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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02
was greatly appreciated.

Another interesting feature OF the
evenings enjoyment was an "object
lesson" given in tableau, "Woman
and her superiors." A woman is
just putting her ballot into the box
when she is threa ened by those
Standing around, viz: the Turk, the
German, the Indian, the released
convict (still in his striped clothes)
and the tramp. This was finely pre-
sented H 'fa 2H"
Next in order was the serving of
delecate refreshments and we fear no
contradiction from any one who par
took IN the exercise when we say,
that this was the sweetest feature of
the program. The refreshments being
dispersed with, the Association en-
tered into business session, and the
election of officers, with following
results. Pres. Mrs. M. Il. McTeer,
reelected; Vice Pres. Mrs. S. t. Stan
ley, reelected; Secretary Mrs Bond
and Treasurer Mrs. Lillian Webb
reelected. W
The E. S A. wishes to express it,
thanks and sincere appreciation to
Major and Mrs. w. A McTeer for
throwing open their ever hospitable
home for the benefit and enjoyment
of the Association and its invited
friends M E. Henry Sec. E. S. A.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02
Nj. e. CHURCH
l.. S. FULLER, Pastor.

Remember the Quarterly meeting
April 18th. and 13th.
The pastor delivered the first SER
mon of the series on the subject, Of
the recognition and honorlng the
Holy Ghost, to large congregation
last Sunday morning. The testimony
meeting that followed was veritable
Pentecost. There were several ac-
ces,lon. to the membership.
Election of officer. for the ensuing
year in the Epworth League resulted
as follows: Chas. Parham Pres. Thos.
Mcguire 1st. Vice Pres. end. sVice
Pres. Anna Huffstetler, 3rd. Vice
Pres, Annie Kidd, 4th. Vice Pres.
Eva Best, Secy. Clyde Goddard,
Treas. w. c. Ruble.
A splendid program has heen pre-
pared for Easter, In tue morning al
1890 service Of song and discourse
subject of Resurrection. At night a
beautiful children's service at 7 sharp.
Come bring your flowers. Remember
next Sunday is Easter.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02

The rain Tuesday night caused
Pistol creek to overflow and do a
great deal OF damage. All of the
wagon bridges were washed away
except the one on College Street.
The foot bridges went the same way,
except the high one near Hanna's
Wollen Mills and it just did escape.
w. T. Parham & Sons were
damaged more than any other private
individuals. Their loss is about 5000.
w. w. Lawrence's tan yard
house was flooded. There were other
damages among which are Hanna's
Wollen Mills, Lowry & Hooke's -four
mill and some private residences
near the creek. The water was
higher than ever known before.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02
The Annual Meeting of the Equal
Suffrage Association.

The Equal Suffrage Association
held its fourth annual meeting at the
home Of the President, Mrs. M. T.
McTeer, on Friday evening March
IL. The Association never held a
meeting with such a 'good atten-
dance"
1t was most enjoyable occasion,
a "feast of reason and flow Of SOUL
The program began by singing
America prayer by Mrs. Stanley,
and an address by the president.
Thel Miss Minnie Freeman read
an essay on the "Progress Of Woman
during the past forty years."
This essay was awarded a prize
from the National Suffrage Associa-
ton which was now presented to Miss
Freeman by Mrs. McTeer, with a
congratulatory address.
Interesting papers were read on
the subjects; Woman in Education
Woman in Medicine, Woman in Law,
Woman In the Ministry, Woman in
Philanthropy and Woman in Industry.
The well rendered song by a quar-
tette "Why women should not vote"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02
BOONE'S RAILROAD.

Seems he the topic the day And booming this matter don't
forget that the right sell goods just cheap
Remember make the low prices and Others reluctantly follow
\ Notice the low prices the following goods.
Good e. E. Domestic yard wide at sc
Good Factory Jeans at '2 2Oc
American Indigo blue calico at sc
Other good brands calico &C
Nice striped outing cloth sc
Mems Heavy Congress Flow Shoes $500.
Mems Heavy Buckled Plow Shoes 100.
Good Roasted Coffee zoe.
Straw Mating 10 1-2 to .25c
Mems fine shirts 25c to -. .a $126
We have the largest and best line Of Ladies,
Misses, and Children's slippers ever opened
in Maryville. Don't forget us.
a. Bittle, Webb g. Go.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02
Eggs For Sale.

Pure blooded Brown Leghorn eggs
for Sale. Fifty cents per setting. -
]. L. Clark, West Maryville.
T. ?. Morton Contract Painter
and Paper hanger. Special attention
to Signs and Buggies. Maryville
Tenn.
For SALE:-Eggs from the finest
laying strain of S. c. Brown Leg
horns in the world. SIS per setting
Address, Fruit Hill Poultry Yard IS
Hinton St. Knoxville, Tenn.
You can get New Fresh Garden
Seeds in the Bulk or Papers at G. A
TooLEs. Also Northern Irish Potato
Seed
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02
GOSSIP AND CHAT.
Mrs. Weagley is very sick.

- ~ ga CNuihNS' NiiiiH ."
very sick. HaN4.a A~
Jimmie Harris has withdrawn from
the gubernatorlal race. ' -
Miss Josie Upton, Of Tuckaleechee,
is visiting relatives in town.
f. H Lannon's infant son has been
very sick, but is slowly improyinga)
J. NJ. Morton is offering bargains
IN Furniture on terms to suit pur-
chaser. 9. 10 ~ '-
Isaac Broadly is building fence
around apart of his property South of
OF town.
Miss Fettie Cooper, of Murphy,
N. e., is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
G. w. Jackson.
Sam Hinchey moved into the
upper story of DR.. Blankinship's
house on Main street.
N. L. Hastings will have sale
next Monday on Main Street, com
mencing at 10 O'clock.
Sam George took trip to Straw
berry plains to see his sister, Mrs.
Lawrence, who has been sick.
DR.. Bartlett and DR.. Gates are
draining their lots in South Maryville
and Prof. Fisher is fencing his.
My Stock of Furniture, Cofins and
wall paper is complete and prices
lower than ever before.-J. M. Nor,
w. A. Lane has put stock of
furniture in the building just above
McNutt Bros. & Moore's hardware
store.
Tedford & Tedford have been
delayed in opening up their stock OF
drugs by the non-arrival of their
fixtures.
Prof. Barnes has moved into one
Of DIR. Stanley's houses where he will
reside until his dwelling Oh Indiana
Ave. is completed.
The tileing which was placed to
drain Mrs. Jennings pond has be
come SO filled that the pond is al
most as large as ever.
Meeting at Friends Church next
Sunday after, 3 to 4 o'clock. Subject
"Second Coming of Christi; You
are cordially invited to attend.
Spring is approaching and the de-
mand for Furniture and wall paper is
increasing. J. M. Morton can supply
your needs at remarkably low prices.
Lightning struck tree near John
Duncan's tool house South of town
The house was shaken off of its foun.
dation and a number of tools dam
aged.
The Home Insurance Company O
New York, also the German Ameri
can of New York, are both now
represented in Maryville by c. N
SIMMONS.
The heer consumed in the Unitcc
States last year would fill canal tel
feet deep, fifty feet wide, and fifty
miles long. National Temperance
Advocate.
The newspaper man who can re
frain from saving mean things about
some people, has got the grace o
God in his heart qgger'n a cow.-In
dianolia, (Neb,) Reporter. ea
There will be Box Supper at Lib
erty Church, near Black Sulphur
Spring, the second Saturday night in
April The proceeds to go toward
putting seats and in the church. La
dies all invited to bring box.
Go to the news stand at the nev
drug store, and get your papers
novels, magazines etc. They will als'
carry a full line of instrumental
music, any not in stock will b
ordered. a
w. H. .Conklin, a first clas
machinist of Knoxville. is in tow
this week. If you have machin
which needs repairing leave orders a
the TINES Office. He makes
specially OF repairing sewing ma
chimes. You can also abtain al
kinds of sewing machine fixture
from him.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02

wv. A.. Lane has purchased the
Central House and will open it up as
a hotel. Thurston Anderson and
family will move into 6ne- Of S. T.
Posts houses further up the street.
AT the Mckinley rally at Knox
vile Saturday, Hon. Thos. N. Brown
made speech which was credit to
himself and the county he represent
ed. Mr.. Brown is one Of the safest
men we have in this county ea
w. H. Conklln, Of Knoxville, IS
here and can fix any kind of ma
chinery. He repaired our Job press
which had been given up as ruined
by number of other machiests. II
you need work in his line leave word
at this office. -~.--.a -sy,.,- !,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02

Very Respt. Yours etc.
George & Montgomery.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-04-02

| N, l.. Hastings and family will
leave soon for Pennsylvania where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Hastings has been a citizen of
Maryville for long time and all will
agree with us when we say that no
better man ever walked our streets.
He is a conscientious, upright christian
gentleman and the good he has done
will live in Maryville long after he is
gone. His estimable wife and bright
family of young people will also be
greatly missed by host of friends,
May their future life be successful and
prosperous.
|. On merchantile principles, news.
paper is warrented in printing what
ever will sell, but that noble privilege
| i, limited by the criminal laws, and
it ought to be further limited by de-
cent regard for public morals and the
taste of the civilized portion of COM
munity. Matter that is naore than
half nasty and wholly insane may be
popular, but its publication 'enfeebles
the minds of its readers and hurts
character. There is no question
about that.
We are in receipt Of a letter from
two of our subcribeIs at a neighbor-
ing post-office, advising us to discon-
tinue their papers, as they never get
to read 1t from the fact that their
neighbors wait for its arrival, and
then, at the first opportunity, carry it
off. 1t is too bad to have suchneigh-
bors, but they exist almost every.
where. Everybody is anxious to see
this paper, and especially those who
never did subscribe for it.-Jellico
Advance Sentinel
The Metropolitan Band OF Mercy
held its regular meeting on March
40, 2 D. m. at New Providence
church, presided over by Capt. Rhad
Parham. After the opening exercises
the pledge was repeated in concert.
The minutes were read and adopted.
The Band directed the Lieut.. to offer
to the Editor Of the TINES for publ
cation if he pleases,. the minutes oI
each meeting henceforth. Ben Gun
ningham, Joe Porter, Misses May anC
Cora Howard made contributions tc
the scrap books. Miss Nema Aller
read an essay on ''Clara Barton and
the Red Cross Society" The Supt.
reported that the value of eggs con.
tributed by the band since last meet
ing, for the suffering Armenians,
amounts to ST. She also reported
that four churches of Maryville have
contributed in the same interval, {
total of $IS.43. The lesson of the
day, on cattle, was then taught. A
large number of members had found
and brought to the meeting, Bible
verse which proves that God had pity
on the cattle as we'll as the people O.
Nineveh. Freddie Goddard recited
/ The Cattle King" Roll-call show.
ed an attendance of 80 members ant
IL visitors. Two hundred and six
teen pages of humane literature were
distributed. Band adjourned, march
ing out with song. -Efie Adkins,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
AnREsrED A s,LvER SPEAKER.
The Cleveland Police Presumed TO be
Gold hugs.

Cleveland, o., Sept. ia riot was i'm
minent yesterday in the public square.
There Is an old ordinance requiring
persons to get permission before making
public speeches on public property, but
II has never been enforced. Yesterday
Howard Dennis was making u free sill
yer speech from u stand In the square
when policeman ordered him to desist.
Dennis had no pernAht. The, crowd
Missed The officer and cried to the speak
or to continue. Dennis was placed under
arrest.
Immediately thousand men shouted,
Come on, tear down the log cabin"
From the cabin floats n banner adYer-
Using a Mckinley excursion to Canton.
The prompt action of the police saved
the cabin from destruction. After the
arrest of Dennis the log cabin part OF
the square was jammed with an excited
populace. Threats of all kinds were
heard. and the police were kept busy
mainta lining order. -Four or five hun
dred men. shouting that they desired
the right of free speech, moved towards
the City Hall. The crowd did not stand
on ceremony. but bolted into the May
or's Office. The Mayor was not in. and
Il dozen leaders, headed by Colonel w
5. Lipps, ran to see Director of Police
Abbott.
Lipps. pale with rage, demanded to
know by whose order Dennis was arrest
ed. Abott replied, II understand he
was makirig an incendiary spdech'
He was not" shouted Llpps. Abott
tried to pacify them, but they returned
to the square, vowlng to fight for their
rights If necessary. When they arrived
NJ the square a consultation was held.
and there local labor leaders and free
silver men attempted 10 address the
crowd and were arrested.
Al O'Clock two thousand men sur
rounded the stand in the square. Mayor
McKissen appeared and was Kissed. He
begged for n hearing and when quiet
was restored said that ahe police had
exceeded their authority and he would
see that the men were released. and in
the future whoever saw 1T to speak
from the stand would be protected in
his right of free speech. A shout of
approval from the crowd and several
short speeches We're then made
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
MAD MAGNATES MEET
The Virginia State League Sees the
Last Act In the Comedy.
MONDAYS PORTSMOUTH, NORFOLK.
Was Thrown Out and Tho Two Towns
Tic for the First PIrcc in the Inst
Hn1f-It Will 10 Played Off I'm
Hampton This Afternoon-Mes
watson nnu Maynard Protest.

meeting of the State League mana
gers was held last night at the Atlantic
Hotel. There were present all the
members. as follows: Mcssrs. O'Ncill. of
Norfolk; Watson and Maynard. OF
Portsmouth; Bradley, of Richmond and
Boyer and Darling, of Hampton.
Ihe proceedings of the meeting We're
entirely private. and consumed three
hours and a half, The meeting adjourn
ed at 80 o'clock this morning. :
1T seems that very little business was
transacted. The secretary Mr. Small.
was absent. and though this is un-
doubtedly the last of the Virginia State
League and the last meeting of the
managers thereof, great deal OF unfin-
ished business is on hand TO be wound
up any old way or by the secretary or
president or whoever takes the trouble
to do H.
Ihe only matter actually considered
was the question of Mondays Norfolk
portsmouth game, awarded TO Norfolk
by the umpire. the decision being pro-
tested by Portsmouth. Hours were
taken up in talking about 1t. ana the
tinnl decision, TO quote Acting Secreta-
ry Boycr's report. is as follows:
IT was moved that this game he
thrown out. and II was done so. and
Portsmouth and Norfolk are tied for the
first place in the second half Ports
mouth protests this decision. and will
appeal 10 the National Board"
Considerable time was occupied in ar
guinG about where the tie should be
played off, Mcssrs Watson and Maynard
claiming that ii should be played I'm
Portsmouth, while Mr.. O'Neill, of course
would not even look at such a PROPOSE
ton.
AT O'Clock this morning the mana
gers arrived at j conclusion that the tie
would be played off in Hampton this
afternoon. the game beginning at $3.50
O'ClnnE II inn Gala Al
ltichmond team, WILL ofIicIate.
The virginia League Is rs dead as n
door nail. All the powers tha; be can't
resurrcct IL. The championship honor
% IS in horrible muddlc, an endless
tangle. hopeless mess.
a madder set OF baseball magnates
probably never gathered together under
one roof than the faithful six that were
grouped in the corridor of The Atlantic
after the meeting adjourned.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
DIsrENsARY INvESTIGATIOy.
Board of Control Looking Into south
CnISOlInR's Liquor Rustncsa.

Columbia, ). c., Sept. l6.-The dispen-
sary scandal investigation by the State
Board OF Control began at $3.50 o'clock
this morning. There was a good attend
-unce'' of the pa rtiesrSconcerned--->lso Cover
nor Evans was the first Witness His
testimony was the same as given in his
recent manifesto. He went little fur
ther In bringing in Secretary of State
Tompkins, saying that Scruggs had said
II appeared TO him that Tompkins was
as guilty as MiXson.
Scruggs, the clerk who was sent to
Cincinnati by the Governor to inves-
tlEate the matter OF the rebates re-
ceived by the Mixsons, was the second
witness. He testified that the books
of the MHl Creek Company showed
that the MiXson boys had been paid
S3,26O in rebates. He referred to seve-
IN letters that he considered implicated
Colonel MiXson in the matter. Colonel
Mixson's attorney demanded the pro-
duction of those letters
In the course OF the examination of
Governor Evans, In reply TO the direct
question as to whether he had gotten
any rebates himself. said that he had
one to prove that he had
The only other witness was Barnard
B Evans. younger brother of the Gov
ernor. He stated THAT MiXson had urged
him 10 form partnership with his
tMixson) sons and act as agents for
"sS"' anu ne (Ml1SOn) WOuld
buy all the liquors from them He ha d
consulted with friends. and they had
advised him to have nothing TO do
with IL.
Nothing of consequence has been
Drought out so far. and il is not thought
that anything will come from II beyond
what Is now known. Governor Evans
and Attorney General Abney had an in
teresting spat when the Governors bro
ther was being crossed examined. The
board adjourned at 1920. to resume
work al D. m
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
Addressed Two Thousand.

Morristown, Tenn. Sept. 16.-The train
on which Mr.. Bryan left Knoxville for
AsheNilie was a special engaged by the
Knoxville committee, and the candidot "a
was provided wiki every comfort en-
route. w. W. Bowen. assistant general
way. VINO accompanied the party. at
tached his private car TO the train for tho
use Of Mr.. Bryan
The iirst stop was Mt Messy Creek.
where several hundred people cheered
MIR. Bryan. II was announced I'm behaIf
or the candidate that he would speak as
little as possible to-day.
IN" ErNan party arrived at Norris
Town at l0:i5 a. m.
MI Biyan mounted the pla atform erect
ed by the side of the track and was in
PRODUCED 10 an audience OF 1000 people
by Hon. John Il. Shields. of Aiorristown.
Mr.. Bryan spoke very briefly. urging ali
70 make silver sp ech on election dav
by putting a cross in The right place.
On the platform was large lltho-
graph of Mr.. Bryan frozen into a cake of
Ice. Mr.. Bryan said he hoped II did not
indicate he would receive chilly recep-
tion in Tennessee. Mr.. Shields replied
that ii only signified that the Democratic
candidate this year was cool headed
The train stopped al NJ, 'ristown five
minutes.
The first stop was at Messy Creek.
1t was his first stop in North Carolina
and he was met hy the Asheville recep-
t!on committee. headed by John Y Jor-
dan.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
THE UNLUcKY TEXAS.
She is Stuck Tight Ashore Opposite
Newport, RI.

Newport, X. L., Sept. l6-The United
States second-class battleship Texas to-
night added another mishap to- her al
ready unhappy career. In compliance
with orders she WAS coming here for her
torpedo OUTFIT. She made the harbor
shortly after o'clock and at a bout $40
landed upon the torpedo station. having
hrSt gone over toward the jamestown
shore and then turned and came acros :
the bay for anchorage. For some reason
the SHIPS engines did not stop when
they should, and kept forging ahead
Her anchor was dropped. but still she
ala no; stop. and when too late her helm
was thrown over with the hopa OF clear
inS the isIAnd and going TO sea again
The water shoals very rapidly here and
wnen she struck with land on her port
quarter she ran her nose some two feet
out OF water and her stern was crowdsd
under. Drawing sGme twenty-three feet
OF water, with the tide three hours down
she was imbeddcd hard and fast in the
heavy mud. 1t was Just about
dusk. and signal rockets were sent up.
tug went 10 her assistance, and pulled
on the tow line, but made no impression.
IL was some time after the ship struck
before her eng Ines fairly stopped. The
tide was still falling. but it is not beliey
ed mat her position is serious as divers
say mat her bottom is quite free from
rocks. a larger tug was engaged to-
night and about o'clock she will 20 ont
and an attempt will be made TO relea GO
her.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-17
spoke In the Glnre of nonnrc..

Hickory, n. c., Sept. 16-The trip of
Candidate Bryan through the North
Carolina mountains from Asheville TO
Hickory tonight was made in a special
train OF four cars and one sleeper, with
Il drawing room for Mr.. Bryan's special
accommodation. He will travel through
North Carolina by this means, and will
nCC abandon the train until he leaves thu
State at Rocky Mount, Friday The
train was furnished by the North Caro-
lima STATE reception committee, of which
Col. Julian IS. Carr. of Durham. is chair
man. a number of members of the com
inittee Will remain with Mr.. Bryan dur
Ing his North Carolina itinerary
Among those on board are Gen. James
Avery, Of the State Supreme Court ::
William y. Guthrie, Populist can Iidate
for Governor; Locke Craig. Democra tic
elecior; Josephus Daniels, National
Committeeman; United States Marshal
Carroll, and United States Marshal ALI
son. of the Eastern and Western North
Carolina Districts respectively; sx-Con-
gressmen Crawford and Alexander, Gle
ment Manley, Democratic State chair
man. and Cyrus Il. Watson. emocratic
candidate for Governor. The cars COM
posing the train were decorated with
bunting and campaign ucvices.
~; Mr.. H;yan's request the train was
stopped at Black Mountain so that the
nominee might see the home of the late
Senator Zeb Vance. \ couple of hum
dred people cheered him there.
Tar barrels burned brightly at Marion
when the train reached there a; s :35 and
lighted UP the figures of several hun
dred people. Mr.. Bryan told them some
thing about the silver question IN a very
husky voice. There We're more burning
tar barrels al Morganton. the seat OF all
the State asylums. People were packed
sol!dly on both sides OF the track for a
hundred feet or more. They shouted
as Mr.. Bryan appeared on the rear
platform of his car, and made some re-
marks about the money question. The
stirring North CaIolina town of Hickory
gave Mr. Bryan stirring reception.
when he arrived at o'clock tonight.
Fully 5000 people, numbering many
from nearby places, received the nomi-
nee with loud shouts when he appeared
on the temporary platform erected near
the Southern railway tracks. Mr.. Bryan
made q fairly long talk. discussing the
money question in the same general line
that he has pursued in his previous
speeches. He was frequently interrupt
ed by applause. He left for Charlotte
Al 9:i5.
a. Hickory three pickpockets who had
Deen Following the party We're put off
the train. They represented themselves
as telegraph operators sent along TO
transmit press matter. They said they
We're from Chicago.