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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

I'd Late to say hat Sevenoakx
Shocks of Upham a a downright
wicked boy. [ don't suppose that he
thought he was wicked-many OF US
are wicked without realizing it, but
he was old enough and ShreNd enough
to have known that the things n a
he did in the matter Of Alonzo Free
lands horse were not the things that
a really good boy would dc.
1t came about through the power
of turning things to stone that he
possessed, like many fairies OF the
present day and many witches OF the
past. We've all heard of Pygmalion,
who turned q stature into a living
being, but SO far as | know no Yam
kee boy but SevenOaks ever possessed
the opposite gift, and in a place like
New England, where there is stone
enough in all conscience such a gift
was distinctly out Of place.
When Sevenoaks discovered that he
had this power he said nothing about
it to any one, but after that every now
and then farmers in the vicinity found
petrified frogs and toads and snakes
when they We're blowing, n although
the local wise men accounted for them
very satisfactorily as remains OF the
stone age no one ever happened to hit
upon the real reason for their petri-
fication. 1t is a wonder that he never
used his power on people. If he had,
one Of the wonders of the world might
have been a farming community done
in stone. with perhaps a o Of sleep
ing beauties among them-for IAN
kee maids are very pretty. But 1t was
only when he desired to that he could
transform objects. and then they d1d
not remain stone for a very long time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
DEAD, PISTOL IN HAND
Negro Shot in Oxford BY
Sonnet One Unknown.
Five Shots Were Fired, Three by the Man yo
Fell. The Affair Causes Much
Excitement.
Especial to the News and Obseryer)

Especial to the News and Obseryer1
Oxford, N. c., June 21.- A deplorata
occurrence took place last night r.u,
in the middle of town. 4 negro uamrl
Albert Aston was shot and killed lr an
unknown party.
1t appears that five shots were ev-
changed and three seem TO have come
from the pistol of the dead man as his
pistol was beside his hat with three
empty chambers. There is considerable
excitement especially among the uegroe.
who are gathered this morning in yl--
Gus places in small squads discussing the
affair.
The coroner's jury has just been called
in and the various crowds are assembling
in the court house to hear the trial.
There seems to be no evidence yet
brought out pointing to any particular
party as the guilty one.
Only one ball seems to have Struck
the negro, but it was just over The
heart.
Everybody deplores the occurrence,
and the white people as much so as The
negroes.
1t appears to have been a fight bee
tween two persons who were prepared
for each other, with the above fatal
result. This is the first homicide that
has taken place here in the last twenty
years.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

That is why sundry stone toads hat
were presented to the Metropolitan
Museum in New York and the Mus
Gums of Art in Boston have disaD-
peared. They turned to flesh and
hoped away.
Just after Sevenoaks discovered hi.
power a Mr.. Edward Everett Jones Of
Boston bought a hundred acres of land
in Upham and put up a veritable
palace on it. with stables and lawns
n gardens and ponds and shrubs
and trees and summer houses until
YOU couldn't count them without get
ting a headache. This Mr.. Jones was
fond of encouraging young men, and
he also employed all the people in
the neighborhood to work for hira
so that his money would do good to
those who lived near him.
One day SeyenOaks was helping his
father, who was setting out some
trees in front of Mr.. Jones house.
Mr.. Jones came out and said:
Good morning. These are fine
healthy looking trees. | think that
when the place is finished l ought to
be proud of it, don't you?"
Eyes, sir" said Mr.. Shocks, "but it's
a pity you couldn't get some of those
iron statues to put up. They're very
pretty when they are white washed.
Makes 'em look like marble
Il dare say" said Mr.. Jones, smil-
ing as if there was a joke somewhere
in sight, but / think that paint is
better than whitewash, and, really,
when you come down to it, marble is
better than iron"
Yes, but marbles expensive round
here since the quarries were worked
out"
And sculptors are scarce too said
Mr.. Jones, laughing, and then he
went into the house.
But this conversation had put a mis-
chievious idea into Sevenoaks' head.
That afternoon he found Mr.. Jones
feeding his goldfish in the artificial
pond, and he said to him:
Mr.. Jones, I'm pretty handy with
my chisei, and here's a frog that /
carved out Of a chunk of marble"
AS he spoke he handed a white mar
BILE frog to Mr.. Jones. 1t was as beau
tiful as such a hideous thing could be.
AND Mr.. Jones, thinking of the work
manship, was lost in admiration.
My boy, where did you study?
Dear, dear, I wish my friend. Mac
Monnies could see that
ooh. that isn't anything" said Soy.
enoaks. 81 could show you a marble
cat that was much harder to do"
Bring it to me and I'll paw Won a
good price for it,"
Now, of course Sevenoaks was tell
ing lies, but as vet he had no wish to
make money fraudulently, so he said:
Il don't want to sell it. but I'll be
glad to give it to you. You've given
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
Wood Purges the University.

Havana, June 22.-The postal frauds
have rather swamped the scandal existing
in the University, which has been the
milking ground for some Of the best
known men in Cuba, who, as under-pro-
festsors, received 1924, 600 a year each.
There were - of these professors and "A
assistants, some Of them having no
classes at all and others only one or two
students. Many of the professors drew
other government salaries. When this
was called to General Woods attention
he Immediately inaugurated reforms,
which resulted in cutting down the list
to 46. including assistants, which is
enough, considering that there are only
450 students.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
FOUND NOT GUILTY
John Jefferson is Again Tried
For Murder.
The Crime Was the Killing Of Captain Ca"'
Barnes in August Last. The People
Are Indignant.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and ObserverJ
Wilson, N. c., June 22.-Today ii ''
Criminal Court, Judge Moore presume
the jury in the ease Of John ae-'''
fer the murder of Captain CALVIN h"'"
in August last, returned a TerdlrJ o -
guilty, thus reversing the decision W.
the lower court.
The killing of Captain Barnes, aO,.''
ing to the evidence given in the ''.-
trial was a crime of peculiar a.o.
The accounts seemed to point 10 ."'
that he was shot down in cola '''-'
an assassin crouching in AMBUSH -
How the jury in the seeo-'
could have arrived at such "
with the evidence before tAe" S ~
than the people can understand.
are indignant at this gross m.a.
of justice.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26
The Electric Association.
(By the Associated Press

Atlantic City, N. j., June q
annual convention of the Ma
.iohal Eclectic Association which 49,
: =. session here for several DAYS ad-
49, : To-Day after selecting Chattanoo-
30 lenn, as the next place Of meetino
president. H. L. Stanley. Of ST, Louis.
Vlce-President. Nd
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

Returns thus far received from .".
mary which was held in Mlssla7."
terday for the choice OF ioaI
from the State at large "a III. n
City Convention Indicate the 7T-0. , r.
Governor Longino, Senator Money
Henry and General Cameron.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

Mr.. Bryan and his party l"l- ""rs-.
qua, Wis, yesterday for L-h'o'A'
he will remain until after lAF
city convention.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

Senator Hanna and the o'He-
of the Republican National
Will leave for their hOmes lo"-f
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

Wait for others to advance your in
terests and you will wait until they
are not worth advancing.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
Stealing Chickens.

There is so much complaint all over
the country against chicken thieves
that it would be well for our farmers
to look little out.
Many of our exchanges make men,
ton of the fact that farmers are losing
their chickens, an d that In some cases
the presence of the thieves has been
made known at night by the squeaking
of the fowls, and that they were shot
at and caused to fee without their ex-
pected booty.
The same kind of operations have
been going on in Charlton county to
some extent. The same kind of
thieves have been here and for aught
We know are here now; hence it
would be well to watch all suspicious
characters who are rowing over the
country. An honest man does not
mind being watched and will tell from
whom he makes his purchases. 1t is
easy to catch the thieves if farmers
and honest dealers will stand together
for that purpose.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
KEYTEsvIILE MISSOURI. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 1900

Same VS.. Robert Sublett ct al
same: same.
| Same VS.. Ed. BlAkeIy ct al, same
same
Same VS.. Frank Monroe ct al. same
same
Louis Huss VS.. Wabash Railway
Co., damages; change OF venue award
ed to the circuit court of Rand olph
county at Huntsville on application Of
and at the cost of defendant
R. A. Patterson VS.. Thos. Ferguson
ct al, suit to set aside deed; transfer
red to the circuit court at KeytesviIle
as per written stipulation filed.
B. S. Eagan VS.. the Missouri Town
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Rock
port, Mo-, debt; transferred to the
circuit court of Randolph county at
Huntsville.
] R. Dameron, administrator, VS..
John R. Dempsey ct al, equity; all de-
PENDANTS served have leave to plead in
90 days, and cause continued.
Maggie Osborne ct al VS.. Thomas
S. Gorham ct al, debt; motion for
costs sustained with leave to file bond
60 days before the next tern Of this
court.
A. w. Johnson appointed guardian
ad Item for Samuel Gorham with leave
to file answer 20 days before the next
term, and cause continued
Cora GroJan VS.. Willard GroJan J,
divorce; non-suit.
As we go to press the famous 'steer
case" of John Massingale vs.. E. E.
Rice is being tried. The litigants are
both from Bee B:anch township. The
steer in the controversy was NOT worth
soger &perhapss hat the costs aee
crued already amount to something
like 5000.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
]. M. Busters Will.

The following will of the late W.
Buster of Wayand township was ad-
mitted to probate Tuesday, September
q:
Il, John M Buster of "ayland
township. Charlton county Missouri
make this my last will and testament:
Il give. devise and bequeath my
estate. both real and personal. as tol-
lows, to-wit. that is to say, 1 give my
beloved wife, Julia F.. all of my per-
sonal property. consisting principally
of horees, mules. cattie, hogs, sheep.
!. farming implements, saw.mil, etc.
Il give to my beloved wife, Julia
yF.. all of my real estate in sections 9
and 10. lying on the east side of the
Charlton river and 3 acres along the
west side of the Sc or I6, all in Way
land township. With this provision.
however. that in the event of her death
or that she marry again. the property.
both real and personal, above referred
10, shall be equally divided between
my two daughters. Maude and Effie;
md provided further that my SAID wire
i've TO my daughters, Maude and
Effi-, $too, each, at the age of IS
ears.
Il give to my sons. William F and
verett, all of my real estate in section
lying on the west side of the
aariton river, except 3 acres as
entioned above; and all of my real
ate in section Al, all in Wayland
vaship. with the provision, however,
/ William F.. and Everett pay off the
rtgage now against my real estate,
Lastly l appoint my beloved wife,
a F., executrix of this, my last will
testament, and viii that she be
we'd to act as such without giving
d,
e will was made January II,
5. and AIr. Busters signature
ITO was Witnessed by F. M. Allen,
and E. C. Clark.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
TT COURT PROCEEDINGS:

RssO W'pssmbsr, 1900, Term at Salisbury.
oti- met Monday. September 8,
andAd fopened by pubic procIama-
tio9 By Sheriff J. R. Dempsey, the fol-
loving officers being present:
Hon. John P. Butler. judge; ]. A.
CoIiet. prosecuting attorney; J. R.
Dempsey. sheriff and T. T. Lamkin,
cres
Wm Baliinger, the regular official
steu upgFapher. being absent, LiIbur E.
Rle efdson was appointed reporter
pro tenn and duly sworn to discharge
his Official duties. as were also !. R.
Dempsey, sheriff, and John R. Redd,
deputy sheriff to sum mons jurors and
ex9 cute other process, returnable at
his term of court.
The following persons were empan-
nelIed as petit jurors:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
eOckren to Speak.

|nator F. NJ. Cockrell, ..the mobiles,
hn of them all. " will speak in the
courtroom OF the courthouse
ytesville Friday, September II,
clock p. m. Come out and
be political issues of the day dis
IN an honest, able and con-
0us manner.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
-EP- -EAA&SJELEER. ELAA.AS,&STLEER Editor and PrOlfiftcP

While some Doys VI
having a show and ice simps'
tryingto stand on his head ~
he feIl,o the ground and bro
arm a, the elbow joint
The oil well that was expected
found near Tina did not mate
When the contractors bored 70 .
of 67s feet they pulled up STAKE
returned to Pennsylvania
The Prohibitionists OF
county met at picnic, near az
las, week and nominated a tic
county officers, but carton
will hardly go "dry'' this fall.
A mover in camp at the faf
in carroIlton was riding a MOI
attempted to jump a fenc
rider was thrown off, his arm
and the horses foot s'rucN
glancing lick on the side OF
and cut off his ear, when a
sewed on again.
Isaac Busby of near WaKe'
was mentioned last week as
home mysteriously, has since
in a partially dementeo
When he left home ne w
Brunswick and took a train I
where he was raised. Findl'
there he knew, except a
formerly worked for, ne
there an hour or two and sta
home.
MARRIED.
Otis Adams and Miss LID
both of Carroll county.
7. w. McCambrle and y
Dircks, both Of sugartree te
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
HOWARD.

Senator Cockrell will spe
cite September a6.
A boy down at Faye'te
melons are too cheap g
year.
Farmers of Howard
ellina a goodlY number Z
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
Music Teaching

have returned from St. Louis, where
1 have been spending the summer
taking thorough teachers course,
and will resume teaching class in
music September I, and hope all who
intend taking lessons from me this
season will commence as early as
possible iu order to get the best
results. Miss MAUD MANN.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
NUMBER 81
Suicide Of julius Rsiohsnbsoh.

| KeY,esvilie was treated to genuine
suicidal sensation last SUNDAY, when
It was announced that Julius Reichen-
bach had taken three grains of NOR
phine, was in a stupor and could not
be aroused.
The victim in this case, we take it,
was about IS years of age. He was a
splendid mechanic and could make or
mend almost anything that was made
of wood or iron. He had wife and
two litile children and lived in a house
belonging to Mrs. Kellogg in the
eastern part of town. Unfortunately
for the poor fellow he was given to
excess in the use ofintoxicants. He had
taken the Long Island liquor cue,
but had returned to the drink habit
and had imbibed very freely Saturday
and Saturday night. He went home
about II O'Clock p. m. Saturday un-
der the delusion that some one was
after him to kill him.
About 8 O'Clock Sunday morning
he purchased three grains of morphine
at the City drug store, and also had a
half pint of whiskey in his possession.
He first procured a conveyance for
his wife and children to go to her
brothers. 10 the country; then went to
his shop, locked the door and took a
seat in an old buggy that was there
for repairs VIM. Redding, COL, who
lives 10 room adjoining, noticed
Reichenbach in the buggy asleep, but
this was not unusual for him on SUM-
day, except that he was sleeping
longer than usual Finally, Rsdding
insisted that something was wrong.
aud james Ward and Edgar Curran
got into the shop through a back
window and found Reichenbach more
dead than alive, he having taken the
morphine and drank part of the
whiskey. DR.. B Hughes was soon IN
attendance and administered the
usual restoratives, but had no hopes
of saving him, as the morphine had
permeated his entire system, he
having taken the poison about eight
hours previous. Drs. Dewey and
Garnett were called, too. but all said
the case was hopeless one.
After much rubbing by a number
of persons, who came in, julius died
about O'Clock. He left a short
note which it was difficult to decipher.
The purport of 1t was to tell his father
to give what he had to his children,
but nothing to his wife. He has al
ways said that his father, who lives IN
Switzerland, had considerable prop
erty, and it is supposed his request
meant to give what would be coming
to him to his children.
DR., Jennings of Salisbury, the coun-
ty coroner, came over Monday morn
ing and held an inquest, but as the
papers have not yet been flied we are
ignorant as to their contents.
Reichenbach's remains were inter-
red in the KeytesviIle cemetery Tues
day.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS,
August, 1900, Adjourned Term, ssptem-
Der 4, 1900.

6uEust3 4OoV3 11uJoNAAO0 ASAMs
Der 4, 1900.
| Court met Tuesday, September 4,
with all the officers present. The fol-
lowing proceedings were had:
County treasurer ordered to credit
the principal of the school funds cfthis
county with the sum of $54 on ac-
count Of loss ia sale of the land &C
quired by Chariton county by purchase
under the scnool fund mortgage OF
Conrad o. Burgener, and sold by the
court to J L. Hershey for 5000 Au-
gust 7, 1900
. H. H. Miller, county clerk, presents
to the &C urt the assessment of the sew
eral railroad and telegraph companies
operating 10 this county, as determln'
ed by the state board OF equalization
for the year 1900. 1t is, therefore,
ordered by the court that the rates on
said railroad and telegraph compa-
MES be fixed, on the $Ioo valuation,
as follows for said year, to-wlt;
For state revenue purposes, 5 .os
For state interest purposes. 10
For county revenue purposes. "a
For bridge purposes ..... .o5
For pauper purposes -. .o5
For township purposes. -. .oS
For general school purposes 1851
For building school purposes. .o4 81
For cities and towns. levies as GER
tilted by the city and town clerks and
now OF file in the office of the clerk
of this court; for school purposes.
lands, workshops warehouses aud OH
er personal property. the rates as Ger
ufed by the clerks Of the districts in
which the property Is located, and on
file in the office of tue clerk of this
court -
And it is further ordered that the
clerk OF this court extend upon the
railroad Textbook for the year 1900
the above-descrlbed rate for the above
named purposes.
Odered that the clerk of this court
order from George D. Barnard & Co.
of ST. Louis a sufficient number OF
cards of instruction tor the general
election to be held in this county on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
cay IN November. 1900
Otdered that the publication of the
list denominations to Office to be voted
for at the general election. be and the
same are hereby awarded TO the
CHARLTON COURIER and the Salisbury
Democrat, two newspapers published
in this county.
Ordered that the contract for print
ing the ballots TO be used at the gen.
eral election be and the same Is here
by made with the Weekly Brunswick
er. a newspaper published in this
county.
The court proceeding to select the
judges of the general election doth
select the following named persons to
serve as such judges at the respective
voting places in this county as follows
to wit:
BEE BRANCH.
John P. Becker. L. F. Ray,
N. J. Underwood, F. F. Bartholomew,
Ben Anderson, Sr.. F. A. Hammond |
BOWLING GREEN.
Frank T. Taylor, T. J. Clarkson,
AL Harding Edwin A Grotjan,
w. Bitter, JOS. Miles.
BRUNSWICK, No. 1.
Geo. w. Rucker, Thos, Penick,
Andrew S,urm, R. Gutzschebaugh,
NJ. A. Knappenberger
Geo w. Cunningham
BRUNSWICK NO. 2.
!. Grassland, J. H. Jennings,
C. Joseph, John Bachtel,
David Longsdorff, VIM. Ztllman.
CHARLTON.
Harry s. Locke, Covey Heryford.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07

Messrs. G.. C. Parks, !. E. Martin.
w. A. Crawley and Rev. J. R. Finley,
accompanied by Misses Anne Grin.
stead, Anna Groves and Idress and
Agnes Wallace, went boat riding on
the placid bosom of the waters of the
MusseI Fork Tuesday evening. and
when within few feet of the landing
on the return trip, Rev. Finley allght-
ed from the boat to tow it into shore,
but the craft tipped over SO far that it
was capsized and spilled Its occu-
pants into the creek. Forum ately the
water was only about waist deep, and
after a considerable scrimmage and
great excitement the precious human
cargo was landed on terra firma. We
congratulate the party on their escape,
but regret that the CoURIER's kodak
was out of working order, for we
would have enjoyed taking a picture
of the party as they came up Bridge
street. They truly represented what
the poet describes as .'swixt smile
and a tear"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-09-07
kEYTEsvILLE.

R. D. Edwaris, A L. WEIGH,
R. H. Tisdale, P s. Gordon.
Edward Walter, M. R. Carmon,
MENDoN
B. F. Laughlin, H. Y Shupe,
Chas. H. Whittall, Joseph Ralph,
Jas. NJ. Bartlett, E. S. Osgood,
MISSOURI.
Hall A. Fleming, John A. Coll,
Barney Himmelb'g, Leroy L. Williang,
| ]. w. Cazzel, H. c. Sasse.
MUssEL FORK.
C. H. Allen, VIM. Hedrick.
R. P. Green, S. NJ Porter,
Tohn D. Cowser. John w. Wilkerson.
SALISBURY, NO I.
G. w. Tillotson, J. E. Dunn,
B. C. Hoyle, G. H. Winslow,
A. Enmerich, Ed WestenkeuhIer
SALISBURY, NO. 2.
G. D. Copeland VIM. H. Ownby,
L. T. Embree, James Edie,
A. CoIyer, Gus A Hall.
SALT CREEK.
Iohn Gladbach, R. A. Stewart,
John T. Mayhugh, VIM. H. Mayo,
D. w. Austin, Frank L. Buck.
TRIPLETT.
Lewis Biggs, ]. P. Burris,
John T. Games. D. H. Zimmerman,
John Kuechler. G. D. Buckmaster.
wAYLAND.
S. D. Brockman. C. O.. Houston,
T. E. Leach, w. H. Conrad.
F. S. London Herndon Wright.
YELLOW CREEK.
John A. Venable, C. c. Hutcheson,
S. C. Washam, Moan Deaa,
F. C. Pryde, w H. Long
The clerk OF this court is hereby
ordered to mail official notice of ap-
pointmen, as such election judges to
each of the above-named persons.
Bonds to school funds approved as
follows:
John r. CoIlet for $3.50, with B. R.
Collet and W. w. Hancock as securi-
ties
S. w. and Mary E. Wis4man for
$3.50. with James G. Wiseman and
James w. Curry as securities.
Margaret E. W1lkerson for $500.
with c. w Shoemaker and Albert
Morgan as securities.
Charles Wright for $3.50. with ] A.
Riley and J. NJ. Callahan as securi-
ties.
NJ. P. weatherford for 5000, with
John D. Cowser and J. E. Chrane as
securities.
Henry White for $500, with J. r.
Edmonson and ]. H. White as securi-
ties
A. F. Arlington, county bridge
commissioners, having filed his report
August $1,000, sho wing that the bridge
built by w. H Wilson across the
Mussel Fork between I and 2-s6-I8
has been completed, but not accord
ing to plans and specifications; and
the court, having examined said
bridge, doth agree with said contrac-
tor to pay him the sum of $2S4.S5 IN
full payment for said work, which is
accepted by said. contractor.
ALLOWANCES.
w. H. Wilson, building bridge
across Mussel Fork between and q
So IS. $284.85.
B. F. Fleetwood, cash advanced for
bridge across Mud slough
in 3o-54-ao, 81.
Henry J. Weber. appointed town. |
ship collector by the township board
of Missouri township to fill the vacan.
cy in said Office, caused by the resig- |
nation of NJ a. Warnurst, presents
his bond iD duplicate as such collec- |
tor, which is approved by this court.
Adjourned.