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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
Abe Scott Is Found Guilty
OF VoIuIntsly NIansIau Rter
Program OF the LaUyers
Is Reviewed Locally
$500. -. "a lAmib1er. go. .ohait.

Reform .'-B. II. Amber, Esq. chairs
man.
10. Report Of COMMITTEES %
Grievance Thos. P. Jacobs. ESD.
chairman.
90. Report Of committee on
Legal Education st. Geo. Tuck
er Brooke. Esq, Chairman.
Al. Report of committee on
Legal Biography Robert White
ESD. chairman.
e. Report Of committee on
Legislation Geo Q. Price. Esd
chairman.
81 Report Of committee on
banquet ". Daley, Esq,
chairman.
-. Report of Special Commit
Committee on ''Torrens Land
Ssytem''-W. p. wiley.
Esq, chairman.
Committee on ''UnI6ormIty
Of Legisiation'-W. W. Van
Wrinkle. Esq, chairman.
other special committees.
Meeting OF newly elected Elk
ecuttVe Committee.
IS. Report OF delegates TO the
American Bar Assocfation-H. O.
Hervey, ESQ, L. J. Williams. ESQ,
Robt- W. Daley. Esq.
26. Report of auditing commit
n. Question for discussion:-
would IT be advisable to amend
Chapter 125 OF the Code 50 as to
provide for two Rule Days IN each
month";"
as. Miscellaneous business.
40. Appointment Of Standing
committees.
Annual address, Thursday, Dec,
"a, at $500 p. Third Interna-
tionaI Conference OF American
states'-Hon. Andrew Jackson Mon
taeue. of Virginia.
Banquet Friday night, Dec IS.
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
CHRISTMAS GREENERY
rs VERY PLENTIFUL.

Christmas trees and all the greens
for holidays that 80 to supply q
CHEEKY surrounding for Christmas
are ON the local market In great
numbers. An the dealers have been
furnished With q large supply ana
the sales have already been greater
than they usually arc 20 long be-
fore Christmas. Holly ana mistIetoe
have been purchased IN goodly
quantities ana some elaborate deco
rations are already being arranged
In private residences ana the public
places, the hotels especially bring
ing into use the decorations PARTON
larly in the dining rooms.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
PROMISED TO LEAVE
CITY TO 60 TO GRAFTON
And sentence on James Baker BY
Mayor Harmer For Getting
Drunk Is Suspended.

James Baker was mp before the
mayor at the regular session OF po-
lice court this morning for having
been drunk In the city streets again.
James has a bad habit OF getting
drunk for he has been mp before the
mayor quite a number Of times. A
Jan sentence OF i've days was impos-
ed upon him In default Of the pay
raont ef 4 nne Of So and costs but the
mayor suspended the sentence on
Bakar'a solemn promise to leave the
city on the next train going to
Grafton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19

ARellll.l - -.



The case Of Abe Scott cqloge
tried for the killing Of eof
Ridgeway at the West Fork
factory last June. was given =
Jury at 1890 b. m. Wednesd ~
at Al O'Clock the jury found
guilty Of voluntary manslang
The penalty is from to 3 years.
The testimony was concludes lat
Tuesday evening and the Judge qua
attorneys agreed at q night
N chambers on the Instructions t61s
given the jury.
Court-opened at s o'clock Wednea
day morning. an honr earlier than
usual The Judge instructed TIE
Jury, ana this was followed BY tie
argument. James W. Robinson for
the prosecution addressed the Jury
hfst and was followed by Charles G.
Conman and n G. Smith. counsel for
the defendant. Prosecuting Attor
ney WIN 2. Morris concluded ttes
argument, after which the case was.
given to the jury. a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
nav Aa1ocIoted Prear.1

wAsHTNdHToIN2.. 5. O., Dec. ia
bill designed to extend relief to the
money market along the lines of the
recommendation made by secre-
tary of the Treasury Shaw, was I'm
troduced today by Senator BlkinS.
It authorizes the deposition IN ma
tional banks Of receipts from GUS
toms as well as from internal reven-
ne, requiring the banks to pay tax
on such deposits and making all ma
tional banks equally eligible for
designation as depositors. The bf1l
also expressly authorizes the secre-
tary Of the treasury to make trans
fers of public moneys from the
treasury to banks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
EIIzs Lodge Buys Fine Site
For a SIkyscrdper Home
You1l9 Man Lost
IN SfealeY AddIfio17

the premises he was not found. The
searching party then decided TO go
to the girls home and inquire as to
when they saw him last
The searchers were met at the
door by the girls father and upon
being asked whether the lost boy
was there or not. he said he would
ascertain and report. The report
was that the lost boy was led out by
the coat collar and was started on
his homeward journey by the as
sistance of the motive power AFFORD
ed by No. Il shoe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
REV. MooRR sRLlEcIID.

Rev. L. B. Moore, OF ParlZeFgbuf
supply=pastor Of the First 8aptia
church there and former pEileipal 81
Broaddus. has gone 70 P5illdeipill
ana d to deliver m addreS there II
night 10 the faculty ana students ~
Grocer Theological Seminary. mo
faculty OF oroser seminary seieetei
Mr.. Moore TO give thfS addre On
account OF HIS experience Of thirty
years n Varioul deld5. a. Z pastor
ana on account Of HIS high StlndfrF
= an al5Ie preacher.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
But Is Found BY Searching Party Al
An Early Hour At Home

There was considerable alarm in
.one Of the stea1ey addition houses
about $3.50 o'clock wednesday morn
ing. when a certain mother discov-
cred that her second son was miss
ing. When last seen he was COM
ing toward the city with two girls.
A searching party was organized
at once and after searching about
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
MADAM GOULD
BEATS CREDITORS
In Their Many. Suits Against Her
To Make Her Pay the
Count's Debts.

PARIS. France, Dec. 19-Madam
Gould. former Countess Doni de Cas-
tellane, is victorious in the suits
bought by creditors and money lend
ers against her with the object of
making her Jointly responsible with
the Count. Thirteen Of the fifteen
cases were dismissed today by the
court with the costs against the
plaintins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
INNER FALLS
SEVERAL FEET
Cnts An Bar on and Is Otherwise
Very Badly Injured and

Girls Gordon in the employ of the
suter Roofing & cornice Company,
sustained a very bad mishap Tues
day evening at the new dwelling Of
&c. s. Smiley on East Main street.
he was engaged on window frame
OF the second story of the building,
when the scaRold collapsed and pre-
cipitated him to the ground One
ear was cut OF and other injuries
were sustained. He win be laid up
for several weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
LARGE PoRKERs.
Three at Burlre's Meat 1IarIset yVeish
Nearly 1900 Pounds.

Three OF the largest hogl that
have been slaughtered since hog ElII-
ing became ''the order Of the day.
in this vicinity, were put to death
Tuesday by william Burke. OF the
Burke meat market on Pilse street
The three carcasses. dressed WeiGh
nearly 1900 pounds. they are
hanging mp at the meat market ana
are attracting Considerable att6htlou
Mr.. Burke raised the hogs himself.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
BaNT WILL SUCCEED
GENERAL MANAGER GREENE.

ItIs semI-omcially announced that
@. Q. F. Bent, general superintendent
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
lines from Philadelphia to Parkers-
hllrg, Il TO succeed General Manager
~ Greene, resigned, Of the Bal
fIFbfe g Ohio Southwestern.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
BODY HAS NOT ARRIVED.

The body Of Miss Gordie Hawkins,
who died IN 9 Philadelphia hospital
Tuesday morning. has not arrived IN
this city as yet but e win lilzely be
here this evening No funeral aF-
rangements win be made untIl me
arrival
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
aAY1oRp RuYs PRoIEa.rY.

Wilson 8 Dennison have sold 70
WIN Gaylord the property on Jack.
son street that belonged to the Com
sumars' Ica Company, includinB re
building for 81 900. The
q 100 feet az II front ana
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
NEWS STAND CHANGES HANDS,

The news stand at the Waldo no.
tel has changed hands. The hotel
management has. taken over the bust
nese from W. H. Deison g Co., who
leased 1t, and will continue It IN the
future. An extra large line OF do
nestle ana Imported cigars has been
.added.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
4EUn1ER STILL THERE.

a report started that Fuller had
closed HIS candy store n tho opera
house block hut the si1ne proves 70
81 ealse5 q q Wit 10 the tore glloy7.
~ tim selling dFie hot1e made
"a sly Ne tends 70 cntl-
"a toty
70 ne coutsaTy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
HAS APPENgDIo1T1s.

Mrs. Callie Clinord, daughter OF
B. Brown Stout, Is amicted with ap-
pendIcItis and Tuesday she was
taken to st. Mary's hospital TO re-
ceive treatment and undergo an OBJ
Grafton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19

ny d5oc istsd FFts1.
HUTCH ON, tlis.s Dec 19@
ohicaEos Esoc iSilnd "a p q s.
aenEoF train fa5 tart iIed q a. 81
rseF here todSS nd man I'm
I've = m ere mi ON
psEio0llSs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19

Trains tr1ln 5JIriE 70 We tom
were se1afii ioIig lli il1y
night on
on oIIi fGns
near Conn iliVillo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19
RI1Ys rWO UoTs.

Joseph Kenn, OF st. Claire, has
purchased two lots on Kelley Eth
from N. B. Mccarty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19

Everybody who takes Interest high class theatrical matters W4 b
the American be aoad
combination such
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-19

Fai and warmer tonight and
Thn,sday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
SCHOOL FOR NEGROES.
Wtll he Conducted Along the Llnes of
 the TuskeGee Institute.

tuc AUHAGMGG AMHttNuNGs
 Prattville. Feb. Especial. )--The Autauga Normal and Industrial Insti- ute for negroes, located at Kingston, this county, has been Incorporated, and will in future conduct a school at Gid Kingston along the lines of the Tuskc- gee Institute. Professor G. |. Gern1a- ny. the principal, Is Q graduate of the Tuskegee Institute, and he claims to have the school on the best footing it has ever been. The school is not new. as there are few people who have been trying to start such school for the past fifteen or eighteen years. The effort has been about crowned with success, as the condition of he school Is now better than it has ever been in the past. It is the intention of the trustees to have an industrial and normal school that will afford the same opportunity for training that can be had at Tuskegee.
 Hon. Mac. A. Smith yesterday ar- nounced his candidacy for the Legisla- ture from this county. He has repre- scented this county In both branches in the past. There Is no excitement ia politics here yet, people seeming to be too busy to talk politics.
 The anniversary of Washington's birthday was appropriately celebrated by the private school of Mrs. Mimms on First street yesterday, by speeches and recitations, and a barbecue for all who were present There were about one hundred guests who partook of the hospitality of this school. '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
Interesting Exercises on Anniversary {
 Washington's Birthday.

Interesting Exercises on Anniversary of Washington's Birthday.
 Auburn. Feb. 23.--(Special )--Wash- Iington's birthday was celebrated at the college with the usual exercises which are always interesting to the students and the citize- of the town. The exercises in the morning were those of the senior class celebration and the program was as follows: Presidents Address, Frederick Emanuel Geible. Montgomery. Alabama History. James Marion Poyner, Newton, Ala Ibnra; Poem, Miss Ethel Terrell, Auburn, Alabama; Oration, Nell Alex lander Frazer, Mobile, Alabama: Proph- ecy, Shaffer Hood, Dadevilie Ala hama. Music was made by the college orchestra
 The championship foot ball game on the campus in the afternoon drew a good crowd. The junior class having
 won over the sophomores and the jfreshmen over the seniors. In games
 already played. the championship lay between the representatives of the juniors and those of the freshman class.
 But the game did not settle the coveted honor, as 1t resulted in tic of to O.
 Another game will be played with the
 hope of deciding who shall wear the lhonors.
 | Perhaps one of the most interesting
 exercises of It's kind was that of the
 oratoricaI contest in the evening be- tween representatives of the Wirt and
 Wehsterian literary societies. The fol- lowing was the order of exercises: 1 Address of presiding officer, w. l.. Per
 due, president of the Wirt society;
 .The Homes of the Lowly." James Alto York, (Websterian Pinckard Alabama: The South and Her Prob lems," Norman Burns Mcleod tWirt),
 Jackson. Alabama; "The Present Politi-
 cal and Moral Revolution" Charles
 Nell Hudson (Wirt), Auburn, Alabama, 1 -Four National Progress" William
 Robert Holley (Websteriaul. Abheville,
 Alabama. A handsome medal was of- ! fered by the societies to the one mak- ling the highest average grade on com-
 position and delivery. The committee
 of judges. consisting of the Rev. c. A. lCorne1l and Professors Wilson and
 Bragg, awarded the medal to Charles
 Nell Hudson, whose composition re- ceived the highest grade of the four.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
CANNING FACTORY PROPOSED.
New Industry VIII Be Secured By City
 Of Tuscumbla

Tuscumbia. Feb. 23.-(Special. l- Capt. J. B. Silver. of Missouri repre- senting the Chicago Industrial Con- struction Company, addressed an en- thusiastic meeting of Tuscumbia citi- zens in this city at the mayors ofice this morning, In the interest of a can ming factory. sufficient encouragement being offered by the business men to insure the success of the enterprise.
 stock company Is to be formed. representing SS,0O0, the amount neces- sary to construct and equip the plant. to be increased at the discretion of the stockholders. Captain Silver proposes to erect the plant and have it in oper- alton for the approaching season. All kinds of fruits and vegetables indigo nous to this section will be canned, and 1t is expected that 1t will prove d val uable industry for this vicinity, and d paying investment for those who have become interested in it's establishment
 A committee was appointed to solicit the required amount of stock, and is meeting with unexpected encourage ment. Twenty-Five shares of the par value of $100 each were taken by sev- eral citizens during the progress of the preliminary meeting. The city of Tus- cumbia will donate a suitable site for the building, etc, and will exempt the plant from taxation for a stated pe- riod.
 Rev. J. W. Shoemaker. for several years pastor of the First Methodist church of thls city, and for four years a presiding elder of the Florence dis trict of the North Alabama Conference, died in Memphis Wednesday after d short illness from pneumonia
 MT Shoemaker severed his connec- ton as a member of the North Alabama conference a number Of years ago. prior to which time he was one of the .sE.4. bama. He removed from Sheffield to Memphis where he began the practice of law, having as his associate. Dr. w. F. Hammer, formerly d minister of the church.
 MT. Shoemaker had a large number of friends throughout Northern Ala bama, and especially in this immediate section, who will learn of his death with much regret. He leaves a wife and five children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
w. IT. Rorertn Dischnrwed.

William T. Roberts, the Louisville and Nashville engineer, who few days ago shot and fatally wounded William D. Guy, a brother engineer. was dis charged from custody this morning by Recorder Tharp. At the preliminary hearing, pr. H. T. Inge, who performed an operation on the dead man, stated to the court that 1t was the request of MT. Guy that his wife, in event of his death should not prosecute Roberts He further stated to Dr. Inge, while on the operating table, that he was at fault and not Roberts, and that there had been hard feelings between them for several years. The account of he killing, as it appeared in The Adver- tiser, was borne out in the hearing. There was applause when the Recorder dismissed William T. Roberts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
RetIrlng Fridge Bonds.

Florence, Feb. 23.-(Special.)-B bonds which were Issued to replace m, large Iron bridges carried away by tn, floods five years ago, are being pal of by Probate Judge George w. Por. ter, $6 900 having been retired this week The original amount of tho bonds was $32.0OO, $1S.0OO of which has been retired by Judge Porter in tnt past two years. The bonds outstanding now amount 10 between $11,ooO ant Sl2.00O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
Marshall Fields
 Career

The born commander, the mercantile genius--how did he rise in one short lifetime, from obscure boyhood to greater riches and honor than any other merchant in the world?
 Everybody's for March has an interesting article on this wonderful, far-seeing man. written just before his last illness.
 GGyb0dNt
 IbagazxNe
 Iy cents copy sr.so a year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
CormpItmentmry ao Mrn. Arre.

Mrs Roger Jones very beautifully entertained a number of friends yes- terday morning at cards, when her sister. Mrs. Ayre of Atlanta, Ga, was guest of honor. It was a colonial party and the idea was skillfully car- ried out in all details. The apart ments used for the guests were taste fully decorated with yellow jonquIls and purple violets and the score cards were dear little hand-painted colonial ladies and gentlemen. Progressive bridge was played by about twenty friends, and the trophy, lovely color nial picture. fell to Miss Addie Barber. who gracefully presented it to the honor of the ocasion. The second prize, an immense bunch of jonquils, was won by Miss Jennie Mabry Mrs. Jones two little children ,Catesby and Sadie, looked cunning in colonial cos- tunes to represent George and Martha Washington. A delicious three-course luncheon preceded the games.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
WILL SPEAK IN cENTREvlLLE.
Candidate COmer'A Coming Has Beer
 ExtenHINeIY Advertised.

Candidate COmer'A Coming Has Been
 Extensively Advertised.
 Centreville, Feb. 3.-(Special )-At a recent session of the court of County Commissioners a new beat was created in this county to be known as beat number twelve.
 The Court of County Commissioners also decided to have a steel bridge erected across the creek of Six Mile to take the place of the presnt wooden structure.
 B. B Conner candidate for Governor of Ala bama, is advertised to speak at the court house here Monday of next week, February 26, Hands bills an- the coming of Conner have been extensively circulated.
 l. now seems that the entries for the race for sheriff are closed.
 The infant child of Sheriff Crawford has been desperately ill for several days and little hope is entertained of her recovery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
PeddIer Dropped Dead.

An unknown peddler dropped dead at Plantersville, twenty miles north of here, early this morning in a negro section house. The man had just come in and laid his pack on the floor and started to walk across the room to the fireplace, when he fell to the floor dead.
 The name of the man could not be learned. He had very large pack, and 1t is supposed that the exertion of car rying so heavy q burden brought on heart failure. A number of peddlers travel out of this city. and it is be- lieved that the man who fell dead this morning is one of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
FARMERS INSTITUTE
DIR. CAREY AND ASSOCIATES IN
 CITY OF SELMA.
Experts Speak on Topics of Importance t0 the Piantera--Ladies Aux Hilary of the B. L. F.. Hold
 Haxar,
Advertiser Bureau

Advertiser Bureau
 Selma Feb. g, The Fourth District Farmers Insti- tute convened in Selma this morning at 1O:30. A committee from the Industrial and Commercial Association of Selma consisting of R. E. L. Nell Eugene Robbins Jr., and E. c. Jones met Dr. Carey and his associates at the Hotel Aibert at o'clock and escorted them to the Court House where every ar- ransement had been made for holding the institute.
 Soon the court room was transform ed into practically a school room for charts and blackboards were spread around and when the farmers of this and surrounding counties began drop ping in at the appointed hour they were impressed that there was to be something doing, different than they had expected.
 pr. Carey of Auburn led off this morning making the introductory re- marks and explaining the purpose of the institute. He then touched upon especial great need of the same in view of the eneroachment of the boil weevel.
 Prof. w c. Smith of Washington of the soil survey department was the next speaker. and he was followed by Joseph E. Wing editor The Chicago Breeders Gazette.
 After dinner Prof E. Mead Wilcox of Auburn spoke on corn.
 Others in attendance are:
 Alfred GaskilI of Washington Chief of the Forestry Bureau the department of agriculture
 Col, J. M. Thornton president of the Alabama Live Stock Association.
 J. T. McNess the government to- bacco expert who will speak tomorrow. Prof. D. T. Gray of Auburn who will speak on live stock.
 Professor Duggar of Auburn who will lecture on cotton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24

the State line in Tennessee, was kicked to death yesterday by mule at Cy- press Inn, Tenn. Pigg had been on Q visit to a neighbor and was hiUhlng up to return home The mule kicked him in the stomach and he died instant" ly. He leaves a widow and six chii@ dran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
Nn,r In anInln

Selma is now infested with the band of Hungarian gypsies who were run out of Montgomery a few days ago. They reached here yesterday and pitched tents on the banks of the Alabama across from this city There are about sixty men and women and an unlimited number of children. All day long the women have been going about the city trying to persuade persons to have their fortunes told.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
City Filling Up.

Every train entering Mobile brings crowds of Mardi Gras visitors. The number already here is large and all the hotels are being taxed to accommo- date guests. The private boarding houses are doing all possible to give accommodation to visitors and oceu- pants of private houses are opening their doors. This is expected to be the banner carnival year in the city of Mobile, The Mother of Mystics."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
Left With a Heavy Frelwht.

The steamer Hard Cash reached this city last night about 12 o'clock from Mobile The boat had a good freight from the Gulf City for the merchants of Selma. The Hard Cash left on her Mardi Gras trip today at noon with a large freight consisting of over 2.OO0 sacks of cotton seed meal and phosp- hate There was also several hundred packages of miscellaneous freight for landings between this city and Mobile
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24

grand success. The musical part of the program was we'll rendered and the building was crowded. The proceeds derived from the bazar will be used for a Iaudable purpose and the ladies composing the auxiliary realized a good sum,