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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04

The marriage of Miss Eta WEIGH,
of Bellebride, six miles above Nc
Keesport, Pa, and John WingO, o,
Clarion, at the home of the brides
parents last Saturday evening, was
the elimination of peculiar ro-
nance started by the bride throwing
a bottle containing her name writ
ten on slip of paper into the Ohio.
Jan. last Miss Welch and a num-
Der of other girls threw bottle con-
tanning all of their names into the
river near Elizabeth. Jan. 20 she re-
ceived letter from Wingo, then en-
ployed in sawmill at Springville,
XIV, who had found the bottle, and,
finding that none of the other girls
had heard from him, she kept the
Joke up by continuing the correspon-
dence. 1t ended in an exchange of
pictures.
Then Wingo secured position in
the steel mill directly opposite the
home of the young lady at Charlton,
but neither knew that they were so
close together until the Sunday pre-
ceding the Fourth of July, when a
Young man passed the WEIGH home,
looked at Miss WEIGH, then stopped
and spoke to her. Each was certain
of the others identity from the eX-
change of pictures. The courtship
was renewed and the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon WEIGH, resulted.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04

Mrs Fannie d. WeIch of Biltmore,
Nd, was granted a partial divorce
in the circuit court from William
WEIGH. The decree signed by Judge
Stockbridge declares that it will be
an act criminal and void in law for
either of the parties during the life
time of the other to contract mar
riage. They We're married June 2,
1897, and later went to Texas, where,
Mrs. WEIGH says, her husband took a
notion to collect beetles, centipedes
and tarantulas, and, although she
stated he knew she was deathly
afraid of such things, he compelled
her to go with him and help him
catch these bugs and insects. He
kept these things in their bedroom
alive for days at time. Many times
they would escape at night, and he
would compel her to catch them
again. If she would refuse to bag
the tarantulas and centipedes, she
says, he would fly into a passion.
Furthermore, she says, her husband
endeavor to force her to read books
on atheism. Owing to his conduct
Mrs. WEIGH stated, she was forced to
leave him on May 20 last.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
WOMEN WROTE LOVING LETTERS

J. F. B, Cassell of Radford, Va.
knows what it is like to have 81
women writing love letters to him al
at one time. And Miss Anna Vir.
ginia CulbertsOn knows that SHE
wrote the best love letter of all thu
30 that Mr.. Cassell received, for she
has a handsome silver mounted chat.
ing dish to prove it.
Cassell made up his mind early in
the fall that something ought to be
done to put snap and ginger into the
RadfOrd district fair, so he wrote an
open letter and published it in the
Radford Advance, proposing at the
same time to give the chatting dish
as prize to the woman who would
send him the best reply. The con
test was easily the leading feature
Of the fair.
Miss Culbertson's prize letter and
one other letter are published by the
local paper. The prize letter follows
My Dearest: In these two little
words is my answer, for the first
claims yOu mine and the second pro-
claims that to me you are the dearest
of men.
Have l, | wonder, been too ready
in my response? think not, for it
seems to me poor sort of a love
that seeks to enhance it's value by
assuming reluctance. Your letter
was so simple, so direct, so tender,
that knew it came direct from the
heart, and my heart shall speak
openly in answer.
/ expect never to be able to show
you quite the nature of my love for
you. l shall walk by your side all
my days land you shall believe that
you know my every heart throb, but
it will not be SO. TO measure my
love would be as impossible as to
measure the space that stretched
last night between the shining stars
and the throbbing sea, you must
never ask me for the measure of
that which is measureless.
cannot tell you how long | have
loved you-perhaps from the day we
met. | am not ashamed to confess
my early interest in you; for in this
solemn moment | wish my soul to
stand face to face with yours, naked
and unshamed.
If you are the order of men to be
repealed by frankness, go your way.
| have misread you; you are of
smaller caliber than | had dreamed,
and shall not grieve for you, but
for the man | thought you.
Your letter does not tell that you
think me beautiful and l am glad your
love has never persuaded you that |
am. If you loved me for beauty's
sake | should have no ground for
complaint if you ceased to love me
when beauty was gone. If you dis
cover in me some inner spiritual
beauty, and love me for that, shall
be sure of your love so long as | can
preserve that beauty of the spirit. |
shall try hard to find just what it is
and hold fast by it, so that you may
have no excuse for unloving me, sir.
| love to think that you only of all
men can see this inner beauty-what-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
The CRESCENT Cry News,

DEC. M. Sandusky is anxious to
interest the gentlemen of Crescent
City In the formation of gun club.
On Friday of next week, Dec. 18th,
the doctor wants all who enjoy
shooting to meet him and talk the
matter over. On that day he will
set up some traps and invite every
one who enjoys shooting to come
out and take hand in the sport. A
fine club has recently been organized
at Welaka, and with a club in this
place, Doctor Sandusky thinks that
much sport could be had during the
winter by meeting of the clubs for
shooting contests.
AS an illustration of their faith in
the orange industry in Crescent City,
Mccormick q Hubs, the big fruit
commission merchants of New York
City, have given orders to their sup
erintendent here to thoroughly ferti-
LIE their 70 or more acres of grove
property between now and the
Christmas holidays. Time was when
this generally was the custom of
growers, but since the freeze the GUS
tom has largely fallen into disuse
through fear, growers usually wait
ing until spring. Mccormick &
Hubbs will not wait this year.
Their trees are now large enough to
produce a heavy crop next season,
and with this winters fertilizing,
the firm will probably be among the
heaviest producers north OF he '95
freezing line.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
MARRIED HER GRAND-UNcLE.

The little town of Emerson, Neb.,
has, within the last few years, boast
ed of several Opponents and one alb
duction, but never before has it been
so excited as it is now over the mar
riage of Miss Callie Butler, aged Is,
one of the pretty young society lad
les of the place, to her grand-uncle,
A. A. Palmer, aged 50, a respectable
old widower, and a brother of his
brides grandmother and an own
uncle of her father, who has six
children by his first wife living down
in Kansas.
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Personal and Social.


The Carrier boys made another
shipment of oranges to Hartford,
Conn.,, last week.
A. P. DeWolf is expecting his sis
ter from Michigan soon. She comes
to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Payson enter
tanned a large party of relatives at
Thanksgiving dinner.
w. Dwight Benham came down
from Savannah, Ga. last week for q
brief visit with his sanity.
Maull & Miller have been making
several shipments of their new i'm
proved orange stzer lately.
The Messrs. Pratt have just COM
pleted for themselves new row
boat. Both are great fishermen.
1t is stated that Mr.. James McCor-
mick of Brooklyn will not come
down until after the holiday season
Mrs. J. r. Rhoads and Mr. r. |.
Boardman were entertained at
Thanksgiving dinner by Mrs. R. o..
Burton.
c. L. Chamberlin has put i'll a
stock of holiday toys and the chill
dren are quite generally eying it and
longingly.
The young boys of the town settled
their Thanksgiving dinner with 4
game of base ball in which nearly all
participated.
Services were held at the Episco-
pal church on Thanksgiving day at
1890 conducted by the rector, Rev.
&. H. Ward.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. H. Ward en-
tertained their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Gautier, and the children at Thanks
giving dinner.
LOunds drug store has been. thor
oughly renovated and decorated. 1t
Is one of the best kept drug stores
in the county.
Edgar McGrady will hold his an
nual cane grinding next week. His
Slrup on account of its excellence al
ways finds ready sale.
Mr.. Hutchinson of Massachusetts
who spent last winter here, arrived
on Tuesday of last week and is again
quarted in the Benham flats.
There was a good attendance at
the Thanksgiving service at the
Presbyterian church in the evening
OF that day. DR.. Reeves preached
an interesting sermon.
j. P. COwburn has again been ship
ping fruit. Mr.. Cowburn has in all
FULLY $50 boxes, about equally divid-
ed between grapefruit, tangerines
and common oranges.
Mrs, Jas. A, Close and her daugh-
ter Miss Elizabeth, are spending the
week in Palatka, guests of Mrs, NJ.
T. White, at her beautiful home in
the north end of the city facing the
river.
What a difference in temperature
IN Putnam county. Florahome in
the western part of the county re-
ports temperature of 27o on Friday
morning the 2Sth, with ice quarter
OF an inch thick, while in Crescent
city the lowest point mercury
touched was AZ,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
Coughing SPELL CAUSED DEATH.

Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years,
choked to death early yesterday morn
ing at his home, in the presence OF his
wife and child. He contracted slight
cold few days ago and paid but little
attention to it. Yesterday morning he
was seized with fit of coughing which
continued for some time. His wife sent
for a physician but before he could ar
rive, another coughing spell came on
and Duckwe,l died from suffocation.-St.
Louis GIobe-Democrat, Dec. l, 1901.
Bal ards Horehound Syrup would have
saved him. 25c. soc and 90 at Acker.
man & Stewards, Palatka, and Lounds'
drug store. Crescent City.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
BILLIARDS. HoREHoUND SYRUP.

Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
cough, oppressed, rafting, rasping and
difficult breathing. Henry G. Stearns,
Druggist, Shullsburg, Wisconsin, writes,
May 20, 1901: ~ have been selling
Billiards. Horehound Syrup for two
years, and have never had preparation
that has given better satisfaction. l
notice that wien 1 sell bottle, they
come back for more. 1 can honestly
recommend it. 25c, SOC and $1.00 at
Ackermau & Stewards Palatka; and
Lounds' drug store, Crescent City.
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He FOuNn A CuRE

r. H. Foster, 318 s. I'd Street, Salt
Lake City, writes 81 have been bothered
with dyspepsia or Indigestion for q
years, have tried many doctors without
relief, but 1 have found cure in Her.
bine. recommend it to all my friends,
who are afflicted that way, and it is cur
ing them, too. SOC at Alderman Il Stew
arts Palatka, and Lounds' drug store.
Crescent City.
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little LVve Stories
From Real Fife.
AN OLD MANS LOVE.

Nearly everyone in the "City-bv-
the-Sea' said did you ever?" when
they were told that Henry Bells and
Miss Tillie G. Farthing of Atlantic
City had been married since Nov. 3.
Bells is 81 years old and is rich,
while his bride is not yet Is. The
marriage was practically an elope-
ment. Neither the members of the
Bells family nor those of the Earth
ings were told of the nuptials until
after the ceremony had been per-
formed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04

1t is thought that, the retail bust
ness interests of the United States
will be seriously cramped for the
want of small change during the
holiday trade this year. An unu-
sually large demand for small coin
has already been made at the vari-
Gus sub-treasurios throughout the
country by merchants and shopkeep-
ers in connection with the approach
ing season. The attention OF Secre-
tary Shaw has been called to the
matter, but, as the amount of small
coin is limited, there is apparently
no way of meeting the present de-
mand, which is constantly increas-
ing.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
F.roR1rE FAM1IY REMEDY.

Frequently accidents occur in the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises; for use in such
cases, Ba lard's Snow Linim Mt has for
many years been the constant favorite
family remedy 25c, SOC and 81 % at
Alderman & Stewart, Palatka, and
Lounds Crescent City,
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WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the col
umns of your paper, it there is any per-
son who has used Green's August Flow
er for the cure of Indigestion, dyspep-
STA and liver troubles that has not been
cured-and we also mean their results,
such as sour stomach, fermentation of
food, habitual cOstlVeness, nervous dys-
pepsia, headaches, respondent feelings,
sleeplessness--iu fact, any trouble con-
nected with the stomach or liver This
medicine has been sold for many years
in all civilized countries and we wish to
corresppn with you and send you one
of oar books free Of cost. If you never
tr'd August FlJwer, try one bottle first.
We hove Lever known of its failing. If
so, something more serious is the mat
ter with you, Ask your oldest druggist.
g. G. GREEN, Woodbury., N. j.
You can get this reliable remedy at
Lounds' Drug Store Crescent City. X
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Should congress proceed to do
things to the trusts. it will be a COM
plete reversal of former methods of
procedure.
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CRESCENT CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 2s, l9j2,-E. D.
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY

No. 81 New York and Florida Express Daily
Pullman sleeping cars, Port Tampa and Jack
sonville to New York. Dining cars.
No. 80. Washington, Richmond and Florida
Limited, via Richmond. Daily, Pullman Sleep.
ing cars jacksonville to New York. Dining cars.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
Death Record.

Mr.. Landon C. Heskitt died last
Sunday at his home in Piedmont, this
State, from the effects Of a stroke Of
paralysis received several days pre-
vious. Mr.. Heskitt, who was IS years
old, was a resident of Shepherdstown
many years ago, and is well remem-
bered by our older people. He was
in business here and at Bridgeport
and at one time had several boats on
the G. & O. canal. After the war he
moved to Greenwood Furnace, Pa,
but gave up business there some years
ago and went to Piedmont to make
his home with his children. Mr.. Hes
kits wife was Joanna Entler, of this
place, who died about eight years ago.
Surviving him are three sons and two
daughters-William, Landcn and
Daniel and Misses Virginia and Clara
Heskitt. His old friends here will
regret to hear of his death.
Mr.. John Harlan Doll, a well-known
resident of Martinsburg, died Tuesday,
aged 81 years. He was assistant cash
Ter of the National Bank of Martins.
burg for sixteen years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
sankrupt Court in Charles Town.

The consideration ofthe bankruptcy
case of J. Garland Hurst, of Harper
Ferry, attracted considerable num-
Der of interested persons to Charles
Town last Friday, including many
creditors who had claims running into
the thousands. The hearing was held
in the county court room in the court
house, and was before Referee James
D. Butt, with John o. Lemen as clerk.
Proven claims to the amount of $685.
600 were fled, and other claims that
were not yet proven will swell this
large sum still further. The assets
were reported at about $4,000, an
it was intimated that proceedings
would be instituted to set aside the
deeds given by Mr.. Hurst in 1896 to
his tather-in-law, Mr.. Tearney. by
which property to the value Of $l4,-
600 was transferred. The creditors
united in recommending as trustees in
this case Gerard D. Moore, S. W.
Washington and David Howell, and
Judge Butt had an order entered ap-
pointing them.
In the case of the Pennant Knitting
Company, an order wps entered au-
thorizipg Trustee Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover
to make public or private sale Of the
property of said company.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
Accidentally Killed Himself.

A peculiar and fatal accident &C.
Cured Monday afternoon on the east
side of the Shenandoah river, near
ManDings Ferry. this county. Thorn
as Hardy, Jr., aged about 20 years,
and Thomas Dillow, a. young man,
were returning home from squirrel
hunt. Walking down the road, Dill
low being in front, he states that he
suddenly heard Hardy's gun explode,
and, looking around, saw him lying in
the road. Going to him, he found
Hardy dead, the load of shot from the
gun having passed through his head
Dillow gave the alarm, and the young
mans body was removed to his faith
er's. No inquest was held, the occur,
renee being deemed an accident, but
how it happened will probably never
be known.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
Church Notes.

Greene Memorial N. E. Church South
and st. Marks Lutheran Church of
Roanoke, Va, have recently consum-
mated an exchange of church proper
ties. The Lutherans started very
handsome church during the boom
times, but were never able to COM
plete it, although they accumulated a
heavy debt in getting the handsome
structure partially finished. This
debt has been heavy drag upon the
church, and seeing no way of paying
it the congregation finally agreed to
exchange their property for the church
occupied by the Southern Methodlsts,
the latter agreeing to assume the debt
of some $4,000. The Lutherans are
happy in now being free of debt and
at the same time owning handsome
and comfortable property, while the
Methodists are pleased at the pros
pect of finishing what will be the finest
Protestant church in Roanoke. Reu-
ben F. Fishburne, a wealthy member
ofthe congregation, has announced that
he will give set of chimes and
clock that will cost $4,000 and will
also Install a fine pipe organ.
A congregational meeting will be
held in the Shepherdstown Presbyte-
rian church Saturday morning after
preparatory service to receive and if
the way be clear act upon a PROPOSE
ton from the session to secure manse.
CHARLES GHIsELIN, Pastor.
Rev. DR.. F. V. N. Painter, Of Roanoke
College, Salem, Va, preached al able
sermon in the Lutheran church in
Shepherdstown last Sunday morning.
Trinity Lutheran congregation of
has agreed to extend
call to Rev. Jacob S. Simon, of Gin
cinati, to become their pastor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
60C Bargain Sale,
FOR THREE DAYS ONLY,
THURSDAY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
October 9th, 10th, nth.

We have preparing for this great BARGAIN FEAST
bargains prepared for this sale bigger and better than ever
before.
your carefully note the many renarka
bic Bargains offer at
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
Affairs of the Railroads.

William Feigert, Norfolk & Wes-
tern engineman, who formerly ran be-
tween Hagerstown and Shenandoah
and who is well-known in this place,
where he once lived, was badly scalded
in a wreck on the Southern division
of the N. & W. Railroad, between
Roanoke and Winston Salem, Mon
day morning, and died in the after
noon. The wreck occurred early Mon
day morning and was caused by a
freight running into a passenger train.
Feigert was buried under his engine
and was badly scalded. Pieces of flesh
dropped from his body. He never
regained consciousness and died on the
way to the hospital at Roanoke. The
unfortunate man was aged about As
years and left this division about nine
years ago.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
is greatly in need of engines to han
die their enormous freight traffic. An
official stated that fifty locomotives
would be bought or hired if it were
possible TO obtain them. One engine
has been hired from the Atlantic Coast
Line. Every available locomotive is
at work and the freight is continually
piling up on the side tracks. The
great traffic is partially due to the
enormous output and demand for coal
which is being mined in the Pocahon-
tas region.
The surveyors on the B. & 0. cut
off are working east of Shepherdstown
this week, and have been running
lines to find the best way of getting
across the ravine through which flows
leagues run.
Train No. 4 on the N. & W. Rail-
way was delayed FIVE hours at River
ton on Sunday by the tender jumping
the track.
The Reading Railroad has loaned
the B. O. ten big freight engines to as
sist in hauling coal from the soft coal
fields.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09

nm EDICAL Journal desires repre-
wv sentative in this locality. Salary
A'A and commission. Address E. T.
CURRAN, l54 E. I'D ST., New York
City.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
Prohibition Ticket.

The Prohibitionists of Jefferson
county held meeting in the court
house in Charles Town last week, at
which addresses were made by Rev.
Robert NJ. Stricken, Prohibition can
didate for Congress in the second dis
trict, and State Organizer Edward W.
Mills.
The following nominations were
made: For Congress, second district,
Robert NJ. Strickler, Gladesville
State Senate, John T. Siler, Berkeley
Springs; House of Delegates, c. B.
WentSell; clerk of circuit court, S. D.
Engle; clerk of the county court, W.
t. Wilmington; county superlntend-
ent of schools. John 0. Aglionby
county commissioner, Charles Town
district, James Littleton; county COM
missioner, Shepherdstown district j.
B. Osbourn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09

The strike in the anthracite coal
regions has has created tremendous
demand for bituminous coal, and the
railroads being unable to haul enough
to supply the demands, the canal has
an unusually brisk trade. The canal
boatmen took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to ask for increased rates, and
the companies were compelled to yield.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
Aching Joints

In the fingers, toes, arms, and other
parts of the body, are joints that are
infiamed and swollen by rheumatism
that acid condition of the blood which
affects the muscles also.
Sufferers dread TO move, especially
after sitting or lying long, and their
condition is commonly worse in wet
weather.
at has been long time since we have
been without Hoods Sarsaparilla. Ny
father thinks he could not do without 1t.
He has been troubled with rheumatism
since he was boy. and hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is the only medicine ne can take that
will enable him to take mis- place in the
field" Miss ADA DorY, Sidney, Iowa.
Hoods 4JGrSGpGrittd
ard Pills
Remove the cause of rheumatism-no
outward application can. Take them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09
FARM FOR SALE.

wv acknowledgements men to rep
Wv resent an cid established Acct
V dent and Sickness Corporation.
Liberal inducements offered. Address
Edwin B. QHackenbash, General Mana
ger. IS Nassau ST., New York.
Oct. 2, 19O2-2w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-10-09

at O'Clock p. m, all the property OF sal
company, Including the COMPLETE EQUlt
MENT,