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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
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some RECORDS Of LAWYERS
ANENT THEIR ATTITUDE
TOWARD THEsNEW
s. TAX LAWS

Wheeling News. 5ssg
When the campaign for tax reform
was ar ITS height certain Democratic
lawyers Of unquesconed legal ability
and orarorical powers, made stirring
arguments against the laws One OF
their main objections was that the
laws were in the interests of IKE ratI-
roads and against the farmers; that
the State board Of public WORKS would
see to it that the railroads would es-
cape lightly while the full limit would
be put on the poo- farmer and home
owner. etc Their hearts bied for TIE
poor people who were thus to be ex-
plotted IN the interests Of the great
corporations.
Among the able lawyers Wa stump
ed the State 6enouocinS the tax Laws
along the lines suggested, were. J. B.
Somme-vtl1e, D. G. Ga1laher. c. wood
DALEY. George e Price, Jake Fisher
w-R- Thompson and a few others
The names of Republicans like Gem
,era Alfred Caldwell and General e
P. Rucker may also De considered IN
this list as prio- 70 the Republican
convention they wAze openly opposed
to the new tax laws, and haze not
changed their views since.
Now what do We find at the hear
nSs held by tie STATE board Of pub:
lie works concerning the assessment
of railroad and olscz property for tax
alton Each aa2 ->ye-y one of these
gentlemen who rs=T.si the new ta<f
laws would grind Go"a the farmer and
favor the corporation, before LIE
board earnestly stirring by every hon.
enable means krc.a 20 good Awyers.:
TO keep down TIE assessment Of the
railroads. and 20 io7ress upon the:
board that true so3 actual :alue did:
net cali for nucn OF Al Increase over.
the valuation under the old laws:
There was not oas who cenceded.
more than 100 Pc cent increase. ana;
some wanted decrease from'the old
assessment.
Mr.. Sommerv::::Ie -s2resentel Inc
interests Mr.. Gallahert
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gthe Adams Express company AZ
fDaHey the ccaI and Coke and other
Davis interests Me- Przee the sane
Mr.. Fisher the West Virginia Mid
land. Mr. Thompson the Camden In
terstate. General Caldwell the City
and Elm Grove interests and General
Rucker, the Norfolk and Western
Now. there is no desire to eensE-e
these lawyers for representing Eaii-
roads In this capacity. It is OF course
perfectly proper and Iesitimat: The
railroads have every moral aid legal
right to be represSnted aud tie gen
tIemen have the same right x be their
representatives No one is raising any
question as to that.
But the thought cannot be repressed
that these are aiming the gentlemen
Who so strenuousIy opposed tho new
tax laws because they favored the
corporation as against the plain MAJ
Doesn't it an justify at least the opin-
Ion that much OF their arguments
against the tax laws were mere polid-
cal buncombe2
suppose IdS SIo<Sg oooA u W Qo0-
lie WORKS In its wisdom had PLACED
the railroad assessments at exactly
the figures these gentlemen argued
for. Would it be too much OF pro
phecr to say that in tie next CAM
paiga several OF them would be found
on the stump proclaimins "T-toId-you-
So and gleefu1ly criticisins the board
and the tax laws for permitting The
railroads TO escape with such low as
sessments while real estate is put at
its market value2 That is exactly
what would have followed. but the
board fortunately did not accept as
gospel the statements Of the railroads
Instead Of increases ranging from
nothing TO 100 per cent. it averaged
the jump at 500 per cent
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
MEN AND WOMEN

On JuneT14 KenruckvsHSlu nvetls a
tstatue ofsStephen Collins Foster. who
wrote -.My Old Kentucky Home
= Captain Mikkelsen.sanA Arctic explor.
fer. has started from Victoria. b. c.
for the Arctic in search OF undiscov.
cred lands
FankD. Mile. the well known war
Correspondent and mural painter, is
said to be designing a series Of var
medals for the Federal government.
Denmarl,s kings for 1874 years have
all been named Christian or Freder.
lex It is the law Of Denmark that
Christian must be succeeded by Fred
erick and Frederick by Christian
Hamlin Garland. the author, who has
been spending sometime at his old
home. in West Salem. Wis. has sailed
for Europe by way Of Quebec He does
not expect TO do much writing while
abroad.
Rev. J. r Muer. OF Monessen. Pa.
has seven sons. all OF them clergymen,
Eve di6ernt denominations being rep
resented among the young men None
Of them has ever heard any OF the
others preach They have one sister
who is married to a preacher
Rev. DR.. Benjamin Labaree. supero-
tendent Of the American Mission at
Urumiyah. Persia. died en- route from
Persia to New York For years he
had been in charge OF the great Ameri-
can mission of the Presbyterian Board
of Foreign Missions at Urumiyah
NJ. Fallieres. the new French Pres
ident, gets up between and S o'clock
each morning and does his hardest
work directly after his morning walk.
He devourS all manner Of books--his-
torical. philosophical and literary =
and his favorite authors are Tolstoi
and viSney.
Sir Robert Bromley. administrators
OF the Island Of ST Kits, British West
Indies. who died 4 few days ago. from
1897 to 1901 was an attache OF the
British Embassy at Washington and
in 1900 married the third daughter OF
the late British Ambassador to the
United States. Baron Paunceforte-
A boy museum on an Indiana farm
is being planned by Miss Stella ]. Tel.
lar. of Willis. woman prospector.
Her plan is to establish at Valparaiso.
Ind. farm where boys of all national
tiles may be brought together and
studied for the advancement OF sci
ence. She viii guarantee the educa-
ton Of such boys as may come under
her care in law. medicine music or
trades. She is now trying to find suit.
able boys in all countries.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
What OF Your.
Future?

In my advertisements have said =
good many thines1.about Fairnnonts
fair future have said, and still main
tain, that Fairnont will be one Of the
very best. If not the best, city in West
Virginia. Now, If you live in Fair
mont, or expect to in the future, this
concerns you and you should make it
concern you more.
In this connection you should think
seriously concerning your own future
welfare
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

You may acciiently find the house
you are looking for. or rentthe one You
have for rent Accidents win hap
pen If you want to make sure work
of it use the West VirSinian want col
urnn where you reach sworn circu-
lation Of over $780,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
BuU a Home

or build one. If you should, for any
reason, have to leave the property you
are in you would find it a difficult mat
tersto secure another as
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

Do you know that we carry the Iars.
sat want column In town? The reason
- we get results Halt cent = wort
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

Try want ad In this paper Il You
want results. Only half cent q word
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
ESSTEEEGRa-
Ply BE lNSTeLIEoE Al;
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION

ssratuS Is being Installed IN the taueS1
skyscraper In the city from the roof
Sof which pole one bundled feet
high rises far above all other emf
sneuces. The Baltimore station is
going simultaneously AMI wireless
communfcaeion will be fmediately es-
tabNshed with that city. This VIII
be of mutual benefit to Baltimore
and Norfolk account OF TIE i'm
mense Shipping interests of both
cities. >
The system Installed at Cape Henry
has been a valuable aid to the gov
ernment for many months and has a
record ofsStcomplete communication
FORA thousand miles Marvellous and
almost miraculous as It seems a.
present the science of aerosraphy Is
yet: IN its infancy. A curious instance
s:of the future possibilities Of wire
less. messase-sendins was observed
at Cape Henry when the operators
sat the request Of Mr. C Brooks
Johnston, Chairman Of the Board Of
position was trying to PICK up the
steamship Memphis at sea and
yofer an invitation to NJ c. C.
.fGailbraith, General Manager Of the De
Forest system who was on board to
sinstan his apparatus at the James
town Exposition. Whlic aIr- John
sston,s message was Being flashed
ssoceanward from the top OF the lofty
pole, gentleman who was using his
telephone In the neisaborhood and
who understood the code used. recei.e
and understood every word of the mes
sage Thus the special message
flashed into the air or--the Mem
phis;. was picked up on al ordinary
telephone by a casual listener VINO
happened to be familiar with the
code use.
MI. Johnston's message had scarce
sly been flashed into tie ether when
the following reply came to the train
ED ear of the listening operator:
Memphis at Sea. May 1e.
Brooks Johnston
Your aerogram received 4 thank
you for kind invitation win par
5ticipate In the Jamestown Exposition
Shall take matter up promptly on ar
rival In New York. Wish to thank
you as wen for kindly interest taken
i'm our behalf
c.. C. GALBRAITH"
When the De, Forets system shall
shavesbeen duly installed at the lanes
town Exposition grounds. Norfolk and
vicinity VIII possess three of these
wonderful plants. The one at the
Exposition grounds viii doubtless be
kept very busy during the curreac!-
Sof the celebration as Hampton Roads
war ships of the navies of the world.
AN OF which will be equipped with
wireless apparatus and thus enable to
communicate with the shore a: any
minute The service will prove in
valuable in the arrangement, OF fetcs
and maneuvers and it Will be pleas
ant adjunct to the social functions OF
sthe Naval RENDEZVOUS
81 SPEAKING recently of the progress
White president OF the De Forest.
system said- The service performed
the practical results accomplished and
the brilliant achievements. over land
as well as water IN different cl:r1ss
represent the most wonderful pro-
SreSS in electrical development in the
worlds history. Beginning in the
scity of New York with a station on
IAN Office building. the practical wire
less work had its commercial incep-
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The Advantages Dispatch

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obituaries and all other classified
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The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
No.. 3

| mine Inspector was here last We'd
/ nesday.
Prof. l.. N. Gray and Geo. Bennett
Hartford. were here last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. M. Moseley moved
from here to Greenville last Thurs
day, where the professor has charge
of the Greenville school. We all re-
gret to lose them from our town;but
wish them much success in their new
home.
c. X. Reneer, Centertown, was
here last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Burton and
family left for Linton, Ind last FRI
day to make it their future home.
Mrs. M. H. Collins returned to
her home at Memphis, Tenn, Sat-
urday after visiting her sister, Mrs.
Mcdowell Fair for the past five
weeks.
H. W. Jones resigned his position
here last Saturday as electric engin-
neer to accept a position at the Dovey
mines as engine man. We wish him
much success with his new position.
Hon. H. P. Taylor and son, John,
Hartford were here last Saturday.
Simon Jones " ent to Louisville last
Saturday.
Miss Ida Mae Henry has returned
to her home in Louisville after visit
ing Miss Lucye James for the past
five weeks.
Thos. Gwyn returned from Herrin.
ILL.,, last Sunday after an absence of
four weeks.
Len McGavock, Cloverport, was
here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. S. Spence and
DIR. H. B. Innis were in Hartford
yesterday.
Jno. w. Carter, of Matanzas, was
here to-day.
Jas Reneer, Centertown. was here
to-day.
Mrs. W. H. Stanley. Herrin, ILL.,, is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Vilos
Peters.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
NEGRO'S LOVE
For White Girl ana Elopement
With Her Gets Him Into
aDeal Of Trouble.

Mention of the elopement of Henry
Clayton of color with Miss Ora Gar
diner from Irvington. Breckenridge
county. appeared in these columns
last week, but further developments
show such an unnatural feeling be-
tween the mulatto and white girl
that we report the story of the court
ship between them.
The elopement, which Is one of the
most sensational that ever occurred
in this part Of the State, took place
at lrvington week ago Sunday and
resulted in the arrest of the lover
in Chicago last Monday and the lodg-
ment Of the negro in Jail to await
trial on a charge of abduction which
provides for from ten to twenty years
in the penitentiary.
The story of this strange affair
runs through a carefully conducted
Irritation between the pretty sixteen
year-old hotel waitress. Ora Gardiner
and Henry Clayton. a negro youth of
that place. The Irritation started by
their waving their handkerchiefs at
each other as the negro passed the
hotel.
Many love letters passed between
the pair, but of the number only one
remains. and that is filled with pas
sionate and tender phrases from the
girl to the negro telling him of her
great love for him. So careful were
they in the exchange of love notes
and their meetings that no one in
Irvington suspected that the we'll
dressed mulatto and the waitress
ever had anything in common.
At preconcerted time the young
girl pretending that she was gong
to visit her uncle at Howardstown,
boarded the train where she joined
the malatto and they left for Chi
cago. On arriving in that city they
attempted to procure marriage IL
cense, but were denied on account
of the girls age.
The negro is a tall brown mulatto
and would weigh about 40 pounds.
On the way from Louisville yesterday
morning he told Mr.. Baird that he
had been calling on the girl for about
two years, often climbing ladder
to her window after night, when
he made love to her in her room at
the hotel.
The girl has been taken to Ste
phensville to her father who says he
will put her in reform school until
she becomes of age.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03

of stone. built in 1910 for consumpt-
ives to live in, Star chamber where
the visitor is enabled to see por-
tion of the star set Heavens. Rich
ards Spring. $50 feet beneath the
surface of the earth, Bottomless pit
and perfect likeness Of Martha
Washington. termed Martha WASH
ington's Statue, produced by light
in connection with two curves in the
cave walls.
1t is indeed wonder and its vast
ness cannot in the least degree be
conceived without personal observa-
ton of il.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
SHOT FOR A FOX
Was a Union County Man by His
COMPANION Who Kill s.
ed Him.

Morganfeld, KY. July 30.-Rob-
ert r. Crabtree a prominent mer-
chant of this city and one of the
wealthiest men in Union county &C.
cihentally shot and killed Gilman
Thompson. of Sturgis while they
were hunting, about four miles from
Morganfeld, near Calebiate Springs
this afternoon.
The men had been squirrel hunt
ing all day and were on their way
home and passing through a thick
woods when the accident occurred.
In securing the woods for game they
had separated and were about
thirty feet apart when the fatal shot
was fired.
Crabtree thought that Thompson
was behind him and when he got a
glimpse of him through the und
brush mistook him for fox and fir
ed at him with a rifle, sending a ball
through his head.
Thompson called out and when
Crabtree ran to the spot the wound
ed man said: II know that you
could not help it," and expired.
Crabtree was exonerated of all blame
by the coroner's jury. Thompson
was about fortyfve years of age and
well known in sturgis business cir
cles.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
Boat Party.

An excursion up Green River will
be run the by Presbyterian church he
morning of Wednesday, August 8.
Arrangements are being made by
which it is hoped to make this the
most enjoyable yet given.
The boat will carry a barge cap
able of accommodating 200 people
and will leave Rockport landing at
10 o'clock the morning of August 8,
returning same hour in evening.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
Bridegroom Killed.

Bessemer City, N. c., Aug. T.
This morning while Will Brown, who
was married about half an hour be-
fore. was standing at the depot with
his bride and friends. preparatory
to starting on his wedding trip, he
was shot and instantly killed by j.
Y. Kincaid. Five shots were fired
in quick succession, and Brown fell
dead at the feet of his bride. Kin
caid was arrested. Jealousy is sup
posed to have been the cause of the
crime.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
Mrs. J. A. Thomas Gone to Rest

One of the friends of Others days,
the loved companions of our mature
years one by one they are falling
from our Loves Shining Circle.
We knew her when she was light
hearted, happy girl. Can we ever
forget her joyous laugh and her
kindly ways. We knew her as a
faithful wife, and loving mother
er and a generous, hospitable friend
always anxious to give pleasure to
others. Now she has gone from us,
from all the pleasant walks of life,
which she adorned with intelligence
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
CENTERTOWN.

Aug. alvin Rowe and wife and
Mrs. L. C. Morton have returned
from their visit to the Great Lakes
j. j. Johnson, of Kansas City, Mo-,
is here visiting his daughter, Mrs.
w. C. Smith.
Mrs Julia Davis and Mrs. Nellie
Miller and family, of Bicknell, Ind,
have returned to their home, after
spending several days here with the
family of H. H. Davis.
Mrs. Mollie Landrum and daugh-
ter. Bette, of South Carrollton, are
visiting relatives here.
c. X. Reneer went to Render this
week on business.
J. A. Reneer has accepted a posi-
ton with the Central Coal & Iron
Company, at Render.
Mrs. Tom Carter is at home again
after weeks visit to the family of
Rev. H. Brown, near Rockport.
Will Hardin and T. S. Shackiett,
Of Pt. Pleasant. were here this week
on important business.
Eden Bishop and family have
moved back to town from their
farm.
w. H. Hill is erecting a new
dwelling on Church St.
Railroad is on a boom and work is
progressing rapidly.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
SW0LL0WED A RING
In q Cake at Z Church Festival
ana Appendicitis Is
Feared.

Owensboro, KY, July 30.-Many
people in Owensboro are of the be-
lief that some six or eight-year-old
child in the city will soon have an
appendix trouble caused by the lodg-
ment of a gold band ring. Last
week at church festival given in
Owensboro cake with ring in it
was a feature of an afternoons pro-
gram. The ring was for child and
the children from far and near gath
cred around when the cake was cut,
each hoping for the lucky slice, which
may now prove to have been unlucky.
The cake was cut up and distributed
but no one found the ring, and the
children consoled themselves by eag-
erly working on the cake. When the
ring was not found the ladies in
charge of the occasion began min
ute search of the crumbs, but were
unable to find a trace of the Jewelry,
AS several had seen the ring placed
they were loath to give up the search
until compelled to. Finally they
gave it up as lost and notified the jew
eler who had furnished the ring and
he readily gave another, which was
drawn for. The ladies who baked
the cake are firmly convicted that
some child swallowed the ring.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
Call TOR Wheat Growers Meeting

In Han tford, on August 4. 1906, at l
o'clock p. m. The object of this call
is, in view of the fact. other wheat
growing sections, and, especially
those sections adjoining Ohio county,
are unorganized on the wheat prop
osition and are turning their wheat
loose at a nominal price, and know
ing that Ohio county growers have a
crop this season combining both
quality and quantity, and that our
millers are willing to meet us on an
equitable basis and thereby keep the
money in home channels, and are
willing, to this end, to pay the price
of other markets with freight, etc.,
added. Therefore, we make the
above call. in justice to ourselves
and all concerned. Hence we urge
full attendance of all wheat grow.
ers of the county on the above date,
JOHN P. FOSTER
Ch'm'n. Finance Com.
No Creek. Ky.
DUDLEY FORD,
Committee on Resolutions.
THOMAS TANNER. ED. BENNETT.
.r - Wheat Growers.
Approved by: eas t.ts.
DAVID MoRELAND, P les.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
Notice.

have received the Auditors GER
tificate of the taxes of Ohio county
and am ready to collect same. Un-
der the new revenue law enacted by
the recent Legislature. | will be
compelled to have all taxes collected
at an earlier date than ever before,
so have the money ready to settle at
first call. r. B. MARTIN,
Sheriff Ohio Co.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
IN FIFTY MINUTES
Was Allen Matthias Tried and
Hanged.
Assaulted Ethel McLane on the
Road One Week Before
the Execution.

Mayfield, KY, July 3l.-[Special. ]
Allen Mathis. the negro assailant
of Miss Ethel McLane, was hanged
here tonight at 8 o'clock.
1t was just fifty minutes from the
time the jury took the oath until the
trap door fell and the negro was
pronounced dead. He had been
kept in the Louisville Jail for safe
keeping until Tuesday at IL o'clock,
when he was put on the fast train
from Louisville to Mayfield.
The prisoner was taken off at the
rear end of the train by the Deputy
Sheriffs who had gone to Louisville
after him. and was surrounded by
the soldiers.
Mathis was carried upstairs in the
big court room before Judge Bugg.
who was in readiness. and at 7:l5
o'clock the jury had been selected
and sworn in. The Judge then ask
ed the negro if he had anything to
say.
He said: IL want someone to
pray for me"
The court appointed W. S. Foy,
one of the local attorneys, to repre-
sent the defendant. and after a min
ute or two of consultation it was
agreed that Mathis should plead
guilty.
When the Judge asked him Gull
ty or not guilty." he responded
guilty"
The jurors were ordered to their
room and after being out twenty
minutes they returned with ver-
dict of guilty. fixing punishment at
death. t
The court then passed sentence
and ordered that Mathis should be
taken to the Jail and executed at
once.
When the place of execution was
reached the condemned man was
asked if he had anything further to
say. He shook his head and in three
minutes after his arrival on the scaf-
fold a Deputy Sheriff sprang the
trigger of the trap door. and in one
minute life was pronounced extinct.
His neck was broken on the first
drop. but he was pulled up and let
down three times.
Hundreds of tickets had been is
sued to the hanging before the ne
gro arrived.
Mathis on last Wednesday Grimm
ally assaulted Miss Ethel McLane at
lonely spot on the Illinois Central
railroad about one-half mile from
here. Miss McLane is All operator
for the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany and was on her way to her
home in the outskirts of the city
when assaulted. Mathis dragged her
over an embankment and probably
would have killed her but for the
fact that her screams attracted the
attention of passing negro team
ster, who drove her assailant. away
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
Marriage License.

The following license to wed have
been issued since last Friday.
Ivan Porter, Owensboro, age 20,
to Ethel Bean, Hartford, age 1S;
John Drury, Fordsville, age 23, to
Dollie Oller, Fordsville, age "a; Ollie
Young, Narrows, age 26. to Nellie
Bratcher, Narrows, age Ia; Charlie
Sealf. Coffman, age %, to Callie
Heath, Coffman, age 2l; c. M. Grant,
Shreve, age 81, to Myrtle Schneider.
Dundee, age 10.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
HARTFORD OHIO COUNTY, KY. FRIDAY. AUGUST g.

womaly grace and true Christian be-
nevolence.
Gently she is sleeping with patient
folded hands.
Waiting her reward in the beau
tiful land,
The beautiful land of rest.
j. T. MCH.
The Hartford republican., 1906-08-03
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