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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
NEED A FURNACE.
Better Heating Apparatus Required
at the Hospital.

Members of the hospital circle of
the Kings Dau hters Will make an
effort to place furnace in the build
ing before cold weather arrives. and it
is hoDea that those VIII are interested
in the welfare of this tilution will
come to the assistance OF the ladies.
The present system of hea ing is ex.
pensive and unsatisfactory This in
stitution has been doing cd work
here in a modest way. aud the ladies
who are working hard to maintain il
deserve the encouragement of the
people in this project.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
SHOE BURNED OFF.
old

Miss Martha S. Shanholtz. the 49,
year-old daughter of Jesse Shanholtz,
living at Gainesboro, Frederick coun-
ty, had narrow escape from being
killed by lightning Wednesday even
ing while driving cows from pastore,
whom bolt came so close as to burn a
shoe off her foot. She is in serious
condition. but is expected to recover.
Two cows were killed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
EPH IN TROUBLE.
Darkey Gets Six Months Tor Car
rying a Blackjack

Ephriam Whitsou, better known
here as plsin Eph. darkey OF
sable hue and happy lucky DISPOSE.
ton, got into a neck of trouble at
Cumberland last Saturday. when he
was arrested for carrying concealed
wespons, taken before a justice OF
the peace and sentenced to six months
in the Maryland house OF correction.
popularity known as Jessup's Cat.
Eph passed through here in charge
of denuty sheriff. enroute to his new
home, and the haunts that form erly
knew him will know him no more
until the blue birds begin to whistle
for the gentle spring time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
Lecture Was Interesting.

The lecture on" Pre-. historic Egypt
at the Christian church Monday
night was both well afforded and in
teresting. The lecture was illustrated
by 200 stereopticon views. which
were explained BY the lecturer. Mr.
Fl. A. Nj. Gindly. The audience was
greatly pleased
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
HE SHOT At A BARTENDER
William Welty Attempted to Kill
Hunter Mckinney.
LATTER USED HIS REVOLVER
Chased welty From the Saloon and
Shot Him In the Leg welty
Is Now In Jail.

Crazed by too much liquor and
done, . William welty. better known
about town as Bony." made q des
pelate attempt on Monday evening
At shoot Hant Mckinney, bartender
at John Creque's saloon, on North
Queen street. and but for the fact
that both Creque aud Mckinney
dropped behind the bar az the shot
WAS fired. fatal termination OF the
affair might have resulted.
| Welty had visited the saloon late in
the afternoon and asked for something
TO drink, Acting uDder the instruo.
tion of the proprietor. Mckinney 70.
fused to sell welty ANYTHING. aud the
latter left the place in rage. A few
minutes afterward tie was heard to
remark ON the street that he was
going home, get his gun and kill
the -, presumably meaning
Mckinney.
Shortly before o'clock welty
appeared at the rear door Of the
saloon, armed with a single. barrel
shotgun. Mckinney was seated be.
hind enc end of the bar in such man.
ner that Welty could not see him, but
Mr.. Cfeque was seated out In front OF
the bar. reading The World. Welty
turned his attention to the proprietor,
and dropped his deadly weapon on a
line with his body. In instant readi-
ness to shoot. Mr.. Credue talked TO
the mar in quiet manner for min
ute o. two. aud succeeded in calming
him to snch an extent that he was
able to get off his chair and walk be-
hind the bar without drawing shot
from Welty. As the proprietor
stepped behind the bar Mckinney
arose from bis seat. directly in front
OF the man with the shot-gu and
as the latter caught sight of the bar.
tender he raised his weapon with the
shout, "You are the man I'm after, =
aud pulled the trigger. Both men
dropped behind the bar as the gun
was discharged. the contents cuttInp
into the hard wood aud spatte,inr
over an area of square yard
Neither man was struck. however,
and Mckinney jumped to his feet
with revolver in his hand, where
upon Welty ran ont of the place with
the bartender in pursuit. Mckinney
opened fire on his assailant, one bullet
striking him in the back Of the right
thigh aud coming out at the calf If
ths leg. Notwithstanding his wound,
Welty continued TO run and escaped.
Officer Heck and Constable Wild we're
notified OF the affair. and began q
search for Welty. finding him ON East
Martin street. near the Baltimore and
Ohio depot. He was taken to the
lock-up. and later sent to Jail to
await preliminary hearing before
Justice Felker on a charge Of at
tempted murder. Mckinney was also
arrested, but was released on bond
The affair created great excitement
aud attracted a large crowd. Welty
was evidently crazed By some drug.
and acted in a frenzied manner.
While on his way to the saloon with
his gun he fired into an empty passen.
ger coach standing on siding near
the Baltimore and Ohio depot
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
DAWSON TALKS PLAINLY
Says Baltimore & Ohio is Con-
spring TO Beat Tax Laws.
He RAPED DEMOCRATS HARD
Declared That Party Did Not Do
Anything to Lessen Taxes
Synopsis of His Speech

Governor w O. M. Dawson, Of
West Virginia. addressed the Eighth
Republican senatorial convention a.
Charleston, making strong defense
of the board of public works in the
matter of assessment Of ucblic util-
tiles He urged the necessity OF a
state railroad commission threw cold
water on the two.cent fare proposition
and charged that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Co. made its appeal
against the finding of the board OF
pubic works for the purpose OF drag
gin down and placing the new tax
laws in false light. and induced
Others to appeal and had entered into
conspiracy to this end.
He severely raped democracy IN Its
attitude toward tax reform. saying
that in a recent convention 1t had
taken no definite position, saving that
the laws should be amended or re-
pealed, "a straddle too big for people
to attempt to stand on. His speech
winch was impromptu, was declared
the best from him ever heard, ana re-
ceiyed close attention. In speaking
of the tax laws he said they needee
amendment. but many believe tne
constitution of the United States
needs amendments that he knew O
no written public document that II
perfect, except God 's.Bible. and soms
believe they can improve on that. H'
spoke of the practical value OF rail
roads, and said that anybody doins
an injustice to them was an enemy O.
the state.
"If any one thinks ! am an enemy
to the railroad. . said Governor Daw
son, they can drop me like a hot pc
tato. II they think | am an enemy
to the corporation they have gottei
hold of the wrong man.
In my campaign declared in ever
speech that it would be my endeavo
TO safeguard the interest of the cor
porations as we'll as the interests
the individuals. and can say con
scientiously that have done So.
He admitted the legal right OF rail
roads to appeal from assessment D
the board of public works, bu
spurned the charge that assessment
by the board had been dishonest
made, or that it had been "soake'
with a spirit OF demagogism.
"The democrats told you in 1904,
cortinued Governor Dawson, tina
your taxes 10 1905 would ruin you
bat when 1905 came around and take
were less, they told you to look TO
1906. When this perdicted calamit.
did not materalize, they said wal
until 1907.
lido not believe the people will &c
tired Of regulating so fundamental
thing as taxation >. The democrat
had control of the state for years. ant
did net do anything TO lessen taxes
Lessening taxes is not the great prin
ciual. We are striving for equality an'
taking less of the peoples money. ;
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
FLOOD IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Princess and Mill Street Washed
Down to Bed Rock.

Another disastrous flood visited
Shepherdstown Wednesday night. the
second within two weeks. A phe-
nomenal downpour of rain between
aud : O'Clock caused the southern and
eastern parts of the town to be flood
ed. ana Princess and Mill streets were
miniature rivers. Two weeks ago
these streets were flooded. being
washed out down to bedrock, and the
corporate authorities had just about
completed repairs when this storm
again swept them bare. The loss TO
the corporation is very heavy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
KILLED AT THE PHONE.
Mrs. Charles Kline Electrocuted
In Her Home.

In Tier Home.
When Mrs. Charles Kline. aged %
years. answered call at the telephone
in her house. at Sandy Hook, Wednes-
day afternoon she received shock of
electricity sufficient to kill her in
stantly. The cause of the accident
is said to have been the falling OF a
live wire of the Harpers Ferry Elec-
trio and Power Co., on the wires of
the telephone company while some re-
pairs were being made ut Knoxville
TO the Harper Ferry concerns line.
The power company has line run
ming from Hsrpers Ferry 10 Bruins
wick. Mrs. Kline leaves a husband,
who is employed on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, and baby six months
old
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
New Engines Are Fast.

The two new passenger engines OF
the Cumberland Valley railroad are
numbered As and 40, will have four
drivers each six feet. ten inches in
diameter. These will be the fastest
engines in this valley.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
Will Have Bowling Alley.

A party OF Martinsburg gentlemen.
members of the Berkeley club, have
rented the room recently occupied by
the Martinsburg Gas Go. ON West
King street, aud will fit ii op as a
bowling alley. The place vii be con-
Quoted by an incorporated concern.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
wH1TLocK WILL RECOVER.
PLY sicians Now Think. That He Is
Out of Danger.

Arthur Whitlock, the Berkeley
Springs man who was shot several
DAYS ago by his wife. is reported in
a more favorable condition today, aud
his physicians now believe he will re.
cover. Another effort will be made
this week to secure the release OF Mrs.
Whitlock on bail. 1t is believed the
Punishment OF the woman will be very
light, as il is stated that her husband
will refuse to appear against her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
Winchester Fair

The Wincheter fair will b. held
this YEA n October l6, II, Is, and 10.
The management pToa ises the best
attractions ever at that place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
MISS HEAD BADLY HURT.
Fell over Retaining Wall At Har-
pers Ferry.

While descending the hill from JEFF
ersons Rock at Harpers Ferry. 10 COM
pany with party of ladies and gen.
tlemen Monday. Miss Edith Head,
daughter Of Z. s. Head. of Washing
ton, fell over an eight-foot retaining
wall into narrow passageway that
rons alongside OF st Peters's Catholic
church to the parsonage. and was rem
dered unconscious. She was carried
to the West Virginia house where she
was found to be painfully injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
A. J. MICHAEL.
DECLINED INVITATION.
Ffremen Will Not Attend the New
vile Celebration.

At special meeting of Hose Go.
No. Monday night, 1t was decided
that the invitation to attend the
home week" at MELVILLE, Pa,
should be declined with thanks This
was due to the fact that favorable
rate on the railroad could not be
secured, and that the expense of TAX
ing a band of music would be too
great.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
Bought a Farm.

TIE sons of Jacob Kephart have
uchased the yolney F. Hill farm,
containing 93 acres, ,ear puiiitlds
for 500 per acre.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01

COMING ATTRACTIONS
Plays Booked For Presentation at
the Central Opera House.

One of the lstgest dramatic com
panies ever on the road is Henry W..
Savages 1.-THE County Chairmen,
and the superb attraction. numbering
GO peopleJ and one solid car load OF
scenery, will be at the Central
Opera House sooL. 1.-THE County
Chairman. as is well known is the
work of George AIDE. and Mr.. AIDE,
who now occupies the verv top Of the
ladder, considers it his very best
theatrical creation, which speaks
volumes, for George AIDE, he of the
boundless ability to tickle the ribs,
possesses string brilliant sue
ecsses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01

Joseph Haidlow Receives Painful
Injury to His Hand.
Joseph Laidlow. residing three miles
north of the city on the Willimsport
pike. was the victim of a peculiar and
painful accident Saturday. He was
oading gun cartridge, and while
ranming the charge the cartridge was
exploded, tearing the flesh from the
left hand. DR.. Mccormick dressed
the injury. which Is not a serious
one. although painful.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
TO HOLD WOODS MEETING.

All day Session at PLEASANT Plain
Sunday, September o.
An all-day woods meeting will be
held on Sunday, September .. at
Pleasant Plain. this county. under the
direction of Rev. A. J. Secrist, OF In
wood. Rev. ID. N. Scott. OF iowa.
Rev. J. b. Chamberlain, of Martins
burg and Mr.. Seward, of Hanover.
Pa, will be present. Preaching morn
ing, afternoon and night. All are in
vited tn come and bring their dinner
aud remain all day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.
Special Services viii Be Held II

Special Services Will Be Held In
Christ Reformed Church.
At the regular quarterly meeting OF
the consistory of Christ Reformed
church. held Monday evening. it was
decided to observe the fifth anniver-
sary OF the conservation OF the new
church on Sunday. September 23.
Special services ia commemoration Of
the event will b held during the day.
and ministers from other points are
expected to attend.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
MISS CORA GLADDEN. DEAD.
sUCcUMBED AT HER aomE on
SOUTH QUEEN STREET.
Was Daughter of the Late Dennis
GLADDEN. Funeral Of Mrs
AIderson Held Today.

Miss Cora GLADDEN.. daughter of the
late Dennis Gfanen and most esti-
mate young lady, died at her home on
South Queen street Wednesday night
after an illness of several months of
tuberculosis. She was aged % years.
She was a member of st. Johns
Lutheran church and an earnest work
er in the societies of that church.
Surviving are the following brothers
and sisters Harlan GLADDEN. and
Mrs. MeCarroll, of this city; Kirk
GLADDEN., of Kansas, and Mrs. s Q.
Gross, of Berkeley Springs.
The funeral will take place from
the late home Saturday morning at II
O'Clock. The services Will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Charles s. Trump,
pastor of st. johns Lutheran church.
and ,intsrment will be in Green Hill
cemetery.
MRS ALDERTON BURIED.
The funeral of Mrs. John Alderton.
who died at her home east OF this city
Wednesday evening, was held from
st. Joseph's Catholic church this
morning at 8 O'Clock. The, services
were conducted by Rev. Father Dona-
hoe, and interment was in ST. JOS
eph's cemetery. Mrs. Alderton was
aged 20 years, and is survived by her
husband.
A. J. MICHAEL.
A. J. Michael, prosperous farmer,
of Morgan county, died at his home
Yesterday morning. He was SO years
of age
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-09-01
DENVER EXPRESS

Denver Express will be the attrac
ton at the Central on SATURDAY Sep.
TENDER /, matinee and night 1t is a
sensational comedy drama of unusual
merit There is nothing conventional
about it and intense interest holds
the audience from beginning to end.
Many beautiful scenic effects are in.
troduced in the piece. Take the
children to see this play for they will
enjoy it.
1.-THE VILLAGE PARSON.
1.-The Village Parson.'' will be seen
at the Central on Monday. September
3, matinee and night, and shows q
novelty in stage ministers. simply be-
cause it shows man as he is. wneth-
er he be saint or sinner, he has the
weakness of all humans.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
BOND ELECTION
At SALEM

Salem will vote at special cleo
ton to be held May on the propo-
sition to issue bonds to the amount
of $2S,500 OF the denomination of
$50 each, payable in thirty7four
years and bearing four per cent. inz
terest payable annually. The bonds
will be for the following purposes:
Three thousand dollars to be used
in simplifying, improving, extending
and expanding the water system and
water works of said city.
Two thousand dollars to be used
in constructing an adequate sewers
age system for said city.
Twenty-three thousand, five hund-
red dollars to be used in paving with
brick, stone or other proper sub
stance, the following streets of the
said city: Main street, Water street,
Valley street, PENNSYLVANIA avenue,
West Virginia avenue to foot Of hill,
South street, Bridge street, in part
or in full, the amount thus appro-
PIRATE dto the paving Of said streets
to be not more than one-third of the
total cost thereof, the other two
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
aasp
clarksburg, W. Va, April 10, 1906
sENATEs SCHOOLING.

The United States Senate appears
to have afar better comprehension
of the ratc-question than it did at
the opening of Congress a few
months ago. Prior to that it is
doubtful whether many of the men,
bers Of that body had studied this
great question to any considerable
extent. though it had been brought
to their attention by President
Roosevelt just a year before. They
We're rather Indifferent to it last
Congress, though the House was
alert in the matter and passed a bill.
But they found the sentiment of the
people so strong and growing so
earnest that they soon aroused them
selves from their lethargy and be-
gan to read and listen.
The committee discussed the mat
ter pro and con and finally reported
the bill back to the Senate as ii
came from the House. Then fol-
lowed speech after speech, though a
number were made in open session
of the Senate, while the committee
had the bill. Republican and Dem
ocrat alike spoke in favor of rate
regulation, though some of them
were strongly against the bill in its
present form, but after the deliver
ance of speeches by the ablest of the
able of that body and an exchange
of views, that body is about to agree
upon the bill without much change
and will likely pass it within a few
days at most. We find from the
course pursued that the Senate has
fully convinced itself of the neccs-
sity and the demand of passing a
rate measure, and it is an injustice
at this day to charge that body with
disposition not to do its duty along
this line.
Nor will it be said that august
body composed of the best brain of
the country has not gone into the
matter like the ambitious schoolboy
and mastered the lesson of rate regu-
lation. Indeed, they have all learn
ed great deal about the operation
of railroads and the imposing oil
rates that is good schooling to
them, and they are much wiser than
when they first took up the ques-
ton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
Water Bottle Fell

In the third story of the Irwin
building at the corner of Pike and
Third streets large water bottle
sits. However, the same one doesn't
sit there anymore. AT about $3.50
o'clock Thursday night when the
people were passing to and fro
along that particular spot:in throIiga
the bottle fell and struck the pave
ment with report that could be
heard for a block. fortunately II
touched no one but several persons
were mighty close.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
Youngster Excites Them

A small boy with guilty con-
science caused a large opwd to con-
gregate on Pike stree& Thursday
rvening shortly after dark. The
youngster should have been in bed.
Instead he was chasing around with
some street gamins. His father
spied him and started across the
street and the kid ran. He stump
ed his toe and fell, cutting his head
and one hand. The crowd surgetl
around yelling fight but that was ali
there was to it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13

Industrial and commercial de.
velopment goes merrily on in this
community and there are prospects
for great expansion the coming sum-
mer and fall. Greater things for
Clarskburg are in store and none
need feel discouraged. Put the
shoulder to the wheel and keep j:
steadily rolling onward and upward.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
Sent 10 Road

All the city gets out of the police
court assessment of this morning il
"a little street work, which will like
" not justify it for paying for the
detention of two men. They were
both plain DRINKS and being dead
broke the mayor gave them three
days each on the streets. Superin-
tendent Doyle will take time of
watching them work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13


The meeting-of the Republican
State executive committee at Char
lesion April "a will be watched with
interest by the party in every section
of the State. The campaign for
congress and the legislature will soon
be on, and it is highly probable the
State committee win discuss the sit
uation in detail and adopt such plans
as will guarantee complete harmony
in all the districts. The campaign
will have to be uniform, except in
few places. where local conditions
may demand deviation from the
general program or plan. The
committee viii do the party good
service to map ont plans that will
meet with the approval of the party
in every section, though in the main
there is not any material differences
existing anywhere. They should
study fully the tax reform laws and
the probable fight the Democratic
party win wage on that score. The
committee should also determine
what is the best course 80 far as in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13

Today's planting of trees and
other celebration of Arbor Day herr
and elsewhere are largely the re,
suit of the enthusiastic manner III
which State Superintendent of Free
Schools Thomas C. Miller brought
the Importance of the day before thu
schools of the State. Set some OF
the credit down-to him and remem.
Der that it is but one of the man,
good things he has accomplished foi
the cause of education in West yir-
ginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
LOCAL ARCHITECTS
GET BANK CONTRACT

Architect Robert Lafferty, of the
firm of Hoimboe s Lafferty, archi-
tects, of this city, reports from their
auxiliary Office at Blueiield that they
have secured the contract for bank
buildings at Keystone and WEIGH,
this state, to cost $25, 600 each.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13

jecting national issues into the cam
paign is concerned. Its delibera-
lions should then result in whole
some advice to the various organiza-
tions of the aprty and the rank and
file WHO will be called upon to make
platforms and nominations and elect
their candidates. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13
Showalter Here

State Commander G. c. Showal-
Ter, of Parkersburg, will be with the
local Knights Of the Maccabees at
their review tonight, and will be
greeted by large and enthusiastic
attendance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-13

The large number of banks in
Harrison county represent largely
the produced wealth of the county.
These institutions are in not only
Clarksburg, the county metropolis,
but also in several hustling and pros
porous towns in the county. Among
them is the Bridgeport bank, whose
financial statement is published in
this issue of the Telegram. 1t is
a good showing and the people OF
that section are proud Of it. 1t has
a mission that is proving of great
service to the people of that section
That mission is to render aid in the
ready and convenient despatch Of
business. The bank is, growing all
the time, which publishes the fact
that that section of the county is
also getting buster and wealthier.