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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
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IS sTlGH sTtiE GRASP OF
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REC INT EARS. ~
sBUzzARD'sf BAYi$is FROZEN OVER
rom ne LIzABETHi ISLAND
TO NEW BEDFORD.
a ~ .Publishers' Press,

q
osTON Mass, Feb. g The New
England Coast south Of Cape Cod is
tight n the grasp \ Of one Of the
worst Ice embarg goes known In recent
sears. While in Boston harbor the
only inconyen ience caused 5isSbys float
ing ice. South Of the Cape conditions
are far different, ntucket:sound be!
ing almost covered over while Vine
yard sound Is filled with ice. ..s;
The island Of Nantucket is cut OF
from the outside world and until the
Sernbargo is lifted there is little prob
ability 81 the steamers being. able to
proceed Ito Woods Hole. II II
AZ Vineyard Haven the harbor is
frozen over, and vast fields Sof ice
extend for miles out into Vineyard
sound. So
~ sEBuzzard's Bay. is frozen over prac.
Btically all the way from the Eliza.
beth Islands to New Bedford.
Narragansett Bay is full of ice, and
at a. Newport the harbor is frozen over
and shipping Is alta standstill.. The
small Eharbor launches and ferries
have been obliged to cease operations
and only the larger steam vessels
can move, All harbors in Maine are
closed or are fast closing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
SElNHTEGIEIIRIlED. HAIL
FORAGHONTO.DA

~
made their appearance IN the House
on Saturday N1organtown,% through
House Bill &lo5; Warrington, William.
SOP, aIingo county; Bclington, Graf.
ton, all presented measures asking
for tt,r; now or amended charters. The
new license BILL which amends and
re.enacts chapter SO Of the Code,
made Its appearance In the House
Saturday morning, the same bill hay.
ing been presented In the Senate the
day previous. This bill in the House
rs Is No.ss41, and Is a measure that will
command a good portion Of the time
Of the Legislature during the remain.
der9of the session. lst
|, Another bill presented Saturday
was the one requiring a fifty dollar Ii.
censeg fee from travelling opticians or
ocullsts. x. ls,i5
1.-THE finance committee in the
House recommended favorably a bill
recurring railroads to connect with
the side tracks Of any coal company
and when connections are made to
furnish a pro rata supply Of cars to
the u coal operator. The same com.
mlttee also passed fayorably on a
tblllsWhich gives to constables for
serving the same fees as received
by the sheriff. Chairman Powell, 81
the finance committee In the House,
by request introduced a bill contem.
Continued on Fifth Pase.) II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
HUNTINGTON sALooNlsT
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.

HUNTINGTON, Feb. George
Frampton, a prominent saloonist.
committed suicide here at four O'clock.
yesterday afternoon, as the result of
matrimonial difficulty. His wife left
him a number Of years ago, but la
ter reconciliation was effected,
Frampton had been drinking for a 1,
number Of days, and was in low
spirits. He went to the home Of his
mother this morning and said he
\ would commit snicide His mother
had the Eonly eyolxer in the house,
and Tramp ton as soon as he was.
alone, hunted up q bottle OF arsenic
and drank three founce les. He. was lead
when discovered,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
CRASH g Of. ENGINES
FOLLOWED BY FIRE
+ DID CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN
ss ~ He LocAL<.YARD SATUR-
III z. "a: DAY NIGHT.

robably the worst accident that
ever happened in the Fairmont yard
was the one Of Saturday night, in
which IA caboose was almost totally
DESTROYED by. fire and a baggage car
was badly damaged, while engine
Twas sent to the Grafton shops
II for repairs as a result. ~
The first section of train 50, with
g21acars, was taking water at the west
bound plug, with the rear end ex.
( tending so far back that yard engine
lila III could not switch a train lying
Hony the an. r. spur. Conductor Nuzum
sofS the yard engine, pulled out on the
main line behind the freight in order
Ito complete his work as soon as the
freight should pull out.
The second esction OF So. came down
D and, notwithstanding that the tail
flights on the caboose and the head
flight on the yard engine were burn
ling brightly, the second section
- /. ! = {. T. 3H 4
sicrashed into the yard engines train,
struck the freight. The pas
S$s5senger cars attached to yard engine
Were more or less damaged, and the
NY ia as mentioned before was put out
10Y business temporarily s.
r The caboose Of the first section was
pretty badly smashed up, and by rea.
son Of the jar a stove was overturn.
Sed, Setting fire; to the car. The rest
/ {ssof the train was cut; off and sent
down the track, while another yard
engine showed the burning caboose
ito the east bound water plug where
gan attachment was made and,
stream of water turned on. In the
meantime an alarm was turned in to
Ssthe central station, and the depart
ment answered.. They connected with
|: plug on Washington street and
soon stopped the blaze. The damage
38is estimated at sl25.OO
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
M'.INIS'T'ER''S.TEX /
WAS scARRlED Q UTSTo THE LIMIT
BY THE PREAc r. HIM:
III SELF. ij59
(By Publishers Press. !

& WILMINGTON Del, Feb. C:-The
Rev. Oscar B HAYES, Of the Unitarian
Church IN Germantown, Pa, had Jan
engagement to preach in this city
yesterday. He missed a train in
Philadelphia and to keep his $engal se.
ment hired an engine and one car and
was brought here on special in
twenty-eight minutes being & nearly
one mile a minute. n ...ii
The sermon was on the subject OF
perseverance and the necessity Of do
ing whatever one sets out to do. The
text was merely q coincidence. 6
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
MRS. DUKE .I| I:
= - -. ! : ,'E..
CAN I, CO. FREE SO FAR AS DIS.
! Il RlcT$ATTo RNEYs oFsTExAs s9 a
IS CONCERNED.
(By Publishers. Press. n,

NEW YORK, Feb. Abraham
Levy, Of counsel for Mrs. Alice Webb.
Duke, was asked today what, II any.
thing Mrs. Duke would do, now that
District Attorney Imboden, OF Texas,
has notified District Attorney jerome
that the indictments on which her
extradItion was asked for had beer,
quashed and that SO far as he is con:
cerned Mrs. Dudke can so free. Mr..
Levy said ii Is
4 Mrs Duke viii 80 before Magiss
trate Pool I'M the Centre Street Court
and ana will be discharged u can say
flfther that Mrs Duke viii not al.
low this outrage q pass unchai.
lenged. "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
MEDICAL, MEM.
ARE GREATLY INTERESTED IN IA
CASE OF LOCK JAW NOW Nh,
Under Treatment. VII
(By Publishers Press

10
V'llNELAND N. J. Feb. 6.--Medlcal
men Of this neighborhood are greatly
interested in the case OF Elizabeth
Periconi; ai15-year.old Italian girl who
has Just recovered from an attack Of
lockjaw.
On! On New Year'ss Day she stepped on
a rusty nail. The wound healed
.quickly;S but ten days later she he:
came III and 1T was discovered that
she had lock.ja
The; girl was ken to the Bridg eton
HOSPITAL where for two weeks anti.
toxin serum was given every thee
hours. The pat ientS is now considered
out. Of danger The serum administer.
ed cost s475:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
FIFTEEN YEARS
OF HARD AND NcEssANT Eff.
So s OFT HAS BEEN; PERFORMED Il!
RYsADDIcksi OF DELAWARE.
atByi Publisher l. II Pres 81 S

"a DOVER, Del, Feb. 6.John Ed.
ward SAddicks,wh has been trying
TO be elected United States Senator
for fifteen; years, arrived here this
morning to look after his forces. The
;balloting for Senator will begin iii
both houses tomorrow Il Addlcks las
i22ayotes; Colonel Dupont 9 Sand the
Demoe q, ION Joint ballot. Twenty.
seven votes Sare ecessary to elect.
The Union men say they viii stick
st g dicks as he mad possible
for8 Repu blicans In d delaware to vote
and carry the State
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
TOMORROW *: EVENING
s;Ehes Start VIII Be Made to Mounds.
vile With Machen & Co. m
s(By Publishers Press. !, !

il WASHINGTON Y. s Hi D. c., Feb. 6.-Dis.
$ y l.i Attorney Beach is making ar.
\ sr'angemertsS to send August W. Ma.
chen, n Or. George E, Lorenz, and
sFillber& and Samuel A. Golf to the
II ssIoundsville penitentiary tomorrow
evening toabegin the serving OF their
two years sentence on accountsof the
Spostoflic frauds. NJ '.5s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-06
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28

above II cents which VIC will get if we
hold out, but when we get Is cents
will we be satisfied? l am afraid not
Now, / don't believe we are exactly
on the right road, but when I can get
farmer or laborer to reading and
studying political economy, and find
ing out cause and effect their work
ing upon the welfare of each and all
of us will have done some good. All
the different orders to which I have
belonged had for their object the bet
terment of mankind, but failed on ac-
count of ignorant of cause and effect.
1t is well settled principle of phil
osophy that the same cause will pro-
duce the same effect. Get that fact
well settled into your noodles and then
go to work and try to findout the cause
of your troubles. After you have found
out the cause you will be better pre-
pared to prescribe remedy and not
before. If I thought you would profit
by it / would tell you the cause of
nearly if not all your ills. If I told
you before you are ready to receive it
the business world, together with Debs,
Mitchell, ct al. would say I was an old
fool, and you know none of us like
to be called a fool even if it is so.
When you get fully prepared to hear
the remedy I may be able to put you
on the road to success and happiness.
MORE ANON.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
Woman's Home Companion for
January.

Prince Louis, of Battenberg, is the
chief contributor to the Woman Home
Companion for January, his subject be-
ing 'Diplomacy-A New Field of En-
deavor for the American Woman. /"
Jerome Jerome answers the question
why Do We ReadH" and Elliot Flow
or begins series Of stories of Barn
ey and Norah, in which Policeman
Barney Flynn initiates Sherlock Homes
with original results depicted by Hy
Mayer. There is additional Christmas
matter in "a Christmas Heart, by
Owen Oliver, and bright New Year
features in "Philadelphia's Shooters
Day, and How Wall Street Celebrates
New Years. I" In addition to a score
of bright stories the magazine contains
an exceptional array of household feat
ures, such as, How to Go Marketing,
Dainty Designs for Wedding Lingerie, .
Twelfth Night Revels," ITO Knit a
Perfect Sweater, "A Stone House for
%, 800, ga Homemade Theater' and
Miss Gould's new Fashion Bureau {"
Published by the Crowell Publishing
Company, Springfield, Ohio; one dol
lar year; ten cents a copy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
HALE'S CHAPEL.

Special TO the Ne5Os.
The Sunday School has shut down on
account of unpleasant weather.
Misses Lizzie and Clevie Myers went
to Whiteside Friday.
Misses Odessa and. Jennie Morgan, of
Chattanooga, are visiting home folks
this week.
Listen for the wedding bells in the
near future.
Mrs. Dennis Brymer and her cousin,
Miss Jennie Myers, were calling on
Miss Minnie Hale Monday.
Misses Odessa, Jennie and Bette
Morgan and Lula Blevins took a walk
up the road Monday, investigating the
lock and dam.
Frank Cyphers, of Birmingham,
Ala, is visiting his brother, Jacob Cy-
pliers, this week.
Miss Eliza Hale visited her sister,
Mrs. G. G. Anderson Sunday.
Miss Minnie Hale went to Whitesidt
Friday.
Albert Hale and Grover OMorgaI
went to Chattanooga Saturday.
Grover Morgan was calling on Mis-.
Lula Blevins Saturday eve.
Miss Cora Hale. called on Misses
Leota and Rebecca Anderson Mon
day. Friend.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
TRACY CITY TROUBLES
Shooting ARRAY and an AS
sauIt With a Poker.

TRACY CITY, Tenn, Dec. %. De-
string to try new gun, it is alleged,
Sam Bobo shot at George Gilley and
John Langford as they were walking
down the street this afternoon. None
of the shots took effect, and it is stated
the man intended only to scare them.
He has not been arrested. Gilley and
Landlord are. miners, and Bobo is
liverynan. The men shot at are stran-
gers to Bobo.
Sam McCord, union miner, struck
John Shadrick, a non union miner oy-
er the head with an iron poker tonight
in Stepp's stable. The trouble arose
from McCord abusing Shadrick fo'
working and not being union miner
He called him blackleg and othel
such epithets, it is alleged, following
with an assault. Both of the men arr
said to have been drunk. No arres
has been made. Shadrick was hur
painfully but not seriously.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
M0NTEAGLE.
Special toihe Ne10s.


James Wallace, of Nachitoche, La.
has returned home after visiting
friends here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wynns and little
daughter, Francis, who have been in
Manila for the past three years, have
returned Mrs. Wynns is daughter
of Mrs. J. r. Kennedy, of this place.
Miss Mayme Gum, of Pelham, is
spending the holidays here as the guest
of Miss Junia Tucker.
The people of the G hristian church
are holding revival here. Rev. Shell
burn, of Pennington Gap, Va, is the
minister in charge.
Misses Sain and Gillian and Mr.. Ike
Gillian, of Hillsboro, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Walter Smith, who is employed with
the Wheeler & Wilson Machine Co.,
of Chattanooga, is spending the holi-
days with friends and relatives here.
Miss Willie Meeks, of Pelham, is the
guest of her cousin, Miss BERTHE Tuck
er, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eberhart, of Dixon,
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Minnie Morris left Monday for
a visit to her sister in Birmingham.
Luthur Parker is visiting relatives
in Morrison this week.
Misses Kennedy, Bennett, Young
and Morris were in Tracy City Tues
day.
Miss Sallie Fultz, of Morrison, spen
few days with her aunt, Mrs. H G
Parker, this week.
Mrs. NV. Green entertained mum
ber of friends Monday evening.
The entertainments given by tn
three Sunday Schools of this place wer
all heartily enjoyed The childre
rendered their parts well and all tn
: decorations were beautiful.
: Miss Mary. Lawson, of this place an
3 Joe Thornberry, of Tracy City, wer
r quietly married at the home of w. I
Bennett Thursday afternoon. Esquil
= Bennett officiated. Mr.. and Mr.
i, Thornsbery will make their future hon
: in Tracy City.
: Miss Maggie Gregory and Mr. job
y Samply were married Thursday evel
i ing at 10 clock in the M E. Churcl
it Rev. Lyle officiating. The weddir
II was planned to be very quiet affai
l. but quite a number of friends ''catc
n ing wind of it proceeded the coup
ID to the church, and they were great
3. surprised ON entering to see so ma
1T and to hear the strains Of the beautif
If wedding march played by Miss Liz
he Tucker. The bride wore a beautii
r brown travelling suit. Eaglet.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
New Idea Women's Magazine.

The New Idea Women's Magazine
for January has as frontispiece a
drawing showing circle of friends
seeing the old year out in the Scotch
way-with hands clasped they sing
'Auld Lang Syne, as the hands of
the clock point to midnight. ''The
Apotheosis of the Philippines is
brightly numerous dog story by Mar
garet Wagenhals; "a Debt of Graft
tude' by Cecil Deene shows how
young girl does not like to be wooed,
and "McAlpin Brothers by Anne
O'Hagan is the love story of two old
men. The articles in the number as
as follows, their titles giving clue to
their contents: "A Vexed Question:
Carpentering House on Small AL
lowance, "The Seasons Evening
Wraps" Simple Desserts" "Pot
Making at Home;' 1.-THE First Amer
ican Hymn Book San Island of
Holland;" "The Use of Vanity in Bus
iness;" Social Portraits: III. Dolly
Maison and Washington Society in the
First Quarter of the Last Century,"
Making and Finishing Sleeves"
"Cake Making Simplifed: II Mixing
the Ingredients" German Christ
mas Cakes" Entertaining Children
in Winter; "Violets as Money Max
ers. - The childrens pages and the
book notes are both fully illustrated
and as interesting as usual.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
VICTORIA.
Sbccial to The NeaOs.

SpGctdE TO me NeaOS.
The people of this place are prepar-
ing to give a New Years tree, and a
nice program, which will be rendered
Saturday night at the School House.
The box supper that was given at
the school house at the last Saturday
night, proved successful. The amount
raised was 500. rs. We also were pre-
sented with nice and delicious cake
bf Mrs. w. B. Friend, on which a vote
was taken for the prettiest girl pres
ent. The candidates were Misses JOS
ie Ross and Amanda Nunally. The
votes cast were % for Miss Nunally
and rs for Miss Ross.
]. B. Womack said that he was
proud to know that Xmas just comes
once year.
Rufus Choat had smile on his face
Sunday as long as wave on a goose
pond.
Will Webb was seen going to the
store Saturday with a basket of eggs.
The people who live near the pixies
have been handed a schedule given the
time that Hiram Jordan arrived at Nc
Curryville on Saturday evening and
also the departure on Wednesday of the
next week We can say that short dog
No. . sure runs through this town
ahead Of time.
]. T. Billingsley passed through here
Tuesday for Whitwell.
T. S. Young, of Pikeville, is visit
ing relatives here.
E. D. Ross went to Chattanooga
Tuesday.
Thomas Pryor, Jim and Georg'
Richardson, viii and John Roger
were arrested Monday for alleget
drunkenness and bad behavior.
G. p. Layne says if the Sunda.
school boys and girls will do their dut
we win have a nice New Years tree
Fred J. Billingsley will enter tn
Commercial department of Grant Uni
; versity at Chattanooga about the st
of January.
2 Miss Eunice Hutton says she is eA
pecting nice present off the Me-
Year tree.
I A. A. Spears and F. ]. Billingsley
of Caroline Chapel, are taking an il
Y teresting part in the program.
Alvin Billingsley says that Miss La
sic looks as sweet as a primrose.
, jay Bird.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
KILLED IN CRUNDY
Tragedy at Christmas Tree
Festival at Coalmont.
JESSE BELL SLEW LON KEEL
Latter, Alleged to Have Been
Drunk, Started the Fracas
by an Assault on Bell.

TRACY CITY, Tenn, Dec. 23.-In
the presence of more than 100 merry
makers at Christmas tree celebration
at Coalmont, six miles from Tracy
Friday night, Lon Keel was shot and
killed by Jesse Bell News of the
tragedy reached Tracy City today.
Bell is a resident of Tracy City and
was invited to Coalmont for the enter
tainment, and drove out Friday after
noon. When he entered the room
where the crowd assembled, according
to the reports, he was accosted by
Keel, who is said to have been drink
ing heavily, and did not know what
he was doing, and a scuffie ensued. A
number of men attempted to interfere
with Keel, but by main force he put
Bell out of the. room. Witnesses say
that he then produced sandbag and
hit Bell several times with it, kicking
him violently at the same time. Bell
then drew revolver from his pocket
ana shot his assailant Death occurred
almost instantly On the testimony OF
the crowd Bell was not arrested, it be-
.ling urged that his action was necessa-
ry to protect his life. He is son OF
prominent lawyer of Tracy City, and
is regarded as worthy young man.
The dead man was miner at Coal
mont. He was 30 years of age, and
leaves a wife and two children. 1t il
the general impression of witnesses tt
the killing that Keel mistook Bell fol
some one else After the killing Bel
appeared to feel detected over it, ant
said he did not even know the man h'
had killed
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-12-28
STANLEY.
Social TO Tie NezVs.

Social TO fhe NezVs.
Visiting is in order now as the holi
days are passing by.
Chas. and Miss Della Holloway, of
Looney's Creek, are spending Christ
mas with their uncle T. H. Richie,
postmaster of Stanley.
James M. Brown is visiting relatives
in Crawford County, Arkansas, during
the holidays
Nearly everybody and his wife were
Chattanooga visitors Saturday.
7. II. Richie, Sr., has purchased
new buggy and T. Fl. Richie, Jr., has
purchased a new saddle so both I. H.
Riches will ride hereafter.
l guess Christmas viii be gone before
this reaches the Editor desk, but that
does not prevent me from wishing him
a merry Christmas and happy New
Year Time rolls on, regardless of our
little busy moments we spend here, not
thinking how often the years bring
Christmas around which is spent by
, many with great glee and merriment,
while others are enveloped in trouble
a and vexations Many friends have
| passed to the far beyond since last
Christmas, aud many more win doubt
less travel the same.narrow path before
another Christmas dawns upon MS.
/, Bpt. friends, be joyful; be merry
: and as pleasant as possible. Speak q
: good word and show a pleasant smile
: 20 everyone you meet, and life will b
$ pleasant any way, regardless Of Christ
e mas times