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TRIED TO GET AT HIM Somo Excltement in the County Court. LIQUOR LICENSES MONDAY Qeneral Hollday for tha Schools of Henrico Next Frlday?Negro Woman Sklps Her ' Ball. At ono atage ln tho proccodlngs In tho Henrico County Court yesterclny tho de fendant ln a caso trled to cllmb over Jho bor. and get hold of tho ptalntin, who adt ln tho wltncss chalr a short dlstanco twuy. The excltement was quolled at onco and the oftendor was llned for con tempt of oourt until he apologised, whon tlie flne was romlttod. Tho caso waa that of John F. McSorley Va. Jamoa W, Martln, aotlon to rcoover damagea for Injurlea to a buggy owned by Mr, McSorley. Mr. Martln dofended hlmsalf. Tho plalntlff was represented by attorneys. There was somo quostlon over whlch shaft of tho buggy had been broken, and Mr. McSorley made a stato mont oontradlotlng that of Mr. Martln, remarking that tho latter know what ho had sald was not true, This pronouncement from the wlt nesa atand excitod tho Ire of Mr. Mar? tln. He replled quiokly to Mr, McSorley, and modo aslf to Jump ovor tho bar. Before. ho could get any dlstance, how ever, ho was caught by Doputy Sherlfr Voegler, who kopt hlm qulet theroafter. Judgo Wlckhara flned tho man *6 for contempt, but afterward romltted lt when Mr. Martln apologlzld. The Jury reridered a verdlot of $20 for tho plalntlff. Tho greatost Intorest ls felt in tbe county In the grantlng of llquor Ilcenses, whloh wlll ocour in the County Court to-morrow. Slnoe the onactment of tho Miinn bllt it Ib bollovcd that somo flfteen or twenty saloona wlll go to the Wall. Potltions requlred by the new law aro ci'rculatlng, but lt ls doubtful lf they wlll get signed. Some othera wlll be un able to pay the hlgh llcense. It la underatood that the Vlrrlnla Pas aenger and Power Company wlll oppoae all appllcatlons for llcense to s-sll liquor near the Reservolr. AftoV consultatlon wlth Bevoral of the truatees yester'day Superlntendtnt Fus aell decidod to givo a general hollday ln the county next Frlday that the teach ers may have an opportunlty to attend tho educatlonat conferenca here. The or der, howevor, appllea only to such teaeh ers as tntend to be present at the con forenco. The Rev. J. H,1 Fauntleroy. of Henrico, ts $100 out of pockot. There waa to be trled Frlday nlght before Mayor Jeter, of Falrmount, Mary Hill, the negro wo? man charged wlth steallng flowera Eaater mornlng. Sho had been balted ln the eum of $100, tha Rev. Fauntleroy golng on hor bond. But Mary appeared not. Bhe had eklpped her ball. The Tuckahoe Sohool Board met at the courthouae yosterday and transaoted certaln routlne buslness. Dr, Hugh Smlth waa at the courthouso yesterday, Hls many frlcnds were de Ughted to see hlm out agaln. Speclal Offlcer R. H. Hobaon has an pounced hlmself a candldato for. con Btable from Fairfleld Dlstrict. Constable T. H. Samuels ls out agaln Hfter a spell of sickness. _. IN WEST POINT Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Celebrate Silver Wedding at "Chestnut Grove." WEST POINT, VA., Aprll 18,?Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Chandler celebrated thelr sil? ver wedding at Chestnut Grove, New Kent county, the blrthplaoe of Martha Washington, recently. Mrs. Chandler was asslsted ln recelving by her son, Mr. M. P. Chandler, of West Polnt, and her daughter, Mlss Bhuioh. The house was jnagnlflcontly docorated with boxwood and sprlng" flowers, Danolng contlnued from 8 P. M. untll tho "wee small hours" wlth tlme only taken to renew the inner man. Tho prea ents were many and handsome. Thore wero many guests from a dlatnnce. ' In splto of tho weathor man, Easter Bunday dawned balmy and olear and the Sress parade was aa oxpeoted, Therq wero many vlBltors to add to the enjoyment of the day. MosBrs. Kemp Slaughter, tfudlan Bagby and Treadwoll Conyers, from Baltlmore, Messrs. Carl Tomllnson, Francls Scott and Bonnla Hess, from Ur banna, Va.; Mr. Burnett Lewls, from Horfolk; Mr. Leland .Treat, from AJex undrla, and othors. Mr George, of tho Governfnont Ligbt Bhlp, is here an a turlough, Mrs O. 0 Pewls, tho molher of Mr, M I Dowis, loft to-day to vlslt hor al'ughter, Mrs. Dr. C. T. Whitlng, at port Conway, Va, Thore was a pretty home weddln* ln lower Klng and Queen ??"<*?' Theoon traotlng partles were Mlss Oole Crltten den o*Mr. Stanley Dldlake., Rev. J. A. Bulllvan, of West Polnt, performed the coremony, The brlde was hundsowely S; erny broadoloth. After tho ^eromony an olegant suppor was served Notwltnstnndlng the stormy ?>????? ?? Easter Monday, there waa ?l large orowfl at the concert glven by Rev, John A, Bulllvan for the Baptlst Churoh, The flona steropptlcon vlows ot Fllgilms P?ogress, eto An Eastor-Egg was pro. SntSaI "i each.of the ftrst one hundre* ^hiirtren at the door under tho age or Slx eem The reolt.atlon, "When the Flag Cas Now," by Mastor,Thomas L pscomb, only flve years old, deserves speclal men. tlon. Hls rendltlon would havo done cred. It to a growu person. The ladles ot West Polnt Baptlst Chureh aro arranglng for a "rummage salo' Jn the near futuro. They are never very far behlnd. Mlss Rtith Smoot, who has had a P?si tlon in the Expross oftlce wlth Mr, J.* W. Owen for the past souson, left to-day for Washington, where she wllj spend the summer. Mlsses Ijoulle, paisy and Fanny Brooks #ro vlsltlng in Richmond. Tho electlon for clerk' of courts in Klng (WilHam county wlll bo hold Jn the' fujt of 1W?. thls being one of the pxoeptlone jn the oomtng fall eleotlona, OERMAM UstaEESBURQ lt Was the Notable Event of tbe Season if ln Uoudoun Soclety, (Snoolnl to Tho TlmPK.niKpuMO M3ESBURO. VA.. Aprll 18.-Tho social fvent of the Easter season was a fash onable german at tho Leosburg Inn on gaster Mondav plght. The. musfo was furntahed by an orohogtra from Wash? ington. Chaperons were Mrs Nannle Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Chamblin. 65"w?a Mrs, Bonlawin WWto, Mr. and Mra, Thomas Bdwftfd'g, Mr*. ttarry flUai, Among thoBe duhclng were Mlsses Mary Alexqnder, Winnlo Bowlo, Lllllan Jatiney, Matnle Vandovonter, Cora Luta and Fatv fllo, of Loeaburm Margaret BonedlcL of HoundHllli Ounnlng, of Boalont Edlth Ramsey, of AlexandrTa, Meisra. Anthony blprell, Poitock and John Jannoy, Franola Powell, Jullan Orubb. Proston Qjbsoti| Richard Tobbs, of Leogburg: Howell Llghtfoot. Aloxander nrecklnrldge, of i Waahliigtonj Franola, Story. of Char lottesvlfle, and Dr, dlbfton, of I^oabura;. Mr, Pollook Jannoy Ib vlsUIng hls pa* | ronts. Mr. and Mrs. Cnarlea p. Jannoy, in thla city, , .#.._? i,?i ! Mr. and Mrs. .Thomas, Mour, of Bal tihiore, woro tho guijsta durlng Easter of Mlss Floronco Charnblln. ., ? , , wl,? I Mr. and Mrs. 3. M. . MoVolgh. Who apont tho wlntor In Washlhgton, have re- l turnod to thoir homa in Aidlo. . . 'Lloutonant C. M. Bwltaer has roturncd to LeeBburg, and 1b oooupylng hls apart monta at tne Inn, , t.uriontinp Df. Joseph Vandovonter *U?MJ?Mr' Mlcli., has beon yWtlng hla brothor. Mr. T. H. vandovontor, of thls city. Mr. Turher Laughborough, of PUts burg) haa been vlalting hls parents ln 'Ur. Egfljamln Blgln. of BatUmore, haa ben vlsftlng in Loesburg at tho homo of hlMlBn8?Kobocoa Harrlaon haa rcturtied to Leosburg aftor an extendcd vtol. to the rnmtiv nf Dr. Wlnchaster. at Macon, oa. faMr yCharles WIbo. wht/ls with tWorns of olvll ongineers of the Wabaah-naU road, has boen on a vlalt to hla father, Mr. \V. N. wlse. of this city. ~r~ AT THE CHARLOTTE Tho Ball In Keysvllle Wednesday Nlght ? t ' a Brilllant Affair. ', (OpeMnl to Tho Tlmi?a.nian?trh.> KKY8VILLH, VA., April W.-Thq ball at. Hotol Charlotte Wednesday nlght waa a brilllant affalr. The commodloua ball room proeented a epeotaole of gayetv aol dom wltnossod In this town. and the oos tumes of tho ladies addod to tho brll tianoy of tho Bcene. An elogant supper was aerved. Danclng waa Indulged In untll early morn. whan tho morry par A GROUP OF MASKERS AND W1GGERS ticlpanta dlspersed to thelr homes, all pronouncing the occasion one of the most enjoyable in tho hlstory of Keysvllle. Among those present were Mlsses Lello and Delma Sponcer. of Fort Mitchell; Laura and Luclle Berrle, ; Otle Wood, Oslo Willlams. of Lunenburg; Nollle Montague,-of RJchmond. and Nol lle Rudd, of Keysvllle. AmonK the gen tlemen: Major J. W. Morton. master of oeromonles; Dr. Thompson Morton. Messrs. A. B. and F. Harrmer, Aubrey Arvlne. Moherrln: E. F. Wallaee. Wlrt Wallaco. H. W. Farmer. Clarence Fowlkos. of Richmond: Sarn Jeffress. Green BaV. W. E. Newcomb, Samuol Eulankf W. H. Merrltt, R. T. Halley. Ontarlo Watklna Weathorford; James Ollver Fort Mltehell. and C. M. Beoaley. Tho chaperonea wero Mrs. J. W. Morton and Mrs. J. E. Eubank._ PROSPEROUS HIGH POINT VIgorous Young Com'munity Now In the Heat of Election Excltement. (Speclal to 1 ae Times-DlspatohO IUGH POINT, N. C, Aprll 18.?Hlgh Polnt ls now In the heat of elootlon ex? cltement. There aro four candldatos for Mnyor. Tha prosent Board of- Aldermen wlll nearly all be re-olected from pres? ent appearanoes. AAother very important foature of the elootlon Is a bond lssuq for $9,000 for streot Improvoment and a new graded sohool buildlng for North Hlgh Polnt. Another very Important faotor In maklng the votlng interestlng In the county is to ' vote on a propoaltlon for tne isaue o"f 1800,000 for good roada, Tho Chattawka Club gavo a reception on Tuosday afternoon to vlsltlng young ladlos In thfo olty. Hlgh Polnt now has what is known as tho antl-Jug law, and It ls made very hard on the average blind pig In the olty. Thero has boen recently organlsed a,' company to manufnotu.ro atreot cars, made up prlnclpally wlth northern capltal, but part of |t home monoy, tho capltal stock to bo IW.O0O. Tho new silk mill buildlng ls completed and maohinory Is belng placed, A. iocal flro Insuranco company was or? ganlsed this, week wlth $0,000 capltal, Tho Baptlst Chureh has fleoldod to erect a 110,000 chureh on the slte of the prosent buildlng. -m-?--1 STOCKHOLDERS HEET Farmville Buildlng and Trust Oompany Re-Electe Old Oftlcers. fSiiaclnl to Tho Tlippa.WHpnreh,) FARMVHjE, VA., Aprll 18.-Tba annual mBotlng of the sto;;k'iade'H of tha K<i m ville Buildlng and Trust Company was held laat Tuesday afternoon. The old nmrors were re-eleeted and a dlYtdend ot etght; per cont.was doclarecj. The D. PERUN, LADIES' TAIL0R, Wishos to uimovmoo th&t he will giye reduced pricell fov the sum xnav montiw ou Tuilored Suits, also Silk uud Ivinen. Suits, 2I8N. FlftbSt., oor. Broid. IISK FOR EBEEH TICKET. Thls Tloket li Oivan wHh Every Pair il $1,00 and Ovir. CASH VALUB OP TICKBT ty, CCNTS IN TKAD& SEE THE NEW PREMIUM LIST. Cconomy ?toros> 311 B. Broad. 1549 B. Maln. Iranflactbna of the oompany for the laat flacal year wore 677,874.00. ? The roporta Bhowed the Instltutlon to bo ln ti most flourlahlng condltlon. the ttaseta runnlng noarly $12,000 over llabl itloa. A Pprtlon of thls surplua will bo pnld out In dlvldenda. Thls Is a home entorprlse. and aome pi the best buslness mon Jn Farmvljlo aro its omcers, dlroctors and Btookholders. General Stlth Bolllng has appointod Captaln S. W. Paulett, of this place. one of Phis staff ofllcors for the. New pHeanfl meotln-* of Confodorates. Thls ls Uiei seo? ond time tho honor come to Captaln Paul? ett. and agaln it has been worthlly bo stowed atitfwlll bo worthlly wom. Mlss BlrdJe Cox. a very charmlng young lady of Manchester. who has been vlslt Ing relatJves and frlends ln Karmvilio, roturned home last Sunday morning. Mrs. Frod B. Glenn and son. of Lynch burg. were vlaltors of Captaln R. M. Bur Presldent Jarraan was ln Bichmond dur? ing the week in the interest ot the Nor Colonel R. B. Berkley, who has been in Richmond for somo tlme ^{jf1-8^0^^" derwent an operation at tho Vlrsrtnia Hospltal. has returned to Farmvlllo muoh lnMrs.VV W. McKinnev and daughter. Mlss Frankle, are vlsiting frlends in Bichmond. tJ""? -?r r> a Tho Indles auxillary ot the T. M. C. A. wlll tender a ?reception to .the rogulai members of the *assoclation at an oarly ^ne contlnued wet weather has very much lnterrupted buildlng operatlons ln t0MaJor A. R. Venable waa, ln Richmond thls week lopklng after buslnesa affalrs Mr. Wlllle Berkley. who has been vislt lnic relatives and frlends ln Formvllle. has returned to Newport News. ?i ' 9 " ' CHICKAMOMINY IN FLOOD Flshermen Profit When the Farmers Lose. (Spedal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.) PROVIDBNCB FORQE, VA.. Aprll 18.? Although bo late in the spring the farm? ers are now at a utandstill on account of tho excosalve wet weather. The Chlqk a homlny Riverdmd about gotten to Its normal state los* week. but the ralns: of the last three days has brought lt floodlng out agaln ovor Its banks. but.lt s an 111 w nd that does not b ow some Kood. for flshermen report that the rlvor fs toernlng wlth flsh, mostly horrlng brought up by the hlgh water. _?_ The drownlng of tlie whlte man at Sorlng Landlng remalna a mystory, OX eourse. there are many theorlea, but notl). Insr deflntto known. Thero has been aoina tafk ot exhumlng the body etid havlng? a moro thorough exnmlnatlon. but lt ls not llkelv it wlll be dono at thla late date. The fruYt trels ln this vloinlty, desplte the late frost, promlsos a good yleld. , Mlss Grabe Chrlstlan olosod her aohool Tiiesdav wlth appropr ate ooremonles Rev MrrFlom, of Rlohmond. preaohed ln the Union Chapol here Easter Sunday %-&egS0a?gbK? commonca here "inikiitlon/'havo been recelved here to Churoh Aprll 22d._ Mr. Boyles' Subjects, Rev I. S. Boyles, of Rundolph Street Baptlst Chureh, wlll toko for hls subjeot this morning "Tho Fatullty of Proonastl natlon." At nlght he wlll preach the flrlt of a eerlea of four serrnonB on "The Devll's Trapa for SoulS.'' d.O, U.A. M. "'Annual sasslon State Councll of Vlr glnia, Dynohburg, Va., Aprll 2lst to 26th Inoluslvo. $i5 round trlp vla Norfolk and Westorn Rallway. Only Hne wlth thrao (8) daily trains ln eaoh dlreotlon; Tlokets on salo Aprll Wth. 20th and 3Jst, good. until Aprll 87th. For tioltets and furtlier Informdtlon, apply at company's oillco, 838 East Maln Street j John E. Wflgner, Paasongor Agent; 0. IL Be/iey, Dialrlut faasenfer AgenU 50CICTY (Contlnuod From Blxlh Pngo.) glvon for the Texas tablo at the bazaar. ThO flgures will bo unlquo and boautl ftil. Moor?--Rolillng. Carda aro out for tho waddlng and reooption followlng coremony of Mlss Olga Rohling. the daughtar of Mr. and Mrs. Wllllam Rehllng, of No. 314 South Thlrd Street, to Mr. Carlton Rldgeway Moore. Tho dato Of tho weddlng ln flxod for Wednesday, April 2ftth, In tlie home of tho brldo's paronts. A Vision of Beauty. Mlsa Rose Gaston Caperton, tho llttlo daughtor of Mr,' and Mrs. Ctlftord R. Caperton, who sat In tho wondorful horn of plenty at the MIbsIbbIppI tablo last afternoon and dlstrlbuted prlzes, was a vertlablo vlslon of beauty. Sha was daintlly gownod In white or gnndy nnd plnk rlbbonp, nnd her lltele smlllng face brought good fortuno to tho tablo for which flhe worked, the horn of plenty, and llttlo Rose prcn-lng themselves mnacnts, Indced. a * ? Hearts the Qame. Mlsa Fredorlca Loako entertolned at the gnme of hearts at her home, at 1402 Grove Avenue, Frlday evenlng. the 17th Instnnt, ln honor. of Mlss Annlo Montgomcry Pres ton, of "Falrflold," Va. 'Tho flrst prlze wa3 won by Mlsa Mary Day Winn, and the second wns awarded to Mlss BosbIo Ryland. Among thoso in vlt<?d were: Mlssea Rose Archer, Mnry ' Aylott, Mary Butler. Elln Bttok, Dalay Boykln, Marle Cottrell, Warfield Cren ?haw, Fannlo CrenBhaw, Mary Hart Cronshaw, Lora Crump. Emlly Cross, Ar nlta Cussons, Farquhar Hooff, Julla Joynes, Ellzabeth Johneon, Bossle Jnck son, Katharlne Kent, Katharlne Lewis, Elsie Llndsay, Besslo Lucko, Cnrllo MInor. Graco NonI, Annie Prcston, Mary Parrlah, Besslo Ryland, Meta Rnndolph, Page Royall, Cnrrlo RennobK 'Bdlth Tay lor, Bertle Trigg, Dora Taylor, Gertrude Taylor, Rachel Urquhart and Mary Wlnn. Barn Dance. It would - aeam that Richmond soclety haa not had enough of barn danclng, for It lntends to betake Itself agaln to that rustlo form of diverslon on the enrening 3f the 25th of April, at the Masonlc Tem? ple. .-' . Agaln will the melodles ot the banjo ind the fiddle Insplre the bouIs and feet 3f those who hearkon tothe programmo which Mr. Miller'a "merry men" ha/ve sotten out for that nlght and agaln will Mr. Millor hlmBelf lead tho swlnglngv ;horuses and call the flgures for the "ancers. The second barn dance, as tho flrst, ls to be glven under the auspices of the shairman and ladles of the South Caro? llna table. Personal Mention, Mra. J. R. A. Hobson and llttlo son, of Savannah, are visitlng General and Mrs. Fltzhugh Lee, on Floyd Avenue. '" ??.? , ? ? * Dr. Donald Guthrlo, of Baltimore, Is the guest of Mrs. John S. Munce, of No. 6 Wesf Maln Street ? ? ? Mrs. Frank Nalle and chfldren and Miss Annabel Courtnoy are ln Rlchmond from "Somersot," thelr. country home, and are with Mrs. Duval at;No. 801 East Frank lin Street, ? :,?.? Mrs. Mary C, Miller, of Wllllamsport, Pa., havlng spent a dellghtful wlnter ln De Land, Florlda, la visitlng Mrs. George OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE VARIOUS PAPERS, or else heard of tha ,IN SOME OTHER WAY. Just ask nny muslenl frlend ?vvhero tho l.e fc Pianos fo/? tho leaat money can bo proourod, and the answor will bo . -THE Take Your Choice p i A N O s Conover, Cable, Kingsbury. Schubert, Wellingfton. For yonrs wo havo beon tell lng you uboufc tho niorlts of our cooda. Now wo wanb you to tvy thom. A tiial will oonvlnoo tbe mosti exaoting rausical orltlo, Small Muslcal Instruments and Sheet Muslc. Wo hnve tho most oomploto aud lurgost stook oCSheot Muslo Hnd SintvU Muslenl Iiwt-nimonta ln tho. tSouth, 0ALL. AND THE GABLE GOMPANY, Tbe Oldeat Broad-Streat flualc ?, jiguae, v 2f3East Broad Strtiet. j, Q, CORLBY, Manager, (tt N A DOZEN TALKS WE HOPE TO IMPEESS UPON you the advantages of dealing here. In little, easy lessonB we want to teaoh the great puplic that Schwarzschild Bros. is headquarters for Diatnonds, Watches, Rings, Brooches, CutGlass, Optical Goods, Novelties, Repairing, Btc. In this* first advertisemenb we announce wo will bo pleaBed to have YourJewelry Account ^IjlERETOFORE Schwarzschild Bros. have done a purely 1 JTi J cash business. Prices were as close to costas good bus [gW iness policy and the recognized reliability of our goods warranted. We certainly sold and now do sell the lowest-prioed fine jewelry in Richmond. "We do the largest retail trade m Richmond. We have the grandest Jewelry store m this sectiom But we have ambitions, We are ambitious to make this the largest, fine'st retail jewelry shop in America. Henoe, we shall also cater to the needs of many responsible persons who may now take advantage of our cash prices on a credit'basis. In selling "Credit or Oash" we c'eviate not one iota from our already high standard of Best Goods?Lewest Figures. SchwarZSChild BtOS*, '2nd and Broad Streets RICHMOND'S LBADINQ JBWBLLBRS. VfiaM*-* ,?iKOTTcas35SaBHa= w^r^r^i-* A valuable Souvenir.. Announcement in our booklet of ititerestto ati FRhb jewe/ry lovers; out May l; send for booklet now. Yours for ?king^ Coopor at No. 414 East Grace Street. * ? Mlss Emily Moson ls in the olty on a vislt to her niece, Mrs, Peyton Wlso, at No. 100 West Main Street. ? ? Mr. W. A. Lovlng, who has been In dellc'ate health during the wtnter, haa left for Colorado, whera he hopes to Im prove. ? ? ? The Kate Wheelock Whlst Club will meet Tueaday afternoon next at 4i?0 wtth Mrs Oharles D. Todd, ot No. 609 West Franklln Street. ? ? ? A very handsomo donatlon in burnt wood was sent the Missourl tablo by Mrs. Nat T. Crump, of Ohlcago, who was a. fo'rmer Richmond resldent i *??'??? The Mlsses Bland, of Klng and Queen county, are vialtlng Mrs. J. T Hughes and aaslsting at the Georgla table of the bazaar, Mr. Charles F.' Sar'geant, of No. G0-1 East Grace Street, thls clty, wlll be mar rted to Mtaa Annio Lamar Oriffin. of Gal veston, Toxas. Wednoaday, Aprll 22d, Mrs. Vlrgtntus Hall has returned from a dellghtful wlntor spont at Summorvllle, *ear Cnnrleston, S. C. She is very well. "nd found her frlends oharmed to wel come hor homo. DEBATE AT ASHLAND Celebratlon of the Public Debates of the Franklln Llterary Soclety. <Snoc<al to THo Tlrocs-DlBpatcb,) ABHLAND, VA? Aprll 18,-Tho cole bratlon of the public dobatos of the Frank? lln a.Uerary Socloty took place last nlght before a lorge audlenoe ln the College Hall The oxorclses wero oonducted by the omcers. (Presldent Edwln Jason Dryer Vloe-President CTarenco Aflhtr Tthode's, nnd Albort Darnlng Pcttyjohn. Mr Cllfton Forrest MoCllntlo was tho orator, and usod for hls subject "True Patrlotlsm." ? The debato, "Resolvod, That tho com blnatlon of lnbor ls necossary to moet tho comblnatlon of capltal," Amnnatlve, PhlliP M. Hsnk, Lllbury X, Mills; nega Uvo Jamos Thomas Morris, Honry W. Davls. The marshols wero: ?ahlef. R!oh> ard Bealo Davls| ossletants, Berryman G. Botty and Ossto H. Guy. The evenlng was profltably passod and the assemblago were well plonsed wlth tho oxcellent work of the young men. Tho Buslness Men's Assoclatlon ot Hnn over wlll have a spoolol called meetlng on Monday nlght at 8 o'alook In tho Mavor's offlce. There ls muoh buslness before tho mootlng of great Impii'tonce to tho town and oounty, whlch wlll be piiahod to completlon, Mr. John R. Tuylor, the lionorefl elerk of Hanover county, ls very III at hls hema near Hanover G)urthous?. Mr, Toylor is the oldest olerk ln polnt of ser. vlo ln tho State, and is n man of IhQ atTlotoat lntegrlty and most klndly fool Inga. Ho la ono of tho old-tlme men of tha Stata. Hls condltlon Is vory serlous, and hls frlends, wlio ure legion, nre vofy approhensivo._ Local Optlon In Hanover, Rov. I. S. Royles has returned from Hanover, whera he has boon uldlntf li| the local optlon flght. Mr. Boy|es says the outlook for the "drya" ta brlght. Mr. Hlcks' Recovery. B T. Hlcks, tha young man who was thrown from a buggy la,'t Wednesday nlglit In front of Murphy's, as a rosult of a, oolllsion w|th a( ittreet c?r, Is rocov oring fom h's injurles glowly. IIo ls stlll conflnert to hls homo, No. SOI) North Twonty-fourth Street, TO MEET HERE (Contlnuod from Flrst Bage.) drod will come on thls traln, whloh will be stopped at Elba Statlon and the dlstrl bution of gueats bo made from that polnt. Thoy will liavo the evenlng meal on tho train and thelr hosts will not bo oxpootod to keep that meal baok for Uiem. The great mnss of vlsltors will come Wodnes day mornlng. All day Wednesday they will pour ln and not untll Thursday eve? nlng, probably, will thoy stop comlng. The people will leurn with doep regret that Mlss Helon Gould will not come. She is sufferlng from lllness, borderlng on nervous prostratlon, brought on by ovorwork, She was to have atopped at tho Jefferson. Tho flrst aesslon will be held Wednes? day afternoon for organlzatlon and tho eleotlon of oflloers. The formal oponlnjn; will. occur that evenlng at 8 o'clook at which time Gov ornor Montagua will deliver tha addresa of welcomo, and Mr. Robert C. Ogden will prosont the annual address of the president. On Wo'dnosday evenlng, after the formal openlng, tho nuthorlties of Rlchmond College tender a receptlon at tho col lego to thq mombera and guests of tho Conference. On tho mornlng of ThurBday, the 23d at 10 o.'clook, thq gatherlng will ngain be callod to order for a cbntlnuatlon of bus Inoss. At thls meetlng brief roports of the work of the Houthorp E'duoat'on Bonrd will bo made by tho Hon. Joaoph B. Gra ham, of Tallodoga, Ala:, Flold Agont of the Southern Education Board In Alaba ma; and by Dr. Charlcg D, Molvor, pres? ident of the Stato Narmnl College. Groons boro, N. O.; Dr. H. B. Frlssell, princl pal of Hnmpton Instttuto, Hampton, V.a.| Dr. Charles W, Dabnoy, president of the Unlvorslty of Tennossee, Knoxylllo, Tenn.l nnd Dr. Edwln A. Ahterman, president of Tulano Unlverslty, Now Orlenna?-dlroo tors In tho Southern Education Bonrd. These very brlof addressea will be fol lowed by an address from Dr. Daniel C. Gllman, of Bnltlmore, Md., president of tho Carnoglo Instltutlon, nnd by an ad? dresa on "Tho North and tbo South," from Dr, Bt Clalr MvKelway, odltor of tho Brooklyn "Eaglo" and moniber of tho Bonrd of Rogonts of tho State of NoW York. After tho adjournmont ifor lunch tho oonferonco will agaln aaaemble at 3:80 P. M. for a Bosalon to bo glvon to gone ral dlscnsslon from the lloor, The flrs? toplo will be "Tho Consolldatlon of Schoola and tho Transportatlon of Pu plla." Two genUonion will opon tho dla qusbIoii who havo had marked praotloal succesa ln deallng with tha subject, Theao aro Mr, O, H, Hulvoy, of Brldgowntor, Va? and Mr. O. P. Glenn. euparlntend ent of Schoola, Jaokaonvlllo, Fla. The addrosses of tho afternoon will bo strk't ly llmlted to ten mlwutes onoh. The ploslug addresa of this meetlng will be 'made on the subjeot of "The Story of a Model Sohool," by Prof. P, P. Olnxton. profesBor ln tho Departmont of Education of the Unlvorslty of TonnesBoe. Tho addresses on tha ovenlng of Thurs? day will he "A Decada of Eduoatlonal Progross In Mls3iasJppl." by tho Hon. H. L. Whltfteld, State Superlntendont of Education in Mlsstsslpplt "Tlio Forward Movement ln Agrloulture," by Dr- L. H. Balloy,, edltor or "Countiy Llfe ln Amor loa," nnd profesaor ln Cornell Unlveratyt nnd "Knowlodgo Borvoo," by Dr. Pranels G. Peabody, prnfossor in H'nrvard Unl? verslty. ; On Frlday mornlng at 10 o'elcck the or? der of tha addresses will bo as followai "Neods of tho New South," by Lyraan Hall, president of tha Georgla InsUtuto of Technology; "Teuhnlcal Education at tha South," by Dr. D, V. Houston, president of tho Agrloultural and Meohaulcal Col-, lpgo of TaxiiB; an address by Dr. Ira Remsen, president of Johna Hopklns IJpl veralty, Baltlmow, Md.' "Edueatlonal Progros's at the SoutbT" by^s^v^??^ T. J, Jorvls, of North Carollna; ana~ "Tho* Toachor and tho state," by Dr. J. H. Klrkland, chancellor of Vanderbllt Unlvorslty, Nashvillo, Tenn. ^ On the afternoon of Frlday,i the-24th, thero will agaln be a eesslon for genernl dlsousslon. The flrst toplo will be "Ihe Work of flie Unlvorslty ln tho Southern Statos,'- and dlsousalon will bo oponed by Dr. F. P. Venablo, president o*_t"e Unlversity of North Oarollna, Chapel.Hlll, N. C. "Tho Part of the Citlzen in Aidlng; ? the Cause of Publlo Education," will be dlscussed by Dr. S. C. Mltohel.pt RJoh mond Colloge, Rlohmond; nnd P0*?; lla Schoola and the Local Tax" will bo dlscussed by Dr. W. R. Glenn. forrnor Stato Suporlntondent of ^"?at'?" '?! ' Georgla, Asslstant Agont lor tho Peabodr Board and by tho Hon. Wo W. Hill. State Suporintendent of Education of Ala bama. Goncral dlsousslon of all the top ics will bo oxpootod. _...;v' The nddressos on the evenlng of W?* tho 24th, will bo on 'Tha Reaponsiblllty of Government for tbe Education of tha People." by Mr. R. Fulton Cuttlng.ot New York city; "Nogro Eduoatlon at the South," by Dr. W. B. Hill, chancellor of tho Unlversity of Georgla, and Some Impresstons of the Conference," by Dr, Lymnn Abbott. edltor of the "Outlook," Now York city. _ OOES TO UNrVERSITY, At tho olosa of the sosslon on.Frlday evenlng, tho conference will adjourn at Rlchmond ln order to hold a contlnaed sesslon on Saturday at the Unlversity of Vlrglnla. A speolol traln will be at tha di?posal of the conference, under the dlrection of the local commlttee, for the oxouralon to Charlotteswlllo, and tha members of tho conference will there be ontortainod nt lunoheon by the authorl tles ot tha Unlversity. At thls aosslon of the conferenao there will be lnterosttnff r.dflresscs by members of the faculty ot the Unlvorslty of Vlrglnla, On tho evenlng of Sunday, the 2fith. in tho Academy of Musio, will oocur the momorlal aervlce ln recognltlon of the noblo Ufe and. the far-r?achlng publlo nqtlvltloB of tha late Dr. J. L. M. Curry. Mr. Robert O. Ogdon has been requested hy the famlly of Dr. Curry to preside. Thore will bo an address by Dr. F. W. Boatwrlght, president ot Rlohmond Col? lege, nnd the ohlof nddresa of tho eve? nlng, at Mrs. Curry's suggestlon, will bo mnde by Dr. Edwln A Alderman, president of Tulano Unlversity, New Or lenns, La., and dtrector ln tha Southern Education Board. A receptlon- wtll bo glvon the delegataa to tho oonforenca on Thursday afternoon nt tho Masonlo Tomple. and tho peopla of Rlchmond will bo glvon an opportunlty of meetlng them. On Monday. a trlp wlll.be takan down tho rivor. glving tho vlBltors tho pleaaura of a gllmpao of tho famous colonlal plan tatlons of tho rlver, Thla will be tha Cnnl feature of tho great meetlng. Establishecl a Ooatury Ap;o. ENGRA VING. Correct exeeution and tinest workmunshlp cliaracterlxe all work of our Bngraving De* partment Weddlng Invitattons and Announ cem en ts, Cards, 'eic. USsrSftrnptoa and eattnwtas Bubmitted. 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