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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22
MOST .FROZE!
That's WhOt Happened ia BIl Hap- bum, Our Artistic Blacksmith. BlII Mas Kstshsd In tho Blizzard & ThaTt Ills Last Hour Had Came Claims Lrp SaUSd Ills Worthless Llh

Bill Hepburn, our artistick blacksmith, had horrible experience last Saturday night when he suffered a narrer ex- cape from death in the awful blizzard which hIowed that night, and which was the wors. one as has visited Bing- vile for 10 these many years The memory of Bills experience will ever remain green in his recolleckshion, but we calSilate it will not influence him one mite to live a nobuller life, or to shun that forken tunged monster. Rum.
 Last Satterday morning Bill hitched his old gray mare Jimmy to the pung and started for the County Seat, osten- sibly to get full, as usual, which he done. It was somewheres about 5 p. m. before Bill left the Go. Seat for Bingvillo on his return journey fuller than tick and accompanied by gal lon jug of flicker, which he was bringing home for fuchure reference
 A fine snow had begin to fall before Bill left. but he didn't appear to mind that, being as he had his hide full of rum and felt warm and comfortable. After he had travelled about two miles, Bill dropped of to sleep and Jimmy kept right along the road towards Bingville. Bill says that when he woke up 1t was black dark, he was covered with snow and that it was still showing and blow ing and the pung was standing still
 He says he didn't know no more where he was at than nothing and couldn't even see his hand before him He felt for the reins. but couldn't find em; then he clucked to Jimmy to move along, but Jimmy didn't budge, so Bill pulls his whip from the socket and strikes. where he thort Jimmy ought to be. in front of the pung, but he don't strike nothin, which surprises him con siderable, so he gets out and feels in the dark for Jimmy only to discover that there ain't no Jimmy there and that she has pulled loose the shafts and has departed for parts unknown. Bills feel ings may better be described than i'm agined-there he was, goodness knows where Che didn't) without no horse and most froze. Suddenly Bill thort of the jug, so he took a. long pull at it which put new life in his veins and leaving the pung where it stood, he started off afoot carrying the jug with han Bill says he couldn't see, it was so dark. but he could tell when he was in the road, because when he got outen the road the snow was up to his waist. Every little while he would take another pull at the jug. and by and by he got to feeling so good that he said he didn't care whether he ever got home or not. blizzard nor no bliz- zard, and to make long story short, he finally laid down in the snow.
 When he woke up the effeckts of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22

ticker had wore of and he was most nigh froze to death second time, and being parshially sober he begins to won- der whether he would ever reach Bing- vile alive or not, which sobered him still more, and as be set, there in the darkness with. the snow blowing in his face he tookia oath that Ies would never drink another drop ofi fSker as long as he lived. To show that he was in earnest he paved around fintil he found his jug, and ,removin the cork from same, poured out what: was left of 1t into the snow. Then Bin, who all his life has been sinful and wicked, made brief prayer that he would not perish, and then again started along the road. knowing not whether he vas drifting.
 Bye and bye he seen 3 light ahead and aproching raid light he was re- joiced to find house beside the road, so Bill rapped loudly on the door. Con slider Bill's surprise when Dave Peter. son opened the door and Bill walked in. Also consider Dave's surprise. As everybody knows; Dave Peterson lives at the foot of Teck's Hill, which is only mile from Bingville, and being as Dave is a ruther early riser winter and summer, he had got up to do his morning chores. The hour was a. m.
 Dave built up big fire in the open fireplace where Bill set down to thaw out and fell asleep, Later on, after a hearty breakfast, DavH hitched up his pung and brought Bill hack to Bingviile, where Bill found his own mare Jimmy standing in the harness and still fast to the shafts in front of the stable door. All this happened last Satterday.
 Since then Bill has been telling about town that he considers it was the Ticker which saved his life and that his, only regret at present is that he poured into the snow nearly gallon of this life preserver. We calixilate Bill will 90 to the Co. Seat next Satterday and get full as usual.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22
Country Correspondence
SORROW HOLLOW


 Josh Siads. who is absent minded, loaded up his old muzzle loader shot gun last week and went hunting. Josh seen a fox and blazed away at it and was considerable surprised when the gun busted in his hands. Josh then remembered that he had went and put two loads in the gun instead of one. Forchunately he wasn't kilt. It was so cold here one night last week that several peoples apples froze in the cellars.
 Jemimah Hoff has fellon on her finger. This is the third fellon Jerni- mah- has had in two years and she says she don't want no more of same.
 A girl was borned to Mir. 6 Mrs. Ben McAlister last Thursday ev'g. The child is doing well but Ben is purty mad because it ain't a boy, being as he is now the father of girls. Ben says enough of a good thing is a.plenty and too much is ridiklus.
 UNo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22

This is to announce to the people sof Bingviile thai until further notice I will clean the SNOW often your roofs for You at So much per hour. Why do ySu let the snow lay on the roofs of your houses 3 or 3 1t, deep and freeze and thaw and freeze and thaw, and get so heavy that it nearly smaShes the roofs in9 Hadn't you better have it cleaned off by me? This cleaning off roofs is TICKLISH BUSH NESS and every time l clean the snow often a roof I take my life in my hands, as you might say. Last winter when I was cleaning | off Anne Hillyer's roof for him I slipped and fell and might of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22
BirthS

We regret to report that there was no births in Bingville during the past week except that COW come in fresh for Mel Sampson which is the only birth we have had.
 How can you expeekt Bingville to rank with the big Metropolises of this country unless it's populashion increases faster than it has in the past. You can't expeckt it. We hate to see so much race suicide in our midst, and for that reason we have kept speaking of this matter in the Bugle frequently in the past. but what good does it dor Nonel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22
Broke My FOOL
 NECK

For this season I will haft to charge you 20 cts. per hour for cleaning the snow offen your roofs. If it takes longer than hour to do the job l will haft to charge you ac- cordingly. See me any night at Hen Weathersby's store and will talk it over with you. First come first served. Don't wait until I am all drove up with contracl1ts for cleaning snow often roofs, but see me now. Yours for snow Cleaning, HANK DEWBERRY,
 Bingyille,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-22

Subscribe for the Bugle-it hews close to the line. let the chips fly where they will.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

port as 20 the finding and opinion for
your consideration.
We found the machine At. work on
one Of the clay roads 70 the north Of
Pensacola. Under more favorable
conditions il doubtless would have &C
compushed more satisfactory results
Tn engine used on this roller IS the
Fairbanks Morse engine. and 20 C1is
saw 10 objection. The engine did
the work elegantly AMI easily. and the
roller. as II Is calculated % DO good
woca Of certain kinds, the face OF the
wheels which 10 the rolling and pack
Ing Of tie roads are smooth, aac.faced
and will roll and pack Fat surfaces
only. bur would nor DO good work on
q road crowned or oval on the road
bed. We subjected the roller 10 only
SUCH tests As were possible: .l1
cogncy's Scrspe being il some other
portion Of The county. wa tol,LE :
put II 10 the test Of pulling the scrapa
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

-1e same as me above written report.
Capt. PyIes further reported that
TIE chairman and clerk Of the board
Of county commissioners Of Escambia
county we're very courteous and atten-
tive 70 him, and did everything in
their power 70 enable him 10 make q
thorough investigation OF the road
roller. Thereup0n the following reso-
luton vas ordered drawn Up a1t q
copy OF same be spread upon the
minutes Of this board. and the clerk
vas directed 70 mail a copy 70 the
clerk q the board Of county commls-
sioners Of Escan5ia county:
WHEREAS. Commissioner Pyles Of
tie board Of county commissioners Of
Marion county. had occasion 70 visit
Pensacola. Escamb.a county. Florida.
- g committee representing this
board. Tor she purpose Of inspecting a
gaS2.ele motor road roller now IN Use
II the construction Of roads in said
county; and. So - .,,-.-
Whereas. the chairman and clerk Of
the board Of county commissioners Of
Escambt4 county were very courteous
and attentive 10 Commissioner Pv.as.
and were uc-i-.1s in their efforts 10
e=4 that their road roller was given
@ thorough TEST for his benefit. there
fore. be Il
board is extended In --a chairman and
clerk OF The board Of county commits
slg-=-s Of Esea-rtz county, Florida
for -1= attention shown Commission
County Treasurer #. T Pas--r-
-L=d his report fer the month Of Ian
s--oor =..-
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

WALTER F. WARNOCE.

Ut. Hooker. county a--5-C-v and
Nr. George yacKaE. architect were
requested 70 b. present with The
board ar . o-c-ers
NJ. 1IeEa-- appeared before the
board and asked Tor q reduction Of as
s-s5uent or lands. which request
was referred 20 Tax Assessor Aver Tor
racouuerIa-ir-
~. .. u. Armstrong also appeared
before the board and requested -e5Gc-
ton Of assessment upon his property
which request was referred To Com
missioner Mathews for adjustment
A communication vas rlereup0n
49, from Mt Z c. CbambLiss. with
reference To opening the old Fleming
ton road. requesting that The matter
BE- deferred for consideration until the
March meeting OF the board Mr.
Chambliss being detained in Atlanta
az this time or account Of a serious
operation which be has Just gone
though with, and which rendered
hin unable 70 be present Mr.. Towns
end did not object 70 the postpone
ment OF the said matter.
Commissioner Mathews thereupou
fled with the board his report with
EeTence 10 the said road
After some discussion with the
board il was moved and carried that
petitions asking for an appointment
OF game warden for Marion county,
Florida. be all sled with the board on
or before the regular meeting Of the
board IN April next
Il vas. upon motion. ordered that
the chairman Of this board BE-. and be
is hereby authorized % purchase the
necessary clothes for the c0uviccs
working upon the county roads. for
and during the wear 1905.
Il appearing 10 the board thar the
Edwards Naval stores Company were
unable % use c0nvicrs or 20 derive
any benefit from them whateve- on
the day Of conviction and r appearing
% the board thar The said Edwards
~ Stores Company had paid for
al of The couvicrs received by them
after January \. 1908. L was therefore
upon motion. considered and ordered
that a rebate upon The hire ~ said
convicrs for one days service. being
the date Of the conviction 0t the con
vict. BE- and the same Is hereby or
dered refunded 10 rhe said COMPANY
II was therefor ordered thar the said
Edwards Naval stores Company be
and they are hereby granted a rebate
upon The sentence Of Ernest Nc
LauChIin for the difference between
S15[per month and S2S65; the said
McY1aUcrTn having been charged IN
der receipt from the sheriff as being
over fifteen years Of age, and the facts
In the case show that the said Nc
Lauchlin was under the age upon
which a charge OF s2S.65 could BE-
made. Il was also ordered that Allen
Petteway having paid his sentence 70
the sheriff, in full, that the account Of
the said naval stores company be
eredites~fcr the full amount Of the
sentence.
Henry Burnett, a prisoner. who Is
caped from the said Edwards Naval
Stores Company on the 2nd day OF
December, 1907. and having recently
been captured and Is now upon the
hard 9os1SNof Marion county. serving
out his regular sentence, that the said
Edwards Naval Stores Company be
credited for the balance OF the term
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14
HANDY MOTH PAPER

A moth destroyer ana disiafectanL
Placed under carpets, or In the folds
OF furs AID clsthings IL drives away
moth and Worry. Twelve sheets In q
packet, carriage prepaid. 10 eentss
SIX packets, 50 cents, IL druggist eOsS
not have t.
Madiqan Powder Warics, Sslsc1ion SO
cIarlssNiils, Iossa.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14
For SALE At HALF PRICE

Nee upright piano. Medium s.E-
cooking range fancy oak dining "a
Die To De sold quickly Everything
practically new and viii sell all OF
part OF t.. Box 5.f. Jacksonville
Fla c---ZL
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

Of the said Burnett from the End day
OF December, 1907.
It being nov . o'clock. and the
board having re-assembled. and A-c0r-
ney Hooker AMI Architect NacKay
being present, and the commissioners
from Citrus county. Florida. viz.
Chairman Ger9ck and Commissioner
Barues. being present. and lI- Quinn.
the contractor also being present. The
matter IF the bridge. The contract The
plans and The specifications were then
taken up by the board. and after thor
ouSt.- explaining The plans 10 Tho
conn =sione-s from Citrus county il
The presence Of our board AMI A--o--
Cey Hooker and Architect NacEav
me board took O. recess r--I FIVE
O'Clock. taking --= members IF The
board from C.--as county os- Tor q
drive over The Lard roads II -nt- .oa--
--- ana requesting Attorney Hooker
% carefully investigate an. property
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- before The board and requested
thar the valuation or .g- T. block H..
B=--v5-v. he reduced from s.. -o
So. rs The -o- was Oh -1- .---a----
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14
Jerry Burnett.
Tailoring.
ecala, Florida.

Finest Imported and
Domestic Cloths.
Cutting a Specially
Fits Guaranteed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

Not Selling Out at Cost, but Sailing ct Legitimate Profit
WHICH Should Always Be satisfactory to Dealer end Consumer
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-14

C-1-1- Z ID Z 60 L AcEN.
To TIE Honorable Board of County
Commissioners. Marion Co. Fla:
Geurlemen-I having been appoint
ed 3 committee Of one TO investigate
and look into the adap-abiu-y Of one
OF the AusCin-WesCon gasoLene road
rollers now II use in Escambia cOun-
y, beg 10 report as follows:
L being left optional with ne when
appointed 70 this work 20 take an ex-
pert On gasOIene engines with ne.
or not, and l. fully appreciated the
magnitude Of the responsibilities that
would attach 70 such a report, con
cluded that I owed IL, both 10 myself
and 70 the board and the public, TO
take one, Mr.. Spencer, a recognized
expert on this sort Of machinery, with
me, and he viii also hand in his re-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

The injurious effect of the use of
motors on the price of horses las not
proved to be what many farmers ex-
pected. The average price of horses
i'll Chicago in 1907, as compared with
1902, shows an increased value, as
follows: Draft horse, SOS; carriage
pairs, $32; driver. $50; general use,
each, $50. The agricultural depart
ment statistics show an increase in
1907 over 1906 of 2oT.725 horses and
mules in the United States. There are
s,237 40 more harness using ami
mails in the country now than there
were eight years ago. There was n
considerable decline in export de-
mand owing TO high prices in 1907.
the total being s3,GOs,11o, as COM
pared with s4,914.o99 in 1906. In
December 1.1sO horses were exported.
as compared with 1,T36 in the cor
responding month of 1906.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

The interests" that inspired the
Aldrich currency bill will hardly
know it when the senate gets through
with it. Whatever the minor eccen-
tricides of its variegated texture" re-
marks the New York Journal of Com
merce. ''one vicious pattern will run
all through IT. 1t will provide for an
emergency addition TO the regular
volume of currency. secured by a de
posit Of miscellaneous bonds and
heavily taxed. This viii be a mere
fxaggeration Of the radical defect of
the existing condition. gathering the
corrupt humor, with which Il IS in
fected into a morbid excrescence."
This severe criticism from the Lead
ing business and financial newspaper
II the country, should cause = re-
publican congress TO pause before it
further complexities our cumbersome
financial structure by makeshifts.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
AWAITS DEATH WITH BANJO
Asnostie Writes tc Show How He Can
Meet Suicides End.

Butler. Pa. Feb 29-Reduced from
wealth to poverty az a result of luck
less speculation Charles H. Shively,
real estate man. determined 20 Kill
himself Before doing so. however, he
determined to prove that a person who
did not believe in religion could die as
TRANQUILITY as one who did, and he
wrote several notes to show that he
met death calmly and without finch
ing. Before killing himself he amused
himself by playing banjo.
Shively's body was found in the
kitchen of his home. He had taken a
quantity Of laudanum and also fred a
bullet into his brain. His letters show
ed that to the end he refused TO seek
solace in religion. and even at the mo-
ment when he swallowed the poison
his nerve had not deserted him. One
of them read:
Il have just taken a shave and set
the time for my taking of. I will ill
in the time picking my banjo. l view
with the utmost tranquility my ap-
preaching end and thus defer the hour,
though all is ready, to refute the idea
Of the miserable end Of the so called
infidel. play the banjo with as much
satisfaction as at any time In my life.
I will take one ounce of Iaudanum and
will use a bullet. will go to the barn
at daybreak."
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

quite true that many unsatisfactory
problems have still to be solved.
Business depression, though dimin-
ishing, is still general, and likely to
SO continue to some extent at least
until the presidential nominations
and the crop outlook are definitely
settled. In both trade and industry
reactionary tendencies prevail, and
more or less friction and trouble is
inevitable as the reimbursement OF
prices and wages to lower levels pro-
ceeds. Our railroads are keenly feel
ing this reaction, and their managers
are more or less depressed over a
complicated situation. What with
decreased earnings, high rates of ex-
penses, difficulty in curtailing the
latter and the hostile attitude of fed
eral and state authorities towards
corporations, their lot is anything
but happy or easy one. Some of the
weaker railroads and industrials will
of course, feel the present reaction
very severely, and possibly with un-
pleasant consequences; but in the
main these conditions have been well
discounted on the stock exchange, and
there Is little chance for any further
fall of consequence in the values of
good securities.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:
Tonioht and Tomorrow Mornina,

tSHlSTk anu tOFhoTFow WoTIliTSs
Sun sets 5:47, rises SIS. Moon rises
SIS a. nj. Moons age, 20 days 1:22 a. M,
moon in conjunction with Mercury, pass
ing the planet from west to east Astro-
nomical outlook for March 1908: Con-
stellations visible, $50 p, m,-overhead,
Genlini; north, Ursa Minor, Cepheus,
Lynx; northeast. Draeo, Ursa Major,
Canes Venatici, Bootes; east, Virgo, Leo.
Leo Minor: southeast. Crater Hydra |;
south, CAMS Minor. CAMS Major, Mono
ceros, Argo Navis; southwest, Orion.
Lepus, Columbia; west Taurus, Aries;
northwest, Auriga, Perseus. Cassiopeia.
Bright stars visible same hour with rank
of each among the 20 first magnitude
stars-overhead, Pollux, II; northeast,
Arcturus, 5; east, Spica, Is: Regulus, 10;
south, Procyon, O. Sirius, /; southwest.
Betelgeux, II; R!gel, Z; west, Aldebaran,
II; northwest, Capella, L. Planets during
March: Mercury morning star visible
last half of month, low In east before
sunrise: Venus evening star most bril-
liant Of all luminaries, southwest in early
evening; Mars in southwest; Jupiter brill
liant In east; Venus and Jupiter approach
ing each other till they meet in October:
Saturn passing the sun on the 10th, thus
changing from evening TO morning star:
Uranus and Neptune invisible. Sun in
constellation Aquarius till 18th. then in
Pisces. Zodiacal light seen in west after
twilight on moonless nights in March.