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Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12

Never can tell when you'll mash finger OF
suffer cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared
Thousands rely on DR.. Thomas Electic OIL
Your druggist sells 1t. 25c and SOC.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12

When baby suffers with eczema or some Itch
ing skin trouble, use Doan's Ointment. little
of 1t goes long way and 1t Is safe for children
SOC box at all stores.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12

Is 1t striking commentary on our
stage of civilization that the chief and
continuous boast regarding a million
dollar piece of public construction is that
it was done "without dollar of graft?
As If graft were an inevitable part of any
public work.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12

A recent newspaper article declares
that the platinum setting for jewels has
come to stay. OF course, the price of
platinum having been sent up by the
war TO several times its former value,
that metal will now be used by people
of wealth, who wouldn't think Of using
anything so cheap aud common as gold.
They would have their jewels set in
radium II it were practicable.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12
Civil Service Set Aside

TO MAKE JOBS FOR OBSERVING DEMO
GRATIS
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12
PARTRIDGE DISTRICT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Merrill and SONS
Hsrtrick and Bernard have returned to
their home in Manchester, N. a., after
a few weeks visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Harlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Robinson and
friend, Miss Webber, visited Mrs. Robin.
sons brother, Fremont Field, last week.
Miss Fanny Harlow has returned to
her school in Winthrop, Mass.
Miss Wilma Mason has returned home
from visit to her sister, Mrs. A. G..
Cushmau Of Bethel.
Elmer Cummings has purchased an
automobile of Ripley & Fletcher.
Miss Wilma Mason Is a guest of her
sister, Mrs. j. l.. Barrett.
Miss Ruth Thurlow of South Paris Is
visiting at Frank Perkins.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12
NEW

:. Dress Trimmings, Laces, Plaid and Stripe Silks, New
oupe Wool Dress Goods, Collars, Gloves, etc.
Oxford Democrat., 1916-09-12
West Paris.

Mrs. Martha D. Knight of Boston Is
guest of Mrs. Julia Abbott at c. 81.
Lanes.
Mrs. Arthur Shurtleff of South Paris
has been spending several days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Whitten have "a
guests their son, Ray Whitten, wife and
son Melville, of Boston.
Mrs. Fannie Emmons has been spend
ing several days at Groveton, N. H., with
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Abbie Hayes,
and the family of Loring Roberts.
Karl Hayes of Portland, who has been
working in Boston since the close of his
school year, is expected here soon to visit
with old friends and spend little time
with his grandmother, Mrs. Emmons. at
her rooms at her home here. Mrs. En-
mons and Karl will return to Portland
about the Goth of the month, as Karl
will attend school to finish his last year
of high school course. If everything is
favorable he then hopes to 60 to West
Point for further training.
G. L. Rdlon, c. q. Lane, Jr., L. b.
Penley and G. q. Barker were in Lewis.
ton Friday to attend the Hughes demon
stratiou.
Miss Clara Bacon will leave to-day for
Pennington, where she has position
teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Durham and son
Ray ymond and Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Dun
ham enjoyed pleasant motor trip to
Umbagog Lake last Sunday.
Mrs. Dora Jackson is visiting friends
at Yarmouth.
F. b. Hill and family and Mrs. c. A.
Ridlon are at Camp Evergreen, Locke's
Mills.
Mrs. Frank Ford snd daughter Irma
of Pennsylvania have been guests of her
mother, Mrs. Elisha Emery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mooney of Island
Falls are guests at Mrs. 81. B. Mooney's.
Roscoe Tuell recently had the misfor.
tune to lose one of his span of horses.
The horse got to kicking in the stall, and
getting on to post was 80 badly injured
that he had to be killed. Kittie and her
mate were we'll known horses In this
section, as Mr.. Tuell had driven them on
the hearse for many years, and it is
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
RUSSIA.

PLTR0GEADO, Abri! 24.-Ei tex
to dc Ia COMMUNICATION official dada I
Ia publicidad anoche, dice:
"Duraatc el dia de aver y parte
de Ia noche. el cnnlgo estuvo BON
b]arirando vjoL"gIam"uD" nueslrls j.,
siciorcs en- ei puente de IkskulI. Va
rios aeroplanos ajemanes e~fectuuron
al-uno> yur,os rn Ia ra-!5r IT Dyin<k.
En- el sector del Canal lie Oginski.
cl enemigo emprendi6 varios ataques
con jomhas de gases asfixiantes. Du-
raEse {! dia III grupo de aIemanes
ataco nueSrras posiciones en- e. rio
Schara y habiendose internado en- IN
bosque cercano, fueron sitiados por
nuestras tropas. habicndo quedado
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
FRANCIA.

PARIS. Abri. 2l.-Ej informc of
cial publicado por cl Ministerio de
Ia Guerra, anochc d las Gocc. dice:
Al ~occidcnte del MoSa, ell encmi-
20 cmprendio TN bombardeo de gran
intensidad. contra nuestras posicio.
nes e<tablecidas en- Ia colina numero
3O4.
Al oriente del mencionado rio, y
en- el d~istrito del Woeyre. Sc han es-
tado librando algunos ~encucntros de
artilleria; pero ningunoS combates de
infanlrria han trnjio .u-W. ali.
En- Ia Lorena. en- el sector de
Laintry, nuestra r artilieEias eSruvo
bomhardeando ugorosameate las
obras de defensa de los alemanes as
~tablecidas en- esa region. En- el resto
del frente no han tenido lugar accio-
mes &c importancia,"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
ALEMANlA.

BERLIN. Abril 2i.-El informe
Official pub;icado aver en- csta capt
tai. c. como <iguc;
"Nue,tras t"Opas que ocupu5an las
j"iurhr"a~ ">tar'-..ta> Pc" 81 canine
dc ~LanGcmarck Il lpr1-, Sc vicroI
"h'l@ait> q ,ir>a."iar r-I~ pn>,n"u'~
dcDido a las grandes manufacturers
quo imvaircron csa region Y Que hi
. cicrou impossible l.. conservation &c
dichus trinchcra5 e. nuestro podcr.
al aur de St. Flo:, los ins'cscs
em~prcno;"ron in fucrle ataquc con
Cranadas dc maHo; pcro fucron oh!i-
calos q rctirarse por nucSt-as fucr-
IA. Las pat~uI.> u-i"~a, fur await
aaron iuran,e Ia noche por ambos
lados del camino real Dc Bapaumc 4
iib"r.. fi.rou ""chula3ns ron -"au-
des p~Grdjdas.
En- ia, c~vrcaa;as Ie Tracy-lc-Nal.
q encmigo emprcudio tamhicA uu
ajaquc. cmPlcartp cn e,a maniobru
gases ~asfiEiantcs; pero tai accion no
tuvo exito drb.do Il que un fucrtc
viento que sopiaba hacia ei If. AFRO
jo sobrc cl cEcmigo las NUDES de "a
Sc, dc Sus propias ~granadas.
"Sobre n margen izquierda del No
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25

>obrr iirha r>Iati6n cuarenta y en-
ga bomha> explosives. que cau>5rou
ann>idrrabIr> ir>prrfrc!o>. >r=Iln pn
iicrOn ob>cryar .o> aviador">.
I'm =, mi>mo informc - dice que
uu-ayia,lei. russo que remont6rel Vile
.o con nfenrione> de aiaear a los
aIemanc>. fui nbli=ado a a]terriZar.
De>put> je'esla halaIa. loS avjado-
- aIemaneS rc~=resaron Il su base
Jr oprracioncs sin haber Sufrido =.
mcnor dano. nj e!IoS. nj sis a~paratos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25

mucrtos Ia mayor parte de e!los en- Ell
com"ate.
En- 81 teatro caucasico. Ell Ia re
gi5a de Ashka!a, nuestras tropas re-
chaZaron todos los ataquesd de los tur-
COS. habiendoles inflirido Il cstos con-
-ide-abIes bajas. En- SeguIaa. nues~
5ras fuerZas mIclIrou IN vigoroso
rontraataque Y capluraron IN impor
taate sector de pcslcioncs enemigas."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
. y = = : . = = . = 9 = + !.
AYE3C = EUESTaOs ,
:
- guscr!ptoreg de "a pEvN

. Los guzcrEptcres de IL PREM
8 SA NJ deben olvidSr, euandc
c cembieD de residences, 6szaas
D u direction que haa terrible : g
e cue desean sener en a6slsata
D pues sin este requisite 20 PODS
3 scs snotas 81 sSElo.s Sx saSs
: Ess Es5oS
$ . = > , = : q
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
II KETRATOS FOR &6c

heCOfie USED Y suarde esta direction,
para que Sc las nIIestrc 4 suS amigos Cus
surreh dc calJOS. mczluinos. zizOtes \ era.
nos de In rlcl, con 25C cn timbrcS Lostales
que Inc rcuita les maado q y:rIta he "a.
rTe0 franco de porte. una cajiia &c p0ms-
ID GonZalez. La meIor del mun,!o para
estaS Intermediates. nevueIvo cl dinero a
Ia persona que SC cure ' no sane.
ESPIRIDION GONZALEZ
P. 0. Box "a - LAREDO. Tez:.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
Travis
T~ELEEGNOSl 2Sli
Nuevo

La PEENS4 eS Il prri1lIro mcNIranO de
major ei.rE!ac!an en- los ENi4!oS indies,
= dor is-tanlo el mejur para los a2uRciGH.
kprersa Is second class uat."T February
a., lgi3@S; the rys,orT,ve - san ins0llO,
YEA, GSaer the Ac. u March ;. iS.s.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
'ERFECT0 SECRETkRIl
MExIcAN0

Modelos de cartas familiarcs, de &C.
ciedad, comerciales y a.norosas. Cen
tiene ademas, una Gernosa collection
de pensamientos en- prosa y verso pa
"a tarjetas postales, lenguaje de Lea
flores, frutas, etc., Y varios modelo1
Re cartaS para pedimento de matricc-
Mo.
FL "Perfecto Secretario Mex:ca.,.
IS ell mejor libro en- su genero de Io1
oublicados hasta ell dia.
VALE so CENTAVOS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-25
IGNACIO E. LOZAEC.

! COZ Dclcrc,a S..-Ssr Ac.o-;a Toa
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
Sample ofHow
BOWen,S Act
Strikes Public

Especial Dispatch to West virgininn)
CHARLESTON, w. Va. Oct. 30.
-Disgusted with the disgraceful
methods resorted to In Fairmont
by the Democratic campaign man.
ayers in refusing Judge Robinson.
the Republican candidate for Gov
crnor, permission to speak from
the court house steps. T. A. Gemas,
lifelong Democrat OF Kanawha
county, has written letter to a
local Republican newspaper stat.
ing that he will vote the straight
Republican ticket and that his
brothers, also Democrats, will do
likewise.
In his letter to the Charleston
Post, Mr.. Gemas says:
81 have been a lifelong Dem.
ocrat. My father before me
was Democrat. My brothers
are Democrats, but sir, we in.
tend to vote the straight Re-
publican ticket. After that
distinguished jurist, Judge
Robinson, invaded Marion
county, my party state mead
quarters, and after disgrace.
full reception they gave him
cannot stand for It. be.
lfeve the Democratic mayor
was unpatriotic. His act was
un-American. Who ever heard
Of McGraw Democrats or the
lamented Kenna doing the
like? Watson's ideas are not
in keeping with the Demo.
cracy Of our state and this
government. / believe in free
religion, free speech and pur.
suit OF happiness unmolested.
/ remain. yours for the sue
cess Of Ira E. Robinson.
IL. A. GEMAS,
1912 Fourth Avenue, Charles
ton. w. Va"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
To Serve Lunch for
Nurse Auto Fund

The Public Health Nursing service
have completed plans to serve a lunch
election night in the service rooms at
the M. P. Temple. They will serve
ham sandwiches. weenies and hot COT
fee, and solicit the patronage Of cleo.
ton news gatherers who will be in
that vicinity election night. The OBJ.
ject Of the lunck is to provide funds to
purchase runabout for the use OF
Miss Elizabeth Voak. the public nuile.
Miss Voak's work takes her through
wide territory much Of which is not
reached by street car service and the
time consumed in waiting for cars
where they are available greatly re.
tards her work which is very heavy.
Donations of ham sandwiches, COT.
fee and wenies are solicited by the or.
ganization which should be reported
to Mrs. T. !. Brett by telephone. Bell
22a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
PAVING MATTERS
UP TO CITY BOARD
Pay Roll and Orders Will Be
Taken Up Tomor-
row.

A petition was presented the city
Board of Affairs this morning by Attor-
ney Marshall w. Ogden asking the
city to purchase a 15-foot tract Of land
on the East Side which will make
Golden alley a part Of Ferry street.
Golden alley and Ferry street will then
be known as Ferry street. The mat.
ter was referred to State Commission.
or Albert Lehman and the city engi.
neer.
The last petition asking for the paw.
ing of State street was presented and
was handed to the street commission.
er. This street is partly done and by
Wednesday the entire work should be
completed. The petition before being
brought to the commission was known
to be ready for presenting and had
been acted upon.
A petition by r. S. Monroe and 9th.
ers asking for the paving Of View
street between Alexander Place and
Fourth street was next presented. It,
like the Golden alley petition, was re
ferred to the street commissioner and
the city engineer.
A building permit was granted ALI.
son S. Fleming for the erection Of q
store and dwelling on Pennsylvania
avenue opposite Bellview avenue. The
meeting adjourned at noon to convene
tomorrow afternoon for the purpose
OF passing the city pay roll and other
bills and orders.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30

Early in the campaign the Republi.
can county committee printed as an
advertisement and circulated on hand.
bills some facts taken from the annual
financial statement Of the county which
brought out in sharp relief the mis-.
management, extravaganza and ia
voritism that characterize county al.
fairs as they are now conducted.
The Democratic. candidates, who
have been conducting still hunt cam.
paign, sneaking around the county,
corrupting the first voters and buy.
!, ing up votes wherever they can, studi.
ously avoided mention OF this adver.
tisement They even declined to talk
about 1t when they could get away
with that policy, and when they were
compelled to go into the matter they
did not tell the truth.
Finally. after a long time, they is.
sued a pamphlet bearing the truly in.
terestins title, Questionable Cam
paign Methods os the Republican Com,
mittee Exposed" in which an attempt
is made to explain away the charges
made by the Republicans.
This pamphlet is being circulated
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
COSTS SIS A WEEK EACH
AT THE COUNTY HOME
Board Bill For County Dependents is Higher Than Most
Fairmont Hotels Would Charge for
Similar Service.

clandestinely, like a piece OF Nihilist
literature In Russia. And. we'll 1t
might be, for It contains some OF the
most amazing statements that ever
mere made about the county Of Ma.
rion. More than that, in one instant e
at least. It contains an admission about
the rottenness OF gang government
here which will speed the overwhelm.
ing defeat OF the gang candidates If the
taxpayers Of Marion county are'at all
interested in what becomes Of their
money.
1t admits that the cost Of maintain.
ing the poor farm is $14,S35.20 less
the earnings Of the farm which are
$737.70 from the sale Of live stock and
over 5000 from the sale OF butter. This
reduces the net cost to the taxpayers
to something less than $4,000. 1nas.
much as there are only about 20 de-
pendants living on the farm that brings
the average monthly cost Of their keep
to something in the neighborhood OF
$50 per month of SIS week each.
At that rate 1t would be cheaper for
the taxpayers to board the county's
poor at one Of the first class Fairmont
hotels.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
Slugged Negro For
Being for Hughes
DRUNKEN DEMOCRAT FORFEITED
TEN DOLLARS RATHER THAN
APPEAR IN COURT.

The city is $40 richer this morning
than Saturday night. excepting per.
haps that the price OF two meals deliv.
cred to man named Peters in jail
may be taken out Of this.
Peters was arrested on a drunk and
disorderly charge and put in jail. He
was accused of striking colored man
in the Mountain City Drug store be-
cause the colored man when Peters
asked him, stated that he was going
to vote for Hughes. Hugh Harr, one
Of the Mountain City proprietors, i'm.
mediately threw Peters out and had
him arrested. He gave SO yesterday
afternoon to get out Of jail saying that
he would appear for trial this morning.
He failed to appear.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
FLOUR ADVANCE
HITS FA|RM0NT
Jumps 60 Cents During the
Z Week and May Go
Higher.

A sixty cent advance in the whole
sale barrel price Of flour was reached
today by Fairmont wholesalers, bring.
ing the wholesale rate on fancy patent
spring wheat flour from $10.55 TO
lA1.15. Winter wheat flour went from
$S.75 to S9.15, an advance of forty
cents.
with the rapidly climbing price of
wheat, due to an unprecedented short.
age, it is the opinion OF every big mill.
er in the country that the present
prices on flour will be advanced by
Jumps Of fifty CENTS" said a local
miller today.
The best spring wheat flour'is now
retailing at $3.50 and $1.35 In the gro
Z Gerry stores In Fairmont.
IF we are forced to pay $11.15 for
spring wheat flour it can not be sold
for less than $3.50 a sack retail" said
q prominent Main street grocery this
afternoon Further boosts in the price
are expected soon by the flour dealing
fraternity In Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
MRS. M'DONA[D
DIED TODAY At
COOK HOSPITAL
Well Known Woman Was
Wife of Late A. Bruce
Mcdonald.

Mrs. Anna Jolliffe Macdonald, wife
OF the late A. Bruce Mcdonald and
one Of the best known women Of the
city died this morning shortly before
8 o'clock at Cook Hospital where she
had been patient for several weeks.
Mrs. Macdonald had been in Ill
health for the last two years, and in
that time had spent several months
in various institutions in hope that
she would derive permanent benefit.
At times she improved but for the last
several months her health had failed
rapidly. For several weeks she had
been patient at the hospital where
her death occurred.
The deceased was a daughter of
the late George w. and Amarah Mil.
Ter Jolliffe, pioneer residents of Monon
gala and Marion counties. She was
born and had spent her entire life in
this city. She was united In marriage
with A. Bruce Mcdonald, former
we'll known citizen whose death oc-
CURED in Irvington, Ala, two years
ago. Four children were born to the
union. one Of whom Mrs. Hazel EN-.
brey, wife Of G. Willard Embrey sur.
vive. A grand son Willard Bruce EN-.
brey also survives. The deceased
children. all Of whom died in infancy,
were James. William, Clayton and
Samuel.
Several brothers and sisters also
survive namely. Mrs. Rebecca Mcl
kinley, Of Montclair, N. j., DR.. ]. Clint
Jolliffe Of Munice, Ind, French Jollifre
of Cincinnati, o.. Bryson Jolliffe, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa. ]. C. Jolliffe Of Danville
ILL.,, and Amarah Joliffe, Dale and
John Jolliffe, all Of Pittsburg. Mrs. Nc.
kinley has been at her sisters bed.
side for the last several weeks.
Mrs. Macdonald was for twenty five
years a member Of the Methodist Pro.
testant Temple in this city and was
a woman OF splendid Christian char.
acter. She was also devoted mem.
Der Of the ". c. T. U. Her long Ill.
ness and death has occasioned the
deepest sorrow among her relatives
and In the home circle.
Funeral services are announced to
be held on Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock from the late residence on
Pierpont avenue and interment will
be made In Woodlawn cemetery BY
Undertaken R. C. Jones. Rev. A. e.
Fletcher Of Pittsburgh formerly of
this city will conduct the services
assisted by DR.. J. c. Bloomfield OF
the NJ. P. Temple.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
Each Voter Will
Get Two Ballots
COUNTY CLERK AMENDMENT
MUST BE VOTED FOR ON
SEPARATE BALLOT,

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. 30
Circuit Clerks of West Virginia have
been directed by the Secretary Of State
to make a separate ballot for the
general election on the county court
amendment to the constitution which
Is to be voted on at that time.
The suffrage amendment question
goes on the ballot with the national
and state ticket.
The fact that the act Of the legisla.
ture providing for the submission of
the county court amendment specifi.
cally provides that separate ballot
be used was at first overlooked In
the secretary Of States office when
the sample. ballots were prepared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
Two MORE BODIES
TAKEN FROM MINE
Thought to Be Those of Vim
cent And His Helper
N Foster.

Two bodies. thought to be those OF
Squire S. l.. Vincent, machine cutter.
and his assistant John Foster, colored,
were brought out from Jamison Mine
No. z today. The bodies were brought
to the Musgrave undertaking estab.
lishments at Fairmont where they will
likely be viewed by relatives and iden'
titled this evening.
The men were found covered by de-
bris in the section Of the mine where
they were at work and were brought
out shortly after noon. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been com.
pleted. Vincent and Foster were close
friends and Vincent would never so
into the mine without his Mascot
as he affectionatcly termed his col
ored buddy"
There are four bodies yet inside the
mine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
Mayor Throws Out
Auto Accident Case

Gust Hrones, a merchant Of Monroe
street, and DR.. Will Boyers appeared
before Mayor Bowen this morning to
explain the cause Of the injury to
Hrones when the Ford car of DR.. Boy.
ers. driven by his Is year old son.
struck Thrones and badly scratched and
bruised him. Hrones was struck as he
was crossing Main street at Tom
Halls. Mayor Bowen dismissed the
case.
Thomas Woods. charged with drunk
enness and interfering with the Sal
walton Army. forfeited S. to the city,
Walter Davis, colored, drunk at Phil
Johnson's, was fined SIS and costs
amounting to Sc. The extra dollar was
for taxi service.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
BANNER MEETING
Of OHIO FIGHT
Charles E. Hughes Will
Speak at the State Cap
ital Tonight.
(By Associated Press.)

COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 30.-what Re.
publicans say will be the banner meet.
ing Of their Ohio campaign will be held
in Columbus tonight with Chas. E.
Hughes, presidential candidate, the
center Of attraction.
Republican state headquarters an.
nounced It had received word that del.
egations from many Ohio cities will
come for the meeting.
Mr.. HugtN' accompanied by his
wife will arrive at p. m. from Zanes.
vile and is to deliver his address at
s o'clock.
He leaves for indianapolis after mid.
night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
Drink Crazed Negro
II Shoots at Deputy

Z An apparently liquor crazed colored
man yesterday afternoon emptied re.
volver at fellow colored man and at
George Smith, deputy sheriff.
Smith was attacked i.y tb negro un.
expectedly while out walking with Mrs
Smith. He noticed the colored gentle.
man holding a smoking revolver and
just previously had heard two revolver
shots. For some reason the negro
opened fire on Smith and fired three
times but missed. Smith pulling his
"a returned the fire but missed five
times. The negro escaped.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30

Taylor Watkins. 40. Of Virginia ave
nue., lineman employed by the Monon'
gahela Valley Traction company, was
instantly killed at 1 o'clock this az.
ternoon when he in some manner was
electrocuted on pole at the corner OF
Jackson street and Cleveland avenue
AS soon as his body was seen to
straighten out and then hang limp on
top the wires, assistance was phoned
for and the fire departments lung mo-
tor, Drs. Ramage and Harness and the
city police hurried to the scene. They
reached the corner and got In readi'
ness to receive the body when 1t could
be got from the pole.
It took. a force OF four men about
five minutes to get the body down at,
ter It had hung there 10 minutes. The
physicians worked over the body for
a half hour while on the corner and