The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 8

BIG RAILiAD IN LOOK AT DRAFT GEAR Gould Standardizing Committee Meets in Decatur. ONB STYLE IS WANTED C. S. Needham Inventor of One of the Gears. The standardizing committee of the Gould lines Is meeting at the Wabash car shops at Decatur today for the purpose of inspecting draft gear and selecting one style for use as a standard on the lines comprising the Gould system.

MEMBERS PRESENT. Among those composing the committee present at the meetings are: W. H. Rosing, mechanical engineer, Missouri Pacific, St. Louis.

j. p. Young, general foreman car department, Missouri Pacific. St. Louis.

C. 8. Morse-, master car builder, Wheeling ft Lake Erie, East Toledo, O. C. A.

How, purchasing agent. Mls- nourl Pacific and St. Louis. Goorge G. Yeomans, assistant to Preddent F.

A. Delano of the Wabash and Wheeling Lake Erie railroads, I Chicago. E. F. Needham, superintendent looo- imoUYe and oar departments, Wa-bash, IflpTtagHeW.

C. Etttnger, master mechanic for the Decatur and Springfield divisions of the Wabash, Springfield. BJ. O. Shirely, assistant master me- ehanlo tor the Wabash at Decatur.

Prank Howard, general foreman car department. Wabash, Toledo. O. ICwbatn, genc-al foreman car department, Wavbaab, Decatur. Harrr Woods, general foreman car department, Moberly, Mo.

P. a. Leonard, assistant to Buperln tendent ot Locomotive and Car B. F. Needham of the Wabash, Springfield.

WAWT MOST SERVICEABLE. The draft sears under Inspection by thU committee are the Miner, Farlow Commonwealth, McCord and Needham, Inspections are taking place In the coach abop building at the car shops. A number of cars equipped with the Tirloua styles of draft rigging under Inspection are housed there and are being gone over carefully by the committee to ascertain their points of merit with a view to adopting the most serviceable for use as a standard on the Gould lines. Tho McCord i sear is receiving Inspection This Is one of the newer styles of draft gear and has given eminent satisfaction both on the Gould linen and other railroads. DECATUR MAN INVENTOR.

Another style of gear that is receiving special Inspection Is tho Needham the Invention of C. S. Needham, who for many years general foreman of the oar department for the Wabash at Decatur. The Needham draft gear long been on the Wabash and generally recognized as one the best. C.

S. Needham, the Inventor of the a gear bearing his name, was one of the Interented spectators at the Irmpeotlons Saturday. Can equipped with his draft grar that have not re a penny's worth of repair to draft gear In seven years are now run nlnff on the Wabash, a record that Is considered exceptional. During on month of lait year over 1,000 Wabash were equipped with the Needham draft gear. TWO SESSIONS The tint session of the standardization committee v-aa held at the car at 8:30 Saturday morning, con tinning until 13 clock.

The afternoon flMMlon began at 1:80 o'clock and wtl oonMnue until tho deliberations of th committee are at an end. A oar and an engine are provided for the transporta tlon ot the committee to and from the station. It been lately estimated that a least per cent of the cars made bad order on all railroads are on accoun of damage to draft gear, and It is in an effort to out this percentage that the present committee Is meeting. HoipHal. August Burklmrt.

laborer at th Wabash shops, Is in the hospital with attack of shingles. Burkhart li seventy years old. The attack ii not severe. Stepping from his engine, Raney a eprlngfleld fireman, sllppod and sprained his ank'e. He is now in th local hospital.

Harry Eckcrt. night chief dispatcher In the Wabash hospital, where will soon undergn an operation. John Watson, a Blue Mound man la In the hospital with a tuborcula Bland. He will an operation Monday morning. Wage Scales to Stand.

A in crowing In local railroad rlrclM that all railway wags Kill Hand. 80 far iho railroad management havft atmnly confhv'd Uiomiielveg to a our tallnwnt In without any reduc tl'intjii waio. Thll sty employer and employe alike, for business there 1 and there li no to opM-attnc expenies within Income. ThL accomplished, not by cutting wagei. bu by employing a Rmallcr number of nurn e)M tbe whole number a shorter part of tlnv fact In connection with the talk la of internal.

Thi ValWerbllt, Harrlman and JVnniylvanla lines have alt announced that they will continue the pmsnt wage whloh nwuii that lhce roads being very In fluenttal will en UK the other roada to fol lew salt, Eyeball Brained. B. Rankln. a car shop employe, Ii a tin Watauh hMolttl with a brulied tyetall rwult at an aociloiit Thuraday In which a Mock or wood (lew up and atruck the eye The eight of tho eye will be aaved. BalHMt for I.

C. Dan of the Champaign branch llllnoU Central, li now engage. In (lac hallaitlng of lhat line. Already eight mllea of traolc nave been INEWSPAPERif is by no means aluable a ballast ai gravol or crushed rook, bat It Is cheap and easily obtained. It takea ballast about wo years to get Into good ihape, RAILROAD GdSSIP.

Brakeman J. A. Blair of the Chicago end of the Decatur division has reigned. George Jackson, 'the newly appointed foreman of the car department lacksmith shop, is expected to arrive Uecatur Monday from Toledo to take up his new duties. John J.

Murphy, formerly foreman of he oar department blacksmith chop, ecently appointed to a position as general foreman blacksmiths at Moberly, expected In Decatur Sunday for a hort visit Two more Denver Rio Grande en- gi4nes passed through Decatur Saturday. Conductor Clarence Jordan of the Wabash Is Conductois Ed Sutton and Fred Vincent of the Wabash have reported for service. Brakeman C. A. Elfort is off.

Engineer Robert Zlnk of the Wabash passengej service is off for one trip. Fireman Slater, 574; O'Brien, 2018; Cloney, 2016; and Curran, 2019, are all off sick. Engineer Walter Romlck of engine 2019 Is marked off on the roundhouse aoard. On account of poor condition of water at Landers on the north end of the Decatur division, a bulletin has been posted that all northbound freight engines except engines of freight train 94, which trains run through to 49th street, will take full tank of water at Worth, while all southbound freight engines that can not-make Marley for water will aleo tako water at Worth. Conductor W.

L. Montgomery of the Wabash Is off sick. Conductor N. Perry Ttent to Danville Saturday to come out on passenger train No. 3, relieving Conductor D.

C. Bowers, who is Jown with the grip. Conductor Bloss went to Chicago Saturday to handle the Orland "dummy" for a few days in place of F. E. Knapp.

Conductor H. Wilklns and Brakeman A. W. Tracey have reported for service. FOR THE mm 8am Wright Named by Directors to Take Bendure's Place.

Sam Wright has been appointed superintendent of Greenwood cemetery succeed Jesse Bdndure, who ed after twenty-nine years of service that capacity. Mr. Wright working at the cemetery for seven or eight years. Recently he has been acting foreman. He knows every foot of the cemetery.

He a Kentucklan and the brother-in-law of Officer Joe Powell. Wright was appointed at the meeting of the Greenwood cemetery directors Thursday night. Mr. Bendure's resignation was accepted at the same time. SHOPS CLOSED AT 3EDALIA, MO.

SttlaUa, Feb following notice wea posted at Missouri" Pacific railroad shops -today: "Owtae to the continued depression in the shops will not be opened till further notice." Scraps of News MARCH The board of supervisors will meet for the March cession Tuesday. TAX COLE-LECTIONS. Friday'fl taxes aimounted to making the total to da-bei, IN Y. M. C.

A. CLASS. Billy Sunday, was in the junior class at the Y. M. C.

A. Saturday morn ing end had lots of fun running and jumping with the other boys. MARRIED. SESSION-VOSS. Miss Llda Voss and William A.

Sessions of Clinton were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Voss, three miles east of Decatur, Thursday evening at 5 o'clock, Rev. M. C.

Cockrum, pastor of the North Fork church, performed the ceremony. About thirty relatives and of the contracting couple witnessed the ceremony. The were Miss Pearle Thoman and George C. Voss, brother of the bride. Miss Lena Chenoweth of Clinton played "Hearts and Flowers" as the party took their places.

Miss Pearl Voss sang while Mr. and Mrs. Sessions were receiving the congratulations of the The bride was attired in "a handsome gown of white. Miss Thoman wore white Persian lawn. At 6 o'clock a three-course dinner was served.

Mr. and Mrs. Sessions will reside north of Clinton, where both are vary popular in a large circle of friends. Charged With Blanket Theft. Mrs.

Hewitt Cook and Mrs. Walter Norman were taken before Juatice Keeler Saturday moiuidng charged wilth larceny on a warrant sworn out by Ambrose Brannon. The two women while pasJng; the Bnanmon home several days ago, stole a horse blanket and sofa pillow from a buggy. Constable Conard searched the houses of the two women anldi found the goods Friday evening However, instead of arrested immediately, they were allowed to remain at home over night, each having a small baby. Saturday morning that th'eiy might return to their children without going to jail the charge was changed from larceny and each was fined $3 and Costa on a charge of disorderly conduct.

DEEDS RECORDED. Paul Donnelly to M. Donnelly, lots 3 and block 2, J. Warren Ninth addition. $1 H.

P. Plstorius Alexander Rainey, nwH, 23, 15, 1 cast; K5 838 45. Tttbltha J. Hltt to Henry Burger, lot 2 10 toot off the north side of lot block 8, Railroad addition to Maroa, $1,000. Woodcock to Isaac Davii, lot 8 of vVi, li, 2 cast, si 11,610.

H. C. Denpsay to F. J. Stitch, lot II, block 2, F.

addition; JS.SS}. C. Murray to H. A. Park, lot J.

in rw'i. tvf'A. 17. 2 11,850. J.

L. to Harvey Stearns, lot 9 block 6, Hlnln'a addition; Hill to L. Matthew, lota 1, 2. and 3, block 1, Railroad addition to 1,400. S.

M. Lutr. to Frederick P. quit claim to nett. nw seU 21, IS.

2 Same to sanw, quit claim to lot 31, block 10, lot 15. block and lot 16, block 7, H. A Walnut Grove addition Same to same, quit claim to lou and block 1, F. F. Roach's addition and lot 1, Mock Dunham addition; J2.000.

Miner to Dearth. Christopher. 111., Feb. Charltlno. an Italian miner, employed at the Zltjler District Colliery compaay, fell from the while comlnc to the iurracs and wai killed.

ALL-DAY PARTY BOODY The Ladies' Aid society of Boody gave an all-day party Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs R. A. Thornell, nviting their husbands and families to attend. They quilted, played games and had musilc.

At noon a three-course dinner was served to them. Tli'ose present were Mr. and Mrs. R. A.

Thornell, Mr. and Mrs. A. Riechel, Mr. and Mrs.

Theron Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. A. Baldls, Mr. and Mrs.

W. Johns, Mr. and Mrs W. Felder, Mrs. C.

Mrs. Wlnn, Mrs. E. Harvey, Mrs. Goldenstlne, Mrs J.

W. Hopkins, Mrs. Wilbur Hopkins, J. Matthews of Decatur, Mr and Mrs. Emory Dodson of Dwatur, Miss Elsie Yarnell of Decatur, Misses Ada and Edna Francis of Lincoln, Misses Nora Elder, Alva Lela Goldenstine and Ella Johnson, Earl Johns and Emory Thornell.

SAID HE WAS DEACON; BEGGED FOR MONEY Told People He Came to Hear Sunday nnd Wan Stranded. A man claiming to be a deacon of the Methodist church in St Louis, with a woman whom he said was his wife, called at the residence of C. H. Temple, 1425 North Mam street, Friday afternoon, and asked for a contribution to help them get back to St. Louis.

They said' they came here to attend the Sunday revival and didn't money enough to get back home) agailn. The man. earned a canvas telescope which cost about 36 cewts and was apparently about 54 years old He wore a mustache and looked like a laboring man. Hs was polite and said "Thank you" when informed that nothing would he given him by Mr Temple. He we'nt to the house next door.

$25,000 DAMAGE SUIT BEGUN Taylorvllle, 111, Feb. the circuit court this morning Donald Stevenson, the Kansas City mining promoter who was shot in the back In this city by Attorney B. Hewitt on night of Jan. 14, brought suit against Hewitt for $25,000 for personal injuries. DECLARED INSANE.

George Jester, a hardware merchant of this city, was adjudged Insane by a medical commission In the county court this morning and committed to Mia Jacksonville insane hospital. Charles G. Young was appointed conservator of his estate, giving bond the sum of $17,000. Jester was stricken with paralysis about two weeks ago He has recoveied his physical strength, but his mind is shattered. He is about 38 years of age and unmarried.

Verdict for C. A. Carter. In the circuit court the in the case of A Carter vs the Ameiriean Stars of Equity returned a verdict in favor of Carter ior $50 26. The mandamus petition of the people ex rel.

H. Stoutenljorough al. vs. Henry Barger ct al, highway commissioners, was dismissed, and an appeal was allowed. A motion for a mew trial was entered In the oa.se of E.

D. Carter vs. the City of Decatur. Thie appeal case of the Kellogg- Mackey company vs. A.

E. Eaton was dismissed. Haystack ExoHrment. A inaystack on the Alexander place northeast of city caiught fire from sparks from a passlmg locomotive after the revival meeting In tre Sunday tab- ern-acle Friday nlgfht and created no little stir. Boys and young men who saw tine glaie of the Wg blaze thought a whole end of town was being con sumed and started for the fire at a ten second gait One them fell over two fences and suffered other mishaps He estimated t'h haystack contained fifty the fire, of course.

New Moving Picture Show. The Nickeld'ome, a five-cent moving picture theater, will be opened in about a week in the room formerly occupied by the Corring'ton Commission company, next door north of the Nickelodeon. J'Ohn Sakelly, a Greek, Is the manager and owner of the enterprise. The- building Is now receiving a general overhauling and painting. LENT III LOCAL Rules for Catholics Are Unchanged--Plans for Services.

Lent begins Wednesday, March 4, and 'April 19. It will be observed as usual by the Catholic and Episcopal of the city. The Lenten regulations are wot different from thoae usually promulgated. The circular Issued by James Ryan, jlshop of Alton, this year, contains the following rules: RULES FOR CATHOLICS. All the days of Lent, except Sundays, are fasting days of obligation.

A cup of coffee, tea or chocolate, with a cracker or thin piece of bread, may be taken In the morralng, and a collation in the evening. Custom allows the use milk, butter, cheese, eggs and fish at evening collation. Flesh meat may be used at every meal on Sunday and at the principal meal on all other days except Wednesdays and Fridays and the second and last Saturdays of Lent. Fish and flesh are not allowed a-t the same meal, but lard, butter and other animal fat may be used in preparing food. Those who are under 21 years of age or over 60, or whose strength is impaired by disability, sickness or hard labor, are exempt from fasting, and may use meat at all meals on days on which it Is allowed.

Where there Is doubt the confessor should be consulted. LENTEN SERVICES In St. Patrick's and St. James' churches the Lenten services will consist of the Rosary and a sermon Wednesday nigiht and the Stations of the Cross, vespers and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Friday night. Sunday evening sermons will be delivered at St.

Patrick's, too. The Wednesday and Friday services will begin at 7:45 and the Sunday evening services at 30. Ashes will be distributed aftor high mass Wednesday morning and after the evening devotions. ST. JOHN'S CALENDAR The Lenten calendar of St.

John's Episcopal church is as follows: Ash Wednesday--Holy communion 7 30 a Morning prayer, litany and penitential oCflce 10 a. Evening prayer and address 7 30 m. OTHK WEEK DAYS Tuesday--Insti uctlon lor adults 7 30 Wednesday--Holy communion 7 30 a Evening prayer, penitential office and address Y.3Q m. Thursdays--Instructions for mlnois Fildays (other than Good Friday)--Holy communion 7'30 a. m.

E-venlng prayer, litany address fSO Sundays--Holy communion 7.30 a Atao at W'45 on April 5 (preceded by litany). Morning prayer, litany and sermon (except on April 6) 10 45 a. Evening prayer and eermon 4 HOLT WEEK Monday to Thursday, included--Holy communion 7:90 a Evening prajer and address 7 id p. (Penitential office on Wednesday.) Good Friday--Morning prayer, litany and ante- communion 9 30 a. in Passion service 12-3 Evening prayer and address (Pontius Pilate) 7 p.

Easter Even --Holy communion 7 30 a m. Eastei Day--Holy communion 7.30 a Morning prayer and choral communion 10:45 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon 4 p. m.

DRAWS SECOND CROWD. St. Johannes' Young People anil Orchestra Repeat Entertainment. Again Friday the nail of St. Johannes' German Lutheran ohurcli was crowded with people to see the entertainment given by the Young People's society and orchestra of the church.

Little standln room was left. Although tihe officers ot the society or the orchestra do not know yet exactly how much was cleared, they think the sum will probably reaoh close to $00. The expenses are practically nothing. PLANS FOR LENT. This will be the last public festivity among the membeis of the church from now i after Easter.

Lent commences Wednesday and i it everything remains quiet, there being no public weddings or other affairs. Commencing next Wednesday evening, services will be held every Wednesday in the church at 7:30 p. m. TO CALL A PRINCIPAL After the usual services Sunday morning a congregational meeting will be held and it is probable a call will be extended to some teacher to take tihe prlncipalship cf St. Johannes' school So far no one has boen suggested for the place.

The Ladles' society will meet Sunday afternoon after Sunday school. Can't Move On March 1. Marchi 1 is moving -day for most of the farmers throughout the country but as this day falls on Sunday, all work will be postponed till Monday, March 2. Most letases and contracts for renting places esplre on March 1, LARGEST NOON METlrJG. The Y.

c. A. noon meeting at the Osgood Helner factory Friday was the largest ever held. Sixty-two young women were present, also some members of the firm. Mrs, W.

A. Sunday gave a practical talk, to which she added interest with a number stories. Mrs. M. W.

McHose sang "Building for Eternity." The meeting lasted about three-quarters of an hour and at the close Mrs Sunday was presented with a box red roses song bookss usea al the revival were used in the meeting a number having been given the Y. C. A. tor use at the Osgood Heiner noon meetings. The meeting next Friday will be led by Mls Frances Miller.

Miss Miller will meet the operators of the Central Union Telephone exchange toniglit at 6 o'clock In the rooms of the Young Women's Christian Association. Settled Trouble, Reopened Store. M. T. Shapley reopened his drug store at Khig and Monroe streets Friday evening aifter it haidr'been closed one day on account of legal trouble.

The master was settled out of court and Mr. Shapley will comrtlnue to run the store. MEETINGS. A. F.

A M. Special communication of Ionic lodge. No. 312 tonight fn Eldorado Temple for work. BORN.

To Mr. and Edgar Baugh, S3! TVbJtmer street, Friday, Fab. at, son. SUNDAYSERVICES. FIRST OHUHCH SCIENTIST- Servioes at 11 a Subject, Chrfet "Jesus ST.

JOHN'S EPISCOUAL-OeorKf P. HOB- ter, D. D. Sunday scluol 9:30 a. Holy communion and sermon 10 45 a Evening prayer and sermon 4 Subject of eermona.

Morning "Lent," "Limited Knowledge." FREE METHODIBT--Bert Everett, tor. -Sunday school 9.45 a. m. Preaching 11 a and 7.30 m. Class meeting 6:90 St PANE'S- OBRMAS LUTHERAN-The odore Ijohrmann, pastor.

Preaching ser vice at lO'lo a Meeting for voting mem 4ers at p. service at 7.30 p. GERMAN E-F. W. Elgtr, pastoi Sun day achrol 9.15 a.

m. Preaching a. Topic "Jes.ua Dealing Witt) a Elunor." Children's Day Brings Many to Hear Evangelist Dan Shannon. In spite of the rather Inclement weather Saturday aiternoon a crowd estimated at 3,500 was at the tebermscle to heir Evangelist Dam Shannon, who spoke in place of Mr. Sunday, Saturday being; children's day, of the audience was made up of otelldren ot the school' ag-e.

There were enougii adults, however, to make up a good sized atidtonoa by themselves. There was a good attendance of choir singers. As lost Saturday afternoon, meeting opened with tae singing of "Sunlight." Llttto Feme Chapman was lifted to Mr. Sunday's platform anW sang the chorus herself. The text of Mr.

Shannon was Johm xx 25, "Except I shall see in his hands the prlnts of the 'niails, I will not believe." Cottage Meetings More than 400 people attended cottage prayer meetings Saturday morn- ng. Following Is the attendance tabulated by districts: District one, 18; two, 21; three, 26; four, 41; six, 31; seven, 30; eicrht, 26; ten (two meetings), 15 and 17; eleven, 26; thirteen, 19; fourteen, 23; fifteen, 13; sixteen, 32; seventeen, 22; eighteen, 21, nineteen, 20; twenty, 15. DOUBLE FUNERAL IS HELD FROM CHURCH C. HI. Niece, Wllloucubr, Buried Together.

The double funeral of James C. Wyatt and his niece. Mrs. Luella Wlllough- y. was held at 2 o'clock Friday after- from the First Methodist church.

There was a large attendance of old rlends and neighbors of both, and the members of the Woman's Relief corps were present In a body, their ritualistic services having- been previously conducted over the body of Mrs. Willouajh- by at the residence. The services were Impressive. They were conducted by Rev. W.

J. Davidson, pastor of the church, and Rev. S. H. Bowyier, pastor of.

the First Baptist church. The music was furnished by quartet composed of Mrs. Frank Acton, Miss Louise Simon, Alva M. John- Bom J. H.

McCoy. Their selections were "Nearer, My God, to Thee," "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Ableep in Je-sus." There was a profusion of beautiful floral tributes In charge of Mrs. J. H. "loonradt, Mrs.

C. A. Hathaway, Mrs. Mrs. B.

M. Dennis, Mrs. leorge Sharrock, Mrs. A. L.

Harris, Mrs. C. C. Dougheity and M'lss Kretzer. PALLBEARERS.

pallbearers for Mrs. Willoughby were C. A. Regnold, C. Rodgers, B.

M. Dennis, C. A. Hathaway, Sharrock and J. H.

Hall. For Mr. Wyatt the pallbearers were C. C. Dougherty, Harris, D.

8-tewart, Fred Lllterer, J. H. Klett and Edward Williamson. The Interment was at Greenwood. Secretary of Presbyterian Board of Missions to Speak in Decatur.

The Rev Joseph W. Cochran, D. secretary of the Presbyterian board of education, i ill be in the city to address the of the university on Tuesday morning at chapel. The Presbyterian boaid of education is one of the strong agencies the church In the production of moral and spiritual leadership. It has spent $5,000,000 in helpln.g to educate 10,000 ministers and missionaries.

Dr. Cochran is anxious to fill up the Mieple ranks of the Presbyterian ministry with men of large gifts and the qualities that mold the forces for righteousness and minister to the highest citizenship. He says that there Is a great opportunity befoie the young man today who. In the midst of this tiansittonal age with so much splendid achievement In the material world dedicates his powers to the raising of men's ideals STUDENT PASTORSHIPS. The Presbyterian church, along with other denominations, Is deeply interest- e'd In the state universities and Is cooperating with them In supplying the needs of the students in connection with the local churches.

It is founding stuU'ent pastorships and helping to strengthen the interest of churches in the young people of theiir own denominations. It is found that in most state institutions there are more young people of any one denomination than are to be found in the schools controlled by that denomination Mlns Miller at the Unlverglty. Miss Frances Miller, the Bible teach. er with Rev W. A.

Sunday, spoke to the students of the James Mllllkln uni veraity in chapel Saturday morning. Miss Miller's talk lasted almost thlr ty minutes. She told of some of hei experiences in her Bible work and the plans for the meetings which she will hold at the university three four times a week. The next meeting will be held Tuesday morning. RESERVED SECTION HALF SOLD AT NOON Big; House In Proapect for Patrick Campbell.

Half the reserved section at the Pow ers was sold by noon today for Mrs Patrick Campbell's appearance here Tuesday night In "The Second Mrs Tanqueray." Buy Joknaon'M Bakery. A. Clements of St. Elmo and M. Julian of Stonington have jointly purchased the bakery of Gus C.

John son on North Main street. The bus! ness will be run by the new proprietor! under the name Julian Clements The consideration in the deal was no given out. Mr. Johnson has no plani for his future. Both of the new proprietors have had experience In the bakery business.

Mr Julian has just sold his bakery am restaurant in Stonington to Mr. Forbe: of Taylorville. Messrs. Julian ani Clements are moving their families to Decatur. OTHER FUNERALS.

BEN W. FURSTENBURO. funeral of Ben W. Furstenburg will be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morn- ng from the Catholic church at Maco-n. His brother, Rev.

Father Morris Furstenberg, of Shawnee, will conduct the services, assisted by Rev. Father P. A. Lyons. Interment will be at the Macon cemetery.

Professional Roller Skater. Louis Cash, formerly of this city, is now a professional fancy roller skater, aind is entertaining at some of the largest rinks In the south. He is making good as an attiactlon, and at times has been required to stay several nights at one place. Cash learned to skate at the rink in Decatur. SULLSVAN CHURCH NOTKS.

Special BAPriST. Sullivan, 111 Feb morning service at the Baptist church Sunday will be conducted by C. L. Hovey. Trrere will be no evening service.

There were two accessions to the church last Sunday. The ladies of the church will hold an "orange" bazaar and social Monday afternoon and evening at the studio of Miss Flora Chapman. Refreshments ten cents. METHODIST CHURCH. The usual services will be held at the Methodist church Sunday.

Bible class meeting evening at the church Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Wesley Brotherhood Friday evening. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The pastor will preach at the morn ing hour on the subject "Jesus anu the Multitudes Calling Disciples." Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. The Lavl'les Aid will give a Koffee Klatclv Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.

S. T. Butler CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The usual services will be held Sunday Prayer meeting Wednesday i There i be a special train run from Mattoon to March 11 and 14, via I i i Central ,011 account of the Sunddy revival. Leave Mattoon at 4:30 p.

i a 5'01, i after the meeting. SERIGHT-BOOZE WEDDING. Roy L. Seright and Miss Daisy Booze both of Sullivan, were married at Effingham Friday i at 9 o'clock They will take a short trip before ret i to Sullivan, where i be at home to their many i after March 15. They will go to housekeeping as soon as a suitable resilience can be procured.

OTHER NEWS A few of the Intimate i of Miss Helen King called upon her unannounced Friday evening and spent the time pleasantly i games, etc. The occasion was in remembrance of Miss Helen's sixteenth birthday anniversary. Miss Bina Elder pleasantly entertained the Chattering Chums Friday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Elder.

Tha a a i was a "coon" party. Miss Mario Stillwell of Shelbyvllle Is the guest of Miss Pearl Powell for a few days. The latter entertained a few friends Friday evening in honor of her guest. W. A.

Steele was a Decatur visitor Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Halec Wilson and Mrs. Margaret McPheeters went to Decatur Friday afternoon to attend the Sunday meetings.

Miss Effie Sinclair of Chicago is expected today to enter the Masonic home. Miss Retta Webb retrned Friday from Klrksvflle, where she was called the first of the week by the death of her father, 1- ank Webb. Month's Chief Feature Wat High Precipitation. WEATHER INCONSTANT Other Statistics of Month in the City. February has been a cold, disagreeable Inconstant and dangerous to health.

Its mean temperature was 28.3 degrees, one degree normal Its precipitation was 4.22 inches, 2.04 inches above the normal mark and 3 Inches above year's record, .30 inch. CHANGES SUDDEN. The weather summary docs not an adequate Idia of the month. changes were many and fluddftn. If oni day was warm nnd balmy enough to persuade men to put fhelr overcoats, the next was close to zero.

Over half the month was cloudy and partly cloudy. To be exact, fourteen cloudy, two a cloudy and thlr- teen clear. It was disagreeable under foot as well us oveihcad. for snows that fell one da melted the next. Altogether, the passing cf February Is not to he regretted as fur as thl w-eather is concerned, On the whole the month came up about the uMial average of February MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM.

The maximum for month was f7 degrees, reached on i and the i i 1 degree below, readied on the stcond. thermometer registered bclo freezing point 22 times. The greatest precipitation on St. day, whtn the rainfall reached Inch. On ten days of month was over .01 Inch.

EXTREME MARKS. In preceding voars highest mean for February was 32 4 drgref-s In 1891 and tho lowest nuan was 19 degrees In 1902. Tie highest a i for Feb. a was 6S degrees In ISOo and 1891 and the lowest i i was 25 below In 1905. The greatest precipitation was 8'1 In 180U.

February of 1907 holds lowest pr-ecip-ltatioii i .30 Inch The greatest rainfall It hours was i S3 In 1899. FIFTV-FULII Leap Yenr ProiiOHalN IB It dlcatfcm of 1'lerk'n Record. i marriage licenses 1 sued in February DISEASE. en of contagion were ported ab follows. Smallpox, 1.

scare-Una, I ncariei fcvpr, diphtheria, 3 i fever, 3: measles, 1 DEATHS. There i deaths iz tho city, In the city and five bodies were ahippel here for i a ARRESTS The pollen mode -six In 1'ebruary. patrol illed out times And carried i persons. FIRES The i depattisvent annwere-d teen alarms. The fires were all smalt except a of the i Nefslei Co a of Ed Starr's house.

Threatened to Kill Mother. assault and' fiend, is again reclining In the i-oun'ty jail on of threatening to kill his mother. Abner was taken before Justice Montgomery Friday and fined $5 and costs Unable to pay his fine, he was committed to jail. XAERUGE LICENSES, Fred Decatur L-gal Clara walmiley, Decatur Legal Richards Morse, Little 31 Viola- B. Agnew Chicago ,,30 Frederick Patroskl, Decatur 26 Anna Lally, Decatur 23 H.

B. JenniMfa, Casner 22 Emma. O. Coulter, Cuner .30 MECHAMCSBUKG. Mechanlcsburg.

Ill Feb Pauline who has been viaitlng in Champaign, baa returned home. Frank Darnell, has purchased three acres on South Church etreet from Harve" Gragg and will build a nirfn house on In the spring Fred Farmer gave a party last night at hit home on East Simpson street to hie young friend from Dawwn The Lincoln-Kirk entertainment Has attended. There was some vocal muelc by a quattet which made a hit. Messrs. Doraey.

Wetiel and Fullln welder of ehantcsburg and Clark Ellington of Buffalo. Al Shultz, who has been tiring at the mine for two years took examination laet week fur hoisting engineer and passed and will takv third shift at tho Mechantuburg mine. Mis. Matihow Scott, who has been sick for some time is no better Uncle BHy Baldwin who is yea re old, quite sick at his drug The effects of the W. A.

Sunday mealing is nut confined to Decatur alone, and' his sermons arc talked about am) imn wait- Ins for Review to into find out what Billy Mc-n (hat never ttiougtnt of sermons before are talking about Sunday's sermons. Tribute Macon iReitcw Special Maron I I I Fib 23 Nancv A VanOrundj nas horn on JUIIP 1SZ2, and died Feb. 27, 1908 She was man led to Elery Merrls on March 17 18(2 After a happy union of etx ty-flve ears, ihc- husband dlttl Feb. 27, IJOfi, the wife feurvlvitR juet two yeare to a day Sho and hd husband converted at the beginning their married life. In winter of 1S42.

during; a great outpouring of the tpfi it In a series uf meetings lasting six weeks, al Blufts. Ill Mrs Merrls united wlif the Baptist church and remained a falthfu' member until three ago when united with the M. chuioh at Macon During these long years she lived and enjoyed her icllglon She was a loving mother, devoted to her famllj, and a trusted friend. friendship bUng strong and deep She wtu a safe counselor, usually looking: on the hrlght side of life. Being one of th- hei life was one of toil and self denial Of recent eais she and her husband retired front the aitHlties of a strenuous life and lived Ii comfort in their home in Macon In September She buffered paralytic strokes from which se never recovered, the last period of her lasting- a month, during which time tth suffered much, but the end came with a radiant counttnance and a raptuoui em He upon her face.

Thus was one of Ood't faithful servants transplanted into the greal unknown to enjoy the abiding presence hei Savior whom loved to serve. She was the mother or a large family ol childten, of whom five daughters and three sons survive, together with fifty-four grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren, twc Birfurs and one brother MOSQUITO. Mosquito, I I I Fob 29 --Several of the Manone from here attended the Sunday meeting In Dctatur Tuesday night. Born to Mr. and Mrs Robert Hlmitedt, Friday, Feb 51, a daughter.

William Sanders moved Monday to a (arm near Harrlston-n. Ira Spraguc Chicago, is vliltlng hit mother. Mre John Scott. Honor Day services were held at the ant Vallty church Sunday moraine An interastiliK program was rendered. About ty received diplomas.

Professor Gunntaon of the M. Decatur, gave nn address Sunday evening. 'ihe and box social held at Pleabant Valley school house Saturday evening, Feb. 22, was uell attended The play, "The Persecuted Dutchman." was presented. Those who Uok nart in the play were G.

B. Freda and Will FurftUnberg. liowaid and Bessie and Zella Over- inler, Carroll Scott and Arthur Seay. About $20 cleared. of the friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr.

and Mose Morgan Thursday, 3Q to remind them of their- twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. The affair, which WIIB a surprise, was planned and' arranged by their nleee. Miss Luclle Brock. Those present were Rev. and Mrs.

Pickerrll, of DeUlnd; Mrs. D. O. Daniels, Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer and wife. Joe McVey. wife anil baby; Elmer Daniels Morgan. Paul Ellis, Virgil True. Aunt Ctnoa.

Morgan and Iuclle Brock. Hun iff. Qulncy. 111.. Feb.

the result of a tit- wager. Charlea Of HundlaiUl, Mo lost one of hU legs. Williams, tm i 'weeks ago attempted to hold a ot horees at the end of KVMoot Ing one end to his Its, In tbe content the ttasj broke, hit right leg and jj; The dIseaMd member tmsutaudi lit 'y- Ing i. NEWSPAPER!.