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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-12
Conductor 3. stabbed BY Negro.

Savannah Ga. Sep. ~ --G,orgo T
Sullcrn. a conductor al The Savannah
Electric company. was fatally stab
bed by negro passenger ~ his car
The negro escaped after the cutting
Suller, Sad several negroes had a con
troversy ON Habersham street car
one OF the negroes drew his krlfe
and stabbed Snllers IN such a way
that the conductor oannot live. Tn,
cutting created the most intense "a
element among the passengers ON ia,
car and In the vicinity In which II oc
Cured
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-12
A Clear Complex on ana Bright Eye.

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complexion and doll heavy eyes ARE
due 10 poor digestion and Au Inactive
liver Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
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and bowels Aud makes the compiler ion
smooth snd clear. OHno Laxative
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and D. mid sud pleasant To- take. Re-
fuse substitutes. J W. MoCollum
{ Co.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-12
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Vermont In the Army and Navy.

The Springfield Republican is moved t.
| observe: " 1t will appeal to the pride o
Vermonters that Brig. Gen. Stephen B
Tocelvn, who has just become commander
| of the department of Columbia, is a Greer
| Mountain man who began his military
career in 1868 as private in a Vermont
volunteer regiment. After the civil wal
he entered the regular army with the
rank of I'd lieutenant. He was a colone
of the 18th infantry during its service III
the Philippines" Oh yes, Vermont is
something of a figure in the army, but il
is in the navy, with three live admiral
and other high ranking officers, that the
state takes precedence Brattleboro
Phoenix.
The legislature and the Railroad Commits
sion.
What is the use of a commission that
cannot compel its orders to be obeyed
Is there railway lobby strong enough
to control the legislature? Let the legis-
lature pass an act this session charging
the powers of the railroad commissioners
withoutsinfringing upon the authority Of
the supreme court and then watch the
house upon its passage.
There is no citizen, no newspaper in
the state who works to injure the rail
roads in Vermont The interests of the
state and of the roads are closely con-
nected. But the state has the right
through its railroad commission to ex-
ercise that jurisdiction over the roads
necessary to safeguard the rights of both
the roads and its people without infring-
ing upon either White River Junction
Landmark.
Jockeying with Woman Suffrage.
This isn't the first time that woman
suffrage measure has had easy sailing
through one branch of the Vermont Leg
islature, only to be lost in the subsequent
shuttle. The Green mountain solons are
great hirts.-[ Boston Herald.
Watching the Solons.
1t is noticeable how closely the press
and public are watching the work of
the present legislative session. The
newspapers all devote large space to full
reports Of the proceedings and to in
telligent editorial comments. They
evince no disposition to snarl or unfairly
criticise but their desire is to assist in
the task to the utmost. The reading
public follows the press eagerly, showing
unusual information and interest. This
is as it should be. Eternal vigilance is
the price of good government. Legis-
lators who are closely watched-not in a
captious way, but as public servants in
the discharge of their trust always
should be-will not grow careless or
stray far from the path of manifest duty.
Randolph Herald and News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
State Teachers, Mating

The following officers were elected at
the State Teachers Association at Mid
dlebury: President, c. H. Dempsey, of St.
Johnsbury; vice president, E. n. Roscoe,
Of Springfield; secretary E. G. Ham, Of
Randolph; treasurer, Principal A. A..
Kempton, of Bakersfield; executive com
mittee, Principal P. r. Leavenworth, of
Castleton, Principal Isaac Thomas, of
Burlington, Supt. B. E. Merriam, of Bel
lows Falls. In the resolutions adopted
the association Endorses House bill AZ
providing for the better supervision of
schools, favors the passage of bill pro-
viding for reasonable minimum salaries
to be paid teachers holding first and Sec
ond grade certificates in the interests of
educational efficiency, favors the speedy
accomplishment of the 100000 per-
manent school fund already undertaken,
and is in favor Of increased attention in
the schools to the instruction in indus
trial science.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
Beautiful Barton"

They do things up III the town OF Bar
ton in the county of Orleans. The Bar
ton Development Association is the
medium employed for booming the vii
lage, and it is interesting to know that
the young men started this movement
for bigger, better and more beautiful
Barton. The business men joined hands
with them and the organization that
was formed for the betterment of our
people and the development of our re-
sources" is now making good, In it's
board of directors are included the lead
ing business men of the village, while it
has nonresident directors all the way
from Lyndonville to Los Angeles. The
association wisely decided that printer
ink was the medium to exploit the at.
fractions of the village and we have
before us two booklets, Barton from
an Industrial Standpoint" and "Beauti.
full Barton" The first treats briefly Of
the commercial facilities of the place. 1t
is full of just such information as pros
pective resident would like to know. OF
its municipal electric light plant it gives
the interesting information that when it
was installed its line of power transmits
sion was the longest east of the Rocky
mountains. 1t has more electric lights
per capita than any place in the United
States, and its halfmile track, recently
improved at cost of $4,000, is the
fastest in the state.
Beautiful Barton is a more preten-
tious book of so pages dedicated ito the
memory of Col William Barton, Hon.
Ira Allen, Hon. Daniel Owen and the re-
doubtable father of our navy, John Paul
Jones, all of whom were the original
proprietors and charter parties for the
town of Barton, VT" Printed in rich
brown ink, the handsome brochure con-
talns numerous lake and brook scenes,
as well as pictures of the homes, churches
and other institutions of this prosperous
village. The cover has colored view of
Willoughby Lake, "the Lucerne of
America" while inside are other pictures
of this far-famed lake. The explanatory
text is intended to attract the summer
visitor as we'll as the settler, and the
views of the sports and fishing on
Crystal Lake give one what Mark
Twain has so aptly termed "the spring
fever" These booklets have been widely
circulated throughout the United States
and have already attracted visitors and
settlers to Barton.
What Barton has done any town car
do if they have the "get together" spirit
and loyalty to the place that mad,
possible the establishment of the Barton
Development Association. The secret 0
the villages growth and prosperity i
truly stated in the booklet-"e everyone il
Barton is loyal to the interests of tn
town." When the other towns abandon
their petty factional fights, their alleged
grievances, and their jealousies they car
do what Barton has done and join her il
developing not only their own com
munity but inaugurating the coming o
"the new Vermont"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31

Be brave in adversely. Do not
strive for what is unattainable
or worthless; be content with
each day as it comes; look at the
good side of everything; take
pleasure in nature and accept
your fellow men as you find them.
For a thousand bitter hours COM
fort yourself with single happy
one; in effort and deed always do
your best, regardless of reward.
He who can do this will be fortu-
nate, free, and independent; the
days of his life will always be
happy ones. William II, En-
peror of Germany.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31


(From our Montpelier Correspondent
Ladies week. has come and gone
and it will be remembered as one of the
most enjoyable seasons in the social
records of Vermont legislatures. During
the week the capital city was the Mecca
OF hundreds of prominent men and
women from all parts of the state and
the social functions were numerous
enough to keep the visitors constantly
on the move. The first event was the
reception given by Mrs. Edward H
Deavitt, wife of the state treasurer, at
her home on Tuesday afternoon. This
was followed in the evening by recep-
ton at the State House given by the
wives of the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor and on Wednesday afternoon
these ladies entertained at high tea in
the parlors of the Pavilion. Mrs Ed
ward Dewey, Miss Dewey and Mrs. Fred
G. Rowland received at the Dewey home
on Thursday afternoon, and on Thurs
day evening Governor and Mrs Proctor
gave ball at the Armory, which fairly
eclipsed any function of this kind ever
held in Montpelier. On Friday afternoon
Mrs. William A. Lord received at her
home and this was the closing event of
the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31

Pythian Building, ST. Johnsbury, Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31

Johnsbury, being among those who
spoke and voted for the measure. In
recent years the house has several times
gone on record as favoring a weekly
payment law for Vermont, and it will be
remembered that Representative Bundy,
OF st. Johnsbury, introduced such bill
in 1900 and succeeded in securing its
passage by the house. 1t was uphill
work at that time for such measures
were always opposed by the larger
corporations of the state, but the fact
that at public hearing on Mr.. Jack
sons bill no word of objection was
interposed indicates that the fight
against the proposed law is not so
strenuous as in the past.
TWO MEASURES TURNED DOWN.
The House turned down joint resolu-
ton introduced and advocated by Mr..
Senter, of Montpelier, providing for
legislative investigation of the cattle
commission with reference to the sale OF
diseased cattle for food. The fact that
this matter is already being investigated
by the Chittenden county grand jury,
and the very patent fact that there is no
cattle commission to investigate, contri-
buted to make the majority against the
proposition very decisive. Maxwell
Evarts, of Windsor, made good fight
for state fair under the direction of a
commission appointed by the Governor,
but majority of the representatives
were adverse to the plan, though they
decided to reconsider the bill after killing
it by vote of 113 to 80.
Because they chose postmasters as rep
resentatives four and possibly five towns
are likely to be without representation
at Montpelier during the remainder of
the session. The constitution declares
that no person holding a position of
trust and profit under the federal gov
eminent is eligible to Office under the
SloeS' ASllhS uHueI lus ploVlSlOH, Tie
house committee on elections has re-
ported favorably on declaring vacant the
seats occupied by FELTON, of Highgate,
Spaulding Of Sherburne Burnham of
Woodbury. and Slade of Rutland Town.
The other member still in the balance is
Happy" Hapgood of Peru now serving
his third successive term in the house.
He claims to have resigned the postmas-
tership in his mountain home the day be-
fore election and the committee failed to
report upon his case pending further
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
OUR LEGISLATIVE LETTER.

The Brilliant Functions of Ladies' Week.
The House Passes the Weekly Pay
ment Bill and Opposes State Fair
Academy Graduates at Montpelier
Representative Carr'S Measures. Rep
reSentative Jackson after the Bucket
Shops.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31
THE WEEKLY PAYMENT BILL.

The presence of so many visitors, how
ever, did not interfere with the work of
the lawmakers and considerable head
way was made in legislative work. The
weekly payment bill introduced by
Representative Jackson, of Barre City,
passed the house on Tuesday, by vote
OF 100 to 81. Representative Carr, of st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-31

Entered at the St. Johnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11
FAKE 1. STORY
RELATIVETOSALE
0FGlAS COMPANY
Flat Denial by
Local Concern

The following article appeared in
Wheeling paper this, morning:
An option has been taken upon the
property Of the Fairmont Gas Co.. OF
Fairmont (W. Va), by the Manufac-
turers' Light & Heat Co., Of Pitts
burg, and should the sale result over
81 ,00O, 600 will change hands.
When the Manufacturers Light &
Heat Co. experienced scarcity in its
supply an arrangement was imme.
dlately made to drill a number OF
new wells on leases in the West Vir'
ginia territory and to purchase at
least 30,OO0,OOO cubic feet Of gas daily
from the Fairmont company. Mains
of the Manufacturers company and
the Fairmoht company were connect.
ed late Sunday night at Hundred, anil
the first Of this new supply from the
Fairmont mains was to reach the
Ohio valley district before noon yes
terday.
The options taken on the Fairmont
properties do not expire for some time
and It is currently reported that the
Plttsburg company will effect sale.
The stock of the Manufacturers
company which touched new low
level Saturday is believed by many to
be due for an advance because Of the
new supply Of gas the company has
cornered. The gas will be used by
manufacturing and domestic con-
sumers in Plttsburg and Ohio valley
towns above Wheeling.
A copy Of the above was shown to
some Of the leading men connected
with the local gas company and they
saw there is absolutely no foundation
for the story. The Fairmont company,
in order to protect its stockholders
from the encroachments Of the Pitts
burg concern, did sell 1t some gas,
but there was no option given on the
holdings and no such thing is under
contemplation. The Fairmont Gas
Company is too much interested In
this city to sell its holdings to foreign
concerns and our people ought to be
very proud Of that fact, 1t is far bet
ter for Falrrhont for local capital to
own and operate the nearby gals fields
Should the local company's holdings
20 into the hands of outside people
the price of gas for domestic and
manufacturing purposes would almost
certainly go up, to the great detri-
ment of the town. We are sincerely
glad that the story in the Wheeling
paper is without foundation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11
OFFICIAL NOTICE
HAS REACHED TWO LOCAL MEN
OF APPOINTMENTS BY GOV.
ERNoR DAWSON.

A very gratifying double honor has
been conferred on Hon. Lamar G.
Powell. Of this city, as the letters CIV
en- below show. The first one was re-
ceived by Mr.. Powell yesterday and
the second to-day. The letters are as
follows:
Appointment as Delegate.
December 5, 1906,
Hon. Lamar C. Powell,
Fairmont, W. Va.
Dear Sir: There will be held an in.
terstate meeting of representatives
from the Ohio Valley and border
States of the National Child Labor
Committee in Cincinnati, December
l&th.l5th, and hereby appoint you 4
delegate to such meeting and hope 1t
may be your pleasure and convenience
to attend the same.
need not add that the movement TO
protect the children of our country is
one that appeals to every good citizen,
have sent your name to the sec
retary of the committee. Mr.. S. NJ.
Lindsay New York City. who will
send you full information.
Very truly yours,
VIM. NJ. o. DAWSON,
Governor.
The second letter is notification
of Mr., Powelrs appointment as Il
Director of the Penitentiary Board.
Appointment as Director.
December 10, 1906.
Hon. Lamar C. Powell,
Falrmont, w. Va.
Dear Mr. Powell:
take great pleasure in handing
you commission as director of the Pen
itentiary Board. 1t is one of my most
important boards. consider Warden
Haddox very fine prison man. There
is no better in the United States, and
few or any so good. He is a star
man, and hope the State can keep
him Indefinitely.
With kindest regards,
Very truly yours,
VIM. NJ. o. DAWSON.
Mr.. Loueh's Appointment.
In to.day's mail also came official no
tice from the Governor of the appoint
ment Of Mr.. NJ. c. Lough as regent OF
the Normal Schools. Mr.. Powell sue
ceeds Mr.. j. NJ. Jacobs on the Peni'
tentiary Board Mr. Jacobs election
to the Legislature making his resig-
nation necessary Mr.. Lough takes the
place of Hon. Frank Nesbitt, who was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11
MUCH INTEREST
IS BEING AROUSED BY DR.. eARBE
IN HIS ADDRESSES TO
THE SCHOOLS.

DR.. 'Waitman Burbe, Of MOrgantown,
who is making a series of addresses in
the interest of school work in the city,
last night addressed large gathering
of teachers at the Second ward school
building. Superintendent Joseph Ro.
sier in introducing the speaker made
al, interesting and forcef-ll little talk
in which he pointed out to the teach
ers that the responsibility of the sue
cess OF the Fairmont public schools
now rested with the instructors. I'm
til the present school year their work
was greatly hampered by lack of room,
tbut with the completion Of the new
school buildings the equipment was
ample and the responsibility had shift
ed from the people TO the teachers. DR.,
Barbe's subject for the interesting ad'
dress which followed was THE Mean
ing of Life" He handled his subject
Ia an able manner and threw much
new light on old subjects, Tonight DR..
Barbe will make an address at the
Fifth ward school building and his
subject will be, "The School and the
Community" This address will be of
much interest to the parents of the
pupils and to the general public. DIR.
Barbe has been busy to-day and has
made two addresses to the pupils in
different wards.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11

SUIT BEFORE
SQUIRE. AMOS
Many People
ConnectedsW itIlIt

p b
An interesting suit was tried in nus
tice Amos oftice today. n shich
some very prominent parties were IN
volved. Michael Powell and w II
Brant, Of the Arm of Powell!ands sHans,
brought suit against q number ol
Greene county people for certain
amounts for serveesrendere Powell
Brant and W. H. spragg were lhsirts
mental in procuring a large amount af
the capital stock Of the Faitmont A.
dustrlal Co. This capital came from
I Greene county people who lwefe az.
quainted with the men. Powell.
Brant and Spragg in all were interesi.
ed and represented about $4,000 of
the stock that was turned into ihe
company, The commissions ore claim
ed for making settlements for iese
stockholders. Five per cent ot llie
capital stock invested by each II,
divIdual Is the amount sued tor by
Powell and Brant.
The commissions run from $50 10
$50 and in all amount 70 about
900.
For nearly four years q paEtneEship
existed between Michael Pow
ell and W. H. spraggS known
by the firm name Of Powell spFag
They conducted a real estate business
Last March the partnership Between
Powell and spragg was dissolved M
Spragg moved to Waynesbttfg and
opened a real estate ottice there N
ter, spragg received notice from tlie
firm of Powell and Brant as did tha
other stockholders Of the industrial
Company that live in. Greene county
that five per cent. Commission was
charged on the amount be their hold.
ings in the company for services rent
dered. Mr.. spragg. who was asso
ciated with the firm, says there q ills
basis for the commissiop d Riiy of
the instances Ths the tiTni aea b
er been employed
The payment Of the commls sion
being contested Judge p. +. iprgan
represents Powell and Brant and flor
neys Howard N. Ogden and Harry
Shaw represent W. H. sprag
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11
FRANCE TO-DAY
CONF|SCATESA ALL
THE PROPERTY
r riestly Novitiates
Called Into Army

PARIS, Dec. 11.-To-day the catho'
lie church in France becomes home
less and awaits eviction. Twenty.si%
thousand churches Under the law are
declared the property Of the State.
Bishops and priests houses, seminar
les and schools fell under the same
ownership. BY direct order from Pope
Plus x, tbd provisions Of the law
BY which by forming lay associations
the churches may be kept for religious
use, are disregarded by the Catholics.
EMO compromise" Is the last word OF
both church and State. To-day the
churches are still open and the priests
continue their functions. The next
move must come from the government
and this move Is awaited with intense
uneaslness.
To-day the cabinet, with Premier
clemenceau presiding, voted to pro-
ceed to Immediate liquidation Of the
property in the Catholic churches and
reetorles.. It also voted to call five
thousand five hundred prlestIy novi'
tiates to serve In the army "in the in
terest Of national security" Hitherto
students for the priesthood have been
exempt from military service. The
church property in France Is estlmat'
ed to be worth two hundred million
dollars. If Premier Clemenceau does
what he says he will do, the greatest
religious eviction since the French
revolution has begun. Whether the
blood and carnage of other r'""l'lt;ons
will In come degree be repe ted. the
events of the next few days will show.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11
Prominent Young Morgantown
Attorney Died Shortly After
Noon Today Of Heart Trouble

MoRGANToWN. Dec. 11.-Lewis
Armstrong Yeager. a prominent attor-
ney Of this city, died to-day at half
after twelve o'clock at his home on
Prospect stret after a brief illness of
heart trouble and complications. Yea
ger was a son of B. NJ. Yeager, of
Warrington, and brother of DR.. J. 81.
Yeager and Attorney Walter Yeager.
both Of Warrington and sister, Mrs.
Bradshaw Sharp, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr.. Yeager graduated from the w. V.
U. in 1900 and was admitted to the
Monongalia county bar the following
year. He was a member Of the Sigma
Chi Fraternity and was a prominent
member Of the football and base ball
teams of the University. In 1903 he
was united in marriage to Miss Eliza
beth Harvey, Of Huntington, daugh'
ter of Prof. John Harvey, a former In
structor in the University. His wife
survives him. Mr.. Yeager has served
as city collector and solicitor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-11
SUDDEN DEATH OF
MRS. HUNSAKER
WELL KNOWN WOMAN DIED AT
EARLY HOUR THIS MORNING
AT HER HOME.

Mrs. Elmlna Hunsaker, widow Of
John Hunsaker, died this morning ut
her home on Monroe street after q
few hours illness. Mrs. Hunsaker
was taken suddenly Ill about one
o'clock and died within few hours.
About two years ago Mrs. Hunsaker
was stricken with paralysis, but had
grown much better and was able to GO
about her home, though her health
was impaired by her illness. Deceas-
cd was born in Cadiz, o., though she
removed to this State about thirty.one
wears ago. She was twice married,
first to a Mr.. Sipe, of Illinois Two
children survive this uniont R. E. and
E.. l.. Sipe, both residing in Illinois.
bier second husband was John Hun
ssaker, who. died. several years ago.
Their children we're Albert and George
iiunsaker, and Miss Bess Hunsaker. at
home. Mrs. lIunsakcr has always
been the object fgreat love and de-
votion from her children and her
death has fallen heavily upon them.
She was a member of the Methodist
Protestant church and was consct-
cntious aud devoat Christian.
The funeral services will be held at
the house at II o'clock on Thursday.
Enterment at Eldora cemetery.