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Jf JltLt- -£>Devoted to the Interests of the Country in Seneral,-^ 4M*h#*38*«> ■■'zrxs.i ■ -, .-—: -4*And to the Interests of Pike County in Particular.-^ Vol. 6. COURIER, fi.uMlwhed.liW. Cun_->li.l.wJ wllh W«U &»_____». IHM Waverly O. Wednesday May 8th, 1901. WATTMIMA*, g.'.Wl.h_»J. lm. StweMKtr tc I'lkMoa links*, Ka. I*'* No. 5. People Homeless! Jacksonville Florida, Visited by an . AWFUL HOLOCAUST. A District as Big as Cliillicothe, Burned to the Ground. Ono ot the greatest antl moat destructive tire* mat li.. ever occurred in thlt country, broke out la»t Saturday worn- Ing "' th* heart Ol ihe t_>u*in*»a portion of Ute city of Jack.t_.t_tv He, Florida, and In the .hoe »nnce uf four hour:., laid the Rreater p-.rilo'i t»f th* dt? in ailii--, ile.iruv intf 1:11. i'ii nilllio* dollar* worth of popi-rty aod remterinif ten thouaand people homelea*. The apace burnctl I* fifteen block* wide and over two miles long. All ot the fioeat bualneo* blocks, the largest hotel* aod public building* were consumed, together with many ot the moat elegant residence* of tbe city. Two of the largest hotel* destroyed, covered an entire block, and were built ot native plot throughout, a* wa* alao many of thc other building* destroyed. Thla fact, together wltb a high wind tbat prevailed at the tlmo, caused the flre to spread with alormlngrapidlty.and In tbe short *paca ot fifteen minute* wa* entirely out of all control and never ceased In lu destructive march until everything had been licked up In iU path and thero wa* no moro fuel to add to the awful conflagration. Although no lives were lost, lt wu a mora appalling tire than thc great holocaust of Chicago, a* ln the short •pace of a few minutes the flro had a oread over acre* of the fineat build < lng^ ln the south, and tn a few hour* a eity, ln extent aa largo aa ChUHcothe, had boan burned oat of tbe heart of the doomed ulty. Besides the fearful loss of properly tha Sr* baa left tena of thousand* of people bomele** and penniless, and much suffering aud expoaorc most follow for a short time, hut It will not laat more than a few days at the farth- aal aa not only tba Government, but, every atato ln tbe Union almost I* hurrying Dictitr and aupplle* of kind* to th* authorities of tbe afflicted city .— Tha flro atarted from a largo bod of mosa that was being dried for a furniture factory A apark f torn tha chimney of a negro hnt aot flre to the moss, whlcb waa discovered at onoe, and two men with bucket* of water went to extinguish the flro as ther had frequently done before, bnt the high wind had siren it each headway before vhey reach the flre that thay could not *x- tingulsh it. and In a few minute* the entire maas waa ln flames and beyond all control m——m* •. Had His Foot Crushed. For aome thaa paat a lot ot bo»s ln Piketon bave been In the habit of boarding freight tralaa on tba N. th VV. railroad at that place and riding up to Glen Jean, trom where they returned home on the flrat train going their way. Tbe boys hsd been repeatedly warned ot their danger sad driven off time and again, by the trainmen, bat tber would watch their opportunity and board the train* in *plte of every* thing. On laat Monday evening, a number ot boya from *** above place boarded the local freight train and rode np to Glen Jean. In a short time a aouth bonod train came down tbe road and aa it waa paaalng tha Junction at a high rate ot apeed, the boya attempted to board lt. Tbey all ancceeded in getting on safely except one, a boy nainod Fout. a 17-year old aon ot Asa Foot, who resides In Piketon. Yonng Fout, la catching bold ot a car.tntsacd bis footing and was drs«rged alomr the tie* a considerable distance. Being unable to regain hla footing, tbe boy waa finally compelled to let go of hla hold on the car, when ene of hla feet arere caught beneath tbo wheels and crushed into a shapeless taeae. Tba Injured boy was brought to this placo aod eared tor nntil yesterday afternoon, when he waa taken to hla home ln Piketon. where Dr. Andre, assisted br Dr*. Ny* and Mooner. of thla place, removed the foot at the ankle. i *i»i Adams Co\ir\ty Hoard Trom. The Bainbridge Graphic says tbat Hon. J. B. B. Kesslttr. of Peebles. Adams countr, was in Bainbridge, Mon day and favored that office with a very pleasant call. Mr. Ke*sler was en- roate to AshtsbuTfc eounty to look after aome legal business for a client— Hr 1* oae of Adam* county'* leading attorney* nnd I* ooe of the Important factors la the reok* of the Democratic party of that conntr. Two year* ago -■-wa* a candidate fpr Representative of ' Adtm^Plke district' bat waa defeated .bjr Hon. J. D. Wilson, of ink* county. Mr- Kessler aav* he will not be a candidate tote the nomination again thlt yaa.', ind has no idea wbom tbe Democracy will pit ageJnil Mr. Wllson.thc republican candidate. <»»■.. Th* old <Ura is that the day it thunder* nod. lightning* lo February, the same dar In May tbere wlil be froat. — The aign lilt all right this time. We had a violent thunder storm on the tn, of February, and a frost on the night of tho 3nl of May. —• r- *l|l. —am—. Tba machinery of Vallory'* ice plant wa« set In motion y sstorday and works ed all right- GONE INTO DECAY. Thc Cave of Hewitt the Hermit It\ « State of Ruin. Tue home ol Hewitt the Hermit, four mile* north ot hereon tbo Chilli- coiho pike, ha* Kuccumeti lo the ravages time and the Invasion of stock s« to t« almoat a remnant of iw former greatnewt. The masonry which formed the outer wall of tbe cave has turn - bied down and the apace beneath the ahelvlng rock Ibaijforuied tho cave,ho* been filled up to a great degree by din and tra*h,' and at the preaent rate of decev, will soon be put recognition by thorn not familiar witn th* location.— Yeara ago, when tbl* cave waa occupied tif the Hermit, the .helving rock that comp .-.ed the roof, projected ful- ly'twenty f*«t farther over tu the w«»t ■nd waa entered from a ravine down wbleh tbe old couniy road ran. At that time, the apace beneath the rock made a large and commodious room, which tbe Hermit formed by blocking up the opening with loga and atone.— We hoard tbe late James Kmmitt. aay that he visited the Hermit's cave when he occupied It, and that It waa large and roomv and that the wall* and floor were covered with akin* of wild anlmala that the Hermit had killed.— Mr. Kmmitt, at that time, waa a teamster, and waa engaged in hauling good* from l'orumoutti to ChUHcothe. and frequently came ln contact wltb tbe old Hermit on the road. Mr. Emmitt wsa a trustee of this township when llie Hermit waa found one day in a dying condition in an abandoned csbio juat north of town. Tbe truttee* took charge of the body aud buried It In what la now Central Park, on Third at. A few yeara after the Hermit died tbe Portsmouth «&. Columbus turnpik- was built.snd it ran directly thro' the cave and it waa all dostroyed except a small portion, which waa walled in by alon* masons, who *ero working on the pike. For many years previous to tho day* of railroads, when tho pike wa* the msln thoroughfare of travel, tha cave of Hewitt tne Hermit, woa one of the greatest attraction* of tbe Scioto Val" lay, and was visited by travelers from sll oyer tho country, and written up ln aong and romance: but alaal for the homo of tbe poor He rn.it. tlie band of time and vandalism, has almoat obliterated the small remnant ot the care that waa left atter the pike waa built, and If aometbing is nol soon done to preserve what remain* of It, \xhe time u not far distant when tbe only thing that will remain to Indicate the romantic spot will be the monument that stands on top of the bank and bears the following Inscription: "Wllllsm Howltt.jtho Hermit, Occupied tbl* Cave tor Fourteen Yeara. When all Axonnd Him wa* a Wilderness." a* t a* Abolish Spring Election*. A movement la on foot petitioning tbe legislature to abollah tho apring elections, and bar* municipal officers selected at the November election. Tboae wbo ara prominent in thla movement ■ay that two campaign* a year keep* a community stirred np all the time and make* needless expenditure ot millions of dollars tossy nothing of th* opportunity lt affords to corrupt the common voter*, wbo have been educated to the belief that tbere Is nothing in muncl- pal elections! except what tbe voter and tbe winning gang can make out ot it The movement baa maor opponents, who claim that lf we elect all our ufficera'at one and tho same timo, the State and District officials would ao obscure tbe election of municipal officers that eorrupt men would get tn tbeir work and fill all the offices wltb their tools. And tben it Is urged lhat tbe abolishing of our elections would only tend towards monarchy. ,m * *• Oet Ona of Your Own. POLITICS ■ Make Very Strange Bedfellows as Witness the Portsmouth Crowd. The otber day as we were going paat oae ot oar hotel*, a wag at a fellow who was reading the Courier-Watchman, ssked ns if we knew why our paper waa like a good looking woman? We thought awhile and aaid: "Be-, cause everybody admires it?" Pretty good, said the fellow, bat try again.— "Because It'a alwaya full of tbe lateat now*?" "New," said tho wag. MBe» cause every maa should bave one of bis own and not be running after his neighbors" Now is tbe Ume to subscribe for the best and only reliable paper ln tha county, tbe Courier-Watchman. A nnmber of the High School pupil* ot ChUHcothe, wbo are well np In athletic sports, have bean trying ta or* ganice an Inter-Scholaatlc League,with the view of having a general field day of track and ilotd cvonta. The High School* of Wav*rly, nillsboro,- Ports> mouth, Chillicothe. Washington, Or cleviUe, Logan, Wilmington. Jackaon, Lancaster, Greenfield and McArthur. have been asked to join the League — If tbo movement is a success, dates will be pnnoeeeed In the near future for tbe flrst meeting, whlcb was at first Intended te be held some time Sn thi* month, but w* goes* will hare to be postponed to a later data. The report is going the rounds of the papers that leading w tot buyers are advising wool growers not to wash their wool this season, alleging that there will be little or no difference ln the price of washed an unwashed wool Tbla may be tra* ,bnt It seems to ns lhat the manufacturer* wonld make a big' difference in tha prioe of nice, clean wool and that containing dirt, burrs and tsga Perhaps the middle man is on to *oio? plan to clean wool by the wbosUalo snd want to make the extra profit? John Benlger, a noted character e-> bont Chillicothe daring the war of the rebellion, died last week in Cincinnati, agtid 09 year*. The deceased was well known to many of Oor older elU*en*. he being a frequent visitor to Waverly In his younger "day* The treble barreled Kepublican convention held at Portsmouth laat week to nominate candidate* for Senator, Representative and Judges. Is said lo havM been a terj lease affair, an.l didn't produu* oven a ahow of disturbance, although tbere was enough "aup- pre».ed indignation" on hand to have made* a grand upheaval among the disciples of Marcus and Joseph, had It been louehed off. Owing to tht lack ot interest manifested In tbe matter, th* Uannaites laid aside all appearance of utifnen.Illness toward the Foraker gang, and Invited them to come in and take a leading part ia the prpceadtng* and make themaetvea at home Being thus assured of tuair personsl safety. Co). Barger, the hero of many a bard fought battle la Foraker'* interest, aad a 'perapectlve' can dldate for Governor, ventured to the front, and In a speech that covered him all over witb glory, mimed Senator Samuel L. Patterson for a second term a* State Senator. The Col'* well timed remarka brought tho house down repaatcdly and wltb such earnestnes* aod force tbat the tidal waves, as it were, were felt at the fsrther end of thoblock. aa though the city had been shaken up by an earthquake. Several delegatea who were present tell ua tbat lt waJRhe beat speech, by far. tbey over heard fall from tMtei of ihe "corn stalk atalasmea." *8o touching were aome of bla flights of oratory regarding the early life and the trials and tribulations that Senator l'atteraoo had oncenntcred in his march up the Pike Hill to his father's cow pasture, beyond Bang's cl*y hank , and en np the Hill of Fame until 'hla eyas have rested upon the halls of Congress, as the guiding star to future greatness, lt Is said tbat Senator Gregg, wbo came op to political greatness from the same town by the wsy of the river road aod ap Gregg's Hill, was ao affected that he wept and applauded In turn. After the Senatorial convention bad completed Its work, the delegate* from Adam* and Pike counties met to fleet a«*ndidate for BeprefenUtive. Atter aa organization had been effected, attorney f B. Dougherty stepped to tlm front, and ln his usual rigors n* style, told of Uie good qualities and of th* public service* of one Joseph Wilton, who had served the Republican* of the two countlea aa their Representative, faithfully aad Impartially, and moved tbat be be ra nominated for the position by acclamation, which was doae with tame manifestation* of approva1. On calls being mad* for the nominee income toward and thank tbe dale • gate* for tbe honor cooferred, aod lt b*c»me known that Mr. Wilson had not felt enough interest la the mstur to even attend the convention,murmur- logs were beard amoog the delegates tbat boded no good for tbe Perry townahlp statesman. It is not known y*t whether Hr. Wll*on will make the race or not, bot it will be all the aam*, A* the Democracy ara ready to down aay maa who comes to the poet, and if Jou Wilson desires to preserve his laurel* he will stand from under. The Judicial Convention, which woa a part of the treble barreled aggregation, aoaainaUd Henry Colllnga and J< hn C Mlliaer as candidates for common pleas Judge*. Both gentlemen have seen service on th* bench, and have acquitted themselves ably. So tar aa we can understand, there waa no public exhibition of bad blood during the entire proceedings; bat we learn that when CoL Barger was put forward to eulogise Ilr.Patterson and s resolution was Introduced, pledging the nominees for Senator andBapraaenta- live to vote for J. B. Foraker, it re - quired the combined efforts of t voatal- wart Republicans to hold down a certain delegate from Pike coanty, who was determined to let tba convention know that he did not propose to lr down peacefully and coram the Foraker oov throats" to walk ever hia prostrate form Into good fellowship wltb tbe Hanna patriots, tba only repre- Mutative of true Republic ana. -' . *» CoadlttoB ot Wamlj Schools. Following is the report of tba Superintends of the Waverly aehoola for the month of April: Nnmber of Boys enrolled 310 Girl* enrolled ..........910 Average dally attendance 408 Per cant of attendance „ 97 Nnmber days abeence '.'.'.. Absent because of sickness it Caaea of tardiness 1 Number tf entries «U Pupils neither absent nor tardy • -803 •• Pupils stud j lug Oerman 87 Books drawn from Library...... .SSt F. I* REYNOLDS. Supt. i *i ii .I I Estle Taken to the Work Houae. It will in. reutembored lhat wjuii four or five week* ago a email *t*cd ilot occurred ala m-IiooI election lu Cyultil- anu, this county, growing outof tne im11.11/ui,: praciieea ot uu. .et of the Kepabiixsu. of the district lo retain control uf the aehoola. The district is very largely Republican, aud the va> lent are uivtded into two factious, ibe Little and Katie factions. Thn latter largely nut-number lhe former faction, but what it Ucks In number*, r. make* up in It* powers of bulldozing, and lla disregard of tbe law and the rights of tbe people of tbe district There 1* but very little doubt but what the Es- tin crowd waa tricked In aom* way In the election,aod when the two eoniaad- ing faction* came together at the polls, ami the Katie crowd found tbe election hod been held two hour, earlier Ihao they were notified tt would be held, iroubte eniined, which culminated In a flght, tn whlcb Dr. John Little su.ta.neU a broken jaw. it will I* remerabered that Leonard Kstle. waa arrested for assaulting Little, and was trn-d at onr recent term ot court, and found guilty. EsUe was sentenced In Judge Colling* to pay a fine of one dollar, and pay tbo costa of proaecutlon, amounting to 8140, and to atantl committed lo the wora house until paid. - - Estle l» a poor man. and I* greatly afflicted, atod found It Impossible u> com ply with the order of tbe court within the allotted time, and notwithstanding the fact tberewere serious don I tv ss to his guilt and that ho had been a faithful Republican all hia life, he wa* gob- hied up ooe aay last week by Sheriff Bateman and taken to tbe work houso al Cincinnati Mr. Estle and hi* friends are terribly worUed up over ihla matter and are biding tbo time whon they will 1st) able to give tbeir enemle* a dose of "poetic justice" that will chill tho marrow in their bones. A Republican writing to ua from Cynthiana in regard lo this matter say* thai it l« an outrage that thc He,-, nt element of tbe Republican party of that township have to be dictated to by gang ot self constituted bosses who have no regard for law, justice or decency. THE COMING, Kindergarten Entertainment on Friday Ni^Kt Next. St. Marj Stnlttt. Service* at St alary'* Catholic chorcb of this place, will be held next Satur day and Sunday. Oo Saturday coofrations will be beard from IP. it. to 8 P. «. On Sunday at » A. M., regnlar services with sermon. Atf?:30 P. M-, a a*rmoa oa the propriety of "Cetbolie Confession.** AH are tnrited. Dr. Caldwell left today for Cincinnati to be preteut at a mld-d*y lunch aftd banquet ot tbe Soiinty of Medical foramina** of tba Union Central Life Insurance Company.. Another ot the gentler, lf not the stronger *ox. decerning of the warm Indorsement of parent*, generally, 1* Mra C. A Armbrnat, tbs popular proprietress of tbs aow wsll established Kindergarten of .Waverly. .Within tba walla of thl* pleasant cottage home, a llttlo educational institution has taken root, lhat by and by ls to become tbe basis of a broad and practical development that we fully expect lo realize In th* lives and destinies of our children. On next Friday night at the Opera Bouse Mra. Armbrust will endeavor tooonvlnceu* ofthe Importance and «fRcacy of her effort*. *o far as her work relate, to the llttl* tou that tbat have be*n her caie and solicitude fer aome month* past; and she asks that we honor her work and her purpose, at least with our presence, and therefore onr encouragement. Tbe Watchman bell*v«« that every parent who love* hi* child, and hope* for hia highest good. *hou!d be there. i* * «< CoBfintloR Postponed. We take upon onraelve* tbe aad duty to announce tbat owing to the death of our President, the Sandsy School convention which was to hsve been held at Pee Pee chapel on th* 23th ult. bas been postponed until the 19th ef Msy. The same program will be used. L. C Watts, S*c Tbe Greatest 41 TROTTING BRED & * COACH -HORSE* In Southern Ohio! PETOSKFY JR. wsa foaled Apr 6tb, 1894, is s beautiful bay, 10-3 hands high; weighs 1800 lbs. fine •tyle and action; bas trotted and pacsd m 3 min. gait; strongly made and very attractive; bas good feet and legs and large enough to make a good stock horse—speed and site combined with great individuality. Thia borse merits tbe patronage of breeders wbo wish to raise horses of siie,endutance,style and speed— the qualities now sought after in hones. WUI xsak* tA* Sprisg Sewca of 1*01 ta f*i- xomt: On mZrrUrt at Joha Eater's Ura. OS IMs-fey* ai fl. r. oites.iT. Oa W*_ic«wU.r» ax ixepex. Oa t..:*&*-* cssr Ui*i»y«. st Wa- trty Stl&t)* soil Sstsrtsyt. Ttaa»: $10 for****™: $li to tnwrv. Ksras Mietaltj &*»U«1, Uat ton*! at e»»- Siyr partkafain, and taaaUta* r-A}-*e *d Q5CAR VALLERY, Wash, C B. O. mlsamtaaa.. *, ©. RADER. Wsrerty, <X WEHAVE THEM ATTHE BIG STORE Dozens of Shirtwaists in every color, style or price; all are new and clean, fresh from the Factory. Also the dain= tiest patterns in wash Summer materials, of every description. An unbroken line of Ready=made Muslin Underwear, at "Rock Bottom" prices, is now on display and is bound to be a Winner. J. N. HOFFMAN. ■isrsm_ . . nf/iratxif*^)-m*rmfii ,i., . 1 m* 11 r CASTORIA For Infant* and Childron. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of B Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA Twc umt.w* amasmant. »«_» »o«i trr*. ■.'■.' -1. | . » Epworth Liapt Officers- On lost Wednesday evening, after prarer moetinfr, the Epworth Laafos held lU monttilv basic*** cne«liog. Tbe tollowin? oflteers ware elected: Pre*ideot—E. P. P. Smith. Ftr*t Vice Prea-C _£ lltller. Second Vici! Pro*. —Anna E. Smith. Third Vic* Pre*.—M. W. A«hb»o^b. - Fourth Vice Pre*.—Mrs. Oeo. Or**n- baum. S*c— John «V. Eaosrsach*. Tre*.--Mtnd Crumby. I.rller l.l.t. List of letters remaiaiag in the post office at Waverly for tbe week ending May Oth, lWlr John Kritser. Persons sending for advertised Utter* must enclose one cent. Chas. W. Jones, P. M. Twlttt AuJwfttrf. I On next Sunday create* the Epwarui cvpohist*—Mra Jntla Sbrader and l__*-*gi»* *t U»li pt***x Csme E.. Johnson. r**» the •:-..,..{ k 1 . | . V - ' . Hr- and Mr* Vf. }l *4eKanti*i who $*«i>*M«ijr • P"» havts t*a*— tnxltlmg their noma AlXtlu,* *a make ttte ca 'Or ihr, panl rear, will return to thi» j io»tt*tioi) i* **i city tn a toar day* sod will reside.at j ' m East f&f*nth atreet for Um •eia«_#n t .l?^*t Friday Qiffbt, S^sotiittl Ta&» —ChtUJootbe Oaten* l$*anx and Urin_g ptetnru. x.i\*hs m <K& *
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Title | Courier Watchman 1901-05-08 |
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Description | The Courier Watchman was published between 1896-1906, it was also known as the Waverly Courier Watchman. It was published as a weekly beginning Apr. 16, 1896. It followed the Waverly Watchman and was followed by the Waverly Democrat. |
Date of Original | 1901 |
Searchable Date | 1901 |
Time Period | 1901-1910 |
Location | Ohio; Pike County; Waverly |
Identifier | CourierWatchman1899-09-03to1901-12-26 |
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Title | CourierWatchman1899-09-03to1901-12-26_0690 |
Subject | Newspapers |
Location | Ohio; Pike County; Waverly |
Collection | Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County collection |
Collection Website | http://www.pike.lib.oh.us/ |
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-£>Devoted to the Interests of the Country in Seneral,-^
4M*h#*38*«>
■■'zrxs.i ■ -, .-—:
-4*And to the Interests of Pike County in Particular.-^
Vol. 6.
COURIER, fi.uMlwhed.liW.
Cun_->li.l.wJ wllh W«U &»_____». IHM
Waverly O. Wednesday May 8th, 1901.
WATTMIMA*, g.'.Wl.h_»J. lm.
StweMKtr tc I'lkMoa links*, Ka. I*'*
No. 5.
People Homeless!
Jacksonville Florida,
Visited by an
. AWFUL HOLOCAUST.
A District as Big as Cliillicothe,
Burned to the Ground.
Ono ot the greatest antl moat destructive tire* mat li.. ever occurred in thlt
country, broke out la»t Saturday worn-
Ing "' th* heart Ol ihe t_>u*in*»a portion
of Ute city of Jack.t_.t_tv He, Florida,
and In the .hoe »nnce uf four hour:.,
laid the Rreater p-.rilo'i t»f th* dt? in
ailii--, ile.iruv intf 1:11. i'ii nilllio* dollar* worth of popi-rty aod remterinif
ten thouaand people homelea*. The
apace burnctl I* fifteen block* wide and
over two miles long. All ot the fioeat
bualneo* blocks, the largest hotel* aod
public building* were consumed, together with many ot the moat elegant
residence* of tbe city. Two of the
largest hotel* destroyed, covered an
entire block, and were built ot native
plot throughout, a* wa* alao many of
thc other building* destroyed. Thla
fact, together wltb a high wind tbat
prevailed at the tlmo, caused the flre
to spread with alormlngrapidlty.and In
tbe short *paca ot fifteen minute* wa*
entirely out of all control and never
ceased In lu destructive march until
everything had been licked up In iU
path and thero wa* no moro fuel to
add to the awful conflagration.
Although no lives were lost, lt wu
a mora appalling tire than thc great
holocaust of Chicago, a* ln the short
•pace of a few minutes the flro had
a oread over acre* of the fineat build <
lng^ ln the south, and tn a few hour*
a eity, ln extent aa largo aa ChUHcothe,
had boan burned oat of tbe heart of
the doomed ulty.
Besides the fearful loss of properly
tha Sr* baa left tena of thousand* of
people bomele** and penniless, and
much suffering aud expoaorc most
follow for a short time, hut It will not
laat more than a few days at the farth-
aal aa not only tba Government, but,
every atato ln tbe Union almost I* hurrying Dictitr and aupplle* of kind* to
th* authorities of tbe afflicted city .—
Tha flro atarted from a largo bod of
mosa that was being dried for a furniture factory A apark f torn tha chimney of a negro hnt aot flre to the moss,
whlcb waa discovered at onoe, and two
men with bucket* of water went to
extinguish the flro as ther had frequently done before, bnt the high wind
had siren it each headway before vhey
reach the flre that thay could not *x-
tingulsh it. and In a few minute*
the entire maas waa ln flames and beyond all control
m——m* •.
Had His Foot Crushed.
For aome thaa paat a lot ot bo»s ln
Piketon bave been In the habit of
boarding freight tralaa on tba N. th
VV. railroad at that place and riding up
to Glen Jean, trom where they returned home on the flrat train going their
way. Tbe boys hsd been repeatedly
warned ot their danger sad driven off
time and again, by the trainmen, bat
tber would watch their opportunity
and board the train* in *plte of every*
thing. On laat Monday evening, a
number ot boya from *** above place
boarded the local freight train and rode
np to Glen Jean. In a short time a
aouth bonod train came down tbe road
and aa it waa paaalng tha Junction at
a high rate ot apeed, the boya attempted to board lt. Tbey all ancceeded in
getting on safely except one, a boy
nainod Fout. a 17-year old aon ot Asa
Foot, who resides In Piketon. Yonng
Fout, la catching bold ot a car.tntsacd
bis footing and was drs«rged alomr the
tie* a considerable distance. Being unable to regain hla footing, tbe boy waa
finally compelled to let go of hla hold
on the car, when ene of hla feet arere
caught beneath tbo wheels and crushed into a shapeless taeae. Tba Injured
boy was brought to this placo aod
eared tor nntil yesterday afternoon,
when he waa taken to hla home ln
Piketon. where Dr. Andre, assisted br
Dr*. Ny* and Mooner. of thla place,
removed the foot at the ankle.
i *i»i
Adams Co\ir\ty Hoard Trom.
The Bainbridge Graphic says tbat
Hon. J. B. B. Kesslttr. of Peebles. Adams countr, was in Bainbridge, Mon
day and favored that office with a very
pleasant call. Mr. Ke*sler was en-
roate to AshtsbuTfc eounty to look after aome legal business for a client—
Hr 1* oae of Adam* county'* leading
attorney* nnd I* ooe of the Important
factors la the reok* of the Democratic
party of that conntr. Two year* ago
-■-wa* a candidate fpr Representative of
' Adtm^Plke district' bat waa defeated
.bjr Hon. J. D. Wilson, of ink* county.
Mr- Kessler aav* he will not be a candidate tote the nomination again thlt
yaa.', ind has no idea wbom tbe Democracy will pit ageJnil Mr. Wllson.thc
republican candidate.
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