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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

I The Jackson Clarion-Ledger says
that everything is increasing in
price. No, not everything. Postage
stamps, for instance.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

That was pretty severe jolt which
the planters and spinners gave the
government crop report department
anyway.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

Down at Gulfport they are trying
the chief of police for neglect of duty.
The exact nature of the charge isn't
stated, but 1t is presumed that he
does not wear an alarm clock in his
hat. or that he refuses to leave town
so that the saloons can open their
back doors on Sundays.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

If you don't see what you want,
just ask for it through the columns
of the Daily News.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

We get you position rrec II yor
will insert your wants in the Dali,
News Want Column.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

FOR SALE-A Remington typewriter.
No. z model, with all commercial
characters. Good as new, price $65.
Apply at Daily News Office.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

WANTED Stenographic work by a
competent lady stenographer. VIII
call for dictation and deliver work.
Cumberland telephone TIT.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

1t is not a crime to make money,
no matter how much. 1t is crime
to steal money, no mater how little.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

Here's hoping that Gulfport's morn
ing paper will be an improvement.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

Cotton is worth--all that it will
bring.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

Editor Willis D. Hawkins of the
Hazlehurst Courier has the sympathy
of the fraternity, anent the death of
his aged mother, which occurerd at
Gulfport on Tuesdayof this week
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

lake Your Wants Knoun Here

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front
room. close in, Main street Phone
701.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

FOR SALE-Almost new drop-head
Singer Sewing machine with all at
tachments at less than half price.
Address, "H'' Daily News Office.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

% names we
Grafton. Afta
various NAMED
a vote of the
name receiyi
about four-hfd
was Belvirino]
nounced bel-v|
two wor4 q
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

FOR RENT-Furnished front room,
with bath. light and telephone. 4o1
Southern avenue. Home telephone
266.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11
Member Associated Pres
ABOUT HATTIESBURG.

Fastest Growing City in
the South.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

In the death of Hon. Wallace Nc
Laurin, which occurred at Brandon
Wednesday of this week, Mississippi
has lost one of its most unique char
acters. 1t is said that he was per-
sonally acquainted with more men
than any other living Mississippian.
1t is certain that he could call more
of them by their Christian
names, and his Hello, BILL" or
"Howdy-do, john" was almost conta-
gious. Friends of the McLaurins,
when the Clan" was in the heydey
Of it's eipfxeased to say that Wallace
was politician in the bunch.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11
MISSISSIPPI COMMENT.

New Name for College.
West Point Leader.
At a meeting Of the faculty and
students of the college this week to
discuss a new name for the school
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

FOR SALE One lot OF old newspap-
ers. at this Office, 15c per hundred,
while they last.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

FOR SALE-Good strong buggy witt
or without top. Apply 10s Williams
street.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

coMINe-TN THE Foe.o
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

FOR SALE Nearly new drop-head
Singer sewing machine, with all at
tachments. $50 cash will take it
Cal at 121 Third street.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

language. meaning
an" The name is
Of the young ladies' D
the year 1907.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11

ertisemenes will be inserted IN
this mead At one cent = word.
must accompany copy. Posi-
Wanted" ads Will be printed
lee times free o. charge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

In 1S43, Messrs Dickinson &
Shrewsbury, boring a few rods be-
low tapped at about 1000 -fae+--4+r
depth, natures grea%-gas reservoir
Of this regiope~so great was the
pressure 81 this gas, and the force
with .1~fhich it was vented through
tLis bore-ho1e, that the augur, con-
'Sisting of heavy iron sinker, weigh
ing some soc pounds, and several
hundred feet more of augur poles.
weighing. IN all. perhaps. 1000
pounds, was shot up out of the well
like an arrow out of cross-bow.
The success of this well induced
other salt makers to bore deep wells
for gas, and several were successful.
Messrs. Worth & English, Tompkins,
Welch & Co., VIM. D. Shrewsbury,
j. II. Fry, and ]. S. o. Brooks, got
gas wells and used the gas either
alone, or in Connection with coal, for
fneFF,iRs.sal making. Gas was also
struck in j f6ws other wells. but did
not last long, and was ffetssutilized.
The first flow of gas ever str6elOs
in Kanawha. was as far back as
1915, in we'll bored by Capt. James
Wilson, within the present city lin
its of Charleston. near the residence
OF Q. c. Lewis, Esq.
This well is now owned by the
Charleston Gas Light Company,
which at some future time contem-
plates re-opening it 10 test the gas
for lighting the city.
"Of the many wells in the neigh
borhood that have furnished gas,
some have stopped suddenly, and
some by slow and gradual process.
Whether these stoppages have been
from exhaustion of the gas, or sud
den or gradual stoppage of the vent
ways. has not been definitely deter
mined. 1t is known, however, that
in the Dickinson and Shrewsbury
yell. which blew longer than any
ivSa,athe copper pipes in the
wef aSsn pipes leading
to tftN 80 with a
mineral -
ly closiHs
not been arE.ys,
be silicater of lime A system OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

Harrison county, besides it's Won
derful mineral resources, which are
conceded to be the largest in the
world, is an agricultural community
of no insonsiderable Importance. 1t
abounds in fine farms, located in
fecnnd valleys between towering
hills, and the development of the
stock raising industry has not been
neglected. The county comprises
over 100000 acres of land, having
value of over one-half million dol
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

accomplished its purpose. 1t has
made this county the leading agri-
cultural spot in the State. This
society is proud of its history CT
forty-one years and though the old
est fair association in the State of
West Virginia, it is in the prime Of
life and grows stronger and greater
every year, with grander success
year by year crowning its efforts
Gratifying is the fact that it has
never failed to hold an annual fair
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

with greater zea3 and energy and de-
termination to eclipse all past sue
cesses and TO. march Onward year by
year to still greater acLAezements.
The interests of agriculture, msS1u-
factures, handicraTt by the ladies'
genius OF the children, the breeding
of live stock and the training of
speedy horses are features of the
work OF the society, and all these in
terests as well as all others of
nature and earnestly So
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

e.a depot oa the. b. & o. n. Il. II
Is two-story frame structuse S4
~ c. feet and is one of the finest
wholesale houses in the State of its
kind. They have mSst excellent
facilities for handling their goods
Sfd>, the building is most modernly
cppstrGeted and convenient.
- Every thing. in the paper line is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
SCENE IN THE GAS FIELDS OF HARRISON COMFY

fuel, an illuminant to our citizens
and manufacturers and the benefits
derived therefrom are inestimablc.
There is possibly no other concern
in the State of West Virginia that
has done more in the way Of deveI-
oping it's natural resources than has
the Hope Natural Gas Company
whose offices are located on the
Seventh floor of the Empire building
This company is spending thousands
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

, INDUSTRY THAT HAS BEEN INSTR JIDaa.
The GAS FIELDS OF THIS SECTION g. 40

Of dollars each year in prospecting,
and their large pay rolls each month
in Clarksburg and vicinity has much
70 - with the material increase in
business that the mercantile trade
has been enjcyI1g the past few years.
The h;seqry Of natural gas in
West yirgiaia has been very inter
osting aRd t,se following accounts
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

From these facts as given By DR..
Hale, it will be perceived that the
claim of priority for West Virginia
in all OF the essential elements of
the petroleum industry of the Unit
ed States, is fully sustained, for
here were invented practically all
OF those tools and appliances with
out which the deep drilling of the
present day would be impossible
This record also shows that the use
of natural gas for manufacturing
purposes was first begun within the
United States by Mr.. Tompltins Of
the Kanawha Valley, a utilization
which now plays such an important
,RaTt in industrial affairs, and which
is desefRea to continue until the age
of gas is fiflaS, inaugprated. and the
general use of ceal in its crude or
unmanufactured cond3tion is aband-
oned in all populous co1amunities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

eel boiling, and when lighted
burned wi5h->>a bright flame till
blown out BY high wind.
in 1871, William Tompkins, IN,
boring sat' well a short distance.
above the hurning spring, struck
large flow Il gas, which he turned
to account bg boiling his furnace
and making SALT with it. effecting a
great saving II fuel and economy in
The cost of salt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

ed a burning spring For many
years after it was visited by every
one who came to or PASSED through
-.anawhs county, as one OF tae great
curiosities of the region. 1t was
simply hole in the. ground which
filed with water when it rained and
up through which issued a jet of
gas. giving the water the appear,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

If there is one particular advant-
age CIarksburg enjoys over other
West Virginia cities. from an indus-
trial and economical standpoint. it il
found in the natural gas supply.
The resources Of this entire section
of the State are drawn upon to fur
1dsh this great and cheap natural
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

One of the largest wholesale paper
industries of West Virginia. and ~
enterprise of highes, importance
fhaf conducted under the frm namo
of r. d. Wilson & Sons Company.
Clarksburg being the logical aifsi-
recognized distributing center of a
vast and growing industriSTCEri-
tory. it is appropriate that thfEN!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

V!ee e-ssideat James n. Hess, see
ret2F3 Thos. S. spates, treasurer.
s. 3 Faris, chief marshal; p. 3.
stont, ticket marshal.
The directors are c. NJ. Bartlett
\. 4. Lang. s. S. Faris. ]. /. s.
stealey G. c. Southern, Y. L. High
land. Frank r, Moore. for one year;
.. y. Stout, 7, T. Wallis, ]. f. Allen.
5. G. Denham, f. B. Haymaker and
=. =. neison, for two years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

sc.ted e g. oper&e s. makine thn
s2ciety larger and better each Wear.
While the society hes uSf gith
some rcverses during the 3orty-ol. {
esrs of its existence. 1T Isl stronger
today than ever. since2the present
management has takeR hold of II n
very successful fair has been hel4
each year and thousands Of dollars
are paid out each fair in premiums.
aFd the1liberality Of the association
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

the depths Of the earth. Finally
the wheels Of progress made another
turn, new devices fo~ piercing the
earth came into general use and gas
was discovered in large quantities
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

Harrison, Lewis and other southern
counties. In Harrison and Wetzel
counties the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany have made very extensive osli
eranon9 ana many imprN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
NTcthods Of TransportatAo!

As is well known, natural gas
exists in porous rocks undeN 4
pressure, proportioned to the debth
Of its reservoir below the surface F1f
the valleys. This ratio of increase
in pressure with depth is in about
the same proportion as the yght
of column of water would inofease
with its length, so that at<depths
of 1000 feet, 600 to 9Q9rPounds OF
pressure to the4square inch is de-
vefoped When the gas in a new field
is shut in, and for depths of 500
to $500 feet, pressures of 1000 to
500 pounds are developed under
like conditions.
This "rock pressure as it is
termed is sufficient of itself to trans
,port the gas in large quantity by
Mawn expansive energy from Ger.
traI Wes,, virginia to very remote
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

every year since it was instituted.
and, resultant theTeGrom has been r.
psated stimulus to commercial, In
dussrial scientific aud domestic in
dustry and adyanceRaRt spreading
throughout the central part Of The
,sgata The latest and highest ideas III
icalfiIfaI, mee5anical. education
IA social .egfture aRd attain
EnliRs ~ suce sful all
pushes Esrward
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

ara not surpassed by any city 'f1ylllIll
eo4ntry, no one is turned away, but
all are well housed and fed.
The officers for the year are S. G.
Denham, president; F. B. Haymaker,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
'on3 ana many imp

has made this the best
State. For years the
fair has been the mos
union place for the pc
Virginia. Clarksburg's
.Ragdlilg.the iRmen.
r6sg,,,I,, -, -. l>AS.c,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

aspopulation of forty thou
] 1866 about Eve hundred
We farmers and business
harrison county got together
bed Eve hundred and fifty
y dollars each, for the
ganidR an agricul-I
2ical aciets 10 en-
ae farn1is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
kanawha Valley.

acturing Pr.roscs in :he
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MA

will soon take possession. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sawyer will go to Washington, ID. c., to
make their home, where their daughter
Maude has a government position in the
agricultural department. Mr.. Sawyer's
mother and sisters also live in Washing
ton.
Basketball Wednesday evening, Putney
VS.. Westminster, resulted in score to
in favor Of Putney, but this does not
tell the story. Westminster boys, after
having said they would not play Kelley
of Bellows Falls, being told II they did,
Putney would put in Boutwell, Of Brattle-
boro, came and played Kelley. Putney
played with the regular team the first
two of the 10 minute periods, then pro-
posed to put in Boutwell, and Westmin-
ter threw up the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. James whitney and their
daughter. Mrs, |. II. Doane, shipped their
household good to Springfield Monday and
the family left for there Wednesday. Mr.
and Mrs Whitney came to this town when
small children and have been identified
with the best interests Of the town Mr.
Whitney is a veteran Of the civil war
and he and Mrs. Whitney have been faith
full workers in the Grand Army post
and Woman's Relief corps Mrs. Doane
was "A teacher In our public schools be-
fore her marriage and will be missed by
the young people, with whom she was
a great favorite.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
EepaI 9ntires.
Sale of Land forTaxes.

II HE NONRESIDENT PROPRIETORS
i of the town Of Jamaica, County Of
Mindham, are hereby notified that the
taxes assessed by said town within and
for the year 1906, as below specified, re-
main in whole unpaid on the following
described lands in said town, to wit: A
certain piece or parcel of land located in
the Town of Jamaica, II being the same
land and premises described in the deed
OF lsadOre and Frank Foster to Andrew
Berg, recorded in book "a. page 392 of
Jamaica land records, being a certain
piece OF land on the highway leading from
Wardsboro TO Jamaica village, known as
the Daniel Stocker farm, bounded and
south by land formerly owned by John
Cobb, west by land formerly owned by
David Eddy, and north by land formerly
owned by Abijah Pierce and land of c.
acres-be the same more or less-being
the same land and premises conveyed to
j. II. Foster by Thomas Shotton by
deed dated oct p, 1893, recorded in
book "a. page %, of the land records OF
said Jamaica; present owner supposed to
be Andrew Berg The taxes assessed as
aforesaid on said land and remaining I'M
paid are as follows, to wit: On list Of
1906, grand list 500. town tax $1,000,
state tax 81 cents, highway tax $245,
school tax $3.50, county tax cents,
warrant 5 cents, total tax S223S; and so
much OF said lands will be sold at public
auction al the hotel Of William f. Glea-
son. a public place in said town of
Jamaica, on the 2lst day Of March, a. D,
1907, at 10 o'clock a. m. as will be re-
quisite to discharge and pay said taxes,
with costs thereon, unless previously
paid.
Dated at Jamaica, Vt, this 18th day Of
II. F. WHEELER, Collector OF
Taxes for the Town of Jamaica. Vt.
year OF 1906. $40
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
VERNON.

Miss Ruth French Of NORTHAMPTON is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. H. Hubbard
The Vernon ladies will serve dinner in
the church vestry on town meeting day
as usual
Miss Tina Strceter is spending a weeks
vacation with her mother Mrs b. A.
Strcetcr.
Miss f. NJ Hill will leave tomorrow for
Rhode Island. where she will be employed
on large chicken farm.
Windham County Pomona Grange will
meet with Vernon Grange on Wednesday,
March 10, instead Of March 6. as pro-
posed.
\ party of Is or 20 Of the members Of
Vernon Grange enjoyed a very pleasant
visit to Protective Grange Wednesday
evening.
Miss Clara Streeter. nurse in the
Lynch hospital in Brattleboro. has been
Ill and was with her mother, Mrs. b. a.
Streeter a few days. She was able to
resume her duties at the hospital Monday.
A party Of 65 people composed of the
young business and professional men of
Brattleboro with their wives were served
with a Chicken-pie supper by the Vernon
ladies on Tuesday evening at the home of
\. G. Barnes. \ dance OF few hours
followed the supper and all appeared to
be in their happiest humor. which i'm
messed their mirth.
VIII Heard is al his mothers. Mrs b.
r. Aliens, a few days. while recovering
from an injury he received at Palmer
last Friday. He Is fireman on the Gem
trail Vermont road and was assisting in
taking water when he was caught be-
tween the end of the waterspout and a
part of the engine tender. receiving a Sc
we're pinch in one leg below the knee.
| His wife came from Manchester y. IL,
! Tuesday.
The marriage Of Ira Mather Of MARI
| boro and Miss Edith Squires of Guilford
| took place in Brattleboro last Wednesday
| evening The ceremony was performed
! by Rev. II. Il. Miles. They were unac-
! companied. The brides dress was of blue
| velvet. The ring service was used. Mr..
| and Mrs. Mather have gone on short
! wedding trip. After their return they will
! live with the brides parents. The groom
! has lived for several years in Vernon,
! and the bride is the eldest daughter of
! Mr.. and Mrs Ed Squres of Gulford. The
many friends OF the couple very gladly
| extend congratulations and very best
| wishes for a long and happy life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
NoRTHFIELD, MASS.

Miss Roberts OF Dedham is staying at
The Mortified. a guest of Mrs. Alvin
George.
The body Of Mrs. r. W. Bixby was
brought here for burial last Sunday. the
funeral being held at the home in Gill.
Herbert Smith succeeded in trapping an
otter in the Connecticut river II was
dark brown ir color and measured three
feet and seven inches In length
The next number Of the lecture course
series will be given Friday evening.
March 5, when the pictorial story of the
Passion Play of Oberammergau will be
given by John Jay Lewis.
The Fortnighty club will meet next
Monday afternoon when the subject.
"Scanda navia. its Heroes and Legends"
will be- discussed. Papers will b. read by
Mrs. Waite Mrs. Kellogg and Mrs. W.
r. Moody.
The revival meetings as conducted by
Evangelist r. \ Torrey this week have
attracted large audiences and many con-
versions are reported The song service
held each evening was an attractive fea-
ture and many drove In from surrounding
towns. The last meeting was held Thurs
day evening
The Republican and Citizens caucus.
Friday evening did not attract a large
crowd There was no unusual interest
ana the business was done with machine
like regularity. The board OF sclcctmen
nominated consists of \. ". Proctor, +.
H. Montague and Leslie Tyler and ). G.
Holton will run ON nomination papers
Most OF the old officers were renominated
and the spirit OF the evening seemed To be
that the citizens desired as little change
AS possible In the town officers from those
OF last year
The town meeting warrant has 81 ar
uclcs Tor consideration There are arti-
Giles calling for continuing the concrete
walks. macadamiz Parker avenue, buy
ing another hearse. building road from
SChell's Memorial bridge directly west to
main road. passing through West North
| field; appointing "a school physician put
ting an additional furnace in library, to
use the residence of the late Mrs A NJ.
d. Alexander for memorial hall, and
granting a franchise for the Mortified
Bernardston & Greenfield Street Railroad
| company. The registrars added three TO
the list OF voters in the last meeting.