Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
Will Entertain Foot Guard.

Inc Governors Foot Guard OF Hartford
Conn-,T will reach the city some time to-
morrow and will be the guests of the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, with one
exception the Oldest military command in
lhe United States and one of the most
historic in the country. 1t has main
tanned an existence for more than one
hundred and twenty years, and Monday
Wall dedicate its new three-hundre edit hou-
sahd-dolia armory. The Foot Guard will
come as the guests of the Blues and will
&c here for week and will assist In the
ceremonies incident to the occupation of
'iie new building. IL will be gala week
AMI the three companies of the local
battalion will devote much time to en-
TEL tanning the visitors. There will be
Ganc 5. parties, dinners and all sorts of
iuIirtUns II. honor of the guests
IN" sess!c MS OF the American Pharma-
ceuucai Asso -iation came to close here
last night The convention was a busy
OH. and many subjects affecting the in
tefests of the association were discussed
ine matter which attracted most atten-
lion was that of dealing in opiates moi
sc:.s. liquors and the many nostrums
winch are advertised in the press The
association went on record as against the
custom OF allowing the sale of habit
forming drugs and pOisonS I'D apainst
permitting their transportation from one
state 10 another or through the mails NJ
any time. Sunday closing was supported
IN very strong resolutions. The associa-
ton also declared against the pascels
post The association adopted a resosv-
ton requesting Congress to enact a rneas s.
ure WHICH would prevent the advertising
transportation delivery of certain
remedies. making 1t felony to enyag
gates Will go TO Washington next week
to attend the meeting of the committee
on revision of the National Pharmacopeia
Sam Hardy Death Chamber.
Samuel Hardy Nansemond county.
the man convicted of the murder of
Tberius Gracious Jones several months
ago and sentenced TO die i'm the electric
chair May 20, has reached the peniten-
tiary.s Jones was shot down from am
bush as he was entering his front yard
at night. The evidence against Hardy
was largely circumstantial. the most con-
elusive being the finding of a zunlock
near the scene OF the crime. This gun
lock belonged To gun which was in
the possession of Sam Hardy, and was
the only gun of the kind in the county.
Its sale by the makers to a dealer was
traced through many agencies and the
sale OF the gun by Petersburg firm TO
Hardy definitely fixed. The gun never,
has been found. Hardy is not without
friends,sand they are making determin-
ed fight to prevent his execution. Today
Robert w. Withers OF Suffolk and George
G. Cabeil OF Norfolk, who conducted the
prosecution, held long conference with
Gov. Mann. before whom "A petition for a
pardon communication is pending,
many of the most prominent citizens of
tie county and of Norfolk having united
In asking for clemency.
The State Aerie of the Fraternal Order
OF Eagles begins its annual meeting
IN this city Wednesday next and will
be in session fer three days.
James Hammond or Norfolk. a Con-
Tolerate soldier. seventy-five years old.
has been released from the penitentiary
after serving eighteen years for manipu-
lating negotiable paper.
Gov. Mann has united in the movement
to have a safe and sane celebration OF
rne Fourth of July, advising that the
cay be observed in a decorous manner
State bonds are still on the decline, and
In the last few weeks have dropped con-
siderably.