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ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Pawn Ticket for Stolen Watch
Found on Henry Henson

Henry Henson colored. q resident Of
AnacoStia. measured and photo
Sraphed at police headquarters this morn
ing. the police desiring his photograph
for future reference Detectives Evans
and O'Dea say he will probably have to
answer several charges of theft when he
is arraigned in court, the most serious
of them involving the accusation of hav-
ing stolen handbag containing a valu-
able gold watch. handbook and papers
from Mrs. Elizabeth Hemstreet, a clerk
in the Post Office Department.
Henson was arrested by the detectives
yesterday afternoon When accused he
belonging to rs. Hcmstreet or that he
had had the watch In his possession. but
when the officers took from him pawn
ticket for the timepiece he changed his
story. His explanation was that he had
bought the watch from some unidentified
colOred man.
The watch was worth about 500. but
Henson had borrowed only So on it, while
he had sold the chain for So A coin
that was in the handbag at the time 1t
was stolen was found in the prisoner s
pocket. He was wearing valuable over
coat that is alleged to have been taken
from restaurant by him.
1t is said that Henson had been seen
about the Post Office Department sew
eral days. Employees saw him ascend to
the upper floors In the elevator several
times, and one of them told the detectives
he had noticed him take off his cap and
put it in his pocket, going about the
building as If he were employed there
The detectives are making a further in
vestigation of Henson's movements, and
tomorrow morning he will be acraigned in
the Police Court
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GUARDIAN FILES CAVEAT.
c. II. Syme Moves to Break Will OF
Dr. Howard w. Silsby.

Conrad III. Syme. guardian ad litem Of
Charles +. Silsby and Howard w. Ssby
infant children of DIR. Howard w SlSby
December 10 last. has filed cavcat pro-
testing against the admission TO proba Q
of the will o. Dr. Slsby. dated October
"S 1908
The protest declares that at tho time
Of executing tho will DIR. SilShy was under
the inf1uenr" Of drug aud narcotics and
md been for sin months previous. lie
WAS. It IS alleged. mentally inca bio 81
executing y valid deed or contract. Within
five weeks Of the time of his death il is
averred Dr.. Silsby twice attempted sui
| eide before his successful attempt of Dc
Cemher 10.
The court is asked to deny the probate
of the will and to certify to a Jury the
question to his mental status at the
time Of the execution of the document
Attorneys e. ~ Syme and W. II. Fowle
appear for the children.
The only effect of breaking the will il
is understood. would be to dispense with
the provision naming Attorney Frederick
Beall testamentar% guardian of the two
boys. as the will names the boys sole beneti
Charles of the estate. which would go tn
them equally by operation of law
\ petition is now pending to make Mrs
Forbes. maternal grandmother of the
boys. guardian of the person of the chill
dren. but it is being opposed by Mrs
Annie V. SlSby. their mother. the di-
vorced wife of pr. Silsby The children
are now in the custody of Mrs. Forbes
and it is expected no change will he made
until the question of the validity of he
will has been determined.
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MOTHERS CLUB MEETS.
Members of the w. C. T. U. Listen
to Addresses

A meeting of the Mothers Club. con-
Quoted by the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union. was held at headquarters,
so 9th street. yesterday afternoon. The
president Mrs. r.. S. Henry. announced
the opening hymn. Miss Julia Parks
served as accompanist. Mrs. Susan Buzz
zee president of Georgetown Union. led
devotional exercises. Mrs. f. w. Chees
man. president of West End Union. was
hostess
An address on Loyalty was delivered
by Mrs Kate Waller Barrett national
superintendent Of the Florence Crittentor
homes She referred TO loyalty to sex
one of the needs of womanhood. Mrs
Barrett also spoke of the calamity a,
Mess:na. where she had recently visited
Mrs Clinton Smith district president OF
the Womans Christian Temperance Union
announced the coming Of Mrs. Mary Har-
ris Armour. president of Georgia w. c. T
T., who will conduct series of meet
ngs in Washington from January 20 tc
February >.
The recently appointed superintendent
of the white ribbon recruits. Mrs. G. A
Fisher, was introduced and asked for new
members for her department.
Mrs. Theodore T. Moore, president o.
North Capitol Union, spoke of the mex,
meeting OF the Mothers Club. January 10
when Miss Ludema Sayre will present the
work of the Young Women's Christian
Associate
Miss Louise Plessner Pollock, Miss Alise
French. Miss Eliza beth Williams and Miss
Sarah Ballard, kindergarten teachers, en-
tertained the children with games ant
stories.
Refreshments were served by Mrs. NJ
Fernandez Mrs s. c.. Irwin. Mrs. e. T.
Beckett and Mrs. S. w. WiSeman.
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HONOR TEMPERANCE LEADER.
James H Loveless Recipient O.
Jewel for 3S Years Service.

Thirty eight years of service for the
temperance cause III general and the
Order of Rechabites in particular is the
record of venerable James II. Loveless,
who was honored last night at an an
nversary service and presentation under
the auspices of Union Tent. No. 81. /.
q. r. The function was held in 'Jonadab
Hall, 623 Louisian avenue, and was at
Tended by many members OF the other
local tents of the organization.
Preceding the speaking, Mr.. Loveless
was called upon. and on behalf of Union
Tent presented with gold emblem of the
order. a double triangle with the minor
emblems in red. white and blue enamel.
The inscription On the jewel was: Pre-
scented to James II. Loveless by the mem
hers of Union Tent, No. 81, l. o. r.. Janu-
AIRY d, 1903
Matthew Malloy. who presided, told the
large audience that MIR. Loveless became
member of the Order of Rechabites
fhirty-eight years ago, and during that
long period had labOred for the uplifting
If fallen humanity. Other speakers con-
graduated the venerable Rechabite and
wished him Godspeed in his good work.
In response. Mr.. Loveless said he was
not only the proudest man in the order,
b'lt also in the District of Columbia.
All OF his children and grandchildren
are Rechabites. he said.
In view of his long standing in the
organization he was made past High Tent
chief ruler at the convention of the High
Tent two years ago at Newport News,
Va. Mr. Lnveless was born III Prince
George County. Md. July ~, 1888. and
has spent more than fCrty-five of his
-eventy-three years in the District. He
served I'm the civil war aS a member OF
the ist District of Columbia Infantry
Volunteers. and is AN employc of the
record and pension division of the War
department
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HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION.
Lincoln Post. G. A. r.. and Relief
Corps Have Ceremony.

lincoln Post q 4 r. and Lincoln
Relief Corps held a joint installation last
evening In Grand Army Hall. There were
many speeches and many presentations
during the evening. Retiring Commander
Harlow received a silver tea set from
the members of the post. Mrs. Jennie
Wheeler. retiring president, was present
ed with gold badge. Mrs. B. +. Chase,
treasurer Of Lincoln Corps. was presented
with loving cup by the members of the
corps Several bouquets Of flowers were
presented to different members of the
corps and post, and Mrs. Wheeler handed
bouquet Of carnations to Mrs. Matilda
r Sprague who acted as installing Off
Ger for the corps.
Col r., j. Sweet. One of the pleasing
features Of the evening was the singing
by the post choir. with Capt. Hensy as
organist The officers of the post IN
stalled were: Commander, A. b. Chat
field; s V commander. J. ]. McCabe. j.
Y. commander A IL Feathers; chaplain,
j. D. Rloodgood: q. NJ. George Rose: sur
Seon for the eighteenth time, A. r.. John-
son: officer of the day. Nick Kelly: q. NJ.
s. George Rose; adjutant, 5. W. Nc
Elderly, sergeant major. .. III. Oidroyd;
| patriotic instructor. j. NJ. Pipes; Capt.
| Oldroyd was presented with a silk UNI
| brella by S W. McElderry. whose as
| sistant he has been ever since he became
Il member of the post.
The officers of the corps installed were:
President Mrs Nellie NJ. Rowe; S. V.
| president. Mrs. Ellen Myers; j. V. presi-
| dent. Mrs. Laura Stewart; chaplain. Mrs.
| Lewis: instructor, Mrs. Dora Il. HandriX
| press correspondent, Mrs. Margaret
| Walker: color bearers. Miss Evelyn
| Simms. Mrs. Mary Conner. Mrs. Emma
! Ferguson. Mrs. Haney; musician. Mrs
| Bowen: conductor. Miss Lizzie Lehman;
! guard Sarah F. Van Doren.
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INSPECT THEIR NEW HOME.
U. c. Veterans and Daughters OF
Confederacy Meet.

The new home OF the United Confed-
crate Veterans and Daughters of the Con-
federacy, at 1322 Vermont avenue. which
cost $4,000. was inspected last evening by
the daughters. and following social hour
officers OF Stonewail Jackson Cha pier.
United Daughters Of the Conf ederacy.
were elected as follows: Mrs. Magnus s.
Thompson honorary president: Mrs
Archibald Young. president; Mrs. Resale
H. Bocock first vice president; Mrs. Mar
Gus Wright. second vice president; Mrs
G. S. Covinston, recording secretary; Mrs
Blanche West. corresponding secretary
Mrs. F. Il. Rollins. treasurer. Mrs. How
ard Bishop registrar: Miss Ions historian,
Ms GuStave Weroer. recorder of crosses
Miss Jennie l.. Monroe. pariiamentalian,
Mrs. +. q. Lewis. auditor. and Mrs. Nor
gan, chaplain.
An address on Flags and Pennants
was delivered III the evening by Mrs. An
thony Wake OF Norfolk Va, and d paper
on the general convention at Atlanta was
read by Mrs. Ludlow.
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Floral Work That Evidences
aste and originality. Shaffer, 14th x l..
aGVt.
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Starts in Model Room.

Although the origin of the fire is un-
known. it is supposed to have started in
the model room of the offices of Chandlee
& Chandlee, patent attorneys. who oc-
cupy the third floor. The room was in
the rear, facing the alley. A large roll
top desk in the center Of the room, was
destroyed and at the place where it stood
a large hole was burned in the flooring
Around the sides OF the room We're shelv-
ing containing thousands of models of
patents, all of which were destroyed.
The fire. which is supposed to have been
burning about an hour before it was dis
covered, ate its way through wooden
door and continued along a narrow pas
sageway to several Office rooms of the
Chandlee firm.
The only damage caused the building
was the burning of the ceiling in the
rear of the second floor. and by water.
ZEE. Behrend, a manufacturing jeweler.
occupied the rear room on the second
floor. directly beneath the room in which
the fire originated. but he had stored all
of his books and valuables in a safe.
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MASS FOR FATHER MAGU|RE
ANNIVERSARY SERVICE BELD
FOR LATE PRIEST.
His Virtues Extolled in Sermon by
Father Currier-Tablet to Be
Unveiled Tonight.

REQUIEM mass in commemoration of
the anniversary of the death of Rev.
Father Joseph I. Mcguire. late pastor
of the Church of the Holy Comforter,
14th and East Capitol streets. was cele-
brated in the church this morning at
$50 o'clock
The sanctuary was draped in honor OF
the decea sed priest. Rev. Father Charles
F.. Boone of st. Austin's College. Brook
land: was the celebrant of the mass.
Father Boone was assistant pastor Of
the parish when Father Mcguire was
pastor. Rev. Father Wheeler. the pres
ent pastor. acted as deacon of the mass,
and Rev Father Mihm, assistant pas
tor. acted as subdcacon.
Rev Father Charles Warren Currier
formerly pastor of st. Marys Catholic
Church. and now tho Indian missions
preached the sermon in euogy of the for
mcr pastor. He paid a touching tribute
to Father Mcguire as a personal friend
as worker in the faith. as the founder
and builder Of the Church of the Holy
Comforter and as the founder of a so
cety in St. Marys Church of Baltimore
for carrying on work among the hos
pitfalls and prisons of that city. This lat
Ter work. especially, he said, has had
far-reaching results.
The offertory of the service was SUNG
by Miss Emig Other solos were lone
SWeetly Solemn Thought by Mrs. John
Sis. ir., and Rock of Ages, by Mrs. AL
bert kule.
Prayers and a furthe service for the
repose of the soul of Father Mcguire
will be held In the church again tonight
\ tablet erected to his memory will b.
unveiled at this service. 1t has beer
hung on the east wal of the church di
rectly above the communion rail.
The sermon will be preached by Rev
Father Thomas f. McGuigan, assistant
pastor of ST. Patrick's Church. Unde1
the direction of the organist of tn,
church. Miss Eva NJ Talbert. a NAL,
quartet. composed of DR.. w. P. Kenea1y
James Nolan Dr. Kimball and Mr.. Neff
will sing DE Profundis' and 'Misereri.
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LAUREL Is RETIRED.
Lighthouse Tender Replaced by
Hibiscus and to Be Sold.

The old lighthouse tender Laurel. which
has done duty for many years on the dit
ferent stations of the lighthouse service
on the Atlantic coast, has outlived her
usefulness. She will shortly be sold 10
the highest bidder at Key West. Fla,
where she has been lying since being
placed out of service. Her place on the
gulf station has been taken by the new
cutter Hibiscus.
The Laurel is wooden hull propeller
steamer Of BIZ gross tons. She was built
at Baltimore in 1876 and is l34 feet long.
Like many another old government craft.
she will pass into hands that will over
haul her and put her in trim for conf
mercial service.
The new cutter Hibiscus is a steel-hull
propeller vessel. and is one of a fleet of
eight ships of the same model built at
Camden. y. j.. i'm the past year She is
nearly twice as large as the LaErel, hav-
ing tonnage Of 671 gross. She Is 1886
feet long and her engines are of 500 horse
power
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MRS. BARRETT ON LOYALTY.
Addresses Mothers Club of the
w C. r U

Mrs. katherine Waller Barrett. ma
tional Superintendent OF the Florence
Crittenton Home. delivered an address
on Loyalty" yesterday afternoon before
the Mothers Club o. the W. c. T. t.,
held in the union headquarters, No. 81
9th street
Announcement was made OF coming
campaign for prohibition in the District
which will be directed by Mrs. Mary
Harris Armour. president of the w. G.
T. L. of Georgia. She is said 10 have
had large influence in the passage OF
the law tor prohibition in her home state
The campaign here will cover about two
weeks.
The meeting yesterday was under the
auspices Of the Georgetown and West
End branches of the union. with Mrs. r.
W. tliCeccmau IS chairman k"frcsil-
mcutS were served.
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The Finest Poultry obtainable.
Attempt to Steal Mail.

Golden & Co. $ milk fed chickens Deal
l-Advt
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY.
Lumber Dealers Assets Stated to
Exceed Liabilities.

George H. Adams. dealer in lumber ana
millwork at 1900 Benning road northeast,
has filed petitionsin voluntary bank
ruptcy. He claims that his assets exceed
his liabilities, and places the assets at
S29s11S5 and his liabilities at SIS, 3I31.
Attorneys Marion Duckett & Son repre-
sent the bankrupt.
The assets comprise real estate valued
at s14 500: book accounts, 81. 1868; stock
of lumber, estimated at $4,000, and dellv-
cry and stable equipment.
The chief creditor is James O. Carter. to
whom Mr. Adams is indebted TO the en-
tent of S5.O51O Other large creditors
include j. w Browning, ST. O'Brisn
& Hall $500; J. w. Farrier. Birmingham.
Ala 81 14:;: American Lumber and EX-
port Company. Birmingham. Ala, q. b.
Faulconer. Mine Run, Va, $1,52o.Go, L. 3.
Roberts & Co. Chicago, $IfS.6o.
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TO HUSTLE FOR MEMBERS.
Energetic Campaign Planned by the
Y. M. c.. A.

To add to the rolls Of the Young Mems
Christian Association 800 new members
by February 10 Is the purpose of COM
mittee of loo active members of the as
ISOLATION who met at dinner in the as
sembly room of the association building
last night to discuss plans for increasing
the membership.
H. f. Johnson, chairman of the general
membership committee. presided at the
meeting. which was marked by enthu-
siasm. 1t was decided to divide the COM
mittee of 100 into two teams OF fifty
members each to procure new members.
The committee which gets the largest
number Of recruits will be entertained at
dinner by the unsuccessful committee.
In discussing the outlook, William
Knowles Cooper, the general secretary, de-
clared that il should be easy for the 5000
members of the association, if they were
properly enthusiastic. to find 500 new
members in comparatively snort time.
The two teams of fifty are dividede into
teams of ten members each, who will work
to outstrip their rivals in the number of
recruits they sign up The captains OF
these teams are l.. $. Brashers. III. s.
Bickell. H. b. Durham. y. q. Grinnell.
w. j. Lavarre. z. &. Mason. Girard jan
sen. o. w. Stratton. r. Hildebide! and
Bruce Cleveland.
In the boys department five teams have
been organized TO push forward the cam
paign for new members. They call them
selves the Sioux, IrOquois, Comanche, Mo-
hican and Apache bands.
Tomorrow evening in the red room al
the New Willard ii meeting of the com
mittee of i,u,v viii be held Ii was called
by Commissioner Mactarland to make
plans for celebrating the tenth annlver-
Sary Of S. W. Woodward's presidency of
the Y. NJ. {. \. Senator DolliVer of Iowa
viii speak. Mrs. Thomas G. Noyes will
sing.
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Forfeited Her Collateral

Blanche u. Siddell. owner of a small
store at GIL d street, forfeited 81 colat-
cral yesterday in the Police Court upon a
charge of violating the pure food and
,rug act in the sale of adulterated milk.
According to the papers filed against the
defendant it is alleged by Inspector Hun
ter who appeared as the complaining wit
SiddeIl place. November IL last, contained
an excessive quantity of water 1t is said
the milk in question was purchased from
u wholesale dealer who failed TO give a
guarantee OF its purity.
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Early Morning Blaze Respon-
sibIe for $4,000 Loss.
HUDSON BUILDING AFLAME
Old Ford's Theater Structure Tenn
porarily in Danger.
GIVES DISPLAY OF HEROISM
Member of No. Engine Company
Occupies Perilous Position at
Top of Ladder.

Fire Of unknown origin, discovered at
I - o'clock this morning in the Hudson
building. G,e. ga and 9:B + street north
west caused about $4,000 dam mage.
The flames. which for time threatened
the old Ford's Theater building OH 10Th
street were discovered by Griff S. Green
~ engineer of the Atlantic building. $40
+ street northwest. adjoining the Hudson
building. He turned in an alarm from box
19S in the Atlantic building. to which
engine companies II. rs, q and =, the
water tower and trucks :. and respond
ed When Chief Wagner arrived on the
scene he noted that the old theater build
ing was in danger. and Immediately
sounded a second alarm, to which engine
companies l and responded.
Third Floor in Flames.
When the tiremen reached the scene
they found the rear of the third floor
a mass of flames. Several lines of hose
were run through the front of the build
ing while others were carried to the
rear, the flames being fought from a
narrow alley. The building in which the
fire originated is I'm the shape of an L.,
facing 10th street and F. street. strong
wind was blowing and the firemen feared
that if it changed the Atlantic building
would .catch fire, and thus directed their
fight from that building and the theater.
During the height of the fire, when
the rear window saShes were burnin &
fiercely. Frank Hellmuth Of No. engine
company assembled an extension ladder.
and, with smoke and flames curling a
few inches above his head, there he'd the
nozzle of a hose, throwing a steady stream
into the building. He remained at his
post. notwithstanding more than two
yards of the end of the ladder on which
he was standing were burned away by
the flames. His comrades shouted a
warning to him, but the firefghter stuck
to his post and only changed his posi-
ton when a second ladder was run up
behind him. and he swung to the new
support, clinging to the nozzle of the
hose
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FINAL SERVICES HELD.
Body of Mrs. M. p oulahan Buried
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Proud
Ou,ahan. who died at the home of her
son-in-law, John W. Sanderson 6fs a
street southeast, last Tuesday morning
after a short illness. We're held i'm ST.
Peters Catholic Church yesterday. Rev.
Father O'Brien officiating. Intelment was
in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Oulahan was the widow of
Mai Richard Oulahan, who served during
the civil war in the 10th Volunteer In
fantry of New York, and later as aid
to Gen. Cochran. commander of tie
Cochran Irish League. She had resided
IN this city since the close of the war
and made her home with her sister in
a street since the death of her husoa nd
in 1895.
Threa sons, Richard and Joseph Ouia han
of this city and John Oulahan of New
York, and one daughter, Mrs. John w.
Sanderson survive her.
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Report was made to the police last night
that an attempt was made by an un-
identified colored man to steal a sack of
mail from the platform in the rear of the
Union building. Lee Wormley. col
lector. was in charge of the mail that
was being handled. and while the sacks
were being delivered he reported col
Dyed man grabbed one of them and ran
through the alley with il. Wormley plIr-
sued the man and he dropped the sack.
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Bow Knocked Down bv WAGON

While attempting 10 cross AT l4th and
L streets yesterday afternoon Outhman
Curtis. colored. eight years OF age of 1440
T street, was run over by d wagon driven
by an unknown colored man. The boy
was Knocked to the ground and received
a fracture of the right arm. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital for
tte.f m
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LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

National-Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Kassa,' >
5 pm.
Relasco-David Warfield In THE Music
Master" S:15 pm.
Columbia-"A Waltz Dream" SIS pm.
Chases-Polite Vaudeville, SIS pm.
New Academy-The Rays in king
Casey" SD pm.
New Iyreum-"The Dreamland Bur
lesuuerS,' SID pm.
Gaycty-The knickerhocker Bufles-
querS. SID pm.
Ma jestic-'ontinuOus vaudeville and
moving pictures, 80 pm.
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Hotel Company Elects Officers.

AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Hotel Company
held yesterday, George II. Calvert. jr.
was reelected president and director. The
other directors chosen are: Clarence F.
Norment, Frederick s. Young, e. Bal.
timore Calvert and Bernard NJ. Carter
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Burning Barrel Causes Alarm.

A bright blaze attra cted the attention
of number of pedestrians to the south
east corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
10th street shortly before 1 o'c'ock this
morning. No. - engine company was
summoned. but ii was found that the
blaze was caused by the burning of a
barrel of rubbish. The fire was easily
eXtinguished.
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Removed From the Morgue.

The. remains of Frank Dodd. ifty-eight
years of age. justice of the peace of
Stafford county, Va. who dropped dead
in the lobby of the Congress Hall Hotel
yesterday morning. were removed from
the morgue yesterday afternoon and taken
in charge by Undertaken j. w. Lee to b.
prepared for burial. They will be sent
to Fredericksburg. Va. To morrow morn
ing and from there removed 10 his, late
home.