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CHURCH OF CHRIST

Services dedicating the new Vine
street Church of Christ will be held
on Sunday morning, April 16, accord
ing to an announcement made Sun
day by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Long.
April 8 was originally set as the date,
but this was changed in order to Sc
cure Rev. George L. Snively of Lewis
ton, H., as speaker Of the day.
Rev. Snively holds rather unique
position among the ministers of the
Church of Christ For the past ten
years he has devoted his time almost
exclusively to the dedication of
churches TO such an extent that his
services must be sought months
ahead. His marked ability in this
line has given him national reputa-
tion among the members both of his
own and other churches.
The church which Rev. SniveIy will
dedicate is one of the architectural
monuments of the city of Mt. Vernon.
It is the most spacious and commod.
ious religious edifice in the city and
is capable of seating larger mum
Der of people than any other struc-
ture, religious or otherwise, in the
city. The building committee, of
which DR.. Joseph Wenger is chair
man, was assured of finances before
the church was started, and its hand
ling of everything has brought much
credit to it.
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FARMERS MEETING
AT FREDERICKTOWN

There will be farmers meeting
held in the council chamber in Fred
ericktown on Thursday, Feb. II, at l
o'clock. The purpose of this meeting
is to talk over plans and if possible
to form a farmers cooperative assoc
iation. Cooperate" is the word to-
day. Cooperate in buying, cooperate
in selling. All other trades and pro.
fessions cooperate, why not the
farmers? Come, learn, think, join us.
FARMERS.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
MoAdoo Declines to Run.

Washington, Feb. 14.--Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo made public a
letter ne had written to Chester G.
Platt of Batavia, n. Y, declining to
become a candidate or to permit him
self to be urged for delegate to the
Democratic national convention at St.
Louis. Whether or not this is to be
a policy for all administration off,
cials has not been disclosed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
THREE WILLS
ARE FILED
In One Day In Knox County
Probate Court
Case Of Hardness VS. Gfay
On In Common Pleas
Answer And Cross Petition Is
Filed In A Case
In Which Defendant Sets Up
Two Large Claims
Other Items Of Interest From
Other Items OF Interest From
The Court House

Three wills were filed in probate
Monday as follows:
Ruth p. Strong, late Of Middlebury
township, gives all her estate, both
real and personal, to her stepson,
Wilbur T. Strong, and her stepdaugh-
ter. Elda Strong, share and share
alike. The stepdaughter and the step.
son are named as the executors. The
will was signed July 1S, 1908, in the
presence Of Clarence Blair and L. B.
Alderman.
By the terms of the will of Eliza
beth Taylor, late of College township,
10 acres off her farm in College town
ship goes to her son, Joshua M. Tay-
ior; 10 acres to her son-in-law, George
w. Mohr; and 10 acres to her daugh-
ter, Anna Mohr. All the residue of
the farm she gives to her son, Robert
T. Taylor. All the household articles
are to be divided among the above
named, with the exception of the
kitchen furniture, which she gives to
Anna Mohr and Robert T. Taylor.
Joshua M. Taylor is named as the ex-
ecutor. The will was signed October
%, 1909, and was witnessed by Jo-
seph Wagner and Eva M. Glenn.
According to the provisions of the
last will and testament of Mary r.
Ewers, late of F'redericktown, togeth-
er with codicil, the following dispo-
sition is made of her estate: TO her
grandson, Edward J. Blackburn, the
sum of $500 and certain personal ar
ticles, to her great grandson, Ray X.
Blackburn, the sum of $100, to her
greatgrandson, Boyd Blackburn, $100,
and to her granddaughter-in-law
Bertha Blackburn, a set of dishes.
All the residue of her estate the tes-
tatrix gives to her only child, Cenith
A. Blackburn. The daughter is named
as the executrix. The will was sign
ed February 16, 1910, and was wit
messed by Sephona Darling and L. B.
Ackerman, while the codicil was
signed August 20, 1912, in the pres.
ence of Artie Morrow and L. B. Ack-
erman.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
BILLIARD STARS AT NEWARK

Newark, N. ], Feb. 14-Firmin
Cassignol of France, Leonard Howl
son OF Canada, Welker Cochran OF
Chicago and Roy Ream of Newark
are the contestants in the 1872 balk
line professional tournament which
opens here today, Cassignol makes
his debut in American tournaments
and his showing will determine
whether he will secure a match with
Willie Hoppe.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
UNCLAIMED MAIL

To avoid delay in delivery have
your mail addressed to street and
p. o. box or general delivery.
The following letters remain un-
claimed in the Mt. Vernon post-ofica:s
Advertised Feb. IA. 1s1e-
Collins, B. II.
Davis, Mrs Anna M.
Egelston, Hiram j. 3
Fosburg, Mrs. Onie
Horn, Samuel b. b
Jackson, Mrs. Hattie
Kirkpatrick, Sam !
Mcfarland, Mrs. y
McKinzie, Mrs. Ella y
Morgan, Mrs. II.
Sheldon, John y
Smith, Alvain
Stackhouse, Miss Mary ?
Walker, Mrs. Carrie ].
s. G. DOwDS, Postmaster.
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TO GIVE READINGS

In the society section of Sundays
Columbus Dispatch, there appeared a
large cut of Mrs. Besse Patterson
Chrisman of Chillicothe, formerly of
Mt. Vernon, together with the infor-
nation that Mrs. Chrisman would ap-
pear in Columbus shortly in series
of interesting poetic readings.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
ATTEMPT TO DiSBAR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Los Angeles, Feb. 14-Hearing of
testimony in the disbarment proceed
ings brought against Barclay Meow
an, district attorney of Kern county,
by the Bar Association of that coun-
ty, was begun today, before Judges
Conrey, Shaw and James of the dis
trict court of appeals.
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DINE NATIONAL coMMANDERY
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Army
and Navy Military Order of the Span
ish-American War will tender a din
ner tonight in honor of the officers of
the national commandery, who are
in session here.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15

BY a former order of the court, the
clerk of courts was ordered to pay
these claims as soon as they were es-
tablished and the amounts set forth
by the defendant in his answer and
cross petition. The attorney for the
defendant Is Frank o. lowering.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
KENYON DEFEATED

Miami defeated Kenyon in basket
ball at Oxford Saturday night by the
score of 25 to 20. The game was
slow and neither team showed much
class.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
real ESTATE

AGENTS LIKE TO HAVE THEIR
CUSTOMERS BORROW MONEY
FROM
!. The Buckeye State Building and
Loan Company, Rankin Building.
22 West Gay street. Columbus, O..
2. For the reasons
3. That the Buckeye is prompt in
appraisements,
4. And gives good terms to borrow
ers
o. When the security is sufficient.
6. The Buckeye loans only on first
mortgage on homes and farms.
Z. Assets over $1O,OOO,OOO. Five per
cent paid on time deposits.
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Answer and Cross Petition

In the case of B. M. Critchfield, ad-
ministrator, VS.. Frank McGugin ct al,
an answer and cross petition has
been filed in the court Of common
pleas in which the defendant sets up
two claims, one for s705.3S and one
for $4S2.91, which he says is due him
as administrator of E. A. McElroy,
and asks the clerk Of courts to pay
the administrator the above sum, and
for a decree terminating the trust.
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Common Pleas Court

In the case of Alonzo Chapman, ex-
ecutor, VS.. Alonzo Chapman ct al, the
bond of the executor has been APP
proved and public sale ordered.
At 8 o'clock Monday morning the
case of Harkness vs.. Gray was re-
sumed in common pleas court before
Judge Blair.
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Ford's Latest.

Detroit. Feb l4.-Henry Ford is
about to launch a countrywide cam.
paign OF newspaper and magazine ad-
vertising against the program for big
expenditures OIL naval and military
forces now before congress.
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NEW ORLEANS OPENS
NEW r. r. TERMINAL

New Orleans, Feb. 1.-THE new
terminal owned jointly by the Texas
and Pacific and the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain was opened to trains
today, and will be thrown open to
the public tomorrow.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
MEET AT BOSTON

Boston, Feb. 14-National parks
and their needs will be discussed at
the annual meeting of the American
Society of Landscape Architects, who
meet here today.
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Executor Appointed

r. A. Russell has been appointed
executor of Susan Russell. Bond $500
In surety company. No appraise-
ment.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
Additional Bond Filed

In the estate Of David Chapman an
additional bond in the sum of $1,000
has been filed by Alonzo Chapman,
the administrator. The sureties are
Charles w. Harrison, James Davis
and G. d. Morey.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15
Guardian Appointed

Fred w. Kahrl has been appointed
guardian Of Robert Curran, an imbe-
cile. Bond $4,000, with surety in a
bonding company.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-15

Marriage License
Harry Marion Coad, laborer, and
loretta Amelia Frye, both OF Mt. ver-
non. The Rev. ]. A. Long.
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Deeds Filed
Riley Kirby to G. r. Owens, parcel
in Mt. Liberty, $500.
Bert l.. Barnes to L. G. Walker,
1870 acres in Hilliar, $3.50.
Moses ]. Morrow to Henry Faul-
haber, parcel in Clinton, 81.
Albert Dalrymple to William A.
Dalrymple, parcel in Mt. Vernon, ST..
Jesse Myers to George Sleeman,
IL acres in Pleasant, 81.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25
TEACHERS TO
/ ATTEND INSTITUTE
Entertainment Committee
Il is Planning Enjoyable
Social Sessions.

4 At least three hundred teachers are
expected q! attend the Marion county
institute which begins at the Miller
school next Monday and the commit
tee recently appointed for the enter.
fainment Of the visitors are planning
Ia number Of interesting social even.
tngs for the teachers. Monday night,
beginning at eight o'clock, the first
social session will be held in the MIL
der school and probably Mayor Bowen
ywfl deliver the welcoming address to
the teachers at that time. Thursday
evenings program will likely be the
most enjoyable Of the entire week as
II Is TO be musical night and a splen.
did program, of instrumental and vocal
numbers Is now being worked out.
County Superintendent Toothman is
now working on the schedule for the
week and this program will likely be
announced tomorrow. The three not.
cd institute instructors engaged for
the week are H. H. Heller, superin.
tendent OF schools In Mansfield. o.;
Edward sRynearson, q teacher In one
OF the Pittsburgh High schools, and
Francis Wheeler. noted teacher and
musician from Newcastle, Pa.
Following are the members Of the
nonmittee who are in charge OF the en-.
tertatnment of the visitors: Misses
Beryl Morgan, Catherine Barry, Ivy
Heston, Caroline Barnes, Jessie Sni.
der, Estelle Hamilton, Nell Marley
and Blanche Henry.
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CIVILIANS KILLED
BY RA|D|NG zEPS
People Watched Battle Be.
tween Air Craft and Ar
tillery.
'(By Associated Press,

q icy Associated Pressl
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Details OF the
raid by hostile airships which crossed
the east and southeast coast of Eng.
land between midnight and 8 o'clock
this morning and disclosed by the Off.
cia1 statement OF the war office show
that nine persons are reported to have
been injured, some MORALLY.
Three persons were killed and sew.
oral injured by a Zeppelin which
dropped a large number of bombs in
the n%eighborhood of a town on the
southeast coast Of England early to.
day says a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. Several houses
were damaged.
At another place on the southeast
coast many bombs were dropped, one
fell into q railroad station yard and
demolished some railing while anoth.
hr bomb completely wrecked a dairy
nearby.
A. Central News dispatch says there
We excitement in a town on the
Thames estuary at one O'Clock this
morning when news was received OF
the approach of a Zeppelin.
Mist obscured the raider but It could
be seen approaching from the coast.
After lowering over the town for some
time 1t passed toward the west. Short.
" afterward a series of violent explo.
sBioIs followed by c%annonading shook
buildings and lighted the sky. The
people thronged the street calmly
watching these operations which last.
ed half an hour.
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JACKSON STREET
5(Continued from page i.

This method had to be abandoned,
however, on account Of the flames
gushing ten feet out Of the seven front
windows. No firemen was able to
gain entrance this way and 1t was nee
essary to play the hose from the street
into the windows. The stream had a
terrific pressure and took window glass
and sill and everything in it's way to
reach the flames. The fremen inside
stood or smouldering floors while
working their hoses until the water
fell In such quantities that upon their
departure there were several feet OF
water In each room.
The fire department received its call
at 1923 and was at the fire at 11:25
o'clock. The truck lost one minute
crossing the Main street at Monroe
on account ~ ( street car failing to
stop as 1t shauld have done. The fire.
men worked their gong and siren and
motioned and shouted to the motor.
man to hold up but he failed to stop IN
time. 1t was necessary for the bulky
truck to make a sharp turn at that
point to keep from striking the car
and perhaps injuring many besides
OBTAINING the firemen. The East Side
truck was delayed several minutes due
TO the horses refusing to pull the hills
on the East Side.
The amount Of damage has not been
estimated but 1t will run into thous-
ands, party covered by insurance.
Within five minutes over a thousand
people had gathered to watch the
progress OF the flames. The crowd
was amply held by Chief of Police
Harr and Blaine Borgess..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25

New Bill at colonial-The Hutchin.
son Musical Comedy company, now
showing at the Colonial, is putting on
a class of show that is entirely new
to the patrons Of that theatre. The
company is presenting the best comedy
and musical numbers in such a man.
ner that they are drawing good houses
for every performance. The program
for the last OF the week will consist
of ten new songs and good clean com.
edy, worked into one Of Americas most
famous farces in such a way as to
make the show most pleasing and In
teresting.
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ADMITS KILLING A MAYOR.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. U.s.
Mrs. Emma Creascy, wife Of Irwin
Greasy, came from Eskdale to Charles.
ton today to give $4,000 bond for her
appearance to answer to an indict.
ment. She admits having fired the
shot which CEASED the death Of T. l..
Tincher, mayor of Eskdale. She told
the judge, In whose court her case
VIII be carried in event she is indict-
ed. that she fired through a door at
her home, n Of five shots hitting
Tincher. She says that Tincher who
roomed there, had Just fired at a man
who had passed through the back yard,
and that following that shooting she
was excited and supposed some one
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Robert j. johnson
Buried at 0aklawn

Funeral services over the body Of
Robert ]. Johnson, aged Al, whose
death occurred on Wednesday morn.
ing at his home at Rivesyille. were
held this morning at ten o'clock from
the family residence and intermcnt
was made in the oaklawn cemetery On
Pharaoh's run by Undertaken Eli Mus.
grave and Son. The members Of Rives.
vile Castle, Knights Of the Golden
Eagle, of which organization the de.
ceased was a member, attended the
funeral.
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Town Talk

To Baltimore-s. S. C%ochrane, West
Virginia manager OF the Owens Bottle
Machine Co., and G. W. Dudderer, o;
the Clarksburg Board Of Trade. are in
Baltimore today to confer with the OF.
ficials OF the B. & o. in regard to the
carly beginning of the new railroad
bridge that is contemplated across :he
West Fork where the present plant
Of the Owens company is located and
where the new and larger plant IN this
state is to be built.
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70 WARRINGTON.

Misses Mary Burns, Florence Dean,
Edna Miller, Estelle Hamilton and
Miss Frances Kinsey, the after OF
Keyser, went to Warrington this even.
ing where they will be guests at a par.
y 70 be given tonight by Miss Frances
Eurbee. at the home of her parents,
MI. and Mrs. F. E. Furbee, in honor Of
her cousin, Mrs. Roy Adler, nee Fur.
bee, whose marriage was an event OF
the early summer.
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.l,962,5O0 People
In West Virginia

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Aug. rs
Based on the enumeration of school
children for the year 1867 made by
the department of free schools, the
population of West Virginia is 1852.
500. This Is an increase of 141, 300
since 1910.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25

einsamon Home comins-W. A.
Crowl, secretary OF tho Bingamon
committee, announces today that the
Bingamon Home Coming day will be
held this year at Martins church, on
Bingamon creek September 10. Large
numbers Of visitors are expected and
well filled baskets will help to make
the day enjoyable.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25

Poultry JournaI-one of the most
faithful attendants at the fair this
year was George A. Rinehart who rep.
resents Poultry Success, Of Springfield,
Ohio. Mr.. Rinehart was present at
the poultry show and made many
friends among the Marion county fan.
ciers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25

Change Of Car Route-A temporary
change Of tho Fairmont and Locust
avenue car routes will be made this
evening so as not to interfere with the
crowd at the Presbyterian church cor.
ner stone laying. Manager E. d.
Moore. of the traction company IN.
nounced today that the 6:15, $3.50 and
6:45 cars would use Jefferson street
instead Of Madison street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-25

Delivering Silos-C. W. Hawkins, Of
the Indiana Silo company, is today
unloading a car load OF silos for deliy.
cry to the farmers in this section.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-20
GOVERNMENT May
TAKE over ROADS

st. Louis. July 1s.-Asserting that
the United States government Is bet.
ter prepared now than ever before to
operate the railways Of the country. ].
J. Keegan, commissioner Of the de-
partment Of labor. predicted the gov.
ernment would take over the roads
should the four great railway brother.
hood calls strike Of their members.
Mr.. Keegan said that once the gov.
ernment took charge Of the roads the
men would 90 to work Immediately. He
based this assertion on the fact that
the government has 'long recognized
the eight.hour day. one Of the bones
Of contention in ,the present contro.
versy between men and employers.
Mr.. Keegan. who il in St Louis as
mediator between the Missouri Pacific
and its tracknen. who threaten to
strike. would not say plans had been
formulated to take over the roads
However. he said. according to his in
formation. this step cannot be avoid
ed II the men leave their posts. He
said he was practically certain that
the four brotherhoods would vote to
strike
The Oakes times., 1916-07-20
CONGRESS PLANNING
TO QUIT BY AUG. 20

Washington. July 1S.-Adjournment
Of congress not later than Aug. 20 was
agreed ON tentatively by the senate
Democrats in CAUCUS to revise their
legislative program with . view to
bringing the session to an early close.
A resolution unanimously adopted
directs the Democratic steering com.
mittee to prepare q program and to
include In It a. most urgent and de.
manding Rrst consideration the follow.
ing measures:
Appropriation bills, government
shipping. revenue. workmen's compen.
sation. corrupt practices. Philippine
self-government. Civil and Spanish
war pension bills and bill to onlarge
the interstate commerce commission.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-20
Il NARROW ESCAPE
From the Independent

Last Saturday evening during
the storm. Jack Anderson had
little experience that he says he
does not wish to try over. He
was out in the machine shed when
lightning struck the building, tear
ing out one end of it and doing a
10 tof other things that only light
ming can do, and then it took a
wallop at Jack. He said it all hap
pened so quickly that a few things
might have slipped by, but he
knows he was thrown about the
shed in a lively manner, finally
coming up alongside his car with
such force that he was laid out
lengthwise on the ground. He
was paralyzed from his waist down
on his right side was able to drag
himself to the door and call to his
brother for help. He has number
OF burnt places on his arms, hands,
legs and feet which look like holes
punched with a red hot pin. He
was up and around in few hours
afterward, but he was pretty weak.
Nordahl Erickson lost two horses
and Joe Pazandak lost a cow in
the same storm. The net result, be-
side that explained above, was a
side that explained above, was a
two and a half inch rain for Full
lerton and a small hail loss for Ed.
Dahl, besides a postponed base ball
game between the Feds and the
LaMoure White Sox. This game
will come off Sunday, July goth.
The Oakes times., 1916-07-20
Forces Now Mobilizins Not Going
South Until Fully Equipped.

Washington. July 1s.-The war de.
partment has sent orders to all depart
ment commanders to delay transpor-
tation to the border of national guard
organizations. now mobilizing. until
they are fully equipped and organized.
The effect of this order will be to
revoke ruling issued when the Mexi-
can situation was acute, waving cer-
tain requirements. The new order af-
fects about $4,000 men now held in
the various state camps
The Oakes times., 1916-07-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our thanks
to the friends and neighbors who
helped us so much through our re-
cent bereavement and for the
beautiful flowers given. We wish
especially to thank the l. O. O. r.
and Rebekah lodges for the cour-
tesies extended to US.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Marsh.