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The Adair County news., 1910-01-12
Program.

The Fifth Sunday Meeting of
the South Cumberland River As
ISOLATION will be held with Provi-
dence Church, Adair county, on
10Th and Both of January 1910.
SATURDAY 10 A. M.
LIST. Devotional exercises pas
tor.
End. Introductory sermon-J
S. Smith, A. E. Cooper, Alter
nate.
3rd. Organization.
18th. Miscellaneous.
NOON.
1st. Distinguish between Chris
tan and church fellowship R.
Order and w. C.. Barrett.
End. What is the most effect
i've means in the hands of God in
bringing the world to Christ?-A.
E. Cooper and w. A. Breeding.
Adjournment.
SUNDAY 9 A. M.
LIST. Discuss the relation that
the Sunday School sustains to
church work IS. d. Foley, B. F.
Walls and E. Bryant.
End. Discuss t h e necessary
qualifications o f a minister in
this age-B. H. Blair. S. B. Col
Inns and ]. w. Order.
3rd. Convention sermon-C. M.
Deener, J. M. Pierce, Alternate,
Subject, Missions.
The Adair County news., 1910-01-12
DiriSo.

The old year is past and gone,
and we are one step nearer eter-
nifty. To some the memory of
the year that has pessed will
bring gay and gladness, while to
others, perhaps, it will only call
forth blighted hopes and bitter
disappointment. To some, the
year will be remembered as the
happiest period of their lives,
while to others it's memory will
bring only tears. Perhaps to
most of us it has not been a
period of sunshine and gladness,
nor has it been all rain, But it
has gone. 1t is now a part Of
eternity. It cannot be recalled.
So let us bid farewell to our
plighted hopes. and greet the
New Year with smile and with
determination to profit by our
experiences in the past. Let us
remember that time wasted is
lost; that our lives are cut short
just so much. But anon, anon.
The past is past. So with a sigh
for the might have been and a
prayer for future help and guild
ance, let us shoulder our burden
and start out in life anew and so
live, should we be called before
His throne ere the year is past,
that we may hear him say in a
loving tone, we'll done. So now
wishing you all a happy New
Year l shall proceed to give you
what news I can gather within
and around our thriving little
city.
Nose Wooten bought a cow
from Mr.. Pendleton for $35.
Matthew Wooten sold cow to
Henry F. CASTOR for $3.50.
j. M. Campbell bought COW
from Granville Estes for $50.
Rev. j. 7. lessee will begin a
meeting at independence school
house the third Sunday in JAN
uary.
Hadis Harvey and his sister
Annie, visited relatives in Cum
berland county recently.
Evan Strange has removed to
the Murphy farm near Chance.
and it is reported that Mrs.
Strange has been real sick for
the past few days.
]. B. Wilcut made a short
visit to friends in Metcalfe Co.,
last week.
The Adair County news., 1910-01-12

work, / have furnished my own
conveyance, fed myself a n d
horse, furnished for the children
of the county, more than 500
worth of Antitexin, furnished
$50 worth of disenfectants travel
ed more than 5000 miles, and it
is now up to you to see that l am
paid for all this work.
Respectfully Yours,
U. L. Taylor,
Health Officer Adair County
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important work, for the sum OF
five hundred dollars. The F'is-
cal Court, which has the fixing
the salaries of all sa lari e d
officers of the county, in their
wisdom thought the amount too
large. The law says they must
pay the health officer reason
able compensation for his serv-
ices, and further says, that the
County Board of Health shall
indicate to the Fiscal Court what
would be a reasonable salary for
this officer. The County Board
of Health fixed the salary at five
hundred dollars. But the Fiscal
Court thought that two hundred
dollars was salary enough, which
amounts to the magnificent sum
of fifty-four cents per day. On
appeal to the Circuit court, the
salary was raised to three hun
dred and fifty dollars, and it
stands at that to-day. This sum
l have never agreed to take.
The law prescribes what the du-
ties of the health officer shall be,
and without regard to the action
of the Fiscal court, I undertook
to comply with those require
ments. He is required to visit
all houses where persons have
died of consumption, fumigate
trem, and disinfect and make
them fit for future habitation.
In obedience to this, have. WIS.,
tied thirty houses, fumigated,
disinfected them and put them
in order. In doing this'I travel
ed six hundred miles, burned
thirty formaldehyd lamps that
cost me thirty-five cents each.
The health officer is also required
to guard the county against
smallpox. Early in the Spring
an epidemic broke out in the
neighborhood of Midtown and
! Gradyville. Had "a cases.
Some very bad, others very mild.
Had one death, an old woman
seventy years of age. And one
still born child. Made twenty
five visits, at an average of
twenty miles, making 500 miles,
used seven disinfecting lamps
and the county was clear of the
disease. There was no spread
outside the first infection. The
hardest days work | had during
the year, was the burying of old
lady Coomer, who died of small
pox. Although many denied the
disease being smallpox, they did
not wish to run any risks in the
matter.
The health officer is also re.
quired to look after cases of Ty-
phoid fever. In obedience to
this, visited where twenty pa
tients had been sick of this dis
ease. Seven of the cases died,
and l fumigated the houses Of
the living and the dead. In do
ing this l travelled $50 miles, and
used 10 fumigating lamps. I
visited and funligated the house
where one man had died of Pneu-
monia. During the Fall and
Winter the county has been
scourged with diptheria. / made
three trips to the Russ |
Springs, Sapo and other points,
watching for the advent of this
scourge. Quite a number of
deaths occurr in different parts
Of the county, some unattended
by any medical help. l ordered
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Judge Thurman on Ben Johnson.

Judge l. II. Thurman, one of
the leading local option advocates
of Kentucky, delivered a speech
in Bardstown on Monday, Deem
Der Is, in favor of abolishing the
saloons in Nelson county. Bards-
town is the home Of Congress-
man Ben johnson, of the Fourth
District. Mr.. Johnson h a d been
misrepresented in reference to
his attitude on the temperance
question by a well-known State
politician. Of this misrepresen-
tation Judge Thurman spoke as
follows:
but why should I bother
a bout Misrepresentation? Is
that not the way in Kentucky
now, especially when man holds
or is prospective candidate for
office? Is not your own most dis
tinguished citizens position on
this very question almost daily
misrepresented, and purely for
political purpose? Did not one
of the Hart county papers, a bit
ago, say that Ben Johnson own
ed and operated one of the larg-
est distillery plants in Nelson
county, when | and all of you
know that he never, at any time,
had any interest, directly or in
directly, in the manufacture or
sale Of whisky. You and know
and every man willing to know
the truth knows, that the rec
ords of your County Clerks Of
flee, kept within a hundred feet
of where | now stand, bear mute
testimony to the fact that the
first vote he ever cast in his life
was for local option in Bards-
town. He has voted that way
for nearly quarter of a century.
At the first election held in this
county upon the question which
was three years ago, he then
voted for local option, and / know
and every body knows, that he
will again vote for local option
next Saturday. He is a plain
man of few words, and yet a man
who is not afraid to express his
convictions. In my recent can
vass for reelection as Circuit
Judge of the Eleventh Judicial
District, when | was being fought
by the whisky interests of that
District as, perhaps, no man was
ever fought before, Ben Johnson
was the only man holding public
Office in Kentucky outside of my
District who came to my assist
ance. In a speech made in the
very camp of the enemy, with
distilleries standing all about
him, he boldly and plainly stated
that upon the question of local
option he stood exactly where he
had always stood; that he had
always voted for it and always
intended to do so.
He has never trimmed; The has
never lodged. Though he beats
no drum, blows no horn and never
marches with a brass band, you
need never doubt his position up
on any public question. More
than that, he is a dry man of
the right kind he practices what
he breaches. He is one of the
few men of my acquaintance of
whom it can be truthfullys.sssaid
that neither spirituous, vinous
nor malt liquor ever passed his
lips glorious example to t h e
youth of this country. But
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have fumigated the shouses
where ten children had the dis
ease, some of whom died and
some recovered. one m n,
whose child had just died of the
disease, refused to have his
house fumigated because nobody
ever died until his time had come.
I ordered out the fool-killer, and
left him to his reflections. We
have had only three cases of
scarlet fever during the year.
Two of them were in town, and
the other just over the line. All
rather mild. l fumigated the
rooms where they occurred, and
there was no further spread.
The law further says, the
health officer shall make a san
itary survey Of the territory I'M
der his jurisdiction, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the exist
ence of conditions detrimental to
the public health, including in
said survey, swamp lands, stag
nant ponds, imperfect drainage,
sewerage, cess pools and water
closets: the construction, venti-
lation, and drainage of public
buildings, school houses, prisons,
hospitals, eleemosynary institu-
tons, and such nuisances as
might prove detrimental to the
health. Under this rule have
visited and examined "a school
houses, talked to the teachers
and children on public health,
suspended several schools, on ac-
count of sickness in their neigh
borhoods, examined the water
supply, and analysed water,
having suspended several schools
on account of too much ventila-
ton, improper and imperfect
heating arrangements, and bad
roofs. l undertook to lay the
foundation of improved public
health by teaching the children
it's first principles.
l would have had greater sue
cess, if a greater numer of child
rem had been in attendance. In
the "a schools visited there
ought to have been in attend
ance, 1904 pupils, while I found
only 1852 or just 35 per cent.
That is, 35 in every hundred
were in attendance, and 65 in
every hundred were absent. And
this after the munifcent appro-
priation by the last Legislature
for common school purposes.
And this after the several whirl-
wind campaigns of the great men
of the state to try to get up an
interest in the common schools.
The colored schools made a worse
showing than did the whites.
| Out of 449 that ought to have
4
been present, found only 118
there, or Is per cent. Now, it
is clear to my mind that some
thing ought to be done, and that
speedily. The Legislature will
meet in a few days, and there
ought to be some radical changes
in the common school law. I am
decidedly in favor of a rigid COM
! pulsory law, one that will com
pei" The law compels men
to pay their taxes, work the
road, fight when it becomes
necessary, and why should it
allow them to neglect their child
rem, and permit them to grow up
in ignorance, when the state has
made such lavish provision for
The Adair County news., 1910-01-12
Report Of DR.. U. L. Taylor.

To the Fiscal Court of Adair
County. Gentlemen
In January 1909, l commenced
devoting my whole time to the
Middletown transcript., 1910-09-03
NoTTCEi


I, CALVIN P. STIDHAM, tenant Of
the house known az the Stidham House,
situated at Odessa, in School District No.
81, County Of New Castle and State OF
Delaware, in compliance with the require.
ments Of the acts of the General Assem-.
bly,, in such cases made and provided, /
do hereby give notice thatI shall apply
in writing to the Court OF General Sessions
of the State Of Delaware, in and for New
Castle County, on Monday, the 10Th day
of September, A. D., 1910, being the next
term Of said court, for q license for said
house as an inn or tavern for the sale
therein of intoxicating liquors in quanti-
ties less than one quart, to be drunk on
the premises, and she following respect
able citizens of said School District, at
least six of whom are substantial free.
holders Of said School District recommend
the said application, viz:
Wesley T. Duhadaway, F. ]. Pennington,
Charles Kronemeier, John West,
Malcolm Croft. w. E. Tucker,
EIwood K. Thornton, George F. Boyer,
John M. Gremminger, Andrew West,
John F. Morris. ]. w. Isaac,
Thomas Ford, Harry West,
Harry E. Wilson, G. E. Stidham.
CALVIN p. STTDHAM.
Odessa, DEL, August 18th, 1910.
Middletown transcript., 1910-09-03

q simple thing; only the pulling apart Of
q pipe-joint would bring those rumbline
cars and that wild engine, running
smuck, like crazy living thing, to 9
dead stop. Il was thing be could do
with one hand, almost with one finger,
If be got hold right.
He made a second clutch ct the bulg-
ing joint, and missed again. He could
not afford another mistake. The next
time his fingers hooked round a joint,
and be pulled up to break it; but Il
would not give way.
The fireman had vision of what would
happen in a few seconds more. He saw
the engine sweep through the barrier
and fimsy fence, and hurl itself like q
batteriDg.ram against the granite walls oil
the waiting-room. He saw the cars
piling against it and topping over on
each side. He heard shrieks, groans,
the hiss and roar Of steam.
He gave strong, sudden jerk, and the
pipe snapped apart.
Phil had not time or strength to get
out. The best he could do was to hang
there, praying that the brakes might
hold. 1.-THE engine struck anything be
would be mashed to pulp or ground IN.
der the wheels.
Far back to the very end of the train
be heard shrieking, grinding, as the
brakes caught at the spinning wheels,
hung to them, dragged at them. Would
they hold in time? He had done all be
could.
A shadow fell over him. The hot
blast from beneath suddenly stopped,
and the csmel-back roared under the
roof Of the long train-shed. The blare Of
band mingled with the rumble of the
wheels. Beyond the pipes he saw a
commandery drawn up on parade; be
caught fitting glimpses Of white gloves,
swords and gold-laced uniforms. The
music ceased; cries alarmed, warning,
filed the sir. He stiffened himself Tor
the final tremendous shock.
The train stopped with last squeal Of
brakes.
He tumbled off and glanced forward,
An innumerable thropg with countless
hands outstretched was rushing toward
him, but before it closed round him he
saw two 1040s with their noses almost
touching the double barrier at the end Of
the rails.
Careful hands dissntangled Dan from
his battered cab, and an ambulance hur-
ried him to the hospital. One leg and
several ribs we're broken, and he was
fearfuIly mauled, but his strong con-
stitution pulled him through all right.
Phil did not get to work again fol
six weeks. It took him that time tC
recover his normal eyesight. When
be did 60 back, he had an engine o.
bis own. The first time he saw Dar
after that be mentioned the freckIe-faced
boy and the wire, and found that Oar
remembered.
Middletown transcript., 1910-09-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Of
Pencader Hundred!

The taxable residents of Pencader Hun
dred, and all persons liable to pay tax in
said Hundred, are hereby notified that
the Taxes for the year 1910 are now due,
and the undersigned Tax Collector for
said Hundred, will be at
GLASGOW
August Gath, September 18th,
October 26th, November 30th,
From to O'Clock, P. NJ.
SUMMIT BRIDGE
August 25th, September 18th,
October 9th, November 24th,
From 10 to IL o'clock, A, NJ.
KIRKwooD
August 25th, September 29th.
October 9th, November oath,
From l to o'clock, P. Nj.
DAYETT's MILL
August 10Th, September Both,
October 2Sth, November 18th,
From 10 to IL o'clock, A. NJ.
BRYAN's STORE
August 26th, September S0th,
October 18th, November 25th,
From to 4 O'Clock, P. M.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector or
by sending written communication, en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 3, CHAPTER
80, VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AZ
AMENDED:
Section 3-That on all taxes paid before
the FIRST day of October there shall be an
abatement of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Deem
Der there shall be an abatement of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January five
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
JOHN T. WRIGHT,
Collector of Taxes for Pencader Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1910-09-03
MOTTO ETO TAXPAYERS
Of
st. Georges Hundred

The taxable residents of st. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1910 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at
A. G. cox's OFFICE. MIDDLErowN
EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
From to P. N.
MAssEY's HOTEL, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2lst, 1910
From to 4 P. M.
AT HENRY CLEANERS STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1910
From TO 4 P. M.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE.
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 8, CHAPTER
80, VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE, As
AMENDED:
Section S-That on all taxes paid before
the first day of October there shall be an
abatement of five per c5ntum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem-
Der there shall be an abatement Of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January five
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
JOHN Z. DENNY,
Collector Of Taxes for st. Georges Hun.
dred.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-12
ROYAL ARCANUM VISITATION

Farragut Council of the Royal Areanum
had as its guests yesterday afternoon
Grand Regent George S. Britt and his
corps Of officers. the occasion being the
annual visitation of the grand council.
Farragut Council is the only council of
the Royal Arcanum that holds its ses-
sions during the day. its hour of meet
ing being fixed to enable the officers of
the navy stationed in this vicinity to
participate in its deliberations, a number
Of whom we're present at the meeting
yesterday
Grand Regent Britt compiimented the
officers of Farragut Council for the eff
cient records made during the past year,
every interest OF the council having been
zealously guarded. Mr., John r. Cox, the
regent of Farragut Council. responded TO
the address of Grand Regent Britt. and
spoke of the benehcence Of the council
during the year.
The following corps of officers OF Far
ragut Council was installed; Regent, John
r. Cox: vice regent, F. H. Reynolds;
orator, John c. Littlepage; past regent.
Charles Boyd; secretary, F. a. Palmer:
collector. w S. Gibson; treasurer. Ben
jamin White; chaplain. DR.. Thomas Cal
yer: guide. A. T. Thorson: warden. A. X
Selden: sentry. R. A. Nicholson; trustees,
Rear Admirals Harmony, GoIdsborough,
and W. S. Schley.
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LIEUTENANTS IN MILITIA.
Number of Commissions 20 Be Pro-
muigated by Gen. HarrieS.

muigated by Gen. Harriex.
A number of commissions for lieuten-
ants in the District militia were received
yesterday by Brig. Gen Harries. and viii
be promulgated by him in orders IN the
next few days
AS forwarded by the War Department.
the commissions are for Louis c. Vogt
as second lieutenant. First Battery Field
Artillery; Harry w. KIotz. second lieu
tenant, Second Infantry; Raymond A.
Jackson. second lieutenant. First sepa-
rate Battalion; Claude L. Adams. Fred ].
Rose. and Harry J. Stanbaugh. as second
lieutenants in the Second Infantry, and
John H. Shannon, as first lieutenant of
First Battalion OF Field Artillery.
The first companies TO receive a rating
Of 100 per cent on attendance during the
annual inspection nov In progress were
Companies E and F, of the First In
fantry. which organizations, it is under
stood, viii receive a high standing as to
efficiency in other items
Aside from attendance. no report win be
available to the members of Gen. Harries'
command until the War Department has
acted upon and published the inspection
report of Maj Sampson L. Faison. Of
the Twenty-fourth United States Infan-
try, the inspecting officer
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HUMANE SOCIETY TO PROTEST
Meeting Called TO Oppose Bill EIim.
mating support of Police.

mating support of Police,
The Humane Society will protest the
bin taking away the police powers Of the
society at meeting at the New Willard
Hotel Monday night
Among those who will speak are W. H
De Lacy. Simon Wolf, Rev John Van
Setback. jr.. Medical Director John A.
Wise. L. S. N; Crammond Kennedy. Gen.
NJ. NJ. Macomb, L. S. A; Rev. DR.. Abran
Simon, DR.. Elnora c. Folkmar. T. V
Powderly. DR.. W. o. stillman. Of Albany.
n. Y. president OF the American Humane
Association; Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, Ches.
ter a. Snow, and othera. Walter Sttlsou
Hutehins. president Of the Washington
Humane Society. will preside.
Plans are being made for the interna-
tionaI convention in this city October Is
The following committee will represent
the Washington society: Walter Stilsop
Hutchins. Chester 4. Snow, ]. b. II. Tup-
per, Crammond Kennedy, the Rev. Wal
lace Radcliffe. Prof T. NJ. Gallaudet
Nathaniel Wilson. Henry b. F. Macfar-
land, David r. Mckee, Fred ". Pratt
s. w. Woodward, T. v Powderly. Mrs.
a. L. Barber, Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Mrs.
Mary Howe Totten, Miss Mary A. Peet
Henry L West. Mrs. A w. Greedy. Will
lam c. Whittemore. John JOY Edison. r.
Ross Perry, A. S. Worthington. Charles
]. Bell. Mrs. Chester A. Snow. Miss II
B. Loving, and John B. Larner.
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Shuman to Elwyn p Moore, at o'clock
Wednesday, March 10. The ceremony
took place at the home of the bride S
mother. 22l1 First street northwest. and
was performed by Rev. c. S Abbott.
Only few relatives and intimate friends
were present.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Sanders have is
sued cards announcing the marriage OF
their daughter. Miss Frances Sanders, TO
Dr. Edwin Bernhard Behrend. The cere-
mony will take place on March 10. They
will reside at 1914 street
Mrs. Leutze and Miss Marion Leutze.
who viii leave shortly for Brooklyn, y.
Y. will receive for the last time on Mon
day.
The brother and sister of Mr. F. Won
Stumm. fiance Of Miss Constance Hoyt,
present at the wedding ceremony. which
will take place on March 30 at noon.
Fraulein Won Stumm will be Miss Hoyt S
guest Miss Hoyt has declined all enter
tainments before her marriage except the
most informal sort, and after a wedding
trip the young people win be at home In
this city. where Mr.. Won Stumm has just
been promoted from third secretary 20
second secretary OF the Germna En-
bassy.
Former Senator Henry G. Davis and
his granddaughter. Miss Katherine
Brown. have gone 10 Old Point Comfort
for a visit. They have with them the
two older children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Lee. who are cousins OF Miss
Brown.
Mrs. Sheridan. widow of Gen. Phil
Sheridan, has rented her cottage at Non
quit. Mass, and her home in this city.
With her daughters. she viii sail FOR
Europe on June II. They will spend the
summer in England and next winter IN
Italy
Miss Pauline Magruder has gone for q
three or four weeks trip TO Mexico with
friends In their private car,
Mrs BarroIl. wife of Commander Henry
H. Barroll. viii not be at home to-day al
The Dupont.
The Congressional Club will hold q
called meeting at the clubhouse this
morning at Il o'clock.
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FOOD SUBJECT OF DEBATE,

Efforts were made last night by W. L,
Evans and Waldo Clark. of the debating
society Of the Hamline Methodist Church
TO fix the advanced cost of living on the
the tariff shuts out foreign trade and
forces prices up. E. S. Brashears and
Mark A. Watson contended that as this
is an exporting country the high prices
could not be attributed TO scarcity of
food supply. and won the debate