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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-25
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, July IA large increase in
the visible supply caused Il loss If an
early advance Of &c. in wheat today,
September closing unchanged at 1O1a to
7O7sc. Corn closed a shade higher and
oats Is to Hc lower. Provisions col
lapsed under the execution of stop loss
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BEARS NOT AGGRESSIVE
LATER ACTIVE DEMAND BEGAN
FOR NEW YORK CENTRAL.
THE MARKET rAaDENeD IN SYMPATHY
h, Worlds Money Markets Show Continued
R,l,xation from The Recent Strain. Yet
Higher Rates are o,ked for
in Near Future.

New York, July 24.-An upward
movement in blcachcd cottons was initia-
ted today. Market in bleached in very
good condition. Brown sheetings and
drills are in moderate demand. but very
firm. Exports grades advancing. Print
cloths iirmcr. Sales Of $4,000 pieces
regulars at 81 outside. or Fall River.
Prints in fair demand and firm; ging-
hams are quiet and firm. Mems wear
woolens and worsted in good request.
Dress goods sell fairly well, prices firm.
COTTON.
New York, July 24.-Thc cotton mar
kct was not active but showed consa-
cradle tirmness most of. the session: ut
one time advancing to a point 5 20 !
points over the closing figures of Satur-
day, after opening steady at IL gain OF
] to , points. The general feeling was
anything but confident, SO far as the
local traders We're concerned. largely
owing to the Indifference of outsiders
Cables, however. were better than had
been looked for and led to covering by
the more cautious shorts. But as IL
class the bears attached more impor-
lance to the generally favorable char
acter of the weather conditions in the
cotton belt: reports indicating that bcnc-
fetal rains had fallen in almost every
section heretofore threatened by
drought. The Atlantic States were re
ported to be under an exceptionally
promising outlook. The snorrs. how
ever, are not over confident as reports
from the dry goods trade, and from
American spinning districts were goner-
ally favorable. Private cables also in
Gated a good outlook for European cot
ton spimers. with orders In both coun-
tries generally extending long distance
into the future for fabrics and yarns.
During the afternoon the market eased
off Il little on local liquidation. closing
quiet. net unchanged 10 two points
higher.
NEW YORK.
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, N. c., July M.-iurpsntine
nothing doing at 80 l-2a40; receipts ~.
kosin steady at 90as,. reCelpLs 532.
Crude turpentine firm at $1.o5, 1l0 and
So. 20; receipts q.
Tar firm ut s1.oo; receipts barrels.
CHARLESTON, =. g, July "a iurpentine
fir at SO; sales casks.
Rosin firm; sales barrels. Quote: A, b, G,
ID. 80; 4, 80; F, $1.O0; G, Sl.05; Fl, $l.i0; /,
slle; K $1.30; NJ, $l.60; N $.S5; W G, $500; W w,
$40.
SAVANNAH, Ga, July 2.-Turpentine firm
at 40; sales : receipts S9l.
Rosjn firm: sales 2,0i6 receipts 2,723 Quote:
A, B, G, SI.0a; L, Sl.t0; e, 81 o.; +, $1.l0: q,
$40; III, Sl.2o; /, Sl.30: K, Sl.55; NJ, H.85; N,
81 %; W K, $40; W W, $3.50.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New YORK, July 24.-3 p. M Money on call
steady at 1-2ai per cent; last loan at
per cent. Prime mercantile paper i-2ai IL per
cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4.873sa4. 10 for
demand, and at $4.84Ad4.8a 1t for sixty days
Posted rates $4.S504.86k and $4.8ea4.88 IL.
Commercial bills 81 "a ~. Silver certificates
6Oa6I Bar silver 603S. Mexican dollars 49,
Government bonds firm. State bonds inactive.
railroad bonds irregular.
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AUCTION GALE OF
Accounts, Notes, Judgments,
and Other Property of the
Old Firm of
w. II. & r. S. TUCKER eco.

Ry virtue of authority conferred by a
certain deed of trust from the old firm
of w. H. & X. s. Tucker & Co, dated
June 1st, 1897, and registered in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Wake county y. c., in book HI at page
~, we will on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 1890,
sell at public cutlery to the highest bid
der for cash lot of book accounts,
notes, judgments, acceptances, claims,
chooses in action, life insurance nUiicles
and all the other property, assets and
effects Of said old firm.
An itemized list of the property 10
be sold can be seen upon application
to either of the undersigned.
Time oe sale II o'c.ock III. Place
of sale, county court house door in
Raleigh, n. G.
This July 14th, 1899.
WIN. Il. SNOW,
ERNEST HAYWOOD,
Trustees of old firm of w. II. & Il. S.
Tucker & Co.
7-14-tdS.
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Or. Hathaway
& Co..
The Pure
Food Question

Is not new question with us.
We have been advocating pure
food for more than Il ..ozen yours,
and we are rejCiced to s,e others
taxing i, up. We like to see men
of science taking hold of it and
showing people the necessity of
eating
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h0S.PeSCud.
GROCER.
., r,nx,, caro- 1T ORG OA5 ISoyatfoy;lIo 6
ICE.

morning and evening to all regular Gus
toners who will get tickets and let us
know their names and places half day
In advance.
Drivers will sell tickets and Ice for
cash at same old low prices. We cannot
fill orders for small lots promptly unless
such orders are given before wagons
leave Factory. Those wanting small
lots quickly, can get them at cellar,
under our office, 107 Fayetteville street.
Tickets for sale at from 60 cents per
100 pounds down.
Ice well packed for shipment at so
cents per 100 pounds per Express.
Raleigh, N. c., April IA, 1899.
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Only Pure Food,

and demonstrating it by analyti-
cal and other scientific tests, and
we think that everybody should
read Prof. Wither's lecture on
this important question. We adj
vocate pure food buying and
pure food eating. in the only
practical way by buying and sell
ing only that which is pure.
Our prices may not always be
the lowest, but they are as low
as the class of goods we deal in
can be bought at.
PURE FOOD is OUR MOTTO.'
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LIVERPOOL

OvOt CUCCOH CIoscu quItt5 nIuuIIHE upISHuS
62-l6; middling gulf ZIG; sales z05 bales.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July Pap M.-Spot cotton,
fair demand; prices easier: American middling
SD.
The sales of the day were 10 600 bales, Of which
500 were for speculation and export, and in
cluded $500 American; receipts 6, 900 bales, in
Guiding 900 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed quiet but
ste
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Machine Business.

We are still On hand with full HAs Of
engine boilers. cav and grist mills, tra1
cars, the celebrated champion ResDer
and Xswers and brisk making ~
chimes.
1eRa;.lan Ds1a HrsDntlR
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet, easy; winter patents sS.5oaS.6O; 40
specials si.to; hard spring pat, ss;5oas6o; soft
So 30a340; bakers $2.2Oa240. Wheat-No. 2
spring 70a70zs; No. spring 6607oh; No 2
No. 2, "a ID; No. 2. white IS I-2a27; No. white
25a26 IL. Rye--No. 2, 81 IL. Barey-No. 2, 34a4O
Flax seed-No. l, 80. Prime Timothy seed
per 100 lbs, s5a0a5.5o. Short rib sides,
loose, s5.OSa5.2i; dry-salted shoulders, boxed,
559saj 10. Short clear sides, boxed. s5.SoaoAp'
Whiskey S1.26.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK. July 24-Fiour inactive, about
steady; winter straight $3.5Oa 3oo; 40: pa.
ents a365a3 SIS: Minnesota patents 3.7oa3.So;
winter extras 81 60a300 do low grades sa4'aZ,oo.
Rye -four dull; choice to lair sS.ooa3.-o; choice
to fancy $s.30a3.50.
Corn meal quiet; yellow western 77a1o.
Rye steady; No. Q, 500; State 81.
Barley weak: feeding 2Sa39 1-2; mailing 46a5o.
Barley malt dull; western ota65
Wheat, spot steady, no no: d req ts@ 77N
Corn, spot steady; No. 2. $685. options. July
81; September a7}4; December s6%
Oats spot quist No ~ 2 90 Spt s9nSa au ess
80; beef hams 81 Oa2 90; packet $s.ooaslo.oo;
city extra India mess s140Oal5Co.
Cut meats firm; picked bellies 6M ~
picked shoulders 6A; picked hams lOal0 IL.
Pork dull; mess sSGOa Is; short clear si0.a5a
1l.75 family Sl0.00G1l.00.
Lard steady; western steamed $50; July
5.75; Guy -; refined steady; to the conti-
nent $3.50; compound 4ssaia.
Butter firm; western creamtr y 156lS
do. factory IL 1908; Elgins 20; imitation cream
cry l3al6; State dairy IL l-2a17; creamery -.
Cheese, firm; large white 81; do colored
S3-4.
Eggs irregular; State and Pennsyivan Ia l5al6;
western fresh i0al54; southern ga II.
Potatoes easy fair to prime 81 00sl.75.
Peanuts nm; fancy nand-plckeo i-sao l-A'
other domestic 1-2ao.
Cabbage steady; Long Island i2.50a40o.
Freights to Llyerpooi dull, cotton Dy steam
10; do grain -.
TalIow firm; city 4Aa43S; country 1-2.
Cotton seed oil steaoy; prime crude Il i-Z;
crude b mills l7al8, PRIME summer yeiiow
26 -; off summer yellow % l-2a26; butter
grades s0a32; prime winter yellow aOaS2; prime
white 20 l-2.
Petroleum firm: refined New York, T.70;
Philadelphia and Baltimore N65: do In bulk
S5.lo.
Rosin steady; strained, common to good
S1.30.
Turpentine steady at 43a43 l-2.
Rice steady; fair to extra 43sa7 IL; japan
4Aa5l-2.
Molasses frm New Orleans, open kettle
good to choice, 32a36.
Coffee-Options, September s4,45; November
$50; spot kio dull; No z, invoice 5>; MOI JOB
bing 69s mild quiet; Cordova sails.
Sugar, raw steady: fair fennlng 80; centrum,
gal 96-test. 10; molasses sugar az; refined
steacy: mould A So; standard A 5A con-
IL ctioners' "a No. TO- IL; cut loaf "a crushed
6; powdered 5x: eranulated 10; cubes 5S.-
Muskmelons, Jersey, per haif barrel crate, foa
81 90; Baltimore, per carrier, s5aaSl2j; do per
bushel 75al.I.: DO per barre, 75asl.i5; Virginia
per barrel a0ai.2'; per csrrier 2SaIo; per basket
.5a75 Southern per half barrel crate, 5Oat.oO.
Watermelons, per car load, Sl00a225; do. per
100, Siua3O %.
BALTIMORE.
sArrIMoaB, Md, July 2i.-Flour quiet and
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Allen & Cram
Machine Co.,
RALEIGH, N. G.

We regard the liberal patronage thai
1e have had in our line during the last
wenty-nine years as evidence of our
ability in the
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American middling, low middling clause:
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, July M.-Cotton futures
sI0aod steady. aalpa
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, easy, "a, 1877 bales
Norfolk, steady, -e, $40 bales.
Baltimore, nominal, 6ss, 34S bales.
Boston, quiet, 3-l6. 6Ss bales.
Wilmington, steady, So, - bales.
Philadelphia, quiet 8 5-l6, bale.
Savannah, steady, 81, 1913 bales
New Orleans, steady, oA, 405 bales.
Mobile, nominal, ll-l6, II bales.
Memphis steady, 50, 1877 bales.
Augusta, quiet, 81, bslts.
Charleston, quiet, nominal, -. 20 bahs
Cincinnati, quiet, 81, - bates.
Louisville, quiet, 5I, - bales.
st. Louis, steady. 5%, - bales.
Houston, quiet, ID ID, 10 bale,.
New York, quiet, 3-l6, - bales.
RALEIGH COTTON.
HALEIGH, N. c., July "a.
strict middling. ....... -. .......... 6
Low grades .......... bAG6L
Receipts - bales. Market quiet.
PRODUCE.
Grown chickens ................... NHM32H
Young chickens. 80. ................. Is M22h
Ekks ............ ............'...'. ~ WAA
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HICAGO, July "a.
nnauinO ('lOSin y

orders. Pork lost II to 171ac, lard Zoe
and ribs &c.
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 2i.-Flour quiet and
unchanged; western super s22502.40.
" heat firmer; No. Q red, spot and July II LA
TX; August 7lssa7lA; september i2417S y;
steamer No. red -; Southern wheat by
sample 65G72: do. on grade -.
Corn steady; mixed, spot, July and August
81 liz; Septem er 81 i-2a3 5A steamer mixed
-: Southern white Al asked; do. yellow Al
asked.
Oats dull; No. 2 white western so 1-2aSl
No. mixed 90 l-2a30.
Rye nomin il; No. 2 nearby IS; No. western
ens<
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NEW YORK

New York. July N--Cotton futures opened
quiet an 4 steady.
Futures closed quiet.
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SpeciaIties:

Specific blood poison
ing, nervous disease,
kidney and urinary
difficulties, stricture,
pimples, piles, rheu-
matlsm, skin and
blood diseases Of all
forms, catarrh and
diseases OF women.
Address or call ON
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
virginia l,caci, Itcn,x.

Virginia Beach, May 27-There was
quite stir in social circles here yes
terday. caused by the arrival of a spe-
cial with three private cars. bearing
the party Of Governor George Atkinson.
OF West Virginia. The members OF the
party We're Mrs. Atkinson, Miss Atkin-
son, Secretary Of State Dawson. Adj
1utant General Appleton. Attorney Gen
erai fucker ana State Treasurer Ken
Dan, besides quite Il number of friends
VINO came over with them from old
FONT. NJ c. .Adamscn, Comptroller. of
the Norfolk and Western was also
here.
there is every promise Of a brilliant
ana successful season at the Princess
Anne Applications for rooms are daily
received from all parts of the South
Inc cottages are rapidly filling up. The
kediord family, of Richmond arrived
Today ana took possession of the Cor
uon cottage. which they have rented
until July lOth.
Mrs. Button Carr is having her cot
tage thoroughly renovated and in the
ial! VIII enlarge and improve it. Mrs.
Nlrr bought the Todd cottage.
fhe Daughters of the Confederacv
nave heen offered an excursion To tho
Heach in the near future. and as The
terms are unusually liberal il is very
nearly certain they Will be accented.
Inc excursion. of course, is to he for the
Dencnt OF the Confederate Monument
Fund.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
". III. a. =. Anniversary.

DR.. Robert Nourse has been secured to
deliver the address AZ the fifteenth ain
niyersary of the Young MEMS Chris
tian Association, to be held in the
Academy of Music next Sunday, June
18th.
Large preparations are being made
FOR the service. which will doubtless be
the largest anniversary service ever held
in Norfolk.
The Boys Gospel Army will take
part in the service.
Professor Charles Bories has charge
of the music.
y special address will be delivered at
the Young Mems Christian Association
this afternoon at 3:I5 o'clock by Rev.
]. j.. Shenk, pastor of the First Luth-
ern Church. MIR. Shenll. will take for
his subject. Coming TO Christ" The
Red. White and Blue choirs of the
Boys Gospel Army will take part in
the opening song service. which will
last fifteen minutes. All men are cor
daily invited to attend.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
noN,, Gospel Army.

The joint parade of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Gospel Armies took pla ice
Yesterday afternoon. The members of
the Norfolk Army met az o'clock in
the gymnasium of the association,
where they were formed in line and
drilled for about thirty minutes. They
were then marched to the ferry. cross
ed over 10 Portsmouth and were met
bv The Portsmouth Army and the Sea
board Air Line Band.
TIE two armies then marched through
the principal streets OF Portsmouth.
and ont 10 the Hospital Park. They
were then disbanded and the Norfolk
bows were treated very generously to
lemonade. by the Portsmouth boys. The
Norfolk boys returned to Norfolk at
G:30 o'clock. delighted at their trip and
nroud to know that no accident had
happened to any of them.
The army will meet as usual this aft
ernoon at 2:S0 O'Clock. All members OF
;ha army are asked to be on time.
Any boy who wishes to join should
Amply at the Y. NJ. c. a. office at .
o'clock.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
vir~.n.n .,,,,,,,,.r r,r.,,v

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company hes issued an exceptionally
handsome folder. which will serve as a
compendium Of Information about sum
mer resorts ana other points of interest
along the line. The title page is en-
bellsh with n picture Of the beautiful
summer sirl. as she appears in our
dreams, while other pages contain cuts
cl DuilciITS. scenery towns. etc. II Is
useful as we'll as ornamental puhlica-
ton. Copies Will be furnished mt any
ticket Office OF the company. or on APP
rIIvUIIOH 60 y. r. 15CvTtf, !5,c7r--.-e.ll
ticket and passenger agent, Roanoke,
Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
college Hrdicatiom.

The Old Point Comfort College. in
charge OF the Naverian Brothers. will
be dedicated Tuesday. This promises
70 be an Interesting occasion. Large
numbers of invited guests from i5alti-
more. Richmond and other cities VIII be
present. Right Rev Bishop Van de
Nyvcr, of Richmond, Will celebrate
high mass in the chapel of the col
Ilege at 10 O'clock. The drum crops from
St. Mary's Academy. this city. will at
tend the dedication, leaving Norfolk
at 1880 o'clock.
a dinner Will be given at / o'clock.
and the services will close with n
musical and literary program by the
students OF tie college. y large num-
Der OF people from this city will attend.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
C.iry.oli,e.. Lcnn,. .,u.,.

The Board OF Survey1 held on the
Norwegian bark Chrys9lltc, which has
been d!scharging cargo ut Clarks on
the Eastern branch of the Elizabeth,
found yesterday two SERIOUS leaks in
side her sheathins, one being forward
and the other aft. M all are believed
to be yet accounted Dor as these were
is now lgh;ened 10 III nf;ern foot rot" Inc sst.
and until yesterday Afternoon continued
leaking. More OF hey copper shcathime
will he stripped off. forward, and an
other survey held before deciding what
10 do with her.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
Gov. atki,,..on uy.r.

Gov. G. w. Atkinson, of West Viz
ginia, accompanied by his WHIP ana
daughter, ard 4 number of West Wiz
sina State and Norfolk and Western
officials, were in Norfolk yesterday af-
ternoon for short while en- route home
from Virginia Beach
In the party, besides those manned.
were Secretary of State W. Mo. Daw-
son, Attorney General Edgar V. Ruck-
er, Adjutant General Appleton. ana
State Treasurer NJ. ~ NcndJr. Tho
Governor and party are returning home
from the Peace Jubilee in WJshingtol..
They Left yesterday afternogM over the
V ". "a, and OHIO for charleston,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
INITIAL STEPS TAKEN.
TO ESTABLISH A STATE INsuR-
ANCD FOR HEPTASOPHS, OR
S. w. NJ

a Joint meeting OF all The conciavcs of
the Order of Heptasophs, or 5. w. NJ.
i'll Virginia was held at the Opera House
Friday night to consider plan for Il
state beneficiary fund for the widows
ana orphans OF deceased members The
several conclaves were represented by
delegations elected at their regular
meetings.
Several plans Were presented and dis
cussed' but none of them were adopted.
On motion. :; committee of two from
eacn conciave was appointed To me It
next Friday night ana settle upon
Il pan to be presented at II general
meeting OF the order. 70 be held in
ms city on the 23d of June next mt
the Opera House.
The tone of all the speeches made
was 10 the effect that such Il movement
IS desirable as Il better protection for
The beneiiciaries of the order. as well
as To put 1t on an equal footing with
coNcluNeS in other jurisdictions where
II state insurance feature has been i'm
successful operation for the past two
years, one. of the elements of success
mas been rapid increase in members.
ana, second, i'll binding the members;
IN II stronger fratornal relation ana
intercourse with each other.
Inc committee appointed 10 perform
me task assigned it Is thoroughlv
suited to the work. having had much
experience in this line of work in other
orgapizati0ns, which has proved emil
nently successful.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
r.,.nc KIN cIub o.~nntzr:.

The Lime Kiln Club Of Ocean View
was organized last night with the fol-
lowing officers and members: w. c.
Spann, president; Samuel Cotton. seere-
tary: Charles oakley. treasurer; T.. G.
Garrison. j. w. Purnell. Il. ". Spann,
Jos. Wilkinson, Benj. J.. Dozier, rhos.
Laylor. Wesley Munden. Horace Mum
der. members.
The club expects to have 4 good time
this summer. being located mt the same
old place. They Will spend the day
next Tuesday at the club house.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
BRAN BLETON WARD.

Mr. Charles Bailey. who graduated
at Wake Forest College recently re-
-il+i,el ham N-zt. - ed
by his sister. Miss Ellie Mae Bailey.
who attended the commencement eXcr-
clses there.
Miss Mamie Nealc. of New York. who
has been spending several weeks with
Mr.. aud Mrs. Samuel G. Phillips, of No.
2l2 West Bramb.eton avenue. returned
home yesterday evening.
Mrs. Harvey Taylor. OF West Bram-
bleton avenue. IS again confined 10 her
bed by sickness.
Mr.. r. J. Farley. Of Petersburg. a
conductor on the Norfolk x Western
Railroad. spent yesterday with friends
IN the ward.
The pupils in the primary grades OF
Brambleton Public School No .. are be-
ing trained for n May festival to be
held At the school on Wednesday at i
O'Clock p III. The primary teachers OF
the school. Misses Miller, Howard, Bar
bour and Jenkins have given Il great
deal of time and attention to the train
ing Of the little ones. and judging from
the enthusiasm exhibited by pupils and
teachers, the affair Will he a gratifying
success
The Ladies OF Park Avenue Baptist
Church Will give an excursion 20 Vir-
SiniG Beach on Thursday. June list. for
the benefit OF the church They res
pecHu!ly request the patronage OF their
friends. and desire that al who con-
template visiting the Beach on that day
VIII buy excursion tickets. good to re-
turn on all trains. which can be OBJ
tanned at the depot or from the ladies
of the church
Penelope Chambers. the infant
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John Wes-
co;t Of No 11S North Naltby avenue,
died Friday night, aged five month.
The funeral took place from the resi-
dence yesterday.
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New .;uiI,ti,i.s.

Mr.. y. oberndoffer will erect at once
n row of tenement houses. provided
with all modern convenicnces. on Holt
street. between Church and Cumber-
land streets. on the north side. There
Will be five two-story brick dwellings,.
-tt+-eaS-nhnut SIS OGO
Mary j.. Hickman Will erect two
story frame house on Reservoir avenue,
north of Highland avenue.
Mary j. Hill Will erect n frame
dwelling on Willoughby avenue, west
of Clay street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
THE DEATH OF GuNTER.
THE MYSTERY ENPLAINED-Tii
CORoNER'S INQUEST.

The Coroners inquest over the body
OF James Gunter, "a cclored man who
died of Internal injuries at St, Vim
cents Hospital Thursday night. met
Yesterday, but for want of witnesses
adjourned until Tuesday The inquest
was POSTPONED in hope of finding some
one who could eXalain the matter.
Noroner Newton yesterday gave a
death certificate and Gunter will be
buried by the city.
HOW He. WAS INJURED
From information received last night
from gentleman who works ut Little
creek the Pilot learned that
IN" co!ored man who died at So. Vim
cents Hospital Thursday night. after
being brought there. was hurt While Mt
work digging Il ditch at the creek. He
was between two cmbankments and
one OF them caved in on HIM. IL was
rescued from his perilous position by
several of the hands ut work there and
sent III Il wagon To the hospital for
treatment. The unfortunate man WAS
IN The employ OF the Degnnn- Mclean
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