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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
ELSIE AND THE FAIRY.

Once there was d little girl named !,
Elsie. who lived with her father and
mother III a great forest. y3
One day she was lying on Y q bed OF +
moss looking up into tho tree tops, when
hearing a sound, she looked around and 4
what do you think skc faw?h tiny tile
Efalry. dressed In flmy white. with 9
Esllver crown on her head and a silver
wand III her hand. She told Elsie 1T o &
get up and go with her. Elsie did and
| they went on through the wood until they
came TO n high stone wall. The fairy
struck 1t with her wand and a door ope,,-
cd. rhcy went through tho door Into AZ
small room. Leading out OF thereon was I
/ a golden staircase. Elsie followed tho 4
| fairy down the steps and into a long hall.is
| Then tho fairy turned and said. "If you y
wish to see a lovely sight, go TOT that
table in the center Of the hall and you 4
will find a way to see lt..,, Having said
this, tho fairy disappeared. ,s,5
Elsie looked about hAr and saw that
tho sides of tho hall were lined with
mirrors. In tho center was a glass table,
and on It was a small silver key. 1lsio3 \
took this us and went to door In theS
further end of! the hall. She unlocked 5tfe 4
door and passed out into a beautiful
garden. It was round, with grass In ths$
middle, borders Of flowers around the
edge, and trees planted at irreg ular iil-$
Etervals. Il, the center OF the grass plotE;
was q lovely little Il lalse with. graceful
snow-white swans swimming on Is slr-,s
facc.ts$; sES
The trees bore gold ana silver frillt,8
there wero diamonds and Pearls on t1las
grass instead Of dew-drops, and the
flowers were made Of sapphires. rubies.F
cmeralds ana otller precious stones. The
sun was shining on this garden, and 4
the Jewels were. SO dazzling that Elsie !
closed her eyes When she opened them
again, she found herself lying on the
moss under the trees. ,3 ~ s ss 33iT3Iss
"a ssi M 6 " n ELLIE 4 FIy1Ss .5lG
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
Cary Family Again.

Although we have already given some
thing on tho Cary family in several
numbers, yet By earnest solicitation from
II resident OF Manchester, Va. who fur
nlshes this article we give this branch
of the family, making the whole more
complete. M q tB
some Of the records Of this branch Of
the Cary family were destroyed by f, l2
in Warwick county during the Civil War.
The connecting links between Thomas
Cary, 'thc elder and the emigrant,
Miics Cary. is earnestly desired: he IS
supposed to be descendant from Thomas.
the eldest son OF he emigrant: but we
have no records to prove It. All help in
this line will be Ereatcfully received BY
members OF the family. &.
Thomas cary. styled in his will he
elder" died in warwick county Va,
1861, leaving n son. Thomas, and two
daughters, Martha and Elizabeth, who
married. respectively. brothers. Richard
and Cough Whitaker. Captain Thomas
Cary or Warwick county made his VIII
1880. In which lie mentions his two sons.
William and Miles. and his daughter
Annie, who married Edmund Curtis. The
elder son. William, was by his first wife,
a Miss Whitaker, possibly sister OF
Y. and G. whitaker. The younger son.
Miles. sprang from a second marriage
with Frances Godwyn. The male line
Of both these sons IS thought extinct;
that or Miles, certainly SO. Miles mar
rietl; Rachel Sbmhc. Of Charles city. Els
two sons. John and Wilson Mics. dled
unmarried, Elizabeth and Frances, their.
sisters, married, respectively, Chlls'opher
Curtis and john Morse,
william, Cary. the elder son, married
+wice. first a daughter Of Lady Rachel
cary bys whom he had m only child:
|Wiliiam who died 4 minor, His second
wifc' Vas a daughter OF Josiah Massen-
burg D by whom he. had an only g. child hi .:
rmnmas ". probably for Whitaaker. or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
ST It'll FAMlI-- y
ns tl'ey lead TO the trading Of children
and grandchildren Of the various con-

RI q .r. - : u a r
as tliey lead 10, The trading Of children
AM. Grandchildren OF tie various con-
ncctions.
Edmund stith made vii 1850, and died
|tthrt, year. Drurs stIth (D made VIII
TEX died 1'so; was probatGd same year;
Leaves property to Ills wife and sons,
'prillN, Griffin John and James Buck
lncr8 Stitli made Will 1856 died 1791; was
|Sntobnted same Year; To lls son Robert,
WHO had beer lett an estate IN King
George county BY Ills uncle John, llc
children and his beloved, wife Susanna
divides the property, namelp.John, B,ck.
ilcr, Griffin. Katherine Boiling, Richard
aud AJln. y,
Euckncrs Stitt, son OF above. made will
1906 died 1901; probn,gd same year: gave
|inrnpertY 70 his sons Ferdinand and David
3uitnqr, and daughter Elizabeth Jones
Stith.
Thomas Stlth made viii 1926; died 1901;
leaves property to Ills children, Nancy,
Rebecca. DAVID. Susanna, Henry, Obc-
dIah, Andrew, Naomi. Ezra and Abner.
'rhc records of the count show tho Wills
Of the following descendants: David Stith,
who died 1906; Susanna Stith who died
1910: John vs.. Sti,h, who died 1914: he
! stntesEin his VIII. Tho United States Is
Indebted 10 me from March LIST, myself
aid servant. which will be more than
enough 10 pay my debts This was
| for service in war Of 1Sl2.
Richard Stith who died, 1919; Ann Stith
who died 1924; William Sti,ll, who died
1885; Nccdliam W stith WHO died 1870:
lucy G. st;h who died 1866. and gave
the whole Of her estate to Ann Washing
ton StItl,.
In our next issue will be given some
OF The old marriage bonds and marriages
among the sitting. which arc$l,ghly inter-
Testing: also their connections with the
Wnshins,ons, Bollngs, and in touch with
Pocahontns; with sketch Of William Stith.
tho historian
The arms here given were probably
presented to President William stith by
William and Mary Collcgesat its cstab-
ltsl,ment. They are described as: AR
gent; Il cherron, sable, between three
| flpur.dc-lys.s'' surrounded in q frame, With
head of Queen Mary d top and. King
william at bottom. u. c. NJ.
CTo Be Continued1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
"A Crowless Rooster.

letter from Seattle. Wash, among
other interesting things, has this storyi
Realizing that crowless rooster ~ y
long felt want, George +, Nacht@ey, Of
this city. Invented one, or rather a mute
i,nulo. fowl Nachtwey has two samples,
Of tho erowless bird both fun grown ana
silent. Whether they arc deaf and dumb
Nachtwoy does not know, but they can
don't, or won't crow. In all other 10
spects they are like ordinary roostNrs,
The crowless fowls are q cross q l> nv.
snanish with Wyandottes, Whethsr TINS
result will happen every time in cross
Ing these two breeds Nachtwey does nos
know. q, W, K. /,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

Hunter, and had one child; Samuel b.;
john Cary; Florence. who married Lynch,
and lad two children; DANES and Adol-
plus; Edward 8I,entoig Whitaker Grace
Bethel, Alice Cary, Mary Ethel. Tho
s6thcr members Of tho family of III u.
md IIlizaboti, Whitaker. who are mar
.riet1 are John. who married Mamie
,ttpshurs OF yirEItias ni,d has two chill.
.,,rn,, ,tohn, who married Grace Jenncns.
m New York, and Elizabeth Mary
,lnurt,ter OF Il. III d. and 10. w, mar.
fled Dr. John Collins. Of Enfield. N. c.,
aud had three children, John, Henry and
Mary. 81 s5s
Elizabeth. 1st child OF Richard Whit
aker, Sd son OF ELI p. and Martha Whit
akrr. married Gninblc, and had seven
children; Mary, married Cameron; l,o-
BERT. Lcttic, 1sichard, Cary, Edward and
breckenridge.
Polly Bradford, married Emma Crowell,
and had two daughters: Mary married
Ncsbit, and had two children, who 1.-Two
in Alabama: Martha n married Robert
Bradford, and had four cl,dren. who
i've In Tlorldn: Peggy. dth child of Ell
3. and Polly, married pr Holland. Of
Norfolk, Va, md had five childish; Mar
garct married Or. Beeton had one son,
George, who died young; Mary, I'd wife
Of YIN. Bull. had three children, Mar
garet. William. n miastonary % Korea,
married. with two children, ana Mamie
Florence, i1st wife YIN. Bull, two chill
dren. Cornelius, has one child, and
Griffin. has two.
Jewell, third daughter of Peggy rtol-
land, married Nat Holland, and had five
children; ali married. Nora fifth daugh-
ter Peggy H. &. married Charles Druin-
inond, OF Norfolk, Va, and had four
chlldren--Lillie, married Taylor; Daisy,
Joseph and Madge. y
concluded In onr next) 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
CLYTIE

Clytie was n beautiful water n ylnph,'
who lived at the bottom Of the sea ~ q
cave Her chairs We're mad "a; OF arlh el',g
with messy cushions. The wal lis were
made OF pearls ard shell, and the floors,
we're made or white sand.
4 On each side of the caves We're srea't
forests, and back ofiit Was hers & arden.
In it wero her stables, Her horses We're
turtles and goldfish and her carriage
was a shell.
She had once heard some mermaids talk
OF beautiful light that shona above
the water. Clytie longed to see THIS
light.
q ono morning. as she was taking her
usual ride, sho fell asleep. because, her
turtles travelled SO slowly, On and on
they went until they came to tho TOP
Of tho sea, anJ floated to an island,
Civic awoke and climbed out and SAT
OF, i, rock. She saw little boy ana
Gin standing near. One OF them said;
..IJera ia comes, Clytie looked to the
east and saw the light that she nag 80
longed to see. she sat there all day anu
wept when the sun went down,
Every day after that she Went 10 tile
same place and wished to be more IKE
tho sur s.,,
not move her feet She had had her
wish, FOR the good sun had turned her
into a beautiful sunfower. Iie sent her I
into many lands To help the people TO be s
bright like the sun,
liz Henry ST., Petersburg, Va. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
A TRAMP STORY.

HTAt j ( IL
OIL, the lovely. spring Il Is here. and We
little boys and girls should be SO glad
ITO have It come. Just think OF the cold
winter lust pa ssed. Let mo tell YOU a
3littln story about n poor old tramp. One
cold, biustry anight$niy mamma went oat
on the porch and she came back and
said: ~ ~ isS IA a: f 81 .53
II SEQ an old tramp coming. : 81
In q few moments he, klo cked at the
door, and my sick papa opened unto
him, and he az ked for something to eat
My good, kind mamma went In the din
Eing-rpom ana set the table and called
him in, and llo ate a good, warm sup
up and asked my papa I t he had an old
barn he could sleep in. and he had to tell
him no. The poor old man turned off and
said:
Good night.
One OF my sisters cried as though hen
heart would break, and said:
"Oh mamma, llawj hard to turn the \
poor old man out in i he cold and SHOW
u Mamma sud ! was hard to turn him
out, but my I,aI,aS was sick md both of &
my hrothers We're: away and she was
afraid to keep him. But I do hope Cod
ll.essed and cared for the poor old, dirty.
naked tramp that night, as he was OF. !;
poverty road. NV mamma said she felt
as II she had done a good dee by giving
supper! L do hopeSal OF tho I'D. c. e.
swlllJtry to- do some good to the poor
and needy MS my mann ma did to the poor
old TRAMP. for slls say We are all bless
ed for every good deed we do. Please.
publish this letter. Don t send 1t to the
waste basket. as WILL like for all the
It'd. C.. e. to read my tramp story. M;
&ITATTIEs SCRUGGfS, a
r.. ST. received the badge and am so
glad to la enlisted as a It'd. g. c.
member. 49, $1,000 .tN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
THE BoBoLlNK,
OR RlcE.BlRD,

This bird is an illhabl-
tant Of North America,
spending its winters u '' ".
Central America and g. the.
West Indies, returning
.nortllward in vast tloc cE,'
along the Atlantic coast
in spring, The general
colop Of the plunlagc is
yellowisllrbrown ab 'ofGYGe
and brolyllisll-yellow be-
low, tho crown and back
being stroakcd with black
and the wings and tail
black, The Bobolinl5 nests.
upon the ground, making.
a nude and flilnsy str.lc-
turc Of dried grass, which
is artiully concealed, It
lays -four or five eggs,
.bluish-white in ground.
color, blotcl1cd and spot
terl ,i,;t1, ,,1arL: 5r11,cc,1ate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
Queries and Answers.
n ,r.r,t,r,tcfo

In the Holland article OF March 27th,
credit should have been given Mr.. Frank
1,odcs. 'oftst.t4ouls, Mo. as having writ.
ate,li6tlie abovo"5 (iot notes tt,ken). lie
wishcs / ho following errors corrected, as
madn by himself: 81. H. Il 4, M
slat;cncrnlS Isutherforlts name should not
have appeared III connection With the
battle 5of 1lansom's Mills. as he did not
arrlvo IN time. and Colonel Gilherts death
did hot occutEn at GIlberton, N. c., but at
/ Cliurlestqn.: $. G. rhis latter error oc-
cured from my Quoting Lambs Blog-
jraphy'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

y A full descent OF tho Carter family will
be given. in issue Of lat May. 3ssf
Wo6must apologize to some Of our cor +.
respondents for not replying to their
queries sooner. We arc trying to clear cleo
Oft from our table the many queries ac-
formulated as fast as possible. and sllght
no family III =. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

IN our article on Mosby family, Of ID
instant, va ,inadvertentIy omitted the
nan1e OF Robert Quarles Alosby. son OF
William Harrison NIosby, Of Bedford
city; also tho name OF Hal. B. Nfosby
iJr., grandson Of William II. NIosby. We
gave the list OF names i as furnished 4 US
lby a connection Of tho family, ito whom;
the failure Of the a bove names must be
attributed. AZ Y 53i E3 lsy fy'g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

Can any one givo Information Of q polr . \
trait Of Robert Boiling, OF "ChillpWc.H9s
5lBuckngham county, Na.? He was s9(n
Of Robert Boiling. of "Bolling bro ols y, n
Petersburg. and married Mary, Burton.
daughter Of Colonel Robert Boil linz e, q !:
R"Chillowe." Any information where q
portrait can be found or a. copy ob talne q
Will be gratefully received by a. descent-
dant IN Nelson county, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

From Mrs. &C. NJ. b. Goshen. Va,
Editor Of The Times Dispatch;t
ft5"Sir,-I ask for myself, as well as 9th
crs.ftneE service Of tracing the geilealogy
ofFmy family. Il i am the daughter, OF lIor
rare Marshall. Of Fredericl{s hurg, Va,
He had two brothers. BENJAMIN and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

L A correspondent. *. =. u" wishes. to,
slsno W Whom did General Green m rTry?. h
and can anything be given conce Iari u
Colonel Il Thomas La than, Of Culpeperrtj
who lived latter part Of eighteenth cen
fury; was iii & Revolutionary Wall. and
received three leag Of land IN, Bed
ford county on which he settled n his
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
SEVEN MEN ARRESTED.
Charged With Accessory 10 Man.
slaughter I'm the Theatre Fire

Chicago. December 31.@Sevep
ployes of the IroquoIs Theatre were
arrested tonight on orders issued by
Chief of Police o'Neill. The charge
against them is at present that OF
being accessory TO ma~nslaughter--
They will be held pending the YER
dict of the coroner's jury.
The men arrested are: WilliaH
Cation. stage manager: Edward
Cummings, stage carpenter: Frank
j. Jandrow. Z. NJ. Cummings. z
Engle, Thomas Mcqueen. S. J..
MaZoni
The last five are sage hands and
scenery shutters. After being taken
in custody by the police. -four Of the
men told Chief O'NeilI that they had
been requested by people. connected
with the theatre to cave the city
When asked who advised them 10
do this they at first refused to say
but later admitted that the advice
was given by Assistant Stage Man
ager Plunkett. They say they wers
about to follow Plunkett's advice and
all of them had packed their trunks
n would have been out Of h city
a not the police arrested them.
Orders were issued tonight by
Chief O'Neill to n other membeRk
Of h company and theatre eD-
ployes who were actual witnesses OF
he fire. This order Will mean. the
police say, that more than twenty
arrests will be made IA the morning,
chiefly among the ballet dancers ard
members of the chorus
According to Coroner Trae0eT, a
large placard had been placed id TIN
hotel where a large number Of the
company are stopping. ordering that
all members Of the company shoufd
be ready to leave upon short notice.
Believing that this was a move to
keep witnesses from testifying be-
fore the c~oroner's jury the arrests
were decided upon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
GAILOWAY-HART.
wilmington Man Weds a Daughter
D Edgecombe.

The following is taken from the
Tarboro -Southerner of December
30th::
Again the wedding bells of Tar
boro have rang merrily out and an
other charming daughter of Edge
combe has become the bride and Will
adopt Wilmington as her home.
1.-The contracting parties were
Mrs. Pattie. j. Hart, widow of the
late S. l.. Hart, of this county, and
DR.. w. c. Galloway, a prominent
and successful physician of Whining
ton. The ceremony was performed
in Calvary Episcopal church, which
was very beautifully decorated. Rev.
R. w. Hoke, of Wilmington, assisted
by Rev. T. H. Harding, officiated.
Miss Sue Curtis presided at the
organ and gave several appropriate
selections. Something a little novel
here in the musical part Of the pro-
gramme, was a solo by Miss Newell,
of Norfolk, was delightful
Tine ushers werec E. L. Daught-
ridge, brother Of the bride, Geo. A.
HoIderness, Ed. Pennington and w.
A. Hart.
1.-The bride came-m on the arm Of
l.. v. Hart and was met at the altar
by the groom and his best man, DR.
Robt. r. Bellamy, of Wilmington.
THE bride vas regally handsome
in white crepe de chine over white
taffeta silk, carrying an exquisite
bouquet of white violets. The dame
Of honor, Mrs. p. H. Malban, of
the Queenliest in the great assem-
biage. wore lavender crepe de chine
over white tafreta, and carried the
loveliest bouquet of purple violets.
After the ceremony followed a
reception at the elegant residence
OF Luther v. Hart. The entire lower
floor, most lastly decorated in green
and white. was thrown open to the
guests, who in hundreds proffered
their congratulations and good
wishes and partook Of refreshments,
varied, dainty inc delightful. Mr.
and Mrs. Hart helped the bride and
groom receive, and a more gracious
host and hostess never greetAd
guests.
DIR. and Mrs. Galloway, accom-
panied by many of the guests, left
on h 1880 train for Rocky Mount
where another reception was tender
ed them at the hospitable home o.
the brides mother. Mrs. I. w. Bass
From the time she entered the par
iors there was a constant stream OF
visitors until 1880. Then the good.
bys, the showers of rice, and the
happy pair were of for balmy
Florida, Palm Beach,"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
'GirI From the West" Presented by
MabeI Paige and Her Company

Miss Mabel Paige is always sure OF
packed house in Wilmington, rain er'
shine and last evening was no exeep-
ition to this rule.
The play presented was one that Miss
Paige la been seen in several times
before in our city. The Girl from the
West" Nevertheless this act had ne
tendency to keep them away and the
large audience seemed to thoroughly
enjoy every moraent. Miss Paige IS
S~painters was as fascinating and
charming as ever and her every ap-
pearance was tina signal for applause.
Her speciality in the third act was one
OF the most pleasing parts OF the per-
Torrance. She sang and danced as
only Mabel Paige an The entire
company appeared to n very best
advantage
All special scenery was used. The
last act setting being one OF the hand
soonest aver seen here. The specialties
were all fine and came for their share
OF the honors.
Tonight he play viii be that beau
tiful comedy drama Tennessee y
Pardner." said to be the very best
play IN their. repertoire. A special
matinee today at ) p N for ladies
and children Seats can be had at
Plummers
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-05
BAR ROOMS co OUT
BAR KEEPERS SAY DISPENSARY
WILL LAST ONLY TWO YEARS.
Capital Club MISREPRESENTATION in
Davidson COunty-Plans for Ma
sonic Temple-Lynchings in the
State.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh. n. c.. December 81.

Raleigh. N. c.. December 81.
The survey for the Raleigh and Pam
Nco sound railway is progressing ia
a very satisfactory n The sur
leigh, coming this way from Wilson,
which is the starting point, and going
from Wilson eastward nave reached
Greenville. 1t is said that the money
Is ready for the prompt building OF
this road.
The dormitory building at the CATH
from Raleigh is to be enlarged, and the
number Of inmate is to be increased
considerably.
For some years past, very few New
Year calls have been made at Raleigh
and it Is learned that tomorrow there
will be no increase.
The social event Of today here was
the annual reception and dance given
by the Capital Club, at its beautiful
quarters. 1t was limited to Numbers
of the club and their families. The Of
AASSAS oi hAAS NAeo atS - SAAASS nv
Kee, president; Henry NJ. Miller, wee
president; John A. Duncan. sec etary
anG treasurer. The officers were aided
In receiving by the ladies Of their fami-
lies.
Today was the last OF the bar rooros
in Raleigh, the dispensary com ng in
tomorrow. The bar keepers say in tive
years bar rooms will be voted back
again, but the anti-saloon people S y
that the d~ispensary will either be con-
tinued or there will be prohib. ion
The law limits the profits of The lis
pensary to 80 per cent, but Manager
w. P. Bachelor says the average p ont
will be about 66 2-3 per cent
w. A. Dunn, Esq, of Scot and NIX,
is here and save the prosperity in that
section is unprecedented; that cott)1
was picked late n so sold at nigh fig
ures; that the peanut crop is fine and
| brought big prices, and that n TO-
bacco is advancing in price. Secretary
I Of State Grimes who has just returned
from a Christmas visit tc ais home in
Pitt county, says tobacco is advancing
in price AND that it is thought there will
be a considerable advance at er the
New Year begins. He says the cotton
crop was short and that even the Ugh
prices wiz not save some OF the farm
ers who lost SO heavily by the large
falling of in the prices Of toba Geo. The
cotton crop was poor in his seton.
General Matt Ransom told Secretary
Grimes yesterday that his cot ON crop
would be only 800 bales. while last
year he sold 147S.
The first shad Of the seaso were
here today. having come from the St
Johns river. Florida.
State Labor Commissioner H. B.. Var
ner arrived today from Lexington. and
was asked about the smallpox in Da-
wilson county. He says there have
been about 200 cases and that there
are now 100. During this week there
have bee five deaths from this dis
ease, three OF whites n two Of ne
groes. The disease is dying out. All
the people in Lexington have been vac