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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

annual conference OF the Methodist
church held this week in Salisbury.
Md. Mrs. Peasants, who accompanies
him as far as Washington. was the
guest OF friends there for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles !. Steptoc. who
have recently returned from their. we'd
ding trip. were guests for a week oil
Mr.. Steptoe'S uncle aud aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas SomcrVillc.t
Mrs. Bessie browning has returned
from weeks visit to Richmond and
to Mr. and Mrs. George Browning. in
Orange She was accompanied home
10y Miss Elizabeth Ransomc, Of Orange
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford L. Clark have
returned from their wedding trip to
the Bcrnudas ana are at Alton Green,
their home. near Culpeper. Joseph
Clark and Miss Ruth Clark, Of Lex
inEton, Ky. who were here to attend
the wedding loft this week for visit
10 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott. in New
York.
Mrs. Marion Triplett and Miss Fan
ME Triplett, OF Madison. were over
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs Clifford
Triplctt on Lamcsons Hin.
Mrs. Lewis Nelson, ST.. accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Writ Chcif, AMI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
PlNEHURST

lSpcctal TO The Times Dispatch.
Piuchurst, y. C., November lS.--The
opening week of the season finds many
old and new friends gathered here,
some OF whom Will remain until spring.
ollie inforIma! social affairs are claim
ing attention, visitors are occupied
mainly with open air diversions, FOL,
here pertaual September" rcigRs from
November until May.
Quail shooting was never better and
numerous good roads. of which Pine
hurst is the hub, have added greatly
90 the interest OF ridins. motoring and
driving. The fox hounds are being
worked out for tho season which starts
with December, and many are delving
into the preliminary mysteries of polo.
Tennis. tran ohoot.ng and golf ALI
have their devottces. the opening golf
tournament OF the Country Club
schedule booked FOR the coming week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
CUL-PEPER

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Culpepcr, Va. November iS.-C;rcanor
Neal. Of Richmond. was the recent
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Writ chef. on
East Street
Gordon Thomas returned Tuesday
from fcur-day trip I" Washington.
Mrs. Edena Hill. who has been visit
ing her mother. Mrs. Kate Starkc.
since her return from abroad, left this
week for her home in Fort Worth.
Tex.
Miss Virginia Mason and william
Yancey, OF Rappahannock. were guests
during the week Of Miss Nan Tate
Gilkeson.
Drs. Earl Slco,t aud Dickson. Of
Lynchhurg, spent the week end with
frien"s near Culpcper.
Mrs. Charles Williams is visiting
Mr., and Mrs. Rowe in AlcXandria. ana
will later visit other friends in Wash
ington. where she expects to spend
several weeks.
Or. ana Mrs. Clyde Lewis spent part
OF the week In Washington. returning
80 Culpcper Thursday evening
Rev. &. l.. Peasants attended the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

her granddaughter. Miss Lucille Mel
son, is spending some days in WASH
ington and Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sprlnkcl and two
children, who have been visiting Dr.
ana Mrs. Sprinkel on East street, left
the first Of the week for Baltimore.
and Will go from there To the East
crn shore OF Maryland.
Grandn Bennett. Of Washington
aud Marion Caskie. of Remington. were
guests of Colonel and Mrs Newhousc
from saturday 10 Tuesday. Colonel
Ncwhousc has since been spending
some days ON "a hunting trim at tile
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sa!rc Thomps on
in the county.
Mrs. Eoslin vaSs, who las been
spending some weeks with relatives
In WASHINGTON. where on Wednesday
ter. Miss Roberta Wallace Harper.
ana James Armstrong Saltman at the
Ringwood Will spend this week with
Mrs Hugh Hamilton and Mrs. w. O.
Trow in Warrcnton, returning to ctl-
pepper from there.
Miss BYRD Law entertained the We'd
neSday Bridge this week at her honl.
on Jamesons Hin. Those plnyiuy
were Mcsdamcs Charles CioldsborouciI
Max Samuclson. Tucker ChcIf and Sai,,
Booker; Misses Jaquclino Ware, Sa 'IiI
anderson, Lulu Suthcrlin and Alice
Garter. The top score was made hv
Mrs Max Samic.son. ~ game luncheon
with quails on toast and salads was
served al the conclusion.
;. Misses Champ Thompson and Vera
Taylor. who have been visiting friends
in Culpepcr. left this week Miss
Thompson for her home in Waynes-
boro. aud Miss Taylor for a visit TO
other friends i'll Lynchburg.
The Billikcn Club met this week
with Miss Vera Taylor. at the home
Of her sister. Mrs. James A. Strothcr.
-Four tables OF FIVE hundred were play
e1, AT the conclusion of which de-
liGhtful refreshments We're served
Miss Champ Thompson added material
~ to the enjoyment of the evening by
her selections on the piano.
rho Senior Five hundred mot on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs Tucker
Chelf on East Street. Mrs. Chclf also
entertained on las, Friday with three
tables OF bridge. Her guests on that
evening were Mesdamcs Max samuel
son, Clyde Lewis. Sam Booker. James
4. Strother, Misses Taunt, MackalI An
derson, Law. Carter, Ware and
Latham.
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in the foyer. with quick dainty little
steps. wearing a sauze costume with
butterfly wings and lavender silk
tights.
Colonel j. NJ Peters OF Philadcl-
phia. started on horseback trip 10
Washington "Wednesday morning. Tho
colonel is i'll his sixty ninth year. but
is one of the hardest riders who como
here The "trip 10 the capital. Il dis
lance of 2h5 miles. he expects to mako
i'll seven days. lie is being accompa
MED by b. NJ. Northern. with whom
he recently rode to Natural Bridge.
Charles Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hail. came down for his customary
visit soon after election and is put
Ting in his time a golf. Mrs. Murphy
and the lnttcr's daughter. Miss MalLe
Graham. are with him. Tn Tammany
chcftain plays around the golf course
twice each day, trudginG around tho
eighteen holes at about twice tile
speed President TAFT va. making
them In week earlier. and whaling
his golf ball fcrociously, as If each
whack were putting him square with
some unseen foe Mr.. Murphy visited
Hot Springs last fall also. and was
here once before that upon an occn-
sion when the late Little lin sui
ivan was visitor:
Harry y. Atwood, the aviator. who
has record OF crosscountry lying
from ST. Louis to New York blew
down upon the resort sunday morn
ing. and is studying the wind cur
rents about the tops of the mountains
MIR. Atwood had climbed up the Della
field path to Flag Rock almost every
day, several times in lards winds.
There is an elevation there OF about
400 feet Atwood says tho nest step
in aviation must come through a bet
ter knowledge of wind currents, and
tnat the mountains around hot Springs
arc as good a place To study these
as lie has run across.
Mi. and Mrs. - NJ liyerson. OF
Pittsburgh, who have been passinl;
their honeymoon here, departed for
home THIS week after winding up their
visit at Fassifern Farm. where there
is sim ia eNcclIcnt repair an old stone
farm house said to hav, been buil
more than 200 years ago. The Rycr.
sons spent several .ays there with
their riding !.orscs, going on litrio
excursions off into the woods They
used the Fassifcrn pack for hunting
out rabbits in the bricr patches along
tho Jackson River just above the farm
LIZ is now open season for rabbits ana
sroundavgs OF which there are a
plenty there. The open season FOR
deer. partridgcs and other game. he
gins tomorrow morning. and many
people went ont to tho farm Tonight
to start their hunting at daybreak.
such pattics i'll other year. have never
failed TO bring back deer. Another
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
AT VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS


Especial to The Times dispatch
Hoy springs Va, November Is
They are still talking about il at the
homestead. though it occurred several
nights ago, this invasion of the ranks
OF the idle rich and the notably fash.
ionaDie by bcwitching little chorus
girl from Broadway Very few people
knew until the end OF the evening
when she danced in a butterfly COS.
50 there was real thrill. when pretty
as u picture with black eyes and hair
and lots Of color in her checks ana
only twenty, she meaudercd quite an
conccrncdlY into the dining room al
tired in gown that in point of ultra
design would have startled a Paris
cafe. The gown was Of vivid green
satin, unrclicycd by any other color
except touch Of white trimming
II was cut very low in the neck. and
worry high and very hobblc in the
skirt In fact. ii was quite plain out
wardiy but had an interior adornmcnt
That gave ii marked distinction. Tic
gown was topped of by little green
satin cap. no bigger than two lists
around tho bottom of which was Il
string Of small silver bells.
After sitting unc9nccrncdly through
long course dinner, during which
She was an object of much spccula ton
the little lady in emerald green wan
dcrcd out to the bali room; where "a
private club meeting here was giving
an. entertainments 1t turned out the
girl had come down with her mother
10 dance for the members amusement
but this WAS not understood until "a
half-hour later she game threading her
way through aStonishcd promcuadcrs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

aiaIptiom nj Moun, Vernon in l17&.
ana John rarkc GUSTS. 1t was soon
after the death Of Miss GUSTS that
John rarkc GUSTS was married TO
Eleanor Calvert. daughter OF Benedict
Calvert, OF Noun Airy. Prince Georges
county, Nd. Young GUSTS bought
from Gerald Alexander i,p0V acres OF
land, part ~ which is now Airing
ton National Cemetery. He butt
Abingdon House and there In IIl9
Eleanor Parke Gusts tNcllic CustisD
was born. John Parkc GUSTS. an aide
on WaShnSton's staff died At York
town in 1881 and Washington adopt
cd Nellie and her young brother.
George Washington Parkc GUSTS. The
children thereafter made their homo
with their grandmother at Mount Yer
non Nellie remained there till She be-
came tho wife, in 1899, Of Lawrence
Lewis. son Of MashinSton's sister E:c,-
Is and George Washington rarkc Gus
It's remained there till the death az
Mrs. Washington. in lS0. when tho
property, Mount Vernon. passed into the
possession of Judge Bushrod Washing
ton. Then young GUSTS moved back to
the Abingdon farm but instead of oc-
cupyinG his fathers house built a new
and splendid house on the ridge over
looking Washington City aud George
town. He named the house Arlington
i'll memory OF the earlier GUSTS homc
in Southampton county.
Abingdon House is now occuptcd by
the foreman OF the brick king COM
panv and his family.
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party left tonight for the jackson
River Runt Gu. which is also head
quarters for spor;smen from the Home
stead.
Representative Livingston Beck
man. OF Newport, who has lately been
mentioned as u candidate for the gov
crnorship of Rhode Island, arrived
Wednesday morning in his private
car. According to local lore. Mr..
Becckmcn is "onc OF the biggest en-
tcriainors that ever comes here"
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STATE FEMALE NORMAL
I spccial TO The Times-Dispa,cb

Especial 10 The rimcs-D ispatch.l
Farmvillc. Va, November IS.-rhc
worlds week OF prayer was observed
IN the school this week. The special
services began ON sunday and CON
tinucd through the week. These SER
vices arc conducted by members of
the faculty.
On the evening of November 10. both
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
JUDGE KLUGH MAY RESIGN.
Messrs. Gary and Graydon Said to be
Candidates

Spartanburg, Aug. 18.-Spartan-
burg attorneys are much interested
in the report that Judge ]. G. Klugh
of the Eighth judicial circuit will re-
sign from the bench before the next
legislature convenes. He has been
in ill health for some time. Informa-
tion received here is that Attorneys
Frank B. Gray and w. N. Graydon,
both of Abbeville, are candidates for
Judge Klugh's place on the circuit
bench. The legislature will elect
Judge Klugh's successor.
Mr.. Frank B. Gary is a brother OF
Associate Justice Eugene Gary of the
supreme court, and Circuit Judge Err
nest Gary. He is at present a mem
Der of the house, of which he was for
merly speaker, and he served out the
unexpired term Of the late United
States Senator Latimer.
Mr.. Graydon served eight years as
senator from Abbeville.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
A Terrible Tragedy.

/: Pensacola, Aug. 1e.-News Of a
Pensacola, Aug. 16.-News of a
tragedy in Lee county, Florida, on
Of Mrs. Weeks, the wife of the post
master in a small town, and Willie
Williams, an escaped convict, and Sc
rious injury to the son OF Mrs
Weeks.
Willie Williams, a double murder
er, escaped from the convict farm
with three other life termers, and
went to Weeks home. Mrs. Weeks
went ito the door in response to the
knock, and Williams opened fire, kill
ing her. Her son was awakened and
ran to the door and also was shot.
He crawled back to his room and
secured a revolver and shot Williams
The others fled, leaving Williams on
the ground where he remained until
noon Sunday, when Weeks returned
and found his wife dead and his son
unconscious. Later Williams died.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
ATTEMPTED TO BREAK JAIL.
Negro at Chester Thereby Gets in
More Trouble.

Chester, Aug. 19.-It has develop
ed that the negro, John Smith, whose
arrest was made several days ago, is
wanted in Denmark for robbing a
store. Smith, however, made a des-
perate effort at jail breaking and
was kept here to answer the charge
of mutilating public property.
Smith has been confined in the
county Jail and while there was max
ing preparations to effect an escape.
He had made some strips Of his cloth
ing, intending to escape by the chin
ney fue, but his plans were discover
ed by the sheriff. Smith is now lock-
ed in steel cage.
A deputy from Denmark came yes
terday to take the prisoner back, but
the sheriff swore out a warrant
charging him with mutilating public
property and he will first be tried
here and then taken to Denmark.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
500 sPARRoWs ELECTRoCUTED.
Tree i'm Which They BOOSTED Left
Unharmed.

Five hundred dead English spar
rows were picked up yesterday morn
ing beneath the large oak tree that
shades the we'll at the home of Miss
Mettie Todd, on South Main street.
just opposite the Orr Mills, follow
ing the rain and thunder storm OF
Tuesday afternoon and night.
1t is presumed that the birds were
killed by shock of electricity during
the storm, but the tree does not seem
to have been injured in the slight
est. There was no loud clap of thun-
der as near as the tree to the house,
and it was not known that the birds
had been slaughtered until next
morning.
For years past the big tree has
been the roosting place for hundreds
of sparrows, and while many of them
have been killed out from time to
time by shooting, they continued to
make it their home.
How the sparrows were killed and
every leaf of the tree left apparently
uninjured is hard to explain.-An-
derson Mail. =
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
AVERY FINGER DEAD.
Principal of Courtenay School Has
Passed Away.

One of Charleston's best known
and best beloved characters passed
out of existence last night when
James Avery Finger, for many years
one of the citys leading educators,
died at his home, No. POI Calhoun
street. He was 81 years of age.
Mr.. Finger was originally from
North Carolina. He taught in this
city for 29 years and hundreds OF
Charleston men and women will re-
member him with affection as help
er to them in their young days. He
was for a time the principal of the
Crafts school, and later was made
principal of the Courtenay school, in
the infancy of that institution. He
held the position to the time of his
death. Mr.. Finger also gave private
instruction to large number.
Mr.. Finger is survived by widow,
three sons and a daughter; J. Avery
Finger, Jr., a physician; Watson G.
Finger, an attorney and for time
Judicial Magistrate, and J. Waign-
still Finger. The funeral will prob
ably he held to-morrow.-Charleston
News and Courier, Sunday, August
goth.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
COTTON ESTIMATE WRONG.
Senator Smith Wants Government to
Get Out New Report.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Renewed
protests against the issuing of pre-
liminary cotton estimates by the ag-
ricultural department were made in
the senate by Senator Smith, of South
Carolina.
He presented telegrams from agri-
cultural commissioners of eight cot
ton growing States declaring the gov
ernment estimate of record-break-
ing cotton crop was not borne out.
Senator Smith introduced a new
resolution calling upon the secre-
tary of agriculture to make an i'm
mediate investigation and report
conditions of the cotton crop. Sena-
tor Smith said cotton dropped $40 a
bale on the strength of the govern
ments report of a 100000 increase
in this years crop.
"This estimate was made June
2S," he declared "before part of the
crop was out of the ground"
He said he protested to Secretary
Wilson and was Informed the secre-
tary did not know the preliminary
report had been issued and that it
would not occur again. But on Au-
gust 2, Senator Smith added, anoth-
er glowing preliminary report was
issued.
81 should hate to draw in the SEN
ate of the United States," Senator
Smith said, ''the conclusions that l
feel might be drawn from this
remarkable report of the agricultural
department. Either the commission
ers of all the cotton States, men
right on the ground and familiar
with the conditions, are utterly mis-
taken or else the agricultural de-
partment is wrong in it's deductions
that there will be record crop this
year."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
FUNERAL OF J. AVERY FINGER.
Services at Grace Church and Inter
ment at Magnolia To-day.


The funeral services over the body
of Mr.. Jane Avery Finger, late prin-
cipal of the Courtenay School, will
be held this afternoon at o'clock,
at Grace church, the Rev. William
Way officiating. The interment will
take place Immediately afterward at
Magnolia cemetery.
Mr.. Finger died late Sunday night
after a comparatively short illness,
the news of his death yesterday
bringing sorrow to the hearts of
thousands of school children and
older people in every part of the city.
He had been connected with the pub
lie school system of the city for a
period Of 20 years.
Mr.. Finger was born at Morgan
town, N. c., in 1855, and was a
graduate of Wofford college, Spar
tanburg. He came to Charleston in
1882 for the purpose of teaching.
The late school principal was in the
fifty-seventh year Of his age at the
time of his death and is survived by
a widow, three sons and daughter.
Charleston News and Courier,
Monday, August 21st.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
.PEacEMAKER DIES OF WOUNDS
M. X. Long, of Hampton, Innocent
Victim of Others Quarrel.

Hampton, Aug. 19.-Mr. Manning
K. Long, one of the most prominent
men of this county, died at hospital
in Savannah last night, as result
of pistol shot wound through his
neck, received while attempting to
part two of his friends, who were
fighting. The difficulty resulting in
the death of Mr.. Long occurred at
Lena, in this county, on August 4.
Mr.. Dan B. Padgett, one Of the coun-
ty commissioners of this county, and
Mr.. Luther Crappse were the par
ticipants in the fight in which Mr.
Long was shot.
It seems as if these getlemen had
been deer hunting and had returned
from their hunt and were dividing
their game: Mr.. Padgett called to
Mr.. Crappse to come and get his
share, whereupon Crappse, it is re-
ported, flew into passion and said:
THE less you say to me the better
for you," and began hitting Padgett
with a shotgun. Padgett had drawn
his revolver after being knocked
down, it is said, and at this juncture
Mr.. Long rushed in to part the COM
batants. Crappse had his hand near
Padgett's pistol, in the tussle the
pistol fired, the bullet going through
Crappse's hand, between thumb and
forefnger, and entering the neck OF
Mr.. Long, inflicting the wound OF
which he died last night. It seems
that another man, Mr.. Bowers, came
into the fight about this time and
matters were quieted. Mr.. Long was
taken to the hospital in Savannah.
All Of the men implicated, both as
combatants and as peacemakers, are
we'll known throughout this section,
and the affair is deeply deplored. 1t
is also said that whiskey figured in
bringing on the difficulty. All the
men were good friends to each other.
From reports received here there is
very little probability of any criminal
action being taken against any OF
the men, for the reason that all of
them agree that the shooting was an
accident brought about by the scuf-
fle with the pistol.
Mr.. Long will be buried tomorrow
at Nixville church, near his home.
The Rev. w. H. Bowling will conduct
the funeral services, after which the
remains will be turned over to the
Masons.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
OUTLOOK NOT so PROMISING.
Various Unsatisfactory Condition
Reported from Cotton Belt.

Memphis, Aug. 20.-The CONNER
cial Appeals weekly cotton crop re-
view tomorrow will say:
Lack of rainfall in the Carolinas,
part of Georgia and in Texas and
Western Oklahoma gives rise to com
plants of shedding of a severe ma
ture.
''The natural maturity of the plant
is also being delayed and the crop
will be exposed to danger from frost
if the rains continue.
preceding the inauguration OF
this drought in the extreme East and
the Southwest and heavy rains in
the Central States, the plant was well
fruited and comparatively early in
growth, so that although the loss has
been rather heavy during the past
two weeks, the promise is still good
to fair. On the bright side 1t is also
worthy of note that, in many locali-
ties, showers have been numerous.
Except in Texas and South Caro-
lima, but little cotton picking has
been done, and the bolls are opening
slowly because of the continued
growth of the plant, due to the rains.
The boil weevils in South Mississippi
and Alabama now are sufficient to
stop further picking.
"Texas correspondents report that
a good, soaking rain within the next
week will restore much of the loss. y
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
STILL DESTROYED.
Cherokee Officers Find the Nest, But
Birds Had Flown.

Gaffney, Aug. 19.-Deputy Sheriffs
Lockhart and Watkins made an ex-
pedition into the kegtown section OF
this county, a section notorious for
it's illicit liquor dealers, early this
morning and destroyed one Of the
largest distilleries ever seen in the
county. 1t had a capacity of 100
gallons. The officers stated that the
fires were still burning and every
thing showed that it was in. active
operation at the time it was destroy
ed. However, the birds had evidently
received some intimation of the ap.
proach of the officers and had flown
It is expected that there will be some
later developments.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-08-24
WOULD PIPE BEER INTO HOMES
Public Beer Fountains Proposed fol
Saloonless Montclair.

New York, Aug. 13.-Mayor Hinck
of Montclair, N. j., has received a
letter which has requested that he
and the common council give care
full consideration to a request for a
franchise from the Montclair Beer
Piping company, which proposed to
do the following:
To construct huge tank on Mont
clair Mountain and fill it with the
brand of beer which the majority OF
the consumers preferred, with pipes
connected with every home of Upper
Montclair, which has now no saloons;
subscribers to have meters and to
pay only for what they use; all pipes
to be of best nickel lining and full
head of pressure to be maintained;
also public beer fountains with
nickel-in-the-slot attachments to be
erected in the parks, the company to
pay either a royalty Of 33 1-3 per
cent. on it's profits to the city, or to
nay for a blanket license at the rate
of $500 a year for each 1900 persons
served.
The letter was signed by the "Sec-
retary of the company" who said
that his associates were all proml'
nent citizens who desired to remain
in the background until they heard
from the council through the press
Baltimore Sun.