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EVENING JOURNAL.
LEATHER.—Fair tonight and Tn sdny.
VOLUME 1-NO. 167
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1907.
PRICE 2 CENTS
PLANS A NEW BRIDGE
Councilman Zill Has Decidedly In
teresting Proposition.
TO SPAN THE RAILROAD WHS
Would Erect Steel Structure on East
Martin Street to Afford Better
Communication With Other
Parts of the City.
Councilman Frank Zill, who is an
efficient member of the council from
the fourth ward, has come forward
with a matter that offers sonie decid
edly interesting possibilities, being a
proposition to erect a steel bridge
over the Baltimore & Ohio tracks on
East Martin street to connect the down
town section of the city with tha por
tion known as “the hill,” and which
is being greatly improved with new
and comfortable homes, macadamized
streets and brick and concrete side
walks.
Mr. Zill offers some very good rea
sons for the erection of the proposed
bridge, and while the question is as
yet in a tentative stage, he has already
received assurances of substantial sup
port in the matter.
Mr. Zill's idea is to enlist the city
and county and the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad officials, as well as private
individuals whose property interests
would be greatly benefltted, and to
proceed as soon as pussioie wun me
work. He states that the plan he pro
poses would he entirely feasible, and
that the whole matter could he accom
plished at an expenditure of about
$20,000. His idea is to have the west
ern end of the bridge start at a point
opposite the store of Mr. J. II. Ly
eth, and strike tfhe hill opposite at <i
point on a level with the starting
point. This would give the structure
sufficient height to clear all trains, and
would reduce the grades at the ap
proaches to the lowest possible point,
and make the bridge easy of access.
He declares that if the bridge were
built it would greatly enhance the val
ue of property in the northern and
eastern section of the city, and lie the
means of attracting many more peo
ple to those sectiors as a place of
residence. Another argument ad
vanced is that many residents of the
county, living north and east of the
city, would be afforded better facili
ties for reaching the business section,
and would thus be inclined to visit
the city more often and spend more
money here.
The only avenues of communication
between the northern and eastern sec
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WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK
SERVICES IN TRINITY METHO
DIST CHURCH.
Unusually Large Congregation Pres
ent Sunday Night to Hear Rev.
H. I. Stephens.
The meetings at Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church, south, which are be
ing carried on by the pastor. Rev. ^
Dr. Isaac W. Canter, assisted by Rev.
H. I. Stephens, of Shepherdstown,
were attended yesterday by very large
congregations. The audience at night
overflowed the church building.
Mr. Stephens preached three able :
sermons. The one in the afternoon 1
to men was especially able and effec- 1
tive. Quite a number of persons made '<
a profession of faith in the various *
services of the day. t
The pastor received a number of 1
persons into the membership of the 1
church by letter and by profession. I
The meeting will be continued all this i
week. Two services will be held each c
day—at 3 o'clock and 7.45 p. m. Mr. '
Stephens will preach each night. s
These services have been growing 1
in interest since the initial one, more s
than a week ago, and the promises for
an unusually fruitful result are very i
bright. c
KILLED BY EXPRESS TRAIN
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MAN WAS SITTING ON CROSS- t
TIE WHEN STRUCK.
Royal Blue Limited, Going at Rate
of 70 Miles Per Hour, Hit Man
at Point East of Here.
The Royal Blue Line limited express f
which left Washington at 3 o'clock (
Sunday afternoon, struck and Instant ;
ly killed a white man, supposed io j
be William Adams, of South Brook- t
land, D. C., just below Brentwood flta- t
tlon, on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-'
road. The man was sitting on tho end | ^
of one of the cross-ties and was struck; r
in the back of the head. He was about!,
11
45 years of age, six feet tall, hau (
gray eyes, brown hair and moustache,!
and wor a black suit with black sa-! (
teen shirt and white tie. !
The train is one of the fastest In
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the country, and is said to have been ^
going at the rate of 75 miles an hour. .
The engineer probably saw the man <■
after he turned the bend at Rives Stv
tion, but could not stop in time tot)
avoid the accident. Justice A. H. i£
Dahler, acting coroner, summoned as t
jury of inquest, with' D. M. Grams, as
foreman. After viewing the remains
the jury adjourned to meet at 5
FIREMEN WANT_A DUAL CELEBRATION
Action of the Joint Committee Lost Friday Night lias Caused Dissat
isfaction—What Several of the Men Nave to Say.
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Leading members of the local lire
department express themselves as be
ing greatly. dissatisfied with the out
come Qf the meeting of the joint com
mittee-of .business men and firemen,
held in the firemen’s hall last Friday
evening; and ait-effort will be made to
get'Fife Marshal Talhelm to call an
other meeting for the purpose of tak
ing a fresh grip on the whole subject.
One prominent fireman, in conversa
tion with a representative of The Even
ing .Journal, declared emphatically
that the few members of the joint com
mittee who voted to withdraw from
the proposition, did not represent the
true sentiment of the firemen, and
that there was no reason whatever
why the matter should have split up
on the question of the concessions.
He also declared his belief that the! i
■
demonstration would be organized
and carried through successfully, and 1
stated that he fully expected to see <
the matter taker^ up later. ;
Another fireman, who has taken an 1
active part in the affairs of the depart- j i
ment for years, stated that he propos-; <
ed to use his utmost efforts to get an- [ 1
other hearing on the matter, and de- <
dared his belief in the success of the' i
undertaking. Others expressed them-‘1
selves in a like manner.
A strong sentiment in favor of the 1
firemen’s demonstration and the Old >
home week celebration is found among 1
the firemen of all the companies of
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fRAIN IS WRECKED
lo. 2 Derailed at Weverton Short
ly Before Noon.
IBOKED TRUCK CAUSED ACCIDENT
entire Train Left the Rails, But No
One Was Injured Seriously—
Track Torn Up For a Con
siderable Distance.
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
«'o. 2, due at Martinsburg from the
rest at 10.28 a. m., was wrecked
hortly after 11 o'clock this morning
,t Weverton, and as a result all pas
engers on eastbound trains will be
ransferred until the wrecking crew
rom Brunswick can get the train
iack on the rails.
The train was running at a high
ate of speed when the accident oc
urred, and it is miracle that no one
-•as killed or badly injured. The pas
engers and members of the crew,
owever, escaped with only a few
light bruises.
The accident was caused by the
reaking of the trucks under the ten
er of the engine. The tender left
he track, dragging every car of the
rain from the rails. The emergency
rakes were applied as a result of
lie accident, and the train was brought
o a stop in less than its length. In
he meantime the passenger coaches
rere bumping along on the ties, rock
ng and swaying in a decidedly alarnv
ng manner, and many of the passen
;ers grew hysterical with fright.
As soon as the train was brought
o a standstill, the passengers fled
rom the cars in a panic, but it was
peedily discovered that po one had
een seriously Injured. The tracks
fere torn up for about 200 yards, and
will require some hours before
hey can be put in condition to permit
he passage of trains.
The passengers on the derailed train
fere transferred to another train,
nd proceeded with the loss of about
wo hours’ time. The wrecking crew
rom Brunswick is now engaged in
eplacing the derailed cars. Some of
hem are somewhat battered, but none
>adly damaged. The eastbound track
fill probably be open for traffic by
o'clock this evening.
’clock at Van Horn’s store, Brent
food. Undertaker Gasch, of Bladens
urg, took charge of the remains. At
late hour they had not been claim
d.
LETTER CARRIER INJURED.
Ir. D. B. Gageby In a Serious Runa
way Sunday Evening.
Mr. D. B. Gageby, rural letter car
der on one of the routes going out
rom Bunker Hill, this county, was
ne victim oi wnat nugnt nave prov
;d a very dangerous accident Sunday
:vening, while driving from Darkes
rille to his home at Bunker Hill, in
sompany with his wife. He was on
he turnpike leading from Winchester
o Martinsburg, when an automobile,
>wned and driven by a Martinsburg
;entleman, came along, frightening the
iorse and causing a runaway. Mr.
ind Mrs. Gageby were both thrown vi
ilently to the ground and consldera
>ly shaken up and bruised, and Mr.
5ageby’s left hand was lacerated by
coming in contaet with a barbed wire
ence in the fall. Mrs. Gageby’s in
uries were of a slighter nature. The
iorse continued its wild flight down
he pike, smashing the buggy into
cindling wood.
Live merchants advertise.
Expired at Her Home on Winches
ter Avenue Saturday.
OEAIH OF AGEO LADY IN COUNTY
Mrs. Mary A. Stout Succumbed at
Her Home In Darkesville—Sad
Death of Miss Daisy Whit
tington at Kearneysville.
Mrs. Kachael A, Kearfott. widow o
Mr. J. Baker Kearfott, and a well
known and most estimable lady, diet
at a late hour Sunday afternoon a
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bo
Bert, on Winchester avenue, this city
after an Illness of about six weeks
Nearly two months ago Mrs. Kerfot
received dangerous injures as th<
result of a fall at her homo, and as
sho was in fceblo health by reasoi
of her advanced age, she failed to ral
ly, death ensuing Saturday.
Mrs. Ke;|'fott was in her 79th year
She was born and reared in Jefferson
county, where she reside 1 until a! out
12 years ago, when she removed tc
this city. About four years ago she
removed to the home of her stepdaugh
ter, Mrs. J. H. Bogert, where she re
sided until hor death. She was a lady
of may Christian virtues, and beloved
and respected by a large circle o(
friends.
Surviving her are two brothers—
Mr T.e« Rrothorton. of Shenlierdstown
and Mr. Charles Brotherton, of Cum
berland. The fallowing step-chihlrei
also survive: Mrs., J. H. Bogert, Mrs
Charles Seibert, of Martlnsburg; Mrs
Milton S. Miller, of Kearneysvllls; Dr
C. P. Kcarfott, of Me-. Unsvllle. Va ,
Dr. J. G. Kcarfott, of Amherst Courl
House, Va.
The funeral took place this morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the late home.
The services were oorTiCteci l.y Rev,
I. W. Canter, pastor of Trinity Me
thodist Episcopal church, south, am
interment was In Green Hill cemete
ry.
Mrs. Mary A. 8tout.
Mrs. Mary A. Stout, a well-known
and respected resident of Darkesville
this county, died at the home of hei
son, Mr. John G. Stout, at 7.30 o’clock
this morning, death being due to tin.
infirmities of her advanced age. Sht
was about 70 years old.
The funeral services will be con
ducted at the Methodist Episcopa
church, south, at Darkesville, by Rev
Mr. Wheeler at 2 o’clock Tuesday af
ternoon. Interment in the Darkes
ville cemetery.
Death of a Young Lady.
Miss Daisy Whittington, the bright
and interesting 17-year-old daughtei
of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Whittington
of Kearneysville, and a member o!
the senior class of the Martinsburf
high school, died at her home Saturday
morning at 11 o’clock, after an illnesi
of five weeks of typhoid fever.
The news of her sad and untimel:
death was received by her school
mates in this city with sincere regret
She was a favorite with the pupils a
the high school, and was an unusuall:
bright and studious pupil.
Surviving her are her parents ant
the following brothers and sisters
Mr. Harvey Whittington, of Harpers
Ferry; Mr. Clarence Whittington, Mr
Homer Whittington and Mr. Boyd Whil
tington, of Kearneysville; Misses Flo
rence and Grace Whittington, at home
and Mrs. Walter Nicely, of Middleway
The funeral took place at 11 o'cloci
this morning at the Reformed churcl
at Kearneysville. The services wert
conducted by Rev. H. I. Stephens, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church
south, at 'Shepherdstown, and inter
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HIS WATCH BADLY SMASHED
YOUNG MAN VICTIM OP A PECU
LIAR MIX-UP.
Assaulted on the Streets By Strang
| er, His Timepiece Was Torn From
Chain—Was Recovered.
A young Uultlmore & Ohio railroad
fireman, a former resident of this city,
but now running out of Keyser on the
third division, was the victim of a
peculiar mix-up in this city Saturday
night, by which a valuable gold wath
belonging to him was badly mashed.
The young man, whoso name is C.
W. Arthur, was visiting relatives
here Saturday, and was walking on
Queen street, near tho corner of Mar
tin, when he claims he was assaulted
by a man whoso name he did not know.
He stated that the stranger Jostled
him rather roughly, and in the mix
up Arthur’s watch was torn from the
chain and fell into the street.
Arthur reported to tho police that
his watch had been stolen, but this
seems to have been a mistake, as
the timcpieco was later picked up on
tho street and returned to the owner
by a boy. It wns badly battered by
the fall on the bricks.
HE WILL ACCEPT THE CALL
REV. MR. SILER TO GO TO JEF
FERSON COUNTY.
Will Become Pastor of Three Pres
byterian Churches There—Formal
Call Extended to Him.
Uov. John Calvin Slier, of this city,
who was graduated several months
ago from the PreBhyterian seminary
at Richmond, and who has since been
preaching and conducting services at
.various churches In this section, has
decided to accept the call extended
him from the Presbyterian churches
at Dufllelds, Shenandoah Junction and
Zion, and will shortly assume charge.
This Is considered a most desirable
charge for a young minister, as there
Is a comfortable manse at Dufllelds,
and the other churches are but a short
distance away: The /:hurches are com
posed of well-to-do and prosperous
members, and the threo congregations
In the parish are closely united.
The determination of Mr. Slier to
accept the call was given to The Even
ing Journal today.
Xcw Concrete Pavement.
The residence of Mr. Leo Slier, on
West John street. Is being Improved
: with a new concrete pavement.
Judge NtcComas Expired May at
His Washington Home.
HAD SEEK MARRIED FOUR MONTHS
Was Formerly Congressman and
Senator From Maryland, and
Was Well Known Here—To
Be Bnrled In Hagerstown.
Judge Louis E. McComas, of Mary
land, the ranking associate Justice
of the Cotirt of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia and former United
States senator from Maryland, died
suddenly at his home, 2101 Wyoming
avenue, Washington, at 8.0G o'clock
Sunday morning.
Heart disease from which he had
Buffered for some time, was the cause
bf his death. Although he had not
been in very good health for a year
and had spent most of the summer
nonths in Europe in an effort to re
munerate. His death was a severe
ihock not only to his wife, but to
Ills close friends In Washington.
Judge McComas returned to Wash
ington from Europe on October 17,
and immediately took up his winter's
work as a members of the appellate1
court. Since then he had been sit
ting at the sessions of the court, and
ho was on the bench when court ad-T
Journed on Friday.
Saturday nisht Judea McComas
worked until nearly midnight in his
law library preparing a decision, In
the first case heard by him since his
return from Europe. There was noth*
log unusual about his condition when
lio retired Saturady night It was
lot until about 8 o'clock Sunday morn
ng that he was suddenly attacked,
ind died before the arrival of the
'amily physician, Dr. J. Tabor John
son, who was immediately summon
ed.
Friends and relatives were noti
fied and during the afternoon mes
sages of symjathy poured into the
McComas home from those who had
heard the news.
Judge McComas was married only
four months ago. During the early
summer it was announced that he
would wed Mrs. Hebe Harrison Muir,
widow of Justice Muir, of the Super
ior court of Kentucky, and one of
the beautiful women of that state.
Judge McComas and Mrs. Muir took
their friends by surprise by being
married at Atlantic City, N. J., on July
13 last, J
The body of Judge McComas will
lie in state at his Wyoming avenue
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FIERCE SCRAPPING AITRE EXPOSITION
j
The Social Side of the Big Show Will Not Go Down In History as a
Soccess-Gladys Vanderbilt Purchases a Husband.
1 (Written for T' a Journal by ‘ Nemo.")
An unkno\ correspondent wants
•1 to know whai Nemo” thinks of the
| way the men i >8 have been scrap
ping at the expo;...ion, and rather in
1 timates that we o?*»u show up the
faults and follies o', women, we ought
to “roast” the men also.
So in order to touch up feminine
fads and follies we have to tackle
masculine mistakes.
Now, we will own to being a bit
disappointed about the way things
have been managed, or, rather, mis
managed, at Jamestown, not as re
gards the show part of it, for we
think that most excellent. Had the
failure been in that line it might
have been excused better, but after
mdving heaven and earth to ensure
‘success, then to go to fussing over a
lot of social affairs and snubbing;
this person and Ignoring that one
Just like a lot of women do when
they are thrown together—really,
gentlemen, we should not have
thought It of you. One social blun
der after another, culminating in an
insult to the governor of Louisiana—
of course, It was not Intended, just
a blunder, but Talleyrand says that
"a blunder is often worse than a
crime.” The social side of the ex
position <Mll not pass into history as
a howling success—caste, cliques
and circles seem to have dominated,
and these ate not the elements that
make for the success of a great pub
lic affair.
We have no fault to find person
ally, and regret that there has been
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