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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Mr.. Al Lijz. of Welch, is in the
city.
Detective Wade. of Bueheld is in
town.
w. L. Burton is on the sick list
today.
Watermelons arc expected at A.
T Fraziers.
w. b. Moron, of Union. w Va.
j. in the city.
Will Mullins, of Falls Nils. wos
in town Yesterday.
FRANK Wall has returned from Y.
=. |. at Black sburg.
J. +. Morton and family spent
yesterday at Pisgah
Will Harm an. Of Bluefeld, Is n
business visitor here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Garrett left
yesterday for North Carolina.
w. : .Fatham. of Philadelphia. is
registered at Graham hotel.
Attorney V. l.. Sexton is attend
ing count at Tazewel THIS week.
NJ. c. McCorklo, the lumber man
of Richards, was in Graham this
morning.
MIR. and Mis- r. f. Baker. of the
Iron Lithia Springs. Tip Top. are in
town.
Henry Harvey, of the L. s. army.
stationed at Portland. Maine, ar
Rived home last night.
The Graham Amusement COMPANY
are receiving equipments for new
ba Der shop.
Mrs II. w. Embrey is home after
a short visit to homefolk at. Pound
ing MILF Va.
Frank Baylor has accepted a posi-
ton with c. & T.. as commissary man
a. lager. w. Va.
Miss Alice Howard, OF Wythe. has
returned home after n two weeks
visit at the home of S. f.. PAYNE
Prof. b. F. Stafford has rented 2
mouse from Mrs. w. II. Beavers and
expects to go to housekeeping soon.
Mrs. \. r. Cartwright, of WEIGH,
is visiting Rev. l.. NJ. Cartwright on
Tazewell avenue.
Mrs. DR.. Witten and daughter.
Mrs. j. o. ID. Copenhaver are visiting
Mrs. Neel an dMrs John s.. Clair on
Eluestone this week.
quite a number of Graham young
lo'KS go to the park in Bluefield this
afternoon Dancing is he attrac-
tion.
D. w. Chapman, who his been in
Lynchburg for several days. passed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
BIG CARNIVAL
FOR GRAHAM
IA. q. BarkOOt Amusement Co. Will
Show Beginning Monday, June Fl
to June 2G-One Solid Week of
Fun and FrOlic for Benefit of the
Graham Fire Department.

The Big Firemen Carnival opens
Monday at Graham, Va, for the
weeks engagement. All shows and
other attractions furnished by the
X G. Barkoot Amusement Co., which
Is said to be the biggest and best
amusement enterprise on the road.
There are twelve big shows and
a number of free attractions inclui-
ing Mr.. Matt Gays high dive twice
daily from ladder 1912 feet into a
tank containing but four feet of
water. The *. G.. Barkoot ROYAL
italian band will give concerts aft
ernoon and night. Remember the day
and place.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

through Graham this morning on his
way to Tazeweil.
Joseph Keys, j. NJ. Walker and r.
y. Fannin. all connected with the
Keys Planning Mill CO.. are in town
looking after business interests.
Mrs. h. l.. Poindextcr and chill
.dren. who have been visiting Mrs. NJ.
ID Woolwiae at Pcarisburg are ex-
.poctod home this evening.
The infant ch,i of Mr.. and Mrs.
j III. Hardy. who has been seriously
i'll for several days. we are glad to
note is rapidly improving.
We have report from TaZewell
saying that Mrs. Alex ST. Ciair. a son
and daughte~, are al very sick with
typhoid fever. Also Mrs. DR.. Chas.
7. st. Clair is very i'll.
Mrs. l.. G.. Toney. Of Northfork.
who has been at Ocean View for
some time. arrived in GIaham this
morning and will visit her mother.
Mrs. c. w. Keister. for a few DAYS.
W. f.. Shuftlebarger is L~eparing
to make extensive improvements on
H. front of the First National Bank.
We are glad to see these progress
Sve Improvements in our home
town
*. G.. Barkoot Amusement Com
lany Will hold carnival next week
at Graham. The carnival is now
exhibiting in Roanoke, and comes
highly recommended.
Several of the young folks were
az the park in Bluefeld, Mrs. 7. G..
Dodd. chaperon. Among them +:
Misses Nina Dodd, Edna Benham.
Coosy Saunders. Katie Woolridge
Julia Saunders, Nelson Kappenburg.
and Messrs. Allison, Baylo", -, rbe g.
W. r. Doid and others.
II. f.. Baylor. business manager of
the Graham Cubs" is negotiating
with the manager of the Nebraska
indians for two games Of base ball
one game which is to be played at
night will be quite novelty In this
section and should be well patron
lzed by the lovers of the national
game.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

by virtue of the authority vested
In me by a deed OF trust bearing
date on the 9th day of November.
1906. executed by Alice L Raugh
and George G.. Raugh, her husband
20 the undersigned trustee, to Sc
cure to East River Lumber Com
pany the payment of certain notes
therein described and recorded in
the clerk S office of the county court
20: Mercer county, West Virginia, in
Trust Deed Book No. IA, page 3SS,
and being required to do so by the
Princeton Banking Company, the
holder and owner Of 16 Of said notes
amounting to 81 $4,000 with inter
est, the undersigned will offer for
sale. at public auction, to the high
est bidder, at the front door of the
Office Of ID. M. Easley, in the city
OF Bluefield. in said County and
state on the 18th day OF July, 1903.
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, all that certain
lot or parcel of land in The city of
BluefelI, Mercer county, West Vir-
ginia and described as follows. to-
wit:
situate in proposed subdivision
OF the the Davidson Tract beginning
at point on B1uefield avenue south
60 degrees AZ minutes west 255 feet
from the intersection Of the north
side Of Bluefeld avenue with tho
west side of Poplar street, sail be-
ginning point being the southeast
corner OF lot or parcel OF land sold
and conveyed by East River Inm-
Der company TO Walter III. Spangler:
thence north 81 degrees IL minutes
west along the east side of said
.Spangler lot 100 feet to the south
side OF a 10 feet wide alley; thence
with the south side of said alley I'm
an easterly direction AZ feet to the
northwest corner of lot No. 3 of the
East River Lumber Company prom
erty; thence south q degrees II
minutes east along the west side of
LOT No. 3, 100 feet to a point of be-
ginning. AID being lot No 2, OF the
East River Lumber Company prom
erty.
said sale Will be for cash in hand
on The day OF sale.
ID. VI. EASLEY,
- @'-@-' Trustee.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
THE MIGHTY HAAG
SHOWS COMING

The fifteenth trans-continental
tour OF the Mighty Haag Shows will
be one long remembered by it's
friends the public. For fifteen years
the Haag shows has travelled the
country by wagons, every year en-
larging the show and ad ling new
features until it has grown too large
Tor wagons and is travelling this
cars. All of these years Mr. Haag
cars. AL OF these years Mr.. Haag
has never broken promise to the
public AMI this year he comes with
more show. more clowns. more mu-
sic and more fine horses than ever
before. The Mighty Haag Railroad
Shows will exhibit at BIuefield on
June 25th.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
HOMEMADE CANDIES,

Sea Foam, Nut Creams, Fruit
creams, Fig Paste. Fudge, Caramels.
All these will be on sale at the
home made candy booth at the Con-
federate Fair. June oath. Do not
miss the opportunity to get liberal
supply OF those pure and delicious
CONNECTIONS.
A most tempting menu has been
arranged by the ladies OF the re-
freshment committee for the Con-
federate Fair. This includes deli
cious salads and sandwiches, with
coffee. olives. pickles, etc, and ice
cream AMI cake in infinite variety.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
UNION PARK

Dancing from 1870 to II D..
m.
Bathing from 1 p. m. to II
p. m.
Vaudeville and moving
pictures 8 p. IN. to II p. m.
Ice Cream, Soft Drink Pa
wilton, Penny Arcade.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
MAN WEEDS
A VIRGINIA BELLE

l. w. Clarke, a we'll known con-
tractor OF Bramwell. and Miss Fan
ME Penn Lee. daughter of ]. W.
Lee. of Rocky Mount. Va. were
married at the brides home We'd
hesday morning. They viii reside at
'Bramwell.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Edgar p. Stroman, of Eeckley, has
accepted a position as travelling
salesman for the states of West Vir-
sinia, Ohio and Pennsylvania for the
Buxton d Skinner Co, OF st. Louis.
and will move to Parkersburg. Mr..
Stroman is well known here, having
been boo&keeper for the First Ma
Iional Bank for some years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Miss Kate Wood, of Patrick couu-
W, Va, arrived in Bluefield this af-
ternoon en- route to Powhatan,
where she will visit her brother. G.
G. Wood.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
ALDR1CH AND BAILEY DEBATE.

Washington, June 1S.-Senators
Aldrich and Bailey today engaged i'm
debate over the levying of a tax
on printing paper.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

DR.. Henry Mace Payne, professor
of mining engineering al the West
Virginia University. and yell known
In this section, having lived at Will
hanson for number Of years. will
sail for Europe July II. Dr.. Payne
VIII inspect the mines OF England
wales, Belgium, GermG..y and
France during the summer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Co Ike wish
to return thanks 20 the friends and
neighbors for their Kindness and
sympathy shown them at the death
OF their infant son.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Misses Ida. Bessie. Ruth and Mas
ter Earl Higginbotham, of Brushfork
are visiting in the city today. They
spent the winter in DeLand, Florida.
ana are enjoying the fine breezes OF
the mountains after the bot spring
weather OF the southern cline.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

d.. 3. Curtis Miller, s specialist
who practiced his profession at
Prin; eton several years ago. and has
s.9oe practiced in Washington, Is
now located at Beckley.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

is in the city today.
Miss Martha Cash is visiting rel
atlves in Bristol.
The biggest sale ever-MusIin un-
dcrwear at II. s. Pcdigo Company.
Gus Heuser has returned from
the v +. I. finals at Balcksburg.
r. b. Dillingham;. OF Becl;ley, is in
the city today.
T. ID. Aston. OF Honaksr. is here
, today.
+. l.. GreeNer. of Tazewell, is in
the city.
+. S. Pedigo is looking after bust
ness interests in Pulaski today
Henry ID. Duff is here from the
state capitol.
w. Il. Vaughan. of Lynchburg,
Va, is in Bluefield today.
A. Fitzgerald, of Roanoke, is in
h. city today.
j. w. Hurt, of Richmond, Va. is
in the city today.
j. h. Lambert, of Staunton, Va.
arrived in Bluefeld this afternoon.
Jim Dickey, Of Kiser, Va, Is i'm
The city today looking afte, business
matters.
Miss Janet Wilson, of Stanton,
Va, is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. J.
l'Iancke Fox.
A. c. Heuser returned today from
Welch and will leave tonight for
Roanoke.
DR.. Samuel II. Rolroyi, OF Athens.
is visiting his sister. Mrs VIM. II.
McGinnis, at Beckley.
Booker 7. Washington is booked
fer lecture in the courthouse at
princeton limo oSth
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Stralov and lit
tie daughter are here from Princeton
today.
5. L. Matz, proprietor IT the Stag
hotel. left for Columbus last night
on business matters.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. A. Mitchell
have gone to Illinois to visit friends
70" the next three weeks.
w. f. Walters, Of Shirley, H., is
the guest of his brother-in. law, Ty-
Ter Ball, OF Pulaski street.
G.. VI. Bailey, of the Focahontas
Consolidated Galleries Co. is in the
city on business.
Saml. II. Hoge former postmaster
OF Roanoke, and a prominent Vir-
gilld politician. IS in the city.
Miss Treutheart. sister of Mrs
Geo. p. Johnson. arrived here this
morning from Portsmouth, Ohio.
Ray l.. Evans returned last night
after attending the finals of the V
+. J., at Blacksburg, Va.
Hugh $. Byrer. a prominent attor-
ney of Huntington and Interested in
III East View Land Co.. is in the
city on business.
Mrs. +. l.. Bourne and daughter.
Miss Georgia, Of Graham. are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. John
stcn. on Adams street.
Mrs. c. p. Stephens. % Roanoke.
VINO has been the guest of her son.
Harry l.. Stephens. for some time.
returned home today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Sample line Of Queen muslin un.
derwear ON sale at wholesale prices
1t II. $. PedigO Company.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

I IN Athens, where she attenIe I
the commencement Of the Normal
school.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

u. j. smith, Jr.. has returned from
i'o' nokc' whore he spent several
days in connection with business in
terests
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

). i. Stea l. OF Ironton. o passed
through - 'ucGeld On route to Hona-
.kcr' Va. whore no will look after
business matters.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Mrs. c. =. Stephens. - Roanoke
who has been the guest of her son
Harry l.. Stephens. for some time
returned home today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Mrs. +. l.. Bourne and daughter.
MISS Georgia, Of Graham, are the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. l.. J. John
Ston. on Adams street.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18

Miss Martha Cash is visiting rel
atlves in Bristol
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-18
ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO COME AND co

c. b. Holstine. of Maysyille, Ky.
is here On business.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
The new WOMAN A FREAK
REV. DIR. DOANE THINKS THE
WOMAN IN POLITICS ''HOR-
RIBLE MONSTER"

The Right Rev. DR.. Doane, Bishop
of Albany, has no patience with
new" women. Women of the "old''
sort are the right sort, he says, and
he hopes their tribe will increase.
The woman in politics, the woman
demanding the right to vote and
hold Office on an equal footing with
men, the bishop regards as ''hor-
rible mishappen monster" All this
and much more on the same line he
told to a graduating class of girls at
Albany the other day.
In the divine plan, said Bishop
DOane, men and women were devised
for different classes of work. The
woman who tries to force herself in
to mans place detracts from her
force and dignity, and the same is
true when a man undertakes the
work of woman. There is no rea-
son for rivalry as between the sexes.
The efforts of each should be sup
elemental to those of the other and
without conflict. There is a plenty
of work for all to do, and the bishop
made it clear that there should be
no drones in the hive. In the stress
and pressure of modern life many
women have forced themselves in
where men belong and men have
been forced out of employment there
by. The bishop is quite sure that
humanity and society have not bene-
fitted by this. Other women are en-
deavoring to be the rivals of men in
politics, and that sort of thing strikes
the bishop as horrible" "Howling
dervishes" is what he calls those suf-
fragettes who are making so much
noise with their demands. 81 say
to you here" said the bishop, that
your womanhoOd will gain nothing
by suffrage, and is losing every day
in it's dignity and it's true influence
by the historical clamor which is
employed in the pursuit of this
chimera."
The suffragette movement in this
country has assumed considera BILE
activity during the past few months.
One of the new recruits to it is Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, who says that,
with string of Jane Jefferson clubs,
she is going to try to exert a good
deal of political influence during the
next few years. Bishop Doane's ad-
dress was timely and straight to the
point, and should furnish the key
note for a great many other adj
dresses by moulders of public opin-
ion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
RATTLE SNAKE IN BEER; 8 DIE.
The Reptile Poisoned the Barrel in
Which 1t Lay.

Joseph M. Staten, bridge Inspector
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way, who has just returned to Rich
mond from an inspection 'tour in
West Virginia, tells of the remarka-
BILE death of eight Italian laborers
on the Piney Creek branch of the
road, near the town of Raleigh, fol-
lowing wild debauch with barrel
of beer.
According to Staten, the men pur-
chased and set up the barrel of beer
in their shack in the mountains and
proceeded to drink their fill. Later
all eight were discovered lying about
on the beds and on the floor dead.
Due to the fact that considera-
bic portion of the beer was still left
in the barrel the conclusion was
reached that overindulgence had not
caused the death of the men.
The barrel was taken into the yard
and the beer allowed to escape
through the bunghole None of the
beverage was allowed to be drunk
for fear it had been poisoned. A
large rattlesnake was found in the
bottom of the barrel after the beer
had been drawn off. 1t is presumed
that the snake, in it's death agony,
injected enough of it's poison into
the beer to kill the men who drank
of it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
"LET 'EM KISS? sURE!"
Pittsburg Chief Would Give the Park
SpoOners Better Chance.


Let 'em kiss their heads off.
Give them room" was the gist of an
order handed down to the police by
Superintendent McQuaide when asked
for a decision on spooning in the
public parks of Pittsburg.
Elderly women of Pittsburg had
gone to see the chief of police to
have Iove-making stopped in the
parks. The police have been ordered
not to interfere.
Il don't IKE the lovers lanes in
the parks-those long dark ways
where lovers have been in the habit
of hiding-but favor more benches
where the light is subdued enough
not to embarrass the young people in
the park said Chief McQuaide.
eff can assist the young man and
young woman to an hours quiet time
together in our parks I am going to
do it. Let EN- kiss? Sure! And
what is more, we want to give them
better accommodations than they
have at this time. We want to put
in more benches where more kissing
parties can be held. If a fellow
wants to take his best girl to the
park and there give her a little
squeeze and a few kisses, and she is
willing-why, more power to them
both"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
A GOOD DAY FOR SUCKERS
A LEGLESS STRANGER CAUGHT A
BIG STRING OF THEM
IN CUTHBERT.

The CuUhbert Leader, in its last
issue, related this interesting story:
Fall is supposed to be the proper
season for catching suckers, but that
they can be landed all right in sunny
June by the use of enticing bait was
shown here last week.
A man shy as to legs, but long as
to lung power and discernment,
struck Cuthbert last week. Taking
a stand in public place and an
nouncing in a loud tone that he
would make a speech on the prohibit
ton question he soon drew crowd.
IN an easy style the man talked
about this and that for few min
utes, and then began selling small
articles. With every purchase he re-
turned the money, talking pleasantly
all the while.
Finally he offered for sale razors
at $1.00 each, which sold readily
One man is said to have borrowed
money with which to purchase two of
the shaving utensils. Several of our
citizens, reputed to be much attached
to their dollars, bit like hungry
horny-heads. The quantity of razors
in sight was suggestive of a success
tul colored mullet festival.
This time the monologue artist
varied the programme by pocketing
the money instead of returning it..
1t is reported that he was $40 or $50
4 to the good.
Soon afterwards he called at the
postoffice and registered corpulent
letter. 1t grieves us to acknowledge
that some of our citizens bit at this
q venerable and bewhiskered trick, but
b our duty as a chronicler of events
forces us to do so.
The sucker family is large and
y scattered all over the country, and
invariably it bites when bait is
Cdangled in front of it. 1t is divided
INTO three principal classes; The
Ied-horse sucker, the hump-back
sucker and the moss-back sucker.
Inc first is noted for it's fine flavor,
me second for it's multitude of bones,
ana the third for the ease with which
IT. Is separated from it's bones.
he last named is by far the most
numerous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
LABOR COVERED 20 YEARS
FARMER COMPLETES TINY BOX
CONTAINING EVERY KNOWN
HARDWOOD.

PITTSBURG, PA little box six
inches wide, six inches deep and
twelve inches long represents TWEEN
ty years work by Peter Bates, a
farmer of Beaver county.
This is explained in part by the
fact that the box contains specimens
of every hardwood that grows within
the range of mans habitation. An
other cause for the many years work
is that Mr.. Bates only devoted his
spare moments and evenings to the
tedious task.
The box is probably the most re-
markable thing ever seen in this
country, or even in the world. 1t is
made of 10,700 little wood blocks.
Some are diamond shaped, but most
are cubes of one-eighth of an inch,
while others that form the various
figures are of every design imagira-
BILE.
Though no paint, stain or yarnish
was used the box carries almost ey-
cry shade of color. The dark woods
and light woods are so placed to-
6SIhOA do W pIOuuC6 du dFL1SIlc ell
feet. The sides are as smooth as a
window pane, which is an evidence
of the careful workmanship in cary-
ing out these thousands of appar-
emily insignificant little blocks. They
are so arranged as to indicate a
checker board on one side, a pile of
blocks on the other, and in one end
the blocks appear upon first glance
to be piled up promiscuously and
very uneven.
The top of the box was patterned
after the bottom of cut glass dish.
Three Vari-colored stars are the at
tractive features of this portion. On
the front of the box are emblems of
the Odd Fellows and Masonic orders,
of which Mr.. Bates is a member.
Mr.. Bates is 81 years old, and fin
fshed his task only a few weeks ago.
When he began the work it was his
intention to make color box and
present it to his son. Since it is
such a masterpiece of art it will
probably be placed on exhibition in
some institution. Mr.. Bates was for
several years chief engineer for the
Allegheny Water Company. Aban-
doning that position he purchased the
farm where he has lived ever since.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
DROPPED OVER HALF A MILE.
Inventor Had Long Fall Through
the Air, But Was Not Hurt.

At Berwyn, Neb., an inventor
dropped $500 feet in a crippled
aeroplane. He was not seriously
hurt.
The amateur aviator was U. Soren-
son, a blacksmith. Sorenson, in
view of several hundred fellow towns
men, made the ascent in a balloon,
and then attempted descent in an
aeroplane that he had constructed
after a months labor. When the
desired height had been reached he
cut the aeroplane loose. The rudder
worked loose, and Sorenson was un-
able to guide the machine. 1t be-
gan to descend at a terrible speed,
turning over and over as it dropped.
The inventor chung tenaciously to the
craft, and when it struck the ground
he was in a sitting posture. The
aeroplane was demolished, but So
rensOn, although knocked senseless
and sustaining numerous bruises,
was soon revived, not seriously hurt.