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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
Commission
AWards Damages
HARRY SHAW TO GET $4,000
FOR PROPERTY CONDEMN.
ED BY B. & 0. =

Tic commission appointed by the
Circuit, court to ascertain the dam
ages done to the property, OF Harry
Shaw. located in the First ward and
which the Fairmont, Morgantown 6
Pittsburgh Railroad Company is
'condemning, today reported to the
court its finding:
The commission recommended that
Mr.. Shaw receive $4,000 for the Hess
tract, $4,000 for the Shaw and VIII,
liams tract and $1,000 for the Jcn-
kinsi tract. The total, amount for
the various properties is $4,000.
4 REFUSED THE PRICE.
Mrs. Dora Morgan, who drew the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
|. what Econolml,y Is.

, f'Whnt means dis lican p'liticai
asked Rastns, cndcavorL!
ing 10 wade through. a paper. 4
"Frum dc way lie pol,ticiaffsi down
,pal wahd is+actin,"s answered Ru-,
.gs, Fl s'pcctsdt meanslas mos,e Votes
Or the leas.moIcy..'' -Exclihngd.a z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
KILLED BY PITCHED BALL.
BY ASSOCIATED PREss.1

ROCKVILLE, Conn, .Junss1. =
Frank Boucher, 90 years old, adied
here carly today as u result OF being
struck on the forehead by pitched
ball during a baseballsgame yester-,
day. He continued blaying. after be-,
ing hit. feel no serious Ill effects ln. :
TIL nisht:i Physicians +said dcatf
was caused seq. BY fracture Of the skull
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01

Provisional President lluerta was re- r.
Gently landed at Puerto, Mexico.
flew her sailing flag today the head
office of the Hamburg.American
line having cabelled 10 the agent
here to give under. protest arms to
cover the fine imposed on the. vessel.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
GIVES ARMS 10 COVER FINE.

BIZ ASSOCIATED PREss,l "a
VERA CRUZ julie 1.-THE Ger
man steamer Yplrapga frofn,which n
cargo of arms and ammunition for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01

that occurred there. Both the men
showed the marks of their fight by
having bloody noses. The men were
placed in the city Jail and will have
a trial in police court tomorrow
morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
WHAT THE CAR RECORD SHOWS.

~ 80 Nfl r --tr'.- IHf-1 n
The active and idle car record is a
reliable index not only of the volume
of freight traffic over the railroads.
butfitsis likewise ,ansunerring barom-
eterlof industrial conditions and bust
ness prospects generally. The record
forlthelpresent year as compared with
1913 illustrates in d striking manner
theldeclinei in business under the mis-
chieyous meddling OF amateur states
manship at Washington backed up by
rnbusinesslike theorists:
1913.
5anuarS1 Az ~. Surplus 2S,439
February ~. 49,. Surplus 1890
March 4 sou tl....,,t Surplus 1881
April Surplus 57,9SS.
May ! Surplus $500
June l5.i.t- .;a.itt Surplus 63,92T
July l5s.i:Ss.. .l.i.. ~. Surplus G9,5QS
august &. Surplus 5S.455
september!I i.;.,,, Surplus, IS, SO6
October .t.,. .lgSurpiusi 1914
Noyember 1A..,.,l .,,;...,Surplus III, S42
3l december iba. Surplus 57,234
III ~ 1914.
January IL 80. !i.s!i,! !? Surplus .1lS.S5O
Eebrqaryi,1 ia !. surplus .2O9,6
March Marcel = .l.':;.l. Surplus 153,9O3
April Surplus las 51o
aiaysSl ~. Surplus 22S.S79
These are facts Ehf5t FafKB55% lff6pes!!e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01

active and ldie ovens. ~
The Barefoot organs steiis ds that
Republican INFLUENCES have brought
about sesedndltions. THE Rebti6-
licans have been &itlloutiin fluence in
the country.s !, administration since
March, 1915! ~ sis;s
The Democratic party is RESPONSE
HE for the state of the nation, and all
attempts TO shift the burden of re-
sponsibility will be.receiyed, not with
public credullty, but with public dis
gust.-connellsyille Courier.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
CIRCUIT COURT
CoNvENEs TODAY.

The Circuit court convened today
in regular session, with Judge Hay
mond upon the bench. The grand
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
PARASOLS.

Women's Silk and Pongee
Parasols in black and white
striped effects; also plain
colors with pretty taffeta
or Persian ribbon borders,
plain or fancy handles,
S1.5O to $500.
Women's Fine Silk. Para
soils in bell or dome. shapes,
beautiful effects in satini
taffeta and brocades-with
inside borders of Persian
,iibbon = carved ORPHAN
handles, at $500 TO $500.
Ghildren's Parasols Of
good quality materials. in
plain colors, stripes and
fancy designs nobby han
dies at Soc.
= Cllildren's parasols IlF
plain colors. and beautiful
lowered effects, with col
ofed borders 75c TO S1,50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18

HOLIDAY FARM, BANTAM, CONN.
 Away from the heat of summer Near beautffu1. placid Bantam Lake Boating, fishing, bathing. Aecomnlo- dates so. $s' to SIP. Write for cir alar.
 MRS. M. H,&GL.ovER. Prop. PI7 th
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18

ma de. the sottler day when James Hill of Meriden, and Frederick T k1oanpson Of Ansonia, returned with thirty four The largest one weighed about nine pounds and the smallest five. < A party of twelve members of the Woodside A. c. of Ansonia, who are spending several weeks at their cot- tage on Myrtle avenue, went on a. fish ing trip the other day across the Sound to Long Island. A Il report an enjoyable time
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Byron of An sonia, are spending a month at their cottage.5 the Daisy, on the waterfront Marion Ituddy of Bristol has return ed home after spending q week at the Minor cottage
 arrived at tlae May cottage where she will spend a few weeks as the guest of friends George McDonald of Waterbury Is fspendIng a week at the Ebeach with friends.
 George Horton of Waterbury, IS spending week at the Sound View I.hofel
 Miss Nina. Palmer Of Hartford has lreturned home after spending a week
 with relatives at the Golden Glow cot tage.
 MT. and Mrs Prichard of Electric avenue. entertained some friends from New York city recently.
 Jerry Casey of Ansonia, has return I'ed to his cottage after spending few 1 days in nsAnsonia on business. William Rafhe1d Of Waterbury spent a few days at the beach recently. l George Justin of Waterbury. has re- turned to his home after spending a lfew weeks at the Elrn cottage.
 Miss Lois McInnis of New Haven l has returned to her home after spend I ing a week as the guest Of Mrs. IT. e. Martin at her home on Benham ave- nue.
 Robert Wright of Waterbury. IS lcottage Mrs. H. J. Chapman of Waterbury, Is spending afew weeks at the Water bury cottage.
 Misses Mary and Elfzabeth $. Lang ton of Derby, have returned home af-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18
EASTON


 Miss Grace w1sner Of Greenneld was 3 guest on Thursday Of Mrs. Clarence B. Andrews.
 Miss Jennie Adellen of New Milford was a guest very recently Of Mrs Ar thur F. wheeler of Sport HalI.
 Class No. of the Baptist Sunday school of which Miss Minnie O. Sher- wood is teacher, has organized and picked as it's name Good Cheer Club. b.'' The club was pleasantly er- tertained on Thursday afternoon at the home of the secretary, Miss Clara Sanford Members are planning a so- scfable and sale to be held in the near future The ofacens are: President. Miss Bertha Andrews; yice-presideut. Miss Miriam Clark; secretary. Miss C1a<a Sanford and treasurer, Miss Hil Ida sCadIey. The next meeting will be held at the home of the pres ident, Miss Bertha Andrews There were eight merAbers present. At the close of the meeting, the hostess served refreshrnents.
 Mrs. Grace Clark and Mrs Clarence B. Andrews were guests on Thursday of Mrs. James Tyler and Mrs. Will liam Manson. The latter. is soon to leave here and make her home in Pennsylvania. z Miss Marion Warner has returned to Eher home in New Haven, having spent several days in town with her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs! s. Nal lette sa1fford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18

Frank DonIon of Bridgeport is be- ing entertained by his cousin Charles Cavanaugh this week.
 The search for the body of Lester McCey still eontinues.z Divers worked faithful all yesterday till dark The opinion gains ground that the un- dertoW from the eddy sucked the body further down the stream. Today the river below will be dragged, and if unsuccessful dynamite will be re- Isolved to- The banks. on both sides of the river are dotted with curious people watching the work every day.
 The home of Dr. w. H. Kiernan has been noticeab1y modernfzed by the addition of a balcony veranda, and by changing the old windows of three date ones. Changes in the interior have been made Sd as to get the most advantages from the changes of ex- terior. The 0rnamentatfon of hand made fIuted trtnnnaiu gs over door cas- Sngs will be retained. as these exam ples of American amentation of q past age are prized by architects, and these in particular have been copied, time and time again by students of architecture from all oyer the coun- try. This house. was the old Moses Parsons residence and in the day of its erection the most pretenticus building in Sandy Hook
 James B. Nichols started today for a trip to the West to last d fortnight or more. H. III. Tiemann Jr., will substitute on his R. F. D. route dur ing the absence of Mr. Nichols Mrs. F. H. Mitchell returned Fri day from waterbury where she had been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Camp.
 Mrs. Harley T Peck and children of New Haven are spending a vaca- ii on with Mr. and Mrs. U ohm R. Peck.
 Miss Marion Summers Newtown High school. 1914, has gone on trip to the Middle West for an indefinite stay.
 Miss Abbie L. Peck of the Boule- yard has as guests for a week, Miss Anna 1deKelvey and Mss Helen Cpyne of Bridgeport
 Mrs John Keating, Gas street. has her grandson, Frank Clark of Br1s- | tol, Conn, for his vacation.
 Joseph Durand of Palestine Fill. has a house full of guests these days Among his guests this week is an old lcompatriot and brother, Chef NJ Al phone Oberie cf the Cafe Lafay yette, University Place. New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18
sPDoIAL sUNpAY oUTTNe.

Special Sunday afternoon trip on the steamer Park City may be thoroughly enjoyed tomorrow afternoon, when the boat will leave the wharf at the foot of Fairfield avenue at 1880 o'clock. For a shorts inv1gorating and pleasant salt water outing no trip hereabout can compare with this. It takes one hour and thirty minutes each way across Long Island sound. allowing one hour and a haff at Port sJefferson. This is an outing that the little ones will enjoy to. their heart g content and they can roam around the decks as every safeguard procura.bIe has been installed to prevent mishaps Special low fare will prevail for the round trip. children under 1 half price and tots under 5. go free Escape the heat of the city by enjoying this half day s outing, the boat making a landing on it's return trip in Bridgeport at 6 p.ns
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18

FarmeF Want Aas. oRe cens word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18
NE EWIOW w N

l. l
 Newtown, July 1s.-The ryV.f c. T. IJ will have a medal speaking con-. test at the Taunton chapel, on July 21st at 7:45 D. m This will be the lchiIdrens evening and it is hoped a Elarge attendance of people will greet the contestants- Admission will be free:
 SUNDAY AT THE GHURc HE'S I Rev. T N Laine at the Methodist church will preach the sermon at the morning service and take his fnspir ation from "Act 9:6.
 At the Congregational church at t11 a. m. morning service with ser mon by the pastor, Rev F J. Lee. At I [: 30 D. m Young Peoples Society l.Christian Endeavor meeting. Topic Faithful in Little Things Luke TB: :: 1D-18.
 There will be Holy Communion at 10 a. m. at St John'si Sandy Hook I morning prayer and sermon by the i.rector. Rev. c. A. Tibbal1s, at 10:46
 Sunday services. at Trinity will con sist of the Holy Communion at 10 a.. rn., and at II a.. m., morning prayer and sermon by the rector. Rev. James
 The hours of the masses at St. Roses church, Sunday will be accord- ling to the summer schedule at 8 and I10 a. m
 thomas Fdynn, a conInunlcanT or ISt. Thomas Mission church, Oxford, was buried from the church Wednes- day. the interment being in ? Derby. Rev. Father Coholan celebrated the requiem mass.
 NEWSY ITEMS. W. LL Mershon of Fanway. N. J., lis in town today. Dr. and Mrs. w. c. Kennedy are I entertaining for a week Mrs. James 1 Seerv of Wins ss Mrs KennHdv,s mother. |. Carroll and Peeso are treating St. Roses rectory to a coat of paint, the lcolor scheme to harrhonize with that ,I of the church.
 Mrs Ernest Ferry recently enter s tained her father, Daniel Davis of sf Easton.
 Miss Mary Rfsleys Of Bridgeport re- turned last night after spending her lvacation with the Misses Callahan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18

Sport coats are an absolutely me- cessary adjunct to a summer girls wardrobe.
 Even boudoir caps are being made of the finest seersuckers with lace and embroidery.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Back to the Land,

The back-to-the-land propagandists are
persistent people Of good intentions, and
without doubt the propaganda is making
headway, though perhaps not in the de-
gree which its advocates would WISH 1t
is the custom to paint only rosy pictures
for the delectation and allurement of city
men who would go back to the land, or
land and not back to it, never having
been there before. The picture is charm
ing. but to be true to life there should be
some tones OF discouragement and shad-
ows painted in.
Making a living in the city may be a
nerve-trying and difficult proposition for
many men, but making living in the
country is not SO easy as it would seem
from sundry advertisements and maga-
zine articles and treatises on how to grow
rich at farming. Making a living out of
the land is no joke. There may be some
especially favored sections where it is
only necessary to plant in order to reap,
where too much rain does not wash the
crops away, or too little dry them up:
where every season is propitious, where
insects and the hundred plant diseases do
not trouble you. and where profitable re-
turns come to you from the commission
merchants promptly after the shipment
of your produce. But there is no section
thus favored In the vicinity Of Washing
ton. and many sections Eeputed to be %
Evening star., 1914-04-12

favored prove, on being tested, not to
have been accurately described.
An immense amount of hard work is
involved in making living out of farm
and very often, in spite of the hard work,
a living is not made. This seems curious
to city people. who have to pay high
prices for farm and garden products
prices which the grower does not get. IT
is not always the lights and gayety ana
noise and other "allurements' of the city
which draw people away from the coun-
try. This operates in some cases, OF
course. but one of the reasons Tor ms
migration from country to city Is that
the migrants do not find work on the
farm lands profitable starvation is rare
in the country, but close living, hard
living. downright poor living, IS common.
1t is very well for city man at his
desk to figure out large profits in chicken
raising. squad raising, fruit growing ana
truck raising. These paper prohts are
easy to make. but to convert them INTO
legal-tender cash is a different PROPOSE
ton. There are great numbers OF poor
men and women in the country, and they
are industrious. too. They work all DAY,
and the country work-day is longer than
the city work-day. A city man may sue
ceed in making money out of the land,
but he is in for a good deal of expensive
experience before he learns how to do IT,
and he will not make it by sitting in
rocking chair in front of the fireplace or
lolling on his yineclad porch.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Extending Schoolhouse Uses.

Tne subject of the extension of school,
,.uus4. uses has gained a large follow
7u.. of converts within very recent
lines y few years ago it was an
academic question upon which Few
men and women more spirited and far
-reinc than the rest of mankind wrote
md spoke The great mass of men who
teIt Il quiesccnt or perhaps very narrow
interest in school affairs would nod
their heads approvingly, and assent
lansuidly to the arguments. or it may
IT,. that they would condemn the
ropaganda with faint praise. Gradually.
however, the inertia of public opinion
vas overcome. and now the idea is sup
ported by host of people and opposed
by nobody. 1t is probably true that the
major part of the credit for the exten-
sion Of the use of the school plant as
sucial centcrs for recreative and educa-
five purposes is due to women's clubs.
In line with the school extension CAM
Iaign is that which would also widen
me uses of the church plant. This is an
Older idea than that of turning public
school buildings into social centers.
The church. the Sunday school room
and tie parsonage have always to an
cNtent been the foci of the religious
social life of the parish, but the church
ucopIe are striving TO knit their con-
-regation closer together and to bring
outsiders in.
y reflection that comes is that the
world might benefit by a campaign for
an extension of the uses of the home.
To some extent the word home" seems
to be losing flavor or favor. Home
seems to be more and more only a place
OF retreat after festivities and enter
tainments and amusements elsewhere.
There seems growing disposition to
look on home as place to get lodging
and breakfast rather than as a place
70 live. There may be perceived a tend
rncy TO pass by the old-fashioned par
or sitting room as family center
ere the young ones and the old ones
10. or held their get-together evening
t,ncs-
Evening star., 1914-04-12
COMMENT ON TOLLS.

From the Indianapolis Star.
Fifteen days will be devoted to talk
on the tolls question in the Senate, with
the result Of the final vote virtually
known now. What a waste of breath!
From the Seattle Times.
Despite Champ Clark's declaration of
free tolls faith. the administration
hasn't started "kickin'" any "dawgs
aroun."
From the Albany Journal.
Will one of the many newspapers
that are using the expression "free
tolls" kindly explain how it can mean
anything?
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
There will be no lack Of partisan dis
cussion on the floor of the Senate, with
a few substantial and authoritative
speeches as interludes, but there is pe-
culiar opportunity for this committee
to secure the presentation of the case
before the people upon it's merits.
From the Boston Transcript.
Still. you must remember that it's
awfully hard to keep the democratic
party split after the first mint iulep
lh1ts Ren1s2fVan1a avenue
Evening star., 1914-04-12

comfortable hostelries as the Stevens
Astor, United States, Park. Frenchs, St
Nicholas Metropolitan. Brevoort an1
those of a somewhat later date like the
Sturtevant, Gilsey, Albemarle. Fifth Ave
nue., Windsor and a hundred others.
When the matter of the tearing down of
an old hotel is broached travellers will
fall into "reminiscences over some of the
old hotels famous in their time. like the
Continental and Girard in Philadelphia,
Monongahela in Pittsburgh, Lick and Oc-
cidental in San Francisco, Burnett in Gin
cinnati, Sherman in Chicago, the old st.
Charles in New Orleans, Gayosa in Mem
phis, Planters and Lindell in st. Louis,
Plankington in Milwaukee, United States
and Parker in Boston. Delavan in Albany
and the Mansion in Buffalo.
When the Arlington came down in
Washington, though its history did not
reach very far back into the past, a flood
of "reminiscences came from men who had
boarded or lounged there. The same thing
happened when Wizards and the Riggs
were torn down. Human nature. or man
nature, is about the same everywhere,
and no doubt Washington grieved when
Blodgett's Hotel fell into decline or Gads-
by's Hotel was abandoned, or when Gala
bruins, which stood the Avenue near
the Treasury. was closed. or when the
Irving Hotel at the Avenue and 18th street
went out of business. or the Columbian,
at Sth and E, bade farewell to its patrons
Many Washington people and other
travellers felt sorry when they heard long
ago that there had passed away the
Steamboat Hotel. which Peter James kept,
where travellers for the south by the
steamboat could get supper or lodging
and be otherwise accommodated" Ger
tainly many patriots lamented when there
was closed the Democratic Tavern. which
William Thomas kept in 1850 and other
years on Maryland avenue near the Long
bridge There could be no doubt of the
party loyalty of the proprietor of that
hotel, for he advertised that this bar is
well supplied with choice democratic
liquor and oysters of the best quality
from the Old Dominion
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Jefferson on Lawyer-Legislators.

Let US not despair of our institutions
in any of the present day manifestations
We are all right. The spirit of our fore
bears shows in much if not all of what
we do. The golden age departed was not
as golden as is sometimes described
Those fine old gentlemen who set this re-
public going, and did an admirable piece
of work, were very, very human.
A popular current complaint is that
Congress wastes valuable time in talk,
and this is accounted for by the large
number of lawyers in the body. The
screws are put on in the House, and it
is proposed that they be applied in the
Senate.
Were things better at the start? Hear
Mr.. Jefferson on the subject. His auto
biography-a most interesting perform
ance-has just been reissued, and in that
he says:
II served with Gen. Washington in the
legislature of Virginia before the revolu-
ton, and. during it, with DR.. Franklin in
Congress. l never heard either of them
speak ten minutes at time, nor to any
but the main point which was to decide
the question. They laid their shoulders
to the great points. knowing that the lit
tie ones would follow of themselves. If
the present Congress errs in too much
talking, how can it be otherwise in a
body to which the people send $50 law
yers. whose trade it is to question every
thing, yield nothing, talk by the hour
That $50 lawyers should do business to-
gether ought not to be expected"
So there were many lawyers among the
fathers. and many We're elected to Con-
gress. and, lawyer-like. they would talk
Their sons are repeating the history.
III Il.
liked the silent men better Washington
and Franklin as legislators We're more to
his taste. They talked little, and always
as he thought, to the point.
But let us consider Neither one of the
three possessed the gift of public speak
ing. Jefferson and Franklin were highly
effective with their pens, but on their
feet before an assembly slow and unin-
terestinG with their tongues. Jefferson
as a speaker was tiresome. Patrick
Henry as writer would never have been
known outside his county.
Washington, for all his sagacity, did
not possess the gift of expression with
either tongue or pen. His Farewell Ad-
dress-a superb performance-carries his
ideas, but the expression is Hamiltons $,
just as the Declaration of Independence
carries the ideas of the Continental Con-
gress put into form by Jefferson,
Not unlikely, therefore, the great Vir-
ginia writer did not enjoy public speaking
because he himself was not a speaker
He had weaknesses as we'll as strength
Part of his strength, indeed, was socketcd
in weakness. The laurels of others made
him a little unhappy, and his unhappiness
increased his industry and inspired his
thoughts. Hamilton's power and per-
formances acted as u spur on him.
Although Mr.. Jefferson thought the
lawycr-legislators of his day talked toe
much TO do business, they did a good
deal of business, and some of it is oper-
ative without challenge today.