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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-27
LOCATION.

In the West End, Immedi-
ately adjoining the proper
ty of Bluefield Water
Works & Improvement Co.
South of the Norf2l. e
Western Railway,
Immediately or tha car
line.
JUST FAR ENOUGH
from the hustle and rumble
of the grinding noise of bu-
sy traffic.
JUST NEAR ENOUGH
for the busy mans home.
5 Minutes by car to the cen
ter Of the city.
Water, Electric Lights,
and all other city improve
ments.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
WILL VISIT INSTITUTIONS.
Committee viii Start on Round Next
Week According to Announcement.


The tour Of inspection planned by
the legislative committee appointed TO
visit and inspect all state institutions,
educational and otherwise, has been
postpcnede one week.
The committee will meet at Charles
ton next Monday and visit the colored
institute there Thence the commit
tee goes to Huntington 10 visit Mar
shall college and the West Virginia
asylum. The committee will also Wis.
il the state institutions at WEIGH. Blue
field and Spencer. spending about
fiv or six days in the southern por-
ton Of the state and then adjourn to
meet at CIarksburg from which ii ~ce
il will visit Chenille. Fairmont, Sa-
lem, Grafton. Keyser and all places
in the northern district or the state
where state institutions are.
The committee is composed OF Sen.
ator McKowr, Of Roane county: Sen
ator GRAY silver. Of Berkeley county
and Delegates c. Nj, Whetzel Nj. X.
Duty and C. NJ Hart
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
WILL PAY BOND DEBIT
Nelghboring County Of Washing
ton IS Very Prosperous.
COMMISSIONERS STATEMENT
How the Taxpayers Money Was Spent
FOR Roads and Other Purposes
tn the Last Year.

According 10 a statement issued by
the Washington county. Md commits
sioners that body during the fiscal
year expended s1s7 ,oe9. oS
or this sum $4,000. SO went for
roads. s5.o9s50 for bridges. s2,7la.Ss
for attorneys fees. s., 4ae for the ex-
penses of the almshouse. $4,000 for
tax collections s4,6S6.Sa for insane
persons placed in state hospitals. 81
00763 for printing, s5.S12.33 for cleo.
tons. 16.324.71 for schools and pub
lie buildings. s7.797.sf for court ex-
penses. S2,75250 for bond interest
$4,000 for the Washington county hos
pital. s1950.7S for magistrates. ST..
920.1S for the health department. 81 :
1878 for constables. $iS1761 for
sheriffs. s1,750 for the county or
phans home. 81, 500 for the Washing.
ton county free library, s2.1O2.50 for
the clerk of the circuit court. st292
for the judges of the orphans court
The commissioners have on deposit
with the Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
of Baltimore to redeem county bonds
$70100. received from the sale Of the
countys stock interest in the Western
Maryland railroad.
OF the $4,000 received from the
sale of the county's stock interest in
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad $780,
600 was appropriated for a new schooi
house in Hagerstown and $4,000 fol
roads The $4,000 balance is on de
post with the Continental Trust Co.
of Baltimore.
At the beginning of the fiscal year
there was $529.i5 cash on hand. Pay
ment has been provided for the entire
bonded indebtedness of the county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
GOLDEN OCTOBER.
Charm of the Month is in the Air and
Affects All Glasses.

The charm Of the golden month
of October is in the ar The last few
days and nights have been almost
perfect. The valley, at this particular
season. possesses attractions scarcely
to be matched e sewhere, and as a re-.
suit not only we who are accus toned
to the climate, but visiting strangers
as Wei, are in a perpetual state Of
delight
To be sure the mornings are cool
often fros y-but the afternoons
are filed with delight, while the
nights. particularly when the moon
is at about its present rotundity, are
a source of pleasure.
OF all the days of the month Hal
loween is the best known and the
most generally observed. 1t is fun
of charms and spells. for on that
night the witches and fairies hold
wild revel without, while the young
people join in all mannere of fun
within. In his poem of Halloween.
Burns describes all the superstitions
that We're practiced in his day.
But the charm of the present month
of October is not in its holidays or
superstition, but in its golden days,
such as yesterday, as all around there
is repose and the luminous haze in
the atmosphere add its charm to the
general landscape. IT is still time
for outdoor enjoyment. notwithstand-
ing there is, and particularly in the
morning, a HIM of the coming winter
in the air. Falling leaves do not deter
many from belated visits to the coun-
r try.
The country has an added charm
not only by reason of the changing
hues of the foliage for hose who
dwell in cities, but as well for the
tiller of the soil The harvest has
been garnered and gathered It is a
time for rest, for recuperation and
for hose long and swiftly coming
witer evenings. when denizens Of city
and country alike 'ook forward to at
least a measure of relief from the
toll Of the summer Enjoy the pres
ent while it las S FOR presently there
will come snow. cold and all unpleas-
antress.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02

To check a cold quickly. get from
your druggist some little Candy Cold
Tablets called Preventics. Druggists
everywhere are now dispensing Pre-
ventlcs, for they are not only safe.
but. decidedly certain and prompt.
preventics con ain no qulrine. 10 lax.
ative. nothing harsh nor sickening.
Taken at the "sneeze stage Proven.
tics win prevent Pneumonia. Bron.
chitIs. La Grippe, etc. Hence the
name rr ventics. Good for feverish
children As Preventics rs cents.
Trial Boxes cts. Sold D. all dealers
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Y Il, Thomas. Admr..
! Han Robinson, Il ii.
In Chancery
Commissioner once

= fas'it ROBINSON ct AL
In Chancery
Commissioner once.
Martinsbure VI va. oct25. 1907
To az parties at interest III the ahave,
entitled cause.
~ virtue Of d decree 81 the c,,rr,;t
Court q Berkeley county. West VS.
gina, entered III the above ent;t,.a
cause On the 18th day al sentembe,~
1907 the same was referred i ~
With Instructions as follows
First--ro take, state ana rana,.
an account showing the personal e,,.
tate the said Martha Joy owned al enc
time Of her death, If any the char-
acter and value thereof.
Seeond--A settlement az the admss..
's'ration accounts OF the said wilhnr
u Thomas as administrator Of the
said Martha JOY.
Third-The debts owing by the sa5a
Martha Joy at the time OF her deafh
20 whom PAYABLE. with the respective
amounts and prIorities.
Fourth~~T The real estate owned IN
the said Martha JOY at the time az
her death, its quantity. description
and location.
Fifth-~And such other matters as
any party In Interest may require. me
same being pertinent or The commits
sioner himself may deem pertinent
whether SO requested or not.
You vii therefore take notice thar
! nave tlxed upon Monday, the 9th day
o. December. 1907. at 10 o'clock a. m
as the time when, and my ONCE IN
Martinsburg, West Virginia. as The
place where shall proceed to ex-
ecute said decree. and II. from any
cause the same shall not be complc-
ted on that day. Il VIII be adjourned
from tine to time 1T the same Place
uutil completed.
Given under my hand this 25th day
q October, 1907
T. II, III ARRISON.
1o.So-it Commissioner lii chancery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
DENIAL FROM FAIRBANKS.
Did Not Say He Was Not Candidate
For the Presidency.

Middlesboro, KY, Oct. 26-Befors
leaving his special train here yester
day, Vice President Fairbanks made
clear his position with reference &c
quotations from st, Louis and New
York papers to the effect that he was
not a candidate, actively or receptive
", for the presidency.
He said that while in st. Louis he
refused positively to discuss politics
and that any statement alleged to
have come from him in reference 10
national politics or the presidency
was entirely unfounded.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02

pfoctamaflon.
To the Voters OF the school District
of Martinsbnrg, Berkeley County.
West virgini..
An election will be held on Tues.
day. November 5. 1907. IN said dis,
trict OF Martinsburg. at the several
voting places established BY law
therein, for the purpose Of authorizing
the Board Of Education OF said dis.
trlct 10 issue bonds 20 the aggregate
amount of 100000 for building,
completing. enlarging. repairing, 10.
modelling and furnishing school houses
within and paying existing Indebted.
ness Of said district as will more fully
appear by copy OF the order OF said
Board made Sept. 21th. 1897 hereto
annexed and made part OF this pro-
camation containing Ia detail all
questions In relation to said issue.
The submission OF May %. 1907. au.
thorized a per cent bond: this sub.
mission is not designed to Increase
the bonded liability but TO provide a
> per cent. bond as being more mar
ketable.
Done at Martinabnrg. IN said dis.
trict. this LIST dav OF October. 1907.
A. 4. RuSSLER. President.
w. A. PITZER, Secretary.
Board Or education. Martlnsburg Dis.
trict.
Corp. Seall lO4-4w
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TO the creditors Of Martha Joy. de-
ceased
In pursuance OF decree of the
Circuit Court Of the County of Bark.
e'ey. made in cause therein pending
TO subject the real estate of the said
Martha Joy 70 the payment of her
debts, sou aret required to present
claims against the estate OF the said
Martha Joy fer adjudication to r. IL.
Harrison Commissioner At his ofilcn
~ said County. on or before the 9th
day Of December, 1907
Witness, 1. Dew Gerhardt. Clerk
o. the said court this 25th day or
October. 1907
81 /. Dew GERTlARDT. Clerk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

10 the creditors of William Tederick.
deceased
II pursuance Of a decree of the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley County w Va,
made in a cause therein pending to
subject The real estate OF William
frederick, decd to the payment Of his
n hts, YOU are required 70 present
your claims against the estate Of the
said William Tederick, for adjudica-
ton 10 w =. colston, Commissioners.
Nat his office In said county. on or be,
fore the 7;a dav Of November, 1907.
Witness 7. D. Gerhardt Clerk ol
said Court this 24th day OF September
1907
j. eERHAnDT
Sept-2let clsfx
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
Industrial Needs.

As for mechanical industries ihe
most urgent requeses received by Mr.
Barton for labor we're from the c. &
Q. railroad and the American Can
Foundry Co. al Huntington, each OF
whom employs from 1880 to 2.0oC
hands Of all kinds. and the Kelly Axe
Co, Of Charleston The latter con.
Germ desired principally women
workers, while the two former wanted
skilled and trained machinists and
blacksmiths.
These three concerns were the
largest who asked for labor Out OF
the entire Number OF requests for
skilled labor Of all kinds. Mr.. Barton
said that $50 were desired at the time
these reports were received.
Concluding Mr. Barton said that the
state departments Of agriculture. min
Ing and labor were now sualclen III
well equipped to make an investiga-
ton as to the demand for abor as
suggested to the State Board of Trade
and such an investigation. in his opin-
ion. was desirable and with proper adj
of the states resources and
advantages to home seekers. would
no doubt be very advantageous.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
W H. Thqmas, Admr..
J. Hall Robinson. ct al,
In Chancerv.

IN Chancery.
Commissioners Office.
Martinsbarg, w VA. Oct25. 1907.
TO all parties AZ interest In the above
entitled cause.
by virtue Of decree OF the Circuit
Court OF Berkeley County West viz
ginla. entered IN the above entitled
cause on the i3th day OF September.
1907, the same was referred to NE
with Instructions as follows
First-To state and settle the oc.
counts Of the plaintiff. az he admin
istrator CT the estate Of Rac~l p.
Rpbnson deceased.
second 10 ascertain aud re I
ne re smpe AID Annual Rental
Value 81 'he real estate Of which tie
said Rachael T Robinson. died. se;z a
and possessed.
Third To convene the creditors o.
the said decedent Rachael p. r Il
inson, and audit the debts accord ~
10 their respective amounts and pr or
tiles.
Fourth TO report any and all mat
ters by me deemed pertinent, or
which | mas be requested to rip RI
by any Of the parties in Interest.
You will therefore take notice that
have fixed upon Monday. the 9th day
OF December. 1907. at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
as the time when. and my Office i'm
Maftinsburg, West Virginia, as the
place where | shall proceed to exc
cute said decree and, if from any
cause the same shall not be cone
ted on that day. it vii BE- adjours n,
from time to time at the same place
until completed
Given under my hand this 25tl dag
Of October 1907
p. r. HARRISON,
i0-30-4t Commissioner in Chancery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
SNAP SHOTS.

President Murray. Of the b and o.
is aga.n n bis office after his trsp
abroad
The Frederick fair this year Is re-
ported one Of the most successful III
its history.
w J. bryan Is beng made the butt
Of Judge Alton D. Parker because OF
his financial vagaries
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
FORM PARTNERSHIP.
Whumore Bros. viii Conduct Real
Estate and Insurance Business.

Real Estate Agent John l.. Whit
more aud Insurance Agent r. ] Whit
mere have formed partnership and
viii in the future conduct a real es-
tate, loan and Insurance. business I'M
der the firm name Of Whitmore Bros,
with Office IN the Peoples Trust Co.
building
Persons wanting 70 buy or sell
property or In need Of either fire, life.
health or accident insurance will do
well'to consult this new firm,
These gentlemen are both well
known fl Martinshurs as active and
energetic business men and have an
un1uestioned reputation for integrity.
Possessing a ripe experience In their
special line OF business and the con
fdence of the public, Their success is
assured IN advance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TO be creditors of Rachael p Robin.
son, deceased
In pursuance Of a decree OF The Cir
cult Court Of the County Of Berk-
eley. made IN a cause therein pending
TO subject the real estate Of the said
Rachael r. Robinson 70 the payment
OF her debts, you are required to
present your claims against the estate
Of the said Rachael F. Robinson fer
adjudication to p r. Harrison. Conn
missioner. al his office In said county,
on or before the 9th day of December
1907.
Witness. l.. Dew Gerhardt, Clerk
Of the said Court, this 25th day OF
October. 1907
81 u. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
Accepted 3. and o. Position.

N. Roger $. Hill, this city, has been
appointed y. and O r. r. agent at
Rockville. Nd Ills friends al Hotel
Berkeley gave him a fine supper the
evening he left aud ali wished 'Roge'
much success IN his new field.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
Farm Laborers Wanted.

The result was that out Of rs per
cent Of answers received two-thirds
or more requests were for farm labor
ers. The repors Indicated that at
tracted by the higher prices paid in
the lumber camps and coal mines the
farm labolers eft the farms in droves,
compelling, in some secetions of the
state, the entire abandonment of pro.
ductive farms because labor could not
be secured to work Them.
IN the lumber industry the demand
for labor varied For a short period
there would be an over abundance in
some camps. then pay day would
roll around and almost the entire roll
of emp'oyese would quit and drift to
some other locality In the mining
industries. especially in the Mcdowell
and New River region, common or
unskilled labor could almost always
find a market. but skilled miners We're
not 50 plentiful. Some Of, the coal
companies said they could furn sh EN-,
ployment to as many as go unskiled
laborers
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
MORE LABOR WANTED
LAsoR COMMISSIONERS BARTON
TALKS ON TIE SUBJECT
Steps Taken at State Board of Trade
Meeting to Encourage Coming Of
Home Seekers.

Stale Labor Commissioner /. v. Bar.
ton in a recent interview said that the
report OF the committee on immiera-
ton. OF which he IS chairman. made
10 the STAG Board Of Trade at its an.
naal meeting at Flsins. held recently,
was misunderstood.
When the amendments were made
to the immigration laws by congress
at its last session an impression got
abroad that it permitted states to send
commissioners abroad to European
countries to induce the immigration
Of labor. Several states, principally
southern states, including West vir.
ginia. taking this view. appointed
state commissioners to go abroad and
induce aliens to come to the United
States and locate In their respective
states.
The report of this committee dwelt
mainly upon the Interpretation of this
new law and advised that it conferred
no power upon either states corpora
lions or individuals to aid prospective
immigrants to come to this country
The only rights conferred upon state
commissioners was in the opinion OF
the committee, the right to advertise
the advantage of their respective
states over others.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
Fly Wheel Here.

The big hy wheel for the 1000
horsepower engine at the electric
light plant has at last arrived, 1t has
been unloaded and will be placed IN
position next week
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
To Home Seekers.

The report concluded ewith a recon-
mendation to Governor Dawson that
he instruct the state departments OF
agriculture, mining and labor to make
investigation as to the requirement OF
the various interests for labor and to
report the same not later than Octo-
Der /. 1908, to the State Board OF
Trade. The report also suggested
that a commission be appointed by
the State Board of Trade to draft a
law carrying with 1t sufficient appro-
priation, to advertise the advantages
Of West Virginia for home seekers
and to locate as many desirable immi-
grants as possible here
Commissioner Barton said that
pr or to and since the meeting of the
Board Of Trade he had investigated
into the labor needs OF the various
rades and occupations that required
labor by sending out letters to all en-
ployers, employing more than five la
borers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
Natal Statistics.

Born, to Mr.. and AIRS Charles Me-
Carroll OF Virginia avenue, daugh-
ter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02

Mr.. Ben Thompson and family
have returned from Baltimore.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
be- ueslens.


" A PITzER Secretary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
Building Fund.

Estimated expenses for
the year ending June 80.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-04

order that he might have an audience
appropriate to so great an occasion,
Mickey had spread the news among
all the boys of the neighborhood, and
at nine o'clock so boys sat on the
fence surrounding the back yard. Mr..
Finn. tired of the excitement OF the
day, had fallen asleep in his rocking
chair on the back stoop, when Mickey
lit the stem of the big cracker and
placed it carefully under his fathers
chair.
The moon shone brightly, illuminat.
ing the grin on every boyish face
Every ear was strained to catch the
faint kissing of the fuse and every eye
intent upon the sleeping man.
The fuse burned itself out, and the
silence and suspense was deepening.
A minute passed and another, until
Mickey could stand the strain no long
err. He reached down and lifted the
f1recracker from beneath the chair.
AS he held 1t up in the moonlight
to examine 1t, mosquito lit upon his
fathers nose and the old gentlemen
awoke. Grabbing the firecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding 1t
aloft, he said:
Boys. there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to disappoint you.
l was Altered that Mickey might do
some harrum wild that big cracker, so
whin he wasn't lookin' this afternoon
took the powder out of 1t and filled
1t wild clay. So, you see that the show
is over, and We may as well go home
and go to bed. There'll be no more
explosions only what give Mickey
wild a shingle afore | turn in. Good
night to We all. Come around some
other night whin there is somethin'
dom"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-04
FREAK sTATUARY TO ORDER,
Sculptor Tells Of Queer Orders eh,
Him by His Patrons.

A sculptor was talking about iresl
statuary. Il turn out lot Of it" b
said. mot that / like to. have d
So many Of our millionaires have ID
couth tastes. made last fall portr,I
busts OF western millionaire and ii
wife. The wife wears spectacles, all
nothing would do but | must put sped
tacles on her bust. ! argued, but 1
vain. That bust stands In the million
aires spacious library to-day and spe(
taeles rest on its nose. did lad
month a bust in colors, a bust 0!
young girl. The marble hair gldAl
the marble eyes l painted blue, al
the marble lips and cheeks | fecka
with red. A hideous thing, yet b
family was immensely pleased. IN
freakiest Of my freak statues stand
In a Boston garden. 1t is the stats
OF the owners grandfather, an OIL
Presbyterian divine. The aged ma
stands in the center of bed Of y,
quils, and out of the top Of bis pig
hat jet of water spurts, falling mt
marble basin that he holds In BY
hands, a basin wherein swim bali
dozen goldfish. The idea of treadil
ones grandfather like that!"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-04

ready made upon the boy Casey per.
mitted him to handle one of the twins.
The boys eyes had widened to
their utmost capacity when he was
outside the window, but now that he
could feel the red jacket his hands
trembled with the eagerness of DOS
session and he would have given ten
years of his life to own 1t.
Take it along wild you, Mickey"
said Casey, caiolingly. Thin crack.
ers were made in Chow Chow In
China, for the Cooney Island trade,
and | want to get rid of thin I have
on hand before | send another order
to Wan Lung, the haythin."
But ] have no money" said Mick
ey sorrowfully. my father is goin' to
give me three punches of little fire.
crackers and a pinwheel, but / know
he wouldn't buy wan o. thin big fire.
crackers for me-"
Well" continued Casey, you come
down here tomorrow mornin and
carry In half ton of coal for me and
I'll give you the big cracker"
The next morning Mickey was busy
for two hours carrying chestnut GOAL
in nail key and dumping 1t in Caseys
cellar. Just after noon, with a smile
covered with coal dust and a bosom