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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
FINE IS LECTURE
ON CORN GROWING.
And is Heard by a Large and
Appreciatiye Audience Of
Young People.

Prof. d. W. Working. Of the agri.
cultural extension department Of the
state university, delivered a stere.
opticon lecture on the subject OF
Corn Growing" before an appre.
ciaiive, audience Of over two hun.
dred boys and girls at the court
house Friday night. Several
! stownsups' were also present.
Pictures illustrating various
phases OF corn growing were
thrown on the screen and explained
hS Mr.. Working. One picture was
OF. nm ingenious corn rack used w
many farmers in drying and pro-
ieeting seed corn, and others showed
f-pfii2e ears OF corn exhibited in pro-
vious contests. In connection with
/. the pictures Mr.. Working explained
thatsto grow good corn it was nee
essary to have good seed and good
soil. In the pictures shown OF ears
I and grains o. corn he pointed out
the tmperfections and defects which
were to be avoided In choosing seed
corn and prize ears.
A table OF statistics was shown in
which the lecturer pointed out the
fact that the value OF the United
States corn crop was one and a hair
billions or dollars, while the value
OF the total Fcrors of wheat. oats,
barley rice, rye, buckwheat and po-
tatoes combined was considerably
less, being one and third billions.
An enlarged diagram OF seed corn
was shown, giving the structure and
:. the, arrangement of the germ, hull,
starch and other parts OF corn kerr
mel: This was followed by pictures,
prepared by Mr., Working, of actual
grains, moistened and split, showing
the same parts in the real corn. A
series Of seven slides presented the
development and growth OF four or
five grains, from the time they were
first put into the ground until the
stalks We're fully grown.
The flashing OF several pictures of
pigs and cows on the screen was the
occasion Of much amusement ana
excitement among the young folk at
the audience, and the speaker nx-
planned that most OF the corn grow
ing was for the ru;.2zc OF feeding
Il to the stock. The audience wildly
applauded this simple fact until the
county superintendent was obliged
to restore order
Other pictures were OF prize win
ners in corn growing contests. and
The lecturer in one called attention.
to a silver cup, valued at thirty dol
lars, which he said it was possible
or Harrison county boys and gir:s
10 try for and to win.
: At the conclusion of the lecture
A. r. Morrison, county superlntcnd-
ent, said that all who wished to ell
ter The contest could do so by
writing him, Mr.. Morrison's ad-
, dress Is at Salem. W. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
BAD ROADS

: SYCAMORE DALE, April 2e.-
Roads continue bad,
There Is n lot of measles around
here
:, Iva Mitchell is making her head
quarters at Clurksburg.
II. i. Goldsmith and son, Sturgeon,
NADIA dying trip to Jane Lew recent.
ly.s-
Alden sideDottom says, mo more
measles for me-"
Roscoe Mitchell takes the cake or
setting up blacksmith shops. You
Just orter see it."
That little blizzard we had was yer,
dlsagreeaale.
Mrs. Doc" Edwards is on the slcp
list.
There are several cases of measle.
MP here. sidebottoms, Windows and
Stewards
Farmers are busy in building fence!
and repairing old ones.
one day recently while taking /;
colt 10 pasture, Claude Maxwell ant
spnrsc"n Goldsmith got very excited
claude's horse jumped into wir,
fence and received severe cut on
leg.
Earl Mitchell made dying triI
from sycamore church a recent night
An interesting sunday school ha.
been orsani" at Cohurn's creek.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
JAIL BREAK
Two Prisoners Dig Their Way
TO Liberty from Tucker
County Jail.

CUMBERLAND. Md. April 22.-.
Information reached here Of the es-
cape OF James McFadden and william
Ulley from the Tucker county jail al
Parsons W. Va. They were serving
SIX months. A rod from gas stove
VAS used in digging out. When
Deputy sheriff Feather discovered the
delivery he found only foreigner
left, He was confined on petty
charge and was given q dolla, by the
deputy and told TO so.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
DISCONTINUED
ire Several Of the Postoffces
in West Virginia
to Be.

WASHINGTON, april 2O.-The fol-
lowing postofliccs in West vfrglnia
have been ordered discontinued:
rarnes Mills, Hampshire county;
mail to be sent to Romney; and Jap,
Raleigh county, mail to be sent 10
Dry Creek.
The postoffice at Rogers. Mcdowell
county, has been changed to Filbert,
and the site moved a few hundred
yards. Earl H. Gates has been COM
missloned postmaster at the new
office
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
COMMISSIONS
Little Girl is seized with on the woy
TO the City.

Latte Miss Lena DAWSON, ten-year-
Old daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Claude
Davisscn, OF Lumherport, was seized
with eonvnlsions on the noon train
saturday while on the way 10 the CITY
with her grandmother, Mrs. Il. Mich
olson. Her condition was so alarm
inE that an ambulance was called and
she was taken 10 a hospital. she was
given treatment and is now resting
easy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
CHARTER
Is Issued to the United Brokerage
Company Here.

A charter has been issued to the
United Brokerage Company, of
clarksburg. The authorized capital
stock is $4,000, all of which has
been subscribed and paid. The in
corporators are H. c. Alexand ,r. E. d.
Alexander and A. +. Bailey. all Of
Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
RURAL ROUTE
Mail Service in Upper Part
of Lewis County is
Desired.

WESTON, April 22.-citlzens from
the upper end of the county are in
terested in the project of establish
ing a new rural route for the de-
livery of mail from Roanoke, and f.
NJ. Cunningham, a prominent citi-
zen of that section was here recently
comforting with postal officials in re-
lation to the mater.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
BETTER PAY
To Coal Miners Here Than That OF
Previous Month.

While the aggregate amount paid
out Saturday to miners by the
Ciarksburg Fuel Company fell far
below the usual monthly pay. 1t was
$4,000 greater than last month The
pay was also larger in the Fairmont
district. Several Independent com
panies also paid their men Saturday
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27

Mrs. Friend Hutchinson. OF Par
kersburg, no was week end guest
OF Mrs. William II. Lewis, has re-
turned home.
D. NJ. Weir, secretary of the Phil
lips Sheet and Tin Plate Company.
is here today from Welrton, w. Va.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
VOTE on LICENSE.

e1AEt IS TOWN. April 2l--rhe
no-'irensc az tation here has re.
suited u the calling OF wet and
dry EJECT on Tor May ). The CAM
paign promises TO be heated one.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
SCHOOL ENUMERATION.

MoRGANTow'N. April 2l-An
enumeration of the school children
shows / ,342 boys and 1870 girls, a
total of 2.6S2, or an increase Of
III. or I per cent.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27
OF the City for Action at Fri
day Nights Meeting Of
That Body.

Several important questions came
before the city councll Friday night
and steps were taken to dispose OF
them to the best advantage for the
city generally. Or more than ordl-
nary interest were the recommends
tons of the superintendent oil
streets, franchise asked for byI
what Is known az the Bell Telephone
Company. discussion .. the details OF
modern fire department, an ordi-
nance relating TO tr,;..i.ls stamps. APP
pointments of standing committees
and some other matters.
All the members OF council were
in attendance and the mayor pre-
sided. The clerk was at his desk
and several other city officials were
present.
The street superintendent made the
following recommendations:
First: That the city, by ordinance
or resolution. require all owners and
teaEnsters engaged in hauling stone.
! dirt from excavations, ETC.. to use
tight-bed dumping wagons.
Second: That the city, by ord!-
nance or resolution, require all per-
sons or corporations. putting in water
lines, sewers or gas lines, first to APP
ply to the city clerk or superintendent
for written permit to do such re-
pairs, duplicate OF such permit toi
be kept In the office of the. city clerk
giving the exact location OF such rel
pairs or new work. proposed to bel
I done BY said persons or corporations;
the above TO be in effect on and after
the first day of May. 1911"
The street superintendent also rec-I
commended the purchase OF new
street sweeper, as the one now used
IDy his department is in lad condition.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Street pay roll. ......... S317.90i
Monticello wall pay roll. 3s,5sI
John b. Owens. .......... 21.OoI
The petition of thlrty-seven resi-
dents residing near Elk street that
something be done N reference to the
condition OF house on Elk street,
for which Corbin b. Bradford 81
agent and which is occupied by al
family named Rollins, was referred
to the city health officer for re
port.
Judge Raymond Naxwells susges-
tion that a crossing be-laid en- Pop
liar street east OF oal, was referred
10 the street committee.
Ranscll Johnson's prayer to be Il
lowed to lay cement walk " froat
OF his property on Holden avenue
Twin 30 heard by the street commit
Itee by order OF the council.
| F. b. wilkins was granted lieenst
| 70 have pool and Billiard tab'e n
tho l.atstettcr properly on Yves,
Main street east OF North Third.
In connection with pool and bill
lizard rooms, il was shown that sew
eral places keep late hours. II was
decided that m ordinance would BE-
drawn In reference TO the hours they
may keep open.
Il. Il. lowndes was granted per-
mission % erect building on MUIR
doe alley. NJ. Boyles one on Jesse
istreet Charles ". Furhee three on
Neigs avenue. Frank 4. Wilson an
anar;ment house costing s25,OOO|
md Meta prltchard Thorn repairs
on the pr;tshard block on West
pike street.
The application of the traction
comnany FOR a permit to erect a
steel car barn at the interurban
station was referred 10 the building
committee.
petition nv Councilman Boehm
Ithat tho street committee and street
suaeriatcnaent make survey OF
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-27

C. II. Elliott, of Terra Alta, is in
the city,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
BEST STOMACHS
IN THE WORLD.
No Gas, Sourness, Heartburn or Foul
Breath in Evidence When You Take
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a large box 80 cents at Bowditch, Web
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Free trial treatment and booklet from
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Sold and guaranteed in Waterville by
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
Cony High Notes.

Captain Richmond Hohs0n. the
Hero oil the Mcrrimac." who lecturcd
in city hall Tuesday evening, delivered
very pleasing lecture before the stu
dents of the High school "Wednesday
morning, the subject being. The Great
Destroyer. and the applause which
greeted him at the conclusion showed
that the students had been greatly in
terested.
Manager Dunn of the baseball team
announces that thu team will he fitted
or will he the same as those of past
years.
The subjects for the Senior essays
are due April 10. but thr ESSAYS viii
not be read before May :.
School will close Friday for ii week :
vacation, as is the custom at this sea
son of the year.
Evidently the Bath basketball team
does not care To play ConN another
game. as no reply has been received
To the challenge forwarded Ia them by
tonY. A telegram received hv Man
aecr Hatch from the Bath Times stat
ed that they had received no answer
from the Bath team. but thought that
Cuny ought to play with Portland first
The C"ny boys say they beat Bath here
by three points, and Bath beat them
in their city by two points. and that a
game ought to be played tu see which
is the better team. Anyway. Bath
cannot claim the championship
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
MORE MEASURES
Receive the Signature Of Governor
Piaisted.

The following acts and resolves have
received the signature of Governor
plaiSted:
An Act to amend Chapter ~ of the Re-
rised statutes. as amended by Chapter
~ ana 1Ij of the Public laws of 1907 re
lating to the terms of the supreme Judi
Cial Court in Aruustook County
An Act To further amend Chapter of
the Revised Statutes as amended by
Chapter IS of the Public Laws Of 1905. re-
lating to town aud city bylaws and or
dinanceS.
An Act in addition to Chapter ~ of the
Revised statutes. relating to liens on
lands
An Act to amend Section of Chapter
313 of the Private and Special Laws of
1861, entitled AN Act to incorporate the
Baskahcgan Dam Co." as amended by
Chapter 272 of tho Private and Special
Laws of 1865
An Act authorizing Booth BROTHERS and
Hurricane Isle Granite Go. to construct
and maintain a railroad crossing or
crossings IN III" town of st. George.
IN Act to Incorporate the Lincoln
Water Co.
An Act tea extend the charter of tho
Waldo Street Railway Company.
An Act to Incorporate the Monsoon
Water Go.
Pennington Village Corporation.
An Act to change the name of the Bap-
list Religious Society of North Yarmouth
and Frceport to The Baptist Religious
Society of Yarmouth
An Act 10 extend tn" charter of the
Rumford Falls and Bethel Street Rail
way.
IN Act relating I" the jurisdiction of
the Bar llarbor Municipal Court, of the
town of Eden.
An Act to authorize the town of York
to lease certain lands within sd lid town.
An Act to incorporate the Maine Title
Insurance Company.
An Act regulating the use Of rights and
locations in public streets.
Resolve authorizing the land agent to
sell the states interest in Lot number
l63 in Township number IS Range 6,
Aro6Stook county.
Resolve for the appointment Of dele
gates to the conferences of the lnterna-
tional Tax Association.
Resolve authorizing the Land Agent
to sell certain public lots in Cary Plan
Ia ton in ArooStook county.
Resolve in favor of the Waldo County
General Hospital
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23

papN at Lynn, Mass. resulting in the
enforced i0l"nesS of 500 employees. was
settled by compromise agreement
Wednesday. The terms of the agree
ment We're not made public. The
trouble WAS caused by strike of 40
l3sters on March II to enforce a de
mand for IN increase of one-fourth tn
onc-half cent per pair for certain
classes If work. The roners and Me
Kay stitehcrs, though having no
grievance of their own. struck out of
sympathy with the lasters and the
plant Was forced to close
The upper house of the California
Legislature Tuesday adopted a reso-
luton petitioning President Taft and
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives to use their influence to end
religious prosecutions of Armenians III
Russia. The Russian government mas
frequently tolerated riot piliage out
rage and murder of men, women ana
children b. reason of their religious be-
liefs." says the resolution. We here
by express our adherence of the
treatment accorded the Armenians and
the outrases and murder of innocent
men. women and children who have
sinnod only because of their adher-
ence to the faith of their fathers"
Comb te returns from the school
board primary election Tuesday. in
Milwaukee, show that only two of the
four Socialist candidates received
enough votes IL have their names
placed On the official ballot of the elec-
ton In ne held on April l. Eight non
part sans including Mrs. s. NJ. Canta-
vitZ. We're nominated. The Socialist
u"mirres are both men, two other So
ClaliSt candidates, one a woman, AaN-
ing been defeated The primary. III
which Women participate for the first
time in Milwaukee, indicates that the
next Milwaukee school board VIII be
controlled by nom partisan members.
the Socialists. if thcy elect Tuesdays
nominees, will not have more than
five ont of fifteen members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
SPORTING NOTES.

The demand for greater weight in
the rowing shells set forth sometime
ago bV Yale rowing authorities has
met with ready response, according
to statistics of the crew squad, which
have been compiled at the university.
The average weight of the entire squad
is given as l11A pounds. which is but
slightly unGer the average weight Of
the univo, sity crew of last year
What is regarded as the probable
passing of Montgomery park for years
the Memphis. Tenn. home of Tennes-
see derbys. Montgomery handicaps and
other turf classics occurred Tuesday
when at "A mass meeting of the bust
ness men, "A resolution was adopted
recommc nding that the city issue
bonds sufficient to purchase the prop
erty for use as a public park. Turf
men regard this as an indication that
there will be no serious effort To re-
store racing during the present SEES
sion OF the Legislature as had been re-
ported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
GOES over BANK.
Miraculous Escape otPas-
sengers on the B. &M.
Three Cars Roll Down 3O-to0t
Embankment Near Clinton.
Only Two Injured, One Of Them a
Portland Baggagemaster.

,'hutor. Mass. March - Alth"uGh
tarcr cars ct the night express tram
from New York for Portland. Me, roll
ed down Il 3h-fnut embarrassment Two
and 4 half miles vest of Clinton on
IT," Worcester. Nashua x Portland Di-
vision al Tie Boston n Maine Railroad
early today. only two persons were
hurt. and their injuries are not scri-
o'ls. ! j. HennlGan of Worcester. a
passenger. and Edward Mayo of Port
iahd. h4ggagemaster, received several
painful cuts and bruises. and were
treated at the Clinton hospital
Tie roadhed WAS torn UP for nearly
q third of a mile. An examination aft
er the wreck failed to disclose the
cause. but it seemed evident that the
rcpr truck of the tender left the rails
and pounded over the sleepers until
one If the ears ripped out a rail when
all Ci the train. except the locomotive.
left ;he irons. and the express car, the
day coach and a combination mail and
smoking car rolled down the "mhank-
ment.
Seventeen of the 20 passengers On tic
train were in the sleeping car, which
left the track but did not roll doNn
the bank. There We're also two other
express cars which left the rails, hui
did not go into the ditch.
Hennigan, the only passenger in
jured was one of the three persons
il. the day coach.
Ore of tie cars that went over the
emb2nkment caught fire. but the
flames were almost Immediately extih-
guished.
The mail car plunged into a small
pond at the side of the bank but as
only one end of the car was under wa
tor, the mail was not damaged.
\ wrecking train was dispatched
from Nashua and by 10 o'clock traffic
on one track was resumed, and by
switching at Clinton Junction. trains
were able To be moved in both direc-
ticnS. although subject to considerab BILE
delay.
The loss to the rolling stock and the
damage To the roadbed will be quite
heavy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
INTERESTING CURIOS.
Militia Papers of 80 Years Ago-Pic
lures Of Civil War Times.

Bernard f.. Getchel has some in
tCrcSting curios of the old time militia
days. il time that few now living can
remember. ono bears the date OF oct
%, 1880 and reads:
Rec, of Benjamin Gctchel. 20 cts
, in full for his fine for deficiency of
haversaCk at the anuel inspection of
the cast company of Infantry in Au-
gusta.
"LUTHIGR PETTINGILL Clerk"
benjamin G"tchcll was Ny. Gptcholrs
grandfather.
other papers are notices Of drill.
dated Sept. 4. 1892 and April 20 1884.
In" company was commanded in 1892
by capt John \. Pettingill and the
drilling places were the Bethlehem
church in Augusta and the old Uni
tartan mcctinShouSc. This first is
signed by Joseph w. Patterson as clerk
and tn" second by Luther G. PettingilI.
who was then captain, and read Arm
ed and equipped as the law directs for
military duty, r"gimental inspection
and discipline"
Another is an order of JULY 20. lS32.
John 4. Pettingill captain and William
of John Reed in Augusta. Aug. /, to
elect a lieutenant in place of Lieut.
C0nN, discharged.
They are in an excellent state of pre-
servation and highly priced by the
present owner.
Tho civil War pictures in Mr.. Gctrh-
ellis case and owned by his father Ed
win a. Getchcll who served in Co. X.
10th Me Inf, are probably without
duplicates in this section. They are
framed reproductions of photographs
by Gardner, taken in 1867 and publish
ed by NJ. :. Brady
one is 1t picture of Bull Run Rail-
road Bridge. wooden structure. later
burned by the rebels. Four soldiers
are seen. one on guard with his gun,
sitting on d log in the creek. and the
others, officers, quietly fishing from the
bank.
Another shows The burnside
Bridge. over the Antictaun" The
scene is near Burnsde's headquarters
at Antietam. on the left of the line.
The bridge is ii massive stone struc-
ture with two piers and a crowned
roadway. The spot is beautiful one,
heavily wooded. An army ambulance
is shown just leaving the bridge
The Old Pontoon Bridge Across the
Potomac" is an interesting view. ON
the right is shown five piers of th, long
wooden bridge burned by the Rebels
At the farther end is Il small cluster
of buildings. while along the shore to
the LETT are the tents Of troops The
pontoon bridge is on the left. showing
a number OF null teams. probably sup
ply wagons. The view is a handsome
one. The picture is dated Berlin, Nov
/, lS62.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

A bill making the sale of cigarettes
in tab Il misdemeanor. was vetoed
Wednesday by GOV. Spry.
The rumors current in st Peters
burg and elsewhere to the effect that
NJ. liorostovetz. the Russian minister
to China, had been murdered in Pc
kin are unfounded, NJ, Korostovetz is
enjoying good health
The first referendum election ever
held in Tacoma. WASH resulted in d
decisive victory Tuesday for the anti
treating ordinance. The returns from
- of III 20 precincts showed S46S votes
for the ordinance and 1854 against.
When the Roosevelt train stopped
Tuesday on its way to Los Angeles,
Col, Roosevelt was presented with a
basket of oranges. picked from a tree
pl tnted by the colonel on his last visit
to southern California. The tree was
planted on the principal thoroughfare.
Samuel r. Keats, United states con-
sui to Formosa. who is in Seattle.
Wash. on his way to his post in the
Orient. said that there was no founda-
ton for the reports that Japan is for
no fortifications had been built there
by the japanese in the last five years.
-Four persons were hurt but none
seriously when 800 pounds of powder
exploded early Wednesday at the
plant of the American Gypsum COM
pany, four miles east of Port Clinton
Ohio A Shift of workmen was ieav-
ing the plant AMI il is supposed that
the spark from pine or cigarette
caused the explosion. The shock was
felt for miles around. At Sandusky
people are reported to have been
thrown from their. beds. People at
Port Clinton. Ohio. were all awaken
ed ard turned out to see what was
the matter Every window in Gyp-
sum is broken and telephone and tele-
graph wires are down.
The labor dispute which has caused
the suspension of operations at the
shoe factory OF c, II, Aborn and Com