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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-16
For sale by all Druggists.
FREE OF CHARGE.

Any adult suffering from a cold
settled on the breast, bronchitis, throat
or lung troubles of any nature, who
will call at the Drug stores of Ernest l..
Allen-Claude M. Lennon-Warfeld &
Hall-Charles G.. Lennon-W. F.
Creighton & Co.,-or Richard Gibson
will be presented with sample bottle
of Boschee's German Syrup free of
charge. Only one bottle given to one
person, and none to children without
order from parents.
No threat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale at Boschee's German Syrup
in all parts of the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggists
will tell you it's success Was marvellous.
1t is really the only throat and Lung
Remedy generally endorsed by physi.
clans. Our rs cent bottle will cure or
prove its value. Sold by dealers in all
civilized countries.
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From New Zealand.

REEFToN. New q asrd. Nov. 90,
1896. l am very pIeused to state that
since l took the agency of Chamber
lain's medicines the fale has teen v rs
large, more especially OF the Cough
Remedy. In two years I have sold
more of this particular remedy than of
all other makes for the previous five
years. AS to its efficacy, I have been
informed by scores of persons of the
good results they have received from
it, and know ite value from the use of
it.in my own household. Il is so pleas
ant to take that we hsve to place the
bottle beyond the reach ofihe children.
E. J. SCANTLEBURY.
For sale hu all Drnppists.
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prexented q Tragedy.

Timely Information given Mrs. George
Long, of New Strailsville, Ohio, pre-.
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. a frightful cough had long
kept her awake every mig ht. She had
tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DIR, Kings New Discovery. One bottle
wholly cured her, and she writes tbs
marvellous medicine also cured Mr..
Long of severe attack of Pneumonla.
Such cures are positive proof OF the
matchless merit of this grand remedy
for curing all throat, chest and lung
sroubles. Only 80 cents and Sl.Oo.
Every bottle guaranteed Trial bottles
fres at 3. s. Leadbeater & Sons Drug
Store.
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ments.
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AUCTION SALES.
By 8. n. Lunt, Auctioneer.
ALE OF DEL Kay LpTS

The undersigned as trustee for David A
Aakely, will ofe1 for sale at public auction
I'll we We o'clock noon, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS. 1899,
/: 'front.' of the loyal street entrance to the
Market BUILDING, in the city OF alexandria,
Va, ALL THAT CERTAIN PIEGE AND
PA Gel OF LAND situated i. Alexand,ia
county, State of Virginia, designated and
known as LOIS numbered six hundred aud
t irty $780, an six hundred snd III ty.one
(G5i) in certain plan Of lois cslicd Del
haN," surveyed ~ D. ]. Htwell. surveyor
as shown ON the plat thereof, which is duly
recorded among tho records of the clcrk'a
oil of the County Cou,t Of Alexandra
county, in liber G, 20. q. folio 440, etc.
Tnrus OF Sale: Ca-h. Couyeyanting al
cost OF purchaser.
LEoNAkD MARBURY, Trustee,
no9 dts for David &. Mskely.
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Altxanasla 9asetts.
PUsLrsHED DAILY AND TRI-wEKKLg A,
Gazette Building. $40 e 812 Prince at
TERMS

Ali transient advertisements r.urs 30 paid 'o'
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For Over Ffhx Years

lyOLp AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.-Mrs
Tn.low's Soothing Syrup has been used fol
,ref fifty years ~ millions Of mothers ioi
,,eir children while teething, with perfect
uccoss I, soothes the child, softens the gums.
.llsy. all pain, cnrcs wind colic, and is the
be..iemedy for Diarrhea. Ia pleasant to the
.ne. Sold by Druggists in every part OF the
vorld. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its value
.iac.lculsble. Re sure snd eek for Mrs. Wins'
lcr'I Soothing Syrup and take ne etheT kind
isnf1 CO ls.v1 -
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J. d. Bridges, Editor Democrat" Lancss.
ter N. n, says, Zone Minute Cough Cure ir
the best remedy for Group ever used." I'm
mediately relieves and cures coughs, colds,
Group. asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, grippe
and all throat and lung troubles. Itprevents
consumption. Edgar Waraeld, ir.. corner
Kirg and Pitt streets.
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By 3. F. Knox, Auctioneer.

4. FAIRFAX COUNTY.
The undersig ned trustees. by virtue OF q
deed of trust from Warrenton Garner and
wife to Thomas Moss, John T. Wilkins and
Thomas ]. Fsnnon, dated on the 2sth day of
July, 1894 and recorded in deed book R.5,
page 146, of the land records of Fairfax
county, Virginia, and in liber @. No. 4, folio
156, of the land records OF Alexandria coun.
ty. Virginia, to secure the Mercantile. Railway
Building and Loan Association of Alexsn.
dra, Virginia, the sum of $500, and by or
der of the board of directors of the said as
socistion, default having been made in the
payment of the sum mentioned, will offer for
sale at public auction, on TIE premises, at IL
O'Clock a. m on
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"lhsd dyspepsia fifty. seven years and new.
er iOund permanent relief until I used Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure Now am well and feel
ike new man." writes s. I. Fleming, Muir.
uy Neb l, is the best digestant known.
Clres all forms OF indigestion. Physicisns
everywhere prescribe it. Edgar Wsrfeld, ir &.
corner King and Pitt streets.
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By S. q. ;.unt, Anctioneer.

By S. q. ;unt, Anctioneer.
DY VIETCE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made by William e. Breen and wife and
B. T. Feely 10 the Trustees of the German Co.
operative Building Association No of Alex
amin, Virginia, dated on the I'd day of Feb
rUsry, 1897, aud of record in the land re-
cords of the city of Alexandria, Virginia in
deed book No. So, folio 1876, tho subscribers,
as the trustees of the said association, will, by
the order of the board If Gir,ciors thereof,
duly made, proceed to sell at pubic auction on
SATURDAY,
the 18th day of November, 1899,
at the Royal street entrance to The Market
Building, in the said city of Alexandria, at
IL M, the property conveyed by the said
deed OF trust; to wit:
/. ALL THAT TENEMENT AND LOT
OF GROUND, in the said city of Alexandria,
situated on the east side of Fayette street. be
tween King and Cameron streets, in front on
Fayette street % feet and running east the
came width as in front 123 feet inches, be
ing the premises No. 113 north Fayette
street.
2. ALL THAT TENEMENT AND LOT
OF GROUND in the said city of Alexandra.
situated on the west side of Patrick street,
otUbccu SCuccu duO IluCCoo SblooLot III llUut
on Patrick street 18 feet, and running west
the same width as in front 60 feet being
premises No 308 north Patrick street.
8. ALL THAT TENEMENT adjoining
No. 2 on the north, and in front on Patrick
street 16 feet and running west the same
width az in front 60 feet, being premises No.
80 Patrick street.
Terms of Sale: Cash. Conveyancing at
the expense of the purchaser.
JOSEPH KAUFMAN, J
JOHN u. NORMOYLE, Trustees.
HENRY BAADER,
oo2 IA
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4RN0LD's BRoMo-CELERY. Try this
lnr7alei remedy for Headaches. Noun'lgia,
Tesnlassross I o centa
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
Funeral of Joshua T. Jerman.

The body of Joshua 7. Jerman,
which, after perplexing delays, left
Los Angeles on Sunday morning,
reached here on Friday evening, trav-
elling at the rate of about 700 miles a
day. The indefniteness of the time
the remains would reach here, made it
impossible to fix on apositive date for
interment. The remains reaching here
on Friday, gave ample time to arrange
for next day. The friends met at his
home Saturday morning at 1920.
where chapters of Scripture were read
by Revs. j. L. Estlin, L. w. Layfeld.
and I. H. Haynes, and prayer by Rev.
G. A. Hill.
At the cemetery, where the funeral
exercises proper were held, the burial
services, as laid down in the ritual
were read by the ministers named
above. "Abide With Me-" was sung
by part of the M. E. choir and Rev.
O., A. Hill delivered short but strik-
ing eulogium on the deceased, and pro-
nounced the benediction.
Thus was laid to rest one who
had fought disease for nine years and
more, travelled thousands of miles for
temporary triumph over the ''fell de-
stroyer, )" but in the language of the
orator, whose tribute was delivered
over the open grave, SD cath con-
quered, as he always does, and thus
this sad meeting in the spot sacred to
the family, wherein they all may lie
until the resurrection of the just"
The funeral was quite largely at
tended by others than members of
the family.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
Fire Narrowly Averted.

Fire very mysteriously broke out
in the old, unused chicken house in
the rear of the residence of Mrs. An
gelica Colt last Saturday afternoon,
and but for the timely assistance of
some friends, it might have taken a
disastrous turn. Soon after the fire
was discovered, the flames was making
a rapid headway and were eating into
the roof. This little chicken house
was in close proximity to the stable
and number of other out buildings, in
cluding those in tenure of Mr.. Alex.
Carson. Had these buildings once
gotten atire, the conditions of the dav
were most favorable to carry on the
Obstructive work, and from the di-
rection of the wind it might have made
a clean sweep through the most CEN
tral business portion of the town. A
coincidence was that it was the same
day Of the terrible cOnfagration at
Laurel, Delaware. Fortunately the
flames enveloping the chicken house
of Mrs. Angelica Colt were extin-
guished before they could gain proper
headway, and it was not necessary to
call out the Fire Company.
Mrs. Colt is yet unable to ascertain
how the fire originated. The chicken
house is unused, and there was no oc-
casioned for anybody to go there. The
superstition is that it was either set fire
by some boys playing with Fourth
of July explosives. or else by mice or
rats with some carelessly dropped
matches.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
Party at Woodland Beach.

A very enjoyable occasion was had
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie W.
Perry, OF Woodland Beach, one even
ing of last week. The ladies. who
originated the idea, had everything in
readiness and by the time all the
guests had arrived, the repast, which
was the one theme of conversation.
was well under way.
The guests were invited out to the
well prepared supper, which consisted
OF Spring chicken, wafies, potatoes,
tomatoes, sliced, baked beans, pickles.
olives, etc. After finishing this deli
cious repast, all repaired to the parlor
and sang so sweetly as to charm the
mosquitoes as they flew by the cot
tage windows. Later the party was
again invited out to partake of sliced
pineapple and cake, it in turn being
followed by ice cream and cake, with a
final wind-up of watermelon.
Those present were as follows: Miss
Anna Barry, Miss Mary Emily Wolfe,
Philadelphia; Mrs. Martha Wilhel-
nina Graham Campbell, Miss Eliza
beth Frazier Grieves, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elzie W. Perry, Messrs. John S. An
thonY, Fred Lang, Walter Stokesburv.
and j. Edmond Stevens.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
FIRE NEAR THE "BIG OAK, !"
BARN AND STABLE OF MRS. MINNIE WOOD
ON THE GEORGE FARM CONSUMED.
Two Horses and a Cow Burned to Death in
the Blaze-SuppOsed to Have Been the
Work of an lncendiary.

Fire broke out at the home of Mrs.
Minnie Wood on the George Farm, -
about mile from the big Oak" on
Saturday night, resulting in the loss
OF two farm horses and COW, and the
complete obstruction of the barn and
stable.
Mrs. Wood was doing some shopping
IN Smyrna at the time and little
thought that so much trouble was in
store for her. There was no one in the
house at the time except her aged
mother, and strange to say, when Mrs.
Wood left the house she locked her
mother in. When thetire broke out.
this aged woman was powerless to do
as she pleased and could only watch
the devouring flames from distance.
Had she been able to get out of the
house she could easily have let the
stock out of the stable and thus saved
them from a horrible death. Fortu-
nately nearby neighbors discove red
the blaze, and were soon upon the
field of action to lend helping
hand in extinguishing the flames.
and keeping it from getting to
the residence. With the exception of
the horse she drove to town, all the
rest Of her stock was burned up in the
fire, not to say anything of the build
ings and ther contents.
The story is told that her husband.
Henry Wood, yas previously forced to
leave the farm, because he would not
work, and the tilling of the land de-
volved solely on Mrs. Wood, who it is
said could out-work many men in ardu-
GUS manual labor The fact of the
strained relations between her and her
husband has led some people to draw an
inference concerning the origin of the
fire, although there is nothing au-
thenicate at this writing, if it will ever
be known. The loss amounts to sew
eral hundred dollars, on which there
was no insurance.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
School Election.

At the annual School election for
this town on Saturday afternoon,
Messrs. E. Marriott Fowler and w. A..
FAIRIES were reelected unanimously
for a term of three years. There was
very little interest manifested this
year, and not more than six votes were
polled. 1t was thought that the
women would take an important part
in this election, especially since the
Federation of Twentieth Century
Clubs of the State have taken such an
important stand in the interest of edu-
cation. The district could not have
elected better men. Both have held
the office for many years, and they will
doubtless serve their constituency with
interest and fidelity.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28

second to his motion Councilman
Walls arose to the floor and asked WHY
the committee had not purchased one
Tor Policeman Jones. The replv
! came from Councilman Reynolds. that
the committee did not deem it advisa-
BILE from the fact that they were under
the impression that Policeman Jones
was not to be kept on duty all the year.
and they (the committee) were anxious
to save the town that extra expense.
Councilman Walls thought that $50
extra paid out for the peace and good
order OF the town was not out of the
way. The citizens had a right to ex-
pect this from the council and that the
town was not any too we'll protected,
especially on Saturday night, when
four policeman could we'll guard the
town. He also thought that if Mr..
Jones. could be retained as extra no.
llceman, he ought to have uniform.
The discussion came to climax bv a
motion from Councilman Walls. that
Policeman Jones be laid off on Satur-
day afternoons and retained on duty
every Saturday night. This motion
was carried, but when Mr.. Walls fol-
lowed this with another motion that he
be furnished with summer uniform the
same as the other policemen, then
came the rub and Councilmen Anthony
and Reynolds vigorously objected to
it as an unnecessary expense. Coun-
Gilman Fowler seconded Walls mos
ton, and in yea and nay vote it took
the president of the council to decide
the matter. He went over with the
affirmative and Policeman Jones was
ordered to be furnished with a suit bv
the same committee previously ap-
pointed for this duty.
Councilman Anthony moved that
the paving bills due the town should be
placed In the hands of Alderman Col
Inns for collection. Carried. He also
moved that an order for S75. 90 be
drawn in favor of the Smyrna Hose
Company for their share on the part of
the town as is customary to grant every
year, and that an order of $1,845
be paid n. F. Wilds, cashier of the
-Fr it Growers National Bank of
Sn rna for 6 months interest due on
thu bond. Both motions were car
rie.4
NJ. G. Fields. chairman of the Com
mittee on Fireworks for the Fourth of
Suly celebration, was present, and
asked permission of the Council to fire
off their explosives within town limits
the place designated to be on this side
OF Lake Como. The Council felt this
was a part of the Alderman's duty and
Mr.. Fields was referred to him.
Council adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
SMYRNA TOWN COUNCIL.
Held a Short Session on Friday Evening
and Then Adjourned Discussion
Over Police Uniforms.

At the regular meeting of the Smyrna
Town Council last Friday evening, all
were present except DR.. T. G. Moore
and J. Wesley Denney. There was
very little business done. After the
usual preliminary opening, the follow
ing bills were read and allowed: Peter
W. Downs, work, $1.OO; Adams Ex-
press Co., 20 cents; A. E. Jardine, one
half on shells, $72. so; General Elec-
trio Co., lamps, $225O; The SMYRNA
Call, advertising, $3.50; John w.
Tucker, policeman uniforms, $27. 90:
N. s. Pratt, shells, 60 cents; b. V.
Weldon, shells, $1.OO; Street Commit
tee, per vouchers, $1.75; Total,
$132.25.
Councilman Reynolds, on behalf of
the Committee appointed to secure po-
lice uniforms for summer wear, repor-
ted that suits had been purchased for
Chief of Police Joseph Garner and
Policeman Benjamin Turner. An
thony moved that the committee be
discharged, but before there was
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
Farmers Boat Line in Progress.

There will be meeting of those in
terested in forming an independent
Farmers Boat Line at the office of
Boyer & Co. tomorrow morning, when
an effort will be made to organ
ize stock company. During the past
week J. W. Watkins has been instru-
mental in getting the option on
freight and passenger boat,
and if satisfactory arrangements can
be made with the new stock company
when formed, the new boat will be
put on the route between Smyrna and
Philadelphia on Monday next. The
stock, election of permanent officers,
place of wharfage, &C., will all be de-
clded at to-morrOw's meeting.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
BETHEL CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY sun,
DAY WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
Former Pastors Unite in Making il an 10.
teresting Occasion Historic Features
Recalled.

The 46th anniversary of historic old
Bethel, in which the older Farrows's
church shared largely, held last Sun
day, was happy event. The threat
ening clouds and distant thunder. to-
gether with the fatigue incident to the
very busy week with farmers, pre-
vented many from attending the after
ternoOn and evening services. DIR.
Samuel w. Thomas, of Philadelphia.
the oldest eX-pastOr now living,
preached very able sermon IL the
morning. A few preliminary remarks
made by DR.. Thomas before taking his
text, touching his pastorate in 1857.
was a happy incident. He is thor
Oughly optimistic in his makeup.
The history of the church read in the
afternoon by r. NJ. Cooper, was also
very interesting. The music of the
day was feature, a duett by Miss
Miriam Sheppard and Mr.. J. Milton
Davidson in the afternoon, we might
say was exquisite. Rev. p. H. Raw
lius, another ex-pastor, preached in
the afternoon and Dr. Thomas again
at night in place of Rev. L. W. Lay
field, who was doutless prevented from
filling the appointment because of the
rain. Former attendants gathered
from all points and but for the weather
the enioyments of the day would have
been full.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
Wheat Harvest in This Community.

Last week was week of general
wheat harvest, On high or low ground
(fOr the crops all seemed to ripen about
the same time) and without hot dav
until Saturday, when the most if not
all the crops in this section were down.
The yield we think is a very satisfac-
tory One-from 10 to % bushels per
acre-with one farmer, Mr.. HAZEL
near Cheswold, who seeded his field
both ways, thinks he will have 30
bushels to the acre. Where the ground
was low and wet, last winter was bad
one for throwing out and winter kill
ing. This has lessened the average
for some fields. The farmers generally
speak of the heads being well filled
out, and the kernels plump. A gen
tleman who is familiar with the crop
In other sections, thinks the yield was
nearer the full standard here than
anywhere else. A Georgetown paper
as well as some on the Eastern Shore.
speak of this years yield of wheat as
being one third off.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
Alumni Exercises, and Reception.

The Opera House was again crowded
on Tuesday evening with an inspiring
audiance to enjoy the pleasant enter
tainment afforded by the alumni of the
Smyrna High School. The stage dec
orations were about the same as the
previous night. The exercises were
presided over by Miss Katherine Beck
Continued on 5th page.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28

John P. Collins has recovered from
his fall.
w. III. Cooper of Wilmington, is a
guest of r. d. Hoffecker, Jr.