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BllATTLEBORO, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER -24,11)13.
PRICE, 2 CENTS.
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RUMORS THAT
FOSS WILL RUN
May File Papers and Make
Contest Against the Pri
mary Nominees
GARDNER BEAT BENTON
FOR G. O. P. LEADERSHIP
INJURIES MAY
CAUSE DEATH
John Burton's Touring Car
Turned Turtle Near
Putney Today
PARTY WAS COMING
TO VALLEY FAIR
Walsh and Bird, Democratic and Pro
gressive Candidates, Were Unopposed
Barry Beat Long for Second Place
on Democratic Ticket.
BOSTON', Sept. 24. Having select
ed candidates for state officers nnl
mcnilx rs of the legislature in yester
day ' primaries, the three officially re-
i oguize.i ic i it ': l parties began their
campaigns today fur tin state election
in November, with Lieutenant Gover
nor David I. Walsli of Fitehburg lead
ing the Democrats, Charles S. Hi rl of
Walpolo th Progressives, anil Con
gressman Augustus I'. Gardner of Ham
ilton th Republicans. For tin- next
two weeks candidates for governor may
outer t lie fiel.l by liling liominat ion pa
pers ami it in ruinorcil today that Gov.
Fo may seek a fourth term in such a
maimer. Walsli and (iardnoi were unop
posed in their respective parties, but.
Gardner disposed of Col. Everett C.
Benton of I J. tj 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 in order to -ret the
Republican leadership. The total vote of . .
the state was Gardner 43,321, Benton'
nt 102. There was a lively contest fori
the Democratic nomination for lieuten-.
ant governor, which was won I v F.i-
ward P. Harry of Huston o er Kichard
11. Long of Pramiiigham. The vote was
Harry 3,l''7, Long 30,2:3.
Turned Out to Pass Another Car
Injured Man Erought to Memorial
Hospital Owns Stable in White Riv
er Junction Passengers Hurt.
John Burton, 17 years old and mar
ried, proprietor of a horse and automo
bile livery at White River Junction,
was brought to the Memorial hospital
here this afternoon on the 2 o'clock
train suffering from injuries "that may
prove fatal. The car in which he was
driving a party of four to the Valley
fair turned turtle a little over a mile
north of Putney at. 10 o'clock this
morning, while he was trying to pass
another car, and all of the party wore
injured. Mr. Hurton, wlii v.as driving,
was the only one hurt seriously.
! lr. Harry If. Lawrence of Putney
Was summoned hastily and Dr. George
SECOND DAY OF FA R
DRAWS GREAT
SEE ITS MANY
CROWD TO
ATTRACTIONS
Parade of Decorated Automobiles Witnessed by Throngs
Along the Line of March Horse Exhibit Tinest in His
tory of the Fair Wonderful Poultry Show
TODAY'S ATTENDANCE ESTIMATED BY
TREASURER F. C. ADAMS CLOSE TO 15,000
orson of P.rattlolioro also answer
ed the iall. They found that several
ribs on Mr. Burton's loft side wore
crushed and that he v.as very seriously
injured internally. Arrangements woie
made immediately for his removal to
tin" hospital here.
MEXICAN TRAIN DYNAMITED.
It Is Believed that 30 Were Killed
Near Vanegas.
MKXICO CITY, Sept. 21. A north
bound train on the Mexican National
Railway was dynamited by the rebels
near Vanegas in the state of San Luis
Potosi, presumably on Friday, ami it
is believed that 30 wore killed.
The passengers killed were in the
second class coach. The telegraph lines
are cut north and south of the scene.
Troops wore sent from San Luis Potosi
yesterday to round up the rebels.
W. W. Mervain of Sau Francisco,
the only American aboard, is said to
have escaped uninjured, bat was
rubbed.
"James, there's a burgln
Itairs! I'm going for help."
r minute. I'll go with you.'
per 's Magazine.
dovn
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SOME FEATURES UNSETTLED.
But Tariff Conferees Believe Work is
Nearly Finished.
WASHINGTON,, Sept. 24. Twenty
sharply contested issues in the tariff
bill remained to be settled when the
House and Senate conferees assembled
this mowing for what many believed
would be the concluding day of their
work. Aiming the features still to bo
settled are the policy of the adminis
tration on the provisions of the tariff,
the .") per cent discount on goods
brought in American ships and the
prohibition against goods made by
child labor.
Eighty-one years old and rounding
out 50 years as a government employe
in the treasury department at Wash
ington, 1. C, is the record of Miss
Kiuma K. (! raves.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
5 cents a line first insertion ; 21-2 cents a line each subsequent insertion
Wanted
WANTED dressmaking and plain
newing at 2G Maple St. 170-171
WANTED Girl for general house
work. Mrs. E. L. Ilildreth. 104-tf
WANTED Hoarders ami roomers.
Mrs. Era uk Good roe, 25 Green St.
109-174
WANTED Single man and man and
wife to work on farm. M. A. Doolittle.
Tel. 504-W. KID-174
FOR SALE Furniture and Ranges
new and second-hand at J. Dunton's.
FOR SALE All kinds of hard pine
timber, ! feet long, 10 bv 10: 18V. feet
long 7 by 10; 30 feet long 10 by 1
Charles Miner. Tel. 197. K2-tf
FOR SALE Established business
paving uui veariv. tvixpononoe not
necessary. Price low; terms to suit
Will exchange i'or real estate. Box 497
Windsor, Vt. 174-173
WANTED At once, competent girl
for general housework. Mrs. F. H.
Sanford. H North St. 172 tf
WANTED Competent girl for table
and chamber work. Address Wait
ress," Reformer office. 10.'i-tf
WANTED Work on private estates
by experienced young man. Address
T. A. L., care Reformer. 13G tf
WANTED Work called for before
Oct. 14. Will close for four weeks
hunting. O. L. Howe, .Jeweler. 172-1 S3
FOR SALE Two now, modern two
tenement houses, one -minute from car
line. Also 2 cottage houses, 5 and
rooms each, good location. Win. C
Morton's Agencv, 7-1 Main St. 170-17."
To Rent
CUT TO DEATH
ON BIG SAW
Met With Horrible Death in
Westminster West This
' Morning
this afternoon La.lv A of the Newport
Stock farm was first with Councilman
second and Johanna Patcheu third;
time of the mile, 2.19 1-4.
There were only two starters in the
2.14 stake pace but it was a line race
between Nathalie and Susie M., the
former winning by a nose in 2.13 1-4.
In the 2.25 pace with six starters the
result in the lirst heat was as followsr
Aconite, 1st; T. C. S., 2d; Betty Dean,
3d; Lorotta Patehen, 4th; .Greenwood,
r.th; Mary Little th; time. 2.10 1-4.
GLOVE CAUGHT AS
CARRIAGE STARTED
Showing of Fruit and Vegetables EvJ.lent Considering the
Dry Season AH Records Beaten in Floral Hall Hap
penings of the Day Told in Detail Governor a Guest
"Wo will have a total attendance close to 15,00 today,' said Treasurer
F..C. Adams this noon after he had scrutinized the mass of humanity that was
surging over the Valley fair groimds and then glanced at the stream of automo
biles, carriages and pedestrians that was (lowing steadily into the main gate.
There was no occasion to doubt this assertion. If over a crowd gave tne
appearance or being a ro.-or.l-breaKor it was the one which weniloil its way up
Canal street from early this morning until long after the time sot tor the be
ginning of the track events. As early as S o'clock th- horde of licensed vehicles
on hand to help solve the transportation problem foe. ml business ''rushing'' in
the literal sense of the term, and the rush-increased in intensity as the hours
wore on. in truth, a kuoi I ro nion.-e must nave noveieti over tne scone to leave
reveiitod any serious casualty. The speed .with which visitors wore whisked
from Main street bridge to the main gate of the fair grounds was little short
of terrifying and yet no serious accident happened.
The parade of decorated automobiles took place shortly after scheduled
ime and as usual prove1. 1 an attractive feature of the day's program. Much or
ginality was displayed in the embellishment of many of the machines and
the applause which thov brought forth was well merited. But the crowd ud
not eonline itself to watching the automobiles; its interests wore far too varied.
In fact, there wasn't, a single department that did not find itself literally over-
llowed with visitors.
As was the case yesterday, the "Made in Brat t leboro ' ' exhibit was one of
the most attractive places on the grounds, and townspeople as well as visitors
xprossod surprise at the variety and oxcelloe.ee of the pro. lifts shown.
Soon sifter the decorated automobiles had left the track the entries for the
riving classes made their appearance and served to interest the spectators
until time for the lirst heat of the initial race, the 2.14 slake pace.
Gov. Allen M. Fletcher arrived in Brat t leboro this afternoon to attend the
fair. He was mot at the station bv President F. II. O Connor and Secretary O.
F. Benson of the fair association. Senator 11. G. Barber and Representative E. C.
Crosbv. Upon arrival the governor ami his party wore escorted to the lair
grounds where thov occupied special seats, and during the afternoon the chief
executive made a brief speech.
Detailed stories of the departments not covered in yesterday's Reformer will
be found m todav s issue together with a list, ot the premium awards in the
horse, cattle and poultry departments.
(Other Fair News on Pages Three and Four.)
Fair Notes.
Miller's candy tent was one of the
popular places and he had at all times
a complete 'assortment of sweets on
hand, and there wore plenty to buy
them.
I'rof. W. Arthur Watson of Boston
will demonstrate the Air-O Player pi
ano at L. H. Barber's booth at the fair
tomorrow.
Charles Minor has his big horse,
"Duke" on exhibition. The animal
is si handsome dapple , black and weigh
27H pounds.
As usual, the Bel-her & Taylor Ag
ricultural Tool Co. of Chioopee Falls,
Mass.. occupied a lanie space with its
exhibit of modem farm implements.
In the E. Crosbv & Co. building fa
mous kinds ot toed were on exhibition
and the firm gave awav souvenirs
advertising Worcester salt, Hour etc.
The Estey Organ Co. carried on a
demonstration of pianos and organs in
the Estey building and gave away
many souvenirs, including sheet, music.
.1. W. Cobl, Morgan Sherman and
Linn D. Taylor wore sworn in as spec
ial mounted policemen this morning to
have e barge of the automobile parade.
The-Morry-go-round and the Ferris
wheel were not in operation yesterday,
bi;t the delay was duo to the impossi
bility of getting the stuff unloaded in
time ami in place on the grounds.
The cotton plants shown in the Fort
hummer Mills' exhibit were sent for
that purpose by R. L. Stowers of Cov
ington, Ga. They wore especially fine
specimens and were admirably suited
to the exhibit.
M. S Leach of Hinsdale had under
t'oral building a large assortment of
wagons for business and utility pur
poses, ranging from those of the light
delivery tvpe to those used in various
Both Legs Severed Near Hips, One Be
ing Cut in Two Pieces Victim Was
Willis Foote of Francistown, N. H
Was on Floyd Stone Farm.
uillis Foote, 37 years of age, of
Francistow n, X. IT., who has been
working two weeks for Mr. Owens of
Springfield. 'Vt., in a portable sawmill
on the 1'loyd Stone farm at Westmin
ster West, was almost instantly killed
this morning.
He was drawn into a circular saw
bv the carriage. Both logs wore cut off
near the hips aiulone log was cut in
two pieces.
Foote 's glove caught on one of the
logs of the carriage and before he
could release it or the machinery be
stopped he was drawn in to his death.
He loaves a son, K years of age.
Dr. L. II. Bugbee of Putnev was called.
FIRES CAUSE
MILLION LOSS
Great Tracts of Californian
Forests Swept by the
Flames Today
STATE TROOPS ARE
AIDING IN FIGHT
Tract 18 Miles Long and Five Miles
Wide Has Been Laid Waste Trying
to Save the Famous Soda Springs and
Wilson's Inn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. For
est fires which are burning today in
various sections of northern Califor
nia already have caused losses of more
than a million dollars in Napa count-.
A territory 18 miles long and five miles
wide has been laid waste, and GOO men
are at work today trying to cheek the
flames. The state troops are aiding in
the fight against the fire. In White
Horse valley, 10 miles east of Napa, a
desperate fight is being waged to save
the .Napa soda springs and Wilson's.
Inn, both of which are in great danger.
This morning in Cappoll Foss and Gor
don Canyons ranch houses were de
stroyed and orchards and grain fields
devastated.
GRABBED FOR
LOADED REVOLVER
But Deputy Sheriff Farnsworth Was
Too Quick and Captured Fugitive
From Nevfane Jail.
Deputy Sheriff George P. Alexander
of Saxtons River landed Walter Farns
worth. 2- years of age, who escaped
with a companion from Xewfane jail
September 2, 1!12. and returned the
culprit to the .jail yesterda v. . Alexander
originally arrested him for the larcenv
of a bicycle and did not like the idea
of his man getting freedom an 1 ha
been on the lookout for him since his
escape. lie ran down two or throe
tips unsuccessfully but Saturday night
he caught him at a farm in the town
of Woloott as he was figuring up his
time preparing to leave whore he had
been working. Farnsworth grabbed for
a loaded revolver ho had in his pocket
but the oihcer was too quick for him.
wfta Pow tmievoittheb a
BURGLARY IN DANBY.
GARRISON ANNIHILATED.
Rebel Troops Under Col. Cano Make
Capture in Mexico.
EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 21. Ameri
cans arriving hero report that Sierra
Moje.la, Chihuahua, was captured sev-
oral davs ago nv tne renei iiuops com
manded bv Col. Cano. After several
hours of limiting the entire garrison
of 20H men was almost annihilated,
('apt. Mateo Chavez, was killed in battle.
Inventors in Franco arc said t bo at
work on an apparatus that will enable a
man to iiy without me am m
He will use only hi-
a motor.
aim as wings.
Special Notices
TO KENT Room, ?, Bullock St.
172 t f
TO UENT Tenement, 21
St.
Prospect
it:; tf
WANTED Girls to make pocket
books. Good wages paid. The Ames
Mfg. Co., South Deerfield, Mass. 104-1 7G
TO KENT-
ii ;i Elliot st.
rFurnishod
front room.
.170-1 To
WANTED Young couple wants po
sition caring for elderly people in ex
change for farm. Address " E, " He
former Office. 170-17.")
WANTED Man to care for horses
and auto and do general work about
the place, man :1.j to 50 years of age
preferred. Will pay good wages. Dr.
Bow en. " 174-17S
For Sale
.TO KENT Five-room tenement, 36
Western ave. A. B. Goodale. 120-tf
TO KENT 5 room tenement. 25
Western Ave. J. E. llaynes. 165tf
TO K I 'NT Furnished room, electric
lights, furnace heat, 12. Forest St.
: 174-tf
TO KENT First floor of Outlook,
modern. Inquire at 15 Prospect St.
159-tf
FOR SALE Cottage-house, six
rooms, easv terms. Edgett & Co. 172tf
FOR SALE Two-tenement house,
$1,700. $50t down. Edgett &. Co. 172tf
FOR SALE Drv four-foot wood to
be delivered. F. 'Hamilton. Tel. 252.
165tf
FOR SALE Kegal Bay State coal
range at half price; 70 Main street.
125-tf
FOR SALE rair mahogany folding
doors with frame. Carl F. Cain, Brat
tieboro, Vt. 144-tf
TO RENT Furnished rooms with
electric lights and gas, 111 Main St.
155-tf
S. ZAR, 78 Elliot, buys rags, metals,
rubbers, papers, cash, trade. Best prices
, ', ' V t .:n .,.,11 T.,1 "fiO.W Iff
Mau earn; a win nui- -"
FURS repaired and made. Hours !
to 4. Mrs. E. E. Holmes, Zi irreen St.
Tel. 10. 27-tf
SEWING- Machine Needles and sup
olios for all makes of machines at J.
B. Dunton's, 1G Flat St.
HIGHEST cash juices paid for rags,
rubbers, metals, hides, skins and bones.
Ceo. Gass, 22 Flat St. Tel. office 576-M.
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Gov. Fletcher Guest of Honor at Fair
Today.
THE DRIVING CLASSES.
Morgans of the Watson String
Their Share of Ribbons.
Won
CHIROPODY, Shampooing (hand or
electric dry), facial massage, etc. Mrs.
E. P. Bailev. Tel. 3S3-M until 9 a. m.
and 2 p. m. Office 83 Main St. Tel.
184-.T.
TO RENT One five-room tenement
in block, all up to date. Telephone 197.
102-tf
TO KENT Furnished rooms, steam
and electric lights. Mrs. E. C. Crosby,
40 High Street. lG4-tf
TO KENT New, modern, 5-room cot
tage house on Crosby street. Applv,to
E. S. Hall, High Lawn Road. '172"-174
TO RENT Two floors hi UTIery
building annex, suitable for light manu
facturing or storage. J. G. Ulleryl
170tf
MAPLE TIMBER We are in the
market for hard wood lots, eontainiug
maple timber. State location and
quantity. Vermont iasc liiocK uo.,
Brattlcboro. 131-tf
1IAIRCULTURE, baldness, failing
hair and . dandruff cured. Shampooing
aad facial massage. Georgen Institute.
Room 14 American building. Tel. (505
W. Flora M. Kavanaugh, Mgr. 85-tf
onus of farm work.
Boyd Brothers of Wilmington show
d 12 Shetland ponies headed by the
tallion Bonnie L., nine years obi.
There wore several two-vear-olds and
olts. Boyd Brothers find a ready mar
ket for their Shotlands. V
L. II. Barber's music hall was one
ot the popular and attractive features
TWO SUE A NEWS WRITER.
SEWING MACHINES cleaned, re
paired and adjusted by an expert. Work.
promptly attended to and prices mod
erate. Orders received by P. Coffey at
Shea's. Grocery Store. Tel. 340. 171-174
BELLOWS FALLS will hold its 4th
annual Street Fair Sept- 30. Just a
good old-fashioned fair. We want ev
rv'body to come. It's free. Bring your
friends. Carnival in the evening.
1G9-171
Harness horses of quality made their
appearance in the driving classes which
were indued on the track in front of
the grandstand shortly before noon to
day. In the class for matched pairs
15.2 and over there were . two 'entries
and the blue ribbon went to 11. II. O.
Watson's chestnuts with the general
purpose team, of M. L. Starkey of
koone second. F. L. Proctor's pair
won the blue ribbon in the class under
35.2, second going to the team shown
by George Townsend of Dummerston.
The ladies driving class brought out
four entries over which the best was
considered a black horse entered by
Roger Rourke of Greenfield. The Con
necticut River Stock farm entry was
given second, while third went to an
animal entered by C. D. Noyes of Col
rain, Mass., and driven by Mrs. C. II.
Thompson of Brattleboro. The Noyes
horse, driven by its owner, won first
in the gentleman's class under 15.2,
second going to P. E. Griffin's bay. In
the heavyweight division the Watson
stable made a clean sweep, taking first,
second and third with dessie Keeler,
Bella and Evelyn, respectively.
Damages of $30,000 Claimed by Rut
land Man and Woman.
KFTLAND. Soot. 24. Charles A.
Turner of this city is the defendant in
two libel suits in which papers were
served Monday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff lohn it. Po' ey of Fair Haven,
the aggrofat. damages songni. b-ing
i , . , . i ,;.o. . i. y . j' a t i . .. i .v . i . i ..
again, aim soir 'laying nisi rumenrs om ui i no piainiuis .s .nmii
wore feature. I there' as well as theiB. Stearns, 'a well-known Rutland
usual line of pianos ami other musical j furniture 'oaler and umlert ikoi , .vl.o
instruments in w hich he deals. j seeks to recover $20,000, and the other
I is Mis I ora K. Porter, trained nurse.
The True & 'Blanchard Co. of New- i t,m,doved in Mr. Stearns's family, who
port, manufacturers of evaporators and Uyants" da mages of :f 10,000. The "suit is
other machinery and utensils used on returnable in Rutland countv court at
lairy farms and apparatus for the the March term. Ernest O'Brien and
making of maple sugar and syrup, wasi.loseph C. ..tones of this city are counsel
another large, exhibitor, under the jror the plaintiffs and Marvelle C. Web-
Floral hall building.
Kobbins &- Cowles had one of the
attractive di
ind featured the cow blankets the firm .
handles as the sole owners of the pa
tent, there were other things on dis
play in the line of cutlery and steel
tools of all kinds and much literature
was disposed of.
The big Holstein oxen, Fred and
Frank, owned .by J. D. Avery of Shel-
burne Falls, Mass., are six years old
and weiiih 5,300 pounds. There is only
5 pounds difference in their weight.
Mr. Avery says they are as heavy now
as were his famous yoke, Mack and
Ted.lv, at the same ' age. Mack and
Tedd'v attained the weight of S.000
pounds. They held the world's record
for draft oxen.
Daring Robbers Loot Fred Bromley's
Trousers of $170.
RUTLAND, Sept., 24.Rutland coun
ty officials are busy attempting to pet
a clue to the thief or thieves who com
pleted a daring robbery when ' Fred
Bromley and bis father, Frank Brom
ley.of Danby were relieved of nearly
$175. The burglars, however, missed
nearly $1,000 in bills which were hid
den away in a drawer at the home of
the elder Bromley, where the two men
slept on the night of the theft.
Accords? to-the sfdry f oh! by the
Bromleys, they retired as usual Satur
day night and when they awoke, Fred
Bromlev- missed about $170 and his
father was minus what small change
he carried in a pocket book. The larsrer
sum of money was in the trousers
pocket of the younger man and these,
when he went to bed, were left on a
chair in the bedroom. In the morning
they were in another room and the
money was missing. The elder Bromley
had a small pocketbook and in this he
had about .$1 in change and some kevs.
These keys were taken from the book
and one of them fitted a desk and sev
eral of the compartments were ran
sacked. But the burglars overlooked
a big roll of bills in one place in the
room and it is claimed that this haul
would have netted the night prowlers
over $(rt.
It is supposed the burglars gained
entrance through the front door as
both men stated this was not locked
on Saturday night.
THE SPRING MAID.
ber for the defendant.
The suits grow out of a paragraph
vuies o. u v.. (Wished, iii the "Rutland letter," a
idays outside of Floral hall,'. (.tlkv foatHre pf tho A,air lravell Era
alleged to have been wirtten by Mr.
Turner. The paragraph coupled the
names of Mr. Stearns and Miss Porter
in an alleged libelous manner and
charged the furniture man with mal
treatment of his wife.
Mr. 1'olloy is said to have papers
readv for service at once in suits
tgainst dohn F. Metealf of Fair Ha
ven, publisher of the Era, similar to
those against Mr. Turner. Mr. Turner
is an expert accountant and for many
years was in the employ of the late
United States Senator Redfield Proctor
at the ermont Marble company s
headquarters.
THE WEATHER.
: This Afternoon's Racing.
In the iirat heat of the 2.20 pace
Fair and Warmer on Closing Day of
the Valley Fair.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Thursday; slightly warmer Thursday
in New Hampshire and Vermont; light
to moderate winds.
MARRIAGES.
In Brattleboro, Sept. 22, by Rev.
Thomas W. Owens, Walter A. Morse
and Mary Elizabeth Trevarrow, both
of War.lsboro.
In SuHield, Conn., Sept. 10, by Rev.
William Smith, Carl S. Newcomb of
Gardner, Mass., and Miss Mabel E.
Williams of Springfield, Mass.
DEATHS.
In Greenwich, N. Y., Sept. 22, An
nie Buell, wife of Dr. llenry C. Gray,
WESTMINSTER WEST.
II. E. Lake of Keene was in town
Monday on business. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Lake and his nephew,
Raymond Simonds.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rauney were in
Brattleboro Tuesday to attend the re
union of Mr. Ranney 's company. Mr.
Chapman took them in his automobile.
School Director Rollin 1L Ranney in
vites the people of the place to an in
formal reception at his home to meet
the superintendent of schools, Mr.
Drew, and the teachers of the two
schools in too place r inlay evening,
Sept. 2(5.
Fine Performance Given in Auditorium
Last Night Another Tonight.
An audience of sizable proportions
attended the performance of The
Spring Maid in the Auditorium last
evening and were enjoyably entertain
ed by the cood work of "a comnanv
headed by Miss Hattye Fox. The
music of this opera is in large part
familiar and the setting in which it
was gjven lent added charm to its
rendition. Miss Fox herself made an
agreeabe Princess Bozena and her ren
dition of Day Dreams was perhaps the
most enjoyable of her several numbers
although the duet, Two Little Love
Bees, in which she took part, was also
well received. Miss Jean Irwin as
Annomirl was very good too, while D.
W. Merket in the rough and ready
comedy role of Roland and Stephen
Stott as Baron Itudi contributed plen
ty of fun to the performance. The
piece was well .staged and costumed
and on the whole furnished a very
satisfactory evening. It will . be re
peated tonight and should draw a large
house.
West Virginia now ranks third in
the value of pottery produced, being
exceeded by Ohio and New Jersey.
West Virginia' product of chief val
ue in 1912 was white ware, of which it
is tho second largest producer in the
country.
Wasps are almost as industrious as
ants.
Dr. Schimmelpfenning of Waco, Ga.f
always travels under an assumed name
in order to escape embarrassment.
Neither bell hops, hotel, clerks nor
telephone operators are ever able to
get his name correctly.
In the hope of introducing it into
the United States, an expert from the
department of agriculture has been
sent to Manchuria to get specimens of
a peach that weighs a pound.
An automobile radiator has been
placed within a flywheel by a Rou
manian inventor, the water being cool
ed as it is whirled inside the wheel.
Optimist "I hear Brownsmith is
going to be married." Pessimist
"Serves him right. I never did like
that fellow." Lippincott 's.
"Is that a walrus out there t"
"No; that is father. lie has rather a
large moustache, hasn't he?" Kan
sas City Journal.
"What's the matter with your small
boy? Crying, is he, because the school
house burned down?" "Yes in va
cation." Life.