Waverly News 1907-09-12

              VOL. 15
WAVSSRtLY, OHIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ta, 1907
1 swrtacar**.-.**! r-aic-s Strfs a Taut J
I is acrasscs,    bswiat duriaa to, I
UO.  20
tag*
FORAKER
Greeted By to me ond En thus!.
asUc Crowd et Stockdole
DELIVERS GREAT SPEECH
Ably and Forcibly Touches Upon
Important National Questions
NATION'S   6RtATNCSS    Tlte    THEME
Stnttor Joseph II PoraVer wat at Uie
Slockdtle O. A. H. re-union aod beta
dinner yrtterdty tod wtt sconrdtd a
worn welcome and tnott aaibuilottle
reception by the taveral thousand rt-
|.reient*Uvt> cllij.ent who gathered lo
heir him.
Senator Foraker was st hit bett and
hit address evidenced tht tn tiler mind
of tlttmmaaa and orator throughout.
Ile briefly noted tome of tb* couniry't
hiilory—miking epochs, told tboul lev
porunl legitlatlon made n«centre by
Ui* different wart and tbt rxptntion ot
trad* and territory, pictured linalt
Sam'l over incrtulng glory snd greit-
nett sad paid a (lowing tribute ti?
lbs potrlolltm and progrotairenet* of o
ciliienthlp wblch bu won rtoognl-
tton among the r.niou coramtndiog
retp*ot and bonon ti t world leidtr
sad Induttrisl poce-msktr. Tb* Senator
wtt etpectslly strong In htt eulogy of the
old soldier*, related Mversl ot till wtr
etpenence* and no'e.l wllb regret the
cbtaif ing ot ibe time-honored blu* uniform ot tbs nttiontl tuird lo ibe mor*
modern Kbtki suits sdopted by <v!er of
the President which he sold reminded
him loo much ot tht "Dutttrnuu" of
Confederate war dayt.
Tbs ta.-ltT, tbt rtllrooi rata bill, ths
*iticl.c*od bill, ant I*trutt les-ttlutoa, lbs
Pintmt oansl. tin Pbiltlplnea wtr* sit
touched upon In a mannar pottibli only
10 a mtetmic who hit been prominent*
ly identified with thstr bistory.
Kvery word utierrd wag llntncd to
taenllvely aad eagerly by lho large
aodttacs crowded around Ute platform
in J bul seldom does li bttttl on orstor
to to favorably Imprest bit oudttno* ta
t-*enttor Poroker did  oo   this ocsttlon.
Sen ttor Fo»*k»r trot accompanied to
btockdals by (>>bgT«tsmsa Msonon, Cipt
A. J. Flnnty and Hon. Frsnk tl. Piriney
of Porltmouth, making ibe trip from
Portsmouth In sn automobile. Tbs
party arrived sl ths ground* at 1 o'clock
snd left Immedlataly after the'8enoior'i
tddrr-tt In order ihtl he might ctteh a
train tor home.
Tbo re-unlon and bean dinner wot a
tuooet* In every wty tnd in tvent long
lo be renumbered by Slockdtle and
vicinity.
Judg* L. O. Dill and E. P. Miller of
ihit olty dtlleered iddresst** io Urge
and illfmtiv* aodienosttand their etTortt
added much lo the dty'i rtilertolnroeni.
ED AIKEN
ts Mistaken  For a  Bird   and
Receives a Charo* of* Shot
WAS DIGGING GINSENG
And  Is Seriously Wounded  By
Frank Wilts Yesterday
AFFAIR WAS PURELY ACCIDENTAL
Hlttok Ing a milte in a clamp of buthss
it a nolts mad* by a eorty ofblrdi be
btd Juil flutlitd, Frank Willi of Arfcoe
dltehtrgad a shot gun In tht direction of
the sound, yetlerdty evening, with tke
retult thai Sd Aiken fell wounded tn tb*
fact, arm snd lag.
Wills wss hunting oo his form sad
bad sisrlsc* % covey ot birds which lit In
a thicket a thort dlittoce assay, licit*
tbe bitthe* moving whtre the blrdt wtr*
teen to light and tared a thot in that direction. Going to inveJtlgtte tht ret-all
bt wu horrified to find ihtt h« bad
wounded El Alkon. o neighbor who bod
been digging fftaoeng.
Tht wounded mon wu modi u comfortable u possible until t physician
could bt lummonid. Upon elimination It wit tou nd thtt lime of the thot
hsd penetrated his fsce, trm and Itg,
Inflicting terloui woundi. lie wu retting ruler tbltmornlng tnd birring oom*
plications will likely recover.
Mr. Wlttt who It one of the best citizen! of thai neighborhood deeply regret*
th* affair, but he wat In no wltt lo
blsmt u ibeihootlDf* wti partly accidental.
FOUR   SUITS
PORTSMOUTH ATTORNEYS
••
Will Attempt to Break The Will
of Pike County Couple
Aliorneyt Nat* Olllilsad ond Oiesr
Ntwman aro preparing a petition to k-
oiid* the will of William and Abigail
Stock htm, of Pike couniy nys the Porumouth Bled*. Mr. Stock htm died tboul
six ytars tiro snd hit wife thtw* years
liter. Thty left, aa taut* of torn* 113.-
000 or 115,000 which Frsnk Dever snd
wlft received pottettion of under de*di.
Mrs, Dever I* a daughter or Mr. and ilr*.
cUcckhtto. Itert Rurgeta, who wu
railed by the Sioekhamt It tlto tnterett-
•atalstfihe cose along with Mr. Dever and
wife. After trait wu filed to Uit original
deed*. Dever ssd Burgsss produced wllb
to tubttiauite thtlr lulo to ths propertr.
The attorneys for lbs ptaiotltTi represent
th* other cbltdrto aod hop* to htv* tbc
wlltt sst said* and Uie mum partitioned.
The who!* ct*e> will bt tried In the Pike
county again.
tl hu bean discovered tn lh* Ohio de-
,iriment of common tchooli tblt by tbt
nil* scbooi aod* It It not nec.-tury far a
iu petiatendsot ot city tcbcolt to bar* a
lescher's c«rtl8csle ta ordrr to hold tba
pcsvlllon. Io fact, thai iuc: aa ouciti
mutt htvt a trochtr's o.atliftcuion doat
not obtain ta ths school sod*.
•T^saartnanss* ItttarevisssM ram* Witt
Th* Pik* county board of com*
mttstisrrMrB tt Iu last mealing
p.»*«d a ntaoi.ttlaaQ rtatcla'dttiar
iu for war set ton uatrtferrinar .the
court houter impravecat-ai fund to
UM county bridge and road fautii
ami lb* fort.1 will remain intact
unill aipeadtd for Ut* Improve*
meat purpose* for which tb*
special tag Itry tru mi4*.
Filed in Common Pleas  Court
This Week
Otbltool drunktnoass snd egir*ms
cruelly srs n*m.d u aasasas for action
In a tult for dt roree snd alimony brought
by Solly Coahenour tgiirrtt Jtme* Allen
Oocbrnour, Friday. Bk* also stks for
temporary alimony during tbe pendency
of tbs tail and for rsascmtbls stiorney
fees sad oihw sxpentot therein, Aitor*
aays Mnlatiagitltt* satt GsldwsU ropi—uH
thapUIrtUtr.
. Attorneys Eylsr and Douglu, r*pr*-
tenting D. J. Porter hsre brought action
In common plus court ogtlnit Chtli-
teas BelUrbrond. Jus* Porter ind
Franklin Porter. They ask for fie par-
lillon of MilBln towaship land of which
JohnUtlterbraodtwu iilied in fee tlmple at th* time of hit death.
Ktntni K. Morn, through htr attorney
C. M. Caldwell brought tail Mondty
against Uenchtl Citric administrator
de bonis oon.'with iht will tnntxed of
I.trlti Miller, deceased. Tbs petition
tiaiet thai the pltlniliT 'wbo it tht
dtughier ol Mn. Mllleron September 10.
184*1, give her ihs sum of DOOtn money.
•lame wis lo be htld in iruii ond to
be repaid wiib inlerni tt Mrt. Miller'*
death. Slid Mr*. Miller died without
making proruton for th* repayment nf
lh* money sod ih* defendant refused tu
endort* hli tllowonce thereon, when a
duly verified itttemini io writing wu
pretsnted him on Augutt lCth Ptiin*
ll" therefore prtys judgment againtl dt
f • .-.utnt in the turn of tSOO wllb interest
from  6epumb*r 10.  Ittua.
Charles A Vie***, u administrator dt
bocltnon of tbe estate of Miribo J.
VT****, deceased igilmt Htrtcbel Cltrk
u tdminltiriior de txmti noo. with lbs
will tnntxed of I.tvisi Miller, deeetaed.
wu tb* ttj I* of a cut filed br Attorney
C. M. Caldwell, Monday. Mirtht J.
Wt*»* wu another dtughier of Mrt. I-o-
viit Miller and the com is ilmtltr to the
shore except tbtl the imouni involved
UtBOO,
Ellrt j .pouter hit tallied har dom-
ogtsult tgalntt the N. £ W. railroad
company ond th* com bu betn dismissed without record at tht cost* of
th* defendants. Sh*
rtfpretanilng tb* ralu* of a bona killed
tnd buggy dsttrored by tn N. A W
freight tt th* Woverly river brldg* some
months tgo bul compromised for * JOO. 00
COUNTY   COMMISSIONERS
Count Money and Transact Other
Business - Court   House  News
Tb* board of curtly com mluioner*
m«t In idjouroed tettion Monday.
Tba money la lh* county trtuaty wt*
oouoted snd wlott.-t? In cuh. *MH,«»
dtrt-rcalied in Ibt Flrtt National Bonk,
the ootinty depotitwy, tnd 11W.I as in
redeemed orders, rnilaIn? a toul of 11*,,-
100 St wu found The sudiior't bookt
tliowed ihtt Oier* wu In ths treasury
st lbs prelum tlm*. !*Vt.:««.>. which
Itsvct a bolaocs of wlSOCSaof unredeemed orders.
Tht county tretturer wu suthortxtd
to employ Attorney C. M. Catdwet! u>
collect delinquent persons! taxes, btt
eomrjOTiiaOoa being fixed at 10 per cent,
of the amount collected for tuma over
IIS sad IS psr cent, for lumt leu thin
tint tmount.
Tli* report of lb* children's horn*,
uklcg thtl (310 h* ttt ulds lor it*
mslnteoane* during thsntxl quarter wu
received tad acwpttd.
County work will now be psid sl lh*
ra«s or tQ.Ot) p«r day for tetmt and ft. JS
per dty for hands, a resolution to thai
effect betas; Introduced by Commiitlontr
Shy.
Tlllli wtre paid u followt:
Olty Work Houte. botrd tnd mtlo*
tooinct of Charlet Davit, tu.30
0. C. Andre, ttamped envelope*, t!0.-
6t
John A. Kylar, room rent loJuly lit,
•3100
C.  la.  Wuliburn.  typewriting, tl.&O
Htrmtn Shy, tomker. tOtVOS
William    Sahwirti,    eiiimtiing   old
brldg*. UW
Tbe Lining Co.. bilinceon book, tm 00
tieorge Willlin.i. hauling, ttS.OO
S. B. Hamitlon, stprnt  cbtrget. t.TO
IlKttlM   USIVUIlKB
Dan Htlterman to Oeorg* Wltdtoa. 40
tcret; $133.00
Geo. itoibiri to P. a Ford. 100 actta;
tMOOOO
John PtII 10 U. C. Ctpllngrr. 10»cr»»;
SJOCM
John L. Wittmsa lo ltobert Blugnna,
parool Itnd; tttooooo
Jowtph Aoord to Htyt J oh Moo, *10
acre*.- tjBtXO
N Chrlitopbtr Dsy to Utnfal   K.  Hoon*.
TSI ttcret: IItSS.00
Jot-tab Slsvetn to Herman Shy. IflO
sera*; »3tX».00
Barman Sby to Sarah D Thormtn. IS
set**, tlt*30.t*s}
■t^sstbsTrlne Uirem to J. C. Btavtni, 139
ocrst: tal7S,0O
ataauoa tjncxtKt
Jsxjim B. Smith, 30, ftrmtr, Suaflth
townthlp tnd Cora M. Oroomt, 21, Hatch.
William Kinniton. ZtV, firmer. Camp
ond May Carroll, St. laadd.
Arthur William, 10, farmer. Jaektoo
townthlp and Oreee A. Topring. 20,
Jtckton township.
George, Os-oat, 33, ftrmtr. llethtl and
Mrs. Moggie Merrill. 32. t-amp.
Make Annual Report to .Couoty
Commissioners
Tlie t rimer* of th* children'* home
B'ed tiirir annual report with tht crunty
aattniiuiottitt, Monday.
■'-.'.ape. report thowi ihtt 4I00I.0I wu ra-
•wjvtd from the oounty. 17.47 from th*
sajtjf of stock and tt.00 Irom otb*r
satifeev. During th* fltcal mr t33.3»
trtvij received for ntw buildingt. The
«ro»ndt consist of eight acres, six. of
whlcli ar* under cultivation and ths as-
UwIshI valueof firm prodncti li I3O0.
Th« **! irv of the lupcrtntendtot tmount*
sHt^liOo.w, matron, *7.V 8ix.I»ytsnd
*t**Jo)glrii srrre tnmiit* of ibe home at
Uit >>-i*innltigo! ihe yeir. flvt boyt ind
four trlrit wtrt admitted tnd on* boy
anil tliretglrli relumed, making a iota!
of twelte boyitndnln* glrlt Oo* boy
aat. one girt were, returned10 their p*r.
i-ois. Hte boys and uvea glrlt were
placed tn homeland one boy tnd on*
firtlrtniferred lo cihe.r Intlllnlllloni.
matini.* t total Iom of ii* boyt and nine
sjirb This Itavot ihr** boy* and three
glrlt iu Hi* bom* at tbe clute of the year.
. The iruiteei of ihe home ore Dint)
Clint- '. A. Mcllrid*. 8. A. Cool ond
Htary Wire. Th* odvitorv board coo*
altuof Mn. Mny Kmmitt, Mr* Mtry
Jones itid Mr*. Mtry Getirei.
NEWSY   ITEMS
Chwtu O. Bretolf. a wtll known
young hardwire mrrchontof Chil!itx>the,
died at bit* homt Tbarsdoy sfiar a
month't tilnetx. • Btt dtalb wu do*
indirectly to a fall which ba tnsulned
while oat camping along a bill tide.
Though no bones wore brc***n, b*iuffer-
ed torn* Internal Injuries, whleh Mused
pntiimonlt to d*v*lop. He wu a nephew ot Mrs. PbtlipGabelman of this oily
tutd tha'Gobelman fsmlly attended tb*
funeral.
Clipped From the  Columns ui
Nelohborinp: Exchanges
Drowned In tllempttng to rea-li hit
tweethurt, whom bt wanted lo take to
Chillicothe to a circus, wst the tat* of
Horry Dtnntwiu, aged 21.' oon of Herman fesnatwiis ol Scioto lownthip,
Ross couniy. Searcher, round bit buggy
fir below where he had tried ui cr.*.
I'll nt creek, snd lh* hor** was found
neirbv. drowned. The body wai recovered Thurtdty afiernooo.
J. H Hint, muter mechanic si the
D. T. ttt I. shops In Iroolon and Eogineer
Joe Meytn were perhtps ftully scalded
Mondty whtn lb* wuhlng plug of t
boiler blew out. Tb* two mtn w*r*
urloutly tcolded and ore   la   a   crtllcal
CaJOdlliOO.
Ephroim Rickey, a plooear resident of
Scioto oounly wbo hu reltllvet here
disd Sunuty moming after aa Illness of
Mversl week*. Uit ileilh was due to
asthma, tg*rrsvtling tht inftrmlliei of
ai'- Mr. Rlekty wuonsof the larr-rn
ta'ktd" for StJi 1 *** '*K** w,d**>' known iloek dealer* In
^ ■Ssmthtrn t>hlo.
Cbllllcclb* on lut W*doeadly dedicated lb* ntw 030.000 C^nttjrls library,
bstronln Mtrch. 1900, tnd M lut oom-
ptsud. Tbtrt it lattollad In iu ihel.e.
20,000 volume*.
P*rry townthlp will hold * local option tltctioo oa .Monday, ^pttmber 90.
A petiuot, prtvlng for ttm* wis pre-
tatsiai rttirntly al a csJlad iqatkiu of U»»
tcwutliip li-UMtvt.
Chillicothe tt isJxtiag o*w city bill
A number of ctiixent lnler.lewed on
the subject ire ago-atl lbs prtti»*titicii
at ittt time becaute of tha ♦intr.clil
condu ■rtn of ths City,
Fred Sheelt, ton of John 8he*ti or
Msssltelll* «u run down by a Scioto
Vailsr tracUoo car whil* be wu sitting
oa the rails near ^liiiliootBa, Solordiy
night. Ii It though I that Sheaui may
hart beta dop*d oml robbed aad then
lakta out and art upon tho tract, await*
tag thr coralnai of a tu to rtta ever htm
satt destroy Uis marks of prior uuut:
Maasy whleh hs wu known to bars «to
mtetUag apd rtliiiTti are  dttm.-.dici; in
iavtttirtlitaO. a
HOME   TRUSTEES
r*waas*r*w*
Il it now t Killed foci thtl t fair tnd
rone me-tlnM' will be hsid ti Wtverly
nut j ctr. Pinal urongtmenli btve
beet. .-Hide wnh Granville Hlbbens for
the.icue  of   the grtran-ls,  oommlilr*ts
bttrtaeeii ipfroinlad to   htve   the ttn»i .^bi-jaT discovered thu  Indlcolttd   that
*tU*.y.d. werdi cut aiHl-a trick lold K ^ decwaed   hod   died  other  than
antl work will be commenced In etrneu
tlln etrly dais. The sit* which hu
htmb fleeted consult of tboul thirty
ocrt* sud is netr Kmmitt ttreet. Somt
of iht director* of th* fair tisoclttion
were in favor of letting the Itnd known
U the "Douglu cow ptiiurc" on tbt
PorUcnt.-.ilh turnpike bul tfttr wtighlng
lb* idvtnug** of both ploett tbt formtr
tlta wt* selected.
THE OFFICIALS
Who Are to Be Chosen at the
Next Election
Tlie following ti glvcu out, tbowlng
watt ofSeltls tre to b* cboaen tt lb*
Not embasr tltctioo:
A*aj^**»*.s-ta ut iht pctoe bow itrvlug
ia<3«tee. If ha wtv* *lecMrd prior to ttt*
Ptiiltoo eampaignof 1006, aasa hiscom-
mlmloo expires wtib thts ysar ol lOr/T,
or If artpotnttrd and hit commission tndt
with tbu y**f of 1907. hit tuccinr tt to
bt tlrcted tbtt coming Novembtr. If t
juitlce wst elected in HXB aad holds a
commission for three years, his successor Hoot, elected until ih* foil of 1009,
out he wtll need to get bit oommitskn
extended st IU expiration to oarer tbe
extra yaar. Thereafter JoiUcri are
e!- cud for four yurs. Tb* tamt wiib
txtattableo, except tint ihertafUr coa-
nsblm or* elected for two years.
All townthlp offloert tre elected for
iwoyurt, ex'Mpt Jumce*t of the petct.
The maturert, clrrki or utestort that
..ereelecltd in Uit fsll of IVUrt thill
htvt their tucctssort *ltet*d thit fall.
It*/?, lo ur»e for two .ears.
Mtm ber* i.f sehool twsrdi were til
out by Itw in the fall of I'J04. Al thu
Umt flvt member* should bar* bvea
elected, three lor four ytar* and two for
two yrar*. There twing no tchool election iu lb* Itli of IIMi, the mtmrxre for
two year* held ovtr and thtlr luccttsors
ire elected ihlt fsll. IlivT. Th* three
members elected In ttaX for four yttr*.
will hold over sod iheir suoctitors thill
he elected lo I1W9. To* Uw tars thsl
"howavti oomlooi*d ibey shall be
plicwdoa tbe balloi without party am*
blrm, tad to roun la ;<a*l'.ion." So It
would be proper to uaum* lhat the
political parties go thetd tutd nomlnau
members for uttooi board in Uit ututl
wty, and tht election board will do tbe
retl. It It evident thtl two mtmber* of
the tobool botrdt ire to b* iltcwd tn
etch towtuhlp Ihtt fill.
All municipal officer* mat wars sleeted in 11*03, or were U*id ov*r from ih»
election prior, ore out ihit year. Thtlr
incxeaaora thall be attciad Uus fall. All
townthlp and municipal lermt aad on
January lit.
Ammtmee teterem stwittlotl Ottt
Death -itcc with uoatual suddtnnett
to Iooloii Jomr*, o civil war eotrroaSunday noon. Be wu in' tpptarsatly good
heolth up to ihoi ume, being tirtcksn
wtth paralytit and expiring ia a f*w
oinules. Tht ut**t**«\i wu a mialwt
of Componr 'D." 33 Rtgimeni O V. U
mi relied with Geusrtl Shxirmoa from
AiionUtolbcStto tod ptrucipalod to
Hit Grand Review u Waibingvic. For
yrart b* lived oo a firm   near Waysriy
FOUL PLAY
Old Not Cause   The  Death of
Henry ilotfleld
CORNER'S INQUEST HELD
And It Is Found That It Was Due
to Apoplexy
•SSftt
INCENDIARY
Seta  Fire To  Five  Houses
.    East Jackson Township
in
AtL BURN  10  THE  GROUND
And the Authorities U.ve
Clue to the Perpetratur
Na
SUDDtN DtATH AT  VANHfil. liILt
With hit future* distorted wllh pain
and colored a dark red by tli* colltwlioo
ol blood, lh* lifelsts body of Henry Htt*
field wu found In bed ai Ytok*e BUI,
■iuudsr morning. Tb* ditoorsry wu
made by tht people for whom he worked
when thty wini to orouie lh* tuppoted
•leeper after he had rtiled to rtipooal lo
'.I.sir colli for brrikfotl.
Ther* wu nothing to indleot* toul
ploy, except that death had c-ceurred
vtrr tuddtnly. but o turn of money which
lha dead mon wu tappos*d lo htv*
■jotssiiirt wu found to bs mltsdag aad
friendt aaked ihtt on InOjUttl b* held.
Th* body wuukta to Presatsn's I'ndcr-
ttklng Kastabllthmenl rt Piketon la a
wagon on Mondty and Coiontr W. It
Bunt btld tn autopsy over th* remains.
Death wu pronounced due lo opopleiy,
no mark* of violence   trains   found   tnd
natural drtlh. Il developed that oa the
evening of hit d«oth lltiflrld bad retired
Immediately tlttr t»Ung t very hearty
tapper, but htd not compJtlned of feeling bad. Ii it btrdly probable that he
e.*r p«**u*st*d t turn of money e^uti
to th* tmount claimed by friends snd
hit srift ttoted lhat the did not think ba
had aay money atoll.
Tb* dotd mtn'i bomtAS ntar Bbyvlllt
bulb* bit btwn employed, on * firm
our Tanhet BUI for some Urns put.
Bt wu knows in Wavtrlr, hi* tppetr.
met iiirtciing oifnilon. Bo wu a mer*
pigmy tn height but rtrj heavy sst.
Ths tight of on* ey* wu total ly detiroy -
edt few s-e-trt ogo by trifle wouoihacci-
deoially inflactad durtng s shooting
mstch   A wlfs ind family sarvlva.
tt*r. Waltsr F. tTennlog*r, s former
pastor of Ute local Oormaa Evo*vrelieol
church boo rt*tis-n*d th* puiorsta of sv.
John't Gertavn S*ang*llcal church at
Tlflln to aoccpt an unanimous coll to St.
Paulas cburcb a: Ntw liremen. Ohio.
Ttie fattar plice u o tubtloaUol lltU*
city of 1,300 populitlon, mostly of Ger-
mtn nstlonslltr. tn Autrlalu oonnty ond
hu thre* churches, sll Oersisn. Ht.
Ptuloi church it a bsautlful brick structure, hu 2,300 communlcint* and a Sundav tchool with a memberihlp of 400.
Rev. B*nning*r hu b**.n at Tiffin for
the put five yean ond durtng that tlm*
bt* tuttalned tbe mott ;!eatoat relations with hit ptrithlootua aod wllb
UitJr utliuae* hi* bulli up the ehurch
la t wty otott groiiryiag. ll wu with
deep regret thai thtr received his  retig-
nation       	
r.wrtaciktsi tesatsar sssatsaa
It ii with much regret tntl th* Nsws
Ihlt werk tnoouncet lb* rwaignttion of
iter KJciiinl Knorr. potior of tht German Kvingelicol chureb of tblt city,
which wu tendered Tuetdty evanlng.
Ue*v. tnd Mrs, Knorr will tt one* leave
tor KKiih.ro California, bit resignation
being madaln lb* belltf that a clung*
of cllmau -sruid be tieneScitl lo Mrt.
Knorr's health, which ho* not t>.«n ot
the beat. Rev. Knorr hu greallv
itrecglhenrd tad built up lh* local
chureb itnc* oco*pting tb* paoiorate
number of yoort ago tad tbe coegt-etra-
tioo wu looih to accept bit rettgnaUca.
Mrt. Knorr wu also very popular with
lb* church membership sad botb will
go to California with tbs bstt with** of
numtroat friendt who hop* thu Mra.
Knorr wttl t peed llv regain h*r health.
*mr*irem tSmwm* Cm
An N. At W. work train derailed o ear
toasted wiih grav*) orar ths local gravel
pit yeaurdty moraiog. Tb* accident
occurred at th* head of a nding tssl tbe
car had lobe moved In order tbat past*o-
gtr train No. 33 coald get through.
Threw engine* were required to pull th*
car back from lbs mtio track and tn
doing so tb* road bed wu torn up lor
several rail length*. Tht psaaanger trt is
wuo-aly dtltytd a thort time bull t re
tjuirtd ssvsraJ hours to gat tb* car bock
on ih* track,
S*Q*aMss*   n-snlsT    —   -
mmw^mm  ra.aB>ssl   ra*S**SS
la viaw of ih* targa number of call*
lott sad dtltytd in tit* «v*ii!og h<7ttr*,
do* to lh* a»it*0*stiax*atsr trofBc wblch oc-
IMVESTI6ATI0**  1$   t*ww   BtlNft   MAOf
Ir.ntmvd ttitha spirit Of revsngt or
pnurited of u. inasn* detira to set tbt
buildings biu:-, ana unknown luaendiuy
Ut tire to Ore lio.ne* in Kul Jtckton
lowathtp Krldty eight. Alt were burn*
td to tba ground.
Tb* lins occurrsstitxHil *l*r*a o'clock
ond in each Instance the burtitd building* tare unoccupied. AH are In tb*
radius of a mil* but or* too far opart for
i'.i* fltmti to iprvtd frum oa* lo th*
nilier and etch was evidently Crru
irparataty.
Thr lioutet. rwne of which it very
valuable, ore la whit it known u the
Rig Run neighborhood, netr tb* Jscktcri
oounty tint snd wrr** owned by Denver
barton, William Thorn tnd Jacob
Spre-tue, the Itiler two tach owning two
of ihe'hurr.td huildinst Thta* gtntlc-*
meo ire st a lots to account for a moUv*
for titan and ars of the opinmu tbst tha
flre't-u tba work ol s pyro-maoiac.
Tha cliixeruof tb* townthip ire greatly
excited u with tuch * parson at larg* In
lb* community, no propsriv would be
•tte, ond s rewtrd msy b* oaVred for lh*
Are bug's sr retl. At yel there it no claw
to hit identity and the,title fire marshal
will likely tend a mtn lo inveti.giir.
WANTS PASTOR   RETURNED
Official Board Adopts Resolutions to That Effect
Tht Fourth Quarterly Communion
■terries wu held at tbe Method itt church
npon IsttSuodty. Th* Prtaidlng tOder,
Dr- Isaac Crook wu prttttnt occupying
the pulpit at lha morning and' evening
urticts. e*
Dr, Crook preildtd over the Pourlh
QtiwivtsrW taoWsrirnca,wMcb. c-oovaMj*d
on Motastoy ttiorulng tnd the condition
oflhichurth wu taott tncourogiogly
r*port*d. .
TbU coaeluded tix year* or highly
Uliifectory service of toper.-ttion by
Dr. Crook sod in tatsagnitioa of which
ih* Cuaftrene* adopted rt*solutktn* of
tpprecoUoo.
Tht return of lh* pastor, ibe Rar.
Geo. W. Lott, wu also r*a)u*>it*vd. The
retolulloas which were tydoptad by a
unanimous vol* were tt follow*;
Wn Knott, Ws rt<«igolie sod herewith
txprtst* our tpprteiiiion of U<* raiUifui.
uoilrlng aad cfociem labor of our putor,,
tbe Rev. Geo. W. Loll, wticb hu
crowued hit Srtt year'* tabor in Uti*
work with sbtuxdoot trtccasta-
Wncaato, Ii to in* tent* of lbs QaSst-
lerly Contrreae* snd uf tb* enure con*
gregatloo to for u li known, that bs be
moil heartily Istited u. return* IO thit
work inolhtT yttr;,
Huolved, That we re.|u**t ttt* Pr*-
tiiittig Klder and tbt buitop prtxUtUna'
thtl if poattbi* and iu humotty wltb the
prov.drnca of God, lo mura lbs Rsv.
i .e«. W. LrOU u o it pattor u ihs approaching ooofsretice stssxxs.
Wussjuo, Our church hit b**a higta-
ly favored aad blessed ia il>* character
ot tba tapcrvltico during tb* admlalt-
trallon ol our Presiding Kider;
WuBiut**. Vi* reoognlxe lhat lb* Re*.
Dr. Isaac Crook, by rttaaoaof litt ripen***
of yetr*. molarity of judgment, wide experience, netful mtibod*. ttrengtb in
lb* pulpit, ood uniwerving tideiity to
Ute ducirtne* and poiley ot Melhodiim
It peculiarly and amir.toily t,aalif)r-d to
oonunat to flit t>b«txaltadposqiis>n which
he hu locat bctaortsl.. u evidenced br
lb* humony and good feeling wblch hu
ever cboru-arttatd bit official oast soelsl
reltiloa wiih thu chuixc..
THKRcroHa. Ilt-atoi.vgf), Tt.tt  w* ex-
Sett our opprectatton of bis splendid
iristiao character sad spirit, of Ut*
d*wpiot*tr*s!.he biuttr mar.tf*si*d in
tht progrtwa tnd locotata of ibt work of
thtt church: ihlt w* ssxtulr* hitn of our
Mteem and oo-ops*rt4itx>. aod further,
lhat wt MroetUy ptHiUoo th* Ohio Aat-
otiaj Cr-raftrenc* lo ooeUatt* blot in bit
pretent official relsUoo.
Aniittnt Ptinelpal C. E, Burkt of th*
locai bigb schtxol wu rec*«iiy ogerad
the potiiioo ot lao-bn loaini-tior In the
Mlddtttowa bigb tchool at a hsaCtomf
tnereaa* over hit pcstwul tauvry. lit dtr.
ctlned tb* aaturmg otlcr. botrevtu. Mv-
Ina tht w»iftr* of Ut* Waverly Kbools
at. heart tod itot ditsirusf lo cset* s vacancy m ih* fxculif oi tb* pnscsnt time.
Tb* oioety-f,fth manual wmmtlag nt tha
aad wm sclive iatowuiblp tacJiUos. btv curred when the nlghi rat* took ttfestt. iit,.^ f~nfmtlTJt 0f 1n- MtlttOitjt. rtpisn.
lag xUpublicon commiusamon for a j Uvs Aswsricaa T*la*b*a* and Ttlasrrspfc} ^ church will w*t*rh»at ta* Vttet U
aumbtsroltavtu*. ttrr tom* tlta* txttujtewr^ysod iht CSsstral Union tx«a*- ^ ^^tj ^ Ce^au* earnestae***.
he hu Itrad oa Third St. thts ett>. Mr.]phoa. company k»v» decided to unet) jTtvtaAsy empttmbmt ITU*, out eoatiniiica-
Jtme*•oMov^rta jtar*af ura sad H.Uur nigai rat*. Ail mtajmgrt p*si1«<'«** week. Many peemiaeai aittsArer*
survleoabya mt* and «*** tthltdrsn. j"« thalr smut ars now clursad do* ]***,* ^ u^ttsodiat rao« t« w l-Ut^rd
Twoaxrevitrt tai oa* tittsf ua »»*> rai* which fcsrtr»Xors hu ttste *»t»»aal*-|-tl»»i,OThTWrw
living. '    .d-wbmUianiaTiurstai. ' by **.« delegt^tsa.