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:. INVERMAl,'.Y'.,

Baskerville was named in honor Of him m
.Waverly" was founded In 100 ps
George Baskerville, and vas described as =.
situated on the north side Of the Roa-
noke and the west side of Milcs's Creek.
IN tho Parish of Cumberland, county OF
Iurcnburg. Glen Read being alluded 70
as the county clerk. George Baskervlil
vas the patriarcht of his family IN TINS
country. He first came over from III s.
land and lived at Cabin Point, on the
James, in surry county. and then en-
migrated to tho Roanoke. He has many
descendants now living III this county,
Richmond city, Southwest Virginia ana
Tennessee. Under the operation OF the
law of prImogcnlture then existing, AZ
his death dust before the Revolutionary
War; his son. John. inherited all ms
real estate. William, the second son l"no
was the father of Colonel Wlliiam -.
Baskerville Sir, tho subsequent owner u
"Wuverly'D, was a Revolutionary ot1lcer.
having been second lieutenant OF the l :,
military company to go out from TITS il'l
countyat tho breaking out Of the Revo-
4 Iutionary Mar, which was raised ana
commanded BY Captain afterwards Cen Gen.
crab sam Hopkins, who was one or me
. first justices appointed for; Mecklenburg
] when she was formed into a new county.
Noel Burton was first lieutenant Of the
company. Sometime after reaching heau-
quarters at Norfolk, Lieutenant burton
| died, and the rulc of promotion IN tio
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n short while before the appointed time:
Here 4 also was born the mother OF Of
81Tnited states District Judge Ihomas
Goofo Jones' Of Montgomery, Ala,
( AZ Governor OF Alabama. lnvcrmay
fad reputation throughout me
south for tho thoroughbred horses anu
n,,re strain cattle ard sheep raised mere ,
r Along on the opposite side OF the river
arc situated Oakland" the home OF
2the Dayises. Here was born Dr. onn
Dayis and Captain George W.. Davis.
r,antain Davis's grandfather. william
Davis. Sr.. first settled on the ltonnoKe
q ho,,t ono hundred and fifty, years ago.,
~ v;hn Is row the "Cuscowl la IS plan,
tr,ts He was a cousin twice removed
tnf'the grandfather Of President Jeller-
son Davis :. Y Z, I, Z, .s
| ..Roxwuosl the old homestead OIL MI !.
thanIel Alexander, who was a mos.
tcolrtly and polished gentleman. He @as
FIR many years the presiding MAG :.
Of the county under the old court ss ~
tenn and represented her IN the. i1po w.
l5of Delegates for many elms' lieia, 49, Ia
was born ex-Judge Charles .AleSuiust :
also Alexander Hamilton. Of PeterSpu as.
St Leon the home Of NC . 5Spn '1ss,
|lTIere was born Mrs. Mary = ones ~. " ~
thnll. wife of the late United S ,ttl, ~
senator Wnlthall. Of Alississlp ! u !! , 9
lanes = Jones. Jr., who mad q 'lo ~. ~
reputation for his great courage mi,u !,
coolrcss III personal cncount 5ie y :,
| TIA fpri ncipnl in many duels, ana W1ie y
Ia died 1t is said seven CHALLENGES -
recent date were found in his poc'iA'etss'
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,,crnan Of large capital. and the founder
Of the family &of this name in ithlsY
try), at the courthouse (now I3oydton),
and with Mr,sJoseph Speed, doing a large illrlg
business at Old Store mo"
Grovc). His wife was q sister
to William Eaton, of WarrentoH, n. y.
. yuEN VISTA.
Next below "Wavcrly" is situated
."Vr,en VISTA the old homestead of Col
one William r. Baskerville, Jr., Who
served ir. the House of Delegates Tor
many years, and was regarded as being
one OF the best lawmakers Mccklcnburs
over had. On one occasion, Wishing to
prevent what he thought an obnoxious
men sure from being enacted by the ma.
iority, he got the floor Of the House ana
smoke for six days, until the day Of firal
adjournment and 1t is said he. beng
so fluent. was never lost lor "oiu
throughout this lengthy speech.
Next Nbeiuw 'Wuen Vista" lies '1nyyer-
may" the old homestead Of the other
branch Of The Goodies, Of MecklenpurR.
Here was born DIR. Tom Goode, WI e
owned the Hot Springs Of virginia. Here,
too, was born Colonel Thomas x r. eioous'
the present owner Of the celebrated b . W :,
falo T.ithla Springs, who Represented
.Mecklenburg county in the secession coIl-
5yention, and who was once defeated ~
Roger A. Pryor for Congress from ms rs
district by a very small majority y, AZ inc inc
general election. 1t was during this ca !
palgn that Goode challenged ~ yori 70
fight a duel. which was only avertea Dy
the intercession OF their mutual ltrleHus
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!. WAVERL.,Y.

army then being by seniority. he cam
mander of the post, whose IorenrogatilVVee =.
was, appointed a second lieutenant IRON
another company, whose commission was
of anterior date to Lieutenant BasKer-
WIS. over the remonstrance and protest
of the company, to succeed Lieutenant
Burton, in consequence of Which Lieu
tenant Baskervill resigned his commas
sion in the army but WIS thencetort"'a wary
employed in the commissary depa' t III ~
until the close of the war.
On his return to Mecklcnburg IN e.! 60
hes was appointed deputy clerk by Johh
Brown "a scotchman by birth and iatner
h to James Brown, Jr,, so8long the popu 20.
and efficient Second Auditor OF virginia.
WHO was the clerk Of the county, ! soon
! fter this Mr.. John Brown was appolnteu'
clerk Of the General Court OF virginia,
which required his residence IN Ken
mond. when he offered his sresigna ,lon
IA .the justices of the Court o. ~ eck1el.
burg, in these words: ~ am Wiling -
resign the clerkships of M ecklenpu !, E
county provided Mr.. William. 3isaskervl -,
whose qualification andHnttentlon " p vs.
/ ,ess YOU are acquainted with, coula DC
+ nnnointed TO the office;& upon WHEN con
dtion only you are to&consldcclr slll.s i ~,
ter MS being my absolute resi- l itit'.'o' =
81 EIe was appointed clerk.
In 1890 Mr.. William u I3askelyill asssocli
! ated himself In a mercantile business
1 with Mr.. Alexander Boyd "a Seotch gen
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ELM HILL.

"park Forest was owned by tho
Greens before 1t come in possession OF
the Alexanders Here lived for while
Colonel Greif Green who Is said to have
bean q; natural born soldier, who had
/, wonderful influence over his men IN
l,,,tle. but was one OF the strictcst OF
d;sciplinarians. He was so very exact
Ing with his men, he was very unpop,,a
MAR with them. After the war OF lsia
vas declared ended. he disbanded his
regiment at Norfolk. where lie had peeh
stationed and rendered his soldiers q
BANQUET. where the finest Cognac was
dispensed. When his health was pro-
poeed greatly to his modification and
the consternation of tho invited olticets
his soldiers drank him as u TOAST '''e
10th Psalm. s&
COL. BASKERYILL'S HOME
Next we come to ''Wavcrly, tho old
homestead of Colonel William r. Bass
keryill. sr., who was q man of much
prominence in this section Of the state.
and was for several terms State senator
from this district. Here. too, was porn
CAPTAIN r.. ID. Baskerville, who had moro
Than a local reputation as a physlc4ih
and surgeon. Ills contributions to the
medical Journals Of his day were widely
read by tho medical profession. some OF
them having been translated and repnp-
| Hshed in medical journals OF foreign
countries. Dr. Baskerville was one or the
most influential men OF AZ MecKlenpurs
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.Mecklcnburg County it1r3 Ante Ante
ssBellutn Days the Hone me Ct
838,5 Wealth and Influence. r
FARMS INHERITED, NOT sol. ?
Mansions That Stand as Mont on,,-
tosTorlner Masters, Who
Built With Generous Hand.
Written FOR Tic Times. Dlspntch)

8Sjssg tWtittcn for Tic times -L1 ~ Pl.
For many years before the Civil war Ii
M. :, \, ~ nn,,ntv ,rns regarded as one
INCONSISTENCIES N ,,,n,,,,t,n,
,8of3 the WEAKNESS MY MY i1pS'S III,
II counties OF the Commonwealth W
\, VI, !, 40 River being settled on both
IISs''7 Z f'f5,}T . ;,,n,,a,,,iat and cultured
" sldies ny ~! 4 y iiio's So. -,
people, who owned large l'lhh i'''i
n. r,anyg slaves Oftcner than otherwise we
jproprietor Of a Roanoke ttlVer Plui ~; ~,
Il i3nanod one or moro inland farms stocked
ann slaves and teams. under the manage
| nent az an ovcrseer. These places were
IL 5,:,,n,S.,, . the owners Quarters Ere
n,,rntlv. too, large plantations in the 1ar
4 sn,,th5 we're owned and operated by them
n INA A. 4hc management of trusted over
! 9,..'srs Ivbcn trips were made, to these
II x snni barn r,lantations the Indifferent
n hn,.sns and mules and all the mean and
hlc slaves were deported thttb7s
d - ,,,bioh probably iii n great measure
| ,aa,,,,,ts for flo fact that tic colored
yna,,,,i.i IN, of this section Of the state
| ! = better hammered and more thrifty
M ,.;n;a,,s and worthless having been
IL. ~, !, fo,. generation after genera
HenN 10y, ~ ~ :, ,,,,,,,d nroh-
tion ,as.r i,i,t,,ca, i,o,r bad traits Of
~. =, -. =. "a ,.e never returned.
DAYS Roanoke River rlunta-
tStions were rarely ever for sale; indeed I, y
was q little short OF an alroht ~ . ~.
Innate to thcJ proprietor OF one o. tl,I ,l
such n thing ms the purchase OF ms lai vs.
HANDSOME OLD MANSlos ..
Iss Some Of the old mansions on these cs-
Stats were handsomely built, the arc'li-
lEtectural designs being not so convenient,
hbrt more beautiful and substantially COLI
Is str1lctcd ,hail arc the modern ones. Cen
SeraIly they werc most desirably located
~ = a. t. 1f
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GERMANS LEAVING.
Are Poor Farmers and Give Up
i Crops to Work at Saw-Mills,

}a Especial to The Times Dspatch)
X MEHERRlN, VA, Feb. :,7,-Many of
3the Germans who came here in the past
few years are leaving. bound for the
NORTH since they have failed 10 make
\ a support from their fans. These people
Eare all hard workers but poor farmers,
and large portion Of those which remain
hare rot attempting TO farm, but are maxi
Wing support from the saw mills sltu-
sated near here. They are not disposlng
Aof their farms, but are leaving them In
scharge of their friends and VIII come back
$1n5the future and attempt TO raise crops
1.-The second time, These people have
Thought up many acres Of land in this
alsection. and as a result lard has in the
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THE CAST OFF WINS.
Pretorius Causes Surprise at New
Orleans-New York's Defeat.

4 3 % d. i . u.
(By Associated Prcss.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.--The Schreip-
or cust-oft Preto,lus, now owned py a.
"a. Letteller, wor. tho first race to-day,
Tho old geldng opened at 100 10 !, Wns
backed down to 40 to !, or less, ana won
clevcrly. New York's defeat In the speed
handicap, for which he was always
favorite, was blow to tho Eastern con-
tingent. 6 >,o
INirst race--six furlongs-Pretorius (so
to ID first, Gus IIeidorn q to, y second,
Josiette Is to y third, Time, LII.
Second racer-seyen furlorgs-Claremont
II TO i first, Clay Clemton go TO y
second Trogan Is to % third 1ine'
LES 2-5.
Third race--milc aud acknowledgement
singer % to 81 first, Circus Girl g to- y
second, Past e to y third, Time, ~ 40
Fourth racc--Speed handicap; six fnp-
longs-Autumn Leaves Is to y first ltone
az to y second. Frank Bell "a TO %
third. Time, lib 49,
Fifth ace-handlcap; mile and three
Aslxteerths-Port Royal e to y first, os-
tirch @ to q second, GrayIna q 10 -
third, Time. :5S 90
Sixth rnce--mile and half-Scmper
WAX Il to u first, Trio "a to u second,
Treacy % to p third, Time, 2:a4 2-5,
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ENGINEER KILLED
IN SEAB0ARD WRECK
DIV Assoclated press.l

ATHENS, GA, Feb. 27.--In collision
between freight trains on the seaboard
Air Line. near here to-day, Engineer Gus
Cox, of Abbcvile, S. c., was killed, An
engine and several cars were demolished
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THE WISCONsIN's RECORD
BEATS THE WORLD
asy Associated Press

Wy ASSUUIHFUI 7 TCt'N'T
MANILA. Feb. 27,--The battleship MIS-
consin has beaten the world record Win
thirteen-rch guns, its expert sunners
having made nine bulls eyes out of ten
shots fired within ten minutes.
Paymaster Mel'se OF the WISCONSIN
accused of Irregularities IN commissary
fund accounts, Is to be tried by q court
martial
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Ho,v 20 RuIe a Hu.bnna.

When the writer was about TO marry
the wife of q we'll known judge gave
her this advice:
"My dear. a woman needs the wis
dom OF Solomon. the patience Of Jot
and the meekness Of dove to get
along with the best man that ever
lived. / have my third husband, al
good men. but all cranky at times
When they are cranky, keep still; wher
they fret hold your tongue. and always
remember that it takes two to make q
quarrel"
In writing 10 the dear old lady after
some years Of experience at the head
quarters Of an army. where l was sur
rounded by some 10000 men. took oc
casion TO say:
"The more l see OF men the better
like them, and as to quarreling, you are
quite right l should like to add thai
your admirable advice might perhaps
be supplemented by adding, Exercise
tact and spell it large Tact will wiz
nine times out of ten where open hos
tilities and aggressiveness fail" @
The response was:
"You are right. We are improving
{ with each generation. National Mag
azine.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
HORSE WALKS
RAILROAD BRIDGE
Miraculous Escape of Intoxi-
Gated Man on Trestle
Near Laurel
PROMPT ACTION SAVED HIS LIFE
specla. to the Evening journal.

Laurel Sept. 6.-That certain Prov
idence watches over ana protects an
intoxicated man is the opinion Of most
OF the citizens Of this town. since Burt
West. a prominent farmer living near
here. drove over the railroad bridge on
Saturday evening.
The bridge is nothing but a trestle
work structure with "a board about a
foot wide in the center Of the tracks
which is used as "A path by the bridge
tenders. Beyond that there is nothing
TO walk on except the ties, but mirncu-
lously the horse walked across with
out a misstep, drawing the carriage In
which was seated the now sobered and
thoroughly frightened West Bridge
tender Coffin was I'm his watch box at
the end of the bridge when he heard
the humping of the carriage ana II was
with difficulty that he convinced him
self that he was not dreaming. He
was afraid to run out and meet the
team for fear Of soaring the horse and
thereby causing the death OF both, and
at the same time he was almost fran
tic because of the knowledge that the
9.45 express was due at any moment il
then being five minutes past her sched-
ule time
AS soon as the team reached him he
jumped out OF the watch house and the
few onlookers say that one minute did
not elapse before he had the horse un-
harnessed and clear of the tracks. The
carriage had to be pulled up the track
several yards before it could be re-
moved and hardly had they gotten il
off before the train hove in sight
10 is probable that the railroad com.
pany Will take action against West foi
If the train had met the team on tn,
bridge It would save resulted in q
wreck in which a score of lives might
have been lost. The bridge is the seen,
of the wreck in which Engineer County
lost his life a few weeks ago when hi,
engine plunged overheard.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
COST COUNTY S250.65
TO HANG JOHN JOINER
Sheriff Stidham Presents Bill
to Levy Court for the
Execution

The execution of John Joiner, colored,
at the county workhouse on Friday last
cost the county $3.50 60. At the meeting
Of the Levy Court this morning Sheriff
Emmit f. stidham presented his bill
which contained the following items: Pay
ing for scaffold at the workhouse SOS;
paying jury at the execution. s24; express
on rope. 45 cents; three trips to Media
and return 81 20; total, S25O.G5. The biz
was ordered to be paid.
The bill for the board OF prisoners at
the workhouse for the month of August
amounting to S3.225. 20 was ordered paid.
The number Of prisoners during the
month was from 25S to 262.
Permission was granted to the Della
ware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company to erect poles along the
new Elsmere road.
communication was received from
the Friendship Fire Company thanking
the court for issuing an order to have
the court house bell rang in honor of
their guests. who arrived in the city about
y O'Clock.
President Chandler stated that bne.
well Ill fet deep. two "a feet and one gS
feet had been bored at Seventh street
bridge in an effort to get water for the
new tenant house recently built for the
bridgetcnder. In boring for all except
the last one, rock was struck. but no
water. water. The last we'll gave a flow
Of water which although il has been run
ming for several days is stiil muddy and
it IS thought the flow is coming from
the marsh.
Comptroller Kelly announced that ali
bills for printing the notices and alpha-
betical lists must be sent in this week.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
INTERESTING RACES HELD
Fast Trottins at Browns Track on
Labor Day.

Interesting races were held at Browns
track near stanton yesterday afternoon
which were participated in by horsemen
from the surrounding country.
The heats were all well contested and
good time was made in each q the three
events. In the first race with five start
ers, Mr., Jordan, of near Marshanton,
won in two straight heats, time 2.i2ai.
o asa; Mr.. Price. of Newport, second.
In the second event Mr. Hendrickson
OF st. Georges pulled out winner In
straight heats at 2.S7 fiat. four entries.
The third event was won in straight
heats by Mr.. Ottson, OF stanton, time,
20. 2.26. William Armstrong Of Newport,
acted as judge
There was a number Of the fair sex
present at the races who took much an
terest in the sport. Several political as
prants were also I'm evidence among
whom were Harry Brown and BENJAMIN
A. Groves candidate for Clerk Of the
Peace; William Brown, candidates for
Levy Court. DR.. John Bali and Ricnard
T. Pilling. Much surprise was shown al
the speed of Mr. Prices colt. Sam. which
headed up with the best OF them Sam Is
ap romsing youngster ana with another
seasons training will be abe to show a
pair of heels that will cause him TO be
considered dangerous when d comes tc
trotging.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
POLICE WILL
STOP PEDDL|NG
All Those Who Do Business
Without License to be
Arrested
HEAVY FINES IMPOSED TODAY

Peddling without a license in VIII
mington is practice the police pro-
pose 20 break up. Arrests for offences
of this nature are frequently made but
peddlers spring up every day who
spend but a day or two here and pass
on to the next city. Sometimes they
are caught and often they escape the
notice of the police upon whom they
keep a sharp lookout while doing bus
mess from door to door.
Yesterday Patrolman John Fox ar
rested Abram G.. Liebermann, Louis
Jackson and Louis Cohn for peddling
rugs They could not show licenses
and were consequently locked up. In
City Court this morning one of the ac-
cused said that he was employed by
his house as a detective. He said that
goods to the amount OF $3.50 had been
stolen from his firm and that he was
working on the case when arrested
Judge Cochran said he did not con-
slider the statement sufficiently strong
to prevent him from placing a fine OF
so and costs on each of the culprits
/ This fine is s. more than the usual pen
atty imposed.
Charged with disorderly conduct Will
liam L. Jones, Bessie Moody. Wesley
Brown and Andrew Ayers. the latter
three oolored. were each fined IS and
/ costs.
James Rochester, colored. was charg-
ed with wife-beating. His better
half refused to press the charge
against him, however, being content
ed that he should be held in a peace
bond. The court held the prisoner ir
800 bond to keep the peace.
Isaac Miles colored, was fined s. ant
costs for trespassing on the Baltimor,
& Ohio railroad.
For fighting i'm the street Isaac Milie'
and William BraXton, both colored
were fined IS and SO respectively.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
DEAD.

GUTHRIE.-On September 4, 1904, Jones
Guthrie, in his 18th year.
Funeral services will be held at his late
residence. Vue. de. rEau. New Castle
avenue, near Wilmington, on Wednesday
morning September z. at II o'clock. Inter
ment private Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery.
WELDIN.-In this city, on September 4.
1904. George L. We,din.
Relatives and friends. are invited to at
tend the funeral services at the residence
of his daughter. 1908 DUPONT street. on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. Inter-
ment at Riverview Cemetery.
BARTON.-In Phi adelphia, September
3, 1904, Mary Martha Barton, aged 6g
years.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at the chapel at
Riverview Cemetery, on Thursday after
noon at o'clock. Interment at River
view.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
PATRIARCH REGIMENT
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Georgetown Delegation Wins
the Prize in Competitive
Drill Held

At the annual convention OF the First
Patriarch Regiment c.. u. O. of O. +,
held in odd Fellows Temple Tenth
and Orange streets, yesterday. and
presided over by President Edgar STAR
| ling the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year. President, Edgar
Startling, Of this city; vice-president,
jerry Simpson, Newport News; secre-
tary, James w. Jones. OF Washington;
financial secretary. jeremiah Smith, OF
Newport; treasurer, Obadiah Henry OF
Newark
The following named officers OF the
regiment were also selected: Colonel
M. c. Bonds. of Hampton. Va: lieuten-
.ant-colonel, samuel E. Henry of VIII
mlngton.
President Starting, i'm his annual ad-
dress. reviewed at some length the his
tory Of the order during the year and
congratulated the members on the ex-
celence of their organization. The
convention. at the close OF President
Starllng's address. adjourned to meet
during August, 1905, al Norfolk, Va.
In the afternoon there was a com-
petitive drill on the ball grounds at
Front and Union streets. which was
participated in by Paharchs from
Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore
Newark, Newport News, Hampton, Va.
and Georgetown, d. c.
About 10000 people witnessed the
drill
The judges We're Charles Wilson. p.
T.. G. c.. 5. ", B. Carty and Henry
Robinson. The prize was a handsome
regimental flag and was won by
Georgetown with a percentage of 90.
The flag was presented the winners at
the Temple in the evening BY S. V. b.
Carly, and was accepted by Captain
Beeson.
There was a BAH in the evening in
! the hall
Evening journal., 1904-09-06

During the holiday season. when good
cheer everywhere prevails. there is moth
ing nicer 10 have in the house than little
good whiskey. and besides. the best phys
icians prescribe it in many eases of sick
ness. But you must have good whlskey.
pure whiskey. You don't want to drini;
poor whiskey yourself much less offer II
to your friends. while as a medicine. poor
whiskey. aduiterated whlskey. is injur-
ious. II YOU want something real good
for Christmas, good for medicinal uses,
good for an uses, good at an times. read
The Hayner Disuling Company's offer
elsewhere ir this paper.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06
Thank rheir Eriands.

Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Spahr were deep
ly touched by the floral tributes offered
at the f'' raj of their son which took
place on Saturday last and sincerely
thank those who sent them. Their boy
was a soldier in the Philippines. Mr.
Spahr is a veteran of the Civil War.
Evening journal., 1904-09-06

JOHN p. LEONARD.