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BUSINESS MEN'S
ASSOCIATION
What it Has Done for the Good of
Manchester.
PROMINENT MEN OF THE CITY.
Will Soon bo a Power ln tlw Commn
ijltv?How the Associalion
Starloil aml Present
Officers.
One of 1he most active and influcnllal
bodies that has ever Jived and laborcd
for the proxnotion ol any city is the
CDusincss Uen'G Asscclation of the city
or Manchester. Thoujrh this vigorous or
sranization has not yet cclebrated the
flrst aitiversary of its existcnee, it is now
recognizcd as a great power for ndvaii'
Ing tlie commerclal interests of the city.
ln tho p.st week the Asoclation has been
l/ioug'ht jmoro prominently beforc the
j>ublic than ever by its action upon the
pr. r. ,,sed ovarridlng of the City Council s
?do-isi.m in reference to certain amend
mercus .-i:id changes in the charter of the
Olty. and upon this questlon Ihe Assdcia
tl< :i pfoved by Its action still to have
tho best Interests of ihe city at heart.
ta&t March Uie Association -.va:; organ
lzcd and In this way: The City Council
of l?a.nohcstcr passed a retail tax upon
nicrciiants, which was not understood
DB. AVJXLIAM P. MATHEYVS.
(Vice-Presldent Manchester Business As?
socialion.
by Ihe imerchants of the city, and before
u was explained to tham by the Council,
they thought Uie ord'inance worked upon
them .t haxdihip. Consequently, a meet?
ing of the merchants of th<_- city was call
e i. which was held in tlie Mayor's court
room and rrom that meeting sprang ihe
IJusiijcss Men's Association.
OLD BOAIU3 *JF TRADE.
An effcrt was made to rcsurrect the old
]:? ard ol Trade, but ihe days ol miraclea
having pa.-i, tho aitteanptt was not suc
. essful.
.Mr. J. 11. Ratterson called a mectins
of the old Hoard of Trade. and only *!.\
teen citizens were present. Those geu
Ucmen met onee or twice under the old
;i ume, bul it was tlie unanlmous opinion
that the name <n" tlie organization siiouid
be cltanged, which was done, to the Bus?
iness Men's Association of Manchester.
TJie flrst thing flone by the body was
lo have printed letters, advertislng ihe
town and to spread them; broadcast over
tlie .State, from wiiich the city has reaped
good results. A Ueen personai interest
has b ? a taken in the work by each mem
ber from tlie very beglnning, which has
boen tlie cause of the increase in niem
bership and power of Uie body. Not one
meeting has been held' that new memibers
have no1 joined, so that now- the Asso
ciation has a imembership of 135.
The officers are: President, Mr. A. .1.
Daffron: Vice-Presidcnr, jlt. ATllliain P.
Matthcws; Secretary, Mr. Ciarence A'aden;
Trti.-Ki-.T, Mr. Gharies Berkert.
Recently it was decided that the Asso
Clation should have a home?quorters
thart coti'ld he used for no other purpose
than Uia1 of a general gatherlng place
for the members ai any and-all times.
The dei ision was a popular oik-. Th?
room was leased and furnished by con
tributlons from Uie members and upon
the lirst meeting nigbt in the new quar
tcrs the expense Incurred were more than
half met.
MUCH GOOD ACCOMPl.l.SHED.
Great thlngs have been undertaken by
Qie organization and mueh has been ac
complished. There are now committeos
from Uie body upon rnany matters of
laiport-inee and beneflt to Manehesftei.
An effort is being inade by the Asso?
ciation to proeure for Manchester the
Bhops of the Richmond, l-'etersburg and
Carolina railroad. Messrs. A. D. Adam
Bon and O. \j 1'ulliam are a committee
from the body appointed to go to AVasli
Ington <>n the 21st <?f this innth and' ap
pear in behalf of Manchester, befnre the
committee of the House, -vvhich will at
th.it time oonslder the questlon of deep
?ening- James river and Improving the
harbor at Richmond and Manches;ter.
< >t!her oommittt-es from the Association,
which are now at work, are for securins
of better car service. This committee
has 3>.-en successful in so far as improv
ing -reatly the service on Perry street.
Another Is w lkinjr for better frei^ht
:?.:. s and more prompt delivery of freij;ht
viiiieh come by tho way of Richmond to
the .Vpots in Manchester.
Cattle pens for shlpplng direrily from
Manchester are wanted by the dealers.
IT.e Association has taken that matter
up nnd now has a. committee lookins
into the questlon.
And so on. alniopt immnierous matters
are dlscussed and sUps taken to improve
the condition of the city in <n'cry respect
IY1URDER TR1ALS.
AVilliam Millei's Case to lie Ilenr<l
lo-Morrow Mornins.
Several cases that promise some in
leresling and startling revelations will
be tri<-d in ihe Hustings Court this week.
The case of AVilliam Miller, vharged
with the murder of Hevorley Ch.nstlan,
on Socond street some time aco, will
oomfnence to-morrow morning.
Tlie trials of J. AV. AlcArthur and J.
A. l>e Lacey. charged with robbins
Monumcntal church, will come off Tues
day.
The allcged :niiri!rr-r cf Policeman
Robert Aus'.in. Albert tlundy alias Cole
man. will be tried Friday. This is the
most interesting case set for trlul this
week.
Tlie case of AA*. J. Rhovles. charged with
ihe muixler of AA'. K. Parnett, will be
iried on llnniay -n-e-k.
Bjrro'n AV. Kins Conilng.
Professor Byron AV. Klng, of PJttsburg,
Pa., tli? emlr.ent ie*'.-her, lmpersonator
and humorlst, will appear ln the Asso?
ciation Hall r.ext Friday night. Pro
fr?bor Klng neods no introductlon to a
Kichmond audience; his admlrers are
numbered by the hundreds., He -will
a.pp?ar ln "Folka and Fancies," which
will be full of humor, pathos. lmper
hoaatlon and imltation. Keser\-ed seat*
irfl,j[iT.inf fWednesda]- at 1 K M. , ,| _ j
The Good Deeds of This Ex
cellent Home Instifution and.
Reliable Fraternal Bene
ficiary Order Never
at a Standstiil.
Care for the Widows and Or
phans. Sick and Disabled,
and the Maximum Benefit
for Its Wlembers?Its
Cardina! Principles.
A Few Testimonials Are Repro
duced Below. Every Person
Eligible to Membershlp
Should Become a Part
of This Grand Or
ganization.
On the 32th of February, 1S90, there
was instituted the first Chapter of the
Guild under its orisinal benefit p!an,
which a.sured to the memlbers protection
to home and family and maxirnum b;ne
lit for sc-lf.
The ten years having expired, all mem?
bers entitled to .enefits rtceived the same
on the very day of explratlon of the
ten-ye-ar ])eriod, notwithstanding the
fa?t that the Guild is entitled to eddi
tional ninety days.
A like ipromptness is manifrstcd ln the
paymi nt of death benefils, the Guild be
lieving that financial relief should he
brought to depondents of deceased mem?
bers without undue delay, and in that
frat??rnal and ibeneiicent spirit which the
organization advocates and practices.
The testimonials r'-produccd ibelow will
speak for themselves:
A FINE ACHiEVEMENT.
Office of Sydnor & Hundley,
fl_eaders in Fine Furniture,
709 K. Broad street.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 14. 1900.
Col. E. -.eslie Spence, Secretary. Ploneer
Chapter, 'No. 1, American Guild:
Dear Sir,?In acknowledglng reccipt of
check for amount dae me under my Bene
_51. Certificate, issued to me by tlie Ameri?
can Guild ten years ago, I cannot forego
to express my gratilication at the excel
le.ni results accompUshed Iby the Order.
1 had my life insured for ten years, re?
ceived back al! payments contributed,
with an average interest of 4 per cent,
jier annum. This is a line achievement,
for which the Guild deserves creuit.
Respeetfully,
(Signed) G. B. SYDXOR, JR.
BY RETURN MAIL
Emporia, Va., Fi b. 14. 1900.
AV. S. IBailey, Esq., Secretary, Chapter
;;i-, American Guild:
?Dear Sir,?Your checks amounting to
two thousand dollars (52,000) in full pay
ment of the Beneffit Certificate held by
our father, Etheldred I.. Turner, who
died on the 24th of January, at hand, for
which accept our thanks. The proofs of
the claim were not forwarded to the
Supreme Chapter until the 13th of Feb?
ruary, and checks in settlement were re?
ceived by return mail. Of the five compa
nies and socletles in which our father was
insured, the'Guild was the -first to pay the
loss. The promptness with which the
benefit was Dald is an evidence of the
high staridlng and reliability of the
Guild. which is entitled to the full meas?
ure of confidence and sucoess it enjoys.
E. IPEYTON TURNER,
BIJI/EN P. TURXER,
Guardiati for Mary E. and
Peter W. Turner.
PLEASED WITH THE GUILD.
Otliee of TVars & Duke,
General Book and J'h Printers,
120S E. Main street.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 11. 1900.
E. T-eslie Spence. Esq., Secretary of !Pio
neer Chapter. No. 1, American Guild:
De-ar Sir,?I deslre to aeknowledge. re
ceipt of check lrom the American Gu:ld,
which, with the special assessment
chargid against It, equals the sum of
two thousand dollars ($2,030), the amount
of the Benefit Certilieate held by me. ln
effect. 1 had the benefit of life insurance
for J2.000 for ten years, and in addition
thereto there were returned to me all my
contributlons, plus abnut 4 per cent. per
annum average interest. As one of the
iirs: members of the Order I am satisfied
with the outcome, and it will givo me
pleasure to renew my application for
membershii).
Thankir.g you for past courtesies, and
wishing success to the Guild, I am,
Respeetfully.
- "WALTER G. DUKE.
THE FIRST T0 PAY.
I.ynchbur_r, Va., Feb. 14. 1900.
W. T. Steptoe. Esq., Secretary Dynchburg
Chapter, Ko. -44S, American Guild:
Dear Sir.?Scarcely three weeks ago I
was bereft, hy death, of my husband,
Jesse Howard Jones. ivlio was a member
of your Chapter of the American Guild,
holding a certificate for one thousand dol?
lars.
Inasmuch as the offlclal proofs were for?
warded to the Supreme Chapter less than
two weeks ago, the receipt to-day of the
check for one thousand dollars (51,000) is
very much appreciated, and it ls gratify
lng for ae to know that my husband
acted so wisely In joining the Guild, and
thereby providing safe. protection for his
home and family.
I heartily appreciate this very prompt
payment, and wish for the Guild that
contlr.urd succcas and prosperity which
lt u> rlchly _*.erveB. I tnlfiht al.a add
that the Guild is the first of the dliTerent
organizations, In which he was Insured,
to pay Its claim.
Kespectfully yours,
- ?CUEW-Sa-IA __. JONES. _,
AMUSEMBNTS THIS WEEK.
Academy?Monday. International Grand
Operatic Company; Tuesday and Wed
nesd.ay, Viola Allen in "The Christian":
Saturday, Howard Gould ln "A Colonial
Girl."
Bijou?High-CIass Vaudeville all week.
? -
The attractlons to be presented at the
Academy this week aro of the hlghest
class, and no theatre-goer need fear dis
appolntment in either of the three cards
offered.
VIOLA AT-BEN IN "THE CHRISTIAN."
Viola Allen's phenomenally successful
engagement ln "The Christian" in New
York and the large cities of this country
is well known, ano. her appearance at
the Academy Tuesday and Wednesday is
of the greatest interest.
ln the role of Glory Quayle, Miss Al?
len glves a wide rangc to the expressions
and ls seen ln the full maturity of her
dramatic powers. Miss Allen has been
one of the most earnest workers the dra
ma has known. She has been seen in
many roles, but in none has she appeared
to better advantage than as Glory
Quayle. Miss Allen has always display
ed the artistic with all that she has por
trayed and no role shows this to bet?
ter advantage than does Glory Quayle.
Wttfli Its stlrririg soenes, its vigorous cli
maxes and its spiritcd action. "The
Christian' creatcs a strong impression.
Among somc of the strong features of
the play inight be notcd the entrance
of the mob in the second ace represent
ing types of the poor of Bondon, which is
so well acted and realistically presented
bv Miss Allen's auxiliary company. The
sccne ln John Storm's church, where
Storm saves Lord Robert and his friends
from the fury of his parishlpners, is also
a powerful episode of interest.
The company supportlng Miss Allen
calls for individual attentlon. Robert
Drouet. ln the role of John Storm: C.
Leslie Allen, as Archdeacon Wealthy;
Frank C. Bangs. as Father Lampleugh;
Edgar L. Davenport, Harold Russell,
Mrs. Georgia Dlckson, Helen Lowell and
others have made individual hits.
GRAND OPERATIC COMPANY.
Few people ever realize the enormous
expense attached to an operatic organi
zation and the large amount ot" money
expended in educating and training grand
opera artists in addition to the years
of hard study and work and strain upon
the nervous system. There are several
hundreds of capable conccrt sfcogers in
the country, but few of them will ever
reach the ladder of grand opera fame.
The International Grand Operatic Cora
paivy of Dondon, Eng.and, ajid New York
were all educated in foreign srhools,
thousands of dollars having been spent
on their edticatlon. and in the case of
some of the members years of cxperi
ence has been added. All are thoroughly
qualified to rendcr the cxacting roles as
sumed, and those who are looking for a
rare musical feast should not fail to nt
tend the performance to be given on
Monday night at the Academy.
ln this company are the beautiful Car
roll sistors, of the famous Maryland
family and relatlves of the Lees of Vir?
ginia. They are pupils of Marchesl.
nnd their fame as vocalists has spread
throughout the European capitals.
Others in the company aro Misses Ethel
H. Dufre, Guarro and Seaton.
The performance to-morrow night will
embrace the fourth act of "Trovatore"
and "Cavallerla Rusticana."
A COLONIAL GIRL.
The last picce of the week at the Acad
omv will bo "A Colonial Girl." one of the
great Lyeeum Theatre successes. The
company proscnting "A Colonial Girl"
is an ori_;inal Frohman Company. The
play is by Abby Sage Rlchardson :ind
Grace L. Furniss.
Both at the Lyeeum Theatre and on
the road last year it won the enthusias
tic acclaim of critlcal audiences. as well
as of the jmirnalistic fraternlty.
Manager Frohman will present it here
With Mr. Howard Gould in the leading
part of Goclfrey Remsen, the patriotic
spy. Mr. Gould Is well known to theatre
goors. having won hosts of admirers by
his virile and interosting performance of
Rudolph in "The Prisonor of Zenda," In
Which play he was seen on the occasion
or his last appearance here. He has been
gr.atly praised for his work in the new
play which will, without doubt. plaee him
before long upon tho footing of a success?
ful star.
The scenery, costumes nnd accepsorlos
are all carried for the production, which
will prove to be one of the most attrac-,
tive of the year.
The Bijoti Theatre.
Manager Wells offers as one of the
features of tho Bijou bill this week a
genuine novelty?Hhe famous spectacjikir
a.nd fantastlca] pantpmlme, "Cinderalla."
Th? plctures will be produced by the
American Vitagraph, and durjng next
week Richmond will be the only plaee
in the world to view them. The repre
sentation of the extravaganza is In five
scen->3. showlng all the characters, n.e
chanioal and eleotric effects just as they
were in r^al life.
Tho olio of specialties that make up
the rest of the offerTng ar?-i known to be
. as good as the very best. Wlllafd
Simn-.s. the quaint comedian, one of
the most original and successful on l!".e
stage. assisted by Jennie Graham. will
coritribute his comedy act. "Characters
that I have seen on the stage." Ermanl,
the dainty mirror dancer, comes with
new dances and startling mechanical
and olectric devices. Edwin Latelle, the
popular musical comedian, and one cf
the best on the stage. was the< hit of
the bill at the. Grand Opera House Lrt
Washington last week. B^sides hl<
musical act, he will do a burlesoue magic
act that is said to be very funny.
McWalters and Tyson, a duo of comedy
entertainers, who w?re features with
Mclntyre and Heath last season. will
present an entirely new act Ford and
Franeis. in an operatic comedy, will bo
more than pleasing, and Rosaire, tho
artlst of the wira, will contribute. a won
derfifl act.
Regular performance. all week.
? . ? r
"Wbatevor we may thlnk of "The De
generutlas." It ls lfwposf'lble tlj withhold
applause from Its leading degenerate.
Lilllo Lans-try has carried her point
triDir-iphantly. Tne pibtronessos of her
ooncert a't Sherry's on Tuesday after
noon include many of tho women who
?hold their noses hlghest in metropolitan'
society. A crazy yellow jotrrnal recently
argued that she arrived at this prosper
ity by s_.n*moning the aid of the Prince
of Wales, which assertion was put forth
without knowlcdge of the fact that the
Lily is now out of the Prince's favor,
her plf.ee having been taken by Mr?.
.Tam-es Brown Potter: h.nce Kyrie Bel
'ew's desrairirg plight to Australla_New
York Pr-ess.
?3p-.aklng of Miss Rehan, who ls shortly
to go starring, it would seem to be ab
sOlutely ne_e_sary that she should. She
is poor. Incredible as lt may be, it ls
true that a_t_r a life of hard work (for
_Oie b-S-_*_ v-ksh _I__oat m ___-U_0_ eh?
could barely put h,er hands on more than
?10,000 to-day, though she has made in
her day considerabiy over a million, if
calculatexl by Uie range of salary or per
centages of oth*--r actresses in her station.
This SoO.OCO com?; from a house in which
she livfc-5, and in which she possesses an
?equlty of about $10.(XX) beside3 $2<).<m from
a life insurance which she had on the
life of the late -Mr. Daiy. and that is all.
It is known that she was his partner of
late years, but better had she not been:
for, thos_ were preciseiy his years of
peril. and. indeed. failure in many eases,
and so she goes starring in th'e old Da.ly
legitimate comedy rr.-pertoirc which. I
fear. the public has outgrown.?'Br.oklyn
Citizen.
At Syracuse an enterprising publishing
firm is' advertising a dollar's worth of
tickets for 23 cents. For the sum. of 2">
cents a coui>on book is issued to an in
vestor. It contains five coupons, which.
mind you. he is not to seil. but to glve
awayi B-Oh ot those coupons erstltles
the holder to the purchose of a slnailar
cotipon book. Whlen the tive reci_>ients
of the coupons have in turn purchased
coui)on books themselv-s at 25 cents
apiece then Uie original distributor re
ceives an order for one dollar's worth of
'theatre tickets on eirher the AVieting.
Bastable, Grand or Dunfee theatres. The
order is good for either a $1 seat, two
M-cent seats or foi:r 2o-cent seats at any
performance. Tl'.e proprietors of the sys?
tem have really received $1.20 by the
sale of the _Ti-t?nt coupon books before
you get your dollar order. They thus
clear _."> ceats on every particiirant in the
plan. The holder of a book gtits the dol?
lar's worth of theatre tiekrtts for an out
lay of only 25 cents originaliy paid for
the book.
Golden Wedding
cf the Trees.
The following .poem was wrltten ln ce!e
bration of the liftleth wedding anniver
sary of Major an_ Mrs. J. Li. Tree.
which was observed on last Wednesday
night at their resicience, No. 10S west
Grace street, with a recepUon to their
many friends.
PRE'LUDE.
"Wo will not speak of years to-night?
For iwhat have years ito bring,
But larger floods of love and ltght
And sw'.-aler songs to sing."
fXihese "Trees," a luving twain, have
stood together
Through liity years of matrimonial
weather.
A faithful pair, united thej- have spun
A half a hundred ti:nes around the sun.
And, whilst they Journeyed tiirough
otheieal space,
W'hat mighty things and deed's have
taken plaee;
New flags wero born and old ones closcly
4'iirled
And chonges mark the nrap of all the
world.
In Uncle Sam's domain, this sido Uie
sea,
The black man now is numbered wlth
the free?
The negro'ts linibs with shackles still
were freighted,
For years beyond the tnne these "Trees"
were mated.
In science, giant strid'es our race has
made?
The lightnings were invoked and they
obeyeu;
And, in man's hands, to-day they are a
force
Not dreamed of fifty years ago by
Morse.
j We light and heat our homes, confinn
[ the hour,
j S^t countless wheels revolving with this
i power,
And o'er electric wires, at distant ends,
With our own voices now we greet our
friends.
In fifty years, just p.tst, the world has
won
More victoriea in knowledge than was
done
In all the eighteen centurles, if you
please,
Before tlie wedding Of these faithful
"Trees."
But. now wc must curtall this resume
And give meet voice to thought upon the
day.
Which Provddence benign. and kindly fa.te
Have vouchsafed us the joy to celebrate.
: Congratulant we have assemhled here.
I Our hearts surcharged with sentiments of
checr;
So, at this board, let loving mirth hold
sway
On this arboreal golden wedding day.
For this whole day 'Us truly Nature's
due
That Tree's sole answer should be "22"**
U'hene'er he's called to give a thought or
care
To any merely business affair.
This is a day of jubilant reylew
Of half a century's marriage swett and
true.
Wlth chlldren and descendants clustered
rourid
And old-time friends and some more
newly found.
From every heart ascends the earnest
prayer
Tliat time deal kindly with this loving
pair:
That round her orbit oft the earth may
run
E'er "30"* stcps their circling of the sun.
Now one and all join in with lusty vim;
I-ofs fill each glass up to the very'brim,
And, in our hearts, as in the sparkling
?wine.
Pledge "Mr. Tree and his dear valenUnc.
-John E. Bruce, Cincinnati, Feb. 14, 1900.
_Sote.?**W. U. Signal: "_2"?Busy on
another wire; *W. U. Signal: "S0"?End
of report.
Vi/ILLAWARDCONTRACTS.
Committee on Relief of the Poor Mccts
To-Jlot'iwv iCveniiijr.
The Committee on Relief of the Poor
will meet at tne City Almshouse to-mor?
row evening at 6:20 o'clock. This com?
mittee is composed of Qlcssrs. Samuel H.
Cottrell (chairman), J. A Hobson, Marx
Gtinst, James I. Smith, John Teef ey, No
ble T. Mosby. Evan Snead. Clay Drewry,
and T. B. WUHams.
A great deal of iroportant business ls
to be disposed of by the committee, and
it is essentUU for every member to be
present.
' T2:c quarteriy contraota will b_ award
! ed* A numbor of blds have already been
received from merchants ln tho city to
furnlsh the almshouse with supplles.
iMr. Alfred E. Cohen ?will leave for Har
rlsortburg to-morrow morning to attend
iixm Unite-. SUteiCoi^ a* t&at. jdaco.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA
OHOANIZEt> 1871.
ANWUAL STATEIBENT for the Year Ending Dec. 31st, 1899.
ASSETS.
Real estate.*-iV?).1 ?i
Mortgage louns on real estate.. uO->.'\'- i?
Loans oa collateral. "S'Sd -,'
l.oans on company's policies... .4-.JW1 j*
Bonds and stocks.^'^ ?j
Cash in bank3 and office. s2'6iU 22
Bills receivable . O.lSw oS
Interest and rents due and ac
crued . 21.4.>0 <>4
Market value of real estate
over book value . 13,72.> 39
Net uncollected and deferred
premiums .111,020 So
Gross ass?ts .50aC,53S 4S
Deduct assets not admitted and
ledger liabiiities . 3.S7S 44
Total admitted assets.?0!H).(;(? 04
LIABILIT1ES. j
Reserve. actuarles, 4 per cent., o_<y j
includlng speciaf reserve -$i4I,?>- w
Death losses reported but not |
,lu".. 14.300 00,
All other Uabflities. 3.(t60 4=J ;
Total .373X22* 40 i
Surptus to policy-hoMcrs.$231,438 64
Total .'-.5000.860 04
THIRTEEN YEARS' GROWTH.
PKEiwlUM IXCOMK.
1887 . . . 599,565.00 .
1S8S . . . S127.010.00
1889 .... S151.57i.00
1SS0 : . . $234,547.00
!89!.$395,447.67
1892 .... $475,520.24
(893.$546J5!J5
1-894.?551,794.51
1895 ..$591,380.56
1896.$712,931.92
1897 ...... $752,214:87
^QAQ CQRQIOGftQ
16d6 ? B . - ? . . ^dnMWJg
III33 s g e i ? ^pdillpy^
Gross-Income, 1899, - - -$985,225.91
INSURANCE IN FORCE.$22,556 471.00
Total Rumbisr Policies in Force - - - -.222,5o4
STAXEMBXT OP OPERATXOXS DUKIXG 1SOO.
INCREASE IN NUMBER POLICIES IN FORCE . 24.759
INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF INSURANCE IN FORCE. $1,860,547 00
DEATH CLA1MS, DIVIDENDS, ETC. PAID ? . ? ? . ? ... 5403.044 9b
Total Payments to Policy Holtiers Sir.ce Organization . $3,588,801.00
HOiVIE OFFICE, Richmond. Va.
G. A. WALKER, President. JAS. W. PEGRAM, Secretary.
SV10BE THAN
A BiLLION
On
December
the 31st,
OF DOLLARS (8S9.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of New York,
RICHARD A. McCURDY, President,
HAD
$1,052,665,21! of insurance in
Foree.
It has paid policy
holders since 1S43 $514,117,946
and
Now holds iu trust
for them. $301,844,537
HAVE
BRGUGHT
THESE
GREAT
RESULTS.
Careful Iriyest
ments,
Libcrality to the
Iusiired,
Proinpt Payment
of Claims,
The inost iiberal
form of Policy,
Loans to the In
sured,
Reserve liability Dee. 31, 1899,
$248,884,609.00.
Conthigent Guarantee Fund,
$47,952,548.00.
For full particulars regarding
an}' form of policy, apply to
0. F. BBESEE & S0NS,
1!!! Last Main Street,
RICHMOND,.VIRGINIA.
JUST THE THING i
you h-.ive been Iookins for. A 5c.
Cigar having a delishtful flavor.
yet not too mueh, v.-ith a lons
HAVANA ltller, made by hand,
the equal oi' any 10c. Clgar 011 the
market. Aekr.owledged 1 by critics
to be unsurpassed by any other
brand for 5c. ?2 per box of 50
Ci*nx5.
P0LK MILLER DRUG C0.
C1GAR DEP'T. 9TH and MAIN Sts.
"J.
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1900 ALMANAC 1900
The Illustrated -
Southern
manac
has no equal. No weather predlctlons
like thctc. A trlul Is ali that U necucd
to p-ovc the value of this Almanac.
Price, by mali, $ cents. Special prlces.
on appllcatlon. .
J. L. HILL PRIMTING C0.,
" Box 60, Rlctattowl. Va,
7\SK FOR TK?
.So:d crlyby
fi <?5 ^5l ^5B
607 East Broari Street
SIXTY STYLES.
ALL WIDTHSi
From A to EE.
Deia^s are
Dangerous, |
Prdvent all unpleosantness of bad
teeth, loul breath, sore gurr.s, by
using Milkr's No. 4 MOUTH
WASH.
Price S5c.
T.A. MILLER, 519 E. Broad
Branch Under the Jefferson Hoiel
twentieth
tJentury
DEBATE.
Is this the flrit yej.r of the
twentieth, or tlie clodlns year
of the nineteenth century?
According to our construction
of hlstory, It ls quite plain that
we will not reach the twentieth
centurv until the first day of
January, 1501. Still we cannot,
as some other3 have done, coa- .
demn those who thlnk this ls
the beglnnlnj of the new cen
tury. ir would not be conslst
ent for us tb do so, for. as a.
matter of fact. the deslsns in
FINE GOLD AND DIAMOND
JEWELRY, STERLiNG
S1LVERWAREAND
- CUTGLASS
which we are now exhibltlnsr.
are just as far ahead of any
other line ln> tho city, as th?
people who thlnk this ls th?
twentieth century are ahead of
the time. ;
Big Saving in
GROCERIES!
and
Both Phones,
Standard American. Grann
lated Sngar, 5^c pound.
Try our Snowflake Patent
Flonr, 2oc Bag, or |4 barrel.
California Hams, Syic pound?
small ones.
New Virginia Buckwheat,
iO ponuds for 25c.
Fine Blackberry Wine, ioc quarr.
Fine Catawba Wine, ioc quart.
New Farina, 5c pound.
Cannei Salmon, 9c can.
Seeded Raisins, ioc package, or 5
for 2?c.
foal Oranges, 18c dozen.
Kew Layer Pigs, 10c lb.
2-pound cans Toroatoes, 5c.
New California Prunes, 5c lb.
Ltoti CoiTec, 11c n^und.
Large Lernons. 12c dozen.
New Seediess Raisins, 7c,
Honey Drip Syrup, icc can.
Jefferson Soap, 2c.
New Shelled Almonds, 30c
pound.
Salt Pork, 5j<c
pure Lard, 65?c pound.
Levering's E. L. L. Colf-e, i2clb
Jefferson and Jap CorTee, 12c ib
Try cnr Creamery Batter at
15c lb. It will please yon.
Countrv Smoked Jowls 5c lb.
Good Biroorns?2 strtng; 12c; 3
string, x5C;4-string, ~oC
Worcrster Sauce, 5c bottle.
Blacking and Scrubbing Brushes
ceMlxed Cakes, 7c lb.
Shoe Polish, Black and Tan, 5o
Bottle.
Large can Bartlett Pears, 10c^
Sour Pickles, iSc. gallon.
Jefferson Best Spring Wheat
PatentFlonr, $4.50, or30c sack,
CoarseMeal for feeding, 43c
bushe!. . _, ,
Try our Family Flour, $3.50 bars
rel- lt's good.
Fresh Lemon Crackers, 5c !b.
Best Java Green Coffee, 2 lbs for
25c
New OHves. 10c bottle.
Condensed Milk> 5c. can.
10 lb bucket Home-Made
Preserves, 65c.
Silver King Patent Flonr,
$125 bbl, or 27a bag. Best
in the world.
3 cakes White Castile Soap for 5c
16 bars Special Soap for 25c.
Large Lump Starch, 2 lbs. for 7c.
4 yr old Rye Whiskey, S2.00 gal,
Best New Crop New Orleans Mo
lasses, 40c gallon.
Try our Fine Ground Coffee,
10c ponnd.
Box and Golden Chain Soap, in
Iarae bars, 2c bar.
Lar^e Irish Poiatoes. Peck. 18c
New Nortb Carolina Cnt
Herrings, 8c dozen.
Best Canned Corn, 4 for 25c
Nei North Carolina Gross
Herrings, iOcdoz,or $2.75 bbl.
Canned Tomatoes 5c
i-lb pkg Lunch Crackers, Sc.
Best Canned Corn, 7c or 4 tt
25c.
Broiled Mackerel ioc Can.
New Sour Krout, 5c quart.
Evaporated Peaches, ioc pound.
2 lbs Good Cream Cheese, a5cw
No. 4
*.. A pcrfect r.cnth w??h. A
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