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Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
EARLY HIsTOiY.
"reminiscences of the Settlement If Evening Shade and
Immediate Vicinity by CIV. ShByer Pioneer
ND

large 10y. They were without
any irJns about them except
linch-pils. 1t seemed to be
a very Psmall job to get the
sawlogs to the mill after they
we're CUT
There was not very much lum.
Der usetiiin this country then, al.
though e was very cheap, selling
from folS,y to seventy-five cents
per hundred feet. Capt. Thorn
son hada story, frame dwell
ing houSe at the mill. I think
this house had been painted. 1t
had ss5ne chimney in the GEN.
ter, Will, two fireplaces, and two
rooms below and the same num-
Der above. This house was the
finest and costliest in all this
country 1t stood in the hollow,
about orIo hundred yards north
west of the Metcalf roller mill.
There ware a few other houses in
the country then built of hewn
pine logs with very good plank
doors, the cracks chinked with
rock and daubed with clean, white
lime, ard with brick chimneys.
These made very nice looking
farm houses and were considered
rather extra for farm houses. A
farm with this sort of building on
it was spoken of as "the farm
with a ag5od house on it, How.
ever, II, farms were generally
very small and on government
land at Esat. Usually the COM
mon hfA (as were built of round
'lf6dts 'lf6dtgss am aIsvs Covered wa. iS- =: !.
boards, with rib-poles and weight
poles and short sticks for stops.
These roofs did not have any
nails about them. The chimneys
were made of sticks and dirt. The
cracks in the houses were chinked
with sticks and daubed with mud.
Some had dirt floors, and some
had slab floors. Generally there
was just one room to the house
on the farm, and sometimes there
was a small smokehouse and a
small chickenhOuse. A rail pen
served for the corn crib. There
was no such thing as glass win.
dow in a house in all this country.
Continued next week.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
Il Wasn't Over Politics.

Secretary of State O. G. Ludwig
and j. H. Fry, who have been
associated in a mutual insurance
company, had a business dis
agreement in the lobby of the
postoffice building about 6 O'Clock
yesterday evening. Several
blows were passed, some blood
spilled, and when they got tired,
peace was declared and indemnity
waived. No serious damage was
inflicted upon either combatant
Arkansas Democrat.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08

ginson Thursday morning and
told him coolly, that my public
and official record was open to
discussion by any one but that he
must not deal in any personalities
of the character mentioned. He
replied that he would do as he
id pleased 1 then said, Ifyou
do I'll kill you.' He made no re-
ply, but walked off. There was
nd reference made to the alleged
story on the stump, and | hope
there will be none. am sorry
the incident occurred but the re.
putation of my family is worth
more to me than any office within
the gift of the people,"
At Griffithsville, Gov. Davis
said: "What do you think OF an
a'torney-gene running for
governor going around threaten
ing to commit murder?
"Kill you? Why | can take a
common corncob with a light.
ming bug on the end of it and
make you jump into the river, u
retorted Attorney General Rogers
Governor Davis made the same
speech he makes everywhere,
with the exception of the attention
he paid to the encouragement.
A characteristic remark about hin
made in connection with his dis
cussion of the settlement of the
railroad tax case was this:
81 Go not think he can discuss
tax settlement intelligently. He
hasn't got sense enough. H
don't know any law. He ha-
been saying he went after me On
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08

the railroad compromise. | want
to say this is the best settlement
that has ever been made"
The governor said he did not
care how much of a fee Senator
Clarke got for his services in the
tax settlement, and Mr.. Rogers
retorted that it was pretty fat
fee to be paid $4,000 for doing
5000 worth of work.
Attorney General Rogers re-
piled to the governor in all points
made by him in as vigorous a
manner as was employed by the
governor and related the follow
ing incident as an example of the
wrong use Of the pardoning pow
er:
"While I was prosecuting at
torney a constable in Crawford
county arrested two 15.year old
boys. They were drunk. He
carried one to his father and told
him he had taken a pistol from
the boy, and for S25 he would
turn him loose. The old father
paid him. He then took the other
boy to his parents and made the
same demand. The father replied
that he had no money. 4 will
take him to Jail then, said the
constable. Then the boys old
mother said: MY God, dom
take my boy to Jail. Here is ST
all | have; take that This old
mother had been to town that day
on a mule, carrying butter, eggs
dried apples 8 and potatoes,
and brought back 81. This con-
stable took the money and turned
her boy loose. These people
were poor and were soon out Of
the country, but | got after the
constable, indicted him, convicted
hin, and sent him to the peniten .
5.4tJ, and Governor Davis par
Iunad him within six weeks.
Nay snould he be afraid that |
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would pardon bribe-givers or
bribe- takers?"
AT the close of the governors
speech the band played Dixie and
repeated it three times while the
governor shook hands with his
friends.
The attorney general closed as
follows and was applauded
equally as heartily:
"They say that the Little Rock
papers and the Little Rock gang
want me, and that | am not with
the masses, the common people:
My God, friends, why should Z
not be? There stands a grand
old man.. Mr.. Hendrix, that I
worked a year for at Sc per month,
carrying my wages home in tho
form of a sack of meal and
bacon to my widowed mother. I
picked'cot for John Dyer and
Judge Johnson from the time +
was 10'years old. | love White
county. l want it. My father.
) brothers and sisters are buried
here. But only vote for me if
you believe me worthy"
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
(Continued from last week.

CONTINUED from last week.
The miller would then 60 down
h the ladder to the bin and get
more flour, carry it up and pour
it into the hopper, and continue
lin this way until the flour was all
bolted. By this time the bran
and shorts would be scattered
over the floor at the tail.end OF
the bolt, and the boy then had to
sweep and gather up both Of these
and put in his bag. And before
this flour was made into biscuits,
it was put through a kind of sitter
called a sarge. This sarge was
made with wooden rim and a
fine muslin cloth for the bottom.
! Capt. Thomson had a sash
sawmill, with an old-time wooden
water wheel. | think he would
cut from two to three hundred
feet of lumber day. This mill
manufactured all the pine lumber
that was used within a radius Of
twenty five or thirty miles. Pine
timber was very plentiful, con-
convenient and good. There was
no other timber growing in these
hills where the pine grew, except
some small bushes, and he.pines
were so thick they seemed to
choke out the growth of all other
timber. Not until the pine tim
Der was cut away did any other
timber grow where the pines
were. .
Capt. Thomson did not have
TO haul his sawlngs oyer a fourth
or half mile. One can hardly i'm.
agine how much pine timber there
has been within five miles of
Evening Shade, for there has
been from one to three sawmills
within four or five miles of here,
and running regularly, (except
about three years during the civil
war) for the last seventy-fve
years. + very we'll remember Mr..
Mack Thomson hauling sawlogs to
his fathers mill sixty years ago.
He had two pairs of large oxen
hitched to a home made wooden
pair Of trucks, the two wheels of
which were each solid pieces of
wood sawed from the end of a
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
Brundidee And 0ldiield.

Congressman S. Brundidge
and Hon. w. A. Oldfield ad-
dressed a large crowd Of Fulton
county voters at Salem last Mon
day. The discussion passed off
good bumoredly, and advices
from Salem say that both cam
didates seemed to have plenty Of
friends in the audience.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
THECOURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
srict-First Monday in January
and July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
County Court-Third Monday
III January, April, July and Oc-
tober. No County Court in the
Northern District.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
Senator Berry's Letter
The Senator Will Probably
Not be Able to Engage
in an Active Cam
paign.

H. Berry last week issued a
lengthy address to the people OF
Arkansas, the first paragraph OF
which reads as follows:
81 am in receipt of a number
of letters from friends in different
parts of the state asking me to
speak at public meetings OF vari-
Gus kinds. 1t would be a great
pleasure to me to attend any or
all of these meetings. For the
past twenty years | have made
speeches in the state wherever
and whenever it was possible to
do SC without neglecting my
public duties, but unfortunately
for me at this time | am having
trouble with my throat which |
fear will make it impossible for
me to speak often and especially
in the open air. My throat has
been affected for a number of
years and l can not speak for
two days in succession without
becoming so hoarse that can not
be heard. The doctors have told
me that if I continued to attempt
it in the open air | would probab- 4
ly lose my voice altogether. !
know that this will be a great
disappointment to many of my
friends, in every part of Arkan-
sas, but no one can regret it 81
much as l do; but it is the truth
and am not in the habit of con-
cealing the truth and think it
best to let the people know the
true conditions, let the con-
sequences be what they may"
In the course of this public ad-
dress, Senator Berry defines his
position in this way:
He favors I \ /
Reform of the present tariff
laws.
More effective suppression OF
trusts. |
Freight rate control by Inter-
state. Commerce.
Making it a crime to deal i1
futures on farm products.
He has
Stood for the farmers against
the corporations. |
Compelled railroads to pay
taxes they had avoided.
Relieved state of an old debt
of 50, 100000.
Secured appropriations for
rivers and harbors.
Built many public buildings.
Never accepted free passes
from the railroads.
Never hired a man to work for
him at the polls.
He will not
Engage in a campaign of abuse
and vituperation.
Build up a corrupt machine to
win office.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
OFFICIHL

Congressional.
Member of Congress End District.
s.. BRUNDIDGE JR.
Senatorial.
Member State Senate, Second
Distriet.-J. E. MCCALL.
Judicial.
Judge of the 10th Judicial Cir
cult j. W. MEEKs.
Pros. Atty.-T. |. HERRN.
County.
Representative-E. B. ANDREWS
County Judge-J. W. SMITH.
Clerk-C. D. RITCHIE.
Sheriff-G. H. MATTHEW.
Treasurer-E. l.. DICKERsoN.
assessor W. T. HORN.
Surveyor-G. N. SIMPSON.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
CHARGED With Heinovs Oiiense.

William Paxton, bartender in
a saloon at Texarkana, has been
arrested on a warrant charging
incest. His daughter, Clara
Paxton, in a signed statement
furnished the officers, says her
father accomplished her ruin
fifteen months ago. Four months
ago she AYERS he took her to-
Little Rock, where they stopped
at a leading hotel as man and
wife. In August shs gave birth
to a baby boy. Paxton Is a ma /
45 years old, and his daughter is
19.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
Weber & Damme Wagons.

During the progress of the erection of our new
store building, we intend offering the people some
unprecedented bargains in all lines of merchandise to
dispose of our stock. We will make it very much to
the interest of purchasers of good goods to to
this store to do their trading and you cordially
invited to drop in at any tme examine our stock and
get prices.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08
/ 8Directory.
RELIGIOUS

Preaching at the Methods
church second and third Sunday
in each month by Rev. W. S
Southworth, pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. o. c..
Shaver, superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1905-09-08

The report sh,'1j that there are
1921 persons Of school age i'm
Hot Spriog7 county,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
MILLERILECTURE
WASaBRILLIANT

A fair-sized audience was present
at Golf Methodist Episcopal churcI
last evening to enjoy the lecture
Shortly after eight o'clock the pas
tor Rev. S. r. Arbuthnot, announc-
ed one of DR.. Holmes hymns, No
135, entitled "0mniscence," which
was heartily and approximately
sung by the congregation. The
Rev. David L. Ash, DID,, offered
PRAYER and then the lecturer, the
Rev. Bennett @. Miller, AN.
S.T.B.. pastor of the Summertield
M. E. church, Fall River, Mass.
was introduced and for an hour held
the interested and delighted audi
ence as he described DIR, Holmes a.
poet. novelist and humorist. The
lecture abounded in many bright
and pertinent sayings and was es-
peciaily replete with an abundance
of ant and brilliant quotations from
DR.. Holmes writings. The quota
ton of long prose paragraph, The
PROPOSAL from F'The Autocrat at
the Breakfast Table" was cleverly
done. Often times the rare humor
and bright wit of the genial "Auto-
craft as reproduced by Mr.. Miller
coused waves of merriment, which
rippled over into burst of laughter
swept over the audience.
One of the intensely interesting
features was the lecturers graphic
description of a personal interview
with the Boston poet. In speaklng
Of Or. Holmes religious views MT.
Miller grew genuinely eloquent
Mr.. Miller characterized DR.
Holmes religious life thus IGlse
Matthew Arnold he had mind that
sometimes could not seem to find
God hut he had heart that could
not do without Him. If in hours
az intellectual struggle has mlnd
drifted to the aphelion doubt you
con1d rest assured that ere long ms
heart would bring him back to the
perihelion of faith"
At the conclusion of the lecture
Mr. Miller had on exhibition ms
splendid autographic COLLECTION
which was examined with great m
forest bv the audience. The whole
evening was one of rare delight 10
Ill lovers of good literature ana
Mr.. Miller made an excellent lm-
preston by his visit to Clarksburg'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
nm SHORT LINE ROUTE HERE
TO BE USED BY CAR LINE

There is every reason to believe
that the street car line coming from
Fairmont and now in course of con-
struction will run into ClarlSburg
over the route graded for the Short
Line railroad, before the Baltimore
& Ohio acquired the latter road.
The freight yards at Adamston
will in all probability be dispensed
with and the traction line after
crossing Limestone creek win come
up through the Adamston freight
yards, using the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks, thence using the railroads
two bridges across the West Forl
river and Elk creek, coming up the
south bank of Elk creek to the Wal
do hotel and then connecting with
the system here by the way Of Third
street.
The track is laid all the way from
Limestone creek to a point east of
Broaddus Institute and is the right
guage for street cars. With but
little labor and expense the remain
der of the track on that route can
he laid. The route is the most prdc-
teal of any getting the line into
Clarksburg.
Again. it is advisable because o
the fact that a through line like
the one now building should not be
hindered in getting out and in the
city. such as would occur, if the
present lines be used. Also in this
connection the road will be five
miles shorter that the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad between Clarksburq
and Fairmont, the company having
planned two bridges at points on
the route to bring such shortening
If the line about.
1t is the intention to get the ser
vice down to an hours run between
the two cities, which is about q
minutes faster than the present
schedule of the railroad. All thes,
being desired there must be quick
service coming in and going out Of
he city. and because of that fac
the Short Line route will be used.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
SHERIFF DELIVERS
GIRL TO MOTHER

To carry out the letter of an or
der in the habeas corpus proceed
ings brought by Mrs. Sarah Pyle
against John Root, guardian of Bes-
sic Pyles, aged 10 years, and daugh-
ter of Mrs. Pyles, which was decid-
ed Monday afternoon in favor OF
Mrs. Pyles, Sheriff John NJ. Flani-
gan went to New Creek Wednesday
morning to deliver the girl into tn
custody of her mother as directed
by Judge Lynch. 1t was merely a
formal proceeding so far as the
sheriff was concerned. Mother
daughter and aunt all went to the
home of Mrs. Cordelia Nutter, tho
aunt, after the dicision had been
handed down and are still there, but
the order had not been written up
when they left here, and, of course
the sheriff had not acted in an of
fetal capacity and his visit to New
Creek was merely to comply with
the order and =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
New Industry VIII Employ Girls Only
at From So to So a Week and Make
One Hundred thousand Shirtss q.
Year, Which Will be Retai1ed at
Fifty Cents Apiece---Factory is al
Sure Thing.

Another important industry viii
likely be added to the several Clerks
burg already has. 1t viii be some
thing out of the ordinary and will
prove a very valuable mandatory.
A representative from a largo
New York concern is here to con-
fer with Thomas G.. Brady, the in
dustrial promoter and others, con-
corning site for shirt works,
and to interest home trade In the
movement.
There will be no trouble, what
ever, in getting site for the fac
tory and there is every assurance
that it viii be under construction
within a week or so and In active
operation before the end of the
present year.
AT first the concern viii give em-
plovment to one hundred and fifty
Urls and as the mills are increased
more girls viii be added to the nuns
Der of employees. The work viii
be done altogether by girls and they
win be enabled to earn from Sc to
So week.
Fhe product OF the MANI 4a.ss =.
will be shirts for workmen, and viii
be sold direct to the retailers Pie
price will be such that the shirts
can be retaiIed at fifty cents each.
Jobbers will not be taken into con-
sideration in the sale.
The factory will have a capacity
of one hundred and fifty dozen
shirts a week, which means nearly
one hundred thousand shirts year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
LIST
BEING ISSUED

The premium list and catalogue
for the second annual exhibition OF
the Clarksburg Poultry and Pet
Stock Association to be held IL this
city Dec. 20, 81, q, is being issued
by mail to members of the associa-
ton and interested persons. 1t Is
handsomely printed book of A
pages with general Typographical
excellence that places it aheld OF
the usual run of good printing OF
this character.
From the book one can see that
the forthcoming exhibition will sur
pass any of the kind ever held IN
the state. Sufficient inducements
ire offered to insure the entrance OF
large number of exhibits of both
poultry and pet stock. The entry
fees have been reduced and am eN-
tensive list of special premiums have
been offered, including eighteen very
handsome silver and gold cups
which it is intended shall cover
every class. The special prellirm
number seventy-five in addition to
the usual cash premiums.
The judge of the exhibition VII
he Mr.. T. f. Orr. of Beaver Pa.
Who stands practically at the he2s
among the poultry judges OF Amor
ca. He was one of the judges 81
the st. Louis Worlds Fair. He =
the proprietor of the celebrated
Beaver Hill farm and has been es'
zociated with poultry all his life
He is at present secretary and tre7s
urer of the American Poultry As
ISOLATION. the strongest association
If it's kind in the world.
The association is not local ono
hut is open to all persons engaged
in the breeding and raising of pouii
try in West Virginia. The meE'
bership is growing rapidly and IN
terest in the objects and purposes
of the association is increasing won
derfully.
All persons interested in the sue,
cessful breeding and raising. of Popl,
try and pet stock along scientific
lines can obtain copy of the Prea,,
ium list by applying to the secretary
of the association, Mr.. William ID
Lewis, Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
JESUS CHRIST
AND BUDDHA

The large audience which was
present at Golf NJ. f. church last
Sunday and others, viii be pleased
to read the announcement that Mr.
YIN Ching Koh. the native China.
.nan from Hinghua, is still in om
city, and has consented to give an,
other of his splendid addresses,
"Chri=t and Buddha.'' The lee,
tltrc is very able one and all
those who heard him on SUNDAY
night will be glad to hear him again
tonight. The address viii be givef
at the Golf NJ. y. church at eight
o'clock. All Will be welcome.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
OHIO RIVER TRAINS
OVER THE B. & O.

The Baltimore g. Ohio railroad,
beginning Sunday, will carry all Of
its own traffic from Kenova and Par.
kersburg to Pittsburg, instead OF
using the Ohio River division south
of Wheeling and the Panhandle be-
tween Wheeling and Pittsburg
Contrary to the reports circulated
when the change became generally
known there is no hostiiGr~between
the B. g. O. and the Pennsylvania.
the former pursuing this course be,
cause they are securing only what
belongs to them and the new system
will prove much more satisfactory.
An agreement has been effective
for some time by which the through
cars have been handled over the
Panhandle between Wheeling and
Pittsburg. Since the beginning of
the two-hour service between Wheel
ing and Pittsburg by the B. q Q
the management has considered It
advisable to handle its own traffic
from West Virginia points instead
of paying the Panhandle for it. The
schedule upon which trains will run
will be announced at an early date
Only two trains on the Ohio River
division will continue at the Pan
handle station.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
PEACE ENJOYS
START FOR AMERICA

Paris, France, July 26-M,
Witte, Prof. DeMartins and a num-
Der of officials making up the Rus
sian peace plenipotentiary party left
this morning for Cherbourg, where
they will sail for New York on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
this evening. The vessel is crowd
ed with homeward bound Americans
and there are many American and
European journalists on board.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
KENDALL JAILED
FOR STEALING

Constable Guy Merritt arrested
.Bucl<" Kendall here WedDcsda'
forenoon on a warrant issued BY
Squire J.. N. David against hir
last March, accusing him OF steal
ing check lines from G.. NJ. West
He was taken before the magistr1t
and made a confession. The mag
istrate imposed fine of ten dollar,
and costs and in default of payment
sent him to Jail for ten days. Ia'
officers had been looking for h'n
ever since he stole, the lines, but !
appears he left the state as 5000 7
he heard the warrant was out
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
.KUPFNER HELD FOR
CIRCUIT COURT

Fred Kupfner will be tried by
circuit court for entering the house
of William i. Blackwell one night
last week and stealing a suit OF
clothes, a silverinc watch and ra.
zor. He was given hearing by
Magistrate NJ. S. Riley Tuesday af,
ternoon late and the magistrate
deemed the evidence sufficient ia
hold him for the higher court and
placed his bond at five hundred dol,
lars. Kupfner was unable to fur
nish the required security and was
sent back to Jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-26
c. A. r.. LADIES
PICNIC IN PARK

The members of Chaplain
Richard Wallace Circle, Ladies OF
the Grand Army of the Republic
friends and members of the GRAND
Army Post are enjoying an old-fash-
ioned basket picnic in the grove al
TTnion pnrk this afternoon. The
marty met in the q. a. R. hall ir
tho odd Fellows building at on,
O'Clock ana went to the park on the
street cars.