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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
YEARS. CLOSEWTTNESSES TWO more
ERFRBL!EDISASTERS TRAIN WRECKS
BOTH in THE EAST and West
Body of Refined Woman
Was Found In Icy Pond
Nearly Submerged In Water

NEWARK. n. j., Dec. 21.--A muir.
der, combining the elements OF mys.
terry and deliberate crdeity that take
It out OF the ordinary, was committed
on the Hackensack Meadows In the
town OF Harrison early yesterday, and
the mule body OF the victim, a comely
woman Of perhaps thirty years. nearly
submerged in the Icy waters Of a lit
tie pond. Only the feet projected
when chance r~assers.by broke the Ice
in which the exposed portions were In
crusted. and dragged Tie body ashore
in the afternoon.
The dead woman was finely fea-
tured; her hair and nails gave evil
dence OF a recent and scrupulous toll.
ct, AMI such Of her clothing as was
subsequently found suggested in tex.
ture and style an owner OF refinement,
rather than one whose habits might
lead her to frequent the vicinity OF the
crime. The pond in which the body
was thrown is made by thee verilow
from the Passaic river and is directly
across the river from this city.
The body had not been Identified
last night, and It was pretty well es.
tablished that 1t was not that Of n res.
ident Of this city or Harrison. Its de.
scription does not correspond with
that of any woman reported to the pc.
lice as missing. Two men who occu.
pied a yacht moored near where the
body was found. r detained by the
police. but the most important clue
obtained was furnished by Peter Coo.
gan. a Waterman employed by the Ma.
rine Engine Company, who recognized
the body as that OF u woman whom he
had seen crossing the meadows in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
Only Two Votes
Favor Of Saloons
plsPEhsARY SYSTEM ALSO GETS
BLACK EYE IN ELECTION AT
RALEIGH.


RALEIGH, N. c.. Dec. 27.-By a ma
5ority Of 545 Raleigh voted out It's II
quor dispensary and becomes a prohi
billion city, the d~ispensary to close al
noon to-day. In the city there were s7s
votes for prohibition, $751; for dispen
sary and 2 for saloons.
The dispensary has been in opera,
tlon here for four years. The sales
have amounted to about s25O,ooo q
year, with about $4,000 profits, this
being placed to the credit Of the
school fund. the road fund and the city
expense account. It reduced taxation
but the voters here felt that its inffu.
ence was not for the clty's best inter.
est.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
B INK CASHIER CHARGED
WITH MANY FORGERIEs


WASHINGTON, Pa. Dec. 27.-of.
fcers of the Peoples Bank of Califor.
ria. Pa, charge that endorsements on
$4,000 worth of paper given the insti.
tuition by former Cashier o. F. Piper
are forged. The charge is made at
the end OF al investigation started
when the bank closed several weeks
ago. At that time Cashier Piper and
William Lenhart, a business man, of
Fittsburg and Brownsville, were ar.
risted, charged with conspiracy to de.
fralld. Lenhart was released on ball,
but Piperps In jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
Not So Fast
FENNsY WILL PUT A SLOWER
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT BE-
TWEEN NEW YORK
AND plrrSsune.
AND plTfSBUHG

PlTTSBURG, Dec. 27-Announce.
zaent was made yesterday that on Sun.
day. January 9Th, the Pennsylvania
railroad will put into effect a slower
f:hedule for its fast trains between
Plttsburg and Ne. York. Trains Nos.
43 and AZ, the s.hour trains, will nun
Gu a 1o-hour schedule. oficlals state
that more cars and needed to handle
t:afic on this train and that more
cannot be hauled during winter
months until the summer schedule.
AT present these trains run on about
tae same time as the 1s.hour trains
between here and New York. The Phil.
adeiphia special will have IS minutes
added to It's running time and tae
Cincinnati and New York express IS
minutes. Similar changes will be
made In several other trains.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
WARRINGTON
ELKS Give BALL
VERY BRILLIANT FUNCTION WAS
ATTENDED BY THE ELITE
OF THE CITY.
Especial to the West vlrglnlan.)

Especial to the West Vlrginian.)
MANNINGToN. Dec. 27.-The ball
last evening was perhaps the most
brilliant OF the many elaborate social
functions which the Warrington Elks
have to their credit. All Mannington's
dancing set were in attendance AMI
n large number Of out-of.town people
participated IN the festivities. The
ball opened with more than forty
dancing couples on the floor. while the
card tables in the club rooms afford
ed amusement to a goodly number in
addition.
Mannington's favorite orchestra,
Vincent's from Grafton, furnished mn.
sic for the occasion, and more than
sustained their high reputation in this
city. their music being conceded to be
the best aver played in this city. The
orchestra consisted OF eight pieces.
The programme consisted Of twenty.
seven numbers In all, twenty-one regu.
lars. four extras. and two specials. Tho
first dance began at $3.50 and Homo.
Sweet Home" closed the festivities at
2:3O. At the hour OF midnight m in.
PERMISSION was had and a dainty lunch
was served from the club room kitch.
ems.
A special feature was the elaborate
scheme Of decorations, which were in
a style suitable to the holiday cas-
The club rooms and the ball room
were filled with every kind of ever
green. Wreaths of holly and clumps
OF mistIetoe hung from every chan.
deller and curtain. while the orchestra
was concealed behind a row Of small
evergreen trees. and each corner OF
the ball room was made into a cosy
corner by the same device. The
lodge colors, purple and white, we're
displayed every where in paper bells
and streamers.
Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Koen, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. W. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. R. G,
Coulter, Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Dancer,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Beatty. Mr.. and
Mrs. ], F. Beatty. Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.
Barlow, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Coffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Clayton, Mrs. Mar
saret Beatty. Mrs. W. D. Smith. Mrs.
McNeely, Misses Anna, Charlotte,
Frances and Winifred Heron. OF New
York; Anna McGulrd, Of McMechen;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
SHOOTING WAS
ACCIDENTAL
SAYS THE VICTIM
STORY OF TIE AFFAIR
TOLD 10 OFFICIALS

| The report that reached the county
officials yesterday that a colored man
had been shot at Gray's Flat last night,
was post dated one day. The shoot
ing. which was purely an accident ac'
cording to the averments Of those who
witnessed It, occurred Tuesday night,
That It was an accident is the state
ment OF Elijah Harmon. the victim.
The only man that was with him at
the time was Dennis Gilmore and he,
too. says the shooting was accidental.
+, Justice E. S. Amos. Assistant Pros.
ecuting Attorney Tusca Morris and a
newspaper representative went over
last evening and visited Harmon in
the hospital ward. The authorities
here thought that this would prove To
be another case of homicide Instead
OF suicide and for that reason the Off
cers called on Harmon.
While the trio who visited tho hos.
pital were ascending First street they
met two colored men who proved to be
Dennis Gilmore and C. H. Thackson.
They were accosted By Attorney Tus'
en- Morris who asked them II they
e from Grays Flat. They stated
that they were and that they had &c.
comnanied Harmon to the hospital.
The men told of the shooting. 1t oc.
Cured in Thackson's house. Harmon
and Gilmore were upstairs In the
same o Gilmore was working
with a revolver. Harmon asked him
the make and expressed a desire 10
SEQ It whereupon Gilmore placed thp
gun on a table and pushed 1t toward
Harmon. After Harmon had satisfied
his desire in looking 1t over he place |
the gun on the table aud showed 1t to.
ward Gilmore and while In the act Of
pushing the pistol to Gilmore the re.
volver went off catching Harmon In
the abdomen. Both mel said that the
shot vas accidental as the men wers
on most friendly terms. These men
passed on and the man at the hos.
pital, the victim was next inter.
viewed.
lannon's statement did not vary
from the story OF the other two men.
lie said that they we're on friendly
terms and hat his presence In the
hospital and his physical condition
was due to his own carelessness in
handling a dangerous weapon.
The assistant prosecuting attorney
and justice left the institution thor.
oughly convinced that 1t was not A
deed executed with malice afore
thought but the result Of reckless.
ness.
1t has been less than a month ago
sInce Gilmore's wife shot herself 10
Pennington. It was first thought that
Gilmore was implicated In his wife's
death but the inquest determined It
o cast OF suicide and nothing was done
with Gilmore.
lannon's condition is serious but It
s not thought that the wounds are nee,
,essarlly fatal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
SUES MCKINLEY ESTATE.
Duncan Alleges His Uncle AbneI
Owed Him $4,000,

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 27.-wHiIam
NJ. Duncan, OF Cleveland. a nephew OF
the late President Mckinley, has filed
suit in common pleas court for $4,000
against R. F. Shields. administrator
of Abner McKinley's estate, and
aaglnst the widow and daughter OF
Abner Mckinley.
Duncan alleges Abner Mckinley
borrowed $4,000 from Helen McKIn.
ley in return for an assignment Of his
interests in President McKinley's es.
tate. and that Helen assigned the
claim to Duncan. He says Abner Nc.
Kinley refused to recognize the claim.
Photographs, hand colored, crayon
or charcoal sketches, while you walt
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday in
window Of Globe Book Store.
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company with a man early yesterday.
Later he saw the man alone. He then
carried a bundle in his arms. The
man was short and stout Coogan
whose duties keep him in the neigh,
borhood Of the murder. told the police:
while outdoors at 2 o'clock yes.
terday morning, | saw this woman In
company with a mar cross The mead,
ows. going In the direction OF the pond.
They passed so near me that | am able
to recognize the woman's features,
Sometime later. perhaps an hour, the
man returned and again passed me
this time going In the direction from
which the two had come when | first
saw them. This time the man was
alone. In his arms he carried q bundle
which he had not had before. In build
he was short and thick set"
Coogan could not give a better de,
scrlption OF the a
Two girls returning TO their homes
in Harrison long after midnight heard
a woman's cries floating over the
marsh land. They seemed to come
from the direction OF the pond. and
to the startled girls sounded like
spare me-" and help" Nearer home
the girls were approached by n well
dressed stranger who accosted and
followed them until n policeman was
met with, when he turned and fed
The girls had a good view of the mar
under ar electric light aud while he
was well and neatly dressed, his hands
showed either that he was accustomed
to manual labor or had recently beer
engaged In work that soiled his fin
gers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

rtDs Nhitcu iieoo.J
IRE, Indiana, Dec. 27.-TWen.
,ons were killed In a railroad
IN near Libania, Northwest In.
to-day. OF the dead FOUR arc
Ppeans, the rest natives. Many
Injured. The crash was between
. Passenser trains running at thirty
llles{ an hour. They met head on at
"a curve. The Ilbanla station master
has been arrested. It is charged that
The cause Of the wreck was giving one
Of the trains false orders under which
she engineer had a clear track.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
will CANVASS THE STRIKE V0T
Entire Family Of Five
Burned To Death To-day
When Home Was DESTROYED

70 the house they found the trio lying
on the floor, their positions revealing
that the father had been trying to
carry the boys to safety. The reseu.
ere were unable to reach the room
where Mrs. Clark slept with her two
year old daughter. When the r4ins
cooled the bodies were found sinoed
almost beyond recognition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
20 KILLED IN
INDIANA, 4 IN
new JERSEY
AWFUL TRAGEDIES
ON The RAILS TO-DAY

GNhgN4EHA I'd, fphibCu = itoo'JH '|.. aF.
CAMDEN, N. u, Dec. IA rear
end collision occurred at eisht.thirty
this morning on the Camden and Am.
boy division Of the PenssylyanIa rail-
road here. -Four persons were killed
and twelve o or less injured. Sew.
eral persons we're locked In the cars
and not released for some time. TIL.
ears took fire. The fire department
sard train men extInsuished the fire
>store Il attained any Roadway.
dense fog obscured the signals
wet, slippery rails are RESPONSE
U the wreck. The Atlantic es
las standing In the yards Of the
ksnla railroad when the Penn
zeal, running at a lively rate.
into II. The impact against
standing train with al
drove the engine and ter.
into the smoking car Of the
. Wreekaee caught fire i'm.
Many passengers were In
were pinned under the
for half an hour until d
ne arrived and lifted the ten
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

e.. s-t ".#| #..H. H#N.a.."
The name used for the endorse.
tents is that OF a leading California
isiness man whose identity the
] mixers refuse to divulge. He repu.
tates all of the signatures. Piper
? ,sterday denied that there were any
'rged signatures in the papers he
handled. Stockholders and officers
AIMED to reopen the bank January l,
through a thirty per cent. assessment
nd $4,000 forfeit on Piper's bond,
ut Bank Examiner Berkey refuses to
How resumption until these amounts
re paid over in cash and has post.
oned the opening to January 18th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
DICK FOR A CONSERVATIVE.

Junior Ohio Senator Indicates HI,
Views on Presidency.
AKRON, Ohio. Dec. 81. = Senator
Dick In a statement expressed the op
inion that the Republicans must nom
mate a conservative man for Presi
dent instead Of n who will follow 4
course Of unchecked reform.
IF We are to win we must nominate
a safe man and write a sane and
conservative platform" he said. He
Is satisfied President RooseRelt's al
frmatIon of his decision not to run fol-
for a third term is conclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
Fairbanks Gets
Boost AT Zone
REPUBLICANS OF INDIANA, AS.
sEMsLED IN LOVE LEAST,
URGE HIS NOMINATION.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 81
Resolutions were adopted unanimous,
ly yeFterday at the biennial love
feast" of Indiana Republicans urging
the nomination of Vice President Chas.
w. Fairbanks for the presidency. The
resolutions were introduced by Gov.
ernor ]. Frank Hanly and were adopt
ed witha round Of cheers by the thou.
sand and more active party workers Of
the State who were present. The res.
.olutions:
we. the Republicans OF the State Of
Indiana, in biennial love feast assem-.
bled. send greetings and Fluctuations
to the Hon. Chas. ". Fairbanks, Vice
President of the United States, and
turn to him for leadership in the pend.
ing presidential campaign. We have
often trusted him and have many times
given him high commissions.
Ills clean life In public and In the
home. his clearness OF conception, his
poise Of character, his conservative
courage and his great ability have long
appealed to us.
Ills love Of the people. from whose
ioins he came. the faith he has ever
manifested in American Institutions
and In Republican principles, his ripe
experience In public affairs. the sur.
tort he has given President Roose.
welt in the senate and in his high Of.
fees and the memory OF the confidence
and affection In which the late presl.
dent Mckinley held him. lead us TO de-
clare him great and broad and brave
enough to deal with the new conditions
now before the country.
We ask his leadership with full con.
idence In his wisdom and his patriot.
ism: and promise him In return our
highest effort and best endeayor to Sc.
cure for him the commission OF his
party at the national convention to BIZ
assembled at Chicago next June"
United States Senator Albert ].
Beverage presided and made the prln.
clpal address. Others present includ-
ed Senator Hemenway.
Sketches and water colors made to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

JACOBS CREEK. Pa, Dec. 27.-At
nine this morning a hundred and ff.
ty-two bodies had been removed from
the Darr mine. Forty-one have been
brought out since yesterday afternoon.
Workers report the air now good all
through the mine and expect to be
able to get out all the dead by to.
morrow afternoon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
News Gathered and
Printed For Busy Readers
IFS BODIES FOUND.
oarr Mine is Still Yielding Up Its

oarr Mine Is Still Yielding Up Its
Victims.
JACOBS CREEK. Dec. 27.-The
noon shift working entry twenty.
seven located twenty.three bodies.
Mostly all yer in a mutilated
state. The bodies Will be brought
out of the mine Immediately. max.
ing the total one hundred and
seventy.fve.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

WATERFOWL, Mass, Dec. 81. =
The entire family-of John Clark, him
self, his wife and three small children,
persisted in a fire that to-day destroy.
ed their home. Clark and his two
boys John, eleven, and Philip, nine,
were s%uffoeated before the blaze could
touch them. When tiremen rushed In.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

sMITHBoRo, Ill, Dec. 81. = Two
masked bandits heldlup a west bound
passenger train on the vandalia line
here this morning. City Marshal EN-.
cry Brown, Of Sorrento. Illinois. resist.
ed the robbers and was shot. One OF
the robbers was also shot in the fight.
Both were captured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
Prominent Railroad Man Here.

Prominent Railroad Man Here.
General Manager Bush, Of the West.
ern Maryland Railroad Company, came
to this city this morning in his private
car, which was attached to train No.
II. Mr.. Bush spent the day e1amIn.
Ing Monongah mines Nos. 6 and s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
CODY TO VISIT HIS WIFE.
Prospect Of Reconciliation in FamlI,
Of the Famous Scout.

prospect OF reconciliation In Family
Of the Famous Scout,
DENVER, Dec. PA reconciliation
between Colonel ". F. Cody buffalo
Bill} and Mrs. Cody Will probably take
place within the next few days.
J. L. Sabin, a friend of Buffalo Bill,
is authority for the statement that
the famous scout will be In North
Platte, Neb. where his divorced wife
lives, this week and remain there sew.
erai days. He believes peace will be
established in the family before Cody
returns to his Wyoming ranch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Half a million
dollars In gold and silver coins were
scattered at the corner Of LaSalle and
Adams street and two guards were in.
tured and laid out when a Harrison
street car struck the United States
Express Company's wagon to-day.
When the guards fell they seized
their rifles and guarded the treasure
until a squad of police arrived and
saw 1t safely gathered up. The guards
were then removed to the Mercy hos.
pital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

ToMsoNyILLE, Conn, Dec. 81. :
Theodore Krellman's little son. who
had been missing, was found in a pond
near his home this morning by a
searching party. 1t is believed the
boy tried to cross the rotten ice which
broke and he was drowned. He was
sent Cd an GRAND by his mother yes.
terday and disappeared. The party
searched all night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
.LONAC0NlNG Star
SOuCITS FUNDS
$500 SENT IN AS CONTRIBUTION
TO THE MoNoNeAH RE.
LIEF FUND.
~LONACONING. MD.
December 24.h, 1907.

Mr.. j. E. Sands.
Treas. Relief Fund,
Fairmont, W. Va.
Dear SIR
Enclosed find draft for Two Hun.
dred Dollars, (s2OO.oo), as Lonacon.
ing's contribution to the Monongan
Relief Fund, which is forwarded as a
Christmas gift to the widows and or.
Ihans Of the victims of the mine dis.
.aster.
The collections of This fund which
was inaugurated by the Homecoming
stnr have not ve, beon comn,o,od .nJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27

James p Lazier. .cartoonist and
sketch artist, in our window Thurs.
day. Friday and Saturday. Globe Book
Store. n
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Ford Doing Nicely.

Mr.. Will Ford, who was operated on
last evening at Cooks Hospital for
appendicitis, is getting along very
well.
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Post Cards and Envelopes made 10
order Mondsy Tuesday and wednes-
day BY james p Lazier In window OF
Globe Book Store. while you valt. Il
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Have your pictures received Christ.
framedl We can do them Just
right. Globe Book Store. II
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PICTURE FRAMES To{oRpER
Have your pictures received Christ.
mas nicely framed. We can do them
Just right. Globe eopk store.
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PICTURE FRAMES 70 ORDER
Have your pictures received Christ.
mas nicely framed. We car; do them
Just right. Globe Book. Store.
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Sketches and water colors made to
order Of yourself or object or your
selection in window OF Globe Book
Stare. X
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tcontInu.d 60 paoe Eiaht.l'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-05

Day by day from the hilltop you
note their SLOW progress Eacn day
sees new forms emerging on the north
ern horizon. while old familiar bulks
are lost to view in the south. Each
months icebergs are natives of more
northern region; hence the bergs of tie
late summer cough fewer in number.
are individually larger than those OF
the earlier part of the season, because
they have been longer in the making,
coming from farther north.
Junes icebergs are Labrador's own
product and have broken off from the
ice field that has filled the bays and
extended far into the ocean in the pre-
yious winter. ,iuly's bergs come from
Baffin Land. while the huge bulks of
August are natives of Kane bay and
the far northern rim of Greenland
where man has never been.-Boston
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