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taken in the affairs of the pub
lie schools. The schools are 10
be let to contract earlier than
usual for the present fiscal year.
tile 10Th having been fixed ,upon
as the date for that purpose.
some of the school buildings
are 70 be remodeled, and addi.
t'onal rooms made,
There is prospect for a good
berry crop in this section.
Blackberries and raspberries
are to be found in all waste
fields, and along the roadsides
IN many places. There are
said to be huckleberties in the
mountains, though they ripea
later
The question of building a
road from this point TO jenkins
Kentucky, is being discussed
though no definite steps have
been taken in the matter as vet.
Jenkins is tue Consolidation
Coal Company - mining town.
situated in the famous Elkhorn
coat field aud is the terminus
ot the Sandy Valley and Elk
horn Railroad The distance.
as the road would run, would
be about ten miles. AL
though the proposed line would
cross Cumberland Mountain. it
Us sad that the route is practic-
able, and that 10 could be made
on q very fair grade
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Worthy Work.

Mr. q \. Pruner is circulat.
ing a petition this week direct
ed to the Yirginia-Teunessee
Telephone Company, with mead.
quarters at Roanoke, asking
that Mrs O. h. Banks he al,
pointed manager OF the local
exchange, 10 succeed her nus
band, who died recently. The
petition is beiug signed by
every patron of the telephone
exchange as rapidly as they can
be seen, and the signatures at
tached TO the petition represent
the earnest desire of each.
Mrs. Banks is "a very capable
woman and deserves the ap.
pointmenr, which The Virgin
ian sincerely trusts will be
made
Shortly after noon Thursday
Mr. Primer had secured one
hundred and thirty names to
the petition Abingdon Virgin.
ian.
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Mems Singles Handicap Ten
mis- Tournament.

The Presidents Cup rourna-
meut IN Mems Singles Handi-
cap viii be held on the Club
Courts July 18th to Auguat1st.
lNl5. Entries must be- turned
in TO the Secretary not later
than July l6th, 1918. An on
trance fee of fifty cents will be
charged each player participate
ing Only Club Members are
eligible Balls for tournament
play must be furnished by the
players. The handicaps will
be drawn by the Ranking Com
mittee and posted on July nth.
The Minus system will be
adopted for handicnpping The
greatest handicap viii be
Scratch; the next greatest hand
leap will be one.half of fifteen,
.or fifteen in every other game
and soon
Several members have re-
.quested a Men Doubles Club
Tournament, and ii there are
tour or more entries for Mems
Doubles received on or before
July 10Th there will DO a Mems
Doubles Unhaudicapped Tour
nament played at the same
time. There will be no entrance
Zee for tile Doubles Tournament
and no prizes for The wlnners
Roth ~ H.. lfIt.i q
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DICKINSON COUNTY
NEWS.

Freezing, Va, July l0.-kein
has fallen here almost daily for
more than week, in conse-
quence Of which no farm work
is being done. Most of our far
mers have been laying by"
corn. With another weeks la
Dor the work VIII be practically
done. Corn has gained several
points during the past few days.
Wheat is about harvested. and
the crop is reported fairly good
Considerable interest is being
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A Surprise Party

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physicians
Reports.
Those for June Typhoid Es-
pecialiy Requested by State
Board Of Health.

Richmond, Va, July 10TH
In an effort to get the exact fig
ures for typhoid fever in the
State during the month of June.
With the least possible delay,
the State Board of Health to.
day issued special request TO
physicians to forward June re.
ports Immediately.
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Gard OF Thanks.

Mrs. II. Frost Lifts, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Il. Lifts and family
wish TO thank their many
friends for assistance, love and
sympathy extended them in
their sad bereavement, by the
sudden death of husband, son
and brother.
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BIG STONE GAP. WISE COUNTY, VA. WEDNESDAY, JULY

emphasize these facts and will
distribute literature especially
prepared by the Federal gov
ernment and the State Board
Of Henlth.
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BOND BRUCE

\ beautiful wedding was sol
emuized IN tine Methodist church
at four O'Clock, Tuesday after
noon when Miss Rubie. the at
tractive daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. IT, Bruce, Of Wise VA.
became the bride Of MIR. Napo-
leon Bond, a young attorney OF
this place.
The altar was most artiStlcul-
ly decorated with arches of
rhododendrou and n profusion
of ferns and cut flowers The
bride and groom stood directly
under "a wedding bell made of
brides roses
Jdst as the clock pointed the
hour Miss Grace Andrews
beautifully gownod IN white or
CANDY, wearing a dainty Mary
Stewart cap OF lace and pink
roses, sang ia "A sweet, clear $50
prano voice. For on AL
most before the last strains OF
gan mi which Mrs Nfeirnln,
Nnrrison nrestded mill f,r,r
The familiar strains of Lohen-
grrn's Wedding march ,vbar
Nessrs RnvbuPn llewelivn.nnd
Elbert Iiups cnnie down nm.
aisle tnkinD th.ir nla,a. IN
either side Of the ohenrel rail
THE httle flower Urls we're
Nunnie Lipps Bohbie Fulton
Lodn HAY burn and Lola NAV
Stephens. Ihev looked like ljf.
tie fairies MS thev tripued down
the aisle, almost hidden by tile
profusion of flowers they ear.
ried.
Master lessee CARPENTER. of
kentucky, was the little ring
bearer he came next be,rinr
the ring iualily.
The groomsmen were Messrs.
II. $ Graham. of Norton. VA.
NJ NJ Long. of ST. Paul. va.
ana Robert R Parker and
George Morton OF Appalachia.
Nn
The best man was Mr. r.. IT,
Fianary, of Norton. Va. and
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Duties ofExam-
inerso fRecords
Acknowledgement Gives Far
Reaching Decision Bear
ing on New Tax Law.
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The Washington times., 1915-03-28

will be seen Friday and Saturday with
Adelaide Thurston and Thomas Jcffcr-
son.
FRITZ Schef will make her local debut
In films at Moore's Strand Theater next
week, from Sunday TO Wednyyday. in
Pretty Mrs. Smith," by Oliver Morosco
and Elmer Harris. In her support will
be seen owen Moore. Louis Bennison.
Forrest Stanley and others. From
Thursday until Saturday Rtts Jolivet
will be seen in THE Unafraid," adapted
from Eleanor NJ Ingram's novel. A
special added attraction will be tho
animated song pictures.
At Moore's Garden Theater the prin-
cipal feature Sunday and Monday OF
next week will be "Enoch Arden pro-
duced by Thomas Ince and featuring
Lillian Gish. Tuesday and "Wednesday
the attraction will be the Mutual Mas
ter picture. "Thc quest" the leading
roles in which are played by Harry Pol
lard and Margaretta Fischer. Joe
Welch will be seen Thursday in Thine
Lock No. TO
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

work.
The stage settings for all productions
arc to be prepared under tho direction
Of Charles Squicrs. who was in charge
Of tho Columbia Players scenic depart
mcnt. Each member of the OrEaniHH-
ton will have costumes made especially
for each production by ono of the best
known COstumCrs in the country.
The orCheatration of musical plays
forms no small factor in their success
and the Columbia company Is To h"
provided with All especially We'll ll-aGlcrtcd
orchestra OF eighteen pieces under tn"
direction of Frank MandeVilic. who has
been musical director for W"rba n
Luesuhcr. and several other big pro
ducing firms in New York and X q
musician of note as we'll as a director
of experience and resource.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Laurette Taylor Will Be
Starred by George Tyler

Announcement has been made that
George Tyler. late the head of the Lieb-
lers, has completed arrangements TO star
Laurette Taylor in a new play by j..
Hartley Manners next season. Miss
Taylor has heretofore been under the
mana cement of Oliver Morosco and is
now in London, where she has made a
tremendous success with Peg o My
Heart"
lSieI ~, I',' I iiJd 'oi'i a "uI
nounced that his solo purpose was to
see Miss Taylor and make arrange
ments for her starring tour next year.
The announcement came as great
SSSREiSS y theatrical people generally.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
With the Local
Musicians

Mrs. George Wright gave the last of a
series of six talks on the development
of music at Woodward & Lothrop' S
auditorium Friday afternoon. Tho topic
was American Music" and the speak
er, after mentioning our few great
American composers, Macdowcll chief
among these, voiced her feeling that
American music should take it's root in
Indian folk-songs instead of the plan
not indigenous to the American soil.
as an instance of the right kind of
American music. The assistance science
gives to the development of an origi-
nal music was exempified in the effort
of DR.. Fewkes to persuade tho Indians
to sing into the phonosraph and the
preservation of Indian songs in these
records. Miss Densmore's books on
Indian music were also recommended.
Miss Elizabeth Leckie, contralto: Mrs.
George Franklin Schutt, and Miss Al
leta Harmon, pianists: Miss MarSery
Snyder, violinist, and Arthur Green,
tenor, were the principals in IA musicale
held by the Macleod class of tho First
Presbyterian Church Wednesday even
ing at the Ebbitt Miss Dorothy Sny-
der and Franklin j. jackson played the
compartments.
Mildred Kolb. who has resumed her
musical studies, will be the piano soloist
at the recital of the Rubinstcin Club
on March 81.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
COLUMBIA MUSICAL
COMPANY IS READY

The melodies of THE Rose Maid" will
echo through the Columbia Thcatcr re-
hcarsal hall aud the theatcr auditorium
this week as Director Frank NJ. Ranger
and Musical Director Frank Mandevilc
put the finishing touches OH the produc-
ton which is to nauSuratc next Mon
day night what is expected to be ono Of
the most elaborate series of musical
productions ever given in this city.
In their preparations for the season
of musical plays instead of dramatic
productions by their stock organizations,
Mcssrs. oliver and Frank Metzerott and
Manager Fred Berger have cndeavorod
TO leave nothing undono that will tend
10 make their season as successful as
their dramatic productions have been
during the last eight or ten years.
Ability to sing and act. proved by as
sociation with the best organizations
producing musical shows in the coun-
try was the only recommendation a
candidate for employment could hope
would get him or her hearing. For
several weeks past the Messrs. Meter
OFT. Berger, and Ranger have ,pcnt day
after day in New York trying out the
people who wero commended to them
Tor engagement. Tho final result of this
exhaustive examination has been tho
engagement OF a company that, it is be-
lleNed, will fulfill all the requirements Of
the long list of plays that have been
secured for production.
The complete roster of the company
includes Eleanor Henry, Clara Palmer
Lucille Saunders, Carl Haydn. Alice
Dorothy Walker. Philip Sheffield, Orffec
Nanasse, Harry Short, David And
radc, Fred G. Palmer. J. p. Mac
Sweeney. W. J. Mccarthy. the Ramsdel
Twins, William and Bessie. a chorus OF
twenty show girls and ten men and al
orchestra of eighteen pieces.
Miss Henry has just completed an en-
In the shade" with Richard earle ane
Marie Cahll. She is said to have beer
,ne NE important import figure in the piece ano
was hailed by New York critics as the
legitimate successor of Lillian Russo II
Carl Haydn was featured in THE Merr,
M,ldoW,' In the all-star cast of "Robr
l1ood, was tenor of the grand opera
company In Stettin. Germany, and wa.
also with the French Grand Opera Com
| pany in New Orleans
| The RamsdeI Twins. premiere dancers
only recently closed an engagement il
Maid In America" the newest Wintc
Well-known soprano, and the quality o
Lucille Saunders rich contraito voiC,
has been too often proved before Wash
inGton audiences to need recommends
i tions. Alice Bentley Is a sister of Iren
Bentley, with the same charm and VI
vacity. and Misses Barry and Brown
have not only good voices. but expert
encc and real ability to act. The mem
bers OF tho chorus have been selecte,
carefully for their ability to sing an,
dance and act as well as make a bcauti
| fuI ensemble.
Philip Sheffield will bc remembere,
as as the original Capt. Bcrtc Walpolc 1,
! The Rose Maid OrffeC Vanasso ba
been member OF the Savage force
Tor somo time and Messrs. Short. Reyn
olds, Mccarthy and MacSweeney com
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
To Produce "Siegfried'
In the Harvard Stadium

A production of WaEncr'S "SicGiricd'
will be given in the Stadium at llar-
ward University on Friday evening
June 4. according to an announcement
just sent out from Boston. Tho cast
will be as follows:
Nine. Gadski Brunnhldc: Mm"
Schumanu- iIcink. Erda; Mmo. Alma
Gluck, Waldvogcl; Albert R"iss, Mime
Clarence Whitehall the Wamdcrcr
Otto Gortz, Alberto; Basil Rysdacl
lHafncr: Johannes ScmbaCh. SicgfriCd.
Alfred Hertz, the WHguCrian C"nduC'
tor Of the METROPOLITAN. will conduct
tho metropolitan Opera House orChes'
ira. which will be augmented 10 ~
players. A largo soundboard Will hC
erected III order to perfect the acous,
tics of the big open-air thcatcr.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

John Philip Sousa, the march king
with his band of sixty musicians, will
give two performances, matinee and
evening. at the National Theater. sun
day, April II. Many new and effective
features are promised.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Mask and Wig Club Will
Present a Serious Play

For the first time in the twcnty-seren
years of its existence. The Mask and
Wig Club of the University of Pennsyl-
vanta will present in Paradise Prison, y
at the Belasco Thcater April @6, some
thing with a serious touch instead OF
the light froth of the past seasons.
paradise Prison" will be an allcgorl-
cal musical satire in two acts in which
the penal institutions of the country
will be shown as saved from office hold
ers, vague theory, questionable meth
ods, the influence of capital, and the
menace of dirty politics.
All OF this Is a large order to illus,
trate in a single show of two acts. bu,
Darrell II. Smith 10, who wrote, '"rht
Royal Arms and Maid in Germany,
the productions of last year and the
year before, has solved the questions
OF course. the laughable comedy viii
not be lacking. and the lines. as Darrell
has written them, are intended to pro
woke much amusement.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
New York Demonstration
AT Final Performance

NEW YORK. March @1.-Whcn Elsi"
Ferguson closed six months engage
ment in "OutCast" at tho L%Ccum The
ater here tonight she was given d"m-
onstration unique in tho history of the
atrcals in New York. For the first time
in the memory of tn" oldest thcator-
goer a blase New York audience almost
became hystcriCal on closing night
and at the end Of the big climax In the
piece Miss Ferguson was called upon 10
make a Sneech.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
COMING ATTRACTIONS

That tuncful and sprightly musical
comedy, Tho Rose Maid" will be the
inaugural attraction of tho Columbia
Musical Comedy Company, which Will
make its debut for a spring and summer
season Easter Monday evening.
out OF the great range of productions
which will be made by the company
such exacting demands on the vocalists
and the fun-producing qualities Of the
|, comedians as THE Rose Maid"
The story OF The Rose Maid hinges
on the affairs Of an impecunious duke,
whose engagement to a princess Is
sundered when 1t Is announced that the
uncle upon whom he bases his financial
expectations has become happy
father.
flnc musical numbers, both solos and
ensembles, with which Tho Rose
Maid" abounds. Many features and
spccialtics will be intcrpolated from
time to time.
George Arliss, in Louis N Parker's s
"Disraeli," which played one of the
most brilliant engagements of last sea-
son in Washington, will again be seen
at the National next week.
Mr.. Arliss plays tho great premier
with deep and cultured skill. He makes
Disraelt live again. The story Of the
play, It will be remembered, centers
around Disraelis purchase of the Suez
Canal in keen competition with the dip
lomatic Vaccinations of Russia. The
period of the production Is the early
seventies.
1t is announced that the same excel
lent company that appeared with Mr..
Arliss last season will support him dur
ing his coming engagement.
Bsyard Veiller's famous dramatic hit,
within the Law" is announced as the
Easter week attraction at Polls Thea
ter. 1t will be given by the Poll Pay
crs under special arrangement be
tween s. z. Poll and A. II. Woods.
within the Law" has been called the
best crook" play ever produced on
the American stage. 1t possesses q
genuine quality Of heart interest. teens
with legitimate dramatic thrills and
gives b comprehensive insight into the
psychology that gives rise to the under
worlds antagontsm toward society
Maud Gilbert will have the role OF
| Mary Turner. and Rockliffe Fellowcs
will be seen in the character of Richarc
| Glider. which he played with Heller
| Ware.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
"LiIac Domino" to Return

Andreas Dippel will bring back to the
Belasco Theatcr his delightful Lilac
Domino for a weeks engagement on
April 10. The same host of grand opera
artists that presented the opera here
In February will be heard again.
That symphony orchestra under the
direction of Conductors Anselm Goetzl
and Milan Roder. will assist in giving
life to this delightful entertainment.
Eleanor Painter and Wilfrid Douthtt
will sing the principal roles as before.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Preparations For Easter Occupy Local Musicians To Ex
cluson of Visiting Artists, Though Notable Enter
tainnlen is Promised Them Next Week In First of the
Series of Spring Concerts.
BY FLORENCE E. YODER.

music for Holy Week Washington will adequately supplied
by the churches and extensive preparations have made all
nominations On Easter Day. however, the first outside attraction
the form of the Russian Balaaka which will
concerts, and
The last concert in the originally by Mrs
wlsonreen, Alma Gluck and Em Zimbal joint recital
Friday "A former member of the Symphony Carmne
Fabzo will be at kehs the week. Soua the march king
with his band of sixty musicians WILL Sunday
sound fitting professional to the winter
The Washington times., 1915-03-28


Diplomatic and official society is mani
Testing unusual interest in the forth
, coming appearance Of Carmine Fabri-
zio at Keith Theater next week. Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend has taken an in
tercst in the success of the talented
young virtuoso.
Fabrizio has been making his home
here since his past professional appear
ance with the Boston symphony Or
chestra, of which he was a member for
some time. After several years with
the Boston musicians he resigned for
moro study. He has appeared privately
here at the White House. He was pu-
pill Of Charles Martin Loeftler and or
Placito Finmara. after which he joined
tho Boston symphony orchestra.
The Russian Balalaika Orchestra VIII
make it's only Washington appearance
at the Columbia Theater on Easter sun
day in two concerts, ono at and one
at $50 p. m. under the direction of
Alexander Kirilloff.
With the orchestra there will appeal
for the first time iii Washington and
America, u young, unknown Russian
violinist in Gregory Bcsrodny. In his
own country he Is considered second to
no Russian violinist living today, and
has been placed with Zimbalist and FL
man as the third greatest living Russian
violinists. He ia but twenty-five ycare
Of age, and graduated with highest
honors from tho Petrograd Conserva-
tory Of Music when seventeen years of
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

Carl Hayden
Principal Tenor
Phillip Sheffield
Harry short
Orffce Eanassc
Tom Reynolds
J. Il. MacSweeney
w. J. Mccarthy
Frank Vaudeville
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Washington viii Supply Its Own Musical Program Holy Week

Easter week at the Il. +. Keith The
ater will be notable, as Nine. Kalich,
supported by Aubrey Bcattie, Leonard
Carske, and Robert Stowe Gill, Will be
presented in an adaptation from q for
eign success called "The Victim" The
occasion will mark Kalieh's premiere
In vaudeville here.
The other stellar features will COM
prise Clara Morton, of the Four Nor
tons: Carmine Fabrizio; formerly solo
ist of the Boston symphony Orchestra,
and the Long Tack Sam company of
Chinese necromancers.
Other acts will include the Avon
comedy four; Ralph Dunbar's singing
bell ringers; Toney and Norman, and
Hale and Patterson.
One of the largest burlesque organiza-
tions on the circuit is booked as next
weeks attraction at the Gayety Thea
ter. It is known as Charles Robinson's
"Carnation Beauties" Robinson heads
O. cast of experienced comedians. vocal
lists, and vaudevilians. and in the two
act burlctta, THE Prize Beauty" each
member of the company is given ample
opportunity TO shine.
Resides Robinson there are Gladys
Wilbur, Frank Mackey, James Francis,
May Bernhardt. Joe Feeney, Gus Knoll.
Mabel Lee, and the City Comedy -Four.
Next weeks program at Crandall's
Theater features Charles Chaplin In
'The Jitney Buss Elopement' as Sun
days attraction. Monday and Tuesday
Hearts in Exile" Wednesday and
Thursday the feature will be from the
Valley OF the Missing" by Grace Miller
White. The Shadows Of q Groat CITY,
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

Mime. Alma Gluck, the popular So
prano, and Efrcm Zimbalist, violinist,
will appear in a joint recital at the
National Theater, Friday afternoon,
April Q, at 4:3o. Alma Gluck's meteoric
advancement in the musical world has
added a now and interesting chapter in
the history of primedonne. Nine. Gluck
inherited three great blessings-brains, a
beautiful voice, and good health These
attainments have earned her fame and
fortune. for the Gluck type of voice is
rare. Efrem zimballst has played with
all the leading orchestras of the world,
has toured America and Europe, and
aroused the musical hosts in every
country to genuine enthusiasm. This
season the Gluck concert will take on
an AIDED interest, as Zimbalist is now
the husband of the singer. The con-
cert will be the last in the artists course
under the management of Mrs. Wilson
Greene.