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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

NEW YORK. July 27-Flour steady;
winter wheat. low grades Sl1O02.JO; do.
fair 10 fancy. s. 4Oa3.4O; do patent, S34j
1913: Minnesota clear. S24002.Np. pa
tent S31JM4OO; low extras, $l7OQ25O.
Southern flour dun and steady; common
10 fair extra, S2.O0a2GO, good to choice,
S2G0Q29O.
Wheat-Spot market dull. steady. and
unchanged. Options advanced &c, fell
9s0&4c.. closing firm At partly lsc. advance;
July. Gle; August. csc; September,
64ssc.: October. 05i4c; December, G6l2c.
Corn duh and firm, No. .. &c, elevator;
32iac. anoat. Options were dull and
closed weak at nc decline; July, BIC;
September. 31iac; October, 32c.
Oats-Spot quiet and steady. options
dull and firm; July, 22&c.; September.
22%c. Spot prices. No. ., 22s4c., No.
white. 2414Q24Ac.
Wool quiet and steady; domestic fleece.
1G0 DC; pulled. 15H33c.
Beef hams dull at S145Od1j00: tierced
beef quiet and steady; city extra, India
mess. S11GOQ12OO: cut meats-pickled
bellies. $500; hams. S9OOQ10.OO.
Lard dull and easier; western steam,
$3.50 bid. Refined easier; continent, $3.50.
South American, $40; compound. S3.7Jg
400.
6775: new mess, S7.75dS.25.
Butter steady. State dairy, 14014Mc
creamery. 11l4015c.; western dairy, ga
12c.; Elgins, 15c.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania.
14c; western, fresh, 11Ml3c.; do. per case,
S12JN3.OO.
Cotton-sced oil dull and easy: crude.
2oc; yellow prime. 23l1c.; DO. of grade,
23H023i5c
Rosin quiet and steady; strained. COM
mon 10 good. SLIGO.
Turpentine quiet and easy at 2id24iac.
Potatoes steady; southern. 75c.NS10O.
Rice quiet and steady; domestic. fair 10
extra, 3QJNc., Japan, 40i4c
MOlasses dun and unchanged; Kew or
leans, open kettle, good to choice, 27M37c.
Peanuts quiet; fancy hand-picked. 4Q
4i5c.
Coffee steady; July. s1O75010S5; Sep
TENDER, S99j01O.o5; October. S9.j5N9.CO;
November, 1910; December. sos. March,
500; June. $500. Spot Rio duh and
steady; No. Z, $500
Sugar active and steady; fair refining.
27Sc. Refined fairly active and steady;
No 6, 234c.; No. Z. 4 Lice: granulated,
4ssc.
Freight market firm and quiet: cotton.
by steamer. SGD; grain. by steamer. ID.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
POLITICS IN HALIFAX.
sTOvALL DECLINES AN EAP11
HONOR AND WILL NOT Run.
Republican delegates Favor Hampses
aox.-rhs Democrats Enthuse end
Ratify tho Chicago Nominations

HOUSTON. VA, July 27.-special.-The
July term OF the Halifax County Co"''
convened to-day. quite large numocs
of citizens from all ever the county aN
here. Tho Republicans held mass
meeting TO eject delegates 10 the Cohsres
sional Convention. which meets In Lyncn'
burg July 30tb. They are not instructed
but Hon. j. u. Stovaii. declined 10 De-
come a candidate for tho nomination.
They are supposed TO favor j. Hampton
Hoge. as no other Republican seems VIII
ing to accept the empty honor.
They recognized the County Committee
and elected W. j.. Ray. chairman.
STOvALL WON'T RUN.
Hon. ]. b. Stovali was present and being
called upon made an eloquent speech.
He said he has been an ardent supporter
OF free silver, but as the national con-
vention had declared otherwise he grare-
fully submitted to the will OF the ma
jority and would heartily support the tick
ct. He declined. however, TO allow his
name 10 be presented as candidate for
Congress.
From interviews with citizens from all
over the county. II would seem that tho
Populsts and Democrats will heartily
cooperate in support OF the Democratic
ticket. and from present Indications. Bryan
and Otey will carry Halifax by from
fifteen hundred 10 two thousand majority.
DEMOCRATIC MASS-AEETING.
The Democrats hold a mass+mseting
composed OF the Democrats and Populists
present. and ratified the nomination Of
the Chicago convention.
Addresses wero delivered by Messrs.
w. p. Barksdale. J.. C. Watkins. w. ID.
Tin. and Il. O. l.. Dejarnette. All tho
speakers were literally applauded and the
meeting was unusually enthusiastic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. MD. July 21-flour
quiet: western superfne. siSoa2.oo; DO
extra s.. 2Ja2.G do. families. s3UH".J"'
winter wheat. patent. $4VdS.c,. spIlhb
do. S3.5oG3.75; do. straight. S3.l1HJ.Sp'
Wheat firm: spot and July 6z;sno5c.
August. 3O4q30il; September ,psH
steamer No. >. red. 5sAMJ9c.; southern
by sampA 5SaGpzc., do. on grade olg
&c.
Corn weak: spot and July. 3oi443Ossc.
August, 304M3Okc. Sepoember' 5O1s1
3osSc; southern. 31hG32c.
Oats strong; No. ? white. 2oG2o'zc-
No. mixed, 23H23i2c.
Rye quiet and steady; No. ?. near by
34lbn3jc.; No. western. 3Ja3jilc.
Hay firm at $1GO bid.
Grain freights firm; steamer 10 Liver
pool. 2itn2l4d.. August; Cork FOR orders
IS 10. August.
Coffee steady at Sl2.2jS.125o.
Sugar stronger; granulated, $40.
Other articles unchanged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
THE CT Nc oUOTA TI0NS. or
MONEY.
Oo.,i,cs and sales at the Richmond To-
bacco Exchange internal Revenue
CoIlcctions-Torcign Adsices.

NEW YORK. July 27-The security
security markets to-day were pul''
throughout Sales were smaller thah ioi
n LONG time past the dealings ~ soooka
arcrcgatlng 1lG SO shares. ana IN ia'-
roads and miscellaneous Sa3iV". INC
opening was at "a moderate pressure 10
sell the action OF the Populists at 80
louis on Saturday having created "''l
ish Gcntimcnt both here and IN bohuo"'
Foreign operators sold from 100" 10
j. 600 shares OF So. Paul and LouisNlIe
md Nashville. and local traders put vu'
ymaflcr lines of shorts. lhu'I WIS
process the list yielded anywhere H"i"
>. % % per cent. Jersey central Hs."''
tho Grangors. Lead preferred anu mn
haitian scoring the heaviest ioSs's' ''"''
a r,u, ,neucI ON information That the
Torc,,.,, h.rke had completed their ar
rnnrsmcnts for preventing goid tApoi 's'
While no details were obiainapie i'in
offlrl.1 sources 10 is learned mat the
plan proyIdcs for the formation OF
rov-erfrI evndicafc 90 control the siefhhs
exchange market and the cooperation OF
local as well as London l'ciih' ana ans
bankers. So far as tho ability or the
syndicate g. carry out the scheme Is CON
cc~,,cd 10 may De said that the belief
a. ,-.,'.,9l thaf the bankers viii control
she situation without "a shadow on a doupi
,r+u the presidential election. In the
afternoon rally Sugar. the Grangers'
and Chicago Gas were most prominent
(car the close the market showed tend
eocv 10 run or. and In the final orans-
actions speculation was barely steady
I'm tone Ia tie inactive stocks Long
island declined 10 40 and Brooklyn
Union Gas 1 10 9Oi4 New York, New
Haven and Hartford sold az lGQl6f3
AGAINST 175. the last previously reported
transactions Net changes i'm the ac-
tive list show losses of is11's per cent
Total sales wcrc llG So shares including
5000 Sugar. 227OO 81. Paul, and lfvo
burlington. Bonds were woak The
e1lre aggregated 1914 eOO.
Money on call quiet az 2d2ia per cent
last loan at . T-er cent, and closing OF
fercd at per cent; primo mercantile
paper. 5ia06 per- cent Bar silver, 6s>s.
Sterling exchange quiet, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills 40 4SF244SiSi Tor
sixty DAYS and 4Ss1aHSSA for demand;
posted rates. 4SSa4s9: commercial bills,
4ser.44S7i4. Government bonds easier.
Stale bonds dull. Railroad bonds irrcgu-
lar Silver at the board was steady.
Treasury Balances. Coin. SIG. 500. sO4 ;
currency. 81, 52s rs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

Mrs. Duvars Funeral Delegates to tho
BAPTIST Association.

CREWE. VA. July q. Special The re-
mains OF Mrs. Luther Duval. an account
of whose death APPEARED in Sundays
Times. were Inferred I'm thd cemetery
here yesterday morning. Rev. j. H.
Newbill. conducting the burial services.
Rev. J. II. Newbill and Captain +. F.
Lockett, LEFT this morning for the Con-
cord Baptist Association. which convanes
tomorrow at Bethany church. near Bas-
kerrille, In Mecklenburg county.
Miss Garnett Newbill. left this morning
ing 10 visit friends I'm Chase City, Va
Mrs NJ. J. Kilbey. OF Chrrhlsnd. ar.
rived to-day 20 visit her sister, Mrs. ".
II. W. Crittenden.
Special services were held at the Bap-
fist church yesterday morning in the in
terect OF the local option election.
Mr.. Charles H. Kruse. the general sec
rotary OF the Y. NJ. G. A.. here. left to-
day for a business trip To Roanoke, Rad
ford and BlUened.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

CHICAGO. ILL, July 27.-After a ses-
sion OF considerable irregularity I'm which
there was some strength and much weak
ness wheat closed to-day with a slight
percentage of loss from Saturday. The
opening was cutie buOyant with prices
about &c. higher than the final prices of
last week. in connection with which the
wet weather and predictions Of further
showers for winter wheat sections were
quoted. September wheat opened from
Ooc. 20 J9Ac., declined to JSi4c., and clos
ing at 594Q59Bc.-a shade under Satur-
day. Cash wheat was irregular but in
the main steady.
Corn began the day fairly well. under
the guidance OF wheat, but Il was soon
evident that the tcne lacked stability.
Good crop reports, heavy receipts, and
lower Liverpool cables combined 10 dis
courage buying. Prices succumbed TO
the selling. which took place. and after
tho expiration OF the first half hour the
tone was uniformly weak. September
corn opened at 2j5sc.. sold between 26c.
and 27ss@27i7c., closing at 25i2a25}sc.-
&c. under Saturday. Cash corn was weak
and liNizc per bushel lower.
oats were. in tone. quite the reverse
Of wheat and corn. The sentiment was
firm and smaller receipts than looked for
helped the feeling. September oats closed
a shade higher than Saturday. Cash
oats firm. Prices were unchanged to
l.c. per bushel higher.
Proyisions-Though opening steady the
market was possessed of no qualifications
OF strength. a few moments after the
opening of the commodity the trade under
the head of product loss something in
value. and from then until the close re-
manned easy. The hog situation and the
4
effect on the market. September pork
closed Toe. lower September lard and
ribs 7i4alOc lower.
Tho lending fnfures ranged 4 s follows.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
10 ron ROBBERS.
The Curious Devices Suggested for the
Protection of Trains

The Curious Devices Suggested for the
Protection of Trains
Some amusing suggestions regarding
the inventive genius OF the age as ap-
piled to the devices for preventing or de-
tecting the operations OF train burglars
were recently given by Col. J.. c. Weir.
Of the Adams Express Company. says the
Philadelphia Press. In chatting upon this
subject Colonel Weir is quoted as saying:
Whenever "A robbery is reported, we
are deluged with letters from all sorts
OF cranks and inventors over The cOun-
Try, each Of whom has ii patent nat is
the only preventive. Only a short time
ago we had one letter from a chap who
wished TO keep what he had 20 offer as
an inviOlable secret. He said that he had
not patented IT, and was only waiting 10
hear from US. His plan called for the
construction under the roof Of the car OF
a chamber with falling doors. As soon
as the robbers entered the car all the
messenger had 10 do was 10 throw -
switch. This let down the doors OF the
concealed chamber. r. soon as the dooTs
fell. a blast Of air was created from some
mysterious source. and countless numbers
of little balls Of India ink Would be
thrown into the car. branding every man
jack OF the robbers indelibly for future
Identification. TO say nothing OF soaring
them TO death.
Another chap. I remember, had a
scheme that was unique. IL consisted OF
the placing Of a cylinder IN the car. The
moment the messenger appreciated that
he was attacked all he had 70 do was 10
drag the safes into the cyclinder and lock
them up there alone with himself The
cylinder was punctured with holes, which
commanded every paft OF the car and
through them ne could shoot the robbers
down one by one. When asked him what
was the matter with the robbers shoot
ing back through these same holes and
puncturng the messenger he was stump
ed. and retired. on some or the Western
roads they are now trying a new plan.
Each express car is equipped with one or
more sylinders OF small diameter which
are filed with powerful chemical prepar-
alton The instant the messenger inside
has reason 10 think that his car Is threat
ened he takes the cylinder down from its
case. and drops 10 through a prepared
opening on the floor OF his car. Then. by
q pressure Of the foot or some other
simple method. he fgnites the thing. The
chemicals flame out and illuminate the
country for a great distance around The
cylinder becomes a great torch The ex-
pertinent is being tried there. but whether
Il will be a success or not remains TO be
seen"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
NANAI. STORES.

WILMINGTON, y. c.. July 2i-Rosin
firm; strained. Sl32la good strained
$137iA
Shirts OF turpentine firm; machine,
21Ikc.: irregular. 2O1zc.
Tar quiet at $11O.
Crude turpentine steady; hard, sl.D;
soft, S1.GO: virgin, SL70.
CHARLESTON. S. C., July H.-Turpen-
tine market firm at &c.
ROsln firm. Quotations: y. and c.,
s1.2J: y. and T.. S1.30: T., Si.35; c., $40;
H., Si.45; J.. $50; X, Sl.J5; NJ, Sl6O;
~. $lG5; window glass, Sl.1j. water
white. S1SO.
SAVANNAH, GA. july. 2I.-Turpeniine
firm at 22Ac; sales. 200 casks: receipts
] ,537 casks.
Rosin firm and unchanged; sales, 1900
barrels; receipts. 4.237 barrels.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

nv the state Auditor TO Nancy Winfree,
who ,s the widow CT Confederate sol
die. and resides at weddeIl, Va. Tho
check failing to reach the person Ter
whom II was intended an Investigation
was Instituted when It was found tnat
the letter had been addressed through
mistake 10 Burke's Fork.
Upon inquiry at that once weeks
claimed that such n letter had been there
bu; had been returned 10 the Auditor.
IL was proven. by number Of witnesses
that Weeks WIS seen with the check III
his possession and that he had endeavor-
ed TO have II cashed. At the trial me
accused made no defence and was sent
on TO answer the charge before the United
States Court at Lynchburg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

NEW YORK. July 27-Cotton steady;
mlddling gulf. ZIG. middllng. 3-lV,
exports to France. - bales; forwarded.
- bales; sales. 4.SSJ bales; spinners,
rs bales. stock. 93 100 bales.
Total to-day-Net receipts. 1888 bales;
exports to France. - bales; continent,
$50 bales; stock. 1906 bales
Total so far this week-Net receipts,
2.OOG bales exports 20 Great Britain,
AZ bales. France. IS bales; continent
q. 80 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts.
5lJGg32 bales; exports to Great Britain.
02is,1A bales: France, 4G2. ga bales;
continent. LII. 40 bales,
Futures steady; sales, 1880 bales;
July ga; August G9j. September. Gal;
October. G.37; November G33; December,
G35: January. G39, February, 6i3; March,
Gas. April. G.52.
LIVERPOOL, July 27.-12:30 Z. M
Cotton market quiet and prices easier;
American middling. 3 1872; sales. 5000
bales; American, 200 bales; speculation
ana export, go bales Futures opened
quiet and demand moderate; July. 3 1864:
July and August, 3 41-G4; August and Sep
TENDER. 3 3S-G4. September and october,
3 32-64: October and NOTp mber. 29-6s
November and December, 2St4, De
cember and January. 2S-G4. January
and February, 2S-G4: February and
March. 29-G4 Futures quiet but steady.
Tenders at to-day's clearings. 400 bales
new dOckets.
12:4J L. M-American spot grades. 1-32
lower: American middling, fair. 1872;
good mlddlng. 29-32; middling. "a; low
middling. 3 2l-32: good ordinary, 3 1872;
ordinary, 3 1872.
4 p. M.-July. 3 41~6s. buyers; July and
August. 3 30-G4. myers, August and Sep
TENDER. 3j-G4. sellers; September and
October. 3O-Gf. buyers; October and
November, 2 2T-G4. buyers; November
and December. 3 2G-64 buyers. November
and January, 3 2G-G4, sellers; January.
26-G. buyers; February and March
27-C4 buyers; March and April, 2s-64,
buyers: April and May, 3 1854. sellers.
Futures closed steady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
WHERE THET STAND.
Republicans for Gold and Democrats for "a
Change and More Money.

STAUNTON, VA. July 27-With the
thermometer up 10 Diuety-sx IN the
shade. silver was warmly discussed by the
large number OF people who came in 10
attend the County Court to-day. A close
and careful canvass OF leading Republi-
cans stand firm for sound money. while
county evidenced the fact than Republi-
cans stand firm for sound money. While
the leading idea OF Democrats who say
they have lately changed TO silver, IS 10
have q change and 10 get more money.
The majority OF the Democrats are now
for silver with this single idea. No ar
giIment. but a stern declaration.
The harvest is ripe for a campaign
~ education AS II now stands. many
Democrats will vote FOR Mckinley.
A BAH game to-day between stanton
and Shendun teams. resulted IN favor
Of stanton. with score OF eighteen
10 eleven.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

UNION STOCK YARDS. ILL. July o.
Cattle: Receipts. 1900. stockers and
feeders, s. 40d2 50: cows and bulls. Sl25
1925; calves, S35Oa5.GO; Texans, S2.J0g
800.
Hogs-Reccipts. 2S 900. market steady;
heavy packing and shipping lots, S2@O9
$50. choice assorted, $34JQ3.Jj; pigs,
s. 9On37J.
Sheep Receipts. 300; market weak
and 1OQ15c. lower: inferior 20 choice,
$l7Jd31O, lambs S3O0N5GO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE course OF
the dry goods market for staple cottons
to-day has shown the week opening with
out noticeable change from previous con-
ditlons. The general tone Of the market
IS steady. This IS seen in the fact that
such business as IS passing IS almost
entirely on the basis of previous prices
whether in brown. bleached. or coarse
colored cottons or in fancy cotton lines.
In the woollen and wOrsted goods de-
partments like features are noticeable,
buyers Indifferent and sellers disposed 10
await a change in their humor, without
meanwhile disturbing prices by undue
efforts TO force business.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
ROBBING the NAL.
The Postmaster mt Burkes Fork Makes Nc
Defence to the Charge.

FLOYD C. r.. VA. July 27.-Special.-
VIII H. Weeks. postmaster at Burke's
Fork. In this county. was arraigned here
Saturday last before United States Com
missioner Spencer charged with rob5L,g
the mails. II was developed at the .uial
that some weeks ago a letter containing
a pension check for forty dollars was sent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va.

I''VII'I'0I1I' ' ~ "'''s - ~
Cattle-Receipts. $50: sales, 80.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 400; sales
400.
Hogs-Reccipts. 800: sales. go.
Prices Cattlc-Best 3l5 10 &c. gross; me-
dunn TO good. %. 10 34c gross; common
to fair. TO 2ilc. gross, bulls, ~ to 2@.c.
gross.
Sheep TO &c. gross.
Lambs 10 4l2c. gross.
HOgs4i4 to 4iac. net.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
A. T. Co. common......5 so Ss
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Richmond. Va. July q. 1896.

Quotations: Wheat-Longberry. % TO
Gic.. mixed. ~ 10 "a: shortberry. ~ to
Gle. No . red G3ia TO Gle.
Corn White. Virginia, % TO 33c.; No. ?
white. 30 60 33Hc.. No. mixed. ~ to
32i9c.
Oats-No. mixed. % 90 23l.c.; No. 3
mixed - TO 22i5c.
Kxc-g5 10 SIC.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

BALTIMORE. MD. July 27-Northorn
Central, ca bid, Consolidated Gas stock.
5olsa0o; do. bonds, Gs. ll2.Mn33, do.
o.. l0-ia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
BONDS


WASHINGTON. j. c.. July 1.-THE
treasury gold reserve is gradually creep
ing up. the official figures standing to-
day at S1OJO13.plg The days with
dr1wals were Sl34. 800.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

Colonel Thomas whitehead, Commits
sioner OF Agriculture. his clerk Mr..
Thomas H. Bigger. and Colonel A. 8. Bu-
ford. president OF the Board OF Agricul-
ture. left yesterday morning for Blue
Ridge Springs. Va. 10 attend the Board
OF Agriculture. which convenes to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28

A dispatch from Constantnople says
that an ancient ana beautiful manu-
TO the sixth century, was recently found
I'm Asia Minor. II Is written on the finest
and thinnest OF yeilum. which is dyed
purple The letters are silver. excel for
me abbreviations and sa-ed names.
which are gold. Representatives OF Eng
fish and American universities have un
successfully sought 10 obtain possession
OF the precious MSS. II having been Sc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
LONDON pAR s11NER NiAnr,r,r

I'T'IN T''' '-'''' '"''7 ' TT n - II =
LONDON. July 27.-Bar silver. 3l2d.:
ronsols. 1la 5-l6 for money and ll3% for
Tho account.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-06-18
Lutheran Sunday School Convention.

The fourth annual convention OF the
Lutheran Sunday schools of the Viz
GINA Synod was held in Christ Church,
Staunton, last week, beginning Tues
dav and closing Thursday The open
ing address was delivered Tuesday
evening by Rev. c. H. Hockey, Of
Shepherdstown. whose subject was,
"Some Hidden Forces and Helpful
Hints in Lutheran Sunday School
Work" 1t was an earnest and ettec-
tive address. Addresses Wednesday
evening were made by Rev. J. A. Sny-
der, of New Market, on Christ, the
Model Teacher and by Rev. W. l..
Seabrook, of Winchester, on The
Model Pupil" Thursday evening Rev.
Edwin Heyl Delk, of Hagerstown, de-
livered mastery address on the SUBJ
ject, "IfLuther Should Come to Amer
lea, and Rev. DR.. S. a. Repass, Of
Allentown, Pa, on "The Lutheran
Church and the Children.
The following officers were elected
for the current year President, ]. A.
Alexander, of Staunton first vice
president, c. W. Heater, of Middle
town second vice-pr:sident, n. I Ka-
gey, of Meyers Cave secretary, H. L.
Snyder, of ShepherdstOwn; treasurer,
e. Cooper. of Winchester. The con-
vention accepted an invitation to meet
next year at Strasburg, and the time
Will be the last of July or the first Of
August.
The convention was an interesting
and beneficial one in every respect.
Many topics of importance to Sunday
school workers were ably discussed.
The attendance of delegates and min
listers was large, about ITO being pres
ent. The good people of staunton by
their kindness and hospitality made
the stay of the visitors extremely pleas
ant in every respect, and perfect
weather added to the enjoyment OF the
occasion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-06-18
Shepherd COLLEGE commencement.

The annual exercises IN connection
with the Shepherd College commence
ment will begin Friday evening Ofthis
week, when the Parthenian Literary
Society Will hold its celebration in the
hall, at s p. N. Sunday evening, June
Dist, at 5 o'clock, Rev. DR.. Charles
Ghiselin Will preach the baccalaureate
sermon in the Presbyterian Church.
The following is the programme for
commencement week;
Monday. June 22d, P. M.-Anniver-
sary of the Ciceronian Literary Society.
Tuesday, June 23d S P. M.-Address
before the literary societies by Prof, F
V. y. Painter. PhD., D. D., Of Roanoke
College.
Wednesday. June 24th-Alumni day
exercises in the evening by Alumni AS>o-
citation and banquet
Thursday. June 18th. p. Mixer
ciseS Of the graduating class
As parents have frequently on &C
count OF it, crowd been prevented
from enjoying the efforts Of their chill
dren in the exercises Of the school, it
has been determined TO issue TO each
student tickets which Will hold IN re-
serve seats for them. These seats Will
be held in reserve only until As ?. m,
when they can be occupied by any one.
Those holding such tickets will note
that after 7.45 p. m. they are no long
er valid. Children not accompanied
by their parents or some one TO care
for them will not be admitted It Is
the desire of the authorities 10 make
all as comfortable as they can under
the circumstances, and it has been
found necessary to take the above
steps. These rules apply only to Thurs
day night, June 18th.