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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-21
LLOYD Smith
SUDDENLY ] { |! | D ! ! ]:
ouceutnbs to Heart Disease
While Walking With
Ills Wife.
SPECTATOR he rlmes-DIs patcilJ

y WARSAW. VA, December 20, Lloyd'rs
Smith, of Northunberland county, died
suddenly this afternoon at 4:ao clock ~
heart disease, a ed fifty.nlIe years. q,
For several years past Mr. Smith has
been In declining health. and about two
years ago, accompanied BY Ills wife. he,
went to Germany, hoping to improve The
same. and It was thought Tor some time
that Ills health had been fully restored
For several months, past he had been very,
5unwell. nnd for three weeks or more ltl
has been confined to- the house. festGlr.II
day lie seemed better and walked fro,i'I
Ills hometo Heathsville, q Distance 81 over
a quarter Of = mic This afternoon he e
expressed himself rs feeling much bet!
ter than he had Tor months, and asked
his wife to accompany him IN u Wnlk 70
the village. Scarcely had the words fall !;
en- from his lips. when Mrs. Smith nr..
5ticsd that his head had fallen 10 orc
side. and she at once ran u his slue, a
message assdlspatched for l1ss.s Brclnt
h
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and Rice. but In less than five minutes
he was dead. Mr. Smith served wi ~ dts
3tinctiontyin M0sby;s command during tho
Civil War II O was one o he most brill
liant lawyers of this entire section, and
enjoyed q large and lucrative practice
n 3 For. eighteen Years lie was Common
wralth's attorney for N ortnuinncrland
and for tho pa 81 fourteen been
chairman OF the Democratic Executive
Committee OF the First Congressional Dis.
Strict. He8 is survived BIZ n widow, one
son aud four daughters, twU of whom,
arc on board the Weems Line steamer!
from Washing ton Oh their way home TO
spend their! Christmas holiday from school
lin Georgetown.
. Mr. mtllgwas ~ staincll Drm6crat, and
for the past qiurtcrs Of 4 & cen tlry has
taken NJ leading part iii all poll tlcal gath
serings, no gonlytfn the FIRST Congressional
at one time was prominent spoken OF
as Attorney General sof the State He VII
ID man SOr marked #nh iltty. and fls& death
is n great loss TO Il isSentirc scctio
a lion. Lloyd 4. Smith wns we'll known
In Richmond. where he had been "a FREE
3quent visitor. lie had long been pronli-.
spcnt IN public life I'M this State and for
gone years had becnsa member Of3 liz.
State Democratic Committee. He wasfn
member Of, the subcommittee Of tho
State Committee. 10 which was Entrusted
tho taking of testimony III the norfolk
city primary contest IN S,t 1at 54 conllct.l
ftion he wns frcqnently 3in Richmond Snnd
Norfolk. He was also 'on1inollwca It'll 's
attorney Of Ills county, MI. Snllth tSWns
IN warm personal friend Of Il lon, illiarn
a. y ones. Of I the First District, 59and 6of
Governor M ontagur,Sof this. city, He had
long bccnartivnnnd prominent ~ the e Ioem-
iocratlc party In this State and had
been active and prominent In the Demo,
cratic party in tllls State, and had been
Shonored by it, The gannn,,nremeDts of%h'H
death WILL Y hook 10 many persons ~
this city SSsS & +
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hopes Of those who have arranged I'd nt-l
tend. win, 1t Ia thought, he moro than
realized. 1
AT THE HOTELS. !.

Commercial Travellers Heading
for Home to Spend Christmas.
Tho drnmmers are htirrying hcn,es The
hotels for several days lave been chiefly
populated by tho hustlins commercial ineu
turning backward Ito spend the Holidays
With loved ones Most or them that travel
this section are already at home or on
the way thither. RI u
Among the arrivals NJ the Jefferson
yesterday were a party from philadelphia,
Including Mr.. and Mrs s.. Ross Camp
bell. Mrs. s. u. stuckert. Miss NJ. A..
Whitman, Miss Ethel Campbell Miss
GLADYS Campbell and M les Minnie fSyEelt
sTy Mr.. II. w C,reecy, of washington, Is Il
tho eff0Csor for a day or two. is5 II
4 State Senator william, Stands DC
northampton county, ard Deieghtc IT, II.
sstcarncs. accompanied by Mrs. stearncs,
are among yesterdays ivals At Y Niur-
phys. s TN
Among The other virglnlnns at Muir.
phys Hotel are: James II. Darst and
wife, Dublin, Va Il.W. j effreys, w. II.
lJeffreys, S.. Il. @Jeffreys, Chase city;,
George II. Smith, OF York; II. T. jack
son, Of Boydton; Rufus OH1,es. Of South
Boston; ~. J. Culton. Rock Castle; Mr..
and Mrs. p. l.. Lipscomb, Belonu; Il.
Hitchcock. .Jr..E charlottesville.
The Richmond Hotelinppears to5bc the
.favolitc resort for shoe drummers, who,
IRE now sout III force selling goods for
the spring and summer trade. ThirtS-fiya
OF these erterprisng gentlemen have been
at 'rhe Richmond in the past ten days,
There we're fourteen there at one time.
Among tho Virginia arrivals at Tho
sPowlmtan yesterday were James a. Per-
ny and II. WI. Parks, gof Etna Mills, Va:
and ]. W. Guerrant Dnnville.t Mr. ~ ",
Q. Rlddlck. Of North Carolina. Is ut y he
same hosiery. ts. 81 s;s.E
Mr. Herbert I. Lewis. CONNIE nweultl,s
attorney OF King William; Mr.. Day'd
iCorprew, Of Norfolk. Va, s. i }ltadgctt,
OF Tarnville: J. Reynolds. Of Dan.
Vile; H g. Isl Grimm. Of charlottesville.
Mrs J.. .C1. Eppcs and Miss Marie Eppes.
of Gladstone: ], II Hicks, Is Of stuarts
Draft; Nv. II. Russell. OF Cha ksville and
wv. NJ Crist. OF Harrlsonbnrg, are among;
tho virginlans attthe I.extngto ] Iotel.E3
Among yesterdays arrivals q Tie Ne,
Richmond arc .. " ". 3Tro weI', Of Acco-l
.muc:3J. e. NJ Hanckel. OF oanoke; w
.B,lckner, OF North Carolina, Y formerly Of
this citS:sJ. S. Barron. Of Norfolk y ainns
Forrest. Mrs. 81 Forrest and Roger FOR or
res, n Of Rock fish. IS y XIII Ia
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LAW OFTEN VIOLATED.
Samples Of Medicine Freq uently
Thrown Into Yards OF. Homes.

Mayor Carlton Mccarthy is an earnest
advocate Of the passage of an ordinance
that will make punishable By fine the
throwing OF Improper and obscene litera-
ture advertising aipatent medicine and
remedies In the yards and porcles of
residences, where they are often picked
up and read by children There is al
ready. statute which forbids. under.
heavy penalty. the throwing Of samples
Of medicines and remedies Sin8 the yards.
porclies or doorways of residences. This
measure, which was known as the Angel
bill, for5its8 patron. was Immediately sug :
5gested by the fact that tile child &of one
OF the legislators had recent " been <pois-;
oncd and made seriously III BY inro-.
Gently and gnorantls5 swallowing one
of these medicine samples This LAWS
almost daily Violated in this city
Is Mayor NlcCartlny would 30 n step furth-s
,er and make punishable tho throwing Of
literature, unfit forRchildren to- read. and
In many cases disgusting to any one
into the yards, porches and premises Of
citizens Some Of this literaturcais filthy
and disgusting The Mayors ~ dvocacy
of such IN ordinance to supplement- the
Angel bill is generally endorsed. *
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near the New Market on Sixth Street and
establish Salvation Army head quarters at
tho Central Nelghborohood House Mr..
and Mrs. Buchanan are very alert look-
ing after their family ofpoor, numbering
nearly one hundred. 81
4 On Saturday night they will distribute
from the Neighborhood House thirtySfive
baskets, each containing a Christmas
dinner for five persons. I, l!
On Sunday. in the chapel, a special mu-
steal service, will be held for the poor
of the city. II
90 Dinner at the Jail.
On Tuesday. Mr.. Buchanan will give g
Christmas dinner to ll.pri soners in tho
city jail, and on Wednesday,, at 2 o'clock,
Christmas dinners will be eaten at the
sNeighborhood House.
Tho ladies Of st. Anne's Benevolent
Association aro receiving donations to-
day in the basement OF st. Peters Cathe-
sdral. Although the ladies call it a pound
party, this is not the case, for Gwen on
yesterday y provisions of all kinds We're
sent unsolicited to the committee OF st.
sAnne's
Tho society Is an old one. and is doing
ems excellent work in visiting the poor
and caring for those In distress. Mrs
Andrew FPizz.ni Is the honorary president;
KRIS. w. D. Harton, the active president.
and Mrs. Irwin Moore, the secretary Of
the association.
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HER lett. lamp WAS
BURNING but DIM,lY.
Justice Crutch6eld Heard Varie-
gated Tales Of Woe Cases
Continued.

Dlla Taylor. with a lamp as Din as
that of the bard of Chestnut Hill, handed
up a good $3.50 legend to His Honor on
yesterday James Martin. who basks in
the sunshine OF ELIAS friendship playful
" demonstrated the latest Knockout
swing. When Jim was brought before
the awful presence, Ella weakened and
told hot one. Martin was pictured as
a black Sir Galahad. working deeds OF
valor throughout the confines OF MESH
Alley.
It didn't SO. and ella contributed $50
TO tho funds. 4$ n /. II i IL
James Williams vas al sight. Both
lights We're almost GU t, and as dim as
the Richmond electric lights. Mr.. VIII,
.liams's pants resembled very full
"'bloomers'' and the rest Of his apparel.
smacked loudly Of the rag bag. He told
a pathetic tale Of being a country lad
from Baltimore, unused to the sights Of a
large city. His Honor was. wise !; hut
Christmas saved $"tlie country lad. 1Jalncss
hit the tralls
IL. o. Retross the bold young pro-
;prietor oe the Gymnasium Club, was up
for selling drinks upon a Sunday. IL O. y
mainstayBin the hour Of need had gone
TO Washington, to sec the 'play,sand Pres
ident, md no the case was continued ur-s
til another season. 81 Il
ss I'owhatan Vaughan was charged with
stealing pig meat from Mcssrs.g w. s.
Forbes and Company, The witnesses
were tardy, and tho case went over.
Otis II. Holderfieldis a patriot Of sport
On last Thanksgiving Day he .hied him.to3
tho foot ball game. Mr.. j. j.. Hall, Of
iAlbemarlo county, charged that cts an-s
neXed a timepiece, held in great esteem
amongst the family OF Hall. BachraGl.
the poor MANS friend, later received the
relict from "a LADY, who acted as n
fence. al 81. Vi ii b
II One Riddle. with q husky voice. pll,-
chased the pawn ticket. but inshis own
language when | goes to Bachrncli for
de goods, ~ DIN near gifts pnched," y
man msnamed. True. and Gypsy Jark
also took hand. u Il s.
His Honor sent the whole crew on t.
the grand jury. IS. III
T.. j.. Dancy and q. sporting friend
named Brill wcro charged with houing
up r. t. Powell and relieving HIN Of
eighty plllnks and aawatch.
Powell Is a quiet booking individual that
looked an easy mark The case was con-
tinucd until tho pride. OF the basement
bar shall have returned from his junkct
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NEGRO is SHOT BY
COUNTY CONSTABLE

AS the result OF resisting Constable
Douglas Temple, Joe Johnston, colorcd is
at the Memorial Hospital with a severe
bullet wound In both legs.
Several days ago Johnston. together
with several other negroes, who had been
drinking, became disordcrly OH the street.
and tho constable warned them that IL
they did not behave he would arrest thom.s
According to the story, Johnston used
most abusive Language, directing his 5ro-.
marks to the 4enrico sleuth, who made
the party move on.
a short while after Johnston was seen
Mt tho corner of Twenty fifth and r
Streets creating more disturbance, where.
upon Mr.. Temple undertook to arrest him,
when he broke from his grasp and the
snther negroes commenced to crowd him..
simultaneously Johnston started to rum
He did not halt and the oiiicefi 1t is said,
fired on him, the bullet going through
one leg into the other.
An operation was performed upon the
negro yesterday, hut the bullet WIS nos
located. Tho officer took the man to
Jail, hut wheni 1t was found out that he
was wounded, a doctor was called In, and
he was removed to the hospital.
'LAXo IS a liquid. vegetable COM.
Douud y t.t $50 l;ltf
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Mr.. Martin at the Richmond.

alr.$ Jv.atP. Martin. Of Gordonsville, VA.
has been engaged as night CLERK atsthe3
Richmond Hotel. Mr.. ". 5.Dunston Is
still conn ected with the house In al ceri-|
chi capa city. his now pos! don being more
desirable than the former one. y e&is ono
'ofkthe best known hotel men in the city
having been in continuous service 70 n sew
oral year The Richmond is getting q
steadily growing spatronage c. 5a
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Hoping He Will 4 Accept.

The Rev. j.. n /. Rid lex, pastor @ Spuf'
Egeon Memorial Baptist Church, Norfolk,
Who has been cnlle by tlles congresati
sofihc Paramount Bnptistf Church, to sue.
coed he ReY.C,. G .-Gox IS Sreatly lie loved
by his congregatio on and h'ls 5niany warm III
friends In Norfolk. who Will u2uptless
ii il rumored, that he is f,lvorably i'm
pressed with the call from !latrlnon Y t
Mi Riddlcl is a good preachcr.a i y
earnestly hoped II by the Falrmoint CON
.rrnl.at ion tia { lie will comeBwitll them.
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{ Bishtot,pt, Richard Phe il J /,
s,issf By "A saocin tai T,ress 4 : B:

80 By ASaociated I'rffs)
IA. December % ftc,
ne lingering llnesss or three yscnrs.t duo 10
this; intiEnli tics q & old "a &C. Right Rev..
.Isichard nhclSn, bishop of Il he Pit tsburg
Diocesc.9of he Ronnl, catholic Church,
died a { noon .ssto-dpysnt ST.. Pulls Orphan
Asylum, lakewood Pa sIrrohndcd by
Ills rela tivcs and many church officials
The end was IeuceflIl 81. SS is { III
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Mr. Glenn Is Improving.

Mi. John II. Glenn, cashier Of the Mcr-
Ichants'S National Bank, is still confined
to his horne. III MI s:
Mr.. Glenn. who was take Ill at the
board NEE ting Of the bank on Monday,
has made a host of friends during his
many years OF service In tho banking
world 4; They Will be glad to learn y h,.t
Ills Illness Is not Of Il serious nature, and
Hut iii islI few days lie will again be ut
his desk in the Merchants Sationi.l
EnnE 81. 1870
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con Thanksgiving Day

HE New Eng land home SCENES q g p cled
in the play. On hanksgly 5Ioa ll ! !, !
drumming at The ijon =. ll'Ts So 3s ~
sformnces yesterday rev z ippri,tt5l !,
audiences than the VIZ
presentation was much snoo ~
DR., Whinpln was i most pleasing ~ tl ~
song Miss Gibbs as Lizzie 81 also
sings we'll Ihasplay Is n8nelod tlr q, and
'rhursday night Is to witness the closing
Of the old l3ijo,,. the play being tnlls-
ferred 10 the Academ W. II 4 4. IA
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,sFOXYn ROGERS HERE

Has Too Big a Heart be q.
HangmanMay Re5lg.t,.
Mr.. Cliff W.. Rogers better Known as
Foxy" Rogers, city sergeant the city it
Of 5.Charlottesvllle, whose name figured
prominently the sMcCue case, wa reg 9
istered at the Hotel n ueger ertla y.
twill be the disagreeablc duty OF Mr.
Rogers to execute Me- Cue. The matter is
giving him consid cradle Worry. N, \. s /, ..5
He & a good fellow and has a large G:r-
most intimate friends in sGharlottesvflle
have said that there was title doubt (, N
their minds that he would rfsig his oitlGG
rather than act as Mecca 70 lla glliain ,55s s
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IloB1T !:l!.J.A
Mrs, Judith French

Mrs. Judith French, widow Of john. w,
French, died at the residence OF heri soil Il
SIn-laW' Mr. w. IT. Dabne sin TINS CITY,
December is, 1901. Mrs. lrTentfi was barn l,,
iii Cunlborland county 2l 8st hg = o Q
March, 1875. She WIS he daughter 9 7
Rebecca and Lnd y b,anfon =,
Wink er ar sIRsyo!utionnrS Zane.
E lShe Joined the Methodist CHURCH When
gs&YaIlte on years OF &c, pId taligl sun,
day School for th!rty,-seNell,, Years, until
8llfteen yea rs go, hcaltl GQil,
& fined .sller to s;tlle iouse. She Is cradtted
With lJelllgit lleyfrst cher OF an infants
class INT this city. RN her re1ues lEllt
of tlleseNslhoars. now men from thlr ~
-Messrs T. d, Newell, Minsfree and sl1..
5c.g Fpllses Harvey Davis, q. "a. Gates,
Joseph, Mon gonlery, II. n 'ryree and!
II Hers was d lovely Christian character,
always bright and Cheerful, though 81 y
Mrs. French IS survived by one daus-
fer NIrs. MT; DabneN. and four SO ils-r
William III, IT, A., John B', ggf this CITY,
and pr: n a. Frencl, of Austin, Texas.
nHmh,eiS e gTgandsila Rna great
letter, OF Amelia county, 81 Ill s5 n
The services We're cond ueted by Reys,i
CHI Boggs. Masti1l and !, eters. The 1o-l
Tal tributes were nun eroEs all d 'beautiful /.
$3g After a well spent life .sho has gone to
after her. s4s .tF XII S
Miss Margaret v. Regnault,
Miss Margaret v. Regnanlt, died yes
tterday at her residence, No. 3l7SfTlast.
Main Street, after n brief illness She
s.tssll " sfa q ~ issi5
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SING AND ,R + I e.
Parents Christmas Tree to be be.
Given bY Bellevue Pupils.

rio Parents Christmas Tree will be
given to-nlo rrow morning n o:SOs clock
sbyfthea children Of Bellevue School. Sub.
siolncd Is thc5programme to be rendered ~
ssS1 y elconlc-HWray Stagg Haze Mick 4
4leboro, lillian Frayser. . s35 S
sis2. l8NNintero Song School ".
3. What Santa Claus Said Bessie Hew..'
slett Pill ~ S 95a e Il y,
). 1. Christmas song-School.
3@;. The Fl oliduys Are 5Conling--Meredith
d The" Bells Are Ringing lad sc Glen Glen
n Christmas eve Song-School
3N S.l,A Christmas Carol-Rebecca r oane. h
ISL o. Sing IL Song OF Christina Madeline
Gcrlrarlt. Louis lIagenlnil, Bessie i1ew-
lett Eva Moody, Willie Terry, FRANK;
I>yndall. g ~ s$s NJ IA Ill .5s s. Ky
q 1O,S Merry Christina s.; Several Children
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Assessors AppOinted..

Judge r. Carter Scott. Sof Henrico Cir
cult Court. ycsterday gave out the names.
ors OF real estate in Henrico county,
They are: In the upper district. ] ohm ".
Broadus. and T.. B. T bison ASST stant. and
In The lower district. John a. Archer. and
s. ~, MonCurci assistant 4. 81 sjs
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Al Home for the Holidays,

AIessrs. r. III. Nornient, Of New Or-
leans, and TT. b. Norment. Of San Franz
cisco, Cal fornia, are IN the city for the.
While here they vii iibo the
guest ofStlleirs sister. Mrs. FLORENCE N.iCiiE-s
Gibson. a No. 81 South Third Street W.
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Much Interest Manifested
Much Interest is conferred ~ the t;tcky
party which will be held In IN, Ga tl,ollc
nigi,t. 1T VIII be- held under the Tree
tion Of the U:achcrs. md he 80 .lgui y
rcrton Of tho teachers and the sa rslinlNe'
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v Spending Holidays Here.

aMessrs. w \. II Binford Jr..s and J . D..
Binford are spending their Christmas
holidays at No. 81 South Third Street,
with their aunt, N1rs. Florence y y Iii GID p
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County Officials Her

Among the visitors at the State Library
biIildlnp yes terdays were Trea surers George
L, Smith, OF York: Sheriff Dickerson, Of
Frinte Edward; DR.. ID llon. treasurer Of
and Sheriff W.. N, crouch.
Of Sindcllland county IA. N, 49,
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Sir. u oWthian Bell.

3t5 u BY associated Frfss.) VIZ
sci December 90. - Sir I.oNillsnS
Boil dead IIei lied the, post sof 8presl-s
dent Of the Iron ind Steel Insti tute. He
5 born iii 1914. NJ .sT Il; .sa a Isl
Cd aths Reported Yesterday.
Il DEATHS reported. to The board OF
Health yesterda 81 were ~ ss5i II I'll - 8
WI IT e. ~ 4 N II vi II ~ VII
Daniel ~ Butler male, So years 4
mouths, 8 days g Maiden Lane
Il Francis 'Dlsth, male 81 YEARS. Nest
Marshal s.s 4,
I Martha 81 Simmons 4, female, 10 years,
Virginia lIospitnI.g5 VI 4. i. s u
4 I'earley M Walker, female, 10 years.
ST. I1nke's Hospital. III.
.coLoREp
q Henderson l'attlc, male. 80 years, $50 +
West Leigh N, .5
* Walter Foster,smulc. ! ysai.s,S4 5months.l1
Y.sgsFl 70 days COS 2t'resk Sti.nrt.1 vi
Mary Jane I'LL, female, ~ years. Inns y.
& house rs
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sWheel Recovered.

9ar,ctoctlyof Gibson has recovered ali OLE
ven wheel, painted green and rec. ., which
Gun NE identified at detectiy yes lleadauaF-
tcrs. Slxtl Ind 4 MARSHALL Streets.
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Deaths at Fredericksb burg
Special 10 The Times. pssp,. "a, 81

lspecial to The Ines Dfsps tch.) 50 Ea
fI2E.sDEiSIGksBl5 RSi .sss8 Az. Dec. ~ ~
Mrs. Osca r Lewis died a her home here
Yesterday after 4 lingering Illness 81 con-
,imption, ICED thirty Years She hi sur
syircd by her. husband siit
4 NJ r. Ernest Brown, OF Caroline county
died crdayt ut his homo C;unea s.
OF, pne nmonil. nged sthirtS-ffvc year. Fl
Is Il survived by his father two Brothers
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Bcttie @MartinI.

n . !, :, spsctal y. q Tho Times. Dispatch a.
y. OF FNlItcY. IiAiNCYERC Co. VA, Dec %. 81
Miss Bette Martin died Or pneumonia
Friday night and was Buried EsllhdaySiiifs
Z the 1 old family s,urstng ground a Can
brotiierS--Lr. Edmund Martin. Nj tl,EwNolr,8
she lived, and Mr.. Robert Martin, Of
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lD,E:!,ATHls.


r IctiNAElsl, Died, al 4 80 i. NJ. ,LJeceni- g
Der 20 1929! aGcr \, i hsf linssifs 4
IS r Isl r liG N AIJIyI, sister Of tho 8
iatn john II. n egngult @ts u d
Il 1.-THE funeral service from Monumental
4 Church ~ II Y soAY. 81 1890 'P AfSSS
plled, $50 u. Al, at hls,,lesII,@
ence, ooklanhj sl, Park ANS iE +
sMITIlE R, aged xty-nine, III, I, !. I,
Ennera! from |, residence 2: TODAY
lIasN Ihf og sIN NONE lgni
Funeral WE'D n ESD Avn, o. ING Sat
son. WAGER ID Simmons, Grove. Avenue
3 and /, Sheppard Street Opposite Z , ,the
Cemetery. Petersburg, Va, 4. \
WALK r, =, Tell a sloep MT o'elock Mon-
day afterno.ol, 2 Il1tAf I'll NAN NJ NiGT he
ten-year-old .uRught er OF a hos ~ ana NJ
<, MARTHA A.. Walker. 3l.. 8a d. 81 \
Funeral from q q, Toya
1 MORNING, 81
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Moses FrY..

Especial To- The $Tlmes-i spatcii.) aas
NVtslpi,SlaJck.aNs4i 3. Dec .lo. ~. Moses
Fry, ofs Alolntag lfton. shenandoah coflH-
tSi; died vest rdaY.iSa ge;ii aboit eighty
years. lie wa S IN prominent farmer ami
Il s. It-S.jyed by lsywIdow and ayc chill
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ohm AZ B. Gordon.

ls'pecinl TO The Times b ispatch.) 5s
NJ Il. John a.. b Gordon; a promIren, cit
&lzen OF Spotsylvn MIA county, died last
niglit Mt bis home. l,enr ssnnlIghti8ofirh en-
atis1n OF nc heart, gcd six ty-Onc years.
merry resided In this tcity. a nun,ber 0f
= his srela tiNes now reside here. Hefis sur
5SiNcd by his widow, three &chiliren,af four
sis ery and Wr, irnf +, prS sS!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-21
EXTRA 4 CARRIERS ON.
Christmas Mail Packages Will
7be Delivered Promptly Here.

D I'OStmaster Wrny T. Knight Monday
put on five additional carriers and one
extra clerk IN the office to facilitate the
prompt handling OF the heavy Increase
Of incoming and outgoing mail during
the holidays. Those pat on are the reg +
uar substitutes The enlarged volume of
mail and especially Of packages mas be-
gun and Is expected to steadily increase
mNil next Sunday Then 1t will continue
for two or three days ana after that
gradually decline 10 the normal again.
Mr.. knight states yesterday that tho
Christmas mall rush was three days later
beginning this year than last year. but
that 1t was now moving steadily. He will
put on sufficient force to insure prompt
delivery, ana dispatch5of all malls,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-21
Miss Mary Novel.

Special 70 The Times d lspatci,.) u (.
Z. BR Is'rO Il. TENN. Dec. 20 Miss Mary.
= owe: aged twent $, accomplished llnngL-
ter OF fA1r.. and N1rsl4fskk f3. "a, Novel. dled
ca She was cashier for a leading whole