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She took It and glanced al the page
for second, then hastily folded it ana
FASTENED out of the store and up the
street to Andrew Turner office.
See that" she held the open paper
before him. her face flushed with the
eager Joy of the bearer of good news.
In the centre Of the page WAS the
picture of peaceful little town nestled
by picturesque hills l.. side little river.
II wa Buckeye Bridge from Sunset Hi.
And clear across the top of the page
ran the headline: "TIIE TOWN THAT
REFI SEQ To- GIVE THE PRESl-
DENT THE BIGGEST TURKEY.
Turner's hand, could scarcely hold
che paper as ne read the opening para
graph:
Buckeye Bridge in the Ozarks. the
quaintcst. most whimsical. most pic
turesuuc and the best little town
imaginable. has raised the biggest tur-
key in the world and now refuses to give
it to the President for his Thanksgiving
dinner"
Then followed the story. a gently
humorous touching story. Of the offer
by Billy Houck, of the adoption of the
chick by the town. its care and raising
10y Andrew Turner Incidentally IT
spoke Of the delightfully."- mild climate,
the air and water wonderfully pure, and
of the ideal opportunity for poultry
raising. And how, under these condi-
tons. the turkey had grown.
| And then, touchingly. it told Of the
| simple hearted kindness of tho people
who. rather than win notoriety hy wing
/ the hg turkey To the President, had
voted 10 give It instead To a needy widow
and her hungry children.
! Turner eagerly read to the last line.
! He quickly saw how that article would
Iattract attention. There was news in
| II and human appeal. II would zoe
caught up instantly by hundred
papers from New York 10 san Fran
lessee.
lie laid down the paper. his heart
/ heating cNultantly a. the vision of
coming sales.
THAT means that III make" he
began. but. looking into her face flushed
beautifully with tho JOY of his renewed
hopes ne changed suddenly Say, Rose,
am going to build cottage on those
north lots. What do YOU think Of this
/ plan?'
Two evenings later they loitered upon
I
Was eXuhcran,ly happy. The last two
mails had brought more than fifty in
Quir,"s. And one was more than "r
itnqury-it WAS letter from a wealth.
widow IN Kansas city who said Buck
cyc Bridge was just the sort of country
town she had been scckiuG--a place
{ suited TO raising both boys and chickens
and begged him to hold three hun
drcd acres of his best poultry land until
she could arrive. Md then Roses hand
rested lightly on his arm, and Rose :
face was lifted dreamily To the moon as
she listened to the musical baying Of
hounds on the hills and smelled the
sWec, incense of burning leaves.
RNly Houck came by, returning from
/ town
Uncle Billy said Turner happily, II
thought YOU had ruined everything in
giving that turkey away. But, as il
turned out, It was the best thing that
ever happened
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six months Younger than YOURS
hconically replied tho buckeye Bridge
BuOIc.
Then with q final effort 20 gain
notorioty Sarvis Point through the
Htrdh. CHALLENGED Buckeye Bridge to
weigh turkeys ON THANKSGIVING. the
losing town Ia pay for free barbecue
for the county,
Now buckeye Bridge had never No
fused q challenge IN it, history. II had
met it, hated rival I'm a laughing con-
test; a hopping match, WhIst.ing
match a dog rac,--in fact. in almost
every conceivable contest Of skill or
Wit. and nearly always. under tho guild
ing ger'us of Billy Houck, had come
out victor
\ council was Immediately called to
discuss IN" situation.
"The trouble ~" SAID Judd Thomas,
they amt honest. They lie like snakes,
aud try to cheat That was true.
"That turkey Of their'n," said Bud
Coins. is at least ten months old. My
wife's cousin Sarah, thar lives two miles
this side of Sarvis Point says she
knows positive that sam WACO got
thar turkey from Biz Williams and
it was Matched last fan
Yes. that's the trouble" said Windy.
"They'd change turkeys a dozen times
and feed ii ON lead or do anything,
and then sweat ON stack Of Bibles
| that it was all fair ana square. They
are So pizeu mean they'd steal the
false teeth from paralyzcd paupor.'
! But supposin,' suggested Br'Y
I Houck. squirting his left eye thought
/ fully I'VE put the contest off long
enough for our turkey to get grown,
/ Then don't believe they could get
/ one big enough to beat us
That settled the matter. The Bridge
promptly accepted the challenge only
| the date for the weighing must be Oc-
tob of the following year. The Point
( had to agree, especially as the tauut
was thrown at them that perhaps
/ their turkey would hc old enough by
that time To dio without complaint.
Forthwith it settled down into a four
teen months race IN turkey feeding
The weight of neither turkey was again
! reported. But in December a rumor
crcpt out that the Bridge bird tipped
the seal : at twcntN-sevcn pounds, And
another rumor from SOM hody's cousin
at the Point credited the cncmN's tur-
key with only twcnty-eight pounds
In February another unofficial report
said tn turkeys were running nccR
ana neck thirtN-fuur pounds apiece.
As the months passed the Interest
uuickcucd, The entire population %
the town was interested. The fever ~
tn Cont,s began tn quicken the hloo'
of the whole county, and the people
seriously, iokingly or lluGhiuGly lnoC
up as pirtisanS of one town or thu
other, They could afford to take I
lightly for it meant free barbecue
WHICH yer town won.
But an this interest and cNcitcmcn
was purely local ana awaited Andrew
+ Turner nothing. From the land agent
p viewpoint the town Slumhcrod a
soundly As before, Not a farm ha,
changed owners ia six months. ~
ncwcom Is arrived, Even letters of in
: curry were scarce Most of the pay
5 monjs on his lard came due. that fall
p and unless something happened to civ
T. the town real advertising he was lost
\ But If Buckeye Bridge won thu con
7 test then there would h a chance 70
= some free advertising, on the strengtl
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Advantage of kiel Canal

The great Importance Of ~ X 81
Canal in the present struggl, of Ger.
many against the combined forces ~
tho Tripl" Entente has been lar.rlv
overlooked, but is a matter that g. a,.
to h'con" very apparent at any moe
ment. An expert in naval matters
writing in tho special war number =
the Scientific american brings aut
some Of the vital features Of the SHua-
ton as affected 10y the canal:
Another and most important s'fa'e.
Eical advantage in the German sitIa, m
Is the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal NiIh
affords quick passage for the lar-es:
battleships from the Baltic to the Mort
Sea. This canal practically cut, t's
British fighting line in half. I, was
built for this very purpose
For if tho British should force 'Ne'-
way into the Baltic the German feo'
could pass "a the North Sea thruc.
tn" canal and the t.lhe steam 70 trs
English channel. sink tho vast feet 90
transports thar are carrying mon av1
supplies 80 N" English army IN Re-
c.um and harry the whole English an !
French coasts.
Ii"nr" IN seeking 10 bring rhe CO
man fleet to action II would no ncro-.
harry for ENGLAND to leave half her ne,
at the mouth Of the Elhc and send =
other half around Denmark into ~.
Baltic. This would mean that, SO p
as her droadnought strength is cor
Ccrncd, Germany could elect 10 &c
either feet under equal conditions.
The only other way to get n, -.
Germans would he to reduce the Goa
fOrtltiCations with an cNpcditionar,
army. But the German coast on 'r,
| North Sea is So shoal that the land ~
# such force from transports ..
T the question. There remains .i.
ono way in which It could be a
tempted.
If England followed Germarys o.
ample by violating the neutrality '
| Holland. or should Holland enter
| Triple Alliance, Amsterdam Wuu'j f'.
IN excellent base for an expedition ..
| the reduction Of the Wilhelmsh1Hor .'.
| CuXhaven fortiicatlonS. THIS V.
open the way for the seizure o.
! North Sea end of tho kic, Canal :
! Russia continue her successful irN.-. .
of Prussia she might in time. ? '-
! at an enormous sacrifice. capture D7r
zig. Stettn, and with the aid OF
! English even KEEL itself That V'".
seal the doom Of the German n..'
Can it he done? The factors 4 wa
and cost are against II.
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Billy squintcd his left eye quzlui.y
at the moon and Chuckled 81 reckon,
Andy, that turkey is goin' to help
preacher as well as the widdcr"
Rose turned her face quickly from ia
moon to hide tho blush.
Say Andrew exclaimed with q sId.
den idea when Billy had passed ut 10
you suppose he did the whole th.,- N
purpose"
81 wonder" And Rose smiled 10 her.
self in the shadow. "Nuyway." .h. 81
softly. hes a dear"
CC1pDrigM bU me Noyh im,y.,an
com pdHUD
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We, week had not passed before
hurry call went out and lie Sridgcrs
gathered that evening in the hail used
for town meetings. Definite news had
been received that afternoon that Sarvis
Point WAS up 10 It's old tricks. After
being beaten fair and square they were
trying TO steal the g'ofN-theN h'd IN
fact already written letter L" the
fresloent OF the lhIted States oitr!hS
MIN ;he.r turkey Tor ms THANKSGIVING
dinner
what was 20 ne uohe apou' IL
After considerable discussion i
seemed to be almost the unanimous
opinion that Buckeye Bridge should
hastily offer The President the turkey,
together with proof that it was the big
Sest and thus head off Sarvis Point,
But before the vote was taken Billy
liouck arose, and squirting his left eye
thoughtfuliy, made very brief speech.
and a, the close moved that the hlg
turkey be not given To the President
but 10 III" poor widow Cummins and
her sin children,
They all nodded approval, for dearly
a. nu'N'Se '''use '"hS'" l"r iaIhe us
n"lghhorly heart was stronger
| 'ul II WAS dow 10 HhurcW lur-
| NOR u was the emu OF ms aaNertls-
! 'h% hopes rte SIT IN ms dlhSN once
nntll tW'lsht' h'iore MN was the
''a'N ol ''ooo circulars des'rlhlhE ms
p"uI'ry lahdi IN a pigeonhole was the
| unpaid hll for the printing.
"Oh, well, 1t is all over; the MORTGAGE
Will Just have to take the land and III
hunt a job somewhere"
lie locked his door, the hluost man in
the state,
But up street the ever cheerful lights
shonn from the MINIS windows.
lie needed comfort and went for il,
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NVV 7IAT we need is to be ia
\A/ nous" remarked Windy
w Jim Davis.
\ derisive laugh ran
down the string f after shutdown rest
ers that sat on the edge of the plat
form in front of Newton's hardware
store.
tThat's right" insisted Windy. "I'n
bet if Teller was in Kansas city or
Saint I.ouey and said he was from
Buckeye Bridge they'd say: Huh,
where's that"
II suppose" said Judd Thomas. the
way for this town t. get famous is
90 buy that back forty of yours and
start a ratt.osnake ranch"
Windy ignored the laugh and started
20 propose a pan. But Judd Thomas
int rrupted him:
There comes Billy Houc>. lets ask
famous its him"
skay. Billy" called Windy as he was
about To pass down tho road. which in
town was called a street. we got a job
for YOU"
Billy paused a moment, squlnted HIS
Jeff. eye and glanced down the line with
the merost hint Of tolerant smiI5.
y ,ckon." he said deliberately. IL
you fellows have job Of any kind it's
for somebody else"
no. hon 81, Billy protested Windy
Jim. we are IN earnest, Buckeye
Bridge is sort5r puny; it needs stir
rim up; it ought to boom. A. the
Bopk says, it amt known in the gates.
What it needs is t. get its name in
the papers to become famous and we
want You To- take the contract
one Of Billv's infrequent smiles flick
cred across his face and he remarked
as he started on:
"Thcra'S .ots harder jobs than that"
Directly Andrew Turner, who had
started the discussion about the towns
needs, got up ana went down the street
to his lit. frame office. He sat down
in front of the rolltop de.k, ON top
OF it were several dusty aliases some
agricultural reports and a stack of old
papers. ON the walls hung large post
,rs advertising Florida and Texas and
Western lands for which he was the
local agent and of which he had never
sold an acre. In one dim corner stood
bunch of tail, dead cornstalks-sk
tons of last years big crop.
Making Buckeye Bridge famous was
not joking matter with young Turner
lie had spent many sleep'csS hish'
and many nara earned dollaF 10 MAKE
the little town known to homeseekers
On that moving, changing word be-
>ond the hills
,oar bor,r, no had coue IN Buck.
n.,,. ..., ,....,., .,s .,,,. roo
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NVV 7 lat we need is to be ia
w % ,.% r., remarked Windy
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24

Hf. Geo. B. Gosiz. Of the A. d.
Goetz Co.. manufacturers and exporters
Of harness and saddler1. and president
of the Jefferson County Board of Trade.
has been appointed member Of the
transportation COMMITTEES Of the West
Virginia Public Service Commission, By
Chairman Howard N. Ogden of that
COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Goetz is considered one Of the
best posted business men on transporta-
don matters in this section. His APP
pointmsnt to such high public service
position is indeed recognition of his
knowledge and the good he can do in an
advisory capacity to solve the many per-
picking problems of transportation now
affecting this community.
The appointment of Mr.. Goetz on the
transportation committee will Indeed
serve to bring about better freight and
passenger service for the Valley.
Mr.. Goetz has always been an ardent
booster and deeply interested in the well
fare Of Jefferson county and Of the Shen
audoah Valley. The Community is to
be congratulated on having him
appointed member Of the Trans,
portation Committee of the Public Ser.
vice Commission,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
Week OF Prayer Services

. The Union Week Of Prayer Servi
ces will be held beginning Sunday
January 3rd, and closing Sunday, Jan.
.uary 10th. at 100 each evening 6
cept Saturday The following is TIL
program: Sunday, January 3rd, Flor
Episcopal Church, Sermon by R6V
F. a.. Tyler; Monday, Jan, 4th, Bap
fist Church, The Christian Home b.,
Rev. / S. Alfriend; Tuesday, Jan
5th, Methodist Church. THE Church
Of God" by Rev S. w. Cole; Wed;
nesday, Jan. 9th, Presbyterian Chaae'
sThe Christian Community" by Rev
F. A. Tyler; Thursday, Jan. 9TH, Epis.
copal Parish House, "Some Aspects o.
the Worldwide Work" by Rev. Fl
NJ. Moffett; Friday, Jan. Sth. Metho-
dist Church. "The Home Land" BY
Rev. ]. S. Alfriend Sunday, Jan. 10th
Baptist Church, Sermon by Rev. H
NJ Moffett An; offering will be mad
at each Sabbath night service to b
used for the relief of need in tn,
community
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
Middleway Notes.

!. Mrs. Rufus Smith left for Baltimore
Thursday where sheeUill rem ain during
the winter months
The engagement of Miss Laur BosIey
neice and ADOPTED daughter of Hon
F. ]. C. Talbot Of Lutherville. Md.
to Prof. R. L. Bates Principal of Mnol
field, W. w. High School and son 81
W. G. Bates, Esq, of Bates Hill is an
nounced. The marriage will be con-
summated at the home of the uncle of
the bride to-be on Wed. Dec. 80 MISS
Margaret Bates sister of the prospect
i've groom viii! attend the wedding at
maid of honor.
Mr.. Henry Nicely an aged resident
of Middleway was taken violently i'll
last week and went to the Charles
Town Hospital where he was operated
on for appendicitis. He is getting
along nicely and homes to get home
soon,
Mrs. Henry Smith closed her home
here on Tuesday and has gone 70 W ash.
ington for the winter.
Mr.. N. R. Roberts made hurried
business trip to Washington Wednesday
Mr.. Harry Bates ofBlacksburg v. P.I.
has come home for the holidays and to
attend the MARRIAGE Of his brother.
Prof. R. Ii Bates
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
N & w Station Completed.

The magnificent new station erected
by the Norfolk & Western Railway CD.
at Charles Town, is now completed. The
passenger station IS Io7 by ~ feet. and
with the four hundred feet of train shed,
affords ample accommodation for the
travelling public at this. point. The
freight station is 100 by ~ feet, and
makes q very roomy and convenient
room. Its finished in the natural wood.
is equipped with, the very latest and
best steam heating plant. has every mod
ern convenience, and puts Charles Town
in the front rank as far as having first
class passenger station is concerned.
The building is surrounded with con
crete walks, and the floors are of con
crete. /. II. was erected under contract by
Nests. Wade & Graham, of Roanoke,
Va. Mr.. c. G. Wade has been looking
after the construction work. and has
spent the most Of the past six months
here. and as-made many warm friends
during his stay. Mr.. w. L. Barton was
foreman of the work on the building and
kept things moving all the time. The
Phillips Lumber & Manufacturing Co.
and the O. M. Phillips Lumber & Sup
ply Co. furnished the mill work and
most of the lumber for the buildings.
the former having contracted to furnish
mostSof the mill work before the work
was started. Messrs. !. N. linn g. Go.
did the. plumbing and installed the heat
ing plant and most OF the roofing. Mr..
c. W: clymer did the piastering. which
was quite an extensive job. Nj. c. W.
Taylor did the painting, which is nicely
done in natural wood finish. We are
unable to tsll exactly when the passenger
and freight Offices will be changed to the
new building, but 1t is expected that il
will be early in January.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
Berryville Items.


Mrs. J. B. Harnsberger of Front
Royal, Va, was the guest of Mrs. w.
r. Gregg one day this week.
Miss Annie r. Tinker Of New York
is visiting Miss Elizabeth Bowen at
brentwood. ~
Miss Elizabeth Moore is home from
Hollins College for the holidays.
Mr.. Charles Hawthorne and daugh-
ter Miss Nellie, have gone to Texas to
make their home and Miss Minnie has
gone to Sudbury, Pa. to spend the
winter.
Mrs. John B. Stannard has returned
from Charleston. W. Va.
Miss Mamie Mcclure is spending the
holidays with her brother in Richmond.
Mr.. Harry Gaver is home from the
University of Va. and Wilmer Gaver
from Norfolk for the holidays.
DR.. Cabell Moore of Washington, D
c.. spent Sunday with his parents.
Miss Estelle Castleman has returned
from Berkeley Springs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24

inns i,r I'll, ,'lunn should III l'l
IiiII ban Il,st'J 6mlllg.
IIarpers Ferry and Bolivar
News.


The retrencbment policy Of the B. &
/ o. Railroad has been felt here. Many
employees have been laid of month
ago. The clerks Office at the B. 8 O.
is said to have been abolished. Mr..
Sperry and family. the clerk there,
win leave here much to the regret of
those who knew them.
The Rev. John Quinton of the East
side Of the Shenandoah River was un-
able from the inclement weather to
cross the river and ill his appointment
here at the Episcopal Church the 18th,
Mrs. Alberta Trail has gone to Wash
ington for the winter.
| Mrs. James Grub has left to spend
the win.er in Baltimore and Washing
ton.
Miss. Bess Lane has returned to Bal;
timore City and after the Christmas
holidays willygo to Glen Ridge. New
Jersey to visit her brother Chas. Lane
and New York City to visit her brother
VIM. Lane.
+ Mrs. Ada Keyser aged 66. died after
long illness. Dec. 18th, she was the
! daughter Of the late Frank Fitzsim-
mons and twice married. Her first hus-
band was Mr.. Nymsp lawyer Of Ohio
Her husband who survives her Mr.. Jos.
Keyser is a Confederate Veteran. She
/ = \ u \
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
Tribute Of Respect

Whefeastit has pleased God in His
providence to remove Rnr member and
friend. VIM. +. Barfei0 therefore cit
Rrsqlved. That whilst we boy in hum
bic SUBMISSION to- tise will ofGod, we
deeply depsore the lossFof our member.
as a ready helper at all times, and viii
ling to.assist "a THE best d his ability.
Resolved, He was of gentle DISPOSE
ton. generous, faithful in the various
relations Of his life and firm IN the
discharge Of his duties.
Resolved, That we extend heartfelt
sympathy to the family and friends, and
these resolutions be spread on the min
utes and copy be sent to the perceived
family. w. e. Clipp,
A, D. Barr,
P, w. Barr.
Class No. 9.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
State Bar oelation to Meet.

The next meeting of the West Vir-
ginia State Bar Association will be held
in Parkersburg, December 10Th and
SOth. An interesting and profitable
time is anticipated. All lawyers in
West Virginia. Of good standing, not
already members are requested to send
their applications for, membership to
one of the undersigned members Of the
committee on membership.
J. W. Vanderyort. Chairman: D. B.
Evans. H. NJ. Russell, Jr.. Philip Step
Toe, Tracy L. Jeffords. E ]. Rider.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
Nav Enlarge Town Limits.

The committee appointed by the
council of Charles Town to investi-
gate means of charging the corpor-
ate limits of the town, has completed
its report which will be submitted to
the Council at Special Meeting to be
held next Tuesday night, 80 pm. Two
possible new limits will be submitted.
Starting at a point west Of the Nor
folk and Western railroad and 500
feet from it near the west, corner Of
Ranson's corporate limits, one OF the
proposed new town limits will ex
tend southwesterly parallel with the
Norfolk & Western right of way to
its intersection with the Summit Point
road. From the latter point, the new
limits will coincide with the old limits
to a point at the southeast corner Of
.Mordington lawn. Thence the new
line DIVORCES from the OLD in a soutii-
eastern direction to the first toll gaze
on the Bloomery pike. From the toll
gate, the new line will follow the
southeastern boundary line of the
lands of the Washington City Inn
proyement Co., to the Harpers Ferry
pike. The new line from this point
viii extend in a northwesterly diree-
li0n TO the Ransom limits, taking in a
portion of the Horse Show grounds.
The other limits proposed in the re-
port, coincide with those Of the Inst
with the exception that only thu
northern half Of the Washington City
Improvement Co lands is Included
Either OF these extensions of the
town limits win include the new Nor
folk and Western station and several
dwellings in the vicinity the dwell
linzs along the Bloomery pike and
Samuel street south of the present
| town limits, together with the dwell
| inxs; on the Washington City boom
and on the HarDers Ferry pike be-
tween Hunters hill and the Birkett
house.
The committee will make no recon-
mendatinn urging the acceptances Of
either one Of the proposed new limits,
The members are Of the opinion that
the additional expense for lightip ;
and street improvements in the sec
Itions to be added to the town would
Imore than offset the increase in taxes
| Is be gained By the addition Of the
property IN the new sections.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-12-24
Feed The Birds.

Winters SHOWS are hard on the birds.
Call at Miller's Pharmacy or at the
Jefferson Milling Company. and We
will furnish you the grain with which
to feed them. All We ask you to DO ID
put ii ont whore il will do the most
good. And don't forget that We pay
SO cents each for all dead hawks A.
s. Allen, Tbos. c. Bowling, ". w.
johnson. C. r. Miller.e