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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07
Mrs. Harriet Drcnt.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch,

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
WINCHESTER, VA, February c.
Mrs. Harriet Brent, widow of George
W. Brent and one of the best known
ladies in Frederick county. died to-day
at the home Of her nephew, NJ. r.
Ebert, aged ninety years. Mrs. Brent
was native of Adams county, Pa.
Three nephews, five great-nephews
and one great-nece survive.
Mrs. l.. Il. Davis.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, February g.
Mrs. LOGAN r. Davis died suddenly OF
heart disease last night about 9:s0
o'clock in her home, 344 Twenty-sev-
enth Street. Mrs. Davis was at supper
with her family. She was in excellen:
spirits and seemed we'll until she re-
tired to her room for the night, when
she was stricken,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07
Saw aConccnledn yyennon

Solomon Thornton (colored) was ar.
rested Yesterday by Sergeant Wit.
slllre on the charge Of carrying a con.
Gsaled weapon. He was taken to tie
Eirst Station, and will appear In thc
Pollce Court this morning. Thornton
was strolling along Seventeenth Street
with the pistol sticking out OF his
pocket when arrested.
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Edgar Robertson.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
ROANOKE. VA, February 6,-Ed-
gar, tho ffteen-year-o old son Of Mr.. 3.
F.. Robertson, of Salem, died this morn
ing from rheumatism OF the heart. Ono
Of his brothers, A. w. Robertson, is a
medical student in Richmond. His re-
mains will be taken to Culpeper for
IN -
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For Good Of the Negro.
Mass-NIcctinE mt Chester We'll Attended.
Addresses Made

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1
< CHESTER. VA. February G-The
educational inass-meeting held here to-
day by the Education Association in
behalf OF the negroes Of the rural dis
tricts OF this state. was addressed by
Leading white educators OF other
Suites. The sessions were attended by
large crowds who manifested much in
tcrest In the proceedings.
The plans are to create a strong
sentiment among the colored people
to give their children q relig lous, moral
and Industrial education. Dr.. Harley.
OF Pittsburg, presided and the leading
speech of botE sessions was made by.
Hon. George r. Slater, of Philadelphia,
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Mrs. Mary j. Metz.

Especial to The Timcs-D lsnatch.1
ROANOKE. Va. February 6.-Mrs.
Mary j. Metz, wife Of Mr.. Il. l.. Metz.
died suddenly this morning from Heart
failure, aged twenty-five years. She
was n Miss Lee, OF Franklin county.
She is survived by her husband and
four rh IHroD
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,Ir.. william Itcynolds.

Especial to The Times -Dspatch.l
ROANOKE, Va. February 6-Mrs.
Maggie Reynolds, Wife of William Rey-
nolds, depot agent at Cloverdale, died
eight years. She is survived by her
husband and two children.
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I. H. Robertson.
Especial to I

rspecial to The Tir,,es- plspatch.1 m 81
F. ROANOKE VA, February G.---En-
glneer l. T. Robert son, OF the Norfolk
and Western, died tonight from pneu-
mona. agad forty-four years. He had
Salem, and had resided in Roanoke but
q short time. He leaves Wlre ana
five children. III ~ ~ y srs.N> -,
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airs. Florence Ilnboden.

TSpecial to The Times Dispatcli.I
WYTHEVILLE. VA. February O.
Mrs. Samuel w. Williams has received
Mrs. Florence Imboden. widow of the
Confederate General ]. D. Imboden.
Mrs. Imboden died after protracted
Illness at the residence of her sister
Mrs. Wirt Darlington. in Bristol, Tenn
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anti-Lloyd strength than any other
man. and the likelihood is that Mr..
Flood will be nominated on the first
ballot, or at least on the second. He
now has good margin over any other
candidate.
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Contract. For Streets Awarded.


The regular meeting of the street
Committee was held last night and
some important business was transact
ed including the opening of bids and
street work for the coming year. There
We're about dozen bidders, several
more than last year.
The Chesterfield Granite Works, rep
eonrse 9 for bo e ana IL,
corner blocks; for stone paving and
repaving. and for the five and six-incil
circular curbs.
est bidder on curbing. and he got the
contract for five and six-lnch stone
curbing
The contract for the concrete ,pav-
ING and ! cnrhs was AWARDED to J. II.
Fl. S. Bradley was the lowest bidder
on the brick paving, and he received
this contract.
The committee transacted d.. r mn,
the City Engineer was ordered 70 make
an estimate as to the cost Of grading.
graveling and rolling the Peter rio,
Tnrnpike from Hull Last street 60 ,s marry aar
tracks. The committee will probably
ask for an appropriation for this work.
Those present at the meeting were
D. L. Toney. r. L. Patram. a. f. Hook
er, H. A. Lindsay and c. c. Jones.
Davis Discharged.
David Davis, charged with perjury,
was before the Mayors Court Eester-
day morning and was discharged after
the evidence IN the case had been
heard
Davis had already been indicted by
the grand jury and his case had been
called several times in the Corporation
Court. Judge Ciopton later ruled that
the charge against him was not
felony, and he was sent back to the
Police Court for trial.
Mayor Maurice stated yesterday that
If the case was not a felony, accord
ing to the Judges ruling, there was
nothing to show misdemeanor, and
he discharged the prisoner who was
a juror in the Myers case.
Personals and Briefs.
torney Charles l.. Page, is at his home
with u mild attack of pneumonia.
The Fire Committee held special
meeting last night and granted several
building PERMITS.
The regular meeting of the Finance
Committee will be held to-night. at
which time the budget for the year
will be completed.
City Collector j. P. Robinson, on
"Wednesday qualified as deputy to the
Annie Blanche, the little daughter
10 East Fifteenth Street is quite sick
at the home of her parents.
otficer farrell, Of Swansboro. ar
rested Joseph Stands, colorcd. one of
the prisoners who escaped from the
Henrico county jail several days ago.
Bacon Perhan. a negro brakeman in
the employ of the Atlantic Coast Line
galway, fell from a box car Svednes-
railroad in ManehesterEand sustained a
serious fracture OF the hip. Flo was
carried to Richmond, where DR. Young.
LOT the ambulance corps, treated him
and took him to the Retreat for the
sick, where no will be kept by the
railroad until he RECEIVERS.
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DRUG STORE BURNS
Brother OF Proprietor Had to Ike r,ns
der TO Escnnc. -

Brother Of Proprietor Had to Ike 1,,s-
~, der TO Escape.
ing in i }be st out early yesterday morn
9S,nSmpany, conducted by Mir. ]. n
Blanks. at Sixth ana Broad Streets on ",
!peiore IT was eXtingulshed dcsfrovaG
die STOCK and fixtures OF the companv
f fa,. some me- damage to the building. ahu
store. ''es y Rhoaas department
NJ: W. II: Gordon, night clerk vhc
tho re s.re of Z tbe the stdpr room
be I, aroused by, the names He tel le.
phoned IN an alarm OF fire, whicb " q :
nnffslstered at headquarters at $40 a
~ NJ JUST Two minutes later box SIT, or
Streets . Was q FUNK se y hv and Broad
on the beat. and at 5:4S A, M. the ca
.ain 81 the, Broad Street Engine Com.
p y ~ , the 1irst to arrive on the scene
alarm. 1 SIX e NE ringing sna Of Second
ana the storeroom Of the drug com.
pany was literally flooded with Stream,
o. 81 water, which swept from the shelves
. irnad % potties, some Aof which were
neat. The fire raced along the hirhIv
olied ceiling to the front or the sfore
basement, ~ 49, 49, WV
] The building Is owned by the Val
extent Of $1,000 Or $1,000, fully &C cover t'r.
ed by insurance Mr. Blanks said YES.
terday that he carried between $1,000
and $4,000 worth Of stock, the larger
portion Of which Is practically ruined
Imts loss Is partially covered by in.
Mr.. Blanks's family. living on the
third floor. got out OF the building
without difficulty. Mr.. william Blanks
brother OF the proprietor, was caught
IN bis. room on the second door, and
nade his escape by q freman's ladder
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JAKE WELLS is PRESIDENT.
Southern Assoclation Of Theatrical Managers

southern Assoclation of Theatrical Managers
Discuss Hailroad Rates.
AJLANT.A. CA, February 6---At meet.
lni mere to-day the Southern. Association o I
Theatre Managers WIS organized. Tho
managers met 70 discuss railroad rates for
theatrical parties. which they claim are
from ~ 10 40 per cent higher In the South
man In other sections OF the country
The tollowins officers were elected: Jake
Wclss. Of. Richmond. president II. L. Car
GoZa, secretary, and II {. Dpgiyc Atlanta
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!. :. Mrs Harriet q, Johnson.

or ]. f npsTInl g The Times Dlspatnh,l
s,J1snlAuNLON, VA, February 6,-~Arrs.,
ATh an Z, g. i, Johnson. mother Of MRS
lynn ". Churchman, died here to-day
o 81 olu !, age. being sayenty-nlne years
a srn; !, SShs I, was a native of Botetaurt
children survive her. n 4l5.. =
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fstm deputy sheriff by mob a, Oak.
Grove. near here, to-day and lynched
Mitchell is alleged to have shot ana killed
without provocaton Leon Thrclkeld. man
ager or the Pioneer Cooperage Company.
twp miles west OF Oak Grove yesterday.
He escaped but was later captured and
turned over to the parish authorities. a
deputy sheriff was on his way to Flora, La,
WIFE the negro prisoner when he was met
by tho mob.
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sister regina Lyden.
Ispecialto The Times-Dispatch.l

1.l1t- lSpecialg TO The 'Tin1ts-Dispatch.1
WYTHEVILLE, VA. February a.
Sister Regina Lyden died this morning
at 10 o'clock at Villa Maria OF hermor-
rhage, aged seventy-two years. She
was native OF Little Washington. Pa.
and had been In religion forty-two
years. She Is survived by one sister.
Mrs. Barbara Pollits, of Little Wash
ington. The funeral viii be held on
Erilay morning at 5 o'clock.
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DEATHS

RoLrz.-Died. at his parents rest
dence. s. j. Bolt2, 3S16 Lester street.
AUBREY RICHARD BOLTZ, asso
two months. ,rrr-r
NOON, February 7th, at Q o'clock.
Burial at lakewood.
cARTER,-D!ed, in Daytona, Fla la, W We q:
nesday February 5th. Mr.. Gu5IAN y :
G. CARTER. formerly of Henrico
county, Va. He is survived by a
wife and two sons and three daugh-
ters-A. G.. Carter, OF Florida; =: ,.
Carter, OF Manquin. Va; Mrs. a. AleS.
Reid and Mrs. c. l.. Beers. OF tlori-
Richmond.
ELLYsoN.-Dicd, Thursday, February
9th. at Gao p. NJ. at the residence
of herN father, Richard Ellyson. No.
1876 South Cherry Street. MARIE Ell
Tyson, in the twenty-fourth year of
her age, She leaves a father, two
sisters. Mrs. A. j. Tinsley and Mrs.
j. b. PoindeXter. and four brothers,
Rudolph, Charles. Richard w and
Cloater Ellyson, to mourn her loss
Funeral notice will be published
at the residence of her
husband; gillian E!tna, Ebert, ssla East
1890 r. NJ. Mrs. MARIA 3, EBERT,
aged siXty-four years.
Funeral notice later.
Baltimore and Fredericksburg pa
pers please copy.
at her residence, Twen-
ty-nintli and F. Streets, at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. SARAH f.
PAYNE. wife Of the Rev. Evans
Payne, pastor OF the Fourth Baptist
Church tcolored).
The funeral will take place SAT-
URDAYs 2:a0 T. NJ. from the Fourth
Baptist Church.
BAKER.-Died, at her late residence
603 North Tenth Street, at 1880 A.
NJ, Mrs ELLA +. BAKER.
Funeral notice later.
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Mr.. William A. Green has returned
from washington. where he attended
a meeting OF the. National Association
Mr.. Green visited baltimore. Philadei-
phia, New York and other northern
cities.
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OBITUARY
Funeral OF Cnptnln wise.

Friends and acuunin tances In large
number attended the funeral8of Cap
tain George D. Wise, which took place
day at II O'CLOCK The services were
conducted by the Rev. Landon r. Ma :
son, and the lnterment was made IN
HOLLYWOOD Cemetery,
me grave was banked with floral
tributes from friends In all walks of
iltc. Captain John Lamb and others
game game from washington to attend the
funeral. As q special smark OF respect
TO Captain Wise, Judge Witt ad1ourn-
eG ne Hustings Court over until tho
afternoon. s7Es t5
], Presided over b. Judge Edmund
Waddill, Jr.. the members Of the Rich
mono Bar Assoeiat Ion u ass embed In
tne Chamber Of Commerce to ndopt, q
SET of resolutions. which We're read by
Judge George L. Christtan q irman OF
the committee. Cnptes .cf the,, reso-
lutions will be sent TO IN Il ml!y an q
70 all the courts city. state ana Fe9 !
fral, to be spread upon thelT RECORDS
g q token OF the este n " when
Captaln Wise was held byt the N peFs
OF his. profession.
Funeral az Mr.. Hughes,
Funeral services were conducted over
the body OF Mi, John 4 y II uslles, for
mer sheriff OF Richmond, q t24S az YES
terday afternoon In the nome o. tne
family, No, 3l3 North 'l'sNent y-nlnttl
street, the Rev, II, 70 tts.e,thse, sK ~,
y; Dadnsun, nd the \! ey, g, =, IN !.
glestop ofllelatad. The IN ter1ner M was
made IN lakewood Gem ct ery. I. !, Il.
BESIDES q number ot g wy 9 Als9'''s'
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mains we're sent 70 Flower, cabarru

mains were sent to Flower, Cabarrus
county, for interment to-day.
Mr. j. C.. Hyde, one of Rowan's wen
known farmers. died at his home nj
Cleveland Yesterday afternoon al the
age of sixty years. He is survived by
wife and four children. The burial
was held to-day at Cleveland.
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w. Is. uilleary.

WARRENTON, VA. February Co.
William E, Hilleary, youngest son OF
hara last night afier n n1f Ho
ness of several months from tuber-
aculosis. His funeral will take place
Friday from st. James Episcopal
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Case Goes over.

John Aldermishima was charged in
the Police ourt6yesterday with being
dlsorderly IN the office OF Henry S.
aliutzler. The case went over to the
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ZnChury II. Holland.
c..aut,i,a rte r,tx~,, y,t,.s,k..1, Z

Especial to The Ttmes-D ispatch.1
SUFFOLK, VA, February 6.-Zach-
airy T. Holland. a well-to-do farmer
and money lender of Holland, died
this morning, aged seventy-two. He
had never married, and the nearest of
kin are four nieces and five nephews.
His estate is worth upwards OF $780,
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Denths At SALISBURY.


:, iSSALlsBuRY, N. CT. February 6.---
Mr.. Peter Bost, aged tifty years, ona
OF the leading merchants OF Cabarrus
county g, ', died here. last night, where he
nag ma, collla for treatment He leaves "a
al Of whom are we'll known, The res
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Oft / wander TO the graveyard.
Flowers to strew with tender care
On the grave of my dear Fannie,
Who is sweetly resting there.
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IN MEMORIAM

5RTDL1N.--In memory or our belovca
daughter and sister. FANNIE q.
cRlDLIN, who died two years ago
to-day. February Z, 1906.
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NEWS GATHERED
FROM S0UTHS|DE
Deserted by Husband, Eighteen
Year-Old Wife Dies Homeless
and Penniless.
CAME HERE FROM CAROLINA
Street Committee Opens Bids
and Awards Contracts for
Worll-Personals.
Manchester Bureau. Tlmes-D Dispatch.
No. i102 Hull Street.

No. i102 Hull street. +
Deserted by her husband and left
homeless and destitute Mrs. Helen
Morris Freeman. c. ghteen years or age,
died last night at No. Go Decatur
Street.8Of pneumonia.
According 20 the pitiful story Of the
young woman as she told 1t short
time bcfore her death her married li ~,
was not happy. About year ago she
said she married Freeman. no was nll
enlisted man In the United states
Army. Later he deserted, but would
not work His VIE then came TO
Richmond and got employment In q
bag. factory. Three weeks ago she
moved TO Manchester and secured board
with Mrs. A. D. Johnson.N She was
she was total stranger. Mrs. john
son did everything possible for her
comfort
Freeman we. III the city about n
week ago. but when his wife was taiseii
Ill. he left and nothing has been heard
OF him since, the dying woman said.
S she was formerly Helen Morris. Of
The police have communicated with
persons there, asking for any infor5
nation Us to her relatives. In the mean
time the body will be held for sew
eral days.
Under the ordinances Of the city
there Is no provision for the burial
of dead paupers unless they are resi-
dents of the city. However. should
the police be unable to reach any rela-
tives of Mrs. Freeman It is certain that
the Poor Committee will see that she
at least has respectable burial. Tho
committee is already at work on the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07

You are not forgotten, Fannie. dsaa,
or ever will be.
For as long as life and remembrance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07

sad but loving remem-
brance OF our baby. JOHNNIE, who
died one year ago to-day, February
z, 1908.
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We will remember thee.
BY HER MOTHER AND BROTHER.
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THE WEAI HER

Forecast: Virginla--Fair, colder Fri
aav, saturday fair; fresh northwest TO
north winds.
North carolina--Fair Friday, colder
in southeast portion; Saturday fur.
light to fresh northwest winds;
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Pickett Camp, the Efeptn-
Hcplis, Patrick Henry Lodge, !. q. q. ~.
and lIenrico Union, No. 1870, were pres

aoulatloh, Pickett t &C CAMP, the the Il mepta-
ap 81 u atrcK Henry len Lodge @ ,l
lent.
Ae s'ti fra tl Kemp.
Charles Q. saYille. John l.. sattertleld.
Thomas Redd. W. Writ. Redo, David
ttnnor,ry--Messrs. Oscar Kelley, Y.
Winston F..W Cunningham r.. 4.
Afalsnson IT. udge p Witt II n
H. Redwood, Charles Goode, S. r. Bev.
eritge. Judge Edmund Waddill, .Jr.,
Judge Daniel Grinnan and a. G. Stepll-
ensO..
Miss Marie 1JlIys0n.
Miss Nfnrie E;llysong died yesterday
evening at Gao, mt the residence Of
her father, Mr.. Richard E,ilyson, 1885
South Cherry street, In the twenty
fourth year of her age.
She leaves her father. two sisters
Mrs. a. j. Tinsley and Mrs. j. B poin.
dexter, and four brothers. casrs. Ru-
delphi, Charles, Richard w. and Cloutcr
Ellyson.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made.
Mrs. Marin II. Ebert.
Mrs. Maria y. Ebert died ut her rest
dencc, 1919 East MARSHALL street ycs-
terdny at 1890 O'Clock, In the sixty
llll year. OF sIcT USe.5 4 y
DIR. q. w. GoltlsiIorOngh.
a telegram received here yesterday
announced the death OF DR.. Charles
~. Goldsborougll, of Walkersville
Md, the father of Mrs. Llewcllyn w,
McVeigh, of this city. s
Mrs. Ellp F. Baker.
Mrs. Ella II. Raker died ct 1890
o'clock this morning, at her home, No.
iG03 North Tenth Street.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
announced later.
Mrs. w. d. Mount.
tsoacial TO The Tire ,rtcI,.1
sALTVILLT. VA. February C.--Mrs.
Agatha Flanagan Mount wife OF W.
y. Mount, general superintendent of
the Mathieson Alkali Works OF this
place. died very suddenly at her home
mere this morning about o'clock of
heart failure.
Mrs Mount was lady OF strong Mt
tractive personality, who had Just
reached the meridian of life. Before
1 ~, arfl s se a Agatha
sun, .. SsIe ID RIA Is. New York, where
STE was born and reared. She Is
survived by her husband and three
Lids her mstncr, 1our sisters ana
Seneca Falls, New York. with the en-
ception OF a married sister, Mrs.
Charles L. Wiley, who resides In the
town OF Saltville. The remains will
be taken by the early train Tomorrow
morning to New York for intcrment
In her native town.
& 3. - b l
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CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.

CONDITIONS -YESTEItDAY.
Richmond's weather was clear and
warmer. Range OF the thermometers:
0 a. M.........,36 c p. M........40
IL M............ .l7 0 r. M.,......4O
8 =. M........,.54 IL midnight,...3 80
AVeraEe........ IL
Highest temperature ycsterday.... 81
Lowest temperature ycstcrdny..... so
Mean temperature yesterday... a.
Normal temperature yesterday.,.. 81
Departure. from normal temperature 3
Precipitation IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07

Those little lips. so sweet TO kiss.
ARC closed forever now:
THOSE sparkling eyes that shone so
bright,
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That little heart that beat SO high,
Free from all care and gloom,
Is hidden now from those he loved,
Beneath the silent tomb.
by HIS. AUNT. a. S. DILLON.
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An ovcrwhelmlns majority Of the
committee is anti-Lloyd, There will
be several conferences between now
and Monday, and It Will probably be
decided 10 concentrate the anti-Lloyd
sentiment on one candidate Repre-
sentative Flood has agreed, II II can
he found that Representative Ryan can
win. 70 withdraw in his favor, but the
Ryan people have about figured out
that Flood can como nearer uniting the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-07

The regular meeting of the Street
Committee was held last night and
some important business was transact
ed including the opening of bids and
street work for the coming year. There
We're about dozen bidders, several
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-30
WoMAN's FOREIGN MISSIONS
Delegates to Methodist Convention Arc
Flocking to Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 29.-From all
parts CT the world missionaries, dele
gates and officers are here to attend
the general executive meetings of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal church
which opened Thursday. The meeting
Will continue to Nov 5. Forty mission
aries from stations in foreign lands are
present. Thursday mornings sessions
were taken up by the reading of re-
ports of and seating of missionaries
who were apportioned among the dele
gates.
w. H. Taft has given conditional
ly before 1t closes and several of the
bishops of the. church will be in at
tendance. The annual sermon en- Sun
day will be delivered by Bishop j. M
Thoburn, the veteran missionary to In
dia. who voluntarily retired last May
after service of more than so years In
that field
The IL branch secretaries have beer
in session for the last week complet-
ing their reports and apportiCning the
work in the foreign field, each branch
or section of states responsible for spe-
Gifted portions of the foreign work. A
rumoer of missionary candidates are
in attendance who will be given then
| final examination and instructions
Many of the pulpits in the city will be
| filed by the missionaries on Sunday