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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-19
LIVELY NEWS ITEMS
FROM BRISTOL

Bristol, Nov. 1S,-Mayor Rice, of
Bristol, Va, is conducting war against
loose women. He says he will have
them all run out of the city. 1t is re-
ported that many of that class of wo-
men have skipped over the line TO the
Tennessee side.
Miss Virginia Stone, teacher in the
Bristol, Va, hiGh school, has returned
from visit to England ant, France.
The families of the employees of the
new knitting mill have begun to arrive
here and locate III ih>ir homes.
Mrs. Martha iEAersuA, aged sixty
one years, died very suddenly, at her
home on State street, Monday night.
She is survived by four sons: John H.,
A. E., w. r. and r. G. Anderson, and
two daughters, Mrs. r. A. Whitaker
and Mrs. James Mabe.
Charles Sellers, who says he is from
johnson City, made brutal assault on
his sister, Mrs. John Cross, at her home
on Eighth street Tuesday night. He was
drunk, and after driving her husband
and brother from the house, he struck
Mrs. Cross several blows on her head
with an iron poker and cut her on the
neck Neighbors hearing her cries for
help called an offer When the officer
arrived at her house he found Sellers
with a bloody knife raised above the
head of the woman. Sellers was ar
rested and jailed. Mrs, Cross is in a
critical condition, but it is thought she
will recover.
Judge NJ. b. Wood, one of the most
prominent citizens of Bristol, died
Tuesday night at l1,30. His wife, nu,
merous relatives and friends were pres.
ent when death came. Judge Wood
was sixty-three years old, and resided
in Bristol since 1888. He was a son Of
James 0. Wood and was born at Pleas
ant Hill, Scott county,Va. The funer
al services, conducted by DIR. Carico
were largely attended, interment al
East Hill cemetery. The following
friends of deceased we pall-bearers
George Wolfe, g. NJ. Turner, John N
johnson, A. S. Mcneil, A. D. Rey
nolds, G. f. Hagan, Judge G. ]. st
John, II. G. Peters and Clay Crow
The flower-bearers were: f. B. Harris
J. 0. Wood, Will Lynn, Fred Sheen
Gordon Fuqua, Emmett Nickels, J. ]
Hagcr and Robert Gray.
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WILL c. PIERCE AL
DERMANIC CANDIDAT

The citizens of the Second ward,
without regard to party, have solicited
VIM. G. Pierce to make the race for al
dcrman from that ward, and he has
consented to do so and is now full
lodged candidate and running some.
re is one of the best equipped citizens
in the ward for the place and will
make a painstaking member of the
board careful of the peoples rights
upon questions coming before the city
council. He is of that class OF horny
hpnded sons of toll who are too often
oy erlookcd in the scramble for office,
but can be relied upon to equal and
exact justice to all interests involved as
member of the law making body of
the city. He is entitled to your votes
i, you care to reward merit or to have
your interests honestly safeguarded.
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Arthur Earnest sang two solos. The
beautiful bride was attired in a gown
of white messaline satin, made empire
en- train, and trimmed with baby Irish
lace. She carried a shower boquet of
brideroses. The bridesmaids wore
gowns of white chiffon with yellow
messaline girdles and sashes, carrying
yellow chrysanthemums.
The groomsmen, who are all of the
18th cavalry, wore full dress uniforms.
Mrs. Andrew w. Spencer, sister of the
bride, was first maid of honor. She
was attired in yellow messaline satin
and carried white chrysanthemums.
Mrs. S. T, Revell, second maid OF hon
or, wore a handsome creation of lace
and chiffon, The ring bearer, Master
Jaffa Gump, dressed in white, carried
the ring on a silver tray of sweet elisi-
UNI.
The bride is beautiful, highly accom-
plished, and one of the most popular
young ladies in the social circles of this
city. She is a descendant of one of the
oldest families of Virginia and Tennes-
see and is a daughter of the late Capt,
William II. Henderson; also niece Of
Maj. Finley Henderson, of Knoxville
Lieut.. Cass is a brother of j. w. Cass
of this city, and he is to be congratu
lated on winning one of Johnson City's
fairest daughters.
Among the bridal presents was 8
beautiful silver tea service given by the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-19
ANNUAL DEBATE AT
EMORY Aud HENRY

At the recent debate at Emory and
Henry College Miss Mabel Jackson and
Messrs. Earl Jackson, LaVerne Fon-
tain Kohlman and Santa Colocita fur
nished the music. The debate was on
the subject, "Should women voter" and
was decided in the negative, after a
sharp debate, This is an annual debate
and was well worth the hearing.
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In re IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 6.

Notice is hereby given that at a call
ed meeting to be held in the Recorders
office, on the "A day of November, 1908
the said board of Mayor and Aldermen
of the town of Johnson City, Tennessee,
will consider the character of material
to be used in making the improvements
contemplated in said district No. s,
comprising that part of Spring street
lying between Z. 7, Il W. n. G. r. r.
and Locust street; and will consider
and determine the cost to the city and
abutting property owners of said inn
provements so far rs may be done at
this time and the advisability Of furth-
er proceeding in said matter, under the
provisions of chapter 276 of the acts of
the General Assembly of the state of
Tennessee of 1907.
This November 10, 1908
Z. +. ELLSWORTH,
Recorder
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GRAND JURY ENDS
IT'S INVESTIGATION

Nashville, Nov, 1.-THE grand jury
late this afternoon concluded its inves-
tgation Of the killing on the streets
here last Monday afternoon of former
L. S. Senator L. w. Carmack by Robin
j. Cooper. No true bills other than
those returned Friday against Robin
Cooper, his father, d. b. Cooper, and
eA-Sherif' John d. Sharp, were found,
thus disposing of persistent rumors that
other sensations and arrests would be
forthcoming.
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Teacher-And what do you suppose
all the animals did during those forty
days in the ark?
"Smarty" Williams-They just loaf
ed around and scratched themselves.
"Sandy"Toole( disdainfully)-Chuc
it, Smarty What'd they scratch for,
when there was only two fieas?-Ex.
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CHANGE OF HOUR IN
ALL THE CHURCHES

A uniform hour for the Sunday night
services in the churches of the city has
been agreed upon by the ministers.
The young peoples meetings are TO be-
gin at O'Clock and preaching at 6.45.
This becomes effective next Sunday,
November %.
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Donot hesitate to vote for Will Pierce
thinking he can not hold the place be-
cause he is a justice of the peace. The
positions are not construed to be lucra-
tive and there is no bar in the law to
holding both. Vote for him.
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REV. JAS. A. BURROW
MARRIES NEXT WEEK

The friends of Rev. James A. Burrow
in this city have received handsomely
embossed invitations announcing his
approaching marriage to Miss Mary
BurclShartt Prosser, at the home of the
bride in Fayette, Mo-, on the 26th inst.
Mr.. Burrow is well known here as one
of the ablest ministers in the M. Z.
Church, South, and his friends are glad
to hear of his approaching good fortune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-19

81 wish it was time for school to
open, mama" "I'm very glad to hear
you say so, Willie. 1t shows that you
are beginning to appreciate what an
education means" "Naw, faint that.
Tommy Tubbs won't get home till
school opens, and I'm waitin to crack
his stats for Dustin my rcdwagon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-19

18th regiment, also silver demi tosse
set given by the groomsmen. The hap
Ply couple left on a tour of eastern cities
and will be at home to their friends at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, after December l.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-19

A pretty school teacher, noticing one
of her little charges idle, said sharply:
"John, the devil always finds some
thing for idle hands to do. Come up
here and let me give you some work.
Judges Library.
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ROLLER SKATES.

l did not open my skating rink this
fall, so will sell the skates out by the
pair. All are steel roller ball bearing,
and will sell for 81 per pair as long as
they last. Sizes 49, SO and so only.
Address, G. A. M'GEHEE,
sos N. 4th Ave, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Johnson City, Tenn, November 70

Beginning December LIST The Comet
will publish letters to Santa Claus as
they are received. Send them early 50
the jolly old fellow will not be rushed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
PIttsbnfg D1spatch Mil Ecnrler
dead B:|0||.|!D'|LES...
ELEVEN, 4 HAVE BEEN FOUND ON
HE GuNNE ss fFARM--MYs- ~.
Terry DEEPENs. s5s,ia

q LAPoRTE;S Ind, May q -. 80 4 posi-
BILE solution of the Guinness farm mys-
terry. which was deepened when four
additional bodies were found in the
barnyard, developed last evening. Eyl.
dence9 tending 10 show that the nine
tlismembered corpses taken up hail
been shipped to Laporte. probably
from Chicago. came to light. Testi
mony OF draymen. who had carted
trunks and boxes to the Guinness
home. lent color to this suppositlon.
Laporte police also received informa.
ton that two trunks. consigned ia
Mrs. Belle Guinness. Laporte, Ind. are
held in an express office in Chicago
Assistance Of the Chicago police in
unravelltne the puzzle was sought al
once. n X i !.5
Two OF the nine mutilated bodies
were identified yesterday afternoon
with reasonable certainty. Antoine
Olson. Of Chicago, viewed the body
supposed to be that Of Jennie Olson
sixteen years old. foster daughter oil
Mrs. Guinness. and pronounced It ia
be his daughter. A sister Of the girl
Mrs. Leo .oleander, OF Chicago. con
irmed the fathers Identification.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
FA|IRla | ! | ] / Z Wins [ /
AlNO 9 D! H q !. ] We
TEN INNING CONTEST RESULTED
Il y; iNs$vlcToRYSF FOR REDDYsfg.
I -. sMAcK,s BOYS.

e, coNNELLsvlLLE. May " s-
ter1ay.s game between the Fairmont3
Champs and the Cookers went ten in.
nings and resulted in victory for:
the visiting team. Carlisle. who pitch
ed for the visitors. was invfnc'b1e
and the locals could not connect with
his; delivery for more than three hits.
The wenther was rough and only q
small crowd attended the game. The
feature OF the game was the hard
hitting Of Keener for the visitors, he
having triple. a double and two
singles. being responsible for several
OF the runs. I; u q n 4
Wallace who twirled for the locals,
was batted hard but managed to keep
his hits scattered and the splendid
support given him by his team mates
kept down the score. Zurlage was
tbenched by the umpire for disputins
II = ~ J. . {.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
Telegraph Offices
Are Cut Out
BRIDGEPORT AND WOLF SUMMIT
lsCoNTlhUED BY COM
PANH'S ORDERS. ts "A

\; CLARKSBURG, May "Wednesday
an order went into effect. issued from
B. and O. headquarters, that the night
telegraph Offices at Bridgeport and.
Wolf Summit would be discontinued.
Carl Laughlin. the night operator ut
Bridgeport. was transferred to ,Clnrks-
burg and succeeds Hal Raymond. who
has been working the first trick. Mr..
i Raymond will go to his home at Sa-
lem and enjoy, a rest before assum.
ing new duties with the company. The
work, which was handled at Bridge
port at night. has been transferred to
ClarksburG. and the Wolf Summit;
business goes to Salem. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
J. M, HARTLEY q SON.
Z CHILDISH RIVALRY.
Close Race ut First, but Johnnie Wins
y on the Home stretch. IA u b

Close Race at First, but Johnnie Wins
on the Homestrstch. III
Johnnie, aged eight. has been in the
house for a week In consequence Of a
header: from bis i" bike In this time
he and Percy, nged SIX, have exhaust.
ed all their usual themes for disputes
Yesterday this was overheard In the
nursery: II
Mamma. did Percy ever have
swhooping congh 2"
v. g les, dear"
swell. then. did he have 1t as bad MS
I did r. Is II 81 Isl g;
No. not quite {s5 q: NJ = Z. rs
.'There. Pcrcy!"' .:43 81
:sR'''Well. anyhow" (this from another
voice.. \" Ind tmeasules worsen'r you.
and had It first too" IS
e5t..Y OH dldn'tr' Y
II did too!
Mamma! Mamma! Did Percy have
mensules before dldf"r s. 5.ill
Yes, he had It first and you took It
from him r. III y ~ n
4, Percy now triumphed audibly and
3vociferoualy. Then Johnnie rnllied and
crushed him: s:S IS a
"Well. anyhow. I broke my collar
bone. and 1t cost $25." 5 ls;
r Percy had no more to say. It Is rex-
nected MS soon as the rain stops he will
go straight out and break his collar
bone.-Pl ttsburg Dispatch. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
FRIDAY
IN
HARTLEYs, BASEMENT

u. e W. % /.
They say new broom sweeps cl.an.
but good; broom will do more effee.
tive work than a bad one. t'ss
Good Brooms tomorrow (Friday)
only, 1ec each, regularly Csc. One to
a customer.
.sS"H & H." the great cleaner sells
everywhere; tor$15c. So it does here.
For Friday only the price will be 1oe.
It cleans; everything from silks to car
pets and cleans them well. One to a
customer. Remember, Tomorrow In
Aartley's Basement, 4oe worth Of good
goods for 2se.
Rain tonight. Friday fair. h,
The weather. Rain tonight. Friday
fair. " Sd II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
Herschel Satterfleld,
Raymond Halter.
Charles Robinson.

Entertained Bridge Whist Club.
m Mrs. Henry S. Lively was hostess
yesterday afternoon to the bridge
whist club at her home on Fourth
street. Among the out Of town guests
were Miss Emily Lively, of Weston.
the house guest Of Mrs. Lively; Mrs.
E. M. Sturges. of GAINESVILLE, Ohio:
Misses Olive and Helen Kirkland, OF
Wheeling: Miss Rebecca Baker. OF
Cincinnati. and Miss Name Bennett,
OF Greensburg. Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
ACTED AS BEST MAN.

John McCool has returned from
;Wellsburg where on Wednesday he
acted as best man at the marriage OF
Mr.. Frank Foye and Miss Mary Nc
Nally. which event was celebrated in
the Catholic Church with Rev. Father
Powers officiating.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Earl Smith, formerly connected with
the Fairmont Times. stopped here last
night on his way home from Connells-
Vile and was the guest OF Ewing B.
Marshall and Harry Beeson. Union
town Evening Genius.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
-tNF aE1aE


Johnnie, where hive you been ::
Your hair Is suspiciously wet. School
was out two hours ago" s. So ;5.s
Y q II fell in the creek. :" AZ D
But your clothes nre not wet"
well. you see. mamma, while was
stantlin' on the bridge I thought may.
( be I'd full in, 50 I took on my clothes.
nm did."-New York Life. 3 y;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

MEETING WITH MRS. JACOBS.
The Christian Woman'a Board OF
Missions Is meeting this afternoon
with Mrs. George NJ. Jacobs at. her
home on Ftairmont avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
WILL PLAY CHENILLE.

"A The local Normal Baseball Team
leaves tomorrow morning at. nine
o'clock for Glenville where 1t will play
the Normal team there. The locals
will have a strong lineup and are sure
of winning the game. 1! b.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Missionary Society Meeting 9. E,;.5
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the NJ. P. Church will meet
on Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
at the home of Mrs, Geo. Brand on
Fifth street. Fifth ward. E,j
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
WILL HOLD EXCHANGE.

The ladies OF the Lutheran Church
will hold an excange all day Saturday
In the Marion Hardware Store on
Main street All sorts OF good things
to eat will be ON sale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
Tho Season For Him.

"Ah swlsht de s,1mmah WIZ neali
,obnh,". exclaimed 'Rnstus. 4 ,s5,s
5E"G'long! wat yo' tnlkin' erbout? r de-.
9nanded Sam s5.''yo' knows 70 lalk de
summnh time"
'...Sho' ah does. but ef de summah
WIZ near obnh wntamlllions d be
5rlpe.""H Houston Post. ~ IS s;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Will Meet This Evening. S.5{
The members of the Fairmont High
School Alumni are requested to meet
at the new High School building this
evening at 8 o'clock. A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Dance, at M asonlc ETeTnpi,
, D Il
~ =. g 9: - :

Dance az " asoniei Iempl 81 Is y
John al. Clark. y ri was host Eat a
delightful dance last evening at the
Masonic Temple. The guests IN:
c1lded the dancing set OF the city and
n3large number OF out Of town guests
who were here for the Community
Ball last week. An excellent pro.
gramme Of dance music was rendered
during the evening by Howell F1em-
Ing and light refreshments were
served. ;..ss.
Among the out OF town guests pres.
ent were Misses Olive and Helen
Kirkland, OF Wheeling. Miss Rebeccn
Baker, OF Newport. KY, Misses 1nez
Shields. Caroline LAGRANGE and Bessie
DeVol, OF Parkersburg. Miss Emily
Lively, Weston, Misses Margaret. aud
Marie Drennen. of Martins Ferry, O..
Miss Name Bennett. OF Greensburg
Pa. Miss Lucy Prichard. OF Manning
ton, Mrs. E. NJ sturges. OF GAINESVILLE
Ohio, Messrs. Ernest Bruce, A. X
Shelton. II. H.SWhite. OF salorgantown
Doc Beatty. OF Warrington, and A. s
shive OF Plttsburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Dated Tor Cardigan In tenth.
Fairmont 1911 o % 0 o 90 / o. o--7-i
Connellsville 20 o 20 0 90 % o. " 2
Two base hit. Keener. Zurlage; three
base hit,.i Keener: sacrifice hit, Mont
gomery. Holmes. Gates, Jackley: sto.
len bases. Francis: \ first base on balls,
off Wallace. 8; off Carlisle, 4. Time.
$3.50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

1fHLtssA: t.-'s ~ 4 T. ~ "
2 The only -four I eHer had any luck witt,
Is Gold Medal Flour. LUCINDA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Short Stop Burke notified Presi;
dent Raymond yesterday that he
would join the team last night pre-.
pared to play in to-tlay's game.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07
I Celebrated Golden Weddin d.

Celebrated Golden Weddln O.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew;
Ice, at BarrnckvIlle. was the scene of
a pleasant gathering yesterday when
Mr.. and Mrs. Ice entertained at an
all day. reception in honor OF their
golden wedding anniversary. In the
afternoon Mr.. and MRS. Ice received
rom three until five and in the even
ing from eight until ten o'clock.
There were guests present from Man
nington. Pennington and many from
F'airlnont and the surrounding coun.
try and many were the congratu1a-
lions and best wishes for more happy
years for this venerable couple. Many
handsome presents were given the
couple by their friends and the occa-
sion was altogether delightful. Mr..
and Mrs. Ice are among the most In
fluential citizens OF the county and
their friends and relatives were glal
OF this opportunity to do them honor.
Invitations to Dance.
The following invitations were Is.
sued to-day: Il .t
Informal Dance
Masonic Temple
Wednesday evening. May thirteenth
eight-thlrty to twelve o'clock.
Your presence requested.
Committees "
Herschel sattertleld,
Raymond Halter. 81:
Charles Robinson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

After Zurlnge was fred from the
game Keener was put on first and
played the bag In elegant style.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

j. >
I All last season the local team had
more games postponed in Scottdale
than(nnyl other town in thesleague., 1t
begins to look like to-day will be no
exception. :,
Scottdale has a strong, team but
with Keener in the box the locals
stand a good show to take another
game this afternoon. Il
Taught had two bingles in yester.
days game. Nothing unusual for
Doggie in Connellsville. The fans
there think him one Of the best in the
business. asT n. y.
Uniontown and ClarksburE play At
Unlontown today. It is up to Drumm
and his bunch to stop their winning
streak. i8 N 3. \ a.
The local team is going at about the
same rate 1t did last season. When
they left home they were in last place
but they returned at the top. IL a.
zurlage has the honor OF being the
first local player to be bench this
season. .5 ia FL Fl
Retltly Mack will have couple OF lief
handlers to line up. against scottlale
this trip. I.
Hopkins will probably pitch his
first game tomorrow. providing he Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

Hopkins will probably pitch his
first game tomorrow. providing he is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-07

zurlage has the honor OF being the
frst local player to be bench this
season. & FL #.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-11-03
A BUSY Tan Dollar Bill.

Mr. Brown keeps a boarding house.
Around the table sat his wife, Mrs.
Brown; the village milliner, Mrs. An
drews; Mr.. Black, the baker; Mr.. Jor.
dan, carpenter, and Mr.. Hadley,
dour. feed and lumber merchant. Mr..
Brown took $40 out OF his pocket and
handed 1t to Mrs. Brown with the re-
mark that there was $40 toward the
500 he promised her. Mrs. Brown
handed the bill to Mrs. Andrews. the
milliner, saying, "That pays for my
new bonnet" Mrs. Andrews In turn
passed it to Mr.. Jordan, remarking that
It would pay for the carpenter work
he had done for her. Mr.. Jordan hand
ed It to Mr. Hadley, requesting his re-
ceipted bill for -four, feed and lumber.
Mr.. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr..
Brown, saying, THAT pays $40 on my
board" Mr. Brown again passed II to
his wife, remarliing that he had now
paid her the 500 he had promised her.
She In turn paid Mr.. Black to settle
her bread and pastry account. Mr..
Black handed it to Mr.. Hadley, asking
credit for the amount on his -four ac-
count. Mr.. Hadley again passed 1t to
Mr.. Brown, with the remark that 1t
settled for that months board, where
upon Mr.. Brown put 1t back into his
pocket, observing that he had not sup
posed 4 greenback would 60 80 far
Osceola Qa.) Sentinel.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-11-03
Eranklin's Diptomacy.

In old Lyme. Conn.,, is one Of the Gel
ebrated Franklin milestones which II
1776 saw Washington pass into Lyme
on his way from Cambridge after th'
British had evacuated Boston. Frank
lin measured the miles by machine
Of his own invention attached to hi
chaise, the ancestor Of our cyclometer
In "Old Paths and Legends Of the New
England Border Katharine NJ. Abbot
gives this story of a visit Mr.. FRANKLIN
made in Lyme:
When on one Of his frequent jour
neys over the post road from Philadel
phia to Boston he arrived Mt IN inn mo-
far from Lyme one frosty night
Franklin found every inch Of the blaz
ing log pre-empted by village politi
clans swapping news and thereupoi
ordered peck Of oysters for his horse
The entire company followed the land
lord to see the miracle. When mine
host returned to say that the horse re
fused to feed on oysters Franklin wa.
discovered ensconced in the warmes
corner. quite reconciled to a meal of
the oysters himself.