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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
John A. Clark
Talks Fair
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION
is VERY ENTHUSIASTIC oV.
Err THE NEW VENTURE.

"How's the fair coming on, Mr..
Clarke asked a representative Of the
West virglnian today.
'oh, first rate, guess. We have
been at work right along on the
track. and If bad weather don't set In
too early we will have it almost com.
pleted this fall"
"It is reported that it will be a fine
one when completed"
"As a practical horseman, do you
think It will be good track?'
Yes, | do. There is no good rea.
son why we shouldn't have one OF the
best in the State. The ground seems
peculiarly adapted for the purpose.
have been over the ground and have
The engineers report and profile
Of the track and from this informa
ton there eau be no douht but that
an elegant race course can be had
Then the surrounding ground rises
Just enough to build a grand stand
so that the horses may be seen at
every point"
What do you think of Fairmont as
Il fair town."
u don't believe there is a better
town in the State in which to hold a
county fair. Fairmont is the center
Of a thickly populated district and It
Is easily accessible from every point,
and every year transportation faclll.
ties are being bettered. Then the peo,
ple in this region are prosperous and
prOgessive ard they will welcome an
7Ierprlse OF this kind. Many of the
heiter class of farmers will take an
interest in 1t and almost everybody
win attend. We want to make 1t one
OF the largest aud most successful as
sOciations in the State and with the
loyal support that we expect and in
lnany cases have heen promised there
i,no doubt in my mind but what It
will be-"
"Yoa are the owner of some good
horses and familiar with conditions
governing associations. Do you think
The new association will he welcomed
b, the owners of horses and will then
bring good horses here so that We
can be assured of good races right
aIOng?"
Certainly. This would be right Ii
the circuit. Wheeling Parkersburg
Clarksburg, Elkins. Fairmont, and I
few towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania
We would get the best horses In thlI
part of the country, and many from
rnrlher away"
will all your stockholders be II
Fairmont?"
No, not necessarily so. m fact,
am very much in favor of inviting ou
farmer friends to Join us and becoml
interested by taking stock. The sue
cess of the proposition, contend de
ptnds largely upon the assistance o
the farmers. and II We should make |
la close corporation, aud not ALLOW
them to have stock and say in thl
management. then We wo-lll not ge
llhe support from them that we shoulI
have. Yes. sir, I'm In favor of max
ling 1t a fair for the farmers, and !
ls the intention to have as many o
them as directors as possible, and #
fact, for everybody in Marion and al
Joining counties. 1t not only prom
Ises to be good investment for then
but 1t will benefit every farmer il
Ibis section and when they are pros
lrorous We all live better"
LOST.
Lost gold watch. Initials G. W. ]
/ =. n..n TIndav., t.at,,r,, n, FItIa nfar
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
ONE MURDER AND
MANY ROBBERIES
PAST 80 HOURS

P1TTsBURG, Nov. 2O:-one murder,
a robbery in which three people were
almost sutfocated by chloroform and
an attempted hold.up was the crime
record in McEeesport yesterday. In
PiHsburg the variety of robberIes and
attempted rObberies ranged from
church collections to the contents Of
reErigerators.
The murder of Antonio Tuscia Of
Jerome street; McKeesport promises
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
Bowisrs viii Organize.

The members of the Fairmont Bowl
ing Club will meet tomorrow night
and effect an organization. The al
leys in the Yost building on FairmOnt
avenue have been repaired and are in
first class condition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
nnomeless 2s."

The Board of Directors OF the
"Homeless &C. will meet next Fri
day evening and the president desires
fall attendance at the meeting as a
number of important questions will
be up for consideration. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
Building Collapsed.

HUNTINGTON, Nov. 2O.-At WI,
Hanson, Mingo county the building
in which was located the Mingo News
collapsed owing to excavations being
made, and entailed a loss Of $4,000.
There we're no fatalities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
DEMOCRAT S.ARE IN full CONTROL
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN
TALK OF TRADING SOME ISLANDS

LONDON Nov 2O ker batween the United States and Great
Britain for the exchange Philippines Islands for New Fondnd
and which come to the correspond
from high diplomatic source me mi
tial suggestion England the United States Govern
ment 1t is sd showed willingness discuss the proposal is
believed jamaica but hitch might occur
Foundlands Is sought also likely that can
ada would object
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
a Fall in Clothes.

Clothes came down al the Union
Clothing house to-day. There came
a strong gust of wind and the dunn
mics in front Of the store blew over.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
Lost

Lost gold watch. Initials G. w. D
on case. Finder return to this otiicl
and receive reward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20

Atlie Dent at whs cling here
10 spend few days a liis home on
Watson avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20

Dressed chicken al Robb,s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20

tco1tlnued o. Page Fiye.l
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
Two GIrIa.

Does it pay to have good sense
In an Atchison family there are two
girls. One Of the girls insists upon
taking music lessons, which the fam
lily finds very hard to pay for. She
devotes her entire time to her mu-
sic and never lifts her hand to do
stitch of sewing. The family says,
Jennie is so ambitious" The other
daughter will not take music lessons
or study art. She puts up preserves,
does the housework and all her own
sewing and is a fine cook. The fam
lily says: "Poor Lizzie. 1t is too bad
she has not Jennie's ambition. -
Atchison Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
WEST BRlDGEWATER

Mrs. Lyman Howe is on the sick
list.
Miss Alice Warren went to Rut-
land Monday; G. E. Pearsons went
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Cotton of Lud-
low was at Frank Goodnough's Sun
day.
Celia Lombard is visiting her son
Frank for a few weeks.
George Winslow and W. W. Wash.
burn Of Woodstock were at Fl. H
Spaulding's Saturday.
DR.. Stetson was called to see Char,
lie Lombard Saturday night; he if
convalescing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
EAST BARNARD.

Carlton Elmes has gone to Massa-
chusetts for the winter.
George Walker had the good luck
to shoot deer last week.
Rumor says VIII McAllister is to
move into the house vacated by Eli
Laurie's family.
Slaton Billings visited friends in
Boston last week and is now visiting
relatives in Maine.
0. A. Paige and Morris Burnham
have each been building new sugar
house and L. D. Leavitt is building
an addition to his barn.
The social at the hall Friday even
ing was well attended. After the
entertainment, cake and coffee were
served, followed by marching. The
proceeds are for the cemetery fund
Another social was appointed fol
Friday evening, Nov. 9.
II. E. Gamben and wife have re.
turned to the Gambell home after an
absence of a few weeks.
Edward Miller and F. Y. Snow
took trip to Montpelier Wednes
day.
The remains of Maria Snow o
Barnard were taken to the cemetery
on Broad brook for burial Monday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
MIGHT Hsv, CHANGED History

Napoleon III. of France, when a
prisoner in the fortress at Ham,
wrote and published a paper on the
possibility of linking the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans by means of a canal.
This created so profound an i'm
preston that the minister plenipo-
Tertiary of Guatemala offered him
-, 1--~ -: al. the construction
of the Nicaragua canal. Tie pro-
posal was followed by the offer of
the presidency of the Ecuador re-
public. The latter offer was condi-
tional upon King Louis Philippe's
releasing the captive and upon the
latter's giving his parole never to
return to Europe. Louis Napoleon
was prepared to give his parole, and
Sir Robert Peel, then prime minis
ter of Great Britain, was willing to
back up his application for release
upon these terms. Lord Aberdeen,
however, would not hear of it, 80 the
prisoner remained to be president
and emperor of his native land.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
RRInaEMETER CORNERS.

NJ. and Mrs. Leonard Bradley
were given a reception at E. Fl.
Shattuck's Thursday evening, Octo-
Der 25.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Adams and
little Elbridge Of Cavendish were
with friends here from Thursday
until Monday.
Wilbur Wilson and Bert Chase
have each shot a deer.
Fred Trudo has begun building q
shed for his team wagons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Bradley
went Sunday to White River juno
ton, where they will make their
home.
Miss Helen Shattuck is at Abel
Shattuck's in West Woodstock for a
few weeks.
Mrs. Ursula Robinson is with her
daughter, Mrs, Trudo, while enjoy
ing lame arm.
Win CaprOn has finished work on
the dam at the Cook place.
The next nesting Of the Grange,
Nov. 10, win be roll call. All mem
bers are requested to be present tc
answer to their names with a quota
ton.
VIII Promo is working for Fred
Trudo.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
A GLIMPSE OF SPAIN.
Tho Manner Of a Wedding Dance In
the Provinces.

The wedding dance was being
held in long, narrow building near
a fountain, and we entered on a
smooth earth floor. Seats were ar
ranged about the sides of the white
washed room, and the low rafters
were draped and festooned with fan
cy wall paper with gold scrolls in it.
The music was furnished by piano
organ at one end of the long room,
turned in rotation by a number of
small boys in their clean blue
blouses and brown corduroy
breeches, who felt their importance,
and at the other end Of the room
a table was spread with cakes and
bread and a wine connection very
sweet and pleasant, but seductive.
The women, some bringing their
babies, were a pleasant set, but not
beautiful, although a few, with
their large dark eyes, came very
near to it. They did not wear the
gay costumes of my imagination,
but their dresses showed great care
and conscientious patching. A gay
handkerchief was often folded
around the neck and across the
breast, and large earrings and big
breastpins were the vogue even
among the young women. The men
wore broad brimmed black felt hats
and clean blue blouses, corduroy
trousers, either light tan OF brown,
and the long red or black sash belt
-.-li-1- fSn.-ss-1' --------..1 --.-...,- 4;.....
about the waist, the folds serving
as pockets for cigarettes, tobacco
pouch and the villainous knife that
every one carries.
The dances were "round," inter
spersed with a square dance, where
four people comprised a set-a sort
of fandango, with lots of stamping
and attempts at 1.-THE, serpentine
motions, with the hands raised
above the head. There was a very
old man who danced with great
gusto and amused the crowd of
young people, who encouraged him
with clapping of hands. - Edward
Penfeld in Scribner's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
FouR MEMRERs uNsEArEp.


The committee on elections made
its report TO the House of Represent
atives recommending the unseating
H. E. Burnham Of Woodbury., E. s.
Slade of Rutland town, L. II, FELTON,
of Highgate, F. G. Spaulding Of Sher-
burne, all Republicans, because at
the time or since their election they
held the position of postmaster in
their towns, which the committee
holds is ian Office of profit or trust"
under the constitution and therefore
forbids them to be members Of the
general assembly.
Two trout bills were introduced by
Mr.. Chase of Greensboro and Mr..
Carr Of St. Johnsbury, respectively.
The first limits days catch to ten
pounds, while the second makes a
close season for trout, salmon and
longe.
A delinquent tax bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Hayden of Jericho. 1t
prohibits delinquent taxpayers dat
ing back from February 10 from vot-
ing at town meetings.
Mr.. Ray of Rockingham introduced
a bill to revive the company for rem
dering the Connecticut river nayiga-
BILE to Quechee Falls.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
An Anxieua Bev.

While Archbishop Trench was
dean of Westminster he delegated
Canon Cureton to preach at the abb
bey on a certain saints day. On
such days the boys of Westminster
school attended service and after
ward had the rest of the day as O
holiday. While Mr.. Oureton, on-the
morning of the day he was to offici-
ate, was looking over his sermon al
the breakfast table his son asked, in
a tone vibrating with anxietyi
fFather, is yours a long sermon
today ?"
''No, Jimmy, not very"
"But how long? Please tell me.
'fWell, about twenty minutes,
should say. But why are you SC
anxious to know"
HBecause, father, the BOYS SAL
they will thrash me awfully if you
are more than half an hour. Lon,
don Telegraph
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
MirrorR.

The earliest looking glasses, or
mirrors, were of either metal, high
ly polished, or of black painted
mica. 1t is noted in Jewish history
that the laver was made of brass "of
the looking glasses of the women
assembling, which assembled at the
door of the tabernacle of the con-
gregation," and some commentators
conjecture that these women gave
up their bronze or copper hand mir
rors to supply the material for the
LAYER. Egyptian women always car
ried their mirrors to the temples,
and the Hebrew women probably
did likewise, as do the Arabian and
Turkish women today. Glass mir
rors are Of comparatively recent
date. Mirrors of silver and gold
were commonly used in medieval
times. In 1860 Venice became the
seat of the manufacture of glass
mirrors, which have since suppressed
ed all other varieties, the improve
ments in the manufacture of plate
glass enabling mirrors to be made OF
great size.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
Dairymen Will Meet at Montpelier.

The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Dairymen's association will be
held in Montpelier Jan. 8, 9 and 10,
the principal meeting to be held in
the Golden Fleece hall, which has
been given by the city to the associa-
ton for the three DAYS free of charge.
This conclusion was arrived at by
the executive committee Monday at
a meeting held in the Pavilion.
The committee stated that they had
made arrangements with the man
ager of the Pavilion to furnish ac-
commodations at S. per day where
two persons had one room.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
Two Officials Indicted
Dr.. f. A. Rich of Burlington and
Victor |. Spear Of Randolph.

Indictments were returned by the
Chittenden county grand jury We'd
nesday against DR. F. A. Rich
of Burlington and Victor I. Spear of
Randolph, both of whom were mem
bers of the state cattle commission.
Both former officials are charged
with wilful neglect of duty as mem
Der of the cattle commission.
DIR. Rich's bail was fixed at $500,
which was furnished. 1t is prob
able that similar arrangements will
be made for Mr.. Spears appearance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
Oriuin of Ice Cream.

Though the ancient Greeks and
Romans used ice for table purposes
to get through even hotter weather
than we have been having lately,
they knew nothing of the Gees. "
These were introduced into France
from Italy about 1860 and known
at first as efromages glaces" iced
cheeses-although they were made
Of strawberries, apricots, and 30
forth, and contained not a drop of
cream. From 1863 the use Of
"glaces" in the plural was sanction
ed by the academy, but not before
1925 did "une glace" force its way
into recognized acceptance. '1ces"
are referred to from time to time in
the eighteenth century in English
peoples letters from abroad. Tced
creams" howNver, were known as
early as the year when William of
Orange came over, and by the mid
die Of the eighteenth century Gee
cream figured in cookery books
London Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
Woodstock, W., Nov. 3. 1905

One or two incidents of the deer
shooting season have brought forth
some hard knocks for the killer OF
tame deer. The Montpelier Journal
says:
Law won't touch such man, but
the press might publish his infamy
and his friends might greet him with
the same cold disfavor that attends
the filth who cheats at cards, black
ems a woman's fame or breaks his
word of honor.
These are punishments more Sc
we're than law, more lasting than fine
or Imprisonment. Invoke them for
the killer Of tame deer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
WATERMARKs IN PAPER.
The Ancient Devices Used In the Time
Of CaOcton and Faust.

W SaNNpH anu y aust
Watermarks have proved them
selves invaluable for safeguarding
against the forgery of bank notes,
bills, stamps, etc, though the diff
Guilty experienced by the Bank of
England in evolving a Ipark7- 4--fs-i-'e'
great and was ac-
complished by the execution Of for
geries innumerable.
Many a will has been set aside
owing to false lates in watermarks,
for, thanks to watermarks, we are
under no uncertainty respecting the
date of the existence of the paper.
Ireland's celebrated Shakespearean
forgeries were, however, perpetrat-
ed with skiIlful recognition Of the
watermark difficulty.
Driven to the production of man
uscripts, he set to work to purchase
old volumes for their fly leaves, and,
hearing that the 'iug" was the
prevalent watermark of the reign
of Queen Elizabeth, he selected such
as had the "iug" on, being careful
to mingle with them a certain num-
Der of blank leaves, in order that
the production on q sudden Of so
many identical watermarks might
not arouse suspicion.
Two Of the earliest watermarks
consist of a circle surmounted by a
cross, representing the pastoral ben
ediction of a priest. Post paper
takes its name from the post horn,
which mark appears on a shield, and
in the seventeenth century is sur
mounted by a ducal coronet, in
which form it is still met with on
our ordinary note paper.
The ox's head was another an
cient waternark, ON which Caxton
and Faust printed some of their
books, but Caxton used a water
mark in the form of the letter "P'
for the "Game and Plays of the
Cheese" first printed in 1474.
The first edition of Shakespeare,
printed by Isaac Jaggard and Ed
ward Blount in 1923, will, however,
be found to be mostly on paper
bearing a cap like a Jockeys as a
watermark, and the general use Of
the term ''cap" for various modern
papers is owing to marks of this
kind.-London Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
BETHEL

Charles w. Curtis, 81 years OF
age, until two weeks ago one of the
most active of many active old men
here, died Tuesday, Oct. 70, at his
home in this village. Ten days ago
he submitted to a very delicate OPP
Grafton, the disjointing of one of his
legs at the knee, but this was a last
resort which proved futile. He is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Net.
tie Davis and Miss Carrie Curtis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christian-Rev. G. A. MacDaniel
pastor. Morning service at Io.3o
with sermon. Sunday school at "a
O'Clock. Junior Z. E. at s o'clock,
and Y. P S, c. E. at ? O'Clock.
Mid-week service Tuesday evening,
7.3o. Welcome to all.
Congregational-Rev. F. Z. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service q
1890, Sunday school at 1850, veI
per service at s. Tuesday evening
prayer meeting at 7.3o.
Univel salist- Rev. Ralph Hol
brooke Cheever, pastor; morning
service at Io.3o, Sunday school at
II.45.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning ser
vice at'1o.3 80; I1.45 o'clock, Sunday
school $50 p. m, Epworth Leaguei
evening service, 7 p. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
catholic KEY. 4. K. DrCuhln
pastor. Mass at II M; evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at Q
o'clock
St. James-First Sunday OF each
month Holy Communion and ser.
mon at 1890. Evening PRAYER and
address at 500. All other Sundays
Holy communion at 7 80 a. m, morn
ing Prayer, Litany and sermon at
10 80, Evening Prayer and address
at &.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
AmntAur EsnnNs.

Apropos of extravagant education
there is no more utter waste, wheth-
er in board schools or those Of
higher class, than essay writing by
children. A poultry paper quotes a
little boys effort on that subject.
"Geece is a nasty animal, for they
viii jump up your back and beat
you with their feathers" writes this
budding literary genius, and "the
turkese is a large kind of hen"
This may be an extreme instance.
but it furnishes the text for an es=
say on "geece" of quite another
kind.-London Sketch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
THE AGE,
Beyond Speech.

The conversation of pigs is not
usually considered a matter of seri-
GUS import, yet by it Uncle David
gagged the physical condition Of mis-
porkers. Uncle David was a native
of old Saco, Me. Some of his pecu-
harities are recorded by Mr.. Red
lon in his book on the town.
The old man raised pigs for the
market. At one time scourge
devastated his sites. During this
affection a neighbor, meeting him
and seeing his doleful countenance,
inquired sympathetically for his
stock.
swell, Uncle David" he said
cbeerily, show is the litter gettin!
on?"
"Getting ont" replied Uncle Da
vid mournfully. Getting on! They
are all dead but two, and they are
speechlessp
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
NORTH BRIDGEWATER

Horace Houghton found strawber-
ries and buttercups in full bloom
Oct. %. What is the use of going
to Florida?
G. R. Markham sold Charles At
wood four extra fat hogs last Mon
day.
Charles Peoples of South Royalton
has bought the G. S. Francis farm
and will take possession soon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
insects and Odors.

The ordinary perfumes of every
day life have a distinct use in the
destruction of microbes, and this is
especially the case with some of the
essential oils which are used in
cooking and in medicine. CHINA
mon, which is so universally used
for favoring, will kill some mi
crobes within quarter of an hour,
and it has long been reputed as ad-
vantageous in the destruction of the
bacillus of typhoid while still out Of
the body, perhaps a very different
thing from the bacillus when it is
inside our anatomy. Cloves, too,
can destroy some specimens of bac-
terra in rather more than half an
hour, and the common wild verbena
has a similar action in about three
quarters of an hour, while geranium
flowers have similar action, though
it takes rather longer to develop it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-11-03
BARNARD.

James Leonard shot big bob-cat
while deer hunting last week.
A large number of friends sur
prised Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ellis Oct.
"a, and the party enjoyed a very
pleasant evening in games, etc.
Miss Snow passed away Saturday,
in her S0th year. She made her
home with the late Hartwel Angel
for some years.