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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
am DoMiNiQN sTEAMsHlP coM-

on DoAiNiqFNH S sYIEAnSl'lr COM
DAILY SERVICE.
steamers leave Norfolk
h Va, DAILY at Z D. 81
NN Tor New tork direct. Pas.
CIV sengers leave k.chmont
INfrJo~fa via q. and -. railway $50
A. NJ. OF r. and Z. RAFT
road ~. and ". fouiei
A. NJ. 10 connect with
steamer at Norfolk
DIRECT STEAMERS leave Richmond
for New York Via James river every
Monday passengers and freight ami
Friday freight and STORAGE nasseneere
oniyl at =. ST. Additional Htfam'f
freight and steerage passeugnfsl leave
Richmond fCr Norfolk every "Wednesday
> y. NJ. connecting with main Sine steam
or for New York
FROM NEW YORK passenger. can
leave DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY. Ter
Richmond via old Point or Norfolk
DIRECT STEAMERS via James aver
route leave every SATURDAY lpoetrhktts
and freighli and Monday freight onh }.
Sallings from Company pier - Nofth
river. 3 F. u Saturday : =. NJ.
For run Information Apply i9
GEORGE W. ALLEN & CO. Nscnts,
1912 east Main street. Richmond. Va.
", T.. GrIILATnEl
v. r. and T. NJ. New York
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RAILROADS.
Southern
Railway.
,rlnDMONr AIR LINEl

tftEDMONT AK LiNf.J
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOt. . ie'
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, Va.
2.DJ a. Nj, SOUTHERN EMPRESS, oaiiy
10 Atlgnta. ukusta. ana points SCUM.
Slecpcrs Richmond 10 Dantiii. ana
Grccnsi orc, open at $3.50 4. NJ, Cone
meets at Bantllle with the WASH.
INGTON AND SOiIilW ESIERN
NESTIBlLE LIMITED GO. 30 eat-
Tyug sltppcrs to AsntNillcs 'Natfh-
nooga, Birmingham, Memphis, Sow
Orleans, and Tampa, Also, nIst-cllat
day coaches between Washington
and Atlanta. tiaa8euBrIH can ta1
these coaches Without extra fnafKUt
Al New Orleans and AifmDnls cone
nectlOns are made for Hi points n
Texas and california
1855 l.. NJ, FAST MAIL, daily. Tor AtIan-
ia, Augusta, aud points South Cone
meets IA MoseltJ with J.. H. r. r..
at ksyaNlllo iOr 'lIrkstille DfiUrd,
Henderson. aH1 Durham. $3.50 az
Greensboro Tor Durham, itnIrIEnlaud
Winiiou-saien. hlocp,H Dlnille 20
Atlanta.
600 l.. N, local daily except Sunday.
for keyayille ana intermediate
TRfiSs ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
iuu a. ~.
$40 l.. ".
$40 A. NJ From Ksysylilo.
Freight trains VIII also ttfit paffcn-
gers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

hH7 AZ ~ ~ 'Ni-@
HOUSE AND LOT ~ MASON'S ADD
TION, NEAR MANCHESTER.
BY virtue Of a certain deed Of trust,
dated 18th May ,lS9l,of record in the clerks
office. Chesterfield County Court. Vol. ~
page 312, default having been made in the
payment OF the debt therein secured,
and being required so TO DO by the bene-
fc.ary. we Will sell. by auction, upon
the premises, on
FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH
1886,
at 40 o'clock p. NJ. all that certain
LOT OR PARCEL or LAND lying and
being in the county Of Chesterfield, Va,
in the plan of MasOn's addition 10 the
city Of Manchester and designated on inc
plan Of said addition as lot I in block
No. 3. Said lot begins al point on the
south line Of Delaware street ~ ivrt
west from the west line of Nelson street,
thence running and fronting on Delaware
street ~ feet towards Norwood street
and running back between parallel lines
1f3 feet TO an alley 10 feet wide.
TERMS. Cash as 10 expenses OF safe
all taxes. etc, and d balance due on
debt Of $3.50 90. balance In twelve months,
q per cent. interest. and secured by
trust-deed upon the property.
EDWARD Il. ROSE.
JOSEPH W. THOMAS.
GEORGE :. NASHON. JR.,
mis- Trustees.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

TO THE CLERK OF TIE COUNTY
L COURT or HENkiCO.
Dear Sir.-By virtue of the amenlmenL
TO section GGG Of the Code of Virginia. /
hereby make application for the purchase
OF TWENTN-SENEN 90 ACRES or
LAND. standing b. the name cf W. NJ.
Collins heretofore bought $50 by the Com
mOnwealtm. and adjoining the lands Of
Staples. Quarlcs Goddiu ana ais, said
land hein- I'm Bro0kland district.
Very respectfully
T.. G.. LEFTWlCH.
January 90 1886.
J. Samuel =. Wadiiil clerk OF the
County Court of Hrf.ico. in The State of
Virginia. do certify that the foregoing IS
a true copy OF paper fled On my said
Office or the 2ulh day oi January. $3.50.
Given under my hand this 18Th day or
SAMUEL =. WADplLL.
CLERK
This paper Is not served upon ". NJ.
Collins because be cannot be round IN my
county. nor is he a resident thereof.
Given under my hand this IAN Gay OF
February. 1896. SIMON SOLOMON.
Sheriff or the county Of Henrico' va
fe1J-30t
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respectfully announce myself a candi-
date for the office Of
MAYOR or THE CITY OF RICHMOND
subject TO the Democratic primary.
Your fenow-citizen,
mhiG-tutf J.. /. isrh-N l..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

No. 8-Daiiy. Tor Atlanta and points
Beyond, with through Pullman atlfit'' ..
No. 10y cstibuied Limited ram.
Buffet Siccpefs Richmond go ATLANTA
Close connections ~ Atlanta FOR NrW w
leans and AN points South and solihM'n.
and az New Orleans With tho southern
Pacific and Texas and Parine falioa0a
20 an Texas points. 40 extra charge Old
''Fcsuhuled Trains"
ARRIVE RICHMOND.
30. Atlanta Special 'N'Hfbui'H
Limited Traiu" $40 A. NJ, daily ,
no. 8-Mail and EifDrras. t.H - d.
daily
FOR tickets. Pullman fesfrraiionr. ~.
apply fO 3D. - owen. firkrf agent WA
street Station. Richmond IfHnriff 'fin.
panf 90i eosi Main fifffi HnH 'Dmpfh, b
Office. 1928 east slain street
H.. fT JOBS. Niaf President $500 'fi
fIHf Manager.
". D. AtDbfNO ffUI fHtr ff'r'
y, g. HrBtf Cfhffni f4btfiNiff
d. 81 NDTEfH. ffy raesffrf ff'.
He f4H T.'r siffff
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
TRUsTEEs SALE
or
TWO FRAME DIV ELLiNGS,
Nos. 1ul9 AND lui2ia NORTH oEI'-\
STREET..

BY virtue of the provisions Of q c'rtain
deed OF trust. dated April ~, Isl, ana
recorded in the clerks once OF iIc'lnl0 a..
Chancerv Court -. b. ii3 g, page -,
default having been made in me payin,L IT,
of certain notes therein secured, ana re-
ine required 50 10 90, ] VIII SELL % d'c-
ton. on the premises, ON
FRIDAY, MARCH l3' lSI'
.t 4.so o'clock L. NJ. the .e'ROPEkI
dsscribcd in said decd fronting on second
street - feet with depth ST ~ leet 10
lu-foot alley. $500.
TERMS: Cash a. TO expenses OF sale
noto IN SIT. "a. with interest irom OCTOBER
il 1875: note OF S11.lu with interest nom
January Il, 1896, and credits as TO notes
~ 1soG. So ~. due October ~. 1876.
Ss0 10 due January II. 1897: $3.50. due
April II. 1881: $500. due July Il, ~, :
SIS. 10 due October Il, lsl., ana so. -,
,,'",,fre &. l.. DEMON.
''u' bS trustee.
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TAX NOTICE.!
Tie Richmond Real Estate Association

have adopted the following
rule: Taxes on Real Estate
for any year in which the
same is sold shall be pro-rated
by calendar year between
buyer and seller, and pad
accordingly.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS SLOSs
\ IRON AND STEEI NOMpANl.

I'm accordance with the bylaws, notice
H. hereby given that tn annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Sl0ss Iron and
steel Company viii Dee held ut the office
of tle company. birmingham. Ala, on
~ WEDNESDAY. March is. 1890. at -
o'clock ~. for the election ol directors
and for The transaction of SUCH other
business as may Doe brought before the
meeting.
BooEs for the transfer OF stock Will
DE closed from March 3. ls.H. al - H.,
20 March ~, 1896. az lD g. NJ.
So. T.. SIMS,
fe9S mh3. Dab Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

;cHEDULE is EFFECT Mcu 200. ls.a

SCHEDULE rs EFFECT MCH lf l-.'
LEAVE BYRD-sTREEr STATION.
64O A. d., Daily, except MONDAY CONF
menclng January sth, for
Washington. Baltimore. thii-
aaelphia. and New York. New
York and Florida special, COM
posed entirely of iulIman Ne--
ubuled Cars $50 extra fare
except regular Pullman charge.
100 A. N. Daily ior washington ra.,inla
ana local stations. iailmau-
Car.
i2:DL Daily. except sunday. i i2r
StOns af Eiua. Ashland, Ioa-
well. Milford, fIritI AsnNl-,
Brooile aul NlltNaIHf Par
l0r-Car. also, t.Nn..s Win
Congressional Limited az
WASHINGTON.
Tx y NJ Daily. for Washington and
'-' points North. Stops at Eliza.
Ashland boswell Milford.
Frcdericks. Brooke, ana
Whitewater and otN"r stations
SUNDAYS Sleeper Richmond to
ARRIVE fNHRb-SfnEEr STATION.
S-mA IL Daily STOPS 40 Is le"ater,
-" BrOoke. Fredericksburg, All-
fond, boswell, aud As1iana'
nul other stations alulhla.
Sleeper Sew iofA to Hl4h-
muur.
or y N. DAILY. except Sunday. stops
-'~ at local stations ANA Llua-
Parior-Car from washington
I'm y N. DAILY. stops only "a tfelfF-
'''F ieksbure. boswell. ant Aau-
land. Pullman-t1rs from Ne"
York and Washing on
,s.9,A Al DAILY. stops al principal i9sN4
- $500 stations aud Llh1. rIetllNe
oar. Connects Win tphsi
efonaf Limited between N~H
YORK and Washington. NO..
,,r,r,r,1,prrtSSRsG ACCOMMODATES
ii''->4-' fiDaiiv. except sunday3
40 = Al leaves Byrd-sutet station.
s.93 4 N. Arrive Bvfa,st,,,a 'iA'iV"'
e''y - 49, ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY. except 1unday'l
lisa. NJ, Leaves tlna'
500 p. NJ. Leaves Ina
s.s5 \. NJ, Arrives Elpa'
s.N p. NJ, Arrives Elna. .
wv r. a TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
= r. p. MYERS. President.
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lost or FOUND.

EOI-ND- NEAR THE OLD MARKET.
L A LARGE NICKEL KEY. owner
can get same by calling az the Times
Office ana paying cost OF advertisement.
mhh-it
THE TNrrRNATIOSAL GAs-SAN Elk.
An AUTOMATIC REGULATOR OK
GOVERNOR.
Purely mechanical no iil ,n rs, ren,
iu Eas-biis
Warranted for ten years
Call ana see ~ IN operation .,.,
G.. Is. COSBY.
mis- 80 3Qi north Monroe slEee|
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

MONEY TO BUY HOMES.
In Event OF Death Payments

Cease,
Mortgage Is cancelled. and the home
belongs TO your family free from en-
cumbrancc.
Only pruden, way TO buy home on the
instalment plan. Easy payments NOT
more than rent.
United Security Life Insurance and Trust
Company of Penns,lsania-
Assets OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .si',,,,'u,v
Glbbsboro, y. j., Feb. TO- 1896.
The United Security Lille Insurance ana
Trust Company GJ2-Go5 Chestnut street.
Philadelphia, Pa. ..,.
Gentlemen,-My husband. Robert smith
obtained from your company thirteen
hundred dollars on your Life Insurance
plan. After paying five quarterly prem
iums ne was taken sick ana died on the
first day Of this month, and your com
pany to-day satisfied the mortgage when
Ia had taken on the property 10 secure
the payment OF the premiums. l am
therefore left with the home clear, ana
nothing more 10 pay 10 the company
/ want TO thank you for your prompt
ness and 10 recommend your company
FOR what IL has done for me.
Very truly yours, ...,,
tsignedl ANN SMITH.
John z. West. Manager,
1913 EAST MAIN STREET,
RICHMOND, VA.
fe2S-fr. su&tu3m
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days.
/-~-~-~~-e> -->--~-~->.~-~-->-> >-~-~-~.r'-~-~-cI
BY A. l.. Adamson.
Real Estate Auctloneer.
Manchester, Va.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
OF
A DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT
NEAR MANCHESTER. IN CHES-
TERRIFIED COUNTY, VA.

BY virtue OF a deed Of trust. dated
June ~. 1892, default having been made
In the payment of the bond secured
thereby and being required so to do by
the beneficiary. | will sell at public auc-
ton, on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
MARCH, 1896. at $50 o'clock T. NJ,
that certain HOUSE AND LOT, 'front.'
ing % feet on the west side Of Albany
avenue. between Nineteenth and Tween
tieth streets. and running back between
parallel lines 40 feet TO an alley, being
lot No. II, square 1920 plan of Rich
mond and Manchester Land Company.
The house is attractive in appearance,
comfortably arranged, contains five
Toons :, nearly new. and I'm excellent or
der. The lot Is one Of the best in this,
the most popular. Of the additions 10
Manchester.
TERMS: Cash sufficient 10 pay the
costs OF executing this trust, taxes. II
any due. and 10 pay the sum of $3.50 oN :.
the amount due upon said bond. the
balance upon such terms as will be given
at the sale. a. j.. ADAMSON,
mho-Gt Trustee.
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n 4 / EDrIoIE;NesIsinB.R

scITD1IE IN EFFECT DEC. !. 1875.
leave KicHMOND DAILY. BYRD
STREET STATION.
q.00 A. NJ RICHMON. AND NOR
FOLK NESIJBULE LIMIT
ED. Arrive Norfolk ll.ZJ A.
A. Stops only al Petersburg,
Wayerly, and Suffolk Second
class tickets not accepted on
this train
sos A. NJ, THE CHICAGO EXPRESS.
10r Lynchburg Roanoke. CO.
lumDus. and Chicago. Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke 10 Columbus.
aHo. for Bristol, Knoxville,
and Chattanooga.
EGO L. NJ. Tor SUFFOLK. Norfolk and In
ttrmetlate stations. arrives at
Norfolk no $500 J.. ~
lf.l0 o. NJ, For Lynchburg and Roanoke
Connects at Roanoke with
Washington and CHATTANOOGA
Limited. Pullman Sleepers
Roanoke Go IA emphis and New
Orleans Pullman Sleeper be-
tween Richmond and lynch
burg. aud berths ready for
occupancy at 300 T.. A. Also.
Pullman Sleeper Petersburg
and Roanoke.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily a. $40 a. n
and ZOO T. NJ. from Norfolk and tle
Ti1st al 1f.O5 A. NJ. and NESTlBULLD
limited 900 l.. Nj.
Office: SIS Main street
r. ". COURTNEY.
District Passenger Agert.
". r. BEVTLL
General Passenger Agent.
General Office Roanoke. Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

Richmond. Va, March ., ls|.
rT0HE ANNUAL MEETING or TILE
| sTOCkiOLDElkS of the sol THEEN
LOAN AND ENDOWMENT ASSOClA-
TION or AMERICA viii Dee held az the
home Office of the Association, tnei
milling. on TUESDAY March Deb. 1896,
~ O'Clock T. ~ J. T.. BIfGS.
r,fn.7f Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
or
HOUSE AND LOT ~ THE CITY OF
MANCHESTER, VA.

BY virtue of a certain deed Of trust,
dated 18Th December. 1891, OF record in
the clerks office OF the Corporation or
Hastings Court of the city OF Manches-
ter. deed-book volume II. page 10, de-
fault having been made in the payment
of the debt therein secured, ana beng
required so TO do by the beneficiary, We
viii sell, by auction upon the premises
on
FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH,
1896,
at > o'clock p. NJ. all that certain -
OF LAND lying and beins IN the ci'y ot
Manchester. Va. commencing ~ ltct
from the southeast corner OF hOHy anu
Hancock streets and fronting ~ ieet OH
the south side OF Hancock street. anu
running back 100 feet, more or less. to
Decatur street known as lot NO. - lll
the plan of lots made for Joseph butlei
bv James I. Redd. surveyor
TERMS: Cash as TO expenses OF $aie'
ali taxes. etc. and balance due upon ihe
debt of SJl3.Ol. the residue al Twelve
months. secured by a deed OF trust npoh
the property. with q per cent. adoeu-
EDWARD ;. ROSE,
JOSEPH ". THOMAS,
GEORGE s. NASHON. JR,
chs Trustees.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

PHILADELPHIA, RICH <sMh
MOND, AND NORFOLK STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Appointed smiling days Every TUES
DAY. FRIDAY, ana SUNDAY an day
Freight for Tuesday and Fridays
steamers received until sailing hours. Tor
Sundays steamer uH l.. NJ. Saturday.
Freight received daily till . =. NJ.
Fare, 81
Tor further information apply 70
j. " NccARRtTK,
General Southern Agent: office, Rockets.
w. r. CLYDE & CO.
General Agents. Philadelphia.
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VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB.

VIRGINIA BOAT CLUB.
Attend the annual meeting OF the club
TUESDAY NIGHT March lV, in9", al \
O'Clock. at y 81. g.. 4. Hat lh n-dt4
room. please Dee prompt.
Ev order of the president.
john -. CULLEN,
mhl0-lr secretary
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
CANDIDATES. CARD.

no THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS or
RICHMOND.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

RIAL ESTATE Al PRIVATE SALE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10
By Chewing & Rose
and
A. L. Adamson,
AuctiOneers.

RUsTEEs' AUCTION SALE
or
HOUSE AND LOT N MASON'S ADD
TON. NEAR MANCHESTER.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

BY Denoon, Upper & Co.
Real Estate Agents and Auctoneeis'
81 Main street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-10

The Times win
help reu ret - resi-
Don adequately free
OF ~ rfa q. or H. you,
wasn't SOME one 90
uJrh for you, The
Times viii charge
yon no.hIpg Tor the
adyestiss brent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-06-24
x.,..r,.t o9Dooks.

Some time ago the editor of the BIS
soun EDITOR, published at Columbia
Mo- wrote to Mr.. Charles A. Dana.
editor Of tho New YORK Sun. asking ZOE
a short list Of books valuable for couu-
try editors. dr. Dann's reply was pup
l,shed in the Missouri Editor for March
1895:
New York, Feb 26, 1S96.-Dear Sir:
I fnclose a little list of books which
seem to be Indispensable, not merely
to country editors, but to every person
of American origin. Yours, sincerely,
&C. A. DANA"
"Walter williams, Esq"
The Bible, the Declaration Of lnde'
pendence, the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, Bancroft's History Of the
United States, McClure's Life Of LIN
coin (partially publishedD, Irving's bGe
of Washington. Franklin's Autobiogra-
ply, Channing's Essay on Napoleon
BOnaparte, Gibbons Decline and FAN
Of the Roman Empire. and Shakespeare.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-06-24
Kinglake's Favorite Instrument.

"EOthen" Kinglake was a grea,
friend of Nine. Olga de Novikofr during
her sojourn In England, where one fea.
ture Of her entertainments was after
noon musicals to which none but dilet
tanti were invited. On one occasion
Kinglake presented himself. and as m
Intimate friend of the house was ad.
mitted. He retired to n corner and lis.
tened attentively. Madame was sur
prised, but pleased, and approaching
him, said:
(Which order Of music do you prefer,
my friend-classic, Italian. or the Wag-
merriam school? I fancy you do not
know our great GlinkaY'
Il nssuredly nm fond of music" he
answered, ''but my taste is, perhaps,
peculiar. As an instrument, l prefer
the drum
Madame took measures to prevent his
being admitted to these assemblies
again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-06-24
Testing /. stor .xo battery.

A novel test was lately applied tn
Q storage battery by a London police.
Man. Anarchists, as rule, are fairly
ON their good behavior In London, as
the knglish laws have been excep-
tionally lenient TO them; hut the out.
RACES thas have recently taken place
IN England have considerably changed
the public temper. and the police
have been actively engaged In dis.
covering and following up every clew
that seemed to point to the exist
ence Of hidden bombs or internal ma.
chimes A mild and inoHensive
student of electrical engineering was
passing along Regent street the other
day with small aocumulater under
his arm, when two stalWaft members
OF the police force came up and he
was seized from behind BY tho shoul-
The student was overwhelmed with
surprise and fear. and thought of ali
the sins he had ever committed In
trying to account for his wretched
plight In dispair he was about to
exclaim that he would 'Ro quietly
when the Jealous limbs OF the
law demanded that he should
show the contents Of his mysterious
package. With u fearlessness with
which idi cy was strongly blended,
they tapped and shook the case, and
then permitted the student to un-
screw the top Of the awful box and
diclose to view the plates and the
acid solution. One Ut the policemen,
anxious for promotion, was not satis-
fled. He tilted the accumulation and
some Of the solution ran onto his
hand. The box was handed back to
the student In double-Quick time.
and. to the accompaniment Of sue
cessiOn of vehement and heartfelt-rc-
marks the policeman executed a
lively dance on the sidewalk. The
crowd cheered. and the second police
man. muttering an apology to the
mild student lead his too enterpris-
IuQ cOmrade away
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-06-24
TWIN FARM"

I stood upon the pla atform Of the
depot at little New England village
one bright June morning, having few
minutes before alighted from the train.
I was on my way to accept the invita-
ton of relative to visit him in his
country home, and had expected to find
him awaiting me mt the station. There
had been n misunderstanding, nppar-
emily, In regard TO the time was to ar
rive, and the not very pleasant pros
pect of having to foot 1t" some four
miles was before me.
while ] stood there n moment, gath
ering courage to start upon my journey.
a fine looking young farmer came rid
Ing by, and on seeing me he stopped his
horse. and kindly inquired If intended
going his way. After ascertaining in
what direction "his way" lay, gladly
accepted his invitation to Jump in,"
and was soon speeding along the pleas
ant country road behind the young
farmers plump iron-gray.
As had anticipated from his pleas
ant countcnance, l found my cOmpan-
ion good -natured and quite communi-
cativc as we rode along. He enter
tanned me with pleasant talk upon vari-
ous subjects: and as we would pass an
occasional farmhouse, he would speak
of It's inmates. of their character, pros
poets. and family history, with that
freedom which characterizes the aver
age New England farmer.
Presently. at considerable dis
tance ahead, there came into view the
buildings OF large farm. The trim
white dwelling. with the conventional
green blinds, seemed to nestle beneath
the protecting arms of two large elm
trees. Two large barns with their at
teDiants. In the form of numerous
sheds Of various sizes, appeared close
By clad In suit of dark red; all these
standing as they did amid bright green
helis made n most beautiful picture,
and remarked as much to my COM
psn'on-
Yes sir" he replied, that's Twin
Fnrn, and it's called tho best farm In
the couniy. It's where I'm bound for
to-day. and Pm rather proud to say I
work there
had often seen such farms as this
appeared TO be. and had often found
them 10 belong to rich city merchants
who worked them mostly as n means
OF Spending their money that would
otherwise so for yachts, blOoded horse
Rcsh. etc. and so asked If this farm
was run for pleasure or profit.
"R"ti.." was the reply. perhaps
you'd Ike to hear n little about that
farm; It's got rather interesting his
tory" continued my friend.
Certainly" said I; and he began as
follows:
odd AhTam Dodge was n farmer OF
tho good old sort. About forty years
ngo he built a house and barn where
you see the buildings yonder. and went
to work TO improve the hundred acre.
of land he had bought. He lived ther,
until he died. and folks say that 70
every day of his life on that farm som,