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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Mr.. COIRM.A'I..N||
IS LOSING
His Chances for Presidential
Nomination Growing Less
Each Day.
THE DEAD LOCK IS UNBRokEN
From End to End Of State Cor.
man Is Is Blamed .[a: for Trying e e
Force Carter's Election.
eciai TO The mes-Dispatch.)

Especial TO The Tim Dispatch.)
BALTIMORE,$N MD, Jan. s29.-The senn-
torial deadlock at Annapolis shows no
signs Of breaking and as Consequence
tho Democratic party In i Maryland is
split from stem to stern. NotSin decades
has the party been SO sracked with inter-
nal dissensions. & 55 aj Ill 3ss @ IA
Amid the war OF discordant elements
the presidential chances OF Senator Cor
man ere lessening day by day, He IL. Is
held responsible for the present deplora-
bic situation by those who know the
inside history Of recent deals. ii.
Alleged Deal.
German Is being blamed from one end
OF the state to the other for, trying to
force the election OF Bernard Garter,
counsel OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.
as his colleague. Carter Is. man =
ability and high standing, who in times
mast has bitterly denounced German
The latter's course Il in backing NJ Carter
"A alleged to be due 4 to an an ti-electton
daal by German, In which the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Is said to have promised
him support for the presidential nomina-
ton in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Ohio If he would insure the electlol1 OF o.
Carter. fssi5-5lsg Z s55 4 (.
ex-governor Smith, whom, German n nan
has thrown down, has always been. a an
organization man and friendly to II Gor-
man IT was directly due to him that
German is now in the Senate and or 81
ganzation men say the party owes yes smith
the office. # u: 53l u
Rayner's Strength.
sRayncrt has a, power full pport anon n z
| the plain people. and his thirty-eight :
Votes il Assembly seem to a Be " deter
mined to stand to the last for hlms !, He 2
now has the best chance OF election, put
IL is possible that the deadlock may llle not
be broken during the session 55,,,
Smiths chances have decreased th,s ms
week because his Tpeop ,refu sed to race race!
an open vot ca auces they themselves mise E
called ", !, -
with other. Maryland leaders In an az Of
fort to straighten out the mess he him i,
self seems 4 to- have ade Meanwhie,
the indigna ton of the public IS rising
against the headers and threatens 70
wcrk a complete revolution in Marylanu q
politics. ts-f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
General,

stock market is so dull and m moycment
OF prices so narrow as to hardly deserve v.
I to be called fluctua tions; money easy
5HondS 5dllll-RepreSentatvc d GLASS; of the
sixth Congressional District, declares
that there rs absolutely no ifoundG ION
for the rllmor that he intended becoming
a. candidate for United States Senate. nor
EwillHie enter the l'ncr for the governor
ship: no explains part he took IN tryiil5 :y!.t
TO prevent seating Of Nortolk c9uny onnGj
fnsionlsts in; caucus@;presl 3
. miners wages makes statement that re, re-,
the railroads--GOy lontaguo
makes an address on good roads and SO.
,cial life before the Nat iona, Good Roads
association att Orlnond, F'la.--Senator
Gorman losing strength by reason OF
deadlock IN MARYLAND le,tEsiatures AZ : oyer ptl
election of a. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Society
dine In New York .ani London. and on
change greetings by cnble--lt has bccn
learned that shot not properly tanned
was cause OF explosion III llarWlck mise,
one hundred and fifty. bodies have beell
taken ont. and It Is thought thnt there
are at least twenty more ~ the e., miGe n -
in a hotel Russia's reply 70 Japan pa Is s
heenn made Which Great, Britain viii in:
dIce japan to accept--Bil introduced ~
Congress approprlating twenty-five MI.
3 lion dollars for the Improvement ot me
post roads of the country,-Senateac acopts
resolution asking President to send :. 20 70
Senate Panama correspondence atter
amending it---Mr. Tillman says Secretary
Shaw adroltlv lodged questions asked nun
about CruM, a.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
SHE CAME OF A
DISTINGUISHED Line
lRY Associated Press.l

(By Associated Prcss.I
@ GREENVILLE. 8. c., jan. 2s.-Ntlss
liza. De Choiseu, eldest daughter Of the
Marquis Xavier Dc Choseul OF the
branch OF tho family distinguished In
Trench history died at her home here
this afternoon. She was born at Palermo,
Sicily, hut hns spent the greater por-
tlon Of her life In this country, Her
brother, the Count De Choiseul, uied
fighting for South Carolina In the Civil
War.
Funeral services will be conducted to-
morrow by Bishop Ellison Capers, Inters
ment will be at the former home, Flat
Rock, N. G, i$i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
POSTAL FRAUD CASE
TO GO TO Jury
nav .Assnclatad press,

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 2e.-lhe
third week OF the postal trial closed to-
day, and the indications now are that
the case will go to the Jury about the end
OF next week, i5
August W, AIachen. the former general
superintendent Of the free delivery sys-
tenn, probably will take the stand Tues
day, and tho present intention Is for the
other defendants. Pr and Mrs. George
FL. Lorenz and D!l!er r, and Samuel A..
Croft, also to testify. though this plan
nay nst ~ carried s,jtt a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
RAILROADS WOULD GET
1T, SAYS MITCHELL
.lBy AssocIated l,ress. !,

Z lNDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2D,-The Joint
conference of Indiana Ohio, Illinois md
Weslern Pennsylvania coll operators, and
miners began to-day. The demand Of tho
cant. In tile scale. The miners demand
run of mine basis and a fiat differentlal
Of seven cents between pick and machine
mil ing,
III esldent Mitchell spoke for tho miners.
H, said ; "a red ductlon In wages will bene-
tit nc, one, The operators would not bo
benefited. They would have to give 1t to
thi; railroads."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
SEVEN GIRLS DIE OF
THEIR OWN COOKING
(By Agsociated Press.)

BERLIN, Jan, 29.-Seven girls belong
Ing to q cooking school at Darmstadt are
dead and six Others are dying from pols-
oning, which resulted from partaking Of
a dish made Of canned beans and meat.
and a medical inquiry into the occur
renee Is being made. Up to the present
the investigation has failed to define the
exact nature of the poison which brought
about such fatal results. although 1t Is
now thought that allanto-toxlcum, or
sausage poison, was the cause,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Coast Wires Down.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA. Jan. 9.-Hail and
sleet, snow and rain. have almost para
lyzed traffic hereabouts to-day, naviga-
ton is hampered badly and the city is al
most cut off from telegraph and tele-
phone communication. &
a AS usual tn, wires down the coast
have gone. and the governments wireless
mas at the navy yard snapped short off
this afternoon. No news of the imper-
Iled shipping is. therefore, available.
The cars are still In operation between
Norfolk and Cape Henry and tho weath-
er bureau officials expect to receive adj
vices from the coast by this method.
In Portsmouth, and Norfolk the car
services has been badly hampered by
ice-incrusted trolley wires and slippery
tracks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
MEN DIE
IN GREAT AGONY
stslI
INV Associated rIrRe.''

tBy Associated rItsr)
DETROIT. MICH, Jan. 29.-Three
mon were 40 badly scalded to-day by
The breaking OF an iron elbow conneet-
Ing tile boiler and engine in tho base
nlent of the Hptel Metropole that they
died in a short time. The dead are; h +
WII.LIAM CuPP, fireman
GEORGE VINClSNT,5 engineer,
FRANK CASPER, fireman AT Iiotel
brunswick.
The three men were deluged with hot
water and steam, When the coupling burst,
ana suffered pgoHies, j{, i,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
QUASHED INDICTMENT
AGAINST MAYOR AMES
Ipv A.socIated A prnss,s !,

en- pA!f1fy pA!f1Hfy giPSlgsed MiNN'. jan ess as.1rhe gu.
preme Court to-day auashed the indlct-
1nent against former Mayor Ames, Of
Minneapolis. and the entire court held
that the Indictment was faulty Judges
start Collins and Lewis concurred IN
the majority opinion that the offense
was not proven, while Judges Lovely and
Brown disagree with that part of the
apin!op Of the aasorlty. K Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS
FOR GOOD ROADS
fBy Associated Press,

u 35ryFAsHINGToN, y p. g.. Jan. e9.-Rep-
yesentatyes Maddox, Of Georgia, intro
3auced bill to-day providing for tho
yr,er capita distribution Of not to exceed
$4,000. 900 annually of the surplus In the
Treasury among the States and Terri
tories for the construction and maintel;'
ance ot post roads
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Trains Delayed,

Especial to The Times-p -pispatch,)
ROANOKE VA, Jan, 29-There was a
heavy fall of snow all oyer the Nor
folk and Western system. which has
caused all trains to be delayed. hitA
50 far. no damage u SapQ9SiAa, Z II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
North Carolina.

Governor Aycock gives notice that ne
viii hear applications for Communication Or
sentence Of label Reglster-J. B. Powell
and j. Fl: Brooks on trial at Raleigh e for
Using mails to defraud not believed I ina 7
Brooks Is culpable; both still In jailM1, IL.
neasDunn. N. c., with scveral ugly cuts
In side. and Clarence Glover has been
arrested-Rev. J. l.. Gay author OF T.
Look at age OF 94-.T The Ttlry murder trial n
commences In Wilmington; dll1icnity ~ ~
ret;irg a illry--C Chairman Of House Com
mtttce in Congress on Rivers and 1iarbors
10 be Invited to Wilmington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
The Weather.

WARRINGTON, jan. %, 9,--F'orecnlst fot
Saturday and Sunday: ,5 i, !.
Virginia ana North Carolinn-]Fai1ir OH salt' s'lt.
,rdav and Sunday: rising ltcfnpertaltu'fe itlt Y = :
g1nday;3llght totresh northwest winds .iltl'. y
Thc blizzard is over and cverypony = =
rlad OF II, except tho small boy Lover. - q,
Ing skies and SIX inches Of snow on w W.
ground and moro falling combined M ~ .e =.
mako yesterday most % tisagroeaDle cap uay
but 1T cleared of at hight 5ano N'' ia''
weather Is promised to-day.
STATE or THE THI1Tsat7oliM>1E'rEh. Is N ~ e i
q a. NJ. : = : '' q,
IL Ny. ..'..,..fI
70 p M.t.,...........,...'. -.
4 p Al - N
IL midnight ............' - .. - ''t''5' -
,,,.,,oo Z, ..,,...............& &
11tphest temperature yesterday. .......... 90 %
nIyest Temperature yesterday 81 81
MAN tefnpcrnlure terday e e
Nnrrnni tctlpernturc Tor Jnnuar y.... ~ :: ::
1,nnn rt,,rci from normal temperatures. i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Virginia.

Z + J. r . r Xt.~
I.he snow storm in Virginia reacHeo INC
p-j,,e rtions OF a blizzard. The coast gov,,
erl.Incnt telegraph lines are Down, a. aild y,
t,I wireless station at n orfulk navy yuru ar.
is wrecked Snow Is from FIVE 70 icn
sI,cEes deep all over the state and trans
Ar. generally Ia te--The inYe5tigltion ol
i the Norfolk primary irregularities were srs
resurned yesterday, and The 5snm me interest," isd
was manifested; Z; many witnesses testlH
10 false entries on tally sheet the invest.
cation ia beS gain pos d. 1a,l
aprointet for the Norfolk a1ntunl i ERE
insurance eAssociation--A-.A .AeE cattle ,qu,nar- ,als
gant,ne % 10 20 INTO erect February !; line
Tic game q as last year----Earrners year. insil-
&ti,io at FREDERICKSBURG a highly success IS
ful meeting wreck on Atlantic
4 Ccast Line: one man killed ana con
ducior @injurcd--Desper negro lunauc
resaptured At Petersburg and gives ! s., no .
rouble-Blshop Randolph to confirm all I,l,ii
class in Petersburg Sunday nj 3 ht-Iaik an
Of making Congressman Aiaynard. secIe-
! tary Of the National Democra tic COMMIT.
tees-rhieves rob store IL Isle Of wight :, | z t
county and are captured--Ainena,ie t
Soapstone Company TO have. stone Dy
electric lne-School-house burned IN
Bucklnghanl- anl--Nvestmoreland and Mid
dtesex courts pay honor to their retlrinS
tons fire chief given a
banquet on return from trip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
Ar,IN1 \, r AT1JRE ALMANAC.

i{3l tt8+ a. January 70, 1904.
IA 4. 4 IN Il fliIG Ii Tide. i.
Suii IL :3D 4 Morning $50
Sfnnn s.,....5,LO Evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-30
One Foot Deep.

Especial to Tho Times Dispa atch.)
DER1c.<sBURG, VA, Jan. 90
Snow fell here last night to the depth
OF about a foot, and still continues to
fall. 1t Is the deepest snow In this Sec
ton for years. and affords /. excellent
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11

"stand to 1t. my hearts Of gold, Z said
tho old bowman as he passed from knot
to knot. by my hilt! we are In luck
this journey. Bear in mind the old say
ing OF the Company. 4 s5 3
What is that. Aylward 2" cried several,
leaning on their bows and laughing at
him. slA
'Tls the master owyer's rede: Every
bow we'll bent Every shaft we'll sent
Every stave we'll hooked. Every string
well locked. There, with that Jingle In,
his head, a bracerS on his left hand, a
shooting glove on his right. and farth-
Ing ellsworth Of wax in his girdle, what
moro doth q bowman need
1T would not be amiss," said Horde
John, " under his girdle he had four
farthlngA'-worth OF wine
| t''Work first, ii wine afterwards, mon
camarade. But 1t is time that We took
our order, for methinks that between the
Needle rocks and the Alum cliffs yonder
can catch a glimpse Of the topHasts OF
the galleys. Hewett, Cook. Johnson. Cum
ninghan,, your men are Of the poop-guard,
Thornbury, Walters, Hackett Baddles.
mere, you arc with Sir Oliver on the fore
castle. Simon, you bide! with your lords
banner; but ten men must go forward
Quietly and promptly the mon took
their places lying flat upon their faces
9on the deck, for such was Sir NIGEL Of
DER Near the PROV was planted Sir Oll-
yers spear with his arms-ag boar's head
gules upon field of gold, Close by the
stern stood Black Simon with the pennton
| Of the house OF Loring. In the waist
gathered the Southampton mariners, hairy
and burly men, with their jenkins thrown
| Off their waists braced tight. swords
fmallets, and pole-axes IN their hhnos,
Their leader, Goodwin HaWtayne, stood
| upon the poop and talked with Sir Nigel,
casting his eye up sometimes at the
swelling sail, and then ganolrg back a.
| the two seamen who held the tiller.
.HPass the word, !" said Sir Nigel. that
| no man shall stand to arms or draw s's
bow-string 5tuntil Il my trumpeter sha!!
sound. It would be well tina We shoula
seem to be merchandising .rol'. e y,
ampton and appear to fee from tnem'
1--WE shall see them anon" said the
naster-shipman! TIA. said ! not So?
There they lie, the water-snakes
! iFreshwatcr Bay; and marx the reek OF
i smoke from yonder point. where they
have been ut their devils work, See now
1 their shallops pull from The land! rhey
have Ia, seen us and called their men board,
/ Now they draw upon the anchor, see
i them like ants upon the forecastle Ihey
i stoop and heaye like handy shlpnerl, But,
1 nv fairslord. these are no nlefs. dnupt
i hut we have taken An hand more IMAM
We ca do. Each Of these ships IS q ga le,
asse. and 4 Of the largest ana sWlrtesl
III would Nh had your eyes" said Sir
Nigel, blinking at the pirate 1aA! gnlleys
i i ''They seem very gala SHIPS. ana trus s
j that We shall have much pleasance from
our meeting with them, It would be
We'll to pass the word thatSw should
neither give nor take quarter this day,
Have you perchance q priest or fElar
4 aboard this ship, Master Tia wtayne
I'M o. my fair lord, 38
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11
'NYNNE NOW
~ 81
IN CHARGE.
Will Give Way to Cortelyoh il,
January If Mr.. Roosevelt
Is Re- Elected.
SIGNIFICANCE OF CHOICE j Ole; ::
nv Associate 1ress.)

WARRINGTON, D. c., October To-
President Roosevelt to-day announced tile
appointment OF Robert j. 1vynr,e, acting
rostmnster-Gc General, as Postnaster-G en-
eial. rhe appointment is temporary, and
If Mr.. Roosevelt Is reelected, George y.
Cortelyou will succeed to the office about
January, Mr.. Wynne resuming the post
ton Of first assistant Chief Clerk John
j. Huwley, OF the first assistants Of
flee, will become acting first assistant,
and no new appointment TO that place
will be made. Mr.. Wynne wns indicted
Into his new office this afternoon.
The appointment OF Mr.. Wynne ms a
member OF the Presidents Cabinet, was
not unexpected by those In close touch
with tho situation. 1t was desired that
as the appointment was TO be only tenn
porary, tho mon selected should be IA
miliar with the business Of the depart
sment and, that 1t would be better FOR
the affairs OF the department to be d.
rected by. a Postmaster-Goneral than
by merely an netting official. In addition
to these reaso'rs$the President desired desired.
BY appointing Mr.. Wynne, thus to seal
with approval his conduct OF the busi-
mess OF the First Assistant Postmaster
Generals office. }s .555 8l ss3l655
\ Mr.. NNynne was appointed First Assist
ant Postmaster g General on April II !, 1907. y
He had mot been in the office OF -the
first assistant many months before he
became convinced that some OF the af-
fairs Of the department wcre not being
conducted honestly. he obtained defl-
mite information bearing upon the mat
ter. This he laid before Postmaster Cen
eral Payne, and the President. After
,cursory inquiry. the President and Mr..
Payne decided to order all investigat lon.4
The result Of that inquiry is now q mat
ter Of record. 81 55i3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11

with a wintry sun shimmering down upon
them. and enough OF frost to set the
breath a-smoking
33ss"By st. Paul" said Sir Nigel gayly,
as he stood upon the poop and looked on (
either side OF him. ut is a land which
is very well worth fighting for. and 1t
were pity to go to France for what
may be had at home. Did you not spy
a crooked man upon the beach y
NAY, I lspied nothing, grunibled Sir
oliver, FOR was hurried down with
can1N stuck in my gizzard and an un-
tasted goblet OF Cyprus on the board be-
hind me-
Il saw HIM. my fair lord !" said Terlake,
Fan old man with one shoulder higher
than the other
"'Tis a sign OF good fortune, quothl
Sir Nigel. "Our path was also crossed
by woman and by a priest so all should
be we'll with us. What say you, tdrlc-a
son r. IA 5
= cannot tell. my fair lord, The I. R 3
mans OF old were very wise people. \
such matters. So, too, did the
Greeks, and divers other ancient peo-
pies who were famed for their learning.
Yet OF the moderns there are many VINO
scott at all omens. {
There can be no manner OF doubt aDour
it, said Sir oliver Buttesthorn. II can
we'll remember that In Navarro one day
1t Numbered on the left out Of q cloudless )
sky We knew that Ill would come fof
1t, nor had we long to walt. Onlythlrteen
days after a haunch of prime 4Yenlson was
carried from my very tent door by the
wolves, and on the same dny two mas KS 8
of old vername turned sour and muddy"
"You may bring my harness from be-
low" said Sir Nigel to his squires. ana
also, pray you, bring up Sir O!lver' 3,
and we shall den 1t here Ye may then
sec to your own gear; for this day you
| will, I hope make very honorable en-
| yourselves to be very worthy and valiant
sulllres. And now, Sir oliver, as % our
| ddspostions would 1t please you That
| should order them or will you " M
you. my cockerel, you BY Our Lazy
I am no chicken, but ! cannot claim 70
know as much Of war as t he squire OF sir
Walter Nanny. Settle the matter to your
own liking" sf d NJ, ,.ts
"You shall fly your pennon upon tthe
fore part, then, and ] upon the poop,
| For foreguard ] shall give you YOU owl
forty men, with two-scores arch rs, = 9,
score men, with my own men-nt-a rms a. -
squlres, will serve as a poop-guaFd- n en- 81
archers. With thirty shipmen, under tne
1 master. may hold the waist While ten !le
l.aloft with stones and arbalests: How re
1 you that?" Sc d
Good. by my faith. good But here !>
A comes my harness. and must 70 Work,
| for / cannot slip into 1t as = was Yo p
A when first set my face to the wars.
Meanwhile there had been bust e sana
preparation IN all parts OF the great vessel,
1.-THE archers stood In groups about tila
decks, new-strluging their bows and {test-
4 Ing that they were firm at the DOCKS.
4 Among them moved AylWard and 81 t'er8 9 q
4 the older soldiers, with q few Whispered
words Of precept here aud Of warning
there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11
BRAKEMAN KILLED.i
Meeting Of Station AgentsNew'
Light Plant Turned on. X
fspeclnl \ % The T1mes -plspatch.l

II Especial to The Times Dispatch) r.
K CAPE CHARLES. VA, October To-
Charles Riggan, a brakeman In the ems
iploy OF the New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railway, was run over by car
in. the yards at this place Saturday night.
horribly lnanglcd and killed instantly
It is said that Riggan stepped In front
of the moving car to adjust a coupling.
and while doing so his foot got caught In
the frog OF a switch and that he fell
across tho track III I
The remains were forwarded to his
former homo ut Crlsneld, Nd, this after,
noon for interment. He is survived by q
widow and one child,
This is the third brakeman killed al at
almost the same place and in the same
manner. 6s.
The annual meeting OF the station
agents OF the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railway was held in the,
office OF Superintendent Rodgers to-da y,
and was largely attended. Matters per-
tanning to the business of the company
and the convenience OF Its patrons were
discussed. The agents returned to their.
respective posts on q. special train at 8
O'Clock in the afternoon;
ss The current was turned on for the first
time last night%at the New y ork$ l'hil l
delphia and Norfolk Railways light plant
and all the offices, docks, shops and yards
were brilliantly Illuminated. The dyna-i
mo is drivenFby a II horse DO wer ga some l
engine. vs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11
ESSEX EXCERPTS.
Increase in Fire Rates-G Gets
Water by Hydraulic Ram. #
|, ], Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Tlmcs-D Ispatch.) "a
n cb VA October PETE,
account the increase OF fire Insurance ratss
on or store goods ~ merchant in this Town
who WI pays this year an insuraae. Of slss says
$1,000 to $24 per 81 900. m increase Of six
and ione-half per cent. or $3.50 per 81 .ooo Why
this rs, raise IN the rate is not understood.J
the store houses. Your correspondent can ie-
call but three store fires In this magatcrial
Miss Susie Ware Warner has has opened a sclsc,
school near Wares Wharf. Miss Warner re-
Gently graduated at tho Peabody Normal.
OF Nashville, and was one OF tho eighth, vIr-
gina State students who attended that instl-
tuition.
Tho Angels Visit Academy near here
began Its second session Monday Inst. with
Professor Bundle. colored. principal: Tho
Academy is located on the estate formerly
eeased, and from ali accounts is in flourish
ed youths of this section high fsi educae;on
We hear that manual training Twill be one of
the features OF the institution. I'll
4 The hydraulic ram on the Spring Hin farm
adjacent to Dlnwiddie. is furnishing the town,
Saunders deserve the thanks OF the town. The
supply Is sufficient for every home IN the
sse and sp fnshe e at Ss sssa
11s ,s a II ae
beDr .ppeS q ss .pIs
The report that the Weems Steamboat Cons
pany has sold out to the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
current here. and among the employees OF the
company. Six million dollars is the amount
eaid to have been paid to the Weems Company.
though this Is much less than It was thought
Z MI. Williams. the president OF the company
THE HsSw. Krlets & Co. canning establish
ment of this town will close to- morrow aThe
cold nights have injured the tomatoes to the
extent that tho fruit Is unfit for canning.