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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
Mr.. Burns Holds The Record.

In our last weeks issue we said
that Mr.. L. w. Roberts. of York,
held the record for the earliest straw
berries this season. he having had
them on Saturday. April 3. MI
Roberts has since told US that he
had them for his dinner on the
Thursday previous. April q.
But now comes Mr.. Walter Burns,
proprietor of Evergreen truck farm.
and the leading trucker in this sec
tiou, with the statement that he had
them one day earlier than bis
friend. Mr.. Roberts. OF on Wednes-
day, April 10th. AS neither Of
these gentlemen submitted any o.
the luscious berries TO The Gazette
for testing. we cannot vouch for the
Quality of either genueman's crop
The safest way. and one that VII
always secure prompt and crlhca
attention, is 10 send a sample t
this office, but be sure 70 have then
10 put in the hands of the editor. w
don't trust the other fellows in tn
Office a fraction of a second when
basket Of strawberries or a water
melon is lying around loose.
Anyhow we congratulate ou
good friends on their evidence
thrift. which indicates that they al
experts in their line and are dom
something.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
Mr.. G. ". GGddy.

Mr.. G. w. Geddy. who was
stricken with paralysis while on the
way to his work at Norge last Wed
nesday morning. passed away Fri
day morning at 3 o'clock. at his
home near Toano. He never re-
gained consciousness after the second
attack. and lay in a comatose state
until the end came.
George William Geddy was the
Oldest son of Captain Geo. K. Geddy
and Mrs. Lucy <. Henley-Geddy,
and was born in James City county
o2 years ago. He joined the Jane:
City Artillery when a mere boy, anC
was one OF the youngest members ol
that famous company. For many
years he had been employed by n,
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.
at Toano.
Besides his widow. who was /;
Miss Curtis OF this county. he i
survived by two young daughters
and the following brothers and sis
ters: Mrs, S. S. Hankins. Mrs. r
| B. Slater. and Mrs. w. S. Meanley
all Of James City; Messrs. T. II
/ Geddy. of Williamsburg. Circui
Court Clerk; John Nj. Geddy. cash
ier of the Peninsula Bank at Toano
!, Richard B. Geddy, of James City
and K. L. Geddy. of Keswick
The funeral took place from DIV
: Branch Saturday morning at IL, an
the interment was at that church.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
Tag Day Saturday.

Next Saturday is Tag Day"
The Kings Daughters. that band
Of noble workers who have done
SO much in Williamsburg % assist
those worthy people unable 10 help
themselves. viii tag you and
YOU are expected 70 respond
with whatever you feel you are able
to give The Kings Daughters
have an empty treasury. The de-
mands upon it the past winter have
been very heavy. Il has served its
purpose well.
Every one is expected 70 wear
one or more tags Saturday. and you
may give any amount you feel able
70 give. You can rest assured that
| II viii 60 where il viii DO the most
good. and these splendid womer
are better able 70 use It where il vi
/ do the most good than We are. Thi
Kings Daughters is a great powe
+ for good IN our community. and n
person mat loves has fellow man wil
fail TO respond literally on "a
: day"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
TO INSPECT
HIGHWAY,
Committee Here
Next Week,

The subcommittee on Military
Affairs will visit this place on May
l4th. jamestown Day this year, 70
inspect the highway between James
town Island and Yorktown, in order
to report on the feasibility of an ap-
preparation of 100000 for a mill
tary road between the points men
toned. This committee has been
appointed especially to report on the
proposed road. and the approPrla-
ton will not be made if the report i:
uufavorable. Congressman Hay Il
the Virginia member Of the Com
mite on Military Affairs and he Il
probably accompany the sPecis
committee. Congressman Laml
and other members Of the Virgins
delegation may come with the sub
committee
Several gentlemen have intereste
themselves in the visit Of the CON
mittee and are arranging to take theI
over the road in automobiles. Ih
distinguished visitors viii also {
entertained at luncheon at II
Colonial Inn. and made to feel
home during their stay here.
Tne Daughters Of the Amerios
Revolution are doing more than ar
other organization to secure the a
preparation and it IS through the
efforts that the appointment of
committee was made. Mr.. and Nj
John Bechtel, of York. have TAX
deep interest in the matter, also.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
THE COUNTY
LEWlLAID,
Board Meeting
|. Tuesday,

The James City board Of super
yisors held a long and busy session
Tuesday at which al members were
present. The attendance was small.
among those present being Sheriff
Ware. Carter Cowles. w. S. Hitch
ems. James Walden. George Waltrip,
The Board fixed the levy for 1910
as follows.
For county purposes. 4Sc.; for
county school purposes. zoe; fer
roads. 20c.; for district schools. SOC.
This gives a general rate Of Sis.
which IS Sc. less than last yea. for
the whole county.
Carter Cowles was awarded the
contract for opening a new road
through A. ]. Lanes. az 500.
This road is 10 be 80 teet wide and
/ $50 yards long.
The board passed a resolution en-
DO sing the military road scheme
and appointing a committee Of al
the board and Messrs. Geddy anC
Henley 70 meet the sub-eommitteI
during their visit here next week.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
Maintain q Student Here.

The Richmond alumni Of William
and Mary College decided last night
at the annual banquet to raise a fund
for the maintenance at college OF
one student from Richmond each
year.
It's not known yet what VIII be
the size of this fund. but a com
mittee is at work and as the meet
ing last night at the Jefferson Hotel
was a most enthusiastic one It IS ex-
pected that the amount viii be .suf-
ficient to pay all the expenses OF the
holder Of the scholarship. Free tut
uon is already granted to the man
chosen by the local alumni as worthy
Of the prize, and the proposed fund
is TO supplement this, 50 that the
student will receive a college, train
ing absolutely free of expense.
The banquet was a great success
from every point of view. The
toasts were well given and well re-
ceived.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: DR.. P. D. Lips
comb, first vice-president; George
w. Bagby, Jr.. second vice-prssi'
dent: DR.. Paul Howle. president; w.
! Arthur Maddox. secretary-treasur-
ier.-Richmond Journal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
A WEEKS LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Things You and Your NeighbOrs
Have been Doing.

Miss Constance Fenton spent
Sunday with her parents at Norge.
Miss Elizabeth Fletcher spent
the weekend with her parents az
Lee Han.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. w. Wilkins
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives at Lee Hall.
Mrs Blair Spencer and little
daughter. of Washington, D. {.
are here visiting relatives.
The City Mill is the headquarters
tor Graham dour and table meal.
Mr.. w. z. Abbott. Of Norfolk,
now employed at the knitting mill.
viii move his family TO Williamsburg
IN the near future.
The Rev. +. K. Odell preached
the anniversary sermon before Ham
aton Lodge L. o. o. f. last Sunday
morning In the Methodist church
/ The sermon was an able and pracu
! cal one, and was greatly enjoyed D,
all.
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph. Of th
/ Southern Diocese OF Virginia. wi
| administer the rite Of confirmation Z
a class in Bruton Parish church Sun
, day morning. This beautiful an
impressive ceremony. as well
! / Bishop Randolph's sermons. are a
ways looked fowsrd to with gre.
interest The public is extended
cordial invitation TO this service.
= they are to every other in Il
church.
The first sturgeon on the loe
d market was brought TO town Satu
day by George Waltrip. who caug
s. the fish in James River. This W
the first one Mr.. Waluip has caug
this season. and although a sm
n COW. weighing about S8 pounds.
~ netred him something ike 81 N
es / Waluip says ten years ago Il
be that size would have netted about
AT the outside. 1t went ike
AL cakes Saturday at IS cents for cho
cuts. and 20 cents tor the less
~ sirable cuts. George IS still
on champion James river tisheru
ed and exrects TO haul IN some n
before the season closes.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

Pay your poll tax by Saturday.
Pure whole wheat flour and choice
table meal at the City Mill.
Stewart Johnson. who has been
III for several weeks. was able TO be
out the first Of the week.
Mr.. Hugh Mercer. Of Richmond.
/ spent Sunday heIe with his parents.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Mercer.
/ A very fine driving horse. belong
/ ing TO Nj. Collier. Of Hampton. a
student here. died last week from
lock-jaw. or tetanus.
Mr.. Thad. Hall. having success
/ fully passed the examination belor'
/ the State Board. is now an assistan
registered pharmacist.
Mayor K. w. Warburton an'
/ Commodore Ball spent Sunday on
launch trip down the James
-. going as far as Battery Park.
Ii has been reported here. by
: not confirmed. that Windsor Shades
g. the fine farm at Boulevard. ha
D been sold to New York people.
:. Mr.. Parke Jones. whose illne'
j. was noted last week. does not sho
r much improvement He is yer
r. weak and is confined TO his bed.
u Mr.. James. who is a partner
= Mr.. G. A. Styrnbrough. has Pu
ID chased a lot from Mr.. Il. Z. Jone
on Stage Road. and viii build
&c home for his family.
!, Miss Mary Bowry, who has be
!. i'm Tor several weeks. is still We
- sick. Her brother. Mr.. Jam
1; Bowry. Of Newport News, spent
= first of the week with her.
lis The School Trustee Electo
n Board of James City county
1t. week elected Mr.. Arthur John
trustee for Stonehouse. TO succe
er- Coleman Whitaker. deceased.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
Pay Your Poll Tax.

Remember that if you DC not pay
your poll tax by Saturday of this
week. May 7th. you cannot vote in
the November election. The poll
tax is only $50. If you cannot
pay al your taxes nov. make an ef-
fort to put yourself in position to e5c-
ercise the right Of suffrage next
fall. A congressman IS 10 be chosen
next November. b IN position 70
90 into the primary and cast your
ballot. II you are not eligible 70
vote IN the general election you can
not vote in the primary next Au-
gust.
Il IS the law of our state that to
vote, poll tax for the three proceed
ing years be paid. Be a man and
make yourself eligible to vote BY
seeing the treasurer aad paying the
sum required. II you cannot see the
treasurer. send him } our check OF a
money order for the amount, and hs
viii mail you a receipt. Do this Al
once, don't put il 0ff a minute
Next week viii DC too late.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
Where 10 Worship Sunday
BAPTIsr.
Rev. g. 5. Kennzrd.

BAPTIST.
Rev. G. 5. Kennzrd.
Services every Sunday atIl A. NJ.
and 7;45 P. NJ. Sunday school az
loan. League at p. N. Pray
sr meeting Wednesday, 7;50 .. N.
EPISCOPAL.
Bruton Parish Church. built 171S.
K. Ruffin Jones. Rector.
Sunday services: Morning SSr-
vice 1l:l5a. m. evening service 8 p.
m, service for young men IN the
parish house 7:lS p u Sunday
school 10 a. n. Holy Communion.
First Sunday IL a. N third Sun
day 5 a. 10.
METHODIST.
Rev. <. K. Odell
Regular preaching services I1:1S
A. 10. and 8 p. n. "Wednesday
night services at 8 ?. n. Epworth
League Sunday 7 p. u. Sunday
School 10 a. IN. Mr.. {. B. Griffin
Sunday school superintendent Prof.
r. NJ. Crawford. music director.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. r. L. Walton. Pastor.
Services every Sunday at IL. and
8 pm. Sunday school ar 9:4S a. N
CATHOLIC.
Service and Sunday School a
| Cameron Hall at i1sR. n.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

Lane & Christian have greatly
improved and modernized their store.
The first floor front has been ar
ranged for the clothing department.
and has been fitted with handsome
show cases and racks. AL that is
needed now to make it up-to-dass
s a modern glass front.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

I'VE would appreciate il if you
will call phone 24 and give US any
personal or social news you may
know. Or write It out and we VIII
send for It. In this way you viii
help make The Gazette more inter
eSting.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

Jim Gault, the caterer, and one of
the best known colored cooks in the
town. suffered a stroke of paralysis
some days ago. and is in bad shape.
Gsuls is known to many people here
and in the county who regret to heaI
that he is so ". ---
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

Sumption on The Farm.

Be prompt ar meals
Is the mower.readyp
Cold vet Msy-barn full OF haY.
Don't slight the oorn-corn IS
King.
A field is not fenced when the |
bars are down.
Don't put away steel tools wet;
dry them first. then oil them.
Lift 10 your eyes occasionally.
All good things aren't in the tur-
rows.
II you think nobody cares for
you. have a oarbunele on the back
Of your neck.
The boy smokes cigarettes behind
the harm because dad smokes cigars
il the open.
Never lead a colt at the end Of a
4 long strap. Men have been killed in
this way.
Cut your clover while l. is in the
bloom. Deai-ripe clover is ius'
/ about spoiled so far as iced is con-
f cerned.
Wood ashes or lime should no
/ be applied mixed with. or in direc
F contact with. stable or hen manure.
Don't throw out apples. potatoe.
or turnips where stock can get them
and choke. Either bury or slicl
them.
After all il is theproducing powe
of the farm that determines the DO
u in his going or staying. Show hir
D ,hat there's money in IL. aad ne WI
r stick to the old farm like a sand-bu
Q 10 a sleeps tail.
Don't let the back step be ur
r slightly with swil pals. cat dlshC
X and hen food. thus suewing TOO
and attracting hies and diseas
Is Cart away al the old cans. brok,
ie dishes. Ole coats anj boots, fro
back places and yards.
al On some soils il does not pay
r plow too deep. For instance. Ia
nt j., where the plow-pont strikes har
as pan: no use 10 pull the horses
nI death and tire ourselves all out
al bring that 70 the surface. Il is q
il worth while after we nave done it.
X. Here is the most approved meth
SD / Of treating seed potatoes 20 prevr
81 a scabby crcp: Soak the WI
lot seed for TWO hours in a mixture
ice one halt pint of formalin Gotten G.
ie- ed formaldehyde) and fifteen S
.1e ions Of cold water; dry seed. {
ore and plant in ground that has not
Gently grown potatoes.
- Tauing corn: In coating S
corn with coal-tar as a Protec
against crows and blackbirds,
the grain into a pal and pour
enough warm water 70 cover
lam Add a teaspoontul OF tar 10 p'
.ght and str well. Throw the corn
md on a seive or IN a basket to dl
- and then STIR in a few handful
land plaster (gypsum). Do
'a0n pour the tar on the dry seed. +
May Farm Journal.
he
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

MIR. Peachy Spencer. of Washing
ton, D. c., came down last week to
visit his father. Mr.. J. 3. {. Spen-
Ger. at the Inn.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

To Publish
The Dsoleration
|Indspsndsnos.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05

The best table meal and Graham
flour in the city is found at the City
Mil
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
Had Money In Jumps.

Charles H. Rosenberg of Bavaria
had Jumps on his shoulders, elbows,
and hips when he arrived here from
Hamburg on the Kalserin Auguste Vic.
toria. In fact, there was series of
smaller Jumps along his spine, much
like mountain range, as 1t is present
ed on bas-relief map.
The Jumps were about the size of
good Oregon apples, and as Rosen-
berg passed before the immigratio
1octor for observation, the doctor said
softly to himself. See that lump"
Then he asked Mr.. Rosenberg to step
aside.
You seem like healthy man"
said the doctor, but cannot pass you
until know the origin of those Jumps
on your body" "Ah, It is not sick
ness" laughed the man from Bavaria.
Those swellings is money"
Taking off his coat he broke open a
sample lump and showed that 1t con-
tanned $500 in American bank notes.
He informed the doctor that he had
$1,000 in all, with which he was go
ing to purchase an apple orchard in
Oregon.
He was admitted to the country
New York Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
Fidelity 10 ParnIn

Judge Grain of the Court Of Cen.
eral Sessions has just held a recep-l
tion more worthy of note than any
ball, banquet or other high function
OF the season. 1t was held in his
courtroom at night. In response to
its summons came 1T men and wom-
en-, some old, some young every one
OF whom was victor over some form
of temptation; an example of what
human faith can do to help human
weakness to redeem itself and bo
strong,
Each OF the company had been con-
victed Of some first offense against
the law. and each had been permitted
to go out on parole Of future good
behavior. Each had kept the faith.
The word was as good as a bond.
Those who might have gone down in
the struggle had found a way to rise
and fight again. They were all able
to report good work done and bright
prospects ahead.
Time was when no one was trusted
on his word save men of high degree.
Fidelity to parole was deemed
princely virtue. Perhaps It is. There
was nothing in Judge Grains recep
tion to disprove 1t.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
A Jolly Celebration.

a reader writes: Last New Years
night we had such Jolly time | want
to tell you about 1t for tho benefit Of
all the department readers who may
want a real frolic.
Il asked the guests, who we're all
intimate friends, to come dressed like
children not over 10 years Of age. At
the top Of each invitation card was
written:
Backward, turn backward. o, Time, in
your flight.
Make me a child again just for tonight.
There was a lawyer, a minister,
and several prominent business men
among the guests, who came garbed
as boys; they called each other by
their front names, each brought a toy
and all entered heartily into chlldren's
games. A picnic supper was served
on the floor in a room decorated with
small trees in tubs, ferns and palms
This was supposed to be 2 grove,
and there we're signs up like these:
This way to the swimming hole
Look out for the dog etc. There was
stick candy, gum drops and heart mot.
to candies. The women brought dolls
and played Come to see most natur
ally as most of them had youngsters
to keep them in practise. We had a
spelling bee. and sung the songs of
our school days. The party went
down into history as one of the best
the hostess had ever achieved. which
is saying much. as she Is noted for
her original schemes"
MADAME MERRI
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
Add to Cost Of Livina.

The American Magazine reprints a
letter which was sent to the Massa-
chusetts cost of living commission. 1t
goes as follows:
1T seems to me that the elimination
Of waste is nearly impossible In house
holds where there are numerous serv-
ants; at least, | have found 1t so,
with only one, and the waste rises In
geometrical progression with the num-
ber employed | have now been doing
my own cooking for nearly a year and
| feed my family twice as well on
about two-thirds the cost. A large
part of the saving comes in the eco
nomical use of meat | make a de-
licious dinner with a few scraps of
meat that a cook would give to the
dog.
Then | depend a good deal on
soups, which | invent to suit my
larder. A few cold baked beans, with
a little tomato and a bit of meat on a
bone, or a little left over gravy, make
a soup that all eat with much pleasure
and IT Is so nourishing that 1t goes far
to make the dinner. Most people do
not understand how different a soup
is when 1t has simmered good many
hours. The soup that has been boiled
fast couple Of hours will taste nat
and uninteresting, whereas the same
soup five hours later will have such
a delicious blend of fiavors that all
you know is that it is nice without
being able to distinguish the ingre-
dients. Again 1t is time that counts.
Cooks waste the coffee and tea hor-
ribly. Mix the coffee with cold water
the night before with an eggshell
and bring 1t to boil in the morning
and you do not need great deal for
a good cup Of coffee. The tea In the
kitchen is piled into the teapot and
thrown out with but little of the good
ness extracted. Another frightful
waste is the coal. ] use less than
half as much as any girl ever had
and my stove bakes better. never
complain Of the draught, as she does
or did after burning all the goodness
out OF her coal in the first hour after
lighting"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
Exaqqeration.


On her arrival in New York Nine.
Sara Bernhard, replying to a compli.
ment on her youthful appearance
said: THE secret of my youth? 1t
is the good God-and then, you know,
work all the time. But l am a
great-grandmother," she continued,
thoughtfully, so how can these many
compliments be true? am afraid my
friends are exaggerating."
Nine. Bernhardt's laugh, spontane-
GUS as a girls, prompted chorus of
mo, no."
YES" said the actress, "uncon-
scious exaggeration, like the French
nurse on the boulevard Our boule-
wards are much more crowded than
your streets, you know, and, although
we have numerous accidents, things
aren't quite as bad as the nurse sug-
gested.
Her little charge, boy of six,
begged her to stop a while In a crowd,
surrounding an automobile accident.
Please wait, the little boy said, Want
to see the man who, was run over.
No; hurry his nurse answered
There will be plenty more to see
further on"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
Our Voices.

] think our conversational soprano,
as sometimes overheard in the cars,
arising from group of young persons
who have taken the train at one Of
our great Industrial centers, for in
stance, young persons of the female
sex, we will say. who have hustled in
full dressed, engaged in loud, strident
speech, and who after free discussion,
have fixed on two or more double
seats, which having secured, they pro-
ceed to eat apples and hand round
daguerreotypes-I say, think the
conversational soprano. heard under
these circumstances, would not be
among the allurements the old enemy
would put in requisition were he get
ting up new temptation of st. An
thony.
There are sweet voices among us,
we all know, and voices not musical,
It may be, to those who hear them
for the first time, yet sweeter to us
than any we shall hear until we listen
to some warbling angel in the over.
ture 10 that eternity of blissful har-
monies we hope to enjoy. But why
should ] tell lies? If my friends love
me, 1t is because | try to tell the
truth. | never heard but two voices
In my life that frightened me by their
sweetness-Holmes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-12-29
The Leaaue Of polItsn.sa.

The League Of Politeness has been
formed In Berlin. 1t aims at inculcat-
Ing better manners among the people
of Berlin. 1t was founded upon the
initiative Of Fraulein Cecelie Meyer,
who was inspired by an existing or
ganization in Rome. In Difference to
the parent organization the Berlin
league has chosen the Italian motto,
PRO gentilezza." This will be en-
blazoned upon an attractive little
medal worn whore Germans are ac-
customed to wear the insignia OF or
ders. The idea is that a GLANCE at
the "talisman" will annihilate any in
clination to indulge in bad temper or
discourteous language. ANY polite
person" is eligible for membership.