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The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
HE REALLY HAD A SNAKE.
After Being Discharged DF. BOhI EX-
hibited IL i'm Police Court.

From the Kansas City Journal
He was staggering along about Ninth
and Walnut streets and taking most Of
the sidewalk. When I approached him
he threatened to open his valise and turn
loose a lot OF rattlesnakes on me. He
was in no condition to be on the streets"
SO testified PatrOlman Elyin Gray re-
garding Doctor Otto Bohl when the
latter was arragned in Police Court on a
charge OF being drunk.
After court was over DR. Boil was taken
before the judge. given a lecture on So
briefly and told TO go on his way and sin
no more.
What have you in that gTip?" asked
Judge Kyle. out of curiosity.
DR.. Boil opened the grip slowly, placed
in his hand and came out with squirm-
ing. wTithing rcDtile-a snake. genus gar
ter. The "soaks" in the courtroom Gov
cred their eyes with their hands and made
bolt for the door.
This one" said the doctor Il found
recently in TrOOst Park. It's my friend
and constant companion, eats and sleeps
with me- It will follow me anywhere. I
often take il out and let it play around
/ In the grass of the parks About this
time the snake had run I'D the doctors
sleeve. The spectators shuddered dis
tinctly.
''BrrrTmn" came from Judge Kyle's
lips, which were tightly pressed, ''thatH
be about all. You may go, but don't let
any Of your pets get into your boots.
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HEAVY ORDNANCE.

Il see. according TO a dispatch in The
Herald" said the Grouchy Philosopher.
lifting an ancient volume Of Milton from
it's dusty shelf. that England proposes
10 build a new type of monster gun TO
meet the conditions brought about by
Germany's plans to outciass the Dread
nought. The dispatch says the pattern
chosen viii probably be gun Of thirteen
and One-half inches caliber. about fifty
feet in length, and Weighing nearly
ninety tons Let us see what the
author OF Paradise Lost has % say
regarding heavy ordnance in his tre-
meHdous battle Of The angels. The angel
Raphael, describing the contest. tells how
the van OF Satan's army TO right and left
divided
Which % our eyes discovered ner and strange,
triple mounted r1W Of pillars LAID
On wheels lCT like 90 UilllD most they seemed,
Or holOwed bodies made 0f OAK or ~.
With branches lOpt. in WOOD mountain feiie6I.
Brass. iron. stony mold had Eo- their months
With hide0us oridce gaued on Us wide
If Milton were writing to-day he'd
have 10 Improve on that. or Rudyard
Kiplng OF some other heavy artillerisJ
would silence his guns, eh? sad comment
on human progress. isn't it?"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
ONE OCEAN little KNOWN.
Vast Area Between Africa and India
Not Well Travelled.
From me Gc0gTapbical Journal


Perchance OF no area of our great oceans
do we at The present day know less than
OF the Indian Ocean within the tropics
Fifty years ago in the days OF the great
China and Indian clippers il was. save
fer small area to the north of Mada-
gascar alive with white wings anxious
TO take advantage of every slant of wind
or the smallest current. Its minutest char
acteristics were then the subject Of anx-
ious study. whereas now its greater part
is to most navigators an unknown sea.
With ,the opening Of the Suez Canal
there vas a profound alteration Of trade
and the most important routes now start
not from Mauritius or the Cape. but frcm
the Red Sea. Hundreds of steamers.
laughing at winds and currents. pass an
nually from Alden 90 Bombay and CoIon-
DO on the one hand, and 20 East African
ports. to Madagascar, MauTidIs and
Seychelles on the other.
From Colombo again there are regular
lines 10 Calcutta. Singapore, West Aus
traiia. Mauritius. and South Africa But
except on the lines from the Red Sea 20
Colombo and from the latter to the far
Last and 20 Australia, there is a relative
absence Of competition. want Of that
ncce essity for accurate knowledge of the
winds. currents and topography which is
only called for by a keen desire for saw
ing tine or mileage
The routes across her surface are also
wide apart. and her islands are CONNER
c.ally unimportant. Great areas are sell
dom or never crossed by ships. In our
six months cruise o. his majesty's ship.
the Sealark, we never saw, except in port.
a single steamer. and only one solitary
brig, small trader from Mauritus to
the ChagOs.
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directly In the employ OF Mr.. Hartman
and probably no railroad man who was
distasteful to him could hold his place
there. The post-ofice IS in a grocery
store in which Mr.. Hartman owns an in
terest. The public school is in building
which stands on his property. The rest Of
the citizens Of Arden work on his 20,000-
acre estate. Many Of the young men are
employed to lock after the game. The
young women find work about the cream
cries. Uncle Hank" and Pop are their
favorite names for the railroad man, and
he seems 10 like them. When he is at
home he spends a good bit Of his time
giving the Arden youngsters rides IN his
automobile, a big red touring car. into
which he has crowded as many as twenty
at one time Mr. Hartman in New
York and Pop Hartman in Arden are
two very different men," said one Of the
leading citizens. "Out here he forgets
that he has millions upon millions, and is
just good. kind, friendly neighbor He
won't talk TO you about railroads or
finance or public affairs. He win talk
for the hour about the crops. the cows,
the condition of the timber, the presence
Of game or anything that has 10 do With
the country he loves so well"
Mr Hartman is president OF the Happy
Life Club. which is a social organization
for the grOwn-uD folk Of Arden. His
daughters are members of the Worth
While Club. the basketball organization
Of the girls Of the village. His son be
longs to the Arden Jockey Club. q hunt
ing organization, the membership Of
which Is confined 20 the young men Cf
the estate. The ruler Of a principality
has not more power over a settlement
than Dir. Hartman has over Arden. yet
no subjects IN the world are more con-
tent than his retainers. For instance he
only allows two New York newspapers.
one morning and one afternoon issue, to
be sold IN Arden He viii allow no liquor
fherp milk hain~ fha rlrincirlal haNnra %
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SIGNALS FOR VISITORS.
How artist Lets His Friends Know
When lie Is Home.

How artist Lets His Friends Know
when He Is Home.
From the New York Press
There is an English artist. famous for
his pictures Of the sea, who has adopted
a seaman's device for letting his friends
know whether he is at home or rot, and
also when he IS at work and too busy to
receive callers. His scheme consists of q
mast set u aJ the entrance 10 his
grounds, the mast being fitted with cross
yards and q gan ike the mizzenmast Of
a ship. on this gaff he has "a halyard 20
which is fastened a black bali such as Is
used In the navy for signaling When IL
IS hoisted half way up 20 the gaG end his
friends know he is mot az home" while
when it IS run up 20 the peak they are
made aware OF the fact that ne is at
leisure.
A scheme Of the same sort was tried by
two bachelors last summer who lived I'm a
little bungalow on one of the salt water
bays near New York Owing IN the dis
t2nCe of their house from a base Of sup
plies il vas often inCOnvenieut FOR them
10 have any more visitors drop ia" O. a
meal than they had provided for; vet.
as such was the habit OF other members
OF the little colony along the shore, they
decided 20 take leaf out of the yachts
mans book and use a meal pennant'
At first the rectangular bit Of white bunt-
ing flying from the stan in front Of their
cottage excited a good deal of derision in
the colony until the folk in the other bun
ealOws bad Il explained TO them that
the sign meant those particular two
yeung men and their guests were 1T
meals. The 'tlp" was not only taken 10
heart by the other housekeepers in the
place. but the custom of running up a
meal pennant" became general TO the
consequent relief from occasional en-
0arrassment Of a host caught with not
too well supplied "a larder
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
AN INGENIOUS JUDGE.
A Sherlock Holmes on the Bench in
London and How He Thinks

n
London and How He Thinks.
From the London Chronicle
The wits OF I,Ondon's East End County
Court judges and magistrates are sharp
ened by continual contact with litigants
of every nation and OF the lowest class,
many of whom. with their witnesses, lie
with a fiuency that all the shrewdness
of the bench is needed TO expose.
But the bench is usually master OF the
situation As an instance of a Judge s
acuteness and painstaking care, take an
Interesting decision of Judge Smyly's the
other day in the Shoreditch County Court
1t had been suggested by the defendant
that an invoice, produced, had been re-
written and made out to another person
than the original document. His honor
said he had made a minute examination
under the glass of the invoice and the
envelope in which il was contained. He
found that one pen had apparently been
used Up 20 a certain point. and the pen
thrown down. On carefully reading II
through, however, the writer seemed 70
discover that ne had omitted to ali in
some most important words, "as per
agreement
Trying 10 draw the picture in ones
minu eye, continued lle Judge, II couiu
easily be imagined that the writer picked
up another pen, the nearest 70 his hand,
of the desk. and filled in these words,
after which he picked up an envelope and
addressed it.
The last three words OF the invoice and
the envelope were in a different pen writ
ing. That to his honors mind under
the circumstances, stamped them as con-
tempOTaneOUs documents. II they had
been copied it was only natural to sup
pose that the person would have started
and finished with one pen.
He found for the plaintiff for the sum
on the invoice produced
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HI Feed in Knnsas.

From the Edorado iKans) Republican.
The following menu was put up for fouc
men in this town:
Roast Walnut River Crawdads
On the Half Shell.
Baked Walnut River Black Bass
Grated Sod Corn Bread.
Broiled Butler County Prairie Chicken
Brown Essence
Baked Sweet Potatoes.
Escailoped Spuds.
Fried BCtler County Quail.
Walnut Eiye- Frogs Legs Salad
Chill Sauce.
Apple and Pumpkin Pie.
Cake and Fruit.
Butler County Cheese.
Sorghum and Honey.
Maryland Biscuits
Coffee ara Buttemilk
Every item on this bill of fare. except
the coffee, is a Butler County product and
if there is any city paper that can present
a better one We would like to see it.
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ANOTHER CHAPTER NEXT WEEK.
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Upon leaving Antwerp, 10 the gayest
of music and waving Of handkerchiefs
from enthusiastic BelgiUms, tugs took
charge of the vessel until We were safely
beyond the shipping. when our own steam
carried US through the tortuous wind
ings Of the West Scheldt. The landscape,
Of typical Netherland character. was
heightened in charm by overhanging
clouds Broad. green marshy pastures
with cattle solitary wind mills. trim vii
lages. and comfortable-looking peasant
farm buildings formed a succession Of
charming pictures. 1t all looked very
comfy and peaceful, until we reached
the ancient Dutch harbor town Of Wis
The Washington herald., 1906-11-11

The German pancake is n broadcast
dish that Jack took 70 readily il is a
very large affair, upon which plenty OF
butter should be spread. then a generous
layer of jam. made from German cram
berries. which are something like our cur
rents, and the whole spriulxled with
sugar and rolled. To me it was veri-
table 'sinker, but the Germans give it
to their young children and consider IL
digestible
Ny Vienna purchase, the Dachshund, did
not prove a good sailor When Jack gave
it a pancake, poor Kaiser succumbed.
and I paid a visit to the third cabin in
search Of a nurse. For a small Consid-
Grafton I induced q Chinese boy to become
a care-take-in-general to my dog. Wheth-
er It was home or sea sickness, there was
something unp!easanly The matter with
the little beast, and said TO Jack You
may as well give up the idea Of going
out to China. I never could stand travel
ing all that way with a Dachshund.' Jack
argued that we might get rid OF the dog
but I had set my heart upon taking it
home to the children. 1t sounds rather in
ane to say that a trip 70 China de-
pended upon the temper and health OF
small dog. but that was exactly the sitU-
alton when we sighted the coast of Por-
tugaL Jack said: wait till we reach
Gibraltar; then we viii settle it one way
or the other"
1D-o7-rYr-u ,-ys . r,--,-,, wye xr-r~rU
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THE KICKIN'EsT ONE YET.

- - N.----- --f- - a
Kick, kick. kick
Your short stout legs. On, Goei
I strive hard not 20 utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
Kick, kick. kick.
TIL the bed Is bereft Of clothes;
Kick. kick. kick,
Your bare pink heels and toes.
kick. kick. kick
Keep kicking. awake, asleep,
TIL az the hour Of midnight
The blankets arc IN a heapl
Kiek. kick, kick.
Prem suns set til its risel
Kics, kick. kick
Despite all lullabyes!
Kick. kick. kick;
Through long. long nights and cold
Til the cast grows oPalesccnt,
And the weary night grows old!
Kick. kick kick
You glad-eyed growing tot,
Kick, kiek, kick
Its eosd That Jour dad has got.
Houston Pcs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26
Atlantic City Has
It's Greatest August

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 25.-One man
slept on the top Of a piano in order 10
spend his weeks end at Atlantic City.
Another slept Ia a bath room. Guests
were warned there was no admission
into the bath room after'a certain hour.
because then It was q bedroom.
Two hundred persons slept in the city
hall, and 800 went back 10 Philadelphia
on the 9 O'Clock train tonight after
walking the streets and not finding any
pl""-. 10 sleep. over 10000 people lied
the resort. 1t has been the greatest
August Atlantic City has ever known
Flags have been at half mast on the
beach hospital tents through the week
in respect to Life Guard Herbert Law
renee. who died after an illness Of sew
eral weeks Lawrence got sand IN hts
ears while making "A rescue some SIX
weeks ago. and An abscess formed IN
each ear After several operations and
suffering great agony. the Elaniy Young
life guard died. The beach patrol at
tended the funeral Of thei- comrade in
a body. wearing their regulation led
coats and white trousers.
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FACTS FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The boa constructor has S20 pairs OF
ribs.
Report says that Saint-Saens will visit
America this coming winter.
A falcon has flown from Teneriffe TO
Andalusia. $50 miles. in sixteen hours.
The Russian pianist, Gabrilovitseh, viii
make a tour OF the United States and
Canada next winter
Chile was the FIRST South American
state 10 build railways. Of which II now
has nearly 5000 miles
Madame Albani has performed before
royalty more frequently than any other
actress or singer alive.
During the reign of Edward the Con-
lessor. Of England. the practice OF en-
pioying surnamcs began.
From 1905 TO 16SS Scottish bankrupts
were compelled TO year a sort of con-
vict dress. half yellow. half brown.
The most awful accident In history
was the fan of a Roman amphitheater
in the time Of TIberius. Fifty thousand
people were crushed.
Spain is the only country that has a
coinage bearing baby's head on it.
Coins bearing the baby head OF King Al
fonso were issued in 1885,
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Latest Beach Fad.

Quite little sensation was created
IN front % Brode's baths. uptown. yes
teTday. when a fine-looking woman APP
pearcd with a little row Of miniature
sleigh bells attached % her right garter.
The ding-a-liug OF the bells attracted
general attention. which she appeared
10 enjoy, and fl is now said that the
fad VIII become very popular with the
fair sex who have been blessed with
shapely forms.
OF course, there were number Of
old maids who shook their heads and
turned up their noses at such an inHo-
walton. but the vast majority OF pretty
girls thought that the bells were lust
too cute for anything, and so odd, dom
Won know.
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SOCIETY NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE WEEK

several weeks at the home OF George
Havenner, near here.
Misses Dorothy. Anna. and Marion
Marschalk. daughters of Dr. W. a.
Marschalk. of Washington, Z. c.. with
their cousin, Miss Marietta Boothby. OF
Washington. are spending the month OF
August at J. ". Shry's. near Lucketts.
Miss Moselle Worsley. of Columbus.
Ga, is the guest of Mrs T. ". Ed
wards.
Miss Mabel Wilmouth. OF Washing
ton. D. c.. is visiting friends in Lees
burg.
Mrs. Price and daughter Miss Ella
Price. who have been spending the sum
mer in Leesburg, have returned 20 their
home IN Washington.
Miss Marie Fadeley, OF this town. is
visiting friends in Washington.
Miss Laura Burke. OF Washington.
has been visiting Miss Virginia Johnson,
Of Leesburg.
Miss Fisk Elgin, OF Washington, Is
visiting relatives near Lovettsville. this
county.
Miss Julia Smith. Of Washington. is
the guest Of Mrs. w. II. Thomas.
a. Chapman orr. OF Petersburg. Va.
is visiting his brother. Dr. w. {. orr.
Of Leesburg.
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Kelly, who for convenience sake went
By the name Of Strupper. hired the girl
20 nurse the old woman back 70 health.
Kelly fell in love with the young girl
as she nursed back 10 health MS bride
or more Lhau thirty years ago he pro-
posed marriage, was accepted, and last
Month. accompanied by Mrs John A
Kelly, The old man went 70 Sidney,
Iowa, and was married by Justice Hoop
II was declared that when the license
was issued Kelly or StTupper told the
clerk or courts that ms nrst VIE was
dead when as a matter OF fact she
stood right by his side and heard him
say IL.
The old man and his youthful bride
ten days ago came blithly into the home
Of his son, Ira Kelly, and hts three
months bride. Jennie McManus, IN this
city. Mrs. Kelly. the elder. had preced-
ed them and offered 10 resistance 10 the
coming OF the new wife, who declares
she knew nothing 81 the legal relations
between the aged Keilys, HIS legal
wife said;
YES. he was my husband. As Mary
De Witt I married him in Rockford.
IL, in 1S7c. I'm the woman Who sent
Miss AlZOT2 Carter al Nebraska City.
Neb. She lied last August. They can.
do a thing 10 him. I'm divorced Ism
woman divorced when her nusoanu
goes to the PEN she asked deilanIIy
and n all earnesInesS-
Mlddeued at the thought that she was
not sure whether her husbands name
was Kelly. SLruppCr. or Sl9Sffar. because
his father sailed under each Of them.
and angered also over the pI essence OF
her father-in-law and youthful bride, as
well as her mOther-In-law's intrusion
into her home. Mrs. Ira Kelly laid the
bfgamOus relations before the state
attorney. The prosecutor sent for the
old woman known as Mrs john A.
Kelly. who reluctantly COrTObOrated the
young couple. Then ne issued the war
+ u N not a bigamist I've got all the
papers 70 show I'm not a bigamist,
said Kelly as he laughed heartily IN ms
/ cell Kelly was reCiung his voyages
upon -he matrimonial seas when his
young bride. her black eyes streaming
with tears. rushed up 10 his cell Fol
lowing her, with feeble step. was his
legal wife. They had just heard of his
arrest by two policemen, who took him
away from MS important work at one
Of the hig packing houses.
oh, papai papa walled MS new
wife. as she pressed her lips against his
through the grating, hugged her as
closely as the intervening bars would
permit, exclaiming Eva! Eva
The elder woman stood by c0mpIdcenI-
" and talked freely OF the complicated
marital situation.
This bridegroom at seventy is as
rugged as a man of fifty He IS short
and stockily built. deep-chested and
seems 10 take his arrest COolly His
aged legal wife has gone 20 a nearby
town to remain with relatives. while
his girl bride consoles niIu at his cell
door or sobs alone ~ home.
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the season has been less gay than IN
previous years. and that many Of the
best known habitues have stayed away
" lille others who came left much earlier
than they had intended. apparently dis
satisfied with the atmosphere under the
new rule. No one denies the energy and
the eagerness Of August belmont 10
make the season a success But he
lacks the geniality, the open-handed
liberality. and the ''ioie &c viyre" which
so distinguished William G. Whitney
and which attracted toward him even
people who were kePnly alive 10 his
faults. II would pay Belmont TO EN-
pioy some man II the stamp of Grover
Cleveland'6 joyial Secretary Of the Navy
to run things next year during tho rae
ing season at Saratoga II he wishes 1t to
preserve its popularity.
Horses will have their innings this
month. For in addition to the Horse
Show at Newport beginning tomorrow
week. there will be the Horse Show at
benox fortnight later and a race
meeting at Southampton for gentlemen
riders only about the same date. One
would almost be tempted TO believe that
there has been a wane in the popularity
Of the automobile. One hears so little
about IL this summer and were il not
for It's undeniable usefulness as a means
Of rapid conveyance one would be dis
posed TO believe that the motoring fad
was declining. Annoyances IN connec-
ton with chauffeurs have no little TO do
with this sentiment Their feelings are
a never ending subject of discussion
wherever and whenever people belonging
10 the smart set meet, and they are an
infinitely greater source of trouble than
all the other denizens Of the servants
han put together. There have been no
automobile races at Newport this sum
mer. nor for the matter Of that at any
other of the summer resorts. But horse
shows seem to excite Inst as much in
f,Test as ever.
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man. Mrs. Walker Mrs. Cooper. Mrs.
Hodson, Mrs. Nortlect, Mrs. Young. Mrs.
Waddin, Nus. Mauberret. Mrs. Fleming
Mrs. Rowiett, Mrs. Cralli. Mrs. Hewlett
Mrs Holloman. Mrs. Pope. Mrs. Nichols.
Mrs. Macdonald, Mrs. Barrow. and
Mrs. Cannon, Miss George. Misses En-
ma and Blanche Slaughter. Miss Slater.
Miss Lima Mayo. Misses Mary and
Nancy Waddlu, Miss Owings, Miss
Turner, Miss Taliaferro, Miss Miller,
Misses Nancy. Frances, and Claudia
Mayer. Miss MaubeTret, Miss Nickols,
and Miss Barron; Messrs. Cannon, Pope,
Cabeu, Courtney, LOttier. Hlnsdale,
Young. Judges Yerger and Waddill.
On Saturday evening there was game
of seven-handed euchre in which Mrs.
Deal wor a very handsome shoe horn.
Again on Monday evening, when Mrs.
Wingfeld. of Richmond. Va, scored
highest and won a pretty piece of Jap
aness ware In these games the unusual
beauty and nobbiness Of the prizes ii
FIRST upon the lips of everyone.
Progressive cuchre was INDUCED ia
Tuesday evening. The highest score, 6l.,
was made by Mrs, LoWenberg, who re-
ceived as prize small silver ladle
That the women play better than the
men must be conceded from the scores.
The sole winner of prize among the
men was Arthur Cannon Cutting. Ace
high and drawing as consolation a
dainty bit OF French china. was Mrs.
Thee Barrow, of Smithdeld, Va
Registered recently are J. W. Barrow,
Smithheld, Va. Arthur NJ. Cannon, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Whluock, Helen Whit
lock, and Robert Talley. Richmond. Va.
A. z. Kellam and wife, Princess Anne.
Va: Mrs. james Lipscomb, South Bog-
ton. Va: J. II. Crane and wife. G. W.
Phillips and wife. r. l. Tennis and
wife. Mrs. Eane Phillips, Miss Ealie
Tennis. P. r. Moore. f. Seph Davis,
Thomas Dixon. IT.. and Henry Wilson,
Hampton, Va; T c. Gray, Harry l.
LOwenberg, H. l.. Williams and wife,
and Miss Lydia Miller. Norfolk. Va:
10. R Craig. Washington. d. c.; Nc
Henry Peters. Lynchburg. Va; J. ". r
Parker. Basic City. Va; Mr.. and MS.
Thomas r Owens, La Plata, Nd; Lille
Z. Musgrove. z. z. Musgrove. Long
dale. Va; ". F. Green, Thomas II.
Sale, Colnerstown, Va; \, b Morse
and Miss Mary Morse, Norfolk, Va
Captain holland and Miss Lucy Patton,
Lexington, Va; Miss NJ Eustis, A n
Richards and wife. +. R. Barker and
wife Farmville. Va; John Ward. Mid
dleton. Va: Mr. and Mrs W r. Free,
NokesvIHe, Va; AR. and Mrs s Har.
graves. DR.. r. Hargraves and wife
Carney Hargraves Drivers. Va.