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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-10
CANNON WONT TAIN YET.
flis Friends Tirklrsi Over Herbert Par.
sons Defeat.

DANvILLE. iii Nov o Since the re-
suits of Tuesdays cleo, ION have been
known Speaker Cannon has pcrsistently
refused tn make any statement or give
any expression Of his views. saying only
that he may have something 90 give out
AZ "a later date. You may say he said
in response 10 a query OF the correspon-
dent. that when | have fully dissected
the returns Of Tuesdays election I may
have something 10 saw. but until then l
mus, decline To- be in'erviewed
Being pressed further. Mr. Cannon adj
mitted thar he was particularly gratifed
10y the result in his own dist riot. which
has faithfully stood by him under all
conditions for thirty-five years. intimat-
ing that 20 far IA he was personally con-
cerncd he was satisfied with the recox-
milton gwen by his friends AT home. who
have known HIM 30 long and know him
best Especially was this true when he
considered the fight that had been made
upon him outside Of his district and by
D rSons not directly interested in the
outcome
TN the other hand wfile MIR Cannon is
saying nothing regarding IN. results Of
Yesterdays election. his friends are de-
lighted with the outcome IN New York
some II his closest friends and seanchest
supporters gathered at the newspaper
Offices last night and applaI,ded the
lo,ld@-t when the news was flashed that
Herbert Parsons had been defeated, and
when II was definitely known that Stimson
had been caught in the landslide in New
York there was much manifest alton OF joy
Their" IL considerable talk now Of BOOM
ing Mr. Cannon for the leadership Of the
minority 81 the next House. but IN an.
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tIon night was by no means the usual
success IN point Of receipts or attendance.
Al one place many detectives had been
engaged to help handle the rush that WAS
expect ed bat IL was found after IL O'Clock
that the ordinary staif would do II was
not until midnight that all the tables
az IS admission were occupied Some
blame Mayor Gaynor's refusal To grant
all night Licenses for the lack OF ent hui
siasm, but This refusal seemed 10 make
no difference abodt the quantity Of cham
pagn". the only beverage allowed upon
the tables except ice water The only
difference was that you had to get III your
whole supply before o'clock
A. one Of the famous supper places
It had been promised that election returns
would be displayed. but persons who
got there after the theatre found nothing
Of the sort and had 20 send ont tor the
ext ras and the midnl ght editions Of some
OF tho morning papers. sn that aside
from list ening To The music and trying
To- recognize tn" ut her cei.brlrie- presen,
the only excitement OF III" evening was
IN having Alfred Vanderbilt and Mrs
Margaret Emerson NCkim pointed on
and speculs' ing whei her they were really
engaged as reported. MIR. Vanderbilt
and Mrs Mckim We're in a party Of four
at a table IN the centre OF the room.
Ex-Congressman Co,isins OF Iowa, who
about a week ago made some prophes,es
in The SrS that were verified the da"
before vest crdav looNcd far from un-
happy YESTERDAY as he sat in the Waldorf
reading the nane-s
What did tell Won about the probable
effect OF Roosevelt EoinG ont to Iowa %
preach for Grllk7- ho sail.
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BnI-E. Nov o Tine Republican Stat.
ticket and French for Congress A." elected
hv from 2Ofo W 30oo majority. with tho
ey' option 81 Governor which IL srilI IN
doubt
III" Republican State committee claims
Br ady election nv about 40. and the
Dom cratic coTnniffH" claims the ole, ',oa
o. HaTley by about 500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-10

National surety &f0rk inrrest~

The stockholders OF the Sationa! : ~
Company met yesterday and voted ~
Increas" Of tl.5O0.rO0 i'm Ns capital OK
and d"cla-cd a stock dividend of Is -
per cent. The following additional d'r"c'
tors w'"' selected. Samuel McRoJ" e.
vice president Of the National City Bans.
Felix Warhurg OF Kuhn. Loeb 4 g..
James y. Wallace. president NJ tn '''-
trail Trust Company. David Il = an,
president OF tn" National CITY Ba7E %
Chicago. William {. Paldwl prcsli -
81 the Otis Elevator Company aud '~
RathhOne. vice president Of IN" COM. NJ
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q. 70. 70. s:rern went to Texas 10 yete a.
Democrat.

DALLAS. Tex. Nov O. r. n. r. Green.
son Of Mrs. Hetfy Green. came all the
way Ia Texas IN vote the Democratic
ticket Mr. Green will make his home
an New York IN future. but will retain
has political citizenship ia Texas. A.
Terrell ycst"rdIy he cast his hrss Demo
cratic vote. Mr. Green has been . life
long Republican and for several years
committee.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-10
~ DWI>G PEPf RIH
insurSrDi t.O,rrnor and Sia,dpst Com
srr<snIaD nnd ~ensinr AH.,trrh

'pETESNE Nov o Nund'il. .tlndria,
= reelected 10 Congress by igr ma
Jorlty car"y, in-nrg-n' Republican and
Democrat. ~ elected Governor by over
G 0I maJor'tv The entir" Republican
state ticket probably - elected Nv very
small ma ior,tier The Legislature stands
a. follows IN JoIn' ballot Republicans.
%. Democrats ~ This mako- certain
the collection ~ G. - Clark standpnt
Republican. United States Senator
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=. Alfntatt & On.

e. Altman & On.
MEMS AND WOMENs LINEN HANDKERCHlEFs
AT MUCH LESS THAN THE USUAL PRICES
THIS DAY GHURsDAY). AS FOLLOWS:
MEMS HANDKERCHlEFS
HEMsrIrcHED AT $500 & 800 PER
WOMENS HANDKERCHIEFS.
INITIATED AT $l.75 & 100 PER DozF>
HEMsTIrCHRD AT $50 & 100 PER DOZEN
HAND-EMBRoIDERED 45c, Sc, Sc. UP TO $l.5O EACH
HOUSEHOLD LINENS WILL BE PLACED ON SALE THIS
DAY rHURsDAYA AT THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PRICES
LINEN DAMAsK TABLE CLOTHS EACH, $50. 1885, 235 32s
DINNER NAPKINS MATCH Dozv $500. 2.65 & 32s
HEMMsD LINEN TOWELS DOE. $3.50 & 400
HEMsrrTcHED LINEN HUCK TOWELS PER DOE. $500 & 500
HEMsTTCHED PER PAIR S.. 10. L25&I4s
HEMsTITCHED LINEN SHEETS PAIR. $3.50 $50 625
HEMMED TURKISH BATH TOWELS PER DOZEN. $500
Fifth Aurmr. 14tt ann 3st4 strrrtz. Nrm 1ars.
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POLITICAL AGITATION

Psrhsps politics affect business
and the stock markst-perhaps noe.
rAsss 10 ons thine we arc sure Of.
they % not affect the valus Of the
mortgages that ws have for sAas.
rMey are worth one hundred cent?
on the dollar the day you boy them.
the day you ses your money back and
every day between.
TILE, GUARANTEE
AND TRUST CO
Capital and Surplus, SlA, ooO, 600
are bFwsv, n. z. ITS Remsea a, ikayM
40 sslsos d. la1slea
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Retail purchases delivered free uitAn
100 miiss.
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supper IN the lobster palaces 90 cleo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

have been filed by z, V. Johnson & Co,
Mahan & Tyree and swanson Bros. d
Co against A. c. Pruitt, former mer-
chant at Wenonda. Fruits store was
recently burned out, and his creditors
represent that he received S1,7So IN
surance. OF this amount they claim
that Pruitt paid S1,400 to his father,
the American National Bank.
Lucius V. Cargo, a negro boy apout
fourteen years of age, was caught las I
night about O'Clock by Waterman
Brightwell, of the Schooltield Mills. IN
the act of robbing the store OF the
Park Place Mercantile Company. Tho
boy was sliding down q pipe from the
second story window when detected by
the watchman. Fte had In his pockets
seven rings, several packs of chewing
gum and other articles, which he had
taken from the store. An investigation
showed that he had piled up GUAM
titv of meat gum, coffee, etc, in front
OF cathode at the rear door, and
had a sack ready TO carry OF the
stolen property. The theory is that
the how concealed himself in the base
ment Of the store when It was locked
up last night. g
M. o. Nelson, proprietor Of Acres's
Warehouse, who was assaulted Mon
dav night at his old nome, Nelson,
Mecklenburg county by Fred Thames,
is reported to be getting along nicely
in letters received by friends here to-
day. Mr.. Nelson was struck over the
head With club and then shot in
his stomach The bullet, however in
ilicted only a slight flesh wound.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
SALE OF DISMAL SWAMP LANDS.
Six Tracts -AsGregntiug 4i,0OO Acres
rransferrcd--Riycr Frozen Over.
Tspoclnl 10 Tho Times Dispatch. ]

fspoclnl 10 Tho Times Dlspateh,1
SUFFOLK, VA December B ]. ---siS
tracts OF land In the Dismal Swamp
aggrcgating $4,000 acres, to-day. Werl
sold by William n, Camp and Wife, OF
Ooala, Fla, to the Camp Manufactlir-
Ing Company, Of Franklin, Va, The
price named Is IS and other valuable
considerations. Some of this land was
granted by the Commonwealth of Viz
ginia to Nathaniel and William Mol
son In 1854, The largest called Wash.
ington Entry" contains 10000 acres
Other portions sold We're THE Dismal
Plantation" New Patent" paradise,
Robinson and Rawles tructs."
The property is valuable chiefly for
the timber and the romantic and his
toric associations, The bears, deer,
wildcats and other jungle beasts may
be accounted assets, not to speak OF
millions Of snakes.
Nansemcnd River Is frozen, ana the
Old Dominion steamer Virginia Dare
Is tied up at her whart but expects 10
resume runs Monday. Small lakes
nearby arc alive with skaters, who are
getting their first sport of the season,
OWing TO the growing popularity OF
elopements, the number of marriage
licenses issued here during 1909 was
only go, notwithstanding the increase
In population, the local weddings were
fewer than for any year since 1908,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
PURCELL,LADD&CO.
GO OUT OF BUSINESS
Oldest Wholesale Drug House in
the South Succeeded by the
Next Oldest.
HISTORY OF GRAND
OLD LANDMARK.
Seventy Years of Activity -Wea-
thcrcd the Storms of War, and
Phoenix-like, Rose from
the Ashes of Richmond's
Evacuation Disaster 10
Continue Business.

To-day the old establishment OF
Purcell, Laid g. Company goes out
OF existence, the Powcrs.Taylor Drug
Company having purchased the stock,
good will aud records OF that concern
which has been in business in Rich
fnond for seventy wears,
Away bacl. Wonder in 1870 Iohn
Purcell, father OF Col John b Purcell
President OF the First National Bank.
with his brother, James r Purcell and
b. i Laid. embarked III the whole.
sale drug business in this city, and cs.
tablished a firm which in time became
household word all over Virginia
and the Carolinas. They first opened
business at Fourteenth and Main
Streets, and continued to do Il great
business there for 10 years, in 1850
the firm moved to 18th and Main
Streets, where the Postal Telegraph
Company now has its offices.
During the troublous war times the
business was almost suspended, and
then in 1865. when the big building in
which the old firm did business was.
reduced TO ashes and the remaining
stock. consumed. it looked as il the old
time firm had been wiped out; but the
men composing it were not built that
way. Within year the old firm
opened up again with renewed yigor
In 1868 Col. John b. Purcell. the son
Of the founder Of the house WAS adj
mitted ps partner. and threw his
youthful energy into the business. In
1881 James P. Purcell died; in 1887
Mr.. Laid passed away, and in 1894
John Purcell, the founder OF the house.
passed hence. Col John B. Purcell
inherited the business and the firm
name. and he never changed the name.
In 1907 Thomas w. Purcell, son OF
Colonel Purcell, became a partner,
and in 1904. when Colonel Purcell re-
tired from the business, Thomas "
became sole manager. Since that
date the young man has conducted the
business, and conducted it we'll.
The house OF Purcell. Laid s; Co.
is probably the only concern in yir.
ginia. perhaps the only ono in all OF
the South, that did business so long
as seventy years and never changed
the firm name. There is not another
such case on record II is likely that s
there is not town or hamlet in Viz.
GINA that has not done business with
the old firm OF Purcell, I.add 6 Co
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary
by Purchasing Stock, Good Will
and Records of the Old
ESTABLISHED FIRM
OF PURCELL, LADD & co.
History of Mammoth, Drug House.
A Part of the History of Rich
Inond--Fifty Years of Use
fulncss Twentieth
Century Ideas Linked
With Old Age.

To-day the Powers. Taylor Drug
Company celebrates its fiftieth ami
versary by becoming the owners, BY
purchase OF the stock, good will and
records Of the scventy-year whole.
sale drug firm of Purcell, Ladd & Co.
The history of the Powers Taylor
Drug Company is a part Of the history
of Richmond.
The business was established at the
corner of Fifteenth and Main Streets,
in the year 1860, by the late r. w.
Powers, he having bought out the then
old firm Of Gaynor & Wood, the latter
of whom was the father Of DIR. Judson
B. Wood. Previous to cmbarking in
business on his own account, Mr. Powers
had been clerk in the even then old
establishment of Purcell, Laid &
Company, where his experience Of
many years made him an expert in his
line. 1t is a little curious that now
dltSi iidliy yGdio VI uoSi IiiiSSS anu
prosperity, the house established by
Mr.. Powers becomes the purchaser Of
the good will and stock of the older
house which he served so well.
The house of Powers was but little
more than year old when the war
came on, and the difficulties Of con-
Quoting the business in those trying
times would have driven less deter
mined man wild, but all during tho
war Mr.. Powers pcrsevcrcd. On the
Sd OF April, 1865, when the cvacua-
ton conflagration came, nearly all of
Richnonds wholesale and retail drug
stores were burned, but Mr.. Powms
building escaped the flames Two
days later, MIR. Pcwl,s having OBJ.
tanned spec'sil permit from the Fed
eral authorities, rcopcned his store at
the cstner of Fifteenth and Main
ST Gets. and continued in business
without interruption until his death,
April 20, 1907. In August, 1867, how
ever, the store was removed from the
old stand to the present quarters. 1905
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
WANT cnANGE IN RATE.
Complaint OF East Tennessee Coal
Opcrntors to DC Hen I'd in Knoxville.

Especial to The -Dispatch.1
BRISTOL. VA, December Silt l.
coal opepators OF East Te eri, In il
which they seek TO either have The
coal rate to all Southern points re-
d1ced as TO the products OF their own
mines or increased as To the products
OF the Virginia mines. will be heard
in Knoxville. Tenn, soon when yen
resentative of the Interstate Com
merce Commission Will hold q court
OF inquiry. The Virginia operators
held a meeting here recently. and per-
fected arrangements to resist the pur.
pose of the Tennessee operators. The
Tennessseans claim, it is said. that the
Virginia coal Is so much easier mined
than that in the Tennessee dishic,
that il will be necessary to give tile
Tennessee district much more favor
able freight rate If they operate thu
mines at a profit. Tt is expected that
much evidence will he taken in tho
case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
POSITION IN sourn AMIn1cA.
Radf0rd boy Appointed Head of Ento-
mOloEicnl Department In ArEcntinn.

R.ADFORD, VA, December 31.--.tr
thur Eosenfeld, son of j. Rosenfcd,
OF this place, has received q position
as the head OF the CHRONOLOGICAL De-
partment of the Argentine Republic,
and will sail for South America in
March. Meanwhile he will so abroad.
visiting the British Isles and various
European countries, and touching in
Africa and Asia.
Mr.. Rosenfeld is twenty three years
Of age. He graduated from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute in 1904, taking
his NJ S. degree the following year.
since which time he has been an as
sistant State entomologist of Louis
lana.
Nlr. Rosenfcld after spending two
weeks at home. is now in Boston at
tending scientific convention. at
which he was scheduled for Il lecture
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
noT WATER HEATER BURSTS.
Young Norman Injured and Stove
Blown Into Atoms.
TSpeciaI to The Times plspatch.l

Tspecial to The Times plspatch.l
SPENCER. n, c., December -
Miss Grace PuseH. daughter of G. b.
Fusey, of Spencer, was slightly In.
iured and stove range was den1ol-
the tamilv was preparing the rnornins;
meal. The kitchen was also badly
torn up and n hole blown in the cell
ing by the bursting, OF a heater in
the slove. The explosion was caused
hv building q f1ro in the range, in
The pines on either side oe the coil
We're frozen, and when the water In
tho coil hogan to boil the place blew
up wrecking the Kitchen The stove
was blown into atoms and the family
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

East Main Street, which extends
through to South Thirteenth Street,
taking in Nos. 9, II and 10. This
immense four-story building gives the
company ample facilities and perhaps
more floor room than any wholesale
drug house in the South.
In 1865, Edgar D. Taylor entered
the employment Of Mr.. Powers as
clerk, and served as such for seven
years, when he was admitted as part
ncr; the firm name being changed from
r. w. Powers to r. W. Powers s CO.,
Mr. Taylor being the company. In
1890 the concern was incorporated,
taking the name it now bears, Powers
Taylor Drug Company. Mr.. Powers
was elected president Mr.. Taylor,
vicc.prcsident, and Robert Lee Pow
ers secretary and treasurer. After the
death OF Mr.. Powers in 1907. Mr. lay
lor became president of the company;
Robert L lc Powers, vice president,
and P y Powers, secretary and trea-
sv and this is the official force of
to-day.
By strict attention to business, and
by meeting the wants of the trade, as
times and new conditions varied, the
tastes Of the people, the old house has
always kept young, and now having
bought the good will, stock and re-
cords Of the older house, it becomes
one Of the oldest and strongest whole
sale drug houses in the South.
Powers Taylor and Purcell, Ladd &:
Co. are household words all over the
South. Now, as the successor OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
10 CONNECT THE COAL FIELDS.
Electric Chr system Planned by South
NYcSt VIRGINIA OncrntOrk.

Especial Gable 10 The Times p.spatch.l
BRISTOL VA December Sit.
Tate Irvine, lawyer and coal operator
in Wise county, Va. tells Of plan
OF the coal operators and others of
Southwest Virginia 10 join the towns;
OF the Southwest Virginia mining re-
eion by u system OF electric railway.
Mr.. Irvine states that it has been
demonstrated that ii is entirely prac-
tlcable to harness coke gas to gener-
ate electricity for power 1t is pro-
posed TO harness this power. which is
now going to waste. and turn it to
account to operate Il street car system
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
rhree Houses Destroyed by Fire.

ESPECIAL 10 The TImes- D!spo tch.
SPENCER, \. c., Dacember 31.-Fi
of an unknown origin destroyed thrc
dwellings, in East Spencer last nigh
entailinE a loss of about $4,000. wilt
surance. The blaze started in til
home of John shaw, and soon raz
the three buildings to the ground, 4
town being without a fire company
wa lnI, mot Get inn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
ENGINEER LOSES MS LIFE.
Either Jumped Fell From His Cab
aud aIct Instant Death.

T'aPUuIuI 10 INt IIHIGs- IJI5pdtUII.I
SPENCER. n. c., December 31.-En-
slneer James L. Davis, of Spencer.
was instantly killed near Glen Alpine,
on the western division OF the South
CT falling, from his engine. II is said
that something went wrong with the
locomotive. and Mr., Davis is supposed
to have jumped with the hope of saw
ing his life. but met instant death by
the fall on the frozen ground. He left
Spencer last night fer Asheville on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
Pc I FF10N s FILED
IN BANK RUP I CY

DANVILLE, VA. December 3l.--A.
Noakes, a former merchant, and re-
Gently a clerk in Il store Of Swanson
VILE. filed petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. Tho schedule OF liab!li-
ties lists q secured claim OF 5000 10
j. j. Motley, who has deed of trust
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
the coal fields An

in the coal fields. An experiment
made with forty-two coke ovens has
demonstrated that that number OF coke
ovens develop gas sufficient to gen
crate electricity to the extent of 1900
rse-power. The operators would
therefore be at practically no expense
for power to operate electric cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

m 8. Roakes,s zeal estate al Swan

on 4. Roakes's real estate a. Swan
sonville. Tie unsecured claims ag-
sregate sl.494.4o. due principally to
panville merchants. with the exception
OF $500 borrowed money, due the petit
toners father. No assets arc re-
ported
Proceedings in involuntary bank
ruptcy have been filed by the creditors
Of L. d. Holland, q merchant at States
Vile. The suit was filed by Swanson
and the Burr manufacturing Co. whose
clains aggregate about sS7I. The petit
toners represent that Frank Ciuorrant.
Il creditor, recently levied on lIol-
lands stock OF goods for a debt Of
$1,000.
I1iXoluntarv bankruptcN proceedings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
An
Announcement

We beg to announce that to-day
will be the 5Oth anniversary of our
house. At the same time we wish
to call attention to our purchase
of the stock, good will and records
of the old establishment of Pur-
cell, Ladd & Company, of this
city, so well and favorably known.
To our old friends we wish to
acknowledge our grateful apprc-
citation of their patronage in the
past, and by our enlarged stock
and increased facilities, we hope
to merit the continuance of same.
To the patrons of the retiring
firm, whom we have not had the
pleasure of serving, VIC earnestly
ask for the opportunity to supply
your wants, assuring you that we
will endeavor to give the same con-
sideration and courtesies that have
always made the old firm of Purcell,
Laid & Company SO popular.
Wishing all the friends of the
two Oldest drug houses in the
South a happy and prosperous
New Year, and that we will have
the pleasure. of hearing from them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

engine No GO. and is said to ha
been running at ordinary speed VIII
the accident occurred. Mr.. Davis "
about thirty-Gve years OF age. and
survived by wife and several You
children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

oldest, this drug house, imbued as it
is with twentieth century energy,
offers its services to the whole South.
and was never in better condition to
meet all OF the demands OF the trade.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

and about 700 gallons of liquor stolen.
Deputy Collector Floyd Gray returned
from Patrick yesterday, having gone
up to make an investigation.
The building was entered by drawing
the staple which secures the govern
ment lock on the door, and the con
tents of eighteen barrels We're abb
stracted and made away with. II Is
believed that the government officers
have a clue, which will! eventually re-
suit in convicting the guilty persons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01
IlauoK WAREHOUSE noupUp.
I Cool Spring DistlIlinsS Company Love,
/ About 700 Gallons,

TpANVlLLE VA, December 81 ~
News was received here Tonight that
filling Company, near Patrick SPRINGS,
Ma Was entered during the past week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-01

had narrow escape. The fire was
soon eXtnguished.