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Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
EVA SWATS BLOODHOUND.
Canine Actor Almost Breaks Up
"Uncle Toms Cabin"

Weary of always chasing Eliza over
the property TO- with nothing TO show
for II. bloodhound got some action
at Byesville. o. during Il performance
Of Uncle Toms Cabin there by bit
Ing an actor. II 1t had not been for
little Eva who was preparing 10 as
cend into the files an route 10 heaven.
the animal would have dashed into the
audience. Little Eva sadly mussed her
angels wings with the vigorous use of
club. and the hound retired with
shattered ideals and bruised head.
Clarence La Place. the son of the
owner of the show. who furnishes the
motive power for one of the cakes OF
lee, was the victim. He was back In
the wings when the dog vented It's dis.
gust at one night stands by biting him
on the leg. In Place rushed on the
stage with the dog firmly adjusted TO
his trousers
The audience Of 200 jumped from
their seats and were making for the
door when the angel child. Little Eva.
smote the hound where 1t would do the
most good. In consequence her ascent
was triiie delayed.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11

tance and then go on at an angle of
forty-fiyc degrees. The drill he used
was twenty-five feet In length and only
half an inch In diameter. Ii had Il bit
four inches IN length and cleared out Il
six inch pine. Lying In water In n
conduit Webb forced the drill up twcn.
Is feet. making turn of almost forty
five degrees and slowly boring through
the hardened cement. The drill Is made
of elastic steel pieces so put together
that the drill can be bent and yet work
with great efficiency.
The spot In which he did his work
was 4 dangerous one. lie was beneath
the surface of the ground in n conduit
that runs into the stone anchorage
The structure is 80 feet long. almost
as broad and 900 feet high. II is built
of massive stone and is required to lie
of sufficient strength TO hold the great
cables that will stretch from pier tO
pier to hold up the enormous bridge
structure. There Is no occasion. how
ever, for the anchorage being solid
stone. The engineering company which
constructed the anchorage built huge
rooms about the size of the audito-
rum of an average theater In It,
Drains were left ut the bottom To let
out water that might gather from rain
A discharged workman dumped ce'
ment Into one OF the pipes. closing II
effectually. BY the time the anchor.
age was completed 10000 gallons Of
water had collected IN the room. and
the city demanded that the drainplpe
he cleaned out.
The building company tried many
ways of clearing the pipe. which ran
downward through the solid masonry
and then made II sharp turn. running TO
a conduit which In turn connected with
the sewer pipe. II found it impossible
TO reach the clogged cement by drill
OF the ordinary kind. II seemed ms II
II would be- necessary 10 tear down
part of the structure until Webb sug'
gested his flexible drill.
To reach the point where he had Ia
work he went down n shaft twenty
ittt anu AhtA 'tNNltu pI uiH Atht0
aud knees through n conduit for sew
cnty-fve feet into the heart of the an
chorage There he lazy ON his back.
The drill wns run up through the six
inch pipe and around the corner and
operated by electricity. Water In the
conduit occasionally touched the fray.
ed Insulation Of the wire and carried
the current TO the inventor. who re.
ceived many shocks.
Webb was IN almost utter darkness
except for small electric lamp. lie
knew that the moment he completed
the boring Of the pipe the water would
rush down upon him. Once he Thought
he had struck water and started e
scramble out. leaving the drill and tie
motor. but he was mistaken. Three
days he remained at the task for many
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11

LIABILITY ACT VOID
Railroads Not Responsible For Negll.
Qence of EMPLOYEES.


Washington, Jan. Tn an opinion
by Justice White the supreme court OF
the United States held to be unconstl'
tutional the employers liability law. /"
which makes railroads and other COM
mon carriers responsible to employees
In accidents due to the negligence OF
fellow servants or to ineffective appli'
ances,
The decision of the lower courts was
affirmed.
There were two cases before the
court. one of them that OF the admin
istratrix OF locomotive fireman killed
on the Illinois Central road near Mem
phis. Tenn. and the other that of the
Administrative of fireman killed on
the Southern Pacific road In Nevada.
The railroads fought both cases In
the trial courts. and In each case OBJ.
tanned verdict on the ground of the
unconstitutionality of the law.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
new FINANCIAL
BILL IN SENATE
Measure to Provide Ample Currency
For Emergency.
PERMITS LARGER CIRCULATION

Washington. Jan. S.-The financial
bill which has for some time been in
preparation by the leading Republican
members OF the senate committee on
finance was printed and given to the
public.
The bill provides for an additional
issue OF bank circulation which shall
at no time exceed $250.00O,O00. upon
bonds other than those issued by the
government. including state and mu-
nicipal bonds in approved cases. The
comptroller of the currency is given
discretion in the issuance OF the pro-
posed currency and Is authorized TO
decide as to the time and the amount
to be awarded to any banking institu-
ton. II is provided that the increased
circulation shall in no case exceed
seventy-lve per cent of the value Of
the bonds deposited
Senator Aldrich introduced the bin
In the senate.
The bill Is composed Of eight Sec
tlons. II provides for the issue in EN-
ergencles OF additional circulating
notes by national banks. secured by
the deposit OF government. state, mu-
nicipal or first mortgage bonds. the
comptroller OF the currency to deter
mine the time and amount OF the issue,
not, however. TO exceed the amount OF
the unlmpaired capital and surplus OF
each bank.
The character OF bonds to be accept
ed, as described in section 2. is practi-
cally the same as at present
Section prescribes the manner OF
depositing the bonds.
Section 4 changes the present law
regarding the tax to be paid by the
banks on their circulating notes. ac-
cording TO the character of the bonds
deposited against them. on notes based
on two per cent consols and Panama
Canal bonds one quarter Of one per
cent each half-year: United States
bonds bearing higher interest one-half
of one per cent each halfyear; based
on state. municipal. county or railroad
bonds One-half of one per cent per
month.
Section 3 provides for the withdrawal
OF the notes based on other than Unit
ed States bonds by depositing national
banknotes. or lawful money.
Section 6 prescribes the denomina-
tions OF the emergency notes To be
issued. from s5 to 10000: provides
for their printing and storage in the
nearest sub-treasury subject to deliv-
cry by order Of the comptroller OF the
currency. The notes are 10 state on
their face that they will be redeemed
by the United States In lawful money
on presentation at the treasury; are
to bear the signature OF the treasurer
and register and the treasury seal.
and the promise signed by the presi-
dent and cashier OF the bank TO pay
on demand.
Section 7 provides for the redemption
OF the emergency notes by the treasury
in lawful money.
Section prescribes that banks To-
Gated outside of reserve or central
reserve cities which are now required
by law 10 keep a reserve equal to fif-
teen per cent of their deposits. shall
hereafter hold at all times at least
two thirds of such reserve in lawful
money.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
SATURDAY,
January 18th, 1905,
at go o'clock, p. m.

First. All that lot of ground to-
gether with the improvements thereon
erected. situate on the South side of
Bay Street in said town of Berlin con-
tanning one acre, one rod and ten poles
of land, more or less, which was con-
veved unto the said Samuel j. Hastings
by deed from John T. Smith and wife,
dated the twenty second day of April.
1898. recorded among said land records
in Liber +. II. p. No. 10, folio 637.
Second. All that part of the farm
called the ''Tingle Farm" situate about
three miles from the town of Berlin in
the Ninth Election District, of said
Worcester County. containing one hun
dred acres, more or less. which was
conveyed to the said Sarah A. Hastings
by Matte c. Taylor and husband, by
deed dated the twenty sixth day Of
June, 1897, recorded among said land
records, in Liber F. H. T No. 8, folio
166; part of said tract having subse-
quently thereto been conveyed by the
said Sarah A. Hastings and husband,
to Sallie M. Rayne by deed dated the
twenty sixth day of January. 1903.
WILLIAM F. JOHNSON.
Assignee.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
SATURDAY,
january IL, A. ID. 1908,
at 2. 20 o'clock. 2. M.

at 2.30 O'Clock, p M.
all the right, title and interest of all
the parties to the aforesaid cause in
and to the following described real
estate, to wit J.:
|. All those tracts and parcels of
land lying and being situated in the
Third Election District of Worcester
County, Maryland. called Golden Quar-
ter, Predeaux Inheritance. Brotherhood,
Lot and Cropper's Discovery. or by
whatever name or names the same may
be known or called, being all of the land
in Worcester County, Maryland, of
which Henry r. Ayres. late of Wor-
cester County, died seized. and which
was devised to Lambert p. Ayres, now
deceased. by the last will and testament
of the said Henry X. Ayres duly adj
mitted to probate in the Orphans Court
of Worcester County, and an undivided
interest in part Of the same which
was conveyed to the said Lambert p.
Ayres by John X. Ayres and others, by
deed dated the 18th day of February,
A. ID. 1902, recorded among the land
records of Worcester County aforesaid,
in Liber F. II. p. No. Is. folio 4S0.
2. All that lot or parcel of land situ-
ate in or near Ocean City in Worcester
County aforesaid designated on the plat
of said Ocean City known as part of the
property of the Sinepuxent Beach Com
pany of Baltimore City as lot No. z in
block No. % south. being the same
which was conveyed to the said Lambert
P. Ayres by John F. Waggaman and
wife by deed dated November 23rd,
1902, recorded among the land records
of Worcester County aforesaid in Liber
F. II. p. No. Ia, folio 604.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third cash and the balance in
twelve months or all cash at the option
of the purchaser or purchasers, the
deferred payments to bear interest
from the day of sale. and TO be secured
to the satisfaction of the trustees.
Taxes will be paid to the first day of
January, 1908. The rents for 1907 are
reserved. Possession will be given to
the purchaser within thirty days from
the day of sale. Title papers at the
expense of the purchaser.
CALVIN B. TAYLOR,
JOHN w. STATION.
Trustees.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
CALVIN B. TAYLOR, co,;o;,ors
JOHN w. STATION, ~
Trustees Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of a decree of the Circuit
Court for Worcester County Maryland,
sitting in Equity, passed on the 10th
day of December. 1907, in cause in
said court in which Eva l.. Aye es and
Robert b. Ayres by Eva X. Ayres,
their next friend, and Harry X. Ayres
are plaintiffs, and Nancy X. Ayres,
Lambert P. Ayres, Jr., William H.
Ayres. John B. Ayres and james b. r..
Purnell are defendants, the same being
No. 2l92 on the Chancery docket of
said court, the undersigned trustees
named in said decree will sell in front
of the Atlantic Hotel in the town of
Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
IWILLIAMF. JOHNSON. Att'y-at-Law
Mortgages Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue Of power of sale contained
IN mortgage from Samuel J. Hastings
and Sarah A. Hastings, his wife, to
John w. Pitts, dated the twenty fifth
day Of May, 1904, recorded among the
land records of Worcester County in
Liber +. H. P. No. q, folio "a. and
assigned by the said Pitts to Dorothy
r. Bishop and by the said Dorothy X.
Bishop assigned to William F. Johnson
for the purpose Of foreclosure, default
having occurred in the payment of said
mortgage as therein provided, the under
signed assignee will offer in front of the
Atlantic Hotel in the town of Berlin in
said Worcester County, at public auction
for CASH on
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
Kindness Rewarded BY $4,000 olft.

Lancaster Pa, Jan. 7-As reward
for befriending a poor. homeless wan.
derer. George b. Kofroth. former
hotel clerk of Honey Brook Is $40. 900
richer than he was short time ago.
Out OF spirit of gratitude for his
great kindness. Otto f. kuenzler. a
Swiss peasant. who died In this coun.
try about a year ago. left will be-
queathing his entire estate 10 Kofroth.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
DISCOVERED by ms DAUGHTER.

been out collecting bills during the
day Returning to his office. he open
cd his safe and placed the money Ia It.
lie then threw the door shut. catching
the end OF his beard In the door. In
the excitement incident 10 his odd pre-
dlcamcnt he forgot the combination
aud so could not release himself. With
his chin resting on the safe. he was
discovered about an hour after the ac-
cidcnt by his daughter. who came to
find what had delayed him. The safe
was broken open by locksmith.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
CAaTORE
Bear. Ii. nIhs Kind you !l.s l!s:I-. ...s,
''',;''" !; ZH4ZzN< Il 4
Notice of Meetings.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of County Commissioners Of Worcester
County will meet at their Office Ia the
Court House on each and every Tues
day during the month Of January, for
the year 1908. All persons having bus
mess before the Board win please come
on one of these dates.
BY Order Of Board Of County Con-
Z. H. TAyLo>
Pres
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
cauoht by His wh;skers.

In locking his safe prior to going
home for supper. George Edgemont. n
papcrhangcr who lives In Manayunk,
Pa. shut the safe door upon his flow
Ing whiskcrs and was held until re-
leased by his daughter. Edgemont had
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
Sleeping Child Puzzles Doctors.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 7.-Physlcians
are puzzled over the Illness OF Mary
Dolan. the two-year-old daughter OF
Matthew Dolan. of McKeesport. this
county. The child sank into a sound
sleep at noon last Friday and all efforts
to arouse her since have been without
result. She had been sick for severfl
days and was being treated for grip.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
SAVES BIG BRIDGE
Inventor WORKS Three Days In
Subterranean Cavern.
RISKS HIS LIFE EVERY HOUR
Bores Around Corner With a Fiexi.
BILE Drill and Clears Cement Plugged
Drainpipe-Forty Thousand Gallons
OF Water Almost Over~helnn Him.

With the aid OF drill that actually
forcs around corner Iiartwel w.
Webb. u Newark inventor. by risklng
his life for three days in narrow con.
duit running down into the huge stone
anchorage for the cables ut the Brook
lyn end of the Manhattan bridge. now
being built In New York city. cleaned
out an important drainage pipe which
had becli clogged with hardened ce.
ment. In accomplishing what had
seemed an impossible task he won n
large prize for himself and enabled the
contracting company that built the an
chorage Ia collect S2J0.O00 from the
city. the last payment due on the an-
chorase.
Not only did Webb display remark
able nerve. but he proved himself an
inventor Of remarkable instrument
TO clean ont the cement which had
stopped up the drainage pipe he con
trivcd a special drill, which is so pow
crful and yet So flexible that II can
drill straight hole for certain dis
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
Survey Of The Year.

The year 1907 was one of an almost
continuous decline in security prices.
In the middle of the year the movement
halted. daily transactions on the stock
exchange were reduced to minimum
and many shrewd observers thought
that the decline was over. But the fall
was resumed again later on when the
banks began to feel the pressure of the
regular autumnal demands for money,
and there is no necessity to repeat in
detail what followed afterward 1t can
be truly said, however, that at no time
in the financial history of the land has
a greater strain been felt than that of
the last few months. and that it is ex-
ceedingly doubtful if any such strain
could have been imposed upon any other
financial quarter of the world without
causing more disastrous results than
We're witnessed in our own country.
The pressure has been largely concen-
trated upon the single city of New York.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11

~ .sc yht, and which has be- ousn
,ncbe inc borne the signature ,ar -
him. ian made under his scs INT
he provision since its inn ,.lnd ana.
quIcl,ne to deceive ywnward. scram.
bled thl Jnsf-1e narrow conduit to the
shaft. where u workman was waiting
to pull him up.
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
Real Estate Transfer.


Minnie G. Landing from Emm
Ebberts and Alexander Ebberts.
husband, property on the south sids
Second Street. in Pocomoke City. CT
sideration, 81, 800. ~
Paul H. Weilbacher from Fenwsi
Island Land Company, property on Il
Maryland and Delaware Boulevard.
Fenwick City. Consideration, $50. +
Ira 7. Pilchard from Peter ]. Gootef
and Sarah Gootee, his wife. parcel Of
ground containing acre. more or less
in the Eighth District. Considerat.sss
$40.
John l.. Johnson from John P. Quillen
and Sarah Louise Quillen, his wife, pro-
perty on the south east side of the
county road leading from Berlin to Ocean
City. in the Third Election District.
Consideration, $500, etc.
Elsie Taylor from George T. Gordy
and Cora E. Gordy, his wife, parcel Of
land in the Sixth Election District. Con-
sideration, SIS.
John II. Hudson from Charles H.
Pruitt, Nancy H. Pruitt, his wife, and
Susan Pruitt, two pieces of property
near Conner's Church in the Second
Election District. Consideration
Charles II. Burbage froz
Tucker and Julia A. Tucl
tract of land called "Kels
Addition" in the ThirS a,,ev
trict. Consideration. So. returned
James H. Hall and Sall
Frank II. Bartlett and Sa ,or
lett. his wife, ct al, tract
tanning "a acres, more or !,
Ninth Election District.
ton, $l40.
Orah o. Tarr and VIM. e.
from Thomas J. Veasey and
veasey. his wife. tractt ctJ2sfla J2f IA t,SS their
IN the suburbs of rv~s.- 'eCi
First Election District. Consit
81. 900.
Mary L. Hall from Susan A. ! u b;s
son and Joseph A. Richards1traat
husband, property in Pocomck s,~oe
Consideration, $3.50. :.
Charles l.. Shockley from Thomas p.
Selby and Hattie Selby. his wife, pro-
perty on the north west corner of Mill
Street and Strawberry Alley, in Snow
Hill. Consideration, $3.50.
Raymond G. Hancock from John T
Parker and Maud de Waal Parker, hi
wife. property on the north side of III
county road leading from Stockton
Pocomoke City and in the Eighth t.
trict. Consideration, $400.
Annie NJ. Geiser from James C. Dono-
way and Dellie C. Donoway, his wife,
property in Whaleyville. Considera-
ton, $500.
Frank Moore ct al. from Joseph H.
Holloway and Elizabeth Holloway, his
wife, ct al, parcel of land in st. Mar
tins Neck. Consideration, $500.
Thomas Gordon Adkins from Laura
A. Bailey and Josiah M. Bailey, her
husband, tract of land, containing 100
acres, more or less. together with the
improvements thereon, about II miles
from Newark, in the Fourth :
District. Consideration, $3.50. "A
Robert Fulton Powell from Jus==-f6|
Jones and Eliza w. Jones, his wI1
five tracts of land containing respect
fully; 55 acres, 81 acres, 3 acres 59a
acres and Ill acres, more or less, in
the Eighth Election District Considera-
ton, $1,000.
Calvin B. Taylor Banking Co.. Of
Berlin. Md, a corporation. from Calvin
B. Taylor and Matte C. Taylor. his
wife, parcel of land. together with the
improvements thereon, on the westerly
side of Main Street, in Berlin: Con-
sideration, $1,000.
William Hastings from William N.
Burbage and Cecilia II. Burbage, his
wife, ct al, tract Of land about Of a
mile south of Libertown, in the Mir
Election District. Consideration sssnn s"
s--arring-
Democratic messenger., 1908-01-11
Paid Without Discount.
N. Y. City, Dec. 20, 1907.
Mr.. o. M. PURNELL,
Real Estate a Insurance Agent

N. Y. City, Dec. 20, 1907.
Mr.. o. M. PURNELL,
Real Estate & Insurance Agent,
Snow Hill, Md.
Dear Sir:-I want to thank you for
check for $1,000 in full payment of in
II. ance on my farm dwelling WITH
OUT DISCOUNT, and also for your
promptness in reporting and forward
ing all papers pertaining to the loss, ad-
justment and settlement. My absence
from home and the consequent necessity
of conducting the proceedings by mail
and appointing someone there to repre-
sent me has caused some delay, but not
a day has been lost by you in reporting
and forwarding the proceeding. My
receipt of check in New York for $1,000
from the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
Company in full payment of the claim
WITHOUT DISCOUNT in four days
after signing and mailing proof of loss
to you is certainly very gratifying to
me and perfectly satisfactory. 1t speaks
well for the Pennsylvania Insurance
Company and for your promptness.
Again thanking you and wishing you
the success your promptness merits, |
Am.
Yours very truly,
MRS. SALLIE B. C0VINGTON.
Q. NJ. PURNELL
Real Estate and Insurance Agent.
SNOW HILL. MD.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-29
Church Meeting.

There will be a very import
ant meeting held at the Presby
terian church on this TUESDAY
afternoon at 2 o'clock at which
time the question of building 4
new church will be decided. 4
is the earnest desire that al
members of the church and con
gregation be present to give ex
preston to their thought in tn.
matter, as this church, if built
must be their home for the mex
SO years. Rev. DR.. Holt of Port
land, will be present to give val
liable information both in th,
matter Of building and the rails
ing of funds. Spend an hour il
this noble work and help build
church that will be credit t,
this young and growing town.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-29
Nolan's Red Tag Sale.

J. M. Nolan & Son are making
great preparations for their an
nual Red Tag Sale, which will
begin Saturday, January 2, and
continue for twenty days. These
annual stock cleaning events
have come to be a feature in the
business history Of this well
known firm and the 1909 ami
versary will be an even bigger
bargain sensation than last year,
which was record breaker. The
purchasing public will doubtless
take every advantage of the
coming sale, the red tags show
ing plainly the cut prices that
will prevail so that customers
will know exactly what they
have to pay and the bargains
they will get. Nolan & Son al
ways personally conduct their
own sales and make good every
promise presented to their many
patrons. a...r
See A. l.. Miner for wall paper.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-12-29
SKALLARUD-B00TH.
Pretty Christmas Wedding at
Shedd.

At the home of Mr.. Davis, at
Shedd, Oregon, on Christmas
day, at 1000 o'clock a. m. Mr..
R. w. Skallarud was happily
married to Miss Dorothy Booth,
Rev.. J. R. N. Bell officiating
and Mr.. C.. w. DcDavitt acting
as best man. An elegant we'd
ding breakfast was served after
which the happy couple took the
train for Portland to spend the
honeymoon, from which they
will return to Corvallis to make
their home.
This wedding and courtship
has an interesting tinge of ro-
nance connected with, it the fire
of love being enkindled on the
Iowaprairies and, notwithstand-
ing the bleak and chilly winds
that blew, the vital spot had been
reached and the flame continued
to burn until the happy culm1-
nation on Christmas day. Many
fairhaired maiden has earestly
longed to divert his attention
but all in vain and nearly every
Saturday evening Skelly could
be seen going Shedward.
Mr.. Skellerud has been clerk
ing at the store of F. L. Miller
for the past two years having
charge Of the dry goods depart
ment and has proved himself
worthy Of all confidence and
friendship. By his genial dis
position he has drawn around
him host of friends who will
be pleased to learn that hence
forth his footsteps will be care
fully guarded. The lady has
been teaching near Shedd and is
held in high esteem by those
who have the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance. We gladly welcome
them as citizens of Corvallis.