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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-01-02
COLORED PEOPLE.

Miss Malindia Lillard who is
attending school at Knox. College
spent the holidays with home folks.
Miss Mamie Cliff of Retro Tenn.
was the guest eff Miss Hannah
Kennedy last week.
Miss Laura and Lucille Skaggs OF
Knoxville visited friends here for q
few days.
Messrs H. e. Fagg and S. Toole
with their families visited with
home folks last week.
Rev. Il. P. r. Moore, the pastor Of
the A. M. E. Y. Church arrived last
Sabbath morning with his father
and mother; his wife and children
will be here next week.
Miss Flora Elms who teaches at
Rogersville, Tenn, visited home
folks during Christmas.
The Cantata given last Friday
night AT the A. M. E. z. Church was
success every way, the children
did exceedingly well, the parts
sang by Johnnie Wilson, Annie
Richardson, Odessa Henry, Clara
Asberry, and Catherine Lillard
were very good, while Johnnie
Richardson as Santa Claus was the
best we have ever seen.
The Misses Lenora and leila
Lawrence are visiting friends at
this place.
Miss Eliza Porter who has been
sick for quite awhile departed from
this life last Monday night. She
was good christian girl has been
a member of the church for about
eight or ten years. She died as
she lived good christian, while
dying she called her relatives and
friends aronnd her and babe them
farewell and asked them to meet
her in heaven. She leaves q great
many relatives and host o.
friends to mourn her loss.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-01-02

In the Herald and Presbyter OF
Dec. ROTH, we notice on elegant
poem entitled, "On Christmas Morn
ing" written by Prof. Golf. This is
very touching poem and speaks we'll
of the poetic ability Of our Professor.
Blount county will be more thor
oughly advertised this coming year
than ever before as it is our purpose
to give thorough" write up" Of all the
resources of Blount county. Our
Subscription and Advertising man,
Mr., Chas Kirk, will make thorough
canvass of the county and while get
ing new subscribers will take notes Of
the valuable farlas, the slate, the
marble, the timber and the many 9th.
er resources of our county. Next
year will be the time for you to send
this paper to your friends in theS north
as they will get more irfomati@n In
regard to Blount County than III any
other way.
TIMES Sna Toleda Blade one Iyea'
sI.as.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-01-02
The MaryyiIIe Times.
A. GODDARD, Publisher.
LEONARD s. GODDARD; Eo,roa.

Entered at the Post Office. Maryville, Tenn,
Second Class Matter.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-01-02
ALLEGHANYs

AtlE6HAN I'm, =
A great 1h Youth fea s'st cs S'Ss :
Igrippef II
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
Grafton's Grand Celebration.

The Glorious Fourth will be cele-
brated in great shape at Grafton this
year, the celebration occurring on the
day before. 1t is the intention of the
persons having the matter in charge
to make it the greatest celebration in
the state. The special features will
be most elaborate and varied. In the
morning at 1920 there is to be cali
thumpian parade followed by trades
display in which all the business
houses of Grafton will take part. This
in turn will be followed by the Graf
ton Fire Department. Two balloon
ascensions and parachute leaps will
occur the first taking place at p NJ.
At 7 there will be a bicycle parade
which will be participated in by 300
wheelmen. Six brass bands will be
there. The B. s. 0. will run special
trains at reduced rates from all points.
An immense crowd will attend. Ut
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
Only a Little Longer.

The news from Washington in re-
gard to freeing the river is still en-
couraging. The progress of matters
is still a little slow but government
al machinery being ponderous moves
slowly. The end is very near at
hand and will likely come sooner
than was at first anticipated. The
Pittsburg Times of yesterday saws:
Capt. Addison Lysle writes from
Washington that the government
will have control of the Monongahe-
la locks and dams before the end of
the week. Capt. John E. bravo will
go to Washington, if he is needed
there. The piece of lrnd at Lock
No. is still in dispute. The Navi-
CATION company is said to be anxious
to settle and transfer to the govern
ment at once. The company has
made little money from tolls during
the delay because the water has been
too low to take coal out. Besides,
it is doubtful if the coal men would
take out much if there was water. as
they do not intend to pay any more
tolls. President James J. Donnell
and several other afii0ials of the
Navigation company went to Wash
lrgton last evening.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26

When Congressman Bailey Of Texas,
was nominated for speaker of the
house, thereby being selected as the
Democratic leader on the floor, it was
given out that he represented the OPP
position TO Mr. Bryan's more potential
national leadership. He was an ac-
tive opponent Of Mr.. Bryan's nomina-
tion at Chicago. Mr.. Bailey has re-
Gently returned to Washington from
an extended visit to the West, and
renders this judgment on the political
indications in that section OF the
Union: sit seems TO be the almost
unanimous opinion of the Democrats
with whom L have been brought in
contact, personally and otherwiseJ
that the Democratic party should COM
NIT itself unreseryedly TO the readop-
ton Of the Chicago platform of 1896.
The almost universal desire appears
to be to add nothing to and subtract
nothing from that platform, but to
accept it without qualification or
reservation as the principles of the
Democratic party for 1900. 1t will be
impossible to disassociate Mr.. Bryan
from that platform. He is part Of
the fight of 1906, and to adopt the
platform of last year and refuse the
nomination to Mr.. Bryan would be a
serious mistake
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
BOY Badly Hurt.

Saturday morning James, the young
son of Charles Blair, of South Nor
gantown, was very badly hurt by fall.
ing off a horse while at full speed.
The Blair boy and a companion were
out riding when it was proposed to
have a race. The horse ridden by
young Blair was the running horse
owned by Carlt Reay. The horse got
beyond the control of its rider shortly
after the race began and threw him
off. The shock was terrific the vic
tim being unconscious for nearly two
hours after the accident. He was ia
ken into John Madagan's house and
DR.. Chas. McLane summoned to at
tend him. 1t was feared at first the
boy would die and in fact a report that
he had died gained considerable circu-
lation. He is much better now and
will likely soon recover from the acct
dent. His escape from death is re-
markable.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
Real Estate Transfers.

Below is a list of the transfers of
real estate admitted to record in the
county clerks Office since our last re-
port
MORGAN DISTRICT.
James ]. Sturgeon ct al to r. D. Bar
hickman, a part of lot ~ Hoffman Adj
dition, 500.
j. L. linn ct al to 1. w. Kirk, lot 5,
Anderson and Grant land $l15.
Nancy V. Morris TO r. G. Dean, lot
on Beechurst, Hoffman's addition, 5000.
B. +, Rice to Ida M. Davis, lot on
the Stewartstown road, 800.
The M. B. and l. Co. to M. B, Wood
son. lot No. /, block 10, Beechurst, $3.50.
George w. Widows and wife to w.
Frank Sennett, lot in Greenmont, 5000.
The M. B. & l. Co. to Frank B. Ban
mister, lot Is, block 49, Beechurst. 5000.
Frank B. Bannister to Joseph MehIin-
ger, same $780,
The NJ. B. & l. Co. to Evelyn l.. Cor
bett, lot II, block "a, Beechurst $3.50.
]. W. Wiles and wife to P. Milton
Fleming lot 10, block II, J. w. Wiles'
addition to Sunnyside, 800.
Elizabeth Meehan and husband to O..
O. Boord, lot 10, Houston & Hirschman
addition, $75 and other considerations.
Alan E. McLane to James X. Phil
lips and others lot l in South Morgan
town, Jos. A. McLane land, $780,
Joseph Moreland to Kuhn Barrick-
man, lot s Sunnyside, Morland, Cox and
Anderson addition, Alice.E. Jones land,
5000.
NJ. B. & 1 Co. to John G. Wells, lot
IL, block Il, Beechurst, 1915.
UNION DISTRICT.
William S. Swindler to Reese
Swindler, number of acres not given,
$3.50.
Arlington p Fields to Frank E.Snider
10 acres, $751;.
VIM. D. and A. G. Bowers to Joseph
Bowers 55 acres by partition.
joseph Bowers and A. G. Bowers to
VIM. d. Bowers two tracts 40 and IL
acres by partition,
Joseph and VIM. D. Bowers to A. G.
Bowers two tracts % and 2S acres by
partition.
Sallie ]. Graham and husband to Es-
ther Fl. Price, 81 acres, and Z poles,
$1,000.
Andrew M.Hamilton and wife to John
BOLTON, II acres, and 80 p, 1915.
GRANT DISTRICT.
VIM. A. Toothman to Nancy Vince 8
tracts of land e acre, 6 acres and %
perches and % poles, $l130.
cAss DISTRICT.
Margaret Inghram to Bailey and Joseph
lnghram, 37ss4 acres, coal, oil and gas
reserved, $3.50.
CLAY DISTRICT.
A. f Conway and wife to Elvy Youst,
lot in Wadestoxn, $50.
Daniel Toothman to Lnther B. Will
son, Is acres, S175.
Eleven Warner to w. G. Canoe, IA
acres, Pawpaw creek, S4320.
Jonathan Eddy and wife to David
Michael Al z perches $40.
Dora B. Garrett and husband to A l.
Strosnider, 2 lots in McCurdysville a
acres and 40 perches, 500.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
Martin. L. Fox and Henry Fox, AZ
acres, roods and 1872 p, $500.
Same to same q acres, $50.
Henry Fox and wife to Elias and VIM,
Fox, Az acres, one half interest same
land as above, 1926.
George M. Whistler ct al to Mary /.
Whistler and others, two tracts 1877
acres and IL acres, by partition, ex-
change.
S. B. Hasler admir- of w. s. Hillery to
M. s: Henderson 901s acres, w. S. Hill
lery land, $4,000.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
DEFENDS MRS. CAMDEN.
Gov. Atkinson Speaks for His
Future Wife.
The Governor Says 1t Is Simply an At
tempt Of Disappointed Heirs Of Her
Late Husband to Destroy Her Hap.
piness-Hc Claims She viii Be vindi-
Gated and He viii then See that Her
Enemies are Punished.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 21.-
Gov, Atkinson to-day made public
statement in defense of Mrs. Myra
Camden, to whom he is to be married
on June %. Mrs. Camden was re-
Gently indicted for forgery by the
grand jury of Gilmer county, it being
charged that she had signed her hus-
bands name to deed, after his death,
dating it back. She has been widow
six years, her husband being Gideon
Camden, wealthy resident of Clarks-
burg.
The governor, in his statement con-
corning the case, announces his COM
plete confidence in Mrs. Camden's
honesty, and states that the wedding
will take place as arranged He says
there are no grounds whatever for the
charges, and that they originated in
an attempt on the part of persons who
were disappointed over their share of
Camden's wealth and now seek to de-
stroy the happiness of Mrs. Camden.
The governor states he has made a
thorough investigation and has not
the least doubt that Mrs. Camden will
be fully exonerated from the attempts
of her enemies to malign her good
name. He adds that he will see that
the persons bringing the charges are
punished by the law, and will insist
on ventilation OF their motives and
record
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26

LAST Sunday the Sunday school
at Pierpont gave a very enjoyable
celebration Of Children's Day. A
large crowd attended the exercises.
No MATTER how well you know a
thing it is liable to slip your memo
ny just when you want it, therefore
we thought it best to again call your
attention to our big line of carpets.
Prices always from 5 to Is cents
less than others Ask for the same
quality. Hirschman's.
EVERY Sunday Except August
22) during the summer the Monon-
ghela River Railroad will sell Sun
day excursion tickets at one fare for
the round trip, tickets good only ON
day of sale no ticket to exceed 80
cents. Persons can travel either
way for so cents between Fairmont
and Clarksburg.
A GIRL In New York has gone mad
because her fortune read in teacup
told her that she would never get mar
ried. Don't believe in tea grounds,
girls. Pin your faith to some young
man. Make pair of worsted slippers
for him, take him to the theatre and
buy him ice cream after the show and
send boquets to him, and in time
he will learn to love you, so that you
can venture to propose to him. There
are thousands of unappropriated men
in the world, and they can't keep
Sinking forever, If you lay judicious
and persistent siege to their affection.
DURING the storm last week
streak of lightning concluded to pay
John Hunt visit. Accordingly it
took passage over the telephone
wire. Coming into the establishment
it cracked like a young cannon and
vivid flashes of fame flew in every
direction. John was badly fright
ened not without reason and when
telling some one of it said he had
not regained his usual color yet. The
arrester was burned up
only small residue being left and
what this was composed of could
scarcely be distinguished.
OSCAR A. CAMPBELL has been APP
pointed special commissioner to sell
the old Methodist graveyard near
the University. The circuit court
authorized its sale last week. 1t
will be sold within 60 days from the
date of the handing down of the or
der. All bodies now buried in it
must be removed within that time.
Those who have relatives buried
their will attend it to themselves.
For the remainder the trustees Of the
church will remove them. The I'm
iversity may purchase the graveyard
when it is sold but as it is valua-
BILE piece of ground and admirably
situated the bidding on it may be
quite spirited.
THE town has resumed its usual
summer appearance. The students
are conspicuous by their absence and
things are consequently little more
quiet than in the winter months.
Merchants and every kind Of business
men feel the difference. The student
is an important parsonage and his
coming and going means much to the
town. More than 5000, 900 yearly is
spent In Morgantown on account Of
the location Of the university here.
With. thaV amount Of ready money
alone the town would be moderately
prosperous, but II has many other ila-
portant sources Of income. Morgan-
town & the most prosperous town ~ the
whole country md 4 Il bound IA POM
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
STATE VS.. EASTMAN.
Only Technically stands Between the
Prisoner and Freedom-Inyolun-
tary Manslaughter.

PARSONS, W. Va, June l9.-In the
case of the State VS.. Eastman, who
was held for the killing of Frank
Thomson last March, and who was
refused bail on a habeas corpus, the
grand jury has returned verdict of
involuntary manslaughter. The Pros
ecuting Attorney at once entered a
nolle; and the counsel for the de-
Tense moved for the discharge of the
prisoner. The Judge, who is special
one, did not allow the nolle to be en-
tered, but took time to consider the
matter because Of some technical rea-
son arising from the new law of the
last legislature concerning special
judges.
The nolle entered to the indictment
in the Eastman case was granted and
Eastman held to answer the action of
another grand jury to be summoned
this court. 1t was claimed there were
Irregularities in finding the indlct-
ment.
A full account Of this case was given
in this paper at the time it occurred.
Thompson was very overbearing and
insulting to Eastman and drew re-
volyer firing at Eastman several times.
Eastman shot him dead and was at
once arrested and placed in jail. Bail
was refused him and he has been in
carcerated ever since.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26


James Creelman last fall while
writing for the New York World
Travelled through many western
states and very accurately forecast
ed their political standing. This
year he is in Ohio When he first
entered the state his utterances
were somewhat discouraging to the
Democrats but now he is giving them
lots of comfort. He says the distress
of the people cannot be exaggerated
and that they are flocking to the
Democratic standard by hundreds.
In his opinion the state is sure to
elect a Democratic governor and a
legislature Of the same faith. He is
a very careful conservative writer
and his opinion is worth great
deal. Certain it is that Mr.. Hanna
Is not going to have any walk-over
in biz fight to retain his senatorial
toga.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
MRS. CAMDEN INDICTED.
She is the Affiancea of West
Virginia's Governor.
A Charge Of Forging Her Dead Hus-
bands Name to a Deed Brought
ApaiuSf Hpr


Against Her.
The following interesting dispatch
appears in the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune:
CLARKsBURG, W. VA, June 1S.-The
report that Mrs. Myra III. Camden, the
fiancee of Governor Atkinson, was in
dicted for forgery is founded upon the
following facts: When he was very
old and in feeble health, Judge G. d.
Camden married Mrs. Camden, who
was the widow of DIR. Edward Davis
Mrs. Camden was authorized by him
to look after his business, which was
mostly in notes and lands in the in
terror of the state. Upon his death a
will was found which gave almost his
entire estate to his widow. Judge
Camden's blood relatives were going
to contest the will, but afterward COM
promised, and since then there has
been a bitter feud between them and
Mrs. Camden's friends.
At the last term of the circuit court
In Gilmer county an indictment was
returned against Mrs. Camden for
forgery. 1t is alleged that, after her
husbands death, she sold some land,
signing the judges name to the deeds
and dated them before his death. 1t
is asserted by Mrs. Camden's friends
that this was done in good faith, and
that she had authority to act as she
did, and that this affair was worked
up to embarrass her at this time on
account of her coming marriage to
Governor Atkinson.
Mrs. Camden's maiden name was
Horner, and she is connected with
numerous prominent and well known
families in this state and Virginia.
She had been married twice before,
and her marriage to Governor Atkin-
son is expected to take place next
week. Several civil suits will proba-
bly, be the outcome of the affair. Gov.
Atkinson is expected soon, and several
interesting developments are looked
| for.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
swARMING OF THE vANDALs.
Facts Concerning "Locusts," Which
Are Now With Us.

Citizens of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Virginia, Mississip-
pi are now engaged in war with a
deadly enemy. For the past week
or ten days thousands of these have
marched up out of the ground, as il
from the depths below.
The records show that thirteen
years ago brood of l7-year locusts
planted their eggs in the above
States. This is an old established
brood, having been recorded as early
as 1875 and having occurred regu-
larly since then at intervals of IT
years, as suggested by their name.
Strictly speaking, it is not a locust,
but should be called 'cicada."
The cicada differs materially from
the locust in shape. The former has
a thick body with short, straight
legs, while the latter is slender in
body and has long hind legs, hinged
far above the level of the back. The
most serious depredations performed
by these visitors are the hacking
and gnawing of trees, which is al
ways done by the female, for the
purpose of depositing her eggs. The
insects of both sexes gnaw the roots
of trees while they are in the under
ground stage. Twigs hacked by the
female usually die within week.
Large forest trees and old orchards
can generally endure this depreda-
ton, which to them seldom amounts
to more than a general trimming,
but young fruit trees often die after
being thus hacked up by the swarms
of vandals. Muslin netting or paper
bags tied over their tops are about
the only means of protecting the
trees if already grown. The danger
from the depositing of eggs will be
over in about three weeks after the
first appearance of the insects. There
is an impression among the ignorant
people that the "W" upon the wings
of the insects is sign of war. 1t
is much more likely to mean swarm
weather" Another erroneous idea
is that their sting is poisonous.
Those in the best position to know
say, however, that the insect cannot
sting if it wants to. Most of the
stings commonly attributed to it are
really the work of wasps, say these
authorities, wasps frequently attach
ing themselves to the cicada in order
to kill them for prey. 1t is also de
MED by good authority that the eggs
are poisonous.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
Clothing, Clothing!

Our stock of Clothing is still un-
broken although in the past three
weeks our sales have been far ahead
of our expectations. We are still
prepared to fit from the Smallest
Boy to the Largest Man in the new
est and latest styles, and the cause
of our large sales is that we have
the Price right and that is one of
the things to look at these times.
See them at HUTCHINSON Il JACOBS,
Little Falls, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26

Since the gayeties of the recent COM
mencement season but few social func-
tions have occurred, the most notable
being the reception at the M. e. par
sonage. At this time Morgantown
people content themselves with ex-
changing evening calls and an occa-
sional quiet dinner, with an evening
drive to Cheat or some near by resort.
Our people are great travellers and
through the summer many of them
are absent. They visit the sea shore,
a few go to the Rockies, quite num-
Der go to the Alleghenies, stopping at
Mt. Lake Park, Oakland and other
resorts. An occasional one visits New
England and Canada. Because there
is little social life in Morgantown dur
ing the summer it must not be thought
Dur people do not enjoy themselves.
They won't have it any other way.
Our population is cultured, many of
them are thrifty and can crafty their
taste for travel and profit by it.