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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-11-06


Elizabeth, w. Va.
Dear Sir l notice in the republican
paper published in Elizabeth a reply TO AN
interview with me which recently appeared
in the West Union Record, "a well as some
comments touching my past official record
and personal character.
The Messenger says that my statement
concerning Mr.. woodward being ut Charles
ton lobbying for school book com ..anies, is
false and untrue, but in the newt breath de-
tends his course by declaring that uniform
school book system was bad thing nndor
democratic administrations thus virtually
admitting the charge made against Wood
yard, but tried to AVOID it by defending the
present system.
Now Mr.. Editor again charge that Mr..
woodward was at Charleston AMI did lobby
in uie interest of school book companies,
and he did tell me that "as republicans we
should not fight school book companies be-
cause they put up campaign funds for the
the republican party"
Now as to my onical record, it is public
property and speaks for its self However
l wish to say that while was a member Of
the legislature did nat spend my time in
drinking and gambling. and in other ways
do not care to mention, as some members
of the state sena,e did,
AS to my standing and character would
refer the people OF Writ county to former
Sheriff Roberts, who has knewn me for
years, and whom, | think will say that /
am worthy of confidence and belief.
Mr.. woodward has been here since the
interview in question appeared in the West
Union Record and am told his friends
asked him to deny the charges made there
in, but he did not po So he made speech
at the court house, here, the oath, instant,
and again failed to deny my charges or
even to refer to them, ;and in three other
speeches he made in this county he was also
silent toching this matter, and think it
cowar1Iy in our Congressman TO have de-
NAL of my charges published in an Obscure
country sheet, no doubt for the purpose of
keeping me from finding it out until after
the election,
Yours truly
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-11-06
REV. SAN JON ES.

KEY. SAN JON Els.
Speaking Of the motel evangelist,
Rev. Sam Jones, who recently died
very suddenly while travelling through
Arkansas, an Atlanta, Ga. paper
says:
Family love and loyalty were ever
near Sam JoLes's heart. The evan
gelist sat women on a PEDESTAL. His
own wife WAS "the best woman God
ever made She was Blue Grass
girl, and Southerner, as he was him
self. In his Straight Talk" at his
revival services he often used to say
"My wife is sitting back here on the
platform hearing every woodland
some of his words made audiences
vince.
AS al evangelist Sam Jones prob
ably preached TO %, 100000 persons
in the thirty odd years of his minis,
try. After the first eight years on
Georgia ciicnits he counted 5000
converts. On the occasion of his 50th
birthday, in 1897, he wrote that he
had turned 800, 900 pespTe from sin.
Sometimes $500 people would join
the church at one meeting.
Born at Oak Bower, Chalmers Co
Ala, his mind ever reverIedSto his
Southern home. Later he made his
home among the Georgia hills at
Gainesville, HE house was an old
fashioned mansion surrounded by
stone wall The ample lawns were
ornamented with shrubbery aud trees.
His private collection of china, glass
ware and souvenir spoons was the
most valuable in the South.
Il ain a methodist he said, 4" Just
as / am o Jones, and If 1t is a sin to
he either, it is sin that is visited up.
on the children by the parent.
Methodists and Joneses are getting to
be commin in that they are every
where"
His early home at Gainesville VAS
one of Christian Surroundings. Al
ter his,falher joined the Army of
Virginia, the boy began TO drift into
bad ways. He took to drinking and
"the evil habit Of profanity" He
played the races and chewed tobacco
This last vice chung to him all The
years of his life. III 1867, when
hardly of age, he was admitted to the
bar. Shortly ailerward he married
Laura McElwain. of Henry county
<Kentucky, "the sun, moan and stars
all put together" At that time dis,
Ripalion Threatened 10 put an end to
his career, but in 1872 lac was
converted and began preaching on a
Georgia circuit where the remunera-
iion had been sixty FIVE dollars. Sam
Jones did somewhat better. He had
the courage to stand before people
who knea him and frankly tell them
bis experience. At the first meeting
he made several cOnveris.
For weeks at time he preached
four times day, "hurling threats of
aell fire and damnatiJn at sinners"
and giving them all they wanted Of
his straight from-the shoulder talk
At Pulaski Tenn, he requested all
husbands who had not spoken harsh
word to their wives for a month t.
stand up lie shook hands with
them and then introduced them to
the audience as the "27 biggest liars
in Tennessee
Jones summed up his work in these
words: "If had thousand lives
would concentrate all to the task. for
the highest honor and the gran best
work mortal man can do is 10 be in
position whore God will help him and
then d. faithfully the work Col
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-11-06
ADMINISTERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons to
whom l.. p. Parsons, deceased, was indebt-
ed at the time of els deoth, 10 file their
CLAIMS with NJ. w, Hoskins, administrators
or or before Dec. l hog.
Given undsr mp hand this the 9th day
of Govember, 1906
NV. Hoskins, admir-.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-11-06

FOR SALE-Bargain:- 343 acres,
dairy and grain farm in Ashtabula
90, Ohio. Worth $50. will take $40.
l own the farm, no agents, address.
w. G. Bancroft,
Ere, Pa
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-11-06

TIE antics Vi The young lawyer
aud dlotors probably greatly
amnses ne old lawyers and doctors.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-11-06
HARRY WOODWARD, M. C.
As one OF His Party Workers
sees him.

In recent letter to the Kanawha News,
Mr.. Bee, leading Republican OF Dod-
bridge county, has the following to say:
West Uuion, w. Va.
Oct. 10Th. 1906.
Editor Ksnawha News,
Elizabeth, w. Va.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15

Commenting on the orderly condition Of
affairs in the stricken city, the Oakland
Tribune says:
"Since the closing of the saloons in
the city the police are getting prac-
tical demonstration of the amount of
work entailed by the sale of liquor.
With force of nearly seven hundred
men on duty, hardly any arrests are nee
essary. Chief of Police Deneen stated
this morning that nothing happened last
night to warrant a complaint. A few
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15
The Fruitful Sources of Crime

Evidence constantly accumulates,
showing that the saloons are the most
fruitful of all the sources of crime.
That this is recognized by those accus-
toned to dealing with crime is evil
denced by their closing all saloons when
ever any disorder threatens. After the
San Francisco earthquake the authori-
ties at once closed all saloons and they
have not been permitted to open since.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15
The Big Fire and How It Was Put Out

A big house was on fire: The department kept and
supported by the people for putting out fires and pro-
tecting the city from ruin responded quickly to the
alarm.
The chief directed the work admirably, and many
engines and ladders and hooks and hose put into
The hurried to the top of the building hauling
with them the long and heavy hose Then the
turned and the fierce conflict between the elements
in earnest.
Many people out to help in rescung victims in
the building and in aiding to put out the fire. at least
keep from spreading But the wind famed the flames
and many houses in the mel ghborhood in danger
and had already little fires started the roof
Men worked hard and women had hand in
tnguishng the flames wherever possible Most of the
people did something to lessen the confagraon and all
would have been harmony except for few grouchers.
s'Whats the use? cried a bystander to the fremen.
"You haven't big enough hose. Your engines don't
work fast enough Then you have to climb the ladders
You ought to be at the top with big stream of
water that would choke the fire at There you
have to crawl the adderyou should leap to the top
in step. What's the use? It will go''
''Bu have to do something the whole city will
burn up" replied the workers.
eyes said the groucher, s'the whole city will be laid
in ashes unless you go at it in different way
'Well how would you do it?'' asked the busy fire.
fighter.
'sSend all your to the lake. Construct a water
main from the lake up to the big building and make the
engines and water main big that the first great
volume of water that out will simply deuge the
building and quench the fire in short fy. This fire
is bad thing and should be put out all at Don't
compromise with it,
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15
Make the Army Respectable

Earl Grey, opening the Soldiers Home
at Newcastle-on-Tyne, declared that the
liquor canteen in barracks turned re-
cruits from great eaters into great
drinkers. The wants of growing young
soldiers were not properly met. The
life of soldiers should be made such as
to cause respectable people to send their
sons into the army as the best possible
school.-Alliance School.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15

In the meantime the flames spread and the danger
increased The people worked.
Then big hearted, large minded man and began
to send messages to all the neighbours for the calamity
becoming great 'Get out your buckets and connect
your small hose and make all your premises wet to pre-
vent the fire from catching in your neighborhood Con-
meet with all the water lines and every at
hand Improve the service by your effort. Get busy
But the groucher angry and would not speak
to the leader of the people.
The fire had ragged long and members Of the
department grew tired and sluggish Some lazy
and others smp y stood in the way. Upon these the
hose from garden and lawn turned and many
washed away to give room for active men.
It also discovered that 'sfrebugs" were abroad
and the people pursued them and put them JAIL where
they had to remain for life
Many hours passed and brave men and heroic women
kept their fight against the flames The entire city
had become dampened and new streams had been
smothered and only here and there blaze was
Finally all over, and while much Of the city
had been burned the people had conquered and would
not again be caught in fretrap. For houses
built of stone and better water mains and engines and
hose and were put in readiness for further emer-
gency
When all over the old groucher found
the lake with handful of quarreling men who had
begun the construction of the big main through
which the water Of the whole lake could flow in few
minutes after it all completed.
And the groicher opened his mouth and said cit
wasn't done right"
Moral: Local option may not put out the saloon all
at once, but it will do it fast is possble-Job.
orderly condition attempted burglares
city, the Oakland been received but whole both the
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15

reports of attempted burglaries have
been received, but as whole both the
detective and patrolling departments of
the force are getting rest unknown in
the history of the city.
"While it is admitted that the popula-
ton of the city has been depleted and
the usual number are not present, the
fact that practically no arrests are being
made shows conclusively the system of
police, courts and jails are entailed by
the sale of liquors.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-06-15
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE
The Political Club

Every saloon political club with forty parched
Threats that be delivered to the polls needed in
consideration of irrigation who kept line for all
gencies-Alderman L. W. Rowey, Madison, Wis
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Nick. TwOm-
bly,, accompanied by their daughter,
Miss Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly, and
Mr.. and Mrs William Douglas Sloane,
are among those booked to sail for
Europe to-day. They have a two
months auto trip IN contemplation.
Miss Campbell, who has been at
Mrs. Tunis's for the past few months,
left for the South last week, her de-
parture having been hast ened by the
illness of a sister, whom she expected
to visit little later in the season.
Miss Campbell is a sister of Mrs.
George G. Palmer Of Miller Road
Mrs. James Emott is still very i'll,
having had recurrence Of her first
attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lewis, of Ho-
boken, have beeh obliged to remain in
Lakewood longer than originally in
tended, on account of Mr.. Lewis hav-
ing failed to improve as much as was
hoped for. This has caused Gen. and
Mrs. Fl H. Walker to give up an
apartment they had taken in New
York, and prolong their stay in Hobo
ken.
Mrs. Howell Of Elm street is visit
ing in Trenton, N. j
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. Ward Ford will be
obliged to postpone their projected
trip to the South, on account of their
daughter Milly being very i'll in New
York with scarlet fever.
Mrs. III. III. Walker was in Morris
town on Tuesday of last week.
Miss Mary Howell has Miss Ruth
Dean staying with her.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Hurlbut's illness is
still cause of anxiety of her family
and friends.
Mrs. Billsby, mother Of Miss Billsby
deaconess of the Church of the Re.
deemer is seriously i'll with nervous
prostration at Bolding's.
Mrs. Thomas G. Bushnell and Miss
Bushnell have returned from Stock,
bridge. Mass
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
sunday school Matters.

An interesting school Of Sunday
School methods was held in the Hoag-
land Memorial Church, Dover, last
Tuesday afternoon and evening In
the afternoon there was section work
as follows: Elementary, Miss Josephine
u. Baldwin; Secondary, Rev e. M.
Ferguson Home Department, Rev.
w. r. D1rward. This was followed
by two talks, one by Mr.. Ferguson,
the other by Miss Baldwin. In the
evening there were addresses by
Messrs. Dorward and Ferguson. Be-
tween the sessions collation. was
served by the ladies'. The school was
held under the auspices of the Dover
Graded Union.
Miss Rose Scott has resigned her po-
sitIon as Elementary Superintendent
of the Morris County Sunday School
A ssociation on account Of her promo
tion to the position Of State Superln-
tendent. Miss Emily Applegate, Of
Dover, Is filing the position in the
county association made vacant by
Miss Scott's resignation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
A FULL -RIGGED SHIP.
IA. q. ropes starts the Hitchcock on
Long Cruise.

IA. q. Ropes starts the Hitchcock on
Long Cruise.
The full-rigged ship S. p. Hitchcock,
now in port to load 5000 tons Of coal
at Curtis Bay for the United States
government account for transporta-
tlon to Manila, has attracted some
wide attention She presented a beau
tiful sight as she lay at her wharf
discharging 500 tons Of stone ballast
used to bring her from Liverpool. at
which port she discharged a cargo of
hemp from Cebu, Manila.
She is owned by /. f. Chapman &
Co., of New York, and is sister ship
of the a. G. Ropes, which was dis
masted in the China Sea, recently sold
to J. L. Luckenbach, and now en-
route to New York under barkentine
rig, to be converted into a coasting
barge. Capt. e. V. Gates, who was
master of the Hitchcock for II years,
died in Liverpool Of heart failure, and
the vessel was brought to this port by
First Officer Q. u. Zerk. A. g. Ropes,
the owner of the vessel, arrived here
Tuesday night to attend to the busi-
ness for the departure Of the Hitch
J cock.
This is the vessels second visit to
this port. She was here about three
years ago and left carrying cargo Of
coal to San Francisco, which port She
made in 101 days. At that port she
loaded grain for Liverpool, which port
she made in los days, which indicates
that she is no laggard. She is 2,305
gross tons, 247 feet long, "A feet beam
and q feet deep, built in 1883 at Bath,
Me,
After loading her cargo at Curtis
Bay she will, after leaving the Vir-
ginia Capes, cross the South Atlantic
Ocean, rounding the Cape Of Good
Hope, pass up the east coast of Africa,
Through the Indian Ocean and on
through the China Sea to Manila, an
estimated distance of $4,000 miles.
The well-known firm OF Claridge &
Woodall represented the S. P. Hitch
cock in this port Baltimore American.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27

The usual Washington exercises at
the Maple avenue school were varied
somewhat this year, the senior class
giving one-act play Of early Ameri-
can days instead The play was en-
Titled "a Maid Of Plymouth and
told the familiar story of Miles Stan
dish, John Alden and Priscilla The
play was very creditably rendered and
the costuming was appropriate, the
principal parts were taken as follows /:
Miles Standish, Ray Heath; John Al
den, P. Barton Myers; Priscilla, Sarah
Davis; Minister, Frank Miller Will
liam Aitchison presided, while the
school sang patriotic selections. Be-
fore the play Regina Wilson read q
Swedish version Of Miles Standish and
between two Of the scene Miss Stark
read.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27

Bills providing for the recall of any
officials elected or appointed in the
State have been prepared by Thomas
A. Davis, OF the special committee Of
the State Civic Federation, and are
now before a committee which consists
Of Senator Everett Colby and Alden
Freeman, OF East Orange. The meas
ureS will be introduced after they are
approved as to form by Mr.. Colby, and
the Legislature will be asked to pass
them. The measures provide for peti-
tions, asking the retirement Of Unsat-
isfactory officials, which are to be
signed by the voters concerned, and
the usual arrangement is provided for
completing the removal of the official
complained of. The Governor of the
State is exempted from the provisions
of the recall. The plan of procedure
outlined ia the measure in the case of
an elective officer sought to be re-
moved, is to have the petition sub
mitted to the county board of cleo
tions, who wild then order new cleo
tion with the official in question as
candidate The petitioners must file
a bond covering the expense Of the
election, which is forfeited to the
municipality in the event OF the ofii-
cial's reelection If the official is re-
elected, he is to serve out his term; if
not, he gives way to his successful op-
pOnent. The bili contains the per-
centage OF voters who must sign the
petition. which varies between coun-
ty, municipal and appointiye Offices
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
TWO hundred Girls wanted.

Rosevear Bros. & Co.. are indus
triously looking for girls to run ma
chimes in their factory on Water
street They have an order for a
thousand pairs Of pantaloons day,
extending over long period and will
sign the contract If they can get the
needed help. Room and machines are
easy, but it is problem to get the
operators. They are Advertising all
over this section Of the State for the
help.
This is good problem for the Mer-
chants Association to take up, The
association wants factories Here IS q
chance to add two hundred to the
population, who will pay money tor
board, buy clothes, etc, and contrib
ute to the prosperity Of the town il
they can be found.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
COULTER COLE.

Miss Gertrude Cole, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Cole was married to
Robert Coulter, Of Corning. N. III, at
the home of the brides parents on
Water street on Sunday. the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. James
Shaw, Of Trinity Baptist Church. Miss
burning, of Chatham, was the brides
attendant, while Frank Cole, a brother
Of the bride was the best man. After
a short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Coulter will reside in Corning, N. Y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
RAILROADS DO Not Pay Up.

A correspondent in another column
writes of one phase OF the railroad tax
alton laws. Collector Wise furnishes
another chapter. BY the recent amend
ed law the state board of assessors
fixes the value of second class railroad
property ia all municipalities, which
they report to the local assessor who
must add it to the duplicate and figure
the taxes by the local rate. This has
been done but the taxes did not come
in. Collector Wise wrote County Col
lector Mclean who thought that the
state comptroller would distribute the
money. The later said he would re-
nit to the county collectors for local
distribution. Mr.. Mclean then took
up the matter and has written the
collectors stating that the Comptroller
informs him that many appeals have
been made by the railroads In the mat
ter OF second class assessments and
they have not paid in anything as yet
on these taxes and as far as he can
learn it is very indefinite when they
will pay.
Meanwhile the municipalities must
pay their share of county and state
school taxes and wait till the railroads
get ready to pay what is assessed
against them. In Morristown this
amounts to SS4l this year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27

An audience which filled Mr. and
Mrs. Young's studio on Tuesday even
log last, listened with evident pleas
ure to a program made up entirely 0f
vocal numbers, The singers were
Mrs. Young, Mrs. John Gill, Miss
Bates, Miss May Cooney and George
Babbitt. Mrs. Young, Mrs. Gill, Mr.,
Babbitt and Mr. Young rendered two
quartetts, their voices blending, and
we'll balanced. Miss Bates sang Tostis
(" Good Bye" and Mrs. Gill sang
Three Roses Red by Homer A. Nor
ris. Mr.. Young reminded the audi
ience that this song was on the Fri
day Evening Club program OF last
May, although the composer and
singer, at that time failed to appear.
Mrs. Young, Mrs. Gill and Miss
Cooney all rendered pleasing solos,
Mr.. Young assisting with violin OBJ
ligatos to each song. Mr. Babbitt
sang in splendid voice and style two
songs, one q Entreatyn by Bohm and
the other, Forget Me Not" by Gra-
benz Hoffmann. Mr., and Mrs. Young
sang a duet for the last number
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
A New Firm Incorporated

Frederick Erb, for many years with
W. L. Coghlan and of late with F..
Pantanius, has engaged in the painting
and decorating business at Summit
with Coghlan & Mackenzie, the firm
TO be known as Coghlan, MacKe enzie &
Erb. Mr.. Erb has been a resident of
Morristown for many years and has
made great many friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Erb will make their home at that
place the later part of March and will
reside in a newly erected house on
Morris avenue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
WEDDING BELLS.
CRANE BOWEN.


Miss Anna G. Bowen was married to
Palmer Griffin Crane, Of Newark, at
the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen, Water
street on Saturday afternoon. The
wedding party was confined to mem
bers Of the families Of the contracting
parties. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. w, H. Hughes, while Miss
Lillian Bowen, sister Of the bride,
was the maid Of honor and George w.
Hagney, of Newark, the best man.
The bride wore white voile and car
ried bride roses. Decorations were
smilax and carnations. Mr.. and Mrs.
Crane after wedding trip win reside
in Newark
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-02-27
social at Baptist church.

The Lookout Committee of the X.
P. S. G. e. of the First Baptist Church
gave a social on Friday evening when
the following program was rendered
Recitation. Elmer Romine; vocal
solo, Miss Berry; recitation, Kath-
crime Lane piano solo, Freda Durl-
ing vocal solo, a. Vance PierSon
whistling solo, Lulu Lane recitation,
Elmer Romine.