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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-12
Notes and Queries.
December Il, 1912.


The Genealogical Editor:
Dear Sir,-J will be glad to know
ANYTHING concerning the family and
descendants of George Belle. VINO was
In the county militia Of Frederick
County In 1888, where he died. what
descendants be had eto-
would also like 70 know the father
and Grandfather OF Robert Boiling.
of I,unenburg County, Va. who mar
he'd Miss Stokes.
Please also tell me when Rev.
william Calhoun. the Presbyterian
minister who was raised IN Prince
Edward County. Va. sno who was an
early missionary TO Kentucky. was
born and when he died also his chill
dren's names. and names OF his parents
and grand par 70 of the Calhoun
mans Yours truly.
LANDON Q. BELL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-12

Hesss. 1sth April. 1870.
Dss- ysoe.-My unrcr1ittcd endesvor-
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Editor Genealogical Column:
Bishop Nicholas Cobbs was tbs
son Of John Lewis Cobbs. born Eo0.
aud Susan Hammer. Nicholas r.
Cobbs married his drst cousin. Lucy
Henry T.anconia Cobbs. daughter OF
Edmund Cobbs. Jr.. and Elizabeth
Manson John Lewis Cooos 81 had
The following children. 1. Bishop
Nicholas Hammer % Cobbs: ,. James
Madison gl Cobbs married. 1rst.
Eiszab-rh Ale1ane.. second. Cslesta
Daughter. 2. Dr. John Lewis Cobb
sd married Mary Boiling; .. Elizabeth
0 Cobbs. married Jurius Clay: 5.
pnnarks q Coobs. married Jesss
Burton. s. cary 90 Cobbs. oied singles
: Agnes rl CoSbs. married M II
slaughter. s Ann Hammer % Cobbss
married Rev r. Davidson; B. Sarah
levi. ~ Cobos. married Captain
Henry Jones.
i III - woody VIII oommunicats
-. n-. JAMS r. Martin. IL Four
..-a.- street. Columbus. Ca. che
80 r-r very fgu and oonplsts his-
-o-v a. the entire Cobbs family.
aIrh. generations back 70 Ambrose
Dltfa. who CAME az an early date
Ia tho year 81 1913 % America He vas
torn On England In The year OF isso.
Columbus. Ca
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Miss @. D. 81
the D!ckfnsons.
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back the enemy and secured as much
OF the gap as was desirable. Series
L, Vol. XVII, Gettysburg Reports.
General Merretts report is as fol-
lows.
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Maria Armistead's straitened CIR
cumstanoes evidently caused mucn
comment, and the following letters ocn-
veg an active and almost pathetic sym
pathy:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
NEARLY
HIT BY TRAIN
Machine Stalled on Track
Breaks Gates.

An automobile carrying a New
York license, and owned by William
Isaac, of Union Square, Manhattan,
had a narrow escape from being
struck by a train of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit at the Amboy avenue
crossing at Pleasant Plains, at 2:34
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
train, in charge of Conductor Will
liam O'Conner and Engineer Melville
Lowell, both of Tottenville, was with
in three hundred yards of the cross
ing when the machine, which was a
forty horsepower touring car, came
racing up the avenue, 1t is said, and
got between the railroad gates at the
station crossing.
Mr.. Isaac reversed his motor and
backed through the gates just in
time. One side of the gates were
smashed and put out of commission.
No blame Is attached to the flagmaa
and gatetender, Charles Valentine,
who sounded his bell at the approach
OF the train and lowered the gates in
the usual manner, but, 1t Is said by
eye witnesses, that Isaacs either did
not hear the bell or thought that he
had time enough to go over the
crossing ahead of the train. The
automobile was not damaged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
The Quickest, Simplest
Cough Caro-
Easily and Cheaply Made at
Home. Saves You Sc.

This recipe makes o pint OF cough
syrup-cnough TO last a family a long
time. You couldn't buy as much or as
good cough syrup for $3.50.
Simple as it is, it gives almost instant
relief and usually stops the most obsti-
nate cough in "a hourA This is partly
due to the fact that it is slightly laxa-
tive, stimulates the appetite and has an
excellent tonic effect. IL is pleasant to
take-children like it. An excellent REM
edy, too, for w~hoopin9 cough, Group, sore
lungs, asthma, throat troubles, etc.
Mix one pint Of graduated sugar with
" pint OF warm water, and stir for 2
minutes. Put 2h ounces of Pinex fifty
cents WORTH in Z pint bottle, and add
the Sugar Syrup. 1t keeps perfectly.
Take q t~easpoonful every one, two or
three hoLrs-
Pine is one Of the Oldest and best
known remedial agents for the throat
membranes. Pinex is the most valuable
concentrated compound of Norway white
pine extract, and Is rich in guaiacol and
all the other natural healing elements.
Other preparations will not work in this
formula.
The prompt results from this recipe
have endeared it to thousands of house
wives in the United States and Canada,
which explains why the plan has been
initiated often, but never successfully.
A guaranty OF absolute satisfaction, or
money promptly refunded. goes with this
recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will
get it for YOU. II not, send to The
Pinex Co, r. Wayne. Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
BROKE OUT
IN P|MPLES
Then Mass Of Scabs Like Scales.
Itched Terribly. Nearly Crazy.
Completely Cured By Cuticura
Soap and Ointment.

q. g.. 8. Georgia, New York C~ity.--"Ie
was Jan. 81. 1910 the Atlantic Fleet was
in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba l vent ashore
that day and was looking for shells. ! got
into . patch Of some kind Of poison stuff,
but ] never paid any attention to 1t. At
the end Of I'VE months It began to break
out on me, md l did not know what kind
Of poison it was. 70 l went to the sick bay
and found out. I don't just remember
what kind Of poison 1t was. but I tell you
It was awful stuff. 1t affected both my arms
from wrist n up to my elbow. First it
broke out in pimplcs. and hen q mass OF
scabs and was just like the scales Of q fish.
1t would itch terribly. and It made me s
mad that l was nearly crazy. l just rubbed
It and IL became What Is called proud nesh.
and l had the name thing over and over.
II kept using - salve n nd and
other remedies. Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment were recommended to me by Q party
who had found them successful. In tho
morning ! washed with Cuticura Soap and
dressed IL With Cuticura Ointment. and
before I went to bed at night; that Is two
times . day. and / am completely cured
Of my blood poison. l also ~ an itching
scalp for which I usod Cuticura Ointment.
and l am not bothered any moro" (signed)
John A. Zimmeriy. Nov. 81. 1911.
Cuttcura Soap and Cuticur. Ointment arc
sold throughout the world. A single set 10
often sufficient. Liberal sample Of each
mailed ffeo. with 32-p. 8dn Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
AS-Tender-faced mon ahould uss CutcurA
eoap Shaving Stick, &c. 6sWpte freA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
JOHN K. BANGS
NOTED WRITER
Speaker at Guest Night Of
Philemons.

John Kendrick Bangs, author and
writer of New York, will be the
speaker at the annual g~uest-nfght OF
the Philemon Historical and Literary
Society in knights Of Pythias hall,
T~ottenville, Friday night, March 7,
was the announcement made at a
meeting Of the society yesterday In
St. Paul's lecture room. Mrs. Ben
1amin Williams, president OF the
society, who is chairman Of the
guest night arrangements, has been
fortunate enough in getting this we'll
known speaker.
An excellent musical program ia
also being arranged. At the meeting
yesterday, at which Mrs. Williams
presided, some excellent papers were
read. Mrs. Arthur Yetman read
Mrs. G. 8. Barnes paper on Crit
cisms Of the Broad Highways" and
Miss Verna Davidson gave one on
1.-The Iron Woman" Mrs. Williams
gave the literary news events and
Mrs. William David sang two solos.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
GRADUATES AT
SCHOOL NO. |.
Class Given Reception at
School Yesterday.

Graduates of the January term at
public school No. 1, Tottenville, were
given a reception at the school yes
terday afternoon by the members OF
the s Al and s Az grade in honor
Of their graduation this week. An
elaborate. musical program was given
in the assembly hall, after which the
reception was held in the gymna-
SUM of the school. At the musical
Miss Julia Lowe played a curnet
solo, Miss Helen Felch sang and Miss
Gladys McAndrews rendered a piano
solo. Following this all went over
to the gymnasium, where games
were played and refreshments Of ice
cream and cake were served.
The class graduating at this time
is composed OF fifteen girls and seven
boys. Principal N. j. Lowe is proud
of the class. There will be no exer-
cises in connection with the gradua-
ton at this term, but they will wait
over until June to have their exer-
cises and receive the diplomas with
the class that graduates then.
Those In the graduating class are:
Effie Beachem, Helen Brown, Edith
Cliff, Esther Harris, Virginia Henry,
Gladys Journeay, Anna Lewis, Jennie
Mosely, Rose Nelson, Ruth Olsen,
Agnes Roberds. Kathleen Rogers,
Ida Roland, Dorothy Tucker, Mildred
vitzthum, Clarence Hoerner. Theo-
dore Johnson. Thomas Murphy,
Ralph Palmer, John Pearsall, Alfred
Reid and Frederick Webb. Most all
Of these will enter Curtis Annex the
first Of the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

1t is said that the average child's IA
vorite word Is still why" which iDdi-
Gates that. in spite Of all gloomy views.
the infantile craving for knowledge has
not degenerated. And the mother still
makes the answer which calls for the
least reflection, but this. Of course. IL
where the need Of n wider spread OF
maternal information Is called for
The modern child looks round and sees
things which 1t has always remember
ed. but which have come to the mother
among the unexpected 'marvels of the
age" And even the most anxious and
willing parent may have TO think twice
when the child. who wants to know.
asks why the telephone talks, the
aeroplane flies, the submarine dives.
the gramophone sings, the typewriter
prints and the electric kettle boiis IT.
self?-New York Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
OPINION

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
AS a member and worker In the
Progressive party l have been
greatly interested in the letters pub
lished in the EVENING NEWS of
late from Joseph Clark. Frank r..
Newman, Herbert ellis, F. C. C..
Schmid, F. w. Pugsley and others.
Let there be more of them. These
letters show an unmistakable trend
OF public opinion in the way of
better government and cleaner poll
tiles. They also indicate that the
Progressive party is a fixed institu-
ton in the way of shaping events
In this line. That 1t has come to
stay and must be reckoned with.
We hear some predict the event.
ual demise and breaking up of the
Progressive party. This sentiment
comes mostly from u Republican
friends, who are making many un-
successful attempts to show the
Progressives the "error OF their
ways" We have some on our
membership roll at present. They
belong to two parties and appar-
emily get away with it," Watch
them and listen. You will get more
enjoyment out of 1t than they do.
On the other hand the argument
is used that a true Progressive
should be a Democrat and a sup
porter of Woodrow Wilson. Mr..
Wilson is a good man and his aims
and ideals are worthy ones. The
trouble is we can't take Mr.. Will
son without taking over the corrupt
Democratic ring which cannot be
shaken from his following. It will
not do at this early stage to as
sumo that Wilson'S administration
is a wonderful success and that the
shouting is all over. Far from 1t.
He hasn't even taken office yet.
Four years ago today Mr.. Taft, a
man OF lofty purpose and with years
of political experience, was about
to take office under the most favora-
BILE circumstances imaginable. In
spite OF It all he was a failure. Mr..
Wilson may do as badly. He may
do better (let us hope he does), or
he may do worse. He Is trying hard
to do to the Democratic party what
Roosevelt couldn't do to the Repub-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

sives-no compromise, no get to-
gether." The Progressive vote can
not be bartered.
At the next election the Progress
sives will have a complete ticket in
the field-upright, honest men, who
Will pledge allegiance to the Pro
gressive party and its principles. go
before the people as Progressives
and take office as P~rogressives.
This movement cannot be stopped.
II means work-hard and earnest
work-and it may also mean ene-
mics. Already the Progressives are
feeling the pressure. All the old
between elections" arguments are
being used. One hears the argu-
ment, come on, now. don't rub II
in. Casey's a good fellow-what'd
he ever do to your" The ringsters
seem to overlook entirely the fact
that principles and not men are in
volved. Casey may be a good fellow
and all that, but he's in bad COM
pany. Casey must throw away his
dirty Republican and Democratic
linen, take a bath in honest political
principles and then put on clean
Progressive clothes.
In the meantime the Perth AM
boy P~rogressives will continue as
they have begun. They will not
swerve from the high mark they
have set. They will silence the
invariable- question: What graft
are you fellows after?" and finally
the politically biased partisans will
realize that such a thing can be as
men who will work for good govern
ment and clean politics without
thought Of personal remuneration or
gain.
DANIEL WEBER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

lican party-clean It. Remember
ing their W experiences, the Pro-
gressives are sure he cannot do 1t.
To illustrate. Would the Repub-
lican party today be clean and free
from faint had the progressive ele-
ment of the party succeeded in nom
mating Theodore Roosevelt? De-
cidedly not. 1t would have been the
same old party, with the same old
ring and with the same continual
factional fghts-the progressives
winning occasionally, but with the
stand-patters gaining their point in
the long run.
Is the Democratic party today
clean and free from faint because
the r~eactionaries OF that party,
warned by the fate OF Republican
ringsters at Chicago, beat a tenn
porary retreat and permitted the
progressive element TO hold the
reins for a while? Not a bit. The
same old gang is still in the crew.
The Republican progressives did
the only thing possible in leaving
the G. o. p. and setting up a new
standard for themselves. The Dem
ocratic progressives In the city and
county are coming over in large
numbers. Eventually. when some
definite national issue shows the
progressive element in the Demo-
cratic party the hopelessness OF
fighting within themselves, they like
the G. o. p. progressives, will
leave the carcass of the old party to
rot in its filth and-then the Ma
tional Progressive party will come
into it's own.
The Progressives are standing by
men of both parties, who are trying
to do right and give the people the
service they were elected to per-
form. Witness the support already
assured Mr.. Wilson by Progressives
of national influence, so long as he
stands for progressive movements
and has a fighting chance of putting
them through. But simply because
they are doing this Is no sign that
they are going over to the Demo-
Gratis. The fact that the local Pre-
gressives have assured Mayor Gar
retson OF similar support shows their
willingness to look beyond the mere
fact that the Mayor happens to be a
Republican. 1t only demonstrates
the sincerity of the P~rogressives.
Throughout 1t all they will remain
Progressives and fight as Progress
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
Tells C%onsumpiives
How He cot Well

tuberculosis is said to be durable by
simply living In the open air and tnkinE
an abundance OF fresh eggs and milk.
Undoubtedly, some persons are benefited
In this way but the appropriate remedy
Tor Consumption Is Eckmun's Alternative.
Do all you possibly can to add TO strength
ishing food, and brts.the the c~leaLest and
purest air-then. to the sensible things Of
right living, add the tonic and beneficial
effects OF Eckman's Alternative. Read what
1t did in this case:
405 E. 9Th Street. Wilmington, Del.
,Gentlemen: In January, 1898. / was
taken with hemorrhages of the lungs. My
physician, one Of the leading practitioners,
SAID that II was lung trouble. | took eggs
ana milk In quantities, but l got very
weak. The doctors said | would not gain
In weight as long rs | stayed in the store;
but kept on working and prayed ench
day that ] might get we'll. | believe my
prayers we're answered, for Mr.. C. A. Lip
pincott, my employer tLiDpincott & Co.
Department Store, 3O6 to 314 M.rkct street,
Wilmington, Dell, had learned OF II rem
edN called Eckman's Alternative that had
done great good, and upon his
dation ! began taking II at once. This
Fas about June, 1908. I continued faith
fully. using no other remedy, and finally
noticed the clearing Of the lungs. / firmly
believe Eckman's Alternative saved my
lie. sent my Spite later to the State
Board Of Health to he examined for tuber-
culosis bncilli, and none were found. Ny
mother died from Consumption when
was about two years old.
81 make this statement 30 that others
may learn OF the wonderful merits of
Eckman's Alternative. 7 regard my recov-
cry as being miraculous"
tSworn Af1davit) JAS. SQUlRES.
Fckman's Alternative ia effective In Bron-
chltis, Asthma. Hay Fever; Throat and
Lung Troubles. and In upbuilding the
system. Does not contain p~oisons. opiates
or habit forming drugs. ASK for booklet
telling OF recoveries, and write to Eckman
Laboratory. Philadelphia, Pa. for more evil
denec, For snle by all leading { rggists
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
Tho Grand Canyon.

In the Grand canyon the highest
sides are 1928 feet above the stream.
but they are perpendicular for only
some 5000 feet. when the gloomy
chasm is often but a few hundreds OF
feet wide. Above that the sides slope
of in a series Of cliffs to the level OF
the surrounding country. and If the
world lasts long enough and a greater
rainfall should come a deep and wide
valley will exist there some day. 1t
would be folly to attempt to say when
the erosion that has made the canyon
first set In. 1t may have been as long
as a million years. The exact time
is pure guesswork.-EXchange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. James Sharkey. of
Jersey City were at Mt. Loretto Sun
day.
Mrs. George J. Carr, Of Prince Bay
Little Farms has recovered from an
attack Of the grip.
Edward Davy has returned to
Kingston, N. Y, after a visit In HUI
guenot.
Mrs. Arthur Haddock OF Great
Kills has been at Poughkeepsie, the
past week, because of the illness of
her mother.
Mrs. Thomas White and son have
Tturned from a visit in the Bronx.
Mrs. J. A. F. Mckee has returned
from a visit in Highland. N. Y.
Miss Evangeline Turner, who re-
signed from the 8. 8. White Dental
Works recently will leave for North
field, Mass, shortly to enter semin-
airy at that place.
Miss Edith Mckee of Eltingville
has been entertaining Miss Gertrude
Maloy Of West New Brighton.
Rev. Lee e. Jones. of st. Johns
NJ. E. church Rossville has recovered
from recent Illness.
Miss Marie Schilling of Manhattan
has returned homo after q visit in
Eltingville.
A social under the auspices Of the
Phoenix Social Club was held last
night at the home of Mrs. Jacob
Stern, tn Annadale.
Many were at the lecture in Pub
lice School No. 6. Rossville, last
night that was given by Levi J.
Denckfield, MD, on Everyday Life
in Burma" 1t was illustrated by
steropticon views.
A meeting of U. s. Grant Council,
Jr. 0. U. A. M. was held In their
rooms in AmicitiA hall last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
A Ring island.

Many coral reef islands In the Pa
cinc are in the form Of more or less
perfect rings n ovals. inclosing Ia
goons. The ring island Of Ninafou.
halfway between FIJI and Samoa. Is
not a coral reef. but a volcanic ring
inclosing a crater containing a lake two
miles in diameter. Toward the sea
the ring Is bordered with walls OF
black lava. and on the inner side these
break down In cliffs 200 to 900 feet In
height. An eruption in 1886 formed a
peninsula on the eastern side of the
lake. While the ocean outside Is tren-
bling and laundering under a heavy
wind the lake remains smooth or IL
simply wrinkied with nipples.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28

W. R. Fox, 1916 W. Washington St.,
Noblesville, Ind, says: "After suffer
ing many months with kidney trouble,
after trying other remedies and pre-
scriptions, | purchased a box of Foley
Kidney Pills which not only did me
more good than any other remedies /
ever used, but have positively set my
kidneys right. Other members Of my
family have used them with similar re.
suits You will ave time and money,
and avoid needless pain and suffering
by taking Foley Kidney Pills at the
first sign Of kidney trouble. Try them.
Refuse any substitute. For sale by all
Hrurpists
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
TOT1ENyILLt

Harry Haywood. Of Richmond
Valley. and Miss Quida dig, OF
Bentley street, attended a concert
Sunday night at the Metropolitan
Opera house, where they had the
privilege OF hearing several Of the
famous operate stars and also Miss
Tina Lerner, a famous Russian
pianist.
Charles Preston. a fireman , at
tached to No. 76 hook and ladder
company. has returned to duty again
after a weeks illness. The boys
Of the company were glad to see
him back on the Job again.
George N. Haines, a veteran OF
the Civil War. is still confined to his
bed Ill.
DR.. and Mrs. P. c. Juhl, OF Rich,
mond Valley, are entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Jensen and daughter, OF
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Mrs. Walter Bloomer is home
from a visit in Bayonne.
Mrs. Edith Cutter visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Cole Sunday.
James Early. of Bentley street.
who cut his right hand severely
while at work at Mt. Loretto re-
Gently. is recovering.
Noble Grand David Sprague and
Vice Grand Leo v. Shea. OF Bent,
ley lodge, No. $40, Odd Fellows,
presided at a meeting OF the lodge
last night for the first time -since
their installation in office.
A meeting of Richmond Temple,
Pythian Sisters. was held In K. OF
P. hall last night.
Washington Council, Daughters
of Liberty, meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
MANY ATTEND NER

Funeral SERVICES Tor John F,
Hammond, Of 100 Bloomingdale
avenue, Pleasant Plains, held from
his late residence at $50 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon was attended by
only his most intimate friends and
relatives. Rev. Charles s. Wright,
pastor of the Lexington Avenue
Unity church, Manhattan, assisted
by Rev. d. C. Dorchester, Of st.
Marks M. e. church, Pleasant
Plains, otficiated. The body was
taken early yesterday morning to
Wilmington, Delaware, where the
fnterment was made,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
Ppo>f positjve-Porhapel

Two young women were exchanging
condolences one afternoon as they sip
ped their tea. "He didn't tell me he
loved me-" said the younger Of the
two. with a happy reminiscent smile.
as she toyed with her spoon. but he
kissed me-" WELL" replied the other,
"he must love you II he kissed you!'-
London Mail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
~TOTTENVTLLE A. G. DANCE.

Invitations for the dance and re-
ception of the T~ottenyille Athletic
Club to be held in Knights Of Ply.
thias hall. Tottenville, Friday. Feb
ruary Z, are out and the commit
tee is making effort for the success
Of the affair.
Dancing will start at 8 o'clock
and the music will be furnished by
st. Andrassey of Perth Amboy. A
supper will be served during the
evening. The committee of which
Thomas Hawkins is chairman Is
waking preparations to entertain q
fargo crowd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-28
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
ST. MARKS OYSTER SUPPER
REALIZES SUM OF $248.50

A report Of the recent oyster sup
per given under the auspices Of the
trustees Of St. Marks church, Pleas
ant Plains, was announced by c. A.
Shea, chairman of the committee in
charge, at the Sunday morning ser
vice. Mr.. Shea reported that $248.5O
was realized. The amount has been
turned over to Irving w. Decker.
treasurer Of the church, and will be
added to the trustees fund.