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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28
New church A. Lyn neil, y I !,

T"UFVTUT .."F7'----7- :, - ~
The West End Methodlst Church was
formally organized last night, T there re-
bong a large congrege ton present IN :.
the new edifloe hg sermon was Vas
delivered by DR.. r. y. fe e,h,no, % T rhe
church has s a memb srship Of ohout fifty 9
with more than alhundrad In 3 ne e, res e
Gently formed sunday schoool. lseV. y
r. Bransford Is paste ~. - q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28
patrolmnn Knapp in Trouble.

Especial TO The Times Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK, VA. February 27.-Pa-
trolman Sam Knapp, who recently came
into the limclisht as the beneficiary
of Il negro who died in Reeds Lane
was before the Board of Control to-day
on the charge Of abusing, threatening
year-old boy. Thee decision of tht
Board was reserved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28
The Religious Herald.
Four-fifths Of Century of unbroken Pnbll-
cation.

A medium OF power Will. the largest re-
liglous denomination in Virginia.
The organ of the Baptists of the State.
An advertising medium OF peculiar
strength and established value going into
eschoicest homes in the Commonwealth.
Richmond advertisers ought to look into
tEis medium.
& For rates and copies for inspection ad.
dress
THE RELIGIOUS HERALD CO..
Richmond. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28
LIGHTSHIP MISSING.

Relieved Tint She Was Driven to Sen
by the Recent Gale.
NORFOLK, VA, February 27-Cap-
tain Thon>le Of the Norwegian steam
err Antonio Lanassa, reports that the
Diamond Shoals lightship is missing
from her station. 1t is believed the
ship was driven to sea by the recent
loff-shore gale No fears are enter
tanned for the vessel or crew, as she
is staunch and equipped with both
sails and steam
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28

on Foster. of Norfolk. Va, and r. Lee
Chambliss. of Rawlings. Va, from the
Philanthrouic Society, who will main
tain the negative.
The subject for debate is: Resolved
That United States Senators should be
elected by the people" The debate is
q public one, held annually, and each
society puts forward its best men. The
trophy is a handsome silver cup Of
fered by State Senator Don p. Halsey,
la loyal and enthusiastic alumnus OF
1.-the college.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-28
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Examination and trial treatmtl,erl lrsa'
Treatments one dollar. Dr, SIN I 'nenn
7i9 East Grace street, nous y ~ ~, &
Diseases spine and nerves q spec's'As = =
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
hAfVILLE HAPPENINGS
Basket supper NstS $1,000 f.,
proving School Property.-Farn' -
erS Through Threshf,e

At an ea1ly hoar Saturday evo.,
the inhabitants OF Mayville vicinity
assembled at the school house n NY
Joy an old-fashioncd basket sunns'
and a general good time. pn
array OF baskets was in evidence .''|
a healthy spirit Of rivalry tina. ave., a''
we'll for the sale of the baskets ny
vailed In due time Howard W., |
Ness the auctioneer, began tho -. ~
OF the baskets The bidding was ~
and furious and reached the biph 10y
ter mark, when the basket preps,.s
by Miss Nettie Bouquet, was kDa.s'
down for sll.0o. A cake also bsa'
by the same lady, brought sss
The net results of the suppe, ri
$1,000 This money will be ussa \
cell the school house. fence and W.,
and put down a we'll.
The Mayville school is Droo,.,,,
nicely this year under the teach;n.
Miss Eureka Russell OF Looar.n, "
Louisiana.
Miss Jessie Humphrey Of Ia.
Charh s and Mr.. J. f. JobosO, :.
Jennings, were guests OF Mr.. and ".
! W. f. Smith over Sunday.
The farmers of this yicini,v =,
through threshing, and in the mai.
ity of cases have sold their rico ;,
good figures. Those who have -,
yet sold saw that they will hold q,
better prices, as they are not ~,
PEELED to sell and they do not tbink !
wise to put their crop on the mari.
at present prices.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
Mayors Court.

Della Jones and another dusky
damsel from OZARK town., accom-
panied City Marshall Watkins in a
stroll from the quarters to the May
or's Office Friday evening, where they
explained to his Honor, Mayor Carr,
what the trouble was about that led to
the fracas that they were engaged in
when the marshall found them. After
listening to their story, his Honor
assessed them $500 or three days.
The latter of the two took the dollars,
while Della, who seemed to be less
prosperous, took the days, but was
later paid out by one of her admirers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
A Paying investment.

Mr.. John White, of 3S Highland A..
Houlton. Maine, says: Have hs,
troubled with a cough every wiut,
and spring, Last winter | tried man,
advertised remedies, but the comm
continued until / bought a Soc, bouI.
OF DR.. Kings New Discovery; bston
that was half gone. the cough was Al
gone. This winter the same bsum
result has followed; a few doses ope,
more banlshed the annual cough
am now convinced that DR.. King
New Discovery is the best of Al
cough and lung remedies" SoE
under guarantee at all druggists. ae
and Sl.00. Trial bottle free.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
aEnSR3H' =

For SALE:-My farm, located
one and one-h4lt miles southwest
of Roanoke, consisting of 50 acres
of frst-class rice land, seven room
house, barn " IL horses, other
outbuildings good young orchard
beginning to bear, good irrigation
we'll: also access to canal. A bar
gain if sold soon.
|. H. Smith,
% If Roanoke, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
iowa Items.

DR.. ]. 81. Cooper of Welsh made a
professional call in Iowa Monday.
Mr.. Homer Hewitt and family went
to Crowley Wednesday morning on
No. 6.
A great amount of sickness among
the children Il this vicinity is report
ed. Among IT," rumh-" are the IN
FAINT son of Nj I'D NJ. !. LaBIanc,
the daughter Of Irs. y. Augustine,
and Youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Spalding.
Retween twenty-five and thirty
people from here attended the lN
Ranch Show, in Lake Charles Men
dag.
Miss Ada Findley who attends the
Welsh High School spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
DR.. E. A. Pyatt hac haen seriously
sick with Typhoid Ma ria, but IS re"
ported as improving at this time.
Vern Stuttsman moved his family
into town Thursday they occupy the
F, D. Wilmore property.
Miss Marion Funk has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mrs. O. Fulton and granddaughter
Miss Miriam Davidson of Welsh were
guests of Mrs. l. N. Jones over Sun
day.
Mr.. Hughes visited in Crowley
Wednesday.
Mrs, Tisdale who has been visiting
relatives and friends here, left for her
home in Indian Territory last Satur-
day.
The father of the Melindy brothers
arrived Tuesday evening from Kansas
City, and will make an extended visit
with them. Although complete sur
prise, the visit will be none the less
enjoyable.
DIED-Tuesday, Nov. 10, at three
O'Clock D. M, Little Harry, aged two
and one.half years, Youngest child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Spaulding. The
little one had been suffering from a
cold and had been slightly croupy'
when Sunday night he became alarm.
ingly il frnm memhraneOus Group
and the e.,l came quickly. There is
something piteously sad when death s
cold hands ore laid upon little child
We are so used to shielding it from
the worlds rude blight. and the little
fingers are entwined so closely around
our heart strings, that to lay the little
form away and to miss the baby pratt
t leaves an aching void that is new
er filled. Harry was a bright and
winsome child, and the sympathy OF
the entire community is extended to
the bereaved family.
There are tiny mounds,
Where the hopes of earth
Were laid meath the tear wet mold;
But the light that paled
At the stricken hearth,
Was Joy to the upper world.
The white stone beareth
A new name now,
That never on earth was told;
But the tender Shepherd
Doth guard with care,
The lambs of the upper fold.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
Splendid Sample of Sugar Cane.

Splendid Sample OF sugar Zane.
From the splendid sample of sugar
cane left at this Office by M. L. Fuller,
one OF the highland planters OF this
section, there can be little doubt that
portions of this country isfnely adapt
ed for growing this great staple of the
south. 1t only remains for someone
with the means and energy to develop
his line of industry and add to our
part of the country another important
source of wealth.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
Fine Tomatoes

We are under obligations to Mrs.
G. E. St Clair for some of as fine
tomatoes as we have seen. They have
a splendid crop of lall tomatoes which
are ripening rapidly, and will prove
quite profitable if the frosts hold of
for a little while longer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
1870 P. M.

Devotional Exercises, 30 minutes.
The Missionary Department, 40 min
uteS. MISS Sudle Iuden
The Worlds Greatest Need, 40 min
utes. II. V. EllzeY
What [ have received from this Con
vention.-Open to everybody.
Adjournment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
They Take The Kinks Out.

IL have used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills for many years, with increasing
satisfaction. They take the kinks out
of stomache, liver and bowels, with
out fuss or friction.," says N. H,
Brown, of Pittsfield, VT Guaranteed
satisfactory at all druggists. 25c.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
F. D. CALKlNS.

Graded Elementary Department Talk,
80 minutes. Miss Sudie Juden.
Round Table on S. S. Problems, 80
minutes. .......... IT. V. EllZey.
Reports of Committees.
Benediction 5 O clock.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
Program Of Parish Sunday School Con-
vention, to be Held at Lake Arthur
November IS and 20, 1908.

THURSDAY, 2:3O P. NJ.
Devotional Exercises.
Organization.
Report of President, r. P, Howell.
Appointment of committees by Presi-
dent.
Home Department Talk, 80 minutes.
Miss Susie .Juden.
Teacher Training Department, 80 min
utes II. V. Ellzey.
| Benediction.
1902. NJ.
Devotional Exercises. ............. .
Ben. M. Foster.
Minutes of previous meeting.
Primary Teacher, 40 minutes.
........ 80. Miss Sudie Juden.
The Greater Sunday School, 40 min
uteS. .....'I. " EllZey.
Benediction.
FRIDAY, $50 A. M.
Devotional Exercises, 80 minutes.
Report Committee on Credentials.
10 minutes.
Graded Elementary Department Talk
30 minutes. So. Miss Sudie Juden
How to Interest Business Men in Sun
day Schools, 20 minutes. .....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .. morse
Benediction.
2:30 P. M.
Devotional Exercises, 30 minutes.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05
BUILDER OF ORGANS
FOR OVER 60 YEARS
Death of Joseph Lawson Jones
Saturday Night
AT THE HOME FOR THE AGED
Was Employed by the Esteys in the
Manufacture Of Melodeons and Or
gans from 1859 TO l906-Learned
Business of His Brother.

Joseph Lawson Jones. 50, died Satur.
day night al the Home for Aged and Dis
abled where he had lived since February
1906. For the past year he had been a
sufferer from heart trouble and his death
was not unexpected. Mr.. Jones had the
distinction OF being the oldest organ
builder in New England and probably in
the United States having followed that
vocation with scarcely any interruption for
over 60 years.
Mr.. Jones was born in Marlboro, NH,
MAY 30 1s25, the youngest OF 10 children
of William and Sally Merriaml Jones,
who were natives OF Berlin, Mass. lie at
tended the common schools IN Marlboro
until, at the age OF TO- he went to Boston
for employment, and for a time lived at
Iavey's hotel in Cambridge which halt
century ago stood near the end Of the
toll bridge there II was the practice OF
Mr.. Jones to 20 into Boston with the sew
eal freight teams of New England before
the DAYS of the railroad. The young man
accompanied the splendid four.horse teams
of David Goodell and Henry Reed from
Brattleboro, Elcazcr GOrham Of Whining.
ton. Robbins and Fuller Of Walpole, y.
H.. George Bfamhle of Hartford, Taylor
of Windsor and Bailey OF Chester the lat
ter being the first TO put on the eight
horse gray team that attracted wide at
tention on its trip down through keene
and Fitchburg 10 the Hub. On July IL,
1874, soon after the opening OF the Fitch
burg railroad to Concord young Jones re-
turned to Marlboro and the same week
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

Their was grandfather OF Cotton Mather.
he famous clergyman and author al IA
lem' Mass, who Mas prominent ia the per,
seeulion Tor witchemit.
AT, Malher was barn March ~, lSt1 IN
Marlboro aud y one at hi children Of Tim,
othy and llaHiet iAin-luwl Mathrr, he
anu bis brother Dwight, who aru the only
SURVIVORS oi the family, took the hame
farm "a Marlboro Ia lsll and lived there
until lAis, when Cotton Maiher moved 10
his town 10 the farm on nnnnyyalr
Road which Is at present owned hy the
Town aud nSad Tor the home ior the poor.
IN isso be built house on part 0i the
farm called the hill" and lived there
until isas, when he built aud moved 10
ms present residence, lie sold the hill
rssidenoe 10 charles Miner who moved
there and installed a hosiery business
which was burned, together with the resi-.
d.poc aud barn, about seven years ago.
Mf, Mathcrs occupation has been farming
until recent years, when he has devoted
ms time TO stone masonry, Among the
noticeable pieces OF his workmanship are
The walls which he has built at the Wilder
Farm. These Illustrate his mastery OF
his trade,
Mr., Mathcr was appointed a deacon OF
the Congregational church of Marlboro
when he was ~ years old and held office
until he moved from the town aud has
been a deacon of the First Congregational
church for nearly 10 years, having been
appointed successor 10 the late Gilbert
Smith. He served a. highway surveyor
under the old system when the town was
divided into districts aud has done Jury
work ia county court at Nowiane ON sew,
cral occasions. For many years he was
an active member Of the Western engine
company Of this village and helped win
the prizes IN competition with hand.tubs
at Brattlebom. Bennington, burlington,
Montpelier, Middebuy, Rutland, Or.
ange, Mass, and other towns.
In early life Mr.. Maihcr was a demo.
crat but voted for Abraham Lincoln for
president and has voted the republican
ticket ever since. Not long ago MIR. Ma
Their was asked Il he had ever taught
school aud his reply was, No, not outside
my own home, ! had a fair sized school
of my own lie is familiar with the
hardshps OF early New Englanders and
his success in life is due 20 his clear
keen mind and hard and honest labor.
IL was not an uncommon thing for him to
work from four o'clock in the morning
until eight or nine in the evening Tor
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

White and Charles Nellman as well as
the tirst employee, i. l.. Jones, The
force was gradually increased, one Of the
new men being Austin Jones, later en-.
plnyed a. bellIingcr at Harvard college.
About this time Samuel Jones sold his
interest TO T.. u. Carpenter the iirm be
ing then known as Buplcttc 4 Carpenter,
who removed the factory 10 Estey's build.
ing, then located ON the present site OF
the Milestone block, near the Main
street bridge. Two years later, Mr.. Bur.
dettc sold his hall IN the melodeon bus-
ness to Jacob Estcy, when the firm was
again changed to 4. II. Carpenter a Co.
This partnership continued until Febru.
AIRY, 1853, when Isaac Hines was taken IN,
and soon the firm was known as Isaac
Hines Co. November, 1853, Samuel
Jones returned from Maryland TO again
engage in the manufacture OF melodeons
organizing the firm of Jones. Carpenter 4
Wood, their shop being on the south side
OF Milestone brook, near the railroad
crossing. Joseph l.. Jones followed his
brother with this company, for whom he
worked four years, when he returned to
the employ OF the new firm OF Estey
Green, and was with them when the big
tire destroyed their factory in July, 1851,
and when IL other buildings were burned,
large and small.
Joseph assisted in the rebuilding OF the
melodeon factory on the present site OF
the Battleboro House, and aside from
about a year engaged out OF the shop IN
the carpentering and building he was
from 1859 TO 1896 continuously employed
for the Esteys in the manufacture OF
melodeons and organs, he being the old
est employee IN Years OF service IN the
Estey factory with a record OF 90 years
OF almost continuous service in the manu-
facture of these musical instruments.
During his stay with the Esteys, he was
in making keys and keyboards
and for 80 years was a bellows maker, I'M
til IL years ago, when he was put on pedal
work altogether. Mr.. Jones was the first
apprentice OF his brother in Winchester,
and was the oldest OF all New England's
organ builders in continuous service.
Mr.. Jones formerly belonged to the
local fire department, and for 40 years ran
with the machines, but when the pay
system was adopted he concluded his
active interest. He had held all the Of
fees, from foreman to steward, for several
years being at the head of the hook and
ladder organization. He took a lively in
many years had been a pew-holder IN the
congregational church. Mrs. Jones tIlar-
ret +. Prouty) died in 1850, after their
% years of married life, DR.. and Justice
Washbum of Vernon performing the
ceremony in 1854 Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
had no children.
The funeral was held at the Home Mon
Law afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Harry !
r. Miles officiating. The bearers were W.
II. Vinton. w. b. Ninton, Charles 5.
Nichols and Francis w. Nichols. Burial
was in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

to attend the adjourned meeting and free
" discuss the propositions stated, and to
offer other suggestions for the t benes OF OF
tho Rrattleboro club. The election OF Of
t fce was deferred until the date of the
ado, meeting, which will be held
June IL. -. 4; Indicate
that the Brattleboro Automobile. club IS
likely to become an important factor IN
automobile rs for should be favt 5hf pr9 aet
sl ~ ,,on Of the adjourned meeting, great
ed ead up SUBSTANTIAL iG benefits viii come to the
nmu Ies' Of the club with little or no
expense. u.4 r,ombersbin in
II, ~ o,;non Automobile association con-
fhe A snSstsnaai benefits in way Of
discounts disc on railway fares to the dsoe great
shows, reduced admission fees; b d1scG +or
; =, "a and od discounts on automobile papers,
the Blue Book, etc.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05
The Southern Mortgage Company
The Best Fertilizer
for the Garden

There is probably no better Fertilizer
for use in Gardens, Lawns, Shrubbery,
etc, than Pure Raw Ground Bone. 1t il
excellent when used alone, but it becomes
especially valuable when used with Ashes,
and such chemicals as Nitrate OF Soda,
Muriate of Potash, Acid Phosphate, etc.
Raw Ground Bone, guaranteed to be
absolutely pure and unauthorized, will
be furnished by G. s. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, at $500 per barrel of 200 pounds,
freight prepaid to almost any railroad
station. He also furnishes the chemicals
above named at reasonable prices.
Send him your name on postal card,
mentioning this paper, and he will send
you free, postpaid, little booklet giving
directions for using Raw Ground Bone.
The booklet also contains formulas for
mixing complete Fertilizers at home,
both for the farm and garden, as well as
lot of other valuable information re-
gardng the use of Fertilizers on lawns
and for different kinds of plants and
flowers.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05

went to Winchester, n. H., to work for
his brother Samuel, who was then employ
ed in making melodeons for Foster u
Thayer, the firm also manufacturing pipe
organs. Their melodeons We're OF the
style of 3 l-3 octave, pressure bellows,
worked on the knees by the elbow. About
this time Samuel Jones bought Foster $
interest in the plant, Thayer having sold
out before. The factory was modest at,
fair, without machinery, except small
foot lathe, the business hardly warranting
the employment of more than two hands,
Joseph IT, Jones and Walter Jewell 1.-THE
prietor at the head of the small forge.
Occasionally they would go up to the
Graves Brothers brass instrument factory
to do little work by power, the ivory
for the melodeon keys which came to
them in the tusk being sawed there.
Graves Brothers at that time were the
largest brass instrument manufacturers IN
New England. and Winchester became
quite famous because of this industry, as
many purchasers visited the factory to
witness the process of manufacture.
June ID, 1916, the Jones brothers loaded
upon a hayrack all of their factory and
personal traps, including two work
benches, and with two horses started Tor
where lney ndu Deel iiiuueeu
by the late Riley Burdette, who was
teaching a singing school in Winchester,
to locate. Landing their belongings in
the Centerille grist-mill of Smith &
Woodcock, they proceeded to procure ma
when work was resumed under
the firm name of S. II. Jones 4 Co., the
late John Woodbury. and Riley Burdette
being partners in the new concern.
& Burdette at that time were
located on the west side of Main street
in this village in the manufacture OF vio-
Inns and bass viols. A year later Wood
bury & Burdette dissolved, whereupon
he melodeon firm was changed to Jones
& Burdette. The new firm continued to
melodeons in the grist-mill
building about two years, when the fac
DRY was moved to the paper mill build,
ng on Canal street, with few additional
hands, including Asa Field, Patrick
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05
sl.25 day when he was farming in MARI

sl25 day when he was farming in Mari
boro.
Mr. Mather is in splendid physical con.
dition at IS years of age and when a
Young man was exceptionally strong.
While living in Marlboro he took con.
tract to cut and haul a certain amount OF
wood to Brattleboro, distance of 10
miles. and the last six cords of the wood
he cut and hauled with one pair OF horses
doing the work alone in six days to tut
fill the contract.
Mrs. Mathers maiden name was Seraph
p. Whitaker. She was born in Westmin-
ster Oct. -, 1889, and was one OF eight
children of Whitney and Fanny (Smlth
Whitaker. Her mothers father, MAJ.
Epbraim Smith, was Revolutionary sol
der who assisted in guarding Maj. John
Andre after the latter was captured Mrs.
Mather lived in Newfane when young
girl and moved from there to Whining
ton. At the age of II her family moved to
Marlboro and there she became acqualnt-
ed with Mr.. Mather, She has two bro,
theirs Foster Whitaker of Newfane and
Elnathan Whitaker OF this town, and
one sister. Sylvia, wife of William Hold,
en- of Guilford, also one uncle, DAVID
Whitaker, SO years old, whose home Is on
Fairview street. Mrs. Mather has been
a lifelong member of the Congregational
church. -,
children. Fanny Adele died in April
1864, Sylvia Eta in September, 1915 Ar
thur in August, 1873, and olive Esteldie,
wife of William f. Chase, Sept. %, 1904.
The out of town relatives and friends
present at the celebration were George
4. Alden and Miss Ella NJ, Alden Of
Springfield. Mass, Byron L.; Call and
Alice NIather Call of Colrain, Mass, Mrs:
Harry T. Lazelle and H. II. Newton OF
Bernardston, Mass, Mrs. Edwin 7. New
ton Of Springfield, Mass, Lucy N. Whit,
aker of Newfane, Orren D. Prnngton
and jamie Mather burlington OF Prov
dence, R. l., Mr.. and Mrs. v. ". Holden,
Miss Florence Holden and Miss Mile
Holden of Guilford and Miss Fannie
Holden of Hinsdale, n. II.