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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-05

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Aug. lath. 1893.
Il can speak in the highest .erms OF
your medicine from my own personal
knowledge. Twas affected with heart
disease, pleuriBy and rheumatism for
35 years, was treated by the very best
physicians ana spent hundreds OF dol
lars, tried every known remedy with
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good than anything bRvo ever taken.
can recommend your medicine 70 all
sufferers OF the above diseases.
MRS. NJ. NJ. WEARY.
Spf igdold, Green County, No.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-05
and SCrQfuIa

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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
Weston Whispers.

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Diphtheria in its most malig-
.nant form has visited many
homes on Freeman's Creek, as
well as other parts oftne county.
Several deaths have resulted
from the disease.
Lewis county will send two
representatives to the next Leg
islature for the first time in the
history of the county. They
will also represent the interests
of Webster county.
A young fellow six feet eight
inches tall, and wearing stove
pipe hat created considerable at
traction at the depot Thursday.
He hailed from Webster county.
where he says they grow higher
than that.
Judge Bennett has called
special term OF the Circuit Court
to convene at Sutton next Tues
day.
A draft for the sum Of $3.50
was issued by the County Court
in favor of Harrison county in
full OF Lewis county's share of
the cost in the erection of the
bridge across the mouth of
Kincheloe Creek.
Mr.. George w. Gibson has re
turned from Honduras. He ex-
poets to return again to complete
a large contract which he has
undertaken with the government
ofthat country.
Stokes Tunstill, accompanied
by Minter Ralston, will make an
important visit to Fostoria, Ohio,
next month Democrat.
Weston now has nine licensed
saloons and there is some talk of
another
Clerk Bennett has issued the
following marriage license; Chas
w. Hawkins and Ora F. Fox.
Martin O. Bragg and Sarah "
Ice, William H. McCue and
Margaret /. Wetzel. Times.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
N AfEANcE.
News ltshs'Dy 3 * Big lsuus;ev.r,
POI dent.

Ayoung Mis- Myers attending
the Meadow Valley revival meet
ing last week subsidized into a
trance and apparently lay life
less for % hours and when she
revived she claimed that she was
in Heaven and saw her father
and mother who had been dead
several years and they told her
TO tell her two older brothers to
become Christians; she also
claims she saw and heard other
things which she is not to tell,
which brings to our mind the 70
chapter of second Corinthians.
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Jarvisville.
has ordered a car load of corn
from the West; this is the first
corn ever shipped to jarvisville.
Mr.. E. G. Sperry had killed by
dogs twenty head of sheep
S. ID.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

a new fad that should it be up
held by the courts, Will put the
old custom aside. The Omaha
Ford Herald reports that six
months ago Edward M. Elkus and
Lille Mabney, cfSan Francisco,
entered into a contract .to be
married for a period of six
months A few days ago they
again repaired to a notary S office
and caused a second contract to
be drawn up fol. a period of an
other six months. Now it is
proposed to test the validity of
such a contract in the courts.
The question for decision has re-
solved itself into these PROPOSE,
tons; lis contractor marriage
stipulated to expire at the end of
six months or a year valid
document. If the document be
valid IS the limitation good.
DOES the limitation inyalidate
the Contract Can the relations
OF the contracting parties be laid
aside at the end Of the prescribed
time?s There IS difference of
opinion among the lawyers. The
result will be watched with intes-
psf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
poddrldge Dots.

Prof. E. F. Garrett is the
busiest man in this vicinity. Be
side being principal of our Grad
ed School, he has two regular
ministerial charges; one at
Bridgeport and one at Volcano.
He is also aiding in the work of
carrying on the protracted meet.
ing. All these positions he is.
filing acceptably and well.
Mrs. Gertie Randolph the Art
teacher in the Salem college is
preparing to give an entertain
ment in the court house here as
soon as the protractea meeting
closes.
The protracted meeting at the
M. E, Church is still in progress.
Rev. Hammond is here aiding
Rev. Pribble il the work. Quite
anumber ofpersons have profess
ed conversion and others are
still at the altar.
Transfers are still hauling
out casing from this place to
Little Flint.
West Union hasn't had such q
religious awakening for many
years as she is now having,
West Union Record.
The South Penn Co. had a
splendid we'll to come in one day
last week on the Peter Ash farm
on Ragan's Run It's reported
good for two hundred barrels.
A couple Of days before the well
came in they bought the royalty
on the farm for g, 200.
The Fluharty Run we'll in Wet
eel county is dry in the Big
Iniun. Herald.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
4 BIG YAEx
But it's j Pretty GOOD One Ken Il !,
Isn't True.

The following tale was told in
a group of railroad men recently:
Some years ago President
Mayer, of the Baltimore and
Ohio became the owner of extern.
sive coal mines at Clargsbure.
w Va. and wished TO sell the
product to the Baltimore and
Ohio company, with which he
was then not connected. foy en-.
CINE purposes. The superin.
tendent Of motive power pro.
nounced it an inferior article.
and condemned it for engine pur.
poses TWAS really fine steam
ing coal, and it was intimated
that it had been rejected in the
interest of certain other opera
tors who were selling their pro.
duct to the company.
Mr.. Myer had confidence in his
coal and insisted that ii be given
a fair trial. BE determined to
demonstrate its utility, and with
that end in view he donned the
blouse and overalls of a fireman,
went on the engine in the capaci-
~ represented by his toys and
'firedn the engine all the way
from Grafton to Parkersburg.
He shoveled industriously, kept
a good nre a going, and when he
arrived at Parkersburg black and
grimed, he'had fully shown the
good quality of his coal. With
that practical demonstration
back of him he had no trouble in
selling his coal to the railroad
company, and it has. it is stated.
>Seeu using it ever since .l,Al.i
u Mora. I'll fI,.frs., n "a =
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
Havoc and
Violence.
The Angry Mob at Mansield,
Pa.


A wave Of anarchy in whose
train followed bloodshed, and
the destruction of property pas
sed over the Mansfield coal re-
gion in Pennsylvania Saturday.
1t began at dawn and at dusk it
was estimated that 500, oooworth
of property had been destroyed.
Made wild by fancied griev-
ances and liquor, a mob of sever
al hundred foreigners, Hunga-
rians, Slavs, Italians and French
men, swept over the country
surrounding Mansfield and
through the valleys of Toms and
Painters runs. They attacked
the NINE owners, miners and the
few scattered deputy sheriffs;
burned Triples, wrecked cars and
destroyed railroad property.
Everybody had TO clear out and
escape before the maddened and
furious tyrants. 1t was not until
the middle of the week that order
was restored and the ringleaders,
10 the number of twenty two,
were put under arrest.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
Buckhannon.

c. NJ. Hart, of Clarksburg, was
in the city Monday.
Miss Nellie Post, Of Clarks-
burg. is Visiting relatives IN the
the city.
\ Mrs. Chas. Thompson. of
6larksburg. is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome w. Stuart.
Delte.
Col, Ben Wilson was here ask
ing a franchise of our town coun-
Gil TO 4 company of capitalists
who propose to put IN water
works.
Capt. WV. Roller, of Wash
ington, D. @, is shaking hands
with his many friends in Buck
harmon this week.
There were representatives of
fifteen competing firms here this
week on the iron bridge, before
the County Court.
Rev. j. A. Williams, for many
years. resident of Harrison coun-
ty, died on Sunday last at the
residence of his son-in.law, DIR.
i. II. Foreman, of this place
The deceased was an excellen
man and his death brings sorrow
to a large circle of relatives and
friends Banneg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
A portion OF the scafoldiur IN

a portion OF the scafolding un-
der the 3. & o. bridge at Harp
'er's Ferry fell last Wednesday
and three men who were on it
at the time were precipitated to
the river below, One of them
was struck in the back by piece
OF timber and slightly injured.
But for the fact that they felllnto
the water all three. probably,
would have been killed, says the
Sentinel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
II. CLARKSBURG W VA FEIspIrA 1,xs s ,ea1
said is the Pole star by which to

said is the Pole star by which to
be guided in such cases.
Judge Maxwell was OF the
opinion that under this modern
doctrine Mrs. Jackson had
relinquished her right TO the
child and that it is best it should
stay where it is. He therefore
dismissed the writ, which in eff
fectawarded the child to Mrs.
Sullivan.
The decision was hailed with
many demonstrations of appro-
val.
The hotel at Pickens, w. Va.
owned by S. Z. Smith, burned
last week, together with all its
contents.
John Taylor was sentenced by
Judge Jackson at the Parkers-
burg criminal court this morning
to serve a term of 9 years in the
penitentiary for the robbery of
old man Cotton.
Its reported that the sheriff
who figured IN the Webstercounty
tragedy with the Virginia out
laws. and who was seriously
shot by one of the Fleming
brothers, has since died.
A Mr.. Harshbarger. a well
known citizen Of D oddridge coun.
persisted in riding on the brick
pavement in West Union the
other day and a big time occurred
when he was arrested. Five,
dollars and costs was the result.
The jury in the Reilly will
case at Wheeling returned a YER
dict against the will after being
out three hours. The verdict was
greeted with apnlepse by the on.
diencs il tie court Toom.s The
estate is valued at eight Hundred
~ a a ..1I<s.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

Some one from the country
brought in child the first of
the week, that had a grain of
corn fast in one side of its nos.
trils. After two physicians had
exhausted all their skill and
failed, A. h. stutler made a hook
with which he pulled out the
grain of corn and relieved the
little fellow in less than no time.
West Union Record.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

Since the term the court for
has been one to which several legal questions have
been our and others may well
emulate that they had could pre-
SIDE during the absence OF Judge Hagnn Weaude Ed
out the tive yirgniss whose positive Character liked
es and great familiarity with and equity naon;f
Gently qualified him successful the bar and an
nenty successful of justice member of the
Senator from e t. 6 and again Of the
It has been well said that leg
aton OF these years bears the stamp of Judge Maxwe genius
he was for West 1866 He still
splendid health and actively engaged the practice of his chosen
profession He has been mentioned for honors hit
4 = not known that he would such of his name
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

Kill the Wilson bill and you
will unchain the wheels of prog
ress, light the furnace fires of
industry, bring the sunshine of
prosperity back to the homes of
the people, and give work and
wages to every workingman in
America within thirty days,-N.
Y Press.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
thousand dollars

Ben Earnshaw, late President
of the County Court Of WetzelI
county. was arrested in Wheeling
last week while attempting the
sale of forged county orders. he
had in his possession forged
drafts on the treasury of his
county to the amount Of $1,000.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
Irafle' ma Boy.
idge Maxwell Decides Amin
teresting Case.

the huleoS co1l,,ts case, Myrtle
.cksor is. Floride Sullivan has
racted considerable attention
most persons were of the
btpion that it was not possible
i thelaw torecognize any other
Brson's claim for the custody of
child. as superior to that OF the
lids parents. The facts in the
Sc just decided are aboutas fol
Tvs
Several months ago Mrs.
oride Sullivan, of Wilsonburg,
arning that she had a grandson
fling with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac,
sckson. decided to take the boy
id keep him at her home. This
bid was born to Mrs. jackson
fore her marriage and it was
enerally understood that a son
Mrs. Sullivanwas its father.
lie Jackson's interposed no OBJ
ctions to little Guy going to
e with his grandmother where
was most tenderly cared for
d sent to school. Recently
IS. jackson, through her attor-
VS. Messrs. Basel and Thomp.
q, instituted proceedings to
tain the custody of the boy.
lis proceeding was vigorously
POSED by Mrs. Sullivan and
ae employed Mhssrs. Lynch and
Sott tostake thI case The child
Is b|Eongbt ID cshrt and the
5gN liss.slasa ts' es
beth sides Safter which he
hlled the bright little fellow up
him aud had a talk with him.
The boy with tears and heart
eaking sobs told how much
desired to remain with his
iudmother 1t was an affects
J scene and the Judge and
ectators were deeply moved.
On Monday Judge Maxwell
ldered his decision. He re-,
Teo the early decision of the
Preme Court which would have
arly given the child to its.
her. But this had been
nged by later decisions as
shown in the case of Cum
CHAM that was carried to the
preme Court of Appeals from
chic county. In that case the
Id had been given to its grand
rents when fifteen months old
the understanding that they
Id have permanent charge
when it was three years old.
father who had married a
nd time (the mother of the
being dead) pretended that
4 anted TO take the child to
n nome on a visit and when he
3.t b there he refused to give it
to It's grandparents.
mob of about twenty men
| N one night and took the child
its father and restored it to
grand parents. The father
sued out a writ of hd4eas
Us and Judge Jacobs gave
the child. In the meantime
Sc had arisen in Monroe
ty involving the same ques-
The child in that case
three and a half years old
had been given to its grand
nts, they claimed, for good.
81 case was triea by Judge
K pbellwhe consulted the child
d its wishes and he held that
shild's interests and welfare
hts wishes should be consult
3 I'D that Notwithstanding the
q It's of the father the court
Id exercise a sound judicial
elton and do what was best
Il Nchild. He gave it to the
dparents and the father took
,ase to the Court of Appeals
ii affirmed Judge Campbell's
zion. The Ritchie county
was then taken up and the
t Of Appeals reversed Judge
Obs and awarded the child in
ne case to the grandparents be-
ieying thatit appeared best for
he child that II should go with
hem and that The Supreme Court
"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

The press of the State has
been paying graceful compli,
ments to Mr.. Geo. !. Neal, as
the youngest official at the head
ofany city government in this
country, and al the same time a
wide awake and most efficient of
ficer, and especially for purifying.
the municipal government,
Furnishing and diminishing crime
and inaugurating movements
for the relief of the poor and
needy. If Democracy is what.
she pretends to be. it takes
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

Sex T. d.
Recently the largest deed (be-
ing on SO pages of legal cap,
ever recorded III this county was
admitted TO record. 1t completed
a great coal deal, and was made
by G. B. Carney, trustee, of Fair
mont, to ]. NJ. Hustead, j K.
Beeson. @. B. Carney, @. ".
Thompson, S. L. Mestrezat, d.
g. Huston, and +. A. Hill, of
Pennsylvania, and conveyed the
coal lying under 50 tracts of
land situated on Bingamon creek,
this county. containing in the
aggregate 2,5I9 acres, BY this
and other deals a third of the
al in this county has passed
10 the hands Of foreigners.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

Reports just brought to this
country by the steamer Belgic
from China. announce the com
-plete humiliation by earthquake
of the town of Kuchan, Persia.
Twelve thousand persons were
killed in the awful disaster. Ten
thousand bodies had been recov-
cred up TO date. The once i'm
portant and beautiful city of
10000 people is now only a scene
of death, desolation and terror.
Fifty thousand cattle were de.
stroyed at the same time.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02

That is a sad story from Chi
cage of "a mother crushed to death
while waiting in a crowd for food
for her hungry children; yet
scenes almost as sad are witness
ed every day in New York in
these Cleveland times. A short
time ago, under Republican rule,
all was prosperity; now want
and misery stalk through the
land, blighted by the shadow of
free trade. But good times
would be brought back again,
homes would be made happy,
hungry children would be fed
by fathers and mothers earning
good American wages, and plen.
ty would take the place of star.
walton, If the shadow of free
trade were removed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
prophet to name her next nomi-
nee for Mayor of Huntington.
4 Good play.

The citizens of Clarksburg will
be afforded an opportunity of
seeing the beautiful play only
Farmers Daughter at Music
Hall Thursday February sth pro
duced by a Metropolitan Com
pany of players direct from their
record breaking run in New
York city. This play has earned
a firm place in the hearts of the
American people as the play is
50 constructed as to embrace
almost every kind of Dramatic art
in an effective way. A diversity
of dramatic elements. comedy,
pathos and emotional drama with
a good sprinkling of melo- drama.
Its situations are strong and the
characters well taken. The cast
is strong and we'll costumed, the
ladies are exceptionally good
looking and every one who can
should see this play.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-02-02
short MarrIages.

have Started.
Arizona republican., 1894-12-19
OFFERED!
 The Opportunity Of a Lifetime to Secure a Home.
 A NUMBER OF Fine Residence Lots Capitol Addition
 Collins Addition.

These lots will be offered for sale on terms and at prices within the reach of every homeseeker. These additions are on the finely equipped
The advocate., 1894-11-07
Life Insuranna.

"The securities held by The Kansas
Mutual Lite, which are limited by law
to certain kinds, and which by the same
law are required 10 be deposited with
the treasurer Of the state, have been
examined in detail and found to be Of
the highest character. And the results
attained In the management Of these
securities show degree or care in their
selection rarely exhibited by any RnRn.
Cisl corporation. Since the organic alton
Of The Kansas Mutual Life it has never
fOreclOeed q mortgage, and on December
81, 1893, there was not dollar Of princi
pal or interest due and unpaid. This
statement alone shows the highest skill
and fidelity in managing that branch Of
the Compsny's business. Extract from
the report Of the superintendent Of in.
sursnCe of the state Of Kansas, May 7,
1894.
To those who are looking for mutual
life insurance, the above statement
ought to be Of great interest. The Kan.
saO Mutual ia a Kansas institution, and
while it is under such 60 I'd management
as it has been it Is certainly bad policy
for people to buy that kind OF insurance
from eastern companies.
The advocate., 1894-11-07
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

By local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
By constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inASmed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the eusbROhiRn tube, When
thistube gets inAAmed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfeOs hearing, and when 10 is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored TO It's normal oondi-
ton, hearing viii be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Oatsrrh,
winch is nothing but an inAAmsd condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give Oae Hundred Dollars for
any case Of deafness (Osused by ostsrrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
r. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
ET Sold by druggists, rs centS.
The advocate., 1894-11-07
General Passenger aud Ticket Agent.
100000 Farm Owners in the United
States.

100000 Farm Owners in the United
States.
This number will be greatly increased
annually in the future by reason Of the inn
migration headed southwark. Already
many Northern and Western people have
become convinced that the upper Southern
atates offer great attractions to those seek
ing small farms, homes, business locations,
ETC., and are taking advantage Of the op-
portuDity.
We are offering farms, convenient to
Eastern markets, at prices which Osn't be
duplicated elsewhere. Our special list of
Shenandoah valley, Maryland aud West
Virginia properties is now ready for free
distribution. Western people can take
half rate excursions TO the Shenandoah
valley, over the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
from Chicago, 50. Louis, OlncinnRti and all
B. & D. points in OHIO, Indisns aud Illi-
nois, OStober 2nd, 9sh, November 9Th and
December 4th.
Come and see the country. We will help
you locate. Address or call on NJ V,
Rlohsrda, Laud aud Immigration Agent,
B d. 0. r. B., Baltimore, Md.
The advocate., 1894-11-07

For Sale-A farm containing about
eleven acres OF good land, together with q
good substantial twU story house, stu.
sted on the gulf coast In the southern
part Of Mississippi, on the Louisville &
Nashville railway, fifty miles from New
Orleans, La Unexcelled FOR frnit grow
ing. Has now some twenty-five young
mandarin orange and ten young pecan
trees, also plum, fg and peach trees aud
grape arbor. Price, $500. Apply to b.
T. GuElsy, S5 CrOndSlst street. New
Orleans, La.
The advocate., 1894-11-07
Chang4 Of Title.

In order 10 broaden its sphere Of useful
ness, the name Of that Well-knoWn peFiodi-
cal, the Saw Mill Gazette, has been changed
TO Lumber. 10 will now cover the entire
field Of woodworking, as its new title sue
CinOtly states, "from the tree to the finished
product" les subscription price will re-
main unchanged, and a sample copy Of the
paper in its new form will be sent on ap-
plioation 20 the PUBLISHERS NJ. T. Richard
son Co., "a Rssds ST., New York.
The advocate., 1894-11-07
To Jacksonville. Florida.

On Sunday, 18Th inst, through daily
Pullman Slesping Car line between Kansas
City and Jacksonville, Fla, will be inaugu-
rated in connection with our Florida fast
mail train No /, leaving Kansas City at
1880 q. m. Train will leave Memphis at
$40 a. M, arriving at Birmingham at ESQ
.. M, Atlanta $3.50 p. m Macon 2:2O a. M,
and Jacksonville at 9:45 q. M, connecting
with all trains for South Florida points.
]. e LOCKWOOD,
General Passenger aud Ticket Agent.