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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
BERKELEY Ne VS. AND AID ERTlSEMENTS

Christmas buyers should be inte,,4
ested in Mr.. L. p. Eley's aiycrtise<
ment in this issue. He IL ofrerinr f,,en,.Ia
boys. chtidrens clothing for the COM
ing Xmas week. His ladies' 'depart-
ment also contains many bargains.
See call to members OF Underwater
Council. No. 80. Jr. o. u. a. M. in this
ISIS e.
See Mr.. w. B. Dougherty,s advertise
ment in this issue, calling speciaIS at
tention to his handsome line Of ready.
made clothing. Suits made to nrdcr
and large line OF handsome oyercontss
He has toys to suit ALL
Mr.. w. l.. Berkeley has a handsome
line of goods from which to select
Christmas presents. Handsome pic-
lures. clocks. fancy rockers. couches.
and every thing to suit the holiday
buyer. See AID.
In this issue the town of Berkeley has
an advertisement for bids on $40 coo i
per cent general improvement bonds.
in denominations of $1,000 each. to he
redeemed in thirty years.
Persons can secure as many comics of
the Virginian- Pilot Monday as they de-
sire by calling at the Berkley Office. In
front of Mr.. c. B. Gibbs hardware.
store. on Chestnut street.
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THE NEW CHURCH.
Memorial Will Be Dedicated To.
Day BY Bishop Duncan.
History of tho Rise and Progress of Metho-
dism in Berklcy Tho Chestnut Street
Church Description of New Edifcc.

Many hallowed memories cluster
around the history of Chestnut Street.
the first Methodist church planted in
this community more than quarter
Oh century ago, and the wonderful
progress made by this denomination
here in the past thirty years is a we'll
deserved tribute to the indomi,able
zeal and self-sacrticing labors OF this
faithful band of Christian workers.
NOW that the congregation will wor-
snip to-day for the first time in it's
new and magnificent ediiice, known as
Memorial Methodist church South. Sit
uated on the corner OF Berkeley avenue
ana FIRST street. an account of the
early history and progress of the
chu'ch up to the present time will be
OF incalculablc interest to our Metho-
dist readers, as we'll as the general
public.
In the year 1870 several Methodist
families living in Norfolk moved to
called Ferry Point. There was. at that
time, no steam ferry communication
with Norfolk and Portsmouth. foot
boats being used at irregular intervals
Ihere was no church in the place eX-
cept the Christian church, Rev
Stephen Barrett. pastor. Soon. on ac-
count of the distance from and the
great inconvenience in reaching the
churches of which they were members
these few MethodiSts determined TO
| FORM a society and make arrangements
Tor regular church services. room
was secured in the old courthouse.
htted up for religious services and call
ed the chapel. and here they met for
divine worship with some one of the
Methodist ministers of Norfolk and
Portsmouth preaching on Sunday ar-
ternoon, and the society holding class
and prayer meetings during the week
nights. This continued until Novcm-
Der D, 1870 when Rev. A. c.. Brown,
presiding elder of the Norfolk district.
| met the society in the chapel and form
ally organized the church in the en-
rollment of the following names: BY
| certificate from Cumberland Street
| church, Norfolk-H. II. c. Walker.
airy Il. Walker, IL. V. Moore, Julia S.
Moore. G. S. Rogers. Mare Il. Rogers.
Julia Diggs. Fanny Winingdcr. Emma
DouShcrty. Frances Hewitt, Susan ].
Payne. Elizabeth Branigan. Rchccca
Jackson, Eliza Thomas and Rcbecca
Iilis. BY certificate from CRANKY
Street church. Norfolle-lcliza Rerklcv.
Susan e. Peters and Mary e. Daily.
BY certificate from South Norfolk cir
cuit-Enos Cutherell. Twenty-three i'm
all.
The following was the first Official
roll: II. G. Cheatham. preacher in
charge; II. Il. c. Walker. NJ c. Keel
ing. III. " Moore. 9. S. Rogers. Enos
Cutherell stewards. Rev. II. C. Cheat
ham. who had been Assigned to the
charge by the conference OF November
1870. called his membership together.
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IN financial straits this society came
forward TO it's help and relief Within
the past year. through their efforts,
the church has been painted without,
beautiiied and refurnished within.
OF the twenty-three members who
formed The original church organiza-
ton. twelve. viz: Julia DiGgs Susan
j. Payne. Elizabeth Branigan, Frances
Hewitt, Fanny Winingder. Rebeccq
Zills, Emma DOugherty, Rebecca Jack
son. H. " Moore. f. &. c. Walker.
Mary t. Walker and E,nos Cuthere!l.
are now in heaven. Susan e. Jones. In
Norfolk; Eliza Thomas, in Ports
Norfolk. and Eliza Berkley. Julia S.
Moore. G.. 5. Rogers. Mary T. Rogers.
Mary Il. Daily. NJ. c. Keeling. Sallie
w. Keeling, Susan e. Walker, in Berk-
ley. all the living looking forward to
a glorious reunion in our Fathers
mansion above.
Rev. Charles III. Hall. who dedicated
the church. and Rev. William MCGEE,
It's second pastor are also in heaven.
ana Rev. w. +. Robbins, it's third pas
tor.
There is memorial window on the
Berkiey avenue side in memory of Mrs,
Eliza Ann Tiley. who was one of the
leading spirits in the church from its
Organization to the time of her death.
iNtN- -h 1I0lluleT served the
church four years from November
1899. During his ministry the church
purchased magnificent pipe organ of
great power ana sweetness, which has
added greatly 10 the pleasure of the
service. During his pastorate the
church was blessed with season of
great refreshing by the gracious out
porting of the Spirit Many were
pouring of the Spirit. Many were
up.
Rev. ]. Il. Mastin came to the charge
from the conference OF November 1883,
He commenced his work by organizing
every department. Of the church. and
lief; this church at the last vigorously
at work looking to the completion of
the magnificent stone church, now
completed
The old parsonage has been sold. and
we have purchased new one on Berk-
ley avenue. near the new church. It
has been newly and handsomely fur
nished, and Is very attractive and
comfortable home. The church also
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MEMORIAL NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH

ana discussed plans. ways and means,
ana Immediately commenced active
and vigorous work to build n church
l.. Berkley. esq. donated the lot and
hVe hundred dollars in cash, and with
tins as nucleus, the work was car
red on with such emerge and zeal that
on the third Sunday in June. 1871, at
II O'Clock q. m. an attractive and com
modiouS brick church was dedicated to
the service of Almighty God by the
Rev. Charles II. Hail. OF the Virginia
annual conference, under the name of
Chestnut Street NJ. T.. church Bcrkley.
Va. since which time the church has
steadily grown in numbers and useful
ness.
More than four years ago the official
board of Chestnut Street NJ. r.. church
seeing the great Importance OF supply
ing the needs of our rapidly growing
section (South Norfoll) with church
advantage in its own borders. and being
imbued with the spirit OF progressive
Methodism met to discuss and devise
ways to build church in that loca-
ton. ~ committee was appointed to
carry out the wish of the board.
a. III. Martin. q member. of the board
of stewards. donated a fine. eligible lot
of ample dimensions for the building
plan of much beauty and taste was
selected and sufficient sum was soon
collected and subscribed to begin the
district generously gave $500 to the en-
terprise. and the church extension
board of the Virginia conference gave
$500 f.. NJ. Tilcy. with several outside
friends, gave liberal amounts. so that
in Mae, 1893. this beautiful church was
dedicated to the service OF Almighty
God, by the Rev. a. Coke Smith, ID. D.,
OF the Virginia conference.
The church cost $4,000. The entire
cost has been paid. and to-day stands
as a monument to the energy. zeal and
missionary spirit of Chestnut Street NJ
e. church 1t is in South Norfolk. Va.
and is known in the Virginia confer
ence as the Liberty Street NJ. T.
church.
From its Insignificant beginning. with
twenty-three members, Chestnut Street
has continued to grow in numbers and
usefulness until at the present date
November. 1895. It's twenty fifth ami
versary) with her rapidly growing
branch U-iberty Street church) num-
bers about six hundred members. Such
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purchased house and lot on First
street. just in the rear of and adjoining
the church lot, which it is believed viii
be very valuable and serviceable to it.
DESCRIPTION OF NEW CHURCH.
This handsome and imposing edifice
is ouilt OF North Carolina granite. with
trimmings OF Indiana sandstone. the
style of architecture being Gothic of
the Tudor period. The walls and tower
are finished in parapet form the battle
ments in sandstone. The windows
are of beaded art glass. with Gothic
head sash. which adds much to the
building as seen from the outside. and
gives soft. pleasant light to the inte-
rior. The main entrance is under the
tower. which is on the corner of Berk-
ley avenue and First street. This en-
trance leads into a beautifully tiled
vestibule. which has a monogram de-
sign in the center The interior Is nn-
ished In North Carolina yellow pine
and the walls are made OF white ce-
ment. with sand finish. and are fres-
coed in beautiful and pleasing Gothic
designs. The side walls are finished in
oil and the ceiling under the gallery is
finished In water color. The interior
Is conveniently divided into the sane
tuary proper. an ample and commo-
dious Sunday school room, with an en-
trance on First street. an infant class
room. In which are one hundred kin
dergarten chairs; class rooms a dining
room, cook room and ladies' and gen
tlemenS toilet rooms, Respectively
Between the main room and III, sum
day school room there are rolling par
t!tions in order to allow them TO be
used as one room or as two rooms as
the case demands.
The seating capacity of the church
proper is 500. 275 being the capacity OF
the lower floor ana 225 that of the gal
lery. In this room the floor is elevated
and the seats are arranged in circular
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-08
RESTORED TO THE ROLLS.
Mustered Ont by Gen. Kingsley
Placed on waiting orders.

Columbus, o., March 5.-Assstant
Adit. Gen. Adams stated that early this
week an oruer will be issued restoring
to the rolls of the national guard oi
the state the officers who were mus.
tered out of service by the order OF
Gen. Kingsley disbanding the regi'
ments of the guard after the Spanish
war.
Gen. Adams says he believes inius.
tice was done by the Kingsley order.
The officers will be placed upon wait.
ing orders until the occasion arises to
require their services. In most cases
this will simply mean that they will
have the right to wear the uniform of
an officer and assume the rank, with
absolutely no duties or responsible
ties. In the event of active service,
however, they would be at once called
upon and would be assigned Wherever
their services We're most needed. BY
this order the gap in the service
caused by the Kingsley order will be
yridged over, and will not bar them
from retirement when they have
served ten years continuously in the
guard as required by law.
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FIRE ON TIE BOWERY.
Five Persons Burned to Death and
Three Injured I'm II New York
Lodging House Blaze.

New York. March 5.--five persons
were burned to death and three were
II urcd in Il fire which occurred in Il
seyeu-story Lodging house at "A to
IS Bowery. The dead are: Charles
Butte, 10 years Old; John Clark, so
years old; Edward Doyle, s. years old !;
Henry Jackson, colored, 35 years old,
and. one unidentified man about so
years cid.
Stephen Carney. IS years old. was
burned about the hcdy, face and hands
and removed to 4 hospital in a seri-
Gus condition; Martin Gallagher. 50
years old. was burned about the face
and hands and also removed 10 hos
pital; Edward Walker. A. years old,
was burned hu' after having his
wound dressed remained at the loGg-
ing house.
All the bodies were taken to the
morgue.
The damage to the building amount
ed to about $4,000. The place was con-
Quoted by Dominica Milano, and was
cheap Bowery lodging house.
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Natives Are Not Preparing For
An Uprising and Trouble Is
Out of the Question.
PROSPECTS OF CUBA ARE VERY BRIGHT
The Future Depends Largely Upon Ag-
ricultural Prosperlty-WOrk Plen.
tiful and Wages Good.
Recom Made By Gen. Jas.
III. Wilson, Military Governor of
the Department of Matanzns-
santa Clara, in un Interview.

MatanZas, Cuba. March 5.-Gen. Jas.
II. Wilson, military governor of the
department OF Matanzas-Santa Clara,
IN the course of an interview regard
ing Cuban affairs said:
Trouble is absolutely out of the
question. The future depends largely
upon agricultural prosperity, and
where work is plentiful wages are
good and a country is prosperous no
sensible man wishes to alter condi-
Tions.
ANY person who publishes reports
representing the Cubans as preparing
for a rising does SO with malicious in
hent to misrepresent them or because
Ae has been led to believe this by
those who know better. The prospects
of Cuba are very bright. If sugar
goes to the United States free or near
ly so, there will be such an influx of
capital and of immigrants as would
render Cuba ere long one of the rich
est and most prosperous places in the
world.
THE cattle industry yields enor-
NOUS profits, particularly as respects
working cattle, which can never be re-
placed by mules because the peculiar
conditions are better adapted to cat
tie. Coffee, timber and fruit also offer
great inducements to capitalists, and
tobacco planting yields almost imnle-
uiate ret urnS.
Il do not consider that thg inHr,n.
ate future of Cuba dCpsnus ,...,.y
upon schools, road making, IL. '..t.
sanitation or judiciary relo..", De-.
though of course thee ,hiEgs ar. a..
very great imporruur The best iLe
United States can Il" for 'riba G.ii
the Cubans is to fi,o every oppor'
nifty for improvinm e: Y; ..," of go
land by putting il tu a. Isl -. d..
In this way CT DitaI ca'.a q "u ga
mense amount a. ~u-" ... {, a.. ..,.,
as get large returns s32|est up
plying cattle. for 'va. ing l,Irr7 scs
on time basis, ac2epung regular
rates of interest which sh, Jd hc
about one per cent. m = q. a'i.".
can be landed herr a Il G.. al ,.J :!
yoke which, once h,r,. " ul! b. al.
more than $50.
Large numbers Of >v.ryir~ cattle
are required by reliable and lard
working men who are anxious - -.
Tain them. Were man o. -, ,..,,. -
ergy and some capital. . ..D.p,i g.. .-
tainly look upon Cuba as ...r pf the
best places to accumulate " a"h."
Gen. Wilson say hs -@- i.s,..i-
gated the reports that Mr. Make. ~
Chicago, had been ,H;,.n'. 'ng - r"-
ment trouble, and has jound These
untrue. So far Is lie is H-ir 20 Judge
Mr.. Drake is an hJ1a'.@'.'r man, wilo
is in Cmnn fnl. = -.--..-.---. I. t,'--
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FIRST LAFAYETTE DOLLAR.
President Mckinley, Presents IL
to President Loubet.

Paris, March 4.--Mr. Robert J..
thompson, secretary of the Lafayette
monument commission, as special
commissioner of the United States
representing President Mckinley and
in his name presented to President
Loubet Saturday morning the first
of the Lafayette dollars, which was
enclosed in casket costing $1,000.
The presentation took place at the
Elysee palace.
Mr.. Thompson, accompanied by the
United States ambassador, Gen. Hor-
ace Porter, drove from the embassy
TO the palace in the ambassadors car
riage. On arriving at the Elysee at
11:45 a. M, they were received by M.
Mellard, sub-director of the protocol,
and Capt. Haguet, of the French navy,
who was the officer on duty. The
Americans were conducted to the
presidents cabinet (study), where M.
Loubet was awaiting them. By his
side were M. Delcasse. the minister of
foreign affairs, and Gen.. Baillaud, the
chief of the presidents military cab
met, several members of the presi-
dents military household were also
present.
Gen. Porter introduced Mr.. Thomp-
son to President Loubet, and the
presentation of the dollar was then
made by Mr.. Thompson in few ap-
propriate remarks.
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WELCOME TO DEWEY.
Old Soldiers of All Wars VIII Take
Part In the Columbus Reception
to Our Admiral.

Columbu O., March 5.-Committees
representing all the G. A. Il. and other
Teteran organizations in Columbus, at
a meeting here, decided that all the
eN-soldiers of all the nations wars
should assemble in Columbus to well
come Adm. and Mrs. Dewey when they
become the city's guests next summer.
In addition to the reception to the adj
mral and his wife, the veterans will
hold state reunion.
The invitation of the board of trade
to unite with that body in welcoming
the admiral was accepted unanimous
Iy. An advisory committee to the
board was appointed from each of the
organizations, IA in all. and they will
at once formulate invitations to each
of the soldier organizations in the
state to be present. The date of the
visit of the admiral has not been de-
tcrmined. but will be early in June, it
is thought.
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LAID TO REST.
Who Died in Cubs Buried I'm
Arlington Cemetery.

Washington, March 2.-The bodies
of SO soldiers who died in Cuba since
the end of the Spanish war were
buried with military honors at Ar
lington cemetery. A detachment of
soldiers from Ft. Meyer acted as es-
cort of honor and fired the last salute
over the graves. Rev. d.. j. Stafford
and Rev. Father Dolan read the ritual
for the dead of the Catholic church,
and Rev. Mr.. Patton read the Episco-
pal service.
The majority of the soldiers were
attached to the 5th and 18th infantry,
sth cavalry and the I'd and 9th volun-
teer infantry. Among the number
buried were Capt. Thos. M. Woodruff,
5th infantry; Lieut.. j. B. McLaugh-
lin, volunteer signal corps, and Assist
ant Surgeons A. S. Tyner and F. w.
Fabricious. of the volunteer army.
The bodies were brought from Cuba
on the transports Sedgwick and Nc
Pherson.
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Locomotive Boiler Exploded.

Delaware. o., March A. North
bound freight engine No. SO on the
Hooking Valley exploded ten miles
north of this city. Fireman Andy
Diss, married man of Columbus, was
in the act of putting in coal when the
crown sheet let loose. He was blown
onto the top of the tender, where he
was picked up in horribly injured
condition. His face was blown full of
burning coal. inflicting terrible re-
suits. Both arms are burned and he
sustained internal injuries which may
soon result in his death. Engineer
William Carmichael escaped uninjured.
huS.
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Stars and stripes Torn Down.

Omaha, Neb. March 5.-One of the
incidents of the heated municipal
campaign which has just closed was
the tearing down and destroying of
an American flag and the substituting
therefor of red flag on flag pole in
Mayor Moore's yard some time Satur-
day night. Sunday morning the mayor
was astounded to see the red cloth fly
ing where erstwhile the stars and
stripes fioated. AS the rope was cut,
his honor had to call on the fire de-
partment to run up ladder and take
down the red cloth. He then ran up
a brand-new American flag to the top
of the mast. The work is supposed to
have been done by political opponents.
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TO REFOREST A WATERSHED.
Attempt to BE Made to Prevent &
Repetition of the Great Johns
town Flood of 1S$D.

Johnstown, Pa, March Am at
tempt will soon be made to reforest
a large portion of the Conemaugh
watershed to prevent damage from
freshets or possible repetition of the
Johnstown flood of 1889, when $10,-
100000 in property was carried away
and nearly nve thousand lives were
lost. The region is peculiarly Liable
to freshets, owing to its geological
character and the removal of it's tim
Der, and as soon as the weather per-
mits, j. W. Tourney. government SUI
perintendent of tree planting. and an
other working plant expert of the
government division of forestry will ex-
anime the region and decide on a plan
of refOrestatiOn.
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REV. JOHN HENNESSY DEAD.
The Archbishop of Dubuque Suc-
cumhs to IA Third stroke of Pa
ra.ysis of til. Brain sunday.

Dubuque, Ia, March 5.--Most Rev.
John llcnnessy, first archbishop OF
Dubuque, died Sunday afternoon,
aged - years. In March of last year
'he archbishop was stricken with par
7ial paralysis of the brain. On Feb
ruary Is last he was again stricken
and Friday night was seized with an
other stroke. When Archbishop Ry-
an. of Philadelphia, arrived Sunday
morning the sufferer showed signs of
recognition, though unable to speak.
He then began to sink and at o'clock
passed away quietly. The funeral will
be held Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock. Archbishop Ryan, of Phila-
delphia. will pronounce the eulogy.
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SCARED TO DEATH.
Bloody Appearance of Mrs. whites
Husband. After "a Fight. Caused
Her to Expire.

Columbus. Ca, March 2.-thief of
Police Bishop, of Girnrd, and j. c.
White, editor of the Girard page in
the Columbus Ledger, had street
fight, resulting in White being unmer-
cifully punished. After the fight
passed through threshing machine
His clothes were torn and bespattered
with blood and his unstigured face
looked like piece of raw beef. When
Mrs. White saw her husbands fright.
full appearance she swooncd in uncon.
sciousness and expired soon after.
White. it is said. criticised the chci
in an article which he wrote. Mr..
White is but 20 years old.
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CITIZENS HELPLESS.
Fires in Spnrtansburg and Cory,
Pa, Cause "a Serious Loss to
Those Towns.

Cory, Pa, March 5.-The tannery
known as the Western Union tannery
at Spartansburg, with contents, was
destroyed by fire. With no means to
fight the fire, the citizens had to stand
helplessly by. watching the only in
dustry of the town being destroyed.
The loss is $4,000, fully covered by in
surance. A hot journal in the drying
room is supposed to have caused the
fire.
The Cory opera house, with its en-
tire contents, was also destroyed by
fire. The National hotel and the Cor
ry steam laundry buildings were bad
ly damaged. Loss on opera house,
$4,000, with small insurance. Other
losses, $4,000; insured.
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Congratulated Gen. Cronje.

Columbus, o., March 4.-The demo-
cratic members of the house prepared
a message of congratulations to be
cabled TO Gen. Cronje. 1t has A sig
natures attached. The message in
part is as follows: "The democratic
members of the house of represen-
tatives of Ohio congratulate you and
your noble band on the heroisEl, cour-
age and magnificent fight for human
rights and human liberty. In defeat
remember that your deeds of heroism
have thrilled the world and filled the
temple of fame with admiration for
the courage of men,"
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spelling reform defeated.

Chicago, March AT meeting of
the department of superintendence of
the National Educational association
a resolution memorializing the Ma
tional Educational association to pro-
mote the cause of spelling reforms by
the appointment of special commits
sion to study the subject was lost by
a vote of 90 to II.
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CHARLES L. DAVIS DEAD.
Alvin JOsIyn. Diea in Pittsburgh
After Much Suffering.

Pittsburgh. Pa, March 2.-Charlcs
L. Davis calvin Joslyn). the we'll
known character actor and owner of
the Alvin theater of this city, died
here, aged SO years. He had been sick
for several weeks with peritonitis and
much suffering.
Mr.. Davis was known throughout
the entire country as Alvin Joslyn, the
New England farmer character which
he originated in the early sixties and
which was the medium through which
he made fortune. He was not known
to have a living relative.