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SOLDIERS' HOME FLATS
Elizabeth B. Vance Had a Narrow
Escape From Going Down in
Gale at Virginia Capes.
TWO OTHER B?S ABE PICKED BP
The Three of Them Were Being Tow?
ed in by the Tug Dixie. When the
Gale Came Up?Barges Were
Bound from Baltimore to Norfolk
Laden With Coal.
The large hargo. Elizabeth It
Vance, bound from Baltimore to Nor?
folk, and ladcued with coal, was
beached on the Soldiers' Homo flats
shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and lnsl night was nearly un?
der water.
The Elizabeth R. Vance and two
other barges, names unknown, were
being towed in by the liig Dixie, when
Iho heavy gab; struck them at the
capes at ?! o'clock yesterday morning
The barges became unruly and otli
of them struck I ho Elizabeth R.
Vance auiidship, atovlng a hole in h?r
and causing the moorings to bronl
from the oilier vessels. Realizing the
danger of the situation the captain of
the tug Dixie hurriedly towed tin
Elizabeth it. Vance into Hampton
Roads and succeeded In beaching her
t -i the Soldiers' Home flats ' Tili
eilier two barges were lofl to wrcstli
with the pale and heavy seas.
Later ihe ti!i;s Columbia and Prin
eess found the two barges and towi '
them Into Hamilton Roads, arriving
off Old Point shortly after in ::*.'?
o'clock.
It Is understood that nil three of
Ihn hargi .?; were ladened with coni
til though one report last night had II
Hint one of the barges had a cargo
<-f stone Owing to the heavy seas
none of the crows of either of the
barges came ashore.
''The lug Dixie remained along side
lite Elizabeth R. Vance all day yes
terday and was still with the distress?
ed vessel last night. The crew of the
Elizabeth R. Vance was reported as
having cone aboard tin- tug Dixie
shortly after the accident occurred.
The storm of early yesterday
morning, accoidiinr to watermen. wn?
the severest gale that has struck
these waters in a long time. Much
damage is expected to he reported
within a few days from the storm.
It is ev nee led that Ihe two sound
barges will he towed lo Norfolk to
rtny, or they roav have possibly been
towed in there ??ist night as order-;
Were received ;)t Old Point directing
the captains oi" the tugs lo bring the
ha rites to Norfolk.
The tug Columbia started for tb<
ion
Having de.nided l<> discontinue
handling toyn after Christmas,
wo will close out all our toys,
dolls, carriages, wagons, fancy
goods, at postively
Less Than
Cost
Come in nnd ace us for you
will positively get double value
for your money.
KAIZ'S,
45 C. Queen Street.
I Go ds Dcl vertd Free
Virginia capos at mlduighl lo moot
the kineo, wlilcli lias a barge In tow.
DIMINUTIVE NEGRO HAD
CHICKEN UNDER EACH ARM
Henry Johnson Failed to Turn Them
Loose When Spied by n Phoebua
Police Officer.
Henry Johnson, a diminutive negro,
wild claims to hail from North Caro*
linn, was before Mayor L."P. Furness.
in (he Phoohus police court, yester
day morning to answer the charge of
stealing chicken. He was held for lh"
grand jury and committed to jail to
await the next term of the Circuit
Court.
He nry Johnson. "Who is jn.-i .
feel, eight inches tall, weighs 10(1
pounds, ami twenty-seven years old
whs wending his way down a buck
street in Phoebus, when one of the
officer.; noticed him. Henry had a
peculiar looking bundle under each
of his arms. T--e officer investigated
and was not surprised io find (hat
Ihe bundles contained live chickens
floury said lie got them in Hampton.
I'll.- officer didn't believe the story.
H was nfler :'. o'clock, so the officer
trotted Henry and his chickens off to
the Phoebus lock-up.
Further inquiry on Ihe part of the
officer elicited the information that
Henry Johnson had called upon Ihe
ben house of Isaac Smith and reliev?
ed the roosts of two birds.
INSECT SUPERSTITIONS.
The Koran says till Hies shall perish
with the exception of one, Ihe bee lly.
Ii Is ivgiirded as a death warning In
? : rinany to hear a cricket's cry In the
til!:'"
Tha Tapuya Indians or South Ameri?
ca ass,-it that the devil assumes the
ihhp i of a lly.
Tin? trrasrliappors are said to fore
rani people In German}' of the visits
:* sdrimge guests,
r-? :' :r:!:rd< in the sixteenth ecu
try III ?:':< t'::t spiders indicated the
e ;Of gold wherever they were
Although a sacred insect among the |
iigypt Use beetle receives little no
liee io folklore. It Is unlucky iu Eng
? iml to kill oae.
'lin- ancients believed that there was
i close connection between bees hild ?
the SOlil. An old Welsh tradition is
that bees came from paradise, leaving
the garden when man fell, but wish
Hod's blessing. s.i Hint the wax is ncc
essnry in the celebration of the mass.
The Ctnck'a Tick.
"Not all people." said the Jeweler,
"like the ticking of n clock, ft Is a
pleasant sound lo must people, but n it
to all. Some p"ople. clock lovers these,
couldn't sleep without a clock in the
saute room. It; ticking I; company,
ami it scares away the spooks. Such
people would wake op If the clock
ihoul l i i 'i> i.i the middle of the night!
Lut tharo are oilier people who can't
sieeri with a ? >?!; in the same room
and who; if they found Ihanfselvcs In
:\ frtKiugc place anywhere with a clock
i:i their sleeping a part men I. would
-.;.>;> the elo l eforo they went to bed
Of course there is much or habit In
this, hut we have our fancies about
clocks, as we do about all things else."
Cleveland Plain Denier.
All Out of the Same It-.-.rrel.
Throe Americans traveling In the
French provinces liio?phl nt dinner
i!':it lliey would go a lilile higher than
the via ordinaire Included in their
thro.> franc table tl'hote, and accord
Ingly one ordered a imiiie of M?rgaus
(he second ordered PpiUct Cimet nhd
the third ordered Haut Urion. The wait
or, suilal ly Impressed with these or
dors, retired, bill ho incautiously as he
r: tired loft the d )or o:tcu. and thus it
Was lis t the three Stupefied guest
heard him give their order In these'
terms:
"P.nptiste. three bottles of the red.
Argonaut.
Ontfmlfttie Condon (In in I :m.
In spile of ail the compassion legit I
mutely excited in his behalf, the Lon
don street child seldom looks on him
self as an u'.tjcct of pity. He has im
i'.nfalllng luad of goad spirits, n well
developed sense of humor an 1 n bound
less ca|incity f ir netting enjoyment out
of the most unpromising materials.?
London Guardian.
Uhoclciitnilooi:.
"Is tli it all (ha work yon can d > !?
a day';" listed the discontented <".:!
plover.
-Well, sah," answered Hra : : < IMn
ley, "I S*|)03a I c mi I do r.i r, but
never was much of n hand foil ohowln"
OfT/V-Washington Star.
.laut Well.
George Washington bad just as
nounced Ihat be cauldn'l loll a lie.
"We!!." re -.lo-.nlel h!a ftitb?rtii i.'.gli
fully, "aa Iwz ??? y'o'.l iv?'.v gold.: t
marry a tvj '".v.- !' apldii'j i' > you
good lfy:iu o i'il.i." - - >.'e v Vor!; Tl: r-x
A Londoner of broad oxherienco
and extended travel says that "in
splonce of pfflco" is m ire pronounced
In New York city than in any other
city In the world.
No question about It. "Wasoo"
Flour makes whiter and sweeter
bread, rolls and biscuits. Insist on
getting "Waseo." 11-20-tf.
Fresh Hyacinths, Etc.
Just received a fresh supply of hyn
clnih, tulip, narcissus, jonquil and
Chinese lily bulbs. GEOROT R.
WOOD. Phone, 486. 9-25-tf.
WHEELER PRESIDENT
CARPENTERS' UNION
Local No. 887. Elected Officers for the
Ensuing Six Months Last
Night.
Local Union, No. SS7. United Broth?
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, at its meeting in Bed Men's
hull last niglli elected officers for the
ensuing term of six months. The new
officials witl he installed on the first
Tuesday evening In January. The of?
ficers are:
President?Mr. Isaac B. Wheeler.
Vice-president ? Mr. II. A. Powell.
Recording secretary?Mr J. >M.
Wood.
Financial secretary?Mr. Vernon L.
Doaugherty.
Treasurer?Mr. A. H. Wllloy.
Conductor?Mr. .1. W. Martin.
Warden- Mr. It. C. Topping.
Auditor?Mr. j. p. Cunningham.
Trustee?Mr. A. L. Bulllfant.
Kings Daughters to Meet.
Sunshine Circle of Kings Daughters
will meet this morning in the auditori?
um of the Young Men's Christian As?
sociation. Arrangements are to he
ttoiTccled for the Christmas donation
to the poor ami the nttonduncu of all
tin' members Is desired.
THE
R ES U LT \ttv
OF YEARS X*3
OP8TUDY
AND EXPERI*
NIENf
Tho method of prepar?
ins the stool and tem?
pering Is our ex?
clusive seorot
VOU GET
EVERLASTING
SHAVING
COMFOKT^ ^ If?tb.re?M
DcttbUCoj>efcVa|?00 1
for fciATy beard* ? 1
?'Caiia-Rtaetutic Elastic
Cwklon i'tropi, SI .00. I
i rre liooklcl -Hiat3 to Shaven." I
For Sale By
ft; B??KJBll & CO.
HAMPTON, VA.
II
SALE
Fancy Articles and Refreshments,
HAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH,
King StivU.
Thursday, December 13th,
From 4 to 10 p. mi
12-11-31.
Housekeepers
Don't worry about baking |
Your Christmas [
.Fruit Cake I
We will bake It for von Wed- K
nesdny, December 12, this week B
and Wednesday, December 19th ?
next week.
25c and 35c.
The Hampton Balery
R. J. TRAYLOR. Prop.
83 Hope St. Phone 533.
Suit Entered.
Suit was instituted in the Circuit
Court yesterday by the Hampton Door
and Sush Manufacturing: company
ngnlnsl George W. Copelaua. it Is an
action to recover the sum of $I1D.U0.
Game on Friday Afternoon.
The Phoebus Athletics und the foot?
ball eleven of the Sixty-ninth company
ai Fori Monroe, will incut on the
Klondike gridiron Friday afternoon,
when a hot battle is expected.
Y. M. C. A. Board Directors.
The board of directors of the Hump
Ion Young Men's Christinn Associa?
tion will nioel tomorrow evening In
the auditorium, when routine business
will be considered.
Wines and Liquors
I belong to tho loBt tribe that stray
od nway from Dublin beforo Moses
sailed on the Bed Sen. I'm a price
cutter. I'm a money-maker; I'm the
one tbnt sells all straight WhltikliM
retail at wholesale prices. The fol?
lowing high grado 10c Whiskies I
sell for 5c. a drlt|k: Paul Jones. Pure
ltye, Sherwood Hyo Whiskey, Carroll
Springs, pure Mary hind .ltye Whlskuy,
Overbold Bye whiskey, Parkwnod llyc
Whiskey. All of the abovo tintmal
Whiskies nre strictly high grade;
watch my prices If you daro. heal
tue If you cnn.
Whiskey In bulk at following prleus
Old Nick Puro lire. 1-2 pt.. 26c;
gallon .$4.00
I^jonard'e Favorite. 1-2 pt., 20c;
gallon . 1.00
Hunter's Baltimore ltye, 1-2 pt.,
25c: gallon . 4.C0
Mcryland Club, 1-2 pt.. 2f>c gal?
lon . 4.00
Paul Jonos Pure ltye, 1-2 pt.
'20c; gallon . 2.70
Carroll Springs, gallon . 2.50
XXXXBakor Rye, gcllon . 2.50
Star A. Rye, gallon . 2 00
Moss Rose, gnl'.on . 2.00
Larkwood PlKO Rnyo, gallon .. 2.00
Jefferson Pure Rye, gallon . 1.75
Kentucky Bourbon, gallon . 1.40
Double Stamp din, gallon . 2.00
The following brands of Oullfor
nia Wines, Port, Sherry, Catawba
Claret, Blackberry at 25c per ?it..
per gallon, 75c. Pride of North Car
ollna. 4 years old, gallon. 2.00
Kummelll, per gallon . 2.00
N. LEONARD'S
Barrel and Bottle Houst.
18 AND 18 MELLEN ST.,
Phoebus. Va. 'Phono. 221
IYou Get the Night
Fit if You Buy
You Suit
-FROM
S. MARBACH, [
The Baltimore Tailor.
We never put out a nboddy
suit and the fit Is always per?
fect In every detail.
Give us your repair work,
cleaning and dyeing
Corner Court and Queen Sts.
HAMPTON, VA.
Christm'?i? Millinery
That's Jiist what you will find hero now. SVh'oi's b? tier to gl' !
mother, alster. or the child. Lh in n prStij hai or bnnu< I for tip
Christmas trlft? It's a present t'-at is a constant rouilncV r ttinl
joy to the owner.
We have many prettv litt novelth s that will make :ip,>r< en
five Klfls.
Order the hnt now und wo 7/:ll deliver It when 3:>nta Clnui
comes.
MRS I. M. ST ACHY,
The Pioneer of Cheap Pric 3 in Hampton Millinery Circles.
EAST QUEEN ST. HAMPTON, . .\.
^^dsowmsi; Mwaw,?, /- rrrascCTgaatgHr; wr^jz&xoxizxzi KtinaMssJKtjrat
5ACRPIF:CE SALE
Havlnn. determined to retire from the grocery business we have
docidcil to sell off the hig'i-claaa stock of groceries at a great slaugh?
ter frcih tcdny until the goods have hern disposed. We desire to
give you Hie storc-rconi on January first and t'ae goods must he out
7>rth::t date. Nothing to he retained.
Will accept offer for o:it!ro stock, Including fixtures, horse
wagon and harness.
Russell's Cut Price Gash Groceies
W. S. RUSSELL. Prop.
Er.;sl Queen street. ' Hampton, Virginia.
NT-Continued.
Holiday P Gifts
That are Useful:
80 X
SHOES
SHIRTS
SLIPPERS
SWEATERS
SUIT CASES
SUSPENDERS
COLLARS
CUFF8
Q LOVE3
VEST8
TIES
RAINCOATS
HATS
HANDKERCHIEF8
UMBRELLA8
UNDERWEAR
TRUNKS
BOOTS
RUBBERS
C. I, CROCKETT & COMPANY,
No. 5 Queer* St., Hampton, Va,
! ajLgJLfiJLS JUU. ??U?UULPJLKjIJULBJ LILflJLSLg-TJLiLB-ttJLO-SULtLgJt. B 8 8 ?B B.BJ,
RANSOINE BROT Hit K 3
Hverybody Invited to boo Santa Clans?ho will be at our storo
every day. Bring the children. Santa Clans wants to shake tholr
bauds.
Wo have a big stock of Christinas prosonlu to suit everybody. A
beautiful lino to select from:
Manicure Sets from $1 to $6.
Toilet Sets from 60c to $2.60.
Albums from $1.00 to $5.00.
Ink stands frum 25c to $.1.50.
Shaving sets from $1 to $3.50.
Clocks from $1.00 to $5.00.
Doll babies from 25c to $7.50.
Ruga, a big stock, f.9c to $5.00.
Druggets from $5.00 to $25.00.
Furs from $1.00 (o $40.00.
llaby coats from $2.00 to $5.00.
Children's coals; $2.00 to $10.oo.
Misses' coats from $5 to $12 60.
Ladles' coats from $7 to $20.00.
Children's boots nnd shoes and
all kinds of knit goods.
Trunks from $1.00 to $15.00.
Our Furs are Just tho things
for Xmna prosentB. We have
them to suit you.
Children's fur sots from $1.00
to $5.00.
Misses' fur sets from $3.00 to
$1(1.00.
Ladles' fur sets from $5.00 to
$40.00.
Muffs from $2.00 to $20.00.
PANSONE BRO I'HRRS
8 AND 10 W. QUEEN ST.
HAMPTON. VA
whV couai-i
WHEN A BOTTLE OP OUR
WILD CHERRY, GLYCERINE AND TAR
WILL CURE VOU.
Tne place where your prescriptions are filled with despatch ana ?c
curacy. '*L
HIOH QRADR CIQAR8, FINE CANDIES,
Gardner & Hudgins, Druggists?
18 King *W?i'r jJlU-Je.. li
* BUNTING'S BUTTER STORE f
Delicious 1775 and Peep 'O'Day
Coffee Coffee
TEA8.
SPECIAL nod f-RESM.
Kdrju'^fort, Swiss, l.Imberger, Maust? r. Hand Ca.-/-, pblla Cienm,
linporliii Club, and Cr- inn 4'beem h, Apple IJtitler, Peanut ? Buttor, 'Jt
Muplq Syrup, and fresh Pres' r ,vi,, <!.
\vo carry tlnosi line of Tnido Butter, Boiled Ham; Sauer Kraut.
Phono 110.
I
I : 4 I
-1 ???<?.?
Ready for Christmas
SantH Cialis bar- arrived ?will appear every day in our Window;
from .". t<j i -7 io 8
Hi top ih" la'^t horn l.lov.
Doa'l del;0 '?j-obr p?rtffanii) ittitll < in- Itisl i.neui B) buying
now \nu aVQhj the rush, receive hotter attention, and got more,
prompt deliveries also, You have your oli?lctt of selection before nil
goods are picked oxer. Come and liispecl our display of
Beautiful Holiday Goods
Which (or newness und bri^litncs? of stylet-, lowncsa of prices a.id
nuntitit-a of awl*, cannot M fcurjiasfiei) Iii Mio city. To accomijiddajy
ln|e buyers, w<,> will remain open ovonittgs uuill a ' o'clock until
Christians,
?L^^ )L IL_ ?j ^11. mf r o p r i e t o r,
18 und 20 West Queen S?, Hampton, Vlrg'uia;
I Get Your Gas Fitting Done by
I CH AS. T. TAYLOR
The Hampton Plumber, Oss, Steam, and Hot Water Fitter. All
; work guaranteed or no pay. High grade Plumbing a.specialty.
PHONE 173.
; Cor. Court and Queen Sts, Hampton, Va.
; I carry a large stock of Plumbing fixtures at all times.