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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-04-30
kENOS DOUGLAS.

The passing Of Kcnos Douglas.
some months ago at his home on
Coal Knob, recalls the tragic murd-
er of Tom Reed. a quiet citizen of
The Trout vicinity, by Douglass at
his home near Trout, which took
place on Monday cvcning--Christ-
mas day-in 1893. Mr.. Reed had
invited a few Of his ncighbors TO
his home that evening TO have a
Social. Shortly after dark Kenos
Douglas and some four or five 9th
crs came to Mr.. Reeds house and
demanded that they have a dance.
Mr.. Reed being strict member of
the Dunkard Church would moi al
low any dancing. This seemed TO
enragc Douglas who drew his re-
volver and snapped twice at two
OF MIR. Reeds little children living
asleep in cot. Turning the revoly
er toward the ceiling it went off
The ball passing out through the
ceiling and roof. Mr.. Reed showed
Douglas out of the house and clos
ed the door. Douglas remarked as
he was showed out "damn you, I
will shoot you" and putting the
pistol close to the thin panel of the
door, fired, the ball striking Mr..
Reed Ill the abdomen. He died from
the wound on the following We'd
nesday. Immediately after the
shooting Douglas and his clan left.
Kenos Douglas was not seen or
heard Of again until he was arrest
cd nv Henry Dnyxcop norI,, l., H.,
following March over in the noun
tains of Anthony's Greek district.
With Judge A. y. Campbell on
the Bench, Henry Gilmcr as Prose
cutting Attorney and DR.. Rucker and
}. w. Arbucklc appearing for
Douglas. he was convicted Nov. %.
1891 and sentenced TO The pcni-
Tertiary for life. After some years
the Governor released him on the
ground that he had consumption
Of which he died years after his
release.
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SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.

CHARITY SCHOOL. Frankford dis
trlct. for Sixth month. Nancy
Chisholm. teacher: lSt Honor
Laura Louhcrmilk. Edith Boone.
DaiSic Dunn. Gladys Vaughan. Eliz-
abcth Adwell. Charlie Dunn. Joe
l.oudcrmilk. Emory L0udcrmilk.
Theodore Boone, W0odSOn Boone,
Dennis Yates. I'd llonor:-.Iamcs
Loudcrnilk. RAJ Christian. Daniel
Yates. Luther MaSSic. Elsie LOUDER
milk, Mae Loudermilk. Audrey
Yates. Claricc Adwcll.
Tcrm Honor: -(iladys Vaughan.
Daisic Dunn, Edith Boone. rhco-
dure Boone.
Term attendance, 81 per cent.
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Ia.
end Wne Lee, 8 year-old son of Mr..
erly or Of ! David w. Persinger, form
son " 't,"lsDurg, now Of William
homo ". va., died at his fathers
day. III Williamson, w. Va. Thurs
fcrcd" f ~, 1920, from burns suf-
watcr ION falling into a tub of hot
SaI,r,, me remains arrived here
were 10y ,' night and Sunday morning
gro,,r' ,"Neh TO the family burrying
and "" W. on Muddy Creek Mountain
e. who 10 rest. Father and moth
ed N" NJ" came with the body return
Willianoay night TO their home in
NV LL a; Dwite was an exception
hcayiI, !Sht child and his death falls
'"E ON the parents.
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II, Inc Misses Dorthy and Josephine
; IN OF Rcnick will take part
ne Fairy Princess" fairy
IT' %q to be produced in Woodland
n on' at Flora Macdonald Col
Al, '' lea Springs, n. G.. on Nav
c; H." wv The entire cast numbers
r% 5nE students who are working
y ""L' me direction of Miss Helen
n ~1''H OF the Department of Ex-
vii; n'i'"h' Special orchestral music
:" ~ feature of the program.
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NOTICE.
lis Close Nav nth, 1920.

Bids Close May nth. 1920.
Sealed bids will be received by
the Board of Education of Falling
Spring district CT Grcenbricr coun-
ty, West Virginia, until ! O'Clock
p. ln.,, on Saturday, May nth, 1920.
for the erection of q three story
brick high school building ut Rem
lex, West Virginia.
a certified check for three Der
centum of the amount of the bid
must accompany each bid, same to
be returned to each unsuccessful
bidder as soon as contract is let.
and to the successful bidder as soon
as he has executed bond for per-
Torrance Of his contract, said
check to be payable to r. ].
Walkup, President Board of Edu-
cation of Falling Spring district.
Let bids state amount for the
building complete, and for build
ing without plumbing and heating.
Bond to be entered into by the
successful bidder for the faithful
performance and completion Of his
contract.
Plans and specifications for the
building are on file with NJ. G.
MNleS, Secretary of the Board, at
Renick, West Virginia, or with Hig-
ginbotham & Knapp, architects,
Charleston. w. Va. 4
All bids are to be addressed TO
the President of the Board of Edu-
cation, and the Board reserves The
| riSht to accept any, or reject all
bids.
NJ. &. MYLES. Secretary
l-l6-lt Board Of Education
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FROM llI'GJ]ART

We have been having some wet
weather IN this section and the
farmers arc behind with their
spring work.
}. b. McClung has purchased l.,
r. Lcgg's ycarlings.
we are very sorry to hear that
Good Roads were voted down
in this district.
Mrs. J. B. McClung was 4 visitor
nj W. /. Legs one day last week.
'. 1. Judy has bought his old
nome place and has moved there TO
live.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. $. l.. Flournoy, of Charles
ton. is here spending Il while with
her daughter, Mrs. Jas. NJ. Preston.
Mrs. John 4. Preston arrived at
her home this week from Charles
ion where she had spent the winter.
DIR. and Mrs. LOchart ID. Arbuckle
back from Il long stay in the Phil
llpinc Islands came this week to
visit his father and sisters near
MaHwclton. He has been in the
Naval medical service of the gov
crnmcnt.
DR.. b. o. Shcrrcll, Of Charleston,
W. Va. Government Inspector for
IT. E." in cattle, is here for a few
days.
VIM. L. Hayes, who recently
moved TO town from the Watts
farm, has bought the old Cunning
ham house OH Lafayette street. had
II repaired and moved into it last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Snyder, of
Richmond, Virginia, arc here on
business.
NJ. E. Lips. son of Geo. j., left
with his family last week for Will
Mansfield, Ohio where he will es-
tablish a new home.
Mrs. Ed. Arbuckle came I'D from
Waynesboro Wednesday to spend
some time with Mrs. E. L. Bell.
DR.. H. B. Arbuckle, of Davidson
College, North Carolina, was here
several days last week looking over
the situation at the Seminary the
Presidency Of which has been Of
Tered him by the Board if Direct
ors. He took the matter under con-
sideration and will answer soon.
Everybody here thinks he will. if
he accepts, make a most acceptable
head of the institution and hopes
he will come back to his native
county as leader in the great
work of education.
Richard p. Bell arrived with his
bride Wednesday, and they are now
at home to their friends.
Rev. J. NJ. Walker, Of MarlinlOn,
spent last Friday in town coming
to accompany as far as Ronccycrtc
his wife and children going South
to visit kin.
Mrs. Harry Frazier who under
Went an operation at The Johnston
Willis Hospital, in Richmond, where
she was confined to her room for
some weeks is now doing well at
her winter home in Richmond
Her son Harry was up Saturday.
Mrs. VI. y. .Icfl'rics has returned
from Farmvillc, Virginia where She
spent The winter with her daught-
er, Mrs. Solomon. to her home here
5. II. Mcdowell took his dauuht.
er, Miss Gladys TO the Hinton Hos
pital Saturday for an operation for
appendicitis. The operation was
performed and she is doing well.
Homer Ransbcrscr. of NichoIa,
was here on business the first of
The week at the same time visiting
his sister, Mrs. e.. w. Dunbar.
w. NJ. FIournoy and family
visited his mother in Richmond
last week.
George Picrcy Of the Asbury com.
munity has bought the VIM. l.
Wetzcl farm on the Frankford road
ana moved liz This week.
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NOTlCE.-,Thc undersigned. NJ.
ID. Bare, who is a resident of The
town of Lcwisburg, county of
Grccnbricr. State Of w. Va, and
whose occupation is deputy sheriff
and as such jailor, will, on the fin
day of May. 1920, apply TO the Cir
cult Court of said Grccnbrier cOlIn-
~ FOR State license to carry a re-
volvcr, as provided in section 1921
OF the 1913 Code of West Virginia.
4-3O-Zt NJ. ID. BARE.
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GRANGE MEETING.

Ibr "IrEnlands Grange will meet at
Sa,, m1'r' House in Lewisburg, on
pro"n way afternoon, May 1st. The
On 3 ,"l'l Will consist of lectures
lrd H. cooperative Cattle Breeding"
Grcr,,,'no' Is. Sydenstricker; "The
Chd L" ), County Shorthorn Cattle
gond , leu by Ross Tuckwiller. Also
II n music and reading.
evcr, WI DE well worth the time of
mar narmer, stockman or dairy
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-04-30

Rorer a. James, Of Danvillc, was
nominated for Congress by the
Fifth district Democratic convcn-
lion, OF Virginia to succeed Repre-
sentative T.. w. Saunders, resigned.
TO go upon the bench OF the Nir-
ginia Supreme Court.
Senator Hitchcock. Of Nebraska,
has Withdrawn from the race for
Senator Underwood. of Alabama,
will now probably be chosen with
out opposition.
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HONORED.

Miss. Julia Mellichamp, Green
brier County Health Nurse, has lust
returned from attending the Bi-En-
NAL Convention of Nurses at Allan
a. ia: For the second time Miss
Mcllichamn was elected one Of the
nine directors Of the National Or
ganilation OF Public Health. Be-
fore, Miss Mellichamp took up the
work in Grccnbricr she handed in
hcr resignation from the Board of
Directors because she felt that her
work IT, Grecnbricr would take her
entire time, but her resignation was
not accepted. and she was rc-cIcct-
ed without her consent or knowI-
edge.
Grecnbricr NAV ""'1 ronoro'
itscIi that Miss Mellichanp is held
III such high esteem among those
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me Slate Road Commission has
r'rT,rh the Class "a" road dcsig-
nIIcd by The county court from
~" to Blue Sulphur and Mead
,;,: bun via Bakers Mill. A pc
"a with over four hundred sign
mn was presented TO the last meet
Ing OF The court 10 name the old
Sulphur turnpike as
inc Class "a" route. "
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A". John Hume Taylor announces
n marriage Of his sister, Lydia
Far8aret, TO Captain Charles Patter-
Eo1 Nash, United States Marine
|.ofps' retired. on Wednesday, April
E"enly-ilrSt nineteen hundred and
twenty, Norfolk, Virginia. Capt.
NSll Is son of DR.. and Mrs. G.. p.
.Aash' of Anderson and the bride
y, !; a very eslimablc young lady of
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a CONCERT.

~ concert will be given al Car
nnegic Hall on Tucday, May 18th, at
.. D.. IN, under the auspices of the
drccnDrier County Woman's Asso-
clation, for the benefit of the Com
mun1ty. House. Some of Greenbrier
G9untys best talent will take part.
icketS, AZ DOC each, arc on sale at
Mason Bells Book Store.
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POSTMASTER Ar NICOLA.

The |. $. Civil Service Commits
sion has announced an examination
to BE- held nj White Sulphur OH May
Sth. for postmaster ut Nicola. The
compensation at This office was
S2Sl last year. Applicants must
be between 21mithcCSbody
be ~ years Of age ard must reside
within the territory supplied Ia the
Nicola poSloilicc.
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who are activel'- engaged i'm the
cruad" Ia Improve the health of the
hailoh--a crusade that has for its
oEjec! The elimination of all pre-
Ncnt;.3ic disease. Ii is Il crusade
that Is engaging the best thought OF
The nation. a.ii commanding the
services Of devoted men and wo-
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The sale Of the FrankfOrd Graded
rhool building and lot advertised
Or May 1st, has been postponed un-
i further notice.
By order of the Board of Educa-
ion.
w. Roy Blankcnship, Secty.
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Or. John d. McCorkle, registered
Eye Sight Specialist, of Hinton, w.
va at the Greenbrier Hotel, Ron
ceverte. First Monday of each
month from nine to five o'clocl,
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An interesting program will be
rendered by the children of Smoot
bn the evening of Saturday, May
Pth' beginning at 8 O'Clock. One
feature of the evening will be
The Sleeping Beauty in three
pets. Admission 35 and rs cents.
Proceeds for The benefit of the new
FlcthodiSt Church.
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u,r Tyrrc. Of Williamsburg dis
" Jird nj the County Iniirmary
" ',r 9th inst. aged about 80
u -. lie married sister of the
w. T., Dr. DcShonS. He leaves no
. hmm
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,,on Vim. Il. McAdoo, Counsel
!. ,hr United Artists Corporation,
'nJ Cant. Oscar \. Price. President
'ars retired from the concern, their
",;rrmcnl being the subject Of much
in film circles.
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AT CARNEGIE HALL.

A French play will be given by
he Students Of Lcwisburg Semin-
1ry at Carnegie Hall on Saturday
light, May | 1, at 1880 O'Clock, under
he management of Mile. Alice
Brugscr. Admitiance Csc. The
public is cordially invited.
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We desire to express our sincere
hanks for the kindness shown us
burning inc illness and death Of our
hear husband and father. May God
bless all and time deal gently with
hem.
MRS. MARY JANE HERN
and Children.
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ANNUAL, MEETING

Ike annual meeting Of The Green
bricr County Woman's Assocjatinn
VIII pc held at the John 4. Pres
ION Community House onTucsday.
May I'm, al y. m. Every mem
Der should be present. as much bust
ness must be attended io-.-inrl,,I-
ing that of clccting a rev Board of
Directors for the cOminn ear.
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WANTED. -Scttled woman for
houSekrcpcr, white or colOred.
emily of four. Good salary to
[;ch, person. Must furnish refer
Inrps. Address Boycc Miller. 215
Morrison building, Charleston. w.
Co I-30-N.
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Henator Johnson ran far ahead of
yen. WOOD in the Montana and Ne
br:aska. Republican Presidential
primaries
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CIRCUIT COCIA.

,.,,o,hrirr Circuit Court con
W'' IN Nav llih. See court cal
etc. I,.. ~" mn Da.;r , for the de- your
1a''; Sri 10 be tried.
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,. r,.%T.--I will rent for seven
r." .h, Bluegrass Pasture, we'll
lo .nnJ and sufficient for Is to 20
"i al, ,f yrarling cattle. J. +. VAN
"a" Spring Creek, W. Va.
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,r thoroughbred O. ]. g..
w Gar Can be registered. c. 5. Win
s> ,m; >burg. w. Va.
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..u,n,y. APRIL 80, 1920.

Ewes and lambs. Mrs.
OK iI,nnI,onpil!cr. Lcwisburs' VIVA
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FOR SALE.-Reminston typewriter
Number lO-lateSt model. G.. 4.
Plunkett. Lcwisburg. W. Va,
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Mary Margaret (llosseit
N'>;l widow OF Lanty q. Kim
|li',", lied April 9th. 1920. aged
No. ~ Further notice next week.
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RcSpc fully submitted,
JULIA MELLiCHANlP, r. u.
Public Health Nurse
NEW MI: NlHJ:RS.
GALL At WHITE suLpul,R)

GALL AT WHITE SULPHUR.)
=. Mrs: IL. +. Crickcnbergcr, Mrs.
Sue OConn2lI. Miss Minnie O'COn-
nell, Miss Bonnie KERN. Mrs. Ed
gar Brakeman, Mrs. Oscar O'Con-
nell, Mrs. \. b. Mann, Mrs. Fannie
Lips, Mrs. J. p. Walker. Mrs. J. p.
Burdcttc, Mrs. l. J. Swami, Mrs. n.
=. Cabell, Mrs. l.. L. Surber, Mrs.
grafton Gillespie, Mrs. E. c. Clark,
Mrs. NJ: klomberg, Miss NJ. C. Snod-
grass Mrs B. J. Peters, Mrs. ]. L.
Bauer. Mrs: H. Sturzcnegger, Miss
Lillian Robertson, Miss VIRGINIA
Gabcll, Miss NJ. p. Arbely, Miss. X.
Wallace, Mrs. John NJ. Ayers, Miss
NJ. +. Peacock, Mrs. Fannie >tkin-
son, Mrs. A. NJ. Tressell, Misses
Florence, Helen and Virginia Tres
sell, Mrs. Charlie Hanna, Mrs. Thos.
Harper, Mrs. JOS. c. Hern, Misses
Dorothy, Rutt and Anna Hern, Mrs.
I. r. Frazier, Mrs. Geo. n. White.
Mrs. j. l.. Huddlestlln, Miss Iva l.
tiern, Mrs. A. A. McClurg, Miss Bcss
Gardner. 80
Through the untiring efforts of
enc Ct our most enthusiastic mem
hers this large number became 40
Hl1alnted with our Community
House and the work we are under
!"kiEg for Grecnbricr county. This
IS splendid example for the rest
ol US to follow. Let us give per-
>onal Invitations and tell of our
plans and interest and many more
IN the county will appreciate the
response shown by these new mem
bcrS.
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AND CON
THIBUTORS.
(All at White SuIDlhur.)


l.; VI; Hippcrt, II. l.. Crickcnbcrg-
Gr' I ,; Goldman, p. s. Brown, &.
+; tNnch, j. l.. Huddlcstun, Colonial
Club (S2O. j. G.. Myers, L. l.. Waits.
p. ID. Sullivan, Geo. y. While. /, NJ
Rowan, SamI Gillespie, w. II.
Bowling Geo. Carson, j. b. Bowlinp.
}. VI. Gillespie, Hon. A. T.. HuddIcS,
Jun. f.. II. Barrett, +. l.. Simpson.
r.: T.: Conner, V. II. Spillman. DR..
Silcott. w. Il. Bowyer. f. G.. Curry.
d. \. Curry. r.. A. Kirkpatrick, Il.
J.. Eary,, b. F. Dixon, J. II. Ballard,
L. W., Thompson, |. p. Eagle, -. f.
iiuddlestun, ID. l.. FIashman. Carl
robertson, Hunter Gillespie, Dr. w.
Moore, Jack Casey. y. B. Cabell. l..
T., Surber, II. kavannah, NJ. ".
,Mhilc, NJ. NJ. Williams, A. II. Gal
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Subscriptions RATE.
$50 Six months Ioc
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Farmers Take Up
Accounting

One-day farm accounting courses
are now being given in Is States
through the cooperation of the United
States Department of Agriculture and
the State Agricultural Colleges in
farm management extension work.
The primary object of these courses
is to interest the farmer in farm book
keeping as an essential to efficient
farm management. While the assist
ance which the courses give in calcu-
lating farmers income tax is of great
value, it is necessarily secondary.
This is the first year in which this
method of introducing farm account.
ing has been undertaken on such
large scale. The schools are carried
on in cooperation with the county
agents. The one-day sessions are oc-
cupied with calculations made by the
farmers themselves under the super
vision of the instructor, and discus
sions of such topics are the relatl1 e
value of various crops, the size of crop
yields, the quality and quantity Of live
stock for a farm of given size, the ssze
of the farm business as a whole, and
the farm layout, and the use of labor
all factors vitality affecting farm eff.
cheney.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06

part of the State while heavy in the
southern counties.
Pastures
The condition on July l was "a per
cent of normal as compared with 83
per cent last year, and IS per cent,
the average condition for the past ten
years on July 1.
Poultry on Farms
The condition of young stock on
farms July / was estimated at SO per
cent of normal and the number OF
pullets at 102 per cent as compared
with last year. The number of adult
hens, was estimated at SO per cent
of year ago.
Poultry on Commercial Plants
The condition of young stock on
commercial plants is estimated at 81
per cent of normal; the number of
pullets, at 107; and adult hens at 105
as compared with last year. The egg
production on commercial plants for
June is estimated at 44per cent COM
pared with A per cent last year. This
is based on 100 per cent equaling l
egg per day per hen during period re
ported for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
HOarded Wealth
Found in Chair

New York.-Veterans of scores Lf
hard-fought battles with the terrors
of the deep are the members of the
life-saving crew at the Bayonne sta.
ton. Many a tale of fearful feats
wrought by some departed member
of that crew whose memory is revered,
is told by lamplight of night when
there is little to do and when the
pinochle or "sixty-six" tussel grows
wearisome The Bayonne heroes are
known far and near and their prowess
and ability to serve and save has never
been questioned.
Now the Bayonne life-savers are
thinking of ghosts-ghosts of those
days when cows and sheep and pigs
and goats cropped the fragrant grass
of Broadway; ghosts of the days when
solitude-seeking lovers sought the will
derness of Fourteenth street; ghosts
of those days when national and saw
ings banks were regarded as all too
freakish and dangerous for the instru
ment of the savings of solid citiZenry.
1t is, perhaps to the ultra-consery-
atism of these old New Workers that
Captain Fred c. Wilson, who COM
mands the life-savers at Bayonne ST.
ton owes fortune-a fortune he has
offered to return to the owner does
that owner appear in person to entt r
claim.
Many years ago there dwelt in tins
vicinity some cautious person who
saved, but neglected to trust. Little
by little his hoard of gold and cur
rency grew. Ali was entrusted to the
seat of an old chair Then the saver
died-and with him-or her-the Sc
cret of the golden cache.
Early this year Captain John How
ard, who commands lighter 72 of the
Morgan Towing Company, bought an
old-fashioned chair at a junk shop.
One dollar was the price. But the
chair was too old and finally it was
destined for the scrap heap.
"Give it to me-" said Captain Will
son, and the request was granted.
Days later, Captin Wilson began
repairing the chair. Ripping up the
seat he came across the hoard placed
there in the days of long ago.
hoard. he says, that is big enough 10
keep him in affluence for the remain
der OF his days. But he is honest and
he wants the owner to come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06

The Bureau of Statistics, Pennsyl-
potts the acreage and condition Of
crops in this State ON July /, as fol-
lows:
Wheat-Reportsf from many counties
iii Pennsylvania show decline in the
condition of wheat, due largely to
damage by the Hessian fly; but nur1.
Der of the principal wheatproducing
counties show an improvement ever
June report. The condition of wheat
on July / for the State at large was
Sc per cent of normal which is the
same as one month ago, and ind
Gates an average yield of 176 bushels
per acre, and a total production of
27.564,000 bushels. The crop last year
was estimated at 29,190,00O bushels.
The average yearly production for the
last five years was 26,319,780 bushels.
Rye-Conditions of rye is SO per
cent of normal which is an improve
ment of l per cent from last month.
Present forecast indicates an average
yield of 172 bushels per acre, and
total production of 4,027,000 bushels.
The crop last year was estimated at
3,865,S77 bushels, and the average
yearly yield during the last five years
was 4,456,0e0 bushels.
Oats-Weather has been favorable
and oats have advanced S per cent
during the past month. Conditions
on July / was 95 per cent of normal
and is indicative of an average yield of
347 bushels per acre, and total pro-
duction Of 40,OO0,00O bushels. The
crop last year was estimated at 35,015,-
900 bushels and the average for the
past five years was 3S,717,000 bushels.
Corn-The area planted this year is
estimated at 1,476,804 acres, which is
96 per cent of last years acreage.
The condition of the crop on July was