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The Washington times., 1908-09-20

Scott and 70 whom Harrison was MAJ
ried in 1859, died az the White House :
rev days before the Presidential cleo
lion Of 1882 In 1895. when HARRISON
sas siNty-three years OF age. he WIS
--arried to Mrs Mary Scott Lord Dim
mock, a niece or his nrst wife.
The second Mrs Harrison. who Wa
the TINE Of the wedding thirty-
light years of age is a native Of
peuusylvauia ard was q widow v-ber
Fle married the former Pre5.dcas sEs-
first husband was Walter arz-. st,g
Dimm0ck, son oi S1ma-l b. DIM
mock. Attorney General gl I-eun5y'-
.sIlia- Sue was irarri-l t1 The Fsaf.-
IvauiaH in 1881. when she vas - ...-
.y-three years OF ace. and the young
nam died ia January II tle f.IlagV. "a
srar- MIS- DinmCCk had. Therefore.
been a widow fourteen years when ole
VS. welded 90 General Harrison as-Iy
April. 1885,
In Arranging ior his second r-is--
age. former President Harris n
"a the bulk Cf LIS fcrtun- cd 80
-Heren ay his I-sI vie and tt.n =.
'ell making "a I-. fortune Ibis
was very .rrc,ssfuL i0r p--
==iollal services Were lu cons ..
Esd and is ices "a g.
is second fortune 90 t-e r-- OBJ.
IS death ranged sL the uay an n
10000 TO SWtGJ1 I1ls Iar-eSt sa e
o.. reported 90 De $4,000 VAS ..-
,lr"o FOR his services az .uiet
.1uusel for Nelezr-I- I--for.. h
International commission which me; n
'lT5s iu june. 1900 90 settle tf-s s1und-
sr> dispute between Great Errasu .nd
t-.azGela which bad Cor taraa-,suar-
.ar~ cf 70 century -ocu 90 source Il
International COMPLICATION
The Washington times., 1908-09-20

First portrait OF Miss Elizabeth ha.
risOn, youngest living daughter Of q
American President.
in style BETTING the widow
of an American President, ogviuS
10 the fact that she has indie
pendant means. There IS no doubt
bat that Congress. If the matter were
brought TO the attention of the ma
uonai Iaw-making body. would grant
Mrs. Harrison a pension of $500 per
year. such as is now received by Mrs
Garfield and such as was voted 10
Mrs Mckinley after the assassination
Of The late President. Mrs. Harrison,
however. has never made application
for any annuity, nor even for the
privilege Of Thanking her letters, al
though any Presidential widow can
presumably be placed on the postal
free list for the asking. ANY such
action has Deen unnecessary, as Gen
eral Harrison left mis- family well pro-
vided for.
It need scarcely be explained that
The Washington times., 1908-09-20

citizens a living former Pres
dent of the Republic, and the
number Of living widows Of
Presidents is comparatively
small, considering the fact
that not a few Of the nations
Chief Executives have mar
ried women many years
their Junior.
The roster Of Presidential
widows now comprise Mrs.
Garfield, Mrs. Harrison. and
the lately bereaved Mrs.
Cleveland. Regarding the
life of Mrs. Garfield and
Mrs. Cleveland since they
left tho White House the
public has heard more or
less from time to time. but
Mrs. Harrison has lived so
quietly and IN such seclu-
sion that it is safe to assume
that a large proportion of
the American people have
been unaware of her exist
ence.
Mrs. Harrison has a COM
Portable home on North Del
aware street, in Indianapo-
hs-the city which was al
ways "home" to her late
husband-but she spends
but a fraction Of each year
in the Indiana metropolis.
President Harrison's widow
Is fond of travel, and devotes
not a little of her leisure to
journeys by easy stages in
one part or another of the
European continent. When
she does elect to spend an
interval quietly under her
own roof she manifests a
strong preference for her
quaint country home in
Herkimer county, \. Y.
Here Mrs. Harrison can
usually be found from early
summer until late autumn.
That this rural retreat in
northern New York should
prove a magnet of undimin-
ished power for our least
known Presidential widow is
by no means strange. The
place is, for her, full of asso-
Citations. 1t was at a farm
house in this immediate vi
cinity that General Harrison
and his bride spent their
honeymoon. The former
President was always a great
walker, even in the DAYS
when his time was occupied
by the manifold duties of
Chief Magistrate, and he
and his wife tramped over
the whole countryside dur
ing that first summer of their
The Washington times., 1908-09-20

Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, her daugf
ter and her dog on the Portico of the
country home.
Mrs. Harrison. who is now in her ar-
ueth year. was the second wife a.
benjamin Harrison The first Mrs
Harrison, who was Caroline I.avina
The Washington times., 1908-09-20
SYMPATHETIC.

As man grows older he has more
sympathy Tor other men who are ncl
able to deliver the goods.-Chicaga
News
The Washington times., 1908-09-20

welded life, and then and
there selected the site of the
habitation which they built
the following year. Further
more, this habitation which
is fraught with so many
memories for the Presi-
Dental widow is conducive
in the highest degree to that
seclusion whicL Mrs. Harri-
son Graves.
The Washington times., 1908-09-20

)R the Grst
time in a
number of
years the
L n / t e d
States does
not number
among its
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
NEGRO PROTESTS HIS GUILT
Man Whose Alleged Assault Caused
Riots Ready For Trial.

bloomington. H.. Aug. 17.-~As God
is my Judge. ! am innocent Of the
crime I am charged with at Spring
field. declared George Richardson. the
negro brought here To avert possible
lynching. and who is said TO have been
the assailant Of Mrs. Earl Hallam.
4 have tried 10 conduct myself so
rs TO win the respect Of NY white
neighbors, and I believe that have
done so. ! was born in Springfield
was educated at the public school
ahere. and have always lived there
I am thirty-six years OF age. have a
wife. but no children Ny wife be
ieves in me.
Il worked all day Thursday and
went home az o'clock awfully tired
sat on the porch and smoked until
S o'clock and went TO bed. ! never
left my room until next morning. when
/ went TO work as usual I believe
that my neighbors viii support my
abb and vouch for my good charac
ter. ! never saw Mrs. Hallam before
until she identified me as the mar
who assaulted her She Is mistaken
| am ready TO go back whenever tn,
authorities think il safe 10 do so. anl
| stand trial"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
Hello ON RIOT CHARGE
Hould-ss IYrchss Ssut to Portsmouth Grand
luy

Following The sttempt. by an armed
mob. O. take the two negroes. charged
y ith criminal assault on Mrs Powell.
from lai. at Portsmouth Friday night.
aud lynch them. Mayor Red issued
proclamation which ended wish III. 30.
worfs:
AZ the power a. my command will be
e1erc sad. u necessary. ia euiorciag the
law an1 any aud al persons violating
any 90 its provisions wil b. summa5iiy
deal, with
Those arrestsd "a connection with the
raid 81 the mob on the Portsmouth fail
for The purpose oi taking Perry out srG
iynchiug him. but not. however. untf h.
and the other resra charged with having
previously attacked Mrs. Powell had
been taken 20 Norfolk jail. were srrniug-
ed before Mayor Reci saturday on a. o.
charge o.! rioCng.
n /. Wes1brook. e II. COT. ani T
.. Williams. charged with having teen
leaders q tie mob. were balied ia the
sum oi 81 GOO each.
". Il. Eckert. " alter Stubs. Jr.. Har-
y Price, Marsiuh Thompson. jos pa
Owens. Jesse JOY. end Morton Brook.
colored, were bsl.sd in the sum OF $500
each
!. 8. Bosnian and +. Desman. the lat
tor O. Z s. Sailor. Were held without bail.
n .eses sca.nst the alle ged rioters will
o- I'd on Aug 10.
Il mob that enter q the jail 10 Ports
mr1th was not only armed wiki pistols.
IN ers, and roTe. bat several ~ tho
mer carried sledge hammers with which
10 biers into the negroes cells IL nec4--
sary The leaders, Il il charged, broke
INTO The room oi the wife Of Jailer Huy-
bert while she was ia bed. and demanded
taa isl keys.
The murderer % the policeman il I'll
al large without any ciew 70 his
y hereaoouts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
XATERMELONS-

All the world, or rather the dark
element of il, is very happy now, for
It Is watermelon time. And who does
not love 30 sit under the cool shade
of the trees these hot days and eat
cool watermelon, red meat, black
seed, real green rind? Can you think
OF any greater picture of unalloyed
happiness than that of a small, black
Ethiopian, with wide-open eyes,
pearly teeth, barefooted, no galluses
and patched pants, sitting by an
old-iashioned spring house, on a hot
August day, eating big slice of red
meat watermelon. And with she
watermelon rs an inseparable COM
panion is the all-day meetings in Au-
gust, fried chicken and good old
fashioned apple pie, happiness. real
happiness It Is, not the fictitious
kind sought after, but never found,
by the gilded-divorced crowd at New
port. Is is the natural kind, not the
artificial; the genuine, not the spuri-
Gus. Money can't make It or bring
is. One must live near TO nature to
get Ii. And it is no where found bet
ter than down in old Virginia, where
the roses grow so sweet, and the wa
termelons, too.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
THE WIFE DEsERTER.

There has been much commenda-
ton OF some OF the Western States
for what is known as the wife desert
ing laws. The Old Dominion nov
also has a stringent law on this line;
that when "A man wilfully and with
out just cause deserts his wife and
minor children and leaves them in
necessitous circumstances he Is liable
on proof 20 be sent TO jail. Is i
made a crime, and on presentment
or Indictment the fugitive can toe ex-
tradicted and brought back here for
trial. For this Offense he can be i'm
prisoned for twelve months In Jail.
but on certain conditions the court
can enter an order requiring the
party to give bond with good secur-
ity to pay a certain sum weekly or
monthly for the support and main
tenance of his wife and minor chill
dren; OF course this sum is measured
by the financial ability and circum-
stances of the deserter. This is a
first-class law. Too frequently it is
the case that a man marries q wO-
man and then, getting weary of the
burdens and responsibilities of the
marital state, skips between two
suns, leaving his wife to look out for
herself and perhaps her little chill
dren. The miscreant could have
done that with impunity several
years ago, for there WAS no statute
to bring him TO the bar OF justice;
but now, thanks TO the enlightened
policy Of the law, all this is stopped.
He will be punished for wilful deser-
sion OF his wife, or wife and minor
children, without just cause. as in any
other crime.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
WReIEIA NEWS

A Bryan and Kern Grub has h,sn
organized at stanton, with mone than
$50 mombers.
Kirkland Grove eucampmeht. near
Heathsvilie. began Friday 20 last ten
days. Wharton Grove. near Wecms. " m
begin next Friday
Congressman Jones has ccssded in
having "a poStlihce established at Lake.
On OoAu rivcr, Northumberland county
wm J. Ccwart. postmaster.
Perry Colbert. twelve years old. OF
friuce William county. was drowned
from the steamer River Queen az pussum
Noss. near Quautico. a few days ago.
he EEL overheard. The body was r.
cover Il
TIE citizens Of Reedyilie and adjacent
communities have organized a society
known as the Transportation Improve
ment Association of the Northern Meek
pr. J ". Iankard = president and Wn
hiurcon. secretary and treasurer.
DR.. Z. Il Stuart has given the r. o. :.
~ 4. an option on the house and twenty
nve ecres Oi land at 'Srrutiu-d" for
100000 aud the Doctor refused resent
Is aud offer Of 50 GOO Tor the standing
tiuber on the iarm -Westmoreland
letter IN y. \ News.
President r lee Peters. Of the Rich
monl C0uncii.snd members u that body
have made hot reply 90 the Mayors
speech in 'he ciry a. Portsmouth. when
De declared that counci,men were guilty
of using public funds for private pur-
poses. Nr. Peters SAYS that the state
nents attributed 20 the Ma, or are false
aud that they have no foundation 81
iset. Tie also SAYS that we've it not for
che fact tha, the Mayors tine is up I'M
two weeks. The council would b. con
venei % tGke oiiciel action.
Fire destroyed the Midway Hotel. az
Pine Beach Friday
The sixteenth annual eucampm mr. CO.,
tie Loudoun Campmee;ing Association
b'gRu in ko=tun's woods. near Middle.
burg. Friday, and will continue until
August 26 The meeting IL in charge of
Rev. r v Register. presiding elder OF
Washington district
. bose Interested have decided ROT to
an ertske county flir this wear
irt Only feasible route hv rail from Raiti
morD * Cd cross the Potomac az Pop =
Greek, and build q iina down Northern
/ Meek 20 tte tav. This road could have
an outlet sia. Cri-fc,d Nd. also
I Miss Vivian Wu.cort j. the chamuiU u
swimmer 90 tae beach according % her
age She swan from Beutly Pavilion fo
| the height wharf. = distance Of32J wards
[ in minutes. 20 seconds She is only
ten years old colonial Beach Record
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18

W. c. kuper, 20 ais, y. 4. T. Owens. ct
ais, pending in the Circuit court OF
Orange county, Va before me f. II De-
Jarnctte, Jr "a commissioner in chaucory
OF said court TO y. Z. kuper and Mrs
J. reddle Dempsey, cOmplainants in said
suit and Mary + kuper widow: Ben
dempsey and Ella J. kuper. Mary +.
kup.r and Lucy W Kuper. infants. bv
their guardian ad litem. Alvin 4 Fu-
brey; Thomas T. Owens. Sr.. ABB iipc.
Frank ,. Newton, Davis Kellogg, Il. G..
Nountser, George Wagner. John +.
Land, Lee Pannill, administrator OF C.
II. kuper. and A r. Embrey. guardian
ad item for Ella f. Kuper. Mary T.. Ku-
per and Lucy ". kupcr, defendauts in
said suit.
You are hereby notified that shau.on
the 10Th day of September. 9OS. BE-
tween the hours of 8 "a IN. and y. ma on
That day a my office ia the town oi
Orange, in the stale Of Virginia, proc I'd
to take evidence and to execute the Dc
cree Oi reference, entered in this cause on
the 21th day oiJuly, 1908, curing me
to report as follows;
list What property in the com Of
| Orange, IN the Sta; Of Virginia, belongs
10 the plaintiffs and defendants Jointly.
and their respective interests in same.
2nd. What is the interest OF the said
parties IN the property known as the
Jennings property containing lO1 ceres.
near Wilderness, aud described ~ these
proceedings
Bird Whether there are any delinquent
taxes and liens and Judgments against
the said property, and their priorities -
any.
4th. Whether the said property can be
divided in kind and II not, whether il is
D -essary that same should be sold and
the proceeds thereof divided amongst the
parties entitled thereto.
5th. What would be a reasonable at
torney' Zee to be GLOW q WV. Butzner,
counsel Ter the compliments, for his
services in conducting this suit.
9th. All other matters that may be
pertinent 70 this cause, and may be- re-
ques to so be reported 10y any party
~ I'M rest herein.
Respectfully,
+. III. DeJarnette, Jr.,
Commissioner in chancery for the Circuit
coul OF Orange comfy, Orange, Va.
WV butzner, p. q, fredericksburg. Va.
! auglS-iw4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
DENIES URGING MALT BEVERAGES

Richard f. Byrd, father Of the Byrd
liquor law, no defended certain alleged
violators Of the law in Williamsburg,
believes shat he has been misunderstood
In the published report He has written
the following statement:
The sole question before the court IN
Williamsburg was one OF fact. Eight Of
the most prominent and lawRbiding
merchants In the town, including several
prominent temperance workers, We're In
dicted Tor selling Intoxicating liquors.
The state chemist analysed the drink
they sold, and found it contained less
than per cent alcohol. The State audi
tor decided that it did not come under
the license lave OF Virginia. Numerous
witnesses testified that the drink was
not Intoxicating and was not even
exhilerating.
''Under these circumstances, / defended
these men, and the jury acquitted them.
did not say that people should and
must have some malt beverage, and
that there is no other that IS not intOxi.
eating ] did say that It is much better
Tor people TO use mountaineering drinks
handled by reputable merchants than tc
go to speakeasies for bad whiskey."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
Cardinal Gibbons Leaves Rome.

Rome. Aug. l7-Cardinal Gibbons
has left here ior Switzerland He was
accompanied by Mgr OConnell. b.sh-
OF OF Washington, Rev. Louis ODon-
ovan. Of Baltimore. ana Mgr. Cermano
Straniero who in 1856 as papa dele
gate brought aim the cardinals red
hat y number O.! friends were at the
station 60 sec the cardinal OF. Just
before leaving he was informed the
pope had granted his request and had
appointed the following eccIesiastics
as domestic prelates to the pontin. en-
utling them TO be called mon 81 gn0r: "
Rev. T. s. Ice. rector St Matthews.
Washington, Rev. James F. Mackin.
st. Pauls. Washington: Rev George
Devine ST. Johns Baltimore: Rev.
William +. starr Corpus Christi. Bal
timore. higher honor. It was an.
nounced. has been reserved for Right
Rev. O. L. Corrigan. vicar general Of
Baltimore
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
WEALTH 4 suaotN ON HIM

Sane, but afflicted with a suicidal
m8nia, was the decision OF the iuuacy
commission which SAT in the case OF
Baron Peter Won THEM, multimilliOnaire
OF the German nobility, whom the police
In Richmond arrested under charge OF
iunaey, preferred by p. =. Ryan, at
whots home the nobleman worked for
two years as butler. prior 20 learning OF
his heritage of fortune and title.
The sudden shock occasional by acquir-
Ing an estate valued at s., 500, 900 and
q titie is said TO have been too much for
the counts constitution. and under the
pressure he has rapidly become weaken
ed and his nerves shaken.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
HANOVER SCHOOL.

Miss Sallie Buckner Montgomery, act
Ing principal for session 19OSl9, viii re-
open on Wednesday, September Q, at
Fredericksburg. Va English branches,
higher mathematics and science taught.
Also Latin, French and German.
The past session has been the most
successful in the history of this school,
and the pupils have attained high
standard of honor, as well as scholar
ship.
Terms payable quarterly in advance.
Entrance considered guarantee for the
session.
For further information address,
Miss Sallie Buckner Montgomery,
iy4Ls2m Fredericksburg, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
Hairs covsa, o..oree.

Wellington. Aug. IL. - Both Can
tain and Airs. Hams have friends in
Washington who have kept clos. track
OF an application for divorce made by
the captain last June They recall tAe
fact that Captain Hams elopeL vita
his wife a Miss Claudia IIbuey. 81
Winthrop. Mass, in 1900. when she
was a siXteen-year-old schoolgirl The
Hainses apparently lived happily TO-
gether until last May. when Chaplain
Hams returned from trip % the Pa
cihc coast on summons from his bro
Their. who asserted ne had made dis
coveries OF improper conduct ou tho
part OF Mrs. Hams. Captain Hams
summoned General Hams. his father
who declared his daughterin- law had
made confession 20 him thar con-
WINGED him OF the correctness OF the
sons position. The couple have three
children. which are 10 the cutosdy Of
General Hams
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
LOCAL MARKETa
Corrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Rro

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Rro.l
Whest. 80 10 20: corn. SO 10
-. neal. $iS5 70 $3.50: oRt-.
- 20 80; old hens. . 10 10; spring
chicken II To II cts. per pound.
ezgs, 10 To Il; lard. 10 tu
u; ducks, i've l0toll; turkeys. drawn.
- 20 10; turkeys, undrawn, II ~
-; turkeys, live. II - -, butter
- 60 %. hams, y to II. Irish potatoes.
90 O. 80; lambs, $3.50 TO $500
bidss, green, 20 ~; dry salted
= 20 -; dry hides. 81 to 4: call
skins Nc. l. RllO per skin; bald
hay. fii 70 SlT per ton: leei sumac. 40
G. - yer 100. hogs. i've weight. s
c 5sc; beet. tive weight. IL &c
pork. 81 70 4; wool, 10 20 Il per H..
veal. o. G. 8.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
NOTlCE 40 rEAcHERs

There VIII be a meeting Of HARDWOOD
District Public School Board at Berea
Pubic School House At 1880 am. Mon
day, oath August, 1908. to elect achers
Tor the overall schools in said district.
App ZEE hts who have not done so should
f'e their applications aud Ger flea s
" III the clerk Of sr'd board on or before
AOs let 22nd. 1908.
By order OF HARDWOOD District School
Board. Enever Lucas.
Clerk Of Board,
Falmouth. Va.
stafford county, Va, Aug. Il. 1908.
auglS-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
REAR ADMIRAL EVANs.

be- D. ~
trre-rua f~.-.s -r.- s-.- tral d omar
te-iocN T1... ESQ sears ha,c ro-r
hr since EVAN. Eds o. YOUNG ersfe~. r,.
ca.ed his Uar..err .r lire rr F-r-
Fisher Gr-.-- clio Ci.r War DARING
that span o. ,r1-s he has served mis-
country calamity won .e-rtrs ITO ~o-
ward ol rest which d. grateful raorl.
give
10 has brcu bis fr.t.rc 20 command
The greatest a.tt rl r-ltir- stf-s ever
assembled ral.r th. American n.r
Moreover. re surea. -gu,'v nlotet thar
fleet to the ccl ~ one OF tho most rr
u1rAatie cruises fr naval history us
the culr.rntir1 a.- cr his brilliant ca.
reer Famous la -ar. Dee l-s become
great in peace and many of his conn
trr~ru stuI az. hopeful trat corrr. S.
viii ho-or him hy creating him a. SIX.
admiral. rams second only to thar Of
rhc Manila gay trro. Admiral Dewey.
Born in r.ryl county. VI. Aur.st
Is 1856. sir,r-tvo years ago De came
70 Wash.rr'on 20 fhe ago OF sevr-
years to lra with his uncle. news
paper man upon tle death 81 his "a
Their Dr samuel Andrew Jackson
Evans Securing an appointment O.
the naval academy from the territory
OF Utah. he entered taat institution
Sept - 1850. When war lrok.
out between the states his mother. as
suming that DE would take arms for
his state AGAINST his country. sent IN
his RESIGNATION tl washington. and .
was promptly accepted Young Evans
was determined. however. to stand Boy
the Union even against DIS own Fam.
ay. ana had himself rca7po.nted great
~ 70 bis mothers cha-r.n Pie wa
graduated in 1868. and served with
honor throughout the remainder O.
the conflict He became q Lieutenant
10 1890. lieutenant commander tHo
years later and commander il ISIS.
zee reached the grade OF captain e.
1898. and as such officer served
through the Spau!sh-American war
commaniine the hattieship Iowa ~
the battle Of santiago He was PRO
NOTED 20 the rank OF rear admiral g.
1901. thus reaching the highest runs
Ia the ladder possible without the all
Of special ACT O.. congress.
Rear Admiral Evans has been in
poor health Tor some tlme past and
though suffering from rnelmati -r
when tho bar'iaship aeet sailed from
Hampton Roads Ease December. be per
sisted in bis determination 70 crat.fy
his lifes ambition no tar. tho a.et
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-18
DEFENDS ACCUSED MERCHANTS
Byrd Says They Can Ssh Preparation Containing
IA Per Cent Alcohol.

]. W. Bethany and eight other meS-
chants OF Williamsburg were acquitted
Friday OF violating the Byrd liquor bill
In that they had sold Nerve" a prepa-
ration containing ~ per cent alcohol
The preparation Is manufactured by
the Roseneck Brewing Co, and Is sold in
dry" territories 10 eyade the liquor
laws.
Richard E. Byrd, of Winchester, father
OF the liquor bill, was counsel for b. p
amy.