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The morning times., 1896-06-19
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| Young ladies under the chaperonaee O
As- Wax, complimentary TO their met
nienos. Among those present were th<
Misses Walk. the Misses Evans, Miss Ban
| Miss Dalrympie. Miss Smith, MIS- III
0owan. Miss chue. Miss Peacock, and Mias
/ Griffith. Aessrs. Ball, Baldwin, King.
Stoddard, johnson. Van Hoke, Yak, wheaS
ley, Britt, Holbrook. Cason and Steele.
AT the reception given to the Epwurth
League on Wednesday evening by Mrs
Pate at the parsonage OF NORTH Capito
M. T.. Church, the hostess was assisted Ia
receiving her guests by the members Of
her Sunday School class, Miss Reba Fisher,
Miss Susie Laing, Miss Nellie Sherwood,
MISS Nora Everiiart ana Afss Olive Greene.
AFTER program OF music had been rem
dered and refreshments served, the large
number Of guests present neccasitated an
adjournment from the parsonage parlor to
the lecture room OF the church where the
remainder ef most enjoyable evening
was spent in social conversation.
Emmanuel p. E. Church. Anacostia, was
the scene Of pretty wedding GO Tuesday s.
evening. the contracting couple bsing Miss
Minnie L. jackson and Mr. George E.
Baxter. Rev. w. g. Davenport performed
the ceremony. and the wedding marches
were played by Mrs. R. A. Pyies. The
church was tastefully decorated and the
wedding was witnessed by a large number
Of friends.
The morning times., 1896-06-19

Mrs Anna N. Thomas will spend the
summer at Chevy Chase
The morning times., 1896-06-19
Don't Let THIS
Pass Your Notice.

Over $4,000 worth of Rem.
nants and Odds and Ends will
take q fall. The clean sweep
Is near-every Remnant DOOM
ed to an exit. Be sure to come,
1t will be Of great benefit to
you.
Hare you ever heard
ofsneA reductions i?
The morning times., 1896-06-19

An enjoyable dance was given at the
Potomac Club House last evening by the
The morning times., 1896-06-19
She Had Him There.

that he was frightened, and so was the
cOOk ~
The morning times., 1896-06-19

Miss Stella Morrison and her cousin
Miss Kate V. Brown, OF o street, viii
leave this evening to spend their vacation
in the mountains of Virginia.
The morning times., 1896-06-19

Miss Sarah A. Lipscomb is going to '.The
Plains," Fauquier County, Va.
The morning times., 1896-06-19
WHY TIE WEDDING
Vas POSTPONED
Gotham Is Agog With Theories as
to Vanderbilt Wilson Nuptials.
Attack of Rheuasatism Thought to
Have Been suspicieusiy Inoppor
tune-Gossip of society.

Gotham Is agog with theories as to why
tue wedding was postponed. There are as
many reasons as there are tongues TO voice
them, each OF which lis believed, more or
less, except the one officially given. So
ciety shrugs its shoulders at the rheumatic
rrse and reads the Doctors bulletin with
a grin.
Every scrap OF detail concerning the per-
sonai doings OF the wilson-V anderbilt
toiks has been discussed-no, tabbered
over-on the streets, in the clubs and every
other habitable spot, from bcndoirs to bar
rooms, until COW that The hitch has really
come the natives are apparently satisfied,
and mighty is their slogan: ..BismilIah, 1
told you sol''
However, the affair is a tremendous
Vernication OF the maxim that poison for
one is meat for another, for the flowers
That adorned the Wilson house were donated
by the bride-eiect to the city hospitals
10 delight the sufferers who are not only
i'll but POOR
1t was kindly act, to forget her own
trouble long enough to think Of the troubles
Of others, but society can't find time at
THIS immediate moment to credit Miss
Wilson for anything, except. of course,
her age.
II is said now that young Vanderbilt is
rheumatism; that was one reason his father,
who dearly loves him, opposed his mar
rage. The dampness OF the climate at
Newport induced the first attack Of the
disease in its inflammatory form last
September. The Vanderbilt family were
then at the Breakers" their splendid
house at Newport.
So soncitous was Cornelius Vanderbilt
for his son, so intense was his anxiety,
that couch was placed in the youn z mans
room, and there the father slept until the
object OF his care was on the way to re-
covery. Death had taken Cornelius Van
derbilts eldest son, William H. He would
not lose another.
Another story is that Cornelius Wander
biit and R. T. Wilson, the parties, met
Wednesday; that Cornelius Vanderbilt
soiefnniy assured r. T. Wilson that the
moment his son married he would cut him
off: that he would not give him one single
penny; that, therefore. Cornelius Wander
bit. tr., would be practically a beggar.
Then came the acute attack OF rheuma-
tism.
The morning times., 1896-06-19

Mrs. Clara Taylor ware, of Georgetown,
accompanied by her daughter, Miss Efffe
Ware, are visiting relatives in Rockville,
Md.
The morning times., 1896-06-19

Mr.. John Thornton Wood, OF East Capitol
street, who has been quite i'll for the
past three weeks, is rapidly improving.
The morning times., 1896-06-19

Mrs b. N Kelly, who has been 80 III.
is now much better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-28
MEETINGS.

a MEETING of the MOUNT VERNON
"A coz PERATIVE BUILDING AsSO.
CITATION, NO. . will nc held on TUESDAY,
January 9TH. 1897, at 7:30 p. m, at the
Concordia Hall.
dcc22 I'd L.E. UHLEB, Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-28
GAN YOU EINDIT?

Then you have not called at Z. j. Miller &
Co.'s. We have never offered finer line of
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES since we have been
in business. We have a line of Haviland
China in those dainty little things that take
the eye at once. Ask TO see these sure a
beautiful line of Japsneseware. You can't
tell it from Dresden. Banquet Lamps and
Oyux Top Tables, Cut Glass, Bric-a- Brsc,
Punch Bowls, Salad Sets, Coffee Sets, Delft,
Gold Ornaments and Dresden Globes. In
deed we cannot enumerate the many things
we can offer you. And the prce-well you
will be surprised. Do us the kindness to call
and see our line We do not belong to that
class of merchants who complain of your going
to Washington. If you can't find what you
want in our line or you can't get as low a
price from us, then go by all me where
you can get it. But we do claim thas you
should first see what we can offer you, both
in price and in the article itself. Don't wait
until the last moment. Come and see us to-
morrow. Will set aside anything you desire
until Christmas Eve, only asking small de-
posit on articles of which we have no dupli'
Gates to prevent losing sales If not con-
venient for you come in the day, remember
our store is open every night. Dealers may
claim that they can sell you the same things
we have. 1t is not true. NOT a STORE
IN TOWN HAS DUPLICATE OF OUR
STOCK OF FANCY GOODS. EXCLUSIVE
STYLES Don't be content to buy some-
thing Just like you neighbor's. BUY SOME
THING PRETTIER. 1t is our aim to please;
kindly give US the opportunity to prove it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-28
souctbinc to Depend On

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm OF
Iones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking
of DIR. Kings New Discovery, says tnst
last winter his wife was attacked WIN
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
hat physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. ltseemed TO
develop into Hasty Consumption
Having DR.. Kings New Discovery, 10
store. and selling lots oft, he took :, a
bottle home, and 10 the surprise OF all
she began to get better from first dose
and half doz-n dollar bottles cured her
sound and well. DIR. Kings New DIS,
covery for Consumptiop, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottles at E. l..
Aliens Drug Store.
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NOTICE.

rENHE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock.
/ holders of THE WASHINGTON & AL
EXANDBIA TURNPiK COMPANY is call
ed for MONDAY, January, 4, 1897. at II
O'Clock IN at the office of the Washington
Southern Railway Company, corner of Cam
eron and Fayette streets, Alexandria, Va.
Election for five Directors and a Clerk and
Treasurer same day and place.
ALBERT HEWSON,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-28
Curious Customs of oregon voo-=-


A California correspondent of
Forest and Stream tells about
"trooping coons" on the Columbia
river. The coons gather III troops OF
from 8 10 % or more after night s
playing and feeding, and make their
way over a we'll worn trail to the
home tree or cavern, the females
leading and the males following,
clawing one another for first place.
The skilled troop hunter follows
the trail of a single coon till he
comes to the main trail. To follow
a single coon requires the keenest OF
ewes and a wide knowledge of the
habits of the animals, since fre-
ouently even skillful tracker loses
the train for rods at stretch. TO
get before big troop of coons i 1t
difficult matter, requiring luck add-
ed to woodcraft.
Once the hunter gets before the
troop he waits till the beasts come
within good range, when he fires his
rifle. Thereupon the females turn
and go rushing back on their trail,
scrambling over the males in a way
that astonishes them and makes
them blink. The males take to the
branches of nearby trees. Then the
hunter shoots all he can see one by
one. Three men have in that way
bagged as many as 25 coons on a
hunt, it is said.
On bright moonlight nights the
coons may sometimes be shot from
boat. They are very fond OF frogs
and come along the river bank IN
their search for them, as well as tor
mussels and other water dellcacles.
Their presence is betrayed by the
waves they make, but as muskrats
make similar waves strong jack
light is often useful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-28
RETURNED WITH A FORTUNE.

RETURNED WITH a FORTUNE.
A dispatch from Shelbyville, Ind,
says: Eleven years ago last Thursday
night John Grim went TO his home in
Flat Rock, from the village store where
he had been spending the evening,
and watching his more fortunate neigh
bors purchase toys ior their little ones.
He Informed MS wife that he had made
an fort to secure something for their
three babies, but not having moaey,
The merchant refused, and the little
ones would have to do without any.
thing. The good wife asked John not
to grieve over his condition, saying
that she had few trinkets laid away
for their children, and that they could
get along until the saw mill again start
ed uD. Husband and wife then retired,
the latter going TO sleep, out John couid
not close his eyes ia slumber.
About midnight he arose, kissed lis
wife and children as they slept, wrote a
aoie asking His vie not to worry about
him, to raise the children, and await
his return home.
Nothing was heard of him ny his
wife or friends until Thursday night.
when a well.dressed man walked into
the same store be walked out OF eleven
years before. The stranger asked the
direction Of Mary Crim's residence,
whsu the twelve year old son stepped
forward with the remark thai he would
show him TO his mothers house. This
was more than Cfim could stand. u
cried like g babe as he clasped mis- boy
to his breast and almost carried him to
mis- mother, who vas busy arranging
few presents for Der children, and
whose Joy at seeing her usband knew
no bounds.
After their tears had been brushed
away John told of his wandering. He
mad been in British Columbia ten years,
engaged in mining, and had amassed a
fortuue. He had come home 10 remain
with his family, and there is no hap
per one in the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-28
MEDICINAL.

"A famous painting shows the infant Napo-
leon In the chamber of his birth, and shows
his mother watching over him. The mother
OF Napoleon was a strong, healthy. active
woman. She brought into the world fam
lily of smart, handsome. healthy children.
Without health and strength Napoleon
would never have risen above the position
In which he was born. His mother could
not give him wealth or high station in life,
but She gave something better. She gave
him the ability TO secure these things for
himself. She equipped him with strong
body and a clear intellect. Every mother
may do as much for her son. The first step
in this direction is perfect health for her
self. Perfect health in awomanly way She
must take thought for the most important
and delicate organs of the body She must
ance of the greatest and most wonderful
work in the world. Women do not suffi-
ciently appreciate the importance of health
aud carefuluess This is shown by the
dreadful prevalence of so-called Female
Complaint. Every woman may be strong
and healthy by taking DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is not a cure-al It is in
tended to cure just one kind of disease, and
it cures it. 1t works directly on the female
organs, cleanses, strengthens and makes
them healthy. Ii makes weak women
strong. and if it is taken during the period
of CESSATION, il insures health for the child
and, at the time OF parturition, comparative
freedom from the pains and dangers errone-
orsly believed to be unavoidable
The physiology Of women, in health and dis
ease is contained in DR.. P:ercc's great work the
Common Sense Medical Adviser" A copy of
this book, paper-covered free 10 anyone who will
oniy. to World Dispensary Medical Association
No COS Main Street, Buffalo, NY.
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GR0ssE & BLACKWELL'S JAMS in glass
~ jars, 10c, at ,,,,,
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TIME ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
holders of the CONSOLIDATED QUAR-
RY COMPANY will b5 held at the Braddock
House. Alexandria, Va. on MONDAY. Jan.
uary 11th. 1897, at $50 o'clock p. IN.
e. P. GILBERT, President.
J. c. PRATT. Secretary
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.pSo1,p,s BRoMo. CELERY. Try this
nnTiyaled remedy for beAdacnes' Nou'"'s'"'
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NEW CROP OF NEW ORLEANS MO,
=; - LAsSES, choice quality, received to-day
Oy ]. c. MILBURN.
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Eor rOxerEifY Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEpY.-Nrs
u,;ns,ow,s Soothing Syrup has been used for
wan s~''G fftv wears y millions OF mothers tol
oset tne;r cbildren while teething, with perfect
ooss lnoa II soothes the child. softens the gums,
sTccess, al main, cures wind collie, and is the
susys sst amaav ~ for Diarrh@a Is pleasant to the
. pes. 'e'd Sold by Druggists in every part OF the
rIa lssl9; T TTwenty.five cents bottle. Its yslne
w?rn, ;ncs cnlsblo. Be sure and ssk for Mrs. WINS
Is s lhe'eo soothine Syrup snd take no other kind
;sn17 go d&v1yr
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RANNER HAMS, small sizes, aud of su
~ peror quality for sale by
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CuE MUFFL ERS and Handkerchief, all
y prices at ,,c
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
coUNTERFaICED WITH A PEN.

New YORK May 2l.-In the United
States District Court yesterday, Eman-
uel N.nger, the pen-and ink forger,
withdrew his plea Of not guilty and ad-
mitted having made the spurious notes
at his farmhouse, near F.agtown, N.
J. He was remaEded for sentence.
Ringer has told the secret service Off
Gals all about his operations and has
confessed to having made with a pen
and passed in all 800 Of his artistic but
spurious reproductions Of treasury
notes. His operations had extended
over a period Of eighteen years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
THE HORSA ON FIRE.
The Fijibuster Steamer Badly Damaged
and Captain Drowned.


wilmington, n. c., May 21.-The
British steamship Hor8a, the vessel
which has become notorious as an
alleged Cuban %f.libus.er, put in at
Southport, at the mouth Of the Cape
Fear river, yesterday. She had been
on fire and was pretty thoroughly
Quilted. She sailed from Port Morant,
Jamaica, with a cargo of fruit May
18th. FIRE broke out in the fore castle
on the 10th and was not under control
until the morning of the I'm. She Yves
then 800 miles from one Of the Bahama
islauds.
The steamer was commanded by
Capt. @. E Cook, of Calais, Ne, who
was found to be missing on the morn
ing of the 18Th. IL is supposed that he
fell overheard and was drowned. He
was City years Of age, a married man
and leaves a family.
The crew consisted of twenty men,
seven Of whom are Spaniards. The
origin of the fire is involved in much
mystery, and some think that Spanish
gold is at the bottom of it. The disap-
pearance of the captain also excites
comment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
Dead and Dying in Texas.

SHERMAN Tex May IS 1t is thought
the list of victims of the terrific cyclone
which passed through this locality Fri
day may reach two hundred, and may
even go beyond that number. Whole
families have been killed. Inauiries
are Constantly being made for missing
relatives.
The death list il Sherman contains
three names thus far:
R. I. Burns, wife and two child en- ;
Mrs. Otso PauIding and two children;
James Nicholson, wife and two chill
dren; 7. H Montgomery, wife and 5wo
children; John Amea, wife and two
children; Rev. Mr.. Shearer, Peace and
Richardson families, eight members,
child Of Mrs. Craighead, Mrs. Burns
and two children, Mrs James Davis,
Mrs. John Fields, Lusinda Lake, Ches.
Cox, EIza Cox, Rosina Lake, S BALM
ger, Kate Balllnger, four children Of
William Nickerson, Wright Clark and
three members of his family, Mrs.
Athens.
There are about thirty unidentified
dead at the City Hall. Here are the
names Of some Of the wounded:
Professor and Mrs. < ohler, six chill
dren OF J B irwin, D.. Michael, Mrs.
Craighead, Mrs. Atkins, Clark, a horse
trainer, Mrs. Chisholm, Anderson
Brody, Jimmy HERON, two sons Of the
Rev. ] D. S5ero, two children Of John
Ames, Osto BalIenger, Jane Tuckett,
Harriet Tuckett, May Patty, Mr.. Pat
rex, wife and child; Ben Cephalius,
wife and two children Charles Tuck~tt,
Merdy Patrick, Vina Hogan Cox, Mat
tie Jefferson, Lucy Ballinger, Jane
Muffin, Mrs. John Lake, George Nick
erson, James English, Tom jenkins,
wife and five children; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Miller and two children; Gran
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
wEYLER's TOBACCo PRocLAMA-
TON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81 Con
SUI G -neral Williams telegraphs the
State Department tta5 Weyler's proc
lamation, forbidding the expectation
Of tobacco. has been published officially
by the G tzette. The order applied to
leaf tobacco produced in the provinces
of Havana, Piar del Rio and forOids it's
expectation, exnfp! to Spain as needed,
1t grants ten days during that time
only for tobacco contracted for prior
to the proclamati n a be exported.
At tire expiration Of ten days tn Gus
tom houses are to refuse permits.
Transgre: sors are to be considered aid
ers and abettors in the rebellion and
the penalty viii be conf5cation of goods
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26

Mrs. league, widow of Robert Tea
que, died suddenly at her home in
Alexander county last Wednesday
morning. She got up and ate a hearty
breakfast, and as she got everything
cleared off the table, she fell and in a
few minutes died, says the Hickory
Mercury.
Fayetteville Observer: Mr.. Langdon
Jones, who runs on the Bennettsville
division of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley, informs us that between Ben
nettsville and Tatum yesterday a tire
mendous hail storm swept over that
whole section, covering the ground
four inches deep Il is feared that
great damage was done IT, the growing
crops. a severe hail storm is also re-
ported as having occurred between
here and Ellington.
A touching incident occurred ct the
burning of Mr. ". c. Harris residence
at T lomasville, last week, says the
Lexington d. patch. A hen with three
chickens vac so close to the fire that
the hen was burned TO a crisp, hut IN
willing to leave her chicks, surrendered
her own life in order to save them.
After the fire she was found dead, all
the feathers being completely burned
fl ner, but the chickens were alive
and safely tucked under her body.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS AT BING
HAMS SCHOOL.
OFFICE OF MAJ R BINGHAM SUPT
AsHEvILLE, n. O., May 5, 1896.

We are eff ring eleven 1I free schol
arships to the young men of North
Carolina, covering tuition, loard, lodS-
ing and lights Cor which others pay Us
$3.50 a year), one to each .. s, Senator,
the recipient to be taken from The State
at large, and n to each Congressman,
the recipient to be taken from his own
district. The recipients of these schoI
arshjps shall be attentive to duty, shall
give Us no trouble, shall be physically
sourd and shall be chosen By a com
petive examination On English gram
mar, spelling, arithmetic, and the
geography and history Of the United
States. The examination shall be held
on the Is b Of August at such pl &c
and before such committee as either OF
the I. s. Senator'S may select for his
appointee, or as the Congressman Of
any district may select for his, the
scholarship in each case being awarded
to the applicant who stands the best
examination. In case there should be
any scholarships unified, applicants
for such vacancies mzy stand the ex-
animation in Asheville on August 26sh
before tbe teachers Of Bingham's
School.
Any one who wishes to compete for
one of these scholarships is referred to
either of the Z. S Senators or to the
Congressman of the district in which
he lives for further information.
R BINGHAM, Supt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-26
DEATH UNDER THE DEBRIS
Bulldog Falls at Buffalo, N. Y. aad
Many are Killed


Many are Killed
BUFFALO, N. Y May 81 The old
brown building at the corner Of Main
and Seneca streets, formerly cccupad
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, collapsed at 9 80 this morning.
Many pers3ns, who were passing on
the street, were caught and buried
the debris with the occupants of the
building and the adj lining building
Probably seventy five persons were
killed. The fremen and ambulance
men have oreaniz d and a SO lad of
rescuars are ct work.
TIE building vas ind ri >;ng repairs.
Thirty OF forty we're killed and went
down with it. A barber shop was
operating OF tee first flor, and sixteen
persous we're in it. 4 part Of the wall
remained standing. The work Of res
cue Is very b .rdoue as they expect
it TO fall at any time. Those known to
be killed are J.cJb Brockman and G.
E Motz, BARRIERS, ard J Z Jennie
GribDen, cashier IN the barber chop
Too bai ding was supported by braces
while being repaired. Cries for help
can be heard in many parts Of the
debris, There we're q few tenants il
The building who were advised not TO
move. TIE D s.rict Attorney says if
it can be shown that the contractors
are guilty of negligence he will prose
cute them for manslaughter. Later it
IS stated that there may oe fifteen dead
Mike O'8rien is dying from a broken
back.