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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-11-28
Eighteen Lives Lost.

Eighteen lives were blown into
eternity and five men seriously
injured by an explosion of gas in
the mine of the Bottom Creek
Coal and Coke Company. seven
miles east of Welch on the Nor
folk & Western Railway, last
week.
At the time of the explosion
$50 men we're at work in the
mine but all except % escaped
without injury. This, official of
the state department of mines,
who are on the scene, say was
due to the fact that when the
explosion occurred the coal dust
in the NINE did mot ignite, be-
cause the operators of the Bottom
Creek mines have followed close
ly the system of sprinkling the
dust in the working with water,
and the dust being wet would not
burn.
The work of rescue was begun
Immediately after the explosion
and at midnight all of the injur-
ed and all but two of the dead
had been brought out of the
mine mouth.
The disaster at the Bottom
Creek mine is the first serious
accident of the kind which has
happened in the past 10 months,
and it is believed that had not
up-to date precautions been used
a dust explosion would have been
caused which would have result
ed in the death Of possibly a hun
dred or more.
The first intimation that an eX
plosion had occurred in the mine
was given by a Russian miner
who ran out of the mine, saying
that as he was traversing a cross
entry to heading No. IL where
the explosion occurred, that one
of the big trap doors had been
blown from its fastenings and he
had been blown some distance
down the entry. An investiga-
ton was at once begun. the men
in the other workings being mott
fled as the rescuers proceeded
toward the entry of death.
On reaching this entry the first
party was driven back by the
fumes and Chief Laing of the
mine department notified, Chief
LANG and deputy inspector E. A.
Henry and James Martin left
this city on No. 13 for the scene
Of the explosion and the mine
rescue car from Huntington was
ordered to follow. Deputy In
spectors Nicholson, Mite )ell and
Grady, who were in the district,
reached the mine al hour after
the news of the disaster was
known at the mine mouth and
Immediately began arrange
ments for the organization of
rescue parties.
The rescue parties under the
supervision Of Chief LANG found
the air we'll cleared from the
fumes of smoke and afterdamp
and proceeded with some Difficult
ty to the heading where the first
of the dead were discovered.
Great falls of slate and twisted
and torn timbers blocked the
way but the air was clearing fast
as the fans which were uninjured
drew the gases from the mine.
Some of the bodies were buried
under slate while others had been
buried along the entries like mis-
sizes fired from a gun.
The mine however was not on
fire and the wet coal dust seemed
to have withstood the heat of the
explosion without becoming igni
ted in danpernns quantities
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-11-28

1 WHO 10 opposed 10 the state macnin(
and the attitude OF the State com
mittee toward him can be told by @
| glance at the list Of members of the
committee.
In the matter of the Senat orship,
the nominations for Congress and
State nominations, the State com
nittee, since the change in its per
sonnet. and the adoption of the new
rules for conducting the primary
election is much stronger than il
has been before and is more firmly
in the grasp of the old office hold
ers' machine. No change in mat
tiers in the Republican party in
West Virginia Is portended by the
recent changes. except the strength
ening of the machine and the still
further ignoring Of the people by
the changes which have been made
in panty government.
One change has been made by
the change in the State chairman
ship among the Republicans in
West Virginia, the new chairman
Virgil l.. Highland. succeeds the
former State chairman, Sam V.
Mathews, as referee in the matter
OF Federal patronage. Former
Sen ator Scott went to the White
House the day after Mr. Highlands
selection as chairman and held q
conference with the President, the
result of which was that Mr.. High
land was designated as co-referee
with MIR. Scott to pass upon all APP
plications for appointment to Fed
eral Office from the State. Hereto
fore it has been M. Scott and Sam
V. Mathews who passed upon them
Now the duty devolves upon Mr..
Scott and the head of the so called
"Denham- Highland ring" in Har
rison county, one of the most pow
erful aides to the machine in the
State.
Senator q. w. Watson has re
turned to Washington for the win
ter and has re established his main
office here. During the fall it was
kept open as a branch Office, while
the Senator and his secretary were
in Fairmont. But the Senator is
member of the Senate committee on
Interstate Commerce, which has
some important hearings on now
and which will probably last till
the oonvenlDg of the regular ses
sion of Congress in December.
Consequently ne has moved back to
Washington prepared to stay till
the adjournment of Congress some
time next Summer.
~
Congressman Hamilton has
very sick son in Grantsyille and it
is possible he will not be able to get
to Washington for the converting of
Congress, unless the young man
should improve very much in the
next two weeks. Mr.. Hamilton's
work here is being kept up by his
son and secretary, John NJ. Hamil
ton Jr., and all business connected
with tho Office is being attended to
PROMPTLY.
500 Reward, 500.
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Washington News
(By George w. Summsrs)

Washington are wondering il the
Republicans of West Virginia ar.
going to be deceived by recent
events into the belief that there has
been reorganization of their State
committee and that the State ma
chine will have any lees voice than
heretofore in the nomination OF
candidates on the Republican ticket
in West Virginia. It is true that
several of the members CT the State
committe resigned those who were
holding Federal and. State offices
but each one named his own sue
cessor and in doing so left a COM
mittee which was as subservient to
the old State machine as was the
committee before the designations
we're rendered. Long ago, when
the talk of designations from the
State committee was first INDUCED
in, it was predicted in this cores
pondence that the machine would
not loosen it's grip on the State
committee. How well the predic
ton has been verified may be seen
from glance at the make up of
the new committee.
That the changes in the commit
tee and the adoption of the rules
for holding the primary election
merely tighten the hold of tho
machine on the party seems appar
emit. BY seeing that several candi
dates are induced to enter the race
for the Governorship. thus dividing
the vote in most Of the counties,
the same old machine can see to 1t
in the same old way that in certain
counties the vote is declared to be
overwhelmingly for the machine
candidate, thus insuring his nomi
nation. without the trouble of a
State convention or the refusal to
permit the appointment of com
mittee ON credentials.
Mcdowell and Mingo counties
can easily defeatsA.. "A. L,lly. who is
a candidate for the nomination for
Congressman to succeed James A.
Hughes. even though Lilly carry
every county in the district but
those two. For any majority that
may be required can be rolled up in
those counties as it has been done
oftentimes before, and where the
friends Of Congressman Hughes are
IN CONTROL.
While the Senatorship nomina.
tion Is not involved in the Repub.
lican primary election, the personnel
OF the committee will have consider
able bearing on the situation. Will
liam P. Hubbard, who aspired to the
Senatorship last year aid gave
Nathan B. Scott, then candidate
for reelection to the Senate a lot of
trouble, is understood here to be a
candidate for the Republican nomi
nation for Senator in the coming
campaign During the entire four
years that he was in Congress. Mr..
Hubbard was engaged in constant
effort to have Sherman Denham. of
Clarksburg, removed from the post
mastership at that place. Mr.
Denham is still in the Office and his
personal friend, business associate
and political partner Virgil L. High
land, has been made chairman OF
the State committee. The commit
tee will pass upon all contests and
matters Of any kind which may be
in dispute and it is a safe guess
that the committee with Virgil T.
Highland at It's head will not &c
out Of it's way to assist Mr.. Hubbard
III reaching the Senate Whether
it be Davis Elkins, Nathan b. Scott
or Isaac 7. Mann, any old cand,dat.
friendly to the machine will bav,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
KENYON.

G. F. stoyall visited in Dyersburl
this week.
Miss Sue Enochs visited in Union
City Sunday.
Mrs A. ]. McNeely and Mrs. NJ. V.
Bruce visited in Jackson this week.
A. NJ. stovall, of Martin, visited
friends and relatives in Kenton this
week.
J. W. Davidson, OF Dyer, candidate
for sheriff of Gibson county, was in
Kenton Tuesday.
]. L. Garrett has returned from a
visit with friends and relatives in Airing
ton and Memphis.
]. Goal Howell, of Milan, candidate
for tax assessor OF Gibson county, was
in Kenton Wednesday.
Chas. L. Worts, Of Murphysboro, ILL.,,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Worts, on College street this week.
Mrs. Bob Courtney and children and
Miss Ida Tilghman, of Rutherford, Wis
tied the family Of S. E. Odom on Vine
street Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Vester Mcleod, Of
Jackson, visited Mr.. McLeod's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Mcleod, of East
Kenton Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Vaughn, wife Of Mr.. Scott
Vaughn, Of Oak Grove neighborhood,
died last Friday Of appendicitis and was
buried Sunday at Concord cemetery.
Mr.. Ebert Brown and Miss Celia
two prominent young people,
surprised their many friends Wednesday
night by going to the G. P. parsonage
and being married by the pastor, Rev.
s. L. Noell Mr.. Brown is associated
with his brother in the mercantile bust
ness here and the bride is the daughter
Of Col. E. E. Tilghman, a prominent
planter of this section. They are both
popular and are receiving the heartiest |
of their many friends.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Bought Sand Mine.

R. M. Whipple, proprietor of the
Union City Tile Works, went to Oak
ton, KY, Saturday and closed deal
whereby he becomes the owner of a
tract of land on which is located num-
Der of large sand hills. He has made
arrangements with the Mobile & Ohio
to put in siding and the sand will be
shipped throughout this section for
building work. The deposit is mex
haustible and is said to be of very
fine quality of pure white building
sand. Mr.. Whipple assure he has found
what this section has been needing for
long time. 1t will prove convenient
for the builders and profitable for Mr..
Whipple.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
JORDAN.
rents.
VIOLET.

Mrs. w. t. Bondurant spent few
days in Union City last week, the guest
OF friends.
Mr.. Guy Tucker, after a visit of a
few days at Mrs. Suda DeBow's, re-
turned home Monday, accompanied by
his little daughter, Willie
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Glenn, of Union
City, and DR.. and Mrs. Prather, Of Wood
land, were guests of Mrs. Kate Glenn
Sunday.
Capt. Shuck, Walter McMurry, Owen
Bondurant and Marshall Glenn spent a
few days at Reelfoot Lake the first Of
the week.
Mrs. AL Brevard visited Mrs. Suda
DeBow Monday
Mr.. John Wade, prominent farmer
living few miles east Of here, brought
down from his farm a car load of hogs
Tuesday. This is not an unusual oc-
currence for this husting farmer.
Mrs. Julia Bondurant died Sunday
night at the home OF her son-in-law,
Mr.. Yes Key Mrs Bondurant was SO
years of age and had raised large
family of children, several Of whom
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Defeat For Eplison Rho.

On Wednesday Afternoon the teams OF
the two leading literary societies of the
Union City Training School clashed to-
gether for the first game of the series.
The weather was what is called football
weather, crisp and still, with a slight
wind blowing from the North.
Alpha Eplson won the toss, and
chose to defend the south goal. In
the first few moments of play they
literally swept their opponents off their
feet, going the length OF the field for a
touchdown. Eplison Rho braced up
and for moment seemed to hold her
ground, but they could not withstand
the demoniac charges of Erwin and Will
son.
Runs brought the spectators to their
feet time aud again.
Summary: Touchdowns, Key 1,
Erwin 2, Wilson 2, Quinn l goals from
touchdown, Wilson 2.
Referee-DeBow, Vanderbilt. Umpire
Homer, u. G. T. S.
A call for $50 brings the coal wag1l4
Union City Ice g. Coal Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Death Of Vim. Hamilton.


The death Of one Of Union City fore
most business citizens under the old
regime occurred last Tuesday morning,
the 21st inst, when Mr.. VIM. Hamilton
quietly passed away. Mr.. Hamilton
had been in poor health for some years
and during the summer aud fall he was
confined to his bed Last week he was,
however, out again feeling much inn
proved, but on Tuesday morning awoke
to find that he was suffering and a
physician was called. The Doctor was
preparing some medicinewhen the spirit
of the good man departed.
Mr.. Hamilton was born in jefferson
County, in East Tennessee, Oct. 90,
1886. He was reared thereand enlisted
in the Confederacy with Company G,
Nineteenth Infantry, serving calamity
throughout the war. After the war he
came to West Tennessee and located in
Union City in 1868. On Dec II, 1870,
he was united in marriage to Miss Mar
garet E. Foute, and with two daughters
and one son an unbroken family re-
until his death. The survivors
are Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Mamie, Miss
Cassie and Joe.
Mr.. Hamilton was formerly in the
grain business, with headquarters in the
buildings on the east side of the M. &
0. tracks, in which he was successfully |
engaged for many years until his health |
failed. He was man OF the highest
of honor and integrity and
was always found pleasant in his bust
ness relations. He did not connect him
'elf with the church, but held to the
Christian religion and the Presbyterian
reed. In every respect he was good
nan and his death marks the passing
If another one of the older citizens who
to Union City S early history
nd growth, who gave it character and
lame in the galaxy of towns and cities.
Services were held at the residence last
Wednesday afternoon beginning at 2
'clock, and the remains were escorted
0 East View for interment.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
FREMONT.

A. l. Owen, Of Mckenzie, was the
guest Of relatives here Sunday night
Rev. C. A. Jackson filed his appoint
ment here Sunday
Mr.. Thelbert Manpin and family, Of
Union City, came out Sunday and spent
the day with Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Aaupih
Several from here attended the M
W. A. barbecue at Bethel Saturday and
report fine day.
Mesdames J. II Cloar, Effie Brown
and Myrtle Cloar, of Troy, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ebert Campbell, OF Union City,
attended the burial Of Rebeccah CIoar
here last Wednesday.
Rev Cunningham and wife, Of Union
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Powell Cloar, Of
Beech, Miss Erma HUDSON, Of Union
City, and Miss Willis Park were the
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Butler
Caldwell.
Edgar Jones has just completed his
new residence and moved into it.
Miss Effie Wilson has returned from
n months stay near Hickman.
Mrs. Andy Moore is on the sick list.
Mr.. Barry London has moved to his
farm in Number Ten.
]. M. Caldwell and family, of Pro-
femus, spent the day Sunday with rela-
Eives here.
Mr.. R. A. Bumpas and family visited |
at the home of Mr.. Muse Womack near
Riyes Saturday night.
Quite crowd Of young people en-
ioyed hop at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Clack Monday night.
Miss Willis Park, who has been work.
ing for Mrs. Arm in the millinery bust
ness, is spending the dull season with
Fremont relatives.
Mrs. Mollie Caldwell is visiting rela-
lives near Fulton this week.
Little Rebeccah, the nine-months-old
baby daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Cloar, of Clayton, died last Monday and
was buried the following day at the FIRE.
mont cemetery. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Walton Stgler with
a large crowd in attendance We ex-
tend our sympathy to the bereaved pa
rents. VIOLET
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
TAME GULLS OF SHETLAND
Each Family In Lerwick Has Its Own
Flock Which the Children
Feed.

There are many small villages In
the world that have onl, one street;
but Lerwick, in Shetland, besides hav-
ing only a single street possesses only
one tree, and 1t is not a very tall one
either. There are no land birds there.
not even a sparrow; but the sea gulls
are plentiful.
The inhabitants of Shetland are
very proud of their tree and very kind
to the gulls, of whom the children
make pets. Children who are brought
for the first time to see the wonders
of one-streeted Lerwick are always
shown, as great curiosity. the only
tree in Shetland"
The sea gulls are the sparrows Of
Lerwick; and as such ley have a
greater share In the towns life than
the sparrows of London. In the
morning you will note that sea gull
sits on every chimney pot. Sea gulls
swoop and hover over every roof In
town. The air is full of their strange,
high, plaintive, haunting cries.
Every house has its own familiar
sea gulls and every street its own
band of them. But, according to the
Fruit Magazine, they never mix. The
children in each house have pet
name for their own particular sea
gulls; and, having called them by
those names. they feed them every
day.
Each sea gull knows what is meant
for him. No bird attached to one
house ever seeks to eat the food scat
tered from the house next door. He
does not dare to do so. So all day
long the sea gulls hover and call over
the roofs Of Lerwick.
The people Of the town If they come
across a little pile Of rice laid upon the
roadway step over it with care. They
know that IT has been placed there for
some sea gull. And at night the sea
gulls leave their appointed chimney
pots and fiy gracefully away to their
resting places on the rocks Of the
Isle Of Moss.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Gard of Thanks.

would express our heartfelt thanks
and deep appreciation to our friends in
Union City for their kindness and man
fest sympathy in the death of our little
son. The tenderness with which words
of comfort were spoken help us in this
day Of sorrow. God help and keep you.
Mr.. AND Mrs. f. l.. WATSON.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
GOOD Mental TonIc.

As appearance means so much TO
the average woman, mentally as well
as socially, the question often arises,
Us she justified in aiding or improv.
ing nature il she sees fit?" Many OF
our welI-known medical men think
that makeup" is as good a mental
tonic as anyone can take and greatly
advise its use, especially for the girl
who has some slight personal defect
q scar, poor complexion or blood
less lips. for the knowledge of her de
fects makes her shy and oftentimes
suIky and miserable
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
ODD WAYS OF THE COMMONS
illustrated by the Imminent Peril Of
MIR. Pearce, Who Read News
paper During Session.

A member of the British parliament
remarks in London Opinion that the
rules of the house of commons are
past all understanding, and then pro
ceeds to cite the case of Mr.. Pearce,
M. P, and the imminent danger in
which he one day appeared to be. This
was when the sergeant-at-arms, with
his terrible sword in hand, rose from
his chair and rushed with cyclonic
speed in the direction OF the mild,
meek and altogether unconscious-of-
offense member. 1t was quickly made
saber charge by the sergeant. Mr..
Pearce had actually been reading a
newspaper, and there is no more helm
GUS offense known to parliament. The
members when in the chamber are not
permitted to read newspapers for any
purpose not Immediately connected
with the debate actually in progress,
though one may succeed in doing 1t
surreptitiously by folding the newspa-
per small and concealing 1t behind the
order paper Of the day, much like a
boy may nibble at an apple in school,
concealing the pippin behind his
spelling book. Yet more gross
breaches of parliamentary etiquette
and decorum may be seen. members
even wearing their hats when fell
low member is addressing the house.
and even the dearest friends of an
orator may go to sleep while he is de-
livering his choicest periods.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24

A call for $50 brings the coal wagon.
Union City Ice & Coal Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Death Of Mr.. Reeks.

Mr.. Robert Reeks, a citizen Of Shady
Grove, aged about rs years, died last
Saturday, the 18th inst, of pneumonia.
Mr.. Reeks was a member OF the
Methodist Church, quiet in manner,
conscientious, honest and a man Of many
other good qualities.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Carman and the remains were in
tered at Shady Grove.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24

survive her. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Boaz at Liberty Mon
day evening, attended by a large crowd
Of friends and relatives, among those
from a distance being DR.. A. Bondu-
rant, daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. Kea-
ton, Of Cairo, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bondurant, Of Charleston, Mo.
Drs. Moore and Naylor went to Reel
foot Lake Wednesday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Culhane's Comedians.

A very clever company and very
attractive repertoire are to be seen at
Reynolds this week. The features are
good comedy, specialties and music with
good talent in all these lines. The
company appears at popular prices.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
Died in Arkansas.

News came to Troy this week of the
death Of Hugh Griffin at Helena, Ark,
where he was employed in the lumber
mills. Mr.. Griffin leaves son. De-
ceased was 80 years of age.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-11-24
SALE NOTICE.

On Saturday, Dec. 3, 1911, at /
O'Clock, we will sell to the highest and
best bidder the following:
/ black mule, years old.
bay male, 8 years old.
two-horse low-wheel wagon.
2 No. II Vulcan plows.
] one-horse pillow.
3 double shovels.
iron edge cultivator.
hoe cultivator
] disc harrow.
/ double v harrow.
2 sets of wagon harness.
/ row marker and about tons Of
clover hay.
Sale to be at the canning factory at
Union City, Tenn. II Saturday is bad
rainy day will sell Monday, Dec 4.
36-2t UNION Cry CANNING Co.