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10 INSTALL OFFICERS
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Live Oak Camp, Woodmen of World,
to Hear State Manager.
III GREBLE KALI TOMORROW
Excellent Program Has Been Arrang?
ed for the Occasion. Which Includes
Addresses, Music, Recitations and
Other Features?C. A. Schmelz New
Councillor.
Live Oak Can)]). No. 21, Woodmen
of the World, has arranged a splendid
program for the public Installation of
officers In Oroide Hall tomorrow ?o\
citing. The feature of (he Occusl >r
will ho an address 1>.\ the slate man?
ager. Mr. S. B. Ijithiun. who win have
charge of the Installation ceremonies
Mohsi'h. George A. Schriijpl'/., who Is
the Incoming councillor, \\'.-s. Crook
ett, R. II. Clarke, ?eorgo W. Phillip-.
Moss Rlgglns, I,. 10. Tignor and .1. \V
Wntklns, have charge of the arrunge
monts.
After the literary r?n tu res of the
program anil the installation coro
monies, refreshments will in- Borvod,
The camp has issued a number of
f Invitations to their friends to he pros
out on this occasion.
The program In full follow.-,:
Song?America,
Prayer?Rev. T. Ryland Sanford.
Address of welcome?8. Clordoii
Gumming.
Quartet?.1. \V. Cunningham, .1. O.
Hicks, W. M. Welson and II. P. John
Bon.
.Violin solo?Prof. II. 13. Dodd.
Solo?Miss .losle Topping.
Rocllallon?P. 11. Richie.
Duet?,1. W. KdwnrdH and William
Edwards.
Installation of officers.
Whistling solo?Robert West brook.
Address?S. B. Latham, state man
nger.
Solo?Miss Luoottti Cunningham.
Quartet?Colonial Quartet.
^.Trombone solo Vincent UoMnrlno.
Solo?William Ponton.
Plnno solo?Prof. A. I?. Blukemoro.
Bessie Mathewa in Jail.
Bessie Mathcws, colored, who halls
from Washington, registered nl Hotel
' do Curtis yesterday with a lice mcnl
ticket good lor six months Bessie
was sent up from Phoehus hy Mayor
L. P. Purness in default of a good
behavior bond of $50.
The Charming Woman
is not necessarily one of perfect form
and features. Many a plain woman
who could never serve ns an artist's
model, poscBson those rare qualities
that all the world .admires: neatness,
clear eyes, clean smooth skin und that
sprightllncss of step and action that
accompany good health, A physically
weak woman Is never attractive, not
even to hois,-If. Electric Bitters re
storo weak women, give strong
.nerves, brlrht eyes, smooth, velvety
akin, beautiful complexion. Quaran
teed nt the Ideal Pharmacy 50c.
OM 3 /
Suits & Overcoats
Special Big Bargiirs
in Boys' Suits and
Boys' Ov>rcoats
Don't miss it?
Come Early, before they are
picked over.
FRANKEL &
EISENMAN,
Complete Outfitters,
36 WEST QUEEN STREET.
Is exceedingly coir
And there's a feel in
lion when the acooui
Start the New Year
Boyenton &
Next Masonic Temple.
DELAY OF HUNTERS
CAUSES NO ALARM|
County Treasurer Johnson and a
Party of Friends Probably Hav?
ing a Good Time Hunting.
Although they worn expected to.
return to I lietr homes last Sunday
friends oi County Treasurer David
Johnson, Windy Wyntt, Edgar John?
son and J. P. Johnson, who are <>u
n hunting (rip in the neighborhood
of Cape Carles, do inn fear for tholr
mifely.
I, is said thai the young mo i,
;..l of whom arc good water men,
probably tuinained over a few days
i i hum duckt;, as this is considered
iplcndld weather for duck hunting.
II Is thought likely thnl the parly
will nun n today or tomorrow, or
ihrty possibly remain pv'or until early
ntix'l week.
'IIk' hunters made Ihn trip in a
special boat, arranged by County
isurcr Johnson, tor the occasion.
Wihch they left they said unless
gnnio whs mil plentiful they would
return on last Sunday.
Dr. .). S. Wyatt, tln> brother or
Mr. Wlhdj Wyatt, and Dr. Frank
w. Sh'.e'.dK, the iif:-. itanl county
ii usurer, both expressed ilie opinion
yesterday that the hunters are Hav?
ing a line time and simply decided
lu remain over a few days longer,
KEROSENE EXPLOSION
CAUSED SMALL FIRE
The Saloon of Miss M. E. Haverty, in
Phoebus, Narrowly Escaped To?
tal Destruction.
Piro due to the explosion of a kero?
sene oil slovo in the saloon of Miss
M. E. Haverty, corner Curry and
Mellen streets, Phoebus, did about
$200 tlnhiages and caused considera?
ble oxcltemenl in "that section lasl
night. The explosion occurred short?
ly alter s o'clock> and the flames
spread to tlio culling iflcst rapidly.
The alarm was hurriedly turned i:i
and the Phoebus firemen responded
with their usual promptness. One
stream of water was soon playing on
the flames: which were extinguished
aHer about twenty minutes fighting
by the firemen.
The loss is covered by Insurance.
SERGEANT HAYNES RELIEVED.
Capt. Jones is Acting Quartermaster
Sergeant at National Soldiers' Home.
Quartermaster Sergeant Benjamin
Heynes has been relieved from duly at
the National Soldiers' Home and bis
position is being filled by Capt, Jones.
The appointment ol a successor to
Sergeant 1 Inynes will he made as
scon as Colonel Knox returns.
The governor was expected back
a few days ago, but so tar he has no!
returned. i
TO PLAY NEWPORT NEWS.
birst Basketball Contest Will Take
Place Next Week.
Arrangements have been perfected
for a basketball same between the
NeW| ?rl .News Young Men's Christian
Association team ami the Hampton
association ph Friday evening of next
wee';, it is expected that the contest
will be pulled off In armory hall and
a warm battle is looked for.
COMMITTEE MEETS TONIGHT.
Expcted That Definite Plans for Ex?
ploiting Hampton Will be Made.
The Jamestown exposition advertis?
ing committee will meet this evening
to take up the best methods of plae
i v Hampton advantages before the
thousands of visitors to the exposi?
tion. f I
li is expected that most of the sub
committees will be ready to make a
I final report.
Simon Forsythe Dead.
Simon Forsythe, who was taken'
to the nixi,. hospital on Monday]
suffering with? appendicitis, diedj
there yesterday mprnng. The body;
Wa? turned over to County Under- j
Inker lt. c. ilall lor burial In tlie* j
p i(ter's field.
Account
iforting in times of need,
g of security raiid satisfac
it is kept at this bank,
right.
Co. Bankers,
'Phone 553.
TI1MII III III ?III ? 11 II I III II1
MR.'KIMBERLY DENIES
SHERWOOD INN RUMOR
Says He Has No Knowledge of Any
Movement to Tearing Down
His Hotel.
According to n message received
ai Old Point yesterday from Mr.
.lohn B. Klmberly, who Is In Wash
Ingloii, he Knows nothing of the
report lo Iho effect that the Sher?
wood Inn will probably he ordered
torn down by the War Depart?
ment.
Mr. KlmbOrly talked with those
around old Point over the long dls
tnncc t> lephone and is reported as
saying that there is absolutely noth?
ing to the rumor so far as he is
aware, lie lias boon in Washington
slnco last week, bul according to
those near to him his visit to the Cap
Ill City ha.- been another purpose
and has absolutely nothing to do
with anything in connection with
touring down the Sherwood Inn. It
is expected that Mr. Klmberly will
reach Old Point this morning from
Washington.
P0STMAS1ER BOYENTON
BACKFROM WASHINGTON
He Has Nothing to Say Concerning
His Fight for Reappointment,
But Looks Cheerful.
Postmaster William 11. Boyenton
returned yesterday morning from
Washington, where he spent several
liuys in connection with bib' fight
for reappointment as postmaster oi
1 lampion.
Mr. Boyenton declined to discuss
Hie situation and absolutely refused
to say a word for publication. IK
is apparently satisllcd with the out
loo!., although he had nothing to
say concerning the appointment. 'Mr.
Boyenton said that In- has not the
slightest idea when Hie appointment
will he announced.
Former Congressman Harry Ltbby,
who is oposlng Mr. Boyenton, is
still in Washington.
PASSED HIS EXAMINATION.
Allen Kimberley of Old Point, Will
Be Commissioned in Artillery Corps.
Word was received at Old Point
yesterday that Mr. Allen Klmberly
had successfully passed his examina?
tion for a commission in too United
States army and tha: he will bo
assigned lo the artillery corps, with
the rank of second lieutenant. Mr.
Klmberly, a graduate of the Virginia
Military Institute, is the son of Post?
master .loan B. Klmberly, and Is
deservedly popular around Fort
Monroe. The official announcement
of the success of Mr. Klmberly hits
not been made, but there Is no ques?
tion about his having passed both
iho physical and menial examina?
tion required by the artillery regu?
lations.
Robert Bolin's Will.
The last will of Hoheit Bolin,
colored, was admitted to probate
before Clerk, of the Courts Harry
'I. Holl yesterday. The property was
'oft to the widow of the dead man.
The Checker Tournament.
Tho second game of the checker
tr imminent between players from the
Hampton and Newport News Young
Men's Christian Associations will take
place in tie- Hampton association to?
nn trow evening.
Manager "Win" Clark, of Roanoke,
w ill make many changes In that club
is. only a few of the old players wl'i
he retained. Clark Is living hi Nor?
folk and is looking for youngsters who
cp.li run, throw and hat.
Coroner Brings In Sweeping Ver?
dict on Terra Cotta Disaster.
OPERATORS UND CREW ILL GUILTY
Superintendent Galloway of the B.
& O. Expresses* Surprise at the
Laxncss in Their Duties Shown
by Mie Employees of the R-jttd.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 9?The
coroner's inquest on the Terra C?t
ta wreck of Sunday ninlit. Decem?
ber 30, tonight held for the action
of the grand jury Harry H. Hilde
brand, engineer of the "dead" train
3120; Frank T. Hoffniclr, conductor
of the train; P. F. Dent, night train
dispatcher at Baltimore; William
E. Mcdnuley, division operator of
Cue Baltimore and Ohio railroad;
? B. I,. Vermllllon, engineer of the lo?
cal train into which 2120 crashed;
George W. Nagle, conductor of train
lb;-. J. W. Kelley. Jr.. trainmaster
Of the Baltimore and Ohio; and Wil?
liam M. Dutrow, the telegraph op?
erator a; Silver Spring. All the
men except Dent, MoCauley and
1 Kelley wore in the building where
the inqueb't was held and were at
once placed under arrest.
Just boTorc the jury retired today
Charles W. Galloway, superinten?
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was "hsked by the coroner
if he had heard all (he testimony
and he replied that he had. lie
was asked if he could point out
any rule which had been violated
by any witness in the case, Mr.
Galloway replied:
"They have all been violated;
' al! the rules relating to the move?
ment of train?." Mr, Galloway says
that in his opinion the engineer
and conductor of 2120, the "dead"
train were equally responsible. He
was nskoU it he was surprised at
the disclosure apparently showing
laxity among the operators regard
\ ing the rules governing their posi?
tions.
He said: "1 am surprised at their
: disregard of their trust. 1 can
only say that in operating a rail?
road you must depend upon the fi?
delity ami trust of its employees.
They are lacking in that, 1 know
If they am?.lacking in that, I know
nothing that will compensate for
it."
The verdict of tho jury was that
i the deaths were caused "by the Im?
pact due to the act of Operator
William Dutrow in displaying an
Improper signal to the crew of train
2120" and directs that Dutrow he
held tor the action of the grand
The jury also held for tho grand
jury the other men responsible ln(
a lesser degree.
The jury arraigned the block
system on the Baltimore & Onlo
in not Affording satisfactory precau?
tions to the lives and property of
Its patrons; arraigned the system
on the wagsc paid the operators and
signal men lipon tho road, ana said
that all block signal stations should
be kept open twenty-four hours a
day and nu additional duties be
given the operators aside from work?
ing the signals and attending to
their telegraphic duties.
In Adjourned Session.
In an adjourned session this even?
ing the Phoebus town council will'
lake up the question of the material
to be used In paving Mellen and Mai
lory streets, it is. expected that tho
Hassan concrete paving will receive
the attention of the council.
LOST OR STRAYED.
LOST OR St RAYED? PERFECTLY
mnrked Gordon pointer dog. An?
swers to name of Jones. Liberal
reward if returned to the HULL
CUT RATE DRUG STORE. 1-S St.
A BOOK OF INFORMATION
The Mew York World's Almanac
Belter than ever?Just received at
Schraudt's Book Store
Abo the Warrock-Richnrdson Almanac, you know lt. Bettor
eome earl yand get them.
RAST QUEEN STREBT. HAMPTON, VIRGINIA.
Pho'ne 17.
ft
New Percales for Spring
"RAMONY MILLS" BRAND.
i
I DEPARTMENT STORE, HAMPTON, VA.
INVENTORY SALE
Bargains All Over the House.
We are Busy Taking Inventory.
Now is the Time for Bargains.
Don't Wait, But Come Before the Rush.
RAN SON B BROS.
8 and 10 W. Queen Street, Hampton, Va.
l?CS
Easy Terms
Two Story Dwelling with large Lot, de=
sirabiy located. Terms $200 Cash, bal<
ance $50 Every Six Months.
$700.00 TO LO VN AT 6 PER CENT
M. 0. LACKEY, Manager,
P, % PHILLIPS & e'
Real Estate,
p HAMPTON.
5
VIRGINIA.
The Very Best in Clothes
Can be Found at
ER'S
Then, there is also
irsner's New Bee Hive Store
?iiiiTOwiim iiiiiiiifflnTWtfiiW7iTin<nrftmT'i ti1
I FOR RBINT
X r>01 Marshall street, 9 rooms, electric lights and cistern. $15.00
f> .'{20 Center street, 11 rooms, modern conveniences . 18.00
t3r.O Center street, 6 rooms, electric lights . 10.00
318 Center street, 0 rooms -. i"00
?> 458 Holt street, 5 rooms, cistern water . 7 00
k> Chapel sheet, r, rooms. 10.00
UiSnllo avenue, 8 large rooms, desirable . 12.00
i> Lauderdalo street, near Car Barns, 7 rooms, desirable.. 12.50
1> Rear of Car Harns, G rooms, desirable location . 10.00
FOR SALE
A desirable homo on Chapel street can bo bought, for a reason?
able figure on trrms to suit purchaser.
I Two lots in the Old Point Development Company's laud near tho
% Boulevard. Will sell cheap. Make an otfer.
One acre desirably lo'.-ated on LaSalle avenue, near the Boule
? vard. Will sell cheap to quick Dtiyer.
! GEO W. PHILLIPS
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3? Real Estate, Rentals, Loans & Fire. Inourance, Notary Public.
9 & 11 N. King St. Hampton, Va.
jP Phone 50.