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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11
stars Beaten,

The first of the ten is over. result
Ing in victory for the team represent
ing the N1onongahela Club. OF the
First ward.
A series of ten twilight games has
been scheduled between the Moncnga-
lhela club team and a team under the
management OF Herschel SatterReld
and known as Satterfie1d's Stars. The
games will be played at East Park.
and promise to be interesting. as both
teams have some excellent material.
In the game Of yesterday evening five
innings were played the Stars being
dimmed with n shutout. The feature
OF the game was the heavy batting by
the Clubbers, and the work of their
pitcher. Boice, who allowed but four
hits to the Stars, and made ten of
them blink in vain with strike outs.
The second game of the series will be
played Friday. Score:
Monongnhela Club.0 9 1 2 0-G s 2
satterfisld Stars 20 0 0 o 90 4
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N j 5 sane j j ], ]. Man ! ! 4

ofticers Waldo picked up a man Iast3
night who is reported % be crazy. and
judging by appearances and actions
1T Is a real case Sof i. gone snutty.
When the man, whoS Isl said stoSb bea
John Butcher, and claiming uzztown
as his home. was found ;Sssha WIS hare.
headed bare Footed. minus d coal5
and a. few other artic cles$ OF clot thing
When visited this; morning at fiis
cell in the city lookup he seat
Ell in a corner working VII all his.
n,tsht. When slsed What he swns do
Ing he replied that he was wnrldngS
with q construction gang bull ing Il
new bridge. This morning he was
placing some heavy tinibers
beams n5tlie brIdg work q EIeS says
he can see to work all right becanses
he has q lantern IIe may BE sofs ssome
assistance on the new sbridg over die
MononGa ahe1a.
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SOLUTION / !. Il
NO SiNcREAsES OF WATER RENTS
Or SPECIAL ELECTION TO fEIN-
scREAsE3$THE RATEao oFs LEVY
NEG cEssARY q FOR THE YEAR
1909, 81 .5i5s,t 1ts w & u sl s5s42

When the city council got, down to
business last night It was soon 4 en-
onstrated that the work OF the special
committee had been very liberal with
their Imagination when they got
through with their estimates Of th,,
city's revenues and needed expenses
for the year 1908. The work of the
council last night proved very con-
cluslvely that II the business of the
city Is conducted as outlined by the
economists on the council, that It
will not be necessary to Increase the
water rents or to increase the rate OF
levy beyond what Is now allowed by
law. This Is certainly very gratifying
to the tax payers and water consum-
ers OF Fairmont. The rate OF levy
provided for by law this year will
take care OF all the expenses as es-
timated for 1908 a. needed also to pay
5 per cent. on all the outstanding In
debtedness Of the city. pay all inter-
est and provide the necessary yearly
allowance to sinking fund to take care
OF all the boards of the city, at this
time OF their maturity. Councilman
Robinson and those acting with him
are to be commended for the stand
they have taken and showing that the
city Will not face deficit for the year
OF 1908 of $25.7s5.43 as reported by
the special finance committee. Some
OF the council that were interviewer
this morning expressed opinions that
sttll further reductions could hava
been made II necessary. The West
is certainly glad that coun-
ell has found this happy solution OF
the c::y's financial affairs and this to
without any increase Of water rents
or special levy to Increase the taxes
Of the property owners.
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s$0F& cHAs.5S HIGelNBoTHAM THIS
g "a RNooN-kNIGHTs OF
Sis Sas PYTHlAsl IN CHARGE.

80. o 7 l. .
This afternoon at two o'clock at his
late Hresid ence on Merchant street,
4 First ward funeral services were con.
Quoted over the remains OF Mr.. ,Chas.
sHtgginbotham whose death occurred
neTuesday. The house was thronged
witt relatives and friends many being
present from the country ana near by
i towns. Rey.tJ. G.. Broomfeld. of the
MI. Church conducted the services.
!; There were many beautiful floral Of.
,ferings. at. the conclusion OF the SER
VICES at the house. the remains were
conveyed to Woodlawn cemetery
where Wit. they were in charge of the
knights Of Pythias Lodge where they
We're laid to rest. Undertaken Jen-
skins had charge of the, arrangements.
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To Return to Baltimore.

A. P. Lindsay and granddaughter.
Miss Louise Lindsay, who hive been
hero for some time the guests of the
formers daughter. Miss Ada Lindsay,
will leave on Sunday for Baltimore
where the former will spend some
time with relatives. Later she will so
to Virginia to spend the summer.
Miss Eva Ellison. who had been
the guest of Mrs. Kemble White for
the past two weeks. leaves to.nlgh.
for her home In Waynesboro, Va. Miss
McChesney. who had also been the
guest OF Mrs. White, has returned to
her home. 4
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Woodward Comma,

The steamer |. C. Woodward Will be
here Sunday noon and will leave on
the down river trip at five o'clock in
the evening. It is expected that the
Woodward will convey large number
of excursionists to this city. It will
he prepared to take freight and those
who wish to take advantage of water
shipments should get their freigh. to
the East side OF the river. Arrange
ments will be made to have Sunday
excursion boats this summer.
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.CABELL COUNTY [, u /
TODAY
& cCNTEsT-RoTH CANDIDATES
CLAIM VICTORY. K

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, June IL
Delegates representing the Republic
cans OF the Fifth senatorial district
met in convention here yesterday, hui
after dividing themselves into two hos
tile, camps, each of which remained in
session for almost two hours without
accomplishing anything. both conven
tions adjourned until 10 o'clock today
when the fight was renewed.
The main element of disturbance
was the Cabell county scncrr.Swisher
contest. The Swisher people won be.
fore the executive committee. but the
Scherr men BY the use OF tact and
diplomacy carried the fight to the floor
Of the convention and succeeded in
getting the soldid votes OF the Lincoln
and Putnam delegations In favor OF
their delegation, and by the terms OF
resolution they were empowered to
sit in the convention and cast half OF
Cabell's vote.
When Chairman Douglas called the
convention to order he named E. E.
Williams as temporary chairman. The
Scherr people moved to substitute
John W. Perry, OF Cabell. After a
confused battle covering more than
an hour, Perry won the chalrmansl1ip
by four votes. Williams. however. re.
fused to relin1uish thechair and for 4
time it looked as though two nomlna-
tions would be made. Finally tho
Swisher delegation. headed by Elliot.
Northcott, Frank Tyree. w. F. Hite
and others adjourned until 10 O'Clock
to-day and left the room. The scher-
followers remained and perfected their
organization, but finally agreed to adj
journ until today before taking IN
the nomination OF q candidate for
State senator
The Swishers people are backing C..
l.. Ritter, millionaire lumber dealer
Of this city. while the Scherr men,.
supported by the temperance element
favor the nomination OF D. s. Smith,
for several terms one of Cabelrs rep
resentatires in the house of delegates.
At one time Smith had the nominatiin
easily in his grassy. but his friends fear.
the delay sought by the swlsher men
may result in his defeat. +;
Ritter, the opponent OF Smith, and
candidate of the swisher men. is a
close personal friend ofIsaac II, Mann
Of Bramwell and 1t Is said will favor
Mann for the United States senate. q
It is hard to figure out the proba.
BILE outcome. The scherr3 men are re-.
joicing not only in the local advnn-
tage achieved but upon the fact that
the position OF the Lincoln and Put.
nam delega tlon Indicates that Scherr
will win both those counties.
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CONTESTS ) !
ABOUT. !! |lI||B|'|| 0 [ D .
ll'I'I..IED
q Pkatf o,rl11ls 4 s a Real. (
Rloos s.e:DeL roip-
OsitiOn. &.
yAUnited Press.)

fByk United Press.) aj6F
The National Committee seated tho
Taft delegates from the First and
Fifth South Carolina districts to-day.
This places on the temporary roll
4enongh dgeds Taft men to assure
the nomination or the War Secretary
on the first ballot. exactly 491 votes.
it91a expected to capture the entire
Terlnessee Texas and Virginia dele
cations.
CHICAGO, Ill. June 1.-THE Ma
Ss,tiona1 committee completes it's work
Tomorrow and will then. take recess
Until just before the convention opens
Tuesday Everything will 9 be ready
SbyS that time for4th session. The in
tervening time will be utilized by the
leaders in discussing the platform ami
available timber for vice presidential
nominattons To-day Secretary Cor
ste1yous and Representative James w.
sherman are the men most mentions
5ed. Taft men say. all that they Will do
vii tbea to Indicate whom they will not
stand for. Cortelyou's situation will
he canyassed by Assistant Treasury
sSecretary Coolidge. The Sherman
eb0oms sis Sinathe hands of former Con-
EEtessman$ Littauers The friends OF
former Governor Murphy and Govern
or Guild are working hard to land
stheir men. Murphy Is running his
.pWn campaign while Guilds interests
are &inE the hands of Senator Lodge.
John Hays Hammond, the only SELF
5annolnced ca ndidate,iw will arrive to-
EmorroW. 1t Is not believed that there
viii bes q struggle on the platform
Ssques stion. IN making the document in
a. rough hi.draft the leaders consulted
with the q lies: Speaker Cannon spent
several hours looking over the meas.
Sure: and c. KID 1t before he went back
home. tt is a real Roosevelt proposl.
stion: Every important Roosevelt poi.
icy Is endorsed and tariff revision is
provided Z! for. After dlsposlng with
theg two remaining districts in South
Carolina the committee will take up
Sthe Tennessee contests which involv.
sedE Edelegates from the second to the
eighth districts inclusive. Then comes
the Texas fight which involves the en-.
tire State:
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3 q
CONCERN
MASTER CHABOT'

Much interest has been aroused con
cerning the coming appearance soi
Master Chabot the boy pianist in this
cernIng the coming appearance OF Mas
ter Chabot the boy pianist in this city
on the evening of Monday, ] Tune %
under the auspices OF the music de
partment OF the Women's Club. Mas,
ter Chabot has a future before him
which Is thought by famous musicians
will rival the glory OF Paderewski, un,
der whom Master Chabot will study
the coming year..
CONCERNING the life OF this young boy
the following facts will be OF interest.
sli Biographical.
Belgium, the land that give birth
to Ceasar Thompson, Ovlde AIusIn,
Elsa Reugger. Gerarly, Ysnye and
other musical celebrities. also claims
as her youngest and most loved child,
Master Dennis Chabot who first saw
light about fifteen summers ago. w. Il,
Over. the home cradle OF this won.
der.klnd" the Muses. hovered with un..
usual grace, weaving garlands OF mel.
ody known only to the gods and har-
monies heard only by the Spheres in
their morning watches.
AS the above named artists have
been kings and queens on stringed
instruments and while our hero Is
greatly gifted as vfolinist, it is on
p. ~ e
The pianoforte that he excells. He be-
gan his studies when yet too young to
sit on stool, while his father Ca mu.
slcian OF unusual glfts) taught him to
caress the keyboard
At four. he could play correctly, mel
odies, he had heard played by street
bands. and growing tried OF these
would make his own music.
At six. he entered the Conservatory
at Llege. where his teachers were
'Musln for violin, Debefye for piano.
forte and Smulders In harmony.
At nine. he won first prize In Sol
feggfo. r.
At thirteen. he was unlucky enough
to win second prize on the piano.
At fourteen. he won first prize on
the piano, all the other contestants be-
ing over twenty years OF age.
The same year in July he entered
the violin contest when he won second
prize, there being one hundred and
five contestants "A numerous thing
occurred about this time He had been
practicing nine hours a day, and three
nights before the great contest, he
wandered down In his sleep to the
piano, and began practicing Mendel-
ssohn's variations Serieuse. nor did
he quit until he woke the entire
family.
Last year he came to America to
join his fathers family during vaca-
ton. when DR.. Feratta. the noted com
poser and pianist heard him. with the
result that young Chabot decided to
avail himself of this masters teaching.
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Respectfully yours

The Coney Island United Shows are
still holding forth on the circus
grounds and continue to draw and
please large crowds. Each evening
the different attractions have been
Visited by some OF our prominent citl.
5zens and pronounced superior to any
that E tlhas ever paid this city, visit
One feature of the management is
that there is no gnmblIng or Immoral
shows! tolerated. Every attraction
can be visited by any fastilous person.
! The engagement Of the company will
close Saturday night. and judging from
the crowds that have visited the shows,
the Sengagement will be the success
which the show well deserves. 80
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11
Magnificent Gift.

GETTYSBURG. Pa, June 11.-At the
annual meeting of the board OF trus.
tes OF Gettysburg College President
s. G.. Heffblower. announced gift of
100000 from John E. Firch, of Oak.
land. California. for the erection of a
new science hall. President Heffblow-
er also reported the promise Of like
amount from another source. the sec.
ond gift to be. used in any manner the
board may desire. d
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11
Evansville to Front.

Sit up and take notice and take for
example the thriving town OF Barns
vile. Clean UP your streets and max.
your village look like home sweet
home.
: Barnsville Is In the lead for neat
clean streets and alleys, much to tn.
credit OF Mayor Jim Smith.
So long; hello Rivesville and other
villages.
OBSERVER,
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HITCHCOCK ACQUITTED

f NEW YORK. June Hills ball
$500 endorsed by Martin Engel and
accepted by Justice Con. Raymond
Hitchcock was acquitted Of the as.
saultlng Of Helen Won Hagen. He
was free today The comedian said
that he did not believe the four other
pending indictments against him will
be pressed. s.
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HE WANTS RESULTS.

E:tia n i'd l'eton. w. Va. June 0, 1908.
ssFairmont West virginian Pub. Co.,
Fairmont, W. Va. ~, 55
isElt Dear Sirs :--Please answer and let
! me %! Know what is the charges for ad-
ssFertlsing space.
lost a COW last week and would like
TO offer reward for It by inserting
sansad in your widely circulated paper.
s Please answer. at once.
Ss Respectfully yours.
S7l 81 SAMUEL V1LLIOTI.
SP.t o. Box 96: aIiddletown, w. ya.
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ifatt' So.
Has Returned.

# Chief OF Police Shoemaker return.
ed yesterday evening from Parkers-
burg where he had gone as a witness
IN the Tony Delligatti case for Illicit
selling. Case will be held until next
term OF court. y s,ss #
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Misses Flora and Adelaide Pinnell,
who have been employed a in e. C..
Stemple's store, have returned to Graf
ton for the summer.
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.fNQTICE.

= have closed store at Main and
Monroe street for the summer season
All cut stock and plants delivered
Both Phones. lis.,s II. ( az.
st. H GLENN FLEMING Florist. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

Master Dorsey Abbott left today
for a weeks visit at Grafton with
friends and relatives.
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Lawn Fete Postponed.

The lawn fete advertised to be Civ.
en- tonight by the ladies' OF the Cen.
trail Christian Church has been post.
poned to some future late. ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

4 DR.. and Mrs. Ira Gibson, OF Tunnel.
ton. are the guests of the latter's pa.
rents, Mr. and Mrs. N. j. Straight, at
Barrackville. They are en- route home
from a visit with friends in Hunting.
for lTtH-aa - ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

Mrs. Charles Shaw. of Grafton, IS
a guest at the home OF Mr.. John Shat
ferman, on Maple avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

Mr.. Joseph E. Sands and family are
moving to-day from their; residence
In thee ity to their summer home at
the Peacock Farm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

Miss Lena Hamilton went to Man
nlntgon last night where she will be
the guest OF friends for few days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

Mrs. Mary L. Nuzum has returned
from n visit at the home OF her moth
er, Mrs. Dunn, In Fairchance, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11
PASSED RAcETRAc.k, I,,..t. n,,I

~ 7FVooEU. HHCEINI RACK BILL a
y ALBANY. N. Y. June 11.-Governor
Hughes to-day won out In his gam.
bling crusade when the sena te passed
a penal code race track bill by a
vote of 26 to 25. &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

Mr.: E. W. Miller,so Benton's Fer.
ry.A was In town to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-11

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Don II be IA fool and not bid fiji Eau.
cans piano saucti Ion. The plano ma :
go for as 4 low as 5000. "a en you VIII
feel cheap. Bid somet Thing. IL
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l9.g.Ns;I. .il... le,lIgs q ] ~ -
DR.. s,SpuraHpt1s

The famous lecturer is expected Is;
arrive to-nlorrow about noon IIe
will speak at the NJ III Church iii 3
p: m. and lecture at IS O'clock ia tlsel
PresbyterianS Chur rch. subiect rs
Life Worth Liying i. (: 20 not fall to-
attend No SaNdmissIo q lon VIII be chars
ed. Sss ss
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q AAnkle.fit oxfords at Harsley,a
be pressed

80
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
) Weather Forecast for january.

Rev. Irl r. Hicks ushers in the new
year with storm period. Within 70
hours OF sunset on the 3rd heavy winter
storms amounting to billiards. and block
AIDES in many sections may be counted
on. and no one need be surprised il one
of the greatest cold waves of the winter
comes out OF the northwest.
By the 18th another storm period will
sweep up from the gulf, spreading over
wide areas. A tendency to stormy,
threatening weather will prevail through
more than half of January.
The next storm period falls from the
18th to 22nd, passing eastward to the
seaboard. while cold wave will come
rushing down from the northwest in the
wake OF the storm and almost the entire
country will feel the icy breath of the
north. blast Seismic shocks will be re-
ported within go hours of noon on the
18th. A reactionary storm falls on the
"a 9th. Rain, snow and sleet followed
by colder weather may be expected. And
the month will end in regular storm
period.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
LOOKING BACKWARD.
Events Cleaned From the Files of The
Reporter Twenty-Five Years Ago.

Events Cleaned From the Files of The
Reporter Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Whew, but it's cold, anywhere below
zero!
Married, December 25th, 1882, at the
M. e. parsonage in Edgerton. Mr.. VIM.
81. Clifford to Miss Clara B. Keller, Rev.
l. S. Leavitt officiating.
j. j. Culton will soon secure his store
of ice. He reports that the ice on the
pond is from fifteen to eighteen inches
in thickness.
Will Davis and John LaBundy, pro-
prietors of the barber shop in this place,
have concluded to do no more shaving
on Sundays after January 18th, 1883.
Married, at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. Orilla Thompson of Albion,
on January 3rd, 1883, James Clark and
Miss May Thompson, Rev. I. s. Leavitt
officiating.
Milton and Milton Junction were con-
nected with the telephone exchange at
GAINESVILLE Saturday. The day is not far
distant when every town in Rock county
will be connected by telephone.
Stripping has progressed far enough
to determine the fact that there is an
unusual amount OF shed burn and pole
rot in the crop end buyers are extremely
critical and exacting in making con-
tracts.
January 9th, 1888.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Tobacco Notes

. st Rt
VIM. S. Brill left for his New York
home Sunday morning. after passing a
couple of weeks in the state looking after
the closing up of the years business for
the United Cigar Manufacturers Co. Mr..
Brill says he does not expect his trm
will commence buying the new crop i'm
medistely.
Alfred N. Jones, the we'll known James
vile leaf dealer, was united in marriage
to Miss Jennie M. Bauman at Portia,
Kansas, on Christmas day.
The American Cigar Company made
shipment the first of this week of the
balance of their 1906 tobacco packing to
their storage warehouse in Edgerton.
Twelve car loads of this were shipped
Immediately after being packed and on
Monday the other 19 cars were shipped.
This places the warehouse in readiness
for packing the 1907 crop should the
company enter the field to buy any of it.
-Brodhead Register.
Farmers who desire to have their new
tobacco assorted and packed in ware
house style, at reasonable price, and
storage furnished if desired, may learn
something to their advantage by calling
at the Office Of e. M. Hubbell. 2w4
WANTED Travelling salesman to sell
leaf tobacco in Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota or Iowa for an old, reliable firm;
one who has some trade preferred. Ad-
dress G Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
Announcement.

Owing to the rapid growth of our
manufacturing business, we have con-
cluded to retire from the retail drug
business, and therefore have sold the
same to Mr.. Henry Stappenb back, of Val
paraiso, Ind, who will continue the same
at our old stand, and for whom we be-
speak your kindly consideration and
patronage.
We assure you that Mr.. Stappenback
is a gentleman Of high business integ-
rity, and we feel that he will treat you
right.
We have served you for over a quarter
of a century, and at all times have tried
to serve you we'll.
We beg to thank you for your patron
age in the past. and assure you that we
shall always be pleased to meet our old
friends and customers at our Office, and
shall ever have your interests at heart.
We have made our home in Edgerton,
and hope to be able to live here many
years to help make Edgerton better for
or having lived here.
We trust that you will remember that
we now make our money very largely
away from here, but bring it to Edger-
ton to invest and pay out for wages,
taxes and public benefits.
Thanking you for many favors in the
past, and soliciting your cooperation
and good will, with Happy and Pros
porous New Year to you all. we are,
Yours very truly,
WILSON Bios.