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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-02
.PE.RSONAL

Miss Lillian swindler is in Morgan
Town, the guest Of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Carroll left this
afternoon for -Penasboro to spend a
few days.
Or. Ralph Sanders, formerly of this
county. but now residing in Iowa, is
visiting relatives in this vicinity
Mrs. Harrison, Of Enterprise, ar
lived here yesterday afternoon, called
I ~ the death of her grandson, Theodore
Ticker.
Frank Amos, young son of Justice
amos, who has been i'll of typhoid
lever for some time, is getting along
pitcIy at present.
Misses Maude Graft and George
Martin were down from Warrington
ast night for the production of Par,
EiiaI at the Grand
Miss Edna Wertz is spending the
day wifi friends in Morgantown. Miss
NaMne Wertz spent last night in the
ely en- route from Clarksburg, where
she had been the guest of friends
since Wednesday.
Among those who attended the or
gan recital at Fairmont last night by
RguG Baldwin, were Misses Daisy and
Bea Dudley, Prof.C. E. Vincent ami
NE Henry Church. They were great
II pleased with the programme rem
1ereds- Grafton Sentinel.
From Warrington Record.]
The Misses Georgia Martin anu
xAud Graft went to Fairmont on the
81 tits afternoon.
IHss Jeanette Knots returned from
harrisburg yesterday noon.
49!Ss Daisy Flowers and Miss zana
Ouhp are in Fairmont today.
MISS Daisy Koen went to Washing
Inn, D.. c., last night to join party Of
friends who will witness the football
ulntdl at Auapolis.
Messrs. w, A. Lawler and Roy Har,
lesty OF Fairmont, spent ThanksgiY-
ing with friends in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-02

Sallle Ernst is the young woman who
was mixed up in the robbery OF Gil.
hat Moore in this city few weeks
Asu. She is now under a bond of
$IO0.OO to appear as a witness before
lkr grand jury against May Klyman
ana Will Bennett.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-02
SUNDAY
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT THE
vARlous PLACES OF woR-
SHIP TOMORROW 5o,

Diamond Street M. E. Church.
Rev. L. W. Roberts, the newly APP
pointed minister, will preach at the
morning and evening services,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-02

Mr.. aid Mrs. Harry Wilson and
children, Robert and Wallace, of Park
ersburg, are guests at the home of Mr..
c. b. Fleming, on Locust avenue.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
Regular Princeton Trains Annulled Ae.
count Army and Navy Football
Game

on account OF the Army and Navy
football game at Princeton ON satur-
day, December .. trains leaving Phlla-
delphia. Broad Street Station. via
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
FINE AND DANDY
Is sereek F. shallcrcss Who Owns Fine
New Castle County Farm.
Special % INC Evtning journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
Dover, Dee. and. MI Shallcross.
hows your fatherf' asked an elderly
citizen of the State capital as Commis-
sioner OF Agriculture James q. Shallcruss
was about TO stepaon northbound train
en- route Tor his homo at Odessa, last
evening aa s.t
Several citizens who had been convcrs-
ing with Mr.. Shalaross aid calling him
"Uncle Jim" were surprised 40 learn THAT
the famous Delaware. farmcn himself a
grandfather. hau father.
"Oh, he's hne and dandy at so and TN
bet roll of greenbaoks that he can go
out with his sun tomorrow and drop thrce
birds out of five op the. wins
"Ah that he could replied the friend
of Mr.. sRalicross' Father and turning to
another friend remarked.
"As sure as I'm stahdine here Eve seen
him go outsof "a frosty nan4ine FOR prac-
tice. carrying two licc1and fidgoty birds
with him. on reaching aA open space he
would lean lfisp pdeuble-barfelod gun up
against ptacli trRe. take buth hands and
throw up the agiig, birds afeaeh his gun
and as quicf as chained lightning would
shoot the bird toa hisa left and, turning,
would catch the ,enoo pn his right with the
discharge OF the remaining barrel Oh. a
man after my own heart was that mans
father"
The senior. sRallefoA fcccrrod 70 was
sertclo r. FshaNcfoskN Owner or the
famous Whitehall farm in New Castle
county. q few miles above tie Kent coun-
ty line he is .one ~ the WoSi remarkable
men in Delaware not only FOR Ills astnu-
ishing activity att 90 Years Did and for hts
lcng championship the fhetfwiug shot
in the State. but for hispaft m introduc-
ing peach culture ard -pesr growing in
this State. For mniv years Mr.. Shailcros g
and Clement Is Reeves OF Delaware city.
the originator OF the Reeves peach wcrc
the rival peach kings of tho State This
year MT shalcross and Ills son have just
grown ana sold 2SSs5 baskets OF rolrs.
tho largest crop ever harvested by one
family
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
The Typewriter is Destroying judicial
Iiteratur..
rom The Detroit journal,


From the Detroit Journal
Charges against the typewriter.
meaning, OF course the machine. and
not the operator, arc not now We
have heard that it is the implacable
enemy of the "copy-book' that tender
memory of the district school, which,
with IT'S impressive plattudo dono In
hopelessly perfect, flowing Spcncerian
hand. has moved generations of us to
frenzy of laborious imitation. How
ever. the accusation that the type
writer has robbed the Judges ON the
Supreme Bench of the noble style and
fine literary finish that were once to
the laity the most impressive features
Of Supreme Court opinions seems to
be quite novel. II has been discovered
that a Supreme Justice cannot be lit
erary" with a stenographer. Dictation
may make for accuracy equity and
logic. but it nips the stately peroration
/ in the bud.
It's a serious charge. and possibly
not in grounded. Maybe the delights
Of dictation make the writing OF dis
senting opinions much too easy. Pos
sibly the mere presence of the stenog
rapher as a sympathetic audience
arouses within Justice all that is
belligerent and antipathetic. Maybe
the labor of long-hand, biotting, eras-
ing, complaining Of the pen and twist
ing gartered feet about the table limbs
an make for the deliberation that
spells conservatism and unanimity
The opinions of Cooley. Campbell,
Christiancy and Marston were litera-
ture, They did not dictate them; they
wrote them laboriously by hand-and
lits evgrlastngly true that all litera-
lture Us handmade The only solu-
tion of the problem, IL It be a prob
lem. is obviously that the Supreme
Court Judges must take time from
their scholarly labors ana learn TO
p ay upon the typewriter with their
own well-manicured fingers Smultan-
oous composition and operation come
with persistence patience and prac-
tice. For the composure and adaptable
lity Of Supreme Justice it would be
a simple feat And what inspiration
there would be in the roar Of a battery
IOf eight typewriters. making legal PIE
cedent at every staccato explosion
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
SIX YEARS LATER
fIr. Wattam writes

"Your letter of the 2Ist in regard to
the case of my little boy at hand. 1
am truly thankful to say that the cure
effected by the Cuticura Remedies has
been a most thorough and successful
cure to date" Chicago, Feb. %, 1905.
Sold throughout the world Cuticurn Resolveni. 5ac
Ca form Of Chocolate Coated Pills 2jc ner VIA q 6l,
tnmcit {, ac. soap, 2br. ncpotsi London, - Chonor-
hriss sl Paris Nne Dc "a paiv; Boston, lN Coumbuf
at. Potter Lrug and Chem Corp, sole lrunrieforG.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05

though the train service is first class
IN every respect. Fast express trains
running via Washington are equipped
with day coaches of the latest design.
Pullman sleeping. parlor and dining
cars leave Wilmington and Chester
daily for Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chi
cago and st. Louis without change and
connecting n union deDots for all
western points.
For full particulars. tickets, rates.
etc, call on ticket agents cr write II.
A. Mile. r. p. A. city ticket Office,
1904 Market street. Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
WINTER TouRlsT.

Tickets to Florida via Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. Very low rates for the
round trip to all the famous resorts Of
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
MASS OF SORES
Awful Suffering Of Little Boy
from an Itching HHmOuT
CURED BY CUTICURA
Not One Square Inch Of Skin on
His Whole Body Unaffected


r- "Dly little son, boy of Ave, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
st tors prescribed for him, but he kept
sss getting worseurti1 we could not dress
pa him any more. They finally advised
Yi ME 70 try certain medical college,
\ But its treatment did no good. at the
lihie 1 was induced to try Cuticura
he was so bad that had to cut his
- fair off and put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on him on bandages, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
nlo hand. There was not one square inch
oh ssfskin on his whole body that was
% not affected. He was one mass of sores.
s The bandagcs used to stick to his skin
and IN removing them il used to take
The skin off with them, and the screams
from the poor child were heart-break.
r fng.5 began TO think that he would
- never get well, but after the second
application of Cuticura Ointment 1
began to see signs of improvement,
-lo ard with the third and fourth appli-
cations the sores commenced to dry
'i1irps Ills skin peeled off twenty times,
8 abut II finally yielded to the treatment.
Now 1 can say that he is entirely
nisfcuTed, aud a stronger and healthier
ESQ hoy You never saw than he IS to-dav.n
m ROBERT WATrAM, 1922 Center
nj ave, Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 80, 1897.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
Western Rates Via Baltimore and ohio
Railroad

Persons contemplating a trip to the
West, Northwest or Southwest. viz:
Pittsburg. Cincinnati s.. Louis, Chi
ego and points west thereof, can save
money by purchasing, tickets via the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Rates from Wilmington and Chcs-
ter are; Pittshprg, (Pittsburg limited
leaving Chester at 9.46 p. m. and will
mington at 1903 p. M, $500; Cincin-
natl. $3.50: St. Louis S2t.25; Chicago
$500. Two fast express trains daily
to Chicago. Compare the above rates
with those Of other lines.
Il is probably not generally known
that tickets to western points via the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad are mu1r
lower than via any other line. al
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
YOU DO FOR US,
WELL DO FOR YOU.

From among your relatives,
friends and neighbors. you can
easily get three to take the
new Evening Journal.
They will thank you for re-
commencing our paper to them.
We know they will be pleased
with it.
If we do not deserve your
good wishes and help we won't
ask for them.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05

Florida. Georgia. the Carolinas, Nassau
and Havana. now I'm effect. Tickets on
sale daily until April 30. 1906. Full
information from b. and o. Railroad
ticket agents. Ciiy ticket office. SO4
Market street. Wilmington. Del.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
Grand Premium List

First. For yearly subscribers
the choice of any one of the fol-
lowing magazines for one year,
delivered at your home; Mum
sey. Red Book, Harper's Bazaar.
Delineator, Strand. Pearson's,
McClure's, All Story. Argosv.
Popular. Leslie's, Cosmopolitan.
Gunter's. Wide World. Tom
Watson's, Physical Culture,
World Today, American Boy.
Woman's Home Companion.
Second. For new yearly sub
scriptions the choice of Ladies'
Home Journal. Everybody's.
Third. For 10 new yearly sub
scriptions choice of a Webster or
Standard Oarge sise) unabridged
Dictionary, Golfers Weel,y.
Harper's Weekly. Review OF Re
views, North American Review.
Puck, Judge, any Philadelphia or
New York daily paper. hand
some ladies' or gentleman's Elgin
watch, solid gold seal ring.
Fourth. For Is new yearly
subscriptions. choice OF mans or
ladies' handsome overcoat. fine
gold filed watch. double barrelled
high class gun.
Fifth. For 20 new yearly sub
scriptious. choice of fine suite
bedroom furniture. handsome
brass bed. high grade gun, and
others TO be added.
Sixth. For 80 new yearly sub
scrlptions ladies' or gentleman's
fine solid gold watch, works and
case guaranteed.
Seventh. For 40 new yearly
subscriptions four days trip
to New York city or Washington
for two from any point in Della
ware with all expenses. including
railroad fare, board at first-class
hotel and theatre tickets.
Eighth. For so new yearly
subscriptions handsome guaran-
teed diamond ring for lady or
gentleman.
Other premiums to be added.
Watch this column.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
SIS to Pittsb, ra Via salto. & Ohio r. r

20 70 FIttabl T9 wa baIto' q OhIo r. ~
Every day in the week the Baltimore
Is Ohio II. r. Co sells first class tick
cts TO Pittsburg for $500. good on Pitts
burg express. leaving Wilmington at
1908 p. m. and arriving at Pittsburg
lat nine o'clock next morning This
train is composed of day coaches and
sleeping cars. For tickets and informa-
tion apply to depot ticket office or
city Ticket Office. SO4 Market street.
Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1905-12-05

Pennsylvania Railroad, at 3 p. M. and
10 y. M win have no connection for
Princeton on that date; and trains arr
irving Broad street station at 5.1S and
1i3 y. m. and train arriving West
Philadelphia at 7.30 p. M. will have no
connet ton from Princeton. Special
trains TO Princeton viii leave Broad
street station December . at 1880 a.
m. and 1i.50 a. m. and return immedi-
ately after the game.
Evening journal., 1905-12-05
Office

Now located az sos Market street.
convenient to municipal buildings.
prncinal offices and hotels. Tickets to
lam points on sale. Also Pullman ac-
commodations.
D. g. A. Phone No. $3.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
Fast Day at .he Postoffice.

Thursday. April -. Fast Day. being
proclaimed by the Governor of the
State. will be observed us Il holiday at
this Office With tie usual holiday hours.
The registry division will be open
from $50 10 1900 4. Nj.
The money order division and news
l:aper mailing Office will be closed for
the entire day.
The stamp window will be open from
100 a. NJ. 10 1000 a. Nj.
The carriers will make the morning
delivery and the 800 p. NJ. collection OF
al the boxes only: the carriers win
low will be open from 3.15 to 1 p. NJ.
The general delivery window will be
open at all hours. as usual. and stamps
in limited quantities can be purchased
there ut such hours as the stamp win
low is closed. Letters for registration
will also be received at but not deliv-
cred from this window when the regis
Try division is closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
AMUSEM ENTS.
THE Fatal Wedding" Fast Day.

The Fatal Wedding" play full of
heart interest. by Theodore kremer
and under the management of Sulli
van. Harris & Woods. will he seen ,t
The Opera House. Thursday, April -.
The scenic effects of this play are
Very vivid and realistic. ANA show !,
unnlhar Of reproductions Of wen known
New York scenes. among them heinz
Tie Grimm j court while in session ana
tie Interior of the famous C;raca
church While 4 wedding ceremony is il,
progress. Another scene which has A.
tract"d widespread attention is M.
Palisades Of the Hudson on Il winters
night IN this scene q great Snuv.
storm is IN progress. in which Orininal
ana novel effects are Introduced maxi
i.g il unoSi striking and pi,turaSula
sullivan HARRIS a. Woods have. en-
gagged IN exceptionally clever com
panN to portray the different charac-
teis ana altogether Sh1liI make The
Fatal Wedding" IN enjoyable evening",
entertainment. Seats are now on sale
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
Sweet Clover, May I.

When play can carry lis away from
he hum drum Of every day existence
il! the city 10 the quiet of Il fan eve
ming down on the farm" and back to
thi!dhooh's fleeing hours. it has indeed
accomplished something by which it
nay De remembered. TO these scenes
,:ors Sweet Glover" carry its hearers
and those who have seen Y. II. Scha-
:cr's massive production of this whole
SOME ana honeli,ie play never fail TO
sing it's praises Whenever mentioned.
sweet ClnNer' vii! be the Offering at
the Opera House on May /, and will be
Al event in the present dramatic sea-
son. the same original cast ill be
sc, Il il Mr.. 1nayer'5 support. An entire
new outfit Of scenery has been made
FOR the present year. This is one at
traction ti;tt can and is guaranteed &c
fulfil every promise made for it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
PERSONAL Mention.

]. F. Beane OF Sidney. was in town
On business. yesterday.
A. A. Wilder of Watervile. was in
;oWn on business. Tuesday.
f. w Barron of Sidney. was making
business calls on the street. Tuesday.
Charles W. Coleman of Riverside
was a business visitor in Augusta. yes
terday.
Mrs. Lillian Worthing Of Mr.. eVr-
non. was calling on friends in town,
yesterday.
Miss EGith Crockett retained, yestcr-
.'av. aftel passing Easter at her home
IN Winthrop.
Harry Folsom. clAr. at Tetrcault's
lrug store. is in Boston FOR a few days
on business
". H. Johnson Of Palermo. was max
ing business calls on the street Tues
day nor!linG.
Mr.. ana Mrs w. r. Pope Of East
Vassalboro. were visiting friends in
town, Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. +. Gray Of Berwick. was
among the guests registered at Hotel
North, yesterday.
Mrs. Minnie f. Smith of Lewiston.
is the guest of her son. Everett G..
smith in this city, for week. on her
way to St. John. y. T., to visit her
sister.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
Last Hope Vanished.

When leading physicians said that
w. NJ. Smithart. of Pekin, Ia. had in
cnrable consumption. his last hope We
nishel: but DR.. Kings New Discovery
COR Consumption, Coughs and Colds
kept him out of his grave. He says:
This great specific completely cured
me. and saved my life. Since then, ]
have used it for over 10 years. and con-
slider it a marvellous throat and lung
cure" Strictly scientific cure for
Coughs. Sore Threats or Colds; sure
preventive Of Pneumonia. Guaranteed.
soc. ana s1.0O bottles at Bowditch &
Webster Cos, Augusta, and Simpson
Drug Co., Waterville. Trial bottle free.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26

Thursday is the date of the annual
State convention of the Letter Car
riers' Association. which will he held
this year. at Bath. The Augusta car
Tiers have received an invitation to be
present. and through the kindness of
Postmaster Lane. they will have an OPP
,ortunity to attend. OF the nine car
riers in tie city. It is probable that at
Least eight will attend the convention.
which is expected to be the largest one
which has yet been held. 1t is under
stood that the Augusta carriers will
make application for admission to the
State Association. 1t is estimated that
delegates and pOstmasters from the
|, aiding cities in the State to the mum ;
her of 100 will be present. National
Secretary Cantwell of Washington. d.
C.. and Mr.. Curtin of Lynn. Il mem
her of the national executive COM
mittee. are expe cted 10 attend. Tho
rroeramme will include business
meeting in the afternoon and a ban
onet in the evening at New Meadows
Inn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26

ferson Theatre will be ready to serve
The "ParSifal' patrons with both din
ner and luncheon.
The sale Of seats and boxes for this
brief engagement ut the Jefferson
Theatre. Portland. Maine. opens at
a. NJ. at the box office of the theatre
on Thursday, April 9Th. Orders by
mail, accompanied by certified checks.
or money orders. will be filled i'm order
of their receipt when accompanied by
Self-addresSed envelope.
The scale of prices for the "Pa rsifal'
Festival performances are as follows:
Orchestra. $500; dress circle, $3.50;
balcony. first two rows. $3.50: balcony,
rear rows. 500. Gallery Gall seats re-
scrVeO $1.G0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
Conchclogy.

Mr. T. s. Mooney has consented To
take charge of the department of con
choloey ami wishes the active assist :
amce of al persons interested III the
study of shells.
The societys collection which is now
quite small will be at once Scientifical-
" classified and arranged for exhibit
ton and donations of collections OF in
dividual specimens of sea. river and
land shells will be gladly received.
This is expected to be eventually one
of the most beautiful departments of
the society
Curators are earnestly desired for
the Botanical department and also the
department of Mineraiogy and GeOlo-
gy and the officers of the society are
anXiousiy waiting for some one to
Gene forward and take charge Of these.
The society has already quite an ex-
teusive collection of geological Speci-
mems. hut they need to be taken in
hand and arranged properly and then
added to until a respectable showing
can be made. Will not some one I'M
Gartake it and speedily?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-26
ParsifaI at Portland.

Henry w. SaVagcS production in
English oc Richard Wagner's sacred
music drama "Parsifal" which will be
seen at the jefferson Theatre, Port
Land. for the two evenings, Tuesday
and Wednesday. May ID and Sd. with
u matinee performance on Wednesday.
must be regarded as marking the be-
ginning of I new epoch in the history
of oDara in Maine. For the first time.
one of Wagner's great works is pro-
duccd on Il scale compa rabc with that
which prevails in the best opera hous-
es of the continent. and is at the same
time sung by the leading singers of the
world in the language of the nation.
In order properly to produce "Parsi-
fal" in English. Mr.. Savage spared
neither pains nor expense. The trouble
some problem of Il satisfactory trans
lation of The book. one which is APP
proximately literal yet is singable and
possesses literary merit. has been
solved with success. The company
principals. chorus and orcheStr3-is
the result Of long search and sitting.
and began the rehearsals in the middle
Of last summer. The production it
Self is built on models secured abroad.
ana has been pronounced as Il COM
plrte fulhllnent Of the best traditions
Of Eayreuth. In q word. nothing has
been neglected to make this prOduc-
ton equal to any in the best opera
houses Of Germany. and critical com
ments in Boston and New York show
that it has been a success.
The evening performances of ParSi-
far will begin at p. NJ. The first
act. which is the longest of the three,
VI i'll require AN hour and fortyfive
inmates ana then will he an internIiS-
sion of one hour and fifteen minutes
for dinner. The second act begins
promptly at . O'Clock and will end al
1906. An intermission of twenty
minutes then ensueS. With the be-
ginning of the third and last act at
1885 II is brought to 4 close ut Ills p.
NJ, at which hour carriages may he or
dered. The afternoon performance of
"ParSiial' begins at II in the morning.
with the following schedule. Act /. y
A. NJ. to 12.i5 =. NJ. luncheon: Act ?,
la to 80: Act 8. from sos to 4 7. NJ.
At the conclusion of the first act of
"Parsifal.' at both evening and matt
nee performances. the hotels and
restaurants i'm the vicinity of the JEFF