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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
lightning Strikes in York.

During the heavy electrical storm
that passed over this section last
Wednesday night. a bolt struck a
large elm tree in the yard Of Harris
Bros. at Harris Grove. wrecking il.
The tree was a very handsome one.
and was greatly priced byits owners.
The tree was almost peeled by the
current. which seemed to have struck
in two or three places.
Rain visited this city Wednesday
night. snG did much good. The
rain seems rot to have been general.
AT Yorktown il was about as heavy
as in this neighborhood. In lower
Yosk. down in Poquosin. they had
a heavy rain. while over II War
wick there was not enough to lay th,
dust.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
Fine HssdWa on Road.


Mr.. L. B. Manville. superintend-
ent OF the Newport News Richmond
sand-clay road. and Msssrs. T. H.
Geddy. r. L Spencer. c. J. Person.
Of Williamsburg; J. A. Potts. of
New Kent. took 2 run over the road
last Friday. and their report is very
gratifying. About 10 miles have
been completed. of which Il arc in
James City and 5 in New Kent.
The road IS first class IN every par
heular and the people who pass over
it are loud in their praises.
There are two gangs at work in
New Kent. two in James City. Mr.
Kitchens is building fine road from
Blows Mil to Williamsburg. He
VIII have It finished between these
paints in q few days. It is not
Known exactly what will be done
with Duke OF Gloucester street. bat
under the arrangements il will be
graded and repaired with the money
appropriated by the city council.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
Call Il Nj q "SChsme."
Toano. Va. May ..

Toano. Va. Nay ..
Editor The Gazette:
That courthouse petition" IS a
great scheme on part CT those ii ia
vor Of restoring the Old building sol
carry their point. I, IS SO worded
as 10 defeat the very purpose tor
which il is supposed to Dc circulated.
The people up this way who are n
favor of a new building refused q A.
ly to sign. i. {. those who took the
time and pains to read Il. and those
who signed without. reading. regret
Cd having done so when they were
told about IL.
But this isthe way al our public
affairs are run. 50 We are rot sur
prised TO run up against a little
trickery on this job. What the peO-
pie really want IS a new building 70
cost about seven thousand dollars.
II there is any one who thinks this
amount insufficient. le5 them come
70 Toano and take look at the neW
high school building. the successful
, Did for which was less than fv'
thosand dollars. The plans FOR thu
building were drswa by Mr.. K. K
Taylor and the house was built b.
Mr.. Geo Sweeney. both OF thu
2 county. Therefore. We can not Sc
any occasion to go TO Norfolk o
Hampton or any other place 70
builders or their opinions. And a
. these extra meetings and COMMITTEES
and employing people TO run owe
the county with petitions. SO worde
> as TO defeat the purpose for whie
e it was intended is simply a usele'
~ w-ste or the peoples money. SUI
nt there IS no money in toe treasuI
r. and never viii be 50 long as suC
people as these have the spends
q of il. Toby.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
Weather Reports by Phone.

Through arrangements perfected I
between the United States Weather
Bureau and the Southern Bell .Tsle-
ephone Company. more than 1000
southern farmers will receive the
daily weather reports by telephone
beginning July 1st
The daily weather reports viii be
furnished the Telephone Company
bv the Weather Bureau. and the re-
port will be read 70 the farmers by
telephone operators. At a given
hour each day a general alarm will
DC sounded. calling every farmer to
the telephone. When they are all
assembled the report will be read
ANY farmer who is not able 10 an
swer the signal and hear the report
has the privilege of calling the op-
orator and securing the information.
/ Almost every farmers telephone
line connected with the Bell System
has six or more subscribers. and by
reading the report to each line the
work can be speedily accomplished.
This is the first comprehensive
and systematic effort to furnish this
information without cost TO farmers
of the south. The spread Of tbs
telephone to the rural districts in the
few years has made it possible tc
reach such large number OF farm
ers through the Bell System, anC
the dissemination of weather new'
by telephone is one of the many
practical uses for the telephone OF
the farm.
The territory of the Southern Bel
Company covers the states of Nortt
and South Carolina. Georgia. Flo.
ida. Alabama. Virginia and th'
southern half of West Virginia.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
t WILL Be
RESTORED,
Petitions Favor
Restoration,

When the city council and board
Of supervisors meet here next Satur-
day az II H. 70 canvass the returns
as indicated 6y the four Official Pc
nhons circulated through James City
and IN Williamsburg. they viii find
their taEk an easy ore. as well as a
one-Sided affair. Practically al the
names VII De tound under the cap
aoa for simple restoration Of the
old ruins on the old walls and four-
dahon.
The Williamsburg petition was
circulated BY Councilman r. L.
SPencsr and J. w. Jones; the Pow
hstan petition by Supervisor Barnes.
or az least he said be would present
il. and in Jznestown BY George
Waltrip. who was appointed for that
purpose by Supervisor Lee.
Wednesday afternoon the VII
liansburg petrion stood a. follows:
For restoration ............. 81
For rss,oratiOn aud addition ?
For new building g.......... /
The county petitions have not
come in yet and Will probably not
be sent here before Saturday. Only
those who favored restoration, Sc
TAR as We have ascertsined. were Rp-
pointed 10 carry the pCtirious. which
b goes TO show the wisdom OF hayins
some one on the ground to present
, your cause. The general opinion il
p that a popular election would have
3 shown differsnt results. but il is no
= believed that the proposition q
= build an entirely new building a
this time would have carried. OWN,
q 20 the financial condition OF the tow
o and county.
u The committee on restoration vi
y proceed to advertise for bids just a
re soon as possible so that th= buildinI
Ot can De repaired during the summel
y The restoration viii eventually CO,
a from 5000 to 81 600. as it viii
or necessary 70 make extensive repail
TO the .hTe-prOot vault That va
not figured in the $500 estimate
the Hampton contractor.
The Williamsburg petitsn hi
been LETT with Clerk Gsddy at Il
courthouse. and anyone Who has a
signed il may call there and attAc
his signature.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
TIMBER
IN COUNTY,
Local Firm in A
Big DeaI'

Messrs. Z. w. Warburton and w
A. Bozarth last iweek purchased
about 100000 feet of standing
timber in James City county from the
Badger Stave and Lumber Co. a Wis
eonsin corporation OF which Mr.. c. |
B. Chapman was the organizer.
The price paid was 5000 cash.
The following tracts comprise the
purchase:
The standing timber on 40 acres,
being part Of the Neck-of-Land
tract: 400 acres known as BonssWs;
the Tyree tract Of So acres and the
Mahalla Brown tract Of so acres,
the last three tracts lying in Pow
hst1n district. James City county,
The purchasers are given two years
in which 70 remove the timber.
Mr.. Peter T. Cowles. ST.. has sold
his SO-scre farm in Powhatan dis
trict to Ais son. Peter 7. Cowles. Jr,
oaly a no pinzl sum is named. This
is a very fi1e little farm.
Mr.. c. ID. Hauk has sold th'
Whitaker Lee farm of 2S9 acres L
Mr.. A. G. Harwood. No price i
named in the deed. This is tn
farm. and it IS not a highly imProYe'
one either. over which there wa
such a strong rivalry for the pur
chase at public auction less than
year ago. It sold at the top motel
figure OF 81. 800.
Real estate transaction in thi
county have been very few the pas
year or two. 1t is said that 10
prices in many cases are prohibitivc
although there IS much good Ian
StIl for sale at reasonable figure'
The day Of S10-an-acre land ID
long since passed. Some land nei
Toano has yielded a profit of over
$lOOan acre the farm through. wh'c
explains why prices are up. The
are thousands of acres of arab
lapd growing up 10 woods that oug
70 be put on the market. and MAJ
TO produce. Our western reade
who contemplate coming to Virgin
will never be able to buy land al
cheaper than at the present time.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
CLOSING Exercises School No. z

School No. 2, jamestown district
Miss Inez New. teacher. closed a
successful year on Monday night.
May p. The room was tsstefully
decorated in evergreen and flowers.
About seventy people were present
to witness the exercises. Refresh
ments were severed after the follow.
ing programme was rendered:
March. pupils holding banners as
they come IN. America. by all the
pupils; What the Teacher Told Ne
by Fannie New: Vacation. by Lloyd
Malone; Smsrtest Boy. by Vernon
SlaTson; Courage, by Helen Robin
son; a spelling match. by seven Pu-
pills; Long Ago. by Clara Graves;
Mylo Jones's Wife, by Clara New.
Mrs Rabbits School. BY Rebecca
Robinson; Old Folks at Home, by
ali the pupils; My Muver. by Annie
New; What She Thought. by Don
ald Slauson; Those Twins. by Lula
Robinson; Mothers Almanac. BY
Willie New; Little butKeen. by Jes
sc Slauson; Ny Treasure, by Manu-
Graves; The Prohibitionist. by An
nie and Clara New; Sparkling an
Bright. by Annie and Clara New
Pas Boy. by Lloyd Mahone; Tw
Little Hands. by Clara Graves;
Memory. by Helen Jester; Beauty
. by Virginia Austin; Grsndma's Lo
Balance. Fannie New; Saving Motl
, er. by Beatrice Jester; Mixed. 3
Charlie New; New Scholar, by S
girls; Old Black Joe. by all the p
J. pills.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
Tobacco Trust DIsSOITsd.

Washington. d. c.. Nay 29-The
government today won a sweeping
victory over the 50 called Tobacco
Trust. when the Supreme Court Of
the United States held the,American
Tobacco Company aud its allied
corporations to DC operating in vio-
lation Of the Sherman antitrust Law.
The tobacco trust decision is char
acterized by Attorney G, neral Wick
ersham as a most comprehensive
and sweeping" victory for the gov
ernment. The trust is held to DC a
combination in restraint OF trade
a monopoly in violation of law. The
decision affects sixty-6ve Ameri-
can corporanons. two English cor
porahons and twenty-nine individual
defendants.
An opportunity is given the trust
TO diSlntegrate and recreate q eondi-
1ion OF TznSscting business not re
pugnsnt 10 law.
II at the end OF SIX or eight
months the corporations fad to bring
themselves within the law. a recsiv-
ership and dissolution by court de-
cree viii follow.
The trust is held to have been
guilty of intimidation and clearly to
have shown q purpose 20 stihs con-
petition.
Chief Justice White anrouocsd
the decision. which was practically
unanimous. although Justice Harlan
dissented ca several poiats.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
Rural Route No. 1.
{ Too late for last issue.

Bacon. Va. May 24-Mr. J. B.
Walden and family spent Sunday at
Powhatan farm the guests ofMr. and
Mrs. <. NJ Slauson.
Mr.. Arthur Ayers end family
spent Sunday At Glass Point, the
guests of Capt. Tut,le.
Miss Phyllis Burleson. of Neck OF
Land, is expected home this week.
after spending some time with Nor
folk friends.
Mrs. Labin Waltrip. of Five
Forks. spent Sunday with her son
q. <. Waluip.
Mr.. <. Ayers has accepted a 20
sition as manager of the GASOLINE
machinery, on the Brandon farm OF
James river.
Mrs. Charles Thompson spen
Que day last week With her sister
/ Mrs. {. J. Minor.
The building OF the new gradet
school building will soon be com
menced az Five Forks.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
AutGa District School Located.

Apparently the squabble over the
location Of consolidated school IN
Bruton district has been settled BY
the selection Of a site AZ Aagruder.
Two acres OF land were purchased
from Mr.. George Yeakel for about
500. and the deed for the same has
been recorded. Therefore. the mat
ter OF site IS settled. unless unforeseen
developments take place.
II IS proposed 20 erect 9 four
room. modern building. according
70 pIGaS offered by the department
Of edaestion. Work vii begln as
sooa as possible. Bruron IS TO DC
congratulated over its progressive
ness in school matters. and il IS
hoped BY all thsT further objecgion
70 the scsions Of the school trustees
vii end noe.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
Ills Judge Brooks AuH.

The many friends here Of Mr.. Z.
II. Brooks. who is a native Of WI
liamsburg. viii De pleased 70 hesT
that he is now Judge Of the Record /
eTs Court Of Johnson county. n. c. |
TO which position be was elected BY
the general assembly OF that state.
The Charlotte News and Observer
says OF him: Mr.. Brooks vii
make al ideal Judge. He IS good
lawyer. a man Of Judicial temper
anent. and a man Of character and
ability"
8Thoss OF Us VINO knew Judge
Brooks since be wore swaddling
clotaes can hardly think that IN
these few short years he has risen
70 the high position OF Judge in bis
= ,dopted state. he was bern in
, Williamsburg Aug. Is. 1878. He
. Rentto North Carolina in 1898 with
dessrs. Simmons. Pew and Ward.
a leading firm OF lawyers. After
tie dissolution OF that firm IN 1900
y ae entered the University of North
{ uolina 70 complete his law studies
3 After admission 10 the bar he form
+ ed A partnership With ConRressrnan
y Pou. Ia 1901 he we'd Miss LeliI
IS z. P-rker. OF Ashevills. and thcy
< nave one son and ons daughter.
'T The News and Observer saws tuTth
'r =: Mr.. Brookswss chairman Of th
~ Democratic Executive Commistel
Is Of Johnson county. from 1906 q
sr 1908. and has been leader in ever
q good aud progressive movement /
-h his county since he has become
IS esident and eniOys the coufidenc
re IF the whole county. his term enc
~ December I. 1912. and his success
ca sill be elected at toe next Rener
ng election. The Recorder Court Il
Johnson county has jurisdiction
"A all criminal offenses committed
g. Johnson county below the grade
on. felony and AL lsrceay and rscsi
~ ipg cases where the valuation Of q
~. property does not exceed tween
l,v dollars. Also. said couIt has iur
ver dictiou of all civil actions RrOWi
Nv out Of contract 70 an. n.amount not {
ceedinR five hundred and two hr
dred dollars in tort.
at All justices of the peace a
mayors arc required to bind over
. nc Recorders court al crimii
u -sses tried by them. in which n
gave not final jurisdiction. va
. probable cause IS found. exc
IN cases Of felonies. other than larcs
and receiving cases where the val
ton Of property IS twenty dollars
less"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

There IS one medicine that every
family should DC provided with and
especially during the summer months:
va. Chambezlain's Colo. Cholera
and DiaThoea Remedy. Il is almoSs
certain to be needed. Il costs but q
Quarter. Can you afford to be WITH
eut itf Fer sals By al dealers
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

Call phone Is and have the Pure
Food Grocery Co. send you around
one of those juicy. delicious PheaS-
ant Brand hams for Sunday dinner.
Price !: ::;Sh: &c. A pound of WI.
liamsburg creamery butter can be
sent along with your order.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

Whooping cough is not dangerous
when the cough is kept loose and
expectoraton easy by giving Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. It has
been used in many epidemics of this
disease with perfect success. For
sale by all dealers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

II is worse than useless to take
any medicine internally for muscular
or chronic rheumatism. All that is
needed is a free application of
Chamberlain's Liniment For sale
BY I'll dealers,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

The woman Of today who has good
health. good temper. good sense.
bright eyes and a lovely complexion.
the result of correct living and good
digestion. wins the admiration Of the
world. II your digestion IS faulty
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets will correct IL. For sale by
all dealers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
TAKE NOTICE. that T

P. Griffith. OF Newport News. Va,
viii have a first-class operator at the
studio on England street. next to the
Gazette office. every Monday from
500 A. M. to 500 P. NJ. to do all
classes of Photographic work.
Reasonable prices. guaranteed
work, courteous treatment.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01
INSTITUTE GIRLS ENTERTAIN.
Large Audiences at Musicals in
Cameron Hall.

greatest attractions the closing of the Williamsburg
this year the musical Of Monda
Tuesday nights splendid the pupils heartily
by audience efforts you
rsecdng credit
The following the programme Of Monday
musical:
GODDARD
Misses Mckay Maynard. Gray and Jones
Lucille Beach Grace BozATth
MisesL LOhse. Arthur
Elizabeth Akers
Grace Evan, Virginia Potts
Ny Song Shelley
Mss Matlda
MaryI Lyon Tyler. Emily Hall
ChansOn du Petit Negre two panos) Paul Waehs
Cole,
Mary Schenck Rosa Gray
Seals Lullaby . ..-...-A Atkinson
Bohemian Love SOng-Opera Hubicka Srnetana
Lucille Beach
Pearl Jones' Rosa Gray
ROndO 1.-TWO pianos) s)~ -- -- Gurit
Misses Alexander. and Potts
Miss May Arnold
Helen Slant. Grace Evan
Miss Virginia Potts
Feste Mash -dervath Gezs
Mary Moneure
Song Of My Love- - - Gu d'HardOt
le
Gladys Bennett
4ol.-
Misses Daley. Jones' Potts InmAn
Quartst Missss Arnold Macon, Bosa<tn, PtzAn
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

or 8 doses 800" will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price. 25c.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-06-01

Bozarth Bros. are prepared 70
furnish lime for sanitary purposes.
Call phone 8.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-22
a WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT.

The solitudes OF the ocean, of which
sentimentalists have written and poets
sung, have given way before the peal
OF the clock bell There Is no such
thing as watery waste, at least not
70 the vessel equipped with wireless
apparatus. Twice each day at IL
o'clock the hour will strike at the
Eiffel tower. in Paris, and be waited
out over the Atlantic for range Of
5000 miles. Standard Greenwich time
will be announced. and every ship
blowing along between America and.
Europe may compute the exact chron..
ometric time. says the st. Paul Dis
patch The value Of this ringing OF
the hour is In connection with the de-
termination of the precise position Of
the ship In calculating its latitude and
longitude and its importance Is appari
ent when II is known that chrome
metric error OF second OF time
means an error Of 2ia miles in the 20
sition of the vessel. This Is a vast
of science. The Eiffel
tower is especially adapted for the
service 1t is to render, and Is equipped
without an equal In the world. From
Its aerials, at height Of as4 feet. the
Hertzian waves. ippelled by voltage
Of 100000, have been sent 5000 miles
ard messages were distinctly heard at
the special station at Nova Scotia.
When suitable receivers have been In.
stalled at New York It is expected that |
communication will be clearer and
easy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-22
MUSHROOMS AS FOOD.

Professor r. e. Clements, the state
botanist of Minnesota, has attracted
attention by his estimate in a recent
bulletin that the annual waste Of
mushrooms in the United States
equals in value the entire agricultural
product Of the country, says the Man
chester Union. II is easy for an en-.
thusiast in any line OF thought or en-.
deavor to lose the sense of just pro-
portion. and 1t may perhaps be taken
for granted that Professor Clements
has permitted himself to be carried
away by the contemplation OF the
waste of natural food product which
is more or less abundant everywhere
and which has an unquestioned food
value. Beginning with early summer
and continuing until late fall, the pro
duction of mushrooms In woods, pas.
lures and waste places Is something
enormous. and large proportion of
lnem are not only edible, but nour-
ishing. In so far as they are not
made use of--and small proportion
OF them Ia ever gathered they of
course. represent loss OF possible
food supply, but some account must
be taken Of the cost of collecting and
distributing them to consumers, as
well as Of the danger from some spe
cies which are harmful and of at
least two which may be classed as
deadly. These are easily distinguish.
ed. to be sure, by any one who has
made a study of the mushroom tribe.
but until Americans. as rule, are
much more familiar with the subject
than at present, great proportion OF
the edible varieties will continue to 70
to waste
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-22
BLUE AND RED FOR AUTUMN
Extremely Bright colors TO BE Prom
lnent In All the eefors-Wlnter
Fabrics.

Navy blue and scarlet are appear
ing prominently In the autumn en-
semble of sartoriaI effects, They
are the old army colors, deep navy
blue and bright red, and are striking
as we'll as youthful Blue serge or
rough tweed travelling and motor
coats have hood collars OF scarlet
broadcloth and blue serge suits
show dashes Of the scarlet in their
trimming.
With these semi-nilitay suits,
many OF which have smart touches Of
black braid, are worn the broad som.
brero hats heralding the approach Of
autumn. White 10 extremely good in
hat Of this kind, bent into be-
coming shape and trimmed simply
with soft scarf, a band or mill
tafy ornament.
Russian blouses and Norfolk jack
cts are made to be worn with or with
out an underwaist. With flannel
or medium weight waist they could he
worn far into the autumn, or even be
made to serve as jackets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-22
A Novel Shower.

A girl who was to marry and 20
to Maine to live was the recipient Of
this pretty and novel shower. She
was invited to luncheon at the home
of her best gin friend and found a
most exquisite table ornamented by
ia circle Of small pine trees, each In
a white jardiniere. Alternating with
the trees were glass oandlesticks hold
ing green candles capped by whtse
shades. Inside this circle was a hugs
wedding cake, On top Of which were
Ia miniature bride and bridegroom.
All went merry as the proverbial
marriage bell. tongues few and the
ibride-to-be told Of her new home
When the ices were served the hon7
ored guest was asked to cut the cake,
and behold. her knife went right
through into white tissue paper and
she found a shower OF dainty and user
full articles concealed within the fake
cake, which ia reality was cheese
box topped with tissue paper and thin
card board, which had been oleverlyi
iced over.
MADAME MERRI
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-22
Achoo Ina Partners.

/ To choose partners for card party
or ,cotillion have small cakes baked
I'm what are called patty" cake tins
Iand ice with pink for the unmarried
girls, with yellow for the men In the
same state OF single blessedness;,
with white for the married women and
green for the married men. In these
cakes put such tiny favors ms thin
lbles, duplicate notices, hooks and
,eyes. keys, rings, etc. Then the man
who gets key finds the person hav-I
'in-a ring and they are mated, the girl
with hook finds the man with an,
eye, etc. This is great fun and is
adaptable to sny game where a choice,
lof partners 10 necessary.
Another pretty way to find ones
mate is 10 provide Japanese cap
and mask Of paper for each one. d.
vide the company until all are dis
guised. giving each sheet or cover
Ing Of some kind, then as two persons
recognize each other they remove the
masks