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nuhbnrd Boo WING under dlte Of Anrl

NNN ''ih Nifli - ne COTTON miik"f
advanced sat points today The rummur
mouths 'nucine ipul3 lnd the iattrf 30
sitens Bong dragged up IN The fune OF
aIriHn crop accounts and n beurish locnl
sentiment, The Improvement whs largely
II npt altpgcihor an aIhir of m1uipnpu-
ton There was shipment of 2Ssi bal,s
to Liverpool made by the Greeks RECENTLY
and jnsi reported. II is claimed that
nihor transfers OF the sumo sort nre to br
made In the interest of the PARTIES elid
To be manipulating the market. Private
enteS state TINT iho English market IL
also manipulated.
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COFFEE.

New York. April neutrality-suspicious.
opened steady with decline OF 6nlO
polnrs. rallied partly, but again turned
easy under the local pressure. closed
steady with prices points lower TO 10
points higher snies 1850 bags. including
May IL gOfti2sl. Spot coNce--Spot Rio
quiet, mild qiiet: cordova 10 s-fnisc. Sales
i5pp baes Marncaibo. p. T.. 3p bags Bucara-
manga D. l. exported TO Europe 1888 hags
Porto cabello and so Maracalbo y. t.
Santos. April 2S.-Dull, good average
Santos 400 refs per 100 kilos. Receipts
1900 bngs today; stock 1900 bags.
Havre April 2s--Closed irregular at u
Gi1i4i net advance: sales 1900 hngs.
Hamburg. April 2s-Steady unchanged;
sales 1000 lHgs.
Rio. April 2s.-Quiet: No Rio 1860 reis
per 100 kiios; exchange 97-iGd. Receipts
Two days 800 bags: cleared for the United
States 10000; for Europe none; stock IA
90
New York. April 2s-Total worehouse
deliveries from United States 53Sl bags,
including 5o27 from New Yorw; New York
stock today 2.2. 4cs: United States stock
25i .2s2; afioat for tho United States liz go:
total visible for the United Suites S6a, 4Ss.
against a., sSl last year.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
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KANSAS CITY.

ceirts roo. shipments. 600 Market
steady 10 strong. motive; Texas steers,
2 ldaH01. Tcyus COWS. 2.Oisi25 70. beef steers.
2.2aN3s0. native cows. L1sp3.i5. stockers
and feeder. 2S5N3.15; bulls. s.25n3G0.
llogs Receipts 1860; shipments, 500.
Lights. steady. others weak, 5c lower,
Bulk ~ snles. g. 2vaI3 10. hoavics, 3Dtd325.
packers. 3.2GN3.30. mixed, 3l6ff3,30, lights,
3 2opfi3N ~, workers.. 330n3W -: pigs,
.tH3i9 Sheep Reccipta, 800, shipments,
1op. Market steady, lambs. 225u3.oJ; NUT
tons 2 uuu 3 e.
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bDUCE MEN ORGANIZE.
| New Exchange Will Soon BE
at Work.
! or COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
.rd Nv. Laws Adopted-The
|x.mD,r Much I"''te''e" in the
orssni.a,ion-rrade Notes


produce Exchange is now
Y Houston frouue' ,,. ,..,,.,,
s,aIn.y and will be actively at WORK
,.',,n,. A meeting was held Monday
fs''as, .',o,a tho details of the or
to co"p,V'0 49, ,',.rs far ,h.
aation and arrange p'"''' 'oA
"a he undertaken.
+" ter a. r. II. Thompson as
eieV'o" ,,,.,t,,l vice presidert
dent. {. a. A'''' ~
". W. Dexter secretary was CON-
aud tho follc wing firms were en-
NV -,,,. members cf the Exchange.
a. AZ. & 90. e. Il. Porch " Co.,
Thompson y y'' A. t,runt.
uce c9inpans, 70 Lard a Koune'
les T. aai no,,sion produce ana Com
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81. Louis. April - i'l1ur steady Wheat
steady spot duh AMI neglected.. No. .
rad oNf,6l track. ~ bid elc,Afor May 5i',
JuiA la', August 81 a-.. corn weak spo,
casi'r. 80. . HiAtd. cash ga. May 2tisp
20 July ~. September IS ~. oats
cssltr. spot duh and heavy. No. = cash
nnl May ia: July Isl. i;y' quiet, -.
Barley nominal Corn meal l.3Haiin. Bran
no buyers above q for smoked cast track
sollirs al mill i51ii rs l'laN seed steady
TmoIh. seed 2srn3.l0. Hay, choice
pnaieS steady with on GRADES tinuthy
ipw"r Wh.slv i22. i1rk steady; slani-
ari ine~s iohhiur S3Ti. Ia:l custer. chni a
i'1i~ftiirt,. Receipts Flour HOl1 whoa;
o1n. corn a7,ooH. oats 22m@. Shipments
IlOur ltln MheAt COCO. ooin .2.00n
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BOSTON.

medium tsIh IL months iidi2, secured price 40
spring fine !. months. u; secured pric,e
SiaSs. spring medium 6 70 5 months sffil,
secured price 26g&, SPRING fine. 70 ;
wool. Montana me medium and me lOflS,
ecoured 80. Utah. Wyoming. etc, hne me-
dunn and fine. saii. secured Siaas- az al j
fornia WOODS, spring l2ai3 secured %g"Z'
middle country spring lyy!l. secured ~.
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rIrILDING MATERNAL.

CEMENT Portland cement, per hhl
- Goa 90; Rosedaie cement. per hbl. 81 -
n9 % lime. 81 p: iircc,ay. $3.50 "a. plas-
ter pars s. 40 fire brick. 81. Louis pci
3 to inches. inclusive. fct roofing pei
square 81 Tji2 30; Acme and Royal cement
plaster. per ton. sli nD; p,astering hair,
goat. per 10. &c; .aths per NJ, 500.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Harb wire quotations are FOR car load
HAIRED wiRE-G'idden. galvanized.
SO "a per lpl lbs; painted wire, ss.35. Wau-
k,ea' lnc higher than hidden.
WIRE NAIf.S-Rate s2.15 per keg; nd
vancns. 10 10 20 penny soc; and penny
zoe. and nenny 7jc and penny ''c
3 penny 81 %; penny 81 60.
CUT NAfLS-Eate {2.75 per keg' SAINT
advances a. on Wire nails.
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BEER-sch,tz. quarts $3.50 per hhl
pints. 81. 20 per hi: Dixie Pale quart
sDr9 pints $9.j1 Lemps Extra PATE
quarts sll.5o. hints sloe.
NlGH WINES 81 - per gallon,
WHISKY gallon: Finished goods,
on high wine basis. 81 % straight bourbon
and rye. according to age and quality,
81 75ds no. blended 81 7id3.i0.
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'ioN PRICE CURRENT

COMBINATIONS trrnS,a,ions are revised daily an,
are tho sss can be relied up am'
ssle market. ruling in the Houston y,
Frazier ASinE,piamond. si.75 per
Golden. s5 n M tin boxes. 500 Dor Pc,
'sstins pow AdroW .s per key. ss.ooa
Eo ;s =, per sack, 'i.aiaiio; buck.
S-short clear, boxed cuas,.. g.
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SUGAR.

New York, April 2s.--sugar raw quiet,
centrifugal IS test AZ. fair refining 3. sales
SO bags centrifugal % test at ~. bass
molasses sugar 50 test at 3 l-2, 1873 bass
steady
New Orleans. April 2s.--Sugar quiet, open
kettle 3si3 rs. centrifugal granulated o.
whites 4 9.l61i&, yellows 4 3-sni l-2, sec
onds 3,sQ3 1916; molasses quiet. centrifu-
gal 5Gl5. Others unchanged.
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sacks i.c less, breakfast, s5s0ec; dry sal,
6,sc; New York dry salt bellies 6lac West
e'R A "a; SSlcs AIS rs 1 Tfs bellies &C.
i'asgins, l9..lb, ilYc; 2-lb i7sc, 2i.-lb, sc,
Arrow ties. SOC.
>, BAKING roWpER-Apex. lib. 500; "
Ne 's-i1. 'Qc; h-.n, i5c; Isis one spoon. J.
10 per dozen. 81 10; LIB. sl.a5: In. soc. *
G.. S,.nz cans 500 pcr dozen
,, 1A y Si Nh' Fki,lT-ror dozen; sirawhcr-
LIS, seconds. aicasi.0j. peafs' sfand,yi- Va
HVer Clipper l,artott pears. glb. sl6vu
tV,i Sip, S'OWl q beaches. STANDARD. IN.
MsilO'. 70. 80: seconds, nh lDiilO, s,andard
sip' N1p,' .65' 3b, seconds, N.Sonii0. M
Pc peaches, T5dN0n; hlackberrios s0fsir:
W iS!%a ny apples SoPs7sc..
n'5nVt;e' fancy, mixed. in pals, ,s,asc
-, nAN,N ID - vEGrrAni-Es.-Meirow
peas, Nuln 20. Lima heans SDftS5; string
be- naan.s, sS~ DC; corn, 5oe'isl2a tomatoes
XIV ;nMio2'ec, seconds. 5Qa5Sc 2b, 75usoc
reg cA ffiiFsy ,SSspNS KS soss5e. ooons
o oo;l for ~ - cans; Peaches, slS,lli IA;
oss pluns, 81 lupl.l5. arricnts SlrHi.s5,
pnats, Ni'gi 70: green CAGES slloaii5.
heciarines. si45, grapes. 81 ioliiii; white
cherries. $3.50; black cherries, $50: black
berries. N.SoNi75.
q, a.. .% 81, MEATS Roast beef ilh. ii2o
d. zon, sll51l.2o; III lunch tongue. dozen.
SSz;no"y,I9' }slh chlrped beef dozen sl25a
i.So' ~ oxford sausage . dozen. $500;
trankiurt sausage IN. St 80: i4ih potted
nam, dozen, d5Nllc. ielb pottcd ham .
dozen, SA.1. III ccvilca ham. dozen, .Oii
doc ~ devica ham, dozen. Sl9a
CANl itS-tiranitc 6s ana IS 6'sGic. 10
or paratnc, assorted colors, gANll.. Star
candies gUgiac.
-corFEt--Rio and Coraova: Fair ie,s1
10, e, prime h ING lsc. Choice is'.mles; fancy
f. Apex basis. loolh cases Ssl75 Ar
~ nMc kics IN ipoib eases. 81 81. IN gsh oasrs
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Iona n. Aprn - cousos for money
III I-li. 10 for III, acc 1unt lie. Bar sill
e,r 81 3lbi per opnr" Money y per cont.
f;pto of discount in tho open ms rk't for
short ana three. months bills 3-lofl's.
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OlI.-T.insocd, N DDS, raw. l2c hoi.ol
iic. petroleum. 10 tosi. in Dds. lic, IN
"a sos 81 So; brilliant oil 4 %. IN hl.s l2,ec
stove gasoline. IN enHr- 81 ~ IN hhis &c.
Eupion oil. in Ibis lac in casos SEQ. castor
oil medical pure 9ir turncniHo IN DOS
WHITE LEADS Strictly pure end',c.
WINDOW C;T.ASS-In boxes, " and % 10
70 per cent discount. new list
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81. Louis, Mo. April 2s.-Wool unsettled
and weak, shade on from last quota
tious
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RomarN-MarNot quiet

New YORK, April eS.-The market sor
cotton seed products rs nm md uneNHis
summor yellow. ~ burrels, a, meal lDcu
cahe 100 per short ton
Now York, April 2S-Cotton seed prod
ucis dill and unchanged quotations nom
NAL primo crude oil, bulk 2lism24. prime
summer yellow. Ia barrels, .t025f4, prime
cotton seed meal .l.ND per ton.
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were hcavy-et2 cars. The weather. too.
with more ram in the wheat belt.
The weekly crop bulletin of Indiana
and Kansas noted favorable progress t.
the growing crop and foreign adviccs
were OF the same tenor. except In spain.
Where more rain was needed: Under all
this. prices naturally tended downward
and the opening was at S-Sfti. decline
The business was largely IN changing
May into July and the premium on tn,
latter rose easily to 6-SQl% The close
was easy for July Mt 6sA.
Corn Was slow and weak. Influenced by
the decline in wheat and the favorable
progress OF the planting. There was free
liquidation in May and liberal changing
to July and September.
In oats heavy liquidation In May caused
n general depression In the market, the
weakness of corn being factor.
Another small decline was made Ia
provisions. This was due TO liberal cs-
timated hog, receipts tomorrow and some
selling by packers.
Estimates for wednesdey-whcat 50
caips. curn .Qi, oats 49, hogs 81 ,0Ol head.
Cash Quotations We're as follows:
Flcur--pull and unchanged.
Whea,--No; :. spring, 6i's; No. 3. spring
81: No ., red, 65a,5.
Corn--No. . n: NJ, 3 yellow. 2o,s.
oats-No. 2. 1S7t. No. ., white, l9~un's
No. 3. white, MATTE.
Ryc-No. 2. S5,s
narlcy-No. O. nominal; No. 3. ssM.
FlaxseedNo. !. eln.
Timothy seed--Pr!mo. s?5
Mess poriS-ePr Dbl. Si6uSco.
Lar1--Por 100 lbs. i6Ti2liA7o.
Short rihs--i.ooso sides 4O5dii0
Dry sailed shoulders-Boxed. iigGi4M
Short clear sides Boxed Fsgtis.
Whisky-pistillers' finished goods. per
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Aak,a IA Bid.
IIytlIsn0r TurUEEs.
Opened auict. dennnl moderate, p. m.
lGlDt ana AlnluN. NlnaAl al,.uly.
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NEW ORLEANS.

Market fairly supplied with cattle ard
calves, ovrrstookci with sheep.
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a AsAvu, d BID
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Orencd steady l9,QS steady, closed
stcadN, sales la.'or
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

Port of Galveston. April =,
Vessels In Port
To J Moller & co-ss Pauline, shiD
British Isle.
10 Fowler & Mcvitis--es AvonA str
'r To VIM. parr T. c,.-ss Tsutonia.
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Up and sailed

Up and Sailed
Sch Warren Adams. New xork "
"ggrhh T1o,o,,. Newport News. AID Apr "a
S. Phoebe Cape Verde, April ~
* i.eonn, Wilder. New. York. ~ APT -
So Galicia. Hamburg, cid April X. ~.
Bkt MeManemy, philadelphia s'a ApsA
H. RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.
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STOCKS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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pEcrrprs AND EXPORTS.

ON sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARED
Cotton on sl,ipbard stoalvessoa {SseSS|
IS Paulina. Liverpocl....'.... .'...,..'t' FL
Ss Avona. IIvsrpool...:. .s..,s.., IA
Is Tcutonia, Hverpool;. .'.'.....,.''ss 49, 49,
Mallory line, New York.".......'..t.s q.
Same day last year.....''.''''.''''.ss ~
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SS:S::S 313.N CO

cry ioai, ~; dairy sans, Eggs weak. . 10
10. Cheese g0ilJ l-2.
St Louis, April 2s.-Butter nrm TOT i. I osn,y
table grades, creamery 1906; dairy sulz.
hE Ilnns ens'e DIV. Hp,rll a.-Butter weak.
creamery i3iiii; dairy lo9i2. Eggs lower.
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On; .TuRpy's PAINLESS HOME
r HnNTMnN Ap} n Thh w WdR 'Sh 81
WHICH a POSITIVE CURE CAN BIZ
htFl;cTEn IN r,NERy CASE. WITH
olT PAIN, rUnLlClTY OR INTERFERE
rAtNS OR NERVousNEss. MARKED
IMPROVEMENTS FROM FIRST DOSE.
Aprh'rIfE INcREAsEs. PERSONS uN.
ABLE no WORK WHILE TAKING
MORPHINE, ATTEND TO BUSINESS
MANI norNG TINE FIRST Work Ftjii
YEARS AT THAT TIME. WE CAN
PROVE THE TRUTH OF EVERY
STAT uMENr MADE BY PERSONS
RIGHT lJfRE IN HOUSTON AM, AD-
JOINING CITIES WHO HAVE BEEN
CURED. SOME HAVE GIVEN Us PER-
MiSfION TO REFER OTHERS TO
THEM. MORE THAN 30 PER CENT OF
CASES CURED HAVE TRIED OTHER
REMEDIES WITH FAILURE.
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shoe STORE, SIZE. Broad street,

in the road down North river from Long
Hollow TO the city Of Buena Vista. Thu
object OF the change was to remove tho
roadway from close proximity TO the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
large force Is at work putting a new
bridge across James river near Natural
Bridge Station. on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad. The former bridge was
considered too light for the work OF the
road.
DAUGHTERS OF REBECCA
me Daughters OF Rebecca Il. O. o. F)
Lodge. No 2. have elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: Noble
Grand. Miss Minnie Crawford: Vice
Grand, MISS Sallie Crawford Recording
secretary, Miss Irene Beeton; Financial
Secretary. Mrs. +. ]. Elford: Treas,rsr
Miss Laura f.. Beeton; Conductor Mrs
ii. krause; Warden. Mrs. Jake Cohn:
inside Guard, Mr. Phil. Rogers: Outside
Guard Mr.. j. b. Holmes: Chaplain. J. III.
Beeton; Right Supporter to Noble Grand.
Mrs. Daniel Crgler; Left Supporter 10
Noble Grand, Mr.. H. De Young. Right
supporter TO Vice-Grand. Mrs. A. Scale:
l.eit Supporter 20 Vice-Grand. Mrs. II
he Young; Past Grand. Miss Annie
hrause' This is one OF the foar lodges
or Daughters OF Rebecca In the STATE
and has a membership OF over forty
Mr. j. G.. Alexander. OF Fairfield. has
sold 29 acres OF his farm 10 Mr.. w AZ
Lee, the consideration being s2.s57
Ine "no-fence law" is attracting con-
siderable attention throughout this coun-
w and the farmers are airing their opin-
Ions very freely. While such a law would
not prove beneficial to the county on ac-
count or the stock-raising interest. VET n
few persons advocate II.
Mrs NJ. j. Montgomery, OF Golfers
town, Is visiting her daughter. Mrs y
n Armentrout, OF Lynchburg
Collierstown takes the prize for fine
hogs MI. George Smith killed two. which
were only months old, and weighed sas
pounds apiece.
Rockbridge county is also coming IN
the front as a hog-breeding county Mr..
j. Scott Moore shipped five shoats ana
nve hogs or his celebrated English Berk-
shire swine to Mr.. w. E. Buxbow ~
Greensboro. N. c.. who is a large bread
er or fancy stock. Mr.. Moore has Skinned
twenty-five OF this breed during the mast
year to parties outside OF the State Tor
breeding purposes. The head OF Mr.
Moore's herd. BLACK Prince" fs "a
months old. and weighs $50 pounds. and
when Of mature age will weigh 500 or 900
pounds.
A special term OF the Circuit Court OF
hockoridge has been ordered for the aoth
instant.
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church. at 6 o'clock, wednesday jan
uary I'D. , r-,..,,
blonde. and has large cree Oh t,,o
here. After a wedding journey 10 tn1
West Mr.. and Mrs. huBhart VIII i'1'10
At sewau, W. Va.
Mis- Rosa WITT left wednesday Tor
washington. where she will spend ,he
winter al the Metropolitan Hotel WIN ner
sister. Mrs. william S. Burke, and her
friends. Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Burke.
WANTS DAMAGES.
Miss Annie T.. Fletcher. a former
sfanntonian. now stenographer In the
of9ce Of ID. X. Joslin. OF Philadelphia
has Instituted a suit against troAey-
ar comnauv. i'm the city OF Brotnerly
Tove alleging that through the negil-
rence OF the company her left arm was
rscently seriously injured. The damages
claimed are 5000. .,..s
Nr Frank H.. webb has purchased
the 3. l.. Partlow residence, on BeFke-
lev street. and Mr.. Turner X. Hack
man has bought from w. i. summer
son a residence on north Jefferson street.
The purchasers will occupy these houses
as their residences. +. q,
Mrs. Margaret Stuart Robertson IS in
RicnmOlus iIr bt~"N - 49,
Hunter Mcclure
Mr.. Joseph A. Glasgow has resigned
his membership I'm the City Electoral
Board.
Mrs Kenneth Mccoy is in Washington
citv this week visiting friends.
Miss Sadie Weller left Wednesday 10
spend the remainder OF the winter visit
ing Mrs. J. w. Patton, at Gainesville,
Fla
The Young Mems Christian Association
has Just added 10 its large library
a lot of new books. by c. Y. Warman,
Stanley Weyman. Thomas Nelson Page,
Rider Haggard. Edgar Faucet, and Ma
ri0n Crawford.
Past-Grand-C Chancellor W. I. Oliver
has been elected by Valley Lodge, no.
IS. Knights Of Pythias, representative
TO TIE Grand Lodge, which meets I'm
Danville May 9Th. lie has also been
elected by stanton Lodge, No. 756.
knights Of Honor. as representative 20
the. Grand Lodge. which meets In Rich
mOnd in March next.
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SALEM JOTTlNGs.
Sent On-Diamond Cut Diamond
Personal and General.

SALEM, VA, January lS.-(Speciai)-
John Williams. a young negro who was
arrested Tuesday on the charge OF hav-
ing attempted TO assault a white woman
last week, had a preliminary hearing
Thursday before a magistrate. who sent
him on to the grand jury.
judge w. W. Moffett as attorney for
the Board OF Supervisors of this county.
has been In Richmond for the past week
TO endeavor TO secure the passage through
the LEGISLATURE Of a bill providing that
the levy OF taxes In Roanoke county for
certain purposes shall apply TO property
within the town OF Salem. Colonel X. III.
Logan Is also there. representing the town
OF Salem. As both are ex-members OF
the Legislature II Is case OF diamond
cut diamond.
Thomas /. Preston. who was appointed
By the Executive Committee OF the Farm
ers' and Mechanics Benevolent Fire-In-
surance Company TO 90 10 Richmond In
the interest OF said company, in certain
bills now before the General Assembly.
has returned.
] w Dean. the Quaker evangelist. IS
now conducting a very interesting series
Of Bible readings. which are attended
every night by large congregations.
The family OF j. a. Dc uulBfTIuer, inc
newly.appointed depot agent have ar
rived here from Richmond. and are stop
ping at Hotel Duval. but In few days
viii go to housekeeping.
Attorney A. y. Pugh and little son
have returned from Baltimore. where the
latter has been under treatment FOR an
affection Of the throat. The condition OF
the child Is critical. and the parents have
but little hope OF his recovery.
salem's progressive florist. besides sup
nlying Roanoke with carnations and vio-
lets and shipping quantities daily TO
washington. has just made . contract
10 ship thousand carnations a week to
Ivnchburg. He now has soma six or
eight large LIGHTHOUSES. and intends TO add
TO them this year.
Hon. Joseph ID. Logan. OF Union. w.
va. is here on Visit to friends and rela-
tives
DIR. ]. d. Drcher. president OF Roanoke
College. has returned from a visit to his
mother, In South Carolina.
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GLOUCESTER GLEANrNGs.
"A Pastor 'Pounded"-The h Dads ana
Low Water-PersonnI

GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE. VA.
January B-(Speclal)-Th congregation
or Beilany's Methodist Episcopal church
assembled at the parsonage at Belle Rio
Wednesday. and gave their pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Potts. pounding" The contribu-
tons were numerous and Of the useful
and substantial kind. Four barrels Of
flour were among the number. Refresh
ments were served and every one had
good time.
There seems to be less water In the
earth than was ever known Of this sea-
son before. Many wells have failed. par
TALLY or entirely. and the mill-ponds are
not full At one mill a steam engine Is
kept. TO be used In severe droughts. Never
before has IL been necessary 10 use II
In the winter until recently. The turbine
wheel at Stubbs's mill uses so much
water that II u probable that sseam will
be put III TO supplement- the water-power.
This Is one OF tae two fine roller-process
Touring mills In Gloucester
Surprise parties seem 10 be thei order
Of the day, or rather Of the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F.. Taliaferro have
moved into their new house on Ware
river. They have sweet home where
old Virginia hospitality IL dispensed
Miss Annie Byrd, or Wh,.e Hall. 10
visiting her sister, Mrs. Corbln Waller.
OF Norfolk.
Miss Jessie Hunter. OF Baltimore. Is
visiting her cousin. Mrs. W. c. Hat
wood
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shingluff will eeis-
brats the twentieth anniversary u their
marriage or Friday evening.
Mlssea Kate Hinkie and Arns Jones
have returned from a delightful visit TO
Ncwpcrt Mems.
AIR Douglass Stewart fell on the ifs
while skating yesterday Afternoon ana
bfoAs his LETT leg Just above tos <aAiss