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Heavy Gun Fire,
.(By Associated Press.

NEWPORT. r. T.. Aug, ai-Newport
received a mild shaking UP this evening
tho la-inch Notwithstanding rifles on n
floating target and spent some time III
practice. The vibrations We're also felt
at Narragansott Pier and saMnuerst9W snS
pound shells were used.
IIyerything is In readiness for a strong
defenss OF Newport III case Admiral
Parker elects to bring the North Attain
~ sn,,o dron this way. Et sl
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Property Transfers.

Richmond Alfred T., Cohen and wife
and t. Il. Teiser to Alice Green,
twenty-one feet on Leigh Street, between
First First and Adams, s2a7;
j. w, Cmrle and wife to Charles ~
Lucas, is 90 feet on sou,h. e side Dn lNtl
+ Hentlco-Fulton Baptist Church,s trus-
tees 10 Third Presbyterian. Ghurch's trus.
toes, stxty-six feet on north side Satlon u!
road and known as "Montrose Chapel =
500. n
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Richmonders in New York.

Especial to Tho Tin pispatchl,
IIti,itcheson; Navarro. W. R.tscott; MARI
lboroush, NJ, Weinfeld Iloftmau 81, q,
Morgan; Herald Square, q, Is, Coulllng,
". T. Wight, r, y, Ewell. e. y. Grlnmp,
Dietrich, II, AlcllWalne.
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FINEST CAsTWISE TRIPS IN THE
WORLD.
lElNOT uNERIENpLY

'"Take n Bond Of Fate and make assur'
ance doubly sure by taking out II policy
OH your dwelling on It's contents, or
our warehouse or store, or on your STOCK
OF merchandise. with
MONTAGUE AND COMPANY,
No. lila East Main Street,
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corroNsEEp OIL MARKET.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or RICHMOND. AUG. "a, 1908.

PORT OF RICHMOND, AUG. q, 1908.
4s5ti ARRIVED.
steamer Berkeley, Guy. Norfolk. merchandise
and passengers, Old Dominion line.
Fs SAILED
Steamer, Brekeley. Guy. Norfolk. merchandise
and passengers. Old Dominion uns. Gs,s
Steamer Poca hontas, Graves. James River land.
ings and Norfolk. merchandise aud passengers,
Virginia Navigation Company. lst is
PORT OF WEST POINT. AUG "A, 1908.
- ARRIVED. I'd si{5ti& ts
Baltimore. Courtney, Baltimore, passengers ana
general cargo.
SAILED.
\ Baltimore. Courtney, Baltimore. passengers and
genera cargo.
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6. Al. Earnings,

The following is a comparative state
ment OF the approximate esa a Of the
Hcaboard Air Limo system or inc second
We Week ending August ,l5thhca,-l9oa s2l4,slo;
1902, $e01, es2; Increase, $lsUs, ~ ~,
1.-Two weeks ending I AMgnse i.5otl!-,l9e3,
s'Sayio' ,a wv = ssl,sust i5hloo3 $i4sa
1869, 81, s84,475; Increase N''ala'
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NAVAL STORES.
WILMINGTON. N. c., Aug, 2.-sp1R1TS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES de1E 4, receipts, ,ssn,n'. 81
.tarrels. Tar.-rirm at sl.03; receipts. 90 bar.
reb Crude .Turpentine-Firm at Sl.7od 3.6o;
: sAEWASSIH, III uA.,Aug, 24-TuRpENT1NE-
Firm at bllic.; receipts, 23o casks sales 1913
ccsEs: exports $40 casks Rosln---Firm re-.
ceipts, sa sbarrels; snles, $40 barrels exports
CiiAnLEsToN, s. c., Aug 24-TUnpEN.
TINE Nominal Rosir-Steady.
coTTONSEED OIL MARKET.
~ NEW YORK. Aug. o4.--Cottonsecd oil was
.uniet and about steady Prime crude. {. Q. b..
mills, 2Oa3oc, new crop; prime summer yellow.
41lLd 42c.; on summer yellow 3enshc.i prime
white, 4ec.; prime winter yellow, 4oa14'c.
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Cotton, steady; tniddlinr. i2.7b, gross receipts,
121 bales; sales, loss7 bales stock, l4a ois
bales. ~. -acoin4. ara
bales; stock, 1888 ,sOf bhles 90.
Consolidated at al seanorts.Net r ne $50
baics EXPORT to Great Britain. y, ~ paes:
Total since September LIST at az seapor1sn,.Net
:, crints 77sn 800 bales; export 70 Great britaln
3 -o1 bs3 bales; to France. $50 palcs: 70
The Continent, a.s2so6o bales; to Japan' ; lso'
1875 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug, 2i,r-coTToS-spo
cotton nrm;t sales, l4o bales, including 500 70
arrive; quotations unchanged
Futures opcncd active and arm. prices perh EN-,
Sdnn POINTS above Saturdays closing lever, : nv
alliance was caused BY the operations o. y
ntumintn ut local nrm who purchased everyth, an
fered in September, October and peeeu. .!sh
ana in addition The market was HOODED WIZ. WIN
,ennrts OF the most alarming nature concernlns
ina raraEes of bell tweevil and boil worm ~
'rexas. Many shorts hecan,e alarmed az ,ns
trend OF prices RS well as at the news IRON
Torns. and their covering swclled the volunle
~ trnde. : Prices moved up steadily from the
S,,rhinr 10 the close, when the list showed me- ne
enfn"s On september OF e2 points, October ~
SEmren hcr ard December 30 each, January 81,
February SO and March W. 10 oo6s 10 M /.
sentenlper, i1,lb11ll8; October loldG ~ 20 ~
November, 0.O5@9o7i December, o'o4aV'p't
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

q. a d. md 81. TIuia zen, 4s.....,..,.-1 DE
fh,ns o. ,ror,nin,j 4, l.l.. /. .th74 ~
{s'e5.so s aS SssiAs s,n 2 !; ssssR
prie nr,or ian "a ..,,...,.............. osti
E,ie ttencrni d Observation-Disclosures. s2h
Fort Worth and Denver City fsts..,.... loa
Hooking Valley 4hs..... .,....t..,.... ~ !,
%s A. IT, a ssI S ssS i. tn..a
Mar;n.nA r.ntrai Az ....I..,,,.,.,,... ~
Worissn C,entrai a1st Ihc,..,,,.,,.,..,... 1917
Minn. .nd ~ Inuis 4.-.,.,,.,........... o7A
Missouri. Kan. and Texas 4s............. ssN
Missouri. KAN and Texas 2dsi....,...... q y,
New York Central zen. B11s.............'. 10 =
gr.r.,arn f,hcinc Al lOOls
S"rtisrn pacidc d ..,.,............... looh
S"rthsrn paciln b. tI.... 7ON
Snrfnit md Western con. "a ............ OeN
nenhinr General As ................... o4ss
Q. - and Iron Maintain con. Bs........ III q
81 Louie and San ErancIsco 4s.......... 92 y
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS,
PEANUT MARKET.

Ear,ner,s market, fancy, 8,Sc.; strictly prime,
s ssf' prime s'' &c. &c.; common aaaae' spanish
90c. ~. xurs,
Spanish nrln at Ooc, virsln!a's. a%c
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.--In dry goods slisht
i.shds, although buyers are taking goods for I'M
mediate delivery only Reports from ihe mSsl
pote satisfartofy depotiou Jrbbers
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Stenographers Supplied

for any machine. We keep experienced opera.
tors always on cnll at our office. M charge for
our services. Good stenographers should leavs
'souTHERN STAMP AND STATIONERY CO.,
u IPhone 1895, Entire Bldg, TSelyeSix Main, *
p -Tf79Fl Richmond Va. fy. 'sa5 X
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nlIr1MopE STOCK MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Md. Aug. 24.-sea board AR
Linz common, 2im21A: do. preferred. A@34~.
stabonrd rs. I7A hid. Atlantic Coast Line
common and preferred, no sales. H
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captain Peyton improving.

Capta,n j. r. Peyton. OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, who vas injured sat-
urday, is slowly improving at his home,
no. 4l9 North Twenty-s!xih street
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g, ,,,. s.,,,,,.,s ~, 1.ts .,.,,,.,..... 81
e. q ry%i. snnih - hstcrn 2ds,,............ II
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass 4s.'...'. q
s s",., ,',, K, 'l..,.,,....,.., l13
rn.ns ~ 80 t,%"inc = ia IA
Toledo. St. Il. and Western 4s........'' e. -
Union Pnclnc 4H ..,.,t.......'. ~ ~
Union Pacific COW. Is ..Hs.....t''.''''. "
,sapash o. $500 i,I..,,,.,,...... 10i
tvnbash nnh n.s observation-disclosures. 6Si
t,.n.t sbors d, ..$,....,..,....n. 100
Wheeling and Lnke Erie Is l.,.'..,..'..'. s ~
~ soIisntod ,rohs cco ~ h, ....n..... 66i
Seins.an rr., A. = -. 3. .,,,,....,... SDi
I, 4 stacl 81 6sa......,,,i.,.,...... 7s1
n.cn " rs,snd IA ..,..,,.,...,...... ID
pnnns,ivsni,. con, 3ibs g,&5,...........,... OjI
K II md a ! collateral trust 4s........... ~
I'ontrsi NJ Georgia ID lncc Il, .......... 60
.StrctLi.. ~ roiinn Chemical Co. com $3.50. "a
St.ssinia. Cnroiina G-hcmieai CO, ptd 90
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u. 3. rtfundlng %. registered. ........... 1854
Il. a. -c,,n,inr oa co,Inon !, ....... 1854
II, q. rnTis1e,Ad .,,.,,.,,,i,, 100 Y
II. X a. eonrnn .s..,......,.,,.....1 h0H
n. &. New d.. registered. ......,........ ~
Y. 8. New Is. coupon ................... TX
4. 4 Az 4. An,,nnn = - u
y. 4. ,.si.Inrnh ,,..,.,..a,,,..,..s1 O1 Y
II d Z. 80 ..,,yc,r 49,. - 4. . mi "
iaht.n. u ".,'. a. H't ~. 30 v
ntchi.o. sNjm.trnent 4......,.,....,.. SSH
,,.,a,nn.A "a Ghto "A. 4ifs' !. COZ
naiiimore and Ohio aus ............... ain
nal fillmore And Ohio conv. 4s.............Fn
Cnnundh Southern DDS ................g! e ep
cant..; Z; f.nnrris III inc . 10
ThesanesLe and Ohio 4ns.,,,.,......... 102 y
chinnsn'.r fIifnn aMs .....,,,..,. ~
Chicago. Il. and Quincy new 4s....:...' 81
Chicago. 81. ard st. Paul gen. "a. .......i ! 20
Chicago and Northwestern con. 1s-..,.. - 4
Chica 70 Rock Ialand and pnc6c- 4s... ~. -1OO-
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CATTLE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. ILL. Aug. 24.-cATrLE--Re.
GENTS. %, 900 head; market 10Ml5c. higher.
Good to urine steers. $1.o5Glh.o0; poor to me.
dun, $416.l5; stoekers and feeders s2bo@
4.so COWS and heiters, sl.5o@+,s5; Gamers r..
Texas steers, Ss@ 1895; Western steers. S3@6a1
AIS. Hoga-Receipts to-day, 10000 hcnd: to-
morrow. e. 900 head: market 100 l6r, higher.
heavy. s5.45Gb. SO: rough, heavy. S5G5.4o: liGht,
s5ooa q. COS bulk Of sales, 's5s5@b,7o. SHEEP
Receipts $4,000 head; market tor cholee Sne,ep
and lembs steady; others lower doon 10 e nv
wcthers, S363.0O; fair to choice m'1eu, Fl-'W
8; native lambs, $35oG6,0o.
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TO CHASE CITY AND RETURN
@ &0,7O,

Special tickets, on sale Saturday, good
to Return Monday following date OF sale,
ono fare for round trip, 81, 20, Rnund TIP
tickets on sale daily. Return lllliit. SIN
months, $3.50,
Feed wrinkles. lines. creases. wasting
flesh with Satin Skin Cream, skin
food, Zoe. Miller & Rhoads,
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TAKE STEAMER PooAHoN

Saturday, Night September 8. 8oa' at
10 O'clock.
Round trip to Norfolk, ,,;....,,,.,,,',7 5o,
n I,o trip to Newport News".,.., 15c.
c,hIldren under twelve years.,','.,,,., DOC,
Tickets good to return Sunday nlght or
following Tuesday
FINEST CASTWlSE TRIPS IN The
WORLD.
Richmond to Boston and return. Sss'oo;
to providence and return. Ssl'oo' lhc1uo-
Ing meals and ROOM via Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company, from
Norfolk Daily line to New England
and Norfolk and western Railways Of
fees No. $40 East Main Street,
II. w, WRIGHT,
Agent Norfolk.
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Wall Street Gossip.

special to The Times. Dispatcb.)
NEW YORK. Aug. q. The opening on the
Stock Exchange was fairly hard. as the London
market was encolra cling md the attempt Of
traders. on Saturday 10 sell the market down on
the hank statement bad not met With much
.success. There Was a rery moedrate supply Of
cemmission house and foreign buying orders.
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Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York
SALES:

SALES:
i3 American sutf totn.............
American sutr nfdu...,........8
s3g Amellgtn Can tom........,,..,
500 American, Can pfd............
Y 51j American Cotton Oh com..,..
x 10 American locomotive COME.
American locomotive pfdau
American Tobacco pfd.s....,.,.f
200 hhnrlcaii Car ana Foundryn..a
+ 800 American sugar u...t......,....s
Sosyo A, T. md ennta IA cotn......j
4 100 Al r. and santa IN pfd .t....
8lstD AmaleAn,Hted 4Ct ppcr n....,,.,
s+4D baltimore and Chlo.....,...s.....
TO Brctklyh Rnnid 6Trnrsit...,i.....
400 Canadian Pacific ....s........l.'...
y SO Chesapeake ana Ohlc....s.,.,..s
100 CAnhdh s'o,,therii ......i......,,sa.
4 80 Colorado southern con, .......
Colorado Southern lot pfd.'.,t.{.
$500 Chicago. MIL and 81. Paul...,..
1870 Chi, Rock Inland md PAc.......
Colorado Fuel rnd 1ron......,.8
400 Chicago Great Westcrn...s...,.
y L0 G., CT c.. ard st. 1,ouls........
/ 2iH Consolidated MS 5.................
100 Delaware and Ifudsorl.........
Del, r,nck. md Westerti........
1880 Erie corn observation-disclosures.
1880 Erie 1st pfd..,..t ...,,............l
Eric I'd pfc. l...........,.........
General Electric ..I..,...........
4 325 Illinois Central .,.,,.,..
sSo louisville und Nashyillc........i
an Manhattan ...........,..........
also Metropolitan Observation-Disclosures
y Go Mexican Central .,.............
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HIS GOTH BIRTHDAY

President of-the Windy Point Club is
Pleasantly Surprised
Captain John a. Curtis was slxty-nirne
years old last Saturday, Ho was pleas
.antly remembered by;a nuI'ber OF his
tr,ands and was touched by their display
~ brotherly love and esteem. He enter
.taIned Ills friends in nm Informal way
for several hours at his homo and tho
evening was most pleasantly spent.
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Gcorria, sonthern and fla.. la45. lio ...
Georgia and Ain. con. 81. 1920. loo .'.' t
Pet Class "A rs. r.. c.. ElG28,!.. !1s
Pet Class p 6s. n. CO. 1e20...... -. '..s,i
e. A. l.. Con. ist A.. 1880. ....... y ,,;,aaH
western n. c. 1st ss. O.. 1f14.... 11S ~
STREET RAILWAY STOCKS.
Norfolk ny. and Light co....25 ~. ~
EAiLHnAn STOCKS: Par.
atlantic Coast Line .A".....1oo ~ ..;55t
Atlantic Coast Ine pfd......1oo Jog "; TX
Atlantic Coast Line com ......lCc 1lS -"
Norfolk nnc Western con, l ,oo az az o;n s
and r.. Div. oblig ...... 100 zoo 2no ~,
S,.aboard Air Line pfd........lo 81 o oo,i
Seaboard Air Lima com .......loO - -@n
RAM. AND TRUST CO. STOCKS;
virginia Trust Company .,...,loo ...g 40
INSURANCE. COMPANIES:
virginia Fire and Msrlne......,.2s ~ =.
MISCELLANEOUS:
American locomotive rfd......1n 50 -:
a..Car. Oh. M pfd.. p. e....lCo ~ 10 ~,
Va. Carolina Chemical com....1oo 2s1s ~
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Il ct. PAUL ERIE AND STEEL HEAVY:
u The heavy tone early In few stocks. but
a vas thought to be due to the announced sus!
pension OF f. G. JurEenAm
q TRADING WAS LIGHT: x
The Volume Of trading was very light In the
nr'. hour. but price. held fairly well after !. a
almost tho only fea lure. although the with.
4 drny'sl Of the suspension reported early checked
some tendency to sell stocks on the part OF the
Ii George r, Butler and Brothers. buying OF
II Copper was considered good. J. Manning had q
s fair supply OF selling orders round The room.
A. a. Houseman was again the best buyer OF
s Steel stocks early In the day.
BETTER STRENGTH IN SECOND HOUR:
~ The market recovered ra thcr we'll In tho sec.
oud hour and showed better strength than might
tsre been expected from the npathetic 3tra ding
linone pools and the professional element to bid
4 for stocks, jB
MISSOURI rnsas strong the
& "a The volume OF trading was light, but the re.
vival Of pool activity wns welcome,
There were bull points current on Brookiyn
apId Transit on tho Sunday carnlngu. but not
much disposition TO trade, s
Jacob Field pn. up Atehtson, ana ,ra the up
rally.
THE EARLY AFTERNOON TRADING:
In tho early afternoon the trading on the floor
n CWlNuIeN u .ilulphe phS .h''"H'H't'
y OF traders 1t looked az It the days transac'
4 lions would be tho sma Hest In long period
y Favorable forecasts Of such tiers as the
J;eading statement and showing OF the other
N hard .conlers were current, but failed to stmu.
There was probably some effort made to
4 ccyer a little Of the short interest In New York
< Central but there did not seem to he any
stock In the street. II has been lending we'll
below the ruling rate in the loan crowd for
long tlmu past
3 THE CLOSING:
The market closed hull, but hard after an
Ineffective attempt to hammer It IN the last
hour, rhtzc waA yery little sto'k offering any
where, AMI numbeZ OF specali<s agreed that
there were 10 stop orders In sight OF any con-
sequence. The d iIp sttion seemed ather to buy
4 conseryatively on every moderate recession
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va. Aug. 81, 1907.
f SALES.
virginia Carolina Chemical Co. conlnon-5
4 shares at a4A;'l 10 shares at q; shares at
y pih,
STATE SECURITIES. ND, Asksd.
S SS.'s as v' Now, q. and Il, iioss. s. 90
so. Centuries, 2.s q, and R.,.., so& -,
~ RAILROAD BONDS; Ill.
4. e. IL n, r.. Con. TT, 4s,,.,.. 02H -.
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4 ct. PAUL. ERIE AND STEEL HEAVY:
The heavy tone enrlr In few stocks. blu
rsr tcuiarIy st. Paul, Erie and Steel preferred
was thought to be due to the announced sus
pension OF f. &. Jurgensn.
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NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-BEEV Es--R eceipts,
S.Sl5 head. Steers opened slow, closed hrm 10
d shade higher 0 ntop grades; bulls and COWS
steady to ior bulls s sss 81 com hnis
Sa25@f4.s 20: cows sl.b0Gs36. calvos--Re.
ccipts. s,Go3 head; prime, handy veals,, steady
Others is<a5c. lower grassers vd ana np 11H
: *: ions. sss7ht culls, SadI4.b0: grasscrs and
butter mliks, saG3.bo; feeders, $s7b@4 west.
ems, SIS, City dressed yeAls, o@l2Ac;e !psr
round. Sheep md Lambs--Recoipts, 1s,OS5
head sheep steady, With fair demand lama
generally steady; medium and common POSSIBLY 81
tribe lower; ypnrly AZ sold. s sneD FIG, .shs
$l 5o6i q. 40; culls' ts75dle,; Canada lambs,
Sb,bOMG.e5 lIogs--Recaints, el71 hcaa re iee ~
Ing hn Good heavy to sat saa re- ho fSp rce
$6.7b, as
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nAyA1 STORES.

Ideally setIvc With large complement Of buy
:
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I CINCINNATI. o.. Aug, 24ngot oS g
Steady at sl,25gssb. lambs at $3.50
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WESTERSERS BUYING:
Moderate WHtern buying orders In Union
Pacific and AtchIson were reported
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THE CLOSING:
rs The market closed dull, but hard, after an
finefrectiyaI attempt to hammer 1t III tho last
hour. Thp.c waA yery little sto'k offering any
where. anil numbe| OF specialize agreed that
sequence The dEp sttion seemed rather. to buy
conseryatively on every modcrate recession,
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Fast LIBERTY, PAL Aug. a4..CATTLEa..
Steady, Choice. 45.30a5,6oi prime, $h.loG GOO
good, S4,0O0l4O5. IIogs--Actiye. Prime heay'
ies, s5.DO6o; mediums, sG,25@6,ab; heavy
workers., $685. light yorkers and pigs, ss;soae
li,dO roughs. s41b,eb, sheep-.hessd6 wetn saa
calyey, ST@7,60,
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spot cotton closed quiet; middlins upiants,
1915; middlng gulf, 1900; sales, lo'Is 'oai i
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There was probably some effort made. to
ccyer little Of the short interest in New York
Central but there did not seem to- be any
stock in tho street II has been lending we'll
below the ruling rate in the loan crowd for
long timu past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-20
Rockville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, March 10, Is

Correspondence
ROCKVILLE. Nd. March 49, 1903.
In the orhans' court here today Col.
Washington Bowie OF Baltimore was grant,
ed letters of administration on the personal
estate Of his grandfather. Washington
Bowie who died in. this county seventy
eight years ago. The letters were desired
for the purpose CT disposing of several VAL
ued portraits. over which a controversy has
recently arisen. The portraits are those OF
Mr.. Bowie and his wife and their children.
and were for many years In the possession
of Washington B. Chichester. a descendant
OF Mr.. Bowie, and who recently died Col.
Bowie furnished bond In the sum OF 5000.
The case of Mr.. NJ B. Montgomery,
prominent farmer of the vicinity of Trav-
ilah, this county, against the Montgomery
County Fire Insurance Company was de-
cided in the circuit court this afternoon,
the jury returning verdict in favor Of the
company. The suit was brought to recover
the value of quantity of straw destroyed
by fire while being baled. The payment Oh
the policy was refused on the ground that
in baling the straw wood had been used In
the engine instead of coal, and that suffi-
cient water had not been provided. both OF
which were said to have been in violation
of the contract. Messrs. r. E. l.. Smith
and Edward c. Peter appeared for the COM
pany and Robert b. Peter and Frank Hig-
gins represented Mr.. Montgomery.
Mr.. Percy S. Foster has consented to con-
duct the weekly service next Sunday after
noon for the young men of Rockville and
vicinity. The meeting will be held in the
Baptist Church. Mr.. Foster will deliver an
address and will also conduct song serv-
Ice
Mr. Frank Leven Reed and Miss Lula
Lucretia Miles were married this evening
in Trinity NJ. e. Church. Germantown Rev.
]. D. Rayfield Of the Baptist Church off,
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Boyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Nd, March 10, 10

special Correspondence OF line Evening oter.
BOYDS Md, March 10, 1905
The personal property of John Stone near
here was sold yesterday afternoon. and all
the horses and stock brought but moderate
figures. The growing wheat. about fifty
acres. brought 81 per acre. All the farming
implements sold very well. The farm was
recently bought by Frank NJ. Johnson. the
price paid being about 300.
Mr.. Carlton Molesworth OF Frederick.
Md. and Miss Irene Harris OF Mount
Ephraim. this county. were married yester-
day afternoon In the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in Baltimore, in the presence OF
a number of friends of this county and
from Frederick. Miss Harris Is a daughter
of Mrs. Ida Dronenberg Of Mount Ephra5m
and a sister of DR.. Asa Harris Of WASH
ington. who, with several OF his relatives,
witnessed the ceremony. Mr.. Molesworth
tionai base ball team five or six years ago.
and now plays In the Southern League.
Mrs, Mary J. Maughlin, while on visit
to Washington few days ago. after leav-
ing the train in Washington missed her
pocket book, and a thorough search failed
to discover 1t. A few days ago the police
Of Washington recovered the property from
lady who had found the pocket book on
the steps of the train. and had advertised
the same. Mrs. Maughlin recovered the
property yesterday. The pocket book con-
tanned number of mileage tickets and
family tickets and q sum of money.
Mr. @. A. Carroll, telegraph operator at
Rockville for the Baltimore and Ohio. has
received the appointment OF switchman and
towerman at Alexandra junction, on the
Washington branch.
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Did This Hero Arrivep
ON the Michigan University DAILY.

FUN tbe Mfcn1Bdn university DhiV.
The latest fad In the way OF a pastime
was originated yesterday. afternoon by
love-sick law student, who started to YpH
on q cake OF ice. We say started advis-
edly. The young man In question. being
devoid Of both cash and credit and not
caring to walk. decided to utilize the Huron
river current and cake Of Ice. After de-
teaching a large section from the Ice edging
the shore near the dam and saying farewell
to the friends who had assembled to SEQ
him on. he set out upon his voyage. He
was last seen gayly passing the bridge at
the foot of the boulevard