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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citis
gems aud other Matters.

zens aud other Matters.
DIR. George Ross has returned 70 this
city.
DR.. George X. Sims has moved his offico
10 the corner OF Franklin u sixth
streets.
DR.. w. II. Harbaugh, who has been sick
for some time past, was reported better
yesterday.
Mr.. +. Raymond Christian has returned
from a visit to Providence X. l.. ana
other northern cities.
Mr.. Ivan Stephens. the popular prin-
cipal of the High School at Barton
Heights. has returned 10 the city and
resumed his office at the school.
Miss Florence J. Evans, OF Alexandria
Is In the city on a visit 10 Mr.. r.. a
Evans, the Director Of the United states
Weather Bureau, and his family.
MI. David II. Grihiths. the popular sales
man Of the Southern Manufacturing Com
pany. is spending his vacation al home
after an absence Of nearly a year.
The alarm of fire turned in at $40 yes
tcrday afternoon from Box 40 was caused
by a blaze in "a small house near the cor
yer Of Thirteenth and Jay streets. The
damage was small.
BY order Of the Chief OF Police all hogs
round running at large after Saturday.
the 18th will be sold. and the proceeds
used for the benefit Of the city.
DIT. j. p. Gilmour. Of Washington, has
come back 20 Richmond. to resume his
studies at the Medical College OF Nir-
ginia. lie expects 10 graduate az this ses-
sion. and go TO Mexico to practice his
profession.
Marriage licenses were issued TO the
following Richmonders in Washington
Tuesday: George NJ. Lewis and Mary l..
Holmes, both Of Richmond; Jesse G. Jack
son. OF Richmond. and Hattie A. Max
hold. OF New Kent county.
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~ CONVENTIONS,
DR.. Il. L. winston aud Isaac DiGGs Reno"
mated by Acclamation.

ASHLAND. VA, Sept. 15.-Special.-Ihe
Democratic conventions to nominate 80
didates for the House Of Delegates rom
Hanover and for a hoater from the coui-
ties Of anove and King Niluam M w.
AZ Hanover Court House TO-DAY. Inc
convention to nominate a delegate from
Hanover was called TO torder by Couuty
Chairman II. @. Buchanan.
r. r.. Horne was chosen chalrmah' anu
f.. l.. G.. Scott secretary.
WICKHAM WITHDRAWS.
w 7. Wfckham. who had been a can
didate for the nomination was INTRODUCED
to the convention and in a graceful speech
withdrew from the contest.
The first business Of the convention was
10 choose a delegate at large 70 hll the
qIota OF delegates. and Mr.. Wickham was
unanimously chosen. Mr.. George I. Haw
placed On nomination Or. b. J.. winston
which was heartily seconded 10y senator
II. T. Wickham. DR.. Winston was nofnl-
mated by reclamation.
FOR RETRENCHMENT.
Mr.Julfan Ruffn introduced the follow
ing resolution. which after a heated dis
CussiOn was adopted.
Resolved. That the convention or del
eCates from Hanover declares IN FAVOR
OF r-etrenchment and reform I'm state ar
fairs. and requests the nominee or tnis
convention % consider especially our Ju-
dietary system I'm that connection.
DR.. Winston being brought before the
convention. made a short speech. accept
ing the nomination. but did not enter into
n discussion of any OF the issues. prom
islng. however. 10 do so fully during the
campaign.
FLOATFR CONVENTION.
The fOater convention was presided over
by Mr.. A. W. Eastwood. Of King william.
with Mr.. II. g.. Buchanan as secretary.
Mr.. w. r. Broaddus. N King William.
placed IN nomination Hon. Isaac Digs.
which was seconded by Mr.. George =.
Haw. OF Hanover. and Mr. Churchill
Cook. Of King William. Mr.. Diggs also
received the nomination by reclamation.
In accepting the nomination. Mr.. Diggs
made quite a lengthy speech. IN which he
discussed many questions Of vital impOr-
lance TO the people 0f Virginia.
Both nominees declared their intention
Of supporting Hon. John W. Daniel for
United States Senator.
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A GOOD THING
For Woman 10 REMEMBER.

That in addressing Mrs. Pinknam they
are communicating with a womah-@ W.
man whose experience in treating WO-
mans Ills Is greater than tnat Oh any 81"
ing p~hysiclan-male or female
A woman can talk freely 10 d woman
when II Is revolving to relate her prlsate
troubles 10 a man-besides, a man uoe'
not understand-simply because ne j. ="
man.
Many women suffer in silence dritt
along from bad IN worse. knowing full
well hat they should have immedlate as
sistanco. but a natural modesty impels
them to shrink from exposing themselves
TO the questions ana probably
tions Of even their family physician IL
Is unnecessary. Without money or prlce
they can consult a woman, whose KNOW
edge from actual experience Is sIeatei
than any local physician LIVING
The following invitation is freely ouefeu'
accept in the same spirit:
Women suffering from any FORM OF re-
male weakness are invited 10 Freely COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn
Mass. All letters are received, opeheu'
read and answered by women only thus
has been established the eternal conn
dence between Mrs. Pinkham and the
women Of America which has never Deeh
broken and has induced more than lu0.VJ
sufferers 10 write her for advice during
the last four months. out OF the vast
volume OF experience which she has 10
draw from. IT is more than possible that
she has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks nothing IN
return except your goodwill, and her al
vice has relieved thousands. surely any
woman. rich or poor. is very foolish II
she does not take advantage Of this gem
erods offer Of assistance.-Lydia f.. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
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10 OF from places that are not affected
by yellow fever will be allowed 10 get on
At the terminals
II Is stated that an expert has been re-
guested TO proceed 10 N~ittayuma Miss.
10 investigate the case Of Malcolm Came
ron. VINO came from Edwards. and 90
completely Isolate the case.
YazoO City, Miss. has Issued orders for
q shot gun quarantine 10 be enforced.
No trains are allowed 10 stop except 10
exchange mails az the quarantine sta
tons. No passengers are allowed 90
leave the train and all mail and eXpress
must be fumigated. Guards armed 10
the teeth are placed along the county
boundaries. but In spite OF this rigid rule.
several people have managed 10 gat by
some even coming from infected districts
Two drummcrs who came Monday were
yesterday placed In quarantine.
a telegram was received 40 tho Gov
crnor's office this morning asking that
go tents be sent 10 Nicksburg 20 be
used by quarantine officials. To was
stated that there was one new case OF
yellow fever reported from Edwards.
The telegram was from Drs. Hunter and
Kriger.
A decided and complete panic has pre-
vailed In Jackson al day. Everybody
has left town who could do go. Jackson
has n population or 10000 people and two
thirds Of these have deserted the city.
AUGUSTA, GA. Sept. 15.-AuCusta has
guaranteed against all yellow fcVer
points and also against Atlanta.
WASHINGTON. September l5.-The
Postof1ce Department has taken the mat
ter Of the fumigation OF mails from the
infected districts under consideration and
railway mail superintendent viii be di-
rected 10 fumiEate mails from such
places when it is demanded by the local
officials.
Surgeon Carter. az New Orleans. and
Passed Assistant Surgeon Gionnou. ar
Mobile. have been directed t0 establish
a train insnccffor o~orvico on an passen-
ger trains leaving that city. No"
spcctors are tO accompany each train 20
the State lines of Georgia. Tennessee
Arkansas and Texas.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 15-At the close
OF the days investigation by the Board
OF Health az New Orleans this evening
the situation So far as New OrlesfB is
concerned. was considered 20 have ma
terially improved.
During to-day there We're twenty cases
reported TO tho Board OF Health FOR in-
vestigatl0n. OF these two arc SIN under
investigation. two were reported as sus-
picious and as requiring further diagno-
Sis. fourteen were found 20 he harmless
cases Of fever and two We're pronounced
genuine yellow fever.
WILAuNGTON. ~ O.. September h.
The Board Of Health Of New Hanover
county met today and adopted "a resolu-
ton establishing quarantine against AI
cities and towns where the yellow fever
prevails.
CHICAGO. Sept. l5-No quarantine will
be declared I'm Chicago against The in-
fected districts Of the South. This was
decided upon at n meeting ~ tho Bo1rd
Of Health to-day. III was announced that
travellers from tho yellow fever districts
will be received in Chicago without ques-
ton. Ne being agreed that tho climatic
conditions prevailing I'm Chicago preclude
the possibility OF any danger from that
source.
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new CASfS or FEVER.
Several Found in Edwards, Miss.-Ouar-
antine Kegulntions.

JACKSON, MISS. Sept. 1.-THE State
capitol ~depopulated; it's business houses
its newspapers suspended: seven cases OF
yellow fever officially announced at its
very doors, with many suspicious cases
al various points; an embargo on the
railroads ~ the state. and grave appre-
tensions that the dread disease has OBJ
tanned a foothOld in numerous parts OF
the State; wild alarm everywhere. Such
is the conditions existing I'm the middle.
western and northern portions Of the
State to-day.
The worst fears Of the medical fra
tcrnity and the public have been realized.
and the prevailing disease az Edwards
has been pronounced yellow fever. The
State Board OF Health has laid "a general
embargo on the travel. except out of the
State. by means OF an order promulgated
this afternoon and addressed to all lines
of transportation.
The bright side OF the situation IS that
the disease is OF a very mild type.
All the fears Of the citizens Of Jackson
I'm regard 10 the sickness prevalent az Ed
wards have been realized. DR.. Guiteras.
the Government expert. has confirmed
seven cases Of yellow fever, and saws
there are many suspects.
First the cases We're reported MS ma
ldi ldl ltftFf lNfu AFTER a time they be-
came Dengue fever. Another wait and
they were pronounced suspicious. and fin
ally declared 20 be the genuine yellow
fever. During all this time the disease
had been spreading az the rate Of hive or
six new cases daily until there are now
forty cases in Edwards.
The State Board has instructed DR..
Purnell 10 place a Gordon Of guards
around the patients.
The State Board has ordered the dis
continuance Of trains from WOodVille.
4 The following order was promulgated
to-day by the State Board Of Health:
Nicksburg. Miss. Sept. IL. 1897.
"All Citizens Of the State OF Mississippi.
Railroad officials and other T%ranspOr-
tation Lines and All Newspapers:
ron account Of the yellow fever at
several places along the coast IN this
State. and several cases OF yellow fever
at Edwards. Miss. and reported suspect
ed cases az various points throughout
the State, until further orders by this
Board no persons will be allowed TO get
OF trains or boats at any station or
point in the State Of Mississippi. and no
freight. baggage. mail or express Is 70 be
handled by railroads or other transporta-
ton companies from infected places. No
.~qins will be allowed 10 stop a.
niaces. Any person from ~non.lnfec;ed
Communities whose destination Is beyond
. the state OF Mississippi will be allowed
~ board trains at all points not infected
with yellow fever. Train crews running
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16
York River Line.

Between Richmond, Baltimore. Philadel-
phia and New York. to which points very
low rates apply for both one way and
round-trip tickets. This is also the fa-
voritc route 10 Buffalo. Niagara Falls. To-
ronto and Montreal. with favorable sche-
dulles and rates. Trains leave Richmond
2.90 p. NJ. and $50 =. NJ. Monday. We'd
nesdav and Friday. connecting az West
Point with steamer which arrives IN Bal
.tr,ore noxt morning about $50 o'clock.
rains leave and arrive Richmond Viz
einia-street Station Southern Railway
For further information. rates. sche-
dulles. state-rOom reservations. etc, ap-
plv 10 j. O.. Verser. Depot Ticket Agent.
Virginia-Street Station; Richmond Trans
for Comnanv. q03 east Main street. or g..
w. Westbury. r. p. A., 9O east Main
street.
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DEMOCRATS.
1hey Determine on a Primary TO Make
Nominations.

BEDFORD CITY. VA. Sept. 15-Spe-
cial-The Democratic Convention, called
by County Chairman Humphreys for the
purpose Of deciding whether nominations
of candidates for the House of Delegates
should be by convention or primary, as
semblcd IN the courthouse to-day. and
was called 10 order by the county chair
man. There was almost a fun attend
ance. and n lively meeting ensued. con-
siderable discussion arising over "a sct OF
resolutions introduced by j.. Thompson
Brown. Graham Clayton was made per-
maucnt chairman and N. r.. Harrison
and II. W. Richardson secretaries.
Mr.. Browns resolution called for nomi-
nations by "A primary, 10 be held October
9th, % also 10 submit 10 this primary
the question OF the method OF future nom
nations, and that the voters should then
express their preference for county judge.
the delegates nominated 10 be- instructed
10 have the candidate for judge receiving
the most votes i'm the primary elected by
the Legislature.
a motion 20 strike out the clause in
reference 20 judge vas defeated by a.
vote of JO13 10 1872.
The resolutions were then voted upon
as n whole and passed by a vote of J6
TO T..
IT,. O. Humphreys was unanimously re-
elected chairman, and the convention ad-
1OuruCd.
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G.. and q. Autumn Outing sunday; septem-
Der 18Th to the Senshore.

The c. & o. will continue the Sunday
Outings until further notice. at ONE
DOLLAR for the round trip from Rich
mond 20 old Point. Ocean View and Nor
folk. $50 to Virginia Beach and return.
Tho attractions Of bathing. fishing. SAIL
ing. flirting. dining, etc, at the seaside.
have not lost their charm, bur still draw
the good people. who can yet spend many
delightful autumn hours. whore the swish
ing surf sings wooingly a restful
The c.. d O. fast. clean. Sunday outing
train will leave Richmond next Sunday.
18th instant. at $50 A. NJ. from sixteenth
and Broad street station and run through
10 Old Point. without stops, in two hours.
Richmond 10 Ocean View. two and q half
hours and Norfolk. two and th%ree-quar-
or hours. Returning leave Norfolk. $40
p. NJ: Ocean View. 500 2. VI. and Old
Point. 200.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16
4 BRILLlANr
MISS Gambill. of Roanoke, WEEDS a Mil-
ltonsirc Manufacturer.

ROANOKE. VA. Sept. D.-special-
The elegant mansion OF James VI. Gambn
was tho scene ot a quiet. hue highly i'm
portant matrimonial event at high noon
,o-oay' me contracting parties being his
daughter Miss Willie Gambil. and John
=. DUBOIS, Ga prominent citizen of Dubois.
IA. The ceremony took place IA tho
Ira"ing-room, and was performed b.
blShop Grenbefy, OF The Methodist
Church. South. assisted hy Rev. j. G.
Jones, Of Trinity Methodist church. this
city. The bride entered tho d-rawiug-room
TO the strains Of Mcnlclssohn's Wedding
March. leaning on the arm of her brother.
hossuth Gambill. and was given away
by him. She was preceded by hor sister.
Miss Bloomfield Gamhil. who acted as
maid OF honor. and Miss Martha Trout.
as first bridesmaid THE ham and draw
ing-ro0m were beautifully decorated .n
yellow and green. the bride ANA groom
standing under 70 bell OF golden roo. Miss
bloomfield Gambil was hcc1minciv gown.
edin white organd.e over pink tlTefl. the
the skirt sun-p'eatcd. made over flnett
OF the same shade. Miss Trout was gown.
Cd in white organic over pink tanett tho
maids carried bouquets 90 bridesmaids
fOses.
The bride. n tail and stately brunette
of wonderful beauty. wore a gown of lu.-
trous cream white satin duchrsso over
tafota. A long fL'l vcl off tl'.e. failIns
gracefully 90 The waist. and f0 tho end
of the train was fastened hy fho g|ff of
the groom. "a magnificent uarera OF da-
m0nds.
The wedding breakfast was served ir
the d.nlng-room. which was beautifully
decorated with crimson |gorariums and
ferns.
Tho bride As not only one or the hand
soonest young ladies Boo This city. hut u
universally loved and admired for her
many graces n mini and character.
The groom is n native of Tioga. ~. ".
but has resided for years at Dubois. pa.
where he has vast SIN interests. ln-
hcrited from am uncle. and largely added
20 by his own business aasaoIf7 Ills
wealth is estimated Far up ln Tho millions
Mr.. and Mrs. Dubois lore Immediately
for their country home at Ti0ef ~. ".
They win probably go later 90 Japan.
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THE CHERUBS PLAY BALL
ANxfoUs 10 MN. AND STRUGGLED
HARD FOR THE CANE,
Hartford showed the same Desire an"
Consequently Thoy Were Tied In tn"
seventh. when Game Was Called.

HARTFORD. CONN, Sept. l5.-Spoclal
To-day's game was the lveliest contest
seen here In some time. Both teams were
anxious to win and played hard. For TWO
innings each side scored a run, and kich-
mond took the lead I'm the third. Hart
ford secured a lead OF two In the hi'h'
nd tho score was tied In the seventh.
Beechor. the Hartford policeman UNI
plrod. as no regular was assigned
At the close Of the seventh he caIeo
the game on account OF darkness Inc
crowd was anxious for another inning as
Il appeared 10 be light enough. Both cap
talns agreed 10 have the game caiisu.
There was some kicking at Beecher by
both sides. but he appeared 20 be I'M
ELBERFELD IN COLLISION.
In the NTH inning Radford stole second
and collidcd with Elbcrfcld, with the re-
suit that the Richmond player was knock
Cd out temporarily. and he dropped inc
ball
sacrificed. and the bruiser reached third,
scoring on Hargrove's out 20 centre. ln
the second Kahn doubled. ard Foster, who
had been given his base. was caught at
ire plate. Kahn scored ON Wells hit, hay
ing reached third on "a passed ball.
m the third Elberfcld walked. stole
second. and scored on Elscys hit. In the
seventh Elhcrfeld was hit by "a pitched
bali. and Thornton singled. Elscy's hit
scored Elberfeld. and Thornton scored on
Stuart's out at first. tieing the score. amid
great excitement.
Hits by Radford and smink. Marr's
sacrifice and RadfOrd's steal gave Hart
ford their first run. In the second Mack
went 10 third when Kahn muned his fly,
md scored on ROach's out. I'm the NTH
Radford singled and stole second Fiber
field made "a poor throw. giving Mari his
FIRST. Cavelie's out allowed Radford to
score. Smink walked. Burns singled.
FendinC ln MARI. Burns scored on Do
herty's nit. Mack was thrown out at
irsi.
The teams will play two games tO-mor-
row. These will Doe the last champion
nip games that Hartford viii play. Score:
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4 Bic Crnnn1 Mhcat.

TOPEKA, KAN, Sept. 15.-Many in
stances Of wheat farmers In Kansas rails
ing enough wheat this year 10 pay for
their land have been reported. but Claude
Matthews. a relative OF Ex-Governor Mat
thews. of Indiana. has broken the record.
He reports that he purchased forty
acres In Cheyenne county last year, pay
ing therefore $50. lie has Just marketed
from this tract geo bushels Of wheat
al scvcnty-hve cents per bushel, raising
an average Of twenty-four bushels per
acre.
Matthews says that after allowing 500
for seeding. harvesting, thrashing. and
marketing. counting also for his time
and labor emploved. he is $500 ahead. or
has raised wheat enough 10 pay for his
land al over six times the original cost.
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Anirs In Pnwhatan

BAILSVILLE. VA, Sept l5.-speolal'-.
Master Lutina Flanagan. eldest son OF
Won w. NJ. Flanagan. who has been very
an with typhoid fever. IS now on the
road 70 recovery.
Two young men. Mr.. Wallen Jeter' OF
Richmond. and Mr.. Robert French OF
Cumberland. went out hunting yesto'-
day. Mr.. Jeter mistook French TOT 2
turkey and fired on him. filling him win
shot from head 20 foot. Luckily. the gun
was loaded with small shot. or therr
would have been a tragedy. \ doctor
was called I'm. and gave necessary alten-
ton, and French will be out IN a a"y OF
so.
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"wHo's YOUR FRIENDg"

r. +. Graham will endeavor to answe
the above question during his engagement
at the Academy Of Music tomorrow u
Saturday nights and Saturday matinee, TO
his many friends In this city. by a series
Of funny situations domestic difficulties.
everyday happenings and l%aughable sur
prises In his new comedy by Louis De-
Lange. entitled Who's YOu Friend?'
All the climaIos, situations and scenes
being naturally brought about. the play
not depending upon specialties or horse
play. Messrs. Williams & Nuckols hav
engaged a most competent cast 10 support
Mr.. Graham this season. including many
well-knoWn artists. and II is the opinion
Of critics and newspaper men generally
that IT is. without a doubt. one Of the
strongest comedies ever written.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16
READING. rs; NORFOLK, $.
Hard Hitting and Errors Brought Defeat
to the OYSTER Shuckers.

READING. PA. Sept. l5.-Aftcr an alb
seroe of ewenty-four DAYS during which
they pretty well covered the Atlantic
League circuit. the Reading Club to-day
returned home and opened a three-davs
engagement with the Brooms OF Norfolk
The home club ~signalized is return bv
badly defeating the visitors the score be
ing Is 10 8
McMacFin and Mcfarland were the op-
posing pitchers n both were hit fire.
quietly, the home club. however. having
the best 81 10 10y far. Errors were nu-
ncrous on the part Of the visitors and this
in n measure augmented the run-gettinr
Tor tho home club.
M features OF the game were the
heavy hitting OF Stratton. MCINTYRE and
Carey. The game was devoid OF brilliant
field plays. Following Is the score:
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CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Sept 10
Specialize case against James houcn-
ms and Bell Barnett. charged with stap-
bling Lincoln Graves on December Ftn'
from the effects Of which Graves dleu,
on the 18th OF August. has been
the county court since yesterday. Ihere
are over forty witnesses. and the case
promises 70 be one OF considerable IN
terest.
The prisoner Is a mere youth, ana u at
The court was engaged all day yester-
day in examining witnesses for the COM
monweaith, apd this morning for the de-
fence
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OBITUARY


Tho remains OF Mrs. Elleton. who died
Tuesday Boo Charlottesville arrived in the
city YESTERDAY afternoon on the 1890 o'clock
train over the Chesapeake and Ohio. Mrs.
Elleton was the wife of Captain James
B. Elleton. one Of tho most popular cone
ductors in the employ of that company
and resided at No. 1927 north Twenty
second street. from which place the fu-
neral will take place to-day az p. VI.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Sept. 10
special-Mr. j. Frank Gouldin, a promi-
nent citizen Of Caroline county, died last
night after a protracted illness at his
nome neal Rappahannock Academy, aged
sixty years.
Tho Old Colonial estate Belle Grove.
In King George county. the birthplace Of
President James Madison, owned by j.
r Thornton. has been sold to Charles W.
Killers. of West Pittston. Pa, for $4,000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-16
Tn thc prsncher on Ricyeles.

ALEXANDRIA. VA, Sept. Especial.
This morning Rev. l. !. McDougle was
called upon TO unite a young couple ~
rode up TO his door on bicycles. They were
Mr.. George T.. Stroble, Jr., Of Washing
and Miss Hattie G. Culbertson, OF
Fort Myer Heights. -
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the at
PENDANTS were Mr.. William Loewer and
wife. Mrs. Grace NJ. Loewer, recently or
Nebraska. but low Of Fort Myer Heights.
The brides native city is ROlla, MO.