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Obituaries.
JAMES CROSS SHANNON.

On Monday evening, July %, 1906, at
Springfield, w. Va, Mr.. James Cross
Shannon. A son, Mr.. William Shannon;
three daughters, Mrs. Emma E. Lowers.
Mrs. Hannah L. Parsons and Miss Mary
Il. Shannon, survive him. Advanced in
years. A venerable old patriarch, much
beloved by all who knew him; of unfail-
ing courtesy, of quiet dignity, of beauti-
ful refinement and culture; contributing
wise counsel, cheer and sunshine; noise,
less but effecting power for good in the
church; a reverent admirer of Gods
Word, preached, taught or read; faith
ful Sabbath-school teacher; great low
er of good literature and an indefatigable
reader OF the same. He never seemed to
grow old and yet grew old beautifully.
One finds the attractiveness of heaven in
creased by the entrance into it of such
saved and sanctified ones as he. Serene
ly and peacefully his life on earth ter
minated, and he will be sadly missed in
the home, in the church and in the COM
munity at large. E. A. S.
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Marriages.

Harden-Bowers.- July IS, 1905,
at the manse in epherdstown, w.
Va, by Rev. Charles Ghiselin, Mr..
John r. Harden and Mrs. Maggie
Bowers, both of Berkeley County,
w. Va.
Harrell- Manuel July IS, 1906
at the manse in Shepherdstown, w.
Va, by Rev. Charles Ghiselin. Mr.
John Carlis Harrel1 and Miss Daisy
Moreno Manuel, both Of Charles Town
w. Va.
Wilsom-Meadops.- Aug. 6, 1906,
at the manse. Fincastle. Botetourt Co,
Va, by Rev. T. Mowbray, Mr.. Noah B.
Wilson and Miss Elite Meadows, both of
Botetourt Co., Va.
Pence-Stoop.-In Broadway, Va, on
August 4, 1906, by Rev. S. T. Ruffner,
d. D., Mr.. VIM. s. Pence and Miss Min
ME Stoop; all of Rockingham Co., Va.
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COUNTRY RESIDENCE
FOR SALE CHEAP.

That very desirable place near Hamp-
den-Sidney College, in Prince Edward
county, Virginia, known as "The Bruce
Farm" which consists of 221 acres of
good land, we'll watered. with nice
variety of fruit trees and large, con-
venient dwelling, with all necessary out
houses IN good repair. For particulars
address,
T. G. CROWDER,
Alp West Washington Street,
Petersburg, Va.
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JAMES MCMURRAN.

Died, at Hillsville, Va, Sunday, Au-
gust 5, 1906; at A. M, Mr.. James
McMurran; aged 66 years. Mr.. Nc
Murran was for many years a ruling eld-
er in the Presbyterian Church at Hills
vile. He is survived by his wife, one
son, Mr.. j. Early McMurran, of New
port News, and a daughter, Mrs. D. KEN
per Kellogg, of Richmond, Va.
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NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY
ACADEMY.
Red Springs, N. c.

Offers an equipment, faculty and To-
cation as good as the best and better
than the rest. Band instruction, swim
ming pool, bowling alley and all manly
sports. A home school for fifty boys,
under military discipline and Chris
tan management. $225 pays the bill
Catalogue and all information upon
application to the N. c. M. A. Ad-
jutant.
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THE VERDICT OF THE P1JBI Jc


been thereby IL - e mas
The exact of insurance in the
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INSURANCE
hrst the
years. are given below When it is understood that this business
on than
S selected and confined to the United States excluding eight
winch the not
as proof that the Northwestern hves the
methods
Six months paid for business tJanuay inclusNe
879
Archibald Carolina
ua Building hmond,V Va.
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Saw 1t in the Baptist Flag.

w. II. Coffman. Avery. Texas. sent
for two bottles Johnson's Chill and
Fever Tonic on trial. He cured his
daughter-in-law with one bottle and his
grandson with the other. Then he paid
his bill. Here was the contract: "Pay
If 1t cures" Sent anywhere on these
terms. Write
THE JoHNSoNs CHILL AND
FEVER TONIC CO..
Savannah, Ga.
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WANTED. Experienced Virginia
lady wants position as companion or
nurse, and be generally useful, or man
aging housekeeper in home, school or
hotel Good salary expected. Adj
dress "Miss B." care of Central Pres
byterian.
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WANTED.-By a graduate of one
of the best female colleges in the
South, position to teach history and
science, or English and French Testi-
monials and references furnished. Ad-
dress Box zoo, Richmond, Va.
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FOR SALE-ONE SECOND HAND
Smith Premier Typewriter, model one.
Recently put in nice order at factory
and doing good work. Address, W. R.,
care p. o. Box 81. Richmond. Va
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WANTED-By a lady of successful
experience, a situation as teacher in a
family. Qualifications: Latin, French,
Mathematics, English and Music Ref
erences exchanged. Address, Miss
Mamie M. Miller, Box 2, Wytheville,
Virginia.
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1854 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 1906

Located in the beautiful, historic
and cultured city of the South I'm
surpassed advantages in Letters, Mu-
sic, Science, Art and Elocution. Care
fully arranged courses of study lead
to the degrees of B. Lit, B. A., B. S.
M. A., and B. Mus.
Educational advantages growing out
of the location of such a school in a
great city, center of culture, could
not be duplicated by an endowment of
less than million dollars
Large and able faculty. Trained in
the best schools of this country Spe-
clalists in their departments. IL men;
I8 ladies. Enrolment last session 2S6.
Hot and cold water on every floor.
Best personal attention given to the
comfort and welfare of the students.
Table supplied with the best the mar
kets of Richmond afford
Health Record Remarkable.
Prof. John Hart, after long expert
ence as a teacher, wrote DR.. Nelson
as follows: 81 have taught classes of
young ladies in Charlottesville, Staun-
ton and Richmond. The health of my
family and students was decidedly best
in Richmond" JNO. HART.
Rates lower than those of any other
institution of like grade in the South
sgd Session Begins Sept. rs, 1906.
For catalogue of ffty-second session
and further information, write to
JAMES NELSON, President.
Note.-"S Students of the Woman's
College from Presbyterian families at
tend my church and Sunday school,
md are under my pastoral care"
RUSSELL CECIL, Pastor Second
Presbyterian Church
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WANTED.-By lady of successful ex-
perience. situation in private family
to teach English, French, Music and
Drawing. Testimonials and references
given. X. Y. H., Keswick Albemarle
County. Va.
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WANTED.-Lady of experience with
testimonials, desires position as
teacher in private family. Oualif-
cations English, French, Mathemat-
les; Music a specially. Young chill
dren preferred. References exchang-
ed A. D., University P. o., Char
lottesville, Va.
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WANTED.-By young lady of ex-
perience, position to teach in a
private family English branches
and music. References exchanged.
Address Miss N. c. D., Stanton,
Virginia. R T. D. No. 3.
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..4n ~ EXEC '-0o''pEll'No TheWOman's
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Care Central Presbyterian.

Wanted position to teach by a
classical graduate of the Lewisburg
Seminary for 1906-07. Qualifications:
English, Latin, French, and Piano. Ref
erences exchanged. Address Miss E. B.
care of Central Presbyterian.
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WANTED.-A LADY OF LONG AND

SUCCESSFUL exper1eEce desires a Position
in a public or private school or college,
Ell her as teacher of English and Music
or as presiding teacher, commencing
September Highest testimonials from
those for whom she has taught. Ad-
dress Miss M, care of Central Presby-
terrain.
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WANTED-A lady with eleven years
experience desires a position as teacher
for the coming session. References
given and required.
Miss Margaret T. Burke, Rumford, Va.
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WANTED-BY A YOUNG LADY, A SIT
UATION to Teach Small Children; or posi-
tion as companion for an old lady or invalid.
Address, giving references, MISS BILLIARD,
Stony Point, Va.
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WANTED, A YOUNG LADY TO FILL
Position as Assistant with Sewing and
Housekeeping, as a member of a refined
Christian family. One with some musical
talent preferred References exchanged. Ad-
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WAUGH.

In Lexington, Va, on Sunday, August
5, Mrs. Sallie Minor Waugh, daughter of
the late Lancelot Minor, of Amherst Co.,
Va. SiXty-four years of age. Mrs
Waugh was a member of the Presbyter-
ian Church, and lived and died in sim
pie and complete Christian faith.
Mrs. Waugh had no children. There
survive her two sisters-Mrs Robert G.
Berkeley, of Morgantown, w. Va, and
Mrs. VIM. H. Machlin, of near Memphis,
Tenn, and four half sisters-Mrs. John
d. Rogers of Lexington, Mrs. A. j. Richie
son, of Buena Vista, Mrs. Thomas Now
bray, of Fincastle, and Mrs. Marshall
Barrett, of near Pedlar Mills, Amherst
county.
CROSS.-Charles TT. Cross was born
in England December "a, 1888; died at
Broadway, Va, July 20, 1906. He was
an earnest and active Christian-a man
of faith and prayer. He was removed
suddenly with heart failure. Leaves no
kindred in this country.
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WANTED-BY A YOUNG LADY, A
Position to Teach in a private family;
small children preferred. Qualifications,
English, Mathematics, Vocal and In
s lmental Music: References ex-
changed. Address Miss D. c., Mt. Sid
new Va
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WANTED.-BY A GRADUATE OF
the University of Virginia, with
many years experience, a position
for the ensuing school year. Good
references and testimonials furnish
ed. Address, Principal" care of
Central PRESBYTERIAN.
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WANTED-By young lady, position
for ensuing session as teacher, in school
or family. English, Latin, Mathematics,
Music. Address
MISS G. B..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-30
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Husband Finds Wife and Two Children
 Murdered, Another Dying,

Canonsburg, Penn, July 29.-When samuel Pearse, well-known resident .of Washington county, returned to his home from rive tonight he found his wife and children dead, and third child dying from bullet wounds. Who fired the shots has not yet been learn ed Indications point to robbery as the motive, An attempt had also been .madeto set fire to the house, but Pearse arrived in time to e&tinguish a blaze that had been started in a bedroom.
 Mrs. Pearse, who was twenty-five years old, had been shot through the breast; Margaret, five years old, and Dwight, eleven months old, had been shot through the head, while Robert, still living had 8 bullet through the lungs. The Pearse home is threo miles north of this place, and MT. Pearse had driven to the depot here
 When he drove into the lane leading to his barn. he noticed a cloud of smoke rolling from bedroom window. He ran to the front door, which he found locked. Going around to the rear, he gained an entrance, and upon reaching the bedroom found upon the floor the, dead body of his wife, and side by side on the floor, little dis tance away, lay the little girl and Rob- ert. He approached the crib at one side of the room, and there found the baby also dead, A heap of coinbusti- ble matter had been thrown together at the foot of the bad, and this was burning. Pearse stamped out the. fire and summoned neighbors, A posse was formed, and is searching the surround ing country for strange negro, report- ed to have been seen about the Pearse home.
 The tragedy has excited the commune ity to a high pitch of anger because of the prominence of the family.
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LONE TROPHY FUR THE GLIDDEN TOUR AWARDED
Continued from First Page.)

New Hampshire for the second annual trophy offered by Charles J. Gidden of Lowell, Mass, and at once the two bodies joined forces.
 Although two scores were kept each day, by reason of the greaer number of cars that started from Buffalo, the run during the last seventeen days was known as the Glldden tour.
 The party left Buffalo on the morn ing of July 12 and finished here yester- day,
 Two days before a pathfinder car had been sent on to mark the road with broad arrows, while early in the morn ing of the day of the start a couple ol cars went ahead to still further guide the tourists by strewing confetti along the road,
 This continued each day, the path finder car keeping about 200 miles in advance and the confetti cars an hour in the lead of the first contestants.
 At certain fixed points on the road, usually every twenty-five miles, a IAtSAFACl WaS uiOppeu " bliG Ol IU6 con- fetti cars so that the entire road was divided each day into sections called controls. The cars were sent away every morning at one minute intervals and before leaving each driver was given a card showing the time to a minute that he must bring his car to each control
 Failure to reach the checkers within the required minute resulted in a pen atty which increased with every min ute's delay. At the conclusion of each days run, all the cars were turned over to the custody of the committee and no night repairs were permitted. Pune lures had to be repaired, fuel replenish- ed and screws frightened while on the road between the controls.
 The route of the tour included Au- burn, N. Y, Montreal and Quebec. the Rangley lake region of Maine, and the White mountains of New Hampshire. Thirteen contestants finished with clean scores.
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NOT YET IDENTIFIED.
AUTHORITIES AT 4 LOSS TO
 KNoW WHO WOMAN IS

That Committed Suicide at Young
 Woman's Christian Association Sat-
 urday.-NOthing to Identify Her By
 May Not be From Utica, N. Y.
 Medical Examiner Bartlett stated last evening that despite every effort on the part of the authorities the woman who committed suicide at the Young Wom- en's Christian association has not yet been Identified. All that is known about the woman Is the fact that she regis tered as "Mrs. Charles Williams of Utica, N. Y"
 'tThe woman left absolutely nothing by which she might be identified. She may come from Utica or she may come from any other place as far as we can find out, said the medical examiner.
 The woman is described by the medf- cal examiner as of medium height, stout, dark complexioned and with dark hair, slightly gray.
 The woman when she went to the Y, w. c. IA. gave her name and address as Mrs. Charles William, Utica, N. r., and was found dead by maids passing through the corridor on Saturday morn ing. It is not known when she took the poison. She is about forty-five years of age. The remains are at Hymns undertaking establishment. She brought no baggage with her when she registered at the Y. M. c. A.
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YACHT CLUB.

Held Saturday Races-The Results.
 The regular nine mile race of the boats of all classes belonging to the New Haven Yacht club, which is held every Saturday afternoon during the summer months, was held Saturday over the course known as the inner course" The results were as follows:
 Elapsed No. Yacht Owner Finish. Time. l. Karma, Capt Leopold 4:O9:O4 1:O9:54 4. Bretona, Capt,Durham 4:O4:2O 1:54:20 6. Katrona, Capt Catlin 4:05:0S 1:55:0S 6. Grilse, Ct. Champion. 4:O6:55 1;56:54 [. Thelza, Capt. Fox..... - - 8. Francis, Capt Mont
 gomery ... ........ 4:05:10 1:55:10 These races areto be continued every Saturday afternoon until late in Sep tember, when cups are to be awarded to the baoats having the best average. Just at the conclusion of the race Commodore H. l. Parmelee's flagship dropped anchor before the club. The commodore has just returned from the Larehmont races of the past week,
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A SCENE IN VENICE.

Astriking and original sight was witnessed in Venice recently when the children-boys and girls alike-of the infant schools were gathered together to the number of $500 to sing on the steps of the Church of the Salute. The idea of this form of chorus singing in the open air sprang from the Maestro -Ferrari, the director of the Musi- cal Lceo in Venice and was crowned wiht success Under the shadown of the great church. which was built as a thank offering for the cessation of the plague in the seventeenth century, were ranged boys and girls, in holiday att tire. the girls being all massed against the building, the boys being placed be- meath them. The scene was wonder | fully beautiful. The hour chosen was 6 D. m., which the sun was sloping to the west, and every dome, tower and steeple was touched and gilded with l his departing rays; which on the square of the Salute the little figures of the children formed vivid patches of color against the gray walls of stone which formed the background
 The youthful choristers who song
 in unison, were accompanied by the
 town band, and the hymn of four
 verses which they sang was a thanks giving to the Father of Heaven, wh lmaketh his sun to rise, his rain to fall on all alike in lavish, full abound ance. The words were written for the
 occasion by signora Maria Pezze- Pascolata, whose elegy on the fall of i the Campanile in 1902 ha stamped her as one of modern Italy's real Ipoets, and the music was an adapta- ton of an old sicilliansea song, The hymn was admirably rendered; the blending of the voices was first rate,
 while the attention given to time, tune light and shade was as good as could
 be desired.
 | The scene above and around the
 church was extraordinary, and such as can be had only in Venice Balconies roofs and pinnaeles were all turned
 to account some of the positions look ling horribly dangerous and making
 many a safer placed spectator shud-
 der. On the Grand Canal all traffic
 was stopped, and boats, barges and
 gondolas were wedged together in
 such close proximity as to offer an easy passage to any one who chose to
 sstop from boat to boat over the high
 den waters of Venice's chief highway.
 The success of this open air concert Irefects the greatest credit on all con-
 cerned and will, we trust, be repeated
 as often as possible.-The London Academy.
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TO COST $5OO,OOO.
Mir. Jennings New House-Tears
 Down Fine Old House.

MT. Jennings New House-Tears
 Down Fine Old House.
 NConsidering that his elegant resi- dence on Osborne hill in Fairfield was suitable only as bachelor quarters ana ried man, Oliver Gould Jennings, says the Bridgeport Standard, has had the house torn down and on its site is being erected new edifiee three times the size of the old. It will cost almost half million dollars to com pletc.
 Only millionaire of the most ex- lpensive taste would ever think of de- stroying a dwelling which was re- markable as one of the finest from New Haven to Greenwich, and whose commanding ocation upon the hill made it an object of beauty for miles around. It was a very large residence | of a modern adaptation of colonial de- sign, built of stone and wood. It was white and light yellow and against the dark background of the foliage, from Fairfield and surrounding towns It looked like palace upon the hilltop.
 The handsome edifice was torn down in February by Contractor Thomas Forsyth, of Fairfield, to make way for the new house. Work upon the latter was immediately begun and it has pro ceeded rapidly in spite of varius strikes, so that at the present time some little idea of the magnificence Of the new building may be gleaned. The nlans are by Architects Flagg & Chambers, of Wall street, New York, and it is expected that it will take full year to complete the residence.
 The design is mainly of the old Eng | fish style blended with modern ideas, and the house will be of stone and wood. Everything about it will be made on a large scale and there will | be a tower from which truly fine view of the Sound and surrounding country may be obtained Over fifty men are employed upon the building every working day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Jennings are members of Newport's inner circles and they have entertained New York society lavishly at their former residence. While their new home is being built they are living at Westport.
 Their home will be one of the most costly and most beautiful on the Con- necticut coast when 1t is finished, and finer or more commanding location it would be difficult to imagine, The grounds, driveways and gardens sur rounding the residence are kept in SUI perb condition and embrace practically 1 the entire hill"
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Shipping News.

Sable Island. July.-Steamer Noor- dam, from Rotterdam and Boulogne for New York, was ninety miles east at 6:l5 a. m. Will dock at noon Tuesday.
 Brow Head, July 29.-- Steamer Minne- apolis, from New York for London, was 40 miles southwest of Brow Head at $40 D m. Will arrive off London at p, m. Tuesday.
 Dover, July 29.--Passed; Steamer Grosser Kurfurst, Bremen for New York via Cherbourg.
 Queenstown July 29-9:3O a. m.- Sailed: Steamer Umbria. New York.
 Cape Race, N. F., July 29.-Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from Brem- en, Southampton and Cherbourg for New York. was 13O miles southeast Cape Race Il a. m. will dock ? D. m
 Newport, R. L. July 29.-steamer Cretic from Genoa and Naples for New York passed Nantucket lO:SO a. rl.. will dock at 1:30 ?. m. Monday.
 Siasconset, Mass, July 29.-Steamer Minnetonka from London for New York, was eighty miles east of Nantucket lightship at p. m. will dock at p. m., Monday.