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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06

Inc Local market Tor spot cotton closed quiet and
changed the basis OF SIDE for middlng upland ana
bt0c for middng Gulf Southern spot markets tele
gsphed follows Augusta quiet and steady. unchanged
a. 74c sales LBS bales. Mobile quiet. unchanged
1ll-iGc: sales 800 bales Savannah dull unchanged at
vac sales 53l bales. Norfolk steady, unchanged at 7e
sales, ca bales. Baltimore nominal AT Sc ST. Louis
Geaey. unchanged 7c sales. S43 bales NewOrleans
STEADY. unchanged &c: sales 365O bales. Memphis
steady unchanged 7sc: sales 500 bales. Estimated
Receipts leading points Tor to-day; At Houston 1900
% 1000 bales against 3 last week and 593 last
a. Galveston 1900 5000 bales against sos last week
and 033 last year and at NeWOTless. 600 to 11V00
bales. against lo.599 last week and 963 last year.
Receipts the ports and interior points to-day
Qlrel with tie day last week and last year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06
HHE people OF THE STATE or NEW


York. by the Grace OF God Free and Independent
PalmedO OF the Last VIII and Testament Of
NJ Theriot deceased; Leon Marie; Elizabeth
NJ BarnWeu: b. Marie. Jr.; LeOntne c. Suse Louis
Z. Marie; LAontine Marie: LsOntne Marie and Eugene
Josephine Marie deceased; Henrietta B. Andre Hen
rette T Meade L&outne c.. MunOZ; Jacob H Thieriot;
Eugene J. Saba, Leon +. de Saba; Ferdinand H.
20 Birmingham; LAontine T. MertnO; Henriette NJ.
birmingham: joss NJ de Birmingham Albert Thieriot
Percy c. Madeira, Junior Marie V. Madeira; Louis c.
Madeira 8rd Morgan BaTnweH; Charles H Thieriot:
Marie Gerardin; Louise NUtZs Adele Nutzi Charles W.
Wright; Maria McF. Wright; Ann Duffy; Violet Jane
Johnston; Albert E. Wright: New York Association for
the Condition of the Society
Children; New York Institution for the Blind;
Relief Fund Society; William B. Wait; Metro
poIitan OF Art and all persons interested in
the estate OF Peter Marie late Of the County OF New
otherwise-Send greeting: and you
by cited required personally be and before
Surrogate CT the County Of New York. the
OF said County held at the County Court
April 1905 half past O'Clock IN the OF
day then and there attend judicial settlement
the Of proceedings OF Charles H. Thertot and
Morgan G.. BarnweN. Executors OF the Last VIII and
Testament OF said deceased: and such OF
hereby cited are under the OF tWentyone years
required to appear by guardian IL have
If have none to and apply for 10 DO
appointed in the event OF neglect failure do
a guardian viii be appointed by the Surrogate 70
represent and act for YOU IN the proceeding.
In Testimony Whereof have caused the Seal OF the
Surrogae Court Of the said County OF New York to be
Witness Hon. ABNER c. THOMAS, Surrogate Of our
County the County New York, the 2Sd day OF
hundred five JAMES A DONNEILY.
H. Clerk OF the Surrogates Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06

Cash quotations were follows; FLOUR easy;
WHEAT, No spring, 81 OSqS1 "A: No g. $1Q$1 o. No
red: 81 14q$1 1s; CORN No este; No yellow ACC;
OATS; No p s94ci No white sO4gsdAo; RYE. No 2.
mating 4Sa47c; Fi4kXsEED No j. 81 "a: No North
western, 81 49, CLOVER contract grade, S14 25 MESS
PORK per Dbl SO 9OQS12 95; LARD per 100 10 81 15
81 IN; CUT MEATS. sides Qoose), $7S7 20;
high wines 81 %. On the Produce Exchange to-day;
BUTTER-Market steady; cries, 2262so diaries,
20Q25c, EGGS firm; at mark included 1910; frsts
16lsc; prime rsts. 17Sc extras 1S15c. CHEESE steady
12q1Sl3c
Duluth April 5.-Close: wHEAT-No | Northern
81 O33<: September, s5Ac.
Milwaukee April 5,-WHEAT-No 1 Northern 81 49,
No Northern. 81 O09$1 OBJ July ss%GSS7sc asked
RYE-NO l. S49S5c. BARLEY-No 2 ole; sample, 4OG
soc. CORN-No 8. 463z@471sc; May. 4S%s64Slzc bid
Minneapolis. April 5.-Close: WHEAT-May 81 1O5S;
July 81 4Os; September. s5c; No hard 81 1516 No
Northern. 81 121s; No Northern 81 orr. FLOUR
patents IS 9OG$6 patents s. OQS5 So; rs
clears 81 5QS4 80; second clears 81 1892 80. BRAN
IN bulk $14 25.
Philadelphia April 5-WHEAT quiet and steady; con-
tract grade April. 81 O71z6S1 o. CORN advanced L.
offerings light; April 51451Rc OATS-Supplies ample;
prices weak No white natural. 500 36sc No clipped
cry, 294291Rc; extra nearby prints &c EGGS-Good
demand and firm; nearby fresh 1Tc mark: Western
fresh, 17A@171sc at mark Receips-Four 900 bbls and
600 10 sacks; wheat bush: corn BUSH
1O3. coo bush oats. 10000 bush.
Louis. April 5-Close; WIIEAT-No red, cash.
elevator. 81 ORA May. 81 06 July, S44S41c; No
81 O5. CORN-No . cash, &c; May. 46c; July 46i4c.
OATS-No ?. cash. SOC; May. 2S$sG21zc; No white.
31h@32hc.
Toledo. April 5-CLOvERsEED-cas IS 70; April.
IS So: October s. 70. ALsIKE-Prime, 81 90 TIMOTHY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06
mHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW

- York by the grace OF God free and independent to
Mary G.. Bunker. Caroline A. AIunktrick John J. Boyd
L Groven Schlan. James Converse. Jr GrOvene Vail
Converse Theodore Guy Converse Trustees Rutgers
College, New-BrunsWick New-Jersey: Alice Mauds
Priscilla Dexter. William Vail Dexter, and TO all
persons interested in the Estate OF Theodore F. Vail late
OF County OF Ne-York deceased creditors lega
tees Of kin otherwise. send gTeettns You and
hereby cited required personally
he before Surrogate the County
York at the Surrogates' Court County held at
the County House In the County OF New York.
the day OF April 1905 at hapast ten o'clock IN the
forenoon day then and there to attend judicial
settlement Of the account Of proceedings OF J. Van
Vechtan w. b. Rockwell. Executors
Oft VIII and Testament Of said deceased; and
such OF YOU as hereby cited age
fvyenty-one years, guar
dian IL you If you none appear and
apply be appointed. in the OF your
neglect failure to do guardian will be appointed
by the Surrogate represent for you
ceedinz. n testimony whereof
OF the Surrogates Court OF said County
TO be aflxed Witness, Hon. Amer G.
THOMAS. a Surrogate OF said County the County
OF New York 9th day Of February. year OF
our Lord thousand nine hundred and i've
JAMES A DONNEIIlY,
IL. So Clerk OF the SurroRates' Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool April g. .. m.-COTTON-Spot, moderate
business done; prices unchanged American mddng AID
The OF the day 5000 bales OF which 1000
for speculation and export and included 1900 American
Receipts IL 600 bales including 1900 American Futures
opened quiet and closed quiet and steady: American mid
ding April. A15d: April and May, a. 5d; May and
June. Aid; June and July, Ala; July and August A20
August and September. E2ld: September Snd October
Aid; October and November AID: November and
eebsF A22d December and January. AID; January and
IehFnRrF. I'D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06
FnnFIIn Anew.


TIA eald PREMISES will be sold subject 20 two certain
both 81 which expire May 1s 1906 both %
vheh said leases contain sxty day notice cancellations
bs approximate amount OF the Hen charge satsy
which ~ described property & 20 be sold Is &ll
so So with interest thereon nom March !S 1909 toSethe
ert ro IS 1903. together with the of
the aa mo approNimate Of the taxes aasess-
,s and water other liens % be OoWef % tls
rbaser out % the purchase money paid by no Raj
srSs Al S2E57.28 and Interest.
ratod, New York. March ~ 1900
----'. L--LL-.-L-N 81. a. u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06

coTToN-The cotton market continued narrow to-day
and prices ruled irregular within limits. The
feature appeared 70 be selling Of near months toward the
close by parties who supposed be buying the late
positions 10 replace their holdings suggesting that
longs were switching their commitments the crop
months and widening the positions
The close showed slight decline months. while
new crop positions q little higher. The marker
opened steady advance OF SEA points IN response 70
good cables and talk Of further delay 10 crop
preparations owing weather sections Of
me belt and low Temperatures In others After advancing
10 net gain 81 about 5d6 market reacted 10
around OF little under opening figures in the absence OF
sustained demand but n the afternoon rallied again
renewed complaints OF backward farm and talk Of
nrner spot holders. Toward the close. ad-
vance q ca points reduced. owing month
INCUBATION Pnd the market closed Quiet but steady with
Apr and Nay nont lower and other months unchanged
% points higher Sales estimated 600 bales.
Port receipts the heavy and outlook
3cr continued fun receipts. Exports moderately full
The southern spot markets reported quiet
changed Liverpool made pretty steady showing and
private cables from there reported that II the rains IN the
South continued the market would probably advance The
forecast however calls for clearing weather aud while
crop preparations said be the general opinion
be that the time could be
with good weather from
The range Of contract prices n the local market to-day
&
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ER2EEAlIDSll lMlC SYSTEM .

NEW JERSEY CENTRAL X X
Liberty street and south Ferry (time
hEe minutes earlier shown belOWl.
AIeeS4JN. BETHLEHEM ALLENTOWN AND hAA4th
40. 800 (545 EastOn Only) Sundays aAse
vyILizESBAkFE AND sCRANFON-sGoo. a1o a IA
I No 2, "a sundays e 50 a M I p m an
bARNEGAT-z4.O0, s9-40 m. $3.50 (aA4 A14
lakewood and Lakehurse 0nly). a5-oo. 1s.os y m
ATLANTIC CITY-e9.40 a. m. fS.4O D.
Long BRANCH, ASBUEsT PARK, OCEAN GROVE
FONT PLEASANT, AND SEASMOAe1 POINTS
E+OO $50. 1lSO q m. 1l20. AS. 9S0. $50 4lSt
m sunday except Ocean Grove. 500 q NJ %oos
ATLANTIC HLDs., sEABRIGHT, MONMOUTH RCfL.
EAST LONG BIlANCH-AOO. $50. $50. 1L30 a M
Lao, 40 $3.50 Atlantic Hlds. Only)s $40 D SUM
PHIL8DELPIIIA CISEA DING TERNINAL)-sAa6. Tea.
1872 eco, tlo00. tl1o0 e. m. taco. LOO. 4Laes
,. m. s12.15 mdt.
s4IH AND cI1EsTSSUT STREETS Is tsoS e1aao.
BALTIMORE AND WAsHINGTOO-Goo. s1ooo sla0O.
s2-OO. 800 $500. 400, s1215-
READING, HARRISBURG, louisville AND WILL
Reading only). ISL 90. i9l20. TACO Rad
POttsvile. Harrisburg only. f4.00. $500 p. m
zFrom Liberty Street only SDaily- fDaty, eEoelt
Sunday Sundays only 4PaFlor cars only iva Ia
maQua xSaturdays- aExcept SATURDAYS.
OuiceS- Liberty ST. Ferry South Ferry, G Aston
House. 261- 434. 1900 1854 Broadway, 1S2 6Gh AV
18th Az, p Union Square West 2ISS "a Av, as We1c
125th St.. 245 Columbus Az. New York: 342 Fulton st.
amsburg. New York Transfer Co. calls for ana ehs1Es
baggage destination
". c. BESLER, G. n BURT.
Vice-Pres and Gen. Mgr. Gen. Pasl'F Aga1e-
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LaCkaWanna Railroad

AdCAdW anna Na14TOd
Leave New York, foot Barclay and ChristOpheF SgA
fS-OO A. M.-For Binghamton and Syracuse
e1OOO A M--FOr Buffalo, Chicago and st. LOuiz
$40 p. M-FoF Buffalo and Chicago
400 P M-FoF Scranton and Plymouth.
e61O p M--FOF Buffalo and Chicago.
ss.46 p. M-For Buffalo. Syracuse. Utica.
Zoo A. M.-For Chicago-SeepeTs open at p. n
Tickets 49, 40 1lS3. 1854 Broadway. ~. z; $50 Fu
con St. BROOKLYN.
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C-onee Cables-Flio-Cone marked steany, No Z RIO
$500. rohange l6d: receipts. shipments for
~ United states 5000 bags: shipments for Europe 1000
800 sock Sant0s-Cofee market weak:
g5 average Santos $500: receipts, 5000 bags stock
rs 90 bags Hamburg-coffee market unchanged; at
90 n M was net unchanged; sales 1900 bags Havre
C0ee market opened barely steady unchanged; at y
UNCHANGED: unchanged 70 = franc lower AZ $3.50
80 "a. rnIel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06
new YORK, TEW haven 3 HARTFORD AR

Trains depart 1TOm Grand Ceatral Station a2a 81 and
4th ave, as follows. for
1{I10;eO .1ll19;O2 4, A., ,ttI1:0O 'zi1Os. sEla0os
BOSTON, via Wiilimantio-ffS:OO A. n. 200 p n
BOSTON, via Standardization A A. fil204 stl4oos
FITCHBTRCS via Putnam and Worcester-f3OO p M
LAKEVILLE and NORFOLk-fS-5O A. NJ. 1881 u. ~
CT. BURLINGTON. STOCkBRIDGE. L.ENOX. PITTS
FIELD-f4:50. $3.50 A. NJ. f3:31 j. NJ
WATERBURY, and WI1ySTED-t4:5O. $500 ff800,
Sf5:O1. t60O. $500 90 Waterbury, p. n
Ticket Offices at cCirand Central station and c12jth
St. also az el13 eel. l1s5 sls54 HroadTay g ParS
Ave, go Madison Ave. CTS west 125h ST. 153 Eagf
l25th st. In brooklyn. c. Court St., $50 Fulton ST.
sDaiIy. Except Sundays Sundays only Hst0pE a
125th GStOps at 125th ST. Sundays only 4Pa0r
limited lEIas dining eParlor and Sleeping CaE
c. T. HENTPsTEAD. Gen. Pasz Ar
o. n. SHEPARD. Cen SuDc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-06


NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, NEW
~ York County-LawyeTs Mortgage Company, PIaintn,
against EllenOr SHEPPARD ct al Defendans-In pursu-
Of the judgment OF foreclosure and duly
IN above entitled action bearing date
the day Of March. 1905. the undersigned Referee
III said Judgment named Will sell public auction the
New Real Estate sales Rooms. No. 16i Broadway,
In the Borough OF Manhattan City OF New York. the
18th day April 1905 IL o'clock OF that day
Joseph p Day. AuctOneer, the premises directed said
judgment be Sold and therein described fO0Ws All
lot piece parcel Of land. build
ings improvements thereon erected situate, lying and
being the Borough OF Manhattan OF the City New
York the County and State OF New York. bounded
described follows: Beginning at point the
westerly side Broadway distant seventve feet north
from tho norhwestery corner % Franklin Street and
Broadway and running thence westerly and parallel with
Franklin Street hundred and nifty feet 70 Franklin
Alley; thence northeFly along Franklin Alley twenty five
feet; thence easteriy on line parallel with Franklin
broadway and thence souther along the westerly side Of
Broadway twenty-five feet the point place OF begin
ming the said several distances and dimensions
number 87I Broadway. city OF New York: together
right and privilege % using said FRANKLIN Alley
q way passage In common with the Dropretors Of
other lots adjoining upon SAID aIleys
ROBERT L CUTTING, Referee.
WIIITRIDGE. BUTLER 6 RICn Attorneys for PLAINTIFF.
One and p. o. Address: 50 Wall Street. Borough OF
Manhattan. New York City.
ghe foiiovTine a diagram Of the property sold
the street number being 81 broadway:
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and Ohio RAILROAD

ROYAL BLUE LINE TRAINS
%EVERY OTHER EVEN HOUR
To BALTIMORE and WASHINGTON
Leave South Ferry minutes earlier.
Liberty street. 500 Except sun. BursEs
1000 Daily. Diner
uosa.1 200 Daily. Dlnars
&0e Daily. Aul-oG
szeyal Limited" &c pm Bsily. An FSlmAn~
100 Daily. Bufoe
go. n - night DAILY. 6iespaEE
SPLENDID TRAIN SERVICE.
THROUGH TRAINS TO THE WE5r
Daily IV- York City. South Ferry LibertYSE
Chicago, Fttshurg- 1910 NJ 1z16 mt SlaeDeEs
Chicago, Columbus s.1155 am 1900 noon Dimes.
PittsbuTg, Cleveland. 355 pm. 400 Limited.
'SPittsburG L1Enlteo~ % pm l-Ug pm 6uneG
Cincinnati, St. Louis Y 70 Mt l&l5 Mt bleeDeEs
Cincinnati, St. Louis. &55 an. 1000 an Diner
Cincinnati, St. Louis. 100 OJ6 Diner
Omces: 26l. asa 1900 Broadway. Aston House, lo1
Greenwich St.. Is Union Square W. S91 Grand Sc.
n r. S4S FULTON Street, BFO0klyn; South Very ana
Liberty Street
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Railroads.
PENNSYLVANIA

PENNSYLVANIA
ROAD.
THE ONLY FoUR-TRAcK LINE LEADING
OUT or NEW YORK.
ana DEsBRossEs and coRTLANDT STREETS
Streets is ave minutes later than thai given
Twenty-third Street station ten ,.,
s5.ss a. NJ. cHIc9Go s sPEciAI si'
'lOSS a. H. THE oI FENNsYITAN1A LIMITED
s1-55 p. VI. CHICAGO AND sT- IoUIs EXPRESS.
: :s.ss 4 s ST. 1855 lEE9 9FREss
1-55 4. NJ. PACIFIC EXPRESS
1928 7. y. CLEVELAND AND CINCINNATI EXP.
= WAsHINGToN AND THE SOUTH
sfessioia1 i4niteS 81 q g = KS SaS D m
's& sconeTessio5a I'm Ti5,ste591 49, 55 SO
s6UTHERN RAfLW4Y.-1255. SIS. AS ?. m, 121O
a m daily. "southern's Palm Limited" 1855 ,. m
A5 g6T CSC coast L!NFT ~. ,,6 ana sf5
sE5ABoAKP AIR LINE-l255 p; m; and 1910 a. a m
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILwAY-s2S p. m
CHESAPEAKE OHIO RAILwAx.-7o5 a m. week
FOR OLD P6EyT CoMFoRT and NoRFoLK.-T.55 a m.
ATLANTIC cITY.-S.55 a m and ass p. m week
- days sundays, '7.55 a m.
LONG BRANCH AsB III PATiTz Sgorth Assu5y Park
455 p m. and 12i6 night Week-dsys- Sundays L 10.
DO a. and 4-55 p. m
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
COS rs .755 SIS. sos. '925. st955 $50 1l0 20
1888, II So m 'f2 So %1-55. 30. 100, SO so
AS >4-25 s4.55 (sf455 North Philadelphia onyl
$3.50. $50. 7.55 s25 925 955 for North PhiladePhta
onlyl p. m IL 10 night weekdays sundays. quo,
sLS9. $50. '925. 't955. 9,55 .t1o25 'lo52 a m
depha only. "455. 1855 655. 755, s25 92S (955 Tor
North Philadelphia only p. u 10 night
Dining Car. fExtra-fare train.
Ticket Offices 1854 113 and 2G1 Broadway; is
Fifth Avenue below ed stu Fifth Avenue corner
29h ST.; Asor House. and stations named anos e
Brooklyn 342 Fulton Street. 500 Fulton street sl5u
broadway. and Pennsylvania Annex station Inc NeW
York Transfer Company Will call for and check baggage
from hotels and residences through 10 destination
Telephone SAB Chelsea Pennsylvania Railroad Can
Service.
W, W. ATTERBURY J. r. WOOD.
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Manages.
GEO. W. BOYD.
General Passenger Agent
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-12-12
Miller's Pharmacy,
Next Door to New Hotel.

shoes repaired on short notice at Clem's
clothing, boot and shoe store, (Pentz Build
ing.) Charles Town, by f. HINEY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-12-12
Death of Mr.. Henry Spears.

The Kentuckian-Citizen, of Paris. KY,
gives the following report in noting the
death of Mr.. Henry Spears. prominent
citizen of that city. whose first wife was
Maria c. Cooke. sister Of our townsman,
Mr.. II. II. Cooke
Mr.. Henry Spears, one OF the most
prominent citizens OF this city, died sud-
denly at his home on Mt. Airy avenue,
at O'Clock Tuesday evening. He had
been in bad health for several years. but
was on our streets only few days ago
looking much improved and his death at
this time was unexpected. Mr.. Spears
had just finished hts supper and had
been playing with his little grandson.
who had just arrived the night before
with his mother, Mrs. Alice Gloster. of
Tennessee. to visit him. and walked in
to his bath room to cleanse his teeth.
when he fell TO The floor and never gain
ed consciousness. Mr.. Spears was 6s
years of age, and twice married. His
first wife was Miss Cooke. now deceas-
ed, by which union there were ten chill
dren. seven surviving. viz. Mrs. Keith
McClintock and Mr.. Ben Spears. Of
Paris; Miss Martha Spears. Of New York;
Mrs. Alice Gloster. Of Tennessee; Rev.
Hal Spears, Danville. KY; JacobSpears,
Sterling, Colorado. and Dr. Llewellyn
Spears. Of Louisville. His second wife
was Mrs. Georgia Spears. the widow of
Noah Spears. who survives him. Mr..
Spears has been busy man all his life
and gave up the mercantile business to
enter the Agricultural Bank in 1880.
when it opened for business. as Cashier.
His strict integrity. fair and honest BUSH
ness methods with all soon brought the
Agricultural Bank into prominence and
il now ranks with the strongest and most
substantial banking houses in Kentucky.
To his efforts alone, il may be truthrul.y
said, the Agricultural Bank of Paris
owes its standing in the financial word
today. At the time Of bis death he was
the President Of this institution. Mr..
Spears was gallant and brave Confsd-
crate soldier. one of the few remaining
members OF the noted Orphan Brigade
10 this county. He will be greatly
missed by his family, his church and the
community at large. He was consis-
tent member Of The St Peters Episcopal
Church. aud was charter member of
Garth Lodge. A. o. U. w. and of the
Knights of Honor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-12-12
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar.

The evening star, when the evenings
are clear, shines like lamp from Heav-
en- DER Maryland Its beauty and bril-
liancy is indiscribable.
I hope you enjoyed your Thanksglv-
ing turkey immensely.
Your reporter omitted Major Richard
Sylvesters pretty daughter, Miss Laura.
She is not yet debutonte, but when she
makes her debut, inheriting her mother's
vivacity. she will be favorite in society.
The Episcopal church has had the YES
try room enlarged and some other i'm
provements. The Rector has been a
busy man experimenting the work
Mr.. Charles E. Beller. of Washington
D. c. was warmly welcomed by old
friends here.
Mr.. John Martin, the Bolivar merchant.
has vacated the Ketchner house purchas-
ed by Chas. Upton and his, family
board with Mr.. Grove Henkle.
Mr.. c. B. Wentzell, formerly of this
place, IS in hospital in Pittsburg, Pa,
with a broken limb.
We have Colonial relic here in the
Harper house. 1t is owned by Mrs
Edwin Parsons, of New York. who was
the daughter of Justice and Mrs. Swayne
Her mother was Sally Ann Wager and
her grandmother Wager was buried from
that house in 1920. The earliest recol-
lection have of it is some papering or
painting on the walls of olympic scenes.
The Misses Wager, cousins of Mrs. Par
sons occupy it. 1t is kept in good repair
and is below the Catholic church and
next door to the Misses Marmion. The
Wagers came from Philadelphia. The
Rev. Peter Wager, son of the late Bate
Wager is an Episcopal clergyman in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Benjamin Franklin, who died In Phila-
delphia, was born IN I7o6 in old Boston
town, the fifteenth child of Josiah Frank
lin. soap-boiler. When twenty-five be
went to Philadelphia and established
himself as printer. He was Postmaster
and after the Declaration of Independ-
ence Ambassador to France
Mr.. F.. Willard of Mlllards quarrys
Millville and Martinsburg, has moved
from the house of Mr.. Joe Jones, Bolivar,
to Martinsburg.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-12-12

A week later at the ranch sorEe one
raised The cry, Here he comes" There
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-12-12

1t was nearing shutdown when the
two riders began to descend the last
long slope that led to the ranch house.
The sky was cloudless, aud to the east
it shaded into deep violet The sun,
poised just above the ragged line of
mountains, sent feeble, ghostlike shad-
ows wabbling vaguely before them,
and all about them hung pall-like
cloud of fine powdery dust thrown up
by their horses hoofs.
Halfway down the slope the girl
turned in her saddle to look back at
the dull blue of the mountains looming
gaunt and forbidding against the sky.
'sThey are up there somewhere, you
say?" she asked.
The man gave a nodded assent.
And when they get them what will
they do to them?" she went on.
The mans face grew stern. 1t was
bronzed, kindly face. She never be-
fore had seen those tight, harsh lines
about the mouth
Perhaps those chaps will get away
again." he said evasively. They've
managed to elude their pursuers twice
before"
But if they don't get away" she
persisted, IF they are captured this
time, will they"-her voice dropped
suddenly-"will they-be hanged"
Yes" he said simply.
mot. without a trial, surely?" she
protested. 'You don't mean the men
who take them would do thaty'
you don't understand it, he said
quietly. ''These cattle thieves are
growing bold beyond endurance. 1t is
impossible to convict them because
they and their kind control the courts
here. And because of this state of af-
fairs it is necessary to adopt primitive,
even seemingly harbarous, methods to
intimidate them"
would you have a hand in any such
murderous proceedings" she asked,
and in her tones there was something
which seemed to beg him to deny it.
Eyes, If l were drawn" he said
gravely.
''Drawn?" she questioned, as if for
enlightenment.
you see" he explained. ''it was
agreed that when the next case of
rustling occurred twenty men should