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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
GOSSIP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BOILED DOWN

The Gazette force was treated 10
fine lot OF peaches and water mel
Ons by Mr.. c. A. Rhsmes last Sat
urday. Charlie had = method in
his madness" perhaps. but We en-
ioyed the fruit just the same.
DR.. J. A. Golden. of Richmond.
who is a brother of Robert Golden.
of the Richmond Nsws-LeadeT. is
in charge OF Stones drugstore during
DR.. Stones vacation.
Mr.. B. z. Wright Will leave this
afternoon for Flandreau. S. D. to
look after his interest there in con
nec6on with a large farm he owns.
He will be away about a month.
Mr.. J. M. Cushman. a former
highly esteemed citizen. who owned
a farm .ust across the railroad IN
York county. is here for a few days
on business. Mr.. Cushman says
his state will give Wilson $4,000
majority next November. and that
men who had never before voted the
Democratic ticket will DO so this
year.
Amongthe out-of-town Democrats
who were here to vote today were
Capt. w. NJ. Brooks. and Mr.. Tuck
er Coleman. of the state penitenitary
force. and Mr.. q. P. Coleman. asSis-
tant state highway commissioner.
The public is invited to attend a
IDemorest defamation contest. held
under the auspices Of the w. c. 7. u.
at Five Forks school house tomor-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
TOANO Still MAINTAINING Her LEAD
ALONGLINESOF EDUCATIONAL
HAVE LET CONTRACT FOR AN ANNEX To COST over
$1,000 And WILL HAVE FINE BUILDING

News. was here Monday looking
after his property near Croaker. DR..
@. @ Hankins carried him out 10
his automobile.
Miss Kitty Taylor returned Mon
day evening. after spending some
time with friends in Hampton.
Mr.. c. II. Lee is attending court
in Williamsburg this week.
Miss Anna Bergh is visiting Miss
Rose Smith in Williamsburg this
week.
Miss Ada Lee. who has spent
most of the summer with her sister
Mrs. J. w. Flatten. at Romancoke
has returned home.
Miss Mabel Heller is visiting Mis-.
Clara Kinde.
Mrs. A Q. Rowland. of Williams
burg. spent a pleasant day visitinl
at A. P. Peterson's last Friday.
The Young Peoples Society o
Bethany church met at the home o
o. P. Juberg last Saturday evening
Miss Mary Pitts. Of Norfolk
spent Sunday here with her people
Mrs. Pollard Walden. of Newpol
News. is spending some nms Wit
her brothers. Tlden and Arthu
Wright. at Clovsrdale.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
EXPERIMENT STATION
In OPERATION NOW

Very few people know that within
a mile of Williamsburg. the state
Department of Agriculture has put
into operation an agricultural expert
meEt station. The state has leased
for period of seven years the Lit
tefield tract of 20 acres. just oppo-
site the Houge farm on the James
town boulevard. and the agent in
charge. Mr.. Cookies. of Richmond,
who will conduct the expen
mental work. has laid off plats for
alfalfa. A carload of lime was
delivered here yesterday for the sta
ton.
This Williamsburg experimental
station was established here through
the influence of the Farmers Coop.
erative Association. led bv Mr.. <
M. Slauson. local demonstrator oi
the Bows Corn Club. Il is intended
for demonstration work for the en-
tire Peninsula and was located her,
because Of the easy access by trair
from all sections.
1t means much for this section
because when field days arc held
farmers from all over the Peninsula
as well as from other parts of thr
state. will come to this station L
view the work done.
This fall experimental work vii
be done on alfalfa and other forag,
plants. In the spring other crop
will DC demonstrated with. This i
known as a six rotation crop station
The alfalfa beds are already now 70
seeding.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

Toano and the two upper districts.
Powhatsn and Stonehouse, are still
in the lead of Peninsula communities
along the line of educational fscil-
ties. and when they get through with
their plans, will have the finest and
most modern, up-to-date school
building on the Peninsula, outside OF
Newport News. Besides, the Fosno
school will be a first grade high
school. having eight teachers and a
music teacher, making nine IN all.
The James City county school
board met at Toano last Thursday
with every member present. besides
Superintendent Hoover and the
school electoral board. Il was a
harmonized meeting, except that
some of our Norge neighbors object
ed 70 the closing of their school and
the sending of their children 70 the
Toano school. But this method was
thought to be the better by major
ity of the board.
Richardson & Son. of Hampton
were awarded the contract for th'
erection of the annex 10 the TosnC
High School building. the price be
ing $11.462. Two other bidder
were higher. The new building !
TO be completed along in December
The annex will be larger than th
present building and on the top foo
will have six rooms. most of then
lecture rooms. On the first foo
there will be a large auditorium
stage. dreSsing-room and hallway
In the basement will be the toile
rooms. boys play. room and IN
storage room. When complete
this Will be a very handsome an
commodious structure.
The Toano High School will hav
an investment Of something lik
$4,000. About DDS pupils will b
enrolled next session. and a nc
wagon route to Norge will be put OF
making three wagons to haul II
, pupils. Prof. {. A Edward
principal, and an excellent corps {
teachers have already been elected
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
R. F. D. NO. | NEWS NOTES

Bacon, Va. August 1S-Mrs.
Thomas Robinson and family spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Charles Malone.
Mrs. R L. Waltrip spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Waltrip.
Miss Tyree. o. Newport News. IS
spending some time with Miss Fan
ME Nightengale. of Piney Grove.
Mr.. Ray. postmaster at Schuyler S
returned home Monday after spend
ing a few days at Greenspring farm
the guest of his daughter. Mrs,
Theo. Clemens.
Miss Adkins. of Richmond. is
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Williams.
Mrs. George Duran and children
of Newport News. are spending the
week with Mrs. g. < Waltrip.
Miss Mamie Wilkinson is spend.
ing a few days with Mrs. Charlie.
Thompson.
DR.. Wynne. of Newport News. is
the guest of Miss Letitia Spencer
this week
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
WyollRe's Prayers.

Among recent sales OF relies and
eurios in London was that OF Wyclines
Prayers Of the Bible" OF the date os
1897 OF thereabout Tie rare old
black letter Of this work puts it." says
the noted authority on curios. J. r.
Blacker. lat once among the scarcest
examples OF old "Flete Strete' print
ing The noble Old divine died in 1884.
shortly after he had completed his
translation or the Bible into English.
These prayers were imprinted Just
about the time when the first English
Bible was published by Tyndale In the
years 1526-l532 The six parts realized
ESQ though a COPY OF each OF the
first four parts sold some time ago fos
e400"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
FATHER dies In
new JERSEY

Mr.. <. w. Monnier was called to
Trenton. New Jersey. last night by
the death of his father. Lorenza
Monier. which occurred yesterday.
Mr.. Aonier just returned last week
from a visit to ais aged parent Who
had suffered a suoke of paralysis
this spring. It was only q few
months ago that Mr.. Monnier had
found his loug lost fstherncs having
seen or heard from him IA nearly
soFty yssss,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
NORGE NEWS

Norge. Va. August 14-Rev. Mr..
Peterson. of New York City. preach
cd in Zion Lutheran church last Sun
day morning. He visited at the
home of Mr.. J. B. Jenson while
here.
Mr.. Taylor Farthing. of Newport
News, is here spending a few days
and is stopping with Mr.. A. J.
Johnson.
Mr. I, B, cEossss. Of Nswpeg'
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

Mr.. +. r. Woodruff advertised a
yoke OF oxen for sale. in this paper.
He writes: You may cut out the
adv. Oxen sold right away. so you
see it pays to advertise" Tell the
people what you have to sell and
they will buy it. The Gazette is the
only medium to reach the people of
the middle Peninsula.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

row. Friday. night. A medal will De
the prize for the successful contest
ant.
Prof. Young is quite sick at his
home. and il is feared be is threatened
with fever. He contracted il away
from here.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15
$50 PER YEAR
CITY COUNCIL BREAKS ANOTHER REC
ORD BY HOLDING Meeting
FOR The FIRST TIME IN MANY MONTHS EVERY
MEMBER IS PRESENT AND GET BUSY

he was taken 70 task by Mr.. Spen-
Ger Tor exceeding as authority IN the
matter, but Mr.. Wolfe was sustained
10 a negative way. the council order
ing the disconanuance OF this place
for the purpose mentioned.
On motion OF Mr.. Cole. the dump
ing ground mentioned above xas or
dered closed. and the street com
mittee directed 70 select another site.
II. NJ. Sweeney. Sr.. was un-
animously elected 70 succeed him
self as a member OF the city school
board for term OF three years be-
ginning July l. 1912. Mr.. Sweeney
is chairman OF the board.
Alter the health officers report,
Mr. Wolfe called bis attention to a
house on Duke of Gloucester street
where there had been frequent cases
OF tuberculosis and a number of
deaths. one woman lying dead ia the
house that night with the disease.
He asked that something be done TO
remove this meanace 70 the public
] DR.. King said that the state laws re-
CURED that after a death from this
disease. the house De furnigated. and
that Re had always done this in the
case OF the place reported as wei as
others.
7 City Sergeant Wnkins reported
that be had Inspected the premises
apouf town and that the ReneraI con-
dition vas good.
AT THIS point Mr.. Wolfe called at
tsnuon Of the eouneil 70 the per
sisteuS complaintS OF a citizen tnat a
merchant Nas violating the law by
alloNing his delivery wagon to olocx
tn silsSalk tor lOug periods az a
me. Ihe S s-rgsaIt Sas directed 70
eut,rce the ordnance and 70 break
10 tnls haoit
Mr. C-le introduced a resolut.or
-a.i.ng upon the ordnance commiIts,
70 draft an ordnance creating
building committee which shoulC
nave the right 10 grant building per
> nuts and 70 some extent conuo
building operations IN the town
The object or the resolution was Z
D. prevent destroying the appearing
ID OF the town by the ereeuon of shack
't on prominent streets. The resolu
y uon vas heartily approved by IN
r council.
D. The street committee. which som
% months ago was authorized 10 pui
u chase a pair OF mules and equir
ie ment. was directed to pa1chase onl
&c one mule at this time. owing to ID
D. high cost Of feed. The eommitse
N was authorized 70 sell the old tow
v mule az a previous meeting.
T. The sergeant was requested I
~ keep 40 itemized statement OF "a
As cost Of feeding the town mule fc
Us the next month.
60 Prof. {. A. Edwards. of Toans
A. who IS an applicant for the positio
an OF division superintendent Of schco
10 Of James City and Williamsburg. o
TO motion Of Mr. Spencer. was give
a. the unanimous endorsement OF th
ne council.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

meeting OF the present city council. .
that body broke a record by having
every member answer 70 the roll call.
something that has rarely happened
tae past tour years. Il was also a
busy session and some very good
legislation was proposed. which.
however the incoming council viii
DC called upon 10 adopt.
The term OF the new council, or
more strictly speaking. the new term
81 tae old council begins September
l Failure 70 hold an election here
10 June makes the present council
a no.c-over BODY. They will not
ave 70 quality. but will continue In
office tn their successors are electec
AID qualified. IL was currently re
p tha1 President Lane wou!d
e .-er ms resignation al the last
meeting but il did not happen
Wh-u ue coes resign. IL IS under
sJood ihst Mr. w. l. Jones will be
chosen 10 succeed him. Mr.. Jones
having oeen nominated in the pri
nary last May.
Council was called to order by
Pres. Lane. those present being
Nessrs. Cole. Jones. Spencer. Val
den and Wolfe. Reports OF variou,
commietees were received. read arc
ordered filed. Health Officer KlnI
vas present and made very en
couraging oral report. DR.. KnI
said that usually there weTe seveia
cases OF fever here during Ju.y aUS
August. the fever mouths. Thu.
tar thers had not been a ,ing,e cas-,
OF typhoid in the city limits. H.
: attributed this state OF ~tflirs 20 tn
extra sanitary precautions taken Jn
past year or two. He said it Va
p difficult, however. 10 ger properJ
D owners 20 comply with Jne state .a
o As 10 sanitary closets. anu he
j. working this phase or the situsuo
as diplomaticsAy as possible. II
! said that it was necessary 10 kee
Ip the tight until the town vas al
soIutely clean and sanitary.
Chairman Cole. OF the Poor Con
q nittee. submitted MS report
: ~riung. giving sn itemiz=d stateme
q 81 disbursements. Since Febguar
3 dc had diSbursed nearly SIS. Cha
I, man Wolfe OF the Cemetery Coz
9. mittee. reported orally that he hs
g. continued Improvements TO como
\ tions at the Cemetery and that
Sc now had a good man working the
10 oy the day. Despite the dry sur
= mer. ne said the cemetery was
- better shape than ever before. K
~ erybody admits that since NJ
Wolfe has had charge the cemete
mas looked better than It ever d.
= since it was established. and
splendid work has been commend
everywhere. Mr.. Wolfe. charm
= of the Sanitary Committee. made
oral report and said that he hi
kept behind the city scavanger
visit premises TO keep them cles
He reported on the condition Of Z
official city dump ground" whi
DE said was menace to the peoI
of the neighoorhood. This oumpi
\ place is located on Nassau. betwe
! | Prince George and Scotland stree
! and while the council restricted
1 use to the dumping OF refuse oth
p than vegetable and animal matt,
! the fact was about everything
earth was dumped into the ditc
Somebody set fire to the rubbi
and it made su1ocsting smoke
dense as almost 70 sIangle nsarl
residents. AS chairman of bis ccl
mittee ne had ordered the suc
closed so far as dumping !efu
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

Miss Virginia Peschy is spending the
week at WillOughy Beach.
Mr.. Bat Peschy. Jr., has returned
from Dublin.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

Mrs. H. L. Bridges and children are
spending the summer in Gloucester.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-15

Mr., R. Marshall. Of York. wsa h
Nogtelk keaaay,
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
BABY IN MISERY
WITH SKIN TROUBLE
On Fingers, Water BIisters Of Itch
Ing Nature. When Scratched
Would Spread. Not Able to Sleep.
Used Cuticura Soap and 0int-
ment Few Weeks. Trouble Gone.

12f Pennsylvania ST., Chester, Pa.--"on
her fingers MY baby had like water blsters
OF an itching nature. They seemed like
water blisters With white heads. She would
scratch her fingers until she would be in
misery. 1t appeared when she scratched
them thoy would seem 20 spread. Her
fingers seemed TO burn with fever Her
hands would gen red aud mhamed and she
would want to bold them Ia cold water.
She was not able 20 sleep and when she
slept at tlnies she would scratch her fingers.
she was cross and fretful aud would sit
up In bed at night and cry and scratch her
hands furiously. especially II she got ois
over heated. The child was In pitifA
condition.
"she had been troubled about two months
washed her with Cutlcura Soap and used
the Cuticura Ointment on her sores. IL
seemed 20 be miraculous the change IN her
after their use. did not use the Cuticura
Soap but a few weeks until the trouble was
gone. Cutlcura Soap and Ointment cured
her. This was about two years ago and she
has never been troubled since" (signed)
Mrs J. j. McCabe. Apr. -. 1912.
A single cake OF Cuticura Soap and box Of
Cuticura Ointment are often sufficient when
all else has failed. Cuticura Soap (25c.) and
Ointment (50c.) are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere. Sample OF each mailed
free. with 32-p. skin Book Address post
card "Cuticurs. Dept. T. Boston"
ErTender-fsced men should use Cuticur
Soap Shaving Stick, 25c. Sample free
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
pACHELDER DEFENDs TAFT.

THosE foes Of President Taft who have assert
ing that the Changers of the United States
opposed his reelection because of his advocacy Of
reciprocity with Canada given the lie by the Hon.
n j. Bachelor formerly Governor of New Hampshire.
He several years Master Of the National Grange
and occupied that position during all OF the recent
Canadian Reciprocity movement Reports received in
Republican National Headquarters that only
small percentage of the farmers informed to
Colonel Roosevets hearty approval of the treaty
cprocity before efforts made to negotiate it with
Canada.
Having in mind all the circumstances of the nomn
alton, and the platforms and records Of the candi
dates and the situation of agricultural population
/ am profoundly impressed with what seems to me the
urgent necessity Of supporting President Taft in his
campaign reelection" the former head OF the Ma
tonal Grange says "We know exactly where he stands
and the ground he stands is by all the safest
for welfare, and believe il is also for the welfare
of all the people of the United States Therefore
do otherwise than to appeal with all the force and
influence I have those who have at heart the pre-
servation OF institutions and cherished inter-
and pursuits, to stand firm against the effort now
being made to destroy the Republican party and ap-
peal 10 them give the leader of the party President
Taft. another term in the White House"
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
SCHOOL CHrLpREN AND HOME WEEK.

THOUSANDS Of happy, laughing school children
paradng in gaily-decorated streets banked with
tens Of thousands Of delighted parents and other rea
tves and friends was the predominang feature of the
Old Home Week celebration yesterday. It an in
spirtng spectacle and which necessarily had
beuehcent effect upon the young and the old
The and women Of to-day enjoyed that feature
Of the celebration fully much as did the and
women OF tomorrow who were in line. While there
may be larger features before the week closes it is
doubted that the greatest Of them will make such
a strong appeal to the feeling of home pride
did the thousands of holiday-clad and care-free
children who marched through streets yester-
day. The parade splendidy managed and reflected
credit upon superintendent Twtmyer Principal Berlin
and the others who had It in charge Nor should praise
be withheld the police for the good work they did
in guarding the lines. That work showed that they
appreciated fully the great responsibility that had
been put upon hsm guarding from harm the little
paraders.
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
SENATOR Dupont WILL NOR RESIGN.


THE EVENING JOURNAL Is authorized to deny
empbatcaIy and unequivOcalIy story which
appeared today In Democratic newspaper, published
In Philadelphia, that United States Senator Henry
A. DUPONT Is preparing TO resign and retire from
public life. The story plainly inspired by the
Democratic campaign managers here, and has ABB
souteIy no foundation.
Senator DUPONT is in France, where he is recuper-
ang from the mental and ply yscaI strain Of arduous
painsaking and faithful work in behalf Of the people
of the State and Nation in long and important
sion Of Congress. When he returns he will resume
his duties as United States Senator. His term will
not expire until four years hence and, although he
is well advanced I'm years, he expects to serve out
that term. Since he has been in the Senate he has
the distinction Of being of the very best Sem
atOrs that Delaware ever has sent to Washington.
What object the managers OF the Democratic machine
had in view when they cOncOcted and gave publicity
to a story that he will resign Is not clear. Seeming
y it is merely another act of political Stiffness for
which the incompetent Salisbury machine has be-
notorious.
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOUND BANKING.

the last issue Of Banking Reform" the official
organ Of the National Citizens League, the lead
ing article is given to an enunciaton OF the
principles which the League holds to be essential to
a sound banking system. The League has endorsed
no BILL but will support any which is sound funda-
mentally. The principles it lays down are briefly as
follows
commercial banks managed by board Of bankers,
Federal oficeholders and other citizens This asso-
citation should hold final reserves of all the banks
act as fiscal agent Of the Government rediscount
standardized commercial paper at published rates
uniform the country issue notes secured by gold
and commercial paper deal In gold and foreign ex-
change and establish foreIgps agencies.
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
A TICKET THAT sHopLp WIN.

IT HE Republicans have given, and still giving
10 the people of Sussex county admirable pub
lie service The voters there have desire to re-
turn to the haphazard, spshod and devious meth
ods of the Democratic machine.-Wmington Jour
nal.
Quite right. Bro Carter; you right You have
no doubt also noted the exceency of the county tick
ct nominated by the Republicans There IS
and great desire to defeat it-Laurel Leader.
Yes have noted the splendid county ticket
that has been nominated by the Sussex county Re-
puhicsns It does credit to them and is another evil
dence that the party in that county continues 70 keep
foremost in mind the interest of the voters and tax
payers It is a ticket that should win overwhem-
ngly
Evening journal., 1912-10-09
come notorious.

The greatest bank in the world is the-Bank of Eng
land, the largest library the National in Paris
tanning nearly 100000 volumes; the largest theatre
is the Paris Opera House, covering three acres the
largest bronze that OF Peter the St.
Petersburg Weighing 1,1OO tons; the largest stone
is in Japan, A feet high; the largest college
is in Cairo with over 10000 students and $40 teachers
and the biggest political failure Delaware is Will
lard Salisbury, who defeat his party, but
never has succeeded in defeating the Republicans in
a State election.
Evening journal., 1912-10-09

The Government now has in its vaults gold to the
amount Of 1921 100000 large part OF this is in
through the country or what known free gold"
there in the treasury probably s2OOO00O00 Under
any adequate banking system this free gold" would
be at the service of the business Of the country II
there and it decided that the
ment should TO the the only means of
utilizing this hoard would be for the Secretary Of the
Treasury to deposit It in the banks Why should it
not be at the service of the country at all times7
Evening journal., 1912-10-09

Wasn't Judge Parker just little late in explaining
why he and the ninety New York State delegates sat
silent in the Baltimore Convention and permitted VIII
liam Jennings Bryan to excoriate them? He says
they submitted TO it for the sake Of harmony in the
party. II is a pity Bryan did not know how much
they willing to suffer for the sake peace If
he had he might have said much more about them
without departing from the truth.
Evening journal., 1912-10-09

Perhaps in future anyone who has anything to COM
muncate to Robert G. Houston OF Georgetown viii do
orally; or if letter be absolutely necessary he will
use fade-away ink. Now that Houston has begun
publishing his private correspondence we have no
doubt his personal mail will fall of materially but It
may be well for those who continue to communicate
with him to use extraordinary precautions
Evening journal., 1912-10-09

Lightning now is recommended a cure for rheu-
matism- The only trouble is that it is difficult and
dangerous dose to take
Evening journal., 1912-10-09

It cannot be denied that William sulzer, the Tam
many candidate for Governor of New York, does look
something like Henry Clay-that is the outside of his
head When It comes to the inside Of It, however
there is not the slightest resemblance
Evening journal., 1912-10-09

Admiral Edwards says wireless telegraphy is in its
Infancy No doubt he viii admit that for infant it
is talking quite young