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The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
LYNCnlSe Of i MURDERER.
shot -Four Persons.


Hurley, Va, December 26 Follow
ing the killing here on Christmas 1--WE
Gof Slammed Baker and the serious
SgOundfng Of bis wife aud two children
bb the formers enemy, Henry PEN
nington a mob 81 100 citizens late
last night took Pennington from an
imptovised jail where lie had been I'M
der heayy guard and hanged him to
q ateampipa,
Pennington. who had been drinking,
picked aSqnarrei with Baker and shot
him while, The later was On the way to
q Sunday scheol Clfe4 mas tree fes-
tiyal eith Ills wife, two children and
a friend Wyatt Meadows. Seeing that
be had kilietl Baker, Pennington start
ed to run away. Mrs Baker called
after Pennington and implored him to
help her take tha boGy nome
The ruze worked and Bennington
went back to the spot where his vic
tim lay dead Bent upon avenglng
the deed, Mrs. Baker grabbed PEN
ningtonfs pitsoI from hiss pocket and
fired twice at him. Her aim was bnd,
but she succeeded IN wounding him
In the hand aud thigh Pennington
recovered possession Of the pistol and
tttfn NttSA tuE Wal4an ltt2iN tAttcUiNtNA
TO Kill Meadows. who was running
away. and the two children.
Penningtun then iled but was sur
rounded BY p0sHa on the outskirts
Of the town later In the night He WIS
captured after an exchange Of shots
with tho officers. who badly wounded
ilim1 Being too weak 20 stand tine
journey 10 the Grandy Jail. rs miles
distant, over mountainous country.
bennington was locked up at the con-
stables house. but about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon IL was thought
advisable 70 remove him To 4 board
ing house. where he was put under q
strong guard.
Feeling against the prisoner ran
I high. and many covert threats OE
| lynching we're heard during the day.
Last night a band Of about 100 citizens
was quietly orFaniacd, the guard wns
oyerpowered and Pennington was
taken to the engiueroom Of lumber
mill nearby and hanged 10 a steam
I pipe. The body wsa rlddled with brl-
lets and was then left hanging until
Q O'Clock Tits morning. when Il was
cut down.
Bakera funeral was held today. but
Z his wife was too haaly wonuded to IT.
tend. Baker wa q sou-in-iaw Of
Aunt, fsetsys Justice end brother
/ tnsia@ u George Meadows. two of the
victims at Ike Tsm0as gostpple murder
here eeXeral months ago for which
Howard Little hiss heen ssatGnced lG
Die n The electric ehair On Janaayy q.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
TYRONE.

Chrigtmas passed on very quiet
here this year as II showed the whole
day.
The shooting match which was 70
be held on Christmas day was fall
are.
Edward Fritz and wife, OF Balu-
more, spent Christmas with his mother
Misses Hilda and Grace Haines are
spending a week with their uncle and
friends In Waynesbcro, Pa
Mr.. Hymiller, cur new storekeeper.
had the G. & r, telephone placed in
his house this week.
Miss Emma Hahn, who was' on the
sick fst, Is improving.
J L. Zimmerman was kicked very
bad By colt last week
Baust's Sunday school will hold
their Christmas entertainment this
friday night ii the weather permits,
Il not on the first pretty night.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
sYKRsYILLR.

Miss Carrie Brown. nurse at the
Columbia Hospital, OF Washington, d.
c.. spent the Christmas holidays al the
home Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Brown, Of Sykeaalle.
Miss Nell Thomas. OF Baltimore,
spent the holidays with Mrs. l.. r..
ghultz.
Tho members and congregation OF
the Springfield Presbyterian church
attended a reception given TO their
pastor. notwithstanding the drifted
roads and tho ineiement weather quite
n large number attended and payed
TIER RESPECTS 70 DE- and Mrs Dudley
Amenr those present were MeEdamea
john sieFrlg, John Morgss. Sr. A.
f'laebna. 4. r Schultz. D. 3 Spreoher.
Dl4eref Marriott sapley, Misses
LILLIAN ach8iss Miuna Gpmhie Mar
iorie Sprecier Elizabeth Wnriield,
Elln0r Branch. Natti0 Yakle. Mary and
Emma Hobhs Margaret Ph9ebaE.
Bessie and Hattie Wbeatley and Mary
Norris
Master George Blake, of Baltimore.
IS yiAiting bis aunt Mn, John Mc-
D9nald
We are siad to8 report that William
Improving
annson uist sus Nim yirsio fock-
ara were quietly married ou chriatlnas
day.
a cFowd Of young people Neni over
tp 81 James Church 70 The Christmas
eniertainment TO . slide on Monday
aight Among The crowd we're Mr
and Mrs Earl caausy. Misses l.lxEie
Hepner, Clara sNlbg. fieien and Marga-
ret Harris. Hattie Sannnr, Mamie and
Myrlie Arlington, Matte Fowble.
Esther aud Aae Sullivan. Norman
Buckmnn, BENJAMIN Fowbie. Harrison
Colilns. Marion Harris Henry Bennett.
Clarence Clarke md Jack Merceran
Chnrle8 and Esgtelie Alefegrpn Wnd
T1s1haa snieFt ere gueala ~ their
grandmother. sifs Katberine MeT
peFnn
Miss eleanor afeuth. daughter of
1eY tianFs ns=aach. ls tie Euegt of
iita Elizabeth @asaeld
The children of the fetsC3lEt sunl8y
Qhoa weFe entertained nnG igeeged
oa Tueedag nlHbt by lhe grown-ups o.
ne Church,
Nlsa Apaabefi Fouhmon. formerly
ll this towa npsaf ehristmsG With her
sgut Mfe George Sobfade
Tire old sgkaayiile Perpetual iiusd-
ius Association having llyea 81 ellolcd
time. wgs COP seysd into tic sykeavllio
Building Association. Under ihe New
thafter ~ 1907, DECLARED ba pecemhar
iAt sn annual dividend of per cent
on 1000 shares af stock, representing
when mattred capitalization nf
$3.50 700. This, with the Sykesvilie
land company, having a paid capital
izaiion OF $4,000, and tho two National
Banks. with their deposits and capital
i2ation Of some 100000 There
is money IN the nsfghborhood and
plenty % opportunity for Investment
with pr0nt
oetaye Reed is the guest OF Miss
Bertha George
Misses blanche and Katherine
Green and their brother David Green.
OF Virginia, are the guests OF the
Misses yelling
Miss Lillian Schultz has returned
after a visit to her friend, Miss Lula
Gosnell, OF ST Dennis, Md.
Hammer ID. Wsbh-peploi and Mr..
Richmond Trlpp are the guests OF
Bernard George.
Mrs. Clarence Brown aud little
daughter Eugenin, have returned
home after spending the Christmas
holidays with her daughter. Mrs. How
ard Coons. of Eihcott City.
Mrs. John Blake. 0f Baltimore, Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Me-
Donald.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
SLAYER DIES IN FLAMES.
Teamster Kills Girl, Wounds Another
Aud Ends His own Life.

Maadened because he though Miss
Rita Philips, rs years old whom he
loved, was laughing &C linn as he pass
cd sleigh in which she sat with an-
other man. Conrad Yox. Jr4 % years
old. a taamster al the Maryland Asy-
lum for Feeble Minded, az Owings
Mills. shot her Fatally, seriously
wounded Miss Edith Spence, nurse
tried % ldll Thomas Reilly. q driver,
and then. barracadipg himself in a
frame house. fired 1t and. crying II
love her. killed himself when the
fames neared him on Aenaay,
Yox threatened 70 kill anyone who
tried 70 rescue bin before he shot
himself, aud his body was burned to
crisp. II develops that Yox first
loved Mrs. Philips but was repulsed
He paid attentions TO the daughter and
received the same treatment, year
ago he threatened to Kill the daughter
and had bought The aisAel last summer
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
MD. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.

We wish 70 correct mistake In
our last notes The mother Of Geo
Troupe, OF Hageratown, had not died,
but was seriously iil She has inn
proved since
School closed at l.20 y. m. December
22. Most OF the students ere spending
the holidays at their homes.
p. p. King is visiting friends near
Hageratown,
The roads In Washington county.
Md, and Franklin county, Pa. are
scarcely passable on account OF the
recent blizzard
The lecture OF Dr Driver on Dec.
le was full Of solid facts, with ready
wit and much moral teaching. He
pleased many of his hearers By tell
ing that he was a Democrat from vir-
ginia.
School opens at 0 a. m. January 4.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Mrs. Marry Harman, widow OF Aaron
Hartman, who lives with her daughter,
Mrs, Rufus Starner. who fell from a
porch last August, dislocating her hip,
and has been confined to her bed ever
since, accidentally fell out OF her bed
early Monday morning about / o'clock,
and laid helpless on the floor until
morning, being unable to awaken her
daughter. Mrs Starner Ieft Esf moth
er's room, as Is her custom, after
midnight, and every thing was safe
at that time.
The annual Christmas service which
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
rANRYT0MN.

tr TIE presence of few guests Mar
liz reed son OF John Reed. and Miss
Leola Sl0naker. youngest daughter az
y. o. Sionnker, were united IN mar
riage at the U. B. parsonage by their
pastor, Rev Christman, Thursday
evening, December 23.' Both are eR-
Unable people OF town, and our best
wishes go with them for a happy and
prosperous life
Entertainments, appropriate to
Christmas were held Thursday, De-
cember %, By the pupils OF Washing
ton and Pine Hill public schools,
tight by Irwin X. Mayors and H. o.
IDsrner, respectively
Miss Helen shaun, who Is attending
Normal school in Baltimore, is spend
ing the holidays with her parents,
David Shaum's, near town.
H. o. Harner Won hundred dollar
bond In a puzzle contest, given BY the
Troup Bros, OF York.
Ice houses are now being filled with
good quality OF ice. The ice men de-
clare that for durability and cleaness
1t surpasses last years crop
Before an appreciative audience,
that filled the town hall to It's utmost
seating capacity last Saturday night,
Trinity Lutheran Sunday school, held
one -uf the best entertainments. com
meorative of the ioyful Christmas tide,
that was ever held during the Sunday
schools history. The participants are
to be commended for the way inswhlch
they performed their parts.
Among the towns guests over
the Christmas holidays were as follows
Daniel w Bowersox. OF Hanover: VIII
liam Martin, Hagerstown. Frank Ell
liot, a student OF Jefferson Medical
College Philadelphia; Miss Grace
Witherow, Of Clifton Forge, Va, and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Conoyer, York, Pa.
Miss Ruth Elliot, who has been iii
for several weeks, Is now slowly con-
valescing
AT q congregational meeting, held
Sunday, December 10, Rev. Seth Rus
sell Downie, of Bath, Pa, was elected
pastor Of the Taneytowns aud Piney
Creek churches ii is not yet known
If he viii accept
George Slick, who has been employ
ey by Edward Mobley, of Frederick
in the plumbing business, has been
promoted to assistant shipping clerk
ME Joseph Duey wealthy farmer
'ol Sneslefj NeUIabha, spent rev DAYS
here last week as the guest of his
nephew, Rev. d. J. Wolf. Whilst here
Mr. Duey was united IN marriage to
Miss Dorothy e. Hafer, Of Shippens-
burg, Pa, who accompanied him from
that'to Mr.. Duey says that for the
last month Nebraska has bccn In the
throws of an old-time winter He
stated that land In the West was
rising in value. and a farm containing
land of ordinary quality, could not be
bought for less than a hunderd dollars
per acre.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
HwET's coin FEET 4 REAL LOVE
TEsT.
Husband 1blscts 10 Her Warming
Them oa Ills Rack secand YEAR


ChicaF0 Dec 3ss- She can't warm
her feet on ms back. msld Paei Celia
70 Municipal Judge Grove in answer
TO his Wife'a charges N assault. and
the Judge. hearing hia story. decided
the man hud good cause for complaint.
Your Honor, tie was goinR 10 strike
mo and tore up the pillows and did
everything be could 70 be mean" ex-
plained Mrs Celia 'lio said Get
your cold feet on me-. and I said !
guessed had a right TO put emsghere
II wished. Then he Kot up and few
around the fiat
I'VE had retired. Your Honor" said
Celia, "and she used me for warm
ingpan told her to take her cold
feet on may back She said II / did
not like Il could get out, which !
did"
u am only 90 years old" said Mrs.
Celia after the Judge had diamissed
her husband We were married two
years ago. Last winter he did not kick
when / warmed my feet on his back.
Now his love is dead"
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
ess HEIRS CLAIM sl,ioo.
-Four Generations Interested in Disls-
ion Of Estate.

Camden. N. j., Dec. 25.--Four genef-
atiops are interested as heirs IN an
estate valued at $1,400, which will be
distributed by Judge Joline, In the
Orphans Court here, next week.
The Judge was asked Yesterday to
make an order distributing the estate,
but when he was told that II woulf
have to be divided into 322 parts he
postponed the matter for a week.
Arthur Powell, of Gloucester. left
the property involved In his viii he
directed that his widow was to have a
life isterest and at her death the
estate was TO be divided among her
heirs.
Mrs. Powell died several months ago
at the age OF 101 years.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
-FOUR WIVES SECURE DIVORCES
FROM HIN. -
Much Married Salesman Cohtean, late,
Remaining Single For Shcyt gfme.

Omaha, Neh.. Dec. 2Cs 1lyorced
four times within six years, Leroy
Maltby, travelling salesman IL this
city, Is seriously considering reEnaiflA
ing single for a time, az least. Each
time his wife has secured divorce
Tor cruelty and nonsupport His Ilrst
wife was also iis third wife, as he re-
married her after divorcing his sec-
ond
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

9fn,6a Is d enjoyed by
n1sHa " as rendered
me ana useful presents
outed amoIi8 friends and
Much credit is due Miss
man and Edna Hood for
led the children SO nicely
sHpif parts iii dialogues and
Knlas dinner which was held at
q Hoods on Xfnahday was large
81 sEtended.
we mad d Hhite Xmas after ali.
The Xmas dinner which was held at
I drifteds aud blocked the roads SO bad
~ thro,igh tliis afamnnity that there
as not much travelling done for a few
days but you can now see sieighs fly-
/ ing ia every digeclion
Masqueraders must have been snow
ed in and haven't crawled out vet
There haven't been any around here
(! yet anyway.
The children in this community
must have. been good Dy the presents
Santa Claus brought them
Miss Cora Bell, teacher Of West
Falls school, is spending the holidays
at her home in Walkersyille.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Brashear
visited the iatters parents In Mount
Airy Xmas day.
Miss Della Gartrellis IS visiting friends
IL this place and Mt Airy
Miss Annie Condor. Of Alberton. who
visited friends In this community the
pastsweek, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Schellers and
son Frank, were the guests OF G. w.
Gartrell and family Sunday last.
Florence Gartrell is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. w. c, Schellers.
Health OF community, good.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31

Good notices to remember The
time for culllng Is always at hand.
Avoid filth and encourage neatnens.
The flock should consist Of well bred
fowls. TOO much care cannot be ez-
ercised In selection
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
MESH WALLS.

The Xmas entertainment which was
held at this place on Xmas Eve night
was a grand success. 1t was largely
The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
Carpets, Oil Cloth,
Linoleunns and Rugs.

$l.25 Administer Carpets (short ends) .98 yd.
80 Rag Carpet yd wide .25 yd.
rs Brnssel Carpet .59ya.
.65 Floor Oil Cloth 2 yds wide .49 I'D.
Its Iinolesagg2 yds. wide 100 va.
1.25 Linoleuln 2 yds. wide 89 yd
LOO Linoleum 2yds. wide so yd.
2500 Administer or Velvet Rugs,
9x12 size. S2100
2250 Administer or Velvet Rugs,
9x12 size, 1900
100 Tapestry Rugs, 9xl2, 400
ESQ Administer Rugs, 30x60, 1.98
150 Tapestry Rugs, 27x54 1.194
.25 japanese Mating 10
Big reductions in Tapestry, Portiers,
Couch Covers, Table Covers, Stand Covers
and Lace Curtains 15c Table Oil Cloth .l2a
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-23
OUT FOR CONGRESS.
Frank Williams Of Good Springs Has
Announced His Candidacy.

Hon. Frank Williams of Good
springs, miner, former assemblyman,
present regent of the State Univer-
sity and enthusiastic citizen of Clark
county, has given the Clark County
Review authority to state that he
will be candidate for Congress at
the state primaries next year.
Mr.. Williams is we'll known to all
the older residents Of southern Ne.
,ada and his enterprise will soon
make him known to the newer pop
ulation. He came to Goodsprings
from Kansas II years ago and has
worked in the mines in this vicinity
ever since.
During recent years he has beer
an important factor in state and cour
1 ty politics. While in the Legislature
he made special study of state rev
enue matter, and is the author of tn
proposed constitutional amendmen
changing the poll tax into roa'
tax.
} While the Review has no auther
tic information on the subject, it
generally understood that Congress
, man Bartlett has about concluded
} become candidate for governo
: and this fact probably explains M
r Williams early decision to entt
the congressional contest.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-23
CHANGE PROPOSED IN
BULLION TAX LAW

A. the next session of the legisla-
ture there promises to come up les
islation looking to the revision OF
the bullion tax law of the state
such legislation was smothefed our
ing the last legislature. In severai
sections the mining men are already
discussing the matter and as means
of forming a basis for general dis
cussion, H. G. Jones. mining man
Of Tonopah, was asked to prepare
a paper for the Mining Congress on
the Bullion Tax Law of Nevada.
The paper was submitted to the con-
gress during the session held at To-
nopah. We give extracts from the
paper as follows:
"A system of taxation which Is
sufficiently comprehensive to meet
the requirements Of state, and AZ
the same time be just and equitable,
Is matter Of growth and evolution.
Theories may take their place as
building material now and then, SOL
idifying into what is staunchest and
best, but should not be given power
Tor good or i'll until they have gone
through the perfecting influence Of
the crucible Of experience.
Another element which must be
reckoned with in the consideration
of a taxing system is that Of public
sentiment. Public sentiment is usu
ally the equivalent OF an official com
mand, and no great reform can be &C
complished except by educating thu
PEOPLE in respect to existing evils
and obtaining their approval of pro
posed notifications.
In presenting this paper to tn
/. tn American Mining Congress.
am by no means unmindful of tn
fact that the subject under discus
sion Is not new one, and that it
possible that all that Is worth sa!
ing has already been said, It, how
ever, is automatic that as long as
wrong has not been righted or mi
take corrected, it is the duty of evel
man to raise his voice in no unce
tain terms in behalf of what he hir
self believes to be right.
I'm approaching this subject, o.
first duty is to consider the warrior
laws enacted by our sister mini
states relating to the bullion Il
question, and II we find that expe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-23

ence has taught them what is wisest |
and best, we should allow ourselves
10 be benefited by it If we find that
by a thorough consideration of this
matter they have enacted laws which
ore manifestly sound and just, it is
our duty to weigh we'll the result of
their experience SO that we may be
able to segregate the good from the
bad.
Under the law of Ontario, every
mine whose annual profits are more
than $4,000 shall pay on the excess
over this amount an annual tax of
3 per cent. From the gross receipts
are deducted the cost of all transpor-
tation, expenses Of working the mine,
1 including wages, construction of mills
reduction works, smelters, explosives,
insurance, depreciation or wear and
tear of property, cost of work and
to the development and maintenance
Of the property.
IF you will take into considera-
ton the wide scope covered by the
Ontario law and the broad incentive
to mining investments it offers, be
lieve you will readily conclude that
it is wise and just measure.
you will observe that the Nevada
| law does not exempt single item Of
expense to encourage the mine own
, ers Of this state to build mills, smell
tres and reduction works for the pur
pose OF treating their ores at home.
Nevada is essentially a mimi.
) state and any condition that affects
: the mines affects every other indus
Q try in the state in regular proportion
!, Governor Dickerson in his messas
! to the last legislature of Nevada
properly emphasizes the importar
q place in the state occupied by mimi
| in its every phase. | do not agre
a with him however, in the broad stat,
!. ment that Nevada is dependant on f
: eign capital for it's development, an
). do not think his assertion we'll CO.
i sidered in view of the fact that tn
a grand old battle-born state has pr
:. duced and Is producing now, suf1
~ cient wealth to meet her every nee
= were it utilized at home.
n Heretofore our state has be-
very largely, and is still to an exter
ur dependent on the outside world I
us the money needed to develop o
az mines, therefore we owe it as
Ak sacred duty to our state to encoura
RI capital to come to us for investmel
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-23

and to shield and safeguard it when
hereby enacting such laws as will
properly protect the interests of all,
end | would urge that we go still
further, and place upon our statute
books, laws founded upon justice, wis
dom and right, that would protect
such investment from any POSSIBLE
ity Of double taxation, and unreason-
able discrimination"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-23
Court AZ Las Vegas.

Court will convene Monday, Octo-
Der 25th, at 10 A. M. in the opera
house. The law and motion
calendar will be called at the OPEN
ing OF court and civil cases which
are to be tried without juries, will
be expected to be ready for prompt
setting and trial.. A trial jury will be
in attendance on Tuesday November
10. Grand and trial juries were drawn
ON Wednesday last-Las Vegas Age.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-28
METHODISM FOR V. PLATTE
Series Of Services 10 Be Held there Looking
ToWardthe Building Of 4 Methodist Church.

There is but one church in Vile
Platte-a Catholic Church.
The community is preponderatinglY
Catholic; but Professionalism, it ap-
apears. is about to plant its standard
there.
Rev. A. W. Turner, of the 0pelou-
sas Methodist Church, will open a
series Of religious services in the
town on tomorrow, beginning at 8
o'clock b. m, looking to the organi-
zation of a Methodist church, and the
erection of a church building as soon
as practical" says Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Turner holds his regular morn
ing service at the Methodist Church
here at II o'clock, and will leave for
Vile Platte that day.
Revival services will also be held
at Gold Dust, beginning on Septem-
ber II, at IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Turner has just returned from
points in North Louisiana, where he
has been doing revival work.