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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-20
Will HAvE H0ME
NJ EXPOSITION.
Virginia Il. P. A. Asks Permission
to. Erect House On the
.s Grounds. s.l y.
snccla),. nv sout born 13ell rolcpthon e,

Especial by Southern Bell Tolcphone.)
NORFOLK, VA, August 19,--llf the
plans OF tho Virginia Division OF tho
Travellers Protective Association are
carried out, the travelling statesmen from
all over. the country will have 4 q home
at the Jamestown Exposition. The Vir-i
GINA Division has asked the board Of
governors OF tho exposition to allow them
to erect building on tho exposition
grounds for the reception Of tho members
Of tho order who will visit tho exposition
next year. u l.{s BIZ 5s8
The division now owns two lots at tho
corner OF Powhatan Avenue and Dale
Street. where It Is proposed to erect the
building. 1t Is probublo that tho board
j Of governors will act favorably on the
request. The site is just south Of tho
Missouri building and affords d splendid
view&of tho water. 1t Is In close prox-
Unity to the Virginia, Pennsylvania ana
Maryland buildings. and on the line Of
the intrn-murul railroud, & The building
will be Of colonial type, constructed Of
shingles. It will contain main; half
or assembly room. forty by sixty feet,
and two additional rooms fifteen by
twenty. feet each.
Architects are now mt work on tho
plans, which Will be completed rs soon
as possible. It Is thought that 10000 NOM
bers OF the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation, will be In attendance ut tho
annual convention OF tho order, to be
held at the exposition next year.
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MUSCBOX BOY ORCHESTRAL SCIENTISTS
.FAT-BOY ORCHESTRA
HAS MUSICAL SKIN

Pineview, Maine, August 10.
rT-S IIOu6ANIoS OF persons In attend
ance at the country fair here were
- present at a concert given by "the
human music boy" fourteen-year-old
Ralph Bond. who Is able to produce
music through the pores OF his skin by
regulating the amount OF mir he takes
In when breathing and working his
muscles. G
The lad weighs 1S0 pounds, At birth ha
weighed 10 pounds, Ills ability to squeeze
music through his skin is supposed to be
due to his great weight, tho layers OF fat
forming the sound producers, From the
day OF his birth Ralph could cause mu-
sic to come through his skin. but duEing
hlp babyhood harmony was absent. AZ
he cultivated his gift and gained musical
Knowledge. he was able to control tho
sounds. until. at present, he can give a
concert that sounds IKE q fun orchestra,
Ills right and Left legs sound like first
and second ylolins; the akin Of his chest
is the bass VOL: from his feet IL pro-
duced the music of clarionets and flutes;
his right arm sounds like cprnet, and
the Left Ia the harp OF the orchestra,
The boy has ot.been able to produce
tho sound OF drums, SO ho employs drum,
mers to assist him when giving y con-
cert. +. s. ~ 5s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-20
MANY''TOW'NSStVIPEDl
OUT BY EA I2THQ u)A \ ! '.lE.
! american c Consul General 1qui
~. que Reports That Valparaiso
Is in Ruins.
~. 4 !. ,s.oe,lo I NJ 1,reas \

lSy AR6OClulCu ITeSSJ
NtiTON 4 a ugust 49, 0 f1icial ad-
vices reached tho state Department to-.
nay regarding the Valparaiso earthquake,
4 hut they gavo conformation siinlla TO
y that 4 already contained In press dis
q matches. Under to-dny's dnte. Mr.. HICKS
1.-The American minister at Santiago, Gu
i.bled that Ave hundred deaths We're re-
sported at Valparaiso and immense de-
Ssetruct!on had been caused BY fire. nnd3
sthnt many towns have been wiped OUT.
IHe added that there Ia unusual mourn l1l
Mng. Ho snid 1t was reported that g,
lSant lago there were thirty deaths ana and
much destruction OF propert y n. V !,
~ The state floephrtment} also announced
sthat Minister Hicks under date OF the
laSth, reports TINT on the 10th there was
Ia frightful earthquake with loss OF HE;
!many buildings being destroyed and that
|shocks continued until tho date Of his
|tclegrn1r; that tho legation was safe;
What tho houses In tho towns Wero de-
kerted, and thousands OF people had slept
two nights IN the plnzas and parks. 98i
4. Few Details.
III Cable ndvices were received at the
SChlcan legation to-day. dated Santiago
august 18TH, stating that tho earthquake x
dn@ that, city was very sev Dut tilnt
There were few casualties Up to the time l4
of filing the ulSplCCl, Wlllcil tIi9 otte.i 81
td'affaires believes was Saturday even
ling, no news had been received IN san.
Aiago from Valparaiso onEaccount OF the
interruption to tho railroad and telegraph Pr
lines. AZ hi If !.fi, &
"a dispatch to the State Department
from the American legation at Quito,
/ .Ecundor, states that q report has been
3lreceived there that nn earthquake visited
liValparaiso, but the dispatch gave no do.
Hails. Another dispatch to tho State De-
APARTMENT camo from, the American cons
.iuul- general at Iqulque, Chile. who ro-5
i!ports that Valparaiso Is II ruins from
IN earthquake ana Is on fire {l5 IIe stated
TINT at the time OF tho filing OF his dis
patch there was no communication with
Santiago, and no further details were
3obtninable Tho date Of his dispatch Is
lin doubt. %
Y Mr.. buchanan, the flioad Of tho Amor
lean delegation to N tho Pan American
\ Congress at !, Rio cnbled the State De-,
Spartment day, saying that no inforn,a-3
ition had been received ut Rio concerning
the earthquake, and asked the depart
sment for news. Acting Secretary Adee,
%cibled tho Information contained In the
2dispntches from Minister; u icks at Sans
tiaEO. f52 S565S5i 9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-20
HEAVIEST RAIN.|N
HISTORY s /: n Q|:|E [ ]
Streets Submerged III Several
AZ Inches ofa8Water, and
t@5i Stores Inundated. ,5S5l
lspeelel " Southern g All ro I.

IF Especial by Southern Bell Tolephone)
5B ROANOKE. VA, Aug ust IS. ID he's fcav-
lost rain In the history Of the@clty fell
this afternoon. converting several Of tho.
streets in the heart Of the city into rush
Ing torrents. and did great damage. Tho
rain commenced to fall at about go, and
Y for three-quarters OF IN hour poured down:
/ In sheets. Henry Street. from the post
office to Salon Avenue, was covered by
twelve inches OF water Church Avenue
from tho postofilce to JEFFERSON was
covered by eight inches. while Salem
Avenue, the lowest street, had from cigh-
y teen inches to three feet and was several
+ feet deep in some OF the Salem Avenue
stores. twas on this street In 1892. thata
man was drowned In store during a
heavy rain. The great damage was to
streets. Contractors hnyo been at work on
miles OF streets paving and lnlacadnlnizing,
and the rain made great cutters In MI tho
ney work. OLD inacndam streets were
also damaged, I,le streets. nro In q fear
4 full condition tonight on account Of the
mud and holes that woro washed IN the
sidcWalka throughout tho submerged dis
trcts.
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fny5Assoc,o,lntod presg !, :

=
" SANTIAGO CHILD, August i10.---It Is
known that at least eight lives. woro lost
In this city by the earthquake, but It
is believed many persons were killed by
tho failing buildings ana that their
bodies will be discovered later. Several
persons became 50 pnnic-stricken during
tho tromblipgs of the eartl, thnt they.
threw themselves from the balconies ot
ithelr homes and were killed. The fires
which followed the earthquake in this
city were promptly extingu islsed, but
while they sted they added greatly to
\ tho terror OF tho people.
59 AS nll telegraph and telephone lines
were more Or less damaged tho exact
situation throughout the country IL no 8
syet&known, but indylces haV been received
3 that the towns OF Virlago and Casa blanca
were ntirolys destroyed M and x that Sun
Felipe. Rancngua, Mollpllln and Llal.
Llai were severely damaged. At Concep-
sclon the shock was severe and q mum
her OF persons were lied orr injured.
4 The towns OF Rengo IS San rs Fornnndo.
SQuillotn and san An tonio and many VII
lagos IRE in ruins. All RAILWAY. service In
E tho central zone IS either interrupted
entirely or greatly delayed. and commerce
liz practically att standstill. ". 3Ea ISL 8
@s In the city OF San tiAgo Snlu oh damage.
was done. Many public buildings. par
$tacularly ohurcnes. 81 wera dlsmantled. ~
The buildings OF Congress, tho munich
pal buildings, the normal school. tho
courts tho Peruvian legation. tho resi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-20
CAPITAL CITY IS BADLY DAMAGED
Eight known to Be Dead and Many Others Believed
to Have Been Buried Under Failing Build
i11gs-Peop1e iii Panic.

Sous buildings IN the vicinity Of the port
were destroyed. and that there have been
severe flres Il IN tho Alfnondral quarter.
Tho may Of Vnlpn rulsO sent word that
ho did not know the number OF killed
or injured, but Il believed that they were
numerous. Flrenlen loft Santiago u for
Valparaiso yesterday N to ~ did Nj IN n ak tim
gushing the fires there. A Tho customs
house In Ydlpa rniso ia reported to be
burning Several travellers who have Just
arrived here from Valparaiso shy that
reports Or the situationiin tint city were
sexaggetated. An cr,ploye Of tho tclc-
graph service sent word from Salto, near
Valparaiso. confirming the nows OF tho
serious fires In the Almondrnl quarter.
This enlploye also sent news that tho
Spanish Italian Bnpk building 4 OF Valpa-s
raise. was destroyed by the earthquake.
\ A traveller, WHO came here by express
train. tells that when tho train was near
I.ns Vegas, nbou t halfway between Vnl-
parniso Is ana # Santiago. tho cars were
shaken Violently and the engine nearly
left the train. A stop was mnde and
the terrified passengers nlighted. Later
they proceeded to Ilni- Llai, which they
found Id almost total ruins. \ K. KS H
81 All lines OF railway to the north and
tho limo to Talca are greatly dtlm-
aged. jaS Nj $ss3$ b III XXI
w In the city OF il Santiago n majority
of the victims of the disaster were
residents OF the poorer sections OF the
city. where many small houses were
thrown to tho ground. Several deaths
from nervous OK citement and heart dis
case gro reported. 81 s5s NJ 4 III
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dence or President Riesco. the Central
Market the Prefecture OF Police ana the
National Telegraph Office, al were ser.
iously damaged. The lines OF tho electric
Stramwny system md tho electric light
wires were short-cicuited, intcrruptirig
street car travel, and punglng the city
into darkness. III !5i 38
Tho scenes ut. tho hospitnls and prisons
during tlio excitement were distressing
iii the OK treme. The prisoners tried to-
escape from the jalls IN the hope that
they might reach q place Of snfoty and;
prison guards Sw Gro obi ged to- fro into
tho AIR In order TO- intitnidate and quiet
their panic-stricken charges. an * IA
There have been several return shocks
OF slight intensity. These shocks have
served & to # continue tho state Of public
alarm, and a state Of pnnic still prevails.
The nstrono1rlicnll observatory however,,
has given out a 3 tntemcntg that 1T docs
not appear to BIO possible thnt there Wilt
be n d repet itlon Il OF n the severe Shocks.
Last IF night many. persons slept in the
Etramwny cars.y In carriages and iii tile
open air In the public qunres md streets.
The government has tnken stops to- res
storo&order. An Inspection OF all honsea
left standing has been ordered, and direc-S
lions have been ISIS ued for the K distrihu-
ton OF y RELIEF supplies to thosoSi in need
IA troop OF cavalry has beer, sent to res
5establsh3 commit hicntlon wit Vnlpnr lso.5
ss The alarming neWB first recey by
the government from Valparaiso as to
the situation In that clty has not been
confirmed, but It is known that nuHler--5
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GREAT FICTION.
TOBACCO |. D B | !. BRAND.
Judge Pritcllard Refuses to Re-
tnand CaseSto the United
States Court. 53s5 ..5
Especial 10 The time. t,,,pa AN

Especial to Tho Times dispatch III
f4ASHEVILLE, Nj ca August 10. Judge
; Prltchafd Of the United Stntes SQ rcuit
Court yesterday decided that the ct,se
ofSthe $Blackwells Durham Tobacco Com
pany, Of North Carolina, against tho
BLACKWELL s Durham Tobacco h Company,
of New jersey; the American Tobacco
Company, G. w I. Toms, w. w. Flowers
and D. Vs. And rows, Is still within the
Of tho Superior Court \ OF
Durham county, N. e. Judge Prltchnrd
held that the case hnd not been moved
to the United States Court, and there
fore, he would make no order to remand
or retain tho cusc, but simply strike
1t OF the dock ct, whore 4 t had been I'M
properly placed. ~ s r. t53 sS53
s5 (. No Removal Order.
L The order &ofs 4 the Judge was {, based on
the fact that thos0rder5 forHa removal OF
the case from the State Court had never
been presented to tho Judge Of that court
but, instead, the nftldavlts and motion
to remand had been. presented to tho
clerk of the United States Court, He
accordingly ordered tho New j Jersey Cor
poration and tho American To bacco Com
spany to pay the costs OF the proceedings.
Tho matter In controversy in this i'm
5portnnts case amounts to aSvalue of many
million dollars-the right to Use the trade
mark '.Blackwell's Durham f3 Many
years ago a man named BLACKWELL manu-
featured brand OF smoking II tobacco
known as 81 'Blaclewell's Durham, 81 which
achieved a high reputation among smok-
lers, This factory was absorbed by the
American Tobacco Company, which con-
5tinued to manufacture "Blackwoll's Dur
ham, and the sale of this brand OF to-
bacco Is now ormous. SIT II 5 IA u 53S$ i5
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.AIMAD|:ID.O|.G...!!S|j|IC.A|||R:|E::...
VISITS RADf0|R |f||!||.
yA Little Girl and Seve,r;a!l. Men. Men
Bittensby tie, Inflicted I, n:
! Animals.
DOCTORS IL R SAY GENUINE { =: CASE
Dogs HaveB cen Barred from the the.
Streets and Several Have
& Been Shot,
Il: +! SAY GEN lNE CASE.
spe.cIa, \ u \ Tho 1 Ti III =. Dlsp Z tct.y

4ss35pf Especial to Tho Times. DlSpalcnl
RADIO I'd, VA, August l9.-=Rad ford
has banishcd the dog from tho streets cts
TOR six days on penalty 81 death rais
measure was brought BY tho death
OF several cnniIleY from Shydropllob in re-
Gently. Several persons have been bit
ten by dogs supposed to BIO rabid, and
considerable excl emcrtt III fhls N prevailed
on several OccnsiOns. ~ S.
ii Some weeks ago n dog owned by Mr..
Harry Coleman, Supposedly mad, bit
the little daughter5of MI. rdrew Smith
"a Little Rock girl, and 8,nl little daykey..
Tho wounds, which wcro Sigh I, were Inn
smediatcly cauterixed. and no bad effects
havo resulted MS yet IA number OF
dogs bitten by tho Coleman dog died.
however, With symptoms which 20 ntedT
Ito 6hydrDphobin. One q these, @ d flnej
setter. owned bys Mr.. g. T. Beamer. was
examined by u veterinary surgeon from
Roanoke, who was summoned BY the
animals master IN hopes OF savln his
life. He pronounced Il "a genuine case
of hydrophobla. y! S5S is5f III 3sS
d The second mad-dog scare occurred O.
few days ago, when Grace French. the.
little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Is z
French. and Mr.. IeIhore, OF East
$Isadfor !, wore bltten by n dog belong
ing to- Mrs. Hugh g. Preston, which
had boon absent from home for several
days, and which yiciously attacked the
little GIRL and Immediately after tho;
man, without provocation. They were
both neighbors OF Mrs. Preston. and tho
child and tho dog were good friends.
but when she approached him he sprang
upon hor and buried his fangs In her
arm. and afterwards biting her on the
log, The wounds were not serious.s how
ever, and were very thoroughly cauter-3
lied. 50 that tho parents Of the little.
girl feel no great alarm. Mr.. cI1emoro.
however, started at once for Richmond.
for treatment. n 81 VI N;
Tho Preston dog was shot by the Mayor
alarm. and since the edict OF the City,
Council barring dogs from the street
a half-dozen more have been shot.
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Obese Who Girl Who Nearly
Tragedy Breaks Other Folk
BRIDEGROOM So FAT
HE LIVES OUTDOORS
Galveston. Tex. !, August 10.

Galveston. Tex August 10.
YIN a tent near the bathouses on tho
beach here Reuben 6wallowsnail ana
his bride OF " week arc spending
their honeymoon. Il .85t II. MI
It Is not because they havo not the
price to enjoy hotel Accommodations that
they are living in the tent, for Swallows
snail is one Of the woa,hes. farmers
OF the San Angelo country. hut becnnsp
the bridegroom As so fat that he cannot
enter the doors OF hotels. Reuben Hips
the scales at 4ld I'D pounds,
The pair were mnrried In tho open air,
because Reuben could not push his bulk
through the door OF tho church, They
could not travel In o Pullman ear for the
Same reason. SO tho trip TO Galveston
WAS made In q specially furnished freight
car, ". l5
When tho husband goes bathing In tho
gulf there ls q perceptible rise OF tho
tide, a. Fisherman mlslook him for n
whale and tried to harpon HIM.
Mrs. swallowsnal weighs only 100
poundz4
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ia It MINER SHEDS
HIS SKIN ANNUALLY

5t Phillipsburg, Mont August 40 q
GOES III HUMAN SNAKE Z Is what
John TIL Price, superintendent
M. " OF the Gold Reef lnine, IL called,
!pecluso no sheds his skin once ~ year.
lie has Just finished shedding for tho
season 5995 FL 5
This popularity of Price IS supposed 70
be due to the fact I nat no is enormously
heavy, weighing 400 pounds. So large is
lie that the owners OF the mine took his
bulk into consideration when having, tho
tunnels lvg ard made them large enough.
for. hlIns
IIc skin shed ding Is the wonder q tho
medical profession. None Of the eminent.
specialists who have studied the case has
been able, to satisfy himself as to the exr,
net cause. e5t. IA IA
n Shading lasts from three TO slyc days q,
ana every portion Of MI. Prices body
is affected, |, Including the nails OF tho
fingers md toes. RE has shed llis ski IN
regularly at this time OF tho year for
thirty years, 81,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-20
WILL SOON MARRY
WYTHEv|LL.E GIRL

VA lspeclal ta.rho Tlmes -plmaten.l

WYTHEVlLLE, VA, August lo,--Cap-]
tain ". f. Kent. recently appointed
Consul General to Guatemala, will be
married at Trinity Church staunton, on
the morning OF the 25th. TO Miss Annie
IIendron Patrick, and will, With his
bride, go at once to- New York 10 await
the sailing Of the steamer which Is to
take him TO his post OF duty.
Captain Kent was the candidate of the
Republican party for Lieutenant-Gover-
nor In tho last State election, and during
that canvass SO displayed his merits that
tho position to which he has been APP
pointed s but n Just reward for his party
services.
He Is n man OF generous impulses ana
genial aud kindly disposition, making
friends among all classes, who wish him
and his young bride bon voyage.
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PEOPLE QUIETER;
DAMAGE is GREAT
-. !.

81 lDy Associated lress.) ..5
LIMA, PERU August 0.-The latest
hdvices received hero from Va lparnlso
say that tho pnnicky condition Of the
people Is ameliorating. Great damage
WAS. done in the Almendnl quarter, the
principal section OF the city. and IN Vic
tSoria Street few buildings except the
mansion are standing sj$
AdYiccs from Santiago say there was
y tremendous earthquake there, whlch
did considerable damage, No fires fol-
lowed the shock. There were few victims.
The funds collected In Chile for fcs-
tivitlcs In connection with tho inaugu-
ration OF President elect Nrontt will be dis
tributed among the sufferers from the
Earthquake. b 81 3g5
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HUNDRED THOUSAND
PEOPLE HOMELESS
Nearly -Four Hundred Earthquake
Shocks Felt Water Is
y, .55 Giving Out. Nj
lEv Aaaoclated p,reks.l

Eii 8As55i S (Ey Associated Press) ~
& LONDON, August 20.-In a dispatch
from Valparaiso without date the cor
espondent OF tho Daily Mail says:
sixty per cent. OF this city has been Il
completely destroyed. Tho death roll Il
.is Isl very heavy. There wers elohty..Yil
two shocks during Thursday n0ht,lE
and there have been 300 moro Since
then. The tremors still continue. IS
III One hundred thousand people are
r homeless and destitute. Water Is 81
giving out. Surrounding toWns have
& been destroyed and the railroads have
6is hean ctIt - m I3fif /. ts8 iSs
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FAT GIRL IN POND 70
IMPERILS BAPTISTS
Doolittle, Iowa, August 49,,
rE~ llIsEE persons had q nRrrow escR po
from drowning In a pond during q

fSNo''NhtSp rS't
5rEN HREE persons had q nHrrow escn 20
from drowning In q pond during q
baptism here because Miss Ida
futile, one OF those Immersed, was 20 fat
that when she entered tho water " rose
above tho heads OF tho minister and IA
young man who was engaged 70 marry
Miss futile md who was 10 DO baptized ed
with her. Fl H III. ii III
AZ first the water reached only to tho
waists OF tho minister and the ynHr g man
convert But tho ,nSment Miss 'puttia
stepped into the pond tho water s.'raed,
up and ingulfed all three, They Wo =,
carried OFF their feet but, after strus r.
gle, We're helped out. @ 5}
Later in the day tbs young man was
taken to hospital Wit q broken ,a \ le 81!
He reported thai Miss Syruttle sat down
suddenly on his lap ana he felt tho bone
snap, j8
Miss futile keeps her weight a. secret,
but she looks as though II might W. Y S44S
pounds, IiSp 81
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Watch This Column Daily

for a NEW TEsTiMoNlALs as to the
wonderful CURES effeeted by THE
h MEckLENBuRo MINERAL WATERS,
Chase City. Va;
Others lei! what their waters arei VIC
show what ours do These are no FAN
ciEs, These are FACTS, Let those who
I were cured speak for themselyes j,
sgi LlsTEN;
Or. Jonn Herbert Claiborne, OF Peters,
4 burg. one OF Tho leading pfaptisipnerH of
the Eouth. writes; 45555 II H,5
The Chloride Calcium Water Is n most
Jemarkahle addition 70 tho therapeutics
cf the country, ana VIII use II In my
Srsstics,
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Albert u. Rountrec.,
s(l3y Associated Press \ rs

Wy zesbUc11l0u TIuH51 % T7TT7
y NEW YORK, August 19.-Albert j.,
Rountree. of the cotton brokerage firm of
r, II. 81 laountree & Company, and for
thirty years Il member OF the New York
Cotton Exchange, died to-day at his homo
in Broolslyn, Mr Rountre,s was g native
taken to Kinston, In that State for In
terment. Mr. Rountree was ffty-four
years OF nge. lie had boon III delicate
health for some ,timo. Al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-20
Death Accidental.

Tho verdict of tho coroner's jury, which
met at II o clocls vest erduy morning over.
thetbody OF Gregroz Ibla,f tho young Pole
Saturday, was that no died from mi uries
accidentally received BY being crushed hes
tween the coupling irons OF two freight.
,1iortem exanlna,ion,Ras I no considered t.
ulleCcHRnrY.
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An Old Historic Place.
4 (speclal T. ri. mo Times II 4, pispn Z,

NJ N. c. August ID. ID.
Turner has purchased Of a. w. Graham
~ house and lot In 1rillsboro, around
which much historical interest centers.
The property was first owned by Isaac
Edwards, private secretary to Governor
Tryon, and long time occupied by him
MS a residence. It was then transferred
by decd to General Frank Nash who sold
At to WIN liam Hooper j ono OF the signerg
ofBthe Declaration OF Independence Mr..
Hooper resided there for many years.
The last owner. Judge a. y. "a K Graham,
came into possession by virtue OF a be-
quest in the will Of his. father. the Hon.
William a. Graham. at ono time Cover
nor OF North Carolina, and Secretary OF
tho Navy und der President Fillmore.