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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-29
AUCTION SALES.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
ID CORPORATION Court Of the city Of Alexan
dria, Virginia, rendered on the 9TH day of
November, 1904, in the chancery cause of
Solomon Myers and Isodore Myers. executors
of Lewis Myers. deceased, vs.. Max Lansburgh
and others the undersigned special commits
sioners Of sale, will on
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November, 1904, in the ehancery cause OF
Solomon Myers and Isodore Myers. executors
of Lewis Myers, deceased, vs.. Max Lansburgh
and others, the undersigned special commits
sioners Of sale, will on
MONDAY.
the 9Th day of June, 1905,
at ~ o'clock m, at the front door OF the
Court House of Prince William county, Man
ossas. Va, sell at public auction all the right,
title. interest and estate of the defendant Max
Iansburgh. in and to ALL THAT TRACT
OF LAND situated in the county Of Prince
William, State Of Virginia. described as con-
tanning 1924 acres, more or less, and bound
ed on the east by the Potomac river. on the
north by Quantic0 creek, on the south oy
Chappawamsick creek aud on the west by
the telegraph road, together with all rights
and appurtences thereto belonging or in any
wise appertaining or 50 much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy the amount Of the said
decree in favor of the plaintiffs against the
said Max I.ansburgh. to-wit. the sum OF 81
74l n. with interest on 81 ,473 66, part thereof
from March 6, 1900, and on $268 III, the resi-
due thereof from October 4. 1901, until paid.
and the costs of this suit and of sale. The
sale is made subject to the rights of W. A.
Wimsatt under the agreements made with him
by the defendant, Max l.ausburgh, bearing
date February y 1904, ahd Mareh 4, lvOt, re-
spectively. and the deed made in pursuance
thereof, recorded among the land records OF
Prince William county, in Liber 50, page 3Z3,
and subject also to the contigent dover right
of the wife of the said Max Lansburgh IN the
equity of redemption in said property.
Terms of Sale-One-third of the purchase
money in cash on the day Of sale and the resi-.
due in two equal installments at six ard
twelve months from the day of sale, the de-
ferred nstallments to bear interest at the rate
of six per cent. per annum from the day OF
sale until paid, and to be evidenced by the
notes or bonds Of the purchaser or purchasers
with approved personal security and the title
10 be retained until the full payment OF the
purchase money. The purchaser or purchass,,
ers may at their option pay all in cash. All
conyeyancing to be at the cost Of the purchas'
er or purchasers.
JAMES r. CATION.
J.B.T. THORNTON,
Commissioners of Sale.
I. John s. Beach, Clerk of the Corporation
Court of Alexandria, do certify that James K
Cation has executed bond with approved sure
ty as required by the above decree.
JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL s. GREENAwAY, ID. q.
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Choice MALAGA GRAPES l5c Id at
J. c. HILBURN'S.
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STEAMERS.
MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND VlR.
GINA RAILWAY COMPANY.

The Steamers of This Line VIII Leave Alex
andria
EVERY SUNDAY, TUESDAY and TIL YRS
DAY at 4:30 p. M.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE USUAL
RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments unexcelled.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York solicited and handled with care.
Through rates and bills Of lading issued.
Single fare to Baltimore, S2 round trip, ~;
Staterooms, one way, $3.50. Meals, SOC. q
VIM. NJ. REARD0N, Agent, Strand.
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NIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the city OF Alexan-
dria, on the 23th day of May, 1905.
Maggie Mckee Herring

4
Charles A. Herring
Memo. The object Of the above suit is to
obtain divorce a vInculo matrimonii from
the defendant, Charles A. Herring; to have
the custody of the infant children and general
relief.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in this cause
that the defendant, Charles A. Herring, is a
nonresident Of this State IL is ordered.
That said defendant appear here within
fifteen days after due publication Of this
order, and do what is necessary to protect
his interests in this suit. and that a copy
Of this order be forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette, newspaper published
in the city Of Alexandria, once week for
four successive weeks. and posted at the front
door Of the Court House of this city. A copy
Teste: JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL S. GREENAwAY, ID. c. .
c. G. Carlia aud Howard W. Smith, p. q.
my23 W4W-fu
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Another invoice of the celebrated POTO-
j. c. MILBURN.
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MEETINGS.

A NNUAL MEETING NOTJCE.-Notice
- is hereby given that the annua, meeting
of the stockholders of THE WASHINGTON
REAL ESTATE COMPANY will be held in
the principal office Of the company, No. Ill
south Fairfax street. Alexandra, Virginia,
on Monday, the FIFTH t5th) day Of JUNE,
A. ID. 1905, at o'clock p. m, for the election
of officers for the ensuing year and the trans
action of such other business as may constitu-
tionally come before said meeting.
Books for the transfer of stock will be
closed on Saturday, Msy goth. to Tuesday,
June 9th, 1905, both dates inclusive.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors.
WILLIAM II. BADEN, Secretary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
New Department Added.

Probably not everyone knows
that new department hasSbeen
added to Frederick College and
that Bookkeeping and Short.
hand are now among the branches
which this institution is teaching.
This school is one of the oldest
colleges in the United States and
has come to be known as quite a
landmark in Frederick and should
be helped along in every way
possible by the people who have
the welfare of the city at heart.
Professor F. |. Rogers. of the
Shenandoah Valley Business
College, and the Dubois, Penn
sylvania, College of Business, has
been secured by the school to
take charge of this department
and will start Immediately to
build this department up. A full
Commercial course will be taught
and any of our young people
who are contemplating a course
of this kind should investigate
this new department.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Local Notice.

The Chesapeake aud Potomac
Telephone Company has just an
nonnced some new wrinkles in
farmers telephones, which should
be of great interest to those liv-
ing out of town.
This company recognizes that
it cannot build lines in sparsely
settled districts as satisfactorily
as can the inhabitants them
selves; it is therefore, offering
them among other plans sort
of partnership arrangement,
whereby the farmer builds the
line from his home to the nearest
point on the Telephone Company'S
line. The Telephone Company
meets him at this point, and in
addition furnishes, installs and
maintains complete outfit of the
most up to date long distance
instruments in the subscribers
house.
The annual charge for this
service is only ten dollars, $50, COY
and you can talk as much as you
please to all the subscribers in
your exchange district.
In many cases several formers
living together in neighborhood
by joining in the work can make
the expense to each one very
little. This plan makes it pos
sible for every one, no matter
where located, to enjoy for a
nominal sum the great advantage
Of telephone service.
For those who do not care to
build their own lines the COM
pany is offering new and very
liberal terms.
Mr.. E. X. Legg, Jr., the com
pany's agent at Frederick, is
busy canvaSsing among t he
farmers of our county, and says
he will be very glad to hear from
any one who desires further infor-
nation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Easton Gets Five Year Sen
tence.

Frederick Easton, convicted of
manslaughter for killing Lorenzo
w. Kline in HagerstOwn, was on
Wednesday sentenced by Judge
Henderson to five years in the
penitentiary. The sentence was
passed after consultation with
Judge Keedy and after the priso-
ner, who had been asked if he
had anything to say, stated that
he hoped the court would take
into consideration what had been
said in his behalf.
Easton was not visibly affected
when the sentence was prOnOunc-
ed. 1t is believed that the SEN
tence was rather a compromise
and that Judge Keedy, of Hagers-
town, had he been in the case
alone, would have given Easton
the limit, 10 years which many
people consider would have better
fitted the crime.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Yellow Springs,
February 18th, 1905.

Sleighing is excellent where
the roads have been opened, and
the growing wheat is we'll pro-
tected by a good covering of
snow.
Mr.. Joseph Martz accidentally
got some blue stone in his eye
one day last week while working
at a tistula on horse.
The Rev. Kipe has been hold
ing series of protracted meet
ings at the "Church of Cod"
near Rocky Springs, tor about
three weeks, which has so far
been very successful. A great
many of our people are attending
them.
The Rev. Vernon N. Ridgely,
of Walkersville, will preach at
the Brook Hill Church, on Sun
day afternoon, the 18th inst, at
$50 o'clock, and also in the even
ing when he will exhibit one of
his famous illustrated sermons.
On Monday afternoon last, the
9th inst, Mrs. Joseph Il. Staley,
of near Poplar Terrace paid a
brief visit to her old friend and
neighbOr, Mrs. Lewis j. Martz.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
White Man Turned Yellow.

Great CONSERVATION was felt by
the friends of M. A. Hogarty, of
Lexington, KY, when they saw
he was turning yellow. His skin
slowly changed color, also his
eyes, and he suffered terribly.
His malady was Yellow Jaundice.
He was treated by the best doc
tors, but without benefit. Then
he was advised to try Electric
Bitters, the wonderful Stomach
and Liver remedy, and he writes:
"After taking two bottles l was
wholly cured" A trial proves it's
matchless merit for all Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles. Only
90 cents. Sold by A. L. Pearre,
druggist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Killed in Card Game.
FATAL SHOOTING CASE AT
KNOXVILLE.
Edward Ecker Kills William
Sears at Gietner's Saloon
Over a Card Game Dis
pute--Ecker in Gus
tody.

AS a result of a dispute over
a game of cards late Tuesday
night in Knoxville, Edward
Ecker, aged about 80 years,
shot and almost instantly killed
William Sears, he latter a young
man about "a years old. The
homicide took place in the saloon
of Mrs. Joseph ID. Gletner. The
man who did the shooting was
employed as barkeeper.
1t is understood that Sears
entered the saloon some time
prior to the murder and began
playing cards with Ecker. In a
a short time a dispute arose. in
which the barkeeper claims that
he was struck by Sears. He
drew a revolver and fired three
shots at Sears at close range, all
of which took effect, killing him
almost instantly.
Sheriff Young was notified of
the crime and he had Ecker
arrested and brought to the
Frederick Jail. AS the Grand
Jury is now in session, witnesses
will be summoned at once, and
the trial will be set for the
present term of court.
Sears who was formerly EN-.
ployed by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad at Brunswick. but
Is said to have been recently
discharged, lived at Knoxville
with his mother, Mrs. Jennie
Sears. Eckles, who is about %
years of age and unmarried, has
been living at Knoxville fol
about a year and was employed
as bartender in the saloon by
Mrs. Gletner, the proprietress,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
DR.. Boteler Cont tests his
Fathers Will.

DR.. William G. Boteler, of this
city, through his counsel, Frank
l.. Stoner and Hammond Urner,
on Tuesday last, filed in the
Circuit Court, a caveat to the
will of his father, the late DR..
William E. Boteler, of Middle
town, this county.
The will, which was made on
August "a, 1898, and probated on
August 81, 1904, left all of the
testator's estate to his daughters,
Mary l.. and Laura H. Boteler,
and no share to his son, DR..
William c., out contained a pro
vision that the latter should be
released from the payment of
certain sums of money advanced
to him by the testatOr during his
life time, provided he presented
no bill for services rendered his
mother, Mrs. William &. Boteler,
while in the West, the will stating
that he had received ample com
pensa;ion for these services.
In his caveat DR.. William G
Boteler alleges that his father
was not of sound mind, memory
and understanding at the time
the will was made; that the will
was obtained by undue influence
and fraud, and that it was not
legally executed. E. S. Eichel-
berger, is executor of the will.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
House Burned Piecem cal for
Fuel.

Joe Williams, colored man
with easy going habits and an
aversion to labor, is certainly
guilty of most malicious destruc-
ton of property and will no doubt
suffer the consequences. Williams
lived in Swalm's Row in house
owned by Lewis Nixdorff, Sr.
Williams cut up the floor of the
upstairs rooms in the dwelling to
make fire. This material soon
gave out and he at once started to
work on the rest of the woodwork.
Happily he was discovered at his
evil work before the house was a
total wreck. Justice Smith held
Williams in the sum of 800 bail,
10 default of which he went to jail
to await the action of the grand
jury, which met on Monday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
TURNPIKE ASSOCIATION.

Men Interested in Maryland
Toll Roads Met in This City
Saturday.
The Maryland State Turnpike
Association held its second annual
meeting Saturday in this city.
The meeting was called to order
by President Douglass II. Hargett.
The association was organizrd
in this city last year, it's object
being to promote and safeguard
the interests of the turnpike COM
panies, especially in the matter of
legislation. Four counties are
now represented In the association.
They are Frederick, Washington,
Carroll and Howard counties.
The following turnpikes were
represented in the meeting: Fred
erick and Emmitsburg. Ellicott
City and GAINESVILLE, Baltimore
and Reisterstown, Westminster
and Meadow Branch. Frederick
and Jefferson, Frederick and Buck
eystown, Liberty and Pipe Creek,
WOodsb oroa nd Frederick,
Liberty and New Windsor, Fred
erick and Monocacy, Monocacy
and Urbana, Woodsboro and
Creagerstown, Baltimore and
Frederick, Frederick and Catoc-
tin; Hagerstown and Sharpsburg.
Hagerstown and Smithburg and
Westminster and Washington.
The association took dinner at
the City Hotel. A constitution
and bylaws were adopted at the
meeting.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Tried to Escape Quarantine.

Two freshmen of Gettysburg
College having become afflicted
with smallpox, a quarantine was
put upon the institution at 1
o'clock Tuesday morning and
guards were placed around the
dormitories.
On hearing the news the stu
dents became panic stricken, and
before daylight over a hundred
made their escape by jumping
from windows, crawling down fire
escapes and forcing their way
past the guards.
During the night a number
hired teams and drove away,
while those without money walk.
ed through the snow to nearby
towns. About 20 boarded an
early train to Harrisburg, but the
local authoritieswired to the mayor
of that place, and when the refu-
gees arrived at their destination
they were met by squad Of po-
lice, who locked them in another
car and sent them back to Gettys.
burg. All places of amusement
and schools have been closed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
TURNER'S MILL BURNED.
Brick Building at Evansville
Destroyed, Together With
Two Warehouses and a
Creamery = About $4,000
Loss.

Creamery About $4,000
Loss.
At one o'clock Sunday morn
ing last, fire destroyed a large
brick roller -four mill and two
warehouses, together with the
stock of William Fl. Turner, at
Evansville, Frederick County, en-
failing a loss of S2S, 900, on which
there is only partial insurance.
The creamery of NJ. Ffizzells.
near the mill, also took fire and
was consumed, causing a loss of
about $500. A Baltimore and
Ohio freight car, loaded with
flour, which was standing on the
siding, was consumed. making
the total loss about $4,000.
Mr.. Turner was in Baltimore
having started on trip west,
and knew nothing of the fire
until word was sent to him.
The mill, which was one of the
finest equipped plants in the
State, modern machinery having
recently been installed. is located
at Evansville, along the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, about s miles
f. ON this city.
1t was l1.45 O'Clock Saturday
night when the engineer banked
his furnace fire and the night
crew left the building. About
an hour later Mr.. Williams, a
merchant, saw the basement of
the mill in a blaze and aroused
the neighborhood, but by the
time help arrived the elevators
had been burned out at the bot.
tom and the flames were carried
up the shafts like a roaring fur
mace, being famed to a greater
fury by stiff wind.
Two empty freight cars which
were standing on the railroad
siding were pulled out and saved,
but the one loaded with -four was
already on fire and could not be
moved. However, some % barrels
of -four were rolled out of it.
Mr.. Turner, who returned from
Baltimore Sunday afternoon. said
that from what he could under
stand the fire must have started
from the engine room. He valued
his mill, which was practically a
new one, the two warehouses and
the machinery, at 100000, and
from information obtained from
his foreman says that he had
$500 bushels of wheat. 400
barrels of -four, 1900 bushels of
corn and 100 tons of mill feed in
the buildings, valued at So, 900.
Mr.. Turner has been extern
sively engaged in the flour
milling business for some years
and was a director of the Eastern
Milling and Export Company
which operates a series Of mills
in Southern Pennsylvania and
Maryland. He is manager of the
Mountain City Mill, of Frederick,
which was controlled by them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Facts in the Mercer Burned
Will Case"

The burning of the will, to
which Judge MOtter referred in
such strong terms in his charge to
the grand jury, is said to have
been done with the last testament
of William E. Mercer, of Brad,
dock, by his sons and heirs, Will
liam c., Albert M, and Grayson
Ii. Mercer. On January II they
applied for letters on their fathers
estate in the Orphans Court, but
they were not granted.
Before this the MERGERS present
ed to the court a will written in
1896 in their fathers handwriting,
but not signed by him. The court
decided that the will was not
legal.
In their application for letters
the sons made the usual oath that
will could not be found.
The MERGERS then executed an
agreement before Justice John f.
Smith as to the division of the es-
tate. This agreement was signed
by each of the children and the
widow, Mrs. Ada s. Mercer. Mr..
Glenn II. WOrthington, attorney
for the heirs, in few days learn
ed of a will that had been witness
ed and wrote to his clients. telling
them that if there was will they
should bring it and file it for pro.
bate in the Orphans Court.
The MERGERS came to this city
day or two later and stated that
they had burned witnessed will
made on March %, 1895, together
with the other will-that of 1896.
They, however, remembered the
requests in the 1895 will, which,
they stated, were as follows:
To his son, Howard ID. Mercer.
OfDallas. Texas, the sum of 81, 900,
to be his share in full.
To his sons, Albert NJ. and
Grayson FL. Mercer, and his
daughter, Florence Mercer, the
sum of $3.50 each.
All the rest and residue of his
estate he tequeathed to his wife,
Ada s. Mercer, during her life.
At her death the estate is to be
divided into seven equal parts and
each of the following children
shall receive one share: Mrs. G. V.
Roderick, Mrs. Alice Summers,
Florence Mercer, Ida Thomas, w.
G. Mercer, Albert M. Mercer, and
GraySon Ii. Mercer.
He named William G. Mercer
and Albert NJ. Mercer as execu.
tors of this will.
This statement of the requests
has been filed in the Orphans
Court with the following expla-
nation:
1.-The following is the last will
and testament of William E.
Mercer, late Of Frederick county,
deceased, as produced by the parol
evidence of the children who heard
it read, the original will. duly ex.
ecuted and witnessed by two wit
nesses, having been destroyed"
The will that was destroyed
was witnessed by Charles w.
Ross, ST., and John s. Newman.
Mr.. Glenn II. WOrthington stat
ed that this will his clients will
endeavor to establish by parol
evidence.
The estate is valued at about
$40, 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
City Files Answer to Urner
Injunction.

An answer has been filed by
the counsel for the Board of AL
dermen in the injunction pro-
Ceedings instituted by Milton G.
Urner, Jr., a member of the bar,
to restrain the city from collect
ing the $40 license tax from him
as a practitioner of law. His
man contention is that the
license is in violation of the bill
of rights, and therefore unconSti-
tutional.
The answer of the city states
that the amendment to the
charter passed by the Legislature
of 1904 gives the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen the right to
tax trades, callings, vocations,
businesses, etc, carried on in the
city of Frederick and that the
amendment to the charter of
Frederick is not opposed to or
infringing upon the bill of rights
or contrary to the constitution Of
this State.
The case will probably not be
argued until the court has adj
iourned for the February term.
The city is represented by Messrs.
Charles P. Levy and Milton G..
Urner, ST., and Mr.. Urner, Jr.,
has engaged Mr.. ID. Princeton
Buckley to take care of his inter
eStS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Very Low Rates to Wash
ington, on Account Of the
Inauguration of Presi d e n t
Roosevelt
From points 100 miles or less
from Washington, tickets will be
sold at one and one. third fare for
the round trip, good going March
3rd and 4th, and returning, good
leaving Washington until March
Sth, 1905, inclusive.
From points more than 100
miles from Washington, East of
the Ohio River, tickets will be
sold at one fare, plus % cents,
for the round trip, good going
March End. 3rd and 4th, and
returning good leaving Washing
ton until March 9Th, 1905, inclu-
sive.
BY depositing ticket wit b
Joint agent at Washington not
later than March 9Th, and on
payment of fee of $1.OO at the
time of deposit, an extension of
final return limit will be granted
to leave Washington not later
than March 18th, 1905, inclusive.
For additional information call
on Ticket Agents, Baltimore and
Ohio RAILROAD.
fah. 10 AT. III.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10
What's Your Face Worth ?

Sometimes fortune, but never,
if you have a sallow complexion,
q jaundiced look, moth patches
and blotches on the skin-all
signs of Liver Trouble. But DIR.
Kings New Life Pills give Clear
Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich Com
plexion. Only % cents at A. L.
Pearre's drug store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-10

A delightful inauguratory meet
ing of the Frederick Music Club
was held at the home of Miss
Marie Diehl on Saturday night
last. Several musical numbers
were given by members of the
club and light repast served.
No organization was effected but
officers will be chosen at the next
meeting and other details perfect
ed.