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The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
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Announcement.

The Story Telling Committee of the
Twentieth Century Self Culture
Club" will meet the children in the
Methodist Church annex Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Mesdames
Woodruff Flowers Ray Montgomery,
and Miss Victoria Hughes have been
added to the committee, and every
effort is being made to make this an
enjoyable. as we'll as profitable hour
for the boys and girls. All children
cordially invited.
Jennye Mcfarland, Secy.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
Horse Drowned.

Lucian Bell, who is employed by the
Cumberland Grocery Company, this
place, met with serious and fright
full accident last Thursday night. He
was returning home from the Breed
ing section, driving a livery horse
from W. H. Wilson's stable. When
re reached Pettitsfork he found the
stream very full, but he concluded he
could cross, but he soon found that he
was rapidly being washed down stream.
He managed, so he says, to catch on to
the foot bridge and save himself, but
the horse was drowned and the bug
gy ruined Neither the horse nor the
buggy were found until next day.
The horse was valued at S125.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Mr.. w. ]. Vaughan, of Louisa, KY,
a Field Sunday School worker, went
over a large portion Of Columbia last
Wednesday. He was profuse in his
compliments saying that it was one
Of the best towns he visited. 81 was
astonished, said he, Gin seeing so
many imposing business houses and
handsome residences We have not
got such buildings in the town of Lou
iSa. +"
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Meeting Closes.

The meeting at the Presbyterian
church closed last Wednesday night.
Evangelist Conor Brown, of Louis
vile, who was doing the preaching,
delivering able sermons, was called
home Wednesday on account of illness
in his family. Wednesday evening,
the pastor, Rev. Chaplin, made short
talk, and he was followed by Mr.. W.
j. Vaughan, Of Louisa, KY, who is
a Field Sunday School work er.
During the meeting there were three
additions to the Presbyterian Church
and the congregation greatly revived
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Mr.. J. L, Wilson, the well-known
druggist, of Greensburg, has about
completed his large, teree-story brick
business house and will remove his
stock of goods into it this month. 1t
is a splendid building and adds much
to the public square Of Greensburg.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
Mules, Mules.

Twill be in Columbia Saturday, Nov.
9th. and I want to buy 100 mules,
from Il to 10 hands high. from. 3 to 9
years old. They must be in good flesh.
If you want to sell bring them to Co.
Iumbia, as am csmins to buy.
oQ Harry Lazarus.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
For Sale or Exchange.

One Is Fl. P. Fairbanks Oil Engine,
Has been run only l year. Will ex-
change for 40 81. P. steamboiler and
20 Fl. P. Engine. Write or phone,
Mitchell & Hatcher Milling Co.
Camp Knox, KY.
Ait
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Come to Columbia Thursday and
witness the closing game of foot ball.
The contesting teams will be the Deaf
and Dumb boys of Danville against
Lindsey Wilson. Neither one of the
teams has been defeated this season,
and it will be battle royal for the
championship.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

/ DR.. W. f. Cartwright was appoint
ed by Governor McCreary asa del
egate to the annual convention of the
Cumberland River Improvement AS
ISOLATION which convened at Nashville
on the % inst. 1t was not convenient
for the doctor to be present.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

We will offer for sale to the highest
bidder. Monday. Dec. 9th, County court
day. four No. | Corn King manure
spreaders.
at. Reed Hardware Co.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Thanksgiving union services will be
held at the Baptist church and the
sermon will be preached by Rev. S. G..
Shelly, of the Methodist Church. An
Offering will be taken for the orphans
home and divided among the differ
emit churches
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Take an hour off next Thursday and
see foot ball game. The players of
one team are deaf muteS. Lindsey
Wilson vs. K SD, 2:30 p. M admis-
sion Csc --r.-. ~
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For Sale.

On December IL, 1 offer for sale at
Bunk ellis farm one half mile from
Mt. Pleasant, my household and kitch-
en- furniture. Some farming tools and
feed. Calvin Hutcnerson.
At.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

At Sam Burdette's sale, Marion
county, thirty-two mules were sold at
fran s110 to S196 per head.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
Reed Hardware Co.

Miss Catherine Nell, who had the
misfortune, several weeks ago, to get
one of her ankles sprained, is yet con-
fined to her room.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Please remember the Ladies ex-
changeat Eubank & Russell's Millinery
store the day before Thanksgiving.
Everything suitable for dinner the
next day. We ask our friends to give
US a call.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

The Buchanan Lyon Company,
Campbellsville, will have a buggy
demonstration on Saturday the 9th.
Adair county friends are invited.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
Bargains.

For the next ten days we will sell
hats at great reduced price.
Alt. Stults & Co.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Mr.. John Combest, Familiarity called
Jack" one of Russell county's Oldest
citizens, died last week.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

want a lot Of biz heavy mules for
the army. Il you want to sell brine
them to Columbia next Saturday, the
9th. Harry Lazarus.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24
Back on the job.

My shoe shop is at Mclean Bros.
store, C-viIle st. Call if you want
nice work.
Fred Mclean.
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Wood for Sale.

L have 300 ricks of eighteen inch
wood, on my yard, for sale at go cents
per rick. 1 will deliver at sl.25 per
rick. Ea5A. Mckinley. IL
Al. --s.... --E.l,l. q p.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Do not fail to be on the Lindsey
Wilson campus Thursday afternoon
Thanksgiving, and witness a great
game of foot ball.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Harry Lazarus will be in Columbia
next Saturday. He wants 100 mules
from II 10 hands high, from 8 too
years old, in good flesh. Bring them
to town.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

We will offer for sale to the highest
bidder, Monday, Dec. 9th, County court
day, four No. Corn King manure
Spreaders.
at Reed Hardware Co.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

WkNYED.--A hot ofgood Irish pota-
toes. G. I. Rasner.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

If you want boards call on Case.
Jones. Have $4,000 on hand.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Casey Jones will supply you with
fencing postssandsWood.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

Make Thanksgiving complete by
seeing the foot ball game. 2:30 Ad-
mission 25c.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

We W. W. Jones and Jno. W. Flowers, Presi-
dent and Cashier of the above named Bank, do
solemnly swear that the above statement is
true to the best of our knowledge and belief. ~
- - W. w. Jones. President
.----- .u Jno. W. Flowers. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Goth
day Of November, 1915.
JOE S. KNIFLEY. N. P. A. c.
Commission Expires, Feb. 10, 1915.
The Adair County news., 1915-11-24

The last opportunity to see foot
ball this season, will be next Thursday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06
CENTREDALE.

The Centerdale Worsted Mills are still
running day and night.
The North Providence Granite Go. has
an Overland touring car.
Rev. J B Knowles preached at the
Allendsle Chapel last Sunday.
The Aliendales played the Railroad A.
c. at Allendale Oval on Sunday.
z. A. Wilson has taken position with
the Providence Public Market Co.
w. II. Smith and family, have been
spending a week at the Nsusauket House,
Nausauket Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Eastwood. who
married in Providence last week, will re.
side at 79 East Avenue.
MIR. and Mrs. James T. Rathbun has
been recent guests Of Mr.. aud Mrs. w. w.
Cram at Warwick Downs.
The Centredales defeated the Elmhursts
at Davis Park last Saturday by a score OF
3to2. Purvere Of the local team, pitched
fine ball.
The CenterdaIe Worsted Co.'S. ball team
and the metal Products" team, played
two games at Broley's Oval last Saturday.
The first game Of IL innings was won by
the "Metal Products 9 TOT, The second
game was taken by the CenIedales 10 to S
Rev. Il c. Bennett will have charge Of
the services at the Church Of the Messiah,
Olneyville, for the next month or during
the vacation Of the rector, Rev. Frederick
1. Collins. Mr.. Irving Evans will offciate
at the services at st. Albau's Church.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06
cHoPMISr.

Warren Round has purchased an auto.
mobile.
Miss Alice Arndt spent few days wi b
friends in Tiverton recently.
Mrs. Mary Arnold Is entertaining rela.
tives from Connecticut this week.
Frank Capwell and family are occupying
their bungalow which has been recently
built here.
Miss Lucy Lester spent the week end at
a house party at the home of friend in
East Killingly.
Quite number from this section attend
ed the session Of the Eighth District Court
in Thornton on Monday.
S. w. G. Tourtellotte and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Lester returned on
Saturday from FIVE days motor trip in
the Adirondacks and Lake George
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Cooke was complete.
ly surprised on Sunday by an unexpected
visit from her brothers, sisters. nieces and
nephews, the occasion being her eighty
sixth birthday. A beautifully decorated
cake was feature OF the occasion. Mrs
Cooke has also received a number oI
birthday cards from fri ends.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06

II is expected that the foundation Of III
Temple Lodge Building will be completed
this week. q
A number from this place wen, to the
Old Home Day celebration at Chepsehe'
on Saturday.
Mrs. w. b. Floyd Of Winthrop. Mass :.
has been the recent guest of Miss II. Ger
,rude Steere.
Miss Marion Curran of Mt. Pleasant.
was the guest of Misses May and Rather
inc Sweeney over last Sunday.
A meeting Of the Providence County
Farm Bureau will be held at the State
House on August 18th, when II is expect
ed a permanent organizatio ton will be effect
ed.
A supper for the benefit Of St Thomas
Church, was given in the Parish House on
Thursday evening. Mrs. John s. Sprague
and Miss AlIada Sprague were the host.
esses.
The annual excursion of ST. Thomas
Church and Sunday school will be held
Saturday Of this week, when n party OF
members and friends will board the e-s a.
m. electric car from Greenville to Provi-
dence and then by boat to Rocky Point.
A lawn service was held last Saturday
evening at the residence of Mrs. s. :.
Steere. Music was furnished by the c. X.
Society Of the Baptist Church. Next sun
day evening, a tempersnce meeting will
be held on the grounds Of the Baptist
Church. A speaker is expected from
Providence, also a soloist and cometist
The cnorister Of St. Thomas Church
choir is planning musical service TO be
given on or about the first Sunday evening
in September. Twelve local singers are
expected to take part, with the .sssistan nee
of Miss Mae Richardson, soprano; Mrs
Fannie Owen, contralto; Mr.. Samuel
Cooper, tenor; Mr.. Thomas Owen, bass
and MIR. Wendell Loose, organist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06

7. K. Winsor's family are at Block Is
land.
Dewitt Winsor is spending his vacation
at Block Island.
Miss Mary e. Smith has returned from
stay at Pascoag.
Rev. J. II. Roberts enjoyed Acation of
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall w. Mowry are at
their farm in Johnston.
w. Ii. Bowen, Jr., and Earl King went
to Revere Beach on Sunday.
A piazza has recently been added to
Byron ). Williams residence.
1t is estimated that the local peach crop
will aggregate 10000 baskets.
Rev. Gideon A. Burgess returned Satur.
day from stay at Oak Bluffs.
Mrs. John Swenson, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is improving.
Miss Beatrice Angel 10 the guest of Mrs.
Charles Whitaker Of Providence.
The Smith6eld Tax Assessors are In
session at the Town Clerks Office.
The Baptist Sunday school enjoyed an
outing at Rocky Point on Wednesday.
Miss Esther Pettis Of Providence, Is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Vaughn.
Mr.. Irving Evans was in charge of the
service at St. Thomas Church on Sunday,
Henry Quinn was run over by an auto
and considerably injured last Friday after
noon.
Misses Marguerite and Maude Sawyer
were the guests Of Miss May Turner over
Sunday.
The next meeting Of the Creenville Free
Library Association will be held on Mon.
day, August 18th.
Last Saturday was Smi,h6eld District
Nursing Association Tag Day. A very
good sum was realized.
Extensive repairs are being made to the
School Building. New heating
apparatus is being installed.
Mrs. Abby Place and Miss Annie Place
Of Chepaehet, we're the guests Of Mrs.
Richard Clemeuoe this week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06
FOSTER CENTRE.

Miss Lillian M. Congdon of Providence
was the guest Of Mrs. John Spears over
Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Lynch and daughter Vera,
have returned to their home in Providence
alter weeks vacation here.
Preparations are now being made for
Foster Old Home Day next Thursday.
August rath. An awning will be put up for
the accommodation Of the people.
At a meeting of the Foster School Com
mittee held on Saturday, Leon A Dexter
was elected chairman, Ray Howard. clerk
and James 5. Tucker, superintendent.
A meeting of the Foster teachers was
held at the school house here last Saturday
afternoon. All the teachers except two,
were present and the work Of the coming
term was outlined by James A. Tucker,
the new superintendent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06
ROCKLAND.

John Manchester is on the sick list.
Olive Bennett is visiting friends in Bris-
tol.
George Arnold is spending his vacation
in Rockland.
Miss Jennie Ross Of Providence is visit
ing her sister here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A, Colvin have rented
their cottage at Nausauket for the season.
The dance last Saturday evening at the
Red Mill Hall was very we'll patronized.
The lanes c. Nichols Post, G. A. r.
will hold regular meeting tomorrow.
The Red Mill Hall Building is being re-
painted by the Joslin Manufacturing Co.
The Rockland Band furnished music at
the North Foster church picnic on Thurs
day.
Quite a number from this village took
part in the North Foster church picnic
yesterday.
The Narragansett Machine company's
bali team defeated the Rockland team on
Sunday 9 to 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ]. Potter and Hiss
Nellie Potter attended "Old lone Day" at
Chepachet on Saturday.
Charles Metro, the motornan, who was
injured recently by broken feed wire, Is
now at the Rhode Island Hospital.
An open air meeting will be held here
next Sunday evening, weather permitting.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06
NORTH FOSTER.

Miss Abby Scholfeld Is q guest at the
Abbott farm.
Miss Ida Hopkins Of Providence, visited
her mother over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Paine and
family, are at the Paine farm for their
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Richardson OF
Providence. are Spending their vacation at
L. L. Sanborn's.
Miss Nettie Ross, one Of the teachers Of
the Foster schools, is attending q Summer
School at Hyannis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Roland Burroughs,
who were married recently, spent their
honeymoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard p.
Sanborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard p. Sanborn at
tended the wedding of Miss Elsie 5.
Greene and Mr.. c. Roland Burroughs in
Oaklawn on Wednesday evening, July as.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06

by the Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Christian Church.
Miss Ida Bryant Of Boston, Miss Ora
Foster Of Anthony, Mrs. Charles Foster Of
Washington, Mrs. Addie Bowen Of Daniel.
son and Mrs. Susie Tilden Of Fitchburg,
were guests Of Mrs. John Manchester dur.
ing the present week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06

Dress Suits

Full dress, Tuxedos, Prince Alberts and
Black sack suits. Silk and opera hats for
rent. Albert the Tailor, Lyman Building
33s Westminster ST.. Telephone. Adv
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-06
TO LET

Corner store in new building suitable for
drug store. Building now being finished
Corner Pocasset and Laurel Hill Avenues
Rent reasonable. Inquire on premises.
jul3otf.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
HE PANHANDLED THE COPS
Pennsylvania Man Found Brooklyn Po-
licemen Easy to Work, and
Worked Them.

Grant Flemming, who says hes
thirty-five years old and halls from
Harrisburg. Pa, of good appearance
and with an ingratiating manner. hit
on new way of making living with
out work, and introduced it to Brook
lyn. Most Of his tribe shun police
men. but Grant Flemming took the
police force into his confidence. At
night. when policemen are lonely and
willing to talk to anyone for COM
pany's sake. the Pennsylvania poured
his tale of woe into the ear of some
sympathetic cop" He told how he
was a member of prominent family
and was stranded in a strange city. He
wanted just a couple of dollars, or
maybe three dollars, to take him home.
He would return it with interest just
as soon as he reached Harrisburg.
Could the policeman let him have it?
And it is said Flemming was success
full; lust how successful the records
don't show.
Occasionally the stranger dropped in
at a police station and told the desk
lieutenant his hard luck" story. Usual
" he asked for FLYER" and it is
said that he always got something.
But when Flemming tackled Patrol
man Macdonald of the Bedford avenue
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

return of her faculties, she noticed
that both her mother and Minna were
looking significantly at her forearm;
so she looked at it, too. 1t was
bandaged.
"A cut from a shrapnel fragment"
said a doctor. Not deep" he added.
DO l get an iron cross ?" she asked
smiling family. 1t was rather pleasant
TO be alive.
"All the crosses-iron and bronze
and silver and gold," he replied
Al! firing except occasional scattered
shots had now ceased in the immedi
ate vicinity, though in the distance
could be heard the snarl of the fmeY
resistance that the Grays were MAX
ing at some other point. The Galland
house, for the time being, was isolated
in possession of neither side.
isn't there something else l can do
to help with the wounded?" Marta
asked. She longed for action in order
to escape her thoughts.
You've had terrible shock-when
you are stronger" said the doctor.
W men you nave ndd SOD6lIIuS W
eat and drink" observed the practical
Minna authoritatively.
Marta would not have the food
brought to her She insisted that she
was strong enough to accompany
Minna to the tower While Minna
urged mouthfuls down Marta's dry
throat as she sat outside the door of
the sitting-room with her mother a
number of weary dust-streaked faces
with feyerish energy in their eyes,
peered over the hedge that bounded
the garden on the side toward the pass
These scout skirmishers of Stransky's
men of the SD Regiment of the
Browns made reckoning gestures as
to crowd. before they sprang over
the hedge and ran swiftly, watchfully
toward the linden stumps, closely fol-
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

a conduit underground. The wire was
intact He tapped it. He heard voice
thanking some one for her part in the
victory, and it seems that the womans
voice that answered is yours, Miss Gal
land So, General Westerlng, the leak
in information was over this wire from
our staff into the Browns headquar-
ters, as Bouehard believed and as
came to believe
So long had Marta expected this mo-
ment Of exposure that it brought no
shock. Her spirit had undergone many
subtle rehearsals for the occasion.
Yes. that is true. she heard herself
saying, a little distantly, but very
quietly and naturally.
Westerling fell back as from a blow
in the face His breath came hard at
first. like one being strangled. Then
ii sank deep in his chest and his eyes
were blood-shot, as a bulls in his final
effort against the matador. He raised
a auivering, clenched fist and took
step nearer her.
But far from fiinching, Marta seemed
to be greeting the blow, as If she ad-
mitted his right to strike. She was
without any sign of triumph and with
every sign of relief. Lying was at an
end. She could be truthful
DO you recall what said in the re-
ception-room at the hotel?" she asked
The question sent flash into hid
den chamber of his mind. Now the
only thing he could remember of that
interview was the one remark which
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was enough She enVied the peaceful
dead-they had no nightmares-as she
aided the doctors in separating the
bodies that were still breathing from
those that were not; and she steeled
herself against every CHASTITY sight
save one, that of man lying with his
legs pinned under a wagon body. His
jaw had been shot away. Slowly he
was bleeding to death, but he did not
realize it. He realized nothing in his
delirium except the nature of his
wound. He was dipping his finger in
the cavity and, dab by dab, writing
Kill mel" on the wagon body. 1t sent
Keeling waves of red before her eyes.
Then shell burst near her and doc
tor cried out:
She's hit"
But Marta did not hear him. She
heard only the dreadful crack of the
splitting shrapnel jacket. She had a
sense of falling, and that was all
The next that she knew she was in
a long chair on the veranda and the
vague shadows bending over her grad
ually identified themselves as her
mother and Minna.
Il remember when you were telling
of the last war that you didn't swoon
at the sight of the wounded, mother, -
Marta whispered
But | was not wounded" replied
Mrs. Galland
Marta ceased to be only a conscious
ness swimming in a haze. With the