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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Tho commonwcalth OF yirginia. To III,

The commonwealth of Virginia. To the
sheriff oi Stafford county. greeting.
W. command that You summon The
STAFFORD Mining Company. Incorporated.
To appear at the Clerk : Otlice of the Cir
cult Court in and for the county of Stat
ford at tie rules to be held forstid court
Oh the third Monday in August. 1905
Ia answer "a bin in chanccry exhibited
against said company in our said court
10y W 4. Bryant, and have then there
TINS writ. Witness. g. A. Bryan. clerk
oi our said court, at the courthouse the
first day Of August. 1908. in the l33rd
year of the Commonwealth.
c. 4. Bryan, Clerk.
l cannot find within my bailiwick the
president, rector or other chief officer.
cashier, treasurer, secretary orany OF its
directors. trustees, or visitors. oi The
Stafford Mining Company incorporated.
upon whom To- serve this process Given
under my hand this first day of August,
1908. rel. Moncure.
Sheriff Of Stafford county. Va.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk : Office OF the
Circuit Court of Stafford county. Va.
August l, 1905 W c. Bryant, plaintiff.
vs.. Stafford Mining Company, incor-
porated, defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
The object OF this suit is to subject the
real estate OF The Stafford Mining Co.
Incorporated, in the county of Stafford.
Va To the lien of Judgment. duly
docketcd in said court on the lien docket
thereof, in favor of W. c. Bryant for the
sum OF S6f0 80 with interest thereon at
the rate OF six per centum per annum
from January 3, 1908, until paid, and
cost xlO ~ ertlf..f
<36l.34, as OF the 4th day of February.
1905
And whereas an affidavit having been
made and filed herein that there is not in
the county of Stafford, wherein this suit
was commenced. the president, rector or
other chief officers, cashier. treasurer
secretary. or any of its directors. trus-
tees, or visitors of the said Mining Com
paDy, corporation, of the State of Nir-
glnia,or any person on whom there can be
service OF process, or any agent of the
SAID corporation, or any person declared
by the laws OF this State to be an agent
0l the said corporation. Therefore. /,
c. A. Bryan, clerk of the Circuit Court of
Stafford county, do hereby order that a
copy OF the process, with the sheriffs re-
turn herein, be published oncea n week for
four weeks in The Free Lance, a news
paper published in fredericksburg. Va.
and that copy be posted at the front
door OF the courthouse of this county on
or before the next succeeding rule day
after this suit is entered.
Teste:
c. A. Bryan, Clerk
4 copy-Teste:
c. A. Bryan, Clerk.
Chichester & Chichester p. q.
aug6- wtw
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
EIGHT DEAD
IN EXPLOSION
Boiler Lets Drive in Big Rolling
NH al York, Pa.
NEARLY A SCORE INJURED

Catastrophe Occurred Without a Mo
ments Warning and the Men Wer,
Unable to Make Their Escape-Mos'
Of the Victims Had Their Heads
Blown OF and Their Bodies Horribly
Msngled - Report Resemhled Ar
Earthquake and Shook Up the Entir,
City-Horse 800 Yards Away Killed
York Pa. Aug. 1l-Eight men were
killed and nearly a score OF Others
were more or less seriously injured
and thousands Of dollars worth OF prop
erty damaged during an explosion at
the York rolling mill. The catastrophe
which was caused by the explosion OF
the boiler i'm the center OF the mil
which operated the jumbo engine ano
which was undergoing repairs. attract
ed thousands OF rors0ns TO the scene
Patrolmen 1remen and employees oi
plants nearby organized TO keep the
curious crowds away from the mill
while party under Ernest Glenbloou
began searching for the bodies burie,
under the debris About a dozen wer,
removed in ambulances. delivery wag
ons and other vehicles 10 the Yorl
hospital. where. their injuries were
given attention.
Those Killed are: John Cheney. York
Pa; Benjamin Brennor. Columbia. Pa.
Harry Scachrist. Columbia. Pa. Paol
Puci. Columbia. Pa: Alfred struck
Columbia. Pa: John Slossman. Colum
bia. Pa; Harry Feger Columbia, Pa.
Edward Ffdlcr. Marietta. Pa.
Among the injured are Olive
French. Peter Crumm. John Heckert
Oliver Hoffman. William Speese.
The mill has been closed down fo
about 4 week. and about twenty-hv,
men were engaged in making repair
20 the large engine. Without warning
the explosion TOOK place. and none o
the men at work were able To malu
their escape. The report was so terrid,
that IL demolished a large part OF tn,
mill and sent large pieces of twiste,
iron and other missiles in all direc
tions The plant OF the Broomell
schmidt & Steacy company was con
cAANt AN4- AdiiaStAs q HOiNt WHICH Wal
standing in front OF the York Cole
Storage plant. on Arch street. 300
yards away. was killed; box car.
standing on the railroad sidings neal
the mill were put out OF use and mer
and women in that vicinity at the tim,
of the accident were struck and in
jurcd.
Following the explosion chaos reign
ed. Women became hysterical. and Il
was several minutes before anythinl
material could be done for the aid o
the dying men. The rescuing party 10
Gated a number of those who were
killed outright. but a majority haC
their heads blown of and their bodies
were so badly mangled that they could
not be identified. The injured. some OF
whom We're so black with smoke thai
they could not be recognized. were
hurried to the hospital, while those
whose life had become extinct were
placed on a bank nearby.
The report, which resembled an
earthquake, was heard all over the
city. The head on the boiler. about
four feet square, was hurled nearly a
square.
The house of Harry Bowman. on
North Queen street. about 1000 feet
from the mill, was struck by a piece
of the boiler shell and demolished. Nc
one was injured.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Hit ev 4 Base Ball: paraIvv.d

Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Aug. l1.-Willam
Higgins. a well-known amateur bal!
player Of this city, is totally paralyzet
as the result of a game in which he
participated Higgins was playins
against a Brookside team. and while
he was at bat the Brookside pitcher
threw a ball that hit him squarely OF
the forehead. He fell to the ground
and was carried TO his home uncon
soious. Physicians revived him for q
short time. but he again became un
conscious. and all efforts to revive him
have failed His case is now further
complicated by the setting In Of tota
paralysis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
FreIoht Advance Coming SAYS Manan.

Chicago. Aug. ll.-Fred w. Upham
president of the Illinois Manufactur
ers' association. made public a letter
from W. G. Brown. senior vice presi
dent of the New York Central lines. in
which Mr. Brown declares that he sees
no present need for a conference OF
railroad men and manufacturers over
railroad freight rates.
IL want 10 say" writes Mr.. Brown
that no general or horizontal increase
in freight rates has been considered
by the railroads, nor has any definite
per cent of increase been decided
upon"
The letter continues:
Il do not wish to be understood as
suggesting or intimating that the
question of a reasonable increase In
freight rates-not sweeping or gen.
eral, but applied to classes and COM
modites where the effect on manu-.
facturer, merchant or consumer will
be inappreciable-ha been abandoned
or indefinitely postponed"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
WON'T ADVANCE
FREIGHT RATES
PelnSy Has Put Aside Question
For the Present.
WILL AWAIT PROSPERITY

Replying to Cleveland Chamber Of
Commerce, President Mecrea Stated
the Policy Of His Road-New York
Central Officials Refuse 10 Meet
Shippers, and Say They Have Not
Abandoned the Advance In Freight
Rates-No General Increase. Hcw.
ever, Has Been Considered.
Philadelphia. Aug. II. 49, whatever
railroads elsewhere in the United
states may be doing 20 raise freight
rates and so bring on an Investigation
by She Interstate commerce commits
sion. besides putting themselves in
conflict with shippers. Il is certain that
the Pennsylvania railroad. with others
IN this eastern territory. has put aside
the plan 60 lit rates. pending rcstora-
uon OF general business to a basis OF
normal prosperity.
This iact James McCrea. president
Of the Pennsylvania railroad system
emphasized in a letter written 10 tho
Cleveland (OJ chamber OF commerce
which had requested specific informa
tion as 10 tho present status OF tho
proposition 90 advance freight rates.
President McCrca IS away for a ten
days yachting trip. In his absence
John b. Thaycr, fourth vice president
OF the Pennsylvania railroad. in charge
Of traffic. said.
The question OF raising some class
freight rates has been definitely pu,
aside for the present. and until gen
eral business conditions change. Whcr
that time comes. II the cost OF railroad
operation and maintenance continue a,
high as they have been. IL may be ne
cessary TO advance rates.
There never has been any idea OF
making a horizontal increase of 10 tc
IS per cent In all rates. as has beer
repeatedly stated. The thought was
20 advance certain class rates But Il
was finally decided at the presidents
meeting held last month that the mat
ter should be allowed 20 rest.
"Mr. McCrea gave out statement
10 this encct. but apparently the pub
lie did not accept il as final. possibly
because some railroads have continued
70 agitate the subject OF increased
freight rates. The Cleveland chamber
OF commerce wrote saying their ideas
on the real status OF the matter were
somewhat hazy.
Last Saturday Mr.. McCroa sent 2
letter TO the Cleveland chamber OF
commerce. explaining the situation a.
somo detail"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Sheriff Charged With NEGLECT.

Saratoga, n. Y. Aug. 11.-Copies OF
charges Of alleged neglect of duty. for
failure to suppress the alleged gam
bling at Saratoga Springs. with a re
quest for his removal from office.
were served upon Sheriff John Brad.
ley, Jr., of Saratoga county, by Benk
Smith. confidential stenographer to
Governor Hughes. The charges were
fled with Governor Hughes by DR..
Walter Iaidlaw, as chairman of the
anti-race track gambling campaign
committee. with offices in New York.
Sheriff Bradley is summoned to ap-
pear in his own defense in the execu-
tive chamber at Albany on Aug. II.
The governor has directed Sheriff
Bradley 10 file his answer to the
charges by that time.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
U. s. Flaa Shot Down.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE flag OF
the United States consulate at Tabriz
Persia, has been shot down by loyal
lists. according TO a dispatch received
at the state department from American
Consul Doty at that place. The consul
also reports that man standing near
the door Of the consular Office was
also wounded. The shooting is sup.
posed to have been an incident OF the
disturbances which have been going
On at Tabriz for some time and In both
cases to have been accidental.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
HOLY KISSER JAILED
Negro High Priest Charged With Ca.
ressing White Girl.

Newark. n J.. Aug. 11.--John A.
Heckerson. high priest Of the negro
sect Of Jesus and His Saints. whose
local headquarters is at 400 Mulberry
street was committed to Jail, charged
with kissing Laura Hughes. a fifteen
yearold white girl. The girls father.
who is one of Heckerson's converts
took the girl. with her sister and two
brothers. 20 the negro's home where
they remained for several days Laura
told Judge Freeland that Heckerson
kissed her when her father took heI
to the house.
A negro woman employed in the
house corroborated the girls state.
ment. but said that the so-called hieL
priest had kissed the child in faith, D
as purely religious rite. The witness
said that Heckerson had similarly sa
luted everybody else In the house. in.
cluding the witness, and she further
averred that all the others had kissed
Laura Hughes. The girl denied this
stoutly. adding that she had always
despised negroes"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
CRAFIN makes A
marrow ESCAPE
Prohibition Candidate heaTIl
Drowned in Swimming Pool.

Lincoln Neb. Aug. 11.-Eugene y,
Chain. Prohibition candidate for pre-.
idcnt. narrowly escaped drowuin
while swimming in the Y. N. &. a
pool Great effort was made to llee
the incident quiet and Mr.. Chain r,
fers 20 it as cropping about In the boi
tom ~ the pool"
Three young men rescued him. On
OF them. Maurice Hyland. says Chad
was helpless after he sank in the dee
part of the pool
The Prohibition candidate specdil
recovered and was able 10 deliver
ChautauQua address.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Eioht.Year.otd Rov provned

Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. 11-Jacob
Brenneman. aged eight years. was
drowned in the Susquehanna river
near Island Park. one of the city's
pleasure grounds. The boy had gone
in swimming in the city's bath houses.
and. 1t is said. tried TO swim around
the Islands point. getting beyond the
safety lines. Two boys in boat tried
to grasp the drowning lad as he sank
for the last time, but failed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
reep In Debt, He HANGED Himself

Asbury Park. n. J.. Aug. 1f.-Des
pondent and unable to pay his debts
Alan b. TAFT committed suicide b
hanging himself upon a twclve-foo
rope attached TO the top OF the eleva
tor shaft in the Steinbach company
warehouse. where he was employed a
manager. He leaves a wife and 81.
chIIlrnn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Cow is Mother of TrlpIets,

Utica. N. Y. Aug. ia Holstein
COW owned by w. Miller Osborn. of
New Hartford. has given birth to trip
lets. two male and one female. Mr..
Osborn says it Is the first time he
ever heard of a COW being the mothes
of triplets that lived.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. IL. - Mis-
Mayme HuIen. Of Lancaster. No. VII.
has been critically IN with typho!,
fever here for the last three weeks
was married TO +. c. Hoover, OF Mem
phis. Ky, at a hospital During tn.
ceremony the nurse propped the cir
mp in bed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13

Iiyou take Kodol In the beginning the
bad attacks oipyspepsia will be avoided
but II you alldw these little attacks to
go unheeded It VIII take Kodol a longer
time TO put your stomach IN good condi
ton again. Get a bottle OF kodol today
Sold by N. II. Lewis and W. L. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Dividend For penosltnrs

Franklin Pa. Aug. IL. - The RI
oeiver Of the First National bank. O
Ciintonville has declared a divideni
of so per cent and $40. 900 will be pai,
TO the depositors this week. To rails
the amount the stockholders were as
sessed AG0 per cent. II is expected 3
per cent additional will be paid.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
PRICE, 3 CENTS
q SpeedY Cure for


snant tiitoosress. Dyspcp.ia rndsrcsfio,
~. Ne'al ants. lir1d Fcellnr. Rad Ice \.
&c roii'. ha1 Comp icx1n. Nsrgc,,rrers .n4 III
-isf-le' "a ii-e stomach. Liver and Bowcls.
bloodine liver Pills
az rc1fT, yet thorueshiy upon th- bo~er. e.
.lr.l.eh ara digestive or<ln1 The pilir, Il. ~
ana elfcnlc cases ot cvns;ipafioa and fnAire--i-,
--, a. once, vttout griptng do thcr leave 1rv
a,eHi altel eifcc =, ncr form Consent S7h,
o. pui .lngi produced by other cafhnrfic r-r.-l~-
" 3ioodirc liver pfls .
rasi0-- The drrxnrcd md tnruid lv-r a "a.
condition ard heaithfai acfion Renee - -
vent constipation By securing a natural sn-s -
~ rpe-1iior Of the bowels, sud relieve fho-- -
pi-l'ant syr1ufouis which attend a disrrr~d -
"a condition OF the liver. stomach ana bov-,is
Asst ia attaining this end. the follouirr rrr
g-si ons are offered
kENARkS. Eycryore Who use- r.ffl. L.
thrr acton On the liver. should tno-s Ia f.---
ta rlrely prove as sstisilctory a. email oncs
i4rs; cqses rlnpy purge and PASS OUT of lie 49,
TEN usually leaving the bouels conssr,sf-d "a
'-iaQn removing the cause of the troublr - ~.
prove the gcnersl health On the other hrr3
'mll doses develop the Alternative eject Il ~
nclici'e, do not irritatc conntirafe the bovrlr
uut erltiy s2mulate the liver and prevent fbr
accumulation Of BILE By directing is Gov into fhr
proper ci1nnels fnereforc Il - advisable 20 rr--
Ifence y taxing net over one or two pills AZ b-f
me ena inerc4se dose a. Necessary.
CESrs II find your Bloodine Lfvsr Ps;,-s
the most elective pli ever used. Th~v e.n.~
70 -ping or cous.iplttve after eject a. mo,s lsvr-
pills Do. Yours truly,
MRS. AhADA RIcHARDsoH.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
P. HcRACKEN, BRO. q CO..

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
3ROCERS snd LIQUOR DRALERs.
Oier Ten Thousand Gallons PURN RYE anr
BOukBoN WAISKIEs from ehs foliosinx uel;
Cocntz Distlll;ne Co. OF Keneucky Noal!crIo
niss.ilesy. Of Maryland. and W y Gray. e
Agents for Bersnsr q Knxis's hsesr Brrr.
Shcy also orer Staple and Fancy drocsrlsx,
ASriaxl,urAl IaD2sEsats. SEEDS. onaao 40
Gensss -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Linderman Ordered to Jail.

Allentown. Pa. Aug. II. - Judge
Trexler refused TO continue Garrett b.
Linderman in the custody of Sheriff
Wieand in contempt proceedings for
taking $4,000 trust funds from the
Robert p. Rathbun estate. and directed
Saat the former millionaire be com
mitted 10 the Lehigh county Jail. Lin.
derman's attorneys as''ed that the
ease be continued until September 70
allow the entire matter to be heard IN
the bankruptcy proceedings. but were
refused the request
DeWitt'sL Little Early Rlsers, safe. easy,
rleasant. SURE, little liver pills. Sold BY
NJ. NJ. Lewis and W. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
General Hardware.
A. B. Bolts q Co.
Fire, Life and Accident
Insurance Agents
Omee be Commeree Rtrs.

Represents sixteen arst-class COM
panies. Rates low sc tho lowest. and
loas~s orountiv adiuStsd and reid
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
College Of William and Mary
WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA

Two hundred and fifteenth session be-
gins on September 18th, 1905. Build
ings renovated and newly equipped.
lighted with electricity and supplied with
pure artesiaD water Two courses. l1f
collegiate Course, leading 20 the degrees
Of B. A., NJ A. and b. s. (zJ Normal
Course. Tuition free and board at ~
duced rates. Send for catalogue
Lyon g. Tyler, President. N. A., LII. D.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-13
Bio Cotton Mill 20 Close

Ware. Mass. Aug. 1.-THE Otis
company mills in Ware. employing
1000 people. will shut down Thursday
night until Aug. "a. because of general
osrtailmsnt Of output b. New England
cotton nsHA-
xhe Free Lance IL prepared TO do ali
kinds OF Job printing In frst-class style
ct moderate prices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-29
PENNY POSTAGE TO ENGLAND
Ocean Postal Rate After October list
To Be Reduced.

Washington, Sept. 20.-"A reduction
Of 1000 per cent In a little more than
so years An assertion such as that
at the head of a self congratulatory
announcement of some mercantile en-.
terprise OF long standing would be a
satisfaction to even the most exact
ing lover of startling commercial sta
tistics and a reason for an appropri-
ate display OF black lettered pride.
To the conseTyatiye-the even
more than ACKNOWLEDGMENT auth
critics of the United States and Great
Britain il is Just as forcible to state
simply that the ocean postal rates af-
ter Oct. l., between the two countries
will be penny, cents an ounce,
1t amounts to the same thing.
Back in 1851, when people were
not at all reticent about pointing to
their great progressiveness, a single
letter of one-half an ounce was con.
veyed across the sea for 20 cents and
letter of an ounce for 40 cents.
When the new agreement goes into
effect next month a similar letter of
an ounce weight will be carried the
same distance for 2 cents. The per.
centage is not difficult to figure.
1t is the dream of Elihu Burritt
come true, just as dreams Of automo-
biles and airships have come true.
People were inclined to smile with a
self satisfied superiority when the
learned blacksmith" first said in the
4Os that a penny ocean rate between
the United States and Great Britain
was possible and the smile broaden
ed, no doubt, when he went further
and asserted that an International pen
ny postage was inevitable. The one
is soon TO become a fact, however,
and the other is no remote contingent
CIV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-29

A great many people who have
trifled with indigestion, have been
sorry for it-when nervous or
chronic dyspepsia resulted, and
, they have not been able to cure IT..
Use Kodol and prevent having
Dyspepsia,
Everyone is subject to indiges-
ton. Stomach arrangement follows
stomach abuse, just as naturally
and just as surely as a sound and
healthy stomach results upon the
taking Of Kodol.
When you experience sourness
of stomach, belching Of gas and
nauseating fluid, .bloated sensation,
gnawing pain in the pit Of the
stomach, heart burn (so-called),
diarrhoea, headaches, dullness OF
chronic tired feeling-you need Ko
dol. And then the quicker you take
Kodol-the better Eat what you
want, let Kodol digest 1t.
Ordinary pepsin dyspepsia tab
let's" physics, ETC., are not likely
to be of much benefit to you, II
digestive ailments. Pepsin is only
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-29
EAST DORSET

]. NJ. Griffith was a recent visitor
in Rutland.
Miss. Matte Griffith visited in
Rutland Monday
E. F. Ely spent Sunday at his home
in New York City,
DR.. Cochrane was in Arlington yes
terday on business.
Edward Harwood was in Rutland
Saturday on business.
Mrs. Fred Jasmine has returned to
her home in Rutland.
Mrs. ]. T. Mclaughlin has returned
from a visit in Rutland.
Rev. ]. ]. Lynch returned Monday
to Pittsford after a short stay here.
Mrs. b. B. Bromley of North Ben
nington is visiting her parents here.
Miss Alice Dexter and sister of
Rutland are visiting at Louis Buff
fums.
Philip London is moving into the
house recently vacated by James
Johnson
Dennis Riley has moved into the
house recently purchased of George
Jennings.
Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Buffum of Wal
lingford, Conn, visited at his home
here last week
The Bazaar for the benefit of St
Jerombs church is being held at
South Dorset this week.
Mrs. Sarah Cochrane returned Sat.
urday from Wallingford where she
was called by the death of her broth
er.
Edwin Shuttleworth G. A. Hard
and Il. j. Cooke of New York were in
town the first of the week on bust
ness.