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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-03
A QUICK-VQ|1'T|E.D
GIRL. A||I | N !. B
Prevents Passenger Train From
Dashirg Into Lard
Is slide. 3ss 4. 3
THE PERIL WAS IMMINENT /! !, I:
Used a Torpedo and a Red.
Rag as Sig
nails.
fsnec,a, a 1hc rimes. plspatct.,

sjs Especial to Tho Times Dispatch Z
AsETDvILLE N. c., May 2. The pres
ence Of mind and quckness OF action Of
Mary Gibson, a. sixteen-yenrfold girl Nv.
Ing near Mud Cut, on Black Mountain,
probably saved the lives OF many persons =!
and much valuable property for the
Southern Railway Company yesterday,
when she avcrted tho almost certain
wrecking Of Il passenger train running
down the mountain, east -boulld.
{. "A heavy landslide fell from, the noun
s tain side Just after train had passed,
and but a few minutes before the next
train was due. The young girl, standing
In front OF her home, was watching the
first train go by, when her attention was.
attracted by the roar nd rattle OIL lfe
landslide, and noticed that tho huge mass
Of earth and rock completely covered the
tracks. Realizing that from It's position
Just around a sharp. curve, the engineer.
4 Of the passenger train, which she econ!d
see approaching in tho distance, would
be unable to see the obstruction unit ne
was almost INTO 1t, the quick-witted girl
ran into the house, and securing q rail-
road torpedo, which had been left there
by q trainman, ran with all her q speed
Ito the tracks ana placed Inc w PSuu u.
.the rail. She also secured "a piece OF req rec
cloth to use rs danger signal.
Just; after passing through the tunnel,
/ close to Mud Gut, Engineer G. w. Brown owl
heard the report of d torpedo S Acting tl' on
the signal he ct once began ,,a 70 ,.o si0w
girl standing by the track ~ so rousiy
waving a red cloth. He quickly applied lied,
the brakes and brought his train TO g, 9
5standstill, within ten feet OF the obstruc-
ton, AS the engineer and passengers
quickly jumped 70 the ground, the W You've hag
girl approached and mod silly, told .ner
story Of how the landslide had occurred
and her fear, that the train would VI. Z, run
Into & il not warned As she = ta anrsd
v, ho,it her aud heartily thanked her for
Ter bravery and presence Of mind, when
had ndoGbtedy nyerted catastr o. =,
and probably saved many OF hem from 70
death. A collection was quickly! ',se,
up and the child was made he reclpleeht
Of quite a. handsome purse. g,
Among those .onJ board the tram ~ was
w. II. Lamber.aof Richmond. Va.
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!. FAlRMOuNI- NEWS.

a public meeting OF tho Sir Knights and tho
Fairmount Hive will DO held Monday night,
May May 5, In Curd' rs Hall. An attractive pro-,
srr ha o has BE been
nave been very SUCCESS j l. in their rumrnage
SALE :, the proceeds of-wh ebg Will bd devoted
and Hobson crees e' cleared are from ther
sale, the proceeds of which will ba decoted
70 70 the carpet and parsonage Improvement
Mr. Joseph Hafner and vito, of Danvllo,
Va, are tho guests OF relatives in this vlcIn-
Miss Fannie Slaughter has returned from
pleasant visit Z, relatives IL Petersburg. 3s
nhs sy sanata sn np. t esurh
The many friends Of Mrs Martin. Grandma.
Fairrnount, who has been seriously III for
some time, Will BIO glad to learn that she is
Lewis Milton, Jr.. Of Newport Nows, was the,
Mrs. James WIllitord and Mrs: Warren Hob
convention. which will be held In Fa4rnouns
this week. Mrs. r. 3. Scott and Mrs j. IL
Greery will. also go as delegates from the
r. =. Pendieton,fo OF Essex, viii be the guest
Of his sister Mrs. y. w. Christian. on the
Miss Pearl Gaines entertained tho members
Of the Evening Star Social Club IN her nome
spent indulglng in music and many amusing
games present were 2, Misses Leona Co.,
trell, Mamie h1undin, Bessie bCreery ;SPeaCl
Gaines Irene Ner:ale, and Messrs. Joseph Pat.
terson, Frank Nenzle Willie Newsomc, George
Mundin, Ernest Shelton. and Eddie Robertson
Mr.. q. ~. Smith Of Prince Edward county.
has returned home afte q visit to Mrs John
Laughlin, his niece. s III,
Mr. s.. H. Smith, who recently moved here!
from Prince Edward county. will move MS
family back to their former home In that
Following IS the roll Of honor for Fairrnount
school for the month OF April: Z. q, !,
| sGrammar--Aiary Childrcy. Harry < eller. ADJ
BILE Carry Flor ence Wharton. Third grammar
| Agnes ,it Burks. Second Grammaf--Annie
| E,eison q Edna Jones. First Grammar-Llllan
Watkins. n Mary Felvey. Eighth I! pr I'm, ~
Ethel Atkinson, Elsie Binns Frnyser Chldreyt
| Annette Gary. Seventh Primary-Ely Pates
Sixth Primary Maude Bailey sallie Mcp b! d.
Hattie & Woody, Ruth Ellis. Ruby Hick,
| Harold Burks, Charles AlcCarty. Fourth Pri-
| mary-Sudie Chandler. Mable Harmon Louise
| Evans. Mary Mulligan. Third Urinary
! Herbert Beck, Second Primary-Catherine
| Akers, Norma Clyborne, Alice Knight. Marine
! Rice, Willie Thomas, Bernice White, George
| Atkins John Creery, George Eubank, Earl
Keiiey, billiard Laughn First ;! !, Pr lnnnCr.
| Ruth Abrams, Ethel Barker. Earl davenport u
| Heen Perkins. Violet Sterling, Alma Jor ,i.n
1 Minnie 4 Martin Hubert Burks. Allen Mills,
! Willie Wharton, Hoyt Hutchinson.
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wingo, Mrs, John 4. Coke. Mrs: John

Jyingo, Mrs. John a. Coke, Mrs. John,
sidney Davenport, Mrs. Levin Joyhss,
Mrs Conway Sands. Mrs. Joseph Bryan,
Mrs Otway Allen, Mrs, Blair string
fellow, Mrs. Thomas rutherford. MIS-.
Cotesworth Pinckncy, Mrs, John G, 1i;A-
gan. Patronesses tickets can be gotten
from Mrs. Bankenship. Tickets generally
are for sale at Hunters. NO. w East
Broad Street, and Branch r. Allen s. No.
s36 East Main Street Il
Celebration Postponed.
The centennial celebration of the Fee
male Humane Association has been post
poned from Thursday afternoon, May
ath, to Friday afternoon. May 9TH, as
many of those interested wish to have
the privilege of attending the obsequies
Of General Fitzhugh Leo on Thursday,
Milton Work Whist Club.
}. At the meeting Of the Milton WORK
Whist Club Tuesday afternoon, the high
est score north and south was made
by Mrs. Ben Nash and Mrs. Bland smltn;
east and west, by Mrs, Mckenzie Ander-
son and Mrs. G. It. CABOT,
The annual business meeting OF the
club has been postponed until Tuesday
afternoon, May 18th,
Miss Ragsdale Entertains.
Among the notable social functions Y
| Chatham. Va. recently given In honor q
| Mr.. II. j. Payne and bride, Of Baltimore
was card party, Friday evening, April
18th, given BY Miss aIsla Ragsdale. at he
| home. on Main Street
| For days past this Interesting even
had absorbed attention. and was engeri!
i anticipated by those whose good FORUM
| II was to receive invitations.
The beauty of the parlors and recep
/ ton hall was enhanced by elaborate
decorations. tho color scheme OF pink an
i green being carefully adhered TO ~
i palms and cut towers. SOFTLY shade
lamps were everywhere. and lights fror
many candelabras glimmered amid IN
brilliant throng IN which were seen IN
/ Aower OF Chatham's social life.
The bride, attirsd In her wedding gov
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MISSIONARY REPENTS. 5
1 Makes Restitution for Theft
Twerty-four Years Old.
snac,al 10 THO Times DlspatcI

(special to Tho Timcs-D Dispatch
q WILMINGTON, DEL, May 2.--Con-&
science money amounting to $1,b0 was
recajved yesterday by County Treasurer
Robert NJ. Burns from i. Bernsten, a.
pented of sealing some cotton here In In 4
{ 1881. " . .
{ The Rev. c. r.. Dyrners, mother mis-
svelope addressed to some county official
lin Wilmington The county treasurer
thinks the larceny was committed In VIII
5mington, n. c., as cottonHi Is seldom ship
ped from this port. t! ss
.SAccompanyIn the money was a letter
from Bernstein, stating that he and 4 a
companion wern in this port as sailors
on a Norwegian bark. when they stole
&toxicated they accidentally set the boat
5afrc. Bernstein later went to China
where he became converted and finally
turned missionary. &}f
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BARTON8HE

Mr.. John NJ Mcneil, OF Richmond, moved ljs 70
visiting Mr. j. r. Ice, has returned home.
Miss Ida Lee, who has been visiting her
parents has returned y 70 @ the sGeRpaie Aeaas-
Mrs M'i II. q, wills and family who have been
visiting her parents Mr., and MIS- y .b a;
M wGRilH 80 fiut hase reside sa ~ luuA9
Mi. and Mrs. Willie Walter and Miss maggie tIsls
and hays 0fsA Slstas easE
Park. have returned TO their nome az NEW
Of Mr.. Henry Smith, \, q,
Miss Pattle ldgon. who has been yi SUD
MI; 8. e Lens has returned Y her home.
sister, MIS- Il, 3, Ingham' has left for h
mis- Miss = BeStie blackwell. q North Carolina,
is he guest q Julian Anderson =. nanor ,or tbo
wess st Of nd sasoesp fs 81 81
ASs sI5h 1nis ssssh setss
snH Griffin and PRESTON sSsIten T 7,hs
sushan y9s sspSs ear
Virginia long and Nellie syanSr 4 seGe ss,
Grammar sTdshonnihSss A9 IIjIa haTa ayar
Raa1 nsh saah ana Frank Tayer st
Primary grade7lllizabeth Arn.atrong, - a anu
Thomas s5utheriand ana Austin Mar.lnst;e :
Alma Horner aud Estelle Jones, Fifth PRIMARY
grade--Mlton Luck, Carlton Aioffas.I \, MARY l,lry
Cow. plateau. Fourth Primary grade-1rh ms
Arstons RuGs GrfS FrsnSih H9Ras
| lev. Malcolm Pitt. Edwin Rodln, George
richardson, Douglas ikinsoD, Helen nsnfel,
Lucy Taylor Ruth Traylor and Elise White'
hurst Third Primary grade-Harry Nuekols;
Mary Gregory. and Marian MinteK Second
Primary gradeEsaM Carter Made q, M raina
4 Virginia Peyton and Ida Peyton. First Pylr
Maria Hnnnall - f.al.
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CONFEDERATE FLAGS.
Returned Banners Cause Widest
Enthusiasm in Florida. s
nv. Associated rrcss. )

Y TALLAHASSEE FLA, May 2,Thct
official reception of the Confederate bait;
stleflags was held In the hall OF the House
OF Representatives which was filled to Its
full capacity this morning The Confed-s
crate veterans brought In the flags In
single file and we're received with wild
enthusiasm. The crowd rose, giving
cheer after cheer. The Confederate bat
tie flags were ranged around the speak
:er's desk with tho Stars and Stripes at
each end. IA
Addresses were delivered by ex-Goyer-S
nor Fleming and Governor BroWard.
Daughters OF the Confedcracy from all:
parts OF the State were present and TOOK
part In the exercises
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.Iudqe and Mrs. Pritchard ].

CT Special TO Tho Times D ispa tch:
sAsHDVILLEi N. C, May 2.--Judge and
Mrs' Pritc hard leave to-day for no North
They vii YIN from sa a'S n nn
ming al" the latter place for the session
Of the Circuit Court OF Appeals. y v RS rs:
Pritchard goes to- Washing ton on q Visit
to4her5 old home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-03
TARHEEL REUNION.
Greensboro Proposed to Make Make
Second One Notable Event
y, !, !. !. : -Tha -Tin,es-D,spatc h.

(special to The Times-Dis patch.
GREENSBORO. G., May e.L :. ! NJ
North, Carolina Reunion Company have
called a mass meeting for May "a w 20 20
be held next October. It Is proposed this
year to make 1t possible for attendants
on the reunion to visit their old homes
diverging from Greensboro. nnd, 70 do
this. the dates must DO fixed early, 80
that time enough will be had to make
arrangements with the railroads. AT the
first reunion held here, two years ago,
there were nonresident natives present
indiana alone there came over two hun
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MURPHY MAYOR.
Democratic Ticket Elected, Ex-
cert An Alderman.
3, ,,,i I, 1,bo ,l,ln,cs- Dispntci.

(special to Tho g,Tlmes-Dispntcil.l
~ e4RSMNsBORC NJ c., May :. The y, es.s
timated majority Of Thomas =. 1, ut
cit,aI election is one hundred over ghns;;
u. isenbow who headed tho citizens ms
ticket. 81. ,.,.s. n, ,,sni
e,ectea with the possible exception Of ~
6, >Wysong as Alderman from the Fifth u,
Ward, who may be defeated, by. robert
u Woodward of the cit ass 4, t usank
toiai' or eleven hundred and tliirty-onoo
votes were polled sixteen hundred I, &, ana =!
rlnety-sovcn names are on the re- 'f' glstra-
Etion books.
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Big Contracts.

fspeciAls TO The Times Dispatch>
GRESl5NSB ORC, N q. May 2-Souther;n
RAILWAY contractors have gun WORK re
side tracks here representing an invest .l-
mont of $50, 600. u 5. =, . I. \. y Il, \
a. contract for a new boiler house ,hnd
laundry at tho State Normal ~ College
here costing $l5, 900, was awarded by the
college Executive. Committee. the work
TO begin Wednesday,. 5. 81, u. !. 5, i,
Commission Company booked orders TINS
evening for ] 900 bales Of sheeting, z TO pc
exported to China. E 5{s@Sl Il
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Reedsyille Election.
(spec,nl 10 The Tlmes- pispatch.l !

(Spccinl 10 The TImeA- DBI5dtcf1
REIDSViLLE y. q. May -. !, 2 /, t tho
ers to-day p. D. Watt was reelected
Mayor by a majority Of eleven votes
Watt receiving 2l5 votes and the ,'1i, q
of II own commissioners were re- elected
With one exception which was the de- de-.
feat old. r. Alien. y. 3. I, 4. =
Williams. c. "a Al Pen j, N j !. 3. Pi PIX
b. .vvray and r. i. Mayo, Mayo being the
successor Of Allen. Out OF the 600 reg
istcrcd there were a bout eco votes cast.
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5TR1-sTATE.
The South Carolina Association
Also 70 Meet at Asheville.

- (SpecialNto The 4TImes-Dis 1900
GREENSBORO. N. c.. May 2;-The an
nual meeting OF the North Carolina Press .;s
Association this year will be one of the
SinT In the State, by ason OF the fact
that not only Will the Virginia Press
hold Its session II Asne " n
that the South Carolina Press Associa tion
I has accepted AN Invitation from, Pre- ST.
dent Warmer backed by the autn 70 uioIs
OF 3Asheville, to hold Its annual session :'s'l
z at the same time and place.
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SALISBURY ELECTION.
The Democratic Nominees Elect.
cd Without Opposition.
.c,nI n min T,in1cs-D ispntch.)

(specinl to Tho Timcs- Dispntc GID
& SALISBURY, n. 8 Gu May 2.--Sa llsbury,s
municipal election passed off quietly to-
day. The Following Democratic nominees ,.I ,,s
Ing only one ticket In tho field: , 4, 8,
4. iii Boyden, Mayor; q; ~. Ws,elc, w.
II. HUFF, w. e. Maupin,s w. -. St r an
wick and q. u. Robertson, as aldcrmen:S
Colonel 3oydcn was elected for third
term as Mayor. f s6
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With Square Yoke and Two styles Q
T5e4t 3t s5' u. IN SieeVe, g5f5 TX

i 58s Sleeve 5a 55
Ms. ao7o-The dalntieat little dresses
Imaginable that may be used for dane
Ing school or parties, are MADE OF white
China silk with Sstrimming bands and
yokes Of self fabric, enlbrold ered IN heavy
silks Such q frock Is shown here, A
Sfitted body lining Is faced with material
to square yoke depth back and front:
1T Is cut out slightly at the neck, Full
waist portions arc tucked at the upper
edge and attached to the foundation to
outline tho yoke Fancy bands of ma :
terIal finish the yoke In an odd manner.
Tucks In, the waist are stitched down q
short distance and provide fulness that
blouses all around over sasn OF pale
blue rlbbon. sl f5s &.
Az Illustrated the sleeves are short
puffs. completed with full embroidered
ruffles, Made In this way the dress coula
be worn with lace gulmp. y desired,
the waist may be made high neck ana
finished with a. shallow collar, The
sleeves arc also given full length In DISH
op style. ,ss
A full skirt Is gathered at the upper
edge and attached to- tho body port loi.s ~
flares stylishiy at the lower edge. a pani
OF embroidery Is applied above the hen.
Dresses In this mode are developed y
abatross, yelling, olenne. crepe ana sort
silk With, lace or tucked chiffon forf trlm
ming TO make the dress fora glrl o.
eight years Will require Ia yards soi
material SO inches wide. The pa tern NO
1910 is cut in sizes for girls OF y ., . y
and 70 years.
| kkx,,. SpNs l, q
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,na,, n,ents agaiust Mr.. starbuck tor
frai,ds az dept,ty revenue collector against
: ne ss, Government, IN connect Iop With the
alleged Young, SPRINKLE and Atlgel, f ira 1n
n az WIS appointed in his stead. Az the
iast err, OF tho Federal Court noiie.
ros was entered the dlstrist ia at 10 ss
.,,st i,een reinstated III his old position.
MSi r. Vincent has been transferred to an
nj hnrS departfllert. f{.
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{ Spencer Election.

(special 10 rho Timcs-D lspatch)
sPECNER. N. c., May g. In the tlnunl-s
c,nal election held in East Spencer to-day
The old Board Of Aldermen were / re-
& elected. The ticket inCu Mayor ]. NJ.
Earnherst and the Aldermen arc e. n.
c. Izenhour, +. L. CanupA
and L. II. Brown. sys & ls 34sss
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HIGH POINT TO WINSTON
Bond Election Carried in Win in.
ston- Salem BY Big Vote.
ifspecIal 10 The Times dds

~ (SpeCal q to The Times Dlsphtch.J -
yVTNSTON-S SALEM, N. c., May 2.-!The
nrnnnsit ion FOR Winston Salem TO Issue
the Of SS6o foE
! his 1rify and High Point. a distance OF
twenty miles, was carried by a handsome
majority in the election held here to;daa {, !.
,nroihoters OF tic road say that work on
It will begin at once. u.
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sExonerated.

lspeeal to The e, Times 7 y 1 pispatssi) =
3starbuc es' has been reappolnted q deputy
Collector, the appointment g9lng isto e.,
feet at once When tlle Federal gran ar, =
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Boush Street, Norfolk.
Mrs. A g. q Erayser, of .Lynchburg,. ans
the InT,nEH e her daaEhasr
Mann Of the Seventh Cavalry, u s. "A.
The marriage Will take place at the home
sofBthe brides sister, Mrs. Robert Spencer
Jones, Of Seventh Street. on the after
noon Of May 10Th. The Seventh Cavalry.
having been ordered to the Philippines,
ihe young couple will sail the first Of
June for, or, that point
I, Miss Elizabeth C. Temple who has been
the guest OF Mrs. w. b. d. Slaughter, in
!. g Ayent!e, Norfolk; is now staying
with Mrs. 1l. N; Hcnry, in Butte Street.
= Col9nel and Mrs. i. Z. Edmondson, OF
s s,aa,1 are visiting friends in Rlcll-.
Mrs. Edward Chambers Goodc OF Boyd
ton, Va after spending a week IN Rich
m ,,of,1 returned to her homo TUESDAY
The announcement has been made Of
tle marriage of Miss Mnude Moseley OF
s ~ = ~, 4, Va. to Mr. Herbert D. Rovely,
at Ebcnezer8 Church. Z Lynchburg. - ~.
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This pattern can be gotten from Ths
Cohen Co. for 1oc,--Adv, 4.
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Miss Mabel Hines. Of Grove Y, Street re- t;
a delightful1visit to Richmond.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-24
WOODBRIDGE
$4,000 FIRE.
Hardware Store Badly Damaged
in a Lively Blaze Last
Night.
SbetiaI 10 tie Evening Meas.

Woodbridge, Jan 24:-E. F.
Moore's Sons hardware store wa
damaged by fire last night to the ex.
tent of about s12, 900. The excellent
work of the Woodbridge fire depart
ment prevented q much greater dam.
age and probably the loss of an entire
| block The fire started about ii o CLOCK
and was not out until 2: 80 o'clocs
this morn ing. The cause of the blaze
Is mystery
The flames were first discovered in
the rear of the building, which II
three stories high, and one of, tn
largest in Woodbridge. They spread
up the rack stairway and elevator
shaft. The firemen answered the alarm
quickly and had several sti cams on th'
burning building. Almost from tn,
start they were in control of the situa
tion and although the flames bat
gained much headway, not only wer
the adjoining frame bulldogs no
damaged, but the store itself was no
destroyed. The stock. however, wa
practically wiped out.
In the cellar there were two o.
three pounds of gunpowder and kero
sene but, so effeotually did tine fire
men work that the flames did no
reach either, althoug the fire becam
very hot when the large stock o
paint was burning.
All Woodbridge turned out tC
watch the fl-emen. The building il
owned BIZ tranklin Moore, of Wood
bridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-24

Peter NJ Garrison, who is en-
ployed by J. Dorsey & Sons, on
their garbage wagon, is confined to his
home, l24 South Second street, with
his right arm broken in two places,
and otherwise badly battered no, the
result of being thrown out OF the
wagon yesterday af ernoon.
Shortly before O'Clock Garrison
and another empioye of the Dorsey
firm, took wagon load of gar bage to
the dump in South First street. While
both men were busy unloading 1T the
horse took fright at passing object
and started OIL villa tear up the
street.
When the team started first the man
who was working with Garrison was
thrown out He landed in the garbage
and was not hurt. Garrison caught
hold or the side of the wagon and
when he secured ms balance he made
his way to the seat, where lie man
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-24
EACLEWOOD TO
SHUT DOWN.
Engineers Employed There Will
be Transferred to RunyOn New
Main Doing Well.

The water pressure is being main
tanned at the high mark established
Sunday afternoon when the water was
turned on through che new twenty.
four Inch main. The guage at city
hall registered an average OF IS pounds
during the night, and today it has
heen 10, as yesterday.
. The boilers are b4ing cleaned and
other preparations made to close the
Eagleswood pumping station Satur-
day. Chief Engineer Baohman and
Eugene Donehue, in charge Of the
Smith street plant, will be transferred
to Runyon, where double force from
now on will be kept ut work.
fhe other employees, 1t is expected,
will be laid off.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-24
bat FROM The BELFRY
STOPPED THE SERVICE.
Or. SnOdgrass had Lively Scene in
His Church at FIainfisId
Sunday Night.

Rev. Dr. W. G Snodgrass, pastor
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, OF Plainfi Id, who has been
called TO succeed Rev. s. T. jackson
as pastor Of Simpson NJ E. church, of
this city, had distressing experience
with Il bat, which flew into his
church during the service last nnday
evening.
Alarmed by the bat, the congreGa.
tion was thrown into disorder and
driven from the building within
fifteen minutes after the service was
begun. The little creature few down
from the belfry, whirled over the
heads of worshippers and frightened
the women of tho choir voioeless by
darting among them.
The singing was stopped and DR..
Suodgrass asked men in the congrega-
tiou TO get the intruder out. This was
N ore easily ask ed than done. Books
were thrown at it and brooms were
swung in the air, but the bat circled
silently, ceaselessly and successfully
After O time the windows we're opened
and the lights turned down, and for
five minutes the worshippers sat with
wraps on and collars turned up. When
the place was illuminated again the
bat was still flying. AT last, in des-
peration, DR.. Snodrgass gathered up
his notes and, calling upon the CON-
gregation to follow him, made his way
to the chapel in the rear OF the church.
There he delivered his sermon with.
out interruption.
The bat remains in possession of the
church, ana the janitor is wondering
how he can get it out before next Sun
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-24
WAS THROWN OUT AND BADLY
HURT IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

aged to getEhold of the reins.
The team dashed along South First
street at wild pace, Garrison tug
ging with all his mi ght and main at
the reiDs, but he could not stop them.
At Market street they turned the cor
Der so qnickly that Garrison was
spilled. He landed on his head and
his left foot caught in the reins This
added to the horses fright. Garrison
was dragged some distance and it was
thought that he would be killed.
At South Second street the team
was stopped by a number Of men and
Garrison was picked up and helped to
is homo O short distance away. A
doctor was called and dressed his
broken arm and a big cut which he
had received between the eyes
Today he is resting quietly, but it
is expected that Ee will be confined to
tho house for some time as ne is an
elderly man.