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Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Miss Dora Kelly is visiting in
Seed Tick neighborhood.
j, II, Roberts aud wife and Mrs.
Fannie Roberts and son, visited
w. S. Edwards and family one day
last week.
Joe Kelly robbed stand of bees
last week that Melted him seven
dollars cash How is that for
one stand of bees.
Mrs. Fannie A. Roberts family
enjoyed reunion of its members
Sunday, July the 10, that her home.
Those present were j. II. Roberts
aud wife of South Carolina; w.
X. Roberts of California; E. d,
England and wife Fand Elmer
Edwards aud Miss Cora Leila of
st. Louis w. s. Edwards and
familyi f. w. Niles and family Of
Mexico; f. III. Roberts, who has
not yet flown from the home nest;
Miss Mamie Hook; and Mrs. Min
ME Cummings and Mrs. George
Kunkel of Mexico. 1t was an en-.
iOyable oecasiOn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14
CANT.

Plenty of rain.
Harvesting has begun.
Cant base ball team beat Beaver
Dam on Monday afternoon. Score
% to -.
Salt River Sunday school is 60
ing to have a picnic in the near flu
ture.
Miss Cassie Woolery has the
measles.
Egbert Sims shipped his cattle
first of the week.
Mrs. Joe Reed and Mrs. I. j.
Williams spent Sunday with their
father, Mr.. Giles Adams, it being
his 85th birthday,
Mrs. S. P. Cunningham and
children visited her sister, Mrs. j.
E. Wallace, Tuesday.
E. F. Beatty was in Centralia
Monday.
Mrs. Annie McCarty's health is
improving, we are glad to say.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14
MoLINO

SO much rain the farmers work
is very much delayed.
A large number of hogs deliv-
cred in Mexico to Mundy q Powell
from this vicinity in the last week
Miss Vergie Olsen who has been
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

l.. H. Jasper shipped a car of
sheep to the st. Louis market but
on account of the strike among the
packing house men was unable to
sell the stock and shipped back to
Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Miss Estelle Boatman of this
city, who taught at StrOther last
year, was reelected to the same
position but had a better offer at
Naylor, Audrain county, Sailing
township, and has accepted the
latter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Anderson and Edmonston, charg-
ed with disturbing the peace Of
Hardin College, are to be tried be-
fore Judge Bass next Saturday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Audrain Republicans strongly
endorse Clarence A. Barnes of
Mexico for Attorney General.
Barnes was empowered at the mass
convention Saturday to select six
delegates and alternates to the
State Nominating Convention,
same to have half vote each, to be
held at st. Joseph, Mo-, July 81,
1904.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Company F. Fourth Regiment
N. G. NJ, of Mexico, leaves the
latter part of this week for the en-
campment at Nevada July 1926.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

r. l.. Canterbury, raised in this
county, late of Hoenhue, Colorado,
now of Tabasca, Colorado, pushes
his subscription date to the MES
SAGE up to June 6, 1905.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Rev. w. F. Taylor, late of this
county, now Of Center, called on
the MESSAGE last week, renewing
his subscription. Bro. Taylor is
one of the most popular young
preachers with the people of his de-
nomination.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

One man was killed and six per-
sons injured in a wind and thun-
der cloud which passed over st.
Louis Monday afternoon,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

MADE BY THE.
MEXICO ROLLER
CUSTOM MILLS,
LIST Grade, 0. K. Patent.
I'd Grade, Straight Patton
Sd Grade, Standard.
4tl Grade, Eagle.

Special price made on 500 lbs or
ove", Highest price paid foE
grain Exchange with the FARM
ers a specially. Full stock of mill
feed on hand. Satisfaction guar
anteed or money refunded.
EUGENE E. JONES, Manager
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Ed. w. II. Hook of this city
will preach in New Florence next
Sunday. breaches in that place
once a month.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

M. E. Hook and family will
move back to Mexico from Kansas
City. Glad to have them return.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

The business men of Farber have
organized a stock company aud
will erect and equip a 2l-room
hotel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Mrs. Hannah, Cumberland, 81
years of age, living in west Mexico
was stricken with paralysis one day
last week. She is somewhat i'm
proved. Mrs. Cumberland lives
alone. Relatives and friends are
caring for her.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

r. L. Ruse, of Laramie, Wy,
renews for the MESSAGE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

o. l.. Steel left this week for
Indian Territory in the interest of
Hardin College.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Little Miss Helen TorreysOn at
Laddonia is in very i'll health.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Missouri's apple crop will be
short this year; not more than
fourth the average.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Miss Abbie Sullivan will teach
in the Prairie Lea district next
term.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

The Circuit Court granted a d.
vOrce between Annie NJ. Lewis
and Oscar Lewis,
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

There has been a potato corner
in Kansas City, the price ranging
from 81 .S5 to So 90 per bushel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14
y HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. =

Charlie Clendenin has sold his
cafe to James Ringo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Chris MATHS of Rush Hill lost a
fine COW by lightning last Sun
day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14
LIBERTY.

Too wet for harvest.
Meadows look fine.
George Younger is up and
around after a two weeks spell Of
fever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

The Circuit Court granted a d.
vOrce between Annie NJ. Lewis
and Oscar Lewis.
In the case of Oscar Collins ct
al VS.. 7. w. Crawford, the Circuit
Court found for the defendant.
Phe directors of the VIM. Pol
lock Mill & Elevator Co. have been
reelected for another year. They
are: VIM. Pollock, w. w. Pol
lock, j. r. johnson, A. Carter,
Jr., j. F. Llewellen and A. s.
johnson.
Frank Beagles of Cripple Creek,
Colorado, writes his father here,
j. M. Beagles, that he is still pros
pering in the West. He has been
serving as a deputy sheriff in the
mining troubles at Cripple Greek.
Says it is an unthankful job and
risky. He was within a short dis
lance of that dynamite explosion
recently when those non-union
men were blown up and killed.
Frank does not sympathize with
| the striking miners in their cause
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Mr.. James H. Balfour and Miss
Marie Gulick were married last
Monday at the residence of Mr.. r.
f. Gulick, southeast of Mexico,
Rev. W. D. Pulls of Centralia Of
floating. Miss Hattie Horton and
Mr.. John Gulick were the attend
ants. The parents of the bride
gave the couple Il sumptuous din
ner and there was a Joyous dance
given i'll the evening. All went
as merry as a marriage bell. "
The MESSAGE joins many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. BalfOur in extend
ing them best wishes and warmest
congratulations.
Mrs. S. j. Duncan died at her
home in Marshall last Sunday of
typhoid fever. The body was
shipped to Mexico her former
home for interment. She was for
merly Mary Lee Kelso and was
married to S. j. Duncan in Mex
leo 10 years ago. Was in her
Both year; born in Galloway cOun-
ty. Her aged father, j. M. Kelso,
resides in Mexico, besides two
brothers, T. j. and F. P. Kelso.
Deceased was a member of the
Christian church and was a good
woman and earnest Christian. Her
pastor at Marshall came with the
body and preached the funeral
here. The pail bearers were j. A.
Abbay, E. R.Locke, Il. B. Duncan,
Ross Cauthorn, w. L. Harper
and G. A. Blckner.
r. B. Kerr, eleven miles north
Mexico, was in town Tuesday. He
told the MESSAGE of a severe
storm in his section at about
o'clock Mopday afternoon. The
cloud passed to the southeast,
Hail as large as hen eggs fell. Mr.
Kerr had a fine 80 a. field Of corn
ruined, the blades split into shreds
Others who suffered from damage
to their crops were j. A. Bolts,
Henry Fisher, James Umstead,
Frank Beam, Henry McCue, Wea,
yer Bros. aud VIM. Doeblin. The
worst damage was over a strip OF
country about a mile wide and
three miles long. The oats fields
suffered and gardens almost ruined
The wind was almost a hurri.
cane. MIR. Kerr thinks the cloud
raised and then dropped over on
ST, Louis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

Phe directors of the VIM. Pol
lock Mill & Elevator Co. have been
reelected for another year. They
are: VIM. Pollock, w. w. Pol
lock, j. r. johnson, A. Carter,
Jr., j. F. Llewellen and A. S.
johnson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

crops of all kinds never were bet
ter"
We had two fast horses in town
last week--they were both caught
in barbed wire.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

In the case of Oscar Collins ct
al VS.. 7. w. Crawford, the Circuit
Court found for the defendant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-07-14

HE MESSAGE
THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1904
y HAPPENED AND HAPPENING. \
Charlie Clendenin has sold his
cafe to James Ringo.
r. L. Ruse, of Laramie, Wy,
renews for the MESSAGE.
Little Miss Helen TorreysOn at
Laddonia is in very i'll health.
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Chris MATHS of Rush Hill lost
fine COW by lightning last Sun
day.
Miss Abbie Sullivan will teach
in the Prairie Lea district next
term.
o. l.. Steel left this week for
Indian Territory in the interest Of
Hardin College.
Missouri's apple crop will be
short this year; not more than
one fourth the average.
There has been a potato corner
in Kansas City, the price ranging
from $1.S5 to $500 per bushel.
M. E. Hook and family will
move back to Mexico from Kansas
City. Glad to have them return.
The business men of Farber have
organized a stock company aud
will erect and equip a 2l-rOOm
hotel.
Ed. w. H. Hook of this city
will preach in New Florence next
Sunday. breaches in that place
once a month.
One man was killed and six per-
sons injured in a wind and thun-
der cloud which passed over st.
Louis Monday afternoon.
Anderson and Edmonston, charg-
ed with disturbing the peace Of
Hardin College, are to be tried be-
fore Judge Bass next Saturday.
Company F. Fourth Regiment
N. G. NJ, of Mexico, leaves the
latter part of this week for the en-
campment at Nevada July 1926.
r. l.. Canterbury, raised in this
county, late of Hoenhue, Colorado,
now of Tabasca, Colorado, pushes
his subscription date to the MES
SAGE up to June 6, 1905.
l.. II. Jasper shipped a car OF
sheep to the st. Louis market but
on account of the strike among the
packing house men was unable to
sell the stock and shipped back to
Mexico.
Miss Estelle Boatman of this
city, who taught at Strother last
year, was reelected to the same
position but had better offer at
Naylor, Audrain county, Sailing
township, and has accepted the
latter.
Rev. w. F. Taylor, late of this
county, now of Center, called on
the MESSAGE last week, renewing
his subscription. Bro. Taylor is
one of the most popular young
preachers with the people of his de-
nomination.
Mrs. Hannah, Cumberland, 81
years of age, living in west Mexico
was stricken with paralysis one day
last week. She is somewhat i'm
proved. Mrs. Cumberland lives
alone. Relatives and friends are
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
PEARLS FROM THE SHELLS.

Mr.T. NJ. Fitchett, of Fisherman, Va, Is
the guest OF relatives near Capeville.-
Northampton Times
Mrs. A. l.. Winder, OF Wheaton. and
her three children are the guests of her
mother, Mrs. w. Matters
Tribune.
The services conducted by DR.. H. NJ.
Wharton and Mr.. II. Z Mitchell nj the
South Street Baptist Church are rapidly
growing in interest. The program for
to-day contains four interesting services.
At 10 O'Clock service will be held for
children and young people, and another
at IL a. M, at both Of which DR. Whar.
ton will speak. At 3 p. m. a meeting for
men only will be held, at which DR..
Wharton will deliver his famous address.
death at q frolic," and Mr.. Mitchell
will sing THE Handwriting on the
Wall" Mr.. win Phillips, OF Tappahan.
mock, will also sing. At 7:45 p. m. the
praise service for the night service will
begin, led by Mr.. Mitchell and the chorus
DR.. Wharton has promised to deliver his
famous lecture, "a Picnic In Palestine, !"
sometime during this week. Mr.. Mitch.
ell will sing 1.-THE Holy City" on thi.
occasion.-NorJ6H Landmark
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
WHITE STONE

Miss Helen Ball, of Baltimore, is on a
three weeks visit TO Miss Gertrude Hall
at this place.
Capt. and Mrs. Geo. p. Squires and
Willie Longworth left wednesday for a
ten days stay on Long Island, N. Y.
Mrs. Nj. c. Burgess, an aged and
devout Christian lady, diei last week
at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Susan (. Sanders, where she had lived
many years. Her remains were inferred
In the Methodist cemetery here. She was
member OF that church. Nearly twenty
years ago the piety Of the deceased was
exhibited In what is still remembered as
a remarkableway. A storm came near
wrecking a Weems line steamer ON
which she was passenger. The Captain
and all hands gave up as lost. Mrs.
Burgess during the whole time was offer
ing the most eloquent and fervent an
peals 20 Heaven, aud this, with her COM
posure and exhibit of faith, encouraged
crew and passengers. The storm abated
and the ship came Into port battered and
bruised, but with every soul safe. The
steamer officials later recognized Mrs.
Burgess good offices In substantial way.
Mrs.Wallace W. Buchan, who has been
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
MILLENBECK.

DIR. George ii. Stewart was q pleasan ;
visitor at the home Of j. f. Blakemore
last week
Jerry Courtney, ST of Bertrand, died
last week and the remains were taken to
Warsaw for interment.
The patrons at the postoflice arc com.
planning about the moving of the office.
TT. Warren shipped two vessel loads
OF cord wood last week.
w. A. Armstrong and p. ]. Warren.
jr.' attended the fair at Tappahannock
the latter part of last week.
Misa Toyles. of Bertrand, arrived
home last week after pleasant trip to
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Carrie Davis, of Philadelphia, is
pleasant visitor at the home of Mr..
j. w. Chowning.
The canning house here has had a
large room added to it.
w. L. Shackleford, of Saluda, was
seen here recently.
VIM. Patterson, colored, while out
hshing last week caught young shark.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Il.
Wood was made happy on Sunday last
by the arrival of q fine girl baby.
Quite large party from Erbanna
was at this place on Sunday.
Eddie Blakemore is sinking an arte.
sian well at the home of Collin Chiffon.
near Ottoman.
Sunday School will be reorganized
next Sunday In the carriage shop at this
place. All are requested to come.
In THE Coop OLD SUMMERTIME.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

His friends in the Northern Neck will
be pleased to learn that Rev. j. II. Amiss
former Presiding-Elder here, is recovering
from his recent illness in Danville.
Wstermen are busy getting ready for
the oyster season, which opens In Vir
ginia on the 10Th. The Maryland season
opened yesterday, the LIST.
Mrs. l.. Z. Walker aud daughter, Miss
Lucy, of Baltimore, who have been sum-
mering at Rehoboth Beach, Del, are
spending while at Cape May before re-
turning to their home in the city.
Thomas Ball, jr, who has been spend
ing the summer with his relatives, Mr.,
and Mrs. o. A. Reach, in Wichita, Kan.
sas, will not return to Virginia this fall,
but will spend the winter there on &C.
count Of his health. Mr.. Ball will con-
tinue tc claim Northumberland county
as his home.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
STATE JUNIORS WIN.

Judge Grinnan, in the Chancery
Court at Richmond, has gwen his
dicision in the fight between the
State Council Called irsurgentsl
and the National Council, and it is
all that the State body could wish
Judge Grinnan, in his decision,
declares that the State Council of
Virginia, incorporated under Act of
the General Assembly February 18th,
1900, "is the supreme head of the
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics in the State of Virginia"
and his order restraints the National
Council from using the name of State
Council of Virginia, or any other
name of like import, or carrying out
under any such name within Vir.
ginia any of the objects for which
the National Council or its subor-
dinates were organized.
Eight councils of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics hereto
fore adhering to the National Couu-
Gil of the order around Hazelton, Pa,
representing LOO memb ers, and
with over $4,000 in their treasures.
have decided to secede from the
National Council of the order, and
join the new insurgent order of the
Order of the Independent Americans.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
PLAYED BALL.

The prettiest game of ball played in
this section for many a day was wit
messed on the Iryington diamond We'd
nesday afternoon when the home team
was defeated by fredericksburg by score
OF 6 to in ten innings. Six innings
without score; in the seventh Irvington
made run; in the ninth the visi-
tors scored. In the tenth several wild
throws gave Fredericksburg five more
runs and the game.
Henry Dohrman. of Kilmarpock, UNI
pired. The visitors were gentlemanly
and jolly fellows, and they were met In a
like spirit. The star play of the day was
a left,hand catch by Tom Mason, of Irv-
ington, in centre field. Bell and Patter-
son for Fredericksburg, and Mitchell and
kirkmyer for Irvington, were the batter
les. A small entrance fee was charged,
and the gate receipts Melted nearly
twenty-five dollars. These two teams
will meet in their second contest on the
diamond in Irvington at o'clock today,
September end.
As we go TO press fredericksburg is
playing Kilmarnock on the latter's
grounds.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
SHARPS.

Willie IIuttrell and sister, Miss
Nettie, recently visited friends aud
relatives in Middlesex county.
Miss Lille Meekins, after very
pleasant visit to relatives in Lancas-
ter county, returned home Saturday
Miss Inez Meekins, who left home
last Saturday to spend some time
with friends near Emmerton, re
turned home Monday sick with the
mumps. We sympathize With her
and hope she may soon recover.
Miss Alberta Graves, of Locust
Hill, returned home Monday after
a very pleasant visit to friends at
this place.
Mrs. G.. A. Jones and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Fredericksburg, are
visiting in the village this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Headley re-
turned from fredericksburg Satur-
day night. where they went to pur-
chase furniture for their new house.
Miss Beanie Northern returned
to Middlesex Monday after very
pleasant visit to her mother near
Emmerton.
We are glad to report the family
of Alfred Luttrell improving.
Messrs. Geo. Fidler and Albert
Harris returned from Washington
Saturday.
Leila Davis recently visited friends
at Tilghman's Island, Md. He was
accompanied home by l.. Rude.
SCHOOL GIRL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Quarterly meeting of this circuit at
White Stone Methodist church Saturday
and Sunday OF next week, September
10th and 18th.
Preaching at Wesley Chapel next Sun.
day at 7:30 p. m. The pastor requests
that collection cards be brought In. The
congregation will be asked for contri
button.
Revival iervic0s will begin at White
Marsh next Sunday. Services at IL and
3, with lunch between. Rev. g. O. Tut.
tie will preach on Sunday. The pastor
expects other help during the week.
Rev. DR.. John Harmon, of Richmond
will begin revival services at Andrew
Chapel, Methodist Episcopal Church, at
Montross, next Sunday. The pastor
Rev. J. w. Fizer. with Rev. Lee G..
Crutchfeld, are conducting revival ser.
vices at Lebanon Methodist Church.
The new Corrotoma1 Baptist church
will be dedicated the Second Sunday In
September. DR.. A. B. Dunaway will
preach the dedication sermon. All day
services. G.. T.. SHAKI.RPoRD
Chairman Of Building Committee.
Following are notices of the Metho-
dist Protestant church, Rev. j. F.
Wooden, pastor: Preaching at Fairfelds
Sunday September 18th, II a. m; Liberty
3 80 p. m. Prolracted services at Liberty
will begin on third Sunday In September,
preaching at $50. Special service on
Friday night before at 7.30. DR.. Little,
President of the Maryland Conference,
will visit this charge and Iresch at the
following churches: Fairfelds September
9Th at 3 O'Clock. Sunday, September It'll,
Wicomico at ii a. No., Smyrna 3 p. m.
The Ladies Aid Society of Alton NJ. p.
Church will hold their regular meeting
Tuesday September 9Th.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
WEEAIS.

Inspector Hardy returned Friday from
an extended trip through Tennessee anC
West Virginia. Mr.. Hardy was gone
about month, and reports a glorious
time.
Miss Naomi Howeth, of Elizabeth
City, N, c., is dividing her time this week
between her brother, G. o. IIoweth, OF
Corrotoman Point, and the Misses Buck
at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Owen and son
Richard, OF Washington, spent last week
with the former gentleman's brother
Ii. K. Owen, here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayne Johnson have q
daughter barely two weeks old il their
home now TO cheer It.
Misses Nancy David and Katherine
Murphy and Messrs. w. III. Hersey, F. L.
Byrd, W. Q. Lawson and Vernon Codd
al of Baltimore, were among the late
arrivals at Point Francis.
Miss BonnIbel Cross returned Friday
from visit to friends In Essex. While
away she contracted a serious cold, and
has stree been under physicians care.
Mrs. II. A. Crittenden has also been re.
ceiving medical attention.
Sergeant and Mrs. Vim. +. Russell and
son, VIM. T. jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lohnes, all of Baltimore, arrived Tues
day on ten days visit at The home of
Lawson Winstead. Miss Daisy Win
stead, who has been in Baltimore the
past three months, returned home with
them.
Ii. E. Owen attended the Republican
Convention at Tappahannock We'd
nesday.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
NOMINI GROVE.

The farmers are busy saving their
fodder.
Owing to the tomato canneries not
being IN operation the tomato crop
is especially small this season. When
the canneries are not in operation our
farmers have SO far to haul the to
matoeS that as consequence very
few are raised.
Jas. A. w. Smith, of Oldhams, has
been quite sick with malarial fever,
but under DIR. Segar's attention he is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Merriman and Miss Florence
-Straughn, of Baltimore, have been
visiting Miss Straughn's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. III. Straughn, of
Oldhams, for few weeks, and at
tending Marvin and Kirkland Grove
camps.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark and sister.
Miss e. 2. Wright, were in Baltimore,
the past week.
Mrs. Clark went for medical treat
ment, as she has been in delicate
health FOR some time past.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mothersheatl
and son, Frank, of Washington, were
the guests of r. Ii. Mothershead, of
Lyells, the past week.
The young people here are greatly
enjoying straw rides these pretty
moonlight nights.
X. Il. Coates, of Mt. Holly, spent
Sunday at his home, near here.
Mrs. A. j. Rock, of Oldhams
was the pleasant guest Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. A. Coates, recently.
r. ID. @.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-09-02
wEsTMORELAND BOY KILLED.

Joseph Key, white, aged twelve,
was shot and killed Sunday morning
on the farm known as Shawsmont,
owned by commissioner RI. Battaile.
in the upper part of Westmoreland
county, by Tom Baylor, colored, aged
sixteen years. No one was present
when the shooting took place. The
negro reported that the shooting was
done In tussle between him and
the white boy. The weapon was a
single-barrel breech-loadiLg shotgun.
No. 6 shot was used and at close
range. The load entered the left
breast just below the clavacle, sever.
ing the subclavian artery and carry
ing out part of the lung, the load
passing out through the vertebral
column. Death was almost instan-
taneous. Coroner Mothershead's
verdict was that death was caused by
shot wound, the gun being in the
hands of Tom Baylor. Sheriff Har-
vey landed Baylor in Jail at Montross.