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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
CITY COUNCIL
TO CONTRIBUTE
At Least It Will be Asked tc
Help Erect Equestrian
Statue to Stuart.

The Executive Committee Of the Veto
ra m Cavalry Associat ton held an interest
ing and important meeting last night
with an exceptionally good attendance.
Among those present were Captain NJ !,
Dimmock. chairman; General Fltzhush
Lee, who Is also president OF the Asso-
clation;q AIessrs, Peter Mayo. p, a, Cat
lii,,. J James r. Werth, John w. Thomas,
Jeffrey Montague, James Vass and the
efflcient secretary, Captain w. Bon Pal
mer. A. s5a 5...,. d :.
few moments after Captain Dmmook
had called tho body to order q commit
tee from the Daughters Of the Cfs1fede-
racy appeared, Mrs. N. Y. Randolph,
Mrs. Walter Christian,Eand Mrs, Maria
robinson composed the delegation, SPEAK.
ing for the committee, Mrs Randolph said
they were much encouraged III their work
of raising money for the Stuart lnonn-
9n,ent, that they had already gotten con-
s,cerably more than 5000 and expected to
collect considerably more,
This statement was received very glad
tly by tho Executive Committee. IN fact
the tone Of the entire meeting was one
az thankfulness for the help extended at
every hand and gratlfcatlon at the pro
gress already made.
1 Outlining the plan and policy Of the conf
mittee for the near future, General Lee
offered tho following resolution MS a sub
sttute for ono with the same intent sub
mitted by Mr. Mayo:
''Whereas, The Stuart Monument Asso-
citation having raised $4,000 and are So
lcjting more, through private subscrip-
lions, and the State OF Virginia having np-
broprlated' an equal amount, and.
S,Whereas, A greater amount Will DO
necessary to secure an. equestrlalA statue
With a suitable PEDESTAL,
,"Resolyed, That this Executive Com'
nittee, at the proper time, Will ask the
CITY Council Bot Richmond to contribute
fthe splendid soldier laid down his lfe.'' IS,
The re1Dglndor Of the evening was de-
voted TO tho Transaction Of routine busl-
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MAY RUN new
LINE TO FORT Lee :;I
Conference Held Yesterday With
General Manager Huff, Who V
Seems Interested.

1t appears probable that within tho
early future the lines Of tho Virginia
Passenger and Power Company will be
extended from Fulton to Fort Lee. In
IIenr!co county distance of five miles.
representing M expenditure of about
$4,000.
A conference was held yesterday be-
tween General Manager Huff and Mr..
L. II. Kemp. of Henr!co; Mr.. r. l., Ilar-
rison, OF Fulton Mr., Charles Donati, Of
Richmond, and DR.. r. T. Jones, the col.
ored physician Of this city. Mr.. Fluff
appeared Interested, aud, with Mr., Ilpr-
rison, will shortly make an Inspection OF
proposed new route, President sitter
ding has already been over II. and seems
pleased with the prospect,
The line would be, primarily for tho
benefit OF tho colorcd settlement at
Jonesboro, at Fort Lee, II It Is run, DR..
Jones and others Interested will fit IN
tho pac,s as u pleasure park and general
resort and think that they could fur
nish about oO0,0O0 fares or more during
tho summer. Tho route would be along
williamsburg Avenue ia williamsburg
Road thence by the National Cemetery
to the Charles city road bus lina
would connect Jonesboro with Seven
Pines. about n milo distant.
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COLOMBIA
y I
Has Landed Troops Oil Isle Of
Pines, ii, Territory Of New
Republic.
is A STRATEGIC POSITION
Island is Situated at Western
Entrance Of the Gulf Of
Darien.
lRx AssoclnLel prcssl

: "
COLON, Dec. ot.-1nformation has been
received hero that about one hundred
Colombian troops have landed at the Is
land OF Pines, northwest Of Cape IL
buron, which Is situated at the western
entrance Of tho Gulf Of Darien. Tho
Island Of Pines Is In Panama territory,
ana is the only island along that coast
which Is wooded, peaked with mountains
and also we'll watcrcd. thus affordins
every. facility for camping and being used
as a base of observation. NJ & *.
1t is Agnificnnt5i in this connection that
the United States auxiliary cruiser May
flower left this lharbor yesterday. bound
in tho direction Of tho Island Of Pines,
Ia obtain confirmation OF the report.
The United y States gllnboat Bancroft
Is still on that coast In tho Vicinity Of
Nombro do Dios.
The United states cruiser Nashville
has returned to Colon from Bocas Del
Toro.
Rear Admiral 5coghlan has transferred
his flag to the United States auxiliary
cruiser Prairie.
Thirty five of the United States ship
Prairle,s marines were landed to-day.
and took 81 train for Bias Oblspo sta
ton, near Emperador They will occupy
tbs canal company's house at Bns- Oblspo.'
Official Confirmation.
WAsHINGTON.- Dec. 21.--Oficial con-
firmation has rea cled Washington Of the
landing Of Colombian troops on tho
Island Of Los Pinos. which lies close to
the coast or Panama. These troops NUM-
Der eighty, and they have taken up q
position on this high island with the IN
tention of making paths through the
FiilnrlcS ji4 49,, Xxx lE., Es50t Y
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4 MINISTER'S CALLED. I
Colored Pastor Locked Out o
His Church by the Trustees.

F-tHsazt (SneCi0IE tOal
DERICkSBERG',s5#VA VA, December
I o1.-Rcv.5 NJ. r. Sanford. OF Southwest
Virginia, has been called TO- the passionate
(, OF Menokin, Nomini and Machodoc Bap-
fist Churches, in WestmoreIand. county.
He formerly resided in that county
Rev r. II. Stone has accepted call
Z q s supply for Crooked Run Baptist
K Church. In Culpepcr county.
h The Weems Steamboat Company has
\ paid for all Of the freight which was de-
stroyed BY fire some months ago on the
I. wharf at Wllea ton. OH the Rappahannock
/ River
Mr. Emmett Gouldin is building a large
( fish packing establishment at Wtlkerson's
Il Wharf in Westmoreland county. on the
4 Potomac River which will be completed
4 by tho coming fishing season. 58
William Howard, colored. Of the North-
y ern Neck, killed a. hog q few days ago
4 which weighed 1000 pounds.
Y The bark mill at Barboursville, IN Or
ange county, belonging to MI. Henry
\ C;rasty, was destroyed few days ago
4 by fire. The loss was considerable and
4 there was no Insurance.
The safe at Mr.. II. T.. Holidays mill,
| at RapIdan Station, on the Raptdan River,
! was blown open n few nights ago WIN
4 nitro glycerInc, but. nothing was secured
4 by tho robbers. It IS believed that tnsy
were frightened off Immediately after the
explosion by the supposed approach OF
4 persons.
a disease which has appeared regularly
4 every year for several years past N
q Northumberland county. and has peen
classcd as smallpox in q mild form Is
n now believed to be only Cuban ltch.. car
4 ried there by some of the soldiers OF inc
/ Spanish American War on their return
i from Cuba. None OF inc ac'se' 80 80 = :
proven fatal tro,,
w Mr. W. D. Carter has returned from
II I Louisville, KY, where he went IN charse
4 Of the body Of his brother-in- law, MT.
Langdon, who died recently in Baltimore.
4 Mr., benjamin Chambers, Of Lodge
4 Northumberland county, who was para
lived recently, Is now improving.
i AT q meeting OF Shiloh BAPTIST church
new Site (colored). Of this city, thu pull
/ pit Of the church was declared vacant.
4 Rev, Nv. M. Robinson, the PASTOR Claimed
4 that the proceedings by which suc nc
4 lion was taken were Illegal and Went 20
/ the church yesterday 10 preach as usual
4 Tia found the doors locked and no services
were held He says he will not recognize
athe notice served on him OF action by
IN, meeting composed ofitWenty-eight mem
4 bers OF the church, but WILL accept ING
! decision OF church meeting regularly
\ called together. Tho membership o. lhe
! church is very large. and the congleega-
/ tion Is much stirred up over the s!tua-
! ton, The deacons and trustees say '''ey
will call new pa stor
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New Street Cars Here.

Four Of the twenty.twS m %sr'n, pasPSes-
seneer and Power. Company for service
on the city and suburban lines, have "a, az !,
use These cars are Of the eonyertin,o
ny.s cars, run on its Broad and Main
Street lines. and Will be available td' fof
They are more modern than the Ira g.
ton cars, being equipped with air brakes
n nj with the newest and best patterns of
motors and heaters; OF the TWENTY-FIVE
new cars sixteen Will be put on the Main
Street line. from Fulton to the Reseryolr'
the other Sin going on suburban lines.
these sixteen new cars Will permit the
Inauguration, Of a better schedule and Al I 9
uolley car comfort on the Main Street
line. 4. "a - !, !, -.
is about slsa,o0o, or something more than
eli az soon as the company making them
can MI the orders. These orders. BY IN
cars being expected to arrive before s, the h
recent horse snow. 1t was q great dlsap
4polntment#to the company that they me die! did
not. {
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THE WALDEN TRIAL.
Day Spent Discussing 1nstru'c;
tions-Argument To-day.

(Special to Tho cs-Dispntch.) , !,
CHESrEfs'IELD, VA Deem per -, -
mon wealth's case against Walter ad fA
who since last "Wednesday has been on
trial here for killing Robert 8. Weoster'
OF Glover Hill District. was given N tIi :'
morning, and the remainder OF the guy
was devoted to the argument OF lnstruc.
lions before Judge Lawrence 1. TOOL oo', ~" WY
has been trying the case.
.The Jurors e Tho have been kept from
their homes so long, and some OF "hoH,
had come a. long ways. had hoped tnat
this a fternoon would see the last OF thelr
service In this trial. but they cannot now
conclude their work before tomorrow Nv
afternoon IL then, as the argument OF inc
case before them will doubtless consume
Considerable time, as well as their own
conference. a5 III,
The Board OF Supervisors held to-day
their monthly meeting. 1t being a b week
in advance Of the usual meeting DAY -, on
account Of the approach OF christina s. :, y
argum ent in the matter OF releasing lne
Richmond and Petersburg Electric iRall-
wav Company from further obligations
n improving the Manchester and EPeters-
burg Turnpike could not be, entered into,
MS both MIR E. H. Wells, attorney 1or
the railway company. and Judge Greg
ory, Comfnonwealth's Attorney, nave oeell
engaged throughout the day IN the y ade1l
case.
I 4 special meeting OF the board has Il been
ordered for the .3lst Of !. December, that
the turnpike matter, may be taken W "
before the present members Of the board
1nish their term of office, Four OF the
supervisors will succeed them n pa rDl
on and j. ". Nunnaily will retire at the
end n Of the year and they arc better DUAL,
flied to vote In the matter than WIN
their newly elected successors, be.
The ..permanent road" force has pltched
its tent at the courthouse. preparatory 10
gravellng the Centralia road, upon, "n ~.
t i have already put considerable i'm
nroyement Ia le551 K. Faz.js 81 ItfisN7
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CONFERENCE HELD. q
1sthn1ian Situation Discussed,
But Nothing Made Public.
M By Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON. p. c., Dec. 21.-Rear-
Admiral Taylor. chief Of the Bureau OF
Navigation and executive head Of the
Genera /, Naval Board, to-day was In con-
terence with Captain John f. Plllsbury.
assistant chief OF the bureau: CAPTAIN
William Swift. chnirnaniFof the Gener-
nj Poard.s CommitteeEon the Fleet; Com
n,anderE Winslow and Lieutenant gBelknap.
of tho Bureau Of Navigate In the SCI
crct office Of tho chief Of the Bureau
OF Navigat ton. a
9 Several cablegran,s. which arrived from
Rear-A dmirals Glass and Coghlan& over
Sunday were taken up for consideration
ana instructions inzreply were prepared
and submitted ITO Secretary Moody for
approval. Nothing opfflclal4 regarding the
conference was announced except that It
concerned the 1sthnan situation.
a long cablegram was received to-day
from Rear Admiral Coghan. command
ing the force off Colon. In which he re-
uuested that crackers instead Of bread be
c.ispa tohed to the Isthmus as the latter
food moulds quickly In tho tropical ell
mate. III, W. 4 -rySgt q Tx St#
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ITO widen
The HARROR
Contract to BE Let at Once to
Remove Hospital Point, iii II
the Elizabeth River. 81
Mr.. D Il:' IS IN CONTEMPT % \ ! J: ,
Trcfy Claims That Dcy Faction
Every Means to Pre-
vent Showing Tally Sheets.
tspecIn1 To rho Times Dispatch,,

b Especial to rho Times ispntch3
NORFOLK, VA, Dec. 2l.--13ids were to-
K day opened for widening the lhrbor by
removing Hospital Point. Tho Sanford
i & Brooks Company bid $4,000, and will
get the contract &
Mr.. Richard Taylor, died here ycstcr-
\, day, aged slxty-cght years. Hc was one
Of Tho best known citizens Of Norfolk.
II Mr.. William v. Archer died last night
at biz home on Duke Street He was sew
enty-cne Year, OF age. For many years
/ nc has been city npothccary, ana tho
flag on the City Iinll was. at hal1-mast
4 Co. day In respect to his memory.
17a THE MOCCAS1N.
Tho wrcckers to-day laid. anchors and
/ ca blcs to tho stranded submarine torpedo
{ boat Moccasin, with the Intention OF
! dragging her out Of her bed OF sand into
deep water at once.
Thoy are waiting for an cast wind. Tho
boat Ii uninjurcd.
81 DEFY IN CONTEMPT.
! Counsel for the contestants III the late
primary, allcge that Chairman WV.
Dey, OF the good government faction Is
| IN contempt Of the state, Committee, as
nc has not transmitted TO It all the tally
sheets Of tho election. Mr.. Dey states
that in view OF the fact that there IS
No contest In the Second. Third and Fifth
/ Wards. he did not thin, 1t necessary to
leave the tally sheets OF those wards
with the committee
A rhe statements have caused n great
dcnl OF comment or the streets. and
james v. Trchy said this morning that
7 the Dey and administration faction 10 TAX
Ing every technical means possible 10 pre-
vent the inspection of tho tally sheets
RESIDENCE BURNED. 1stS'l,
The home of Mr.. ]. 81. Gibbs and his
ror-in-law. Mr.. C. w. Rockafeller. In
gcrkley, was burned last night. The
origin OF the fire Is unknown. Tho house
! was completely consumed, being burned
with all It's contents. The inmates bare
aly escaped with their clothing.
Mr.. Rockafeller is one Of the most prom
/ incnt leaders OF the stralgttouts. who
recently made armed demonstrations In
Berkeley, against the fusionists. Mem
hers OF the latter faction declare that
ct the fire last night there was a
fusiade OF shots and that cartridge
boxes and shells were thrown high In the
mir. Indicating the presence OF much am
( mimi tion .3-sl 5sG s9Et5
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Mary Stuart McClary, daughter Of Mr.
j. IS. sArcClary, Of Orange county, TO Mr.,
Joseph Is. Thomas. Of Washington. AZ
SWaddcll Presbyterian Church. at Rapi-t
dan, on December 18th. ut i 40 o.cioc .',
Dr%IR ~ Hlllinrd, of Urbanna. AM s.,,
Mas sLella Evans, OF Essex county, VIII
DO ,narrEsd on Tuesday December 29th.
at 10 AZ NJ, at Glebo Landing Bnptis't
Church. I,
Mr.. Frank Cook and Miss Jennie p t,ei a.
goy, both OF king George county, VIII !, pc
married this week at Potomac Bnpt'st
Church, In that county. F. .35
Mr.. y. s. Winston, Of Louisa county.
viii be married on December 23d to MISS
Ammo u. Hammond. at the home OF TUG
bride, in pennsylvania * aj42 Ei
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Esseex, Court.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatct.)
FL TAPPAH!ANNOCK VA, Dec. 2l.-Jtm
Richie, small boy. accused of criminal
assault, was tried In Essex County Court
to-day, and on account Of ago was con-
vict.sd Of assault and battery, and sent
to Jail for twelve months and fined five
dollars. 8e a 81
Tho county committee was called for
the purpose Of fixing date for reor-
ganizatlon. and the ed Of January was
the day fixed for the district meeting
for that purpose.
Alarge crowd gathered for the purpose
Of shopping and attending court.
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SURE oF4WA.R];,...:
Railroad and Shipping Men Be-
siege Ouarterrnaster- General.

3 CIV Associated Press.)
ss WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 2l-Un-
der the impression that war is surely to
occur between the United states ana 20 .s
lombia. tho Quartermaster-Genera of the
Army has been besieged by railroad and
shipping men DESTROYS Of transporting
t, OOPS. This impression among shipping
mc,lcxlsts to considerable extent abroad
and a number OF offers have come to the
department from foreign ship owners
rendering their vessels as transports
1t was pointed out to-day that while
tho landing Of marines on foreign soil
coca sions but little comment and is only
an evidence of a. disturbed Condition OF
affairs, the cmbarkation Of troops puts q
different aspect on the situation. For
this reason, the navy will be permitted
IL continue 10 control affairs in lsthmian
waters, for the present at least, or until
matters reach a stage necessitating tho
co-opcra.Jon OF the army.
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LEGAL NOTICE.


v7IRGINItA--IN THE CHANCEltAA
" COURT OF THE CITY OF RICIs
NlOND, THE 1lTII DAY OF DECElAlBN.s,t
Mamie L. caskio,........ Plaintiff
Richard e. Scott, Executor OF Mamie lllt
Cnske deceased; Ellen l.. Centaro, ting
State Bank OF Virginia and the Ctt3 >,
Of Richmond. .DetendaEts.
IN CHANCERY. iii h. ss}5 a 7i
Upon an attachment returned executed.1
Tho object OF this suit Is to recover q
Ellen T.. Centaro and the estate of Mans
nIe II. Cask!e. deceased. the sum q
$l50.55, with interest on Sl35.55. part
thereof, from the 10Th day OF August
1890. till paid. and tho costs Of settling ana
recording the account Of said Richard G,i
Scott, executor as aforesaid, and the
costs Of this suit, and to that end to nv; 4
tach and subject to tho payment OF sac
debt and costs certain stock or the Statg
Bank OF Virginia and an s per cent. Reg s.
tered Bond OF tho City of Richmond, Mo-.
5695, for $4,000, all standing In the mama
OF said Ellen T.. Centaro.
And atlidavt having been made and
filed that the defendant. Ellen L. Gems
taro, Is not a resident OF, the, state o.!
Virginia, the said Ellen IL. Centaro y ~, !,
hereby required to appear here WITHIN HI
teen days after due publication OF !Ills
order and do what Is necessary 70 protects
her interests In this suit, &
CHAs. Q. sAVILLE, CLERK;
Henry Il. Miller p, q, DEC lo1a% NV
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Killed. BY His Own Gun.
(speclal t. Tue TImes-plspatch,)

Fl iARLUJTiTEsViLLE, VA, Dec el.-
Mr. Isaac -Nortord, q we'll known Ar,
late Saturday afternoon al his home. near
Profits Station. With his son he was
seated on the front porch OF his resi-,
tuence looking. Tor. q hawk, which had
iecn stealing his chickens.
The hawk "udd0nly swoopeA down In
the yard. and Mr. .Norford reached hastl-
charged tho entire load entarIng Mr.,
gNorford's body Just above tho heart, caus.
me instant death.
The deceased. who was sixty years Of
nEe, leaves & wife and five children. aaa-
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OXNARD@ BUYS / FARM.
Sugar King to Locate His Mag
nificent Stud in Virginia.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch,)
Il. CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. Dec. ol..-
Mr.. A. p. BiAb Of this city, president OF
the Virginia Real Estate Association. re-
comfy organized in Richmond. has sue
ceeded in locating in Virginia, Mr.. II. 7.
Oxnnrd, the king Of the sugar beet en-
terprise, who has purchased fine farm,
in Fauquicr county.
Upon this estate Mr., Oxnard will To-
cate his magnificent stud, valued at
$4,000. Mr.. Cxnards maternal grand
father. was Henry Brown, a warm, per-
sonal friend of Thomas Jefferson.
His grcat-uncle was an appointee Of Mr..
Jefferson and held office at New Orleans
for many years. His father was a Massa-
chusetts man. and he was born IN Boston.
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Discontinue Refunding,l

BY ffssUtlH teU ITHSs,I 77T9 N -I70T
WASHINGTON, DEG. 2l,ITlle secre.
tary OF the Treasury gives Office that The
bonds, loan of 190S-1OlS and per cent,
bonds funded loan of 1867. now procend-
Ing under the circular of September iSa
WIFI be discontinued after pecember 3lst,
miist be forwarded so vas to he received
at tho Treasury \ Depart Dlent q not IA ter
than Decenlber 3lSt, L. Va Sal 4Y 81 III, II
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\ COMING WEDDINGS,
Popular School Teacher OF Char
lottesyille to Become Bride,

II (special to The Times-Dlspatch;
COVLSVlLLE, VA, Dec. E2l'-,Jn Wea-
nesday afternoon. December 23d MISS
Annie Belle Mcknight Of charlo ! %
Vile, va, is TO be married to Mr., = a.,
birch. of Covesville. The marrlaga WIZ
take place at the residence OF MIS-
70, Mcknight, the brides mother :,
Miss Mcknight is an Experienced ana
et1cient teacher In the Charlottesyllle
publlo school, while Mr., Blrch IS ere
Of the most prominent and popular eltl-
zens of Coyesville, and well known
I throughout the county.
| Immediately after the marriage when
IA to be in tho afternoon. Mr., and Mrs,
Birch VIM take train for Washington,
where they will spend few days with
MI. Rirch's father and brother, Thence
/ they 20 to New York and other North
ern points. They will be lat home IN
observation-disclosures residence here about the
middle OF January,
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Dec. el.-'i
Ms. James II. Sanders and Miss Eleanor
| Webb, both of the Northern Neck, WILL
be married at Gotham Baptist Church.
in Richmond county. on Wednesday eve
Ming, January 9Th, at o'clock, 4
Cards arc out for the maria Sc Of Miss
o. III
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Chapel Dedicated.

LYNGsHfBURG, VA" Dec: al-The
chapel of the Christian Church was dedI-
Gated yesterday, The sermon was. dellv..
cred by DR.. g, H. Crnmblett. president Of
were four services during the. day and
each OF them was Of u most interesting
character.
Rev. r, II, Billiard sgf 5 H.
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aay on which the sun appears to stand;
still or pause In its extreme Journey
southwark. and turn backward toWasG
to aI or,'o arc practically Of equal iensth
50 far as the duration OF daylight ~
concerned, The. nights, which, have been
Of the Year June 2lst or I'd. until now
CONDITIONS are reversed and the day is
the shortest OF the, entire YEAR !, and the %
5nlly lengrhen until the vernal equinox,
Aiarol, I'D, when day and night are equal
In dvratiop. theoretically Ii ii
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Foster-Merdernach.
i (Special to Tho Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times DlspatGh) ", ~
] .DANYlL LIE. VA, Dec .l,-Miss Mary
Foster Of Lynchburg, were married at
tho home OF the bride to-day at noon,
tho Rev, Mr. Hicks, of the First Baptist
Church. officiating.
for I.ynchburg, where they will reside In
the future, XXX
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descendants.

fspeclnl TO The Times Dispatc
i YORKTOWN. VA, December 2l.--Mr !:
Columbus c. pressen widower Of
.thIrty-scven, and Miss Maggie DAVIS 1,;
twenty-seycn years Of age. were quietly
married BY Rev. r.. N. Crooks at MS
residence yesterday at high noon: me
young couple will reside at CRAB NeG Gs,
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SEALED PROPOSALS.
Central State Hospital. &
Petersburg Va,
December 10Th, 1905

4 .tia -t Elflil lJecemper loIil, lou', 81.
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FuRNISH.i
Ing this hospital for the, auaTte.Nr en,dlnE
received until twelve o'clock, noon. Janr
uary 2d, 1901, The special board reserves
the right to reject any. OF al bids, M
supplies to be delivered " the haspl1atli
articles needed may be obtained at the
hospital or from JOHN II. GRAVES
steward, Petersburg, Va,
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Rober.tEs-Crockett.

Especial to Tho Times Dlspa tch.) !.
ORANGE. VA, December : .l,-Aliss
Carie Roberts and Mr.. Charles NJ
Crockett were married Saturday at the =,
home OF tho brides parents, near Mhdl-
son Run, Rev. a. y. Harlow oliciating .s
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THE SHORTEST DAY
IN THE ENTIRE YEAR

To-day is. Theoretically at least, he
xaortest day In the entire year, belnS the