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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
'Harner and the Law.

The hue and cry the Harmerites
have raised about the police not do
! ing their duty is an admission OF
inability on the part of Mayor Har-
mer and an evasion of his oath. The
city laws provide that the mayor
shall supervise the conduct OF all
officers of the city" The city, laws
also say that amy officer falling or
neglecting to perform any duty re.
[ CURED of him by this or any other
ordinance, shall forfeit and pay to
the city fine, of not less than one
nor more than twenty dollars for
every such offense."
There is the law in the case laid
down in plain black and white.
There need be no Misunderstanding
about it. If the Harmerites believ-
ed throughout the year that the POI
lice force were not doing their duty,
they had their recourse. They
should have laid the matter before
the mayor. He himself need not
have waited for any one to lay it he
fore him, as the law says he is the
supervisor of the conduct Of the POI
lice of the city.
ASST is, the truth about the mat
! ter is that If the police have neglect
ed to perform any duty, he has also
neglected to enforce the law per-
tanning thereto. and as the chief
executive officer OF the city must
bear the blame. He can not lay it
off on the police. for they are sub
ject to his orders.
|. The law is also plainly laid down
that the mayor shall fine amy officer
failing or neglecting to perform any
duty required of him." That APP
plies to the police force just as much
as to any other officer. He shall do
this. The law says he shall. The
law does not say he is subject to the
will of the city council or any one
else. The law delegates him the
power and makes it is sworn duty to
/ fine them for neglect of duty. Yet
IN the face of what the law says. he
has fined no policeman. And the
fact that he has not vindicates the
police of the charges made by the
reformers against them. or else he
has neglected to perform his sworn
duty in this respect. The reformers
insist that the police have not done
their duty, and by that insistence
they more strongly charge Mayor
Harmer with not doing his duty.
1t is certainly not matter Of
much qualification to him to be thus
charged, but they have actually
done it and it is no fault Of the
Telegram they they have thus
branded him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
Hammer and square peals.

Mayor Harmer is trying to make
the impression he has performed a
great number OF square deals. He
is reported as going about among
certain classes and seeking their
votes this year by telling them he
has pulled off more square deals than
any one else in the Office Of mayor,
and he bases these square deals on
the statement that he has released
more men from paving fines and pun
ishment than any of his predeces-
sors. Yet, Mr.. Harmer tells the
church people that every violator
must be brought 10 justice and that
he will enforce the laws. The square
deal argument, when it comes to lei.
ting men OFF from fines and other
penalty. which the law says the
mayor shall enforce. is not on the
square and every sensible mar
knows it. And Mayor Harvey Har-
mer has not been square with even
his friends and well many Of those
who supported him before know it
They do not hesitate to say so either
Furthermore, they are not reluctant
to tell him so to his face. He knows
it himself.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
FEDERAL COURT
VIII Convene at Wheeling on Next
Tuesday.

The regular term of United States
court at Wheeling begins on Tues
day of next week, when it is expect
ed some important business will
come up for disposal. The criminal
docket is not heavy and not great
amount of civil business will be up.
However, it is expected that court
will occupy at least a week. Both
the marshal's Office and the district
attorneys Office are preparing for
the term and will have the business
in shape.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Harvey w. Harmer made the
charge last year that there had been
graft and that he intended TO find it
and bring the grafters, as he called
them, TO Justice Harvey w. Har-
mer will soop finish his term as
mayor and yet NOT one item Of graft
has he found and not single indi-
vidual has he accused This stamps
the cry about graft as one false as
any falsity could be. And the man
OF paper that now cries about graft
stamps Mr.. Harmer with failure to
keep a pledge. IN other words, he
has failed to make good in this re-
spect. and must now confess to the
fact that he played on a credulous
public last year. He must also con-
fess that he was either mistaken or
has failed to keep that promise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
Test Moore Now. Mr.. Harmcr.

Harmer and his supporters false
ly set mp the claim that they cannot
rid the city of gambling and vice on
the ground that the police Of the
city viii not help him to do 1t.
To mt him 10 the test, as well as
to test the capability, from Har-
mer's alleged viewpoint, Of James
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

cording to the laws Of the city. to
get these men If his present police
men do not perform their duties.
But this is not all. Harvey W.
Harmer himself made this deciara-
tion to the city council: ..The police
are all right; they are doing tIleir
duty
The fiimsy argument that the
Evening Garbage Pail Stops over with
about Harmer and his police force is
about as substantial as a chip bas.
ket in an ocean tempest on Cape
Hatteras.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

The Telegram has charged and re-
iterated the charge that Mayor Har-
mer has made deficit in the finances
of the judiciary department of the
city government while he has feebly
tried to act as the city's chief
executive. This paper has verified
It's charges by reproducing the figures
that are upon the city's hooks which
show the deficit. Not yet has Mayor
Harmer or his subsidized newspaper
refuted these charges. They dare
not try to do so because the Tele-
gram has been telling the absolute
truth in the matter and they well
know it. If any one doubts that
Mayor Harmer has made deficit in
the judiciary department during his
administration let him go to Mayor
Harmer and ask Mayor Harmer to
let him see the figures on the city
books.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Residents in various parts of the
city where street paving. sidewalks
and crossings are very badly needed,
should bear in mind that practically
no street paving has been done dur
ing the Harmer administration. The
prime reason for this is that Harmer
has been losing big gobs of money
for the taxpayers of this municipal
ity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
DEFAMATION Of Character.

The Harmer mouthpiece in its de-
signs against the Telefram announc-
ed in glaring headlines and front
page article yesterday that Carl
Drummond was arrested Sunday at
WiIsonburg being disorderly on a
street car. 1t also says he was
committed to jail Next, it pro-
ceeds to say that Justice Harry Cor
don held him for court Tuesday in
default of bond of 5000. The
article is so reprehensible that a
damage suit ought TO be instituted at
once. Carl Drummond works at the
Telegram office. Carl Drummond
was not disorderly on a street car
Carl Drummond was not arrested.
Carl Drummond was not put in jail.
Carl Drummond was not given a
hearing before Justice Gordon or
any other justice. 1t is downright
shame TO SANDER and defame a citi-
zen in such an unwarranted man
ner. Carl Drummond's many friends
in Clarksburg should remember this
on election day. Remember, such
defamation of character is the policy
of the Harmer fiunkies of all who
dare stand up for what they believe
to be right
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Beside the horrible stencil that is
exhaled daily from the Evening Stop
Bucket, Baltimore street continues
to emit foul odor that can be smell
ed and felt for blocks and both bear
strong evidence of the stinkiness of
the Harmer administration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Some good people may be deluded
by the mugwump demagogues into
the belief that gambling has not been
and is not going on in this city. II
any are doubtful In the matter let
them merely ask those who are In a
position to know about such and they
will be convinced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
FEDERAL COURT m SESSION.

Federal court was in session again
Wednesday with Judge Goff on the
bench to enter orders relative to the
disposition of funds in the hands of
Receiver o'Neil of the Philippi Col
liers company. .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

From the happiness the News got
out of the fact that kid" Wiley, the
notorious gambler. had become a re-
cruit of Harmer's party, the Tele-
gram, would be justified in saying:
Harmer and kid Wiley, the pals.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For the city election, Tuesday,
April 2, 1907:
For Mayor,
LAFAYETTE O. Grille.
For Chief-of-Police,
RICHARD SCOTT.
For City Clerk,
WILL H. COLE.
For Superintendent of Streets,
EDWARD j. DOYLE.
For Commissioner of Water Works
HUGH CALLAGHAN.
For City Collector and Treasurer,
JOHN II. STEEL.
For Assessor,
ARTHUR J. THOMPSON.
For School Commissioners.
SAMUEL r.. HARRISON.
For Council.
p. J. LYDEN.
First ward.
w. b. ROBBINS.
Second ward.
CHARLES NJ. ERNST,
Third ward.
CHARLES NJ. HART,
Fourth ward.
TRUMAN J. LYNCH, 4
Fifth ward.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Many who voted for Mr.. Harmer
last year have no hesitancy in say
ing that he fooled them last year by
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
An Evening Echo.

Hypocritess do the DEVILS druid
gerry in Christ's livery.-M. Henry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

Miss Lena Ruttencutter, who was
in Fairmont for the funeral of Miss
Aileen Hun. has returned home.
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08

the appearance of being a large city.
 We stopped here a short time had a chance to See some of the nice build ings. Then we continued on, arriv- ing at the Mississippi river, Monday morning, where the train crossed on
 the ferry boat to New Orleans We stopped here five hours The next place of interest was Mobile, Ala Montgomery, the capital of the state, is very pretty city Arriving in Gen. tral South Carolina in the morning we waited here five hours on account Of a railroad accident that occurred just before the arrival of our train. l had a chance to look around the place. The houses were few and stood on piles
 We could see cotton factory in the distance and bales of cotton near the station. North Carolina and Nir- ginia look as ii they were in 8 more prosperous condition than South Car olina or Georgia Arriving at Wash ingtop, the National Capital, where we cars for Jersey City. crossed the ferry to New York, then by sub- way to the Grand Central station, where the last change was made for the New York, New Haven & Hart ford road, arriving in Bridgeport at s a. m., after an absence from my home of sixteen weeks. l went direct 10 my daughters as I felt that 1 would like a change and a rest. l felt very tired with my long journey. l am very much pleased with my trip and the reception I received by all of my rela- tives and kind dfriends--f Eliza J. Mich ols.
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08
SHERMAN.
BIRTHs-19O6.

BIRTHS-19O6. February IA: Daughter to John and Anna Porivitzki.
 March 8: Daughter to John and Jennie Blantln.
 May. IA: Daughter to Vincent and
 June 13: Daughter to Douglass and Ida Thompson.
 July 3: Son to Samuel and Anna Downing.
 July 3: Son to Charles and Sarah Cole.
 September 27: Son to Frank and Bertha Taylor.
 October "A: Son to Charles and An na Strid.
 MARRIAGEs-19O6.
 January 10: Samuel B. Sommers and Sarah Parmaley.
 May 19: James Donnelly and Polly Northrop.
 August IA: Reuben J. Downes and Grace HeuSon.
 September 30: Joel E. Joyce and
 December 2a: William vadakin and Nellie Romain.
 DEATHsA19O6.
 January l: Edwin H. Gaylord, aged 72 years.
 January Is: Dedia F. Curtis, aged January 22: John P. woodin. aged
 February 13: Emily A. Evans, aged 51 years.
 July 10: Charles George Cole, aged seven days.
 Auguslr 2; Inez Emily Best. aged September 2s: Fanny Thorp, aged October 3I: Joseph H. Etts, aged 76 years.
 Little Ruth Thompson was able to be out and roll her doll carriage on the piazza for 10 minutes, last Saturday. . Edward Townsend is now on the sick list. He expects to move in the the tenant house on the .Errazuriz place. ~ The evening for the sociable at tne parsonage, last week, proved unpleas- ant, but there were about 40 there and between S8 and S9 received.
 The missionary meeting at Miss Jane Gelston s, last Thursday, was we'll attended and the remarks by Miss Fairchild of New Haven were very interesting.
 w. B. Hungerford is preparing to fit up bath room in the early spring.
 Mrs Frank Kellogg entertained some of her neighbOrs to dinner, last week on Friday.
 Miss Estella White of Danbury called on her friend, Mrs w. B. Hun- gerford, recently. |, The ice houses belonging to MT God frey and Dr Smith are being filled ready for their use while rusttcating in the country.
 Mrs George Barnum is seen on com fortable days riding out on her mis- sion of selling Fanny Crosby's auto biography. These two ladies are cous- inS.
 David Disbrow of New Fairfield vis- ited at Mr Boerum s, last week.
 MT La Forest is clearing off the brush preparatory to building an artificial lake near the residence of N- T. Hun gerford, formerly the Kellogg place.
 O. Hawes has sold several pairs of young mules to an out of town party.
 Several ice houses were filled, last week, and w. Thompson helped fill the one at the creamery.
 The Board of Relief meets on Fri day of this week.
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08
HUNTINGTON
A JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA.

Would you not like to hear about my journey to California? left m.. With a party of friends. We -ar- rived at Buffalo early in the morning of September 19. We soon crossed the Canada. We had nice view of the Horseshoe Falls, as we left the train
 for short time, then we continue on our way. The Canadian officials stamped our baggage and cancelled the ferry boat .steamer Detroit. Crossing the Detroit river, we were in the city
 of Detroit, Mich. We arrived in Chi cago, Ill.,, at 10 p. m. It was raining very hard. We took the 'bus for the Oxford hotel, as we intended to stay till the evening of September 20. Aft large department stores. Marshall Fields was one of them. We exchang- ed our tickets for tourist tickets at the station, left Chicago on the tourist crossed the Mississippi river early in the morning. I think I was the only one in our party that was awake at the time. We have crossed the state of Illinois into Iowa. We arrived at Omaha, Neb;, at p: m, and m left the he only. We left Omaha at p. m., &hefe were two hours that we could
 Lave passed in seeing the city If we had known how long we had to stay, but the conductor could not tell us. September p, we took breakfast in Denver, Col. I liked some places in the state very much; saw the most beautiful fruit orchards and incest trees that I ever did, bending with their loads of fruit. We passed through the Royal Gorge in the after noon, there was thunder shower at L4 n,
 September 8. Arrived on the plains of Utah; nothing to see but sand and sage bushes for a good many miles. Arrived at Salt Lake City at p. m. It is nice city with its long, straight, shady streets. Crossed the Salt Lake, arriving at Ogden in the evening, Sep. tember "A, in the state of Nevada, ar | morning, Septemb CT 25. l left my friends at this place to take the 'bus for the State House hotel alone. ] | felt as if | was stranger In strange 8 walk, went as far as the State capi | tol. The situation is nice. The capi. | tOl stands back some ways from the avenue and was undergoing repairs, as
 the earthquake had damaged it con
 siderably l should think. The shade
 trees were very large palms; roses and
 oleanders were plenty. l returned to
 the hotel for breakfast and telegraph
 ed to my cousin to meet me at Copper I apolis. Then I took the 'bus to the
 station, bought my ticket for Milton
 found my trunk, and had it re-check
 ed. was soon on my way, changed
 cars at Stockton, arriving at Milton a,
 p. m., there took the stage for {
 l6-mile drive. The dust was from four inches to foot deep and you car
 imagine what condition I was fl
 when l arrived at the hotel in Copper
 apolis. My cousin was there to mee
 me. After tea I had two miles nor,
 to ride that ended my journey for time. I received kind welcome iron
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08

field Center enjoyed a sleigh ride to Danbury, last Saturday evening, and reported a very enjoyable time.
 MT and Mrs Robert B. Smith of Ob- tuse enjoyed sleigh ride to Danbury, last Saturday.
 E. R. Green has sold his farm near the Brookfi field Iron Works to parties from New York, who will take posses sion in the near future. The sale was made through the agency of Henry B. Hawley.
 At the annual meeting of the Laurel Hill Cemetery association which wa 8 recently held, the following officers were elected: President, Frank K. Hawley; superintendent, V. B. Patch; secretary and treasurer W. J. Beehler; trustees, John Bateman, James Bate man, Clarence Keeler, L.. o. Gilbert and David Barnum.
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08

The publication in the March Centu- ry of Timothy Coles wood-engraving of Ribera's Presumption of Mary Magdalene'' will conclude that famous engraver's notable series of Old Span ish Masters, twenty nine in all. MT Cole has already commenced work up on new series, that of the Old French Masters, reproductions of which will begin in the April Century. MT Cole ranks beyond question as the greatest of living wood-engravers. 'His pre- eminence," says Charles H. Caff1n, ''is surely due to the flexibiltty of his tech nique, which includes with equal fa- cility the strong features of the old and new, relying at one time upon the efficacy of line, and at another upon the virtue of tone in masses; combin- ing them even in the same print with business of equih brium that produc- es always perfectly harmonious en- semble. It is in the wonderful versa tility with which he plies the cutter that the charm of his work primarily consists. Yet this skill is after all a natural outcome of the deeper gift of sympathetic understanding which en- ables him to get inside the feeling of old masters, differing from one anoth- CT so much in character. In his Ital- ian, Old English, and Spanish series, he exhibits this appreciative compre-
 hension to an extent that is really marvellous"
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08
A NALuABIEIESSON

"Six years ago learned a valuable lesson, writes John Pleasant, of Mag nolia, Ind .'I then began taking pr Kings New Life Pills, and the longer They please everybody. 25c at R. H. Beers & O., Newtown; Betts & Betts. Sandy Hook P. J. Garvin, Bethel: w. N Noble, New Milford; E. U. Buckfnc- ham, Huntington; Allen Joyce, RoI- bury Station. G. w Hurlburt & O.. Roxbury; Connery Bros, Georgetown. J. M. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge: w. R. Hawley, Sherman: HonAn x Soule. Gaylordsyille; Smith Bros, Cornwall
 Bridge, Edwin H. Beardsley, New Preston: George E. Frink, Falls Village; E. S. Fairchild & Son, Nichols, drug stores
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08
CAUTION.

limitations have been placed Upon the market so closely .resem bling AL cocks Plasters in general appearance as to be we'll calculated 10 deceive It IS, however fn general appearaooe only that they compare with Alloockss. for they are not only lacking in the best elements which have made Allcock1 $ so efncient, but are often harmful in their effects Remember that AL cock $ are the original and only genuine porous plasters-the best external remedy kpown-and when pu-chssipg piasters the only safe way is to always insist upon having Allcock's
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08
CIRCULATION
Ten Pages.
TOWN TOPICS.
 OBITUARY.
REV JOHN c. CARR.

Rev Patrick Fox went to Thomas ton, Monday, to attend the funeral of Rev John c. Carr, an assistant priest at St Peters church, Danbury, who is well-known in Newtown. Father Carr gave an address on "The Life Of St Patrick at St Roses a few years ago. The death of Fathern Carr occur red on Thursday morning at the home of his parents on Chapel street, Thom- aston, after a sickness of two weeks, of a severe attack of the grip. Father Carr was born in Thomaston, Novem- per ;28, 1879, attended the local High school and graduated from the Water bury High school, after which he spent two years at Holy Cross college, in Worcester, followed by two years at Brighton seminary, Boston; going from there to Erchstadt, Germany; where he remained year and half; from Germany he went to Leuvain, Belgi- um, where he was ordained to the priesthood. Father Carr celebrated his first mass in ThOmaston, August IT, 1902, and was appointed to St Pet er's church, in Danbury, where he re- mained four years, or up to the time of bis death, it being his only appoint ment. On Tuesday last, Father Carr went to his home in Thomaston and went directly to his bed, from which he never arose. He seemed to be do ing very nicely up to 630 a. h., on the day of his death, at that time he col lapsed and sank rapidly; His I'd death Carr is survived by a father, mother, one brother, James. and one sister, Miss Julia. Funeral services were held from St ThomAs' church, Mon day morning at 10 o'clock, with burial in the priests plot in St Thomas cemetery.
 rA1 rOnnnH1 r,0AJAu ~slu,n~A
The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS
 Following is list of the topics and leaders of the meetings of the Chris tian Endeavor society for the ensuing five months:
 FEBRUARY.
 10. Lessons from the Patriarchs. I Noah. Heb. H.: 2 Pet. 2: 4 g.; l Pet. B: l7-22. Leader, George A..
 IT. An easy life versus hard one. ? Tim. 2: 1-13. Leader, Mrs R. B. Danforth.
 "A. Foreign missions: The Kingdom in the Islands. Isa. 42 7: 10 13; 1-17. Missionary Committee.
 3. Being honest with yourself and God. Luke 12 :1-13; Josh. A IA. Lead CT, Miss O. F. Young.
 10. Lessons from the fPatriarchs. II, Abraham. Heb. II SIS. Leader, Carlton s. Smith. s x IT. What is success? Prov. B: 1-18. Leader, Miss Edith Ganong.
 "A. Things you have learned from noble men and women outside the Bible. Thess. l :2-8. Leader, A. P. Smith. Rom. 12: I, 2; Phil. 20, 21. Leader, Miss Mabel L. Taylor.
 '. The consecration of one day in seven. Jer. l7:19-27. Leader, Miss El- eanore Northrop.
 14. Lessons from the Patriarchs. III, Jacob. Gen. 48 :1-19. Leader, F.. J. Gale.
 2I. Wise ways to read wise books Prov. 4:1-9. Leader: Mrs Otis w. Barker.
 2s. Foreign missions: Christ in the continent of Asia. Isa. 49 :8-13. Mis- sionary Committee.
 5. The power of a contented life. Phil. 4 :10-20. Leader, Mrs l.. O.. Nicholson.
 12. Lessons from the Patriarchs ", Joseph. Ps 1o5: 16-24. Leader, O.
 1e. Little faults that spoil our lives. Song of Solomon 2:15. (Union 1 meeting with the Juniors). Leader, H. M. Smith. 26. Home missions: The progress of the Southern MountaineerS. Isa. 52: :7-12. Missionary Committee. 9 How to realize the presence of Christ. John IA 15-23. Leader Miss Flora Lowell. g. How to help those younger than | we are. Matt. Is: 1-6. Leader, Rev O. w. Barker. Is. Who are slaves and who are free men? Rom. 8:12-23 GA temperance topic.) Leader, L. 0. Nicholson. l 23: Lessons from the Patriarchs. v, Moses. Heb. Il : 23-29. Leader, 1 Harley T. Peck. | 30. Foreign missions: Christ in Af rica. Isa. 43 1-13. Missionary Com | mittee.