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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
rn.tern shore News.

Especial 70 The Times-Dfspatch.l
Onancock Va, May 2a.,--Qn the Fol-
Nv farm, belonging to L. Floyd Mock.
100000 sweet potato sprouts had been
Sc, out this season up to Wednesday
last. The crop will reach million
BY the end OF the month, and 10 the
county, Mr.. Mock. now has six set
Elements on the astata. and, hss athAr-
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South Richmond Bureau.
The Times-Dispatch.


The following program was carried
out yesterday for the Sunday service
at the West End Methodist Church.
Opening song, When the Days Are
Long; prayer; song by junior choir
summer Carols; recitation. Wei
come" by Mamie Burrus; doll drill by
thirteen little children from infant
room; recitation, Little Buds of Prom
ise," by Beatrice Williams: recitation.
by Russell Wilson; recitation, by Ed
win Loser: solo, Marion Taylor; sun
bean Fairies" by seventeen girls;song,
Fill the Days With Sunshine; OBJ
ject of Our Children's Day Offering.
by Ethel Bookman; song. Sow Them
Now, Greetings" Katherine John,
Mary Scott, Gladys Madison. Ethel
Rock; recitation, How They Grow"
by Edna Clark; Flag of King Jesus"
Myrtle Smith, Elsie Walden, Anna Fitz-
gerald. Lois Turner and Bertha Belch-
er; song. High over All: recitation,
Passing Our Blessing" by Martha
Kahn; motion song. BERTHE Robb and
Ethel Rock; plea of the Nations
Columbia, Japan. Korea. India. Mexico,
Brazil Cuba, Africa; song Listen
What the Angels Say; daisy drill
closing song. Praise Ye. the Lord"
The doll drill. by thirteen little chill.
dren. was very affecting in It's child
like simplicity Sunbeam Fairies" By
seventeen girls, echoed fairy land. NJ
one tired of the lengthy program.
Day al Oak Grove.
~ special musical program was rem
dered under the direction OF J. S. Rem
ner yesterday at Oak Grove Church
A quartet, composed of Miss Eta Bond
soprano; Miss Nellie Clayton. alto:
William East, tenor. and l.. Is, Phillips
, bass. sang.
The pastor. Rev, D. &, Lancaster
preached at both services. His morn
| ing theme was The Whole Army OF
4! God and the evening theme. Mans
Duty TO God and Man"
Rev j, Clarence Miles, pastor of the
Clopton street Baptist Church. preach
ed sunday morning on The Women
We Need" AT night his subject was
rs Life Worth Living?"
The 3. Y. p. U. Association of Rich
mond and Manchester met with the
Clopton Street union yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
The young people of the church will
give a reinbow party In Cersley's Hal
next Thursday night.
| The Central Methodist Sunday school
will go on an annual excursion TO Nor
folk and Ocean View July 20, The
committee has made arrangements
with ME Norfolk and Portsmouth
Traction Company to give a free ride
from Norfolk to Ocean View and back
to all who make the trip.
Louis j. Money, of South Richmond
recently purchased a farm of fifty
eight acres near Stop No, is OF the
Richmond and Petersburg electric line
and about one mile from Chester. Mr.
Money will make improvements. He
has moved his family into his new
PLACE.
Funeral of w. r. Field.
The funeral Of William r. Field. who
u tod Of no NTa,nnri % tfIInsritol tirs.
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cold storage in his name. and when II
found himself unable to dispose of II
attachments We're issued.


During the past week number OF
towns in the Valley of Virginia nave
decided to enforce the automobile and
motorcycle speed laws to the letter, on
account of numerous accidents result
ing from horses being frightened oy
passing cars and motorcycles IN some
sections the people have been wrought
I'D to pitch of intense indignation
because motorists have failed to rem
der assistance when runaways nave
occurred.
According to careful estimates made
by leading fruit growers mere tne
apple crop of Frederick county VIII
be little over 100000 barrels this
wear, and the owners of the CONNER.
cial orchards expect to get at leasI
100000 for their fruit. The crop Vii
not be as large as was expected. owing
to unfavorable weather conditions a
month ago. but the growers say tneS
are satisfied. and that while the num-
Der of apples will be lessened. the
quality will be greater. me youhs
peaches had advanced to such an en-
tent that they We're not damaged oS
the recent freezing temperature, ana
growers say they will gather the lars-
est crop since 1896. when 10000 bush
els were picked and shipped TO the CITY
markets.
For the first time in many years. a
new city Democratic executive commit
tee has been elected to manage the
partys affairs in Winchester. The new
Committee has organized by electing
John NJ. Steck as chairman.
The l,accalaureate sermon of the
Agricultural High School for the Sew
enth Congressional District. situated ID at
might in the Southern Methodist
Church at that place. by Rev. William
IS. Hammond, of Lexington, Va. Al
though this is the first year for the
new college, it will have three grad
uates-Miss Maud Matthews and Misses
Emma and Cora Larrick. Professor
John R, Hutchinson is principal of the
lschool.
Miss Anne Swallum. member OF
an old Warren county family, died YES ,,,
terday at the home of her sister. Mrs:
Broy, at Nineveh. with whom she =
made her home for many years; !, she
was sixty-fve years old and bod ~
member of the United Brethren
Church since a child,
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riage which were derogatory to her
character

Miss AIaude Kennerly. daughter OF
]. F. Kennerly, prominent resident
OF White Post, Clarke county. and her
guest, Miss Mary Hicks. of Rural Re-
treat. were badly injured few days
ago, when a passing automobile fright
ened their horse and threw them vio-
lently from the buggy in which they
were driving. Both were picked up un-
conscious and carried home, suffering
from cuts and bruises and severe nerv-
Gus shocks
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Funeral of ~. p. Field.

The funeral OF William r. Fleld, Who
died at the Memorial Hospital Thurs
day, took place from Mt, Pisgah Meth
odist Church, Midlothian, yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, The services
were conducted by the Rev, Mr.. Wat
kins, pastor OF the church.
Before his death Mr.. Field selected
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Il,
guest, Miss Mary Hicks, of Rural Re-
treat. were badly injured a few days
ago, when passing automobile fright
ened their horse and threw them vto-
were driving. Both were picked up un
conscious and carried home, suffering
from cuts and bruises and severe nerv-
Gus shocks.
Although six bullets pierced her
body. Miss Naomi Cofman, who was
shot recently by Perry Hotel. her
jealous lover. near Mount jackson, Is
recovering. The physicians expected
any one OF the six wounds to prove
fatal. but Miss Coffman continues to
improve. The wounds are healing.
Rev. Peter Miller. of Rio. Hampshire
county, w. Va who was among the
ministers in attendance upon the ses-
sions of the Potomac. Conference Of
the Lutheran Synod OF Virginia, held
in st. Matthew's Church. at New Mar
ket Shenandoah county, Va, a few
able ministers OF the Lutheran Church
in the South, and is the wonder of all
his friends.
notwithstanding the fact that he !.
forty-five miles across the mountains
to attend the conference, and preached
with the vigor Of youth. He left yes
terday for his home and preached ,e &c, a.
i
wears he has been serving four
churches regularly in Hampshire and
Hardy counties. and although the snow
covered the ground In the West Viz
of two feet in many places. he never
missed an appointment. He was or
dained AT New Market In October. 1858,
and has been preaching ever since
fLidin Wash'nrtco, the siS-year- I'D
daughter of John Washington. a we'll
known farmer living at Springfled
Hampshire county,. w, Va, was burned
to death few DAYS ago her clothlr'
caught fire. and before assistance ar
rived she had been fatally burned.
Edward Pnrce,1 well-known con-
tractor Of Rockingham county, has
new railroad, for which he recently
received contract.
Mrs. Joseph N1offett. wife Of 2
trsn o JOINS o mGin
Hospital in Baltimore, few DAYS
since to undergo r snrg dc o {, n,
successful, and Mrs, Mofrtt IS now
recovering
The. farmers Of Warren county are
|'manifestins a great deGn Of Interest IN
the erowine Of white Rnr,ey tobacco,
I.that larre profits can he made from
that product In the Shenandoah Vale.
Sor'e Of the white hurley tobacco sold
In Richmond recertlv by r ", Down
ine brought the hiThest price in the
market. About TWENTY-FIVE farmers -
Warren are now raising the white
Burley Leaf, =
Miss Lizzie Berlin. merher Of one
of the oldest families of Clarke Gown
ty, Va. died a few days ago at her
hor,o ~ White Post, after lln-
gering. illness incident to advannna
age. She was eighty wears old. He--
ron-,st --'a'',,o sc A'her. Berlin, OF
White Post, who Is a nephew.
Samuel Hp'nas. n nrominert fruit
b,ver of Locknort T, T, against whom
attachments were issued several months
ago by Frederick county fruit grow
ers. can,c here@ daw. or two ego, and
made srtisfactorv settlements with 90
his creditors Mr., Halnes was. unfo.T
tunate In heine unable to sell the fruit
at a reasonable profit, after, Off,
high prices for Vt here last fall. Many
thousands OF harrals ~ annlAs wAra IN
N ai y
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Although six bullets pierced her
shot recently By Perry Hotel. her
jealous lover. near Mount Jackson. is
recovering. The physicians expected
any one OF the six wounds to prove
fatal. but Miss Coffman continues to
improve. The wounds are healing.
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Liain Wash,n-to- tire six-year- old
daughter Of John Washington. a we'll
known farmer living at Springfield
HAMPSHIRE county, w. Va. was burned
TO death a few DAYS ago. Her clothiro
caught fire and before assistance ar.
rived she had been fatally burned.
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Edward Purcell q wellknown con-
tractor OF Rockingham county, has
gone to Wyoming. where he Will build
a new railroad, for which he recently
received a contract.
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Miss lizzie Berlin. member Of one
tv. Va, died few days ago at her
hor,o, ~ White Post after lln-
gering Illness incident to advance
age. She was eighty wears old, He--
trc,-ost --latt,-o 20 Alhert Berlin, OF
White Post, who Is nephew.
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For the first time in many years,
new city Democratic executive commit
tee has been elected to manage the
party's affairs in Winchester. The new
Committee has organized by electing
John NJ. Stock as chairman.
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OF Course You'll Come
It's Time Well Spent

We have many agreeable surprises
in store for you. We are alive and
wide-awake to this wonderful chance
for demonstrating that the Cable
Piano Company leads in everything
musical in Richmond. We will show
you Pianos that are poems.
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Mrs. Joseph N1ofett. wife Of =
well-known travelling man OF Wood
Hospital, in Baltimore, few DAYS
since to undergo surgical oneratinn
fo. a-,>a~dicit'~ The oneratinn was
successful. and Mrs. Mofrtt is now
recoVering
The sun., 1910-05-29
RALL0ON RtNG OVER 4 TRAIN.
Close can fsF = Party - PIVe. q WRleh
Pref. TolAl Waa q Member.

Pref. Toalll Waa q MemlDer.
SPRIN0FIELD. Mass.. May %. Jay r.
Benton. a Boston newspaper editor who
IL a qualified balloon pilot. failed 10 steer
a proper COURSE when the airship Spring
field lefs the ground at Z O'Clock this
evOninG. The EAs bag caught In sOms
guy wires directly over the tracks Of the
New York.. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. where Il remained suspended
while an express train Numbered by
about twehty feet below the basket. in
which were ave msn.
Tbs trip was intended 10 he another
comet party by Prof David Todd Of
Amherst College We had a place 10 the
basket, was accompanied by Robert
Wells Of Paris and Nelson Waite. both
Amherst College students. and I.Oitis
DoderiCk Of Boston. with Mr Benton 80
the pilot.
The balloon left the ground from the
Court Square grounds soon after O'Clock
and aoatsd upward and soon caught In
tho guy wires whsn over the tracks. A.
tempts 10 dlalOdRs the craft proved in
sRsctuAl and crowd which had collected
was greatly alarmed when the New York
train came tearing along. The ave men
In the basket were p0wsFless 70 change
iheiF position and the train could not
be stopped. Then the valve vas opened
and the balloon allowed 70 descend and
debated, the trip being given up
Thka - h. aEsaaas.n
Springfield this year which has proved
q failure. II is claimed. bacauso ~ the
density Of the gas.
The sun., 1910-05-29
CURTISs MAI FLr rO-DAT.
Ile aays Ile WJl Get Away At . q. n. d
the weather n EaVoFahls.

Ne aays Ils WIN Get Away at a. n. u
fbe weather h FaVogable.
ALBAST. May 2s-Glsnn II. Curtiaa
says he 10 going to ay away from Albany
az 4 O'Clock Tomorrow morning Il the
weather II favorable
Mr.. Curtins haa been having expert
ments with his Sirship at Van Rensselaer,
Island. in the extreme southern section
Of the city. Every morning that he has
BEEN there the residents Of that section
have got out Of bed 70 watch the flight.
The eAFly risers told Curtisa to-day that
be ought 20 fy or ship his aerial scenery
back 10 New York; that they we're tired
u sstting W 20 early for the flight and
being 90 regularly disappointed.
A. O'Clock this morning climatic con-
ditions wsre ell right Mr. C,Irtias oiled
up and got ready. Thsn the spscial train
Which is 70 follow him down the river
was ordered. When the train Was on
tho iob ready 20 start ths Wiad changed
and Mr.. CIrtias wasn't ready.
Mr.. Curtiss had an interview With the
weather foneoastsr tonight. lie gave
the airship man some enoouraEsment
lie aid Indications were for fair weather
In the moTninG Me-. CuFtius Aid to-
night that hs did not think anything
wOuld interfere with bic getting away
ah right at the achsdulsd hour
The sun., 1910-05-29
IrS TURNER AGAIN.
Er'e Gses Baek 10 the cd Nams AFTER
rNa Daya ~ ''Ilaeuiman.

MIDDLETowN. n. r.. May ,s.-NOt-
Withstanding the fact tlat The Erie rail-.
road has rechriatsned the old village oi
Turner. tOrty-eight miles from New
fork. az Hartman. tho people Of the
village. who are largely New York bslai.
neas men. do not accept ths change and
viii fight it a. long - there is q Ohancp
TO keep Il Turner. An appeal is 10 bs
mada 10 Congress and hia mass mssting
la 70 bs held on June for the purpose Of
making q prOtsst.
Ths Erie changed the name Of Turner
TO Hartman on Thursday. but to-day
orders came 70 change back 70 Turner
again. No explanation 10 given Of the
conflicting orders. A. a mass meeting.
which the villagers say was sprung
upon thsm unsxpeotedly. a majority Of
those present voted in favor Of changing
the name Of thu village to Hartman.
After thu vote Il waa charged by ths
opposition that The residents cs the HarTi-
man estate. Who had no right 10 vote.
packed the nesting. Peter Turner. one
% tho most prominent OtAngs county
farmers and a grandson Of Peter Turner,
aftsr whom the village vas named ssv-
snty-fivs years ago. made a vigorous
protest and he 10 supported BY a large
number Of the residents. The mOat
active In oppOaitiOn ars Bryan O. Hughes
and the Rev. Father Patrick ,. Macaran.
ThOss in favor Of the change OF name
said that Mrs. +. H. Hartman would give
o2s,O for improvements in the village
u tho name was changed 10 Hartman.
te.Oo0 10 b devoted 10 a new railroad
station. In a public statement tho Rsv
Father Maarah calls for a mass meeting
Of residents on June 4. Al which a plan
Of opposition will be formulated.
The poNt offios remains Turner. and q
protest win ha made 10 Congress 10 pre-
vent the changing Of the post oilloe name,
even Il the Erie should Uss the name Har-
rimah. BpsakinR for the opposition the
Rev. Father Maoaran says:
Turner doesn't want 10 loss IT, identity
Il wants TO work out its own salvation.
run its own grocery stores. post olioe.
hotels; Il wants 70 be free Ne added
that Bryan O. Hughes would donate o. 600
and 500 friends Of Turner in New YOrk
would give q 500 and he himself would
give $500 toward building a Osw station
Il the naEas h allowed % remain Turner.
The sun., 1910-05-29
HiWJLrOv 10 FLT TO6.
ssu W. 10 MAKE Ihe AIbaay-New = srk
starting Here.

HH@NAH
starting Here.
There promises To bs a lively race be-
tween Glenn n Curtiss and Charles n
Hamilton for the $4,000 prizs offered
for an asropAns flight from NsW York
10 Albany or the reverse course Curtiss
IL IN Albany ready ~ fiy 70 New York
While Hamilton, who arrived here ysster-
day from the south. s making haste 10
iy from New YORK
Hamilton said last night that he will
make an effort 90 get a permit to-day 70
make the start from Governors Island
Ne will take bis machine there &C Oncs
and thinks II oan be assmeblsd in forty.
eight hours
IL a ROrtherly wind continues 70 blow .
he said, I will put the asssmbled asro.
plAhe on q boat aud take Il tO Albany (
Am not familiar with the atmospheric
conditions aloAg the course aud will
tFaverss Il to-day with a view Of investi-
cation. II there Is a sOutherly breezs |
oan make the Grip in two hours and II I
Ay In a OAlm three hours or against the
wind In four hours I have nOWn In a
wind Of thirty-hve miles and do not be-
HsVe I will encounter anything more
uniAvOrAble between here and Albany.
I will not ~ my machine with pOntona.
~ expect o stay in the air aud have no
intsntiOn u swimming have every
OonhdsnCs 10 making the trip
The sun., 1910-05-29
NANDAMUs WONr HELP HER.

Ihdy Whs Has Been studybhg Law MAKES
. Mistake Other Lawyers Have MADE.
Supreme Court Justice ErlanEsr denied
yesterday the application by Mary
Augusta Requa for q writ Of mandamus
compelling the Board OF EdNcatiOn TO
reinstAts her a. q director Of physical
training in the public schools. Mian
Requa was dismiased seven years RgO
and studied law 10 enable her 70 oonduoe
Court told her that her proper remedy
was q csrtiOrari processing 20 review the
action Of the board. and not q writ Of
ulandmuRaN
The sun., 1910-05-29
WANT 4 PRIMARY RECOUNT.
Defeated nemoeFntie CaAnlaaaes IN On.
GlaRa say Tasy Dham't Oct FMlT Couat.

Defeated Dem0eFntle CaRnlaaaes IN IN
6iaRa say Tasy Dham't Oct RAlg Count.
INDIANAPOLIS. May n Dsmocratio
candidates Who were dsfsatsd IN Tues
days primaries were made parties to-day
10 ths silt 20 eni0lh ~ election board
and inspectors from burning the ballots
and . recount Of all the votes h demanded
There are eight q the Defeated candidates
Who seek q recount and although none
Of them b charging any dirsot frauds
they expect 10 show ihaf he election
boards did not credit them with al TIE
votes they received and win ny % prove
that ballots were marhed ailnr atey were
cast @nd thus were ulaGal and wNrs thrown
out BY the inapeotofl
Some of ths candidates. who kent a
rscofd n thu Iaa0di0inl rstuFns and an
pecled The Oftloial vUte % Rivs them a
majority Of from i.coo % 1000 found
themaelve1 m minority when the count
Wa1 mads. ThsY can nooUsms for such
larHa dincFupanpiel 0nly on tha ground
that changes were mad8 IN he tally ahagtH
that aTg noe iSlstifed by he ballots cast
The sun., 1910-05-29
FIREWORKS MANDlMUS.
Dealers say ThRt Regulation IN the IaN
DidnT Mean snppressloR.

DtAA aaNA9 NaNiHNAAtNas
The law Rrm Of Towns A McCrossin.
which represents the retail Fireworks
dealers in their application for a writ
Of mandamus TO compel Fire COmmis-
siOner Waldo to ISSUE permits for the sale
VI fireworks. stated yesterday that the
chief argument for the dealers when the
motion for the mandamns IL argued on
Tuesday will be that il is mandatory upon
the Fire Commissioner under the Charter
20 issue permits for the sale Of fireworks
under proper restrictions between June
10 and July 10. and that the only power
the Fire Commissioner has Is TO make
reasonable regulations
The fireworks dealers assert that the
Fire Commissioned was instrumental in
having the Municipal Explosives Com
mission Of which he Is a member. pass
a regulation prohibiting the sale Of fire.
works in any building occupied a. a
dwelling house or not equipped with pneu-
matte sprinklers. Few Of them can sell
under such regulations. they say
The sun., 1910-05-29
ARRESTED As a SMUGGLER.
seheReesaay 5ewslleF Wbs says Hs u On
Italian Cmht.

Gianbettisto TedescO. who says that he
Is an Italian Count and n IN the jewelFy
business in Schenectady. and 0irolano d
LOtteFa. his valet. were aETaignsd yestsr.
day before United States Commissioner
Benedict in Brooklyn on a charge Of
smuggling jewelFy into this country from
Italy. They were held for examination
until Tuesday In default Of 81 $50 bail
earh.
TedeacO and his valet arrived on
Friday from Italy In the steamship Men
doza at the B,Iuh Docks and each declared
that he had no dtItiabls luggage. The
customs inspectors found sSi rings. ISL
watch chains. 800 pairs Of earrings. a
numbsr Of watches and many other arti-
clos tucked away in q false bottom Of
Tedeaco's trunk and also many trinkets
oOncsAlsd under his valet's undershirt
and In his valiss.
Both men were arrested and taken %
the Raymond street iail Tedeaco said
that hS would BE- able % clear up the
terrible mistake made BY the customs
onloiala.
The sun., 1910-05-29
ORDERED TO BLUEVIELDS.
The PFalsle TOld 10 san Fhis AlsFuia1
-WR Get I.00o AiaFlnss n Paaama.

The PFalFte TSla 10 san Fhis AgsFuanS
WIZ Get I. .0O0 AiaFlnes n Panama.
PHILADELPHIA. May - Marines and
blusjacksia stationed 81 the Philadelphia
navy yard spent this afteEnOOa and To-
night securing the city 10 and the ofs0urs
of the Prairie who had shore leave In the
city. 70 those outside the city teloWams
we're sent. An The OfaOsFs Of the PraiFie
have orders 20 report for duty befOrs s
O'Clock to-moErUw morning beuauss In
struCtiona have been reooivad from Waah-
ingi0n dirsCting 4 the vsae8i b sail at chat
hour for Biuaheloa, Nicaragua.
No mnrimup VIII be carFted from here
on he boaa. but ! 900 viii Be picked up a.
pannml. a Grew Og 90 sailors will b.
on board. under ths command of IAen-
tenant q 0mmandsr lA1mia This aftaF-
noon and tonight were spent IN loading
l4o boat Wilh alpplio1. A larNa number
sf tauil Were tNhan on honrd. Hith largAr
amount 81 snail HElmun.t'cn.
The sun., 1910-05-29
DROP IN MEAT PRICES.

IIeeF. Lamb and Pork Have Gone DSWn
1--WE Gents . Pound m chicago.
CHICAGO. May ss.--ChiOaGo meat pack
eFs announced to-day lower prices on
products except veal. ham. bacon and
poultry. which remain about the same.
A reduction Of about two cents was an
nOunoed in the prices oi beef. lamb and
pork
Meats have taken drop in the last two
weeks and | guess every one Is glad 10
hear Of It, said the manager Of big
Wholesale concern. Practically all our
meats are selling at a reduction Of
about two cents compared with what the
price was two weeks ago