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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-15
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GETTING READY FOR
THE GREAT EVENT
North Carolina. Masons Prepar-
ing for Laying Cornerstone
Of Temple.
HEAVY RAILS BEING LAID 10
seaboard Air Line Complying
With Corporation Commits
sion's Order.
[specIal to rhe Tlmes. lspa.cl,.l

Especial to The Times-D lspatch.l
RALEIGH. N. c., October 14.--Grand
Master Francis u. Winston, OF the Nortl,
Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons. ar
rived this morning from his home. at
Windsor and will devote the next two
days to seeing to 1t that everything u
gotten In readiness for the ceremonies
that are to characterize the laying OF
the corner -stone for the grand lodge
temple, which takes place Wednesday.
It develops that Hon. James g. Richard
son, head OF the Masonic fraternity IN
America. cannot attend, neither Will
Senator John w. Daniel, OF Virginia.
be able to accept the invitation that
was extended to him. Under these con-
ditions the principal address for the
corner stone ceremonies Will be by
Grand Master Winston and General w.
r. Cox, OF Edgecombc. the latter being
chairman OF the building committee
for the temple.
Putting Down Heavy Rails.
The scaboard AIR Line Railroad
makes report to the Corporation
Commission to the effect that during
September twenty miles OF seventy
pound rails were placed on the Carolina
Central between Hamlet and Whining
ton, to take tho place OF the lighter
rails ordered replaced with the heavier
rails by the commission some time ago;
also that during the three months pre-
vious thirty-five miles of the heavy
rails were put down, making nftyrfive
miles OF new standard track
The Whining ton- Hamlet Road Is
40 miles, and large force OF hands
are working regularly on the new
track.
Charters Granted.
Charters were issued to-day for
three new corporations: the Hiwassee
Lumber and Manufacturing Company,
of Murphy, capital. $4,000 authorized,
and $1,000 subscribed, by A. G..
Deweescn. j. w. Ford and o. p. Ward;
the Blue Ridge Lumber Company, Of
Apalachia. Cherokee county. capital,
$4,000, by George Osborne. j. Z. Os-
bernel and j. NJ. Brown: the Roanoke
Fibre Board Company. of Roanoke
Rapids. capital. s125.0oo authorized.
and $4,000 subscribed. by Howard A..
Edwards. Joseph H. Wallace and 9TH
ers.
Milton Hail. sixteen-year-old
negro train hand. on the Norfolk and
Southern. was run over and fatally
crushed by the train on which he was
serving Saturday night three miles
from Raleigh. He died of the injuries
early Sunday morning. He fell In
some unaceountable way from the
car steps under the wheels of the
moving train.
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Jack.on,-Seabrirht.

(Spectalto The Tiples Dispatch.)
Il WINCHESTER. VA, October 14.-Mr.
Omar Il. Jackson, q we'll known Win
chester contractor. and Miss Clara Vir-
ginia Seabright, daughter; of Chief OF
ried to-day at the home OF the brides
parents by Rev. 2. E. Northern, Of
the Baptist Church. They are spend-
ing their honeymoon with Baltimore
friends during homecoming week.
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SAVED THE STARVING CREW.
Captain Dell Finds the Lcnoru md Her
Crew in Bud Way.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA, October 14.-Dis-
masted and ten miles Off Thimble
Light In the Chesapeake Bay was the
condition in which the hugeye Lenora
was found on Sunday by Captain W.
T. Bell. commanding the oyster schoon-
er ny. r. James.
Assistance was rendered the half
starved crew OF the bugeye by Cap
tain Bell. and his schooner towed the
disabled boat to haven 1t is proba-
BILE that the crew would have been
lost had not help come when 1t did.
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GIVE CHIEFS OYSTER ROAST.
So,folk,s Fire Chief Entertaina Visitors l
Royal Way.

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NORFOLK, VA. October 14.-Fire Chief
Kesebein to-day had as his guests about $50
Are chiefs from all parts of the country at
delishtful oyster roast at Cape Henry. Chief
Kegebein had special cars to carry the WIS.,
ting hremen to the Cape.
The chiefs came here to visit the James,
towlt Exposition from the annual conven-
ton of the Interne tional Association OF
Fire Engineers. which was held last week in
Washington q. c.
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DEATHS.

In louisville, Ky"
MOLLIE II. BfNFORD, wife OF the
late, Frank Blnford.
Funeral will. take place from G. &
o. depot THIS (Tuesday.) AFTERNOON
II West.
CoTrRELL,-D!ed, suddenly. in Lynch
burg, Va. Monday. October ID, 1907,
+ WILLIAM p. CoTTRELL, son OF w,
s and M, Mary Read cottSE slast Of 81 81
city, aged thirty-one years.
Funeral will take place WEDNES-s
8. DAY MORNING. October 18th. at II
o'clock. from the above residence.
! Interment In lakewood.
ssi5 sss hFead street Meassa
morning at $3.50. Mrs. ". r. FIAWv-t
the seventy-thlrd year OF her age. q
Fvnsrel from rt1 RsoaTIs Msnossl
RE1D,--Died. at the residence OF his
=. NJ. STANLEY EpwARp, aged
three weeks, intent son otsLeslle NJ
/ take these little lambs said
He, and lay them on my breast,
sHARP.--p,ed. at Virginia Hospital. of
4 typhoid fever. SUNDAY. October Is,
IL 1907. WESLEY VERNON SHARP son
1 8; the .lats John Tnsner and Mary Iapy
tr msnssS Xt5 ssFs p as oe.ee ss
M from s Is East M Mail Street
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FOOT GUARD AS GUESTS.
Military from Hartford, Conn, Enter
tained In Roanoke.
Snecia, to The Times-Disnatch. /

ROANOKE. VA. October 14.-The
first company OF the Governors Foot
Guard Of Hartford, Conn. arrived here
this afternoon, and were guests OF the
Chamber. OF Commerce and Norfolk and
Western Railway until they left at
midnight for Jamestown. The COM
pany. $50 strong. officers and men, un--
der command OF Major Louis 4 r.
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Jacobs & Levy

from the pocket OF his pants Saturday night
wh!ic he was asleep In hi. boarding. house.
Another man nj the house who saw Mr. Nc.
Kay take his money out H. suspected.
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NORFOLK SOON TO HAVE
A LARGE APARTMENT HOUSE
fsnecialto The rimes-Dispatvfl.)

Especial to The Tiines-Dispatcr.)
Is 10 he broken tomorrow for the
erection of a large four-atory apart
ment house at the corner of Colonial
and Redgate avenues. It is expected
that the building. which Is to have
sixteen apartments. will be completed
about February 1, 1905. 1t is to be OF
red brick and will cost $4,000.
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OBITUARY.
Adam, schmidt.


Mr.. Adam Schmidt, one OF the best
known German citizens OF Richmond.
died at his home. No. 2414 East Broad
Street, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Germany. j January 10. 1898. lie came sant;
to the United States when quite a boy,
and from his early manhood had been
engaged IN the confectionery and cigar
e9siaess IN THIS city II 3s ne JOIN
of the Richmond Fire Department. and
served actively up to four years ago.
when he was retired on account OF i'll
health. tliis ss
{ Mr.. Schmidt served through the Civil
War as member of the Rockbridge
ARTILLERY and was wounded several
times. He was also member. Of
Schiller Lodge Of Z 0dd FsiloWs, Ger,
Mr.. j. Henry Schmidt, Of Richmond,
and sister, Mrs., Merry EmiE, Of b BAL J.,
The funeral will be held from the
Schmidt. No. a4o2 East Broad street,
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
The .1nterment will be made in Oak
Mrs. Martha Hawkins.
Mrs, Martha Hawkins died at her
residence, No, 9el0 East Broad Street
death Was the result Of a long Illness.
Mrs, Hawkins has long been resi-
dent Of this city. She was member
az lRroadus Memorial Baptlst Church.
She is survived by two daug hters and
ono son. Her husband led about three
THE The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
Wesley Vernon sharpe.
NM. Wesley Vernon Sharpe. son az
[thng late ] Ohm Turner and Mary Flenl-
I Ing Sharpe. died of typhoid fever at
Itwsnty-fourth year % his age.
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absence of Mr.. a. B. Chandler, who is
in Baltimore at tho Johns Hopkins Hos
pltal, under treatment. none Of the
criminal cases will be tried at this
term. Mr.. Chandler being counsel IN
them.
The grand jury met and brought in
an Indictment against Clarence Brooks
for cutting Lulie IT. Payey. and an In
dictment against Mortimer Morton for
OF wife.
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Richmond Man Loses Money.
CINCINNATI. O., October IA report
liar been made to the local police that
Archie Mckay of Richmond. had 500 taken
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CAROLINE COURT.

Cases Tried.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
BOWLING GREEN.VA..s October IT.
The regular term OF the Circuit Court
OF Caroline convened this morning. with
Hon, John =. Mason presiding. The
chancerys docket was called and num-
Der Of DEGREES entered. Owing to the
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opening
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
UNIDENTIFIED ITALIAN
A SUICIDE BY GAS

An Italian as yet unidentified. was
found dead In a room I'm the Hotel Nesu-
VIC at 1s1 Atwell's avenue soon ater D
o clock yesterday afternoon.
Esther Sweetland. chambermaid.
while on the third floor of the hotel de-
tected the odor OF gas and male employees
OF the hotel forced the door OF the room
and found the body OF the man lying on
the bed partially dressed.
In his clothing was found n 3s-calibre
revolver with every chamber but one
loaded.
A medical examiner pronounced death
due to suicide by inhaling Illuminating
gas.
Lieut. Toole. with Patrolmen Kelly, Lar.
kin and McElroy OF Station i learned
that the man registered at the hotel on
Saturday night under the name OF Cos
ONO Conizio OF this city. The man, nor
his name does not seem to be familiar 10
local Italians. and II is thought that ne
came from out OF the state.
No papers were found TO give n clue 10
his identity. ,-,.,
The man was feet . inches In height,
weighed probably 100 pounds ana was
ahout AZ Years old. He wore small
brown moustache and his hair was Dark
brown, A black sack suit. n gny cardi-
gan racket. white negligee shirt and n
| light brown soft hat with N dark brown
Rand and dark trousers completed MS ap-
narel Ills collar was cclluloid ana MS
shoes were almost new.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
RIVERSIDE

Riverside lodge, knights of Pythias. en-
tertained their lady friends I'm their
rooms I'm Grube's hall last evening. The
early portion of the evening was devoted
to whist. Mrs Harrington and Mrs
George IT, Johnson winning the ladies'
prizes and Messrs. George II. Johnson
and Charles Kirby won the gentlemen's s
prizes. The committee in charge was
Robert Hay, w. f. Wells. b. T.. Macon
and Ira D. Goff At the meeting of the
lodge tomorrow evening the rank of page
and esquire will be conferred upon one
candidate
II Is expected that $50 cold dollars viii
take wings and land at Pawtuxet today
as the result of a bet on the election OF
Messrs McCabe and Bliss, the local man
taking the McCabe end of the bet.
1t is expected that bids for the new fire
and police station will be advertised dur-
Ing the present week.
Narragansett council or American Me-
chanics will meet this evening.
The fair committee from Farragut
woman's Relief Corps and John r. Case
camp, Sons OF Veterans will meet at the
residence OF Mrs Harwood on Maple
avenue this evening.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
NECK BROKEN
N A FRIENDLY
WRESTLING BOUT

In a friendly wrestling bout In Cen
tral Falls saloon yesterday afternoon at
bl5 Franciszek szfarga had his neck DIS
located by Francois Levigne, with whom
ne was wrestling Szfarga is In the Twin
City hospital and Levtgne is In the police
station.
The affair occurred I'm the saloon OF
Tony Pytels at 423 High street, Central
Fails Azfarga. who is 80 years OF age,
a. employed as a moulder at the Howard
and Bullough Machine company and lives
On Branch street. Pawtucket He did not
work yesterday and went to Central Fails.
stopping I'm saloon. There he met Le-
x1gne and after couple of drinks With
hts proposed a wrestling match. Levigne
assented and they went at IL, with the
result that Azfarga's neck was dislocated
by I,evigne. who is strong and healthy.
Capt. Hulng. who is acting chief. soon
appeared on the scene, and noting Az
farga's condition had him sent to the
Twin City hospital and took Levigne into
custody.
The physicians say that there Is not
any hope OF Szfarga's recovery. Al the
Twin City hospital this morning II was
said that there has been no change in the
condition of Syfarga and he has not yet
regained consciousness.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
STuNG MORTON,
FORGER SAYS,
FOR $4,000

Pittsburg, Nov. 12.-B o. Smith OF
Fort Smith, Ark, is in Jail here on
suspicion OF having practiced forgery
In various states
Local detectives claim that Smith Is
wanted in Kansas City, the Bankers
association OF that city offering re-
ward OF $4,000 for his arrest on charges
of forgery aggregating $4,000. smith
registered here as Paul Halloway. his
plan, according to the detectives, was
to secure from public libraries books
OF local biography from which he OBJ
tanned portraits and fac-simile sigma
lures Of his intended victims. Selecting
one man as a victim. his alleged plan
was TO present forged endorsements
from other prominent men and effect a
deal that would net him money.
In his room was found a biography
OF Western Pennsylvania men with
notes opposite the names OF prominent
capitalists, and the police believe he
was about ready TO begin operations
here. There were also portraits and
signatures OF many New Workers. A
visiting card and bogus letter from
Charles Nj. Schwab, Il Is alleged intro
duced Smith to Levi =. Morton. and
opposite Morton's name Is written:
"Stung him for $4,000 "
Thomas a. Edison's name was used
10 gain audience with j. y Morgan. and
the comment on the great fnancier is: :
TOO cold, couldn't touch him"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
WOMAN'S CITY
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The women's City Missionary society
of Providence held its 10th annual meet
ing In the First Baptist church yester-
day afternoon.
The meeting opened with devotional ex-
ercses by Rev. H. |. Cushman or tne
First Universalist church, after which
various reports were read, including that
Of the secretary and treasurer.
The report OF the secretary showed that
* - needy families were helped ana
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners TO
the number of So distributed. The treas
urers report showed the total receipts
for the year to have been $125Iol. the
amount expended for relief work sll59l9.
The balance on hand at the present time
Is si62.97.
A report was read in regard 10 the
laundry which had been established To
provide work for the needy poor ana
which has now become self-supporting.
The session concluded with the election
OF officers, which resulted as follows:
President, Mrs. Lucy ID. Carpenter
rushman; vice presidents, Mrs. Nj. b. l.
Goddard. Mrs. A. G. Dewing, Mrs. An
drew Comstock. Mrs. II. $. Cheney: Sec
retary, Mrs. Clarence III. Guild; assistant
secretary. Miss Elizabeth w. Olney;
treasurer. Mrs. Sarah Il. III. Greene; as
slstant treasurer. Mrs. A. Florence stone;
directors. Miss Susan c. Sawyer. Mrs. l.
w. Franklin, Miss Mary Il. Knowles
Miss f. s. Hoppin, Mrs. w. G.. Weeden
Mrs. c. A. Robinson, Mrs. A. Il. McCrillis
Mrs. Nathan II. Baker and Mrs. Walter
ii. Durfec.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
warren

The public schools beginning yesterday
opened it's afternoon sessions at o'clock
instead OF at 1870 and the schools will
close at $3.50 instead OF at o'clock. This
schedule will be continued durisg the
winter months.
The highways throughout the town
have been thoroughly cleaned and scrap
ed by the highway department. while the
cutters and culverts have been freed OF
leaves and refuse material.
improvements have been made along
the stretch OF highway near the junction,
though the finishing touches II is said,
will not be ordered until next spring.
Work at the handkerchief factory Of
Rowland & Wheaton Is brisk and new
hands are being placed at work daily. IL
In said that difficulty is sometimes expe-
rienced I'm securing female help and this
causes smaller output than would other
wise be the case II sufficient amount OF
help could be had at ali times.
There are 10 applications for retail liquor
licenses In this town for the coming year.
IL Is said that IL is unlikely that the coun-
ell will grant any new ones, Though II Is
generally believed that all holding q Ii
cense at the present time will have them
renewed
Work on the new telephone building on
Market street is progressing rapidly and
IL is expected that about next May a COM
plete system will have been installed here
| by which Warren and harrington sub
scribers will he greatly benefited.
Contractor Watson is having a large
storehouse erected at the foot OF Cutler
street In the lot bordering on the Consol-
idated railroad. Already the framework
is completed. It is To be n big one-story
structure OF substantial construction.
Frank Lenhart has been drawn TO serve
as petit juror at the supreme court at
Providence
A large number OF dwelling houses are
In course of construction In different parts
OF the town and Il is said that the foun-
dation for others will soon be laid.
New machinery is being started up daily
I'm the new yarn mill OF the Warren Man
ufacturing company and a large force o
employees find work In this lire at presen
in this plant.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
CHAPTER 331.

No. $50 An ordinance forbidding the in
PRODUCTION or turning into the common
sewers of the city certain substances in
furious and detrimental to said sewers
and the public use thereof.
(Approved November 6. 1907
II is ordained by the City Council of the
city OF Providence as follows:
Section l. No person or corporation shall
introduce or turn into or cause to be in
troduced or turned into any common
sewer in the city OF Providence any
steam, gasoline or benzine or other high
ly volatile or inflammable material. or
any hot water above one hundred and
thirty degrees Fahrenheit temperature.
Sec. 2 Any person violating any of the
provisions OF the aforegoing section shall
be fined not exceeding twenty dollars for
each such violation and not exceeding
twenty dollars for every day that any
such violation shall continue. and shall
also be liable in an action OF the case
for all damages caused to said city or to
any person by any such prohibited act
Sec. s. Chapter 81 of the Ordinances. APP
proved December q, 1900, is hereby re-
pealed.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
CHAPTER 331.

No 500. An ordinance permitting the
Providence Telephone Company TO erect
poles and wires In certain streets.
approved November 6, 1907
1t is ordained by the City Council OF the
city of Providence as follows:
Section l. Permission Is hereby granted
TO the Providence Telephone Company to
erect, maintain and use poles and wires
for telephone purposes in, over and along
Superior street from Cranston street to
Wendell street;
Colfax street from Broad street to
Rugby street. a
Bradford street from Atwelrs avenue TO
West Exchange street:
Pekin street from Gladstone avenue TO
Douglas avenue;
Howell street from North Main street to
Hope street; and
Montague street from Hope street 10
Morris avenue: I'm accordance with the
accompanying report OF the Commissioner
OF Public Works. provided all Of said poles
and wires shall be erected and maintained
subject to the provisions and require
, ments OF chapter "a OF the Revised Ordi-
| nances of 1899. entitled Wires" and of
the several ordinances whereby said COM
| pany is authorized to carry on telephone
J business In the city of Providence.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
RETRENCHMENT FOR
M. E. MISSION BOARD

Seattle. Wash, Nov. 12.-Because OF
debt OF $4,000 hanging over the Methodist
Episcopal board OF foreign missions in
session here. that body must either re-
trench 20 the extent OF $4,000 in making
appropriations for the foreign mission
field. or violate a strict Interpretation OF
the laws OF the church. which say that
the board shall not appropriate more
money than the income of the foreign
mission board during the previous year.
This condition is due 10 the separating
OF the foreign and the home missions So
cieties during the past church year. The
committee on general appropriations will
report I'm favor OF violating the strict in
terpretation of the law and IL Is expected
/ it's action will be endorsed In the general
meeting because a curtailment OF N10,Wl
! In the income would mean a vast reduc-
/ tion I'm the number OF missionaries In all
| foreign fields.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
YOUTHFUL DRUNKARD
FINED FOR ASSAULTS

Thomas Murray but 10 years old, in the
district court this morning pleaded guilty
TO assaulting Helen Burke, and also TO as
saulting Annie Burke and was fined so
and costs on each case
Patrolman McElroy OF Station told
Judge Lee that Murray at least once n
week gets drunk and goes home and
smashes the furniture and dishes. He
said that the other night Helen Burke
made the comment TO him that he ought
TO be ashamed OF himself. and that he
told her 10 mind her own business and
struck her. and that when the girls
mother came out to protect her daughter
he struck her.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
IN THE FIELD
o. OF LABOR
An department should be addressed
Edior Nem.-D

Each member has been assessed with one
ticket. this plan always working well 10y
increasing the attendance. and thus In
suring the success OF the affair.
CARPENTERS.
Carpenters union a. held meeting at
the Labor Temple hst evening. The busi-
ness was purely routine. A number OF
candidates were accepted as members
and several other applications for mem
bership We're received. The usual report
OF the business agent was heard ana the
meeting adjouRed
MACHlNISTS.
The situation in regard To the striking
machinists remains practically the same
as 4 has been for the last few months
All told about 300 men are still without
work The union is keeping up it's pick
citing work I'm the usual manner. Judge
Sweetland OF the superior court has not
vet issued his decision i'm regard TO the
Injunction proceedings brought by one
OF the local shops Meanwhile, whether
the act is Just or not, the strikers are
prohibited from speaking TO the strike
breakers or even from passing by the
streets on which the shop I'm question is
located.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-12
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER $50.

No. 3SS. An ordinance permitting the
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company
to erect poles and wires I'm Autumn street.
Approved November 6, 1907
IT is ordained by the City Council OF the
city OF Providence as follows:
Section /, Permission is hereby granted
to the Narragansett Electric Lighting
Company To erect. maintain and use poles
and wires for conducting currents of cleo
tricity for producing light heat and pow
er in over and along Autumn street from
Rugby street To Eddy street, in accord
ance with the accompanying report OF the
Commissioner OF Public Works, provided
all OF said poles and wires shall be erect
ed and maintained subject TO the provi-
slons and conditions of chapter 81 of the
Revised Ordinances of 1899, entitled
Wires"