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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19
CLAaKSBURG.

Clarksburg, w. Va, September 49,
The Circuit Court convened here Tues
day. Owing to the i'll health of Judge
HaganS, he was unable to serve. The
Bar unanimously elected Hon. G.. w.
Lynch special judge to hold the court
in his Introduction to the grand jury
was pronounced by those competent to
judge, excellent. He pointed out the
various offenses, and defined them
clearly, calling particular attention to
such crimes as it was made his duty by
statute to do. A large number of in
dictments have been found, and the
criminal product has been largely
cleared up. He has disposed of large
number of important and intricate
chancery cases, and his decisions have
met with the general approval of the
public. A great many cases have been
set for trial on the civil docket. The
only felony case disposed of at this
term was that of Wilkinson, charged
with maliciously cutting a man by the
name of Sheets. The jury found YER
dict of not guilty. Mr.. Lynch seems
peculiarly cut out for a judge, and in
all his rulings he has been fair, and his
decisions have indicated a careful eX-
animation of the facts and law. He
has given satisfaction to both the pub
lie and Bar.
Judge Edwin Maxwell is able to be
out and will hold court for awhile so
that all cases in which Hon. C. w.
Lynch acting judge is interested in can
be disposed of.
The county court now has under con-
sideration the question of building a
bridge across Elk creek to the new
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1t should
do so. The people do not want a toll
bridge.
1t is now believed that the Fair at
this city has realized enough money to
pay its premiums, expenses and per-
haps liquidate it's old Indebtedness.
Hon. w. B. Corder, while returning
from the Fair was stricken with para
lysis. He is in a critical condition.
Rev. Chas. l.. White is back from
Germany, whence he had gone in
search of health. His congregation
gave him a reception on Tuesday eve
ming.
Geo. w. Moffett is now postmaster
at West Milford.
The petition to build the bridge over
Elk contains 1923 signatures, while
the one against it but 1877. Let us
have the bridge.
An interesting question before coun-
Gil last night was whether or not the
Standard Oil Company shall be per-
mitted to erect oil tanks within the cor
porate limits. Question not yet deter
mined.
Edward Clark was brought here
Wednesday charged with counterfeit
ing.
Rev. Guy Cook has been appointed
pastor of the M. E. church South at
this city
Mrs. Ross Stout has gone to Balti-
more.
Our public schools opened Monday
with an attendance of 4S1 pupils.
Charles Gaseway, who shot several
times few months ago at a colored
man in this city, has been arrested end
lodged in Jail.
Dick Jackson goes to Cairo.
The B. & o railroad company is
building a new water station at Adam
stOn.
Among the visitors in the city we no.
tice: Mrs. R. V. Williams, of Park
ersburg; Miss Nellie Dent, of New
burg; P. J. Snyder, of West Union;
w. II. Dent. of Grafton; Miss Allie
Rogers, of Grafton; Eugene Sommer-
vile, of Grafton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19

Bennett, of Stewart, and Mrs. ]. d. Ben
nett. of Greensburg. Pa. We're among the
arrivals in our city during the past
week.
Mrs. Preston Brooks Tobin and child
rem, of Augusta. Ga. are the guests Of
Mrs. Tobin's mother, Mrs. G. w. Thomp-
son.
Mrs. G. L. Kaufman. of Cleveland, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Rosenheim She was accompanied home
by Miss Clara Rosenheim. who has been
her guest for some time.
Mrs. Rittenhouse and daughter Miss
Ruby, have returned from a delightful
visit with relatives in Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Rich and child
rem have returned from Mountain Lake
Park
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19

attended the Pennsboro Fair this
week.
Miss Mable McComas returned
Thursday from two weeks visit at
New MartinSville.
Attorney j. c. holland was at Park
ersburg Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Ruttencutter is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Hutchinson, at
Parkersburg.
Mr.. J. c. Cotton has been very sick
the past week.
Mrs. Sharpley moved into the house
vacated by G. c. Stanley the last of the
week.
Mrs. John Hutchinson was at Mar
ietta Thursday
Mrs. H. E. Garrett, of GAINESVILLE, O.,
arrived to-day to visit her brother,
Mr.. G. w. Hudson and family.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19
WlLLlAMST0WN.

WILLIAMSBURG, w. Va. September
1S.-T1he schools were compelled to close
on Thursday afternoon. owing TO ths
heat, but may resume again on Monday.
Charley Patterson is home for few
days, off the Ohio River railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Winston. OF Sis
tersville. w. Va. are In town, visiting
relatives.
Mr. Herman Murdough. OF Braddock,
Pa, was In town the past week.
Mr.. John Slaymaker and family leave
this Saturday evening for Beaumont.
Texas, where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. w, IL Davis left Wednesday To-
her home at |ntour Falls. ~ Y. after
visit of severaA weeks with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. m Y. Campbell. "A
MSs. Clara GrinN Of Blun. Mo ~
~tink ss,.sster, Nj ~, NJ
millinery establish mN
building. on Railrtad 81
Mrs. NJ. b. Henderson S\ S0lSferN
Huntington, w Va. have been visiting
relatives here.
w. G. Bailey has let the contract for
new dwelling house on the HILL and
J. w. Henderson for one on Railroad
street.
Mrs. Sarah Rider win return to hen
home at Cincinnati. Ohio. Saturday. after
spending the summer here with relatives
l.. Il. Prettyman and Mrs. Sam Parish
were in Sistersville this week. called thera
by the serious illness OF their brother,
r. 2. Prettyman.
pn3J ~ Do
was the guest for several days this weNs
OF her sister. Mrs. Harriet File
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Pembap n
daughter, Marjorie OF St. Marys. were
in town Friday, calling on friends.
Mrs. Jas. Patterson is visiting relatives
at Waverly, w. Va.
Miss Laura Biddle entertained a num-
Der Of her friends at tea on Friday even
Petersburg
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
NJ. u. church Sunday
Messrs. Earl Flesher and VIII Plumiy
are attending the Fair at Pennsboro.
this week
Clayton Munford has opened barb
shop in the Beeson building on RailS
street.
Mrs. VIII Russell and children le
urday night for their home at In
OILS. Ind.
Mrs. Maria Ogle. OF Noble couI
was the guest OF her sister,
Prettyman, this week.
Mrs. Mary Plumly died T
an illness Of several years.
vices were conducted at
by Rev. G. W. Kepler. d
afternoon.
The Historical Society will IN
Mrs. Sara NJ. Berry September 2lfn!
which time the annual election OF officers
viii be held.
Mrs. a. @. Lancaster, OF Parkersburg,
was a guest at Paul Metcalrs last week.
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ty, was among the distinguished visitors
here during the week.
Charles A. Cabell, of Powellton. spent
Thursday in Charleston. visiting friends
George c. Mcintosh came down from
Fayetteville on business the latter part
of the week
E. L. and George Evans, of Omosso
Mich, are in the city, in the interest of
some o. ners of coal lands in this State.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-09-19
PIEDMONT.

Piedmont, w. Va, Sept. fs.-Miss
Hartman. charming young lady OF
Frostburg, Is visiting Miss Clara Co
mall.
Mr.. Mart Cosgroye left Monday for
an extended trip TO Buffalo, n. Y.
Miss Nellie Feiney Is spending few
weeks in Thomas.
Miss Minnie Beresford has returned
home from Davis.
Miss Lenora Helms has retaST
from an extended trip to st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Kerns and som
B. F. Kerns, have left for Parked
burg, where they will reside In the
ture
Miss Maud Simmons is
friends in Homecoming.
Mr.. J. H. Hose is in Baltin/
Mr.. Frank Harrison, OF
spent Sunday with his pa
Mill Nellie Sonders is
brother in Grafton.
Mr. Albert Jones. Of
was here this week.
Mrs. VIM. Dischert and
visiting relatives in PHI
Prof. /. F. Watson,
town University.
with Mr.. G. w. CT
Miss Mamie\ 8
from pleasap
Pa.
Mr.. Granger
bicycling. Mis- |||
calves. all fro
show me a pair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

1t is not an uncommon complaint on
the popular tongue that the courts Of
our land do not command the respect
they once did. Like some other semi
prevalent notions this has much less of
genuine foundation than many might
suppose But whatever of truth there
may be in it, as regards the country as
a whole. it certainly is, not applicable
to the supreme court of Maine and will
not be so long as the appointing power
recognizes eminent qualifications, as
did Governor Powers in renominating
Judge Emery. Moreover the fact that
this appointment was expected, be-
cause of the fitness Judge Emery had
shown, indicates very conclusively the
high regard in which the court is held
in the popular mind and the feeling of
popular certainty that merit will be
recognized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23
Section 20 Interpreted.

Attorney General McKenna has in
terpreted section % just as did at least
the most of the members of the House
and Senate when it was before them
for consideration. They gave the mat
ter little thought supposing that it con-
cealed no radical change beneath it's
innocent exterior. The attorney gen
eral has considered the. matter long
and evidently with great care and he
finds the law to be what Con gress Sup
posed it was.
Not all laws after careful examina-
ton prove to be what the. majority of
the law makers supposed they were
and this may not prove to be if, as now
seems probable, the supreme court be
requested to pass upon it. 1t is proba-
bic, however, that the attorney gen
erals opinion will be sustained if
brought to the test. Tfft "{r(
Such a result is to he desired; regard
less of consideration of the merits or
dement's of any. other Interpretation of
the section. The legislative branch of
the government was not established
for the purpose of passing laws that
should have different meaning thar
was intended by the legislators. That
is, of course, as obvious as anything
can we'll be. Those not pleased with
the attorney generals Interpretation
can bring their views before Congress
for intelligent discussion and action
the place where such important mat
and acted upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23
The Lesson OF the Lynchinqs.

There is not much doubt that our old
American system of local selfgovern
mcnt, admired historically by De Toe
qucville and hundreds of later visitors
of distinction, is breaking down fear
fully. if not utterly Whether from
rioting in Pennsylvania, rowdysm in
Massachusetts. or lynching throughout
the South and West. evidences thicken
that the township and the county are
no longer able to keep their own peace,
maintain their own order. The people
of these civil divisions fail to respect
the law. The law fails to protect the
people. Here are two constantly inter
acting causesabf anarchy They appear
most clearly in this Indiana case, where
there was no intervening motive of
race, hatred, or maudlin "chivalry,"
but where the mob cruelty revenged it
self on a band of cruel marauders.
These county authorities had been I'M
able for a long time to apprehend these
robbers, who had accompanied their
robberies with acts of inhumanity.
They were unable to protect them after
they had apprehended them. They will
now be unable, unless Governor Mount
puts forth unusual efforts. to appre-
bend the murderers of the robbers. We
are drifting toward if we have not ar
rived at, pass where it will be use
less to expect bctterment of conditions
from a tonic bracing of public senti-
ment. We shall be driven ere long into
following Europe's example of central
lied and strengthened authority. This
will be the marrng of an ancient and
beautiful system of the division of the
powers of government. But, after all,
the system was made for the people,
and not the people for the system. If
the quality of our citizenship has so
deteriorated as to be unfit for local
self government, either in the function
of depressing crime in others or re-
straining it in self. we shall have ulti-
mately to accept the situation and
lodge all punitive responsibility in that
indefinable but bulky sovereignty
known as 1.-The staten. Y. Press.
This is a pessimistic view of the sit
uation, but it is not altogether unwar-
ranted. The conditions call for heroic
treatment, but not for action on the
assumption that the State must usurI
the functions of local self-government
the state is MADE up OF the people anC
is no better and no worse than the
average applied sentiment of those peO
pie. Arstides said the "men who are
able to rely upon themselves" make thu
state, and when the number of such i.
narrowed for any reason control be
comes centralized by just so much
President Diaz of Mexico is wis
ruler but is a dictator compared will
the president or governor in this coun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

With the name "Magee" on 1t, .
range or heater has a certain, hall
mark. Of all that IL best in the way Ok
these necessities of housekeeping.
Whether it be q large apparatus or one
of moderate size. the same satisfaction
will be realized In It's use; for the Ma
gee Furnace Co., at 50 to 50 Union st..
Boston, guarantees everything which
1t makes. With intelligent care. =
range or heater may be made to last
for many years. and be Of the greatest
help toward the desired end of having
"all the comforts of home" Magee
Ranges and Heaters are proving their
worth in hundreds Of homes in which
they are in use. Made on scientific
principles. they combine all Of the lat-
est ideas In the way of cooking and
heating, with simple plan Of running
them satisfactorily. They can befound
at any Of the leading dealers, and IL
sizes to meet the demands Of all houses.
from the modest one to that Of the
person to whom money II no object. %
long as theSbest Is obtained.
Our readers are requested 10 send 10
the Magee Furnace Co.. Boston. for fuller
particulars. sept33q1ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23
Those Who Pay the Fiddler.

A news dispatch from Philadelphia
announces the dismantling of a sugar
refinery which was built at Camden
about two years ago at cost of about
100000. The parties interested in its
erection were loud in their protesta-
tions Of hostility to the sugar trust,
but when the refinery was nearly COM
pleted they sold out to the trust, as it
is reasonably presumed, they had from
the first intended to do. No sugar was
ever refined at this plant and none will
be.
At first thought, perhaps, some will
say they are glad the trust was "bun-
coed out of some of it's enormous pro-
fits. A moments consideration will,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

ent cast of features. when standing side
by side, but IL you separate them, the Or
binary eye loses the distinction. :, The
teacher a6o hnds that she cannot easily
tell the girls apart, for they are dressed
alike. the same as the boys. These two
pairs of twins have endless possibilities
exchangings tfreIf l6entitaies. g1tiansd xd-
vertiSer.
Elliottsville has often been the subject
of newspaper articles telling of its ancient
days of great hopes and the later disap-
pointment. Vestiges of its former thrift
are to be found all about the beautiful
Wilson valley. In the deep woods one
comes upon the hearthstones of the aban-
doned homes. Once they stood in the
midst of fertile fields. Their occupants,
overcome by their sense Of remoteness
and the hard conditions of pioneer life.
took the western fever and departed for
the prairies of Wisconsin. The lands
left untitled. returned to state of nature
in surprisingly brief time. The mills
at the falls were burned. The school,
house of old days dropped to pieces after
withstanding freshet that submerged
it halfway to the caves. The Vaughn
residence. ''once the country's pride,
built of the finest lumber to be found in
that township, abandoned by its owner.
fell prey to the need Of the humber
residents. One by one its wide pine
boards were stripped OF to patch hole
and keep the wind away" until now for
a dozen years only a cellar and the ever
present tangle of cinnamon rose bushes.
remains to remind the visitor that 1t once
existed. But this lapse from a civilized
condition into wilderness. has not been all
loss. Much as the lapse is to be regretted
these lost homes of the days of the great
land speculation have resulted in q forest
interspersed with apple trees. In the
midst of luxuriant forest growth that
one feels certain could not have grown
up in less than hundred years, you
come upon orchards that still assert their
right to exist and that bloom and bear
fruit with unfailing regularity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

however. convince them that this really
costs the trust nothing. Those VINO
consume sugar pay for that two million
dollar factory. If the company had re-
fined sugar in competition with the
trust prices would probably have gone
down and whichever succeeded IN
crushing out the other would have en-
deavored to make the public bear the
expense of it's contest, but 1t would not
have been obliged to bear the expense
of what the other contestant had LOST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

The announcement that DR.. Everett
will be the gubernatorial candidate of
the sound money Democrats in Massa-
chusetts reminds people that he was
one of those who once insisted that
Great Britain had the right of the Ven
eZuelan contention. This will not be
likely to lose him many votes, however
for there is little probability he will
have many to lose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

Carpenters are now at work remodel
ing the Tisdale residence on State street.
Ellsworth. into the public library which
Mr.. George Nixon Black of Boston, will
give to the city. Although the interior
will be greatly changed In appearance.
the outside architecture of the house will
remain as nearly unchanged as 1t can
practically be kept. The wings, extension
and stable which adjoin the main h0tide
will be removed as they are not at al
ornamental and will not be needed. On
State, street side of the building thofp
will be one large room reaching to ~
| caves. At the height of the old speina
floor gallery will encircle the rcsA
The light will. be from large Palin1 u
window facing State street. In this roc
there will be shelves for 5000 books neAt!y
twice as many as the public library holoc
at present. On the left of the hall. t9esN
are now two rooms on the first npg4
These will be converted INTO. one whlck
will be used as a reading room ~
study. The chambers on the second AQo&
on this side will probably be used by tn4
directors of the library.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

The dairy interests have reason to
congratulate themselves on the re.
suits of their efforts to have OleOmar-
garine sold for what it really is than
for what it is not, good butter. The
falling off in consumption, as shown by
the revenue receipts, has been con-
siderable since 1894. The taxes re-
whereas for the last year the amount
received was 81, 034, 129.
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Good Times Arc catchin,' Pick Away.

Oh Dixie lan'-She amt forgotten,
Seven cents en- eight fer cotton,
Pick away.
Pick away,
Pick away down South in Dixie!
He see wheat rise to q silver dollar,
En- cotton low dat he'll up and follow!
Pick away.
Pick away,
Pick away down South in Dixie!
Eff cotton rise en- rise fun seven,
Take dis worl' in de place er heaven.
Pick away.
Pick away,
Pick away down South in Dixie!
Atlanta Constitution.
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try. He Is taking steps to punish the
lynchers Of the man who attempted to
him. He will probaDiy
meet with greater success in apple-
bending them than will the Governor
of Indiana in bringing the murderers
of Ripley county to justice; but be-
cause of this fact we are not prepared
to admit that the people are losing
their ability to govern themselves or
that it will be necessary speaking in a
general way to clothe the state author
tiles with powers greater than they,
now possess. There are, it is true,
some localities where the people are
not as capable of governing themselves
in this enlightened age as were their
ancestors who were not so much en-
lightened in some respects, but were
more so in others.
If we indulge in generalities 1t may
be said of not a few in this age that
they are in transit from the generation
that rested on ignorance and supersti-
ton to the veneration which rests on
intelligence and broader comprehen-
sion. There are some localities where
this state of things is more pronounced
than in others. There are some that
have been deserted by the brightest
III Of hot
and where disregard and contempt Of
law have insidiously spread through n
Initiated population. They have officers
who are no better than the people and
whose standards are no higher. Self
respect as a community is indissolubly
bound up in respect for the laws; OBJ
legations to self are not separable from
obligations to the community. What
ever changing of religious influences
there may be right and wrong remain
and the ability to distinguish between
them and the sense of obligation upon
us to do so cannot become blunted
without deterioration of the commune
ty. The officers of the law, the courts
and the law itself all reflect the dete-
rioration of the people. Where that
becomes general the state becomes no
better than was the small locality from
which the moral dry rot may have
spread. But there is not, we believe,
Good reason tn heIieve that the country
as a whole is degenerating and if so
Capitalization of power will certainly
be of no advantage. There are
some states where the moral sentiment
is higher on the average than in others
and there are no states but the general
tone is better than that which may be
found in some localities. How to apply
the better views of the whole to the
inferior views of the part may be j
function the state will have to take
upon itself by state police supervision
or in some other way. There ought tC
be, and we believe there is if rightly
used, power enough already, in the
state arm in Indiana to bring the i'm
ferior sentiment that appears to per-
wade Ripley countygto at least a real
ization of it's own sinferiority, and Il
they are incapable of approaching laS
and order except they be given tastl
of the same to administer dose of it
If Indiana fails to do this she expose.
herself to the presumption that she is
incapable herself of genuine respec
for law and order. That has been tbs
presumption regarding the southern
states where lawlessness has so fla
gravity prevailed and they are begin
ming to smart under the humiliation.
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maintenance of peaceful relations. While
there should he ! thorough preparedness
for defensive warfare. yet. owing to our
SO extensive a navy as is possessed by
Great Britain. We are not called upon
to develop anything like the naval force
which Great Britain Is called upon to
maintain. While we may be required to
enlarge our naval armament. we can rely
upon the great progress which has al
ready been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

A Vienna professor predicts the de-
structiOn of the earth by comet about
two years hence. Here's something
for wouldbe suicides to look forward