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Middletown transcript., 1914-04-11
The Iurv,s Action.

when you poke a toad" said old
Farmer Hornbeak, philosophically
you can't tell which way he will
jump, nor how far; an it is jest about
the same way with the average jury"
THAT so?" returned young Jay
Green, in noncommittal way.
yep. For instance, in the case of
PUNK Jarvis, who has jest been tried
over at Kickyhasset courthouse for
puIlin' out his brother-in-law's whis-
kers by the roots in fight, the jury
discharged PUNK an fined his brother
in-law ten cents, the regular price Of
a shave. e."-Puck.
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NV Wife Is a Great suftsret.

from rheumatism, writes Walter
Wright, Druggist, Atlantic City, N. J..
Nothing helped her until she tried
Jones' Breakup. Two bottles entirely
cured her and through her recon-
mendations have sold a great many
bottles. 1t has cured more rheumatic
troubles here than all other remedies
combined" No matter how bad your
case is, Jones Breakup will cure it.
81 per bottle or 6 bottles for $5. If
the 6 bottles do not cure your druggist
is authorized to refund your money.
If not at your druggist, write Jones'
Breakup Inc, New Egypt, N. J.-Adv.
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No Cause for Alarm.

Her Father (appearing suddenly
over the walD-Ah, young man, it's
you, Ell? Did my daughter promise
to meet you here?"
The Young Man (scared into telling
the truth)-Y-e-e-s, sir. She promised
to meet me here a quarter of an hour
ago, but-but-I haven't-seen-any-
thing-of-her.
Her Father (angrily)-That is just
like a woman for all the world! They
have no respect for an engagement
whatever. You just stand here and
I'll go back to the house and find
her-Puck.
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MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

Reno Myers. Of KeedysviIle. who
was charged with recklessly riding a
motorcycle on the .Boonsboro turnpike,
was adjudged guilty by Justice George
NJ. Stoyer in Boonsboro and fined $50
and costs. 1t was alleged that Myers
motorcycle frightened the fourhorse.
team Of Lemuel DouB. Of Myersville,
who was thrown under the wheels and
fatally injured. Myers took an appeal.
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Years ago Amsterdam was at the
head of the diamond industry in Eu.
rope; of late Antwerp has forged
ahead and taken first place. Amster
dam very largely specializes in small
stones, and its superiority over Ant.
werp in cutting these diamonds is un.
questioned. Antwerp, on the other
hand, cuts large diamonds and small
ones, according to what happens to
be most in demand it works on the
larger Transvaal stones furnished By
the London syndicate, and at the same
time it monopolizes the small South,
west African melsSs.
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The new fire engine recently pur-
chased by the Mayor and Council Of
Easton for the Easton Volunteer Fire
Department, has arrived. With the
addition of this engine. which will
throw two streams higher than any
building in the town, and new lot Of
hose which has been ordered the fire
department will be able to combat any
conhagration that may take place.
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Violates Treaty Rights.
THIS BEATS THE MOVIES.

Girls Watch Revolver Battle Between
Two Men and Robbers.
Washington, D. C.-While two Wash
ington girls looked on from an auto
Shelton Groves, %, and James Scott, a
negro servant, engaged in a revolver
battle with gang of bandits, who at
tempted to rob the handsome suburban
house of James S. Grove, a wealthy
realty operator, in Alexandria county,
Va, three miles from here. Young
Groves, in defending the property Of
his father who is in Norfolk, was shot
in the wrist. The bandits escaped in
q wagon, some of them believed
wounded. Thirty shots were fired dur
ing the battle.
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His body almost under the feet of a
horse, Harry C. Walls, a prominent
farmer in the Seventh district, was
found dead in a stall of his stable. The
discovery was made by his son. Death
was due to apoplexy. Mr.. Walls was
born near Pondtown 40 years ago. Last
fall he purchased the Vansant Farm
and had since resided there. A widow
and three children survive him.
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COLOMBIA PACT is SIGNED.
Era Of Good Will Between Bogota
and America Expected.

and America Expected.
Bogota, Colombia.-The treaty be-
tween the United States and Colombia
settling the Panama controversy was
signed Tuesday. The ceremony took
place at the State Department Of
Colombia. The American Minister,
Thaddeus A. Thompson, and represen-
tatives Of the Colombian Government
signed the papers. The comforting Of
full powers on this committee to sign
the treaty bound together the represen-
tative heads of all the political parties,
insuring the ratification of the treaty
by Congress.
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A Rarnaln.

Il saw this coat in a window yes
terday and I got stuck on it imme-
diately."
You certainly did If you paid more
than $4."
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Attracted by his cries, neighbors
saved Neal Snowden, of Bartonsville,
from burning to death in the fire which
destroyed his home. Snowden was
alone in the house at the time and was
almost helpless due to a stroke Of
paralysis. The floor gave away with
Snowden before help reached him and
he had fallen from the second to the
first floor.
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The Court of Appeals has handed
down decision sustaining Judge Hen
derson, who decided that the franchise
of the Hagerstown and Frederick Rail
way Company carried the right to
manufacture and sell electric current
for commercial purposes within the
limits of Hagerstown.
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Eemlnlst Anhnrlsm

I'VE, Of the weaker sex. are strong
er than the stronger sex, because Of
the strong weakness Of the stronger
for the weaker sex."-Boston Tran
script
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Not Skin Deep.

= Miss Catt-She has a novel COM
plexion.
Miss Nipp-Yes, but the novelty is
apt to wear off.-Judge.
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UNDERWOOD BY BIG MAJORITY.
Hobson Carried Only Three Of the e7
Alabama Counties.

Birmingham, Ala--Oscar W. Under
wood won the senatorial nomination
over Representative Richmond P Hob
son in the Democratic primary by 25,-
900 majority. Both Hobson and I'm
derwood will retire from the House
March 4 next Underwood later enter
ing the United States Senate and Hob
son retiring to private life. Frank S.
White was nominated over Ray Rush
ton as the short term senator to sue
ceed the late Joseph F. Johnston.
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MARRIAGE at First Ask.

''Was Miss Oldmaid's wedding &
case Of love at first sight?"
mo, first ask"
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Needed a Nut. Perhans.

Motorist (as machine starts to climb
tree)-I thought was buying an auto
mobile; but it's blooming squirrel.
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Too Previous.

ONCE Boy-Is this waste paper,
sir?
Poetical Editor-No, haven't writ
ten on it yet.
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His Faith

do you believe in love at first
sight?"
"Oh, yes, but personally have more
faith in the second look"
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NeIahborIy, Anyway.

rs he an apostle OF humanity?"
''Is he? He has IL children and
won't let one Of them take music les
sons"
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JAPANESE IN CONFUSION.
Viscount Kiyoura Unable To Form 3
cabinet-Navy On Strike.

CabInet-NaVy On Strike.
Tokio.-The Japanese Empire has
been thrown into a condition of utter
political confusion by the inability Of
Viscount Keigo Kiyoura to form Cab
met to replace that under the Premier
ship of Count Yamamoto. The Wis
count informed the Emperor that he
had been compelled to give up the task
intrusted to him. All the political
groups as well as the navy have Vir.
tually gone on strike.
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Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
family laxative. Adv.
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A good many of US who cast bread
upon the waters keep the angel cake
for our own use.
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ComparIsons.

'1 have a runabout at my place"
That's nothing. I've a gadabout at
mine"
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It is better to be disappointed in
love than in marriage.
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Better a fool who knows nothing
than one who knows too much.
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Friends Of Senator James S. Shep-
herd, of Cambridge, are urging his ar
pointment to the State Roads Con.mis-
sion, made vacant by the death of Sen
ator Goslin. Former Representative
William A. Percy, of Vienna, is also
being urged for the place.
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LESSON FOR APRIL IL
THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUs.
(Easter Lesson.)

LESSON TEXT-Luke 4:1S-8
GOLDEN TEXT-'Who is he that shall
condemn? 1t is Christ Jesus that died,
yea rather, that was raised from the
dead, who is at the right hand Of God,
who also maketh intercession for u.s."
Rom. 1874.
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A wildcat was shot by Harold Rich.
ardson, a trapper of Smithsburg, on
Calico Peak, South Mountain.
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Harold Remsburg, who fell into the
Antietam Creek, near Funkstown, was
rescued while sinking the third time.
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Putnam Fadeless Dyes are tn
brightest and fastest. Adv.
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Edward l. Boorman, president of the
Laymen's Association, made an appeal
to the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-
sion at Cumberland, for consideration
of layman representation at confer.
ences.
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNlYSQIOOL
LESSON

By E. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
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Friends Of Senator James S. Shep-
herd, of Cambridge, are urging his ar
pointment to the State Roads Con.mis-
sion, made vacant by the death of SEN
ator Goslin. Former Representative
William A Percy, of Vienna, is also
being urged for the place.
Edward l. Boorman, president of the
Laymen's Association, made an appeal
to the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-
sion at Cumberland, for consideration
Of layman representation at confer.
ences.
The third annual convention of the
Sunday-schools of Clearspring District,
will be held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Clearspring, April II. The
Rev. J. Edward Klingaman is president
of the association.
Two cases Of smallpox traceable to
the epidemic at Lovettsville, Va,
where there are 80 cases, were dis
covered at Brunswick, and were sent
home over the bridge spanning the
Potomac between the two towns.
The Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-
sion at Berlin, amended its constitu-
tion by giving the bishop veto power
when legislation conflicts with the con.
stitution.
William Haugh, of WaIkersviIle. has
asked the Frederick authorities to find
his daughter, Erma, IL years old, who,
he says, has eloped with Clyde Dinter.
man, aged 21, of Walkersville.
Raymond Mossburg, II years old,
was sentenced to eight years in the
Penitentiary, at Rockville, for assault.
ing Frances L. Cross, seven years old,
about year ago.
Ensign Everett LIE R. Gayhart, q.
S. ~, and Miss Frances Lawton.
daughter of the late Gen. Henry w.
Lawton, were married at Annapolis.
Charged with burning his brother
Johns barn at Cash Corner, Edward
Sterling is now in Princess Anne's tafl.
awaiting the action of court.
Run down by Baltimore and Ohio
freight train near Frederick Junction,
Lester B. Funk, of Dickerson, was in
stantly killed, being horribly mangled.
Thrown from an express wagon in
Hagerstown, Oscar Gossard was rem
dered unconscious and injured about
the head.
twenty-five extra brakemen were
laid off by the Western Maryland Rail-
way at Hagerstown and 80 enginemen
at Cumberland.
Former Sheriff Upshur Long has
sold his farm near Loretta to John w. |
Richardson. The farm contains 32h
acres and was sold for $500.
Run down by an automobile of DR..
George E. Hardy, Cockeysvine, George
F. Traband died Of his injuries.
Harold Remsburg, who fell into the
Antietam Greek, near Funkstown, was
rescued while sinking the third time.
A wildcat was shot by Harold Rich.
ardson, trapper of Smithsburg, on
Calico Peak, South Mountain.
Years ago Amsterdam was at the
head of the diamond industry in Eu.
rope; of late Antwerp has forged
ahead and taken first place. Amster
dam very largely specializes in small
stones, and its superiority over Ant
werp in cutting these diamonds is un.
questioned. Antwerp, on the other
hand, cuts large diamonds and small
ones, according to what happens to
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Run down by an automobile of DR..
George E. Hardy, CockeysviIle, George
2. Traband died of his injuries.
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The third annual convention of the
sunday-schools of Clearspring District,
will be held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Clearsprfng, April II. The
Rev. J. Edward Klingaman is president
of the association.
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The Wilmington Conference of tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-
sion at Berlin, amended its constitu-
tion by giving the bishop veto power
when legislation conflicts with the con.
stitution.
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Two cases of smallpox traceable to
the epidemic at Lovettsville, Va,
where there are 80 cases, were dis
covered at Brunswick, and were sent
home over the bridge spanning the
Potomac between the two towns.
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Former Sheriff Upshur Long has
sold his farm near Loretta to John W.
Richardson. The farm contains 32h
acres and was sold for $500.
Evening star., 1914-02-08
Burial of Mrs. Harrison.

The remains of Mrs. Sarah Pendlcton
Buchanan Harrison. widow of Rev. Dab
ney &. Harrison, who died at the home
of her sister. Mrs. Byrd E. Washington.
III Washington, aged seveuty-niue years,
were inferred in Mount Hebron cemetery
here. Rev. Dr. J. II Lacy of the Presby-
terian Church officiating at the grave.
Her husband commanded company in
the Confederate army and fell nortaliN
wounded while leading his men into bat
tie at Fort Douelsop in the first year of
the war. Mrs. Harrison was connected
with many of the oldest and most dis
tinguished families of Virginia and Mary
land. She leaves one son.
The grand jury of the circuit court of
Frederick county, for the first time in
many years. found nothing 10 do this
week, except to claim their attendance
fees. No indictment was found and no
report of any character was made to the
coI;rt.
The Shenandoah valley counties will he
well represented at the Virginia Road
Builders Associations convention in
Richmond February 10 and II, and it Is
stated that a number of government ex
pertS win speak.
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to locate 81 80 in bank notes, unsigned
missing for a week or ten days. There is
not the least suspicion that this money
has been stolen or that it has found u
way out of the Treasury building, either
by accident or design.
Compensating errors are not infrequent
in any of the money-handling depart
ments of the government Such errors
are those where by some inadvertency
paper money has been misplaced in a
package leaving another package short
The money is sooner or later located. and
the balance adjusted 1t is believed that
the present is an instance of the sort.
The missing notes were received duly
from the bureau of engraving and print
ing, counted and accounted for as cor
rect The notes were of the issue of the
Evening star., 1914-02-08

suffrage II will take place ~ the CO.
iumbia Theater at :: O'clock il tire after
noon.
Miss Virginia Wiii" Hitchcock CHAIR
mai of the committee on arrangements.
is preparing the program. Among those
who have consented 10 speak are br-
Anna Howard SHAW. president Of the ma
tional association: Miss Jane Addams.
first vice president and Miss Antoinettc
Funk. a member of the congressional
committee.
One object of the mass meeting. in adj
dition to the observance "f Miss An-
thongs birthday. is to put the women Of
Washington in touch with the situation
regarding the woman suffrage movement
in all parts OF the country
RepresentatiN. Daniel Il. Anthony, JIs
of Kansas, a nephew OF Susan E- An
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Dead at 1O2 Years Of Age.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. February THE
death of John Broderick, 1Gc years old.
was reported to the bureau of vital sta
tistics today. Broderick was born in Ire
land and served in the civil war He was
wounded at Gettysburg.
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Paducah, Ky, and the I.acon. ILL.,, ma
tional banks. The fact that they were
unsigned does not alter their status as
good money. as frequently unsigned
money gets into circulation and is ac-
ceptable to the Treasury Department and
elsewhere in trading transactions.
The accuracy of Treasury Department
methods is relied upon to bring the miss
ing notes to light.
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ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
John R. Lumsden Sues Wife for Di-
voree-Railway Directors
Elected.
Special Correspondence of The star.
ROCKVILLE Md Fehrua,

ROCKVILLE. Md. February = 1911
Suit for absolute divorce has been filed
in the circuit court here by John II.
Lumsden of Friendship Heights, this
county. against Mrs. Ivah II. Lumsdc;I
of Washington on the ground of deser-
ton. The bill sets forth that the couple
were married III Alexandria, Va, in No.
vcmber, 1910, and lived together until
the following February. when the plain
tiff was deserted. Lumsden is. in point
of service, one of the Oldest conductors
on the Washington and Rockville raj way
He is represented by Attorney John A
Garrett of Rockville.
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TREASURY MONEY COUNT
TO LOCATE LOST s1,25O
Will Come About When Williams
Becomes Controller, It Is
Expected.

a count of money In the vaults and
custody of the office of the controller of
the currency, incident to the assumption
of the office by now incumbent, i'll this
case John Skelton Williams, is expected
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Naval Stores Must Be Sold.

MACON. Ca, February 5.-Federa'
Judge Shepperd TO-DAY declared that the
plants II tho Yaryan Naval stores Com
pany. 1T Brunswick and Grlfport. Miss
must lie sold at al upset price Of so"
pn The order for the sale viii ie sis7'-
sd n.xt Saturday on agreement of coun-
sci sixty DAYS time is given for the
s.le The companys Indebtedness j
S!srlfAs,
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Charges Dismissed.

Judge Arthur NJ. Mace. in the police
court here. has dismissed the case against
Bernard Wise of Bethesda, this county
who was arrested on warrant charging
him with obtaining $50 from James D.
DarnaH of the Rudolph &; West Com
pany of Washington under false pre-
lenses. 1t was found that the repre-
sentations made by Wine to DarnalI were
due to a misunderstanding, and not with
any intention of defraudinG.
The Maryland court of appeals has
handed down decision sustaining the de
cision of Judge Peter in the circuit court
here in the case of Joseph Henderson
and others against the county com.
InisSlorers for this county.
1t was an action TO restrain the commits.
sioners from holding a road election In
tiarksnurs district, on the ground that
the petition asking the commissioners tC
hold such an election did not set forth
that if the proposition carried it woult
mean special tax against the property
of Clarksburg district. The plaintiff:
were represented by Attorney Bowie +
Waters. and Attorney John A. Garrett
appeared for the commissioners
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Railway Company Elects Directors

The stockholders of the Washington
and Rockville electrict railway, at their
annual meeting held in their Office here.
elected directors, as follows: Milton T..
Allies, Woodbury. Blair. Clarence f. Nor
Inent Clarence 2. King, William F. Ham.
George Truesdeil. Larkin W. Glaze
brook. Charles J. Bell and William B.
Hibbs- The same persons have been
elected directors OF the Washington,
Woodside and Forest Glen Railway Com
pany.
Members of the Epworth League of
Grace Methodist Church, Gaithersburc.
gave a musical in the church last even
ing. IL was III charge OF a committee
OF which Miss Ethel Waters was chair
man. and was participated in by Mrs.
John Engle. Misses I.auxinan, Marjorie
Waters, Lucille Welsh. Helen Murphy.
Lillian and Pearl Bohrer and Mary Lee
Waesche. n large number attended
Miss Ada Duvall of I.aytonsyilIe and
Frederick Riley OF Gaithersburg visited
-, s,ashington Thursday afternoon and
were married. The announcement was
i surprise TO their friends. The bride
is Il daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs jefferson
Duydll.
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TO HONOR THE MEMORY
OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Woman Suffrage Association to
Hold Mass Meeting February Is
at Columbia Theater.

tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation will honor the memory of Susan
b. Anthony, February II, by holding a
mass meeting in the interest of equal
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Clarke county to require the Northern
Virginia Power Company to erect ana
maintain proper 1ishwayS or fish LADDERS
at their large dam across the Shenan-
doar river at Melville 1t is claimed tue
fishWay now in use is very defective.
Large numbers Of charlottesville pco-
pie and University Of Virginia students
were disappointed yesterday when Mayor
Conway came out in a statement to the
effect that he would not allow the man
ager of a local theater to permit Evelyn
Nesbitt Thaw to appear on the stage In
that city. She had been extensively ad-
vertised as a star" attraction
Fashionable society scored a tremen-
dous hit the other night. when they put
on The Great Hogg Diamond" at a To-
cal theater for the benefit of Winchester
Memorial Hospital The play was writ
ten by Mrs. Melvin Green of this city
aud the scene was laid in Chicago. y
flower dance by Miss Gwendolyn Ken
nedy of Washington and Atlantic City
was a special feature. Supper parties
and dances were held in many homes
after the show.
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thuny. viii occupy a seat on Tie pla;
form and II Is cXrectod he VIII speak a.
Ill. famous wons,u e. Nhom he was :"
closely related.
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Plans to Protect Roadway.

The Valley Turnpike Company, which
manages the historic highway between
Winchester and Staunton, is endeavortng
10 induce the Legislature to pass a law
requiring the large wheels of traction en-
zines to be equipped with filler blocks
" lille passing over any turnpike which
has been treated with bitumen o. other
artificial binders.
A bill has been introduced iii the iesis-
lature by Senator Blackburn smith OF
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Company May Appeal.

1t is reported that the Standard Lime
and Stone Company may appeal from
the decision of Judge r. W. Daily at
Martinsburg this week in holding that
the Wiiiamsport. Nessle and Martinshurg
Railway Company had a right to run its
electric line through the lime and stone
company's property near the Potomac
river at Williamsport. The road is being
built from the latter place to Martins
burg. II is claimed by the railroad COM
pany that il is absolutely necessary to
pass through the property in question
j. NJ. Fitzgerald. president of the West
ern Maryland railroad. and Washington
and New York frlanciers are backing the
new road, which is to be extended be-
yond MartnsburG. through Winchester
and as far south as HarriSonburg. Va.
Prof W : CurreIl of Washington and
Lee University of Lexington. Va; Hugh
Holmes Mccormick of Charles Town. w
Va. and Floyd w. King of Clifton Forge,
Va, ar" to he the principal speakers at
the annual banquet here the evening of
February II, i'll celebration of the birth
day of the late Charles broadway RousS
OF New York. who gave freely of his vast
fortune to public improvements and in
stitutionS In Winchester