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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
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CONGRESSMAN Sturgiss won out III
1.-THE convention this afternoon by zoe
votes for his delegates.
The Sturgiss delegates received 4o4
votes to 1856 for the Forman delegates
1t took the voters just half an ho''F
to cast their ballots and in an othef
half hour the tellers had finished the
I count.
$50 ballots were counted. There
were several more, but h g were
thrown out on account Of challenging
and where someone had tried to slir
in two together.
A crowd of seven hundred men al
tended the mass convention in the
rink this afternoon to select delegates
+, to the Second District CongressionaI
convention which will meet in Keyser
on July 6 next.
The convention was an orderly one
and passed off without any trouble
:. County Chairman NV. Wood called the
convention to order and named MI
:, George F. Mulliss as temporary CHAR
a Mr.. Willis Evans was made sec
/. rotary. The organization was theh
made permanent and the call read by
. the secretary.
The chairman briefly stated the
rules that has been determined upon
, for the holding of the convention and
stated that no speeches would be al
lowed on the floor.
A resolution was offered setting
j forth that:
We recognize the prosperity OF this
country to be such as we have never
before had and we believe that 1t is
due to the careful administration OF
] President Taft, ably supported by a
Republican Senate and House OF Rep
eresentatives.
And we especially commend and en-
dorse Senator Stephen B. Eikins and
Senator Nathan B. Scott, West Virgin
las distinguished Senators, whose &C
1 lions reflect the greatest credit upon
s our state.
we believe the reelection OF Sena
tor Scott will do much to -advanc
1 the interests of our county and stats
and therefore endorse him for re-elec
ttion to the United States Senate.
These resolutions were unanimousiS
adopted.
Mr.. w. H. Thomas presented the
following names as candidates to the
convention in support of Congress
mar Sturgiss:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
~HEDGESVlLLE NOTES.
Interesting Notes From Our Regular
Correspondent.

Interesting Notes From our Regular
Correspondent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. P. Miller, OF Berkke-
ley Springs, spent the weeks end
with Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Richard.
Mrs. NJ. Mcdonald and daughters,
of Martinsburg are the guests OF her
sister, Mrs. |. w. Wood.
Miss Ruth Pearrell, OF Martinsburg,
is the guest of Mrs. NJ. U. LANCER.
Mrs. D. Fry, of Washington, is the
guest of her son, DR.. D. P. Fry.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Miller and fam
fly are visiting friends in Winchester.
Master Joe Dan Fry is limping
around as the result of running a nail
in his foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. PoisaI. Miss Nell
Bodine and Mrs. J. w, Gesham were
business visitors in Martiusburg Sat
urday.
Mr.. L. johnson and family accom-
panied by Miss Ruth Keesecker
spent several days the past week IL
Martinsburg, the guests Of Mrs. John
Myers.
Mrs. VIM. Bodine has been confined
to her bed for several days with the
grip.
Messrs Felker and Riddle both sure
ly deserve a great deal Of credit from
the people of Hedgesyille and vicinit.
for making the arrest OF one of tn
many Chicken thieves" 1t is hope
this may learn the rest OF the chickeI
thieves a good lesson, for when tn
only support of a lone widow were he
few chickens. They were taken an
not a straw lifted to protect ne
"here." We are surely glad the Ma
t~insburg people were not so slow
act.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
MARRIEs WITH BROKEN HEAD
Struck BY Car, Druggist Wanted t.
Wed Before Death.

Bridgeport. Conn, June Tn the
Bridgeport Hospital last night Harry
T. Sandlin, of Brooklyn, a druggist
was married to Alice M. Wright, of
Brooklyn.
Sandlin, who was % years OF age
was h%urrying to secure a minister to
officiate at his wedding yesterday
morning, when he was struck by a
trolley car. His skull was fractured
and he may die. His identity was
learned at the hospital when a mar
riage license issued yesterday morn
ing was taken from his pocket, and
a newly-purchased wedding ring was
found with it.
His prospective bride, who was
staying with friends in this city, was
notified and at once hurried to his
side. Sandlin regained consciousness
sufficiently to recognize his fiance
and he begged that they might be wed
ded before he died.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
ONE KILLED, 2 DYING.
Trip of Mine Cars Run Away on a
1.5oo-Eoot Incline.

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1,5o0-foot Incline.
Charleston. VI. Va, June 4.-One
miner was killed, two fatally injured
and a dozen others slightly injured
when a trip OF mine cars at the plant
Of the Lamont Coal Company, on
Cabin Creek. ran away down a 1,5C
foot incline yesterday.
The dead man is John Soiinsky,
aged 40. subcontractor. Those fatally
injured are John Shultz and Paul La
mair.
Oficers are searching for Robert
Mason. driver. who disappeared after
the accident, and who is charged with
causing it with intent TO kill Mine Su-
p~erintendent D. w. Fargaharson and
Foreman James A. Rookie. who he
thought were on the cars. Mason was
recently discharged and re-employet
at reduced wages.
Twenty-Five men were on the cars
when they arrived at the mine en-
trance. 1t is said that after being told
the mine officials were aboard Mason
! severed the couplings. All the men
Jumped but the three who were car
ried to the tipple below. A warrant
has been issued for Mason's arrest
charging murder.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
Haaers.own Youth suncoed.

Hagerstown, Md, June 6.-Harry
Boward, the youth who was enticed
away from his home in Hagerstown
by two tramps, has returned and is
now with his parents. On the Strength
of a variety of rosy promises the lad
accompanied the two strangers as faI
as Cumberland, where they deserted
him. He returned by way of the Ches
apeake and Ohio canal, driving a boat
as far as Williamsport.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
Examination Was Severe.

Charleston, W. Va, June 4.-Out of
a total of over 1000 applicants who
took the teachers uniform examina-
ton in West Virginia, only fiva We're
successful in securing a No l certih-
cate. There were 232 No. 2 and go
No. 8 certificates issued. Those re-
celving No. 1 certificates were Gilbert
f. Griffin, of Tate. Braxton county;
Charles f. Kincaid, of Oak Hill. Fay
cite county; T. Dee Lamb. of Troy
Lewis county: Winifrede Cox, of Nor
gantown, Monongalia county and
Charles Ellsworth Stockdale, of Bur
ton, Wetzel county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
Mrs. Mary A. MeFaden.
"WET," BUT WHAT. OF 1T?
Shephersdtown Voted That Way
But Two Saloons Are Kept Out.

From The World OF Tuesday:
The Jefferson County Court yeste--
day refused to grant the two liquor
licenses which We're recommended by
the Town Council of Shepherdstown,
although the town went wet" at the
last election by two votes.
The fight was led by II. L. 5nyde'I
editor of the Shepherdstown Register
and Prof, Thomas c. Miller, prlnci
pal of the Normal School. Mr.. Snyder
claimed the better element did not
want the saloons and Professor Miller
stated it was detrimental to the schoo
Ten liquor licenses were granted al
Charles Town and three at Harperi
Ferry, and a wholesale beer License
at each place.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
OLD UNION SOLDIER
EXPIRED SUDDENLY
, Charles Elliott. For Many Years a
Resident of Martinsburg, is Dead
-Oth,r Deaths.
srrom The World OF Tuesday:

KNrOm Inc NOTid u luCSu"J'
Mr.. Charles Elliott, until three
years ago a longtime resident OF Mar
utnsburg, died Monday evening at b
O'Clock while on a visit to his daugA-
ter. Mrs. Clarence Stoliper, corner OF
High and Burke streets, aged 81 years.
He came up from Washington two
weeks ago and but for the inhrmitles
sof old 9 seemed to be as well as
usual. AT three O'Clock in the after
noon he had a slight stroke OF paraly-
sis. He had just left a chair two
Ts1ours afterwards and laid down on a
lounge when he suddenly expired. He
is survived by three sons and one
s daughter: Alex, a policeman IN
Washington; Emory, Richard and Mrs
Soliper. this city.
Mr.. Elliott was a native of Phila-
delphia. He came here in 1884 and
resided continuously until three years
ago when he went to Washington and
lived with his son. He was a stone
mason by trade and as such was VIDE
Nv known in this community. He was
a member OF the Baptist Church. He
was a Union soldier in the Civil Wa
and served throughout the conflict
He was a good workman and an hon
est and industrious man.
Funeral Wednesday at 2.90 .. m. a
the house and interment at Norbourn'
cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Snyder.
Mrs. Mary Snyder died at l o'clocl
yesterday at the residence of her son
Joan Snyder, in Hagerstown, aged 6
years. Death resulted from a compl'
cation Of diseases. She had been 4
for several months.
Mrs. Snyder was a Miss Letter
daughter of Abraham Letter, and wa
born near Williamsport. She wa
twice married. Her first husband
John H. Sites died sixteen years agc
Afterward she married Mr.. Snyde'
Eho has been dead about ten years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11

RaiIroad-Asked to Buy the Dyna-
mite.
Baltimore, Md, June Harry D!
Madden, who turned states evidence
and pleaded guilty to one OF the
charges in the indictment against the
men now on trial for alleged con-
property of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, was placed on the witness
stand by States Attorney Owens. He
was called to testify against Charles
w. Gruber. William H. Zimmerman,
Hamilton w. Lightner and William
3. Shipley.
Madden testified that he was with
the men who purchased the dynamite
and admitted that he set off the
charge under the Gay street bridge.
The backbone Of the states case
was shown, when witnesses were CALI
ed to testify that Lightner and Zim-
norman had attempted to have dyna-
mite purchased for them, and, falling
in this, had bought 25 pounds of the
explosive themselves. The defense
did not attempt to c~ross-examine any
of these witnesses.
Samuel D. Ernst, who is an employee
of the Western Maryland Railway,
testified that he knew Lighter and
Zimmerman. and that he had met
them December 81, 1909, at Hillen
Station.
'Lightner," he said, asked me to
buy three sticks OF dynamite and 30
feet of fuse. saying they wanted to
go out on the night of December 30
and have some fun. Zimmerman gave
me 81 to pay for it.
"They met M the next morning ar
Hillen Station. / told them there was
nothing doing for I had not tried to
buy it for them. They told me to
keep the money and try to get IT,"
He said that he had not bought the
dynamite and Zimmerman had said
that he knew where he could get it,
but not in smaller than 25-pound
lots, which would be too much. This
was on the morning of December 81.
Ernst was not cross-examined by the
defense.
When court reconvened Madden. IN
reply to questions said:
Zimmerman and Lightner came to
m house on December 81, 1909. /
saw Gruber at Brooks Hall during
the meeting of the local lodge Of ma
chinists that morning"
Frequent objections by the defense
caused a great deal of Madden's tes-
timony to be stricken out.
cat that time many of the men were
on picket duty. The men were on a
strike. | went up to apologize to
Brooks for something / had done.
Gruber said to ne: II want you TO
do a job for me-" and asked me to
meet him at 5 O'clock.
81 promised to meet him, but forgot
it until Zimmerman came after me.
They found me at Mrs. Daisy Poole's.
Lightner was with Zimmerman"
''What happened them" said Mr.
IO'Dunne.
Zimmerman said: / want you to
go to 10 South Howard street for
me" said Madden. Zimmerman gave
me the order for the dynamite, and
when we got down on Lombard street
he gave me the money to pay for It.
"He gave me 81, and Zimmerman
told me to pull my hat down owe my
eyes so they wouldn't recognize me
didn't do that. though, and I went
into Meyers place after the dynamite
and fuse"
He told of the transaction Wheh ns
dynamite was bought and corroDorat-
cd the testimony of the states Wit
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11

West Virginians who have been
taking an interest in the state boun-
dairy suit, in which Maryland claimed
a part OF the Second district, are not
surprised at the finding of the Su.
preme Court which had been announ'
ced some time ago but only finally
decreed last week. The contention oil
West Virginia that the low water
mark Is the state boundary, sustained
by the court, will settle many petty
disputes along the border as to juris
diction. The decision of the couri
is a complete victory for West Vlr
ginia and is in itself assurance thai
the suit has been well cared for by
the attorney general and his associ
ates In the case.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
BOUNCE Baby Thriving.

Chicago, June THE smallest baby
in Chicago was Yesterday reported
thriving at the infant incubator al
Rivervlew Exposition. It weighs only
eighteen ounces.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
Ex-senator Davis Gives Fountain.

Ex-senator Henry G. Davis. who Is
the oldest Odd Fellow in West VII.
ginia, will present the new State Od1
Fellows Home at Elkins a stone four
tain 25 feet high. The foundation VIII
be concrete.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
FINE RECITAL IN
ASSEMBLY HALL
Large Audiences Hears Splendid Pro-
gram ArtisticslIy Rendered-Intisl
Event in New Hall.
From The World Of Tuesday:


The initial event In the new assem-
bly, hall in the High School BUILDING
was the alumni recital last night. A
large, intelligent and appreciatiye aud.
fence filled the spacious hall and en-.
joyed the well arranged and well rem.
dered program. The stage was or
namented with ported plants while
penants and high school colors were
displayed around the room. The as.
sembIy hall was much admired for its
size, arrangement, ventilation and ac-
coustics. and is a credit to the city.
the architect and the Board Of Edu-
cation that authorized its erection.
The recital was a complete success.
The alumni chorus made a hit in its
two numbers and they, as well as the
others on the program, were encored.
For the first encore the chorus sang
that familiar classic, Three Blind
Mice" and for the second encore a
verse of AUD Lang Syne" was sung,
he audience joining in. Miss Berna-
delta Dean, Of Cumberland, a former
resident of this city and an alumnus
of the Martinsburg High School, de-
lighted the audience with her beautiful
voice. and she graciously responded to
the vigorous ncor
The City Band Orchestra uf nine
pieces under the leadership OF Miss
Grace Swartz, played several select
ions and added a pleasing variety to
the program.
It Is noteworthy that every person
on the program was at one time a STU
dent of the High School except one,
Mr.. Ware.
The following is the program rem
dered last night:
Program.
part One
"Kronungsmarsch" (Der Prophet),
Myerbeer-Misses Mullen. Ryneal,
Trump and Michael.
Thine Only" Bohn-Miss Thomp-
son.
Herve Riel Reading). Robert
Browning-Miss Aler.
Come, May, With All Thy Flowers
G. w. Marston-Miss Grove and Mr.
Grove.
Polonaise in A Major, Chopin-Miss
Kilmer.
Soldiers Chorus'-Alumni Chorus.
Music by City Band Orchestra.
part Two).
Invitation to the Dance" Weber
Misses Trump. Mullen, Michael AMI
Ryneal.
Villanella, Delacqua-Miss Dean.
The Painting of Saville (Reading),
Susanna Wilsou-Miss Shoemaker.
valse, op. "a, No. I. Chopin-Miss
Trump.
Calm as the Night" c. Gotze-Miss
Thompson and Mr., Ware.
Capriccio op. % 1.-TWO %pianos), Men
delssohn-Miss Cline, Miss Kitmer.
Observation-Disclosures Chorus.
Senior Reception Tonight.
The second event to take place in
the new assembly hall in the High
School building win be the reception
this evening rendered by the senior
class to the High School faculty. This
promises to be an occasion of much
enjoyment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11

rural mails. He has also arranged
for the consolidation on July l of the
star route and rural delivery service,
which he thinks will save several hun
dred thousand dollars a wear.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11

She was a member of the Lutheran
Church at Williamsport, and is sur
yived by the following children: Chas.
A. Sites and Mrs. Clinton Norris, OF
Hagerstown: and John Snyder. at
home; two brothers. George T.. Letter
Hagerstown. and e. Benton Letter,
M~artinsburg. and sister, Mrs. Lydia
Ash. this city, and Mrs. Emma Day
hoff. Detroit. Mich.
Funeral 5 o'clock Wednesday after
noon. Services at the house by Rev.
7. B. Keller assisted by Rev. ], VIII
liam OFT. Interment in Rose Hill
cemetery, Hagerstown
G. w. Anderson.
Mr.. G.. w. Anderson, a well-known
farmer residing near Stokes Schoo
House. south of town, died this morn
ing at one o'clock, aged II years. He
leaves a wife and five children, two
at home and three at Brunswick, Nd
Funeral tomorrow at 10 o'clock at the
house. Rev. Mr.. Webster officiating
Burial at SmoketoWn.
Mrs. Mary A. McFaden.
Mrs. Mary A. McFaden, "a years oiC
died Friday at Harpers Ferry. She
was the widow OF Rev. John A. Nc
Faden, at one time pastor OF the Wash
ington Street Church, now Alnut
Memorial Church, of Baltimore. Sh'
is survived by three IONS and TIVE
daughters.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
viii Consolidate Man Route.

Postmaster General Hitchcock, in
his determination to cut down the ex
penditures OF his department, has
named a committee to formulate plans
for a new division in the postal SER
vice to be known as the division of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
ADMITS SETTING
OFF THE DYNAMITE
During the Machinist Strike OF
the B. & @. in Baltimore.
HARRY D. MADDEN ON STAND

conspirator Testifies Against other
Men on Trial at Baltimore For Con-
spiracy 10 Blow Up Property Of the
RaiIroad-Asked to Buy the Dyna-
mite.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11
Vacation For Revenue Men.

Second district storekeepers and
gaugers in the internal revenue ser
vice will be interested in knowing that
senator Burrows, of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance, has reported a bill
to grant fifteen days annual leave of
absence to this class of officers. He
noints out that these officials have the
responsibility of safeguarding more
than half the taxes derived from all
sources of internal revenue and are
the only government officials who are
given no annual leave OF absence.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-02-04
FORT SMITH DISTRICT
VALUES ARE INCREASED

Little Rock, Feb. 4.-The tax alb
stract of the Fort Smith district of
Sebastian county, which is long over
due, was filed yesterday with the Ar
kansas tax commission. This district
is practically Fort Smith, as the town
ship takes in little outside the city
limits. 1t shows the value of the en-
tire property, as tax book valuation,
to be $12,322, ,689, of which So,746,913
is in real estate The valuation of the
property in the same district last
year was S10,887,6 ,66S, or an inc"ease
in the property value for the year Of
S1,735,021. Fort Smith will pay $295,
961 in taxes this year and shows 6,4O9
poll tax receipts issued.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-02-04
TUBERCULOSIS COWS
TO BE DESTROYED

Little Rock, Feb. 4.--All the quar-
antined cattle in the Carlisle district,
found to be suffering from tubercu-
losis by the government veterinarian,
Grimes, and Assistant State Veterin-
aran Cow, will be brought to Little
Rock for slaughter. AS the carcasses
of the animals must be destroyed alb
solutely, the veterinarians have de-
cided to bring them to Little Rock and
have them slaughtered under the in
specton, and then consumed in the
tanks of the Little Rock Reduction
company. The cattle, 35 head, will be
brought to Little Rock the end of
this week and will be killed in the
same manner as was the dairy herd
cf the State Hospital for the Treat
ment of Nervous Diseases, though
none of the meat will be offered for
sale.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-02-04
NOMINATION OF
Martin RATIFIED
mo OPPOSITION IN WHITE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TABLES
RESOLUTION TO BREAK
COMPACT.

The White county Democracy will
not break the compact with Faulkner
county in regard to the nomination of
A. G.. Martin as senator from the
Twenty seventh district. This was as
sured yesterday afternoon when the
central committee in session at Searcy
refused to entertain a resolution seek
ing to rescind the action of the Faulk-
ner county primary. A dispatch from
Searcy reporting the proceedings of
the committee meetings, says:
Searcy, Feb. 3.-The White county
Democratic central committee met to-
day, and after declining to interfere
with Faulkner county's action in the
matter of the selection of candidate
for state senator, decided to hold the
county primary election in this county
on March 80. Arrangements were
made for the county primary, after
which the committee adjourned. The
committee called for the election of
only county and township officers The
failure of the committee to mention
district" officers in the call is regard
ed as shutting off any further attempt
to get out a candidate for state sena-
tor in this county.
A resolution was introduced by
Hope Wheeler, which called on Faulk-
ner county to recede from it's action
in nominating A. c. Martin as state
senator and asking that county to hold
another primary election on March 30
for the purpose of nominating another
senatorial candidate. The resolution
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-02-04
new SkYSCRAPER
NEARS COMPLETION

Little Rock, Feb. Bricklayers
on the State National Bank building,
the new Little Rock skyscraper, will
tomorrow place the last of the brick
on the History structure and the arti-
sans will soon after complete the in
terror. This building has been erect
ed in a modern manner, the roof and
floors being poured of concrete long
before the placing of the brick began.
This has allowed the interior work
to proceed as rapidly as the brick
layers completed floor. When com
pleted the building will not only be
the highest, but the most costly one
of the state. 1t stands upon one of
the highest cbrners Of title Rock,
which makes it appear twice a: tall,
and being of white stone and white
enameled brick, is all the more con-
spicucus.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-02-04
RFCF|YFRSH|P
CASE Is ARGUED

Little Rock, Feb. An the United
States district court this afternoon
the petition of several creditors Of the
T. H. Bunch. Company to nave that
concern declared an involuntary bank
rupt, is being argued. This company
some months ago went into the hands
of H. K Cochran and C. c. Kava-
naugh. receivers appointed by the Pu-
laski chancery court. The petitioners
several weeks ago filed a prayer with
the federal court asking TO have the
receivers enjoined from making furth-
er disposition of the stock Of the in
solvent concern, but Judge Trieber re-
fused to act in that way, 90 Of the
heaviest creditors filing j petition to
allow the receivers to act as they saw
fit. 1t is the main prayer of the petit
tion which is being argued today, the
attorneys for the receivers desiring
to keep the matter out of the federal
bankruptcy courts. The Bunch COM
pany formerly aperated one of the
largest elevators in the southwest in
Argenta, the liabilities being given at
the time in excess of $5O0,O0O with as
sets much larger. Should Judge Trie-
Der assume jurisdiction he will prob
ably appoint but one receiver.