Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 118, 22 March 1912 — Page 7

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, F BID AY, MARCH 22, 1912.

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Following Explosion in a Stove Caused by an Inmate's Carelesness.

Fire caused by an explosion in .a mall coal stove destroyed the pumpJag bouse and its equipment at the Wayne County Infirmary yesterday afternoon, resulting in a damage of about ICOO. - Joseph Tout, an employe at the infirmary, walked into the pumping house yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock and started to light a fire In the stove. Not thinking of the possible results of his act. Tout picked up the gasoline can, poured a small quantity on the coal, then threw a match Into the stove, closing the stove door. He waited for some little time and then opened the door again and saw the fire had gone out. He then poured more gasoline in the stove and again tossed in a lighted match. Hardly had the match struck' the gasoline-covered coal than an explosion occurred, blowing the doors of the stove open. The flames quickly spread to the floor and walls of the building. Within a few minutes the pumping house was blazing fiercely, the building being a frame structure. The fire spread to the engine in the house and damaged It to such an extent that It cannot be repaired. It Is considered miraculous that Tout was not injured by the explosion. Had it not been for the presence of mind of tbo superintendent, Newton Brumfleld, it is probable that greater damage and probable loss of life would have resulted from the fire. A large tank, containing fifty ballons of gasoline, stood immediately outside of the pumping house and as soon aa Brumfleld was notified of the blaze be rushed to the place and by quick work succeeded in turning on the faucet of the tank, allowing the gasoline to run on the ground. A few minutes later the ilames reached the tank. The board of county commissioners met today to consider the purchasing a new four-horse power pumping engine. The cost of an engine of this kind Is about $260. Temporarily the infirmary is practically out of water. It is impossible to operate the damaged engine or the wlndpump, which was also damaged.

fnra 03 COTH SIDES. A eHecy e the Duke ef enters , and the Artist Seymour. We. bave all. beard of the "proud" Duke of Somerset, but we do cot all know of the occastoQ on which bis pride bad a fall. The story la told in "The Glen beryls Journals." It seems that tbe duchess had seat for Seymour, a celebrated painter of horses, to make tbe portrait of a racehorse at Pet worth. Seymour during bis stay used to dfne in tbe steward's room, but -one day -the duke -was so pleased with tbe picture as it advanced that be desired that be would dine at ate table. At dinner Seymour, who probably bad not been expected to mix In tbe conversation, took occasion to say that be believed be bad the honor to be related to bis grace. This gave such offense that be was either seat away or put so much out of humor as to go away from Pet worth, wit boot finishing tbe picture. Afterward tbe duke's pride gave way to the desire be bad of possessing a good portrait of bis favorite horse, and be ordered his steward to write to Seymour and engage him to return to finish his work at Petworth. Seymour directed bis reply to tbe duke himself In these words: "Tour pride would not allow that 1 am of your family. To convince you that I am. your picture shall remain as it is; for, by . I won't comer

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Dickinson Trust Co. Tr. to Elmer C. Murray, April 6, 1911, $70. Lot 160, Barlham Heights. Geo. T. Hollingsworth to Edward S. Beeson, Feb. 19. 1912. $7720. Pt. N. W. sec. 26-12-14. Jas. H. Cole to Andrew J. Menke, Mch. 20, 1912, $3600. Lot 5, blk. 4. C. T, Price's second add. to Richmond. John Rybolt to Chas. A. Bartson, Mch. 14, 1912, $100. Lot 32, blk 11, Cambridge. Michael Finn to Bertsch Co., Mch. 10. 1912, $875. Pt. block 12, Cambridge City. Augusta Bash to Chas. A. Bertsch, Mch. 18. 1912. $400. Lot 3,, pt. 4, blk. 12, Cambridge. John B. Dougan to Hazel R. Gennett, Sept. 11, 1911. $800. Lot 6, Chas. Scott add. Richmond. John E. Scott to Jas. P. Scott, Mch. 13, 1912. $600. Pt. S. E. sec. 20-16-12. Jas. M. McMahan to Benton Wagner Mch. 14, 1912, $1. Pt. N. W. sec. 315J3. Benton Wagner to Mary S. McMahan, Mch. 15, 1912, $1. Pt. N. W. sec. 2-15-12. Benton Wagner to Jas. M. McMal han, Mch, 14, 1912, $1. Pt N. W. sec. 3-15-13. Richard Nieman to Anna A. Cook, Mch. 16. 1912. $2900. Lot 38, Roberts Brown, et al. add. Richmond. Oliver Hawkins to Sylvester Lindeey, Mch. 13, 1912, $225. Pt. 4 sec. 34-14-1.

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Irritating. James Payn tells of a whist player being told by an opponent that he could always tell by bis face when be bad a good band. This be resented exceedingly and applied to bis partner for a refutation of It. but be was only still more Irritated by bis form pf corroboration "that he had never noticed any expression in his countenauce whatever."

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P. R. R., Just Retired. (Palladium Special) PITTSBURG, March 22. A remarkable personal record in railroading has just been completed by- William R. Wherry, a Pennsylvania railroad passenger-conductor, who was retired today, at the age of 7. after 60 years of active service. In this period he was never suspended or disciplined in any manner. Mr. Wherry was born in Cambria county, Pennsylvania, March 22d, 1845. and when 17 years old was employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company as a freight breakman. One promotion followed another until he waa made a passenger conductor on the Pittsburg division, where he is employed at tbe present time. The record of this passenger conductor, who is the type of men the Pennsylvania railroad puts in charge of its trains, is given in a unique way in a letter written by him to his superintendent. He etated: ""I have now ben running a passenger train for almost forty-six years and in that time have never had a serious accident, never had a passenger seriously injured or killed, have never been fined or suspended, always got along well with the traveling public, was never reported by a passenger that I heard of, and never was the cause of any law suits, which, when

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Was Badly Twisted. The professor of English, who was taking a vacation trip en horseback through the bills, bad occasion to make note of a good many quaint and interesting expressions employed by tbe sturdy mountaineers. The one that pleased him most was a striking use of tbe little word "but." Tbe party bad ridden for hours and bad not found a single inn. They were hungry, and one of tbe guides suggested that it might be possible to get a bite to eat at one of tbe mountaineers' huts. "I know you can get corn , breac there." he said. Tbe professor volunteered to go with the guide to a hut high upon the mountain side in quest of tbe corn bread. A dilapidated garden fence surrounded the hut. and when the gate squeaked on its hinges a dog began barking. Simultaneously a fat woman edged hei way through the door and approached tbe men at tbe gate. "What d' yo'-all want?" she called. "Madam." said the professor, "would yon be so fciud as to tell us whether we can get any corn bread here?" "Corn bread!" "Yes. corn bread." he repeated. "We'd like to buy koiuc of you if you have any." "Corn bread? Corn bread, did yo' say?" Then she -hnckled to herself, and hr inamifr grew more amiable. "Why, if corn brenfl's all yo' want, come right in. fur that's just what I hain't got nothing else on hand but" Boston Herald.

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