The Cedarville Herald, Volume 28, Numbers 1-26

For Kyedkqiee ih ir Jo b WWlc will eomparo Yvitli that o f imv other f i rm, , . , ’CedarviUe (Tliis item when spsikfd wi? h an. j Index, deflates that >cur svfc.crip- 5 Is past due aRd %. I'S'-xr^t retfic-J |meat Is earnestlydtairfA , »* , »**> TWENTY-EIGTH YEAR NO. II. C E D A R V . r . O H IO . ER IDAY , MARCH 5 , 1905 . PRICE $1 .00 ' A YEAR . Charging: conspiracy to get control of the (kmtraetors aucl Builders1 Supply. Company, nfc 8849 Stanton- av,, Wujnut Hills, Addison (1. Reid, .Tfts; W, Donnelly and other stock­ holders applied Thursday in the Superior Court to. enjoin the pay­ ment of sallies. to David' S. Ervin, President; Frank M. Ervin, Treasur­ er, aiifl Echv. J, Tally, Secretary! Bold and Donnelly, representedby ex-Judge Rufus B. Smith, declare that Tully and the Ervins conspired last year to electa Board of Direct-. ora composed of Tally, David S> Ervin, who is a Cedarvillo (O.) lime manufacturer and Ervin’s wltte, son: and daughter, Previous to that Davids. Ervin drewno salary; Tully was paid. $900 a> year, and Frank Ervin $10a week. ■ TbehEeid, whxtewas being paid $900, was ousted and the elder Ervin given $600a year and Tully and the ’ younger Ervin $1200each.. When the tithe came to. elect. Directors this year Reid, Donnelly and the minori­ ty stockholders, by cumulative vot­ ing, elected two Directors onto f five, but the other three Tully and the Ervins,' father ami son, Just, week voted to raise the salaries of both, Tally and the younger Ervin to $1800 -This, it-is charged, is .illegal, us they had to vote to raise their own salaries; otherwise the.vote in ' each case would have been two to t\vo. ■The minority stockholders also ask the right to see the books at all times, as present regulations only allow them to do so twice ainonth.—Satur- darte Cincinnati Post. EXCUTOR’S SALE. ' - Of the personalproperty of the late Matthew Wilson to be held at the Mitcliel homestead, now owned by Andrew Bros., Wednesday March 15! commencing at 1 o’ clock. The household goods consisting of. bed and bedding, carpet, clothing etc. Buggy and harness. TerniS made known day of sale. J. Ii. Turnbull, Executor. S. T. Baker, Auct. J. H. McMillan, Cleric. PUBLIC SALES. M. W. Collins and W. l\. Sterrett, March 4, A MATTERO FHEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure hashosubstitute LECTED BASKETBALL. The (.%O, five succeeded in defeat­ ing the Wittenburg team last Friday Wight by a score of 32 to 26. For a short while in the first half it /looked us though the visitors, wo/iid go home' with astory of “ easy picking,” but the locals got together and up to the time of .the whistle for the end; of the last half the game was easily theirs, .Both teams pnt up an excel­ lent article of ball. The game between the O. C, sec­ ond team and the Jamestown Ram­ blers was fast but decidedly foot- ballish and- the visitors fell' easy victims to the wrath of the Covenan­ ters and went hotne with the sad tale of 81. to 13, The fast Y, M, C. A* team from. Xenia, that has been sendingall their visiters home with cold, hard lumps in their throats, wiU.be hero tonight to entertain the Cedarvllle' boys, while “ The Cedaryille Youngsters,’ ! a crowd of fifteen-year-olds, will go to Jamestown. <r MARCH WEATHER. First to Third—Generally fair anil windy. March day. , Fourth to Ninth—Storms of heavy rains and changeable temperature, the rains changing at time to snow and vain regular March weather be­ tween these dates; wind at times high. , Tenth to -Twelfth—Generally fair. Thirteenth to Sixteenth—Heavy rains. Seventeenth and Eighteenth— Generally fair, with wind; March days. Nineteenth to Twenty-second Equinoctial storms of heavy rains and high winds; March weather, i Twenty-third to Twenty-sixth Storms, rains; heavy rains and high winds, the rain turning to Snow, and colder on the 27lh. Twenty-seventh' to Thirty-first Unsettled, stormy, March weather. If ft vote were token on the ifiofit popular !lour, our 6 Golden Rule would receive ft handsome ma- . It is the choice of bakers and housewives who know, because it goes farther and gives better results than- any other flour ever milled. But don’ t fake <mr word for it—try it for ytum lf, and be convinced........ L H. Sullenberger, CedarvUle, Ohio* REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Wm. Dodds, auditor to Sarah J. Flies, 5-100 of an acres in James­ town, $ 2 , 82 .. Wm. Dodds, auditor, to'Sarah J. Files, lots hr Xenia tp., $2.61. Sophia 0. Dellinger, as admx,, 66 acres in Bath tp., $5,200. John C. arid Harriet R- Brown to Albeat Wickersham, quite claim lo lots in Jamestown, $1. Walter Hill to Ruth E. Hanley, quit claim to lot in Xenia, ,$1. ' ' Luella Hanley Mason and others ‘to Ruth E. Hanley, quit claim to lot in Xenia, $1, .. Hannah and John- Barrel to Ann M, Rickman, 36 acres in Bath tp., $5,000. <Frank W. Hughes to Marion Hughes, one half acre in Yellow Springs, $500. George L. and Jennie C, Tyhite to the Second U. F. church of Xenia, lot in Xenia, $3,600. ’ f Calvin arid Mattie J. Vanniman to W, F. Harper, lot in Jamestown, $1610, ■■" . M. T. Ross and Emma R. Ross to Winrtlfred Andtqws, lot in James­ town, $1000* Heirs of Newton Reed, deceased, of Yellow . Springs, to Elizabeth Keed, quit claim to lots In Yellow Springs, $1 and other consideration. *100 Rewards *100. The readers of this paper will be pleased .to learn that there Is t least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all hs stages and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. •Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly up* on the blood and mucoussurraces.of system thereby destroying ike foundation of the disesSe, and giving the patient strength by building tip the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its work, Tile proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they Offeroneflundred Dollars for any case that It’ fails to cure. Send for list Of testimonials. Address,. F. J. CHFNEY «fcCo, Toleda O, Soldby Druggist, 75c, u Halt’s Family Pills aro the best, a n n o u n c em en t * We arc authorized to announce the name of M. R.Siiodgrass as a candidate for Common Floats Judge, subject; to the Republican primary election to be held on April 8, 1905, W e ' are authorized to announce Mr. Marcus Bhohp rift a candidate for rc-clectioit to the office of Fro* bate Judge of GreCHe County, sub­ ject, to the coming Republican Pri­ mary Election. We are authorized to announce Mr. 8 . 0. Mate m a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Couria of Greono County, subject to the ftomin - Eepnldican Primary Election. PETITION IN VERSE. Several weeks ago Mrs. William Hopping brought suit against her father-in-law, Boyd Hopping, for $6,090 for alleged slanderous words reflecting on her character. A mo­ tion by the plaintiffs attorney was filed latter and sustained, requiring the petitioner to state more-dlfinltc- ly whore the conversation took place. In according with this Attorney Whitmer for the plaints!! filed thi air Hied and versified petition ai follows: . The plaint lif now proceeds to tell What the defendant knows quite well. . i The slanderous words in the peti­ tion wrote. Besides others we did not quote, All of which were against the law, Were spoken at the house of-IIerbert Shaw. Thu aforesaid house of which wo Speak, Had four good rooms and did not . leak. In one of tliepo the defendant sat, And made more noise than an old . ‘ Tom cat. While he slandered lier own sou’ s wife. And tried tomat her future life. For all of which we now and here say ■ The said defendant should liberally PUY- LIBRARY BUSINESS MEETING. q’horewUl bo a business meeting of the Cedarvillo Library Associa­ tion, incorporated, March 7tli afe'2p. m., at the library room, to organize, elect officers, and transact otlier business that may be necessary. All subscribers to the society wilt take notice. F. A. Jurkaf, Temporary Chairman. Afi ENTERPRISING FIRM. In tjiis issue can he a half page “ ad” of the, firm of Kerr &Hasting’s Bros, a firm well known in this com­ munity. The firmmakes theirspring announcement and all farmers need­ ing supplies should read the “ ad” and see if thereisn’ t something there that will be of interest," MAY NOT ACCEPT P. O. The report lias been current this week that C. J. Butt of Osborn does not care, to resign .his position -as travelingsalesman to accept the post mastership of that village. A few weeks ago Congressman Hildebrnnt sent several names for postoffices in this district expecting to land his friends for these jobs before his time expired.March 4. While some of those hatnes have been in some time tlioro is no report yet that any of the recommendations have received their commissions yet. It is held that if the commissions aro not re­ ceived before Saturday there will be little hope of Charley's friends land­ ing the coveted prizes. SOUTH CHARLESTON TO VOTE* South Charleston will vote on local option on Marcli 14. Both sides predict a close fight with the “ drys” in the lead at the present time. Washington C. H. will soon vote on the question as the necessary signers have been secured. Fourteen towns in the state wont “ dry” last week by the aidtof the Anti-Saloon Lea­ gue. The managers of Governor Herrick’ s campaign have been cry­ ing that the leagues attack an the Governor for his action on thoBran- nOek bill would injure the cause. Tho indications at the present time are that the Governor’s chances have been Injured even though he is re nominated by his packed convention Fourty-four stockholders, officers and managers of gljndependonbiele- phono companies, consltuflug the .Sixth distrit of theChioIudepeiulent Telephone association, assembled at =5:30yesterday in tho general offices of .the Homo (Telephone company^ this city. In the absence of J, CL ileber, who is the vice president for the Sixth district, and tlie presiding officer, H. P. Miller, manager of the Home company, assumed the chair and presided oyer the meeting, which in point of attendance and in­ terest was the best since the organi­ zation of tho district. . The Sixth (list riot comprise ‘Mont­ gomery, Miami, -Darke,' Shelby, Qlark, Greene, Champaign, Logan; and Madison counties, in which dis­ trict there are abojifc 80 exchanges, financially interosfto^l482stockhold­ ers. The approximate amount rep­ resented in exdharigos and proper­ ties is four million .dollars* The meeting concerned itself with matters directly connected with in­ dependent’ telephone, service and a number* of informal addresses on cognate subjects were made and dis­ cussed. -The territorial rights of the various/ companies in the,district, and the preventionof eneroaehmentupon one, another’ s territory became the sub­ jects of some interesting observations by W. D. Rush, of Greenville; Gil­ bert Thompson, of Hamilton, jjresi- dent of the Fifth Ohio district; Frank L. Beam of Columbus, presi­ dent of the Ohio Independent Tele­ phone associatipnsnnd others. Judge Elam Fisher of Eaton, presented the efficiency and extension of indepen­ dent service in this* and contiguous territory. Some very interesting statistics and'reports were developed in the course of the meeting, part of which Was the fact that there are more' than .25,000 independent phones in use in this district, an increase since the last district meeting, held in Au­ gust, of over 4000* ■ President Beam, of the state asso­ ciation, said that, in the Sixth dis­ trict thore were 25,020 Independent telephones, and XI,381 of the A.- I’. & T*., or license companies;, that the Independent companies operated 63 exchanges to 16 of the opposition, anti 172 toll stations to 112 operated by the latter. The association elected I; H. The- dlek, of Sidney, vice president, or the official head, of the Sixth district. H. P.MiUor, of Dayton, was. chosen to represent the district at tile meet­ ing of .the National Independent Telephone association, tho sessions of which will bo held at Chicago., .Tune 20 and 21. ! Tho county committeemen were authorized tp select one representa­ tive for every thousand, telephone subscribers as delegates.to thomeet­ ing of the Ohio Independent 'Tele­ phone association, which will ho held in Columbus, March 80. This will give the district 23 representatives, Tho committeemen of each of the nine counties will make their selec­ tions in the course of several weeks. After tho transaction of a quantity of purely routine business, the meet­ ing adjourned at 5:80.-—DaytonJour­ nal. , notice o f appointment * Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and duly quailfieitbyJJ m Probate Court of Greene county, Ohio, as Executor of the will o f the estate of Matthew Wilson, deceased. All persons In debted to said estate must make im­ mediate payment; those haying claims will present them for settle, ment. * Joseph L, Turnbull. ' NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. ■■ ‘ ■” **; •' - ■’ Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and duly qualified by the Probate Court of Greene County, Ohio, as Admin­ istrator of the estate of Thomas W* Spencer, deceased. AH persons in* debted to said estate must make im­ mediate payment; those having claims will present them for settle­ ment. V ,, „B, F. Kerr. Keep In mind tho Collins amt Htertett public sftlo, tomorrow, Bat- hrday* March, 4. FIVE YEARS, Harry Blmll who was convicted' last week by a.jury In tho Common Fleas Court for the theft of butter from Toiviffsley creamery was given five, years in the periiteutiary by Judge Kyle.- No motion for a new trial was filed. Bhnll claims that it would have been useless to have asked fora new trial ns a number of peoplo that had it in for lum would testify against him. “ Pally” Gordon who was with Shull at fho time the theft was pom- mitcdamlwho plead guilty to the charge was given five years in the Mansfield reformatory. FLINCH PARTY, § rifriutHie most delightful social nts ofiiie' EMBEZZLING POWER. Fartizanship is a good thing some­ times, but-partrlotism is a better thing all tho time. Partisanship is well enough when it does not eon- fltcfcwith partrlotism, buhpatrioUsm is a higher virtue than, partisanship. The legislator who sells his vote traf­ fics In tho honor of a sovereign peo­ ple and prostitutes tho trust reposed in 1dm, There can be no offense which, If allowed to go on, is fraught With graver consequences. It is more fatal to civic life than any other c r im e , jfor itpollutes tho stream of law at its source. It, makes the passage of tawsmere matters of bar­ gain and sale, thwarts justice, on- thrones iniquity^and renders lawful government impossible." IF att" offi­ cial nets Were for sale, wo would diave a government hot- of, for and by the people, but a government of, for and by the few with wealth enough to purchase official favor. It lathe highest,duty of every logisla^ tor, of every official, and of every citizen to do all that ho can to erad­ icate this evil, which is the greatest eneifly to free government and the greatest ditogor. that' confronts tills nation to-day.. It is not always by taking money that an official may prostitute his trust. Ho does it Whenever lie uses the power given him to lie exercised for the public good for any other purpose.. An official can embezzle public power as well as public money. -Public Opinion. ^..............,__ Borne one will got a bargain at Um Collins & Btorcctfcsalo, which takes place tomorrow, in farm implements, Wagons, tHiggles and carriages, Plenty of now stock to hid on, i O iS events ofTlje week was the progres­ sive flinch pttry 'Tuesday. evening at tho home, of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Turnbull, . ‘ Six tables wore formed Mrs. Oscar Smith for the ladies received the first prize, a hand painted china call bell and.Dr. Dixon, for the gentle­ man, a burnt wood paper knife. " ELECTRIC LINE NEWS Since Manager Patterson lias got the Springfield, Washington and Ohilicothe traction lino into all kinds of trouble over unpaid bills, Ibis an­ nounced in the Springfield papers that to make the road a success the stockholders must settle all claims and get file road on a basis so that bonds can bo floated.' It is suggested that a -better territory wonld.be covered.by building the line from Springfield to Clifton, Cedarvillo, Jamestown, Jeffersonville and para­ llel the D. S. to Washington O. H. Such a change would cut, out South Solon.- Tho company could make arrangements with Hue Columbus, London and Springfield road to tap its line at Vienna by building a spur from South Charleston, The above are suggestions f roin an electric rail 1 way man, who is in touch with the situation and are given forwhat, they are-worth.—Madison County Demo­ crat. DON’T WANT HERRICK. 'pileGreene CountyMetlieial socie­ ty met iii Xenia Thursday at which lime Dr. P.-It/Madden read a paper on “ Tho Retinal Changes in Syste­ mic Disease” . His paper was illus­ trated by means of colored plates. After dinner politics caine up arid", some one asked bow many were hi favor of Govenor Herrick being re­ nominated bat. not a m'an spoke in favor of .thb “ Czar” . . • SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY. Congressman Wintersmith of Kentucky is droll and imperturba­ ble. He and Mrs.. Wintersmith were walking in Pennsylvania avenue,, •Washington, ope.afternoon when a dandy little Frenchman who was di­ rectly in front of them slipped and fell. The .tumble was a ludicrous one, and Mrs. Wintersmith laughed heartily. The little J'renchman picked himself up daintily and, with a flourish, handed the congressman a card. Dick looked at it thought­ fully and asked, “What’s this for?” “ Your laydec, sarc," snorted the dandy. “ Shejaughed at me. I de­ mand ze sateesfaezione.” Mr. Win­ tersmith handed hack the card, say­ ing: “The lady is no blood relation of mine. Tell you what you do. You hunt up her brother and kill him. Good day.” ___________ Filipino English* Specimen of a Filipino’s letter to Ins employer,as an excuse for his failure to attend to his duty at tho appointed time; “ Dear S't—Excuse I am shame very much to you this morning for my promise this noon. Would like Monday morning 8 O’clock I will be on the office Your Sir,” etc. Another one; “Mr. Mackenzie—I am very sorry that 1 could not gorin our office be­ cause 1 -anu e ry ill from. Sunday night untell now, so you give me Trig excuse. Very truly your boy,” etc, The Tatter is not at all bad and compares favorably with tho Taga- log language ss written by the aver- $ge American.-—Manila Bun, k r 'i' A Ganadian Prle*t’« Jok*. 1 Olio of the most popular priests in"Canada is father O’Gorman of Gananoguc, on the hanks of the St, Lawrence. His reverence is ft keen judge of horses and dogs, never fail­ ing to have at least one Irish setter’ at every bench show in New York city. At the recent exhibition there his entry won the first prize, on hearing which a friend said to him, “ I suppose they will make you a bishop now,’j Father O’Gormnn, who is not ut all averse to n joke oil himself, nnsuered readily, “My dear sir, if I knew as much about theology as I do nbout Irish setters I ’d be a cardinal this minute.”— I Argoriimt, . OXFORD .SCHOLARSHIP. JAMESTOWN, OHIO, MARCH 2,—.Word has been received here that 'Charles C. Patterson, of this place, has passed thorequired examination, and Huccessed in securing one of tho Cecil Rhodes’ scholarship of three years'at Oxford university. England Ilods the sou of awidow, Mrs. Badio Patterson, of the place. He attend­ ed tho. union schools here, worked as a type-setter in the Press office here, for a time, taught school and for the past few years hasbeenwork- Ingliis way through. Dennison uni­ versity. DAYTON AGAINST HERRICK. Columbus, O., Feb. 27*—Superin­ tendent Wayne B, Wheeler, of the Ohio Antisoloon League, returned from DaMton today; full of renewed energy inthe fight of his organiza­ tion .against Governor Myron T. Hen&tek. -rj According to Superintendent Wheeler the people of88 Dayton especially the men of affairs, who have contributed of their energyand their substance to support the Re- pfibUcim Organization in past cani- l>oigns, are aroused to a pitch 'of■ frenzied opposition to theExecutive. “ Every body in Dayton is opposed to Goyy&mr Herrick,” said Wheel­ er. ‘-.'Those who aro nob opposed to him because of the. Brannoclc bill are mad about bis part in the canal steal.” “ The people of Dayton need the canal. They know its usefulness" is not past, and that it is of vast’worth to lhe manufacturers of tho Gem City. “ Anymove, therefore, which tends to deprive them of the use of this water way is sure to be met by op­ position that can accomplish things. “ Let tne make it clear. The peo­ ple of Dayton, thesojid businesspeo­ ple, are bitter against the Governor and will-vigorously oppose his nom­ ination.—Commercial Tribune. .■■ "i:.•. - Queen Amelia’s Daring, An incident which adds to Queen Amelia oi Portugal’s reputation as a daring horsewoman is told by the TYomaijrs Journal. “Recently she took part in the Portuguese army maneuvers near the Spanish fron­ tier., Onc.day.her regiment was or­ dered tp cross a deep stream over ft "bridge whioli proved to be rotten. It broke, and the -regiment rushed about,||mzzled as to what to do, At this moment Queen Amelia, spur­ ring her horse, galloped into the stream and led then^Sl across,'Svitb the water up to the saddles.” The Tax Dodgers. ■Judging from income tax statis­ tics, millionaires arc scarce in Ber­ lin, especially when the assesSi is are/makirig their annual-visits. Only oho person in tho^Gennau capital is taxed .on an income of $750,000,! while only three are rated as having incomes as high as $500,000 and only nine between' $250,000 and $500,000, However, in Berlin, as in Nejy-York and other cities, it is a generally known fact that property is liable to a' severe shrinkage when the assessor is abroad.—New York Tribune. An Arizona Champion. The Tombstone Epitaph is confi­ dent that Arizona is bound to have a front seat in all the world competi­ tions. “Last Friday,” it snys, “ Clay McGonagil at the steer tying tourna­ ment at El Paso roped and tied his steer in twenty-eight seconds flat. Our Arizona cowboys, like all other Arizona institutions, are strictly in the lead, They may not have that quality o f stove pplish on them that distinguishes eastern society, but they simply have the 'stuff’ in them to ‘get there.’ ” A Shock to England, An English educational society which declares that people ought to live in and use tlieir “ front rooms” has created a Sensation. The Lon-, don Express remarks, “ Such a reck­ less suggestion is calculated to Un­ dermine the very ..foundations of lower middle class home life in this emintry/’ thc front- room being- sa­ cred to “ colripauy” over there. Next tiling it will he suggested that the Britishers wear their “ best clothes” every day. 1 A Luoky Find. ^Albert Winter, an Englishman working in tho mines in New Zca- | land, was returning home from work two months ago and picked up a stono to throw at a bird. Borne* thing in the- stone attracted his at* tentioia, and on closer examination he found it to be gold. He at once staked out ft claim for the spot and has just sold it for $ 500 , 000 , Th* Young*** Barhor, •deoil Lyman, aged, nine, of Azu* sa, Cal,, is the Youngest active^bar­ ber in the United States, Ho is au expert with a razor and cute hail like ft veteran. He works iu m« f * ther’s shop. ERSES LIW Tho law forbiilhig, public officials from furnishing tho comity or mun­ icipal corporations goods has been roserected by Auditor of State Gull- hart and bis ruling will upset a good many plans where politleuns have placed men in. office in order that they might rake in a few paltry dollars ns pay for their services. Most every town in the slate is ef­ fected by tlm ruling and no town more so. than Springfield, - Here many of the officiate were furnishing the city goods contrary to law, * Three newspapers men-will now re­ sign from city positions inorder that their papers can get pay for tbelegal, printing and advertising. The Audi­ tor’ s ruling is sweeping in its nature and will Jail heaviest on different newspapermen over the state. The same law applies ho the board of health and board of education. In- Toledo several officials have been' indicted by the fgrand jury1for not., complying with the law. The following is a section of the law: “ IfcsbaU'be unlawful for any person holding- any office o f ' trust or profit in the stale,- either by election or appointment, or any agent servant or employe of such officer, or of a hoard of such officers to become di­ rectly or indirectly interested in any ’ contract for the purchase of proper- " ty, supplies-or fire insurance for the use'of the county, township, city,’ village, hamlet, board of education' or public institution with which he . is connected. • * * * Any person violation the provisions of tills act shall be im­ prisoned in the penitentiary not more than ten years nor less than oneyear.” ■ OVERHEATED, STOVES The too energetic firing' of stoves cost the people of Ohio ,a third .of a million dollars last year. •This loss was from crowding fuel into stoves or fuiiiaces which were in noway tie1* fective and does nob include’ the Iftrge number of accidents from roar­ ing fires driving partly consumed fragments, as sparks out upon the roof nor cases of fire from soot burn­ ing, The number of fires from such overheating has increased, during the five years in which statistics have been gathered by this office more rapidly than tho increase of dwelling houses and in spite of the increased use of steam beat; The average temperaTure during 1904 being two degrees below tho normal accounts for ail excessive number of fires in that year. But, on the ojher hand, there was an increase in tho number of gas stoves and they, while endangering^Iife, are less liable; to become a iffrodnngerfrom over-heat- . log. • The fires.from the ignition of some nearby combustible from excessive beat, ttom stoveskor pipes numbered 250; from cellar furnace, 65; from grates, 4; from gas stoves 0; from oil stoves, 5—a total of 830 fires, Overheating in factory stacks caused 11 fires; kilns and dry rooms, 5 each and bakery ovens, 15, These fires were from tlio ighitiug of the wooden floor or wall near the stove,’ thp drying of wood in the oven, kindling left to dry over night beside the stove, lath exposed where plaster had been knocked oil,'goods on clothes-horse or chair back, and especially, clothing previously cleaned with gasoline placed behind the. stove to dry. A few fires,were from ignitable stuff, matches, or­ naments - and. the like upon the mantle. A iberfc Wiekorsham, foretneriy of Jamestown but a citizen of Dayton has purchased the property on West Third street opposite the Algonquin for $00,0(0, In the spring lie will conuqenee the* erection of a four story^.building to cost $10,000, In this be will Open a wholesale hard­ ware store. Roy ih.JtohTh son of Mr, Thomas St. John, who resides on the Hftrbl- sonfarnr near Nenia--met-with an accident a few driysagoWhile fulling a tree wi the place. The tree fell In adiffernt direction from what wfts expected and tin* young man was struck down by one of the limbs. His back arid one leg waft injured consideftrifiy though on hones were broken, A. number of prominent farmers about Clifton have purchased a fine FerVhcrou stallion from the Hart­ man slock farm for $3,000. The com­ pany will tie known m the Miami Valley IVtoheron Horse ('mnpany. The foilowingftre the officers *Robert ( >rty» president; Joe ttrahni, vice president; Lew, Jones, secretary; Dftvid Hilt, treasurer; tiny Fog, A. T. Finney and Walter Ferguson, executive committee. Both new and wvured hand img*- gles will be offered tomorrow at rim Colilns &Shewn, sale.