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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-06

last week we announced the big
new contest-a Billiken one. II VIII
not close until Tuesday, Nov lb, ana
! in order to give all the Juniors a
chance to get a Billiken doll we VIII
again print the rules of the contest:
Well. If the Juniors want to work IN
the BilIiken contest they must write
nice stories, (using as many words as
thew nlease). about the city, town VII
laee. or settlement in which or near
which they live. Tell OF all the inter
estine places or what the Juniors con-
slider interesting If there are any in'
+erurbsns running into these places
fell what YOU all think OF them. Ieil
Of the industries, such as factories
stores. etc. If you are too far from
village, settlement, city or town, why
write of your farm nome OF
Others. This of course applies 10
the Juniors living on ranches. we all
think this will be a splendid confess :.
r. q. Junior boy should win 'Bililken
and If he does not wont it he can give
II tn his sister. We want all the Jun
iors living far away from ottuih"a "
work in this contest.
We Wish all the . uiioie 81
"Billiken" as he rests in his cosy III
tie box. Billiken has the prettlest
mink cheeks and a tuft OF broWnlsn
red hair. His cute little body IS COW
cred with white bear skin, just IKE
the white Teddy bears. Around MS
neck is pink ribbon ending in a DOW
tied right under his dear little chin:
You all know a "Billiken" Is one Oh
the latest fa6s and a Billiken doll IS
the very latest We want all the Jun
iors to work in this contest. Come IN
and see "Billiken."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-06

If you would have me stay with so'l'
And like to have me play with you'
Be very sure that you are good,
/ And alwas act just as you should,
n love obedient Juniors, girls and ooys'
! am the king OF all the toys;
'-iii 'sBilliken."
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ANNA WRITES OF THE INDIANS.

500 Ellis Ave, Ottumwa, Ia
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eRANDMoTHER's CHAIR.

Troy, Iowa.
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Age IL.
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Age 12.
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JOHN HAS THREE RHODE ISLAND
REDS.

Age ~.
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RoY's FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL.

Age 10.
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Age 8.
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MARJORIE GOES TO SCHOOL.

Age 70.
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FOOT BALL.

Mae Shaffer,
Douds- Leando, la.
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Floris. Iowa.
R. f. D. No. 2.
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R. F. D. No. I. Ottumwa, Ia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21

Thomas H. B. Pierce of Dexter.
Dexter, Me, Sept. 20.-(SpeciaD.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
LINCOLN
WALDOBORO.

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs Hudson Mank
drove to Waldoboro Monday.
Ralph Stahl has gone to Boston to visit
relatives and friends.
William Stahl, Jr., who has been pas
sing a few weeks with his brother, D. o.
Stahl, has returned to his home in Boston
Miss Ruby NJ. Walter, who has been
passing her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Walter, returned
Monday to her schools in Bucksport.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hilton have gone to
Pennington for several days visit with
relatives and friends.
Shurman and Bloom are painting the
interior of the Methodist vestry.
Mrs. Matilda Trask Boynton and daugh-
ter, Ruby, of Boston. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
roy Preston of Pennington and Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Pevey of Weeks Mills, have
Hilton.
Mr. and Mrs Eben Chase and children
of Edgecomb have been recent guests of
Mr.: and Mrs. 4. J. Walter.
Mrs. Lena Churchill and two children.
Blanche and Annie, who have been visit
ing relatives here the past week. returned
to their home in Rockport Saturday,
Mrs Alden Burnheimer and daughter.
Mrs. o. C. Townsend. took a carriage
ride to Waldoboro Saturday
Webster Hoffses of the National Home
is here on furlough
Kendall p. league and Johnnie Burn
heimer, who are attending school in
Roekland passed Sunday at home.
Mrs. Lura Walter and Mrs. Alma Mank
went to Bristol Thursday.
Mrs. Eleanor Shuman has gone ITO
Massachusetts, to visit her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Orchard f. Mank of River
side Poultry farm, were in this place
Saturday.
The Willow Lake Ice Co. have been
making extensive repairs on their dam.
j. c. Bogues and family have been pass
ing few weeks at their cottage at Mar
tins Point.
Mrs. W. r. Walter and Miss Della
Burnheimer went to Morrell Saturday for
a few days visit with their uncle ana
Mrs. Mary Kennedy and daughter, Reta
of East jefferson, passed Sunday with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Overlook.
Charles Bray of Waldoboro has been in
this place the past week doing masonry
work for Virgil Morse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
THE MARKETS..
Continued from Page Four.)

D. G. Reid is one Of the few opera
tors who bought stocks heavily fol-
lowing the announcement of E. H.
Harriman's death. Reid took the po-
stion that the event had been dis
counted so far as the general market
was concerned. To his personal friends
he expressed this opinion freely. Reid
has always been a firm believer in
Union Pacific and he and his follow
ers made big killing on the rise in
this stock from 140 to 200.
James McCrea has won nothing but
enccmiums from the stockholders of
the Pennsylvania, to judge from the
private comments of the latter, for the
manner in which, as president Of the
company and chief administrator Of
the practical end of its affairs, he
guided the great concern through the
trying depression that followed the
panic of 1907 l hear the Pennsylvania
August statement of earnings to be is
sued Oct. 1 will largely explain the
recent buying of this stock.
Observation-Disclosures Earring of st.
Paul says: There is to be no addition
al financing arranged for; none is nee
essary. After paying all dividends and
charges last year the company had 49,
100000 surplus The outlook is fine. I
am greatly pleased with the tone Of
President Tafts addresses on his trip.
Mr. Taft is man who will do things
and do them lawfully and without vio-
lence. He is taking a calm and reason
able stand.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
Henry Whitman Of Atkin-
son in Jail at Dover.
Wife Pounded with Club and
Then Thrown Into Bushes.
Thomas n. B. Pierce, One Of Dex-
ter's Oldest Attorneys, Dead.

Dover. Me-. Sept. 2O.-(SpeciaD.-
Henry Witham of Atkinson is locked
in the county Jail and held for a hear
ing Thursday, when he will be tried
for alleged assault upon his wife, Mrs,
Nettie Witham, whose condition today
is serious as the result of blows alleged
to have been inflicted upon her body
Sunday evening by William. Whitman
was arrai gned this noon before Judge
Edgar G. Smith in the municipal court,
charged with assault and entered
plea of not guilty. In default of $1,000
bonds he was committed to the county
Jail until 10 A. NJ. Thursday.
This assault case is the most brutal
thing of the kind to reach the attention
of local authorities for a long time
1t is alleged that Witham Sunday night
beat his wife into insensibility and two
hours after the alleged assault her I'M
conscious body was found laying in a
clumO of bushes several rods from the
house in a pasture. She was taken to
the home of Mrs. Maude c. Crabb,. a
nelghbor, and DIR. A. H. Stanhope Of
this village summoned. DR.. StanhOpe
found her condition serious as a result
of blows and many bruises and also
from exposure to the cold and damp
of the evening.
Late Sunday evening the two little
children of the Williams ran scream
ing piteOusly to the home of the
Crabhs. a short distance from the
Witham home, and in terrified tones
told Mrs. Crabb that their father was
killing their mother by striking her
with a club. Mrs. Crabb ran to the
Witham house and heard screams and
cries inside; also the sounds of heavy
blows struck. Being alone, the woman
refrained from entering the house but
summoned neighborS by telephone.
Many of the neighbors arrived on the
scene but We're barred from the house
by Witham, who warned them to keep
away.
Deputy Sheriff Walter G. Foss OF
Dover was summoned and found the
doors barricaded. He demanded adj
mittance and Witham, after a time,
admitted the officer. Mrs Whitman was
nowhere to be found and Witham in
formed the officer that she was in the
pasture. Heading a large party of
neishbors Deputy Foss searched until
he found the woman insensible.
Whether she went to the pasture her
self CT whether she was dragged there
by her husband is not known. Witham
was Immediately placed in irons and
taken 10 the county Jail. He tells
story of trouble with his wife because
she failed to have supper for him at
certain hour. Witham has retained
Judge c. w. Brown of Dover as his at
torney. IT is probable that his case will
be considered by the grand jury,
which will sit this week at the Septem-
Der term of the supreme court.
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4S GIT S S9E9Re
Then Strength Returned and
This B1ood1ess Woman
Became Well.

There are many men, women and
oven children suffering from an@mia,
which means "too little blood" The
disease is well named, for the patient
actually has deficiency of blood which
affects every part of the body. There
is lack of energy, a characteristic pal
lor, sense of suffocating after the least
exertion, generally described as a short
ness of breath. The disease comes on
gradually and is often well advanced
before it is recognized.
Too often medical treatment is un-
satisfactory and the disease progresses
until it becomes hopeless.
A long standing case, which resisted
treatment until Dr. Williams Pink Pills
were tried, is described by Mrs. Clinton
E. Hale, of No. 104 Bristol avenue, Lock
port, N. Y, in the following statement:
"When l was about fourteen years OF
age began to fail rapidly in health.
Although had always been frail child,
I now had to quit school. I was weak
and tired out all of the time In walking
fast or going up stairs it seemed that I
couldn't walk fast enough to keep up
with the heart BEATS I had palpitation
Of the heart and occasional dizzy spells.
I became awfully thin and pale. Ihad
no appetite and suffered with indiges-
ton. I didn't have any life or ambition
and was sensitive and irritable. I fin
ally became SO weak that could hardly
walk.
''The doctors seemed to disagree about
my case and their medicine did not help
me. My parents were alarmed at my
condition and, upon the advice of our
minister's wife, had me try DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills. By the time had
taken two boxes of the pills could
notice an improvement id my condition.
I could eat better, wasn't so weak and
my color came back. I took the pills
until entirely cured"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have also
cured such blood diseases as rheumatism,
after-effects of the grip and fevers.
Owing to the intimate relation between
the blood and nerves, the pills have been
found invaluable in nervous diseases.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
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SOMERSET
JACkMAN.

Mrs. Fred Pierce returned Saturday
from Boston
Miss Stella Pierce left Monday for
Whitewater, Wis. where she is at
tending school.
James Mckinney went to st. George,
Que, Saturday with a party of sports
men.
ST. ALBANS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junis Avery of Ipswich,
Mass, who have been visiting his
brother, Almon Avery, returned Sat
urday morning.
S. H. Cook and son have launched
their new motor boat
Stanley Hanson is doing a rushing
business with his corn harvester.
Dan Hanson is helping Charles Hill
ton on his new ell
S. Fl. Bragg is contemplating going
south this winter.
Miss Jessie Spaulding of Pittsfield
was the guest of Mrs. Bessie Prescott
Saturday and Sunday.
Edwin Mathews is painting for Mrs.
Martha Boyington.
The town schools began Monday.
Tho Good Templars gave a concert
and dance Friday night Hunters
Orchestra Of Pittsfield furnished music.
Miss Ina Moulton of Hartland was
a guest at H. G. Prescott's Friday
night.
Mrs. Jesse Stone is in Ripley caring
for Mrs. james Boyington
Frank Fitzgerald was in town Sun
day.
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PENOBSCOT
DE DHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Fogg attended
the recent reunion of the Fogg family
at the home of J. Lee Fogg at Hulls
Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Condor attend
ed the w. C. II. u. Convention in Ban
gor the past week.
Mrs. Arvesta Burrell is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Rosila Jordon in Cole
brook, N. Fl.
Mrs. S. p Weber has returned from
a visit to her mother, Mrs. A. S. Burrill
in Brewer.
Guy H. Burrill is reported as i'm
proving in health.
Mrs. Henry Dell, who has passed the
summer with her parents, has returned
to her home in Quincy, Mass.
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Monday morning a heavy frost was re-

Monday morning heavy frost was re-
ported on law land, but no material dam
age on high land
The village school opened Monday, Sept.
90 Miss Louise Rowe teacher. Miss Rowe
has been employed during the summer at
the Samoset, Rockland. +.
Frank Hussey has just erected a fine
monument to the memory of his parents,
the late Isaac and Della Hussey. Hop
kins & Brown of Augusta did the work.
James Babb of Benton, but who resid-
ed here many years, has been with his son
Warren Babb for few weeks.
EAST--The Vassalboro w. c. Il. U.
will meet at Friends Church, East Vas
salboro, on Wednesday afternoon. 1t
will be the first meeting after vacation
and it is hoped will be well attended
BY call of the president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21

Thomas H. B. Pierce, one of Dexter's
best known and oldest attorneys, died
this morning at his home on Pleasant
street, after an illness which extended
over three years. The direct cause of
death was heart disease. The deceased
was born about So years ago in Fayette
in Kennebec county. He studied law
and for a time practiced in Newport,
afterward coming to Dexter where he
was in active practice for many years.
Besides the widow daughter, Mrs.
Harry l.. Tillson and one son, Edward
Pierce Of Dexter survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21

A Greek scholar has called attention
to q very curious coincidence about the
name of Napoleon. If you take away
the first letter of his name, you have
''aIoleo on" take away the first letter OF
that word and you have 'poleon;' do
this successfully down to the last sy2-
liable and you have "leOn." ''eon," and
con- Put these several words togeth-
err in this order, Napoleon on ole"n leon
con opoleon poleon, and you may
translate it roundly, Napoleon being
the lion of peoples, went about de-
stroying cities"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
KENNEBEC
READFIELD.

The town schools began Monday with
most of the former teachers.
The NJ. f. Sunday school voted to OBJ
serve Rally" Day the second Sabbath in
October.
George W. Manter went to Waterville
on Saturday and identified the goods
as those stolen from his store on We'd
nesday night.
Mr. Turner and family have moved to
the OdWay place in town and Mr.. and
Mrs. Odway will return to Patten to
make their home there
Mrs. j. H. Turner returned from Cen
trail Maine General Hospital Saturday,
alter having been there for the past six
weeks.
Mrs. H. C. Packard. who has been pas
sing a few days with relatives here re-
turned Monday to her home in Auburn.
Mrs. Joshua Davis will pass portion
of the winter with her sister in Gardiner.
Earl Manter is clerking for his uncle,
Geo. w. Manter
Mrs. c. c. Bean, who has been seriously
ill for the past two weeks. is much better.
Mr.. Rice opened his corn canning shop
here Friday.
DEPOT-Mrs. Cyrus Denton of Lynn
Mass, is the guest of Mr.. Dentons
mother, Mrs. Elliott Denton.
Mrs. Sarah Howe, who has been
passing some time with her sister,
Mrs. Charles Henderson, returned to
her home in Waltham, Mass, Mon
day.
Mrs. D. w. Kensill of Portland. ac-
companied by Miss Mae Smith, is Wis
iting at Mrs. ]. f. Denton's.
Mrs. Amelia Brown, a former resi-
dent here, has returned and i'm the
future will make her home with her
son, F.. w. Brown. which event is
very pleasing to her old neighbors
Mrs. H. J. Sherman. who has been
passing some time in Readfield, re-
turned Monday to her home at Mt
Holly, n. j., accompanied by her sis
ter, Miss Blanche Gordon. who will be
away until Christmas, and by Miss Iva
Henry.
Schools commenced Monday in
charge Of the former teachers. Gram
mar department. Miss Ida Hodgkins;
Primary, Mrs. Marcia Jones.
Miss Maud Adell went Saturday to
Gorham, where she will attend the
Normal school.
The Hutchinson reunion will be held
Thursday at Readficld Grange hall,
Sept. 90. All relatives are cordially in
vited.
Mrs. john Davis Palisade Park,
New York, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. G. a. Russell. Readfield were
guests at Mrs. Denton's Friday.
Callers last week at Mrs. J. Wad-
teigh's We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Wadleigh
daughter Rowena, and grandson, Mr.
and Mrs. Perkins and son. Mrs. Frank
Tinbetts and Edmund Yeaton from
Belgrade; Emma Weston and Mrs. Nc
Donald, Boston; Miss Eleanor Ward,
Mt Vernon was guest over night
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Scribner, Au-
gusta, accompanied by their son, Hen
ry, were guests of relatives over
Sunday.
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MT. VERNON.

The young people of this vicinity are
attending schools as follows: Minnie
Porter. Doris and Avis Parlin at Farming
ton Normal; George Gordon. Nathaniel
Robinson and Clarence Weber at Kent s
Hill; Alberta Cram. at Wheaton Acade-
my; Marguerite McQuaide at Dean Acad-
College, and Clifton Allen at Maine Uni
versity.
J. w. Allen passed Thursday and Fri
day in Bangor.
gave a very interesting lecture at~Odd
Fellows hall Friday evening. His subject
was "A Trip into the Maine Woods
Charles II. Coombs of st. Louis has
been visiting his nephews, y. f. and j. w.
B. F. Allen is charging his stable and
n. II. Foster and B. w. Mari are doing
DR.. and Mrs. Barnley are making their
annual visit
Merritt Cole has returned to Boston af-
ter visit of several weeks.
A: F; Cram is shingling the old ho-
Capt. John P. Carson was seen in our
village Saturday.
DR.. Shaw is making "a number of ex-
tended trips with his auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Carson have gone
to Boston.
The apple crop in this section will be
very light.
sOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Jacobs
of Palmer, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Jacobs Of Boston, who have
been guests at Broadview Farm, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Jacobs,
returned Friday to their home
Mr.. Walker of Alma is visiting his
sons. w. F. and F. A. Walker at
Maplehurst.
Mrs. George G. Jenkins, accom-
panied by her son, Neal, and little Mat
tie Chandler, have been weekend
visitors at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Jose.
The recent rain has improved the
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-29
WOULD NOT TAKE 100000
For the Treatment-EIperienCe of Mr..
WOOIWue, of PeaTiShurg, Va.

The following from the Bluefield Even
ing Leader of June "a, 1909, tells a re-
markable story of a man rescued and
cured at the age of 60:
James P. Woolwine, of Pearisburg,
came to Bluefeld a few days ago to
visit his son, NJ S. Woolwine, the well
known liveryman. Mr.. Woolwine is 63
years of age, and for many years has
been a slave to drink. Living in a dry
town, he could not always get liquors
and has used Peruna, Jamaica ginger or
any old substitute that came handy,
and as result his stomach has been
deranged and he has been a physical
wreck for several months. When he
arrived in Bluefield he was suffering
terribly from the effects of drink and
his son took him to DR.. McKanna's s san
itarium, where he underwent the liquor
cure before he realized it. Today he is
on the street, looking ten years younger
and feeling, as he says, like new man.
He is necessarily careful in his eating,
but says he has an appetite and relish
for food that he had not had in years.
Last night instead of seeing snakes and
lizards after he retired, he went to
sleep and slept all night like a little
child and awoke this morning refreshed
and ready for hearty breakfast.
Mr.. Woolwine is a native of Mercer
county. His father, John L. Woolwine.
owned one of the best farms on East
River, now the site of Gordon Siding.
Some twenty years ago James P. Wool
wine moved to Pearisburg and engaged
in the hotel business, and it was there
he contracted the habit which has caus-
ed him so much misery. He began by
taking a social glass, and the habit
grew.
At the Leader Office this morning Mr..
Woolwine said he would not again be in
the condition he was in when he ar
rived in Bluefield for one hundred thou
sand dollars. He feels that he owes to
DIR. McKanna's treatment a long exten-
sion of life and whatever of happiness
the future may have in store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-29
WAITING ON RIGHT OF WAY.
Lumber Plant in Russell County SuSpends
Operations Temporarily,

The immense lumber plant under con-
struction at Honaker, Russell county.
has suspended operations pending the
settlement of some rights of way along
the route of its railroad up Lewis Creek
in Buchanan county
Everything, it is thought. will be set
tied within the next few days, when the
work will resume and be pushed to COM
pletion. This is one of the largest lum-
Der plants in the country, and will bring
millions of dollars into the territory in
which it will operate.
The company has already built large
number of houses on its thirty acres of
land acquired at Honaker, besides its
large mill building, 200 feet square. and
nearly five miles of lumber docks. One
hundred thousand dollars has already
been expended on the mill site alone.
while it will require millions to build the
forty miles of railroad into the coal and
timber belt of Buchanan county.
This company, composed of some of
the best known timber men of the coun-
try, will not only market the timber
from the 800 acres acquired by it,
and from which it expects to cut about
500, 00C. 900 feet, but will construct a
standard gauge railroad over which all
the coal will be handled from the greet
coal beds of Buchanan county, now own
ed by companies which are preparing to
develop them, just up in territory rich
in resources heretofore undeveloped and
practically unknown.
Veins of coal of immense thickness
are said to exist in this wild portion of
Buchanan county, coal of the very best
quality both for domestic and steam
purposes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-29
G0MMANDANT AT Y. M. |.
lieutetant Samuel GIeaVeS to Succeed
Colonel Mills,

Lexington, Va, July 29.-Lieutenant
Samuel Gleaves, of the United States
Army, has been appointed commandant
cadet at the Virginia Military Institute
to succeed Colonel M. M. Mills, who has
requested to join his command in the
army again.
Lieutenant Gleaves is from Wythe-
vile, Va. He was a cadet at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute in 1894-5 and
1856, when he resigned to accept the
appointment as cadet in the United
States Military Academy at West Point.
He entered West Point in June, 1896,
and graduated with distinguished hon
ors in July, 1900. being the only Vir-
ginian in his class.
After graduation he was assigned to
the First United States Cavalry, which
was sent to the Philippines, where he
was in active service for three years,
and was promoted to first lieutenant.
He has made most enviable record as
an officer, and the endorsements given
him by his superior officers are of the
highest character.