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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-02-24
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL, rs.
1NTATE UNDER A DEED OF
TRUST.


By virtue ola deed of trust executed Ia
me: Wilson O, Fowler, trustee. by Wesley
Robinson and his wife, CeliaE Robinson.
dated on the Sd day of January 1855 and
recorded in the Office of theIclerk al the
county court of Harrison county. West
Virginia, in trust deed book sG' page e7f,,
to secure the payment of three Certain
promissory notes, each for the sum Of
three hundred and thirty three and one.
third dollars, bearing date IN the al iay
Of January 1883, the first due and nav
able "n the Slst day Of October 1855:
the second due and payable on the 2sth
day OF November 1890, ana the third
Que and payable on the 18TH day' Of
February 1893, and each bearing inter.
est thereon from their respective dates
There OF, which said notes were and said
cate executed by said Wesley Robinson
!" W y. Ritter, guardian OF Wm. i.
I'ud Hester j. Frum, and which are fil-
y described and mentioned IN said
"'Ed, and default having been made in
lie payment thereof. and being
TI'qnired SO to do by the said Ritter. The
Louder Of said notes, l.. the said Wilson
Y. Fowler trustee, will ON the
18TH DAY OF MARCH. 1saa
hetween the hours of 10 o'clock n. m.
and O'Clock p. M, at the 'front.' door Of
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necessary to furnish bond with some
first-class surety company Personal
bonds would not be accepted Tothis
end they had arranged for special terms
with the Anglo-American Surety Co.,
of Windsor, Canada, which, the appli-
cation stated, had cash capital of
100000. These rates were six dollars
as first payment for as1, 900 bond. the
amount required AS in the first
scheme the entire aim was to get the
price for the bond. After thntno word
would be had from either CONCERN. II.
"A. Hanson was the secretaryt OF this
latter surety company. sInnf letters
We're received ~ Windsor addJcssed to
Hanson, also TO the coTnpany Fisrse
were permitted TO nccusnulJ We for d,
few weeks, when Herlinan wbuld call
mt Windsor for the mai. or order 1t for
lwarded TO some address in the states.
Throughout Canada hewas known rn-
der the name of John Wood md w. G.
Milton.
Several weeks after TIerdrnan,s
scheme had been set in motion com
plant reached Capt james L. Stuart,
inspector in charge Mt Chicago, Of his
crooked dealings through the mails. It
developed that the Western Furniture
company had rented a post Office box at
Englewood, III. There was no such
furniture company ut this place, conse-
quently their advertising was fraudu-
lent They remained there but q short
time and when they left requested all
mail be forwarded TO Toledo, O. This
matter was then referred TO Fchief
Bearss, Of the Cincinnati division, who
detailed Inspector Lawrence LETTER
man on the case.
BY chance Post Office Inspector
Letherrnan learned that a person by
that name had been arrested at Indian
npolis. Ind. forcruelly beating his wife.
To whom he had been married but a
short time. Letherman took the next
train for indianapolis. On his arrival
there he found that IIerdman had
pleaded guilty, was fined. paid the same
ind was about TO quit the room once
more free man. just as he stepped
i out Inspector Lethcrtnan tapped him
on the shoulder, saying he wanted him
for using the United States mails In a
\ sSueiHe 70 oeiFuuu. LUIS WAS on May
ae. last Hertiman accompanied the in
spector, and after n hearing before the
United States commissioner was taken
to jnil to await the action of the grand
| jury. by this latter body he was in
dicted. His trial took place recently in
the Indianapolis llFA.l federal courts.
ending after u bitter tight Of two DAYS.
lie was, found guilty. ind in sentencing
him TO eighteen months in the Indiana
pcnitcntiarJ tnorth) and tirinF him $500
and costs j idgc Baker said he regret
ted That the law would not permit him
TO inlet more severe penalty on one
who so richly deserved u big sentence.
To even up matters Herdman was given
the full extent of the law.
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Mr.. HENRY WArrRsos wants

Mr.. HENRY WATERsoN wants
every shred of protection welded
out from the Tariff Immediately.
The Democratic nationalplatform
takes the same ground and
Grover Cleveland stands on it.
But here comes leading Demo
cratic journal, the Cincinnati En-
quirer, saying;
1t is claimed by certain ex-
tremists that the duty on every
manufactured article should go
with the repeal of the duty on its
raw materials. We have no
sympathy with that doctrine. If
such policy was enforced at
once itwoulo PROSTATE many i'm.
portant industries, and drive
those engaged in them into bank.
ruptcy and ruin. To do so would
bring disasters upon the country
which would annihilate the party
y lO1
Mr.. Cleveland, although &C.
cused of it, has never proposed
any such folly. The Democracy
has never proposed TO run the
plowshare of destruction through
any of our manufacturing indus.
tries, butwould encourage. foster
and enlarge their beneficence.
The Democracy of Mr.. Cleve.
lands school look to reduction
of taxes. the removal of heavy
burdens from the shoulders of
the industrial classes. the re-
striant of greed encouraged by
unjust taxation, the destruction
of trusts and combinations
brought into existence by pro.
hibitory imposts. They seek to
promote the interests of the en-
tire population. producers and
consumers. those who supply
raw materials as we'll as those
engaged in converting them into
articles of utility. Because of
their hostility to class legislation,
and of their advocating the equal
rights of all, and the granting OF
special privileges to the few,
they are accused of being the
enemies of American industry.
The changes in our tariff sys
TEN must be gradual. Ii the
changes are affected by wise
craftsmanship it will.result in the
preservation and encouragement
OF all our industries and in ever,
way promote the general good
How strange! The Democrati
orators were afraid last fall tina
the people could not live unit
the wicked tariff was put out Q
existence. Are the Democrat
afraid of their platform?
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THE CRI MINAL.
Career or An All-Around
Swindler
HE MADE VICTIMS in ALL
ParLs Or tIle United States.
For: tho TrrreniAM.l

For the TrIrenAM.
He used the mails in the furtherance
Of a fraudulent scheme
Such, in brief. Is what landed Harry
A. Herdman. with seven different
aliases, in the Indiana penitcntiary,
north. The full story Of this mans
way Of doing business and the manner
in which his arrest was effected has
never been published
The operations Of llcrtitnan extend
all over the country. Not confined TO
one city or state. but the north, east.
youth and west can furnish IN album.
dance Of evidence. Thousands Of poor,
unsuspecting victims in search of em-
ployment did he fleece. The aggregate
amount OF his swinslling is not known,
but, judging from the list OF his victims
Z found in his valise, he surely nctted sew
cral thousand In the few months he
was in the business
During the early part Of 1893 Herd
man devised u grand scheme which
would net him handsomely without Ia
Dor and with very small capital His
FIRST scheme launched on the market
was the western Furniture company,
of EnRiewood. Ill" Tie ordered n large
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supply of letter paper with very in
viting business card printed thereon
purporting to be manufacturers Of fine
furniture. He next inserted ii all the
leading papers in all the leading cities
all over the country an advertisement
for a bookkeeper, manager Of branch
office, clerk, salesman and men TO fill,
other equally attractive clerical posi-
tons. OF course he received hundreds
of answers To these replies he would
send photographic circular letter. In
order u show the magnitude Of his
scheme II will be necessary 70 give this
letter in full MS It was sent out This
letter read as follows:
q I. cunny, Prcs J.B RuMsry. sen,y.
WESTERN FURNITURE COMPANY.
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our commercial ~. 4. &C til.i9Ai 10 iorrn
and ore furnished Ut fhe lowc8t prlca A busi-
meas man can obtain u 10 quotations for one
branch Of trnde IN but ono state. or IN as many
- be may REQUIRE. whiie o. other concerns he
VIM 10 complied % ray for oil branches Of
every state We arc tie only firm that guar
autoes the accuracy " our reports
Ia making collections wc give orr Cheats .
surety bond covering the afacurt OF collcct.ons
inirhBtcd % Us Flo VI tAui cert in o. noioss
through our dishonesty Or nceleet We q turn
take d bond from each 81 our tnip.oyts. and ars
ourselves thus protected w DO not care
what company supplies tie bond, 10 that
tits . responsible one VIC haze special con.
tract with the Anglo American Surety com
pauy. which gives u rho lowest OF fcct We
pay for al bonds obtained firm them. 10 any
other company we viii pay "a much Ms the
Anglo Americans fees would afo0unt 70, and
our employees would pay the rest This foe 10
tl9 per u 900 for tie aFst year md IS per year
for subsequent years Under no oircurnstaaces
will we ever accept private bond - isneyer
satisfactory. Al the titro % ma'.irs thenppii.
cation half Of the Zee must be scnt 10 The surs-
~ company. As soon as the bond Is fur
nishcd We pay tho femainderof lie fec and 70.
imhurse the agent II your record r. such that
10 me has confidence ia soli DO NOT apply 70
she surety company as your application would
" rsiuseu Iue remittance OIL ntlf ms fes Is
70 cover the expense Of Investigating you, 80
that II your record is unworthy bona their
actual expenses win bo provided, Instead q.
cash the surety company viii accept q letter
from any bank ia good standing that they viii
pay sight draft TO cover wha.egcr expense
tho surety company ineurs IN invest "a ing you
Dishonesty II the fault which wili cause one
trouble in obtaining bond 80 Il he doubts his
application being fayorahly acted upon. he had
moi h ttnf waste fhhir Tina ennd ftif. lfytta
We want no one 20 regard the Ming OF q bond
as o reflection We ask no more Of you than
we supply our clients
The proportion wc make 70 OIL ngcnts "a the
same, hence do not asif for any more liberal %
arrangement
AS the manager Of a branch Office
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Subscribers desiring To discontinue
must pny all arrearages
Refusing 70 take the paper from the
Post-oiiice will not stop charges from
nccumuiating.
Anotice 10 discontinue not accompn-
MED by the smount due Of tue time will
not stop the paper.
Notice 10 change post-office address
must give the old rs well as the new of
6re
Wedding announcements aud obit-
nrries will be published ut reasonable
rates.
All matter intended for publication
must be accompanied BY the authors
real name. not for publication, but as o
guarantee Of good faith.
All matter submitted subject to the
editor approval.
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Gov. TILLMAN. Of South Caro-.
lima. who thought he was a big
ger man than either Judge Golf
or Judge Simonton, of the United
States Court, has concluded to
change his opinion. N. Y. Mail
and Erpress.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-02-24
'opriation recon

The appropriation recon
mended TO run West Virginia for
1893 and 1894 amount to about
SOC. 600 for each year. Let 'er
90 gallaher! The people seemed
TO want Democracy and what
does it matter if it comes high?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-02-24

4 hereby announce myself y candidate
Ifor the office OF County Superintend-
ant OF Free Schools OF Harrison county.
70 he voted on at the election on the
fhird Tuesday OF May 1893. II elected
promise 10 discharge tile duties ofsaid
Office faithfully and impartially.
GEoRGR U. MCKINNEY.
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GoMMIssIONER's NoTlCE.

M. q. Holmes, administrator of Claude
Il. Meathrell, deceased, vs.. Lucy 81.
Johnson, John @. johnson. John J.
Davis, trustee. e A Peck, John e.
Meathrell, Julia E. Meathrell, Robert
i. Meathrell, and Iowa Davis. adj
ministratrix do 6onis non OF James
p. Davis, deceased
The parties to the above suit will take
notice that ON the
GOTH DAY OF MARCH, 1898.
at my office in the town Of Clarksburg,
in Harrison county, West Virginia, /
reference entered therein by the circuit
court of said county, on the 18th day OF
January, 1893, wherein as commits
sioner. am directed to audit state and
settle the accounts OF said M. G. holmes
as such administrator of said Claude 81.
Meathrell, deceased, and especially SO
lar as may be necessary to ascertain
whether there is any personal estate of
the decedent applicable to the payment
of his debts in his hands to be admins
tered. Also to ascertain and report the
debts OF said decedent, the amounts,
character and priorities thereof also
what real estate said decedent owned at
the time of his death and the liens
thereon. and priorities. if any, and per-
form such other services MS are therein
stated and thereby required to be re-
ported All parties in interest are re-
quired to attend at the time and place
aforesaid, with such papers, vouchers
and evidence as will enable me to com
ply with said order of court
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
February, 1893.
HARVEY w. HARMER.
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CoMMIssIONEKIs NOTICE.

b. B. Stout vs.. Francis / Combs, John
N. Combs, Luther NJ. Combs, Thomas
Combs, James Combs, Henry Combs,
Worthy Combs, Aaron Combs, Silas
Gomis, Nathan Combs, Stella Combs
and Flora Combs, the last named nine
being infants, and NJ. G.. Holmes, adj
ministrator OF Sarah A. Combs, deceased.
The parties to the above suit will take
notice that on the 3D. day of April. 1893,
at my Office in the town OF Clarksburg,
in Harrison county. West Virginia, 1
will proceed to execute the order OF
reference entered therein by the circuit
court OF said county, on the 18th day of
january. 1898, wherein i, as COM
missioner, am directed to audit, state
and settle the accounts OF said NJ. G.
Holmes as such administrator of said
Sarah A. Combs, or as far as it is reces-
sary to ascertain, whether there is any
personal estate of the decedent applic,i-
BILE to her debts in his hands to be adj
ministered and what sum, if any, in his
hands, belonging TO said estate. Also
TO ascertain and report the debts OF said
decedent, the amount thereof and the
priorities thereof, and also the real
estate, its location and value which said
decedent owned at the time OF her death
and elliens, If any thereon, and their
priorities and also the debts ofwhateyer
kind against said estate, and perform
such other services as are therein stated
and thereby required to be reported.
All parties in interest are required to
attend ut the time and place aforesaid,
with such papers and evidence as will
enable me to comply with said order of
court.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
February, 1893. HAnyrY W. HARslFn,
15-4 Commissioner
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

4 HEREBY announce myself ms candi-
1 date for County Superintendent Of
Free Schools ut the election to be held
on the 18th day Of May. 1893.
w. A. MARSH.
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N. A. Shuttleworth VS.. NJ. G. Holmes,
admir- OF Elmus Swiger, Angeline
Swiger, Maude "a. Swiger and George
Swiger, In chancery.
Inpursuance of decree OF the circuit
court of Harrison county, State of West
Virginia, made and rendered in the
above styled cause on the 18th day of
January, 1888, all persons interested
are hereby required to take notice that
on the
21stDAY OF MARCH, 1893.
at my law Office in the town of Clarks-
burg, in said county Of Harrison, will
proceed to execute said decree by which
am required to audit, state and settle
the accounts Of NJ. g. Holmes, Sheriff,
and as such administrator Of Elmus Il.
Swiger, deceased. and to ascertain and
report what amount Of personal estate
IS IN the hands OF said administrator be-
longing to said estate, the debts against
said estate, their amounts, and to whom
owing. what real estate said Swiger died
seized, OF the liens thereon, their
amounts and priorities, and to whom
owing and any other matter deemed
pertinent by said commissioner or any
81 the parties In interest, and at which
time and place all persons holding liens
by Judgment or otherwise on the real
estate or any part thereof, Of which the
said Elmus a. Swiger died seized. are
hereby required to present all claims
held by You and each of Won. AGAINST
the SAID Elmus II. Swiger, which are
liens upon his said real estate. or any
part thereof, or which constitutes a
claim or claims against his said estate.
Tor adjudication TO ne at my Office in
sud town, in county OF Harrison. on or
Given under my hand this the goth
day OF February, 1893. s'
lo-4t LEWIS @. LAWSON.
Commissioner.
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COMM1ssIoNERis NOTICE.

VIM. ii. Young and Eleanor Young, bis
wife, Joseph w Shoemaker and CLARA
Shoemaker, his wife. W.. Lemuei ID.
Jarvis in his own right and as admin
istrator Dc bonis non with the will an-
nexed Of Robert MCGEE, deceased. and
SO administrator Of Theophlis W. Me-
Gee. deceased, Jesse v. Martin and
Il Eta Martin, his wife, Charles Donald
son and Sophia j.. Donaldson, his wife,
Edwin Maxwell in his own right aud
as executor Of Burton Despard, de-
ceased, aud John W. Monroe.
The parties to the above suit will take
notice that on the
27TH DAY OF MARCH, 1893.
at my office IN the town of Clarksburg,
will proceed 10 execute the order Of ref
erence entered therein, by the circuit
court OF said county. on the 22d day Of
Bioner. am directed to ascertain and take
proofof and report the debts and liabili.
ties OF Theophilus w. MCGEE secured
by the Bird clause of o deed OF trust exc
cuted by said Gee to Burton Despard
and Edwin Maxwell, trustees, on the
4th day OF October, 1862, other than
those reported, If any. by Thomas w.
Harrison as Special Commissioner.
All parties in interest are required TO
attend ut lifetime and place aforesaid
with such papers, vouchers and evil
dence as will enable me TO comply with
said order Of court.
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of February, 1903
HARVEY w. HARMER,
li5-4t. Commissioner.
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the court house Of said Harrison county.
West Virginia, proceed to sell. by way
OF public auction. to the highest bidder
therefor, the property conveyed by said
deedof trust, the same being real estate
comprising 81 acres situated ON Middle
Run. 4. branch Of the right hand fork Of
1eninile, near the town Of Wallace. in.
the district Of Sardis. county Of Harri-
son. State Of West Virginia. These said
lands are well watered. and in o very
good state Of cultivation, . dwelling
house and out buildings thereon, and
we'll situated Tor place Of residence.
TERMS or SALE. Cash.
q 15-4t WI1sos O. FOWLER,
Feb. 22d. IHf3 Trustee
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Or. W. r. SWISH
PHYSICIAN AND suRara

Graduate Of Uniyersitv ~,
Baltimore, Md. Tenders IL; y Alaityll
a services p citizens Of Wat o \: \,
and vicinity. All calls III; ~ hill
prompt attention. Ofiisa WI y. tee'
Of Mrs. Lynch. W y resiis
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GoMMIss1oNER,s NOTICE.

HARVEY w. HARMER,
15.4t. Commissioner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
BADGER BRIEFS.

Plainfield farmers and others have
subscribed $500 for the erection of d
creamery and building will commence
at once.
Arthur Holmes, aged %, died at Co
lumbus, Monday. He was one Of the
pioneers and the oldest person in the
city.
James Chegwidden, a miner, was
killed by the ears just west of Hurley
Monday night.
Sixty-five schools in Barron county
cast 1,463 votes for state tree, an av.
erage of nearly % votes to a school.
The maple led with 400 votes, followed
by the elm, pine and oak.
Two trampS entered the residence of
the night operator at Medina Junction
while the woman was dipping water at
a spring and stole her gold watch.
Williams Owens, who escaped from
the Iowa county jail Sunday night, was
found Monday evening in Green county
and returned to his cell.
An unknown man committed suicide
at La Crosse Tuesday evening by jump
ing into the river and avoiding all at
tempts to rescue him.
NIarinette sawmills will hereafter
utilize their lodgings" which have
heretofore been burned. in the manu-
facture Of matches.
The Thorp Courier says: 1.-TWO town
of Withee farmers were recently done
up by green goods men in New York
to the tune Of $3.50. Some four weeks
ago one of them went to New York and
paid $3.50 for $4,000 with the under
standing that the $4,000 be shipped to
his address here. He saw the money
but as the pile was too big to carry
he returned home and waited for the
/ express package to arrive but it never
came. This vicinity has been flooded
with green goods circulars during the
past year. nearly every business man
and farmer having received one or
more"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-16
SEEING BY ELECTRICITY.
Professor Bell Says We Shall Some
Day See Long Distances.

Professor Bell Says We Shall Some
Day See Long Distances.
The mention Of electricity brought
up new possibilities for future discov-
cry, some Of them SO amazing as to
almost pass the bounds of credibility
According to McClure's Magazine Pro-
fessor Bell recently said:
Morse taught the world years ago
to write at a distance by electricity;
the telephone enables us to talk at a
distance by electricity; and now sci
entists are agreed that there is no the
oretical reason why the Well-known
principles of light should not be APP
piled in the same way that the princi-
pies Of sound have been applied in the
telephone, and thus allow us to see
at a distance by electricity. 1t is
some ten years since the scientific pa
pers of the world were greatly eXer-
ciSed over report that / had filed at
the Smithsonian Institution sealed
packet supposed to contain a method
of doing this very thing; that is, trans
nit the vision of persons and things
from one point on the earth to an
other. AS Il matter Of fact, there was
no truth in the report, but it resulted
in stirring up a dozen scientific men
of eminence to come out with state
ments to the effect that they too had
discovered various methods Of seeing
by electricity. That shows what /
know to be the case, that men are
working at his great problem in many
laboratories, and [ firmly believe it
will be solved one day.
"Of course, while the principle of
seeing by electricity at a distance is
precisely that applied in the telephone,
yet it will be very much more diff
cult to construct such an apparatus,
owing to the immensely greater rapidity
with which the vibrations Of light take
place when compared With the vibra-
tons Of sound. 1t is merely a question,
however, of finding diaphram which
will be sufficiently sensitive to receive
these vibrations and produce the cor
responding electrical yariatiOnS.'