocket knife Dr. L. L. Syman saved the life of the 4-year-old daughter of John Hudson, a brakeman of this city. When the phy sician arrived the child was black In the face, choking from diphtheria. Hav ing no instruments with him Dr. Syman took his pocket knife and slit the wind pipe and Inserted a tube. In an hour regular respiration was started and the baby is greatly improved and will likely recover. AKRON— The following officers were elected at the opening session of the convention of the Y. M. C. A. Boys' club of Ohio here: President, James Netts, Springfield; first vice president, Fred Oe*hlschliget, Toledo; second vice presi dent, L. Roy Howells, Cleveland; secre tary, Albert Donaldson, Medina; assis tant secretary, Fred Sellers, Cleveland. CHILLICOTHE — Saloonkeeper Mess mer was voted out of his sixth township within a year when Bourneville went dry. Just about a year ago Messmer was voted out of Balnbridge. BELLEFONTAINE— WiIbur Reading, a Dayton attorney, pleaded guilty of big amy at St. Joseph, Mich. Miss Hope McDonald of this county was his second wife. She is said to be a nurse In Cleve land. WASHINGTON SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 7.— Judge A. W. Frater of the juvenile department of the superior court Issued an order that the father of a boy found guilty of theft must make good the amount stolen. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Miss Ida Wessolek, employed In the Dlxon hotel at Fremont. Mrs. M. Sausa men, a sister, asks for an investigation. A strange circumstance is the coincident disappearance of E. L. Varney, to whom, it is reported, the young woman was engaged. November 7 Varney was ar rected in connection with the death of George Gale. However, he was exon erated. It Is believed that Varney and Miss Wessolek have eloped. OLYMPIA — The- prospective large rev enue expected under the 1907 law in creasing the tax to be paid by insurance companies will be materially reduced by reason of decisions rendered to Deputy Insurance Commissioner J. H. Schlveley by Assistant Attorney General A. J. Falknor. One decision holds that the tax under the old law will be paid up to June 12, when the new law took effect, and the tax under the new law only for the remainder of the year. The com panies will be required to submit sepa rate reports for these periods. The state of Washington has received $1742.50 inheritance tax on the estate of William Flynn of Yakima county, in stead of the entire estate of about $83,000, to secure which escheat proceedings wero begun more than a year ago. After the escheat suit was filed some grand nephews were discovered In England and Ireland, who secured the bulk of the estate. Mil. MERCHANTS < —^— — You have goods on your Mlielvm < that ' bear th« ¦ hall mark of ¦ re- < flnement. Article! - altogether < charming; things that give the < nUliins; touch to the well < dressed; thing* with which yon < were ho well pleased that you < wired congratulation* to - jour < buyer. . But they have not gone «o < quickly "¦ yon might wlnli. Things) < of less value moved steadily < but the real bargain* In which yon < give more than the moneys worth < ore still In stock. Don't let It « grieve you. It's ; one of . the ¦ un- < - -countable things In the growth < of a successful business. '¦ • Let The < Herald clear. that stock for you. <• Every morning thousands of << those ' who ( are - guardians X of • the < family purse read The Herald ad- <• vertlsemeuts. Your description of.< the goods you with to move will <• catch : the < watchful eye of this < treasurer and she will give you a < call. " The secret of your success « Is that you have been active. " Let < Th« Herald help you keep things < moving. ' ¦'." . 4 Reflections of a Bachelor Most men have to die to have decent thlncs Bald about them. By giving up tobacco a man can spend more on his other bad habits. The reason a man argues politics is ha dcesn't know what he U talking about. A great disappointment about marrying a rich wife is she can spend it just as if it waa pocket full of money.— New York Pre»s. ycura. A bank account with nothing In it Is more respectable than not having one with your TEXAS BRYAN. Tex.. Dec. 7.— Dr. L. F. Betts, pastor of the First Methodist church of this city, preached his farewell sermon, he having completed his four years as pastor here, which under the rules of the conference is the pastoral limit at one place. There were no services at any of the other churches, and the several pastors with their congregations attend ed the farewell sermon. All the pastors of the city were seated In the pulpit and participated in the service. Dr. Betts left this afternoon for Houston to attend the conference. CORSICANA— At a recent meeting of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian church at Fayettevllle, Term., Rev. E. H. Hough, pastor of the church of that de nomination here, was elected general sec retary of the Sabbath school work of the church. If Rev. Mr. Hough accepts the position he will resign his pastorate here. JENNINGS— Rev. Morley Lambley, who has been chosen by the Congregational church here to succeed Rev. John B. Gon zales, has arrived from Pittsburg. lowa, and delivered his Initial address here to a large crowd in a most acceptable man ner. ALVIN— Rev. E. I. Thomas, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered his fare well sermon to a large congregation. Mr. Thomas will leave for Houston to attend district conference. LAMPASAS— St. Cecelia Day was prop erly observed last Friday at St. Domin ic's villa, where a musicale was given to a large concourse of friends from the city. BEEVILLE, Texas, Dec. 7. — A citrue fruit nursery is soon to be established in Beeville by S. G. Hutchison of Cali fornia. The site selected consists of 137 acres, a short way Jrom Beeville. TIMPSON — Fire was discovered in the residence occupied by Mrs. Annie Lightfoot and locatfd on South Second street. Practically all of the house hold goods were saved, but all efforts to save the building failed. The fire originated from a heating stove. The building- was owned by Daniel Walkor of Center, Texas, and was insured for $700. The building- was worth $1250. TEMPLE — It Is ascertained from local bankers that the financial situa tion has so far improved that the Tem ple banks are now ready ot resume .normal conditions and cash payments just as soon as the other banks of Texas evidence a disposition to do so. The Temple banks were among the first to detect the lowering financial clouds and promptly put "the lid" on deposits. The wisdom of their cdurse has been proven by the fact that they are now the first who exhibit a readiness to re sume cash payments. DENTON — Mayor T. J. Simmons, who is serving 1 his first term, announced last night that he would resign at the next meeting of the council. He stated that the remuneration was too small. BELLVILLE — Invitations have been issued announcing the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hellmuth, which event is to take place at their hand some home. There will be a concert at the opera house, given in honor of the visiting school teachers. - Wllklns Held for Murder By Associated Press. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.— M. A. Wilklns, who is charged with killing Vlonla Cannon, wha he lived with as his wife, and burying her beneath an outhouse at their home in Elmhurst, was today held to an swer before the superior court on the charge of murder. Why, OfCourse! — For December =— The Christmas Number Is among the handsomest, finest and most interesting of Yuletide magazines. Doubts? All right! Buy it. Read it. Be your own judge and jury! Look for The Pacific Monthly in big red letters with cover design showing a Pacific coast Christmas — a California vistalike summer- winter seene — by Mac M. Pease. Don't miss the article "California, the Midwinter Playground of America." Over thirty half- tone illustrations, fifteen in green and white, showing California from the Yo Semite to Coronado. Just this article alone (aside from the other excellent articles in the magazine) will be a happy, thoughtful Christmas gift for your eastern friends — for everybody! Other Important Features Are In Old Bohemia, Charles Warren Stoddard. The Gift, James Hopper. The Last Stand of the Argonauts, John Fleming Wilson, with dear ol' Colonel Biggers, pessimist, sitting a-dreamin' as the frontispiece, in colors. Western Affairs at Washington, Ira E. Bennett. The Claim Jumpers, Herman Whitaker. The New York Theaters, William Winter. The End of Change, Margaret Adelaide Wilson. The Battle of the Big Hole, Montana, Fred A. Hunt. The Most Beautiful Girls on Earth, Joaquin Miller. The Way of the Land Transgressor, Lute Pease (The Coal Land Gang.) Praise with Faint Damns, Porter Garnett. Impressions, Charles Erskine Scott Wood. n The Lighter Side, "The Triumph of Ah- Joy," J. D. Hassfurther. The Rover's Toast (Verse), Chas. B. Clark, jr. Song of the Road (Verse), Charlton Lawrence Edholm. A Reverie (Verse), William Winter. The House of Dreams (Verse), Porter Garnett. The Passing Stranger (Verse), Edith Campbell Babbitt. Everywhere by Every Newsdealer Only 10 Cents NEW JERSEY MILLVILLE, N. J., Dec. 7.— A quiet wedding took place at the manse of the First Presbyterian church when MJss Llllle Mac Logan of Florence became the bride of Harry Williams Barber of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Walter L. Stelner. MOORESTOWN-Playlng with a gun which he didn't know was loaded, John White, a young colored lad, shot a valuable driving horso In the Jaw so badly that it had to be killed. The horse was owned by Walton Leeds. COLLINQSWOOD-Rev. John R. Ma son, pastor of the -M. E. chirrch, was again stricken with apoplexy and for a time Ms lifo was despaired of. Thla «ec ond attack was more severe than the first. VINELAND— Thompson N. Oarton, one of the beßt known expressmen in Vino land, gave his friends a surprise by tak ing Miss Mary P. Barnes of Clayton as his bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. John Handley. MOUNT HOLLY— While hunting for rabbits, a gun In the hands of Aaronsln Burr of Evesboro burst and the stock was shattered. The man was painfully injured about -the shoulder. SALEM— Former Senator James Strim ple has sold his handsome home In Ped ricktown and will hereafter live in Phila delphia. MORRESTOWN— Joshua Huston, one of Morrestown's rural mall carriers, and wife celebrated their twenty-fifth wed ding anniversary. Pioneer of State Dies By Associated Press. OAKLAND, Dec. 7.— Augustine Galindo, one of the early Spanish Californlans, died here yesterday. He was 80 years of age. Ironworker Kills Himself By Associated Fmi. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.— W. A. Ca hill, an iron worker, ended his life yester day at 1449 Devlgadero street by inhaling illuminating gas. He was 39 years of age. Italian Convicted of Murder By Associated Press. 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