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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
NEW PASTOR WILL
ARRIVE TOMORROW
The Rev. w. S. Dorset to Take
Charge of Leigh-Street
Baptist Church.

The Rev. w. 8. Dorset. now OF South
Carolina, who has accepted call to the
,pastorate of the Leigh Street Baptist
Church, this city. will reach the city
with his family tomorrow night.
He will practically take charge OF the
church the next morning. but will not
meet many Of his people until Sunday.
He will attend the sunday-school that
morning and meet ali the teachers and
scholars, and will preach at the usual
hours Next Tuesday night. the sth. a
public reception will be rendered the new
pastor at the church. On Sunday after
noon. however. an installation service TO
be taken part In by number OF Rich
mond minister's will be held and Mr..
Dorset will then be the pastor in fact as
we'll as In name.
The new pastor is virginian. Powha-
tan being his native county. although the
most OF his life. since he has been in
the ministry. has been spent In other
States. He Is graduate OF Richmond
College and OF the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
Drink AND EXPOSURE
CAUSE TWO DEATHS.
Rescued From Streets, Both Die
When Safe Under Shelter.
One Aged White Man.
lspcclal 10 rhe rlmes. pIspatch.]

WILMINGTON. N. c.. December ai.-
Much booze and severe weather caused
two tragedies in this city last night.
though ono was not unearthed until this
morning. A negro. Titus Mckenzie. aged
twenty-five. was found drunk In gutter.
and the effect of the exposure produced
death shortly after he was carried before
a fire, and white man. r. +. Seymour,
aged sixty. died in Jail from the effects
OF previous exposure and alcoholism. sey-
mour was arrested on the street at tho
insGgation of nephew. Without know
ing that serious results lurked near In
consequence, the mar having encounter
ed freezing weather. he was lodged IN
Jail. There he died. his lifeless body.
being discovered this 1norning by an alleg-
ed murderer, who occupied nm adjoining
call iiiiss So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
TO HAVE INSPECTION
AND ENTERTAINMENT
Junior Howitzers Will Meet at
SEVENTEEN Regiment Armory.
on Thursday Night.

The regular meeting OF the Junior Rich-,
mond I1owtzers will be held on january
I'D, at O'clock r. NJ, In the drill hall OF
the seventeen Regmental Armory, Tho
boys will be inspected by Major Bossieux
at 7:l5 o'clock the same night, The fol-
lowing boys are requested 70 be- present:
]. Dickson Policy, Walton Saunders
r. Fisher, w. Courtney. @, Truehian, 3.
Walford, w. eDabney, J. unmussls, NJ.
Dunn, Il. Thomas. Il. Cason, q. Sutton,
A. Cabanaugh, Charles Crowder, u, Cos
by, Fl. Harol, A. Carson. S. Padgett II.
Gore, S. Noodfin. r. CroWder. s. Mcl'ar-
lane, a, McCabe, W. Tomkins, II. Swine
ford II. Milton, II. Burke, Nv. Forbes, II.
Danner Nj, Green, y. Noble. +. Thncker,
+. Shields, K.
The boys Will give an entertainment
Friday. January atl,; ut $50 O'Clock +:
NJ, In Cathedral Hall, Ninth and Marshall
Streets. The proceedsswill go to the boys
equipment fund. They will present MI
Girls. Nleagher, ina Little Nonsense, as
sisted by Miss Il. Wilson, NJ ISIS Mary O.
Evans, Miss Mamie Policy, Miss u. Car,
dozl and Miss j. Eriachkorn.
The entertainment ts#in charge Of tbs
following boys. i. Bnford Walford, tnan,
8cial manager Mr.. Joseph j, unmltssig
chairman, and Will,Tomkinse and Arthur
Carson, entertninment cnmmittee,
Tickets scan be secured from cir WelEs
Cigar Store. Fifth and Broad; Hanover
shoe Store, No, 600 II. Broad, and tslatrSs
Drug Store, Ninth and Marshall. ana iron
the boys, 8s 5es =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
MR.. ROCKEFELLER
GIVES THREE MILLION
Chicago University Gets New
Years Gift Of Vast
Sum. "A

CHICAGO. December 3l.-A New Years
gift of nearly ,a,U0,rU from John d.
Rockefeller to the University OF Chicago
was announced tonight This is tho
largest single contribution from Mr..
Rockefeller to the institution, and brings
his total benefactions to the untysSsi1y
up to slg,H6.926.
announcement Of the latest dom
was contained In letter from job
Rockefeller. Jr.. to Acting President
ry Pratt Judson. The major portiora
the New Years gift Is to go to the
manent endowment fund of the uni'
slty, and for this purpose securities Y
market value OF sc.700.0o0 ere provid
The remainder OF the gift. $4,000. if
make up the years deficit. to prT
for an increase in the salaries OF ms
tors and to allow appropriations 1ore
rlous purposes.
The 10000 addition to the endowment
brings this fund to Sl0.452.6l6. Mr.. Rockies
feller's gift provides for an annual in-
crease OF $4,000 In the salaries OF ind
structOrS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
Y M G. A. Glasses.

splendid opportunity will be presented
to young men and boys for self-improve-
ment and culture by the. y Dung Mems
Christian Association in its winter term
of night educational classes. The term
will begin Thursday, and the subjects
taught will be as follows:
For Men-Arithmetic, elementary arith-
metic. intermediate bookkeeping, commer-
ciaI English grammar mechanical draw
ing. penmanships and business forms. VIM
dow show card writing, stenography, and
If desired. advertising and also voice-cul-
ture.
For Boys Between Twelve and Seventeen
Years-Arithmetic and business. penman-
ship and spellng,s mechanical drawing,
stcnography, window show card writing.
Full information. can begsecured& at the
association office Main and Sixth Streets.
from Assistant Secretaries Fisher and
All were fortunate indeed who took adj
vantage Of hearing Durno, the mag1-
clan, and company last night at the Y.
NJ. G. A. It was night full of fun, and
everybody went. away glad they had
come. The question everybody is asking
everybody else is, How did he do it?"
Mr.. Durno showed special partially to
Mr.. Haydn w. Barrows, a former menu
| Der, who had come to Richmond on q
| visit. Among many of the things OF In
/ tercst taken from somewhere about Mr..
| Barrows's person We're a handsome shirt
! waist, an exceedingly large and danger
i ous looking snake and a full-groWn hen.
The following is a partial list Of articles
/. taken from one hat. The list was hand
! ed by lady friend to one of the as
4 sstants Several pairs Of highly-colored
/ hosiery, one shirt whist, one complete
baby's outfit of wearing apparel. several
i pieces of coin, one apron, one baby. about
a thousand yards OF paper and very
4 lively duck. Following Mr.. Durnos en-
4 tcrtainment was a lively game of basket
ball. after which the audience returned
to the auditorium at 11:2o for a watch
night service Of song and pictures. The
audience dispersed at 1915. with many
7 good wishes for the New Year.
At 3 O'clock tomorrow afternoon.
special entertainment will be given free
to boys and girls. From $40 to 10 O'Clock
q will be open house for all, with light re-
& freshments served by the ladies Of thu
4 woman's committee. Quite nm extensive
program has been arranged, and all art
most cordially invited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
BUST PRESENTED
TO HOGE MEMO ORAL
Christmas Celebration Of Sunday.
School Held at Church
Last Night.

r Tho Christmas celebration Of the Hogo
Memorial. Sunday school was held at the
church at s o'clock last night beautl-o
ful musical program was rendereds py
a number OF tho scholars, who had been
trained by Miss Liz2ie Bohan-
non, assisted by Miss Annie Wilson. The
children acquitted themselves with great
credit. At the close of the program q
bust of Rev, DIR, Moses p Hoge. eNe-
cuted by the sculptor Moniyan, was
presented by Mr.. {Giovanetti tho
father OF Joseph SGiovanetti, recent
" deceased, one of the first schol-
ars In the Old Il Market Sunday
school. Mr.. a. w, Lee, the superinten-
dent, made the presentation speech, and
the bust was RECEIVED by Mr.. g.
Truce, ono of th6 first teachers Of the
school, Both Mr., Leo and Mr., Bruce
paid eloquent tributes to Dir, floge and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
To Collect Taxes.

Collector of City Taxes Frank w Cum
bingham VII, be in his office in the City
Hail to-day to receive payments of city
taxes, despite the fact that this is a
holiday. He does this to save tardy tax
rayers from the five per cent. penalty
which the law adds for delinquency, all
tax tickets becoming delinquent after to-
day.
CAPTAIN Cunningham realizes that hun
dreds of working men are too busy to
get to the City Hall during office hours
except on holidays, and has sacrificed
sshis own holiday for their benefit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
SHOE WORKERS OUT.
Leave Lynchburg Plant Becaus
Put on Piece Work.

Especial to The Tines Dspatcn.J
=. IYNCHBURG. VA, December 31.-V
Some fifteen workers lin the assembling
department OF tho 1Craddock-Terry Shci
Company quit work to-day because thu
were put on piece work instead OF pev
diem and bonus They would return
at compromise that would give them
"a week more, claiming they would lose|
that much in tho change. The company
has no statement to make. but 1t ii
understood that they will at once fl
the places Of the men who have qui
work etfls ~. 4g5 s45eais9 s7t4S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
AN oLD-TIME SERVICE.
Watch-Night at Union Station
ike ()lden Methodis1n.

,.Watch-night" service Is dist tlVels
Methodistic. and when the exercises are \,
in charge Of an old-time Metnoals.
.'classn the occasion SUGGESTS sllnNss W., ~,
3c,,,,rch.# and Of the sweet singer Charles
Wesley, Who '.set Methodism to note
4 The watch night" services ct Old
Linton station last night were attended
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
New Annexation Problem.

Citizens Of Richmond who. previous !. to to
attending the city limits. had 4 the rrivi-
,lege Of living In. the county and raising
hogs and keeping COWS, will have either
to move farther back or to get rid Of the
3I3The Richmond ordinances forbid any
person to keep a hog or a COW. But. as q
sHenrico citizen said yesterday, is hog.
Killing time anyway, and We don't care. =
"A reasonable time will be given the an
lnexod citizens to dispose Of their cattle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
/ ENDOWMENT FOR
AGED MINISTERS.
Announcement Received Here
Yesterday Marks Accomplish
mcnt Of First Stage.
pREsBYTERlANs REJOICING RE-: 'll;
Great Interest Felt i'll This City,,
Where Work Was First
Organized.
PREsBYTERlANs REJOICING

Louisville. KY, Dec. 81. 1905,
God has touched the hearts OF IiIs
church. At IL o'clock to-day receipts
of our treasurer, Mr.. John Sites, hha
reached $4,000 for the endowment ~,
fund OF ministerial relief. Money sun
comes by mail. telegraph and express
HENRY II. SWEETS.
Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
touching illusions to Mr.. Joseph Giovan-

AShandsomc cane was presented to Mr..
Lee and a beautiful quilt to the pastor
by the loving circle Of the Second Pres
byterian Church. Even the youthful
members at the cradle roll were 8remem-
bercd with present for each: also tho
members OF the home. department. were
not forgotten. me conclusion each
scholar was called up and presented
with box OF candy and apples and
oranges. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
Treasurer Qualities.
Offices Close To-Day.

All Offices In the GitSItall will.be closed
to-day. a national and State holiday, ey-
cept the office OF the Collector OF City
Taxes Mayor Mccarthy has issued Il
formal notice concerning the suspension
& Of work. !,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01

NIT. announcement. received In the
Office OF the Central PRESBYTERIAN mere
Yesterday afternoon, marks the successlut
conclusion OF the first stage OF the uhu .
taxing to raise an endowment iuna IN W! .ne
Presbyterian Church. South, lot me Esup,
port Of retired and invalid ministers anu
Ia widows and orphans of deceased min
listers
The Offer.
In June. 1905, an offer was received py
the committee on education ana Ienei
at louisville. KY. from Mr.. El,ign L. III. IN
man. ali elder in the First Presnyte.ian
Church OF Atlanta, Ca, In the 1ollo"iils
Latter from the Rev. G.. p. Brtdewel. OF
Atlanta:
verv much interested In the endoW-
ment fund for ministerial relief he
has authorized me to make this oner
10 the committee II the Executive
Committee will raise s125,ooo. IN addl-
ton to tho $4,000 on hand ALREADY
he will give to the committee SlVo'ooo,
making total OF $2b0,ooo. * seems
| to me that this Is an offer that the
committee cannot afford TO let go by.
So far, the only conditions are that
| the church raise s125.00O, and his
500, 900 be given, $4,000 January !,
1907; s25 900 January. 1908. and $26,-
900 January, 1909. For the present
am to withhold his name, but you may
give the facts to the church papers
| whenever you desire. and think 1t
would be we'll to start at it at once
.tPlease let me hear from you at
your earliest convenience, and send
i me all the information you may think
i I will need In talking to him.
"Hoping that the committee will see
i it's way clear to accept this Offer and
praying Gods blessing on your, work,
4 am, Cordially yours. e
i &C. p. BRIDEWEL,L.
1 The committee at once went to work
to secure this, the largest single dona-
4 ton ever given to any cause in the
Southern Presbyterian Church. According
to the terms Of the offer of Mr.. Inman
tho first half $4,000. was to be paid
January 1, 1907. in case the church al
large could raise It's half of s125,00o, OF
J s62,5oo. by that time.
4 The telegram given above announce:
1 that this first half has been over-sub
Il scribed some thirty thousand dollars will
81 of Mr.. Inmans offer will be taken W
at an early date.
The completion of this fund, togethe
with Mr.. Inman's total gift of 100000
! which now seems assured, will give. will
, the funds already in the hands Of tn,
3 committeeman endowment for this caus
OF over a quarter of a million Of dollars.
! Work Organized Here.
, Special interest attaches to the success
! of this undertaking in Richmond. sine
!, it was in Richmond that the work wa
first organized. The first committee O
ministerial relief was Incorporated her
July l. 1901. with Rev. Russell Cecil, i {
D.. chairman, and Mr.. s.. II. Hawes SEC
retary and treasurer The offices of thi
COMMITTEES were removed to Louisville
KY, in 1904, and are now in charge 9
Rev. Henry. II. Sweets, secretary. an
Mr.. John Sites, treasurer. ,33 Il n sy.s
This committee reported to the slas
Presbyterian General Assembly that the
had on4ther rolls 81 ministers 125 widow
OF deceased ministers, with 60 fatherle:
: children under the age of fourteen,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL.
oresbyterians to Observe Annual

Under the Joint auspices OF the Mems
League of the First Presbyterian Church
and the congregation OF Hoge Memorial
Presbyterian Church. new Sunday
school has been organized and will be
conducted every sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, beginning next Sunday the first
In the year.
The place Of meeting will be in Mitch
ellis Hall, on North Twsnty-shird Street,
which has been nicely fitted up for the
purpbse. Mr.. William Akers will have
charge of the Sunday school, and the
Rev. Tilden Scherer, pastor of Hoge Me-
mortal Church. will do the pastoral work.
The Presbyterian denomination In this
city will observe their annual week OF
prayer, beginning with next Sunday. jan
uary 9Th. Services Will be held at o'clock
on each evening Of the week In Grace
Street Presbyterian Church. The week
will be opened by the joint communion
service on Sunday evening, when the Rev.
DR.. J. Calvin Stewart will preach the SER
| mon.
For the Convenience of those who 1.-Two
In the West End. services will also be
held at S p. NJ, daily in the Church OF the
| Covenant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
BULLETS FLY THICK.
Negroes and Officers Have Run
ming Battle.
;nncial Nj TRe Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
IcAYETTEVILLE. N. c.. December =
This morning at Parkton deputy shee
If and posse attempted to arrest fou
negroes who were! trespassing on TIL
property Of Mr.. Billiard. The negrot]
resisted arrest, and several shots well
fired between the parties, and 2.
Billiard was shotFin the shoulder TIL
negroes escaped, but one or more wa
evidently wounded, as the floor Of tn
house was covered with blood.
Countess Of Clancarty Dead.
II. ONDON, Decem ber 3l.-The COUNTIES
OF Clancarty, who was at one time wei
known on the stage MS Belle Billion, dlt
this evening at her sreside nce It Garbal |
Park. County Galway, Ireland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
Sundav-School Officers Elected.

Sunday-School Officers Elected.
n The officers of the Sunday school of the.
Leigh Street Baptist Church elected sun
day afternoon to serve for another year
are as follows. Superintendent. Edward
q. Garrlson; Assistant Superintendent.
Frank T.. Butler; Juvenile Department,
Abnerl q. Goode; Assistant in Juvenile De
.partnent, Miss Cora Elliott: Treasurer,
Henry w. Cottrcll: Assistant Treasurer:
j. w. Gates; Secretary. F. Ruthn Butter;
Assistant Secretary, G. ?. Alley; p zIstlIl
8ists Guvenile Department.. Miss Emma
Gary: librarian, Robert F.. HWinfree; Or
ganist, Mrs. leslie Watson,
j'' II every instance the above officers
wcro honored with reelection.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01
The Offer.

In June. 1905, an offer was received py'
the committee on education and renef
at Louisville KY. from Mr.. HUGH I. IN
man, an elder in the First Presnyterian
Church OF Atlanta, Ca, IN the .lollu~in =,
Atlanta. ~ ri 1872
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01

h The milk question, so far as the price
Of the article is concerned. has been
settled, and, beginning tomorrow, the
dealers will sell milk to their customers
at eight cents per quart, instead OIL
charging ten cents for the. same quat-
tity 40 they have been doing for some
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01

This announcement, received IL the
once OF the Central Presbyterian mere
Yesterday afternoon, marks the succeaslul
conclusion OF the first stage OF the unuel-
.taKinp 10 raise an endowment fund IN tue
PRESBYTERIAN Church. South, for the sup,
port Of retired and invalid ministers anu
the widows and orphans OF deceased mn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04
LAfe Football Gossip

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04
YEAR REMARKABLE
 FOR NEW RECORDS
BY MANHATTAN.

New York November 3.-The season in athletics just drawing to close has been most remarkable in the number of new records set UP. Here is the list.
 Running.
 ep0-Yard Run-Melvin W. Sheppard, Irish-American A. C., Celtic Park, Sep tember l. Time, 2ol 4-5.
 Four Mile Run-George W. Bonhag, 1rish-American A. C.. Twenty-second reg iment armory, February 22. Time. 2o:i1 1-5 Boston A A Marathon (2o miles)- Thomas Longboat, at Boston, April 1s. Time, 2:A:2O 4-5.
 Field Games.
 100-Yard Low Hurdles-S. c. Northridge, Irish-American A. C., Thirteenth regiment armory. March SO Time, 12 1-5 seconds. 75-Yard Three-Legged Race-Harry I. Hillman, New York A. C., and Lawson Robertson, Irish-Ameriean A. C., Madi- son Square Garden. February ?. Time, 4-5 seconds.
 Eight-Pound Shot-Ralph Rose, Olympic Club, San Francisco, at Travers Isl- and, September H.-Distance, 67 feet 2 inches.
 Twenty-Poung Shot-Ralph Rose, at Travers Island, September 14 Distance. 55 feet 11% inches.
 intercollegiate.
 Sixteen-Pound Shot-Ralph Rose. at Montreal, September N. Distance, 49 feet 7A inches.
 Twenty -one-Pound Shot-Ralph Rose, at Travers Island. September 14 Distance, 40 feet 3ss inches
 Twenty-eight- Shot-Ralph Rose. at Travers Island. September 14 Dis tance. s4 feet 5x inches.
 Fifty -six-Pound Weight-John Flanagan, Irish-American A. C., at Jamestown, Sep tember '. Distance, B feet 8 inches. Throwing the Discus-M. J. Sheridan, 1rish-American A. C.. at Celtic Park, June 23 Distance. 136 feet 10 inches.
 Throwing the Javelin-M. J. Sheridan, at Celtic Park. October 20. Distance, 40 feet inches.
 Sixteen-Pound Shot-Captain krueger, Swarthmore, at Cambridge, in spring games. Distance, 46 feet 51a inches. One-Mile Run-Guy Haskins, Pennsyl- vania. Time. 40 3-5.
 Quarter-Mile Run-J. B. Taylor, Penn sylvania. Time. 0:4S 4-5.
 High Jump-Tom Moffitt, Pennsylvania, Distance feet 3i4 inches
 Pole Vault for Height-Walter Dray, Yale. at New Haven, May IS. Distance, Il feet 11& inches
 Two-Mile Run-F. A. Rowe, Michigan. Time. 9:4 4-5.
 High Hurdles-J. C. Barrels, Michigan. Time. 15 1-5 seconds.
 Four Hundred and Forty-Yard Run J. B. Taylor, Pennsylvania. Time, 4-5 seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04
SUTTON ON SCHAEFER'S TRAIL.
Sunny George Challenges the Billiard Wizard for Emblem Lost Last May.

Cincinnati. November 3.-George Sut- ton is willing to make an attempt to regain the laurels and diamond studded emblem of the 1s.1 balk-line billiard championship, and is challeng- ing Jacob Schaefer to another match. schaefer won the emblem from him last May. He has posted a forfeit of s25O with the Brunswick Balk ke-Collen- der company of New York, the donors of the emblem.
 Schaefer has the option of naming the city where the game will be played and is expected to decide on Chicago St. Louis or some other middle west city. The match will be for $500 side and the worlds championship. Ac- cording to the terms governing the championship, Schaefer must reply within ten days.
 Both of the experts are now in prac- tice for their forthcoming match, to be played at Orchestra hall Chicago, No- yember 5. This is for the 1S.2 cham pionship held by Sutton. who won it from George Slosson. october IS, 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04
New Trottinu Records.

New York. November 3.--With the close of harness racing for 1so7 review of the achievements of trotters and pacers show that eleven new world records were set three of them by Sweet Marie. These were:
 Trotters. three years old, in race Gen. eral Watts, 2:o6a. two years old in race. ,rrompfest, 2:12A two years old in race. on half mile track George G., 2:06s4; one mile on half mile track for mares: Sweet Marie, 2O7: one mile on half mile track to wagon, Sweet Marie. 2:oSh; mile on half mile track to wagon driven by ama- teur. Sweet Marie, 2oS& two-year-old fl lies, racing: Helen Hale, 2:1SA; three-year- old stailions, two heats. General Watts to race, 2:06a4 and 2:091a; for record three year-olds. on half mile track, Ruth Dill lon. 2:15lh: five miles to wagon, Ed Bryan 3:03; one mile pacers, under sad de, Kruger, 2:12la.