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SCHOONER POLLY ASHORE.
Built In 1905 and Once captured q BRITISH
t.unboat.

PORTLAND, Me, Nov, 2s.-The captain
Of a steamer that arrived here this after
noon reported that the famous old schooner
Polly was ashore Al Ow.'s Head, near Rock
land As the craft was light. it IL believed
thai she will be fOated
The Polly is the oldes. sailing vessel in
commission She vas built in lS5 and in
the war of 1912 was used a. a privdtecr and
wasinstrumeutal in the capture ofan English
gunboa' of the coas, of Maine.
She has been partly rebuilt several times,
but her frame Is practically the same oak
timber used when she was built at Ames-
bury. Mass.
The sun., 1902-11-29
ILTIMiTUN TO PATERSON.
buy Six New Engines. Say Insurance Men
or Well Leave You Uninsured.

PATTERSON. n. j.. Nov 2s,--The local
Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters
to-day indorsed the report OF Inspector
johnson to the National Board of Under
writer's rec, mnerding that the city of
Paterson establish two new fire en- gine COM
panies, purchase fix new engines. four
hose wagons and largo quantity Of hose
II this is not done tho insurance men say
they will do no more busines IS in Paterson.
The sun., 1902-11-29
(HttFFEIR HELD IP.
knocked Down with club and Robbed
Of HI2.

MOUNT VERNON, n, Y, Nov rs. Frank
Rose, who says he Is a chauffeur for rich
lies in the Mount Vernon hospital with a
badly bruised head, as the result Of being
shocked down and IolI bed by n footpad
The hold-up occurred in front Of he onkers
trolley oompanys station IN West Mount
Vernon, in thickly settled section Of the
city. Rose says that tall man. wearing
n blue oyercoai, knocked him down with
"A club aud robbed him Of sl2.
Ii was learned that a strange man had
been seen running toward the Yonkers
woods. and a man hunt was begun. The
Ionkers mounted police a,o joined In the
search, but nobody WAS caught
The sun., 1902-11-29
ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES.
Mrs. Jennie ". Legs sues for $3.50. 900 for
the Death Of Her Husband

Mrs. Jennie W. Leys of New Rochelle the
widow of william Legs, former superinten-
dent of Il. Altman & Co. who was killed
in the Park avenue tunnel collision Last
January, is suing the New York Central
rolIraad and the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Jointly for $3.50 900 damage The
cas-, will probably come to trial on Monday
The damages asked are based on Mr.
Lcys's earning capacity. A. manager and
confidential man of b. Altman 4 Co he was
in receipt of large salary. The year before
his death his earnings amounted to over
$50 90
The sun., 1902-11-29
WOMEN PROTEST SNOOT.
Resolutions Against MOrmOn's Candidac,
Adopted IN West Virginia.

WHEELING, ". Va. Nov 2s-A largely
attended mass meeting Of Presbyterian
women Of this section Of the State was held
in this city this afternoon TO prepare reso.
lu,ions pro esting against the candidacy
Of Homer Smoot, the Utah Mormon, can
didate for the United States Senate
In common with members of the Church
all over the synod Of Pennsylvania the
women Of the churches Of this presbytery
met to-day in town and hamlet and speeches
were made and vigorous resolutions were
adopted against Smoo'
The sun., 1902-11-29
RIOT ~ TUE REICHSTtG.
sitting suspended Because Of Disorder
for the First Time.
Special Cabie Dfsrftch 10 Tar 81,

Special Cablr DsspIteh 10 THE SUS,
BLRLIS, Nov. 2s,-1hc discus, ion as To
the legality Of the proposal 10 vote the
TariI bin en- bloc was resumed in the Rechs-
tag to-day, leading to scenes that were
more tumultuous than those of yesterday.
The prolonged uproar. amid which could
bc heard threats of violence and such cp-
the,s as scoundrol, hound aud slanderer,
ended in suspension of the sitting, which
has never previously oo Cured IN the keichs-
tag for a similar cause
The sun., 1902-11-29
TO Buy I BROOKLIN BLOCK? (?
Report says Costly improvements and a
Theatre Are to Be Put Upon II.

report was around yesterday that the
Brooklyn block bounded by Broadway
Myrtle avenue, Stockton street and Lewis
avenue, owned by the Brooklyn City Rail
road. has been bought by a syndicate of
Brooklyn business men who intend to use it
as site for costly improvement, in
cuding a theatre. The members q the
syndicate are said to have subscribed
sl,00o,ocO for the project
The theatre, it is said will cost $3.50 900
and will be ready for Use at the opening of
the theatrical season next fall
The sun., 1902-11-29
PICTURES or LINCOLN AND LEE.
To Hang In Mississippi state Captain. T.
Lincoln Sent One OF His Father.

JACKSON, Miss, Nov IS Director Dun
bar Rowland of the state Department
archives and history recently wrote to
Robert T. Lincoln a, Chicago, requesting
him to furnish picture of President Lincoln
to hang in the Hall Of Fame Of the new
Capitol with one If Robert f. Lee Mr.
Lincoln replied to-day. notifying Mr. Row
land that a steel engraving had been sent
The sun., 1902-11-29
roo MUCH PLAY kILLED HER,
Tweiye-Ycar.Oid Girl Dies After al After.
noon In the street.

Twelve-year-old Agnes Lynch Of o West
Sixty-seventh street spent the afternoon
Of Thanksgiving Day playing and running
about on the street When she returned
home that afternoon she ate her dinner
and was apparently in the best of health
ADout midnight she was taken suddenly
III and died before a doctor arrived
Coroners : Physician Weston made the
autopsy and said the girl had probably
over exercised herself playing on the
street and contracted a cold, which de-
veloped into acute congestion Of the lungs
The sun., 1902-11-29
nloodsood Gutter sells Ills birthplace.

LITTLE NECK l.. l.. Nov. rs - Blood good
Cutter, the Long Island Farmer Poet"
and one of the lnnocchts who accompanied
Mark Twain and his brood abroad on tho
ship Quaker City, has sold the old house IN
which he was born in 1917 to Charles "
Cornell The house is a Broadway and
Gutter Nill road. aid with fifty acres Of
land, sold, fer sij.oC
The sun., 1902-11-29
It's Mrs. Mct luskcy's Rlng, Now.

The ring which Mrs, Catherine McCuskey
the scrub woman found in the Horse Show
box occupied by Reginald C. Vanderbilt is
now hers. Magistrate Flammer so decided
yesterday, The original police appraisc-
ment of the ring was 5000, but 1ihany's
experts decided that IL was worth tl35
Mrs McCluskey announces tina, it will be
rain ID for hcr by a society woman
The sun., 1902-11-29
STEW Arr StT iP AGAIN.
Third Cousin Who wants Onc.si<tieth OF
the Estate GETS New Trial.

Justice Scott handed down in the Sill
preme Court Yesterday a decision grant
ing n motion to reopen the case of Stewart
Va. Russell and order new trial This is
the action brought by John Stewart Of Bel
fast, Ireland against the heirs Of A. L.
Stewart to recover n ouc-siyticth interest
in "Old London ~ rccts," one piecc oi the
Stewart realty, on tho ground tha, A. r.
Stewart died intostatc and that the plain
tin il his third cousin. Il j. probable that
tho suit will ho trie before the first Of tho
wear
The sun., 1902-11-29
Ontario TOwn Burning.

RAT PORTAGE, Ont, Nov. 2S-Fifty
million feet of lumber, valued at 500, 900,
twelve houses. the Lemay shipyards and
xix steamboats, plying on the Lake Of the
Woods, together with other craft, have
already been destroyed by a fire that started
this morning and the whole town is now in
danger.
The sun., 1902-11-29
e. n. HOUSTON DIES or INJURY.
Coal Operator Run Down by Locomotive q
IN One Of Ills Mines.

FHiLADELPHlA, Nov. 2 Charles Il Hous-
ton, the coal operator who was run down and
injured by n locomotive while inspecting one
OF is mines at Elkho,n ". Va, and who was
brought to this city. died early this MOI ming
at the German Hospital
Nj. Houston met with the accident on
Tuesday. He was 10 years old and lived at
Chester, Pa
The sun., 1902-11-29
JEROME KILLED.? NOT wren.
but somebody starts WumOr That the Dis.
trict Attorneys Dead Tn.

Somebody started IA rumor last night
that District Attorney Jerome had been
assassina,ed and it spread over the West
Side of town and startled a lot of folks
Mr. Jerome was asked about 1t over the
long distance telephone at his home at
Lakeville. Conn
Tell 'em I'm very much aliv.." said he
The sun., 1902-11-29
Z Miles all Hour for Autos In Philadelphia

PH1LADILrHIA, Nov. 2s.-A mee' ing
Of III Committee on Law Of Ia" Council
this afternoon an ordinance was framed
restricting the speed of automobiles to
seven miles an hour in the city and twelve
miles an hour ia the outlying districts.
The sun., 1902-11-29
ThcObaId Not Vet Out.

William II. Thcohald. the dcposcd special
Treasury agent. said Yesterday that he had
not yet received notice from Washington
Of his removal.
The sun., 1902-11-29
Colored Woman Dead at I23.

NEWTON, Kan. Nov, 2s.-Mrs Kate
Vance. a colored woman. died In this city
last night at the age OF 1923 years. Mrs.
Vance had daughter % year. old and her
h,isb band died at the age Of l05.
The sun., 1902-11-29
Dr. IOrrny Made Ill. ID.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2s-Dr. Adolf Iorenz,
tho famous Vennese surgeon received
tonight the honorary degree Of doctor
Of laws' from Northwestern University.
The sun., 1902-11-29

Attorney-General-ele CGnneen may lie
here to-day to consul wi h Leader MurI ny
Of Tammany about he two men whom
Mr.. ,unnren has agreed To appoint ia hs
oficn SiNly-three candidates have made
formal appli, alton 90 Mr. Murphy for these
pluc,s
The sun., 1902-11-29

MARSHALL, Mo. Nov. 2s -Bunce Quares
died at the house Of A, Leonard in this
city today as the result of injuries re-
ccivcd on Nov. 10 in a football game b,,v cen
the Wentworth and kemper teams, in
which his spine was injured.
The sun., 1902-11-29
Partridge sim wants More Men.

Police Commissioner Partridge wrote TO
the Board Of Estimate yesterday asking
for permission TO increase the police force
from time to time. such increase not to be
more thar $50 men. The matter was laid
The sun., 1902-11-29

The business man may USE the Pennsy yanla special
a. an of'icc. stock reports and StenographeTs on
board. Only twenty hours from Wall Street 70 he
markets OF Chicago .-AIs.
The sun., 1902-11-29

Specially recommended TO gentlemen who are
accustomed 10 smoking the nnest blends Of choice
Turkish tob4cco.-Ads
The sun., 1902-11-29
IIchcr Il. Bishon Very Lon.

1t was said last night that Hebcr X
Bishop was very low
The sun., 1902-11-29

Is placed on the Pennsylvania Special when the
markets close each day. Stenographer on train.
Only twenty hours TO Chicago,-Adt.
The sun., 1902-11-29

The Theatre magazine for Christmas Is ou,
10 day douDlc Us regular sire. Over 100 pictures.
Only rs cents. Ask your dealer for u.-Ads.
The sun., 1902-11-29
neeIfnoi Farm SausARes
NJ Valuable Time Wasted.

There is nothing more appctlsing and delightful
for Winters breakfast, Try n . pound package.
ADJ
The sun., 1902-11-29
We Connect with Them Al

At Chicago St Louis Cincinnati or Montreal.
the New York Central connects with every trans
continental line of railway,-Adr.
The sun., 1902-11-29
Bringing the iO-Inch Gun 10 New York

Tne i6-inch rihed gun, the largest in the
world, recently completed at the Water
vhnt arsenal, is expected to arrive hero
this morning II II being towed down from
IIoy on a barge
The sun., 1902-11-29

1t Is safe to treat iiaDy : ,ougu with
Jaync'S ENpcctorant--Adr
The sun., 1902-11-29
CRoKER wON'r CRIrICIsE.

Mr., Delaney, Chief Croker's counsel, said
the findings of Commissioner Sturgis were
based almost entirely Oh incompetcne
testimony and were really inferences He
said that the decision Of the Commissioner
was ridiculous and that to-day he would
apply in Part H. Of the Supreme Court for
n writ Of contiorari II the writ is granted
the case will probably not come up for re-
The sun., 1902-11-29

The standard of Purity, Flavor and EHceliencs
y set by Brarciin Mnt.-Adr.
The sun., 1902-11-29
Mayor Low Supporting
Sturgis's Action.
PURROY MAY BE FIRE Chief,
But Croker Will APPEAL to the
Courts to Stay Removal


60 on Monda, at = o'clock -sturgis
Not to Resign. hut The Mayor VIII In.
quire Whether Further Actisn IN
the Fire Department Is Necessary.
An order dismissing Edward F. Croker
from his Office as Chief Of the Fire Depart.
ment was made Yesterday by Commissioner
Sturgis, and Mayor Low simultaneously
issucd statement defending his Commits
siouer's act. Chief Croker will take his
case 10 court and his counsel may seek
to-day to find a means to stay the order
Of the Commissioner, which terminates
Croker's official life at o'clock Monday
morning
Commissioner Sturgis finds Chief Croker
guilty of the charges of converting
public property TO private use. Of conduct
prejudicial to discipline, Of failure TO safe
guard life and property at the Park Avenue
Hotel and Of conduct unbecoming an
acquitted
The decision Of the Commissioner was
announced at O o'clock last night. Mr..
Sturgis said he had no idea OF resgning
his Office. The Mayors state ment is re-
garded as indicating that Commissioner
Sturgis is to remain.
1t is expected that Charles d. Purroy
will bc put in Cookers place until a chief
is permanently appointed. Chief Croker
will exhaust all the resources Of the courts.
His trial is said to have cost him about
5000 SO far.
THE DECISION.
The Commissioner decision was an.
nounced in this memorandum:
HEADQUARTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NTw NoHk, Nov ?s. 1902
Edward F. Croker. Chief of Department.
is found guilty Of the charge. a.: Failure to
erly safeguarding IT," Park Avenue Hotel;
and Of charge t?l: lncompetency as Chief
Of Department in the management Of great
fires, OF guilty OF the charge; ga: seDdl9s
upon the charge a.: Violation Of the
Constitution OF the state of New York.
version of public propery 70 private use; ssi
to good order and discipline In persecuting
and uniustly discriminating against certain
charge, a.: Conduct unbeconine an off,oer
or . gentleman and prejudclal to good order
and discipline, which charges were preferred
against him under date Of sept %. 1902. by
hereby dismissed the service OF the De-
pattnent. to take Effect from o'clock
A NJ Dec !, 1902 BY order OF ..,..
WM IEARY Secretary
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-28
SHIRAS FOR ARBITRATION.


Supreme Court Justice Talks on tn.
to.,i Strike.
PittSbllrG. Aug. .S.-,Jlstice ShiraS of
the United States supreme court, who
has just arrived in pittsburg from Il
long vacation spent along the northern
shores of Lake SUPERIOR refuses to dis
cusS his reported retirement from the
bench further ;hHn to say that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would be the first per-
son to learn of it and that he had not
Received the announcement yet. On
the subject Of the anthrac cite coal
strike Justice Shilas said
Arbitration is the logical method of
settling labor troubles such as this one.
which affects he general prosperity
and comfort of Il great section of the
country. The method and enforcement
of this arbitration is Il subject for the
lawmakers Of the nation, but arbitra-
ton itself is logical.
"1hprt is now one great difficulty
standing in the way of arbitration.
Many of the labor unions are not in
Until they are no law can
be made binding, as no contractors
a greement could be enforced upon
them, while the operators, on the other
hand, could be held liable.
incorporation Of all labor unions is
the primary step toward the passage
Of an arbitra ton law. The unions
must be responsible for the carrying
)ut Of an agreement, and until they
ire there is little hope for compulsory
arbitration of labor troubles"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-28
Sisters Outwit French officials.

Brest, France, Aug. 2>.-The sisters
who We're recently expelled from Ian
derneau, in Finstere, twelve miles
from Brest, discovered decree dated
1923 which removes them from the
scope Of the associations law, and they
have resumed possession Of then
school. A crowd of people accorded
the sisters an ovation when they re-
turned.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-28
MAYORS Meet mt Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 2S.-Two
hundred delegates were present at the
beginning of the sixth annual conven-
ton Of the League of American Munic-
ipalities. An address Of welcome by
Mayor Palmer Of Grand Rapids opened
the session. This was followed by an
address by President Charles 8. Ash
ley, mayor of New Bedford, Mass.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-28

Your advertisement IN che TELA
3RAA is read BY bout 1000 aub.
'cribers every day. Add to this tn
members Of their families and you -
you are placing your business before
10000 people in this vicinity every
s<~,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-28
The Magnetic Power Of Our
Prices Always Attracts.

Cottage on George street, rooms besides bath room
closets and halls; finished in the wood cemened ceIar LOT
5O tt front, 100 deep; rents for $12 Price $780, small
payment down, balance easy.
Cottage on Center street. rooms hard pre floors, ood
cellar connected with sewer; let go it. 'front.' Is IT, deep
rents for $l2 per month. Price $780, Will trade for
other property. :,:c
Tenement house Foster street. 1entsEfor S27 Der
month and is in good repair Will sell for $780, This pays
M re than IL per cent on the investment.
Cottage house. rooms, on Circle street. rents for VIZ
per month. Price $1,000.
Tenement house Silver street, rents for $22 per
month and is in good repair. Price $2400.
Cottage, reoms barn. two stables lot 60 1906 Extra
lot 70 X l06. Located Elm street extension All
goes for $780,
Store, tenement house. oarn and acre laid, is leased
for three years for $500 year. Will sell for $780, Taxes
$780, water rent. This will better than - per cent
Grocery stock with without the real estate Stock
will invoice between $25OO and $4,000 Will sell whole or
half interest This sold for fault of business the own
er having other business and attend to BOTH Will
trade tor ren'i1 property, timber lot or farm.
Farm, $50 in Mortified miles from the VILLAGE
Will cut 81 tons hay besides orher crops Price $3.50.
AT EAST BARRE. Building lot with cellar and un-
derpinnmg all ill., $3.50. Also one for Sis.
The F. B. Cate Real Estate Agency,
ROOM s, BOLSTER BLOCK, BARRE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-06
VVATTERSON ASSAILS
NEW YORK SMART SET
Louisville Editor Says the Womcn
cf the 900 arc as ReDravcd
as tho Men.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept. 5.-Henry
Watterson. in the Courier-Journal. yes
ierday made another ScorchlRE alta OK On
The New York four hundred ref UH 70
them again as q flock of uncle DlrdS.
The editorial occupies two columns Of
snacc and says i'll part:
THE term smart set. was adopted by
a bad society to save itself from more
odio,is description The distinguishing
trait of the smart set is its moral ahan-
don. II makes q business of defyinss and
,,vprleapinS conventional restraints upon
it's pleasures and arausements.
..Beirg titled. as q rule. ard either rich
In fact or getting money how it may, 1t
sets Itself above the law, both human ard
divine It's women are equally depraved
With its men They know all the dirt
,he men know They talk freely with The
men of things forbidden by the decent
and :he virtuous: ~
..riie women OF this smart set no longer
pretend 10 recognize virtue, even as a
feminine accomplishment. Innocence is q
badge Of delinquency. a sign of the crude
and raw. q t;efornaity which. il tolerated
at all. lnGst carry some promise cs
amendment: for among these titled Cyin-
rians the only thing needful is 10 know
it all III London and In Paris: at Mon:e
ssarlo in The winter. at Trouvi!le and AK
In the summer. they make life one nll-
riding debacch; their only literary pro-
yerder. wilen they read at all, the screr:ts
Of d Annuna.;o aud Bourget: their Mecca
he roulette table and the race course;
..ie,r heaven The modern yacht. with Ia
no tales: and as the. smart set Knows no
law, when in extre;ris it can 80 to sea-.
Truly. we have come to Q beautiful
mss If The sinapering Johnnies and the
ttcnsh girls that make Sherry 8 and Dell
smorico's hum. that irradiata tha anrrt--
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-06
WEAK Stomach; Impaired Digestion; Disordered LIZ

volunteer infantry. Miss Classen and
her mother went abroad.
Letters between the continent and Cubs
wers frequently exchanged, but In nonss
of these was any hope helf out OF hin
winning her heart and hand.
Last year he met the yourg woman at
Ostend. where he once more renewed nss
suit. For the first time he received ere
coura cement but it became necessary
for him to return to America before be-
ing able to push his suit to a successful
conclusion. Miss Ciassen now had coma
to Russia Shortly after his return he.
wrote to her. asking her for her hand.
She received the letter and answered ~
accepting him. Her letter. however. went
astray 1t never reached the hands OF
Mr.. Jennison. and he. believing the Etrl
had changed her mind and had deterrpin-l
ed to forget him. dismissed ner as best
he could from his thoughts. All cores
pondence between them ceased In thas
meantime they were two miserable youns
people
a few wekes ago. while strolling along
the boardwalk in the crowd. Mr.. Jennsson
stumbled against a woman. and.- turn
ing to apologize stood facing Miss Cfas-;
sen. Explanations followed, and now all
is we'll.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-06
FARMER OF Il. WEEDS
SISTER-IN-LAM 80
Two of RhInebcct's oldest Resfdents
Decide to Finish Their Days
g

Together. 81
POUGHkEEPSIE. n. T., Sept. 5.s
There was quite a stir in RhfneDefk to-ss
day when 1t became known that two OF I
the oldest residents had got married anu;f
gone to housekeeping. The principals
were Robert NJ. Green, well-to-do
farmer seventy-five. and Mary 7. Green.
widow of Roberts brother, who DIS 80.
Green is one OF the best known agri-g
cult,,rists In upper Duchess c"dnty.'s
He mas always taken u deep interest," IN
farming affairs and was for many years
an officer of the County AGRICULTURAL
cumstances on farm few miles from.
the village. He has four or hVe SroWhS
children who are married. and ms Wire
has been dead two or three years. ms
brother died good many years 49, 49,
leaving a widow. -
She became housekeeper FOR -
Raoe,yea on the death of his Wife ~
was ten years ago
The marriage of the two old people yes
terday was a surprise to the vlliasern.
People said sometimes that the widow
might in time accept the hand OF H.
neJyea who was retired actor, but they
never thought she would wed her bro
ther-in-law. :.
Mrs. Green met Andrew CRUDE. the
furniture dealer, and said AndreW.si
am going to be married to-day 10 ne
..C;o away" answered Mr.. CRUDE.
bon't believe It. You are fooiing... And
he did not believe It until couple of
hours later when he heard that ROBERT
and Mary had been seen going INTO the
lutheran parsonage. Sure enough they
had been married by Rev. L.. D: Wslles.s
pastor of the Lutheran church, After
the wedding the bride drove 70 ME-.
Green's well-kept farm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-06
FROM GORDONSVIL.LE,
The Coming and Going of Visitors
During the Week


yGORDoSsNILLE VA, September 81
Especial DIR ]. Wiley Bledsoe was in
Richmond Wednesday to be present at
and TO admit the first instalnient of in
mates at tie Methodist Conference Or
phanage. lie and Mrs. Biedsoe will soon
leave to take up their abode at the Or
phanage.
Miss Alma Scott. who has been spend
ing the summer with relatives in Bati-
more and in Baltimore county, Md. has
returned TO her home here. She was ac-
conpanied by little Miss Anna Gwynn.
who VIII spend the winter with her grand
father. Major ". c. Scott.
Mrs. Joseph Wills and children return
cd to their home in Alexandria on Tues
day, after visit OF several months to
the formers parents, MIR. and Mrs E. D.
Eubanl1, near town, and her sister, Mrs.
John Q. Williams at Poindexter. Louisa
county.
Mr.. and Mr- r. G. Watkins returned
home Wednesday, after a pleasant stay
OF several days with relatives in Rich
mond and Newport News. During Mr.
Watkins absence Mr. Wesley Vaughan
acted as policeman in his stea.!
Mr. F. L. Fauiconer of Greensboro. \,
c.. is On a visit to relatives in the ct,E-
This is his first tisj. here for some Years.
and he has been warmly greeted by old
friends.
MIR. and Mrs. A. D. Becltaana, of
Greensboro, n. c.. are visiting relatives
al this place and in Louisa.
Mrs L. p. Thomas has returned TO her
nome at Clifton Forge. afterla pleasant