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EVENING JOURNAL.
WEATHER.—Portly olondy tonlitht, probably rn!n Wodnosdftt,
VOLUME 1-NO. 162
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1907,
PRICE 2 CENTS j
Resident of Shepherdstown Sue
. cumbed to Paralysis.
PAD BEEN ILL FOR MAN? MONTHS
Was a Member of An Old and Dis
tinguished Jefferson County Fam
ily—John George Dead In
Loudoun County.
Captain Abram Shepherd, a native
of Jefferson county, a member of one
c£ the oldest ami most distinguished
families in the eastern panhandle and
father of Druggist E. C. Shepherd, of
Jlartinsturg, died at his home in
Shepherdstown at 3 o’clock this morn-.
lug as the result of successive strokes '
of paralysis which ho suffered during j
the past several ninths. Captain J
Shepherd s death, while not wholly un
expected, was a distinct shock to his
relatives and many friends.
m
He had been an invalid since last |
August, when he sustained another;
stroke of paralysis, and had been prac-!
tically/ helpless since that time. He j
made a brave fight for his life, but fail
ed to rally, and passed-away peace
fully .at the above time.
Captain Shepherd was aged 73 years,
born and reared a short dis
tance from Shepherdstown, and spent
til his life in his native county. He
d.3 a son of the late Henry Shepherd
&r., and % brother of the late Henry
hherd, if., owner of the famous
‘WfP' ‘
dose rarm near Shepherdstown.
i|nuly has been prondftent for
ns ia being
! A. rot*
progressive farmers and
men of affairs, who won may honors.
Ho wins educated at the Pierce acad
tmy, in Shepherdstown, and at St.
James college, near Williamsport. For
n nil mber of years he was engaged in
agricultural; .pursuits, hut several
>ear9 ago he retired from active life
and spent his declining years in re
tirement at his home in Shepherds
(Continued on page 6.)
1. SHOW ENTERS PROTEST
OBJECTS TO BOYS BEING CALLED
BIDDLL BROTHERS.
Asks The Evening Journal to Deny
That They Have Been In Any
Trouble, Except Recent Case.
Mr. Shew, tho aged father of Albur
tis and Brantner Show, the boys who
were acquitted in Justice Felker’a
court Monday of the charge of enter
ing a Baltimore & Ohio box car with
intent to rob, called at the office of
Tho Evening Journal and entered a
protest against the use of the term
"Biddle brothers” in connection with
tho boys. He says this is unfair to
tho boys. He also stated that the
boys had not been in any trouble, with
the exception of the recent case, when
they were acquitted.
Mr. Show stated that he had the boys
tent to the reform school because
they would not attend school here, and
that.they were released for good beha
vior, and. have been behaving them
selves since they returned.
The parents of the boys are highly
respected by all who know them, and
no one has ever blamed them in the
slightest degree for anything the
boys might have been charged with,
and no one surely can blame them for
trying to protect the lads as far as
possible.
k Ad
Ik
Advertise your winter goods.
HE RECOVERED HIS TEAM
OFFICER BLAKE’S HORSES NEAR
LY DRIVEN TO DEATH.
Four Young Men of the City Went
on a Jaunt to Williamsport, and ^
Liveryman Sent After Team.
The Hagerstown Mail says:
Liveryman J31ake, of Martinsburg.
who is also au oBicer, hired a two
horse team to four young men of that
place on Sunday to drive to Beding
ton, but the team got to Williamsport
in a rather dilapidated condition in j
charge of only one of the quartet
who was much thew orse for wear.
Hot ou the trail of the team came a
Colored man, who had been sent b;
the owner of the team to rescue it.
Ho found the team at the Potomac j
House in Williamsport, where it had
been left by the driver. The latter
had put the team up, boarded a car
for Hagerstown and that was the
last seen of him. it is supposed thpt
he went back to Martinsburg to face
the music. According to the colored
man the quartet got boozed and two
of them engaged in a scrap.
When the team was found it was
discovered that the lines and some
parts of the harness had been cut.
The colored man looked up Constable
Hclser in Williamsport and the officeer 1
located the team for him. The two
gray horses wre sorry-looking beasts
after their hard drive. It is stated
that two of the party dropped out
before they reached the river and
the third one fell by the wayside
near the river’s brink.
High Praise.**'
Bidkv.p Gra'-att, of West Virginia,
pybhching in St. John’s Protecteant
Rplscopal church, Sunday, said that
the new rector, Rev. Mr. Tyler, was ;
a man of exceptional ability and one
that not only the church could be
proud of, but by whom the whole co n
munity was a gainer.—Hagerstown
Mail.
Hr. Ci C. Johnson, of Shepherds
town, was a business visitor in this
city Monday.
OTHER ELECTIONS TODAY
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FIVE STATES WILL ELECT CHIEF
EXECUTIVES.
Tom Johnson and Newton D. Baker
Are Said to Be Sure of Election In
Cleveland—Vote There Heavy.
Private advices received in Martins-j
burg this afternoon at a late liourj
from Cleveland state that the vote
there is heavy, and that indications
seem to favor Tom Johnson and New-'
ton D. Baker. Positive news will noli
be received from Cleveland until 10 j
o’clock tonight.
Advices from Baltimore this after-,
noon predict the election of Crothers, j
democrat, by a plurality of more than'
10,000.
Voters in 12 states cast their bal
lots today—in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Maryland, Mississippi and
Kentucky for a governor and other
state officers; in New Jersey for
a governor only; in New. York for two j
associate justices of the court of ap- j
peals; in Pennsylvania for a state i
treasurer, and in Nebraska for a rail- j
road commissioner and two regents
of the state university. Municipal of- j
fleers will be elected in Ohio, Utah
and California, while in New York
county a number of Judges and sher
iffs will be elected.
Advertise now fer Christmas.
BONDS WILL CARRY
Is [lie Report From Voting Precincts
This Afternoon.
VERY LIGHT VOTE IS BEING CAST
Only 290 Ballots Had Been Deposi
ted at 3:30 O’clock This After
noon-Latest From the
Election Here.
A representative of The Evening
Journal made a hasty round of the
roting places at 3.30 o’clock this af
teiuoon, anil from what ho learned
concerning the bond proposition from
the judges of election, this proposi-..
tion is almost sure to carry by an
overwhelming vote.
The officers at the 10 precincts in
the city stated that there was very
tittle, if any, opposition to the increase
in the rate of interest, and freely pre
dicted that it will go through triumph
antly, unless some decided and very
unexpected opposition should develop
luring the closing hours of the elec
lion.
Tho vote today will be the lightest
proportionate vote in the history of
'lections in this city. At 3.30 o'clock
i total of 200 votes had been cast, an
iverage of but 29 to each preclndt, or
anly about 15 per ecu* of the total
i'ote of the city. There are about
2,000 listed votes at the 10 precincts.
At the market house at 3.30 the vote
tvas 22 out of 270.
'Court 29 out of* lllT***"" %
Third ward school house, 34 Out of
150.
High school, 43 out of 215.
Hospital, 22 out of 215.
East Martin street, 23 out of 150.
Feller’s corner, 37 out of 150.
Fifth ward, 27 out of 230.
Onderdonk’s, 12 out of 120.
Fourth ward school, 21 out of 250.
This vote will lie augmented some
what, but probably not more than
me-feurth the vote will be out.
Thousands daily read The Journal.
IRS.KARRISTOGIVE RECITAL
FORMER RESIDENT OF CITY TO
BE HEARD IN BALTIMORE.
Wife of Popular Methodist Episcopal
Minister Receives Complimentary
Notice From The Sun.
The Baltimore Sun says:
A pinano recital for the benefit of
;lie organ fund cf Central Methodi3t
Episcopal church, south, will be giv
;n at the church, corner of Edmond-1
jon avenue and Strieker street, next;
Friday evening by Mrs. Carlton D
Harris, wife of the pastor, assisted by
Mr. W. Stanley Peters, baritone. 'Mrs
Harris studied for several year3 at
the Leipzig conservatory of music,
and while there was selected from
among the students to play before the
King and Queen of Saxony.
Walk Completed.
The board walk leading- to the
Berkeley Place has been completed
and ready for pedestrians. The walk
is 1,125 feet long and 4 feet wide,
commencing at Water street and run
ning to the top of the hill.
Removed to Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Baker and
family, of Falling W'aters, and Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Mason and family, of
Water street, left this morning for
Lawton, Oklahoma, where they ex
pect to make their future home.
IS SECOND IN COAL
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West Virginia Takes High Rank In
Important Industry.
PENNSYLVANIA HEADS THE LIST
Illinois Follows Closely Behind the
Little Mountain State—Some
Interesting Figures For
the Year 1906.
The report of the coal production
In the United States, in 1905, by Ud
ward W. Parker, of the United States
geographical survey, which has just
been published, dhows West Virginia
second to Pennsylvania in total pro
duction. The total production of the
Keystone State was 1-1,263 short
tons. That of West Virginia Is 43,
290,350 short tons. Illinois comes
third, with 11,480,104 ? hort tons. The,
total value of production of the three
states Is 3130,290,661 for Pennsylva
nia, $41,763,062 for Illinois und $41,
031,939 for West Virginia.
The following Is a general sum up
Of the report of Mr. Parker, reproduc
ed from Coal and Coke:
“Total production in 1906, 414,157,
278 short tons; spot value, $613,079,
S09.
"Pennsylvania Anthracite—Total pro
duction in 1900, 63,615,010 long tons
(equivalent to 71,282,411 short tons):
spot value, $131,947,694.
"Bituminous and Ligni^—1Total pro
duction in 1906, 342,874,867-short tons;
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*fn spite of the fact that from April
1 to June 18 coal mining operations h: |
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arkansas and'
Indian Territory were almost entirel>
suspended, and that the idleness thus
created represented 12.3 per cent, of
the total time made by all the coal
mine workers of the United States
tho total production of coal In 1906
showed a normal increase over tha:
of the preceding year and exceeded
all previous records In tho history of
the industry. Compared with 1905,
when the total production amounted
PREACHED STRONG SERMON
MANY PERSONS HEARD REV.
MR. STEPHENS TUESDAY.
Evangelistic Services In Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church to
Continue Throughout Week.
P.ev. H. I. Stephens preached a
strong sermon to a largo congregation
last nigiit at Trinity Methodist Epis
copal church, south. The meeting
was a most toupreuaive and deeply'
interesting one. All the. indications!
arc that the services now in progress
in thi3 church will result in large re
sults. Tho meetings begin at 7.45
The first 20 minutes are given to song
and prayer service. Preaching at
8.10. Rev. Mr. Stephens will preach
tonight.
Here to Attend Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cunningham
of Moorefield, W. Va., Mrs. George
Martin and Mrs. Frances Sldwell, of
Moorefield, W. Va., Mrs. George Mar
tin and Mrs. Frances Sidwell, of
Washington, are in this city to attend
tho Harness-Eicheiberger wedding.
They are the guests of Mrs Georgo S,
Roush, on West King street.
Mrs. A. M. Rosenberg has returned
to her home at Bunker Hill after vis
iting Mrs. Charles Ashwood, on Win
chester avenue.
HUNTERS ARE OUT IN FORtE
ELECTION DAY TAKES MANY IN
TO THE COUNTRY.
All Sorts of Dogs and Guns Taken
Along By the Sportsmen—Nice
Bunch of Birds Brought In.
Today being election day, and the
town pretty dull, about 200 persons ;
left for the woods and fields in pursuit '
o? the festive and elusive bunny and
bird. Men and dogs could be seen,
leaving town from every point of the ,
compass, and all sorts of dogs, front
the trained and high-bred hound and
pointer to the worthless street cur,
and nil kinds of guns, from the latest
improved hannnerloss magazine to the
sawed-off musket of the vintage of
61, could be seen. Every hunter step- j
ped high and scented the atmosphere,
and it is an even bet that every bun- '
1
ny and bird in Berkeley county had
at least ono load of shot fired at 1
it. Homo of the tales of the chase
thtat will b') told tonight will bo mar
velous in the extreme.
Messrs. E. A. Hobbs and Bert La- '
mon established the record for birds *
this season Monday, getting 1C nice *
ones. They also bowlod over eight 1
rabbits.
Elmer Wilson, colored, hosller for 1
Judge Faulkner, was out this morn
ing on a rabbit hunt, and ran across
a nice, big bunny crouched under a
bush. He took careful aim after stalk
ing it for about 50 feet, pulled the
trigger ana went to pick up his game.
He found it was a nice, round, plump '
sand stone. Elmer came right back
home, -
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to 292,722,635 short tons, valued at
$47G,537,204, the largest previous (plan
tity, the output in I00G shows an In
crease of 21,434,643 short tons, or 5.5 ;
per cent, in quantity and $36,512,515,or i
7.7 per cent, in value. Prior to 1005
the maximum output of coal was ob- t
tained in 1003, when the production f
amounted to 357,356,416 short tons val- <
tied at $503,721,381, compared with
which the record for 100G shows an f
increase of 56,800,862 short tons and t
of $0,355,428.
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WANT MORE FARM LABORERS
WILL TRY TO GET THEM FROM
EASTERN CITIES.
State Secretary of Agriculture to
Make An Effort to Induce Men to
Come to West Virginia.
There are a great many men In th-i
eastern cities who at this season of l
tho year and And themselves out of cm t
ployment, and who are competent to l
work on farms if a suitable place i
Lould be found. The secretary of agri- '
culture of the state department. Is 1
now engaged in getting tip a letter in 1
circular form to send to the farmers 1
throughout West Virginia to ascertain
the number of farm hands they need
at the present time and the wages 1
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they are will g to pay.
.The cry ha n th*at there are no
'aborers to br ’d, and Secretary Gar- i
'in has though! hat this method Wril j
fill the want so lau i.a tved. The sec- !
letary will secure ' list .and hand i
the same to Mr. j „<i*t n :g.*nt, com- I
missioncr of immimaticn, and he canji
find out from different points In the |d
cast just where the men are, and di-jj
sect them to the p t^er, where work 1
cau be found. The farms in West 1
Virginia offer every indvcement for i
good farm hands, and the wages of
fered are the equal of any state in
the country. The seo^tary will thank :
any one who will send him particulars
regarding this subject
WAS ROBBED AGAIN
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Postoffice and Store at Shenan
doah Junction Entered.
s
ram TIME IN LAST FINE WEEKS,
‘.*.1
Detective Hardy Working on th
Case, and Hopes to Land Thieves
[Behind the Prison BftTs-jn a
Very Short Time.
The postoffice and store conducted
>y Mr. Shirley at Shenandoah June
Ion was broken Into and robbod son:
irae during Monday night, and
arge quantity of goods carried away.
This is the third time within flv<
veeks that this place has been rot
>ed, and the officers are hot jc tb
rail of tho thieves, and arrests ar
•xpcctod at any time.
As on tho previous occasions, a
'litranco was effected through a win
low, and tho robbers worked so quiet
y that tho theft of the goods w
lot discovered until Mr. Shirley open
d his place of business this mbrn
ng. lie made an investigation land
ound that a number of pairs of shoes,
. number of corduroy coats and
aany pairs of corduroy trousers wersi|
t
larrled away. The value of the plun
ler captured by the thieves is placed '
Lt about $08. Nothing was taken
rom the postoffice.
Lieutenant Martfn, of the Baltimore;
i Ohio dotocttYt-Iorco, was sent for
his morning by Mr. Shirley, and tin*
letective was soon on tho scene of 1 lu
•obbery. He made a hasty investig-i*
ion, and arrived at tho conclta-mn
hat the robbery was the work of a cut*
ain gang that operated there before,
md that ho knew where to locate tho
ndividuals.
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Returning to this city Detectftve Mar
in procured a search warrant from
ustice Felker, and in company with
lonstatble Wild left this afternoon
(Continued on pago 6.)
or a certain point In the eastern sec
ion of tho county, where lie will
earch a barn for possible plunder
IBTIST WEDS IN WINCHESTER
3’CONNOR-O’MEALLY NUPTIALS
IN THAT CITY.
Washington Star Man Mrrried to
Young Lady of Capital City
Events In Loudoun County.
Charles Stanslaws O’Conner, mo;
or of the art staff of the Washing
on Evening Star, whose pen sketches
mvc attracted wide-spread interest,
,nd Miss Joanna Cecelia O’Meally, J
Vaahington, were married Monday in
Vinchester in the Church of the S,; •
red Heart. Miss Catherine O’Meul
y, sister of tho bride, wa3 maid of
mnor. The ceremony was performed
>y Itev. Father John McVerry, pastor
if Sacred Heart church. The bride
s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mi
hael J. O’Meally. After a reception
it McDonald Inn the couple went to
Washington to reside.
Soon to lie Married.
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Mrs. Mary Holland Dull, of Nor
olk, Va., has issued cards announci
ng the engagement of her daughter,
fiss Mary Augusta, to Mr. Fenton
'urr Priest, son of the late John U,
’nest, of Middleburg, Loudoun court
y. The wedding will take place «t
he Second PresbyteTian church, Nor
oik, ou Thursday evening, November
14. Mr. Priest is well known through
jut this section.
Read The Evening Journal.