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RICHMOND HOWITZERS ON THE MARCH THROUGH THE VALLEY
Cani|i Mycra, About tn Movc.
FIIE5ILITEII
i'S
One Gun for Each of tlic Scvcn
tccii Ycars Sincc Hc Was at.
tlic V. 1\ I.
ADDRESSES TO THE ALUMNI
Mr. Klinc Emphasizes tlic Jm
portancc of Agriciiltufal
Education.
[Ppeelal to Thc Tlmcs-Dlspatch.l
BBACKSBURG, VA/, June 10.?Whcn
Governor Swanaon arrived at Blacks
burg thls mornlng he waa met at the
tlepot by the cadota corpa of the V. P.
i. and eacoited to the parade grounds,
?vhere he reviewod the bnttallon.
As the carriage Vsontalnlhg the Gov
finor and Presldent Harrlngcr entered
hpnor at tho alumnl day exorclaea.
A II o'cloek Governor Swariaoh, wlth
Presldent Barringer, led an Impoalng
proccaaion of the board of vlaltora,
faculty, alumnl and underclasamen,
from the acadomlc btitldlng to the com
tnencomcht- baii. whero the annual ad
Ireaa beforc the asaoeiatlon was de
iivered by Mr. Eesllo D. Kllne, nf Win
hester, Va. Dr. \V, II. Bcall. of YVash
Ington. president of the general nsso
clatlon,; Introducd Mr. Kllne. who
spoke on "Tlic- New Splrit of Country
Llfe Education."
Thc address dealt largely wlth con
dltlona existing in the rural dlatrlcU
of Virginia and waa an earneat plea
for tlic teducatlon of the young mer
of Virginia along the llncs of practl
cal farmlng and a prcf-ontation of th<
futttre that lles beforc the graduale;
ln sclentlflc agriculture.
Gi>verit?ir Spenka of i.nintli.
I-'ollowing Mr. Kllne, Governor Swan
son made a apeech.. whlch won grea
applauje from his audience. After ex
pressing pleasure at belng here ot
alumni day, thc Governor eontrastet
the condltlon of the eollcge now an<
when he was a stuuwnt. einphaafainf
the importance of just such educatiot
as the V. P. L is glvlng its students an(
the poasibllltlea that the State liai
for graduates in every profeaglon. 1 f*
urged them to remain In Virginia fo
thelr llfc work. and <ited many ex
amplea of men wlio have accomplishei
great things rlght at liome, or servln;
the State ln war and poace. "
Thc exerclsea closed wlth "Dlxle.
by thc eollegc band, an<l thrce heart;
clicera and a "rah rah" for the Gov
ernor.
Slinm Unttlc Xotnble Event.
In the afternoon the sham battlo wa
fought, the great event for many o
the flnals. The perfeet weather tn-da'
brought out the largest crowd in years
and hundreds gathered qji the campu
and surroundlng hjllslde watehlng tht
mlmlc sight.
Two companles of the infantty ile
aeendod the eastern slope of the lawn
four compnntes stationed on the wes
end and two sides of the campua wer
the offenso. Advanclng at the poppin;
nf rlllea and hoomlng of cannon, ata
tloned at varlous polnts a'.ong the !Jn
of battlo, these met in a drawn bat
tlo on the parade ground. while the on
lookcrs checred and some old Confed
eratcs, forgettlng the years that hav
gono slnee real war raged, gave th
rebel yell.
In the evening there was an llluml
natlon'of the campus. wheri elass aong
wcre-sung, reunlons held and a con
cert glven by the band. The day ond
erl wlth the alumnl smoker, at whlc
the Governor was the guest of hono
and made a wltty -and cntertainln
apcech.
Morniiig GcTtnnn.
The german givcu Monday mornln
at 0 o'clock in thelr hall by the Gei
man Club of the V. P. I. was one <
tho prottlest dances of the oommenci
ment senson. Tho ballroom, gay wit
young ladies in dalnty summer dre/ist
and "merry wldow" hats, and /the
partners ln brllliant uultorms, presen
?d a most atlractive seeno. as M
Phillp Haxall Noland. wlth Mls37-S.ua!
Bvown, of Abingdon. led tho fifi
oouplos through the flgures of tho ge
mnn, whieh lasted only two hours, tl
anncers golng from tho linll to ho'i
tho acholarly address of Dr. Franola
VenahlQk of tlio Unlvcrslty of Nor
Carolinu, In tho uudltorium,
In honor of tho board of vlaltors
battallon drlll and dress parade w'i
glvon Monday afternoon. Theso afte
noon drllls, held durlng commencome
weok, just beforc simset, aro among tl
most attractive features of the flna
and aro hlghly popular wlth tho mni
vlaltors who aro hero. The lovoly car
pus, wlth its green turf and flowerlt
I
.:* i-.il.'U-r"--:'- . __J . _ ? ?
I'No.woman can be happy
withoutchildren; itis her
naturetolove them asmuch
Iso as it is the beautiful and
Jpure. The ordeal througli
, , _ . ~-%^,J^-~- _ rwhichtheexpectantmothet
must pasTis solfaug'ht with dread that the very thought fflls her with
apprehension. There is no necessity for the reproductionof hfe to bt
either very painful or dangerous. The use of Mother's Friend pre
par'es the systern for the coming 'event, and it is passed without an>
danger. This remedy is applied externaily, and has carried tliousanch
ofwomen ihrough thc crisis RJAyilByS
with but little suffering. RHII I fl BBW1
^'Wrltafor book contalning Informatlon ? ??? ?? ? ? m ~ ^ ?
?f valae to all expectant taotbcra.
atlAOFlELO ftEQULATtm OO.
Atluntm. Om.
Whcrc nll llkc to Ilngcr.
?Photograph by a staff artlst.
shrubbery, groups of glrls in brlght
1 colorod gowna, the scarlet and whltc
I of the unlforms on the parade ground,
tlie In'spiririg inusic of/the barid. la ii
pleaslng slght. and one pecullar to
| commeneement at a mllltary school
i only. One was held Sundny nfternuon.
1 and whllc an innovatlon here, drew a
| Idrge itowil.
The 1II0S Biigjc. k
ltouud ln looae aheep nnd decorated
wlth tlic orange and niaroon of tho V.
I P. I. The Bugal, Jttst Issued by tlie
class of 19t?8. ls a publlcatlon that docs
j credit, not only to the stnff of atudents
who had it lu cliargf, but is an honor
to the collcge IU( if.
The book is dcdlcatcd to Dr. John
i Kdward Willlams, professor of matta'e
! m'atlcs in the instltuto. and wlth the
; portrnlt i?f I'?r. Willlams there ls a
i trlbute that Is au unusual coniplimcnt
j to such a young iiian. Thcro is also
ja well written sKCtch" and photograph
i of the president of the V. P. 1., Dr.
! Barrlnger; one of the president emcri
. his. Iir. .1. M. McBryde, and much val
? uahk informatlou about the college
and the work It is doing. The illus
1 trations and engravlngs are far abovc
itlie average nnd the po'etry lu excel
'j lent.
Bvery department of the college is
I rcpreaented by a.akeu-h or lllustration
I and tlie book has an added touch ir
.i tho photographs of sevetal young la
tiilles, aponsora for tlic cadets' compa'n.iei
. j and the battalion.
|| AT \VASIII.\(iTO\vV.\U LEK.
,'scnntor Owen AildreNX Alumul?Trua
teii Meet?Other Kcnlorea.
! | Bpecial to The Tlmes-DlBpatch.]
! LKXLVCTON. VA.. June 16.?The ad
Mdroas before tlic aluirini assoclatlon oi
-\ Washlngton and. Lee Unlverslty wns
r, jdellvered to-nlght by Unltcd Stafes
-iSenator Robcrt L. Owen, of Oklahoma
1 who graduatcd from Washlngton and
- Lee with tlie M. A. degreo in 1ST7. Hk
'{address was eloouent-and stlrred hk
? . audltors as he refcrred to the splen
did hlstory of Washlngton and Lee.
k' Tlie annual meetlng of the board ol
tru8tees was held to-day. wlth all tln:
membcrs present except one. Routlnt
mattcra oecupled tho attontton of .the
board.
Morning d..inc<:s and band concert:
hav'e been the order of tho day. To
morrow will be graikiation day. witl
the address berore the literary socle
tios by fortner Gove'rnor W. A. MTac
Corkle, of Wost Vlrglnla.
Tho jolnt celebriition of the wash
Ington and Gtiilinm Loe Literary So
cletles took placo last niglit In tln
Lee Memorlal Chapel. T*)o otllcer:
were Hlram Heartsill Ragon. presi
ident; Martin Ryorson Turnbull. cliie
l marshal. The orators, wlth their sub
' Jects were: Graham-Lee Society?
Harold Houston Leach. subject
"Launchedi But Whlther Bound'.
Charles Edward Burks. "The Under
Ivlng Prinolples of Anglo-Saxon Su
premacy." Washlngton Society: Ray
mond kennv, "Internationul Arbitra
tion": Grover Clcveland Guhrlel, "Th
Twentit-th Century Crttsade."
Tlie medal was awarded toiMr. Ken
ny by tho-commiiteo of judges, cotn
poseti of Senator Robcrt L. Owen, o
Oklahoma. Colonel D." W. Plpes, o
Louisiana. and Dr. G. ^Watson James
of Uichmond, Va,
-.-?
BPIS.CpV.AIi H.IGH SCHOOL.
Jolut Plmil t.'elebrntlon of Societte
Held Lnst Night.
)f | Speclal tu The Ttmes-Dlspatch.]
ALEXANDRIA, VA., Juno 16.?Th
joint final celobratlon of the Fairfa
and Blaekford. Literary Societles o
fr tho Kpisccvpa! HIgh School of Vlrgini
was held in LiggeU Hall, that schoo
at S-:i? o'ciook to-nlght. The c xercise
'*? w-"><v oponp.d with prayer, whlch wu
10 followed with an address of welcom
'y hy Andrew .laokson May; Jr., of Taze
l'- well county, president .of the Pairfa
ic Society. D.urlng tlie evoning an oi
tv chestra disponsed music.
P. The -followlng was the order of.e>
tli orclsos: _,
Sociotv deelaltner's medal to Cnar
a nlng \V. Danlel. of Rlchtndhd; decln.rin'
asAlon, 'Tho Po.it h of R6bMnierro;w pr<
,.' sentallon of the Fairfax Lllorary Sc
... oietv deb.iter's medal to .lohi II. Lai-.i
,? Jr.,'of Marylarid; rocltitio ), "The Tol
i lalo HeuVt:" presentation of th" Rl-'icl
? ford Socletv reador's medal to'Jnme
,y.\q .Whoeler; of Kentucky; preaentatlo
"?lof tho Fairfax Literary Society d<
'ff clnlmor's medal to Rohert Taylor, .Tt
of Maryland; presentation of the Kalr
fax Litorary Soclety medal to Hugh
M. Nelson, Jr., of Clarke county. Va.
Afterward the presentation of #thc
trophy for superlorlty in the dual con
teat. Mav 11th last. ln reading, declu
matlon. debatc of the Falrfax Soclety
over the Blackford Soclety for 19P.
IDOS was made. James G. Whecler. of
Kentucky, dellvered the valodictory ad
dreati, and the audlenee was formally
dismissed by .1. Bruce MoClelland, pres?
ldent of the Blackford Literary Socle?
ty. Te.xaa,
l.ce Hubllc School.
AI.EXANDBIA. VA.. June 10.?The
jcloalng exerciaes of Lec public school
[for white girls was held this morning.
Hubert Snowdcn. clerk of the Clty
School P.oard. condueted the oxcrrisoS.
In tlie prlnclpal's room. Miss V. A.
Gregg, the Carrie memorial medal was
awarded to Miss Bessie MarUs for be
Ing fnithful to duty throtighout the
year. and Miss Madeline Byrnes was
awarded the superlntendent's medal for
stnndlng In her class durlng the year.
Ortiflcates of dlstinction and special
premiums were also awarded in the
[varloua other grades.
OEFER 81K OSES
UNTIL NEXTWEEK
ijudge Barksdale Adjourns Granc
Jury 0%-cr to thc 24th to
Consider Them.
. rSpecial to The Times-Dlspatch.] ?
j BOYDEN, VA., June 10.?Judgc
i Barksdale, of the Circuit Court of
Mecklenburg. rtached here yesterday
on the midday traln, and soon there
after commencod his court. A grant
jury *was etnpaneled at once. Durins
the delivery of the judge's charge. tc
the grand Jury. In speaking of the
matter of the two cashiers of the BanI
of Mecklenburg, he sald. "This ls a
matter to which I wlll call your at
tention durlng this term, but as th>
papers in the cas'e have not been pre
pared. I will not chargo you or ask
you to consider it to-day. and wlll ai
the proper tlme adjourn the jury over
to meet agaln on the 24th Instant."
The court has appointed^. Majo:
Georgo T. Rlson. of Chatham, specla
proseeuting attorney to represent th
Commonwealth ln the prosecution
against E. W. Overby, and C. Haskins
arising out of the fatjure of thc Banl
of Mecklenburg, and he wlll be "heri
to-day to take chargo of the cases. Th
special grand jury was adjourned ove
tr. Wednosday 24th, to give Majo
Rlson tim,e to preparo yropor Indlct
f ments and summon tho neceseary wlt
j ncsaes. The board of supervlsors, o
Mecklenburg, on yesterday Increase
the r.alary of the Commonwealth'
Attorney to the llmit fixed by tk
statute. in view of the fact that lt wi:
he Incumbent on hlm to arrange fo
the compensatlon of the special pro
secuting attorney. Major Rlson is
lawyor of experience and abillty. wh
was for inore than a score of years at
f tornoy for the Commonwealth for Plt
sylvanla county, and was regarded t
l. one of tho ablest prosoe.utors .ln th
Rtate. He is now servlng his secon
term in thc State Sonate.
Mr. Overby has just added to hl
strong array of counsel Mr. Jack Le
the noted crlminal lawyer of Lyncr
bnrg. who reached hore yeaterda
Messrs. R. T. Thorpe. of Norfolk, Woc
Bouldin, of Iiallfnx. and Goodfe an
Bucker, herotofore employed, aro o
here in the intorost of the defendan
II is not probablc that a trial of thes
enses wlll ho had before tho regulo
term in Ootober, ns the judge rarel
over tries any lltigatod matter at tl
iUtguat term.
TO 13XPOIICH SUNOAY I,AW.
Pollee of Alexantlrln Wlll Ilcpnrl A
Plncca Open Next Sundny.*
rspeelal to Tho TImes-Dliipatoh.l
ALEXANDRIA, VA., June 1G.?Ai
nouncemont. was mado to-day by Chl
Goods that the pollco wUl on ;Sundf
noxt seo that all, placef of ^buslne
whoso huslnosa Ib, ln the cyea of tl
law, deemed unnecessary, are oloso
Tho ediot/went fnrth last nlght th
dlspensers of aoda water, clgtirs, ai
other artlcles muat henceforlh cloae the
placos on Sunduya. Tho law wlll nc
however, apply to drug. atoros ai
lunchrooms. /Announcement wna mai
to*day that the dellvery of ice, 1c
LToam, menta and othor thlnga pu
ehaaod on Saturdny, whlch aro pe
lahable, wlll bo permiaaihle, as wlll 1
the sale of Sunday' nawspapers to su
Bcribera.
Tho odlct followed the trlal of
proprletor of a' poolrqom and a nur
her: of Greok fruit-dealors, who we
llned %'i eaeli for koeping thelr r
specllve pltu'ea of bualneaa opan <
Sundav. Tliiv notod an ao"?J,, tn'.tl
I Corporation Court, and the casc lijfs
j not yet been dlsposed of. '
-.
M.AX ARRESTEB COXFESSBS,
BUT OTHERS HAIJ LOOT.
r^Tiefial to The Tlmos-Dlspatch.l
SUFFOLK, VA., June 16.?Lewis
Butts, of sevoral aliases, was arrcsted
to-day, accused of being a inember ot
the gang whlch commlttcd four bur
glnrles hcrc yestfcrday mornlng withln
two hours. He confosscd and said he
had two ar-eompUccs.' who cscaped
with the loot to tho Dismal Swa'mp
Whe're one of' Hurrlcanc Branch'f
hloodhounds was shot whon he pursuec
too closcly. The men escaped.
bin. WILKIXS IS APPOIXTEU
JCITY SERGBAXT OF WILLIAMSBURC
[Speclal tn The Tlmes-Diipateh.l
[ W1LLIAM.SBURG, VA., June 16.?A1
a speclal meetlng of tho Clty Council
lnet night. "j\Ir. Robert D. Wilkins,
| who\ for many years has been an ef
I ficlent employo of Eastern State IIos
! plial, was appolnted sergeant of the
jclty of Wllliainsbttrg to fill the vacancj
coused by the reslgnation of B. C. Law
! son.
j Mr. Wilkins has quallfied and enter
; cd upon the dlscharge of his duties.
ROTHERT & CO.
Home Furnishers,
FOURTH and BROAD STS.
Rockers for Porch or
Lawn, 69c, $1.25 and up.
Nice, comfortable Reed Rock?
ers at $2.50 to $10.
Benchesat75c,$r.25,$3.50,
and $4.00.
China and Japan Mattings
Special prices on all full pieces
40 yards.
Folding Carts Like This,
i $8.50
Othersat$l,69to$30,
?Refrigerators, Ice Chests, Ex>
celsior Gas Ranges, Linoleums
Oilcloths.
Plain prices marked on al
goods. ;?>,- -
A Ilnlt on tbe Mnrrli.
CIIEI1IPL0IS
HT ST. JOSEPHS
| Commcnccmcnt Exerciscs of thc
Acadcmy Attract f-argc
Audicticc.
OTHER NEWS OF PETERSBURG
Foriricr Policcman Chargcd Witli
Larccny, and Fathcr With
Cruelty.
Tlmfs-Dlapatch Bnreau.
103 Sycamora Street.
Petcrsburg, Va., Juno t?..
The Acadcmy of Muslc proaented .
beautlful scene at tho l annuttl com
moncemcnt of St. Josoph's Acadcmy a
5 o'clock thls afternoon. A blg au
dlence greetod the students and gradu
atlng class members on the Ptage
whlch was? brlght wlth many colora
and aoon becamo a bower of flowcr:
as tho many bunehes of roaes and othc
blooms were presonted to young ladie:
who took part ln the oxcrclses. Thi
graduates are Mias Annle Estelb
O'Connor. Miss M. Ncllle KUmartin
Mlaa Marguerito Genevlove Collins
Mias Louise Imclda Clements, Misi
.lulia Farrell Reagan and Mr. "Walte
E. D'Alton. Mlaa O'Connor wa3 vale
dictorian of the class. The followlni
program won cnthusiastic applause:
Quartet. "Valse Lorralnc." Ml<5
Jeanne D'Alton. Miss Ktance
Schneider. Miss Marguerlte Kllmartlr
Miss Donna Nobles.
Mandolins?Misa Annie Dolan. Jame
T. Powers.
Song and drill. "Little Drum Majors
(J. Vernon). boys.
Quartet (Lavignac), Miss Juli
Francis, Miss Jeanne D'Alton. Mls
Madellne Burke. Miss Mary Rodttff.
Recitation, "Glvo Us Men," Jame
T. Powers.
Vocal. "Judith (Concone), Mii
Louise Clements.
Trio. "Mazurette," "Caprice Brllliant.
Miss Helen Schneider. Miss Anni
O'Connor. Mias Louise Clements.
Trio. "Corae Where the Lilie
Bloom" (Thompson). chorus?senlor:
Quartet. "Galop de Concert." Mls
Nellle Kilmartln, Miss Margare
Moran, Miss Agnes Moran. MIs3 Allc
Dolan.
Cantata?Fairles* of the Seasons
Qucen of Fairles, Mlsa Nellle Powers
Summer Fairles, chorus. senlora; Sprin
Fairios. intermedlate class; trio (Mc
zart). Miss NcIIie Powers, Miss Mai
guerlte Collins, Miss Julia Reagan.
RecitaFTon, "Soui of the Violin
(piano accompaniment), Miss Louls
Clements.
"Jewei Song from Faust" (Gounod
Misa Nellle Powers.
Novelette, "Dance of the Tedd
Bears,""boys.
Recitation, "Laska," Miss Mnr^ueril
Collins. * ;
Honors?Valedictory, "Launchins,
Miss' Annie O'Connor. '
Vocal, "Whlsperlng Hope" tHav
thorne), graduates.
Duo, "Sonata, Op 6 (Beethoven), Mli
Nollio Powers, Miss Helen Schnelde
FJssay, "Education, Apart fro
Study," Walter E. D'Alton.
Vocal solo, "'Tlll We Meet Agair
(Bailey), graduates.
Formcr Policcman Seut On.
? Two cases of unusual Intereat wci
h'eard in the Mayor'a Court to-day. S
J. Beck, a former well-known pc
liceman?of this city, who has bee
in the employ of the Atlantic Coai
Line Rallroad as a detectlve, was sei
on to the grand jury charged wlt
steallng $07 from the person' of Cli
ton A. Hudglns In the waltlng-roo
j at the Unlon Statlon about 4 o'cloc
thls morning. Bock and Hudglns ht
I been together for several houra, ar
| the accused man clatms that he toc
tho money from his companlon'a pocl
et for aafe-keeping. Tlio alleged the
was aeen by Follceinnn Evans ar
Ticket Agent Yates.
ClnWged wlth attempting to gh
away his twelve-yoar-old son at
cruel treatment of the llttle boy, Er
mett Anderson, formerly of Alleghan
Va., wt^. sent to jall for thlrty daj
Though lltorally in rags and tatte
and apparontly half-starved, the chl
loyally refuaed to an4wer any que
tlona as to hla father's 111-troatmei
He was taken in chargo by Chlef
Pollce Ragland, and a homo wlll
found for hlm. Mayor Jones yeste
day refuaed an appllcation by Ande
?son to send the chlld to a reform
tory.
KlkH and Rcd Men.
Tcn delogates from Pcterabir
Lodge of Elka left ovor the Norfo
and Western laat nlght for tho Ell
Stato convention at Lyn'chburg. T
delegates and other Petcrsburg ci
zons aro maklng oarneat efforta
have tho Stato convontion held ln tl
clty noxt year. Among tho dolegat
wero Messrs. Myer Saal. H. V. Pa
ham, J. Beverly Harrison, John T. Pa
Edward Elgonbrun, W. T. Baugh, W
liam Koenlg and Cliff Godaey.
? Large delegatlona from Llttlo Matt
ponl Councll. Scptaw Council and Ot
den Eaglo Councll, of the Order of R
vian. of Rlchmond, attonded a po
nw held at Library Hall last ovenl
Pocahontas Council, of thls cl
C.tptaln W. P. Beajsley was master
oeremonies, and a most cordlal w.
oonio waa oxtonded to the vlaltors
Poat Saehom Jamea B. Blanks, of tl
clty, to whlclj Past Great Sauhi
Charlea Burkhart, of Manchostor, i
sponded. Mr. C. T. Wllkerson, of M
toaca, also mado an addross. Att
the apeaking a banf|tiet waa aorvod, t
vlaltors retumlng to Rlchmond ahor
after 10 o'tdock.
Iliuig Jury iu Mnek Cnac,
A hung- jury wns the vesult of t
trlal boforo Judgo Walter A. WtUsi
ln. tlio .Circult Court nt DhnvUli
_l{ Cotirlhouse to-diiy, of thc nvjft'y \\'
Two Coupons in Every Package
C Each package of Piedmont Cigarettes now contain
two coupons. 50c in cash will be given for 100
of these coupons. They are ju&t as good as money.
PIEDM<
CIGARETTES
Are made from the fine, old, ripe, sweet tobacco which haa
made the Piedmont district famous all over the world. Pied?
mont Cigarettes are
10 for 5c
Piedmont Cigarettes are packed in TDf FOLL
llam Mack. who shot and klllcd Barney
Magce, telegrapher at Colller's Statlon.
on tho Atlantlc Coast Llnc Railroad.,
on January 31st. The prisoner, who |
is defended by Robcrt Gllliam, .lr., of j
this city. ploads self-dcfense. clalrhlhg
that Magee ordored Ivim off the rall-j
road property at the polnt of a pi*tol.
Messrs. Lasslter and Drcwry aro con- I
dttctlng the prosecutlon. Tlic oasc oc
cupled the court till day, tlic jury
reporting late this cvenlng that they
were unable to agrec.
Lynch Wlna tlic Itncc.
Ih tho endurancc awlmmlng racc be
tween Hugh Lynch and Bonjamin
Butts. of this clty, ln tho Appomattox
Rlver this afternoon, Lynch provod the
wlnner, Butts dropplng out about two
and wne-half miles from Petersburg. Tho |
young men entered the water at Poca
hontas Brldge wlth wlth Clty Polnt.
twelve miles dlstant. as their dlstlna
tion.
Judgo West, of the Clrcult Court of
Prlnce George county, has appolnt.icl
the following trustees of tho Bflth
Achlm congregatlon, of this city:
Messrs: Henry Wiso. Joseph Bambert,-,
Samuel Levitt. Abraham Lubman and
David Gellman. Tho ofliecrs of tlie
congregatlon are: President, Jacob
Smlth; T'lce-Presldent, Samuel Coopor;
Secretary Loula Levitt; Treasurcr,
Abraham Gellman.
A llcense has been issued at the of
fice of the clerk of tho courts of Pe?
tersburg for the weddlng on Th'ursduy;
June ISth. of Miss Llzzio Prlnoe Enniss,
daughtcr of Mr. W. L. Ennlss, and Mr.
.lanies Meycrs LIvesay. The prospec
tlve hrlde and groom aro both from
this clty.
RECEIVEK KOR MONARCll.
t'oal Company Operutlng iu Lee County lu
Bp HcorgBulzed.
[Spoeial to The Ttmes-Dlspatch.]
BUISTOL. VA., June 16.?Judgc .John W.
Ptlcc. of tho Cotporatlon Coutt of Brlstot,
to-day appolnted CUfTord B. Caldwcll re
celver for the Monareh Coal and Cokc Com?
pany, a Brlstol corpot'a.tlon. opcnitlng in
the Lee county IVn.) coal tields, and havlnx
a capltal of JC0.000.
The nppolntmcnt conforma to tlic deairo
of a majority of the credltora, who hol.1
clalms apatnst tho company aggrogatlng
$11,000. Rocclver Caldwell states that thla
ccurso waa taken on account of attach
ments agnlnst owners of tho company in
Clnclunatl. He states that the company will
Immedlately bo reorganlzcd and that tho
credltors will be pald In full. Tho company
waa embarrassed by delny In completlng the
Black Mountaln Rallway.
RAILWAY AGBXTS OKGAXIZE.
Thoac of the Southcrn'n Rlchinnntl lllvl
nion Foroi AitHoelntlon.
[Speclal to The Tlmos-Dlspatch.]
KEYSVILLE, VA., June 16.?The
agenta of the Richmond Divlslon of
the Southern Railroad met here yester
day and or^anlzod an agency assocla
tlon for tho purpose of hetterlng the
railroad service and ninko suggostions
for the same. Tho following agents
were present: W. J. Gregory, CIiumc
Clty; J. C. Rice. Jeffress; G. M. Gin.
Soudnn; F. H. Brown, Oxford; D. S.
Oauldlng, KeysvlUe; J. C. Kowlett,
Grocn Bay: E. H. Lea. Richmond; F.
H. Thompson, Leator Manor, and R. C.
Carden. West Polnt.
Mr. E. H. Lea, Richmond agent, was
The OkEATEST
5UCCESS EVER
PUTo/z^eMARRET
PThjzNamb
ATTERSON
on TOBACCO
JTANDS FOR QVALITY
elected chalrmnn of tho assoclatlon,
and R. C. Carden, of West Polnt, sec
rotarv. Meotlngs are ti> bo held <utar
torly at difTerent pnmts on tho Sottth
crn Railroad. ttpon tho Invltatlon of
Mr. D. S. Gauldlng tho noxt meetlng
will be held ut KeysvlUe on 15th of
SDptember. The Masonlc Lodgo here
klndlv offored them the nso of their
Iin.ll troe of eharge. The Hotel Char
lotto entertalned tlic dclcgates for
dlunor and supper.
Messrs. M. B. Gatctioll. of Washlng?
ton. D. C. superlntendent of transfers,
and A. P. Cpno, of Richmond. super
Intehdent of tho Richmond Dlvlslon.
wero prosont at the meetlng. Tho optn
lon was generally oxprcssed that muo'.i
good will rosult from this organiza
tlon.
-.-? i
TO ESTAHMMI SCHOOL FOR
DEPEIVDENT GIRI-S .1X1) WOMEN"
I Speclal to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK, June 16.?At a meeting
held this morning at the First Presby
teriatt Church a movenient was inaug
nrated for the establlshment o? an in
dustrial school for dependent glrls and
women. The meetlng was presided
over by Mrs. W. H. TalUafe-ro. of the
Presbyterian_ Church, Portsmouth, and
Mrs. Smlth, of MeKcndree Mcthodist
Church, Brumbloton, acted as secre
tory. ?A commlttee was named to draw
t:p a eomprehenslvo statcmett of tho
proposed school, Its objects and al.rqs,
to roport at-a meetlng called for Tues
day of next week. It was aiso agreed
that the school ls to confllct ln no
way wlth any of the othcr Instltu
tions for women.
Delegntea to LoiiImvIIIc.
f Speclal to The Tlmes.-Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK, June 16.?The Norfolk
Sunday school will send four dele
gatos to the internutlonal Sunday
School Convention. whlch tneets ln
Loulsvillo this week. beginnlng on
Thursday. Tho dolcgates are as fol
lows: J. W. Borum. J. G. Holladav. Rev.
Georgo W. Cox and Miss Arabella
Winsto'n.
Held ou Robbery Clinrgc.
[Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK, Jttno 10.?J. F. O'Don
n'ell and Charles Yarnoll, tho two
Unlted States sallors charged wlth
highwuy robbory by Henry Upton, col
ored, were ordcred held for the Corpo.
ratlon Court grutui Jury to-day by Po
licc Justlce Slmmons.
Senrlet Fcver Dlanppenrlng.
NORFOLK. June lti.?The scarlet
fevor epidemtc In XTorfolk ls rapldly
disappearlng. Tho Board of Health now
reports that thero are but thlrty-sev?!n
casos under quarahtlno. A tew weeks
ago the numbor of cuscs woro from two
to three tlmos as manj- and tho health
officials were greatly eoncerned.
OASTOHIA.
Bttri th8 /?^ Kind Voi Hav8 Always
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