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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-05
srATE GRAIN INSPECTION, JUNE z.

Inspected In-Wheat-Oar s-Great Northern
No. hard, II; No. northern, p; No north
ern, 80; No. 3, q; No. a. Z; rejected, 3.
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul-No. north
ern, 10; No. 2 northern, IL; No. g. 10: No. A.
L rejected, g.. IT.
Minneapolis s. st. Louis-No. northern, 8;
No. northern, 2; No. I, 2; rejected. 2; 49,
500 Line--No. hard, 19i No. / northern, 40;
No. northern. II; No. B. u No. 4, s: re-
jected. 8: -. .a-se !,
Northern Pacifc-No. / northern, 6: No. 2
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No. northern. o; No. northern, 8: No. 8, z;
fe? TetsGs 4 NJ hard. 50: No northern. %;
'esoS ther ataiDs Inspected durum
wheat 81 No. durum wheat, s; No. durum
wheat e No. durum wheat l; rejected win
ter wheat, 2; No. yellow corn, l; No. vel
low corn, q No 8 white corn, I; No. corn, 3;
no grade corn, 1; No. white oats, 5; No.
white oats, 20; No. white oats, q; No 8
oats, IT; DO grade oats. i; No. rye. 8; No.
barley, 1s; No. feed barley, 10; No. 2 feed
barley, /; no grade feed barley, /; No. north
western fax. I; No. / fax, 10; rejected fax, 8.
Inspected Out-Cars-No. durum wheat q;
No. durum wheat, g.; No. durum wheat, 1;
No. ! northern wheat, 1O4; No. northern
wheat, 1oi No. 8 wheat .; no grade wheat, !;
corn, !; No. white oats, Q; No. 8 oats 2;
No. 4 barley, 1; No. 2 rye, 8; no grade rye, 1;
No. nax, 10; rejected fax, l. + fl s..
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. LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. June s.-consols

conda, 13T Atchison 99b Atchison preferred,
l07; baltimore : Ohio, liz Canadian Pacific:
1854: Chesapeake & Ohio, 6oN; Chicago Great
17eN; De Beers. TN; Denver & Rio Grande,
46b; Denver &. Rio Grande preferred. e0A i
Erie. 47T; Erie first preferred. 81; Erie second
preferred, 73h; Illinois Central. 1S51a: Louis
Vile & Nashville, 154A Missouri. Kansas 8
Texas. 81; New York Central, 144&; Norfolk &
Western. eoA; Norfolk Western preferred.
6sas Rand Mines, OK Reading. "A: Reading
first preferred, Al: Reading second preferred.
f fac ssotieHa NaF' sssesa sHs
preferred. 1903; Southern Pacific, esq.,. Union
Pacific, 156M; Union Pacific preferred, eS
United States Steel. 42%: United States Stee
preferred 109%; Wabash, q; Wabash preferred
61A; Spanish Fours, 93M -
Money, 2h@S per cent. The rate Of discount
in the open market for short bills Is 9 9-16@39t
per cent: for three months bills is 8 7-1o9sA
ner cent. - -.
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THE CASH TRADE
TIRMNEss AND sTEADINESS IN ALL TIL
49, COARSE GRAINS

TIRMNEss AND sTEAD1NEss IN ALL THE
COARSE GRAINS.
FLAX-Receipts, s cars, against car last
year. Shipments, 16 cars. Duluth, 35 cars.
Closing prices: Minneapolis. cash. $1.11M; to
- oATS-No. 3 white oats closed at $3.50. Re-
9ceipts, 2s cars; shipments, cars 49,
r. CORN-No 8 yellow corn closed at A6Ac.
Receipts, IL cars; shipments, 8 cars
FEED AND COARSE MEAI--Coarse cornmeal
and cracked corn, in sacks sacks extra, STA
17.25; No. 1 ground feed. 2-3 corn and 1-s oats
75-lb Sacks sacks extra, $17.50@17.75; No. 2
ground feed, ~ and " oats. s0lb sacks.
sacks extra. $ls@1s.25; No. 8 ground feed 10
corn and 23 oats. 70.lb sacks, sacks extra,
I $18 5o@1S75.
MILLsTUEFs-Bran in bulk, s15. 5o@15. g:
red dog. SO 50@20: all o b In Mnneapolis;
in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional; in 100-lb
sacks. 1.50 per ton additional; red dog in laos.
SIS o b. Shipments, SIS tons.
BARLEYIFeed grades clesed at 4l@42c:
ments, 20 cars. EE-.
RYE-Firmer and shade higher. No. 2
closed at 5e& @5sAc. Receipts, 1 car; ship
ments, cars.
HAY-Timothy. choice, s12: No. 1. s11@12;
Nc. 2. s1o@11; No; 9; $s@s: prairie, choice:
i $50; No. 3, $6.5o@7. so: midland. s5@s: rye
4 straw, $5@5.50; wheat and oat straw. So. 5Od
4 $3.50. Receipts 100 tons. '
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

quiet here. the eastern buyers take it very
sSpa rt and the demand is very slow. July
opened Nc up at s2ssc, sold at s2Ac fel 1t to
s21sc and closed there. loss OF Sse septem-
range, foreign markets were higher, but this
did not make much difference here. July opened
unchanged at $1.14N, sold at SLID fell to
ST 14e,, and closed unchanged at S1.14&. Sep
te.nber fell Nc and October Nc. Oats ad-
varcel Nc. -. ~ .-. e..
Close Wheat to arrive, No. 1 northern, 81 &c;
No. 2 northern, SOssc; on track. No. northern,
s2%c, No. northern, $3.50; July, s2ae; Sep
tember, soNc; No. durum, 7sc; No 2, zoe.
Flax. to arrive, $1.13&; fax on track $l:lSA
sl.y e oats to arrive, S4zc; oats on track,
sac; July, s4As Rys &c; barley $685. 6asS
4; oats. IA; rye, !; barley, 8; fax. S.; last
year, g. Receipts: Wheat, 1851 bu; oats.
/, 746; barley, 4O2; fax, IA, 5o7. Shipments:
Wheat, II, 600 bu; barley, 8,438. =. .u+'
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MIDWAY HoRsE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
BosroN's EARTHQUAKE OF 1755


The earth at first seemed to be lifted
several inches and then shaken like
carpet. The climax came with
heavy Jolt, accompanied with crash
like a peal of thunder.
Superstitious Bostonians thought they
heard in the midst of the grooming and
rumblings the shrill foot of Gabriel s
trump.
built Wfor keeps,'' many Of them were
racked out Of plumb and square.
Chimneys, tho built regardless Of ma
terial. were shattered, twisted half way
around or tumbled down. ,:,-o
Heavy roof beams were snapped ped like Ike
matches in some houses. Inc splre On
the Boston market house was snapped
off like the cracker Of a whip and
dropped into the street with the
Weathervane attached.
The water in most of the, wells pc
came SO charged with sulphurett aa
hydrogen that it could not pc nsea;
places, and a fine white sand was blown
out by fetid gases. ,3 -
1
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, June 5.-The cotton
market opened barely steady at an advance OF
/ point to a decline Of points, and almost I'M
smediately turned weak under selling for both
accounts led by tho aggressive operations OF
local bears. The decline extended to matter
Of 1o@11 points during the middle of the morn
ing, when 1t was checked by covering, but the
undertone continued nervous and the market
showed little rallying power.
Cotton futures opened barely steady; July,
10 &c. August 1O.4ec; September, 1045c; Octo-
Der, 10.4oc; November, 1o.3sc; December, 1O.42c;
January 1o.43c; February, 10.45c; March,
1O.51c ly -. .syg,v "a
during the late morning, with prices IA to II
points net lower around midday, under continued
bear pressure and liquidation. Spot cotton,
quiet middling uplands, 11.1oc; middling guilt
II 25c. b.
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MONT ST. MICHEL DOOMED
Sand Dunes Menace a Picturesque Me-
dieval Fortress In France
Chicago Inter Ocean.
'hicapo Inter Ocean

Paris-Destruction menaces Mont st.
Michel, that rocky island crowned with
Gothic architecture in st. Michel s bay,
an indentation of the English channel.
The picturesque medieval fortress will
be ingulfed by encroaching sands, re-
port has it. the sand dunes which at
low tide link the island with France .
mainland are rising and the danger is
that they may become solid, compact
land; then the fortress will lose its mag
nificent isolation and tourists will be de-
prived of the wild excitement of rush
ing for safety up st. Michel's stone
steps before rising tide that chases
them with the speed of a gallopin2
horse.
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MONEY REPORTS

BERLIN. June 6-E1change on London, 20
marks 5ON pigs for checks. Discount rates:
Short bills, 31a per cent; three months bills,
PARIS, June 5.-Three per cent rentes 9ef
721ac for the account. Exchange on London,
25f 1Sc for checks. :
LONDON, June B.-Bullion amounting to
E1Te,o0o was taken into the Bank of England
on balance today. -. at
MINNEAPOLIS, June 5.-Bank clearings to-
day, S2s31 $50 .35: New York exchange, selling
rate. 4oc premium; buying rate l0c premium;
buyins rate. 1Oc premium; London 6o-day sight
documentary exchange, 81: 80. Local money
5h@8 per cent for selected paper.
ST. PAUL. June 5.-Bank clearings today
81 12e 2S3 AZ --... ..s.....
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: ARIZONA CoPPERs.

The market. was strong today. All stocks
were In. better demand, and the tone Of the
market healthy. The stocks going into the
merger were wanted in large blocks, and the
development stocks, with the exception Of War
rem, were selling higher at noon than they
were this morning. .-.,a,. z-s. i--ssssss 3
Butte Coalition was more active today than
1t has -een for some time, owing to talk Of
listing and of declaring All early dividend.
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PARDONED IN NO. DAKOTA
Seven Granted and Four Men Restored
to Citizenship.

Special TO The Journal.
Bismarck, N. D., June 4.-The board
Of pardons adjourned after granting
seven pardons and restoring four men
to citizenship. Those pardoned were
Charles Troyer and wife Anna, for rob-
berry in Cass county; Lealie Beale and
Thomas Gross, Richland county, boys,
burglary in the third degree; Philip 81.
Schempf, Benson county, shooting boy
in arm; John Bietz, Mclean county,
rape; Nels Winters, McHenry county,
blind pigging. -. =
Reservations to citizenship: L. j.
Campbell, Michael J. Coghlan, James A.
Henderson and Peter Riedlinger.
In all the above cases mitigating cir
cumstances have arisen since the con-
victions.
The sentence of Joheph Maley, Devils
Lake, was committed from four and a
half years to two. Maley committed an
assault when drunk, it is now believed,
without criminal intent.
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Aberdeen, s. D.. June 5.-The South Dakota
rain record at Aberdeen for the month Of May
In the past sixteen years shows as follows:

In 1899 cloudburst furnished seven inches
at one time but in 1906 the May rainfall has
been evenly distributed and the Aberdeen record
represents for May, 1906 about the average
for the state and with an average OF six inches
for April, 1908. makes precipitation Of 1880
inches for two of the first growing months
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PROFITS IN MINING

Are universal among my clients because
am personally represented in all the prin-
cipal mining camps Of America by corps
Of mining engineers, and ! am notified
Rdaily of every rich strike. Those who keep
in close touch with me for the next sixty
days should literally "coin money" r.
q. HIGBEE, Investment Broker, Ger.
mania Life Bldg, St.. Paul. MINI.
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CHICAGO SEEDS AND COARSE GRAIN,
June 5:-Rye. cash, 6h@62c; July, 60h Qe1 he;
September 591ac. Flax, cash, northwestern,
Sl.18; southwestern, $167; September, 81. LAM
Glover, cash, SLIP. Timothy, September, $3.6T.
Barley cash. A1Gl55c. y. q 8 - sgs.z IA
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Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western. 4; Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul,
Il; Chicago st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 10;
Great Northern, II; Chicago. Burlington
Quincy, 1; 500 Line, 10; Northern Pacific, 8;
Rock Island, i total, 80. -
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THE CROPS ARE SOAKED
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS GENER-
ALLY, BUT NO MORE RAIN
WANTED.
Specials to The journal.

Specials to The Journal
Wahpeton, n. D., June 5.-There has been
excellent growing weather, taltho there were
frequent showers. The south half OF the county
was seeded In pretty good season and the crop
prospects In that section are good In the
northern half. however. especially In the east
ern portion, there are number of fields and
parts of fields that have not been seeded and
some that have not been plowed since last
years crop was harvested. Some Of these fields
will not be seeded this year, while others are
being sown to fax now.
Winona Mimi, June 5-There has been all
the rain in Minnesota that the crops can well
stand at the present time. This is the state
ment made in this weeks crop report from along
the lines Of the Chicago & North Western road
west Of Winona
Miller, s. D., June 5.-A terrific rain south
west Of here last night set the creeks booming
and took out all bridges, but no crop damage
was done. aE
Aberdeen, s. D.. June 5.-The South Dakota
| rain record at Aberdeen for the month Of May
In The az otyfaa po1yox
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1.-TWO days.

WHEAT RECEIPTS By ROADS. JUNE 4.
Milwaukee,, II cars; Omaha, Is; st. Louis, Z;
Wisconsin Central, /; Great Northern, 81; North
ern Pacific, Is; Great Western, q; 500 line, 49,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, 3.
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NEW YORK FLOUR AND GRAIN, June g.
Flour receipts A,977; sales, 900 brls; dull and
about steady. Wheat, receipts, Il, 1000; sales,
and the northwest together with light offerings
impaired steadiness to wheat during ths fore
Rye dull; No. 2 western, 6z1hc + 0 b New York
Corn receipts. II, s25 bu; dull and without trans
actions.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE, Jun. s-Eggs, 1871
@17c; checks, 9@12c; receipts. 25,e15 cases;
market steady. Butter, creamery, 19Ac; ladies,
Inc: receipts, $1,000 boxes; extra renovated,
1910; renovated, 10@16c; market steady.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, June 51Ihe provis,
advance in the price Of live hogs. July pork
opened &c lower at $685., and advanced to
S16.O2ks Lard was &c higher at Ss:b2h, and
higher at $9.o7A to 500. and sold up to Se.l5
@017h. s.,ho- s,e
osePork July sae17 segssmaSer s7 7S
Ribs July, go; September sa.121h.
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ss S oats .4 2e s bu ?a seSI ssSss els
millstuffs, 87S tons linseed oil, 414, 800 lbs;
oil cake. 162, 200 lbs; CARROTS, $685. 49,
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, June O.
Sugar, raw firm; fair refining, 15-16@2 28-32c;
centrifugal 96 test, 8 15-16@Shc; molasses
sugar, 3 Ii-16@2 3-$2c; refined. firm: crushed,
5.SOc; powdered, 470c; graduated, 460c.
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daisies GAE ioh a1oHc; twins, io@1oMc; Young
Americas iohGioAe Poultry Eot.tas ss' w easy;
52G54c. Veal, weak; 80 to 80 lbs, ~ @ec;
60 to 75 lbs, 6@7c; IS to no lbs, 7@sc
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CHICAGO PRODUCE, June 5.-Butter, Arm;
creameries, 14@1ec; diaries. lsh @1Se. EGGS
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RANGE oF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
The DAYS REPORTS
CLOSING CASH PRICES

northern No
to
No 2yeIoW corn4 SIC; ale 0
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rHE coMPARAr1vE VISIBLE.

RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, JUNE 4.
Receiyed-Wheat, 178 cars, 1e4. $50 bu corn,
10 $40 bu; oats. ,12O blu; barley, 18,48O bu;
rye, $50 bu; fax, 7,129 su; -four, 300 brls;
"a, 900 lbs: CARROTS, 256. y
Shipped-Wheat, Sc cars, 16.6eO blu; corn,
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THE FLOUR MARKET
SHIPMENTS LIGHT-TRADE DULL-PRICEs
g HOLD STEADY,

HOLD STEADY.
Millers are complaining again Of light trade
and inability to effect sales except in a small
wey for immediate consumptive demand. Prices
remain unchanged. Shipments are smaller.
There is practically no foreign business and
very little European interest IN the market.
& Shipments, 36,OSS barrels. r.
First patents are quotable at $4.25@4.S5; Sec
aond patents $4.10@4.20: first clears, $500
3.6C; second clears s2.4o@255.
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Total sales, s21, 100 shares.

Money closed at s@ah per cent; high. BY
per cent; low 3 per cent; last loan, per cent
ruling rate, 8h per cent. =.
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PUTS AND CALLS. :

PUTS AND CALLS.
Puts-July wheat, S0Ac.
Curb-July wheat, S0Bc.
Puts-September wheat, 1890.
Calls-September wheat, 79hc. =.
Curb-September wheat, 79Ac.
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BUYERS KNOCK OFF
Ten TO TWENTY.
CATTLE OF KILLING /. GRADE
LOWER ALL AROUND.
Bulls Lower but stockers and Feeders
Generally Steady Hogs Go Up for
Half a Nickel, Selling 2la@5c High
or for Good Lots Only One Load Of
Sheep In, and Business Rather Light.

South St. Paul, Mimi, June 5.-Estimated re-
cepts at the Union stockyards today: Cattle,
500; calves, 400; hogs, $500; sheep, 200; horses
80; cars, so.
The following table shows the receipts from
same period in 1905:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. SHEEP Cars G rs;
1905 80, sos 2s,2l7 4o4 50S l2o'Ssz 3D., 9,Ss
Decrease. lilies . ..... 2es5s 7asos $40
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in June. compared with the same period
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, June 5.-Receipts.
cattle, 1900; hogs, 800 Hogs weak; sales aa.
lbs. se22 Cattle steady to. weak; stockers
strong; beeyes 10, ,o4o lbs. s4.2o; 1e. 24o lbs
S4S5: 10 1920 lbs $500; cows and heifers
10. $40 lbs, $40; IA $50 lbs. 81: IL. 1020
lbs, s. 80; stockers and feeders. TO-. 100 lbs
$3.50; Is, 1877 lbs, 1885: Al. $50 lbs, "a 3s;
calves and yearlings 10. 430 lbs, Us; IA, $40
lbs, les; 1e. 60 lbs .$4.15.
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KANSAS uTY LIVESTOCK, June Cattle,
receipts, 1000, Including coo southernsi market
slow. steady; native steers. s4.25@665 south nth
ern steers $s.25@4,se; southern COWS, $s;sog
ers and feeders. $275@4.6o; bulls. 81. 50@4.15;
calves ss@e25; western fed steers, s. 5o@e.2o;
western fed cows. $2.76@4.25. Hogs receipts.
sales. se.2O@8s5 Sheep. receipts, 1000; mar.
ket shade lower; lambs. $5@7.s6; sheep, S4.7o
M6.25. ~ -
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT,

The following are the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets.
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ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK, June 5.-cattle-Re
ceipts, 5000, Including 1000 Texans: marke,
strong; beef steers. ss.25@5so; stockers s.a aRc
Texas steers, $3@4.eo; cows and heifers $2d
$3.50 Hogs-Reeepts; LOCO; market te high s6
pigs and lights s.: $50; packers; $Sgo,ooi
Receipts $500; market firm; natives, sa@6.lo;
lambs S5mS, .t-s Sez-- Eszr 80. 80 5.gi
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OMAHA LIVESTOCK, June 5.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market slow to steady: native
steers, $4.25@5.5o; cows and heifers, $394:6o;
stockers and feeders, ss@4.50: calves, $3@
e.25; bulls and stays, $2.1t@4.25: Hogs-Re:
ceipts, 10000; market shade higher; bulk OF
sales. se22h@625. sheep-Receipts, 4,200:
market steady; lambs, se@6.6o; sheep. $475@
6.15 ..
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK, June 5.--cattlee-,IRss,
ceipts, $500; market steady; beeves, $4@o go
feeders S2.so9475: Texans, s2.7o@4 As; calves
s5.5o@7. Hogs Receipts. 1900; mars &c oo &C
higher; estimated receipts for tomorrow; Zs,Voo'
se.4oas. 47k; rough heavy; sea- So: light,
se.25@e42H pigs. s5so9sI5; bulk no. Of sales
steady: sheep. 81. 4OM5e0; lambs, $5.15@6.6o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
. RADF0RD SOCIETY
Especial 70 The IImes-p ispalch.1

RADFoRD, VA, March 1I-Tha st.
Patrlck's Day celebratiorSof lilo Current
4 Events Club was u very enjoyable affair,
Mrs. W. \. Baldwin being tho hostess.
The house Was decorated In green car
nations and American shamrock. and
green harps with yellow strings were
suspended In the windows.
The guests, about Il dozen In number,
besides members or the club. were re-
ceived by Master Edwin Baldwin, clad IN
white waist. green Neutrality-suspicious., green,
sash and Tic. Tic afternoon MAS given
over 10 q discussion Of Ireland, each lady
contributing an Irish dlttS, Joke ar scrap
of history. a tempting menu w,ts served
on green and white chn'i. the i;recn Of
tho En.crnld Islc being much !n evidence
in the yianhs. which were served In
courses The hostess was asslsted IN
serving BY her daughters, Mre.' w. H..
Baldwin, yry and alra. tiells l,nldWltL
who, Ike the guests. each Wore some
touch Of grecli IN honor ofIfclands patron
aint, flle entertainment closed with
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GORF|IDO(NsVlLLE, va.

GORDoN.SvILLE. VA. March IT,
Mrs. Flood. mother OF Mrs, DIR. Jiio. w.
Scott. left Monday. for u visit to rela-
tives in Cheraw, S. c.
Miss Gertie Bur has returned from an
extended trip to friends in Savannah.
The family OF VIM. Dunn. claim agent
OF the G. & o. r. r., has returned to
their home,safter spending several months
in Richmond.
Mr. s.. G.. Schlosser. OF the firm. Schlos-
Ser Bros. still keeps very sick.
Gordonsville people, are very jubilant
over the prospects of u new railroad
from Brenlo Ito this point.
Telegram has Just reached Mrs. ]. r.
AGREE. that his brother ]. "A. Mayhugh,
Is very llsin8Jers City.
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Especial TO The Times-Dispatcho


WEST POINT. March 1.-THE West
Point Chapter Of the Daughters of tue
Confectionery, in meeting this week with
Mrs. Thomas II. Edwards. elected the
following officers: Mrs. Mary Carr presi-
dent; Mrs. w. Il. Broaddus. first vice.
president; Mrs. j. Wexford Owens. second
vice-president; Mrs. Montague Pitcher.
third vice president: Mrs. r. Jeter
Palmer. recording secretary: Mrs. Albert
Robinson. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Herbert ]. Lewis, treasurer: Mrs. Thos.
III. Edwards and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Fuller, his
torians; Mrs. w. S. Eastwood, chairman
on; Credentials; Miss Marie Hargrave, reg
istrar.
Messrs. Guthrie and Kidd have pur-
chased four acres OF land just out OF
town for brickyard. They will secure
The latest brick machinery. Operations
Will begin in a short time, and work will
be given to many people.
Rev. L. B. Kirby, OF Achilles" Glou-
cestcr county, bought yesterday from Ed
wards &. Baby, land agents of West
Point. Va, the Bland property on D
Street, next dooa TO Bland g. Brothers
store. Mr.. KLbw.will bring his family
here to live while he engages elsewhere
in evangelistic work.
DR.. ]. c. Goodrich, a representative of
inc American I5iDle SOclelS, spohe d. liz
Methodist Church Friday evening.
Miss Eula Churn was suddenly called
to Norfolk last Saturday by the Illness
of her father, who is under treatment
at the St yincent's Hospital. Mr.. Churn
is from the Northern Neck Of Virginia
Mr.. c. Harvey Gary has accepted
position with the Elm City Lumber Com
pany, of New Haven, Conn. Air. Gary
will make West Point his headquarters
and conduct the business in the surrounds
Ing counties.
Miss Lula "A. Luxtord, of Richmond a
few days the. past week was the guest OF