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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05
ROWes X Roads.

Finis Kelsey, Waco Mckinley
and wife and others have gone
to Indiana to the honey pond.
We have had a fine rains last
week, but to late to help a heap
of forward corn much. Potatoes
will be nearly a total failure.
Oliver Hadley and wife were
called a few days ago to the bed
sike of Jim Ike Curry, there
brother-in-law, who is bad sick
with fever.
Arvin Turner and one of ia
cob Miller's boys were visiting
John Turner's a few days ago.
Ed Helm and wife and his
mother, Fannie Helm. were Wis.,
iting at Bill Cooks last Sunday.
.Addie Helm and children are
visiting at Ed Helms this week.
Mrs. Wilburn, Loren Miller
and his wife are on the sick list
this week.
Clay Hadley and his wife and
Albert, took day here at Need
more No. 2 this week. e
r. U. T. Selby passed here this
week with fine drove of sheep
for the Blue grass market.
Sallie MCGEE Mckinley has
been visiting Mrs. Willis Order
at Montpelier, the last few days.
The Logs and Brockmans are
going to have family reunion
and decoration and preaching
service at the old uncle John
10y grave yard, the. second Sat-
urday in August. Preaching by
Thomas Hadley and James Sui
livan. Song services conducted
by B. A. Coffey and J. V. Dud-
ley. Come and bring well-filled
baskets. Let US have a good
service.
Last Sunday we had a good
meeting on Russell Creek, two
miles from Russell Springs, a
large crowd and the best of or
der, and good dinner on the
ground. Come the next third
Sunday.
Frank Pierce is boring a hole
in the ground to see if he can
find water. He is dry.
The sick ones are all reported
better here this morning.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05

London, July 30.-While Aus
trian invaders and and Servian
troops were fighting the opening
stages of their war on Servian
territory to-day. European states
men and rulers were engaged in
what they regarded as the al
most hopeless task of trying to
avert a general clash of the mil
lions composing the armies of the
great European Powers.
Sir Edward Grey, a central fig
une In the controversy owing to
his strong efforts to keep the
Powers of the Triple Alliance
and the Triple Entente from fly
ing at each others throat, was
not able to give any cheering
news when he spoke about the
crisis to the members Of the
House of Commons. The Brit
ish Foreign Secretary said:
Il regret that l cannot say the
situation is less grave than it
was yesterday. The outstand-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05

London, July 30.-Several Sec
tions of the British special de-
feuse force were called to duty
to-day on the East and South
coasts to relieve the regulars in
guarding bridges and railroad
sidings and manning the coast
defenses.
The special army reservists
called to the colors to-day COM
prise electricians, military engi-
neers and mine layers. T h e
British Admiralty also requested
the big Welsh coal owners to re-
tail their stocks of fuel.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05
THE RETURNS.

The returns from the primary
of last Saturday, while not yet
all in, show Gov. Beckham has
been nominated for the Demo-
cratic long term for U. S. Sem
stor by a plurality of 10000 or
more and Senator Camden for
the short term. Mr.. Hurt, of
this town, won the Democratic
nomination for Judge Of the
Court of Appeals over Chief JUS
tice Hobson by a majority of at
least 1000. So far as we have
heard the primary, throughout
the State, was conducted orderly
and in a manner well befitting a
people who believe in a square
deal. The contest in the Repub.
iican and Progressive parties
failed to develop much interest
and the lightest vote for many
years was the result. AS it ap-
pears Ex.Gov. Wilson has re.
ceived the Republican nomina.
ton for Senator and Mr.. Vance,
OF Louisville, the Progressive.
The primary in this county could
not have been improved and af-
ter the battle no evidence of
soreness is discernable. Mr..
Beckham carried the countyby
726 votes, while Judge Rollin
Hurt was complimented by l, 165
majority. Mr.. Hurt made his
race On the high plane BETTING
the position he seeks and did not
use a dollar or any other thing
OF value to influence a vote in
any county in this district. The
counties comprising the Third
Appellate district are given be-
low, and while no reports have
been received from three of
them, when so received will
not affect Mr.. Hurts ma
Jority very much. Casey
county is expected to show
400 majority for Hurt, Clinton
county a small majority, Bullitt
county will give Chief Justice
Hohson small lead while Nc
Creary county may go one way
or the other. The counties are:
Hurts majority: Adair, 1,165;
B arren, 697; Casey, 468
Gu b erl a n d, $40; Clinton,
not heard from; Green, 263; Hart,
ZIP; Larue, 131; Marion, $40;
Metcalfe, 400; Pulaski, 900; Rus
sell, 425; Shelby. 269; Taylor, 531;
Wayne, $50; Washington, -257;
Hobson's majority: Anderson,
$50; Bullitt, not heard from; Har-
din, 1,621; Nelson, ISL; Oldham,
243; Spencer, 80; McCreary, not
heard from.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05
VOTE OF ADAlR COUNTY.


The following is the vote of
Adair county in the race for
United States Senator between
Beckham, Stanley and McCreary,
by precincts:
Democratic long term, ]. B.
McCreary.-West Columbia, 3,
East Columbia, 2, Midtown, 2,
Keltner, none, Gradyville, l, FL
roy, 1 Harmony, none, Chenille.
2, White Oak, 2, Little Cake,
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05

= Another message received by
the Servian legation says the
Servian troops successfully re-
sisted the Austrian advance at
Lesnitaa,, to the west of Bel
grade.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05

London, July 30.-A telegram
received by the Servian legation
says that the Austrains attempt
ing to cross the Danube, twenty
miles east of Belgrade, were re-
pulsed by the Servians and that
a big artillery engagement is in
progress.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05

none, Pellyton, /, Roley, 2, Cane
Valley, 10, Egypt, none, South
Columbia, 3. Total, 40.
A. o. StanIey.-West Columbia,
43, East Columbia, 81, Midtown,
6, Keltner, none. Gradyville, 8,
Elroy, 8. Harmony, 20, Chenille,
%, White Oak, 81, Little Cake,
z, Pellyton, none, Roley, A, Cane
Valley, Z, Egypt, 3, South Co.
lumbia. 18. Total, 205.
]. C. w. Beckham.-West Co.
lumbia, 81, East Columbia. 70,
Milltown.s 78, Keltner, 5, Grady
willie. 43, Elroy, IA, Harmony, So,
Chenille, 96. White Oak, rs, Lit
tie Cake, 43, Pellyton, So, Roley.
"a, Cane Valley, IA, Egypt 43.
South Columbia, u. Total, 931.
Beckham's majority over Stanley,
726.
For.Senate, Short Term. - D.
II. Smith. Columbia, Al,
East Columbia, 35, Midtown, 81,
Keltner.s.none, Gradyville, 3. Ell.
roy, 8,:::Harmony, SO, Chenille,
Is, White Oak, 9, Little Cake, 6,
Pellyton, 81, Roley. IA, Cane
Valley, Is, Egypt, 80, South Co
lumbia, "a. Total, 437.
B. H. Young.-West Columbia.
81, East!C Columbia, sc, Midtown,
9, Keltner, none, Gradyville, s.
EIroy, 81, Harmony. 20, Glen
vile, 60, White Oak, IS, Little
Cake, 6,.IPellyton, A., Roley, Z,
Cane Valley, &c. Egypt, 4, South
Columbia, 81, Total, 337.
j. N.:Camden. West Column
bia, 27,:East Columbia, IA, Mill
town, l, Keltner, 8, Gradyville,
20, Elroy, A. Harmony, 5, Glen
Vile, IL, White Oak, z, Little
Cake, 26, Pellyton, II, Roley, 10,
Cane Valley, %, Egypt, 4. South
Columbia, Is. Total, 1919.
Judge Court of Appeals-Rol-
lin Hurt, West Colu m b j a,
128, East Column b ia, 121,
Midtown 80, Keltner 5, Grady.
vile So, Elroy rs. Harmony 50,
Chenille 124, White Oak SO, Lit
tie CakeI5O. Pellyton IS, Roley S.
Cane Vally 80, Egypt 40. South
Columbia III. Total ], 193-Ma'
jority 1,165.
]. P. Hobson-West Columbis
l, East Columbia 6, Midtown /
Keltner:none, Gradyville 1, Ell
roy none, Harmony none, Glen
villei9,::White OAK 2, Little Cake
1. Pellyton none, Roley none
Cane Valley 8, Egypt none
South Columbia A, Total %.
For the long term. -Republi.
can candidates. Mclaughlin, re.
ceived in the county, 28.
A. E. Wilson, received, 297,
R. P. Ernst, 70 in the county.
For short term, Republican, H,
D. Fitzpatrick, IS, W. M. Bull.
lett, PA.
Progressive candidates, Bur
ton Vance, ~, Geo. W. Jolly, Fl.
Progressive candidates fol
Congress. W. W. Jesse, 20, J.
F. HoltZclaw, %.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-08-05

Halifax, N. S. July 30.-(Can-
adam Press Dispatch. There
were indications here to-day of
great activity on the part of the
garrison at Halifax after the re-
ceipt, it is reported, of a dispatch
from the War Office in London.
The Royal Canadian field artil-
cry of both companies stationed
in the citadel were taken to the
forts on transports. A special
train will bring back the Royal
Canadian Rifles, stationed in
AIdershoS, late this afternoon
and it is expected when these
troops arrive the infantry will be
held in readiness for any contin-
gency.
1t is reported that the artil-
lery will Immediately man the
forts in the harbors. Army Of
ficials decline to comment on the
movements of the troops, assert
ing that they had been instruct
ed to say nothing for publication.
Hankow, China, July 30.-The
British gunboats Snipe, Wood
cock and Kinsha, OF the British
China squadron, were deserted
by orders of the Admiralty to.
day.
The crews removed the breach.
blocks from the guns, took away
all the arms and ammunition pos.
sible and threw the remainder in
to the Yang. Use. Kiang.
The three gunboats were tieG
to the docks and only caretakers
left in charge. The crews de.
parted tonight for Shanghai and
later probably will 60 to Hong.
kong.
1t is understood that the Brit.
ish Admiralty similarly is dis
mantling all the small British
gunboats in Chinese waters, send.
ing their crews to Hongkong and
Wei-Hei-Wei in order to defend
h O. 81 important possessions
against a possible German at
tack,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
Death OF j. w. Larrabee.

Jonathan w. Larrabee, aged rs
years, died at 7:30 O'Clock Saturday
morning at the Rutland hospital where
he had been since Monday. Mr.. LARA
bee had been i'll fer about three weeks
with complication of diseases, Mr..
Larrabee formerly made his home in
Rutland but more recently he had lived
in other places. During the last seven
years he had spent his time in Rutland
and Brandon, principally.
One daughter, Mrs. D. w. Patterson,
and two granddaughters, Miss Ida B.
Mills of Poultney and Miss Marion c..
Mills of Quincy, Mass, are the only
survivors.
Mr.. Larrabee was born in Orwell.
He was veteran of the Civil war, hav-
ing served three years and nine months
in company H, Fifth Vermont infantry.
He had belonged to Roberts post, G. A.
R., of Rutland but later transferred his
membership to the Plattsburgh, N. Y,
post. Mr.. Larrabee was a Mason and
he also belonged to the Modern Wood
men of America, to the American Order
of Foresters and the GrangeI
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
Estate of John ~. Billings
Order of MOTHERHOOD of viii.

STATE OF VERMONT, I proh.to Court
oDIsTRICT OF ADDISON, IS. ~
The Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Addison:
To all persons interested in the estate of John
N Billings, late of Middlebury, in said district.
deceased, GREETING:
At Probate court. holden at Middlebury with
in and for said district on the 26th day Of De-
cember, 1918, an instrument purportng to be the
last will and testament of John N. Billings, late
of Middebury in said district. deceased. was
presented to the court afore said. for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that the 18th day
of January, 1914. at 10 o'clock M. at the probate
office in said Middlebury. be assigned for proving
said instrument; and that notice thereof be given
to all persons concerned. by publishing this order
three weeks successfully in the Middlebury Reg
lister, a newspaper circulating in that vicinity, in
said district. previous to the time appointed
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said court. at the time and place aforesaid.
and contest the probate of said will. if you have
Given under my hand at Middlebury. in said dis
trict, this 26th day of December. 1918.
Allen R. Sturtevant, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
The Actress Retort.

Georgette Leblanc, the actress. wife
of Maurice Maeterlinck, was on tour
In a French town. where the local
company supported" her in one of
her husbands plays.
But the support was weak and halt
ing. The poets lines were mangled
and several characters seemed unable
to understand what they were saying.
Nine. Leblanc sought out her man
ager and spoke to him.
"A writer like Maeterlinck should be
treated with more respect"
Madame" he answered. m. Mae
terlinck is not the first to suffer. Soph-
ocles, Moliere, Racine, Shakespeare,
Goethe and other great dramatists are
daily murdered in the same way"
Possibly. but they are not murdered
alive. at any rate"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
WEYBRlDGE HILL.
[Deferred.l

The most severe snow storms and
heavy n inds of the winter visited this
section last Friday.
D. Albert James OF Poughkeepsie, N
Y. spent the holiday with relatives
here.
Dir. and Mrs. Samuel E. James spent
Christmas with relatives in Addison.
David Hamilton OF the Randolph
Agricultural college, is spending his
vacation with his mother, Mrs. A.
Hamilton.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
S. James are having mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli G. MacMurtry, Mr..
and Mrs William j. Macfee OF Scotia,
n. Y, and Thomas j. MacMurtry, jr., of
Manchester, N. II. spent Christmas with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Mac.
Murtry.
The Christmas entertainment at the
Congregational church last Wednesday
evening were we'll attended and enjoyed
by all.
spending a few days with Mrs. S. w
Jewett and Mrs. Edward Bowdish.
George H. Wright is critically i'll a,
the home of his son, Howard j. Wright
in st. 4 lbans.
Mrs. Jennie Hayward and Mrs. H. P
James are visiting relatives in Mont
pelier.
Miss Ann Middlebrook is visiting rela
tives in Vergennes.
The pine logs cut by the Bristol Manu-
featuring company on the property Of
| ieOrpa Fl Wripnt and .TOsenh Brown
are being drawn to Bristol by teams il
this section.
The annual roll call and dinner of the
Congregational church is to be held Jan
uary 10 All friends cordially invited.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09

The pelican is not an attractive bird.
He offends both the eye and the nose.
But he Is commercially regular In his
habits. The parent birds catch fish
and after eating their I'll deposit the
others in their pouches under their bills
and carry them to their young. These
pouches will hold from three TO eight
pounds Of fish, They are elastic and
when distended to their utmost nearly
touch the ground. When empty the
pouch lies close up under the big bill
and is merely q mass OF wrinkles. 1t
Is this pouch that gives the pelican his
chara cteristic and disagreeable odor.
caused by particles Of decaying 1sh.
The pelican's legs are short and strong,
and its feet have large webs. II is not
n fast swimmer or a rapid flier. but 1t
Is practically tireless In both air and
water. On land 1t is awkward and un-
Wteldy,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
P0LARIZED LIGHT.
Why the Rays of the Moon May Chem
ieally Affect Foodstuffs.


Moon rays are said to make men
go blind and mad, and to turn food
stun bad There is even quoted by
the London Lancet n death the cause
of which was officially stated to be
exposure TO moonlight. Apparently
the food most seriously affected by the
moons radiations is fish. and seeming
ly trustworthy statements have been
made as to the Ill effects produced in
persons who had partaken of fish
which had been freely exposed to
moonlight.
e. G. Bryant, writing from Port Eliz-
abeth, South Africa, suggests that a
possible explanation might lie in the
well known fact that the light of the
moon, being reflected light, Is more or
less polariZed. and possibly polarized
light may exert peculiar chemical
action. Polarized light was obtained
by him from a powerful metallic fla
ment lamp. the light being polarized
by means Of a pile OF sheets Of plate
glass backed with silver and placed at
the correct angle.
The experiments showed certain
marked results when fish were submit
ted to this light. When two slices cut
from the same fish were hung, one In
the direct light and the other in the
polarized beam Of light, the latter In
variably began to decompose before
the former though the temperature Of
the polarized beam was several de-
grees lower than the direct light-New
York Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
WEST BRIpPoRi

George Conn was an over lake bust
ness visitor Monday.
guest Friday.
Ray II. Davis of Addison was in town
Saturday and went to Port Henry on
business.
Hay buyers have begun to put in ap-
pearances, though a very small quantity
of No. hay is to be found.
Seth Beers and Franklin Tromble of
the Poplars were Port Henry guests
Wednesday.
Melvin Wilkinson and son, Melvin E.
were in Crown Point Wednesday.
Crossing on the lake ice ut the Wilkin-
son ferry is safe, from $500 to 5000
pounds being transported in safety.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
Estate of Frances Pierce of
Whiting.

Order of Notice of Allowance of Account
CTATE OF VERMONT, ! Dbl. 49,
DDIsTRICT or ADDISON. SIS. iiO"a'e Nourt
The Honorable Probate Court for the district
aforesaid;
To all persons interested in the estate of
Mrs Frances Pierce. late of Whiting, in said dis
trict deceased. GREETING:
Whereas. said court has assigned the 18th day
of January. 1914, at two O'Clock p. m. next, for
examining and allowing the account of the admin
istrator of the estate of said deceased and for a
decree of the residue of said estate to the law
full claimants of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given to all persons in
terested in said estate by publishing this order
three weeks successfully previous TO the day
assigned, in the Middlebury Register. a newspa-
per published at Middlebury. in said district
Therefore, you hereby notified to appear at
the Probate Office in Middlebury, in said district,
on the day assigned then and there to contest the
allowance of said account if you see cause and TO
establish your right as heirs, legatees and lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand. this SOth day Of De-
cember, 1918.
Charles !. Button. Judge of Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
Estate of James Mcdonald
of whiting.
Order of MOTHERHOOD of Will
TATE OF VERMONT

STATE OF VERMONT, Probate Court
The Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Addison.
To all persons interested in the estate Of
James Mcdonald late Of Whiting. in said dis
trict deceased GREETING:
At probate court. holden at Middebury with
in and for said district. on the 29th day Of De
cember. 1918, an instrument purportnR to be the
last will and testament of james Mcdonald. late
of Whiting, in said district. deceased. was pre-
scented to the court aforesaid. for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that the 18th
day of January 1914 at ll30 O. lock a. M, at the
probate Office in said Middlebury. be assigned for
proving said instrument; and that notice thereof
be given to all persons concerned. by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Middle
bury Register. newspaper circulating in that
vicinity, in said district, previous to the time
appointed
Therefore you are hereby notified TO appear
before said court at the time and place aforesaid.
and contest the probate of said will, if you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury. in said
district. this 29th day of December. 1913.
Charles |. Button. Judge of Probate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
TWO FACED RONCONl.
Ne Could Depict Tragedy on Ono Side
and Comedy on tho Other.

Ne Could Depict Tragedy on Ono Side
and Comedy on the Other.
In THE Memoirs of an American
Prima Donna" by Clara Louise KEEL
logg. there Is a good story of Ronconi,
who played second cobbler in Girls
plno Ia Comare." We are told that
he was one OF the finest Italian bari
tones that ever lived and succeeded in
getting degree Of genuine high COM
edy out of the part that has never been
surpassed
"He used to tell of himself a story of
the time when he was singing in the
Royal opera at St Petersburg. The
czar-father of the one who was MUIR
dered-said to him once:
'Ronconi. understand that you are
30 versatile that you can express trag-
edy with one side of your face when
you are singing and comedy with the
other How do you do TT
"'Your majesty rejoined Ronconi.
when / sing Maria de Rohan" tomor-
row night l will do myself the honor
OF showing you.
And accordingly the next evening
he managed to turn one side Of his
face. grim as the tragic mask. to the
audience. while the other. which could
be seen from only the imperial box.
was excessively humorous and cheer
full. The czar was greatly amused and
delighted with the exhibition"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
Estate of
william Pitt FifieId.

The undersigned. having been app ointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict OF Addison. commissioners TO receive.
examine, and adjust the claims aud demands
of all persons against the estate OF William
Pitt Fifeld, late of Granville, In said district.
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, al the dwelling
house OF Katherine G. Fifield, widow OF said
District, on the goth day OF March, 1914, and
10Th day OF June, 1914. next. from 10 O'Clock
a. m, until3 O'Clock p: M. on each OF said
days and that six months from the 10th day
OF December, A. ID. 1913, IS the time limited
by said court for said creditors 10 present
their claims to us for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Granville, VT. this 2!nd day OF
December, A. ID. 1913.
+. W. Eaton, I Coronotes,onars
clayton G. Hubbard, 99''"'i"
2 Katherine q. Fifield, Administratix.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
ANYTHING to Please.

Speaking of accommodating hotel
clerks. the best / ever saw was in a
certain small town. l reached the ho-
Del late in the evening. Just before
retired heard a scamperlng under the
bed and saw a couple of large rats just
escaping l complained at the office.
The clerk was as serene as a summer
breeze.
'Ill fix that all right, sir" he said.
'FRONT.' Take a cat up to room % at
once.