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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-02-22
Orphans Court

The Orphans Court oi Cecil County
met in special session ON Monday
Judges Simcoc. Merritt and Miller all
present, to decide upon the petition OF
Howard VI. Reynolds IN regard to
certain claims against the estate OF his
mother. Sarah II Reynolds, deceased
Mr.. REYNOLDS counsel asked a post
ponemcnt. which was refused by the
Court. and then took a non suit
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-02-22
County Commissioners

The County Commissioners met ~
special session Wednesday aud Thurs
day. With Mc,srs. Dcshane, Pierce and
Benjamin all prcscut, iur the purpose
ui adjusting assessment, They will
meet nest Wednesday and continue the
same work
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-02-22
WEDDINGS
LovEGRIEsT

Mr.. Wilired b. Love OF Conowingo.
and Miss Elizabeth V. Gricst. OF Lib
erty Grove, were quietly married in
the Elklon NJ. +. Parsonage by Rev.
l.. T. Barrett, ID. d.. on Wednesday
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
Deeds Have Been Filed For
Additional Site Donated
By Enterprising Hat
tiesburg Citizens.
Local Manager Peck Talks to Repre-
sentative of Hattiesburg News
Regarding the Early Re-
building of New Plant.

The contract for the rebuilding of
the ]. ]. Newman Lumber Company's
Hattiesburg mill will be let Tuesday,
September 10.
This is an authoritative statement
from MIR. E. S. Peck, resident man
ager of the company. who has just re-
turned from trip to Louisiana and
was seen by a representative of the
Hattiesburg News at his Office this
morning.
Mr.. Peck says that the contract
would probably have been let sooner,
but several of the contracting firms
who want to bid on the structure are
non-residents and the company desired
to give them ample notice so that they
could be present.
At least four bids will be made on
the new building, which is to be of
steel construction.
1t is probable that an equal num-
ber will bid on the new equipment
which will consist of two band saws
and one re-saw, as previously stated
in these columns.
Work will doubtless begin on the
new mill as soon as the fortunate bid
ders can get their material on the
ground and there is every reason to
believe that it will be rushed to COM
pletion.
All of the details incident to the site
for the plant having been completed
and the demands of the company on
the city of Hattiesburg fully complied
with, there is no longer any secret
as to the intentions of the company
and Manager Peck talked unreserved-
ly. He did not care to give the names
of the contractors who would bid on
the erection of the mill, but said that
these would be cheerfully furnished
next Tuesday when they were form
ally submitted and the company had
accepted the lowest and best one.
MATTER NOW SETTLED.
1t can be safely asserted that the
matter of rebuilding the Newman mill
is now effectually settled, and that
work on the new plant will begin with
out further delay.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

when Mr.. Lea saw the negro reach for
his knife. Mr.. Lea was the quicker
of the two and at once went to his
pocket and quickly drew his pistol.
The negro saw Mr.. Lea reach for his
gun and he turned and ran down Main
street. Before he got well in motion
and before he had opened his pocket
knife, Mr.. Lea fired.
AS the negro sped down the street
other bullets from the pistol followed
him. One grazed the negro's side,
another hit the walls of the Citizens
Bank and another went through a
trash box on Front street.
The negro ran on down Main street
until he reached Mr. York's store.
where Mr.. York intercepted him and
the police took him in charge and
carried him to Jail.
Mr.. Lea was positive in his state
ment that the negro drew a knife on
him, in which case he was clearly
within the law in defending himself.
The case will be tried this after
noon before Justice Bolton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
HEARST HAS
NO PLACE IN
BIRMINGHAM
Hearst News Service

Birmingham, Ala, September 12.-
The board of education this morning
decided not to allow the use of the
high school building to w. R. Hearst,
John Temple Graves and Thomas s..
leaders of the independence
party who are to be in this city Mon
day night. The action of the board
is based on the ground that it is con-
trary to the regulations to allow school
used for political purposes
Permission to use the Hippodrome has
been denied the visitors and
just what they will do for place in
which to speak has not been an
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
THREE SHOTS FIRED
AT FLEEING NEGRO
ON CROWDED STREET

A shooting that caused considerable
excitement, but little damage, occurred
in the heart of the business district on
Main street this morning.
The shots came from pistol held in
the hands of Mr.. Emmett Lea, prom
inent citizen, and were directed toward
the fleeing form of Tom Byrd. who is
known as turbulent negro.
Three shots were fired in rapid sue
cession, but only one of them touched
the negro. One bullet grazed the
right side of the negro just below the
shoulder. The wound was practically
a bloodless one and is not in the least
serious.
1t appears that Mr.. Lea and the ne
gro had had some previous trouble
that the negro had been bothering some
of Mr.. Lea's hands in the operation
of his wagon and scraper business, and
had endeavored to entice some of them
off.
The trouble started almost midway
in front of Turner's store. Some
words had passed between the two
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
ST. LOUIS BLOOMER Girls
MAY PLAY BALL IN THIS CITY

There is some prospect that the st.
Louis Bloomers will meet the Hatties-
burg baseball team on the local dia-
mond before a great while.
Manager Jake Fabacher. of the Hat
tiesburg team, is now in correspond
ence with the management of the
bloomers and it is understood that the
boomers are anxious to meet the Hat
tiesburg boys on their home ground.
1t is said that the bloomer girls play
a good game of bali. A gentleman who
saw them play the Parker-Blakes in
New Orleans short time ago says
that they know how to race all over
the diamond, how to reach up in the
air and bring down high balls. and
how to steal bases and he also says
their batting is very good. In this
particular instance, the Parker-Blakes
were ungallant enough to defeat them,
but the girls were up against a good
strong team. They have two male
players with them-a catcher and a
short stop. All the other positions are
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
ATTENDANCE WILL
Be MUCH SMALLER
Even the Friends of President Hardy
Hesitate to Patronze the School
While the Present Agitation Is Co.
ing On.

Jackson, Miss, September 1.-THE
building committee of the board If
trustees of the Starkville A. & M. Co..
lege will meet in this city some time
reXt week, on call of Chairman Vain
wright not yet issued. to perfect the
arrangements for letting the contract
for the erection of the new dormito~y.
bios for which are to be received at
+he meeting of the board of trustees
on September 21.
The meeting will be held in this city.
according to present plans. and only a
sLort time will be required to complete
the formal business in hand.
The college opens on next Tuesday.
and t"e entire board will probably ne
present at the formal opening.
Indications are that, while the col.
lege will have good attendance. COM
rdrec { average former terms, the en-
'ollment will hardly be as large as
that of last year. owing to the recent
troubles and subsequent investigations
of TIE faculty differences, including
the efforts to have President Hardy
resign, his refusal to do so and the
statewide dissatisfaction with he
present order of affairs.
Even those who personally like Pres
ident Hardy, and who believe him in
nocent of the charges preferred
against him. are almost unanimous n
the opinion that it would be to the best
interest Of the college should he d.
eide to resign, and to Judge from the
fight now being made to cause his res
ignation one is forced to the conclu-
sion that the longer he remains at the
head of the institution the more unsat-
isfactory the college affairs will be to
the general public.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
POSITION OF HONOR
IS CONCEDED TO TAFT
Waterways Convention Will Be
Opened by Taft on October and
Closed by Bryan on October "a
New Precedent in Politics.
Hearst News Service.

Chicago, September 12.-For the
first time in the history of modern pol
itics, two rival candidates for the pres
idency Of the United States will meet
at the same board and address the
same audience. When Mr.. William H.
Taft, Republican, of Ohio, and Will
liam ]. Bryan, Democrat, of Nebraska,
are to be the guests of honor at the
annual banquet of the Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce at the Auditorium
on the evening of October Z.
This announcement was made last
night at the headquarters of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce. which
has already received assurance of the
two nominees on different days for the
third convention of the Lakes-to-the-
Gulf Deep Waterway Association, for
which the association of Commerce
will act as host.
1t already has been announced that
Mr.. Taft would open the convention
on the afternoon of October Z, and
that Mr.. Bryan would close it on Oc-
tober 9, and that Mr.. Taft would be the
guest of honor at the banquet on the
evening of October 7. Mr.. Bryan's ac-
ceptance of the dinner invitation, how
ever ASSURING q notohIa oooasion
came as pleasant surprise.
There will be no question as to
which of the candidates will occupy
the right hand seat. It will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. Taft at the expressed
wish and with the full approval of the
Democratic nominee, and his friends.
Chairman Mack declared today that
Mr.. Taft, as a recent member of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

played by the girls.
They have their own private car
and are willing to play on a percentage
basis.
The bloomer team is trying to ar.
range a game at Collins and If they
play Collins it is almost certain that
they will have a game with Hatties-
burg. If they come, they are expected
to play the game here between the
goth and 25th, and it is safe to say that
they will have large crowd out to
see them toss the balls and to see how
the Hattiesburg team will perform un-
der such circumstances. Manager Fa-
bacher has not learned whether the ag-
gregation is composed of cookbook
ing girls, but it is supposed to be, in
order to attract the crowd.
Mr. Fabacher will likely be able to
wake definite announcement about
this event within few days. He is
not so anxious about the game himself,
but he admits that it would likely
draw large crowd.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
HAGENBACK
BADLY HURT
BY BIG BEAR

Berlin, September 12.-Wilhelm Ha-
genback, the famous animal trainer
and circus man, well known through
out the United States, was probably ia
tally wounded today by a bear which
he was trying to drive to it's quarters.
His abdomen was ripped open and he
was lacerated and torn by the claws
of the beast in more than a dozen
places. He was carried to a hospital.
where little hope is entert aimed for
his recovery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
RUSHING PREPARATIONS
FOR EARLY CONSTRUCTION
OF WPASSENGER ALTON

Mr.. j. G. Haugh, civil engineer for
the Northeastern Railroad, is in the
city today. and is busily engaged in
looking after an additional survey of
the lot for the new passenger station,
fixing the grades, etc.
In addition to this. survey is being
made for two tracks to come in from
the east and the work of grading the
ground for these two tracks has al
ready been started. One of these
tracks will be the main line and will
be extended across the Gulf and Ship
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

Island and on to a connection with
the present main line about Gordon
Greek.
The other track that is being put
in will not be extended beyond the
property belonging to the Northeast
ern railroad.
Mr.. Haugh was asked for what pur-
post these tracks were being laid and
he replied that they were being laid
for the new passenger station. Asked
when this work would be begun. Mr..
Haugh replied that the company ex.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

BOMB SENT FORT
Philadelphia Postal Clerk Discovered 1t in Mails
and Soaked 1t in Water.

ing precautions.
The officials are of the opinion that
the bomb was sent by some person op-
posed to the recent action of Gov
ernor Fort in compelling the closing
of the Atlantic City saloons on Sun
days.
Governor Fort was Immediately noti-
fed by wire of the discovery that
other packages to his address may be
the more carefully examined.
Secret service men Immediately tool
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

pected to begin work on the station at
the earliest moment that they could
see their way clear to do SO and he
was of the opinion that this would not
be so very far in the future.
AS matter of fact, it is known that
the business of the Northeastern Rail-
road is beginning to show renewed ac-
tivity, and it may be expected that
the building of the new passenger
station viii closely follow the compile
ton of the grading, and this is not
far off-a matter of few weeks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

charge of the package discovered in
the Philadelphia office and will en-
deavor to trace its origin. The ad-
dress was written with pen, the let
ters being formed as nearly like print
as possible.
That the package was mailed in
Philadelphia is shown by the post
mark of a sub-station.
Officers who have examined the
bomb say that it was prepared by an
expert.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
PLAGUE IS
SPREADING
Hearst news Service.

st. Petersburg, September 12.-This
city is threatened with the worst
cholera plague in its history. Sol
diers have been called out to assist the
sanitary officers in battling with the
disease. The worst feature is that the
foci have appeared simultaneously in
a half dozen portions of the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
BRIDAL COUPLE RETURNS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cox have re-
turned from Leake County and will be
at home at 7O3 Edwards street. Mrs.
Cox was Mrs. Lula Stack before her
to Mr.. Cox, which took place
Thursday at the home of the bride
in Leake County. Mr.. Cox is receiv-
ing the congratulations of his many
friends in this city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
Mr.. INNERARITY IMPROVING.

The many friends of Mr.. A. H. In
nerarity, who has been quite sick, are
glad to learn today that he is i'm
proving. 1t is hoped that he will have
no further backset and that he will
soon be well. This latest news that he
is improving rapidly will be received
with qualification.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
Hearst News Service.

Chicago, September 12.-Many per-
sons are reported to have been danger
ously injured, some of them fatally. in
an explosion which occurred in the
Underwriters Laboratory at 3S3 East
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
KILLED THE MAN
Who RUINED HOME
Hearst News Service.

Washington, Ind, September 12.-
Henry Dillon was shot and fatally
wounded here yesterday afternoon by
George Hale. The latter asserts that
Dillon had ruined his home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
Son of Late Senator Bryce
Declared to Be Crazy Man

lunatic, has declined to become a party
to the petition and the matter must be
threshed out in the courts. Mrs.
Bryce says that her husband has as
much sense as he ever had.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

The site for the new mill of the
]. ]. Newman Lumber Company is
now complete, the additional lots re-
quired for the increased capacity Of
the plant having been secured by the
citizens of Hattiesburg and donated
to the company.
This was done at the request of the
Newman Company, as announced in
these columns exclusively several days
ago, and the property was paid for by
twenty enterprising and progressive
citizens of Hattiesburg who appreciate
all that the rebuilding of the big mill
means to the trade of the city.
The deeds have been filed and re-
corded in the office of the chancery
clerk of Forrest County, and the fact
that all improvements are to be re-
moved from the property within twen-
ty days from the date of the transfer
indicates clearly that work is to begin
on the new mill without further un-
necessary delay.
ALL REQUESTS GRANTED.
Hattiesburg has generously complied
with every request of the ]. j. New
man Lumber Company. The plant has
been exempted from taxation for pc
riod of ten years and the ordinances
to that effect have been adopted by the
city council and are being published
as required by law. The additional
real estate necessary for the site of
the enlarged plant has been purchased
and decided to the company, as re-
Quested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
Hearst News Service.

New York, September 12.-Stewart
M. Bryce, son of the late United States
Senator Calvin S. Bryce, of Ohio, has
been declared insane. His brother,
Kirkpatrick Bryce, has applied for
the appointment of a committee to
care for the property of the demented
man.
Mrs. Stewart NJ. Bryce, wife of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
HEAVY Vote
IN ALABAMA
Hearst News Service.

AASNi ot %NSNo oCi hlCG.
Mont gomery, Ala, September 12.-
A heavy vote is being polled in the
Democratic primaries in this district
today to select a successor to Con-
A. A. Wiley. w. S. Sanford
seems to be leading.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
Hearst News Service.

Philadelphia, September 12.-The
suspicious of a postal clerk this morn
ing caused a package addressed to
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, and
marked personal to be opened in
the postoffice here after careful
soaking in water.
The package contained a bomb
which would have undoubtedly killed
the person who opened it without TAX
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
PERSONS EATALLY
HURT IN BIG EXPLOSION
Ohio street today.

Ohio street today
Two boys and two men were hur-
ried to the hospital in procery wagons
and ambulances were called from near
by police precincts to convey the
others.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

present administration, was clearly en-
titled to the place of honor at the
feast The Ohioan, therefore, will sit
at the right hand of President Hall,
and the Nebraskan on the other.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

Major S. D. Mimms passed through
today en- route home to Ellisville, from
visit of several days to the coast
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
(. I. I. 4: (. {. {. :. I: :: :: Z. {. : :
: PROPERTY SECURED .
: FOR BIG MILL SITE. =:

: The following property, located :
: in the B. G. Hemphill survey, has :
: been transferred to the ]. J. New 8
I: man Lumber Company, according :.
I. to the records of the chancery :.
8 clerks office: !.
:: Laura Berry-100 feet off of :
: north end of lots 10 and 20 in !.
: block 1. (All houses. and i'm :.
= provements to be removed with :.
I: in 20 days.) Consideration 5000. :
: Matte Smith and Mary Mafree :
I: 700 feet off north end lot IL, I:
I: block II. :
+ Alfred Thomas-Same survey, ::
: quit claim deed. :
: John Graham-100 feet of :
!: north end of lot 20, block 1. Con- !:
I: sideration $50. :
- Lizzie Thomas-1O0 feet off I:
: north end of lot IS. block 1. Con- {.
:: sideration $55. =
: Francis Davis-100 feet of :.
: ends of lots 8, 8, IL, block 1. Con- :
I: sideration 5000. :
= Will Thomas-100 feet off !.
: north end of lot II, block 1. I:
= :: " = = = = = :: :: 80 *:****
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12
WARNS REPUBLICANS
THAT BRYAN MAY WIN

New York, September 12.-James ]
Hill, president of the Great Northern
Railroad, gave out an interview today
in which he says that the farmers
of the West are more in favor of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-12

election of William Jennings Bryan
this year than ever before. He de-
clares that overconfidence on the part
of Republicans will result in the cleo
tion of Bryan.
, 1908-03-19

Frank Jones was down yesterday
from the Jones & Willford ranch on
Calf creek. He and City Marshal
Taylor seemed to have a great admir-
alton for each other, but Frank got
out of town all right.
Mrs. f. P. Andrews entertained
Monday evening in honor of Mr.. M.
W. Shsfe. A dozen of Mrs. Shafe's
friends spent a very pleasant evening
in social Light refresh
! ments were served the guests.
T. H. Cofield, of the Spring creek
saw mill, came down from that place
Tuesday on a short business trip. He
reports a light fall of snow in the To-
cality of the saw. mill. They expect
to begin saving lumber. in a short
time.
DR.. S D. Green was called to En-
campment Tuesday evening to attend
a consultation over the two-year old
boy of Doc Cothren, who was suffer
ering with cerebro spinal meningitis.
The child died about II o'clock that
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Dettinger, for
merly residents of Saratoga, but now
prosperous ranch people of the En-
campment valley, came down Mon
day and have been visiting with the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. j. q. Brewer.
They returned home this morning.
City Marshal G. S. Taylor deserves
much credit for the clever manner in
which he trapped Austin, the man
who broke into Jensen's store. He
had Austin clear off his guard all the
time, yet was watching him like a
hawk until he discovered evidence
enough to convict. then nabbed him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch P. johnson,
who we're at La Plata, Mo-, to have
an operation performed on Mr.. John
sons head, have returned and that
gentleman is improving rapidly. Mr.
and Mrs Geo. Wright, relatives of
Nh. johnson, returned with them and
will make their home in the valley.
C. M. Scribner received a telegram
from the doctor at Atkinson, Neb.,
where his wife is staying, which said:
"Your wife and little daughter are
both doing nicely from which it is
to be inferred that another little
daughter has been added to tine
Scribner household.
Miss Nellie Byers, of Rawlins. a sis
ter to Mrs Robert Gregg, arrived here
Saturday on a visit to the Gregg fam
lily. Miss Byers is a graduate of the
Wyoming Generel Hospital at Rock
Springs and her services we're almost
Immediately in demand, she having
taken charge of the little Winsor baby
Sunday.
You say the people of Saratoga
have treated you meanly, verny.
Well, think for a minute. When a
man goes into a town and starts in
the very first thing to rob a widow and
her orphan children, is it any wonder
that the people get down on him! 1t
is true, you did not succeed, but if it
had not been for a judo ment and a
garnishee the poor widow would have
, 1908-03-19

1t is difficult to gather the real
meaning of the action taken by Bro.
Williams in standing out for an un-
instructed delegation. One cannot
resist the feeling that the Republican
is against Taft. If not, then why
should it 30 persistently combat the
idea of an instructed delegation? A
man cannot serve two masters, and
che that is not for me is against me-
in spite of protestations and explana
tions. OF course the Republican ha.
"a perfect right to be for whom il
pleases, but we would all be pleased
to see it come out with Taft's colorf
nailed to it's mast.
, 1908-03-19

Now that spring is approaching the
barren and treeless condition of our
streets is emphasized in a most en-
phatic manner Why would it not be
a good idea for our city fathers to buy
trees for planting and sell them to all
corners at COST The Sun believes if
this course were adopted by the may
or and council that almost every resi-
dent property owner would buy a few
trees and set them out. With a little
car they would soon take root and
thrive. We have every chance here to
make this town a forest, and nothing
would add to the value of town prop.
erty like an abundance Of shade trees
growing around the residences and
along the streets.