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New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
HIGH SOCIETY IN FICTION

TT the publishers are to be believed (and who among
Il the literary profession would dream OF doubling
- that august body?), the demand for descriptions
of the dongs and sayings of smart society is ncreas-
ing among readers of fiction. The story OF the emo
tons of duchess will sell into the ten thousands,
whereas the same adventures attributed to a sub
urban belle would be received with the cOldeSt
indifference.
There is nothing requiring explanation in this.
All have thought what they would do if they were
king or IOhn d. Rockefeller, even social
leader, and they naturally like to hear now and
again about those who have actually attained to
this prominence.
But it does strike the dispassionate observer as
strange that the public should be willing, should
even prefer, to receive its information from the
rankest outsiders. 1t was Just the other day that
book was counted a pretty tame affair in certain
circles if it did represent its aristOCrats
ing low neck to breakfast and quattlng champagne
at eleven o'clock i'll the morning, and though we
have got beVond this now, still most patiently
the smart their natural desire to sell their
books
In consequence there is no local color 50 deplor-
ably bad that in which society novels are set,
and vet the public accepts It with a Credullty
acquired, perhaps, in the perusal OF the yellow
journals.
All the boarders at Mrs. Prims select family
home read, learn, and inwardly digest that de-
Homes and Households" called :" Mrs. Van Sit
tarts Box Party" There they find riches, luxury,
and nsoence. They discuss it. condemning society,
but too severely They cannot feel sure but that
In such surroundings, with such upbrlnging they
themselves might not have behaved in the same
way. They talk and actually think about 1t, and,
StrangeSt of all they believe it. and 1t never occurs
to of them that the author Is poor little Mrs.
Pennington in the third-hoor hall bedroom. who
supports her daughter by writing, who is known
never TO have taken meal outside of Mrs. PrimS
establishment since she came to New York, just the
other day, from some obscure country town.
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OLD TOWN.

Correspondence, 10.
A. G. Jamison will close a FIVE
months term of school, at Morning
Star, next Friday.
Samuel Knapp, who has lived on
the Newman farm for some years, in
tends to move to Spilman this week.
Some of the farmers have been
blowing for spring crops.
Miss Agnes Knopp has been some
what indisposed for week or two.
George Spencer moved from this
vicinity last week, to Uncle Owen
Roseberry's farm near Heights.
Rev. Wingrove will preach at Beth.
ell next Sunday at 1920 a. m.
Uncle Anthony Van Sickle, whose
illness was mentioned inmy last let
ter, is not much improved yet
Geo. G. Musgrave, who is principal
of Heights schools, boards at home,
and by SO doing, he either rides or
drives at the rate of 10 miles per day,
round trip. At this rate he travels
300 miles in 90 days, or one month. Is
there another teacher in Mason coun-
ty who can beat this Iecordf
The Board of Education of this dis.
trict, (Robinson) held a meeting last
Friday, and decided to combine the
two sub-districts, known as Lone Oak
and Clay Bank, and have one house
moved and rebuilt. at the fork of the
road, near the residence of Mrs. Mar
tina Rifle, and sell the other.
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Order of Publication.

STATE or WEST VIRGINIA,
AT Rules held In the Clerks ONCE of the
the 5th day OF February, 1905. the following
- W Stats,
G. B. Wethee, Administrator of the estate of
George Boster, deceased, b. @. Boster, Mrs.
A. g. Lewis Mrs b. r. Collins Elmer Bos-
ter, Clarence Boster Virgie NJ H Boeter.
Ethel Boster and Colds Boster, the last
three of whom are minors under the age OF
q years, and E. A: Morgan.
In Chancery.
The object OF the above entitled suit is to
subject q certain trSet OF real estate, situate
ing 10 acres. more or less, being the same
that was conveyed by w q. STATS and wife
23rd day OF October. 1903 and recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Ma
son County, West Virginia, in Deed Book
certain notes mentioned and described In
said deed, for the sum of 500. 90, each, dated
and three years, respectively, from date, pay.
Valley Bank, and signed and executed by
the said George BOster, and to obtain q de-
cree for the payment OF said notes, which are
secured by u vendors lien upon said
seqently to-wit: On the 10Th day OF October,
1904, conveyed by said George Boster and
wife to the defendant E. A. Morgan, the
Office of the County Court of said county, In
Deed Book No. az, yage 4l1, &c.
And It appearing by affidavit died in this
cause that due diligence has been used by
and on behalf OF the said plaintiff to ascer-
tain In what county the said Elmer Boster,
b. q. Boster, Mrs. A. g. Lewis. Mrs. b. FL
and that said z. A. Morgan is n non-resident
OF this9state IL is ordered that they dosappear
first pub icatIon hereof and do what is nee
essary to protect their interests.
A Copy, Tesie: A. L. BOGGESS. Clerk.
Sommerville & sonerville, Solicitors.
feb. z, 4w.
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MISCELLANEOUS lBVEHTIsEMEITs.

"ANTED-An Agent to canvass for the
w sale OF our goods In and near Point
Pleasant. Premiums given.
Address, Grand Union Tea Co.,
jan p 1T 1l20 Main Street, Wheelidg.
TOR SALE-Two lots In North Point
Pleasant Lots No. and 5, block I; good
location Inquire of * t. McKinstry-
Observation-Disclosures for new branch 81
w our business here In Point Pleasant
Write promptly with references
The Morris Wholesale House.
feb p 2wks Cincinnati, Ohio.
"ANTED-Applicat from young wo-
W men between the ages of III and so
twenty-one aud thirty years, who desire to
become trained nurses.
Address in own handwriting,
Charleston General Hosp tai and Train
ing School, Charleston, w. Va.
"ANTED-Not less than one local agent
W In each county OF West Va. to contract
for the sale and erection of our lightning
Rods direct to the consumer. A liberal con-
mission will be paid for such service. All
contracts Will be executed at our expense
and settlements effected by us. For fun par
ticulars address, Hum & Leatherman, l0S
Market Street, Pittsburg, Pa.
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MASON.

Correspondence, Feb. 10.
Miss Sue Lehew returned to Carne
gle, Pa, Thursday, after a three
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. r. Lehew.
Miss Sadie Mathews, who is EN-.
ployed as principal of Letart schools,
was called home Wednesday by the
serious illness of her mother.
George Bettinger, of Charleston,
spent Sunday the guest of w. @.
Greenlee and family.
Miss Katie Ruttencutter returned
from visit with Mrs Morgan, OF
jackson, o., Saturday.
N. L. ManIey and Jno. Daley we Il
to Parkersburg last of she week on
business.
Misses Ara Mitchell, Eleanor Hawk.
es and Ala Norton spent Saturday and
Sunday the guests of the latters par.
ents parents, at Maggie.
Miss Fannie Mason is spending two
weeks with relatives at Lancaster, o.
Joseph Mckee, of New Haven, was
q caller in town Sunday.
Miss Emma Diehl, teacher at the
Heights school, Point Pleasant, spent
Sunday at home.
w. H. Foglesong and Chas, Coop.
niger were business visitors at Point
Pleasant Saturday.
Prof. Karl Jansen, of Huntington.
delivers lecture at the N. E. Church
Saturday, Feb. "a, for the benefit of
the school library.
Chas. Coopinger and Miss Bessie
Nicholson were united in marriage at
the brides home Sunday evening by
Rev: Matthew. Congratulation eI-
tended.
Misses Alice Cnmpbell and Lizzie
Campbell spent Sunday in Point Pleas
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BURNED TO DEATH.
A Little Motherless Girl Looses
Her Life.

A Little Motherless Girl Looses
Her Life.
The little four year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Alex Mcdaniel, former
ly of this place, but now living and
employed at Hobson, is added to
the list of numerous and heart
rending deaths that have oocurr-
ed from FIRE this winter.
The little ones mother died not
quite year ago leaving four child.
rem. She had been left in the
house with little brother. and was
seated at the dinner table, when
the two older children, one sister
about sixteen years old, had STEP
ped out of the house after finish
ing their meal, and in some I'M.
known manner the child's cloth.
ing caught fire. burning it to
death. while her little brother had
his eye lsshes and hair burned.
The cause of the accident will
probably never be known, as there
was no fire in the range, and the
door leading to the sitting room
where there was a fire CRATE was
bolted by the older sister upon her
leaving the house. to guard against
an accident of this kind happening
to her younger sister and brother.
and so far as is known there was
no matches that the children could
get bold of. The child was burned
30 badly that it lived only few
minutes. There was not stitch of
clothing left on her. The father
was at his work at Hobson.
The accident occurred Tuesday.
February 18th, and the remains
brought here Thursday and inferred
by the side of it's mother in the
burrying grounds on Mr.. MoCul-
looh's farm near town. This entire
community sympathize with Mr..
Mcdaniel as he has surely had his
share of misfortunes the past year,
having lost another child and then
his wife and this last sad accident.
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County Correspondents
COUCH

Correspondence, 90.
Sam Crowley was visitor to you
city Saturday.
Singing at Concord Sunday even
ing was attended by large crowd.
George Poston was calling on old
friends here Sunday.
Last Saturday Misses Lillian and
Virgie Bechtle nicely entertained q
number of their friends with a dance
Those present were G: J. Eckard and
wife, Will Hall and wife. MarS Lee,
G. E. Bechtle and wife, G.. NJ. Bechtle
and wife, Misses Ollie and Mary
Spears, Rhode Mccoy, Georgia and
Ona Greer, of Geneva. O., Robert
and Fred Daylong, Andrew and Phil
Bugg, Jasper and Grover Hall, Ray
Sanders, WILDER Bechtle, p H. Long,
John w. Bechtle, Jas. Dodd. All re-
port good time.
Quite crowd attended the last day
of Jas. Orump's school on Nine-mile,
Saturday, 18th.
Trix Couch was visitor to Five
Mile Sunday.
Blanche Slayton, of Ashland, KY,
is visiting her father on Five-mile.
Mrs. Minnie johnson was the guest
of Mrs. ]. G. Dabney Sunday.
g. L. Hall was visiting his daughter
Mrs. Ola Poffenbarger, Saturday and
Sunday on Nine-mile.
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LEON

Correspondence, 10.
Rev. Cox preached quite an inter
esting sermon at the Baptist Church
Sunday.
Scott Smith left Tuesday for Pitts
burg where he has employment.
Mrs. Junia Amos, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr., and Mrs. j.
III. Ferguson, returned to Hughston
Wednesday.
Mrs. D. Haldron is quite sick with
la grippe.
Miss Eulah Smith very nicely en-
tertained a few of her young friends
Thursday evening in honor of her
cousins. Guy and Clinton Kimberling.
The evening was epent in pla ing
games and music. Those present were
Misses Flora Williams, Hattie Lotte,
Ida Rairden, Marie Spurlock, Ella
Smith, Eulah Smith, Messrs Relaford
Sayre, Guy and Clinton Kimberling,
Charlie Burdett and James Rairden.
ALI present report a pleasant time.
Henry Calderwood and son Sidney,
who have been visiting his wifc's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Spurlock, re-
turned to their home at Cedar Grove
Monday accompanied by his sister in
law, Miss Marie Spurlock.
Mrs. WILDER Ferguson is quite sick.
D. F. Eckard, of McKeesport, Pa,
was visiting friends Saturday and
Sunday.
Frank Brown, of Raymond City,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Brown.
Miss Alta Coleman left Saturday for
Parkersburg where she will remain
for some time. Sioux.
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Lincoln j. oarter,s plaY Of from

Lincoln j. Oarter's play of from
tier life entitled, "The Flaming
Arrow" will be seen at Hoof's
Opera House, Friday night. A
feature of the play will be a band
of sixteen full blooded Indianr, all
of them straight as an arrow, With
their picturesque head gear, Cog
TUNES and moccasins. Four finely
trained horses, commonly called in
the west "bronchos," COW boys,
scouts, ex United States soldiers,
etc., in fact. everything is carried
to portray exactly the west as it is
seen today ON the frontier The
scenery is life like, many of
the scenes being actual represanta-
tons of historical places in the
west that have gone down into his.
tory alcng with Custer and the
other brave martyrs during the
stirring times of the Indian mp.
rising,
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OAK GROVE.

Correspondence, IL.
Amos Fry, wife and daughter were
the guests of Mrs. Mary johnson Sun
day.
w. 2. Richard, WIN. Hoffman and Os-
ker Roush started to Red House last
Monday where they have employment
Miss Kate Roush and her brother
Grover, were the guests of their un-
Gle, Charley Yeager, Sunday.
Robert Roush and his sister Lydia,
were the guest of Mrs. Fry Saturday
and Sunday.
Misses Myrtle, Ella and Maud Bless
ing, Vannie and Frances Ball were
the guest of s. A. Rickard Sunday.
Our Sunday School is progressing
fine under the superintendent of
Amos Fry, and / am happy to say that
we have the banner school of this
section.
Dwight Gibbs helped Gideon Fry
expects to eat some ice cream next
summer.
T. w. Ball built foe sled Tuesday.
AS the Ground Hog saw his shadow
he thought that he would be ready
AOA bhO OOAhA4S SAOW'
hubert Roush and his brother Mar
tin returned to Illinois Wednesday
where they have employment.
Miss Nettie Roush went out Lam
caster, Ohio, to visit her brother.
Old Aunt Susie Blessing is ON the
sick list. She is in her So year.
chas. ohlinger, of Graham. was in
this section last Saturday on the hunt
of horses
Amos Fry and Linda Roush got
each fine valentine. feel like con-
graduating them.
Ed. Hoffman and wife were visiting
Mrs. Emma Thompson Monday.
Joseph F. Gibbs and wife were visi-
ting Mrs. Scholl Sunday.
Miss Iona Fry and her brother Jes-
Sc took trip down to Gideon Fry;sI
Tuesday. Wild Bill.
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CHESTNUT.

Correspondence, 10.
r. L. Barnett, of Ten-mile, and J.
d. Boyer and ]. F. King are all going
to Mt. Alto, on business.
W. s. Devices has moved to the Lee
Jones property.
Mrs. Sally Jones, of Tumbleson, is
not expected to live long.
Miss zidie Rifle was visiting friends
Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Boyer and little grand
daughter, are visiting Mrs. j. E. King
Miss Ida Aliens is getting along GO
nicely with her school.
Born, to Norm Rifle and wife, a
boy.
Pete Shields has gone back to his
work in Ohio. Marigold.
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RAILROAD
To Be Built Down South Side of
Kanawha.

To Be Built Down South Side Of
Kanawha.
A certificate ofincorporation was
issued last week by Secretary of
State Swisher to the Marsh Fork
Railway Co., of Anstead. to CON-
struot and operate a railroad from
Surveyor Station on the Deepwate1
Railway in Raleigh county to the
Ohio river at the mouth of the
Kanawha river in Mason county.
Capital stock $4,000. Incorpora.
tors, W. N. Page. g. w. Imboden,
Raleigh g. Taylor. VIM. q. Evans,
of Anstead, and E. w. knight, OF
Charleston.
Mr.. E. W. Knight being at.
tcrney for the Wabash system, ie
evidence that the road will be CON.
structed this summer. This sys.
tenn when it connects with the
Hoching Valley in Ohio, one and
the same road, will have a direct
and continuous line tapping the
greatest coal fields in the United
States.
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Commissioners Sale Of Real
Estate.
The John Hauck Brewing Company,
oseph HEN. and Others

VS..
In Chencery.
In the Circuit Court OF Mason County,
BY virtue OF decree rendered In the above
entitled cause, on the 18th day or December.
1905, the undersigned special commissioner
appointed for the purpose by said decree,
will, on
Saturday, March s, 1905.
Ct dsor sss 2 Of that esg q the ep
the highest bidder the follow .ng property,
mentioned in the proceedings and decree
OF land situate In the town of Point Pleas
ant, Mason County, West Virginia. one lot
OF said town, and bounded on the north By
lot owned by George and livia 5. Ponenbar-
BY lot formerly owned by The Merchants
National Bank OF West Virginia at Point
side de- ON the S vest by Front strees and com
tanning one-half an acre more or lesss also
lows: Beginning at the northwest corner of
lot now owned by J. w. Ish, and running
@ si Ssreet s, M
ches to lot owned by c. F. Hess, thence
souther:y along said line twenty-eight feet
to said 1sh's line, thence westerly with the
line of said Ish to the place OF beginning, the
same being part OF Lot No. II OF the Sec
by George w. Tppett and wife 81 deed
and recorded in Deed hook No IS, folio ies OF
| the records of said Mason County. Also q
lot of land In said town of Point Pleasant
Henderson and wife by deed dated August
Srd. 1883 and of record In Deed Book No. q, d.
80, &C., OF the records of said Mason Coun-
1 ", which lot OF land Is bounded and des-
cribed as follows: Beginning at a stake cor
ner to John g. Stortz lot, on line OF Court
House lot, thence with said line twenfy-nino
and one-half feet. thence southeriy tparellel
TO Main street forty feet, thence westerly
parallel to Court House line twenty-ntne and
one-half feet TO corner of said John g.
Stortz line, thence forty feet 20 place of be-
ginning Part OF lot No. 6, First Tier of the
i lots OF said town OF Point Pleasant, will be
Main street, being the easterly one-half OF
said part of lot NJ. 8, wi I be sold as one lot.
and the westerly oue-haf of said part OF lot
No. 8, First Tier. will be sold as one lot, each
Terms of Sale.
For cash as 10 the easterly-one half ofpart
OF lot No. 9, First Tier OF lots of said town,
| and also for cash as the westerly one-halfof
part of said lot No. Q, First Tier OF lots; and
Second Tier of town lots OF said town OF
| Point Pleasant as above described; and as to
lot described above adjoining lot OF John
g. Stortz and Court House lot being 29lk by
chase money cash on day OF sale, the residue
| in two equal payments In six ard twelve
months from date OF sale, the purchaser exe-
cutting interest bearing notes good security
| of to be retained by the special commissions
| er until all the purchase money is paid.
| RANKIN WILEY,
Special Commissioner.
1t is hereby certii. d that the above named
special commissioner has given bond as re-
Quired by the decree In the above case, aud
| as required by law.
| jan. 81, 4w. A. L. BoGGEss, Clerk.
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He Is an entertainer of very
high order, and his selections, all
original, evinced the keen sense OF
humor and pathos of their author
Brooks is an orator as we'll as wit
and his delightful psntomime and
mimicry kept his audience in the
best of humor throughout.-De
troit Free Fress.
At Hooff's Opera House, Satur.
day night. Feb. Oath, under the
auspices of The Four O'clock Club
Be sure and go or you will miss {
a great treat.
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In the District Court of the United States,
For the Southern District of West Va:
Southern District of West Virginia, S.:
On this 9th day of February, A. ID. 1905, on
pending the foregoing petition tits
Ordered by the Court, that q hearing be
had upon the same on the 2Ist day OF Feb
ruary, A ID. 1906, before said Court, at
Charleston, in saidDistrict, at 10 O'Clock In
the forenooni and that notice thereof be
published in Point Pleasant Reg Eter q news
paper printed In said District, and that all
known creditors and other persons in inter-
teIest may appear at the said time and place
and show cause. ifany they have, why the
prayer of the said petitioners should not be
granted.
And Il is further ordered by the Court, that
the Clerk shall send by mail 10 all known
creditors copies Of said petition and this or
der, addressed to them at their places Of resi-
dence as stated.
Witness the Honorable BENJAMIN F. Keller
Judge OF the said Court, and the
lsEALJ seal thereof, at Charleston, In said
District, on the 9Th day Of February
A. D. 1906.
EDwIN n KEATLEY,
Clerk d. G. U. 8. s. u. w. Va.
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Brooks has been a favorite with
Bureaus and Committees an / audi
ences for twelve years. He is the
first man with whom the Central
Bureau made contract and he has
been with them ever since. There
is no passion or feeling he does not
portray, nor dialect, nor sound of
animals about the farmyard he does
not initiate. And with all he has
suoh a delightful personality and
suoh a magnificent presence. He
is 80 commanding and graceful in
his delivery that one cannot but be
charmed and follow him from the
humorous to the pathetic, from the
heroic to the dialect, from "Pales.
tine" to the lumber regions of
"Calveras County, California, -
with such delight and pleasure
that the two hours are gone before
you know it. He is a poet. an
orator and a genius combined
There is no one among our long
list of entertainers that We can
recommend with more confidence.
Management.
Mr.. Brooks will be at Hooff's
Opera House, Saturday night. un-
der the auspices of The -Four
O'clock Club. The Opera House
should be crowded to OVERLOOKING
to hear a man like Mr.. Brooks. Our
people should be proud and de.
lighted to have a chance to hear
him. Don't miss this rare treat; if
you do, you will always regret it.
Go, and you will be more than glad
Won went.
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LoNGwoRTH-RoosEvELT WED.
DING soLEMNIzED.
Simple Impressive Ceremony.


Shortly after noon last Saturday
at the White House Bishop Satter-
lee. of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, pronounced the words
which welded Miss Alice Lee
Roosevelt, daughter of the Presi
dent, and Nicholas Longwortb,
Congressman from the First Dis
trict of Ohio.
This was the twelfth White
House wedding. Thirty-two years
ago Miss Nellie Grant on the same
spot welded Algernon Sartoris.
She was present at the ceremony.
In the splendor of the attending
guests and in the decorations as
well as in number and magnifcence
of bridal presents, this wedding
ranked all the others. No list of
presents has been made public, but
it is said they number more than a
thousand. Their value has been
much exaggerated in publications.
The most costly is the gift of the
Cuban republic. worth $4,000.
This is the only gift from any gov
eminent, in Difference to the Presi-
dent's intimation that no official
character would be given the we'd
ding.
Col. @. S. Bromwell, son of ex.
Congressman Cromwell, of Ohio,
the Presidents military aide, led
the bridal procession to the plat.
form where the ceremony was per-
formed.
The bride entered with her father
who gave her to the bridegroom in
waiting, at the platform, and when
the question was asked, WHO Civ
eth this woman in marriage" the
President stepped to the platform
and placed his daughters hand in
that of the bridegroom.
The wedding music was elabor.
ate and was rendered by the Marine
Band. A wedding breakfast fol-
lowed the ceremony.