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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
LARGE INCREASE OF
CHURCH MEMBERS
Efforts Of Pastor Mcdaniel Bear.
ing Fruit Promptly-Debt
Wiped Out.

The annual meeting and election of
officers was held in the audience-room of
the First Baptist Church yesterday after
noon ut 3 O'Clock, Rev. G. w. NJ. Nc
Daniel pastor. presiding. There was a
very large attendance, and reports of the
pastor and all the societies were un-
usually interesting. The report of the
pastor showed that he had received 116
into the membership of the church from
the time he has been installed-less than
n year. The church had lost eleven by
death, twenty-slx by letters OF dismiss
sal, making a net gain of seventy-nine.
The reports of all the societies show
ed marked improvement. most Of them
being from 90 to 100 increase over last
year. The treasurer's report showed that
more than $4,000 had been paid into the
church. Tho collection for benevolent
OF the Home. State and Foreign Mis-
sons. The latter showed an increase from
1880 last year to 5000 this year. All
the other objects were nearly in the
same proportion.
The church finding a deficit of five hun
dred dollars by the report of the treas
urer, the pastor said he could not vote
for an adoption OF such q report, so
right there and then the sum of nearly
eight hundred dollars was raised. This
wiped out every Indebtedness, with
enough over to make some needed I'M
provements to the church.
Officers and Committees.
Ehc following officers and committees
We're elected for the ensuing year.
Church Clerks-Robert b. Todd.
observation-disclosures C. Williams, Jr.
Assistant Treasurcr-Mrs. Abby Gwath-
mey
Treasurer Poor Fund-Dancl S. Nc
Cnrthy.
Authorization r, Savage.
Collector--C Charles G. Bosher.
Curator OF Organ--Arthur b. Clarke
| Church Missionary Miss JanS Stanard
Registrar and Curator of Envelopes
Judson S. Bosicr
| Committee on Finance--Johp C. VIII.
! lianis tchairmnn). Charles n, WinRo (sub.
nhairmam. Thomas C. WILLIAMS Jr, VIII
liam T HANCOCK Bayard FL Ellington.
| y. q. Davis, Basil ~. Gwathmey r. b,
| Powers DIR. II. ]. Mosely, Jr,'lf. Lee
| lorraine, g. Carlton Jackson, r, Fuller
/ Patterson.
| Committee on Music-W S. Forbes: T..
| H. Jenkins, 8. p, Woodhn,
Committee on Premises-rhomas. w.
loseph. William y; Cay. Thomas r. wi.
,ams Miss SUE Herrirv Miss Sophie
| Rosher. Mrs Helen Montavue
4 yestibule Gommttee~Wlllam 8. Lock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
LANDED ON HIS HEAD.
Young Stranger Jumps From
Rapidly-Moving Car.

Frank Patterson, young white man,
twenty-five years of age. came to town
two days ago and secured board on the
corner of Smith and Clay Streets.
When attempting TO alight from a swift
Iy moving Clay Street car yesterday
morning, Mr.. Patterson, instead of land
ing. upon his feet, sailed through the air
1t was a trance for the stranger until
Dr.. Pitt, of the ambulance corps, arrived
and ministered to his needs.
DR.. MacLean. surgeon for the street
car company, visited Mr.. Patterson later
1t is said that bad br1iise Is the only
result of the accident.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
LEAVES III DESCENDANTS.
Mrs. Rantz, Dying Had Nine
Great-ureat- Grandchildren.
(speciar 70 The Times-Dispatch.)

ISptCIHI 10 = nc IIl11eS-DlSpatCH.J I.
WILKEsBARRE pa, Jan. 7.-Mrs.
Lydia Rantz. of Danville. who died yes
terday, leaves ia living descendants She
was eighty-six years old. and had six
children, thrty-five grandchildren, sixty
four great-grandchidre and nine great
Observation-Disclosures
OF the Observation-Disclosures there are
three sets of twins and one set of trip
lets, all in the family of her grandson,
James Wertman. of Danville. who has
eighteen children. Mrs. Rantz's son.
John. is a great grandfather at sixty and
his daughter, Mrs Mary Lloyd, OF Mil
ton, is grandmother at forty. having
two daughters married, and each having
children
Mrs. Rantz has always lived in the
house where she was taken as a bride.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
COL. RICHARDSON
is QUITE ACTIVE
Is Doing All He Can to Promote
Comfort Of the Incoming
Lawmakers.

Colonel Richardson, register of the Land
ONCE, has had crushed granite walks put
down around the Capitol and also steps
at the embellishments formed on tho soutn-
east SIDE OF the building by the dirt
placed there which was taken from the
excavation made Tor the foundation OF
the now heating and lighting plant Tins
arrangement is only temporary, pending
the location of permanent walkways and
a contemplated driveway uroula tho Cap
itoi, but 1t is not likely that anything
further can be done unnl the I.egsia-
turc adjourIls, as the present walns Will
have to remain intact for th,. use If mem
beers during the session. The grass plats
around the Capitol cannot be restored
until the permanent walkways art located
and put down. and 1t is understood that
the architects are making plans for them.
though the contractor has not yet Com
Pleted tho building and it has not yet
peen placed In charge of the register,
ne IS having many things done not in-
Guided IN the builders contract, and that
are needed for the comfort OF the State
ofnclals that have moved back and for
the General Assembly,
AS soon as ne r7cms intended for The
Use of the Land Office are sufficiently dry
for the proper preservation .. lis valua-
Bile records and Tie ,rcgistcr can lave
the old bookcases now in Use cut dcwn
10 conform to tne 1S.inch raise IN the
floors Of these rooms ar he has to use
these cnses). or when new cases arc put
IN II furnished him, he says he viii
move back to the CAPITOL unless ordered
sooner 10 do so,
The register Is making no kick ubou,
ms quarters, except that they nre vel
too damp for the safe-keenng of the
valuable records OF his Office and that II,
| is unwilling to assume the responsibilit,
| for damage that would result to then
| from moving IN before the offices ar,
| thoroughly dry.
1 e q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
FLUvANNA CASE.
It Will Come Up Before Corpora
ton Commission Tuesday.

Hon. Pembroke Petit. his law partner
and brother, Mr.. Paul Petit, and Judge
j. o. Shepherd. counsel for tho County
Board OF Supervisors of Fluvanna In the
matter against the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company, now pending before
the Corporation Commission. arc here to
proceed with the case tomorrow
The supervisors are seeking to compel
the company to construct and operate a
branch line of its road from Columbia to
the first locks above Stillman's Mil, and
the company is resisting, through its
counsel.
The evidence on one side has been
taken. and now the commission will go
esting one, and Is considered of great
Importance to the people OF Fluvanna
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
Mrs. Leguenec Very Ill.

Mrs. JOS. r. Leguenec. n sister of Mrs.
Ernest Boiling, OF this city, is very III at
yns - "a most serious operation on Friday.
DE-. George Ben Johnson performing tho
operation. Mrs. I.eguenec is a resident OF
Ahheyille, Yernllion Parish, La, and
came on to SWaynesboro for her health.
Here che was taken suddenly worse. and
was brought to Memorial Hospital by her
,H,iiivsician in 4SVaynesboro. Mrs. Leguenec
ppIfl he remembered by "a number OF
rriends In Virginia as Miss Rosa Winston.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
.RlHE|U,hlATIS M

spection mt the port of cmbarkntIon: and.
BE 1t further Resolved. That we urge
upon Senators and congressman the I'M
portnnce of Il revision OF our system OF
naturalization by the enactment OF such
laws us will require uniformity OF nat
urallzation certificates. iconnne the iurjs.
diction OF naturalizing aliens 10 United
Stntes courts. and permit no alien to be
naturallzcd or entitled to the privileges
of an elector until lie shall have resided
within the United States ten years, ut
least. and liz able to read htelligently and
write
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
Found Cat in Mail Pouch.

Especial to The Times-D ispatch)
WINSTED, CONN, Jan. 7.-PostaI
clerks on train out of Manchester
opening a mall pouch to see a cat jump
out of it. The animal was sent back to
that place from Palmer This pussy
has habit Of sleeping in mail bags in
the Manchester office over night, and
the. clerk did not notice her when he
locked up the outgoing mail Thursday
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
Mrs. Chadwick VIII Go to Dentist

CLEVELAND, & o. Jan 7ln II few
days Mrs. Cassie u, Chadwick will be
taken from the county jail to u dentist.
The woman has been suffering ,ni for some
first time in many months that Mrs.
8Chadwicls has been out of the jail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
His LIES Mission.

II am a non-producer. I could not
shave jack-plane or plough a straight
furrow, and. measured by some stand
ards, / would not be considered much of
a factor in the world; but, ir can nreaob
= pure gospel and turn some souls 10
follow the Man of Galilee, L contribute
as much TO the progress of the world as
The merchant prince or bank president or
'a4iroad owner; for without religion prop
Hrty would be unsafe, bonds unstable. and
the affairs of men In chaos and con.
fusion.
II material structures are necessary
build them; ii they are destroyed, relig.
Ion viii perish from the earth.
The Methodists build six new churches
each day, and as we build we grow
Bishop Galloway urged the people "a he
regular and prompt In their attendance
upon church services, and said the Lord
had decreed that ont of the personal
ministry OF His messengers the world
g Zh1li he redaep1a5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08

Ten Years for Bank Conspirators.
DENVER, Jan. 7.-.I4eonard b. Imboden
aurd James a. IIll,fconvicted of conspir-
acy to wreck the Denver Savings Bank,
have been sentenced in the District Court
to be confined in tho State prison ten
Years ut hard labor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08

/, Postnasters must use greater care to see
that packages accented for mailing. arc pre-,
Of matter enclosed is subject; and whenever
II appears that there is an intent Ito concesl
subject to a, higher rate than that prepaid,
the case should DO promptly reported
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
VIII Hold INQUEST To-day.

DR.. Taylor, city, coroner, viii hold an
tha botly OF gOphelia Coles, the negro wo-
nan WHO was killed ON tho Chesapeake
and Ohio tracks. near Seventeenth Street
on saturday afternoon,
irhe woman was picking up coal when u
moving car caught and killed her
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08

Miss Yetta Nemohr who was accident
ally injured recently is' reported by
friends ms still confined to her bed ana
suffering considerably.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
Utility of Oratory.

He took no stock in tho oft-repeated
assertion mat the day of the orator has
passed and cited Bryln's wonderfu,
stroke at Chicago in 1906 IN support Of his
contentious,
In speaking further of building
churches the bishop SAID: Tear, down
The old ones, If necessary, and construct
new ones. Let everything be new hui
one-preach the old Gospel.
The tenderest memories should attach
10 the house of God 1t should pc udorn-
ed and made the most beautiful and at
tractive of all earthly structures: for IL
represents Him. who ia tho falrest anon.
ten thousand, and the Ono altogether
lovely"
Tie bishops peroiation was very beau
i'iiul aud II IL believed that no one lief,
,iilring his splendid discourse. though a
@Eea, many had 10 undergo tho neon
81 OF standing during the entire
service.
~, conclusion OF bishop Galloway !
SERMON q collection was taken TO raiss
Z laVasy ~ iieip detray the COS, VI tn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
* CA R I'D .

Miss Florence panses wishes 10 express
her appreciation OF the patronage extend
cd her5.whilc with Fergusson Brothers
(dissolved January s1stl, and soliciting a
continuance OF same with the
LEE FERoussoN PIANO CO.,
~ Iua.f Rroad. t49 = r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
Other Reports.

me Sunday school repor t shows that
the school has membership of All. and
that 1t Is in most hourishlng condition.
Reports were also read from all OF the
mission societies Of the church, and they
show that the church work along all
lines has been flourishing as it never
hourished before. One of these very
gratifying reports was that submitted b.,
the Woman's Building Fund Association,
in which 1t was shown that In the little
ways that women understand so we'll.
they raised last year .l,1e5 for the new
church building.
In speaking of these reports Mr.. Will
liam Ellyson made stirring talk. and
spoke of the spiritual growth of the
church. He said now that the great
effort OF building and equipplng the
handsomest and most comfortable church
edif'ce In he city was practically out of
the way, the matter of spiritual growth
and the bringing of the unconverted inro
the fold must receive the undivided at
tcntion of the church. He predicted that
1906 will be richer In spiritual blessings
than any year preceding it.
All OF the committeeman and the man
ayers Of the mission enterprises were re-
elected for the ensuing year. and with
devotional exercises the meeting was
closed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
SPLENDID WORK
THE PAST YEAR
Large Sum Of Money Raised By
the Second Baptist
Church.
NEW CHURCH WITHOUT DEBT
Only Five Thousand Dollars Are
Needed, and This Will Be
Raised Before Dedication.

The annual meeting OF the congreSa-
! held yesterday afternoon. and was large
~ attended by the membership.
The annual reports of the officers and
standing committees were very gratifying.
greater progress in 1905 than In any
previous year of its existence. While
more than $4,000 were raised during the
year for the sinking fund. or new church
building fund. the congregation cUntri
buted more largely than ever before to
fenevolence and to the regular boards of
tho denomination. and tile sum raised
for the running expenses of the church
also show a gratifying increase.
me meeting was presided over by the
pastor the Rev. DR.. w. r. l.. Smith.
and was opened with prayer by Professor
Gaines, of tho board of deacons. The
detailed report of the church clerk shows
that the present membership OF the
church is ga males and Ais females: total.
$50. There were forty-five additions to
the church during the past year.
Financial Exhibit.
The report of the treasurer, which was
lengthy document, giving in detail tho
.''S'i'''s' Ae'isSu III lefl Years past for
the new church edifce. shows that the
regular envelope collections for general
church expenses last year amounted to
Shs&h7a and from other sources an
amount sufficient to run the total t,p to
1870. The contributions to all of the
mission boards were larger than in pre-
vious years. that for foreign missions
leading the list with gifts of s1.5oS 70.
The total given to the benevolent objects
ana mission boards was over $4,000. max
ing the grand total of collections for tho
year ssU2ao. In addition, as before
stated, the sinking fund was enlarged by
more than $4,000.
Tho total amount collected for the sink
ing or building fund for the past twelve
years, When the church determined 70
erect new edifice ut the corner of
Adams and Franklin Streets. has bee,
s'o'ssl. The magnificent building has bean
COMPLETED and furnished. new and
splendid organ put in, and all are to be
dedicated to the service of God on The
f1rst sunday in February. The financial
exhibit shows that the church has in
hand sufficient sum to pay all the bill.
at once, less S5,G0. and Il proposed Ia
raise this amount the Sunday before
dedication day. so that the splendid ed.
flee and its entire equ'pment may DO ded
icated without a dollar of debt hanging
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08

Mr.. Michael Abrams has accepted a
position in Philadelphia, and will shortly
make hls homo IN that city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
A New Richmond.

Captain ]. p. Wilson. OF this city. Is
opposing Doorkecper Samuel NJ. Donald
of Augusta. Mr.. Donald VIII be here to-
day. and will prosecute his fight ylgor-
ously to the end.
Free press., 1906-05-05
pianifled Practical Loker.

One can hardly imagine that digni-
fed and Jealous temperance advocate,
Lady Henry Somerset. as a practical
joker, and yet it is Il fact that she,
together with her cousin, Lady Dudley,
once dressed up as a pair of French
tourists and in this guise and heavily
yelled visited her place at Eastnor
castle and went all over it. But ap-
parently she was not sufficiently i'm
pressed by the beauties of her own
residence, for afterward her house
keeper con1ded to her that that Ouch
esse de Montmore1.ci'-the name
which Lady Henry had given herself
was a disagreeable creature"
Free press., 1906-05-05
Woman's Suffrage in Italy.

The agitation of womans suffrage
has spread to Italy, and it is quite
on the cards that a lady will come
forward as candidate for Mantua. It
is enough to make Virgil turn in his
grave; but the city on the Mincio has
changed a good deal of late. The in
dustrial revival of Lambardy has not
passed it by, and now that it is on
a great railway line it is no more the
sleepy place of last century. There is,
in fact, hardly town in the whole
province that has not it's factory; one
has to cross into Venetia to see the
medieval customs preserved intact.
Vicenza has hardly altered in 800 years
and Padua is dead. The university /,
there is not now celebrated as ia Pet
rarch's time; there is only IN
nowadays.
Free press., 1906-05-05
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Toledo, O., May Alleging that
the Standard Oil Company and II
affiliated companies have secret
trade agreement by which they con-
troll production and transportation of
oil and gas. Prosecutor L. w. Wach-
enheimer of Lucas county fled suit
in the circuit court asking revocation
of their charters and dissolution of
the illegal agreement. In addition to
the Standard, the following corpora
tions are named as defendants:
The Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern, Toledo and Ohio Central,
Hooking Valley Railroad Company
Standard Oil Companies of Ohio
Indiana, New York and New Jersey
Buckeye Pipe Line Company, Solad
Refining Company, Ohio Oil Com
pany, Northwestern Ohio National
Gas Company, Union Tank Company
Of Pennsylvania; Independent Pipe
Line Company of Indiana, the Ma
tiona1 Transit Company of New Jer
sey. Pennsylvania Oil Company OF
Pennsylvania, and the South Penn
Oil Company of Pennsylvania.
In the petition it is alleged that the
production of oil was reduced for the
purpose of increasing the price tC
consumers. 1t is set up that this re
duction amounts to SO per cent, while
the price of gas to the consumer has
been increased 100 per cent. Refer
ence to the alleged trade past is sen
satiOnal enough in that the change is
Free press., 1906-05-05
TURKEY NOW CLAIMS A
GOOD SLICE OF EGYPT

reply contended that Tabah was with
in his empire. This was disputed
but Great Britain offered to submit
the question of the boundary limita-
ton to a commission, Turkey in the
meantime to withdraw her troops.
The Sultan declined this offer. but of
fered to negotiate with Lord Cromer,
the British agent at Cairo.
The British government acceded to
this, but was astounded to learn when
the negotiations opened that the
Turkish commissioner at Cairo, in be-
half of the Sultan, claimed half of the
Sinat peninsula and stubbornly ad-
hered to his demand. Egypt refused,
SO the negotiations were broken off
and the foreign Office here will take
up the case with the Porte. Thus far
no communication has been sent to
Constantinople on the subject, Great
Britain being first anxious to ascer-
tain whether the Sultan authorized
the Turkish commissioner at Cairo to
claim half the Sinai peninsula.
Free press., 1906-05-05
HIGH WIND. IN FRISCO;
WALLS BLOWN DOWN

dreds of people from the Oakland
ferry boat were vending their way
along Market street. Several persons
were struck by the scattering bricks.
but no one was seriously injured.
Work on the great Fairmount hotel
at California and Powell streets was
commenced. A rough inspection show
ed that only the woodwork of the
building had been destroyed and that
the walls are in good shape. The
building would have been finished by
the first of next November and the
opening, it is expected, will not be
delayed more than three months after
the date originally set. The effect of
fame and smoke on the outside walls
are being removed and in few days
the great building will show few out
ward signs of the confagration.
Free press., 1906-05-05
FOUND OUT.
a Trained Nurse Discovered Its
Effect.

a Trained Nurse Discovered Its
Effect.
No one is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee a nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: Il used to drink
strong conee myself and suffered great
ly from headaches and indigestion.
While on visit to my brothers I had
a good chance to try Postum Food
Coffee, for they drank it altogether in
place of ordinary coffee. In two weeks,
after using Postum. l found 1 was
much benefited and finally my head
aches disappeared and also the inui-
gestion.
Naturally / have since used Postum
among my patients. and have noticed a
marked benefit where coffee has been
left OF and Postum used
Il observe curious fact about Post
um used among mothers. It greatly
helps the flow of milk In cases where
cofee is inclined to dry it up, and
where tea causes nervousness
Il find trouble in getting servants to
make Postum properly. They most al
ways serve 1t before it has been boiled
long enough It should be boiled 15 or
20 minutes and served with cream,
when it Is certainly delicious bever-
age
-Theress a reason Tor Postum