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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
FUNERAL AT
TEN O'CLOCK
SERVICES OVER REMAINS OF
JOHN WESLEY FLOYD WILL
BE HELD ON SUNDAY
MORNING.

On Sunday morning at ten o'clock
at his late residence at Edgcmont, fu.
neral services will be held over the
remains of Mr.. John Wesley Floyd
whose death occurred on Thursday
evening. 1t was stated in the morn.
ing paper that the. hour for the ser.
vices was eight o'clock and the fam.
lily desire the attention OF their
friends be called to the correction.
Rev. l. N. Grisso, of the Central
Christian Church, pastor of the dc.
ceased, will conduct the services and
at the conclusion a special trolley car
will convey the friends from the resi-.
dence to Barrackville where inter.
ment will take place in the Ice Gene
terry. Tho car will also bring the
friends back to the city. Undertaken
Cunningham is in charge of the ar.
rangements.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

Tho end 10 now ., s,,Lt A, n
o,cloct this ovonjnr tho contest .a,,,.
n \ sudden s,on ;rho ;ndsos Viii ~
on hand ro,,,v - ,os.ino 49,, -, !.
no Anal yn,a Tho r,yairv no, laan
very 'sn,r,tod hrt .ood natnrod sor tha
MOI Wool nh, vorna iaS,aa ,a,s
hcen ro,nI,n, IN a., the nrom,sos sns
!, ronorons rosnons, Sas haaa ,a ,
coninr Tho Gna, outcome e. ,noro
IN dorht ,,,an !, m,s - t,,i. ,,,,a 80
tordav Tho or,y chanao N ,aoSor
chin 10 IN tho saoond ais,r,o, t. S,,,,o,,
MI, g., ~ -. 80 - ~, -.
I'D tSo,,s,aS ss -. 49,, 80 s ,ne nun
Me. InoSsan ,r,a has ra,s : p,pss.
abIa ,aaS -. 80, a., ,1 so'
ht,os ~ -. n.,,", = s 10. .,, .,,
tboro wil, no n sovoro, Sonrs ' - ,,h,n,'
,.a.,. -, az, : - "A.sA
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
TO HEAR c, & 0. CASE.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, july "a;
the request of the attorneys 70 tile
c. & 0. railway here and htturnc;
General conley, the supreme cour;
Of appeals will sit In special ses.ion
to hear tho appeal of the rallrcil com
pany taken from the circuit court .;
Knrawha' county, II the state rolrt
refuses an appeal the case viii be
;arried to the United States gppren2
court Immediately. The only othel
business to be transacted at tb'. sDe.
cihl term will be passing upon NJ
plIcatlon to practice law.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD.

If you suffer from bleeding. itching,
blind or protruding Piles. send me
your address, and will tell you how
to cure yourself at home by the new
absorption treatment; and will also
send some of this home treatment free
for trial, with references from your
own locality II requested. Immediate
relief and permanent cure assured.
Send no money, but tell others Of. this
offer. Write to-day to Mrs. NJ. Sum-
mers, Box P, Notre Dame, Ind.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
Smashed
WERE TWO WORLD RECORDS
TODAY BY FRENCH
AVlAToRS.

RHEIMS. July 9-Two world record.
were broken on Bethany plain today
Hammet, a FreAchman aud two pass
cngers flew a Blcricrt monoplanc lift,
elght miles in an hour AMI thirty
eight minutes. Auburn. Freachman
and one passenger, flew Blerie,
machine Gfty.fodr miles in an HON
and twenty-five minutes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

Misses Carolipe Staunton, Rather
SIC Patterson, of Charleston Misses
Julicttc and Florence Stlunton, Of
Pi'tsburs, WHO had been the gu SITS CT
Miss Hc'cn Miller. left this mornln.
for Charleston. Misses Margaret and
Caroline Ward, Of Charleston will re,
main here for some time VIII re,
la'ivcs. Yesterday the young .ad es
formed I'M alto party at tn" HORSE
slew.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
NO BATH IN YEARS;
WIFE ASKS DIVORCES
Judge at Muncic, Ind, is Called On
To Decide uniqpe Proposition.

MuNcIE Ind. July o-Judgc ~
scph G. Letter of circuit cour', mus
decide whether the fact that hn.,
band failed to take \ bath in sigh
years is sufficient cause Tor .l'vorce
Mrs. Mary SKULL, wife of M1len
shull makes this allegatln IN lcl
suit, in which she also ask, :ne US
toby of t.cir two children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
HEARING WAIVED.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, July . :
Marceilus Tenn, who shot and killej
i "ian Penn, his former mistress IT /
Winden Taylor, alias d. Taylo, Ran
dolph waived a preliminary hearias
arr was held for the grand Jury Perr
after the shooting want to hig lawyer
and asked him to arrange for l,Sil. II
was whne he wa, comforting with 5lS
lawyer that lie was arrested. lie -
thus tar refused to talk TO any OF:
but his attorney.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
Pictures Same
Prize Fighting
Continued from Page One,

fully convinced that municinaI autbor-
tiles have the legal rirht 10 on,c,
ordinance prohibiting tho exb,bt,ion
of tho shows in .oue,sstion and in faoi !
believe # Ia their dutv n a." a. Snt
in the absence q, such nm ordinsnco !
am convinced sncb an evhihi,on
wopld bc n vIolation 81 tbo lave :,
this State. The conrts have be,d ira, a.
whatever opcnlv outrares doconcy
and is iniurious IN nnbl,c morale 10
a misdemeanor M common ,aw. an5 q
indictable as such In doen,ra Oh
scenitv thev have said that a q ~
.plIed 10 language snoron ,vr,,tnn ~ y,
nrintcd and 10 in,ator,al m,..I, en y.
and includes what 10 fon, and ~
decent as vol, no inmodss, - ..,s :.
lated to exc,to imnnro ,,as,sos w.,
II be immodo.t ,or IoSsta. =, Io,..
SON. or ony o,bor oSt,zsn = ,, sOan
on Tho nnhlic stroot ~ on. o,,,.s sp ~ : !.
church or a. anu atho. .,,h,,s !, -
in the same rarb IN Which tbsv p naro
dressed dnrinr Mo roaont al. 70
sucb persona, annoara mo- maa,s ~
.immodest and Indecent would S nnt az ~
nictnrs be e,n,,,v a. -. ~ IL,
'asection two =, Chant, no I, -.
Code. nroyido. no. gs ~ ~.
mort mint Snh,,sh eel, :. ps s,s sSI ~.
any boo,r ~ n,hor tS,n. oas. .Du.e
obscene l,nrroso :, anr 49,, sS u,a.ials'
firnrc mr. descrInt,on n,n,,sa,,i 49, .o.,s
ing 10 co-rnnt ,bo n,ora,s.as 80 en- ~
shall he corgned n i.,, no - 49, Hs AM, ~
ono, vo.r and anoS -. ~ ny aDas. .ian
SOM ny eNsee0te
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
HARMON WILLING TO RUN.
VIII Be Candidate for Prrs'""t In
1912 If Party Calls Hin.

cHARLERoTX, Mich. Inly "a
the close of 4 political meeting he:r
last night, Governor Judson Harmon
% ohio, in n chat with frienaa, said
t6nt he would he a candidate p-esi
dent on the cDmocrat'c ticket in III
II the demand came as a party i.
at is I'll a matter of posty duty
with re now" he r7ncluded lie Il
S ending the summer at his cot.'gc
here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
ercst at Peacock Farm.

Mrs. c. $. Sands, OF baltimore, Is
the guest of Mrs. ]. L. Sands at Pea
cock Farm. Mrs. Sands returned
Thursday night from Richmond, Va,
where she was the guest of her son,
Mr.. Oliver Sands, and family.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
At Peacock Farm.

The annual outing OF The Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary S31Iciv
of the First Presbyterian church wss
held yesterday afternoon al ,'..rosr
Farm wncn Mrs Amelia VGnderpol
was hostess. The guests were -ut,;'
tained on the pnrches ami lawn at
the cnnelucion Of tho program refresh
were served. The chief fcatu. :
iot the program was Echoes :nm tn
Annual Meeting by Mrs. II. C. Stoctz
or and Harlimcnt conducted =. Mrs
W. s, Mayors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
Guest at HON. Party.

Miss Clare Bpydston, of Fairmon,.
md Miss Matilda Rankin, of Plttsburg
who have been the guests OF n. an;
Mrs. L. B. Stephenson, left ycs,er,la:
for Ecclcs to attend a house party 1T
the home of Mrs. Lynn Yodcr- Char
'lestbn Gazette. i,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

The West ylrginian has the largesr
paid.Ir advance mall list Of any Marion
county paper-every subscriber is paid
In advance. which means that adver
Users are getting a high c!ass circula
tinn Trough these enlamas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
Mrs. Watson Hostess .

.drs. A. 7. Watson entertainer at
luncheon yesterday complimentary 70
Miss Helen AIiller's house guests.
Tho guests included the house gacsl...
Mrs. George De9olt and Miss Marie
Raymond. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Rapp. Misses
Basscll and Sue Maxwell were among
the uestsg from Ciarksburg at the
horse show ut l'alrmcnt Farms ycster
.G.y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

Prof. L. L. Mercer. w.o spent ew
lays IN Preston county has rcturaad
to Falrmont. lie is planni'.s to tlst
to Europe on next Tuesday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
! SOCIE Y
Bell Phone cS. Consolidated 81.


Mrs. c, s Sands, of Baltlmt Nd.
the guests from Clarksburs at e
Peacock Farm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
District Two.

Including wards Two. Three, -Four
and Five in the City of Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

Including the CITY OF Warrington
and Warrington district.
Miss Estelle A. Meyer ........ 26,752
Miss Anna McGarycy ........ ii.h&
Mrs. Eva Minum ............. 1O.9aO
Miss Bessie Mockler.......... 1905
Mrs. Harry Vincent. .......... $40
Miss Daisy Flowers. 100000. S.5O5
Miss Catherine Rex. .......... zoos
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09

10 per cent. on on Gas Ranges a
]. H. snidess. 9
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
PosTMAsTERs NAMED.

WASHINGTON. D c. July 9-poet
masters appointed: Rluejay. Raleigh
county. Edmund ]. shanahan. vice )
F. Griffin resigned; Mulberry, Wv
ON ng county, Ida A, Brewster, VIC.
G. beverly; Uhic. Wetzel COUNTY, Maj
Ion, F. Taylor, vice W. Taylor dacsas
ed.
James NJ Hill was appointed raral
carrier route No. at clarksttrs.
10 per cent. OF on Gas Ranges al
J. H. snlders. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-09
LIST OF CANDIDATES IN THE
WEST ylRelNlAN's MAMMOTH
TouR-oF.EuRoPE Contest
AND VOTE OF EACH.
District One.

District One.
Including the First ward in the City
of Fairinont.
Miss Elsie Mcrrlaeld .......... 7i,2os.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
TUBERCULIN TEST J
IS UNREASONABLE

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Terming the proposed tuberculin teSz
of milch cows on dairy farms IN
Maryland and Virginia ''uhreason-
able" members of the Milk Pro-
ducers' Association of Maryland and
Virginia, at a meeting Monday, de-
cided to test the proposed regulation
in the District courts The test will
be made to ascertain the authority OF
the health officer.
Attorneys ID. w. Baker and Eugene
RI. Waters have been euHpI 6ySsSs ny
the milkmen to condySt the kegal
fight. The commissDCners an9 the
health departmentSS.ave been kndeav-
orinS for years. 20 get Congress to
compel a tubepCulin test. and the pro-
posed regul,:tion is an attempt to
make re test compulsory without
congressional action.
The views of the milkmen are
summed up i'm a statement issued by
Attorney Baker at the request OF
President Thomas of the Producers
Association. The statement was as
follows:
1T was decided by members of the
association that it was a discrimina-
tion against farmers in Maryland and
Virginia TO require the tuberculin test.
as ii is an unreasonable regulation
which is not required of the farmers
of the District. except when the GoV-r
eminent pays for the cattle Destroyed
and not required of the whOIesAs
i'm New York, who now ship mix
here"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
JOCKEY MAHIER MAKES
MILLION AND RETIRES
HARTFORD. conn Special.

HARTFORD, CONN., Special
Danny Maher, the premier jockey Of
the void, will retire at the close of
the present racing season in England
and will settle down as a country
gentleman on an estate in Tipperary.
ireland, the option on which he has
had for more than a year and which
he recently exercised. 1t is the estate
on which his father, the late Patrick
II. Maher, who died in this city, was
born, and the purchase was made
largely because OF a wish which Mr..
Maher expressed that some day one
of his family might be the owner OF
that which he had, in part, .fIed n
tenant.
The news of the purchase came in
letter fr0nl DRifny to his mother,
/wno Still lives here. In il the jockey
says that he has made 100000 by
his skill in the saddle and that in
creasing weight would prejudice his
future. adding that he would rather
die at eighty worth $1,000,000 than
at fifty with twice that amount. The
letter is from Dublin, where Maher
now il.
He also says that merely because
of his fondneSs for the sport he is
negotiating for the stables on the
Curragh of Kildare, where Richard
Croker formerly had his horses train
ed, and that he may there have some
hunters.
Makers father died in this city
some years ago, but his mother and
sisters still live here. Only a few
years ago the jockey gave $4,000 to
st. Joseph's Hospital and has been a
generous benefactor to many chart
ties.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
NEGRO CAPTURED
AFTER HOT CHASE
WANTED FOR BRUTAL ASSAULT
ON COLORED GIRL IN Gull
PEPPER COUNTY.

r c II NJ o N d. VA-Special--
Detective Sergeants Bailey and
Wiltshire yesterday had a wild chase
through the streets of Richmond for
about fifteen blocks, which finally re-
suited in the capture OF John Lee, a
negro, wanted i'm Culpeper for brutal
ly assaulting with a knife. Lille Rowe
negro maid in the employ OF Cream
or Neal, of this city.
The assault was committed about
ten days ago, and the police of Rich
mond have been expecting to come up
on Lee at any time, he being known
to a number of officers. Yesterday as
SergeantS Wiley and Wiltshire were
standing at the corner OF Madison and
Franklin Streets they saw him pass
They had no sooner started towards
the negro than he broke and ran.
The two detectives gave chase, with
Sergeant Bailey in the lead. For sew
eral blocks they ran, with the negro
gaining, when Sergeant Bailey saw a
carriage coming, driven by an old ne
gro. He rushed into the street and
pressed this into service. Taking his
seat in the bottom of the carriage he
told the driver to pursue the fleeing
negro at full speed.
The fugitive was running strong and
apparently not aware that the carriage
was following him. Sergeant Bailey
surmised that he would try to double
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
JUDGE CALLS HOBBLE SKIRT
TROUSERS WITH ONE LEG

NEW -Special.-Judge Fran
els Scott, in the Passaic County Court
in Paterson yesterday, put himself on
record as opposed to the hobble skirt
and called il pair of trousers with
one leg In speaking of public opin-
ion moulding fashion. he said:
Public opinion might prescribe a
hobble skirt for men, and then l sup
pose we should have to wear them.
The hObble skirt would certainly look
better on men than on women"
Judge SCOTS dissertation followed
the trial of a case in which John
Doherty. a sChOOlbOy, was defendant,
and Israel Peel, who has gray hair,
was the complainant. Doherty smash
ed PeeIs straw hat because he OBJ
jected to Peel wearing summer head
gear in October. Il don't care for my
straw hat, but ] do care for my head"
Peel told the court.
Judge Scott said that the custom
of smashing straw hats because they
were out of season was horrible
He fined DOherty IS.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
SAVES son FROM WILLIS
OF \ MARRIED WOMAN

NEW YORK Specialize save her
son from the persistent attentions of
married woman with two children.
Mrs. George Henry. of SayreVille. y
j.. made a journey overland to Gal
weston. Tex. to head off Il steamer
ON which the son had sailed to rid
himself uf the ioNts.ck matrOn. but
on which she had also taken passage
at the iaSt moment.
Mrs. Henry succeeded. in inducing
the wife TO cease annoying her son
and TO return with her to SayreVile.
In order to give her son money for
the trip Mrs. Henry sold a house.
The son is Joseph Sutliff, thirty
years old. who until recently was a
Waterman for the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road in Newark With him on the
steamship Denver. in which he sailed
from Galveston. was his half-brother.
James Wells. of South River. Meth
er knew that JoSeph's admirer was
on board and they were astOunded to
meet their mother and to hear from
her why she had made the journey.
Mrs. Henry says the misguided wo-
man had been kept secluded by the
captain in response To a wireless re-
quest sent by her after the vessel
sailed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20

wife and his family. and that there
was nothing whatever improper in
their cOmpanionship.
IL was this companiOnship that Cor
win admittedly talked about. He does
not take anything back that he said.
put declares he would not have said
IL II young Mrs. German had not pro
voked him into it.
Mrs. German and her husband are
now staying at the Griffin House in
Riverhead. Mr.. German Is there buy
Ing more cauliflowers. His young wife
sat on the Veranda the other eveninf,
and Corwin says that as he passed in
the street he simply happened TO look
in her direction. whereupon she Derk-
ed right up and said: well. do you
see anything. Do you see anything
green about me?"
He then remarked about her hus-
band q excursions for wintergreen ber-
ries and threw in, according to ale
gatlons, talk that was cOntemptuous
OF Germain- No date has been set
for the hearing.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
LUMBER COMPANY
BUY WHOLE TOWN

ASHENILLE, y. Especial Not
often is il that a whole town is bought
outright, but such was the case with
Robbinsville, the county seat of Ora
ham county, in the extreme western
part of North Carolina, with a popu-
lation of more than 200 people, which
has been purchased by the Whiting
Lumber Company. a Pennsylvania
corporation, which paid in some in
stances fabulous prices for lots. Only
three small lots, two churches, and
the county courthouse, are still held
by former owners, and options have
been taken on the courthouse. The
Whiting Company has purchased the
timber from practically all the tim
Der lands in Graham county, y. c..
and Blount county, Tenn. and Rob
binsville was regarded as most favor
able point for location of the neces-
sary lumber plants fannie acid fac
tories and pulp mills.
The company is hacked by an Eng
lish syndicate, and $4,000, 900 is to be
invested. One Robbinsvile man was
paid $4,000 for his property; an
other, who owns a small lot, now asks
$1,000 for property formerly worth
about $500.
Coupled with the Graham county
development is the completion BY the
Southern Railway Company of the re-
manning siXteen-mile link in its Knox
Vile Bushnell line and the conStruc-
ton of a railroad to RobbinsVile in
Graham county, hitherto without a
railroad. Water power developments
are also to be made along the little
Tennessee River.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
EVERYTHING READY
FOR INVESTIGATION
BUT THERE'S SOME APPREHEN-
SION ABOUT REELECTION OF
CONGRESSMAN SAUNDERS.
ICHM Nd. vA-soecia

r | G II NJ o n ID, VA.-Special.-
Barring the tangled situation in the
Second Congressional District, every
thing is now in readiness for the cleo
ton November Sth, and prospects for
the Democrats Of the ola Dominion
are bright.
Four conference.-the Turn
bull Glass, Carlin and Flood-wil be
returned without opposition of any
sort. while Representative Jones.
Lamb and Hay are equally certain to
capture the honors they seek, for the
opposition to them is practically nil.
In the Fifth District, where Con-
gresham Saunders is being opposed
by State Senator Parsons, there is an
element of uncertainty. The Repub-
icans' in quiet way, are doing a
great deal of work, and If Judge
saunders energies winner il will be
only a small majority.
Many signs point to the election of
Henry Q. Stuart i'm the Ninth District.
as the enthusiasm Of the Democrats
there is unbounded. though the Re-
publican majority in 1908 was 4.1O1.
II takes nothing short of prophet
10 toreteH the end of the Second Dis
trict trouble, though the belief is en-
tertained in many quarters that the
nomination will be landed by State
Senator +. L. Holland.
Here is a list OF the congressional
nominees by districts:
Representative William A.
Jones, OF Richmond county Demo-
craft; George n. Wise, OF Newport
News (Republican).
Second-Democrat TO be named Oc-
tober nth; II. H. Rumble, of Nor
folk Republican,.
Third-Represent John Lamb
Of Richmond (DemocraD; w. r..
Nawter, Of Henrico (Republican)
Thomas A. Hollins, of Richmond $50
cialist Labor.
Fourth - Representative Robert
Tuvnbull. OF Brunswick (Democrat):
no Republican nomination.
Ftfth-Representat Edward w.
saunders. Of Franklin (Democrat):
Senator John NJ. Parsons. Of Grayson
(Republican) J. p. Anglin, of Henry
Onsurgent Republican,.
SiXth-Representat Carter Glass
OF Lynchburg (Democrat); no Repub-
lican nomination.
acknowledgements James Hav.
of Madison (Democrat); John Paul.
OF Harrisonburg (Republican) Hugh
=. Lupton. OF Winchester (Republi-
cam. (party split).
Eighth-Representative c. c. Car
lin. of Alexandria CDemocraD: no
Republican nomination.
Ninth-Henry G. Stuart, of Rus
sell (DemocraD; Representative c. B.
Slemp. of Wise (Republican).
Tenth-Representa II. d. Flood.
OF AppomattoX (DemOCrat) no Re
publican nomination.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-20
CUPfD'S WINGS ARE
SHORh IN ROCKVILLE
LIN All Probability Gretna Green May
Follow In ROckvilIe's Steps in
Barring ElOpers.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Special
Rockville women slammed the door
In Cupid's face Monday and shut
down on clippers. The village is to
be the Gretna Green no more If they
can help il. They banded together
and asked the minister's of Various
churches to help them. They de-
clare indiscriminate marriages are an
abuse that has amounted to a re-
proach upon their town and county.
Their action was in the form of a
circular letter.
Gretna Green May Fall.
referring TO the recent order of
the county clerk prohibiting the issu-
ance or marriage licenses after office
hours, which has received favora BILE
comments by the press and public
generally, we beg leave to appeal TO
ministers of our churches, individual
ly and collectively, to supplement the
effort of the civil authorities to cor
rect an abuse that has amounted to a
reproacn upon our town and county
by declining to marry any persons
even when licensed to wed, unless at
least one Of the parties is known to
the minister, or is vOuched for by a
reputable citizen who is personally
known to the minister"
That's the way the letter starts.
Many of these applicants are too
young to enter such a sacred relation"
1T continued, while a goodly number
are HeelnS from parental authority;
hence by marrying, such a home is
founded upon broken command
ment, viz Honor thy father and thy
mother and no home can prosper
that defies the commandment writ
ten by the finger of God.
I'VE are taught by st. Paul that
marriage is honorable among all men.
and the canons of one church teach
that it is therefore not to be entered
into unadvisedly or lightly, but rev.
erently, discreetly, advisedIy and So
berly, in the fear of God
Many of Other Kind
we respectfully submit that a ma
Jority of the marriages in Rockville
OF those not residents of this coun-
~ are not Of this character, coming at
unreasonable hours and in unseemlv
haste. and in many instances causing
sorrow and shame to their parents.
I'VE beg to call your attention to
some newspaper items, which show
how frequently the name of Rock
Vile appears in unfavorable mention
also that the matter was the subject
of bill introduced in the last Legis-
lature, and we understand that SINH
lar bills have been presented to the
Legislatures of other States.
IF our ministers will assent to this
appeal they will right wrong and
receive the hearty commentator OF
their congregations. and a blessing
VIII come to our community"