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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-11-16
thursday. NovEMBER 10, 1905.
TIE ROAD 10 TIDEwATER.

The welcome announcement is made
.Hhat work has actually begun on the
! Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Rail
way, and the man who proposes 70
uild the railroad has the means to do
|. -qsA without <pSi-g TO ask for county
q ~ subscriptions. lie is going
10 build It because lie believes that the
road Will tap a rich section Of Viz
sisinia and bring trade to Richmond,
and that the trade brought to Rich
: snond will bring revenue to his electric
railway lines in and around Rich
nond- He does not claim to be doing
this for philanthropy, for any special
l1iove -ailat he has Cor Richmond or for
irginia,. but because it is, in his
4 Judgment, good business.
But while he is doing all this for
business, it is gratifying TO know that
Richmond has his good Will and that
)l7t will be pleasing to him, while help
1 ing himself TO help the people who
Have treated him with uniform consid-
erasion. 1t is Il good thing for Rich
F1ond to have such Il friend, and we
rope that every dollar which Mr..
souid has invested in this community
viii yield handsome return.
n Sps aking of the Richmond and Ches
sapeake Bay Railway, we have heard
the statement made that the section OF
E1ntry to be tapped by the road is the
/ richest and most popuious section in
The United States without railroad
facilities. We DO net know that this
aternent is true, bat it is anomalous
at such 4 section as the Northern
ok 1should be without railroad,
1t goes without saving, that a
- thld which starts in Richmond
20 eliminates in the Noithern Neck
: TShe ing TO this city a vast deal OF
svro,v (Which has been going to the
T.anhep markets.
.,rthave been talking about the ad-
- IS of such a road for many
aand it seems almost too good to
: - s-r. that we are At last going to
.lyesps Congratulations all found
< in order imes-Dispatch.
The Dispatch is assuming that
die Tidewater Road will tap the
i,.,iaSern Neck, but says nothing
eo' the probability of that roads
ing through the prosperous
section lying between the Kappa
-4annock ard the York.
AZ is Mr.. Gould's purpose, as
are told it is, to open up new
.rritory in order that his street
. ,ilway and other investments in
beiond may be made to pay,
tcsee ROthing to be accom-
Shed in that direction by par
alleling the II Fl. & p. Railroad
. Fredericksburg in order to get
\ : trade Of the Northern Neck.
have nothing against that
plendid section, and we wish for
every avenue of prosperity, but
It occurs.to US that capital seeking
investment in a Northern Neck
Railroad NO I'D certainly engineer
the road from Fredericksburg to
that section and not from Rich
c1. We have not heard that
OO@uld has given it out what
aas3ute> Of the proposed road
-I be, but we confidently expect
if that road is built from Rich
mond TO Tidewatcr its terminus
will be between the Rappahan-
mock and the York at some point |
near Chesapeake Bay.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-11-16

On Monday last at Mathews
Court House was held an exceed |
ingly interesting meeting in the |
interest of education, the princi-
pal feature of which was the
scholarly, comprehensive and
practical address of DIR. +. II.
Russell, Examiner and Inspector
for the First School District Of
Virginia.
The meeting was called to order
by ThOs. y. Lane, NJ. d., Divi-
sion Superintendent, who pre-
sented Mr.. /. 6. Garnett. Com
monwealth Attorney. Mr.. Gar
nett, in fve-minute speech, in
troduced Mr.. Russell, who held
the undivided attention of a very
representative audience for an
hour and a half.
Mr.. Russells speech was an
earnest plea for the BOYS and
girls OF Virginia, the most valu-
able asset of the Commonwealth.
His address evidenced his know
ledge of the needs of the educa-
tlonal system of our State. a
knowledge born of 4 long expert
enCc and increased by arduous
research. He demanded an
awakened public sentiment, the
UnCrOwned King of the Ameri-
can Republic to improve the
facilities of our public schools, the
most practical, feasible and de-
slrable plan OF bringing educa-
ton within the reach of all the
! eOple. Virginia, declared DIR.
Russell, needed not educated
drones. but men taught to pro-
duce-that education which con-
crates and ennobles service.
The great needs of the system
were longer school terms, better
school houses and more efficient
and better paid teachers.
1t is almost crime, said DR..
Russell, to pay more money to
the man who Curries Il horse than
to the one who trains the mind
and builds the characters of the
boys and girls Of the State.
The school house next to the
church is the most precious and
benefCient enterprise in the COM
munitY, and the time has come,
said the speaker, for the people
to foster it, to praise it, to hope
for and believe in its ultimate sue
cess. The whole State has felt
the uplifting power of public
schools and this is no time to
take 4 gloomy view of the situa-
ton, for the future is rosy with
promise. DR.. Russell closed his
speech with 4 plea for the highest
local aX-of 20 and 20.
At the conclusion of Dr.. Rus
sells speech Mr.. Garrett pre-
scented as one who Cf any one
could follow with credit to him
self and pleasure to his audience
the splendid speech of DR.. Rus
selD could follow such speech,
the favOrite and eloquent son of
Mathews, Hon. J. Boyd Sears.
Mr.. Sears did not speak at great
length, but his address was a
telling, earnest and eloquent plea
for an increased interest in eduCa-
ton. AT the conclusion of Seua-
tor Sears speech the following
resolution was offered and unani-
mOusly adopted:
RcS0iDed, That the Board of
Supervisors of Mathews County
be requested to increase the school
levy SO that the county levy will
be 2OC. on the $500, and the dis
triCt levy 2OC. on the $IOO.
Ho,o OI;o,o,f r. n &c.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-11-16
kellun' Sure
Cure
For TrdiqeStiO7

has paid, is paying and will pay
i'll "JollyGoodHealth" many times
its cost. SO if you suffer with
nervousness, heart burn, sour
stomach. nausea, blues and other
symptoms of Indigestion, the
great destroyer Of health and hap
piness. and at the same time make
a paying investment, get bottle
of this wonderful preparation.
For sale Ry
Hudgins & HUdgins, G. c. Thorn
as, Susans; w. O. Hudgins q Co,
New Point; w. +. White, Diggs
Wharf; p. Hudges. Grimstead and
Mitchcm; I. b. Diggs, ]. Z. Mat
ton, DR.. James, !. T. Everane,
Richardson's Drug Store, NJ. S.
Calls, ]. M. Forest, Brooks &
Hudgins. distributors.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-11-16
4 TRIP TO COLORADO.
By Rev. JoHN HUNLEY.

count Of my trip to the West and
4 description of the town which
is 10 he my future home.
We left Baltimore at 645 p. Nj.
Oct. over the Old Bay Line for
Norfolk, where we spent two
pleasant and profitable days with
relatives and friends in the State
Missionary Convention. Leaving
Norfolk over the Chesapeake and
Ohio al 4:5O "Wednesday after
noon we arrived in Richmond at
p Nj. and left at IO:45 OH the
L. Z. Y. limited for kentucky.
After Il good nights rest we
awokc at Clifton Forge, Va, and
plunging into the mountains Of
West Virginia, passed the fore
noon IN viewing some of the
grandest scenery of our country.
We had passed over this road
nine times before, going to, and
coming from Kentucky, but
usually in the night. This was
the second ride in the day, and
more appreciated, because our
love OF nature had increased since
first we passed here five years go.
Those who have made this trip
know how the road follows the
Grceubricr and kanawha Rivers
in the heart Of the mountains.
The day with us was ideal, The
atmosphere was clear, crisp and
invieorating. The sky a deep
blue, forming an artistic back
ground for the everlasting
hills roch-ribbed, yet at this
season clad in gorgeous hues of
green and purple, and bedecked
with the yellow and gold of au-
tumnai days. And the sun, bath
ing the mountains with brillianCe
from summit TO base. and kissing
the waters which sparkled like
diamonds. and ripping with the
resonance of music soft and
sweet, gave intimations of a COM
ing eternal day which no shadow
ever darkens.
At Charleston. w. Va, the
mountains begin to recede to the
hills, until the road e.nerges into
4 more level country, near Hunt
ington; thence to Ashland, Ky,
where it enters the mountains of
Eastern kentucky. Then, as be-
fore, the train passed through
long tunnels, turns sharp curves,
and crosses high bridges and the
scenery is Jagged and rocky and
wild.
This forms a striking contrast
so Blue Grass, Ky, which begins
at Mt. Sterling and ends atFrank-
fort. We have lived there five
years, and it would be a pleasure
to write of its fertile fields and
green pastures and beautiful
woodlands. and thrifty, hospitable
people of the old Virginia type,
but we must hasten.
In Lexington, the heart Of the
Blue Grass and the " Athens of
Kentucky, because of its educa-
tiOnal advantages we spent thirty
six hours among old friends and
college mates at Kentucky Uni
versity, our Alma Mater. Here,
where we had associated for five
years with professors and students
IN the university. where we had
labored for nearly three years,
forming many ties of friendship
and devotion, the time passed
by, all too rapidly, and we re-
luctantly said goodbye, and
boarded the train for Bloomfield,
Ky, the scene of our iabors dur
ing the past year.
We remained two days in
Bloomfield where many warm
hearted friends greeted us with
welcome. But to these, also we
had to bid adieu, and, boarding
the train i'll tie early morning.
were soon in Louisville, where
two days soon passed by with |
kind friends, who babe us God |
speed.
At SIS p. NJ. of the 10th we
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-11-16
THE az,

rr,vc ~ Is a matter OF
lDEA5Never, 1HE JoURNAL
never saw any ground for Mr..
Smiths uneasincSs about his cleo
ton.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made In the conditions of
n certain mortgage bearing date OCTOBER 1th,
1870 made executed and delivered by Frank
Bessipger of Owosso, Shiawassee county,
Michigan to Joseph Hershey, of Gorham, On
tario county, State of New York, ana duly
recorded in the Office OF the Register OF Deeds
for Shiawassee county, in Liber 20 OF Mortgages
on pages GIG and 6l7 on the eighteenth day OF
October, in the year 1890, upon which mortgage
notice the sum of three thousand four hundred
and fifty zone dollars for principal and interest
under the terms of said mortgage, and no suit
or proceedings at law or in equity having been
instituted to recover the same or any part
thereof.
Now, Therefore notice is hereby given that by
virtue of power of sale In said mortgage
contained .said mortgage will be foreclosed on
the Sd day OF March, 1906, at ten O'CLOCK In the
forenoon of said day by n sale at public auction
or vendue TO the highest bidder of The premises
described in said mortgage, at the front door OF
the Court House. in the city of Corunna, CHAT be,
county of Shiawassee) for the purpose OF salts
flying the principal and interest on said mort
gage together with the costs OF sale, including
an attorneys fee of twenty-five dollars, as pro
vded in said mortgage. Said premises being
described in said mortgage as follows, VIZ:
The east half of the south west quarter "a
and the south part of the west half (1s> OF the
southeast quarter and the south part OF the
west half (K) of the south. east quarter ga oil
section thirty.four (3i) town seven % north
range two (2) east, containing one hundred and
forty and eighty-two onehundredths acres,
more or less.
Dated, Dec. 18th, 1905.
KILPATRICk & PIERPoNT.
ATTORNEYS for Mortgagee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
GROOM ATTACKS STUDENTS.
Two Young Men Seriously Hurt as
Result of Weddinu Serenade.

Bethany, w. Va, Dec. 27.-Byron
Scott, aged IS years, son of c. T..
Scott, a member of the West Virginia
legislature, lies at his home in crit
ical condition from the effects Of an
assault alleged to have been made on
him Christmas night by John and
Charles Whitsett.
John Whitsett, who returned home
with his bride, was serenaded by a
crowd of Bethany college students,
who made the night hideous with pans
and kettles. After several vain at
tempts to have the serenaders dis
perse, the Whitsett brothers, John
armed with revolver and Charles
with q poker, attacked the students,
who fed in all directions. 1t is said
several shots were fired by both sides
but without effect. Young Scott fell
and when found later by his fellow
students was lying unconscious at his
fathers with his head a mass of cuts
and bruises. The Whitsett brothers
were arrested charged with felonious
assault and carrying concealed weap
ons, and after waving a hearing were
held in $500 bail for criminal court.
The assault has caused much ex-
element, as both families are promi-
nent in this section.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
THE WORK OF VANDALS
Blow Interior of Store and Postoffics
to Pieces.
WITH CHARGE OF DYNAMITE.
Some One Seeks Revenge Against
Firm of Bodfish C. Whitehead at
North Bradley-Proprietors Had
Just Left the Building.

North Bradley, Mich. Dec. 81
Early Christmas eve, dynamite, be-
lieved hereto have amounted to five
or six pounds, was exploded under
the floor of The general store conduct
ed by Bodfish & Whitehead.
A hole big enough to drop horse
through was plowed through the floor
ing, and the whole interior of the
building was damaged. All the glass
was broken, the fixtures were bent
and smashed, counters upset and
goods thrown about as though giant
hand had picked up the structure and
shaken it upside down.
1t being Sunday night the place was
closed. However, both the men in the
firm were in the store up TO a few
minutes before the explosion, and
that their lives were spared they con-
slider the best Christmas present they
ever receivd.
The postofiice is in the store that
was wrecked, and there has been
trouble about postal matters. j. A.
Morrison IS postmaster. He is also
owner of the wrecked store building
It was he who located the scene Of
the explosion.
The detcnation brought into the
street practically every one of the 200
odd inhabitants of the village.
Nobody noticed in the darkness the
broken windows in the Bodfish-White-
head store for while, and Postmas-
ter Morrison had gone back home
when he happened to think of his
store. He lit lantern and issued
forth. 1t didn't take him long to To-
cate the seat of disturbance and sum-
mon the crowd.
The store is a frame structure,
standing on cedar posts, with boarding
underneath. The dyllamiter had
ripped off one of the boards and poked
the bundle of dynamite under the
store at the end of long pole. To the
dynamite was attached 12-foot
stretch of fuse. The pole and the
burnt fuse the postmaster found when
he crawled through the hole with his
lantern.
The man at the butt end Of the pole
evidently had aimed at a vital point
in the construction of the building.
He tried to land the business end OF
the pole under the sill supporting the
middle of the building. He overshot
the mark. and when the dynamite
| went off it met with the resistance of
the studding and flooring only. 1t
blew straight up and down, with radial
disturbances of a minor nature. as is
the habit Of the stuff.
There will undoubtedly be an arrest
soon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Fire Renders Her Destitute.

Traverse City, Mich. Dec. 81
With the burning of her home. in
which she lost all her possessions.
Mrs. Charles Otto Is now being cared
works in Chicago and sent her a check
for SO for Christmas. At o'clock in
the morning she was awakened by the
choking of her 7-months-old baby. She
had just time to get her two children
and escape in her night clothes into
a snowstorm. The check was destroy
ed along with the rest of her posses
sions and the county will care for her
until her husband Is located.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Wanted for Perjury.

Niles, Mich, Dec. ga. c. Pro-
bert, who posed here as a doctor and
was concerned with DR.. Charles Gran
vile in the diploma mill run in con.
nection with st. Lukes hospital, is d
fugitive from justice in California. Ad-
vices from Santa Cruz are that Pro
bert took out marriage license un.
der the name of Clarence r. Davis,
and was married to an estimable
young woman. Having previously fled
from Dayton, Ore, where a bank con
Quoted by him became involved. he
has been charged with perjury in con
nection with the marriage license, and
is being sought by people interested in
the banks affairs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Horses Have Meningitis.

New York, Dec. 27.-Afflicted with
spinal meningitis more than a score
of horses dropped in the streets of
Williamsburg Tuesday, and at least
half of them succumbed TO the disease
before veterinary could reach them
Every veterinary surgeon in Williams
burg was called into service and they
were busy firm before daylight until
late last night trying to check the
spread of the disease. Up to o'clock
one veterinary had been called 10 at.
tend Is cases, nine Of which were ia
tai. All the animal hospitals are
crowded with horses which have only
a slight chance to recover from the
disease.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
ANOTHER ONE SHUT OFF.
Government .c Greatly Reducing Mar
shalls Postoffice Receipts.

Marshall. Mich, Dec. 2G.-The pos
tai business In this town, the largest
of any town of it's size in the United
States, is toing given some terrific
blows r tac postal authorities at
Washi2~t;a.
A,GTj&a,l has n national reputation
for being a patent medicine town, and
IS n result the postoffice has done a
land Office business, being raised to
the first class list, the only first class
Office in the United States in town
of fewer than 5000 inhabitants. On
account of the activities of the au-
thorities in suppressing what they de-
clare are fraudulent enterprises, the
local postoffice receipts, which, two
years ago, were $4,000, were only
$4,000 last year, and may be lower
this year.
The latest move of the authorities
has been to hold to order Postmaster
VIM. II. Arthur to hold up all mail
coming to Ralph Humphrey. Humph-
rey, who is about 30 years old. has
worked up an enormous business on
a patent medicine cure for liver
trouble.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
WHILE MILL BURNED
Robbers Attempt to Rifle Safe in De-
pot at Hart.

pot at Hart.
Hart, Mich, Dec. 27.-Fire of incen-
diary origin, undoubtedly set for the
purpose of attracting attention from
the Pere Marquette depot, which was
robbed while the fire was in progress,
destroyed the large sawmill of Sena-
tor James X. Flood, this towns larg-
est industry, at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning, entailing a loss of 100000.
Two hours later only heap of ashes
and smouldering ruins marked the site
of the mill, the destruction being COM
plete.
During the progress OF the fire an
unsuccessful attempt was made to
blow the safe at the railway station.
The burglars tapped the till for about
SIS and robbed the penny-gum ma
chimes, making off and giving but one
slight clue. A farmer driving into
town says ne met a man riding furi-
ously on horseback towards Mears.
Thirty-five men are thrown out of
employment by the burning of the
mill.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Fatally Burned While BoiIinu Oil.

Menominee, Mich, Dec. 23.-While
boiling oil on the kitchen stove for
use on a floor, Mrs. Fred Horts was
so badly burned that she died in half
an hour in terrible agony While stir
ring the mixture it exploded, and she
was covered with blazing oil. She
rushed from the house crying for help,
but ran quarter OF mile without
meeting any one, when she fell in a
dying condition. She was literally
cooked to death. She was 60 years
old. The house was partly destroyed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
JAPAN SENDS NEW ENVOY.
viscount SinzI Aoki Comes as Fret
Ambassador to America.


Washington, Dec. 27.-ViscounE
Siuzl Aoki has been appointed Japan
csc ambassador to this country. In
formation to this effect was conveyed
to Secretary Root Tuesday by Mr..
Hicki, Japanese charge here.
Viscount Aoki comes as the first
ambassador from Japan to the u. S.
after a distinguished career in the
diplomatic service, from which he re-
tired about six years ago when he was
called by the emperor to be one OF
the privy councillors, the highest hon.
or that can be hoped for by the no
bliity. When yet young man the
new ambassador went to Germany as
a student and received there training
in the large universities. Twice he
was returned there as minister. Nat
urally, German is the language with
which he is most familiar, but he
speaks English readily.
1t is expected that as soon as the
formal approval of his selection is re-
ceived from this government the Wis
count, accompanied by the viscount-
ess, who is of German birth, the VS.
count having met and married her
while serving his country in Germany,
will come to this country without de-
lay. 1t is believed here that the Jap
anese government will purchase an
embassy building more conveniently
located than is the present legation.
Viscount Aoki is about 60 years old
and is considered a man of great
ability. Before entering the privy
council he was twice minister for for
eign affairs and Mr.. Takahira, whom
be succeeds here, served under him as
vice minister.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
"DEVlL" FOR SALE.
Menus Garogye Falls, Into Official
Hands to Satisfy a Debt.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 27.-Herman
MEMS pride, his fetish, his own stone
devil, which sat on a stone pedestal
guarding the Menu home, 30S Stan
ton avenue, was ingloriously logged
off by two constables, Tuesday, to
satisfy a writ Of replevin for $51.4O,
sworn to by Warren West, of Ypsilan-
ii, for wages claimed TO be due him
for work, including sculpturing the
hapless Old Harry.
MerZ's gorgoyle attracted world
wide attention and great crowds to his
home where, two months ago, he
mounted it on pedestal in front Of
his house. The stone image now oc-
cupies ID space in a storage building
and the constable has advertised its
sale.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Gets Bio Christmas Gift.

Marshall, Mich, Dec. 27.-The big
gest Christmas present that found its
way into a Marshall stocking was that
which fell to the lot of Frank b.
Moses, the only child of James M.
Moses, publisher of the Daily Chron-
icle and the Marshall Expounder. 1t
was a half interest In the business.
which will now be continued under the
firm name, Jas. M. Moses e Son.
Frank Is "a years OF age.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Detroit'S New Russell House.

Detroit Mich, Dec. 27.-The direc-
tors of the new Russell House com
pany have informally agreed on the
style of building that shall be erected.
That is, they have indicted as indi.
viduals their preference of several
different plans. The plan which in
all probability will be adopted SHOWS
building 10 or perhaps II stories
high with a French roof The walls
up TO 10 stories high are to be built
so that later on the structure can be
made a History building.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-29
Suddenly Stricken Blind.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 27.-Inside
of 20 minutes Robert Begole, a motor
man on the city lines, became sudden
ly blind last night. His eyes began to
pain him and gradually his sight fail
ed. The conductor could not believe
that the great misfortune had befallen
his crewmate and led him in front Of
the searchlight on the car. Begole
could not distinguish between the
bright light and the dark. He was
taken to Ypsilanti, his home, and is
now under the care of DR.. Hill.