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The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Blind Tom, Famous Pianist, Dead:
Wonder of Musical World 20 Years

| OF a death certificate. He expired IN
the home of Mrs. Eliza Bethune Lerche,
al so Twelfth street, Hoboken, where
he had lived for years. Mrs. Berche
former husband, now dead, was Gen.
eraI Bethune, who was a patron Of old
Tom Mrs. LerChe took care Of the
gtay-haired venerable musician tender
~, pitstng his plight snd admirins the
grit and genius he displayed. Tom was
born in 1919 He was the son OF Char-
Try Virgins and Mignon Virgins,
slaves on plantation in Georgia
Never Used Liquors CT Tobacco.
Old Tom. besides having a remarkable
genius In The musical lina. also had
his eccentrfcities. Many times when
would-be inteTviewers called uron him
Tom would humble incoherently, and
hon burst forth with:
Il will not talk Go away, please
At other times the man would be
genial. shsLke hands with callers. and
talk half an hour abcut music and
other subjects. He never smoked,
enewed, or drank. He never was heard
10 swear Several times when some
body Ia tie room where he was uttered
an oath, Tom would jump up, raise his
hand. and order the offender out OF the
house.
After the Johnstown food old Tom was
killed first, A negress identified the
BODY g a colcred man as that of the
musician. The body WIS inferred and
a small monument with Virgins name
chiseled On 10 was erected over the
grave. BUL Tom wasn't dead He ap-
peared IN his old home, Columbus. Ga
Next year h. was reported 70 have
been drowned. Time after time CORES
ondents "killeS" Ton, but he always
appeared hale and hearty. He IS re-
puted never 10 have been iii.
Apoplexy Ciused his death.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
GEORGETOW N =.
PECK MEMORIAL
HAS NEW PASTOR
The Rev. James Henry Ar
rives at Presbyterian
Chapel.

The Rev. James Henry. who recently
was graduated from the New York
Presbyterian Theological Seminary. is
the new pastor Of Peck Memorial
Chapel, Twenty-eight street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. vice the
Rev. Charles Alvin Smith. deceased.
Since the death Of the Rev. DR.. Smith,
several months ago. Peck Chapel has
been without regular pastor TIE Rev.
Mr. Henry Is tWenty-eight years old.
and was born IN China, his parents be-
ing there on missionary work The new
pastor is temporarily residing at 14lz
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Maid Betrays Mans Secret Threat;
Antonto,s Eye Falsely "Sn1ooched'

southern blood danced IN little circles
through his circulation department and
his frantic, indignant, heart futtereC
wildly in his aching throat
Friday night he was marching down
the street with q club in his hand anG
murder IN his fawn-like eye. He wss
boiling. Well down the street was a
figure he seemed 10 recognize. He hast
ened onward He came close and heard
a wierd variation on the Afraid 20
Come Home IN the DARK" song issuing
from the strangers Joyful tonsils.
An, Ia! II was his rival IL was
his hated enemy.
In the Police Court IT developed that
the person was not the rival but An
tonic. Antonio walked upon the stand
gently patting his injured optic.
Il cOOms down da street" ne said.
looking reIToachfuily at Angelo, an dis
man he Joomp ont en- say he got me
now. I say I know dat. Den befo' !
maka da move he smack me a smoOch
IN da eye
His Defense Laconic-
Aye thought he wasn't da man ne
was. was Antonio only defense
He go walkin' around battin' people
IN ia eye because dsy iooka laka some
body else. do her" squealed the furious
Antonio. den he dV blame fool
It took several pe--soI-s 10 quiet Antonio.
Every time he rerl embered that he had
been hit without IA introduction his Ire
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
WATER OF JORDAN
USED AT BAPTISM

was used yesterday by the Rev. Donald
c. Macleod in baptising seventeen chill
dren at the First Presbyterian Church.
The water was brought to Washington
by DIT. Macleod recently. He took it
from the spot where, tradition says,
the waters were divided 10 permit the
children Of Israel TO pass through the
river
The ceremony attracted unusual at
tentiOn, and long before the hour set
the pastors study was crowded with
relatives and friends of the baptismaI
candidates whose ages ranged from six
months 10 six years. The service was
followed by Childrenfs day exercises,
consisting Of reCitatiOns and singing.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Younger Man Then Sends
Bullet Through His
- Own Brain.
SHORT WHISPERS
PRECEDE CRIME
Two Shots Fired at Elder Man
While Wife and Daughter
a. Look On.

NEW YORK. June 15.--SO critical is
the condition OF Thomas Lyuott. a
wealthy builder OF Brooklyn. who was
shot in the doorway OF his home, today.
by his nephew, John LynOtt. who then
sent a bullet into his own brain. that
the police have been unable TO obtain
an ante-mortem statement.
Young Lynott is alive. but uncon-
Ecious and there is not A chance for
his recovery. There is also little hope
for the uncle. The bullet entered his
left side Just below the heart.
There Is a great deal Of mystery con-
nected with the shooting. Young Ly-
nott Is married and was supposed 10
be devoted 10 his wife. Thomas Ly-
mott is also married He and his wife
we're preparing TO retire some time after
midnight when there came a loud ring
ing at their front door. MI LynOtt
opened the door and encountered his
nephew. Mrs. Lynott saw the outline
Of the nephew in the doorway and heard
a short conversation. The nephew spoke
in a low voice and Mrs. Lynott could
not hear what he said.
Wife Tells Of Shooting.
Mrs. Lyn1tt told the police later that
Thomas Lynott suddenly drew a re-
volver from his pocket and began FIR
ing. Mr.. Lynott staggered and fell
after the first shot. Mrs. Lynott and
her daughter ran down the hail and
Mrs. Lynott cried;
What has happened? Is Thomas
hurt?''
7 have shot him and I will shoot
both Of you II you 60 near him." said
the nephew calmly
Mercy cried Mrs Lynott.
III have no mercy on him or you,
replied LynOtt. Mr. LynOtt was not
unconscious and was attempting IN
struggle to his feet when his nephew
bent over him and f1Ted a second shot
a. the elder mans temple. Despite the
close range the slot went wild. Mr..
Lynott, however, fen back unconscious.
Fires at Himself.
"wen, now he IS dead and I will
finish myself. said young LynOtt, and
he hred a bullet into his own brain aud
toppled hack unconscious.
Richard OConnor. a Central Office
detective. who lives near BY, heard the
screams OF Mrs. Lynott apd her dauEh-
ter ard ran 20 the house. Both men
were unconscious and were taken 70 the
Norwegian Hospital
Mrs. Thomas LynctJ said she could
rot imagine why the young man had
attempted TO kill her husband and him
self. Sc far as could be learned young
Lynott was perfectly sober when ne
called at mis- uncle's home. John Lynott
is twenty-four years old. His uncle Is
about fifty.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

NEW YORK, June I5--"Blind Tom,
whose real name was Thomas Virgins,
and who for nearly twenty years de-
lighted countless thousands with his
performances on the piano, is dead.
Year after year reports were made that
the old, sightless man. who was born
a slave. had passed away. The reports
proved untrue, But the body of Blind
Tom the wizard Of the musical world,
who astounded the masters. was inter-
red today.
Thirty years ago there was no name
so well known in the musical woriI as
that Of Blind Tom" Managers az
theaters and music halls figuratively
knelt IN front of whatever hotel or
friends home he was stopping at and
begged him 10 play. His name spelled
Money" Not a person who read tire
newspapers or took interest IN theatre
cal amusements was unfamiliar with
the character OF the brOad-shCuldered,
soiemn-faeed negro who. despite his
lack of sight, could interpret Beethoven.
Chopin, Rubinstein, Wagner, and the
other great composers in mastery
fashion.
Dies Among Old Friends.
His technique was almost hswless.
and despite the gloom one might mag
Inc would be attached TO the tempera-
ment of a man who was devoid OF sight.
Blind Tom" threw his heart and soul
into even the rollLcking music Of the
old plantations of ante-bellum days
Blind Tom" died last Saturday, but
not until yesterday was the news made
public. and then only through the Ming
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
.AWAKENS MAN
BURIED TEN DAYS
MeCrea Makes Speech, Telling Of
His Sensations During Trance
at Luna Park.

After ten-day sleep tina. seemed Ike
death, Coleman S McCrea. the Young
man recently buried alive q Lana PARK
by Prot. Bundah Kupparow, awakened
yesterday.
The awakening took place on the
stage before a throug Ku9parov.
after the young man had been brought
out OF his grave. appeared 70 d. moth
ing more than make a few passes OF lis
hands over McCFea's face and body
on awakening McCrea delivered a short
speech, in which be told OF the senAa-
tions he had experienced since hs sub
mitted TO the professors influence
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED.

GREENSBORO, y. c.. June Is
Southern railway train, 13s, was wrecked
al Zion College last night. The loco
motive turned completely over. and the
engineer, fireman. and express mes
senger miraculOusly escaped death with
a few bruises
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Absolute safery for silverware.

The special silver vaults OF Union Trust
Co 18th and II SIS, offer absolute pro-
lection az reasonable rates. Silver called
for and delivered without additional
charge--Adv
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

climbed over his coat collar and Ian
down his back.
Finally after due elaboration the
Judge Offered Angelo SO or thirty days
and angelo. not having the 80 randy.
accepted the alternative resignedly.
SO now they both sit IN their reEDeC-
tive rooms and bewail the unkind fate
else
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Baltimore and Ohio R. R. Excursion

sl.00 10 Frederick Keedysville (for
AntIetamJ and HagersJown and return,
Sunday, June q. Special train leaves
Union Station a m-Adv
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

The lawn fete for the benent Of the
Georgetown University Hospital. viii
open Tuesday evening, and Will con-
tinue for four evenings The proceeds
Will be expended IN building the addi-
ton to the purses home. The fete Will
be held on the hospital grounds. at
Thirty-ffth street ana Prospect avenue
northwest.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

Miss Mary Cragin, of 1927 Dumbarton
avenue northwest. and Miss Fannie Nc
Knight. Of Georgetown, has returned
from two weeks stay al Atlantic
City y. J.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
New Want id Branch.

Residents of the southwest of the city
will be interested TO know that a Times
Want Ad. Agency has been established
in J. ". McDonald's Pharmacy at the
corner OF AZ and L SIS. southwest
Want Ads under the q .ssihcations of
Wanted Help, Want I Situations
Wanted Rooms or 30. q, Boarding,
For Rent Rooms, and ROL-ns and Board
viii be accepted at one cent e word.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

Antonio Racippo sits in his room nurs-
ing a badly swollen eye. He softly
rubs It with some cool and soothing
lotion and between applications. pro-
tests in heartbroken accents against
the unkind fate that led 10 his being
mistaken for somebody else
Angelo Ber-Eani sits in his cell, where
he Is requir d by law 10 sit for thirty
days, nursing badly ruffled set Of feel
ings and weeps when he thinks OF the
unkind fate that Led 70 his installing
Antonio for somebody else
Both are sad and no man can tell
who is the sadder.
Several days ago a man resembling
Antonio Of The swollen eye. met and
courted Y "lg lady 20 whom Angelo
has been p,-y ing particular attention,
and informed the young lady that he
would "smooch Angelo in da eye" should
that gentleman ever return 10 her
domocile
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.

rs any one waiting on your finally
asked the naughty saleslsdy, conde-
sCeuling At last TO notice the shopping
I'm afraid not" replied the latter,
my husband was-I left him outside
but I'm afraid he's become disguised
and gone home Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15
GirI CouIdnlt & Setret.

The young lady could not keep d
secret. Shs told Angelo with brutal
candor that The gentleman who looked
like Antonio intended 'smocchin' his
eye.
Angelo became furious His warm
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

]. q. Small & Sons, Florists,
IA & @, Wash'n; Waldorf Astoria & 1l55
B'way, ny Steamer orders q specially.
Adv.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

Swift & Company's sales OF fresh beef
in Washington for the week ending Sat.
urday. June Is, averaged 1920 cts. per ID.
ADV.
The Washington times., 1908-06-15

Local fishermen report that rock fish
are numerous in the Potomac. just
above the Three Sisters. The best
catches are made between daybreak
and Z O'Clock IN the morning.
Several new members will be admitted
Wednesday evening al the regular meet
ing OF Georgetown Camp. No. 1860.
Modern N OOdmen of America.
The condition OF Mrs. Louise B.
Jones. wife Of DIT Thomas J. Jones,
who was injured some weeks ago by
being thrown from a car at fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west, was reported this morning 10 be
much improved.
A. n. Qulgley, of 1925 Wisconsin ave
nue., who has been visiting his mother
in Flint Mich, is expected 10 return IN
a day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas n Ortman.
who have resided al 1918 p street north
west for number OF years, have
moved IN Todd place.
The closing exercises Of Trinity Paro-
chlal School VIII take place Thursday
evening al Trinity Hall The drama,
Robert Emmett viii be presented
Scholarships 10 Gonzaga and George
town Colleges will be awarded TO sew
eTal OF the graduates.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-14
Personal
and
Otherwise
Locol Mention

O. C. Lapp left Sunday for his
home in Sites.
Mrs. A. N. Ingram and Mrs.
B. C. Austin visited over night
Tuesday in Newsome.
Timothy seed, wheat, chopped
barley and oats for sale at The
0. C. Lapp Co., Ltd. loft
When you get hungry you
want to go straight to c. w.
Heath's lunch and dining rooms,
in the Whitaker building. Meals
and lunches at all hours.
Lodging.
The first of the month ]. c..
Young will go to Switchback to
take care of horses for the stage
company. Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Greckwell will occupy the Young
house. Aldyce Davis has bought
the house now occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Greckwell.
A Swede went into a New
York lawyers Office the other
day and asked: us hare ben a
lawyers placer" Eyes. I'm a
lawyer" well, Master Law
yer, ! tank l shall have a paper
made" "What kind of a paper
do you want?' Il tank l shall
have mortgage. You see, ]
buy me a piece of land from Nels
Peterson, and l want a mort
gage on it, ooh, no. You
don't want a mortgage; what you
want is a deed. :" mo, Master
Lawyer, tank want mortgage.
You see, l buy me two pieces Of
land before, and I get deed for
dem, an mother fallow come
along with mortgage and take
the land; SO l tank | better get
mortgage this time.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-14

Aldyce Davis left Tuesday on
a business trip to Grangeville.
Four new gasoline lights were
placed in the Miner saloon Fri
day. &
0. P. Langstaff left Tuesday
on business trip to Newport,
and Spokane, Washington.
0. L. Smith, manager at the
Laura B mine, left Tuesday to
visit his family in Newport,
Washington.
Miles Rice left Sunday for
Grangeville to act as a witness in
the case Idaho VS. Allison, which
is set for hearing in the district
court this week.
Walter Cook returned the first
of the week from the Blue Rib
bon and is now at Gold Hill
placer getting ready to begin
the seasan's work.
Mrs. Charley Whipple: and
Mrs. Mart Jackson entertained a
party of twenty of their friends
at Progressive Five Hundred at
their home Friday evening of
last week. Light refreshments
were served. The evening was
enjoyed by all.
The Kooskia Mountaineer says
at a party in Nezperce recently
they were playing a game which
consisted of everybody in the
room making a face, and the one
who made the worst face was
awarded the prize. They all did
their level best and then a gentle
man went up to one of the ladies',
3 visitor from Vollmer, and said
well, madam, / think you have
won the prize" "Oh." she
said, II wasn't playing.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-14

A tailor-made suit at bar
gain price. Ask to see it.
THE O. C. LAPP Co., LTD.
Guaranteed high grade jewelry
and notions from G. A. Soden &
Co., of Chicago, the kind that
has been handled here for sew
eral years, by our predecessors,
and full line Clothing Samples
from Ed. V. Price & Co. Fit
guaranteed. The O. C. Lapp
Co.. Ltd.
A number of subscribers to
Mining News have responded to
our request made to those in ar
rears to pay up, but there are
still a great number who have
not needed the call. According
to the recent ruling by the post
office department we cannot after
April LIST send the paper through
the mail to subscribers who owe
for longer than a year. We
wish to thank all those who have
paid up, and we hope others will
follow their example, and that
not a single subscriber will have
to be dropped from the list when
the new ruling takes effect.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Doings of Pleasure Craft.

The steam launch Doc Reh. which has
been hauled out on the railway at Re-
ean's boatyard for caulking and other
repair work. was put overheard yester-
day morning and is lying at the boat
yard being made ready for trip to the
lower river.
The handsome auxiliary power sloop
Mineola one of the fleet of pleasure craft,
was yesterday hauled out at Regan's for
attention to her hull and for minor repair
work in preparation for fall cruising on
the river.
The hunting cabin launch Nalva May,
owned in this city, is out at Cumberland S
boatyard. at the foot of 9th street, TO
have some repair work done and for
painting. The vessel will be ready for
service in the middle of the present week
and will be used by her owners for hunt
ing trips on the river this fall
The power launches Reanseller and
Rosalie. with their owners and pleasure
parties aboard. left port yesterday after
noon for short trips down the river.
The auxiliary power yacht Javalin. be-
longing to DR.. Greer of this city, is at the
anchorage of the Baltimore Yacht Club
AT Baltimore while her owner is in this
city on business. She will be brought
back to this city later in the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
HOUSE PARKINGs NEGLECT.
No Way by Law to Compel Care,
Complainant Is Informed.

In a letter to the District Commission
ers. B. II. Warner of 916 F street north
west complains of the lack of care given
by property owners to parking in front
of their homes along F street from the
new Union station to Judiciary Square
and on Massachusetts avenue west of
18th street northwest.
He explains that weeds and grass have
been allowed to grow on the parkings to
such an extent in many cases that they
have become unsightly and unhealthy.
He deems it strange that, where the
government has set aside for the use of
property owners valuable ground in front
of their dwellings without charge or as
sessment, the owners should not be ap-
preciative enough TO at least keep their
parkings in respectable order.
In answer to this complaint the Com
miSSioners have Informed Mr.. Warner
that the engineer department has given
considerable thought to this question, but
has been unable to arrive at any salts
factory conclusion. They say that COM
pulsory maintenance of these parkings
cannot be imposed by law upon property
owners according to the opinion of the
corporation counsel
The Commissioners believe the most
successful method of identifying these
parkings will be through newspaper agi-
tation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

growing city the immediate vicinity of
14th street and New York avenue has
been steadily growing in popularity and
in Importance. The Bond building was
the first large office structure to forecast
the trend of the business community. and
it has been followed in turn by the Colo
RADIO building, the Home Life building, the
Commercial National Bank building. the
Metropolitan National Bank building and
the Westory building. while both sides
of all abutting streets have been claimed
for the sites of stores. And now into the
field comes the new structure. combining
space for stores its ground floor and
large suites of offices on the floors above.
1t will be styled the Evans building. and
will be built by the Evans estate.
The Evans building is to front eighty
five feet on New York avenue and will be
seventy-eight feet deep. Coming as near
ly into the ''Sky-Scraper' class as the re-
stricting laws of the District of Column
bia permit. the structure will be 10 feet,
nine stories, in height. 1t will contain
four rooms for stores, and 1.,5 office
rooms. To the third floor level the
architects plans call for walls of white
granite, and above that of terra Gotta.
with an entrance lobby of marble and or
namental plaster. There will be two ele-
vatOrS.
1t is understood local builders are busy
with the specifications. and the contract
will be awarded in the very near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
ARRANGES A BAZAAR.
Order of Eagles Wants to Clear It's
Home of Debt

The committee in charge of the bazaar
and carnival of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles has decided to hold the celebra-
ton at the home of the organization, 9th
and f streets. from November 3 to II.
Chairman r. l.. Montague of the general
committee has invited President Roose-
welt, who is an Eagle. to open the bazaar.
The membership of the order in the Dis
trict of Columbia numbers about JU.
The object of the undertaking is to raise
funds to wipe out the debt on the home
and to replenish the sick and death
benefit fund.
A recently organized band of Lady
Eagles, formed auxiliary to assist the
main body of Eagles in making the
bazaar and carnival success, has a
membership of fifty. The following
recently volunteered to arrange for tables:
Mrs. G. +. Bradley, Mrs. E. S. Fleming,
Mrs. G. E. Clemens. Mrs. ]. L. Feeney.
Mrs. William Xander Mrs. J. w. Weber,
Mrs. j. H. Brecht Miss Ida Brahler. Mrs.
Edward Bridaham. Mrs. b. S. Hudson.
Mrs. l. Saks Mrs. r. NJ. Davis, Mrs.
Laura Hutchinson. Mrs. p Buckley Mrs.
Edward Mccormick. Mrs. NJ. g.. CalIan.
Mrs. DR.. L. A. Walker. Mrs. A Simons.
Miss Anna Fitzgerald Miss Lillian Col
lamore. Miss A. Semmelbauer. Miss Marie
Johnson. Mrs. Laura Perkins, Mrs. Re-
becca Sparks, Mrs James E. Cogan, Mrs.
E. r. Levy, Mrs. NJ. Jennings. Mrs. Anton
Auth, Mrs. Ella Laurenson. Mrs. Vena bic.
Miss kahl and Miss Grace Fritz.