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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Mayors Court

Mr.. Geo. Armstrong, Jr, OF STAFFORD,
became engaged in a difficulty with a
colored teamster Tuesday on the road be-
tween this city and Falmouth. and as
result was up before Mayor Willis, who
after hearing the evidence in the case
Gned Armstrong $720, which was paid
Mayor Willis had before him Wednes'
day s S. Pittman for violating the city
license law. fined $3.50; Reed Morton
colored, for disorierly conduct, fined
The warrant against J. T Smith
.baroing him with stealing $36 and q
watch from W. f. Cummings on Sunday
last was aIso before the court and th'
case continued until Friday morning a
9 o'clock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28

The worst hail storm ever seen ny the
Oldest people in the Beaver Dam section
Of Hanover county occurred sunday
evening. some of the hailstones were az
big as walnuts When at the emo o,
about twenty minutes the storm Stacked
M the ground was covered To depth OF
two inches with the icy Fragments ana
in some places the hail was washed IN
piles two feet deep
The wheat crops were completely rum
ed. [. W. Talley. had ten acres OF whea,
IL was about the finest in the neighbor-
hood Monday morning there was not
straw Of it standing
The fruit trees were stripped; Not on'y
i the fruit beaten of but the leaves ana
some of the bark. too. The gardens are
also ruined Window glasses were broken
and in some places shingles were knocked
off the house. Ii ia impossible to esti
mate the loss.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
RuMoR THAT QUAY WILL oUI
Said to Have Declared Again He u
Abandon Politics

A story that Senator NJ. ;. quay mao
declared himself out OF politics has caused
a sensation among the delegates VINO
are at Harrisburg to attend the he
publican state Convention. senator
Quay says he will not attend the con
ventiOn .r
Il am perfectly sincere in saying that
Am going TO get out of politics. That II
why " in net attend the convention. !
reached that decision some time ago, nut
when | announced it WAS not believed
Nevertheless. it was my purpose. LEI
those who would be the leaders OF the
organization in the state take charge oil
the convention
II has been said Of Mr.. Quay that his
ambition il to have his son Dick succeed
to his Senatorial toga when he steps
doUn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
THE WRECK R.F a p, r r
CAUSED by Waters from Col cVssons
Lake.

Az stated In this paper. there was 2
freight wreck on the T. +. n /. X. Il
early Monday morning the particulars o.
which are a. follows
A cloudburst Of rain and hail at Glen
Allen. on the line Of the Richmond. fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railrond, last
sunday afternoon, 50 swelled the waters
of the lake on the property OF capt.
John Cnssons that the dam and the
northern track of the railroad were
washed away, wrecking the second sec
ton Of freight train No. 2l2.
Engineer e. VI keeton. Of Richmond
was the only person injured, and his in
juries are very slight. HIS lace was
scratched. his right arm bruised, and his
right foot slightly bruised. The engine
did not leave the track for 600 feet after
the first depression was reached, al
though the cars behind il did. mum
Der of the freight cars were smashed, he
yond repair, and the track was torn up
for a thousand feet or more. A force OF
hands were soon put to work, and by
noon the other track was clean. Mean
while. through trains had been sent over
the Chesapeake and Ohio track via Dos.
well. and passengers on local trains had
transferred at the scene OF the wreck.
A through passenger train had passed
over the track only "A short while before
the freight was wrecked, hut the EN-
bankment had not been soitened suiii-
GENTLY at that time to cause it to give
way. and a irightiul catastrophe was
thus averted.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
RAGE s.

A marriage license was issued las'
week at Montross to Mr. j. II Campbell
of Richmond county, and Miss Minnie r
Sanford, daughter Of Mr.. W. Z. SANFORD
OF Chilton's, Westmoreland county.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr.
James A. Stone, formerly Of Culpeper
and Miss Marian Amber Jones, OF vii
liamsburg, the ceremony to take plac
in Bruton Parish Church at Williams
burg June 3.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
c T. stenqIe Makes an Assignment

Mr. Charles / Stcngle made an assign
ment. with &. b. Foster, trustee. on
Tuesday. OF all his interest in the hand
book. now in the hands Of the printer
entitled " fredericksburg and rrecerlcks-
burgers. for the benefit ri his individual
creditors. who are namel IN the deed.
They are Messrs " H. Brannan, Irons
a Perry, T. &. Niude. " 4. Bell a Bro
q. v. Jones. r. n. Brent. Simon llirsh \
Bro. Brown a Crirmund, James 7. Lay
ton. lOhstOn a Pearson, William Der
nard, VI. B Rowe. j Il leitch a Co,
The Conway. Gordon &Garnett National
liank. Rappahapnoch Electric Light and
Tower o.. t. j.. Cole and f. ". Mills
The amount OF Indebtedness to each II
not stated
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
SAVED BOY, LOST HIS LIFE.
Enqineer, to Avoid Tragedy, Causes
An Accident

The local passenger train on the I. ~
O. r. K. which left Charlottesville Tues
dav afternoon for Richmond, wa
wrecked. and one man killed, Thomas
d. Hall. OF Richmond, engineer.
Az the Charlottesville Wooden Mills a
boy was crossing the track. The engi
neer applied the emergency brakes to
avoid a tragedy and precipitated one
The rails spread and the engine. tender
combination baggage and express car
left the tracks.
The engine. after leaving the track he
came separated from the tender. turned
entirely around and toppled down an EN-
hankment. killing the engineer outright
fatally injuring the fireman and slightly
iniuring the braKeman, conductor, bag
pageman and a travelling salesman. lht
baggage and mail coaches suffered serl
Gus injury.
The engineer leaves widow and sew
eral children in Richmond.
The track was torn up several hundred
feet
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
ORANGE COURT.
The Good Roads Eleetion-The Crops
Timber OF All Kinds in Demand,

At Orange court Monday there was
practically little done The farmers VINO
were present wore smiling faces on &C
count of the late rains. The most i'm
portant question discussed was the eiec'
tion of Monday next for good roads IL
il feared by the advocates OF the meas
ure that il will be defeated. Lately the
roads have improved and the bad roads
of the past winter are no longer con
fronting the people and 1t Is probable
they will not wake up To the situation
until they again become bad next winter
and then IL will be too late. The extra
taxation that will result from the pas
sage of the measure II the bugaboo mat
* being urged by its opponents ana II i
having telling effect
The grass crop in the county IL cut
short half, which II also the case with
the wheat crop The recent rains came
too late 10 materially help the early crop
of grass. but the pastures and oats are
already showing good results. There II
but little Of last year = wheat on hhhd
and the millers are paying 10 cents Tor
choice samples.
Never in the history OF the country
living adjacent TO the T. /. a L. X. Il has
there been 50 large business done ID
wood. AZ every station can beSeth nun
dreds Of cords Of excelsior wood, lum Der'
railroad ties. hickory logs for spoke tim
Der. walnut logs. Ac The cost OF haul.
ing one mahogany log To the railroad
was So. Thousands of pine trees that
were formerly useless ARE now being con
verified into excelsior wood at S3.1o per
cord AT the several stations. Millions oil
cords could be gotten il labor was pient-
iiul
Very few people went from this city
They were Messrs K L. Bscoc, T.. 1.
Ninde. G. +. King, James y. Turner,
Samuel Fitzhugh. Elton Alrich, Ernest
Baker and representatives oi the city
papers.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The accounts of Il. o. Eddins for con
structing "a bridge over Madison Run ap
proved and referred 10 board OF super
visOrs
Joseph Seely made oath and gave bond
in the amount of $500 ~ notary pnbllc
J. W. Lockwood qualified ~ admins
traitor on the eetate of J W Harlow, de
ceased. and gave bond for $4,000.
Susan Davis appointed guardian "a
India Davis. infant under llyears OF age
and gave 500 bond.
Court ordered that o. J. Tate be re,
lieved OF paying soc dog tax, assessed
against him for the year 1902.
S.A Carpenter, L o. Allen and Chas
Waugh were appointed commissioners
TO report at next term of court the con
veniences and Inconvenience and proba
BILE cost of a bridge across the Rapidau
river. between the counties oil Orange
and Culpeper. at Green Hin Ford.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
DEATHS.

Nrs. Edward Thomas died OF conspmp.
tion AT his home near Lev isetta. North
cumberland County. aged siXty.eight
yesrs. She is survived hy four children.
Capt. f. A. Goodwin. one Of feters-
burg's Oldest and most prominent citl-
zens. died Monday night. lie was ma
tive OF Dinwiddie county, and lew days
ago celebrated his eightieth birthday
His grandfather. Col. Patterson Good
v N. represented the Petersburg District
in Congress nearly a century ago.
Mr. .sley Rediorl, one Of the oldesi
employees Of 'he r. I. X %. Railroad, o ed
suddeDly in Richmond in The midst oil
pfeparaticns for the celebr0 ton Of the
fiftt-fith anniversary Of his marriage.
His wife WAS ent ring L roc with "a
en- Of tea for him when be ie' unc' o.
.cious al led hefor, pin! -icians arrive ).
NJ. + .dford a. . ghty-One years Oh
aud was paralyzed several years az D..
HE widow. a son. and Il daughter SUI
yiye him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
FOR LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.
petitIon Presented With Necessary
Number Of Names and Judge En-
h,ev viii Order Election.

The local option petition that was pre-
sented TO Judge A. W. Embrey Tuesday
has been carefully compared 10y him with
the poll books, aud il has been ascertain
ed that out Of the l65 signatures on the
petition 1874 voted at the last election
held in this city. This being eight over
the requisite number. or one fourth OF
the vote polled at the last election in No
vember Judge Embrey will order an
election at an early date. The fight bids
fair to be a hot one
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac
Railroad.
Schedule in effect May 9th, 1903.

LEAVE NoErtWARD.
30 4. NJ. daily stops on signal at
Occoquan Sundays only
S.35 A. VI. daily. Stops ~ Alexandria.
1905 A. NJ. sunday only. stops on
signal at Brooke Aqua Wide Nster.
Onantico. Cherry Hill. and Occoquan.
1O47 4. NJ. daily, except Sunday
Stops on signal at Brooke, Aqua, Vide
Water. Quantico. Cherry Hill, Freestone'
Occoquan. Lorton. Accotink. Franconia.
II Z. NJ daily except Sunday. No
local stops
G.57 p VI. daily. Stops on signal AT
Brooke and Wide Water. and al Reid
sundays only
1901 T. VI daily Stops on signal at
Brooke. Wide Water and Quantico.
Stops on signal al Occoqusn on sundays
only.
LEAVE sorrHWARn.
G22A. NJ. daily. Atlantic Coast Line
train Stops at Milford. boswell ana
Ashland daily. and on signal "' "'''o'
local stops on sundays only M.
Is 90 A. VI daily except sunday hich-
noud accommodation. Make All stops.
OBS 4. NJ. daily except Sunday Makes
local stops on signal
1923 T. NJ daily. : 4. J.. train. stops
on signal AT Milford boswell and Ash
land
sop VI. daily. Atlantic Coast Line
train. stops at boswell and Ashland.
6.37 Z. VI daily Makes local stops
on signal
SO Z. VI. daily. Sesboard Air Line
train. stops az boswell on signal.
Accommodation train leaves Richmond
! L. NJ daily except sunday, arrives
fredericksburg G.3u l.. VI.
g. g.. con Agent
W o.. uIKE.C V. CrLP. ". L. lAAroR'
G~.. Man Asst Gen. Man. Ira Man
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Communicated
Presidency Of Virginia's University

| % ne rec Lance.
Among the names suggested ne appro.
pirate candidates for the high Office oil
President OF the University OF Virginia
allow me to propose one OF peerless pre-
eminence and admirable fitness. one that
measures up to the highest standard Oh
character. scholarship. and educational
and executive ability W. Gordon McCabe,
of Richmond. Va \ scholar Of exalted
reputation, honored with niverSlty De,
grees at home aud abroard. successful
organizer and instructor, brilliant, ear
nest. enthusiastic in his profession, a
man OF exquisite culture and attractive
personality. primus inter pares'. the
Board Of Visitors could make no choice
50 thoroughly in accord with the hest
hopes and wishes OF all Nirginians lor
the welfare of our renowned diversity
Nirginian.
u l.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Earnna Wanted

have many customers writing Tor
Virginia farm can sell your farms,
il makes no difference where located
Anyone having fine estate in Virginia
anywhere from $4,000 to slOO,OOU
will do well to drop me Il line at once
Anyone desiring farm or property OF
any description will do well to consult
me before purchasing.
John. W. Allison, Jr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
HORSES FOR THE KING.
Edward WI Of England Buys Seven
teen In America

King Edward VII has purchased Il
carriage horses in America. Douglas
n Grand. who WAS specially deputed 10y
the KIM 10 come TO this country and
buv the best hOrs, flesh obtsinable, sailed
with his charges to sGperintend theirsaiy
divilery fhe horses are bays ano
blacks.
This is the first instance OF "A Euro
Dean monarch purchasing horses II
America One Of Mr. Grand's assistants
said that King Edward wanted to i'm
prove the strain Of bis stable and th'
Il horses ore TO be used for breeding
purposes.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Southern Diocese Council at
Roanoke

The Episcopal Council of the Southern
diocese of Virginia assembled at 81
Johns Church, Raonske, Tuesday with
200 delegates in attendance Right Rev.
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph, Of Norfolk, pre-
sided. The council was opened by the
conservation Of ST. Johns Church. There
were twenty-four ministers who TOOK
part in the conservation services. Rev
Dr. W. II. Meade, preached the consecra-
ton sermon.
Following the conservation Rev Bever'
ly ID. Tucker. OF Norfolk, preached.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
THE PEOPLES STEAM LAUNDRY
CLOSED.
Attachments For Debts Served on
The Property.

The Peoples Steam Laundry, which
started several months ago, hase1ecuted
q deed of trust on all their property with
Judge John I. Gooliick, trustee, in fayor
of Mr. Nellie +. Hunter, to secure $500,
money borrowed toconduct the business.
The company WAS composed Of Messrs
e. /. Stengle and Geo l.. Hunter. Sub.
sequent To the execution of the deed MIR.
Stengle sold his interest to Mr.. Geo. l..
Hunter. The laundry was closed Satur-
day and the property placed in the hands
Of the trustee. Since theexecution OF the
deed several attachments for rent and
other debts have been sprvcd on the prop
erty. and the matter promises To be AN
interesting Que ia the courts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Street Paving

The work Of paving the streets is now
being pushed with a full force OF PAYERS.
The block from Main on Commerce TO
Princess Anne is nearly completed
Weather permitting, block will be
nayed every four days until the work il
CONNECTED. While there Is some criticism
nv a few, the work done seems to give
oeneral satisfaction.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
VIRGINIA Horse Shows.

The following are the dates Tor the var
ions horse shows to be held in the state
this season:
Leesburg, June and 4.
Ipperyille. June 10 and IL.
Culpeper, July 3 and !:
Manassas. July - and ~.
orange. July - AID 80.
front Royal. Aug > and 8.
Berryville, Aug. Il and Is;
Uarrisonburg, Arg. 10 and ~.
.enton, Aug. 70 and y.
Charlottesville, Sept. and j.
Lynchburg. ct Z to %.
Richmond, Oct. II to u.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
ToInyestIeate Collision.

Capt ,. E. Craddock, ofst amer Tour
let has received communication from
Edwin F. Whit and Chas. W Wight
insnectors OF vessels, notifying him thai
an investigation in regard TO the collision
IN .ween the Caroline and Tourist on tn
Rappahannock river, on May 10,
take place n this city on June 10.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG AND
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.
Schedule fnY aNS

Connections as Frederlcksturg wish r., F.
PR. r.. and Weems Steamboat Go. AZ
Orange wish southern K and Chesapeake
ohio K. D.
The only lire 20 the Charlottesville and
WILDERNESS Battieteli=.
Eastern standard time. Daily eIceptNun-
day ". Il. Htl hAhpN ue.. MsnAs ~.
In each month al 3 +. NJ.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
To The Confederate Veterans Of Car
olne County

1t il desirable to organize Camp o.
Confederate Veterans for this county
We ought TO perpetuate the memory %
our fallen heroes by a suitable monu
ment. You are invited To meet for that
purpose at Bowling Green on the 2nd
Monday in June next, court day. The
number OF Confederate soldiers are daily
growing less. ~ they one by one pas
over the aver. and it is religious duty
we owe to our fallen brothers to perpet
uate the memory Of the heroic deeds II
which their life blood was 80 nobly
poured out
Many Confederate Veterans.
Nav %. 1903.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Grain

MAY wheat in Chicago and other grain
centres has declined sharply. Chicago
fell off 4 cents in the past week. July
wheat held it's own and corn has adj
yanced 2 cents per bushel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Local Markets

Corrected by Simon Hirsh q BIOL
Wheat, 50 to SO; corn, new, As to
80. meal, 81 .30to 81 80 per 100 pounds;
oats. 40 to so; fowls Qive). 8 TO 10;
Spring chickens. Is to zoe; ducks
live. s to 8, dressed, IL to u; Winter chick
ems. / 2 to ID pound; lard, / l to 12;eggs,
II TO IS; butter, Is to %; hams, l4h
to 13; Irish potatoes, 20 to 20 ;
sweet potatoes, 80 to 81; beei 3 to
az: veal, ~ to 9; lambs, 50 to 81; hides
GREEN 5 TO 8; hides dry, 3 to 10;
baled hay. s15 to $lS per ton.
Wool-Unwashed, 10 to FL; washed,
"a to %.
dred pounds.
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
The grain markets closed yesterday 81
follows: ~,
Cbjcago-Wheat, May 75A; July 13t
corn, May 46; July 45A; oats, May BOY
July 33h. 90
New York - Southern wheat, SO
corn, 81. 90
Baltimore-Southern wheat, 10 to 80
Southern corn, SO to "a
Richmond-Wheat, 81 TO SO; corn ..
to So; oats, As to so.
Alexandria-Wheat, II to 70; corn. 81
to 50
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
v,,,nia laborina Men in Demand

Charles A. Sims 4 Company, OF Ph a.
delphia. the biggest ra'-of ! contractors
in the county, have one Of their con
tracing agents. VIM Smith, 10 Rich
mond. worrying the Nirg' ia 'eri ton ! i1r
labor. which is n great demand for the
york his firm has in hand the gigantic
contrs II Of doubl' track x the Pennsyl-
70 MA sys' m. Hewm sccGre 400 or 900
men. j1Kol;olk last week Smith core ed
% men
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
SpotsyIvania Farm Sold

Mr.. F. II. Hart, of Spotsylvania, has
sold his farm near Post Oak, in Spotsyl'
yania containing 900 acres to Mr. Henry
Hetricks, OF Dubois, Penn. Terms pri-
yate. lie will bring his family here about
Sent. LIST.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
To Be Married. .

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frederick Sugg
announces the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Katherine Jeter, to Mr. William
Pleasants Waite, of Brokenburg, Spot
sylvania county, to take place at their
home. Iturea, near Bowling Green, June
18th.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28

"Ben Hur." on int 'nsely dramatic pic
,u-e nIay. v I be pressn' J ct the CHI >
90 t'hrreh hels Thursday night, MaJ
18th nv + Y. Herbert YeUe", OF Union
+ow "a. for the benefit of the church
II IL said to be the costs { s. 'reopticoi
nroduetionin me ca, with one nunor
nf;chly pc II ID dissolv' g -ews. Inc az
mission price = 20 2 'nts. l
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
May 25 1903
Pieamont Alumni Association

At the first annual meeting Of the Pied.
mont Association Of the Alumni OF the
University OF Virginia held at Culpeper a
few days ago. Hon. John ). Barbour
WAS elected president, DR. William J Crit
tenden vice president, and " ! Gilkeson
secretary and treasurer Hon. Jno. +
Rixey, G. j Miller. f. H. Gibson, DR.
Lewis Holladay and J g Hiden were
elected members OF the executive com
mittee. DR. Lewis Holiday. Jos Viii
mer. W II. Hill, Dr. +. Voolfolk Travers
Daniel and BrOdie G. Male were elected
delegates to the meeting OF the General
Alumni Association.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
The Sick.

DR. 5. W Carmichael Is much improved
Mrs James Lane Green's condition II
more favorable
Mr. Richard Hicks il not improved,
and his condition II the cause OF anxiety
To his family.
Mr. g. II. Petit j. very sick
Mr.. l.. C. Rowe il improved and out
every day
James Waller, IIetzel and Eppa Honey
and Lloyd Cole, who were badly burned
by thegasexplosion last Thursday night,
are doing well.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Boarders Wanted

Boarders wanted, transient or perma
nent, at 1927 Main street. Rates rea
sonable. ~
Fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
TO CURE AcoLD ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t fails
TO cure. Z. W. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-28
Hail Storm In Hanover Causes Great
Damage.

May 27th. l9O3-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
From the NO Tip" Barber.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-!str: hal extreme
pleasure in reading your account Of my new mo
Tip" barber shop. 50 permit me TO extend to yuu
my sincere thanks for discussing this subject Of
tips for the bcnent Of the public.
/ have been the proprietor of barber shops FOR
the past seventeen years at Great Jones street
and West Fourth street. and this tipping system
has been the cause OF much worry 10 me and great
annoyance TO my patrons. In spite Of my strict
attention 10 my business and constant watching OF
my employees. and by daily eIhaustine myself
drumming new patrons could not increase my
business, because II was daily occurrence to hear
complaints from my customers who could not Afford
TO give ten cent tip and from others who could
AFFORD IT, but would not give the gene raj pnn
ciples. that they did not receive proper attention.
But opened my new shop With the strict rub
forb,ddlng my employees 70 accept TIPS or Any
other compensation from my patrons. under
penalty Of SO nne and instant dismissal. an thu
happlest boss barber in New York TO md that ny
success has been assured and my methods approved
by my patrons. who arc some Of the most promnnat
business men In this city
pay my BARRIERS from 81 to SIC q week and
percentage on weekly receipts. and no Sunday
work. and they are all happy. N. LoPAnp.
NEW YORK. June ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
Theological Importance Of Hen.

To THE EDITOR OF The suN-Sir: Anent
hell, treated OF editorially and otherwise In
your colu INNS Of to-day. permit me to offer a
few words. First. to repudiate hell Is to repu-
diate Christianity. During the 1000 years B. c..
in all Jehovah's direct dealings with the
chosen people He never made mention OF
either place OF sojourn, heaven or hell. In
short. Jehovah made neither promise Of
future reward nor threat Of future punish.
ment Freedom or bondage. plenty or
famine. large or small herds. victory or de-
feat In war-these blessings or curses were
held up to His followers as sure to follow obe-
dienSe or disobedenGis But But, Christianity
ward. and everlasting hell-are a. punish
other. and leave you with something less than
Confucan'is!n: f9r Christianity has no patent
having been In use from the time whereof
the memory q mati.also his reeorfs11Eln-
entiates Christianity from older systems il
the heaven and hell MISUNDERSTANDING from
work and worry, or suffering. =. T.
PLAINFIKLD. N. j., June rs.