Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-06-03

and from present indications it Is
presumed it will not be long until
Amos will again be able 10 walk
about.
Mrs. Charles Silliman has return
ed to the city after q visit of several
days in Cincinnati.
Messrs. L. D. Willis and M. M.
Postle attended a social hop at
Ashland Tuesday evening.
M. M. Postle, who rieved III. X.
McElroy at the freight depot while
the latter was off on vacation. has
returned to his duties at the tower.
George Reece, a yard switchman,
has returned to work after being
off several days on account Of
having to nurse couple of large
bolls.
John Greear has them. We
mean the mumps. While John is
refraining from eating sweets and
sours, his brother, Hubert, is work
ing at the drug store.
The members of Marshall college
graduating class passed through here
Wednesday afternoon en- route to
Clyffeside park. Two street cars
were loaded with the jolly folk and
tie war whoops they let out remind.
ed the oldest inhabitant of the times
when war dances were performed
and pale faces burned at the stake.
The young people took supper at
the park and had a general good
time.
James McQuin and mother of
Big Sandy were in the CITY this
week en- route to Huntington. Jas.
holds lucrative position as fore
man of the water works at Manila.
but has been home on a furlough
for several months. He received a
message from the war department
this week to report at San Francisco
June . and board a transport for he
islands. He will start for the Col
den Gate upon receipt Of his trans
portation,
Mrs. w. w. Breeze entertained
the Ladies' Aid society of the
Catlettsburg M, 4. church yester.
day afternoon. This was the 25tb
annl' ersary of the wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Breeze and since their
residence here the ladies have set
this day apart on which to meet
with Mrs. Breeze. Several pleas
ant hours were spent in social con.
versation, etc, by those present,
and after partaklng of dainty re-
treshments the guests departed for
their several homes, each wishing
many more happy events. Mr.. and
Mrs. Breeze received numerous
presents from their many friends
In token of the esteem in which
they are held.
A number of Italians were in the
city this week en- route to sea ports
to take vessels for home. Some of
the dagoes had been in this country
from three to five years, and az one
stated i'll bis jabberings, had earned
from 81 to Sl5o a day. The act.
ing Interpreter, when Intercepted,
stated that the average foreigner
would subsIst on from 20 to 80
cents per day; that In the coal fields
whore his countrymen usually shanty
the grocery" bill is not near so
much. The men seemed to have
been we'll supplied with American
coin and were going home to retire
from active Cuisines lite. Upon
their arrival in southern Italy no
doubt they will buy an earIship,
countsbIp or some other ship and
then rear back and laugh at the
American people being so foolish as
to allow them to come over here,
undermine the native citizen and
carry off our money. The speci-
mems that were here this week are
not only disgrace to the country
which they represent but to civiliza-
tion as well. To use the phrase Of
a railroader, they didn't have enough
"rags" on them to flag a hand car,
while their hang dog look portrayed
the fact that their hungry stomachs
had not been properly sppeased
since their landing upon the wharf
at Ellis island, the gate TO this land
of milk and honey. With such facts
existing is it any wonder that they
subsist on such a small mite? I'm.
agine one of our people eating loaf
of stale bread, a pot of stewed tad
poles, drinking a glass of water aud
attempting to do an honest days
work! The Father of our Country
warned us to beware of foreign in
huences and it is time the American