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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.
To all persons holding liens. by iudR-
Inent or otherwise, on the real es-
tate or any part thereof. Of ]. Frank
Blackwood and Maggie Blackwood:
In pursuance of a decree of the Cir
cult Court of Marion county, West
Virginia, made in chancery cause
therein pending to subject the real es
tate of the said j. Frank Blackwood
and Maggie Blackwood to the salts
faction of the liens thereon, you arc
hereby required to present all claims
held by you and each of you against
the said ]. Frank Blackwood and Mag.
gle Blackwood, which are liens on
their real estate, or any part thereof,
for adjudication to me at my Office
in the City of Fairmont. in said Ma
rian county, on or before the 18th day
OF February, 1908.
Given under my hand this 7th day
of January, 1908.
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner.
Jan. 7-14-21-2S.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
ENTERPRISE.

We are visited by some nice wealth
err again. The snow has most all
gone.
The l. o. o. F. members held their
regular meeting here Saturday night
and installed their newly elected Off.
GERS for the ensuing term, who are as
follows:
G. A. Fleming, Noble Grand.
Nathan McMasters, Vice Grand.
F. A. Martin. Secretary.
r. L. ogden. Treasurer
G. r. Morris, Trustee.
Appointed officers:
William Ruckman. Warden.
I. S. Saunders, Right Supporter 10
N. C.
D. Everson. left Supporter to N. G.
D. E. Nay, Right Supporter to V. G.
Hugh Swiger, Left Supporter to V,
G.
G. T. Morris. Guardian.
E. j. Nay, Janitor.
Ing 4hsthlIdIAoH SSlSHiohS was PCT
form by the Senior Past Grand.
The sick in this community are get
ting along nicely this this time.
The U. B. Church commenced their
protracted meeting here Sunday night,
Brother Riley Hess as pastor. We
wish him success.
Several of the boys have been sum.
moned to Clarksburg this week to at
tend court.
J. J. sturm, who has been suffering
with a catch in his lack is some bet
ter at this time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

G. polier Mrs sFoplter a,
eompanied tiem i RF rs CHRIS
MIS- .ygayhe staipa was g
business visitor ii re Monday
The many friends Of Mr.. Lonnle
Malone. our popular telephone op-
orator are sorry to hear that he IS
critically IN. DR.. Coplin, Of Booths
vile, DR.. Matheney. of Meadowbrook
and Mr.. Maloy were IN consultation
on the case yesterday.
Mrs. Q. NJ. carder returned the
first Of the week from visit of sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Morrison, near Clarks-
burg.
DR.. J. s. Maloy left this morning
for Baltimore. where he will spend
several days.
Mrs. Cyrus Thompson. who has
been quite i'll for several days. is
some better.
Mrs. charles A. Short is a visitor at
Clarksburg to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
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AND MOTHER AT WoRTEIiNeToN
! BELIEVES SHE WAS DROWN
ed AT WHEELING.

cLARKsBURG. Jan. ia search
Is being made by relatives of Edna
M. Jett, Of near Clarksburg, and who
is believed by them to have been
drowned near Wheeling on the 10Th
of last December. The girl at least
is known to have gone toward Wheel
ing, and the mother, Cora Jett, of
Worthington. received report just
few days after her disappearance
that she had been drowned. Wheel
ing authorities know nothing about
the case and Coroner Rogers stated
that he had no record of any case in
anywise similar to the one mention
ed. In fact there was no drownings
any place near that date.
The mother in letter states that
the girl eloped from Clarksburg
prior to the 18th of December, but
she received no word of her move
ments till the report reached her of
drowning near Wheeling. She
does not even know whether the girl
was married. as was her intentions.
1t is probable that were the girl
drowned in the Ohio that the event
occurred some little distance from
Wheeling. The case, however, is be-
ing investigated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Prisoners Re leased
BUT ARE WANTED BL 8. AND o.
BUT ARE WANTED BY 3. AND o.
DAY TO TAKE ACTION.

CLARKsBURG. Jan. 1G.-Wednes-
day Ben Maupins, colored, and John
Ramsey. white. were released from
the county jail, where they had serv-
ed ten days sentence for riding on
freight trains. These men were ar.
rested on this charge, but as the de-
scription furnished Lieutenant Powell,
Of the B. and o., fit Maupins, suspi-
cion arose that he might be connect
ed with the Darlington murder affair.
Yesterday G. A. Oglin, superinteni.
ent of the B. and o. Police, will ar
rive here with three Darlington peo-
pie for the purpose of making an effort
to identify these two men, but as they
have been released they may have to
return without accomplishing their
work Immediately following the dis
charge OF the prisoners they disap-
peared. and the railroad company hav-
ing been notified at once sent out re-
ports along the line to arrest them in
case they showed up, and return them
here. But so far they are enjoying
their liberty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
THINK
HILL IS GUILTY
EVIDENCE STRONG AGAlNsTsMAN
BEING TRIED FOR
MURDER.

PHILIPPI. w. Va, Jan. 1G.-Riley
Casio, Cecil Peck and otis Rohrbaugh.
three young men of Belington and
members of the Tiger Athletic Club,
| of that city, which has a room direct
" over the one in which was located
the restaurant of Hill, where the muir
der occurred, all testify to having
heard shot fired about one o'clock
on the morning of the murder. They
Immediately left the room above and
went down on the street to investl'
gate the cause of the shot but were
unable to find any one in sight.
o. f. Trahern. owner OF the row
boat, testified that the boat had been
securely tied and fastened by him on
the 9th of November. the day of the
murder, and that on the following
day he discovered that the boat was
missing.
James Keller, who lives on the riv-
err bank below Belington, testified
that on the night of the murder he
saw a row boat bearing three men
with light going down the river at
very late hour, and Cora Irwin, who
lives near Keller. on the river bank,
substantiated his statement, stating
that she, too, had seen the men in the
boat.
Cecil Stalnaker testified that he
found the Trahern boat two miles
below Belington. about quarter Of
mile below the point where the
body of the unfortunate Indian was
found. He says that the boat con-
tanned some chewing gum wrappers
similar to those James Lebo got from
the slot machine he and Hill had
been playing in Westhal's saloon, and
that besides these the boat also con-
tanned an empty whiskey flask which
looked like one that Jake Hill was
known to have purchased the day
preceding the murder.
Noah Kittle testified positively that
he saw Jake Hill going home on the
night OF the murder between the
hours Of . and 3 o'clock with light
very similar to a miners lantern. He
further stated that he spoke to him
but received no answer. The prose-
cution tried hard to shake his testi'
mony on this point. but he was posi-
tive as to the time of his meeting
with Hill.
Ellsworth Wilson. county surveyor
identified a map which he made OF
the scene around the point where the
body was found.
]. Robinson, who purchased Hills
restaurant on the Monday following
the murder, testified to having found
! a cot containing bed clothes badly
stained and stated that 1t was his
opinion that the stains were blood
The prosecution expects to have the
clothing analyed in an endeavor tc
prove that they are those of human
blood
The prisoner holds up well under
the damning testimony that is pilling
up against him and frequently smiles
at the witticisms OF the attorneys in
charge Of the case. He is a very
reckless character and does not APP
pear to care what happens.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Jan. 7-14-21-2S.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
To Philla A. Clark, plaintiff, and j.
Frank Blackwood. Maggie Black
wood. Charles E. Minor, Leroy Tay-
lor, Guy s. Furbee, trustee; Sarah
]. Furbee and Exchange Bank Of
Warrington, a corporation, defend.
ants:
In the Circuit Court of Marion county,
West Virginia, in chancery.
You and each of you will take no
tice that in pursuance of decree of
the said court. entered on the 9th
day OF November, 1907, in the chan
Gerry cause therein pending, wherein
you are the parties complainant and
defendant, I have fixed upon Friday,
the 9TH day of February, 1908, at my
office in the City of Fairmont, Marion
county, West Virginia, as the time and
place for beginning the discharge of
my luties under said decree, an alb
stract of which Is as follows:
"on consideration whereof it is or
dered that this cause be referred to A.
L. Lehman, one of the commissioners
of this court, who shall ascertain and
report:
"u). What real estate is subject to
the vendors lien claimed by plaintiff
in her bill.
"(2). What portion of the notes Sc
cured by the vendors lien remains
unpaid and by whom such unpaid notes
are held.
"(8). What other liens, If any. ex-
list against the said real estate sub.
ject to the said vendors lien.
90. The amounts and priorities of
all liens against said real estate and
to whom owing.
"(5). What other real estate, II any,
is subject to any of said liens and the
amounts and priorities of all liens
against such other real estate, and
"(6). Such other matters as may be
deemed pertinent by the commission
err, or required by any party in inter
est" 80
At which time and place you are re-
quested to be present.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of January, 1908.
A. L. LEHMAN.
Commissioner.
MERRICK 6 SMITH.
Counsel for Plaintiff.
Jan. 7.14.2t-2s. ia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
VIOLA NEWS.

Miss Anna Moran, of Fairmont, was
visiting friends and relatives ut this
place last week.
Mrs. VIM. Prickett and two childreu
returned on wednesday of last week
from Brownsville, Pa, where they
have been visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. D. H. Dawson and Mrs. Tom
Hayhurst were the guests of friends
at smithtown Thursday of last week.
While there they attended the show
which exhibited at that place Thurs
day. For fun particulars inquire Of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

A recent article In the New Orleans
item gives an account of the effect
upon the medical profession Of that
city with regard to L. t. Cooper's the
DRY that the human stomach is respon
sible for most i'll health. The article
is as follows
"The astonishing sale of Cooper's
preparation in this city has now reach
de such Immense figures that the medi.
cal fraternity have been forced into
open discussion of the mans theories
and medicines.
"The physicians seem to be divided
with regard to the young mans sue.
cess in New orleans-some being will
ing to credit him for what he has ac'
complished while others assert that
the interest he has aroused is but a
passing fad that will die out as quickly
as it has sprung up.
In statement recently obtained
from awell known physician of this
city the position of those in favor OF
Cooper is well voiced. The doctor said
/ am not believer in proprietary
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
IIGIAIS DISCUSS
DRY
coopERs views OF HUMAN STOMACH BY MEDICAL MEN

medicines but l must admit that some
If the facts recently brought to my
attention concerning this Cooper medi-
cine have gone far toward removing
the prejudice l have formed against
them when first heard of Cooper's
new ideas and medicines.
Numbers of my patients whom /
awe treated for chronic liver, kidney
md stomach troubles have met me and
stated that coopers medicine has ac-
them. notice particularly in cases
Of stomach trouble that the man has
relieved several cases that were of
years standing and proved very OBJ
stinate to treatment.
81 do not wish to stand in the way
of something that may be for the pub
lie good, simply through professional
prejudice, and / am inclined to give
Cooper and his preparations credit as
deserving to some extent the popular
demonstration that has been accorded
them in this city.
We sell the Cooper mdicin S. They
throughout the entire United States.
e. A. Billengslea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16
Submission NOTES.

sHINNsToN. Jan. 15.-Miss stella
Hawlter is the guest of her sister,
Mrs, Marshal ogden, of Fairmont,
this week.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the meeting at Hepibah last
night.
A. R. watkins. of Fairmont, was a
business visitor here Monday.
General Baptist Missionary NJ. A.
Summers and mother, of Parkeraburg,
returned home Tuesday after few
days visit at the home of the Rev.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-16

West virginian want ads pay Try
one and see.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
a Remarkable Name.

Years ago as a New England sea
captain was signing contract at a
shipping Office he was observed by
the official in charge to be writing
string of names. "Only sign for
yourself, cap'en," cried the officer,
"not for the whole crew." The cap
tain grimly pointed out the head
ing-'Name in fulP'-and went on
writing his piece, which, when he
had done, the officer, after some
trouble in deciphering, found to
read thus: Through Much ribula-
ton We Enter Into the Kingdom
of-Heaven Clapp." 'sWill you please
to tell me, Captain Clapp," said he,
with as demure a face as his violent
inclination to indulge in hearty
laugh would allow him to put on,
"what might your mother have call
ed you in your infancy to save her
self the trouble of repeating a SER
mon whenever she had occasion to
name her darling" "Why, sir" re-
piled Captain Clapp, with laughable
simplicity, when | was little they
used to call me Tribby for short
ness"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
Origin of the Jury.

The seed Of our present form OF
trial by jury may be found in law
of Ethelred H., binding the sheriff
and twelve prominent thames to
swear that they would neither &C
quit any criminal nor convict any
innocent person. In 1176 the jury
system was very imperfect, the
jurors being essentially witnesses.
distinguishable from the other wit
nesses only by the oath they were
obliged to take. Under Edward /.
witnesses acquainted with the facts
in question were added to the jury,
and finally these became simply wit
nesses, without judicial power, while
the first ceased to be witnesses and
became only judges of the testimony
given. Centuries were to pass, how
ever, before the complete separation
of the functions Of juryman and
witness was effected.-New York
American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
THREE QUEER CITIES.
Each One Is Bulk on islands Con-
neeted by Many Bridges.

Each One Is Buiit on Islands Con-
nected by Many Bridges,
The city Of Client, in Belgium, is
built on twenty-six islands. These
islands are connected with each 9TH
er by eighty bridges. The city has
300 streets and thirty public
squarc4. It is noted for being the
birthplace of Charles V. and John
of Gaunt, whom Shakespeare called
'Etime honored Lancaster" and as
the scene Of the pacifcation of
Client, Nov. 8, 1876, and Of several
Instructions, sieges and executions
Of well known personages. 1t is as
sociated with American history by
the treaty made there Dec. "A, 1914,
terminating the second war between
England and the United States,
known as the war of 1912.
Amsterdam, in Holland, is built
on piles driven far below the water
into the earth. The city is inter
sected by many canals, which are
spanned by nearly 800 bridges, and
resembles Venice in the mingling
of land and water, though it is con-
siderably larger than that city. The
canals divide the city, which is about
ten miles in circumference, into
ninety islands.
The city of Venice is built on
eighty islets, which are connected
by nearly 400 bridges. Canals serve
for streets in Venice and boats,
called gondolas, for carriages. The
bridges are, as a rule, very steep,
rising considerably in the middle,
but have easy steps. The circum-
ference of the city is about eight
miles. The Venetians joined the
Lombard league against the Ger
man emperor and in 1177 gained a
great victory in defense of Pope AL
exander III. over the fleet of war
vessels headed by Otto, son of Fred
erick Barbarossa. In gratitude for
this victory the pope gave the Doge
Ziani ring and instituted the world
famous ceremony of 'FVenice Mar
rying the Adriatic Sea-" In this
ceremony the doge, as the chief
ruler of Venice used to be termed,
with appropriate ceremonies drop
ped a ring into the sea every year in
recognition of the wealth and trade
carried to Venice by the Adriatic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
Watch CRYSTAL Makinu.

The. process of making the watch
glasses is more or less a secret, as is
also the construction of the ovens,
but it is known that the glass is
blown into large spheres or balloons,
after which it is baked and anneal-
ed. Skilled workmen then cut out
the glasses with a diamond point,
after which they are ground to the
proper sizes. The ovens are very
expensive to build, costing not less
than $4,000 each, and their opera
ton is so difficult that one of the
firms found it cheaper to have their
balloons" made by the Oldest man.
ufacturers who were more expert,
than to make them themselves.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
The Cannon Ball Tree.

Among the plants of Guinea one
of the most curious is the cannon
ball tree. It grows to the height
of sixty feet, and its flowers are re-
markable not only for their beauty,
but also for their fragrance. It's
blossoms are of beautiful crimson,
appearing in large punches and ex-
haiing a rich perfume. The fruit
resembles enormous cannon balls /;
hence the name. However, some
say it has been so called because OF
the noise which the balls make in
bursting. From the shells domestic
utensils are made, and from the
contents are obtained several kinds
of acids, sugar and gum as we"
the materials for making an
lent drink - sickness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
journalistic Revenues.

The curious boycott Of the press In
the Berlin parliament had precedent
In the mother of parliaments, the Brit
ish house of commons. A writer IN
Harpers Weekly recalls that the per
son involved was no less celebrity
than the late Daniel, O'Connell. He
condemned the inaccuracy Of the par
liamentary reports. but he forgot to
make allowance for acoustic difficulties
and the buzz Of intervening converse
ton. He charged the reporters with
the malicious suppression Of his speech
es, and the gallery then refused to re-
port him at all. Dan stormed and
Numbered in vain, even moving that
the ringleaders be brought to the bar
Of the house. Finally he apologized.
and all was well. Lord Lyttleton In
1871 fell foul Of the press in the same
way, and the late Lord Monteagle had
his name omitted from London news
paper reports for two years because he
said something the reporters did not
uke.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
The Treasury Vaults.

The first question the average Wis
ltor to the United States treasury
building asks is, Couldn't burglars
tunnel under the vaults and rob the
government Well, that is not likely.
An armed guard sits beside the vaults.
Every twenty minutes he Is required
to ring an alarm just to show that he
Is awake. An armed patrol makes the
rounds hourly. Secret service men in
plain clothes, with concealed weapons
keep watch and ward outside and in
side the building. As to tunneling, the
officials hold that II man by any pos
sibility should manage to bore under
meath a vault the heavy metal would
crush him to a jelly, thus administer
ing a lasting gold cura. Even If the
tunnel burglar should get away with
his life he could not get away with
much gold. Ten thousand dollars in
double eagles weighs thirty-eight
pounds. Forty million dollars in gold
certificates Of the $4,000 denomination
weighs eleven and q half pounds.
Even burglars prefer the gold certif-
Gates to the real thing.-Buffalo Times
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
Humors of the Dublin Gallery.

The humor of the Dublin gallery
has long been proverbial. Macready
in his "reminiscences" relates that
on one occasion when playing o.
ways "Venice Preserved" Jaffier's
long and rather drowsy dying speech
was interrupted by one of the gal
lery, in tone of great Impotence,
calling out very loudly, "Ah, now
die at once" to which another from
the other side Immediately replied,
''Be quiet, you blackguard," then
turning with patronizing tone to
the lingering Jaffier, "Take your
time"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26

iculty by the use Of team. A chain
should be fastened about the stump,
allowing a good length to the chain.
The chain should be a stout one, espe-
cially If large posts which are firmly
set are to be taken out. When stumpa
or posts are to be removed, spring Is
the best time to do the work, as the
ground is then moist and the post
comes out more easily. Sometimes
when boundaries are to be. moved,
fields changed In outline or new fences
erected great many posts must be
removed in very short time, and un-
less some mechanical device were
adopted for fastening the work 1t
would take quite long time.
OF the many post pullers now in use
perhaps the one here shown Is the most
serviceable. 1t should be made Of an
old buggy axle or any other old piece
Of iron Of about that size and used as
shown With this tool one man will
pull more posts In day than with any
other tool the writer ever heard Of,
and two men with two Of the tools can
easily remove the largest telephone or
telegraph poles.
Posts may be driven with speed and
economy on many farms II well sharp
ened and the right method IS followed.
A real post driver is one Of the most
easily made things and one Of the most
useful that a farmer can get up. Up
rights are bolted across to sled, or
rough plank sled may be made.
The standards may be twelve or If
teen feet high. To them is bolted
crossbar which supports the hoist for
the weight For this block Of iron or
lead weighing not less than twenty-five
pounds must be obtained, and It must
have a staple or ring in it so it may be
lifted. The post is placed where it is
to be driven and the weight lifted and
allowed to fall on 1t. A little practice
will enable one to drive posts In soil
that seems too hard. The rig is useful
also in putting down driven wells.
To drive a well an inch and quarter
pipe is preferred. The lengths should
not be over six feet. The first pipe to-
be driven must have point Of iron or
steel. Any blacksmith who is an expert
at welding can readily make point
solid In the end of the pipe and then
bore numerous quarter inch holes in 1t
for the first eighteen inches Of its
length above the point. Before driving
a coupling must be screwed down tight
and fast on the thread that Is to con-
meet it to its mate, SO the thread may
not be injured; also on top Of this
coupling must always rest block Of
lead or seasoned hickory to receive and
distribute the conclusion.
The pipe is driven the same as a
post, another length being attached as
fast as one is sunk in the ground. One
rule must never be forgotten-each
length Of pipe must be threaded so long
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-26
A Bible Graduate.

An old darky in Florida was anx-
ious to learn to read so that he
could read the Bible. He said that
ifshe could read the Bible he would
want nothing else. A friend of the
narrator taught him to read. Some
time afterward she visited his cab
in and asked his wife how his Bible
reading was getting on.
Claws, Miss Fanny" said this
person, che jes' suttinly kin read
fine. He's done got outen de Bible
an into de newspapers. Indian
apolis News