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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-06-10
CO. COMMISSIONERS.
REPORT OF JUNE SESSION Held
LAST MONDAY.
Will Collect Poll Taxes. A Number of
Road Matters. a. j. HnderSOn'S
Check for $3.50 Forfeited. Saloon
License at Grand Forks Refused.
Tax Matters, Etc.

The county commissioners met last
Monday in adjourned session, at which
the following road matters were consid-
cred: The urveyor was ordered to make
survrys OF the road from North Aberdeen
to Bear Cullen: road IN Little North
river; II road one-fourfh OF a mile long
in Section SO I; and road from
Aloha to MocIips. Application of O. ?.
Burrows for ferry license en- the Hump
tulips river WAS rejected. The auditor
was directed to advertise for bids for
graveing the Sinclair road, and for build.
ing bridge across Little North river.
The action Of Commissioner Watkins. in
letting the contract for rebuilding Big
Creek bridge was ratified.
V. f. Collins was gwen 80 davs to re-
move fence from road near Cosmop, {.
lis.
A. p. Wilson and S II. Price were APP
pointed juetice of the pea e and constable
at OakvlIl-.
An appIica ion for raise OF salary of
deputy clerk was turned down, while a
deputy treasurer got an elevation OF SIS
q month.
the county advertising and job print
ing contracts were awarded to the Vi
dette, at prices below actual cost of la b, r
and material
Clarence Glenn was awarded tie con-
tract for 80 cords of wo ID, at $3.50 a cord.
The tax suit OF +. A. katon vac COM
promised.
The following orders were made in tax
cases: The II. b Elder suit was referred
to the county attorney, to CONFRONT il
he saw fit; the treasurer was ordered to
refund $34S % to w. &. Hopkins, and
SIG 10 to W. f. Campbell for erronet us
tax collections, and to strike improve.
mrnts on Lot 8, Blk %. Aberdeen for
1906. The applications OF Powell & Ross
and Eugene France for tax rebates were
referred back for more evidence.
DR.. +. p. French was offered 800 for
his bill of 1886, which was refused.
Saloon license OF j. o. Gagnon. Mo.
clips. was transferred to Gholson Il Mays
and that of F. Won Ba'gen, Summit, re-
newed. John Katon was refused license
for Grand Forks.
4 request OF A. J. Anderson for re.
fund of his check for bid on the Co.
mopplis- Melbourne road - the political
road of the last election--was denied.
Opinions OF the county attorney as &c
claims of the game warden and fruit in
spector, and securing waivers for right
of-way on Indian lands were read anc
filed.
1t was decided to proceed at once tc
collect poll taxes, and the following col
lectors were appointed: J. N. Gwin. S,
D. Wininger, JAS. McGrf aud G. W
BaremOre.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-06-10
JURY TERN DOCKET.
Revised Calendar of Superior Court
at jury Term.


June lOth - State vs.. Arthur Burke
State vs. Ernest Mcclure.
ll,h-State vs~ Sullivan and Casey
State W.. II. A. walker.
l2h-J. J. Law ct al. VS.. John B Pet
erson ct al. f. W. May vs. City of Abel .
deem.
l3h-State vs.. w. l. Mastin; State
vs.. Harry T.. White.
14,h-City of Aberdeen VS.. q. L. Nell
son; State VS.. w. X. Freleigh.
l7th-G. H. Boom Co. vs.. J. P. O.
! Lownadale ct AL ; G. H. Boom Co. vs.. 0.
| Z. Burrows ct al.
lSth-G. II. b ,om Co. We. F. X. Hitch
cock; ilumpiulips Driving Co. VS.. o. P.
Burrows ct INK.
19,h-Wynooche Driving Co. VS.. Ora
f. Wilson ct all. w. W. Kuriz ct ux vs..
Aaron May.
2lst - q. J. Sauers ct Tx. We. Panl
SHIFTS; A. A. Warwick We. George II.
Ilitclings ct al.
22d-Isaac Lindquist We. A. 5. Austin
ct al.
25th, 26th and 27th-State We. Z. c.
kibbe (three cases
27th-Della Smith VS.. Grays Harbor
Drug Co.
2Sth-City and County Bank We H. D.
Critics ct al.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-06-10
THE NORTH JETTY.
Right of Way Across the Spit Almost
All Secured.

f. l.. Carpenter, resident L. S. eng-
neer in charge of the north eide jetty,
came up from D,mon's Point last week
where he has been securing the right OF
way across the point. Engineer Car
penter says the right of way has practi-
cally been secured, and that the work of
building the railroad from North Bay to
the ocean will begin in few weeks.
As soon as the road is built, piledriv.
ing for the jetty will be commenced, and
the structure will he ready to receive
rock next spring. The work will not be
let by contract, but will be: performed
under Mr.. Carpenter by days. work.
The Herald twice . week tells II all
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-06-10
WATER TANK FALLS.
Water Tank at MOCIips Stable Falls
FOrtV.fiVe Feet.

MocLIps, June S.-The large water
tank at the barn OF the Moclips Livery
& Transfer Go. fell through the tower
Yesterday, entaling a loss on the own
ers, Goldsmith & Bennett, OF over 81 900.
The tank was filed with water, and
weighed about twelve tons. The tower
had four stories, through which the tank
crashed to the ground. M. Goldsmith
one of the proprietors, had been up on
top OF the tower few moments before
it fell, and is congratulating himself on
his narrow escape.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-06-10

Fine Job Printing at moderate prices,
Herald Priutery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
NURSE TOOK POISON.
Tried To End Her Life Because
Sweetheart Failed To Call.

Pittsburg (SpeciaD - Miss Mary
Elizabeth Ballash, aged 25, trained
nurse of Atlantic City, attempted to
end her life with bichloride of potash
because her sweetheart failed to call
as she expected.
She Is at the Pittsburg Hospital,
where the attending physicians be-
lieve she will recover.
Miss Ballash, whose home is 23
North Massachusetts, Avenue, Allan
tic City, arrived here last Saturday.
Charles Price Muslin, clerk, who
is also organist at wealthy Bell
field church, called each evening.
Miss Ballash told her landlady that
she and the young organist had been
going together for about year in
Atlantic City, where he formerly liv-
ed.
Thursday evening he failed to call.
She waited and worried, and at $50
went to the church to see If he was
attending a rehearsal. Returning
without finding him, she took from
her trunk bottle, and soon after
drank the contents and threw herself
on the bed.
Miss Ballash's rather is a minister,
now engaged with his wife in mission
work in China.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
First snInhur Matches.

In these days of rapid progress it
does not take long to make an appli-
ance old fashioned and out of date.
Not more than seventy years ago the
match was considered an innovation
of daring and dangerous type The
conservative still soraped away with
his steel and flint, holding the sui.
phur dipped stick In fear and trem.
bling.
One Robert Gibbs tells the story
Of the first match he ever saw. A
school fellow who had visited Lon
don brought back with him, besides
his stories of that wonderful town, o
box of the newly invented matches.
He exhibited them to his wondering
mates, and, as great favor, present
ed one to Gibbs. The boy took his
prize home, struck it in the chimney.
piece and gleefully watched the sur
prise of his mother.
Now you may throw away the
tinder box" he said
mo such a thing" responded the
prudent woman. Matches which
light themselves will find no place
here. Why, some night we might be
burned in our beds Give me the
tlnder box"
A Salem (Mass.) newspaper of
of June, 1886, speaks approvingly
OF one of the inhabitants of its town.
Notwithstanding the convenience
of those dangerous little articles
which are in almost everybody's
hands, but which, with all their
charms, bid fair to prove heavy
curse on the community, We learn
that there is one man in Salem,
respectable tradesman who keeps a
store where we should generally ex-
pect to find such things, but who has
never sold them or allowed them to
be used on his premises. He sticks
to the flint, steel and tinder; he
shows his wisdom in doing so. How
many more can say as much?" -
Youths Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
HUGGER ELuDEs CROWD.
Efforts To Capture The Man Who Is
Annoying Women.

Lansdale Especially. - Lansdale's
Jack, the Huger," who has in the
last two weeks thoroughly frighten-
ed at least a dozen women, completes
ly puzzled the borough policeman
and who has been chased on two
occasions by an angry crowd of men,
has eluded all efforts at capture.
The "Hugger" has operated in
nearly every part of town, but most
frequently has made his appearance
In the East Ward His operations
have beer confined to early even
ing, along street on which the
lighting is not too brilliant Hiding
behind a tree or bush or In the
shadow OF building he awaits the
arrival of a woman. II doesn't mat
ter If she be old or young, pretty or
otherwise, married or merely engaged
all are affinities to the "Hugger."
Grasping her in his arms he will
give her a tight squeeze and then
push her to one side, and run rapid
ly away. On two or three occasions
he has tried to kiss his victim. In
no case so far reported has he been
known to attempt greater familiar
tiles.
Women are afraid to travel the
streets at night unless accompanied.
Fathers, brothers and sweethearts are
thoroughly angry, and threaten to
handle the man roughly If he can
be captured in an act Of annoying
any of Lansdale's women. Several
nights ago he held up woman, but
her screams brought several young
men and they chased Jack" some
distance, but he escaped.
The police department consists of
one patrolman, and all the offenses
have happened when he has been in
another part of the town. While 1t
is known that at least ten or twelve
women have been intercepted, insult
ed and frightened, the authorities are
carefully withholding all the names
of the victims who have reported the
occurrences, claiming that any ad-
ditional notoriety is unnecessary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
BRArNsToRM FAILS.
Mrs. Fern Arlington Planned To Kill
Whole Family.

Norristown Especially .---Brainstorm
was the unsuccessful defense made by
Mrs. Fern Arlington at her t-ial here
for shooting and attempting to kill
Samuel Meng, with whom she resld-
ed for several years, the household
being made up of Mrs. Arlington s
daughter and Meng's three children
in addition. She was convicted of
assault with attempt to kill. IL de-
veloped during the trial that there
was considerable method In her mad
ness and that she bought the pistol
with which she shot Meng for the
purpose of killing the entire house
hold. An interested spectator at the
trial was Mrs Meng, whose husband
had deserted her to live with the
prisoner.
Upon the close questioning of
Judge Swartz Mrs. Arlington reveal
ed her right name as Mrs. Edwin
Dill, of Indiana. She left her hus-
band and came East In search OF ad-
venture. 1t was while living at a
petty little cottage at Jeffersonville
two miles west of this town. that
she met Meng, carpenter, who was
making alterations to the dwelling.
Shortly after that the two took up
residence in the Ridgway Mansion,
on DeKalb Street, this borough,
where the two, without any disguise,
lived together, ostensibly as landlady
and boarder.
/ Mrs. Arlington, as she was gener-
ally known, tired of this life because
she said she became secondary to
Meng's 9-year-old daughter Mrs.
Arlington says that she became fond
of the Meng children and several
months before the shooting she dis
covered him guilty, she alleges, of
certain acts towards his daughter.
1t was to avenge this barbarity that
she shot Meng.
The principal and immediate cause
for the shooting, she said, was that
she learned on the day of the shoot
ing that her suspicious of Meng's
treatment of the child were correct.
Prison Physician Knipe testified
that he would not say that the wom-
an was insane and yet she had a
species of insanity, which he called
brainstorm, recognized by the medi-
cal profession, but not by the law.
Persons acting under such impulses, -
said he, "are not morally responsible
as the doctors understand. The law
defining sanity, however, does not
recognize such condition of mind
as existed In Mrs. Arlington as deny
Ing moral responsibility and the per-
sons suffering from it."
The shooting, which caused a sem
sation here, occurred on Tuesday
evening. July 16. Meng was shot in
the back by Mrs. Arlington while
at the supper table. The bullet is
still in his body, although he has suf-
ficiently recovered to be in court to
testify.
The jury deliberated two hours
before reaching a verdict and recon-
mended her to the mercy of the
Court.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
CoLLIERY ABANDONED.
Royal Oak, Failing TO Pay Wages,
Is Forced To Close Up.

Shamokin (SpeciaD The Royal
Oak Colliery, owned by the Llewellyn
Mining Company. and employing 300
men and boys, having engaged in a
bitter strike, was totally abandoned,
when the mules were hoisted from
the slope workings, the cars all run
together at one point and the fires
drawn from under the boilers.
The operation fiourished for a
number of years but as the coal be-
gan to play out, the colliery began
to take step backward. Employees
appeared for their pay on three oc-
casions and were notified that pay
day had been postponed pending the
settlement of some financial matter.
A complete tie-up resulted some
time ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
JUDGE OPPOSES DIVORCE.
Would Limit The Right OF Separated
Couples To Remarry.

Altoona Especially In decrying
the increasing number of divorces
Judge Martin Bell in his address at
the dedication of the remodeled
Courthouse, said that Divorces
should not be permitted to remarry.
His statement was:
From 1896 to the present time 312
divorces have been granted in Blair
County. This large increase in the
number of divorces applied for and
granted is worthy of note on the
part of lawmakers. Speaking for
myself, would amend our statutes
so that absolute divorce would only
be granted on the ground of adul-
terry or for some other very grave
reason. If husband and wife cannot
live together because of incompati-
bility of temper or other minor rea-
sons let them live apart. but do not
allow them TO remarry.
The Judges words were received
with marks of approval.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
UnsuccessfnI Peonle.

But for unsuccess there is ever an
antidote, and of the many thousands
who suffer from 1t there is not one
who can not overthrow it If he but
choose. Unsuccess never annihilated
man unless he first decided to al.
low 1t to annihilate him. AS the
same medicine is often obtaiuable in
the form of a capsule, a pill, or a
liquid, so the antidote of unsuccess
exists In forms as varied as the ma
lures of the sufferers. One person
finds the antidote in one of the So
called new religions, which demands
the exertion of the mental faculties in
forcing fear from the horizon: an.
other In the companionship of a cho-
sen individual, who lnfuses him with
courage, and enables him once more
In spirit to stand on firm legs. One
imbibes this antidote from books of
philosophy; another from the con-
temptation of indefatigably shining
stars, and the bravery OF the tiniest
of created things--ants and Spiders.
which never own defeat. The anti
dote is everywhere, and he Is half
way to cure who recognizes that
unsuccess is not force but a lack
of force. The conditions change nat
urally with the state; and this Is
true. and worthy to be accepted
unsuccess cannot exist where hope is,
where will is. where enthusiasm
burns like FIRE in the heart. From
"The Failure That Spells Success
by Meary Mears. In the Circle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

William A. Carr, who had lived in
Easton for the past thirty years, shot
himself and died In a few minutes.
He had been suffering from kidney
trouble and believed that he could
not recover. He was sixty-one years
OF age, and was court-crier and
constable.
The post office at Edinboro was
entered by yeggmen, the safe was
blown and 5000 in cash and guam
tity of stamps stolen. After blowing
open the safe the robbers stole a
horse and buggy and made their
escape.
Midio Tirotti, an Italian, who ar
rived in this country only four days
ago, was instantly killed by falling
forty-five feet from the roof of the
Keystone furnace.
While walking on the Reading
tracks from his home In Frackville
to the Mahanoy Plane yards, Michael
Harkins, an engineer, was run down
by coal train and had both feet cut
off.
Losing his hold on a train he was
boarding, Frank Shope, a car inspec-
tor of Altoona, eged "a, fell under
the wheels and was killed.
Elmer Trumbull, q farmer. while
hunting near Troy Township, was
accidentally killed by the explosion
OF his shotgun. The entire load pass
ed through his heart.
lJbhn McHngh, John Griffin and
Edward McAllister, the South BETH
lehem men who cornered William l..
Handy the murderer OF Policeman
George w shuman, Ia a lumber yard
and caused his arrest aud eonyiction
were given tho reward Of $500 ofIer-
ed by the town copne'l
Thieves broke into the ,houee az
Johu Schlencker. al noNera, while
the family was working IN a Held ana
stole $10o
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
ia YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Freeman's Busy Life Has
Stretched Over Parts OF Three
Centuries.

Clarion Especially Mrs. Elizabeth
Freeman. known in this section of
the country as Aunt Betsy" who Ia
the Oldest living person In the State.
celebrated her Hath birthday ami
versary at her home near Red Bank
Junction. in Madison Township. Mrs.
Freeman still retains her mental fac
ulties and-> physical vigor. She Is
bright and active and in excellent
health and when the weather permits
spends most of her time out of doors.
Every Spring sees her making her
garden, planting her seeds and culti-
waiting them.
Mrs. Freeman was born In Fay
cite County, near what Is now the
city of Connelsville in the year 1893,
that being the first year of Washing
toms second administration as Presi-
dent. which fact gives her the re-
markable distinction of having lived
during the administration of every
President of the United States and in
parts of three centuries.
AT the age of 23 she and William
Freeman were married and moved
to this county. She Is the mother
or eleven children, seven of whom
are now living. She has flfty-five
grandchildren. twenty great-grand-
children and three great-great-grand-
children living.
She has smoked a pipe ever since
she was girl and enjoys her tobac-
co today as well as she did seventy
or eighty years ago. A recent caller
took with him box of good Havan-
as, which he presented her upon his
introduction to her and It is report
ed they held quite a smoker, as he
Is himself very fond of tobacco.
She is a member of the Presbyter-
ian Church and has been for eighty
years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Probing For Graft.

Hollidaysburg Especially At the
opening of Blair County Quarter Ses-
sion Court, Judge Martin Bell direct
ed the Grand Jury to investigate the
charges of extravaganza, bribe CIV
ing and taking and graft in connec-
tion with the recently remodelled
courthouse.
The Judge counseled the Grand
Jurors to hold public sessions and
to subpoena ali persons who possess
ed information, including the editors
and correspondents OF the newspaper
that had published graft charges.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Material For State Roads.

Reading (Special) A large stone
crusher, costing 100000, is being
erected at Six-Penny Falls, Chester
County, and five miles of track are
being laid to connect with the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Monocacy, by
the Keystone Stone Company, OF
Philadelphia.
New quarries are being opened and
1t is said to be the purpose of the
company to supply the stone used in
the construction and repairs of State
roads. Philadelphia politicians are
said to be interested in the enter
prise
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
AVENGERS MAKE MISTAKE.
Thinking Old Woman Was Disguised
Man.

Shamokin Especially. For some
time a cloaked man has been annoy
ing women in this place at night and
various residents have been on the
lookout for him. Sunday night num-
Der OF unknown young men thought
they saw him hiding under an avn
ing In a lonely part of town, where
upon they threw the supposed man
to the ground and kicked and club
bed their victim until she was un-
conscious and blood flowed from
numerous lacerations. Then they
fed.
Later the object of ther assault
was discovered to be Mrs. Mary Ba-
ker, seyenty-two years old. She was
on the way home when she sat down
for a brief rest, throwing a shawl
over her head to protect herself
from the cold weather. She was
injured so badly that she may not
recover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Found Dead In Field.

Reading Especially Joseph Nest,
an aged and well-known farmer of
near Landis' store, was found dead
in field, lying face downward, by
a searching party composed of neigh
bors who were summoned by Mrs.
Nest ringing the dinner bell on the
farm when her husband failed to re-
turn to the house after leaving for
the fields. James Kemp, one of the
searching party, who is a Deputy
Coroner of Berks County, decided
that there was no evidence of foul
play and issued certificate of death
due to paralysis Nest was 73 years
old and besides his wife leaves two
sons and a daughter
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
1.-THE COLLECTORS.

wasn't but little boy
When collected butterflies;
And next took to postage stamps,
And then cigar bands were the prize
1 had q lot of birds eggs too,
And horseshoes-some red with rust,
NY hornets nests thrown away
The maid said they collected dust. - a.
But mother whispered not to mind,
For she had collection too
And showed just the queerest lot
babys cap, small pink shoe,
A rubber cow, a yellow curl,
ragged book of A B c.
"A letter, thick with blots wrote
When she away from
wouldn't give quarter for
The stuff, but mother thinks it's fne
And only laughed when l remarked
1t wasn't valuable like mine.
But when II comes to keeping things,
She gives pointers, you betl
/ sold or snapped mine long ago.
But mother has her rubbish yeti
-Eunice Ward, in Harper's
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Chains LabeIs were oounterfoIteo.

York (special). - United States
Commissioner John ~ Kell OF this
city. gave hearing to N. q. Meads
Red Lion cigar dealer, who IS
charged with fraudulently using tia
mail. II Is said that In 1908 Mr..
Meads used counterfeit union cluar
labels, while trading as N. @ Needs.
the Crown Cigar Company. Jeaerson
Cigar Company, and the Common
wealth Cigar Company. The defend
ant was held In $1,000 BAH for the
United States District Court.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
To Push Coal Development.

Pottsville (SpeciaD As the result
of a visit of officers of the Delaware
& Hudson Coal Company, it was stat
ed that the development of the coal
lands which that corporation recently
bought In the heart OF the Reading
Companys territory at a cost of mil.
lions of dollars will be pushed at
once.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
nI-wm Cost A life.

Altoona Especially The coolness
between Engineer w. B. Knisely and
Fireman n. A.'Wilson was discover
ed to be the primary cause OF the
death of Levi A. Chronister. AT the
inquest Wilson testified he warned
Knisely that there was an engine
ahead, but Knisely ignored him.
collision followed and ChronIster was
crushed.