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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
ITEMS FROM MARL0WE.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REHERsING FOH
THE cHnIsTmAs ExERCIsEs.
Interesting News and Notes FA ON tins
"Neckvtn The Northern Part
of the County.

Marlowe, West Va. Dec. l5-The
members of the Harmony Sunday
school are rehearsipg for their exer-
cises on Saturday evening. December
"a Preaching services on Christmas
morning at the regular hour.
Mr. Pollen Williamson is home from
an extended tout of the western cities,
including the st Louis fair, which
closed while he was there.
Mss Blanche Murphy. who has been
sick for some time. is getting better,
and her friends hope to sooD see her
out again.
Mrs Emma Houck and lIttle daugh-
ter, Katie, of PALMYRA. are spending
two weeks with the Misses Houck,
near Marlowe.
Miss Mary Q Wolford, Of Downes.
Vile, Md, is spending several weeks
with her sister, Mrs w ID Wright.
MI d H Stroah killed the champion
porkers thus far at Marlowe, the
three netting 1893 pounds a piece.
The snow Saturday prevented the
junior order of B~edington, raising a
flag at the Marlowes school. The
teacher and scholars were verv much
disappointed.
Messrs George and Jesse Drake
have gone to spend the winter in
Pennsylvania, their manv friends here
wish them a pleasant visit
Mr. Jesse Lands and Mr. Moses Cole
who have been suffering tom a severe
attack of quinsy. are able to be ont
again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
DEATH IN THE ICY WATER
Many School Children Killed 81
Fall Of Bridge at Charleston.
WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL,
Structure Across the Elk River COLI
lapsed and the Little ons We're
Dashed to Death Below.

Charleston. w Va. Dec l5--Tha btn|
suspension bridge over the Elk river
at this city, connecting East and
West Charleston. collapsed aud fell
into the river about 0 O'Clock thia
morning.
AT the time OF the accident ther8
were many school children on thG
bridge on their way to school. and
about two score of these were prooipt
tated into the lev water. The alarm
was given. and dozens of men spranG
Immediately to the work OF rescuc~
Many Of the children were taken alive
from the water but it is believed thas
from 10 to % of the children lost their
lives The work Of searching for
their bodies still goes on. and lifalosa
forms are being. nourly taken from tho
river.
Four teams. with their drivorrrr
were also crossing the bridge Al tho
time. and these also went down with
the bridge. swelling the list Of fatali-
ties.
The news of the terrible accidsuo
spread throughout the city. and ia :
short time the shores were lined with
throngs of people. many Of whom
we're searching in a frenzy Of anxiety
for children believed to have been On
the bridge when 1t fell.
1t Is impossible at this hour TO give
a list Of the killed. The authoritisu
are making every effort to ascertnim
the names and number Of the loeo
children.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
Eagles Elect Officers.

Martinsburg aerie, No. 740. II G
Eagles, at the meeting Wednesday elect
ed the~'foliowing officers for the ensu'
ing g a Several applicants for mem.
barship were received at the meeting.
The order Is now paying sick benefits.
having been organized six months,
this being the time before the paving
of benefits is in force.
Worthy President--C A Young.
Worthy Vice. resident-J E De.
Crane.
Past WORTHY Presidents S Felker.
Worthy Chaplain-H $ Shade.
Worthy Secretary-F J TrammeIl.
Worthy Treasurer X Harrison.
Worthy Conductor-G H Piper.
Inside Guard-CharIes Henrietta.
Outside Guard-Joseph Miller.
T~rustees-G W Schili, jr.. GS Hohi-
da and w e Phillips.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
.S7ANDS..PAT ONlTAXL LAWS
Republican Administration Outlines
its Policy in This State.
LEADERS HOLD A CONFERENCE
Governors Message to Legislature
Will Recommend That No Changes
Re Mada in the Tax Laws.

A special dispatch from Parkersburg
saws: The republican policy in West
Virginia will be- ostand fsquarely by
the new tax laws. which caused the
republican state ticket to sruu "a, 600
votes behind the republican national
ticket at the November election
There has been a popular clsmor for
radical changes in the laws, but it
was decided last night at assconference
of about twenty republican leaders,
including Governor White and. Cover
nor-elect Dawson, that no change
would be made by the Legislature
which meets in January, in the laws
as they are now, except some few
amendments of a minor nature.
Tue governors message to the legis-
lature on the tax subject was outlined.
and he will recommend that no ma
terial changes be made in the La vs..
None but the close political friends of
Governor White and Dawson--were adj
mitted to thesconference.
State Senators Colcord and Henslev,
who were there to see the governor in
regard to some important changes in
the laws were not invited to the meet
ing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
alters Transacted at the Session
Wednesday and Thursday.

At the session of the County court
Wednesday afternoon Marv Z Parks
and husband gave a deed to the
County court for a tract of land fol-
the projection of the Charles Town
road, as ordered at a recent session Of
the court. The amount of consider
alton was $4,000. The greater part OF
the afternoon session was taken up in
the auditing, approving and ordering
paid a number of accounts against
the county.
AT the season. Thursday Mr. Ham
mond Hunter produced a petition,
signed by him, asking that the old
papers and records in the county
clerks office be properly classified.
aud that certain indexiDg be done.
The petition was filed and will be
acted on later.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
HOLLAND WILL co T0PEN
Judge Faulkner Gives Him Term
Of Eighteen Years.
REFUSEDTO GRANT NEW TRIAL
ATTORNEY For the Defense Alleged
That the Evidence Did Not Justi-
fv the Verdict Of the Jury.

AT the special term OF the Berkeley
circuit.court Tbusrlav Judge Faux.
ner heard arguments on motion OF At
torney Fa%untleroy for a new trial Tor
Joseph Holland, convicted at the last
session of court of causing the death
of John Harris, colored, in a dynamite
explosion at the home of q colored
woman named Julia White last sum-
mer. Holland was convicted OF MUIR
der in the second degree. and sentence
was deferred pending arguments for a
new trial.
The motion for a gnew trial was
based upon an affidavit that Ida
Dyche, one of the witnesses for the
prosecution, had served a term in the
Maryland p%enitenitiary. and was rem
dered thereby An incompetent witness.
and also the contention that the evil
dence did not Justify the verdict. the
allegation being made that Holland
had not been directly connected with
the ctlut6.
Under the law Of West Virginia a
person serving a term in the penitenti-
arv would still be q competent wit
ness. and this ground was earlv cut
from under the attorney for the de-
fence by the law in the case, who
waived this point and built his hopes
on this other points.
Prosecuting Attorney Lindsav ap.
peared for the STATE and rested the
motion for a new trial. Judge Faulk
ner denied The prayer of the defence
stating the prisoner had had a fan
and impartial trial. He then sen.
fenced Holland to IS years in the
penitentiarv. Attorney for the de.
Tense 'intimated that an appeal would
be taken to the supreme court.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17

is not probable that the fortunate
stockholders of the ~"greatest trust on
earth will be pinched for Christmas
John D Rockefeller. who Ia
credited with the possession Of 400, 00C
shares, receives this year from his oil
investment ONLY $l4. 400. 900, as com.
pared with si7. 800. 900 last year. The
decrease in his income of SO. 200. DOC
will be partly, ii not wholly, made ur
by Mr. Rockefeller, by the increase IN
his dividends on Consolidated Gas and
various other companies mat are
largely owned by Mr. Rockefeller.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
COUNTY OFFICERS QUALIFY
Before the County Court Wednes'
day--Board of Health Report.

The county court convened We'd.
nssday after an adjournment since
last Friday. ALI of the commissioners
we're present and the following bust
ness was transacted at the session
this morning:
Mr. John Fl Mcbride. elected Justice
of the peace Of Gerrardstown. quail
fed and gave bond.
Mr. Ellis Ellis, elected assessor OF
the first district of Berkeley county,
qualified and gave bond.
The county board of health snb-
mitted a report to the court showing
the amount of money expended during
the small pox last year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
"JAWN D. IS A POOR MAN.
ROCK EFELLEh's OIL INcomE ONLY
isI4,4oo, ooo THIS YEAR.
Suggestion is Made That a Cohesion
he Taken Up TO Help Him
Through h winter.

New York, Dec. 15.--To the stock.
holders of the Standard Oil company
checks we're mailed today for amounts
representing a dividend of Z per cent.
on their holdings. This is the last
quarterly divided for 1904. 1t makes
a total dividend for the year OF s36 q
share as compared with s44 last year.
and $45 IN 1909.
Despite this cut in their income II
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
win OBSERVE Christmas Monday.

The greater part of the merchants OF
this city will close their places OF
business on Monday following Christ
mas. the day being a legal holiday
Christmas coming on Sunday. The
dry goods, shoe and jewelry stores
will be closed all day, while the
grocery, meat, clothing and book
stores will close &C II O'Clock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17

Councilman George w. Schill, OF
North Queen street, is qiute sick at
his home. Mr.. Schill has been in bad
health for some time but has been
able to attend to his duties.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
DoNALDsoN-ELLIs
Able to Leave the Hospital.

Mr. William Barnard, who was
operated on at the Kings Daughters
hospital several DAYS ago. Ia improv.
ing rapidly. He has returned TO his
home on South Maple avenue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17

Mrs. volgamotte Bequeathes Propss-
ty to Her Husband and Children.

The will OF the late Mary A. volga-
motto was admitted to probate at the
county clerks Office "Wednesday. The
following Is the manner the property
was beaueathed To her husband
George v~olgamotte. daughters. NEVIS
Dyke, Daisy James. Anna Mcdaniel.
Daisy Caten. and sons, Harvey and
Grant Stevens. the sum OF s28 80
each The remainder Of the estate.
both real and personal. she bequeathed
to her children share and share alike.
No was named.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17

Youngest Child of Mr.. w. G. Sche
Died at Grand Junction, Col.

Mr. Willie Q Schen, who has been in
this city for several weeks in the in
terest of the Spencer Seedless Apple
Co., left "Wednesday over the Balti.
more q Ohio for his home at Grand
Junction, Cola. MIR Scheu expected
to leave the last of this week. but was
called home on account of the death
of his youngest daughter. The child
had been sick for several weeks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
HOME WEDDINGS
Miss Elizabeth G~rozinger Becomes
Bride Of Mr., HenryJ. Burger.
WILL RESIDE IN HAGERsTowN
Where the Groom is a Prominent
business Man-Miss Annie M. Ellis
and Mr.. q. A. Donaldson Wed.

The home of Mr. and Mrs Jobr
Grozinger, ION East Burke street. was
the scene of an interesting wedding
"Wednesday at 8 % O'Clock, when ItheiI
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Grozinger.
and M Henry J Burger, OF Haaers.
town. Nd, were married. The cere.
mony was performed III the parlor cf
the residence bv Rev DR. j A Hcff.
helms, pastor of Christ Reformed
church. The ceremony was witnessed
by a large number of friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties. Tue
house was tastefully decorated with
cut flowers and potted plants. Tho
parlor was beautifully festooned,
while the dining room was decorated
with sniylas aud flowers. Immediately
after the ceremony a reception was
served, which was attended by q
large number. The briba was the no
cipient of many handsome presents.
The bride was attired 10 a dress of
white organdy and carried brides
roses.
Mr. and Mrs Burger spent the night
In Martinspnrg. left Thursday after
noon for Hagerstown. where thew
will reside The groom is head florist
ut Bester's. He has visited here
frequently. having relatives here.
The bride is u popular Young resi-
dent OF this city.
Among those present at the wedding
from other places we're Mr. and Mrs
John Neigh. Miss Daisy Burger r. Mes
srs Thomas Bershing, Edgar Evler
and Henry A Burger. all of Hngers-
town.
DONALDSON-ELLIS
MSS Annie N Ellis. daughter Of MI
and Mrs Ellis Ellis, aud Mr. George
Donaldson. both Of this countv.
we've the principals In q quiet wed.
ding In this county We ,nesdLy The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J G
Lepps. at bis home Ia HedResviile
last evening at z 80 o'clock. Mr. and
Mrs Donaldson will reside In tire
county, where the groom is engaged
In farming.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-12-17
orders Placed for Trimmings.

Orders Placed for Trimmings.
The different SUNDAY schools of this
CITY have placed orders for the pine
for trimming on Christmas. Most of
the schools will have a tree.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
Have You Seen Him To-day?

I can never forget these words and the
strange thrill they awakened in my heart
as they fell from the lips of one who sure.
ly sees Him each day, and carries with her
always the light OF the vision in the shin
ing of her face.
had watched her face as she stood be
fore a great concourse of people to whom
she was asked to speak. 1t was not beau
tiful. as the world counts beauty. but its
look OF quiet peace and radiant joy, such
as all the happiness of the world cannot
give or it's sorrow take away, filled my
very soul with longing.
As she began to speak | listened, every
nerve awake. hoping to learn the wonder.
full secret She read us the wine chapter"
of st. John and spoke OF the necessity Of
our abiding in the perfect life ii we would
live ourselves.
Yes l knew this l had tried to
abide yet at times there was vague
ness. an unreality about it all that broke
the completeness. Have you seer Him
to-day" she went on. All. there it was'
the secret of it all-those eyes had seen,
the heart must abide" then. No wonder
the face glowed with peace and JOY. that
its radiance near blinded our eyes and
made our hearts hungry.
She had seen Him. Jesus, the Christ, to.
day. The message she brought was from
Him, No wonder that our hearts burned
within US
| asked the question OF myself had
gone into my closet OF PRAYER. had called
upon His name-had told Him my desire
asked pardon for my sins, but-had ] seen
Him?
| had left my message bnt had I waited
for an answer Had ! spoken with Him
face to face: Oh. what had | missed?
had run heed,cs.ly into the day with its
duties. its temptations. without the vision
that would have enlightened and made
clear my wav. | had been trying to show
the world Christ I had not 'eeu myself
Reader, have you seen Him to-day? !
do not mean have vou Draved to Him.
have vou knet before Him. but have YOU
seen Him in all His beauty, His holiness
and yet in His humanity?
II You have not come now He waits to
welcome you.-Amy katherine Rcl. in
Deaconcs> Advocate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
Believed To Be "MissIna Link"

Prof Van Sickle, who for some
months has been making geological
charts of the northern part OF Java,
cables the Academy of Science in Am
sterdam that he feels certain that he
has discovered the long-looked-for
missing link. He does not claim the
honor OF the discovery himself, but
says that some weeks ago he was in
formed by a Dutch merchant, Ven
Beuren, that he had discovered a
new species Of monkeys In a dense
forest In which he had lost his way.
The professor started out to look
into the discovery OF the merchant.
and while watching Tor the animals to
appear he heard peculiar. half hu
man voice. Looking up. he saw an
enormous nest and two spe-like ami
mails looking down upon him.
The natives OF that part Of the ISL
and have long known the presence Of
these apes. which they call Ash Pet.
rixi." Unlike any other apes. they
bathe frequently and the females wear
strange necklaces OF twigs and red
berries, and nurse their young sing
ing half-articulated words. They have.
in fact. language. but II consists OF
very few words.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
Insects That Draw Pictures.

Few people. except lumbermen and
scientists. know that there are a lot
OF American insects that draw pic
lures. But lumbermen know 1t to
their cost, for the pictures are drawn
in the timber OF valuable trees. and
the drawing instruments used by the
little artists are their jaws and boring
tools. with which they carve their de-
signs so deeply into the trees that
they die.
The most striking pictures are
made by the Columbian timber bee
tie. When this insect bores into oak
II makes perfect engraving OF q
steamboat. The hull. with its round
ed keel, and the black funnel. are SO
well made that II does not require the
least bit of imagination or study to
see 1t. AS soon as anyone lays his
eyes on piece OF white oak In which
the timber beetle has been he is sure
to exclaim; why. look at the picture
of steamboat"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

II was a horrible sight that Magistrate
Smith of the Long Island City Pohct
Court, was called upon to witness recently.
In row before the dumb.strucll Magis
trate stood ten mothers, blear.eycd, with
bloated faces. disheveled hair and ,oiled
tattered garments. their limbs still tremb.
ling from the debauch OF the day before.
And as the ten mothers stood there.
shaking from the dissipation which had
degraded them. twice that number of lit.
tie ones stood or sat in the court room and
witnessed their mothers shame!
1t was a tremendously natura, thing inr
Magistrate Smith TO eXcam as he viewed
the long line OF wretched womanhood be.
fore him. "Why, this is something awful.
Mothers-with little children, .oo'
When France was in the throes OF \
great crisis, some one remarked to Napo
leon, Sire, wherein lies our hope "In
the mothers of France was the Emper
or's lightning-like reply.
IL our national salvation depends upon
the mothers of the land IN the name of
God what is to become OF us If the drink
habit gets hold of the women:
A drunken father is bad enough, but
when it comes to a drunken mother We
have reached the bottom OF the abyss
We have heard of the devils who. il
is said, ''laugh" real heartily when we I'm.
man beings do anything that Is especially
wicked or degrading.
| don't know how it may be. but it there
are such iiendish creatures it is safe to say
that they made "heli'' fairly echo with
their internal glce as those ten mothers
stood up in that Long ls,and Guy Police
Court.
II was indeed an awful sight a spectacle
to chill the very blood in the veins
II the home is the heart OF the world,
what may we look forward to if that heart
becomes para,ysed by strong drink:
The iather may debauch himself and the
home still he saved by the purity and de-
votion of the mother. but when the moth.
er becomes debauched then the dcugc'
With a denraved motherhood our doom
is sealed. and not all the prayers OF all the
saints on earth and in heaven can save US.
Where is Signor Bondit in this story
OF the ten inebrated mothers with their
little children gazing upon their trembling
frames and inebriated faces there Is ample
material for another and more terrible
"Saturnalia.'
Ii were severely interesting question
to ask, How far hes this strong.drinE virus
worked its deadly way i"to the heart OF
our American wOmanhoodS
How many women, boz many mothers,
are there in the land who rink 1t Is al.
legged by those who know what they are
talking abort that $50, ictv' p literally
honeycombed with alcoholism and here.
in this Long Island case we have the other
extreme. but how about the middle term?
Asl; the wine merchants and grocerymeu
what it is that their wagons carry to far
100 many doors?
But it will not answer to push the in
luny 700 far, and for the present we stop
with the horrible sight OF those ten drunk.
an motherl lined up IN the Long Island
City Police Court.-The Rev. Thomas Il.
Greg Dry. in the National Advocate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
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Breakfast
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How sweet in lfe's weak feeble breath,
70 never fear the sting OF DEATH
Bat silently await the Power
That takes us at the given hour,
And look to heaven. mans greatest prize,
Where tears can never dim the eyes.
How sweet TO know that all is well,
When one can easily foretell
The joyous welcome that's in store
When landing on the other shore.
Here countless thousands gladly sing
Sweet praises to the Christ their King.
How sweet to think when suff ring pain,
The soul is free from every stain,
That in the coming of the dawn,
You're nearer to the Master drawn,
Where sorrow shall forever cease,
And love reign out in perfect peace,
How sweet the thought that night or day,
Whene'er we humbly choose to pray,
That every honest spoken word
Is sympathetcally heard,
So quickly does it reach the ear
Of Him, whom mortals all should fear.
How sweet to know that after all,
The power of Satan can't cnthrdll
A single soul, who will but try
His wicked ways to e'er defy,
But If his company you keep, -
Prepare eternally to weep.
George Mckenzie.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-30
The Crusade In Brief.

The life OF man calls for the death OF the
saloon.
An increasing number OF the ablest phy.
scans are ranging themselves in opposi'
tion to the liquor traffic.
A movement Is now on foot in San
Francisco to secure the passage of an ordi-
nance raising the retail liquor license from
Ssi TO $500 per year.
For character, how stands the question
Of the saloong Who needs to argue that
Why attempt the superhuous task OF prov
ing that the saloon is bad, demoralizng,
degrading, To save American character
we must destroy the American saloon.
A prohibition convention recently met
at South McAlester to organize a Ierritor
ial Christian Federation for the pnrpose
OF preventing the liquor traffic among In
dians. 49,
Ii. A. Ivy, secretary OF the Texas Local
Option Association, says !hat ! mas peen
carefully discussed aud decided upon tc
ask the Legislature TO pass law making
n Unable ofense to drink Intoxicating
liquor in public place IN a local option
In the city OF Minneapolis. MINI, there
are 230J saloons. These are confined TO an
area OF only one-twe.fth OF the city. IN
that district li7 policemen are required u
keep The peace In the other eleven
twelfths there are no saloons, and in thai
vast district twenty eight pollcemen ar
considered sufficient.