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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER
Boston, Sept.

To-days Chamber of Commerce quota
tons. the price Of commission merchants
10 dealers, follow:
BUTTER-Creamery extra &c; cream
cry frsts 24le@25ihc; creamery seconds
2Sc: dairy 2Oq24c; ladies 21lsc; renovated
2sc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23

FOUNTAIN PENS At FREE PRESS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

New York. Sept. %.
FLOUR-Steady.
WIIEAT-Spot irregular. No red
York; No. 1 northern Duluth s1.O5 and
No, northern Manitoba Sec c. 1. f..
Buffalo. Futures firm. Sept sl20
CORN-spot steady No yellow S4Hc
prompt shipment.
OATS-Spot easy. No. white 40c.
PORK-Steady.
LARD--Firm. Middle West ss251S.2 5
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Long Island bbl..
sl.50It1.I5; southern, No l. sl11 so;
southern sweets, $l.75M2.2.
CABBAGEs-Steady and unchanged.
RAW SUGAR-Nominal Centrifugal
427c; molasses S.5oc; refined quiet
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
Chicago, Sept 90
WHEAT-sept. sl.O6M; Dec. a5ssc: May
9SAc.
OATS-sept. nc; Dec. 5s1sc: May 57ssc
CORN-Sept. S7%c; Dec. $3.50; May
S7Mc.
Provisions:
PORK-Oct. S125O
I.ARD-Oct. $s,07.
RIBS-Oct. IS.
Cash quotations:
PORK-sl2.5O.
LARD-&OI.
RIBS-s7 62QS25
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
BOSTON BUTTER MARKET.

FURNISHED by the Associated Press.)
Boston, Sept. q.
BuTTER-Northern 234235Oc: western
25laq Gi2c.
CHEESE-New York twins, choice,
l6dl6iac; good 15d15lkc.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06

careful study y
roads hvostments - - '~ - 49,"
DO the 10
which
oinon American
modest SAVINGS OF nIms shs
sscses depressed hardship 10 hundred
1000 Or bad who have figured prominently
comp:ns savings
me-. 1n11 ~ o. s bonds n called into dy
2e mana o Dsnr srsveS %en:ced
On uns eooss concerns IKE those
continued scsney absolutely
Snd stirling the railroads merely upon thou
We ntsfdpsndsn mshy
and that
soods ne toll and sweat u
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MI. HOPE
MACDONALD
news ITEMS

Ths t~o-ysar-old danghssr of Mr.. Mass
Pavns. Marine. wo taken seriously III
let Monday. and Dr.. O. b. Andsrson,
orr noble physician. who - attending
he Stass Council al Red Man in Beck.
W, vas summoned 70 ssssnd the child,
Who = now eoavaiescsns.
Aissss Mahls and Eshsl Peeers, Msssie
Thornton. Msssrs. wilfrsd Jefrries, Sid
nsy Jenriss. Buchanan Wright and Ho-
bart Waller were the pleasant susse Of
Nis Anrslia HundIey Monday evening.
Mr.. p. II. Hunter. our busy taxi-cah
owner. on . trip 20 Latter. unfortunately
put one OF his carr out Of commission on
account Of had roads In Raleigh county.
But We are glad 20 know that altar two
dsys hari work it 10 again in commission
AMI the youne people are Joy riding with
Mr.. Hunter again.
Mr.. II. b. Hundley. who hes lust ~
turned from business trip in the Flat
top cosl6eld. reports that business 10
greatly improving.
Lawyer Butts. of Bscklsy. and Mn.
Minnie Cunningham. Of LyLchburr, Va. :,
were the pleasant Ruess. OF Mr. }. b. and
q. =. NJ liver Lest Sunday.
Mn. Marxrsess Cyrus attended the
state Council Of Red Men In Becklsy
this week.
Messiames Elizabeth Douelass, Fannie
Anderson and Mis- Ellen Galway re-
turned from Institute this week, wherc
they have been attending summer school.
and report very pleasant and profitable
ssnsion.
The Ms Hope Cleansing Company
work wss % urgent that they were CON-
peIfed n add ON two more men, namely.
Mr.. sIincoln Dabnev. who 10 . very pro-
ticent .oskc<. --'''' nasv ys.z- = sxpe-
riencs, and Mr.. Edward Rnss. who L.
also hustler.
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woen the Of
the
aecoessoo
be
eminent than ~ the sunrage n % - - -
of
70 n A
Of
ptrformance a " $3.50 - 49,
she
woman strife
"nom Ne confess
Of
the IL
OUT with
VIII me Of
whom love and the
Of
o. COO Be protected rather than
Teuoa OF s euy and OF the right OF both and
functions OF tns will fae Dbl
,s and that the
march
must Be found not the ne
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
REUNION It the ]
HsRPsR H iiS;if'
Day Il Pleasure Spe1f
in Tazewen County,
virsihia

We had the p,eaeure If reiur
at the Harper reanion on The 9Th
a Tip Top, Va e Wa yell
worth anyooe's life to say they
were there and erjnyed the boz
pitality in the Harper bnme
The day wa alan the birthday
OF Attorney e. Howard Asrpsr.
hstssr known tn 10 - The Old
Party |" The table vas laden
With al the luxuriea Of the sea
snn and various kinds Of meatr
sUch - chicken. ham and nut
ton, I'll raised I'm their own farm.
Persons other than the family
and relati -es present were Rev.
Lnderback. Roanoke. Va; Mrs.
n. T. Whittico. Atty. James K.
Smith and Mr.. G. F. Hill of Key.
stone. After psrtaking of that
sumptous dinner different games
were participated in on the lawn
by the ladies' while the gentle
men viewed q portion of the 400
acre Harper farm with its bean
tiful crops. also fine cattle graz
ing in the pasture land. Thf
time was so pleasantly spent nm
ill the time for departure came
too soon. However. al left feel
ing happy over the day and wish
ing the reunion Of the good Har-
per family came more often than
once . year.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
BEcklEY



Grsss Council of ~ IndspsndunsOrds
a Red Ned Msn md Danehsuss q p
eehont.s. vs hsid In Bscklsy, ". We,
July "a 10 2ssh. Dr.. ID. q. Hunsns, 0ssns
Sechem. called he houss 10 ordss, 80
introduced DR.. B. r. Whios % peuusds.
wbo In turn introduced his Hi Heaes.
Mayor wssson. vhs spoke ot IL qsas-
neo 81 ths Order and io hisopry. "a
made ell welcome 10 the city a Assklsy.
DR.. HarErsvs welcomed he ds,eguApe e
behalf Of iroquoise sribs. Mn. Annis
Andsrson WELCOMED he Ordsr On bshalf
Of the Grsss Council of Pocahousas. Re-
sponsss were made q kshalf a the Wee
Virginia Great Council b. Hoa- J. II.
Ellis. In his usual way b nod ths
boys isel proud Of The Ordsr. On hshah
OF The Pocahontas Council, Mn. Dr.. b.
+. Whit. al Hunsinstoo. DR.. Whies
welcomed the U. :. q. Council n HE
happy way Of speaking. DR.. w. ID.
Woods. Great lncohone Of the U1ihsd
States of America. and founder of The
Order among colored people. rsspoodsd
10 all the address. and made the people
sse the good Of the Order - never bs6ors.
lie showsd that this Order y doing moro
real COOL for the race. and 70 secure rs-
cial uplift, and 70 instill manhood and
Independents than any other socissy of
in kind in the country. He said. I'VE
believe In equI rights Tor ell. and will
continue 10 fight upon thee principles
until We gain the victory"
The ladies held . public nesting On
"Wednesday night which We sutsrtaining
and instructive. The large sudiencs We
made 10 feel proud OF their racs and the
Order h<cause Of the many good and
helpful things said by the speaker.
The Great rocahontas. Mr.. Julia A.
Wood. received much applause for her
paper ON The Part Woman Has Played
in the Worlds Oivilisasiou." The sis-
ters were made 10 lei that thsy ere IN
important factor In the uplift Of this racs
and tile bettsrment Of mankind "a zsn-
eral.
Thu. closed one Of the bs.t ss..ions in
the history Of the ORDER.
The parade In the afternoon We grand,
and showed up ths Order 70 great 3D.
vantage. Many comments were given
the sist~rs in their beautiful costumes of
Pocahontas.
The next Great Council will be kindlsd
Nv Roanoke. Va.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06

Hence6 - TIE
tne woesd -
esoeoyee |D1Dr - -
would o6sr
eenkfnG - ouh
osnsd
entH ~ 80 this
o. 5000 n nv
wealth
Of
veslh - vorl should .
- esvaoD TIE In
Howe IN
vesopnG or yp1n8
tn coue1066s - - 1880
H. - l.gsrs.s s. TIE direct s.,. 70 A.~. n yin ess.v..
.gng e.anuuss
Of
ne oS9s $1,000 of TIE Whole crsd
nsanz es.suy ss..ssr Of Ne vsss
nv 49, eo6oeu4a
90 Doonoo Buf
IT, ovog1oo9oO -
- 80 - - ~ GDannnos vsHxA~ -"
G-k~~Sfkx L.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06

Prof. G. M. Cornett. the effici-
ent, thorough going. energetic
hustling and progressive District
Superintendent of the public
schools Of the Northfork and
Elkhorn districts, WAS IN town
the early part of this week on
business. He il making some
very aggressive plans for sue
cessful school year and his plans
promise 10 materializs Q hand
home return to the tax payers
under bis supervision.
Messrs. w. d. Justice and
Fesgan, two very popular and
Influential agents for the Con-
solidated Casualty Insu rance Co.
were paying OF some very val
uabIe claims last week. These
men, By their straightforward
dealing with the public are max
Ing friends unprecedentedly.
The National Jail Robber,"
Hon. Jas, Knox Smith, in who's,
body il 10 be found . big heart
beating kindly and tenderly for
the DOOR. unfortunates and dis
tressed. has been unusually call
ed upon for his professional SER
vice oil this week. He hasn'i
hardly had time to receive Q let
TER from home. Jim" $50. K
And may be depended upon.
Miss Clara Abbitt, one of the
teachers that has been helping
In the educational uplift for the
good people of this county. r
turned after an extended trim
North where she spent much
Of her time pleasantly in . social
way with many of her former
school mates and friends. Sh%
Also spent some of her time vers
profitable in reviewing many of
her studies.
Editor M. t. whittico. T. Ed
ward Hill and Hon. j. Wesley
Grey are in attendance at the
Grand Lodge X. of p. which 10 in
session at Psrkersburg this
week.
Mrs. Alice Broadly and son,
Msrcellus spent . few days last
week IN Kgelston, Va. visiting
relatives.
We are the recipient of the
pleasant news of the marriage of
Dr.. franklin Of Huntington. ".
Va. end Mas Eva Rotan Of Fay
6ssaviIls. Both ere popslsr yosne
peopls end Ne wish for then Q
Iunw - uronuorous M
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06

large sums In the
ao0n1so Of
the
efazs
Il
- -
IN, there were s.s paid
In
wo0
sssc On he seoks q As ss.k
nsy sys On Zach oths: Witch practically onset
svs,y n'zs city TIER Css.ins Hons whore
nank 70 coostenty rsesivns particularly
Snsr xneh usually sends for deposit
central which
wsy ns:s se.etesed credits
Wv non home "A each local
otner evident that the
toaoy o. than
dealer and
eccoemodadon
tbs sns s'snti.i tass about
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
notice.

To THE MCDOWELL TINES:
Please say for me that am no
longer . policeman of the city o.
Keystone, w. Va, for reasons
better known to mvself.
HARDEN PRICE.
Aug. 5. 1915.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06

Wien $50 20 give his
railroad Qpd tie pubic " -
that the railroad batting
sentlnfet nAy ID n esuts "
constderation
or ~ . - y
Aofeoybs The
In
f9Ied
proof TT ay have practically
The sssc therefore 4 that the people
Of n eS require =. fortune teller predict
seS eonpstioo between the railroads
much No. IN wa Wiling 70 for
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
Items Left Out will
Appear Next Week

Quite . number Of Interesting commu-
nications are lsis out THE week bscausc
OF lack OF time and space. They will sp-
pear neat week.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
VHI.-C. E. Schaff

Presdent Wilson recently referring to our railroa
problems. said In part: They arc indispensable 4
our whole economic life and railway securities are
the very heart OF most large and small publi
and private. By individuals and by institution
There 10 other interest to the busness va
rare OF the country this No doubt light Of tn
new day With its the problem of tn
railroads win aiso DO met and dealt with in . spirit o
candor and Justice"
When the first citizen of the strssses the impor,
roada.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06

spent the moonlight nshs
the hight
they vovidvtds - - -
~ .
.
q
landlord Q
psete when furnished
house receipt for he1s Of
ne A1s1can fasnsr
III
nxins
ere the nefe odny MARKETING
nDS oganisinQ nr s3a
1ereso nafaeeng A
Aee - u ~ - a. - - asass sesu S1sss1
Yeqr ieb yoek vii h faken care a hese
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
VI.-F. G. Howe

Mr. y. G. Howe. Federal Commissioner OF Immigrur
oa. who 10 one Of the best American authorities on
marine commerce. IN discussing the relation Of free
ports to the development OF go trade said IN part:
Ships VIII 90 hundreds Of miles out Of thser way
10 avoid ports surrounded By . tariff wall The only
way. therefore. for country with Q tariff TO compete
h he sAipDtns world with free trade country u 10
esoohsh nee ports q strategica1 points along coast
me- Germany has done 90 and IN . comparatively
soort psiod hAs buf1t up earning tsds which before
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OUR PUBLIC FORUM


n nsDsss - III nation % eens no tAsar evn
Daa sen1y besanssA We nus<. . clnss. unAsrsennA
- en1aDeata principles that undsris even innusery
NJ osncens 70 society anA IN relates 10 ascunrs Sor
tAero ean - ntslngsnt coopsrakon without unHsr-
san1ng Ar y A vanass1ip prssidsat q ths Nataoaal
csty naak of New York. when asksd what y ha,kr'
ani1 - part:
-TAs Art ana most fanSaiar function az Q bank n
ut q gathering ~ TIE idle noasy of community.
mau suns and largo end thus forming pool or rsssr>
vor Which respousible NAY draw A tAsy
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
X-Peter Radford

When Wall Street wants sooa business men she
usually goes back TO the soil get them That financial
norosehfare 10 said to Be honeycombed with men who
nave powsd barefooted Who have drunk branch vater
eaten cornbresd and moasses slept on the floor n
nsr early days man 10 capable of holding the
reins Of business Who knows how 70 drive team a
mules. shear sheep put . ring IN Q shoars nose
man better equipped TO meet the problems life Who
u his youth has walled the log creek TO get
70 school. courtsd the girls at huskine bees and
pitched horse Saturday afternoon man Who has
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
We. p. Ripley

The Industrial leaders nation are TALKING to
the public face face through OF this paper
The time when II corporation had anything 70 say
70 the people they sent hired hand whispered
hwyer or employed lobbyist explain Iesis-
aturs. but the who know and the men who do are
now talking over the fence to the man Who plows
When the leading business men OF this nation get
back TO the so with their problems strife and dissen-
sion VIII disappsar. for when look each others
fnces and smile there n . better day coming
n . ptnr>w -~>~xA>-s g..
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-08-06
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Vn.-Hon. Elihu Root

1ne eeeesoo q Wonaa 0uGfase q q Issue hefors
As American people Twelve seatss have ADOPTED r.
sesr more states vote n Thu TIN and d strunsiy
sSee ssex become platfurn demand tAs national
political pertteA b therefore shs priviless snA the
es q every voter To stsds carefully his subject Hon
Emu Root h discussins this question before The Coast
tstonal coavsntoa of New York rscsay sad IN part:
I an Opposed b the granting Of ssasass to women
eeceose believe that would b loss women to au
women and to every woman: and because I believe Il
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Yes? Then pay for is.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09

Herbert Cation, negro. charged with
fclonious assault. Was brought TO
petersburg in an automobile before
daybrcak this morning from Sussex
County lie was hurried here for safe
keeping. eaton is charged with the
commission OF a brutal assault OH a cit
iHcn near stony Creek on Wednesday,,
and there were fears that he might be
lynchcd. About midnight last night
Judge West was called to the phone
80 his home ut Waverly and Informed
of the fears of the lynchlng. The
judge Immediately got into coinmunica-
t!on with the sheriff and arranged ror
an automobile in charge OF Wallace
chappe!l and Lee Wilcox 10 convey
the sheriff TO the County Jail. The
party left WaTcrly at 1890 o'clock this
morning. and reached the courthouse
III about an hour and half. The
prisoner WAS found safe. but in order
TO prevent any violence ne was put
INTO the auto and brought Immediately
TO Petersburg. Particulars OF the as
sault are not known, but II is said
TO have caused much feeling against
the negro.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09
DAMAGE OF $4,000 CAUSED
BY FIRE AT LEXINGTON
Chlef Sufferers Are Farmers Deposit
ana Savings Bnnk and IInrrisOu, Il
Hutton Furniture Store.

LEXINGTON. VA. January S.-The
most disastrous fire in years broke out
In Lexington early this morning. and
the Roonc's three story brick building
corner OF Nelson and Jefferson Streets.
was destroyed. together with the large
soc" OF furniture of Harrison & Hut
ton ana til: Farmers Deposit and Saw
,..Es Bank. which moved the night be-
Tore into the building. Adjacent prop
crties or II. :. Anderson China Store,
robinson Supply Company. Davidson
Brothers and j. NJ. Quizcnberry's store
were damaged. and the Anderson build
ing was badly burned and the stock
damaged. The origin OF the fire Is un-
known.
The first animation the public had
WAS y great explosion shortly after )
o'clock. which lifted the roof twenty
rect In the air. being followed by roar
Ing hanes lcaping high in the air.
The whole Interior seemed to be one
solid mass of flames, and had been
burning for an indefinite time. Old
FRANKLIN Hall was wrecked. The Lex
in2ton volunteer hrcinen responded
quickly. and did heroic work. In
three hours the fire was subdued
The loss will reach about $4,000,
and Is partly covered By insurance.
calls were made of Bucna Vista ana
stanton fircmen. but the Lexington
hrcinen were able to conquer without
hclD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09
DEATHS

TURNER.-Died, at the residence of
his nephew. 25l4 East Marshall
Street, at 1880 P. NJ, January Z, 1915.
CHARLES T. TURNER, in the seventy
second year of his age.
Funeral will take place TO-MOR-
ROW Saturday AFTERNOON at 4
o'clock at the grave in lakewood Gem
etery.
cATLIN-Died. January Z. at $50 P.
MRS. LENURA E. CATLIN. daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus
Foster. She Is survived by her hus-
band. Mr.. H. NJ. Catlin; two daughters
Mrs. Arson w. Richards and Miss Mary
L. Catlin: one sister, Mrs. I. +. Brock
and three brothers, Clinton W., Thad-
deus NJ. and Charles 3. Foster.
The funeral service will be at the
grave in Hollywood THIS Saturday
4 AFTERNOON at $3.50 o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09
WARNS PAVING COMPANY
Board VIII Award No More Contract.
Unless Hooks Arc Replaced.

The failure Of the Washington As
rhalt Block and Tile Company to make
certain repairs to the paving laid by
IL around tho Lee Monument after be-
ing notified TO do so by the Adminls-
trative Board, may cost that company
the cttys business in the future
\ resolution adopted yesterday by
tho board informs tho company that
several months ago il was ordered by
the board to make certain repairs to
the asphalt block paving around the
monument and on intcrsccting streets
with directions that IL replace all de-
fcctive blocks. The company is in
formed that II did not make all the re-
pairs necessary at these points although
notice of the boards order was served
upon 1t before the expiration OF the
paving guarantee.
The board directed it's clerk to notify
the Washington Asphalt Block and Tile
Company that If the necessary rcpairs
are not made within reasonable
time. the board will award II no more
paving contracts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09
News Notes of Interest.

The Wednesday Music Club held it's
s"mimonthly session Wednesday after
noon at the home of the president, Mrs.
w. II. Mann. and brilliant program
OF selections from various composers
was rendered. y number of guests
were present.
Master Olin Gates, the tcn-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Gates, re-
turned home from school yesterday suf-
ferinG from an attack OF appendicitis
He was taken to the hospital and OBJ
Grated on by DR.. H. a. Burke, and is
doing we'll
Alderman Peyton IT. Hawkins, OF the
Fifth Ward, who has been confined to
his home by sickness for the past two
weeks. IL Improving In condition.
James d. Mckinney. sccretary-trea s-
urer OF the Petersburg Furniture Com
pany. was the host at stag party
given to his friends last night, many
OF whom were present to enjoy the oc-
casion
Amber B. Moncure, well-known
naturalist of Dinwiddie County. WILL
have fine exhibit mt the Sportsmen's
Show to be held In New York In Feb
ruary.
The county agricultural demonstra-
tors In this section will attend the
course of instruction to be given at
the V. p. I. beginning January H.
w. l.. Latin while driving up High
Direct eNcniHB DelOTe laSt came INTO
collision with wagon and was thrown
from his buggy He was injured, but
not seriously.
The address before the Modern
Woodmen OF America ut their annual
banquet last night by District Deputy
Head Consul d. S. Hollingshead, OF
Portsmouth. was one of much interest.
lie briefly traced the growth, progress
and work of the order from it's institu-
tion thrty-two years ago. with
membership of twenty three. to the
present time, when its members num-
Der over 100000. During these years
the order has paid out In benefits $780,
100000.
One of the twenty-five special po-
licemen employed at the Du Pont works
at City Point was brought to the hos
pital in this city by special train to-
day suffering with severe hemorrhage.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09
THIEVES GET THREE HOGS
Authorities Arrest Two Persons or
Chnrgc of Entering mokchousc.

George Davis. living in Montrosc,
near the National Cemetery. early yes
terday morning discovered that three
large hogs. which he had killed and
carefully sailed down in his smoke
house several days ago. had been stolen.
lie at once notified the authorities OF
Hcnrico County.
Chief Of Police 7. Wilson Scay hurried
to the Davis residence. and a short
time later arrested George Davis and
Mary Anderson. both colored and found
in their possession part OF the stolen
meat. The prisoners were carried to
the Ienrico Jail. where they are being
held for trial before Magistrate II. S.
Sunday OIL Monday morning
The negroes lived in Fulton. some
distance from the Davis residence. and
thei officers think they had &c make
several trips from their home to the
Davis smokehouse to carry all OF the
meat which was stolen. When the hogs
were killed Mary Anderson was en-
ployed by Mr.. Davis to help In cutting
up and sailing down the meat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-09
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
FOR CHURCH OFFICERS
Interesting and Impressive Service
Will BE Held In Petersburg
on Sunday.
TO OBSERVE LEES BIRTHDAY
Appropriate Exercises Being Arrang-
cd by "A. II. Hill Camp of Confed-
crate Vcterans-Sussex Negro Is
Placed in Jail for Safe-Keeping.

PETERSBURG. VA, January s.-An
interesting and impressive service will
be held In the Washington Street NJ T..
church at the regular morning hour on
sunday In recognition of the legisla-
tion OF the general conference of the
Methodist Church ut it's last meeting
all the church officers or members Of
tho quarterly conference will be pub
licly Installed. These officers are mem
bcrs OF the board Of stewards. church
trustees. superintendent and assistant
superintendent of the Sunday school
etc The pastor. DIR. Wilkinson. will
have charge OF the service, and his
sermon viii be appropriate to the &C
CnSioiI.