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the first day of the next regular
term of said court, or at any
special term thereof held mot
sooner than the expiration of two
weeks from the date of the first
publication and posting of this
notice, and resist the application
OF the said trustees for the con-
veyance of the interests in the
property aforesaid sought to be
conveyed by said trustees, as set
out in this proceeding.
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Frances Shaier. Jeanette Depue p.
Gearl Taylor, Yettea Richards.
Sofa Snlder. Barbara Richards.
Myrtle Richards. Chas. Rogers.
John Rogers. Bernard Richards.
Blaine Snider. Rowland Saund.
ers' Howard Saunders. Harold
Shafer.
Everybody is kindly invited to
take pare in our literary and aid
IN making it more of an institu-
ton for learning.
JOHN w. YoAK, Teacher.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

VIE LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as the,,
1870 Ieach the seat OF the disease. On.
s"'tl ~ "a blood or constitutional dieeagc
auH li order 90 cure 10 YOU must foLc a., .
NthAi remedies. Halls Catnrrh C'ure {.
tNe, internally. and acts directly mon
ui9ou hnd mucous surface HAM
''arrh Cure ig not % qunci, medici,,dd" 'i =
WY PlnfAfihft uy one Of the boat Mr., y
ietg m ihtH country for wears and Z.
IL $500 prescription. IL is composed or
~, 'tsl t'nlcs Known. combined with the
L ninod purifiers. acting dirertlv or ~
,uu'ous Hurinccs The perfect coroii,o
Itoi or tnc two Ingredients g. what pro-
Hh'u wonderful results Dr. curin..
81 ~ send for tortimoni0ls. free.
r. h eNtf a. co Props Toledo a
700 ~ Drug ssfs nrire 75t ~
sake Attia Family Pills fcr constioattor,
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SCHOOL REPORTS
Slab School


Report of Slab school, Sherman
district, for second month, be-
ginning October 25 and ending
November 10.
Pupils enrolled: girls, IL; boys,
10; total, "a.
Average daily attendance:
girls, 9; boys. IL; total, q.
Per cent of attendance: girls,
SO; boys, SO; average, 95.
HONOR ROLL
Perfect: Edna Ferguson, Eu-
la Ferguson, Chloe Gamer, Lima
Kelley, Lem Kelley, Victor Gain
err, Virgil Kelley, Noel Grim.
Roma Ferguson. Jack Ferguson.
Carl Gamer.
Faithful: I.orena Grim, Violet
Grim. Holine Wease, Susie Grim.
Burl Grim, Harold Grim, Doyle
Gamer, Playford Wease.
The school is progressing very
nicely. The pupils are interest
ed in their work and parents are
giving good cooperation.
This month we had two Social
Center meetings. We have also
organized a Junior Audubon So
ciety.
w. j. AYERS, Teacher.
Bland School
Report of Bland school for
month beginning October 25 and
ending November 10.
Enrolment: boys, &c; girls, Is.
Per cent of daily attendance:
boys. Sc; girls, Sc.
Pupils perfect in attendance,
Burl Geho, John Bland. Clyde
Johnson, John Ball, Thur Bland,
Robert Ball, Ruth Geho, Ollie
Right, Mary Bland.
Those faithful: Elias Yoak.
Clark Johnson, Henry Right.
Glen Johnson, Ethel Right, Len
ME Kimble, Edna Deems, Beu-
lab Geho.
School is progressing very we'll.
Better cooperation is needed.
L. S. PENINGER, Teacher,
Spruce Hollow School
Report of Spruce Hollow school
for second month, beginning
November | and ending Noyem-
Der &c.
Enrolment: boys, %; girls, %;
total, as.
Average attendance: boys, 10;
girls, Is; total, 81.
Per cent of attendance: boys.
90; girls. 81.
Those perfect in attendance:
Lettie Snider, Media Yeak, Daisy
Taylor. jeanette Shafer, Blanche
MaIona. Oscar Yoak, Harley
Yoak, James Yoak. Emma gnid-
er, Alva ] oak, Loyal Yoak, Az
ner Yoak, Forest Rogers, Rex
Mason, Max Mason.
Those faithful in attendance
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S. j. Witte and A. Shock.
Trustees Shawnee Tribe No.
20 Improved Order of Red
Men of Dodrill, West Virgin
ia
In Chancery
Notice is hereby given that
the said truate s at The Novem-
Der, 1915, term If The Circuit
Court Of c Dhoun county. West
Virginia, f'ed z cir ietition in
said court, and upon their mo-
ton the Seme was docke.cd
therein,
The object of said petition is
to obtain from sail court a de.
cree authorizing them to sell and
convey to the Independent order
OF Odd Fellows No. 21OofDod I'M.
West Virginia, for the consider
atlon or nifty C$5O.00) dollars an
undivided one fourth interest in
two parcels of land situate at
Dodrlll. Sherman district. Cal
noun county, West Virginia one
parcel consisting of Is poles. a
one half inter, st Of which was
conveyed to said Shawnee Tribe
No. 20 Impro, ed Order of Red
Men, by Lewis Polling and wife.
by deed dated October12th, 1900.
and the otherr9rcel consisting Of
633 square feet Of land. a one
half interest Of which was CON
veyed to said Shawnee Tribe No
% Improved Order of Rcd Men
by 5. j. Witte, by deed bearing
late on the 9Th day of Deem
per, 1914 a0d also a one half in
crest in the upper story Of the
building now located on said
ands, and a one half interest IN .
ne stairway ieading thereto. in
Yhlch SAID petition and the cx-
hpIts Herewith filed, said land
s more particularly described bv
netes and bounds.
All parties who may have any
interest in The sale of the said
property to the Independent Or
Ter OF Odd Fellows No. 90. az
.ioresaid, may if they care % DO
o appear hefory che Judge of
he Circuit Court Of Calhoun
otnty, West Virgins. at the
'ourt House of said county on
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friend (gazne 90 new bouee1-eo
fnis is your last house?
puiiaer tsadly)-Yes; last. but NOT
'ssseai--Pearson's Weekly. f7' ~
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SUBSCRIPTION:
Many Fine Exhibits
at School Fair

of last week was a great success
and many fine exhibits from the
schools Of various sections of the
county were displayed. The ex-
hibits were the handiwork of the
pupils OF the schools and showed
that mIch attention and time
had been d evoted to their prepa-
ration.
Thursday evening a program
consisting of recitation, readings.
music and addresses was given
all present were highly interest
ed and entertained. Friday ev-
ening Prof. j. A. Ankenny, of
the agricultural department of
the Chenille Normal School. lee
tured upon agriculture and his
lecture was illustrated with Ian
tern slides showing various stag
es in the lives of insects both
harmful and beneficial to farm
crops.
At the conclusion of the Fair
the prizes were awarded fer the
best exhibits. The judges for
the occasion were Prof. Aiken
ny and Carey Woofter, of the
Normal School. The following
awards were made:
Best General School Exhibits:
First Prize, Babcock Milk Tester,
offered by 4. E. Weaver, award
ed to Minnora school, Homer
Witt and Miss Hazel Taught,
teachers. Second Prize, i2-yol-
anne library. awarded to Grants
willie school, w. j. Sharps, Owen
Stutler and Miss Fannie Smith,
teachers. Third Prize, Framed
Wall Picture, offered by w. j.
SSharps, awarded 10 Pokeberry
school. Miss Verta Edman, teach
ar.
Best General School Art Ex-
hibit, $l.50 Picture offered by A.
q. Mathews, awarded to Upper
Rush Run school, Howard Barr,
teacher.
Best Manual Training Exhibit,
SIS set of Carpenter Tools, offer
ed by The Want & Barr Store,
awarded 10 Elba Taylor and Mil
ford King, Of GrantsvilIe school.
Best General School Exhibit
by Any One Pupil, 50 Merchan-
disc, offered by C. L. Cheno-
weth, awarded to Blythe Taught,
OF Minnora school.
Best GeneraI Farm Exhibit, s.
tooth Cultivator, offered by
Hunt & Umslead, awarded to
j. N. Wilson. Mt. Zion.
Best Peck Potatoes, $3.50, Of
fered by Tell Mcdonald, award
ed to Mrs. Anna Trippett.
Best Peck Apples, Flashlight.
offered by Geo. w. Hamilton,
awarded to Miss Ruth Johnson,
GrantsvilIe
Best Peck Turnips, 3-year sub
srri ption to Grantsville News,
AWARDS ed to Jesse Stump, of Phil
fps Run,
Best Five Ears Corn. AK, Of
fered by II j. Knots. awarded
to John Ball, IF Bull River.
Best Pumpkin, 3.year sub
scription to Calhoun Chronicle.
awarded to j. M. Wilson, of Mt.
Zion.
Best Two Rolls Butter. Silk
Hose, offered by Hardman Store.
awarded to Mrs. A. J. Ball, Hur. .
Best Canned Fruit Exhibit,
Aluminium Pan, offered by b. G.
Stump, awarded to Mrs. Ida
Johnson, Grantsville.
Best Bread Exhibit, ST. offer
ed by j. M. Wilson, Miss Edna .
Jeffreys, of Grantsville school.
Best Needlework Exhibit. l.
year subscription to Pictorial Re-
view, Ladies World and Modern
Priscilla, offered by F. S. Hath
away, awarded to Mrs. r. P.
dollohan, Grantsville.
Best Upper Grade Composition.
1--WE Dollar Cold Coin, offered By
Bank of Grantsville, awarded to
Mss Jean Stump, of GAINESVILLE
chool.
In all, fourteen schools had ex-
Iibits on display, which is fair
ercentage oflthe schools in the
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Notice Of Judicial Sale

BY virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court
OF Calhoun county, rendered in a certain
chancery cause therein pending, in which
z: +. Bennett was plaintiff, and the Ken
ney L and 4 Oil Company, corporation
was defendant, and rendered on the six
teenth day Of November, nine,ecn hundred
and fifteen. the undersigned, who were APP
pointed Commissioners by said decree 10
make sale of the real estate hereinafter
described, will on Monday, the third day
of January, nineteen hundred and sixteen,
that being County Court day for sal
caHn ~ OF Calhoun, proceed to sell by pub
lie auction TO the highest bidder at the
front door Of the Courthouse of said coun-
ty The real estate by said decree directed to
lie sold, to-wit;> an undivided fifteen six
teenths (l5-l6) of all the oil, Gus and coil
within and underlying certain lot, tract o.
parcel of land, situate on Steer Greek, in
the district Of Sherman, comfy az alhouu,
state Of West Virginia, containing one
hundred and four acres, more az loss, az.
ing lhe same lot, tract OF PARCEL Of land
which was Conveyed Hnta the sail H. u
Bennett by 3. &. Linn, Admiuis,rat OF
the estate OF Nelson ~. Lpnnell. deceased
by deed airing date ON the llst day Of
January, 1901, Of record in the Office of
the Clerk of the County Court Of Calhoun
county, West Virginia, in Deel Book
No ~, at page IG5i and also p addition
TO said fifteen=oixteenths 81 So 4 oil gas
and coal and the exclusive right to lease
all Qf SAID minerals underlying said land
and to have and receive all bonuses and
rentals thereon. together with all other
mining rights aud privileges, appei tanning
thereto, which were Conveyed unto the
said Kenney Land 4 Oil Company 10y the
said L. r: Benuett aud bis wife by deed
bearing date on the 18th day Of August,
l9l4, Of record in the Office Of the Clerk Of
the County Court 81 Calhoun comfy ,p
Deed Book No. 81, at page ,, certified
copy Of winch said deed /, fled ns an ex
hibt, with the papers in sid chancery
cause, to which refe ence Is here m de for
q more particular and definite description
}f he sid property, rights and privilege,
10 be sold But there viii be- reserved
rom such sale for The benefit of lhe sad
X, Bennett one-half Of the royalty in
he oil and one-half Of The amount col
ecled az gas royalty in any we'll or wells
lrilled on said one hundred aud four
cres.
Terms Of sale; cash in hand on da7 OF
ale
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yogS N HAMILTON,
LoREsTz e.. itANrL"6u,
[ ON ml.eioners

J, Lee Gamer, Clerk Of the Circuil Cour
Of Calhoun county, West Virginia, d,
hereby certify that John ~ Hamilton and
Lorvntz G. Hamilton, the Commissioner.
appointed by decree in the above mention
ed chancery cause, have executed and filed
with me bpad lp lhe PsnaIfy IF sigbi
hundred dollars, conditioned according TO
law, a. required by said decree,
Teste:--
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

songs for those who. after the healing OF
their wounds are going back to defend
poor France"
Ida Rubenstein, most famous OF all Rus
sian dancers. whom D'Annunzio loved and
Cor whom he wrote his drama saint Sc
bastien." presented to France in Paris a
fully equipped hospital. including her own
services as nurse. Il is said that she de-
votes not less than sixteen hours out OF
each twenty.four to these duties-Ida
Rubenstein. who up 10 the beginning OF the
war was probably the most luxurious, pet
ted and spoiled stage beauty In Europel
Nine. Lima Cayalieri. probably the most
celebrated opera singer and beauty In the
world, IL devoting all her time 10 the care
Of wounded soldiers In French hospitals.
Aithoush not robust woman, she performs
all the duties OF a nurse. And when her
grateful charges are convalescent she de-
lights IN astonishing them with such sing
ing as they never dreamed Of hearing
and nevef would have been able to hear
withoat frst serving as target for Ger
man bullet.
During holiday week Tommy Atkins, at
the battle front In Flanders. enjoyed per
feet riot OF English plum pudding and Eng
lish music hail entertainment Seymour
Hicks and his London theatrical company,
together with half hundred vaudeville ar
lists. crossed the channel and motored to
the firing line in Belgium. Their arrival
threw whole army corps OF Tommies into
spasms OF JOY.
Among sIage people well known in iAis
country who are deyoting themselves 20
making French and English soldiers e9n-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

tented IN the trenches is Anna Held. She
frequently visits different points along The
battle front with gifts for the soldiers.
From Paris she sends the following account
OF some Of her exciting experiences;
Il have always had TO move about the
roads warily when making these trips be-
cause OF Joffre's veto on women. for II the
wrong kind OF officer meets you he sends
you back to Paris. On this occasion /
passed through the French lines without
knowing it-this war is so unspectacular--
and almost before was aware OF what was
happening my car was surrounded by
squad Of Uhlans.
Il explained 70 the lieutenant who was
and my mission, pointing TO the heap OF
tobacco and cigarettes in the car, but he
replied In perfect English:
f" oh, that's an old trick. II won't work
again. You are not the first woman spy
we have caught. You must come and see
the major
There was nothing for Il but to complJ.
] was caught near Albert, and very soon
was in the German camp near Peronne.
Terribly frightened l was, too: the Uhlans
we're so big and strong and stern. The
major turned out TO be a short stout man
with grizzled gray mustache. / showed
him my passport. but he didn't seem to I'm.
derstand and summoned junior OFFICER.
"A tai. slender young man with an ideal
tango figure appeared. glanced at the doc
ument and In perfect English with just a
slight Yankee twang that made me thrill
with hope, said: Why, yes. Herr Major. II s
all right. This Is Miss Held. Don't you
know her? -6he is of the theatrical world
Copvriuht f0fk NV tha star Cor,
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And when they are wounded and sent to
the hospital they have the joy of being
nursed by grand opera prima donnas, ladies
OF the celebrated Russian ballet and prize
beauties OF the Paris stage
Literally "Piou-Piou" and Tommy have
turned the tables on fortunes darlIngs OF
the opposite sex. Those pipes and cigar.
cites and tobacco. and warm socks knitted
by fair hands, and songs heard in the
trenches which they never would have
heard otherwise. and tender nursing In the
hospital. exqlt them in the same way that
applause in the theatre and offerings Of
flowers, jewels, pet dogs Of pedigree and
limousines formerly exalted the givers.
s'Piou-Piou' and Tommy have been trans
formed into prima donnas. and great sing
ers and dancers whose notes and plronettes
have q market value Of 4 dollar or so
apiece are the first 10 do them honor.
Nine. Calve, the idolized Carmen OF New
York Metropolitan Opera audiences, Is =
Red Cross nurse In the French hospitals
AZ Toulon.
II is reported that Calve Is an excellent
nurse Sinking none of the disagreeable
duties OF that profession. Her greatest
reward comes with "Piou-Piou's" amaze.
ment and delight on learning that Il Is the
great CalYe herself who has Just sung to
him at his bedside the Cigarette Song
from Carmen" Calye enjoys Il as much
as 'PiouPlou'' does. She writes about IL
20 her friends:
Il sing dittios TO the wounded to soothe
chem and iuli them 70 sleep when they are
getting Detter--sweet songs OF France that
make them shed tears Of JOY. and war
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

After that all went well. l was treated
with great courtesy and was cheered en-
Enthusiastically when distributed my tobsc-
co and cigarettes in one OF the trenches
In return I received several spiked helmets
as souvenirs and was escorted safely out
OF the lines.
"Ali my women friends are asking me
what is the chief impression i have re-
ceived from my visits to the front. It is
the extreme, unbelievable contrast be-
tween the carnage and gayety in the
trenches Both the Germans and the allies
have turned their trenches into veritable
vaudeville halls, and often the troops spend
the evening singing, dancing and reciting.
Sometimes the Germans sing TO the
French and yice-versa. each song being APP
plauded. The trenches In places are so
near one another that Il is quite easy to
hear. THIS gayety follows the grim BUSH
ness OF death-dealing. Imagine men who
spend the day hacking one another with
bayonets and pouring lead out by the ton,
and then afterward singing songs 20 one
anotherl IL only shows that men can
make the best of lighting, Just as they can
Of everything.
Another impression have is one OF In
tense admiration for the women nurses. es-
pecially those at the base hospitals. No
body who has not seen the thing can mag
Inc the horrors OF a base hospital. IL 10
there that YOU realize what frigh;ful
thing. a wicked thing, basely inhuman
thing Is war
Il am no suffragette, but let me say here
and now that the women are facing the or
deal magnihcently."
any Great Britain Rights Reserved
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

highest paid ACTRESSES,
singers, dancers and
beauties Of Europe.
Noble duchesses visit
them at the front with
gifts OF pipes. cigarettes
and tobacco. Famous
headliners In vaudeville
MARBLE music hall dit
ties 70 them in trenches.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

kknIoU-PIoU," as the French com
mon soldier Is called, and Tomm!
Atkins, as the English private
is nick-named. though much OF the time
half frozen in the trenches Of the allies
and frequently food for German powder
nevertheless are having in one way a
very enjoyable and unusual time. These
common soldiers Of the French and Eng
lish armies find themselves being nursed
and entertained by the most famous and
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FAITH.

Oct. 14.-One of the best and
finest dinners that Venus has been
at in . long time was at Mr.. and
Mrs. Pinkney Ludwick's Satur-
day. They have been married
just fifty years and a large num-
Der of their children, grandchil.
dren and gr~eat-grand children
were present to celebrate with
them their golden wedding. Their
grand. daughter-in.law, Mrs. q. R
Shipping and five children of Point
of Rock, Wyoming, was present.
Among their friends was W. W.
Kimball and others. Rev. G. P.
Fisher was present and after Civ
ing thanks all proceeded to help
themselves, and after dinner. Rev.
Fisher presented the presents
which were very useful and nu-
merous, but the best Of all was a
nice pile of money, in which
Venus saw two five dollar gold
pieces. MI. and Mrs. Ludwlck
have eight children. twentyeight
great grandchildren and sixty =
eight grand children. Who can
beat that?
Mrs. J. L. Shipping left fol-
Kellar. Ca, to visit her daughter
and family.
l.. A. Raney of Goldsboro. N.
G , has returned home after visit.
ing his parents aud friends here
for several days. He takes the
Rowan County papers to see the
news from his old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wagner of
High Point, is in on q visit to see
Mr.. Wagoner's brother, NJ. l..
Wagner, and other relatives.
John Arey had ripe plums Oo-
tober 9th. Who cant beat that:
Mrs. R. L. Parker has a silk
handkerchief sixty-two years old.
Who can beat that?
Our first killing frost this year
Was on October 9th and 10Th.
r v. Il. A. Welker has gone to
High Point to assist Rev. 8. A..
Peeler, pastor of the FIRST Re-
formed Church there, in a series
of meetings.
A little eight.weeks-old white
pig has run away from John Rine.
hordt's and when last heard from
was still going north.
John Rinehsrdt gave Venus q
wasp nest seven inches wide and
ten inches long. Who can beat
that for q large onef
J. 7. Wyatt shipped eight pair
millstones Monday.
Fisher & McCombs has just re-.
celved al order for another car
load of millstones.
We took q spin in the automo.
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RURAL NEWS
@-Written by
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
POOL TOWN

Dot. 18.-Soms farmers are
sowing wheat along now.
Z W. have several cases Of xhoop-
ing cough around here now.
Some opossum hunting have
been going on around here of late.
Early Morgan had q corn
shucking Saturday night. A
large crowd was there and all en-
joysd themselves.
R. Eugene Reid of near High
Rock will teach the school at Pool
Town this winter. Mr.. Reid
taught here several years ago and
was liked by all.
Oallie Shepherd is confined to
his bed with pleurisy. W. hope
to see him out again soon.
Jas. N. Wyatt killed a rattle
snake a few days ago about two
miles this side of Richfeld. II
had ID rattles and a button and
was four feet long. Venus if YOU
can beat that trot them out.
Miss Annie Carroll who kae
been confined to her bed for sew
eral months with typhoid fever
il, We are glad to note able to be
up and around again.
Mrs. Harvey Morgan visited at
Roby Crooks recently.
Mrs, Sarah Trexler visited at
Seabury Files last Sunday even.
ing.
Miss Beulah Wyatt visited at
A.. Ketchey's Sunday.
Miss Eula Surratt visited her
friend, Miss Annie Carroll Sunday
evening.
Albert L. Eagle and family Wis.
tied at Noah J. Eagles Sunday
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Whitkey
visited at David Files Saturday
night.
Rufus and Grant Trexler of
Rich6eld, were visitors in this
community Sunday evening.
They were riding in MI. Trexler's
automobile.
A certain young fellow visits
around here quite often of late.
Ha, ha.
Robert Staines of Winston
Salem, who has been spending the
summer at W. G. Carroll's has re.
turned. home. UNCLE JOSH.
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bile with John Lyerly. He ia a

bile with John Lyerly. He is q
merchant at Granite Quarry.
John Esruhardt and Walter
Shinn are building a granery for
Will Stirewalt.
George Brown Of Rockwell,
made q large three cornered cup.
board for Mr.. and Mrs. John Ba-
singer a few years ago. The old
time ones are hard to find. Venus
has two very fine ones and they
are filled with nice chinaware.
B. a. Rarey is getting in a lot
Of nice goods for his winter trade.
vs. met w. A. Sides and Henry
A. Bostian. They are from China
Grove and were in Salisbury to
to ke in the circus.
Linnie Earnhardt has come in
on a visit to his parents from the
DUPONT Powder works in Virginia.
He reports that big works are
goiig on there and all are making
good money.
W. counted III horses, eight
elephants and four camels at ths
par ade of Robinson's show.
The largest hog we saw in the
pen last year was at Jim Basin
gers at Faith and this year it ia
one in the pen at Lewis Kluttz's
at Granite Quarry. VENUS.