THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEl'TEMIJER 1, 1011. FATALITi FOR SHERIFF DEMOCRATIC Candidate for tlio Olllco of Register nnd Recorder of Wnyno County. IN W Manchester Disaster Recalls Disasters ot Late Years. 319 KILLED SINGE 1907. In the United States and Canada 179 Deaths In Railroad Accidents In 1909 List of the Wrecks With Sta tistics. The rocent wreck of tho Lehigh Val ley train at Manchester, N. Y., when moro than thirty persona were killed and twice as many Injured, recalls tho fact that In thlrty-nlno railroad wrecks In this country and Canada In tho last three years 310 persons wero tilled. In this list tho greatest num ber of fatalities, 170, occurred in 1000. Here Is the list: 1D08. Teb. 7. Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern railroad train wrecked on Hacken sack meadows; one killed. Feb. 16. Toledo and Western Traction line car hit by train ot Michigan Central; seven killed. Feb. 2t Stogo wrecked by Ontario and Western train at Nyack; six killed. luly 5. Head-on collision on Rome, Wa tertown and Ogdensburg railroad near Boonvtllo; five killed. fuly 17. White Mountain express on New York, New Haven and Hartford wreck ed at Greenwich; one killed. 1909. fan. 17. Head-on collision on Denver and Rio Grande railroad between Dotsera and Spruce Creek, Colo.; twenty-one killed. Dec. 13. Twentieth Century Limited of New York Central runs Into rear of delayed express at North East, Pa.; six killed. 1910. Tan. 21. Canadian Paclflo passenger train leaps tracks near Espanola; twenty seven killed. 1 Ian. 25. Twentieth' Century Limited on New York Central wrecked near St. Johnsvllle. N. Y.; two killed. llarch Z Avalanche wrecks Oreat North ern trains at Wellington, Wash.; thlr-ty-flvo killed. llarch 21. Rock Island train on Chicago Great Western line wrecked at Green Mountain, la.; forty-flvo killed. July L Cincinnati section Twentieth Cen tury Limited hits freight at Middle town, O.; nineteen killed. toig. 8. Passenger train on Northwestern Paclflo collides with work train near Ignaclo, Cal. ; twelve killed. Aug. 21. Freight trains on Central Ver mont railroad In smashup at North field Falls; seven killed. fcug. 21. Two sections of Montreal and Boston express of Grand Trunk line wrecked near Durand, Mich.; six killed. 3ept. 12. Train on Hocking Valley' rall road derailed near Lomoyne, O. ; threo killed. Dct. 20. Hocking Valley train ditched near Harpster, O.; two killed. 3ct. 20-. Electric locomotive on Pennsyl vania railroad hits hand car near Har rison, N. J.; two killed. Nor. 13. Michigan Central .train hlta trol ley at Kalamazoo, Mich.; six- killed. Dec 22. Owl express on Pennsylvania railroad wrecked near Millstone, N. J.; throo killed. Dec. 21 Eastbound express on Pennsyl vania railroad hits westbound train at Nevada, O.; six killed. Dec. 24. Norfolk and Western train wrecked near 'Williamson, W. Va; four killed. 1911. fan. 2. Passenger train wrecked on Mol ler's Creek railway near Van Lear, Ky.; six killed. Ian. 4. North Coast Limited on Northern Paclflo collided with Burlington ex press at Cheney, Wash.; Ave killed. Feb. 6. Express train on Grand Trunk wrecked near Paris, Ont; four killed. Feb. 8. Memphis Special on Southern railroad wrecked near McDonald Sta tion, Chattanooga; ten killed. Feb. 8. Boiler of Missouri, Kansas and Texas locomotive exploded at Smlth vllle, Tex.; ten killed. Feb. 18. Philadelphia, and Reading train wrecked near Tamaqua, Pa.; one killed. March ID. Buffalo trolley hit by Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western rail road train; two killed. March 25. Dixie Flier of Atlantic Coast lino wrecked on trestle over Allapaha river, near Tlfton, Go.; ten killed. Xuno 3. Train on Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Mario lino wrecked near Vergas, Minn.; one killed. Tune 7. Four frolght trains on New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad col lide near Fairfield, Conn.; five killed. Tune 10. International Limited on Grand Trunk derailed near Bowmanvllle, Ont. ; one killed. Juno 23. Philadelphia and Reading train wrecked in Philadelphia tunnel; one killed. July 11. Federal express on New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad plunges over embankment at Bridge port, Conn.; fourteen killed; forty-seven Injured. July 28. Excursion train on Bangor and Aroostook railroad wrecked near Ban gor, Me.; fifteen killed. Aug. 2. New York and St Louis fast train wrecked on Baltimore and Ohio at Sa lem, W. Vo.; two killed. Aug. 13. The Pennsylvania Special, tho eighteen hour flier, wrecked at Fort Wayne, Ind.; four killed. MAMMOTH SUNFLOWER. Forty-two Inches Across, With Frings of Twelve Inch Petals. A woman living near Asotin, Wash., has grown o sunflower tho center of which measures forty-two inches across, with twelve Inch petals, mak ing tho total diameter of tho sunflower bloom slxty-elx inches, or flvo and a half feet This giant flower Is sup ported by n Btolk that has expanded and grown under tho weight of tho bloom until It Is flvo Inches In diam eter nt tho boso and about four Inches thick at tho height of flvo foot. It was grown nt tho top of a filled up well. Recently a mushroom appeared from this well aud reached tho abnormal size of nearly throo feet. It cracked under tho pressuro ot rapid growth and rotted before It ctuld bo preserved. SCENIC IX ACT II "HBVEKliY" CHRIST TO COME IN 1912. Dowle Disciples File a Declaration With Chicago Recorder. The second advent of Christ upon earth and the reuniting of the lost tribes of Israel will occur some tlmo In November. 1012, according to a dec laration tiled In the office of tho Chi cago county recorder. This remarkable document, which Axes the month of the second coming of the Saviour, was drawn up and tiled by Harry I.. Burnett and John Taylor, disciples of the late John Alexundcr Dowle, and asks that nil the fellowers of Zion rally to tho support of the King when ho shall como. "Before the year 1012 shall close Jesus, the Christ and the Son of God, will come forth from the eternal throne once again to teach and preach the. gospel of salvation and to heal tho sick," reads the document. "The Christ will be revealed in Zlon city, built by God's Elijah as a prepa ration of the way, unto all who await his coming." According to Hurnett. who is the au thor of tho prophecy, the Christ will remain on earth 421 years. This time will be consumed In reuniting the tribes of Israel and hi building cities throughout tho earth after the model of Dowle's Zion city. The rebuilding of Jerusalem will bo the last work of tho Christ upon earth. LIGHTNING CALCULATOR DEAD. Hutchings, Who Helped Make Barnum Famous, Passod Out at Eighty. Professor William Street Hutchings, for moro than fifty years a famous figure In the American show world, is dead at the ageojf eighty. Most of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in Gold and Mer chandise will be Given Away Absolutely Free by The Clark & Soever Company. to the persons securing the largest number of points in the the following contest : 1st Prize $50.00 in Gold 2nd " 25.00 " " 3rd " 10.00 " " Next 10 Prizes 5.00 Next 40 " One pound each of Clark & Snover "Stripped" or Top Wave Tobacco. Fifty-three Prizes hn all, and every one worth working for All you have to do to win pne of these prizes, If you secure points enough, is to save theNEW CLARK & SNOVEH YELLOW COUPONS, BEARING THE EXPIRATION DATE, JUNE 1, 1012. No others accepted in this contest), and either mail or bring them to The Clark & Snover Company's offlco, No. 112 Adams Avenue, Scranton, Pa., before 12 o'clock noon, October 31, 1911, and,. 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Therefore, Mr. Consumer, f you want to win one of these prizes, hang on Tell all your friends about this WAVE" Tobacco, and If they do not want toenter the contest, they can give you the coupons. The Clark & Snover Co. ii2 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. AT THE LYING TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5. ins mine came to aim while wltn l. T. Barnum, where ho was known as the lightning calculator. Ho was born In New York Jan. 7, 1832, ttie son of a grocer. At twelve years he wns graduated from Ilubbs & Clark's academy. In West Washing ton street, and for a few years there after studied law. That not satisfy ing him, he went Into a Massachusetts town and played a part In "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Barnstorming wasn't orerprofltahle, and ho migrated west, working on a farm. In 1800 he ap peared at Barnuni's mweum, exhibit ed his ability as a calculator and was engaged. He remained with Barnum till the museum was burned the sec ond tlmo and then went on the road. In 1872 he was with Forepaugh's cir cus In Washington and gavo a private entertainment to President Grant at the White House. KEPT VOW SIXTY YEARS. Pendleton Shaved After Saybrook Bridge Was Comploted. Keeping n vow registered sixty years ago, Jonas Pendleton of Saybrook, Conn., lost his patriarchal beard. When he was twenty-one years old he swore never'to shave again till the Connect icut river was spanned by a bridge that linked Saybrook with Lyme. Six decades have flown by, and Pendle ton lias readied tho 'ago of eighty-one. A year ago tho bridge was begun, and recently It was finished, and Pen dleton sought a barber shop to keep lis vow. Tho entire village was on hand to witness tlie removal of Pen dleton's beard. Few of tho villagers had ever looted on his face. Tlie bar ber declined to accept compensation. Pendleton declared after tho opcra tlon that he felt twenty years younger. 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