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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
Fringed Bed Spreads.

All $3.50 Fringed, Bed Spreads,
January price, 800 each.
All S1.75 Fringed Bed Spreads,
January price, S1.39 each.
All $2.00 Fringed Bed Spreads,
January price, $1.59 each.
All $3.50 Fringed Bed Spreads,
January price, $1.S9 each.
All $500 eFringed Bed Spreads,
January price, $2.28 each.
All $3.50 Fringed Bed Spreads,
January price, sS.3S each as
All $500 Fringed. Bed Spreads.
January price. $3.50 each.
Special Sale Hemstitched Scarfs
and Lunch Cloths, Economy
Basement.
Hemstitched Scarfs-All 35c H.
S. Scarfs, January sale price. 19c
each.
Hemstitched Lunch CIoths-All
Soc H. S. Lunch Cloths, January
sale price, 19c each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17

Wash Cloths.

WASH OlOtnss
All sc Net Wash Cloths, January
price, &c each.
Scrub Cloths.
All 1Oc Scrub Cloths, January
price. sc each.
Towels.
All 10c Huck Towels, january
price, sc each.
All 45c Huck Towels, January
price, Csc each.
Turkish Towels.
All 12kc Turkish Towels, jan
uary price. 10c each
All 16 2-Sc Turkish Towels, jan
uary price, IL isc each.
All zoe Turkish Towels, January
price, 15c each.
All 25c Turkish Towels, January
price, l9c each.
All 35e Turkish Towels, January
price, 25c each.
BIeached Table Damask.
All $500 Bleaehed Table Da-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17

cold mornings. easily put on, fine line of
fancy knit patterns. Soc per pair.
Fine wool-lined gloves, sl.OO to $3.50 per
pair.
Wool wristlets, 25c per pair.
Ways muffiers plain soIors. soc each.
Main floor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
CLUB WOMEN ARE KEEPING BUSY
Bills In which They Are Interested
PendinR nj LINCOLN.

Pending ut LtncOAh.
In the interest Of the Legislation being
asked by club women for the benefit of the
children of the state. the chairman Of the
industrial committee of the Nebraska Fed
GRAFTON of women's Clubs has issued the
following letter to the women's clubs of the
state:
In pursuance of the action of the state
Federation at the keaFney meeting, the. in-
dustrial committee submits for your coop
Grafton the enclosed bills. In drafting them
the committee has striVen for the best that
has been accomplished in the most enlight-
ened states bearing In mind that they are
to be enacted in the interest Of the weakest
elements In the community. -.., t.. 3D.
The proposed child labor law was intro
duced in the house by Clarke of Douglas,
and is known as House Roll No Q. May
call your attention to some of the more im-
portant features? 49,
No child under IL shall be employed In
any gainful occupation during school hours
In certain occupations named no child UNI
der IA shall be employed at all, No child
between il and l6 may be employed without
securing a certificate from the superintend-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17

the stealing OF. or attempting to steal, rides
on trains, engines or cars.
IN r. lilly Shoettger of Washington.
Open season for prairie chicken, sage
chicken and grouse shall begin October l
instead of September l.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17

For dresses, skirts and waists, ex-
ceptional value. Don't miss seeing
It whether you wish to buy or not.
Buy Black Dress Goods Thursday.
Not the ordinary every day black
dress goods YOU see advertised
from day to. day. This best de-
scribes our black dress goods sales.
A customer at, the counter, re-
marked, when Thompson, Belden
g. Co. have one of their black dress
goods sales, everything drops at
that time. always go. I always
buy for my friends in the country.
Now we will have many specials to
show you Thursday Come early.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
ALL PERSONS
WHO BELIEVE

in documentary evidence and
are satisfied with
SIX PERCENT
are invited to buy Paid Up
Certificates of Stock in this
Association and receive their
dividends promptly Jan. LIST
and July LIST.
All money secured by first
mortgages on improved real es-
tate and reserve and undivi-
ded profit account of $4,000.
This Association has been fiji
teen years in business and is un-
der the direct supervision of the
State Banking Board. Be one
of us.
THE CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION.
1914 Harvey St., Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
Give
DrGraVeS'
Tooth Powder

one trial and you will use no other.
Makes yellow teeth white, clean
and beautiful. Society and your
health demands its use twice-a-
day." so the dentists say.
In h~Asy s.stAi s-as OF bOtslss. aS@
D.. Graves Teeth Powder Co
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
Bee. january 1S. 1907.
Zero Weather
EXTRA SPECIAL-The Greatest january
Value for Thursdays Special Selling.

Novelty YardCear
ing the deck as Nothing like has been In previous
hand
some the goods what they cost all broken lines must Every
standard of quality These
brown panama, all to at price. Csc
Note-We special you
the handsome shades of orders
filled this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
CONTINUED on 7slAra Page.l

Headaches and NeurRYsrIn IRON Colds.
Laxative Bromo Quinine. the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes cause. Cau
for full name. Look for signature T. w.
Grove. &c, ....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
Women's Mocha Gloves, 79c
per Pair.

Not "a sale of cheap worthless gloves,
which are sometimes offered at special
sales. but good. reliable sorts, the kind
that brings trade to our popular glove
department
ireland Bros" famous mocha gloves
one clasp, soft pliable skins, extra quality
much used for street or shopping. these in
black, brown, beaver tan, gray and red,
mostly small sizes, regular $3.50 glove.
Thursday in the January sale per pair
7sc.
Main floor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17
Gold weather Needs for Mem.

Stop on your way to work. Our mems
department is handy, main entrance
step to the left.
Ear muffs the very best for 25c.
Knit gloves, so comfortable and warm
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17

1870 45-in. Sheetings. now lac.
17hc 425in. Sheet'gs, now 10 hc
16hc 42-in. Sheet gs, now IL NC
15c 42-in. Sheetings, now IL nc.
36-in. wide BIeached Muslins.
16c quality. now IL nc yard.
lac quality, now II NC yard.
12c quality, now " c yard.
i've quality, now SC yard.
lie quality, now SC yard.
10c quality, now IN C yard.
lhc quality, now 6 " yard.
36-in. Wide Bleached Musllns.
10 Nc quality, now Ice yard.
q 12c quality, now SC yard. 'a
. lilo quality, now 8 " yard.
10c quality, now SC yard.
36!in. Wide Unbleached Muslins.
10c quality, now 7%c yard.
7kc quality, now &c yard.
&c quality. now 4 Nc yard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
Geo. {. WARD
Once Contracted TO Dredge The Kappa
hammock River.
Wsalthy ouee-how . Iramp-Was Located In
fredericksburg.

After having lived in poverty IN ION
kers. n. Y, for the past eight year
George L. Ward, formerly OF Philadel-
Ohia, has been located by his wife.
Ward was a wealthy contractor 10 the
early eighties, with his home In Phlla-
delphia. In 1879 he secured the contract
TO dixie up the channel OF the Rappahan-
mock River at fredericksburg. At that
time John Gaynor and b. d. Greene
secured from Ward $4,000 to help
finance the scheme of improving thr
savannah hsrbor The Savannah
harbor improvements turned out To be a
swindle, and Wards fortune was swept
away. His contract at Fredericksburg
also proved failure, and 1t was at this
time that he deserted his wife, and since
then has been wandering about the
country under an assumed name.
He is sixty-eight years old, gray haired
and a nervous wreck. Recently he sp-
piled for pension, having served In the
civil war, audit was through this agency
that Mrs. Ward obtained clew as to
his Whereabouts.
Judgments were obtained here by Oi
deer Robinson and served on Ward when
be was here, bat he disappeared the next
lay.
At the time large number OF work
men here had claims against WARD.
Judge ]. T. Goodrich was their counsel
and the claims were finally settled out OF
property here belonging to
Ward and money due him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
KING GEORGE
Nav Hous0s-lmprossments at "0aEeh Hfow"-
Personals.

King George G. H., March 2sth, 1907.
Mr.. Charles II. Huffman will erect on
the farm purchased by him from Bn~sett
Bumbrey, lying near Matthias Poiat, IA
modern dwelling.
Mr.. Fred G.. 5. Hunter, who has been
visiting relatives AT the courthouse, has
returned To Washington.
Mr.. y. ". Mason tas qualified ~ regis.
trar of Rarpahannock MngisicriiI Dis
trict.
Mr. John Il. Fitzhugh has nearly com
pleted the spacious dwelling on hs
Clarence" farm.
DR.. Joseph II Low has had his dwell
ing on Oaken Brow improved at cost
of over 80. 900 Mr.. +. T. SuarnH, oi
Fredericksburg, was the contractor.
The Board Of Sup'ryr ORE will meet at
King George e. II. on Friday, April 9TH.
Rev. Thomas L. Baker, OF Albemarle,
will preach Easter Sunday in st. Johns
Z. T. church at the courthouse ut ll:3O
a. IN.
Mr.. James Ashby. the Efficient euperin.
t.ndent Of schools OF the counties al
Stafford and King George. was "A wei
come caller at the Clerks office recently.
Mr.. Forest z. Tayloc has qualified hH
registrar Of Potomac District, Pa-""ph-
tanzy precinct.
Mr.. l.. d Green has quail fled ~ regis
trar of Shiloh District.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
KING GEORGE COURT
ludse Mason Dlsposes Of Large
Amount OF Business
A SPECIAL TERM HELD THIS WEEK

A special term of King George Court,
Judge J. L. Mason presiding, adjourned
Thursday afternoon, after IA three days
session. On Thursday, the first day, the
case of the Commonwealth vs.. hoy Allen
for malicious assault was decided, All, u
being given a verdict OF two years In the
penitentiary. Commemorative Attorney
w A. Rose reprented the State and Hon.
Geo. Mason was counsel Tor the defense.
On Wednesday motion TO dismiss
the case OF John Holmes against Smith
was made by Mr. W. A. Rose, counsel
for Smith, but the motion was over
ruled and the case continued. Hon.
George Mason represented Holmes.
Thursday the case OF Mrs. Emma Gar,
nett Mills against Powell, for unlawful
detainer involving valuable tract oil land
and fishing shore on Potomac river, came
up. The attorneys for the plaintiff were
Messrs. st. George r. Fitzhugh and
George Mason. Judge A. L. Embrey and
Mr.. W. A. Rose represented the defense.
The Jury after being out some time IT.
ported TO the court that they could not
agree and were discharged. The care
was continued for trial. Rev. Howard
colored. was authorized to administer
the rites OF matrimony. The largest at
tendance was on Thursday. The order
book showed that great deal OF routine
business left over from March term hau
been disposed Of. II,
Several important cases were contlh-
ued by consent of counsel on both sides
No chancery cases were ready for hearing
hence no orders were entered on tins slde
OF the court. 1t is believed that this has
not occurred at any term of court since
the Civil war
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
CAROLINE
Esstsi butlns--chIldrsHs Ego Hunt bthei
ltsms-Pefsonals.
Rowling Green. Va, March ~.

Bowling Green. Va, March 2T.
The young girls OF the town are going
to have an all day picnic on Easter Mon.
day at Holly Hill They will go down
10 wagons, and good time generally n
expected.
Sir. aud Ms. ID. w. Scott, Of your city,
were guests on Sunday of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs/E. Is. Collins. Mr. Scott
returned Monday. Mrs. =. will remain
several days longer.
Mrs. Willard Cox returned To her home
in Richmond, after spending few days
with her sister, Mrs. o. T. SmOOt.
There will be an Easter Egg Hunt in
thu yard of Mrs. W. W. Wright ON Mon
day afternoon. An admission Of cents
will be charged, and "a prize given to the
child finding the largest number of eggs
Miss Caroline g. Broaddus. who has
been spending several weeks in Waverly
is expected home on Friday. She will To-
accompanied by Miss Sallie Burt, who
will be her guest for some time.
Mrs Louisa Gill and daughter, Miss
Blanche, have returned TO their home at
Milford from Richmond. where they were
called by the illness OF the little child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Liverman.
Miss Matte Sutton, who il teaching
near Bagby, spent Saturday and Sunday
at her home here She was accompanied
by Miss Garrett, OF Bagby.
Rev K. l.. Busby will preach In the
Methodist church Sunday night and Rev.
J. +. Bilingsley will hll the pulpit OF
Calvary the same night.
Prof. and Mrs. T. II. Phelps spent Mon
day in Ashland.
Mr.. r. A. Coghill spent Tuesday in
Richmond on business.
DR.. Willy, OF Clifton Forge, who has
been in hospital IN Richmond Tor sev-
eral weeks, is a guest OF Mr. and Mrs. \
b. Chandler.
Miss Estele Collins spent Tuesday IL
your city.
The condition of Mr.. S. W. BroadduT,
who has been very sick, is gradually i'm
proving.
Quite number of the young ladies oil
the Seminary will spend the Easter
holidays at their homes.
Miss Annie McCauley an efficient and
popular teacher Of the graded school was
quite sick recently.
DR.. Taylor, OF Richmond, preached n
Calvary Sunday morning aud night, de
liverug two excellent sermons.
Misses Frances BrOaddus and Emma
Anderson, who are teaching in the coun-
~, spent Saturday at their homes herr.
N.Y.Z
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
SpOrSYLVANIA
To Preach At Asbuy-othsi Notes.
spotsylvania. Va, March 20, 100

Spotsy lvania. Va, March ~, lOOf
Rev. G. II. Ray, ID. d will preach an
Easter sermon next sunday, March3lst,
ut Asbury, at u. H., aud will also
preach there at 1880 p. III.
Rev. ir j. &. Il ed, OF Charlottesville,
preached sefmuns OF marked power aud
elegance at Pnrker's last Sunday aud
Monday.
The roads are dry ing all over thecoun-
~, hut arr Yet very rough aud will not
get smooth again till more hauling IA
done over them
The whoopmg cough, which has pre-
vailed largely ia the neighbOihOod oil
Granite, is abating with the approach oil
Sptiug.
The bursting OF buds. the unfolding OF
blossoms and the ninstrelsy al BIRDS III
the wildwOOds, tell IA that the vernal
season II upon Us.
A new store house and dwelling II being
erected ut finder ilr the occupancy U
the BiscOe Bros.
Farm work is brisk this beautiful
weather and plows are running all ove'
the county.
1t tx feared the peaches aud otherirults
pushed To blossom by the late warm
weather. may be killed by later iro-ts.
Ciyis
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
VIRGINIA NEWS

Deputy U. 8. Marshal Bendit libeled
the steamers Owen billiard and the DR..
w. ]. Nswbill, owned by H. c. Dayton,
eolorsd. OF White Stone, for debt at IT.
vington.
The home in Louisa county OF Mr. and
Mrs. A. 8. Bagby was the scene OF q
pretty marriage Thursday when Miss n
L. Bsgby became the bride Of Eugene 8.
Hi. Rev. J. r. Wilkinson of'icisted.
]. Frank Sergeant and c. W. Jones
acted as ushers.
> The sawmill In lower MiddleseX county
owned by ]. C. and A. B. Stiff was
destroyed by fire Sunday night. Lost
several hundred dollars, with no insur-
ance. The mill will be rebuilt.
The annual point to point" races oil
the Warrenton Hunt Club will be run
next Tuesday.
The saw mill OF Segar & Davis, neal
Urbanna, was damaged by fire Tuesday
while the hands were attending court.
Loss, $500; no insurance.
supreme court nhs rtiu5cu q lohosf
ing 10 the cass OF Thomas alias Wright
convicted OF assault In Alexandria court,
and the man will hang for his ofiense.
Hill Carter, counsel for the railroads,
Thursday appeared before the State Cor.
poratiOn Commission and announced
that the railroads would submit the
question OF rates without argument.
The commission reserved Its decision.
While pinn!ng clothes on line at her
home In Richmond. Mrs. c. II. Lewis
with q number OF pins In her mouth
sncezsd suddenly and swallowed some
OF the pins. She was removed to thu
hospital, and Thursday surgeons mad
an X-ray examination OF her. She h
not suffering much pain, and the physi
cians think she will recover.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.


PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR firm;
winter extras, $2.7OQ2.9O; PeDnsylva-
mia roller clear, $2.9563.15; city mills
fancy. s4.50m4.60. RYE FLOUR firm;
Der barrel 1855. WHEAT firm; No. 2
Pennsylvania, red, n q TIC. CORN
firm; No. 2 yellow, local, SAC. OATS
steady: No. 2 white, clipped, 49c.; lower
grades 47c. HAY steady: No. l timo-
INV, LARGE bales, $21. PORK steady,
family, per barrel. $3.50. BEEF firm;
beef hams, per barrel, SIG. POULTRY:
Live steady hens, l6h2ml1c:; old roost-
ers, lie. Dressed steady; choice fowls,
l5c; old ROSTERS, lOc. BUTTER
steady; extra creamery, 3Sc. EGGS
steady; selected, 2Oq22c.; nearby,
-I7sc.; southern, l6Ql7c. POTATOES
steady; 5505Sc per bushel.
AUTHORITARIAN steady; No
| spot. 79M79Ikc. steamer No. 2 spot
73I5m 7SAc.; southern, 73hq77hc
CORN firmer; mixed spot, 50h@50Ac.;
steamer mixed, 4SQ4Slsc.; southern,
1910 SOC. OATS quiet and steady;
white No. 2, 4S1aW49c.; No. 3, 47h4
4Sc: No. 4. 46M4G5c.; mixed, No. 2.
47G47Hc.: No. 3, 46n46hc.; No. 4, as
645bc. BUTTER not so firm; cream
cry separator extras, 31c.; held, 23Q
24c.: prints, 31932c. Maryland and
Pennsylvania dairy prints, goa 2lc.
EGGS steady. fancy Maryland. Penn
sylvania. Virginia and West Virginia
Ike; southern, l6Ml6hc.
NEW YORK-BUTTER firm; COM
non to extra creamery, 22Q3Oc.; held,
common to extra, 21Q30c.; state dairy,
common to finest, 2l@29c.; renovated,
common to extra, 16@25c.; western
factory, common to firsts. 19Q21hc.;
western imitation creamery. extras, rs
@27c.; firsts, 23024c. CHEESE firm;
state. full cream, colored, small. fancy,
15c.; skins. 2@11Ac. EGGS easier;
state, Pennsylvania and neavby, fancy,
selected, white, &c; do. choice, goa
21c.; brown and mixed, extra, zoe;
first to extra firsts, 1SG1S%c.; west
ern firsts, 18n1SAc. POULTRY: Live
easy, western chickens. 9@12c.; fowls,
Ice; turkeys, 13c. Dressed quiet; tur-
keys, l0D15c.; fowls, 131sWl511c.
PEANUTS steady; fancy hand-picked,
6%c.: other domestic, 3kG7c. POTA-
TOES steady; Bermuda. per barrel, IS
06.75; southern, s1.50G3.50; Cuban,
s5d7; do. old, per barrel, $l:5OQ 1.S5;
sweets. per barrel, $26375. CAB
BAGES weak; old red, per ton, S2O0
go: do. white Danish seed, $l5Q2O;
southern, per crate. S1.25@l75.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The taking OF testimony in the
two-cent passenger rate case, which
has been pending before the State
Corporation Commission for some
months, has closed and with the
termination OF the case comes the
report that the railroads will proba.
big abandon the fight and scquiesce
in the establishment OF a 2-cent pas
senger rate throughout the State.
In all probability this is true, since
the railroads must see that the peO-
pie everywhere are at least otter
mined upon giving the plan a trial.
Other States are pretty generally
adopting 2-cent rate, and as far as
can be learned the railroads have
not been hurt thereby even in States
as spsrsely or more sparsely settled
than Virginia. 1t is pity the rail-
roads operating In Virginia did not
see this sooner in order that all the
labor and expense involved In the
hearing could have been avoided.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
LOCAL. MARKETS

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.
Wheat. ~ to 80; corn, 50 to 80; meal,
81 80 to 81 .35; oats, 45 TO 30; hens. live,
lOto11 dressed, 11to12H; chickens, small,
l3to14 eggs, 14to14H;lard10tol2 ducks,
i've 1Oto11; dressed, II to Il; butter, >
70 %; hams, II to IS; sweet potatoes.
10 to 81; Irish potatoes, go TO 20; apples,
DER bushel 1to$1 %; veal. 4Kto5; lambs,
$3.50 to So so; hides, green, s to 10;
Try. II to 10, sailed. No. l.. 9 to 10,
.alf skins No. l, $1.10 per skin; baled
nay, ST. to $50 per ton; leaf sumac, GO
70 60 per 100; hogs, live weight. :
to 5Ac; beef, live weight, ~ to By;
pork, to X; turkeys, live, -; undrawn
IA to 10; drawn. - to is; Early Rose
potatoes, seed, 70 to 81.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
TO EXPOSITION VISITORS
Povhatan Lodge.

Three doors from the Normal school
entrance old Point and Newport News
cars pass the door Cars connect with
boat Tor Exposition Lodging and
breakfast $50 per day
Hampton j. the most desirable OF
plarrs for visitors to the Exposition to
stop. A. the approach Ia the grounds 10y
water will afford "a fine view OF the bat
tleships. and Of the Exposition BUILDINGS.
Apply 10 Miss Hickman, Box 40.
IIamnton Va. lgml NJ
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
NUGGETS OF NEWS

DR.. B. H. Warren. of West Chester.
has resigned as state dairy and food
commissioner of Pennsylvania.
Rev Robert Blight died in a hos
pital at NorristOwn, Pa. from burns
received by upsetting a lighted lamp.
Rev DR.. J. II. Boyd. a prominent
Methodist minister of Baltimore, died
at Roanoke Va. after an extended i'll.
ness.
William r. Hearst has filed five libel
suits against the Chicago Tribune for
$500, 900 each for publishing extracts
of Elihu Roots speech at Utica. n. Y.
last November.
Hamlin +. Lee. a veteran OF the
Mexican and civil wars and nephew
OF General Robert f. Lee, died at "olo-
RADIO Springs. Col, aged 81 years
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
RATE HEARING CLOSED
Rumusd that Railroads May Abandon Fight In
Virginia.

Final testimony In the two-cent pas
sanger rate case was taken Wednesday
before the State corporation commission
An opportunity was offered attorney
TO correct evidence already taken and 10
offer further evidence.
1t is possible that no argument will b.
made, and that the railroads, in view OF
the action taken in other States, maI
abandon the fight and submit to thu
Uniform two-cent passenger rate fare.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
MILLION LOSS IN FIRE
South Boston Swept by Flames.

For the second sine during the past
year the town OF South Boston was
visited by a disastrous fire Thursday
night. The loss il estimated at nearly
81 100000. Almost the entire tobacco
section, considerable portion OF thu
business section, was destroyed. The
heaviest losers are the r. J. Reynold'
Tobacco Company, 10 whose plant II
originated.
Ii Is said the loss Is covered by about
three-fourths insurance
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
JusTIFIEs PRESENCE OF MILITARY

Commenting on criticisms OF the
presence OF the Fredericksburg military
company In Alexandria to protect from
probable violence q prisoner on trial
there, Mayor Paff said: 81 have no
apologies to make to any one, and am
responsible for my part in asking the
governor to send this man here under
military escort. never anticipated any
trouble before the trial OF Midgets, but |
have good reasons to believe that YER
diet other than murder in the first de-
gree would result 10 a demonstration
that would not reflect credit upon
Alexandria, and | do not propose to
take any chances"
Judge Barley, when asked about the
criticisms, said that he had joined with
Mayor Paff In the request to Gov: Swan
son for q military escort .or Midgets,
and felt justified In having done so.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-03-30
CONFERENCE WORK
nsshedst udws st stsuntsu Report Progress.

hlsshodst Ddsrs 1t StsuHtjn report Progress.
The opening Baltimore conference at
Stanton Is attended by about 300
ministers and laymen.
Az shown by the reports OF presiding
elders from the eight districts, comprised
Of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
and Pennsylvania, the Methodists have
made steady progress and the church lie
IN q prosperous condition. Reports were
read from number OF presiding elders,
Including Rev. j. s. Hutchinson, OF
Warrington district.
Wednesday night, Rev. DR.. r. Nc
Murray, OF Louisville, delivered en ad-
dress on "Church Extension"
CHURCH EXTENSION WORK.
Az the Baltimore conference In Staun-
tor a resolution was carried to the effect
that the conference order special as
sessmsnt OF 81, 900 for church extension
IN addition to the regular annual assess
ment Aspecial subscription was taken,
and more than q thousand dollars raised
for tbs immediate use OF church extern
sion.