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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
HOUSE BURNED.

Early Monday mornius house Of
Mr.. Samuel Adair in the Barrens about
two aud half niles from Alone, at the
time occupied bv Mr.. George Shoe
maker, caught fire from he smoke
house and was entirely destroyed, The
house was situated on high hill and
could 10 seen for miles around,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
BEECH ENBROOK MISSION.

The Presbyterian church has determines
to open u Mission at Beechenbrook Chapel
1t is to be strictly non -sectarian, and will
be under the charge Of DR.. JAS A. Quarles
d. ID.
The first service will be held on Sunday,
January 9th, at 730 o'clock, p. m. In the
Chapel; when it is hoped that all interested
in tho undertaking will be present
There will be q meeting of I4ee-Jaokson
Camp G, Y. held at the Masonic Temple, on
Saturday, January 9Th. at 1QPa, IN. 1t Is
hoped there will be full attendance Of the
members as business Of great Importance
will be transacted,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
Holiday Linens.

The ,chole store is corered apparently
Nth holiday linens. When the ladies get
into them and get them scattered around,
as lam glad to hare them do, I,conder If
IwW euer sell them all. Wei, they are
going, and going fast. too !--Ought TO do
so, and ,ciU do so. They are pretty, are
inexpensive, useful, and cen adapted for
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05

he did me no good.
I gave them all up,
for they were doing
me no good. All
they were after was
my money, they
got it, and that
was all they want
ed. Then I got a
Pe-ru-na Almanac.
Tread it air through
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
STATS OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,)
LUCAS County.

STATS OF ONO, CRY OF ToIEDo,)
LUCAS County. 90
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the flrn1Df f. ]. Cheney
Go doing business In city Of Toledo.
County and State aforeald, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each aud every case OF
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use Of
Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. ID.
1886.
(J.) A. w. GLEASON.
IsrAL Notary Public.
~
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. send for testimonials, free
F. ]. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo. O..
Sold by Druggists, TOO.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Mrs Capt. Jacob Roceriek IL In Newport
News, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry B.
Holmes.
Miss Evelyn Nelson gave delightful New
Year musicale to her friends on Saturday
night.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
UNITED WITH THE CHURC HE'S

Since the meetings in the churches
here closed. number Of persons have
unitedwith the different churches. Most
of these made professions at the Pear
son meetings. Some, however, pro-
fsssed conversion at the meetings held
in the Baptist and Methodist churches
Up 10 date six have joined the Baptist
church, twenty-seven the Methodist
church, and about fifty tho Presbyterian
church.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
SERIOUSLY BURNED.

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Margaret
Paul, aged about So years, was badly
burned on hands, arms, and body, caused
by falling in the fire. Medical aid WAS
at once summoned and every attention
given the sufferer.
Mr.. Paul, wife and child came here
short time ago from West Virginia. :.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
j. Mod. ADAIR.
December 10, 1897.
Perfect Health.

Keep the system in perfect or.
der by the occasional use Of
TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels ard produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bill,
iousness, constipation and kin
dred diseases, an absolute cure
TUFTS Liver PILLS
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
A NEW ENGINE.

The kitchen of the vir1 mia Military
Institute mess-hsll has been equipped
with new twelve-horse power engine
in order to supply To necessary steam
for cooking and heating.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05

We hare lots Of other useful things such
as dress goods, blankets, rugs, cl0als, shoes,
DC. Al the useful things are gicen more
and more each gear. They are apprO-
PIRATE and Arrays acceptable.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
ROCKBRIDGE BOYS WILL Sue
CEED.

Prof. Charles e. Kregloe, whose
boyhood days were spent in this county
is we ore glad to learn prospecting in
his adopted home in. Roanoke He is
Professor of Latin in Allegheny Insti-
tute IN that city, and the editor of the
Roanoke times. Nothing gives us
more pleasure than to note the high
stand taken by the men of old Rock
bii lge in their adopted homes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
Our Grocery
DEPARTMENT.

after all, Christmas withOm something
good TO eat wouM be q failure. We haze
all the good hingsto make your cakes per-
feet, such as
CihOn, RaisinS,
Figs, Cxrran6
Chocolate, almonds,
DC, dc.
You wW find our Grocery Department
WcU stocked.--
Prunes, Ecaporated Fruits,
Pickles, MiRce Meat.
OlireS, Pun Puddings,
Canned Goods,
and The many other things yOu pould er-
poet TO. find in a aceH equipped Grocery.
You may ,cantto gire some friend bor
Of nice Cigars. TryY on a boz. Keep
fine goods at lo,c prices.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05

.DR KELLER, Ear, Nose and Throat
~ Specialist, will DO ct the oflee ot Dr..
Freeman, Saturday, January 10Th. -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05

Miss Lou Fuller the pretty and
faithful operator of the Central Mutu-
al Telephone office here was kindly
remembered by the phone holders here
and along the line with a purse con-
tanning over $500
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
McCrunl
Drug Co.
ttttttttt11t ! : u
FIRST GRADE" NURSERY STOCK.

The famous lot Of peach, apple, pear and
plum trees, asparagus roots and strawberry
plants. ct the Harrison Nurseries, Berlin,
Md, have just been officially declared first
0rada -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
MOTHERS FRIEND

"My wife suffered more in ten min.
utes with either Of her other two chill
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot.
ties of Mothers Friend 1t is q
blessing to any one expecting to be-
come q MOTHER" says customer.
HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Illinois.
OF Druggists at $780, or sent by express on receipt
OF price. Write for book containing testimonials
and valuable information for all Mothers freq
The Bradficld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Go.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
MIR. STABLER SAYS.
Local Treatment For Catarrh Does
No Good.

Mr.. Z. N. StabIer, Payne, ONO, writes:
II had catarrh of the head. I tried q
local catarrh remedy and it did me no
good; I tried two different catarrh snuffs
and they did me no good; I tried q ca
tsrrh balm and it did me no good; our
home doctor and his medicine didmeno
good; / tried Fort Wayne doctor and
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05

A New Year german IVES Piven on 6atuI.
day night IN the now gymnasium hall Of the
Jackson Memorial Hall. ct the Virgins
Military Institute. By the class Of 1893, In
honor Of Miss Ellen +. Lee, daushtes Of
General Fitzhugh Lee. who d the guest Q
Miss Lucy Shipp
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
M01HER!::: !; :: !: !: A: 4

u1u~ j "
and about which such tender and
holy recollections cluster as that
of "MorHER she who watched
over our helpless infancy and guild
ed our first tottering step, Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all ct
fort should be made to avoid it.
A. ~ so assists nature
M01n0r'o in the change taxi
MVlIIUI y ing place that
T. the Expectant
Friend <: !: f: !; e; e; E;
dread, suffering or gloomy fore
bodings, to the hour when she
experiences the joy of metherhesd'
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child. and she
is found stronger after than before
conference.-the short, it makes
Childbirth natural and easy" as
so many have said. Don't be
persuaded to use anything but
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YCU

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO you
Among other good reso-
lutionsresolve to buy your
Shoes of the Shoe Store.
It will pay you.
A lot of broken sizes in
ladies' and mems shoes -
greatly reduced. Come
and see them.
All sorts of gum shoes,
gum boots and Arctic
Shoes.
Thanks for your patronage
during the year now closing.
We want to zee more Of you
in 1898.
GRAHAM'& COMPANY,
Head and Feet Filters.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

CTOCkHOLDERo MEEIIN0.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders q
the First National Bank of Lexington, Viz.
ginia, will DO held at its banking house., on
Tuesday. January 18th, 1895, At II o'clock,
o. m.
RE VAUGHAN Cashiar
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-01-05
Miscellaneous.

hristndS presents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
10 MAKE AN ARMY.
Plan of Expansion Suggested by an
Officer.

Fort Leavenworth, March 16.-'Much
has been said during the present war
excitement about raising a volunteer
army in the event of war being declar-
ed by either our government or SPAIN -
said an officer today.
1.-The fact is the raising of such an
army would not be at all necessary, and
it is for just such a, purpose as war
with foreign country that the regular
army is kept up as nucleus for expan-
sion during times of war.
Instead Of creating a new army, com
posed of raw recruits, as was the case
at the breaking out of the war with
the south, and requiring months of act
i've service to properly train these men,
it is only necessary now to expand the
present organization and an army of
$4,000 men could be raised within a few
days, while the raw recruits, instead of
being placed in separate companies,
would be assigned to companies and
troops and batteries now forming our
regular service and with trained men at
their side they would become effective
at once.
UNLESS the regular army is made eff
fective in the time of war by increasing
the numerical strength of the cOmpa-
MES from SO to 120 men, it is useless to
keep an army at all during times OF
peace. Our army organization should be
of such a character as will cOmpOrt with
modern conditions and for that reason
army officers of high rank have for
years insisted upon three battalion
organization for each regiment, so UnaI
the very conditions with which we are
now confronted can be met.
1--WE have trained officers sufficient to
command three times the number of
men composing the regular army IN
times of peace, for the reason that it
is no more labor to command 125 men
than to command So men, the present
strength of an infantry company. Let
congress provide for the three battalion
system at once, and if war is to be had
then the regular army will prove to the
country that the money expended upon
its officers and men, to be made useful
in time of war without resorting to the
raising of a volunteer army pure and
simple. has not been in vain. 1t is true
that the enlargement of the regular
army will require the authorities to call
for volunteers but these will be en-
listed and assigned to our regular or
CARNATIONS.
1.-The National Guard will become
useful in taking the place of the regu-
lars in manning garrisons and guarding
government property"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

the Wabash avenue front and both
sprang within a second of each other.
They were Smith and Clark and death
came quick to them in the leap.
Several women standing in a group
on the opposite side of the street watch
ing the leaping forms of the two men
with blanched faces, say that they saw
the face of a woman at the window dur
ing an instant that the wind had swept
away the smoke. All were
positive it was a woman and said she
had a red ribbon around her neck. 1t
was but fleeing glimpse, for the
smoke hid the face in the next instant
and with a rush and roar that could be
building, from the third floor burst out
in a sheet of flame. The sullen roar of
the released flame was like a dull ex-
plosion and was mistaken by many.
The fire seemed to spring from three
floors at one time. On the fifth floor
and the sixth floor those in the front of
the building heard the alarm and saw
the smoke and flames at the same time.
There was no time for inquiry. The
dense smoke rushed through the rooms
establishments down the stairway.
There was but one narrow winding
stair leading to the top floor and but
one elevator. In the employ of Sweet
Wallach & Co., were % men and wo-
men. There were a dozen or more in
the employ of the Presbyterian board
of publication on the fifth floor. There
was frightened rush of people to the
elevator at the first call of fire. The
elevator boy was on the fourth floor
when the alarm was given. From the
National Music company and from the
office of Alfred Bierly on the fourth
floor half a dozen employees were taken
down to the first floor. The boy re-
turned once to the upper floors and his
elevator was loaded again. He did
not make a third trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers have
been filed for record:
Edward MINER to J. S. Warner. $780,
lot 641 and south half lot 645 Buchanan
street, block 4, Martin & Dennis subdi-
vision.
Edgar Emmons and wife to Gertrude E
Barnes $1,000, lot 500 Clay street, Throops
addition.
R. NJ. Curtis to A H. Shoaf. $3.50. 16 Is
acres out Of northwest quarter section 4,
township u, range Is.
G O. Knowles and wife to Maggie
Speer. $1.925, lot 1873 and north half lot POI
Oh Monroe street
Heirs of VIM. A. Angle to Eunice F.
Angle, 800, acres out of northwest cor
ner northwest quarter section "a, town
ship 13, range Il.
f. G. Willard and wife to s X Bowles
81, south 10 feet of lot 1877 and north 19
feet of lot 139 Polk street and east half of
center third of north half lots 30. 81 "a
and 80 Madison street, Cranes addition.
J. Thomas, trustee, and wife to Watson
Scarborough, S25, lot As and east half lot
43, Holmes addition.
Same to K of p. lodge 81, $40 COM
mencing 90 1-3 feet south of northwest
corner lot 106 Jackson street, North To-
peka, thence south 5315 feet on east line
of Jackson street, east to alley, north 80 1-3
feet to beginning.
Same to Zenada NJ. Hartz, 800. lot III
and south half lot 100 Locust street. Null
vane & ChaSe's addition.
Same to Richard D. Short, 800. lot 10Y
and north half lot 100 Locust street Null
Vane & ChaSe'S addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
ONE THOUSAND VESSELS
Are Found Which May be Used in
Case of War.

New York. March 16.-The special
board of auxiliary cruisers continued to-
day the work of ascertaining the facts
in regard to vessels which may be
available for use by the navy depart
ment.
The list of vessels available, including
steamships, yachts, tugs and other
crafts includes nearly one thousand.
The great majority of the vessels are
at New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore where they will be inspected
and the list sifted down to those worth
considering. These then will be class
ed as to their desirability under the
emergencies which may arise. The
decisions of the auxiliary cruisers board
will be forwarded to Washington, prob
ably by the close of this week and as
fast as the facts in regard to the vessels
are fitted, consideration will be given
to the work of arming them in the best
and most speedy manner for affective
use.
The members of the board will give
especial attention to steam yachts and
sea-going tugs tomorrow. Only those
with hulls of iron or steel will be con-
sidered as wooden hullS are not deem
ed satisfactory. The board decided not
to detain the St. Louis and she will sail
for Europe today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

ton to determine who should hold pos
session. While the litigation is not
terminated by the appointment Ct the
receiver it places the band in control.
Mr.. Sargent will take possession as
soon as his bond is filed and the formal
order in the case is made. That will be
before the week is over, and then there
may be a further delay, for it is not
supposed that Mr. Paramore will sur
render without a protest.
The members of the band refuse to
discuss the receivership. 1t is evident
that they want the appointment of Sar-
gent clinched before they tell what they
are going to do.
Mr.. Sargent is an honorary member
of MarshalPs band. 1t is told of him
that he never missed a concert or prac-
tice of the band. He is a well known
contractor and lives on Clay street
The casino, which will seat about 1000
people will be built this summer and
grounds will be laid out with walks and
drives While the band will not be able
to make all the improvements contem-
plated this year they will put the park
in such shape that there will be summer
theatricals as well as band concerts at
the park all this season
The casino will be built of wood with
open sides. It will have a stage and
seats where people can rest: One of the
grea test drawbacks at the band concerts
has been the want of seats. People have
attended band concerts night after night
who had to stand up to enjoy the music
because there were not enough seats for
all All that will be thing of the
past. There will be seats for all and
places where people can enjoy, a, rest;
The building as planned will be about
and will be raised above the surface of
the park. The stage will be large enough
to accommodate a large chorus as well as
the full band or larger one
The Improvement of the bank of Soldier
creek will be one of the things that the
band will look after. The creek affords
an excellent place for boating, but there
has been no fandingg 1here Will De DOtn
boats and place to land.
Flower beds and fountains will take the
Mace of dusty drives and barren land
scaDe Topeka will have a summer gar
den-a park where people can go and
take their friends and not be ashamed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
Gagged AT LAST.
Thad Robbins, Accused of Many
Crimes,
Was Today Arraigned For Trial
in Justice Court
AFTER A LONG CHASE.
eOfficers Have Pursued Him
Nearly Two Years.
Had Complete Set Of Burglar
Tools When Arrested.

Thad Robbins, alias Charlie Jones,
one of the notorious Robbins brothers,
had his preliminary hearing today be-
fore Justice of the Peace W. s. Nc
Clintock The court room was filed
with witnesses and spectators. Most of
the witnesses were farmers from Wat
son, Kan
g Thad Robbins is a notorious criminal.
While his plumber has been of compare
lively small value, yet his acts have
desperate man. On May 3, 1896, the
pOstOfice and store at Tecumseh, kept
by John Reed, was burgIarized. All
the postage stamps in the Office,
amounting to only about SIS worth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

came down with a crash just as the
last man got safely out of the way.
The breaking of the telephone and
telegraph wires almost caused a panic
among the dense crowds of spectators.
The wires falling across the rails of the
elevated loop were instantly charged
with electricity and a wild rush to get
out of the way took place at once.
When water was turned on to the
burning elevated loop structure a beau
tiful sight occurred.
AS soon as the streams struck the
feed rail they were apparently convert
ed into showers of electric sparks, and
an aurora was formed, sometimes
spreading fanwise then shooting high
into the air as the spray drifted in the
wind. This was kept up until the pow
er house was telephoned to shut off the
current.
An hour after the fire was under con-
troll the ambulance officials stated that
they knew positively that six were dead
and % injured, adding that they believ-
ed that 10 were dead. Among the miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
DEATH PYRE.
CContinued from First Page.1

by the heat which was terrific. Within
a radius of a block the neat broke
names of glass and diSlOdged signs and
streams of water were directed on the
buildings on both sides of the street
that far away, in order to prevent
them from catching fire. Several times
minor blazes did occur.
The greatest danger was IN the rear
of the ConOver building where were To-
Gated big dry goods stores. Ihlrty-
five minutes after the fire had broken
out the floors had all fallen and a
moment or two later the rear wall fell
Shortly after the front wall bulged out
ward and fell. The tracks OF the Union
elevated loop being completely covered
with debris and blocking the whole
elevated system
Nearly 200 feet of the loop Will nave
to be rebuilt.
Miss Kate Carney forewoman of the
National Music company on the fourth
floor of the Emerson building IS thouSht
to have been burned to death after he
rOically helping to save many ives OF
her fellow employees.
When it was first learned the build
ing was on fire, the 40 or more girls
employed by the National MUSIC com
pany rushed to the elevator and stair
wavs Miss Carney tried to stop the
rush but was unable to cope with the
panic stricken girls and while some
rushed down the StalrWayS a large
number beat at the elevator cage and
screamed for help. The elevator was
ascending and the conductor stopped
at the fourth nOOr. IN an instant IL
was filled with the frightened girls.
Miss Carney remained on the floor to
see that all the girls escaped and as the
last one entered the car, Miss Carney
started to follow. There was such a
crowd in the elevator that Miss Carney
could not get in and the elevator de-
seconded without her. 1t is thought she
was too late to escape, and overcome
by the smoke which was pouring into
the place fell to the floor and was
burned to death.
The heat was so intense and the
smoke so thick that the, elevator men
feared to return for Miss Carney.
Josie Baxia and Anna Baxia, sisters
living at 56S West Nineteenth street
and employed by the National Music
company leaped from the second floor
to the street .TOSie's right ankle was
broken and her sister was severely in
jured.
How the firemen working in the
building escaped death is a mystery.
In spite Of the repeated warnings given
| them by their chief they remained at
| their post apparently fascinated by the
slowly bullying wall until it seemed GER
| tain death to stay there a second later.
Then they took to their heels the wall
seemed to hang for a moment but final
1 ly the big iron girders broke and it