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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08
TOria.

Miss Nettie Roach spent a few
days of last week with her un-
Gle, w. M. Henager, who lives
near Columbia.
Simeon Roach is on the sick
list.
Robert Gibson lost a very val
liable cow one day last week.
G.. G.. Jones sold a mule to Gar
field Estes for $62. so.
N. R. Roach bought two hogs
from Joe Roach; price paid Gets.
per pound.
Ray Flowers, the News man,
was shaking hands with the
people of Toria last week.
Mrs. James Rupe is very sick
at this writing.
Mr.. Leonard James and Lila
Jesse were quietly married Feb. +,
23rd, at the home of the brides
parents. The groom is a pros
porous farmer. The bride is the
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Jesse. Rev. Thos. Jesse,
uncle of the bride officiated.
While C. G. James was trying
to cut a small bush, the axe
glanced and struck Ronald, his
son just below the knee infict-
ing a very painful wound. He
was taken to the house and the
wound dressed. He is now get
ting along nicely.
S. C. Neat called on N. r.
Roach last week.
Mrs. John England is no bet
ter.
Rev. ]. H. James is building
an addition to his house and
when completed will add greatly
to the appearance of the place.
Mrs. Margaret Flatt spent a
few days of last week with the
writer and family.
The Mt. Pleasant school with
Miss Lannah James as teacher is
moving along nicely.
The writer was in your city
Monday.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08
Nell

A great many people have
colds and several cases of la
grippe.
Walker Bros, have returned
from Louisville, where they
have been selling tobacco and
they report prices not very good.
Mr.. Chas. Bell visited his sis
ter, Mrs. S. A. Taylor, of Mont
pelier last week.
w. H. Rose sole to G. E. Nell
one horse. Price unknown.
Misses Maggie Walker and
Rosa Bell spent Thursday of last
week with their aunt, Mrs. Mary
Bell.
Mrs. Ella R. Nell and her lit
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08
Dirieo.

During the latter part of last
week the farmers were very
busy, and mustard greens were
common article of diet. But
there has been'as'change, winter
has again turned loose, and is
playing havoc. He is accompa-
MED by lagrippe. There is not a
family in the whole neighbor-
hood, that hasn't sick member
in it. There are. hardly enough
well persons to properly care for
the sick, Thesscientists in speak
ing of Halley's sComet, which
was so long the entire topic of
discussion, must. have been right
in their theory. and only mis-
taken in the time. 1t will be re-
membered that they predicted
that upon certain day the old
Terra Firma"i would pass
through the tail of the comet,
and that the gases from such
contact would make the majority
OF the people ss33slck. Well, the
day came on, ipassed, and nobody
was injured. Z The comet passed
beyond oursview, but from the
amount of sickness, it appears
that ne is still in the great some
where, and is switching his tail
in this direction. Yes, the scien-
lists were right in theory, but
they miscalculated the time.
Joe Leonard, of Albany, who
travels for Warren, Neeley &
Co., called upon our merchants
last Saturday.
Miss Tressie Polston, of Cum
berland county, was at j. M.
Campbell's last Saturday and
Sunday.
Allen & Wcoten sold a yoke of
oxen to ]. W. Simpson, for
$3.50.
Tom Samuels, of Fairplay, did
business here last Tuesday.
Nose Wooten spent several
days last week at Greensburg
and Campbellsville.
A couple of dogs belonging to
Matthew Wooten made an attack
upon some sheep the other day,
but Allen Wooten happened to
be near with gun, and killed
the dogs before any serious dam
age was done.
Nose Wooten bought a jersey
COW from Capt. Bradshaw, for
$50.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08

tie son, Carl, spent last week
with her parents, Nh. and Mrs.
John Rose this place.
Several from this place attend
ed meeting at Antioch last Sun
day.
Mr.. E. L. Hamilton and wife,
of Edmonton visited the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. R.
Walker. one night last week.
Master James Hunter stepped
on a nail one day last week, hope
it will not prove serious.
Mrs. Cattle Bell and little
children visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hestand from Monday
until Thursday.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08
AffadkS School Principal.

A severe attack on school principal,
Chas. B Allen, of Sylvania, Ca, is
thus told by him. For more than
three years." he writes, 81 suffered in
describable torture from rheumatism,
liver and stomach trouble and diseased
kidneys. All remedies failed till used
Electric Bitters, but four bottles of
this wonderful remedy cured me COM
pletely." Such results are common
Thousands bless them for curing stom-
ach trouble, female complaints, kidney
disorders, biliausness, and for new
health and vigor. Try them. Only Soc
at PAUL. Drug Co.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08
Woman in Business.

From my work l have become
convinced that because woman
achieves financial and mental
independence it by no means fol-
lows that she need lose a whit of
feminine PERCEPTIONS and refine
ment. AS | think over the long
list of splendid woman O f all
ages and condition whom / have
known in the business world t
seems to me it would be diffic ult
to find an equal number of wo-
men in any sphere of life who
possess more of the spirit of true
womanliness and by true W o.
manliness | mean not alone no
bility of character but all those
dainty personalities Of mind
body and soul which are and al
ways will be the everlasting joy
and distinction of the true wo-
man. There comes to my mind
in this connection a certain gen.
tlewoman o f my acquaintance
who for over twenty years h a S
worked in the office of a certain
concern and although her work is
essentially masculine in it's nature
and her days are passed entirely
among men never knew a gen.
tier or more delicate personality
than her.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-03-08
Truthful James.

ICliIdI hcu ITuCnlul James,
spent one winter in North Dako-
ia. l supposed that l had seen
some cold weather before that,
but, as matter of fact, 1 never
had.
"Alongsabout the middle of
February the weather got down
to business. 1t had just been
foolin' along before that time
with the mercury standin' at
from 80 to 40, below zero, but
when thesscold weather commenc.
ed to hump its back and do
things, that spell of weather
when it as.only 40 below seemed
to hev been like the warm spring
time, Gentle Anna.
'You may dispute my state
ment, but Isswant to say to you
that one dayssIswas b'lin water to
make coffee when the door Of
the shackssblew open and let the
cold in right sudden.E Well, that
bi'lin water in the kettle froze
sittin' right there on the stove
while it ..wass bi'lin to beat the
band. The fact is that it 'froz
so sudden that when | went to
pick the chunk of ice out of the
kettle the icelwas.so hot yet that
it burned my hand.
There are a good many people
| hev toldsthat to, who don't be-
lieve it. That is one of the most
discouragin's things.in this world,
to know that a thing is true and
yet have your.friends doubt you
just because they never saw any
thing like it. And yet al of 'em
believe any amount of things
that they never saw and never
will see.
That same winter all the seed
potatoes Ished..froze hard as so
many bones. Isdid'nt know what
to do at plantin' time, not havin'
the coin necessary to pay for
more potatoes and | he'd my
doubts about..them frozen pota-
toes CROWN we'll. However,
| said to myself, says l, I will
just try 'er a whirl, anyway l
planted the potatoes and they
grew all right, but when l came
to dig 'em in the fall blamed if |
didn't find that l had raised a
crop of!snowballs. Yes, sir, that
field run a hundred and fifty
bushels of snowballs to the acre.
1t was one of the most discour-
agin' things had to meet that
year.
Il had a favorite dog that l
raised till.it--was q years old He
was good dog and generally
sensible, but had a fool habit of
barkin' at the moon whenever
it was moonlight. The coolest
night the moon was full. 1t
was nearly as light as day.
1.-The dog was anxious to get
out and do his regular stunt of
barking at the queen of the night,
but | was afraid he would freeze
if he got out, so l kept him in
the house. He was all broke up
about it and whined and cried to
get out. l never saw dog really
shed tears before.
Finally, he worked on nv
feelings till l consented to let
him out and just take one bark.
l thought when he got out and
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A loss estimated at $500, 900
was sustained at Donaldsonville,
La, when flames originating in
the kitchen of the Nichols hotel
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
One of Wisconsin's Shifty PLAYERS
MYSTERIOUS Shooting.

A man dead and woman dying
from bullet wounds, is the toll Of a
love tragedy with several mysterious
elements, battling to the police, which
took place in the National Hotel,
East Van Buren, street and Wabash
Avenue, New York, at O'Clock yes
terday morning, creating a panic
among scores OF guests in the place.
The dead man is believed to be W. J
Crush, an actor, from New Orleans.
He appeared unaccompanied, and en-
gagged room at the. hotel early Satur-
day evening The woman gave her
name as Mrs. Bertha Atwood VIXEN she
registered there on October 80. She
is at the point OF death at St. Luke's
Hospital from bullet wound in her
throat and one through her mouth.
piercing her tongue, and making it
impossible for her 10 explain the trag
edy. The shooting occurred in the
room occupied by Crush. He was
found lying on the floor dead by en-
plovees. who were aroused by the re-
yolver shots, and rushed to the room.
The wuman was lying on the bed un-
conscious in pool OF blood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
FAMOUS TRACK MAY BE SOLD
Gravesend Property Is Too valuable
to Lie Idle Until Racing Is
Restored in New York.

statement made the other day by
one of the foremost turfmen OF New
York indicated that the associations
which conducted horse racing there
about until this season had about CIV
en- ND hope that the game would ever
again be even half way legitimatized.
Phil Dwyer, president of the Brook
lyn Jockey club, said:
"There will be meeting of our
club shortly, which shall decide
whether we shall hold the Gravesend
track. which we own, or shall give it
nm and allow it to be cut into build.
ing lots.
II shall advise the Jockey club to
sell the track, for, in my opinion,
horse racing cannot come back inside
of two or three years. And l think
we'd be better off getting some return
from the track by way of sale,
rather than letting it lie idle"
Mr.. Dryer and other turfmen who
were with him seemed very much de-
pressed over the fact that the Gittins
bill (Which might have allowed racing
to go on by exempting its directors
from personal prosecution) had not
been passed by the session Of the
legislature which concluded few
days ago at Albany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
r. +. Knox, Allctioneer.

DI- virtue OF deed OF crust made by
d Richard A. Bryan, ir., and wife,
hearing date on the 18th day Of January.
1873, and duly Of record in the lan,l re-
cords Of the City of Alexandria. Vir-
giuia, in Deed Book No. 80, Page ", ana
ut the request OF the party thereby
secured, default having been made in
the payment Of the notes secured
in the said deed Of trust, the undcrSign-
ed trustee will offer for sale. at public
auction. on Saturday, the 18th day OF
November 1911. ut II O. clock m, in front
ofthc Royal street entrance 10 the Mar
ket Building in the said city all that lot
Of ground in the said city OF AleXau-
dria, and bounded rs follows, to wit:
Beginning 1T point on the south side
Of Prin cess street, filty-five (55l feet four
"a inches west from IN iron spike
driven at The southwest corner OF Prin-
ccss and West street, and running thence
west along the south side Of Princess
street thrty-two (32) feet: thence south.
parallel to west street. cighty-hye 1871
feet 10 n ten (lOj feet alley: thence cast
along said alley thirty-t.To OBJ feet: and
thence north. parallel to West street
cighty-iivc (S5l feet 10 the beginning
with the right OF way OYER said ALLEY
Terms Of sale: Cash: cost Of convey
ancing ut the expense OF purchaser.
ALONZO UOUCK. Trustee.
now til
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
DAVIS TORPEDO TESTED.
A Remarkable Invention Said to be
The Most Effective Submarine
ProjectiIe Known.

Norfolk, Nov. G.-Commandcr Gle
land Davis remarkable invention, the
cannon torpedo, which was tested IN
Hampton Roads October 10, will be
tried again in that locality next Friday.
On the first trial tho Davis toroedo sent
a 25O.pound shell through a caisson,
which was used rs a target, at Il point
below the armor plate on blttlcship.
Not only did the submarine projectlIc
enter at the spot designated, but the test
bore out the claim Of the inventor tina!
such a missile in actual warfare would
explode in the interior of ship after
passing through the hull below the ar
NOR line. In the trial Of November -
the caisson will be protected by armor
of the standard thickness, which is III
cluded in the plans for warships to re.
sist Just this sort OF attack. The test
already made shows that the Davis
torpedo would not be stopped by the
various nets now used by the best navies
for protection against under the belt"
attack. II the next test should bc
successlulit may be assumed that Com
mauder Davis has created revolution
in naval construction and rendered the
foreign dreadroughts OF the most ap-
proved present type helpless in the
event of conflict with an American
fleet equipped, with the cannon tor
podo whose secret is not known abroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
r. T.. Knox. Allctiunccr.

DY virtue Ola deed OF trust made by
- w. p. Lockwood, bearing date on
the 22nd day Of August, 1904. and duly
of record in the land records OF the City
of Alexandria. Virginia, in Deed Book
No So. Page 80. and at the request IF
the party thereby secured, default hav-
ing been made in the payment Of the
notes secured in said deed of trust. the
undersigned trustees will offer for sale,
at public auction, on Saturday. the 18th
day Of November, 1911, at y o'clock. Iii.
in front of the Royal street entrance 10
the Market Building, in the said city.
all that lot OF ground with improve
mcntS thereon. in the said City of Alex
andria. and bounded a follows. To wit:
Beginning at n point on the east side
of Columbus street. siXty-threc tG3) feet
north Of Wilkes street. and extending
from this point south on the line Of Co
lumbus street twelve (i2) feet: thence
east. parallel to Wilkes street. sixty-four
GA feet: thence north. parallel TO Co
Iunbus street. twelve Q2) feet: and
thence west. parallel to Wilkes street.
siXty-four go feet To the beginning: be-
ing designated as No. 43) south Column
bus street
Terms OF sale: Cash .cast Of conveyance
ing At the expense of thei purchaser.
ROBERT ELLIOTT,
DOUGLAS STUART.
Trustees.
now til
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
LEGALITY Of TRANSFER
Motion 10 Dismiss Appeal of Prison,
ers sent from Jail to Oc-
cOQuan.

A motion to dismiss the appeal OF
Edgar Fisse and William Alexander,
former prisoners ut Occoquan, from
the decision OF the District Supreme
Court asserting to the transfer OF
prisoners from the District jail to DC
coquan, Va, has been filed by the
District Commissioners through Cor
poration Counsel Thomas. Argu-
ment on the motion will be heard by
the Court of Appeals next Tuesday. /,
After habeas corpus proceedings had
been brought by Attorney NJ. r.
O'Brien for the two prisoners in the
! United States district court IN Alex
andria last May, it vas discovered that
a part of the law requiring action by
District Supreme Court before prison
ers might be removed to Occoquau
had not been complied with. The
corporation counsel's Office petitlonec
Justice Anderson to sign an order as
senting to the transfer, which had
taken place some months before
Justice Anderson signed such an order
July 5 last. from which order counse
for the prisoners appealed.
The question of the validity OF th'
Law permitting the removal OF prison
ers is pending before. the United State
, Supreme Court, where an appeal va
allowed by Justice Lurton last summe
on the application of William Alex
. ander, from the adverse decision OF tn
, Virginia court on his writ OF habea
CORPUS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
Lost His Train.

Suffolk, Va, Nov. 6.-The engine
driver OF No. Is, Norfolk and Western
westbouud express on Saturday night
lost his entire train of passenger and
baggage cars in the Dismal Swamp.
The engineer had evidently not missed
bis load until he arrived at Suffolk
station with locomotive and tender. In
the meantime some one on the for
saken train had gone to Juniper and
wired for help. The engine went back
for the vagrant cars, and arrived here
the second time half an hour late.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
BY r. f. KNOX, Auctioneer.
A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND
n To BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUG

n TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUG
TON.
By virtue Of authority vested in the
undersigned trustees, by deed OF trust
dated July Still. 1910, and recorded ~
Liber G No. :. page p, ct seq. one OF
the Land Records OF Fairfax county,
Virginia. wherein North Mt. Vernon
Land Company, Incorporated, conveyed
to the undersigned trustees the herein
after described tract OF land TO secure 10
Daniel ID. Thompson, or order, the pay, ,
mcnt of four thousand three hundred
and Giirry-five dollars l34,3ti.U0), which
said amount is represented Dy three
notes or$l ,45l .6G each. and payable TO the
said Thompson, or order. on or before /,
>, and years alter date with interest NJ
the rate ofG per cent per anuun. Ana
default having been made III the pay
ment OF the first note. swhich came que
and payable July 5th, sl9ll and also, de
fault III the payment OF the interest," on
the note. which came due ana payapi,G,
Mt tho same time. The said trustees Will
sell. Mt public auction. to the highest
bidder, ut the entrance OF the Market
Building OH. Royal street.. Alexandra,
| Virginia. NONFMBER Is, 19ll, at !.
o'clock NJ. the following Described tract
OF land. situate lying and being in Mt
Vernon Magistcrial District. County OF
Fairfax, Virginia. and. described by
mrteS and bounds rs follows:
Beginning for the same Al stake ~
tho center or the Neck Branch Road ID,
| feet from stone on tho east side oil sane
road in the line Of the land OF II. l.. vii.
kins, thence south - degrees aua MN
utcs west: S2l feet: thence sou n 10 de
| greeS and II minutes west. 1878 ieet 10 !
stono in the cehter OF said road anu Oh
tho north line of ForuHunt Road; thence
with the north line Of said road soutl
I3 degrees and - minutes vest, Va.
feet, to n point on said road line:thenct
north 81 degrees and Il uuinutes east
23S5,3 feet to point in II. l.. WILKINS
limo, thence with said line north Ga dc
grecs and 81 minutes west, Ti9.1 le3t u
the beginning. containing siNty-thrc!
and one-thirl acres, more or less, VIII
all appurtenances.
Undersigned trustees arc advised tina
this property has been SubdlVided lhl'
building lots since the trust herein was
executed. but no lots have been SOLD
and no streets graded, and that the same
remains in a high state OF cultivation
This land is located right OH the electrl
road, Washington Virginia RallWa.
Company. This property will be SOL
rs 4 whole and not in porc0lS or lots, an
will be sold for cash. all transfer Of litl
being ut the cost of purchaser.
Given under our hands this 18th On
: Of October 1911.
; EG BERT A. THOMPSON. Trustee
/, FREDK. p. RUSSELL, Trustee.
oct2S is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION.
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS
Convention TO be Held in Richmond
Wednesday, Hundred Dele
gates will Attend.

Richmond. Va. Nov. Six hun
bred delegates from 81 states OF the
union are expected to attend the eigh.
seenth annual convention Of the
United daughters OF the Confederacy
which begins fourday meeting here
Wednesday. Because OF the peculiar
interest that attaches to Richmond rs
the capital of the old Confederacy, the
present convention will witness the
largest and most distinguished gather.
ing OF Southern women ever present on
an occasion OF this kind.
Mrs. J. B. Stuart, widow of the Con-
fcderate cavalry leader, and Mrs.
Thomas J. Jackson, widow OF Stone
wall Jackson, will be among those in
attendance. The convention will be
formally opened Tuesday night at the
| Academy OF Music with address OF
welcome by Governor Mann, OF Vir-
ginia; Mayor D. G. Richardson, oil
Richmond. and high officials OF the
Virginia Division of the Daughters.
The response for the delegates will
be made by Mrs. Virginia Faulkner
McSherry, president general OF the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy,
Business sessions, beginning Wednes-
day morning, will he held twice daily
until the close OF the convention on
Saturday. The convention will con-
isider the questions OF erecting a
home for Confederate women and 0!
founding permanent general reiiel
committee. The regular biennial
election OF the president general vii
take place at the last business meeting
the minor officers being elected mex
j. year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
Trans-contimental Tramp.

Norfolk, Nov. G.-Without penny
in their pockets and with one change
OF clothing, CHARLES S. Young, for
merly OF Baltimore and Washington,
and Walter S. McCreath. of Detroit,
will hit the trail" from Norfolk Mon
day, Nov. Is, for 3,500-mile tramp
across the continent to San francisco.
They expect to average so miles per
day, and land in Frisco April l.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
Death of w. p. Cav.

Staunton, Va, Nov. civilian
Patton Gay died at Gaymont, south of
Staunton, "Wednesday night of heart
disease after a very short illness. He
was in bis sixtieth year. Before the
civil war his father owned the Green.
briar White Sulphur Springs. Mr..
Gay is said to be direct descendant OF
PocahontaS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
DIR. HILLMAN'S DEATH.

Richmond, Nov. 6.-Dr. ]. A. Hills
man, for twenty years Que OF Rich,
mond's most prominent physicians.
died last night at l0:45 O'Clock, follow.
ing lingering illness. at his home
800 North Lombard, street. He
was sesentyseven years old, and
had been il! for about oae year.
Though shock to his family and q
wide circle Of friends here and through
out the state, his death was not unex-
pected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-06
Assessments Increased.

Richmond, Nov. 6.-James A. Stone
the assessor OF mineral lands, has in
creased the assessments OF this class OF
property from $25, 100000 i'll 1910 to
$4,000, 900 for this year making an
increase in state taxes of $24 900. and
bringing the total revenue from this
source for 1911 up to 100000. For
the S6,S46.41 spent in the last two
wears by mineral assessments the state
has received SOC, 900 additional revenue.