DOGS IT THE POUND ID THE CITY HALi
\ Lover of Canines Spends
an Hour at the Place
Where So Many Dogs '
End Their Days.
Tho last of the dog days are approach
>n X , and th« same may.be said of the
diays o f many of tho canines that arc
now waßglng "their talcs «t every fnan,
vom«n. or child vrho comes to the pound
<7i -^arcli of some lost pet. Poor .little
,3nrPic(s. Hornless bowwows. Just wait
ing for fomo one to come and take, them
out of captivity,, and save them from
the Hres that will soon turn their bodies
to r.shos, unless their heartless owners
ccniu forward and pay the license tax, or
some person who has just" been bereaved
tiy the loss of Fido, takes pity upon one
of thorn nnd pays the price which means
f.-ccdoxn to the canine.
Dogs of all Boris and conditions are
now huddled together In Jackson Ward,
where the pound Is located.. Previous con
dition of servitude, does not enter into
the question at all In the case of the
pupa that come under, the dog-catcherE",
r.rt- My lady's silken-haired spaniel,
epoilcd by Its pretty owner until It looked
down upon, and cut the acquaintance of
si; dogs, not so fortunate as to be petted
by a "fair mistress, must now gnaw at
the i;ame bone with the cur that was wont
to roam the streets and alleys until an
unlucky day came upon him, and he was
-.■acpd in durance vile.
ALL DOGS LOOK ALIKE TO HIM.
But all ranks are levelled, at the dog
p<v.;nd. Verily, there are congregated be
iilnd the tvlrp prating of the pound dogs
jf "low and high degree." Some may
have pedigrees which- give them the right
to tilt th'ir noses In the air, but It counts
{or naught now. With the hardy Welsh
tr.v.r, who attends to their daily wants all
F'.atid upon a common footing. .
And what a variety of breeds arc-to be
found anoiig 1 the forty odd dogs that are
now waiting: to be rid of their troubles
forever, or to be released from their con-~
fincment; onco more to roam their favorite
h;iun'" s - and peek the' hones and scraps
jn a neighbor's back yard. Long, lanky
cuts, with sorrowful eyes, gaze out upon
the narrow stretch of ground that lies
within th^ir vision, witb " a look that is
nlnc'St human in its invite appeal.
Before they came within the clutch of
the. dog-catcher they had neither home
r.or friends. They were alone in a cruel,
cold world, but. like the tramp, they
found their lot a happy one. They called
jio on? master, and came and went as
they pleased. At night, when all repu
t;it>ie canines wero snoozing upon their
master's doorstep, or else lay - upon a
comfortable bed of straw In their kennel,
dreaming, as dogs do dream, the tramp
cur was making a tour of the back -al
leys upon a foraging expedition. He had
to scratch for. a living, but he no doubt
enjoyed tho freedom of his Bohemian
life, just as we mortals do.
When the rain came down in torrents
})o sought shelter beneath some friendly
jxirrh. If he got wringing wet, he stretch
rd himself out in the sun to dry. If his
hairy coat, all damp and matted, did
not scent the atmosphere with the odor
of violets, he didn't care, and his feelings
were not hurt when people sniffed their
Doses at him as they passed, and gave
hiitf a wide berth.
HERE'S WHERE HE SLIPPED.
The world owed him a living, and he did
Imp part to get it, and whether he was
wanted or not, he was here to stay. At
Jcast he thought he was. But now his
familiar haunts know him no more, and
tlic piece of meat which is given him
by the pound-ke<?r>er doesn't taste half
r.s sweet as the bones he pilfered in the
pood old days of his freedom. He long 3
lor the back alleys and the friendly
slif-lter of the porch, the only home he
rver knew, but his- sun has. set; to rise
no more, a cruel fate has snatched nil
the joy of life from him, and in forty
<:iglit hours he will be in the land of dog
heaven. Poor old dog!
The cur, of course, is the humblest of
his kind now pinintr life away! behind
the grating at the pound. There are dogs
that are now forced to stand with him
upon equal terms, that before must have
occupied a much higher place in the
world. There are terriers of every spo-
Vles— the fox terrier, the Scotch terrier, j
the Skye terrier, the rat terrier; silken
linired dogs, bushy-haired dogs, and dogs
with no hair at, all. Their avocations are
pone now. There are no foxes tq^ catch,
th'-re is nothing Scotch about th<» place,
except the keeper, and I believe he is a
Welshman; the Skye terrier can hardly
get ; a glimpse of the sky. and there are
no rats for the rat terrier.
Off to themselves In a separate en
closure are a pack of hounds. They have
been separated from the common hfrd,
hot because they are entitled to any con-
EHlf-rarion on account of their breed, for
your common hound, such as these are.
is tho most humble and apologetic-look
incr animal imaginable. But the keeper
has an idea that this fall the city may
derive some profit by the sale of these
dogt,-, 60 he lias placed them where they
will have more room for exercise. When
a hound points his no?>; heavenward, and
clt-ars his throat by letting out one of
those long:, mournful howls, his voice is
£ood for a. carrying distance cf several
miles. Often in the dead silence of the
night, when 1 have been away off at
some remote farmhouse, the solitary bay
lr.pr of a hound has reached my ears, faint,
luit distinct, from somewhere, it seemed
mile? away across the country. And
doesiVt it make you feel down in the
mnuth. and give you that vague impres
sion that somebody you know is dead?
HE'S A KING STILL.
The. most privileged of all the dogs at
the pound Is a great Newfoundland. His
proud spirit rebelled at being- thrown in
the company of such a motley crowd of
<Jogs.>so he endeavored to diminish the
number of his associates by trying to
chew up several of them. After vain at
tempts to reconcile this aristocratic dog
to his surroundings, the keeper, for the
fake of peace in the family, had him re
niovod, and now he sits all day long op
posite- the barred cage, and rather gives
the impression that he is the watch-dos
ol thp place, and that his duties are to
protect the establishment. This New
foundland will be kept some little time,
!.n the hope of finding a purchaser.
The keeper 'of the pound, the Welshman
before mentioned, poems to be a kind
hearted man, and 1 don't believe he likes
to have, the dogs consumed by fire. His
tender heart, however, may be due rather
to a weak ;stomaeh than to any compas
sionate feolinps, for the doss certainly
6o emit a strong odor while they are
undergoing the process of being reduced
to ashes. «
The keeper admitted that he couldn't
tat while at his post of duty— the smell
which came from the crematory was so
frriflc. I had already became aware of
this latter fact, though at that time there
acre no dogs on the spit. But the dogs
that had been on the fire some time pre
viously had not altogether departed this
"K-orM. They had certainly left a trace
behind which still lingered in the at
mosphere, and found its way to the ol
"actory nerve.
QUICK, IF NOT MERRY. . .
in order to calm the fears of tht>se who
niay think that the dogs are submitted
lp any cruel treatment. I will state that
vie canines are not roasted alive. Death
comes to them in twenty-live seconds
tnrouph the fumes of charcoal pas. and
their bodies are then transferred to the
crematory. X . -
The pound has been doinp a rushing
fmsir.ess since It was placed in operation.
Since the rah of June more than seven
mindred dogs have l>een captured. Some
o* these were rc'Je'.med. and their ll
c-i--nRe tax paid, some were sold, but the
rr-'Ht majority "went up- in smoke. If
you have a dog. and he doesn't wear a
■BiWlal. be kind to him, for his days are
numbered.
A DOG FANCIER.
DEPAHTCRB OF STEAMERS.
American Line. '
U'EW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON
SailinK WcdnoFdays at 10 A. M. -
St. Paul Aug. 131 Philadelphia.Auff.-27
5t- Louis... .Aug. 20 | St. Pau1... .. -Sept. \3
*Fiom Pier "C," foot of York-street,
Jwsey City. N. J., at 7:30 A. M.'-
Red Star Line.
NEW YORK— ANTWKRP- PARIS.
Sailintr. Saturdays. ' -
T adc;riand...Aus. 1C \ Zee!and......Aug. .30
&oonland...Aug. 23 \ Frlesland.....Sept/6
lniernatlonal Navigation' Company; *l~
Piers 14 and 15; North :;river.\ \,"-:
r"""-> ■•; 7S.i'P« : n»<?."r-''r ■TV' T. -' ?
A : Curi6us Reporter^ Goes
' Through the Tax: Books at ;,
Treasurer's Office arid
Studies Dogs' Names. - J . ;•
; Have you ever examined Richmond's
<3bg directory? Go over to Treasurer
Phiiiips's office in the bis ' eranite hall,
and look over the list of names and de-.
scrlptions of the pet canines whose own
ers have paid into the City Treasury the
sum of $1 per head to save the dumb
brutes from the landing net of the relent
less dog catcher. There you will find. on
file the names of 4.25 D dogs, and to each
one a medaUhas. been given, entitling the
animal to the unrestricted freedom of ;the
city. ' - \ ■ ' .
Of this number 550 are classed as
"ladies" while 3,700 belong, to the sterner
sex. While the census of Richmond'shu
man population shows a preponderance
of females," mi " the dog directory, you will
find that for every lass their are seven
laddies. ".
. ' EXCLUSIVE DOG CIRCLES.
Of. course there's just .'as much casts
and class among dogs as' will be found
in any well regulated urban society. -You
can find the upper ten and the lower five;
the jeunesse dore and the bourgeoisie;
swelldom and the vulgar crowd.
But in the' eyes of the dog catcher all
dogs look alike, whether they be the
petted spaniels and. pugs of Franklin
street owners to the flop-cared hounds
of Oregon Hill- v .
For experience has taught the man with
the 'net that the tie that binds the mas
ter, and the dog Is a strong one. and that
the owner of a worthless cur will go to as
much trouble to redeem his captured
canine from the dog pound as will the
owner of a blooded registered setter.
SOURCE ,OF REVENUE.
The city derives a revenue of $1 per
head for each male, dog, and $2 per head
for each female dog. The observation
and experience of centuries /has led to
this discrimination in taxation, and no
disrespect is intended to the gentler sex.
Indeed/the dogs need not take offence
for isn't there a poll tax upon citizens?
It might be said here that the principal
of taxation is reversed in the case of city
goats, for "Billy," is taxed $2 per head,
while ""NanyV goes free upon payment
of one simoleon. There is a sound rea-;
son for this dog-goat taxation.
It is merely a. qusstion of nuisance as
viewed by the city father. A. dog lassie
and a goat laddie are rated as equiva
lent from the standpoint of nuisance.
Richmond's goat population is small.
Just thirty-nine goats wear the medal
of liberty granted by Treasurer Phillips..
WHERE GRAZING IS GOOD.
And this seems strange when one con
siders what a splendid pasturage the
streets of Richmond airord for the sup
port of goats. Almost any day there is
enough scrap paper lying around the Cap
itol Square, and decorating the thorough
fares of the city to furnish abundant
fod<ler for a thousand /healthy goats.
Br.iad and Main streets alone can graze
as many goats as there were sheep upon
the Grampian Hills, whiie th© outlying
districts would.be a blue grass Eldorado
for them.
ALL DOGS OF EQUAL VALUE.
But Koing back to the dog list, it is in
teresting to note -the names and descrip
tions given. Each owner who applies for
a dog medal must fill in a printed blank
setting forth such ■■information. <a« he can
with reference to his pet. Nothing is re
quired as to the value of the dog, for the
city fathers in framing the dog ordinance
recognized that a dogs-value is a purely
personal matter. A slit eared our of Dii
val street is as dear and precious to its
owner as the thoroughbred pointer is to
the bird hunter.;
Nothing is mentioned in the discretions
as to the genealogy of the dogs, for this
i«= an intricate matter also, but personal
description as to class, color, and age
are required.
NO RULE FOR NAMES.
In some of the blanks the dog is spoken
of as "curr," "cer," "kur," "kurr," and
the varieties of spelling are as numerous
as the number of dogs. The most pop
ular name on the list is "Jack."
There are hudreds of Jacks, and then
come the Sports and the Spots— just like
Smith and Jones' in the City Directory.
There are plenty of Fidos, too, but very
few Towsers, and there are not as many
Rovers as our juvenile readers and spell
ers would lead one to expect.
You can tell something about the char
acteristics of the owners by the names of
the dogs. Tor instance, there are Ciceros,;
Catos, Neros. Caesars, Remuses, and
Saphos; on the list, showing a classical
spirit in the owner. Then there are dogs
with patriotic .names, such as George^
Washington, Lee, - Dewey, Joe "Wheeler,
Schley Dixie. Yankee, Teddy, and Alger.
A SHATTERED IDOL.
Among the dog lassies are Diana,
Sweetheart, Zenobia, Lady Bug, Vashti,
and Venus— the latter being described as
a "munggrul curr, yeller hide, rite ear
gone, tree long scars on head;" thus para
lyzing: our notion of the famed goddess of
beauty.
The prevailing names for the dog lassies
are Beauty, Flirt, and Fannie, and Beau
ty is spelled in fourteen different ways.
The Flossies run a good second in the
name race.
Among the fancy names for the male
do=-s are: Taffy, Boots Tomlinson, Jack
Cuinngham. Reuben. Tuttsie. Tramp,
Egypt. Babeboy, Stump, Spitsie, Philip
pine Topeka Joe, Jeremiah, and Trouble.
One dog has so distinguished a name as
Beethoven— probably given him on ac-:
count of his moonlight sonatas. Music is
another popular name, while Thelma,
Glory Twayle, Dora Thome, Florodora,
and Zaza show the romantic and dramatic
streak in. the owners. Then you find such
names as If. No, Nit, Nig, Fly, CIo. Epo,
Fay, Cute, Dot, and Rags. But the star
names in the bunch are Trailing Ar
butes—probably called Bute for short— and
Nutz'z for a common hound.
ANTITHISIS OF COLOR TO NAME.
Most of the black dogs are named Snow
ball, while a pure white~ collie is called
Blackball. One dog bears me very'appro
priate title of Bugs.
There's every kind of a dog on the list—
the nervous, excitable fox-terrier;, the
frisky pug; the calm, serious, grave,
common hound, -with his hip-bones almost
protruding through his hide, wagging .'his
body in expectant recognition and slavish
devotion with the rhythm of a 'Cairo
hoocheivcoochee dancer; 'the- petttH.-spanr
iel with his shaggy coat and- Vopulist
whiskers, and the pug galore, with his
neat collar of jingling bells and a big
bow of ribbon tied in artistic knot at the
back of his neck. There all sorts =of dogs
recorded in Treasurer,: Phillips' .'". office;
from "the fancy pup of a spoiled mistress
to the mangy cur of an humble darkey;
dogs with" long hair and dogs with short
hair, of every, conceivable combination;of
marks and spots ; dogs rated at ?500, , and ;
dogs not worth th« powder and shotito.
kill them with"; every kind *of dog-, from ;
the Royal Dane and the useful,; intelligent,
setter, to the dimitive 1 rat-terrier, .and; the"
lazy, lethargic, lackadaisai; greyhound.'
Each wears the medal of the city,; "the
symbol of immunity 'from the dog-catch-,
er's den. and jthe. mark' of citizenship "with;
all its privileges— save those denied by. the'
small boy with his rock, tin-can and fire-
cracker:." "':■"•••• ;--:".'. v >. •'...-.■■ ■:■.. . -',; -"' ":■, ■■'/. ■-;
RUSH FOR "MEDALS. T :
Mr. . Charles L Phillips, the genial and
accommodating clerk to the' city, told
the Dispatch fman'that. the, rush for] tned-;
al s / during ; t he past ■ spring i was 1 grea t.Vas'
man y T as £05 being given' Qut'on-March?l7."
' "We'haVe- other sources of •revehue'here
that you •might care to ilook at,"-- heVadded
tnnju) PTOTTIVffJNTI^TITRPATCJH-- SUJN l>A^f;^TJG>U^lliLoJm9oZ^
annual tax of ?7, each,; reducible quarter
ly ; >;447 ftwo ; horse* wagona'riwlth; an ' annual
tax 'of - JIO each ;\ 12 / three-horse Hwagdns,
taxed: $15 .'each?a" ; year; 10 "four-horse; wagi
ohs/Tpayhng: the city/; $17^01; eachs per^Bn£
hum; Jflfiyenty-ona :: shackaTand^oinnibuses5 hackaTand^oinnibuses
at' 516 ( each per' yearij and 'sixteen] buggies
and cabs of a ""'miscellaneous nature, -
PATSY BERRY WAS' AGAIN
. ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
Charged "With Steallngr Dr. H«nlej;»ji
. Funeral Expense Money in "
: ' "WilUamsljurßr. *
WILLTAMSBURG, VA., August 9.— (Spe- ,
cial.)— Patsey Bern', the colored servant
girl who was arrested: on. the; charge of
stealing $280 from Dr. Leonard; Henley,
and set at liberty, vr&s reafrested, -but
admitted to bail this morning inV the sum
of.'-. $500. '■'- The .preliminary examination;
will be held Monday morning before May
or Mercer. , * . ' -. '" .
. r :,.•;'(■: FRATERNAL • STRIFE. .
Three Robinson brothers engaged Jn a
bloodless duel with pistols and a whiskey,
bottle In James City last. Saturday night.
To-day Justice H. T. JArmistead evened
up matters by fining each $s , andveosts
and binding them over to keep the peace.
.The* Williamsburg School Board will
meet next Wednesday to . elect teachers
for the city schools. , : There are' many
applicants for positions. . .- j
• Superintendent df Schools H. N. Phillips
only had five applicants before him» for
certificates to teach in the public schools."
One was colored. • -
James' City County Court will convene
here Monday morning. ■'.'', ./ ;
■ Mrs. L. T. Richardson, of .Croaker;
James City county, accidentally gave her.
son a teaspoonfulof laudanum Instead af
another medicine. The child was saved
by -Dr. H. V. Stephenson and is getting
alons nicely now. • .
; Rev. D. B. ; Stouse, who has- been hold
ing a "holiness camp meeting" near To
ano, has closed the. service. A number of
the members pledged themselves to secure
funds -to build a pavilton for holding the
services next August. . ■ i
— „.-;,>,:..;.;. MR5. -J/R. GILL, .
Superintendent of the Rlchniona Male Orj>lian Asylnm and.Ploneer Fe
'.->• male Excursion Manager. -. ■ "- f
The melon shipments from James City
have about closed this week for the sea
son. The prices have been reasonable.
President Lyon G. Tyler, and Professor
Hugh S. Bird, of William and Mary Col
lege, have returned from trips in the in
terest of the institution. Professor Bird
is very much. pleased with the. results of
his tour. • . . : „'
Sir. William Williamson, an aged and
respected citizen "' of ■ James City county,
is very sick at the home of his brother.
Mr.. Spafford Timberlake, of Magruder,
York "county, has returned from a visit
to Richmond. '
• Miss Fannie Marston, of Toano, will
attend the' State Normal school at Farm
yille next session. • .'
General James H. Lane and daughter.
Miss Lottie, of Auburn, Ala.," are guests
of Captain and Mrs. L. W. Lane, Sr.
ACCIDErT BEFALLS MISS MERCER,
Miss Jeanie Mercer, daughter of Hon.
John L. Mercer, Mayor: of Williamsburg,
had the^ misfortunte to seriously sprain
one of her ankles while alighting from a
trap in Richmond. Her sister, Mis£ Mary
Waller, left to-day to be with her.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Jordan, of
Smithfield, who have been visiting Colonel
and Mrs. L. W. Lane, returned home
this morning. ,
Misses Martha ad Mary Branch Spencer
are expected home this afternoon from
a "visit to Toano friends.
Sheriff M. R. Harrell his friend.
Attorney B. D. Peachy, expect to leave
next week for the White Sulphur Springs/
Among other Williamsburg people there
are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Denmead.
Williamsbrug ; now has no telegraphic
communication with the outside world af
ter 6 P. M., the night operator having
been taken off on account of the big coal
strike. The Western Union has no regu
lar operator here. x .
JOHN KING'S FUTURE
CONTINUED FKOM PAGE ONE.).
gating body to read its accounts and re
ports. -. - .• . .. ' ■ ■
It is reported also that Captain Andrew.
Pizzini has some things to say : to the
jury that will make very interesting read
ing if the testimony is ever printed in
full. ? - . ' - '.'- ; ;
The grand jury gets together again on
September 23d, and by ~ that ume it is
believed the Jvhig case will be disposed of
as far as ! the Police, Court trial is con
cerned. • It is believed that Judge Crutch
field will be well - enough to give his
entire attention 40 the case when it is
called. Commonweal th's-Attorney Rich
ardson will- be assisted by the > City At
torney, and he now has enough_ evidence
in hand to givej 1 him a strong - fighting
ground for a conviction.
WILL CHANGE' ITS GAUGE.
TracUa of tie Carolina' and Nortli
. ■'■western", to Be Altered.
RALEIGH, ' N^C., Aug. (Special.)-'.'
The gauge of the /.entire Carolina &
Northwestern '^Railway, long known ;as
the Chester & Lenoir,: will be changed
morrow. All 1 arrangements are complete.'
- Copious rains .fell -this afternoon over
a -large .'area of ,the State, "; greatly
ting all thecrops. --" . ' \ ' - ,
' The V Republicans of this ; county met
here to-day and for the nrst tihie in' their
party's 'history.rdecided, to ;..call.._no county
convention. They hope to see certain'
Democrats .■; nominate '■ :_&n - ; : > independent
ticket 'and. will then --support^ this. .:^
■ ■ Thomas :N/ Hill \of i Halifax, 'j will ; take
the -pie as ; an independent i candidate V for.
Chief : Justice Walter -Clark. -;V;:
'RichinondersT in ..New York. •. <
:-( NEW : YORK; r .- August f: 9.— (Special.) 1 -'!
Gifard,^Mrs."; LLv Atkinson ; ;Ralelgli,y C.i'Ai?
Kosslow; ■:> Fifth-Avenue,^ : D.;i J. 'Anthonyj 1
■iiiSiii
ttXU&TZ&iJE • SUCCESS r-AS'; SUPEB
■ '■■' '- ' IHTEJfDEWT ; OFMLAIB^OIU' "'.■.;,••,'
■"'..'. : PHAS ASTCUM.
HER EXCURSION - TRAINS.
Pioneer in Condnctlnsr -Excuriloni
to the Seashore and EUewhere.
PItOTED MANt^ TO HAPPUfESSS.
Ntunerona Conplea Hare Gone to
TTasnlnston <» n H * r v Trlp " » na
Been Married— Mrs. Gill Telia o*
Sonic Antnjilnsr Bxperience«-Has
Done a, Great Worlc for Orphan
Boyst ■- " ■. ■• ■■ • '- { ■•'-.'. ■ '
T-ere are few better known or more
worthy citizens of Richmond, " than
Mrsr. J. R. ; Gill, " the ; superintendent
of the Male Orphan Asylum.' For
nineteen years she has been a
resident of ' this city and during
that time she has accomplished as much
in her way— which is of untold value to
the community-as any other woman
in the city or In the- State.
■ Beside being the guiding- spirit of the
Male Orphan Asylum— raising it and in
creasing, its ' usefulness daily— she has
accomplished much else that will be of
lasting benefit to the city.
However, it is not for. this work alone
that Mrs. Gill has become noted. Her
real fame lies In the fact that sne is the
real pioneer excursion manager of this
city, and she is the only regular success
ful woman excursion manager \ in the
world. The assertion may be broad, but
it is nevertheless a true one. She has
run more excursions out of Richmond
than any other one manager, and has
carried' more people to Washington on
her excursions than all the' other excurs
ion managers .combined. '.' And it is safe
to say that since the first excursion was
run to Washinton there have been more
"Washington marriages among her ex
cursionists than, among any other set of
excursionists in America. . ■ ■ ■ '
CAME HEREIN ISS3.
Mrs. Gill came to this city from Hamp
ton, where . she was born, and, together
with her. husband, took charge of the
Male Orphan Asylum, which had first
been established on Church Hill in this
city in 1844. She arrived here in ISS3, and
two years later! Mr. Gill died and the en
tire management of the institution was
given to Mrs. Gill. The Asylum prosper
ed from the. start. All that the splendid
manager did seemed to add to the useful-,
ness of the institution and to increase
its comforts. But the Asylum was m
need. There were insufficient buildings,
and comforts were scanty. Mrs. Gill felt
the need, and determined to do something
to raise money to aid the poor parentless
boys • under her charge. It was in ÜBSS,
and. Fitzhugh Lee was Governor of Vir
ginia. ■. .' .
HER FIRST EXCURSION. , -
Mrs. Gill determine^ to run an ex
cursion to the 'seashore— then an* almost
unheard-of thing— and she sent to the Gov
ernor and. asked: him if he would go on
the trip with her and aid her insetting
a gcfod patronage. The Governor, promis
ed to "go, and a greatcrowd was ; gotten
together, and they, went to. the sea on the
appointed date. There was speech-mak
ing andmusic^ and all went merry as a
marriage bell. The trip brought in' more
than $200 T clear money for the Male Or
phan Asylum. - « : - ■
$10,000 PAID THE C. &G. .
This was only the begining. In spite of
protestations that she would fail. to make
her money back, - Mrs. . Gill ran ex
cursions from that time lat regular in
tervals to Norfolk and Old Point, and
on every one of them she made big money
for the 'Asylum. During the ; eighteen
years since that time Mrs: - Gill has paid
to the ; Chesapeake * and Ohio Railroad
Company f something . more than j $10,000 for
excursion trains. It can be guessed what
a great amount. was cleared for. the Asy
lum in that time. "*■ ■'-■',
PIONEER EXCD'RSiox^ ; TO WASHING
. ' s', ,•■ - \ TON.; ■- ' . : ' '■.'
. Soon- after that Mrs. Gill : ran • the
pioneer ' excursion v from -Ricnmond to
Washington. \ She was -asked not -to run
the excursibttMon , account of the "risk
about" paying-, out. :it was not the day of
excursions.' and people. did not travel then
as they; do now. .But Mrs. Gill. went. and
on her first trip tok ; a great and happy
crowd. • •■■".,; \, _',• .' ■'. '"-,.-' _■--_■,
; It: was with mis first -" excursion ■■, to
Washington .that .^the unique marriage
feature - . of : her , excursions "comme nced.
Mrs., Gill,. in speaking of this matter, :said
just :before ; the; excursion Started, she ire
marked that it would! be romantic indeed
if- a ,couple\ on": the ; train would decide to
get married in Washington. -She had -no
idea then that any ■ marriage would . take
place," but after they reached Washington
exactly i eleven couples in the party .were
married.' '.."_*.„■"-"-.■•' .•:■..' ■.■;••■' :,.• '■ ' '- - . ''; % "
: ;.- - tJ LOTS^OF;: MARRIAGES. ; ; "•'"; ,'..',
Mrs. ; Gill has : run '-■ from iwo > to four ex
cursions every,. year, from ;.- Richmond ito
"Washington,- and ' tnere his" never ■ been^a
•train' that : . "she . took on the :trlp<yet Vuiat
failed -to ' have {its, ; . quota : of marriage
aspirants ', who i-fcad their '-wishes corisumat£
ed in the Clty.^C ; ::^ : ■ 'i :
;: ; Mr&*.Gill stated a days ago that she
had i taken' ; seventy-six ;; couples : : to '} Wa§i-;
Irigtori^to i ;be", married. The largest num^
ber that ever Went on one/trainwaafour
•teen ~ couples.^', -v^v::?;-,; ••'; ;: ;- ';&■•■ ■-':■ H'/T 1 -.
>When:. asked .; how * many couples , were'
married v on ' the : excursion - run lasts llayy;
Mrs:. Gill replied: ' - , - '
p ''Last? spring s was j not ; a .very.; good/sea-^
feo mi for h: marrfagep. . ': There .- were I- only;
povon-roiifiif'^inTiith" train^•w'hnVwfl^tMi
li>QW WORTH up to $25
We've picked nearly 1,000 Men's Suits out of our regular stock. ;
that are to goat
■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■' ; :■' 1 ■ d^^ r I ; --I ■d 5 '^^J I '■ ' ■ '■'
until- Saturday. They ' are regular $18, $20 and $2^ qualities,
reduced because we can't afford to "be overstocked, even
though we have' lose money. You may choose from! :;
Plain and FajMo&annels, Serges,
WdrstedSiChevidts arid Tweeds,
a choice selection of the season's most popular shades and pat-:
terns. These suits were made for us, and you can't buy better
fitting or nobbier garments than the Gans-Rady make. '
'"-You men can congratulate yourselves.. It isn't often that'
you have the chance to buy brand new Summer Suits, right in
the' heart of the season,; without paying. apenny of profit. Any
time between now and Saturday will be time, enough—the
sooner the better. Every size from 33 to 44-regular, lean, stout.
. • " '_ : . .- . ' .-■ . . * - 1 '• ...
Fifty Dozen Men's Straw Hats,^worth up to $i.Jq, at 50c each./
smallest number we have had for some
time." .
A VERY FL-NY EXPERIENCE. .
Some of the eloping .couples, have had
funny experiences.' in their efforts to get
married in Washington, and there have
been many varied and humorous hitches
In plans. On one excursion a couple
seemed especially anxious to marry J4 The
groom went to a clerk in Washington
soon after arriving and got his licenses,
and went to a preacher to get married.
The knot was just exactly half tied when
the preacher found a flaw. in the licenses,
the name of the groom had been substitut
ed for the name of the bride in one place,
and the "marriage was declared off.
The groom became frantic, .tie hurried
back to the clerk only .to. find the office
closed and tha clerk "gone. He instituted
search, and after a long time' locaceu
his man at home" oh' an uptown street.
After a long time i_e license was chang
ed and the 'man went^sack to his waiting
girl. They went., again to find the
preacher and found him gone. This was
worse than ever, and the bride began to
cry, but finally they ran across another
' preacher, and he tied the knot good and
strong. " . . , •
EXPOSTULATED "WITH HER. .•• :•'
This is only a sample of the many
funny' things that Mrs. Gill has seen hap
pen on her excursioris. Mrs. Gill says
her friends and the Board of Managers
have expostulated with her concerning
these' matrimonial excursions, but that
she does not sea how she can help things.'
She cannot help it if people who want to
get. married go on her excursions. She
has no right to probe into their motives,
and even if she had the legal right she
would hesitate to keep the happy young
people apart when they want to be joined
together. ■ ■-.'■• <• .
-She doesn't; know why it is, but when
ever, she runs ' an excursion, the people
who want to become double will-invari
ably turn -pp.
MADE MUCH MONEY, FOR ASYLUM.
Mrs. Gill has made much money and
turned it all over to the Male Orphan
Asylum, which she has practically built
anew by her own efforts. She has plant
ed trees, laid out gardens and put up
buildings— all by her own efforts and
without expesting or hoping r any other
reward than the pleasure of doing good.
• Mrs. • Gill has a number of brothers
and . sisters in this city. They are: Mr.
Judson Cunningham, Captain Frank
Cunningham, Captain Thomas C. Cun
ningham. Mrs. Ciarence Burton, Mrs.
William E. Tragle, Mrs. John F. Talbott,
and Mrs. William R. Farrell. ' /
Mrs. Gill's next excursion will .be run
from this city to Washington on Septem
ber Ist, and she expects a large crowd
to go with her. Whether .or not there will
be any couples seeking matrimony along
with the crowd only time can tell.
lARDELLA'S POPULAR
, CONCERTS THIS WEEK.
Programme Embraces Some of Fin
est Compositions-rMnslc Lovers '
on the Last Concerts. \
I.. March ..:...:.. ......... Clair
2. 1 Overture: "The Barber of Seville," ..'-;
:.'.....'..';::.'...: .'.....'..';::.'... .:....1... -•..•-..• Rossini
3. "At a Georgia; ; Campmeeting,"
.......i...;v.... ........ ...:.. Kerry Mills
A. "Infianimatus et Accensus," from
- Dvorak's "Stabatr Mater" -(by re
quest) arr.~ by Edgar, T.\ Paul.
5. Medley Overture: ."The Merry
• makers," L. O. de' Witt; "Everything
Falls- on Patsey," V'My Little Zulu
* Babe," "Sweethearts Always," "The
-Game of Eyes/ "Be My "Huckleberry
Do,',' "My Rosary;" " "My , Carolina,'
: ; Carolina," "Good .Morning; Carrie,"
■ "When the Boys go - Marching s ßy."
6. Gems from "Der ■ Freischuetz".. Weber
7. Grand "Hungarian ; Fantasia"... Tobani
8. Romanza, "Dear Heart". .. . . . . . . .Mattei
9 Waltz, "On < the Beautiful Blue .
. .Danube," ./..'.......-........-...••Strauss
10. 7 March. "A Frangesa" ..... -P. M. Costa
i"Star 'Spangled" Banner"- and ."Dixie.":
Monday— Chimbarazb; Park, 8:30 to 10:30
I'■ Tnesday-rJeffersori .Park, 8 :30 to : 10 :30
Wednesday— Gamble's Hill, < 8:30 ;"to 10:30
.p.-;m. "•---- . .". V ' ■
On Thursday, there, will, be no
"at Monroe Square. 1 .'".'•-.. - -
Friday— Libby' Hill, { 8 :30 <to 10:30 ; P. M.
; I, Saturday— New Reservoir .Park. 5:30 to
7:30iP.-.M.- •;'.'• - :\: \ ■.•■'•:' - r :-'■':'-. '■-'■\^:-;':m':-- '&■ ; -- fl
; A i'muslc: lover has sent the following.;io
"the" Dispatch ] after ; heanng; three -of the
concerts ;6fr last week:V:i :. £*■:* . ;
: The ; people of -Richniond:. would indeed
be hard to; please . if .the" programme ren
dered :by/ Professor. Felix ; and; hia
splendid % band i? did v . not prove 3 enjoyable
the ? past iweek./-; 3 Immense '}:. throngs •) have
"greeted >them? every^night,/ and^the ; music
has;been ;the ;yery*best' ever, heardjinithe
park "So ~- enthusiastic , was vthe
applause ! :"Hunting V Son^ "^ last
night¥at|Libby>HillSthaLti Professor. jlar£
"deUaYrepeateii'yt.i'ancl \at ?the Vctese \ otlthe^
of | ladies | ajwj | keoS
I f i tirntvnif pavffrr* tiilSt<°fl f 1 th e ;1 ea der.? on y th p
RULER OF LIBBY HILL
CONTINUED FHOM PAGE ONE.)
springtime Dan takes philosophically, but
the couples must not get too spoony, .tie
makes occasional tours of the terraces,
and when he finds them in remote and
shady corners he delicately reminds them
that there are more . than three hundred
seats on top of the hilL
"It's all right to be young," says Dan.
"but it isn't all right to be too fresh," .
' In these fifty-two years in Marshall
Ward the keeper of Libby Hill Park/has
come to know every man; .woman: and
child in his neighborhood. - Lately he has
been seeing many new faces arid making
many new acquaintances/ The city is
beginning to grow so rapidly that Dan
has to keep thinking to keep -up with it.
New people are crowding. in around him,
and instead of regarding them with dis
trust, Dan will light his cigar or his
pipe and take them into his confidence.
, STANDS BY HIS ; FRIENDS. ;
That Is why* he is' so strong "in politics.
He always supports his friends and makes
no bones about' it. He is either for' you
or against you, and it is not of .his nature
to sit on any fence, or/in lieu of a fence,
on a; hedge. ■::" '
When the reformers were in power Dan
stuck to his old friends, and the con
sequence was that he was fired from his
job.. He only staid out two years, but
the' reformers left their mark of esteem
for him In a salary reduced from Jo to
?C5. It has not been put back at the old
figure, and the faithful keeper has prac
tically had all of, his twenty years of ex
perience go for nothing, as far aa ; pecu
niary consideration goes.
At the present he is dirceting the work
of asphalting" parts of the 'walks where
the washes are heaviest, so that his' park
will not be hurt. He keeps : trying, for
improvements all the time,- just as if the
whole property was his own. : He seldom
thinks of anything else— except occasion
ally politics. . - ; "-,
With the 'barid-fiiand problem; settled to
the pleasure of everybody, and .' the work
on the walks well under way, Dan is
spending one more autumn In peace of
mind. .
"Although the salary, mind you," he
adds, "that I got fifteen years. ago would
certainly be appreciated."
UNNATURAL HUSBAND
V TRAMPLES HIS WIFE.
Greensboro', N. C, Citizen Arrested
for Fiendish Cruelty to His
Consort— Palled Out -Her Hair.
GREENSBORO, N. C. August . 9.— (Spe-^
cial.)— Charged with the brutal deed of
stamping his wife's bosom with his feet, J
with pulling out handfuls of her hair,
and with other unnatural conduct toward
his consort, John R. Barnes, a well-to-do
farmer of Sumner's township, lies in.Gull
ford jail awaiting a preliminary^ hearing
next week. It is altogether likely, that the
trial justice will refuse to take 1 : Jurisdic
tion, but : wili, instead, turn the case over
to a higher court, which-.. can-;' lmpose; a
heavier penalty than "could be Imposed' by
a trial justice. ,
THE POPULAR PLACE.
; ■. . • _ ■ / ■ - .■■ -^^ ■
ALL THIS WEEK
WILL ARD^S TEMPLE OF MUSIQ
An Act that will interest.
ARTHUR BUCKNER, AMANN & HARTLEY,'
The Sensational Cyclist Comedy Sketch Duo.
Barne3 was- arrested at 4 o'clock thlt
morning by Deputy Sheriff John Weather*
ly. He was asleep at his home, -fron
which he drove hi 3 wife last Tuesday, for*
bidding her to return. Since then tha
woman has. been stopping with her; neigh
bors. She swore out the warrant on
which the unnatural husband was arrest
ed. A deep gash on her forehead, bruises
on her body, and other disfiguring marka
show the brutality of the husband. Mrs.
Barnes is the nieca of a prominent cltl-i
zen of Greensboro. ;
Considerable feeling is expected to de
velop against Barries, although th© affair
up to this time has been kept quiet.
CARNIVAL FOR SUFFOLK.
liocal X<odse of Elks to Have One
' In October.
SUFFOLK. VA., August 9.— (Special.)—
At a meeting o£ the Suqolk Lodge ot
Elks last ;night. that progressive organi
zation decided to hold: a ;street , carnival
here during the week .beginning Septem
ber Ist.'- The Cincinnati Carnival Com
pany has been given the contract- to
furnish the shows, etc. This concern
promises" to give the Suffolk people some
thing that will surpass anything ever
held here before. There will also -be .a
trades display, . which will add much to
the occasion. Preparations will be made
to handle the tremenduous ; crowds, and
excursion rates on all railroads will bo
arranged. -
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TOPKNAMENT NEAB EAKIiYSVIUJE.
■Jllss Fannie Fry Crowned Queen
■ of Love and Beauty. .
PROFFIT, VA.. August "-».— (Special.)—
A large crowd assembled yesterday even
ing: to attend a lawn /.party and touraa-,
ment, near - Earleysville, Tho marshals
were Messrs. C. Miller. B. I. Wood, Li
Watts, and C. Edwards. Nine k'nlghta
entered the list.. The first honor was won
by Rich;ird K. Allen, Knight of Buck
Mountain", who crowned Miss Fannie Fry,
as Queen of Love and Beauty. The -sec
ond honor 1 fell to Emmet Smith. Knight
of Stony' Point. The third honor to Bruca
Davis, Knight of Longv/ood; The fourth,
honor, went to J. Marshall, Knight of
"No Expectations."
The maids of honor were: Misses Sisule
Lupton, OIHe Marshall, and Sally Brown.
The charge was "delivered by Mr. Charlia
Miller, who also' made the coronation ad
dress.'- v ,_.-.... . : :/
. The wheat and oat crops in tWs sectlor*
were almost -a complete ''failure, .many
farmers reaping only a small excess over
the seed sown. -The outlook for corn Is
promising. .
MISS MERCER HURT;
Stepped from Carriage and Badly;
Sprained Her ADltle. -.
M!ss Jean . Mercer, of : 302 "West Grac«
street, when returning from j a drive Fri
day . afternoon. ,steppedV from., the
about on a stone " and sprained her ankle.
Dr. •J. Mettauer :Winfree was j summon
ed and rendered the necessary medical
assistance. .. w •. .:.'••'. '."."•■..
Late last night Mis 3 Mercer was resting
comfortably.. ,' . ; '.-'.-,
Mr. Preston -Clayton.: of 'Roanoke,. who
Is spending , his vacation with his mother,
in V her -- home, 500 ; west Marshall strjset.
will return. to his home about August 12th.
Mr. Clayton;; expects to return to^KlcV
mond ' permanently' about January lUtli. .".