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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-07-06
Tia Hoist DESTROYED bu Fire.

The,big tie hoist at Kenova oper-
ated bk Joseph Davis caught fire
last Thursday evening and was
practically destroyed. The loss
will amount TO about six hundred
dollars. The origin of the blaze is
unknown, but it Is believed to have
been started from natural causes,
as no tramps hsd been seen in the
vicinity of the place for several days.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-07-06
Heirs to the Ferguson Estate il
ireland.

Some time in April o L. Brown. an
attorney in st. Louis, Mo q, sent out no
tice of IA large estate IN Ireland coming
to the Ferguson family III the United
States.
Not knowing who Mr. Brown was or
what evidence ne had Of the existence OF
the estate, on my return from Calitor-
MIA | stopped off day in st. Louis dune
- TO investigate.
Mr. Brown has the reputation Of an
upright, honest man, but not known a. q
prominent lawyer / asked him for his
evidence of the existence OF such estate
and he said he had it from the English
publications, and that he had written TO
our consul general at London Mr. GrIf-
iiths, with reference to il, and that he
was expecting a letter IN Il few days
Two days ago J received letter from
Mr. Brown enclosing the original letters
of the consul general aud the firm of
lawyers English solicitors) 10 whom the
consul general had referred his letter
stating that by statute of 1872 these es.
tates were ordered published jeremiah
ly, and since 1877 the Ferguson estate
has appeared regularly
They also state that If il had been es.
cheated they see 10 reason why II could
not b. secured if the descendants can be-
! located.
So there is evidence Of the estate suf-
| ficient TO justify the effort TO secure il
! by giving Mr. Brown our united support
at the small cost of 81 each.
From the family record prepared by
Q W. Ferguson NOW in my possession
copies of which ] have made, one OF
which | have furnished Mr. Brown,
there will be no trouble 10 trace our fam
lily back 20 Samuel Ferguson our great
grandfather who migrated 20 this
country from the DorthVf Ireland.
His sons were John Ferguson. WIN
! Ferguson, Thomas Ferguson and Sam
uel Ferguson. Daughters, Elizabeth.
married Chas. Booth Jane. married
VIM. Clark: Isabel married Mr. Bal.
| ley Sarah, married a Mr. Bailey of
Mercer county, Va.
Mr. Brown has furnished me with a
few blanks, with instructions how ho
wishes them filed out. aud will gladly
cooperate with a. many Of the descend
ants as wish to make the effort TO trace
oar connection.
JOS VI FERGUSON
Ashland, Ky O., June 20, 1910.
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Reed, Geo. ]. McComas and Geo.
|. Neal.
j. ID. Mize. who has been very
i'll, is improving.
Miss Agnes Wright was a recent
Huntington visitor.
Mr.. Jesse Wright was a Hunt
ington visitor Wednesday.
l.. Leeompt of Philadelphia was
business visitor here Friday.
DIR. Delbert Johnson of Kenova
was a Ceredo caller Thursday.
Misses Ouida aud Wayne Chap
man are visiting relatives at Shoals.
Melvin Flanery was visitor
here from Prestonsburg, Ky, Mon
day.
Miss jeanette Hunt of Kenova
visited relatives at this place last
week
Carl A. Wright of Williamson
spent the 4th of July with relatives
here.
Mrs. Wellman of Fort Gay is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. James
Burks.
Mrs. IL. G.. Burks and Mrs. Clar
ence Ferris are visiting relatives in
Kentucky.
Fisher Scsggs of Wayne was
mingling with friends in our town
last week.
Lee Johnson of St. Adams was
the guest of relatives In our town
last Sunday.
Mrs. T. Nj. Cassell of Normal,
Ky, called on Ceredo friends last
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. s ID. Boggs of West Hunt
ington was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Martha McCallen, last week.
Glenn Mott, who is engaged in
farming in Colorado, is visiting his
parents - Capt. and Mrs. Frank
Mott.
Misses Maude and Eva Wells
have returned to their home at
Barboursville after pleasant visit
here.
Messrs. c. A. Semmelman and
5. G. Goodman of Kenova called
on friends here one evening last
/ week.
Mrs. James Thacker and children
of Barboursville spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives at this
place.
For Fresh Groceries, Provisions,
Cigars, Tobacco, ETC., go to the
store of Root. HAzLETT, cor. Main
aud b. streets, Ceredo, w. Va. If.
The large crowds were handled
nicely the Attn of July by the Ohio
Valley Electric R'y Co, consider
ing the fact that they have but a
single track.
For SALE - Typewriter ribbons
and carbon paper for sale at the
ADVANCE Stationery Store. Rib
bons 80 cents each; carbon paper
s sheets for - cents.
p. p. Chapman, John Stock and
Z w. Williams were given the En-
tered Apprentice degree by Cres-
cent Lodge, No. 80, A. +. q A. NJ.
last Friday evening, after which re-
freshments were served by the la
dies of the VI. +. church.
Myrtle Huffman of Huntington
died in agony at that place at an
ea-ly hour last Friday morning,
allegedly from the effects of acute
indigestion caused by eating a
large quantity of cucumbers and
drinking pint of milk afterward.
When the girl was stricken her
shrleks could be heard almost a
block. a physician was called and
did all IN his power to relieve the
unfortunate victims agony, bu,
death ensued shortly afterward.
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Gdb6II County Prohibitionists.

The Prohibition party in Cabell
county will hold its convention IN
the county court house at Hunting
ton on Thursday, July g. The
county ticket will be nominated at
this meeting, together with The can.
didates for congress and the state
senate. On the evening Of the con.
vention Eugene w. Chain, presi.
Dental candidate, will deliver an
address in advance of the opening
of the convention.
The Probibitioni-ts will run
alone this year, placing their ticket
in the field in advance of the coun.
ty and senatorial conventions Of the
Republican and Democratic parties
Man born of a woman is little per
simmons and generally green. His life
might be divided into four parts As
he starts IN, his stomach Is full of pains.
blackberry balsam and paregoric, and
he winds mp the first period by stealing
green apples and fishing on Sunday.
The second period commencing at 10.
rapidly passes into the smart Aleck
fever and he learns TO wear standing
collars and smoke cigarettes. calls his
father the old man and goes with the
girls. At q after he has bankrupted
his father and blown i'm every cent Of
mis- own. he finds q woman who is fool
enough to marry him and she takes in
washing until she is called away. The
last period he lives with his children
and tells OF the big things he did when
a boy and finally he goes under. max.
ing momentary bubble on the sea Of
humanity.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-07-06

Soreness of the muscles, whether in
dCced by violent exercise or injury, is
quickly relieved by the free application
ment is equally valuable for muscular
rheumatism, and always affords quick
relief. Sold by all dealers.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-07-06

The family tree sometimes bears
pretty poor fruit.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-07-06

Easy money is the hardest to
keep.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
STAY IS GRANTED
BY CIRCUIT COURT
Reduced Sleeping Car Rates Can
not Go Into Effect for
Several Months.

Chicago, I'll. July 8.--By an order OF
the United States Circuit Court OF App
peals here to-day, reduced sleeping
car rates, ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. cannot go into
effect fer several months. Judges Sea-
man. Grosscup and Baker granted
stay order pending rehearins by the
commission as to the justice OF it's
mandate.
Some weeks ago the Pullman Com
pany and certain roads operating their
own sleeping cars sought an Injunction
to restrain the carrying into effect
OF tho reduction order. This was de-
MED. A rehearing by the commission.
however. was allowed. In the present
instance new evidence was placed be-
fore the court to show that in some
cases sleeping cars are operated a, a
Fe was alleged to lose $4,000 year
on one train. The st. Paul road de.
clared that 1t operated its sleeping
cars at an annual loss of $500. 900
The court ordered that the COM
panies affected shall furnish a bond
to the court. out of which passengers
paying the present rates shall be re-
lmpurSed should the commission upon
rehearing adhere to its first position
and insist upon the reduction. The
court was Influenced less by the pros.
pectiye loss of revenue to the COM
panies than by the fact that in GER
tain Northwestern States, should the
reduced rate go into effect between
certain interstate points outside the
jurisdiction of the commission, they
would become permanent. Judge
Grosscup. in supplementary opin-
ion. scored the companies for not pre-
senting all of their evidence when the
petition for restraining order re-
ceived Its first hearing.
IN my judgment" he said, "the
railroads have treated the commission
with Indifference. and think they
ought to pay the penalty for not sub
hitting all the facts to the commits
sion in the first place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
.$5DEBT, 46YEARS
old, PAID IN full
Mrs. Searles Delayed the Remit
tance, Hoping to send Interest
Also, but Gets. Receipted Bill.

New York. July ga little bill OF
SIS which Mrs. Carrie searles contract
ed in the store of Black Brothers,
Mansfield. O., forty-aix years ago, has
now been paid. Mrs Searles, who
lives at 70 East Jersey Street, Eliza
beth, N. j.. sent Black Brothers their
SIS and a 1ette rfrom which the fol-
lowing extract Is taken:
"Forty-six years ago 1 bought bill
OF goods In your store amounting TO
IS, with the Understanding that ! was
to pay for them when I could AT
this time was poor widow with one
child. and. while fortune smiled on
me and sent me many friends. my
purse was usually empty. could
have sent this money some years ago,
but / felt that I should also sent the
Interest. My son has since died. and
now ! find l am able to pay only the
principal
II hope that some day may be able
to pay the interest. am now seventy
six years old and realize that / have
not much longer TO live. but I don't
want TO die with any OF my debts un-
paid"
Mrs. searles got receipted bill
from Black Brothers yesterday and
they said nothing about the interest
This was probably Just as well, be-
cause during the forty-six years that
the account has been In existence the
Interest, compounded annually, has
grown to the respectable sum OF $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times-Dispatch,
1903 Hull Street.

$780,. T1u4l 5StAcSA.
The funeral of Dabney Ellington
will take place this afternoon at
O'Clock from Central Methodist Church,
The burial will be in Maury Gene
terry. The following will act as pail
bearers: Active-George w. Rogers,
Garrett Lee, Uric Rogers. Thomas
Bailey, Henry Beattie, Ernest Farley,
Robert Leo and William Cavado. Hon
orary-Dr. Oscar Owens, Guy Gregory.
w. T. stone and Paul runstall
Case Still ON Trial
The case Of l., Stein. charged with
acknowledgements was in progress at yes.
terday's session Of Hastings Court.
No. 2. LouisaO. Wendenburg. counsel
for the accused. and Charles L. Page.
Commemorative Attorney, held a
lengthy debate. 1t was held that there
are certain letters alleged to be In
existence. supposed to have been writ
ten by the accused, which constitute
the basis of the accusations against
the defendant The court ruled that
evidence would have to he forthcom-
ing to prove that the letters We're now
or were once in existence before an orr
der could be made to bring them IN as
| evidence, Stein made a statement un-
der oath that he had written the let-
ters. while Bernstein and Smith re-
membered nothing about them.
Mr.. Page said he had one OF the
letters in question on his person
Thereupon, Mr.. Wendenburg wanted
| the Commemorative Attorney sworn
as a witness, The court oyeruled this,
however, for the time
Examinations of witnesses for the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09

was concluded at 4.3o o'clock. lawyers
then addressed tho Jury, and the case
was given to then, about 1890. with
no prospect of a verdict Tonight.
Brown went on the stand In his
own defense, and claimed that Hoy
was coming at him with knife when
lie shot. There was no other evidence
that Hoy had knife drawn. Brown
admitted that he had the gun to make
Abe Hoy fight fair or kill him. Browns
lawyers claim that he was crhzed from
drink.
The courtroom was packed all day.
lh're Impressions generally is that the
verdict Will be murder in the second
degree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
SOCIETY NEWS AID
TO TAX ASSESSORS
Printed Accounts Of Gems at
Balls, Requests and Suits Serve
as Handy Reminders.

Chicago, Ill, July Sin an unpre-
cedented Gampa gn to uncover person.
al property for assessment purposes,
the Board OF Review is having re-
course to "Domesday Book where
in Is writ the open secrets OF society
folk and persons of wealth.
4 Newspaper accounts Of costly jewels
worn at society balls. of suits settled
for large amounts of cash. and estates
left by wealthy Chicago men and wo-
men who have died within the last
year--all are there. Here are samples
of clippings disclosing facts which the
board puts to use:
u. Lafayette Park. wealthy tailor
and Chicago's best dressed man, yes.
terday paid $4,000 in cash to Mrs.
Emma Munsey. foster daughter of a
wealthy manufacturer, for his failure
to keep his promise to marry her"
Miss Marie Antoinette, an heiress.
has settled for $4,000 the alienation
suit instituted against her several
months ago by the wife of Melville
James. sometimes known as Professor.
Quentin
property valued at s5oo,o 600 has been
given to Mrs. A. f. Elizabeth, of this
city. from the estate of Paul j. Kopf.
mine owner, who died recently in
her home"
The second assembly ball was given
last night in the gold ballroom at the
Congress Hotel. The guests were re-
ceived by Mrs. Gordon Everts and Mrs.
! James 2. Dyer. Among those present
were Mrs Edmund Edwards, Jr, pale
| blue chiffon satin with diamond tiara.
and Chichester Chichester-Jo pale
blue satin with trimmings of gold and
| diamonds
Some of the estates of which track
| has been kept and which have been
left during the last year are those of
John NJ. smyth. ss1s,717; Louis Pfael-
ger. $4,000; James H. Gilbert, $780,
900: John A. Linn. s260.o0o; Henry
Field, s1.23791S; Henry H. Porter, ST.,
s2.000,0o0; Thomas Murdoch, s4.000,000,
and w. II. Mitchell. s5,44o.ooo.
Clippings of these sorts are refresh
ing the memories of some who appear
| before the board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
S6,5OO|SSTOLEN
FROM SAFE ON SHIP
Surrounds Disappearance
Of Money From the
Franklin.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatoh1
Norfolk. Va, July s.-Despite the
In q position to speak have persistent.
ly declined to answer the inquiries OF
neswpaper men, it has leaked out that
$4,000 of s21,oUo. said to have been in
Franklin, at the st. Helena reservation.
Is missing or has been stolen. The
hurried recall OF Paymaster Hilton,
who left Thursday on ten days va.
who Is supposed to sleep in the Offices
of the paymaster into the brig TOR
discipline on the charge of being. off
his post OF duty and conference last
is generally known. So far an actual
statement OF the robbery or whatever
1t is, has been completely bottled up.
Minor officers seen Tonight fatly
refused to discuss the disappearance OF
any money, or to either deny or con.
firm the reports of II. Efforts to get
to the commander tailed.
Reports, leaking through words let
drop by the men. are to the effect that
the money disappeared from the safe
Thursday, night. The safe was not
tempered with, and it Is thought that
cured the combination. The $500
taken was in the general compar.-
ment. where small amounts are kept.
This was taken The $4,000 was in
another compartment of the safe. and
was evidently overlooked.
Lieutenant Halsey. the only officer
who could be reached tonight. and a
petty officer who said he was the off,
Ger of the deck. but not giving his
name, when asked to confirm or deny
the reports. declined to do more than
refer the reporter to the commandant.
All efforts to reach Captain Richard
son, of the Franklin, or the command
ant of the navy yard failed. 1t was
Impossible to even. get telephone con-
nections
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
INSANE PATIENT SLAIN.
our Asylum Attendants Discharged
IuvnntlRnflOn.

EOuf AbyIum ALteuuuHNS OseNus1
Pending Investigations.
Trenton. July s.--Joseph sido. pa pa.
tient at the New Jersey Hospital Tor
the Insane in this city, died at the IN
stttution as d result OF severe INJURIES,
and four attendants g '.o had had , cnafss
have been discharged The county
prosecutors office is investig atins the
matter, but no arrests have been MADE
as yet.
sido was found in an unconscious
condition about 2 o'clock this morn
ing. and died about two hours aiteai
punctures in his intestines and three
or four ribs broken He also had had
hemorrhages Tho attendants profess
to know nothing OF how sido was IN.
jured, but the autopsy revealed that
the injuries occurred within Twelve
hours OF the death. so that sido was
hurt some time during the night when
these attendants were on duty. In
addition to the investigation being
made by the prosecutors Office. cor
oner's inquest will be held.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
STEEL COMPANIES ALARMED
They Want No Precedent Established
In Ikeplncing Armor Plntes.


In Replacing Armcr Plates.
Washington, D. c.. July S.--The far
reaching results of the precedent that
might be established by the imposition
of damages growing out of trivial de-
fects in armor plate WAS advanced
to-day by the MIidvale Steel Company
tn the case of defective armor on the
battleships North Dakota and Utah
Briefs in the case were filed with
the Navy Department to-day, and de-
cision will be reached after the re-
turn of Assistant Secretary Winthrop
next week.
The company has offered no protest
to the substitution of the four plates.
but the issue is over the cost OF
taking off the armor and replacing 1t.
The company points out that it would
be only slight stretch of policy 10
require the shipment of the plates to
some distant foreign port, and all the
expense that such a work would en-
tail in the event that spalls or other
unavoidable defects should be discov-
cred on American war craft thousands
of miles from home.
Similarly. the protests contend 1t
might follow that the armor plate
manufacturer could be held responst-
bile If the shot of an enemy should
happen TO strike the snail spot in a
plate, penetrate the ship and cause
disaster.
The arguments are Hypothetical, but
the private concerns want the govern.
snent to avoid nledging itself to any
such doctrine of obligation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09

Yonkers Woman Finds That ;
Very Long smouldering Love
Is Not Always Sincere.

Yonkers, N. Y. July s.--a1rs. Nellie
Kerwin told the police what she thinks
of Joseph L. Smith. and added that
she doesn't regard him as sincere.
According to Mrs. Kerwin, who
keeps a boarding house at No. 152
Nepperhan Avenue, Smith, who is a
cripple. arrived there week ago and
exclaimed. "At last!'
AT last what" demanded Mrs Ker.
win, not prepossessed with her visi-
tors outer shell.
AT last" cried Smith according to
Mrs Kerwin), in a voice throbbing
with that quality known to musicians
as timbre, Eat last L can speak what
has lain in my heart for twenty years.
AT last. in word, I can say in your
presence that l l-l-l-ove YOU"
The adroit Smith. says Mrs. Kerwlii.
followed this brave declaration with an
explanation of why 1t had taken him
twenty years to say three commonplace
little words. He was not as other
men. he announced, and perhaps the
ordinary woman might not be prepared
to receive mis- addresses with compla-
cency.
He was as he was because he had
been grievously injured In an accident.
The corporation responsible had set
tied with him for 100000.
1t also paid to him life wage Of So
day.
In the face of all Of which wouldn't
Mrs. Kerwin permit him 10 come into
her drawing room and be seated so
that he could tell her more about the
love that had smouldered in his heart
for twenty years?
Mrs lSerwin admitted tonight that
she was so moved by pity for Smith
that She did let him come into the
parlor, and that she did let him sit
on the best chair. AS to any talk OF
his becoming her husband that was
Ultimately Smith went away. &C
cording to Mrs, Kerwin, with sum
OF Mrs. Kerwin's money and severa
articles of iewelry, belonging to her
which he, as an expert. had pro
| noanced badly in need Of mending
That he never came back was the
principal fault Mrs Kerwin founc
with Smith when she discussed Smith
without reservation to the police,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
News Of South Richmond

prosecution was continued.
Richard Jenkins. of Forest Hill. who
was operated on at the Virginia Hos
pital several days ago, Is recovering,
and it is expected that he WIN be
able to leave the hospital within the
next few days.
Meeting Called.
Mrs. Beulah White, of 1917 Balm
bridge Street. has issued call for
the annual meeting Of the wonlan's
Missionary Union of the Middle Dis
trict. which Will be held In Bainbridge
Street Baptist Church next Tuesday,
All women with papers to read, and
any one who desires information In
regard to any matter pertaining to
the union, are asked to communicate
with Mrs. White.
Want improvements.
1t is hoped and believed by citizens
that the sanitary conditions Of this
ward will be shortly improved by the
City Board of Health.
Many houses are without sewer
dalrtes that supply "Manchester'' are
not up to the standard which Rich
mond diaries had attained following
the first four months Of dairy lnspec-
ton three years ago; Much unfavor.
by the residents in the vitinity OF
the deep hollow which extends the
whole length between Tenth and
understood that the citizens have
stated pAtition. and will not cease
their activity until this hole has, stop.
ped being utilized as a dumpina
ground, Before consolidation, It is
claimed that it was Impossible to use
this for refuse.
Delegates to Conference.
- the narneS ~ ma Sfnre
and delegates from Chesterfield at the
regular meeting OF the Petersburg
District Methodist Conference. which
was held at Dendron. Va. July S.
ChesterAeld lev. j. 4. sewell, pas
tor; S. a, Perdue, r. S. Hatohett. Wal
ter q. Ivey, delegates. y
South Chestertle ld--Rev ]. II, Daniel
pastor: AZ. u. Gill, w. a. Dance, Ivar
Gergenson, delegates
West esterfield Rev, q. w. Wat,
Il ms, pastor; Il 81 ~ lloode, a. = JEFF,
I fraas, Az r. Adam ol. Il M NJ Il.