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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-17
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Keener & Brey heretofore ex-
listing between t. G Keener and Nor
bert Brey is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent. T. G. Keener.
3 n. Brew
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-17
1t Is a Finished Job

when we get through with it.
However badly damaged your
vehicle may have been, there will
be no traces OF injury left when
we have completed the repairs.
Our work always gives the
greatest satisfaction because it
is so thorough. We use only the
best materials and employ only
skilled and reliable workmen.
Whatever Carriage Repairing
you have to do, bring it here and
it will be done to your liking at
right prices.
Goodness & Chapman
Second St. North.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-17
Cured Without The Knife

FistuJa Fissure, Bleeding, Itching,
liberation, Constipation and all Rec,
tai Diseases a specially. Call or write
Illinois State Specialists, u Roekford s 9fd.f IN s'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-12-17

John E. DAILY, Druggist
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
sixty Dead In FIood In eeoraIa.

The food water at Augusta, Ca, re-
ceded rapidly. and as the water leaves
the streets it is apparent that the loss
is under-estlmated In addition 10 the
disasters already reported, the River
side mills sustained a loss OF 100000;
the Reid cotton warehouse the finest
In the south. was greatly damaged;
the triangular block. where the whole
sale houses are assembled was badly
damaged. the Nelson Morris & Co.
warehouse has collapsed and is being
razed. the Augusta Grocery companys
building was damaged to the extent OF
$4,000. the National Biscuit com
pany's building was wrecked; the Cen
tral grammar school and the Davidson
grammar school were also damaged
severely. The property loss is esti-
mated at S25OO.OOO.
twenty-five bodies have been recoy-
cred and corpsos are bing found every
hour or So The captain of the river
steamer Swan reported that he sa"
on the trip up the river al least TWEEN
ty-fve cOrpses. all negroes except one,
a white man. There are reports OF
many drownings among negro farm
hands in the lower valley. The Chron-
icle estimates the death list at sixty.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Runaway Car KIIls Five Men.

Five men were instantly Killed. an
other is expected 10 die and five others
were seriously injured I'm collision
al the Warrior Run colliery Of the Le-
high Valley Coal CO.. near Wilkes
Barre. Pa. Two men were being
hoisted mp the slope when a runaway
car struck the cars. on which were
twenty men. who were employed in
the mine. Only six of them escaped
entirely uninjured.
The car which ran away was being
switched from one track 10 another
when the head man in charge of it
lost control of IT, Il went beyond the
point intended. jumping the latches at
the head of the slope and running mp
a steep incline. II then ran back down
into the slope 1000 feet before 1t
struck the other cars with the men
on. The cars with the workmen
aboard had just stopped at what was
known as No 8 lift 10 take on other
employees from that part of the mine.
4 signal to start upwards had just
been given the hosting engineer when
the roar Of the down-coming car warn
ed the men Of the danger The few
who escaped jumped from the cars at
once. but the others were caught be-
fore they could escape.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
DEADLY FUMES
KILL FOUR SEAMEN
SuffOGated by Burning Pitch in
Hold Of Vessel.

Boston. Mass. Sept 2.-Succumblne
to the deadly fumes of burning pitch
and oalum deep down in the forepeah
of the British bark Puritan as she lay
at anchor in President Roads. four
seamen were suffocated and a fifth
was partly overcome before he was
rescued by shipmates.
Captain Chapman sent Seaman Oh
sen down into the forepeak to stow
away a sail When the man failed to
return to the deck after some time
had elapsed. three other men were
sent down to investigate. Finally Cap
tain Chapman. convinced that some
accident must have occurred, ordered
Mate Hatfield and Seamen Robert and
McLane 20 investigate As they reach.
ed the foot Of the ladder they almost
stumbled over the bodies Of the four
seamen who had come down before
them. The stencil from something
burning was so strong that Roberts
was partially overcome and his ship
mates hurriedly assisted him to the
deck.
The fire was quickly extingushed
and the bodies brought to the deck
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Rosenhlooma out on eaII.

Mrs. Bonnie ROsenblOOm and her
sixteon-year-old daughter. Eva. who
were arrested in Baltimore for COM
plicity in the alleged murder of
their husband and father, Solomon ia.
cob Rosenbloom, of Windber. Pa. were
admitted to bail at Somerset Pa,
by District Attorney Miller They
we're held as witnesses to appear
whenever the authorities want them.
The murder charge against them viii
be dropped for the present The dis
trict attorney thinks this is the best
course TO pursue, for he wants TO walt
until Alexander Rosenblo0m. who Is
suspected Of numbering his father is
arrested
The fact that Mrs. RosenblOom has
said she believes Alexander Rosen-
bloom. her son, has left the country
leads the authorities 10 believe that
his arrest never may be made. II is
almost a year since the young man
disappeared. and It is believed that he
has placed as much distance as posi-
bic between the scene OF the alleged
crime and himselft
If he has left the country, the police
think there is small chance of captur-
ing Alexander.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
WORKS WONDERS.
A Wonderful Compound Cures Piles,
Eczema, Skin Itching, Skin
Eruption, Cuts and
Bruises.

DOan's Ointment is the best skin
treatment, ami the cheapest, because
80 little is required To cure. 1t cures
piles after years of torture. II cures
obstinate cases of eczema II cures all
skin Itching. II cures skin eruptiOns.
II heals cuts. bruises, scratches and
abrasiOns without leaving a scar. II
cures permanently.
W. Il. Wright, living AT aO3 Fast
10th ST., Manchester, Va. and well
known in Farmyille Va, says: "Doan a
Ointment is 10y no means new RENE
dy To me. shall always recommend
il as a wonderful remedy and know
IL acts up TO its representations. For
some time ! was troubled with eczema
aud while the trouble was NOT serious,
IL caused me great deal of annoyance.
Seeing Doan's Ointment recommended
for such troubles, ! procured "A box AT
Il l. Freear : drl < store, beg apply.
ing II and The benefit ! received was
quick and lasting After few appli.
cations the trouble disappeared and /
have not been annoyed since. Doan :
Ointment cured me and am pleased Ia
give this remedy my endorsement.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. toster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
FARMvILLE, VA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER A. 1908
AT SEA OVER SHOOTING
Atlantic City Police Now Entertain
Holp-Up Theory.

Holp-Up Theory.
Atlantic City y. j. Sept. 2.-There
were further indications Of complete
standstill in the police investigation
into the shooting OF Charles B. Rob
erts. OF Baltimore, on the boardwalk
six days ago. Chief Of Police Woodruff
said that W. s. G.. Williams, OF Balti'
more. husband OF the woman who was
with Roberts at the time Of the attack,
had been eliminated and II was not be
lieved that Mr.. Williams could throw
any light upon the circumstances OF
the shooting. The chief further stated
that he believed it would be two weeks
or more before developments might be
expected. Roberts continues to i'm
prove. II is said. at the City hospital.
and there are strong chances for his
recovery.
Members Of the police force were
willing 10 discuss the highway robbery
theory practically for the first time
since the night of the occurrence.
They say there is a possibility OF a
robber having attempted to hold up the
pair in the rolling chair and Of having
lost his head and fired when Roberts.
who is said TO be Of powerful physique.
Jumped out OF the vehicle and when
the negro pushing the chair went run.
ming down the boardwalk for help.
The fact that nothing was stolen has
been the mainstay of the police in dis
carding the robbery idea Mrs. vii
liams' statement as 10 the resistance
which Roberts proposed to offer may
have something to do with the will.
ingness Of the authorities to discuss,
although they do not admit the theory
of an attempted hold-up.
Public interest in the case here Is
decidedly on the wane.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
cuban Postal empIoye Short $4,000.

Havana. Sept 2.-Ricardo Rodri.
guez. chief Of the bureau OF supplies
and vouchers in the Havana postofiice,
who disappeared after the discovery
of a shortage in that department
amounting to s53,135. was arrested by
the police. He was In hiding and dis
guised when the police. who have been
searching for him since Friday. found
him. Rodriguez is seventy years old
and was employed for ten years In the
Philadelphia postofice. entering the
Cuban service from that city at the
time Of the first American intercen-
ton
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
CARRY
VERMONT BY $4,000
Plurality the Smallest in PTesl-
dentiaI Year Since 1882.

White River Junction. Vt. Sept. O.
The Republicans won the election In
Vermont by carrying the state for
Lieutenant Governor George II.
Prouty. Of Newport. for governor by
about $4,000 votes over James E.
Burke, OF Burlington. his Democratic
opponent. The plurality was the small
est on a presidential year since 1892,
when It was only 1886, and was fol
lowed by a Democratic national vic
tory. but II was larger than in 1883 and
only slightly less than in 1900. There
was a falling on In four years of about
8 per cent IN the Republican vote.
while the Democratic vote fell on
about per cent
The independence League appeared
for the first time and polled about 1000
votes while the Prohibition and So
clalistic vote remained about the same.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
PROTEST AGAINST THAW
Jail Not the Proper Place For Him, AZ
He Oemoralizes Discipline.

Jail Not the Proper Place FOR Hlm, AZ
He Oemoralizes Discipline.
Albany. n. Y, Sept "A protest
is made I'm report submitted to the
state commission Of prisons by Secre
tary George Mclaughlin against the
further confinement I'm the Duchess
county Jail az poughkeepsie OF Harry
K. Thaw. acquitted OF the charge Of
murder on the ground Of insanity. Mr..
McIaughlin's report is on an inspec'
tion he made on Aug. "a last The re-
port says among other things that
there Is no room for a lunatic in the
iail and that Thaw consumes a large
amount Of the time of the jailer. The
report then says:
"The Jail is not the proper place for
the confinement Of a lunatic His pres
enco here demorallzes the discipline Of
the institution. He sleeps in the cor
ridor and not in a cell. He has all the
fixtures and paraphernalia Of a bust
ness Office. He orders his food from
the hotel which has TO be brought TO
him three times a day. silly people
send him bouquets Of flowers. He Is al
lowed the use OF a whole corridor. con-
stitutlng one-Quarter Of the entire prin-
cipal Jail for men. while the other pris-
oners are crowded two in a cell fire.
quently. All these things are under
the observation OF the other prisoners
and create dissatisfaction. a belief that
men with money constitute a separate
class even I'm prison
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Roraentn,un Man Slain On Street.


Edward Ford, a boss carpenter
for the Pennsylvania railroad, was
shot and mortally wounded on the
street at Bordentown, N. j.. by
Joseph Hoover, a friend and nelghbor.
Hoover stopped Ford on his way to
work. and. accusing him of being too
friendly with Mrs Hoover demanded
that he fight. Ford threatened 10 have
Hoover arrested, whereupon the latter
drew a revolver and shot Ford twice,
inhicting wounds from which he died
several hours later in a hospital at
Trenton. Hoover made no attempt to
escape after the shooting. and was Ia
ken to Mount Holly pending a hear
ing FIpSnds of the Hoover family
are of the opinion that Hoover is un-
balanced mentally.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

TN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT
Court OF the county Of Prince Edward On the
- 10th day Of August. ls0s'
Mary Ann Millner Plaintiff

Holman Car,well. Writ Cardwcll, Mamie Davis
| MARY Cobb the unknown heirs OF John tarqwcll
deceased Marion Jordan. NJ. Lou Daniel, John X.
Thomas Eulalia Cardwell Martha Ann Gary
fohn Sncad Wiltshire Snead. keulah Snead' Ina
gnoad. Lacy Snead infant. Molly Boulton. rat t.
Nv Roulion. Lucy Bonlton. Lucy W. Johnson
Susie Cary Wiltshire Cary. and John Baghy
Defendants.
The object Of this suit is 10 sell for partition a
tract of land situated in Hampdcn Magisierial
District Prince Edward county. Virginia, lying
about one mile from Abilene on the public ROAD
leading from Abilene 10 Bethlehem Church. he
Longing 10 the estate Of William Car well deceas-
"a and containing 90 acres more or less. and 70
divide the proceeds arising from the sale oi sam
tract Of land. among the heirs at law OF William
Cariwell. deceased after payment Of the cost oi
this suit ell
And an affidavit having been made and hled
that The defendants. John X. Thomas ana thc uh-
known heirs Of John Cardwell deceased. are noi
residents Of the State Of Virginia. II is orucfed
that they do appear here within fifteen days aitef
due publication hereof. and do what may be nee
essarv 10 protect their interest In this suit. Ana
ID h further ordered that n copy hereof De pun
lisbcd once "A week for four weeks in the farn-
Vile Herald and that a copy be posted az the
front door Of the courthouse OF this county on the
first day Of the next term Of the Circuit Court
A copy-Tcste.'
Watkins & Watkins. p. q. Horace Adams. CierN
aug-lii
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Woman Strangely Shot.

Mrs. Charles Chubb the wife Of an
employe on the "Goldenwood' farm
Of George F. Good. near Lock Haven
Pa. dropped loaded shotgun
butt downward. through a stoyepipe
hole to her husband. the trigger strik
ing a projection. exploding the gun
and instantly killing Mrs. Chubb.
Employees of the farm were at din
ner when Chubb saw a chicken hawk
fiy past the dining-room window. lie
told his wife to get a shotgun that he
kept in his room. She feared the
hawk would escape. and to make time
dropped the gun through the pipe
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
DRY SUNDAY IN
ATLANTIC CITY
All Saloons in The Famous
Resort Were Closed.
FOURTH TIME HALF A CENTURY

Runaway Mine Car Kills Five Men.
Sixty Dead and S2,50o.ooo Loss In
Georgia Flood-Bordentown N. j.,
Man Killed On the Street-General
A. P. Stewart Dead-Woman Acci-
dentally Shot and Killed - Rosen-
blooms Released On Bail - Thirty
Miners sufocated.
A real blue Sunday came to Atlantic
City Many persons familiar with the
history of this far-iamed resort have
been inclined 10 doubt the possibility Of
such a thing but Sunday every one Of
the POO saloons and hotel bars were
closed They were closed alike TO
b0nafde guests as well as 10 strangers
just arrived within the gates. II Is
said that this was the fourth time in
the ffty-four years OF its existence that
drinkless day had been experienced
IN Atlantic City. a bulletin posted at
police headquarters stated.
Saloons all closed. No troops in
town"
Another bulletin. officially signed by
the chief OF police. consisted OF a card
on which was printed:
"ln 1861 It was (hold the forD. To
day it's Fort holds you"
Governor Forts proclamation Of last
week containing his threat to send
troops 90 the seashore in the event Of
a further violation Of the Sunday clos
ing law had its effect Saloonkeepers
and hotel men reluctantly accepted the
advice OF the mayor and of the more
conservative men in their organization
and closed their places of business as
tightly as they knew how. Screens
came tumbling down Saturday mid
night and remained down all day
Boardwalk cafes that on Sundays past
have been thronged to their utmost
capacity. serving liquors and food.
were all deserted Whlte-aproned wait
ers stood idly by the vacant chairs
surrounding the once cozy little tables
and thought regretfully of the gala
Sundays that were gone a visit during
the height OF the afternoon crush ON
the boardwalk TO one of the most
widely known cafes facing the famous
seaside thoroughfare disclosed the fact
that not a single patron was in the
place The proprietors declared that
the loss of the drink privilege had car
ried with It a nearly equal loss in the
sale of foodstuns.
There was a decided decrease in the
size of the visiting throng. though
many persons came from Philadelphia
and Ney York out Of sheer curiosity
10 see what Atlantic City looked like
on a dry Sunday. The majority Of the
boardwalk multitude here. however.
seemed not 10 mind the change Of con.
diu0ns and enjoyed themselves In
other ways during the morning and al
ternoon. The gay night scenes in the
cafes. the music and the singing were
perhaps missed more than any other
feature Of the resorts changed Sunday
life There was indeed an air OF Sab
bath quietude all the way from the
Inlet TO Chelsea.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Man and Girl MISSING.

The finding Of half-submerged
launch in Great Egg Harbor bay. near
Atlantic City, n. j.. is accepted as
mute evidence Of double drowning in
which Charles Bateman, aged twenty
two years. and Miss Kate Beam. aged
twenty years. OF South Atlantic City
are supposed to have been the victims.
The young people went out on the bay
together on Friday night last and moth.
ing has since been heard OF them. The
launch in which they went boating was
picked mp by the life savers and was
identified by Amos Bateman, father of
the missing man.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
CHARGED WITH
DYNAMITINC
Warrants Issued For Twenty
two Chester Strikers.
ARRESTS CAUSED SENSATION

District Attorney swore Out Warrants
On information Furnished BY oetec-
tives Who Have Been Making a
Quiet lnvestigatIon-LocaI Leader
and Organizer Among Those Arrest.
ed-HeId In $1,000 Bail For Hearing.
Are Charged With Blowing Up Cars
During the Strike.
Chester. Pa, Sept. 2.-Something OF
a sensation was sprung by the au-
thorities here In the arrest Of a num-
ber of former employees OF the Chester
Traction company, charging them with
dynamiting cars, destroying property
and committing other overt acts In
connection with the trolley strike
which has been in progress here since
April l3. Warrants were issued for
twenty-five persons, including Patrick
j. Shea, the labor organizer. who band
ed the trolley men together, and VIII
liam V. Lockhard. head Of the street
car mems organization in Chester.
The warrants were placed in the
hands OF the regular police. and not
until the officers began serving them
was It known that they had been is
sued. About fifteen were taken into
custody and were taken before Justice
of the Peace f. S. Williamson, at
Media. where they were given hear
ings and held in $1,000 bail for a fur
ther hearing on Friday. At that time
II Is expected all those for whom war
rants have been issued will have been
arrested
The warrants in the case were Is
sued at the instance Of District At
torney McDade on information furnish
ed by County Detective Berry and a
corps Of detectives who have been
making a quiet investigation. The dy-
namiting of cars at Providence, Eddy
stone. Chester and other points along
the lines of the Chester Traction com
pany are charged against some of the
defendants. The authorities offered a
reward of $500 for the capture OF those
who participated in these attacks on
the traction company's property and
the company supplemented the offer.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

Mr.. John White, OBS Highland Ave,
Houlton, Maine, says "Have been
troubled with acough every winter ana
spring. Last winter tried many ad-
vertlsed remedies, but the cough con.
tinued until bought soc. bottle OF
Dr. Kings New Discovery before
that was half gone, the cough was
All gone, This winter the same happy
result has followed; a few doses once
more baDlshed the annual cough. !
am now convinced that Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the best Of all cough
and lung remedies Sold under guar
antee at White q f0.'sdrug store. Dc.
and II % Trial bottle free.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
MARKET QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.


PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR steady;
winter extras. new, $500 1885, Penn
sylvania roller, clear, 5000 50, city
mills fancy. $6Q625. RYE FLOUR
steady: per bbl. N.25Q 43O WHEAT
steady. No 2 red. western. 9llz q sbc.
CORN quiet; No. 2 yellow. local.
S7Q S7ihc. OATS quiet. No. 2 white.
clipped. 54d 54iAc.; lower grades.
SIC. HAY steady; timothy, large
bales. Sl4. PORK firm; family per
barrel. 1850. BEEF steady; beef
hams. per barrel. s27G2S. POULTRY:
Live firm: hens l3M l3l2c.; old roos'
ters. 10c. Dressed steady; choice
fowls. l4c., Old r0Osters, lOc. BUT.
TER firm, creamery. 2lc. EGGS
firm; selected. 26Q CSC; nearby. PC,
western. 22c. POTATOES firm, new,
per barrel $2250250: Sweet Poia-
toes. Eastern Shore, Va. prime, per
barrel. S20225.
BALTIMORE - WHEAT dun and
easy; No. spot. 97h G973sc.; steamer
No 2 spot. 927sQ s5c; southern, sz1z
qg5ihc. CORN dull. mixed spot SIC.
OATS dull: white, No. 2, 52A q 53c.i
No. 3. 14Q52Ac: No. T. 49izQ5Oc.; I;
mixed No. 2. 5ln5ii5c.. No 3. 49izQ
soc. BUTTER steady; creamery sep.
arator extras. 22iz q 23c; held, lSU
2Oc. prints 24d25c.. Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA dairy prints. 1gn i5kc.
EGGS firm; fancy Maryland, Pennsyi-
vania. Virginia and West Virginia,
2ic., southern. zoe
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
oets f7oo Volts, Out SIN lives.

New York. Sept John Braun,
while working with the channel rail Of
the street car tracks. received the full
force Of the l70O.yolt current through
his body. Braun was picked mp for
dead by his fellow workmen. The po-
lice we're about 20 notify the coroner
when an ambulance arrived. After
two hours in the hospital Braun re
ylyed and was able 10 go back 10 his
work
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04

81 took two Of Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets last night, and
| feel fifty per cent better than ! have
for weeks, says J. J. firestone, Of Al
legan, Mich. "They are certainly a fine
article for biliousness.' For sale by
Winston Drug Co. Samples free.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
Found Snakes Fighting In Cupboard.

Rising Sun, Md, Sept. Mrs. Jo-
seph Cutler. OF Liberty Grove, heard
a commotion in the lower section OF a
cupboard in the kitchen. and on open
ing the door among the pots and pans
discovered a black snake and a fiat
headed viper in furious combat, the
black snake appearing to be victorious.
Assisted by her daughter Helen and
armed with clubs they dispatched the
reptiles. The blacksnake measured
four and one.half feet, while the viper
measured three. A mouse hole In the
wall showed where they entered.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-04
cene,al A. p. Stewart Dead.

General Alexander P. Stewart, one
nf the last two surviving lieutenant
generals of the Confederate army.
died at his home at Biloxi Miss. Al
though he was in his eighty-seventh
year and suffering from the irhrmities
OF old age. General Stewarts death
came as a distinct shock 10 his rela-
tives and friends.