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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
OXFORD NOW HAS
PHILATHEA CLASS

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OXFORD, N. G., August IA
number OF the members of the Metho-
dist church met at the home OF Miss
Hettie Lyon on North College street
Monday afternoon when Miss
Araminta Hester, ex-president OF the
First philathea class of West Market
Street church, Greensboro, organized
a Philathea class. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Mrs. Matte
ParhaIn, after which Miss Lillian
Minor read selected verses from
Colossions. After a thorough and in
teresting explanation Of Philathea
work the following officers were elect
ed; Miss Lillian Minor. president:
Miss Myrtle Penn. vice-president; Miss
Virginia Pendieton. secretary; Miss
Edna White. treasurer; Miss Willie
Thomas. press reporter After much
encouragement from this good begin
ming the meeting adjourned to meet
again Sunday morning, when a
teacher will be elected. The young
ladies who were anxious to organize
became interested in the work by
attending the class at the West Mar
ket Street church In Greensboro.
while pupils at the state normal. Since
the frs. meeting the membership has
been increased from ten to over
thirty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
WILL WATCH WORK
OF PAINTING POLE
subcommittee of Councilmen to
See That Job is Properly
Done.

In order 10 make certain that the
water tower at Stonewall and Belle
Isle streets southside. is treated to
the best quality OF paint. in a right
and proper fashion. subcommittee
from the COMMITTEES on Streets will
watch the work done.
This rather unsual action was de-
termined upon at meeting or the
committee Monday night, shortly after
the contract for the painting had been
awarded to J. III. Morris for s1b7.
Councilman Huber made short
speech, In which he differentiated be-
tween paint and paint, and his re-
marks so impressed his fellow COM
mitteemen that they determined to
take no chances.
The subcommittee of paint experts,
who are to assume the role OF official
watchers. comprises Messrs. Huber.
Fuller and Cutchins. 1t is not i'm
probable that these three will wet to-
Rether and arrange 1t so that only
one of the mneed remain on sentinel
duty at time.
Various other matters, including
several claims, wer considered at the
meeting. A claim submitted by J..
II
.in{irias to his horse When the latter
stepped on a water tap and twisted
its foot was refused. Mr.. Phillips, who
had also entered an additional claim
for S25 for lost time, claimed thar his
horse had been incapacitated for work
by the accident. The committee MEM
,bers, however, were OF the opinion that
the ANNA, would soon recover, and
offered to compromise for $50. pro-
vided that the city be allowed to retain
its legal rights In the matter.
A resolution was passed, according
to the terms of which employees of
the pumping station in South Rich
mond will hereafter receive 32,2b per
diem in payment for their services.
This amount Ia the same as that re-
ceived by the employees OF other pump
ing stations Of the city.
II was also decided 30 extend the
water main in Crenshaw avenue as
requested by H. L. Reese. The work
will cost about $500.
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wi. hthe firm for nearly thirty yoars
and is IL. every way qualified for the
merited promotion
The machinery fJr the brick plant
Of Mr.. George ). Fletcher. situated on
the Rowe property. near the city, was
sold yesterday st public auction, Mr..
q. Il. Swift being the purchaser. at
31,lb0.
The sity has been without street
lights since Saturday night, on ao-
count OF q break in the canal. which
caused the shutting off water which
supplies the power for the electric
plant, A force 10 at work on the break,
but it is said 1t will take several days
yet before the damage can be repaired.
Adjutant william Wright. of Utica,
n. Y. is visiting the family of Mr..
Henry Kaufman. MIR. Wright is an
ex- Federal soldier. and was q member
of Duryea's Xouaves. In the battle
Of the Wilderness in 1884 he was
wounded and brought to this city, and
his arm amputated in the parlor OF
Mr.. Kaufman's house. which was used
as a hospital during the Civil War.
Rev. Thomas d, Lewis, rector of st.
Annea parish. in Essex county. has ac-
cepted call to Bethesda, Nd. He ex-
| poets to take up the duties OF his new
charge on November l..
The womans meeting OF the Goshen
Baptist Association viii be held al
/ Salem church, near here. on Wednes-
| day, August Is. Mrs. Mary Quinn
| Hicks. of this city, is superintendent
| Mrs. w. s. Leake and other promi-
nent Baptist ladies of Richmond are
expected 10 attend.
Miss Grace Virginia McGhee. daugh.
| ter of Mr.. Thomas j. McGhee, OF
l. Ia, a y l.
married yesterday at the home of the
/ brides parents. Rev. j. r. Jacobs of
fciating. MIR. Jones IN connected with
the Fredericksburg Buggy Compan,
here, and after bridal tour South
the young couple Will make their home
In this city.
Mr.. Edgar Green and Miss Eliza
beth Rodgers both of this city, were
married last night at the Methods
parsonage, Rev. J. X. Jacobs perform
ing the ceremony.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
CONVICT IS SHOT
TRYING TO ESCAPE.
Was Serving six-Months Sent
ence-Postpone Investigation of
Seaboard Wreck.
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RALEIGH ". c.. August 16.~-Yes-
terday afternoon about l o'clock, Ed
win Nicholson, coloreo, "A convict on
the Wake county roads. at work on the
Hillsboro road in West Raleigh, at
tempted to escape and vas shot and
instantly killed by q guard. X. NJ. san
ders. The road between the city limits
and the Fair grounds is being widened
and "A force of twenty-four convicts IL
at work on IL. Just after finishing an
ner Nicholson made a dash for liberty
heading up Hillsboro street towards
the Capitol. Guard Sanders called 10
him to halt, but he only ran raster.
The guard then asked the foreman
whether TO shoot or not and the fore
man said SHOOT" whereupon he leveied
his rife and fired, the ball entering the
back OF the head, causing instant
death. The convict was serving SIX
months sentence for attempting 10
break into the cash drawer of local
grocery store. and had only been on
tho road forge for three days.
The investigation OF the wreck at
Union station Iasr Friday night in
which two lost their lives ana score
of negro excursIocists we're more or
less injured, which was started by the
Corporation Commission last Satur-
,isy. las been continued until August
"a in order to allow Commissioner Rog-
ers to take a vacation and to give time
to get tao necessary witnesses so far,
IL seems that the wreck was due to the
Seaboard engineer running his train
into the station at speed 100 fast
To control n tirr1e to prevent the col
lision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
DID NOT SPEND
NIGHT IN JAIL

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. August Ia
Jail life seemed to please David F1ana-
gan, a prisoner in the Fairfield county
prison, so well that the officials made
an investigation. They discovered that
David. who had been arrested for beat
ing his wife. spent only the daytime
behind 1.-THE bars He had discovered
a coal hole that communicated with the
cell corridor and was accustomed to get
out that way after the Jail had been
locked for the night. He would then
60 home. have dinner with his family.
supply himself with things denied by
the Jail regulations and return before
dawn.
The coal hole was plugged from the
outside to-day and David will serve
the remainder Of his term inside the
Jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
PRESIDENT WHITE
BACK FROM ABROAD

President w. III. White, OF the r.,
and p. railroad and the Washington
and Southern railroad. returned Mon
day from six weeks tour of Europe.
While away President White attended
the International Railway Congress at
Berne, Switzerland,
President White speaks in glowing
terms OF the old country and said that
every moment of his time abroad was
well spent and enjoyed. Al the same
time he declares that he Ia glad to be
back at home and that the familiar
sights are welcome to his eyes.
Mr.. White says that In the railway
congress the American railroad men
were looked upon as the leaders and
were conceded TO have the advantage
Of the foreign countries In mileage,
equipment and other particulars
The traveller looks TO be- in good
health and says that he was greatly
benefited by his trip abroad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
CUPID TAKES FALL
OUT OF WRESTLER
Downs Chris Jordan, Who is Sus-
pected of Eloping With Seven
teen Y ear-Old Girl.

PITTSBURG, August 1s--Police of
this city, Monaco and Youngstown.
Ohio, are seeking Chris. Jordan. of Bos-
ton, Mass, Greek wrestler, and Lou
lisa Winch. a pretty society girl of Mon
AGA, who, her mother says. eloped with
the wrestler to-day. her seventeeth
birthday anniversary.
For weeks Jordan had been about
Monaco, In the district where the girl
lived, and they were seen together sew
eral times. Last Tuesday Jordan wres-
tied with Paul Bowser In the Monaco
Opera House.
Mrs. Winch had left home TO attend
the birthday anniversary of her father,
whic occurred on the same day as the
daughters, and when Louisa did not
appear, the mother made an investiga-
ton and learned her daughter had not
been seen for several hours. Jordan
was also missing. He announced he
would soon be in Youngstown. Ohio,
where he expected to take on several
wresters.
Mrs. Winch opposed the friendship Of
her daughter with the wrestler and be-
lieyed her instructions to stop the
friendly relations with Jordan had been
obeyed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
Keysville

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KEYSvlLLEE, VA. Aug. 16.-Mr.
@. r. Hubbard, buyer for the Amer
lean Tobacco Company, on this mar
ket, has been transferred to Rice. Mr..
Hubbard will be succeeded on this
market by Colonel Wilkerson. of En-
field, N. c.
The revival services conducted in
the Methodist church by DIR. r. r
Dadmun. of Farmville, came to n close
last night. A number professed faith
and were added TO the church.
Mrs. McMurray. who has been Wis.
iting her daughter. Mrs. W. e. HALEY
left for her home in Pittsburg. Pa
to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
SHRUNKEN HUMAN ARM
is FOUND IN SWAMP


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FARMyILLE, VA, August Ia
Coming from his home one mile north
of Farmville, Mr.. John Lancaster yes
terday morning came across . human
arm. II was lying In swamp piece
Of land in the field to the rear u the
Farmvills lithiA springs The nesh had
shrunken. leaving only the skin cseav.
ing to the bones. The arm was Appaf
emily that OF Girl about sixteen years
OF age, but there 10 no telling whether
II was black or white.
No one lives near the place where
the arm was found. ana the people u
Farmville are wondering how II Got
there. The location IL In Cumberland
county. and Commonwesith's Attorney
Smith has been notified and Will come
to Farmviile tonight for the purpose
of an investigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
IS STRUCK ON HEAD
WITH AXE AND DIES

WILSON. N. c.. Aug. 1s.--In Old
Fields township Dempsey Grimm
knocked Calvin Thorne In the head
with an axe Sunday. Mr.. Thorne dying
from the blows yesterday morning.
Mr. LThnrne.s Son WAS In Wilson to-
day. and stated that Griffin's wife was
quarreling with his father, but his
father was not mad but was laughing
when Griffin ran UP behind him with
an axe, telling him with blow on the
side Of the head and afterwards strik-
Ing him a second blow with the
weapon. The trouble occurred In the
afternoon about 8 o'clock. Griffin
made his escape and has not been
apprehended.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
TO REMAIN At
LONDON EMBASSY
Said That King Alfonso Will
Stays There Indefinitely Pope
Preparing Fresh Message.

LONDON, August l6.--AecordinE
to the Central News to-day, King
Alfonso of Spain has ordered apart
ments put in readiness for him ana
Queen Victoria at the Spanish em-
bassy in London in anticipation Of an
indefinite stay in England ~ q result
OF the deadlock In the negotiations for
a settlement OF the dispute between
the Spanish government and the
vatican.
The Central News declares that all
hope Of the Vatican conciliating Spain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16

has been abandoned and that the
archbishop of Seville, the Spanish
primAte. has been summoned to tAs
Vatican to assist In preparing 4 fresh
message to Alfonso.
II is expected. also. that the pope
will shortly issue an encyc1icai to
the people, calling on them 10 stand
by the church In the present crisis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
HAVANA MUST FIGHT
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC

HAVANA. Aug. 16.---Disclosures
made since the arrest of Bessie
Schultz. who was imported" here
from New Orleans. have convinced the
immigration authorities that they will
have 10 keep a sharp lookout to pre-
vent the developments here of white
slave" problem such as has vexed the
American authorities for years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16
WOODMEN TO ORGANIZE
CAMP IN SPOTSYLvANIA

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SPOTEYLvANIA. VA. August IL
A camp Of some twenty-five members
Of the Modern Woodmen OF America
will be organised It MassAponax In
tnis county ThursdA y night by ~.
Gallagher. district deputy. and As
sistAnt Deputy X. 8. Lovslscs. Of
Lynchburg. Much interest 10 mani
tested by the young men IN this order
and an effort will be made by these
officers to organize several other
camps OF this order In the couAfy.
This order Is quite strong In the
United States, consisting q ls,117
lodges and one million two hundred
and forty-four thousaad members.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-16

Marriage xAchmasA
Marriage lAeeneee wNrA lneued BY
Clerk Christian. Of thu Hueti1op Court.
Monday 70 the following:
Samuel r. Parker and Miss Mary
r. Coleman.
Emmett c. Clarke and Miss Vida
NJ. Chalkley.
The frst named coupls will be mar
ried Tuesday. and the latter On Ws1-
nesday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-21
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Osmer Coblegh and son, Merle, are re
covering from measles.
Several from here went down to Walter
Thomas's last Saturday evening to helI
surprise Walter Spear, it being his birthday
anniversary
The funeral of Mrs. William Ford took
place last Thursday at the house. Rev. ID
l.. Fisher officiating. OF her nine sons only
FIVE could be present. Fred of Boston. Will
liam of New Haven. Conn, Charles of New
York city, Walter of this place and Louie
who has always remained at home. Leslie,
Edward and Perley are in Los Angeles. Cal.
One daughter, Mrs. Nellie Clegg, and an.
other son. Henry. survive her. Mrs. Ford
was woman of domestic tastes and found
pleasure in the thought that she would
one day go to live with her children in her
native city, Los Angeles. She will be great
" missed by her family and much sympathy
go out to the aged husband
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j. e. MANN

in stenography in the Brockton. Mass, y
NJ. c. a. evening school.
Maxine, the little daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. L. j. Richards has been i'll with {
severe cod the past week
Mrs. Smith of Royalston, VT cam,
Monday for visit with her son. Arthur
Smith, on Mortified street.
Mrs. Percy Booth and daughter, Helen
came Monday from North Adams for q
visit with Hinsdale relatives.
I Leon King of Springfield spent Sunday
with his family, who have been visiting at
n. W. Kings the past two weeks.
| Mr. and Mrs p A. Maginnis were called
to South Vernon last Friday by the illness
of Mrs. Maginniss father, John Mack.
The Rebekahs have formed sewing cir
Gle for the purpose OF making ready for a
sale which they will hold in the near flu
ture.
Mrs. W. B. Stacy secured prize for
writing one of the best seluels to the poem,
The Maid of Brattleboro by Will Car
Teton.
The special services which have been
held in the vestry of the Methodist church
for the past week will continue throughout
next week.
d. C. Minis received a severe cut on his
wrist last Monday while using "A chisel.
The injury necessitated the services of
physician
J. f. Mann and w. p. Lyman went to
Gilsum today, where they are to take part
in the second production of The Count of
No Account.
DR.. Foss of Alstead and DR.. Roberts of
this town performed an operation upon
Miss Lillian Stacy for the removal of ade-
noids Thursday.
The stockholders of the Ellis company
held meeting last week Thursday even
ing and elected w. l.. Todd and F. w.
Cotton as resident directors.
Mrs Mae Leach is working at A. +. Fish
er's. Mrs Fisher returned last week from
Springfield where she recently underwent
a successful surgical operation.
Miss Mary Dodge, who has been the
guest of Miss Eva C. Robertson the past
two weeks, returned to her home in Man
Wednesday.
District Deputy Alinot Spaulding of
Keene installed the officers in Wantasti-
1uet grange Wednesday evening. The in
stal!ation was followed by banquet and
literary program.
A meeting of the directors of the Ellis
Co. was held at New Haven, Conn, Satur-
lav. Jan. 10, and the following officers
were elected: President, Charles +. Jen-
nings, jr.; vice-president. Walter l.. Todd;
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secretary. Lloyd f. Jennings; treasurer
Edward l.. Clarke, ir.; assistant secretar.
and treasurer, Fred W. Cotton
District Superintendent X. T. Wolcot
OF Manchester, \. H., will preach in tn,
Methodist church Thursday, Jan 81 Thi.
service will be Immediately followed by the
fourth quarterly conference. A full at
tendance is desired.
Professor Lane of Gushing academy in
Ashburnham, Mass. preached in the Con
gregational church last Sunday owing to
the illness of the pastor Minot 5. Hart
well Next Sunday Rev William Ewing
of Boston will speak at the evening ser
vice upon Sunday school work.
! The women of the Universalist church
! viii hold their fair and festival Thursday
and Friday, Feb. 3 and 4. The decorations
will be more elaborate this year than ever
before. An excellent time is guaranteed
! for all those present. There will probably
be svecial train from keene.
The following officers of Golden Rule
lodge, +. & A. NJ, were installed Thurs
day evening: W. O. J, Martin. w. NJ; r.
A Weeks. S. w: F. w. Cotton, j. W.; G..
is. Howe treasurer: f. j. Temple, secre-
tary: j W. Field S. d.; +. l.. Williams,
j. d.: d. A. Minis, tyler; c. w. Fay, mar
shall; G.. Il. Locke. chaplain. j. w. Field
was chosen representative to the grand
lodge. Masonic lodges from Mortified and
Winchester were guests of the local lodge.
Hon. James L. Davenport. commissioner
of pensions was rendered banquet in
Washington. d. c., at the Hotel Airing
ton Thursday evening Jan. 6. There were
300 veterans present at this banquet, which
was followed by speech-makings and mu
sic. Owing to illness Mr.. Davenport was
present at this banquet only an hour. but
before leaving he made very appropriate
speech full of loyalty and love for the vet
Grams and his home state, New Hamp-
shire.
Everything is in readiness for the fire
mems concert and ball, which will take
place this evening at the town hall. The
concert will begin promptly at 8 and con-
tinue for an hour, after which dancing will
be enjoyed until 3 O'Clock. Supper will
he served at u o'clock by the ladies of
the Universalist church. Leitsingers or
cheStra of eight pieces will furnish the
music This dance is always one of the
best patronized of the year and every
has been completed to make
the affair a success.
d. J Lachance had very narrow es
cape from asphyxiation at the power |
house last week Thursday night. Mr.. La
chance together with another workman
started the charcoal fire and the oxygen
in the room was completely gone before
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they realized what was happening Both
began to feel dizzy and started for an
other room. Mr.. Lachances companion
barely had strength enough to reach a
place OF safety and Lachance was over,
come, but was revived in time to prevent
serious results After remaining uncon-
scious about half an hour he regained
his senses and in few hours was none
the worse for the accident.
A Joint installation of officers of the
Sons of Veterans and the Woman's Re-
lief corps was held Tuesday evening in G..
A. r. hall Past Division Commander
Harry Lewis of Keene installed officers of
Sons of Veterans as follows; Commander,
Charles Dickerman; junior commander,
William MacLauren; senior commander j.
p. Davenport; camp council, George Brit
ton, j. P. Davenport and p. G. Stewart.
The following officers of w. R. c. were in
stalled; President Georgianna r. Scott;
s. V. p, Susan Lynch; j. V. P, Drus-
ella Wright: chaplain, Lizzie L. Daven-
port; conductor, l., Jennie Cutler: secre-
tary. Lizzie L. Bailey; guard, Eta A.
Place. assistant guard, Eliza Lynch; as
sistant conductor. Julia Stearns; color
bearers, Susie l.. Thompson. Nav L. Dick
erman, Adeline Boucher, Addie f. Brooks.
Refreshments We're served after the in
stallatiOn
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Brooks House Phar' cy
The Food for Poultry in Winter.

Much time and money have been spent
in what seems the almost vain endeavor to
make hens produce eggs in cold weather.
1t requires but little experience with poul-
try to learn the fact that, under ordinary
circumstances, hens cannot produce as
many eggs in winter as in summer. Sum-
mer is the natural time for the laying of
eggs, and in order to increase winter pro-
duction there must be reproduced for the
fowls as nearly as possible the conditions
that exist in summer. Mrs. John j. Lay
zell of Brandon, Vt, has evidently sue
ceeded in doing this with her flock. She
says: 81 have been using Pages Perfected
Poultry Food for the last three winters,
and | find it the best poultry food on the
market. have tried several different
kinds. but | got no eggs until l began to
use this food
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using it, write
to c. s. Page, Hyde Park, Vt, for his book
let profitable Poultry" 1t viii be sent
free, postpaid, to anyone mentioning this
paper.
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not been in his usual health, but there
was no indication that his indisposition
would prove fatal He had been able to
be about the streets nearly every day
this winter Mr.. Latham was born Sept.
l6, 1887, on what is now known as Belle
vue farm in the south part of this town.
AT the age of 10 years he enlisted in the
l4th New Hampshire regiment, Company
A. and was in the service throughout the
war. He was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Sarah Ide of this town,
who died Aug 49, 1884. Two sons were
born of this marriage-E. |. Latham of
Boston and F. L. Latham of this town,
who survive him. On Nov. |, 1888, he
married Miss Fannie Eaton of this town,
by whom he is survived. Mr. Latham
had lived in this town for the greater
part of his life and was employed in the
Halle & Frost wooden mills as loom fixer
for 80 years. He was notary public,
G. A. r. man and charter member of
the local lodge. F. & A. NJ. He was a
man of kind and loving disposition,
thus making for himself host Of friends
who extend their sympathy to the grief
stricken wife and sons in their sudden
great loss and bereavement. The funeral
will be held at the home Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Rev. James r. Weak
ley of Webster. Mass, former pastor of
the Universalist church, will otficiate.