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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

There are many things in this
state, of q political nature that ought
to be investigated The past polit-
ical methods In Mingo county ought
to be investigated by the Governor
Would you think it wise In gov
ernor to talk about investigating
the election Of United States Sena-
tors in this state when he is cheek
and jowl with those who have robbed
the people Of this county OF a free
and honest ballot?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05
When they licensed the drinking
house over the way.

When they licensed the drinking.
house over the way.
I've been sick ever since, it cannot
be long.
Be pitiful. lady, to him when Pm
gone;
He wants to do right, but you never
would think -,
How weak q man grows when he's
fond of the drink.
And it's tempting him here and
tempting him there,
Four places I've counted on this
very square
Where q man can get whiskey by
night and by, day,
Not to reckon the drinking house
over the way
There's verse In the Bible the
minister read,
No drunkard shall enter Heaven it
said;
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

There is always great deal of
talk about the need of doing reclaim
atory work among the vicious poor
and certainly there is need Of such
work. But there is quite as much
need that similar work be done
among the vicious rich. Of the two
classes the rich are the more danger
Gus to society because in the power
which wealth, social position, and
education give them their facilities
for wrong doing are greater and their
example and influence more potent.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

And he Is my husband and | love
him 80
And where ! am going want him to
go.
Our baby and will both want him
There,
Don't you think dear Jesus viii hear
my prayer?
And please, when am gone, ask
some one to pray
For him at the drinking house over
the way"
Selected.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05
Published by reauest.l

The clearinghouse Over the Wa.
.'The room was so cold, so cherries
and bare,
With its rickety table and one bro
ken chair;
And it's curtainless windows with
hardly a pane
To keep out the snow, the wind and
the rain.
"A cradle stood empty, pushed up to
the wall,
And someway that seemed the sad
dest of all;
In the old rusty stove the fire was
dead;
There was ice on the floor at the
foot OF the bed.
And there ali alone poor women
dying;
No need TO look twice to see she was
lying;
Dying of want, of hunger and cold;
Shall tell you her story, the story
she told?
No, ma am, I'm no better, my cough
lis so bad,
It's wearing me out, but that makes
me glad,
For it's WEAKNESS living when ones
all alone,
And Heaven, they tell me- is Just
like a home.
Yes. ma'am, I've a husband some
where about,
I hoped he'd come in when the fire
went out,
But | guess he's gone where he's
likely to stay;
mean to the clearinghouse over
the way,
Twas not so always hope you
won't think
Too hard OF him, lady, it's only the
drink;
know he's kind hearted. for oh,
how he cried
For the poor little baby the morning
1t died!
you see he took sudden, and grew
{ very bad,
And We had no doctor, our poor lit
tie lad,
For his father had gone, never mean
ing to stay
I'm sure, to the clearinghouse over
the way.
And when he came home it was late
at night
And ! was SO tired and sick with the
fright
OF staying at home with the baby
alone,
And it's cutting my heart with it's
pitiful moan.
He was cross with his drink, poor
fellow, know
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05
II HAVE DONE WITH

COMPROMISE. !"
What Prank r. Walsh, OF Missouri
has to say.
! greatly fear it would grieve some
excellent gentlemen If |, as the can
didate for governor. would scratch
the canidate for president as | GER
tainly would do it he happened to
be Mr.. Oscar Unerwood. let US say,
or Mr.. Judson Harmon, or any other
worker for the special interests who
wears the democratic button.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

1t is ridiculous to say that judges
declare the law as they find II. They
declare it the way they believe it
to be, an they believe 1t to- be the
way they want 1t to be.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

S-W Paint is a form of long life
insurance which your buildings can
not DO without. Our paints have
the quality. 1t will certainly pay
-yon to paint with S-W Paint. We
have a reason for saying this.
THE A. H. BEALL HOWE. Co.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

am democrat because l believe
the people Of that party have the
best idea of what they want and how
to get it, but If the democratic party
gets betrayed into wrong hands, I'm
going to be free to vote and work for
the right hands wherever they show
themselves.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05
Selected.

God reigns and the government
at Washington still lives somewhere
out west" says the Springfield Re
publican.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-05

The advance styles in Ladies' Suits
now. on exhibition at Levine's De-
partment Store.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
 NORTH WOODSTOCK

A very pleasing Easter service in charge of Misses M&ude Hesiey and Mildred Bnawn wss presented by the Sunday school scholars last Sunday al E l,15 D.. m.
 X Opening choeus, prssessional, A song ofI+riumph Prayer Deacon c. W. Breti | Scripture reading, John 20, 1.lS School Song, In the cnoss of Christ glory, All Primary ,salutaiion, Welcome, knth Armstrong, Margew Brett, Bea triee Healey, Annie MilIigan, Francis Gordon, Ronald Hicks, Viola Wilcox Beginners7 ,salutation Sidney Hayward Recitation Blanche Wilcox Duet, The birds lullaby, Lillian Milligan, Blanche WILCOX Exercise, he is risen, Blanche Wilcox Ewart Healey, Maggie Noble, Ly- man Hubbard, Lillian Anderson. Merrill Healey Recitation John hlneii tIice Heaiey, primary class in semi-eirele all sing, Jesu.s like a shepherd leads us Recitation, Our risen Lord, Grace
 Barrett # Song, Hark, ten thousand harps and voices
 Dialogue, Seeds-
 Seeds = Christine Paine, Mamie Jeannette. Bessie Lucia, Grace Barrett, Maggie Noble, Lilsian # Milligan. Lillian Anderson # Mother earth-Ella Anderson N Wind-Lyman Hubbard # Frost-Merrill HeaieY # Rain-Blanche Wilcox Sunbeams-Chrisline Paine, Nina # Gordon
 Green blades-Ewart Healey, Frank
 Perrin
 Blossoms-Lily, Bessie Lucia; violet,
 Maggie Noble; jonqail, Lillian
 Milligan: hyaeinth, Grace Barrett # Gardner-Raymond Benson
 Recitation Mabel Kinell Recitation, The world itself keeps Eas- # ter day, Milton Perrin s Recitation, The child of Nazareth, # Nina Gordon Song, Come with hearts rejoicing, i, % Recitation Walter Henries x sRecitaiion Maxwell Gordon Recitation Marion Barrett Song, How firm foundation, All sCollection by Raymond Benson ana
 Cyril Paine
 Prayer MT. Coane March by the children # Miss Bernice Leavitt was unable 10 resume her school duties after the Eas- E ter vacation as she has developed Ger 2 man measles.
 Arthur Austin of Southbridge spent Saturday with his brother Edward. # Joseph Mountain has moved into the Milligan house as Edwaro hazaIu has moved into the iron house he occu- pied.
 John Healey was home over oundsy'
 F. A. Jordan has bought another z Qriving horse.
 Mrs. Jesse Shead has been visiting Der sister in Hartford.
 Miss Thomas of Westfieid spent fa- 1riots' day with Miss Clara Dsvis.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
WOODSTOCK

Appropriate Easter exercises were held in the Congregational church on Sunday, morning and evening. The church was beautifully dec0rated with potted plants and bouquets Of roses. Singing by ladies quartet and the violin playing of Miss Ross added much 10 the interest of the service. The pastors sermon was most help- ful one.
 Rev. G. r. Waters preached in Pom fret sunday.
 Miss Nellie Chandler returned home Monday
 MT. and Mrs. Ritch spent Easter in Providence.
 FL Child and friend from Worces- ter spent Patfiots' day in Woodstock- A bungalow is being built at Valley side.
 Miss Elizabeth Rolin entertained Miss Doris Lindeman of East Wood stock on Wednesday.
 The young peoples society of the Swedish church will hold literary meeting in the church this Friday evening. Sunday services will be held at lDA5 a. m. and 30 P. m.
 Representative Winfield 5. Kenyon of Woodstock was at Old Lyme Friday to attend the funeral services for Rep- resentative John H. Noble Of that town, who died in the Hartford hos pital Wednesday of this week. Rep- resentative Kenyon was appointed by Speaker Frederick A. Scott as one of com mittee to represent the general as- sembly at the funeral.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
WEST WOODSTOCK

A social is being planned for Friday evening at the Baptist church. The Easter concert Sunday morning was an inspiration. The floral display was fine. The following program was we'll carried out: Organ voluntary Opening chorus, God is Everywhere Prayer by Pastor Song, The Lord Arose scripture lesson, John 20:l IS, Pastor Recitation, The Grandest News,
 Rosa Price Glass song, Ring the Bells Recitation, Natures Greeting,
 Ruth Bates Recitation, Why Love Easter Lilies,
 Maud Place Song, Easter Lilies Recitation, A Child's Thoughts of Jesus, George Place Lessons from the Flowers MS. Car penter's class Quartet, Light at Eventide Recitation, Why l Love Easter Palms,
 George Place Recitation, The Chosen Day, by fivs young ladies, Stella Gage, Alice Alderman, Mildred Howard, Flor ence Perkins and Esther Davidson Singing, Beyond the Gates of Gold,
 Choir Remarks by the Pastor Easter offering collected by Earl Bates Perrin and George Place Offertory song, Cast Thy Bread upon the Waters
 Reading Mrs. Hammond Recitation, What the Easter Lilies Say, Misses Davidson, Perkins, and Bates
 Recitation Berneice Bates Closing song, He is Risen, Choir MT. Miller presided at the organ. Rumor says that the Nichols farm has been sold to New York parties and they are negotiating for the Hopkins place and would like the Foster place if they can get a clear title to it, to be used for a hunting preserve. Mrs. Charles Wk2aton has been spending a week with Mrs. Jarvis Hall.
 Miss Berneice Bates is spending hei Easter vacation at home. Raymond and Pearle Chamherlin have returned to their school work in Putnam.
 MT. W ebb from Providence has been spending the weekend at the parson- age with Mrs. Carpenter, his daughter Ed. Perrin has been spending 8 week with hIs sister in Three Rivers.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21

eresting, almost startling, sermon on the subject. "The Ideal and It's Cost. The sermon showed great depth of thought and breadth of vision on the part of the preacher and none who heard him could possibly have gone away uninspired. Rev. J. B. King of the Congregational church and Rev. A. H. Withee of the Methodist church assisted in the service.
 Easter Sunday, at the Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. A. II. Withee, preached at 10.45 on the text, "Nhy seek ye the living among the dead, Luke 24:5; and in the evening at o'clock upon the text, "So, lkeWise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath he cannot be My Ciisciple,n Luke l4;S3. At both ser vices Miss Freda Cooper of Thompson sang, very sweetly, some very appro' priate selections. In the evening M IS. Nellie Williams, soprano, and Miss Kate Perry, alto, sang duet.
 Mrs. Ethel Neft of Clark's Corners was visitor at the home of Dr. II. II Converse over the week end.
 Mrs. Frances Weeks and her grand daughters, Misses Lulu and Bertha Weeks, have returned from few days visit in Danielson.
 Mrs. Fred Bowen and Mrs. Edwin Keith were visitors in Putnam this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Jones will cele' brate the twenty-fifth anniversary ol their marriage on Friday night of this week. They will have silver we'd ding at their home Friday evening.
 The Ladies' AiG society of the NJ. k church are planning tor Dollar social al an early date in May.
 Miss Helen Whitman of West Hart ford is n visitor at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles $. Deans.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
THOMp pS0N

Mrs. H. B. Ingraham has been vis- iting in Providence.
 Miss Caroline Cranska of Moosup has been the guest of relatives here.
 D. w. Burgess is entertaining his brother George of Charley.
 John S. Lewis is having a number of repairs made to his residence.
 Mary Stoddard of Abir gton was the Easter guest of Bernice Armstrong.
 Joseph Gates has moved to Fort Hill Farm from Brandy Hill, and is oecu- pying the Day house.
 Mrs. Frank NJ. Knight returned last week from visit with friends lnProV- idence.
 Nathan Chase entertained over Sum- day Winifred .Hought0n and wife ol Southbridge, and Rev 0. E. Garst.
 Robert Brownley, who has been at the Ream stables the past year, Is io move to Putnam.
 Miss Ellen D. Larned, @ho has been at the Day tKimball hospital in Put. nam for a number of weeks, returned to her home in Thompson Saturday.
 Charles E. Olney and MEs. Wiley are having their residences put in or der preparatory to their occupancy the coming summer.
 Ex. x.Senator Charles F.. Searls, leader of the senate at the last session, was visitor at the Capitol Friday and wa, given seat upon the Lie ieutenant,Gov' ,ernor's platform.
 Emory Bixby died at the home oi his son. George Bixby, on "Wednesday tof last week, after being in poor health for several years The burial Sas in Swan Point cemetery, Providence.
 Easter was observed al both the Bap- tiSt and CongTeg galional churches with special sermons, music, and deeara lions. At the latter church Mrs k. (. Paine sang solo with violin ohli- gato, and Mrs. E. |. Reed and Miss NJ k Blaekmar sang duet.
 There was family gathering SatuF- day al the home of Charles TourtelL otte. There were present their son John. of Idaho, samuel, wife and two children. of New Haven. Charles, Jr., and wife of Southbridge, and Erlunia Ross, husband and three children.
 An Easter service was held al the Inn on Good Friday afternoon by the Kings Daughters, twelve mean bers be. ing present, Airs. Lizzie Roobins, lead CT After duet by Mrs. Minnie White and Mrs. Kate Logee, each member gave verse of scripture, tol- lowed by an appropriate reading by the leader. Mrs. E.. T. Root gave an interesting talk on the crucifixion and resurrection, followed by readings by Mrs. John Ransom, and Misses Edith Woodward and Helen Benson. The meeting closed with routine business.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
POM

The Ladies' Benevolent society will give chicken supper in the church dining room, Friday evening, April 2l, from s.
 Rev. George F. Waters oeeGpied the pulpit of the Congregational church last Sunday The choir had prepared an Easter anthem and it was thor oughly appreciated by the eongrega. ton. The an had also been tuned during the week.
 Miss L. c. Hoppin spent day in town last week.
 Mrs. Dr. Phelps, with two ehildren, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Overlock, on her way from Sullivan, Nj aines to Far mington, Conn.,, where Dr. Phelps has taken practice.
 Miss Marion Bassett has been Spend- ing her vacation with her uncle Hen .ry Holmes.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
Farms for Sale

If you wish to sell your farm, write to me and let me know just what you wish to do. l have New York buyers that want places. am agent for the Hartford Courant, Chase Bros. Co. Nursery, Electric N heel company and want 10 do some satisfactory business with you. A. B. RANDALL, Put nam. Telephone IS 5. l0-l9
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
EASTFORD

Nature arrayed herself in white gar ments in celebration of Easter.
 On Thursday evening, April l3, the Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church gave an Easter supper in the yestry of the church. Salads, eggs, sand wiches, cake and coffee were served to about fifty people. A short, but very pleasing program was rendef- ed after supper had been served.
 Friday, Fast day, the Methodist, Raptist and Congregational churches united in service III recognition Of the day and in obedience to the summons of inc governor of the state. Rev. n. B. GoodseIl, Baptist, preached an in'
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21

Heavy, impure blood makes mud dy, pimply complexion, headaches, nausea, indigestion. Thin blood makes you weak, pale, sickly. Bur. dock Blood Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure-restores perfect health
 For mild, easy action of the bow els, a single dose of Doan's Regulets is enough. Treatment cures habitual consti patton. 9 cents a box. Ask your druggist tor them.
Putnam patriot., 1911-04-21
SOUTH WOODSTOCK

George Harrington has scoeptpd a good pos tion in a green house and as caretaker of large estate in Whidns- vile.
 Mrs. L. B. Fuller has retutned fDm a visit in Whitinsvile and Worcester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-13
Appalling Death List
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fcontiued from Page 1.) it caught fire after thirty foreigners took refuge within. All lost their lives The fate of the, others is in doubt
 In West Dome, all hands took refuge in the shafts and perished.
 Refugees from Prescott East Dome, who reached there after the fire pass ed, descended by means of chain lad ders. Half way down to the first level they found the body of Mrs. An- gus Burt. She had smothered to death clinging to the ladder On the level below were found the bodies of Manager Weiss, his wife and daugh- ter, his staff and those of 27 foreign CTS There are probably many other bodies here as of the force of S4 on the property, only three have been To- cated
 A heroic act occurred on the South Porcupine dock. Women and chil- dren of that town were being hustled to safety to Golden City when a gang of foreigners made a rush for the boats moored at the wharf. They threw overheard other passengers. Joe Gerdiner, 8 druggist, with a revol- yer, made the foreigners wait until all the women and children were safe.
 At the United Porcupine there was no shelter and the workers took refuge on an outcropping of rock. Several were roasted to death when the fire swept over them.
 Manager Ashmore led the retreat of the Philadelphia mine force. c. E.. Adams, of Philadelphia, who was bookkeeper there, died of heart fail ure as the party fled. His body was incfnerated.
 Crawling, Mich, July 13-Several hundred more people are homeless to- day as the result of the complete wip- ing out of the village of Waters, IS miles from here, last night: This brings the total of homeless in the burning of three towns, Oscoda, Ausa- bele and Waters, up to 5000. The whole northeastern section of Michi- gan today is a huge, blackened mass.
 Scores of inhabitants are still miss ing and no accurate estimate can be made for some time of the fatalities
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-13

ed about the day coach and the pow erful derrick began to lift, the coach itself rose but a few inches from the ground and the thick chains slowly but their way right through it, as though it were a huge hunk of but ter.
 It was in this cardboard structure that human beings were carried for years, always in danger of terrible mutilation and death, should an ac- cident befall.
 The rottenness of this wooden day coach, which was so costly of human lives, was the most striking feature of the wreckage. The Pullman cars, built of wood, but infinitely more sturdy, stood the strain much better and the deaths and injuries in them were consequently fewer. Steel cars, such as are used on the Pennsylvania railroad might have saved every life and greatly reduced the number of in- jured.
 Next time I take a long ride on this railroad, it certainly won't be in day coach," was the comment of spectator after spectator who viewed the mute evidence furnished by the mashed and splintered sides of the flimSy wooden car.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-13
Sharp Attack On
 Chairman Garde
 of R. R. Committee
Especial from United Press.)

 Hartford, July 13.-Representative Garde, of Cromwell, House chairman of the railroad commission, was made the center of a general attack on the part of several House mem bers. today. An unfavorable report has been received on bill providing that no more fares should be charged through passengers on a trolley line that the total of the combined local fares over the same route.
 Mir. Garde explained that some had appeared in favor of the bill but that "a great many more" had ap- peared against the measure at com mittee hearings. He asked that the bill be rejected.
 Representative Burr. of Westport, said that he was not surprised at the action of Representative Garde as Garde had favored the railroa ds since he first became a member of the House. Burr stated further:
 II know that the Representative from Cromwell believes that the rail- roads and the trolley lines were built around the state of Connecticut but I am one of those who believe that the state of Connecticut was here first and that the members of this body ought to first serve the state and the railroads afterwards. I myself am a corporation man. I believe that no man can do better than to invest his moneys in the corporations of this state, but I do not think that the state should be subject to the rail- roads.
 "I have been told by certain member of this House on this very subject that he jollies along the con- ductors by giving them cigars I consider that bribery. If man knows he has to pay fares he should pay them."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-13
CLAIM AGENT
 EXCUSES DELAY IN RESCUE WORK

Claim Agent Baldwin of the N. r., N. H. & H. Rs R. Co., was very much annoyed by the statements in local papers to the effect that the railroad company had neglected to take care of those injured in the wreck. In a statement this afternoon MT. Baldwin said:
 ''The roads employees did everything they could to make the injured persons comfortable Our officials were delay ed somewhat in reaching the scene be- cause of the distance from the head quarters in New Haven to this city. But when the officials did arrive they did everything in their power to help the injured"
 MT. Baldwin said he wanted every person who was put to any expense in caring for passengers to put in a bill to the road.
 The claim agent declared his assis- tants had been sent to the Bridgeport and St. Vincent's hospitals Tuesday morning with orders to see the injur- ed persons and find out if they wanted to send messages to relatives or friends. These messages were deliv- cred to all parts of the country at the railroads expense.
 In regard to the criticism that the railroads employees had been slow in lifting out the bodies buried under the cars, Claim Agent Baldwin said the delay was unavoidable because the trestle over Fairfield avenue had been weakened and it was impossible to place the wrecking apparatus on the structure without endangering the lives of@the wOrkmen. AS soon as the trestle had been repaired, there was no delay in hoisting the wrecked cars and lifting the bodies.