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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
Grand LODGE
OF ODD. ]. !. FELLOWS I: |::I|..|:.l] 4 s
WILL MEET IN WHEELING NoVEM-
BER INTERPRETATIONS NOW
BEING MADE

WHEELING. Sept. 2O:-The Granu
Lodge Committee OF the I. o. o. ..
lodges OF this section will hold a meet
inr tonight Mt Odd Fellows Hall 70
make arrangements, for the convention
of the Grand Lodge Of the State. which
meets hero on November 17th, 1sta
and 18th. 1t has been decided to ho:h
the sessions of the convention In the
FIRST BAPTIST church. Each of the 800
lodges of the State will have Mt least
two delegates.
The members OF tine Grand Lodge
r.ru1lmittee are William Elllnghanlt
Captain Dawson, of Mbundsville. j.. H.
Purcell. John Davis. Charles Reel:
James Minkemeyer. J. w. Leasure, OF
Wellsburg, J. w. WEIGH. NJ. Woody, OF
Benwood, and C. NJ. McCraF.
Among the prominent Odd Fello~s
present at the convention will be Hon.
Henry G. Davis. OF Elkins. who will
formally turn over to the Grand Lodge
the new s150.00O home for aged meni-
bers. In the entertainment features
will be included n banquet at the Oaks.
n trim to the NIoundsville penitentinry
and a ride on the Wheeling traction
lines as guests OF General Manager G.
o. Nagle. who Is q prominent local
Odd Fellow 2'75-a :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
COOK AND PEARY
NEARING HOME
FORMER WILL REACH NEW YORK
oRRoW-LATTER WILL
GET2TO SYDNEY.
fBY 1fnite;l Press.l

sl6y lJIliIFL HIEso'J -s.. -
NEW: YORK. Sept. 20.-American
line .offces received wireless to-day
saying the King Oscar H., bringing
Cook, will dock Tuesday morning at
s O'Clock. It could dock tonight but
will delay, however. SO MS not to up
set the plans Of the Cook reception
committee. ;s5: y tiij = ,.l.
e ST. PAUL ISLAND. Cape North.
Sept. 2O.-The Roosevelt passed this
nolnt Mt noon not making over fVe:
or six miles an 5nolr. 1t will not reach
Sydney harbor before early Tuesday.
The Peary expedition will be given
wa rm welcome at Sydney. not be-
cause the public repudiates Cook. but
because ,Peary Is a distinguished Ma
val officer and says he can prove ne
has accomplished one Of the greatest
feats OF exploration. Peary's suite
ments indicate tiat he intends taking
the negative side of the controversy
and demand that Cook reveal every
detail In connection with his feat.
Then he will lombard; MIN IL there
are any loop holes in Cooks cleh Inns.
.The whole controversy was dwa:fed
to-day by the remarkable statement
OF Prof. Mcmillan OF Peary's party.
that they found relics of six FORMER
polar expeditions.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
WILL START
OCTOBER 1
WINDOW GLASS COM
! PANYi HAS LIGHTED FIRES FOR Z
WEARS WORK. -Rr-

The Fairmont Window Glass Com.
pany will start its plant by the first OF
october. The fires have been lighted:
The factory had the most successful
fire last year that 1t has ever had. The
plant was operated eleven months con-
tinuously. something that was Thought
impossible few years ago. lhe 1nc-
tory closed down because repairs were
needed. The repairs have been nade
and the outlook is bright for q very
successful fire this year. -,
The Fairmont Bottle Factory will
start It's nlant about the first. The
comnany has several large orders for
bottles that will keep 1t busy long
time to fill.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
BIC DE|:V|IIE|LOPMEN|'|T'
OF sEMi-BiTuMiNoUs COAL NEAR
PiEDMoNTS BY THE DAVIS
.s5coMPANY. s

PIEDMONT. w. Va. Sept. 20.-The
Davis Coal and Coke Company has
completed the surveys for. n new OPEN
ing on their land known as the Moon
farm. This will be the nearest semi
bitumlnous coal in the eastern market
and will reach the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad by, coming down Thompson's
Hollow, about two miles cast OF Pied
mont. The Baltimore and Ohios 8
tracks will be crossed by a high bridge
to reach the Western Maryland rail-
road. 1t will develop coal that at one
time 1t was said did not exist, that the
coal. basin had run out about one mile
west OF Piedmont. It will also be an
outlet for the coal land in the same
vicinity that was purchased fo1n Col.
Thomas B. Davis. IT is proposed to
open q mine that will produce 1000
tons OF coal day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
STEAMER BURNED In Mid
ocean 300 Lives LOST
FOUNDATION .|:'I
FOR new Nj !: \ Jail II !.
CONTRACT WAS LET TO c. p
HOWELL FOR THE STONE
WORK AT $1,000.

The contract for the construction
OF the foundation for the new jail to
be erected here was let Saturday
evening to C. P. Howell. formerly OF
Clarksburg. but now OF Elkins. There
was ont one bidder besides Mr.
Howell and he represented a Ciarks-
burg firm. Local contractors did NOT
have time to figure ON the contract.
:; The foundation walls OF the jail are
to be al feet wide, IS feet long and
two feet thick. The contract price
for the construction of the founda-
tIon for tine jail and the 1aller's resi-;
dence Is $1,000.
Mr.. Howell will execute bond that
he will perform oil the terms In the
specifications upon which the contract
was awarded.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
JET: TAYLOR |. (
VvILLGO
TRIP'THIS|T TIME
The Not oyious i Jail
Breaker a! ain
Caught

JEFF Tayior's prospect to- become an
inmate of the penitentiary were never
brighter than now. Jen has been
leading the officials OF this county a
merry chase for a long time but the
fugitive has been captured and is now
hWaiting in the Clarksbnrg jail for
the arrival OF the guards from Mounds
Vile to take him to the pen.
On June "a, 1906. Taylor shot Gull
seppe Yanero, near the brick yard.
Second ward. For this crime the was
arrested and taken to: MorgantoWn
and placed in Jail there to await his
trial hero. In company with carr
Gross and Buck Kettlewell he broke
iaIl at MorEantown. August s, 1906
Nothing more was heard of JEFF un-
til his arrest In st. Clairsvllle, Ohio.
January s, 1908. The authorities nt
st. Clairsyille notified the officials
here and Jeff was transportedl here.
He was taken to Clarksburg on Janu-
ary III, 1908. On March 13 of the
same year he was put on trial for
shooting Janero. On the following day
he was convicted and sentenced to
the penftentary for. five years. Four
teen days later Tyalor escaped rim
the county jail end since that time
he succeeded in evading the officers
until they closed In on him ut ClarRs-
burg wi1en he with Ben Mcdonald and
two negroes robbed Henry Lender.
The story OF Jeff's last .escapade is
this. He was with Ben Mcdonald. Joe
Lowery and Kahn Wilson near the
Glen Elk hotel. They saw Lender was
pretty well loaded, hut still carrying
some ON his hip. They Invited him TO
n auiet place along the railroad
where they could drink without being
mo1ested Lender went with the
bunch and they soon went through
him taking all he had and beating
him up. -:
Lender returned TO ClFrksburg noti-
fed the officers and soon fJef and ms
pals were rounded up. i ia iE
!; 3 Ben McDonNd. who is XonnE and and
has had little experiences with ohcers.
told the whole story The ,punch was vas
committed to Jail. ~
SheTiE FrancIs notified Slerif
Amos OF Taylor's arrest Snerif Amos
directed Sheriff Francis tof hold him
until the guards from Moundsville
could come to take him to the pen.
Sheriff Amos paid the reward OF tWen-
ty,five dollars offered for Taylor's ar
rest.
!. Jef is a hardened criminal with a
checkeredt career. While In the Graf
ton Jail taken from here there Tor
safe keeping he laid a plot to XIII
Sheriff Means and make his escape.
IA trusty In the Grafton jail at that
time put Sheriff Means wise and Jen
and his confederates all go- good
trimming right inside The jail anu
Sheriff Means was the man that dld
II. M
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
cHuRcHEs EnEplcATEp.

{. DAVIS; WA. Sept 20. The eth.1
odIsts Episcopal Church on laurel rum
one and one.half miles abDye Porter
wood, was ded Heated yesterday. Ines
dedfcatory sermon was delivered by
Rev. G. B. Meredith OF AfcTEantpwns
The music was In charge OF Prot. p. IA.
Harper, OF Elltins. Rev. j. w. Funk 10
pastor. BY. special rednsst. the fun-9
eral sermon for the late Mrs Ellen:
Probst and the late Mrs Eaizaheth
Mensch were perached AIT the ehurchs
In the afternoon by Rev. Henry M
Strader, OF Flatwoo ods.s
BERKELEY sPRINGsi Sept. ao.-=--s
The & Mount Tabor y United Brethern,
Church In Rock Gap disthict BerlteleyS
county, which had dergune extern
siYe repairs. was edicated by Rev. g
d. Shelton. More than enonEh money
to meet the tnire cost was raised.
E Rev. Eddy was a former meMbar OF
the church, having been baptized into
membership when q very young man.
Rev. and MrB. Eddy returned this
morning. W. y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
ship
near WHEN
IT HAPPENED IA
Passengers Heard
The Terrific
Explosion
fBy United Press.l

LONDON, Sept. 2o.-LIoyds. to-day
received a cable from their agent at
Manila that the British steamer Har-
low, reaching Manila to-day, renorts
that on July 27 tn. crew saw large
steamer ablaze eighteen miles from
Natal. Soon terrific explosion oc-
CURED aboard the burning vessel and
1t was blown to pieces. There was
no trace Of the ship or passengers
when the Barlow arrived. 1t Is be-
Ileved the lost steamer was the War
atah which left Durham carly In July.
If It was, the three hundred passen-
uers all perisheb.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
.DR COOK Will
LANDTO-!llORROVI| !. !
SAYS HE rs ANXIOUS TO GIT
BACK oME-iSi ANNOYED
BYkPEARYtSsA ATTACKS.

ON BOARD OSCAR n. by wireless
telegraph, VIC Boston, eSpt- 20 rae
steamer Oscar II. 4 VI ith DR. Fred dericlE
A. Cook aboard will not arrive ut Now
York until Tnesda ay morning This i1
at the urgent request of the srecep hon
committee which ia TO meet DR.. Cook
The steamer could have reached san
dJ Hook Monday afternoon but the
delay was asked for owing to the faGt
that 1t was impossible to change the
committees arrangements The I5-
speed and will report at qnara milne at
ON BOARD THE OSCAR n, QFsv
NANTUCKETT. Sept 20. by United
and Marconi Wireless TELEGRAPH to
the Associated 3Prasss-tt..lnfy desire to-
get ON American soil increaFes with
every mile left behind by the Oscar
II. The vessel Is doing her best rec
ord. although delayed nccnslpnn1lys
making 400 miles In the last twenty
four hours.
/ / & 33..tCornmande ders Peafy's nfortunate
accusations have disclosed pthers
side OF his character. The speciac
records OF my journey are Sable
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
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SENSATION A
MAY FOLLOW PUBLICATION OF
CHIEF OFsFlELD DIVISION OF
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
{By United press.1

SNATTLE. Wash, Sept. 2a:-L: r.
CLAWS, former chief OF the fi1eld divfs-
ion OF the Department OF the Interior,
whose hend fell MS result or Tafts
action In the BallinEer-Pinchot.co
versy. today sent n letter to President
Taft saying that at an early date he
intended making public nll the infor-
nation in his possession, believing
that the President had been misled ts
to the great danger impending OF n
syndicate seizing water power sites
an dcoal and timber lands OF enormous
value
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
GOV Johnson D ].
lglLl.G Get :: WELL ' E: !.
Physician Announces hat the Crlais
s Has Passed and That the Patient
lis Now on Road TO Recovery. !
SPENT GOOD SNiGHT3AND .
cpMpiT s. shTisfA fAcToRf
yunIted Press, i

ROCHESTER, Mimi. Sept. 90
Johnson will live. Dr. W.
Mayo gave Joy not: only to Mrs. John
|aon. but the nation as well, when ne
ANNOUNCED today That the crisis was
|practically passed and there are y no
longer fears Of pleurisy or peritonltis.
|The patients vitality continues soo1. -
|Iod sof restlessness being at i've o'clock
|this morning, when he suffered some
pain. 3 His pulse and temperature are
satisfactory; ;l II Us Is u n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
STRIKERS 7[0 SEE
THE PRESIDENT
WANT ro TELL STORY TO CHIEF
EXECUTIVE AND LET HIM PASS
ON MERITS OF CASE.
nv 11nIted Press.1 j.

i OMAHA. Neb.. Sept. 29.-The strik.
Ing street car men today declared
their intention to submit their de.
mnnds to President Taft. on his arrival
here late today. They are willing to
abi,io b yany decision the President
makes. They say II the President lis
tens fiye minutes they will state thetr.
case md give him all the timc he de
sires to reach conclusion and IL his
decision Is ngninst them they Will re-
turn to work without murmur.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
Refused Injunction.

Judge Natahn Goff. of the United
States Circuit Court has refused the
Injunction asked for In the suit Of
Thomas ii. Burke agninst Thomas C..
Platt, as president OF the u. s. Ex-
press Company. In which Burke sought
to compel tho express company to ship
liquor collect on delivery" The suit
has been pending for some time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
Fine Display of Vegetables.

Mr., G.. c. Connway. of Barrackville.
paid the West Virginian Office visit
today and left few nice samples OF
muskmelons. OH raises variety OF
garden vegetables and markets them
In Fairmont: His showing OF banana
'muskmelons Is unusually fine. What
Mr.. Connway Is doing others can do.
and there is room for more OF this fine
work ft4 $50. - /. f.-.. s.5F-. i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
scHERR is BETTER
Was Con slderabIy improved Last
Might and Passed a Good Day
Sunday.

CHARLESTON. Sept. 20.-The Hon.
Arnold q. Scherri last night was report
ed as tconsid erably improved. and tt
was stated that ne had put In ni good
day Sunday. Condit tinns are now mucl
more favorable for afr. Seherr and MS
coYerys after his sndd len and serious
Illness. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
HOTELS DYNAMlTED.
RIoodhounds and Posse Search For
Fire PerPetrators.
PrasEl

!BRoWNsVIILE, Pal. sept 20.-
Hotels Aubley and Atwood were dy-
namited early today, the rear part OF
both hotels being badly damaged.
Guests fled In the panic but none
|wefe injured Police theory Is that
be is the work OF nm enemy Of the pro-
|prfetors. Blood hound ds and! posse are
|searchInE the 4coun try The owners
|oestae hotels claim they are unaware
pf any enemie 3D. se$ & & q .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
2 Z nsiiIIi.sa Nj.

E The Junior Ord err Of American Me.
chanics will meet In Charlie eEton In
1D1n.S This was announced at the ttwen-
ty-flftll annual conRe ntfon which CLOG
ed last week in Par rkersburg Gliktns
and Berkeley SSprtngs were both wen
considers for the next eedng place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20

Mr. Claude Brown. deputy sheriff. OF
Oakland, Maryland. who has spent the
past Jew days In this city with frlends,
lieft Yesterday for his home. i.4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
1923 PUPPIES IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FIRST ,. WEEKS
Prof: Griiffi16ii VIII |!
Haze {, .a.rge Of
Athletics

The enrolment in the schools OF
thee ity for the first two weeks OF the
term shows a substantial increase
over the enrolment for the Same pc
riod last year. The enrolment as re-
ported to the superintendent at the
end OF the two week period Is. as
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-20
PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER

and figure out, if we could afford to
promise you big values In footwear
and then not give them. How many
times could we fool you that, way 2
Just once. 1t Is your second and 9TH
er visits we are after SO pay US your
first to-day and we wlarrant our Shoe
qualities an dvalues will make the
others a matter OF course. &, Is
See our windows A Y, y
sHURTEEFF r WELToN's e
Walk-o over Boot shop. 3 4:
Evening star., 1909-06-21
BASE BALL NOTES.

Washington. Boston and Detroit hold
the record for the greatest number of
double plays in single game-four each.
King Bill Kay. who is with Albany
OF the New York State League. and who
belongs TO the Nationals. is batting at q
80 clip. In thrty-three games he has
made forty-two singles. thirteen doubles.
two triples and a homer.
Cleveland has asked waivers on Pitcher
Falkenherg and Outfielder Tom Raftery.
The latter played in five games and bat
ted ..::;s: while in the Pacific Coast League
he batted us.
Milan. while playing an excellent game
in the center garden. does not seem to
he able to hit above 2W. and has slumped
in base stealing having stolen only two
bases in forty-two games. while last sea-
son he stole twenty-nine bases.
Cnglauh who has played left right and
center field first base. third base and
second. had a clean record until Thurs
day. when he made his first error at
second base but Bob goes for every
thing that comes within hailing distance
and tries to get them if possible. Bob
is very handy man to have around.
Walter Blair has been on the hospital
list for week with a finger damaged
by a foul tip.
1>obert and Castleton of the Cincin-
natis have gone to Wisconsin to recu-
perate from malaria.
ed west. and they return in fourth place
Yet they gained eight points on the trip.
tween first place and the Athletics grew
by IL points. But two in Boston today
may help the Quakers.
Clarke to quit. What. again, Really.
Fred. we are tired of that story. Blu,
if you must retire from base ball. why
it will be Pittsburg's loss, not ours
Raus NIT 'em. Some such words came
from Sherwood Magee's lips as he fit
tered teetingly across the grass yester-
day and made a great catch of a drive
which would have won for the Rhine
landers.'
Some class. Barney. ANY magnate who
provides private lockers and showers for
his ball players. with cleaning estah-
liShment where they can keep their white
uniforms spotless, is going some.
II think the greatest pitcher base ball
ever mas Known Is waiter Johnson. says
Kid Eiherfeld Il have batted against
all the present-day cracks except Mathew
son and can only judge Mathewson S
work from having seen him. Why, john
son can tell you what's coming up and
thea you can't hit it.''-New York Sun.
OF the four western American League
teams the one that played the most re-
sourceful and best all-around game here
was the Chicago White Sox. Their style
of ball strikes one as the best suited
of any of the American League teams to
cope successfully with the National
League pennant winner.
Lew Moren. the pitcher Of the PhiIa- :
delphia Nationals, positively denies that
he has any financial interest in the Bos-
ton Nationals A story to the effect that
he owned the club was sent from Cincin-
natl Saturday night When told of il
Moren was indignant and said that neith-
er himself nor his father owned or con-
templated trying to secure control of the
club.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
NEW TENNIS "FIRM"
WINS TROPHY CUPS

NEW YORK. June 21-That new firm
in lawn tennis doubles. Harold II.
Hackett and Raymond D. Little, the in
ternationalists, yesterday won the trophy
cups at the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club
Port Washington, l.. |. They came
through a round robin meeting without
the loss of a match. Next came Theo-
dore r. Pell and Wylie G. Grant the
national indoor champions. who lost one
match to the internationalists. This was
coupled with a misfortune. for toward
the END of the first set Pell twisted his
ankle in turning quickly to get deep
lob from Hackett. Pell played the set
out, but was then obliged to retire.
The two best matches were those in
which Hackett and Little defeated Karl
III. Behr and Edwin p. Fischer, 20. 6-3
e. and the one in which Behr and
Fischer defeated Richard II. Palmer and
George 0. Wagner, 3-6. 6-. 6-1, Sc
The summary:
Round robin doubles Harold II. Hackett and
Raymond ID. Little defeated Karl II. Behr and
Edwin =. Fischer. 20 6-3. e.: Theodore r.
Pell and Wyle c. Grant. Sc. retired: Richard
H. Palmer and George o. Wagner IS. 6-1.
Karl H. Behr and Edwin p Fischer. g. g. 6-3,
rs: Richard H. Palmer and George o. Wagner.
6-3. SO. 6-4: Karl H Behr and Edwin r.
Fischer defeated Richard H. Palmer and George
O. Wagner. 3-6 64, 6-1. Sc. Richard H.
Palmer and George o. Wagner lost all matches.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
BENNING SCHOOL CLOSES.
Exercises Include an Operetta,
s.Mother Goose

The closing exercises of the William
Benning School at Benning We're held
Saturday evening. Besides large num-
ber of parents and friends the gathering
included President Oyster of the board OF
education and Supt. Stuart. The exer-
cises marked the close OF the final year
of the principalship OF. Miss NJ. Gertrude
Young, whose departure is much regret
ted
The program included a number Of
songs and drills and the Mother Goose
operetta The pupils from the fifth 10
eighth grades sang Spring Song and
a gypsy song.
'In Betsy Ross Time" dialogue. was
rendered by Ella Wright. and Masters
David Stephens Davis. Far. Meile. Har-
desty, Oliver, Richardson NJ. Rohr, r.
Rohr. Ryan, Savage, Splitter. Strauss and
Wright.
The Flower of Liberty Loves Old
Sweet Song were sung by the chorus.
Frank ClaveauX played a violin solo. \
dumbbell drill was performed by Misses
Lacy. Sheriff. Fultz. Farr. Mojonnier.
Rogers. Helvin Stephens. Thorne, Marti-
ner Partrie, D'Arago. Brooke, Farr.
Isele, Homes and Wood. Miss Brooks
sang song accompanied by the quartet.
After two selections by the chorus, M.
Claveaux played "Kujaweak' by Fl. Vie
neowski.
A Rainbow chorus and drill preceded
the operetta which was played by Mar
garet Oliver. Robert Wright. Jane Ham
cock. Elbert Richardson. Ethelwyn Han
cock. George Goddard Mary Peacock. Pc
tres Wright. Katharine Meredith. Evan
Milstead Louise France. Earl Jenkins
Lawrence Splitter. Hattie Malone, Hall
Williams and Ruth Hanna.
w H. Richardson. president of the Ben
ming Citizens Association. presented Capt.
Oyster, who in turn introduced Supt.
Stuart, who made short address.
Miss Hendley. supervising principal.
made a short address. The pupils who
were transferred were Helen j. Sheriff.
Z. Minerva Lacy and Clyde A. Coils.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
PILE DRIVERS FIND WRECK.
Submerged Timbers Supposed to Be
long to Old Tug Belle Haven.

Pile-driver men employed i'm building a
new dock bulkhead at the pier of the
Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company. foot of Sth street southwest.
unearthed what is said to be the hulk of
an ante -bellum tug. called the Belle
Haven.
According to wharf tradition the Belle
Haven sank about where the bulkhead
is being constructed. and. in the process
of grading the river front section of the
city, was covered up as she lay half cov
cred by water.
Piles. after going down ten or twelve
feet. struck against something so hard
that they would splinter under the blows
of the driving hammer before going
through it. On digging down to find the
trouble the workmen located under the
water a mass of timbers. This they are
now planning to get out before trying
to again drive piles.
Many wrecks of old vessels lie along
the shore line of Washington harbor. 1t
is not at all uncommon To strike them
I'm building new bulkheads or wharves
about the river front