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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
FlGUERSHS TO
MASONS In GILES
LOCAL LAWYER DELIVERS AN
ADDRESS AT OBSERVANCE
OF ST. JOHNS DAY.

Hon. H. P. Figuers delivered the
principal address at the gathering Of
Masons at Bethel, in Giles county,
Saturday morning. His speech was
based upon the life and history OF
st. John the Baptist, in whose honor
the day was observed by the Ma
sons. The meeting was called in ad-
dition to the observance of st. John
Day, to raise money for the benefit
of the Widows and Orphans Home
which is supported by the Mansonic
fraternity.
The speech of Mr.. Figuers was de-
livered in the usual clear and force
full manner of the orator, and was
very well received by the large num-
ber of people present A very neat
sum was realized for the home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
MAKING CHANGES
IN WATERWORKS
LYNNVILLE BOARD is MAKING
MANY EXTENSIONS IN THE
SYSTEM.

Special to The Herald.
LYNNVILLE, Tenn, June 24.--Con-
siderably improvements are being
made in the waterworks system of
Lynnville. A number of citizens
have had extensions made to their
homes, among those having done so
are C. B. Tate, C. T. Reid and sx-
Mayor Orr. Within a short time a
line of water pipe will be laid down
Main street nearly as far as the
bridge.
At the next meeting of the Board
Of Mayor and Aldermen it Is expected
that many matters pertaining tc the
civic improvements of the town will
be brought up and heavy appropria-
tions will be made for the building
of new streets and the repair of the
present streets. Alderman c. B. Tate
will favor many new improvements
and when the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company completes the park
that is being built at the station the
town will present a pretty appear
ance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
SAYS
HE WAS TOO DRUNK
TO REMEMBER ACTS
BEING TRIED IN DAVIDSON CoUN.
TY CRIMINAL COURT FOR AT
TEMPTED BRIBERY.
v'DONALD ON The STAND
Says That He Was offered 5000 at
Livingston to Vote as Goodpasture
| Told Him to, and Produced Note
for $500.
Special to The Herald.

opoCldl 10 Inc Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June "a
Yesterday afternoon, E. C. Goodpas-
ture, charged with attempted bribery,
was placed on the witness stand in
his own behalf to testify in the David
son county criminal court. He made
sweeping denial Of charges made
by Representative J. @. Mcdonald,
and said that on the night he 10 alleg-
ed to have offered the bribe, he was
drunk and remembers nothing Of his
actions.
Attorney General Anderson, his as
sistant Gen. washington, and former
Attorney General McCarn are array
ed as legal talent by the prosecution,
while the defendant is represented
by Frank Langford, Judge J. W.
Puckettt, Judge ]. M. Anderson, W.
C. Cherry and S. B. White.
Representative Mcdonald was the
first witness called. He repeated his
former statement that Goodpasture
had told him at Livingston he could
get him as much as $4,000 for his
vote. After they came to Nashville,
Mcdonald said that he wrote the
promis9ry note for $1,000 signed by
Goodpasture, and that after he refus-
ed to vote for the regulars, Goodpas.
ture tried to get the note back, but
Mcdonald had given it to George Ren.
fro to keep for him.
When Goodpasture was put on the
stand he said that the signature tC
the paper in McDonalds possession
looked like his writing, but denied
having signed it, pronouncing it a
forgery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
SPLENDID
FOR ENACTMENT OF
THE RECIPROCITY BILL
CONGRESSMAN PADGETT BE-
LlEVES THAT 1T WILL PASS
THE SENATE.
At HOME fOa SHORT VACATION
Little Being Done by the House at
This Time, Committees at Work on
the Tariff ScheduIes-Great Record
of the Lower Branch.

Congressman Lemuel P. Padgett be-
lieves that the Senate will pass the
Canadian reciprocity bill without
amendment.
Mr.. Padgett made this statement
this morning and he gave reason for
the faith that Is in him. The repre-
sentative from this district is here for
two or three weeks vacation and II
spending the time at his country home
"Lytle Farm"
There 10 no occasion for my being
In Washington at this time," said Mr..
Padgett. Very few members Of the
House are at the capitol now for there
is practically nothing being done by
that body. There will be no more
legislation Of interest by the House
until the ways and means commit
tee is ready to report the cotton
schedule bill. That will not be done
for two or three weeks.
THE Democrats are making a
splendid record in the House. ! be-
lieve that we can point with pride to
the remarkable achievements of the
majority in that body durin the past
three months. There has been har-
mony and unity of purpose and all
Democrats have striven to redeem the
rledes made to the people.
There are Of course few Demo
Gratis in the Senate who do not agree
altogether with the Democratic policy
on the tariff question and some of
them are doubtless trying to defeat
or kill the Canadian reciprocity bill
with amendments but on the whole
feel that the prospects for the enact
ment of that legislation just as it
came from the House are good
: Mr.. Padgett will attend to some
public and private matters while al
home. He would not venture a pre-
diction as to the probable date for
the adjournment of Congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
CHRISTIANS HOLD
BIG MEETING HERE
ELDER B. H. FRIEND BEGINS SER.
VICES AT SOUTH COLUMBIA
CHURCH SUNDAY.

The protracted meeting was begun
Sunday morning at the South Colum
bia Christian church, Elder B. H.
Friend conducting the services. 1t is
likely that this meeting will continue
for two weeks, if the interest contin.
ues good.
No services were held Monday
morning but Elder Fried will preach
tonight, Tuesday morning and Tues
day night. 1t is likely that after
Tuesday the services will be held in
the afternoon instead of at night. His
subject Sunday morning was Gain
and Abel; at night he breaches on
The Sermon on the Mount"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
SM|SER'S RESIDENCE
STRUCKBYL|GHTN|NG::
SMALL DAMAGE DONE
HOLE KNOCKED IN ROOF AND
KITCHEN SINK Is IN
JURED.
ANOTHER HOUSE IS BURNED
A. L. Blocker Loses Residence by Fire
Valued at About $3.50 With In.
surance of 1,0oo-Shade Trees Are
Blown Down.

During the electrical storm Sum
day morning the home of James A.
Smiser in West End, was hit by q
bolt and considerable damage was
done the roof and the plumbing in
the kitchen and to the household
goods in one Of the bed rooms By the
falling Of SCOT over the entire room.
The bolt entered the roof On an
iron shaft which was supporting q
chimney and fastened the roof on tho
other side. Where the bolt entered
the roof hole was torn as large -
a mans body, and then ranged down
the vent pipe to the kitchen sink and
tore up the sink considerably and
knocked off some of the plasterinE.
A portion Of the bolt went down the
chimney and filled one of the bed
rooms full Of SCOT. Another section
tore up the roof in the front of the
house.
The damage done is fully covered
by insurance. Mr.. and Mrs. Smiser
were in the house at the time, but
did not receive any shock, only felt
the extreme jar and Mr.. Smiser got
up and stated to Mrs. Smiser that he
believed that it struck the house or
nearby, and upon a tour of inspec.
ton found that his beliefs were cor
rect.
A small cottage owned by A. L.
Blocker, in West End, was Destroy
ed by fire Sunday morning at day
light. The house was unoccupied at
the time of the burning and it was
first thought that it was set fire by
lightning, but people living in the VI
cinity state that the fire stratedneP.d d
cinity state that the fire occurred be-
fore the electrical storm. The house
was valued at $1,25O and had insur-
ance of $1,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
KNOXVILLE HOTEL
RAIDED BY POLICE
A QUANTITY OF BEER AND WHiS-
KY SEIZED AT HOSTEL.
RY THERE.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 27.-The
Auditorium Hotel, in the business Sec
tion of the city, was raided today and
a quantity of beer and whisky was
seized. A distress warrant was serv-
ed against the manager, E. c. Barnes,
and the Auditorium Hotel, claiming
s1,155 taxes for operating a retail liq-
uor establishment. The furnishings
of the hotel were seized to secure
this claim. and one Of the owners of
the property made bond as agent for
the State to hold the furniture in Gus
tody pending settlement of the case.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
ASSESSMENT SHOWS
INCREASE Of FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS
BUT COMPLICATIONS ARISE RE-
GARDlNG NEARLY TWO HUN
DRED THOUSAND.
REPORT OF The COUNTY BOARD
Equalizers Finish Business and Ad-
journ Sine Disbursement May
Be Less, II Courts Uphold Claims
Of Howard and Carpenter.

The total valuation of the personal
property assessed in the county OF
Maury for 1911, according to the re-
port of the county board of eQualiza-
ton is $2,533,sS4. a gain in valuation
over the county assessment in 1910
Of $53,o34.
However, there are complications
regarding $4,000 worth Of this prop
erty, an Injunction having been OBJ
tanned by the men against whom the
property was assessed, restraining
the members Of the board from re-
turning this property to the county
court clerk. The amount was left on
the assessment rolls, but In fign-
ed statement, the board did not certi-
fy to these assessments. which we're
for $4,000 aainst ]. W. Howard and
for $4,000 against John H. Carpen-
ter, executor.
The amount of personal property
assessed in the county last year was
$2,4SO,90O. This year, including the
assessment against Howard and Car
penter, executor, the assessment rolls
make a total of $2,533,934. Without
the $4,000 assessed as shares OF
stosk against these Messrs. Howard
and Carpenter, the total falls to
$2,341,934.
The value of property assessed in
the Ninth district leads the list the
total being $935,37O. TIE Seventh is
second with S4S2,475.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
SHOOTS SISTER
In AN ACCIDENT
LITTLE NELLIE DOUGLASS Is
WOUNDED IN SHOULDER
WITH SHOTGUN.

Nellie Douglass, the twelve.year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Douglass, was shot in the left shoul-
der accidentally late Monday after
noon by her sister. Mr.. Douglass had
just returned from hunting, and hand
ed the gun to one of his children.
The girl secured possession of the
gun, and pointing it at her sister ac-
cidentally pulled the trigger. The
load made a painful wound at the top
of the left shoulder, but 1t will not
result seriously say the physicians.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
A LEADING CALIFORNIA DRUG
GIST
Pasadena. Cal, March

Pasadena, Cal, March 3, 1911.
Foley and Co., Gentlemen:-We
have sold and recommended Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound for years
We believe It to be one Of the most
efficient expectorants on the market.
Containing no opiates or narcotics 1t
can be given freely to children.
Enough OF the remedy can be taken
to relieve a cold, as 1t has no nau'
seating results, and does not .cter.
fere with digestion Yours very
truly, C. H. ard Drug Co., c. l. Per-
sons. Sec'y and Treas" Get the
original Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound In the yellow package.-WoL
DRIDGE co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
JOB FOR
VAUGHN COM ANY
LOCAL FIRM GETS CONTRAT FOR
RESIDENCE IN THE CAPl.
tai CITY.

That the merits of the work done
by the Vaughn Manufacturing Com
pany, one of the biggest industrial
concerns of the county, is recosniz-
ed away from home as we'll as at
home, was demonstrated a day or
two ago when this firm secured the
contract to build a handsome two sto-
ry residence in Nashville in com 1eti-
tion with the firms Of the capital
city.
The company will erect the lesi-
dence of Avery Carter on Blair Boul-
evard, Nashville, and it will be mod
ern and up-to-date residence in every
respect, having all of the conven-
fences. 1t will be two stories and
basement.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
MAY OFFER PREMIUMS
FOR EXHIBIT FAMED
EMPIRE Halls COL IS
JOHN w. ALEXANDER, OF LYNN
VILE, MUCH INTERESTED
IN MAURY'S FAIR.
JERSEY PEOPLE ARE ALSO ACTIVE
Many Exhibits Are Promised From
Northern Section of Giles County.
Berkshire Hog Owners Will Be
Busy Too.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LYNNVILLE, Tenn, June 24.-!The
fact that Columbia will have a fair
this fall in spite of the fact that the
announcement went out to the con-
trary, is meeting with great favor
with the stock men and the liens
generally of this section O! Giles
county.
One Of the leading stock men Of
the county, John W. Alexander, the
owner OF Empire Hal, one of the
greatest branches of the Hal family.
stated to your correspondent that he
was greatly gratif1ed that the fair
would be held and stated that with
the men behind it and who compose
the association it could not help but
be great success. He also said that
he was figuring on offering a large
premium list for the exhibition of EN-
pire Hal colts at the fair.
The Jersey men are also much In
terested in the fair and will undoubt-
edly have some entries in the great
Jersey show that will be held. There
are goodly number of registered
Jerseys in Giles county and the inter
est is fast becoming popular with the
lovers of good and high-class cattle.
! The Berkshire hog men are also
getting interested in the announce
ments made through your paper that
large premiums will be offered i'll this
department, the same is also the case
with the mule men and when the time
comes for the Columbia fair to open
it's gates indications point to the fact
that Giles county and especially the
Lynnville section of the county will
be larely represented and a goodly
number of the blue ribbons will come
this way.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
TO OFFER PRIZES
! FOR MULE RACES At
MAURY COUNTY FAIR
PURSES OF FIFTY DOLLARS WILL
BE HUNG UP FOR HALF
MILE HEATS.
LARGEST PREMIUMS IN STATE
Will Be Given for the Mules Exhibit.
ed at Columbia Fair This FaliMPo-
nies Will Be Offered a Purse for
Races Around the Track.

There will be mule races at the
county fair this fall, according to
Manager Williams, who has made ar
angements to offer good prizes for
the winners in these races. The rae
O. will be divided into two classes
the runners and the trotters, and a
prize Of $50 will be given the winner
In each race.
The little folks will also be given
= showing to race their ponies, and a
purse Of $25 is hung up for the win.
'ner in this race.
Maury county has some Of the I'm.
est mules in the State, and many Of
them are racers, being used as road.
sters by their owners. 1t is the In
tention Of the fair management to
give the greatest agricultural and
live stock interests in the county first
place in the fair program. In accord
ance with this intention, the prizes
offered for the best mules this fall
will be larger than for any other fair
in Tennessee.
The races will be in half mile heats
the mules going one time around
the track. 1t is expected that large
number of entries will be made in
these races, while for the pony races
there have already been number Of
requests for places on the list
Manager Williams is busy at work
on the catalogue, and work will be
gin on it this week. The directors
of the association met Monday after
noon at two o'clock to look over the
premium list and approve it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
POSTAL BANK AT
LYNNVILLE SOON
CITIZENS THERE TRYING TO Sc
CURE SAVINGS INSTITUTION
OF GOVERNMENT

Special to The Herald
LYNNVILLE, Tenn, June 24.--lndi-
cations point to the establishing of a
postals savings bank in Lynnvillle
soon. The citizens of the town are
fully expecting such a move on the
part of the government. While here
recently a postoffice inspector con-
suite number of the. business men
on the INFECT and in making the rec
omme' Nions in the change Of the
postoffice location stated that the new
building would be equipped with a
vault and all the necessary banking
facilities. The people of Lynhville
are anxious for the new enterprise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
FIVE YEARS In
PENITENTIARY
SENTENCE IMPOSED ON ALExAN.
DER FOR ATTEMPT TO POL
SON MILK.

Five years in the penitentiary was
the sentence given to Alex Alexander,
a negro, charged with placing poison
in the milk on ". Brown Taylor's
place last Christmas, by the jury in
the circuit court Saturday morning.
The negro is in Jail to await being
sent to the penitentiary.
Court adjourned from Saturday un-
til Monday morning, and the Jurors
were dismissed by Judge Turner until
that time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
PYTHIANS ELECT
ANNUAL OFFICERS
j. S. DAVIS NAMED CHANCELLOR
COMMANDER OF THE CoLUM.
BIA LODGE FOR YEAR.

The Columbia Lodge of Knights of
Pythias held their annual election on
Friday night and named the follow.
ing officers for the ensuing year: ].
S. Davis, chancellor commander; DR..
A. o. Kennedy, vice chancellor; Con-
nor Akin, prelate; DR.. E. A. Timmons,
master at arms; Frank Swansburg,
master of works
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
NEW BUILDINGS
AT MT. PLEASANT
FIRST NATIONAL BANK WILL BE
IN THEIR NEW HOME BY
FIRST OF MONTH.

The First National Bank of Mt.
Pleasant will be in their new home
by the first of the month, as the new
building has been practically finish
ed The building was destroyed by
fire a few months ago. George Bros.
will be in their new store by the first
of August. There are several new
residences to be built at an early date
in Mt. Pleasant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-06-30
CHEF CLERK ON
HIS VACATION

J. P. Knight, chief clerk Of the
Bethel House, is spending a week at
Red Boiling Springs, while on his va
cation. He is on a visit to his par
ents at that place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-19
POWELL VS.. WOODBURY..
Well Known Case Started In Chitten-
den County Court.

Burlington, April 49, The case OF
Max L. Powell against ex-Goy. Wood
bury, G L. Woodbury. and r. r.
Woodbury. was taken up in Chittenden
county court yesterdy. This Is suit
far $4,000 and is the first Of series
oil suits growing out OF the settlement
Of the affairs Of the old hotel Bmling-
ton burned q year ago or more.
Mr. Powell was trustee Of the prop-
erty and the Woodbury. interests Sc.
cured an injunction restraining him
from selling it, lie claims that dur
ing the time the injunction was in
force he had chance to sell the prop
erty for $4,000 and that after the re-
straint was removed he sold it at auc-
tion for $4,000 and he sues for the
difference. The property was bought
at the auction by Mr. Powell
Fir Powell appears for himself and
is assisted by ] w Redmond Of News
port and v A. Billiard Of Burlington.
The Woodburys are represented BY r
/ Brown and 4. G. Mower Of Bur
liugton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-19
MORET0WN.

J w Bates was in Barre Thursday
II ] Ferris was in Waitsfielc
Tuesday.
b. s Ward went to Bolton Thurs
4 day, returning Friday
Miss Joyce Bisbee spent several days
last week with her parents.
Miss Lula Jones Of Waitsfeld was a
guest of Mrs r, Fl Sawyer Thursday
Mrs w. Il johnson and Mrs A.
j Neill were in Waitsfeld last week
Monday.
A. p Bigelow Of Hartford Conn,
was in town on business Friday and
Saturday
Miss Muriel Shea spent the greater
part of last week with relatives in
Montpelier
w A. Kingsbury and H. R. Rus.
sell have been on the sick list the
past week
Fred Bulkeley is spending few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
II Bulkeley
Miss Ella Somerville OF Burlington
was a guest Of her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Kingsbury Friday
Mr. and Mrs G w Buckley
visited their daughter, Mrs. Leo Brown,
in East Moretown Sunday
Ernest Galaise, Miss Barnes and
Miss Conner of Montpelier were guests
at g Il Darling's Thursday.
Edward Kelly has gone TO the Pitts
ford sanatorium for treatment. His
many friends hope for speedy re-
eovery.
Mrs D. 9 Turner returned to her
home in Montpelier Friday evening
after spending aNfew days with local
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Griffith and
daughter, Evelyn, visited his father at
Waterbury Center Wednesday and
Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Griffith, T j..
Ferris, A E Lovejoy, p Andrews,
G G Evans and G. G Sleeper We're
in Montpelier Friday, as was also A. G.
Child Saturday.
James Flynn Of Goddard seminary
was home over Sunday, as was also
Miss Ruth Bruce of Montpelier semi
nary.
Among those who attended the Yer
mont conference part Of last week
were Mrs II o. Ward, Mrs. G. II
Wyman, Mrs B s. Ward, G. H.
Ward, Miss Elsie Eccles and Mr.. and
Mrs w. A. Kingsbury,
Theron, the little son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. II y Austin, was quite badly
injured last week by pulling clothes
wringer onto him, inficting a severe
wound on the back Of his head DIR
Haylett was called and found it neces-
sary TO take several stitches to close
the wound
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-19
Live Stock Notes.

Be careful not TO overhead mares
that are sucking colts.
A team that works in the field all
week should be allowed to rest on
Sunday
The farmer who has not time to fuss
with young colt had better go into
some other business
Many OF the difficulties experienced
In handling the spring filters may be
avoided If the brood sows are properly
fed and cared for in the winter
The value Of rape as food for
calves Is not well understood. II It
were much more would be sown.
Make friends with your horses. They
will enjoy your soeiability as well az
you will. Sensible horses like to be
talked to by people
All sheep love alfalfa. either green
or dry. The very nature of the animal
makes alfalfa suitable food for it.
Sheep need foods rich in protein.
Raw cabbage makes an excellent
feed for cattle, but ii cannot be safely
fed to horses. Mangels, carrots, beets
and turnips will, however, be found
good for both horses and cattle IL fed
raw. They ara named bere In order
Of their value
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-19
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Sauce For the Goose" With Craze
George In Leading Role.

There are so many different kinds
OF comedies that O glossary would be
Necessary to list them all Farce and
burlesque, while apparently belonging
to the same family, are distinctly un-
like, while they, in turn, have moth
ing in common with the high class
comedy in which laughter is provoked
by the keenness and cleverness OF the
lines rather than by any absurdity in
the situations. Richard Brinsley
Sheridan's school for Scandal Is an
illustration of the delightful humor that
can be evoked by comedies Of a higher
order. The old comedian, indeed, had
charm that few modern writer's of
comedy have been able to attain. The
statement that Geraldine Bonner, in
her new comedy of New York life,
"Sause for the Goose which Grace
George will present at the opera house
next Monday, April "a, has installed
into her work the wit, the keen satire
and the human charm that make the
old comedies so effective, will, there,
fore, be received with grateful APP
probation by a public that has grown
tired Of horseplay and pifie on the
stage.
The author Of Sauce for the Goose"
is, Of course, fortunate in having in
terested Miss George in her play; be-
cause there is no American comedienne
who IL so capable Of presenting the
varying lights and shades of Kitty Con-
stable, the leading character. so etfec-
lively JAS. s Metcalfe, Of Life, says:
"Grace Georges work is simply delight
full She has a sense Of fun; she is
just enough eoquettish; she is proper
~ demure at the right moments; she
suits herself admirably to many chang.
ing moods
There are the qualities that illumine
the character Of Kitty Constable, a
wife neglected by her husband who
triumphs over him ultimately, wins
his love and respect by proving her
self to be the bright, clever and witty
woman, instead of the commonplace
wife he eonceives her to be- There is
the inevitable "other waman" and the
male friend" to give zest to the story
and to give it a human interest.
In the admirable company that sur
rounds Miss George are Frederick /
Perry, Keith Wakeman, Carolyn |
Kenyon, e. d. Cromwell, Louise
Everts, Herbert Percy and other we'll
known players