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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

The Clnch Club and large num-
Der of other guests were delightfully."-
entertained ~ Mrs. j. E. Aiken and
her daughters, Misses Medora and
Bessie Aiken, on Tuesday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. y. G. Perkins. o.
Memphis, and Mrs. j. NJ. Chandler.
Upon the arrival OF the guests punch
was served and after the close of the
game dainty refreshments were en-
joyed on the beautiful lawn. There
we're about sixty ladies present and
the nine choice prizes, cut glass
mustard pot, an ivory comb, Japa-
nese screen, an amber comb studded
with jewels, necklace OF gold beads,
u cut glass cream pitcher and sugar
bowl, silver hat brush, a gauze
fan. and little brown jug were pre-
sented to Mrs. H. W, Lennon, Mrs.
W H. Montgomery, Mrs. j. A. Met
calfe, Mrs. Tom Hood, Miss Mary
Walker, Miss Fannie Yerger and
Miss Neppie Scruggs as victors in the
game and to Mrs. Perkins and Mrs.
Chandler as honorees.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Mrs. George Pierce entertained
gracefully on Thursday afternoon at
a beautifully arranged tea given ia
behalf Of ST. Joscph's Catholic church.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28
state Of Mis- >issippl

SIlte OF MlSslSSIppI-
1oN.T Winters
An attachment ut the suit of B. Crit
tenden Il Co., against your estate for one
I thousand Dollars, r~turnable before The IL
cult Court of Washington County at Green
vile Mississippi, has been executed, and is
now pending In said Court; aud unless you
appear before said court on the first Monday
in June, A. d 1904, aud plead to said action.
judgement will be entered, and the estate at
tached will lie sold:
I his I'D day of April, 1904.
W. X. Gil,lnrt
Clerk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

-. NJ rion Rrsrlf Vi has is ID
'tvu;tI'Is To- ia" ~ ar,iate OF h. r
dai liter. Name, tn Ar Pen
lI;t lii al tale place ~
,iRht-thntA "',l,k N Tu' sday eve
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

On Friday the juvenile social world
enjoyed an embarrassment OF riches,
there being two charming garaen
parties given on that afternoon, one
by pretty little Miss Ethel Wetherbee
and the other by Miss Ireys McCutch-
con, who entertained in honor of her
kindergarten school aud Sunday
School class.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Mr.. Charles Nelson has returned
after few months stay in new
York. Mr.. Nelson recently success
fully passed the West Point examina-
ton and will leave to take up his
military training at this academy in
June.
Miss Jean Oliver, who is attending
the l. l. q G. at Columbus, paid u
brief visit early in the week to her
brother, Mr.. Elmer Oliver.
Miss Charlotte Brandon has re-
turned from a visit to Mrs. Fowler
near Indianola.
Mrs. Cunningham and her daugh-
ter, Miss Dollie, will leave in short
while to again make their home in
Washington.
Mr.. James Smythe has returned
from college in North Carolina.
Mrs, Leonard left recently ON q
visit to friends in Memphis.
Miss Mary Walker leaves today for
Cincinnati where she goes to take a
course of studies at the College of
Music.
Mr.. W. H. Negus, Mrs. j. E. Ne
gus and Miss Susie Negus have re-
turned from a few days visit in Mem
phis.
Miss Aimee Stone was guest this
week of Mrs, Julian Fort in Dun
leith.
Nj. and Mrs. Charles Holmes left
on Tuesday to visit relatives in va
zoo City.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Little Miss Margaret Workman
and Master Ebin Wortham entertained
number of their small friends in
delightful fashion last week at a
pretty garden party The guest list
included Misses Lucy Saunders, Ruth
Rose, Eloise Taylor, Margaret Mont
gomery. Mary Saunders, Malvina
Etnerly of Winterville, Ruby Toombs,
Elise Paxton, Ethel Payne, Camille
Hirsch, Olivia Goode, Alice Bell,
Sarah Lee Wheatley, Caroline Met
oalfe, Marguerite Harty, Istalena
Dancy, Katie Stone, katherine Win
ter. Natalee Archer, Pauline After
bury, Marie DIN, Selma Brill. Es-
ther Archer. Jean Gideon, Dorothy
p, xton, Katherine Gordon. Marion
Miller, Isabel Scruggs, Bell Waid,
Ethel Wetherbee, Elise Blum, Cor
inne Hebron, Mildred Humphreys,
Willie Miller, Lillian Taylor. Helen
Nance, LOWS Smythe. Dorothy
Clouston, Eleanor AMI Lucy Somer.'
Vile, Masters Ernest Butler, Robert
Miller, Robert Garner, Sidney Davis.
Edwin Klingman. Able TT Blum. viii.
liam Bell, Dean Hebron, Roscoe
Smythe, Arts Fruncis, Robert Bran
non, Shields Hood. Willis Metcalfe.
Virgil Payne, Forsythe Whestley,
Galley Paxton, Gilyard Vincent, Ed
mund Tay lor, George Griffin. Laur-
ence Paxton, George Crittenden,
Geo Re Helm, Sam Bull. Ben GiGden,
Rutl erford Nance. Victor Go, he'll.
Richard and Lynn HARRISON.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

In Lake Village, Ark on the eve
ming of June second, the marriage of
Miss Emma Anderson, daughter OF
Mrs Frank Anderson, to Mr.. George
Carlton V Ill take place at the home
Of the brides mother Miss Anderson
is a charming young woman and for
some years made her home in this
city where her marriage will be Of
great interest to her hosts of friends.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

The children Of the B class IN the
seventh grade of the city school ON
Saturday gave merry picnic on the
banks of Fish Lake.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

For that headache-Heptoi Split.
MT
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

On Tuesday most enjoyable pic
mic was given by Mrs. S, d. Finlay
and hel son, Mr.. Sam Finlay, Oh the
Bogue near Dunlieth.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Miss Lillian ylor. the attractive
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Taylor, was hostess OH Thurs
day afternoon at most delightful
lawn party.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

We have just received two thousand pieces of
nice wide embroidery, extra value, regu-
lar 25c quality, which will be put on sale
at per yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .10c
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

ming, June seventh, at Temple He
brew Union.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Mary Coleman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. R. Coleman, of Greenwood,
to Mr., Dudley Avery, Jr., who for
several years made his home in this
city, will take place on the evening
of June eighth at the Methodist
church in Greenwood.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Five pieces extra heavy J bleach satin finish,
all linen table CLOTH Y inches wide, reg
ular Toe value, sale price per yard. .4Sc
Five pieces all linen full bleached table linen
70 inches wide, regular G5 cent value,
sale price per yard .................42 c
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Five pieces J bleach all iea table cloth, 70i
inches wide, regular To- va re.
sale price ............. 53ct
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-05-28

Five piece extra heavy ! bleach satin finish
all linen table cloth, so inches wide, reg
ular price Soc
sale price ........,........ 35c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
A HOT PURSUIT.
"a Robber Traced Through Three
States and Captured.

Especial to Tho Times Dispa tch.J -,
CHESTER, vA., August 1.-Early yeater-
day morning, a seaboard Air Line detective.
accompanied by Mr.. Ennis. engineer OF a
steam ditcher on that road. appeared at Jus.
sticc g.. r. Robertsons house. this place, and
asked for a ''n1andamus"t to commit a negro
man In their custody to the Chesterfield Jail.
The negro had been IN the employment OF the
railroad force, with Mr.. Ennis. and had en-.
tered the sleeping car some time since and
taken Mr.. Enns's watch money, gun and
other things Mr.. Ennis and the detective
traced him through North and South Caro-
lima. and captured him with ruse near
Savannah, Ga, and brought him back in
irons. After leaving here, however. they de-
cfded n to take him on the electric car to
Squire Cheathan. near Manchester, and COM
rnitted him to the Manchester jail. They Sc.
cured the double barrelled gun and part OF
4 the other goods taken. & IA ii5 .55 !.
e lMf. William T. Gregory, Of Roanoke. and
Mrs Loren Dickinson. OF Richmond. were
here last week on visit to relatives Y. Mrs.
ellis excursion to Virginia Beach last Thurs
day took on about $50 people here to see the
ocean and have a dip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
THE RICHMOND VA TUESDAY, AUGUST j

THE pessde * the neighbornood extend
the old-fashioned Southern hospitality,
Misses Minnie, Mary and Annie Croweii,
Inosene. and Jewell Tuck, Minnie Hayes.
Mollie, W',kerson. Margaret Pltman ana n.
Rosa Fool, Ghaperoned by Mrs. MAX
Horn, wers the girls that went, while the
gentlemen we're Arthur tuck, James B.
and Charles yyiIborne John = Jones one.
Gregory and 8. M. Watkins.
They carried their own rations. music
and fun, and In spite Of thorough wet
ting on the way out, the trip was SO much
enioyed that ANOTHER i already .l,, y fully ar
MIS-. T. q. POOL, the young bride 81 the
cashier OF the bank here, ls seriously III
and was taken to the Retreat OF the Sick
at Danvllle, Va, on Tuesday. From In
formation received she Is Improving. . s Sc
\ The first new tobacco was seen on this
market Friday. While several days ear
Her than last year, 1t Is about two weeks
behind 1902 The color OF this offering is
very Indifferent. From all accounts the
crop will he late, but recent rains have
improved 1t very materially.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
QUEER FIALLUCINATIOtN].
Young Man Destroys M Nil Dam
to Wash the Ground Level.
M s (specials tn The Times Dispa tch.)

OAK TREE, Az August 1.- 4 ob t,el
Lee Carter. a young white man was
arrest are ed here Saturday afternoon upon
the charge Of DESTROYING the NIL ri ,o ga n,
abeionging 70 Mrs. G. W. n ewlrlan. Ele
was brought before Magistrate% ssn sas
Mr.. schenck had Drs. King a nd Hankit z.
of williamsburg. summoned who. q; ltsss
examination. pronounced him In san g, and n
he was 3imne diatey consigned to the
asylum at Williamsburg. Ca rter Is an In
Itelligent looking young man, but. his hal
luciration is that he mus let out all the
water to flow over I he land . and that y
Will wash away all the hills and ne whole
a He says when this IS accompli he'd that
the earth Will be exactly six feet above
high wa ter m "a TX: !8 VI sasl5
The York River Sunday school Will go
to West Point on its annual 1 picnic sAu-
gust 9TH 5g ~ 81 \, s5
Mr.. @. \: styrnbrough and daughter,
Miss Ethelynn, continue very Ill with
typhoid fever. FL gSa}5 E
# Mr.. Hugh n orment, Of Richm ond Is ex-
Spectcd here this week to spend a two
weeks vacat ion with his pa rents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
BURKEVILLE NOTES.
I Local g ption Elec ion e Root
Out the Last Bar DOM.
I, N n n, !. ~, rs- Djsnn N .Y III

n Especial III to The Times Dispa tch.)
Sss BURtEvILLE, v a., 3ilsi ugust II - MISS
Virginia Blackstone left Burkeyille LOT Inc q (;
Eastern Shore OF Virginia. % accoI1panled
4 by Mrs Charles B. Robe tson. They VIII
visit Della ware City. Md, and Virginia,
Il Beach before returning. i.ss 3
is5I Dr. AIspaugh, the broth bel In law OF
MISS Blac kstone,$ Is building a handsome
\ residence in Burkeyiile. and will ma Ike &c
his future home. and NJ SIS Blackstone Is
I expected to return on i is col nipple ION
IS Judge Walter 4. Wat son has ordered a.
local option election for II Okla n Dis
Btricl, 10 be held at this and JET fressy Store
Precincts on August sd. z The bar room
s located at Burkeville Is the only one IN
4 Nottoways county, and the people III he
district are @ great ly5- In erested $8 IN ~ @
coming local option elect ion. ~ t will only
be participated in by a few. as / only
: old Soldiers and those who have paid
= their capitatIon taxes six 4 month"; az o
will be permit tied to fyot c.
There isssn considerable docket for this
term. Ia nd tits thought court wi con
t!nue for several days. There Will be
several criminal cases to be disposed Z Of
of y the commonwealth n ainst Richa IA,
|Fowlkes. who ma icious ly.s witt a. douDie
barrel shotgun, shot a colored woman s
foot off on the I'd Of ] uly, q bout three
miles from here sa III
:SIa &c w. III. Mann has been employed
4 to defend FoWlkes. and "a great number
of Witnesses ksye been summoned on
both sides. III sSsi 5s 5F3 gs4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
HENRY REPUBLICAN,
FACTIONS FIGHT
The Outs Bolt and Held a Con-
vention Of Their
5! Own. .3s' III
(specla1 10 The Times-Dispatch.) X

Especial to The Times Dispat ch.)
MARTINS WILLIE VA, August ]. There
was another entertaining Republican ex-
hibit In the courthouse here Saturday af-
ternoon. 4 the fun being Injected into tho
proceedings by an aggressive contingent
OF FESTIVE and unreconcllable protestants
against the rcgular organization, who
have bought for several years to unhorse
the existing regime. ti3 XII q lsssst
II The occasion was 5aEc0tnty&mass meet
ing to elect d elegates to- the congressional
CONVEX: lion at Stuart. About one hundred
and seVenty-five$ partlcpators were pres
ent, OF whom at least one hundred and
fifty seemed to be standing by the regu-
lar1, Under the leadership OF Postmaster
G.. p. Smith. and the others, some fifteen
or twenty, perhaps We're 4 q rrayed under
the Jones-Anglin banner. With their
OVERWHELMING najority, the SMITH Brown
people, or regulars, had no difficulty In
maintaining complete control, but the
are persistently agrees
sive, and what they lacked in mum bers
they made UP in noise.
q After much turmoil % on a division OF
the sheep and the goats, 50 to speak,
Smith was made temporary cha irman.
In the course Of the proceedings such
5unparliamentary expressions as damn
5lien were asionally thrown in to
iheigften interest or cllnch an argument.
and friendly Offices were at one time me-
cessary 10 prevent physical violence.
The Anglinites soon wit drew to them
gelyes electfng their own delegates and
perfccting al separate county organtza-
ton. with j . B. Il Anglln chairman and
j & i,ts Wells secretary 88aa
The ''reEular s,i' or Smith BroWnites.
then elected the following delesat es: John
r.. Brown. G. 1 Smith. Samuel Morgan.
John Phi.pot I. Charles IS Turner. Flem-
Ing Prettaman and y. y. Min ter. 81;
THE 5Anglin delegates are: e. y. Turner,
]. 7. Giles pie y r & Bonsman, H. ~ i.
Rea, Green Penn. B. . Grayely, J. s.
Norman. Eugene Borrow, r bert Wyatt,
j. s. Richar dson. George w. Vade. At.
Jones, y n b. Anglln and w. e. Lawrence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
s.5 Underwater SURVEY.
Line Coming Down the Staun-
4 \. .3 ton River From r oanoke.
(Snecial to THE 4 Times-DIspatt

Especial to The Times Dispatch VII 33SS@S
SHY AsggiSt MARE lSe
Underwater Railroad has been, here. several IRA Y
days viewing the surrounding country
DRY sWey
ton River from south of Roanoke city
and crosses the Richmond and $Danyllle
Railroad near Randolph s. ation sin Char
employed on the survey. This. town is
nearly in a. direct line In the course OF
this new road to the sea, and the natural
by here. and the topograp by Of the scoun;-s3
tryaf favorable for It's loca ton.
State Lecturer and Organizer S, u.
Citation: Is actively engaged in forming
lodges In Mecklenburg. He says there
should be a CLUB AT every Sc hoolhouse ,, IN I
this principle Of justice that the farmer
able price on tobacco. Manufactured has
wy nof hgh flss GSar
lottte county and an8untiring. worker.
,Sfs III.
crop or wheat, and from a sowing Of
thirty-six bushels the iyield was BIZ bush.
els a little over twenty-five and a half
to one seeded s ". & 3.5 .5
One US said :a splendid crops Of 10th
we're not made this year 81 would be be-
were exceptionally fayora bl 5 t is al n
cult to find the chronic grun1bler. al
The number Of men a IS igned for Vir-
glnin at the Manassas military encamp-
ment, being reduced from first expecta-
tons caves off the military, company
here from participation much to the, dis
The tobacco warehouses here for the
sales{of leaf Will open early In August
and expect to commence selling the new
the loth sHns primings haya al
for sa le Ely XXI, III K & s3g
The month Of August is generally here
one Of leisure recreat ion,s picnics and OUT
door, religious meetings. isxc prs.ons are
tot the s cas- horeG or anywhere else to make
change. spend money sand enjoy them
selves. - is5S S z III 8, 5 "A
!, The town Is fled With summer visitors !
the Meek enhnrs aud they vi iformly say:
81 As delightfu and the 9, I. paths and wa
Yesterday, at thcreside OF Mr.. q. ~. 4
lYaden his daughter, Miss Lillian Elaine
was ma tried to Mr., Robert B. Bullock, s8
rs Ha hs Hsy
Ing, 4 B ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
SCHOOL FINANCES
IN CHESTERFIELD
Ths Supervisors to Lay County
Lcvies on the
18th.

tspecial.to The Times Dispatch.)
CHEsTERFIELD.V VA August ]. The
Finance Committee OF the County School
board Held a meeting here to-day 10
check Up the disbursements Of the past
fiscal 5ycarNin connection with the school
machinery, and to get things In shape
for the county superintendent or schools,
William a. Blankenshlp, to make his re-
port 10 the County School Board at the
meeting to be held Al here tomorrow.
gNessrs. J. "A. Sale, David Moore and u.
a. strachan composed the Finance Com
mittee, but the secretaries OF the several
district boards of Y the county were also
present at the meeting. s$8 s5 3IFa is
" The total revenue received last year for
the conductsof the public schools Of the
county was In the neighborho Of s26,-
00O. The Board Of Supervisors has been
asked by the School Board to lay t he
same N levy for the coming year $ they
did last year for school expenses. namely.
twenty cents on the hundred dollars Of
PRO pcrty value for county and district
Ssc}loo, funds. The Board OF Supervisors
have designated the 18th Of this month
as the day for laying the 3levies for 1905.
S AIRS Belle Pilkinton returned last week
from Richmond. Il where she was under
treatment for several weeks at the Me-
mortal Hospital. Mrs Emma Y. Cogbill
accompanied her home.
r Miss Mamie Brooks returned vest erday
to sskinquarter. her home, a fter5 a visit
of I wo weeks to Mrs. n. II. Cog bill.
Mr.. Clyde Truehart was called home
TO Amelia county on las Saturday by
the illness of his brother, Daniel.
II Richard VA Bendall, Esq, Of Danville.
va. qualified before the clerk OF the
Circuit Court here last week as admins
traitor d. BIN. OF Thomas "A Oliver. who
died in this county bout sxty years
a go. About s., 800. mostly in State bonds,
OF the decedent s estate. Is still und lis
tributed, owing to certain limitations In
the Will. A.
Marriage license was issued to-day to
Mr.. Frank "A. Orchard and Miss Bessie
~. Walthour. of Manchester District.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
FREDERICKSBURG DOTS.
3Rappahannock Association Ad
journs Personal Notes.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)s

Especial TO The Time -Dispat ch.)
81 th] ngnIs strlci
IA u Wallace. From here he went to- Hot
sprtngs XII
week and take the treatment al that
place for rheuma tism, from which he has
been "a considerable e sufferer TOR several
months. Il. i{{ I'M VII h tz
Among recent subscriptions to the
stock OF the. Fred ericksburg and Kappa
hammock Railway is one of $40. 900, by G..
y Rixey, Of Gulpeper, and 5000 by the
same county. .Ss r. 4s s8$ FIJI
q Rev. Richard Ragby has resigned as
pastor Of the Christian. Church "a Louisa
He will move to Scranton Pa. "a.
sociaton on whieh met wife store
the M1rthern Nesk has
annual sermon WI s prea ched by Rev. r..
B. Raymond The otficers elected were
Hon. A.. Browne. Evans, Of NJ idd lesex,
bel. Of Essex, treasurer. The sessions
were largely attended BY both ministers
jects relatlng to Church Work sp' We're dis ais
!cussed
The courts of &. G,ulpeper ana. orapgs
fount,es the contra
Bridge Company for the construction OF a
bridge across tie Rap idan River, al Green
Hill Ford at a cost Of $3.50.
s Harrison Jones, a colored boy. was
drowned In Nomini Creek, He left I Me-
iGuire's wharf lin "a small skff for his
home, and was not seen again alive. The
body was recovered 35ss s95
Mr.. T. Weaver. genera merchant, OF
Richmond county, has made an assign
ment for the benefit Of his creditors.
s The board i Of SUI eryisors Of M thews
county have contra cted with u. n Shlmp
forS an artesian we'll at the county seat,
to cost $3.50. II Z.
~. mas located at Orange Courthouse
and will practice dentistry, 5l5si
MI; Charles W. Pomeray. formerly OF
Gently In idaho to Miss Margaret Nc
sCongkey. OF that State. Mr., Fomeroy
expects to return to- Virginia with his
vi feS next year to reside near his former.
home. Ell III w -. 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-02
FATAL SHOT
BY ACCIDENT ! n
George Lawrence Dies From
Wounds Received at Hands
Of w. SssPoWcll.
THE YOUNG MAN DIS CHARGED
He and a Friend Were Firing at
Target and Did Not See
the Old Man.

Especial 10 The Times pispa,ch.)

Nsptcial to The Times Dispatch)
NEWfeORT NEWS, VA, August IL
4 Iii tho Police Court today, W. s. Powell,
The young man who fat tally shot George
Lawrence Saturday evening, was dis.
charged. The evidence proved 10 the
vatisfaction OF Justice Brown that the
9,hootng was accidental and he did not
icelni It necessary to send the case IN
10 the grand jury.
II Powell was arrested a few minutes
lfter5tte shooting and was later released
On a bond Of $500 for his appearance&to-S
day At that time II was supposed that
.ho wounded man would recover. Sat-
arday night 1t was discovered that the
bullet, which entered the lower part
gof tho abdomen, had penetrated The In
4 testInes and yesterday afternoon Law
renee breathed his last. 5i45
ThnA peculiar circumstances surround
ing the shooting caused the a. fair to
&nttriHt 4 great deal OF attention. Law
renee, who was an old man, employed In.
the machine shop at the shipyard, is
said to have been very drunk saturday
afternoon and he went into the power
llOuSe& Ok IOHSueTS4L i6 rl1Sta q III
n Ice Company. The plant Is not IN opera
tim ana the old man crawled under q
WORK bench and dropped off to sleep.
.5S AboutA II O'Clock Powell and q young man,
named Childrcss strolled into the plant
and cnga ged in target practice. They
put up Il target. seiec ting for stand
8tlic bench under which Lawrence was
peacefully sleeping. Powell fired his res
&volyer sevcral times and then q Ero,a an
I issued from beneath the bench. U pom
making an Investigation, the young men
discovered TO their horror that the sleep
Y cr had received the full benefit of 10 E.as
Rcnlibre hall. 's
5ssAE STABBED THE sALoONKEEPER.
8 News reached here to-day OF a serious
cutting affair. which occurred q Y North
Newport News saturday night. Because
tho Bartender refused to cell him more
swhlskey,5 Fra nix S vain, "a drunken negro.
3st0bhed and probably fatally wounded
a Otis Raker. n while oorikeepe The
FBnife penetrated Just below the heart
and entered the left lung. The negro
ai1adeShis escape, and has not yet been
4 located "a posse OF men secured the
woods aloove the city all day yesterday
4 ard last night. y
sSS William Hickey, the young man who
was eta bred BY Cleveland Mccullough
y several days d go. Is still Sin serious
A condition, although the doctors now think
I he l,;ts d fighting chance for life. A1cCu 1
Tough lib In jail and no e fort has been
& made 10 have him bailed. lie boy viii
Il be & wen a hearing In the Police Court
sThursuay- S5S sS ss n 2
8 gsS,. TRIAL OF WEST VIRGINIA.
94 The dock trial Of the armored cruiser
n Vest Virginia began at he 81 ipyard this
morning and will last several days. The
4 cruiser Will be ready for her builders
Strial8;,I about three months. and VIII go
4 into commission In December. S