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CHAPTER xII-continued.

''t'oor Bob'!" SCREAMED the little man.
darting forward. Dor Bob! 1Iark to
him! III COR AT him. Wullie! at
him!"s ss IA
But the TaillcSs Tyke needed no cn-
couragement. With q harsh roar he.
sprang through the air, only to crash,
against the closing door,
The outer door banged. and In another
second hooking finger tapped on the
window-pane.
Better luck ~ the two on 20 rext
tlme!" laughed a scornful voice: and DAY.
Id ran down the hill toward lienmulr.
CHAPTER XII.
HOW RED WULL HELD THE BRIDGE,
From that hour the fire OF M'Adam's
jealousy blazed into n mighty flame The
winning Of the Dale Cup had become a
mania with him. lie had won 1t once,
and would again despite All the MooreS,
All the Gray Dogs, all the undntlfnl sons
| in existence; on that point no was re-
| solved The fact OF his having tasted tho
1 joys OF victory served to whet his desire,
| And now he felt he could never be happy
| TIL the CUP Was his owns-won outright.
/ AT home David might barely enter tho
aoom where the trophy stood.
| Q"l'll mot ha' yo touch ma cnp, sc dirty
! fingered. il-begottcn wastrel. Wnllie and
4 me Won i,-,you'd naught to do wi 1t.
Go YOU 10 James Moore md James
Moore's dog
! "Ay, and shall TAX Cup vi meg OF
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MURDERER D ! J GETS
EIGHTEEN J. |. YEARS {; 4
JOHN Harmon, Who Killed Silas
Thompson, Found Guilty 1.
In Second u ID egrce.

John Harmon, a. negro who shot AMI
killed silas Thompson on J,ine Sd, was
found guilty OF murder In tile second de-
iEiee by Jury In tile Hastings Court
$ Yesterday md was sentenced 10 eighteen
years IN the penitentiary.
The killing was tho outcome OF a fra
cas- which occurred the evening pre-
vlous. Harmon came to his work armed
and shot Thompson, who died from
the wound tilirty.rine hours later.
Judge witt, In pronouncing sentence
IN Harmon, said that lie owed his life
TO jury ard his counsel for the evil
dence in the case showed murder In the
first degree Messrs. Charles NJ. Wal
lace, Jr., and J. Fl. Drake defended the
man, and Comirlonwcalth'sAt Attorney Rich
sardson conducted the persecution.
The two soung attorneys who defended
the man In the face OF such adverse
testimony we're heartily commended by
u number Of lawyers and their friends
after tho case was over, Fl 5eS3 iii
The Jury was discharged until July
18th, at which time the negro, q code, on
charge OF numbering Inspector shin.
berger. will be tried.
Judge Witt will h hold court for Judge
Clopton in Manchester next week.
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as he worked his way through thescheer-5
Ing mob; and Ovid Bob. trotting5 along
side him In quiet dignity. seemed to wave,
his sllvery brush In a acknowledgment.
ii3i Master Jacky a Sylvester alternately
turned caTt-wheels and felled the Hon
z1launcelot Bllks to the ground Lady
8Ioleanour, her cheeks flushed with pleas;
Eure, waved her parasol, and attempted to,
RESTRAIN her son S exuberance. Parsoll
5I.eggy danced an sunclerical Jig. and shook
hands with the squire till$both those fne
+ old gentlemen were purple In the face.
Long Kirby selected a small man in the
crowd, and Dashed his hat down over his
eyes. While Tammas, Rob saund erson.
Tupper,is Hoppin,i Londesey, and the rest
Joined hands and went raying round Ike
so many giddys girls II 3sili v, ~ 4
Cf them al h viewer none was 50 Y p
roarious In the mad heat of his enthus-
iasn, az David M "a dam, "A He stood in the
kenmuir wagon beside Mai gie,5 a cons
5spicious figure boVe tho crowd ], as he
roarel In @lloarse ecstasy A
"Well done, COR Bob Veil q done M r,
Moore! Yo'ye knocked him !! 4 KIM ckA him
agn! Ovid bob 10 Kenmulr! Mo bore! Moore
3, KenmuirI Hip HIP ~ until the noisy
young giant attracted such attent lion In
! His boisterous delight that Maggie had to
! lay a hand upon his arm to Brestra In his
lylolencS. NJ rs.
| y Alone, on tho far bank iof the stream,
stood the Yanquished pair, ,g
The little man was tremp|i IS y lightly;
This ia CO was still hot from his exertions;
lana as She listened to- the oYatlo q aorded
Ito his conqueror. there#was g piteons q SGT
! grin upon his ACE, ss In front stood the
1 ldefeated dog, his lips Wrinkl!ng ana
Ifhackles rising, as he, too, I saw and heard
and understood Il, 81. y. 4. .
tits u gran hing 70 {ha' a sdutiful SON
Wulliep, the little man VIII lspered wa e NJ
ling David "a waving flgure, = e's naPpy
James Moore has won. as that you ana X
Then, breaking down for.a moment; .
..I2li. Wullle, Wullie! they're all agln
III. It's you and i alane,. lad x
| "a ARain seeing the squire followed by
Farson Leggy. Yiscount Blrdsaye, and
others OF the gentry. forcing their way I. '!
through the press TO shake hands wltAa
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Will We hide III It's took from yer"
By ALFRED OLLIYAlNT..

VIII ye plue VII us look from ye!.88 n
80 the two went on; and every day the
tension approa ched nearer breaking-polnt.
In the Dale the little man met with no
sympathy The hearts Of the Dalcsmen
We're to a man with OVID Bob and his
master. 6l H
Fl Whereas once at the Sylvester Arms
his shrill, III tongue had been rarely still,
now he maintained q sulen silence; lem
Burton. ut least had no cause Of COM
plant. Croucbed away In a corner, With
Red NVull bcsiue him, the little man would
sit watching and listening as the Dalas-
men talked OF OVID I'ob's doings,B hls
staunchness. sngacity, and coming VIC
tory sl 8
Sometimes he could restrain himself no
LONGER Then no would spring to his feot.
and stand. a little Bwaylng figure. and
denounce them pasaionately IN, almost
l.pathetic eloguence. These orntlons all
/, ways concluded In set fashion.
| we're all agin us! the little man
would cry In luipering voice.
| I've arc that" Tammus would answer
comrlacently,
''Fair means or foul. yere content sac
lang as Wullle and mo arc beat won-
.derye dinna poison him--a little arsenic.
and the ways clear for your Bob E
"'The way Is clear enough wioot mat.
| from Ta,nInas 'cpnstically. Then n length-
.Ely silence. only broken by that exceeding
bitter cry; "lch, Wullle, While, they're
al agii us!
And always the rivals--red and gray
! went about seeking their opportunity But
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4Proln,erty Transfers.

richmond John WASHINGTON Hgehe = 70 y, =
= mi Street. g fact south OF Leigh.
Hill Mon taFue special .idn Re..r
3e 1 s rs, re.t & a. feet north OF Wallace.
yG EI,' RI S,spa rdson Walt srs y ~
feet on north side Marshall Street, y - fles1
Wes ., e -. nj W. HI Wyatt. Jr.. to Julia
Johnson. a feet on south side PARK e, enSl
nue.. 10. Jig feet east Of Sycamore s''es'
N; Ig.nr, % Alice O. and James p SINGER Z, 70
schristopher p. Johnson lots ana r. n oo'''
s. Barton Aslgntte. Inusa ". schlicser. 50 feet
~ = ne "a. I'D Floyd Avesas 20 feet wes' g
Cedar street. IS. &. q \. ..+,n r Alley. 81
g 3 - -. side Marshall Street 245 fees
cart OF Thirty.sixth, s.. 5oo.
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FOX HUNTS IN BUGGY.
Well " Known Virginian Who
Thus Enioys the Sport.

Mr.. F. S. Jennings who recently drove IN
his buggy from Red House, Charlotte county
to the Mecklenburs Hotel at Chase City, Will
spend the season there. $s ~ n K z va
Though forced to move on crutches and
needing an attendant. Mr. Jennings is the
life Of the hotel. His merry laugh rings
along the corridors and every one laughs
wi,hg him. His fine turnout is at the com
mand OF any lady who desires to ride. and.
of course. he us popular with them. His
Jokes are a little more keen and hearty than
any others. and. therefore, the men are HIS
too. XII s4syisl NE "a = ti55is
Until rheumatism. attacked him, he vas
in tho State. Fortunately. no struck coal when
1t was Just ripe. and now he isn't obliged
keeps a pack of dogs Fox hunting. the way
he does IT. in a buggy, might seem queer hut
he gets much enjoyment out of II. 5 5g PEW
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been chaperoncd the Countess Selkirk.
At her court presentation IN 1899 she wore
n pearl necklace valued at 500, 900. She
1To lions
abroad In 1sSS, once several years ago,
when she was confirmed here, and again
last year, when she stayed at Plliladel-
was Miss Mary Paul Of that city VIII
liam Waldorf Astor and John Jacob AS
tor are first cousins, and Miss Pauline
Astor is a grandnlece Of Mrs. William
Astor.a ss5
Announcement is made OF the engage
men! OF William Wright, .Jr, son OF
Reno Carey, daughter OF John Carey, Of
Baltimore, and sister OF Mrs. Fairfax
z Harrison. ssi Y Al e
M4AsII1NGTON.-T engagement E Of
Miss Mary Steele. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs; Julius Steele. Of Chicago, and Mr.
sNleroy Curtis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Snornced By the parents Of the Young g NO NO,
man. Mr.. Curtis is n Princeton gradu-
tie, and has been located In st. Louis
for some time. His parents have been
expected to arrire~in Tocoma, WASH,
July 18th. Miss Elsie Curtis is with them.
They will come East after a months
visit on N the Pacific coast. ~
&. Mrs. Powell Clayton, wife Of the United
States ambassad dor to Mexico. and moth
ter Of the Baroness Nfoncheur wife OF
the Belgian minister has finished her
visit to her daughter at the legation
here. Mrs. Clayton who has i been. In
WASHINGTON all through the spring sea-
son, has Joined her husband and daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine Clayton, for whom
the new daughter Of the Belgian minister
was named. y In St. Louis. The Baron and
Baroness Moncheurs will leave to- day for
Warn, Springs Va. where they have
taken cottage for the remainder OF the
sea SON. ~ 3 Ss5535 -
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Cane Henry and an! I. y (! q. Beac y
Every Sunday We
c. & 0. Outings.
!, - round trip TO n 49,. =. a q
s tl,M Reach. Two trains. s;So any 4
AN. No stops, SIS

~ -
the victor. he continued y. !, (, ,,fy VIII
sf.,sIt's good to be in wi the lual'ts, !" ~
ia ss Niyer maki{a friend OF o. man = ~,
meath ye in rank. nor an e!y ~, - WI
aboor ye that's second -
lle ii ye'd get on In zones = III. dor
watchine tha crowd on the far slope az y, ~
surged upward in the direction = Y. o., !, ny
mmittee tent. 3 Only w hen U the plaehB
n3asaihad hacked itself In solid pha!afnses
about the ring, inside VIII oh. y q
ago. lie had stood inRvery lf1eteI J. :, e't-
cumstances.a and was at len ~ st.,s, ~, :.
wintry smile played for noH,ent, q
his lips. lie laughed rlt..eSe ala
\. "Bido wee, Wullie--he! ne s. l' ~ 9
wee. 5i5 NJ " I. N
1.-THE best-laid schemes o mice and no men me-
Gang aft ngley. Sl} .tii
LAS he spoke, there came down 70 him,
above the tumult, faint cry 4 oty MIN
glcd surprise and anger, The 5ifheerlng
ceased abruptly, There wa 8 silence' tnel,
There burst on tho stiffness 9 llurI ctll ~
of Indignation, ri !3l. ! J.
Tho crowd surged forward n then turned,
Every eye was directed across the stream
Ahundred damning fingers pom veg e. ~. ~
solitary figure there. There were ,,v,
wells Of; There he bel Yon' IS HIN! ,Whn ~ 9
he done wiz 1t? Thief 4 Throttle MN ~
1.-The mob came numbering down the
slope like one man. laundering thelr L, I'M
Ifprecatons on thousand throa "a, 4ney
Hooked dangerous, and their W rain was
illuminated by the knot Of ang BpalesI'en !
who led the van, There was y ore 5.' :, ~
one white face among the women az ne 2
TOP Of the slope ms they watched =, !, t 7,
4 crowd blunderlng blindly down ne !, nlll'
I.There were more men than Pa rson Sit : z,
gy. tho squire. anles n oore. ann as n
local eonstables In the thick sot y ~
strlvirg franticaily With Voice ana / ges-
iture,9 ay, and stick too, to stem me (, az
| vance,, AZ S5 ~; - ],
1T was usless; OH the dark wave Y, ro y le'
irresistible. 81 Z z, \, I, |.
M On the far bank stood "a he tile man,
motionless, awaiting them WI IA a sfi ~
i front was the Ia illess tl'ylse. his back alla
neck like a new-shorn Wlleat-field ~ ne
rumbled a vast challenge. M Va
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.,.,,,nr miss Hattie roland in scottsvile,

visiting Miss Hattie Folard in scottsville,
Mrs. Herman Schmidt. Miss Lula
Schmidt and Mrs Schmidt's son. Mr.. Her
man Schmidt. are the guests Y5e OF ATS 5
Louis K. Wals in5.esin J! on fV 'is
Mrs. l.. T. slaughter IS spending, some som,
time with the family Of Mr. y. L.. sla l,FE y n
ter near Roanoke;
brother, Mir. II n. Harris, Of New Ken Kent
Courthouse.
Miss Bruce Briggs. Of scottsylle, Va Is
visiting relatives In Richmond.
iss Merey,ene ysughaR 81 eea iast
then Misses Hattie Miller, Annie Bumpin.
and DR. BERNARD Y. McGray and Harry
for their homes on Ii Richmond, Va, and
'Chestertown Nd. but willNreturn in ,1 IN
gust to attend !, he %ss Sv partgh ei
Mr.. ErarrysT1e Jacobs, general m ana ger
or the Suffolk Clay ComnanX.als 70 sWed
a New York bride. The New &c IRA MI ~
lean prints nofs ss e hs r
al MIR and Mrs. j.. A. Cline. OF West llstn
Street. Suffolk. The wedding time has not
been fixed yet, but Will come UP some uase
iii next October. *; II Sls; a,
aIr. Wythe Kinsolving, of the, Virginia
Theological Seminary. started this week
from New York to spend his vacation III
Europe.
Miss Oracle Van Pelt.Gof Richmond; Is
the guest Of Mrs s. Brown 11 q IA = a
phne, Va. ~, q
Miss. carrie Lee Campbell MISS viz
GINA Lee Patterson and Miss Esther. ~.
Barney, OF lredericksburg,. have g % :,
n BATH county, near Millboro. where, in
August, they will entertain a large house
party.
Mr.. Charles II Hurkamp, OF "Bosco-
bel. Va. Is said to have splendid crops
this year of wheat, hay, rye and corn es'l ~
Miss Edith Watkins and Miss Smith
are the guests of Miss Louise Bowman a u III
Lynchburg. ii
Mrs. Austin Smith, who has been quite
sick at the Intermont Hotel. where she
and her daughter. Miss Bessie. are spend
Ing the summer, is somewhat improved,
as her friends vii! be glad clad 70 hear,
Mr.. r. Brown Crensl,aw, OF No. Col
West Franklin Street, formerly with Mr.
o. D. James. Of tic chesapeake and ONO
ton with the Church & Dwight Com,
nany. OF Newly ork Mr.. Crenshaw will
| travel IN the Nest and Will begin ms
new work at sonce. liking with him the
congratulations Of his many Richmond
| friends. ~
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the Master, with his commanding prss-
once and stern eyes, was ever reao y ~
them. Toward the end, MADAM, sll ~
and smeerinK, would secretly urge on req
lWull 10 tho attack; until, one dayS,lns
'Grammoch- town, James Moore turned neg. on
him. his blue eyes gltterln s, . = !. y; ~
think, yo little fue he crled ~ t.,a
hard voice Of his "that.onst tney w : y
set we should yer git either q. q y EN- OIL
alive 2, 1t emed to strike the little man
as a novel idea: for, from that m !.
he was over tho first In his 3feyerish en- i
5dcavors to oppose his small form, pu!l CT
like. between the would-be @ ~ y !.
Curse as MADAM might. threaten !, Q :, 3
he might, when the time ca me ~ q t'op
won. tl nj 81 Il 4. s.3ls n I'LL Z, NJ
Tile styles Of the rivals We're well con 4, J.
Etrastad: the patience, the illslnuallng elo-
{auence, combined with the splendld dasn,
orsfthe one: and tho fierce, u driving y lry
of the other 43Fb IA ill93 . @ !, 4 u, 4.
5S,rhe Issue was never in doubt, Il 7 may
have been that tho temper d the VA HESS
Tykc gave in the time Of trial ~ 7, may
have been hat his sheep were WIG 2 ?
Madam declared certalnly Is not, as me !.
little man alleged III choking voice, ING. !.
aside to ruin Ills chance, CERTAIN lt, ~
that his tactics scared them iopelessly;
and he never had them In hand 5,t,
~ AS for Ovid Bob. Ills dropping, ms oriV.
Ing, his penning, aroused the loudrtos!k ueo
admiration OF crowd and conlPa.. w w.
alike He was patient yet. perslsloe y.
quiet yet Arm. and seemed ~ co e'a;
charges In the right way ~ tthat y 5lnll.''-
table manner of his own, Y. 9, 4.
When. at LENGTH the verdlct was Y elYp.',
and Al was known that a fters an lntery g
OF half a century the Shepherd y Trophy
was won again BY d Gray lI'g q ! isen,
muir. there was such scene az tlas pe =,
rarely witnessed, OH tile slope henihu WIS WIS
Dalesmen's Daughter. u,
backs great feet were sta mped On syn.
dried banks Of tho siiRer Lea stalWsr.
lungs .ere strained 70 their IN !,
capacity; and roars ~ ~ .. Z
Bob q Kcrmulr! The q Gray si1 @
Numbered up tho hillside. and were y hu ~
Numbering, hack. Fl, Il, Z. :.
Eyon James Moore was ylslply x n 2 ,'''
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sHINBERGER MONUMENT
Sufficient Sum Now in Hand for
Erection of Suitable Memorial.

Detective Gibson. secretary OF the Shin
berger Monument Association. stated yestcr-
day that there was sufficient money on hand
for the erection OF n suitable monument
Justice Crutchfleld is preaident of the assoc
citation; Detective Gibson. secretary, and Clerk
George Pollock. tr.N surer. Detective McMnhon,
whokis astonccutter, Is to- supervise the con-
fstructlon. The subscriptions wans received
from citizens generally. In addition to whnt
has already been acknowledged. Captain Whit
lock- turned in IN the ! following yesterday:
Joseph Lchenstein. s2: John W. Atkinson &
Co, SIS; IL 1Iichtenstoins Sons, 81; $Theo Mel.
son, {l ~. Allen, &S1;MgLI b. Stern 81;
Cash. 81: John NJ Miller. y Jr, 81; Alvey
I'rothers.8 81: Cash, 80 cents; Cash. 80
cents: Groeers'g supply Company. al:i Cash,
81 = N. ]. Hancock. 50 cents: Cash, 50 cents;
J. c. Il Page G. CO.. 81; Montague o. Co. 81;
Ferrero Grove & Co. 81: Cash. 80 cents.
John T, Powers e Co.. 81 !; William NJ. Luck.
81; Clarence Wyatt. IS; 5s u Al. Il Holster 81:
q. H. Young. 80 cents I; Cash. 25 cents "A j. s..
Moore's Sons. 81; G.. "A Motley. 20 n cents:
=. Ka1telIers Company: g cents; Cash. 8
Harry Heardsley. 50 cents: Cash. IS cents;
F. NJ, Nagetnann. 20 cents: Charlsa ). 81
lups. So: Samuel Steiner & Bros. 81: j.! n.
Goodc & SON. 81: Cash. IS cents:s Tanner Paint
and OilE Company. 31.5o; Cash. so cents: ".
p, Knowles. 81: Moses May II; Thomas D.
Newell, 81; Cash, 81: IfunsdonS Cary 81 :: H. L..
Carter 81: shin T. Goddin. 81 Cash, 81 Cneh.
81; Pollard g. Bagby. S; b. Turner, 80 cents:
Ii. m .F Ellis. Sl:& Cash. 81; Edgar Allan, Jr.,
@I r, M. Smith,, ~. }st i3
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KEEP HIN FROM
STOPPING FIGHTS | / s;
Fitzsiimmons Would Restrain
Mayor Weaver From
Interfering.

ri. . q - ,,,, .,d r,,r,,.,cn7 de.lreS Ia soar
Sig rounds ln weth,;sr or
ayor ana i,,,, da,,hi,
re says me r -
5qn1rer In, "a III, z, ,Ion a rnade ves-
TO TINS end appHcatiola = AZ + s.au, y
tcrday 70 Judge q, ter az, an M, m
junction restraining Mayor.ls g taa aru
Director Of Public saiety a t-
terfering viii q six-Iouao
morrew meg. aturdsy. 51ly KS, ne
the Fhiladephia - si.s' z,
function Is is IN
vii! don the gloves III h'f1 81 y
on Saturday wee Y. z, 3, !, -,
he mace
Charles $, !, As
Philadelphia baseball ~, q
pany Ernest g, IVA
Mayer Wdayer t qnh
cottages for THO day when the move was
and service so,I snsey A AZ
cation was made To- tSe 3ua e - nninck
beTs, the Pill markso. me-, eari nnu = {
4 \ Compared with the previous pnblish
of the contest, the clam SCI UP ~ tne ~, p
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MAY BUILD WAREHOUSE,
Street Committee Favorable to
Continental Company.

"a 'E ~ 1IE..
The resolution presented at the last
meeting Of Council repeating the ordi-s
nance allowing the Coz tincntal Tobacco .a'''
Company tho right toa build at the shead
OF Clay. Street the street having been
closed, was rejected by the Street Com
mittee yesterday aftern Don. The conf
pany proposes to erect an enormous ware
house at that point. At first It was pro-
posed ia build a. factory, but that plan
was changed. n
Messrs Whittet, spicer. Burton and
Minor thought a. Sw'aieh ouse more accept
able than a factory. with Its, accompany
Ing disagreeable features OF crowds OF
factory hands, smoke. etc.
The request of the Passenger and Power yer
|. Compa to abolish certain tracks on
Church Fill was laid on the tnble,gpnull
the August meeting, and the question 9
transfers went overEn the same manner. Z
5 Al letter from d. a, Ca tin, the real es-
tate agent, stating that the Davis and
stuart monuments would be erected q +
Monument Avenue and Cedar Street, and
Allison Street and Monument Avenue.
res pectivcly. provided the city will grade
ten feet on each side of the streets men
toned. tls ~ VII 3s333 (. s AZ H St
g On motion OF Mr. spicer, the PROPOSE ION
was, referred to tho ward dele legation. the
city attorney and the city engineer, to
make a report back to the commit tee
A Those present NJ at the meeting were 4
Mes.srs Minor, Burton. Whittet sptcer.
Williams, West, Adams, j. NJ. ALLEN
Mann. ls4iffs
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with several fast teams In this State.
jack Burton, at short, has had offers
from .other. teams, but. has declined them
was a mem ber t,f the famous Critic team
Iii 1895 and 1881, and made d record.
Edwards, at second, Ia an old player, and
Sears, at third base, & Is a number one
man. ]. Hubbard, at left, Is a fast OUT
fielder and heavy batter. Jack Smith, II,
ea sfn ss cq po o n TO sa qla
Critics in in 1896 and 1so7, and he and Doc,
Allen were the battery OF the famous
.er OF Church HILL can play Ii, any post
tioil, from catcher to- right field. AS 2
ba tier lie is good. Hot. Allen, q. crack
Is also with the team Il 11e Is a
splendid player and good with the stick.
Luck Logon is another fine player.
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IN SOCIETY CENTERS.
Miss Pauline Astor's Engagement
% CAPT. II. Spender- Clay.

\ NEW 'YORK.-I'he Pail Mall Gazette
has lust announced the engagement and
approaching marriage Of Miss Pauline.
Astor. the daughter Of NJ. William Wal
dorf Aslor, to Captain Herbert Spender-
Clay formerly OF the English Life
Guards. the son OF Mrs. Bcresford Mel
vile. whose first husband. Mr.. Clay. was
a member Of the firm Of Bass 3 q Com Pm :
an annual income OF $4,000. and Is a
brother OF Lady Bingham. who Will one
day be the Countess Lncan.
Miss a stor is $twenty-four years old Is
attractive and accomplished without be-
Ing pretty. She is regarded AS the rich
EST American heiress, her Inheritance be-
Ing valued at $4,000, coo. She has been
brought, up In England. where she has
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Kept the Change. /.

7EWllIarn HGntewood was standing IN = \ bar.
rooms. "A lcxander Tyler went In and ordered
drinks. HI handed. tho &bnrkeeper a 50 bill.
hut there was not enough money In tho TIL
to make the change. William Gatewood volun-
teered to 80 out and get the five changed
the change was counted out there was only
81 80 In the pile. & M
.,55..what in the-zif- xounds--bins r. calculated
William looked III. change over and saw
1t was shy $3.50. W III 53 ISL III
WYATT minute" he said. gimme that
back. and III go and got right
4 IIe went but he didn't return. +.
q Justice John gave him ninety days in jail
for petit larceny yesterday morning