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M16HT SCHOOL PLAN
ISSTRONGLYEHDORSEO
Rasolulions Adopted at lass Heel?
ing of Citizens Held at
City Hall.
IDES EXPLAINED BY SPEAKERS.
Dr. Porter Declares That Young Men
and Boys Who Have to Work Per
Their Living aro Entitled to Free
Education?Mr. Fellows Gives Facts
and Figures.
'.'Resolved, Tha>t we, the citizens
of Newport New? tu mails meeting
assembled, heartily endorse tho
movement tor the establishment or
a night school for boys, and respect?
fully potltion the common "council and
the board of aldermen to provide the
necessary runds for the establishment
of said Hohocl, which will be iv?koa
for by tho school board or the olTy."
ThiB resolution win uninTltTJusly
adopted at a mass mooting held >u
tho Corporation Court room or tho
city halt insT. night In the Interest
of tho movement recently Inaugurated
hern by Mr. Charles R. Pellows und
others Tor tlio establishment of two
public night schools?one In Mist
End nnd one In North End?under
tho auspices of in'a tilfflrd of school
trustees. The meeting wu.i nn en?
thusiastic and well attended ono a
number of boyK who uro particular?
ly Interested In the schools, being
Among "those prosent.
Mr. H. A. Doty presided, and ex-,
plained the object and purpose of the
meeting in u 3hort address. In con?
cluding ho introduced Rev. .1. W.
Portor, D. D., as tho first speaker.
Dr. Porter's AdcJros?.
Dr. Porter made a beautiful ad?
dress in support of the movement, lie
declared that tho question of the
nstablTnhmont of illio night school wo?
not a debatable one, that such schools
Klwulrt be established and that apnod
lly. Ho snld that ho believed It was
an much tho duty of tho city ftrihcrii
to provide a place of learning for the
unfortunate boys who have to earn
their dally broad by hard' lnbor ns It
was for them to provide day schools
for tho m?ro fortunate hoys who were
not. competed to work for their living.
Continuing tho speaker snld that
tho appeal of the school board to the
city council for $400 for the estab?
lishment of the schools wnii not an
appeal for clTnrlty, bill for Justice,
Ho declared that If every young boy
nhoitld be provided with a fundamen?
tal school education that In the eoinlni
ftenerntloha there would bo no need
for ohnrlty, no noe.l for nlmshousen
and poorllouBcs. thai the educated
boy would develop Into n man fully
flqnlppod nnd able lo tak o.iro of
lilmaelf.
'-.. Some Statistics.
Mr. Cliarles R. Follows, whq is a
member of the school board, was tho
next speaker." Ho made a short n?l
drous In which he brought out the
fact that in this state tlwro are more
than 200,000 totally Illiterate white
people and that of n school popula?
tion of about 4,100 only about 2,400
children aro enrolled In tho city pub?
lic acbcotii. In conclusion, Mr. Fel?
lows'' lead reports from Richmond,
?Norfolk Rcanokc and Lynchburg.
allowing the number of pupils intend?
ing thu night schools In those cities
and the cost of tho maintenance of
the schoolB.
Mr. John P. FrnToy, president elect
of .the Central Labor Union, was the
lasr speaker of tho" eTroulng. Ho
mndo a few short remarks, In the
course of which he stated that or?
ganised labor of tho city wits heart?
ily In favor of the movement for the
night schools.
Following Mr. Fraley's address, nr.
Porter offered the resolution quoted
/?bove. and Hie mooting adopted It
by rising vote.
?Tho special committee appointed
by the school board this month, will
go bet?re tho oommoti council at its
meeting in January and ask for an
appropriation of $400" to maintain tho
two proposed night schools'"during
the remalndor of this school session.
Seventy-ftvo boys iwvo already ex?
pressed a desire to attend tho schools
and It is believed that tho project
?She wiH meet with corapleHe bucccss.
Another Fire In Toulon Arsenal.
(By Associated Press.!
TOULON, Dec. 23?For the IHth
time tn as miny years fire broke
'out tonight In the Southern section
of the arsenal, completely destroying
tho naval spirits, stores, despite tho
eftort3 'rt iho flreTuoli ITfld Troops,
many of whom wero injured.
Here's Good Advlea.
?D 9. Woolevcr, ono of tho best
known merchants of Le Raysvllle, N.
y? says: "If you are ever troubleo
with plies, applly Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It cured me of them for good
20 years ago." Guaranteed for sores,
wounds, bums or abrasions. 25c at
?11 druggists.
How to Save
Money.
GET A BANK FROM THE
Trost Co.
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING
Sometimes when you fool llkt
spending money foolishly, Just Bay:
to your wlfo or husbnnd or soiho one:
"I'll forego this pleasure nnd Will put]
the cost of It In our savings haul;.'
You will be surprised to see hew
soon you can build up a good hank
account. For Instance, you start to
Norfolk to buy two dollars' worth of
good i and the hoat leaves you. He
turn homo tind put 60a In bank for
hoat fare; 20c In many Instances for
lunch; .toe. for time lust nnd 20c for
difference In the price of the articles
to bo bought, as In most cases they
arn cheaper hero. We mention this
one Instance. There are hundreds of
other ways you can save money and
be glad of It. Call and get a Savings
Hank at once.
Powell Trust Co.
2711 Washington Avelino.
i Social-Personal
?juli ojuuu.o.VJLSSJl&SLajLkSLSLVJUL?
Mr. Krank Curtis, who Is attending
Ratldolph-Mucon College, has arrived
home to spend the holidays with bin
father. City Treasurer .lames M,
Curtis.
Mr. Thomas Reynolds will leavo to?
day for Fnrmvllle, where he will
spend the lemalniier of the week.
Mr. John Humllton has- returned
home from V. P. I., to spi ml the holi?
days with Ills parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Hamilton, on Fort>-oltf ith
street.
Miss Agnes MackoyJ who Is attend-!
lug S.. Joseph's academy at Kinmets
burg, Mr., has returned home to pmendl
Christmas with her parents, Mr. and |
Mrs. R. J. M'nckoy.
Miss Nettle T.ohman has returned]
from Richmond, where she la attend?
ing school, no spend tue holidays with |
her parents.
Mr. Robert Klor has returned from
Rlaokaburg, [Where he Is attending
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, tol
apeiitl the Christinas holidays wlth|
his parents. Mr. anil Miv. A. H. (1.
Klor.
Mr. Ihwlo 1 logge will leave tomor?
row for Gloucester county to visit |
relatives.
Mr. Robert Perkins, who I? taking
a course at Virginia, will arrive home
this evening to apend the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Perkins,
Mrs. ICleter llrny, of 12(1 Thirty-sec?
ond street, Is visiting her sl.der, Mrs.
II. a. Dray, lu Baltimore.
Mr. A. M. Hamilton is visiting rel?
atives In Charleston and Huntington,
West Virginia,
Miss Vivian Dennett has returned
from Washington and Alexandria,
Where sho has Wen spending two
weeks with relatives.
Mr. Edwin Shew make, who Is at?
tending William und Mary College, Is
spending the holidays with bin moth?
er In Rast End.
Misses Helen and Jessie Craffotd.
of Lee Hall, are the guests of rela?
tives here. ?
Miss Virginia Bennett, who in at?
tending the Female Institute nt
Fannvllle. has returned home to
spend the holidays.
Mr. Oscar Shewmake. of Charles?
ton, S. 0? has a'rived hero to spend
the holidays with his mother.
Mr. Martin Hlden will arrive home
today from tho University of Virginia
to spend tho holidays' with relatives.
Mr, Algle Valden, who is attending
the University of Virginia arrived
home Sundiy to spend the holidays
with his parents on Thirtieth stree..
Mrs. Edward O. Rail of Wastrtng
ton, D. C who has been visiting rel?
atives In Norfolk, has returned to this
city.
Mr. Harris O. Andrews, who Is ot
' ending tho Virginia Polytechnic in
stKute, has arrived to spend the hol?
idays .with his parents. Mr. nnd Afra.
Joseph S. Andrews on Hampton av?
enue.
Mrs. 0. Oratiott Rray nnd son have
gone to Glnucoitor, where they will
spend the holidays with Mrs. Dray's
mother at "The Ordin?r/."
Frame Store Building In Itockelfs
Gamaged by Blaze.
LOSS ABOUf A THOUSAND DOLLAHS
Flames Spread Rapidly and Had
Gained Considerable Headway Be?
fore Fire Department Was Called
Out?Still Burning ?t 2 O'clock.
A tWO-atory frame store building
and dwelling at r.:tr, Twenty-third
street, was considerably damaged by
lire. Which was discovered at 12::!''
o'clock this morning. The origin of
the blase Is a mystery. Apparently
tin. Ilames started In the rear of the
building, but when the East Km! Com?
pany arrived on the scene in response
to an alarm, the hla/.e had spread Into
the Lusoment and to the second II nr.
which wan occupied by a negro fam?
ily.
The negroes were awakened by the
dense volume of smoke that filled the
building, and they made their escape.
The lite was a stubborn one to ll^ht
and. although It was under control,
the lire whs still burning at 2 o'clock
At this lime It cannot he ascertain?
ed to what extent the sock of Ihe
grocery store, (hat occupies the ilrst
Moor of the structure, and the building
Itself Is damaged, However, It l?
thought that Hie loss will amount t?
more than $1,000. The store and
bulldlliK were owned by .Mr. William
H. Mldgette, of 2l.s Thirty-third
Btreet. It Is not known what Insur?
ance, If any. was carried on the build?
ing and stock.
I THEATRICAL j
Thomas Jefferson In "Rip Van Win?
kle,- the old masterpiece in which
the late Joseph Jefferson so often
CuCTm d American theatergoer.!, will
bp the nostfl attraction at tho Academy
of Music. Mr, Jefferson comes to
t-lio Acafiemy, Friday ovenlug, for a
single performance
Even bofore the death of his dis?
tinguished' father, Thomas Jcfforson
was recognised as 11 success In "Kip,''
and Since the VCtolVUI Is to be ecu
no luoro, the sun has become tho
Ideal In the role <>t living's lovable
vagabond.
DEATH RELIEVES MRS.
SMITH FROM SUFFERIhO
Afjcd Lady Who Wat Terribly Burned
Friday, Pnsr.es Away at Her
Home in Mcrrison.
Ms. Samuel Smith, who was terribly
burned at her home in Morrison, Fri?
day morning, died yesterday morning
nt 2 o'clock. Although hope had been
entertained lor the recovery of Mrs.
SmMIl it was known that her condi?
tion was critical, and when her suf?
ferings were r< lloved by death it was
not unexpected.
Mrs. Smith, who was t'.2 years old,
Ifl survived by her third husband, Mr.
Samuel SnilKh, und four olx'ldren,
Mrs. Maggie Carpenter, Mr. Sidney
Wright and Misses Joslo and Fannie
Smith. She was horn In Warwick
county, and had lived nearly all her
life near Mortson. She was n slater
of Mr. (!. W. Kellum or this city,
lud Mr. J. J. Kellum or Morrison.
Funeral services will He conducted
at the Donbeigh Huptlst church thin
afternoon at l o'clock by Rev. Mr.
Chtldress.
M. E. W. cTlWELLDEAD
AFTER UNOECING ILLNESS
Well Known Business Man Had Been
at Death's Door fcr
Some Time.
Mr. Edward C. Cadwell, one of tho
ulilest and best known l'tsiness men
of this city, died al his residence. 321
1 Fifty-first Btreet, about 7:.r>0 o'clock
[ last night after a long Illness of a
complication of diseases His condi?
tion had been rega'ded us critical
for some lime nnd the end was hot
unexpected, The arrangementa for
the funeral have not been made.
Mr. Cadwell had been a resident of
ibis city for about fifteen years ant'
during the past several years he con?
ducted a ha'dwnre store at lTii?? Wash?
ington avenue. He Is survived by n
widow.
Lid on in Hew Orleans.
(Ry Associated Press)
\KW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 23 ?
0<m7pTira'tlvely few of the 11.000 sa?
loons in New Orleans attempted to
serve customers yesterday. Follow?
ing the reform agitation not more
than J00 places attempted to sell
drinks. Many of these were closed
by the police. Others closed volti
tarlly.
A Dangerous Deadlock,
that sometimes terminates fatally. Is
the stoppage of Hver and bowel fimc
Hons. To quickly end this condition
without dlsaerreable sensations. Dr'
King's New Life Pills should alwayf
he your remedv. Ouarnnteed nhno
lutely satlrfactory In every case or
money back, at all druggists. 2&e.
j MR. BEAUCHAMP MENTIONED.
I Forme.- Local Minister Suggested as
Next President of Kentucky League.
A special meeting of tho officers
ami committee of the Kentucky Anti
Saloon League will be held in Louis
vlllo In Hi'- near future at which a
President, to tatcceed the Rov. M. B.
Adams, of Frankfort) who recently
reslgnedi will be elected. Rov. VV. B.
?eauchamp, pastor of the Fourth uve
nue Methodist church, who lias been
the acting lead of the ?rgunlsatlon
sltfe the resignation of IRetv. .Mr.
Adams, has l'?en prominently men?
tioned for Die place, but it Is said
to be unlikely that he wilt accept.
Louisville Times.
Christmas Entertainment.
The Sunday school of the Second
Presbyterian church held its annual
Christmas entertainment last night
There was n Christmas tree, loaded
with remembrances for the children,
and Santa Clans paid a visit during
the evening.
South Goes Free.
In 111!* police court yesterday Jus?
tice Rtown dismissed the case against
W. D. smith, the white man who wna
arrested several weeks ago on (he
charge or attempting to steal a dia?
mond ring from a man who was
I asleep In a barber Bhop. The case had
I been sent ifinck to the police cdltrl
I from the grand Jury.
Death of Baby Boy.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs
Scott Knight died Sunday arterti on
at the home of bis pa'ents, Funeral j
sei vices wore conducted at the resi?
dence yesterday afternoon at :t::in
o'clock by Rev. .1. w. Porter, D. 1)
The body was Intern d at Qrechlawn
demote y.
Mrs. Jordan Gets Chair.
Mrs. K. s. Jordan of Twcnty-fl"!)
stret and Washington avenue, was
awarded the Morris chair offered by
Mr. M. Ii. Lash, the furniture dealer,
for coupons from the Lush "ad" in
T?e Dally I'reaS. Mrs. Jordan
brought in S:" coupons.
Shipyard Closes Today.
The shipyard will close at noon to?
day for the animal Christinas holiday.
Tho plant wdl reopen again Thurs?
day morning us usual, hut will again
lie closed New Year's Day.
When yoil're languid, when you're
laz.V,
When you're loose, lank and lean,
A nitlful object you soon will ho
Unless you lake Rocky .Mountain
Tea.
?.1. C. Corsuck &. Co.
Constipation and lud blood are
twins, kill people Inch by Inch; sap
I'fo awav. liolllster's Rocky Mountain
Tea relieves constipation and bad
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and Ladles' Sort Kid Houdolr
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lor
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We're wide open evenings.
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MORE OLD HENRY SOLD THAN
I ANY OTHER.
WHY? BECAUSE QUALITY IS
BEST.
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE.
iog Chairs.
HAVING BOUOHT A LARGE LOT
OF OAK BENT WOOD DINING
CHAIRS, SLIGHTLY USED, AT ?
VERY LOW FIGURE, WE OFFER
THEM FOR A FEW DAYS TO RE?
DUCE THE NUMBER', AT $18.00 PER
DOZ.. OR $9.00 PER HALF DOZ,
CA SM. THESE CHAIRS BEING
PRACTICALLY NEW WOULD READ?
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ABOVE PRICE SHOULD BE OF IN?
TEREST TO THOSE WISHING
CHAIRS NOW OR WHO ARE LIKE?
LY TO NEED THEM SOON.
Useful Christmas Gifts.
FOR SALE HERE. A PARTIAL LIST: MAHOGANY, QUARTERED
OAK AND WEATHERED OAK ROCKERS. FINE TABLES. A GOOD
ASSORTMENt, DESKS, ROOK CASES, CHINA CLOSETS, RUGS,
ART SQUARES, DAVENPORTS, (JO-CARTS, TRICYCLES, VELOCI?
PEDES, CLOCKS, MIRRORS, PICTURES, &.(...
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