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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23

The trial of the case Of Eugene Paul
Metxger against the Virginia Railway
and Power company for 5000 will ~
begun in the Law and Equity court ~
day. Plaintiff. who sues w his usxts
friend Henry l.. MetrEAr. his fath3&
alleges he fell from q car Of the cp4ss
pany last january and recStx@ss -
Gus injury. Iss ss#s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
Presbyterian Synod Evinces
Great Interest in Subject
Holding Discussions at Three
Sessions.
Receives Many Overtures from
Presbyterians r 6 ardin 6
Change of Synod and Then
Settles Down to Listen to
Good Speeches.
by REV. w. s. CAMPBELL.

DANVILLE, VA, Oct. 22.--Foreign
missions occupied the attention of the
synod of Virginia throughout the
greater part OF the three sessions held
today, according to previous arrange
ments
This Is probably the only time in the
history of this venerable synod that
practically whole day has been given
to the consideration of the great work
of foreign missions. and 1T has been
pronounced by many of the mem bers of
synod as a great day.
The one speaker OF the evening was
DIR. Egbert w. Smith. of Nashville.
Tenn. Dr. Smith is one Of the secre
taries OF the executive committee OF
foreign missions of the Southern Pres
byterian Church.
Makes Great speech.
He announced as his subject. Vision
and Faith He said that the vision OF
the task before the church should be
world wide. He gave as the definition
of faith, Courage to go forward. in the
path of obedience. doing our best with
what we have, trusting God to back
our best with His almighty power"
This address was one OF marked
power and eioquence and made very
deep impression upon the synod and
the large congregation that filled the
church. Many Of his hearers were
heard TO say: "Dr. Smith always makes
a great speech, but this was his great
est"
At the close Of this address the synod
and congregation were invited to a
reception in the Sunday school room
given by the ladies and the brotherhood
pf-ttle- church.
At the afternoon session the confer
ence on foreign missions was continued
from the morning. The first speaker
was Rev. Stewart Nye Hutchison, of
Norfolk. He spoke on the hindrarces
In the churches at home to foreign mis-
sions. He took UP the usual OBJ
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Rain Sfons Aviator.

PARIS Oct. 22.-Pierre Daucourt,
the aviator, who was compelled to de-
scend at Sens yesterday, after having
covered but seventy miles In his pro-
tected Paris Cairo flight was prevent
ed by rain from making a fresh start
today.
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!. CALL MONROE 221
II your paper does NOT
reach ron regularly and
promptly.
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THE WEATHER

Cloudy and warmer to-
day. Rain tomorrow.
Full Report Marxct rage.
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-07-22
Order OF Publication

State of West Virginia:
AT rules held in tie Clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court of Calhoun County, on Mon
day the 9TH day of July 1913, the follow
ing order was entered
G.. w. TAYLOR. plaintifO
vs. In Ct,noa.,.
j. Il. Frederick, 5. b.
Frederick, Victoria Frederick, French
Frederick, William Snder and ]. y. Sn;-
der, late partners as William Snider and
Bro. IL s. knight, J. NJ. Hamilton, trus-
tee, K. ]. Hamilton, Trustee, the Calh, un
County Bank corporation, Erma Cooper
and c. II. Cooper, defendants.
The object of the above entitled cause.
is to ascertain the Lens and their priorities
upon two certain tracts of land to.wit:
- acres owned by tie defendant s. T.
Frederick, situate on Brown Run, Sheridan
District, Calhoun Comfy, and sold amt
conveyed to him by the defendant J. T..
Fre 'erck by d eed dated June both, 1909
and 10 acres, owned by the d defendant. J
Il and Victoria Frederick, situate on Vel
low Creek, in said Sheridan District, Cal
h"m County, sold and conveyed to them
by the defendants Erma Cooper and C. IT.
Cooper, by deed datel on the 9th day Of
August l0l i and to sahjpct said two tracts
OF land to sale to satisfy the liens thereon
and to pay the cost Of this suit, and il az
pearing by affidavit fled in this cause. that
Erma Cooper and q. II. Cooper are non
residents Of this State it il ordered thar
they, and each Of them do appear here
within one month after the date Of the iirst
publication hereof, and do what is neces-
sary to protect their interests.
A Copy Teste. G. C.. SrAKcuy,
Clerk.
BY s. T. Waldo. Deputy.
PendlctOn, Mathews d Bell,
Auy's
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DOdrill

Mrs. Henry Barker and son
are visiting relatives here this
week.
Rev. NJ. b. Stump filled his APP
pointment at the Baptist church
here the second Sunday and
preached two very able sermons.
II s. Sarah Bennett has been
very' i'll for several days but is
reported some better now.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Stump on the 18th, a fine baby
girl. Both mother and child are
doing we'll.
ID. w. Shock is very busy cut
ting oats.
Ola Stump attended the Sun
day School Convention at Num-
Der Seven church, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Uncle Frank Barr is kept very
busy instructing a class of boy S
on the Jew's SHARP. In the win
ter he follows his old trade, stop
ping up the ground hogs.
The piers for the bridge al
Stumptown are completed and
preparations for laying the iron
are being made.
Prof. l.. w. Linger will begin
a singing school at Rush Run,
Saturday night.
The right-of-way has been Sc.
cured to the mouth of Bear Fork
by the Elk and Little Kanawha
rail road, and work is being done
on the extension for the purpose
of getting the round timber tc
that point so it can be hoated
out.
The Steer Creek Band still
meets once week for practice.
STARCHY.
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A Good Woman Called

Mrs. Vashti Roberts, an excel
lent woman of near Henrietta,
was found dead in bed early
Monday morning of last week.
Mrs. Roberts had been sick with
stomach trouble for several days,
but the night before her death
she felt much better and asked
the members of the family who
were waiting upon her to lie
down and get some rest. When
they arose in the morning they
found Mrs. Roberts dead.
Mrs. Roberts was a true Chris
tan woman and the news of her
sudden death came as a great
shock to her many friends.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. p. p. Bell, of PIT.
Pleasant; Mrs. II. B. Erlewine,
of Pomeroy, Ohio; Mrs. Jacob
West, of Nobe; and Burl, Tunis
and Nonnie Roberts, of Hen
rietta.
Funeral services were held and
interrment made in the Nobe
Cemetery Tuesday evening.
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HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

/ had gotten so weak | could not stand.
and gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me bottle of
Cardui. the woman's tonic, and | COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, ] could tell II was helping me.
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing all my work."
II you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. Ithas helped
more than million women, in its so
years of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recon-
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write 20: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies'.
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special
Treatment for Women" sent In plain wrapper. J6s
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A Pretty Wedding

The following from last week S
Buckhannon Banner will be of
interest to many people of this
county. The bride IS a daughter
of the late Mason Stump and has
many relatives in this county.
For several years she resided at
this place with Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. H. Trippett. She is a sweet,
attractive girl of fine character,
and has many friends here who
extend their best wishes on the
happy event.
Miss Lulu Stump, of this city
was married Wednesday evening
July 9th, to Mr.. Gus Hilleary, of
Gormania, Maryland. The bride
is a lovely young woman, and has
been a great favorite in her cir
Gle of Buckhannon friends, and
the best wishes of her many
friends are extended to her and
her husband for their future
prosperity and happiness.
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Mrs. Harvey DObbins III

The Dobbins home on Smith
run was burned to the ground
with the greater part of it's con-
tents on Saturday evening, the
supposed origin of the fire being
from the kitchen flue. The resi-
dence was large, new and we'll
furnished, and the loss is said to
be total as there was no insur-
ance. Mrs. Dobbins, nee Miss
Maud Marshall, has been suffer
ing from appendicitis, and Mr..
Dobbins just left with her that
morning for Cincinnati where
she expects to undergo an oper-
alton in hospital, and a girl
who staid in the house and
two of the children were alone
when the accident occurred.
Much sympathy is felt for the
family in this great calmity,
and many are the good wishes
for Mrs. Dobbins' speedy recov-
cry. -Evangeline in Richie
Standard.
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Staten

A. R. Stump and wife and
Willie Bell and wife are at home
on a visit. We understand they
will soon return to Clarksburg
where Mr., Bell and Mr.. Stump
are working at their trade,
John Fogle one day last week
took Mrs, Johnny Wilson and
family on his small gasolene
packet to Third Run. Mrs. Will
son had been visiting friends and
relatives for the past few weeks
at Henrietta and Russell.
l.. J. Barr has been right sick
for the past week or so but we
are glad to say is better now.
Robert Shock was hauling lum-
Der for A. A. Stump recently.
Mrs, A. A, Weaver has been
suffering from stomach trouble
for the last week or so, but is
better at this time.
Cattle are bringing good price
in market and there still remains
in this vicinity some that can be
bought, especially calves, a little
later,
Dill Stump, son of A. A.
Stump, returned home from Kan
sas City one day last week. He
was accompanied by one of his
cousins from that city.
A. H. Minneys boys are cut
ting grass on the A. A. Stump
farm. These boys are upright,
industrious young men.
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Notice to Contractors

West Virginia, to-wit:
At county court held for the
county of Calhoun at the Court
House thereof, on Tuesday, July
10, 1913, the following order was
entered:
NOTICE
To whom it may concern:
The county court of Calhoun
county, State of West Virginia,
will, at one O'Clock p. m. on the
18th day of August, 1913, in the
Courtroom in the Courthouse. in
Grantsville. in said county, will
receive bids for the construction.
building and erection of a rein
forced concrete bridege and of a
steel bridge across the West Fork
on location fixed by viewers and
accepted by said Court at its July
SNi, 90 pei ISCOTuS III
connection Herewith, said bridge
to be 10 feet wide, length of
spans between piers 80 feet,
height above bed of creek to fin
ished roadway 20 feet, and for
the constructed, building and
erection of a reinforced concrete
bridge and steel bridge across
Leafbank Greek near Grantsville
said county, said bridge to be 16
feet wide, % feet in length be-
tween piers and IL feet high
above bed of creek to finished
roadway, said bridges to be of
good standard work and of first
class material in every respect.
Published by order of said coun-
ty court.
G. JOHNSON, PRES.
A copy teste:
w. H. JACKSON, CLERK.
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Rev. bud" Takes It Easy

Rev. bud" Smith, well known
evsngelist who has made himself
a familiar figure throughout the
entire state, is going to take the
rest of the hot weather this sum-
mer in doses and he will be aided
and abetted in his scheme by his
wife who will accompany him on
his heat escaying journey. Ac-
companied by their little grand
daughter, Miss Helen Smith
Stevenson, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
have departed for Fairmont, the
home of their daughter where
they will visit for a short time,
after which they will go to
Mountain Lake Park or some
other cool resort to remain
throughout the summer. 1t is
possible they will touch at Web
ster Springs before returning to
Huntington. Huntington Her
ald-Dispatch.
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County Di~ectorz.

Judge, Circuit Court: VIII. O'Brien. Rim
ley.
County Court: Granville Johnson, Presi.
dent, Walnut; G. l.. Lynch, Altizer;
G. w Dye, Freed; Commissioners
Sheriff: r. j. Knots, GAINESVILLE Dep.
nty: George w. Hays Jr,, Arnaldsburg
Prosecuting Attorney: j. a. C. Smith.
GAINESVILLE.
Clerk Circuit Court: c. c. Starcher
Grantsville
Clerk County Court: W. II. Jackson.
GrantsVille.
Assessor: w. j. Sturm, Hur Deputies,
A NJ. Umstead, Mt Zion; c. A. Wiltc.
Minnora.
Surveyor: d. w. Shock, Dodrill.
Superintendent of Schools: Wheeler Chen
owelh. Euclid.
President, Board of Health: DR.. w. r. w.
Dye, GAINESVILLE.
TERMS OF COURT.
County Court---First Mondays January.
April, July, and November.
Circuit Court Third Tuesdays in Apri
August and November
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Notice of Judicial Sale

by virtue OF a decree of the Lircuit
Court Of Calhoun Comfy, West Vireinia
rendered in the Chancery cause of G. w.
and y. liardman plaintiffs against Nj.
Lowe and l.. Il. Hairless, defendants, at
the April, 1918 term of said court, he an
dersigned commissioners will on Tuesday
the 18th day of August, 1913. at the front
door Of the Court House of Calhoun Conn.
ty' West Virginia, offer for sale by public
auction, certain lot or parcel of land lying
and being situate in the town IF Arnolds
burg, in Lee District, Of said Calhoun
County, bounded and described as follows
TO wit
b. ginning at stake in the North line
OF the Nj. f.. Church South lot; thence NJ
+. .. IL poles to a stake, ). So + l6 poles
To Il stake, S. 8 w. 10 poles to corner Of Al
tizer lot, \: 80 w. / poles to stake in East
line of said Church lot; with same 10 its
corner, and thence with North line of said
lot to the place &C beginning, containing
IL acre; and being the same lot sold to DIR.
/" X. Hairless by DR.. NJ. Lowe.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash ia hand on day
of sale.
A. G. MATHEWS,
S. p. BELL
Commissioners.
Bond in the penalty Of $4,000, as re-
qnircd by decree IN the above nameu
cause, has been executed by the above
named commissioners, and approved by me
and filed in my Office.
ieSle G. T.. S~AhcHEn
Clerk
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After Four Years of DiscouraginS
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, | could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, would have severe pains
In my left side.
The doctor was called In. and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
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Notice of Judicial Sale

by virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
oil Calhoun county, West Virginia, ret
dered on the seventeenth day Of April,
nineteen hundred and thirteen, In a chan.
Gerry cause there in pending wherein TIE
Clay County Bank is plaintiff and Roy
Witt and others are defendants, the under
signed Commissioner will on Tuesday. the
nineteenth day of August nineteen hundred
AMI thirteen, at one o'clock p m. at the
front door of the Courthouse of the said
county of Calhoun, sell at public auction
tothe highest bidder the following real es .
tate owned by the said Roy Witt, to-wit:
a tract OF fifty two and one-half acres
situate in Washington district, Calhoun
county, West Virginia, which was convey.
ed to Amos Z. Haverty by w. II. Knots
and wife by deed bearing date on the
thirlieth day of March, nineteen hundred
and four.
Also tract OF eighteen acres and six
poles, adjoining the above mentioned tract.
which was conveyed to the said Amos e.
Haverty by r. p. Mollohan and wife by
deed bearing date on the twenty first day
August, nineteen hundred and five.
Also three other tracts, containing one
acre, two poles, and --poles spectiye.
ly, which were cow eyed unto the said
Amos T.. Haverty by the said X. p. Mollo-
han and others by deed bearing date on the
said twenty first day of August, nineteen
hundred and five. all of which said FIVE
parcels of land aggregate total of about
seventy five acres, as stated in a certain
deed made by I. d. Mutt ar Trustee, TO III
defendant Roy Witt, bearing date on the
iifte enth day of March, nineteen hundred
and eleven, of record in the office of the
Clerk OF the County Court of Calhoun
county, Yves, Virginia, in Deed Book No.
81, at page 3la, and are situate at the
month of Walnut in Washington district
of Calhoun county.
However, there shall be excepted and re-
served from said sale oae-half interest in
and to the oil and gas within and un
DERIVING the said several parcels of real es-
tate, which was reserved in the deed afore-
said from I. D. Nuuer, Trustee, to Row
Witt and the said sale shall also be Sub.
ject to certain lease for oil ana gas pur.
poses made by the said +. d. Nutter, Trus-
tee, to the Hope Natural Gas Company, but
the purchaser Of the said several parcels II
sid sale shall be entitled to all the quarter
ly installments Of rent or Communication
money which shall accrue under said lease
after the date Of his purchase.
TERMS OF SALE; one-third of the pur-
Chase money cash in hand on day OF sale.
and the residue In two equal installnents
to become due aud payable IN one and two
years respectively from date of sale, taking
from the purchaser notes or bonds with
good security for the DEFERRED instalImenls,
bearing interest from the date OF sale
LoRENTz G. HAMILTON,
Commissioner
|, &C. Stardher, Clerk Of tho Circuit
Court Of Calhoun county, West Virginia
J do hereby certify that bond with good Sc
curily has been filed with me by the above
named Commissioner ~ prescri ed by lav
and the requirements Of the decree afore
said
G. G. SrARcHER,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Calhoun
county.
BY S. r. Waldo,
Depufv
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Rath Duff, of Putnam county,
the second of the bribe-takers to
be tried at Webster Springs, was
convicted last week, Delegate
Asbury, Of Jackson county, is
on trial now.
p. F. Cummins, of Weston, was
here over Sunday in the inter-
ests of the Hope Natural Gas Co.
Mr.. Cummings formerly did lots
Of work in this section and has
many friends here who were
glad to see him.
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State Levy Increased Largely

Charleston, July 1.-THE state
board of public works yesterday
fixed the the state tax levy for
the year at 6 cents on the 500
valuation. Last year the rate
was l cent. No levy was made
for state school purposes.
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A novel method OF trying 20 get RID
Of the baboon nuisance In the GRAFT
reinet district. Cape Colony. was re-.
Gently put Incorporation by a farmer.
This man conceived the idea OF get
ting rid OF the nuisance by capturing
a full-grown male baboon, dressing
him in all the colors OF the rainbow,
putting a sheep-bell round bis neck.
and turning him loose 70 Join the
troop TO which he belongs The
farmer believes that by 30 doing there
will be no balloons seen IN his neigh.
borhood for a good many years
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Notice Of Judicial Sale

BY virtue Of decree of the Circuit Court
Of Calhoun County, West Virginia, enter
ed IN the Chancery cause of a. II. Jackson.
plaintiff, against Jackson Richards and
Others defendants, az the April, 1913, term
OF said court, the undersigned comm ission.
ems will on Tuesday the 18th day of Aug.
usi, 1913, at the front door of the Court
House Of said County offer for sale bv
public auction, certain tract of IS acres Of
land situate in Center District Of said
County, being the same land conveyed bv
John h. Race TO John Barker and 4
johnson, by deed dated on the lOth dav Of
June 1908, and by the said A. johnson
and John Barker conveyed to Jackson
Richards and Okey Martin, consisting Of
two tracts, one tract described rs contain.
ing 80 acres and the other as containing
Is acres, and known as the John b. Race
land; Tor more particular description OF
said land, reference is here had to the pa.
pers on file in said Chancery cause.
Terms or SALE One.halfthe purchase
price cash in hand ON the day of sale. and
the residue upon credit Of one year. TAX
ing from the purchaser note or bond
with good security for such deferred i'm
siallment bearing interest from date, and
reserying The legal title to said tract Of
land as additional security for the pay
ment Of said note or bond, until the sam,
l. paid.
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RsmaIned Lona unasr wa,.r.

The Paris swimming-mastcr. PouIi.
quen, accomplished a remarkable feat
recently by remaining six ninutes
twenty seconds under water His pre-,
vious best performance was four min
utes thirty-one seconds NJ. Pouli-
quen seemed quite fresh after his ex-
plot, and in proof OF Il Jumped into
the water again and swan thirty
yards at full speed