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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
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will! take the form OF burlesqua on
the Jamestown Exposition Warpath, and
be given In Belvidere Hall on January
30th and 3lst, under the direction Of
Miss Sally Deane and Miss ella Bin
ford, for the benefit OF st. Pauls
brotherhood and their mission work
In Virginia. Much interest will bo
felt in the entertainment, for which
tickets can be procured from Misses
Deape and Blnford.
A number OF leading society girls
VIII take part in the show.
Auxiliary Benefit.
Tho Church Hill Auxiliary OF the
Retreat tor the Sick will have benefit
to-day at the Ferari Animal Jungle.
Three baby lions are to be named
the names of those winning prize.
for the most suitable titles for the
little lions will be announced. A goos
attendance Is hoped for and expected
Pcrsonni Mention.
Mrs. Calvin satterfield. of Philadel.
phia, is visiting Mrs. Walter K. Mar.
tin. at No. ia shafer Street.
Mrs. W. D. Watson, of Danvile, Va
is visiting her sister Mrs. J. G. Her
bert, at No. eos South Third Street
.0Iso uHIIe ~. DOUlulU, OIL DauSllIe
Va. is tho guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. c
w. Throckmorton Laburnum Avenue
Ginter Park
Mrs. James C. Tinsley and Miss
Claire Tinsiey are visiting Mrs. W. A.
Moncure, at No. 150: Park Avenue.
Miss Bell Perkins, of Richmond
says the Washington Port who has
recently returned from Europe, is al
the Grafton. where she will remain fol-
several weeks. Mrs. Moncure Perkins
OF Richmond. Misc PeTkins's sister-in.
law, was one of the celebrated Lang.
horne sisters before her marriage. Miss
Perkins will be among the attractive
Virginia women al the Southern bal
to be given In Washington. D, c., or
January 21st.
The Circle OF Kings Daughters. II
the Service OF the King. will hold or
entertainment In the home OF Mis-.
Southern. No. ait North Twenty,
seventh Street, this afternoon. from (
to o'clock.
Miss Olivia Turner is visiting hel
mother at No. ga North TWEEN ty- fourtl
Street, aud Will remain for severa
weeks.
Mrs. j. Tyler Jackson. OF Charlottes
VILE. Va, the mother OF Mrs. Ramon D
Garcin, of this city. cele, 'ated he
sixty-first birthday very pleasantly o!
Tuesday.
Lieutenant Philip Bagley, U. S. a.
has returned from Norfolk. where h
went to attend the Prescott-Taylo
wedding on Saturday last.
Mrs. John Lydatt has returned iron
| visit to her parents In Charlottes
VILE, Va.
Mrs. Adolph osterloh is spending
some time with Mrs. Hugh Campbell
at No. la0l West Franklin St'eet.
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bride OF SIR. noTnscH1LD.
Miss Friedman, OF Grafton, Married to
Well-Known Richmond Man.

Especial to The Times D..patcn.l
GRAFTON, W. VA, January 15.-At
ESQ O'clock this evening at the home
of the brides parents, on East Main
Street, was celebrated the marriage
OF Mr.. Ralph Rothschlld. of Richmond.
Va. and at one time of Baltimore, and
Miss Alma Friedman, only daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. f. Friedman.
The ceremony was performed by DR..
Edward n. Calisct. OF Richmond. Miss
Selma Rothschild. of Baltimore, q Sis
ter Of the groom. was maid OF honor,
and Mr.. Charles Rothschild. Of Nor
folk, Va, a brother, was best man. Be-
sides DR.. calisch, Miss Rotschild and
Mr.. Charles Rothschild. there were
present from distance Mrs. Hannah
Rothsohlld, Of Baltimore. mother OF
the groom; Miss Clara Relnhetmer, Of
Fairmont, ". Va; Mr.. Joseph Fried
man. OF Monongah. w. Va, brother
of the bride, and Mr.. Sam Lonask, OF
iFairmont. w. Va.
The wedding couple LETT on o mid-
night train for q honeymoon to In,
clude Cincinnati. Nashville, Menaphls,
New Orleans. Dallas and other points
in tho South. They will reside in Rich
mond, where Mi, Rothschild, who Is
a member Of the clothing firm of Burl,
&: Company. Of Richmond and other
Southern cities, Is a leading merchant
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PRISONERS Should DE EMPLOYED.
Colonel Kelton Recommends That Those
OF the Navy De Given Work.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. January la
Colonel Allan c. Kelton, Of the Marine
Corps, In charge of the construction
OF the naval prison at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard. has brought up the CUES
tton Of the employment ofnaval prls-
oners, who. he saws. occupy an unen-
tviahle position In that they are imprIs-
oned nr are restricted with practically
nothing but outside work OF o trivial
nature, In the navy yards, He thinks
they could be much better se,nnloved
In making buckets, swubs, mattresses.
boat tenders, etc. for the service, which
would be as good. i not better, than
the purchased articles Besides beina
cheaper, Celonel Kslton was tha ON.
elal delegate Of the Navy papaartme y
70 the recent fongress % the National
The eSperts at which was that employ
mant OF prisoners was absolutely nec-
essnry to prevent Insanity.
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weddings Announced.

LYNCHBuRG, VA. January 15.---Mrs.
Asa Oliver Carter. OF Nottoway county,
has issued Invitations to the approaef-
ing n1avriage OF. her daughter, Miss
Lucy Ellsworth Carter, to Mr.. Wade
Hamilton Moshy. Of this city, the wtd-
ding to take place at the Methodist
Church at Amherst Courthouse at
.o'clnck on the Afternoon Of Thursday,
January aath
Mr.. MnrhY Ia q Travelling salesman
for the Craddnck,Terrv Cornranv. and
a brother OF Mr., A, W. Moshv OF the
firm OF Walker s. Moshy. Miss Car
ter Is we'll known In the city, having
resided here. and there will be much
interest in I.ynchhurg In hcr nlarriage
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FURTHER HEAR|AG
AS TO DENU. RACE
Corporation Commission Examin-
ing Witnesses With Reference
to Amending Rules.

Outside the Legislature 1t was dull
day about the Capitol.
The Governor spent busy time. as
usual. but most of his work related to
routine matters. He went to the man
sion earlier tnan usual In the after
noon to see. that final arrangements
he will give Tonight in honor of
Speaker Richard Evelyn Byrd. About
twenty-five Senator's and Delegates
will be invited.
Everybody Busy.
Other Capitol officers were busy as
q result Of the presence Of the Leg
men constantly on the so. Keeping the
two halls and the ,arlous committee
tom Is held in. his office late each
afternoon. laboring over the prepare
ton Of bills for the contracting pr!n-
ter.
The nomination OF Judge VIM. F.
G. Stuart. was received at the Capitol
without surprise, and there was but
little comment Judge ;2hen is well
winters here as member OF Inn STATE
Senate. He is expected here several
days before February lst, upon which
date he kill assume his new duties
Az TO DenurrnEe HuIcH.
The State Corporation Commission
yesterday heard further estimony witt
reference to proposed amendments tt
the existing demurrage rules, but tool
r. flnal action. Indeed, the ,e, hearina
mony Of the railroads against an,
nesses In the interest OF the shippers
Will be heard. The commission ha!
POSTPONED until January 21st the hear
Atlantic Coast Line Railway for al
legged violation Of car service and de
murrage rules laid down by the con,
terday. hut went over In a case re
Gently tried the Coast Line was finet
500, and an appeal was at once take,
to the Sunreme Court.
The commission upnn complaint o
certain shippers Immediately summon
ed the company to appear again {,
show cause why thev should not b.
| fined In tire SECOND case.
| Commissioner of Agriculture Geo. W
kotrer Is In receipt OF a number 0
Itnnutries concerning virgirip lc.ds
Among those writing are J, p. Ober
derf. 2905 Enoch Avenue. Zion City
| !ll.: Dr.. Edward Patterson. Phillips
burg. Mont; w. 7. P-eser, Arbitrator
N. j.; W. r, Gilbert. Winnipeg. Mani
toba, and II. w. Koerig, New Plat1
/ y. Y, Among the visitors at tht. de
| pertinent verterday were: J. Coz
and w. 3. Doolev. EaEertnn. Wis. an
| r. r. Ticknor ana w. c. Clark ~ mir
ley. N. Y.-all OF whom are thlnkin,
4 OF locating In the State.
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Daily Court Record
supreme COURT Of Appenla.


stimmel V. Berthall ct al; argued ny
YIN. 6. p. Ta"afero for plaintiff m
error and JOIN ". Friend for defen-
dapt In error. and submitted, -.
Jewett v. Ware. Sheriff, ct a.. SUD
mitted on briefs. ,,,,.+r,+or ,nd
o,hars. argued by wood Bouldin for
anpellart, and Jas. Fl. Guthrie ana Jas
Is. Harrison for appellees. and con-
t'nued. ras.
crounse V. crounse: Brown & Hoott
y. Cornwell ut ais: Burton v. laden;
White '. Whites executors: Fent,
ress y. Posarontas FowllnE CLUB I, a an.
Southern Railway ~ cohhp a any Numbers
u to %. inclusive. on argument docket
n. s, Circuit Court OF Appeals
The United States Circuit Court OF
Annenls reconvened yesterday nlorn-
ing at 10 o'clock, with Circuit Judge
G.. pritchard and District Judges
THOMAS r. purcell and James p. Eoyd
in attendance. ,,,
down its opinion in the following
case: ~,,.
anneilant. VS.. Tnirmont Coal Company.
~ 81. nnpellees; annealed from the
circuit Court Of Baltimore, Md; opln-
TON by Judge Pritchard: reversed ana
ran,andod with directions to dismiss
TIM bill.
The following was reinstated tor
further argurent:
No. 7h6 Richmond Standard Steel
snike and IRON Co~~anv. n'a'mtHt IN
error vs.. Chesterfield Coal COMPANY,
defendant In sr~or' IN error 70 the
circuit Court at Richmond Va, t.
he nrrred bv WILLIAM y. Rnvall. 81
this city. Tor the r'a'ntiff. N error
and by .InhN P'ckrs'' and 4.Nla. :, !.
ro.~t adjourned until II o'clock this
morning.
r,,tv roll courts vastrrd'v wars Reners,,v
.,csaa ,vt ~ re-oArt n the rrrr'orV or N.Y.
p,a.,s NJ. rhMst'en, The lMd~sr aud law
,ers .ttenaAd the mAe,'rr OF the Ran Afs'-
,,a .,on 5vc-tsrin u n,nrning, md !arHr the
.trrera, 81 Mr.. Christian At Grace Ep'ssepal
Church,
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co,onel Enmot womuck Dead.

WASHINGTON, January lS,,-Colonel
Emmett Womaek. former solicitorrgan
eral Of Georgia, chief clerk OF the IN,
ster!or Department under SECRETARY
IIoko smith and FOR many years a
mv,nbsr OF tne Hoard VI Pans,un .kp,
peals, died at his residence in this
CITY to- lay az apoplexy, He was six.
ty.two years old, He will be ENriod
1t Mllledgeyllle. Ga ss.5
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,rur,..r-,rilImnn.

rspaclnlto The Times. Dispa,cn.l
ROANOKE, VA, January 15.--Aliss
Lorena Tlllmar, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. M. NJ. Tillmnn, and Mr.. James A..
Turner, prominent young business
man. were married Tonight at the
home OF the bride. The Rev. r. Clag.
get Skinner ofiiciatcd. Mr.. w. c. Tur-
her was best man. and Brenda Hatcher
maid OF honor After the marriage the
couple lett for Washington and other
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Postal aud Patcn, Mntter,.

Iron Our Regular Correspondent]
WASHlNGTON. D. c., January To-
Rural free delivery route No. 2. or
dered established April LIST, at La.
crosse, Meck!enburg county, Virginia,
serving 400 people and 100 families
Patents tssued--T. M. Crepar. James
L. Jones. Lynchburg, combined screen
and washstand.
North Carolina-C. A. Eastman and
r, n. Bethel Charlotte. commode or
closet seat; j, F. Mcdonald, Charlotte
apparatus for cleaning waste; J. w.
.Tatum. Durham. curtain shnde bracket.
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STANDARDIZATION.

Especial to The Times. pi.patchj
DANVILLE. VA. January 15.-Miss
Grace Hamilton Morton. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Morton, of this city.
was married at her home here ut
o'clock this morning to John j. Stew
art. a prominent attorney of Salisbury.
N. c.. the Rev. w. r. Laird. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church, OIL
eating.
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Wedding announcement.

CHATHAM, Va, January l5.-Thc
marriage OF Miss Ealise Anderson.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Church.
hill Anderson, OF Ikeeling, PIttsylvania
county. and Mr.. Lance Hartwell Strick-
land will be solemnized In Oak Grove
BAPTIST Church Wednesday night jan
utry 18th. The bride-to-be Is we'll and
faSorably known here.
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CITY Courts CLOSED.
~ t,aIl courts vesterdov wArs n
,.,,u ,,l.cns, r,-..cpser Rntc

NAsuvILLu TENN. january td,--
p.a.,dants Of rai'~nrds operating IN
r.rY - eaN have teen re"r~st@H nv
rsnvArncr pnttNv*nn tn r.eet n m ~ con-
ynra,ce J,a~a January e-th tn H'seu-@
yha question 1T rsHuHiH~ rassen~ gar
rete< IN tha state, and savirr hin, the
nace.sitv ~ ea,N'ng a spacla| session
OF the Legislature,
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The Best Time

TO buy anything is tho time you need Il.
because you then know exactly what your
The weather ts now cold, and you ought
to have Just exactly what Is necessary ~
pruperly warm your home,
The best time to buy Stoves Is rlght no ",
Because we VIII no. keep a a!nsl & Hester ;s.,
cut prices all to pieces. Think OF a full
Eickel.Trimmed Self-Eeater. with isng-
glass doors and nine.inch fire pit, selling
TOR 5000. set up In your house ready for
Tou to start the Ore. This is regular
)1k.o0 value
we also have line Of fine Western
Heaters, IN both basa-burners and hoL-
blasts. that will heat four rooms easily with
Wat this means. II YOU now have two s
81 coal ut $3.50 tsa:.oo>, and you can use
one OF our centre-draft base-hurnars. using
only nve tons. you save three tons Of coal---
hat is, sxs6.5o, making $3.50. y two sea |,
.lena sS9oo--enough TO pay The entire cost
Of the stove. besides the annoyance OF tend-
Ing four fres.
tJc ubles
Remember every Heating Stove we have
must go---every ono OF then,-and we start
suttlng prices right now.
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Yerby-,Joncs.

Especial to he Times " !spatch.l
1 SUFFOLK, VA, January l5.--Miss
Lillian Jones, formerly OF Suffolk, and
Mr.. Charles Maynard Yerby. OF Nor
folk, were married this afternoon at
the Port Norfolk BAPTIST Church by
DR.. w. w. Staley, OF Suffolk. Miss
Alice Jones wns maid OF honor, and
s. B. Dryden was best man.
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Armstron r-V,,lin,ns.

GoRDONsv1LLE, VA, January l5.--
pr. S. S. Armstrong and Miss Gertrude
Willianls, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Williams. were married ut the
home OF the officiating minister. the
Nev. w. 9. Lowell, Tuesday evening at
7:20 o'clock
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SALISBURY n. q, January lS--alr.,
T, Daniel schenck, aged lifty-two Years.
died at his, home, IN Rowan oountS.
one OF the foremost farmers OF the
Yesterday from pnennolls lle was
county. and had accumulated consider
able property. and was greatly liked,
Ife leaves q widow and several chll-
drer. sst slt s5l5s. 81 a4i
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pates-.,rcCnrty.

lspeclaj.s meg d, patohl
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. January
l5.--Mr. Samuel G. Pates. formerly OF
county, now resident
Ct Washington, and Miss Clara Nc
Carly, OF Spotsylvan!a county, were
married here last evening at the resi-
Gence OF Rev. Decatur Edwards, who
performed the ceremony The couple
left TOR Washington, where they Will
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Observation-Disclosures.

Tspsein, to The rin,sa- plspa tch,l
&, IsRF ED EFsICI Rei, VA, January
lS.-yalr. courtland n, Rosebro and MISS
were married here Tonight at the Pres.
byterlan Church by the Rev. John r,
Rosebro. Dyothey OF. the degrooml,
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NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING

ARCHITECTS at Work on Plans Which VIII
Be Submitted Soon.
The new building committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association Is advertising
for bids for tearing down the brick building
No. 614 East Grace Street and cleaning the
brick therein The tenants have been noti .
ned TO move from the old psopertY, and the
disrnnntling OF the buildings will begln
within the next ten days,
Architects are now working to perfect
plans, which must be In the hands OF thu
ctHamitteA not later than noon OF February
5th. About twenty architects are taking
part in this competition, and clsven OF them
are Richmond firms.
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BETWEEN RICHMOND AND PITTS
BVRG. VIA II. f.. & P. II. r. AND
BALTIMORE s OHIO RAILROAD.

Effective Sunday, January 18th,
through Pullman sleeping car service
Viii be inaugurated between Rich:
mond and Pittsburg. Pa. Via Washing
oars leaving Richmond and Pittsburs;
daily except Saturday: north bound on
n. +. 8, P, train No. so from Byrd
Street Station $40 P. NJ, arriving
bound leaving Pittsbnrg, B & O.. r. r..
9:40 p. M, arriving Richmond 1855
noon next day. ". P.'rAYLOR.
Traffic Manager.
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assisted by the Rev. y. RI. Efenderlite,
pastor OF the church Mr.. and Mrs.
Rosebro left for bridal trip North.
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Exclusive ideas. plaids. stripes and
floral designs; special values, soc,
BOc. 7Sc. SSc.
tic 4o-inch Lawns here at 1:tac.
You have frequently paid lie FOR
one not near so good; extra values,
l:%c.
New P. ks. in all width cords,
10c. :5c. 35c, SOC.
New Fancy p. KS. :5c, soc, SOC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Orville T. Gleason. a well-known and
highly respected citizen. of Farming
ton, died Saturday evening of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Gleason was aged 81 years.
A widow survives. He was a member
of the Old South church and was
treasurer of the local Grange.
Before a congregation which filled
the edifice, Monsigrior Michael c. Nc
Donough of Lewiston was invested
with the purple robes of his office
Sunday morning at st. Patricks
church. Lewiston. where he has been
rector for three months. The ceremony
was performed previous to the high
mass at 1880 o'clock. The investiture
was performed by Ri. Rev. Louis
Walsh. bishop of Portland. who blessed
the robes from the throne. MonSignor
McDonough retired to the sacristy,
where he put on the purple cassock
and returned to the sanctuary to be
invested with the rochette and man.
tella. The ceremony was brief but
impressive. Directly afterward, the
solemn high mass was begun. the Of
ficers being: Celebrant, FIR. Thomas
f. Butler, rector of st. Josepll's: dea-
con, FIR. M. ]. Fahey. st. Patrick's:
SUBJ deacon, FIR John +. Nelligan, St
Patricks. Bishop Walsh assisted from
the throne. Mgr. McDonougfr attend
ing him. At the usual place in the
mass, the bishop delivered the sermon,
taking his text from the gospel of the
day, which was Passion Sunday.
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GOTH | CONGRESS- CO | RI 5
Truce In the House and
BUSINESS Transacted
Sterling Employers Liability
Bill Passed 300 to |.
Senate VIII Abolish G. 0. D. Liquor
Paekages With Bogus Names.


Washington, April 6--Beyond fore
ing roll calls on the approval of the
journal and on adjournment the Demo-
Gratis in the House Of Representatives
today offered no obstruction to the
orderly transaction Of business. Be
ing suspension day, several important
bills were put through by practically
an unanimous vote. Among these
was the Sterling employers liability
bill, only one vote being recorded
against it that of Mr.. Littlefield of
Maine and the bill establishing q naval
station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
against which Mr.. Sherwood of Ohio.
stood alone.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
told President Roosevelt today that he
had made q careful poll of the House
and found that a majority Of its mem
bers we're in favor of a financial cons
mission to consider the financial ques-
ton in all its aspects between now
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Deputy Sheriff Walker Of
Arson Badly Beaten.
While Trying 10 Arrest -Four
Men Fighting In Street.
Three Of Assailants Captured After
Firing on Posse.

Madison, Me, April 6.-(Special). -
Deputy Sheriff Elmore Walker of An
son was roughly used today when he
attempted to arrest four men who
We're fighting on the street. The men
were Freddie and, Joe Bean and two
strangers. They were having lively
fight near the end of the bridge. on the
Arson side of the river, when Walker
took hand in the proceedings.
He was knocked down and kicked in
the head and face by the combatants,
who inflicted cash nearly three
inches long from the left corner of his
mouth across his cheek, besides sever-
al lesser cuts, as well as bruises all
over his body
After maltreating Deputy Sheriff
Walker the men went to the barn Of
James Briggs, where they fortified
themselves and prepared to put up a
fight against capture. Some of them
were armed with revolvers, from
which several shots were fired when
at attempt, was made to capture them.
Three were finally caught by Deputy
Sheriff Perkins of Madison, who with
squad of men surrounded the barn
Freddie Became and the two strang-
ers were taken in custody and placed
in the local lookup, but Joe Bean sue
ceeded in getting away. Those arrest
ed will be arraigned in court tomor-
row morning.