The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
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Governor Leldy had roost goose for his
Thanksgiving dinner and was so much
pleased that he made a proclamation that
goose was better than turkey. Since then
his admiring friends have sent geese u
the Executive Mansion until the Governor
has more OF these birds than be knows
what TO do with.
Philip Poston, deputy sheriff Of Will
lamsburg. and Henry Turner. a negro
killed each other near Kingstree, S. c.. on
Friday The deputy went 10 the negro
house to arrest him. IL is not known OF
what crime he was accused. There seem
10 have been no witnesses Of the tragedy.
Pistol shots were heard at Turner house,
and later the two men were found near
each other dead.
Judge Owing. Of Chicago has granted a
divorce TO Jennie W. Banks. who was the
young wife Of Judge Gilmore 5. Parks,
who now presides in the Probate Court OF
Fairfield. Coma. The alleged cause tine
divorce was cruelty on the part OF The de-
PENDANT. II is asserted that Jealousy on
the part Of the judge was the direct cause
OF the difficulties which have led 10 a legal
separation.
George W. Lee and Ellen Z. Massey
were married In St. Louis the other day.
The bride waited twenty-six years for
Lee TO marry her. and her patient loyal
Is was rewarded. For some reason their
engagement was broken a quarter of
century a@o. and Lee went 10 Arizona. lie
never wrote home Miss Massey introiuc-
ed herself to Lees family and consoled
his grieving mother. Lee recently return
Cd TO Ottawa, and learned from his mother
that his old sweetheart was living in ST.
Louis He found her I'm the composing
room OF the lobe-Democrat, where she
was employed.
Mrs Margaret Ronayne. wife Of Thorn
as II. Ronayne. a New York lawyer. was
arrested Friday in a dry goods store
charged by the store detective. with steal.
ing a handkerchief valued at % cents.
II is said that the present bank deposits
in ST. Louis reach an aggregate Of sS5 .0oo.-
600. breaking all previous records. and
that by October Of this year the total de-
posts Of ss3 000 0o0 had shown an increase
over the entire year OF 1896 OF $4,000 mo.
that increase now having swellei 20 fl6,-
ono 000 This amount IS Independent of the
s. 600 900 OF deposits in the trust companies.
Talk about India going TO the gold bas-
is. says the New York Evening Post. is
confusing. India has been on the gold
basis since the government gave the rupee
a fixed value l6d., above that Of the bull
lion I'm 81. and undertook to exchange
sovereigns for II at this ratio. What the
Bengal Chamber Of Commerce prays the
government 20 furnish probably is a gold
coinage This IS a convenience. but not
a necessity Of the gold standard. China.
for example has the silver standard, but
has only copper coinage.
Major \. p. Sieve. File Clerk I'm the
office OF Governor Leedy Of Kansas has
little daughter. who last spring came
into possession Of two orphaned little
chickens. She named one of them Leedy
and the other Lease. They thrived and
grew and Lease has now ,urned out 20 be
struttng cock Of the walk. while Leedy
is a mild hammered little hen.
The VIII Of Nancy Allison Mckinley,
mother of the President, has been filed
for probate. The document bears the date
Of May %. 1885. u provides that an just
debts shall be paid and then that an
property of which the testator dies seized
shall go 10 her daughter Helen Mckinley,
in fee. There is a clause In the viii,
however, which gives $50 TO Rose Baille, a
faithful family servant.