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BY MOONLIGHT.
I determined to bring things to n crlsl*
with Paulo Brown nt the forthcoming
Masquerade. I purchased a handsome ring
and got myself up as Romeo in n stylo
that would have caused the hearts of tbo
Montagues to swell with pride, aud those
of the Capulets to burst with envy.
"How stunning Smith looks!'' I heard
more than once whispered as ! roamed up
Bind down In search of Pattio. Hut Pattio
wasn't there, or, if she was. her disguise
was too complete to be penetrated. As I
Walked anxiously about my intention was
attracted by tbo most piquant of shepherd
esses, whose movements betrayed a per?
plexity equal to my own. As she passed
her steps faltered.
"Pardon me. sir. I feel faint," she
^murmured, resting her band upon my
arm, as if for momentary support.
"Allow me to conduct you to the open
air," I answered. "It is quite suffocating
hero."
Sho thanked me gracefully and assented,
explaining that she was a stranger and
bad become separated from her friends.
Tho cool air revived her, and after a
short walk through the grounds her
strength and spirits scorned entirely re?
stored.
Hor conversation was vivacious nnd
witty. Put when sho came to talk of the
moonlight nnd flowers nnd poetry I found
that In tho field of sentiment she could
beat Pattio two to one. In fart, I couldn't
help thinking how tame Pattic's rhap?
sodies, over which I had boon wont to go
into such ecstasies, would sound in .n
parison with the transcendent outbursts
of the little shepherdess.
In n retired nook, almost bidden by the
shrubbery, wn found n rustle seat, of
which wo took possession, feeling, br feign?
ing to feel, weariness after our walk.
The moon shone out In unclouded maj?
esty, and beneath her radiance the flow?
ers nnd blossoms which surrounded us,
gonmicd with dowdrops, bloomed with a
brightness which tho more ambitious god
of day might well havo given half bis
glory to witness.
And how tho little shepherdess Im?
proved tho occasion! If Luna, female as
sho is, had stopped In her course to listen
to tho enchanting flattery lavished upon
ber, I'm sure it could have hardly been ac?
counted a miraole.
"Pray remove your mask," I ventured
to say at last?first laying aside my own.
"I must look upon tho faeo that mirrors
thought so divine."
"I fear you will be disappointed," sho
replied "Still, I hnvo nothing to dis?
guise, and if you will dispel tho illusion
under which you labor the punishment bo
your own."
The features sho oxpnsed wore of sur?
passing loveliness, .lust .dark onough to
entitle her to be culled a brunette, her com?
plexion bad that pearly transparency of
which tho purest of blonds can rarely
boast. Ilor eyes sparkled like diamonds,
nnd yet were soft as a gaze lie's. Tho con?
tour of her bead and face was faultless.
I fairly lost my reason. So the reader
will think whan I relate that without
further ceremony I threw myself on my
knees to th e no small detriment of 1-tomco's |
finest hoso, and, producing tho ring I bad
purchased for Pattio,I incontinently placed
It on tho shepherdess' engagement linger.
I entreated her to wear it for the sake of
ono thenceforward doomed to bo hor slave,
and who sought no other boon than that
of dying of unrequited lovo.
Heaven knows to what pltoh of absurd?
ity I should havo gone bad not the, llttlo
shepherdess, who seemed not unmoved by
my appeal?-indeed sho turned aside her
head and fairly shook with some sort of
emotion?interrupted mo with the excla?
mation :
?'^Stay?thero is one of my friends."
I spntflffJlQ my foot, but not before I bad
Imprinted ono kIks upon ficrlius and clasp?
ed her for ono brief moment to niy" throb?
bing breast.
As I turned, I stood confronted by a
flerco looking brigand, who, too, was in a
tremor of emotion. I laid my hand upon
my sword. Perhaps he was a rival. As
tho thought flushed upon mu 1 felt
aroused within mo all the rancor of the
ardent houso of Montague, and had the
stranger so 1)1 nob as " bitten his thumb"
at mo I should probably have run him
through for a Ciipulct. As it was, I tore
myself from the sccno and hastened to my
lodgings.
A night's sleep measurably restored inj
senses. When a man bus made a fool of
himself overnight, it's wonderful how
clearly ho sees it on waking up In tho
morning. My costly ring was gone. '11 ie
Shepherdess was gone. And what, after
all, had shu ever been to me? A fleeting
Vision that had crossed my path?a mere
adventuress perhaps. Were Pattic Brown
and her substantial fortune to bosaorlllced
for such a phantom? Not by a man In bis
sober senses.
Like an awakened prodigal, I resolved
to arise and go unto Pattio and havo it out
with her at once.
I found her alone and had just begun to
ropeat for her edification some of the com?
pliments Inspired by the charms of the lit?
tle shepherdess tbo night beforo when my
eyo fell on an object that struck mo dumb.
It was tho Identical ring I bad given the
shopherdess on Puttie's fingert
"Were you at tho ball last night?" In?
quired Pattio, seemingly seeking to relieve
my embarrassment.
"I?I was," I stammered guiltily.
"So was Cousin Charley," said Pattio,
with a roguish twinkle in her eye.
"Cousin Charley?" I repeated. "1
haven't tbo honor to know him."
"No," replied Pattio. "Ho only came
yesterday to pay us a short visit. You
can't imagine how handsome ho is I"
"I dare suy not, " I answered dryly.
"As pretty as a glrll" exclaimed Pattio,
with feeling. "Ho went to the ball last
Bight as a shopherdess," she continued.
"The d deuce ho did I" I Interrupted.
"Yes"?and Pattlu'e eye twinkled still
more?"and ono silly fellow, tricked out on
Romeo, actually made love to him and
hugged and kissed him Into tho bargain 1"
I staid to hear no more- It was, then,
"Cousin Charley" whom I had embraced
and kissed and made mysolf a fool over, to
S \say nothing of bestowing my ring upon
Jtilm! And I have a suspicion to this day
Wthat tho II! looking brigand was no other
' than Pattle Brown herself.
I have only to add that Pattle and Cousin
Charley were married in less than a
Btohth.?New York News.
StylUb.
Housewife?Is that u friend of yours
waiting at the gate?
Wraggles (superciliously)?No, not ex?
actly a friend, ma'am. Hat's my travel?
ing companion.?New York Journal.
TL? OlliVrtji. I .
"A man," observed tho student of social
phenomena, "Is never satisfied so long as
there is anything be wants; a won,an Is
Dover satisfied so long as there Is anything
?be can get."?JJotruit News.
Tricycle Cabe a 8acc?-m.
Berlin bos started the tricycle cab or
"Heydt" cycle, so named after its Invent?
or. The machine U a "rear steerer," nnd
between the two front wheels Is a comfort
ably cushioned seat for the passenger,
while the driver works tbo machine from
the rear. Tho new system of locomotion
has met with much favor, aud 500 of these
tricycle cabs arc now in use in the Gorman
capital.
Rail Bepartue.
Conductor?Settle now or got off. ^
Citizen (dignifledly)?Whut do you take
tne for?
Conductor?Fi' cents; same as anybody
else.?New York Journal.
BABY DRESS REFORM.
SUCCESS OF MRS. BERTHA JANET'S
NOVEL ENTERPRISE.
Her Heart U a> Touched by tlie Crude and
Cumhontoine Claikrt entii Which Cantom
Had Prescribed for Infants Common
SeiMO Lny.-ites lo> Itemed) tin- Evil.
Mrs. Bertha Janet Gunn, the in?
ventor ot the infant's dress reform, is
a sweet-faced, gentle-mannered little
woman, not resembling in the slightest
our ideal woman of affairs. When
seen in her homo she talked pleasantly
of her work, but seemed surprised that
any one could speak of her Invention
as other than the most natural thing
in the woi Id.
"Why. It seems remarkable to me
that soiuo oik hadn't thought it out
long ago," she said in answer to her
visitor's question as to what llrst g ive
her the idea. -Just thir.R of all these
years and years that mothers have
looked upon the daily dressing of their
little ones as a task to be dreaded,
as 'stjnailing time.' Why, the child is
fretted to a frazzle, if it is not in ac?
tual pain. 1 contend with the doctors
that whenever a baby screams there is
something the matter. Aad, believing
there is something amiss with her
child, what mother Is ? that would not
try her utmost to get at the root of I ho
matter? That Is just the way I began.
I war. worried by my baby's screams
when i; was being dressed. At tirst
I tried every method 1 could think of
to shorten the bath. Then I began to
think of its little clothes and contrive
means whereby they could be put on ]
In the shortest- possible time. This led
me to consider and notice each gar?
ment separately, and I soon began to
sco how uncomfortable some of them
must be. A heavy diaper, f<u- in
etauce, which always holds the child's
legs bowed out. or the flannel belly
band which la pulled so tightly around
its yielding little body and fastened
with pins that are forevor In danger
of slipping out and sticking Into its
delicate flesh. I began to think of a
baby's whole wardrobe as barbarous,
and sot to work to try to improve
them one garment at a llmo. Of
course my object was to make my own
baby comfortable, and, selfishly, I nev?
er gave other children a thought.
"After moving to the east?I form?
erly lived in Ohio- I received a letter
from a cousin asking me to send her
some patterns of liyglonic buby
clothes. If such articles were to be
had. 1 looked around and ciiuUl find
nothing that 1 considered as good aa
my own baby's clothes; so I thought:
'Why shouldn't 1 cut a sot of patterns
of my own and solid them to her?"
Later I did tho same thing for several
friends, and finally began to think It
might be a good thing for other chil?
dren in whom I felt no personal Inter?
est, and at the same time furnish me
a means of support. At that time I
was supporting myself and child.
"As 1 hud no capital, 1 began in a
very small way, furnishing sets of pat?
terns and making layettes to order.
My work gave satisfaction*and moth?
ers, seeing the wlstlom of such gar?
ments, recommended mo to their
friends. In that way my custom in?
creased and my system became well
known. Now I have orders from ev?
ery state, in the Union and from several
foreign countries, I employ several
sewing women to da my stitching and
a number of expert, embroiderers,
while I havo my patterns manufac?
tured. My layettes, which are only
made to order, I always do the cutting
and stamping of myself, and personal?
ly examine every garment before it is
sont out. Often, wTiile mothers take
pleasure In making their own baby
clothes, 1 cut and stamp the sets and
have them hasted l.p, so that the maJK
ittg and embroidery Is much sttnpll
tled. My I nit tarns come In sets of fif?
teen, anil are draughted to lit into
each other, so they can be put on the
child all together. In that way. you
will see, it is only necessary to turn
the child <mce white dressing, nnd all
those clolbes hang from the shoulders.
Another point about my system which
mothers highly approve?there dre no
pins, and every part of the body la
equally protected.
"What do I consider tho best ma?
terial for diapers?" repeating the
question asked by her visitor. "Well,
I I use a fine grade of stockinet, so, of
course. I consider that tho best. But
1 think the shape of the garment hits
much to do with Its comfort. Tho
old-fashioned square which was drawn
so tight over the seat und pintied to
tho bund I believe not otiiy caused
chaffing, but, lu many Instances, ojtfck
cd legs. My diaper Is cut ou the bins, I
so that the seat in large and baggy,
and there is very little cloth to fold
between the legs, so the little logs can
lie straight out. Of course my system
required much thought to perfect it,
:vnd, undoubtedly, I would never have
thought of dress reform for infants
and children had I cot had the neces?
sity brought home to me by my own
ehi 1 d, so you see, after all, my success
is but another proof of the old adage.
Necessity is tho mother of inven?
tion.' "
A. 111? Strawberry Pnrm,
Two miles wiwt of Vau Huren, Ark.,
Is the "'syndicate" fruit fnrni. probab?
ly the largest strawberry farm lit the
United States. At the time of tho or
ganlzation but forty acres Und been
cleared and put In cultivation, tho re?
mainder of the tract being coveted
with timber of heavy growth. To?
day there are IT", acres of land set to
strawberries that are expected to yield
16,000 crates of strawberries the first
season, which, at hist season's prices,
will return to the Investors ?27,:iOO.
Electricity for Toothache.
Toothache Is to be cured by a new in?
strument, consisting of silver and zinc
strips of metal, hinged at one end, one
strip to rest on the tooth nnd the oth?
er on the gum, forming a metallic cir?
cuit to &ct on the nerve.
Blinti from Furnace Mug.
In a German process for making
srlck from blaut furnace slug, the molt?
ed slag, as it leaves the furnace, is
subjected to the action of a stream of
water which reduces It to a sharp sand.
It Is then mixed with milk of lime,
stirred by machinery, moulded into
brisk and allowed to dry for a few
days. Tb? lighter grades of slag mak*
Uta bant brick ?*d require less time.
AMERICAN BEEF IN ENGLAND
bold by Itutclier* lor the Prime English or
s. ot. li Product.
That's a line cut of beef. Where
docs it come from'.'"
The Chelsea butcher eyed me
shrewdly.
"Never mind," I said; "you can tell
me the truth Just as well as not. I
don't hoy beef in London, und I
won't peach on you. It's prime-looking
beef. Where does it hail from?"
"To tell you the truth, sir?but I
don't breathe such things along King's
road; It 'ud never do, sir?but to tell
you trie truth, that's American beef.
Y'sre, if we sells It for Ameri?
can beef, we keeps It; but if we
sells It as English or primo
Scotch, It goes. The best prime
roast beef we get in London to-day
is raised in America. If It comes over
on the hoof it ain't so good unless It
gets three months' English feed on tills
side. Sometimes when it comes in
cold storage it's too ripe and must bo
sold short off the day it's exposed,
else It falls In flavor. But when it's
cured right and shipped prompt
there's none better?only," with a
shake of tils curly head and a keen
wink, "only It's prime English roast
or Scottish, sir."
King's road Is a long lane in Chel?
sea ii thriving, bustling thorough?
fare that supplies southwest London
with the necessaries of life. I spo^e
to i very butcher in a mile's stroll, and
when they understood I was not a
London purchaser they told me, to a
man, that the most and the best of the
beef sold was American?born, bred
and dead. In Paris I met not long
ago a young English woman.
"Do you really have any good meat
in America?" sho asked.
"The reason I ask," she continued,
"Is because the American beef we buy
In London Is such awfully poor stuff,
don't you know. Not many of the
tradesmen sell It, but those who do
find It so very difflcut to compete with
our splendid English beef. We never
buy the American beef."
Neither do other Londoners; it is
always prime English or Scottish?
grazed fn Montana.?London letter to
the Chicago Record.
A Mini I'ltNtH for Twenty Years.
There is a Jew. a native of
I.ltsk, Russia, living in the East
End of London, who has fasted
for twenty years, his sole diet
during that time consisting of six
pints of milk, three pints of beer, and
half a pound of Demerara sugar. Ills
name 1h Maurice Imix. He Is au excel?
lent Talmudlcal scholar, aud. In spite
of bis frugal meals, ho is tho moat
healthy, Intelligent, and wideawake
porson In his quarter, lie Is now over
forty. At the age of seventeen, it ap?
pears, he caught some lingering fever,
which shattered his constitution and
entirely destroyed his digestive organs.
He took many kinds of treatment from
different physicians, until his stomach
became Inured to all medicine. At tho
Kleff Hospital they vainly tried to cure
him by sponging and electrolysis; at
Vienna his physicians included tho
well-known Drs. Albert and Northna
gel. His treatment at Carlsbad was a
failure; then he traveled to K?nigs?
berg, when the physicians decided that
lie must live on sugar, milk, and boor.
He adopted their prescription, and
soon regained normal health. For
twenty years no solid food htiR passed
his mouth.
I'rc*Hlilentf*' MotlierH.
The following Is a complete list of
tlto maiden mimes of the mothers of
the Presidents of the United States:
Washington, Mary Ball; John Ad?
ams, Susanna Boylston; Jefferson, Jans
Randolph; Madison, Nellie Conway;
Monroe, Eliza Jones; J. Q. Adams, Ab?
igail Smith; Andrew Jackson, Eliza?
beth Hutchinson; Van D?ren, Maria
Hots; Harrison, Elizabeth Bassett;
Tyler, Mary Armistead; Polk, Jane
Knox; Taylor, Sarah Strother; Fill
more, Phoebe Mlllard; Pierce. Anna
Kondrlck; Buchanan, Elizabeth Speer;
Lincoln, Nancy Hanks; Johnson, Mary
McDonough; Grant, Hannah Simpson;
Hayes. Sophia Birchard; Garfleld, Eli?
za Ballon; Arthur, Malvinu Stouo;
Cleveland, Annie Neal; Harrison. Eliz?
abeth Irwin; McKinley, Nancy Camp?
bell Allison._
1,0011 Hofen llntwrt in One Tree.
W. T. Harmon, living on the Days
dill turnpike near Tilton. Ky., has a
,-ery curious but convenient hog pen.
The pen M nothing more than a hugs
lycamore tree which is hollow, and
lurntshes sleeping Quarters for at least
;wenty large-sized porkers. The tree
aas been used for its present purpose
for over ten years, and during that
time over 1,000 hogs havo been raised
.n it.
We hear of people every day
Who overstep tho rules.
And. by their doings, show thut they
are various kinds of fools,
rhe woman in fleah colored tights
Who dances, kicks and sings;
The man that on the frail trapeze
So perilously swings;
The brazen one who stands before
A multitude, and twists
\ slimy snake about her neck;
The tough with heavy fists.
Who meets another In the ring.
And pounds him till he dion;
rhe man that on a parachute
Drops from tho starry skies? ?
Phono and a hundred others we
Look at in speechless awe.
And then declare them all to be
Tho blggetit fools we erer saw.
But, after all is said and dona.
Is the fool that thrills us sn
More foolish than the gaping on<
Who pays to see tha show?
"Which attentaUr are you talking
about?"
"About the Hottentotenstottertrott
elmutteratteutater."
"Thon why don' you say at once
the Hottentotenstrottelmutterattcnta
leiiattengltteinvetterkottcrbeulxatLa?''
BrlKluMl'il Poor.
For the temporary relief of the un?
employed during soasons of industrial
distress tho Belgian Govornment has
adopted a plan which provides for
feeding, lodging and clothing the un?
fortunates in return for work on the
streets, the garbage dumps and publb
' Imju-ovemouu.
MRS. JOHN W. GRI.GGS.
She Haken a CliarminK Addition to
I'rvMldent'n Cabinet Circle.
The social season in Washington de?
pends for its gayety on so many things
that all the rnon and women who make
a business of pleasure begin to Inqutro
anxiously about the outlook for enter?
tainments. Cabinet people and others
In official life help to make or mar
the season, and entertaining Is so in?
timate a part of an administration's
duties that men have been appointed
to the cabinet for no better reason than
that they were rich and able to give
tine balls and dinners. Society has
even unmade administrations.
A great deal of gorgeous entertain?
ing ia done at private houses In Wash?
ington, but by far the greatest occurs
In the homos of men in high official
life. The cabinet officers necessarily
MRS. JOHN W. GKI0GS.
lead In this, and as their entertain?
ments are semlpubllc, no one who is
respectable need buk an opportunity
to take part in them.
With the going of John W. Grlggs,
of New Jersey, to Washington as At?
torney-General of the United States the
circle of Cabinet ladies secures a
harming addition in the person of the
popular wife of Mr. McKonna's succes?
sor. Mrs. Grlggs Is the second wife ot
the Governor. She was married about
live years ago, and hits one daughter,
Elizabeth. She is now about 30 yijars
Did. By his first wife, who died sfivcn
-ars ago. Governor Griggs has ?vo
children, four boys and two girls. Tha
eldest boy is just 21.
Mrs. Grlggs Is a particularly attract?
ive woman and extremely agreeable In
manner. All the children are jealous?
ly fond of her, and her love for them
Is unbounded. She Is a splendid con?
versationalist and a very keen observ
She takes an Immense interest in
her husband's career, and has a pretty
good insight Into things political her?
self. She enjoys his pleasures and
watches his success with eyes brim?
ming over with admiration. The fam.
lly is on very friendly terms with
that of Vice President Hobart, who ia
also a Paterson man.
A Pmotlcal Sng(;e?tfon.
??Sow ?hall we chock the Sunday bi?
cycle?" demanded the president of the
Christian Citizens'? Reform League.
"Same tke trunk*," courteously sug?
gested the commorut?! tourlet who had
wandered in m?raly because ho bate
i crowd.
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recorded In the clerk's office of tha
County Court of Elizabeth City Oaun
ty, Virginia, In Deed of Trust Book 5.
page 44'J, default having been made In
the payment of the debt therein se?
cured, at the request of the beneficiary
thereunder, I shall sell at public auc?
tion to the highest bidder, on
TUESDAY. THE FIRST DAY OF
FEBRUARY". 1S9S.
at 11 o'clock A. M., on the premises, the
following property, to-w!t:
All those certain ITS Lots situated on
Hampton Roads near Newport News, In
the County of Elizabeth Citty County,
State of Virginia, known and designa?
ted on a plat or map of the lands of the
Newport News Com ny, made for uaid
Company by Bruxton, Chandler & Ma
rye, Civil Engineers, and recorded In
the Clerk's office of Elizabeth City
County, Virginia, by .'he following fig?
ures, v.7..: Block 34?Lots Nos. 1 to 24
inclusive; Block 25?Iwts 21 to 40 In?
clusive; Block 15?Lots 21 to 40 inclu?
sive; Block 7?Lots 1 to 24 inclusive;
Block 6?Lots 1 to 9 inclusive, and Lots
2? to 41 inclusive; Block 24?Lots 1 to
20 Inclusive; Hioek 16?Lots 1 to 20 In?
clusive; Block 35?Lots 1 to 9 Inclusive,
and Lots 25 to 39 inclusive; and Block
34?Lot 39, said lots being situate on the
streets and alleys as laid down and
named on said plat, which is h-reby
mod,- a part of this deed.
T33RMS?CASH.
WM. I'. DESAUSURE, Trustee.
Sale adjourned! for two weeks to lSti
Jay to February, 1S9S.
WM. P. De SAUSSURE,
Truste?.
February 5. 1S9S.
Sale further adjourned for two weeks
to March 1.
Sale further postponeUI for ton days,
to Mardh 11, 1K9S. mrl
Persons desiring further information
and wishing to see the property will
call on Powell, Brothers & King, -who
will furnish maps and give all desired
particulars. Office in basement of Citi?
zens anul Marine Bank building, corner
Washington avenue and Twenty-sev?
enth street, Newport News, Va.
Ja 2-lm._
PRICE LIST
RACKET
STORE.
3,000 volumes of the world's best au?
thors, lu cents ea'ch.
300 Lamps, 10, 25, 50 cents to $5.00.
18 Hali Lamps, $1.50 to $2.00.
12 Library Lamps, $2.50 to $5.00.
100 China cups and saucers, 10 cents
to $1.00 pair. ^
100 Cedar Tubs, 50 and 75 cents and $L
3C Wash Boilers, 40, 50 and 75 cents
and $1.00.
43 Cedar Pails, 15 and 30 cents.
C boxes Fancy brands of Toilet Soap,
6 cakes for 25 cents.
100 dozen glass Tumblers, 30 cents to
$1.00 a dozen.
6 dozen Coal Scuttles, 20 and 40 cents.
12 dozen Lunch Baskets, 10 to 50 cents.
96 Dish Pans, 10 cents e>ach.
126 Wood Saws, 50 cents each.
12 Churns, 50 and 75 cents each.
200 Joints of Stove Pipes, 10 and 16
cents each.
4 dozen four-piece Glass Sets, 25 to
76 cents.
250 GJLaffl Pi fathers, 10 to 60 ceats.
12915 Yv ashington Avenue.
The sale of our ad?
vance styles of soring
hats. We again have
complete stock' of
sizes in-all shapes.
"OUR
IMPERIAL
MATS"
are the equal of any
in the world. Price
S3.00 and
Anticipate Your Wants!
Buy a suit and over?
coat if you need it or
not. You can save at
least a third of the
value, even if you have
to put them away for
next season.
The Reliable
Clothier. Shoer and
Hatter.
NEW DANK
ATIONAL DUILDING
COMlMTSSIONEBiS' AUCTION SALE
OF VAU'ABLE HEAL TOST ATE |
Nr-Vll TILE CITY OF XEWfOKT
N EWS, VA.
exefutiion v.* a decree of the Law
and Equity O/Urt ?f t'he City of Rich?
mond, in the suit of E. M. Cru"tehfleld
Wiho sues and etc. plaintiff vs. New?
port News Company et als defendants
on Decetr..l>or 17th. 1.S97, we, the under
sigined, will seil ut public auction, or
the premises, on
THURSfOAY, MARCH 24TH, 1S9S.
at 1:30 o'clock P. M., the following |
property, to-tvit:
bits ti to IT, excluding 9. Block No. 3.
Lots IS to 37 in Bioek No. 3, aW of
BSook 'No. 4. all of Block No. 6. all at
Biock No. 17. all of Block N?. IS, Lou
10 ito 25 in Block No. 6. Lots 21 to 40 in
Block No. 24. Lois 31 to 40 in Block NV
16. all of Bl.i-k No 19, ail of Block No.
20. all or Block No. 31, all of Block No.
22, aK of Ithvck No. 33, all of Block No.
39. aK ct Block 'No. 40. allot Block N-..
41, Lou 10 to 24 In Block No. 3">. Lois
16 to 33 in Block No. 38. oli of B'Joek
No. 42. all of Block No. 43. ail .4 Block
No. 44. all of Block No. 45. Lots 10 to
24 in Block No. 47, Lots 39 and 40 at
Block No. 60. aiK of Block 61, all . i
Block No. 62 and Lots 10 to 2S -in Block
No. 46 as designate.! on a map of the
property of the Newport News Compa?
ny made iby Braxiton, Chandler and
Majrye, entriineers. and of record in the
?clerk's office of 'the County Count of
EWzu'beth CKv county.
TE'it'MS CASH.
These lots Hie Immediately on the
electric car iine from Newport News to
Hampton, some of ?them facing >.n the
ear line and others on Hamptom IRloads.
Tbl* section is rapidly bui'lding up and
offers exceptional advantages t?> fruvest
ora." The lots are from 30 to 50 feet
front with a deptih >.f 132 feet and IS
Hind 20 foot alleys in the inear.
W. P- "DeSATTSSlTRE.
K. K. MON<BAGTJE,
Special Commissioners.
March S. 1S9S.
E. E. Crutchfield who sues
and etc. Plaintiff
Aftalnst
Newport Niewa Company et
a\s . Defendants.
In the Law and Equ?ty Court of the
City of Richmond.
I. P. P. Win.ston. olerk of sa'.d court,
certify that the bond required of the
special commissioners iby t'he d*+ ree !n
saiid ca'use of December 17, 1897, has
lH>en duly Riven.
(liven under my hand this 30rh Idary
of Deeemtxtr, 1S97.
P. P. WINSTON. Ch-rk.
The saio -tvllil l>e conducted by P()W.
ETyL BROS. & KING, -who -will furnish
maps and Rive all desired Information.
I'oc-ties desiring further particulars
wCH please call at itheir .vfrlcf- in the
basement of the Citizens & Marine
Bank Bulltdimg, corner Twe>nty-seventh
street and Washington avenue.
?mar 10-td._
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When Vlsltlno Phoebus Gall at f
Uadles and Gents dining- parlor. 1
-Meals at all hours, also lodging. |
Wines, Liquors and Cigars. I
TfiOS. fl. DOUGHTY, f
PROPRIETOR. <
Formerly proprietor of RallroaJ t
House. Newport Newa. Your I
patronage sollcLted. Give us a *
call.
Mellen street, near Mallory.
S PHOEBUS, VA.
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VA. TRANSPORTATION CO.,
W. R. SOULL, Manager.
Storage Warehouse.
Freight, Baggage, Safes and Furni?
ture Carefully and Promptly Moved.
rates.kinds of Hauling done at low
All
?phonk mt p- ?- box ml
Guess,
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Whole Town Guessina.
Rich Folks
Poor Folk?,
Great Folks,
Small Folks,
Old Folks,
Youna Folks
Women Folks,
Men Folks,
All Sorts ot Folks,
Guess.
Guess who owns and
uses this half column of
advertising space every
day. It does not mat?
ter whose advertisement
was in this location yes?
terday, The position
of advertisements is
frequently changed.
Some one, however,
owns the amount of
space devoted to this ad<
vertisement. Who is it?
The first thirty guess.
ing the firm will receive
FREE a neat little house?
hold article!
Address all guesses to
j the Guesscrs' Contest,
care Daily Press.
All guesses received
will be numbered, dated
and the hour received
noted on the slips until
Monday, the 14th, at
noon.
Ways
To Get Money
FIRST ?
SECON1
rugs fY.r It.
ders in the city
Sell go ..1 eig irs for It.
iWe have ihr finest line in
THIRD?
Sell Tenney's .-a miles for it.
We sell the only genuine
in the city.
S.-ll cut dowers for It
We are the only place
that handle them.
S. U toilet articles for It.
We have the best assort?
ment in the city.
Prescription work
is our specialty.
Send us yours.
Im, G. Burgess,
Warwick Pharmacy.
Phone 259?.
Tucker & C
General Beel Estate,
lie, Lllrj UliU KbuiUSI!
We represent leading Insurance Com
| panics of 'the world and write
FIRE, LIFE AND accident in?
surance AT reasonable
rates.
IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
I in the best business and residential
seotions of Newport News.
I Houses Sold on Small Cash
Payments
I and monthly sums thereafter, amount
I ing ito about what la paid for rent
Local investment securtiea of all
I kinds dealt in and bought and sold.
Loans negotiated on collatterals and
I city real estate. Information cheer
] fully furnished to parties desiring to
I invest or rent. Correspondence sollcl
1 ted.
Owners of real estate and city secu?
rities are Invited to list their property
I with us for sale.
Notary Public in_our office._
E. W. JOHNSON
Contractor and Buii-deh
NEWPORT NEWS, v1&.
Plans and Specifications Prepared on
Short Notice.
HOT BE WORE A 8PSC1AW5L.
J \A/. 0/\VIS~
CONTRACTOR
FOR BRrOK AND STONE WORK,
CONCRETING, ETC.
Estimates cheerfully given. Office In
room No. 7, Citizens and Marine Bank.
P. O. Itox 118. feW-ltn