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NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
Steeplechasers and Hunters at the
Amaret Stock Farm.
LA BUSSE, BY CIRCASSIAN, THERE
Death of Colonel Tom Pnrycar?Vir?
ginia Maid and Foal?Sale of Al?
bert CL, tho Famous Outlaw
Trotter?Other Items.
air. Charles H. Hurkamp, of the Ama?
ret Farm, Fredericks-burg, Va., r?pons a
greatly Increased di-munJ for line park
sadale. huniers, jumpers and high step?
ping harness'liorsee; in fact the demand
for food specimens of these classes has
just .about exceeded the supply and as a
consequence the volume ol business this
season has exceeded that of any previous
year at Amarci. That eoud steeplechase
mare, White Garters, the dayghter of
Imp. -RiBolelto and Ncsla. by Cntcsby.
- wao developed Into a performer of high
calibre, and the prize winning high
?Jum?-er, King ?'ln, a hay gelding by
Longmore. from a mare by King Pin, ine
?son of (Lexington, iboth received their
Blrst lessons at Amaret, ?nd were brought
'out hy Mr. Hurkamp, who captured the
?lue ribbon with King Pin at the New
York Horse Show In ISPS. The stable of
thoroughbreds and hunters now in win?
ter fluarters at Amaret is the largest
yet collected at the farm, and several
of them hare shown form enough to
enti U? them to consideration when class?
ed with crack jn?i-formi-rs. Taken as a.
wiioio, the stable is Well worth looking
over, and from it may he developed oth?
ers approaching lhe calibre of White
?Garters, and King Pin.
The thoroughbred dliision of the slable
includes La Kusse. 5, an elegant grown
?mare ol exquisite quality and finish, whose
head and m-ck are almost beyond crit?
icism. La Russe stands full sixteen
Hands In height and welsh? ???0 pounds,
-while her conformation suggests the abil?
ity to carry weight and her turn of speed
-should enable her to win in good com?
pany. This marc is ?being schooled over
? the -jumps as are Tannls, 7, a bay geld?
ing ?by Hanover, out of Longcloth, "by
Ivonglnw; Hurry Up. C ;i bay c.-Hing by
iLiOvegold, out of imp. Haste, by Energy;
Lovelorn, 4, a brown filly, by imp. Eslier,
eut of Lady I>ive 2nd. by Troubadour;
Silver Maple, ". a chestnut gelding, by
.Korest, out of Dina, by Kosciusko; Prince
Midas, 3, a 'bay gelding, by King Midas,
out of Queen of the Forest, (by Forester,
and Norton, n, ? chestnut filly, by Ord
*way, out of (Blanche C. a full sister to
the cack jumper Duke of Westmoreland,
bv Willful.
Among the heavy-weight hunter.1? and
Jilrh jumpers arc Own ?Paul. 5, a bay
geldlng( by Toung Orion, who is 16:1 and
weigh?? 1175 pounds: Karsten, fi. a bay
goldfng, "by ;Brcnnan, who is a grand look
tiorse, 1C.2. weight 31G?0 "pounds, and has
cleared the ibars at six feet: Messenger
Boy, 4. a chestnut gelding, 4, by the same
sire, both of "whom are over sixteen
lia-ids high, and weigh over ??3 pounds:
while among the light hunters and park
saddle horses are such ccver specimens
as ?Cadi. G. a chestnut hay gc-Ming, by
Eric, out of May Carew, by imp. Dal
nacardoch; (Breakaway, 4, a hay gelding,
by Brock, out of Temprst, by Hazard
Bhort, and St. Julian, 4, a chestnut geld?
ing, 4. by Hohemian, out of a marc by
*Brennan.
Referring to the well-known horseman,
Mr. Thomas Puryear, formerly of Cl?rks
vile. Va., where a number of other rela?
tives mow reside, the Spirit of The Times
says:
Mr. Tilomas Puryear, widely known as
' "Colonel Tom," died (of apoplexy last
Friday on his farm nonr Eatontown, N.
J. Born In Virginia eighty-live years
Ago. Colonel Puryear passed most of his
life until the fall of nine Confederacy In
Columbia and Charleston. Away back in
the fifties he bred hnd owned famous
thoroughbreds. The success of Morris
and Ten Broeck with Prior and Prioress
Induced ?him to take that good stayiT,
Charleston, to England; but the horse
hroke down before he had won any long?
distance races.
Besides Charleston, Colonel Puryear
owned Oongaree, Kappance, Highlander,
Charley Ball. Censor and the srand
brood mares Mill Creek and Columbia.
Censor and Mill Creek were captured by
the Union army, but after the war they
-were returned to him through the in?
fluence of Colonel John A. Logan.
In 1R0C the racing stable of Thomas
Puryear & Co. was formed. Messrs. IX.
G. Mills, George Denison, David Crawford
and E. AV. Vatiderhoef were his partners.
Such fine racers as Onward, Delaware.
Narragiinsett. Rutherfurd and Grinslead
belonged to this st?hle, and its victories
ore still remembered.
Colonel Puryear trained Spendthrift for
Mr. James R. Kecne. When the colt was
beaten by Falsetto at Saratoga some
critic said that Spendthrift ?liad too
mucrh work. "Too much Falsetto," re?
plied Puryear sententious'.}?.
In later years he went to England
?during the time ??? Pierre Lorlllard's
horses. Parole and ?roquois. were being
prepared, and gave his valuable advice
regarding ?heir handling.
In appearance and manner Bolonel Pur
year% was a Southern gentleman of the
old school. Had he been a duke he would
have been cited as an illustration of the
theory that courtly manners ajid digni?
fied ?bearing are to be found only among
those born to the purple. Yet In these
eharacneristics and in the qualities that
inspire them, no wearer of the purple
?ver surpa.ssed Colonel Puryear.
His death leaves Mr. John Hunter tbe
dean of the American turf. Mr. Hunter
began racing in 1S5G, Colonel Puryear <in
JS52. The racing fraternity could have
better spared a younger man.
In. Virginia Maid, the grand-looking hay
daughter of Sam Purdy and Peach Blos
?om, by Orange Blossom. Mr. Louis
Becker, of Baltimore, owns one of the
?hoicest brood mares in Maryland. She
was bred by Mr. William Ellison, of this
city, who bred her dam and owned her
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SEVES SDTHERl.aXD SISTERS
18 rxabrotscs Street, Xenr Tork, X- Y.
grand dam, Nellie Buck, a daughter of
Wild Waggoner, son of Geo. M. Fatoherr.
While owned .by Mr. Ellison this blood?
like, handsome daughter of Sam Purdy,
was mated with Nutwood and produced
Nutwith, 2:291-4. a horse rather under
medium size, while later on by Sultan
came the giant trotter Mosul. 2:09 3-4. Fol?
lowing Mosul, came his tall brother,
Omar Pasha. Jhen by Bord Guy she pro?
duced Guy Fly, a chestnut stallion that
was sold in 1S99 for export to Europe, by
J. C. Smith, of this city, owner of Mo?
sul. *
After dropping foals by Bourbon Baron
and WSlIts for Mr. Ellison. Virginia
Maid passed to Mr. Bec_?r, who mated
her a couple of seasons with Egwood,
2:1S 1-2, by whom she threw a bay Ally
in 38S7 and' a bay .colt in 3S9S, while mated
with Stamboul. 2:071-2. during the same
year. The produce in 1SS9 was a shapely
brown filly and she is again in foal to the
Arden Farm's premier sire.
? I 9
At a recent Faslg-Tipton sale In New
York, the nine-y??ar-old bay gelding, Al?
bert C, 2:161-2, by Clay, son of Walker
Morrill. dam a mare, by Signet, conslgn
?ed by Mr. Ai B. Gwathmey/fell to John
MeGuire's bid of S9C0, who purchased him
for F. A. Dohrmart*. of Pittsburg, where
the Virginia bred trotter will be used as
a matinee and road-horse by his new
owner. While owned by Mr. Gwathmey
the famous little outlaw proved himself
one of the fastest and gamest horses in
the ' metropolis and pitted against the
crack trotters and pacers to be seen on
the great Harlem River Speedway, tho
son of Clay was able to defeat such per?
formers as DariO ?., 2:091-4; Euxon,
2:111-4; Glenmere Boy. 2:141-4: Clayton,
2:151-4, and others. After years of con?
tinuous campaigning and road work, Al?
bert C. is sound and clean, and but for the
ban of expulsion by the National Trotting
Association which renders him ineligible
to compete on association trades, the
bay gelding could right out and win in
his ?Jasscs down the big ring.
Mr. T. M. Arrasmith, formerly a well
known North Carolina horseman residing
during different seasons at Hlllsboro and
Greensboro, where clever manners and
honorable dealing gained him warm
friends, is now located at Alt Pleasant,
Tenn., where he is fanning on an exten?
sive scale and in addition doing contract
work for the International Phosphate
Co. Mt Pleasant is within a few miles
of Columbia and right in the ' heart of
that section where Hal Pointer, 2.041-2:
Brown Hal, and other famous Tennessee
pacers were bred and reared. The fast
pacer Edward S.. 2:10 1-2, campaigned
last season by Scott Hudson, and a good
money winner, was owned by Mr. Arra?
smith, who Writes me that he has found
ready sale for quite a numbcy of good
prospects during the past fall and winter,
and that among others owned ' ?by him
are. some Tennessee pacers that give
promise of developing speed of the sensa?
tional order.
? , *
Mr. John D. Hope, one of the most ac?
tive members of the Warrenton Hunt
Club and a well-known and popular
sportsman generally, of Warrenton, \7a.,
has six jumpers in training at the Ben
nings track, Washington, D. C. Among
the lot is Frond, probably the smallest
mare that has yet earned brackets be?
tween the flags. She is scant 14.3 hands
in height. That other well-known Vir?
ginian. Mr. J. H. McGavock, owner of
the Fort Chiswell' stud farm. Max Mead?
ows, also has a stable of horses at Ben
nings. in charge of Trainee Bennett
Barnes, who Is handling several of the
get of Fort Chiswell's premier sire Flat
lands, the son of Reform and famous
Maggie ?. hi., dam of Iroquois, among
them being three maidens, with whom
Barnes expects to win at the Bennings
spring meeting, the dates of which arc
April 2d to -the 14th.
? . * '
Mr. James Cox, of the Belgravia Farm,
Mt. Jackson, Va., home of Kelly, 2:27,
the brolher of Expressive, 3, 2:12. by
Electioneer, and Belvlew, son of Bel
mont an?? ?Eady Simmons, by Volunteer,
Is driving to the pole on the road a
grand-loking pair of big brown mares in
Frances, 2:27"}4, and mate, an unmatcd
/laughter of Ax-tc-lloid. six? years old',
whose dam was a full sister to Barney
Demarcsis"s old gray campaigner. Charlie
O. 2:13U, by Sam Purdy. Another pair
of mares bred and owned by Mr. Cox
and whicli he thinks of shaping up antl
driving to pole are Morelle, by Belvlew
and Napelline, by Kelly, both of whom
are N of the producing dam Aconite,
by Tremont.
Mr. Bt Borchers. Austrian consul, of thl?
city, has a handsome attractive looking
pair of -coach horses in the large chest?
nut gelding Max Bevi, hy Bord Guy. son
of Guy Wilkes, and R. K., by Gondo?
lier, out of Fanny Hart, by Vandergrift.
As a i?ark saddlehorse on which he takes
his afternoon airings Mr. Borchers may?
be frequently seen riding a good-look?
ing hay gelding by Jim Gray, thorough?
bred' son of Ten B'roeck.
? . *
The well-known California brood mare
Grace Reiser, by Kaiser, son of George
Wilkes, who by McKinney. 2:11*4. repro?
duced the paci?r Coney. 2:07?)? and MlcZeus.
will he mated' this season with Nutwood
Wilkes, the sire of Who Is It, 2:30V?. Mc
Zr?us. -who trotted to a four-year-old
record of 2:13 In California, has been
owned and kept in this city for several
years. BROAD ROCK.
TiiznwcU County Court.
TAZEWEEE..-VA-, Feb. _8.?Special.?
Tazewell County Court has been in ses?
sion since Tuesday. Judge Ayers. of
Russell county, presided in the trial of
a civil case in which Judge Stuart was
a witness and could not try. He return?
ed to Russell to-day.
The trial of Heldreth for the killing of
Worth Bane in Burks Garden, this
county, two or three months ago, came
up In tho County Court to-day. The jury*
has been ?impaneled and the trial is go?
ing on. The plea is self-defence. The
case Is not attracting -much interest
here. There is another murder case set
for this term: it is doubtful though if
it will be tried.
" The weather has been very cold here
for the past few d_ys and feed is hard
to get There seems to be plenty of it
in the country, but the farmers are
afraid this bad weather will continue
and will not let t]feir surplus go.
Confederate Horn??.
The Ladies* Auxiliary ?G ?Picket!
Camp is heading a movement look?
ing toward the establishment of a
borne in thle city for the- widows on:'?
orr)hnne of Con '?or rat* ??.-?' ri *??????.
Alrcct?y a large amount* has been sub
scribed and those Interested in tin
movement are makng arrangements for
the holding of entertainments for tbe
porpose of securing tbe funde necessary. I
MANY FUGITIVES
FROM JUSTICE
t - ?
Montgomery County Jail Empty of
State Prisoners.
STRUCK WHILE BELL TOLLED.
Smart Plan ?-loptoil, by Prisoners at
Kadford" to Break Oat ol* Jail.
AU AVere- Recapture?!. ?
Much Illness,
CirRJ33TrANSBU!RG, VA, Feb. 23.?Spe?
cial.?Next Tuesday is County. Court day.
Judge W. M. Pierce is taking in the
Mardi Gras Carnival at New Orleans and
Judge Seldon Longley. ol" Pulaski, will
hold court. There Is quite a large dock?
et, but as? most of the criminals are
fugitives from justice, it is not likely
Uiat many cases will be tried.
There will be a special grand jury and'
it is probable that three or four indict?
ments for felony will be found. For the
first' tame In the memory of the oldest
citizen, the county jail has been empty
of State prisoners for about a month.
There is one United,States prisoner con?
fined therein.
PRISONERS . CAPTURED.
Three prisoners broke out of the' Rad
ford jail night before last and Deputy
Marshal George S. Fitzwater captured
one of them at Elliston, in this county,
and returned him' to Radford yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer F. L. Harless,
of this place, captured the other two and
placed them in jail here yesterday morn?
ing, f
They said" they secured an iron bar
and broke the locks while the church
bell was tolling. Every time the bell
would toll they would strike so no one
heard the soun?l.
Mr. William Davis, the oldest citir.cn
of this town, died last week after a few
days' illness of grip. Only a week before
he -was on the streets and was as spry
as the ordinary man of fifty. He waa
eighty-four and one of the best-known
und most influential men in the countv.
MUCH ILLNESS.
?Dr. W. R. Pepper, who is now the old?
est citizen of the town, is quite feeble
and indisposed', much to the regret, of
his many friends. His son Mr. J. W.
Pepper, of Snowville, is also confined to
his room with quinsy and pneumonia
combined, but is now improving and will
soon be out.
There is more sickness in the town and
county than has been known in many
years. It seems as if almost half of the
population are on the sick list.
The roads of the county, which have
been usually good for this time of the
year, until a few weeks ago, are now
almost impassable.
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY GERMAN.
An Elegniit Affair in the Colle-ie Gyria
sium?BeantiG??? Decoration.
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY, VA.. Feb. 22?
Special.?The most elegant social event of
the season was the intermediate ball
given to-night by the Hampden-Sidney
German Club, in the spacious college gym?
nasium. The german on Wednesday night,
while quite an elegant affair, does not
permit of comparison with the one given
to-night in honor of the visiting young
ladies.
The gymnasium was beautifully
decorated with elaborate grouping
in every corner and window ]
cess of palms and ferns, Intermingled
with the choicest blossoms. From the live
points and center of a huge star of ferns
and American Beauty roses on the ceil?
ing, hung handsome chandeliers, while
numbers of tapers shaded in garnet and
silver gray burned in gilt candelabra.
Graceful festoons of garnet and grey
the college colors?extended from corner
to corner and pillar to pillar. The stand
on which the chaporones were seated was
banked with roses, with a background
of delicate ferns. The orchestra, which
occupied seats in th* southern end of
the hall, opposite the chaperones, was
hidden from view by a wall of tropical
verdure.
The chaperones entered promptly at
ten, and were immediately followed by
the members of the German Club with
their partners. Mr. T. N. Jones, of Smith
ville, Va., led, gracefully assisted by
Miss Rosaline TucKer, of Lexington, Va.
The first figure led consisted in the form?
ing of "Welcome," after which dancing
was continued until 1 o'clock, when the
dancers repaired *~ tn? large room adjoin?
ing the gymnasium, where quite an ele?
gant menu was served. The table was
tastefully decorated with pyramids of
ferns and roses. At two o'clock dancing
was continued, lasted until four o'clock.
The chaperones were:
Mrs. Reynolds, in a handsome gown
of black velvet; point lace, and diamonds.
Mrs. H. C. Brock, black satin, old lace
and pearls.
Mrs. Tabb, black net, and lace over
black taffeta.
The following \v,erc the dancers:
Miss Rosaline Tucker, of Lexington,
Vn.;-in a gown of delicate blue silk, duch?
esse lace and pearls; with Mr. ?. N.
Jones.
Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Staunton, Va.;
In cream silk, diamonds, and roses; with
Mr. E. B. Herndon.
Miss Minnie Noell, of Covtngton, Va.;
In flowered organdie, diamonds, and La
France roses;, with Mr. E. W. Venable.
Miss Mattle Leigh Cunningham, of
F.-irmville, Va.: in un exquisite creation of
white mousseline de soie, over blue silk,
and pearls: with Mr. R. A. Gilliam.
Miss Delia Brock, of Hampden-Sidney.
Va.; In blue silk, diamonds, and violets;
with Mr. H. S. Stokes.
Miss Gatewood Stephenson, of Warm
Springs, Va.; in a princess gown of pink
silk, pearls and American Beauty roses;
with E. H. Richardson.
Miss Lucy Henry, of Tazewell county.
Va.: in green organdie over crimson silk,
and rubies; with Mr. Peyton Cockran.
Miss Maia Brock, of Hampden-Sidney.
Va.; in black organdie, diamonds and
American Beauties; with Mr. W. C Bell.
Miss Emmie Thomas, of Richmond, Va.;
In white organdie over blue, and pearls;
with ?Mr. F. W. Bridges.
Miss Nanine Wright, of Williamsburg,
Va.; in white organdie over taffeta silki
with Mr. W. M. Kemper.
Miss Robbie Berkeley, of Farmville.
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" The Great
Superiority "
of Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer
Aperient is in-its power to relieve
without irritation. It cleanses and
refreshes the stomach and bowels,
removes gouty and rheumatic
poisons from the blood.nnd allays
feverish conditions in a wonder?
ful manner.
TARI-ANTA CO., Chemist?, New York.
... At druggists,sac. and Si.oo.' '4
f Va.; In white organdie, laces and ribbons;
with Mr. J. D. Pasco. -
Miss Susie Scott, of 'Farmville, Va.,*
in white silk. La France roses, and rubles;'
with Mr. T.. j. (Payne.
Miss Lottie McKinney, of Farmville,
Va.; In. white organdie over, .cream silk
and pearls; with Mr. Richard Frichett
%V Allss Katherine Verser, of Farmville,
\*a.; in flowered organdie-over pink; -with
Mr. Henry. Watkins. ..
Miss Virginia Morton, of (Farmville,
Va.; in pink' organdie and roses; with
Air. Thomas Goode.
Miss Anderson, of ?taunton, Va.; in
white organdie and La .France roses;
with Mr. W. W. ?Bondurant
Miss Natalie Lancaster, of Farmville,
Va.; in gray silk-arid pearls; with Mr.
A. S. Caldwell.
?Miss Maria Reynolds, of Hampden
Sidney; white swiss over green silk, dia?
mond and emeralds; with Mr. L. D. Cole.
-Miss - Sarah Brown,- of -Fayettevllle.
N. C. in pink silk, lace and ribbons;
wifh Mr. ?. (P. Johnson. .
Miss Mary Reynolds, of Hampden-Sid?
ney." Va'.; in cream satin, guipure * lace,
and diamonds:"with Air. Custis Parsons.
Miss Bruce.Houston: of Lexington, Va.;
in old rose satin, liamonds and opals; with
Air. James Sloan Kuykendald.
Miss Tyler, of Farmville. Va.: in blue
crepon and lace; with Mr. J. Willy Gills.
Stags: Messrs. J. XV: "H. Pilson, J. H.
E. B. A Holiday, ?. O. Easley, Pancake.
S. Mayre, E. P.- Nicholson, ?. ? Joncs.
B. R. Jones. R. Henry, R. Boroughs. H
AI. ?Rudy, G. .Tunkin. R. S. Phlpher, H.
AI. AlcAlister, H. AI. Roberts, S. E. 0?
bourne. B. L. Davis. J. I. Prichett. T. D.
Gilliam, P. V. Porter and ?. P. Hutton.
NEW ENGINE HOUSE.
Steamer Company No. 2 in Comforta?
ble Quarters.
Engine Company ?o. 2 will soon be at
home in the most complete quarters in
the city. The new engine-house, located
on Alain street, between. Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets, 'which has been oc?
cupied by the company for the past two
weeks, is now nearing completion. The
members of the company are delighted'
with their comfortable surroundings and
are taking much interest in equipping
and furnishing their quarters. This
new ?house is just across the street from
the old one, which the company had
occupied for many years. Tlie'old house
was badly located, it being impossible
to light or ventilate the quarters, so the
new building became a necessity. The
old house will he used by the Fire De?
partment as a machine shop and supply
department, which has been needed for
some time.
The lot upon which ?the new house
stands has a frontage of 51 feet. The
building is in the centre, so leaving a
3-foot alley on tooth sides, which will pre?
vent for all time to come, buildings be?
ing constructed so as -to cut off light and
ventilation. The building is 30xS0 feet,
giving ample room in every respect. On
the first floor ?s the engine, the hose
wagon and the stalls. This floor is paved
with granolithic and opens to the front
by double doors, which allow engine and
wagon to pass at the same time. On
?the second floor, which is connected
with the ground' by a broad flight of
stairs and two sliding Ipoles, are the
dormitories, captain's private office, re?
ception-room, feed-room, toilet-rooms and
several clothes closets for the men. The
sleeping apartment is furnished ?with
eleven, white-enameled beds and the same
number of wardrobes. The reception
room is furnished with comfortable
chairs, a walnut desk, and around the
walls are hung the ipicture of the mem?
bers of 'the ipresent company, neatly
framed.
Company No. 2 is next to the oldest in
tho city, and' as they ore now located
in a manufacturing district, they have to
contend with some of the most destruc?
tive fires 'that occur. R. H. Figg is
captain of Company VNo. 2 androne of the
oiliest ?firemen in the city. The com?
mittee which had ;shpervision over the
construction of th?'?, new building are:
Alessrs. B. C. Jenkins, Joseph L. Bevy,
and' Captain G. Watt Taylor.
The members of Steamer Company No.
2 have issued invitations to a house
warming on tiie night of Alarch 1st. On
that occasion the buildings will be dedi?
cated to the Fire Department with ap?
propriate ceremonies.
MONEY FOR SETTLING BASIN.
Resolution Now Peiiiling Action of
Council and Hoard of Aldermen.
A resolution which is now pending the
action of the Common Council and the
Board of Aldermen prescribes that so
much as possible of the re?:eipls of the
Water Department be laid aside for the
term of two years for the purpose of pay?
ing for the construction of a large settling
basin for clearing the city's drinking
wafer.
The reports of Drs. E. C. Levy and J.
XV. Aiallett, which are printed in pamphlet
form, will be distributed among the mem?
bers cf the Council and Board of Alder?
men.
The Water Department, in charge of
Superintendent Charles E. Boiling, has
never before been such a great source
of revenue to the city as it is at the
present time.
While hundreds of poor people in the
city are given their water free of charge
and many charitable Institutions are on
the free list, the department continues
to prosper. Bast year's receipts netted
$7,000 over any preceding year in its
history. Only one water bill remained
uncollected at the beginning of January.
l'JOO. - .
Tho continued building of new houses
and manufacturing industries necessi?
tates the use of more water. So far this
year numerous new faucets have been
added to various houses and business
places, and there are demands for more
to be placed within the next few months.
Highland Jottiiias
MONTEREy, VA., Feb. 23.-Special ?
Air. D. H. Peters, of AIcDowell, and
Allss Patty R. Slaven, of Montery, were
married yesterday by Rev. S. A. Parker.
The iron bridge across :he south branch
in the northern jart ol" ine county, will
be compieteli to-morrow.
The county authorities have quarantined
against the smallpox. There are rumors
that there are" several -cases of -in the
railroad camps of Pocahontas county.
Hands working on the? Greenbrier division
of the Chesapeake and Ohio, have con?
tracted the disease.
In the county courts to-day, C. T. Flolsh
er qualified as administrator of the estate
of B. E. 'Flelsher. and tho sale of the
personal property will be March 3d.
O. A. Stephenson qualified as adminis?
trator of A. T. Stephenson's estate, whose
sale will be the 20th of Alarch.
H. H. Terry qualified as notary public.
There is some talk about refunding the
railroad debt and issuing new bonds.
The better plan would be to pay the bonds
and be done with tiie debt.
Airs. ?. At Arbogast has gene to Rich?
mond to receive medical attention. After
her return Air. Arbogast will "move to
Pocahontas county, W; Va., where he has
large lumber Interests.
. ?Atr. Will. Cobb, of Bull Pasture, and
Allss Effie Blagq:. of Mountain View,
were married the _0th by ' Rev. John
Ruff. - i - .
Airs. Lavinia Hevener.?'? of Crab Bot?
tom, is making preparations to improve
her buildings and when completed ?will
be one of the prettiest homes in the
county and on as lovely a farm as there
is in the State.
Mr. Gibson, the assessor, is getting along
well with his assessments. The-county
lands will -remain at' about their nres
ent assessment.
il mililitro?? M*"t:ij -?.
Tha Com'nJttce on C'aims and Sal?r"-??
will meet to-morrow -evening - at
o'clock.
The Committee on Accounts and Print?
ing will meet to-m?rrpw evening at 6
e'cloct ; ?',? \. -.1- ? _ . _.
Of Am?rica Us? P?rima for Ail Catarrhal
Diseases.
Mrs. Toft, President Valkrien Association, of Chicago.
Mrs. Catherine Toft, ? .president of the
Valkrien Association, of Chicago, in .a
recent letter, writes the following:.
5G19 Cottage Grove Avenue,
Chicago, Ills.
?'It has been my privilege to advise a
number of my friends concerning the best
medicine in ca ses of a worn - out system
and a broken -down constitution. Knowing
of the very satisfactory results from the
use of Peruna. I have often advised it, and
am glad to speak of the well - deserved
praisd those who have tried it have given
it. I know of nothing better in cases of
catarrh of the stomach and for liver trou?
ble. It is of superior merit. I gladly en?
dorse it."
Many of the charitable and benevo?
lent institutions of the United States
use Peruna. They do so because they
have learned by experience that it is a
valuable medicine.
Not only Is it a valuable medicine but
It' Is applicable to the climatic ailments
of winter and summer. Extremes of
heat and cold in. the United States* make
it a land of catarrh.
Nearly everybody has catarrh. This
is mere especially true. among the mid
die and lower classes. Exposure to the
(climate, hard -work, and unventilated
sleeping rooms are the -principal causes.
'Charitable? Institutions have found, by
bitter experience, that catarrhal diseases
not only are the most numerous of all
other diseases put together, but they are
the hardest to cure.
Peruna is a specific for this class of
diseases. No other remedy can take its
place. Thousand's of cases of chronic
catarrh .are -'ured by the use of simply a
bottle. People who have spent large
sums to be cured' of catarrh, have turn?
ed to Peruna as a last resort, and been
cured by the~ use of a single bottle.
Thus it is that charitable and benevo
lent enterprise find -jreat satisfaction
In'dispensing- this.remedy. It is cheap.
It is effective, and its cures are perma?
nent. *
It is ? sure cure for coughs? colds, la
grippe and catarrh In Its many phases.
Whether the catarrh Is? loc-rted In the
head, throat, lungs, stomach, kidneys or
pelvic organs. Peruna. "'ist a, pronSpt and
never-failing cure.
Letters of gratitude from various In?
stitutions of the country, to the manu?
facturera of Peruna. Indicate the high
appreciation that these Institutions have
for this remedy. The following^ are sam?
ples of the letters which have been re?
ceived:
Report from Ohiix
The Sisters of St. Francis, of St. Vin?
cent's Asylum, E. Main street, corner of
Rose avenue, Columbus, Ohio, write:
"Some years ago a friend cf our insti?
tution recommended Or. Hartman's Peruna
as on?exte?ient remedy for la grippe, of
which we then had several cases which
threatened to be of a. serious character.
We began to use it and experienced such
wonderful results that since then Peruna
has become our favorite medicine for la
grippe, catarrh, coughs, colds and bron?
chitis."?
\ Report from Illinois,
Mrs. Clara Makemer, housekeeper for
the Florence Crtttenden Anchorage Mis?
sion, of Chicago, ^writes the following let?
ter from 30? Chestnut street, Chteago:
"Peruna is the best tonic I have ever
? known for ?general debility?a sure euro
for liver complaint, and a never-falling
adjuster In cases of dyspepsia. I have
also used it In cases of female Irregular,
itles and weak nerves commi^n to tho sex
and have found It most satisfactory. For
almost any internal trouble Peruna fa
an ideal medicine chest, and deserving
of the confidence and endorsement of
all."
Report from Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Porrti??. Ferguson, superintendent
of the Brooklyn Free
Dispensa ry, write?
from 13H Lawren<ro
street. Brooklyn. N.
Y.: "No medicine de?
serves higher praUc
as a curative ageni in
cases of catarrh, In Its
various forms than
Peruna. It is far
ubove anything I
Mrs. B. Ferguson. ilavc ever known or
used in such cases
and it therefore has my heartiest en?
dorsement."
A book written by Dr. Hartman on tho
d'ifferent phases of caitarrh and their
treatment; also "Health and Beauty."
written especially for women, sent freo
to any address by The Peruna Medicine
Company, Columbijs. O.
JUSTICE
STUDY OF PEOPLE
Hard to See What the Lord Made
Some for.
DOCKET LIKE A TADPOLE.
He Gives a Young: Man Some Good
Advice and Sends Him on His
Way?Could Not Stand Beins
Pestered by a Drunken Man.
Justice John is studying deeply over a
proposition. He believes God made every?
thing for some good purpose, but he mar?
vels much as to the purpose for which i.e
put some of the pnople in the world wno
cerne before him.
He has a high regard for character and
industry in man, but often meets case's
where a hollow takes the place of the
phrenological bump on their heads that
should represent these characteristics.
FISHY DOCKET.
The Police Court docket yesterday
morning was built on the architecture of
a tadpole?all hear and tall.
It occupied the usual broad sheet of
ledger paper used by Sergeant Shin
berger, of the office of the Chief of Po?
lice, to make his report of the doings
in Richmond, of the day before, to the
Great Dispenser. It was addressed in a
fair hand with much formality- to the
Clerk of the Police Court of the city of
Richmond, and Svith the signature of
Benjamin F. Howard, Chief of Police at
the end, attested by his accomplished
Clerk 'Shinny," the paper presented
quite a formidable appearance when tak?
ing into account the flourishes to fill out
the blank spaces.
The Great Dispenser sauntered into
court in a careless manner and chewed
up the document with as much ease as
a red-wheel coffee mill with electric
power, in a tea store, grinds a pound o?
coffee.
SLIGHT OF HAiND.
There were four cases on the sheet and?
six minutes was th<? time the Great
Lnw Giver took to cut, puste. bind and
trim the edges of each case and hand the
decisi?ns over the bench nicely wrapped
and tied with blue ribbon and a hand
painted monogram on each package.
William Henry Cousins (colored) came
forward changed with being drunk and
disorderly on the street. He was as
guilty as sin and went down for thirty
days.
Isaac Twine, colored, was also on the
string, and was in a much-tangled con?
dition when arrested. I-Ics was unable tc
walk a line, and was trying : to ?lasso the
moon with a cord. He was charged with
being drunk arid disorderly oh the street.
His case involved no knotty points of
law. and, after, being well wound, he
paid one dollar and costs and threaded
his way out of court.
PRICE OF A LICK.
Collum Taylor got tired of being pes?
tered by a drunken man and ?knocked ?
him down with his fist. ? Price, ?2.50.
Edward Rearman, charged with being
nccess-nry to lh7 lari-??nv of coal from
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, was
arraigned.
The detective testified that Pearman
was on the .car. but the two young men
who? were convicted of tHe charge and
afterwards pardoned - swore Pearman
was not on the car with them, but on a
bridge-near by,'and .took no-coal. The
Great- Dispenser gave Pearman. a dose
of razzle-dazzle, worth Its weight in gold,
and pointed him to the paths of upright?
ness, truth and honesty.
PlfttlroYif. "Prh'p-? ?i'cf"
? ra'.ntimr of the : famous - Western
reco horse "Prince Bief," the winner of
the three greatest races in the West, arid
who netted ?his-.; owner, Mr. Byron Mc
Clelland,?-Of. Lexington, Ky., 532,000.-.-is?
?a exhibition ia, the^window: of the Rich- ~i
Order Froi?i Your/Retail Grocer.
Pursuing pleasure,
Seeking bliss,
!t is simpis?
Only this:
When you order
Flour to-day
First be sure
li's Harters A.
E. W. GATES & SON CO., Exclusive Wholesale Agents.
I mond Music Company, and is attracting
much attention.
The painting is the work of Mr. Otto
Moeller, and shows the touch of a mas?
ter hand. Mr. Moeller, although a
young man, has made rapid strides In
his profession, and has been compli?
mented very highly on his fine paint?
ing.
I Nnrs.'s in the Army.
A meeting of the nurses of Richmond
was held Friday afternoon in the Old
Dominion Nurses' Home in the interest
of the proposed movement to provide by
law in Congress for graduate women J
nurses in the United States army. ?
Miss T. II. Cabanis, superintendent of j
the Old Dominion, presided over the
meeting. Extracts from the bill now
?before the Military Committee were read,
and it was deciden that the nurses of
Richmond should take Immediate action
In reference to the bill.
Ilenrico News.
James Roach was before Justice James
T. Lewis, of Henrico county, yesterday !
morning on the charge of fighting in the j
saloon of R. J. Cottrell. He was fined
$5 and costs. R^ach was fined ?10 for
contempt of court on Friday, but Justice |
Lewis remitted 55 of this fine. j
The case of J. J.? Doran was before
THE GENUINE D1L DAVID'S
Cougn Syrup sells for 25 cents a Dottle,
as* ?very bottle fa richly worth a dollar.
It cu.-es Coughs, Colds, Croup, Bronchitis,
and Throat and Lung troubles.
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind Ygu Have Always Bought
Signature of C&a?*/x7??&??fa
- K|."LlA*TBL??* VACCINE VIIlU '.
! Fresh and reliable vaccine virus receiv
?a from Vaccine Laboratories four times
a week. Owens & Minor Drug Co., Rich?
mond, Va.
Bewa the ,? Ite Kind Yon Hara Always Boagfit
Look for ~ Tragle's ad. on page 11 of
to-day's, paper.
O m?A. S *3? ?O "E**?. X m&m -
" Bears the _"??) Ite Kind You Haia Always Bought
Bif-natnxe SV . S/Y/?-a-JZ-"
Look for Tragle's ad. on page 14 *ff
to-day's paper.
O^S*0?-C->*-*=S.Xj2l.
j B?~thtr _^?? Th3 Kind Y-n Kaie A';vsv3 Bcs-*f
i Signatura
\ oi
Look for Tragle's ad. on yAAja U at ?
to-day's ??-?, .. .? .?. J
Judge Wickham, of the Henrlco County
Court, yesterday morning on the charge
of keeping his place of business open on
Sunday. The case was dismissed on
payment of costs.
The teachers of the Varina schools
were at the courthouse yesterday morn?
ing, being paid off for the past month.
The Fulton Hill Literary Society m"t
Friday night at the residence of Mr. II.
H. Pollard.
WILL BE TRIED FOR LIFE.
The Case of ??'. J. Itlindcs. Charged
?With the Murder of XV. F. Burnett.
The case of W. J. Rhodes, charged with
the murder of \V. F. Burnett, will coma
up In the Hustings Court to-morrow
morning.
Rhodes will be tried for his life. H?
is quite a young man and is married,
with two or three children.
The case promises to be one of great
interest.
Internal iiiiinl FI;???? Drill.
?mere will be an.entertainment given at
Corcoran Hall Tuesday, February 27th
for the 'benefit of the Seventeenth-Street!
Alission Sunday School.' commencing at
a quarter to eight ?'clock P. AI. The fea?
ture of the entertainment will be an In?
ternational Flag Drill by thirty-three
gins, and another attraction willl be a
solo by our popular tenor singer of Rich?
mond, Capt. F. W. Cunningham. Tho
music will he rendered by Mrs. S. S.
Perkins. The programme is as. follows:
Opening cornet and piano, duet by Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Perkins; solo by Capt. F.
W. Cunningham; recitation by Miss Bes?
sie Way mack r chorus by sixteen, young
girls: solo by Miss Fannie Alathews;
Alessrs. Gary, Fox and Patterson come?
dians; piano solo by AILss Lola Williams;
mandoline quartette: recitation by
?Allss Schrivor; bell drill by twelve girls,
followed with a scene'of Rock of Ages,
represented by five angels; International
Flag Drill by thirty-three girls, followed
with scene "Good-Night."
Miss Cr:icc t?> Well 3?r, AtcCIare?.
Allss Nellie Grace, daughter of* 'Mr.
Patrick and Airs.. Ellen Grace,-and Air.
Patrick H. McClare, a popular apd well
khown merchant of this city, will be
married at the residence of the bride's
parents to-morrow. Miss Grace Is an
attractive young lady, ?jt vivacious man?
ner, and Is also quite accomplished.
Ther?> are 30,000 union iron motdtrs.
Trial Convinces
The Host Skeptical j
?EADACHEN?
is made to relieve Headache?.
Price, 25c.
T. A. MILLER, 519 E. Breed, |
Br?ck Vm?arMKataom Mam.