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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-06
skYRocKETs.

"The day we celebrate" we cele-
brated in fine style.
Martinsburg did herself proud on
the Fourth.
A few OF the celebrants still lin
ger.
The boys had full day for the
Fourth--some of them more than
full.
AS was to be expected there we're
not few roughs In the crowd.
Liberty day Is easily turned into a
day of license and lawlessr1ess.
Commander Dick played his part
we'll in the parade. His representa-
ton ofUncle Sam was true to Wife. He
handled the ribbons with his usual
grace.
There are still few hold-overs In
evidence. ssqSss~sN -rs.ssls~
If the day was bowling success,
the night was even more so.
The members of Ryneal Co. No. 1
wish to thank Hon J. j. Hetzel for
the use of his team to convey their
honored president. Hon. George Ry-
neal, jr.. in the parade.
The remains of yesterdays free dis
tribution are being gathered and piled
on the garbage wagon.
The Wellinger float artistically de-
signed and tastefully trimmed proved
quite an attraction in the great pa
rade and well deserved the first prize
which was awarded by the judges
Kearneysville was well represented
in Martinsburg on the Fourth. Agent
Trump sold 14S tickets to people of
that section who came here to cele-
brate.
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LOST HER PockErBooK.
Big Firecracker Blows satchel Fron
Woman's Hand.

While woman was watching ths
parade a big cannon cracker exploded
at her side. The force of the xpIosion
knocked her satchel from her hand
and it came open and her pocketbook
rolled out on the street. Quick as a
flash man grabbed the pocketbook
and made off into the crowd with 1t.
IT contained about $500 in change.
TIL powdr from the cracker burned
The powder from the cracker black
ened and burned the side Of her skirt
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Red Men and Firemen From Three
States March in Parade
PRIZES AWARDED TO THE VISITORS
Band Concert and Fireworks Parade in the Evening Were Big
Features Of the Celebration Several Thousand
Visitors Viewed the Afternoon Parade

The bang of the cannon
cracker and the fizz of the sky>
rocket have ceased to make
evident the fact that Thursday
was the anniversary of the
Declaration of independence of
the American Colonies.
The Fourth was celebrated in
great style. There has not
been such a demonstration
in Mrtinsburg for some time.
The celebration in 1900 was
greater, but can hardly be
termed more of a success.
There was more time in
which to prepare for the DEM
onstration, but the Red Men
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brought their contingent II
was the biggest out of~town
crowd that Martinsburg has
had for some time. The Gums
berland Valley brought about
400.
After dinner the crowd be-
gan to congregate along the
line of march and waited for
the parade. The formation be-
gan at $50, and it was about 2
O'Clock when the parade start
ed. All along the line the
crowd cheered and put off
crackers and showed that they
were in town to celebrate. The
parade was one of the best ever
seen here. 4 There were 84a men
in line and the line extended
from the Queen street crossing
to Hess avenue and back. The
two ends of the parade met at
the crossing on the counter.
march.
A big crowd went QUITO Ath>
letic park in the moning to see
Martinsburg win from Berke
ley Springs. In the afternoon
more did the same thing.
At 4 o'clock the Rouss Hook
and Ladder company of Wins
chester gave an exhibition
drill on Queen street. They
had not gotten very far in
their maneuyers when the
sounding of the fire alarm, sent
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lightning storm.

Lightning storms are commencing
to be severe again. and during the
storm on Monday evening Mr.. ]. zAck
Linton had several sheep killed by
lightning in his field on the Hedges
vile road and fortunately for him,
he had them covered by INSURANCE
in the Office of H. L. ALEXANDER.
where the loss has been promptly adj
justed. Parties who have not already
their LIVE STOCK Insured would do
well to see me about same
7.3-w2th2t
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TO PAVE PUBLIC SQUARE
County Court Appropriates $500
for That Purpose.
ClTYS SHARE WILL BE $1,000
Property Owners Will Put Up Their
share--The Total Cost viii Bc
About $3.50.

The county court showed its pro-
gressiye spirit on Tuesday by re-
spending to public sentiment to the
extent of appropriating $1,000 ror the
paving of the public square. or this
$500 Will be the share that the coun-
ty would be compelled to pay and the
S1100 Is the county's contribution to q
public enterprise.
A committee OF citizens appeared
before the court on Tuesday and ask
ed that money be appropriated for the
paving OF the public square. The
committee consisted of Mayor Harri-
son and Councilmen Rentch and
Thompson.
Mayor Harrison made statement
to the court, stating that the PROPOSE
ton was n desirable one, and that
residents of the county when ap.
preached by himself and members OF
the committee were In favor of 1t. and
regarded the matter in the light OF an
Improvement would be of as much
benefit to the county as the city.
Mayor Harrison submitted flgures
showing that the total cost would be-
IN the neighborhood Of $3.50, which
he proposed should be divided as fol-
lows County, $4,000; city, $1,700;
property owners, $3.50.
In connection with the proposition
Mayor Harrison said that there would
be about $500 Of expense which was
not included In the estimate. which
the city would expect to pay, bring
ing the citys share of the cost up
about the same as the county's.
leaving the balance to be borne by. the
property owners. Councilman rhomp-
son and the civil engineer went over
the ground carefully and complied
the estimates, which are believed to
be approximately correct.
I The members OF the committee also
said that the financial affairs OF the
city were such at the present time
that only about $4,000 would be avail
able for paving the square. and that
the city would be unable to accom-
plish this work without the co-opera-
ion Of the county officials. They ask
ed that the sum of $4,000 for the pur-
pose be included in the estimates OF
the county for the coming year, and
that the members OF the court take
the matter up and consider 1t favor
ably.
| The action OF the members Of the
court has ELECTED comments of APP
proval on all sides today. 1t Is UNI
derstood that the members Of the
court were heartily in favor OF the
proposition.
One citizen said that the sum OF
$4,000 should be appropriated or
raised on bond for the paving of all
the streets Of the city. The fact that
the debt cannot the paid during the
present generation is immaterial, the
work will be benefit to generations
to come and no harm will be done In
putting upon their shoulders that tax
to pay. They VIII be the ones who
will derive the ultimate benefit
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deserve great praise for the
carrying out of the days pros
gram. There was DO part of
the arrangement that did not
materialize.
1t was a big day and every,
body celebrated in great style.
The small boy, together with
the father and grandfather, did
honor to . the country's natal
day. There was much racket
and plenty of demonstration.
There were some things that
were not just according to the
best ethics, but as a whole the
day passed off without accident
worthy of special mention.
The early morning trains
brought in the first of the
crowd. The Reyser delegation
arrived before breakfast, and
the Cumberland Valley and
Baltimore & Ohio accomoda>
ton brought in the next lot.
No. $ on the B. & 0. brought
about 500 from the West. The
cars were packed and there was
scarcely hand hold on the
platform. The noon trains also
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NOW LlEUTENANT-coLoNEL.
Mr.. Frederick Amwes Receives APP
pointment on Governors Staff.

The San Francisco Chronicle, OF
June 10Th. notes the appointment Of
Mr.. Frederick J. Amweg. G. f., az
ieutenant-cosonel on the staff, of Gov,
Gillet, of California Mr.. Amweg is
the eldest son of Mrs. NJ Fl. Amweg,
of this city. and is still remembered
as a college boy who came to this
county IN his early days. He was call
ed to the Hawaiian Islands by the
government In 1900 3s an expert civ
IL engineer. and the entire system of
the electric plants In the city Of Hon
oIula Is largely due to his executive
talent and ability He Is now presi-
dent and general manager OF the.
Hawaiian Engineering and
Construction Co. of San Francisco,
having offices in San Francisco and
Honolulu. During the recent calamity
there he was one of the special olti-
zens committee, having authority to
pass through the lines anywhere aid
ing in the relief and assistance to the
unfortunate His once residence on
Pacific Heights was safe beyond the
fire lines. His Offices in the Rfalto
building, adjoining the Palace Hotel.
were entirely destroyed with their
contents, but after he ruins cooled his
safe with its contents was found in
perfect condition and he devoted his
entire efforts toward saving others.
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music was scarcely audible.
Only two bands entered the
contest.
The fire works parade at
$50 was the feature of the day.
For more than half an hour
Queen street from the square to
the railroad was brilliantly il
Illuminated with rockets, candles
and colored fire. 1t was a dem-
onstration such as the city had
never before seen. Not only
those in the parade entered in
to the demonstration but from
all parts of town fireworks
were sent off and rockets could
be seen in all parts of sky.
Many balloons were sent into
the air and sailed around dot
ting the sky at times as did the
stars.
The evening trains took a
large part of the crowd home
but it did not seem to make
much difference in the crowd
that was on the street. The
late trains on the b. 81 O and
the specials on the Cumberland
Valley to Chambersburg at
$3.50 and to Winchester at IL
took home the out of town
visitors.
The general version is
that it was a success and that
the Red Men are to be thanked
for getting up the affair and
bringing the crowd here and
holding our own people at
home.
The Prize Winners.
Company coming the longest dis
tance-The Vigilants of Keyser, $50.
For the largest number Of men in
parade--Good VIII Of Chambersburg,
$50.
Largest number OF Red Men in cos
tume-Uncas tribe, of Waynesboro,
$50
Tribe OF Red Men coming longest
distance-Chippewa of Frederick, $50.
Best foat in line, first prize-Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
s25.
Second prize. F. Wellinger
Best decorated automobile in line
r. W. Martin, $40.
Best band-Wayne. OF Waynesboro,
$50.
Bands in Lipe.
Besides the local bands there were
in line the Wayne band, of Waynes
boro, Pa, Concert band OF Keyser,
Cornet Band Of Charles Town. ana
the City band Of Frederick.
Firemen in Line.
The visiting firemen who were in
the parade were in the parade were
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the vigilants of Keyser. Good Will OF
Chambersburg. Rouss Hook and Lad
der Co. of Winchester and the local
companies.
Red Men In Line.
Visiting tribes of Red Men were the
Uncas of Waynesboro, Guindoro OF
Chambersburg, Chippewa of Fred
erick, Shenandoah of Charles Town,
Shawnee OF Winchester, and repre-
saatatives from tribes at Brunswick,
Stephen City, Greencastle and Wash
ington.
Program.
a. m. to IL noon-Reception of Wis
itors by bands, firemen and Red Men.
1880 p. m.-Moving Of parade.
p. m.-Exhibition drill on Queen
street by Rouss Hook and Ladder
company of Winchester.
$50 p. m.-Band concert in band
stand at public square.
s p. m.--Fireworks parade by Hay
makers.
Formation OF Parade.
First division-Form on King street
west of Raleigh.
Second diyision-Form on Raleigh
north of King.
Third diyision-7=Form on Raleigh
south of King.
Fourth division-Form Oh Maple ay-
enue north of King.
Fifth division-Form on Maple ay-
enue, south Of King.
Line of March.
Form on West King street and
march east to Queen, north on Queen
to Hess avenue. Countermarch to
Race street. west ON Race to Raleigh.
South on Raleigh to John. East on
John to Queen. North on Queen to
public square and disbaud.
Nl9nt PARADE.
Start on King street at intersec-
ton Of Raleigh. East on King to
Queen; north on Queen to Pennsyl-
vania avenue and disband.
Chief Marshal and Aides.
Chief Marshal John Z. Boyd,
Aides
DR.. Sencindlver, DR.. 4. r. Holt, DR..
w. e. Langford, Charles. Caskey, Al
len NolI, Robert Stewart. Robert E..
Clohan. w. A. Gard, III. l.. Alexander,
DR.. Castleman, Robert Stewart,
Charles Riddle. Mat. Heck, Charles
Blake, John Wolfe, James Lemen,
Roy Nadenbousch, M. G. Tabler, John
Runkle, Anon Watson.
Fire Chief j. A. Talhelm.
Aides
Emery Kline, Robert Kearfott, G. M.
Seibert
First Division.
Great Council Oficers of Red Men
in Carriages.
Comrey's Band.
Other Local Organizations.
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Second Division.


City Band.
Fire Companies Nos. l. 2, 8, 4 and S.
Junior Order United American Me.
chanics.
Keyser Band mad Fire Co
Chambersburg Firemen.
Winchester Fremen
Other Firemen.
Third Division.
Wayne Band of Waynesboro.
Waynesboro Tribe OF Red Men.
Winchester Red Men.
Chambersburg Red Men and Band.
Frederick Red Men and Band.
Charles Town Red Men and Band.
Berkeley Springs Red Men.
Brunswick Red Men.
Greencastle Red Men,
Washington Red Men
Hancock Red Men.
Fourth Division.
Floats In Line.
Auburn Wagon Co.
G. G. Keedy.
j. w. Bishop.
Schill Supply CO.
Crawford Wooden Mill.
Fred n. Baker.
r. n Stewart & Son.
Stewart Vehicle Co.
j. F. Wellinger & Co.
II P. Thorn
Fifth Division. -
Automobiles.
7. w. Martin.
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~ ~FIfSf fufFFSIIEFs
the crowd pei mel in all direc>
tions and broke up the exhibi~
ton.
In the evening the bands cons
tested for the prize. The
Square was packed and the
noise was 20 great that the
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-08
Mrs RiIln Covineton.

Mrs. Rilla Covington. So years old.
died at the residence of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. H. A. English, Twelfth and
Monroe streets, Sunday afternoon at
I12:30 O'Clock of complication of
diseases. She had been an invalid
ave years. Mrs. Covington was the
wife Of DR.. James Covington. OF
IWoodville, who died several years
ago. She resided near Woodville
the greater part of her life, and was
we'll known and generally popular in
that section. She leaves the follow
ling children: Messrs. VIII, Thomas
and James Covington, and Mesdames
II. A. English and w. NJ Baldry, Of
this city. John Evens, OF Metropolis,
is her brother. The funeral was held
today at noon The burial was in
the Newton Creek cemetery near
Woodville.
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WILL SELL BONDS
OF |. 0. 0. +. HOME
Delay Payment on the Three
Links Building
Incorporation Papers Must Come
From Frankfort Before school
Board Receives Money.
PARIS OF LOTS MAY BE SOLD.

Final payment of $4,000 will be
due on the Longfellow building July
90. but the Odd Fellows who pur-
chased the building will not be pre-
pared to settle with the school
board. The note will be carried for
a few weeks or until the Odd Fell
lows are ready to pay. Delay in re-
ceiving the Incorporation papers will
be responsible partly for the failure
of the lodge to meet the obligation
on time, as 80 days or longer will
be required for this purpose. They
must be filed here and then for
warded to Frankfort where they Will
be approved. When they are return
ed. the lodge can issue bonds, the
proceeds of which will be used in
making the final payment to the
school board. The lodge has $4,000
or more in the treasury now to make
a partial payment July 23.
Consideration of the proposition to
sell off some of their property at
Fifth street and Kentucky avenue
has been revived In the lodges The
Kentucky avenue corner lot and a
lot in the rear of the building on
Kentucky avenue probably will be
sold. All the bonds issued by the
lndge will be readily sold in Padu-
csa. as several offers have been
made for them. They probably will
be sold at a premium.
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WILL DEDICATE
SECOND BAPTIST
Date Set For Next Friday and
Number of Excellent Ad-
dresses Will be Delivered
on That Occasion
HAVE REPAIRED THE EDTFICE,

Dedication of the Second Baptist
church, Ninth and Ohio streets. will
be held next Friday evening. July II.
Recently the church has been extern
sively repaired and new seats in
stalled. The date had been set be-
fore, but was in conflict with the
Chautauaua AND was called. on. and
at the Service last night the congre-
cation decided upon Friday evening.
Among the speakers will be the Rev.
Calvin Thompson, of the First
church: the Rev. J. r. Clark. of the
North Twelfth street; the Rev. T. B.
Rouse, of Lone Oak; the Rev. J r.
Stewart, of Lone Oak; the Rev Mr..
Allen, Of the East church, and the
Rev. Mr.. Hargrove, of Murray. be-
sides the pastor, the Rev l.. G. Ora
ham, The musical features will be
equally as strong by the uniting of
several church choirs of the city.
The services will begin at o'clock.
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MORE IMMIGRANTS
COME TO PADUCAH
Sixteen Arrive to Purchase
Farms Near City
Herr Huttig Says Others Are on
Their Way TO Join Colony on
Benton Road.
BUILDING HOME OUT THERE

Sixteen more German and Aus
trian immigrants arrived in Paducah
yesterday and are staying temporar-
lily at the st. Nicholas hotel They
accompanied Herr Huttig, who owns
159 acres six miles from Paducah on
the Benton road Herr Kurtz, who
ARRIVED several weeks ago, Is already
engaged in building homes for them
out there, and as Herr Huttig has
options on several adjoining tracts
Others will purchase nearby. forming
the nucleus of a settlement. They
will engage principally in truck
farming, it is understood, although
they viii undertake to diversity their
crops.
Herr Huttig came here early in the
lspring and after studying the situa-
ton returned to Austria after more
of his fellow countrymen He says
others are on their way, and Nc
lcracken county seems assured of
STEADY stream of immigration The
sixteen in this party consist of the
men and their families. They are of
the better class of farmers, and have
money sufficient to purchase land
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-08

Mrs. B. G. Tilley,. S2 years old,
wife of the well known plasterer,
died this morning at 1:z0 o'clock OF
consumption after an illness of ten
months she had been bed ridden
for several weeks preceding her
death. She was born in Tennessee.
and had been in Paducah about ten
years. She was married several
years ago and leaves a husband and
one chold; also three sisters and one
brother. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the
residence. 400 North Fourteenth
street. services to be conducted by
the Rev. Calvin NJ. Thompson, pastor
OF the First Baptist church. The
burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
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BETTER NOT LOOK,
KOTTER'N HOTTER
Everybody Stayed Inside Yes
terday---DOn't Know How
Well They We're Dressed
Last Night Worse
AND YET 1T is ONLY % DEGREES

Whewl Wouldn't you like to take
a shower bath under Niagara Falls
today2 Or shoot-the-chutes in a
bathing suit over Yosemite Falls. 1t
wouldn't be bad Just to get the plain
hose turned on you, anything to cool
off.
Hot as it was yesterday scarcely a
Iprostration is reported in Paducah. 1t
was so hot the people didn't get out
into the sun to get Frustrated. But
when twilight came, it was like an
ant hill attacked. Every house gave
forth its human inhabitants and the
street cars took them up.
The government observation show
ed Sunday to be one degree cooler
than Friday, when the temperature
was SO.
As early as O'Clock this morning
the heat was excessive, and as the day
advanced it grew hotter. The earth
hardly has time to cool over night.
which accounts for the suffering
caused in a comparatively reasonable
summer temperature of SO. List
Ilessness marks most OF the faces seen
on the streets today, enervated by a
poor nights rest from the heat.
Hot Yesterday.
Sunday was so hot that automobils
lists and gasoline launch enthusiasts
did not get out until after shutdown.
Few people ventured out except tho
churchgoers. Congregations were
good yesterday. During the morning
several gasoline launches went out
on the river but soon returned. Only
those having an awning top braved
the rays of the sun, Several automo-
biles were out in the afternoon, none
bare of tops, and comparatively few
buggies were seen, liverymen report
ing a remarkable falling of Of pat
lronage until after shutdown. In the
evening Deals band gave secons
rconcert at the park, and the park was
packed from early in the evening un.
I'll late. Soda water dispensaries did
thriving business all day yesterday
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Excessive Heat Made Pete
Cosby Sick and Last Night
He Started Ashore After a
Doctor and TumbIed off Joe
Fowler
BODY IS UNDER wHARFBoATI

Stupefied by Sundays excessive
heat, Pete Cosby, roustabout IS
years old, walked off the steamer Joe
Fowler lying at the wharfboat last
might at 3 o'clock and was drowned,
though ropes and hooks were in easy
reach of his grasp. He fell between
the Joe Fowler and the wharfboat
while attempting to get to the wharf
boat, and when he rose to the sur
face first, cant hook was showed
right beside his head by Harry Black
ford. night river manager of the West
Kentucky Coal company, who shout
ed to him to catch hold. He sank
land when he rose again a fellow roust
|about threw rope across his should
ers but he failed to notice that. He
never rose again and is now under
the wharfboat. Like the coal carrier
who cake-walked to his death few
weeks ago at the wharfboat. his body
probably will come to the surface as
the falling river sends the wharfboat
down the levee.
Cosby shipped on the Joe Fowler
Saturday night at Henderson. 1t
was his first trip on a steamboat.
Sunday afternoon heavy work on the
boat almost Frustrated the hardened
workers and made Cosby extremely
sick at the stomach Starting TO
the city last night it is supposed to
get medicine, he miscalculated the
gang plank and stepped overheard
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COUNTY ATTORNEY
MAKES ADDRESS

County Attorney Alben Barkley
left today to spend a few days in
Dawson Springs and Wednesday he
will go to Bowling Green to attend
the annual meeting of the Kentucky
County Attorneys and County
Judges association. The meeting
will last three days, July IL. 10 and
49, Attorney Barley is on the pro-
gram for Saturday morning when he
will address the association on
should the Commonwealth Attor-
ney's Office be Abolished as BY Con-
stitution Permlttedg" Paducah is
not represented in the officers. but
Attorney Barkley is popular and may
be elected I.qdson Harmon. OF Gin.
Icinnati hss the association
on III fUnum."
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SMALL CRACKS AR ECAUsE
OF EXCITING REPORTS

Small cracks in the broadway
wall Of the Palmer house coupled
with the roping off of part of the
pavement this morning gave birth
to the rumor that the hotel had been
damaged by heavy settling, but the
pavement had been roped off to allow
Two small windows to be cut in the
second and third floors for bath
rooms. When the hotel was remodel
ed last winter. these two windows
were not cut and the work is being
done now. Space on the Fourth
street side Of l.. B. Ogilvie & compa-
ny's store on Broadway, was roped
on this morning to permit repairs on
the roof