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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
Biz Fire on Belt Line.

The big Charles Town ice plant of Z
l. Robinson & Co. on the Belt Line at
this place was destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning. together with all its
new machinery and everything save the
brick boiler house and boilers. The fire
originated from smeter being used in
preparing mixture of tar and sand for
use on the building. The fire companies
responded promptly. and Fire Chief En-
inert and his department worked valiant
ly. but of course could do nothing to-
wards saving the immense main wooden
structure. A loss of $25. 900 is entailed,
upon which there is All insurance of $Io,-
500. The plant was finely equipped.
and was just about to be put into opera
ton. Mr. Robinson informs US that they
will proceed at once to rebuild, and hope
to have new building up and machinery
installed so as to begin manufacturing
ice within very few DAYS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

BY several heavy losses by fire within
the past two years, the Jefferson County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company has or
dered an assessment of ten per cent upon
the premium notes of its policy holders.
This assessment is the second the COM
pany has ordered in the Twenty-Five
years of It's existence. The Jefferson
Mutual has saved many thousands of
dollars to its policy holders by giving
them their insurance far below the rates
of the stock companies. The actual fig
ures show that the Mutual policy holders
have saved over 81, 900 in fire insurance
premiums since 1895, and, besides, the
$50, 900 in premiums that the company
has taken IN has been kept in circulation
here in our own county, instead Of being
sent away to foreign companies.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
An Ornament to the Bench.

The Yonkers IN. Y J Herald of April
FL contains fine picture of Judge Jos.
eph H. Beall, and a complimentary no.
tice which we take pleasure in publish
ing. Mr.. Be2ll is native of this place,
and spent his early manhood here. and
is nephew of Mrs {. Frank Gallaher:
mo development in public affairs in
Yonkers within the past decade has at
tracted more widespread comment than
the phenomenal record achieved on the
bench by City Judge Joseph H. Beall =
Though he has now served as City Judge
for two and half years, and has in that
time tried numerous cases, Mr.. Beall has
not been reversed once by the higher
courts. His decisions have been uni
formly sustained when appealed from =
In dealing with criminal cases, Judge
Beall has, by general consent of those
who have observed him conduct trials.
exercised remarkable common sense
During his judicial career he has been
called upon to determine cases of large
moment-cases which have become ia.
nous throughout the land. But whether
IN hearing excise cases or in listening to
the evidence against automobile Offend
erS, or in determining upon nice points
OF law raised by astute legal minds, Judge
Beall has invariably evinced the same
rare degree of common sepce and the
same answering sense of Justice And
in this manner his decisions have be
come known afa 7. bringing fame to Yon-
kers and to the incumbent of its City
Court. 1t is perhaps as q dispenser of
justice in civil. rather than crimin al
cases, that Judge Beall has manifested
the comprehensive judicial temperament
which he possesses A judge has to be
learned indeed in the law to so pass upon
the many intricate points which arise
during the trial of civil cases as to attain
the distinction OF never meeting with a
single setback on appeal. Judge Beall
has attained that distinction. LAWYERS
who have plead before him iug the trial of
civil cases are agreed that his knowledge
Of the law is profound The Judge is
seen at his best when charging a jury
He speaks with clearness and CONCESSION.
exercising remarkable command of iu
dicial language. Forceful vet modest.
dignified but democratic, firm but gentle.
just but merciful. Judge Beall possesses
a rare combination of characteristics
which render him an ornament to the
bench and an adornment to the official
life of this community. He was elected
City Judge in 1905 by the large plurality
of 1, $40 and reelected last November by
5000, an unprecedented plurality in
Yonkers, Men of all parties and ways
OF thinking were united on one duty-the
necessity of reelecting Judge Beall to the
Office which be had conducted with such
Hgnal ability As he is still but 81 years
Of age. it is a common prediction that
he Judge is destined to have a notable
.areer. and to write his name large on
= ssdicial records of the country.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

The Union service held last Sunday
night at the Presbyterian Church. as
sumed the nature OF a farewell meet
ing" before tclosed. Owing to changes
made by the recent Conference. it was
the last service in which the ministers
of the town. so pleasantly associated to-
gether in the past years, would partici-
pate. Speaking for his brother minis
tiers and the congregation, Mr. Strlbling
expressed the regret that was felt on all
sides at the prospect of losing Rev. B..
F. Ball. He had become pastor not
simply of the Methodist Church, but of
the town. Kind, courteous. sympathetic,
he holds the esteem of a great number
not only in his own church. but in all the
churches Valley Virginlan, Waynes-
horo Va
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
rr. Woods a Strong Candidate

Mr.. ]. M. Woods. the well known Mar
tinsburg lawyer. has entered the race for
the Supreme bench of West Virginia. =
Mr.. Woods is staunch Democrat, a
member of the law firm of Faulkner,
Walker and Woods. and a son of Rev.
DR.. F. M. Woods. pastor of the Martins
burg Presbyterian Church. The mem
bers of the Jefferson county bar. as far
as We learn, unanimously favor him for
the position. The Martinsburg Journal
has this TO say of his candidacy. "Mr
IS is young man of fine ability and
ty, and he possesses. IN addition,
high qualities of character that
render him eminently fitted for place
in West Virginia's Supreme Court of
Appeals. From what we know of Mr.
Woods we believe that the voters of
West Virginia will make no mistake if
they elect him to this high office. 1t is
conceded that he is making strong
fight and that. he is a candidate to be
reckoned with. +"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
Transfers OF Real Estate.

These deeds to real estate have been
filed for record in the Office of the County
Clerk since our last report: Mary Kir-
by to Frank holland, lot on Rowles
street, Bolivar, $500; John w Smallwood
to Agnes E Stewart, lot on the Bloom
cry pike near Mechanicstown, $I25; Sam
uel D Rutherford and others to Charles
E Rutherford, their interests in nine
acres of land adjoining the B. & o. Rail-
road near Kearneysville; Courtney Dor
sey and others to Robert G Miller, lot on
Rocky street. Shepherdstown. $67.5o;
Marine.T Krepps to Barney Painter, lot
on Union street, Bolivar, 5000; Nellie E
Sloan to George Longerbeam. lot on
Union street. Bolivar. $500.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

An interesting case from this county
was argued before Judge Faulkner in the
Circuit Court at Martinsburg on Mon
day OF last week, that of Mrs. Mary E.
Jacobs, of near Duffields. against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Several
months ago the home of Mrs, Jacobs was
burned. the fire having been presumably
caused by sparks from passing locomo-
tive on the Baltimore & Ohio. Mrs.
Jacobs entered suit in the Jefferson Cir
cult Court, gaining verdict for $I,2Io
The arguments were on the demurrer to
evidence at the trial in Charles Town,
and were heard in Martinsburg by Judge
Faulkner as an accommodation to the
lawyers in the suit The plaintiff was
represented by Attorney A. Moore, Jr /,
of Berryville. Va; and Attorney H. H
Mccormick, of this town. Col. Forrest
w. Brown appeared for the Railway
COMPANY
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
Harpers Ferry and b Iivar.
From the Harpers Ferry Times:

From the Harpers Ferry Times:
Rev J E Collins is visiting his former
home in Lynchburg.
Mrs M Robertson, of Martinsburg, Wis
tied Miss Mollie Murphy last week.
Mrs Lizzie Hickman, of Washington.
is visiting her brother, Mr. Thomas ]
Burleigh.
Miss Kate Lemon died May 2, at the
home of her sister, Mrs Marine + Krepps,
in Bolivar
Mr. Lyle NJ Ransom, formerly chief
craftsman for the Sierra Madre railroad,
lately connected with the Salt Lake linz
in Los Angeles. Cal has returned to his
old home here, where he will spend a
short vacation before entering upon his
new duties as chief craftsman for the In
ternational Boundary Commission. at Ell
Paso, Texas.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

A new trolly line is being projected by
New York. Pittsburg and York, Pa,
capitalists. represented by Attorney F.
Vernon Aler of Martinsburg. The plan
comprehends circuit and is almost gil
gantic in proportions. Starting. say, at
Shepherdstown the trolley line is to run
to Martinsburg. thence through the apple
belt to Winchester and then back to the
river by way of Charles Town. The in
tention is to ultimately extend the line to
Washington and connect with the recent
ly completed line from Baltimore. Mr..
Aler promises more information about
the matter later on.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

Shortly before sandown Saturday
evening the Young ladies of lakewood
Memorial Association, Richmond Va +.
launched upon the James river small
boat. which was filled with the choicest
of flowers. he launching was greeted
with a salute from the Howhzer battery
as 1t f1oated down the stream bedecked
with the blooms and blossoms for the
Confederate sailors who went down in
defense of the South. The tiny craft
carried a Confederate flag, which floated
proudly. Hundreds of people were at the
docks and on the river banks.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
Teachers Uniform Examination.

An examination for teachers will be
held IN one of the study halls of the
State Normal School at Shepherdstown
on Thursday and Friday. May FL and ~.
1905, commencing at s m. The divis-
ion of general history will be Roman
history. Applicants may omit book
keeping and general history if they de-
sire to do so. but if these branches are
omitted the certificate are not valid in
graded and high schools.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

OF course we are always pleased t.
note the success of meritorous Charles
Town boys of which there are, we are
glad to say. 81 many scattered here anc
there in the busy cities of the country
and even far away Ger the blue waters
in distant fields. The latest coming to
our knowledge is the election OF Mr. Ar
thur t Davenport as a member of thu
American Chemical Society-an honor
of which he may justly be proud Mi
Davenport is son of our wel-knowp
and popular townsmau Mr. Arthur Dav
export. During his stay at the West
Virginia University few years ago h..
specialized in chemistry, and after com
p'eting his course there spent a year a.
Yale. where he followed up his chosen
subject. At present he is chemist fos
the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac
turing Co. and also instructor in chemis,
try at the Casino Technical Night School
of East Pittsburg. The present honor.
we are sure, IS worthily bestowed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

that Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense oil
smell and completely derange the whole sys.
TEN when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used OK
cept on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j
Cheney q Co., Toledo, o., contains nc
mercury, and is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and made IN Toledo. Ohio, by F. j
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Liat OF letters remaining in the Postoffice at
Charles Tosn. Jefferson county. w. Va. on
SATURDAY.. May 9. 1908. Persons calling for
same will b. required to pay one cent for
each letter:
Miss NJ E Morgan. Mrs Charlie Mohler,
Mrs Fannie Creach. Mrs Ella Vokes. Mrs
Ella Lowna. Miss Fannie Wilson, Mrs Geye-
ME Haniy, Mr. and Mrs Melville Post Shar-
ton Smith Thomas, Rev John Hamilton,
Mr. Hamilton, Mr. ] L Williams,
The above letters. if not called for within
fifteen days, will be sent to the dead letter
office. Persons calling for them Will please
say that they are advertised.
II. N. BRADLEY. p. N.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

The fourth international Fishery Con-
gress will convene in Washington Sep
TENDER ~ to 70 inclusive, by invitation
of the United States bureau of fisheries
Most of the important foreign govern
ments have slgnifed their intention to be
present at this Congress. and a number
of the States have appointed delegates.
Governor Dawson has appointed Con-
gresham George c. Sturgiss as dele
gate to the Congress. and he has accepted
the appointment
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

Subterfuges and postponements will
not satisfy the people or fill the bill in re-
gard to bridge or bridges across the
Shenandoah in this county. The men,
bers of the County Court know about as
much about the matter as their commit
tee does, and all they have to do is to
have their attorney and engineer put the
matter in shape to be voted upon and
submit it to the people for their decision
not the courts. 1t is up to YOU. gen
tlemen of the court. to say right out in
meeting yea or nay as to whether the
sovereign people of Jefferson county
snail have the God-given right to vote
upon vital question which has been
largely petitioned for. Postponements
and references back wont meet the issue.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
toric rock
BASIS of representation is

Zen. B. H. Oxley, former clerk of the
West Virginia Supreme Court of APP
peals, has been spending several days in
town. Gen. Oxley is prominent and
usually well informed Democrat. He
says that Democratic prospects in this
State are bright. and that if the Demo
Gratis nominate a good sound man for
governor they can carry West Virginia
by 30, 600 majority,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

Mr. E c Davenport when here a few
days ago told US of letter he had just
received from his brother Henry at Clay,
w Va, in which the latter informed him
of 5000 foot gas well which had just
come in for his company, with strong in
dications of oil also. Our talented for
mer townsman of Clay, we also learn,
has taken up the cudgel strongly in ad
vccacy of temperance reform. and is
dealing trenchant blows in behalf OF
that cause in his section of the State.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

San Francisco had a big naval parade
Thursday from the great feet, with Ad-
miral Evans at the head.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

Hon Richard E Byrd. of Winchester,
will address the Democratic rallyin Mar
tnsburg on Friday. May IS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

The United States Supreme Court on
Wednesday issued an order setting forth
the e the Xir4inia- West Virginia
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

Fredericksburg, Va. went dry" by
81 majority.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
beware OF Ointments for Catarrh

Berkeley Springs has decided to con-
inue wet"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

Tbs annual conclave of the Knights
Templar of West Virginia will be held at
Huntington, May TO-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12
PUBLIC SALE
Of
Valuable Real Estate

By virtue OF a deed of trust from Robt. L.
Trussell Grace B. Trussell and Virginia No
land to w Washington. Trustee, dated
April 5th, 1906. and recorded in the office
Of the Clerk ofthe County Court of Jefferson
County, West Virginia. in Deed book No 81
page 3l2, securing the Charles Town Build
ing Association. at the request of said Asso
citation, will offer at public sale. in font of
the Cont House in Charles Town, in said
county, on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

forty-second annual meeting of
ey School Convention of the
ne Conference. M. E Church
Dbohth will be held at Alexandria, We.
-; June TO- II and IL
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

The third annual sale of draft of cattle
from The Silver Spring herd of Short Horns
will BE- held on the Silver Spring farm south
of Riuuou on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-05-12

June 10, II and IL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-19
EVELYN GETS AN
UlTIMATUM

NEW YORK, March 19.-Evelyn
Thaw is reported on the verge of
a physical collapse, facing what to
her will be dread of poverty. She
has received notice that on April
she will be dispossessed of the
Park av. home in which she has
lived for some time. Mrs. William
Thaw served an ultimatum on her
daughter-in-law and left the city.
If Evelyn will accept settlement
of $4,000 and consent to divorce
no counter charges will be filed,
but If she does not Harry Thaw will
bring suit for absolute divorce with
out alimony or settlement.
A mass of startling afiidavits
have been prepared by Thaw de-
tectives, who have recorded every
move made by Evelyn during the
past year 1t is said Evelyn will
accept Mrs. Thaw's offer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-19

ALL CONVENTIONS MEET
IN SPOKANE THIS YEAR

AS expected from the work done
by Spokane republicans, the repub-
lican state central committee at
Seattle yesterday selected Spokane
for the state and district conven-
lions to be held May IA. The dis
trict conventions will nominate two
delegates to the national conven-
ton from each congressional dis
trict, making six, and four delegates
for the state at large. This will
make a total of TO- Spokane coun-
ty is given GA delegates in the con-
vention.
Both district and state conven-
lions are to be held at the same
place and time, The state conven-
ton will name five presidential
electors and a platform. There are
no convention nominations this
year, as the people will do the nom
mating through the state primary.
State convention primaries are
set for May s, and county conven-
tions for selecting delegates to the
state convention not later that
May 8.
The state committee yesterday
endorsed the candidacy of Taft,
overruling the efforts of Seattle
men. led by John Fl. McGraw, to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-19

head off this endorsement for fear
Speaker Cannon will not let the
Seattle fair appropriation be passed
If the party in this state endorses
the candidacy of his political op-
ponent. The plan to let the people
name a presidential choice by prim-
airy was turned down.
D.. T. Ham, committeeman from
Spokane, led the movement to bring
the delegation to this city, and
there was no opposition.
There will be 1888 delegates to the
state convention and 778 to the dis
trict conventions.
This is the second convention Of
the year for Spokane. The demo
Gratis will meet here May IS with
more than 700 delegates to attend
to the campaign preliminaries for
their party.
A date for the meeting of the re-
publican county central committee
when delegates to the state con-
vention will be elected will prob
ably be announced soon. Plans for
the entertainment of the state con-
vention are already under way.
The chamber Of commerce and $780,
900 club is to appoint committee
for that purpose.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-19
Y0UNGH0LOUPS
SENTENCED

A penalty of Imprisonment in the
penitentiary at Walla Walla for in
determinate terms of from one to
20 years was meted out by Judge
Huneke this morning to George
Dively, Clark Yarnell and Robert
Burch, the three young men who
pleaded guilty to streetcar holdnps.
Wilson Cassidy, leader Of the
gang, will go to trial unless in the
meantime he changes his plea OF
not guiltq. When the day for the
trial is set. in case the plea is not
changed, his three companions will
be brought back from Walla Walla
to testify against him.
They have already given testi'
mony against him in the justice
court at the preliminary hearing.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-19
BOARD OF TRADE FIGHTS
BREAD GAMBLING LAWS

Only recently the legislature OF
Manitoba, Canada, passed law
which has had the effect of virtually
abolishing the Winnipeg grain ex-
change. The grain gamblers no
longer control the wheat supply in
that section.
Ii these pending bills pass the
Chicago board of trade will be
equally powerless to fix the wheat
prices of the country while holding
less than one fourth of the wheat
supply in their warehouses.
And that is what they have been
able to do heretofore.
Supporters of the measures say
that If they pass these, two essen
tial and highly important things, to
the farmer, will be accomplished.
The grain gamblers will no long
er be able to fix prices for the
United States wheat supply by hold
ing only 100000 bushels in stor-
age while there are yet 149,000,000
bushels in the hands of the
farmers.
The grain gamblers, in order to
control the price, will be compelled
to deal in wheat itself, and not in
warehouse receipts. That with the
wheat pit abolished there will be
an open and competitive market
! established, subject. only to the
laws OF supply and demand. and not
to grain gamblers manipulation.
Against the bins the gamblers
urge that such condition would
not help the farmer. Instead ii
would place him at the mercy OF
: the mill men who would organize
a trust forthwith to control the
price.
No such result has followed the
| legislative action in Manitoba.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-03-19

manship
But the practice in Magdalena
bay is the real ting, under battle
conditions-at any old range in any
kind of weather. The target they
are using is made of piece of can
vas 30 by 60 feet, stretched between
two spars anchored to a raft. The
firing is done while the ship steams
past at a distance of from three to
five miles at a speed of from 10 to
IL miles an hour.
When target practice is on you
are most likely to be in the way, no
matter what part of the ship you
are on. Everybody is busy. But
wherever you decide to stand, keep
out of the magazine! And when
the firing begins, stop up your ears.
The shock accompanying the dis
charge of Pinch gun is awful.
A new system used by the gov
eminent provides continuous aim.
Two gun pointers are required for
each gun-one to find and keep the
range horizontally and one to main
tain the range perpendicularly. The
guns are equipped with telescope
sights, across the field of each of
which are two fine lines at right
angles. When the intersection of
these lines is on the target, the gun
Is ready to fire. The two gun point
ers must keep the aim on the tar.
rolls or how fast the target or ship
is moving. To do this is the trick