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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-15
Woodward & LOthrOp,
10th, 18th and F Sts., n. W.
WASHINGTON, D. c.
10th, 18th and F
WASHINGTON. d. c.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office Of the
V CORPORATION Court Of the city Of Alexan-
dria. on the 9th day of January, 1904.
City Council Of Alexandra, which sues for
iis.lf and such other lien creditors as may
come into. take part in and share the ex.
penses of this suit, vs.. the unknown heirs OF
William Briggs, deceased, called also Will
liam r. Briggs. In chancery.
Memo The object of this suit IS to SUBJECT
the following property, in the city OF Alexan-
dris virginia: Beginning on the east SIDE
of West street extended, Mt point equidistant
from Wolfe and Wilkes streets extended, and
rupnins thence south along West street ~
fe.t: thence east, parallel with Wilkes street
loo feet thence north parallel TO West street
! % feet and thence west 100 feet to the begin
ming together with the right Of way in com
mon with others over court 20 feet ~lde az,
| ;oine the said lot Of ground on the east, and
( also an alley 10 feet wide connecting the ssld
court with Payne street, 1t being part oil !,
larger lot Of ground assigned to John I;
| Emerson py deed Of partition between salo
John P. Emerson and william ROWE, Jr.,
dated September Is, leoo, 70 me paynlen.
of the lien Of the City Council OF Aie1anori'
thereon for taxes, and all other liens,
II snnearing by an affidavit filed in thu
c,n.e that The defendants, the unknown
c.irs Of William Briggs. deceased, calleC
also William r. Briggs, are non
sa.;d.n,. of thi, Sta.e: 1t is order
81 that ..id defendants appear here within
6ft.en Jav, after due publication of this orde
and do what is necessary 70 protect their m
t.re,ts in thi, suit and that a copy of thi
.rder be forthwith inserted in the Alexandra
Gazette, a newspaper published in tn. city. Q
Al.Iandris, once week for four sueeess ~
weeks, and posted at the front door Of tn
Court House Of this city. A coPy-Ieste:
N'"'' JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL ;. uKEENAWAi, u. =.
Norton 4 Boothe, ?: 9. lanll WV
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NOTICE.

Subscribers are requested TO PAY THEIR
Subscriptions PROMPTLY when their
hills are presented. 1t is unreasonable TO- ex-
meet the collectors to call three or four times
for these bills.
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Local Matters.

sun rises tomorrow at ZOO a. m. and seli
5:42 D. m. High water at 1856 o. w. aH0
T.51 ID. m,
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WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.--For tniI H g.
ton fair, colder tonight. Tuesday iairi is"'
10 fresh nOrtherly winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-15

DOOMS FOR RENT-With, or without
N board. Apply at 90 north 81 A.ap'
street.
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Heavy Suitings.

These Heavy suitings require no Innings
and are to be sold at cost.
SOC Heavy Suiting reduced TO. ............. BE
soc Heavy Suiting reduced tO.............. SOC
75c Heavy Suiting reduced to...... NAM. 59c
Sl.OO Heavy Suiting reduced to..........,, Zoe
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Ladies' Flan=
nelette Wrappers
Reduced.

One Child's Gray Fur Set, muff and
scarf reduced t0............................. 9Sc
One Child's White Fur Set, muff and
scarf reduced from $40 to................ S1.25
reduced from 81 .9s to................. ..... 49c
All Ladies' and Mems 75c, $l00. $3.50
Winter Underwear reduced 20 per
cent.
Mems SOC Outing Robes now ............... SOC
Mems $1.00 Outing Robes now ............. 75c
Mems $l.O0 Outing Pajamas now. ........ zoe
Mems 81 50 Outing Pajamas now........ Sl.l5
Mems $l.75 White Outing Pajamas now S1.25
Mems SOC Stiff Bosom Colored Shirts
now. -. 49,. ... ................ 49,. S5c
Mems 81 90 Colored Stiff Bosom Shirts
reduced to.... .............................. 65c
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22

Right in beauty of design, finish
and price. Come in and be convinced
Fairmont Furniture Company. Oppo-
site postofhce. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
THEATRICAL SEASON
Al sandusky, Ohio, Opened ey Ted
Faust's MinstreIs.

The theatrical season of 19O4-05 was
ing by Ted Fausts minstrels. 4
crowded house greeted this first at
traction OF. the season.
Mr.. Faust, under the managem ent
of Geo. D. Cunningham, has gathered
together company Of exceptional
merit who greatly pleased the large
audience of last evening
The opening was spectacular first
part entitled In Old Mexico" The
stage setting was fine, the costumes
all new and gorgeous, the jokes all
new and the music was of a high or
der.
In the olio the Bonisette troupe of
French pantomine artists amused ev-
eryone The musical sllit of DAILY and
kelso was clever, and the monologue
of Bobby DeRue was a good one and
he kept his, audience in a continual
roar of laughter. The singing of the
Herald Square quartette was simply
fine, and the StidolDh Brothers were
exceptionally clever in their black
face turn. The Faust family, consist
ing Of eight members, have splendid
satisfaction in their wonderful exhibit
ton of acrobatic agility. All in all,
Mr.. Faust has a company of which he
can well feel proud and no doubt will
do splendid business wherever he
is booked. - Union Republican, San
dusly, Ohio.
The Faust Minstrel Company will
be the opening attractions at the Grand
Opera House, September1s LIST.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
Miss Colburn Home.

Miss Blanche Colburn returned Sat
urday from Salt Lake City, Utah.
where she had been sojourning for
her health since last January. She
will remain here for. month before
going to the mountains, and later will
go South to remain during our rig
orous winter weather. Her health i'm
proved during her stay in the West,
and she is looking much better than
when she left. Her return was a great
surprise to her friends, her home folk
having been notified only an hour
prior to her arrival. The distance
proved too great for her peace of mind
and such inconsistencies may not al
ways be successfully combatted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
Saturdays Game.

Ihat Saturday game al u Piedmont
was the longest and also the best
game from all standp oints tina
mont has yet participated III.
The boys have nothing but praise
for Tom Vasbinder They say the big
fellow worked like a Trojan al the
way, and had ervthing IN til wa
of curves and speed. coupled Wit il en-
durance. ssEss;
Big Dan Raley pitched
mont, and his work was but iisssss
ferior.
Fairmont scored one in 4 hesf first aaH
Piedmont tied in the second HEN
neither could get a man over unit the
fifteenth, when, wit is3 two gone. css
Donald was safe on eoghegan ann
BILE and BlnmHng's liner was ID q fed
by Patterson. sending Me- to third !. Ees
70 caught one on the nose for three
bases and Nc and Blum Ing scored
This made the score 3ssSto IN Fair
mont's favor. In Piedmont ,s hal offs
this inning. the first man MP struck
out Two got on bases on sa hit and
an error. The fourth one lew ~
er and single put three on bases
with two down. Vas hit the next man
forcing run in. he next man q ewg
to Mcdonald, and that's all. Score;
Fairmont.. 4 O 90 d O o. 90 o. 900 b
..o11 90 % o 100 % 4. 0s0 go - n
Batteries-Vasbinder and Whortan:sss
D. Raley and Henry
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
A VERY CLOSE AND
INTERESTING GAME

safe. Loudens knee was injured by
the jump, necessitating a temporary
cessation Of the show Mcdonald
hunted to Patterson. but Henry drop
ped the toss and Gibbs was safe.
while Nc hustled to second. Douglas
struck out and Blumlins rolled one to
Jack Raley.
The pitchers became very effective
after this, and no more scoring was
done until the ninth. Then Louden
singled past short and went to third
on Dan Raley's single to left. Dan i'm
mediately stole second. Gassaway
Jack Raley rolled one to Bero, whose
throw over the hill scored Louden and
Dan Raley. Jack on second. Then
came the hot climax as related above.
Harry Blumlins pitched nice
game, notwithstanding his condition,
which was anything but frst-class. He
realized right at the start that he
wasn't at himself. but kept right at
them an dfinally won out. He will get
about a weeks rest now, for which he
is duly grateful.
Patterson is one of the best twirl-
ers we have seen perform, and made
hit with the crowd. To-day McIll-
vaine, who won two games from the
locals this year, one with the Charlie
roi team and one with Monongah. be-
hind him pitches for the locals to-
day.
Gibbs played like big Lacquer yes
terday, and the crowd appreciated his
efforts to the extent of making him
raise his cap at the end of the eighth.
Fisher got another line drive while
down the hill full tilt in the
fifth. He gets the impossible ones.
Tomorrow Morsantown and the 10
Gals clash at Traction Park. This is
the game of the year. Tom Vasbinder
and Gronniger will likely oppose each
other
Whortons catching is a feature of
every game. He has something on
any backstop around here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
NA ON
; Case May Have Sequel.

Three big fat men. about three-quar-
ters drunk, shamefully abused horse
on the streets yesterday, and the local
Humane Society will likely take up
the case. These men all loaded them
selves in buggy and made one horse
pull them all over the Fifth ward, and.
it is said they whipped the animal I'M
til the blood ran down its Sides Final
iy they ran into street car and. for,
tunately for the mems souls. the mo-
tornan knew his business and stopped
the car before any harm was done.
More may be heard of the case
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
A Preachers Horse,

A generous spirit prevails over the
young people of the little circuit of
Wyatt NJ E. Church. For several
years the pastor of this charge was
either a young man or some one who
could not afford to keep a horse on
account of the small salary received,
and had to resort TO borrowed horse
or walk around TO his different APP
polntments. The young people Of the
EpWorth League devised a plan by
which a horse may fill an important
mission The young people will buy
a horse and deliver him to the par
sonase stable, to be fed and kept by
the pastor in charge. A band of
easuers of Bingamon Chapel at String
town. managed by Mrs. Inez Hess,
gave an entertainment which Noted
a sum of S41 to be used for the above
purpose.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22

Summary.-Three-b hits: d. RAJ
lev, Hart Two-base hit: Malone. Sac
rifice hit: Wharton. Stolen bases:
Wharton. Gibbs, Douglas, d. Ra1ey.
Double play: Bryson to Conway to
Wharton. Left on bases: Fairmont, a;
Piedmont. g.. First on errors: Fair
mont.51; Piedmont,2 2. Bases on balls;
Off Biumling e OF Patterson,
Struck out BY B1um1i ling, Pat
terson; Il o.. FL 1t by tcher::s Wharton.
Fisher, Loud Time a o. Umpire
Liston. Attendance $50 Gil
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
TALKING ARouTSA poe.
Oyster Bay People q card ofs Intendsds
shootins--Th ousf1t Roosevelt
In Danger. Sss

OYSTER BAY, \. Aug %
scare about the Presidents safety oc-a
cupied the Secret Service men Before
Mr.. Roosevelt's arrival 8Saturda and
they were sent on an inYastiga on
While crowd OF Villagers and sslra3
ner people were waiting at he ysSs
ter Bay station for the President a I
rival, two girls overheard a CONVERSE
ton which alarmed hem. told
the White House messenger. Frank
Hall, that two strangers of swar thy
complexion had passed them in
est conversation.
you need not shoot him. il IS osaa
it, said the first. On o, n s boot al ri.s
unless you wan to, said the Other
Secret Service sleuths went at once
to find and seize the two IS rangers
but they had disappeared.
They found. after anxious inrssts4s
cation, that the origin OF the conYersa
ton is bulldog which attacked
small terrier belonging to- Mrs Bald
win, with whom several Secret Sel
vice men board. Some of the Secret
Service men rescued Tle BALDWIN pet
The bulldog, belonging tosa man nam
ed Conrad. has excited mil eli fear
around the neighborhood, and thgE
are satisfied that the CONVERSE
ton heard by the. girl Isl referred fesS;
this animal.
Annual Reunion of Maufsby's Batter
The West virginian sae knoyYle dgNssa
receipt of the following IN ita Il
You are respectfully tied to
present at the Twentieth Annual = sa1S
lnion Of the Societysof Maulsbs,s ssssS
cry, to be held at Ia IL sept $.
.9O4. Thomas aJanIsb y. comm
Ter: John w Mason, ad iut al
ing sSS We request that every member az |
hesbattery send rs his present postfof ice
:ddress to Cochran rs "a
rosts ne9ts yea
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
PitZer No. L.

Sed Pitzer, OF the Fifth ward, is
happy over the coming in on Satur-
day morning of a two hundred and
nifty barrel oil well on Long Green run
about five miles from Warrington
This makes good farm of 116 acres
in which Mr. and Mrs. Pitzer have an
interest. Their friends are rejoicing
with them in their good fortune
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
A Big Excursion.

Assistant Chief of Police Charles
Bartholow and family and Mr.. and Mrs
SANDS jackson were among the river
excursionists to New Geneva, Pa, yes
terday A most enjoyable day is said
to have been spent by the three hun
dred Or more excursionists listening
to Junkins' Band and viewing the beau
ties of the Monongahe1a Valley
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
WAS THE ONE AT TRACTION
Park YESTERDAY-SA
DAYS GAME WAS A
SUMNER.

One of the closest and at times most
interesting games ever played at Trac-
ton PARK was pulled off yesterday.
Piedmont appeared with nearly an
entire new lineup, and was much
stronger than when here before. They
played the locals to the end, making
a driving finish in the ninth and the
swiftest kind of work by Bryson, Con
away and Whorton prevented tie up
in that inning. Louden was first up
and singled through short, just out Of
McDonald's reach. Dan Raley singled
to left, sending him to third. Jack
sRaley grounded to Bero, who over
threw Conway. Louden and Dan Ra-
ley scoring, Jack to second and he
went to third on Henrys out, Bero to
Conway
This was an exceedingly mean
state of affairs, man on third and
only one out, and the score to 5, one
run needed to tie. Geoghegan sent
a hot one to Bryson. The big fellow
made motion that kept Raley close
to third, and then shot it to Conway,
retiring Geoghegan. Raley made an
awful try for the plate. but Conway
shot the ball to Whorton just in the
nick Of time, retiring Ra1ey by a few
inches.
The game progressed for two in
nings, runless and Ieatureless, yet
both pitchers were wild and not par
ticularly effective. In the third, Fair
mont scored one thusly. Douglas beat
cut hit to short and stole second,
BY reason Of Harris drop of Henry's
nice throw. Blun1ling struck out and
Bero's gro1lnder to Louden resulted in
Douglas dying, ten feet off the third
corner. Whorton hauled OFF and drew
: base on balls Then Red" Fisher
habit of his) by driving a corking sin
gle to middle, Bero counting. Whar
on was nailed a block off third.
The visitors scored one in the
ourth on base on balls and double. |
Il the fifth they scored two on pass,
Dan Raley's long three base drive to |
he right field fence and slow one
o the lnfeld by Jack Raley. on which
Dan scored.
'iS SiAtI Viz lltS DuSliiS99 icA
Ne'uus." Runs c1attered over the
late thick and fast long after the
1de should have been retired. Bero
tarted the doinSs with grounder
traight at Geoghegan. That player
indy let it get through his legs un-
ouched, and the captain was safe.
Vhorton took one in the Stats and
Usher did likewise Conway struck
ut. B-yson also got lazy and de-
landed rosy route to Raley's raft;
base on balls for his forcing Bero
yer. Gibbs pushed a warm one to
TART; he bumped it higher in the air
nd lost it, Whorton and Fisher ScOr-
,g. and Bryson going TO third. Gibbs
roceeded to steal second and was
afe on Harris drop. Bryson liked
1T for the plate on these doinSS, and
ould have been caught had not Hen
Z, in getting the throw, squatted right d
{ Bryson's road. There was bump,
irecoil and another bump as the two j
,me together; then the big catcher I
lied oyer and the ball dropped, Bry-l {
n safe. Gibbs, with an eye to busi7 Is
SIS, was steaming around the cush- 1t
MS when Henry awoke. is throw IL
.ew I4ouden or third and Gibbs vas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
A HEStiinq Advertiser.

Leon M. Hewitt, of Lynch burg, Va,
press representative Of the Swanson G.
Sheridan Amusement Company, came
into the city early this morning, and
is looking after the advertising of the
company's business. He has had a
great deal Of experience in his line
and is a hustler -.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
1.-THE Gold Standard March

H. NJ. Peddicord was up from Nor
santown yesterday and made arrange
ments with G. E. Macarthur to handle
The Gold Standard March," recently
composed by Mrs. Peddicord. This
march promises to be the leading hit
of the season.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
Look Out For Horse Thief,

E, w. Smith, of Waynesbure, Pa,
telephones to this city that on last
Thursday a sorrel horse. five years
OF age, with bald fact and two white
hind feet was stolen from his stable.
The thief is supposedly headed in
this direction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
Noted Musicians Comma.

Prof. and Mrs. Frank P. Anterior,
of Reading, Pa, will arrive in town
this evening. Both Prof. and Mrs. Ath-
erton are musicians of note, and
should they decide to locate here per-
manently, will add greatly to Fair
mont's- musical coterie.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
Fats and Leans AGAIN.

The Fats and the Leans play at
Traction Park next Friday at 800 A
reduced rate has been secured for the
trip-on1y ten cents for both ways
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-22
Date Chanoed-

The Y. NJ. G.. A.-ProfessiOnal game
scheduled for Wednesday next, has
been postponed to September Z, the
first open date which the latter team
has.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
STORY OF SIAMESE TWINS.
culiar Questions by Visitor
from the Country.

The late F. 7 Barnum was keen
student of human nature. as well as
natural humorist. and nothing which
set forth human traits that were odd
or amusing escaped his attention. He
was fond OF telling stories of incidents
that brought out features in human
character, and one of them that delight
ed him immensely was connected with
the Siamese twins When he was ex-
hibiting those oriental freaks the press
of the country made them widely
known and they became soon one Of
his best drawing cards One day there
came to see them a back-country rus
tic, who was perfectly absorbed In
them, and inQuisitive enough in regard
TO them to require almost a DuI eau OF
information to answer his innumer-
able questions. Mr.. Barnum happened
to be the one questioned, and he was
asked their age. occupation. original
home, whether they were single or
married, their weight and stature and
their religious belief. Nothing at any
rate, was too trivial or irrelevant
for the rustic TO think Of. all OF
which interested the Snowman intense
ly. Finally the bucolic visitor started
slowly, but reluctantly, to leave; but
after walking away few steps he re.
turned and said with the most solemn
simplicity: They are brothers. I pre-
sume?"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
AWFUL VIGIL FOR FATHER.
Clings to Cliff All Night Guarding
the Dead Body of His
Daughter.

John Nancise, living on the lake
shore drive, ten miles west of Cleve-
land, O., clung to the slippery rocks at
the foot of an S0-foot cliff all night
recently with the dead body of his
daughter in his arms to prevent the
waves washing the corpse out into
Lake Erie.
While attempting to extinguish q
fire which was burning the grass
around their home, Miss Vancise fell
over the SO-foot cliff to the rocks be-
meath. Her shrieks attracted the at
tention of her father, who was fight
ing the fire near by, and he jumped
over the bluff after her.
His life was saved by missing the
rocks and striking the water. He
searched through the rocks in the
darkness until he found the body of
his daughter. He was unable to move
1t up the face of the steep cliff, and,
fearing the waves would carry 1t out
into the lake. he held it in his arms all
night
Next morning he was successful in
attracting the attention of the crew of
passing tug. who rescued him and
carried the dead girl to landing
place. The father was almost insane
as the result of his fearful nights
vigil.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
LIFE INSURANCE IS VAST.
Assets Of Companies In New York
State Declared to Exceed
Two Billions.

II the assets OF all the life insurance
companies engaged in business in the
United States were distributed equally
10 all the population of the world, each
man, woman and child Of every CONT
nent and every country, from Africa to
Labrador, would receive two dollars
each, says writer in the Era Maga-
zine There would be two dollars for
every human being on the globe. The
assets of the life insurance companies
of this country-that is. the actual prop
erty, real estate, bonds. stocks, etc..
which they own-amount in the aggre-
gate to more than $4,000, 100000. The
companies doing business in New York
state, and these include also practically
all of the companies with headquarters
in other states--had at the close OF 1908,
assets, In exact figures. equal in value
to S2,226, ,423, ,202. Such is the magni-
tude of the institution of life insurance.!
II all the adult men in America, Of every
race and occupation. should contribute
simultaneously 500 each toward fund,
that enormous sum would not equal the
value of the property owned BY the
American life insurance companies
More than 100000 Of the money paid
to the companies every year by policy
holders goes to defray the expense OF
maintaining spy system. After all the
preliminary precautions have been
taken, the medical examination made
the references looked up-after the pol
Icy has been granted. detectives are en-
ployed to watch policy holders. Your
money is paid to employ men to follow
you through your daily walks, track you
into restaurants. to interview your serv-
ants. to use all the other low and con.
temptible means which these creeping
shadowers employ. The spy system Of
| the Combine" is interesting.