Daily press. [volume], December 09, 1906, Page 7, Image 7

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SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
AND 1EACHER TRAINING
Rev.. M. D. Po*fer to Deliver Ad?
dress at First Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. 'M'. D. Porter, superintendent,
of Sunday school work for the At?
lantic Coast States under Dr. A. L.
Phillip of the Norfolk Second Pres?
byterian Church, has been making n
tour, of the churches of Norfolk
Presbytery, which includes Newport
News and Hampton.
On .Monday night at S o'clock
he will be at the First Presbyterian
church of this city and talk oil
Sunday school work. particularly
tlie very pertinent question of teach?
er training. It Is expected he will
have with him for display his exhibit
of Sunday school supplies.
Today lie Is in Norfolk. Prom
there und other places in this vi?
cinity where Mr. Porter has spoken,
? very complimentary reports are re?
ceived as to his ability as a teach?
er and speaker. Tue Sunday school
workers of tho city are invited to
be present Monday night to hear Mr.
Porter.
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Cargo of Exports.
The British steamer Shennndoah
sailed yesterday for Liverpool with
a. full cargo of exports loaded at
this port.
I Work' on Panama Barges.
I Rapid progress 1? being made at
: (bo .shipyard In tho construction of
I two large dump barges for tho lath
! mlan Canal Commission to bo used
In tho construction of tho Pana?
ma canal. Tho barges are being
built on temporary stocks erected
on the south sldo of the armored
cruiser Montana and near tho new
dry dock No. 3.
Commands the Ingails.
Captain Pennlngton. who a Bhort
j time ago was succeeded by Captain
Scott as commander of the transport
I Stunner, returned to the city from
I Washington yesterday, bearing his
commission, as captain of tho trans
port Ingails. Tho lngalls recently was
; placed out of commission, but it is
I understood that she Is to be put back j
? in the service.
Fell Down Areaway.
The 10-year-old son of Mr. 0. O.
Bracken, of 339 Twenty-sixth street,
was badly hurt Friday evening by
falling down an areaway at Twenty
ninth street and Washington avenue.
Dr. .1. T. Buxton found the child to I
be suffering from severe bruises and
concussion of the brain. While tho
Injuries are serious. It Is thought that
the boy will recover.
Piano School Recital.
Pupils of the Virgil Piano School
will give a recital at Petzold's hall
in aEst Und Tuesday nightt at
8:15 o'clock. Mastor Bernard Book?
er, one of the most promising pupils
In the school, will play sovcrul se?
lections on the piano' ami violin
soios will be rendered by other
pupils.
*t Social-Personal a*
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Dr. W. Ayler has been callod to
Wushlnglon, I). <5., by tho Illness
of bis daughter, Mrs. George Duu
lop.
Miss Julia Whltloy Is recovering
after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Dornln have
gone to Norfolk, where they will
make their home In the future.
?Mrs. Fred Snnfoi'd Is Improving
after a severe llluess.
Mr. and .Mrs. dB ward H. Howard
will leave tonight for New York where
they will make their home In the
future. Mr. Howard, who has for a
number of years been employed at
the shipyard, recently passed a civil
service examination and received an
appointment in the government ser?
vice. He has been assigned tu
tho New York navy ynrd in the
steel making department.
YACHT ARIADNE IN
PORT FOR REPAIRS
Handsome Craft Owned by Lock
wood, of New York, Bound
for Charleston.
The handsome yncht Arlndno, own?
ed by it Mr. book wood, of Now
York, mid belonging to tho fleet
of tho Now York Yncht omb. arriv?
ed at thin port from New York
yesterday morning onroute for Char?
leston, s. C. The vossel was dock
od at tho Chesapeake & Ohio pier
where some minor repairs wero
made. Tho vessel snllud for her
destination about 4 o'clock In tho
afternoon. ?
Tho Ariadne Ih ouo of the linesi
yachts seen at this port iu sovoral
years. Sail I? used for propulslvo
power, with steam aB an auxiliary.
Mr. Nelms Appointed.
Mr. T. c. Morton, Inspector gou
ornl or the Grand Camp, Virginia
Confederate Veterans, baa appointed
Mr. Q. VI. NelniB, of this city,
assistant inspector general for the
Second District.
Price of Wood Advances.
The prico of wood bns been nd
vnncod from 1720 to $8 a cord dur?
ing the past few days by ever,}
dealer iu tho city except ono.
YES
WELCOME to have a oomfortable home or to make som? one
happy. Christmas is at hand, don't forget your friends. There
is lots more pleasure in giving than reezivinjj a present. We
make it so ea*y that you can find no excuse. Any article in our house deliver?
ed on a promise to pay One Dollar per Week.
No Money Is No Excuse.
Buy now and Pay Later. The largest line of Christmas presents suitable for the
home, to be found on Peninsula. Prices guaranteed to be the lowest.
Cabinet
Our line of Music
Cabinet and parlor
pieces consist of the
very best that the
arts can make. Our
prices are reasonable
and terms made to suit
you. Any parlor suit or
Cabinet in our house de?
livered to you on a
promise to pay $1.00
per week.
Stove Department
Buy a nice hod ccm Suit for Christmas, pricss from
?20.C0 to $200.00. Any cuit in the house delivered for
ONE DOLLAR. Ycur Credit ic gcod at our store.
I.i the line of stoves
our stock Is com?
plete, 6,000 square
foet of apace devot?
ed to this line alone.
Stop and think.
More space in our
c t o v e department
tiian Is contained in
any two stores on
Washington avenue
tl.at only have a
frontage of 25 feet.
Any stove In our
house delivered on a
promise to pay $1.00
per week. Buy now
Fay after Christmas.
Carp2t Department,
Our Carpet line embraces every thing to make a pretty
room. Large line and a variety of patterns to select
from. Brussels from 50c per yard up to $2.00. No
charge for makin j or laying. We will cover any room
in your home for one dollar per week. No money is no
excuse. We will mak2 terms to seit you.
3007 and 3019 Washington Ave. Newport News, Va.
The home of Low Prices liberal terms, and the largest stock of furniture and
hoti^e furnishings on the Penjrisu a Think pi it, Thirl y Ihpsumd Square feet
of floor pace devoted entirely to House Furnishings.
H. J. LEWIS
27l6 Washington Avenue
and Twenty-eighth Street
Buy Something Useful
For a Christmas Present.
It Will Be More A.coeptabU>.
54-inch All-Wool Dreis Goods, $1.26 Par Yard
25 piece* of Ail-wool. B4-lnch, now dress material, new plaids, In all
ahadei; also In plain..greys, i1.2Q.por yerd.
Black Panama Skirts
?Ia nlco line of Women's ready-to-1
wear Psnsms Skirts, aro brand now,
latcBt stylo,
$4.98 ?o $10.00 Each
Muslin UnderwearSale
Wo aro overstocked in Ladlos' Mus?
lin Underwear and. It must be reduc?
ed. You will'find somo bargains In
this .department?G.owns, . Chemise.
Corset Cover? and Pants.
J' u ? .
Curtain Swiss, 121c
A largo ijsnortrnout of white Curtain
Swisses; all new styles, In fig-;
urea. dots, stripes and flowers, 30
lnchog wide, lSc
grade' for . ...
12k:
Ouling Fiaitrtsis, 6<c. Yard
One thousand y?ro?i of rtno Outing
Flannels Iii Btrlpes and chocltB, light
and dark ahnden, 8c K*1?
Krade for. OlG
Outing Flannels, 10c. Yard
A nlco Hue of heavy Outing Flannels.'
all- patterns; ntn-ck*-nod Btrljk-j?,
nlao plain colors In pink. r< d. blue, |
cream and white, per yard. 1fl?
only . IUC
ladies are gratified.
"Colonial Fair" at Presbyterian
Church a Great 8uccess.
Tho "Colonial fair" at the First
Presbyterian church came to an end
yesterday afternoon, after a largo:
crowd had bepn entertained at a
"matinee" reception. The ladies 'are
very much gratlljed over the re?
sult of their work, as tho fair was
a buccojs from every standpoint.
Quite a snug sum of money was
cleared on the affair.
No Cereal Exports.
So fnr as the records of tho local
cuBtom houso show there wore no
cereal exports from this port during
tho week ending yesterday. Only
ono steamer, the Shonandoah, clear
led during the week with cerea'fs
laud the manifest of her cargo Is,
I net yet complete. She took a quan
tlty of flour.
Recital by Artists or the Virgil Piano
School
Assisted by good violinist and best
vocnl talent of Newport Nowb. Ber?
nard Booker, a youth of ten years of
age nnd one of tho ntimerous little
performers of this school has excited
muoh curiosity and admiration among
musical critics. Havjng alroady ap?
peared on the Concert stage a num?
ber of times, has won for blmsetf
? fame as a boy pianist. ? To be given la
I Potzold Hall, 27th stroet and Chest
i nut avenuo, Tuesday December 11th.
; 1006, 8:16 p. m. It
White Shirt WftUU
A large assortment of white lawn
and mercerized silk Shirt Waists, ail
of the latest stylos, all at reduced
prices.
91.26 Shirt Waist reduced
to.;.
SSc
12.00 Shirt WnlSt
for -is.
$2.50 Shirt WalBt
for .?..
?3.60 Shirt Wnlot
for .
si.es
$2.50
Blankets Blankeft
Blankets direct from the. mill.
Blankets at prices no vor bof ore of?
fered, and all-wool blankets at these
low prices:
Wool niankofft gQ
in groy.O?
$3.50
$3.50
11-4 Wool Blankets lu
grey .,.,
104 All-wool White Blank
ots, pair.
11-4 All-wool 'White Blank ?Pfl QQ
ets. pair . i^'viOU
11-4 nil fine Iambs' Wool niankeCii,
$6.50, $7.50. $8.50 Pair
Black Silk Skirts
A nice line of 'Women'h Muck BUK
lleudy-to-woar Skirts, neatly mad'*,
(ho latent styles.
$6.50, $9, $10, m
Merchants*
Lunch
(From 11:30 to Z o'clock.)
20c
OY8TER8 IN ALL. 8TYLE8.
Social Inducements to regul?r
hoarders.
MRS..D. R. DAVIDSON. .Mgrj
2604 Washington Ave.
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