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The Press., 1897-02-04
SUFFER FROM FLAT FEET."

Sence SIG murrleu tNaJ uOWu CasJ uIOV5Fs -J. L. Heaton in ''The Quitting Bee."
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Ticts do, nor did he revile Judge ana
jury, as il the usual course. In fact he
made no complaint. not even OF his
sickness, and though he was granted
special favurs IL was not because he had
first asked for them, Well, on this aft
erDOon Of the calm, while everything
was very quiet aboard, tho attention of
several of the sailors was attracted TO a
monster shark alongside, and after a
bit we all crowded to the port raj for "A
look. The fish was fnlly 3 feet long
aud ON the lookout for his dinner. Had
%e been a merchant vessel Jack would
have been allowed 10 drop over hook
and have frolic with his old enemy,
but the nature of our cargo" prohibit
cd amy such excitement. We had been
watching the shark for ten minutes, and
it, presence was known TO all Oh deck,
though tho conyiCts wero not allowed to
leave their work to look at him, when
there was IA sudden rush along the deck,
shout. Il splash, and we were Mortified
20 SEQ Davis, the convict, struggling in
the water. No, he was not struggling
As he came TO the surface ne whirled
over ON his back, folded his arms and
waited for the shark to take him. A
dozen men cried out, and dozen men
ran about, but the fact was that moth
ing coald be done Two ropes which
were thrown fell right across Davis
breast, but be threw them of. The or
der was given TO lower n boat, but be-
fore the falls had been cleared the shark
made rush and drew the poor fellow
down 70 be seen no more 1t would have
seemed sorrowful enough had he plan
ned TO commit suicide by drowning, but
TO throw himself to "a shark as be know
ingly did was an act TO make ones flesh
creep bit as he remembered the cruel
eyes staring up at us from the green
waters and the mouth filled with sharp
teeth which opened now and then as if
the monster intended to make an up
ward spring and snap at one of the
heads overlooking the rail.
ITO BE oJSTIuUEDl
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tIewhure.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
FEB. &c. Frank Ellis was
home over Sunday.
Miss Bess Dalin was visiting in
Tunuclton last week.
Father p. A. Boyce, of Rowies.
burg, was IN town recently.
George Shaffer. OF Ans en-. was
in town on business last week.
Several Of our sports attended
Gordon's Minstrals at Grafton last
week.
Phil Grimes, who has been sick
for some time, is able TO be out
AGAIN.
Mcs'rs. John K;mmel and Geo.
Crcel, OF Grafton, were IN town
fast week.
Captain and Mrs. Flanagan. Of
Grafton, were the guests of Mrs.
+. Plummer.
Mrs. Il. f. NJ 'r,in and daughter.
Miss Myrtle, are visiting in Grafton
and Fairmont.
ii. l.. SIlcott has gone to work
after "a lay Oft with mashed foot
for two moaths.
Mrs. NJ. j. Maloney and Mrs.
James were the guests Of Mrs. John
Burke last week.
Messrs. VIM. Shaw. Sr., and VIM.
walters, of Evansville, were in
in town last week.
Messrs. Robert White and +. w.
Horcnler attended sale near
townsville last week.
james Ftsen baker, assistant trav.
cling engineer, Of Piedmont, was
IN town quite recently.
WHISKERs, JR.
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Rohr Hanneninra.
Correspondence Of the Argus.

Correspondence Of the Argus
FEB. 24.-The sick are on the
road to recovery.
Lake Moore spends good por.
ton Of bis time about Pisgah.
Calvin Rohr made flying trip
down to Point Marion last Thurs
day.
CbarIer Everly, Of Grant district,
was in our community last week on
business.
Rev. l.. d. Sine preached at Mt.
Zion lsst Saturday night and Sun.
day morning.
Amos Gale has recovered from
his late sickness, so he came home
last Thursday.
Mfr. and Mrs. S. A. Shnfer spent
several days visiting 10 Grant and
Pleasant districts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Groves were
visiting relatives and friends neal
howcsyillr LIST week.
Rev. Holden of the NJ. =. church
Us conducting a series Of meeting,
at the Grant appointment.
Miss Ellie Gribble was vIsifins
her sister, Mrs. j O SharTer, few
DAYS and returned home Sunday.
Quite q number OF the farmer
here arc preparing TO burp LINE
klIns This spring Many other
ought TO follow SUIT.
George w. Kcphart had yer,
severe attack Of grip last Frdo,
night. Guess it isn't very health,
TO live along The river, as be is eub
Jet TO those spclIs about once
week. SELDOM SEEN.
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o'r@cSI 1890 sr rae Aurnes.

him 100 times since the whipping, but
he had never raised his eyes TO mine
On this occasion, when l approached
him, he said
mr.. Tompkins, it may make no diff
ference TO you what my feelings are to-
ward YOU, but in spite Of my being a
convict l have not lost ali self respect.
l swore falsely against you and am sor-
~ for it. "
That is past and gone" / said,
ardly knowing how to take him.
Il have threatened you and--and 9TH
ors since l came aboard the ship and |
am sorry for that, he continued.
"WellY' L answered.
81 admit that l was leader i'm the
conspiracy, and l say that my punish
ment was well deserved 4"
And now what do you wish?"
Simply TO say that l regret every
thing, sir, and that am firmly resolved
to be better man. ] have influence
over the gang aboard. shall exert il i'm
the right direction. There will be no
more trouble aboard this craft. ] know
that "a good word from the officers of
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Gladesville.

Correspondence the Argus.
FEB 24.-J. II. Fortney is about
well Of his illness.
The people that have The grip here
are getting better
Mrs. w. II. Zinn is able to SIT UP
some at this writing.
ID. T.. Zinn was at Kingwood last
" ednesday on business.
Rev. K. S. Welch was at indie
pendence last Saturday.
w. III. Zinn was at Morgantown
last Monday on business.
The roads in some places are get
ting to be almost impossible.
John w. Coleman, of near this
place, was at Grafton last Monday.
Miss Lille West was visiting
among her school pupils last Sat
urdoy.
The grim of Zinn g. Sharps were
invoicing their stock of goods last
week.
ID. G. Zinn had two carloads OF
bill stuff loaded at Independence tc
ship last week.
Winfield Jackson is having &
sleigh built. Fred Parker is doing
the carpenter work.
Edwin 9. ZInn was at Iendepend
ence last Tuesday after load oil
goods for the firm Of linn & Sharps
Jerome Trlckett was at indie
pendence last Saturday after load
OF goods for the firm Of Trickct'
81 Co.
Willie f. Sharps, of Independ
ence, was here last Friday and Sat
urday on business connected Will
the drm of Zinn & Sharps.
TIT AND TAT.
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GAINESVILLE.
ldencc of the Argus.

correspondence of the Argus.
FEB. 24.-Mrs. Lydia Feather
still fingers.
Mrs. James Wolfe is also IN a
very critical condition.
Miss Geltie Beerbower is stor-
ping with her brother Orval, at this
place.
Our frmers are preparing to tap
their sugar trees IN case the weather
will permit.
William Strawser is mending
slowly and hopes to be able to walk
II a few days.
DR.. Bogges makes frequent visits
to this place and DR.. Durham is
kept as busy as his health and age
will permit.
Mrs. Henry Kisner is suffering
severely from the effects Of felon
on her hand. She may be com
PEELED to have the hand amputated.
We are told that in Holland and
Belgium the women are com PEELED
to draw a cart by the side OF n bar
messed dog. In Turkey she is com
PEELED to draw the man in cant
without the aid Of dog Yet this
is no excuse for her being treated
bike dog here IN this civilized land.
just simply because the man IL the
stronger Of tho two.
Let up LITTLE Mr.. ARGUS v.
J" EST. Mr.. Bill D.. our justice. is
not such bad fellow after ALL.
| (Bike the shanghi rooster, he ofu n
comes out second best in rough
and tumble fght) We will ven.
turo 81 wager that II the States At.
torney will give him little en-
enlargement. he will have our com.
/ munity we'll represented at The next
session Of The grand jury. lie ia
! just as sure to decide law snIt
right az blind hand is to win the
game in playing cards. Peace,
| peace, be still" especially when we
have q magistrate (D
The Town Council Of Terra Alta
1 passed q law prohibiting people
from feeding horses on the streets,
and also TO prohibit anyone from
leaving q horse stand hltched on
the street more than 10 minutes,
and it has made our teamsters go
angry that they are hauling theii
cross-ties, ETC., 20 Frienasyille, VI
| They say that they will do their
trading where the people are fully
| civilized. They claim that the,
can hitch to The jack oaks g
/ Fricndsville and stay rs long a
they like. u seems ne though on.
sister town Of Terra Alta is gettini
. little too large for The amount o
her business.
SATAN ANFuK
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Tufts Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
J Prevention

better than cure. TUFTS Liver
Pills wiIlnot only cure, but If
taken IN time wild prevent
Sick Headache,
dyspepsia biliousncss, malaria,
constipation jaundice torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
TUFTS Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURE.
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Howesyille.
ce Of the Argus.

Correspondence of the Argus
FEB. %. -Brose Lynch has re
turRed home after weeks visit at
Amos, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lang and
Mies Alice Barlow are on the sick
list.
George Cooke, Of Grafton, was
visiting at his parents here this
week.
Quite large crowd attended the
sale of Harmon Grcaser's last Thurs
day a week.
We are glad to say Allen Britton,
who was very sick last week, is
much bctter.
Henry Greaser, OF Oakland, Md. ,
is calling on relatives and friends
here this week.
Dolpha McGinnis was at King
wood Sunday to see his brother
Charley, who is indisposed.
Joseph Thomer, who has been
visiting relatives here, has returned
to his home in Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Geo. Shoulte and Mrs. f.
w. Bergman whom have been sick
with la grippe, are much better.
We regret to mention the death
OF a. bert Fortney, who died Fri
day Feb. 10th, 1897, of scrofula.
The funeral took place at the
Bethlehem cemetery Sunday at u
a. NJ. JUSTICE.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Life AWAY

IL you want to quit tobacco using
easily and forever, be made well strong,
magnetic, full of new life and vigor
take No-To-Bac, the wonder-worker
that makes weak men strong. Many
gain ten pounds in ten days Over
100000 cured Buy No-To-i}ac from
your own druggist, who will guarantee
q cure. Booklet and sample mailed
free. Address, Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York.
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WI SSbpHNohNo VI bho AAEuN'
FEB. 25.-Brose Lynch has re
turRed home after a weeks visit at
Amos, w. Va.
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NHEN bilious or costivc. cata Cas-
care candy catbartc. cure guaranteed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26
ANOTHER LAHDM4RR CONG.
The Old Gemmei House Mt Broadway and
Duane street to Give Wal 70 u sky srrapeP.

The Old GemmeI House mt broadway and
Duane street to Give Way TO a Sky srraper.
In the days when grass grew beside the side
walk and there were openings for trees on
every block of what is now downtown, q build
Ing was put up facing Broadway. and since that
time 1t has beon growing old till now It Is one
Of tho few old landmark of that part OF the
city. It is threatened with destruction. and
before long will DO replaced By a skyscraper.
II nothing goes amiss with the plans Of those in
charge OF the Astor estate.
The building Is at the intersection Of Duane
street and is 3o4 Broadway. 1t is known as
the old Gemmel House to watchman Charles
Conkiin, d block below. who remcmbcr the
neighborhood as it was torty.nve years ago.
but in ,lS33. when james Gemnel had to move
when Readc street. was widcncd, tho building
place for some years It was o wooden build.
Ing, the sides werc clapboard"d with broad
fnd u ;hiG ibr spr. .se,,s or 5Tse :t . .n pine ne c s,
peak. the pitch Of WATCH was not great.
Tine building of to-day is a good Zeal different
and two stories have big plate-glass windows.
1t 10 odd and oye-catchins. Hue siSns are al
signs nearly ali the chinks. Some 81 the signs
are weather seatcn and hlistered. others arc
brand new. There are three stores on the
ground floor. one OF which Is a cigar store kept
6y NJ. J. Adrian. who beg an business there forty
hye years ago. An oid-time wine shop occu.
piSS INC Ttdr III TIC kIOuhl moor. Inc display
window projects frOm the building after the
tRah.on OF o!d-t.ne store windows and con-
trasts with the pate glass of the front Of the
building. The o,he- store is in the front, and
used to be a shoe store. II is vacant now.
The interior downstairs is modern and makes
the uneyeu!y matched clapboard>, with putty.
headed nails and big knots that show in spite
q ihiSkly LAID paint. seem sadly ont OF place.
ing from belt lacors to a private detective
agency and a tailor place.
The Astor estate, has been nesotiat.nS to 20
cure the house, which Is Ito only building on
the block between Fleade and Duane streets IL
does not own, In order that q skyscraper can
be put up. A sixteen-story building is going up
nj Reade et-ect and Broadway now, and another,
II Is expected, will be begun Hs soon Us the old
house can be secured.
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NEWARK TEL EPHoNE COMPANY.
Its Control Passes into the Hands OF . syudi-
cate Headed By u. $. senator saith.

cate Headed By u. 8. senator smith.
The control Of tho Newark Telephone Com
PAW has passed into the hands o: & syndicate
OF New Jersey capitalists said to be composed
Of United States Senator James Smith, Il. NJ.
Stanley. James F.. Connolly, and f.. d. Gaddis
OF Newark and Thomas Novins OF Orange. The
syndicate, IL Is said. has agreed TO put In $780,
900 cash. take up ali the unsubscribed stock,
and complete the work VI construction so as 10
have 1900 telephones in operation by Dec. /.
II is also said that the contract for completing
tho work has been assigned TO Thomas Nevin q
Son OF Orange, the sen or member Of which firm
Is also a member OF the syndicate.
Tho credit for putting through tho deal Is
generally ascribed 70 Chandler u. Rixer, who
succeeded Judge J. Franklin Fort as counsel
for the Newark Telephone Company. The New
ark Telephone Company WAS Organized q littls
over a year ago with the ayowed intention Of
fighting the Bell Company. Several months
ago suit was brought In the Chancery Court at
upon the allegation that the company was IN,
solvent, hut this prayer wa, denied. After
ward an action was begun hy an equipment
company Of Philadelphia against the New York
Telephone and Telegraph Construction Com
pany, which built the telephone company's sub,
the Other, were supposed to DO in tho interest
transfer was In the sane interest. but thiSS
President John n. awtnnell denied.
Mr.. Gwinnel said:
You may say that arrangements arc being
pany will soon DO In a much better financial con
dition and be prepared to carry It's planI
throu b TO speedy completion. That Is ali / an
lustined In saying just now
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ATTACKED HIM WIN A RATCHET.
Hentsirk Jealous or His Adopted sos-Tse MOP
BADLY injured.

hhuiy tuIuENos
Julius Fenteick Of 81 Eseex street was ar
rested shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing after he had tried to murder his l7-year.olt
adopted son By hacking the boys head with .
Ratchet while the boy lay in bed.
Fenteick, It is altered. has been for some time
jealous OF the boys devotion to Mrs. Fenteick,
who Is almost as old as her hushand-he 10 SO
years old. People In tho neiEhborhooi say they
have frequently heard the elder Fenteick make
threats against the boy, but they took littl,
notice OF them because they thought the man
was mentally unbalanced. The boy. whose frrs
name IN Hugo. was asleep when his adopted
father entered tho room yesterday morning.
There were loud words between the pair. and
Mrs. Feuteick, who was awakened by the nois.,
says she heard her husband accuse the boy o:
winning her affections. Her husband LEFT tho
room. but returned In q few minutes armed
with n Ratchet.
Before she could prevent him, she says THAI
Fenteick threw himself on top OF the boy and
commenced to WELD the weapon as though no
was cleaving meat. 1t was dark in the room az
the time. so that most of the blows went wide OF
the mark Mrs. Fenteick began 10 sore am ane
went TO the boys assistance. She succee led In
taking the hatcheS away from Fentei.z. HS
sLruEE!et iCsEr-tLly NIBh Is vie. an then
ran down the stairs 10 the street. Her cries in
the mean time had cause 4 crowd TO collect,
and when Fenleick rra,Le4 the 81 ewslk b.
smeared with blood he WIS grabbed and heii
until Detective Carroll OF the Eldridgr stree7
station came along and placed him under arrest.
Tbs COY was found Unconscious from the e..
fects OF The cuts on his head. ana the beiclothel
were soaked with blood. An ambulance was
summoned, ana he was taken TO Gouverneur
Hospital. Here it was found that one OF his
ears had been almost severed from the head, AMI
there was q deep cut in his scalp. The phJsi.
cians we're unable 10 determine from 4 super
fetal examination whether or not his skull wa,
fractured, but they thought that he wa dan
gerously wounded.
HIS alleged assailant refused to Eaake any
statement In the station house. When ar
raigned in the Essex Market Court yesterday no
pleaded not guilty. He was held without bail
10 await the result OF the boys injuries.
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BA1LIxGroN BOOTHS MEETINGS.
End or the Volunteers Camp Services at FRO
hibltion rark.

The camp meeting conducted by tho Greater
New York Regiment OF the Volunteers OF Amer
lea at Prohibition Park, Staten Island. closed
yesterday. The afternoon meeting Mas conduct
cd b. Iieut.-Col. Miles and AN address was made
by Commander Ballington Booth. In the even
ing tho meeting was cond ucted by Col. Halli.
mond. The headquarters stair and brass band
were present at both meetings. Lieut.-Col.
Miles, who has had general charge OF the meet
ings during the week. said thoy had been very
successful. The stormy weather had served to
make the attendance small. except on Thursday,
but hundreds had consecrUted themselves, he
said, TO the service OF the Lord.
About 800 attended each OF the meetings yes
tertny, ana BallinGron Booth had a warm re-
ception when he entered the auditorium soon
after the afternoon meeting opened. He made
an impressive address. taking as his theme the
story OF Ztccheus. the rich man. who climbed q
tree to see Jesus. He said. In part:
After fifteen months experience in the work
OF the volunteers OF America l can say that I
pray and hope tina, the time will never como
when hose who labor under the white nag OF
the Volunteers will neglect or turn from the
common people, / am glad that l abandoned
the idea which had Of going into private life
pie have heard the gospel OF Christ from the
Christian military army which has been raised
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lost himself - Fourteenth. street and Eleventh
fSsiIeeS; a srs sT'd 9, t sso M ShSss 1 II sas Sir s,r rsS
no had a murder on his hands. Heaf explained
was suSprised to and that he had been Violating
landsmen's law. Magistrate Pool ordered the
revolver eonnscated, and discharged Heck with
Then came the case Of John Hilder. . waiter in
the Raincs law hotel at sl6 sixth avenue. This
0,'Brien, known, 70 the habitues az Paddy the
Pig. ,0'Bricn's license was revoked after 4 bat
Heinsss Of chisf cSniin'. stan. and another
Violations Of tho TianoTTaT law.
|E ssss:Sn ~, %St ,Is 81. and lSsaS Z n r. s:, SsfS FS SSS
eight drinks on It, and Hsinsss grabbed up two
which he pronounced to he whlskoy. o'Brien,
eSffSsdlnE to ,s.t tss r.. STIIF: s snS S ossE az f Sis
finger at the waiter said:
Now remember It was cider you had In
them glasses."
The witnesses swore yesterday that the drinks
were, ginger ale, s~eltEor, and milk and soda
o.Hrien had three men prepared to swear to
mar, who said he was "Dr. Bixby. a graduate OF
thn i: and s;,", sTTore hat he was n
s we're Se sRS %tisi a naf io sSa GM as th Sa.Isi tSe;; S SaS
not recovered from their Saturday night do
batch. were not called upon. Ihe MAGISTRATE
dismissed the case. and OBrien loft court tri-
umphantly remarking that Ibis Nlbs was dead
easy 10 beat"
Policeman Heiness got into trouble with Chief
Assistant Clerk Adams and Sergeant Kelly over
the. case. He asked Adams to take the, COM
plant before the others In line, as he had been
up all night. Adams told Holiness that he would
have to take his turn at the end OF he line, as
bis case was not down on the returns. Heiness
became angry and talked back 10 the clerk.
Wow step down. or III call the attention OF
the Judge to you" sGtd Adams.
All. you're not d hull cheese" replied
Heiness.
Sergeant Kelly overheard the remark, and
ordered Holiness to step down.
You amt d hnll cheese. neider," said
Heiness, and he refused to atop down.
When the case was called Clerk Adams told
the Magistrate Of Hciness1s action. and Holiness
spologized. Sergeant Kelly said he would have
his say later.
Itoundsman James wilson and Policemen Otto
Rafael. Robert Watt and Anthony J. Miller OF
West Twenty-siXth street at 4:30 O'Clock yester-
day morning and founi the parlor on the ground
floor crowded with Frenchmen playing baccirat.
Jacques Mailltau was dealing. and as soon az be
discovered the policemen in the house no grabbed
up all the money from the IL BILE. The policemen
arrested John Paoli. the proprietor. and fourteen
OF the players In court yesterday morning
Paoli said he opened the house as q boarding
place eight days ago and was holding q house
nted this story and all were discharged. The
house at l22 West Twenty-sixth street IL the
one Capt Chapman invaded recently. entering
rooms In which women were In bed In his search
for evil doinSs. The house was then kept by
Clement La Case.
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DIED NEARLY ro1 YEARS OLD.
Mira schattnan Never Used GIasaes-she Saw
Napoleon Once

nrA bcuhttmhn Seter Nueo Stho4ea-9n0 saw
Napoleon Once
Mrs. Gertte Bemak schattruan. who was In
her lolst year. died on Saturday night at tho
homo OF her son. Julius Schattmau. at l52 West
l2lst street. Mrs. Schattman until lately en-
joyed the best Of health and had the use OF al
her faculties. She never used glasses. and. up to
within q few years, she was an almost constant
knitter. this being one OF her tavorito oecupA-
tons.
Mrs. Schattman was born at Gratz, In Prussia,
and spent the most OF her life in that country.
In 1866 she came to this country, where her
sou already was. Hcr husband died soon after
they came to America. Mrs. Sch4ttman had a
remarkably good memory, and often related
Interesting Incidents OF her childhood. She once
saw Napoleon when he WAS passing through her
native town. and sho recalled with great vivid
ness stories OF George Washington which were
told 10 her only a few years after he had died.
She leaves Two sons and two daughters. in ad-
dition TO N host OF other descendanIs. One OF her
sons 10 still in Prussia. Last year tho old wo-
mans Tooth anniversary was observed At her
SON honr. and on thar occasion q group OF i've
generations was present, including two children,
thirty.thrte grandchildren. forty.two great
grandchildren, and two greRt-great-grandchil.
Mrs. Schattnlan.s grandmother lived to 80
lo3 years old, and the rest OF the family, gen.
orally speaking. lived 10 4 great age. 1t would
have taken Mrs. SVhattmRn only two months
more TO complete her lolst year.
The Funeral VIII take place from her home at
press Hills.