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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
SENT TO chIoReN's HOME.
Ten Year Old Cir, Withyt Friend or
Means 10 Live.

May Wilson. a little girl hardly
more than ten years OF age. appeared
before Justice Brown yesterday morn
inf. claiming that she had no home
and no where TO live. Judge Brown
after hearing her story and the evil
dence offered by cfhcers. which sub
Stimulated her statement. ordered Ger
sent 10 a children's home and an at
tempt win be made 10 get her In TO
the home for children at Richmond.
II ~ stated that the girls mother
lives IN the city. but her life Is qucs-
iionabls and she Is not regarded as a
4. person to take care Of the child
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
ALDERMEN ACT QUICKLY
Lower 0ranch's Measures Passed
IN ThIrtylhres aInutss.
ONLY ONE VERY SLIGHT HITCH
Alleged Failure to Put Down Sand
Paving Base Properly Holds Up
Minutes.

II required just thirty three minutes
for the board of aldermen last night
TO concur in all of the measures that
were adopted Tuesday night by the
common council. The beard met in
special session, called to take the
place of the regular meeting which
was scheduled for next Tuesday night,
and the call permitted of the consid-
Grafton of only such matters as mad
been favora5ly acted upon by the low
er branch.
Only one measure that came from
the common council was questioned
That was the resolution providing fer
the payment OF the monthly estimates
of the contractors for the pavement
put down during the months OF June
and July
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Westminster Bible class. VIM. D.
Hughes teacher A cordial invitation
is extended 20 every mar IN the city
20 study the word q God with "a.
We vii fry 10 help you Your pres
ence VII help ne. Visit us sabbath
school A. 80 O'Clock Coed sing
ine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
Desfness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications, as they csnnot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness. and that Is by constitu-
tionsl me lies. Deafness Is caused by an In
fl .med condition of the mucous lining or the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is Il famed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing and when IL r. entirely closed, Deafness Is
the result and unless the Inflammation can be
tsken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be DESTROYED forever;
nine cases out Of ten caused by atarIh,
which Is nothing but an infamed condition of
the mucous srrfaces.
We wi give Ose Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by catsrrb) that can
net he cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure Send for
cir uIsrs free. FL. CHENEY x CO. Toledo, o.
Sod bv druggists. 7sc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
SUNDAY OUTING TO RICHMOND.
tt-2s-7oUn5 Trip-si25.

Tickets sold for trains Icsv;nr ofo
Point $40 a NJ. and Newport Views
: c'-'ock = n aud 1895 q m o.
Sunday Good retaining. lsavine
Richmond 7;fo .. N. same dag.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mrs. r. p. Palen left yesterday Tor
Hot and White Sulphur Springs,
where she will spend two weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

ing relatives IN that vicinity.
Mrs. w. w. Harwood will leave this
week for New York. where she viii
spend several weeks.
Mrs. r. p. Palen left yesterday for
Hot and White Sulphur Springs,
where she will spend two weeks.
Mrs. Arthur Dreamer, OF Ports
mouth, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Miller, in North End.
Mr.. Louis A. Meyers Is visiting IN
Charlottesville.
Miss Helen Bergman is visiting IN
Henderson, n. c.
Miss Katherine Bensigner, who has
been visiting relatives in West Vir-
ginia, has returned home.
Miss Elizabeth Young has return
ed from Washington. Atlantic City
ana fnllduelpnla
Miss Mary Gregory, of Roanoke, is
visiting friends in this city.
Miss Bessie Walker, of Emmetts-
vile, Md, is visiting in this city.
Miss Virginia Fletcher, who has
been visiting here. left yesterday
evening for her home In Fredericks-
burg. She was accompanied by ner
sister. Mrs II. w. Klinger.
Mr. w. o. Baylor is undergoing
treatment In the hospital at Clifton
Forge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Winston Read ana
children leave today for Mountain
Home. Va. to spend the remainder OF
the month.
Mrs. j. r. Knight and children. OF
Portsmouth, have returned to their
home after a visit to Mrs. knights
brother, A. McCulley. Of this city.
Miss Jessie Henton. of Versailles.
KY, has arrived in the city to be the
guest of the Misses Barham, 100 Thir-
ty-fourth street.
Mrs. r. w. Whitehurst, of Norfolk,
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Barham,
in this city.
Miss Alma and Jessie Barham, with
their guest Miss Henton, VIII join the
house party at Buckroe Beach today.
Mrs. T. A. Mitchell viii leave this
morning for visit of two weeks 10,
friends and relatives in Carson. Va.
Mrs. Mary J. Mitchell is visiting rel
atives in Surrey county.
Thomas n. Pitts, of Richmond. was
In the city yesterday on business.
]. A. Roebuck, OF Chesterfield coun-
ty passed through the city yesterday
enroute to Old Point where he will
spend the next two weeks.
Miss Mary Stuart, who was -operst-
ed upon for appendicitis at the Eliza
beth Buxton hospital two weeks ago,
is now rapidly recovering and il Isl
expected that she will return home
In few days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

. Mrs. Arthur Creamer. OF Ports
mouth, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Miller, in North End.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss 10 Stuart is visiting Miss Mar
Grant. daughter OF Captain Frank 4
Grant, at Governors Island, n. Y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
Extent Paving Contracts.


An ordinance extending the con-
tract Of Alsop & Pierce for the lay
ing OF curbing and suttering on Twen-
;y-seveuth street from jefferson ave-
nue. to Newport News creek and
another ordinance extending the con-
tract of the same firm for macada-
MIXING Twenty seventh street from
Jefferson avenue to Marshall avenue
and matchmaking Twenty
street from Jefferson avenue to Madi-
son avenue. The clerk was directed
to notify the Newport and Old Point
Railway and Electric Company that
the city proposed to put macadam on
Twenty-seventh street and that the
company would BE- required to pave
between its tracks and two fee. on
each side thereof at the same time
and with the same material as that
used by the city
An ordinnce approprIsting $50. or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
for the payment OF the increase IN
the salaries OF the rodmen while the
new paving Is being put down was
concUrred in
The board also coucurred in the
appropriation Of sS0o. 500 Of which
- TO be used IN paving the salary OF
Assistant City Engineer Edmands and
sec for the paynsn; Of the salaries
Of the inspectors 10 b. employed on
the new paving.
Renew Contract fer Street sprinkIing
BY q unanimous vote the board con-
CARED in the r. solution renewing the
contract between the city and the
Newport News and Old Point Railway
and Electric Company and the CHI
zcns' Railway Light and Power Com.
pany for the sprfnklinz Of the sire, .
Of TIE city b. the tao companies.
After unanimously agreeing to give
the city clerk a vacation during the
remainder q the month % August the
board adjourned a. S.13 O'Clock
The members attending the meet.
ing we're. Vice president Calsb -
West. and Ncssrs. Read. Neims. ives
ton. Jongan and KeIlbm Mayor
Naryus Joacs opened TIE session with
prayer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mrs. w. w HARDWOOD will leave this
week for New York. where she VIII
spend several weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mr.. Louis A. Meyers is visiting in
Charlottesville.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Chief OF Police and Mrs. John w
Reynolds left yesterday for Gordons-
Vile. They will spend ten days visit
ing relatives In that vicinity.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

J. A. Roebuck, OF Chesterfield coun'
ty passed through the city yesterds,
enroute to Old Point where ne vii
spend the next two weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss Mary Stuart, who was -operat-
ed upon for appendicitis at the Eliza
beth Buxton hospital two weeks ago
is now rapidly recovering and il Is
expected tina; she will return home
In a few days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Thomas n. Pitts, of Richmond. wa
In the city yesterday on business.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Concur IN TUCK Recommendation,
BY a unanimous vote. the board
concurred in the resolution recon-
mending the acceptance of the bid OF
the American Latrance Company for
an automatic fire truck for the fire
department.
AS soon as Mayor Jones signs this
measure the truck will be ordered and
1t will be delivered after 80 working
days from the date the company re-
ceives the order.
branch tina; were concurred in by the
board were:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss Helen Bergman is visiting In
Henderson, n. C..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
About That Sand Matter.

Without discussion OF any kind anu
by a unanimous vote of those present.
the board adopted the resolution Of
Tered In the common council by DIR.
Ford and providing for the ascertain
ing by the highways and sewers COM
mittee of the amount OF sand that should
have been used in laying the vitritied
brick and the amount that had been
used and the deductlng OF the Diff
ference in the cost from the final
payment due the contractor. Mr.. Ford
offered this resolution after the city
engineer had stated that less than
four inches CT sand had been put
down under the vitrified brick On GER
tain OF tbs streets.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
Social Persona

Mrs. @. b. A. Booker and her son,
Master Bernard. have gone to Cap
ron Springs TO spend several weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mrs Mary j. Mitchell is visiting rel
atives in Surrey county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

e Mr.. j. b. Donegan underwent a Sc
rious operation at the Elizabeth Bux-
ton hospital yesterday. The operation
was successful. and MIR. Donegan was
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected last night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07
Object TO Paying Estimate.

When this was taken up for adopt
ton. president Caleb d. West
who presided in the absence of Presi-
dent Robinson, called attention to the
fact that 1t had been charged In the
lover branch Tuesday night that a
smaller amount OF sand than that
called for in the paving specifications
mad betn put down under some OF the
yitrified orick pavement. and he ques-
toned the wisdom of authorizing the
payment of the estimates ON that kind
of pavement until an investigation
could b. made.
After City Engineer Pearse had
explained that the city is holding out
ten per cent of the total due the con-
tractor, objection to the payment or
lhe amount stipulated in the estimate
was withdrawn and the resolution
was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mrs. Biakely and children, OF Cor
louisville. are the guests OF Mrs
Blakely's brother, Mr.. Holmes McMur
ran, ON West avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss Katherine Bensigner, who has
BEEN visiting relatives in West Vir'
ginia, has returned home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mrs. r. w. Whitehurst, of Norfolk,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Barham,
in this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss Elizabeth Young has return
ed from Washington. Atlantic City
and Philadelphia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss Mary Gregory, of Roanoke, is
visiting friends in this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Miss Alma and Jessie Barham, with
their guest Miss Henton, VIII join the
house party at Buckroe Beach today
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

Mrs. T. A. Mitchell will leave this
morning for visit Of two weeks Il
friends and relatives In Carson, Va.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20

brass coupling joint. Hutto had
been hit with the rubber hose. There
we're no signs Of the discharged red
flannel used for masks. No mer-
chandise was disturbed. Hutto 5
pistol was found lying on top OF
the chest in which he was imprison-
ed
The police got on the case imme-
diately. Sergeant McArdie and Rey-
nolds made examinations at the de-
pot. Lieutenant Britt summoned the
detectives. No arrests have as yet
been reported.
Hutto says the first robber VINO
entered the car was about leet
II. and slimly built. The second
robber was of slight build and lit
tie taller than his companion. Fur
ther than this. the messenger could
give no description of the men,
What happened, happened quickly
After Hutto was rendered senseless,
he had no further opportunity to
see his assailants.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
FATAL FIGHT ABOUT A FENCE.
Father and Son Killed in Row With
Neighbors.

At Richmond, Ind, a controversy
over a line fence between two farms
resulted in the killing of Alexander
Meek and Raymond Meek, father and
son, by Joel Railsback. Frank
Railsback, Sr., and his son, Frank
Railsback, Jr., were wounded by the
Meeks.
The Railsbacks began shipping
away the posts. The Meeks went
out to the fence where the Rails
backs were at work. The elder Meek
had a revolver and the son shot
gun. Both fired on the Railsbacks
and Frank Railsback, Jr., fell with
a wound in his knee. The elder
Railsback was wounded in the alb
domen by a shot from one barrel
of the younger Meek's gun.
The Railsbacks retreated, and
Joel Railsback, another son, went to
the house and returned with a
double-barreled shotgun, fired point
blank at the Meeks, killing both,
shooting each of them in the head.
Joel Railsback surrendered to the
sheriff.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND.
Greens Into Wife's Room and Cuts
Her Throat.

At Atlanta, Ga, Mrs. George
Burge was murdered early Monday
by a man who crept to the side or
her bed while she slept and cut her
throat with a razor. Her husband
is under arrest charged with the
killing.
A remarkable feature of the case
is that the slayer, after killing the
woman, picked up her 13-months-
old baby from its cradle and feivent-
" kissed it before running from the
room. 1t IS alleged that Burge, who
had separated from his wife, threat
ened her with violence if she did
not give him custody of her baby.
Three other children of Mrs
Burge-all step-children of Burge-
were asleep in the room at the time.
Frank Britton, the eldest of these
was slightly cut by his mother $
SLAYER, whom he claims he recogniz-
ed as his step-father. Burge was
arrested at his boarding house. The
police claimed that he had blood
on his shirt sleeve, but he said 1t
was merely dirt. He said that he
could prove an alibi.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
KILLED HIMSELF
MAJOR WILSON EXCUSED HIM.
SELF TO HIS FATHER.
Locked Himself Within His Office
Vault and Sent Bullet Through
His Temple.

A dispatch to the Columbia Record
says Sumter was shocked Tuesday
morning to hear that the Hon. Frank
Wilson had killed himself. At $3.50
o'clock he was sitting in his office
in the court house talking with his
father on ordinary matters when he
rose from his chair, stepped into his
vault and pulled the inner door to-.
In a minute his father heard a
pistol shot. 1t was a few minutes
before the vault door could be open
ed, and he was then found stretched
on the foc, with ball through
his right temple. Death was in
stantane IS.
It has been noticed by his COM
panions in the court house lately
that Major Wilson did not seem
himself. His father was with him
Yesterday and noticed that he was so
nervous that he determined not to
go to his home in the country, but
spent the night with his son.
He says that nothing in the
majors manner or conversation
Tuesday morning gave him any init
nation that he was contemplating
the dee5 he performed. 1t was un-
douh.edly case of temporary insani-
ty. About a year ago Mrs. Wilson
died, and Major Wilson has not been
in good health for some time, and
he evidently was depressed.
Major Wilson was one Of the Sc
nior members of the Sumter bar and
has always been prominent in public
affairs since the days of '76, when
he was a hard and efficient worker
for Democracy. He has held nu-
merous public offices, among them
being State senator, mayor OF Sum-
ter, captain of the Sumter Light
Infantry, and at the time of his death
he was master in equity of this coun-
ty, which office he has held for sew
eral years.
He was a past grand chancellor
Of the Knights Of Pythias, and was
as popular throughout the State as
he was at home. Major Wilson's
death will be source of sorrow to
hundreds of friends, besides his sur
viving relatives-his father, B. F.
Wilson, his brother, Rev. A.
F. Wilson and M. B. Will
son, and his sister, Mrs.
Moultrie Reid, Mrs. H. l.. Shaw
and several other sisters. He had no
children. Major Wilson was 54
years Of age.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
DESTROY FLEET.
STARTING INVENTION TO PRO-
TECT GERMAN COAST.
To Erect Great Electric Magnets to
Draw Enemy's Vessels Within
Reach of Forts.

A dispatch from Berlin, Germany,
saws startling novel invention, for
the protection of the German coast,
harbors and seaports, is receiving
the serious attention of the German
naval authorities.
A German naval engineer, named
Holman, applied to the German
patent office for a provisional patent
for an invention which is intended
to destroy any hostile fleet attempt
ing to blockade or attack German
ports.
According to the inventor, stations
must be erected along the coast and
at the mouths of rivers, which will
be equipped with the strongest elec-
trio magnets that can be manufac-
tured.
When these are in action it is
claimed that they would exercise SUI
ficient attractive force to make iron
clads and other protected vessels
deviate from their course. These
magnet stations are to situated
where shallow and deep water al
ternate.
The hostile ships would be drawn
into the shallow water where they
would ground and lie helpless at the
mercy of the guns of the forts.
Although the invention smacks
strongly of romance, yet IS note-
worthy that competent authorities
deem it of sufficient Importance to
he subjected to a thorough examlna-
ton.
In this connection, it may be ad-
ded that electric cranes capable OF
lifting weights Of five tons by mag
netism are already in use at German
harbOrS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
DECORATE SUICIDES GRAVES.
Program of Committee for Relief OF
Unemployed.

The graves of suicides in the cem-
eteries about New York city will be
decorated or Memorial Day, May
81, Dy the New York branch OF the
national committee dor the relief
of the unemployed, according to reso-
lutions adopted at a meeting at Ne"
York.
j. Eads How, Of ST. Louis, presl-
dent of the organization, introduced
the resolution, saying that to deco
rate the graves of those who had
died by their own hands as result
of failure to obtain employment or OIL
hardships created b. the Industrial
depression would do much to bring
to the attention of those responsible
the conditions of the unemployed.
1t was also planned 10 have pa
rade as a rival TO that Of the Grand
Army Republic, and TO go to the cem-
etery at the same time, but with the
flowers they proposed to place on
the grave Of each suicide Il banner
or placard calling attention TO the
resolution Of the association.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
CIVIL WAR BATTLES
Army Officers Going Over Virginia
BattlefieldS.

The fields of Seven Pines, Fair
Oaks and Malvern Hill, which were
fought over in the Seven Days bat
tie in which Gen. McClellan's army
was driven back from Richmond,
then the capital of the Confederate
States, were traversed Monday by
the 80 student officers from the war
college at Washington who are en-
camped in Sherwood park, just out
side Richmond. Tuesday they visit
ed Cold Harbor, MechanicsVllle,
Frazers Farm, Gaines Mill and 9th
er scenes Of sanguinary engage
ments. The whole detachment OF
90 officers and AZ cavelrymen Will
travel through Louisa Court House,
Trevilian's Station and Orange Court
House to the theatre of Stonewal!
Jackson's famous Shenandoah Valley
campaign.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
BURNED TO DEATH.
Poured Oil on Smouldering Fire in
Stove From q Can.

Special dispatch from Savannah to
the Augusta Chronicle says Mrs.
Robert Axt was so horribly burned
at her house at 413 Thirty-second
street, west, Tuesday afternoon, that
her death followed shortly after she
had been removed to Park View San
itarium.
Mrs. AXt was found rolling in the
sandy street in front of her home
beating in vain at the flames that
burned every Vestige Of clothing
from her body.
She had poured oil over a smould-
ering fire in stove in her home and
the resulting explosion scattered fire
over her. She ran into the street
screaming and neighbOrs found her
writhing on the ground in the death
agony.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
STEAMSHIP LOST
WAS SINKING WHEN CREW
PUSHED OFF IN BOAT.
They Reached Land After Three
Days and Nights Hard Work in
Raging Seas.


After having eiv.n up all hope If
ever seeing lan1 s""in, Capt. Aroi'
son and his crew of five of the Brit
ish steamer Roanoke, which went to
pieces twenty-five miles off the
Azores on March 26, arrived in New
York on the steamship Gollia.
Loaded {. wn with cargo of salt
from Santa Paolo, Spain, for ST.
John, N. B., the Roanoke ran into a
hurricane when $50 miles off Fayal,
which cut her canvas into shreds.
A jury sail was rugged and the
crew managed to get the sinking
vessel to a point twenty-five miles
from the Azores when the seas car
ried away the deck house.
The only life-boat on the Roanoke
had been so damaged by the storm
that it was necessary to repair II
with canvas.
AS the Roanoke settled Capt
Aronson and his men got under way
in a small boat. They rowed the
twenty-five miles into Fayal through
raging seas, the work requiring three
nights and three days.
In that time they passed two
steamers which did not reply to their
fiaring torches. At Fayal they were
so exhausted that they were kept
in the hospital until the Gallla
touched there and brought them to
New York.
Killed in Machinery.
Night Watchman Walter Mason
was killed and an employe named
Coon was fatally injured early Mon
day morning by being caught in the
machinery of the Union TaAnery
Company's acid plant, at Blue
Ridge, Ga.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
Fatally Burned.

At Greensboro, n. c., while start
ing a fire with kerosene oil in a
cooking stove at the home of Fl. B.
can exploded, and Nellie Graves, a
colored servant, was burned SO badly
that she died shortly afterward. The
Kitchen Of the Tatum home was de-
:>rOyed by fire.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-20
Young Man browns.

At Fitzgerald, Ga, Harry Slower,
II year-od son Of Rev. Stover, of
the United Brethren church, wals
drowned few days ago while bath
ing in Il creek. He was member
of the graduating class of the Fitz-
Gerald high school, and would have
received his diploma from Governor
Smith Friday.