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The Washington times., 1904-07-12

Miss Emma Wayson, Of Fourth Street
southeast. will visit friends in Denver,
where she VIII stay for a month or
more. she starts Wednesday, the 2ith
# THIS month
The Washington times., 1904-07-12

Prof Moore, Of the Weather Bureau,
says that long-range weather forecasts
are fakes. The picnicking public has
long suspected something of the sort.
The Washington times., 1904-07-12

VI. Henry Stroehlin, attache Of the
Swiss legation. has just received notih-
cation Of his transfer TO the legation at
Paris. and when the affairs OF his gov
eminent warrant his departure, will
leave for his new post.
The Swiss minister and his attaches
are among the few diplomatlsts still re-
naming in Washington. and are at the
legation. 20l3 4Illlyer Place
The Washington times., 1904-07-12

Miss Nellie Scott will start for Cali
f9Inia about the last Of July. She will
say there for her health. and may not
return for several months. During her
stay there she viii visit all the places
of interest She expects TO travel
through Mexico on her return trip.
The Washington times., 1904-07-12

An Indiana physician claims TO have
created gn1ts from Iifeless matter. In
diana has enough on her conscience in
creating all that fiction.
The Washington times., 1904-07-12

M and Mrs. 4. NJ Lothrop have clos
cd their home near Falls Church, where
they spend the spring season, and have
gone TO their camp in the Adirondlcks.
airs Lothrop IS improving wonderfully
fall
The Washington times., 1904-07-12

Here is q letter that speaks for itself
In dialect:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
NEW STREETS
FOR CHESTER
Man Walks Twenty-Five Miles
ia Release Incarcerated
Wife.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.>

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
CHESTER, VA, July s.-Messrs. James
". Burgess, Hinton Wells and n. O.,
Lyme, commissioners appointed by the
board Of supervisors. were In the vii
llage yesterday looking to the opening OF
certain streets here as public highways
for entering the town. IN order to avoid Y
the passing OF cars as much as possloi e;
here has greatly improved tho appear
ance Of the village
4 The Ladies' NJ. p. Carter Missionary
Society," were invited and met to-day a.
Mrs. u. r.. Hatcher's, on James River,
to conduct their usual business, and. like
the apostles OF old, to go a-f!shlng "Sa.
Mrs A. G. Jordan, who has been quite
sick, is now much improved, and ex-
poets to be out again soon.
Mr.. Bowen. living near. Manchester,
whose wife, under a spell OF mental aber-
ration. had wandered from home to-
above Beach, and was committed To-
Chesterfield jail as an unkno wn va grant,
appealed 10 Squire Robertson here TINS
week for her release. She left his home
last Sunday week while he was asleep,
and after hearing she was In the county
jjail he walked to the courthouse, and
thence to Dr. Drewry's and back, anu
again from the magistrate to Dr. Drew
ry's before he could get a legal proce-
dure. After getting the release he left
in the night to take his wife out OF
the jail. saying he would carry her to the
cars the same night at Centralla, max
Ing about twenty-five miles OF walking
In one day OF distress.
Farming prospects are decidedly my
proved in this section since tho recent
rains Vegetation In gardens Is much
helped.
Little Ruth Friend entertained some
of her friends yesterday on the event
OF her eighth birthday.
Elder G, NJ Friend will preach AZ
ana Broad Streets Mar
shall Hall, Richmond. sunday At
O'clock p. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
A CURIOUS CASE,
"A Well known Man Disappears
for Two Weeks.

Especial to The Tines-Dispntch)
BLuEFIELp, ", VA July s,-some-
thing over two weeks ago Floyd MatheNy,
4, We'll known and prosperous farmer.
Who lived on the north side Of East River
Mountain. a few miles from lngleslde, In
this county, went to his stables, har-
ncssed n team and went out into his
corn field to do some p|owing, AZ the
dinner hour no did not return TO the
house, and messenger was sent to the
field to summon him to his MONDAY meal,
The messenger found the horses quietly
Frustrating tho tender cornstalks. hut
MI. Matheny was nowhere to be seen.
Hs had disappeared as completelI as =
tho earth had opened and swallowed him.
EVERY effort to learn what had become
II tho missing man was frultlsss The
bays grew into weeks, and the people
OF the neishborhood could offer no sxy
planation, all OF them being q the opln-
ION that II was a second Wentz mys-
terry, ~,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
THE BARREL
EXPLODED.
Had Contained Whiskey, But
Was Etrpty-Madc- a
Great Noise.
LIGHTNING HITS THE TOWER
President 81. Chamber Of Com
mcrcc Appoints Standing
Committees.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA. July S,--Mr. 4,
g. Beckwith, president OF tho Petersburg
Chamber Of Commerce, has appointed the
various committees, among the most I'M
portant OF which are tho following: b
public 1mprov cment--aeorge Cameron,
Jr., chairman; Edwin B. WhItmorc. 81
mon Seward. NJ. G. Jackson, Charles H.
Davis. @
Rivers and Harbors-cartcr II. Bishop.
chairman; Augustus Wright, stith Boil
Ing Homer Atkinson, Robert cabaniss..
Manufacturing 1ndustriesT1H. 2. STRAIT
ton, chairman; r.. Eigenbruh, w. D.. llm-
mer, Sr.,J. b. Worth, Mortimer A'illiatns.
VISITING COUNCIL
virginia Council, No. 3, OF Petersburg,
tho second oldest council Of the Junior
order tinted American Mechanics N
tho state, was visited tonight by Kenny
Council OF Richmond, the Oldest councll
or the order In Virginia.
Yesterday lightning struck the tower
.of the new building Of the Bishop Payne
Divinity School now nearing complexion
on South west Street. The tower. was vas
somewhat damaged, but no further harni
was done.
"A BARREL ExPLoDEs.
h Quite al, alarm was caused yesterday
In the neighDorhood OF Oh Market
.souore BIZ the explosion OF an empty
wiliskey barrel. which had been tempo. !.
5rarlly placed on tho sidewalk. II ~ front OF
The store OF j. D.. Bass. The mead "
tho barrel was blown off and hurled II go
through q window, but no one was ~ :
aired. The explosion il supposed to have
been caused BY the dropping Of a match mat!
through the vent hole OF the barrel; u
made a great noise and attracted q large ''-rl
crowd. +
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09

sBSJasr1, viii be held here to-rnorrow. There IL
LYNCHBttRts. VA THE City Council this
afternoon voted to isstie ts0o.ooo Of four per
cert. bonds, With which 10 iefray the cost
of construction OF the proposed new gravity
water system. Another Issue Of f2o0,ooo TO
retire maturing bonds was also authorized. Il
MATHEWS u. H., vA-DuEng a severe
wind and electrical storm II Mathews yes
tctday at g. +. M,,athe son pf Captain snow,
OF Viewpoint, was stunned and a horse be
WAS lending instantly killed. The boy did
not recover consclouercsA for tweve hours.
A phone at Hest. Mathews, was broken to
pieces by I'M electrical charge. .e
e NORFOLK, vA.10live. the Infant daugh..
ter OF Mr.. md Mrs Arthur Do~nes. ot
Portsmouth. died from lniuties sustained In
fe oRRsN fag!, v Ded s. walAer. Of woodbury.
Forest High School, ~ preparing 70 build an
addition to tho pchool building Soxso feet and
PORTSMOUTH,. VA.--The civil service com.
t,Islon Ii making investigations into some
alleged irregularities practited by tho ox.
at1iihihg board at the Portsmouth post fce. II
Ia alleged that fnyors were bestowed upon q
certain postofTlce employo at an examination
hold Mt Portsmouth in June 1902. 4
4 sTAIJNTON, }vA.--A severe electrical storm
passed over this city about 70 o'clock last
\ night, damaging tho electric light and tele =.
phone pinnts 70 The extent Of 81, 900 Nearly
3foiir hundred telephones were burned out, ana
all the electric lights were extlngulshed.
WIN Ct1ESTt1H, vA.--ftAs, small con Of Mr..
Fred A. Shryock was thrown beneath his
fathers wagon yesterday and his chest crush-
ed severely. teN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
A DRuNKARD
AGED TWELVE.
Several Times Carried to the
Police Station in Uncotl-
scious State.
TEN p L RAN CT 7.aA.c rs l
Building Inspector Nugci,t Miss
ing and No Trace q His
Whereabouts.

81 Especial to Tho Tlmes-D lspat cli)
ii NORFOLK, VA, July 6,--The Woinan's
Christian Temperance Union has paced
sacks In all OF the street cars OF Noi-
folk, Portsmouth and Berkeley TO hold
8 Temperatures tract tho organization had
lately Issued. entitled, "somc OF the Evils
OF The Liquor Traffic" Tho manage
yncnts of tho various trolley lines allow
Ell tho Indies tho use Of their cars. s.
4 Tho union believes that many pcopic xiii
10 reached In this way who could nat
he reached through any otter means.
St YOUNG Est DRuNKARp.
Norfolk probably has tho youngest
nrtinkard Of any other city IN tho world.
t'rark Clarke. twelve-year-olI news
boy, has been In an intoxicated condi-
.,on Innny times III the past few mohlhs.
Clarke has been carried to the police sta
ton twice this week, having indtilged in
enough rye whiskey to paralyz6 his scn-.
abilities and render him totally uncon-
scious When the boy starts 10 drinking
Ie drinks until lie drops III his ira cks.
Thc youth will probably be tnken to q
seformatory.
MISSING INSPECTOR. 4.
No trace has yet been found of Nor
1olk3 City Building Inspector Nugent, WHO
disappeared u few days ago. The In
spectOr's accounts are. said 10 be correct.
and that tho cause Of Ills disappearance
Il. The pending divorce suit which his
Wife recently instituted against lin.
III view OF tho absence OF Eugent. tho
office of building inspector is vacant,
withsno one left In authority to arant
authority to grant building permits
The disappearance OF Building Inspector
Nugcnt brought out some new develop
,nents to-day In the courts. His wife In
sttuted suit in the Law and Chancery
Court for divorce from him, claiming
that her husband for many months max
treated her and did not roperly pre- vide 1or
her. She said she had to work to support
herself. while Nugent spent his salary o.
500 per month on alcohol. Nugent lett
his family in sore financial straits. Their
household effects were attached to-day
10 settle a claim for SIG. They had Y 70
give bond to prevent their furniture from
being sold over their heads. No trace OF
Nugent has been found. $
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
mr.. FISHER AND
The C0ULDS.
Mr.. Mc1lwainc Defends Fisher.
and His Management Of the
Electric Road.
Special 10 rho Times .Dlspat chl)-

Especial to Tho Times. Dispat oh , s
PETERSBURG. VA, July S.--Two
speeches wcre made In the Flsher-Goul
case today. Mr.. Miles NJ. Martin begin
Ming about 10 o'clock and closing only
In time to give Mr.. McIlwnine a few
moments before the adjournment Of the
court at 2 o'clock for recess.
Mr.. Mcllwaine took UP his argument
again this afternoon at 4 o'clock and
smoke I'LL the court closed a little after
9 clock
Mr.. Martin spoke on all the phases OF
tho cases. both as to the law and the
facts. Mr. McIlwalne. during his morn
ing speech, discussed the demurrer, ana
this afternoon argued the facts. He con-
tended that at the time OF the adjustment
agreement there was no floating dept,
and that the large debt OF 50, ooO,oW now
existing has accumulated under the pres
ent management. re-;
Referring to Aessrs, Gould and Fisher
as ffnanciers. he said that Fisher is not
In II with Could He called attention 10
tho charges made by the defendants that
much OF the expense under the Fisher
regime was disbursed from New ORR.
and said that this was necessary or 70
have a new Council In the city Of Rich
tmond. He had no words OF dlsparage-
ment for any one Of the opposition. IN
commenting on the testimony OF Mr. Sit
terding, he said that as this gentleman
had testified to having made mistakes IN
Ills life, he may have done so IN this
matter Mr.. McIlwaine complimented
Mr.. Henry w. Anderson, OF Richmond.
and referred to him as the young man
who knows moro about all the facts in
tho case than the rest Of the attorneys
combined.
The case viii be continued this morn
Ing, and Mr.. W.R. McKenney Will take
up the argument for the company while
Mr. Ezra futile will speak for the Fisher
interests. The suit will not be concluded
for several days. as there are yet five
from. The court will not be In session
on Tuesday, and the case will In all prob
ability be carried over until the follow
ing week. tt sls33 I'll Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
A PISTOL sNATCHED
FROM SUICIDES HAND
fsnecia, Ia THO Times .DIspato oh $ At

III Especial to Tho Times Dlspatoh)
Lt1t3AY, VA, July S--Herbert Bruce,
or sperryville. Rappahannock county,
after nrining himself With rsYolv "
yesterday went to the office Of Dr. Ed.
ward johnson inFt1,c lattcr's absence and
attempted to Commit suicide by shooting,
lric weapon was discharged, tho ball
glanclng and lodging III Bruee's waist
coat. Or. johnson arrived Just az Bruce
was making the second attatnpt to end his
life After struggle ho succeeded II
disarining the man bent on ,self.destruc-
ton. Bruce Is about thirty-five years. OF
age and is hnld to have bsenE drinking
heavily of late. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
VIRGINIA
BRI E||::FS
(speclal to TlIe ITimes-Dispatch.)

Especial to TIN TTluaes-Dlspatch.) 7'i7
x ABINGDON, yA.SHII .yuly S.-The employment
OF Charles Henrltze, a young man 70 AID N
the Interior painting IT. Mr.. 9: w Gary.s
residence was followed by the disappearance
Of Mrs Gary's handsome diamond ring. from
her dressing case. He was subsequently, nr-
rested. and on Information furnished by the
and has Just returned with the ring.
3 ALEXANDRIA. YA.-Dr. q. 4. billiard. who
broke his Les some time ago. is able to so
around on orutches. III
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., vA.-The Will Of tho
late DR.. H. NJ. D. Martin has been admitted
to probate here His son, Rev. H. NJ. D..
Martin, of Baltimore. qualified as executor.
The estate Is divided equally between the
three children. who are Rev. Mr., Martin.
Mrs. Seldom, OF Atlanta, Ga. and Mrs r..
Leo StoffreEen, OF this city.
LEEsBURd, vA.-An election to authorize
the issue OF $4,000 Of bonds for water
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
lei until a day or two ago, when a

lief until day or two ago when q
letter written from Omaha city. Neb,,
was received by Mrs Matheny. The
letter was written by the missing man
himself, and stated that he was In that
city. and that he was perfectly well, The
letter gave other news in regard to his
trip, that would be Of no Interest 20 the
rublic, but contained no single word of
explanation OF his sudden departure.
Friends Of Mr. Matheny state that such
action Is entirely foreign to his nature,
and there is disposition among some
OF those who know him best to fear that
his mind Is affected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
TOOK FLY POISON.
"A Tramp Shows Fight and Is.
Shot by an Officer.
fEnecial 10 The Times Dispatc

:
1 NORFOLK. VA, July s.-Clara Cox.
four years old. daughter Of q widow, Mrs.
Annie Cox, residing on Clifford street.
portsmouth,, drank fly poison this morn r1fl- 4
ing and lies dangerously Ill. The poison 81
was left mixed In water Where me ne ' ~
could reach II. ~,
!. In an early morning fire in Client, the the
fashionable part OF the city, this morn
Ing, William Lane. fireman. was He-
riously hurt by falling timhers, The resi- !,
dence OF "A. L. Crooenbers, at NO. % g
warren Crescent. was burned.
John O'Brien, a tramp, was shot and
dangerously wounded early this morning
by an oficer at Primers Point. The
hobo showed fight when ordered to va
cate the premises. He drew a pistol,
bit before he could use " was fired upon y
hospital where two bullets We're dug out
Of him, after which he was consigned to
the county jail In Portsmouth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09

tihgulsted before much damage was done
b., ssyerai fishing steainers near b b;,a.,.
at pfesert, and MI PROSPECT, the beats
5tiful Nome OF Mr. J. w. Bagwell, Of,
Onancock Creek, is also open for the
Mi Bagwcll has had q large annex
made to his comnudious house. and no
more pleasant spot cnn be found to pass
1hs wife 81 the deceased engineer,
.stiit agninst tho N, Y. r. md N. 4. r,
At tho hearing on Saturday ITO decision,
was renched Lawyers NJ. b. Wescott
ard Ohio McarH appeared for Mrs. Henry
and Mr.. E spady represented the rail-.
finn suHg4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
viii Not be Moved.

Especial To The TImes-D Isphtch)
& FREbERIC KsHuRG, VA. July s,--r
Kenmore Shoe Company's plant here has
been acquired by the wholesale house q
Ningo. Elicit and Crump.8of Richmond,
Tho capital stock or the COMPANY has
been increased, and the now officers elect
cd are: President, G. 10. Wingo, OF Rich
,nond; vice-Presldent and General MAI
ager, Charles j. Green. OF Fredericksr
burg: Secretary, w, r., Gordon. OF Rich
,nond; Treasurer George ~ Wilson, sSof
Richmond, The plant Will NOT pc lnoyad
from this city, but will be operated hero
as usual, under tne SANS manasamsnfS
ma the Richmond plant. Il Ia probable
that the plant here Win DO enlarged
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
ONIONS SELL WE'LL VEL,
Fishing Steamer Afire Saved by
Other Steamers.
3fsnecial 20 The Times-Dispatch.)

Especial 70 The Tines ispatch3
,nsntltv Of onions are being shipped
from the ,wharves on Onancock Creek.
They are selling we'll. bringing sl2o
Sam Hot, young horse OF great prom.
Use, which recently showed u half at
a IA gait, was sold at handsome price
last week by H. O.: Finney, esq, 81
Onancock, to Mr.. VIII Bun. OF fa'ri
The Town Council at its last meeting
authorized the clerk to advertise In the
Ing proposals for building q $1,000 gallon
water tank and tower. and for furnishing
and laying 1000 feet Of , water m 2.
On Monday last the , f,shinE sb steamefr
TanEler lighthouse. The fire was SEX
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
BRIDGE is COMPLETE.
The Running Time Reduced by
Use Of Double Track. # II
!. 10, y r,ha Times .Ioispatch

n 81 fSpeciai to The Times -DIspatchD
ORANGE. VA. July Sail the brld g e,
on the double track OF the Southern Rail-
way between this place and Alexandra
Rave beenSput In place, and the grading.
exeept near Nokesviile and Winston. COM
nis, ID 4 n isi expected that the eighty
miles Of track between the points mem
1ioncd Will be In operation by the first OF
September. Neary sixty miles OF the new
road is now In use. The changes be.
tween Alexandria and Manassas incident
10 the double track have been the cause
OF a reduction OF the running time fuzzy
twenty minutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
Funeral Of General Howard.
DEATHS,

cHEATwoop, Died. at Three Square,
Goochand county, Va. July It'll, Mrs,
MARY y. cHEASTWoopt Wife Of j. u :;
j, q, il. q. aud Mary Ghsatwnod,, and
Mrs, j. Il, Catlett and MIS- William
Funeru from Smyrna Baptist Church
at r. NJ, JULY sth
coNsANI--Died, at his fathers resi-
day. BRUNELLu coNsANIS n the
'H Funsral TosM6KRoW at'S Pm. from
Mt. Calvary, Friends ana acauaint,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
Mrs. Fanny "A. Scott.
lspecial TO The Times-Dispatch.)

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, July 81
Mrs. Fanny a.. Scott. wife of Mr., William
Scott, and daughter Of the late x--M 81 Y
Georgetown %. - Hospital from the
effects OF an operation. which was per-
formed yesterday. Mrs. Scott Lad been
the hospital only last Tuesday. She was
5fifty-fve years - ago and will be great
.ly missed In the Methodist Church. of
which she was a Jealous member. Her
body was brought here this afternoon
She is survived by her husband and
seven children. They a are Mrs.. T. n.
Cunningham Miss Carrie Lee Scott;
Messrs. Hugh D. Scott, Willie Scott.
George Scott and Taylor Scott Of this
city, and DR.. Sidney L. Scott, Of the
United States Marine Hospital, Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
OBITUARY y VI
/ Mrs. S. H. Wilson.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times lspatch.)
55ARvoN1A, VA. July s.--Mrs. Serena
Hutclieson Wilson, one Of thQ best kno ~,
san Il S hams e Sost hs yst sfern Mss
after long and painful Illness. Tho
death of Mrs. Wilson como as no surprise
to her many frincds here, az her physi,1,
ops lag so reeoee ms af ner sHf ness ad
extended through nearly ten months. aiid
at tho time OF her death her children,
ind q NUMBER OF her relatives We're NJ
The funeral services will be held IN
Arvonin Tonight. and the remains Will
" ahs fsrlea hs no1S % e ay ,Fa AZ
Mrs yIsgns, maiden name q was serene ,a
eson, OF Richmond, where she was horn
and lived during her girlhood life. Fer
mother was before her marriage Miss
Mrs FRS Wilson was educated In the Rich
R aSaa ntiy Normei School befofe the es
sehooI n rs ef IN state Female
IN 1881 she. was married to pr. J, !, z.
WILSON,. OF Lexington. Va where the
souee sed n n tba r tis Mr.. ds W.o
t eas !lHsa Evan s. nfY r lllamy W IT, =
l Tor some years Mrs. wilson was cor
respondent for the Richmond Dispatch,
and lateh OF The Times-Dispatch. and
her contributions to the press were gems
orally complimented. 49,.
Mrs. Wilson was a woman OF more than
ordinary intellectual ability, and shc vas
widely popular and greatly beloved:
81 Hhn Leaves two children, Susie Mabetii
Wilson.. who last year graduated with
Tho highest honors ct Hollins Institute.
and John Alexander Wilson, who for sew
eral years has been a student at tho Vir.
Elna Polytechnic Institute.
She was a sisterfpf Mrs. Evan r. VIII
III? The train Bringing the body Of the de-
ceased VII Leave Aryonia az III early
friends and relatives Of the family.
The interment will be In Hollywood
Cemetery. The following we'll known cit
liens OF Arvonia will act as pail bearers:
Pr. John Randolph, Or, P T, . Glover.
Nv. Hughes, Ellis p. Jones. w g. Ed
wards and w. r. Pierce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
King George Court.

(SpecIal to The iTimes-D Ispatch.)
CONFORM, VA. July 8.--Tho July term
1of lie KInE George court convened yes
,terday, Judge Join u. Mason presiding.
The nttendance was the smallest ever Y,
known ut July court. and was 10
larger than Is often seen Mt Il mngts-
sirale's court at u cross-roads store N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
Murderer Commits Suicide.
rsnoiafad Prese1

RALEIGH, NJ c. July s.-Wlll Boone,
OF Yancey county, in the. western sec
ton OF this State. who last Saturday
killed Ed. Moseley at Pinola,, over one
cent in a game OF "cra ckaloo,n and who
had since bee1 a fugitive from Justice.
shot himself dead on the upper waters
Of Flat Creek In the northern part Of
tBuncon,be county last night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
Richmonders in New York.
Especial to The TImes-D

Especial to The Tlmes-Hlspntch)
NEW YORK, July 8.--Broadway Gem
trail. M. Jacobs, s. Bendit: Cosmopolitan.
ID. IA. Clay, p. B. Waller; Waldorf ..
Axtell; BartholdI, r. +. Hudsoni Herald
Sd,lara G. B. Hohson. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
d Mrs. Amanda ErneSt. .
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)

ABINGDON, 5VA.,3 July S.-Mrs. Amanda
Ernest, long one Of tho most prominent.
wealthy and highly esteemed ladies' Of
evening at s o'clock at the home OF one
Of her daughters. Mrs. Davidson, Of this
town, aged more than eightyzone years;
liam Byars one OF the founders and pro-
moters Of Emory and Henry College, and
who owned the fine estate knoSn as
brook Hall. near that college. In 1888 her
husband. Colonel John H Ernest. was
killed by attempting to arrest the descent
of o. rolling log on q hillside.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
Lern,lulel Perkins.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK. VA, July S.-Lemuel Per-
ikins aged seventy-two years, q highly
night He was a oltive OF CamdenN cour-
5ty, N. c., but had been q resident OF this
county for many years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
Evans--Farner.

Especial to The Times ispatch,o
FREDERICKSBURG VA. July 81
Mr.. William Evans and Miss Lucy
Farmer, both of Caroline county, came
here yesterday and were married last
night at the residence of Rey. r. A. wiz
llams, who performed the ceremony. MT,
and Mrs. Evans will reside at Guineys.