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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
BARONESS FULL OF FIGHT
Cannot See Percy Proctor, but Will
Sue Him for $4,000.

A telegram from Cincinnati, August
l, says: "My husbands attorney, so l
am informed, refused to have me meet
my husband. The court ordered US to
meet Monday and settle the case. | was
ready to meet my husband, but after
waiting for hours am informed that
there would be no meeting. There is
now nothing lett, it seems, but to sue
for recovery of the $40, 600, which my
husband promised me as a marriage
dowry."
This statement came from Mrs. Percy
Proctor after she had waited several
hours for a conference with her husband.
She had planned this conference in ac-
cordance with decision by Judge Wood
mansee, Of the Common Pleas Court,
Saturday which virtually ended an in
junction suit instituted by Mr.. Proctor
to prevent the transfer Of $40, 600 worth
of stock which he claimed to have de-
posted as collateral for a note, given
as the consideration for an ante nuptial
contract in Berlin last October. The
court held that title to the stock rested
between the husband and wife and
recommended that they settle their diff
ferences out of court, ordering also
that a temporary injunction against
transfer of the stock be continued.
Mrs. Proctor, who was formerly
Baroness Won Klifuss, of St. Peters
burg, said she intended to start for
Europe Immediately.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
BITTINGER.
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Scarcely will the farmers in this
neighborhood have their hay and wheat
crop gathered INTO their barns before
the oats will be ready for the reaper.
County Treasurer Robert L. Fries,
accompanied by his little son, spent the
first two days of this week in this vii
lage gathering taxes.
Mr.. Bradley, of Homecoming, agent
for the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, was in this section last week
looking up business in his line.
Mr.. Deiffenbaugh and family, of
Grantsyille, were guests at c. E Eli
thorp's last Sunday.
Messrs. Noah and Leonard Stark, of
Chaffee, w. Va, spent last Sunday
with their parents at this place.
Prof. J. c. Beahm went from his
home at this place to Meyersdale, Pa,
last Saturday, where he will give some,
instructions in vocal music and will go
westward from that place and visit for
week or two in Iowa and other west
ern states.
c. H. Jennings shipped three car
loads of cattle from Pennsylvania to
his large farm at this place, thus in
creasing his herd to one hundred and
thirty head.
Rev. Stoufer, pastor of the Reformed
church at St. Paul, Pa, came to this
village last Saturday evening and held
an open air service in Ellithorp's grove,
after which he was the guest of Jonas
Bittinger until Sunday morning.
Rev George Roger, of Loysville, Pa,
a former pastor Of this charge, preach
ed a very interesting sermon from the
Lutheran pulpit in this village last Sun
day afternoon to a large and appreci-
ative audience.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
Public Sale Of Valuable Farm.

Saturday, August 18th, 1910. at
O'Clock p. m, Lieutenant West will
offer for sale to the highest bidder the
valuable little farm of Mr.. j. 7.
Weimer, located near Thayerville, on
the new State Road. Practically level
farm of 81 acres, most of which is
cleared and in high state of cultiva-
ton; buildings are new; eight-room
house 26X30 feet, stone basement; barn
36x54; basement for stock; ice house
and other necessary Outbuildings; fine
orchard; near church and store; school
house two hundred yards from dwelling;
limekilns J miles and two coal banks
mile from farm. Good crops of hay,
oats, wheat, potatoes, etc, will go with
farm, together with all the buildings
and improvements except the apple
butter factory. Place is well watered;
excellent spring at the house; hydraulic
ram forces flowing water through the
kitchen and basement.
viii also offer for sale at this time
80 acres good hill land near the home
farm, all underlaid with coal. Sale
will take place on the farm and pros
pective bidders are requested to be on
hand at II O'Clock a. M to look at farm
and buildings.
Terms of sale, $4,000 to be paid cash
in hand at time of sale, balance to be
paid in cash or negotiable paper upon
delivery of deed within five days from
date Of sale. Property is free from
debt. For further particulars call on
or address E. S. West, Oakland, Md. It
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.

The Bible Conference closed Sunday,
after ten day meeting of great power
and much help to those privileged to
attend The preaching was of high
order AMI the addresses by rescue work
ers We're very interesting and thrilling.
The attendance was much larger than
expected, even equaling that of the
campmeeting. The sermons by Bishop
Lewis and Drs. Ostrom and Mahood
were especially strong. All the money
needed for the expenses of the Confer
ence, and even surplus, was easily OBJ
tanned. This Conference will be one Of
great features Of future programs at
the Park. Many Of our people pro-
nounce it tie greatest meeting ever held
on the grounds. The great chorus, I'M
der the direction Of Prof. John ?. Hills,
was very attractive feature.
Tuesday evening was the opening ses-
sion Of the Chautauqua, with an nnu-
sually large first night attendance, and
a sale of season, one and two week
tickets in excess of last year, which
largely exceeded the sale two years ago.
The management is encouraged with
the outlook for this season.
The Ladies' Civic Club will hold their
annual lawn fete in Chautauqua Park
tomorrow friday afternoon. This
will doubtless be very ENJOYABLE occa-
sion. as in past years.
The mountain excursion announced
for last Monday has been postponed until
next Monday afternoon. The trips will
be to Boiling Spring or Truesdel Farm
and will be for the benefit Of the NJ. E.
parsonage. Hay wagons will be provi-
ded at reduced fare.
Bishop Lewis addressed the NJ. E.
Sunday school Sunday afternoon and
shook hands with all present.
There is a great crowd here now and
it will doubtless be increased from day
to day until the close Of the Chautauqua.
Dr. Thistle and part of his family, Of
Washington, Pa, are in the Thistle cot
tage for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Frederick and
little daughter, of Uniontown, Pa, are
at Mt. Lake Hotel. They came over in
Mr.. Frederick's automobile.
Mr.. Carl Eckles, former Mountain
Lake boy, and son of Mr.. Howard Eek
les, once a merchant here but now of
| Fairmont, w. Va, is here with the
High School Band of Fairmont, which
will give open air concerts during the
/ Chautauqua season.
Mrs. j. A Hayden returned from Nor
gantown, W. Va, Tuesday morning
where she attended a reunion Monday,
the occasion being the celebration of
the eighty-third birth day of her aunt,
Mrs. Belle Welch. She was accompa-
MED by her guest, Miss Maria Z. Dau-
hon, deaconess, of Brooklyn, N. Y. =,
native of Sweden.
The first excursion to the Park, "Chil-
eren's Day." will be next Tuesday, Aug.
9th, when excursion trains will be run
from Cumberland and Grafton, and a
special program will be presented
Among the attractions will be Edward
P. Elliott in monologue reading, 1.-THE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
THE DEATH RECORD.
WALTER 5. RAYENSCROFT.


Walter Sergeant Ravenscroft died at
his home No, 125 East street, at eight
O'Clock Monday night, aged tifty-one
years. His death was caused by cen
trail apoplexy from which he had been
suffering for the last ten days, although
he complained of being in i'll health for
some time previous.
Mr.. Ravenscroft was born at Port
land, Virginia, May Y, 1858, and during
his early life lived in Virginia and Mary
land. He attended the Pennsylvania
Military College at Chester, Pa, for
two or three years and afterward grad
uated at the University of West Vir-
GINA, at MorgantoWn, w. Va, where
he was classmate Of his cousin, Sena-
tor J. p. Deliver, of Iowa, and shortly
after that studied law in Cumberland.
Nd. He practiced his profession for a
number Of years at lark ersburg, w.
Va. He gave up his law practice, how
ever, and became interested in the fire
brick business, and came to Ridgway in
1891, and had made his home here ever
since. Shortly after coming to Ridg-
way he was one of the promoters of the
Shawmut Brick Co., at Shawmut, this
county, and later on he and others or
gained the Ridgway Brick Co., and a
few years ago he also helped to organ
ize the Elk Fire Brick Co.
During late years he had been in the
oil business and had extensive interests
in southeastern Missouri
Mr.. Ravenscroft is survived by his
wife, Mrs Elizabeth Hoblitzell Ravens
4
Horton Smith, of West Hickory, Pa,
and also his parents, DR.. and Mrs. W.
H. Ravenscroft, of Oakland, Md, ard
one brother, W. H. Ravenscroft, presi-
dent of the Federal Bank, at Denver,
Colorado.
He was a member of the Congrega-
tional church, and later Of the Ridgway
Presbyterian church. Funeral services
will be conducted at the late residence
at 1870 this evening, by the Rev Z. l..
| McIlvaine, and the funeral party will
leave on the B., K. & P. flyer tonight
for Frostburg, Md, where interment
will take place Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Ravenscroft was a polished gen
tleman and his atfable manner aided
him greatly in his work Of promoting
new Industries. He was an expert in
the qualities and value of CLAWS for
brick work, and Elk county. and par
tlcularly Ridgway, is indebted to him
for building our brick manufacturing
plants. But for his coming to Elk
county and developing our clays we
should be short of three or four fine in
dustrial plants of which we are now
reaping benefits. -Ridgway Daily Rec
ord Of July 26th.
Kingwood papers please copy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
DEER PARK.

DR.. and Mrs. John K. Mitchell and
children, Of Philadelphia, are now at
their Deer Park cottage, Four Winds,
for the summer This completes the
occupancy of all the summer cottages,
and the month Of August promises to
be a gay one.
The Deer Park Hotel Is fortunate
this season in having a full complement
of young gentlemen among its guests,
and there is nothing like the usual
dearth Of dancing men in the ballroom
each evening,
The fad now is pedestrian parties
Walking parties start out to Boiling
Spring and to distant Eagle Rock, To-
Gated on the very top Of the Great
Backbone Mountain The roads are
free from dust, considering present
conditions, and groups of pedestrians
from among the hotel guests start for
these several points quite early in the
day. The view from Eagle Rock is be-
yond description, and nearly everybody
is going there. The road leading to it
was constructed by army engineers,
and the grade is so imperceptible that
mountain climbing is devoid of fatigue
or hardship.
The Watsons, from Fairmont, W.
Va, came up a few days since, Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Watson, Miss Lucy
Raymond, Mr.. Edward Holbert and A.
S. Fleming being in the party. The
Watsons and the Flemings are frequent
visitors to this resort, and heretofore
have always occupied cottages.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
AUT0M0BlEsAxLE BREAKS
rlOrgant0wn People in Car at Time
of Accident.

A party of Morgantown and Grafton
people were motoring Saturday at Noun
tain Lake Park when the axle of the
car broke, throwing the occupants to
the ground. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Iicken-
paugh of Morgantown, John +. McGraw
and some of his friends were riding in
in the Pickenpaugh car when the acct
dent happened. The occupants escaped
uninjured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04
Children's Day Service.

The children of St. Marks Ev. Luth-
eran church will observe Children's Day
on Sunday morning at 1880 O'Clock
when a program Of music, recitations,
etc., will be presented. Those to take
part in the program have been drilled
by Miss Anna Manages and they are
quite proficient All are invited to be
present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04

LOsT-On the road between Abel
DeWitt's and Henry Casteels on Sat
urday, June 25th, a horse contract books
Finder please leave at First Nationa,I
Bank and receive reward. d. J. Swart-
zentruber.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04

A full line of Gas Ranges, Heaters,
Hot Plates, Inverted and Upright
Lights. Call and see US. S.Lawtont
& Sons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-08-04

Try the Rock Island Battery tor your
automobile and telephone Win outlast
any two ordinary ones. A. D. NAYLoR
& Co.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28
Are You Half Sick?

Just sick enough to feel heavy heeled,
lazy and hstless, to have no appetite, 10
sleep badly; just sick enough to feel rest
less and nervous, and to have what you
eat feel Ike lead in your stomach; not sick
enough to take TO BED OF cal a doctor, but
just sick enough to not know what to do.
Ninety-nine times out of one hundred
these symptoms are all caused by the stom-
ach, bowels, liver and digestive organs.
Now, all this can be remedied in one night
by taking Smiths Pineapple and Butter
nut Pills.
Anyone suffering from chronic eonsti-
patton, bihousness, sick headache OF liver
complaint can tone up the entire system,
elevate the spirits and again make life
really worth living by a single weeks use
of Smiths Pineapple and Butternut Pills.
You viii have good appetite and sleep
we'll They are Natures laxative, entirely
different from anything you have ever
taken before. Physicians use and recon-
mend. They form no habit. You should
always keep them on hand. These little
Vegetable Pills will ward off many ills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28
Talking and Eating.

Eat less and talk more" is the
advice of modern medical men for
our government at meal times. Quite
contrary proposition to the firm old
New England precept that hushed
happy and garrulous youngsters at
the table not so very long ago, let
your victuals stop your mouths" Eat
ing used to be looked upon here as
solemn task almost ceremonial
duty. to be performed in meditation
and silence and always with business
like dispatch We are getting on
We are beginning to take the chill
dren into partnership in our lives,
too, so that children should be seen
and not heard" is no longer the rule
and guide of conduct in homes that
Inherited traditions of old Puritan
discipline The house will some day
be all too empty when the merry
babbe and gossip and laughter of the
little people rings from its walls no
more and there will be thoughts
brOoding with them that are left in
the homestead that no amount of
philosophy can temper How much
of the real pleasure of life and living
our hardheaded New England fathers
missed we can only imagine by con-
ceiying ourselves for a time depriv-
ed of some of the household joys that
are ours today but that would have
stamped them in their own time and
community as pagans.-St. Adams
Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28

present excellent state commissioner
of highways would produce results If
he had the appointing Of his assis-
tants. untrammeled by politics, local
or otherwise
The great trouble now is that petty
politics weighs more with the aver
age voter than his desire for good
roads. He may believe that our pres
ent road methods are bad but his be-
lief is not so strong that he has the
courage TO say no 10 the neighbOr
who asks his support for the nOmi-
nation for the local office OF commits
siOner.
The plan OF the Messenger would
work wonders. But the voters Of
each community have got to be
brought to the realization Of the fact
that the general benefit that would
come TO them collectively. as result
OF good roads, would be manifestly
more than the individual benefit that
now comes to one of their neighbors
who is elevated to a pretty office.
IL would seem that sensible men
ought to see such proposition very
quickly but they don't The princip-
al reason is that they do not give II
serious Observation-Disclosures Clipper
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28
6i5 MAIN STREET
Town Road Commissioners

The st. Adams Messenger would
10 away with the present method of
choosing highway commissioners and
substitute something radically differ
ent. 1t argues forcibly that we can
not expect to get intelligent service
With the present plan of swapping
horses constantly in the middle of
The stream. 1t would nave the state
highway commissioner appoint an
assistant in every town and keep him
on the job. This suggestion is some
what revolutionary but II has merit.
With the politicians who have al
ways looked upon the position of
road commissioner in the various
towns as an Office that pays a fair re-
turn for modest amount Of work,
| the idea will not find favor In fact
1t will be stubbornly opposed 1t al
depends on whether the people OF
this state really want good roads OF
not and whether they will give the
subject fair consideration.
| Whatever subject is up for consid
Grafton there will be some who will
take the position that we have exist
ed for a hundred years or more under
present methods and il is therefore
Just as we'll to stand pat All sucl
will have to be cut out of the reck
oning. They will not aid the goot
roads movement.
But there Is large number of PEG
pie in the state who believe thorough
ly and honestly that there is no ques
tlon of more vital Importance thar
that of good roads. The number WHIT
believe this way Is constantly grow
ing. The first thing to be accom-
plished is to get all these pro re s'v'
people interested in some practical
concrete plan The first step In sue
a plan would be TO advocate n move
ment to organize the present roaI
working machinery 80 that II coul'
be properly directed
! Who doubts for moment that on
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28
Direct Primaries

THE report of the direct primary
commission, which was made public
at Albany last evening summarizes
practically all of the objections to di-
rect primaries save one and that per
haps the most influential.
Party bosses, professional polite.
ians and managing men generally do
not favor direct. primaries. 1t is the
same in New York as it is elsewhere
To establish direct primaries the peo-
pie must overcome the opposition of
the bosses.
Many of the defects in direct pri-
mary legislation which are referred
to in the commissions report are
true, but they do not preclude an in
telligent experiment in the same dir
ection by the people of New York. -
New York World.
Much the same reasoning will ap
ply here. Let law be fashioned
taht will best adapt itself to our Yer
mont situation and its needs by in.
voking the direct primary principle
without cumbersome machinery and
needless expense, and this state will
begin to experience clearing Of the
political atmosphere in one or two
campaigns more that will make some
of our neighbors sit up and take no
ticc.
This does not mean that We are in
a hopelessly bad way here but it does
mean that we could profit by some
changes that the present clumsy eau
Gus system does not help the people
to bring about.-St. Adams Messen
ger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28
GOOD BYE TO INDIGESTION
J. M. Ayres, Druggist, Claims Sea
Vsr's Dyspepsia Tablets are OrlV-
ing Dyspepsia Out.

The above is a strong statement,
but experience right here in Benning-
ton proves 1t to be really true. The
evidence is positive, there is no
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has been selling SeaveTs Dyspepsia
Tablets for some time and many of
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out any distress afterward.
One man is grateful because Seav-
er's Dyspepsia Tablets have cured
him Of nervousness. Another says It
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edy that must cure you of sour
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Every box of Seaver's Dyspepsia
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they will almost certainly increase
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Just call on j NJ Ayres and ask
tor his honest opinion OF Seaver' S
Famous Dyspepsia Tablets Try
HEM II they cure you, you certain
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will go right to the money drawer
and pay you back your money.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-28
A Prudent Fighter

II seems really too bad that a cham
pion for Congressman Foster had to
be found outside of his own district,
outside of his own state, but this is
indeed the case. He arose up this
week in the columns of the Saturday
Evening Post and he eyerlastingly
stands by our Congressman and his
doings. The Post man does not call
his name Foster but the likeness is
good enough so that we can all ap-
preciate what he has to say. Here
is portion of the good things said,
the only substitution being in the
name: you may take it from me, If
you so desire that------ls a fighting
man. He is one of the fightingest
men we have in our somewhat belli-
cose midst, but he is also a prudent
man. He doesn't believe in doing all
his fighting at once. What JOY would
there be in the shock of battle he in.
quires If after II was all over il was
all over? None whatever is the an.
swer. Wherefore he is fighting
man who fights just enough to allow
himself to desist and spend sweet
and restful hours in contemplation OF
the fighting that is to come. He is
sort of an Epicurean fighter He
does not want to gulp down his com
bat and have none left. His argu
ment is that you cannot fight your
| fight and have 1t too One must be
scientific about these things. If q
l man is so constituted that he cannot
exist without clasning, he gains
nothing by having one supreme clash
and then leading a dun. dull life for
many unclashed years. His philos
ophy is to string the auctions out
not to pyramid them; to fight little
now and then. instead of fighting q
whole heap all at once.
The prudent man looketh we'll tc
his doing" and does not go unless the
going is good Also, the prudent
fighter looketh we'll to his fighting
There is positively no sense in this
indiscriminate, unchecked conflict
Be prudent in your contests and il
you can't be prudent be circumspect
Is 1t the volcano that blows its heaC
off in one grand display and ther
continues as nothing but a hole ii
the ground for countless ages thai
gets the press notices? 1t is mo-
dear brethren The boy that erupt.
now and again is the one who ha:
the observatories perched at the edge
CT the crater. Pair Haven Era.