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OLTJME I. ADAMS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, 1895. NUMBER 02 The Transcript. OFFICE: TRANSCRIPT BUILDING, I5ANK STREET, i NORTH ADAMS MASi. Transcript Publishing Company PUBUSHXBS AND DAILY TRANSCRIPT.

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A SING SING EXECUTION. Wife Murderer Electrocuted. gether with many residences, was completely destroyed by fire last night. The total loss is about $200,000, and there is only (25,000 insurance. More than one hundred buildings were burned.

Only four stores are left in the business part of the town. THE CHINESE MASSACRE. Was Begun Last Thursday. Chinese Troops to the Scene. Dispatch to the LONDON, Aug.

publishes a despatch from Hong Kong saying that the massacre at Whasang near Rucheng, began early Thursday morning. The mob set fire to the houses of the missionaries, killed eight women, one child and a husband of one of the women. Chinese troops have been despatched to the scene. The British and American consuls will interview the Viceroy of the province regarding the outrage. All the foreigners killed were British.

The Americans all escaped. A BAD OXE CAUGHT. J. R. WHITE, D.

HL D. Dental Rooms, 7S Main St. North Adams, Mass. SIMMONS CARPENTER. Furnishing Undertakers.

So. Eagle Street, North Adams, Muss. JOHN E. MAOENIS. Attorney and Counselor At Law.

Office Kimbcil Block, Main street, North Adams. 0. T. PHELPS. Attorney and Counselor At Law.

Office, Adams Bank Block, Main street. North Adams. DR. ANNE K. BLOSSOM.

Physician and Surgeon. 8 Church Plaae. Office hours: 8 to 9 a. 2 to 9 p. 7 to 8 p.

m. GEORGE P. LAWRENCE. Attorney and Counselor At Law. Office 77 Main Street, North Adams Savings Bank Building.

B. W. NILES. Attorney and Counselor At Law. Office Hoosac Savings Bank Block, Main street, North Adams.

EDWIN T. BARLOW. Architect. Office In Hoosac Savings Bank Block. Hoars, 9 to 12 a.

m. and 1 to 4 p. ra. J. F.

REED, Steal Estate and Business Agent. Loans negotiated, city and country property bought, sola an i exchanged. 77 Main btreet, No. Adams savings bank block. A.

A- MCDONNELL. Veterinary Surgeons. Office, Flagg's staMe. All calls promptly attended either by telephone or otherwise. G.

PARKER, Practical machinist. ight Machine and General Repairing. Model pncl experimental work. Bicycle repairing. Bear Uoosac Bank Block, Main Street.

C. W. WRIGHT, Ear, Nose and Throat. New Bank block, Main street. Attending Eye and Ear burgeon at hospital.

Formei ly clinical assistant at Central London Eye Hospital, also Assistant Surgeon at New York Throal and Nose Hospital. Glasses properly fitted. J. H. FLAGG.

Livery. Sale Boarding Stables. Main Street, opposite the Wilson House, North Adams. Nice Coaches for Weddings, 1 'arties and Funerals. Fit st class single horses and carriages at short notice on reasonable terms.

A Iso village coach to and from all trains. Telephone connection. "s'VADNER Carriage and Wagon Builders. Manufacturers of Light Carriages, Sleighs, Boad, Business and Heavy Wagons made to order at short notice. All work warranted as represented.

Repairing in all its bi ancnes at reasonable terms. Dealers inallkindsof Factory Wagons and Carriages, Harnesses, -Robes and Blankets. Centre St, rear of Blackinton Block. NORTH ADAMS SAYINGS BANK Established 1848. 73 Main Street, adjoining Adams National Bank.

Business hours: 9 a to 4 p. Saturdays till 6 p. m. PBESIDENT-A. C.

HOUGHTON. TrtEAStTKEB--V. A. WHITAKBR. VICE-PRESIDENTS: William Burton, Q.

L. Bice, W. II. Gaylord. TRUSTEES: A.

C. Honrchton, C. H. Cutting, A. Whitalcer, W.

H. Gaylo-d, A. B. Wright, W. H.

Snerry, Arthur Robinson, William BurtonJ George L. Rice, W. A. Gallup, E. S.

Wilkinson, H.T. Cady, N. L. Millard. BOAlttt OP 3eorse L.

Rice, W. H. Gaylord, A. B. Wright THE ADAMS NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH ADAMS, MASS.

Incorporated 18X3. Reorganized 1S65 Japital 5500,000 Surplus Undivided Profits 150,000 W. BSAYTON, President. A. C.

HOUGHTON, Vice-President. E. S. WILKINSON, Cashier. DIRECTORS: I.

W. Brayton. A. C. Houghton.

Wilkinson r. A. Whitaker, Hon A. B. Wright, W.

A. Gallup V. G. Cady, G. W.

Chase, H. W. dart Lecounts and Collections Solicited. TRANSCRIPT DR, TALMAGE'S WIFE DEAD Died at Jackson Sanitarium, DEBS ISSUES A LETTER, Denunciation For Everybody. THE CHINESE MASSACRING Troops Sent to the Scene.

A WHOLE TOWN BURNED, OX THIS FITCHBUKG. Bad Pile-up Just Bclsw Grccnfie'd Today. Despaccu LJ the GREENFIELD, Aug. was a wreck of a freight train on the Fitoh- burg road this morning just beyond the bridge that spans the Deerfield river near Con way unction. The xvrcek vas by the breaking of a brake beam, which caused a dersil ment.

Three coal cars and the caboose were badly wrecked besides several Tire off the track. Conductor Michael Sullivan was Zn tlic caboose at the time of tho accident end was badly injured. He was taken to the Elm House in this town. His homo is in Fitchbnrjr. One track is clear transfer.

WIPE EXECUTED. It Was Done by Elsctiiclty at Sing Sing This i Dispatc'i 11 the Trauscript.f SING SING, N. Aug. Leach, the wife murderer was electrocuted this forenoon. The execution ooou pied about two minutes and was com pletely successful.

The first shock was at the full of 1700 volts and at the end of seven the current was reduced to 300 volt where it remained forty-eight Then it was shot up again to 1700 volts for one instant and then reduced to SOD attain and when the signal to turn it off given it was increased suddenly to 1700 and turned off at once. Th3 total period of contact was one minute and fifty-seven seconds. MRS. T.VHUiE YEAR Dies This Morning at Jackson Sanito Hum in Danville, N. Y.

Dispatch tJ the DANSVILMS, N. 5 --Ths wife oi Kev. T. DeWitt Talmige died hers this morning. She had been at the Jackson sanitarium for about a month, duri-ig which time lier case had been considered as almost hopeless.

She was afflicted with a mental derangement, that amounted to nothing less than total insanity, hiving only an occasional lucid moment for sometime past. Dr. Talmage and the rast of the family were present at the time oi her death. DEBS AGAIN. His Expected Letter to the A.

R. U. Has Been Issued. Di'patch to the TEBRE HAUTE, Aug. long- expected circular from Eugene V.

Debs and the American Railway union has been issned. It was promised some weeks ago as Debs was about to goto jail for cor- tempt of court. The letter is very bitter in its denunciation of the old brotherhood and its grand officers. It attacks it as being cowardly and untrue to the interestb of organized labor. The local unions throughout the country ore asked to dedicate Labor day, September 2, to a mighty protest against the action of the United States court.

It is said that the courts have abrogated trial by jury and civil liberty has besn bludgeoned to death. The letter is signed by Debs as president. A BUKXED. Dispatch to the BALTIMORE, Aug. the business portion of the town of Berlin, to- ft Leader of a Murderous Oklahoma Gang is Captured.

Dispatch to the WICHITA, Aug. of the worst desparadoes ia the West was captured near Sheridan yesterday. His name is Zip Wyatt alias Dick Yeager, the leader of a murderous band of outlaws in hoina. It was not till after a fierce fight and he had received three bullet wounds in his body that he was captured and landed in jail. KILLED BY THE CAKS.

Dispatch to the Transcript CARLISLE, Aug. H. Skelton, aged 23, and John P. Wilkins, aged 18, two well-known and reputable younj men of this town, were struck by tr.iin while driving over a blind crossing in Westford yestcrdvy, and were instantlj killed. HEFAVimSACI-IANGE MAYOR PINGREE'S VIEWS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF CITIES.

In Vesting Almost Absolute Authority In the Jlcyor--A City Should Own the V'ntei, Gns, Electric and Other Plants. Mayor II C. of DcCrcut, w'jofo work in of the poor people of bis cityliaft niitdc utiino famous thronpli ont the eomiliy, was interviewed oeutly concerning city government. Hi think? a city t-boukl own street railways, olcciric gas lighting plants, v.Mtr and nin them at the possible rate 1 The. fj-sstcin rf granting the tiruf- franchises to ccrporutKuf- ha believes to be vicious.

"A city government," wuil the or, "should bo under a sirgle blc head. This idea, of having called a. mayor, ami a number of othei men culled aldermen, whose powers an erpal and generally adverse, is wrra-p. I favor a in which tlio rnnjo shall have almost absolute authority, a the manager of a private enterprifo IJUK Under direction of the city charter miRht then appoint a body of men whirl luifjht be called his cabinet, a man represent c.icli department of the citj business. These men should be salariei and bo required to devote their entin time to their work, as are departmen' managers a large ba-snicss concern There is no private enterprise in a city which has die amount of business teurl to that the municipal corporation has, and it f-liould be attended to in businesslike After thir, if yor wanted to have a council, you might have it, the members to bo elected as at present.

They might be given directory powers, but should have power tr. make contracts or vote franchises. "Now, in legard to this matter r.i granting I have an idea the people (hcninoivcbhould have some thing (.0 say in the cmestioii of voting frr a long timo the right to do any for 1 of business in the city; in other word. 1 I would favor a referendum to the pro pic. of all such questions.

It is possible for a rich corporation to buy up a oit; council--I know this to be true Iroii our experience--but it would not bi possible to buy up the voters of the en tira city." "What do you think of the ment in business?" was asked. "I think business is slowly pick.trj up. And my reason is that price i an advancing. I am a shoe manufacture! in Detroit, and for several years past the price of shoe leather has been stead ily going down. It has begun to go up, and that is a sign of improvement.

Lumber, glass and other materials are also rising in prico." The potato scheme, well known to Minneapolis people, a trial of which was made the present season in this city, is a subject upon which Mayor Filigree is pleased to talk, and he hopes much will come of the general idea in the Paul Pioneer Press. A Double Fatality. VRUSLB, Aug. W. Skelton ami J.

P. Wilkins were killed while crossing railroad traoks here yesterday afternoon. They were in a carriage, nnd an engine drawing a workingman's caboose, gomg at a high rate of speed, struck the carriage. For Wills' Family. BOSTON, Aug.

testimonial in aid of tho family of John Wills, who was killed in the riot July 4, was held last night at East Boston. Congressman gerakl gave lecture and many others took part in the program. Over $508 was raised. Sears' Body Found. MAMJiiESTEK, N.

Aug. picking berries in a pasture on the Bald hill road j-estcrday, a man found the decomposed boily of Phineas Sears, 60 years old, who disappeared Dec. 17 last. The coroner will determine the cause of death. ABOUT CITY AFFAIRS.

A Citizen Expresses Appreciation and Offers a Few Suggestions. NOETH ADAMS, Aug 5, 1895. EDITOB TRANSCRIPT May- I trespass upon your space for a few lines to express my appreciation of your' tbdughtfulness by publishing entire the instructive and able paper given by the Rev. P. H.

Rowley before the Boartt of Trade last Friday evening. It wai paper worth the hearing, and thinking over of every taxpayer and wefl wisher of onr new city. Two or throe points especially deserve the attention of those who are thoughtfully considering the formation of our city government: First, the responsibility which every man ought to feel in the right conduct of our city. Second, our public schools. Third, the sinking of party differences and petty quarrels in the endeavor to have the best government possible.

Would it not have besn much better in the past-for our schools, and would not much of the present ill feeling have been avoided, if the parents visited the schools and become thoroughly conversant with the means used to give their children an education? I believe the majority our town officials to be working for best interests of our present town and earning city, but all of onr officers would certainly have received, and many of them did receive, much valuable aid from Mr. talk. Have there not been too many unkind and unjust criticisms of the men we have chosen to administer affairs, instead of kind and helpful suggestions Can we not learn from the example of the city of Glasgow to lay aside party affiliations and oend all our energies to a satisfactory management of the departments of our new city? Are not some of the points of Mr. Rowley's paper worth consideration by the board of trade and by evtiy thoughtful voter of the city? Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for your and with best Irishes and highest hopes for a grand future for the new jity of North Adams, I am yours for the oest interests of the city, GEOSGE M.

DARBY. Mrs. Henry Spear. lirs.0i.na Spetu, of the late Jeury Spear, died Sunday morning -pringflUd at the home of her daughter, G. W.

Kirkland, with whom she hsd fler home sincerthe death of her husband tw years ago last January. Sht taken seriously ill last winter, and al hough her condition somewhat improvea he never recovered. She was upwards ol seventy years of age. Mrs. Spear was lor many years a resi- ent of this town and was well known and respacted.

worked at iJress- a.aking and tbrough'hej; business and in ther ways she gained wide acciuaint- She very industrious, kind icarted end conscientious woman and held in high esteem. Some years age h-j invalid I'-ur-iiniJ wont to Nev. In en, to live with her son, ant 1 u'y remained theije till the time of Mi pe. r's death in January, 1S93. Mrs.

Spear twice married, her first tar.d being Dr. Thomas, who died Any She leaves two sosis- and daughter-; George- Thomas, 7 II. tear of New Haven. a well know ifcMtpaper man and temperance lecturer, Mrs. G.

W. Kirkland of Springfield. The remains will be brought here Ibi rr al. arriving on the rioon train fioni Mitfield tomorrow. In the IV-f-irt Court.

Mn-r'a 1 it aed rot guilty to of diunkenness and was i Mary sher, a grey hairci plpnr'cd guilt lo the charge drunkenness. She said she came from Schaghtieoke, N. and while in tho depot here was taken ill. A lady, she aakl her tome drug that overpowered hoi Indv siitf ards'obbed her some money and two rings. She was on her was to Pittsfield and her case was i.

Cay lo aL'ow her lo uim O'Biicnrnd John O'Connell were ch fined lor drurkenness ant on thiee months probation. Henrj bsidy, arrested on suspicion, a. i hi rgcd '-nrplrrv. wr.s discharged. I Li.iii=Ky Icstagoor' icrbc today by colic.

Cesar Ccsana has sold a let on Law encc avenue to Mary E. Gleason re on Witt avenue for the Witt estate ti Ln Rivfrs for fVOO and one to T. Claire on Walnut street for Eiwmoi LovveJlis visitirg 1 i thcr, J. Q. Erwin.

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Orr of Walthnm Rr 1 'n or two to V) J.

H. Orr of Holbrook street. In company with Miss Jennie Orr they are (jcirdmg dajs i Falls and Johnsonville, N. Y. Mr.

and Mrs. E. G. Cochrane of Nev t'ork arrived at the Wilson Friday night tfr. Cochrane is superintendent of i Telegraph coinpary and Saturda; drove over the line from here toPittt field.

Yesterday he add his wife visile WilliamEtown and this morning they left New York. Mrs. Cochranc had beei -pending a few weeks at Joseph Peck uam's in Powrp 1 Vt. RIDER HAGGARD IN POLITICS. Rider Haggard has his revenge in his own hands.

He can write another hf.r- Kaffir story, though it would appear that the English public does not Kaffir him as much as it Herald. H. Eider Haggard, in ono experience in British politics, has obtained material for a more weirdly exciting book of adventure than he has heretofore written. He has been twice rescued by the police, assailed with mud and Etories a tsdy in his party has boen seriously Post. It used to be said that "Jordan am a fcard road to travel," but Mr.

H. Ruler Haggard, reflecting upon his defeat, will think fchat the way to parliament is harder still. Some of his recent campaign experiences with mud and brick favors freely bestowed will furnish him material for more exciting scenes than can be found'in "Allan Quatercmm" ci Journal. THE TAX RATE. A Little Higher Than Last Vear and the Reasons Why.

The assessors completed their figuring on the valuation of the town Saturday and it was found that the town, county and state tax will be $18.20 on pOOO. This is higher than lust year, but it is expected the fire district tax will be a little lower than Jast year and that the total increase will be less than 1 on $1000. There has been a net increase in the valuation of the town of something over $120,000, so the increased rate of the town tax is due to the increase of some $10,000 in the amount of money raised by taxation. There is a shrinkage in the number of polls, due to the different method of collecting the names. In former years the owners of mills banded in the names of all men employed, but this year the list had to be made out by streets and only those names were put on which were obtained by a house-to house canvass.

There is also a shrinkage in the valuation of personal property and resident bank shares. The statement of the work so far completed, which may be subject to slight changes is given out Chairman Miller as follows: ECC2. 18-5. Polls 470D. Personal estate $1,279,78) Eealtstate 5,849,135 5,711,0:5 Resident bank shares 197.88 212,599 Totals $7,326 SD1 $7,204,905 Loss on number of polls 293 Loss 011 personal estate 1E31 00 Loss on resident bank shares 14,533 00 Gain on real estate 138,050 00 Net gain for year 121.890 00 Raised by taxation in 1895 $141,782 00 Eaised by taxation in 1894 130,980 57 Incrsase 43 Eate lor 189j town, county and sta tax SIS 20 Among the causes for the slight increase in taxation are an extra appropriation for roads, the withdiawal of the cemetery fund from the general fund and the fact that a payment must be made on the town debt.

I I NO. 3. T.ie Work Progressing. How the Grounds Look Present. new ir.i I site ,11, Adams now pre- se lei'ir dili'tron 1 appearance from that of a We3k ago and people who have tui wj-lciita the of the work, cl hardly recognize the place.

All the buildings, have bow been removed and ation is hrinsr pushed with all possible rapidity. In the trenches on the Hoosac siiett a spiing bas been struck and is tilling up with water. This morning a large stcim pump arrived and it will be employed until the work is finished. The eld mill is leveled to the ground and Urge piles of brick and stone stand in the vicinity, to remain theie until the walls of the new structure are ready for them. The large llnee-foot flume was completed yesterday and today the water for the old Beikshire coursed through it for the first time.

The freight'house is in its new stand on -lie east side of the truck but the office jtill remains in its usual location. The tracks are being changed by Boson Albany workmen. The dirt fiom the place is all taken to the land in the rear of the Farrell property and whut or.ce known as the saw mill pond, where the small boys took greatest plciEnic swimming and skating, is now solid ground. The tracks are to be run upon this ground. Tho mill must be finished by December 20, and it surely will be ocfore that date, if the rapid work doi so far, is kept up.

A PLEASANT GATHERING. The C. T. U. Holds a Meeting at tho Home or Mr.

and Mrs. Hodge. The Woman's Christian Temperance union held a pleasant meeting last Wed- esd.iy afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.

O. Hodge on the cross road. About sixty ladies were present and the meeting one rncst enjoyable ever held by the union. Miss Bice of Boston was present and. delivered an able address.

ladies carried basktt lunches and Mrs. Hodge furnished ice cream and cot- ce in abundance, so the supper was in a'l equal to the other features of the cession. The company was greatly Seised with the beauty and comforts of Hodge homestead and with the generous hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, vho did all in their power to make the iccasion pleasant for all present.

Miss Sice of Boston stayed over night with Mr. I'd Mrs. Hodge and had a very pleasant visit with them. ABOUT THE BURGLARY. lie Suspect Discharged.

No Clue Has Been Found, The Saturday murmng burglary is one the worst to ferret out that the police aave met in a long time. The man did work well and left without leaving that would give a clue. A re- raid mill be offered for the return of the atch stolen from Mr. Barber, and if the is returned investigations may cease. who was arrested Saturday by Frink, suspected of committing he burglary was honorably discharged his morning in court.

His house was jearched Irom cellar to garret and nothing connect the man wiih the burglary was ound. It was clearly shown that he was night the crime was committed in arranging his furniture after The matter is as much in the as wb it committed. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. (Y.o Important ukuitcits Filled and Just One Remaining. The school committee has chosen Fred William Mammouth, a graduate of Wil- iamp, '96, to take the position of teacher English and modern languages in the ligh school.

Miss Alice A. McDuffie of Shetford, has been chosen teacher of nathematics. Miss McDuflle is a graduate the University of Vermont. The only acaney in the high school now to be illed is that of teacher of sciences. Tnis a new department, or rather a depart- aent made by tte division of the principal's duties.

A man will meet the committee this week end the position will irobably I LEAVES HOME SUDDENLY. Father Anxious Over His Sons Departure against His Mother's Entreaties. James Roberts, a well known carpenter who lives on Union street, was in disircss this morning because his son Joseph teft bis home without saying where he was going. He says the young man was a weaver in the Union mill and that he refused to go to work this morning and told his mother that he was not going to work in the mill any more and was going away from home. His mother wept and pleaded with him, but he was resolved.

The young man's sister came in from the mill saying the boss wanted bim to return to work and she feared she would be discharged if he did not. This was as infRc- tual to move him as were his mother's tears. Now Mr. Roberts is anxions because he fears he will hare to leave the house in which he lives and because he fears the young man will involve him in debt which he declares he will not pay. He shows that he has suffered much misfortune recently.

ABRAM AND THE HOME. Mr. Rowley Preaches to Large Congregations. Strong Evening Sermon, Rev. F.

H. Rowley preached yesterday morning and evening in the Baptist church. At both services he was listened to by large congregations, the evening congregation taxing the capacity of the auditorium. The evening sermon was a strong one. The text was Genesis twelfth chapterandflrstverse.

Mr. Rowley found several valuable lessons in the life of Abram. His was a life that those who are building homes might well study. In the first part of his sermon Mr. Rowley showed what Israel had done for civilization.

It has done a hundred fold more than any other, the speaker said, for it has given us religion. Turning from a sketch of Abram and the place of Israel among nations, Mr. Rowley considered the home. The home is the one most sacred spot on earth. There are two institutions that have the greatest influence on the life of man, the church and the home and the greatest of these is the home.

It is there the mother during the most impressionable years exerts her influence. Mr. Rowley said he was not an extremist regarding woman's place in society. He considered all this talk about the new woman arrant nonsence, for neither man nor woman can reach life's fullness alone. Give women every opportunity, open every institution of learning to her and still her realm is the home.

There is by far a greater reward awaiting her, who is at this moment toiling to make her influence felt upon the next generation through her children than for those who claim the public eye and teach with voice and pen. Fiom the life of the Hebrew, Abram, we can first learn faith in God. A recognition of God like to that of Abram was advocated for every home. God pity the children who give up interest in him. Faith in God is not unnatural.

We are made in the image oi' God and should serve him. It was shown by Mr. Rowley that many believe the idea ife to get rich and that few have the idea of service. Truth is another lesson to be learned from Abram. Truth is one of the foundation stones of society.

The observing and teaching of truth in the hou'-'c were dwelt upon by the speaker. How could there bo truth in society if not in the home. Grent weight was laid upon keeping faith with children, arid the admission into the home of deprecatory stories about neighbors was strongly condemned. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. CUTTING CO A Tower Sa'urday evening.

--The Father Mathew society held a regular meeting yesterday. There was no business of importance to come before the meeting. --There will be a concert at the park to- morow evening by Clapp's band if the weather is pleasant. There will also be dancing in the pavilion all the evening till 1030 under the direction ofNeary's orchestra. --The Y.

M. C. A. expects to move into its new home next month. A meeting of the directors will be held tomorrow evening when matters of importance will be considered.

The subscription for the new building has reached almost and there is no doubt but the $10.000 limit will b3 reached. --The Fitchburg railroad will have on sale low rate excursion tickets to Boston and return on the occasion of the twenty-sixth Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar at Boston. Rate from North Adams only $4 30. Tickets good going August 24 to 29 inclusive, and returning until September 10 inclusive. --Michael O'Dea has succeeded ia getr ting posse sion of the 20 Holden stseet, recently occupied by the late Richard Hall, the tailor.

Mr. O'Dea now succeeds Mr. Hall in every respect. He not only has his secret but his workshop. Mr.

O'Dea was chosen by Mr. Hall to do his extra work, no other being found competent to Mr. Hall's mind. These facts make Mr. O'Dea well fitted to take care of Mr.

Hall's custom. --Warren J. Crowley met with an accident yesterday afternoon. He was returning from the Idlewild in South Wil- liatnstown on his wheel in company with three other wheelmen and as he wcs passing one of J. H.

Flajrg's talla-hos in front of John A. Torry's place, where there is a decline, and where the road is rough, his wheel struck a stone and he was thrown to the ground. The bicycle slid and the rear wheel was demolished under the talla-ho wheels. Mr. Crawley was not injured and those who saw the fall feel that he should be congratulated.

Luckily Mr. Crawley was in the rear of his companions and thus the rest wore not "mixed up in the shuffle." Miss Bessie Cutting has returned from a visit in Warren. Miss May Rice who was with Miss Cutting has not returned. Miss Hattie Burdick is visiting friends in Jacksonville, Vt. Peter Loring of Springfield, formerly of this town, who has been visiting his parents here during the past week, returned today.

Mrs. W. V. Burdett and son are visiting at their former home in Clinton. Chadwick D.

Checsbro who has been pitching for the Albany, Cocperstown and Johnstown base ball teams, all of New York state, and who Is now with the Springfield team, was in town over Sunday, returning to Springfield today. The engagement is announced of Ch irles Vadner and Miss Agnes Rsardon, both well know in North Adams best sc- cial circles. You can't have an idea what you are missing, or not a single solitary soul of you would think of staying away from this "sifting sale." Ask anybody who has been in. They'll tell you what an amazing lot you can do with a dollar. Some of the best things just now are in our Boys' Department, Here is an illuetration: The balance of our Sailor Suits- just the right things for the next two months--75 cents to $1.50 for suits worth double the money.

Remnant lots of Percale- Waists and Blouses at remnant prices. Broken lots of Long Pant Suits for boys, 14 to 18 years, at broken prices, Straw Hats, half price, CUTTING CO. An Snvetigation Is what we ask, Talk is cheap, to talk well is well but to carry out what you say is a much more difficult matter; but this is what we have done in the past, are doing at present and intend to do in the future. Our Customers say Our Wrappers Have the best style, bert fiinist and fit best. No IMonsens About exclusive styles, large sales and other taffy.

Just Wrappers Rightly made from best materials by competent workmen and sold at a fair profit, that's all. Its considerable. Just note these reductions in onr Wrapper Department. You've seen them, you know what they are and what they have been sold at all season. ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS.

One lot Lawn Wrappers, light colors, trimmed with white braid, formerly 81.75. TWO DOLLARS. Une lot fine Lawn Wrappers, plain white, light colors, former prioe $2.50: now $2.00. TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENIS. One lot fine Lawn Wrappers, light colors, yoke of fine colored embroidery, were $3.00.

TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY- FIVE CENTS. One lot plain pink and blue Lawn Wrappers, wera 83.25. THREE DOLLARS. One lot fine white Lawn Wrap pers, trimmed with fine Hamburg edging, were $3.75. FOUR DOLLARS.

One lot fine white Lawn Wrappers, square yoke of fins all-ovtr embroidery, were $5.00. TWO DOLLARS. One lot Lawn Suits, skirt 41-2 yards round, were $2.50. Prices range from 5Cc. to $5.00.

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