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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-12-19
Xmas Presents.
What to Select and Where 10
Find Them.

FOR YOUR GENTLEMAN FRIEND.
y Razor.
a Razor Strap.
\ Shaving Brush,
A Stick of Shaving Soap,
A Pocket Knife,
a Nail Clip,
A Pair of Skates,
\ Shot Gun,
\ Repeating Rifle,
\ Monkey Wrench.
A Screw Driver,
A Hand Saw,
A Pegging Awl.
FOR YOUR WIFE 0P NEWLY MARRI.
ED FRIENDS.
\ Set of Knives and Forks,
\ Set of Spoons,
A Butter Knife,
a Sugar Shell,
a Bread Knife,
\ Carving Set,
A Pair of Scissors,
A Paper of Needles,
A Kitchen Range.
A Parlor Heater.
a Kitchen Sink,
A New Bath Tub,
A Coal Vase,
Cooking utensils galore.
FOR THE BOYS.
An Automobile,
A Wagon,
a Pocket Knife,
A Target Rifle,
a Pair of Skates,
A Hammer and Nails,
a Saw,
A Tool Chest,
a Tricycle.,
a Rubber Ball.
A Ball Bat,
\ Fishing Rod,
A Fishing Line,
a Pair of Leggins, |
A Hunting Coat. |
HHMBEEN BROS. |
Big Stosss Gap. Va ,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-12-19

Old newspapers for sale at
this office.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
PASTOR AND SUPERINTENDENT
WILL RUN A FOOT RACE
Unique Feature OF Second Presby
terrain Sunday School Picnic
at Ivy Farm Today.

a footrace between Rev. Il. G.
Hubbard. the pastor, aud Mr.. C
w. Thomas, superintendent, will be-
one OF the interesting features OF
the annual picnic Of the Second Bap
list Sunday school which will be
given Mt Ivy farm today.
The school, with the parents ami
friends of members, will meet ut the
church this morning at o'clock and
30 to the farm lii a. body.
There will be a rowing race be.
tween Mrs Ashby aud Mrs. Robert
Carter and a jumping match between
Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Thornton. Mrs.
Ivy Will sing solo.
leo cream and cake will he served
ship construction ana repair In tho
by tho committee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
CAN'T STEAL BRITISH PLANS.
Navy Department. Must Originate De-
Sign For Bio HattIeshIp.

Wv eSPe'HHS"t muSt originate Oe-
sIgn For Big RattIeship.
Concerning the plans for the pro-
pissed 20,OOO-ton battleship, the New
York Tribune says:
The construction officers of the
navy will not be aided In preparing
plans for the big battlcship by the
plans of the English ship Dread
nought. So far the British admiralty
has been absolutely successful in
preventing any part of the designs
or plans of the largest fighting ma.
chine OF It's navy from falling into
the hands OF other nations. Such In
formation as the United States now
possesses of the Drcadnought is &.
no service In designing the new
ship provided In the last naval ap.
preparation act. The fact that the
plans OF the Dreadnought are SO
closely guarded Is given rs IL rea-
son why the plans Of the big ship
for the United States should not be
made public, as will be the case when
the terms OF the act are complied
with. as 1t expressly says that the
plans and specifications must be sub
mitted to Congress before contracts
for the new ship are made.
The construction bureau Of the
navy department will soon begin to
prepare plans for three torpedo boat
destroycrs, which were provided for
In the last naval appropriation act.
1t Is probable that the new vessels
will be an Improvement ON the de-
stroyers now in the service, as the
construction officers will have the
benefit of five years experience In
this type of vessel. While The dc.
signing of these vessels will not take
as long us for battlcship, yet the
former must necessarily receive con-
sidcration in the different bureaus
the same as the large warships.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
FLAUNTED GEMS BEFORE WIFE.
"other Woman" in Separation Case Of
the Grossbards 40 Behaved,

the Grossbards so Behaved.
In separation proceedings brougl.
yesterday in the Supreme Court
Brooklyn, by Mrs. Kate Grossbard
against Frank Grossbard, a wealthy
real estate operator of East New York.
whoscalleged brutal treatment Of elgh.
teen.yearold Mary Holden made him
and Magistrate Henry j. Furlung the
subject of Grand Jury inquiry, it is
charged that he kept an accnun. in
department stores for another woman
and that this other vtuan Of. :. +,
Haunted her jew''.; and fine dress.
es" before Mrs. G,nssbard BY riding
past her house bei,'n.l a pair Of snowy
horses. '.ays the Nca York IIsTalti
Judge Truman Whit, after lis.
tening to the argument Of counsel sail
he would send the case to a referee to
take testimony ard In the meantime
would allow Mrs Grossb nj $50 4
week alimony AMI 800 counsel foe.
Mrs. Grossbard, in her AFFIDAVIT con
tended that although her husband
was very poor seveate 81 wears ago,
when t!lay were nYr.'ind., he rs III
recent y osrs acquired $4,000 in r,ia!
estate. They have three children.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
THREE PRELIMINARY BOUTS.
Amateur Boxers and wrestlers
Slated For Matches.

preliminary 10 the wrestling mulc,,
between Bob Sommervillc and Ben
Me Jones at the Academy of Music
next Monday night there will be two
wrestling bouts and three.round 20
with the gloves between amateurs
Bud Lansing. the local bantam
who weighs in at ITO pounds and
Kid Lewis, the Norfolk Wonder"
Will do the boxing Their three.
round bout promises to be fast and
should be one of the features OF tbs
very entertaining program arranged
for the occasion. The Norfolk young.
ster weighs in at 11S pounds.
BUD Wilson, of Hampton and "K
shultz, OF Norfolk both weighing in
at s16o pounds and Young Cheese
man and Dutch" Woods, .oca, boys
weighing 115 and 1870 pounds, respec
lively, will do the wrestling.
Then there will be an exhibition
of jiu jitsu, the Japanese art OF
wrestling, and bag punching act by
Frank Bashford
All OF the preliminarles should b.
over in time for Jones and Sommer
vile to take the mat at $50 O'Clock
The match will last an hour.
scmnieryille and Jones are bot!
( hard at work and could have weighe;
lin at 100 pounds yesterday afte,
noon Sommeryille Is very confden
8iof throwing the Little Giant" bu
~Bennie declares that he is going t.
make things interesting for thu
J scetehman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12

~. . Vi
slble chissoh, Will apply to the Cor
poration Colhinisslon today for n
charter. Attorney c. c Mitchell will
go to Richmond this morning to
make the application.
The conpany's officers arc named
IN tho charter AS follows:
President-Char!es w. Williamson.
Sccrctary-Harry s. Jones.
Trcasurcr-M. s. Coyncr.
Mossrs. Arthur J Carson. w. S.
Upslur.A. J. Belcher, Charles Bel.
cher. Major James Haughton and the
officers constitute the board Of dIrec.
tors. MIR. Mitchell Is general coun.
sell
The capital stock Of the company
Is to be not less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
May Live 100 Years.

The chances for living full cen
fury are excellent in the case Of Mrs
Jennie Duncan, of Haynesville. Me
now 10 years old. She writes: "ElGc.
trio Bitters cured me of Chronic Dys-
pepsia of 90 years standing aud made
me feel as we'll and strong as q young
girl" Electric Bitters cure Stonac h
and Liver diseases, Blood disorders.
General Debility and bodily weakness.
sold on q guarantee at w. Bllir Lang.
homes drug store. Price only soc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Structure and Stocks Beside 1
Should be Completed By
First Of Year.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS At YARD
More Than Million Dollars is Being
spsn. in Construction of Dry Dock
and Trost'e and Making NEW
Ground" on North Side Of the
Plant.

Work has been started on the ncw
steel ship trestle. which Is to b,
constructed OH tho extreme norti
side OF the local shipyard to replace
the old wooden trcstle now beint
torn down to give place to dry docl
NO. g. The trestle should be com
pletcd BY the first OF tho year and
the ship ways to be built OH either
Side OF 1t should be completed 4
short time afterwards.
The trestle will he an exact dupli
cate OF the two steel ones now at
the yard and Will cost several hun.
dred thousand dollarslt will he mad,
OF steel throughout. while it's fonu.
dalton Will be OF stone resting on
piles driven into the ground for n
considerable depth. On top of tho
trestie VIII he large travelling
crane. to be used IN conveying steel
TO the vessels which will be buil,
! beside the trcstlo. The crane will br
operated by electricity aud will be
able to lit tho largest pieces OF
steel placed on n vessel while she i,
on The stocks.
When the trcstlc Is completed tho
yard will be equipped with three OF
the largest and most up-todate tres
ties In America and will have Gu.
racity for constructing six vessels
On the stocks ut one time.
The old wooden trestle, which was
built soon after the yard was cs
t'lblishcd, In 1899, Is being rapidly
torn down and within two, weeks
nothing OF it will remain except its
S foundation, which will BIO removed
as the work of digging dry dock No
8 progresses.
The earth whIch Is being taken o,I
OF dry dock No. 3, Is being dumped
on the north side of tho yard, where
considerable new land" Is being
made with 1t. The now ship trestle
Is being built on that land.
AT tho present time more than n
million dollars worth of improvements
are being made at the shipyard, IN.
Guiding the new dry dock. which
VIII be almost as large rs dry tocl,
NO. l, and will be made OF stone
throughout Besides the new basin
and ship trestle many improvements
are being made In the various shops
at the yard and when they are com
pieted the plant of the Newport News
Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Will be tho best equipped plant for
ship construction aud repair of the
United States.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
VIRGINIA ON CRUISE.
Engines Of New Rattleship Being
"Shaken Down.

The United states battleship Wiz.
glnia, which was built at the local
shipyard, has sailed from Hampton
Roads for Boston on her first sea
voyage since she was commissioned
mt tho Norfolk navy yard several
weeks ago. During the run up the
coast tho vcssel's engines will be Civ.
Ell a shake down"
When the Atlantic squadron is re
assembled this fall the Virginia will
join It.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
FIREWORKS AT euckRoE.
Big Display VIII BE Given at Buck.
roe Beach Tomorrow Evcn,nu.

Another big pyrotechnic display
has been arranged for tomorrow
night at Buckroe Beach. when II
Is proposed to duplicate the big sue
cess of the Fourth of July.
This display will be under the
supervision of an expert pyrotechnic
man from New York city.
Tonight the May Hillman Stock
company will ho seen in THE
Bells" This will be the first ap
pearance of Miss Hlllman at the
Casino III tragedy and 1t is ex.
pected that he play will prove a
drawing card for the remainder OF
the week.
Last night "Zeppa," the comedy
which has been on since Monday
night, was presented for the last
time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
REoaeANizEp sHIPBuILpERs.
Fast Crowd VIII Face the Portsmouth,
Team Saturday.

The fanatics who attend the per.
formance between the Shipbuilders
and the Portsmouth nine at the Ca.
slno park Saturday afternoon will see
In the rcorganized Shlpbuilders one of
the fastest aggregations of amateur
ball players ever assembled in this
city. Several new and exceptionally
fast players have been signed this
week and Manager Loeb expects to
give the fans fast game Saturday.
With Banner in the box the locals
should have but little difficulty in
winning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
School Board.

The board of school trustees will
meet In regular session in the High
school building tonight to. elect col
ored teachers and transact all othe.
business which may come before 1t,
AS there is very little business OF
Importance to be transacted 1t is
expected that the meeting will be
short.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
v. S. s. TENNESSEE ACCEPTED.
Another Warshlp Added to Uncle
Sans NAVY.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July Ii
The armored cruiser Tennessee. was
today turned over to the government
by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co. The
ceremonies took place at the Leogue
Island navy yard, Admiral Craig,
commandant, accepting the ship for
the government from the builders.
The cruiser will probably remain at
the navy yard for month coaling
and taking on stores before sailing
to the Brooklyn navy yard where the
6-inch. guns will be mounted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Still At Sea.

The 7. NJ. c. a. sailing party, on
hoard the two-masted schooner vir.
glnia, Is still at sea, having been una.
Die to reach home on account of con-
trary winds. Messrs, w. NJ. Parker,
Robert II. Davis and Harry Heath,
who were put ashore Monday at Beach
maven, arrived home yesterday. Ev-
erybody on board the schooner Is we'll.
1t is expected that the vessel will put
into port tomorrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Grimes Battery to GO In Camp

NORFOLK, VA, July 11.-Grlmes
battery. of Portsmouth, has been
granted permission by the secretary
OF war to use the government reser.
walton camp. between Willoughby
Spit and Ocean View, for the pur-
pose of an outing, which the battery
purposes to have on the shore short
IL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Condemned Murderer Had Secured
Two Crude Weapons from
Cha|ngang Prisoner.
GOES TO GAtloWs TOMORROW
Governor Swanson Yesterday No.I-
fled Sergeant MIIotead That He
Would Interfere no Further In Case
All Now In Readiness For the Elk.
ecutlon.

Two Knives. made of a niece of cor.
set steel and coat spring. set be.
tween pieces of wood and wrapped
with cord. were taken from Andrew Il.
Davenport In his cell last night by
Tailor Brown.
Inc condemned murderer was quiet
~ cutting an article from newspaper
with one of the knives when he was
observed from the jail yard by Acting
Sergeant Henry Mosslck. Jailor
brown was notified and about IN hour
later he had secured the weapons, II
the Instruments may he called wea-
pous.
Gave up Both Weapons.
When the jailor demanded the knife,
Davenport said he would give It to him
after WHILE" He continued to clip
newspapers for nearly half an hour;
then he carefully wiped the corset
spring knife, wrapped It In II piece of
paper and handed It through the bars.
AIR. Brown questioned him closely
and Davenport finally admitted that
he had another weapon. After search
ing about the cell for a few minut IS
ne produced the sharpencd piece Of
coat spring and handed 1t over.
The prisoner said that one Of the
chaingang men gave him the knives.
hut refused to tell which one. He
said: 1--WE got only one day more To
live, and IL can't do anybody any
good. there's no use of my doing them
harm"
Last Hope Gone.
Yesterday afternoon City Sergeant
Milstcad received the following tslc.
gram from Governor Swanson:
II have carefully considered tho
case Of A. l.. Davenport and have dc.
cided not to Interfere further In the
case.
CLAUDE A. SWANSON, I'll
Governor.
This means that Davenport Will
hang tomorrow morning for the muir.
der Of Willie Thomas.
Prisoner Not EXCITED.
Sergeant Milstead informed the con-
demncd man that the governor had re.
fused to commute his sentence. Da-
vcnport received the news without
emotion. declaring that he had been
expecting 1t for days He continued
to protest his innocence and said last
night that while the law might take
his body, God would give him eternal
life.
MIR. J. ]. Cheadle furnished the
murderer with large piece of sack
cloth and yesterday Davenport arraycd
himself in a crude garment made nt
the stuff. He kept 1t on Tor only IL
short time, however. and last night
was dressed In his usual garments.
Sends For Preachers.
Long after midnight he sat writing
and, when the opportunity offered. dis.
cussod religious matters with Mr..
Brown. He asked that Rev. A. o.
Sykes. rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
church, and Rev. S. A. Howell. col
ored, visit him this morning. He
wants to ask DR.. Sykes whether or
not 1t Is necessary for him to be bap.
tiled again.
Although many believe that Daven-
port will make confession before he
goes to the gallows, some think that
he Is such hardened hypocrite that
he will die with lie on his lips.
All preparations for the execution
are complete. Only the few persons
who are to be present will know the
exact time the trap will be sprung.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Louisiana In Roads.

The United States battleship Louis
lana has arrived in Hampton Roads
from Provincetown. Mass. whittier
she went from Norfolk on shake
down" run about two weeks ago.
The vessel will sail for New York
as soons as she loads bunker coal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
MAY MAINTAIN COMPANY.
Lieutenant Butler Making Strong Ef
fort to Save Liant Infantry.

a strong strong effort is being
made to prevent tho dishanding of
the Newport News Light Infantry,
Company G, or to have the company
reorsanzed In case It Is mustered
out
Lieut.. G. Raymond Butler, com.
manding the company, has issued a
call for all Of the members to- he
present ut meeting to he held Mt
the armory Saturday night. 1t is
said that IL thirty-five men can be
mustered for inspection the com,
pany cannot be mustered out.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Social Personal

Mrs. j. W. Porter and children left
yesterday for Charlottesville to spend
several weeks with relatives.
Mr. g. E. Smith. of Bethlehem. Pa,
was In the city yesterday, the guest
of Mr.. w. H. Williamson.
Mrs. ]. l.. Patton and children left
Yesterday for White Sulphur Springs,
where they will spend the remainder
of the summer.
Miss Margaret l.. Falconer, of Roa.
noke, is the guest of her sister. Mrs.
samuel Spencer. at $40 Forty-fourth
street.
Dr.. j. H. Mabry is able to be out,
after severe illness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Captain r. P. Adams I'LL.

Captain Thomas P. Adams, Tho was
one of the pioneer residents of this
cNi, has just undergone an operation
at the Providence hospital Washing
ton, d. C. It was reported yesterday
that he had rallied from the operation
and was improving steadily. Captain
Adams has been employed by the navy
department at Washington since he
left here about five years ago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12

ST. THOMAS, D. w. l., July IL
The United States cruiser Charles
ton with Secretary Root and party
on board arrived here this morning
but did not enter the harbor She
took on supplies carried out to m
by the sunboat Peoria and proceed
ed this afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
g,wlI!L.LlAMsoN. su sMARlNE CO.

gorgsnlzation Hss Been Effected and
B Charter Will BE Applied FOR.
The Williamson Submarine Manu-.
featuring Company; organized for the
purpose 81 manufacturing and selling
Charles ~, lWilliarnson's collop.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
excURsloN every SUNDAY.
VIA C.. a o. ny,
TO RICHMOND AND RErtInN

Special train to leave Fort Monroe
$3.50 A. NJ, Phoebus. s:33 A. M.
Hampton 1888 A. NJ, Newport News
300 A, NJ. arriving Richmond 1o:45
A.. M; returning leaves Richmond
1850 z y. S1.25 round tip.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
FINAL TENNIS MATCH.
Able and Hammond Contest Today
For First Honors.

The finals in the Hampton Roads
Golf and Country Club tennis tourna-
ment will be played this afternoon at
5 o'clock on the Twenty.sixth street
court between James E. Able. Jr. !.
and II. P. Hammond. The winner of
this match will play DR.. j. r. Bagby
for the handsome silver challenge cup.
Or. Bagby won the cup last year and
It must be won three times to become
the property OF the winner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
Iust = plaIn In.f.n

"Landscaper," the local SYNONYM
lcr ioafer, was rsed by a police con.
STABLE at Thorpe, Essex. to describe
tne husband of a woman prisoner
Drought before the local bench.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12
ROOT SAILS AWAY.
Secretary OF State Now EnRoute to
Rio Janeiro.
(By Associated Presso

(By AssOciated Press.)
SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO. July
1.-THE United States cruiser
Charleston with Secretary Root and
party on board, sailed at midnight
for Rio Janeiro
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-12

DR.. j. H. Mabry is able to be out
after a severe illness.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-22

In discussing the schools of Flor
ida, President Lincoln Hulley. Stet-
son University. lays special emphasis
upon the homes of Florida as factors
in the education of her children, and
he calls attention of the parents of
these children to their duty In the
following language:
The homes of Florida are dom
este universities. Some are without
scholars and a few are without teach
ers. but most Of them have both. They
run ali the year round; they run all
day long, too, There are no recess
ses. no vacations in these univer-
stiles; some are good and some are
bad. All are turning out their work
in the world Some teach vice and
some teach virtue. Some graduate
pupils who will prove an honor or to
their university, and some graduate
rascals. Home is a school. II is the
place where lessons are learned. By
precept and by example the teacher
inculeates the lesson. The pupils are
apt learners. They hear the precept
and they watch the example Con-
slant reviews drill the lesson in till
1t viii never be forgotten. The work
is gone over again and again. No
wonder the impressions made in this
school are never forgotten. They
are part of ones very self. These uni
versities are the most important. They
begin at the foundations. They take
their pupils before some one else has
had a chance. The pupils are un-
spoiled. They are unmade indeed.
II the work here is well done, the
child gets a good start and later
schools cannot undo the results. As
the twig is bent the tree inelines. AS
the first years are tended so viii be
the later ones. No wonder Napoleon
and others, great teachers among
them, have asked for the first years
of a ehild's life. They are the best.
They settle what the latter years shall
be. But suppose the lesson taught
there be unworthy. Suppose the
child hears oaths and wicked words
and evil eounseIs and vile motives