Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1912 — Page 6

PROMINENT SPEAKER It Judge Felt of Indianapolis and Will Speak Here Sunday. Judge Edward W. Felt of Indianapolis, one of tlie associate justices of the Indiana appellate court, and who will deliver the address at the meeting of the Methodist brotherhood at the M. E. church in this city on next Sunday afternoon, is not only an excellent jurist and an able lawyer, with a strong Influence before the courts and juries, but is also a pulpit speaker particularly pleasing to his hearers who are enthusiastic in their praises. A short time ago Judge Felt delivered the Sunday evening sermon at the High street M. E. church of Muncie. Indiana, and it was considered a powerful and interesting sermon throughout In course of this sermon he pointed out that the Christian life was the balancing feature of humanity and that clean, pure, physical life should be the highest ideal of all men and women. "Morality is good, but religion is better,' stated Mr. Felt. "There should be no double standard tor either men or women, Sunday or week-day. The church is the salvation of the human race, the Bible the guide and the serving of God and humanity. the purpose.” The men of this city and communitv are urged to come out next Sunday afternoon and hear Mr. Felt. TAFT TO ANSWER. Says He Will Reply to Roosevelt’s Speech at Columbus. Washington. D. C„ Feb. 22—(Special to Daily Uemot rati—President Taft will make his reply to Colonel Roosevelt's charges of democracy at a speech to be delivered in Toledo, Ohio, on March Sth, according to official announcement from the white house today. o IT'S A BOY. Sether cigars flowed like water today, the occasion being a big babyboy, which arrived this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vian of Tenth street. Mrs. Vian was Miss Minnie Sether before her marriage and the babe is the first nephew in the family. Mr. Vian is employed at the Sether clear factory. MEMORIAL SERVICES Held This Morning at St. Mary’s Church for Deceased Knights. The Kniehts of Columb-’s ’n large numbers attended the memorial servives, conducted this morning at 7;':0 o’cloc kat the St. Mary's church, when a high mass c* requiem was celebrated by Father Wilken. The members gathered at the lodge rooms on -half hov.r previous to the appointed time rnd then marched in procession to the church. This memorial service is conducted each year at this time the country over, being Washington's birthday, and the namesake of the order. TELEPHONE BUSINESS GOOD. Wednesday Was Busiest Day Ever Known on Local Lines of Citizens'. The telephone- girls at the central office are authority for the statement that Wednesday was the busiest day on the local lines in the history of the Citizens’ company. Often the lines are busy during tne morning, an afternoon or evening, hut Wednesday the girls were kep. cunstantly busy from early morning until midnight. The fact is accounted for because of the storm, the K. of P. convention and the fact that a large number of new ’phones have been added during the ( past month. , —_ n MAKES A SIDE RUN. Freight Car on Interurban Leaves the Track —Makes Cross-cut. Hugh Hite has always been considered a very attractive man, whose company is greatly desired by his many friends, and he is quite willing to oblige them with it, but when the interurban cars make a dead break from the track for him, he thinks it worth while to break the attraction and make his get-away, at least that is what those sry, who saw the occurrence at 11:45 o'clock today. Hugh was just returning to the clothing store from dinner, and had reached the Lewis Mailand home on North Second street, walking in the interurba ntrack. where the path was broken. The interurban freight was approaching from the north and Hugh stepped off the track to the right to allow it tn 1 nss. Instead, ho- ever, the car lurched to the right and ran direct’y across the :trc't, I . ' iefore Hugh, who was directly in its r ath, could run up onto the Patterson yard and out of the way. The front of the car ran into a telephone pole, which was broken off, and also ran into one of the Mailand shade trees, breaking off a large branch. The rear trucks of the car remained on the rails. No one was hurt and the greatest trouble was occasioned

In getting the car back on the track. The packed condition of the snow between the rails and the brick is said to be the causey of the car leaving the rails. The car was gotten on again and arrived here at 2 o'clock. The Adams County association of; Rural Letter Carrie’s celebrated their | legal holiday. Washington's birthday., today, by holding (heir annual meeting in the I. O. O. F hall, this city, this morning. The election of officers for the. new year was the chief mat- j ter to come before them, and the fol ■ lowing were named: Piesldent. L. E. < Neaderhouser, Berne; vice president,; Amos Burkholder, .veme; secretary I and treasurer, M. J. Butler. Decatur. ■ While the carriers are spending the ! present ploughing through snow. drifts and watching the mercury drop. down through the bottom of the thermometer, they are looking ahead to better days, to their annual picnic, which this morning, it was agreed, l would be held July 4th. The place, j however, will be named later. The, meeting was quite largely attended, the following being present: M. E. Helmer and Mr. Kramer of Geneva: I 1.. E. Neaderhouser, Amos Burkhcld-1 er and Will Teeters of Berne; James Andrews of Monroe; Roy Wolford, S. S. Magley, Elmer Archer. Mel Butler. Ray Christen. Earl Butler, carriers from this city. FOR DRIVERS TO REMEMBER. ... Provide your horse with a large, warm blanket for such times as he is standing still and exposed to the cold. Don't neglect the shoeing. It is vital on a slippery pavement. Don't ever use the whip simply be-. cause you have it. It is a very poor driver who makes a blow the starting signal. Give the horse an occasional full day's rest. It will add to his value and capacity for work. Always be kind to your horse. It pays. If you are a good driver, your horse will snow it. THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAY Ashton Stevens, in the New York Journal, had this to say on its first production of the now famous play. 1 “Paid in Full:” “‘Paid in Full.' the newest American play, by the newest ! American dramatist, Eugene Walter.■ held an audience breathless during many moments of its production at the Astor theater last night. It is a straight-going play. The only thrill ’s humor, and most of this welcome quality springs naturally front the structure of the play and the disposition of the characters. Here are a ■ play and performance absolutely rep-' resentative of contemporary drama and American acting, and it is my cr inion that the managers, the C. S. Primrose company, will be paid in full." “Paid in Full” will be seen at ' the Bosse opera house on Tuesday night, February 27th. It took the jury but four hours Wednesday evening to return a verdict at , 8:45 o’clock, finding Gert Reynolds guilty of conspiracy to steal, as charg-; ed in the indictment against him. The case was concluded Wednesday I afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. It is said i the jury stood eleven to one lor this verdict from the very beginning, and but very little time was needed to win ever the other juror, whose objection i was not relative to the guilt of the deiendant, but to the term of punish ment, this however, not being a point lying in the hands of the jury. The punishment, according to law. is a term of from two to fourteen years 1 in the penitentiary. j Judge Merryman has not yet passed ( sentence on this verdict, thirty days being allowed by law for the filing c. a motion for a new trial, and othe. | matters relative thereto, and judg ment will probably be delayed until the expiration of that time. Reynolds attorney, L. C. DeVoss, tried to secure a reprieve of sentence for the remain der of this term, but the judge held that thirty days was the limit. At noon, Reynolds had not yet secured I bondsmen and was remanded to jail.’l The jury was excused until next Wednesday, or until furthur notice, should they be needed before that time. I The sudden and unexpected death of Charles Fahrenbach of Ft. Wayne, for many years a resident of this city, coming here from Portland, engaging in .he occupation of baking, and at one time in business, will come as a shock to his wide acquaintance of , friend 3, the death occurring nt his home, 1321 Main street. Fort Wayne, i Wednesday morning it 11:55. follow- ■ ing an illness of only four clays with i pneumonia While in this city be followed his trade, and was employed by > Jacob Martin, Hunsicker Bros , and • Frank Parrish, and was regarded as > one of the best tn his line. Many > years ago he-owned a half interest in . the restaurant with Ed Martin, where I Parrish & Lichtle now conduct busii ness. Following his leaving here he I moved his family to Fort Wayne,

where he following a like occupation, to which he returned only a few years ago. His last place of business known t here was at Geneva, going there from this city. The Fort Wayne JournalGazette of this morning contained the I following: “Charles Fahrenbach, aged thirty-; I three years and thirteen days, died at ' his home, 1321 West Main street, at ■11:55 yesterday morning, after an ill--1 ness from pneumonia, lasting four 1 days. “Mr. Fahrenbach was born in Ger- ' many February 8, 1859, and came to , ! this country twenty-nine years ago, i coming almost immediately to Fort ' Wayne, where he had since made his I home. On September 25, twenty-sev-’en years ago. he was united in mar- . riage to Miss Anna Westerfield, the ceremony being performed at Deca- ! tur. Ind. Mr. Fahrenbach was one of ' the finest bakers in the city, and was for a long time, prior to his death, 'employed at the Geller bakery. He . ’ was a devout member of the St. Paul's , ! Catholic church, and was also a mem- ’ ber of St. Joseph s school society oi j that church. I "Mr. Fahrenbach is survived by a ■ i widow and nine children, all living at home and who are as follows: Mrs. j Charles Niblick. Elizabeth. Joseph, Sophia. Anna, Theresa. Mary, Marguerite. and Philamena. He also leaves a ; half-brother, Frank Hermann, of Cin■cinnati, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at I 18:30 o'clock at the residence ahd at j 9 o'clock at St. Paul’s Catholic church. 1 Burial will be made at the Catholic cemetery. REV. HESSERT TO SPEAK At Evangelical Church This Evening —Revival in Progress. The Rev. D. O. Wise, who is con j > ducting revival service* at his church, the Evangelical, announces that the Rev. L. C. Hessert of the German Reformed church, will speak this even ing at 7:30. The public is cordially in vited. The revival will continue in-J definitely. The last quarterly serv- i ices of the Evangelical ihurch will be! held over the coming Sunday, fuller I announcement to be made later. AN OPPORTUNE HOLIDAY. George Washington s birthday anniversary came at an opportune time , for the rural mail carriers today, who ' were thus given a holiday by the government, which they would in al! I probably have been forced to: take anyhow, on account of the big snow drifts. But one carrier was able 1 to make his complete route Wednes- ; day being Will Engle, w ho 1 covered his 25% hiles witli . great difficulty, ploughing throng : the snow banks, reaching the city at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday evening. ! Henry Fuhrman was able to cover all I < but six miles of his route, and return-' ■ed here at 5:30, while Ray Christen, 1 , who made up the third one who had I not reported at time of going to press Wednesday afternoon, could not re- > turn until 4 o’clock, having been able ; ,to make only a part of the way. The I other nine, were able to make but a i I little part of their trio, as stated Wed-; nesday. | ’ Being thirty hours on the Erie rail-1 road in trying to make an unsuccess-1 ful trip to Chicago, and covering one hundred forty miles of the journey. j Ito Crown Point, where he gave up i and decided to return home, reaching ; here Thursday, E. X. Ehinger, the Old Adams County bank, not to I be outdene, will attempt again this | afternoon to reach his destination. [ Mr. Ehinger e.ieti tc leave Wednesday ' norning on the 3:20 train, but tint was late and he did not get out until 7 o'clock in the morning. So blocked with snow was the way that not more than twenty miles an hour was j made, and sometimes they were com i pietely blocked. Reaching out of th I windows the passengers were able tn 1 touch snow banks on either side. By ■ the time Crown Point was reached, a ’ distance of one hundred forty miles ' from here, Mr. Ehinger decided that , j it was useless to pursue his way fur- ■ ’ therand got oft there, telephoning the party he was to meet in Chicago, calling off the meeting. He waited an hour ; I for a return train home, and boarded it. He did not reach here until 8 o'clock this morning, having beer, , hours. He will go to Fort , Wayne this afternoon and take a . Pennsylvania train to Chicago, hoping to make the trip this time. Travel ; since the snow storm of Wednesday is done under great difficulty, an > i train crews are perhaps the hardest . worked of any. The train bringim; Mr. Ehinger in this morning war headed with two engines, both sn r v ■ covered.. The train was manned by ■ three crews, all working with th' 1 highest-keyed energy. 3 There were 1,109 deaths by various i causes in Indiana in January, accord- ? ing to the monthly bulletin of the ■ state board of health. Disease w: e-slightly less prevalent in January, >, 1912, than in the corresponding month X

last year. The death rates were respectively: 1912, 13.7: 1911. 14 2. The ' most prevalent cause was tonsliltis. Pneumonia was sixth in area of prevalence; diphtheria, eighth; typhoid ! fever, seventh. There was less small-1 pox than in the same month last year, i I ninety-two cases in five counties, with no deaths. Tuberculosis wrought its usual ha-1 voc- 359 deaths. Pneumonia caused ' 500 deaths; typhoid fever, 131 case in thirty-four counties, with twenty nine deaths; diphtheria. 225 cases in I 41 counties, with 24 deaths; scarlet j i fever, 294 cases in 49 counties, with I 7 deaths; poliomyelitis caused three deaths: hydrophobia, 1. death in Cass county. Births for January, 1912, numbered 4,254; rate 18.2. Lawrence county had the highest birth rate, 49.2. and Noble county the lowest, 8.7. o — — PUBLIC SALE IS POSTPONED. — i The public sale of personal property advertised to occur next Tuesday lat the J. C. Moses farm, north of town, has been postponed on account lof the bad weather. It will be held, rain or shine, on Saturday March 2nd Be sure to remember the date. BROTHER'S UNEXPECTED DEATH. — - Harvey Smith Called to Wooster, 0.. Wednesday Night. i Harvey Smith of near this city, left ' Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock for Wooster, Ohio, where he was called !by a message received Wednesday noon, stating that his brother, Joseph Smith, of that place, had passed away. The news of his death was very unexpected to Mr. Smith, and ' he had not known that he was ill. The j brother was about sixty-one years of age. The funeral was held this afternoon at 1 o'clock. When the ease of the State vs. William Ward and Percy McClish, for , conspiracy to commit grand larceny, I was called in court Thursday, a mo- ' tion to quash tne indictment was filed, but this was overruled, and on 1 arraignment. Ward pleaded not gullI ty. An objection to going to trial today, on Washingtons birthday, February 22nd, which is a legal holiday, was made, but this was also overrt.l : i ed. The prosecutor, however, ended , ; the matter by filing a nolle prosequ’, and the case was dismissed, a nr " J one being filed immediately in its | stead. It was learned that the name of the defendant, McClish. is "Odr. instead of "Percy,” as set out in the ; first-case, hence the dismissal of the 1 ' one. The new case filed therefore. I was against Ward and "Ode’' MeClis! ■ It is said that Percy McClish is th name of the son of the defendar.' ■ Ode McClish, the mistake being made! 'in confounding the two names. M’- 1 i dish is said to be the "John Jones, 'true name unknown," who was indictr ■ ; with Gert Reynolds on a simil: : ! , charge, and McClish is said to be Re> nolds' father-in-law. Ward and M I Clish are indicted for conspiracy t ' ! steal $5lO from Dan Cook, who, it is I ! said was induced to join a lodge sim: : lar to that which Reynolds got Fritz' ! Koenig to enter on representing that ! the members were entitled to pay cer-1 ! tain sums of money which were to be ■ returned to them greatly increased, j but which failed to make any return. I McClish is also a defendant in anoth- ' er indictment, in which he and Jack i Mackey are accused of conspiracy t steal $515 from Edward Marschand. j Ward's bond was fixed at SI,OOO, but ' at time of going to press he had not | furnished this and was a guest of Sheriff Durkin. The famous divorce case of James C. Harmon against Alice Harmon, which was tried some time ago, | ended Thursday, when Judge Merry- ' man took his pen in hand and wrote ' a decree of divorce for Mrs. Harmon, on her cross-complaint, also giving ; her $25 alimony, the costs being taxed Ito her hubby. The judge stated that ' the case was a very complicated one I that Mrs. Hannon, denied all the alle- ’ gations made in her husband’s com plaint against her, and he denied ail against him in her cross-complaiu., i except that he had called her names, and as this was the only point c.. which they could agree, and as k seemed certain they could not live together, he decided to give her the divorce. • Susie A. Hallock vs. Fred .1. H lock, divorce; default of defenda: Appearance by prosecuting attorn who is ruled to answer. The case of the State vs. Ra!;h and Jesse Andrews, for assault anu battery, which was set for trial February 20th, is left oft the trial calendar by agreement. State vs. George Baker, forgery. ■ nolle prosequi filed; cause dismissed without prejudice to the state and the defendant discharged. i State vs. Samuel Cook, wife de

sertion; cause continued on account' of sickness of defendant. Mr. Cook was injured about the face Monday) afternoon while cuttins Umber, when I the end of a sapling -truck him. ■ By agreement the Branyan-Brook-over case from Huntington county ' was reset for trial February 26tb. Emmet V. Emerick vs William R : Hamer, damages, $259. Left off trial calendar by agreement. Dennis Striker vs. Albert Meyer et i lai., note and foreclosure. S7OO. Sep-| arate reply to second paragraph of an-1 swer of Dennis Striker filed by Chris C. C. Beer, David Rich and Christian l Mertz. Four twenty-five pound bags of sug ar made at the St. Ixmls. Michigan, factory, have arrived here and were —, o distributed Thursday by E. M Wagner, one each being left at each of the printing offices and each of the banks. The sugar is the real stuff and is exhibited that our people may | see the splendid brand of granulat d "sweet goods’ manufactured by this, company. The same grade will be | made here next fall. William Moy tan of Toledo has arrlv-J ed here and will have charge of the ( brick work on the new factory buildings. He is a brother of Tom Moy lan, the foreman. Tom Burns, who has been here several weeks and knows everybody in this locality was busy yesterday introducing “Bill" to the young people up town. The boys are all right, good fellows and all are very popular in Decatur. Burns says it makes Moylan mad if you call him anything but “Bill,” so be careful. The meet.ng announced for Otto Bleeke's home in I’nion township Wednesday afternoon, had to be called off on account of the roads being impassable. It was impossible for the men to get out from here and but few farmers could have made the trip. The meeting will be held at some later date. Work at the site was again suspended today on account of the heavy drifts. It will likely be several days ’ before the grounds will be fit to alj low the men to resume their wn-k, •but it will begin just as soon as possible. SI !■ ■ II ■■■ • - ' Os course ycJ may not have noticed —i E t act you mt. not even remem- ! ber that far back —but there has been vast changes in the past century. For ! instance, and just byway of comparison, here is a little table, telling of the few changed conditions: 100 YEARS AGO. Giris did uot marry un.il they knew how to make bread. Three-fourths of our books came from across the Atlantic. I A horseman who galloped on a street paid a fine of four shillings. Anyone who criticized the preacher r es f.ned. Dry goods was known as woman's : ff and men’s stuff. Peruvian bark and whiskey was always prescribed for a cold. NOW. Girls marry first, and then never ■'.’ea-r. to make bread. Three-fourths of our books com » from the state of Indiana. J An automobile speeder gives the policeman a ride and goes free. ' Any preacher criticizing a cong ■ gation is fired. ' Women's stuff is called dry goods and men’s stuff, wet goods. Whiskey for a cold and Peruvian bark for the Peruvians. I Word has bees received from Card- . well, Mo., concerning a practical joke : in which Decatur folk figured promi- . nently. E. A. Vail, brother of J. V ;,Vail, came into Cardwell recently and : related the killing of a huge bear in t tne near vicinity. He brought with him a alrge piece of the meat and - requested that Mrs. J. W. Vail prepare it for dinner. Upon inquiry by 1 Mrs. Daniel Railing, Mrs. Vail's , mother, she was told that the meat , was “beef.” Nothing further was said. During the meal time Mrs. Vail . put a real brown piece of the meat • on her father's plate. He proceedc! > to enjoy the palatable piece of “beef,' ; nd stated that it was “tine.’’ Not satsfied with the joke as perpetrated • t.rus far, she asked her son, Tom, hether he enjoyed it, and he heart- , iy agreed with his grandfather as to iae quality of the “beef.” Some one asked Tom whether b, i knew what kind of meat it was. This il question was suggestive to Mr. Rai! i- ing and, to quote from'the letter r i- ceived, he “began to prick up his ears and when told that it was the fles from a bear, his eyes almost poppe l ", out of his head.” The fact that Mr. J Railing has always contended that he e never has had the least appreciation of wild meat makes the joke intensely practical and quite amusing to his friends.

I The letter states further that Mr. C and Mrs lulling will be home soon MISS WINCH POLICE MATRON, e Miss Finnle Winch, 2026 Maumee J 'avenue, until recently an attendant a. the state girls school at Indiana), t iolls, was named as police matron i I the board of public salety day. and will assume ,s , < the office when the city count II I ass the ordinance creating the position ( 'and making an appropriation to pro ( ! vide for a salary of $60.00 P«r month ( The appointment of Miss Minch | ' recommended by a petition signed bj j ’twenty women of the city who have f been active In the movement to save j i young girls, and five prominent busi f 'ness men, and according to a statute , passed by the state legislature last , year, the council must establish the ( office of police matron when a de- , mand thus signed Is made The du , ties of the police matron as defined by ( the statute, are that she shall, under ( the direction of the city court, Invest:- ( ; gate and report to the judge upon the , past histories, conditions of living, ’character, moral and habits of all wo- , ' men and girls awaiting trial and shall I exercise supervision of such women ( land girls not in actual custody until , ' the disposition of the charges against 'them. Her office will be that now occupied by Judge Mungovan as a consultation room.—Fort Wayne Jour nal-Gazette Miss Winch is well known here where she has relatives MEf..dER OF COMMITTEE. ' John M. Frisinger Named by State Chairman Sims. John M. Frisinger of Decatur has been named by Chairman Fred A Sims as the Eighth district member of the state executive committee. Ad- ' visory to the state committee in all things political, one member of this organization is named from each congressional district. —Portland Commercial Review. ■ I “Well begun" may be "half done," but there Is something also in a good ending. So think the sixth district Knights of Pythias, wno closed their annual convention here Wednesday evening in a glorious way that mor than made up for any disappointment anticipated Wednesday morning when ’ the weather man sent snow and wind to mar the day. In spite of the smai crowds that came in the early part of the day, great numbers came on the I noon and late afternoon trains, so . that the total number was swelled to , from three to four hundred for the . evening sessions. The exemplification of the rank of knight on Cve candidates by the Ossian team, from 6:30 to 8 o'clock clos- , ed the evening secret session and the . Ossian team was highly complimen, ed for the excellent work done. Th; , candidates were E. S. Christen, Glen Holsapple, Frank Chronister and J. ( Jamieson, of this city, and a candi date from Bluffton. The open session, at l> o'clock, presided over by the district deputy, A. R. Huyette, of Bluffton, was well atended, tn spite of the inclement weather and those who ventured forth were well repaid. A thiity minutes concert by the Bluffton orcbest: .. opened the session, and the orchestra received many deserved fine bouquets , (figuratively speaking> for t' eir excellent playing. Judge R. K. Erwia , of Fort Wayne, who is one of the attorneys in Dill n murder case :, Lagrange could not be here to giv. the v.e.com.- address scheduled, am. 3 his place was filled by D. F. Quinn, who greeted the assembly in a royall. j good way, that left no doubt of their welcome. W H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, who was to have given the response, was also prevented from attending. ■ and this was given by the Rev. A. S s Elzey of Ossian, in a well-worded speech. The chief address of the ev ening was given by Grand Chancellor 1 W. P. Hart of Huntington, who gave i an address of an hour's length on the 1 Knights of Pythias of Indiana, an ad 1 dress that was of great interest ’o '■ all. More music was rendered by the Bluffton orchestra, and also by the 8 high school quartet, including Dr. J, t Q. Neptune, E. E. Rice. J. C. Tritch s and D. A. Baumga: iii.tr, and also a 1 vocal solo by Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer. i With the close of the program, which 1 was much enjoyed, the meeting ad journed and ail mingled socially until the late trains that conveyed the vis 0 iting delegations to their homes. 1 Nearly all the trains were late. Bluffton and the other lodges that came In o over the Clover Leaf were not able to leave until midnigfiL and those frern the south over the G. R. & I. could not ■ go until this morning, and the festivities at the K. of P. home extended throughout the night. There were plenty of amusements, however— cards, pool, etc., and the time did not hang heavy. Later in the evening the Pythian e Sisters announced the winner of a n guessing contest they conducted dur y ing the day, that of guessing the nam of a doll baby they had. John W. Gaither of New Albany, grand vAce

chancellor, who Is a contlrnieq “chronic" bachelor, was proudly uounced the winner, he liavlnj su ,., ed the name “Kekionga Mr. i:ai „, er was very proud of his l lonor gM stated that this was the first baby had ever named, and bore off honor with great distinction. of the benedicts, however, n had a stand in with (lie dam.of the doll. In the afternoon session, a <otnit:t. tee on resolutions was appoint--,!, comprised one member from eaih county. The committee included b II Erwin, from Adams. Mr l( :t;li . Blackford; Mr. Mulligan, from J< ; and A. 8. Elzey, from Wells resolutions drafted thanked t!le grand officials for their presence; recommended that the next .’..strict convention be not held in «int B; praised the efficient work of !n s;n ,.. Deputy Huyette; thanked the i lwit lodge for the excellent degree thanked the bands for their muia, and extended thanks to the 1,,. , t ; and Pythian Sisters for their lent entertainment. All of the fourteen lodges of the dutrict, except one. was rep reset-, r the meeting and the convention declared a most excellent one :n s|.::e of all the difficulties that were placed in the way. All praise is given tie worthy local order who did so nurt to make the day pleasant in the f»ce of the great difficulties The place of the next meeting will not be decided until next fall, this to be named by the new district deputy who will be appointed at that time — ;> "When the weather conditions change again and it moderates even to the extent that It did only iut week, there will be a good flow of sap, considering, of course, the number o; maple groves now in the county The above remark was made by a farmer who has engaged in the sugar industry each spring tor seteral years. Nearly all the fanners w bate sugar camps are predicting that thii is going to be a grand year for molasses. They ««y the winter has just right—plenty of snow ind a freeze that has kept the sap :o<wd down in the roots. While maple syrup making has lost some of its picturesqueness that attached to it in the good old days, there is still enough of that sort < thing connected with it to engage the fancy of every fellow who loves tte smell of the bush and the treats of outdoors. The modem evaporate has supplanted iron kettles and stirring pans of the earlier days, the -a? bucket has taken the place of '>?■ hewn trough in which the run •» formerly caught, and the pertabis tank is now used to convey tbs to the sugar house. Instead of the a rel and mudboat of a more prsn period. But despite these trnprai ment* the process of sugar making ’* delightful. There is nothing sse : all farm life quite like it. It is one the things in which men in truth a ' “near to nature’s heart.” Only who have spent a night in a samp. i» the glow of the furnace, and the od of the simmering sap, know how -,x a thing it is. Only those who ridden forth through the woods ■' dawn, through the scent of spice hazel and adder, to gather t! ure from the bleeding trees. kni» heart-deep joy of sugar making — —o ——* With the encouragement given (» fire laddies by the mayor and council relative to the good banquet which they deem it t' ieir :: to hold, as a slight approbation theirs to the city for the fine bi which will soon be ready :■ pancy, more active steps will n a taken by the firemen, who h: pointed a committee to look b> same. It is believed the new ir i will be completed before the of many weeks, and they have s’ in plenty of time to make t" what they wisli it to be. 3he ( > and his staff, the councilmen. v invited, as well as others, ami ) boys promise that although not be the best banquet ever a' ei • by them, they will treat them :n away that they would be win - i receive a return Invitation i thing is coming along in ■ shape, and since the new > will be principally devoted 10 fj home of the firemen, they '‘ ,l ■• ■ ! put on their part of the show. do all in their power to seem’, ■ . proper protection which is desir' - the city. Since the council i consent to the committee m ■* • they will also take further the next regular meetinc. an 1 - t will co-operate to make the a pleasant one. I CAR WAS STUCK. • ‘ ~ ' The 2:30 car, northboum. stuck in the street in the i section this afternoon and ll!t '' ja])g a crowd, who watched the ex«r of a crew trying to get the No cause for the stoppage Democrat: Want Ads * 1