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The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Sharpers Got His Money.

The creditors of Joseph Bamford,
the silk manufacturer who went into
involuntary bankruptcy, asserting
that he had been feeced by a gang of
sharpers, held their first meeting in
the district courtroom at Paterson,
Referee Da Costa, of Newark, presid-
ing. Mr.. Bamford's assets are named
at $4,000, while his liabilities are
said to be at least $4,000. 1t is as
serted that Mr.. Bamford's money vas
lost in the past six months in a pro-
posed trolley line in the South, and a
steam railroad between Indianapolis
and Central Illinois. Wayne Du-
mont, Mr.. Bamford's counsel, says he
will show that the railroad was
largely mythical in character, and
that the company alleged to be float
ing it vas not legally incorporated or
established.
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Indicted in swamn Murder.

Theodore Whitmore, who is con-
fined in the Hudson County Jail on
the charge OF killing his wife, whose
body was found in a swamp at Harri-
son on December 26, has been in
dicted by the Hudson County Grand
Jury. Patrick Quinn, an employe of
the Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey
City, testified to seeing Whitmore in
Jersey City the same morning the
body was found in the swamp. Mr..
and Mrs. O'Neill, of No. 236 Adams
street, Brooklyn, where Whitmore
lived, both testified that Whitmore
was out the entire night on which the
murder is believed to have been COM
mitted. Beatrice Sehmitten, sister Of
the slain woman, and Miss Lizzie
Handel also testified.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Big Tree Fell and Pinned Him.

William II. Alhertson, a wealthy
farmer, of Hope, displayed remark
able fortitude and courage. He was
cutting down a big tree on his farm
and suddenly it fell across his legs,
pinning him to the ground. Luckily
his arms were free and his axe was
within reach. Most laboriously, and
while he suffered intensely, Albert
son cut through the tree trunk in two
places and so released himself only to
find his right leg was broken in two
places. Despite his intense pain he
dragged himself over the rough
ground and under fences to his home,
mor than half a mile away. Then
he tainted, but his courage 500 re-
turned, for while a doctor set his leg
Albertson laughed and joked about
having caught himself in his own
trap"
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

the entertainment was given on board
the East India ship in the harbor, to a
very brilliant and respectable COM
pany, and a discharge of thirteen
cannon was fired on the joyful oc-
casion."
What a difference between condi-
tions then and now. At that time
there were barely 100000 people
in the United States. There was real
ly no great American city, New York
having only $4,000, Philadelphia 3d.
600, Boston $4,000 and Charleston
10000 Inhabitants. Washington died
in December, 1893, and the progress
of news was SO slow at that time that
some of the settlers beyond the Allie
ghenies did not learn of his demise
until February and March Of the next
year..
y = -
At the time of his death Washing
ton was probably the richest man in
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Tn AN Parts Of the State.

The ladies of the Pennington M. E.
Church netted $40 from a rummage
sale.
Bridgeport shad fishermen over
hauled their nets for an early start.
Truman Hickman, of Green Creek,
cut down two walnut trees which
were 100 years old.
Richard B. Sites. vice-president OF
the First National Bank, Ocean City.
will place a handsome window in the
new First M. e. Church, in memory
of his wife.
Stephen Crane, of Crane Brothers,
lumber dealer, of Iona, was taken to
the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia.
for an operation on his leg.
A human chain, composed of ten
companions, saved the life of John
Levi when he broke through the ice
on A~ssiscunck Creek, at Burlington.
DR.. Isaac Norman Griscom, of
Ocean City, has been elected vice.
president OF the New Jersey State
Drainage Association.
Recently three dogs belonging to
George Hanson. of Woodbury.. were
found dead, believed to have been poll
soned. Mr.. Hanson also lost q horse
in a peculiar MANNER
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
A Prayer.

Grant, we beseech Thee, o Lord
the Giver and Guide of all r~eason,|
that we may always be mindful OF the
nature, of the dignity, and of theI
privileges Thou hast honored us With
Grant us Thy favorable assistance I'M
the forming and directing our judg-|
ment, and enlighten us with Thy|
truth. that we may discern those
things which are really good. andj
having discovered them, may loya
and cleave steadfastly to the samej
And, finally, dispense, we pray Theei
those mists which darken the eyes q
our mind, so that we may have a perl
feet understanding, and know hot1i
God and man, and what TO each q
due. = Simplicius Translated ~
George Stanhope, Dean of CATER
bury, 1000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Jap Wounds Six Policemen.

A japanese laborer, supposed to be
a burglar, and who the authorities
think, robbed the home of Joseph
Barras, a Police Commissioner, fought
y~iciously for freedom at Somerville
on two occasions when the police
caught him with alleged plumber.
Numerous petty robberies have &C.
Cured recently in the vicinity of the
home of Commissioner Barras, and
the police have had no clew as to the
identity of the thief. Policeman Ju-
Illus Saulter saw q Japanese at the
Central Railroad station carrying a
suspicious looking pack. The jap
fought off the policeman and escaped.
Later in the day Superintendent of
Police During learned that the Jap
had been seen at Whitenouse station.
Policeman Henderson, who was de-
tailed to capture the Jap, unexpect-
eddy met his man on the way to the
Whitehouse railroad station. The
Jap again put up a hard fight, and il
required six policemen to subdue him,
but not until they had received many
wounds. He was placed in the coun-
ty jail. The odd prisoner has been
working on the roads as a laborer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

One of the most widely circulated
stories about any public man who
ever lived is the old n in connection
with Washington, the cherry tree and
the Ratchet. The first mention of
this is found in "Weems' Life of
Washington, published in 1903. This
Mason l.. Weems was an itinerant
preacher who is alleged to have
ufactured many illustrations and
events found in his book. For this
reaso it has been claimed that the
Ratchet story was manufactured out
of whole cloth. We cannot be too
sur of this, however, because Mr.. R.
H.. 7. Halsey in his book on blue
Staffordshire pottery, describes a
mug that he saw on which the story
was depicted in full. The mug was
of rough earthenware and was made
in Germany between ITO and 1890.
1t was decorated with a quaint little
boy, a cherry tree, a large Ratchet
and the inscription, &C. W., 1776."
One of the most interesting relics
on exhibition at Mount Vernon is not
a memento of an American incident.
Hanging in a glass case on the wall
of one of the corridors is a massive
iron key which was used to unlock
the Bastile before it fell at the hands
of the Paris mob in the first revolu-
ton. This extraordinary souvenir
was presented to Washington by La
fayette. The boy-guides at Alexan-
dria are fond Of pointing out the
house where General Washington met
Mrs. GUSTS at a ball, and they de-
scribe the incident in the character
istic way of Young America: "He
was comm down the stairs with Miss
Sally Fairfax, and they wuz gone on
each other, and Miss Sally she got
mad because George made goo-goo
eyes at Mrs. Custis. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
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GORGE WASHINGTON was t

~ GORGE WASHINGTON was
born 176 years ago to-day.
YAK His name will live through all
the ages as the liberator and
founder of the greatest country the
world has eve known. Washington
was, and is, America incarnate. The
United States has outgrOwn the fond
est hopes which he entertained for
the national fedgling he nursed into
life, but with that growth has grown
the name and fame and honor of him
who is in truth first in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts Of his
countrymen."
The first recorded observance of
Washington's birthday appeared in
the Pennsylvania Packet on Tuesday,
February II, 1874 Gold style). 1t
was sent by a correspondent in New
York, and read: "wednesday last
being the birthday of His Excellency,
General Washington, the same was
celebrated here by all the true friends
of American Independence and Con-
stitutional Liberty with that hilarity
and manly decorum ever attendant on
the sons OF freedom. In the evening
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
The Narrow Way.

Narrowness is Christ's idea of the
way of life, a straitened way, the way
of truth. For a moment pause and
ask: Could it be otberwise2 1t is IL
O'Clock, the orthodox regulator at the
watchmaker's points with exactness
to that hour. Very narrow" exelaim
all the cheap timepieees of the neigh
borhood, and they persistently point
to all hours from $50 to midday, but
their boosted liberality is only mex
actness, which is another word for
untruth.
So orthodoxy in the harbor channel
marks With exaetness each rock OF
sunken hulk, and puts its danger sig
nails out. A liberal pilot might be
careless of these signals, but the pas
senger would prefer that the pilot
should be overcautious rather than
too liberal.-H. E. Partridge, Pomo-
ma. Tenn.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
CreetS Mother and Dies.

Hurried on fast express trains from
Tucson, Arizona, to see his family be-
fore he died, Joseph R. Barstow, OF
Atlantic City, won his race, only to
expire a few hours after he had been
greeted by mother and sisters. Bar
stow went West in hopes of lettering
his failing health, but finding that he
could not recover expressed the wish
to see his family. He was brought
back by a friend.
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Tried AL New Breakfast Foods.

D. Cooper Allison, known as the
most eccentric lawyer in New Jersey,
died in the home of relatives in Bur-
lington. He was seventy-nine years
old and had lived in Trenton nearly
all of his life. He stuo&d medicine
and pharmacy as well as law, and ear
lier in life had a reputation as a de-
tective. He never married, lived out
of doors summer and winter until
crippled by rheumatism, when he
took to bicycle riding to effect a cure.
One of his fads was TO try all the new
breakfast foods placed on the market.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Death From Exposure.

Mrs. Eliza Mccoy died at her home
on Mountain avenue, Paterson, from
the effects of exposure. She was
found in the yard in the rear of her
home nearly dead from the cold. She
was carried into the house, where she
died soon afterward. Her son says
his mother had gone to call a neigh
Dor and had collapsed on her return.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Women Did Well For Hospital,

A check for S1O50 wa turned over
to the Board of Governors of the At
lantic City Hospital as proceeds OF
the variety show in which prominent
maids and matrons of the resort APP
peared. The money will be used in
lifting I'D the new buildings.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Fire Hrdrant Inventor Dead.

Philip Eley, who invented several
lire hydrants and tapping machines
which are in use all over the country,
died at his home. Bayonne, aged six
ty-eight years. He leaves a wife, one
daughter and five sons. One of his
sons is Frank Eley, water purveyor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

youth was at college, the General OBJ
served the same p~hraseology and dig
nifty that he maintained with his older
friends. He addressed this boy as
"Sir" with the same gentle gravity
that he used when he later addressed
each of his grandnieces as Madam"
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21
Commit Yourself to God.

Grief for things past that caRno|
be remedied and care for things q
come that cannot be prevented MAJ
easily hurt. but can never benefit md
I will, therefore, commit myself y
God in both and enjoy the present
joseph Hall.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

Washington's letters were noted
for dignity and simplicity of style. In
corresponding with his ward, George
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

George Washington.
He was the truthfullest of men,
And yet full oft / wot
He said, I'm glad to see you" when
He really was not.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
ARIZONA LEADS
The Copper World in Production and
Now Occupies First Place

AS has been predicted by the press
of Arizona, this grand old territory
took first place in copper production
of the world for 1907 by such a safe
margin that no other copper region
will be able to touch her in the future
The copper output for Arizona ex-
ceeds Montana by 37,OOOO.OOO pounds
and Michigan by 100000 pounds.
She also led the world in mineral
output with total cash value of S67,-
100000. The ERA is in receipt of a
communication from Fitz-Mac, of
Phoenix, which arrived too late for
publication, but it will appear next
week and will give a more complete
outline of Arizona as the leader.
1908 will witness a vast increase
in Arizoua's output, as the increase
in the Clifton-Morenci district alone
will amount to considerable. Other
copper camps will also increase out
puts and now that Bisbee has settled
the strike, an average output will be
made in that section.
Arizona has been pulling for first
place the past several years, but it
was never dreamed that she would
take such leap.
Every man in the territory should
''whoop her up"
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
Special Visitor for Knights of Pythias

Lawrence McCarty, comedian,
arthur and critic, who has made quite
a success of the play entitled damon
and Pythias," will pay Clifton Lodge
No. II K. of p. a special visit
tomorrow evening, January 3rd. He
will entertain the lodge with a few of
his selections and all members of the
order are especially invited to be
present. Mr.. McCarty is an old time
member of the order, and by his
clever representations and entertain
ments has done a great deal for the
benefit of the fraternity. His visit
to Clifton will be rare treat and
members should not miss the oppor-
tunity
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

1t is with regret that the ERA an
nounces the complete close down of
the New England and Clifton Copper
company mines, which became effec-
tive last week. 1t has been rumored
since copper declined in price that
the company would no doubt be forced
to close, but it was thought that the
Antietam claims would keep them
going. However, the company has
been under too heavy expense to con-
tinue operations at present prices.
General Manager Veitch and Vice
President Bristol are expected
to arrive soon and will then
announce what the company proposes
to do. The New England company
owns large number of valuable min
eral claims, in fact, sufficient to JUS
tify the erection of its own smelling
and reduction works. 1t is probable
that if work is continued en- the prop
critics of the company it will be done
on a more economical basis than in
the past.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
A Leap Year Notice

Fl. o. Johnson, a prominent young
bachelor residing at York, is beginning
to worry about leap year proposals
during 1908, in regard to which he
has written the following notice:
"Notice is hereby given that no
trespassing will be permitted on my
premises by old maids for the purpose
of proposing marriage, and any mar
riagedble lady SO doing lays herself
liable of being accepted on the spot,
taken to the nearest justice of the
peace and if found guilty, will be
sentenced to serve a lifetime with
me. "-Signed H. 0. JOHNSON
Mr.. Johnson is a handsome young
man and there will no doubt be a
great deal of tresspassing on his
premises.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

James Young, a moulder formerly
employed by the A. c. company was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Patty
charged with using abusive language
to a coppersmith named Tucker,
who returned to Clifton to go to
work. Mr.. Young was turned loose
the same evening he was arrested
and told that if he would leave town
there would be no prosecution. This
the young man did, but he was in
duced to return and upon his arrival
he was taken up again. Judge Smith
took the case under Amusement and
assessed Mr.. Young for a small fine,
which he paid.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
PURELY PERSONAL

H. H. Dyer, superintendent of the
Shannon mines, returned last night
from a visit to his family at Lo;
Angeles.
S. J. Forbes, the Chase Creek mer-
chant, visited Metcalf on business
Tuesday.
Mrs. Belle Clark, of Bisbee, is in
Clifton on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Ross Thomas.
o. Halverson, brother to Profess
scr Halversou. spent few days of
the past week in Clifton.
Mrs. c. A. Van Dorm and mother
and Mrs. Goodrich spent Friday of
last week in Metcalf with FRIENDS.
Bay Shannon and Joe Terrell, coun-
ty supervisors, are in Solomonville
this week attending the meeting of
the board.
Mrs. w. H. Fales left Tuesday
morning for her old home in Boston,
Mass, where she will spend a short
time visiting.
Louis Ferber, stock broker and
mining promoter, visited Douglas
Friday last on business, returning
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. K. White, of
Rochelle, ILL.,, spent few of the holt
days in Clifton, on a visit to their
son, Harry White,
j. w. Pritchett, printer of con-
siderable experience, arrived in Cliff
ton last week to be identified with
the ERA job department.
w. w. Duncan, who left Clifton
rather suddenly several weeks ago,
was in Globe last week. Since leav-
ing Clifton he was in Mexico City.
]. H. Bryan, who now resides at
Morenci, where he is employed in the
A. c. Longtellow store, was down
with his family last week visiting
friends.
Al Kuuce, formerly superintendent
of the Standard mines, left this morn
lug 1OL dSO3 WHICH VIII opChO
a short time, after which he will go
Old Mexico.
B. F. Billingsley, the leading bust
ness man of Duncan, was in Clifton a
few days of last week. He reports
the valley in good shape and says
every body in his section had merry |
Christmas.
B. o. Mastick, who is employed in
the A. & N. NJ. freight depot, re-
ceived a telegram Tuesday inform
ing him of the serious illness of his
wife. He left Wednesday for Rocky |
River, Ohio, to be with her. His
many friends hope that he will find
his wife greatly improved.
Eddie Abraham, who is attending
the Harvard Military school at Los
Angeles, arrived last week to spend
the holidays with his parents. He
was accompanied by Richard Whit
ing, a young man attending the same
school. They will remain in Clifton
until January 9Th.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
Change in A. & N. NJ. Time Card Sunday

The A. & N. NJ. railway will put
into effect next Sunday morning a
new time card, in order to make con-
nection with the E. P. & S. w. at
Hachita. AS a result the local pas
senger will leave twenty minutes
earlier and return twenty minutes
later. The time of departure will
be 7:20 d. m. and time of arrival 900
p. m. railroad time. If you are going
out Sunday don't forget the change.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
Important MINING Decision

Judge Campbell, in the District
Court at Tucson, recently gave a de-
cision of considerable Importance to
owners of mineral claims, viz: that
ore on dump is personal property in
Arizona and not real estate. Ore
mined from the mineral claim of one
party and dumped upon the mineral
claim of another party therefore, be-
longs to the party owning the claim
from which the ore was mined. In
stances have arisen in this district
involving the above point and differ
ences of opinion expressed. The de-
cision is of especial interest to local
parties.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The White Sands company of New
Mexico, has just completed the in
stallation of large calcine furnace
at the company's works. on the sands
west of Alamogordo. AS result of
being subjected to an immense heat
in this furnace the sand becomes
disable as basis for cement, plaster
and other uses. AT present the pro-
duct of the plant is being used to
build a structure which will house
the machinery of the company.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

The average gold and silver con-
tents of the ores of the principal cop
per camps of this country are as fol-
lows, in ounces per ton of ore: Cliff
ton, .002 gold and .08 silver; Bisbee,
.OI7 gold and Z silver; Butte, .O1 gold
and 8 silver; Tintic (Utah), .46 gold
and liza silver.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

VIM. Debus, better known by old
ton last week fror- an extensive trip
to the Panama canal region. He was
greatly disappointed in the country
and found conditions anything but
favorable for a man who is looking
for employment. Unless man has a
position already engaged he had
better stay at home. Those who are
Lying there are dissatisfied and the
climatic conditions are anything but
favorable. Dutch spent couple of
months there and was glad to get
back. He reports that the country,
except where the ground has been
cleared for improvements, is a solid
mass of underbrush, so thick that it
is impossible to navigate. One of
the greatest drawbacks to the coun-
try is the fuel question. Although
the country is covered with dense
forests the wood will not burn,
when taken from the lower
country. Coal and charcoal is relied
upon for cooking and heating pur-
poses. Good use is made of all boxes
in which provisions are shipped. The
boxes are used Immediately upon
their arrival, as after few
days the wood becomes soaked
from the atmosphere and will not
burn. Dutch says Arizona looks good
to him.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

A charity organization in Mexico
City fed a thousand or more poor
mouths on Christmas day. Besides
this a Christmas tree with a thousand
presents on it was given for the poor
children of the city.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

There will be joint installation of
the new officers of the Odd Fellows
Id Rebekah lodges next Monday
evening, January 9Th. All members
of the order and their families, and
invited guests are urged to attend.
1t will be an interesting affair.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

President Roosevelt has ordered
q troops to remain in Goldfield three
eks( longer in order to give the
evada legislature time to meet. His
elegram follows: sit is apparent
from your telegram that the legisla-
ture of Nevada can readily be con-
vened. You have fixed a period of
three weeks as the time necessary to
convene and organize a special ses-
SION - Fi5in five days from the re-
ceipt of this telegram you shall have
issued necessary notice to convene
the legislature of Nevada, 1 shall
continue to station troops at Gold
field, during such period of three
weeks. If within the term of five
days such not &c has not been issued,
troops will be Immediately returned
to their former staIion."
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02
MINING NOTES
Pertaining to CIiftOn-MOrenci Dis
trict and Surrounding Camps.

Eastern advices inform US that cop
per is being held at IA cents and very
little is being sold under that figure.
The report also intimates that prices
will advance after January LIST.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

Chihuahua Hill, Bisbee, had another
big fire last week. The loss is esti-
Il ated at $4,000 and large number
of families are homeless. In nearly
every instance contents were con-
stunned in the flames.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-01-02

In the use of Portland cement,
freezing while setting may retard
the setting, but will not necessarily
cause injury. This has been demon
strated by the many substantial Port
land cement foundations built during
the winter months in ice cold climates.