The Tribune Telegraph, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio
Wednesday, January 6, 1897

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FROZEN NEWS

Rescued from the chilly outside, and thawed out by the office stove.

What has happened in one short week.

Ed McVey returned yesterday from his visit to Youngstown.

Charles Greenlees, of Cincinnati, who has been spending the holidays here with Charles Beahrs, returned home this morning on the Stanley.

[B]iggs & Rappold have something [] called a slumber couch casket, [] takes away the gruesomeness of [] old-style casket.

John Titus, son of Mr. and Mrs. []rry Titus, and Miss Jessie Lowery, [] of this city, were united in marriage New Year's Eve by Rev. Sparks.

Sarah J. Walter and Ada Karr have returned to their schools, the former [] Oswego, N. Y., and the latter to []nkers.

A daughter of Rev. John Schneider, well known in this city, recently died in Cincinnati.

Miss Minnie McFarland, of Canal Winchester, is here on a visit to the family of Rev. Sparks.

The parents of John Jay were paid $100 a few days after his death by W. L. Jones' insurance agency.

Mrs. Kaspar, of Naylor's Run, lost a fine Jersey cow last Wednesday. She was foundered.

The inspector of workshops and public buildings has ordered the County Commissioners to take the stoves out of the Children's Home and heat that building by means of a furnace. The outer doors are to be made to open outward, and means provided for escape from the upper story in case of fire.

Those who shipped poultry to the Pittsburg market from Meigs county for the Christmas trade are said to have realized good prices.

It is reported that Capt. Maddy is about to sell out his furniture business in Huntington and go back on the river, his old love.

The annual business meeting of the Baptist church was held Monday, December 28, and the following officers were elected for 1897: Clerk, J. W. Thomas; Treasurer, C. G. Day; Financial sec., S. A. Dyke; Asst. Fin. Sec., A. K. Oliver; Trustees, J. W. Thomas, C. G. Day, T. W. Baber, Geo. P. Daniels, and D. S. Lewis.

Howard Williamson returned to business college at Huntington Monday.

Prof. T. C. Coates, a former Pomeroyan, now at the head of the schools at Lancaster, has been granted a life certificate by the State Board of Examiners, also Prof. and Mrs. Wright, of Racine.

Mrs. Hamm and Miss Susie Reuter, after a visit here, have returned to their homes at Glen Roy.

Charlie McQuigg is back from Columbus.

Emmet Peoples left for Syracuse Monday to enter Carleton College.

Miss Carrie Yeager returned to school at Portsmouth Monday accompanied by little Barbara Seebohm, who goes to visit her uncle Charley Seebohm.

Nicholas Yeager returned to his home at Toledo New Years.

Mrs. Heaton and children, of Gallipolis, visited the family of Dr. Sto[b]art last week.

James Byrne, of Rocksprings, who is lying very low with lung trouble, was taken with hiccoughs Friday which the doctors have not been able to stop yet.

Quarterly Meeting will be held at the M. E. Church next Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Gillilan, of Middleport, will preach in the forenoon and Presiding Elder Tibbells will preach in the evening.

Mrs. John R. Foster and daughter, who have been visiting her parents, Capt. F. C. Lanham and wife, returned home to Charleston Saturday.

Joseph and Peter Rappold, of Cliff [To]p, W. Va., arrived here Saturday to attend the funeral of their father, Peter Rappold.

Jacob Zieher made a trip on the Convoy during vacation, returning yesterday.

The young folks to the number of about fifteen couples gave a very enjoyable dance at the old K. of P. Hall New Year's Eve.

The Soldier's Relief Commission was in session Monday and made provisions to help the indigent soldiers and widows for the winter.

G. W. Gilliland, of Syracuse, went up to Delaware Monday to buy Billy Russell, a three year old trotter with a record of 2:25 1/2.

The Children's Home was re-insured yesterday for $5,000, one half of it by John. B. Downing and the other half by John F. Downing.

A telephone line is in course of construction connecting Letart, W. Va., Flat Rock, Graham Station, New Haven, Hartford City and Mason City, also a line between Graham and Racine. This will be a great public convenience.

Hiram G. Smith and family returned to Cincinnati yesterday. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Jane V. Smith, who will make them a visit.

Samuel Elberfeld was down from Columbus to spend New Years.

Miss Bertha Osborn is suffering from a severe attack of grip.

Frank Leib was up from Gallipolis Sunday.

Wendel Roos returned from Columbus yesterday.

Geo. Woods has returned from Cincinnati.

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Born, to Philip Ohlinger and wife, of Lincoln Hill, a son, this morning.

John D. Shannon, the new Infirmary Director, was sworn in Monday by Squire Philson, at Racine. He gave bond in the sum of $2,000 with Waid Cross, D. B. Cross, M. V. Sayre, J. C. Hayman, H. K. Coe, J. C. Ross and Wm. Chittenden, as sureties.

Dick Downie will shortly move his flour and feed store from the Midway to the room next to the post office, now occupied by Davis' meat shop.

Vere D. Brown, the telegraph operator has returned from Athens.

The second and third rank will be exemplified at the Pythian Castle Hall Friday evening. Knights, turn out.

John Hotchkiss, the band man, has been sick for two or three days.

Wm. H. McElroy, who went to Arvilla, North Dakota, last spring, is back in Pomeroy again.

Clarence Ihle and Earl Titus left for school at Cincinnati this morning.

Mrs. W. W. Lesher, of the Grand Dilcher Hotel, is moving to Cheshire today.

Gus Branch is now selling the Cincinnati Times-Star on the streets.

Monday night thieves stole a whole dressed hog from Martin Ihle, of Monkey Run. He had it in a little out kitchen ready to be smoked when they broke in and carried it off.

Mason City will hold her municipal election tomorrow.

Thomas Bowen, who has been running on the Wellston & Jackson Belt Line, was promoted Monday to Conductor on extra freight, having passed a successful examination last week.

Miss Abbie Flanegin has returned to school at Marietta.

Miss Amy Whaley is back from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Cincinnati.

Miss Carrie Schlaegel has returned to Dayton to resume her school duties.

Miss Roxie Wheatley was down from Columbus last week to visit friends in Pomeroy and New Haven.

Miss Edith Lust left for Marietta Saturday to attend Elizabeth College.

R. P. Skinner has moved from the Scott property to part of the house on the same street occupied by W. A. Kingsley.

Miss Lillie Alstadt, who has been her home with Rev. Sparks, has returned to Canal Winchester to live with her brother.

Born, to John Schaeffer and wife, who live near the Catholic church, a boy, Monday morning.

Monday the County Commissioners appointed John Holliday, of Salem township, a member of the township burial committee of indigent soldiers to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wm. L. Halliday. John Stanley, a member of the Letart committee, has moved away, but no one has been recommended in his place. All the other townships are complete, so far as reported.

At a recent meeting at Columbus, Supt. S. P. Humphrey, of Middleport, was made a member of the State Board of Examiners.

John F. Downing, of Middleport, has secured an increase of pension from $12 to $17 per month from July 15, for Wm. Chaffin, of Bradbury.

A dispatch from St. Albans, W. Va., yesterday stated that a man named John Moore, who had shot and killed John Legg and wounded Dick Legg on Christmas day, had been captured. Some Pomeroy people think the Leggs used to live here.

Quarterly Meeting will be held at the German M. E. Church next Sunday, services begin tomorrow evening.

Mrs. D. J. Bennett, of Cincinnati, died Monday of cancer. The remains will be buried in Beech Grove Cemetery here tomorrow, the funeral taking place from the Baptist Church at 2 o'clock.

John, Dick and Bruce Davis, who were home to spend the holidays have returned to their work at Delaware, Columbus and Marietta.

Miss May and Ralston Gross have returned from a visit to Wheeling, W. Va.

D. M. Jones, who was called here to attend the funeral of his father, returned to Milwaukee Monday.

J. F. Downing, the Pension Attorney, of Middleport, has recently completed arrangements and is now legally empowered to prosecute all claims for pensions coming to him of the late George E. Lemon, deceased, of Washington, D. C. Claimants of Mr. Lemon are now foot loose and can govern themselves accordingly.

KEISER'S BOX OF MONEY

Some of the money in G. W. Keiser's box, which was opened on Christmas, is still there. Seven persons have produced keys which opened the box and each got $5. Three keys are out yet. The seven lucky persons so far are: C. J. Vincent, Pomeroy; F. O. Duncan, Letart, W. Va.; W. S. Davis, Pomeroy; John McQuigg, Pomeroy; C. J. Johnson, Athens county; Louis Seyfried, Pomeroy, and C. P. Williams, Syracuse.

GUARDING THE JAIL

About two weeks ago the Sheriff made the discovery that some one had been making an attempt to dig through the jail walls from the outside in the rear of the building. He concluded that some person or persons desired to get in to liberate certain prisoners now confined there, and for the past 12 nights he has been standing guard with the hopes of catching the parties red-handed. He has been roosting in the jury room at the rear of the court room, where he could see all the rear of the jail premises. The arsenal he has had about him would make a Cuban patriot weep for joy if he had one half as good.

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NEW YEAR'S ACCIDENT

PETE BERKESS, A YOUNG MAN OF MIDDLEPORT, ATTEMPTS TO BOARD THE COMMUTER WHILE IN ACTION.

AS A RESULT, HE LOSES A LEG AND FOUR FINGERS

New Year's day came in here with an accident which will cripple a young man for life. At a few minutes to six o'clock Pete Berkess, a young man of Middleport, who had been about Pomeroy most of the day, drinking, attempted to board the Commuter after it had pulled out from the passenger depot and while in motion, with the result that he had his right leg cut off between the knee and ankle and four fingers cut from his right hand. The train was going out backwards. Just as it started Berkess dashed out of a Front street saloon with the remark: "I'll catch the train yet." He started obliquely across the street after it. By the time the train had moved about the length of itself and was under pretty good headway, he reached it, on the street side, nearly opposite the lower end of the platform. He ran rapidly toward the train and seemed to be partially under it, between the tender and the car, the tender wheels going over him. It seemed that he clutched at the hand rail and missed it, falling with his right side to the rail. The train went on, the train men knowing nothing of the accident until they came back. Berkess did not utter a word for a few moments and appeared to be dead. He was immediately picked up and carried to Seebohm's drug store, where several doctors were called in. Dr. Hysell, being the Hocking Valley Railway Surgeon, took charge of the case. The wounded man was later carried over to the depot and taken to his home at Middleport on the next trip of the Commuter, where his leg and fingers were amputated.

The unfortunate young man is about 25 years of age, is unmarried and lives with his widowed mother. He was employed at Probst's Furniture Factory in this City as a finisher.

The railroad people are in no way to blame for the accident, Berkess himself being solely responsible. The sidewalks were crowded at the time, and several witnessed the accident. In the several years that the Commuter has been running here [] is the first accident they have had.

COMMON PLEAS COURT

JUDGE WOOD STARTS IN WITH A THREATENED ATTACK OF GRIP

The January term of Common Pleas Court was called Monday morning at 9 o'clock with Judge Joseph M. Wood on the bench. His Honor announced to the bar that he was suffering from a mild attack of grip, but hoped to be able to go on with court. The grand jury was empaneled and sworn in and immediately set to work. Capt. Timothy Russell, of Middleport, was appointed foreman. Samuel Russell did not appear, and Robert E. Roush, of this city, was sworn in his place. The grand jury will probably complete its work by tomorrow, there not being a large number of cases to examine.

After the grand jury was set to work, the court called over all the docket. The Furman Smith case was submitted, and the court took it to his hotel for consideration, an adjournment having been taken until nine o'clock this morning.

There will probably be considerable criminal business to be disposed of at this term of court, all of the alleged robber cases being set down.

NEW CASES

Two new cases have been filed in Common Pleas Court since last report. The first is the Board of County Commissioners of Gallia county vs. the Board of Commissioners of Meigs county, action in mandamus. This grows out of the jury fees of $3.75 in the Lindsey case, which the Meigs county Commissioners have failed to pay. The other is that of Ella Covert vs. W. A. B. Covert and Joseph Hamilton, action for alimony. An injunction was allowed in this case in the Probate Court January 2d.

SUITS AGAINST THE OHIO RIVER RAILROAD

Two suits have been brought in the Circuit Court of Wood county, at Parkersburg, against the Ohio River Railroad Company by the attorneys for Hiram Putnam, of Ripley Landing. Putnam sues for $10,000, claiming that the company was given the right of way through two farms with the understanding that it would build and maintain a depot north of Mill creek. The company did as agreed, but recently tore down the depot, near which Putnam had a house and store by reason of the depot being built there.

The second suit is for the failure of the company to maintain fences and crossings on Putnam's farm as agreed.

HOW STORIES GROW

Saturday afternoon a story reached this city to the effect that a car had broken loose and ran away at the Mees mill incline at Mason, carrying a man down and drowning him. Investigation showed that a car had jumped the track with a man, but that was all there was of it.

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A WEEK'S DEATHS

MRS. STIVERS

The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Daily Times of December 28 brings the intelligence of the death of Mrs. Jeanette J. Stivers, wife of Chas. E. Stivers, in that city the day before from pneumonia. Mrs. Stivers was formerly a resident of Pomeroy.

CONSTABLE JOHN RUSSELL

Constable John Russell, aged about 65 years, died at his home on Kerr's Run New Year's morning at 10 o'clock. He was buried at the Howell Cemetery on Thomas Fork Monday afternoon. Mr. Russell was serving as one of the Constables of Salisbury township at the time of his death.

BABY WILL

The nine months old child of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Will, of the Second Ward, died New year's morning as a result of a failure to assimilate food. It had been dwindling away for some time. The funeral took place from the M. E. Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Sparks officiating. Four little girls acted as pall bearers. The remains were buried at Beech Grove.

TWO CHILDREN

Diphtheria is still prevalent out at the Lee settlement, in Sutton township where the Lee and McCollough children died recently. Two children of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Roush, a boy aged 8 years and a girl aged 5 years, died Saturday night from the much dreaded disease. They have three more small children which they fear they will lose, two of them being sick when the others died. The father of the children is a brother of H. H. Roush, of this city. Mrs. Lee and Mrs. McCollough are his sisters.

PETER RAPPOLD

Last Friday evening, January 1, ex-Street Commissioner Peter Rappold died suddenly at his home down near the C. H. V. & T. railway freight depot. He was one of the night watchmen at the time of his death. The day before Christmas he was walking down Front street when a runaway tram ran over him and broke three ribs. He was taken home where he appeared to be getting along fairly well until the collapse came. The immediate cause of his death was heart failure, superinduced, it is thought by Dr. Owen, his attending physician, by the injuries sustained. Mr. Rappold was 72 years of age last June, and was badly injured in the Peacock mine a few years ago. He leaves a wife and several children. The funeral took place from the Catholic [Church] Monday morning.

MRS. HAL C. YOUNG

The many friends of Hal C. Young will be pained to hear of the death of his estimable wife, which sad event occurred at their home in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Jan. 2d. Her remains were taken to Cambridge, O., the home of her parents, for interment. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bridgeman, Mrs. C. Young and Miss Young, all of Syracuse, left yesterday for Cambridge to attend the funeral.

EXCEPTIONS FILED

The attorneys on both sides in the Lindsey case have at last agreed on the bill of exceptions which goes to the Circuit Court, and it has been filed at Gallipolis. To the exceptions is attached the skull used at the trial, the cane, the hat Cundiff wore at the time he was struck, the photographs of the scene of the killing, etc. Last Wednesday night the Court and the attorneys worked over the exceptions at Athens until 3 o'clock in the morning, when the Court signed them.

COUNCIL MEETING

The City Council met in regular session Monday evening with all the members present.

The wharfmaster reported $23 collected in wharfage for December.

The Mayor reported $80 collected as fines and licenses.

The finance committee reported that the city will be able to pay most of its outstanding debts at the next meeting. The clerk was authorized to destroy certain bonds issued as redemption bonds as being defective in regard to the time the sale was authorized. Spitzer & Company, the purchasers, have furnished new bonds, the sale to that firm having been confirmed by resolution.

Schwegman & Roedel offered to put in a crossing in the First Ward 85 feet long at a cost of about $50, the cost being assessed on the city at some future time. Mr. Weeks made a motion that the matter be postponed until next meeting, which was done.

A narrow brick crossing was ordered put in at the foot of Laurel street near Gloeckner & Company's flour mill.

The $6,000 in defective bonds were ordered put into the stove, which was done by councilman Jacobs.

The Lincoln Hill road is to be speedily repaired.

METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL

The M. E. Sunday School has been reorganized for the year 1897. Following are the new officers: D. A. Alexander, Superintendent; Rev. L. C. Sparks, Assistant; Julia Humphrey, Secretary; Florence Race, Treasurer and T. P. Eiselstein, Chorister.
Teachers: D. L. Geyer, J. B. Scott, E. E. Jones, Robert Roush, Mrs. L. C. Sparks, Geo. Heaton, Lydia Simms, Eva Simms, Bertha Hysell, Maggie Humphrey, L. H. Lee, Ina Feiger, Eva Faris, C. P. Alexander, Edna Robbins, Emma Waterman, Supt. of Primary department and Bessie Bradfield assistant.

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BUSINESS CHANGES

John Downing Jr. will shortly move his furniture store from the old Probst stand below Court Street to the Koehler Block on Midway in the room now occupied by W. G. Downie with a feed store. Capt. W. A. Maddy, who went to Huntington a year or more ago, has sold out his furniture business there and will come back to Pomeroy, going into the old Probst storeroom. It is said that L. W. Probst, who is now at Greenfield, O., will also go in with the Captain.

WELL-KEPT APPLES

Saturday morning Peter Korn, of Wolfpen, brought in a box of Willow Twig apples, picked in the fall of 1895, about a year and a quarter ago. They were well preserved and tasted about as good as when first picked. They were kept in an old log house part of the time and in a cellar. With a little care it seems that the apples produced in this country could be kept almost any length of time.

EISELSTEIN'S PIN CONTEST

The pin guessing contest at T. P. Eilselstein's dry goods store came to a close New Year's morning. The pins were counted by J. V. Webb, S. J. Newell and Chas. A. Hartley. The number in the ball of yarn was 321, and the prizes were awarded according to the correctness of the guesses and the time the guesses were made. There were about 5,000 guesses, the highest being 3,111 and the lowest 13. Eight persons guessed the exact number, seven one below and one above, of the sixteen winners. The awards were as follows:

First, Miss Harriett McKnight, Pomeroy, $20 black silk dress pattern; second, Miss Helen Osborn, Pomeroy, $15 wool novelty dress pattern; third, Wm. Wright, Langsville, $15 silk waist pattern; fourth, Miss A. G. Osborn, Pomeroy, $15 Boucle jacket; fifth, Miss Agnes Young, Mason, W. Va., $15 plush cape; sixth, Walter Carman, Pomeroy, $6 linen table set; seventh, Mrs. R. H. Rawlings, Rutland, Arabian lace curtains; eighth, Miss Kate Roush, Syracuse, $3 tapestry curtains and poles; ninth, Geo. Henderson, Burlingham, $5 Moquet rug; tenth, Roy Fugate, Pomeroy, $2.50 lunch cloth; eleventh, Mrs. Allie Bradfield, Harrisonville, $5 table linen and napkins; twelfth, Mrs. B. N. Reuter, Pomeroy, $5 blankets; thirteenth, Mrs. Sarah Frost, Alfred, $2 underwear; fourteenth, Miss Kate Schilling, Pomeroy, $5 mackintosh; fifteenth, Mrs. Nathan Karr, Pomeroy, $2 kid gloves; sixteenth, Mrs. Mada Thompson, Wolfpen, $3 bolt of muslin.

JESSE BREWSTER, RECORDER

Early Monday morning Jesse Brewster, of Salem township, was appointed Recorder of Meigs County to fill the vacancy for eight months from the first Monday in January to the first Monday in September. The appointment was made by commissioners Davis and Stout. He succeeds Mr. Shannon, whose term had expired. Mr. Brewster is one of the defeated candidates of last fall, and will serve until Mr. Parker takes his office next fall. He gave the regular bond of $2,000 with Henry C. Williams, I. M. Colwell, J. W. Cline, G. B. Davis and A. L. Halliday as sureties, and was immediately sworn into office. He gave an additional bond of $25,000 in compliance with a new law, which is to be approved by the Common Pleas Court. Those signed to this bond are: A. L. Halliday, T. G. Thompson, Mahlon Taylor, Alvin Ogdin, M. J. Rutherford, Henry C. Williams, I. M. Colwell, J. W. Cline and G. B. Davis.

After this matter was disposed of Auditor C. A. Roberts, Probate Judge Lewis Paine and Recorder Brewster met and appointed T. F. Dye, the old Commissioner, to fill the vacancy until his next term begins in September. He gave a new bond and was sworn into office.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Frank Shumway and Etta B. Reed;
J. J. Bailey and Emma M. Bailey;
J. E. Turbin and Cora M. Lewis;
John Titus and Jessie M. Lowery;
E. G. Kimes and Ella Nelson;
James O. Bowies and Edna V. Bryson;
Chas. J. M. Donny and Rosa Hysell.

FOUR JURORS

Squire Donnally had a jury case in his court Saturday afternoon, in which Palmer & Hardin sued J. A. Neutzling and Elizabeth McDonald for $30.50, the primary object being to make it appear that Mrs. McDonald was a member of the late firm in the furniture business below Court street. A jury of six was called, but only four appeared, and it was agreed that the four should hear the case. They were: H. M. Horton, W. L. Downie, Joseph McKnight and B. J. Malone. The jury found that Mrs. McDonald was not a member of the firm, and found a judgement against Neutzling. Speaker and Lee appeared for the plaintiffs and Bradbury and Graham for the defendant, Mrs. McDonald.

MIDDLEPORT FIRE

During the very first hour of the New Year Middleport had a small fire. A little frame building down near the old mill site, belonging to a man named Sansbury, of Langsville, was burned. It was occupied at the time by Stella Nelson, a sister of the notorious Fred Nelson. It is believed to have been set on fire by parties who desired that the occupant move away from that locality.

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PIERCE'S PLIGHT

HE IS LYING NOW AT HIS SISTER'S DOWN AT EPITOME IN A WORSE CONDITION

HE TALKS TO THE PROSECUTOR AND SHERIFF - STORIES ABOUT A SCHEME TO REMOVE PIERCE AND HYSELL

Last Saturday morning the Sheriff and the Prosecuting Attorney received word that Arthur Pierce, who was shot by an assassin on Story's Run on Christmas night, had concluded that he was not going to get well and wanted to divulge certain matters before he crossed the dark river. On the Thursday before he had been moved down from Willis Butcher's, where he was shot, to the residence of his sister, Mrs. Dolliver Workman, at Epitome, or Russell's coal works. He was afraid to stay at Butcher's longer, as his bed was near an unprotected window, and he thought his enemies had too good a chance to finish him.
The officials were closeted with him for nearly three hours and secured some valuable information, which we are not now at liberty to divulge. Pierce claims to know all about the arsons, hold-ups, robberies and other crimes in that locality. He says there are 18 persons in the organization, some of whom are not even suspected. Pierce acknowledges to having been into considerable mischief himself and is considerably alarmed over a horse stealing scrape he has lately been in. He is in a rather peculiar predicament. Before he dies, if that should prove to be the result of his wounds, he desires to square himself by making a clean breast of all he has done, and tell all he knows of what others have done, but if he recovers, he wishes to escape punishment for his crimes. He is hourly in dread of an attack from those who desire him speedily removed from earth. Sunday night there was a movement in that locality which excited considerable suspicion as to their motive in being thereabouts. Pierce sent for "Capt." Albert Evans to see if he could be used as a go-between to patch up the horse stealing matter and stop prosecution in that direction. About that time several other parties made their appearance on the scene who might have an interest in stopping the mouths of Pierce and Charley Hysell. The latter lives a few doors below the Workman residence and does not show himself out of doors after nightfall for fear of his life. The impression got out Sunday night that an effort was on foot to remove Pierce and Hysell by violence and throw the blame onto Evans, who, it appears, was there on an entirely different mission.
Pierce and Hysell have a good many friends in that particular locality and they kept close watch on those congregated about in two or three places. It was expected that some fires would be started and the matter of removal of the objectionable parties would be made comparatively easy. Nothing developed, however. Feeling is at a high tension for two or three miles around, and at present but few of the more courageous venture out after dark. No one there-abouts hesitates to say that he goes armed. No one who has not visited that locality frequently and watched the movements of some of the people can comprehend the situation. There are feuds within feuds, and it rivals some of the gory spots in Kentucky. The matter has reached such a pitch that several killings are morally certain to take place. When a dozen or more daredevil men are watching each other for an opportunity to shoot, a tragedy may be expected to happen at any time.

Pierce passed a bad Monday and yesterday morning he felt no better. It will be nip and tuck with him to get out.

READY TO PROCEED

Mr. Vorhes announces that he is ready to proceed against the Trustees of the Pomeroy Academy for possession of that building on the ground that they have exceeded their authority in the handling of the trust. He says he has a good case and will push it.
It is reported that he has retained General Grosvenor, Russell & Webster and Judge McGillivary, the latter of McArthur, to assist him in the case. The trustees and members of the School Board will, no doubt, put up a stiff fight to prevent this valuable property from reverting to the heirs, their interests having been purchased by Mr. Vorhes.

ELBERFELD'S PIANO

The awarding of the piano offered by Jacob Elberfelds' Sons to their customers New Year's day excited considerable interest. There were thousands of guesses on the number of seeds in the three gourds. There were found to be 1909 seeds in the gourds, and two parties guessed the exact number, viz: Mrs. S. F. Smith, of this city, and Mrs. Henry Baker, of Middleport. Under the conditions of the contest these parties had to guess a second time on the number of seeds in one gourd. That took place Monday forenoon, Mrs. Baker winning on 409.

NOTICE

There will be preaching in the Baptist church next Sunday, Jan. 10, morning and evening. The Lord's Supper will be administered at that time.