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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

~ "A. h'ShliiClZ, VI ule lTHl Oh isScnlIlplZ
Brothers. Bankers.
confidence and esteem of the businss
public Since THE bank was opened in
this city its business has era dually i'm
creased with the growth and develop
ment of the city.
During the almost unparallel de-
preston in the S summer Of 1898, Messrs.
ScaHelZ Bros. went right ahead dis
counting paper. which, in additi to
being great convenience to the bust
ness men and merchants OF Newport
News. no doubt saved the commercial
Ives of good many of them Messrs.
Sohmelz Bros. have ample facilities Tor
the conduct Of a strictly up-to-date
banking business. They give their own
drafts on any city OF Importance in the
world.
An important branch of the business
IS the savings departm ent Interest at
the rate Of 4 per cent. per annqm IS
paid on savings deposits.
Messrs. SchmelZ Bros. are the local
rustodiani: OF the money Of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway Company, the
Chesa peake & Ohio Elevator, Furness,
Witty & Co, United States Shipping
Company, and many Of the largest firms
in the city.
1t may be interesting to note that
Messrs. Schme4z Bros. hold the first
bonds issued by the city of Newport
News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

teGt.lie one of Che strongest PreSbyter-
LA tliu!Gn$S an I.ueNe..vr Nlus 4Illa.
Work on the Luildllg nov occupied
by the church was begun in December,
49,. The congrega tim, however, has
outtHoWn ITS present QUARTERS, and
Ways and means for the erection OF u
handsome brick church ON Washington
avenue are being seriously discussed.
The present membership OF the c,aurch
IS aoo. hoe total enrolment of the
Sunday school is 2S9. The church Choir
IS under the leadership OF Professor
William Ha milton. and Mr.. o. Z. God
win is organist-
Ihe Following esocieties are under the
auSplces OF the church: Ladies Aid
society society. Mrs. L. B. Manville, president:
earnest Circle Kings Daughters, Mrs.
Albert McMahon. leader; Busy Bee Cir
Gle Kings Daug hIbers. Miss Nlaie Saun-
ders. leader; Young Peoples Society of
christian Elnbdsavor. H. f. Norton pres
luent; unior Christian Endeavor So
etety. Mr.. and Mrs. w L. Hanger, su-
perrin tendents,
IN point of residence Rev e. T. Well
~! hord - me oldest Protestant minister
in the city
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coLoRED CHURCHES S.

The colored congregations of the city
are In a prosperous condition
The First Baptist church, of which
Rev. W. II. Dixon. is pastor. hS now
erecting what will be the handsomest
house Of worship in the city when III
is finished. The building is situated
at the corner of Twenty third street
and Jefferson avenue.
The Second Baptist church is stu
atad on Madison avenue.
Zion Baptist church, of which Rev
e. J. Crudup is pastor. is situated ON
Twentieth street, near Ivy avenue.
Three other denominations are rep
resented among the colored psople OF
| Newport News, as follows:
Wesley Grove Christian church-leev
Smith Howard, pastor.
ST Paul's NJ. e. church-Rev. James
II. Garner, pastor.
Antioch Presbyterian church-lseV
G. r. Jones. pastor, Twenty fourth
street near jefferson avenue.
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OF the following gentlemen: NJ. B.
Crcwe,l. r. G. Bedford M. y. d
Doughty. I. Eugene White, C.. B. or.
cult. w. A. Post, ], r. Swrner,p,, and
J. A. Wiliett.
Tme bank has an undlvIded profit Of
$4,000. line OF loans and discount:
amounting to 100000. and deposits
avera ging over s25oo snce it's organ
ization it has steadily added to its sur
plus fund. and at the same time has al
ways declared semi annual dividend CT
) per cent.
An idea OF the safe and conservative
course pursued bT the First National
Bank may be gained from the followin g
fact stated in Cashier Willett's last an
nual report to the directors of the in
stitution:
We have just closed another year
Without the loss of Single dollar in
our loans and discounts"
Its building, completed in 1893 at a
cost Of 900. is a handsome and sub
stan.ial structure.
1os. "A
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24
Direct Steamship Lines to All Seaboard Cities
and Foreign Ports.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO SYSTEM
Stretches Its Way Into the West and Con
meets With Other Railroads That
Thread the Country.
Newport News is not lacking

Newport News is not lacking in
transportation facilities
Situated on Hampton Roads. the
magnificent gateway OF the Old Domin-
ion. the city has natural harbor that
is familiar to all e4-faring men, and
any ship, no matter how large. can
steam into port and drop anchor along
side the Wharves. Owing to the linden
tation OF the Alta ntic col:t line al this
point. Newport News is nearer the open
sea on the one hand and to the interior
certers OF population and production on
the other, than any of the Atlantic
ports. The harbor is a natural refuge,
in all conditions of wind and weather.
of incoming vessels seeking safety
from the furies Of Neptune and a rag
ing sea.
Little was known OF Newport News
decade ago. Then it was 4 hamlet
Today is a 1our'i:lrng seaport town.
Here grain. cattle, flour and miscella-
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neous provisions are loaded on steam
ers for hungry Europe A hamlet a
decade ago, and now one of the 1ousl-
ness marts of trade ON the Atlantac
coast.
AS the port grew and business in
at Newport News, until today vessels
lying flags of sixteen different lines
TIRE up at the wharves here and dis
charge and load cargoes. Every ia
GMlty is offered for loading and I'M
and spacious and equipped With mod
ei'n appliances. 'Wiphin a few feet OF
the waters edge is the mammoth grain
elevator, with q capacity of 1850, OOU
bushels. Grain conveyors stretch our
to the docks and cereals are poured in
TO the holds of the ocean frei,ghters.
The following is a list OF the steam
snip lines and vessels that sail regu-
1arly from Newport News for foreign
ports:
Union Line, for Haunbure-Ste, ners
Albano, Salerno. Pisa Catania.
Lord Line, for Belfast and Dublin
Steamers Bengore Head, Lord London
derry.
Phoenix Line, for Antwe,7,-steam-
t.rs St. Marnock, St E3noch
Forenede Virginia Baltic Line, for
Copenhagen and Reval Steamers
Nenia, Arkansas.
Donaldson Line, for 1asgow-Steam-
elS lHIldLluil, lndialema.
Oranje Line. for Rotterdam and Ann
sterdaTn-Steamer -A1lboroueh
Chesapeake & Ohio Steamship Line,
for London and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Chicka h o1niny, Kama wha, Rappahan-
mock Green!brier. Appomattox and
Ssh enand oah
Caaedorian Line. for Lelrh--steamer
Mendoza
Avon Line, for Bristol-Two steam
erS.
United States Steamship Conpanys
Line. for London-Steamer Eidsvoad.
The following steamers sail regular
~ from Newport News:
Old Dominion Steamship Line, for
New York daily.
The Merchant and Miners Transpor-
tation Company, three times a week for
Provide nce; four times week for Bos-
ton: dai lily for Baltimore.
The Virginia Navigation Company's
steamer Poca7hontas. for Richmond and
way landings, via James river, every
other day.
The steamer S. A. MCCAIN, for Pc
tersbu1s and way landings. every other
day, via James and .Appon attox rivers.
The steamer Louise, connecting with
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. makes
two trips daily to Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
In addition to these hundreds OF
schooners. barge,s end coastwise steam
ers engaged in the coal trade come
here annually, to say nothing of the
t'>1Tks and craft OF nike rig that load
slaves for Germany and Spain, or the
many tramp steamers that carry
freight TO the United Kingdom.
Newport News has but one railway
system-the Chesapeake & Ohio--blt
it stretches its iron way far into the
North, South, West and Northwest.
connecting with other railways that
thread the country. This is the ter
minus of this railway. From the far
West freight is brought over its trunk
lines and loaded in the ccmpanys
steamers for London and Liverpool
An OF the internal freight from here
Is hauled by the chesapeake & Ohio
ra.1igad. This roads passenger fael-
tiles are sunexcelieG. Tickets are sold
to any station in the United States.
The city is connected with Hampton
and Gid Point by the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad, which gives hourly SER
vice. and by the Newport News. Harnp-
ton and Old Point Electric Railway.
Other belt lines wiz be built an the near
future
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The membership aggregates $50.
EAST END MtErHoD1sT c,HIrR9

EAST END METHODIST CHURCH.
During the second year of Mr.. Wray's
ministry some of the members OF the
Washington Avenue church, together
with several Methodist residents OF
East End, organized the East End
Methodist church and erected the hand
some little house of Worship on Chest
nut avenue now occupied by them a,
the last session of the Virginia confer
ence Rev. NJ. S. Codonna, Jr.. was as
s.gned' to sIhis charge. The membership
is rapidly growing, and There is "a pros
perous and growing Sunday school con
nected with the CHURCH
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On New 8attIeships

Was done todl.y by 'Rusl & Shaw.
2613 Washington avenue, official pho
t'1glap pliers, with cameras of various
sizes. from the monster Krupp down
:, the rapid-fire Maxim The varied
events Incident to the double launching
WI! be fully portrayed. Some of the
mcst interesting views will be grouped
en- enc card making a handsome sow
enir. and sold at 25 cents: by mail IS
cents. Send FOR list OF views with
prices.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24


corps If excellent teachers she schools
Of Newp.crt Will have all the ad-
vantages which up-to-dlle buNl 1lgs
and appliances can offer.
Hon. Thomas Temple Powell is su-
pernten'ient of public schools in New
port News, and Professor H. Fl. Epes is
principal of the high school.
NEWPORT NEWS MILITARY 4ACAD-
ENVY.
This progressive and up-to- date in
stitutioll, under the management of
Colonel L. w. Huffman, is situated at
the corner of Invent y-seventh street and
Virginia avenue. 1t has AN efficient
corps of teachers in charge of the Wa,ri-
c1s branches of study, and furnishes
excellent opportunities to young men
desiring to prepare themselves fo
courses in the higher colleges and uni
versities. The students OF the academy
include many we'll known young men
from all sections of Virginia and North
Carolina =
NEWPORT NEWS FI1NIALE SEMI
MARY.
Mrs. NJ w. HARDWOOD is principal OF
this excellent school for young ladies,
and with the assistance of CORDS of
competent teachers, gives the young
ladies' committed TO her charge a thor
ough training in the sllbstant.a l
branches of knowledge as well as i'm
the mGre ornamental accomplish ments
Ire seminary is in a pros porous con-
d!tlon. numbering among its pupils
MANY young ladies from other sections
or q'ile Stnte, i'm addition to IA large
clientele in Newport News.
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ED. ~. HOLT,
l40 9TH SIP o. BOX ITO.
Real Es<at7, loans and Insurance.

FIRE, IIFE and ACCIDENT IN
SURANCE in, the best companies. Also
Fidelity and Official Bonds One-haH
million dollars to loan ON real estate
in Newport News or Hampton on short
or long time.
Houses anS, lots for sadie in all parts
of the city.
Can make investments in Real Estate
that will pay Is to 20 per cent, on prop
erty that will advance rapidly and per-
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CsHRIsTIAN cgHr1Rcu

The rhirtieth Street Christian church.
OF which Rev. w. r. Motley is pastor.
was organized by DIR. r. H. Power and
Mr. Thomas Chandler. who were the
first elders Of the church Services
We're first held in the Union Chapel,
where all the denomina tions of the city
Wcrshipped at one time and from which
al! the churches OF the city sprang.
The present church edifice was erect
ed In 1880. From a hand fun at the be-
ginning the membership of the church
has grown to seventy five
Rev. w r. Motley was preceded by
Rev MT. Bagby and Rev. M. Ainsley
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TINE METHODIST CHURCH.

Washington Avenue Methodist Epis
cppal church, South, was organized De-
cember 8, 1885, with eighteen members.
Rev JoEcn T. Bosnian was the first pas
Tor, and services were held in the Union
Chapel until the first Sunday in Janu-
AIRY. 1885, when tine first service was
conductesi Jul the present church edifiee.
Rev. j. II. Bosnian was succeeded INV
Rev. James Cannon. who was IN turn
succeeded by Rev r. M. Cha ndler. Then
Rev. Rev. George w. Wray served a
term OF two years and was succeeded
by Rev. Bernard F. Ltpscornb. the pres
emit pastor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

nAnenEy in value Communications
from non-residents desiring to make
investments or leans here will receive
careful and prompt attention
References: First National Bank.
Schmelz Bros. Bankers. Newport News,
Va; Bank OF Chase City, Hon. John E.
Hughes. Mayor of Chase City. Va;
Peninsula Ban nix. Williamsburg, Va: r.
B. Huston, Toledo. Ohio; L. B. Waugh
an, j. l.. Boswell, Richmond, Va.
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NEGLEcTING HIS D17T1ns

tF'lN'n the Chicago Inter Ocean.)
II seems strange that Goyerr,oY. PIN
gree wants TO call the Michigan lsrlsIa
-tura IN special session just AIT the time
ne ought ITO be busy planning his seed
POTATOES. i4a5l.
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FIRST BAPTIST ,.u1,Rcu

SNJI
The Newport News Baptist church
was organlzed June IA. 1888 with eleven
h h Rev. L. r. Melbourne, who
mad been conducting two services a
month in this cdIty, became the first
p pa I;., OF the CHURCH. He was followed
~ Key. c. A. G. Thomas and Rev.
Barton Rudd. For a short time tha
church emu worshipped in the Union Chapel
n succeeded in Building house Of
Worship, called THE Baptist chanel. AT
me corner OF Thirtieth street and
Washington we avenue. TN the not now be-
building. : 'A'> - .
REV; M. L. Wood uopk charge OF the
Shurch january q, 1888. and served it
!or seven years. During his pastoral
etie handsome brick structure now oc-
eupled by the church was e,reeued. the
n mrSl service being held Novnlber >,
aoso. KEY. c. c. Cox, the present pas
YOU. TOOK charge OF THE church in FEB
ruary, 1886. The present rnembershi,n Is
$40 49, A prosperous Sunday school and
- r. u ARE connected with the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-24

women who Use channels, Heather for
clsan;hs AND polishing their machines
may be glad to know how 10 ny.s,sh the
leather w!en dirty. If DIT is washed with
soap and waiter and r.nsed and dried
u WTl become stiff and hard, and al
most useless Blu, If lit is wished With
soap and water. and the soap is rot
Tinsed out, IT viii dry as soft and SER
vicea'ble las when new.
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HOMIE, SWEET HOME.

.oan'oss!.lould be wiped. whenever used
upsn' a piece OF soft tissue paper. Also.
.alee a week they should be dipped in
.iis'.iatteo water, and brushed up and
down he teeth with am old ronh hrush
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BETHAlNY fsHAPEI.

Bethanly chapel is a mission. branch
OF the Washington Avenue Methodist
church A prosperous Sunday school !s
IN existence There, and servlcsS are held,
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avenue.
SCHArEI.z BROS.
Messsrs. H. L. and C. A. Schmelz,
composing the firm of Schnelz Bros,
conduct large banking business in
Newport News and Hampton While
the two banks are independent of each
other the one in this city might properly
be considered the spring OF the ba nix
in Hampton, which was opened up in
1855.
In Addition to possessing ample
means, these gentlemen POSSESS fhi,
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ST. PAuLrS

/
me history OF st. Paul's church from
lhe ti1ne missionary Work was under
taken in Warwick county by tht. Con
Vocspilon. which met in Norfolk in 1883
up 10 the present time is am interesting
one. The first service i'm Newport News
vas held May 10. 1881. in am unfinished
"ullluiiE erect ed for the hands who We're
engaged in building the railroad bed,
KEY. Z. j.. $. Mayo oficiati ting.
Later the congregation worship tipped in
only boarding house in the city, ana
then in the Union Chapel which was
erected Wy the various denominations
and used by all as a house of Worship
This chapel, by the way, is now used
by the Presbyterian church as a lecture
room.
Rev Mt Mayo was succeeded by Rev
Harry Chesiey in February, 1883, who
was i'm turn succeeded by Rev Mr.
Mayo in the fa,pl of 1894 He remained
here about six months and was sue
ceeded by Rev William n. Meade, who
had charge of the parrish until the fail
OK 1885. Rev. MIR. Townsend was az
charge for a short time and vas sue
ceeded October 81, 1887, by Rev. c. j. $.
Mayo. who became the first resident
rector of the parish.
The present church building was
erected in 1889. From one communicanl
the church had grown to 125 at the end
of Rev. Mayo's ministry, january a.
1895
Rev. J. Francis RibbDple took charge
OF the parish March l, 1896, since which
time there have been 125 additions TO
the ahuTch-forhy-eigh by contirma ton
and seventy-seven by letter. During
that time there have been forty With
drawals. ieaving the church q member
snip OF 2l0 at the present TIME. Plans
are being made for the erection Of a
new house of worship on the lots re
Gently donated to the church by Mr.. F.
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SECOND BAPTIST ,,4rot,,,u

,,, IE.N7-NL I5VNPITST CHURCN
inc second Ba ptist church Is what
tnlght be termed q branch of the New
wort News church. ut having been or
canned August 10, 1884, by mem bens OF
the parent church. Rev. WADE p
Srown served as pastor Of the new
snurch for about two years. 1t was
'.urns his ministry that the house Of
worship now occupied by the church
1 was dedicated. Last summer Rev. Mr..
. o'SWal resigned his pastorate to RETURN
70 ctllege, and was succeeded by Rev
Ihomas J. NdacKay. The church is in
i iiourishing condition, and there. is, 1.llll
or erecting larger church edifice IL,
ucoolnmodu'te the constantly growing
Congregations.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-10

The Baptist Church and public school
of Imlaystown, were entered on Sunday
morning of last week, by thief or thieves
who gained admission by prying open
windows in the rear of both buildings. In
the church, chairs were disarranged, some
dishes broken and box of matches stolen
In the school room, things were in gen
eral disorder Books pocket knives, {
clock, tablets and writing paper were
stolen. In order to gain his booty "a
matches were lighted and thrown to the
floor. One match ignited some paper and
partly burned an algebra which smould
cred without doing other damage.
During the afternoon, on Sunday, tall
aged man, shoulders slightly stopped, was
noticed about Imlaystown. On Sunday
morning he obtained his breakfast al
Charles Thomas, near East Branch. He
left bundle which he said would pay foi
his meal. The bundle contained school
books and pencils, which belonged to I'm
laystown and schools in Chesterfield town
ship.
DR.. Price, of the upper Freehold board
of education, obtained warrant on Mon
day, and succeeded in tracing the man to
near Georgetown, when all clue was lost.
1t is supposed that the man is partly de-
ranged, and may possibly be the one that
Camden authorities have advertised as
a mania for robbing schools and churches,
as it has since beer learned that the Sykes.
vile school was also plundered.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-10

An alarm of fire was sounded Thursday
morning caused by a gasoline stove taking
fire at Birkmire's canning factory. 1t was
put out before serious damage was done
The department responded promptly but
did not get into actual service.
The 114th annual session of the New
Jersey Diocesan Convention of the Prot
estant Episcopal church was concluded on
Thursday. Deputies to the general CON
vention were elected as follows: Rev A
j. Miller, Rev. G. M. Perkins, Rev o. A
Glazebrook, D. D., Rev. A. B. Baker, D.
D., E. r. Shubrick, j. N. Carpenter, j.
Howard Pugh, NJ. D., and Howard Rich
ards. Those elected on the standing com
mittee were: Revs. H. II. Oberly, c. NJ
Perkins, A. B. Baker, D. D., r. G. Moses,
j. B. Woodward, r. S. Conover, E. r.
Shubrick and Howard Richards Charles
Evan Merritt, of Mount Holly, was elect
ed treasurer of the diocese. Princeton
was designated as the next place of meet
inc
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-10

Mrs. Charles Cross was visiting friends
at the county seat last week.
Miss Title Edmund will entertain the
w. c. I. U. at her home Tuesday even
ing.
Dr. Thomas Price, who is practicing his
profession in the Klondike, writes home
that he is to be married this week.
A gang of Italians is occupying house
belonging to Aaron Early, on the hill
They are employed on the stone road
Memorial services were conducted in
both our churches on Sunday evening in
respect to the brave soldiers who lost their
lives on the Maine.
William Warren led the B. Y. P. U.
service at the Baptist Church on Sunday
evening, taking the place of Mrs. Frank
johnson, who was i'll.
Thomas S. Mailman, of Philadelphia,
brother-in-law to George Williams, died
suddenly at his home last week after UNI
dergoing an operation for removing a can
Ger in the throat He leaves widow and
two children. The funeral took place on
Friday from his late residence in Phil
adelphia.
A horse being driven on the Browns
Mills road, last week, got it's hoof caught
between the rail and plank, as it was cross
ing the railroad. The animal was thrown
violently to the ground, and was extricat-
ed with difficulty. An approaching train
was stopped just in time to avoid an acct
dent The rig belonged to Henry Barry,
the hotel keeper at Browns Mills, who,
with his brother was thrown from the car
riage, but escaped injury. The horse was
removed to Thompson's stables here for
treatment
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-10
MedRord.

The Medford base ball club has been re-
organized with the following players;
Phifer C, Carrigan p, Branin 1b, IL.
Stratton 2b, Braddock IS, W. Branin If,
3b, H. Branin If, 3b, II. Peak CT, F.
Prickitt IF, Morgan sub The first game
will be played with Parker club, of Phila-
delphia, ON May 30. This team played
here three years ago and defeated our
team by a score of 6 to 5.
A very pretty wedding took place in
! the NJ. E. church here, on Wednesday last,
when Canada Ada, daughter of William
Brunnair and Mr.. Jervis Sharp, both of
near Medford, were joined in bonds of
matrimony by the Rev. Edward Mount.
The altar of the church was beautifully
decorated with flowers and plants. The
bride was prettily attired in white silk
The bridesmaids and flower girls were al
so nicely adorned, all of which went to
make up very pretty scene. The cere-
mony was witnessed by large number of
people. After the ceremony a reception
was given at the home of the brides par
ents, which was attended by the more par
ticular friends and relatives and the new
ly married couple were heartily congratu-
lated. An elegant wedding feast was
partaken of, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharp stole off in a cab and were driven
to Moorestown, where they boarded the
train and started ON a honeymoon to Har-
risburg, Pa. They never knew until they
reached Moorestown that their carriage
was all decorated with old shoes, rags and
sticks