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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
100000 FIRE
AtEIttt fIftH
IN PETERSBURG.
Seven Big Business Houses
in The Heart of The. Bust
ness District Destroyed by
a Blaze, Which For a Time
Threatened The Entire City

Petersburg, Dec. 8. -Ssven business
houses located in the heart of the
business district of Petersburg were
destroyed by fire today at a loss of ap-
prnxiaiately $500. 600. W.
For time a hotel in an adjoining
block in which large number of
guests were sleeping WAS threatened,
bat the fremen succeed ed in coEfning
the flames to the one block which
virtually was wiped out.
A. Rosenstock and Company, dry
goods, occupying, two stores.
The Wood Westbrook company, dry
goods.
This New York Clothing Company.
J. o. James, shoe dealer. ~
The Appomattox Trust company,
bankers.
E. H. Titnus, jeveler.
Whiteho,n and Scroggin, dry goods.
Bare walls and smonldering rains
mark the spot where these business
houses, all adjoining, once stood.
Two other stores, those of the Peters-
burg Hardware Company and Eigsn-
brun Dry Goods Company were badly
damaged.
The fire was discovered at 2:15
O'Clock in the building occupied by
the Rossnstock firm. 1t had made
snch Roadway that the inner walls of
the bailding collapsed within ten
minutes with loud crash, wrecking
windows in buildings blocks away
AS the flames continued to spread a
call fer assistance was sent by the
Petersburg firen to Richmond. :; An
engine hose wagon and hook and lad
der truck were rushed to the scene
from the nsighboring city. and with
their assistance thu local fremen
brought the ire under control shortly
after daybreak.
The night was the coolest of the
| winter and the firemen worked in ice
crustsd oilskins.
None of the burned buildings were
occupied at night and there was no
loss of life.
So far as known none of the fire
fighters were injured.
All the block on Sycamore street.
between Tabb and Washington streets
was the part totally destroyed.
George Cameron, Jr., mayor of the
city, who was early on the scene Of
the confiagration, placedsthe damage
at $275, 900: 20 Per cent. of which is
probably covered by insurance. ~
= The fire is said to be the most dis
assroas which ever occurred in the
city. -.-L -
The fire originated on the second.
floor Of the a., Rosenstock Company
from, il ia SAID, defective wiring;
Tie flames spread with the utmost
rapidity and shortly after 2 o'cl5ck
thu dreaded three sixas were run and
tina three companies of Petersburg
were mustered on the scene.
Water froze as it fell. and men, wires
and streets were coated in ice.
Thousands of people, women and
children, chilled to the bone, watched
the flames eating their way along.
The whole town was awake.
At O'Clock the fire was in hand, and
curious thousands went home. Streets
wires and men we're covered with ice,
and where water did Eot strike fire,
it froze as it fell. 1t had been hard
fight, but the city was saved.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
: Honor Roll

Honor Roll for November of Verona
school,
LIST grade Bernard Sutton, Dorsie
Hotel, Floyd Robinson, Fred Cor
don, Leah Goliday, Lilly Weaver.
I'd grade Annie Harris,
4sh grade Hannah Reese, Mabel
Weaver.
8 grate Lena Weaver, Mabel Har-
ris, Guy Wilson.
grade -Dabney sRau. Claudy
Weaver, Virgie Meyerhoefter Jimmie
Weaer, Alpha Gordon.
Require nsnts Present every day,
s. per cent. on all studies.
FRANCES BRITTON,
Principal.
Laura Keister. Assistant.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
REV. DR.. +. L. EDWARDS DEAD
Widely Kn- wn Minister Dies While
Sitting in His Chair

Petersburg, Dec. Q. Rev. DR.. F. L.
Edwards, of the Virginia Method isl
Conference, died Wednesday night al
the home of his daughter, Mrs. w.
Freeman, at Stony Greek, Va. Dr.
Edwards was So years old, but was
seemingly hale and well up to the
time of his death, which came sud.
denly while he was sitting in his
chair at II 80 O'Clock. He had re.
tired from the ministry on account OF
his age and was making his home at
Stony Greek with his daughter. He
is survived by two sons and one
daughter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
Leaned too Far Out Of His Cab

Roanoke, Va, Dec. /. David F.
Wagner.a Norfolk AMI Western freight
en- yinsman, whose home is in Roam
ore, lsane1 too far from his cab
window near Chilhowis. Va, aud
hal the top OF his l:aai t5fl 81 By
coming in contact with a pr: :, t.,
iie of the track.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
CAvE-IN DAMAGE REPAIRED
Lewis and Baldwin Streets are Now
Open to Traffic


With the exception of the paving to
be done on Lewis and Baldwin
streets, tho work of repairing the
cave ms on city property has been
completed. The heavy apron wall
along the edge of the building line,
in front of the property of Mr..
Jacob Yost, which was designed te
prevent any slipping of earth at thai
point was completed early last week
and the hole has now been completely
filled mp.
In the bed of Baldwin street there
is but little to remind passers by Of
the yawning hole that until recently
extended clear across the street. Thi!
hole has also been completely filled
up. The earth which has been dump
ed in the hole here and on Lewis
street will bs allowed to settle thor
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

table Compound, and the pain soon
disappeared. l continued its use
and am now in perfect health.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has been a God-send to me.
as believe I Should have been in
my grave if it had not been for Mrs.
Pinkham's advice and Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
Mrs. GEORGE MAY, Sc 4th Ave-,
Paterson. N, !. -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
Mrs. w. K. Housh says:

Il h "a We been
completely cured
of : a severe fe-
male trouble by.
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound, and
want to recon-
mend it to all suf-
fering women. !"
Mrs. w. K.
sH, 7 East
view Ave, Gin
cinDofi .0hiO
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
Mrs. e. T. Hayes says:

81 was under the
doe tor s treat
ment for afbroid
tumor. LsuHered
with pain, sore
ness, bio q ting g.,
and could no t
walk or stand on
my feet any
length of time. I
W o tie to Mrs.
Pinkham for adj
vice, followed her
diTeptinnc and
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

). Charleston, W. Va, Dec. 2.-Mis
Lula a. Wiley, aged is years, OF
Hawks Nest. Fayette county, was
fatally wounded while passing a
crowd of fighting miners at earn
berry. One miner. shot several
times at another. One of the bullets
struck Miss Wiley in the breast in.
aicting wound, and she soon died.
No arrests have been made.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

to be removed by an operation or 1
could not live more than a year,
or two, at most. l wrote Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, for advice, and
took IA bottles of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and to-
day the tumor is gone and l am a
perfectly well woman. l hope my
testimonial viii be CT benefit to 9TH
ers." - Mrs. S. j. BARBER, Scott,
N. Y. -
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
Mrs. George May says:

l" NO one knows
1what / have suf-
afered from fe-
amale troubles,
neuralgia pains,
land backache.
my doctor said
ahe could not give
/ me anything to
/ cure it. Through
1.-THE advice of a
friend l b cyan
Ito use Lydia E.
JPinkham's Vege-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

Because your case is difficult
one, doctors having done you no
good, do not continue to suffer with
out giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
,etable Compound q trial. 1t surely
has cured many cases of female ills,
such asintiammation liberation, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregu-
larities. periodic pains, backache;e
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. To-day / am a well
woman, the tumor was expelled and,
my whole system strengthened. I
advise all women who are afflicted
with tumors or female troubles to
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound" - Mrs. E. T. HAYES,
1890 Washington ST., Boston, Mass.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09
Temporary Heat Quickly

Did you stop think of the many ways In which
perfect oil heater is of value? you sleep with your
dow open WINTER you sufficient heat from heater
while you undess night and then off, Apply match
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

HAMPTON h. NAYT,
ATTORNEY.AT.LAW
Practice in all State and Federal Courts.
General Receiver for Corporation Court
FOR City OF stanton.
Eehols Building. Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-09

u F. SCHEELE,
'1s ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Room 8. 6rst floor, Patrick Building.
Staunton. Va.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
SEINE SAVES PARIS
River Permits Transportation Of
Goods Into City.

Paris. Oct 13-The strike by the
railroad men which threatens TO
spread throughout the length and
breadth of France was denounced AZ
Paris yesterday by Premier BRAND as
ian insurrection, purelys built upon
criminal foundations" The premier
said that the strike was called while
negotiations were going on through
him and the minister of public works
for an adjustment Of grievances and
he promised that the instigators OF
the strike would be criminally prose
cuted.
The river Seine, which in January
threatened to destroy Paris. now
looms up in the role of savior. The
government has made arrangements
to rush food supplies to Paris from
the sea, requisitioning all tugs. boats
and barges to meet the crisis brought
about by the stoppage of the railway
service, and ease the food market,
which is already hard hit. The EN-
ployes of the Eastern and the Paris,
Lyons and Mediterranean railroads
have not yet to any appreciable ex.
tent responded to the leaders call to
strike, and the governments weapon
OF mobilization has induced some of
| those employed on the Northern to
return to their posts. Nevertheless,
the Northern and Western railroads
are Frustrated. The call to the col
ors has been ignored by the large ma
Jority, and at mass-meetings held
yesterday the strikers reiterated their
determination not to respond to the
, call.
Much destruction has been wrought
on the Western system, where the
strikers and their supporters have
held up and derailed trains, blocked
tracks, destroyed signals, ripped up
rails and cut telephone and telegraph
wires. The government has ordered
the arrest of 20 of the strike leaders
and instructions have been issued To
the troops to use severe measures
wherever occasion required. Thous-
ands Of people living in the suburbs
who are employed in Paris massed
last evening around the depots.
These they found closed and silent
with soldiers camped in front. Then
with true Partisan gayety they laugh
ingly set out OF walk home. perhaps
distance of or 10 miles, or storm.
ed the tramways, cabs, automobiles
and other conveyances
The losses to commerce already
are tremendous. Scores Of trains
have been stalled along the roads.
many OF these carrying food supplies.
which even now have become unit
for use. The passengers on the
steamship Oceanic, who took the
train at Cherbourg for Paris. are
blocked at Nantes. sur.Seine. about &c
miles from Paris. Many Americans
have been compelled to remain in
Paris, or to pay fabulous sums to
reach the coast, so that they might
embark for England. Seven hun
bred sacks OF American mail are now
being transported from Havre to
Paris up the Seine and the French
steamship line will employ a tug to
convey the passengers for the steam
er La Touraine sailing on Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY

j. NJ. Ayres will pay back your
money If SEAyER'S DYSPEPSIA
TABLETS fail to cure dyspepsia.
Never in the history OF my store"
said the above druggist to a repre-
sentative OF wholesale drug house
has there been so great demand
for any remedy as there is lust now
for SEAVER'S DYSPEPSIA TAB.
LETS. Bennington people are com.
ing In every day inquiring n It really
is true that | sell SEAVER'S DYS.
PERSIA TABLETS with the under.
standing that they will cure dyspep.
sia or pay back the money" or
course this guarantee plan is quite un
usual but we do just as We agree and
we will hand back your money with.
out the least argument II you are not
decidedly benefited Not one per.
son IN fifty has asked for their money
and Il may surprise you to know that
a dozen within the last ten days have
been In TO tell me how much they
have been relieved and how glad they
are to know that at last there is a
remedy that really will cure indiges.
ton and dyspepsia"
SEAvER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
brace and tone up every nerve and
fbre, help digest the food nut new
life into the digestive organs, i'm.
prove the appetite, clear up the com.
plexion, cure billousness, dizzy spells,
coated tongue and sick headache. Try
them for twenty days and II you
don't see a great Improvement step
IN and tell ]. NJ. Ayres and he will
hand back your money cheerfully and
without argument.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
HETTY GREEN TALKS
Few Remarks Which She Made In
Bellows Falls


Bellows Falls
Bellows Falls, Oct. 14.-Hetty
Green, aged rs years, one of Amerl-
cas- richest women, with an income
of $4,000 a day, waited five hours
the other afternoon on the rickety
steps of her former home here while
workmen removed several old crumb-
ling stone posts from the wall in
front of the house and while she
watched she talked of her youth, her
religion, her charities and business.
Tn so tired ! wish ! could go and
lie down, but | couldn't rest if | did
until | knew those posts had been
hauled into the woodshed and | had
turned the key on them" she said.
Among other things she remarked
I've been too busy spanking people
and fighting of late years to think
much about clothes
i've always worked hard and there
is a living for everyone If they will
only work for it,
Il am religious woman"
81 lived five years in the same
apartment house and had the same
janitor and never had a fight with him
yet"
IL hate to see those lazy women
sitting around the hotel And
they die young, too"
81 saved seven widows in Chicago
from being put out of their homes"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
Bows Can Make Monsv

picking up Bones and sending them
to US. We pay CO cents per hundred
for almost anything in the Bone line.
II dry. For clean. dry, boiled but
chers' or house bones we pay as high
as So cents per hundred. At these
prices we pay the freight from near
ly all stations ON shipments OF 300
pounds or more. Ship in barrels OF
cheap sacks.
Carroll s. Page, HJ lie Park, VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
Guaranteed Pile Cure
BACKED BY YOUR LEADING
DRUGGIST

II you have any kind Of piles, get
a box OF DR.. Leonhardt's Hem.Rold
at w. L. Gokay's on the money-back
plan.
Hem-Roid is made from DR.. Leon
hardts own prescriptIon-a tablet
remedy, taken internally and cures
thoroughly by removing the Internal
cause OF piles, something that suppos-
tories, ointmonts or cutting opera
lions will not do.
81 for large bottle which lasts "a
days. mr.. Leonhardt Co, Station p,
Buffalo, ~ Y. Write for booklet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
The DR.. WAS
IN A CYCLONE

DR.. B. \. Alsworth, the physician of
Purvs, Mississippi, writes interest
ing details about the cyclone that de-
yastated that section. We quote;
Il suppose you saw a notice in the
papers that we had a cyclone on the
2ita of May 1t swept our little
town about of the earth Thank
Providence. my family and self came
out alive. but my drug store was
swept to the winds We are picking
mp slowly ! found four bottles OF
Fulton's Renal Compound unbroken
and gave them to lady whom the
other physicians had given up (kid
ney disease). She came TO me as
soon as she heard that | had return.
ed 10 my practice again, and put her
on tae Renal Compound and she is
now nearly well. But | need more.
and you will please send me another
dozen OF the Renal Compound from
your nearest shipping point.
In haste.
"B. n. Alsworth. NJ. d."
How can people who have any kind
OF kidney trouble expect to get well
on the old futile kidney patents when
the census deaths show that ninety.
two out OF every hundred OF them
passed out from form of the disease
tnat was incurable up to the date
that Fulton worked out his Renal
Compound?
Due to the futillty Of the old.time
kidney medicines, the kidney deaths
now number one every nine minutes.
Isn't there room here for serious
reflection for the man who Is on his
way 10 the drug store for n kidney
medicine? b. A. Qulnlan. North St,
is our sole local agent
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-20
he SHOT DOWN his WIFE
Theatrical People Contribute Liberal
ly to Fund Raised to Aid In De-
Tense of George Marion.
(Herald Specially

Wiles-Barre, Pa, Jan. 20.-No muir.
der case in years has attracted more
attention in this section than is now
manifested in the case Of George L.
Marion, the former theatrical man
whose trial for wife murder was call
ed in the Luzerne county court this
week. Theatrical people throughout
the country have contributed liberal
ly to. fund raised to aid in the de-
Tense of the accused man.
On the night of August 20 last Ma.
rion shot and instantly killed his
former wife in the office of Chief of
Police Long in this city. The victim
was Marion's common law wife. After
living together for seven years as
man and wife, it is alleged the woman
ran away with another man, taking
her child with her. Marion tracked
the couple to Wilkes-Barre and found
that they had been married. He new
ertheless adjusted his troubles with
the woman and apparently became
reconciled to the situation. A confer
ence to settle the matter was held in
the office of the chief of police. When
the two were left alone Marion, ap-
parently driven to desperation by the
refusal of the woman to return to him,
drew revolver and shot her dead
The victim was formerly Miss Fran
ces Lee of Zion City, III. She and
Marion had lived together in Atlanta,
Detroit and other cities where Marion
was employed as hotel clerk when
not engaged during the summer as a
theatrical agent.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-20
BALD AT TWENTY-FIVE.
Mr.. Armstrong Tells How He Grew
Hair In a Short Time.

Dear Sirs: 81 was told of your
great remedy, Partisan Sage, that it
would grow hair on bald heads, so
got a bottle and tried it, and it is
fine l am young man, and only 25,
and was completely bald on the top
of my head, and now | have hair one
inch long, with the use of only one
bottle. shall certainly keep on using
it until | have a good head of hair,
which have no doubt it will bring"
Oscar Armstrong, engineer, Belle.
vile Horshoe an, Rolling Mill Co.,
Belleville, Ont, August 81, 1909.
To the readers If the Herald: The
Giroux Mfg. Co., American makers of
Partisan Sage, wishto state that they
do not guarantee Iarisian Sage to
grow hair on bald lRads, because in
I most cases the hair Dot is dead. In
/ the case of Mr.. Armtrong the hair
root was not dead, aid knowing as
we do the astonishing, hair growing
virtue of Partisan Sag, we see no
reason why it should mt grow hair
on the head of Mr.. Armstrong.
I But we do guarantee Prisian Sage
| (and so does Bratton), to stop falling
hair dandruff, and itchin. scalp, in
two weeks, or money back.
| pariSian Sage is DAINTY nerfum.
ed hair dressing, not sticky q greasy,
and is used extensively by laies who
desire brilliant and luXuriant hir that
attracts and fascinates.
Large bottles, so cents, at drug
gists everywhere, and at Brattoi Drug
company.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-20
LAYMEN's CONVENTION
Extensive Arrangements Are Being
Perfected For Great Gathering
at Houston Next Month.

Houston. Texas, jan 20.-Arrange-
ments for the great convention OF the
Laymen's Missionary Movement to
be held in Houston February 1920 are
rapidly being completed and all indi-
cations point to the assembling of the
greatest body of religious laymen that
has ever taken place in the state. The
movement is non-sectarian and nom
denominational in character, and has
the unqualified Endorsement OF all the
protestant evangelical churches of
America Conventions are now being
held in a large number of American
cities by the laymen of the various
churches, for the purpose of creating
more interest in foreign missions and
carrying out the plan of 'evangelizing
the world in this generation" which
is the slogan of the laymen's forces.
At the convention in Houston next
month there will be noted speakers
from each of the denominations, who
will deliver addresses on the subject
of foreign missions. The convention
is to be made up of laymen from the
different churches, and an effort is
being made to secure as large a num-
Der of laymen from the churches in
the small towns as possible The con-
vention has no direct connection with
foreign missions other than to create
an interest which will be manifested
in the increased contributions by the
churches to missions after the conven-
ton has done its work. No effort
will be made to raise money while
the meeting is in session.
Many prominent business men of
Houston, who are enthusiastic in their
efforts to advance the cause, are leav-
ing their homes and going over the
state speaking in the larger towns on
Sundays, in the interest of the move
ment, and they report much interest
aroused in all sections. The Lay
mems Missionary Movement is said
to be the greatest religious movement
since the birth of Christ, and marvel
Gus results have already followed the
laymen's activities. The assembly
will be held in / large auditorium in
Houston, and the city is prepared to
entertain all the delegates who may
come The laymen of the churches of
the state are urged to attend.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-20
CAUSES SICKNESS.
Good Health Impossible With Dis
ordered Stomach.

There is nothing that will create
sickness or cause more trouble than a
disordered stomach, and many people
daily contract serious maladies simply
through disregard or abuse of the
stomach.
We urge, every one suffering from
any stomach arrangement, Indigestion
or dyspepsia, whether acute or chron-
ic, to try Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets,
with the distinct understanding that
we will refund their money without
question or formality, if after reason
able use of this medicine they are
not satisfied with the results. We
recommend them to our customers
every day, and have yet to hear of
any one who has not been benefited
by them. Three sizes, 25c, SOC and
s1.0O box. Sold in Palestine only at
our stores-The Rexall Stores. Brat
ton Drug Co., either store, Oak or
Spring street.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-20
PILES BRING DESPAIR.
Take Courage! Internal Treatment
Will Cure.

Piles make life unhappy and ruiz
the best disposition. Most sufferers
have been bitterly disappointed by
many failures to find cure. A med
icine in tablet form, taken internally
that avoids the unpleasant features OF
ointments, suppositories and opera
lions, and cures thoroughly by re
moving the inside cause, is surely
worth trying, especially as the Brat
ton Drug Co. guarantee it.
DR.. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid costs 81
for a large box-24 days treatment
DR.. Leonhardt Co., Station Is, Buffalo
n. Y. Write for booklet
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-01-20

hundred New York lawyers were pres
ent today at the opening of the an
nual meeting of the State Bar Assoc
citation. An address by Hon. George
Wickersham, attorney general of the
United States, was the feature of the
days program. Other speakers of ma
tional prominence are scheduled to
address the meeting tomorrow.