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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

While Henry White, was at the bot.
tom OF deep excavation in Washing
ton, repairing leak in waterpipe, a
runaway horse fell into the ditch up.
on him, crushing him so severely that
he died of his injuries on Monday,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
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Miss Helen Irland will leave today
for a visit with her brother at Wes
Pittston.
Mrs. Agnes Guyther returned tc
Paxinos yesterday after visit with
Mrs. Evan Davis, Mausdale.
George E. Hunt returned to Altoona
yesterday after a several days visit
with relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Award return.
ed to Bellwood yesterday after having
been summoned to this city by the
death Of the latter's brother. D. G.
Hunt.
Mrs. Martha Thompson, Bloom
street. left yesterday for visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Linderman,
at Shamokin.
Mrs. Wm. E. Kim and son William,
Walnut street, left Tuesday for an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Cincin.
natl, Ohio.
Miss Hilda Hornberger returned
Tuesday evening from a several days
visit with friends in Shamokin.
Mrs. John G. Vastine, Cedar street,
left yesterday for a several days visit
with relatives In Catawissa.
Miss May Books left yesterday morn
ing for sojourn at the Delaware
Water Gap.
Mrs. Arthur Lloyd returned to Ber-
wick Tuesday evening after a visit at
the Williams home, Front street.
Mr., and Mrs. Horace Freeze and
children, OF New York City, arrived
Tuesday for visit at the home of the
formers mother, Mrs. Mary Freeze,
Front street
Mrs, keDecca Hess and Mrs. w. J..
Rogers spent Tuesday at Kingston at
tending the 50th wedding anniversary
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Robbins.
Miss Ida Kaufman has returned from
several weeks visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rempe at Lock
Haven.
Mrs. j. D. Kramer, Miss Clara Smith
will leave today for trip to Atlantic
City.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

A nine months-old child OF Stephen
Beazin, of Pittsburg, died on Monday
morning, and physicians who attended
the child say it died of nervous shock
caused by the repeated explosion of
fire crackers on the Fourth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Ham aud green peas gave ptomaine
poisoning to Frank Pfeffer and his
family of seven children, in Potts
Vile, on Monday, and all became SER
iously i'll
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Orville A. Yeahl, of Slatington, re-
ports that up to this time he has taken
135 pounds of honey from four hives
of bees this season. This is remark
ably good record and he expects to
realize 400 pounds more during the
summer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
Who Wants to Sc a Remnant?

\ new social club will be organized
at Atchison, Kan, and will be called
the Remnant club, People too old to
belong to young folks clubs and too
young to be content to sit in an arm.
chair at home viii belong, as well as
those too stupid to join Browning and
societies.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

On Monday an S-year- old son of
Mack Beatty of Dayton, Armstrong
county, ran in front of his father S
moving machine to open a gate for
him, whenlthe child's foot was caught
by the machine and cut off. before the
horses could be stopped
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

While 5-year old SOD of William
Ford of West Schuylkill, near Potts
vile, was eating peanuts on Monday
a kernel lodged in his windpipe and
choked him to death.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

School directors of the borough in
York county are demanding a higher
scholastic standing of applicants for
positions as principals of the schools
and in consequences there are yet
number of vacancies.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
Novel Ere Chiefs Mntnr.

st. Paul, Mimi, now has one of the
most complete fire chiefs cars known,
1t has disappearing rear seat and
special accommodations for boots, he'll
NETS and other necessary parapher.
calia.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
Simole.

Lawyer (at the theater on the first
nighD-I can't imagine how the piece
can be drawn out into five acts. Author
oh, that is very simple. In the first
act, you see, the hero gets into a law
sniff
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Michael Finnegan, of Scranton, died
on Monday, from injuries sustained on
the Fourth by the explosion of a small
cannon his left arm having been torn
off and both eyes blown out.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

The Reading company's anthracite
collieries will be in operation three
days this week with the exception Of
those in western Schuylkill which will
be operated five days.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
Chance For Lnnaaination.

Newspaper men were to be excluded
from famous trial. That's good
one Of them remarked. Il hate to be
hampered by facts in writing up a
case of this kind.'-EXchange
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
The Wife Did IL All.

Hewitt-Couldn't you get the person
you called up by telephone? levitt
Oh, yes. Uewitt-But I didn't hear
you say anything. Jewitt-It was my
wife l called.-New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ROUND The STATE

Alfred Baird Of Newton township,
Chester county, was terribly gored by
a vicions bull on Monday but was saw
ed by hired man from a horrible
death
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Award return
ed to Bellwood yesterday after having
been summoned to this city by the
death Of the latter's brother, D. c.
Hunt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Mrs. ]. D. Kramer, Miss Clara Smith
will leave today for a trip to Atlantic
City.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

George E. Hunt returned to Altoona
yesterday after several days visit
with relatives in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Miss Ida Kaufman has returned from
a several weeks visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rempe at Lock
Haven.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09

Mrs. Martha Thompson, Bloom
street, left yesterday for visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Linderman,
at Shamokin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
BIG TASK FOR
A. D. SIMON
WORK OF RAISING ABOUT $4,000
FOR FAIR ASSOCIATION
PLACED ON HIM.

Mr.. A. D. Simon, who has been elect
ed as general manager of the Marion
County Fair Association, was seen by
a representative OF the West VirginIan
this afternoon and he spoke of the
work placed on him in connection with
putting the associations affairs in
proper shape for a successful fair. 1t
will take about $4,000 to put every
thing in good condition. There is no
profit to MIR. Simon in what he is at
tempting to do and 1t is up to the
people to help in this undertaking. The
stock will be sold at ten dollars per
share, but not less than FIVE shares
will be sold to any one. No money
will be collected until enough has been
subscribed to assure the success of
the enterprise. The money will be
collected in April. June and August,
SO that the payments can be more
easily met
All who know the benefits OF sue
cessful fair should at once take holi
of this enterprise and help push it
along. 1t cannot be made success
without the help of all the people.
FIRST PAGE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
COUNTY COURT
PRESIDENT is
UNDER FIRE
Grave Charges
Against Him

CHARLESTON, w. ", Jan. 2S.-
A sensation was caused here when
Attorney c. w. Dillon fled in the
Circuit Court charges against County
Commissioner John Mcdonald, alleg-
ing official misconduct. habitual drunk.
enness. neglect of official duty and
gross immortality.
The most sensational charge made
against Judge Mcdonald. president Of
the county court. is that he practically
sold out to Walker. Lawrence & Co.
and their successors. the Clark Liquor
company. SO far as the granting Of
liquor licenses in Kanawha county Is
concerned. 1t is charged that alto
gether Judge Mcdonald has accepted
more than $4,000 from this liquor
concern for services rendered. In the
papers filed by Mr.. Dillon the above
charges are made. and there are thir-
ty-six specifications. most of them re-
latlng to alleged agreements to re-
ceive money to allow the liquor COM
pany named to dictate to whom IL
censes outside of Charleston should
be granted. It is alleged that before
the last election Judge Mcdonald re-
ceived $4.SGO. and since about $4,000.
The prosecution claim they have a
clear case.
On the other hand. Judge Mcdonald
and his friends claim that 1t is ques'
tion of politics. although the man sup
posed to be bah'-d thn char"es
Lawrence. is a Republican. as is Judge
Mcdonald. Some ten years ago. wher
Judge Mcdonald was member of
the county court, an attempt was
made to oust him on charges that
failed. Since then he has been elect
ed to the legislature, leading his tick
ct. Following this he was again elect.
ed on the board of county commits
sioners.
Friends of Judge Mcdonald also
claim that the $4.S60 given him before
the election was not personal gift
to him. but campaign contribution.
The outcome of the matter will be
watched with a great deal Of interest
as for a long time there has been a
suspicion that in the liquor business
N Kanawha and the awarding Of H.
censes there has been great deal of
corruption. whether true in this spe-
cific case or not.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
Merchants Are Using Plenty
OF Advertising Space To-day

Famont intend real
busy qualification that call
offered throughout these
city
thrive without them and is YOU THE PEOPLE they
should the efforts that being made
to of this city.
becomes apparent each day that the merchants
evening reaching
people
advertising to-day well
reaching wide circle mweky
with through other medium
with of the
of the public will be shown by
ready response invitations
Saturday which think
generally editions of all the makes
very with people read by
they all plenty Of time
handsome advertising
will have the pointed out the
marts of bestva following week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
Robbery In
Broad Daylight
BLACK DIAMOND MAKES A HAUL
AND LEAVES TOWN IN
A HURRY.

Black Diamond, n colored man, who
gle with Xix, Rubano got his finger Bit
saloon for some time, robbed slav
on Washington street to-day about
eleven o'clock. He succeeded in get
ting twenty-one dollars from the
clothes OF the old man and then made
dash to get away before the officers
could be notified. He travelled lively
and made it out to Twelfth street.
There he boarded the car for Clarks-
burg. Black Diamond tried to rob an
italian close to the saloon about two
weeks ago and would have succeeded
had the man had any money.
The description given of Black Dia.
mond is as follows: Stands about five
feet, nine inches, slight build, medium
color, scar on forehead, small face,
front teeth dlscolored and decayed,
hair cut very short, wears blue flannel
shirt, blue black very tight fitting
pants. left the city in his shirt sleeves.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
HAND SUSPECTS were
GIVEN A HEARING THIS MORNING
Photographs May Be
introduced AS Evidence

and was deliberately planned. The
prosecution have letters which passed
between the murdered man and the
clayer's wife and also photographs TAX
en- of her by Ferree. The contention
is that Ferree blackmailed the woman
by compromising photographs. AT the
prisoners table and in the tury's full
view, the mother and father and wife
are grouped. Among the pictures the
State is trying to submit to the jury
are several showing Mrs. Detsch in
poses in which drapery is chiefly con-
spicuous by its absence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
WHEELING GIRLS
GOT BAD LETTERS
THEIR JUNGLE" VISITED THEM
LATER AND NOW HE IS IN
TROUBLE.

NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-Charged with
sending immoral letters through the
mail to Wheeling. w. Va, Corey. Pa.
and Martins Ferry. Ohio. Fred l..
Stockford, a floor walker in the Simp-
son-Crawford store, was tried before
Judge Chatfield in the federal Grimm.
al court yesterday. Laura Blocher,
Mary E. Rayl. Goldie E. Mathews and
Agnes Schaeffer. of Wheeling and
Martins Ferry. O., testified to receiv-
ing letters which were submitted in
court and are unprintable.
1t was said that Stockford made the
acquaintance of these young women
through the childrens page of a
Wheeling newspaper. wnere CORE
spondents are invited to exchange let
ters on matters of mutual interest.
Communications were sent from New
York over the signatures. of Jeanette
B. Williams and Madge Parks. At
ter few letters. the compainants re-
ceived instructions in the use of a
code by which certain letters of each
were used to convey hidden message
and on the message SO hidden the COM
plants are based.
Later. stockford visited Wheeling,
where he met the girls who had been
answering his letters, and introduced
himself as the uncle of Madge Parks.
He had some presents and persuaded
one of his supposed nelce's friends to
visit him at his hotel.
Up to a few years ago he was trav-
cling salesman and was familiar with
West Virginia and towns not far of in
Ohio and Pennsylvania from which
complaints of a similar character have
been coming. The indictment against
him has thirteen counts, each carry
ing maximum penalty of five years.
Imprisonment.
stockford's arrest came through a
complaint made by John B. Neiswan-
ger, postmaster at Corey, Pa, who was
present as a witness in court. The
case will be given to the jury today.
ED
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
Smaller Pay
Than Usual
WILL BE MADE BY FAIRMoNT
COAL COMPANY NEXT SAT-
URDAY,

Saturday, January 25th. will be pay
day for the Fairmont Coal Company.
The pay this month will not be so
large as many OF the other pays. This
is due to the explosion at Monongah
on December 9Th. There has been no
work done at mines Nos. and 8
since the disaster, while work at No.
. and the Shaver mine work was sus-
pended one week after the explosion.
In addition operations at the other
mines have not been steady because
laying off OF men seems to be general
throughout the country and this has
greatly affected the demand for COAL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 2S.-
with the jury box full and the prose-
cution's opening address completed,
Andrew Jackson Detsch. Jr.'s, trial for
Harry Ferree's murder last NoVem-
Der earnestly began to-day. In many
respects the case parallels the. Thaw
trial, while in others 1t is direct
antithesis. In Assistant District At
torney Tulane's opening address. he
said Detsch did not mistake Ferree
for a burglar and he would show thar
the murder was due to llason be
tween the prisoners wife and Ferree
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
COAL COMPANY
BLOODHOUNDS
TRACED BURGLARS TO THEIR
BOARDING HOUSE NEAR Kill
ARM.

Two burglaries were committed up
the river Tuesday night, one at High
land, where the postonlce was looted:
the thieves taking about fifty dollars
worth Of stamps. The other one was
it Enterprise, where house was pill
laged, where the thieves took con-
siderable amount of fruit and other
goods. When the fact was made
Known that burglaries had been COM
mitted the Fairmont Coal Company
put their special officers on the case
with the aid of their bloodhounds. The
culprits were traced to their boarding
place. Each case was worked separ-
ltely and the hounds trailed the evil
loers in both burglaries to the same
house which is located near Kilarm.
The men went through the Highland
nine after they had looted the post
1fIice and by the way they traversed
heir course in the mine 1t was evil
lent that they were familiar with the
workings Of the pit. They came out
II the mine near Enterprise and the
logs went straight to the house that
lad been plundered. The dogs follow
Il the trail out the Kilarm. road, where
'ome OF the booty had been lost. The
ndications are that there were three
nen in the party that did the plunder-
ng. Three tracks were plainly seen
Entrance to the store at Highland
was effected by tearing off board
that had been nailed across a window.
No attention was given the store. all
the spoils gotten by the thieves were
taken from the postoffice. At Enter
prise the cellar door yielded to the
pressure they put against it and
they gained entrance to the house.
The men got tools from a tool chest
which they used to open the door, The
local officers feel sure that they have
the men located.
Officers Nose Higginbotham and
Jack Fleming are loud in their praise
for the company's blood hounds. The
dogs proved themselves to be of val
liable assistance in working out the
case. No arrests were made yester-
day.
The Enterprise burglary was made
first. In going through the mines the
burglars thought that they would
throw the dogs of the track should
any be put on their trail. They sep
arated and made quite tour of the
mine, but they all went out at the
same place. and the dogs could not
be thwarted in making the trail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
identify OF YOUNG WOMAN WHO
LEFT BABE AT GRAFTON EST SIZED
Ohio Editor Says Foraker Is
Defeated Without Battle

MARION Ohio. Jan. 2S.-Declarine
Senator Foraker defeated in Ohio and
his demand that his followers carry
the fight on Taft into congressional
districts unreasonable. Warren G.
former lieutenant-governor
and chief of Senator Foraker's lieu.
tenants. Joined the Taft forces in an
editorial in his newspaper, the Marion
Star
This is not band wagon club
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
Insurance Man
Taken to Weston
M. 8. PAIsT ADJUDGED INSANE
AND SENT TO STATE AsY-

NJ. B. Paist, local Insurance agent,
was placed in the county jail last night
by Sheriff Furbee and Chief Shumak-
er. Paist has been doing much talk
ing the last few days about a fortune
that he had lately inherited through
the death of a wealthy uncle who
lived in Philadelphia. His statements
concerning the imaginary wealth were
very much at variance and this led
the authorities to believe that he was
suffering from a delusion sufficiently
strong to have impaired his mind.
Paist made many statements concern
ing his supposed wealth and the man
ner in which he was going to enjoy
1t. Each time he told different story
and the amount left him changed as
often as the color of chameleon.
Mr.. Paist was examined this morn
ing by DIR. c. o. Henry and was pro-
nounced insdne. Justice Amos made
application for his admission to the
Hospital for the Insane at Weston.
The application was granted and Mr..
Paist was taken to the asylum this af-
ternoon by Walter Henry, an attend
ant of the institution.
Walter Henry. an attendant for the
Hospital for the Insane at Weston,
was here today to deliver John L.
Haun, an adjudged lunatic who has
been in the custody of the county au-
thorlties for sometime, to his institu-
ton. He was also instructed to de-
liver George. Nelson, colored, an ad-
judged lunatic, who has been in jail
here awaiting admittance to the asy-
lum. Nelson lately has shown marked
Improvement and the authorities here
thought him to be rational, so he was
not taken. The attendant left this at-
ternoon with Haun and Paist, who
will be admitted to the asylum on their
arrival at Weston.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
Woman Insane

Mrs. Russie Garrett, of Tioga, Mich.
olas county, who was admitted to the
Cook Hospital some days ago for
treatment, was sent to Weston this
afternoon to the Hospital for the In
sane. She was taken to Clarksburg on
the two o'clock car, accompanied by
her husband. There she was met by
an attendant OF the asylum and taken
her to Weston. Application was made
for her admission last night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
STRONG SERMONS
were PREACHED
AT THE VARIOUS SERVICES IN
DIFFERENT CHURCHES LAST
NIGHT.

Last night at the NJ. E. Church,
South, unusual interest was manifest
in the congregation. Rev. Webb occu-
pied the pulpit. preaching from the
text, For God SO loved the world that
he gave His only begotten son, that who
soever believeth in him should not
perish but hive everlasting life" At
the close of the service three mem-
bers of the congregation slgnified that
they had been saved since Tuesday
nights service and several others
asked the prayers of the congregation
in their behalf.
NJ. e. Church.
Common Honesty" or treating
God with the same considerations we
do each other, was the subject of Rev.
Broomfield's sermon at the NJ. E.
Church last night. He took as his text
Render unto God the things that are
Gods, and unto Caesar the things
that are Caesars" The church was
completely filled last night. Tonight
Clarence Kinsey will sing. by request,
The Door Of Hope"
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. NJ. L. Rankin preached on the
subject, "The Love OF Christ Con-
straineth U.s." and the audience was
deeply moved by the strong and ten
der appeal made by the preacher The
Question Box continues to be an in
teresting and helpful feature at these
services.
Central Christian Church.
At the Central Christian Church the
congregation last night was the larg-
est of the series of meetings. The
singing of the male quartette was
highly appreciated. Rev. Willisons
subject was "Confessing Christ" The
choir, under the leadership of Mr.. Sim
mons. is rendering some excellent
music.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23

"but is calm re-
cording of political trend. Foraker's
leadership is necessarily ended, but
he is not eliminated. A statesman Of
his calibre never is eliminated and he
will be in triumph in years to come. :
Harding reviews the fac:ional strife
in Ohio, and says this year 1t has
been the TaftRoosevelt allies against
Foraker alone. and he is defeated
without battle"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-23
Died of Pneumonia.

Howard j., the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Brown. died this morning
at his parents home at 314 CASTOR
avenue. after an illness OF pneumonia,
aged one year and five months. The
remains will be laid to rest tomorrow
morning in the Holy Cross cemetery.
Undertaken R. C. Jones is in charge
OF the arrangements.