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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28

Would leave a balance OFFS 256.7A
| To the credit of the light fund anG
| said fund would still owe the gen
eral fund S412.37.
Respectfully,
]. w. HEAP, Treas.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and
| Board of Aldermen:
That the recommendations of j.
w. Heap, Town Treasurer, for the
issuance of vouchers for the trans
fer of funds, as per his statement
above, be adopted. Moved by r.
H. Jones, seconded by P. CHASER and
duly carried, the above and fOrego-
ing resolution be passed.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Town of
Melville, La, that the town shall
pay from its Improvement fund to
electric light plant
the sum OF one
and 5O-i00 $3.50 dollars per
month for each street light in the
town.
Moved by G. A. Long, seconded by
R. Il. Jones and duly carried, that
the above and foregoing resolution
be passed.
The following resolution was in
troduced:
AN ORDINANCE NO. So
An ordinance authorizing the May
or to contract a loan? Of Five
Hundred (S50000) Dollars, with
the Merchants g. Farmers Bank
of Melville, La, for the purpose
of paying salaries and other gen
eral expenses, and providing for
the payment of same, by antici-
pating the excess of the Towns
revenues. over and above thence
essary, usual and statutory
charges.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Melville that in view
OF the pressing necessity for sur
ficient funds to pay salaries and
other necessary expenses until the
1915 taxes become due and are suf-
ficiently paid to the said munich
that the Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized and emnow-
cred to borrow from the Merchants
and Farmers Bank of Melville, the
sum of Five Hundred {S5O0.O0) dol
lars. and to represent which he is
further authorized to execute by
and on behalf Of the town of Mel
Vile a promissory note in favor OF
said bank, payable January is, 1916,
bearing eight per cent per annum
interest from maturity until paid.
md to contain other usual clauses,
Sec. Be it further ordained.
stc., that in order to secure the
payment of said note in principal |
interest and attorneys fees there is
dedicated, attributed and !
let apart all of the excess reye-
lues of the municipality OF Mel
lille, over and above the usual
customary and statutory charges
! sad municipality. such excess
9i5. and which is hereby taken as
he basis OF the anticipation and
dedication, the sum OF Two Thou
Seven Hundred and Fifty
hree l$2. $4,000 dollars.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28

WANTED capable music
teacher in Opelousas to teach for
US. Will pay salary. Address
Dept. Christensen School
OF Popular Music. 707-09 Canal St.
Orleans, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28

typer cent and costs and penalty
added.
The mortgage creditors are here
by notified that if the property To-
be sold is not redeemed, the sale
thereof when recorded in the con-
veyance or mortgage office shall
operate as a cancellation of all
conventional and judicial merit
cages thereon.
]. G. CORNER, Tax Collector.
aug 28-6t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28
MELVILLE PROCEEDINGS.

Melville, La, Aug. 18th, 1915.
By the order of the Honorable II
S. Joseph, Mayor of the Town oil
Melville, La, / issue this his order
calling a special meeting Of tbs
Board of Aldermen Of the Town Oh
Melville, La, for the purpose oil
rendering a report of the findings
of the Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer,
of the present finances of the Town
of Melville; and for such other
business as will be necessary for
arranging for further finances.
Therefore, take notice that a
special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen will be held for tile above
purpose on Friday. August 20. 1915,
at 7:30 o'clock P. NJ.
Attest: LYMAN H. LYONS, Clerk.
H. S. JOSEPH, Mayor.
We the undersigned members az
the Board of Aldermen of the Town
of Melville, La, do hereby accept
service for the call of q special
meeting of the said Board for the
purpose of: above mentioned.
Signed by the following members:
Lyman Fl. Lyons,
Peter CHASER.
R. II. Jones,
C. A. Long,
w. T. Smith.
Melville, La, Aug. %, 1915.
A special meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen was held Oh the above
date, present, H. S. Joseph, Mayor,
presiding; Aldermen G. A. Long, r.
II. Jones, P. Chaser and L. II. I,y-
ons. Absent: w. T. Smith.
The following report IA sub
mitted:<
Melville, La, Aug. 20, 1915.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of Melville, La.
Gentlemen: To straighten out
the General Fund and the Electric
Light Fund the following will have
to be done:
The council will have to author
ize the transfer of Si52f.45 to the
Electric Light fund. A voucher
will have to be drawn for same
and the amount credited to the
plant fund.
The council will have to author
ize a voucher to be drawn agaist
the electric light plant
for S2034.09 and this
amount will then be
placed to the credit of the general
fund; a statement covering this
amount is attached hereto. The
town will be unable to charge this
amount against the light plant for
the present as same will overdraw
their account and will leave them
without any funds.
The town will only be able to
charge the light plant with q. part
of this amount which will be
Si62i.72 then this fund will still
owe the towns general fund s4i2.-
81. This amount can then be
charged to the plant from time to
when they have the funds to
pay same. Each transfer must be
authorized by the council. These
transfers after being made will en-
the town to pay all bills that
have to be charged to the general
fund for the last month.
Respectfully,
j. w. HEAP, Treas.
Melville, La, Aug. 90, 1915.
Financial Statement of the Mel
lille Electric Light System:
Total amount received and
credited TO the account of
the electric light plant
from June ii, 1915, to Au-
gust 90, f9t5.............S 79i. so
Total amount of vouchers
paid and charged to this
account from June II,
1915, to Aug. 90, t9i5.... 1859
Balance in bank ..........S 356.01 !,
Amount due the electric
light plant by the Town of
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-08-28
Sf877.46

IOGdI.. .s.. .... .... .sssWIUT Thu
Amount due the general
fund by the electric light
fund, as per statement at
tached hereto is $2034.09
charging this amount as
part payment -. s. ..Si62l.72
, 1915-12-23

- NE day. sure enough. not long
afterward. Miss Burte tripped
into Rodney's Office and handed
him something which had not
yet become common In the company's
routine-namely. a letter with a for
eign stamp and postmark. The three
partners were standing about as usual
when this dramatic little incident oc-
CURED. Mary vas willing to bet it
was another bill, and Peale asked what
odds she was giving-would they be
as high as 100 to 1? Rodney in the
meantime, who had opened the epistle
and been reading 1t, shouted out:
"Hurrah, hurrah! It's from the coun-
tess"
They had pinned their hopes to the
countess Partisan skirts, and here she
was coming back again In the nick of
time. Luck was with them.
What Ices she say?" asked Mary,
much excited, while Peale grabbed the
letter and exclaimed in disgust, when
he had glanced at 1t. "Oh. French
stuff"
She says she was delayed abroad,
but that she's due IN the Northumber-
land this morning and that she's com
ing to see U at IL"
Its half past IL now" Mary sighed.
"Oh, dear. She's late"
Fear not" said Peale. Remember,
though a countess, she is still a wo-
man. Give her time"
Does she say anything about the
S15,OOO?' asked Mary, to which Rod
ney was obliged 70 answer, NO"
Peale, however, had a bunch every
thing was going to be all right. I'm
luckily Miss Burke punctured 1t by en-
tering and saying Mr.. Jones, the ad.
man, was here to see him and seemed
very angry.
My bunch is wrong" said Peale.
Here's where we take an a%eroplane
and dig n hole right through the cell
ing"
Keep a stiff upper lip" Rodney coun-
seled.
"Oh, sure, I'm full Of starch" Peale
retOrted.
Coco luck, Rodney" said Mary.
Don't worry-Pve got a way 30
5Quaie I'LL, hOuuey uHs WeTtu.
They looked forward to the countess
and her $4,000, and instead here was
Jones again with his advertising bill.
Such were the ways OF business life.
A colorless, unprepossessing person
enough vas Jones, but In truth the
soap trio would have been poor judges
Of any mans personal magnetism who
came on Jones errand. To them he
was just the man with the advertising
bill.
He entered quite boldly, allowing
he'd come right in and not wait to be
, 1915-12-23

%per1enced bill collector.
There was nothing to do but receive
him bravely.
Why, hello, Mr.. JONES'" said Rod
ney genially, pretending to be quite
glad and surprised to see him.
How are you, Jack?' began Peale.
He ever tried to shake Jones' hand,
but was thrown off roughly.
You may be in the soap business,
but cut out the soft soap with me-"
was his unsympathetic comment.
where's my money! Have you
got itT'
"why-er-the fact Isl Rodney be-
gan.
That means you haven't"
well. you see
Bury the stall, bury It," said Jones
brutally. do you think you can put
me of? You can bet your blooming
you good. I think this whole concern
is bunk. and I'm on my way to the
sheriff now"
Rodney grew provoked.
81 don't carr for hat kind of loud
talk. Drop it" he said sternly.
Drop It," repeated Peale.
'whatg' exclaimed Jones In surprise.
he said drop it," repeated Peale.
Rodney stumbled on:
Its simply that / haven't had time
to examine FOUR bill IN detail. This
afternoon. however. r.
"Old stuff. old stufr.- Jones scoffed.
But something gave Rodney a new
resolve.
MEANWHILE he went on, I'm give
you a'check for $500 on account" he
said. II presume that will be salts
factory. won't itT"
UNDERGRADUATES Jones STAN
mered, taken aback, and Rodney turn
ed to Peale and added:
"You understand, Mr.. Peale, that not
Il cent of that $4,000 we appropriated
Tor our October advertising campaign
Is to go to himT"
Absolutely" said Peale. This was
q great word with Ambrose. %pronounc-
ed always with a strong accent on the
"loot."
Jones vas impressed.
Now, Mr.. Martin. I'll admit I'm
hasty tempered. I'm sorry l made a
mistake, but a contract is a contract,
and he began.
Here's your check. Good day." said
Rodney.
But, MI. Martin
"Show Mr.. Jones out" Rodney went
OH to Peale, who obeyed with glee.
Come on, Jack. This way to the
elevator" he said.
Poor Mary had observed this scene
with renewed dismay.
"Oh, deart' she said. you've only
got us into more difficulty. You know
there's no money in the bank"
But the check won't go through the
clearing house until tomorrow morn
Ing, and by then We'll have the $4,000
from the countess" protested Rodney
Peale looked at his watch and won
dered where the countess was.
'Tll bet she sank In midocean," he
predicted dolefully. Wasn't that Just
the way with money when you wanted
1t? So things always went, 1t seemed,
when they needed cash. They had
looked forward so eagerly and so long
to that $4,000 francs, and instead they
had entertained a dun, a very vulgar
and demonstrative dun at that.
Rodney could not pretend he liked
| such scenes and said so with some
yigor. Even Peale looked a little sym
pathetic and forgot to spout his adver'
Using gospel.
, 1915-12-23
CHAPTER TX.
Sowing the Wind.

Sowing the Wind.
~ NE day. sure enough. not long
afterward. Miss Burte tripped
into Rodney's Office and handed
him something which had not
, 1915-12-23

you'd make a wonderful expert ac-
eouptant." said Mary sc%ornfully.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
INTEREST N CAMPAIGN
SLIGHT, SAYS tlLYS0N

Norfolk, Aug. 24.---Lieu.enanf- Gov
ernor j. Taylor El,yson. who was In
Norfolk in his capacity as State chair
man of tho Democratic party to ar
range for the election OF the Norfolk
County committee on September rs.
has recently returned from visits to
many parts OF the State in the interest
Of his candidacy for governor. He has
been In the Southwest, in the Valley
section, in Southwest Virginia, Lynch
burg and in Norfolk. On Labor Day
ne will deliver an address at the
Buckroe Beach celebration of the day.
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson held
conferences with sorne of his friends
here. after completing the Official
duties that brought him to Norfolk.
and was much encouraged by as
suranees he received of support In his
campaign for the Democratic moran n
ton for governor.
Little interest is being taken by the
State at large in the campaign, and
Mr.. Ellyson. The people. he sssk. have
just been through a series OF k4esrest-
ing local fights and t1ey refuse to be
excited about a campaign that In two
years in the future. THE friends of
each candidate are interested. Of
course" he said, "anC are working
have friends In the various sub
divisions of the State who are working
for me, but / do not anticipate any
widespread interest in the campaign
until some time later"
Mr.. Ellyson addressed an audience
OF about 5000 people at New Market
last Friday. the occasion being the
big Shenandoah Valley picnic. Con-
gresham James Hay was the orator
of the day, but there were other
speakers, among whom Mr.. Ellyson
was one. He made a number of
friends there, he said
Mr., Ellyson said that 1t appeared to
him that President Wilson will have
a walk-over for denomination and re-
election mex: year. n othing but death,
he though, can stand between Mr..
Wilson and another term.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
The Virginian Free
Shopping Service

III for any reason you cannot do
-FOUR own shopping, we will pro-
cssrr for you any article advcr-
Used In our paper.
Read these rules before you give
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Uer upon receipt Of cheque or
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k&nd on reccipt OF your order will
Nurchase for you III cheque OF
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= m inrlosesd, II you live In small
4cWn, mention the name Of the
ceanay.
Correspondents must remember
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axes reach THE yirginian- Shop
Ier the day the sale takes place, the
D0<Is cannot be secured as adycr-
E6c0.
10 charge for services of "vfr-
lnianv shopper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
BOYDTON.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian. J
Boydton, Va. Aug. 24.--H. +.
Hutcheson returned nome this week
from a trip to Southwest Virginia
where he has been attending The
/ Clerks Association for Virginia which
met in Pulaski City, Va. Mr.. Hutche.
son reports most pleasant visit 10
the Southwest. He returned by way
of Lexington. Va, there visiting the
Virginia Military Institute. He states
that the statue OF General Stone
WALL Jackson, the recent gift OF Sir
Moses Ezekiel to the institute is a
of General Jackson. and is the subject
of much compliment by those who
knew General jackson personally
Mr.. T. r. Witt, of Richmond. Va,
who has been the recent guest OF
Peter p. Homes. has returned to his
home in Richmond.
Mrs. Taylor Ham and Miss Rather
yne Ham, who have been visiting in
Boydton have returned to their home
in Norfolk
Judge and Mrs. Franz. of Knox
=, Vile, Tenn, have been the recent
guests OF Mrs. Franz's people in Boyd
| ton. Mrs. Franz was formerly Miss
Mabel Goode. of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt Laird, of Green's
| boro. N c.. have been visiting in Boyd
| ton this week.
! Miss Mamie Jeffreys. Of Chase City
and Miss Minette Pearson. of New
! York, passed through here recently,
/ en- route to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
| Thomas Taylor. where they will visit
| for a while.
| Miss Helen Halsell, OF Laurel, Miss.
who has been the recent guests OF
| Miss Alice Faulkner. has returned to
| the home OF her uncle, Mr.. Austin
/ Skipwith.
| Mr.. c. ]. Faulkner spent Monday
in Richmond on business.
Honorable George f. Allen, of Vic
| toria, Va, senator elect from Twenty
| eighth Senatorial District, spent We'd
| nesday In Boydton on business.
| Rev H. N. Tucker la spending the
week at Virginia Beach with his pa
rents, Bishop and Mrs. B. r. Tucker
| Miss Josephine Brown has been the
recent guest OF Miss Mario Homes.
| Messrs Thomas F. Goode and Sidney
| johnson are spending some time al
| Atlantic City.
Miss Margaret Lee Upchurch has
| been the recent guest of Miss Alice
Baskerville.
| Mr. b. r. witherspoon and daugh-
ter, Lucy Homes are the guests OF
relatives here for some time.
Mrs. r. E. Cogbill and children, who
have been visiting relatives in Yer
mont, have returned to their home
I here.
| DIR. and Mrs. II. F. Johnson are visit
F., ing In Albemarle County this week
/. Mr. Earl Brown, of Richmond, Is
visiting John w. DuRer here.
! Mrs G. w. Coleman and daughter
/ left for Roanoke, Va: this week where
/ they will join her husband. MIR. c. w
| Coleman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
News From All Sections Of Virginia
FATHERS SLAYER
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

Winchester. Aug. z4.--William Jen.
nings Bryan Brown, the youth WHO
confessed TO killing his father, John
w. Brown. OF Main. Frederick County.
on August Q, was prevented from COM
hitting suicide In Jail by Walter
Banks, q negro. who was in jail
charged with shooting and killing
Peter Myers, at Middletown. Banks
sa young Brown draw large packet
knife. apparently with the intention
of stabbing himself. The negro called
the sheriff and told him what he had
seen.
Brown denied having knife. but
the officer took the bedtick from his
cell Il. The yard. ripped il open, and
found concealed a long and flat two
blaaed knife. One blade was over
fcvr &chU long and nearly an inch
vAh The other had been filed into
the form of &pwer.
Brown hsa the knife ssnceeled un-
der his garter when @AaEbed SaAur-
day night. He is repsvse& to kmve
threatened suicide IL swrsnped.
Brown and his father haA beea
at daggers points since Mrs Brown
was ordered away from home recently.
is known. II became known that the
father was returning from his woods
after hewing timber on the morning
of August 3. when NE was shot. The
son, II In said, was hid near where he
had dug shallow grave. AS the
father approached the boy stepped out
and fired one bullet from rifle.
Brown, according 10 the sons confess
sion. threw up his arms, exclaiming,
"Oh. have mercy on me-" The boy
fired again. the bullet entering the
fathers heart. 1t IL reported that Of
ficers expect TO arrest others as ac-
completes of young Brown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
PATIENT WATCHES SURGEON
OPERATE FOR APPENDICITIS

Abingdon. Aug. 24.--James Mason,
of Glade Spring, Va. underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Abb
ingdon Hospital without the admins
.tration OF anaesthetics and during the
operation watched the surgeon at
work. On account of the physical con-
dition of Mason no anaesthetics was
administered. only cocaine being used
locally. The operation was performed
by DIR. James C. Motley. the house
surgeon. and required some time. ow.
ing to the serious condition of the
appendix. but the patient experienced
no pain and Immediately rallied and
felt better after the operation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
CONNECTS NORFOLK
CHAIRMEE on PRIMARY.

Norfolk. Aug. Estate Chairman
~. Taylor Ellyson. of Richmond, met
here vita DIR. r. g. Hope. member OF
the State committee from the Second
Congressional District; Curtis Old
chairman OF the Norfolk County Dem
ocratic committee: Maurice Long
chairman OF the Norfolk County.
Strathmore and others representing
both factions OF the party In the coun-
" to select the judges for the cleo
ton of September 20 of members OF
the county committee.
Chairman Eliyson made up list of
all the voting precincts in the county
and after Mr.. Old, representing the
Fusion faction, had won the toss. he
selected two judges for Bethel pre-
cinct, and Mr.. Long selected one. The
Straightout representation then select
ed two for Bells Mills. the next pre-
cinct on the list and the Fusion rep
resentative selected one. This was re-
peated until the entire list of judge
had been selected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
Has seen Haicy's Comet Twice.

Abingdon. Aug. 24.-Abingdon's old
est white resident. Mrs. Mary f. p.
Barr. on Thursday. August ls, cele-
brated the sixty-third anniversary OF
her marriage TO DR.. w. F. Barr, de-
ceased. Mrs. Barr Is eighty-eight years
of age, having been born In August,
1897, and was married I'm 1852. She
has always resided in Abingdon, and
il the only living mAnber of her I'M
mediate family, of which she was az
ways considered the most delicate in
health. Mrs. Barr relates with vivid
ness many interesting incidents rela-
tive 10 the early history of Abing-
don. She remembers when the streets
OF Abingdon were made of foot logs.
She has lived to see Haley's comet
twice. and recalls clearly the scenes
in Abingdon during the period of the
falling stars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25

Driver and Young Woman BADLY In
jured Near Winchester.

Winchester, Aug. 24.--Miss yir-
ginia Lemley and Lemuel Yew. Stras-
burg. were severely injured Monday
when their automobile backed down a
steep embankment on the Shenandoah
Valley pike near the entrance to the
Capon Springs road.
Miss Lemley was hurled through the
Windshield when the car struck the
bottom.
They had stopped to allow Miss
Ruth Pingley and Roy Fahnestosk TO
aliEht and when Yew cranked the
machine II backed over the precipice.
Yew was badly cut and bruised in
trying to save Miss Lemley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
MERCHANTS
PROTEST OMITTED TAXES

Alexandria, Aug. 24.-Henry Allen
a special Waterman employed at the
plant OF the Alexandria Fertilizer and
Chemical Company, who shot and
killed Jacob Brooks. colored. was ex-
onerated by a coroner's jury, sum-
moned by DR.. r. NJ. Jones. which met
at Wheatley's undertaking esta blish-
ment and heard the evidence in the
case.
In its verdict the jury set forth that
Brooks was under arrest at the time
and that the policeman shot in self
defense, Brooks having seized Aliens
billy and attacked him.
Fines aggregating $105 were collect
ed in the Police Court as the result of
two porker raids made Saturday by
the police. This included two men
who appeared and were fined $40
each for interfering with the police
in making a raid and one fined for
abusive language, who also was fined
$40.
The proposed fight To test the con-
stitutionaiity of the State law requir-
ing the payment OF omitted taxes was
discussed at length by the Retail
Merchants Association at a meeting
held in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce.
At a mass meeting of the retailers
of the city, held recently. II was de-
cided to test the law requiring the
payment of omitted taxes This was
also discussed by the wholesale mer-
chants. who will join the retailers in
the fight. Attorney II. Noel Garner
has been retained by the retail mer-
chants: Attorney Garner l.. Boothe
will appear for the wholesale mer-
chants. and Attorney James r. Canton.
a former member OF the State LeRisla-
ture. will be associated with both at
torneys. According to a notice recent
ly sent the merchants. the time limit
for making reports to Examiner w.
N Lipscomb expires August rs,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
Murder OF Negro.

Winchester, Aug. ga quarrel over
a woman had fatal ending at Mid
dletown. this county, Sunday. when
Peter Myers. a young Middletown ne
gro. about twenty-one years of age.
died from a bullet wound in his head.
inflicted. II lie alleged. by Walter
Banks. coiored. thirty-five years old.
OF Mount Jackson. Shenandoah Coun-
ty. Banks is now in the jail in this
city charged with the murder of
Myers.