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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
FACTS IN FEW LINES

A third tail to Borellfs comet has
been discovered.
The streets of Tokyo, Japan, will soo1
have trolley cars.
The manufacture of artificial cam.
phor by electrolysis is now assured.
European Russia has less percent.
age Of forest than the United States.
By sea San Francisco is farther from
New York than it Is from Liverpool.
Three persons believed to have been
submerged twenty-five minutes, two fif-
teen minutes, Que fourteen minutes and
one three mint1Yes have been resuscl.
tatad
me Tucson cnamDer or commerce
has given the site and will install
water supply and an electric light plant
for the Desert laboratory of the Carne-
gle institution on a mountain two miles
west of their city. The object of the
undertaking is to study the plants
characteristic Of arid regions.
On newly erected memorial stone in
Yarmouth appears this inscription: "In
memory Of -, who died of disease
contracted in South Africa. The Lord
be praised" Wiltshire has this epitaph:
Beneath this soil lump of clay lies
Arabella Young, who on the Oath Of
May began to hold her tongue"
The largest automatic weighing ma
chine Is on it's way from England to
Natal. 1t has total weighing capaci-
ty Of 100 tons and Is fitted with auto
matte indicators, so arranged that
when an engine Is run on to the ma
chine the weight carried by each wheel
is automatically and instantly exhib-
tied.
Several hundredweight of cotton
grown in the Kilwa district Of German
East Africa have just been tested at
the Bremen Cotton Exchange, and
these trials are reported to have result
ed in showing that this cotton is near
ly as good in staple, color, etc, as the
highly valued Egyptian product, from
seeds of which it is grown.
Extended and painstaking expert
ments with formalin injections in ami
mails suffering from inoculated septice-
mia in the laboratory of the New York
health department show conclusively
that formalin, the recently vaunted
cure for blood poisoning, is more in
furious to the normal blood cells than
to the bacteria whose products are
poisoning the blood.
Within the last year an industry Of
much Importance to American paint
manufacturers and dealers has sprung
into existence near Malaga, Spain. A
rich vein Of oxide of iron ore, known as
hematite, valuable chiefly for the man
ufacture Of red paint for structural
iron work, has been developed. The
production of hematite in the United
States has been falling off in spite Of
an increasing demand.
An effort Is now being made to intro
duce sweet potatoes and yams from
Barbados to the English cook. Grea
success has been achieved at Barbado
in growing both of these vegetables
and a product of the very best qualit
can be raised there. A large commits
sion firm Of Portsmouth Is importing
regular supplies and sending abou
samples in great quantities, accompa
MED by various recipes for cookin
them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Chaffee of Troy,
on their way home from visit to their
children at Springfield, Mass, stopped
Monday night at Capt. !. S. Thompson's.
Mrs. Charles 1. Lincoln is critically i'll
at 7. M. Weeks. Her condition is such
as to give little hope of recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis and DR..
and Mrs. Walter Gustn OF Union Village
and Mrs. Emma Sampson OF Middleboro
Mass. were called here to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Stevens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

Summary-Umpire, Joyner. Referee, Stiles.
ell and Woodman. Time, Is minute halves,
The Academy team will play Montpe-
lier Summary on the campus Friday after
noon and good game is expected The
Academy team was defeated at Montpe-
lier recently by the Seminary team by the
score of % to but it is sale to say that
the score will be smaller here for the
local team is practicing hard for this
game
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
THE LINE UP
A Fine Exhibit of Pictures.

The Horace X. Turner exhibit of pic
lures at Ather aum hall last week was
we'll attended and some fine pictures were
shown. The exhibit was given for the
purpose of securing money to buy pictures
tor the public schools and over $120 was
realized. This will provide tor picture
in every school-room in st. Johnsbury,
and the selection will soon be made and
the pictures hung
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
East St. Johnsbury.

Mrs. Joel Wood has gone to Island
Pond to help care for Mrs. Graham, who
is very sick at the home of her son, W.
A. Graham.
Frank Knapp has returned to his work
at Bellows Falls.
Francis Brown is visiting relatives in
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Harvey Wood has returned from
Boston, where she has been several weeks
past.
Miss Carrie Griswold of Montpelier
was at home last week in attendance al
the teachers convention at St. Johns
bury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

and son, George Paris, of Lebanon,
N. Fl. He was a member OF the g. A. R.
and of the F & A. M. The funeral SER
vice was held at bis late home Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. P. N. Granger officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. May sang
Beyond the cloudrift," "The beautiful
liver" when the mjsts have cleared
away" The interment was at East ST..
Johnsbury. The masonic burial service
was read at the grave. Mrs. Paris and
son have the sympathy of all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

Stanstead college at Rock Island de-
feated st. Johnsbury Academy Saturday
by score II to IL. The game was close
and hard fought, but Stanstead had a
little the best of the umpiring, so won by
several close decisions. The feature for
Stanstead was an so yard run by A.
Flanders, while Peck for St. Johnsbury
academy made two runs of 40 yards
each. Gilbert proved a good ground
gamer for the St. Johnsbury academy.
The line up
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

Summary-Touchdown A. Flanders 2 /;
Tierney 2 Goals. A. Flanders 2: Woods.
Umpire, Clark of Newport. Refer e, Moore
Line men, Porter and Long. Timers, Hymand
and Johnston. Time, 80 and 25 minute
halves.
At recent meeting of the Athletic as
ISOLATION Warren Peck was elected cap
tain of the basket ball team for the next
season and Wilbur Symes manager. "A
good schedule of games will be arranged.
Last Thursday and Friday the Acad-
envy had a vacation because of the teach
ers' convention held here. The following
students spent this vacation at their
homes: Miss Aida Howe, Woodsvile;
Miss Jenaie Darling, Newbury; Miss
Grace Nolan, Miss Ellen Bone, Miss
Agnes Whitelaw, Miss May Nelson, Dale
Nolan and Walter Nelson, Ryeeate;
Miss Helen MacFarland, Hyde Park;
Miss Mildred Lord, Thettord.
Mss Alice Atherton of Essex Junction,
who entered the senior class this fall, has
had to give up her studies and return to
her home, because OF weak eyes.
The senior interview is expected to be
held FRIDAY, Nov. 13
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
Juniors Play Football.

Two teams composed of small boys
from 10 tolls years old sho wed last Friday
that they could play football and play it
well by game on the campus which
ended without either team scoring. In
this game the larger teams were initial
ed to great degree and constant hair
pullings and smuggling was in order, but
without injury to any one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

kind husband, an indulgent father, an
honest and prosperous man and a good
citizen. The funeral services took place
Tuesday afternoon from his late resid-
ence, attended by Rev. Mr.. Bodwell Of
LyndonvilIe. The floral tributes of re-
spect and affection were many and beau.
tiful and the interment was at Lyndon
Center.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
Hood
Farm
AbOrtiOn
Cure

I gave her Hood Farm Abortion Cure as
directed for three weeks. The swelling all
left her and two months later she dropped
the best calf on the farm. had mare
that showed signs of abortion. Gave her this
remedy and she foaled living colt" R. c..
THOMPSON, BOWS, Iowa.
Two sizes-$1 and $3.50. Large four times
dollar size. Call for treatise on Abortion
and Failure to Breed.
Hood Farm Remedies are for sale by
WELCOME B. EASTMAN, st. Johnsbury, vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
PAS SUnPSIC.

Mrs. c. G. Proctor OF ST. Johnsbury is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Mos S Stevens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04

To health and happiness is Scrofula-
as ugly as ever since time immemorial.
1t causes punches in the neck, dis
figures the skin, infames the mucous
membrane, wastes the muscles, weak
ems the bones, reduces the power of
resistance to disease and the capacity
for recovery, and develops into con-
sumption.
"a bunch appeared on the left side OF
my neck. 1t caused great pain, was lanced,
and became running sore. / went into
general decline. l was persuaded to try
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and when had taken
six bottles my neck was healed, and have
never had any trouble of the kind SINCE"
MRS X. T. SNYDER, Troy, Ohio.
Hoods Jdrs0parilld
and Pills
will rid you of it, radically and per-
manently, as they have rid thousands.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-04
AbOrti0n Prevented
Saved a Calf Saved a FoaI.

IT lost four calves and
had three more COWS that
showed signs of abortion.
One lost her calf the year
before at a little over s
months. She was about
7 months along and her
udder was badly swollen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
WAS COACHMAN OF
!. PRESIDENT DAVIS \ |. |; J
John Wanna, a Courteous and.
Reliable Old-TimeDar
vi Passes Away.

Another OF Rlch1nond's old-imet
durkies is gone. ThlsS5is John Wanna.
clalmed to be a coach-driyer for Presi-S
dent Davis. OF the Confcderacy, and
uhad his claim allowed. . ,5si
"a For many years John Wanna was q
carriage driver, and WAS admitted to-
have been tho Oldest In Richmond He
died almost In harness At the time he
was stricken with his last illness.
month ago. he was empl loyed BY the
Richmond Transfer Company as O driver
OF one OF tho company's hacks, Ie was
a negro Of the old school, Fle was
courteous and thoroughly reliable. Ills
polite good morning had that touob
OF the deferentlal about 1t that cfhraSs
terized the manners OF half century
ago, He was known we'll among his
own and the white people, and greatly
liked by all, The great pride Of his
life was to tell those who cared to know
that ilne once drove tho carriage OF Presl-
dant Davis Not only was John Wanna
known by Richmond people. but by his
OF late years he was thrown
In contact with the transient population,
and strangers soon learned TO know and
like him. He was the old Virginia col-
nred man. now rapidly passing away.
Tho funeral OF the respected old man
took place yesterday afternoon. He lived
the closing years of his life at No, 627
1Prentis street. The house was dark last
night, save for a dim light In the second
story, 1t was lighted no more by the
honesty and good nature of his counte-
nance, lined and scanned by nearly eighty
wars. 4 f4 ~. LhAa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
.|(;' CHORUS GIRL
WAS lNSULTED. ].
Young Man Grasped HerArm.
He was Tilt BY the
Property-Man.

sevoraI Young men who hang around
itha, Bitou Theatre after the show to see
the chorus girls leave, and who take
such opportunities to "scrape1 the ac-
nuaintance of the performers, met with
wellsinerited rebuke last night
a ubunch, OF the chorus girls had left
the theatre and were on their way home
st r. 10 their rooms at Camphells Hotel, when
four we'll dressed Young men nccosted
them nt the corner OF Ninth and Broad
Streets
"Allow ME to congratulate you upon
your performances tonight said one Of
Inc yourg men. as llc attempted to take
The arm OF ono Of the actresses, May
sac you home?" . !, !, .
t.cio away and leave US alone, 4 said the
yc,ing lady IN angry tones,B
Mi Ed, c. Earl the property man OF
tho ,Busys Izzy' Company, 70 which com--
pany tho young ladies also belonged, and
two Two d ther'm of the company were
going to Campbel's, too, They were Just
behind the uuartette Of Young men and
heard tf,e remark and the{rebuke
MI, Earl ran to the aid of he ladies'
and dealt the young man who had offered
lthe Insult a stlnging and staggering blow.
That closed the Incident The young
Sne1, who had followed the ladies' went
III, another direction, and all he perform
ers went home together q
No arrests were MADE IA Il, y II, Al "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
5Manager Hors rseWhlpped bysai'l. a
Richmond Girl.
SAYS HE SLANDERED HER
Victim Of the Whipping Finally Snatched
the Weapon From Miss lnez Lyle's 4,
Hands She Was Born in This
CITY Support Of Family
n
(spcc,.l to E1 mo Tlmcv. .pi,pn tcb n !,

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8 '&ELOUISVIIII1E,s Ky, March 0.-Barney
Coleman. stage manager for 'B olivar's
Busy Day theatrical company. which
played at the Avenue Theatre last week.
was horsowhlpped at Fourth Avenue and
Walnut Street Saturday afternoon by
Miss Inez Lyle, a Richmond girl and a
member Of the company. who alleges
that she was grossly insulted and SLAM
{ dered by the man. ri B ~ III
III Miss Lyle had emerged from the alley
way leading to the stage door Of the
theatre, being accompanied by Phil Mar
chant agent for The IAttle Church
Around the Corner" company, when she
says she noticed they were closely fol-
lowed By Coleman. She had a whip, and
+ turned upon Coleman, a vicious bull
dog was following him. and she said,
!stt,,You dirty little coward, call that dog
OFF. i will horsewhip you for what YOU
said about me. =
s BILLY b.. Van, ma nager of the company.
who came up. took charge OF the dog.
whereupong Miss Lyle struck Coleman
three times across the face with the raw
hide, leaving blue marks, Coleman IL
nally snatched the whip from her grasp,
], B, sIckler. Jr,, witness to the
horsewhipping, says Coleman was led
away by friends. 81
Miss Lyle had said to the members OF
the company that she was going to
thorsewhip Coleman in the public high
way. and tho first opportunity that pre-
sented itself was when she was returning
from the matinee.
Miss Lyre was born In Richmond, Va,
and has II fbn.ly dependent upon her.
This Is her first season on the road,
ibis Is also Coleman's arst season. He
lis a middle-aged man. She is twenty.
Y two years Of age and pretty, II Is said
Miss Lyle will leave the company next
week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
WIFE KlDNAPPER
SHOT TO DEATH. i
Robert Lee Riding Killed the
Man Who Tried to Steal
His Bride.
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EiE5 Especial to The Ilmes'plapatch't5i5 i5s1ty u
S{I<EoXyILLE, TENN, March s.-RobT
ert Lee riding, aged only twenty-five,
shot and Instantly killed Jonathan
icrooms, aged twenty-throe, yesterday,
defending his wife from 9 forcible al
tempt made by crooms to kidnap her.
The scene Of the affair is In Sewer
county. Afty miles from Knoxville. The
peculiar sensation Involves three OF the
most prominent families In East Ten
nessee. Riding married Miss julia Nc
Annually about three months ago. after an
enlargement which had lasted since they
were school children together. Prior to
the marriage crooms had shown that he
was also In love with her BY assiduous
attentions, hut ha received no encoura ge-
Sment. iiSi ~ 5
Vest terday !. .crooms approached Riding's
home, and, armed with a heavy revolver.
sought to fnd Mrs. Riding, He failed at
first, Riding In the meantime telephoning
for offlcers,6 Finally Crooms found Mrs,
Riding and was leading her from the
house by main force, when Riding thought
tho man had beeen allowed enous h slee-
way and shot him to death, He slrrellr
idered TO the authorl ties, but was released
without ba n. Is f3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Old Dominion Liner Richmond I! i nc nd
Crashes ssIntoG German Vessel
SECOND OFFICERS LEAP {, ( r
One Of the Officers Of, the Richmond I'd
Game Into Port on the Pisa-H-L e
Jumped Aboard When They.
ColIided-Suits to Follow.
I.
q.
4 Especial to The Times -Dlspatch,

u Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
8l8 NEWPORT N JEWS, VA. March 9,---Cap-}
tain Tendt. Of the German steamship
Pisa which arrived here vest erday from
Hamburg Via New York, IA eported that
he was run down yesterda y morning at
q clock by the Old Dominion steam.
5er Richmond about fifteen miles south
OF Winterquarter I1ig htship. After the.
collision. the vessels laid by each other
until the captains discovered that their
respective ships were in conditio to pro-
ceed and the Richmond continued on her
voyage to New York and the PlsaS came
here, arriving about o clock yesterday
morning. n sig
Captain Fendt says that his ship was
damaged to the extent Of about 10000
AS soon as she finishes dischargng her
import cargo at pier No. s, the Pisa VIII
60 to the shipyard for repairs before 4
loading cargo for New York. It is be-
loved that the Richmond was also bad
Fly damaged. She has arrived at New
York, but tho local Old Dominion Steam
ship Company offices have heard nothing
from her captain In regard to tho dam
age,
A curious incident In connection with
tho collision Is the fact that Second Of
flcer j. spoufland of the Richmond. was
brought into port by the Pisa. Captain
Fendt says that after tho vessel 3 were
clear OF each other. strange man came
Ip ia him on the bridge and asked him
IL the vessel WAS going To sink, This
man was Second Officer sponfland, who.9
when the Richmond's bow crashed into
the Pisca, sprang from his shin oyer to
the deck of tho Pisa, probably thinking
that tho Richmond, being an old boat.
was going to sink. Mr.. Sppufand return
cd to New York last night by rail to
EtoIn his ship Tho crew Of tho Richmond
{probahIy thought that he was lost,
i There will certainly be one suit and
probably two on account OF the collisions,
There was no wind and no fog Mt the
time the vessels came together, 80 some
ono must have been at fault Captain
Fendt claims that tins captain Of
the Richmond was al fault ~ running
him down What the story Of the caps-
tain OF the Richmond will be, no one
NLnows. III g \ g5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
HON q, r SO y a III I, Y !, IN ~:
RESIGNED hi SEAT

Hon. r. G. southall member Of the
House from Amelia and N OF ttoway, has
resigned his seat in that body the resg-
nation to become effective at the end Of
the session to-day. Mr.. Southal retlres
at this time In order to wind up some
private matters before ssuming his con-
sgresslonal duties I'M. Washington next
winter as representa- tive v from the
Fourth Virginia district. He, has served
several terms In the House with fine
ability. and retires with the deep regret
81 Mi his colleagues. Speaker Ryan. will
shortly order a special election to fill
the vacancy in the district, and It is said
that Colonel Meade Ha skins OF Motto
way will be chosen to the seat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
THE KERNSS SUIT HAS
BEEN DISMISSED

The. suit Instituted by Mr.. arls g =.
Kerns against the Christian Allocate OF
this city. has been dismissed in the Law
and Equity Court. &
s. The action. 1t is understo pod, was taken
BY Mr. Kcrns upon a nlisunderst tanding,
and the matter Is now settled to the sat-.
,!sfactjon OF all concerned. The amount
involved. 1t will be Escalled. was several
hundred dollars. 3ftt. A. II .S
"a The Advocate. under the business man
agement of the Rev Herbert NJ Hope,
is now making rapid progressive strides.
AS business enterprise It is proving
highly successful: az the organ Of tho
Virginia Conference 1t is daily receiving
more and more Of the confidence Of tho
members OF ttat bod ~, b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
STORY, OF III E Y'E AIRS
WORK N FIG URES

THE ifti, annual report of the Commits
isioner Of Labor Mr.. y rty. has come
from the press 81 he Eevret Wa Waddey
Company and Is u very iii forming volume
lof 900 pages X Mr. D Dohefty has gotten
his data at first hand, sending his queries
To the establishments from which lnfor.
nation was desired. Tho mechanical
work OF the printers is excellent. The
Commissioner sof d 1,abor has taken up the
which wore not touched upon
last IIe docs not receive enoug !, appro--s
jpriatjon to handle them all In the same
year! ~ was his an1bit ion Il to- gather
exhaustive data regarding the minerals m
lot the State, but he could 4 not 90 20 on
account OF the small amount OF money
given him by tho State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
THE BUDGET. BEFOR2,El
THE ALDERMEN TONIGHT I. .l'.i I:

The Board Of Aldermen will meet TO-.
night I'm regulnr monthly session yhst,
The annual budget s,sll come UP for final
consideration before It goes TO the Mayor
for Ills signature OF approval. after which
It will become effective and tfesyarlous
committees will 5knuckle down to work. I'd
There Ii a scant possibility that the
document may be smended, &, but It is
more likely that It will be passed With
equally as much caae as Iii the Common
Council. swhenS$i was not even read .5a Vi
$s The Board will also consider the veto
Of Mayor Taylor on the ordinance aii-
Ethorizing the expenditure OF 1880 an
fnuallyyfor the purchase Of car tickets for
members Of tho Council. s,E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
OATH MUSTERED TO.
THREE NEW SENATORS
3f(By AssocIu ted Press. !

$vNASIIlNGTON,i%D D; G., March 9.--When
tho Senate met to-day tho oath ot, office
Was administered to James r. Clarke, OF
Arkansas; w. ]. Stone, of Missouri, and
Senator Challenger, Of New Hampshlre,
Nh. stone was escorted to the desk ny.
8hYr. Cockrell and Mr., Ga lenger8 by yMr.g
Lodge Mr.. Clarke walked rs the desk
Sunaccnmpanied.
transact, THE Senate went into executive
Htss.Or. - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
THE QUARTERS FOR
CORPORATION COMMISSI'N

The Joint committee from the senats
and the House appointed to, Investigate
aud to report as to quarters forgthe Cor
{poration Commission met yesterday aft
terpoon and organized with Senator Dom
ohne as chairman, No conclusion was
reaclied. This COMMITTEES Is authorized 40
recommend quarters ont side of the Capt.
5tol and. State Library buildings it proper
accommodations cannot be had there,
{ Tho committee found ont that Nearly all
State officials desire larg ger 9ual ters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10

scenes were witnessed who., ono OF the
poor blistered bodies WAS recognized by
81 father. or ~ sis ter or d brother. and IL
wns With difficulty That porsoris wefe
restrained from invading the operating
room. HI Il !sts tssa "a Z n (, En- IS,
THE latest report OF casualties places
the number of dead at twenty.t wo. ]. and
stheyinjured at fort Ave. Some Of the ln-
itred viii die y AK f s 3F
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
CONSPIRACY AG'AlNST
,5.5 LAW AND RELIGION.

gss fly Associated Press,l = s4,
BERLIN, March 9--He err. Rebe, the
Socialist leader, during the debate on the
military budget in the Reichstag today,
said the highest classes Of society were
III, q stat OF perman ent conspiracy cy uRalnlssk
,tlae law and religion, SO far as y duelll4g
.svas concerned, sfs 5 "A ssas5s q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
CAPTAIN sBLACKFO'R|D).''S
CONDITION HOPELESS
5fspecial e The Z, I Ttmes.Dispatch IL

"a Especial to The Times -Dispatch.)
y ssIYNCHBURG.S5N A.. March 9.-The con-
dition Of Capt. Charles NJ Blackford. who
has been critically Ill for the past two
or three days at his home in this city.
ia regarded rs hopeless tonight, Ills,
physicians are able to find no symptoms
Of Improvement "A Many mem bers Of Capt
Blackford's II family have gathered Ia
8Lynchburg. 5,iyS {5si istSl II 3f