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Mother-in-laW
Kidnapped His Son

CLARKSBURG. ". Va, Aug. 81
Changing his motherin-law, Mrs. Del
phia Gortney. and his brotherin.law.
Harvey Gortney. OF oakland. Md, with
kidnapping his 7.months old son at his
home at Stealey Heights. Edward Bit
finger. proprietor Of a garage in Ne.
chanic street. swor out warrants
against them in Magistrate Jackson v.
Carriers court. Later in the day Off.
GERS who were searching for the Gort-
neys and the baby learned that they
had gone 10 Oakland, Md. in an auto
mobile and authorities there were no
tilted by telegraph to arrest them.
Bittinger told the magistrate the
whole case arose from domestic trou.
b!es caused by his mother in-law. who
caused him and his wife TO separate
once. Lately. however. they had
lived together and Mrs. Bittinger was
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Of Temple
CLOSING 10 YEARS
DR.. Bloomfield Will Preside
at NJ. P. Conference at
New Brighton, Pa.

J.>C. Bloomfield, pastor of the NJ.
P. Temple. Of this city. will leave
Tuesday morning OF next week for
New Brighton. Pa, where he will at.
tend the annual session OF the Pitts.
burgh Conference OF the Methodist
Protestant denomination of which he
is president. The conference will be
held at New Brighton. beginning Sep
TENDER ! and concluding with the 9Th.
Previous to the opening OF the ses-
sion. Dr.. Broomfield will assist with
the work Of the examination OF a class
of students. who will enter the min
istry and will also attend a session
Of the board of managers OF the
Preachers Aid Society. OF which board
he is chairman.
In the absence OF Attorney Harry
Shaw. who was made lay delegate
from the Temple TO attend the ses-
sions OF the conference. Mr.. George Z.
amos. OF this city. will attend.
DR.. Bloomfield will close the tenth
year OF his pastorate Of the Temple
on Sunday at which time his sermon
will be largely reminiscent OF the
work done during that period. The
Temple congregation will ask for the
return OF DR.. Broomfield TO this
church. the desire for his return be-
ing unanimous. Or. Bloomfield is one
Of the popular and progressive min
listers OF the town. and is identified
with ali the movements for the good
OF the city and its people. He is pop
ular with the city at large as well as
his own congregation. During the alb
sence of DR.. Broomfeld from this city
Mrs. Bloomfield will spend the time
with relatives in M~onongalia county.
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COR0NERS JURY TO
PROBE BOYS DEATH
Meservey Boy, the Second
Victim of Sand Slides
in FairmOnt.

A jury inpaneled by Coroner Frank
B. Lloyd TO fix the responsibility for
the death OF Charles R. Neservey,
aged s years, who was killed by a slide
in on East Side sand bank last Wed
nesday is scheduled TO meet Monday
forenoon at 9 O'Clock. The purpose OF
the inquest IS TO determine II the boy
met his death as the result OF Grim
NAL negligence.
Meservey is the second victim Oh
slides OF sand banks during the last
lew years in Fairmoni. The other vic
tim was David Anderson. aged /
years, VINO a smothered 10 death in
a sand bank June s, 1911. according
TO the records in the coroncr's office
The cases are parallel in many re-
spects, Both boys were playing in the
sand when the accidents happened
and both boys were accompanied by
playmates whose efforts at rescue
were unsuccessful.
The cases differ. however, in that
the bank in which Anderson was kill
ed was only three feet high and the
boy met his death while digging a
cave" in the yielding soil. The bank
in which Meservey was killed is 10
feet high, the strata Of sand at the
bottom being covered by Severa! iceI
OF loan bound together by a sod OF
grass and weeds.
Several car loads OF the heavy earth
at the top of the East Side bank slip
ped. knocking the child down and
burying him SO deeply that it took sew,
eral men with shovels some time to
dig out the body.
Warming signs are said, TO have been
posted about each bank, but in neither
case were the dangerous banks guard
ed by fences or by watchmen.
The jury investigating the recent
accident includes Boaz Clayton, Davis
Glasscock. E. c. Munde!l. Howard
Kuhn. c. H. Duncan and Rinehart
Fletcher.
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YOUNG BARRED ROCKS LAYERS.

The poultry men of Marion county
will no doubt be interested in the fol,
lowing story Of barred rock pullets:
set a hen last January. and on the
18th OF February she came of with
a nice flock of nine chicks. six OF
which I raised, Two OF the six were
pullets. At the age Of FIVE months one
OF these pullets had completed her
first egg-laying, and became a "cluck'
before she was six months old. The
other pullet has been laying for the
last month at irregular intervals ard
is still ION the Job" Both pullets are
fine specimens of the Barred Rock
strain. The eggs from these were not
OF normal size, being about one.third
smaller than those OF the older hens.
1t may be that some one possesses a
pullet which can beat this, and il so
would like to learn OF the freak" for
such it seems to be.
II. c. SAMPLE.
Laurel. Nd.
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MANNINGTON NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. O'Day have re-
turned from a motor trip 10 Niagara
Falls and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sturm, Mr.. U.
S. Courson and son Arthur, have re-
turned from a motor trip to Fairmont
where they attended the fair.
Miss Grace Toothman, Claude Bart
lett and F. c. Loudenslager motored
TO the Fairmont fair Thursday.
". B. Charlton and son, Paul. have
returned from Fairmont, where they
attended the fair.
W. o. Davis, Walter Furhee, a. w.
Prichard. Mrs. 0ran Cottrill. Mrs. X.
V. Noble. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Slater and
daughter. Francis. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
~ Masters. II. P. Hawkins, Howard
Furbee. Marsh Morgan. H. ]. Taught
and ]. D. Charlton attended the Fair
mont fair Thursday.
The Misses Anna Faulkner and Fay
Meade left Thursday for San Fran
cisco, where they will visit the exposi-
ton.
Leslie Jones was a business visitor
in Fairmont yesterday.
Al J. Gaskill has returned from
a business trip to Fairmont.
Ray Bennett has returned from a
business trip 10 Fairmont.
Alta Atha has returned from Fair
mont, where he attended the fair.
Seymour Rymer has returned from
a business trip to Wheeling.
Ed. Taught. Of Wadestown, was a
recent visitor in this city.
B.. & 0. Car Repairman W. S. Byard'
of Glover Gap. was transacting bust
ness in this city Thursday.
Mrs, Elizabeth Wheat, Of Wheeling.
is here as the guest OF her daughter,
Mrs. A. NJ. Burt.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Murray have re-
turned from Fairmont, where they at
tended the fair.
Mrs. John Kuhn has returned from
a visit to Boothsvllle.
Miss GeneYieve Jones has returned
from Fairmont. where she was visit
ing with friends.
DR.. C. B. McNeely is visiting in
Cumberland, Md.
Mike Sweeney a a recent visitor
in Glover Gap.
Z. y. Paul has received a car Of fine
Indiana watermelons.
Charles Deitz, Of McMechen. was
transacting business here Thursday
morning.
Robert Berg. OF Fairmont. a at
tending to business here yesterday.
Miss Lillian Johnson. of Bellaire, O.,
has returned to her home after visit
ing with friends here.
A. S. Rushford, OF the B. & o.. was
transacting business in Burton Thurs
day.
c. Martin. of ~Parkersburg, is trans
acting business here today.
G. F. Eberly. OF Wheeling, was a re-
cent visitor in this city.
II. Tedrick has returned from a
business trip to Denver.
H. G.. Goodnight has returned from
a business trip to Colfax.
George Ellis, Of the M~oundSville
Produce Co., was a business visitor
here yesterday.
Richard Clarkson, OF the Philadel-
phia Company. Littleton. was u recent
busienss visitor in this city.
Mrs. C. f. Peard and Mrs. Mary
Coleman left this morning for Par
k%ersburg. where they will spend sew
eral weeks visiting with friends.
DR.. ". L. Mitchell is a business Wis.
itor In Wheeling.
Mrs. L. H, Hess and daughter.
Helen, OF the Clayton addition, have
gone to Elkins. where they will visit
friends.
Miss Helen Burchinal has returned
from Wheeling. where she was visit
ing with friends.
Mrs C. c. Wells has returned from
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Jakes Run. where she has been visit.
ing with relatives.
Doctor Conway. of Blacksmith.
was a visitor in this city Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Beatty have re.
turned from a motor trip to Fairmont.
They attended the fair.
Dr.. Ernest YoSt. Of Fairmont. was
visiting with friends in this city yes.
terday.
L. y. Beatty has returned from a
business trip to Wheeling.
Harry Shriver. of Wadestown. was
transacting business here Thursday.
Sterry Faulkner has gone to San
Francisco. where he will attend the
exposition.
Emmett Wearden. OF ElkinS. is a
business visitor here today.
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At FaIrmont Fair.

Mrs. Guy S. Furbee entertained an
automobile party yesterday. They
visited the Fairmont fair and races.
Those in the party we're: Miss Nancy
Penoger, Miss Pauline Sweeney, Miss
Audele Furbee, Mr.. Roy Alder and Mr..
Russell Furbee.
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foreign matter and Noisons that irri-
tate and infame. it will quickly check
an attack of diarrhea and restore nor
NAL conditions.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin has
been the standard remedy in count
less homes for more than thirty years.
and is sold in drug stores everywhere
for fifty cents a bottle. A free trial
can he obtained by writing to DR.. W.
B. Caldwell, 453 Washington ST.. Mon
ticello. III.
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1uRks REpuLsE ALLIES.

CONSTANTLNoPLE. via London.
Aug. 2I-The following official state
ment was given out today: Weak hos.
tile forces which attacked our left
wing at Seddul Bahr were repulsed.
otherwise there is no change"
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supposed to have gone to Oakland to
visit her relatives. Early yesterday
he said. someone knocked on the door
and when he opened 1t. two stealey
Heights policemen came In and seized
him while the Gortneys took the child.
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Club Entertained.

Mrs. Dora Weaver entertained the
None-descript Club Wednesday after
noon. All passed the afternoon most
enjoyably. The affair ended with a
delicious luncheon served by the hos
tess. The out Of town guests were:
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheat, OF Wheeling.
and Mrs. Grant Way, Of Salem.
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NOTICE.

NJ I'VE.
Notice is hereby given that my wife.
Rosey Stiles. has left her bed and
board without just cause OF provoca-
ton. and the public is hereby warned
not TO harbor or trust her on my ac-
count. as | will not be responsible for
or pay any debts she may contract.
RAY STILES.
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Rantists Held Picnic.

The Baptists r holding their an
nual picnic at Dents Run today. 1t is
being well attended and all are having
q pleasant time.
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Entertajns AZ BRIDGE

Miss Lucy Prichard entertained a
bridge party yesterday at her home
on Washington street in honor of the
Misses Margaret and Lucy Conway
of Peoria, III.
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a..nrned Ernm HosnitaI.

Mrs. A. T. Stephens, who was opera
ted on for a tumor in the Wheeling
hospital, returned to her home mere
yesterday after being confined for four
weeks.
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To Play Soccer Game.

on Labor Day, September 6, the
Warrington Soccer team will play the
East Liverpool Grands at Houghs
Park.
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M Preachinn Sunday.

On account of Rev. A. y. Parks be-
ing out Of the city there will he no
preaching at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
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Bridge Closed.

Owing to necessary repairs the
Burttown bridge will be closed to
travel Of all kinds until further no
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Leroy Cosley, OF Salem, and MISS
Armatha Stevens, OF this city. were
married in Fairmont Thursday.
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Mrs. l.. L. Price is III at her home
on East Park.
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06

small, let your wife 90 away for a
weeks visit and see how large the
rooms seem. 1t has been said The
wife makes the home" and at least
the house doesn't mean much when
she is away.
A large barn belonging to JnO. I.
Helm, on the Bobo place, was burn
ed Wednesday night of last week.
Something like twenty tons of new
clover hay belonging to Mr.. Helm
and a wagon and harness belong
ing to Joe Walling were burned.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused from a match that had been
lost in the hay. The loss is some
thing like $500.
The all-day singing here last Sun
day was a great success. A large
crowd was present, and dinner was
spread in the beautiful and shady
yard of A. D. Taylor. The singing
was conducted at the Baptist
church. The older people sang in
the forenoon, using the old Royal
Proclamation" song book. The
young people sang in the afternoon,
using the later books. Everyone
enjoyed the occasion, and we are
going to repeat it some time.
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06
Williford, Ark.
COrir1th

This section has been experien-
cling some real hot, dry weather of
late.
Mr. and Mrs. M. l.. Underwood
are the happy parents of a baby
girl, their first born.
Make Holt, who had been in
the Kansas wheat fields for some
time, has returned home.
MIR. and Mrs. Almus Holt, W. R.
and Z. }. Wiles are in the Highland
community picking peaches.
A. F. Rogers has been suffering
for few days with remittent few
er, but is better at this time.
We are glad to report that Miss
Linnie Oyler of Ash Flat is teach
ing a fine school in district No. 49.
Clarence Kissinger, who has en-
ployment at Truman, has been Wis
itine relatives and friends near here
for a few days
The Williams threshing machine
broke down last week, which fact
delayed wheat threshine for few
days in this section.
Clayton Nicholson was kicked on
the arm by a mule last Sunday and
received a very painful hurt. He
is better now, however.
A horse belonging to Johnny
Weaver broke into his corn field
one night last week and eat so
much that he was dangerously sick
for time.
No doubt the best Irish potato
crop ever grown In our community
was raised this season. W. L. Holt
raised potato this season that
measured 18xl6 1-2 inches Gnd
weighed | 3.4 pounds.
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06
Cave City

W. F. Stanfll and wife weat t
Sharp few days ago for a visit
with relatives.
Mrs. A. L Due Is able to be uI
again, after having been confined to
her bed by illness for about a week.
W, A. Stanfill spent several days
last week in the Pouehkeepsie and
NelsonvilIe sections visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Oscar Albright, who has a posi-
ton with Barnett Bros. at Bates
vile, was here Sunday visiting rel
atives and friends.
Some very fine melons are being
marketed In this town these days.
The melon crop Is large this season,
which means that the price is low.
Miss Mary Z. Stout Is having
some concrete walks laid at her
premises, which makes a very valu-
able and convenient addition to her
property.
E. B. Andrews and wife were here
from Scott township a few days
ago, having come up to visit Their
daughter, Mrs, A. L, Due, who was
on the sick list.
Some fine showers of rain have
fallen in this section during the past
few days, greatly refreshing crops
and making the farmers and every
body else feel better.
Our townsman, VIM, Hammock
Is receiving visit from his sister
Mrs, Sargent Of Chicago, III, The
two had not seen each other before
In twenty-five years
Mr. and Mrs, Abbie Woodbridge
left Monday for their home at Royse
City, Texas, after having spent
several days with relatives and
friends in this community.
Sheriff j. II, Kirtley was here
from Evening Shade q few days
ago extending a number of our eiti-
zens a legal invitation to attend
circuit court at Evening Shade next
Monday
Orion and Neal Bufge and Miss
Ethel McGee, who have schools
away from home, came home Satur-
day to spend Sunday with home
folks and to attend the camp meet
Ing at Grays spring.
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06

Fulton division, twenty miles, gave
one thousand five hundred men to
work on this piece of road
A great many other reports show
that the people turned out without
regard to age, rank, profession or
condition. If the people of Sharp
county would all agree to do this
we could put the roads in fairly
good shape in two days, and then
the overseers could take their hands
and dress up their respective roads.
| would be glad to hear from
Others on this subject
David L. King.
Williford. Ark.
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06
Pou2l1keepSiG

VA fine shower Monday, which
brought a smile to the faces of all
Of us.
Alonzo Stanfill and family o.
Cave City were here on a visit
lately, guests of A, D. Sauls and
family.
Uncle Jack" Richardson, a good
citizen of Smithville, passed through
our little burg Sunday enroute to
Evening Shade.
Lenoard Neal of Swifton was here
on visit among friends this week.
Leonard says the crops are fine in
jackson county.
Alfred Mashburn and wife left
Tuesday for Batesville, where they
will make their future home. Alfred
has a job In the roller mill at Bates
vile.
The correspondent from Smith
Vile to the Record seems to hoot at
the idea of an automobile coming to
our little town, but he left the i'm
pression with us that there are very
lew over that way
The Taylor, Barnes and Bearden
thresher was 20 days coming from
Mooreheld and threshed eight thou.
sand bushels of wheat and oats
They are going to hitch the engine
TO the Watkins roller mill machinery
and run the mill while Mr. Watkins
builds a new dam.
There will be an old hddlers con-
test at Pouehkeepsie on Saturday
night, August 7th. All old hddlers
are Invited to come and bring their
bows well trimmed for the old-time
tunes, for nothing else will be play
% for the prizes. Everybody that
Enjoys good music Is invited to
come. An admission fee will be
chareed and the whole amount less
TN expenses, will 90 to those ild.
atrs who are Judged the best In the
cfpwd,
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06
Ash Flat

Miss Maud Mason of near Frank
lin paid Ash Flat friends visit
this week.
DR.. W. o. Tibbles of Poughkeepsie
was meeting his friends here one
day this week.
DR.. Chas. Roe and family are at
Pineville, lizard county, on visit to
relatives and friends.
Geo. Humphries, who had worked
for j. L. Goodman for some time,
has returned to his home at Salem
A new sawmill is being installed
at Caseytown, south of this place,
by Butler Hotchkiss and Jim Fow-
Ter.
W. 0. Wadley and family have
moved from Calico Rock to this
place and will reside here in the
future.
Luther Paden and wife have re-
turned from California, where they
went few months ago to reside
They say this country looks mighty
good to them now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Farris and
Miss Linnie Oyler were at Hardy
Saturday and Sunday attending the
Sunday school convention, which
they say was a successful meeting
Elder R. A. Robins returned a few
days ago from Franklin, where he
conducted a successful meeting in
the Christian church. He will begin a
series of meetings at Camp Ground
the latter part of the week.
Rev. Swift Anderson, who was to
have started a revival meeting at
Corinth the latter part of last week,
postponed the meeting on account
Of the fact that farmers in that
community are very busy just now
Aunt Molly" Howard, who lived
just north Of town, died Monday, al
the age of more than 70 years. She
made her home with her brother
Uncle Tom" Howard, who is also
quite old. Neither was ever MARI
ed.
John L. Overton happened to
quite a painful accident one day
lately. While trimming up tree
he made an awkward stroke with
the ak, almost severing the great
toe from his left foot. The accident
keeps him indoors.
Sharp County record., 1915-08-06
PLAN FOR WORKING
THE PUBLIC ROADS
D, L. King Suggests That
Everybody Give Two Days
To The Highways.

Editor Record;-As we now have
a ! h e streams of the county
bridged where most needed, why
not get together and work the
roads? have suggested to Judge
Horn that he call a convention of
the road Overseers and citizens of
the county to assemble at some
convenient place to devise plans
for concert of action.
Let everybody express himself
and suggest plans, My plan is to
set apart two days, say about the
middle of September, and let every
man and every boy over fifteen
years of age turn out and work on
those two days. All business houses
and shops of every kind in the
county should close at 7 a. m. and
not open until 6 p. NJ. Let the
overseer of each township appoint
sub.overseers to take charge of
squads of hands and designate
which road and parts of road each
crew shall work on. Then no one
will have to 60 very far from home,
and each one can work the road
most beneficial to himself
On the 28th of July last the peo-
pie, 10000 strong, worked the Mem
phis and Paducah highway An
account of the work from different
points, as reported to the Memphis
Commercial Appeal, follows:
Paducah--When 10000 volunteer
workers engaged in the construc-
ion of the highway between Padu-
cab and Memphis put down their
picks and shovels tonight they had
completed, in its most important
details, the entire roadway over its
length of $50 miles
Covineton-The pick and shovel
and the scoop, welded by farmers,
business and professional men and
even politicians, built the Paducah-
to-Memphis highway through Tip
ton county today, Twelve hundred
and fifty men and three hundred
teams worked from seven a. m. to
seven p. N.
Obion-,The big highway working
was a grand success, A protracted
meeting was called off for the day
A rally was held last night, Many
of the citizens worked upon the
highway. There went out from the
different neighborhoods two graders,
twenty-four teams and two hundred
of our men, Dinner was served by
the ladies', Every business house
In the town, including banks, cafes
and restaurants were closed all
day.
Fulton-All business, manulac'
turing plants and the postonicC
closed today and Fulton gave
thousand men to the Paducah'
Fulton.Memphia hi6hwav + A q