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Vol. 25, No 45 r Marlinton, lAx-ahoat^ Cov ._Wejj*tVirginia, June (MOOT SlOG AYear
THE OLD TINE SCHOOL?
The school of foraser davs «i
dieucu- i* i<* a* ur<»<>^i u« ii wi, when tLtir parsi.ta w< ra cbi dten Tbey depend uioie iwrnhiy u»o.-i each other and their K-aobar 'I"*" iu foruibr timed. T«o many Of
boated in au unpretentious bailc'- them do not tak* kicdly to woib and trjing «ira-itiot H The ours*- of ifody includes a long array < f •objects and still loig«r list of topict. Tut booke^st k is com- merced Joo early widln the earli er years is too difficult. The time pent on arithmetic and geography is cut of all proportion to the de mands made, by ilit*a lii*'«bw and is vastly iu i »m F* of the value of the results obuiueiL-,, .
A fraction of the If aching f.»rc« has had academic end profit iona^
log and located amid grounds n*i- tier aropld nor'attractive. The furniture was awkward in conatruc tiov tod uooomfui table to those who bad to ate it. The walla and ceilings were blank and often blaek and dingy. Ths apparatus consisted of wood blackboards, chaaki of chalk, iooorrVt inspe and g'obes that served several' purposes, but not the one for which, they are supposed to be coostracted. The grounds are deauded of natural attractions and disfigured with sundry abomina- tions. The outbuildings were of the crudest possible construction, of tbeedj 'ining forests or thick- ets IT eJ in their stead.
The pupils ranged from four to twenty live years of age. They were muscular, alert, ambitious and capable of doing the hardest mental and physical work. They had in their veins the best blood of the age and came from homes where Work was a virtue, learning was respected, scholarship was prized and. a large minority were, ambitious to master the common school studies an complete the course at some academy. Of these a considerable number were anxious to go to college and look- ed forward to careers. They bad a love for labor, a capacity to dig. a relish for conquest and a respect for results.
The coarse of study was preseri bed in -par*, by the teacher, bat more largely it was determined by the fancies of the parents, or the caprices of the child.. When a atudy was selected each pupil went his own gait in his own way, his progress being limited by his abil- ity and application. He referred from time to time to his teacher and under certain circumstances Bought assistance in form of an eaplacatioo, or a suggestion. This was usually given in such a way as to rsqnire more work than wobld have. been necessary to solve the problem unaided. It was one of the_oardloal virtues of the old time school that the child did bis own work. Iu those days
. < the student bad all the joy which ccmes from the mastery of tasks assigned. It narer occurred to him that if a *'snm" were difficult or a sentence involved, he could apply to his teacher and .have all made clear.
The teacher was a man' for the winter term and a woman in sum- sj^p.. Tbey were both of mature
vyears and possessed scholarly in- stincts and, to some extent, schol- arly attainments. They were stern and sometimes harsh. They be- lieved in their right to rale and
. rkef jdfactsd instant and ebsotute obosTioase. Tbey had dear ideas of what the ohOd should study
cl*«t8* conceptions <f what be coald and shoald do tot tremendous himself. Tbey were i alert, direc- tors, managers, nod, io a sense, instructors. White «fcey~eoBsaei- ed and stimulated, yet they were not companions or associate!. Tbey were exemplars and models in drees, carriage, deportment, habits and accomplishments. Tbey did good because goodness was eon of their enduring charac- teristics, a
Many of the school booses of the present time are constructed of suitable material and aecording to aooeptsbl* plans. A tew of them have srtistic deeoratieoe sad attractive ferakhings and in many of th«m oK>dern foruiiure iefouud. Maps, ehatta,-globes, slate black- boerds, at* ares, sutler? end; loach" other material stfera the
sess fair scholars! ip Hpd u»u»osl aptness for tetcMr g. The smuli- rst faction is grotsly deficient in all these particulars. L**ss thati a m*j rity of the teenier* are too y* ung iu jeers to b« placed io charge of school children.
The most of tie tailoris made by our teachers are due to luck of talent for the work, inadequate scholarship, and r.o professional training, a disMte for th« service and. a feeling that teaching n a
Im.hi Oouiittil that.ioni per cunt ar«» in roe fehffols c (me years, cr two years wore th-n e'.on/l. to compute a coroiuim schon] courts.
AM these corsicKrations mfke *ppar*nt a few simple proposi- tion". The B.ate should frarnish a lafper piopoition of the funds [ifdfA 11 maintain the common
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ji..neatowo.
Morgantown >eatwrd*v contribu- ted re quota to th« J*iuostown Exposition. The ar>ic!e which wet WH* the old revolutionary nfl-i O'jroed \rf Liwis Wetz >1 and used on the western frontiers d»r ing the Indian wars of 177 7 up to I8i'4. The gun hajLpeen a re-
•yhnr.lv; it show);] Ineirt that those j^j^k hiiti)[?t aud WM owned w'ro h.ve th« snperiutfcndecnc of, b„ fhe ^i Um:,w ecout oi that tlm schools be flt.tee for the duties (levolvin^ upon therr; it rhould
day, wi'h the piobabie exception ofDn'ibl Boon, Wetzel was % myt*e i o> ffjore on thi frontier
uatnraj attitude f<r teachirg and' ,4<>m hsri|.g mnch'fe say, not p-f.f«»tional iftH1 |eltn»J5 .",f hisd.edsof dtr-
demand- that the teach >rs tare a'
+n acadtmiu aid training which will tit tl • m t<» be :tistru-it-.M-i of youth, it sha>l a'se
training aud a.h>r2er fraction pos- crcourugo the. enlargement of,
teuTprtrary'makeshiff. Added to these is the teacher's greatest ai» -—an attempt to do for the child those thipgs which can only' be of service when fhe child do?s them for himself. Jn addition to the»'e deficiencies and mihtates is too much time is given by the chil- dren to studying and auemp'irg to learn isolated detafs and too little lime to discovering, defining illustrating and mastering princi- ples. They get a smattcrip'g^'bf many things but do not master
I the printed page, comprehend the principles and processes of arith- mutic, apply the dufirritions ard rules of grammar, r,r u> derstand the great underlyipg-fac^s whiah determire the location of popula- tions and the founding cf indus- station,
trie*. ;—
school grounds, the beautifying of schoolrooms and a'ininlate the providii'g of tucb material as «ijl be*t fi: the school to do.its bo t work.
' The t-fata *i'l d* i's duty when it shall make it possible for every cbi'd within its liVii's to acremi, fr» e <f •x^ense, a aiLdtr^srten, a ro II HI on school and a high school, taught by capable teachers a»d aCministered by competent • fficiata and fos'eritd and t-mtain kd by the dignity and influencoof the commojiwealth. — W. W. Stotson, Sciita Saptrint-Judent of Maine.
Back to the Old Heir e
In tbaiUiterate uations of Ap'a the average daily^pay for each man, woman and child is three cents; in Russia it is foi-rt«-en cents adaj; in th Hutted Bta'es it is forty-eigbtcenta a -dej; la M»8?a- chusetts itls eigbty-seven cents a day The Asiatic nations apeud nothing for pubiic education. Massachusetts spends a larger sum per capita for education the"
Farmer Foy lived jist ever the line in McKesn county, l'a , and he sold several head of cattle one t-pt'mg to a cattle buyer of Craw- ford County. Among the lot was a three }tar old heifer, born aud raised on . the Foy farm. Great difficulty was sneouetered in get- urig this yoij"g animal away from her- native plsea, but the drover at last succeeded "in driving her alorg with the rest tp the railroad
whence tboy were all shipped- to M«ud vHle. Salamau'ca a ronndabout course of one bun - red and tif'y miles,
Fosr %ee!c later farmer Fov was awakened late ono night l-y the en irg of cow. The crjing was ao'u"u«al aud so Iryd aid persisj- enUbat by and by ihe-fBrmtr got up ai'd t rissed aud went out to see what it ail meant. Ha- could scarcely believe bis eyes wbeu he discovered that the animal iha'.-hud t»een making all the fuss waa the
ing, living a sober Hf-, and yet he wts a man with the courage if a HOP, and the during and endur- ance of the wi'd Indians whom he -fought many a haud k» hand en oeu-"ter in the wettert wilderness f!i-< hois'* wis near wheeling, but he bconled alone ovnr couutry be iwo.n lJitt»-burg and K-ntucky, jt'i.iing attadity titrough the woods, attacking any straggling Indians.w to crossed His p»th.
There sre on record w«l[ auth- enticated c«s*»9 of twenty- three lud a--B who m»t their d.»a*h at tin bards ef Wetzd, several of them in ('l^ie and d*sp<*rtfe con- 11 ct and-som-ttimas with thi odd* la'gely against nim. He was at man of great s'renajrh aud, of re- markable activity, and being 8 deal sure shot, aud an expert in leadirg.bi* longriflras ho rat, a feat few ciuld do, he always came iff victorious |n his com- bats Ilia rifij cirried a half ounce ball, and was a beivy and veryac-urate wiapon. Tae ,In- dia'rt c^llel it the ga:i th*t was '^always loaded," bicause of his abiliry to load and tie so jticWy, O i one -occasion he kill%i /our [ridiana-who were trying to catch him. Oee of them succeeded in
Radrv'ad RiveWtioos T'oe usually prua»ic hearings
b'foro the inter<4ate c>mmsr«'e ooomiHsiou Wdfrte'i'iveaelThurs- day by the testimony of W. N. Pag* president of" the Tidewater railroad'up to the time that rtrad snd'the Dt-epwater railnrad were iu«rged into one ayaiem. Undtr oajUt he.toM the story, s» far a*
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Baltimore '«id , WUlintn^ag- gooer. thirty tjree years old, of '.l^ar. ULip, lVndl«ton c >uuty. W- VrsjBrT>«tieat at ths .loins Hopkins Hospital, th'n ' ci'y i« ppeedily regainifjj health as a re- 8'i't-ofthe traubtusion of a t)4rgw •juarn'ty of blood into his feme.
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[)unui>rr,
George Myers has moved to town.
We are glad to see Mrs George Bipk out sga'n. Sho is visiting
t-e en <wa it. of th* insidd h*s3ov7< to sire his life by Joseph Ke ley.
any other community of i qu 1 three year old hoifer that he bad property valuation. sold to the cattle buyer a month
Toe illiterate ran earns $150 before. She was standing at -the more than is necessary to supply barspftbo barn yard and calling
his physical wau'a each year b" tween his twenty.fifth" and fiifty- fifth birthdays, 'Tne mio who has a common school education has |300 to bis credit each year
Justly ily . to be let in. Sho w»s 'r.ioiiipt!y let in,'arid she lay down iu her oloTplace as if she had never left it.
Next day it was discovered that
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able to save $>il)Q a year, while a college trained msn sets on the right side cf the ledger $1,200 a
19**, These'Scares brtoghoifto with
force the claim recently made by un expert that the detaining of a.boy at !honi*for a single day costs the boy io. the «Ba\~$ifc' i*dt in. "another form, tna statement woa'd »B t*>at each .boy spends io school is worth flO to biro. N) one can resd these itsteqiente and not be iro |
of th'w road a road that has iM-'n built without a bond. He lo'd of having--been give:t a letter of credit t>» the amo"nt of ^18.000,- 000 to euild the Tidewater r*il- ro d and of having upent more th»o $20 00U,0u0-«,;ready on its coustiuction He told of how H.4b Ko Igers and H H- Hyam* the-*latt>'r a Uoston mill;onaire, were the two mrn whom he sup- posed were Caching t*~e project, and. added that there might be some one else la-hind it, a'>• itt whom he knew no more than the moat c'.aual spectator in the room. This latter man of mystery seems to be none o'ber than John D H^ekfeUer
The whole thing cjtna out in the hearing of the complaint «f th« Loop Creek Colliery Company a»d the Deepwater rairoad to com- pel the Chesapeake and Ouio to enter into satisfactory traffic agreer ments."
Be testified tint he had in his pocketc* letter of credit on the International Trust Company of Boston for $18,000,000, and that his draf a on tbat trust csmpiny had amounted to $20,000,000 and he j/et could not swear who had put it there and furtherm >re, th»t he did not personally know any one connected with the institution, and if he went into the place of business to get a check cashed he would htye to be identified.
He said tbat he was only a fig- urehead as president of the road,
Sln>af Reiser,
Foy being a native of O'awford county was a subscriber to one of the Meadville papers, and in the weeks issue that came the day after the return of the heifer he saw her advertised as au astray, she having broke out of her ii.clos uro one night of the previous week. A reward was i fferd for 1« i return. That the heifer had "found her way back to her obi home over a distance of at least .o'na hundred miles, iu traveling which it was necessary fjr her to ciosa the Al-
pressed with the-moosy vsloe of I ieghaay river three time, as well as education. If a man is worth $450 a year more to the State by, hating a high school educstion than the illiterate, th e State ofe-
rijy has a large financial io- t in bis better training. '
T he average pay ff a working] man, sech year iu ths Sfa+e of Delaware, is $flQ0 tne avsrags pay of such men in Masssebnuetts is $»85; These two numbers hear aebotaadaily the same reis-
others Iarg0 streams there could be DO doubt, and that in her anx- iety to get back she bad uot spar- ed: time to do much eating by. the way, was shown by her emaciated condition How she, a strange cow traveling though a strange land managed to escape detention by some one as an astray, and by some one as an astray and by what marvelous lcstitct she found ner way way baak to her native pasture are things no one will ever
v. It, is nardly necessary to that Farmer Foy promptly
roed to her purohaser -ttiJ,- Ikw mriMi far hfefWd »w «|o In ths. mags, as
rtm«ned oil the d»ya oo ihe -farm to had mtdo to rttnar kabte
Cnronisle,-
se z;ng hold of the gnu a»d in the se»A«^er its . - posses«esisV-4$*iner «d own^d little 9r no stock i0 ,t,
but did pn)oy confidential relations with the men who arefioanoin*; it
Speaking about the inception of the enterprise, he said that it was not the original intention of the peopld own'ng the Virginia rail- road to build tidewater, bat to build only a short line connecting the Norfolk and Westeru and the Chesapeake and Ohio. The Chesa- peake and Ohio, however, couli not, and would not, afford hist people an outlet, and the' Virginia railroad has been the result.
He said that the Cbesapeak and Ohio and the Norfolk and Western through Presidents Stevens and Johnson, had offered him every sort of propos'tion if he would not go to tidewater, and had off- ered to handle his traffic on practi- cally his own terms if ho would not go to tidewater.
He said" that the Chesapeake and Ohio is today playing the dog in the monger; that it tod»y deve- loping six new counties, when its facilities are confessedly inade- quate 'o handle the output of the counties it now gets coal from
He said that ou April 2,2 the Tidewater and Deep water roada had been oonseUd-ifod, an 1 capital
Jstoek amounting to $33,500,000 »ad been au'horia-d. Mr Page «*<d that he thought that he could produce documentary evidence io prove thitt h* had brought nore capital, into the States o{. Virginia and vV-est Virginia than any other one man had evor done.
After he bad concluded h;s testi- mony, Mr Page stated that it was the ulvmate plan to extend the Virginian railroad through to the Great Lakes.
In view oi the testimony, of Mr Page, it is believed that toe man bees of Mr Bo igers is Joan JD. RoonfeUer. It is eviuent that io oarry the proj** through* to, the Great Laajsa will reqoire a great deai more money tuan Mr ttosrettyean-put upexm«-»lf.
ELBCTWG LiGHr
Ajl jffl> hsjeomi dat oa the
pose li'ially shot his antagonist through the head. The barrel of the old tifll shows a cut in the steel said to have been made by a blow of the I'udiaVs tomahawk in that deadly enounter when Wetzal skillfully caught the descending weapon on bis rifl',
At the close of the Indian wan- in 1795 the old scout's occupation was gone ami-he disappeard al most from notice for years, aud until Jadge Eiwin- 8. Duncan, and'subsiqueatly Alexander S, Withers oollected the fa«jts in his strange and remarkable life, and they were made known to the rea- ding psblic about eighty years *"g% His gun came near "disap- pearing als >, but traditioa cluug to it- About 60 years ago,' the fliatlock was takeu off' and a percussion lock was substituted. Tae work w*a done by a black- amith then living in TyVzal cjun- ty,. named James Myers. He kept tracx of the gun, and it was throughout etf irt many years lat- er that it was found and ropro^ur ed i' at theinstasca of Hi Max- well bought it from Mr. Myersj and btiii owns it Wnei it fi/Bt ca-ne int^ the bands of its present owner it was in a state of neglect, j»od w»s bally rusted. Woeu thi b«iital wa* cleaned, and the rust scraped < ff, the iniiiais of Lewis Wtttzal were fuund on the barrel. The letters had been cut, aapareu fly, with a email drill, and con- sisted of little holes forming the crude outlines of L W.
Tao nffl > was exhibit?! at the Fort Henry centennial at Wheel- ing ia 1832, and for some yeais after that time was left in the care of Judge O. L. Cramer of Wheel ing while it J owner was absent In the west. After the death ot Jadge Cramer the gap was brought to Morgtntowo. Tne gno hu not bean fired since
it earns into the possession of its present owner. A history of the weapon was pablished aboat a
•Tori
of .-Hiitiraore- The operation COUDtv> and M wa* performed several days ago by Dr Stephen H. Watts, asfist- ant residt-o^ surgettn at the J.*l*aj Uopkin' Uo-piWl It was most delcateau'l h»»l to be perfjriiml wiih Hie utmost s'iili
Mr Wag^'-ner crmo to B*lti- mrre several weeks ago. HJ Iras b^eo i-uffering with anera'a for aeveral nfanths. Ufoo arriving it was at once sion tbat hi* condition was critjoal Or Watts realized the seriousn'as of his condition, and he d<ci'lcd on the transfusion of blood into the man's •/eios He informed Mrs Hannah Waggoner, the yoitf»g turn's mither, of the fact
Mri Waggoner aigg*st»vl that ahe send i>r her d*tr-'|it"r. Mis? Elsie Waggoner, ti cm> t. "V» timore for the jiurp.->»e of donating her blood. Mrs Waggoner immed- iately telegraphed for the young lady, and billing to give up any- thing to save her brotaar's life, Miss Waggoner caught the next, fain and came to Baltimore. However, in the meantime, the condition of Mr W'aggouer became worse and Dr Watts got Mr Kell- ey, who was in on«> of the public wards, to give up 8)me of hii» blood Kelley is a big h°alth'y Irishman, and ho willingly con sented to donate as much blood'as the physicians saw fit to take from his veins. „ t>
The two men were placed in positions beside one another and the blood vessel ofjh^B.^right arm of one was sewed t» that of the
[Uh arm of the other. It took many minutes for the transfusion sad after the surgeon saw that sulhVcnt Wood had been received into Mr Waggoner's veins the blood vessels were'sewod and each pnt into a proper jgtsto. Immed- iately the ooodit'Otfef Mr Wag- goner improved.
Cess
It rained and then got old. A number of old soldiers board
ed the train Tuesday for Bich- mond to attend the Reunion.
John Will Carpenter will soon have his dwelling house and bar net shop completed.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Griflie Sheets, daughter, May 23rd.
- Joe Call says he has the cage prepared; next it's the bird.
1 Jessie Hudson, of Greenback, and Miss Alice Wade, of Milt Gap, Virginia, were ia town^ Tuesday.
Ruvel Chestnut and wife hsve returned from Washington! city, where" they apsnt their honey- moon, and will go to housekecp ing here. "We are glad to wel- come them.
Siju're Hudson and daughte are over oa a visit
aoa. Ward Hudson- Mrs. Bushel Chesnut is spend-
of Alleghany rino'ie Msnn,
of Edray, are vhit'ng Watives here.
Mrs. Emma J. Fowler, of Iluttoneville, is viei iug her old home here- ' .
Mack Gilmore has gone to Virginia to work with the Wil- lams engineers.
The Hon Jubn Adam McNeel, of Rockbridge county, spent
[Monday night with E. N. Moore Mrs. C ft. Pritohsrd was called
to Birtow to see her sister who is ipjite ill.
John S. Jacks m. Rob, Cam and Lawrence McLaughlin left Krid*y for Richmond.
Mrs Bessie Hughs went to Seebert this week.
David -Sheets is putting a lot of fioe o»k lumber to Sitlington.
B B Catnpbe'l, E N. Moore and Charles Nottingham all lost valuable horses last week.
Auctioneer S~wecker will be in Marlioton June 4 and 5, court days, and will sell a lot of fine landt, horaas and goods.
Be A Mm.
Foolish spending is the father of poverty. DJ not bj ashamed of hard work. Wjrk for half price rather than bo idle. Be you* own master, but do not let society or fashion swal ow up your individuality—hat, oat and boots. Do not Oat up or wear out all that you earu. Compel your fulfim body to spare some- thing for profit's shake. Be stingy to your own sppeiite, but merciful to other's necessities. lii'ly others, and ask (or held for yourself. See that your are proud Let your pride be of the right kind. Be to proud to wear a coat you cannot buy; too proud to be in "company that you cannot keep up with in experience; too proud to lie, or steal, or cheat; too proud to be stingy; in short, be a man of integrity and indivi- duality.
Ruth
Commissioner3 Sale Pursuant to decree of the Circuit
Court of Pocahoutas county en tered in the case of W. J. Yeager, Administrator of Peter D. Yeager against John T. McGraw on the 4th day of April, 1007, the under isgned Special commissioner will ou Tuesday the 4th day of June, 1907, sell at the front door oi the Court House of Pocahootas couuty, at public auction to th* higheat bidder 1124 acres of land situated at Travelers Rapose on Green-brier R.ver in Pocahontas coiinty, West Virginia; ssid lands
re valuable as a town sit farm, part thereof are under culti vatidn and would make a desirable Homo.
Terms of sale: Said land will be sold tor cash or so much there of as will pay the sum of $3475.00
Order of Publication State of West Virginia, Pocahootas Conuty to-wit:
At raise held in the Clerk's, office of the circuit court of said county on the first Mooday in the month of May 1907;
The Scate of West Virgtoia vs
The Washington, Cincinnati nod Saint Louis Railroad Company, a' corporation.
The object of the above entitled ••ait is to subject to sals for the benefit rf the school fond the mineral leases formerly owned by the ssid railroad company and which were sold for dslinquent taxes due thereon and purchased by the State upon the following tracts of land.
1 -486 acres oo the waters of Leather Bark in Greenback dis- trict, and known as the Collins trsct.
8— 600 acres end 318 acres on the waters of Leather Bark nod known as the McCutcheon tracts.
8—100 acres an Back Allegha- ny Mountain and known as the -i eiger tract.
4—1000 acres adjoining Cassel snd Co. on said Alleghany moon- tain,< known as the Geiger treot.
5—732 acres on Book Alleghe- ny mountain, W. A. Gam tract.
0—110 acres on Back Allegha- ny mountain, L. Swink tract.
7—1000 acres on Back Allegha ny Mt. D. McLaughlin treot
8—110 acres, Back Allegheny mountain, J. Wanless tract.
9—227 and 320 acres on Al- leghany Mt. W. Cassell land.
10—550 acres, Allegheny Mt. A. Havener land.
11—1025 and 900 sores, Leath- erbark Creek, A. Curry land.
12—2900 acres, Mitchels 1ft. J. B. McCutcheon.
18- 140 acres on Heed of Knapps Greek, Hurrtersvillo District. Samuel Carry land.
14—405, Little LvrtiM district, I. H. and N. Smith lend.
And it appearing by affidavit filed that the said Washington, Cincinnati and Saint Louis Bell, road Company is a foreign corpor- ation it is ordered that the said Washington Cincinnati and Saint Loujs Railroad Company do ap- pear here withia one month after ths first publication of this order and do what ia necessary fo protect its interest in this •ait.
A copy tests: J. H. PATTOBBOK, Clerk.
N. C. McNeil, Solicitor,
with interest tbeieo* from Uie 2nd inga few-days W)th her pa-ente daj of ^^ m7%mi{ p(lid>
eat and Stream, "—^otgaetown sWtdijUeeen motth ferBleo-
WASCEO-tiflc A timbe
Utah/ OonaVMrton Oo,
f-nj Fifth Are,/
tsteW^preesIiaaj saonto, nod to oe paW at tne.'ot- |aei>f"^4.l U«ajt i/, n K ii.'.'J as taat^ ot the seonU. - ,
la citfasit of psvewut pf enj uUl wttWs> ten *>• tr«*i tne eat*
u ta dee, the >in saa, 0% 4i*
«UU^«IS^^^^HK ,*M WfOf Le»«# WAt*a QQ,
this. week..
Harper Baverago, of Ctover.t lick, waa in town this week.
Mrs Jack: Cassell and Mrs. Sam Casaellj of Wanless, ware in town this week,
Miss Mamie Sheets has re- turned to her home at Sitlington, after spending some timj with friends here. _
The Pbstoflioe law authorities ere jjsfc laughing over a good joke
FtjO Uiemselves. it seems tu*i there oee been a lot of fraud with mat- rimonial aiveruaemonta in the middle west. An eaterprisiog tedy, Mrs Lancaster end, her daeghtar^aniat were at the bok- tons of it, end after some trouoie iM potsofltos inepeowrs rao then •vwn and atopodtaed one of MiM ^areet's TieMoM to w«ufy egeuut
L. ML MoCuswe. Special Commlssfoner.:
I, J. H. Patterson, clerk of the Circuit court- of Pocahontas
County, certify thet the seovs
named Special commissioner bar
executed bond according to,law.
Commissioners Sale Pursuant to decree entered in
the Chancery Cause - of Peter L. Cleek sad others against Adaliza Fleshman and others on the Stbday of April, 1907, the undersigned Special Commissioners will on roeaday the 4cb day of Jrne, 1907, sell at public suction et the front door of the Court House of Pocahontas county, subject to Hie dower interest of Maggie F. Cleek therein, 81 seres of lend sitnetsd do Knapps Creek io Pocahontae county, West Virgibie, and known as the William H. Cleek borne plane; said lend is nearly nil under ouUivatkrti,. lies on Koeppe Creek, would maks a desirable farm or grsxiag property and ia convenient to schools nod cherehea,
Terns of sale: Sofikieet sesh
GRAND BARGrAINB
WB ARB'STILL MAKING. TO
Ths Psopls of Heetermea
•et*. Mewahsra win and uaarnwt fa 4*$*$ 1^ etl w» i*» We litsj n**o iuq jeatos tee «U/ »•/
were to * fcidegn* into ooart,
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Ow goods ere marked to cash prices. Short pcoftie end anjfk by lew, sehM are oar motto. Jast rseeir- ed a car of feed eatl*/. t^t t{ we hnvs a g wd fi mr we tee tfi at $4 50 per • , we men to oroe* tts trede r^iaria,
«t» markst tot vaol, one (wpe to serre vu a* s?ef|
upon a cisdit of six end twelve months; the. purchaser exscnting bonds with good personal esevfty bearing interest from dete sod the title to ssid property to be retain- ed ee ultimate osxwrjty.
H, S. Rtjoxna end L. H. MoOumo,
Special Commissioners. I, J. fl. Pstterson, Clerk of
the Circuit eosrt of Pocehentae ooenty, eertify that tae above
8peeial Commissioners have sescuted bead m required
J. H. Pel > ' »r
urn toofi apt'