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tyMer de S?hoads. j 9%Mer & fihoads. ??eather forecast.? Partly cloudy Wednesday? ?Thursday increasing cloudiness. Bed Coverings at Special Prices. The snow that the weather man has been predicting so long came at last and we're bound to recognize the fact that winter is still here, whether it suits us or not. You might as well be comfortable the balance' of the cold and stormy weather of this season and be prepared for the beginning of next winter in the Bed Covering line, anyway, when you can do so as cheaply as you can here to-day. Our 75c Bed Spreads sold from 25c to 50c higher before they were soiled in handling. . . . '. Sample line of 11-4 Wool Blankets, with wide silk bindings, blue, pi k and red borders, prices range trom S2.0S to 54.00 per pair. They were 53. SO to SS.O0. Fancy Striped Heavy Fleece Cotton Blankets, 10-4 size, suitable for bath find slumber robes, regular 51.00 kind, ?or 75c each. Special sale of real Marseilles Spreads, full H-4 size, nith heavy raised floral designs. licmnwd ready for use, 52.50 quality for,5X93. . Slightly soiled fine Crocheted Bed Spreads, Marseilles designs. extra large size, ready hemmed. They were $1.00 and 51.25, now 75c each. Door Mats. Sunday's snow storm has made sloppy streets and side walks, which means wet and muddied front hall, unless you have a suitable door mat. We have a iarge assortment of just the right kind in all sizes of Cocoa, Rubber and Wire. Cocoa 65c to S1.69. Rubber ?39c to S2.00. Wire S1.50 to 52.00. Ready-Made Lambrequins for Mantels, all colors, and extra good quality. Fringed all around, 48c. Hiller & Khoads. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Ji.nntbly Reports Received Sunday?Blsliop Raw t. of Alaska, Cumin?. At the. meeting? cf the Baptist Sunday School Association on Sunday last reports from the various schools were, submitted ae follow??; Officers and Teach. SchoL Col. Pine-Street .Bl f>72 $4? TO Venable-Street.37 384 lit *>5 "Leigh-Street.-37 "123 2) SG Grace-Street . 45 314 17 1*0 Fulton.23 2S1 20 S6 ?tri?t Cliurcli .54 25-1 27 ."?-; ?Second Church . 40 253 2?) 43 Eroa?ue-ilemorlal ..'<?'? 217 .'? 32 ?".rove-Avenue .33 2:'?7 3344 ?East-End . 2C 225 ?? 27 Randolph-Street...".:: 202 14 3!" R.iin bride-Street.23 ia3 13 -Jti "SVCSt View .20 lc:: 20 b2 <*:!lv:iry .31 K>!? 14 .-". i inrnanuel . 2;: 135 S 47 aopton-Stroet . 19 113 a 00 I Stockton-Street.20 Jin ]fi 24 i ?Howard's Grove . l!i 9G "?rill-Street Mission ...11 56 2 02 C?II?gc \"iew Mission. 14 f>0 ti 43! I'.?.shop Rowo, of Alaska, one of th most distinguished missionary bishops in Hie Episcopal Church -will visit Rich? mond on Sunday, March 2d., ami will speak in three of the churcnes here. On tho Friday night following ho will con? duct the Brotherhood of St. Andrew ser? vice at Holy Trinity Church. During i*n?' interval he will visit several places Jti til'? n??gbbV>i-hcfr?a of Richmond, deliv? ering addresses in ihe interest of his mission. The Rev. V\\ K. Smith, of Fredericks? burg, will conduct the Brotherhood ser? vie/* at Holy Trinity Church neKt Friday night. Linder the auspices of the Brotherhood <if St. Andrew, also half-hour lenten ser? vices for busy men are held daily oxcept Saturdays ami Sundays from 1 to *:3U ??'clock in the afternoon at St. Pauls Church. The Baptist ministers, at their meeting nt the Second Church next Monday morn? ing, will devote some time to a discus? sion of the question of public speaking by women. XHe special Occasion for the discussion ?sill be the reproduction by Dr. .7. B. .'lawthorn?', president of the Conference, <il taw germon preached b> him on Sun <lay last in tho Grove-Avenue Baptist Church. At the session of tlie Conference Monday morning the Doctor was re? quested to deliver the sermon before the body at its next meeting, and he con tvnted to do so. Several of the members of the Crove Avenuo Church are getting up a petition asking Dr. Hawthorne io preach the ser jrion lo them again after the completion ??t the. church. Owing to the bad weath ?r Sunday, many of them were kept from iliurch and cciiild. not hear the sermon, jtnd now they are anxious 1>> havo it preached again. Dr. Hawthorne will probably consent to do so. 3u addition, he will have tho aiTdresa irrititeli in pamphict form. i'lir Woman's Foreign Missionary Union ot East Hanover Presbytery will hold ils quarterly meting in Petersburg to? il, orrow- It is hoped thai as many of ihe ladies as possible belonging to the missionary societies of tho Presbyterian ?churches in the city will go, leaving by the 2:3S train from the new Main-Street Depot. Al the Chiy-Street Methodist Church next Sunday;, a collodion will ho taken up for extensive improvements which will shortly bo made in . the. church ediiiee. These improvements *iv:U cost in the neighborhood of ?3.600. Tho collection was to lio taken last Sunday but was postponed on account of the had weather. The regular meeting ol" the. ?.?olden Rule Toung Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held to-morrow alter? ninoti at 4 o'clock, at the home of the president. Members are urged to ho present io make final arrangements for the oyster supper to be given to the mem? bers Of Ul? "Y" Friday night. ' SI. .lames Junior Epworth League will give an entertainment to the members and their friends on Friday night next ^t S o'clock in the basement of the church. The Presbyterian ministers, at their meeting Monday morning in the Second Church, adoptc-d resolutions congratulat? ing Dr. R. P. Kerr on his eighteenth an? niversary, recently celebrated, and ex? pressing appreciation ?if his services in KicJimond. The. members of the Central W. C. T. V. are requested to attend a meeting of business aud pleasure combined on this afternoon at 4 o'clock. A number of new members who gave in their names at the "'istituto la*"t week will unite at this nueting. 1 ?r. Itussell ?.Veil will preach next Sun ?iay ut ilio University of Virginia. His pulpit at tho Second Presbyterian Church will ho rilled morning and afternoon by Dr. A. L. Phillips. The Rev. C. IT. Crawford, superintend? ent of the Anti-Saloon Beague of Vir? ginia, will address a mass-meeting in tho First Baptist Church of Charlottes ville A/ext Sunday. The offices of the Foreign Mission Hoard ???re closed yesterday in re'speet to tho ?h.emory of the late H. C. Burnett, who ? m a member of th? Board. NEWS IN THE COUNTY. Charlen Dickson Fined?Yontis; I ady of Sev? enteen to Be A'arried. Charles Dickson (colored), charged with assaulting mid threatening to kill his wife, Lula Dickson, was tried yesterday afternoon by 'Squire Martin and was fined S2.M and costs. The case of Ned Austin, charged with assaulting Dickson, was continued. Miss Gertrude Perkins, a. young lady of seventeen years, and Mr. Howard B. Traylor, aged twenty-one. will be married very shortly.' A license for the marriage of the couple was issued yesterday in the clerk's office of the Henrico County Court. A ccrtliicatc from the young la? dy's father, giving his consent to the marriage, accompanied tho application. An old white-haired negro man named William Taliaferro; aged fifty-eight years, secured a license yesterday morning to be married. The prospective bride is Lucy Hicks. There was a lively rock battle between whites and hkurks Sunday afternoon on Twenty-eighth Street, 3icar the Nine Mile Road. Like most of the residents of Henrico, the school teachers are opposed' to the annexation scheme. At the meeting of the School Board Saturday Superintend? ent Fussell made a speech in which he opposed the proposition. TWO LAUNCHINGS IN MARCH. The Berkeley and lhe .Mohawk Will Take Water At Triggs. Two launchlngs arc scheduled for the William K. Trigs Shipyards in March. One will take place on March 1st and the other on March Uth. The first will be tho revenue cutter Mohawk, otherwise known as No. S, and the second will be the Old Dominion steamer, the Berkeley. The Berkeley is one of the largest ves? sels yet built at the Trigg yards, and the Mohawk is a sister ship of the Tusca rora, which was launched some months ago. So successful .liave been-the efforts of the Trigg Company in the matter of ex? ceeding the speed requirec? by contract that the company has received a. letter a.sking for the model o? the propeller used, to which is attributed this excess of speed. One of the ofiicials of the yard said yestertSay that this speed did not lie so much in tho propeller as in the general construction of the boat. Requiem .Mass. At St. Pater's Cathedral yesterday morning a solemn requiem mass was said for Mr. Edward Tearney. who ????! ? day. The mass was celebrated by the Very Rev. Father .1. J. Bowler, assisted by the Rev. Fathers Joseph Magri and Thomas Waters. - : - ... Penitentiary Directors. The Board of Directors of tho peniten? tiary held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the prison. Only i-outine business was transacted, it being a 3-egular monthly meeting of'the board. MUST HAVE IT. Properly Selected Food of Great Im? portance. Loss of memory is a sure" sign that the body is not taking- up proper 'elements from the food. Then is the time & feed especially selected foods, or tho person may become demented," A mother writes about her son. and it is interesting: "My son. Albert, now twenty-five years old and piineipal of iho - Sigli School, graduated at the Kansas University ana' is a post graduate of the Columbia, Mo.. University. "When he began teaching about ? year ago he had just completed his education and was badly broken down in health. He. had only about two months vacation and spent it ut. Excelsior Springs, but when he returned there was no improve? ment. "We thought he would get better after ho began his work, but instead ot" im? proving he became more weak and ner? vous, and, finally, forgetfuliu the-.school? room. . He tried different physicians and everything he could hear of, and at last' gave up school and; came home, after putting a teacher in his place. . "I cooked every deiicacy I could think of for him, but he became very thin and we were greatly worried about him. One day a neighbor sent over a box of Grape Nuts. Ho caught sight of the package and after reading the statement of what the. food was intended for, became much interested and began using it. '\He liked it, and' at the end of a week was very much strengthened and im? proved. We were encouraged. He- stuck to Grape-Xuts, and in five weeks was back in the. seliool-room. "He is now leaching the second term in the same place, and has recoverd entirely and gained wonderfully in flesh. Ho now weighs 163 pounds and is an expert foot? ball player. "My daughter, Georgia, eight years old, was a_ weak little girl until after we found what effect Grap??-Xuts had* on Albeit; wo put her on the food and now sho is exceptionally stout and .healthy. We wish to tliank the Compauy for the great help the food has been to us." This lady lives at Hallsville. Mo. Namo given by Postum Co., Battle ?Creek, Mich. SIX RESIDENCES ON ' HANOVER STREET Mr. W. J. Ready to Invest $21,? OOO in Dwellings. WEST-END PROPERTY SOLD Homes On Floyd Afenue and West Clay Street Disposed of at fjoqd Prices?Open.; Ing" of N?w . Homestead. ; Future Sttesi? ^"?*? Mr. William-J. Ready has decided to build 6 comfortable and. comely dwellings on Hanover Street, They are to bo of brick and each will cost about ?3,500. Tuo total cost then will be $21,000. This sum will be spent just as soon as practicable? that is, it is Mr. Ready's intention to have the houses erected at the earliest date practicable that he may rent them out. He is building them for an invest? ment. Notwithstanding the high prices of ma? terial and that wages are better, than they have been in years, people who have money are not hesitating1 in* putting in new dwellings, which "are rcntiug without any trouble at all. Mr. D. G. Taylor, real estate agent, sold a Floyd Avenue dwelling yesterday. This was-No. .1110. It is a brick resi? dence, two stories and fronting 17 feet on the north side of the Avenue. The price was $3,050. Tho name, of the pur? chaser is not given. Messrs. H. L. & C. L. Denoon Mon? day sold residence No. 302 West Clay Street for $2,075. This is also a two-story brick dwelling. - The new Homestead "" Hotel ?.t Hot Springs will be opened March" 10th. The general contractors, Messrs. Griffin & Son, of Cincinnati, have about 200 men at work new- all day and part of the night. They expect to have the hotel complete- b5" the required time. But it will rush them to do so. They know this, and are bending every effort to the task. Inquiry at the Chesapeake and Ohio office yesterday could elicit no informa? tion about any formal exercises at the opening of the hotel. Indeed, one gentle? man stated tliat thero would be none, so far as he knew. He was in a position to know, if any were intended. . ?? The new hotel will be much more beau? tiful than that which was burned. It will be larger and handsomer in every respect. Plans for the great abattoir to be erect <d at the Union Stock Yards for W. S. e orbes & Co. have been submitted by Chicago architects and by March 1st it is probable work will b-3 begun upon the b? ilding. The house is to be built ot b:ick. three stories, with a floor space 169x0? fret. It is to be equipped with the most complete and modern improve? ments, and when finished will cost some? thing over ???,0?O. The capacity of the plant will be one hundred head of cattle and five hundred hogs per day. The business will be. conducted by the Southern Packing Company, a s Lock com? pany of which Mr. W. S. Forbes is one of the largest owners. The principal bus? iness of the plant will bo the .slaughtering of cattle for the local butchers, but aside from this a pork-packing branch will be operated. Here are some of the auction sales ad ) vertieed for tho week: ?. To-morrow?Three-story brick store and dwelling, corner Ashland and Washington Streets, at 4:30 o'clock. Frame store and dwelling adjoining above at 5 o'clock. Three dwellings and two-story corner store at northeast corner of Washington and Blair Streets at 5 o'clock. Two-story frame dwelling, Xo. ISIS Win? der Street, at 5:30-o'clock. All by J. Thompson Brown"'&:;Co. ""? """ ~" Friday?Storehouse," dW?lllngand lot, Xo. lfclO Everett Street. Manchester, by A. L. Adamson; brick dwelling, Xo. 109 East Canal Street, Thursday, by X. W.. Bowe; Redmore in Amelia county, Friday, by R. B. Chaflin and James B. Harvie. Custom-House News. . Colonel W. W. Forbes, of Farmville, formerly of this city, an-? collector of customs for fifteen years, was .a visitor at tito custom-houso yesterday. Colonel : Forbes at present is register in bank- j rjiptcy- in his district. The jury summoned in the United.States Circuit Court was adjourned yesterday morning until-11 - o'clock -this morning. The at/senee of Judge'Griff caused the postponement of the case to have been tried to-day. Representatives of the .T. F. Buchanan firm of Philadelphia, which was award? ed tho contract for wiring the Custom House, arc expected to arrive to-day to begin the work. Assistant Postmaster Grubbs is yet con? fined .to his home on account of tho in? jury to his leg sustained a few weeks ago. Kaliroad Notes, Tho Seaboard Air Line ^System submits the following comparative statement of approximate earnings for the first week in February: Week; ending February, S, 100?:, $245,581; decrease, ?17,t'71. Weeks end? ing July 1st to February S, 1902, $*i,S31,373; increase, $369,369. President George W. Stevens, of the Chesapeake and Ohio, who is in New York on business,'will return Thursday. The Chesapeake and Ohio put on a buffet Pullman from Fort Monroe to Jacksonville yesterday. The Southern Railway will issue in a few days a flyer advertising rates uppn the occasion of the Good Roads Conven? tion in Richmond. It is probable the ra? dius for reduced i-ates will.be extended from one hundred to one hundred and fifty miles of Richmond. ?. M. C-?, Basket-Bail. An event of unusual- interest in ath? letic circles will take place Thursday night, February 27th, in tl?e Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, when the night and evening classes will meet in a match game ot basket-ball for the championship of the city. The West End' team, or evening class, is led by R- E. Michaels, while A. A. Booth is captain of the Garnet team, or night class. Tickets to the gymnasium gallery may be obtained, free of cost, at the associa? tion building. a.tfew days before the same. - - Properly Transfers. Richmond: S. TV Beveridge, and,, wife to XT. S; Tuvnbull. trustee, 25 4-12 fest; on west side of Eighth Street, TCo. 112 Xorth, ??,? - "' - Thomas H. Cary's. heirs to Thomas H. Collier, 25 feet ofi west sido of Belvidoro Street, between Albemarle and Spring Streets, $7?t" Home Building Company to E. B. Syd nor. 29 4-12 feet on south side of Leigh Street, between Thirteenth and Four? teenth Streets, $6S0. James H. Holmes' trustee to Mary Belie A WOMAN'S EXPEftiEI.CE Margaret L Briggs, a Well known Newspaper Woman. Recounts Her Experience While Visiting a Noted Woman. Of Interest to All Women* (From the Boston Herald.) It was my privilege recently to call upon tho world famous Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. I must confess that among ail newspaper women there has always been a great feeling that Mrs. Pinkham was a myth; we are so familiar with ad? vertising methods we grow to be skepti? cal and always take such statements as are mado in the Pinkham advertisements, as well as all other advertising,;-with'fhe proverbial "grain of salt," but,'As before? stated; being near the city of Lynn; Mass?, 1 thought 1 would investigate ? little" in order to satisfy my" curiosity, and! must say 1 was surprised at-what?! found. ??. begin with. I had no idea that the Lydia E. Pinkham establishment was anything like the immense size that it is, and when the street car stopped in front-of a great collection of buildings and the conductor told me that it was the Lydia E. Pinkham Labratory, I should have been-sura'he had mado a mistake bad it not been for a. small sign which is on one of the original buildings. Upon entering the office 1 ivas received by a very courteous lady and was very much impressed by the fact that all the occupants of the room were women, and although my sojourn in the buildings cov? ered somotning more than an hour visit? ing the entire place and private office, I saw nothing but women, and was also pleased to learn that no man ever had access to these rooms. I was satisfied that their claims that this is strictly a woman's institution Were altogether truth? ful. After stating the purpose of my visit I was introduced, to Mrs. Pinkham, who turned me over to a head assistant with instructions that I was to be shown every? thing in and about the labratory, and par? ticularly asked me to visit the "private letter department," which I did. This is the department in which is received hun? dreds of thousands of letters from ailing women, and in which every letter is open? ed, carefully considered by competent persons under Mrs. Pinkham's guidance and carefully and accurately answered by women only, so particular is Mrs. Pink? ham about having even a suspicion of these letters going through a business ot? tica where men are allowed to frequent tha.t she will not allow a typewriter to be used, and every letter that goes out of this office is written by hand by women. I was also shown positive evidence, which clearly satisfied me on the point that no letters are published unless tho writer's special permission is first obtained. To say that all this was a revelation is putting it mildly, and when I was showu the great cabinet" of files that' contain thousands upon thousands of letters, then, and only then, did ? begin to realize the magnitude, of Mrs. Pinkham's work. Just think of it, every one of these letters had been answered as .carefully as the most competent knowledge could dictate, and not one cent has ever been charged for. ad vico. I saw where more than one mil? lion such letters were filed, and I began to feel that this one woman was doing more good among the sick women, of America than any combination of men and women that I ever heard of. I came away from Mrs.. Pinkham's Labratory feeling that it was my duty to all women to uso my facilities as a newspaper writer to assure them that what t saw convinced me that Mrs. Pinkham is more competent to advise sick women than any other one person in the United States. The volume of information which she has collaborated during the last twenty years contains a record of every '.kind of female illness that a human being could possibly de? velop, ano that nowhere in the world could a woman get more accurate, and helpful advice in regard to her illness than by writing>;to Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn. -Mass. L have no interest in Mrs. Pinkham or the .Pinkham Medicine Co., but 1 have a stre/akof humanity in my inake-up. and i" cannot rest' without un? burdening.my mind in''regard to this mat? ter, and e-.try. time I :see the following paragraph in a newspaper,. I can 'hardly keep from saying out loud while ,1 am reading it?"every, word of that: is true, and every woman...who is ill and does not take advantage of.Mrs. Pinkham's advice is slowly'committing suicide:"' The para? graph referred to is as follows: "Women suffering from any form of female weakness " arc ..invited to..'freely communicate witlOIrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. . All letters ' aro received, opened, read and answered by women only, thus has been establishedtho eternal confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken and has induced more than 100,000 sufferers to write her for advice during the last four months. Out of the vast volume of ex? perience which she. has to draw from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your case. She asks nothing in return except your good-will, and her advice.has reliev? ed thousands. Surely, any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she does not tako advantage of this generous offer of assistance."?Margaret L. Briggs. Holmes, 33 feet on north side of Preston Street, northwest corner Fourth Street, $1,075. ?lames T. Sloan to John G. Dew, 23 9-12 feet on east side-of Brown Street, ISO iWl east of Fourteenth Street, $175. .Henrico;. Leako' & Felthaus, receivers, to Mamie M.. Smith, 60 feet on. ?puth side of Cary Street, '?16" feet west of. Temple Street, $1,030. ;. . ....?; Louis F. Meyer .to Mary Eliza Meyer, stock of groceries, provisions, tobacco, etc, in house No. 2000 West Leigh Street, $152.60. THREE ARE HEARD FROM. ru'toa Boys Return, Or Messages Are Re ceived rom Them Three globe-trotters, all from Fulton, were heard from yesterday. One of them returned and brought word of the where? abouts of another, while the third wrote a letter to his mother, telling of his travels and his ambitions,' George Wright was th'?lotc? who returned,'bring? ing word'that Tony Silva, who left here with him, had gone_ to Portugal, and tne letter was received from Edgar Kickman, of No. 3912 Williamsburg Avenue. He is now in South Africa., and declares that he will return home either, rich or a hero. Ho is debating whether to join the Boer army or go to the diamond fields. Mr. Wright, who has just returned, Is nineteen years?'- old. He left Richmond seme months ago for Europe, and, after a brief stop on. the continent, went on to Australia. From there- be - returned to Richmond. Tony Silva, who left Americ; with him,'parted from Mr. Wright soon after they went abroad, and returned to his home, in/Portugal, to visit his grand? parents there. Mr. Wright is; the-son.of. Mrs. J. W. Minson, of Fifth. Street; Ful-:? ton. " ........ DAY IN THE POLICE COURT. Boys Engaged ?a a Reck Battle Are All Fined By Justice Crutchfield.' Seven boys, ranging in age .from ten to eighteen years,' were fined $1 each ?by Justice Crutchfield in the Police Court yesterday for participating in a. rock battle at Clay and Hancock Streets. The Justice is G'etei'miued to stop-this-.diver? sion of the Richmond youths at any cost, and from this day forward th? offenders will be punished. The seven. lined yester? day were C. P. Rowe. T. C. Bowen, C. J. Eubank. B. OI. Luck, M. C. McAvoy, 13. Gates and J. C Krouse. William Fields, who some time ago hit Virgil Coles with- a brick' and inflicted a serious injury, was sent on to the Hust? ings Court yesterday. John W; \V?od was fined $5.50 fpr drunkenness; Lucy i [Montgomery wasjfischarse?*? Etta Allen, a suspicious character, was placed under heavy bond for thirty ?lays. William ??> Court) a vagrant, was required to-give ?i00 bond for ten day* ?HHHHn SOCIAL and PERSONAL The wedding of Miss Fannie Mitteldor fer and Mr. Eugeno Constine, of Wilkes barre, Pa., solemnized at the Masonic Temple last night, was ono of, the pret? tiest of tho season. The long assembly room adjoining that used as a ball room was the scone of the wedding ceremony, and was in 'the color scheme, of green and pink, brought out by palms, crash and cand'eiabra. An aisle was formed, from which palms extended to the improvised altar, upon which were grouped palms and smt lax, lighted up by silver shaded candel? abra, before which tho impressive cere? mony was conducted by Dr. E. X. Cal? iseli." "I."' To the strains of Lohengrin, played from- a- concealed orchestra, the bridal party entered, with (Mr. Meno Mitteldor fer master of ceremonies. First to come down the bridal aisle were tho ushers, Messrs. Milton Strause-, Henry S. Hutzlor Monroe Levy and William Swabarker. of Louisville, Ky. These were followed by the two maids of honor, Mrs. Meno Mitte'dort'er and Miss Bertie Constine, sister of tho groom, wearing dainty crepe gowns and carrying boiujueta of La France roses, tied with tulle. The bride, wearing an extremely hand? some and Incoming gown of white panne crepe, trimmed with real lace and chiffon, a long tullo veil. and enrryini a. white? kid Bible, entered leaning on tho arm of her father. Mr. David Mittel dorfer, and were met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mr. Albert Wise. Mr. and Mrs. Constine, immediately after the ceremony, passed into the long ball room, and standing directly in front of the stage, received the congratulations of their many friends and best wishes for their future happiness. This room was also in pink and green, decorated by (Mann and Brown, and during the reeep tion, from behind a bank of palms en the stage, the orchestra played. The young couple left on tho northern train and will bo absent about a mi-nth, after which they will reside in Wilkcs. barre, Pa. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Eugeno Constine, of Wilkes barre. Pa., and Mr. William Swabacker, of Louisville, Ky. Tho bride is one of the most admired girls in her circle of. friends and will be greatly missed in Richmond, while tho groom is popular in the business circles of Wilkesbarrc. The Masonic Home Auxiliary met yesterday morning at II o'clock, with Mrs. G>. W." Moscley in the chair. Tho sum of $70 was donated to tho new piano by the auxil? iary, 'which is to bo placed in the Ma? sonic Home. An encouraging report was made by the superintendent, Mrs. H- M." Barlow, as to the health of the inmate;;, and condition of the building. Tho old building has been enlarged by the ad? dition of the Babcock Cottage, which increases the number of inmates from fifty to sixty. Resolutions were drawn up on the death of Miss Richardson, the daughter of their esteemed treasurer, Mrs. W. F. Richardson, whose funeral took place this morning. The Chair appointed tho following chairmen and alternates: Educational?Mrs. S. Bloomberg and Miss Frances Murray. Ways and Means?Mrs. J. F. Newbury and Mrs. C- J. Billups. Retrenchment and Reform?Mrs. .V F. Rahn and Mrs.R. T. Lacy. House Committee-Mrs. A. S. Groser and Mrs. W. M. Williams. Refreshment?Mrs. M. E. Snellings and Mrs. .T. S. Moore. Membership?Mrs. W. S. "Murray and Mrs. H. M. Barbour. Finance?Mrs. W. F. Richardson and Mrs. J. T. Hughes. Publishing?Mrs. J. T. Hughes and Mrs. W. S'. Murray. ? . ? Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Wcllford, of Xew port Xews, left for Xew York yesterday and will sail Saturday ?>n the North Ger? man Lloyd steamer for Bremen. Other points of interest which will -be visited' are Algiers, Xaplcs, Rome, Egypt and tho Holy Land. * ? Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis, of Xew York, the secretary of the International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons. will be. in the cit,y next week, and while here will be the guest of Mjs. Clarence G. Burton. A reception will be held at the. Y. W. C. -A. next Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 to G o'clock, and a luncheon given in her honor by Mrs. ?. William Femberton. Monday. February 21th. Mrs. Davis will deliver a lecture to the public at S o'clock at tluj Centenary Methodist Church, *-.*?>. Mrs. Saunders. who has been \ ?siting Mrs. Virginius Harrison; on Church Hill, has returned to her home in West Vir? ginia. * ?* * Mr. and Mrs. Howard Uo^e. of Staun? ten, while in 'tlie city last week, were tin; guests of Rev. and Mrs. .\iuy*j"e, Xo. 231:2 East Grace Street. * 'm ' ? Miss Belle Wal ford is visiting Miss \inuic Emerick, of Chesterfield county. * . * Mrs. .lames A. Moncure has as her guest Mrs. Oliver Klippen, of Cumber? land. .--Mrs. R. T. Hunter is staying at the "Fairfax," iii Washington, D. C. Mrs. William Warner Moore, ,of Erie, Va., who has been the guest of Brs. Bur? lington, left yesterday for Washington. * ? Miss Mary Schermcrh?rn tendered her class at the Nicholson School a carrom party Monday afternoon. These scholars sre the first to leave Nicholson"School di? rect for tlie High School. Heretofore the school was not a full graded one. * * * Mrs. C. A. Felvey, of Xo. 1525 Xorth Twenty-third Street, will leave, with her MIRROR, SCALES, ETC. G There was a man. 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ATCH Be sure of Name and Address. 802 E. MAIN ST. CUSTOMERS OMPANY. Mail Orders Promptly Attended to. five children, to-day f<>r Sydney-, Austra? lia. They leave over the Southern, going to San Francisco, whence they will sail. Mrs. Martha F>. Campbell, of Lexington, is visiting Mrs. W. .\. Campbell, at No. 310 West Grace Street. * * j The annual meeting <>C "The Rebekah j Fcterkhi Memorial Association'* will be \ held at tho residence of Mrs. Wm. E. | Sheppard to-day at noon. * . ! Mrs. Bryan, who has been visiting her ? ??laughter. Mrs. Robert Strange French. for the past six weeks, returned to her home in Charleston, t?. C, Monday nicht * * ? At tho meeting of th?> St. John's C?rete of King's Daughtors Monday, Mrs. Ra? mon D. Carchi r?signai as president b? the circle, and Mrs. Kato t>arb<>ur How? ard was elected in her place. * ** Thero was a small but enthusiastic meeting of the Milton C. Work Whist Club yesterday afternoon. Duplicate whist was played, ami the highest score was made by .Mrs. James Keith and Miss Powell, of Leesburg. CAPITOL ?NEWS OF A DAY. Another Appeal Is Made for William O'Boyle. O.faer Notes. Governor Montague, was in his office nearly all day yesterday. He had a great many callers. Some of them wer<* ?.'apt. C. E. Vawter. of the Miller Sob?n!; Col. ?Jeorge C. Cabell, Jr.. of Danville; Hon. L. P. Steanies, of Newport News, and Mr. M. E. Marcuse, of the Board of Directors of tris penitentiary. The Governor was preparing to Pave for Danville to-night to address the Good Roads Convention, but th?- meeting has been postponed, an?.l he may meet the good roads train In Charlottesville iri stea?i: ? His Exc-Heney completed his message yesterday, and it is now ready to be ??re? sented to tlie two houses of the General Assembly to-day. His Excellency is ex? pected to announce his appointments on the Board o? Fisheries in a short w'hile. Great interest centers in his probable ac? tion on lt?? matter, and mar.v- guesses are being madt as to who will catch the plums when they fall. Colonel John Murphy and Captain Frank XV. Cunningham called on Gov? ernor Montague yesterday and had a long conference with his Excellency concern? ing the case of William O'Boyle, who is to be hanged shortly at Newport News for. ?he murder.of a woman last year. Governor Montague has. had the matter of commuting the prisoners sentence to life imprisonment under advisement for some time, but as yet he has reached no conclusion concerning it. Colonel Murphy and Captain Cunningham, it is L-derstood, urged that the sentence be commuted again yesterday. Rev. R. B. Collier was at th- Capitol yesterday and indicated that a move would shortly be made to try and get a pardon for Rev. J. R. Rkhlick, who is serving a term from Brunswick county for the killing of Dr. Temple. He did not see the Governor, however, and there is nothing tangible in the movement as yet POLICEMAN?BRICKLAYER. Mr. Launder Charged V. ?th Working at f'i; Trade While An Officer. The Board oi Police Commissioners will meet in special session at 5 o'clock this afternoon to Inquire into charges pre ferred against Officer Thomas Laundei by flie Bricklayers' Union. The union al leges that the officer worked at his trad? as bricklayer while an officer of the city which, it is claimed by the union, h detrimental to the members who ?Ic'H-ti?! upon their trade for a livelihood. Mr. Launder recently announced tha? ne would resign his position on the fore? on March 1st to engage iu the brick manufacturing business. AMUSEMENTS. . Tho play, '"Molly Pitcher," in which Kathryn Kidder is starring this season is said to have none of tho gloomy con* tuitions which characterize most Revolu? tionary plays. On the contrary, it abounds in humorous situations. The title role of Molly Pitcher affords Mis. Kidder ample opportunity for the dis? play of her talent as a comedienne. The play will be seer, in this city to-night and to-morrow at tho Academy. Miss Kid? der* s support ineliidet- Lester Lonergan Olivo Oliver. Jean Chamblin, Marion Ash worth, Ethelwyn Hoyt. T. C. Hamilton Orr S. Cash, Seymour Stratt?ni. F?rtra:r Godfrey.' Richard Sterling. ?. David Todd, Charles Kennedy, William Hechtel, Edward O'C'onner and Gilbert D<Viers. There is only one company playing "The Old Homestead" on the road this season, and that one is headed by Deti man Thompson himself, in his inimitable assumption of "'Joshua Whttcomb," sc that on its forthcoming appearance at the Academy next Friday and Saturdaj the public will see the real artici?. The important characters in th? play are. in the hands of artists who have Qjayed their parts so long that it is almost sec? ond nature to them. The .witty libretto and the really capti? vating music of '"Flor<?d?jra"* have been set. in the most lavish scenic surroundings and arc much enhance??' by the talent and beauty of the company <->i players who will be seen with the production in this city on Monday night nest week. The saio of scats opens this morning. The production of "Francesca da Itini iui" at the Academy neM Wednesday; is being looketi forward to with considera^ blo interest. This masterpiece of George H. Boker's has a peculiar interest to the author's many old friends and admirers. Mr. Bokei^-patriot, scholar, social leader,? diplomatist and man. of the world?was, above all else, a poet and dramatist His | fame is assured, and it will re-<t for all time chiefly upon his '"Francesca, ?la Rimini." - - - ^ i Hundreds of people have seen the ex- ? collent bill at the Bijou this week, and the ticket rack for the rest of the week looks as If some one had grabbed handfuls out for this and that performance. Seats ar?? being engaged for the several perform? ances to be given the rest of the week. Mr. "Wells knew how strong the show SOUTH CAUOIil-?? INTERSTATE AND WEST INDIAN EXPOSITION Charleston, S. C, December 1st, ta J tino 1st. 1002. This Exposition is the grandest of ita kind ever held in tho South and tho*? who cuntenplate' going are invited ta look into the schedules and accommoda? tions of the Atlantic Coast Line, -whlc't? Is ihe shortest, quickest and best route to Charleson (as well as Florida points) w?t?> through trains and no transfers. Solidi vestibule Pullman sleepers with dinin, car service. For full information appi/ to tiny agent of the company, or. C. S CAMPBELL, No. S3S East Main Street. Richmond. Vs. SEABOARD- AIR LINE RAILWAY UichrnoiMl-IVtr-rsburjr Traiti Service l)i-Ci>"tlmtetl Richmond and Petersburg Commutation train service. Nos. ot?. 4i>, 42 and -I'!. w: I be discontinued; effective March 2d. Alt 1 parties holding commutation tickets ex? tending beyond that time can have sam? redeemed at face value on presentation. INAUGURATION SLEEPING-CAR LINE | Between Old Point Comfort ftntl >7ec!.-.> son ville. A lino of sleeping cars will be starteli \ between Old Point and Jacksonville v \ Chesapeake and Ohio. RIchomnd ajd Sea? i board Air Line Railway to Jacksonville. i first car leaving Old Point Tuesday, Feb ! ruary 18th; first car leaving Jacksonville ? Thursday, the '.?th instant. This line will run on Chesapeake and : Ohio trains Nos. 2 and 3and ?.?aboard Air [Line train Nos. ?l und ?t. I. This "arrangement will give passengers I fromm Richmond unexcelled sleeping car ; service for Jacksonville and the South, as j the sleeper will lay over here from 7..1J G JM. until 10:3? P. M. Travel South via the Seaboard. j VACATION TOURS TO 111 E ?.? CIFZC C 'AST Via C. ?ft O. Railway liming the Com. itlg Nil 111 JUT. The C. & O. Railway have arranged foi very cheap rates on special dates durimi the months ot Muy, June and August ?? iJadforriin. The round trip rate from VlrglnU points will be considerably less than th-i usu ii half-rate. These tickets will perm t stop-over west of Colorado e immoti points, and will be good for diff?rent roi; Les going and returning. On these tickets yon pas? through St, Louis and Chicago, visit Denver, Colt? ? ano Springs, Manitou, Salt L ke, Oniahw Side tri;i can be made to "TelTowstone Na? tional" Park and many other attractive points in the Boukies with little addi? tional expense. Detail Information eau be had by ad? dressing in person or bjf tetter, Jno. I ? P?tts, A. G. I". A.?, C. & O. Ry., Rich? mond. Va. SOUTHERN ic; exchange; lampa. 1 la., February LStit Co *Jt>ltl loon For the above acc-ision the Atlanti? Coast'Line annotincea rat?? of one an* cr.e-third first-Class limited fare for th?j rctm'd-trip, on certificate plan. This Un? operates solid vestibule Pullman traini with dining-car servie?? and no transfer*. This is the quickest and most direct roui* between Richmond and Tampa, Fiai., aJ well as all other Florida points. For t't.li information in regard i" sched? ules, rates, etc.. apply to any agent Of the company, or C. S. CAMPBELL. Division PaS'senger Agi m. S3S E. Main Street. wouU be, and In consequence arranged w.ni the management of tno Herrraapn the Great Company to put in extra mat!? ne.-s. making ? matinee every afternoon during the week. .Madam?- Tf-Trman-i wants to be; remembered in ?'???1?p??>???. and to make the matinees this afternoon and Friday a special feature of the <??? gagement sh** will present evi ry I i?lv who attends these matinees witli a preti> souvenir. When one considers thai :ii? r? are tlir.-e [ of the most tulkett-of f?-atur>~.; in the ? stage land at the Bijou this week, there ? is no wonder that the attendance reco'fd I Is."climbing. Madame Herrmann ? pre? senting' as neat and dainty ari ad ita one cares to see, and the eontributl.jo ? f I Webbs' seals is to be highly prof? I while the Keitb Cycle Whirl is positively? i the most wonderful thing ever seen uu I the stage in Richmond. VlGoUOU-? RUBBING ! ^nh Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment will i (uro rheumatism, nenralgia. pains in th?? back shoulders; sides and joiuts. ft rur t ! ?h<.n others fait U is the -.Hest ont I Earth." for sprains, strains and all pain-. ; ?Tnexc<*Hed ?s ? horse liniment, ^s ? ? ruTmbef of horsemen will testify. Price for a large bottle- ine everywhere". Bears the >? Tha W *? Haw A,'?3's ^ r o ice. Change of schedule of the Richmeri and Petersburg Electric Railway: Here? after until further notice, cars will feave Petersburg hourly on the half hour, com 383G5 *??* -u',im'!I -** *&?? instead of leaving on the hour, as bere t0 J. L. n.VXHR. General Manag?r. OASTOHIA. Bean the ? TtlB '^ni ^m Hav3 A!vv3?s 8d?d'^ - 1 IS HI-E WORTH LIVING? 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