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EVENING JOURNAL.
WEATHER—Fair and cool tonipht atid Friday.
VOLUME 1-NO. 170
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 1907.
PRICE 2 CENTS
COmCTJS GIVEN
Far the Big Bridge Over the Po
tomac a! Williamsport.
TO BE BUILT BY BHODY & MILLER
Total Cost of the Structure Will Be
More Than $100,000—Meeting
of the Directors at Williams
port Wednesday.
The project to build a bridge across
the Potomac river at William -port Is
now practically a reality, the contract
being awarded at a meeting of the di
rectors of the Washington & Berke
ley Bridge Co., held in Williamsport
at the Bryon tannery on W.- .i.i'fUay
afternoon. The contract to construct
the concrete bridge was awarded to
the firm of Rodey & Miller, of Harris
burg. The contract price is $103,1)00.
Eight firms submitted bids, the bid of
Rodey & Miller being the lowest. The
contract wus let subject to come al
terations to be made in the pirns by
the engineers.
At the meeting it was also decided
to increase the capital stock of tl.e
company from $75,000 to $100,000. This
was made necessary by the increased
cost of construction and other details.
Attorney P. Vernon Aler, of this
city, the legal representative of the
company, who has attended to much
of the detail work in connection with
the project, stated that it is hoped and
expected to make substantial progress
in the actual work of Construction
yet this fall.
He also stated that there were some
matters in connection with the in
crease of the capital stock of the
company, and the placing of this stock
which are of a private nature, but
which places the entire project in a
very favorable condition.
The meeting was largely attended,
and the officers of the company were
tenthuslastic over the prospect of the
fepeedy construction of the work. It
is hoped to complete the entire work
next summer.
Loss Speedily Adjusted.
The loss on the property of Mrs.
John V. Peterman, on South street,
which was damaged by fire Tuesday
night, was adjusted in full today by
Agent Frank J. Trammell. This is
quick work, and shows that Mr. Tram
mell represents prompt and reliable
companies.
WERE MARRIED THIS EVENING
VERY PRETTY EVENT TOOK
PLACE AT INWOOD.
Miss Mary E. Lloyd Became the
Bride of Mr. James R. Crim—
Receptions Will Be Held.
Miss Mary Emma Lloyd, the esti
mable and pretty daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Lloyd, of near In
wood, this county, and Mr. James R.
Crim, a well-known and prosperous
young farmer residing near Darkes
ville, were the principals in a quiet hut
pretty wedding, which was solemnized
at Inwood at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
A. J. Secrist, pastor of the United Bre
thren church at that place, in the pre
sence of a few relatives and friends.
Tho wedding took place at the home of
the bride.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the home of the bride’s
parents, and this was attended by a
large number of guests. Friday even
ing another reception to the young
couple will be given at the home of
the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Abram Crim.
JIM JACK'S TRIAL MONDAY
WILL BEGIN IN CORPORATION
COURT AT WINCHESTER.
Dr. De Jarnette, of the Staunton In
sane Asylum, Will Be One of the
Witnesses For the Defense.
The trial of Janies Jack, the young
hotel clerk, who on the morning of
August 15, shot Officer Lewis Legg
through the right lung while the lat
ter was standing near a table in the
barber shop of Charles Hall on East
Piccadilly street, Winchester, and who
has since been in the Shenandoah
county jail at Woodstock awaiting
trial, will be brought to Winchester
on Monday morning of nest week by
Sergeant J. W. Taylor and placed on
trial in the Corporation court, which
will be convened for its November
term on that day by Judge W. M
Atkinson.
Young Jack, it will be recalled, was
indicted by the grand jury of the Cor
poration court more than a month
ago.
While no definite statement has been
made as to what plea the defense
wll make, it is known that Dr. De
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PECULIAR SUII IS COMPROMISED HERE
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Mr. Fred H. Baker Furnished Photographs For Post Cards, and the
Makers Sold Them to Another Firm to This City.
Mr. Fred H. Baker, the well-known
* ■ North Queen street business man, was
the plaintiff in a novel and interesting
suit, which was brought in Justice
Thompson’s court against the Gabriel,
Aggeston Co., of New York, makers of
post cards, and which resulted in a
compromise that was a virtual victory
for Mr. Baker.
Some tinij ago Mr. Baker secured a
number of very interesting views of
Martinsburg and vicinity, which he
intended to use for post card purposes.
A representative of the New York post
card publishers came along, and Mr.
* Baker entered into a contract with
hkt' to furnish him many thousand
cards of these views.
The agent took the photographs,
went down town and contracted with
another dealer for 14,000 post cards
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L l (Jill LUO aauiu vie wo, jjiwj
ker a very scurvy trick. Mr. Baker
never received liis cards, hut the other
dealer did, and they proved so popu
ular that the entire number has been
sold at a nice profit.
Mr. Baker entered suit against the
New York firm, taking the matter be
fore Justice Thompson. The suit was
not allowed to come to trial, however.
m the New York firm hastily hunted
up Mr. Baker and effected a compro
mise. Mr. Baker will not lose any
thing in the mix-up, but was naturally
wrathy at the manner in which he
had been treated by the post card pub
lishers.
The downtown business man who
purchased the views from the agent
knew nothing of the previous trans
action, and was not involved in the
suit iu any manner.
I
10 LEAVE THE CITYj
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Rev. Father Donahoe Has Been
Transferred to Portsmouth.
SOURCE OF REGRET TO HUNOREOS
Popular Priest]Receives Letter From
Bishop Vau De Vyver to Take
Place Made Vacant By Death
of Father Brady.
The members of St. Joseph’s Catho
olic church, as well as many members
j of the other churches of this city,
will learn with deep and genuine re
gret that Rev. Father Charles E. Dona
hoe, for several years the popular pas
tor of the Catholic church, will leave
this city next week to become rector
of St. Paul's Catholic church at Ports
mouth, Va.
The news of Father Donuhoe's trans
l
: fer to Portsmouth will come with a
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distinct shock to hundreds of his par
' ishioners and other friends in Mar
jtinsburg. and It will lie with sorrow
j indeed, that the members of his con
| gregation will bid him farewell.
The order to Father Donahoe to
take charge of the Portsmouth church
jwas received by him from Bishop Van
FATHER CHARLES E. DONAHOE.
Has been transferred to St. Paul's
Catholic Church at Portsmouth
de Vyver on Wednesday. The bishop
| at first asked that Father Donahoe
: assume charge of his new duties yet
this week, but Father Donahoe was
later given permission to remain In
i Martinsburg over Sunday. He is not
| yet certain just what day he will leave
| this city, but expects to go some time
next week.
Father Donahoe will assume the rec
torship left vacant by the death of the
late Father Brady, and his charge will
be one of the most desirable and im
portant in the diocese of Virginia. It
was reported last Sunday that the va
cant rectorship would be filled by Fa
ther Tierney, but this proved to be a
mistake, as the letter of Bishop Van
; de Vyver to Father Donahoe evi
dences.
Not only will hundreds of his friends
; and parishioners be deeply sorry to
lose Father Donahoe. but the kindly
1
I priest will say adieu to the scene of
I his labors here with a full measure
| of genuine regret; however, he will
i have no alternative but to bow to the
j wishes of his bishop, and leave for
the sceno of his new duties.
Father Donahoe succeeded Father
Kelley as the rector of St Joseph’s
church here six years ago, and no
priest in charge of this parish in
many years has been more generally
respected than he. He has labored
earnestly and faithfully here among
his people, and has performed his ar
duous duties with an unselfishness and
devotion that has commanded the re
spect and affection of all. He has
seen his efforts here rewarded with
a full measure of success, and will
be followed to his new field of labor
TO SETTLE DAMAGES
Arbitrators Will Meat This Even
ing For That Purpose.
CASE OF STEWART AGAINST CRT
Has Been Pending For the Past
Three Years, and Grew Out of
the Break In the Mains From
Springs to Pumping House.
The board of arbitration in the case
of Mr. .1. William Stewart against
the corporation of Martlnsburg, to
determine the amount of damages sus
tained by Mr. Stewart as a result of
a number of breaks in the water mains
running from the Kilmer springs to
the city pumping station, will meet
this evening and adjudicate the mut
ter, and the result of the deliberations .
will be reported to Mayor Harrison
and Mr. Stewart tomorrow.
This board /consists of Mr. George
S. Roush, Mr. James Fulk and Mr. J.
Frank Foreman. One gentleman was
appointed by Mayor Harrison by in- f
structlon of the council, one by Mr.
Stewart., and these two selected the
third.
As stated previously In The Even
ing Journal, these gentlemen will ex
amine into the claim for damages of
Mr. Stewart, against the corportion,
which claim grew out of conditions pre
vailing along the line of the big water
mains, which run from the source of
supply at tho Kilmer springs to the
new pumping station, west of the city.
These mains were laid when the pre
sent water system was constructed,
and it would seem that the work was
of a very faulty character. Frequent
breaks at the joints were reported, and
the water overflowed the land of Mr.
3tewart, through which the mains Were
laid, and caused considerable damage.
Mr. Stewart presented several claims
to the council, but no definite action
was taken until recently, when it was
agreed that the whole matter should
he given in charge of three arbitra
tors, whose decsion should he accept
ed by both parties to the controversy.
Mr. Stewart placed his damages at
about $1,000, but a fair and equitable
judgment will be rendered by the
board, which may be more or less, ac
cording to their judgment.
by the best wishes of his multitude
of friends in this city.
It is not yet known who will suc
ceed Father Donahoe as the rector of
St. Joseph’s church.
HKAKEMEN HARD HIT.
Cold Weather Causes Them to Declare
That Winter Is Here.
Trainmen on the Baltimore & Ohio
who;,o run takes them across the moun
tains are of the opinion that the last
few nights prove winter is here now.
Several brakemen who had been out
over the seventeen mile grade and the
Sand Patch grade this morning declar
ed that weather prophets—either the
goosebone variety or otherwise—might
speculate as much as they please about
the probilities of a short winter and
an open winter, but if the prophets
would go out on a freight train over,
the mountains one of these nights they , i
would not longer discuss the "coming \
winter” but they would prepare hea- '
vier clothing for "thew inter that is.”;
The weather for several nights past j
has been unusually severe for this sea-!
son of the year, more especially on the 1
mountains west of here. There was
much snow and Ice yesterday morning
at Oakland and also at Sand Patch.
Advertise your winter goods.
MEK WERE NOT ROBBERS
MR. LICKLIDER EXONERATES
PARTIES ARRESTED HERE.
Shoes and Caps Found Upon Them j
Were Not Stolen From His Store
at Kearneysville.
Robert Warden, William Walsh and ,
lohn Ilurke, the three men arrested
it. the North Queen street crossing
Wednesday afternoon by local officers
in a charge of being drunk, and who
were thought to he members of the
?ang that looted the Btore of Mr. W.
B. Lickllder, at Kearneysville, Mon
day night, were exonerated of the
more serious charge upon the arrival
sf Mr. Lickllder late Wednesday even
ing.
Mr. Lickllder came hero to identify
lie shoes and caps worn by the three
nen, but stated that they were not Ills
>roperty, and this Immediately dispos
'd of this phase of the case.
The men will be given a hearing
tefore Mayor Harrison this evening on
.he churge of drunkenness.
SOFT COAL MAY 60 UP HERE
PRICE TO DEALERS HAS BEEN
MATERIALLY ADVANCED.
)ne Dealer Says He Cannot See
How Local Men Will Be Able to
Continue Present Rate.
That the price of bituminous coul
n the Martlnsburg market must he
ihortly advanced is the opinion of a
veil-known dealer, with whom a rep
•eKentatlve of this paper was in con
versation this afternoon. This deuler
vho sells thousands of tons of coal
innually, declared that the price hud
teen recently advanced $1 per ton at
he mines, and that there was every
ndlcatlon that it would go even high
sr.
The freight on bituminous coal
ranges from $1.30 to $1.60 per ton to
Martlnsburg, which makes the price
somewhat higher than at other point,
i'he recent rise in the price of coal
ms given tho local dealers some con
cern, and it Is altogether probable that
vhen their present supply is exhausted
hey will be compelled to advance
trices.
The dealer above quoted stated that
t was not sure that an advance would
msue, but declared that he did not
tee how it could be avoided.
While on a Hunting Trip He Pep
pered His Friend.
AIIS NEARLY I FATAL ACCIDENT
Late Democratic Candidate F or Gov
ernor Pulled the Trigger on a
Bird and the Load Struck
Attorney Poling.
\V. II. Poling, tht> well-known Clarks
burg attorney, who returned home on
Tuesday night from a hunting excur
sion in flnmpshlre county, !r nurs
ing wounds received there Monday
former democratic candidate for gov
ernor of West Virginia, shot him with
afternoon when John J. Cornwell,
i shot gun.
Poling, Cornwell and the latter’s
l>rothor-ln-lnw, Robert Rrady, were
rut In the country hunting birds. The
logs suddenly scared up a .covey of
junll, and Cornwell after yelling to
Poling, who wnB close within range,
blazed away with hlM gun at the
birds. The shot from the gun scat
tered considerably and although Mr.
Poling tried to get out of the way an
quickly ns he could, several of the
shot struck hint. One was Imbedded
In his face just under an eye and
several struck him In a leg, a hand
and one side of his body. The wounds
were not of a serious nature, howover,
and Mr. Poling did not suffer
consiueraoio pain, oui counts mm
mlf extremely fortunote that the shot
that (struck him in the face did not
?o Into his eye, for If It had he prob
ibly would have lost sight of that
irgan. The shooting was purely ac-*
ddcntal.
Among the Improvements.
The framework of the dwelling or
Vlr. W. E. Outcult, on Winchester av
mue Is about completed and ready for
the roof.
The handsome framework of the
Jwelllng of Mr. Guy Hetzel, which Is
lielng built near the other side of the
first tollgate on the Winchester pike,
Is completed and ready for the roof.
No. 2240 draws the sewing machine,
offered by the J. Fine clothing house
with purchases. If you hold the lucky
lumber call and get it. If the machine
s not claimed by the night of the 15th,
mother drawing will be made and
vhoever holds the second lucky num
ber will get it. It.
IS PATENT VALUED AT HIGH FIGURE
Mr. Ripple May Realize Handsome y on Damp Wagon Recently In
vented Ry Him—What a Firm ol Experts Has to Say of It.
i uui. me uump wagon recenuy in
vented by Mr. J. Melvin Ripple, oi
this city, is a practical and valuable
invention is attested by a letter re
ceived today by Mr. Ripple from the
Keystone Law & Patent Co., of Phil
adelphia and Washington, which took
the trouble to look up the matter on
Its own responsibility and at its own
ixpense. The letter to Mr. Ripple is
is follows:
Philadelphia, Nov. 13, 1907.
teport of Board of Commercial Es
timate, to Mr. Mr. J. Melvin Rip
ple, Martinsburg, W. Va.:
Dear Sir—Our board of estimates
las examined the patent attached here
,o, and reports that the probable val
ie of the same is $25,000. Under fa
vorable conditions this price might be
raised to $40,000, or even more.
If you wish to submit any special
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miormauon wmcn wouia teuu to in
crease this estimated value, we will
give the same due consideration.
WILBUR MASON,
Chairman.
As was seated recently in The Even
ing Journal, Mr. Ripple has secured a,
patent on a dump wagon that seems
to be perfect in operation. The above
letter, from a firm of experts, would
indicate that he has something of
value, but he is at present undecided
what course to pursue. It is probable,
however, that he will sell the patent
outright, if he gets a reasonable price
for it.
Not Expected to Recover.
The condition of Mr. Thomas Lickli
der, of Kearneysville, who was paral
yzed Tuesday, is such today as to
offer little hope of his recovery.