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Evening journal., 1912-08-03
DOVER PICKS TEACHERS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Aug. S.-Dover's
Board OF Education has elected the
following additional teachers to fn
vacancies.
For the primary department. Miss
Name r. Goodwin. OF Dover, and Miss
Beatrice Lewis. of Chester, Pa. both
at a salary Of $40 per month. Fred
C. Haegle. OF Hazleton. Pa, was cleo
ted teacher Of the manual training de-
partment at a salary OF $1,000 per
year. Mr. Haegle is a graduate OF
Drexel Institute. Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1912-08-03

The Wants are the most complete
index or realty that's for rent and
for sale
The bee., 1912-02-09
MRS. JULIA s1sK DEAD
Mother Of Esquire Frank Slsk Passes to
her Eternal Reward

Mrs. Julia Sisk died Wednesday
night February 7 after q long illness
at the home of her son +. b. Sisk.
who lives near Darlington. -s.
Mrs Sisk, who was Miss Julia
Bourland, was born In the year 1925
In this county and has lived here
most of her life r....5.
She was married In l847 to A.
Sisk, who died seversl,vears ago. Z
To this union five children were
born. Four survive her; Mrs.P. d.
Roberts, of Clifford, ILL.,, Mrs. p. B.
Terrence, OF Louisville, Mrs. r. d.
Townsworth, OF Owensboro, and F.
B. Sisk living near Darlington.
Mrs. Sisk has for many years
been consistent member. of the
Christian church and was loved by
all who knew her. .
The interment will take place at
the cemetry In this city Friday af-
ternoon at 400 p. m.
The bee., 1912-02-09
BIG HOLD UP
NEAR MEMPHIS
500. 1000 Taken Prom Express
Company's Safes Dynamite Used
and Explosion Felt
IN MEMPHIS SEVEN MILES AWAY

Seven miles from Memphis, just
THIS side OF Hurlburt, Ark, five
masked men held up Rock Island
Train, early Wednesday morning
blew open two safes in the express
car and escaped with all the con-
tents and two bags of registered
mail. The robbery was carefully
planned and after covering the crew
ordered the train run back a mile
from Hulburt, where 2b pounds of
dynamite was concealea, An ex.
press messenger was forced 10 carry
the dynamite for the explosion from
the concealed place to the train.
After the explosion the robbers
disappeared in the woods and no
trace of them has been found.
The bee., 1912-02-09
Bone..Frye

One of the most beautiful
weddings ever witnessed in Mad
isonvilie, was that of Miss Mil
dred Bone and Mr.. Roy Frye, OF
Sallisaw Oklahoma, which was
solemsized at the home of the
BRIDES mother, Mrs. Mollie Weir
Bone on West Broadway at 8
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Feb.
9th 1912.
The house was most artistical-
ly decorated the walls were
draped in white intermingled
with sprays of southern smilax.
From the archway hung num-
bers of electric lights covered
with white wedding bells.
The cermony took place under
a huge bell decorated with white
tulle, white carnations and smi-
lax They stood on a white fur
rug used on similar occasions
by many members of the family.
The cermomy opened by Mrs.
Kincheloe singing in a very i'm
pressive manner, 30, Promise
Me", and then to the slow and
beautiful strains of Mendellsohn
wedding march the two little TO-
bon bearers, little Misses M Mlrlon
Harrison and Louise Ross, enter
ed followed by Miss Elizabeth
Gunther, the maid of honor,
wearing a white lansdowne with
handsome lace and fringe trim
mings, carrying huge boquet of
lily-of-the-valleys. Then the.
bride most beautiful in white
crepe meteor over silk, made
princess with handsome bead
trimmings and characterized by
It's handsome simplicity, entered
on her brother's arm, Mr.. John
Bone, who gave her away. She
wore beautiful chiffon veil
with a crown of orange BLOSSOM 8
and in. hsE'afm was Y aaislgorge8as
bunch efhride's roses, J, ) e bIa
The.groom, Mr. Roy Ffyespen.
tered from an opposite door with
The bee., 1912-02-09
Mystic Eleven"

On Tuesday evening Feb. 9th.
1912 the girls club met with Miss
Gertie O'Bannon at her home ou
West Main street, Quite a de-
lightful evening was spent for
the girls always have "heaps of
fun" together. A delicious ice
course was served.
Those present were: Beth and
Margaret Kemp, Pansy Rule,
Goldie Weir, Kathle en- Spillman,
Irene and Bessie CoyIe, Mabel
Brow ming anc Gertie O'Bannnu
and Mrs. Elgie Sisk was the guest
of the club. The next meeting
will be with the Missks Kemp on
Monday night Feb. IL. 1912.
The bee., 1912-02-09
FLOWERS UPON DICKENS
TOMB IN WESTMINSTER
wreaths Sent From Many Clubs in the
United States
Dawson, , Ny.
Y. r. ID. No. 4

London, Feb. THE centen-
ary of the birth of Ohas. Dickens
is being celebrated throughout
the Unite Kingdom aud the
British colonies by commemora-
tive services, Dickens csrnivals
and festive banquets.
The great novelist's grave in
Westminster Abbey ls lavishly
decorated with flowers, including
wreaths from many Of the Dick
ens' club of the United States.
Rochester Cathedral is the
special mecca of great crowds of
the authors admirers
The bee., 1912-02-09
MadisonviIle Christian Church

Regular services Sunday morn
ing and evening. At the morn
lag hour the Minister, S. M. Ber-
nard, will preach on the theme
"Christ's Sermon on the Mount,
with special reference to to Be-
attitudes. At night the Christ
ian Endeavorers hold special
service at the regular evening
hour, that is, Z 80 p. M, at which
'ime they present to the audience
! program OF music, addresses
aud other good things in honor
OF the birthday of Christian En-
deavor. The Sunday school meets
at the usual hour and Superin-
tendent Franklin desires a full
attendance. Every officer of the
church should be present at the
Sunday morn ing worship as an
announcement of interest to the
officers is to be made.
The bee., 1912-02-09
NEWS OF HOME FOLKS
IN FAR OF TEXAS
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Bourland Get Warm
Welcome at Portland

Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. O. Rourland
arrived here from Darlington,
KY. Tuesday afternoon. Thes
were married in Nashville, Tenn.
Friday of Iast week, leaving there
for Portland by way of New y :
leans, Houston and San Antonio,
Texas. They have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M
Gary since arriving in PORTLAND.
Soon they will be at home IN
their own handsome home on
Houston street, construction
work on which is to start right
away. Mr.. Bourland went to
Corpus Christi Thursday to con
suit an architect in finishing up
the details of the plans of his
residence.
Portland is robbing Kentucky
of some of her very best citizens.
Last year that state lost aud we
gained the splendid family of
Chas. Il. McGary. This year
Kentucky is losing one of her
best mayors of one of her best
little cities and one of her fair
est ladies, for which Kentucky is
famous, and Portland is the gain
er thereby. n "
We welcome Mr.. Bourland on
his return to Portland, and yet
more because he brought anoth-
er with him, and still more be.
cause he is inducing friends to-
follow. We consider it one of
our assets, that we are securing
the very best citizeps who are
building the very best homes.
The bee., 1912-02-09

his best man, Mr.. M. j. Harrison
Of Olarksdale Miss. The men
attired in conventional black.
The ring cermony was preform-
ed by Rev. Harrison of the
Presbyterian church and was
simplicity itself, but one Of the
most beautiful ever witnessed,
The brsde's mother, Mrs. Mil
lie Weir Bone was unusually
handsome in her black silk dress
wAfh trimmings of, gray la ce and
Jet.
The out of town guest were,
Mr.. M ]. Harrison, Olarksdale,
Miss, Mr.. NO. Wier, decorator
Lebanon, Tenn, Mr.. RAYMOND
Frye, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Miss
Marion Cox, Hopkinsvflle, KY,
Mr.. John w. Bone, Chicago, H.,
Mrs. Wallace Wier and Mrs. Bob
Wier, of Hanson, Mrs. D. O.
Morrow and Mr.. Douglas Nor
row of Nebo.
The bride and groom received
many handsome presents.
After hearty congratulations
the newlyweds left on the A
O'Clock train, amid showers of
rice for New Orleans to attend
the Mardi Gras.
The latter part of the month
they will be at home to their
friends at Sallisaw Oklahoma.
The bee., 1912-02-09
Falls and Breaks Hip

Mrs. Couchy Ashby fell Thurs
dap evening at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Kate Bartlett and
broke her hip.
When entering the dlnlngroom
her foot caught under Q rug and
s8htse s8htses fell ipto the dinipg room her
bead hitting the mantle.
Mrs. Ashby is about 85, years
old and it is fearedi1fhat at her
FRge this fall will gon'hardF with
herr 80 .a "A. 3 4 Z ll..gs a aa...t
The bee., 1912-02-09
Leap Year Party

Misses Irene and Bessie Coil
uniquely entertained at their
home in this city at Leap
YearParty"W "wednesday evening.
The leap year idea was
thoroughly carried out. The
ladies calling at the homes of
the young men and escorting
them to the home Of the hostess.
Contests, music and, dancing
were engaged in untila latehour.
Delicious ices, ,cakes and m,nts
were served. -- - -
Those present included;
Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
Kemp, Kathleen Spillman, Katie
MurrilI, Pansy Rule, Goldie
Weir, Zilpah Moorehead, Kath-
leen Corey, Gertie O'Bannon,
Lille Ooyle and Mabel Brown
ing,
Messrs. Baker Fugate, Will
Phillips, Ellworth Evans, Gill
bert King, Robert Merrihew,
Ralph Dudley, Ed Morrison,
Kirby O'Bannon, Ben Evans,
Paul King and Ed M 'jors, of
Hopkinsville.
The bee., 1912-02-09
TO The Public

| am in the Automobile
Contest and hope to win; but
/ cannot do so without the as
sistance of friends. / ask that
anyone who is not specially
interested in the contest, and
who has not pledged their
votes, will vote them for No.
I73. Anything you can do
will be greatly appreciated.
JAMES b. GARNETT
Dawson, Ny.
U. r. ID. No. 4
The bee., 1912-02-09
Mrs. Anna Atkinson Leaves for New
Jersey

Mrs. Anna Atkinson wife of the
late Jno. B. Atkinson and little
daughter Nan left this morning for
New Jersey where they will make
their future home. Mrs. Atkinson
has been a resident of this place for
the past eight years and universally
loved and admired by all who knew
her. The people of Darlington re-
gret to loose her:
The bee., 1912-02-09
Farewell Party for LlttIe MIs Atkinson

Farewell Party For Little Miss Atkinson
Master Dlllman Rash was the
charming host'at most beanti-
full Farewell party given
Tuesday afternoon In honor of
Little Miss Nan Atkinson who
left Friday with her mother for
New Jersey.
After several games a most in
teresting program was carried
out in which each guest was CIV
en- some particular part. Mise
Mary Mothershead proved a most
excellent "story teller" giving
many interesting and delightful
fables.
The little folks then were in
vited into the dining Som where
they were served individual ices
cakes and mInts.
The table was appropriately
decorated, having for its center
piece a long train arranged in a
circle, in the center of this was
placed on higher arrangement
small suitcase of MISS Atkil :
sous lied with ribbons to wh ch
were attached cards, farewell
verses from each gaest.
AS favors were gwen tiny suit
ca ,es filed with candies
The guests included Little
M sses Nan Atkinson, Helen
Browning. of Mortons Gap, Mar
garer Oowand, Mary Moore Ran
dolpb, Margaret Rogers, Annie
M rie O'BrIen, Edith and Nay
Price. Elizabeth Rlsh, Sarah
Beth Mpthershead, E'eHor Arm
old, Edith Oven Sisk, Masters
Lawrence Dawes, and Dudley,
Ashby and Sisk.
The bee., 1912-02-09
sTRYCHNINE
Wa, In Registers Stomach and in Coffee

Henderson,, KY, Feb. T.
Chemist Vernon Robbins, of
Louisville, took the stand today
in the trial of Phillip Burris for
the murder of almost the entire
Royster family of Robards.
Robbins testified that both ar
senic and strychnine were mixed
in the coffee, sent to the Royster
home by Burris, and also assert
ed that strychuine wss found in
Henry Royster's stomach upon
postmortem examination.
The bee., 1912-02-09
Death Caused BY Falling Slate

Elliott Sutton, miner of Cory
don, died last nIght as q result Of
falling slate In the Waverly mine.
He was married one month ago.
In bis dying hours he provided for
his young wife by making over to
Der q policy OF 81 900, which. be had
In the w. O.,W. Lodge. S.'., 'f's-
The bee., 1912-02-09
A Correction

The article In the IIsley Items re-
gardln2 a Caro- Party Sunday night
at the residence OF Miss Bessie Will
liams was an error. A lew friends
dropped in to spend the evening, but
no cards we're evidenced. Tue Bee
makes this correction with pleas
ure stN
The bee., 1912-02-09

The Girl From U. S. A." a
musical drama, given at the
Temple Theatre last night was a
success in every way. Quite a
large and appreciative audience
witnessed it. There were sever
al out-of-town people who atten
ded.
Manager Brinkley is to be C IN
graduated on getting such first
clall shows here.
The bee., 1912-02-09

under the supervision OF the Univer-
slty of Chicago, and are studies Of
american and English authors
me life and works of Ralph Waldo
Emerson were treated in a very
charming manner in the Wednesday
lecture. The next lecture will be
Feb. IL, and Prof. Troop will discus
the life of .Longfellow.
The bee., 1912-02-09
COMPANY @.
Notice Of Inspection

There will be an inspe action of Co.
G. February, 1917. ALI members
are hereby notified to prepare for
same, and must be present on said
dates. Will drill every night from
now on.
Signed
Capt. OFT POWERS.
The bee., 1912-02-09

Roosevelt to Come out for Nomination n
In the very near future Theo-
dore Roosevelt's candidacy for
the Republican nomination for
the presidency. will be announ.
ced. ~
This action is a result of SER
les of conferences which have
been held since Sunday.
The bee., 1912-02-09
Eleventh Grade

Parents meeting will be held al
the schoolhouse Friday afternoon,
February l6. Every one is invited
TO be present.
Kress aud Villa Sisk are absent
today on account of the death of
their grandmother.
No school can ever attain Its high
est usefulness, no community will
ever turn out all-round helpful men
and women until the patrons take
as much interest in the school as in
their private business. ea
All that is good in art is the ex-
preston of one soul talking to
another, and is precious according
to the greatness OF the soul that ut
ters 1t,
Prof. Dudley, Misses Sisk, Willis,
Mothershead and Wier. and Ralph
Dudley attended Jhe first lecture Of
Prof. Troop. of the Chicago Univer-
sity, at MadIsonville Wednesday
evening. These lectures are given
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

rs Johnny Coulon really the bantam
weight champion? Eddie" Keevin.
= the manager of Jimmy" Walsh,
the little Boston veteran, says that the
Chicago boy has absolutely no claim
to the title because the basis on which
he laws his arguments for the title is
a victory over kid" Murphy, a 1O5
pound boy. Keevin points to the fact
that Walsh beat Digger Stanley, the
champion of England, at lis. which is
the international scale for bantams,
ana that Jimmy" is really the man to
whom the hOnOrs belong.
KeeYin, but he really belongs to the
flyWeight class, and should be boxing
boys below 10 pounds, as there are
enough high class ones in that division
to make a good class He can call
himself American champion if he likes,
but Walsh is certainly the international
champion"
Because Walsh demands lis pounds
as the bantam weight he has had trOu-
BILE in getting important matches, so
from now on Is going after the feath-
bane at Boston he weighed only 119
pounds to the champions 126, yet the
best the Cleveland boy could get was
a draw. Walsh made so good an inn
preston that there were many who
felt he had a shade on the title holder,
which was just as big a one as Kill
bane had over AttelL
Walshs manager has $500 to bet
that his boy viii beat Kilbane if the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
Hn 0W REPORTER

AIRY DOYLE. the Giants mighty
slugger says that this is cruel,
- unjust world He says that things
do not break even-that everything
is all wrong ana twisted Just strabis-
mic umpires, and strikes called over
your head, and fines when you kick,
SAYS Larry, land even when things are
going smooth you hit into double plays
and people catch home runs off you
with two down and the bases full
Mr. Doyle's chief complaint, how
ever. is over an affair of extremely
recent data cruel blow that was
dealt him while the Giants were COM
ing home from a journey through the
west. Mr.. Doyle had retired early, and
was sleeping the sleep of the con-
tented champion, when two of the
Giants began discussing a late lunch
Icy spread a noble feed in a lower
berth-all the good things of the sea
sor-and the champing of their jaws
chimed tremendously with the rattle
of the wheels and the shores Of the
dreaming sleepers. When the feed was
finished the athletes filled a paper bag
with the remains of the feast-melon
rinds, peach skins, hamfats, bread
crusts and miscellaneous stuff ad
libitum One of them was about to
carry the bag down the aisle when,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

to rest up on the farm at Cadillac and
try to regain the weight I lost out
west Then it will give me something
to work on when train At the pres
ent time I weigh about 133 stripped.
but I am feeling fine and a good rest
will add another five pounds so that
I will get back to my normal condi-
ton But they cannot tell me again
that operations do not affect one As
to the Rivers fight I wish to say that
in my opinion the Mexican was not
knocked out, but that he quit when
he saw he had no chance to win
also believe that he did not respond
as he should have done in his fight
with Johnny Kilbane-
Il don't want to knock the fellow.
but 1 cannot help stating that in my
honest opinion he could have resumed
fighting on July If he wanted to. 1t
would have been better for him. am
positive that I never fOuled the boy;
the blow that put him down was a fair
one to the body, or what some would
term the solar plexus, which Bob Fitz-
simmons used to put Jim Corbett away
I will not fight again until the last OF
September at the earliest and possibly
not until Thanksgiving day I have
agreed to meet Packey Mcfarland in
New York and give him considerable
weight, but they must give me the best
of the money terms, otherwise there
will be nothing doing After I get
started again I will meet all the chal-
lengers in sight, as long as the pro-
motors viii put up the coin"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
Doyle's Vicarious Atonement
Little Stories About Baseball
By w. A. PheLon

peering from the berth, he noted fat,
bald headed man whose head had just
emerged from the green curtains
Instantly. if not sooner, the bag i'm
pinged with a heavy crash upon the
bean of the fat man. Like lightning
the athletes ducked back behind the
curtains. The fat man, roaring like
a peeved lion. rolled out into the aisle
and gave tongue in frantic frenzy
And Larry Doyle, Weakened by the up
roar, naturally projected his innocent
head, just to see what on earth the
noise was IL about
The fat man caught up the bag, and,
with a squeal of venGeful rage,
brought it down upon the astOunded
countenance of Mr.. Doyle. The mingled
contents burst like bomb. and melon
juice, peach skins. all the flOtsam and
jetsam of the midnight lunch, sprout-
ed in every Cirectit n There, now"
beloved the fat man. I guess thatn
teach you how to play funny tricks on
a guy that amt even botherin' you
Mr.. Doyle mad no effort to Stay the
fat man. He realized what the prov
ocatiOn must have been But he says
that he will find out who it was that
originally hurled the bag, and he will
get r-r-revenge even if it takes him
from now till dOOmsday to track down
the criminal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

~HAT the operation for ap-
pendicitis left its mark on the
= lightweight champion-Ad VOL
gast-was admitted by the little title
holder to the writer during a talk the
other night. The wonder is that the
Cadillac boy was ever able to go
through Is such whirlwind rounds that
he did on July with Joe Rivers at
Los Angeles
Some people told me that there
would be no i'll effects at all from the
operation" said WOlgast, while others
advised me to go slow, but, of course,
my ambition to get going again got
the better of me and I decided to take
a chance, for after my four round bout
with Richie and my six round affair
in Philadelphia with young Jack
O'Brien I felt fine However, in my
battle with Rivers I know that 1 was
strength held out so well. The great
est trouble was in losing weight In
stead of taking on flesh I began to
lose and when 1 entered the ring for
the Rivers fight did not weigh over
125 pounds almost the same as most
of the featherWeigh Previously 1
had always weighed about 134 just be-
fore fight, which would give me some
flesh to work off and still retain my
weight and strength Since the opera
ton I seem to lose weight whenever
start training hard and that I cannot
afford to do as it drags me down too
fine. That is the reason why want
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08
ALittle Sport ALittle Gossip

expected. Gaffney will call meet
ing of the directors to discuss the fu-
ture career of the Pilgrims. and Will
probably take over the stock of Car
will undoubtedly be chosen president
of the club.
Ray SchaIk is now a White Sox
President Murphy purchased him from
the Milwaukee team at the suggestion
of Ted Sullivan It is reported that
Commy paid $4,000 for the backstOp.
Pittsburg. Cincinnati and Boston were
after him, but the price of $4,000,
which the Brewers first asked, scared
off the other majors.
Something that is very rare in base
ball, the reversing of an umpire's de-
cision, was pulled off in the Washing
ton-Detroit game recently Cobb was
stealing home. Williams touched him
out but then dropped the ball Umpire
Connolly called him out, but the Tigers
raised such roar that, after con-
ference with Hart. he changed his de-
eisieu and allowed the run
Bashang showed up surprisingly wen
in his first game with the Detroit
team.
The evils of the farming system in
baseball have been brought forcibly
into the limelight within the past two
weeks through the Kidding of two
Central league clubs of their star play
ers and practically spelling all chance
for either organization to win the
pennant As soon as Buster Keene. out
fielder O'Day, catcher Mckee and
pitchers Goulait and Ashenfeter were
taken from Springfield by Indianapolis,
the first named club started on the
tobOggan. The same was true with
Wheeling which club was obliged to
surrender second baseman Dodd and
third baseman Jansen to Pittsburg.
Those Cincinnati Reds must be dizzy.
They have been sliding at a rate that
would make anyone else have a head
ache. They are now in the second di-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-08

After Rivers and MandOt settle their
affair on Labor day at Los Angeles
the fans will be able TO tell just how
good Joe Rivers is as a lightweight.
OF course, he made a great showing
with WolgaSt. but it was his first time
out in that division. Now he is going
to meet one of the hardest nuts in the
133 pound class, and If he succeeds
in putting him on the mat he will be
made, as one of the best Hghtweights
in the country today. Rivers says
that he is going to get Nandot and
get him quick.
The Peerless Motor Car company has
just announced that in the future all
Of its six cylinder cars will be
equipped with an electric starting de-
vice. This starter is installed in con-
junction with the electric lighting sys-
TEN introduced on Peerless cars last
year.
Lieut. Ernest Graves will be head
coach Of the Army football team next
fall He will be assisted by Leuts.
Pullen and Arnold, and such other men
as he may select at a later date. 1t
was Graves who taught Harvard most
Of what is known 10 Cambridge about
line play, and under the changed rul s
line play this year will be more i'm
portant than it has been in years
Topnotch line coaches are rare. Capt
Joseph W. Beacham, last years head
coach. and Lieut. Vaughn w Cooper.
who was in charge of the defence. viii
not be available this season But the
West Pointers. with an elastic though
sound system, are little upset by a
change in coaches. If there is the
right material on tap next fall the
Army should have another strong
team
A shakeup is in store for the Boston
National league baseball team, now
that treasurer James E Gaffney has
acquired the stock of president, John
NJ Ward. Changes in the policy of the
club and the makeup of the team are