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DO Not Delay a Single Day.

mittee on Legislation. Mrs. Annie w.
Johnson, showed progress and prosperi-
ty thruout the year.
The National President was particu-
larly happy in her remarks, giving the
Department high commendation for its
work.
Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood, al
ways favorite, spoke at length upon
the organization of the Woman's Relief
Corps. She said that the idea of this
organization, now grown to 1856, 900 wo-
men, had its inception in the office of
The National Tribune, here in WASH
ington, over 26 years ago, and that she
WIS happy to have aided then and al
ws.yS.
The installation of officers of the two
Departments was joint and public,
Grand Army Hall being packed with
people. AT the cali Of the Department
President, Mrs. Ball, the Colorbearers
OF the Department were nearly all pres
ent, and the 2S silk flags flying in the
f1ower-heated air, borne by ladies dress
ed in white, made a magnificent pic
ture. The hall had been lavishly deco
rated with flags. and the outgoing Off
GERS of the two Departments We're escort
ed to the platform by all the Colorbear-
ers, led by the Chief of Staff carrying
the Department flag. The Colorbearers
filed upon the platform. forming a solid
wall of flags back of the retiring officers,
the effect bringing prolonged applause.
The pianist of the evening was Mrs
Katharine Phillips, who, at the request
of Department Commander Ferree,
played for the muster of the G. A. r.
officers. She has played for every in
stallation for the last Is years
The retiring Department President
Mrs. Ball. was presented with a jeweled
badge of exquisite design, following
p1ngply fhn ha of hn
r. c.. the presentation being made by
her Chief of Staff Mrs. Mary V. Goun-
die, in beautiful words. The Maltese
cross has the medallion outlined by a
row of first-water diamonds set in gold
star cups. Four other diamonds are
caught in stars in the chains and five
clear diamonds ornament the bar. The
past rank IS represented by the mono
gram "F, c. & L." in cut-out gold, and
just above twinkies fine solitaire dia-
mond on a slender chain. The inscrip-
ton on the back reciteS that it is pre-
sented by the Woman's Relief Corps of
the Department of the Potomac to Isa-
bel Worrell Ball, Department President.
1907. 1t is said to be the handsomest
badge ever presented in the Department.
Mrs. Goundie in presenting the badge
stated that she hoped to present the
next one TO Mrs. Ball as National Presi-
dent, which sentiment was rOundly ap-
pIauueu MIS- Bali received from her
devoted staff" cut-glass punch bowl
of generous dimensions, a silver ladle
and glasses.
delightful program was presented
during the evening, the chief speaker
being Representative ]. A. T. Hull,
Chairman of the Committee on Military
Affairs, who Was comrade-in-arms of
Commander Walker. He delighted his
audience with his ringing utterances in
favor of the veterans and the declara-
tion that Congress could not do too
much for them. The wife of Represen-
tative Hull, who is prominently men,
toned for President-G General of the
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Sticks to Her Veteran.

Mrs. Lewis Heming, Find1ay. O..
raises her voice in protest against the
unjust treatment of soldiers widows
During the war she saw many women
wading in water and mud knee deer
and doing all sorts of work to keer
body and soul together while the sup
port of the family was at the front
She knows one poor old wife now who
does four washings week to help sup
port the old husband She thinks the
law of 1890 very unjust, and robbed
many poor old soldier of a good COM
paniOn in his old age, who would have
kept him out of Soldiers Home She
is herself married to an old soldier. and
altho she realizes his pension will cease
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ton to be present and make an ad-


dress.
Senator Cullom, Chairman OF the
Foreign Relations Committee, called on
the ambassador to present the matter
to him, and secured from him prom
Use as definite as 1t was possible for
him to give, in view OF the fact that
the engagement is for so distant date
that he would take part in the celebra-
ton.
Senator Cullom has already similarly
engaged M. Jusserand, the French EN-
bassador, and Justice Harlan, Of the
Supreme Court. He has also sent an
urgent request to ex-President Cleve-
land to be present on the occasion.
The late Senator Proctor, of Yer
mont, was probably the richest man in
the Senate. He was probably the big
gest physically, for he was of immense
stature. and beyond question he had
the biggest voice in Congress.
Senator Proctor's whisper was big
enough to fill a 40-acre field. His Or
dinary conversational tone sounded like
a railroad train going over the switches
of country siding when it was late and
in a hurry. His oratorical tones when
he occasionally turned them loose
drowned the thunder, and when he got
really excited he sounded like the voice
of thunder.
There was once, at least, when his
oratory was really the thunder of Jove
from Olympus. That was when he made
the great speech which did so much to
precipitate the War with Spain. He
had been in Cuba investigating on his
own account.
1t has been the privilege of few men
tc make speeches that caused more mo-
mentous things than that speech which
told of what he saw in Cuba. And
they do say that the bigness of the voine
that seemed fairly to make the Capitol
tremble to its foundations had much to
do with the effect.
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Maj. Merric;<, ls7th Pm.

Editor National Tribune: John Landy,
of Orting, Wash, asks in The National
Tribune, bearing date of Jan. 23, 1908
What engagement of the 187th Pa did
Maj. George w. Merrick lose his leg?''
Probably you will have a hundred
answers before this reaches you, but,
anyway, i want to say that Batess His
tory of Pennsylvania Volunteers says
that George w. Merrick, Major 187th
Pa, was discharged Sept. rs, 1864, for
wounds, with loss of leg, received at
Petersburg, Va, June IS, 1864."-Ar-
thur b. Mann, Co. G, SD Pa, C6uders-
port Pa
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DIAMOND BADGE,


tions Mark Close of Department of the
Potomac COnvention-NationaI Presi-
dent There-aIrs. BaIrs Year Very suc-
cessful.
The 18th Annual Convention of the
Department of the Potomac, Womans
Relief Corps, was the largest and the
most successful in the history of the
organization in the District of Column
bia
There were in attendance upon the
Convention the National President, Mrs.
Kate e. Jones; Past National President
Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood; Past
National Junior Vice President Mrs.
Mary M. North; Past National Press
Correspondent Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins
Berry; Mrs. Wilhelmina Treff, Depart
ment President of Maryland; Mrs.
Louise p. Seibold and Mrs. Jennie
Fauth, Past Department Presidents of
Maryland, and many other distinguish
ed guests.
Grand Army Hall, where The Conyen-
ton was held, was handsomely deco
rated for the occasion with large flags,
the property of the Department Presi-
dent, Mrs. Isabel Worreil-Ball
The National President and other
guests were received with honors and
presented to the Convention amidst ap-
plause. The Department President then
presented her official staff and later all
the Past Department Presidents.
The first session was given over to the
organizing of the Convention, the read
ing of the Presidents address and the
reception of guests. The address of the
President, Mrs. Ball, was highly COM
mended by the guests and members of
the Convention as a scholarly and in
tensely patriotic paper. Mrs, Ball stated
that she took the Department with
eight Corps and a membership of 575.
She left it with nine Corps and MEM
bership of 655. She also stated that
the fraternal relations with the Grand
Army Of the Republic and other pa
triotic societies, here and elsewhere, had
been of the most cordial nature. She
also related how she worked to have
Flag Day observed in the District in
1895, and her statements were corrobo-
| rated by Mrs. Mary NJ. North, who as
sisted her.
Other Reports.
The report of the Senior Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. Annie e. Hoagland, showed
that as Chairman of the Home and EN-
ployment Committee Of the Department
she had been able to secure employment
for great many people, and that the
Corps had been equally fortunate.
The reports of the Department Secre-
tary, Mrs. Emma c. Littlejohn; Treas
urer, Mrs. Annie e. Crom,well; Inspec-
| tor, Mrs. Mamie G. Davis; Counselor,
Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd; Instituting and
Installing Officer, Mrs. Core L. Smith /;
Patriotic Instructor. Mrs. Ida J. Hart,
Pre9s Correspondent. Mrs. Lucie B.
Graham; Executive Board. Mrs. Chris
tine Walton Dunlap; Employment Com
mittee, Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway; Chief of
Staff. Mrs. Mary v. Goundie; Delegate
at-Large. Miss Tillie Dunham, Delegate,
Miss Emma Patterson, and Of the Com
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Pensions.

all this talk about a service pension.
and his idea is to give every one his
allowances for disability. and then two
cents day per month for every day
they served He wants the survivors
of his old regiment to wake up and bs
heard from.
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State Aid for veteran. in yermont.

Editor National Tribune: Replying tc
yours of recent date, relating to law fol
State aid for veterans of the civil war
am sorry to report that the State oi
Vermont has no law granting State aid
to the old veterans; no foundation fol
any such report.-W. H. Gilmore, Ad.
jutant-General, State of Vermont, Brad
ford Vt
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Gen. Mcclellan.

)R. S. Miller. 9Th Pa, Johnetta, Pa,
replies to a comrade, who said that no
commander OF the Army Of the Poto-
mac ever had the confidence to the de-
sibly true, but no Union General ever
had the confidence of the Southern Con.
federacy to the same extent as Mcclel-
Ian.
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with his death, and that if left a widow
she must look out for No. 1, she in
tends to stand by him to the best of
her ability till death parts them. She
would like to hear from her friends
thru The National Tribune.
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A dispatch from Senator Tillman
makes 1t doubtful whether he will be
able to be in his seat again during this
session. II said:
Slowly improving, but impossible to
/ even guess when can return to Wash
: ON :,
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Shortly before his illness the late
Senator Bryan, of Florida, asked the
President that one of the new battle
ships be named in honor of that State.
The President did not give conclusive
answer, but it is now announced that in
view of Mr.. Bryan's untimely death the
President has decided TO name one of
the new ships the Florida, thus honor
ing the late Senator's request. One Of
the monitors built several years ago is
named Florida, but the name of that
vessel will probably be changed
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There is to be wonderful celebra-
ton 6f the Tooth birthday anniversary
of Lincoln in Springfield next year. Half
the famous orators in Washington have
promised 10 be present.
James Eryce- the British Embasador,
has, condstionally. accepted an invita-
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RHEUMATISM.

I want to inform yOn that your remedies have
entirely cured OF severe case OF Rheumatism.
My joints timber and / have a good use
of myself / suffering pain at the
present time. and / confident that your remedies
have entirely relieved Of this disease.
/ certainly thankful to you for the treatment
and will be glad to recommend the same to my
friends Yours truly.
JAMES yANsIcKEL, Newark, o.
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PILES AND BLADDER TROUBLE.

DEAR Doctor Il have just received q letter from
you asking to state my reasons for not writing.
/ wish to say Dear Doctor that your
treatment cured me of Piles and Bladder Trouble,
for which please receive my thanks. / viii say that
II my disease returns again. will write TO you
at Very respectfully,
". q. MELTON, Kapps MIL, n. q.
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STOMACH TROUBLE.

'fDEKR DocroR:-I glad to inform you at the
present time that / feeling all right in every
way, and that yolr remedies have effected cor-
plete and permanent OF my Heart Trouble I
ca1 also say that other doctors told my husband
could not be cured but now / feeling well as
ever, and IL shall reed treatment again, DR..
King would be the one ! shall 20 to-
Yours with respect.
Mas. GEo. Mcdaniel, Viewfeid, 8. d.
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MINISTER IN "PEN."
wire SUES FOR DIVORCE
Gertrude Lively ossarss separation
from REV." Walter c. lively
Burton W, 0urton.

Claiming that her husband Is con-
fined In the Virginia penttentiary.
Gertrude Lively yesterday instituted
suit in the Elizabeth City County CIR:
cult Court asking for an absolute d..
vorce from Rev" walter 4. Lively.
who until his conviction Of forgery.
was . negro minister In Hampton and
Newport News. Lively was sentenced
from the Corporation Court Of New
port News TO spend dye years IN the
penitentiary. George ". Fields. Inc
negro attorney. is counsel for Ger
tr,lde Lively.
Through her attorney. Mr.. Fay s.
Collier. Josephine Burton yesterday
brought suit in the Circuit Court for
an absolute divorce from her hus-
band. John W. Burton.
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OiD GLORY RAISED Ar
HAMPTON NORMAL SCHOOL
Or. Mstcenxie. Of Cambridge. and
chaplalm Turner Mads interest.
ino Addresses 70 Students.

While the Star Spangled Banner
was being sung b. the 500 students
Of the school q large American nas
was foated to the breeze from the
immense new steel flagstaff at the
Hampton Normal school yesterday af-
,rnoou. The raising OF the emblem
vas preceded with decidedly inter
esting exercises In the school chapel
Rev. DIR. Turner. the chaplain. gave
an interesting talk on the Origin OF
the Flag and It's Significance" while
Row. DR.. Mckenzie. Of Cambridge.
Mass. mado an admirable talk on
Good Citizenship"
The fagstaR IL 100 feet high ana
cost In the neighborhood Of $500. 1t
Is of solid steel.
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HAMPTON PHOEBBS AND OLD P0fNT-condnued

/ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Or Ihh
United States for tho Eastern DIS
trict OF Virginia:
CLARENCE IL. WqLDES. Who sues.
etc.
THU PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORA.
TON or VIRGINIA. Of ais.
TO Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice. that pursuant TO q Dc
cretal order entered In the above en-
t!tlod cause on the 30th.. dRv OF April.
1905, BY the Honorable Edmund Wad-
dill, Jr.. Judge. wherein tho unders!gn'
cd was directed to ascertain and re-
port to tho court:
First: An account Of the assets Of
!; the defendant corporation. whether
the same be real. personal or mixed.
Including all franchises and privilegeA
held or controlled by the said corpora
ton.
Second. An account Of the approx.
innate value OF the assets Of tho said
defendant corporation including fran.
chisos and privileges owned or con-
trolled by It.
Third. An. account OF all debts,
claims and demands Of every charac,|
ter whatsoever due and owing TO theI
said corporation With the sppromox'
innate value OF such claims aud dc
mands.
Fourth. An account pf all liens
binding upon tho assets Of the said
corporation II any. their d!guitics and
prioritics. II any.
Fifth. An Account Of debts due and
owing by the said corporation Of every
kind and character whatsoever.
Sixth. An account Of the dealings
and transactions and rights and la
hilities OF tho said defendant corpora.
ton with all persons interested 10 the
design construction and erection OF
It's plant; the maintenance and opera.
ton OF It's business and affairs from
the time of the formation OF tho said
company to the time Of the taking OF
this account.
I will at IL o'clock on Monday.
June ist.. 1908. at my ONCE. rooms 4Oa
and 40b Bank Of Hampton Building. In
the City OF Hampton. Virginia. pro
coed to execute the said decretal or
der and take said accounts. at which
time and place all persons Interested
are notified to be present and make
due proof Of their respective claims.
II for any reason the said inquiry and
report shall not be completed on that
day, tho same will be adjourned from
day to day or from time to time at
tho same place. or at such other place
al may be deemed advisable. until
completed.
May 9. 1908.
WIN. C. L. TALlAFERRO.
5.9.to6-1. Special Master.
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REV. NJ. {. MACGE0kGE TO-
BE ORDAINED IN RICHMOND
Well Known Minister Of Phoebus to
b Ordained in State Capital
City This Morning.

Rev. ". c. Macgeorge. who has Just
accepted the call 10 the Phoebus Bap-
list church. accompanied by his Ia
Their. Rev. Dr. Mscgeorge. OF New
York. left yesterday for Richmond.
where he will be formally ordained
a minister in the Baptist denomina'
ton. this morning. The ordination
services vii occur ono Of the Rich-
mond churches.
Mr.. Macgeorgc expects to retrun
to Phocbus this afternoon and VIII
conduct the services tonight. This
morning Capt. ID. W. Merger. 10
cal Methodist munster. will hll MIR.
Macgeorge's pulpit.
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had kent Alexander covered" turned
his head in alarm.
In an instant Alexander had seized
the revolver on the safe and shot the
man who was fighting away the cat.
The other robber l.aped On Alexander
and wrestled with him for the smok
ing revolver. The clerk was beaten
on the head with guns and shot sew
cral times by the wounded desperate,
who made of. leaving him for dead.
The Robbers Captured.
The noise Of the firing and scufhinS
caused a general alarm and a large
posse of men was formed. 1t captur-
ed, before daylight. not only the two
robbers. but two accomplices. All
four were sentenced to be hanged, but
at the last moment the sentences Of
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two were cOmmuted TO life imprisou-
ment and tho other two paid the pen.
atty on the gallows.
Alexanders life was dcspaired OF,
and when he was thought to be dying
was married to his pretty young nan.
Gee by her request He recovered.
and his bravery was rewarded by the
United States government with post
in the postal service.
Since then Emma" has had 172
kittens. Only one has survived, and
money cannot buy her.
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Funeral FIJI for . human Being tc',
Emma, he Wise.
HELPED MASTER Rouf RoABess
She WIS Official Mouser in Rural
Postoffice, Where Masked Men Made
Clerk Open Safe-She Created a
Diversion.

ASHEvILLE. N. C.. May Elm
ma" a large black cat named for En-
ma Township. a suburb of Ashevillc.
and owned by D. J. Mcclellan. a prom
incnt merchant and postmaster. was
run over and killed by a train last
night The cat was buried today with
imposing ceremonies and had large
lv attended funeral. When the train
crew realized that 1t was Emma
who had been run over they took
what was mortal OF her, after her
nine lives had fed, to a safe place.
Emma had been most tenderlv
cared for and treated as pampered
pc, since the night of the Emma burg
larry in 1901. when she saved the life
Of one man and by the same act led
to the hanging of two others. Since
that time her life has been made an
easy one She was the official NOUS
or at McIel1an's store and postoffice.
How Emma" Won Glory.
One black night S. n. Alexander. a
clerk, was reused from lid by a call
At the door Opening it. he was CON
fronted by two masked men with
pointed guns. who forced him TO open
the safe Alexander was a mere
youth. The safe contained large
sum OF his employers money and
postofice funds. The situation SEEM
cd hopeless to the young fellow. with
two brawny men with drawn revolv-
crs confronting him. and as he knelt
Il the door CT the safe he reviewed
IN his mind many schemes to foil the
robbers. only to reject each in turn
as desperate.
One robber laid his revolver on top
of the safe and stepped up to see
what was inside as its door was
swung open. Just then the cat. who
seemed to know that her young mas
ter was in peril. made a dash upon
one If the robbers, and the one who
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-10
BEN GREET PLAvERs COMING.
VIII Present Twelfth Night" and "a
You Like Il" At Fort, WEDNESDAY.

VIII Present Twelfth Night" and "As
You Like u" At Fos$, WEDNESDAY.
The Ben Greet players will Iresent
Shakespeare Twelfth Night at )
O'Clock In the afternoon, and As You
Like It. at night In the opening In
side OF the enclosure at Fort Mon
roe. Wednesday. The announcemnt
of the plays will mean a great deal
to local people as it will afford them
an opportunity Of seeing two OF the
best plays presented by the Greet
players. Mr.. Greet. and his company
visited Newport News. last season and
presented Every Man" In the Acan-
envy OF Music. That he wall be srees-
ed here by an immense crowd goes
without saying. a. the advance sale
of seats has already been quito large.
Tckets can be secured In Hampton
At the Johnson pharmacy or at tho
Post Exchange. Fort Monroe.
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JUDGES Are Selected.

Afessrs. A. NJ. Hanger. Charles q.
Hinkle and L. P. Furness nave con-
scented to act as Judges in the con
test which Mr.. R. e. Gatewood Is
holding for the selection OF name
for his new brand Of ginger ale. Mr.
Gatewood has decided to let the
name DO selected by the local people
and to the person Offering the bos'
name for the ginger ale he will give
SIS in cash.
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New Plant For Phosbve.

Mr. r. F. Slaughter. who Tor many
years was the manager Of the .Hamp-
ion Door and Sash Manufacturing
Company, has opened . general lum-
Der yard and planning mill In Paoe-
bus. Mr.. Slaughter IL well knoWn W
the local CONTRACTORS and he proposes
Carrying a full line Of high class
dressed and undressed lumber.
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Will Wed an ArtilIeryman.

A license 10 marry was issued yes
terdav by Clerk OF the Courts Harry
II. Holt to Mr.. Henry Newman. an
artilleryman at Fort Monroe and MISS
Sadie Davenport. Of Phoebus. The
wedding ceremony will occur at Old
Point today.
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The funeral Of Mrs. & A. Saunders.
I'm Wife Of Mr.. George J. Sauaaers.
who died ia her home near osIserss
Creek. Friday night. viii take place
from the residence this morning Il
F,i O'Clock. Rev. W r. Keefc wi; Of
[sc,ats. The intcrmcat yin be made
IN Rcshc, cemetery.
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calseed o0d Eeit0ssn-

The Negro Odd Fellows Of Hamptoa
and vicinity vii bold special exer.
Irt<,. N the Bethel A n. T. Methodtse
church this afternoon At O'Clock.
Rev. Bsrersve vii! preach . sermoH
and addresses will DO made By =. D.
|whcc,ock and others
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sorv 10 choppsa tks Tree.

c. II. Sykes, a negro man: VAS ~
fore MaEistrat william T. Westwood
yesterday on q warrant cbsrsfne him
with choppine down a small ree ~
The poorhouse and trcspassfug upon
the property. He vas ASSESSED $zM.
q bich with the costs added. made TIC
amount 33l.iS.
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ASr. sehwsrex 70 lesve.

Mr.. David Schwartz. weo mss msae
Hampton his homc since coming ="
America from London more than .
year ago. will leave this evening fo1
baltimore. where be expects to 10
cate In business. sir. Schwartz has
hccu employed in the barocr shop o.
his brother. Mr.. Joseph Gold.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-10
MR.. NEIFERr's SUBJECTS.

CHAPLAIN viii Preach to Veterans To
day on "The Meaning"
"The Meaning. or In HIS steps.
will he the theme OF the sermon TO
the veterans of the National Soldiers
Homo this morning by the chaplain
Rev. ]. Martyr Neifert. This even
ing the song service will be unusual
" attractive.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-10

John r. Chandler. negro, having
been appointed notary pubic oy
Governor Claude Swanson, yesterday
oual,Aed as such before Clerk OF the
Courts Harry II. Holt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-10

For Rent, furnished cottage a
Buckroe. NJ. o. LACKEY.