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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15

Those who KNOW
say we have more
Imported Dolls for
our holiday selling
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Silting.room. Rufus and his vito had
the north chamber, and had the south
one, | lett my door opNn that night,
and did not sleep any. | listensdi no
one stirred in the night Rufus and his
wife WsrO up very early in the morn
ing, and before 0 o'clock left for YER
mont, They hal a days journey and
would reach home about o o'clock in
the evening, Rufus Wlfs hado father
good'by. crying, while Rufus, was got
ting their trunks down stairs, but RUFUS
did not 90 nOar father nor mo, He Nta
no breakfast; his very back looked ugly
when lie went out Of tho yard,
That very day, about 7 O'Clock In tho
evening, after tea, had just washed
the dishes and put them away and went
out on tho north doorstep, WHARF father
was sitting, and sat down on the lowest
step, There was o cool breeze there II
had been avery hot day.
"Iwaut to know II that Ellis fellow
has been to SEQ yoa any lately" said
father all at once.
mot a great deal" answered.
"Did no come 10 SEQ you tho last
night you were thsre2" said father.
ayes, sir" said l, "hs did come"
III yon ever have another wor'l to say
10 that fellow while l live I'll kick you
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dark end OF closet leading ont Of the
kitchen, which contained some Old
clothes Of ialhers.
Then / made up tho fro in tho
kitchen stove; made coileoi baked bis
cults aud poached some eggs Tor break
last,
Then ! opened tho door into the sit
ilng.room and called, "Father, breakfast
ia ready" Suddenly ! started. There
was n red stain on the inside oil the sit
ting.room door. My heart began TO beat
In my ears
"FatherI" | called OUT "lRtherW
There was no answer.
"Father" again called, as loud as |
could scream. "Why don't you Bpoak2
What is tho malter2"
Tho door Of his bedroom stood open,
i had feeling that saw q red retlsc'
ton In there. | gathered myself to-
go.her and went across the Histing.room
to fathers bedroom door, His little
looklng.glass hung over his bureau dl.
reclly opposite his bod, which was re-
Elected in 1t,
That was the first thing ! saw when !
reached the door. could see father in
the looking-glAai and the bed, Father
was dead there no had bean murdered
In the night.
f-, nj,
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dSy, slnSiic, short clear side, II .aGsgc
W,ii.Eys DsUllers' finished goOds per gallon
unchanged.
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ch'y VIZ. n,Ip Wbssi ,essrin,s ~ IN bushels.
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49, ~ hc.yv nnIinnS declined
~, KIN. N,,ti Inc cInsc when nrices
alU lii n1s,,rs ina isft III sisi6 inW.
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SsS's nv SsSsini. SG id bn,heis! exportS
sGl 900 bushels sales i96 900 bushels OF spot; spot
nominal; options dull, closing sake lower.
CloSiny: Nav gJL.c; Angus, 26kc September
Ia: October a6Lc IlGy firm Hops dull.
Hides 0nIet Leather arm. Heel steady. Cut
meats Guiet Lard ea,y; western closed At 50 Is.
pntE dull but steady. butter very firm; western
dairy iOaisr: do creamery llaislIc; do factory
S5AilIie; Elglns lsSIc: state dairy llal1S6ci DO
creamery isssc. Eggs stranger; ,1Ate anu lenn.
svlvRnlA liallc tru'h western l!'gAl1c' lailnW
quiet; city iallc; country ibai.G; rs TO qual'
itY. linsln quiet. Rice quiet. h0IasSes steauy.
Coffee options opened Steady closing Steady
atbai5 points advance spIt couee' ho hF'n'
sugars raw hrhli rehheu h'tn'
NRltlmorr-Flout steady aud unchanged:
receipts li,O9j barrels sales Ggl barrels. Whet
weak; Snot aud month GySa6Ftc; September
7OssA70lsc; December 7jailtic steamer 70. req i
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cruel az ! did that night. Henry said
that lie should certainly see mo during
the vacation, and when replied that
iie must not come he was angry, and
said-but such foolish things arc not
worth repeating. Henry has really n
worry sweet temper, and would not hurt
a Ay.
Tho very night Of my return homo
Rufus BonnOtt aud my father had words
about some maple sugar which Rufus
made on his Vermont farm and sold TO
my father, who made good trade for
Il 10 soma people in Boston. Tint was
fathers business. lls had once kent
store, but had given II up, and sold d
few articles that he s8Hld make a large
rroGt on hore aud there Rt Wholesale.
lilo u,od to sond 10 New Hampshire and
Vermont for butter, eggs aud Cheeso.
Cousin Ruius thought father did not al
low him enough nj his profit on tho
mRplo sugar, and In tho dispute father
lost his temper and said that Rufus hnd
given him nndOF. weight At that Ruiua
swore nm oath and seized father by Tho
tlrnaL, Rufus Wiio screamed: "Oh,
don'll don'Ll Oh, ho'lI kill him"
I went up to Rufus and took hold Of
his arm. 49,, ,,...
"GuluS llcunOlt," said !, you lot my
father go"
But rufus oyos glhrsl like a mad.
mans, aud Ito would not lot go. Then !
wont 10 tho desk drawer whefo inlher
had kont a piHlOl slnCO some houses III
tho village we're broken into; got out
tho pistol, laid hold Of Rufus again. aud
held tho inuzSlO against hiH forehead,
"You lot my iathOr 20" said !, "or III
hrsw ,.,
Then Rufus lot 50, and ialhOr dropped
lIka dog. Ito was purple in tho ince'
Rufus Wiis and | worked n long time
over him TO bring him 10.
"RuIua BSnnolt," said !, "go TO lllo
vol and get q pitcher oi water" liG1
wont, but WHOM father had revived anu
got hp RufnO gave him n look uiaI
showed Ito waa not over Ills raRo.
am got OyOn with you yuL Marlin
Fairbanks, old man M YOU arc ~ ma
shouted out, aud wont Into tho outer
room. a., -,
No got lalhor 10 bod soon. lilo slept
In tho bedroom doWnsIOlfa, out Of thO
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Copyright, ls0N
CHAPTER I.-Tus TRAGEDY,

N'N+sA $500 - 80" ANtAAtAAN
From notes written by Miss Sarah
Fairbanks Immediately after the report
Of the grand iury.)
As | take my pen to write this, hAvs
a feeling that am on the witness stand
-for or against myIeli, Which2 Tho
place OF the criminal in tho dock win
not voluntarily take. Wlllatllrn Meth
or my Innocence or douy my guilt
will present the facts OF the case as i'm.
partially and as coolly as il ! had moth.
ing at sISkG l will let all who read this
Judge me as they will,
This lam bound 10 do, az am con.
demned to something infinitely worse
than the litO'cell or the galloWs, Twill
Try my own self in lIsR oil judge aud
jury; my guilt or my innocence | will
prove TO you all, ii IL DO in mortal
power In my despair am tempted TO
say care not which 1t may be, so some
thing DO proved. Open condemnation
could not overwhslm me like universal
suspicion.
Now, first, as l have heard is the Gus.
tom in courts OF law, | will present the
case. lam Sarah FalrbAnkS, q country
Ichoolteacher, twenty-nins years OF age
My mother died when l was twenty.
three. Since then, while l have been
away teaching at Digby, u cousin oil my
father. RUFUS Bennett, and his wiis
have lived with my father. Daring the
long summer vacations they returned to
their little farm in Vermont, and kept
house for my father,
For Eve years have been engaged h
be married to Henry Ellis. youug man
whom met in Digby. My father was
very much opposed 10 the match, and
has told me repeatedly that II insisted
upon marrying him in his lifetime he
would disinherit me- On this account
Henry has never visited me at my home,
While could not bring myself TO break
of finally my engagement, l wished to
avoid an open rupture with my father.
He was quite an old man, and Twas tue
only ono he had left OF large family.
believe that parents should honor
their children, as we'll as children their
parents, but had arrived ut this COLI
clusion: In nina.tenths OF the cases
wherein children marry against their
parents wishes, even when the parents
have no just CroundI for opposition, the
marriages arc unhappy,
sometimes felt that l was unjust 10
Henry. and resolved that II ever | Sus.
pected that his fancy turned toward any
other girl would not hinder it, e'pecl-
ally as / was getting older, aud, !
thought, losing my good looks.
A little while ago, a young and pretty
girl came TO Digby to teacli the school
in tho south district. She boarded in
the same house with Henry. l heArd
that he was somewhat attentive to her.
and made up my mind would not in.
terfere. At the same time it seemed to
mo nv heart was breaking. heard
her people had money, too. and she was
an only child. | had always felt that
Henry ought TO marry 4 wife with
money, because he had nothing himself,
and was not very strong.
School closed five weeks ago, and l
came homo for the summer vacation.
The night before left, Harry came to
see me, and urged me to marry him. /
refused again; but never before had
felt that my father was so hard aud
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'FArHER" CALLED OUT, "FATHER!"
out Of this house like dog, daughter OF
mino though you be" said no. Then
he sworO great oath aud called God to
witness Speak to that fellow again,
II YOU dare, while liye!" said he.
did not say word /; | just looked up
Mt him rs sat th0ru. Father turned
pale, and ahrank back, aud put his hand
to his throat, where Rufus had Clulched
him. There were some purple finger
prints there.
~ suppose you woull have been
glad, il he'd killed me-" father cried
out.
~ saved your liie," saidI.
"Whal did you do with that pistolH
he asked.
"a put it back in the desk drawer"
got up and went around aud sat Gu
the west doorstep, which 10 the front
one. As ] sat there the bell rang for
the TuoIday evening meeting. and
Phoebe Dole aud Maria Woods, two old
maiden lndis', dressmRkers, onr next
door neighoors. went past on their way
to inesting. Phnbo stopped and asked
II Rufus and his wife had gone, Maria
won't around the house. Pretty soon
they went on, and several other people
passed. When they had all Como it was
as still as death.
Isat alone long time, until | could
SEQ by the shadows that the full moon
mad risen. Then l vent up TO my room
and went to bed.
lay awake long time crying. It
seemed to me that all hope OF marriage
between Harry and me was over. |
could not expect him to wait for me. |
thought Of that other girl could SEQ her
pretty face wherever looked. But at
last cried myself to sleep.
Az about o'clock woke and got up.
Father always wanted his breakfast at
o'clock, and | had IN prepare 1t now.
Whom father and ! Wero alone hD nl.
ways built the ere In the kitchen stove
But that morning did not hear him
stirring as usual, and | fanciod that no
must 10 so out Of temper with mo that
he would not build tho firo.
went to my cloIet for dark.bluG
calico dress which l wore to do house.
work in. II had hung there during all
tue school term. ASH TOOK " OH inc
hook my attention vas caught ny some
thing strange about tho arGss hau
worn the night before. lhis dress was
made oil thin summer SIX IL was green
In color, apirlnkled over with Whi'e
rings. II had hesn my best dte's Tor
two summers, but now was Wearlngi'
on hot afternoons at home LOT ~ IL the
coolest dreis have. The night before,
too. had thought oil tho possibility OF
llenryB driving over from Digoy anu
passing tho house. lie had done this
sometimes during tho last summer va.
cation, and wished TO look my best II
no did.
AS took down my calico dress saw
what 9oolnod to DO n stain on tho green
silk. ! throw on tho calico na'Illy aud
then took tho green silk and carried II
over to tho window. II was covered
with spots-hoFFlble Eroat OplhshcS md
streakS down the front. Tho right
sleeve, too, was stained, and all tho
stains wero wot.
"What have got on my droSs"
said /.
II looked like blood. Then ! smollOd
OF II, aud II was aiCkening In my nos.
trIls, but was not auru what tho smell
Of blood was like. thought must
lavO got tho stains by BotnO accident
tho night bOlnrO.
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IInsinh--1hc market n much qnClot az iar ~
duuo,lIc WOODS afO concerted, though mit TNlNs
haIU been unli OH every lot sold This IL The
Ifst week when there lns boon more foreign
iLnn tlninn,ilc wool sold IN the boston market
1hupufChA'Cn VI Ali'lthl Ian wool Tor America
ina isttpat on furnh NJ any sale CnnN mud
Wnnluyidon have Rha.Od WIN Australian In thO
bflsI demand Tor foreign mrflnu woods Cane
rnmblng has been sold ~ Il hNla " NJ clean aud
Iho Gnloi Of tho week Otc 5000, 100 lbs domestic
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DIARRHGA should bs stopped prompt
~. II soon becomes chronic. De
Wits Collie aud Cholera Cure il edeC.
tive, safe and certain. Hundreds OF
testimonials boar witness to the virtue
Of this great medicine. II can always
be depended upon, its uIe save, time
and money. Logan Drug Co.. Wheel
Ing W. Va, b. F. Peabody, BanwOod,
and Bowie & o., bridgeport. o. 7
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Chicago Cattle strong some fancy western
tnngc steer, sold to-day At s. 10. tho highest
urirN Of lho yCnf aud some Texans brought 3iai
cnunlnr COWS wCnN native steers steady Hogs
tisniri heavy hogs 81 BAT AOi hacking lots 81 8Oa
StG thIpnlng lNli ~ Gjai si common IN choice
iSrd ii a1Ni sD light wrlght' ~ GJh6 ~ Sheep
Iic"sinis- cattle, 6.OlJ heal. calves, bOO hOnd,
h0sA, 1000 hIaii sheep 1000 head.
,,ncinnRii-llog, aclyp aud strong Rt o. ga
Ig1, frceiplg i,lOJ head sNlumCnls 40 head
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WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENoER SATURDAY, AUGUST 1895

aud a,H75Q0 lbk foreign. against a7lj,tOl lbs
domestic aud $4,000 lbs foreign last week, aud
7,?Jl7D1 lbs domestic ami 1900 lbs foreign for
tile same week last ycnT, The Nlles 10 date
show an increase Of 9,Slp,7D IDS domestic nnd
date In lSDt Receipts 10 date show m Increase
oiji,sS9 bales dnmeitlcland ijO,Gji bales foreign.
New Yurk-Woul firm.
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Wheeling Bridge & Terminal RY.
co. BREWSTER Rccclvot

Tlmu Table No II. 70 tnkp loot l!ll a. in,
SUNDAY November ~ 1871
trayp whccllng -lsiJl tJiD, i,tiOa IN, tl,il
lea ISSyc FSaIa,0lG- OO,tO6l lltiDG m.t!iN
es!ll, IiiN, lpOj T. IN ..
icAyO Martins Ferry -tSill tsb1, lliiSla IN,
i2.il e5iH tult lglA -..........
Atflyo Terminal Jnnctl,n-lSi tlOiOL iiliJJ
o. Ill.,, tttas, eiif'. I'D Gus n ~
sIIslj ain, ii.bg, tiOi. tblll, tS,b y. M
Leave Narin sfctry Ms 1871 d TO-, illiH
ulh. lilo Iiip ISyHp, NJ
IeGyc lcnln,ls -i7'5l, ll!iiAtu-, east iiiL
t(li7, Nilb tsjii y NJ,
ilI1 illih th.il, ~ a ~ ~
Email, fDAliv BIcsnt Sunday liundAyi dhiI
Iilifalnl viii run on kaiNtn Tina
j.k TAU55lu, superintendent
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Metals.

New f0rk-Pig from firm; southern sit ora
400 Copper strong brokers' price llkc, Lead
strong; brokers' price SiS7ls, Tin casyi straits
eii 2jali 81 Plates quiet SpOlleF market
higher domestic 81 G5ai 0O,
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Ou CItV-uponUd ut 81 8li highest 81 nj,
lowest II ~! closed Al 81 ~ sales 100 barrels.
clottanrcs Opl hnrtcl'. shipments WOSi bar
fcll, runs 02,61i barrels
Nav York Petroleum CA'ICri closed offered
nj 1870.
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RAILROADS..
Ka pennsylvania stations.
V!EgRR8yIVaRid LINES.
Trains Run by Central Tine.

rirEET OFTIcEs At pFTYHTLvAStA STATION o.
MITsR ST. foOT OF ELEvENTH st, WHEELING,
At Mrfuns lluusE, WHTELIN0, AND AT TgE
PLSNYLyAHIA STATION, pMbdSfonT.
snf-rtIwrsr HNarrs,-"rLv iIANnLE RoUTE."
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD co.


on aud after Monday. June 10, 1875 Pas.
senger Trains will run RS follows sDAllH.
tDalIY EKcepl sunday. Cenlral time
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FINANCE AMI TRADE,
Tho Features OF tho Money aud Stock
Markets,

Tho Features Ot tho Money aud Stock
Markets,
Nav YoRK, August 2,-Money on call easy at
per cont; last loan pOr cent closed at per
cont, sterling exchange strong al 81 9OHa4 OK
slVcr,certiacalei G6jsi65JsG Prime mercantile
paper Sai per cent
lower range Of values was established In, 4
large majority Of tho stocks traded In on the
stock exchange The general cause OF the de-
preston was heavy realizing by bull pools. In.
gaiementa ofgOid for shipment TO Europe, al Of
which was 10 come from the snbLTeasurY, also
tended 10 weaken tho market A. the opening
tho list fell oil q fraction; shortly after u
O'Clock 4 general decline took place. The, bear
altacE had, spent itself ut about delivery hour,
aud under tue covering oil sh0l contracts u
rally was affected OF ,salA per cent Inc mar
ket closed weak.
'' fRS Il iotS sale; Of stock, to-day were SOiiO
shares
Government bonds easier.
state bonds dull
railroad bondsWeaE.
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RAILWAY TIME CARD.

NAV ~ lsJL EXPLANATION on RgYERESCr
Marks 7pally; iDiily except SUNDAY; iDaily,
except SalnrdYi IDaIly, except Monday lsun.
IlAys 0nlyi MONDAYS only; saturdays only
Eastern standard Time
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From Pittsburgh. 1910 a. IN. and $50 p. m,
daily, 1850 p. m, daily. except Saturday. lG3Ip.
IN. except Sunday, aud 2:2i a M, Sunday only.
Washington Accommodation, Sloa M, daily,
except sunday.
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ThsCIsVeland, LoraIu & Whsslns R. R.


Tlmo Table In ctlOrt Monday, May ~, 1897
Cleveland Depot. Foot OF South Water Street
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Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad.
Onnnd Afisr SATURDAY,, February ?, iSJi uIlul
will run ~ follows, city umOi
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-13

Christmas IS a time OF Joy and good
cheer, and no Christmas-dinner can be
quite complete without some light wines
or liquors. and cigars. and unless these
are good, the dinner will be failure TO
have them good. buy them from house
who are known OF AL men 10 be reliable.
Way back in ante-belum days in the
year 1873 the concern OF oscar Cranz
&. co. was established I'm Richmond, and
by a strict attention TO business, honest
straightforward methods, and by selling
only the best goods in their line they
established a business that has with
stood all the waves OF time. seen years
of prosperity, seasons OF financial de-
preston. and to-day stands a tower OF
strength a monument 10 honest methods
and fair dealings. Is not this sufficient
ground FOR you 10 decide where to buy
your Christmas wines liquors. and
cigars? The house IS now situated at
IA Governor street and is fully stocked
with an immense assortment OF goods,
most OF which are their own import6-
ton They have III stock French Bran
dies. vintages from 1855 10 1891 Old Lon
don Dock Jamaica Rum. St Croix Rum,
Scotch and Irish Whiskeys. all OF the
very finest quality.
Sherries. Maderas. and Port. and a
very large assortment of French and
German Wines, including most Of the IA
nous brands. also. all the leading brands
o. Champagne.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-13
10 PRETENrLrNCHrNG.
Unique Remedy Proposed In a ELL by
DR.. Il. =. Powell in the House.

Governor OFerrail. in his message 10
the Legislature. paid special attention 10
the subject OF lyrchines In the State,
which he strongly condemned and pro-
posed most stringent and elaborate meas
urcs 20 prevent.
The first response from the majority In
the LEGISLATURE on The subject came yes
teriay when Or X. 5. Powell, OF Bruins
wick county introduced in the House
a bin 10 prevent lynching. Or. Pow
CHS proposed remedy Is unduly different
from that suggested by the Governor, but
may have the desired effect II the bill
ever becomes a law:
The full text OF the bin Is as follows
BE IN enacted by the General Assembly
OF Virginia That any person charged
with committing rape or assaulting fe-
roale with such intent shall be DrOpmtly
tried in the Circuit Court in the city
Town. or county where the crime is COM
rnittcd No iuror shall be permitted TO
serve on such q jury unless he be a free
holder and r man o. education and intel
If any attorney FOR the defence during
such trial shall. by word or act. reflect
mon the female II she was of previous
GOOD character. be fined not less than
800 nor more than 300. and DC debarred
the privilege CT practicing mis- profession
i'm the courts of Virginia.
All persons charged with murder snail
be tried as aforesaid.
All laws ia conflict with this are hereby
repealed
nil act shar oe in force from IS pas
sage