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New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
SUICIDE ASKS NO MOURNING
New Jersey Man Writes His Wife Not
to Wear Black for Him.

Paterson, y. J., July t5,-county Physi-
clan Armstrong granted a burial permit to-
day in the case of Albert W. Serven. a
silk weaver who committed suicide last
night by shooting. He leaves wife. but
no children No cause is assigned for the
suicide Before killing himself serveH,
while in the Young Mems Christian Asso-
eiation building. wrote a letter 10 his wife,
which was found on his hedy. 1t says:
Dear Wife: I write these lines to let
you know that you have nothing to do with
the step am about to take &c end my life
am very sorry to cause yeu so much
trouble. but I believe it is ali for the best
Don't wear black for me- do not believe
in wearing black. as it makes enc feel
worse. Do not be foolish and say in the
house, but go out and get all the enjoy
nlent you can
You are not without money l tell you
money spent TO tighten your burden Is
money well spent. There is nothing can
do to tighten mine. or would do IL Ev-
erything that is mine do what you think Is
best with. Now I bid you all goodey.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
BODIES OF TWO BOYS FOUND
Long Continued Search for Missing
Lads Reveals Double Drowning.

On the evening of July Joseph Daly'
the young son of Mrs. Kate Moran, OF No.
28e Tenth avenue, and Martin Kelly, OF
No 2ss Tenth avenue, left their homes
without saying where they were going
They were last seen at the dock at west
26th street, and since then their parents
have been conducting search through all
the hospitals and along the waterfront IN
the hope of finding some trace of them
The boys were inseparable companions
and had often been in swimming IN the
river near their home. Joseph DAILY. an
uncle of the DAILY boy. was certain that the
bows had been drowned. and spent all his
hours away from work searching along the
docks in the neighborhood Last evening
he was sitting on the e6th street dock
when he saw an object in the water which
attracted his attention. He made out that
in was the body OF a boy. and. with the
help OF a longshoreman, got boat and
dragged IL to shore. Then ne diEcoVeFed
that il was his nephew. young DAILY.
A further search brought to light the
body OF young Kelly. only short distance
away Both boys were fully dressed, and
Il is believed that they fell OF the dock
while at MAY.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
KEEN FIGHT FOR POINTS
Junior Championship Games
Promise Good Sport.

The Junior championship games of the
Metropolitan Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union will De held this afternoon
81 Celtic Park
AS usual, the struggle for the point ban
ner will be between the IrIsh-Arneriean n
Athletic Club and the New York Athletic
Club. and this struggle will prove more
stubborn than ever. The Winged Foot will
depend on A. z. Lauer, the New York Uni
versity sprinter. who competed in the in
tereollegiates, and F. r, Ross. the Univer-
sity Of Michigan sprinter. who is credited
with 10 Is seconds in the dashes. while the
Irish club has high hopes Of E A Frey
and Bob Elier.
The quarter mile race should furnish a
nip and tuck fight between Henry Schsff
and ". A. Wagner. OF the irish and New
York clubs, respectively. while R. Ogg, Of
the Mohawk Athletic Club, should make it
hot for Dick Egan, the fast American
Club runner. in the half-niie run.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
SHERMAN WINS A TITLE
Defeats L. A. Hamilton in Golf
Tourney at BRETON Woods.
slAerapn to The Tribune.

rBy Telegraph TO The Trfbune.l
Breton Woods, N H. July 15.-Thona.
NJ Sherman gained q new title when ht
defeated L A. Hamilton, OF Englewood, ir
the 36-hole final round OF the champion
ship tournament under the auspices of the
American Golf Association OF Advertising
Interests here to-day. The far driver frorc
Utica won by Up and TO play.
Throughout the week Sherman had beer
returning rounds all the way from SO to IS
consequently no one was surprised at this
latest success on the part OF the Vice-Presi-
dents son. Last Saturday he won the
chief cup in the invitation tournament on
his home course, defeating Gardiner ".
White the interscholasIiC champion, in the
final round.
At the end Of the morning round to-day
Sherman stood IN Hamilton began well
in the afternoon by winning the first, but
Sherman retaliated by winning three of the
next eight. The end came on the twelfth
green. In addition 20 winning the cham
pionship Sherman gets q prize for having
the hest selected score OF 65 for the week.
" z Coaklyn, Of Dunwoodie. a former
association champion, Won the beaten eight
cup OF the first division, and il is worthy
OF mention that most Of the other fortunate
ones were from the metropolitan district
The summary follows:
Championship division cnnal round)-T NJ.
Sherman, YahnUndasis, beat L A Hamilton,
Englewoed. Up and to play
Second section thnaI rounds. K Evans,
Rnollwood. beat z T. Miller, Dunwoedie. ! up.
Third section thnaI round)-D N Parker.
Garden City. beat R. ". Potter, Erie, by de-
fault.
Fourth sixteen final round,-J H. Eggers.,
BsltusFel. beat J A Ford, Skokie. up and 3
70 play
fifth sixteen thnal roune)-p. W GAYLORD.
Evanston, beat u. ?. Simpson, Bsltusro, up
and 20 play
Championship beaten eight ChnaI reundJ--w,
z Conklyr. DUnwoeele, beat R NJ Purves,
Woodland, up and 10 play
Beaten eight tsecoad sixteen; fnal reund)-R.
c Maxwell. Trenton, beat Il. y. Leeds. Allan
tic City, Up ane 10 play
Beaten eight third sixteen; faal reGnd)-w
J. Ryan, Fox Hills beat George Schofeld. Mid
lothian. J Up rs holss).
Beaten eight fourth sixteen: final reuns)-F
? Leigh Knollwoed, beat r r. Whitman, up
and 20 play.
Beaten eight Chfth sixteeH. final reundl-w
.. Nugent beat 7. s. Hand, Up and 70 play.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
HUNDREDS WATCH BOY DROWN
Does Not Reappear After Diving from
goa. Moorsd Of Public Baths.

Russell Vickers, nineteen years old, q
member of an old Astoria family, was
drowned In the East River off the foot OF
Jamaica avenue, Astoria. early last evening
while he and about l50 boys and girls were
swimming outside the public baths.
Vickers, who was a powerful swimmer,
swan out TO a boat offshors and climbed
upon IL. After time he dived off He
either hit the bottom or came up and hit
the hull OF the boat, as he did not reap
pear PatroInaan Boyle. who is detsilsd
AT the baths, dived for the body, without
success vickers lived at No. Iis Temple
street. Astoria.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
FOWLER OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN
Hits at Cannon and AIdrich in First
Speech for Senate.
Tgv Telegraph 20 The Tribune

Hackensack n. J.. July l5.-Congressmsn
Fowler began his campaign in Hackensack
tonight as a candidate for the seat of
Senator Kean He said in part:
If 10 protest against corrupt agreements
by which one citizen gains an advantage
over another citizen, or against unjust laws
whereby one citizen gains an advantage
over another citizen, is 20 be an insurgent,
then | glory In the fact that ! am an in
surgent II TO stand utterly opposed to
Aldrichisrn and Cannonisn and with Theo-
dore Roosevelt is 10 be an insursent, then
7 glory In the fact that am an insurgent.
II 20 be in favor OF the conservation OF
our natural resources, and if 10 be in favor
Of absolutely equal opportunities under the
onsration of just laws. and If to be in favor
rs the control and regulation of corpora
tfons. which derive all their rights and
powers from the people is 70 be progress
sive Republican, then ] glory in the fact
that am a progressive Republican
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
WHIST CLUB OF n. Y. BEATEN

ssshs Fslix, Ont. July B-The Aneri-
- ~fast Congress concluded play to-day.
--4lafea poi3s trophy was won by the
- e booker Whist Club. which defeated
whist Club Of New York.
oneers were elected: President
Fnsipk. Minneapolis. viee-president
Elliott, il, New York. treasurer.
80 eHastock. Milwaukee; recording sec
soo-s... i { Besrdslee. Cleveland: corre-
Ton, Perm. = - 7" AiiAe 0e' AZ
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16

Boston, July 15.-lnterest in the move
nent of the Holy Ghost ana Us Society S
bsrkentine Kingdom. which left south
Freeport. Me, about week ago ostensioly
sor ths HOLY Land. was renewed to-day
-,hsn :, vas learned that she is of the
Assaxscbusetts coast While in the Maine
-va,ers the vessel was kept well outside
,ne ,brae-rofle limit 10 avoid sherirs who
hsve nsnrrs 70 serve on the Rev. F. w.
sa,sford the leader Of the sect in a civil
s,it THE kingdom was OF Cape Ann
early to-day
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
-be prizes awarded were:

The prizes awarded were:
Canoe 6ivis;on-Ftrst prize. Van Laggran,
Ocean Grove, old town canoe second prize, Miss
Catherine Hamilton, Ocean Grove, silver loving
cup; third to fifth prize, carnival loving cups,
Frederick Severance. Asbury Park, third; Harry
AppIehy, AseuTy Park. fourth; Frank Reynolds,
Ocean Grove, fifth.
Rewbcats-First prize, Louis Jansen. Elberon,
Mayor Appleby's silver loving cup and $40 in
cash: second, Charles H. Box. Ocean Grove,
Milan Rosss silver cup and 81 90 in cash
third Charles II. Bex, carnival cup and 50 In
cash; fourth to seventh, carnival cups and 81 30
each in cash; fourth. II. y. stevens, Ocean
Grove: ffth, Clarence Foster. Ocean Grove
sixth Charles Yettman. Asbury Park; seventh.
Harvey Burdge. Asbury Park.
In the canoe division the first prize win
ner was representation Of Liberty being
planted at the North Pole The second
was an Indian tepee scene
In the rowboats division the first prize
winner was a replica of the Half Noon
the winner of the second prlze showed a
japanese bower with occupants in cos
tune.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
OXFORD MAN WINS AT BIsLEY

Bisley, England. July 15.-Thirteen Cana
diang are left in the competition for the
gold medal in the third stage of the shoot
ing for his majesty the Kings prize to-
morrow.
Corporal Radice, g young marksman from
Oxford University, won the silver medal to-
day His scores in the first and second
stages aggregated 200 out of a possible 205.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
NEW YORKER DIES ON TRAIN
Injured at Newhurg and on Way Hers
for Treatment.
[By Telegraph to The tribune

Sewburg, y. Y, July l5-Barret Kerner.
a taller doing business in Essex street,
New York. died az an early hour this
morning on an Ontario & Western Railroad
train near Cornwall, while being trans
ferred from Monticello TO d New York
hospital He was injured on Wednesday
BY being thrown from a wagon On the ar
rival Of his son from New York last night
IL was decided to take the sufferer 10 q
New York hospital for treatment. The
cause OF death is said 10 have been menin-
gifts. the physicians saying that his In
i,;ries were not Of character IN them
selveE 20 cause death. Kerner was hfty
years old. He leaves wife, a son and
daughter The latter was with him az the
time of the accident. and sustained a fraet-
iIre of the arm.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
TWO DROWN. TWO SAVED. IN RIVER

Newton. Mass, July iS.-Thornas ResAr.
of Newton. and Miss Mary Higgins, of
West Newton, were drowned when a canoe
in which they were padding overturned on
the Charles River, In Auburndale late this
afternoon Their two companions would
have met the same fate but for the prompt
ness OF two policemen who rushed TO their
aid in a motor launch. Those rescued were
John Gilmore. OF West Newton, and Miss
Elizabeth Tracy, OF Newton.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16

The Massachusetts Rife Association
match skirmish run, was also completed
to-day, with Color Sergeant George NJ
Jefts, Of the 9Th Massachusetts,, Of Wake
field. the winner with a score of SO. Ser
geant James H. Keough. also Of Wake
field, was second with g.
The gold medal offered fer the highest
aggregate score in the Governor Quinby.
Hayden, MsLane, Essex County, Berwick,
Cushing and Massachusetts Rife Associa-
ton matches was won by Sergeant James
Il Keogh, with an aggregate OF AS. Pri-
vate c. ]. Van Amburg, of the I'd Massa
chusetts, OF Springfield. was second. with
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
HANDICAP WEIGHTS OUT
Fitz Herbert and Ballot Share
Post of Honor at Top.

Weights wsre announced yesterday for
the Empire City Handicap. 10 be rGn ot the
track near Yonkers on Saturday. July %
Fitz Herbert AMI Ballot head the list with
1ss pounds each The weights in fun fol
low.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
THREE ROYAL GEORGES.

There are now three King Georges
George V Of Great Britain and ireland
George / of Greece and George II Of
Tonga The last named is now little more
than a nopaina! sovereign, but he is still on
the roll of reigning monarehs.-Detroit
Free Press
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
HOTEL ANGlETERRE
K0feg Victoria ,Anau~.
Hotel aJHngfraU a'a'ra'
Hotel ReIvadere s'a's'''
LONDON HOTELS.
The Rrizss Awarded.

feet. It was the grand finale of a splen-
did entertainment.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
NAVY RIFLE TEAM WINS
Massachusetts Also Scores in
Biz Interstate Match.

Wakefield, Mass, July 15.-The Massachu-
setts team won the New England Inter
state match at the Bay State rife range to-
day for the sixth consecutive year, defeat
ing the Maine and New Hampshire teams,
the only other entries, by a comfortable
margin.
The all-America match. also completed
to-day after two days of shooting, was
won by the first navy team, with margin
of 81 points over the Marine Corps. TIE
scores made by the three state teams in
the Interstate match counted in the all
American match, but the Massachusetts
team could get no better than fourth posi-
ton.
The summary follows:
ALL-AMERICA AND NEW ENGLAND INTER
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16

The slow fire contests al the 200. 600 and
1,009 yard ranges were shot off yesterday in
both matches. the 20O-yard rapid fire and
the skirmish run being shot to-day The
skirnish run scores were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
..noEoRp BOAT APPEARS AGAIN.

penalties accrue from p. m. July "a
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
FOREIGN RESORTS,

Proprietors: The GORDON HOTELS, Ltd.
4 Favored stoppins Place for Ame.ican Visitors
Tariff Free from Uptown OMce New York
Tribune" 1864 Broadway, n. "
New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
FOREIGN SESoR rs.

atcd. and embraces every modern requisitef
Rooms, Latest Sanitation. etc; Tnrivafled List
Tennis, Boating, Trout Fishing, Climbing, etc.
ing English and French Billiards
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-17
w. M. A. Wins.

The basket bali game Thursday
night in the academy drill hall
was a thriller from start to
finish. The team work of both
fives was exceptionally good for
this early in the season. The
visitors showed some clever work
at times, but were no match for
the team representing Went
worth. The final score was so
to 40 in favor of the Red and
White.
The opener-a game between
the Lexington High school and
the day pupils of Wentworth, was
won by the former. Score Is
to 16.
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WaYerly Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Needles
were in Marshall Tuesday.
Geo. w. Hackley was in Grand
Pass Tuesday,
J. J. WheeldOn is in town this
week.
Mrs. J. W. Althouse is visit
ing in Cameron this week.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church held their bazaar last
Friday and Saturday.
Rev. j. c. Honyman of Mar
shall filled his appointment here
at the Presbyterian church Sun
day.
j. c. Needles returned Sun
day from a business trip through
the southern part of the state.
Robert Motto of Chicago,
Illinois, visited his parents, R.
P. Motto and wife last week.
Miss Ida Neiderjohn return
ed last week from a several
weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Theodore Pickett in Kan
sas City.
Rev. Grote filled his appoint
ment at the Dover church Sun
day. His wife and little son
accompanied him.
Will Webb Davis came in
from Toledo, Ohio, for a short
visit with his parents, W. w
Davis and wife.
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1.-THE Girls of 177s.

The play presented Monday in
Murrell hall by the Argonia liter
airy society was a success in every
particular, and was thoroughly
enjoyed by every one present.
The play concerned Revolution
airy times. Every young lady in
the cast showed careful prepara-
ton and interpreted her part wit
astonishing accuracy. The cos
tunes were fresh and pretty. The
young ladies were bewitching and
9oeIs .H9ql ellsuu!m GIa4Bqs oq4 u!
and charm was intoxicating.
The piccaninnies, to all outward
appearances were real. Their act
ing was natural and brought forth
considerable laughter and ap-
plause.
After the performance the audi
ence was invited to the parlor
floor where hot chocolate was
served and a pleasant hour spent
in conversation.
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David P. Groves Dead.

David P. Groves died Wednes-
day evening at 1915 at his
residence, 1915 Franklin av-
enue. Mr.. Groves had been
in poor health for more than two
years. He was, however, able
to be about until a short time
ago when his decline became
more rapid and death inevitable.
Mr.. Groves was born in this
county in May 1850. He was
the son of David and Elizabeth
Groves; the former a native of
Tennessee, and the latter of
Kentucky. He was educated in
the schools of Lafayette county,
and Spauldmg's Business Col
lege of Kansas City. For a
few months he was employed as
book-keeper and clerk in the
store of Mr.. Ardinger in Lex
ington, but, not finding this con-
genial, he engaged in farming.
He was a lover Of fine stock
land gave special attention to
he raising and feeding of Here
fords and shorthorns.
In 1877 Mr.. Groves was mar.
ried to Miss Ida Catron, a daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher
Catron. To this union four sons
and one daughter were born and
are as follows; Gordon Of
Amarillo, Texas w. L. and EN-
met A., of this city, Roscoe o.
Kansas City, and Mrs. J. ReiC
Ryland of Birmingham, Alabama
Mr.. Groves was an intelligen
and agreeable man. He wa
successful in all of his busines
activities, respected by all o
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his aequaintances, and loved as
a husband and father. He was
a member of the Methodist
church and lived cOnseientiously
N accordance with his profession.
The funeral was held Thurs
day from the Methodist church
at 2;30 O'Clock. Rev, c. NJ.
Davenport conducted the ser
vices.
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Mayview Notes.


A. B. Matthews left for st.
Louis last Wednesday to spend
the winter.
Deputy Sheriff Withers was
up from Higginsville last Fri
day and went out to his farm.
Chas. Kinkead, Bert Taubman
end DR.. Ramsey came out from
Lexington last week to try and
kin enough quails to cause a
had case of founder" From
what we heard we think they did.
Otto Nolte, Misses Bette
McElroy and Ella Siler went to
Higginsville last Thursday. They
are the committee to work in
conjunction with Santa Claus
in getting things ready for the
Sunday School Christmas tree
at the Baptist church, which
win be Friday night, Dec. %.
j. H. Porter, D. f. Herr and
Frank Phillips transacted busi-
ress in Lexington last Thurs
day.
7. c. Sander went to Kansas
City last Friday to stay until
Sunday.
Walter Chiles is having a new
barn built ON the farm south of
town.
VIM. H. Finnell returned to
his home in Kansas City last
Friday.
Terrell Finnell of Kansas City
visited with Forrest Nelson last
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Lizzie Tyler returned
home from her visit in Illinois
with friends and relatives.
DR.. G. A. Nickel and wife
went to Lexington last Monday
for the day.
| Mrs. G. II. Plattenburg is
visiting relatives in Kansas City
r this week.
r S. M. Greene made a business
trip to Kansas City last Sat
urday.
/ Geo. W. Humphrey, wife and
children of Malta Bend came
| up last Tuesday to visit with
. Mrs. Humphreys mother, Mrs.
, Jennie Riley.
| Muruy Whitsett spent last
Sunday in Odessa with his par
: ents.
: Miss Viola Pickett visited her
brother, Hugh, in Kansas City
' last Saturday and Sunday.
T. M. Chinn went to Indepen-
5 dence last Saturday on business.
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The late lamented Miss Snow a

~ AdtC AetAlCANCu hiso CdlpM %
the name implies had passed from
earth. But so devoted was her
family that her figure, done in
wax, was present at every family
gathering. 1t needed only a
glance at the features of this
image to pronounce her the most
beautiful of the Snow sisters.
Miss Marie Alice Snow her
fond mother explained, had in
herited her ability to party on
ly in French from her pas an
teceders.
Miss Sappho Sonnetina was a
poet of rare ability. It's all
in her." her mother said; "she
ain t never writ none of it out. -
But we may expect to hear from
her in the future as the brilliant
moon swung into her presence,
causes fainting spells which are
the next things to eruptions of
poetry, and weakness too some
times is close to poetry.
A family of this size could
not be complete without an ex-
ceedingly artistic temperament
among its members. Miss Yal-
Ter Bluffs best work was in real
istic art and still life work ex.
emplified by her picture of a
| live kitten. Her mother ex-
planned in addition to her art
Yaller Buff was a prOdigal il
music whereupon she proceeded
to sing song which was so vel
given that the audience wa
: fully convinced that her mother
) statement was correct.
The soup of the family was tn,
little negro, Gravy, whose nam
was sometimes changed to "Sass
when he merited it. To eacl
e Miss Snow as well as to Mis-
tress Snow his service was inim
table. With the true instinc
+ Of his race, he met the merger
), cies of every occasion with some
a thing highly lpdicrous from hi
t song and dancing to the cor
: sumption of a whole pie.
c 1t may not be generally know
= that the Snow sisters have com
G into a handsome fortune by tn
r discovery of oil, coal, lead, dis
Y monds and lumber upon thei
}, mountain estate. They ar
e therefore just starting upon
d long tour of travel and culture.
the art and music centers of th
S world they hope to become NOR
d highly educated and accomplishe
r They may revisit Lexingto
r upon their return from abroad
n And if so they promise to favo
r the Alumnae with another ever
i ing which the public will be il
!: vited to share.
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Riley-Thomas.

William H. Riley of st. Joseph
and Miss Kathryn E. Thomas of
Higginsville were married Thurs
day afternoon at one o'clock
at the Christian parsonage by
Rev. R. B. Briney.