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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

States be ever admitted to
statehood. AS to that men may differ,
But men will not differ as to the
rights of all the territories of CONT
mental United States to sooner or
later become states of the Union, and
for their admission a fixed rule should
be followed. They should be admitted
as soon as they attain population
equal to the number assigned to each
representative. Party expediency
should not be considered in the matter
at all, but to keep out territories for
political purposes that are entitled to
enter the Union under present politi.
cal conditions is to do wrong without
a motive, for, judged by the figures Of
the last four elections, the Republican
party has votes to spare.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

Nessus shirt woven By the Testimony
Of the only eye witness to their deed.
Their lawyers are wise in the evil
ways Of the law. But it will take all
their cunning and learning to break
the damning force of Mrs. Eastman's
picture: OF Carmack turning TO de.
fend himself from Col. Cooper and
before he could use his pistol, being
shot dead by bullet in the back OF
his head, fired by Robin Cooper.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

A dam expert says that the Twin
City water power near Augusta, Ga,
would furnish lights and power for a
city as big as Atlanta. The same dam
expert recently said the same thing
about the proposed Bouie river water
power near Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

Notice Fer Bids For Building curbIne.
Notice is hereby given that until
aocn of the First Monday In March,
1909. sealed bids will be received al
my office for the building of curbing
along the front of the court house
square, as per plans and specifications
on file in my office. By order of the
Board of Supervisors, this 9Th day
of February, 1909.
T. E. BATsoN.
26-St Chaneery Clerk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
noel REFUSES
TO ARBITRATE
silver Service


Daily News Special.
Jackson, February 19.-Governor
Noels refusal to accept the suggestion
of Ex-Gov. Vardaman and advertise for
new bids for the silver service to be
presented to the battleship Mississippi
leaves the commission in deadlock,
with no prospect of settlement being
reached until the next Legislature con-
venes and takes the entire matter out
of the hands of the present governing
body.
With his characteristic persistency
and stubbornness, Gov. Noel rejects
the suggestion that Lieut-Gov. Man
ship and Speaker H. M. Street be call
ed in as arbitrators, and holds to his
idea that the special agent of the COM
mission, Mrs. Eunice Lockwood, should
be allowed to cast the deciding vote,
a proposition to which Ex-Gov. Varda-
man and Prof. j. N. Powers will never
consent, being equally stubborn in
their views concerning the manner of
settlement.
1t therefore seems that the battle
ship Mississippi will have to get along
without silver service for at least
another year, and the funds collected
by popular subscription to be used in
making the purchase will remain idle
in the banks where deposited.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
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That Postoffice,

Editor News:-Two years ago we
were blessed with postoffice in Hat
tiesburg-and that was all.
Since two years ago, by persistent
efforts, we have managed to manufact-
ure fairly good assistant postmaster.
A PATRON.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

Daniel Forham probably makes a
better manager than he does a hus-
band.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19

There is at least one Big Gun in
Washington that Mr.. Maxim cannot
make noiseless.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-19
ITCH RELIEVED AT ONCE.

Thaht terrible itch disappears with
the FIRST DROPS Of d. D. d. Pre-.
scription. 1t kills all skin disease
germs instantly. A soothing, healing
lotion used externally only. The Owl
Drug Store, E. w. Williams q Sons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Prof. +. S. Matthews Lectures.

The visit of scientist to Oak land is
an event of such rare occurrence that
no one should fail to see and hear Prof.
F. S. Matthews, of Cambridge, Mass,
who speaks at the school house Thurs
day today at 8 D. m, and Friday at
$3.50 p. m. 'and again at p. m. He is a
popular lecturer on two branches of
natural science, viz: Birds" and
Flowers" and has the national repu-
tation of presenting these subjects in a
graphic and interesting manner to the
unscientifc mind. These lectures are
given under the auspices of the Normal
School and we hope the people of this
vicinity will show their appreciation by
extending a liberal patronage. The adj
mission to the three lectures is 80 cents
or % cents tor a single lecture. Tickets
on sale at the Oakland Pharmacy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
The Tax Rate in Garrett County.

The Garrett County Commissioners
have fixed the county tax rate for this
year at $l.02 on the 500 This is
cents lower than last year 1t was sta
ted the other day by one of the officials
of Carr, tt county that much property
in the mountain county is grossly under
valued, the official declaring that coal
lands which are selling at 500 an acre
are assessed at only 81. That such
condition as this exists is the fault of
the County Commissioners, who have
ample authority under the law to ap-
point clerks and assessors and to make
new assessment. Such undervalua-
ton of any particular class of property
is wrong to the owners of other prop
erty, putting double burdens upon them.
The assessable basis in Garrett for
1908 was $7,673, 34S. If there is any
large area of lands so greatly under
valued as certain coal lands are said to
be, then by re-assessment the basis
would be vastly increased, possibly
doubled. In that case the tax rate
would be probably only about one-half
the present rate if the appropriations
were the same. The Commissioners
made an increase of $4,000 for public
schools, appropriating $24, 900 for that
purpose. The amount levied for the
public roads was S13, 1858. A new
item in the levy was an appropriation
for extinguishing forest fires. That APP
preparation is dedicated to an excellent
use. In the mountains of Garrett there
are extensive forests containing a great
wealth of fine timber. Much of it is
destroyed each year by fire, and it is a
wise act of the County Commissioners
to take steps to prevent this destruc-
ton. Baltimore Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Injured BY a Horse.

Yesterday afternoon Frederick, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. A. Thayer, was
painfully hurt by horse he had ridden
TO Mr.. Thayer' 5 farm near Hutton when
the animal W tn the boy on its back at
tempted to lay down in a plowed field and
roll, Seeing the danger his son was in
Mr. Thayer called to the horse and it
jumped up and in so doing unseated the
boy who fell to the ground with one foot
in the stirrup. This frightened the ami
NAL and it ran backward for consider
able distance when fortunately the lad S
foot was released and he fell out of
harms way. In the effort made by the
boy to free himself from the stirrup his
leg was painfully bruised and sprained
and rs result he suffered intensely for
number of hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Peach Orchard Land for Sale.

offer for sale two farms in Hamp-
shire county, w. Va. both in the peach
belt and would make fine peach or
chards.
The first contains 232 acres. forty
acres cleared and the remainder in tim
Der. About 80, 600 feet of saw timber;
l0,000 props and lot of locust posts.
Situated u miles northwest of Spring
field, on the Romney Branch of the b.
& o. R. r. An orchard of sixty bear
ing apple trees and some peach trees on
the place. About thirty acres of run
bottom and five acres of this in-meadow.
Improved by dwelling house, well, etc
| have been advised by good authority
that this farm would make a splendid
peach orchard. Convenient to churches,
schools, stores, etc. Price 81, 500, on
easy terms.
The second farm contains about $50
acres, partly cleared and part in timber
and has on It dwelling house and some
other improvements. About six acres
OF run bottom now in meadow. Situa-
ted ABOUT one mile west of Springfield,
w. Va, on the Romney Branch of the
B. & o. K. r. Convenient to churches
schools, stores, etc. Price $1,000, on
easy terms. Address DIR. Perciyal
Lantz, Alaska, w. Va. Tiff
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
AN EXPLODING COOKING
STOVE INJURIES CHILDREN
John Metheys Boy and Girl Painfully
Cut---Wife tainted from Excitement.

TOday's Preston Terra Alta Repub-
lican will print the following account of
a remarkable occurrence:
with roar and a crash a cooking
stove in the kitchen of John Metheny,
who lives at HOye's Run, on rural route
No. out of Terra Alta, blew up the
other evening, painfully injuring two of
Mr.. Metheny's children and so exciting
his wife that she tainted and was with
difficulty restored to consciousness.
What caused the explosion is mys-
terry. Mr.. Metheny and his injured
son, Arley, fourteen years old, were in
town Monday. and though the father
had made many attempts to find out
the cause of the accident, he said he
had utterly failed. He agreed that it
may have been the result of water in
the wood becoming heated into steam,
or of some peculiar chemical combina-
ton in the fuel. But this was only
conjecture.
ut was week ago Friday in the
evening, that young Arley took some
recently Matched ducks to the kitchen to
warm them. They were in box which
the lad was holding by the stove. Mrs.
Metheny and the six ear-old daughter,
Zena, were there and all were looking
at the little ducklings when the explo-
sion, without warning, occurred. The
whole top was hurled from the stove.
Pieces of a broken lid struck the two
children about the faces and bodies, and
they ran screaming from the house,
just as Mr.. Metheny, who had heard
the noise of the blast while working in
the yard, rushed in. He subdued the
fire quickly to save the house and then
gave his attention to his unconscious
wife, who had tainted when the crash
came, and the wounded boy and girl.
Neighbors were called in The hurts
of the children were not serious and
were given home treatment and band
aged up.
''For long time Mrs Metheny re-
manned unconscious. Water was dashed
in her face and many other ways of re-
storing her were resorted to before she
came to.
THE ducklings were destroyed by
the explosion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06

Mr.. Silas c. Beachy, of near Bittinger
was in the city last Thursday.
Money to loan on mortgage or real
estate. BOWIE JOHNSON, Oakland,
Md q
Mr.. Louis Littman. of Sy ton, spent
Sunday and Monday in Oakland with
his family.
Mrs. J. N. Robinson is on a visit for
a short time to friends and relatives at
Paw Paw, W. Va.
Mr.. j. M. Crane, of Kingwood, spent
Sunday afternoon and Monday in Oak
land as the guest of the editor.
Mrs. D. H. Loar returned on Satur-
day from visit of week to friends
and relatives in Piedmont. w. Va.
Mr.. M. F. Crawford and Mr.. W. B.
Nolan, of Baltimore, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Crawford in Oak
land few days this week.
WANTED - Two girls for general
homework. Apply at THE REPUBLICAN
Office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
OPERATOR is ROBBED
Weeks Pay Tahen from His Pocket
by HiehWayman,

Mont Harris. night operator on the
Western Maryland Railroad at Harri-
son, w. Va, son of D. Harris, a mer-
chant of Elk Garden, was assaulted and
robbed at midnight Saturday after he
had received his pay.
Harris had started for his BOARDING.
house when he was attacked and thrown
to the ground, a pistol held in his face,
and his pockets rifled of S25. The
thief then, at the point of a pistol,
marched him up the railroad beyond
Dodson bridge, told him foreman there
until the east freight passed, and then
escaped.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
CITY ROLLER MILLS.

Rev. R. B. Ward and son, LeMark,
of Oakland, were here Saturday pre-
pairing to open their cottage at Terra
Alta lake for the summer. - Preston
Republican.
Messrs. R. T. Browning, William
Miller and G. Semmes Hamill, who were
in Baltimore day or two last week at
meeting of the Democratic State Com
mittee, returned to Oakland Friday
morning.
Rev. J. A. McClelland, former pastor
of the Oakland Presbyterian church,
but now stationed at Grafton where he
occupies the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church, spent last Thursday afternoon
and Friday in Oakland
Mr.. N U. Bond, on his way home
from Alexander the seat of the new
operations of the Croft Lumber Com
pany, in which Mr.. Bond is a large
stakeholder, stopped off in Oakland for
an hour or two last Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. Joseph Rembold, of Preston coun-
ty, was in Oakland Monday and Tues
day on business and called at this
Office. During the winter Mr.. Rembold
suffered with a combination of diseases
and was belfast for upwards of four
months.
d. E. Offutt, the well known Oak
land merchant, and member of the firm
of Offutt & Lakin, was here as the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Church Services.
ST. MARKS LUTHERAN.

ST. MARKS LUTHERAN.
Services next Sabbath as follows:
Sunday school at $50 a. m
Preaching 10. 80 a. m, and p. m.
Luther League every Wednesday at
Sp. m.
Everybody welcome.
E. MANGEs. Pastor.
ST. PAUL'S NJ E.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching at 1890 a. m.; Sunday
school at 2.l5 p. m; preaching at 8
p. m.
EpwOrth League Monday p. m.
Junior League Wednesday Ais p. m.
Prayermeeting Wednesday p. m.
Everybody cordially invited to attend
these services.
J. b. WORKMAN, Pastor.
BAPTIST.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Deer Park Preaching at II a. m.
Misunderstanding at p. m.
Loeb Lynn Preaching, Saturday at
p M, subject The World that is to
Come"
Everybody invited to be present.
c. w. HUDSON, Pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice, That the subscriber,
OF Garrett county, Maryland. hath obtained
from the Orphans Court OF Garrett county,
In Maryland. letters OF Administration on
the personal estate OF
JONAS WASS,
late'Of Garrett CO.. Md, deceased. All per
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to
the subscriber ON or before the 18th day OF
October next: they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immedi-
ate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
April 1909.
JAMES GUARD.
Administrator
Guard Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Married.

BUTLER burst. Mr.. Abran Melvin
Butler and Miss Mintie Catherine burst,
both o. Grantsville, Garrett county,
were married at the English Lutheran
parsonage at Frostburg, on Friday,
April 80, OF 2:30 o'clock p. m, by Rev.
f. R. Wagner, pastor of st. Paul's
Lutheran church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Contract to Build a Church.

Charles F. Engle. of Frostburg, has
received the contract for building the
Lutheran church at Jennings, Garrett
county. This will be a handsome struc-
ture, and will be built Of concrete
blocks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
Card of Thank.

Mrs. VIM. W. Sweet of Swanton, re-
quests this paper to extend her thanks
to the many kind friends who lent their
aid and assistance during the long con-
tinued illness of her late husband, Mr..
w. w. Sweet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
In Healthy Condition.

At the Oakland NJ f. Sunday school
a monthly report Is submitted covering
the attendance and offerings for the
preceding month. The following report
for the month of April was submitted to
the school last Sunday by Mr. James w.
White, the secretary:
lOtal offering ..,.,............ STA. AZ
Average offering each Sunday 28.6Os
Average enrolment for
month ,.,...........,.,....,,. 10
Average attendance ...... 1870
Percentage attendance of
enrolment. ......,..,.... 81
Mr. Fred. A. Thayer is the superin-
tendent and maintains the interest of
teachers by weekly meetings when the
lesson for the following Sabbath is gone
over and discussed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
New Postmaster at SANG Run.

On Saturday last Milton W. Lyle
was appointed postmaster at Sang Run.
this county, vice L. F. Cuppett, resign
ed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
May 1st, 1909.

According to the provisions OF the Code OF
Public General Laws of Maryland every
person or persons doing business for gain or
profit. except the maker, grower or manu-
facturer. are hereby notified that they must
take out license.
AUSTIN BROWN.
Sheriff OF Garrett County, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
LICENSES.

Notice is hereby given TO all persons or
bodies corporate or public, who may he re
qured to take out LICENSES, that they
must btam the same Or renew the same on
or before
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06
ORDER NISI.

Zephaniah Duckworth ct al, VS.. stephen
DuckwOrth.
No. l0i2 Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett County.
Ordered this 22nd day OF March in the yesT
1859 by the Circuit Court for Garrett county
sitting in equity, that the sale made and re-
ported in the above cause by Fred. A Thay-
er and Taylor Morrison, trustees, be ratified
and confirmed, unless c use to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 23rd day
be published in some newspaper published
in Garrett county, once a week for three sue
cessiye weeks before She 10th day of April,
1903
f. Z. TOWER, Clerk.
True COpy-Test:
+. T. TOWER Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-05-06

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-27
FIRE SCARE IN SCHEUER
BUILDING; NO DAMAGE

A fire scare in the Scheuer building
at New Brunswick avenue and Smith
street alarmed tenants and pupils in
Trainer Private School last night. An
investigation by Prof. Trainer, Instruc-
tor Morgensen of the school and Detec-
tives Huff and Long revealed the fact
that some sawdust and waste paper was
smoldering in porcelain spittoon in
Leo Goldberger's law office.
Smoke issuing from Lawyer Gold
berger 8 rooms was detected by those in
Trainer 3 school about o'clock, as
the session was drawing to close. The
pupils hurried from the building and
assisted in searching for the blaze,
looking into Scheuer's s grocery store as
well as the cellar. Standing on the
sidewalk, about fifty feet from Gold
berger's offices, Detective Huff de-
tected the fire and it was investigat-
ed by entering through room No. 4.
There was no blaze, but rooms AMI
s, occupied by Lawyer Goldberger, were
filled with smoke. The contents of the
cuspidor became ignited by cigar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-27
TAXATION OF
BANK STOCKS
Value Per Share Figured up
by Secretary Of County
Board of Taxation.
SOME FOUND EXEMPT

Clerk William A. Spencer, of the
Middlesex County Board for the
Equalization of Taxes. has figured
the assessed value per share of all
bank stock in the county. The re-
suit has opened the eyes OF some
bank directors, who had estimated
that their stock contained wholly un-
assessable securities. There are four
banking institutions in the county
whose securities are untaxable.
The assessed value per share of
the various institutions is as follows:
First National, of Perth Amboy, 500;
First National, of South River, 500;
First National, of Jamesburg, $83;
Peoples National, of New Brunswick,
$3.50; First National, of Cranbury,
SAL; First National, of South Amboy,
$40; National Bank of New Jersey,
$40.
The banks exempt are: First Ma
tional, of Roosevelt; First National,
of Metuchen; First National, of Dun
ellen, and First National, of Wood
bridge.
These are the results arrived at by
the board. The assessable values
are found for such banks by adding
the capital, surplus and undivided
profits and deducting therefrom the
value Of real estate owned by the
bank and also deducting the amount
of the capital, surplus and undivided
profits invested In non-taxable securi-
ties and dividing the result by the
number of shares.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-27
CHARGE ALLEN WITH
M'LAUGHLIN'S MURDER

New Brunswick, July 27:-Charles
Mclaughlin died in st. Peters Hospi-
tai Sunday night, as told in yesterday s
NEWS, and the autospy yesterday
showed that death was the result of
being shot twice on Saturday, July 10,
in his office on Nelson street. Blood
poisoning was the direct cause of death,
Prosecutor Booraem, on receiving the
report of the doctors, ordered that a
charge of murder be entered against
Robert Allen, who had been in Jail
since the shooting.
Mclaughlin was in his office talking
with John Richardson when Allen ap-
pearel at the doorway, and after max
ing inquiry about a team of horses
over which the had had a dispute pulled
Ia revolver, it is allegel, and shot twice
lat Mclaughlin. Richardson grabbed
Aelen, who was turnel over to the
police and locked up. Mclaughlin was
on the best known young men. in the
city He was the son of Charles Nc
Laughlin well known as horse dealer.
After his father g death Charles carried
ON the business and managed the large
ESTATE. He leaves a mother, Mrs Ellen
Mclaughlin, two sisters and four broth
|ers-Mrs. George Gathers, and Jennie,
Frank, DIR. George, Eugene and Clarence
Mclaughlin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-27
FOR TEST OF
HOLLOW TILE
and CONCRETE
National Fireproofing Com
pany Offers Use Of Chica-
90 Plant to New York.
CARRY OUT SUGGESTION
OF MAYOR MCCLELLAN
Clay People Satisfied that
Test Will Prove Their Con-
tention Is Correct.

New York, July 27:-The National
Fire Proofing Company offers to place
at the disposal of the city the testing
Laboratory of the company at Chi
cago in which to make the tests OF
cinder concrete which we're suggested
by Mayor Mcclellan when he vetoed
the building code. The offer was
made by Daniel F. Cohalan, counsel
for the company. He declared his
company is well satisfied to have Nell
son P. Lewis, chief engineer of the
Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment conduct experiments, with the
idea of preparing accurate stress
tables and learning what is danger
Gus percentage of unburned coal in
cinders used in concrete.
'sOur company Is entirely content
to abide by the outcome, said Mr. CO.
halan, knowing that the more thor
ough the investigation the more its
position on the question will be sus-
tained by all who have no selfish In
terests to serve and are controlled
only by regard for the safety of life
and property.
mo campaign of acceleration or
abuse, no matter how well conduct
ed, can keep the people in the end
from knowing where the merits rest
in the case
John d. Moore, a member of the
Building Code Revision Commission,
criticised parts of the mayors mes
sage in vetoing the code. Regard
ing the mayors idea that the code
should not go into effect until sixty
days after its passage, Mr.. Moore said
1t would mean an avalanche OF plans
would be filed in the interval by those
who wanted to evade the more dras-
tic provisions of new code.
I'm his findings on fireproofing, "
said Mr.. Moore, "the mayor begs the
question absolutely. He has obvi-
ously discredited cinder concrete by
causing it to be tested by his own
engineer. in the mean time the cinder
concrete people will continue, with
|out restrictions Of any kind, to use
a material which not only the mayor
but the concrete experts say should
[be installed in "a manner rarely pos
sible under, practical conditions. He
thus perpetuates a state of things
which he admits to be radically
wrong and indefinitely postpones the
day when 1t will be corrected and
safety will supplant cheapness In con-
struction. trust no Darlington dis
aster will make this hesitation mat
ter of regret.