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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-12
PERSONAL. MENTION

PERSONAL. MENTION.
A small party of yong people enjoyed r,
outing Sunliv. t:tkinss :. .trip 10 Washing
ton. Those who won't were.
M6ss:eur.,-
George Guessing. Joseph tiros-d.
james Shislds, Jr.;
IlSECS--
Lotto Kottem;tnn. Mamie Eeyart
Sophye Scn SJc:cr.
Mrs. Julia Pfeifer. accompanied by hel
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-12

WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST IL, 1905.
Vol. 90 No AZ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-12

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.
Miss Adele hoait.5It3r WAS surprised To-
friends at her noiaa on Greer aveuue last
Thursday evening. :li!e party celebrated ner
birthday. Music ani games fIlIed the even-
iLg hours acceutab'y. The guests We're:
MosSieurs--
John Kick. Eddie Hanpeter.
Fred HeUernann, Fred CoetCh,
VIII Albcrs. ON" BICkeTi,
VIII Hermann, Emil Kick,
hob Albers. William Teller.
VIII Stuckmann,
NisScs--
Ida Mitchler. Edna Peters,
Lizzie Mueller. julia Smith,
E,uaIu HcUerman2. CLAIR. Hackmann,
Oino:. Dress, .iosiG Waeiler.
Clara Rane. Lena Moeliar,
Edna Rajc, Mare Hts,
Id ToomuS, Frieda koslihCfIcr.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
The Largest Store

Tyler. weiZ ell, Peasants
and Monroe Counties.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
PREMIUM LIST OF TYLER FAIR

The premium list, rules and reg
ulations of the twenty first annual
fair of the Tyler County Exposition
and Fair Association, to be held at
Middlebourne August 25-28, iuclu.
sive. were issued this week In at
tractive book form. The associa-
ton Is In better financial shape
than ever before and Is determined
to make the coming exposition the
banner one of Its history. The
purses In the speed program have
been raised and new races added.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
PULLED OUT WILD
STEERS TONGUE

menced pulling on the rope with
all his strength He pulled the rope
so hard that the animals tongue was
pulled from Its throat AS quick
as Chief of Police NJ. c. Morrison,
who Is the local humane officer,
heard of the inhuman treatment he
swore out a warrant for the arrest
of Witten, who had his trial before
Squire S. 1. Robinson yesterday
afternoon. The Justices room was
crowded by people who were
highly indignant at the outrage
committed upon the young steer.
The animal was Immediately killed
and Its meat peddled about the
streets today.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET

Huth, Jesse Underwood, James B
Moore, James N. Sweeney. Theo
dore Bell, Albert Martin, Grant
Keener, E o. Bowers, Kore Queen
A. L. Mcintyre, ]. D. briggs aar-
vey Lawson, Jacob Gregg, G W.
Hill, William Smith, of Freeman,
]. A. Kennedy, Clayton Baker,
George Underwood, of William, P.
P. Cumberledge, W. W. Chrisley
Justus Robinson, J. J. Kendall,
Welch Fordyce and Waitman Fur
bee.
The first day the docket Is ar
ranged to hear motions and peti'
tlons of which there are I9. The
second day the felonies will Ee
heard and the three cases against
7. H. Pine are the 9Th on the dock
ct. There are 10 felony cases and
IS misdemeanor cases, mostly for
illegal selling of booze. There are
al law cases on the docket, 9 oi
them being new cases. There are
SO appeals from Justices and 139
chancery cases to be heard this
term of court.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

The docket for the August term
of court Is out and Is being clrcu'
lated by Circuit Clerk Mayfeld.
The grand jurors for the August
term will be: Austin E:Pratt, E. w.
Mccullough, ]. R. Haught, Louis
Ankrom, William T.Leazear, All.
McGlnnis, J. W. Musgrave, c. W.
Eberhart, James Ferguson, Johna'
than Ankrom, James Bonner, John
E. Cornell, George T. Buck, E. NJ.
Chesney, Daniel Wilcox and Geo.
B. Stealey.
The petit Jurors will be J. S.
Roberts, W. II. Noll. Albert Asher,
zadoc Ash, E. J. Murray, I. NJ.
Shrivel, c. D. Moore, Charles
Monroe, Andrew Stackpole, J. W.
Crumrine, Bert Archer, Thomas
Knowlton, c. L, Henderson, G. C.
Fetty, Lewis Lemasters, Tim Cush
Ing, John McDonald,A. J. Monteith
A. M. Ash, G. D. Underwood
Elias Haught, J. B. Hull, Jasper
Wharton, Frank Tracy, P. l..
Lacy, J. N. Kughn, W. M.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
TEACHERS INDIGNANT

barely passed, his general average
being 90 per cent. Many of the
applicants are educators of repute
In the county, and have taught for
years. Great indignation prevails,
and In all probability the teachers
of the county will refuse to teach
this year. and as a consequence the
schools of the county may have to
be abandoned. Twenty-three No.
2 papers were issued, and 20 No. 3
There were 1e failures. No cause
has been assigned as yet for the
low grades.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
FIREMAN CARNIVAL

fremen. We have a splendid fire
organization In this city whose
members have saved many big
fires In this city, but In
order to keep up the organiza-
tion the fire boys have to have
some funds and this Is an easy way
to raise the money, and this being
the object of the Carnival every
citizen IS interested In the success
of the entertainment and should
heaatily endorse the matter and
patronize 1t. One way to help will
be to decorate. Last year the de-
coratlon were simply superb
but we ought to go ahead
even of last year and we will.
Beside the benefits the peo.
pie derive from helping the FIRE
boys, the Carnival brings many
stranger to our city and they all
leave more or less cash here. Its
a great advertisement for our city
and we hope everybody will join N
with the fire boys and make this
Carnival big success, even larger
and better than 1t was last year.
The date Is the week beginning
Monday the 10th of August and
lasting until the night of the 18th.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

This morning some very fine
lithograph bills are being posted
over the city advertising the Fire
mans Carnival In this city to begin
Monday August the 10th and con-
tlnue until Saturday evening the
18th of August. The advertising
is very handsome and expensive
and judging from 1t, the attractions
that will be here that week
will be we'll worth seeing
and there will be plenty of
amusements of all kinds. The
fremen will have a fine parade and
many visiting fremen are expected
to be here during the week.
The Ball Association will have
some fine tall playing here
each day of the carnival. The car
nival shows of all kind will be open
every day and night. The tents
for the various shows will all be To-
Gated on Henry w. McCoys land
Just south of Wells and Main streets
This will prevent blocking the
streets as was done last year. This
carnival Is being held for the pur-
pose of furnishing funds for the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
Lightning Destroyed Barn.

A severe electrical storm passed
over New Martinsville yesterday
eveoiug and did untold damage.
The large barn on the hill back of
the city, belonging to Joseph Emch
was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. The loss
will be several thousand dollars.
All of this years wheat crop was
burned and a number of sheep, be-
sides a lot of agricultural imple-
ments. The FIRE could be plainly
seen from different parts Of the city
and at first 1t was thought that
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

The city will be full of visitors
tomorrow and the streets should
have been put in clean and attrac.
tive condition. as nothing condemns
q town quicker In the estimation of
strangers than dirty and filthy
streets and sidewalks. Of late II
seems there Is no head to the city
administration. Ordinances that
should be enforced are ignored al.
together. The officers, however,
continue TO draw their salaries.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

New Martinsville, July 29-Be-
cause a young steer would not
cross the railroad track, Owen Wit
ten, who conducts a meat market
In the northern part of the city,
deliberately pulled Its tongue out
by the roots. The young steer
was being led through the streets
by a country boy and when the B.
& o. depot was reached the animal
refused to cross the railroad
crossing. As last resort to get
the animal across the track
Witten took rope and tied 1t to
the animals tongue and COM
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

A profound sensation was caused
at Clarksburg yesterday morning
by the announcement by County
Superintendent L. W. Ogde that
only one of the II teachers who
passed the first uniform examina.
ton held some weeks ago had re-
ceived a No. I certificate. The
county Board had just received the
certificates from the State Board at
Charleston, and it was himself very
much surprised when the envelopes
were opened. The lucky man was
c. Richard Davis of Wyatt. and he
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

The turf events for the second day
are a3-minute mixed race for a
purse of$5o; $40 pace, purse $50;
Third day, 3.minute trot, purse $50
running race, purse $Ioo; free-for-
all pace, purse S25o; 2:4o pace,
purse $I25. Fourth day, 2:so pace
purse SIS; free-for-all trot, purse
$3.50; special mixed, purse $I2s;
lap point bicycle race, two miles
continuous, purse $50; running
race, purse SIS, Other sports, some
of them unique, are a sack race,
orange race, imitation donkey race,
laced shoe race and potato race.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

It Is rumored on the streets that
Mrs. Hattie Debolt, who resides in
Duffy, Monroe county, o., attempt
ed to commit suicide while cross
Ing the Ohio In a skiff In company
with George Bowman and fisher
man to New Martinsville. When
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
PREFERRED DEATH TO MARTINSVILLE

about In the middle of the river
Mrs Debolt without any warning to
the other two occupants, sprang
from the skiff into the river and
sank. AS she came to the surface
she was grabbed by the fisherman
who had a hard time saving her
life.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30

lightning had stauck one of the
buildings In the city and the FIRE
alarm was sounded.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-30
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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13
The Bolivar Bulletin.
HUGH WILLIAMS, EDITOR.
FRIDAY, MACRH Is, 1908.

AS will be seen, from a
notice which appears else
where, Hon. II. e. Carter,
our local representative, has
called an election, to be held
to-day (Friday) to give the
legal white voters Of Toone
an opportunity to vote either
"for'' or against" Corpora
ton, the object of which is
to determine the fate of sa-
looms in Toone, the only place
in Hardeman County where
whiskey is sold. Mr.. Carter
says the rules and regulations
governing said election are
satisfactory to both sides, and
that he will be governed by
the result. Bills have al
ready been introduced, both
in the House and Senate, by
MIR. johnson and Mr.. Jack
son, to abolish the charter of
Toone.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13

Enon at his request, it being the
name of the church he belonged to
in North Carolina, and if all the
members were called upon to testi-
fly, it would be as the voice of one
man. Never was a brother more
sadly missed than Brother SheariH.
He has two companions who have
preceded him to the glory land.
He has five sons and two daughters
left to mourn their loss. Just here
we must state that Brother Shearin's
chief desire was granted in answer
to prayer. He had prayed and ag-
onized for his children and before
he died he was enabled to exclaim,
"thank God, they are all gathered
into the fold" Brother Shearin
was conscious that he was going
home before long, and had request
ed Brother U. A. West to preach
his funeral. His request was com
piled with, and Brother West
threw all of his powers, heart and
soul in the discourse, to the edifica-
ton of large audience. On such
an exemplary life we could write
pages, and then the half would not
be told. Suffice 1t to say to the
children and friends, be comforted;
you must combat with the trials
and perplexities of life, but your
father is done with all aches and
pains incident to old age and is
now changed into the freshness OF
youth.
In life he gave his Maker praise,
Lived humbly at his feet,
And now he'll shout through endless days,
His joy is so complete.
His prayers his songs SO sweet while here,
Filled all his friends with love;
But sweeter, richer now by far,
In nObler strains above.
He's joined the anthems now on high,
To sing in nobler strains.
We hope to meet him by and by,
When we that port shall gain.
"A FRIEND
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13
Cupid to the Old Maids.

You petulant and Grabbed old maids
Have unjustlv charged me with not doing my duty
When in fact I've roamed DER hill and dale,
But have failed because of your want of discretion
and beauty.
My record in leading many to the altar
Is evidence that am not to blame
That you are now sad and lonely,
And are still playing the waiting game.
Pve poised my arrow time and again,
With the hope of entrapping the unsuspecting,
But your clamor, "Oh Lord, any one! ~
Has prevented even them from accepting.
regret to leave you in such state,
And especially to incur your i'll will,
But, plainly, for you there is no hope
When Gabriels trumpet blows there will be old
maids still. CUPID.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13
DR.. DOUGLAS DEFENDS ASYLUM.

JACKSON, Tenn, March 6.-(Spe-
cial. DIR. J. P. Douglas, Superin-
tendent of the Western Hospital for
the Insane at Bolivar, was in the
city to-day en- route to Nashville.
The Americans correspondent
called to see him with reference to
the kilograms sent out from Nash
vile regarding the forthcoming re-
port of the joint Legislative Com
mittee on State Institutions and
Asylums. DR.. Douglas said:
81 DO not understand how these
reports should be circulating in adj
vance of the reports of the committee.
The statements are certainly incor-
rect, and / do not think they are au-
thorized by the committee. AT any
rate, the public should not be too
hasty to form an opinion until the
real facts are made known by the
committee. They are honorable
gentlemen and will make their re-
port according to the evidence and
the figures submitted to them and
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13
Doris, Tenn.

A very successful term of school,
taught by Prof. A. L. league,
closed March 3rd. No concert was
given as was originally intended,
but the evening was pleasantly pass
ed. The students marched on the
play grounds, and several speeches
and Rotations were rendered. Prof.
w. F. Doris delivered an interest
ing address on school work.
Mr.. Bob Wiley and Miss Mona
Crowley were married at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Mr.. w.
S. Crowley, on last Thursday, Elder
q. G. Mcdaniel officiating.
Mrs. Minnie Lambert, of Chester
County, spent last Saturday night
with her sister, Mrs. Cora Lambert,
who accompanied her home the fol-
lowing day.
Miss Lucy Doris, of Bolivar,
visited in the neighborhood re-
Gently.
Little Mayborn Fits, who has
been quite i'll, has recovered.
Messrs. Vesser and Frank Breed
en- attended Prof. Affords enter
tainment Saturday night.
There will be singing at Forest
Hill Sunday at 1.30 p. m.
WATSRBURY.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13
ELECTION AT TOONE.

l, Ii. E. Garter, Representative of
Hardeman County, Tennessee, do
hereby call an election to be held
on the 18th day of March,
1908, in the town of Toone, Tenn, to
vote upon the question of Corpora
ton or no Corporation. Those who
are in favor of retaining the present
Corporation of the town of Toone
will have written or printed on their
tickets ''for Corporation" those who
are opposed to the present Corpora
ton of said town will have written
or printed on their tickets "against
Corporation" The tickets shall
be made of plain white paper by
inches. The polls shall be opened
at o'clock A. M. and closed at 4
P. M. on said day.
No one except the legal white
voters of said town shall be entitled
to vote in said election to wit: All
white male citizens who are twenty
one years Of age, and who have been
bonafde residents of the State of
Tenn, for twelve months next pre-
ceeding the date of said election and
of said town 6 months next proceed
ing said date, and those who own
real estate in said town on this date
who are entitled to vote for Repre-
sentative and otherwise qualified
shall be entitled to vote.
l hereby appoint the following
persons to hold said election:
r. F. Marsh, officer; w. ii. Tate,
w. G. Pirtle and S. b. Redfearn,
judges; T. H. Ransome and G. L..
Bradford clerks. Said persons above
named will hold said election as
herein set out and certify the result
to me at once, and l agree to abide
by the result of said election and
not go behind the returns, but the
actions of said officers, judges and
clerks shall be conclusive, and fur
ther agree that if majority of the
votes polled at said election are
against the present Corporation of
the town of Toone, to introduce
bill Immediately, the act to take eff
feet 80 days after passage to repeal
said Corporation, but if majority
of the votes polled at said election
are for the present Corporation l
agree to not interfere or repeal the
Charter.
ALI saloons shall be closed from
sun up until sun down on said
election day.
This 9th day of March, 1908.
II. E. CARTER.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13
OBITUARY.

In MiddIeburg, Tenn, March l.,
1908, a vast concourse of people
met to pay the last tribute of re-
spect to our beloved brother, A. g..
Shearin, who departed this life on
February 2sth, 1908, at the resi-
dence of his son in law, John K.
Barnett, near Van Buren,.
Brother Shearin was born in
Warren County, N. c., August 8,
1921, aged 81 years, months and
10 days. He protested religion at
the age of 81 and joined the church
in the full assurance of the christ
ian's hope, and has spent a long
and useful life in the service of his
master, demonstrating to the world
that Jesus died to save sinners.
We must not omit to state that
Brother Shearin came to Tennessee
about 1849-but we are more deep
ly concerned about his exit from
this vale OF tears to the realms of
eternal felicity-this is the comfort
of and solace to his sorrowing rel
atives and friends. Few men ever
lived nearer to God, or enjoyed the
power of the Spirit more fully than
Brother Shearin. In prayer he was
a power, above ordinary men. He
was not learned man, but he was
not at loss for words to plead for
mercy at the Throne of Grace for
penitent sinners. He was not
ashamed of the Master, but ready
to confess him at all times and un-
der all circumstances, and now that
he is gone from US we feel that
Christ will confess him before the
Father and his angels. When the
sower went forth to SOW the seed
some fell on stony ground, some by
the way side and were devoured by
the fowls, and some among thorns
and were choked; but not so in the
case of Brother Shearin. His was
the case of good ground, which has
been bringing forth abundantly for
60 years, in pointing sinners to the
Lamb of God, who taketh away the
sins of the world, in initiating the
Master in humble humility and in
powerful demonstrations of love for
the brethren and his Masters cause.
To say that Brother Shearin was
good man would only embody the
thoughts of those who knew him,
full of love and good will to all,
without partiality, hence we loved
to hear him singing the good old
hymn:
''Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock,
1 would disdain to feed?
Hast thou foe, before whose face
I'd fear thy cause to plead?"
Brother Shearin was not careful
to lay up treasure where moth and
rust doth corrupt, but he has been
laying up treasure where thieves do
not break through and steal, and
now that he has gone on to enjoy
his reward his children and friends
can rejoice rather than mourn. |
Brother Shearin was a member of
Enon church, about six miles from
Bolivar. The church was called
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-13

as ascertained by the actual investi-
cation and observation.
81 see the statement made in the
Commercial Appeal of Sunday that
we used seventeen barrels of whiskey
within the past two years. This is
not a fact, as the record will show
that we used seven barrels. When
it is considered that during the past
two years have treated 999 patients
many of them with nervous disor-
ders and requiring stimulants, being
about third Of a gallon to a patient
for two years.
81 notice also that 81, 900 is
mentioned as having been expended
for coal, storage and hauling. l did
not use dollar for storage. l used
ninety cars of coal for this institu-
ton, for which 1 paid 81. so per ton
at the mines, $1.75 freight to Boli-
var and seventy-five cents per ton
for hauling to the asylum, two and
a half miles. The article states we
had thirty teams and should have
done this hauling ourselves. The
real fact is we have twelve working
horses at the asylum and eight
horses for the use of the officers.
With these twelve working horses
we till $50 acres of land, haul the
supplies from the station and thus
it will be seen that we do not have
much time for the heavy hauling of
the COAL"
DR.. Douglas was asked as to the
report that seventy-two of the en-
ploYes, or practically all of them at
work at the institution, came from
Hardeman County. lie said that
the Institution, being located in
Hardeman County, most of the APP
plications were made by people from
that county, and for that reason
they were taken as employees, but
that no attempt to discriminate
against applicants from other coun-
ties was made. He said he was will
ling to abide by the report of the
joint committee whenever it was
made officially, and he was satisfied
tina they would make a fair and I'M
biased report, and be was willing to
60 before the public on his record
He said that though he had consid-
cradle more patients than the other
institutions, his payroll was practi-
emily the same as the Middle T en-
nessee asylum.
Hon. J. w. Jones, ex-Representa-
tive from Hardeman County, was
present and Endorsed the statement
made by DIR. Douglas.