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Williams news., 1903-08-15

crite and deny the right of justice and truth to condemn?
 Adam Clark used to say that most persons who attempt to inter pret prophecy become prophets themselves. We have human au- thority this week that the world is to come to an end within forty years! We hardly expect to live to see it.
 The NEWS editor noted the differ ence between the avoirdupois of the pastor and himself last week and gave a reason for the same. We desire to state that as far as we are concerned, ''it is the nature of the beast" to be fat. We have thought that the scant look of the editor came from worry over unpaid sub- scriptions. Let's pay up and see if this theory is true.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

IN this issue appear notices of application for patent by the Petos- key Mining Company, of several mining claims; also a millsite claim in the Buckskin mountains, on the north side of the Grand Canyon, some thirty miles south of Ere donia. There are several compa- nies operating quietly in that sec tion, which is little known to the outside world.
Williams news., 1903-08-15
Boy Cured of Collie After Physicians
 Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when years old was taken with collie and cramps in his stomach. I sent for the doctor and he injected morphine, but the child kept getting worse. I then gave him half a teaspoonful of Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he was sleeping and soon recovered."- F. l.. Wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. MT. Wilkins is bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Go. For sale by all druggists.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

c. A. NEAL, editor and publisher of the Williams NEWS, now wears the gold medal for being the best rifle shot in his town. He can now afford to be bold and outspoken in his paper.-Flagstaff Gem.
 Wrong, Brother Jones. We don't rely on our rife to back ourself up in what we feel to be right, but ex- press our honest opinions regard less. We have never had a man make a gun-play at us and have never made one ourself. Whenever we see something doing that we be- lieve to be wrong, we state our views give the other fellow a chance to state his Gas in the late scrap about county salaries and broken pledges) and let the people judge.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

COMPLAINTS have reached this of flee from subscribers to the NEWS who reside at John Ks camp, near Challender, that their papers do not reach them regularly. It ap- pears that at times the papers dis appear between the postoffice here and the camp. Now, if the party who appropriates these papers oc- casionally will only send in his name, we will place him on our free list. We had rather do that than have those who pay for their papers beat out of them.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

Do you take the NEWS |?
Williams news., 1903-08-15

THE Flagstaff Gem last week said: "If the valuation of the property owners is increased, it will keep Coconino in the list of first class counties and the officers will re- ceive frst-class salaries" Of course, we can not tell yet what the prop erty valuation of the county will amount to, but it seems as if the board was going to do its best to keep her in the first class list. To a man on the outside, who figures the difference in amount the terri tory will receive in either case, it would appear to be poor business proposition; but to the men who will thereby continue to draw first class salaries, it looks to be good business deal. If the board feels that many of the advertised assess ments are too small, they should equalize them in a satisfactory man. ner, and if they want to make a hit with the taxpayer, they will avoid raising Coconino into the first class list. It can be run up near the limit, but the difference in cost te the county if the limit is passed would make a material loss rather than a gain. Think it over.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

AS IF in answer to Brother Oli- ver's plea in another column that a few of our subscribers pay up, we will say that a number complied this week and we no longer have that worried look. but are wearing broad smile. Hope it will grow broader next week.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

SINCE the passage of the sidewalk ordinance, no doubt we will now have better walks throughout the town. They're needed.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

UP to yesterday evening 27OO people had visited the Canyon this week. The round- trip rate from Williams is $6.5O.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

ONE of our new ordinances pro- vides that no woman shall enter in or be about any saloon between the hours of 6 a. m. and 8 p. m. of any day.
Williams news., 1903-08-15

M. J. Kennedy, contractor, of Flagstaff, accompanied his family this far Wednesday on their way to the coast.
Williams news., 1903-08-15
Williams Rifle Club.

The regular shoot was held last Sunday morning at the grounds of the club, with the following results:
Williams news., 1903-08-15
, Church News 
 (Rev. John Oliver edits this column and is responsible for all that appears in it.)

A heart full of love usually means a head full of sense.
 We are told that heaven is above. Therefore, we'll have to climb to get there.
 Ira Sankey, the great singer who worked with Moody, has become totally blind.
 League topic for tomorrow: "En- dure Hardness as Good Soldier" 3. Tim, 2:3-4.
 Unless the heart is freighted with love to God and man, we are to be light-headed in reasoning and serv- ice.
 There is good home talent in be made of it in home entertain ments.
 Tomorrow morning we preach on Gods Obligation to Man," and in the evening on "Heredity and Chris tian Life"
 If Gods love for man was strong enough to bring God to earth, the same love in man should be able to take man to heaven.
 Some of the most regular attend ants at preaching services are not members of any church. We ap- preciate their attention. The entertainment was a success
 in every respect. The League is greatly indebted to those who gave their services on the program.
 Reverend Visitor-Tommy, what
 does the story of Jonah and the whale illustrate? Tommy-That it is hard to keep a good man down. {, "God is not mocked; whatsoever . a man soweth, that shall he also J, reap" This truth is written in the ;, physical, mental and spiritual na-
 ture of man.
 : If you did not attend the enter
 tainment, you may ease your con- - science by paying 50 cents into the O fund to paint the church instead of - kicking yourself.
 Some heroic tales of Christian sacrifice are coming from China
 These reports give us more conf dence in China's future than all o acceptation of creeds. }: We are proud of the young peo- '. pie of Williams. We believe they }, will average up along all lines with
 any young people of the west. This s is not meant as "taffy."
 How many trample upon the love 5 and sensitive feelings of dear ones : to get to the path of sin? How many sisters hang their heads in shame because of brother's sin? Love is detective. How many , try to hide their sin as far as pos sible from a loving mother, wife or ? sister. The prodigal went into a
 'far country" to live his life of sin. We found people at the Canyon who read our notes. And letter ' from Southern California tells us that they keep posted as to church l news in Williams by reading this
 column.
 Is your Savior one who gives you license to worldliness, or is he
 mighty to save and strong to
 deliver" from all unrighteousness? What kind of a Savior are you rec ommending to the world? The sinners hope of the future is somewhat like the consumptive who fears he has the disease but hopes he hasn't, and dies prematurely be- cause he is afraid of the truth an examination might reveal.
 Do you care more for the sham
 than the gold, more for the counter
 felt than the real thing, more for
 the polish of society than the fel
 lowship of those whose every act
 bear the mark of rectitude?
Williams news., 1903-08-15

Tennent Shoes save you money at every step.
Williams news., 1903-08-15
THE TOWN SOLONS LEGISLATE
New Ordinances Introduced and Passed
 and Other Business Transacted.

New Ordinances Introduced and Passed
 and Other Business Transacted.
 A regular meeting of the com mon council of the town of Will jams was held in town hall in said town on the 4th day of August, A. D. 1903, at S:3O p. m. Present, Martin, Mathews, Barney, Wolf and the mayor.
 The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved.
 The bill of the Saginaw x Man istee Lumber Co.,. $9.94, dated Mar. 10th, was referred to the finance committee. On motion of MT. Bar ney, seconded by Mir. Wolf, reso- lution was passed suspending ordi- nance No. 25 from going into effect until further action by the council. The resolution passed by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes, Barney and Wolf; noes, -.
 The following bills were allowed and clerk instructed to draw war rants for same:
 M. L. Ranney, justice fees s 100 Gee Jim, board, prisoners. :. 300 Williams News, printing BIO Susie B. Taber, board and
 room, sick ............. 1000 Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Co.,, lumber .... 44.S6 Jacob Salzman, one saw =. 200 Jas. Reagan, labor, material 25.75 Grand Canyon E. L. & P. Co.
 for July 26.7O
 The clerk was also instructed to draw warrants for July salaries oi the clerk and marshal.
 The meeting then adjourned un- til Tuesday eve., August II, at S:3( D. m. E. G. DUBo1s. Clerk.
 A meeting of the common coun cil of the town of Williams wal held in town hall in said town or the 18th day of August, A. D. 1903 at 9:3O a. m., pursuant to adjourn
 ment. Present, Martin, Mathews Barney and the mayor; absent , Wolf.
 The minutes of the previous meet
 ing were read and approved. A proposed ordinance was intro , duced. entitled "An Ordinance t. F Provide for the Construction, Pres : ervation, Repair and Renewal 0
 Sidewalks and the Establishmen , and Enforcement of Leins for tn t Expense Thereof"
 On motion of Mr. Martin. sec
 onded by Mir. Barney, the sam
 was passed by the following vote : Roll call, present, Martin, Barney 5 Mathews and the mayor) ayes r Martin, Mathews and Barney. , This ordinance, to be known a No. 27.
 Another proposed ordinance wa } introduced and read: "To Regu late Dance Houses, Etc.," and ol motion of MT. Barney, seconded b, MT. Mathews, the boundary lin' was changed from Tabor street t, ; First street (the same to be inserted in the ordinance), by the following vote: Ayes, Mathews, Barney ane the mayor; noes, Martin. On motion of MT. Mathews, sec onded by MT. Barney, the ordi nance was passed by the following vote: Ayes, Barney: Mathews and the mayor. The same to be known as "Ordinance No. 2S."
 The following bills were allowed and clerk instructed to draw war. rants for same:
 c. E. Boyce, ground rent for
 hall $35.OC M. w. Smith, drayage. .... BOG
 On motion of MT. Martin, sec onded by MT. Barney, permit was granted to MT. George w. Mathews to move a frame building from the lots owned by c. M. Thomas to the rear of his store in block No. 4, the same to be veneered with brick.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
BYRDTON.

Misses Maggie Henderson, Oracle
Hurst and Una Kelley left on Fri.
day last for Farmyiile, where they
will attend the Normal School.
Collie Dawson and cousin. Miss
Bertha Dawson, of Heathsvilie. were
the guests of Mrs. Clay Crowther on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G. Hall spent
Wednesday in Baltimore.
Miss Annie Dodson, of Reedyille.
10 visiting Miss Title Davis.
Norwood Hall left last week for
his home in Winchester, Va, after a
three months visit with his aunt.
Mrs. Louise Hall.
Mrs. William Die and sister. Miss
lIayne Wharton, left on Tuesday last
for their parental home in Crisfield,
Md.
Misses Katherine and Grace Pot
ter were In Baltimore last week.
Noble Davis, who is employed in
keedville, is spending few days at
his home here.
Mrs. Joe Rock returned home last
week after pleasant visit at her
home in Gloucester county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musco Barnes. of
Merry Point, spent Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. John Simms.
MAYFLowER. :
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
REHOBOTH.

Wicomico district can count itself
fortunate in having such progress
sive man as w. j. Stakes for her
next supervisor.
Ina Shriner leaves today Friday
for her home in Maryland. Miss
Shriner has been a pleasant visitor,
and will be greatly missed.
Lizzie Luttrell left last week to
continue her studies at the State
Normal School at Fsrmville.
Our farmers seem to see more
clearly the great need of larger and
better arranged barns. Those who
have lately built are Ollie Shriner and
WI. Stakes.
j. @. Degges, of Weems, made a
pleasant call in our community last
Sunday. 1t is likely he will call
again soon.
j. A. Shriner is now employed by
Mrs. Fannie Harding, of Hopeside, to
do considerable building, which will
greatly improve the looks of her al
ready handsome dwelling.
We are glad to learn that our
pastor, who has been quick sick, will
soon be able to smile on us again.
Misses Genevieve and Grace Pinck-
ara have returned from a pleasant
visit to the Eastern Shore.
Miss Lena Pinckard leaves FRIDAY
to Gil very important position in
brlariy Female Seminary, Montgom-
cry county, Md. Son.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
RAINSWOoD.

There was pale of sadness cast
over this place last Monday when il
was made known that the spirit OF
Miss Leila Kent had taken it's flight
to the world unknown. She was a
young girl in her teens, bright and
cheerful, but cut down on the thresh-
old of womanhood by typhoid fever.
She was the daughter of Gustayus
Kent, of Lottsburg. She leaves a
father. several brothers and a sister.
Mrs. William Dawson, of this place.
to mourn her loss.
Harry Cannon, formerly of this
place but now of Washington, was
visiting here last week.
Mrs. G. @. Swami, of this place. is
quite sick at this time.
j. M. Rice. of Oakland. ia re-
covering from his long spell of lung
trouble.
l thank Caesar" for his letter in
that dark hour of my trouble and
hope he will continue to help me out.
AS we will soon have q Justice in
this village it is hoped that there
will not be 60 many concealed
weapons carried by boys.
RED TAPE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
SOME BOATING NOTES.

Mr.. J. t. Payne, who is soliciting
stock for the Peoples Steamboat
Company, is authority for the state
ment that his company has purchased
an additional steamer, and will be-
gin some time this week to run from
the Rappahannock river, via Girls
field.
Leaking two hundred strokes an
hour, and with the sword of eipan-
TIC swcrdfish through her hull, the
i.shlng schooner Actor, Capt. Frank
Norwell, got into Boston last week
The fish rammed the vessel off the
Georges a week ago, and had her
crew not kept constantly at the
pumps until she got to Boston, Can
tain Norwell says she would have
gone to the bottom.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
NEWS FROM wESTMoRELAND

Politics are somewhat quiet in this
county now. The Democratic NOM
lnees have no regular candidates to
hight, only few Independent aspir-
ants who are in the Geld. IL is ex.
pected that the Republicans will
nave a nominating primary in the
near future.
Cople and Washington districts
have nominated district officers.
Montross district will nominate dis
trict officers on the fourth Monday
court day. in this month. A large
attendance of the Democratic voters
is desired. There are several aspir-
ants for the office of supervisor.
The annual reunion of the West
moreland Camp of Confederate Vet.
Grams will be held at Montross on
Sept. Gath. Among the speakers on
the occasion will be II. 4. Lee, jr,
grandson of Gen. Robert Z. Lee, and
recently a member Of the Virginia
Legislature from Fairfax county.
Judge L. r. b. Wright, of Tappa-
hammock, will also make an address.
Dinner will be served free to old
soldiers. A gala day is expected.
John w. Harvey, agsllaut old soldier,
is Commander Of the Camp.
Many of the roads in this county
are being put in good condition by
the road machine. There are some
bad pieces of road vet.
Tho School n.>o..r oc h.. n.
trlct met at Montross Saturday, the
18th instant, and assigned teachers
to the schools for the coming session
In the district. All the schools were
filled with good teachers. There were
several teachers who failed to get
any school. The schools will open
here on the first Monday in October.
Rev. G. M. Connelley filled his ap-
pointment at Currioman Baptist
church last Sunday morning, aud in
the afternoon he administered the
ordinance of baptism to twelve can
didates from Currioman church at
Curriomau wharf on the Potomac.
More than two hundred persons
were present.
A Christian Band of Workers has
been organized 10 Currioman church
Tor the spiritual and financial benefit
of the church. The officers are as
follows: President, Mrs. John r.
Campbell; vice president, Miss Ida
Balderson; secretary, Thomas w.
Scrlmger; assistant secretary, John
4. Campbell; treasurer, Miss Nellie
Scrimger.
Mrs. Johnny Sanford, who has
been critically i'll, is improving.
There is great deal of sickness
In this county. DIR. r.. H. Stuart, as
well as several other doctors, get all
the practice they can attend to.
Nearly all of the canneries in the |
county are running full time. Ii is
generally estimated that on account
OF the shortage in the tomato crop
the factory men will not be able to |
fill more than seventy-five or eighty
per cent OF their cans. STAR.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
HOPESIDE.

IL. L. Leach, T. b. Gilmore and
II. o. Middleton, of Washington,
have been spending the past two
weeks at the home of r. @. Sanford
and enjoying outdoor sports. Mr..
Sanford's home has been q place of
gaiety for some time past, there hav.
ing recently been a number of yisi-
tors there from Baltimore and other
places.
Charlie, Sanford will leave in a
few days for Irvington, where he
will attend school this session.
Miss Jennie l.. Ball left Tuesday
for Dinwiddie county, where she will
teach this session:
G. S. Towles, in company with
Capt. Albert Morris, Of ReedviIle,
left Tuesday on Capt. Morris launch,
ALERT" for the Rappahannock. They
stopped at Irvington and Towles
Point OF their way to Essex county
where they will attend the fair and
spend week or ten days sora and
summer duck hunting.
Miss Bessie Brown left on Tuesday
for Washington, after spending the
summer with Mrs. r. O. Sanford.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
A Card TO the Voters of Northum.
bertrand and WestmOreIaud.

Since announcing my candidacy
for the House of Delegates, from
Westmoreland and Northumberland
information has reached ME, through
esteemed friends, that l ann suspected
of being nnfriendly to the existing
temperance legislation of the State.
can say, in all candor, that fully
realize the strong sentiment prevail
ing IN Northumberland and West
moreland in favor of temperance.
Fully conscious, then, of this senti-
ment, should feel disgraced and
like traitor to ask my people for
their support, and then, after it was
trustlngly given, to turn my back
upon them and go counter to their
wishes. have ever tried to shape
my course by conservative com pass.
and l should deem it my bounden
duty, if elected, to determine nv ac-
ton IN the Legislature by the wishes
of my constituents, who have at
heart, the moral, social and material
interests of our dear old State.
Respectfully,
j. A. PALMER
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
W. McDONALD LEE. EDITOR.
Friday. September is. 1908.
The great "Justice john of Rich
mond occasionally dispeuses with the

/, The great "Justice John" of Rich
mond occasionally dispenses with the
Bible upon which to swear witnesses
and secretly substitutes in its stead
an old dictionary. He says he does
this to prevent suborned witnesses
and accused from adding perjury to
the category of their crimes. JUS
tice Crutchfield is merciful in such
designs, but his ruse hardly wipes
away the crime of perjury as long as
the intent is there. Some opponent
of local option uses in argument the
statement that local option has
caused more sins of perjury than all
the sin caused by whlskey. Perjury,
according to his view, is piled up in
our courts. That is one of the sins
OF whiskey. Men who buy illictly
inmsny instances swear falsely. Lo-
cal option may be said to increase
crime in this direction, but it GER
tainly diminishes it in others. The
man who perjures his soul Injuries
himself the man addicted to drink
Injuries himself and usually many
others. Doubtless perjury is piled
mp in courts where whiskey trials &C.
cur; it is obviously then the duty of
courts and good citizens to put down
the evil that causes it, and that is
none other than liquor selling. There
is no getting around the fact that
when brought to trial illicit liquor
dealers use every method available
to rebuff and weaken the complain
ants cause, and the most common
one is through false witnesses. The
buyer of speak-easy liquor who will
testify that the stuff is liquor and that
1t will make drunk is unique for his
sterling honesty. And jurors are
becoming acquainted with these
facts, aud weighing them accord
ingly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
GOOD BUSINESS npENINa

store, dwelling, barn and other
out buildings, with, three acres of
land, can be bought for $4,000.
Worth 80 per cent more. SITUATED
IN Tine business section of Northern
Neck, where $4,000 business can
be done. Also farm adjoining can
be bought. The man that wants a
good business and bas the money
can secure the bargain. No inoui-
rles unless business is meant. This
offer will not be for long. Address
VIRGINIA CITIZEN, Irviugton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18
TIBITHA.

Messrs. McAllen & Byrd are max.
ing preparations to start a newspaper
In Reedville, the first number of
which will be issued about October
/. The paper will be a six-column.
eight-page sheet, and will be thor
oughly Democratic in politics. The
price OF the same will be one dollar
per annum. We wish the YOU NO
gentlemen abundant success in their
enterprise.
10 consequence of the great scarcity
of fish in the bay our fishing steam
ers are now fishing along the coast.
Following is the result Of the reg
istration in Fairfields district inst
closed: Burgess Store, Is whites, 4
coiored Lillian, 10 whites, s colored ;
Reedville, 8 whites, o colored total.
35 whites, 12-colored.
Our young friend, Starke Jet,
who has been spending the vacation
with his parents in this section, left
ON Friday afternoon for Randolph
Macon College, where he is studying
for the ministry. Starke is quite a
talented young man, and we bespeak
for him brilliant. career as Meth.
odist minister.
Miss Mamie Holiday was appointed
by the School Board at their last
meeting as the teacher for Fairport
school, but, as she did not like that
position she has prevailed upon the
Board to send her back to Oak Grove.
where she taught as principal last
session. We are glad that Miss
Mamie is again in our midst. She
is first class teacher.
We were shown an ear of corn a few
days since by Capt. o. M. Williams.
IL consists of one ear around which
are clustered six other ears. They
are all well developed ears, each one
illed with grains of corn.
Miss Ella Haynie has been en-
gagged as teacher of the private school
1t Edwardsville. f 80
We are sadly in need of rain in
his section. Everything is exceed
ngly dry. OCCASIONAL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-18

Now that Senator Martin has
frankly announced his position on
the primary plan We suppose the
good sense of the esteemed PeniRsular
Enterprise, the Norfolk Virqinian-
Pilot, and a number of others, will
prompt them to do the amende hon
orable. Here is the kind of rot some
OF our contemporaries have been led
unnocently, let us hope) into pa blish-
ing:
- The adherents of senator Martin no
Longer conceal the fact that they do
not favor the State primary plan and are
doing all in their powert to break it down.
They, OF course, voice the sentiment OF
Mr.. Martin in the matter He never has
been, so far as any one knows, and
doubtless never win be willing to trust
the people TO name his successor
The contrast with Senator Mar
tins frank utterances, Published else
where, is quite apparent, and the So
cent feeling should take possession
OF some of the fraternity.