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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Markets Of the World
ALL PORxERS
DROP FIVE CENTS
ALL GRADES TAKE A DECLINE OF
FIVE CENTS-OATS AND CORN
ADVANCE ONE CENT.

All grades of porkers on the local
markets took a drop of five cents
while oats and corn advanced one cent.
All other markets are steady. The quo
tations are as follows:
Hogs-120@150, $3.50; 150Q1SO 1928;
100000, $S.25; 200@240, 1925: 24O@
800, $S.15; 800 and over. $7.S5; good
packers, s7.45@7.50; fair packers, ".
Cattle-Cho,ce corn red heifers.. sA.7s
06.25; good heifers. $4@4.5o; common
to fair light heifers. $3.50; choice corn
fed cows. $4.50Q5: good cows. $464so;
common 70 fair cows. $50 $50; Gamers
S2.60@3: bologna bulls. $4@4.b0: butch.
er bulls. $4.50@5; choice light calves,
So; good light calves, IS: choice heavy
calves. 1904: common to fair heavy
Lambs-Choice lambs, $5@5.5o; good
lambs, s4.50@5; yearlings, $3@350;
ewes, S3.50@4; fair lambs, 1880 4.25
Grair and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street prices-New
oats ZIG csc; straw, $5@6; corn, zoe;
lay, $1o@12: wheat. bu., 79@S0c;
Hides, Wool and Tallow.
Hides-No. cured, 12c: No. 2 cured
lie; green No l, lie: green No. 2, 1Oc.
WooI-Medium. unwasbed. 23@24c;
coarse unwashed, 21@23c.
BeesWax and acknowledgements, No.
L zec: No. ,. 22c; tallow. No. l SIC,
Butter fat-No. 1, 2sMc; No. 2, 25Ac
Sutter. eues ana psuitrs
Creamery butter, 33c: country
butter, grocers pay. Csc,
Eggs--Grocers pay, tic.
i. soni.ry--(T hese py1ces are paie -
sne producer. )-Hens lie: ducks white
..eatnered. 1e':: ducks. dark feathered.
doc; turkeys. 1Sc; geese, h., 7c: guineas
s sach. 2oc: springs. zoe: old roostecs, 81
LUG: old ROSTERS, &c.
RETAIL PRICES.
Flour and Feed.
fiour and feed-Graham flour, per
sack, soc; corn chops, per cwt., $1.75;
snorts per cwt., $1.s5: bran, per
ewt., Sl.5o; oar corn. per bu.. $1.1o: shell
&C., o corn: per ou.. $40; hay. per CIV.
clam she'll, per cwt., soc: meal, p.'
sack. 2sc: corn and oat chop, 10 II
sack. 2sc; corn end oat chop. per cwt.
40; straw. per cwt., soc; oats, bu.,
soc; oat straw, bale. 75c: barley,
sVc; chicken iced, ground. 20 h.. 40c:
s1'oo: OIL meal. per cwt, $40.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry. .
Butte;'. eggs and cEee0t-Cuuntty
butter. 25@soc; Sept, creamery,
butter, 3o@33c: eggs, per doz., Csc.
PouitrN--.ieese. lD. lah 1lac, tar.
keys. 1Sc; live springs, zoe: old hens.
dressed, 17hc; ducks. dressed. zoe.
Fish.
ea. hsh Mackerei, l812Sc;
white hsh. pan. soc: herring. 60:
goldfish. 1o@1Sc: laka nsh. pau. co;
fnnan haddis, H.. lSo.
Fresh hsh-Catfish. h.. 2oc: trout.
TIC: halibut. 20c
PpultA y. , y
Fruits--Bananss. 20 O csc; lemons s'-s
oranges, 3o@50c; apples. PIX, 25@40c;
watermelons. 25@30c: tomatoes, baskeI
1oc: peaches, basket, csc; bu., $2.25:
plums, bu., Csc.
Vegetables.
observation-disclosures 5@1Oc; cucum-
hers 2A @7hc; onions. h., 4c; parsley.
bunch. &c; cauliflower, head, zoe:
potatoes, 75c, garlic, 10c; turnips, peck
zoe; peppers doz 15c; endive, bch. 1Oc:
satisfy. bunch, for 15c; celery, SC;
2 for &c; beets, two punches. sc; celery
egg plant 10@15c; carrots, peck, zoe;
beets, peck, zoe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
CHICAGO Cash Grain,

Chicago, Sept. 16.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. $1.04@1.o7; No. 8
red, 9S@S1.04; No. 2 hard, 93@94kc;
No. hard, ss@93c; No. 1 northern, 90
@94c; No. 2 northern, 91@93c; No. 8
northern, S9@91kc; Nc. 2 spring, 900
CSC; No. spring, S6@91c; No. spring
75@ssc; velvet chaff, S6@92Rc; dur
UNI, $4,000.
Corn-No. 2. ss@ssc: No 2 white.
70h @711sc; No. yellow, 69A @70Ac;
No. 3, 60@6sAc; No. 8 white 70@71hc;
No. 8 yellow, 69@70c; No. 4, 67@
s7kc; No. 4 white, ssh @69c; No. 4
yellow, 67@69hc.
Oats-No. 2. 32A@s2kc; No. 2 white
34h @35c; No. 3, 31h @32c; No. 8
white, 32@33c; No. white, 31@32Ac;
standard, 33A@34c.
7 Rye-No. 2, 6S@681sc.
Barley-45@72c.
Timothy-$2.50@3 .75.
Clover-$13t017.50
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
N.w York Money: CIo.ino.

New York. Sept. 16.-Money on call
Strong, 4k@5%; ruling rate, 5;
closing bid. 5A: offered at 5 ":
Time loans-Strong so and 80 days,
5AT: six months, 81 @5h.
Prime mercantile paper-5h @6%;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at $4,8275 for
60 day bills and at $4S5.75 for demand.
Commercial bills-s4.S2.
Bar silver-63c.
Mexican dollars-4SRc.
Government bonds, steady: railroad
money, easy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Chicago Produce.

\ Chicago, Sept. 16.-Butter-St Steady;
creameries. 24@2sc; dairies, 22h a
24Ac.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 5,932 cases;
at market. cases included, 17A@1Skc;
ordinary firsts, 19c; firsts, 21c.
Cheese-Market steady: dairies, 15H
@15kc; Twins. 14% @15c; Young
Americas, 1s@15Ac; Long Horns,
15A @15kc.
Potatoes-Steady; receipts, 80 cars;
Minnesota, 4o145c; Wisconsin 4o@4Sc;
Michigan, 45@4Sc.
Poultry-Firm; turkeys, live, 14c;
hens. live, 13Rc; springs. live, 15c
Veal-Easy, 9@14c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
WAPELLO COUNTY
MAN DIES OF WOUNDS

Marshalltown, Sept. 16.-As the re.
suit Of an accident week ago when
the scaffolding on which he was
working fell, John P. Donaldson, who
lives four miles north of Floris, died
here Sunday in the hospital Donald.
son was to have been married Nov. ~
to Miss Zula Stanton of Laurel, and
the young woman Is crazed with grief.
Relatives fear she will go insane. Mr..
Donaldson was "a years old and was
the son Of Milton Donaldson, farmer
near Floris.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
81 Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis, Sept. 16.-Cattle- Receipts,
ii 900, including 400 Texans; market
steady; native beef steers, $3.50 @ 1870;
COWS and heifers, $4@s.75; stockers and
feeders. s375@7.25: Texas and Indian
steers, $4@S; cows and heifers, $3.50
@750; calves, in carload lots, $500
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market steady;
pigs and lights, $6.25@9.10; mixed and
butchers, sS.75@9.15: good heavy, $8.S5
2@9.
Sheep - Receipts, $500; market
steady; native muttons, $3.75@4; lambs,
$5.50@7.25.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
ch;e.oo liz. stock; Closing.

rh,caro Sept. 1.-THE closing i've
cattie-Unchanged from opening
HossrMarket mostly 1oc lower; re-
CENTS. 81 900; light, ss.2s@ssds5; mixed :ns
ss.o5@s.s5; heavy, $7.s5@S.7o; rousn;
s7.s5@s.o5; pigs. $5.25@S.lo; puiK OF
sales. s38.25@S.7O.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
MRS. WILSON DIES
AT BONAPARTE

Bonaparte, Sept. 16.-Mrs. VIM. G..
Wilson for many years resident Of
Bonaparte died Sunday evening Sept
Is. She had been in failing health
for the past year. She leaves five chill
dren to mourn her loss. They are
Mrs. Geo. Meredith, Mrs. Robert
Sanders, w. r. Wilson and Frank Will
son Of Bonaparte and Mrs. Kate Bell
OF Keokuk. Interment will probably
be IN tho BonaDarte cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
st. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-. Sept. 16.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Weak; track No. red, $50
s1.O3; No. hard, 90@93c.
Corn-Lower; track No. 2, 6Sk q Toe;
.No.-2 white, 73h@74c.
No, white. CSC.
Rye-Lower, 68h @69c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Omaha Cash Grain

Omaha, Nebr., Sept. 16.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat Market \ to &c lower; No.
2 hard, S5@S7hc; No. 3 hard, san @
S6hc.
Corn-Market ~ to 311c lower; No.
2 white, zoe; No white. 6sk @69Ac;
@67Rc; No. 2, SIC; No. 3, 66hc.
Oats-Unchanged No. white, BOZ
oslo; No. yellow, 30h oslo.
Receipts--Wheat, 121: corn Al; oats
81.
shipments-Wheat, 81; corn, 45;
oats, SO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
CATTLE AND HOG
PRICES ARE LOWER

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Receipts OF stock
were in excess of expectation today and
prices tumbled all along the line. De-
cline on cattle was 10c; on hogs, to
1oc, and on live muttons, 10 to 15c. Top
for hogs was 1915
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 16.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Unchanged to Nc lower; No.
2 hard, SS@89c; No. 3 S5@S7c; No. 2
red, 9e@99c; No. 8, S7@97c.
Corn-Market unchanged to 1c low
er; No. 2 mixed, roc; No. 8 69c; No. 2
white, 731ac; No. 8, TN @7Sc.
+ Oats-Steady; No. white, S4A @
35c; mo. 2 mixed, 34c.
Rye and hay unchanged.
Wheat-Receipts, 420 cars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
FRED RIG.

Mrs s. A. Worley was an Abba Wis
itor Saturday.
Henry Moss who has been spending
the summer with his parents Mr. and
Mrs ]. w. Moss left for his home In
Indianola Saturday.
Carl Howerton was an Abba business
visitor Saturday.
Mrs VIM. Shelton and daughter
Edna and Enid visited a few days 81
last week at the j. j. Miller and Arch
Miller homes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept 16.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-Lower; No. 2 and No. yellow
soc; No. 4 yellow, 67Ac; No. and No.
mixed, soc.
Oats-Market u to Nc lower; No. 2
white, 33c; standard, 32Ac; No. white
Six @32c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
st. Louis Wool.

ST. Louis, Sept. 16.-Wool steady:
territory and western mediums, 200
24c; fine mediums, 10000; fine, 10
@17c.
New York, Sept. 16.-Raw sugar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Minneapolis CLOSING Grain,

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 16.-The
closing wheat market-Sept., $500
s6Ac; Dec, Ssssc; May, 93h @93Ac.
Cash-No ! hard, 90Ac; No.
northern, s7M @s9%c; No. 2 northern,
s4A @s7%c: No. 3 wheat, S2@84%c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
e. ,josenh Live Stock.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 16.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.,
400: steers, s6.75610 cows and heifers
$3.75@9; calves, $5.50@9.
Hogs-Market slow: receipts, g.
800: top, $3.50: bulk of sales $500 $50.
Sheep-Market slow; receipts A.
600; lambs, $6@7.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
POLICE RAID
CALHOUN HOUSE.
HUNT BROUGHT EXCELLENT RE-
Suits AND TWO MEN AND TWO
WOMEN WERE ARRESTED.
OTHER COURT NEWS
Police Court Was Busy Place This
Morning; Twelve Unfortunates
Faced the Bar Of
..s Justice.

Night Captain Jack Smith, assisted
by Officer Lightner, made a successful
raid on the old Calhoun house, 1873
North Washington street, Sunday
might, in which two men and two wom-
en- were arrested, as we'll as the
proprietor,~J A. Calhoun. The inmates
gave their names as Gertrude Noonan,
Ethel Hamersly E. A. Dickson and
w. l.. Mills. All pleaded guilty to
the charge of being inmates Of a dis
orderly house when arraigned this
morning and the girls received fine
of IS each while the men paid $40
each. The proprietor, j. A. Calhoun,
pleaded guilty to the charge of main
tanning a disorderly house and was
fined $25 All paid their fines and re-
ceived a severe lecture from the Judge.
The night force have kept the house
under surveillance for the past week
and last night was their first oppor-
tunity to make the raid. The inmates
did not have an opportunity to make
their getaway after the officers had
entered the house. Calhoun was ar
raigned after the inmates had been
disposed Of and after they had pleaded
guilty to the charge. there was no
ESCAPE I'LL. ne IHC
Judge that he would dispose of the
place as soon as possible and also that
as long as he conducts the place he
will do SO lawfully.
Other Court News.
Howard Kesslinger Frank Stevens.
M. Patterson, Fred Crutchfeld. col
|ored, J. Farmer. A. Lofland and W..
Troth all pleaded guilty to the charge
of intcxication and each received
fine Of IS. All paid or either made ar
rangements to settle and were turned
loose.
Fred Crutchfield when arraigned
stated that he would plead guilty to
the charge Of intoxication, but he knew
that he wasn't under the influence Of
liquor. ~ was just riding around the
streets with two girls Crutchfield ex-
planned, land after I left the girls out
OF the buggy they come and pinched
me. This is my first trip up here for
some time. Judge, but know I wasn't
drunk" Fred only had l cent on his
person and that was counterfeit. but
the court let him 60 on his promise to
pay the fine Saturday night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
ew York SUGAR.

Steady; Muscovado 80 test, 3.S6c; CEN
trifugal SO test, 4.36c; molasses SO test
3.61c.
Refined-Steady.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
NUDGE Hunter al Monroe ca.

Judge Hunter at Monroe Co.
Abba, Sept 16.-Dstrict court OPEN
ed this morning for a FIVE weeks
term. Judge F. M. Hunter will pre-
side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
New York Poultry.

New York, Sept. 16.-Poultry-
Dressed. firm; fresh killed western
chickens, 14@24c; fowls, 15G17hc;
turkeys, 16@17c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
St, Louis Grain Futures.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Sept 16.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-Weak; Dec, 91Bc; May,
95A 695%c.
Corn-steady; Dec, 4sAc; May,
50Ac.
oats-Weak; Dec, s1Ac; May, s2A
@32Tc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
RANGE OF HOG PRICES,

Range of hog prices at Chicago for
the rast two weeks with comparisons:
Mixed AND Light
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08

After your name. renew
p-omptly. md not Misc a nun
Der. The Postal regulations
require Inscriptions 70 be
paid IN advances
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
Ed White, A Negro Construct
ION Hard, Was Fatally
Injured.
M URDER IS SUSPECTED.
Alive When Found Near The
Latham Station, But Died
A Few Hours Later.

Ed White, a colored man employ
ed by construction crew located at
Kelly, was found in a dying condition
on the l.. & N. railroad near Latham
Thursday morning. He was brought
to town and taken to a colored mans
house on Third Street and died at
ten o'clock, without ever regainiDg
consciousness. His left arm was cut
off. his head was split open and there
was deep cash on one cheek. Con-
ductor Hart said he saw him lying
by the track and old not know
whether his train had hit the man or
not. DR.. Jackson. who attended the
negro, says the wounds appear to
have been made with an axe and
there is a belief that White was
murderously assaulted and placed
on or near the track. The wounds
are all clean cuts, withoutany bruised
or rough surface.
Whites b m was a. Pulaski
Tenn, but he has been at work il
this county for the last two years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
LOIRMER WILL NOT RESIGN
Illinois Senator Refuses To
Separate Himself From
His Job.

( Washington, June 6.-Senat or
Lorimer. of Illinois, plans not to
speak in defense Of his seat in the
senate until practically all other
speeches on both sides have been
presented. Af 49,
All efforts have failed to induce
him to resign to avoid what some
senators have told him is certain
defeat after a careful canvass of the
situation. Senator Lorimer insists
that whatever he has to say will be
said in the senate. He has made
notes frequently during the speech
of Senator Kern. of Indiana. Sen
ator Kern expects to conclude his
speech against the Illinois senator
tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
Holds Interesting Session at
Pembroke Four Days Of
This Week.
ANY DISCUSSIONS MADE
And Much General Business
Transacted and Reports
Received.

The Annual District Conference of
the Hopkinsville District, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, convened
in the Pembroke Methodist church
Monday evening at 8 o'clock. with a
sermon BY Rev. F. M. Petty.
Tuesday morning at o'clock Rev.
R. +. Hayes. Presiding Elder, called
the conference to order. with devo-
tional exercises by Rev. G. w. Lyon.
Rev. j. 7. Schieffelin, of Smithland,
Ky, was elected.
The program covering three days
including the following topics of
discussion:
Sunday School Equipment-J. Il.
Cate.
A Sunday School in Every Church
y. c. Glenn.
Soul Winning in the Sunday School
-B. L. Yates.
Doctrinal Training in the Sunday
School-C. G. Prather.
The Organized Adult Bible Glass
lJ.T. SchieffeIin.
| A'divinely Called and Equipped
| Ministry-S. II. Lovelace.
| A Consistent. Witnessing Mem.
bership-R. B. Grider.
A Real Faith in the Bible as tn,
Word of Coda. r. Kasey.
"A Great knowledge and Love Of
Doctrine-P. c. Duvall.
Self Support for the Home Church
I-R. S. Mason.
i Development of Missionary Spirit
in Home Church-G. W. Lyon.
1, Problem of Unoccupied Territory
ii. H. Richardson.
i WOMAN'S WORK.
i Foreign-Mrs. ]. j. Chappell.
| Home-Miss Lizzie Hoskins.
| There we're sermons at the night
services and part of the program
each day was set apart for receiving
reports and the unusal routine bust
mess.
| Rev. A. R. Kasey, of this city,
conducted the Thursday evening SER
vice.
TIE Pembroke Journal says of the
meeting:
Few district conferences have
ever been received and entertained
as the present one in Pembroke.
i Nothing has been neglected by the
good people of Pembroke. under the
able leadership of Rev. T. L. Hulse,
to make every moment of the visit
ors as pleasant as possible. The
homes have been thrown open and
the visitors have been received with
open hands, the work receiving an
impetus at the beginning that has
made this session the most success
ful and profitable of all preceding
ones"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
MURDER CHARGE
Negro Shot Near Bell Sunday
Dies From Effects Of the
Wound Tuesday.

Arthur Smith. the negro charged
with the killing of Minor Reeves,
another negro. near Bell. this coun-
ty. last Sunday. has been lodged in
jail here to await the action of the
grand jury. now in session. Deputy
Jones made the arrest and brought
the negro here.
The difficulty occurred on the farm
of John Seay. Reeves was shot and
died Tuesday from the effects of his
wound.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
FIVE IN ONE DAY
Automobile Business Is On
Big Boom This Season.

The Cayce-Jones Motor Co. on
Thursday broke the local record by
selling five automobiles in one day.
All of them we're Fords. four tour
ing cars and one a roadster. Three
went to Crofton. one to DR.. Caudle
at Newstead and the other to James
Orion. of Hopkinsville. Nearly fifty
new machines have been sold here
this season by the various agencies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08

Miss Marguerite Lawson. who
graduated in music with high honors
in a Nashville college. returned home
this week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08

Parks Big Show on the Metcalfe
lot in rear of Hotel Latham. on
Seventh ST.. all next week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08

Girls. does your fellow love you?
Parks Big Show all next week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-08
BANQUET
MONDAY

The Business Mems Association
will give a banquet at Hotel Latham
Monday night. upon the occasion OF
Hon. w. j. Pilkinson's visit. Covers
will be laid for 175 and Mayor
Meacham will act as POSTMASTER.
There will be addresses by Mr.. Pix
ington and all6eal,speakers
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-03
Miss Hardy Died at Buena Vista

Buena Vista Times: Miss Edna
w. Hardy died at the home OF her
sister, GMrs. b. T. Hardy, in this
city, Wednesday morning at an
early hour at the age OF sc. She
had been an invalid for several years
She was a native of this county
having been born near Red Mills.
Sbe.made her home in Rockbridge
county all her life.
The funeral services were con
Quoted from her late home at 1
o'clock Thursday morning by Rev
p. A. Anthony, after which the
body was taken to High Bridge
church for burial. At the grave the
services were conducted by tn,
pastor OF the High Bridge church
TIE pail bearers we're: h. B. ANGLE
f. c. Fowlks, E. T. Shewey and ]
/ f. Heller.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-03
Death of Miss Virginia Cash

Miss Virginia Cash, aged ~
years, died at the home ot her
brother-in-law, Mr.. John Eten, at
East Lexington, Monday, April /,
1912. after an illness of some time
from lung trouble. The funeral was
held from Trinity Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by
Or. Alfred 7. Graham. with burial IN
Lexington cemetery. She was
member of the Methodist church
Miss Cash had been resident oil
this community for thirty years
She was born in Arnold's Valley,
daughter of Mr.. K. Nj. Cash. she
leaves one brother. Mr.. james
Cash, of Arnold's Valley, and one
sister, Mrs. Martha Wallace, OF nea'
High Bridge church.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-03
DR.. Mitchell Made Presiding Elder
Baltimore District

The Baltimore Annual Conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
adjourned in Roanoke yesterday
at noon, after a weeks session
Rev. NJ. ID. Mitchell. for the past
year pastor of Trinity Methodist
church, Lexington, was made pre-
siding elder Of the Baltimore dis
trict, and Rev. w. F. Locke. who
has just completed his quadrennium
at Martinsburg. W.. Va, succeeds
Mr.. Mitchell in Lexington.
1t was with regret that the Meth
odist congregation learned OF the
transfer of MIR. Mitchell from Lex
ington after O stay of only one year.
The work here has never been in
better condition, spiritually and
materially, and the pastor has had
cordial support from bis people.
His pulpit illustrations have been
OF the highest order, and general
regret is felt thar he can not continue
the work so auspiciously begun.
Rev. Mr.. Locke is recognized as a
strong preacher, and has filed some
of the important appointments in
the Conference. among others tina,
Of Mt. Vernon Place church, Wash.
ington, d. G. He expects to reach
I Il
his pulpit here Sunday, the 18th.
Among other appointments o
interest locally are the following:
Rev. w. H. Woolt remains pre-
siding elder of Roanoke district
Rev. David Bush is returned t
Buena Vista, Rev. Thomas Cooper
to iROckbridge Circuit, Rev. w. d
Eye to Fairfield. Rev. J. L. Hen der
son goes to Collierstown, Rev. II
N. Roane to Goshen, and Rev. G. v
Van Der Linden to Rockbridg
Baths. Rev. L. V. Ruckman goes
10 Hot Springs and Rev. G. w
Staples to Stanton Mission.
Among appointments Of forme
pastors here: DR.. +. j. Prettymar
remains presiding elder of Wash
ington District, Rev. W. S. Ham
mond returns to Woodstock, Rev. H
2. Hamill returns to Blacksburp
and DR.. A. NJ. Cackley to st James
,, Roanoke.
Rev. ID. H.Kern returns to StauI
ton and Rev. H. C.. Febrey to b.
chanan.