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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-17
Buster Brown Shoes.

The Buster Brown shoes are certainly
winners, we sell more of them allthe time.
There is something back of them. The
Brown Shoe Co.'s and our guarantee and
then the shoes are solid and perfectly
made, so. of course, they are satisfactory.
New styles at your disposal now. Lots of
new things for the ladies and children.
When you want real shoe style and ser.
vice. visit this shoe department. You
would be surprised to know how many
we sell,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-17
Are You Going to Have Visitors?

Perhaps the home will need few ex.
tras-a new rug, some mating, lace cur.
tainS, madras curtains. couch covers,
dresser scarf table cover or something
else for the house. We are showing nice
stock of these at very low prices.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-17
Extra Wide and Heavy
Messaline Ribbon

No. 2OO-For Sash and Hair Ribbon
Regular SOC grade. Special price 29c.
Colors--old rose, yellow. alice blue, light
blue. cream, white, black.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
AGED women.
IS DEAD
Mrs. Edward Rightmire Sue
cumbs at Her Home on
Mulberry Street.

The death of Mrs. Agnes Rightmire.
wife OF Edward Rightmire, occurred
at their home at 715 Mulberry street
Monday night at O'Clock and was
caused by a complication of diseases
resulting from the fraiities OF old age.
She was 79 years old.
The funeral VIII take place at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon with SER
vices at the late residence and burial
at the Masonic cemetery. The Rev.
w. NJ. Long and the Rev. w. j..
Newton will have charge or the SER
vices. The active pail bearers will be
Messrs. p I. Lynch. w. A. Gaylord.
Henry Somervslle. j. ID. McReyno1ds,
E. 8. Ice and George Mcconkey: and
the honorary pail bearers will be
Messrs. A. p. Boggess. w. p. Morris.
James Moore and Thomas Coleman.
Surviving Mrs. Rightmire are her
husband, one sister and brother.
namely, Mrs. George w. Reynolds, of
Pruntytown. and b. Riley, OF Lewis
county; and the following children:
James F. Rightmire. the merchant of
this city; Mrs. Hall, of Taylor county:
Mrs. Dillon. who lives on Kinchelo
creek, this county: and Misses Ida and
Iona Rightmire at home. Mrs.
Rightmire's parents were Fieldon and
Elizabeth Riley, who came from Ire
land when young and settled at Prun-
tytown. She was a noble, Christian
woman and many friends are made
sad over her death.
4 .
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
Turf GAMBLE RS
FLEE THE STATE.
Action of the Governor and
Prosecuting Attorney
Drives Them Out.

Vigorous action on the part of the
officials of the state and county has
forced the turf exchange gamblers
at Virginia Station. Brooke county,
near the Pennsylvania line, out OF
the state for fear of successful prose
cution.
The turf exchange at Virginia Sta
ton was conducted by PIttsburg
gamblers. who ran a special train to
that point from Pittsburg. They
were once enjoined by the injunction
route from operating the turf ex-
change. but the supreme court of APP
peals dissolved the Injunction.
After the decision OF the supreme
court. the gamblers returned to
Brooke county, but Governor Class
cock at once took vigorous action
and communicated with the legal de-
partment of the state and with
Prosecuting Attorney Ramsey, of
Brooke county.
The Brooke county prosecutor
promised that the operation of the turf
exchange would be given his attention
and now word comes from Virginia
Statiop that the gambiersshave gone
to other fields where they can continue
their work without being molested by
officials.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
-FOUR STAKES
And Steeple- Chase Contests
to Be Features of New
Fair This Year.

Four $1,000 stake races are to be OF.
fered at the new fair here September
81. %, 90 and "a. and other special
events will be a drawing card.
I The four stake races were decided
on at a meeting of the directors at the
Waldo hotel Tuesday night and 1t was
decided to name Them for the three
daily newspapers here and the Waldo
hotel.
The board decided to cut out the
annual catalogue. excepting the speed
program, which means no premiums
Will be offered for live stock, and the
fair will be chiefly in the nature Of
a big race meeting.
"A Pttsburg coursing club will fur
nish special features, which promise
to be a popular drawing card. The
club will bring jumping horses and
hounds here. as well as a four-In-
hand coach and have steeple-chase
contests on the ground, and the coach
WIN be driven daily from the Waldo
hotel to the grounds and return.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
an INJUNCTION
Against the Striking Machin.
lists is Sought by the
Baltimore & Ohio.

GRAFTON. July 2s-on account
of the men brought here by the Bal.
timore & Ohio Railroad Company to
take the places of the machinists on
strike having been molested on sey.
eral occasions by the strikers, the
Baltimore 6 Ohio Company. through
its attorney. Mr.. Russell, of Wheel
ing, has had orders served on sever.
al of the striking machinists to ap.
pear at Philippi Thursday, to show
cause why an Injunction should not
be issued restraining them from
further molesting the men, congre.
eating on the streets of the city. OF
'trespassing on the property of the
r. & o.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
MANY FEEDERS
FOR new ROAD
Virginian Railroad Across the
State Will Have Many
Spurs.

The Virginian Railway Is preparing
to construct a large number of feed
ers in the coal fields through which
it passes. Profile maps for several
of these lines have been filed with
the county clerk of Raleigh county
and officials of the road announce
that work will begin at once.
The proposed lines have an aggre-
gate of about twenty-eight miles, all
of which will be in Raleigh county.
except a part of the Devils Fork
branch, which wilr-se partly in Wy
oming. These roads and Their APP
proximate lengths are as follows:
Stone Coal branch, three miles
long.
Laurel Fork extension of Stone
Coal branch, three miles long.
DEVILS Fork branch. six miles
long.
Upper Stone Coal branch, two
miles long.
Tommy Creek branch. four and
three-quarter miles long.
Piney Creek extension OF the
Winding Gulf branch, eight miles
long.
This line will leave the Winding
Gulf branch at Pemberton, and will
parallel the Raleigh & Southweste-
ern for ut least two miles. The lat.
ter now has two miles of road on
Piney creek in operation above
Pemberton. The Sullivan Coal &
Coke Company has mine in opera.
tion at the present terminus of the
Raleigh & Southwestern.
The Winding Gulf branch begin.
ming at Mullins and ending at Penn
berton. will have mileage. exclu-
siye of the proposed branch lines. of
twenty-three miles. This, taken
with the lines now to he built, will
give the virginian a total of more
than fifty miles above Mullins, ira
versing territory every foot of
which is undertake with coal OF an
exceptionally fine quality. The
Winding Gulf branch alone is capa-
bile of making the virglnian great
coal-carrying road.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
MORE WOOD CUT
INTO vENEERS
Substantial Increase in the In
dustry Shown by Cen
sus Report.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July U.s.
During the year 1908. there were cut
into veneer 3s2,542. 900 feet b. m. Of
logs. valued at 1891, 900, as against
34S.523.Oo0 feet. valued at $6,4s6,0 600,
in 1907, according to statistics just
published by the Bureau of Census in
cooperation with the United States
Forest Service. Although Industrial
conditions generally were unfavorable
during the year 1908. the amount of
wood cut into veneer increased, SUBJ
stantial gains being made in the guam
t!ty of both imported and domestic
wood consumed. This was due in a
measure to the closer canvass in 1908.
when returns were received from 40e
active establishments located in thir-
ty-feur states, as against $40 in thirty
one states. for the preceding year.
Red gum, as in the preceding year,
ranked first among the woods used for
veneer. 1895 feet being consumed.
with a-valuation of $1.272.o96. forms
ing a percentage of 31.4 of the total
consumption. The demand for red
gum was even greater than in 1907,
when Its percentage of the whole con-
sumption was 29.5. Among other
woods, with the exception of yellow
pine, which shows an Important IN
crease. no great increase is noted.
The principal woods imported for
the industry *ere mahogany and
Spanish cedar. or the former 11,4s7
feet We're used, with a valuation of
s1,47s.264, as against 6.72e feet with a
valuation of ss3s,6s5 in 1907.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
STATISTICS ARE
TO BE GATHERED
OF Kentucky Wood-Using In
dustries by State and Fed
eral Governments.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July Is
A statistical study of the wood-using
Industries of Kentucky will be COM
menced early next month by the State
Board OF Agriculture. Forestry and
Immigration in cooperation with the
United States Forest Service.
The objects to be accomplished
through this study are first, to ascer-
tain the species and amounts used in
the hundreds of factories. with the
purpose particularly of determining
what woods should be grown for home
consumption. and second to compile
this information for the benefit of
buyers and sellers of lumber in the
state.
The data will be secured largely by
correspondence. and among the ques-
tions which manufacturers will be
asked to answer are: The products
manufactured and the field of trade:
the kind of wood used in the produce
ton of each article manufactured, to-
gether with the approximate amount
used annually: the cost f. o. b. factory
Of lumber bought: the source of raw
material; the grades of lumber which
are bought. and the smallest size of
each class of material which can prof
itably DO purchased.
All information given by the manu-
facturers will be held confidential so
far as the individual reports are con-
eerned. the result as a whole being
combined into report which will be
published and distributed among
those interested.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
GARDEN
BIG AND FINE
Warden Matthews Says and
He Also Gives an Idea
of One Dinner.

HUNTINGTON. July 27.-Warden
Joe Matthews of the state penitentiary
Is in the city for short visit. : He
tells many things of public interest
concerning the government of the
state institution.
Yes" he said. I'VE have real PEN
itentiary up there. There are at pres
ent 1888 convicts incarcerated and
all OF them in excellent condition and
apparently appreciative of the work
that is being done to make their life
as easy as possible for them. OF
course it is hard any way such llre
Is taken. but we do the best we can
for them.
I'VE are running mighty fine gar
den now in connection with the pris-
on. in which fifty convicts are en-
ployed. There are 100 acres under
cultivation, and in that garden are
planted 10000 cabbage plants, $4,000
tomato plans and coo bushels of seed
potatoes a crop like that promises
to be enough to last for a little while.
even In an institution the size of the
penitentlary.
II met with funny experience the
other day continued the warden, Tin
which commission man figured. He
came around and said he had n lot
OF fine string beans and would like to
sell mo few. All right. l replied.
you may send me around one mess,
anyway. and We'll try them
All right, Mr.. Matthews, thank
YOU he said.
Better send around about rs
bushels; that quantity ought to make
fair mess / replied.
Good Lord!' he yelled, rs bush
els! Why, couldn't set that many
beans from all the commission men
from Pittsburg to CINCINNATI
1T serves as am illustration" said
the warden. ''of how much ii takes
to feed the inmates of my hotel. Ii
takes rs bushels of beans for a mess
rs barrels Of cabbage and seven OF
eight barrels of flour are used daily
our garden looks pretty good now
and II our tomato crop turns on,
right. we expect to get about 5000
gallons from them for winter use
TO show You how things are man.
aged there. 1t takes Just Is minutes
to take 1883 convicts to dinner and
back to work again.
Warden Matthews has Instituted a
great many changes about the gov
eminent OF the penitentiary since he
assumed charge, and Is obtaining ex.
celient results from every department
He VIII spend day or so here be.
fore returning to Moundsville.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
ANOTHER RACE
Is to Be Put on BY All Martin
Within Three or Four
Weeks.

AL Martin. the local fighter. is maxi
ing arrangements to put on n Mara
thon race at Fairmont. He expects
to have the event ready by the latter
part of next month and, within three
or four weeks 1t will taRS place. 1t
viii be held under strictly Amateur
Athletic Association rules and should
be well attended. Here and at Graf
ton where he has held similar events.
crowds have turned out and the affairs
were successful.
Mr. Martin will put on any field
events that he can get entrants for
and expects to put on pole vaults. run
ming jumps. standing jumps and all
other track events. Prizes will be of
fered and the entire affair Will be well
looked after.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
SH|NNSTON
What the People Are Doing in
the Big Town Down
the Valley.

SHINNSTON, July 2S-Robert l..
Finlayson, who was operated on at
Cooks hospital AT Fairmont several
weeks ago for appendicitis, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. j. ID. MCGEE and daughter,
Mrs. w. G. hurry, were shopping at
Clarksburg Monday.
Miss Frances Lowe is visiting
friends at 'Fairmont.
Mrs. w. A. Meredith. of Salem, is
the guest of relatives here.
S. 7. Edwards has returned from
a short stay at Webster Springs.
Misses Freda Robinson and Ethel
Cox, spent yesterday at Wyatt.
Fairmont Monday.
Mrs. Bashaba Moore has returned
to her home at Bridgeport after 4
short visit here.
Those from out of town who at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mary A
Smith Monday were Miss Syenna
Denham. OF Buckhannon; Mrs. Coz
lumbia Lyon, Mrs VERNE Denham
and Mrs. Villa Stone, of Clarksourg;
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Resin Smith and daughter, oil
Meadowbrook; Mrs. Sarah Fortney
and NJ. w. Rfblett, of Lumberport;
Miss Mamma Patman, of Fairmont;
the Rev. and Mrs. Williamson and
children. of Williamson.
Mrs. Lloyd Chalfant and Miss
Jessie Swiger have returned from Q
visit to friends at Wheeling.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
MUCH DRILLING
Is TO Be Done by South Penn
for the Hope Natural
Gas Company.

Drilling has become so active in
the oil fields of this and other sec.
lions of the state that the Hope Ma.
tural Gas Company has arranged fol-
the South Penn OIL Company to
drill part of its territory. For do.
ing this work for the Hope Company
the South Penn has ordered forty.
i've bailers and arranged to starr
fifteen strings at work. The bailers
and other tools Will be furnished by
the South Penn shops in the Indus.
trial addition. which are running
fun time aud having all the orders
1t can fill.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
NO sALE
OF Peoples Telephone Company, But
Exchange Agreement is Made.

The report that the Southern Bell
Telephone Company had purchased
the Peoples United Telephone Com.
pany, Of Buckhannon and Weston Is
not true, according to the statement
of an officer of the former company.
The Bell company has entered into
an exchange agreement with the
Peoples company at Buckhannon
Chenille. Jane Lew and Roanoke
but there is no exchange agreement
between the Weston offices of the
two companies.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
MsrEcroR OF BUDDING.

W. T. vandergraft, of charlottes-
vile, Va, has arrived here to I'LL the
position OF superintendent, and in.
spector of construction OF the Con
building in course OF erection. He
WIN be located here until the buiid-
Ing Is completed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
BL GOD Fl OWS I'M STREETS|
AS the Result of Fighting En-
gagged in by Strikers and
Spanish Troops.
AN OFFICER KILLED
IAs Well as Three Soldiers.
and Eight Of the
Strikers.

BARCELONA, July 27-v Violence
here today followed tho declaration
of general strike which had been
called as protest against the Span
ish- Moroccan war.
The strikers stoned street cars
and tore up the rails.
Several were wounded and others
were arrested.
The majority Of the shops are
closed.
The strikers cut telegraph wires,
invaded the factories and forced a
complete cessation of work.
MADRID. July 27-All is report
ed quiet at Melilla. Morocco, where
fighting went on recently between
the tribesmen and Spanish forces
lPERPIGNAN. France, July 2T.-
During the street fighting in Barce-
Iona today a captain and three gem
darmes and eight strikers were Killed,
and a score of persons wounded.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29

$. c. Watkins & Co., OF clarksburs
has been granted charter to carry
on general wholesale mercantile
business, including feed, grain. grocer
les. hardware. drysgoods, notions, etc,
The authorised capital Is 500. 1000, Of
which $4,000 has been subscribesl
and $4,000 paid. The Incorpora.ors
are n. NJ. Morris I. G. Singleton, 4:
Morris; s: g. Watkins and j: SyAtSInSs
an q New MastinsyilIs. " va s },
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
SENATE TAKES RECESS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July ga
In the hope that the conferences
committee on the tarifr may be able
to report by that time. the Senate
today adjourned until next Monday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
COAL COMPANY CHARTERED.

Harrison-B Barbour Coal Company,
of Fairmont, which will operate
mines in Harrison and Marion coun-
ties. and do a general coal business.
has been chartered by, Secretary OF
State Reed. The capital is $4,000 OF
which $500 has been subscribed and
$50 paid. The incorporators are j.
A. Clark, L. G.. Race, H. f. Smith.
j. R. Linn, and E. NJ. Showalter. all
of Fairmont.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
BODY UNCLAIMED
Shipped to Parlsersburg from Curtin,
But Identity Is Unknown.

PARKBRsBURG, July 27.-rbe
unknown man, whose remains were
shipped here Monday from Curtin.
ana Who was thought to be Pat Gall
YIN. of this CITY are still unclaimed
al local Undertaking establishment
There has been no. clue from Curtin
where the man was KILLED that would
lead to his Identification and II Is nm
decided as to what VIII be done witt,
the remains. !. =
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
FLouR MILE RuRNs.

RoMNEY. July 23-The large
Touring mill belonging to the Far
mers Exchange, at Romney. was
DESTROYED by fire. together with
l,eoo bushels of wheat, 100 bushels
o. corn, 40 bushels of rye, besides
some corn.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
PLANS FOR SCHOOL ADOPTED.

Plans drawn by Holmboe & LATER
ty the architects, for a school build
ing OF two rooms to be erected at
Marshville have been adopted by the
board OF, education of Tenmile dis
trict and the contract will be let short
Is The same firm viii award the con-
tract August 0 for the construction OF
school building of the same size at
Dola.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
BRrGADEs TO PRACTICE.

III Thursday is a clear evening,
the Boys Brigades of the Episcopal
church will parade with their band.
Both senior and junior brigades are
asked to report at 4 O'Clock.
Though many OF the young men are
away, It is hoped that a good show
ing will be made.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
MURRAY FIRED
As Manager of the Philadel-
phia National League
Baseball Club.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July "a
ie,iS lsman. a real estate operator,
today purchased an interest in the
Philadelphia National League Baseball
club and Manager Murray has been
dismissed because he would not con-
sent to have Mike Donlin made man
ager and member of the team,
Murray owns the minority interest in
the club. -
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
EDITOR AND MAYOR III.

. CINCINNATI o., July c6-Col.
Leopold Marlsbreit, mayor OF Gin
cinnati and editor of the Cincinnati
Volkeblaat, Is critically III. as ths
result OF an operation, several
months ago. D
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
|CRETANSs TO JOIN GREECE
and GREEK FLAGISRlJ|N up
At the Fortress and Military
Barracks of Cretans
at Canea.
TEST OF THE POWERS
Who Promise Turkey Protec-
ton and Outcome is Mat
ter of Concern.

CANEA. Crete. July 27.-rhe
Greek flag has been run up at the
fortress and cretan militia barracks
here.
AS the evacuation of international
troops only was completely yesterday.
the Cretans lost no time in testing the
disposition OF the Powers. who prom
ised Turkey they will protect her
rights.
The outcome of this assertion of the
Cretans' determination to join Greece
is awaited with some concern.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
ENGLISH CHANNEL
Is to Be Crossed at Favorable
Opportunity by French
Aeronaut.

wlssANT. France, July 81
Count De Lambert. who has Just
successfully concluded a trial flight
of his aeroplane is momentarily
awaiting n favorable opportunity To
begin flight across the English
Channel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
IITTLE G1RL Is nirRIrn

The funeral OF Maggie. little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson, Of
Ocean Mines, was held Sunday. with
burial at Holy Cross cemetery in this
city. She was six years old Typhoid
fever caused her death Satnrdav-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29
AGAINST TRADING STAMPS.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 27-The
senateh has passed the House bill,
making illegal the giving of trading
stamps in Georgia.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-07-29

The sensational inquiry nothe
corps Annapolis the
her died by his hand military
inquiry made at the time of the She
have the war department order second and
Taft
three months assembling witnesses from
parts O
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-08
BIENNIAL REPORTS READY.

BIENNIAL REPORTS READY.
A dozen copies of the report of the
Biennial at Boston have been sent to
the editor of Echoes to dispose of,
and may be had for rs cents each.
They contain the proceedings, includ-
ing all addresses of the last meeting
at Boston.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-01-08
MACKAY.

The Woman's Club of Mackay re-
ceived it's friends on New Years day
at the home Of the president, Mrs.
j. HI. Greene. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with Christmas bells,
holly wreaths and mistletoe, and
dainty collation. was served. A
large number of callers were in dur
ing the afternoon and evening and
the holiday spirit which pervaded the
occasion, rendered it most enjoyable
The club is strengthened and en-
couraged by the past years expert
ence and looks forward with interest
and enthusiasm to the work of the
coming year.