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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
MISS LAWSON'S
ENGAGEMENT
WILL BE ANNOUNCED To.MoR-
ROW AT AN INFORMAL BIRTH.
DAY CELEBRATION.

BOSTON, Mass, August 3.-To.
morrow, at an informal gathering at
Dreamwold, in honor of her 22d birth
day, the engagement will be announc-
ed of Miss Gladys Lawson, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W.
Lawson to Eben Blaine Stanwood, of
Beacon street Miss Lawson is a
charming young woman, a member of
the ultra exclusive Vincent Club and
a great favorite in society. Mr.. Stan
wood comes from regal blue blood
stock. His grand uncle was the late
James G. Blaine, the famous secretary
of of state and his father is Francis NJ.
Stanwood, wealthy note broker. He
is member of the Puritan and Hasty
Pudding Clubs and a devout admirer
of athletics. The exact date for the
wedding has not yet been set, but it
is unerstood that it will take place
some time in October, in any event be-
fore the winter sets in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
DRAMATIC SUICIDE
OF YOUTHFUL WIFE.
Jumped Into the River In the Pres
ence of Several Hundred
Spectators

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, August 3.-Mrs.
Fred Schneider, the 1S.year-old wife
of merchant tailor here, committed
suicide by jumping into the st. Joseph
river before the eyes of several hun
bred spectators. Mrs. Schneider sank
before any assistance could reach her
and it was two hours before the body
was recovered with graphing hooks.
The young woman was the daughter
of N. o. Osborne, of Chicago. March
Is, 1904, she etoped with Schneider
and the couple were married In Indi-
ana. They then came to this city
and lived with Schneider's parents.
Domestic troubles developed and cul-
minated in the young woman leaving
her husband last spring. Mrs.
Schneider met her husband last night
in the park, and, it is alleged, after
taxing him with not supporting her,
said: al have no means of supporting
myself and | am going to drown my
SELF She went straight to the river
and carried out her threat.
The husband of Mrs. Schneider was
placed under arrest and will be held,
II is said, until verdict is given by
the coroners jury which will investi-
gate the suicide.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
K. OF P. COMMANDER
CARNAHAN DEAD
WAS A DISTINGUISHED G. A. r,
MAN-HAD BEEN IN FAILING
HEALTH FOR SOME TIME.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August g.
General Carnahan, commander of the
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias,
died at his home in this city at $3.50
O'Clock this morning.
Major General James Richards Car
nahan, commander of the Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias of the world
was born in Dayton, Tippecanoe coun.
ty, Indiana, November IS, 1841. When
Is years of age General Carnahan
started to make his own mark in the
world, determined to earn an educa'
ton. AT the end of year through
the failure of a bank he had assets of
but IS.
Despite this fact he entered Wabash
College, at Charlottesville, and earned
his own way until the opening of the
civil war, when he Joined "Wallace's
Zouayes." He served through the
war, enlisting for a second time. AZ
ter the war he returned to college,
graduating in 1866, and Immediately
began the practice of law in this city.
In 1881 he was made adjutant gene.
raj of Indiana. When the Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, was reor.
ganized in 1884, General Carnahan
was appointed major general com
handing the uniformed rank, and that
position he held to the time of his
death
Major General Carnahan was promi,
nently spoken of for the position of
ommander.in-chief of the G. A. R.,
and would likely have been candi-
date before the coming encampment
at Denver had not his health failed
following an attack of rheumatism
last January.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
STRANGE FREAK
LIGHTNING BURNT PAPER MONEY
IN PoCKETBooK WHILE IN
A MANS HAND.

TARRYTOWN, n. Y, August g.
During a thunderstorm yesterday at
ternoon lightning performed peculiar
freak. Louis Debiasto was sitting un
der his piazza in Valley street, count
ing out his money preparatory to a
trip to Italy. A flash of lightning
nearly blinded him and when he re
covered his sight his pocketbook and
money were missing.
The lightning had struck the pocket
book and burned up the money ant
yet Debiasto's hands we're not ever
scorched. There was about 5000 IL
the pocketbook, representing many
years savings. Debiasto was dazet
for several hours.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Big INSURANCE
COMPANIES SCARED
WEsTERNERs ARE GOING AFTER
THE KEEPERS OF THE PEo-
PIES MONEY IN NEW
YORK.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-The big
life insurance companies that have
their headquarters in the shadows of
Wall street are to be investigated by
officials who represent the interests
of hundreds of thousands of policy
holders in the great West.
The affairs of the New York Life,
Mutual Life and possibly other nam.
moth corporations as well as the
Equitable Assurance Society are to be
dug into and the true situation, wheth-
Ell good or bad, is to be unfolded to
the public.
Commissioners of insurance in the
States of the Middle West with those
from the neighboring States of Ken
lucky and Tennessee have set them
selves to the task Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Kentucky and Tennessee will
start the ball rolling, their commits
sioners, accompanied by actuaries,
having planned to meet in New York
City on Thursday of next week to
begin business.
This action, news of which Is likely
to stir the insurance world, was de-
cided upon at meeting of State In
surance Commissioners at the Great
Northern Hotel, Chicago, Wednesday
afternoon. Distrust OF public Off
cials in the home State of the great
insurance companies, in so far as
prospects lie in that quarter for a
full expose of actual conditions, past
and present, is believed to have fur
nished one of the principal incentives
for determination of the western men
to lay hands upon the cover and lift
IL high.
The expectation is that the fruit of
the Chicago preliminary meeting will
be legislation generally by the sew
eraI States that practically will
amount to national supervision. Di-
rect Federal control is regarded by
the various State Commissioners of
Insurance as out of the question, in
view of the decisions of the courts as
to the power of the government to
regulate.
The conference yesterday was call
ed jointly by Reau E. Folk, State
Treasurer and ex-oficio Insurance
Commissioner Of Tennessee-a broth
er of Governor Folk, of Missouri, and
Henry R. Prewitt, Insurance Commits
sioner of Kentucky. The others pres
ent were: w. R. Vredenburg, Insur-
ance Superintendent of Illinois;
Thomas D. OBrien, Insurance Com
missioner of Mimi; Zeno NJ. Host,
Insurance Commissioner of Wiscon-
sin; James V. Barry, Insurance Com
missioner of Mich; B. F. Carroll, Au-
dtor of State and eX.ofiiclO Commits
sioner of Iowa; ]. ]. Brinkerhoff, AC-
tuary for the Illinois Insurance De
partment. Commissioner A. |. Vorys,
of Ohio, was the only official invited
to the conference who failed to at.
tnnd
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
HER DREAM WAS TRUE.
BY Its Revelation Omaha Woman Is
Enabled to Locate Body of
Her Husband.

OMAHA, Neb., August 3.-Through
the aid of a dream in which she saw
a mufied figure following her hus-
band, Mrs. l. R. Andrews, president
of the Omaha Woman's Club, succeed
ed in locating the dead body of her
husband in the Platte river.
The dream occurred last Friday
night when Mr.. Andrews was at Ce-
dar Creek, 100 miles from Omaha.
Mr.. Andrews disappeared that night
and was not heard of again. He was
a wealthy lawyer.
Andrews had been out to a gravel
pit to pay off his employees. Satur,
day morning he was missing. His
wife was telegraphed to, but because
of her strange dream Of the night be-
fore had already begun a search when
the telegram arrived. On arriving
at the gravel pit, she was told Mr.
Andrews had gone down the river
the night before, but she insisted that
in her dream he had gone upstream.
Parties searched in both directions
and last night the body was found near
where she had seen the figure follow
ing her husband in the dream.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

SOCIETY
Mr.. Mayors Entertalns.

Mr.. Dayton Mayors was host to a
number Of his friends last evening
at the home Of bis sister, Mrs. R. L.
Cunningham, on Monroe street Music
was the diversion of the evening,
Misses Grace Palmer and Genevieve
Cunningham adding much pleasure to
the occasion by their well rendered
piano solos. Several monograph Sc
lectlons were enjoyed during the even
ing.
Delicious refreshments were served
at the close of an evening of rare
pleasure.
Mr.. Mayors guests we're Mrs. B. F.
Reed, Misses Margaret Ice, Eva
Brand, Stella Ice, Alta Smith, Lillian
Reed, Ora and Grace Palmer, May
Morgan, Maggie Toothman, Ada Nep.
tune, Tocie Moore, Allie Fleming, Car.
RE Shore, Messrs. Ernest Harden,
Evan Wilson, Artie Parrish, Elba
Smith, Kemnie Palmer and Mr.. Hy.
song.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Mrs. Yates Was Hostess.

Mrs. Mary Yates was hostess at
charmingly appointed luncheon yes
terday at noon at her rooms in the W
C. T. U. building in honor of the
birthday anniversary of her sister
Miss Florence Colborn. The table
decorations were white carnations and
an elegant course luncheon as serv'
ed. Mrs. Yates guests we're Misses
Mary and Leora Abbott, Florence and
Blanche Colborn, Ella Allen, Of Phila'
delphia, and Mrs. McTygart.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Dance at the Park.

The dance at Traction Park last
evening was attended by large num-
Der of the young people of the city
and the entertainment was one of the
most pleasant of the seasons many
pleasant dances. Clyde Neill and Ray
Hunter were in chage of the arrange
ments and much of the success Of the
dance was due to their efforts. The
crowd returned here shortly after one
o'clock
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
HERO killed
MAN WHO DISTINGUISHED HIM.
SELF TWO YEARS AGO MET
DEATH IN WRECK TODAY.

SOMERSET, Pa, August 3.-The
morning train on the Somerset and
Cambria branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio was wrecked this morning at
the Paint Creek bridge, rs miles from
here and ~ miles from Johnstown,
and one was killed and II injured.
The dead:
LOUIS DON, of Meyersdale, bag
gagemaster, 80 years old.
The train left Somerset at 7:17
O'Clock this morning for Johnstown,
and consisted of the engine, baggage
car and two passenger coaches. Just
where the railroad crosses the creek
the rails spread and the baggage and
the coach next to- it rolled over into
the creek, going down twenty foot
embankment and plunged into the
creek, which is a shallow stream. The
engine and last coach were not de-
rallied.
Among the injured is Conductor Hal
Benford.
Don, the only man killed, was
known as the hero of the frightful
Duquesne Limited wreck on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad near Con-
nellsville two years ago, as on that
occasion, although his eye was knock
ed out and was hanging upon his
cheek, he nervily went back to flag
the following train.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
a Merry Party.

About forty young people of the
Junior Christian Endeavor Of the Peo
pies Temple are spending the day at
the home of Miss Evelyn Prlckett
near the city. Two hay wagons bore
the merry party to the Prickett farm
and well filed lunch baskets were
taken along. Rev. and Mrs. ]. H
Lucas, Misses Nell Layman, Rose and
Virginia Gaskill, chaperoned the
party.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
PERSONAL

L. q. Race was in the city yester,
nv
lEss Sara Morgan is spending a
sg days in the city.
Hunter Atha, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, is
n the city on business.
Gordon Lake, Of the Fifth ward, is
threatened with typhoid fever
Mss Mary Cleison, of Baltimore, is
"A The city, the guest Of Miss Loret'
4 Ford.
Mss Jennette Lake returned last
evening from an extended visit in
Taylor county
Nrs. c. e. Reed is i'll at her home
a Fairmont avenue with symptoms
q typhoid fever.
Mss Maude Frankenberry left yes,
teTday for Baxter, this State, on a
several weeks visit.
Ms. Lea Hongh and Miss Anna Sat
tsrGeld left this morning for a two
weeks visit to Atlantic City.
H. Beclzmal returned last even
ag from weeks business visit in
IKE eastern part Of the State.
Hrs. S. A. Martin arrived here last
night from shinnston, and is the guest
II her sister, Mrs A. ], Stone,
Miss Mollie Leonard, of Beckman's
shore. IS spending a two weeks vaca-
Hgn with friends in the country.
mrs. W. S. Mayors and children left
today for Terra Alta, where they will
spend the remainder of the summer.
Hon. e. L. Dunn, member of the
Normal School Board of Regents, was
a pleasant caller at the West Virginian
uEce this afternoon.
Kisses Mary Powell, Olive Brand
and Stella Kinkead left to-day for
BIacksvfTle, where they will visit at
Mss Powell's home for several days.
4ns. o. y Fleming, Miss Ethel
Fleming and guest Miss Bette Cor
psniHg, left for Mountain Lake Park
today to spend the remainder of the
SUMMER.
& small Italian child died at the
home of its parents near the Jackson
mines last night. The remains were
laid to rest this morning in the Holy
Cross cemetery.
Mrs. p. H. Downs and children, Ada
me and Thomas, and Mrs. Ray, of
Warrington are spending the day at
the home of Mr.. Michael Ford, on
Fsirmont avenue.
Kiss Helen Kirkland, of Manning.
toni, and guest, Miss Sara Agnew, of
sistersville, attended the dance at
Traction Park last evening, While
here they we're the guests Of Miss
Jane Carpenter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Married at cIarksbure.

On Tuesday evening at the NJ. E.
Church parsonage at Clarksburg, oc,
Cured the marriage of DR.. H. B. Bar
tholow, of this city, and Miss Lizzie
Miller, of ShInnstoR. The bride is the
daughter OF Mrs. Rosa Griffith, and is
a charming young lady. DR.. Bartho-
low is a promising young veterinary
surgeon of this city and has host of
friends who join in extending congrau'
lations and best wishes. DR.. and Mrs.
Bartholow arrived here last night and
are now at the home of Mr.. Bruce Bar
tholow in the First ward
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Many Will Go.

The river excursion planned for this
evening by the Loyal Circle of Kings
Daughters will be largely attended
Quite a number have been planning
for days to take the trip, and as the
evening promises to be an ideal one
for such an outing others will no doubt
Join the party. The Isaac Mason viii,
leave the wharf at half after six
o'clock and viii go to Little Fails and
return.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Sailed For America.

Hon. Timothy Woodruff and wife
and Mr. and Mrs. John Woodruff, who
have been touring Europe since June
first, sailed yesterday for America.
They will spend the remainder of the
summer at Mr.. Woodruft's camp, Xii.
kare, in the Adirondacks. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Woodruff will visit Mrs.
Woodruffs mother and sister, Mrs.
Otway Watson and Mrs. John Wagner
on Fairmont avenue before going to
the mountains.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
INK BOTTLE FOR PHONE.
Girl, Reaching For Receiver, Pours
Writing Fluid Into Ear.

FINDLAY, o., Aug. 3.-Miss Gus
sic Stratton probably will lose her
hearing on account of having filled her
ear with ink while attempting to an
swer a telephone call. Miss Stratton,
hearing the phone bell, reached for
the receiver without looking at it.
Instead, she grasped an ink bottle,
which she placed in her ear.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

A congenial party of young people
of the city will leave here on Satur,
day morning for a point on Cheat,
where they will camp for about ten
days. In the party will be Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Dickerson, Mrs. w. T.
Hartman, Misses Anna Sands, Lucy
Raymond, Gladys DeBolt, BERTHE Haw'
ley, Messrs. Howard Showalter, Henry
Lively, Ed. Holbert and James Shinn,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
OPEN AIR CONCERT
win Be Given BY the Citizens Band
This Evening.

The Citizens band will give an open
ait concert this evening at half after
seven O'clock at the Elks' Club House
IN Main street. The Citizens band
made KS first appearance on last Sat,
s-daY evening and made such pro
M1nced hit that it is certain large
crowd viii hear them tonight. The
following programme will be render,
ed.
March, EIh.shi-Ridenour.
Overture, Ingomar-Hoskins.
serio ComiQue, Trombone, sneeze-
Eorensen.
Waltz, Our Wedding Day-Tobani
Selection, Bits of Remich's Hits
1zRpe
Characteristic, Dixie Belles-sey
mour
ReTsrle, Apple Blossoms Roberts.
March, American Eagle--Boehme
.3,, Ia. t,,.i,t.. q Nt.L,nI ,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Killed BY Fall Of Slate.

Frank slnella, an Italian, aged
twenty-five years, was killed by fall
Of slate in the Cook mine at Meadow.
brook late yesterday afternoon, The
remains were prepared for burial by
Undertaken Jones, and this morning
were sent to clarksburg for interment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Promotions Comma.

Captain Nicely, of Company H, re-
ceived an order from headquarters
this afternoon directing his and Lieu
tenant Robert C. Miller to report at
Parkersburg August 18th, to stand eX,
animation requisite to promotion.
Eighteen men in tie State have been
notified to The same effect,
Several other orders relating to
the preparations for camp were re-
ceived.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Dinner Party Eor M. EIklns.

Dinner Party For Mrs. EIkins.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. IA
farewell dinner party was given last
week to Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and
her daughter, by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Gould. The Elkinses have also been
entertained by Consul and Mrs. Nor
gan. At the dinner given by the
Goulds many prominent Americans
were present. Mrs. Elkins and her
daughter are we'll liked here, and
there was much regret expressed at
their departure. Mrs. Elkins and her
daughter told their friends here that
they hoped to return next year, in
which event they will remain for a
longer period.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Cars Son Is Deaf.

LEMBERG, Austria, Aug. S.-The
newspapers here state that they have
learned that physicians say the
Czarevitch, the infant son of Gar
Nicholas, is deaf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
BAD WHISKY ARIsTocRAcx,
That or Standard Oil, Says Waiter
son, Fresh From Europe.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Comparing
the American and European types OF
aristocracy, Colonel Henry Watterson,
who returned from Europe, said:
81 observed European aristocracy
pretty closely and concluded that for
eign aristocracy is of much lower
grade than the American article.
There the aristocracy means lineage
and brains. Here-well, it ranges
chiefly from bad whiskey to Standard
OIL"
Mr.. Watterson said that he had
read the accounts of the scandal in
the Department of Agriculture and
added:
81 have often wondered how so
many scientific men connected with
the government at comparatively
small salaries could live SO well. It
only goes to show that the college
man is not a success In politics"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03
Miss Jones VIII Entertain.

Miss Grace Jones will entertain a
number of her friends this evening in
honor Of her cousin, Miss Helen Jones,
Of Sistersyille.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Sample have
returned from Webster Springs, where
they had spent the past two weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

Mrs. Frankenberry, Of colfax, is
visiting at the home Of her son, Miles
Frankenberry, in the Fifth ward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-03

IaIk ZEE Jun.ln0 . MIehaeI. !
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-21

The annual dance and reception of the Brooklyn Athletic club will take place at the Auditorium on Thanks giving. day, November 80.
 R. J. Torkomian has sold for Will liam Richardson his house on West Main street to Dr George Roberts, who will take up his residence there short ly.
 Detective Kennaugh brought Wes- ley Underlill from Bridgeport this af- ternoon on a warrant charging him with embedding $5 from the Trott Baking Co. Underhill substituted for an employe of the company and it is alleged collected $5 for which he did not account.
 Amos Laplante, small boy. was arrested this morning at 8 o'clock for trespassing on the premises of Thomas r. Jackson, corner of Hillside avenue and Prospect street. Mir Jackson's premises appear to be very attractive to small boys and he has been sub jected to a good deal of annoyance. The boy was paroled in the custody of his father
 The day classes in cookery in the school of housekeeping at the Friendly league will open next week. There will be first course in cookery on Friday afternoons from 4 until 6. a second course in cookery on Tuesday afternoons from until 6, and third course in cookery on Wednesday morn ings from 9:3O until II :45. Evening classes in the waitress and laundry courses are also forming. For any in- formation inquire at the office of the superintendent either in person or by telephone.
 The kind of tooth powder to use every day is the one that thoroughly cleans the teeth. keeps the gums hard and the breath sweet. Such powder is Denti-Pearl It is made by Mir Lake. the druggist, and sold at his store for twenty-five cents bottle. Used faithfully, it saves half the den- tists' bills.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-21
A CHANGE

You are taking a chance when you buy ticket for 10c and expect to get S100, $500 or $1,000 for it. You are also taking a chance when you drop in a back door Sunday. You are talk ing a chance in buying goods from people and buying their wares that you know nothing about. You are taking no chance when you buy goods of us Our goods are good, whole some and pure and our prices-well, see for yourself.
 Finch's Golden Wedding ........
 ....... ........ 75c, worth $1.2 Monongahela XX.XX ...........
 ...... ...... 75c, worth SIPS Sherwood Rye ..... Toe, worth S1.2o Mt Vernon Rye co. 75c, worth SIPS Old Crow ........ 75c, worth $1.25 Private Stock ...... 75c, worth $1.25 Extra Fine Rye .... Csc, worth $l.6u Fine Old Rye ........ soc, worth $1.00 Fine Old Bourbon .. soc. worth $1.00 Old Applejack ...... soc, worth Sl.O0 St Croix Rum ...... 50c, wort ~I.00 Rye Malt Gin ...... soc, worth $1.O0 Tarragona Sherry .. soc, worth $1.00 Tarragona Port .... 50c, worth S1.0O
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-21
MEETINGS TONIGHT:

Waterbury Burns club. Nosahogan lodge school meeting. Bakers union.
 Amalgamated Society of Machinists, TGolmakers, etc.
 Friendly league, domestic arts, making, 7:30.
 MEETINGS TOMORROW. St Joseph's T. A. society. French Canadian institute. LUnion Fraternelle Francais. Hendricken council, No 36, K. of c. St Thomas's Holy Name society. French Canadian band.