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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-05-23

clay thy sweet hands in mine
and trust to me, Love" /"
"In the spring young mans
fancy" (paraphrasing the poets
words) seriously turns to thoughts
of love-" SO that while they two
were maying, amid blooming bow
ers, with the soft minstrelsy Of
mating birds, echoing the glad re-
frain
Margaret will be decked anon,
Zoned in brides apparel;
Happy zone, oh bark
To yon passion-shaken CAROL /"
"Sing thy song thou tranced thrush,
Pipe thy best, thy clearest;
Hush, her step hear oh hush,
Dearest One, oh Dearest
1T was decided then and. there,
that in affairs of the heart, as with
those of the head, "smaIl, steady
payments on a gold basis are better
than immense promissory notes.
Hence, without much ado, the
twain became one.
It was a quiet, but pretty wed
ding in the quaint city of the
Natchez country, the ancestral
home Of the brides mother, then
the beautiful Miss Sue Willie
Wickliffe, a reigning belle, noted
for her sparkling repartee, as vel
as other graces OF mind and per
son, belonging to the aristocracy
of Adams county, and a near rela
tive of the present representative
at Washington of that name, 81
prominent in social and diplomatic
circles; also a cousin of Ex.Gov
Beckham of Kentucky. In fact
the young couple are both wei
connected, being members of tw'
of our Oldest families, and begi
life in this respect under very IA
vorable auspices.
The bride, a lovely girl, gifte
with all womanly accomplishment
is the eldest daughter of our fore
most druggist, Mr.. John 5hrev'
: whose firm is one Of the most relii
Bile of the town, extending throug
$ several generations while M
Duncan McDougall, the groom
: an energetic, capable young ma
s with good business qualification
II is the second son Of Mr..
# McDougall, Senior, a finely ma
S nered gentleman, highly esteem'
= by all who know him, and an ho
ic or to his race. the MacDouga
y having been among the celebrat
d clans Of ancient Scottish folk-lo
IS lSir Walter Scost's mother was
d thar branch) aad famed 10 the .
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-05-23

at par In every Quarter of the
globe, whether county, state or
national. The line OF benefits is
co-extensive with the debt. For
instance, we are benefited by the
debt our fathers made and our own
debt are to benefit coming poster
ity and thus is laid. the fabric of
the safest. stablest and proudest
government on the face of the
earth, for who, except an Arnold
by nature, can not lay his hand on
his bosom and say, "Thank Heav-
Ell am an American citizen r
And who, recounting the history Of
Claiborne, can not sing with exul-
tant pride, Home, Sweet Home"
Isis and Oziris guard thee, my
own my own |" Brethren of the
Board, you can not pay these debts
by shaving your fellow officers all
ready meagre pay, or otherwise.
All you can do is to meet emergen-
cies under the best conditions you
can devise, and bow to circumstan-
ces and casualties in the meekest
and most judicious manner that Is
possible. The treasury is weak, Of
course !; for every dollar that comes
in there is an outstanding demand
for 1t but you are not to blame,
nor your precedents, but Mad Ma
ture who created the cause of these
great encumbrances. This is the
cause the banks will not take hold
of the treasury when dollar comes
in
Like bubble in the river.
View it for moment-then gone forever
They can't afford to pay interest
and forego labor and expense for
merely the privilege of counting
dollars.
I appreciate your honesty Of pur-
pose aud noble motive, but one can
he so straight as to lean the other
way.
But with all, if salaries must be
cut down. why moi she Board them
selves. Til we philanihropy
fright. W.
JUD ROLLS Treas.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-05-23

COLONIAL NEW BUCK,
WHITE PUMPS, PATENT and
KID oxsFoRDs, TENNIS
SHOES,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-05-23
Claiborne Hardware Co. sells j

Sick headache results from a
disordered condition Of the stom-
ach, and can be cured by the use
OF Chamberlain's S Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets. Try it. For sale by
all dealers.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-05-23
Fraud Paint

The worst mistake one is likely
to make in painting is wrong
paint; it is easy to make this year
when paint is SO high.
We all say "Ours is the best;
and there are 1000 of us. One is
best; but a dozen are 50 near on
a level that no-one knows, for
sure, that his is the one.
The worst paints are worst
liars; they know what they are,
put.on a bold face, and braced il
out.
Their one true argument is low
price paint is always, must be,
fraud; it is made to cheat ceatable
people.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
ARCTIC WEA iE
OVER THE STA
TWO INJURED
When Bob Sleds Crash on
Main Street Hill Fri
day Night.

The second coasting accident Of
the year happened Friday night when
twenty foot bob sled guided by
Howard crummitt crashed into
another large bob sled on Main street
hill near the Southern Pine Lumber
company's plant. crummitt and Ex-
eel Law were painfully but not ser
iously injured.
The large bob sled which Crummitt
was guiding had twenty people on 1t
and was going down the hill. when
smaller bob sled which was being
pulled up the hill started to cross in
front of them and the two sleds came
together. Crummitt sustained bad
cut on his hand and his face was
injured slightly, when he lit upon IT
in the middle of the street. Laws
right leg was badly sprained and
several ribs cracked. Several other
members of the party were slightly
injured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
THEFT OF PEN
BY a Two Lick Miner Costs
Him Ten Dollar Fine
at Fairmont.

Magig Jle, foreigner, whose home
is at Two Lick, near Clarksburg, was
arrested Friday at Fairmont by Po-
liceman Curry on complaint of Pat
rick Ray of that city who charged
Jle with stealing a fountain pen from
him sometime Thursday night. The
pen was valued at So. Jle staid
over night with Ray at his home on
Spence street. Shortly after Jle left
the place the next morning the pen
was missed. Ray hurried down town
and had Curry arrest Jle.
The prisoner with the unpronounce-
able name was taken before Justice
E. S. Amos who told the officer to
search him and see If he had the pen.
A careful search finally located the
missing pen hidden in Jle's under
clothes. He was then fined $40 and
costs by Justice Amos.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
FOR THIS YEAR
TO BE SEVEN PER CENT

$3.50 in the average price of the do
nestle sizes of coal at tidewater, in
any month, the workers should re-
ceive an additional one per cent, to
be applied to the pay roll of the fol-
lowing month. The commissioner
of labor computes the average price
at tidewater from certified records
of sales, and then sends out the Of
fetal notice of the bonus.
AS the minimum pay increased by
ten per cent is used as the basis
upon which to calculate this seven
pen cent, the mine workers receive
for December total Increase over
the 1902 wages of more than II per
cent.
The total benefits to the mine
workers from the sliding scale since
It went into effect April 1, 1908
aside from the ten per cent Increase
awarded by the eommlssion-haye
amounted to about s2s,50o,OOO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
For the Anthracite Coal Min.
ers under the Sliding
Scale Agreed to.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 = The
United States commissioner of labor
has notified the anthracite mine
workers and the operators that the
sliding scale" established by the
strike commission OF 1902, brought
the men a bonus of seven per cent
for their work in December. This
bonus applies to all classes of en-
ployees, and it will be added to their
January pay.
The commissioners appointed by
President Roosevelt to settle the
strike of 1902 awarded a ten per
cent increase to the mine workers
as minimum wage, with the
further proflt-sharing provision that
for every rise OF i've cents above
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
TWO SUITS
Involving Policies Held by the
Late Clyde R. Bartlett
Are Brought.

PARKERsBURG, Jan. 13.-Marga-
ret D. Bartlett by Lyde Bartlett, her
next friend VS.. The Knights of the
Maccabees of the World. in assump-
sit, damages $500, is suit institu-
ted on the law side through Smith
D. Turner, attorney for the plaintiff.
This suit is to recover on a policy
held in the above organization.
Lyde Bartlett VS.. The Knights of
the Maccabees of the World, in as
sumpstt, damages $500 is the title
OF the second case suit in regard to
the same matter, in which Mr.. Turner
also appears for the plaintiff.
The suits involve policies held by
the late Clyde R. Bartlett, of Clarks-
burg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
We ARE DROWNED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
BOND SUIT
On Trial in the Circuit Court
and Jury Returns Yer
dict for Money.

in the circuit court Saturday af-
ternoon the suit of Margaret ].
Bond against Edith Mckinney was
on trial.
IA jury in the case of the Ohio
Hay and Grain Company against the
Standard Milling Company returned
a verdict for S411nS.
In the cause of John M. Carr
against Sarah F. Carr ct ais,
Charles C. Fittro, James F. Allen and
Porter Maxwell were appointed par
tition commissioners.
c. C Flttro, Frank Reynolds and
John D. McReynolds were appointed
commissioners to partition land in
volved in the suit of Fairie D. Morris
against Carrie E. Lyon ct al.
S. G. Jackson was appointed spec
ial receiver in the cause of Frank
Duffy against tho West Virginia Bank
ct al.
Ernest swiger, guardian of Artle
Hornor and others, was authorized TO
sell oil and gas rights of his wards.
Dora M. Williams, executrlx of John
T. Williams, asked that new COM
mittee be appointed for William L.
Louchery to take the place of John
T. WILLIAMS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
Meetings in. Central Christian
Church Here by Visiting
Evangelist.

One OF the best meetings Of the
series was held at the Central Chris
tian church revival last night and
Evangelist Abberley preached most
forceful sermon on 'The Great IN
vitation." Frank Mcdonald sang
very effectively solo entitled sNo
Night in Heaven" The male quar-
tet also sang in very pleasing way
and the whole song and prayer ser.
vice was spiritual upliit. Evan /
gelist Abberley said Christ invites
all men to Him for spiritual peace
and rest. 1t is Satan and sin that
are hard taskmasters. The Christian
enjoys a peaceful conscience ana
liberty under the yoke of Christ
Those pleasures that defle and de-
stroy must be given up but an
wholesome Joys consistent with
pure life are ours.
Tomorrow will be great day ia
the revival, with three great SER
vices. In the afternoon at 8 O'Clock
a big meeting lfor men only win DO
held and Evangelist Abberley Win
give a popular lecture on Manhood
and Home" At the regular mora
ing service the theme win be God
is Love, and at night the evangelist
speaks on "The Church for The
Times" There Will be special mus
sic for all the services.
No meeting viii be held tonight,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
COLONEL VANCE
Believes the Ohio River Will
Fare Well at the Hands
of Present Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The Ohio
river will be afforded generous treat
ment in the river and harbor bill
which will be reported to the House
at this session of Congress, in the
opinion of Col. John L. Vance, pres
ident of the Ohio Valley Improve
ment Association. Col. Vance is
hopeful that an appropriation sufi-
cient to prosecute the work already
under way will be recommended by
the committe and that the construc-
ton of additional locks and dams will
be authorized to be begun at once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
GOOD PAY DAY
TwentyJSeven Thousand Dol
lars Given to Tin Plant
EMPLOYEES.

Saturday was observed as pay day
at the local plant of the Phillips
Sheet and Tin Plate Company and a
total of $4,000 was discussed among
employees for a working period of
two weeks. AS this is the first pay
day of the new year, the amount paid
out shows that a fine start has been
made for splendid year. The plant
is running full capacity and has or
ders enough ahead to insure steady
operation for long time to come.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
ALL TRAINS
Are Running Behind Scheduled Time
This Cold Weather.

Owing to wreck west of the
Ohio river, No, u. a, fast train east
due here at '5:32 Friday evening,
was abandoned, No. at night was
half an hour late and Saturday
morning No. east ran several
hours late. The accommodation
east was an hour and a quarter late.
No. 8 from the east duet at 9:45
did not arrive until 2:O5. The
Short Line train was late as usual.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
INSPECTION
OF the Canton at Fairmont is
Made by Clarksburg
Men.

tFAHRMoNT, Jan. 1S-Canton
Monongahela, No. 3, Patriarch
Militants, met Thursday evening and
the annual installation of officers and
inspection took place. Deputy Com
mander McFarlin, of Clarksburg,
appointed Adjutant NJ. N. Shuttle.
worth, of that city, as inspection Of
ficer, who came down Thursday
evening accompanied by Grand
Patriarch A. F. Wagner. The local
Canton made very good showing
and has had very successful year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
When the Machine Runs into
a Water Power Stream
at Trenton.
BODIES RECOVERED
And One of the Men is Iden-
tilted as Son of Former
Justice Reed.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan 18.-TwO men
and three women were drowned early
today, when an automobile, in which
they were riding, ran into a water
power stream just outside the city.
When the bodies we're recovered
later in the day, two women were
identified as Margaret Lindall and
Helen Mulyey, while the third is
said to be Anna Hazel.
The men were Donald Reed son
of former Supreme Court Justice AL
fred Reed, and Chester "A. vancleet,
an automobile salesman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
L.IFE ENDEpI
By an Aged Farmer When he Jumps
Into Water Well

PARKERsBURG Jan. Jamea
A. saxton. aged 80 years. a prominent
retired farmer Of chesterille, this
county, committed suicide Friday By
jumping in a well. His dead and
frozen body was found several hours
later by other members Of the house
hold. saxton has been brooding over
the death Of his vie; which occurred
a year ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
AWAY down
Below Zero the Thermometer
Drops Saturday Morning
infThis Section.

The coolest weather of the season
prevailed in this section Friday night
and Saturday morning, thermometers
in several parts of the county regis
tering from twenty-eight to thirty
degrees below zero; and in clarrks-
burg some went down to twenty de-
grees below, The range in the city
was from fifteen to twenty degrees
below zero between and o'clock
in the morning. BY 9 o'clock the
temperature averaged six degrees be-
low. Thermometers at Bridgeport
1rnntinmna IN nnnn R,rn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
United States Has Been
Quietly Sending Them
There Since October. ,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10
Nine hundred men-of the United
States marine corps, 1t was learned
today, are now in China, having
been quietly sent there since last
October in small detachments.
Our government is IN excellent
position to take it's part in interna-
tional operations.
PER1NG, Jan. 1S-Abdication of
the throne has been practically de-
cided upon and the retirement to
Jehol will take place Immediately.
Manchu princes reached this con-
clusion owing to growing disorders
in provinces.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
SCHOLARSHIPS WIN.

The scholastics basketball team
defeated the Folsom team by the
score of IS to II, in a fast and in
teresting game at Folsom Friday
night. This is the first game of bas-
ketball for the scholastics and the
showing made by the team is en-
couraglng TO the ones having It in
charge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
MANY MARINE MEN
ARE NOW IN CHINA
MACCABEES INITIATE.

Clarksburg Tent No. 10, knights
of the Maccabees, met Friday night
in the Reed hall on West Pike street.
Five persons were initiated into mem
bership and seven applications we're
presented in addition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
BUSINESS SFCTTON
OF LOGAN is BURNED OUT
FIRE BURNS
Film Manufacturing Com
pany's Plant in City of
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 13-
Fire which for a time threatened
serious damage in the business Sec
ton today caused loss of $780,
OOO in building occupied by a
film manufacturing company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
Flames Spread to the Court
House and 1t is Also
Burned.
VALUABLE PAPERS TOO
Are Destroyed by the Flames
and Loss is Greater Than
Million Dollars.

HUNTINGTON. Jan. 1a-Fire
which started in the Mineh depart
ment store at Logan, W. Va, early
today swept the whole business Sec
ton of the town, and spread to the
court house which was destroyed
with many valuable papers. The
loss is estimated at $25O,O0O.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13

Preston Gibson has done It again.
Every once in while this young
millionaire playwright breaks forth
In Washington with a new and nov
el stunt that makes his society
friends sit up and take notice. He
has allowed the news to leak out
en- at the home of Mrs. William II.
Draper for her debutante daughter,
Miss Margaret, attired as q society
belle. He declares he has some reye-
lahons to make as = result, and half
OF those within Washington's inner
social circle are trembling with ap-
prehension.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
LEADERS OF LABOR
TO DECIDE STRIKE
Call Question Tonight with
All the Textile Mills Re-
opened Today.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 1s-All|
the textile mills here were reopened
today without signs of violence.
Labor leaders will decide late to-
day. whether general strike will be
called.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
ONE or THE BEST
HELD-AT RE VIVA
EXCHANGE PULP1Ts.

The Rev. Charles R, Mitchell of
pal church at FalrmOnt Sunday and
the Rev. A. H. Beavln, of Fairmont,
will fill the Rev. Mr.. Mitchell's pull
pit at the Christ Episcopal church
here that day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
PLEA OF GUILTY.

PARKERsBURe, Jan, 1a.-cary
Parsons. a seventeen-year-old boy
from Calhoun county. pleaded guilty
to stealing a fountain pen from the
mails while he was acting as a sub
stitute carrier, and he was let off
with fine of $40 and costs and a
lecture by Judge Dayton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
CONCESSION
Is Made by Joe Sine Of Sending
threatening Letter and i Fined

FREDERICKSBURG. Jan. 1s-Joe
Sine, 16 years old, from Elkins,
confessed in federal court to send!
ing threatening letters to B. IL
Hinlkle, a prominent Randolph
county farmer. in an attempt to dx-
tort money from him. On account
Of the boys extreme youth, Judge
Dayton let him OH with q ine Of sps
but he gave him q severe arrdIsn-
ment. The fhe was paid ana the
boy was released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
CAT NJ THE BAG.

Carroll Gilbert, the smallest boy
in the crowd at CoRman and
Fishers, was the lucky boy this
morning. He caught and returned
the cat to the store, receiving S1.00
reward.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
FALSE ALARM.

The fire department made a run to
Mulberry street Saturday morning,
but it was a false alarm, caused by
the thought that fire had broken out
in q residence there, when steam from
hot pipes was mistaken for smoke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
FATALLY BURNED.

EAIRMoNT, Jan. 13-George
Fast, aged five years. son of Mr..
and Mrs. F1tzhugh Fast, was put to
bed for nap yesterday afternoon.
A few minutes later his mother
heard screams, and rushing In found
the child a mass of flames. The
child can not recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
AS Well AS in the States Of
Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
IS BURIED
In the Northern Part under
Foot of Snow and Has
Zero Weather

WASHINGTON. D. e.. Jan. IA
Frlgid weather, the coolest in many
years. swept along the Atlantic sea-
board today from New England 70
the Carolinas.
Relief is promised tonight and to-
morrow east Of the Mississippi.
though 1t will be accompanied "
snow.
PITUsBURG, Pa Jan. tsArctic
temperatures prevailed over western
Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
West Virginia.
Trains here are ave hours late
but passenger trafac Is being moved
at the expense of freight,
Many coal mines were shut down
and in some sections interurban troll
ley service was suspended because
of broken wires.
Fifteen degrees below zero was
registered in the mountains IN the
eastern part Of the state and It was
colder in the central portion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
IS TO HAVE
NE w MINISTRY NOW
New Premier Calls on the
President and Accepts
His Invitation.

PARIS, Jan. 1S-Poincare, who
was rendered the premiership yester-
day, called on President Fallieres,
today, and announced his acceptance
of an invitation to form ministry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
RECESS TAKEN.

The county. court did not meet Sat
urday having taken a recess Friday
evening until Monday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13

MANCHESTER, va, Jan.
Northern Virginia is buried under
foot of snow with the thermometer
twelve degrees below zero.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13

has more DIAN douhle 90 PAID clfcr
lRtion q any other clltlS
burg neNspapeE.