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then IL has beer dun and closes lowest Of
da,. The majority Of our traders think and
feel haarish. bat are disincliucd tO sell much
short. Receipts In Northwest liberal. 4lN
cars az Minneapolis and 6 at Duluth. Eng
fish visible was reported 10 increase a mil
lion. Exports. including -four. fair. being
$1,000 wheat. $1,000 packages -four. out
aide markets lower. Liscrpo0's latest
cables firm I'd higher. Receipts 1000,
shipments $4,000. COrn-Good deal long
has been sold to-day for May; shipper, Che
principal BUYERS. and This demand held
cash within z. 90 / cent NJ July. The short
! side Is getting 90 be- popular again. Lower
prices freely predicted. but We will not he
surprised ii during ibis week we &c lowest
prices for tine present Everybody knows
rs,at there T. plenty west Of us. but 10 b. also
/ "a fact that there is a good demand and
urice low. Receipts. 600; shilu nt-.
/ i.fI2.OoO: exports. 5000. Oats " fher
to-day. although not materially lower eN-
cent during a little raid. When May SOFA
down 10 2ilz. we expect. however. 10 see
/ lower prices 0n them within next ten day F.
/ Provisions dull an day. scarcely amy trades.
The clique in pork seem 90 have The power
90 move 10 up and down as they please.
! We look for dull markets until after the
first. but we believe We have had break
enough for the present, and think lard and
ribs purchase around present prices.
20. 900 hog. tomorrow.
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..fcnNoND, VA. April 29.-Onerngs Of
tobacco at auction on Change Tueday,
April 20, iSp, very light
Private sales reported to the secretary o..
day: wrappers. iO hoosheads: filters. ti
hoesheads; cutters, . hogshogd-: smokers.
! hogsheads; scrap, . ho.sbcads; dark o.
bacces. ~. Total. ~ hogshead-.
Oilce OF the tobacco Inspector reports Co.
day; Inspections - Bright. II hOgsheads.
dark. % h0gsheads. kc-inspccti0ns-B Bright
hogshoads; dark. rs hocshead-.
Farmers. Wilson's. old Dominion. Ale.
ghany, Cronshaw's. Seahrook's. Bianca
ards. DaNcnp0rcs, and -h0ckoe. ware
houses report today Receipts, 80 hogs
heads, boxes. Deliveries, II hogsheads
lticrccs.
ONCE Of the collector Of the United states
internal revenue reports collections ioi
tle city Of Richmond to-day as follows
Tax paid. cigars and cigarettes, Sbl2.30
iobaccus. 5000 ,; special. Sl.lOi.e0. Total
s5.a33.ls
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange o.
day: w. G.. Parish, AlhemaIle; Roger j
Atkinson, otaunton; J.. II. Gary. Hcndcr
son; W. A. Powys. Philadelphia. Penn; Z
W. Rogers. charlottesville; g.. r. DOhneli
Iunlca. Miss.
the Richmond tobacco market was fairly
active to-day. with lar sales of bright wrap
peers and filters. Inspections and rciuspcc
ti0ns lights receipts and deliveries yer,
light. though deliveries were nearly double
ihc receipts. Internal revenue collections
very good, particularly on plug tobaccos.
&. Mel.
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N.w Yol,, Stock nnrket.
Nv 7 WI = "TTTTTE II II MI
Reported by Z. W. Branch * Co., bankers
and brokers. No. iii Main street.

NEW YORK. April 29.-Although London
came very 300 ch higher than our close our
market reacted sharply until nearly noon.
when sudden y the Gould stocks started
into Iife. and - advancing sharply carried
the list up rapidly. The result was the
most active day get. and very general be-
noflhat AN the bears. including Mr. Gould.
had come into The bull camp. OF course
This idea DID not suit the theory of those
people who have believed that Gould was
the power behind tine market ever since IL
started. and that his stocks We're kept back
for purpose. 40 amy rate Gould came out
boo au interview in 81. Louis saying he was
"a bun aud Don favor of permanent rates and
% division of Tonnage. Tie was also reported
o. be in private and pr0ioned consultation
with chairman Walker over the western
rate situation. Very naturally the street
feels that G0ld can bring about settle
mout if he wants tO. and every body knows
ihat such action would Doe wonderful bun
incentive TO- this market. Everybody is
pleased with the activity, and it would bs
Verg hard work 90 find any one who is not
pleased with the higher prices.
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Cincinnati Market


CINCINNATI. o., April 2l.-Pcrk-re-u.
lar. Si3.2lmsl3.5ll1: family. Si2.5lws l-.r
Lard - kettle dried. 5000. Bacon
Short cioar sides, $3.50 5000. WHISKY
Sales. $50 barrels finished goods on thl
basis of Sl02 per gallon for high wines.
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Window and door screens. frames and
WIRE A. b. CLARKE g. son, 1910 Main
street.
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Bedford City Land and Improvement Co.


n
vhc
ADVANTAGES OF THIS CITY.
lies h on
uiA
nom which unlimited suplyof
PURE AND WHOLESOME WATER.
tho state BOD IS ouipu /
f n
Besides
planning mills foundry
81 n WORK AM OF l
t j
oporion % AM Ice
orvt srra sand r.
cauo
nn mes
JAMES NJ. BERRY, President. BEDFORD CITY.
cpTJA-TRLsIsS NTcCUT1Lxy, E21cS,-s1oz1c1.
ycenr %
turin 6c,app
C9UAEaL5TS10SEa
ESTATE
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XTIRGINIA-IN THE CHANCERl
' COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
TIE DID DAY OF APRIL, 1870.
Henry Kings adminsirator........... .. Plaintiff,
against
Iohnson's administrator and als~Delendants.
III ~ -l-


The objects Of this suit are 90 subject ihe
real estate ~ the city oi Richmond, Virginia,
described in the decd of tfust from Anner
Robinson O. Robert g.. Scott, trustee, dated
the eth dav of January, 1850, and record a DO
HerrIcO County Court clerks Office, in Deed
Book 33. page i42. 90 tle pay ment az the
sum of twenty-five hundred dollars with in-
terest from 4tn March, 1889, and costs CNi-
dencea bv q Judgment Of the Circuit superior
curt Of Richmond, rendered 2otu March,
1877. in favor OF Charles j.. Doodal, cXecu-
Ton of Henry King deceased. against Wiz
iam r.. Johnson for sixteen thousand three
hundred and eighty-lOur dollars and ninety
four cents, the penalty OF tho bond on which
i'd was rendered. and which amount lshlso See
cnred bv said deed of trust, aud 90 nppc itlun
the amounts 10 bee paid 10y the owners oi sAii
laud among themselves, and procure the de-
rieiOn OF The court upon the piopiiclF II The
compromise offered and agreed on between
Inc plaintiffs and some 81 thc defendants.
subject 10 the approval Of the court In This
cqsr. Al.9 aflidaylts having been made ana
filed that Alice n. Mctmfy, Willamette II.
strong. Fannie Turner, Martha, Niefliidn'
IOhn. George. Rose icecn, VIE OF NliNAin
Iecch. walter d. Crump. Benjamin /. DOS
we'll. benjamin g. boswell. Laura q. ios"eil
Albert King. and Joseph W. Elicit, ueIend-
,nfs are nOn-rcsidcuts OF the state, ana lANt
dino diligence has been used on behalf OF the
nlqintins To ascs rt2in IA what counties anu
c0rrOratiOns william Hill. Amanda J.. GURUS
andJ. T.. Jones are, without erect IL IN q" 81,
rt flat thew do all appear here within III
teen DAYS after due publication OF iAis h1uce
ana DO whatever may be necessary 10 pio'ec'
their interest herein.
'' CHARLES w. CODDlN, Clerk.
JAKE & CARTER, ,,..,...
POLLARD q SANDS, op-3-"i"
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LHGALN NOTICES.



j. appearing 90 lho Court ihal To VOLS
heimcr. who fsa party tO these proceeding.
fs % nonresident of this State. 10 ls ordered
fhata rule Doe awarded against her. relurna-
hle 10 the courtroom ODD this Court on Tine ltt
dav of thc next june term. 1880. thereof
lhcing the 2nd Gay of June. $500 90 sheN
cause. DO amy She can, why the real estate
purchased bY her in these cause. ou l1c D ill
day of March. 1890. should NOT Doe cold al her
risk and cost.
A cOly.-Icste.
CHARLES W. GODrlN.
..le Ntf-f.. Ilnf..
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Reported 0y Joln l.. Williams d son
bankers and brokers. no III Main street.
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& CENTER,


10 HOLDERS OF RICHMOND AND
DANVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY 6
nor cent bonds due Stay ]. 1896 ON and
af,.railY Ist we viii pay the above bonds,
,rinciral and interest. on presentation at our
.nea THOMAS BRANCH & CO..
ap2i-fw blnAets.
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Total assets, as per NE books o. 'ae society.

NEyY YORK; OF
BE az sasl before !
Charles
,aencnt TOT
Ma
nr nsl
December The Dro Their kno"le
iIcn whereof,
February, $780,
a1.- nmisloneg Nr> sipla Nc
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rF,HE SAVINGS BANK OF RICH
MOND.
Csaxre ol ii.yfsru A>D ntIS sIlJ lIf.
CAPITAL. 100000.
N.A. PAIfilsoN, L./. NORRIS,
presidents Nlec-lrcsilonf.
GEORGE IS. WOODBRIDGE. Cashier
IutHbOF IfHfDfafs. George IT, Christian,
81 a.. lu4fIrs. I'D. 90. owens. J.. ~ nit'ock. II.
Ine6lDlc llNsYn. ~. u. /mmcimuu. b Al
500. ID 30. Davis A.. b. ieiiaiefio. 81. 81. 90 10
Ifan. D.. T. morris. John Pope. lriH sitter
ding. John ID. Diuucrn, john ". 60 don, a.
~. iafpfoyc Henry BotDhcf. D.. %. lotum.
~. -wluciori. James Lyons. q. O.. VALENTINO,
~. seldom Taylor. II .imun schmidt, -. =.
johnson and n. A. Patterson.
Deposits received ln sums or One Dollar
ana upwards. un1 lnt icst allowed
LOANS MADE ON REAL Estate.
Negotiable paper discounted.
open dtiiy rn8P. ST.: saturday mloP.N
icv-su aeAltjn
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Chicago Market.
Mcssrs. Baldwin and Farnum telegraph
20 Thomas Branch a Co., as follows:
CHICAGO, April I've bad an unlnicr-
esilng market to-day. with weak feeling.
Az ihe opening, 0ang partly % firm cables
and decrease Of $4,000 on passage, there
was little squirt, July selling 50 since
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Carpet WaIeTOOmS,


800 EAST MAIN STREET
arfI-fr su.W-3n
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tSTEHAVEFORMED ASNNDiCAIE
w WHO HAVE PURCHASED es3O,-
600 WESTERN NORTH CAloLlNA isAll--
ROAD CONSOLIDATED MORTGAGE q
PERI CENT GOLD RONDs, % take up IKE
amount of r per cent. bonds due ist May
next. when they wiz Dee fiisi mofis,ge Oh
only elg. 300 per mile. and offer e3Ououp OBJ
these bonds at 100 and Interest," INC nAiauce
having been sold. and we VIII take DO pay
mont T per cent bonds. due May lst, nt par
and interest.
SIC recommend these bonds with great
confidence. and we believe they viii so
much higher. The road is doing better thah
if n4s evDrd0ne. 10 lis not only tne connect
Inc link between the East tennessee, Viz
eInlaand Georgia railroad end the Nortn
Carolina Railroad. ali of the hchmond hh'i
West Point criminal SYSTEM but is iehstd
fO the Richmond and luuyllie iar lroad,
whose stock BIS selling at 220, and Ftyihs
ndfvldeul of lO per cent. per annum. l.
Tie bonds ARE endorsed ny the luc -. 1hd
and nauyill8 railroad, gull1nt selns 80 j.
rnf and interest to hn paid in gold.
We reserve the right to advance the price
without further notice,
Yours truly,
an93-f THOMAS BRANCH 81 co.
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Grain and Cotton Exchange.
RICHMOND, VA, April 29, 1880.

OFFERINGS.
Whcai-L5.6 bushels.
Corn 800 bushels.
Oais-l .lll bushels.
Kye-1lO bushels.
Mill Olal-5 tons.
sALEs REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
Wheat Longbcrry. 600 bushels prime ON
private terms. sh0rtberry, 100 bushels
primo 0n private terms. Total sales Of
wheat, l06 bushels.
Corn Mixed, 600 bushels good on pri-
waite terms.
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COTTON REPORT.
Chicago Market.

n n 1T III III
Quotations. - Middlng, lie; low mid
ding, 1919; good ordinary, lOc.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-23
SAYS HER HUSBAND DID IT.
Woman swears Her Husband Committed q
Double Murder for Which Another
Nan Is Serving Life Sentences


Special TO the Gazette.
HOUSTON. Tex. Oct. Elm December, 1857,
Fort Bend and adjoining counties were startled
by the announcement that Mrs. Brown and hel
son, living on the plantation OF MFR. James
Gallagher. one of the wealthiest planters il
South Texas. had been most brutally murdered,
and for several days their bodies were not
found. Political fueds were raging in the
country. and Gallagher got 4 change OF
venue to this (Harris) county. After
trial by jury composed OF the most
intelligent men who sat in Texas, he was
convicted. on circumstantial evidence and given
a life sentence. he appealed, bnt the lower
courts verdict was upheld. Now comes Mrs
Fitzgerald, widow of Tod FIT
gerald, who was about eighteen
months ago assassinated one dark
night on the streets of Wharton, and says tina;
she will swear that her husband was the man
who butchered Mrs. Brown and her son.
Fitzgerald said Gallagher had hired a
man named Tanner to kill him, and
when the two met Fitzgerald shot
and killed Taner. He then swore yengence
Gallagher, and his widow ays that he worked
up the evidence against Gallagher at the tria..
Reliable witnesses swore that Gallagher was
twenty miles away at New Philadelphia when the
murder was committed. Gallsgher's conviction
was surprise to all South Texas on account
of his great wealth and his previous good
name. Mrs. Fitzgerald announces her intention
of going to Huntsville and making oath that to
the best of her belief her husband committed
the crime for which Gallagher is now in the
penitentiary for life.
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WANTED DANIEL RESCUED.
A Stranger, Acting Quperly, Calls on Er.
President Cleveland and Wants Dan
lei Rescued From the Lions Den,


Speclal 10 Ine GdZetIS.
NEW YORK, Oct. IA tall, gray
haired, well-dressed gentleman called at
the house of ex-President cleveland, Go
Madison avenue, one day last week and
requested an interview. Mr.. Cleveland
was not at home, and the man said he
would call again. He returned yestsr-
day ana acted go strangely as TO excite
suspicion. He was told TO call last eve
ming at o. CLOCK, and Captain Gunner
of the East SiXty-seventh street
police station wes informed. The
Captain sent Policeman Collins to
Mr.. Cleveland 3 house last evening to re-
ceive the stranger. At Z O'Clock the
man called al the house and the officer
confronted him. When asked his bust
ness the man said that he had only to do
with MIR. Cleveland, and acted in so
peculiar manner that he was arrested
and taken to the police station. There he
said he was Felix Armstrong, fifty seven
years old. He refused to talk
at fret, but finally told Capt. Gunner
in a confidential manner that he wanted
Cleveland to rescue Daniel from the
lion 8 den, and perform some other fea-
lures. He was taken before Justice
fainter at the Yorkville police court this
morning and committed to the care of
the commissioner of charities and cor
rection for examination as to his sanity.
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WHY GRANT WAS GREAT.
Due Recognition When True Merit Is Once
Established

kstnbl1shed-
Was Grant a great general?-conceded.
What made him so?
When L. S. Grant was hauling cord
wood into St. Louis his neighbors did not
imagine he would become the most fa-
nous man OF his generation. When he
was managing the little tapnery in Galena
no one Of his intmates recognized in him
future hero. But he displayed quail
ties which should have satisfied them he
was no common man. What was there
about him?
If you start to build single story
shanty you pay little attention TO the
foundation; you may lay stringfrs in the
sand, with little fear the building will
fail. Fut il you propose erecting ten
story bfck your architect wi tell you
you hu go TO the rock for t basis of
your foi@dation, or the stately structure
is liable y tumble about yoHEears.
The fodhdation of a grea4han is moral
force-ch,kc,er this is rock foun-
never never" succeed Cram Never cA used an an
oath-a sure d icatiqdbf moral charac-
ter. He never elddr listened to, if he
could help it, Nakr story; this showed
peculiar moral fl an unusual strength
OF character. HsNss a man of opinions
as his wife s<EAnebstinate; in other
words, he ha@will pdy force.
These qgsEties, wfagood Judgment,
well bala9eed mental pdkers. and pecu-
liar executive ability, 81 kplemented by
militaF education, fitta him for the
emergsFcy, when it came AS soon as
his msf Fits became known suc1 ss was as
sured! This is always the se. with
things as with men. 81 well know the
value OF Warmers Safe Cure,2 writes
NJ. Carr of the Hotel Bennett, Bingham
ton, y. Y. "In 1884 l had difficulty
with my kidneys. The doctors did not
help me; l was badly out of rig. One
day a travelling man from Utica advised
me to try Warmers Safe Cure. The first
bottle did me SO much good that when
my family doctor called l threw his medi-
cine out of the window while he was
present. l continued to use Warmers
Safe Cure until L was entirely well. -
The test Of merit is the accomplishment
of the matter IN hand. The best is that
which is n ost certain.
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the finding of vast beds of green sand 10
different parts of the county, which Is
the finest fertilizer in the world. He
also reports the finding of fine beds OF
fire clay in inexhaustible quantities.
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Stop Eight Hare

And read this notice. The, very next
time YOU come to the city don't fail to
drop in at our,plaee and maize a bill with
us. Try us once aud we know yon II
for shoes, dry gooaA. ets. Zephyr, sc.
Monday, October 20Ikdss27 are special
bargain days. All cal Ia sell at sc a
yard. bingham. dressko6e, shoes, and
everything else soidxSEy 6&ew regular
prices. II HARRx MEYER,
l4I2 Main. FarEs' and Mechanics
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FOR MARRIED FOLKS.

NoCosA, TEX, April Is, 1890.
To the Gazette.
DEAR SIRs-Receivsd the Encyclopedia
all right. The book is all that,ls elni,ped
for it. 1 only wiah aeatxkk1faEaF got
one ten yearzsaaBfR hen I was first mar
ried .ssl swS0fd RECOMMEND them to and
young couple; they are brimful of good
advice and instruction. Please accept
my thanks. Yours. F. B. STUMP.
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PARIS, TEX, Oct. l5.-w. t. Thompson, who
cut VIII Massey in difficulty near Roxton last
Friday, came in yesterday and gave himself up.
1t turns out that Massey is still alive, which
makes the charge against Thompson aggravated
assault. Thompson's head has q number of
cuts on it where Massey struck him with the
Jaws Of his knife.
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Borden County.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

DURHAM. Tex, Oct. H.-Prospectors are
coming daily. School lands are going as fast
files can be made. Three surveyors are kept
busy locating settlers. The lands, really, are
very fine and farmers that are getting sections
feel they are striking bonanzas- The water is
pure freestope aud is obtained in wells from
fifteen to forty feet. The county will, doubt
less, srganize next spring. Durham is the
prospective county site. 1t is bright, busy.
growing village. situated on the stage line
book.
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A Cnnk Rnnk Free

To every subscriber of the weekly GA
ZETTE who sends US 81 20 in cash We will
send the weekly GAzEIlRSanAa sar and
the Household, SIS pages,
bound Sf6t6s In ordering paper,
please mention this offer. Send Sl.25
and address THE GAZETTE,
Fort Worth, Tex.
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WANTED FEMALE ...llsGENrs

wanted-LaatsstS canvass in their
own toEsasstTd counties. Nice employ
Rss Liberal commissions. Reeom-
mendation required. Address NJ. L..
W., care Gazette, Fort Worth, Tex.
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The original Webster URdbrldged Apstspn-
airy and The ,Wsss< ~ dc Year
oaly-Sssge Ltfvtndry shipped, prepaid
cypress Office nearest the subscriber.
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Geological Discoveries Near jefferson.

JEFFERSON, TEX, Oct. 15.-state
Geologist Kennedy has been here for the
last few days inspectingi the clavs and
green sands in this county. He reports
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Special 70 the Ga7ette.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, Oct. IA Southern
Pacific passenger tran Yesterday ran over Jose
Hernandez, q prosperous stockman, pee- Bel
Rio. Both his legs were cut off near the hips
and he was otherwise badly injured.
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injured while Herdine Cattle.

SAN ANGELO. THx.. Oct. 15.-P. C. Lee, a
large stockman OF this county. while rounding
up herd, his horss became manageable and
ran over steer. The horse was killed. Mr..
Lee is seriously il rbt mortality injured.
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To epery mail $500 Weekly Gaze
ehtxf76 S6psr oae year for 1915.
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DR.. Rutherford, state health officer,
was in town lately. and said that the
general health of the state was good.
There is no quarantine between any
points in the state at present, and the
few cases of smallpox existing are well
taken care of, and no danger is to be ap-
pretended from them. There are but
two cases in the pest house at Waco, and
both are convalescent.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Practical Workings of the System in
MISUNDERSTANDING in Popularity.
Testimonials from Well known Public Men.
Every Governor for Eighteen Years in
Favor Of the Present Law.

Bosros, Mass, Sept. 10, 1890.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-21
A Supposed Shakespeare Table

A very interesting piece of furniture has
just been added to the museum at Shakes
peare's birthplace-an old oaken table said
to have belonged to Shakespeares family
and to have been in use in the poets day. 1t
was only discovered a few days ago, and
ones examination Of it on Saturday was
practically the first inspection to which it
has been submitted. 1t is low round table,
with raised edge, standing on stout center
leg with three toes. The top has evidently
been beeswaxed for centuries. On the under
surface of the table two letters H. W. appear.
The old Stratford families whose surnames
begin with W are legion. Shakespeare had
cousins named Webb, but the records do not
allow any of them Christian name needing
or J. The information on which the table
was purchased is to be found in statement
made on oath before Mr.. Lloyd Chadwick,
Warwick This gentleman, who is so years
of age, states that when boy he remembers
the table being in the possession of his grand
mother, and he often heard it spoken of by
her and others. She bought it from WON
an who purchased 1t at the sale of Shakes
peare's house in Henley street, Stratford on
Avon, and it was always known in the fam
lily as Shakespcore's Observation-Disclosures Ga
zntta.