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VOL 1 NO 121 WINCHESTER KY THURSDAY MARCH 4 1909 2 CENTS A COPY A WEEK IRECORDBREAKING CROWD SEES WILLIAM TAFTi ti

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SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TSucceeds Roosevelt as Incumbentofl

INations Highest OfficeOath

ministered at the CapitalCong-

ressrnan Sherman Becomes Vicei

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WASHINGTON ISOLATEDdltws iWASHINGTON March 4 3pfOlLs today Severe storms being al ¬

most unprocedent Thousands areI detained at Baltimore and many snore

at other points Taft first insisted oncarrying out the original programbut finally consented to speak inSenate chamber remarking Ial ¬

ways knew it would be a cold dayPresidentraro for clear weatherbefore evening The tempera hire is

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vere sleet and snow storm struckraging ¬

at noon in the Senate Chamber At-one oclock the storm was still rag-ing

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The streets are full of slush andsnow but the parade program is be-

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carriedoutThe wires are down in all directions

and the inaugural trains are detainedcapitoltodacrowdyfend the constitution of the UnitedStates thud by so doing became thetwentyseventh President of the Unit ¬

ed StatesImmediately after the administra ¬

tion of the oath to Mr Taft by ChiefJustice Fuller the new President de ¬

livered his inaugural address whichwill be found on another page of to ¬

days paperHe spoke for pearlan hour andlIning to his escort signified

liis iwhdiness to leave the scene of-t lauguration for the Yhite louseiii t1icial residence luring the COlll Irr rng years

A way was cleared for the newpresident and entering his carriageand escorted by his cavalry guard hewas driven down Pennsylvania ave-nue

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a VICE PRESIDENT SHERMANthe face of the buildings nothing couldbe seen of thq avenue for the milethat Ijes between the Capitol and theWhite House but a mass of jammedprogtwave of cheering

Taftlindbefp re proceeding to the grand standat the court of hpjinr to revjew the

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inaugural parade With the passingt

ofthe marching thousands before thenew president the display of fireworlts in the rear of the White House

eveninginauguralBeginning of the Ceremonies

As far as President Taft and hispredecessor Mr Roosevelt were concorned the day began with breakfastat the White House where Mr andMrs Taft have been the guests of Mrand Mrs Roosevelt By 10 oclock allwas made ready for the processionfrom the White House to the Capitol

I Accompanied by President Rooseveltand escorted by a veteran guard commanied by General O O HowardMr Taft was driven up gayly bedeck-ed

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Pennsylvania avenue which wasalready crowded On their arrival atthe Capitol Mr Taft and Mr Roose-velt

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proceeded at once to the senatechamber to witness the Inaugurationof Vice President Sherman

Before the entry of the presidentelect who preceded the retiring presi-dent

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into the senate chamber the roomwas filled to overflowing with govern ¬

mont dignitaries assembled to witnessthe administration of the oath of of ¬

fice to Mr Sherman Crowded withinIts doors were the members of thesenate both new and old the mem ¬

bers of the house of representativesthe justices of the United States su¬

preme court the members of the dip¬

lomatic corps the heads of tao execu ¬

tive departments high officers of thearmy and navy and others

Sherman Sworn InWhen all the witnesses to the cere-

mony were assembled Vice PresidentFairbanks rose and called the session

of the senate to order After a briefvaledictory address in which hothanked the senators for the courtesyand respect shown to him during histerm of office Mr Fairbanks called tohis rostrum the vice presidentelectJames Schoolcraft Sherman of NewYork and the crowd standing admin ¬

istored to him the oath and turnedover to him the gavel that is the out ¬

ward symbol of the authority attach-ing

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to his new office The first officialact of the new vice president as pre ¬

siding officer of the senate was to callthe senate to order and direct the recently elected members to come for¬

ward and take the oath This accom ¬

plished Vice President Sherman de¬

clared the senate adjourned for thetime being

Led by the sergeantsatarms of thesenate and house the members of thetwo houses and the other officialsmarched through the corridors of theCapitol to the inaugural stand thatlad been erected at the east porticoAs the retiring chief executive andhis successor appeared at tho maindoor of the Capitol and proceeded towalk to the front of the stand towardChief Justice Fuller who with Biblein hand awaited Mr Taft the troopsmassed in front of the stand anddrawn up on two sides presentedarms and a cheer rose from thecrowd that extended as far as one I

could see from the stand Thewas very quiet as Mr Taft crowdIthe words of the oath afterFuller and their voices were plainlyheard

accompanyMrIn accordance with his previously an ¬

nounced plans after the inaugurationceremonies he left the Capitol for therailroad station where heV and MrsRoosevelt took an early train for NewYork It is his intention to devotehis time to the preparations for hiscoming trip to the African wilds

Protection For New PresidentCustom requires the president of

the United States to take the oath ofoffice and deUlir the inaugural art

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dress in the open air and Mr Vaftdid not depart from the custom Ilowever in deference to the protests ofthose who believed that his healthshould not be endangered by theMarch air more than was absolutelynecessary the stand upon which hereviews this afternoons parade jspartly inclosed in glass thus affordinghis considerable shelter It is a wear ¬

isome task to watch marching bodiesof men pass for several hours andacknowledge their salutes but thereis little doubt that President Taft willdisplay as few signs of fatigue to ¬

night as did his rough riding predecessor four years ago

The taking of the oath is the onlyreally essential part of the inaugura ¬comparai ¬

visiting Washington can assemble before the Capitol within seeing distance For the rest the inaugural parade and the inaugural ball are thegreat features of the occasion Forfour hours this afternoon the oldierssailors and civilians will march downPennsylvania avenue and past thepresidential reviewing stand in frontof the White House President Tafts

executive ¬

of Cleveland 0 known in Washing ¬

ton and elsewhere as the blackhorse troop

Big Parade Begins MarchWhile President Taft and lIisguests

had luncheon in the White House theparade <waited As soon as he madehis appearance on the reviewingstand the grand marshq of the pa¬

rade General J Frankm Boll1 chiefof staff of the United States armygave the command to march and theprocession began to move PjJHt thestand J

Leading the great parade are theregular troops include JeV MistPoint cadets Then come in turn

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hI marine corps and the jackies of thb

navy the filter including the men ofthe hatt nip fleet which circumnavi ¬

gated P u world After them come themulti organizations and the civilianbodies wind up the procession Forseveral days the paradars have been

I pouring into town by thousands To¬

days parade is declared to be by all

marchedIture of it is receiving generous ap¬

plause from the people who pack thesidewalks of Pennsylvania avenueand fill every window on that historicthoroughfare

Tonights Two AttractionsTonight will hold two attractions

for the visiting thousands The first

fireworlsij will be the ball The inaugurationI

managers have announced that thefireworks display will excel any everwilljfire the features of the incoming nnd j

outgong presidents a battle betweenaerial warships floral displays andother exhibitions of the pyrotechnicart

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PUBLIC SALE OF STOCKS

RRICESiSatisfactory Figures Are Realized By

Mrs Bettie Todd

cropofTier Wine = on the Muddy Creek pikewnsnttilnlcl by a large

cipwtl and satisfactory prices were

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SAYS BASEBALL TEAM

WILL WIN PERMANT

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Mr Jack Pence Knows All the Play¬

ers and Thinks They Are a FineLot of Men

Miv Jack Ponce of Bowling Greenwho is to have charge of the new sodafountain that is to be installed in j

Dutys drug store arrived this weekto take up his new duties

Mr Pence is personally acquaintedwith nearly every member dt the VinChester baseball team and has seenthey play He says they are all fineboYs and splendid players and be-

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they will have no trouble in win ¬

ning the pennant in the Blue GrassLeague this season I

10G MEN FROM FORDrAbout forty log men from Ford

passed through this city Thursdayroute toI3cattyville = hey

arrived in the city over the early Land N train and left for Beatbvvillc-on the S 12 Lexington and astern

HE KNOWS A GOOD THING

LEXINGTON Ky March 4Itw-asI reported5 today on apparentlygood authority that ProfT HScherffius has accepted the positionreorganizer of the tobacco depart ¬

ment of the Transvall in South fricaunder4he British Government at asalary of 5000 > a year and will sailrom Nev Yyrkfor the country in

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MANAGER HORN

IS TO BE HERE

Thursday Night to Talk Over Base ¬

ball With Officials of theClub

jIr Newton Horn of NashvilleTenn who will captain and managethe Winchester baseball team thisseason will arrive in the city Thurs ¬

day night Sir Horns visit here atthis time isfor the purpose of meet-ing

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with the officials of the club andgoing Over the list of players and per ¬preo ¬

paratory to the opening of the seasonhere April 27

Mr Horn will probably bring hismen here about April 10 to beginpractice While here Mr Horn wibe located at the BonvnProctoria

SECOND MAY

MUSIC FESTIVAL

Will Be the Greatest Event of theKind Ever Held in the

South

Tire second biennial May musicfestival to beheld in Louisville MayG 7 and 8 at the First Regiment Ar¬

mory will give to the South the greatmusical event which it has even en¬

joyed A greater number of artistsof iIlternatibnalfame has been en ¬

gage < than ever before and the scopeof the festival is of larger magnitudethan hitherto undertakenIt has been announced neverthelessthat prices for the festival will b-

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thin before so that the attend ¬

ance is expected to break recordsThe attractions arc impressive

Walter Damrosch has been reengag ¬

ed and will come to Louisville withhis full New York Symphony Orches ¬

tra The artists incude three grandopera stars

> Fremstad > Riqcarde Martip the celebrated tenor who has beefilling Caruso roles in the Metropol ¬

iran this season find Corinne RiderKelsey the noted soprano Besidesthese there will be Spalding the tal-

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young violinist GermainteSchnitzer referred to as the fem-

inine Padcrewski Rood Miller theoratorio tenor Madame Van del Veecontralto and Gustave Holmquist tIlwonderful bass baritone besides twoother basses yet to be engaged

The ohoral features will be a bigpart of the festival for the choruswill number 350 well trained voicesrepresenting the best singersKentucky mal Southern Indianaproduce drilled by George B Gookin-

Their work will include one completegrand opera Aidu which is to bgiven in concert form Sir Iluber-Parrys Pied Piper of Hamelin SColeridgeTaylors Death of Minnehaha and Dr Henry Smarts

Bride of Dunkerron None of tireshas ever been heard in this sectionbefore In addition there will be a

childrcns chorus of 500 which willbe a feature of the Saturdaymatinee

CHICKEN THIEVES

SPEEDILY ARRESTED

Officer Tanner Apprehends

Broke Into Nev Blakemores Place

The chicken house of Xev Blakemore was broken into Tuesday nightand several chickens were taken Of-

ficer Tanner arrested Rich Curry an-

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Rome five negroes on tin

charge Thursday t1onl oapthe chickeiis were found at Curryseating house in Bucktown The trialswill be held Thursday night in PoliceCourt

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MRBLACELLVPASSES AWAY

One of Oldest Citizens of ClarkCounty Dies At An Ad¬

vanced Age

iMr Schuyler Blackwell one of the

oldest citizens of this county antiquefather of one of the largest familiesin the community died at his home iuthis city Wednesday morning afteran illness of long duration of con-sumption

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and the infirmities due tohis advanced age

Mr Blackwell was 72 years of ageand had been a resident of Clarkrcounty for more than 40 Hewas the father of eleven childfen nineof whom are still living The stir

IivivoIs are Dillard James MarshallMiss Lida and Mrs Emma KateCrews of this city and Walter Wil-

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and Wallace of Lexington andSchuyler of Bourbon county

Until Mr Blackwells advanced ageand declining health necessitated hisretiring from business he was oneof the most prosperous and widelyknown farmers in the county and washeld in high esteem by all who knewhim

The funeral services will be heldFriday afternoon at 2 oclock at theFirst Baptist church and will be con ¬

ducted by Rev Richard French Theburial will take place in the WinChester cemetery

The Pallbearers are the followingDillard Blackwell MarshallBlack

well Schuyler Blackwcll WalterBlackwell Willis BlaeJcwJll WallaceBlackwell

PICTURE THEATER IS

NEARLY mmArched Metal Ceiling is Being Put in

and New Lights In ¬

stalled

pictureutheatre that is to be located in theAuditorium Skating Rink is progres-sing rapidly and will be ready for theopening April 1 An arched mewlceiling is being put in just above tpgallery and new lights are being in-

stalled andeverything is being put infirst class order The theatre whenprettiesteand must uptodate in Central Ken-

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I AUTOMOBilE GARGAGE

READYsintGood Machinist0-

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JThe new automboile garage that sto be located in the Matt Bean buildrapidJYIwill be ready for business by the mid

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die of March Mr Owens who willrun the garage has ordered severalnew machines and they are expectedto arrive inn few days Some ofthese machines will be used for renfand the remaindcr will be put up forsale Nothing but the very best makeusedS

CAN sip AT LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE Ky March 4Aunouncemenf is made today by theCentral Passenger Association to theeffect that Louisville has been madea tenday stopover point After Ap-

t ril 1 anyone purchasing a railroadticket through Louisville will be privileged to stop hre for 10 days if fee

so desires Louisville now joins Cinjcinriati Detroit 4St Louis Clevelandandother cities OB thin favored tint

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