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ANNUAL
Meeting OF Ohio Fuel Supply
Co. In Columbus
Mt. VGfnOR Men In Attend
anCe At The Meeting
columbus JournaD


At the annual meeting OF the stock.
holders of the Ohio Fuel Supply Com
pany, held yesterday morning in tho
offices OF the company at Front ana
Gay streets, all Of the old directors
M. C.. Treat, George w. Crawford, c..
E. Crawford, Il. e. Mallory, Fl, H. Dret~
beiDis, M E. Lytle and H. @. Reeser
of Pittsburg, o. G. Hagan of Mt. ver-
non and F. w. Crawford, ]. M Gar
ard and l.. B Denning of Columbus
were elected
The board organized by the electio1,
Of the old officers: George w. Cravs-
ford, president; F. w. Crawford, first.
vice president; J. M. Garard, second
vice president and general manager;
H. C. Reeser, secretary and treasurer;
]. b. Wikoff, assistant secretary and
treasurer. The annual financial re.
port of the company, as published
yesterday morning, was read, the on.
ly change being in the gross earnings
which, by a typographical error. weres
given as s1,567,5S1, when this should
have been s4,567,5 ,581 1t should be ex-
planned that the item of s1,245,370 for,
dividends during the last year, in
cludes the per cent interest paid on
the S6,115, ,125 of debenture bonds, the
actual dividend disbursements on the
S12,230,250 of stock being at the rate
of per cent a year and not IL per
cent, as might be thought from the
dividend statement.
Quite a number of stockholders from
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Columbus, Gran.
vile and other Ohio and Pennsylvan-
ia towns were present and 414,305 out
of the 4S9,210 shares of stock were
represented at the meeting. o. G.
bers of the board who was unable to
be present at the last annual meeting
because of injuries received in an ac-
cident, attended yesterday. Mr.. Hagan
has been i'll since the accident and iefe
the hospital last week. He under
went several operations, but is now
we'll on the ROAD to recovery.
Nothing except routine matters
were taken up at the meeting, which
lasted but a short time. Nothing was
said in regard to the settlement of
the gas rate in Columbus, in which
the company is interested by reason
of its ownership of the Federal Ma
tural Gas and Fuel Company. After
the meeting officers of the company
went to Toledo to look after business
matters there and may extend their
trip to Detroit, where Cleveland par
ties have been trying for a natural
gas franchise, the gas to come from
the Northeastern Ohio field, where the
Ohio Fuel Supply, the Union Natural
Gas Corporation and the East Ohio
Company are interested. Word from
Detroit yesterday was that the natural
gas franchise as proposed by e. 8.
Martin of Cleveland, of the East Ohio
Natural Gas Company, had been de-
feated in a meeting of a committee OK
council and this probably will result
in the postponement of the construe-
ton of a main from the Ohio field into
Detroit next year.
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MORTGAGE LOANS

We are in position to take a few
more first class loans on mortgage
security. Our liberal terms are well
known. If you are thinking of buying
or building, come in and talk over our
terms. Office No. e. High street.
THE KNOX BUILDING C LOAN CO
c. F. Colville, Sec'y..
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Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering 1t through
The mucous surfaces. Such articles should
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them Halls
Catnfrll Cure. manufactured by r.. j.
Cheney e Co., Toledo o., contains no
mercury, and Il taken internally, acting
directly unon the blood and mucous sur
fares of the system In buying Halls
Cptarrh Tirc be sure You get the genu-
jrr. y. e inien internally and made in
Tc1o1n, ONio by II. ]. Cheney &c Co. Tes-
tin1or'ts FREQ.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family PILLS for constipation.
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A ReoIevin Suit

Olive, Williamson has commenced a
replevin suit in the court of common
pleas of Knox county against Wit
liam Shira, a constable in Pike town
ship, to repleyin goods to the amount
of so.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ricketts, re-
turned to their home in Columbus
Wednesday morning after a short Wis
1t with Mrs. Ricketts, parents, Judge
and Mrs. j. q. Waight OF East High
street.
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IN a Pinch, use ALIENS Foor-EASE

Ladies' can wear shoes one size smaller after using
Aliens Foot Ease the antseptic powder for the feet
relief to corns and bunons. It's the greatest COM
fort discovery OF the age Relieves swollen feet Bills
ters caous and sore spots. Its certain relief for
Break in New shoes. Sold everywhere, 35c Don't
accent any substitute For FREE trial package,
address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy. N. Y.
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FORCED
A Burglar To Telephone Fol-
Patrol Wagon

Sandusky, Ohio. June 14-Standing
on the sidewalk in front of Mrs. Sara
Gundlaah's little Camp street grocery
this morning at 2 o'clock Patrolman
John Ringholz flashed Hood of light
from a night lamp upon burglar
who was in the act of rifliDg the cash
register within.
Covering the thief with his revolver
Ringholz forced him to turn on an
electric light over the desk at his side
and then come forward and unlock
the front door, furthermore, to call
up the Central Police Station and
summon the patrol wagon, ito get a
burglar"
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Won't Need Horses Now

Sheriff P. J. Parker has purchased
new Everett automobile, which he
will use III carrying out his official
duties and also for pleasure purposes.
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Board Completes Work.

The Knox county board of equali-
zation completed its work on Tues
day. Fifty complaints were heard
and but very few changes we're made
by the board
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Common Pleas Court

Judge Wickham is still engaged in
hearing chanccry cases. motions for
new trials, ETC., in the court of COM
mon pleas.
On Tuesday the case Of Hawkins
We. the Logan Natural Gas Co., was
submitted to the court
The court has not yet heard the
motion for new trial in the case
of Ohio VS.. Michael T. Lee
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IL acres. BetIis. $500.

Mary r. Benton TO Lucien Lober,
part lot %, NJ r. Bentons subdlVi.
tion. Clinton, SIPS
Leander Caywood 20 Jessie w.
Strong, 57f5 acres. Mlddlebury. ST.
$3.50.
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First Partial
Alberta Banburry, administrators of
William Banburry, has filed first
partial account in probate, showing
the sum of $627 to have been re-
ceiyed.
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Paul HIldresh.
Donald Seal.
Robert Severns.
Robert Simpson.
Harry Smith.
Mildred Bishop
Ruth Bricker.
Helen Davis.
Elizabeth Gilmore.
Lucy Hawley.
Blanche Hissong.
Violet Jones.
Alice Pickard.
Lenora Richardson.
Clementine Rose.
Mary Schnebly.
Lucille, Smith
Ferne Strang,
Carlotta WoIvertpn.
Ruth Young.
Miss Ourbin, Teacher
Charlie Coe.
Walter Huntsberry.
Harold McGibney
Donald Nesmore.
Ray Paddock.
Dean Pryor.
Ross Postle.
Harold Ransom.
Harry Ransom.
Joseph Sellers.
Ogden Wintermute.
Gerald Wright.
Eva Dancey.
Levcrna Elder.
Marie Fair.
Virginia Jordan.
Lydia Mcfarland.
Hazel Parish.
Ivy Purdy.
Miriam Rosenthall.
Helen Stevens.
Helen Stinemetz.
Dorothy Wineland.
Mable Workman.
Mrs. EgeIestor, Teacher
Ruth Doup.
Emma Order.
Elma Denman.
Jessie Arlington.
Phebe Wintermute.
Louise Patterson.
Edna King
Grace Baker.
Nellie Wells.
Ruth McGee.
Fletcher Devin.
Arthur Matthews.
Henry Flaharty,
Willard Gum.
Charles Clayton.
Harold Trott.
Hester Jones.
Albert Mills.
Stanley Schaeffer.
Miss Carey, Teacher
Olive Rogers.
Zenna Winterringer
Ethel Brining.
Corinpe Mahaffey.
Jennie Stall.
Rachel Dubinsky.
r Catharine Cox.
Leona Cunningham.
Merle Pierce.
Ruth Montgomery
Zillah Graham.
Ruth Madison.
Margaret Fobes.
Carl Snow.
Francis King.
Harry Coad.
Lory Gilpin.
Harvey Sweet.
Steward Evans.
Pierce Thayer.
Charles Hamilton.
Frank Givens.
Alfred Tate.
Harold Ahrendt.
Harry Seavolt.
Carl Blake.
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Deeds Filed
Itoyel ID. Gilmore to John Oswalt,
10 so. rds., Pike, $40.
e. 5. Walker to Joseph Borden,
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Children's and Infants Caps an

Chldrens and Infants Caps and Dresses
 and little French Bonne all styles complete greatly duced for Removal Sale 15c up Chdren School Play Dresses coos checks and stripes Rsmovs1 Rsasy s1%na sa1s Price asss to l4 years 49c Our $1.50 nOo $2OO Dresses, to AO|
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idly that I wonder sometimes where the people come from
 There is great railroad activity, the sea-level grade offering idea conditions for heavy hauling, and Portland benefits largely by the shipping interests. Lumber and the Columbia river fisheries gre well known industries, but we have ore that brings in larger revenue that is little known. Last year the dairy business of the Portland district produced $l9.GG0.G0a If that had come from a mine 1t would have been touted all over the world, and the dividends would have gone to foreign stockholders, but with our dairy business these millions. went to the farmers, f Iii al- most every cent of it has been spent in Portland
 "The farmers play great part in he prosperity in the town of Portland. Tbe city derives a large percentage of it's revenues from the wonderfully ricn ag- ricultural district. Oregon fruits arc shipped all over the world, and the new Oregon apple is market standard
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Mark Twain's Old Home
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 Mark Twains old home in Hannibal, Mo-, is to be moved to the town park and preserved as a memorial to the hum orist. So says a dispatch from Hanni- bal.
 The modest dwelling in which Mark Twain lived has long been an object of interest to visitors and a source of pride to the town Howerev, Hannibal has recently felt the breath of progress. And one of the first things that this breath threatened to do was to snuff out this particular building.
 Fortunately. the Commercial club of Hannibal was alive to the commercial as well as the sentimental value Of the land marks. So that when 1t learned that the house was about to be torn down to make room for flat building, 1t at once secured a 60-day option on the prop erty and announced that the house would be moved and preserved as a memorial,
 The building is two-story frame structure and Is in fairly. good condition. With a certain amount of repa Ire 1t can readily be restored to the condition on which 1t was when the .humoriet lived there. And if the town should decide to make it the home of sort of Mark Twain museum the memorial would be- come doubly interesting
 The example set by the commercial club of Hannibak Mo- Is worthy of imi-
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hes. English. journaiists could scarce

These English journalists could scarce ly comprehe end the simplicity of repub- lican intercourse between subject and ruler. Without form or formality, here
 was the President of a great nation talking over public policies with news paper men, without the slightest pre- tense of official reserve or ceremony The Presidents jovial smile rather broke the force of the emphatic gesture with which he struck the table when someone insisted on the necessity of a popular educative campaign on Cam adian reciprocity.
 The meeting had a general social side. Penfield. the well beloved door keeper, entered the room and turned on all the battery electric fans Outside, the boughs of the trees were gently holding as this second cabinet-- con-
 tinued to discuss reciprocity, the su- preme court decision and the arbitra : ton agreement which had been sub .mitted by Ambassador Bryce to the state department that day. There was a report of the tariff commission on the cost of making paper and pulp intCan- always flowing to and from the White House great mass of information and detail which seems to be necessary when economy tinges and largely af- fects every phase of lcSlslati tion.
 The newspaper men seem tp cover the United States with . dne-tooth comb
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ambled into the cabinet room, rnopping perspirati tion from his brow with two handkerchiefs. About the table stood 30 newspaper men ready for the meet ing of the newspaper cabinet" at 5 80 D. m, on Tuesday. The chief sat down 'languidly, indicating that he had had a hard day of it. He put down one Fhandkerchhief on the table and waved the other while talking to the ncwspa- per men. some of whom were comfort- able in the seats of the mighty the very chairs used by members of the cabinet. The volley of questions began with the democratic simplicity Of a corner grocery chat
 On the table were American Beauty roses. and the newspaper boys alter nately sniffed them and fired questions at the President betimes. over the
 mantel hung d picture of Lincoln; on the divansi at the side of the cabinet table the tallest newspaper men with their knees in the air, were trying toa Hook wise" and dignifed, beca use there were correspondents. from the London newspapers to be presented.
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an what is thought to be exhausted land, Ijt is necessary to go down deep in aplow- ing. That's what I did I used dish blows and went down F or II inches whereas it is customary for the Virglnlan to plow to inches. I simply dug ur some new soil I didn't get great deal of fertilizer, but I gave the land thor ough cultivation.
 Virginia is all right; there are plenty of good farms in the state, and since l went to Charlottesville have met num- Der of men from the northwest Who re- port that they are having great success with their farming"
 Oregon generally and Portland narticn- larly have made giant strides in the last few years. and Portland today is unques- tionably the best town on the Pacific coast" declares S. C. Spencer, chief ar- torney for the Portland Railway, Light and Power company, who, witn Mrs. Spencer, is making pleasure trip In the east.
 The commercial progress of Oregon" MT. Spencer said, has been quietly con- dpcted, but effectually accomplished. Seattle has held the boom reputation as the great wheSt-shipping port but Port land caugh. up, and last year passed Seattle s>ppins more wheat than .iny port in the country An era of substantial prosperity is on. Everybody seems to lave plenty of money. anfl slsv-scrapels loom up numerousy and are filled 90 rap-
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Cities and towns which !,

tation. Cities and towns which neglect to preserve the various objects of realF historic interest that they may happenl | to. possess are deliberately depriving| themselves of a peculiar interest and ap-| peal to outsiders that no evidences oil
 material progress can supply.
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Appearances Misleading

From the Washington Star.
 George Gould at dinner at Georgian court, said wittily of a suspected gold mire:
 Gold mines are like human beings tLey can't be judged by their appearance. You know what Frank R. Stockton used tc say about judging by appearances;
 Don't trust man because he carries silk umbrella-he may have left cot J ton one in it's place.. :"
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THE NEWSPAPER
 CABINET OF TAFT

From Affairs at Washington," by Joe
 Mitchell Ghapple in the National Mag ,. azine for August ..-.-- -s -if !
 In the afternoon on one of those sweltering hot days. the President
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Buster My mother has me wear Buster Brown Stockings"
 Billy: "I wish mine did"
 Buster: Billy, it's not a case of mothers, it's case of stockings.
 Mothers will be mothers-boys will be boys-some mothers take after their boys-mine does.
 Billy, it used to be crime the way I wore out my stockings. My Ma used to chase me around the block six days out of the week (the Other day of the week she spent in darning)
 You've got as good Ma as I have Billy, but she never heard of Buster Brown Stockings-at least she never tried 'em. But she ought to-your whole family should wear em."
 Buster Brown Hose-Seamless, Ger man loop toe. The small boy" has tested out Buster Brown stockings. Now they're made for Men, Women and Children-any color, any size-all pairs $1-all guaranteed four months against darning.
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Just Received a shipment WOmen's Pure silk Hose, black, white and colors, linen soles, high spliced heels and garter tops pair fSr soc WOmen's 35c Knit suias unlsn 19c
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Womens Cumfy Cut Vests, with cant slip" 1C1ho 19c, regular sizes lA ~ and JOc LisIe n 0En light dark colors. Close the lot pair kOC Womens 75c Knit Union Suits, lace trimmed AAn (knee length), for 44C
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RIseosRlP'.s. xILAl x!!1I.,yk!

Mestsres Ms4,s vitalss,. Price S1. At all AruggfssA. Alwofu - hand as Collier DfuG co. 10 Koftb 1oth stveet. uai1a or1ess ss1lelte4
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enough only about thirty miles from
where he was then living in Connecticut
The papers were in the possession Of
George Burton Adams, a descendant OF
DR., Burton's sister and professor of his
tory in Yale College, and consisted of a
series of photographed letters written
to his daughter, history of the church in
Thetford, and history of the Republican
party in Thetford These papers gave
a great deal of valuable information about
the history of the town, and picture of
the early customs and manners of the
people. The manuscripts were yellow
and faded and written in DR.. Buttons
characteristic fine hand writing and it
required many weeks of labor to read and
typewrite the closely written pages.
These type written pages are bound
substantially and a copy will be placed
in the Latham Memorial Library where it
will be available for everyone.
Another interesting discovery was made
by Mr.. Slade shortly after he came to
Thetford to live. He was looking over
the mass of town papers at the Town
House, which had not been examined
OF sorted for many years, when he pulled
out from beneath a pile of old papers, a
rolled document, broken and ragged, which
proved to be the original charter of the
town, given by Benning Wentworth,
Governor Of the Province of New Hamp-
shire, and dated August II, l76I. No
one seems to have known of its existence
and those who were interested in the
history of the town, hailed its discovery
with delight. The torn and yellowed
paper was sent by the selectmen to an
expert and was beautifully restored and |
placed between two sheets of glass and |
framed, so it can be seen and read, and |
yet can be perfectly preserved.
Other interesting, if not so valuable,
documents have been found and are still |
Deing found and some of the early Stats
les which were kept by DR.. Burton, but
which are really records Of the town,
ave been made available by being type
written. As it became realized how
lriceless these historical papers were and
low great was the danger Of their being
destroyed or damaged, the question was
gitated Of building a fire proof room
omewhere in the town. This was more
ividly brought to mind by the refusal
Professor Adams, the possessor Of the
burton documents, to give them to the /
JWn because Of a lack Of a FIRE proof
sceptacle for them. Professor Adams /
I'D loaned the manuscripts to be copied Z
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THE HISTORICAL INTEREST in
THETFORD.

The celebration of the one hundred anC
fftieth anniversary of the granting of tn,
charter to the town Of Thetford, had it
origin in the interest of Rev. William
Slade in the history of the town.
Mr.. Slade was born in Thetford in 1856
His father had come as boy of twelve
with his father, known as Squire
Slade, to live on Thetford HILL the presence
of an academy in town being the reason
for their moving from Brookfield, Vt.
and Squire Slade and his son, the father
of Rev. William Slade, soon became
interested and active in the administra-
ton of the academy, the elder man being
for many years treasurer and the son
being a member of the Executive Com
mittee
After the usual years of study in Dart
mouth College and in Andover Seminary
and nearly twenty years service in other
churches, Rev. Mr. Slade came back to
his old home in 1907 to become the pastor
of the old church on the hill with which
he had united when a young man.
During his vacations spent at home and
as other opportunity came, he had been
slowly collecting material about the his
tory of the town. One summer vacation
was spent in Hebron, Connecticut, from
which the first settlers of Thetford came
So when the way was open for him to
come back to his native town, he eagerly
took up work there, hoping to serve
personally the town which he loved and
which he was not able to help financially.
The study of the early history Of the
town was largely a matter of knowing
the life of Dr. Asa Burton, for fifty years
the pastor of the church in Thetford.
Therefore much of the work consisted in
hunting for various papers of DR.. Burton's
which were known to have existed, but
which were reported to have been burned.
After several years of correspondence
and delving in different libraries and
historical societies, Mr.. Slade succeeded
in locating the manuscripts, curiously
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Nature Spirits that is described in the
article on the dancing and is entirely
original. There are three themes repre-
senting the three spirits-the mountain,
the river and the intervale, and two real
Indian melodies are used. The Song of
the World and the Totem Melody.
These Indian tunes were used by tribes
related to the local Indians, the Abenalis,
and it does not require very great stretch
of the imagination to think of the melodies
as being used on Thetford ground at some
Indian feast.
OF the three nature themes, much adj
miration has been expressed for the noun
tain theme and it is so digniied and beau
tiful in its character that it is suggested
that it be woven into the church services
in the various villages on Pageant Sunday,
August 10. The first interlude is much
like the prelude. The second interlude
is to be arranged by Miss ArabeIla Coale
of Montclair, N. j., who is spending the
summer at Camp Aloha. The third
interlude contains several adaptations,
among them Bach's Sarabande from the
1st French Suite and also some choruses-
The orchestra will be composed of local
musicians and any friends of the towns
people who may be available. An en-
deavor has been made to limit the per-
formers as far as possible to those who have
some definite association with Thetford,
and the outlook for an orchestra of nearly
forty pieces is certainly a remarkable
comment on the talent to be found in a
country town. The same spirit of get
together has been fostered among the
musicians that has been encouraged among
the other performers and no attempt has
been made to have the orchestra have 4
professional flavor Mr. Sleeper will
direct both orchestra and chorus. The
chorus also is a product of the town and
will probably have about sixty members.
Among the numbers to be sung will be
two choruses composed by Mr.. Sleeper
with words by Mr. Langdon, a song by
Mrs. George Wilson of Post Mills set to
music by Mr.. Sleeper and an anthem by
Mr.. Arthur Farwell of New York, promi-
nent musician and composer. Mr.. FarweH
is friend of Mr.. Langdon's and offered
him the use of his new anthem Hymn
to Liberty" to use in the Pageant, and it
is expected that he will be present at one
of the performances. Besides these inn
portant numbers, three old time tunes
will be sung in the old singing school.
By all this it will be seen that not a
small share of the work of the Pageant has
allen on the musical people of Thetford.