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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29

the time viii come only too soon when
they will lay down LIES burden, they
desired to make this handsome dona-
ton to these institutions In which they
have been so vitality interested for SO
many years.
The North Page cemetery is one Of
the most beautiful and ideally located
Of all the county cemeteries in south.
west Iowa, just across the road from
the Pollock farm of 800 acres. The ao-
ceptance of the gift will necessitate a
reorganization Of the cemetery associa.
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Erecting silos Near Alden.

Special to Times Republican.
Alden, Sept. 29.-lndications are that
a great deal more ensilage will be used
this coming winter in this section OF
country than ever before. large
number of new silos have, been erected
and considerable corn is already being
stored.
The farmers having late corn are
getting rather discouraged as to
whether it will have chance to ripen
However, much Of the corn in this ter
ritory is denting and past danger from
killing frost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29

up the work The whole output has
been sold in advance and 1t - expect
ed that all this will be met with no
surplus left.
Frank Burton, Of Des Moines. Is ex-
pected later in the week. the occasion
of his coming being the celebration OF
the seventy fifth birthday OF his rain
er. P. D. Burton. Mr.. Burtons daogh-
ter. Mrs II. s. Wiley. OF Hutchinson
Mimi. is already here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
LARGE GIFT TO CHURCH.
Pace County People Make Joint Pres
ant Of $4,000.

vnIisca- Sept. 2s.--Thru a benefac,
tn, from lanes Pollock. an aged and
wealthy farmer. the United Presoy.
terian church OF Hepburn and the
North valley cemetery in Valley town
sh;n pare county. have recently come
into the possession Of endowment
.,nds wh;en place them perpetually in
aa.u financial condition, $4,000 having
h.sn niaced to the credit of each. the
interest from, which will be forever De.
voted vote. 70 the upkeep Of the church and
the cemetery.
Mr. Pollock is III his eighty f1rst year
while his wife is 70 years old. Both
are in feeble health, and realizing that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Franklin County Farm Sold.

SrAc!sl 70 Times Republican.
AEeu. sept es-Mr y. B. Stuart OF
.Ads-.. MONDAY sold his eighty-acre
farm n Oakland township Franklin
county. to M Fred Ivs-son- Of Pope
.oy. for sI25 per acre. Mr.. Stuart takes
in ,re 6eal - acres near Clear Lake
possession u BE- given March !, 1915
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29

lily for Orlando. Fla. next week. He
served in similar capacity for the
Iowa conference for several years with
headquarters in this city but gave up
the work some months ago because OF
Ill health.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Fearing News Notes.

S1sc-a, a T.nes-Ee3u5Acan.
Zez-irg sept 20 Nj and Mrs.
George Butter and soa Charles, o.
Mound City Mo. are visiting g, the
] :. Armstrong home. MIS- Butter viii
D. remembered as Miss Bessie Phay-
Mrs : D Xix left on Tuesday for
Joliet II,
IN. clay vent 10 Minnesota or Sun
day 10 LOOK after his farm.
Mrs. c. " Barr and daughter Dor
othy we're called 70 Dekalb, Ill. on
Monday by the Illness q Mrs. Bars
mother
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
eAyLEY CALLED TO FLORIDA.

Accepts Position as Secretary Treas
urer Of Florida Adventists.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Sept. ga. L. Bayiey, OK
this city, has accepted position as
secretary and treasurer Of the Florida
conference OF the Seventh Day Adven-
fists and Will leave here with his fam
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
New. Note. of rntere.t.

It has no, vet been definitely stated
whether candidate to oppose Senator
T. III. Drewry will he brought out by
the antisaloon interests. Two or three
citizens have been mentioned as de-
sirable candidates. but they have given
no intimation Of their intentions
Meanwhile petitions In circulation in
behalf OF Senator Drewry are being
very freely signed
At the request of Postma ster Bar
ham the department. has decided to
install n number OF additional mall
demands OF patrons for such convcn-
fences.
The general spring opening by the
retail merchants OF Petersburg, which
began yesterday and will continue
through tomorrow, has attracted n
great number OF buyers both from the
city and the ada cent counties. To-
morrow Is expected to be the big day
OF the opening.
The John Marshall High School base
ball team. OF Richmond. will come over
tomorrow afternoon to match their
skill on the diamond with the boys OF
the Petersburg High School
The lectoral board will meet Mon
day night TO name judges and clerks
to conduct the next election: also to
appoint several registrars. The board
is composed Of Herbert r. Gillian, r.
w. Krusc and \. w. Gray
Manager Heine Busch is giving his
boys daily practicings at the park.
Yesterday he had fourteen players pres
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
MISSING GIRL LOCATED
Ward OF Children's Society Says She
Was BADLY Treated.

Sallie Preyer. nineteen years old. for
whom the police on Thursday were
asked to institute search. was located
last night by Detective Sergeant Wilt
shire at the home of Mrs. Burnley, 1905
East Main Street. where temporary
refuge had been given to the foot-wor
girl
Five years ago, according to the girls
story. she was sent by the Children's
Aid Society to the home OF c. r. Post,
at Midlothian. Chesterfield County. She
became tired OF her surroundings and
the conditions under which she served.
and ran away. She trudged all the
way to Richmond. and for the night
found lodging and comfort at the head
quarters Of the Salvation Army. Mrs.
johnson. OF they Army, found a place
for the girl at the home Of Mrs. Burn
ley. where she was found last night by
Sergeant Wiltshire.
Sergeant Wiltshire arrested the girl
on a technical charge Of being fugi-
tive from. the aid society. and she was
locked up at the First Police Station.
She told the detective that she had
been badly treated, and that sho could
not longer. remain with tho Posts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
NEWS OF ASHLAND

ASHLAND. VA. March 26.-rh" com
inunity was deeply shocked at the sud-
den death of Dr. Thomas K. English. OF
the Union Theological Seminar. who
had been supplying the Ashland Pros
bytcrian CHURCH for more than u year
past. He WAS greatly beloved by his
congregation here. and his loss to
them is irrcparablc.
DIR. William l.. Dolly. of Randolph
Macon College. left tonight for North
Fork. w. Va. to Visit his brother
PROFESSOR Stephen Dolly.
commencement day exercises OF the
Baptist Sunday School will be held
In the church on next sunday morning
TT 10 o'clock The bacca laureate ser
mon will he preached by Re. j. r.
Watts. of Richmond. Diplomas will
be given and certificates Of promotion
VIII be awarded ~ the Sunday School
superintendent. l.. l.. Fox Rev. Mr..
ilcdlcy. the pastor, will close tho pro-
gram with Il short address
Mrs w. w. Lear, who has been visit
ing here. left this week to be the guest
OF Mrs. q. Merritt Motley, OF Alton. bc-
fore returning to her home in E.mporia.
Mrs IT, S. Ladcw has arrived to
spend some time with her daughter.
Mrs. IIill Carter. .Ir
Miss Fannie Ncacon and Miss Clarke
are guests Of Mrs, NJ. ID. Hart
Mrs stuart Blunton is in Richmond
''' scHtifi weeks as the guest OF her
cousin. Mrs. Harry Hodgcrs
Miss 1.ydal Drostc. Of I<cuwood. was
here this week visiting Miss Virginia
Potts
Miss Grcyson Hoornaelc. of Wake
field, spent the week end here viii,
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. uoof-
magic.
Miss Anna beverly Walden. accompa
MED by Miss Helen Heller. left Thurs
day for Philadelphia to visit Mrs X;
J. MeiEs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
Mrr. Wnlter l.. NcIIch.

Funeral services for Mrs. Walter P.
Neitch, who died Wednesday afternoon
at $50 O'Clock in her home, I12 Mon
terio Avenue. Barton Heights. after an
illness Of ten days from pneumonia.
will be conducted at 3 o'clock this
afternoon by Rev. Lloyd L. Wilson,
D. D, pastor OF Grace Street Baptist
Church. y special musical program
will be rendered by the church choir.
The burial Will be in Hollywood and
the pallbearers will be Emmett Seaton.
j. Pryor Davis. John Savile. Wallace
Brown. William Trainum. c. S. Fren-
som. Hugh Powell and Knox Crutch-
field.
Mrs. Neitch was a Christian woman
of many lovablc traits. and had nu-
mcrous friends in Richmond and vicin-
ity. where she spent practically all OF
her life She was Miss Lucy Barnes,
daughter OF James and Mrs. Mary Allen
Barnes. She was married twice. Her
first husband was y. II. Lipscomb.
She was born near Richmond. January
II. 1855. Her passing has caused deep
sorrow in the community in which
she lived.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
COINCIDENCE IN TRANSFER
OF BODY AT LYNCHBI'RG

Especial to The Times-Dispatchl
i.lNCliBCRG. VA. March 26.-The
body OF Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson,
widow OF General T. ]. jackson, which
was taken this morning to Lexington
for burial. passed through Lynchburg,
accompanied by a number OF friends
and relatives. The funeral party used
An extra Pullman and a baggage car,
and II was brought to the West End
station on train No. 80. which reached
!.ynchburg at $40 o'clock The two
special cars were transferred from the
West End station TO the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway. and these were at
'achcd 20 the train leaving at $40
o'clock for Lexington
by coincidence. Mrs JacEson's
body was transferred from the South
ern 10 the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks
At almost the same spot at which the
body OF her husband was removed from
the old Orange and Alexandria Road.
the afternoon OF May 10, 1868. The
body was brought to Charlottesville
and there transferred to what Is now
the Southern Railway. Upon arrival
here, 1t was taken from the train near
tho foot OF Cabell Street Mayor VIII
liam ID. Branch. by a proclamation. re-
ouested all business to be suspended
in the city at o'clock. that minute
guns he fred. and that the bells OF
the churches OF the city be tolled. The
train reached the station at $40
o'clock. and 1t was met by an immense
throns of people. The casket was
placed in a hearse and a procession
was formed. and the cortege went
down Jefferson Street to Bridge (now
Ninth Street,, thence to Main, I'D Main
to seventh, thence to Church, down
Church to Twelfth, back TO Main
thence to Bridge Street, and down to
tho packet boat landing. In tho pro-
cession were 1900 convaIescent and
MANNED soldiers from local Confed
crate hospitals, together with city Of
fcials and private citizens General
Charles Dmmick was tho chief mar
shall, and his aides were John G.. Meem.
John S. I.anghorne. Lorenzo Noryel.
William NJ. Blackford and T.. r. Dean.
The committee of citizens named bv
Mayor Branch to accompany the body
to Lexington was composed of John NJ.
Speed. Edward D. Christian. John II.
Flood James r. Holt, Robert II. Glass
and a. Mcdonald
Governor Letcher, DR.. Hunter Nc
CURE. Major Pendlcton and Lieuten
ants Morrison and Smith accompanied
the body. Mrs. Jackson, her children
and servant were also present
The body and funeral party went
from LynchburG to Lexington on the
old packet boat Marshall, the hulk Of
which now lies between tho Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway and the old
canal, n short distance above the
Orange Bridge
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
TEACHERS OF VALLEY
MEET IN HARRISONBURG
Regarded ms Most Important Educn-
tional Conference Ever Held in
Seventh District.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
HARRISONBURG, VA. March o6.-In
what is the most important educational
Virginia, several hundred teachers Of
the Seventh Congressional District, en-.
bracinG ten counties, are in session in
HarrisonburG to-day and tomorrow.
While the conference proper did not
open until this morning. the keynote
was sounded at Assembly Hall last
night, when DR.. p. p. ClaNton. United
States Commissioner OF Education
spoke on The Rural School OF Vir-
GINA and Suggestions for Their Inn
provement." He was welcomed by
Iayor John II. Downing in behalf of
the town OF Harrisonburg. and by Divi-
sion Superintendent George III. Hulvey
in behalf of the teachers and school
people.
Professor Charles G. Maphs. OF the
University OF Virginia, spoke at to-
days conference on English in tho
Public Schools" Tonight, at Assembly
Theatcr, DR.. Ennicn q. Williams, Of
the state Board Of Health, Richmond
spoke on the "Rclation OF the School
to Community Health" "All the Chill
drcn OF All the People" was the subject
OF an address by ]. IT. Binford. State
Department of Education.
Tomorrow morning the conference
will be transferred to the State Normal
School. State Superintendent II. c.
Stearnes will speak on Tine One
Thing Necdful." Agar Voolfolk. presi-
dent of the state Teachers Associa-
ton. Will speak on the work OF the
local associations Teachers from the
State Normal School and others from
various points in the district arc on
the program for important addresses
Professor James G.. Johnston, of the
State Normal School. Is the presiding
officer.
lin the Circuit Court here a Rock
nSham jury awarded Vernon Hol-
singer, the boy husband $4,000 damage
against his father-in law and mother
in law, II. Il. and Salle C. Yates, in
the suit for $4,000 on the ground that
they had alicnated the affections of
his wife. Mrs. Willie Yates Holsngcr
The case has attracted wide atten-
ton. as the only one of the kind ever
held in the local court. The long
drawn-out testimony aired the domestic
worries. Observation-Disclosures and jealou-
sizes that brought the final alienation.
The weight OF the girls testimony
leaned 10 the side OF her parents, al
though she wcpt with her husband at
the end OF the trial. and people arc
now predicting reconciliation. All
the parties live near Tenth Legion, in
North Rockingham County
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
NIrs. Snrnh u. pnxnc.
Especial to The Times-Dispatcb

lSpeclal 10 me 'l1meS- l)lSpatch.1
IYNCHBURG. VA. March 26.-Mrs
Sarah i. Payne, widow OF Robert c.
Payne. who died many years ago, died
on Thursday at her home. near Law
ycr's Depot. Campbell County. She
was in her nincty-tifth year. Mrs
Payne was married in 1879. and she
was the mother of thirteen children
four of whom survive. Her eldest son
Samuel NJ, was killed in the battle OF
Seven I'ines, and her second son. John
I. Payne. was among the missing at
Gettysburg. Two other sons were
members of kirkpatrick battery and
served through the Civil War.
The surviving sons are: David NJ,
Alfred II. and Ernest II. Payne of Vir-
ginia, and Robert y. Payne Of Missouri
Her surviving brothers and sisters are:
William a. Miller. of this city. who re-
Gently celebrated his nincty-frst birth
day; Samuel III. and Thomas G. Miller
of Lynchburg, and Mrs. Kate NJ Hardy
of California.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
MERCHANTS
T0CLOsE EASTER MONDAY
Will Ask Council to Increase LII.
cense Tax Upon Firms Tenn
porarily in City.
PLANS FOR Y. NJ. G. A. BAZAAR
Effort Will BE Made to Raise Funds
for Furnishing OF New Building.
Tobacco Market Active, With All
Grades Readily Taken.

PETERSBURG. VA. March 2s.-At
tho monthly meeting OF the Retail
Merchants Association, last night, sew
eral matters of interest were discussed.
1t was agreed that the retail merchants
or the city. nearly all OF whom arc
members Of the association. would close
their places OF business on Easter Mon
day. A committee was appointed to at
tend the next council meeting and ask
Tor an increase Of the license tax upon
persons or firms who came TO Peters
burg only temporarily 10 sell goods The
Council will soon be called upon to
adopt license tax for the ensuing year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
EVANGELlSTIC CAMPAIGN


hcports Indicate That Great Good IS
Being Accomplished In Union Services.
Union cvangclstic services in the
Methodist churches OF Richmond arc
proving n great success. Reports last
night from the various churches indi-
Gated that large congregations are at
tending the services, and that great
good is being accomplished.
In order to aid the religious cam
paiEn now being waEcd, Rev. H. w.
Dunklcy has been conducting special
services In Barton Heights. Forccful
sermons are being preached in all Of
the churches, and special feature Of
the meetings is the special musical pro-
grams that arc being rendered. Owing
to the great success OF the meetings
80 far, the revivals will probably be
extended through next week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
ANOTHER COTTON STEAMER
CLEARS FROM WILMINGTON
Italian Steamer Leave, with g.St0 bale.
for GenoH-Buslncss Cen
iitlOns Improve.

WILMINGTON. y. G., March cs--W,l-
minGton cleared another cotton steamer
5his week, this one being - .trietly.S
neutral ship. with a cargo cuusl..ucda
I" neutral port. McXaudcr Sprun. q
Son cleared III" italian steamer Citta3
dc McsSiua. with $50 bales. for Genoa. q
Italy, this shipment bringing the tbtaiS
cotton exports up to date for this cot n
tom year TO about i2i,oOO bales, iusts
about one- fourth what is usually scuts
out from Wilmington every year
Just before the Italian ship icGt portl
about 800 gallons OF gasoline wcrs{
taken from aboard. II was said that
IL was taken of as gasoline is ccrtr:,-i
hand, but this was dcuied. and th.4
reason given rs "b"in-; against thes
insurance laws.
Wilmington cotton took a bound for-g
ward this week. when on WEDNESDAYS
The staple registered its highest nrjcea
OF the season. being quoted a So ceutsg
So far this Year tn" receipts Of cot
ton amount to 100000 bales against
3S!.b0o FOR the same period last vcar.8
Only about i2t.0o) bales have been
exported. and there are probably 10000
bales on hand. the rest being used by
mills
During the hc!gh, Of the war dc
preston Wilmington, in common with
many other cities, inauSuratcd an ora
Gauizcd movement. started with big
ltdSS- meeting OF ldb'IeIS anu business
men. to aid the unemployed OF tho city.
additional money was spent by the
city in street Improvement and the
citizens were urged to do whatever
building they contemplated doing at.
once IN employment bureau. backed
by tn" business men, was orGaniIed,,
and in this way the situation was3
greatly relieved. In fact. the problcng'
has been solved 50 satisfactorily that
the bureau was abolished this week.
the manager Of tho bureau a laborinE
man. REPORTING, that the situation had
improved so that the bureau was no
longer needed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
Mrs. T.. J.. IbcrkIna.
[Special 10 The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG. VA, March 26.-Mrs
Emily Perkins. wife of T.. L. Perkins
of Dinwiddle County, died this morning
at her home. near Rcams, OF pneu.
monia. after few days illness. She
was widely known and beloved In the
county. was about sixtysevcn wears
old, and, besides her husband, is sur
vivcd by nine children. 1T is said that
this was the first death in the family.
The children are: IT. T.. T.. r. and !. L.
Perkins. and Mrs. NJ. b. Webb. Mrs. w
Il. webb and Mrs. l.. c. Webb. of Din
widdie County: George T.. Perkins,
Mrs. f.. a. Wyatt and Mrs. Frank NJ.
Nunnally, of Petersburg
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
MRS. JACKsON's REMAINS
INFERRED At LEXINGTON
Unusual Military Honors at Funeral
OF Widow of Dead Confed-
crate Leader.
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL TRIBUTES
BODY Placed Beside That OF Her Hus-
band in Vault Beneath jackson
Monument Distinguished Gath.
ering at Services.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l


LEXINGTON. VA, March 2s.--With
unusual military honors. the body OF
Mrs Mary Anna Jackson, widow OF
General stonewall Jackson. the Con-
federate leader. was placed beside that
OF her husband to-day in the vault be-
meath the Jackson monument in Lex
ington Cemetery.
Among those gathered beside the
monument were Confederate veterans.
the Sons OF Confedcratcs. the Daugh-
tors OF the Confedcracy and members
Of tho faculties of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. in which General Jack
son was an instructor at the begin
ming Of the War Between the States
and where he met his wife. and OF
Washington and Lee University. Mrs
Edmund Randolph Preston. Mrs. Jack
sons granddaughter. also was present
With her husband.
Funeral services were held In the
Presbyterian Church. Mrs Jackson's
pastor, DR.. n VI. Rolston, OF Charlotte /;
her husbands stan chaplain during the
war. DIR. James l.. Smith. Of Richmond.
and DR.. J. r. Howertou. OF Washing
ton and Leo University. aiding the
pastor. DR.. A. T. Graham
Tho body OF Mrs. Jackson reached
Lexington this morning from Char
lotte. y. c.. where she died Wednesday
morning. and was taken to tho Pres
byterian Church. where at IL o'clock
abort religious nervicea were held.
Accompanying the body from North
Carolina were Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Randolph Preston. tho latter being
Mrs. Jacksons granddaughter: Chief
Justice Walter Clark. OF .Ralcigh: Mr.
Davidson and Colonel Harris. SIX Of
ficers OF the Fifth Coast Artillery Of
Charlotte acted as military escort
Ten cadet officers of the Virginia Mill
'arE institute were detailed TO act as
pallbearers. The honorary pallbearers
were members OF the faculty OF the
Virginia Military Institute and Wash
inston and Lee University. and the
board OF deacons OF the Presbyterian
Church. The floral tributes had to be
conveyed from the railway station to
the church in n wagon. so numerous
and elaborate were they. Many OF the
pieces were from Confederate organi-
cations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
DEATHS.

SY!;lCK.-picd, suddenly at 1890 A..
NJ. Saturday. March y. 1915, al tho
jefferson Hotel FRANK d. SYR1CIS,
formerly OF this city and recently of
Washington, -. &.
Funeral notice later.
uGtIES.-Died. at the home OF his
niece Mrs. NJ. G. Undertake. East
Alice, Va, THURSDAY. March, 20. 1915.
MIR. W. \. HUGHES. ~
Funeral will take place from Im-
manuel Church, at Old Church,, Ham
over County, Va. TODAY (SATUR-
DAT). at 1880 p. NJ. He leaves to
moan their loss two sisters, Mrs. T. +.
Beach. this city; Mrs. w. Il. Lynch,
Louisa. Va. aud one brother b. H..
ImrhcS. his CITY. a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
Anto and Car Collide.

An Oakwod and Main Street car col
lided with the automobile OF Rev. Evans
Payne at Pickett and Venable Streets,
yesterday afternoon. Damage to tho
automobile was slight, and no one was
hurt, according to a report of the acci-
dent made by the police. ~. !. T. =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
The Tobacco Market.

The sales OF dark tobacco on the Pc
tersburg market during the season to-
day aggregate 2.614.ll4 pounds; and Of
bright tobacco TO date. o.331.727 pounds
The market this week was active with
all grades readily taken.
AZ a meeting of tho tobacco associa
ton to-day. resolution was adopted
providing that after the 18th OF April
there shall be but two auction sales a
week-on Wednesdays and Fridays
until July /. when tho market will be
closed for the season, 20 be reopcncd on
September ].
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
Coles Condition Improvin.

The condition of the negro, Tom
Coles, the Mecklenburg murderer and
assailant, continues to show improve
ment though he is not out OF danger
and cannot yet be removed from the
hospital To the Jail. The three bullets
shot into his body have been extracted.
and his physician thinks his robust
constitution will enable him to pull
through. Coles is repentant. is reading
ms Bible, and says he wishes he had
neen killed by .the posse pursuing him.
that he might have escaped his present
suffering and what IS to follow.