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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25
Farm Items.

MT ~ b. Greer, above the city
had a fine mare to die of lock- y
last week, leaving a young c e"E
which will be raised by hand '''
Wood county farmers should No.
forget the meeting of the W. ,1o5
Growers Association, on the 9Th ~ u
June. There is no enterprise tbe ~
is now so engaging and absorb;,"a,,
the attention Of land owners !;
West Virginia as the Sheen intor
est. There's millions" in It
People coming to town, reno,,
the roads in every direction p IN
wretched condition, because of tba
holes, knobs and ridges left as r0
minders of the innumerable mnd
holes of a few weeks ago. Time i
good leveler, but as soon as corn =,
is all planted, the farmers should
take time by the top-knot and SOC
that the rough places are mada
smooth"
INSECTS AND VERMIN-The Chem
ist says that if a little chloride n
lime be sprinkled on the SOIL rats
mice, and insects will soon desert
it. Plants may easily be protected
by it from insect plague by simpjv
brushing over their stems soln.
ton of it. 1t has often been motto.
ed that patch which has been
treated in this way remains FREE
from grubs, while the unprotected
beds round about are literally de-.
vastated. Fruit trees may be-
guarded from their attacks by at.
taching to the stems peices of tow
smeared with a mixture of chloride
of lime and hogs lard. Ants and
grubs already in. possession will
then rapidly vacate their positions
HARPER's WEEKLY, for May 81
gives a picture and description of a
new and improved car for trans
porting cattle. 1t contains stalls
and feed and water troughs, which
render feeding easy and comforta
BILE. The space is SO economical that
four more cattle may be carried
than in ordinary cars. A load Of
cattle was taken from Cincinnati
to New York in this car without
being let out, and upon arrival
showed a loss in weight of only p
per cent. With the ordinary cars
cattle have to be unloaded and fed
three times between these places,
and generally show loss of from $
to IL per cent, besides being bruis-
ed and otherwise injured by hud-
ding together The use of car
like the one described, it is said by
stockholders, will improve the quail
ity of the meat and be a saving to
dealers and railroad companies, be-
sides being humane.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25
The Call for the Convention.

Since the call for the State Tenn
perance Convention in Wheeling,
June 2Sth was issued, by the State
Executive Committee, and pub
1ished, quite a large number of our
State exchanges have been so lib
.eral and considerate as to publish
the same with favorable comments
Others have generously noticed the
proposed Convention, but touching
the matter with precautionary ten
4erness, while in scanning the col
samns of others, and reading through
acres of dog-law, statutes prohibit
nghunting and fishing, and bush
els of concentrated extract of edito-
rial wisdom, bearing on the ques-
tion as to which dog will finally get
the bone in the Conkling war, we
are compelled to be content with
finding in some corner, between
patent medicine and legal adver-
tisements, in substance as follows
"The State Temperance Conven-
ton will be held in Wheeling, COM
mencing June 2Sth, 1881, at 81 p. m.
This much and no more. Well,
if this is faithfully serving the
wishes and interests of the readers
,ofthese good journals, so be it; but
it would afford immense relief to
the few temperance people who
might chance to see one of them, if
the editors would at least add to
such notice that at is expected that
few bigoted fanatics will meet on
the 28th to sing and pray and re-
solve" or words and "fggers" to
that effect. This would be quasi
expression of opinion in reference
TO the movement, without any COM
initial in the premises, and so be
satisfactory to both sides and re-
freshing to independents.
Please let us have an expression,
gentlemen, before it is everlasting
lyand eternally too late.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25
Consistency.

On the same page of the Neu
State Gazette with double column
advertisement of a circus to show
in Moundsville to-day, appears the
following from the New York Sun,
which was inserted perhaps tc
show the citizens of Marshall Coun-
ty what it would cost them to re-
spond to the Gazette's invitation tc
quit work and 60 to the circus.
PAYING TOO DEAR FOR THE WHISTLE
1t cost Paterson $4,000 on Friday
to see circus-one dollar for every
man, woman and child of it's entire
population. Twenty thousand fac
tory hands lose $25 900 in wages by
their absence from the shop. At a
silk mill employing 1000 hands
only six were at work. The Adams
and Phoenix Manufacturing Com
pany mills shut down entirely
also the Barbour Flax Spinning
Company. In fact, but one mill at
tempted to keep running and
that with Indifferent success. In
the locomotive shops about ten
per cent. of the men were at work
and at the great rolling mill but
eight per cent. The actual loss,
therefore, to the working class in
wages and outlay for tickets was
about $4,000, The manufacturers
estimate their loses (wages of over
seers whose idleness was enforced
loss thro' non-production, water
rent, interest on capital, insurance,
and SO on,) as at least $4,000;
grand total, $4,000. Moreover, the
men, in many instances, became
totally demoralized, and didn't
feel like work on Saturday,-N Y
Sun.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25

The borough election was held in
Morgantown, last week, resulting
In the election of Council said to
be IN favor of granting license to
debauch the young men of the city
and students attending the tniver-
slty' The temperance people COM
mltted the too-common folly of d.
vldlng their votes between different
candidates, while the friends of the
accursed traffic combined, as usual.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25
The Temperance Rally at Bogss
Valley.
Tuesday EVE, May II, 1881.

J. ESDA1 bN A'A"y N'1
Pursuant to announcement mace,
and published in the FREEMAN, the
school house at Boggs' Valley was
well filled with the good citizens OF
that neighborhood.
The meeting was organized by
electing Mr.. F. C. Boggs chairman
and l. H. johnson secretary. ,
The chairman stated the object
of the meeting to be the advance
ment of the cause of prohibition,
and made an earnest speech in that
behalf, and after music and prayer
introduced as the speakers of the
evening, Rev. G. c. Wildlng and
Paul Neal, of Parkersburg, who IN
order addressed the meeting IN en-
tertaining and effective speeches.
After the addresses, Rev. Wlldlng
presented the claims of the FREE
MAN, and although a great many
ofthose present were already taking
the paper, number of new sub
scribers were secured, and on mo-
ton, Misses Hattie Creel and Alice
Boggs were appointed a committee
to canvass the neighborhood, and
as Rev. J. w. Lambert urged, to
put the FREEMAN into every fami-
ly in the community.
A motion being made and adopt
ed to proceed to elect delegates to
the State Temperance Convention
to be held in Wheeling, June 2Sth,
the following persons were nominal
ted and elected as such delegates:
Rev. J. w. Lambert, F. c. Boggs,
R. D. Petty, A. w. Judkins, }. f.
woodward and William Golden.
The meeting closed with a spir-
tied address by Rev. Mr.. Lambert,
full of faith and hope and courage,
in which on behalf of the citizens,
he heartily thanked the friends
from Parkersburg, and especially
the temperance band of ladies and
gentlemen who had so enlivened
and enriched the meeting with the
delightful music they had all so
highly enjoyed. All were cordially
invited to come again.
With the benediction by Rev.
Mr.. Wilding the meeting adjourned.
|. H. JOHNSON, Sec.
We're going to add, unofficially,
that the meeting was good one, a
decided success throughout, and we
don't want you to take our word for
it either, unless you like. Ask
any one who was there.
The coming back, through mid
night darkness, over four miles of
chuck holes, was not so good, but we
all got home safe and lost nothing
but little sleep. The dispensers
of the music, who are entitled to
especial thanks, were Messrs. Cook
and Frank Devol, cornet and VIC
lin; singers, Mr. Walter A. Leese,
and Misses Jennie Leese, Orma
Barrett, Bette Devol, Bertha
Timms and Ollie Peck.
Two substantial and excellent
teams from Logan & Co.'S Stable,
availed US for safe and pleasant
transportation, barring the roads.
MIN11rrr az n11n II D CoHn..
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25
" OF Two Evils"

The Ne,C State Gazette "hoves to-
in our sanctum this week with new
officers on deck, Messrs. l.. B. Penn
berton and VIM. M. Sprowls, who
proclaim their purpose to "make
the Gazette paper for their own
county, rather than a political Or
gan" We regret to notice several
items in it's columns indicative of
wavering from the decided posi-
ton the Gazette has heretofore held
on the temperance question, among
which the following:
1t is the opinion of many of our
good citizens that Moundsville,
conducted as it is without license,
is considerably worse off than
Moundsville with license. AS it
is, the tavern keepers now sell to
anybody who is able to buy, be he
minor or adult, and do not have to
pay cent into the city treasury.
While with license, they would
be restricted to selling drinks to
adults alone, and the costs of their
license would swell the city funds.
We do not mean to imply by this
that we favor the selling of intoxi
eating drinks, but simply suggest
the adage, "Of two evils choose the
lesser"
A boy baby beyond his bibs and
nursing bottle, ought to be ashamed
to get off such bosh as the above,
and call it argument. "Without
license, they sell to anybody, minor
or adult, while with license they
would be restricted to selling to
adults" Indeed! Where's the law
for any such selling without Ii
cense? And if a man will violate
law without license, will he hest
tate to violate law under license?
Everybody knows that an habitual
disregarder and violator of law will
abuse any privileges granted him
under the law, and is unworthy the
confidence of the people of the
State or of individuals, in any mat
ter in reference to such violations
and it is conclusive evidence of
mans disqualification under the
law for carrying on the woe-breed-
ing business of liquor-selling, that
he is dishonest and reckless enough
to sell contrary to law, with or
without license. All such nonsense
as the above comes direct from the
liquor-traffic or it's abject apologists,
and we cannot believe that our
lively and wide-awake neighbor
can endorse any such flimsy pre-
text as the above for perpetuating
the curse Of the legalized traffic in
our midst. If your tavern-keepers
sell to minors, arrest them and
have them punished, as the officers
and citizens all over the licensing
counties are compelled every day to
arrest and punish licensed dealers,
for the same offense.
Some Notes.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25

MINUTES OF THE y. B. CONFER
ENcE.-We are under obligations to
Mr.. J. H. Spence, and our United
Brethren friends, for copy of the
minutes of the twenty-fourth an
nual session of the Parkersburg
Conference recently held in our
city. The FREEMAN is under espe-
cial obligations for favorable men
ton therein, and particularly for
the handsome advertisement dis
played on the cover of the copy. We
shall not weary in efforts to make
the paper worthy such mention and
notice.
The minutes are neatly printed
by Williams Brothers, Syracuse,
o., are very full, and exceedingly
well arranged, evidencing the prof.
cheney of the excellent Secretary of
the Conference, Rev. VIM. M.
Weekley.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25
Committee Meeting.

The State Temperance Executive
Committee is hereby called to meet
in Parkersburg, June l, 1881, at II
o'clock, A. M.
DAVE d. JOHNSON, Chairman.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-25

while the bung-hole and the whole
head of the cask is out at the other
end, flooding the community with
expense, disorder, crime, misery
and woe. When will we learn com
mon sense? Cheap horse-sense?
CoLoRED TEAcHERs.-The Hook
ing Sentinel pays high tribute TO
the excellent demeanor, address and
intelligence of number OF colored
teachers in attendance at the
Teachers Institute lately held at
Logan, Ohio, and bids them hearty
welcome to Logan again. Miss
Lizzie Hinckley, of our schools, at
tended the Institute, and was much
pleased with the work Of the SEES
sion as well as the trip.
Jos. Mckinney challenges the
county to fight "roosters" for S5.OOa
side Vest Union Record.
Well, if he does he ought to be
ashamed to let anybody know it,
and the Record ought to be ashamed
of helping to let anybody know it..
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
Sheridan Probably Coming.

Manager Preddey, Of the Opera
House, is in communication with w.
E. Sheridan, the actor, and hopes to
soon conclude an engagement with this
distinguished tragedian for a brief
season in Carson. Sheridan has lately
conclud ed season in Sacramento, and
although not pecuniary success the-
atrical engagements are not generally
pecuniary successes in California's City
Of the Pla1ns), it was an artistic triumph,
and the Sacramento papers speak in
highest terms of Mr.. Sheridan and his
support. His Louis XII. is a grand
dramatic picture, and his Richelieu is
pronounced one of the finest stage rep
RESERVATIONS of the age. Carson has had
during the past season theatrical rot
ad nauseam, and our people are now in
the humor to give substantial support
to short season of the legitimate.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
President Arthur.

New YORK, Oct, 3. - President
Arthur drove for an hour yesterday in
Central Park with his law partner, Mr..
Knevels. 1t was the first time he left
his house on Lexington avenue since
his arrival from Washington. lie
looked very much in need of fresh air.
AS he came down the steps he was
recognized by persons returning from
service, and in moment a crowd col
lected and gazed with curious eyes until
the carriage turned the corner. On his
return to the house another crowd
greeted him. While ascending the
steps two lady friends congratulated
him upon his ascension to the Presiden-
tial chair. He greeted them kindly,
but said in sorrowful tone: There
is more cause for sympathy than con-
graduation at present.. His reply and
depressed the cheer that many
persons were about to give. Among
those who had audiences with him were
Grant, Logan, MacVeagh and John c.
Naw
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
That Threat A.ains. ConsIinS.

UTICA, October 1.-THE writer of the
letter said to contain threats Of assassi-
naticn against Conkling has been dis
covered and interviewed. He is II.
J. Rawley, of the twenty-second ward,
Utica, who has been Republican
speaker, and who offered a strong Gar
field sympathy resolution at late ward
caucus, which received two votes only,
a more moderate resolution, offered by
a Stalwart, being adopted instead.
Rawley has no particular occupation,
but says he formerly kept hotel at
Canastoga, where he employed d. III.
Johnson, not Jackson, now of No. II
South street, New York, to whom the
letter was written. Rawley admits
that the letter contained the expression
of hope that somebody would put a
bullet through Conkling if he attempted
to enter the Republican State Cenven-
ton.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
RObSeries and q Mob.
one years

DENVER, Oct, "A Republican Pit
kins special says: Several citizens were
lately robbed and beaten. The robber-
les were traced to Charles Briggs, pro-
prietor of dance hall, and his asso-
ciates. To-day citizens mob, after
warning the inmates, set fire to the hall.
Briggs fred into the crowd, but with
out effect. An unknown party returned
the fire, fatally wOunding him.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
Analganl Thieves.

A prominent business man of Carson,
who recently returned from Hawthorne,
informs us that extensive amalgam
robberies have lately been brought to
light at Lundy. The amalgam steal
ing has been from the May Lundy, and
the operators are men formerly en-
ployed in this company's mill. 1t is
estimated that upwards of $4,000
worth of amalgam has been stolen.
The robberies, which were undoubtedly
carried on for many months, were de-
tected by shipments made through the
Bodie and Hawthorne express offices.
One of the evil-doers was discovered,
adopted the "squealing" policy, and
in the language of the detectives, he
" gave the whole business away" Full
particulars will soon be furnished the
public.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
A Narrow Escape.

Rev. Mr.. Hammond and his son
Harry had very narrow escape from a
serious accident ON Sunday last. Mr..
Hammond was driving to Genoa to at
tend service, and while crossing the
little bridge about mile this side of
that village one of the horses, becoming
frightened at the running wood in the
flume, SHE'D with such force against
the tongue as to break it. For few
seconds there was promise Of lively
time, but after running three OF four
rods the team was successfully "banked"
against the fence and pile of stones,
without escaping, and without serious
injury.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
For One Night.

Manager Preddey has effected an en-
gagement with the Chinese theatrical
company, who will positively appear at
the Carson Opera House on next Mon
day night, giving but one performance.
The company, now consisting OF sixteen
people, will be strengthened by the adj
dition of two actors, who are to arrive
bill will be offered. The
admission price will be fifty cents, and
no extra charge for reserved seats.
The Celestials will give & very amusing
performance.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
The Board Sustained.

The Storey county assessment on the
V. & T. R. r., that is, $4,000 per
mile on the main track and $4,000 per
mile on side track, made by Assessor
Dunno, was sustained at the recent
meeting Of the Board of Equalization
IF that county by vote of three to two.
Messrs. Fraser, Weber and Sheridan
alton, while Messrs. Caravan and Gala
CHER voted in favor of reduction.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
Not Necessary.

A small boy was in McDouall's drug
store, few evenings since, having a
prescription filed. While engaged at
the compromising counter the apothe-
cary noticed that the boys face was
partly concealed by a handkerchief tied
around it.
What's the matter with your face:"
asked Nc.
otis nothing but dog bite"
answered the boy.
GA dog bite is pretty bad some
times" said Nc. "Did you kill the
dog ?''
"No, SIR" answered the boy, "the
doctor said he didn't think it was nee
essary.'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.


Tornados in Nebraska and Wisconsin
| OMAHA, Oct. 3.--The town Of Madi-
son, 1000 inhabitants, was wrecked by
tornado. Nearly every building was
leveled with the ground. AIl.the wires
| are down. The Union Pacific has sent
relief. Two were killed. At Stanton,
this State, buildings were blown down.
Twenty persons were injured, one
fatally. Many families have lost all.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. "a Republican
Wantonia (Wis.) special says: a ter
rible tornado swept the valley short
distance west of this town yesterday,
completely devastatinga space of eighty
rods wide and five or six miles in
length. Many houses. barns and out
buildings, and one grist mill were de-
molished. About dozen persons were
seriously injured, but none killed out
right. Among the badly hurt were.
Mrs. Nelson Pease, 4 Mrs. Boinske aud
Levi Boyce. The damages to property
could not be closely estimated but
would exceed $4,000.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05

Many of our readers have notion
that when some friends of the irs take,
them to wholesale house to buy, they
get goods at wholesale rates. If they
would only know that their friend is
making 20 per cent commission on them
how astonished they would be. Why
not do your business with house that
pays no commision-where you will be
honestly dealt with-that of Uncle Har-
ris, 221 Kearny, bet. Bush & Suffer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
The Resignation CT Window.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 4.-The Pioneer Press
announces on good authority that Sec
rotary Window insists that President
Arthur regards his resignation as bona
.fde and will accept it in time for him
to reach st. Paul before the assembling
of the special session of the Legislature
on October 10, from which he will risk
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
III, MenlOriam.

In the Reno Gazette of Monday last
we find some particulars concerning
Major s. G.. Scoville not yet given by
any of our local papers. According to
the authority above quoted Squire
Chase Scoville was born in WATERFOWL,
Jefferson county, New York, February
s, 1s45. He received good English
education, and had refined taste for
literature. In 1863 he enlisted in the
Tenth artillery, made up of young men
like himself, and served until the close
of the war. A brief sketch of his life
from his arrival on the Pacific Coast,
1869, up to the time of his death was
given in yesterdays APPEAL. The
Gazette says:
Mr.. Scoville was an excellent bust
ness man, and the books he had col
lected speak mind of high culture and
He was a Major on
General Batterman's staff, and made a |
request that he be buried in his uni
form. He was quiet and sober man,
of good disposition, fond of his friends
and pleasant and hearty entertainer.
His house was always popular with
young people, and he will be greatly
missed.
His aged father and mother, recently
arrived from the East, and his young
wife were with him during his last
,ufferings. zzs.. 81 .. .s. Ex 81
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
New York Republican Primaries.

New Work Republican PRIMARIES.
New YORK. Oct. 3.-At the Repub-
lican primaries tonight to choose dele
gates to the Republican State Conven-
ton, the friends of Conkling carried all
the Assembly Districts except the
Ninth. Rumor said General Grant
would be a delegate from the Twentieth
District, but it proved untrue. There
was struggle in the fifteenth District,
but the Conkling ticket was declared
elected. The people identified with
the Administration of Garfield as
against Conkling, claim to have carried
Brooklyn.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 3.-The Republican
City Convention names from the Sec
ond Assembly District to the State Con-
vention Stalwart delegation through
out.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05
The Train Robbers Set Twcnty-One
Years.

HOPE, Ark, October 3.-There is no
doubt that the men captured are the
train robbers. Cox, the leader, is a
Misunderstanding desperate, aged
twenty-five. His two pals are Stephens,
aged eighteen, and Delano, aged twenty.
Cox denied any acquaintance with them.
The other two jested about the robbery.
They were bound over in $4,000 each.
They get the extreme penalty of twenty
one years.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-10-05

M. Cohn, the dry goods man, is very
busy just now, together with his sales
men, in exhibiting his new stock of
dry goods to the public. For the past
week or SO he has been getting in and
disposing of goods SO fast that he be-
gins to see the necessity of adding to
his clerk force to accommodate the rush.