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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-23
Four peopIelKiIled Outright in the
Elkins Yards and Hundreds at De-
pot Have Very Narrow Escape
From Instant Death or Great In
jury.
Engine Blown to Atoms and Heavy Piece Of Flying
Machinery Strikes House. Wrecking it and Kill
ing Occupant Community Horror Stricken
over the Awful Catastrophe.

" tlkluss NJ. No's 49, - 80
sons were killed outright and three IN
inred at 2:l5 o'clock yesterday after
5 noon by the explosion Of West Virginia
Il Central engine No. 10 in the Elkin's yard.
The killed are.
WA. LITTLE, engineer.
HENRY cOLIETT, fireman.
JOHN HARPER, machinist.
MRS. KATE RABBETT.
The injured are:
Pietro Caiseta, stone cutter, arm
broken and head badly. cut by flying
pieces
q. Dougherty, brakeman, badly shals-
en- up.
Mrs. Virginia Boyd, sister Of Mrs, Rab-
bett. hip and shoulder badly bruised.
The fatal engine had been in the shop
for repairs and the work having been
completed was taken out for the pur-
pose of being tested. It had shifted
the private car sGraceland" and had gone
up the track few hundred yards when
: terrible explosion rent the air, tearing
the engine into atoms.
Engineer Little's body was blown into
7 bits, legs, arms and other pieces being
picked up for several hundred yards.
Fireman Collett was thrown three hun
dred feet to Railroad street, falling with
in a few feet of his sisters house.
aiachinist Harper's body fell fully 500
feet in an alley in the rear OF Howard
Sntherland's residence.
The wagon top and dome of the boiler,
weighing several tons, was thrown
through the air 500 feet over the tops of
1 number of houses, striking Mrs. Rab-
belts house, wrecking it and killing
her almost instantly.
Every house within 200 yards of the
accident was more of less injured, either
BY the ofrcc of the explosion or by flying
debris Many windows were broken and
great holes were torn in a number OF
houses by heavy pieces of the locomo-
tive, but fortunately none of the inmates
were hurt, although many had narrow
escapes
A minute or two before the engine let
80 il passed the depot platform, where
Two OF three hundred people were congrc-
gkted and had the cxp:os.on occurres
there the loss OF life would have been
feaEfsal.
Ccllett was q years old and is sur
Sfved by d widow and one child.
Little was q and is survived by a
widow and one child.
Harper was 90 and single.
AIRS. Rabbett was aged So. She was
The widow of the hate BARLEY Rabbett,
4 and i survived by three daughters and
two sons.
No accident that ever happened in
this section WAS attended with such m
appalling loss Of life, and there is much
sorrow IN the city, each OF the victims
having been residents here and having
many relatives and friends.
The three male victims were buried in
Afaplewcod cemetery here this afternoon
AIRS. Rabbett will be inferred at her
2ofrmer home ut Newburg, Friday morn
knn.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-23
RECTORY
WEDDING

ar. Frank Lepcro and aiiss Kate Be
lotti were married ut the Catholic rec
tory At 0 o'clock Thursday morning.
They were made happy by Rev. AiaFviep,
who performed the ceremony according
to the tenets Of the Catholic church.
Both bride and groom ara Italians and
reside in the county.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-23

Had Been on an Extensive Tour IF
the Country and Gone SO Lona
That Friends Became Alarmed
Over His Protracted Absence---FIe
Makes a Statement.

Declaration Made by Him. When He Left, That .Iie
Did Not Know Who're He Was Going 81 MI,st. liz
Intended to Do Resulted in Misunder standino
Of His Intentions VIII Settle up Business AZ
fairs Here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-10-23

BY the President.
JOHN Hay, Secretary Of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

only ting dat you can buy wit money, and at de same time not spend de money. Dere should be a law dat man should make all de money he can-and give it all to his wife. Oats de only way he can buy happiness
 I was a foolish fellow to come to a clinch wit Duchess on dat propositions; for no matter how good argument l put up, Duchess gets de decision, and de poisse; she being referee and stake holder, bote.
 But l was going to tell you about Willy Widdy. She's not de kind of a player dat sits on de club house verandy wait ing for a easy mark to go around de links wit her. If de one she wants won't play. she'll be in a game if it's only a lonesome-dough foursomes come her way swifter dan any odder. So when Whis- kers got shy. Widdy was as gally-gaily as any goil in de county. Duchess tried her best to get Miss Fannie to drag Whiskers over to Widdys cottage. so dat he could see what a push was dePe at Widy's lunches and teas, and dat she wasn't sentenced to be a widdy a day longer dan she wanted to be. But Whis- kers ducked.
 ''It is of de agravate," says Duchess. Tt Is dat If Whiskaire see Madam Hard ing iu company wit anodder, den he Is of de sentiment urgent. But if he wiH not go where he sees dat many men ad- mire her, what can one do?"
 "One can guess again. I says. Let your betters alone, and fix 1t wit House. keeper to leave Maggie have dis evening off, for me fren de barkeep is coming down dis evening. and we'll take a stroll up de pike wit him and Maggie"
 Duchess never said a void in answer to dat, and had right to be leary; for xryba tall zH,a has a cue, it's time for a man to get his guard up, and Timber his legs for a quick side-step. Me fren comes down by de early evening train, and coachy lends me de station wagon to fetch him; de folks being at dinner and not seeing me make de sneak wit de wagon. When I was in de housekeeper's room, having a bite, and a mug of de buffers ale to wash de cinders out of me fren's troat. Duchess chases me of, and den 1t was she puts up her job. Widdy had been giving Duchess a lot of duds, and p'chee; if she didn't rig Maggie up in em till she was dead ringer for Widdy- only dat Maggie, in one of dose new straight-up-and-down corsets was asking wouldn't she break like a lamp chimney if she sat down! Me fren was looking like ready money, too; for his lid and blanket would pass him at a hundred yards for a broker on de right side of de market.
 Take me out of dis corset, Duchess. dear" Maggie was saying. For de love of heaven! take me out before I die. l feel like I was boarded up-like was boxed for de expressman to take away"
 ''Vous etes tres charmante!" says Duchess, putting on de poor goil wrap Widdy used to wear. Don't hold your skirt like a mouse was chasing you. Look. hold 1t like dis," and she shows Maggie
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30
GIMME FADDEN ON
 DIPLOMACY OF WOMEN
BY EDWARD W. TOWNSEND. Copyright, 1908, by Robert Howard Russell.

fight until Napoleon teached em; dey will never know how to paint or sculptor, no matter who tries to learn em. It Is only de tings dat France has forgot, dat any odder country does well.''
 ''Dey had a good brand of hot air on tap, anyway" says. But tell me, why does dey put garlic in leg of mutton?"
 Because de sheep hasn't de sense to put de garlic in his own leg," she says But you has de bad temper dis morning Cheems. Come wit me to de city, and we will dine ae de restaurant of de hus- band of my fren, Julie. It will be my treat, for Julie is de dame du compton, and she charges me noting for dinner, so delicieux 1t is for her to have de lang wudge spoke to her polite.''
 And dat's no dream, .neider; Julie used to be a lady's maid, and she's so tickled to have Duchess come to de restaurant, and give her de news of SC swell set, dat dey never asks us for de price-and dats why de dinner at Juhe's Is Duchess's most favorite treat.
 We eats at Jacques-dat's Jules hubby between meal times, so dat dey can eat wit us; and de walters dimes wit us too It's den dat Duchess tells Julie de talk of de swift set, dat we hears at our place; and de tings she tells must be warm propositions, for Julie "Mon Dieus," and humps her eyebrows like she was only don't understand, for dey comes from a kind of a Hoboken of France where some sort of French yiddish Is spoke, and can't
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

I'm a Frenchman by marriage, as Duchess says. but dere's one ting I'll never cop right, and dats French cook snK and eating. All dat religion, politics, Wall Street, and sporting news Is to Americans, eating is to de French.
 ssDat's de trouble wit your dinky na- sion." I says to Duchess. "If dey goes ko war dey gets licked; if dey digs a subway it's a grave; if dey breeds racers ney Is skates; if dey plays polo dey only cuts up dey turf; if dey fights duals dey only makes faces, all because dey is nev- Hr tinlIlng about de ting dey Is making bluff at, but is tinking about how deir grub is to be sauced."
 Mostly can get a fall out of Duchess by pulling a hammer on de French, but dis time she only gives me de baby stare. and says, "Cheems." she says, "Cheems, you have only of de ignorance of what you speak. Besides dat dey is de great est people on cart. de French is de most brave. de most noble and de only ones saat knows how to dress. Dey did every ting before anybody else done 1t. Did srke not go to see M'sieu Suddern in de ssAmerican play of Hamlet last year, and dId we not see de same play by Madam Bernhardt- 'Aiglong-de year before? pe French is always ahead"
 ssOn your way, woman!" I says. Ham let was wrote for Eddie Suddern by an E1igiishman, not by Ciyte Fitch"
 ''De more shame to de Englishman who mtole it from M sieu Rostand." Duchess gays. "De English never knowed how to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

When I meets up wit Duchess, she says, "Cheems, you has been drinking. Where did you get de price?'
 Tt didn't need no price," says, 1t was a tin roof"
 "A tin roof? What kind of a drink is a tin roof?'
 Its on de house." says I. and Duch- ess Is wondering yet.
 Oats de foist time in me life dat I ever sunk tip on Duchess. and de best ting about 1t was her graft, at dat. If she ever finds out dat Widdy passed dat green to me, to pass along to her-to de Mort Pole for me!
 And Duchess earned de stake, too; for, from de looks of tIngs down our way, Whiskers will soon tell me to pack his trunk for wedding joiney; and when de parson has willed half of Whiskers in- come to Widdy, de credit of de job will belong as much to Duchess as to Wid- dy's eyes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

how to hold her skirt like she was going to wrap herself up in 1t if dere was enough of 1t.
 whats doing2' says, when sees desc tings.
 Tt is a play" says Duchess.
 Who's to be played?'
 Come wit me, and say noting" Duchess says, and de four of us chases out to de road by de lane. Den Duchess and me goes over to de odder side of de road, and me fren and Maggie waltzes along by delrselves and, say, dey was so like Widdy and some swell Johnnie, dat I'd yelled only Duchess pinched me. It was near dark when Whiskers comes out from dinner, and starts off for stroll to de yacht club house to trash out de cup races once more. As soon as he cops Maggie and me fren, he starts like he was going to cross de road, but den he seems to tink dat wouldn't do, and he keeps on; and when he passes em he hists his lid; me fren hists his, and dat sassy Bowery goil, Maggie, sweeps a bow dat made her look more like de Widdy dan de close did. Whiskers went on his way, and de couple makes a hurry sneak wit us back to de house, where Maggie gets out of her swell rags, and into her own close; and den de four of us starts off up de pike. Pretty soon butler runs us down, and asks me didn't know dat I was due at de house. for dere was to be bridge, and me being second man. it was up to me to be on call if Mir. Paul would want a small bottle.
 Say, before I gets a ring to go to de room where he folks was, Miss Fannie sends for me, on de quiet, and she says. "Chames, where is HortenSe?'
 Walking up de road wit butler, Mag gle and a fren of mine," I says. Shall chase after her, Mss Fannie7"
 Miss Fannie taut while, and den she says, How is Hortense dressedT
 "Just as she was when she dressed you for dinner"
 And Maggier'
 Same as in de house, only wit her cap off," says.
 But I never could fool Miss Fannie. She smiles a little, and den she says, "Chames, what mischief has Hortense been up to? Mrs. Harding is here, and when papa came back from de club he spoke of having seen Mrs. Harding. know dat he did not but Mrs. Harding did not say he did not. see by your face Chames, dat you know of some mis- chief dat will explain, and you must tell -rn not be cross wit Hortense.''
 I never could con Miss Fannie if tried, so I gives her de game dat was 
 at dat. I was wondering what was do- ing wit de folks in de library, so when I was belled for, to fetch de proof for MT. Paul dat de cellar wasn't run dry, l rubbers de layout. Whiskers was play ing up to de Widdy like she was a per cent. stock selling below par, and he was afraid if he didn't bid quick dere would be none of 1t left in de market. Widy's cart was dere, and when l called 1t for her. waltzes down to de gate, and as she drives trough she stops and says, Miss Fannie was telling me dat your wife can dress Maggie to look like odder folks.'
 Duchess is no farmer, ma am," says.
 'She is a very bold maid" says Widdy, but I tink she deserves dis, what l just wins at bridge" and she passes me out long green, and p'chee; 1t was a flyer"
 We'll, I goes to de station wit me fren de barkeep. and I splits dat Aver at de little drum near de station. and we says, Here's to your more dan once.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30
CrOCkery Department.

Plain White, Large Size Bowl and Pitt Plain White, Small Size Bowl and Pit Plain White, Large Covered Dishes Plain White, Covered Butter Dishes. Plain White, Large Ice Water Pitcher Plain White, 10 at. Covered Chamber
 Plain White, Cup and Saucer Complet Plain White 9 in. Plates .........,
 Cut Price on XXth Century Freezers 3 At. xxx Century Freezers for Monday 3 at. xxx Century FreeZers for Monday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

when the ordeal of their initiate is over the strained look upon their faces be- comes a habit, and is very difficult to overcome. Keeping the eye fixed riEtdly upon the front wheel or looking anxious- ly ahead for troubles in the way of ap- preaching vehicles, hills, etc., educates this habit.
 "Sit up and smile and look happy. You will find how much more you will enjoy your ride and with what a different as- pect your friends will look upon cycling as a womanis pastime."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30
Visit this Store Often.
The White Shirt Wais


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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30
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Watch Our Ads.
THE NEW FALL THINGS.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30
For Women Cyclers.

Lady Marjorie, in the Cycle says:
 'T should like to ask all my friends to cultivate a pleasant. cheerful expression when cycling. So many girls when learn ing pucker their brows and look so ter ribly anxious and uncomfortable that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

RECUPERATION-th is not SO much in the ordinary vacation as thera is in a single bottle of Hoods Sarsapa- rilla, which refreshes the tired blood, sharpens the dulled appetite, restores the lost courage. Takes Hoods SarsapariIIa this summer. tu-thu-aun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

For Sale by Basan oassnu BrOs Andrew O KnAbs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

Fortify lthe body to resist malaria germs by putting the system in perfect order. Priclxly Ash Bitters Is a wonderful system regulator. adv-su-wed-fri.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

Don't think because a man Is taking lennona on the harp that he doesn't expect to live much longer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

Now Arr;Ua1c Tricots all wool 28 inches wide, in all INV AlVdio. colors. This is the popular Wool Waist
  Tricots, all wool 34 inches wide in all the shades the yard rd.................. ................... .35c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-30

A Modern First-class Hotel. Complete in all It's a ppoi n tments. Furnishings and deco rations entiT ely new throughout. Accom-
 modations for 600 gu sts; l50 suites with baths. Hot and cold water and tele- phone in every room. Cuisine unexcelled.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-05-16

If you want the best value for your money, buy your Millinery of Misses Rhodes G Edgemon. Opposite Hotel Pleasant.
 No firm in Green Forest could work harder to please their customers than does Tanning & Birkes'. Give them your grocery trade.
 Frank Glahe and family have arrived from Charlottesville, Mo-, and are now plesantlv located on the farm, which MT. Glahe recently purchased from Isaac Chidister. MT. Glahe impresses us as being gentleman calculated to make us good citizen, and THE TRIBUNE is more than glad to welcome him and his amiable family into our midst.
 Ed. J. H. Spurlin began his work as pastor of the Baptist church here Sun day. The services of both Sunday and Sunday night were well attended and all were pleased with the discourses. Hereafter he will be with us on each second and fourth Sunday. A business meeting of the church is called for Sat- urday night, May 23, to which all mem- bers are urgently requested to attend It is expected that the ordinance of baptism will be administered to number of candidates on the fourth Sunday.
 In the annual mail robbery at Selig- man, Mo-, on the night of the 7th inst, the Bank of Green Forest lost some thing over $700 in drafts, and Cashier Buell. has had his hands full the past week gathering up data concerning them so as to stop payment. All of the letters off the St. l.. 6 N A. road for the north seems to have been stolen in this robbery. It seems that there is some thing extremely loose about the way mail pouches are handled in the transfer at Seligman as this is the third robbery in like manner that has occurred there during the past three years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-05-16

Nobody this side of city wholesale house can sell you drugs cheaper than Poynor 6 Morrow. They give 10 mills in value for every cent you spend with them.
 Every voter in the the district should be present at the annual school election. There are five directors to be elected and it is expected that there will move to- ward new school building.
 Thursday was lucky day for our townsman, Dr. G. V. Poynor A 12 pound girl arrived at his home about the noon hour, shortly after which hap py event he received from Gov. Davis an appointment as a member of the state board of medical examiners for the third congressional district, an of- flee created by late act of the general assembly. THE TRIBUNE joins the hosts of friends of the doctor in extending hearty congratulations
 The following item concerning the new pastor of the Baptist church, Eld. J. H. Spurin, is taken from the Col umbus (KyD Critic: "Rev. Spurin preached his farewell sermon at the Baptist church Sunday night, and through respect to him, no service was had at the M. E. church. The closing scenes of his last night in Columbus, were very affecting, and the sorrow was not confined to the members of his con- gregaton. It is with the deepest re- gret that we lose him, for he is one of the purest men on earth, and gifted speaker. There has never existed 90 l friendly feeling between the different I denominations as we have had today, and Rev. Spurlin and Rev. Freeman are due the credit. They laid aside church dogmas and went at noble work, the cementing of fellow love, and the work they have done will live after them. Rev. Spurlin's home will be Berryville, Ark"
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-05-16
Children's Day at the Methodist

Children's Day at the Methodist church Sunday.
 HE TRIBUNE is sorry to have to chronicle the factthis week that At torney F. 0. Butt will in a few days move with his family to Eureka Springs, where he has formed q law partnership with Judge c. G. White. In the remoy- al ot Mir. Butt from our midst our town has sustained a distinct loss. He has been useful to us in every respect that goes to make up an excellent citizen. ana we hope he may soon find it to his interest to return and resume the care of the excellent law practice he has built up here.
 Mayor Porter promises not only to Keep the sidewalk and street improve ments advancing during his admins tratlon, so far as he is able, but he de- ciares that some miscreants that have terronzed the town must be brought to justice, no matter what expense may be necessary to accomplish it. The habit of damaging and destroying private and public property, and disturbing public gatherings he means to break up, and in his efforts upon this line he seeks the CO., operation of every law abiding citizen.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-05-16
REMNMBER

That this is absO- lutely a present, that the only condition is that you trade the worth of the eggs out at Our store, where you will receive the highest market price.
The Green Forest tribune., 1903-05-16
C0XSEY BROS.

COXSEY BROS.
 The Largest Nunl- ber of dozen of Eggs before July |, 1903, will be presented with her own choice of a Dress Pattern selected from Our mammoth stock of Dress Goods.
 You will be given a ticket representing the number of dozen eggs marketed each time and when the time is out you can bring them in and we will count up and see who has won.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-19
CLAR KsRoRO.

The concert and recital held in CLARK :
Hall last Saturday evening for the benefi
# the Mt. Royal public school organ fuDe
vas decided success in every particular
The audience congratulated Miss Grand
i i'd ON her success, declaring it to be thu
finest affair of the kind ever held in Clarks
,nro to their knowledge. Twenty-fou
dollars and eighty FIVE cents was received
rom the tickets sold, of which seven dol
lars and seventy-four cents was paid fol
expenses, thereby clearing seventeen dol
ars and e even cents.
Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Rack were sernaded
last week in tue calithumpian style. Thps
reported having enjoyed 1t.
Mr.. George Walters has recently pur-
chased a new gray horse for the mail
wagon
Miss Alice Brown is. visiting at the homt
lof Miss Nettie Crane OF Newark
Miss Elsie Hoffman gave reception o.
Satufday evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin B ok. Those present were: Nj
md III 5. Calvin Back, Betiamin Griscon
nd wife, Miss Edith Weaver, VIM. Cor
ne James Shnte. Of Phila Bessie Hofs.
man, Cecilia Shute, Laura Davidson, Luls
Clark, Nettie Smith, Abbie Shoemaker.
Nellie TuIlis, Lizzie Test, Of Clarksboro
/ Cecilia Ruder, Ella Green, Martha Kirchet,
1 Mt Royal; Samuel Shute, Jr., Isaac
Davinson. Claf kshoro; Samuel Black, d
1 Swedesboro; Warren Lentz, of Nationa
Park; John st, alton, of Mt Roga Howard
! Heritage, Mckleton; Samuel Sbnte and
wife, j O, Hoffman and wife, Albert Hnff
man, Mrs. Anna Hoffman, VIM. Hoffman
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-19
WHEN no PRIME TREES.

We have had several inquiries as to
the best time Of the year to prune and
trim fruit trees. We first wish to say
that trees in western orchards do not
need and will not stand the amount of
pruning which eastern trees will. and
for the west the safe plan is TO prune
sparingly. combining it TO the removal
Of root sprouts. crossed and interfering
limbs and those which show signs Of
decay. The removal of limbs Of any
size should be done in early June. when
the flow of sap is the strongest and the
growth of new wood rapid The scars
will then quickly heal over If the
. limb removed is over an inch in diam
eter a little paint should be put on the
cut. Small stuff aud root shoots may
be removed any time