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Evening star., 1901-12-23
ir and Mrs. Crittenden 81. Walker. died

Mr.. and Mrs. Crittenden H. Walker, died
at his home near Laytonsville Friday
morning, aged seventeen years. Death was
due to an affection Of the heart The
funeral. this noon, at the M. E. Church
South. Gaithersburg, was largely attended.
Rev. William A. Mcdonald, pastor of the
church, ofhciated. and the remains were in
TERED at Forest Oak cemetery.
Announcement Of completed arrange
ments for appropriate observance of Christ
mastide in all the churches OF town was
made today. At Ascension p. E. Church.
Christmas morning at O'Clock, the rector.
Rev. 7. ]. Packard. will preach. The offer
Ing will be for diocesan missions Annual
exercises by the Sunday school of the M. E.
Church South will take place Christmas
evening at o'clock, under direction of Mr..
John w. Briggs. superintendent. Thurs
day, December 26 at pm. the entertain
ment at Epworth NJ. E. Church will be
given under the auspices of the Sunday
dent, with Mrs. Charles E. Ely in charge of
the special program of music, responsive
reading, addresses and awards of merits
which will be presented Public will be well
coined to all these services.
Miss Effie Lodge. eldest daughter Of DR..
and Mrs. James l.. Lodge, ie very sick at
Arnmore, the family home.
Mr.. Charles T. Pnrdum caught his hand
in the mechanism of a power corn shelter
he was operating on the farm of Mr. Alex
ander Gassaway, which resulted in the inn
finger.
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SEEKING KNOWLEDGE.
Noyitiates Leave for Holy Land to
Continue Studies.


number. of Franciscan novitiates. the
first such party to leave the United States.
have Just set out for the novitiate monas-
teries of the Holy Land to continue their
study and preparation for brotherhood de-
grees. They are to present themselves to
Father Godfred, commissary general of the
Order of Franciscans at Jerusalem, to have
their candidacy approved. After having
been accepted at his hands they will con-
tinue to Nazareth and enter the house Of
novitiates for year. I
According to the precepts Of the order all
novitiates and candidates for Franciscan
degrees must spend ten years in the Holy
Land studying and working among the
unbelievers of that district. After their
first year as novitiates they enter upon a
second period of three years, devoting
themselves to theology, philosophy. litera-
ture, canonical law and ecclesiastical his
tory. Such Of them as complete this course
are givep degrees. Then begins the work
among tie non-believers. At the end Of the
decade those who have borne themselves
acceptably and have withstood the climate
win return to America. M
Franciscan friars control all the holy
places OF Palestine. Institutions of the or
der are known to every tourist of that re-
gion. The house at Nazareth, Is known all
over the world. Those at Jerusalem and
Bethlehem for the study Of theology and
philosophy. respectively, are almost as
widely celebrated.
Evening star., 1901-12-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETowN.
scarcity of Wood Canses Price to A,
vance-Genefal Items.

scarcity of Wood Camses Price to Adj
vance-Genefal Items.
A wood famine seems to threaten this
section Of the city, and owing to the scare
ity Of the supply the price has already
jumped so cents per stick cord, with per-
haps a further Increase In view. Many of
the dealers in this section have but small
quantities on hand, and some have no stick
oak wood at all, while the supply of pine
is nearly exhausted. No wood is reported
to be coming up the river, owing to the
freezing Of the creeks and bays where the
cargoes are secured, and no more can come
down the canal because that waterway is
closed. The only possible way for sutfi-
cient supply to come is by the railroads,
and some of the dealers, in the hope of
averting a famine, have telegraphed for
large quantities, which, however, will not
arrive for perhaps week or more.
Conrad Steiger, aged about sixty-eight,
made an unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide some time yesterday morning at the
residence of Mrs. Gottlieb Schmid, 301S NJ
street, where he had been stopping for the
past month. Mrs Schmid went into the
kitchen Of her home about s o'clock in the
morning and found Steiger lying on the
floor In semi-conscious condition. Blood
was flowing freely from wounds in bot
wrists and in both ankles the man having
cut himself with a razor. He was weak
from the loss of blood. Within half
nour ne was at Georgetown University
Hospital, where it was found he was not
seriously hurt. This morning he was re-
ported to be improving
An alarm was turned in yesterday after
noon at o'clock from box 72 by Policeman
j. w. Hall for a small blaze in the resi-
dence of William H. Jackson, colored, of
2I1S N street. An exploding coal oil stove
started the fire, causing damage of about
S2o. Ihe property was owned by Messrs
William Weaver and Theodore Barnes.
Christmas features were introduced in
the services yesterday at the West Street
Presbyterian Church, The pastors Rev. w.
C. Alexander, DID,, preached at the morn
Ing service. during which a solo, "He Shall
Lead Them Like a Shepherd" by Handel
was sung. In the evening the sermon was
delivered by Mr.. ]. Med. A. Lacy, the
cho1r rendering an anthem, Break Forth
Into JOY. The services were well at
tended.
The Funeral of Mrs. Mary Banagan, who
died Friday took place this morning at
O'Clock from Trinity Church, with a mass of
requiem. Deceased was seventy-two years
Of age, and the widow of Thomas Banagan.
Policemen McGill Grove and E. c. Blake
are off on brief leave.
Messrs. John F. Killeen, Stuart Ball and
Timothy Shugrue have returned from a
hunting trip to Occoquan, Va, being sue
cessful in securing a number of birds and
rabbits.
The members of st. Ann's Church, Ten
leytown, and their friends will be given an
opportunity this evening to compete for a
number OF Christmas turkeys at eucher
party to be given at st. AIMS Hall.
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present for the young lady typewritist who
has smiled sweetly upon him throughout
the year, or, maybe, gift that should be-
token something more serious. There was
the schoolma'm, with dignified poise bent
upon buying a present for the young rascal
whose life had been burdened by her frowns
throughout the school year.
just Out of His Teens
Yes, here was seen the young man Just
out of his teens, and wearing his first mus
tache-possibly a haberdashers clerk or
one fresh from class Notwithstanding for
something that would endear him to the
young lady who month ago yelled from
the bleachers How SWEET when she saw
him get his nose broken or collar bone dis
located In the festive foot ball game.
Not absent, by any means, in this motley
aggregation of Christmas buyers was the
Sunday school teacher, ready to yield up
the price for a picture book for the young
ster who did not make faces single time
throughout the last three months. The de-
partment clerk here, as was the re-
tired business man, inveigled here by his
daughter 70 inspect something suitable for
her fiance whom he may later support: the
servant, the laborer-it would take a Dick
ems to describe the characters seen in this
place.
The Christmas season means much to the
colored population, which is considera BILE
in the national capital. The Washington
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Gets Term of Seven months.

John Edwards. colored. residing near the
corner of 21st and N streets northwest,
was in the Police Court this morning,
charged with disorderiy conduct and ass
saulting Policeman Thomas Lynch. The
officer said he had occasion to visit Ed
wards house last night in search of some
one. and Edwards opened the door and
pointed a. loaded shotgun at him. On being
Informed that he was under arrest Ed
wards 1t is said. became very boisteroua
Edwards denied to the court that he had
any Intention OF using the weapon. but was
cleaning 1t at the time the of1icer came TO
the house. The loaded gun was exhibited
to the court as evidence.
Judge Kimball told Edwards that he
would have TO deprive him Of his liberty
Ter seven months.
Evening star., 1901-12-23
Christmas for Railroad Employees.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star.


1t has been suggested for several years.
and I, believe quite recently through your
valuable journal. that patrons of the diff
ferent lines in this city show their appre-
citation of the faithful service and courte-
GUS attention of the employees by giving the
conductors and motormen q slight remem-
brance during the holidays. AS a subur-
banite and one who daily travels over one
or more Of the railway lines of this city
heartily indorse the propositf ton. but it has
occurred to me that. while man may have
no hesitation in rendering to another a gift
in the form of money 81 otherwise, it is an
entirely different matter with a lady, and
in many instances. one would hesitate to
acknowledge openly II the manner sug-
gested the many atteptions bestowed upon
ner from time to timenby faithful conduc-
tors. Allow me to Jffer sfhe suggestion,
therefore, that the mahagers OF the differ
ent lines In Washington provide suitable
boxes; appropriately marked. one to be
paced IN each car on, Christmas and the
DAY previous; This VIII give all passengers
a chance to help the clause, which is de-
serving one, as substantially as circum-
stances Will permit AS the time is near
at nand, and 1t may be impossible for the
companies TO procure the boxes, the en-
pioyes Will no doubt gladly provide them
II authority is given by superiors
Ssfk f. SOJJTHAIJ
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Business Thoroughfares Crowded
With Agents Of Santa Claus,
THE DESIRE 10 MAKE OTHERS HAPPY
kaleidoscope View Of the Streets
and Stores.
THE LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN

The scenes along the principal business
thoroughfares and in the stores of Wash
ington during the past few days have been
of the gay and picturesque order. The
holiday season has brought forth from
every household the regularly authorized
agents of Santa Claus in quest of gifts lor
their loved ones. The wife and daughter
of the millionaire have jostled with their
sisters less fortunate financially in the
crowds that have filled the marts of trade.
The business man has stood side by side
with the mule driver, perchance, in the
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Gaithersburg News.
Special Correspondence Of Tho Evening Star
GAITHERSBURG, Nd. Dec q 1901.
Master Cleveland Walker, eldest son Of
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| general scramble for recognition at the
| shop counter. 1t has been a season of pros
| perity and plenty. Every one who desires
| honest employment has had no reason to
| complain.
| This is time In the whole year when
money is spent freely. The only question
that enters into the proposition is the
amount has. So it is that when the
people of a great metropolis like Washing
ton has it's thoughts centered on one object
that of each one making some one else
happy-there are many interesting scenes
and incidents to be observed in the wild
rush for getting first served.
A Typical Crowd.
A visit to one of the big department stores
today presented novel scene, one typical
of the holiday season. It was with diff
Guilty that an Evening Star reporter pushed
his way through the door. This great en-
porium was thronged with a crowd Of men
and women, who surged from one counter
to another-one looking at this article, an
other examining that. and so on until it
seemed that one might be in spirited DO
litical convention or an insane asylum. The
babble of voices, the fiendish yells of the
cash boys, the rattle-de- bang of the cash
registers produced composite interming-
ling that was bewildering.
In the heterogeneous crowd was the staid
old bachelor, there, perhaps, to purchase a
Evening star., 1901-12-23

pleasurable to watch the little men and
women looking wishfully through the show
windows, expressing each to the other what
they want ''Old Santa to bring them.
Here is a toddler of a girl whose ambition
in life is to be the sole possessor of dol
lie' with real eyes that move; here is the
youngster who wants red sled; while in
front of the windows may also be seen the
larger fellow who would be satisfied with a
gun.
Oh, this is the season to study human
nature. One need only to walk a block or
two to catch the spirit of good cheer
Evening star., 1901-12-23

negro, because of the influence of better
schools and contact with cosmopolitan
ways, has come to display simpler tastes in
his purchases than do his country cousin
He buys to a great extent as good mate
rials as his white neighbor, while his coun-
gaudy colors 50 characteristic Of the race
in the old days. -
Tho Children,s Opportunity.
While Christmas is time Of good cheer.
or should be. to every one, it must be ad-
mitted that the children have a cinch upon
the enjoyment. It is peculiarly children's
Evening star., 1901-12-23
Ninety DAYS In jail.

Feiix Hunter, colored, denied to Judge
Scott today that he had taken an over
coat from In front OF Tennille,s store. on
TIN street northwest. Saturday night. Felix
was CHARGED with the larceny OF a coat
valued at $l5. and Policeman r. g. San
such garment Saturday night which had
been displayed In front OF the store
me testimony was against Felix, and he
VIII spend ninety days in jail In default Of
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LOSS AMOUNTS TO ZOO.
Fire Caused by Explosion of an AIco-
h0I Lamp.

A fire which resulted in the destruction
of property valued at about s1.20o was
caused by the explosion of an alcohol lamp
about IL o'clock Saturday night, at the
home OF Mr.. Henry NJ. lie Due. No 1913
o street northwest. Mr.. LIE Due was pre-
pairing to take vapor bath at the time.
Other members of his family had to hurry
from their beds and seek shelter at the
home of friends. Several rooms IN the
house were gutted and the Christmas pres
ents, ready to be sent to numerous friends,
were destroyed. The property is owned by
Judge c. ]. Hillyer.
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The czar has charged the Grand Duke
Alexander Michialovitch to form commit
tee to draft q law regarding maritime
trade and navigation.
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day. The story Of Santa Clatis is as fresh
today as 1t was centuries agb; none of its
interest has waned. And in the crowds of
shoppers along the business streets it is
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Morris Chairs.
Extension Tables.
Dressing Cases.

9IeyS for Dressing Case worth $40.
SID E6N for Fine Oak Dressing Case, worth
" ~ASeoV SIC.
SN r. Sdb For Handsome Oval Plate Mirror,
W Swelled-front Dressing Case, worth
$225 so.
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Combination Cases.

for Large, Highly Polished Quar-
tered Oak Combination Case. Costs
elsewhere at least $24.
for Very Fine CHARTERED Oak Com
bination Case, worth $50.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
FROM BEVERLEY

Planting corn aud cotton seed Is
the order of the day.
Miss Josie Stevenson, Of Easley,
has been visiting relatives in this
section the past week.
Ansel, the five. year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r.. Waldrop is
sick with pneumonia.
Rev. j. w. Sheriff filled his reg
ular appointment at Rock Springs
the first Sunday.
John @. Smith has done fine
job working the road leading from
the Golden Creek bridge to the
Rock Quarry.
Miss May Couch, Of Georges
Cre'k section vielted frie nds near
Beverley last week.
Rev. w. j. Spearman will preach
at Reunion the second Sunday
evening in this month.
Mrs. j. A. Sheriff who has been
sick for the past two weeks IS i'm
proving
Mr.. j. A. Stegall and family Wis
tied his brother at CrosweIl last
Saturday nnd Sunday.
Mr.. S. S. Wnldrcp is very sick
of lagrippe.
Last Saturday WIS the day set
apart to elect trustees for the Re-
union school district resulting in
the appointment Of W, J. Boggs, II.
II. Whorter and Eddie Farr.
Several OF the Beverleyltes went
to the singing at Secona last Sun
day.
Messrs. w. A. and w. D. Dun
can and families visited relatives
in this section last Sunday.
MIR. Harry Llnneburg has been
on the SICK list for several days.
A small shower Of rain fell here
last Sunday. Whiskers.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
May 6, 1901. w3
EVENTS IN EASLEY.

"Live town, Mister" was the
answer of lounger on the passen-
ger train platform to a tourist who
looked from one of the Southern's
palatial trains upon the busy
Streets of Easley and asked if
something special was not going on
in town.
Miss Bessie Carey n charming
Greenville girl, paid friends and
relatives much appreciated visit
last week.
Mrs. w. E. Virgins and chill
dren are on all extended VISIT to
Southwest Georgia.
That clever young gentleman Mr..
John Bowen is at home f,r a while
from Philadelphia.
That redoubtable citizen of
North Carolina, Uncle Josh Grow
was in town Saturday. Uncle Josh
says he ls the only natural born
Crow of the wlngless kind on East
Fork and when you become a stran-
ger in that strange land you can
call for him with the perfect assur-
ance that you will bo directed
without fail to his shack.
MIR. Frank DAVIS Of tie Newell
section of Anderson county was in
town Saturday. He reports plant
ing nearly finished in that section.
Miss Eva Hagood an accomplish !.
cd lady of Greenville county, visit
cd In Easley recently.
William Gilreath of Piedmont
was visitor in our town on a re-
cent date.
Messrs. Walker and Marshall of
Piedmont are paying Mr.. Il. H.
Shanklin visit at Mountain View
Hotel.
w. w. Briggs of the Southern
railway was in town Monday.
Baptist church Sunday last at II
q. m. Rev. j. Weston Hiott deliv-
cred powerful sermon from the
text: "I will not let thee go till
thou hast blessed me.' At night
in the Methodist church Rev. w.
p. Virgins preached q strong and
f"rcible sermon from the text:
"Behold, to obey ia better than
sacrfice,' etc. These sermons
were the first in a series of revival
germens to be delivered from the
fresbyterian church during tn is
week.
j. I. Lathem is having the sec
ond floor of the Lathem building
remodeled to accommodate the
mayors and magistrate's court.
That popular photographer, N.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
Apply for board at Mrs. Lathcm's
Terms reasonable.

Apply Tor board at Mrs. Lathcm's.
forms reasonable.
C. II. Alexander represented Pick.
ems at the Spartanburg festival last week
Born unto MIR. md Mrs. Nose Sim.
mons on tho 9th met, son.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Ar.
mold on the 9th mat, daughter.
Born unto MIR. and Mrs. Duff Hud
son on the 9th inst, q daughter.
"A good rain right now would bright,
GU the countennnces of our rural friends
very much at present.
Last Sunday and Sunday night DIR.
Earle attended four births and visited
other patients in the country. Who can
beat i93
--Pickens Railroad will give cheap
rates to Easley on Friday 18th to all who
wish to attend Sparks circus. Rates
40c. round trip.
Coroner Parsons was summoned to Cen
tral Wednesday to hold an inquest over
tn body of man found dead in ed
that morning.
Regular service and MI day singing
at Six Mile next Sunday. This church
never fails to have large and attentive
congregation at it's May meetings.
From Easloy there is daily mail to
the following points: Cedar Rock,
Briggs, Farr's. Clement, Thomasvillc,
Dacnsville, Looper's, Table Mountain,
Mica, and Maynard.
Talk about Pickens doing business
We should say she does. Only last Fri.
day one man from tho lower part of this
county came to town and bought from
one store bill of goods amounting close
to $4,000.
MIR. Jnrret Nj. Keith, formerly a
citizen OF Greenville citv, now Of Athens
Ga, came in last Thursday AMI has
been spending short time among rela.
tives and friends here. Mr.. Keith is a
cousin Of Mr.. Foster Keith Of this plnce
he spent Sunday with his mother Mrs.
Susan Keith, of Oolenoy.
BY the now mail system from Liber-
ty to Pickens in tho early morning the
Greenville Daily News of the snmo
morning and the Atlanta Journal of the
evening before reaches us almost by
breakfast time. Thanks to our postmas
ter, A. Nj. Morris, far his efforts in es
tablishing this new service.
Quite contingent of Pickens coun-
ty old veterans are in Columbia this
week mt the reunion. We know that
they will enjoy themselves with the re-
ception they will receive md meeting
the old time comrades who wore the
gray and fought and blel for he lost
cause.
ALL persons owning dogs should
train them better than to run ont from
their premises at passers by. If not,
they cannot "kick" if one or two are
dropped by the roadside from said pass
ers by by dose of powder and lead. IT
gets tiresoiae sometimes by the pesky ours
running out and disturbing the pc ICE
and quietude of pedestrians and travellers
OF the public streets and highways. ga
word to the wise is sufficient"
The Sunday schools of the North
Pickens circuit will have a grand rally
Mt Bethel church next Saturday 11th
inst. Rev. Dagnall is to address the'peo-
pie on the occasion. There will probaly
be other talks mado during the day.
Everybody is invited to como and if pns.
sible to bring full baskets. ~ large
crowd is expected and good time will
doubtless be had. All Sunday schools of
the circuit will be represented.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
y. Nj. G., A.,

Prgram May 18th 1901.
l. Opening exercises including
devotional service.
9. Reading minutes last ne tin &
3. Music.
4. Ten minutes talk on Human
Kindness by Ossie MauIdin.
5. Music
6. Ton minutes talk on Indus
try by J. E. Kinch.
Z Music.
8. Collections
8. General remarks.
10. Announcement program next
meeting and fixing place.
II. Music.
II. New business.
l3, Dlsmission.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
HONOR ROLL OF TIE GRAD
ED SCHOOL,.

FOR TIE scoLAsTAc MONTH OF APR. 1901.
NINTH GRADE.
Florence Hendricks 90.
EIGHTH GRADE
Matte Bowen 81, Ada Craig 9G,
Corinne Newton 81, Brandon Tay-
lor 81.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Bruce Boggs 95, Lola Kennemur
95, Robert Bowen 81, Hovey Earle
81, Frank McFall 81.
SIXTH GRADE.
Vesta Ashmore 81, Gussie Cure
ton 94, Helen Boggs %, Nellie
Grandy 90, Willie Mauldin o.,
Lula Welborn 81, Lois Newton 90.
Elbert Welborn 90, Lulo Werts 90.
FIFTH GRADE.
Floride Carey %, Eileen TAYLOR
81, Claude Freeman 06, Eva Earle
"a, May Farr 94, Kate Hester 90
FOURTH GRADE.
Dick Freeman 96, Arlie Welborn
9S, Otis Keith 05, John Carey 90,
Bessie Mauldin 92.
THIRD GRADE.
Hagood Bruce 90, julius Boggs
81, Lorena Taylor 90, Patio Major
"a, Grace Prince 90.
SECOND GRADE.
Theron Hester 50, Hattie Kinch
80, Belle Yongue %.
FIRST GRADE.
Irene Jenkins 9G, Florida Kinch
05, George Prince Sd, Lucia Earle
50, Mary LOWS 90, Ryan Keith
90.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09

d. Taylor, will also occupy a mou-
ern and up-to-date studio III the
Lathem building.
The town boys and school boys
gave al exhibition Of their skill in
ball playing last Wednesday even
ing. With Mr.. Jeff Rankin as UNI
pre-, and number of ladies, fair,
as spectators, the town boys play
ed ball and made score of Sd
against 4G. The game waxed fast
and furious anti near sunset, and
then the town boys went home,
nearly satisfied.
That gallant citizen, Capt. A. w.
Hudgens, left Monday to attend
the veterans gathering in Colum-
bia.
Miss Florence Bowen, an ami
able and clever young lady, ,s
gnest at the residence Of Maj. and
Mrs. D. f. Bradleys'.
On account Of thu protracted
services in the Presbyterian church
the merchants will close at 7 100
O'Clock p. III.
Brother Bills says: "The Psalm
ist says, 'Suroly goodness and mcr-
cy shall follow me all the days Of
my life and it is all true for good
ness and mercy follow some people
until they come III sight of the
back doors OF Hades, and there,
when they come in sight of Cerbe-
rus the yard. dogs craunching the
boLes Of false accusers, mercy does
have mercy OH the dog, and clutch
Ing her sisters skirts staggers back
heavenwnrd." l.. w. InksDec.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified
not to hire harbor nor shelter my
son, Joe Jewell a youth of about
II years, as he has left home with
out any just cause. Any one dis
regarding this notice will be dealt
with according to law.
q ToNn11.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09

- Patrons Of The Journal are
respectfully notified that +. J. Me-
Donald, foreman, ard Y. j. NJ ..u-
din only are authorized to receipt
for the paper for business begin.
ming January I, 1901.