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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
TROLLEY CAR
WRECKED
SMALL SMASH COMES IN ELYRIA
WRECK VICTIMS FUNERAL
CAR Is TWICE DE
RALLIED.

Elyria, o., June 5.-ECleveland
Southw estern & Columbus car on the
Grafton branch was derailed and
tipped upon its side this afternoon
near the city limits, and two women
were slightly injured The car was
travelling at a low rate Of speed at
tho time.
During the funeral yesterday after
noon Of Edward O'Donnell, one OF
the victims OF Thursdays wreck, the
funeral car carrying his body and
members OF the family TO the Gene
terry. was twice off the rails on the
first occasion the forward trucks
Jumped and were easily replaced,
but on the second there was good
bit Of difficulty In restoring the car
to- ITS place.
Subpoenaes were issued today for
the appearance before the grand
jury tomorrow Of President f. r
PomeVoy General superintendent
a. y. Wilcozson AMI Division super
intendent y. A. Nestor Of the road
It IS understood that they will be
questioned regarding the rules un-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
DrOz0ned In The
Potomac River
West Virginia Boy Victim
of Tragedy.

OPublishcrs Press Rcport)

Oldtown. Md. Juno %. William
peacemaker, aged umetcen years.
was drowned in the Potomac river
last night while crossing from hero
TO Green Springs, w va, In skin.
which struck driftwood am dcapsiz
ed i'm mid-strcam.
which struck driftwood and capsiz-
of the boat who, too. was thrown
into the water had a thrilling es-
cape. lie managed TO grapplo the
cable of the ferry which crosses the
river at that point and hand over
hand worked his way to the shore
Pcacomakor lived with his parents
az Green Springs Ills body was wash
ed down i'm the food and had not
been recovered at last reports
The river is far beyond it's banks
as "A result of the heavy rains ol
yesterday and last night A number
of persons attempting to cross have
had narrow escapes. A boatman, with
two passengers, was carried down
by the current from a point ueal
Pattersons Creek and barely escaped
drowning
Or. Perciyal Lantz, of Frankfort
w va was called 10 the Maryland
side TO see patient. and, with th,
boatman and another passenger. wa.
carried down the stream They wor,
washed over the rapids and every
body thought they were lost. whcr
the boat suddenly shot toward shore
ana the occupants grabbed the over
hanging branches of n tree ana pull
cd themselves TO safety
wills Creek and the smallcsr
streams in this locality are away be-
yond their banks. but since moon
there has been % gradual fall
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
OFFERS HER HAND
\ POOR SEANISTRESS IL WILLING
TO HAVE TT CUT OFF AND
SELL TO NEW YORK
ER FOR $4,000.

Parkersburg. w. Va, June o.
Reading the advertisement of a
wealthy New Yorker, who offers
$4,000 for a hand, an arm and A
leg, all Of which he is minus, and
which physicians say can be graft
ed on his body, Mrs. L. Il. Lloyd, OF
this city, has decided her willing.
ness to give up her left hand, and
says she will only charge $500
for It,
Il don't want to lose my hands,
she said. but am a poor woman
and / am sure that can get alonl
better with $4,000 and one hanc
than I can with two hands"
Mrs Lloyd has two children, bu
is living apart from her husband
and earns a livelihood by sewing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
Caused Wreck
To Save Lives
Young WOnlans Tragic
Death Near Wheei1g

Wheeling, w. Va, June 5.-{Pret-
ty Miss Mary Bennett. the l7-year-
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bennett. OF Stewartsville, small
mining town 10 miles west of Bell
aire, was the victim of horrible
accident Sunday afternoon at that
place which resulted in instant
death.
Miss Bennett and party of young
ladies' from Bellaire visited the en-
line room of the Raven coal mine to
see the powerful electric lynamos
and other machinery working. Her
'lothing got caught in the rapidly re-
yolving machinery and she was
thrown on the large belt which oper-
ates the big hy-wheel and befor,
her horror-stricken companions was
crushed to death between the bel
and wheel
The enginSr, who witnessed tn,
accident, stopped the engine a
quickly as possible but not until tn,
unfortunate girl had been crushed tC
a pulp.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
COOL HEAD OF MAN IN THE
TOWER PREVENTED A GREAT
DISASTER.
WITH TRAINS RUSHING TOWARD
EACH OTHER HE THREW
FREIGHT INTO DITCH.
publishers Press Report)

Kalamazoo. Mich. June 4-Be
cause he purposely wrecked a train
Edward Egan. towerman at the cross
ing OF the Michigan Central and
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroads.
is being heartily congratulated
BY retaining his presence OF mine
he averted train wreck with seri
ous loss OF life when the situation
fatalities whichever choice he made
Of two alternatives that were open
20 him
A Michigan Central freight train
that had got beyond the engineer
control was bearing down upon the
crossing. its whistle shrieking ont
appeals for clear track. At the
same moment a Grand Rapids G
Indiana passenger train came alonf
at full speed. Towerman Egan threw
the derailer against the freight train
For a second ] hardly knew
what to do" he said i'm speaking o
the incident II knew that to leav,
the derailer thrown meant that tn,
freight would be wrecked My imag
ination pictured the bodies OF th'
freight engineer and fireman buried
beneath their train-killed by a turl
OF my hand But If gave tn
freight a clear track It would hav'
run squarely into the Grand Rapid
e Indiana passenger train and thel
there might have been many killed
"All these things flashed through
my mind, and instantly I knew tina
there was but one things to do ant
that was to let the freight go int
the ditch. I stood and shuddered a
the two trains came toward tn
crossing and It was with a sigh o
relief that I saw the freight engin
stay right side up. Four cars behin
it were tumbled and broken into
pile OF debris. but fortunately nobod
was hurt"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
BEAUTIFUL KENTUCKY
GIRL SHOT AND KILLED
Ed, Lambert Fires Fatal
Shot; Asserts it Was
Accidental.
HEAN NGUARD PLACED ABOUT
BASTlLE TO PROTECT PRIS-
ONER-FEELING runs HIGH
WIN OF SHOOTING A So
CINL I'ANORITE.
lpublIshers pross Report.l

Ashland, Ky. June 4,-Ono
more murder has been placed upon
the calendar Of Kentucky and tho
ucws of the tragedy has just reached
here. 1t occurred Decoration Day,
near Bothcl few milcs beyond
Olivc MN. when Edward Lambert.
of that place, shot ana Instantly kill
ed Miss Myrtle Jesse.
The shooting so ouraged the
people that Lambert had to be rush
od FOR milcs through the woods To
jail I'm Olive nm where he is in
carcorated. surrounded by heavy
armed guard. TO prevent lynching.
Lambert asserts that he was in love
with the girl and that they were
engaged to he married. and that
the shooting was an accident. Feel
ing against Lambert runs high, as
his victim was numbered among
tho most popular young wome" -
the county and was n social favor
tie everywhere. Lamborrs reputa-
tion has always bocn OF the best.
and his friends hope that thiI fact
Will turn the tide I'm his favor. Tho
tragedy has excited tho greatest at
tcntion throughout his section of
Kentucky.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
BABE FOUND ON
DOOR STEP
ut NTINGTON FAMILY TAKE
CHARGE OF THE LITTLE
HOMELESS MNIF.

Huntington. June Residents
of West Huntington were subjected
TO a species OF excitement at the
hour of five o'clock yesterday morn
ing, which is SO unusual as TO have
been made a topic OF extraordinary
interest.
Members of the household of Mr.
and Mrs. ID. ID. Jones were awaken
ed a few minutes after sunrise 10y
the wall OF an infant For "a time no
attention was paid TO The feeble, but
unmistakable lcries, although they
appeared TO emanatc from a point
directly in front of thc street en-
trance of the Jones home.
a few minutes after nrst hearing
the cries Mrs. Jones rose TO 20 about
her morning duties Upon OPENING
the door an ordinary clothes basket
was discovered, in which, carefully
slowed away, was an infant. appar
emily three weeks of age
The chlld's clothing was compare
lively new. clean. ana modestiy eooC
material Pinned TO a piece Of liner
was the following note:
Dear LaN Take this dear baby
and keep It, and at the end OF thre,
months you will receive a salary OF
money until it becomes Of age.
INA MARTIN.
The linen in which the child wa'
clothed, bore the laundry mark. 81
NJ. L." Whether this Will ultimately
prove a clue which will lead TO th.
discovery OF the parcntage of the lit
tie waif. only time will tell.
Mrs Jones took the founding n
to the house and fed It. with TN
result that il was soon asleep
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
Ends His
own Life
For Love
PITTSBURG MAN SHOOTS TWO
PERSONS AND THEN COM
MITS SUICIDE.
IN LETTER SAYS HE CAN'T EX
IST WITHOUT MARRIED
WOMAN.

Pittsburg June 5.-The insane
infatuation Of Patrick Reardon for
"a married woman brought him death
by his own hand and sent two men
to the hospital, seriously wounded.
The dead Patrick Reardon.
twenty-eight years old, shot himself
in the head
The injured Thomas Morton.
shot through the right eye: NJ. NJ.
Moorehead shot twice in the back
Of te head and once i'm the neck.
The attempted double murder and
suicide occurred late this afternoon
at a boarding house in Larlmer-av..
East End district Reardon called
on the two injured men for the pur-
pose Of inquiring about woman
named Mrs Anna Vorfish. Reardon
had been drinking Both Morton and
Moorehead denied knowing the
whereabouts Of the woman. and
Moorehead left Morton and Reardon
in the formers room
While alone with Morton. Roardon
suddenly drew a revolver. and. alIeg-
ing Morton knew whore the woman
was, fired at him the bullet enter
ing Morton's eye Leaving the room.
Reardon met Moorehoad. who was
coming back 10 investigate the
shooting Rcardon shot him three
times Then with The last shot I'm
the revolver Roardon killed himself
That Reardon however. premedl-
tated suicide was ascertained when
the following letter. iu his handwrlt-
ing was found FOO his pocket
'Dear Mamma and Dad When
you read this 7 will be dead That
woman ruined my lifo and 7 can't
live without her Ny love and mill
lion kisses n can VIII haunt
her as long as she lives" The letter
was unsigned
A picture Of Mrs Annie vorush
and her young son was found on
Reardon From other letters I'm
Reardon's possession 90 was learned
that the woman's husband is r. y
Vortish and tfat he is in staten
island The husband ln these lof-
ter7 had written TO his wife TO Join
him. especially as their young son
wanted To- see her An Insurance
policy ON the woman life was also
found in Roardon's pockets 10 is
said Mrs Vortish LEFT this city a
week ago for the east.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
Pretty Girl Murdered
BY Kentucky Man
mOODHOUNDS PUT ON TRAu.
OF FIEND WHO DID THE
WORK WITH RAZOR IN his
OWN HOME.
VICTIM nan HEARD UGLY RI-
MORS THAT CAUSED HER no
SEEK SLAYER IN PRESENCE
OF ms WIFE.
OrublIahoI.a rroas RcnorLl


Owmgsville Ky, June 1. When
Sarah Baker, aged is years. of Col
orado, attended a circus here sat
urday. she heard report that
caused her to go directly to the
home of William Jones ns soon as
the performance was over A VIC.
lent quarrel followed. and the wife
.of Jonos ran for help. when she
returned with her husbands moth.
cr. Miss Bakor was dead ON the
floor, her throat cut from ear {,
ear She was practically hcadlcss.
Jones had lcd Near the bod,
lay his razor, covered with the wo
mans blood The officers have MOI
Iyot captured him a brother OF
Jones was hanged FOR murder her,
few years ago The trail Of tn,
fugativc is being followed by blood
| hounds.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
REPORTED
EARTHQUAKES.
lPnblishers Press Report. }

Washington, June j.-A distinct
earthquake, Of relatively small in
tensity, was recorded last night by
Seismograph at the Weather Bureau
beginning at ten twenty nine and last
ing an hour. Vibrations the great
est I'm eastern and western directions.
Conclusion based which records that
disturbance not more than two or
three thousand miles distant from
Washington.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
WOMAN POURED
OIL OVER SELF
AND FIRED 1T
lruhIiahcra Preaa Renorl.l

Columbus, June Mrs Robert
NJ. Laughlin whose husband is far
NOR I'm the village of Nellie I'm Cos
hocton County. suicidcd today at the
Mcmillan Sanitarium She poured
oil all over herself and then set 81
ON fire. She died I'm great agony.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05

The good government club
will meet tomorrow night in
the Sohn Hall at the usual
hour. All members are re
quested to be present as the
business to be TRANSACTED is
highly important.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05

San Francisco, June 5.-An earth
quake shock lasting about ten sec
onds was felt here At twelve twenty
seven this morning Oscillations
were from North TO South No dam
age has been reported.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05

Mr. Saul Miller, Of Pocahontas, q
calling on wholesale trade today
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05
X X X y y
THE WEATHER.

Fair and cooler tonight.
Thursday fair and warmer.
y X X "
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05

der which the road IS operated The
belief is that the grand jury will
complete its Investigation tomorrow
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-05

Mrs Lizzie Freeman. Of Powhatan.
In shopping in the city today
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
Use for Worthless Stocks.

Wildcat mining stocks are not al.
together useless - or worthless.
either" said a downtown broker who
handles cheap mining stocks, the other
day as he hung up the telephone re
ceiver. Here's a man who has just
offered me $50 for enough mining
stocks to have a face value OF $50. 900
He wasn't particular what stocks he
got II they only had a paper value of
$4,000. closed the deal and shall
make moneN on It. too. What did he
want with such stocks Well. |
haven't the slightest doubt but that
he is getting ready to go into the
bankruptcy court and wants to show
his creditors where his money has
been dropped. We often get such re-
quests and are usually able to fill
them.'-N Y. Sun.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders In Health.

II is worth knowing that = change
in food can cure dyspepsia. Il deem
1t my duty to let you know how Grape
Nuts food has cured me Of indigestion.
Il had been troubled with 1t for
years, until last year my doctor rec
commended Grape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. I followed instruc-
tons and now I am entirely we'll.
The whole family like Grape Nuts.
We use four packages a week. You
are welcome to use this testimonial -
you see At"
The reason this lady was helped BY
the use Of Grape-Nuts food. is that It
is predigested by natural processes
and therefore does not tax the stomach
as the foodLshe had been using: It also
contains the elements required for
building up the nervous system. II
that part Of the human body 10 in per
feet working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre-
sents the steam that drives the en-
sine.
When tho nervous system IL run
down. the machinery Of the body
works badly. Grape-Nuts food can BE-
used by small children ~ well n
adults. It 10 perfectly cooked and
ready for instant use.
Read. "The Road to wellvills." b
pkgs. there's . Rsasoa."
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07

When his footsteps had died away.
old Tom, creeping cautiously into the
stable, emerged with a spade.
In a moment he was climbing the
hillock. He remembered gauging the
place where Toomey had buried the
treasure. After laboring for half an
hour, his spade rang upon iron. He
knew he had the pot. His breath left
him In the excitement Of the mo-
meut.
Gasping. struggling. stumbling
across the field. Tom reached home.
more dead than alive. Then with re-
markable deliberation, considering his
agitation, he united the rope that
bound the sacking.
Tom glared vacantly at the sight
that met his eye.
Sand. stones." was all he was able
to calculate for a moment
He turned out the contents OF the
pot.
Blur an ouns," he said. when he
was able to speak. ''Toomey was the
trickiest ould scoundrel in Ireland
Bad cess to him." and old Tom went
OF to bed cursing.
When the first pang Of his disap-
pointment was over, the lesser pain
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
czar as Composer Of Music.

For the last IS months the car has
been virtually prisoner in one Of
his own palaces and in the intervals
of state work he has solaced himself
with composing music and writing
verse. His poetry is melodious and
carefully polished and his music IL
melancholy and inspired by a spirit Of
fatalism. Some three years ago some
OF the cars poems were published
under the pseudonym OF Olaf. with
music by his cousin. the Grand Duke
D'Assia. but he has himself set some
OF his verses to music with = consider
able amount OF taste and a real knowl.
edge OF harmony. Nicholas II. has .
fine collection OF violins. Of which he
10 very proud.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
PAUL HAD HIS OWN IDEA.
Fathers Explanation Of Lightning Not
Satisfactory to Him.

Little Paul was four years old when
the western city in which he lived was
swept one night by terrible storm.
Wind. thunder and lightning played
havoc. and. while other members OF
the family were huddled In dark cor
ners. Paul watched the illumination Of
the sky with great delight The next
morning at breakfast he asked his
father what caused the streaks OF nre
across the sky. and his father. with
great pains. essayed to explain. Paul
listened attentively and apparently
accepted what was told him. but, when
he found attention diverted from him
SELF. he leaned over TO his aunt. who
sat beside him. and whispered:
1t wasn't that. aunt:e. 1t was God
scratching matches on the sky"
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
eAeY's ECZEMA GREW WORSE.
HOSPITALS and Doctors Could Not Re-
leve Him-But Cutieura Remedies
Speedy, Permanent Cure.

Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. We applied to
several doctors and hospitals. each OF
which gave us something different
every time. but nothing brought relief.
AT last, one OF our friends recommend
ed to us Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
provement could be noted. Since then
We have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
The baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that We used was one cake
Of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Cuti-
cura Ointment. costing in all $l.25. c.
r. Kara, 343 East 65th Street, New
York, March 30. 1906"
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07

1V1 writes:
~ have suffered with kidney snd
bladder trouble for ten years past.
Last March ! commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
have not used it since, nor have felt
Apain.
believe that am well and there
fore give my highest CONNIE enda,ion to
the curative qualities of Peruna"
Peru-ns Tor Kidney Trouble.
Mn- Geo. II. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Can, writes:
IL had not been we'll for about four
years. u had kidney trouble. and. Ia
ksef. fsi. badly nearly al the time.
This summer l got so very bad I
thought would try Pcruna, SO wrote
toyou and began at once to take Peruna
and Manalin.
Il took only two bottles of Pcruna
and one OF Manalin, and now l feel
better than l have for some time.
II feel that Pcruna and Manalin cured
me and made different woman of me
altogether. ] bless the day picked up
the little book and read OF your Peruna. +"
II Is the business Of the kidneys 10
remove from the blood sH poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time, else the system suffers There are
times when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of 4 rem
sdy. II has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys ser
vice at time when they were not able
to bear their own burdens.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
The Brioht Side.

"Oh. this poverty" wept the beau.i-
came home. The gas and electric
companies have shut OF their service
because you have not paid their BILLS :"
We'll. We can use candles con-
soled the husband
And the telephone company has dis
connected our instrument because We
owe them two months rental"
so much the better. II anyone
tries TO ring us up to spend the eve
ming with us they will think We are
not at home"-Judge.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
Cannon May Break Record.

or the congressman who have
served since the foundation OF this
government more than y 900 individ-
uals, only "a have served 20 years or
more The longest service was that
of John H. ketcham, OF New York.
who served SO years. and was a mem
Der when he died. Mr.. Cannon. who
romes next, has served 80 years.
Since he is elected to the next con-
Gress he will. II he lives to the end OF
his term. take the first place in the
list Of veterans Companion.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
Blind Man Expert Whist Player.

Woonsocket. R. l.. is an expert whist
player. being a valued member Of 4
local club. He uses a special pack OF
cards. on which there are faint i'm.
prints sufficient TO tell him what they
are. but which are far too fine for the
ordinary touch. Trim. who has been
blind since childhood. is now 30 years
old. He plays the piano and cornet
In excellent style and is often heard
in local entertainments.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
STOMACH ON STRIKE
FOR INDIGESTION.
Or. w,,llams' Pink Pills curoa Thlo
Woman and Have Cured Many
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Cannon AItnAnta


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