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Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15

Hill and Imboden. the Denver
bank wreckers, were transferred
from the county Jail to the state
penitentiary Tuesday to join "Fi-
deity" johnson. Their sentence
is for nine years and they will start
doing time in the stone quarry. 1t
does seem that birds Of feather
will flock together, doesn't it?
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15
Phone, Central 1O6

The sidewalk on the south side
of Eureka street in front of the
opera house, and the property
owned by Senator Teller, is cover
ed with dirt to depth of three or
four inches. We would suggest
that the city either remove the
dirt or build another walk over it.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15

Wanted-l0 men in each state TO
travel, post signs, advertise and leave
samples CT our goods. Salary 5000
per month. $500 per day for expenses.
Royal Supply Co., Dept. W., Chicago, Ill.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15
Whim for Sale !!

A good one, almost new, on very re.
asonable terms. Box l2G, Black Hawk
Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15

NoTE-There are many mixtures, made in imitation
avoid. They may be known by their price, being
sold for ten to twenty-five cents pound, a cent
an ounce. They are made with alum, interfere with
the heathfulness of the food.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15

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map.
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15

Carpets, rugs, linoleums, at Anderson's
Gilpin observer., 1906-03-15

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

'Wr have about four hundred miles
of public ruauS built on the sand-clay
m"thuI ont of Il total Of about six
hundred and fifty miles in the coun-
try. These rna,ls are giving perfect
satisfaction, and have stood the tests
1T hard rains and constant travel. The
cost uf rnnSI,urtin" rnadS by this
method depends "m the amount of
"rAlin" To- be- done and the distance
the sand "r clay has /" be- haulrd. The
cost Of repairs i> very slight.
"ln constructing roads by this
method care must be- taken not to get
the rruSS-Srrlinn grade too heavy, rs
this will have tendency t" cause the
sand or clay tn wash from the sur
face of the road. -
There are very many Srrti"nS in
This country. particularly IN the south,
where sand and clay are the only
available materials suitable for road
building, and in sections where such
conditions prevail the people would do
well to follow the most excellent cX-
ample of Richland county. =. {.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
Drayton Rutherford Chapter.

The Drayton Rutherford Chapter
|. ID. {. was organized in 1897. Their
charter bearing the date Of November
8, 1897. This charter also has the
following ten names inscribcd:
Mrs. Fannie Baxter Mcintosh, Mrs.
Mamie Pool Schumpert, Mrs. Kate
Rutherford Johnstonc. Mrs. Matte
McCauyhrin Gist, Mrs. Margaret
Land kinard, Miss Lizzie Weir Glenn.
Miss Fannie Baxter McCau%hrin.
Miss LaurcnS Glenn. Miss Lucv VIII
Iiam$ MrCaughrin. Mrs. Kate Ewa,t
Bowman.
Mrs. J"InStonc. for whose father
the chapter was named, was chosen
rs the first president. Mrs. GiSt as
secretary. Before many months other
names were added, but it WAS not M
I'll the chapter was several years old
that thr membership began t" increase
rapidly. The roll at first included
only Ten names. now Sixty-ri"ht are
enrolled.
Mrs. Il. d. Wright vas Mrs. john
stone : successor as president. then
Miss Fannie 3. McCau"hrin. who WAS
followed by Mrs. O. b. Mayer. The
present officers are: Mrs. W. IT. Hunt.
president Mrs. j. T.. Norwood. first
vice president: Mrs. Y. G. Pool. see
"nd vice president Mrs. i. T.. Scott.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
Sand on Clay.

W. +. Tnmlinsun. Bureau Of Public
Road Inquiries. Washington. -. {.
The following valuable information
is taken from II letter which the writ
rr has rrcrivrd irrm Road Smprrvis-
rr. Mr.. =. II. Owens. who is an author
i.y On the construction of sand clay
roads. lie says:
18th" necessary unanIity of sand ON
clay. or clay OH sand. laS I" he drlrr-
mined by experimenting. When the
road has been properly graded. and
the road-brd is Of sand foundation,
the clay is spread evenly over the sur
face to depth Of from four to six
inches, the depth depending on the
per cent. of sand in the clay. II the
r"ah-bcd is of clay foundation. the
sand is spread on Il little thicker. say
trrm six to eight inches. They clay
or sand is Simpl V spread ON. not mix
cd. aS the mixin" is done by the trav-
81 over 1hr rna,l. which is not inter-
i'rlr,l with while the road is in course
"r construction. lind after thor
ouch rNprrim"nIim" HAT sand ON clay
h""> not "IN" rs nN good results rs
clay ON sand. ON account Of The drain
H.r hrin" in>u.tirir'; under ihr road
bed and the clay not brin" H. },"r"uS
a~ the sand.
CAS- /" lIrr durability "f the roads
lrrair,l in lhi. u,unrr will tai -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
Maffett- Wright Council.

The daughters Of the Confederate
veterans in Nrwbrrry have organized
the Marfrtt- Wright Council of Con-
frdcratc Veterans. and have secured
Il charter.
The following are the officers:
Miss Thyra Srluunprrt. President
Miss Sarah Pope. and Miss Ola Will
SON. Vice Presidents: Mrs. Il. D..
Wright. Rrrnr,lin. Secretary: Miss
Ruth Wells. Corresponding" Secretary:
Miss Winnie Mae Wilson. Treasurer:
Mrs. .. b. .Iayrr, Historian.
The council is named for Col. Il. {.
MHtfril. Colonel ct the 3r,l regiment.
and Capt. Il. II. Wright. Capt. "f
Company l.. OF that regiment.
Th" membership is limited /" the
daughters and linral descendants of
the men who served in the turIv,,rr-
ate army. or navy of the Civil war.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
IN Aid To Crop Marketing.

market their crops at convenience;
they would have rNtrndcd time in
which |" move their surplus, andihis
would relieve the l"ri"dir strains "n
tn" money market. which naturally
have IL lrpr">sin" effect on the busi
ness Of the whole country, and reach
even to the national treasury. The
road question. we see. is Il national
a. we'll a> local question. and as such
it should have the quick attention Of
congress-. Highway Improvement is II
a1iumal obligation.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

precautions were heard en- every side
The order went forth to prepare the
body for burial and at midnight it
was LAID away |" resi- with military
honnrS, my father. who had come to
search for me and Ogden. takin" part
also in the service and with reason
mourning more than all over the u,-
timely murder of II heart 80 brave. so
Nnun", 50 far from loved ones he had
hoped soon to see again.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
A Straw.
;unl Roads Magazine.

Good Roads Magazine.
\ good roads mrrliu" was recently
held in Buck county, Pennsylvania,
in which the townships records were
produced To- show that the present
amount nf money raised by taxation
and available for local improvements
were more than nnr-third larger than
Il few years ago, although the tax
rate is the same II was held that the
increase in the value Of property mad
been brought about solely by the con-
structinn of good roadways. II was
stated that the townships in the conn
~ which had borrowed money to car
~ ON thc road work found themselves
able to reduce materially their debt
each year by reason Of the increased
value of real estate.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

still and heard it all. \ late train
coming from Columbia brought a COM
pany of negro soldiers. In another
coach sat two ladies under escort of il
voun" Texan Confederate soldier re-
turning home frrm the war. One of
the negro soldiers entered the ear and
arrnStrI the ladies. He must have
irrn impuhrnt for the Texan struck
, him ut once and drove him from the
ear. aMI then knowing there would
soon be up"n him the entire company
If outraged negroes. he immediately
placed the ladies somewhere in safe
| ~ and piuhcntlv withdrew.
"Thc whole black band rushed
| hrahluny into the ear. cur$ing and
! demanding vengeance. Not finding
either the ladies' or the Texan there,
they rushed forth again and my
father, VIII" temporarily had charge
Of the train, bcin" the only white man
in sight. they laid ruthless hold upon
him and would have killed. cut him
to pieces with their flashing swords
without Il word from him and he
would never have known why. had not
the brave Texan seeing the critical
danger Of my father and disdaining to
lc, another man die in his stead,
stepped bully forward from the
darkness into the bright light of The
torches and dctiantly declared he WAS
the man they sought. Astonished at
first by his bold defiance, they turned
my father loose and drew back pace,
but observing he was alone and un-
armed they picked up courage again
and with yell of cruel hate they sciz-
ell upon him unresisting and bore him
away
It seems so cold and lifcless, this
story of Calvin Crozier as ! write it
now. 1t was burned into my child'S
mind and heard in the darkness Of
that bitter night so long ago, and as 7
told it to the Federal officer the night
following its occurrence ! must have
let my imagination run. and the hor-
rnr of it took me like Il night mare.
As drew near the close Of the story
drew gradually near the dead body.
In the fiji ful glare TT the camp fire it
seemed to breathe again. and the
shadows shut off somewhat the @haSt-
Illness of DEATH And as finished and
locked upon the still features and
1lnu"lt of what they must have done
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
Blue Ruin.
I5v John Mortimer.

BY John Murllmcr.
The Subjoined article is il chapter
from an article published in the New
berry College Stylus in 1902.
CrhiS story was begun in an issue
Of last years Stylus. Three chapters
were presented. and three characters
---Oytlrn Price. Harry OWNS and the
narrator. three lals living in Helena,
where the q. 4 {. Il. Il. company
shops were then located. appear.
They had been hunting hick"ry-nuts
ON Blue Ruin Hill the very afternoon
ON which the Federal troops came I"
make their camp there. Ogden Prize"
is nvcriairn by the troops and mini
giles with them. The other two boys
ran away ut first. but Sicalthily rc
turning. the narrator. to his unSpcak
able terror. discovers the dead body
Of Calvin rrnzicr in the dark ditch
along which he is creeping to asccr-
tain what has become of his friend,
Ogden. Thus the attention of the SOL
dicrs bcin" attracted. they bring
forth boy and booty bcinrr their cap
tain. and he asks for. and is about to
hear the story of trnZirr'S dreadful
dcath.)
"Arr YOU ready! Speak then.'
The officers call seemed To me,
strangely enough. I" be directed rath-
c" 10 Ogden than to me. nor did it
sound harsh or even unkindly. He
cont inued:
"Lct the lad tell his story. if the
matter be as you suspect
Ogdcn's left hand, which had till
naw covered my pale face to shut
out the chastity sigh, of the dead
booty lying near by. was gently drawn
away and iock firm hold upon my arm
a"d raised me up. There was re-
ASSURING smile ON his features. "ll"
will tell YOU. sir. and You will not
think the time lost to listen: for
though yen are IL soldier. your expert
. cnrr. be il long or short. has nothing
in i, 81 bitter as ihiS.' 'Prncccd.
4thcn.' again he spoke more I" Ogden
Il Thought. than to me. anil aS ] look
a5cd he kept curiously y lii eve upon the
lad. and ! hcSitatrh. somehow doubt
in" if hc would hear mo when ! did
br4in. My voice must have been we'll
nigh inaudiblr at first and pr"vokin~-
~ slow. How could | repeat in the
face Of strangers. and Yankee soldiers
al that. the awful tale. II would new
er have been possible but for the sup
sportn" presence Of my friend who
seemed ever. by his very look and
touch to nerve me. otherwise all too
weak and timia. to do what crst while
Fwcrc impossible. As we'll rs I re-
+ mrmbcr | finally told the story this
.sssgwa|: "Last night | lay on Il bed be-
@!lsidc my mothers. My fathers en-
trance about midnight or later. awolc
mc, but when I heard him talking il,
4@low tones to my mother, I lay quite
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

and homer the records OF the valnr OF
the south : dead heroes. and ln show
10 the survivors of the Confederate
States army. that every daughter re-
CARDS with pride and venrratinn these
living heroes Of Il lost cause. ami de-
lights. WHEN "cra>i"n offers. |" u"
them honor. Fer several years past
committees from ,his "laplrr with the
hcl = nl committees from lhr ]n". NJ.
kiliarh Camp Of SONS of Veterans.
have hail full charge ui memorial
day AMI have in no small way aided in
bringing about Il more general inter-
est in and observance Of the day.
Lees birthday has alSn been OBJ
served with suitable public exercises.
The chapter has given financial aid
H. several STRUGGLING sister "rYaniZ;,
tinnS. has contributed to funds for
several Confederate monuments. and
also gave her proportional" Shar" 10
the Hampton monuments Both vol
umcs Of Our Women in the War have
been helped by the chapter.
Two hundred and fifteen Southern
Crosses Of Honor have been brstnwrd
by the chapter and twenty-five more
will be given "u, on memorial day.
May 10. The crowning work Of the
chapter for 1908 was the veterans din
ncr given ON May 10, of that yral. 1t
was the first thin" of the kind ever
attempted by the daughters AMI WAS
source of great pIrasur" I" both
hoStcssrS and guests. Almost three
hundred old soldiers were present.
The chapter repeats the hospitality
again this year. The crowning work
of the chapter for the year 1906. is
the marking of the veterans graves.
Every veteran 5 grave in the town or
Newberry is to be marked with mar
bic marker. upon which is cut the
Confederate fla" and. where there is
no monument already to mark the
grave. the name of him VIII" sleeps
beneath. The chapter is most anxious
lo establish iun.l for this purpose.
lh" amount necessary for the present
need lacks onlv Il few dollars of hrin"
all il hand. But every year the grey
ranks arc thinning. and Ihrr" will hr
YEARLY demands for more MARKERS
The custom being once established,
must be continued until every old
soldier rests under the ''>"d and illr
drw.' Is it lun much I" hope that
this work can be continued until rv-
cry grave in the county shall b" SINH
larlv marked? In all that the 'lau"h-
lrrs have undertaken they have met
with most hearty and generous r""p-
Grafton from the citizens and press Of
Ncwbcrrv and they take this "l,p"r-
lmnity Of lhankin" them for ll"il en-
rnula9rmcnt AMI ald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11

1t frequently happens that Il man :
mrnnnrsS ism I noticed until after i"
suddenly acquires II It'll" money.
Every man is willing I" patch up II
uuarrcl-pr"vidcd he is allowed t" Sc
lcct the patch.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-05-11
Souvenirs.

The Book Store is the most up to date
store in town for Novelty goods.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-14
The Go1npIete EIome ptfItsII

5000. = $780, a - 80. IL n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-14

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02
Flags,
Banners,
Badges,

\. Blake. Esq, for S4G4c4 W. ].
Smith called the sale
-Ch;ldrcn's Day scrvi ,cs # Tome
NJ. +. Church will be held next Sunday
evening.
A weasel killed 26 of 30 y
chickens raised by George r. Ash at
Holly Hall, near town
-Childrcn'S Day services will be
held hv R"Sehonk Stndnv Schro'. Cal
vert next Sunday, June 10.
A strawberry festival for st Johns
Church i"nd will be held at I.cwisvlle
on next Wednesday evening.
-GustavuS Roller. formerl" of Elk
tom. is now second assistant Chief OF
the Wilmington Fire Department.
-Octoraro NJ. f. Church will hold
its annual festival this cvcrin" with
the Nottingham Band in attendance.
n marria"c license was issrcl at
the Clerks Office this week to s. art
Lee Pierce and Elizabeth Bailey. both
OF Rising Sun.
The Grand Castle. Knights OF the
Golden Eagle OF Maryland met in Cas-
tie Hall, Port Deposit, on Monday
night in annual session.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Harvey. OF
North East. mourn the loss OF their
interesting onc-year-old son. Lawrence
RUSSELL who died on May y.
Town Railiff Cho1mcrs. OF New
ark. was attacked and bitten severely
on the ri"ht arm hv SAVAGE dog
which he killed. last Thursday night.
\ Camp Of the Patriotic Sons OF
America will be instituted in Port De
post next Thursday evening in Me
chanicS' Hall
The Port Deposit Giants (colored)
wined I'M the ground with the Bel All
AGGREGATION on the diamond on Thurs
day. piling up Fl runs to o cOoSc-cgg
Miss Florence B. Jones and Mr.
Thomas C. Grassland will be married
at the home of the brides mother v
Laura ZONES. in st, Georges on Thurs,
day at 8 p. m.
The Boar dol Public Works or
Thursday reelected George R Ash. Of
Elkton. State Auditor and Col Ruch.
anan SchIcy, OF HagcrStown State Tan
Commissioner
The grave OF its founder in Hope
well Cemetery was visited by Director
Harris and other of thp Faculty n
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02

Rev. Vaughn S. Collins and decorated
on Memorial Day.
T. Bayard Vincent. of Warwick,
is now employed on the Delaware Rail
road at Dclmar
Mrs, Walter Armstrong entertain
cd the Missionary Societies Of Rock
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Fair Hill, on
Saturday.
\ strawberry festival will be held
in St. Stephens Parish House. Cecil
ton, next Wednesday and Thursday
evenings.
Joshua Witworth has had the ma
terial already to frame, for a three
room cottage taken to Locust Point,
Elk River, where the structure will be
erected.
Frank ]. Denny is to be sworn in
- special peace officer at Elkton Ball
Park He will wear badge and
WELD a big stick" but smaller than
"Teddy'S,"
Joseph Rullington, OF Cherry Hill,
was attacked by supposed rabd dog
one day this week. which tore off part
OF his clothing, John Abel later shot
the animal.
w S. Carhart, OF Pleasant Hill.
while leading a young horse to pas
turc on Monday. was kicked in the
stomach. lie was badly bruised and
received other injuries.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02

Walter G. Boyd, formerly OF Perry
vile, now OF Baltimore
Catching his hand in corn husk-
er one day last week. Harvey Tome,
OF the Seventh district. mashed his
hand so badly that it is feared that
amputati"n may be required.
James Marcus left hand was
caught in machinery at the Radnor
Pulp Mill on Saturday and painfully
crushed. DIR. Mitchell was called and
gave him the needed attention.
The strawberry and ice cream fes-
tival, held by Cecil Council Daughters
OF Liberty in the Mitchell building ad-
joining the Howard House, last even
ing, will be continued this evening.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02
Notice to Creditors

This is to give notice that the SubScribant,
of Cecil county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of said county, letters tesla
men. ary on he personal estate of
JOHN b. HEATH,
late of said county. deceased. All persons
having claims against the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof du;y authenticated,
on or before
the Sth day of November, 1906
they may otherwise. by law, be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. All indebted
10 laid estate are requested to make imme
date payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this sth
day of May, 1906
MARGARET j. HEATH,
Administrators of John b. Heath. decd .
Test-THbS. b. MILLER, Register. 5-l2-5t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

John Thompson Mccullough and
wife, OF Pennsylvania, to Annie F.
Lamn, of Philadelphia, 81 acre
property in Sixth district. $S25.
William T. Warburton and wife to
William II. Arringdale. property on
Church street in North East, 500.
Martha J. Saunders to Robert J.
Rowland / acres near Liberty Grove,
in Sixth district, $22o.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02
SPECIAL NOTICES
Teachers Examination

An examination for teachers certificates
will he held at the Howard Street School
and 18th. for SecoHd Grade certificates, and
on Wednesday and Thursday, June lSth and
lith, for FIRST Grade, to begin at $50
Only those who hold the second grade will
he united to take the first
Males must he at least ~ years Old females,
is years Positively no one received who is
under age.
Certificates must be shown to the Trustee
before the appoint is made.
GEORGE BlDDLE.
5-i9-3ts County Superintendent.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02
Order NiSi
ln-Re: The Mortgaged Real Estate of
George +. Murray and wife
In the Circuit Court for Cecil County,
In Equity. No 2b3g

Ordered this 25th day of May 1876 that the
sale of property mentioned in these pro-
eeedtngs, made and reported by William T.
Warburton assignee in the above entitled
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on
or before he 2dth day of July next, provided
copy of this order he inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Cecil
county once week for one month before
the 26th day of June next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
sl,5O000.
MANLY DRENNEN, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
626lm MANLY DRENNEN, Clerk,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-06-02
TRUSTEES SALE
NALU ABLE
WOODLAND

Under and by irtue of decree of e
Orphans Court for Cecil county, passed IL
cause therein in which Carrie j Game 10 is
plaintiff and +. Kirk Cameron and ok / rs
are defendants, for partition sale, tn I'm
dersigned, the trustees named therein will
offer at public sale at the Court Horss loor,
In the town of Elkton, in Cecil coun :, in
the State of Maryland, on