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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
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RIPPING RHYMES
HY WALT NAson.
TOO MUCH TALK.

With ali the news | keep in touch.
and I'm forever reading OF delegates
VINO talk too much. whose tongues arc
always speeding And somG are men OF
h;rh estate. and some obscure and
numblc. and when they're called on 10
crate. Ike busy bees they humble. The y
~" large. attentive crew. To hear
their spiel collected. and they TIL all
they ever knew. and all they eer sus-
rc'ted. Warmed by grape juice or
lemon pop. they set the language flow
ing. they cant remember when TO stop
ami don't know where they're going
and when the ghastly morning breaks
they get tn" dali papers. and read. with
many piebald aches. the Story u. the
capcrs. When they behold their words
in print. they know they lef; their
ba Sos. ar.d sweat. nt deep hnagentL tln:.
rolls down their furrowed faces And
then IN cold despair they ris" AID
franz. excuses neatly: The blamed re-
port"rs. blank their eyes. mIs'Iuot"i
us completely" But none believes this
awdry toSh. none likes :he wh!nlr Z
groaner, and stale excu ses will not wash
when one has pulled boner. MN
would such dire disaster dodge IL he
would can the spelling. and spend the
long hours in his lodge, and knock flies
off the ceiling.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
PRICE OF REAL ESTATE

Editor 1nt"lliScncer.
Sir. What is property worth IN wheel
ing Tha, is wha, ] asked real estate
man. n short time ago. After looking NJ
me Il moment he said IL you are sell
ing il is worth all YOU can get for II.
but II you are buying. the hrst consi-
dcratinn il. can you find what you want
and get 4 price on II? Only few years
ago if man wanted piece OF pro
perty e was not hard to Got price FOR
him or lind another piece that would
suit as well. II ia different today"
In the last few months there have
been quite a number OF transfers in tho
business district and Al what seemed to
be very good prices but AJAX one OF tho
new owners for price on his property
now. and his answer will be Not for
sale" He finally found what l wanted
but had to pay the price as We could
not get a price on another piece that
would suit my business. In my hunt We
ran into two quite large deals that are
being put through quietly. 1t is too
soon 10 tell where they are but they
will take 80 much more property on the
market. Now he asks me What do you
think property will be worth In Wheel
ing ten years from now" Let soms
other fellow answer that
INQUIRER.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
CILLICAN SAYS OBRlEN REGISTERED
NAMES THAT WERE "HANDED TO HIM"

statement, about the method this would
be done by referring 20 two ballot
boxes"
4 He said they would either work
by the double ballot box system or by
stuffinc the one box.
Q How long before election did he
make that statement?
\. The same night ne told me not
- spend any money.
G. Afler the election II WAS shown
that petitions wrre slGned by persons
SAVING they voted for YOU and whose
votes were not in the ballot boxes?
A got practically all OF precinct :
or about 700 names.
q To what extern; did YOU and the
blank certificates s;En"d y MI 'rASH?
\ ] saw people all ;r-ruEh tie sc"-
ond ward making them 'ut,
=. To what extent Htrr me sam"
lc"pe making them "at'
4. saw at i"ast one p"rs uakin"
them out in each precinct.
q How MANY persons did Won -e"
making them "H; in each n:r' r'''
4. one person.
9 r" VIVA: extent d." YOU So "hc
person IN ,Lrn precinct making hon
out"
A. On on. or two occa"inns. cali
cd Mr. t'racn on one particular JC'aNio:l
and told HIM that saw SLIPS being
used \; that time he gave M :.D"ut
seventeen certificates. kept what
q al no: ~" in my pocket. | Ia i i"!e-
phone cal! saying that EStep Jackson
wanted Ia 50. me and | went back Il
where J."k son and Challenger clarence
Peterson were and one or the o;h"r'
Jackson. ! think, gave me a handful OF
certificates. saying Mr.. Crago wanted M"
to have them. TN my way ou;. after
arriving back Ut the voting precinct. |
VAS stopped by coi"rcd woman | have
known all my life and she wanted a
certificate 50 | took one OF the ones
given IN" ny JArkSon or Peterson and
upon cooking at Il closely decided Il
WAS a forgery. can't think why they
SEM me that t"."rE,'ne message To rome
and get them unless it was 10 get me
m trouble
Some time was taken up here identi.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02


Ir"Ni"nS t" e'""ii"n ! hnderS'o"d W.
:hr cry hhrt"r 'nai "a'h can
MaS I.'rw"i rrpr' s"n'a'iT"S AZ Inv
rn!:, =" when ME; 10" p'fri"n
-"'G I "n""r>;ani !"u ian AK lot
representatives. ~ every Pr"''"'' ,
"'l|ri'" aid. ! WIZ II>" H"u w. y y
An! = ''hE' '"r P'r''"' ,aI
nam, q, oun,:I
.,.r,,. ,rd ,,urcs bu,
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v.,'. L,,,, J. ,.hc .hrr
,uLre. in
mad Klein are
''"''' 80
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. ~, ,,r, nj my
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wa"
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= 81" "',' ~ i,I. d,
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WIS., ""n' "r '"'" NV
"h"F" '"' ''"', ION wa" "'''H
sai" 80 nay ''"'''' ~ $50" ,, VAS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
Tuesday. August 2, 1921.



The hooiu of Sid Hatfield Ed Chambers the steps OF
the courthouse WEIGH yesterday the most g ana outrage
OILS EXPRESSION Of the law that has stained the his
tory West Virginia had been charged With Z
oense and we're unwilling WEIGH threats had been
made against their lives especially that Hatfield Finally on the
advice of influential Friends believed that they should comply
with the law return would protect the Haeu
and Chambers entered the dangerous territory.
had been yesterday and While ty were Oh
the steps the courthouse they nV into controversy
and shot dead almost threshold OF the temple OF justice Ihla
the c reign awleSneSs that has prevailed IN the coal
fields of southern West Virginia for time.
It ougrowth and OF the many bloody moentS
of the nouous private guard and private detective ysterS
which have been the coal fields for years As long as this
system exists may expect such contempt Tor the law ana JUST
such trGs elleS.
Except treacher few IN high places the private
mine Guards and detectives would have been abolished at h last se
sion of the state legislature Republican party had given pledge
to the people this platform abolish the system The
proper bill was introduced good faith the state senate 1t was
reported by Judiciary committee and brought out on the floor
What haupened then may told the words Of Senator Bloch
feared! Of fA
tho ~ySt'm most N}'nN
advisers sN'For IN inc ''n2' All sue
n"!i pr
b" ""':" Tn" mine &"'" ON "" ~
n and never 1:ah N'n''"''
Sid Hatfield Chambers killed yesterday by men who
formed part mine guard system The MateWan Tragedy IN
which another slaughter directly due 10 this same
hoodsaned Similar will continue to hacken the far
name of our state people righteous wrath and demand
that these the coal interests be forever wiped out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

As some experts SEQ II. naval strategy
consists in building 80 million dol!ar
ba ttlcshIp that render obsolete the -
million dollar battleship Of rival ma
ton and compel another riVa! country
10 build at once "a million DOLLAR
MISUNDERSTANDING Post
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
Letters to The
IntelGgencer

Letters for this column should be
as brief as possible. Intelligencer
readers are invited 10 send commu-
n!cations upon any timely subject.
Names Of authors must accompany
all letters. The Intellisencer Will
not agree to print letters upon CON
trovers!a! subjects. and especially
concerning differences in matters OF
religion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

Some people have no time to be
ashamed OF their recent sins. They are
kept TOO busy defending themselves tor
the ones they get caught at-Eiyra.
O.. ChronicleTe!eGram.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

The japanese have movie ofhcials 1"
cApIain the action o. the play. Her" IN
America the bonehead sitting behind
you does it.-Bluefeld Daily Telegra ph.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

That Pennsylvania man who kidnapped
himself and dema nded ransom GER
tainly got his vanity punctured No.
body was sufficiently interested TO pay
II --Morgantown New Dominion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
What Other
Editors Say

Somehow you seldom see girl with
rolled-down stockings and rolled-up
Decentralization Daily Mail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

Edward Box !s certainly an opt!m!s;.
fic has offered An annual prize Tor the
citizen doing III" most for Philadelphia.
We u!dn', suppose anything could b.
done for Philadelphia -Fa! rmont Times.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

II Adam had written his memoirs he
would have claimed II was a peach he
fell for.-Huntington Advertiser.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

| '''I.' HHN '''. 49, ' '
| b""k v'r' .'1''> ''Eh'" ny M
| Cr'g".
rTty council last "vcU'hc In an al
iuUru..i rr"";inr. -l:i!uG 81, an election
pr,g,. r,,.u'u.'ir" IN IN! rial '"u;'. N
wh.,L charles +. Gij.;rau Is r"nt"StnE
the sea- n counci. OF chester =. 7h'ml'
son uu ;hc chLIE" 'ha' ne WAS "'"''ed
ihrUusn iraid and i::"G Iiar'''"N IA me
Las. ct;y election h"." "n MAY %.
ordered ia" me: .; p""'" |" '"'"S III
al witnesses who E.'N" h"rr;"i"Tc re-
fused - appear If'"r h"'uG summoned
tiI'!gan va IL" N'ar witness. II" a.
lrL.a that Su.:rItor rlirI"n registered
names handed :" h.T by Fire Nhlrt
T.nrrpsou and Evher' Clark and i"a'
D.,,r,iy,, IVES. Was handed d package
hy THOMPSON election morning.
,,..,,r, ro,,r. clark Ir- / ktnrhurn
49, uj,,,,.., Sand ,.,s. .y.utr. and
,'.,',,,r..d ~. r..,..,,ds @, the rand Jury
> ,.uS :, ,ruy,. ,.n.r.es luu,i,.
,!,:,,c., 49,. urr,s,.t a, one ;,me
80, hr.,LIrr i,.rn the .,uu'y cumuu,-
,,.rs. ,rr,e and nrr,,Ing Two .G,!lut
$500, .,,,, ...n,. r.,,,I. Of NV vI;...'
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80 !. . L..r,., u,.-. -,
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hHNoS - - az" 80.
h'..S were re- 'r''" '''' ''''I,t NV
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"N"'",' -. ..,a 1Ii' was <ound "
1hoinpson hsAeu io'
rive h,"'" N,."'9T'N ,,a,,.
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~ ,,,,,,., I,hn rn,.r on. -;
'rromnson.s ATTORNEYS stated INA, Ere
I,hi.f 4 hurley Thompson ,Im- 10 he
Warwood house hrtoIr election and
asked HIM 70 contrlIut" =ou" money
towards hiring workers IN n" "lc' hon
and for him n ;urn 20 ASK IA" Other
members OF the d"1arin"t' e" 'h''
house. lie stated n" r"iN :" 'eN'r''
butte and SO did the "rMer%. Il" sad
Thompson told him ma mos" WIZ On
rsbutrd would be taken car" g; INC
those who ala HC' """'m ~. 10!
care OF. lie Sa'H 'h-' me, 1'','-" -"
said 'h@ money was !" e"
ir"AnE new "''is"" "'" ''''SS.
'ouh"'i Fe'eSSeH al "'.,
;h'S evening a. %" ,,, NV" ma t,,,',,,,.,
.''a' S,''' cTa,, - noyn ,hn rh.cr nt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

to SncE'r'
: M. d" no. SO MN.
. !rd YOU serve
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..r,.,, - mike such suC.
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.,,,,.e hco, =. rde
Manassas. eor : IN
= '"''' ,. - k,ovl
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, .l.. ,.,.-ks IN that dis
:
49,. ,r,r,su brother Of Joe
.,,r ,.i ~ L.shcr
q ~. vo,; know what relation. Il
n"' t'Sh'r - (" "'' y ~
un,., Sp..,"r. upon questions put T."
i'' 80 ,,,, j., vh.clinp for
~ "'n u" "'' ''''' y"
&''>-'' N'''S ,o.., ,s indigo
= "''' YOU .,,,,,,i hv Mr.
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hah 80" 49,, -, IN.
NC IN ~" primary
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primary "'"''"h sun ,,,.o,,
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tn" h"N. About "o"h ma ia, "'S'''
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. NJ STrN''. d"'' ih'N' ''"' "'''
r'.," - h"G "h";h'r YOU i" * .""H'
-: to; - ! rrp,.'i nat y dIi not maze
Il ..' - difference. ~" =" 'h"' II"
~. = u,! 80 -" hr'."' '"\ axe: anu
a.,"u' r}' "'.i".n N''.th! JONES ''''
- ~, .n..-" '..: :. IH'"-. ~ ''".NE =
d walk aln.n' >,'s,.L ,...u" X MT F.d Ni''h
CA me street. tni said -. - your
+ papa acting a. l"drr '"'!'. We N'''
81 want 10 'rI yea s"Ii.",Aln: uH':"r
your hat. la ,.In:ml !Ss'rr'!rN w'in
Mr. O'Rrien ne said 'H'' .; l'.rAn fthh
want two Jews - s"rN" As Ju";''S. MF
. O'R-icn said that 10 Mr.. k.".II ana MF
,.,-'.,,s' 81 49,, ,.litrr Won this under
,n,,- ha, Don't say ANYTHING about IT,"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

To help you save is the mission o
Intelligencer Want Ads.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02
ALSO CLAIMS DETECTIVE WEST
WAS HANDED PACKAGE BY
THOMPSON ELECTION
MORNING.

Council Orders Chief Frazier :" Arrest
All witnesses .Sao Fail to
Appear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
FORM NATIONAL SOCIETY
OF MILITIA OCTOBER II
X. l.. |. Blues Will Become
Part of New Organization.
On to Hartford, Conn.

Military organizations having 100
years or more of continuous service
Will form themselves into national
society when the l50th anniversary
OF the First Company. Governors
FootSuards. is celebrated at Hart
ford. Conn, October Il. is and 10.
The richmond Blues. which intends
to send delegation. will he a part
ot the ncw organization
Other military organizations which
viii enter IL are the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company. of Hos-
ton; the Irish Fusileers, Of Fitchhure.
Mass; the Light Infantry Company,
Of Providence. r. l.: the Second Com
pany. Governors Foo;guards. Hart
ford. Conn: the Old Guard, Of New
York city: the Putnam Phalanx, of
Hartford: the Invincibles. OF Boston;
the Ligh, Artillery Company. of New
port. II. l.: The First City Troops, of
Philadelphia. and several others.
The trip in October will make the
third that the Richmond Blues have
made To the New England city AS
guests of the Governors Footguards
y hearty welcome has always been
accorded the local boys Tho famous
Connecticut military organization has
twic. been the guests of the Rich
mond Blues.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
PASSING OF ORRELL,
QUAINT CHARACTER
An Inmate of Penitentiary for Forty-Five Years, He
Thrice Refused to Accept Executive CIemcncv.
Lived Life of Recllsc Within Prison Walls

old man became too feeble Ia ,xor,x
and Orrcll was told that he could do
Whatever he liked to do about tho
prison yard and when he pleased.
Keeper OF the Cnts.
John Orroll was never know, m
harin any one but himself. ana ho
elected to he the man who was 10
feed the cats ana to look after them
Little work, but it was something h..
wanted to do, and so John O-ren he
came tn. chief of the eat keepers.
Ihat was supposed TO be his duty hut
except for Keeping the pans filled
with water. he had little to do. DC.
casionally. when he felt so disposed.
lie would sweep the pavement in
front OF his cell, but the most of tho
time he passed in walking about tho
yaru-looking At the flowers ana
lying on the grass, getting up when
he felt like Il. He had no boss in tho
prison. He WITS given absolute free
dom in the place.
When Richmond was evacuated by
the Confedcrates. John Orrell was nj.
ready doing life" in the walls of tho
prison. The Fcdcrals opened the
doors and allowed all to depart, and
1t was then that John Orrcll found
himself homeless, for he had been
the idea, and. when order was re-
stored and things began to be nor
NAL, he applied for and demanded adj.
mission TO his old room. There had
been Il semblancc of order and John
orrcll, who had neither kith nor kin
entered the doors and took up his
daily routine
Whatever relatives he may have
had disappeared but it is certain
that. in the last fifty years, no one
ever came to inquire about him. He
did not complain but attended to his
duties, going about his work after
the manner OF man who was content
TO atone for his misdccds. But. in
refusing the pardons that had been
offered him. what actuatcd him.
was he afraid. in his old age. to be
thrown out in the world and to again
take up the fight for an existence?
To whom could he go for aid, for
help. for employment? Where could
he have laid his head at night? In
(Continucl on Ninth papel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
hy Horace 4. Hawkins.

With the passing of John Orrell
IN the State Pcnitcntiary one OF the
unique characters OF the city was re-
moved. True. for the last sixty years
there had not been much in the pub
nc appearance of the late departed.
pNt John orrcll was all the same a
quaint citizen. IL. was for about
seventy years OF his life n resident
Of the state prison--a thief. confessed
ana recognized. He could not resist
stealing, but his last conviction is so
lar back that ii would be Impossible
10 get the records and throw any light
OF consequences on the man.
ii is believed that Orrell was n ma
tive OF Richmond. but when tho city
was young and before he had reached
the voting age. he dcvelopcd the
Sticky-iingcr habit, and he had a run
in with the officers. From that time
on he was at his old tricks. There
were possibly efforts to get him TO
reform. but John Orrcll did not want
TO reform. or. IL he wanted TO reform.
he was Of such a nature that he did
not try.
He was small. wiry man and had
the agility Of Il squirrel. Ills ewes
we're bright and piercing. and. white
age had bowed his form. he was able
to walk with ease and with elasticity.
lie took good care of himself. dil
John orrcil. for, while he was an in
mate of the big prison. lie was there
by choice. Thrice had pardon bee.
ISSUED To him, and thrice did he re-
fuse to accept the gift from the cx-
ccutire. The prison had been his
home for years. and he dtcrccd that
ii should ever be.
According to the information that
Is believed to he correct, John Or
re!l had been in the .penitcntiary on
the last conviction-thc third mean
ing lifc-for nearly sixty years. In
all that time he had not given the
officers any trouble. lie attended to
his business, and the only thing that
he insisted on was that no negro
should ever enter his cell. More than
half century ago he heard the doors
close on him for life. and, for the
last nifty years he had occupied one
cell. being alone, and he would do
much OF his own cooking and clean
out the place. Several years ago the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
Water Of Famous Old
Spring Is Condemned
lBy Associated prcss.l

GETTYSBURG. PA, Oct. l. -
Spanglcr's Spring, at which Union
and Confederate soldiers drank
together during lull in the
lighting at the close OF the sec
ond day of the Battle OF Gcttys-
burg. July .. 1868. may pass out
of existence. TyphOid-fevcr germs
have been found in the water and
tho state department Of health
has condemned it.
The spring is one Of the his
toric spots Of the famous battle
field. Here soldiers OF the con-
tending armies met. drank to-
gcther and filled their cantecns
with waiter for their wounded
comrades when darkness stopped
the lighting that had ragged
steadily throughout the day.
Thousands Of tourists and WIS.,
itors TO the battle ground drink
from the spring annually.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
MODERN MINISTER'S DIFFER
FROM AN1E-BELLLM EXPOLLNDERS
Ol'lcn Days Saw Clerical Shoulder-Hers. Who Did
Not Nlincc or Choose Their Words--BeIievcd In and
Preached He'll Fire and Birthstone


If they did not repent ih.ir CITY dc.
served thc same fate ~. brought ON
the destruction OF III. Dead Sen
towns.
could Nh, ,,.,,
49,,
III. no "e"r 'h!' hihe
IT. VI p''"c or hEpocricy
"'""rr "' ms church--
r,,.t 90, m"'h Shaii cal'
ms man puiit a
,a;',,,r, ""ir' 'hc pest In inc
, .'''"' ~ "hiCh ne was very
-, 49,. gu! r"' ohcie Jirn-
people in their nIa ero ;ny,o.a -,
dcyo,ing their wealth nSd ,i,,,o 80 49,
cause of Cod vcrc .,,o,,Ii,,r ~.
substance i'm rIo,o,s Iiy;,,r. 80.
erection of 0nc n,I,co. 10 ill.,. T.,
After services no ho,.a n,ii,
approached Uncle I,mmy - 49,
surrounded nv /, nunhrr -, his onoi,
and rcmarkcd. "Erotber D,nnoii,. :
do NOT think Won ,,iL ma ,hn 81,
thing today In nrc.cbin,, ~, -
mon about nv nov hon. +, 49, =,
own money mn, I'm I, ,nd -, ~
lar was honestly maIe"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
CRUCIAL YEAR IN HISTORY OF VIRGINIA COLONY

thus feed his vanity. Tho old man
saw 1T glance his object. and re-
piled: II thank you. Brother Jones.
but there are plenty of wcll-to- do
members in the church who are better
able To entertain me, and make il
a rule never 10 impose on the poorer
members of my little flock. will
not take from your family 4 part OF
their pittancc. l will call and see
you when passing. but do not deprive
your family to entertain me" And
he never could be induced to take n
meal there. although Brother Jones
did everything possible TO MAKE
Uncle jimmy" realize his true CON
dition.
My father says that Uncle Jimmy"
was noted for his long-winded SER
mons. aud when another preacher was
invited to fill his pulpit. always closed
with an cNhortation as long as tho
sermon.
Visitor Discourscd LcngthiIy.
One day at smyrna. after a lengthy
discourse by II visiting preacher.
Uncle Jimmy" arose and, opening the
Bible in new place. began to cXhort
sinners. My father said that himself
and several other members of the
congregation got up and started down
the nislc to leave. Uncle Jimmy"
waited until they ncared the door
when he closed the Bible and thun-
dered out. pointing to the truants,
All OF you who were drunk ycstcr-
day can go and get water while We
sing"
Once gay party of young ladies
and gentlemen from town came to
smyrna TO big meeting. Eaudily
dressed, ana during the services be-
IL .l,t
Jimmy" pointed them out and admin
istcrcd Il severe rebukc. telling them
that IL they could not behave in
church to remain at home and keep
away from Smyrna, as their room was
worth more than their presence.
After services. one OF the male escorts
OF the party approached Uncle Jim
my outside the church door and
said: MIR. Dannelly. will let you
know. sir. that those were respectable
young ladies you singled out in
church today for rcbuke ana Will
say 10 YOU that IL you do not apollo;
6izc. your clerical robes and wooden
leg Will not protect YOU"
Corrected Impression.
Il am glad you corrected the i'm
preston that those young women
made on my mind. took them. from
the manner they behaved in church.
to h. some strumpcts you young men
had picked up on the street and desc
Grated the house OF God with their
presence. And now. young man, in
regard to your Furnishing me. l will
say that i'll my younger days I used
to he something OF 4 scrappcr.
drank and committed all manner of
sins. In fact. lost my leg running
CONTINUED on Ninth PugeD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02

OH man became too feeble 10 work.
ana orrcll was told that he could do
Whatever he liked to do about tho
prison yard and when he pleased.