The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04


schemes, even though 1t will not bs
| strong enough to get through con-
| structiye legislation.
| He says 1t lis his present intentiUs
| to remain here throughout the session.
| OF tile conventions. e asss'
! Hon. John j. owen ana wife, OF
4 Prince Edward passed through the city
yesterday on their way home from ii
4 several days visit to the Jamestown
4 Exposition. They expressed themselveY
/. as highly pleased with the show
Rev. Austin w. Mann OF Cleveland,
o. who is perhaps the lsoldest deaf
mute minister In tho world. is here as
Z a delegate to the Episcopal Convention.
and is stopping at the Richmond Mr..
! Mann Is the general missionary III
charge of the church nlission, to deaf
mutes in the midwestern district, ana
he has been pioneering as he calls ii.
4 since 1872. He was the first ordained
i deaf-mute minister west of the Allie
! ghany Mountains, and has always dis
played wonderful devotion for his
work. When seen in the LOBBY OF the
} Richmond last night Mr.. Mann readily
consented to write o. representative
of The Times Dispatch concerning him
self, and the information he gave was
full of interest. This is the third con-
vention he has attended, and he seemed
happy .liltlI llS WAS mere WllH HIS
brethren.
MIR. Mann has founded deaf-nnute mis-
sions in a large number OF cities in the
Middle West, and his work has re- 1
suited In much good. In the summer.
z of 1856 he held the first prayer book
service fol. deaf on the Pacific
fcoast at Trinity Church, San Francisco.
On the way services were held at Den
Yer, Colorado Springs Pueblo, Salt
Lake. Los Angeles and Santa Fe. In
!. 1883 services We're held at New Orr
Y leans. Birmingham. jackson, Chatta-
= inooga, and other Southern cities.
, He has ministered from time to time
at the deaf-mute churches OF Now York
!, and Philadelphia; Mt the missions Of
Boston BROOKLYN baltimore, Wash
= held services in London, Liverpool,
Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Glasgow. Mon
: treal. Toronto and Belleville.
y II am glad to give you any informa-
!. ton i cam he wrote in parting. II
y have q son who is a newspaper man
9 them
! The Richmond Hotel has secured u
= fine orchestra from New York for the
;, winter season. which embraces soma
3 splendid talent. Among the leading
= performes are Miss Marguerite jack
" son. Niolinlst: Miss Caroline S. Barnes,
: Irianist mud Mr.. Barney sWinograd
olarionetist, The orchestra viii play
: each evening during dinner hour.
: Mr. a. j. Poole. Of Portsmouth, IS
stopping at the Richmond.
Dr. II. S, Myers, Democratic nominee
for the House of Deegates from AM
|, Eherst. is in the city
ut seems to mo that the city and
I state would both make better provis-
ion for taking care of the Blues than
I. they arc making SAID an sput- ot-town
member of the battalion at at The 81; lsich-
mond. .gfi ,sor 4, H Is A.
Y .Do you know he went on that
levery time we go out IT. costs $40 to
$50 each. out of our own pockets for
- expenses, and yet we haven't an ar
rnory fit to drill in?
Every one raves c54ur the Blues
when they go abroad. The State and
city appear proud OF the battalion. and
+ we are doing all we can to keep up
our end, but we do think when VIC
have to go out so frequently on State
occasions. we at least ought to have
an arlnory where we might properly
drill and keep cur equipfieltst tE.G nc good
+ order. ttl,ssf q 7lrs.3
Z. a. Epcs. Blackstone; ]. Fl. Durk-
ley, saltyille; II r. Nelson and w. NJ.
Randolph. charlottesville, are at MUIR
phys.
Virginians at the Jefferson are ~
and Mrs, r. ID. Stokes. Elk Hill; Mrs
10. w. Fulton, Wytheville.
w. r. witHee and wife, Roan,aseJ
--IP, s. Fahrney, Strasbuvg; - FL, Hicks
Il Stuart's Draft; Chas- PerIek, - MIS-
~ Louise Penick, South Boston are o.
4 1.-THE Lexington. ,s.s ~ +
Building Permits.
Building and repair permits were issued
ID, Inspector Henfy r. Beck yesterday al