BIG FIGHT
OVER TAXES
House Refuses to Reduce
Them on Intangible Property
REPORT WAS SUSTAINED
Finance Committee's Judgment Is Vln
dlcated-Senate Spends Another
?3? Day on Railroad Measure, and
Adopts Watklns Substitute.
The sessions of tho Legislature was
long and full of public Interest.
Tho House had tho first brush over the
Sonerai tax bill, and tho report of tho
. commi tteo was sustained by tbo very de?
cisive vote of 46 to IS.
The question arose on a motion ot Mr,
Caton, ot Alexandria, to strike out SO
? 'conts and Insert 20 coats as the tax on
personal property.
The debate over tho mattor was spir?
ited and long drawn out, Mr. Catoa
leading for an-d Mr. Boaz against tho
amendment. It was plainly a question
between the cities, and tho committees
of the counties won hands down.
Not a few times did those in favor of
the amendment rap tbo recent convention
for reducing taxes, but Mr. Boaz kept
a clear head and whipped his opponents
in a storm.
Messrs. Jennings, Heermans and Grave?
ly spoke for the Caton amendment This
was about as far ns the House got with
the revenue bill, and it went over until
to-day.
Mr. Cnbell gave notice that on Monday
next he would call up tho Norfolk con?
tested election enso and ask that It bo
disposed of. The House agreed to the
report of tlie conference committee on
the general salary bill, and a number of
mensures wcro offered and referred.
Among theso was one by Mr. Caton to
prevent the fraudulent sale of goods In
bulk and another by him to appropriato
Honey to Confederate associations.
Mr. Lowry offered a bill to mako tho
ofHco of school trustee elective and to
provide that a per dleni be paid this of?
ficer.
The Senate devoted its entire session
. to a further discussion of the bill to al?
low electric railway companies to cor.
. demn the property of public institutions,
and the Watklns substituto was passed.
The Senate.
. The Senate was opened with prayer by
the Rev. Pr. George Cooper. Licutenant
Governor AVlllard was back from New
: Hampshire, whero he went to attend
the funeral of a relative, and he occu?
pied the chair.
The Child Labor bill was discussed In
in Indirect manner. Mr. Barksdale. from
the Committee on General Laws, report
t? favorably tho Lyle bill as a substi?
tute for tho Oabell bill. The whole dis
' cusslon was on tho subject of fixing a
time for the consideration of theso meas?
ures. Next Tuesday was tho dato de
"cided upon.
During the early stages of the session
the Newport News-Old Point street-car
fight wns again aired. On AVednesday
the bill offered by Mr. Watklns, giving
to railway corporations the right to con?
demn lands owned by educational In?
stitutions was ordered, to its engross?
ment. It came up yesterday on Its third
reading.
MR. SEARS' SPEECH.
Mr. Sears, of Mathews, the best-dress
. cd Senator and perhaps the most pol?
ished aud fluent speaker in the body, its
??ell as one of tho most courteous In de
; oato. took the floor to oppose the AVat
?tins' bill. Mr. Senrs Is always heard
with pleasure. He Is ouite apt at re?
partee, and Interruptions do not excite
, him. There aro others who can hit
harder sledge-hammer blows, but Mr.
Sears can hold his own in a smooth-run?
ning debate with nay.
Mr. Scars opposed the Watklns' bill.
He did not object to the principle in
the bill, but he did think that such a
measure should not.be passed under the
circumstances,, that?' all were well ac?
quainted with. ,Jf the charter of. the
Louisa Development Company should be
repealed and all companies be put upon
the same foc-tlrje' he would then be ready
to discuss the mattpr of such a general
Jaw as that proposed.
?Tim question aroso ns to why the com?
pany that wants tho right of way
through the Hampton Normal School
grounds had not proceeded to operato
under the Louisa charter and lawyers
and farmers got into a -.-ough, roll tum?
ble discussion over constitutional ques?
tions.
MUCH CROSS-FiniNG.
The Senate Chamber rapidly filled up
With spectators. At one time Messrs
Bears, Watklns, Wallace. Barksdale
Keesell and others were firing questions
*t each other, while, cuero were others
eager to enter tlio debate.
Mr. Sears contended h that advantage
had not been taken of the Louisa, char
er because of a fear that it was not con
?titutional and lie contended that this
concern had come hero seeking to have
this bill passed In order to "clinch" the
privileges granted in tho Louisa charter
-Mr. AA'atkins did not agree with this
- i-w expressed by Mr. Soars and the
l mico Edward Sonatnr stated that neith
p? tlie companies had anything to do
with the Introduction of his l.lll Ha hid
? a .rod It to meet a condition that might
urlse at any time and anywhere in Vir?
ginia, His measure was designed to
give the same rights to all companies
anywhere in the Stato and to a, to
all public institutions alike
Mr Sears held up his end of tho dis?
cussion exceedingly well under veri
riY, If, f,Te<1 l,? ,flV"iUl0ns n"U Senators
-Id not fall to fairly pummel him with
all sort? of Interrogations,
Mit. B?BRS l'Oit TUE BILL',
?_?,!_fB,yers 'na''" a -*????? Practical nnd
gwctful .axsument for th. WaUlns' bill
_,??? Ia,1 '",'!"?' poelUon '"-? ?coupled
?>? -?a? not Becking to ?m ?no company
?encra, iJ::,'y,"fUle otl,er' He wanted a
?TiU^fop?n^1 "" C,Jt"Pal",;a l""J*'
_j_fr,__MB^I,,_i! ttdvoc*-tl,,e the Watklns'
Mil. bald lie was as mui.h rir>nosed ..?
liny one to methods Uuii had bee? inG tha
jxist sometimes resorte Ato li, order to
?et bills throuBu. ?But who Is
Clame?" lie askeu, as he brought his liti,
hand down upon ?u? ?osk Bn ? thenMint?
ed his Index finger -n the .aco0. t???
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ml?! ne. It Is Dio members of tlm Gen
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billa read If wo choose to demand it
Mow, I ?ay, In It right for us. wnoaa ,? .:
It in when Improper l?gislation |s enact.
Bd, to nay that a good bill hIioiiM not i,;i*m
because we have enacted Into law ? ?,'???
that no one ankf-d tu have read and
Which we mtttht have voted uguinit?"
Mr. lCee_ell inattu ono of his sle<ijji>.hatn
?ner,--buBlno88-llko arguments, declaring
that It would \*> (food public policy to put
?li railway? and public InatltutlonH upon
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the very same footing. He was opposti1
to allowing one company to hold up tho
progress of Its rival and ho wanted the
public to bo given relief when a public
Institution holds up its club so ns to re?
tard tlio onward march of public pro.
gress.
MR. CLAYTOR'S FOSITION.
Mr. Claytor said ho did not care the
snap of his finger for either of these
corporations and he would voto for the
AVatklns' bill, ?believing it was presented
by tho committee a_ a substitute for the
Sale hill entirely without regard to the
interests of either corporation, but to
provide a wise general law.
The debate was closed by Mr. AVat?
klns In an argtimenL able, clear, frank
and convincing to mest of the Senators.
Speaking of the alleged "surreptitious''
manner in which the Louisa bill was
passed, Mr. Watkins said it came with
bad grace from Senators to plead tho
"baby act." ,
"Don't you think it would be better to
Asa D. Watkins.
The State Senator, who led the big
fight for tlie bill to condemn grounds of
public institutions for railway purposes,
and won out.
caro for the baby than mako a corpse?"
asked Mr. Scuri*. ,
"I think tho Senator from Mnthews ls
putting himself in tho attitude of both
?n bit by and a corpse," replied Mr, Wat?
klns, while tho Senators and (spectators
laughed heartily.
Mr. Sears en ma bock by asking Mr.
Watklns If ho had not tus a stump speak?
er In tlio Bryan campaign In IS'JG de?
nounced the way in which tlio currency
bill was passed by Congress without tho
knowledge ot the Democratic Senators.
Mr. Watklns said It was true tind that
ho though it had como with hotter grace
for some one who was not In the Sen?
ato to donounco what was dono than for
tho Senators to plead tlio "baby act."
Ill?) WAS ONLY HUMAN.
Mr. Watklns snld ho did not claim to
bo anything more than human and ho
knew ho hud mudo mistakes as other
Senators had done. But ho was not pre?
pared to voto to pass a general law sim?
ply because Iho Henalu luul passed u
bill that might hot have been voted for
had Ils provisions been known.
Mr. Watklns Bald he waa willing atony
time to voto to repeal the Louisa charter
or any objectionable features of It; i"
other words, he would do nil within Ills
power to remove th? "awful cloud?' that
seemed to worry soino of tho Senators.
Ho wanted It distinctly understood Hint
his 1)111 had nothing whatever to do with
tho l?oulsa charter.
"Why not let your bill go over nnd
lot us repeal tlio Louisa ohartor? Then
1 will voto for your bill," nuld Mr. Sears.
"Whut Is the reason for this? . I am
not trading vote?," said Mr. Watklns.
"Thin ls no bargain counter," remark?
od Mr. Claytor, and tho Sonatori? enjoy
ed the witty roinnrk.
The AVutklns mibstltuto was passed by
the following vote: ,
Ayes?Messrs. Hyorij, Chapman. Clay,
tor, Oogblll, I'linvlddle, Forti, Garrott.
Halsey, l.ylo, Shandn. Bt. ?'lair, Wallace,
Watklns and WhUelieud?IS. .
Noes?Menare, CromiwoJl, Ople, Sears,
Walker and wi?kluim?d,
? <*<iNI''EI'KN'.:i* (:<>?.??????.
Tho l.liiiilonuiit-Uovernor appointed on
I the part of the Senato the following con
feroce on the dlsagroolnn: vote of tho
two houses on the do* tax bill.
Many petitions wero prosonted' In fa?
vor of tho passage ot Ilio dog tax bili.
Tho Sonato adjourned at 2 o'clock.
Tho Houso,
Tho House was called to order at noon,
and prayer was oftered by Rev. Dr, Vf.
W, Loar, ?? tho Mothodlat Church.
Mr. Cabell gave notlco that on Mon?
day next ho would call up tho contested
oleotlon caso of Lambeth nnd Bibb vs.
White!-cad nnd Woodkrd Involving: tho
right o_ tho latto.*? to tholr seats In tho
House fi im Norfolk city.
Tho House took up tho report of the
Conforonoo Cotnmlttoo on the salary bill
and ag-rood to it after explanation by
Chairman Boaz.
Tho chair appointed Mosers. Matthews,
Hoormans and Alien a Conference Com?
mltteo on tho part of the House on tho
disagreeing votes on the amendments
to tho Matthews dog law.
Tho general revenue bill wns then tak?
en up and the clerk procooded to rood
It by sections, ChaJrman Boas explaining
its provisions.
Mr, Caton moved to strike out 30 conts
ns Hie tnx on personal property in choses
in action and Insert 20 oonts la lieu there?
of. ,
The amondment was earnestly opposed
by Mr. Boaz and advocated by Mr. Jen?
nings, a member ot tho Finance Com?
mittee.
Mr. Caton spoko strongly for his amend?
ment, claiming that the schedule pro?
posed wns unfair to tho class of proper?
ty under consideration. The member from
Alexandria spoko with great earnestness
and declared (hat If tho report of the
commltteo should bo adopted that tho
business Interests of tho State would be
paralyzed, Mr. Cummlng spoke on tho
sn-mo line, and he and Mr. Caton both
rapped tho Constitutional Convention for
reducing Stato taxes.
STOOD BY COMMITTEE.
Mr. Whltohead supported the Finance
Committee In a strong speech and was
often questioned by Mr. Caton and oth?
ers.
Mr. Heermans spoke for the amend?
ment and said he hoped tho Houso would
prove wiser than (the Constitutional 'Con?
vention, and the report of the committee
was supported by Sir. Gardner, of Hen?
rico. Mr. Boaz again spoke for the re?
port, and It was evident that It was
a light of the cities against the country.
Mr. Gravely advocated the amendment,
and it was opposed by Mr. Cardwell. Mr,
Caton followed Mr. Cardwcll ln another
able speech for his amendment, and his
appeal wns ? a strong one for the busi?
ness and commercial Interests of the
State.
Tho pending question was ordered, and
the amendment was rejected?ayes, 18;
noes, 40. ?
Tho voto on the amendment was as
follows:
Ayes?Messrs. Armstrong, Charles T.
Bland, Brandt, Caton, Cummlng, Dudley,
Fulton, Goodwin, Gravely, Heernvans,
Jennings, E. C. Jordan, Lioa, Lowry.
Lyell J. Vf. Smith, Toney and Wood
nrd-lS.
Noes?Messrs. Allen, Angell, Baker,
Blscoe, George C. Bland. Boaz, Bowman,
Cabell, Cardwell, Carter. Churchman,
Duke, Edmundson, Edwards, Elam,
Feiatherston, Folkes, Gardaor, George,
Graves, Green, Hurinan, Huff, Walter
Jordan, Kelley. Lawsoif, Lenke, Leo,
Lewis, Mays Mooro, Owen, Owens,
Qulsenberry, Reynolds, Rice, Settle, Sim
merman, Blackburn Smith, Stafford.
Stearnos, Taylor, Waddy, Wallace, West
ami Wliitehead?K.
At 2 1'. M. tho Houso adjourned until
noon to-day.
The following hills wero introduced nnd
referred :
By Mr. Caton: To amend and re-enact
an act entitled "an net to appropriato
certain sums of money In aid of Con?
federate Memorial Associations having In
charge, cemeteries containing the graves
of Confederate soldiers.
By Mr. Lowry: A bill to make tho
ofUce of district school trustee electivo
nnd to pay a per diem.
By Mr. Caton: To prevent the fraudu?
lent salo In bulk of merchandise, or any
portion thereof otherwise than In tlio or?
dinary course of trade.
WORK OF THE CITY fllSSION
Review of What This Noble Richmond
Charity is Doing.
With the assistance of kind friends in?
terested In charitable work this organi?
zation has been enabled to meet most
of tlio demands during the present win
tor. About $t'>00 has been received from
privato donations, most of which has
been used for purchase of provisions,
milk, medicine, etc, Contributions are
now being sent in by the Citizens' Be?
lief Association, and will be used for
the samo purpose. The City Mission has
been most fortunato in securing coal,
and comparatively few of Bichmond's
poor havo suffered from the lack of it,
as so many have In the large cities all
over this country. Through the kind
thoughtfulness and personal efforts of
Mr. George W. Stevens, president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, coni has
been bought direct from tho mines at
very low rates, and hauled here at the
mere cost of transportation. The sum of
Sli.OOO was appropriated by tho City
Council for purchase of fuel, and owing
to tho kindness of Mr. Stevens this
amount will secure douhlo ns much coal
as could havo boen obtained at retail
rates.
Thanks aro duo the Kanawha .Puoi
Company, Charleston, W. Vii., for the
low rates charged on two hundred tons
of splint coal, purchased from them.
Also to the New River and Kanawha
Coal Company, through Mr. Frederick
Ellingor, president, Staunton, Va., for
ono hundred tons of coal given to tlie
City Mission and for tho promise of se?
curing more from them at low prices.
Donations havo been received from sev?
eral of tho merchants, notably ono of
seventeen cloaks from Thalhlmor Bros.,
a check from the Cohen Company and
one hundred pounds of meat from A.
Eichel, tho latter weighed and distribu?
ted among twenty-five different families.
Donations of clothing and provisions are
needed as much as thoso of monoy and
fuel, nnd can bo sent at any time lo No.
IDS North Seventh Street. Horo in the
ottico of tho. City Mission and of tho
Citizens' Relief Association, Mrs. S. A.
Craddock in chnrgo,
Names of applicants for help can nlso
bo sent here, and will ho given to tlie
proper visitors. Tlio number on tho list
at present is about eight hundred fami?
lias. Owing to tho closo of the Trlgg
works more liamos aro being received
each week. Tho work dona by tlie
Nurses' Settlement hns been of tlie
greatest value, ond many thanks are
duo tho visiting nurses for lho assist?
ance given tho district visitors. The City
Mission has calls for help both winter
and summer, but tho work cannot bo
properly curried on without pecuniary
assistance, and It Is hoped that tho do?
nations will not censo with tho coming
I of spring and allow tho treasury ? bo
reduced to a few pennies, as Is usually
tho caso before the summer hns well
begun. Donations may bo sent to Mrs.
A. Y. Stolte-, prosldont, No, 15 East
Franklin Street, or to Miss A'lrgluia
Jones, treasurer, No. 10 East Clay Streut.
Old War Correspondent of the Dispatch
Among tho visitors to tho city yesterday !
at Mlliphy'8 Iloti?! was that gifted and
tak'nteii son of old Prod ?ri ol&uuTg. Hon.
James 8, Honor, who was overflowing
\\ itli ills nccuetomod liveliness and guod
humor. Tin? Judgo has not boon paying
much iiiiiutlun to politics of Into years,
though ho luis not lost his Interest entirely
in ou?ront happenings, lie is won yoraod
In tlm lioulilcs, nino Ihn pleasures and
delights, at tending tho editorial tripod.
Ho Is ono of tho best kiiuwn of Virginia
Masons, a former member of tho United
Suites Congress, and during tho lata un
pleasantness "? most reliable wm- corre?,
HPundent of tho niellinomi Dispatch, Tho
Colono! In enjoying excellent health,
Ml?? N'amilo L. atamnop returned last
nlglil from a delightful trip to living ton
ana Norfolk.
DIRECTIONS
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Have the Water \,\
Boiling
me-J U Lboiung
Double boiler?like this?is better
w':'
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When you have bought the best quality and
flavor, make the most of it. Cook it right and
get the full luxury of a Quaker Oats breakfast.
A simple matter?just as easy as the other way.
Have the water boiling. Salt to, taste, To two.
and one-quarter parts freshly boiling water stir in
slowly one part of Quaker Oats,
Boil 20 minutes?and serve hot,?a rich, nut-flavored
breakfast to tempt the palate of a King. Serve hot.
No food,?meat or cereal,-fad food or natural food,
will give so much strength, nutriment and satisfaction as
20 minutes' cooking in your own kitchen will get from
m\
It puts its whole strength straight into
your system?more than enough?reserve strength.
A Cereta Coupon in Each Package
DAMAGE SUITS
FILED YESTERDAY
Different Amounts Asked for
in the City Courts?A Five
Year Sentence.
B. 0. Gratz, through his attorney, filed
yesterday In tho Law and Equity Court
a suit for damages to the amount of
$G0O against tho Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, a foreign corporation, with no
agent or representativo In Virginia. Tho
allegations did not accompany tho suit,
and the naturo of the claims against
the company are not known.
George A. Hason filed In tho Law and
Equity Court yesterday afternoon a
suit against the AVilllam R. Trlgg Com?
pany for SlO.fKiO damages, alleged to have
been done to a. vessel belonging to
him.
Spot Oreen, tho first of a quintette of
alleged highway robbers, was sentenced
to a term of eight years in the peni?
tentiary by a jury la the Hustings Court
yesterday morning, their vordict being
reached after a dellbratlon of a very few
minutes.
Together with four other negroes it
Is alleged that Green waylaid C. AV.
Scherer, a resident of Church Hill, one
night lost Decomber. After adminis?
tering .1 severe drubbing to tho late
wayfarer, the negroes went through his
clothes, taking money to tho amount of
about $20.
Joe Jefferson, the negro who was re?
cently arrested by Patrolman AVlltshlro,
was yesterdny morning convicted of
housebreaking In the Hustings Court. Ho
was sentenced to a term of fivo years
ill tho penitentiary.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
Most Interesting Meeting Held at Laurel
Street Wednesday.
The first quarterly conference of
Laurel-Street Methodist Church was
held Wednesday night by the presiding
elder, Dr. Av\ \r. Tudor. He preached
an excellent sermon from the words,
"Lot this mind bo in you."
At tho business of the . conference this
charge was found to bo in excellent con?
dition. Large congregations arc? attend?
ing ouch service, and new members arti
being received each Sabbath. Thero Is
marked Improvement ln tho Sunday
school work, Many now scholars are
coming In each Sabbath and old ones
returning, Tho congregation Is nt pres?
ent concentrating their efforts to pay
aft" the parsonage debt.
A new branch of tho Sunday-school
work will lie Inaugurated, at this church
on to-morrow night and on every Prl
day night tlioroaftef, It will bo tho
weekly gathering of the Sunday-school
teachers of this ohurch and all others
who deslio -lo study the Sunday-school
lesson.
Dr. Johnson, who Is considered ono of
tho most practical Sunday-school work?
ers ln tho Virginia Conference, will con?
duct tho class.
THE RAGGED riOUNTAlNS
Well Known Richmond Young Lady is
to Take Up Work There.
Mina Emily Noi tin?:, ? well-known
young lady of this oity, la tnklnp a spe?
cilli course nf study In Now York pre?
paratory to undertaking missionary work
In tho Jtagged Mountains, Albemarlo
county, under tho rtov. F. W. Novo.
Tho -tagg.'ii Mountain work ls ono
of the must ltitorostlng enterprises of
tlio "episcopal ?'lunch In tho dloc?se of
Virginia, Tlio receipt ineethiKs held in
this city by .Mr. Novo brought lo ilio
attention of tho publie much about this
Important work not hithorlo generally
known lion?.
Tho report <>r tho ilny-school recently
opened In conii-dloi* with tho churoh of
tho Good Hin pliord Ima Juat boon Is?
sued, nnd Is very oncouriiKhi?. ?ovoral
times tho ?.ri.md has boon tried, only
to end In faillira, hut now thut tho
churoh luis laiton up the nuit tor, It Is
hoped that tlio Improved condition of
thliiK** will continue, Itov. II. ji> I-?o,
of CUnrlottesvllle, la tho promoter of
Save You 25 Per Gent, on
Your Groceries Weekly.
New Navy Beans, per quart. 8c
New Lima Beans, per quart, _>Cg%
7c, or 4 quarts for. fcvw
Granulated Sugar, pound. 4 3?4c
T. M. Shoe Blacking, two boxes ? A
for.OC
Best City Meal, per peck. |8o
Large Canned Virginia Toma- QA
toes. OC
White A Sugar, six pounds QEa
Arbuckle's Coffee, pound?-- 9 |-2c
Cardova or Lion Coffee, pound?.-9c
Good Salt Pork, per pound. 9c
Imported Macaroni per pound?.- 6c
Blackberry or Cat_wba Wine, l ?
per quart.' ? ? *??
Half Pound Cans Chipped QE.
Beef, three cans for. -?PC
Snowflake Patent Family QK?
Flour, barrel. $3.90; bag. ??OB
Good Green or Mixed Tea,
per pound.
Best Quality Rolled Oats, two- "T^
pound package. "*?
Fresh Country Eggs, dozen. 23c
MAN'S SON.
Downtown Stores, 1820-1822 E. Main
Street. Uptown Store,60S E. Mar
hall Stsreet.
Both 'Phones at our two Stores.
this good work In this part of the Rag?
ged ?lountains, and Mrs. Mlchle, who Is
instructing tlie children, is his able co
worker.
Grain Crops in South.
Tho Southern Farm Magazine, of Balti?
more has compiled from olllclal reports
of tho Government tho statistics of grain
crops of tho South in IMG. Tho total
values ure as follows:
Bushels. Value.
Corn . 502,487,0011 $270,553,S04
Wheat . -18,872,127 38,009,019
Rye . 3,352,892 97C,i",14
Oats . Gfi.l7S,?72 26,2??._?5
In ndditlon to grain, tho South raised
!l.S97,fi55 bushels of Irish potatoes, valued
at ?14,11G,1(J9, 3,1)05,423 tons of hay, valued
at$46,734,7()G, and G:iO,25S,S!i8 pounds of to?
bacco valued at {(?3,843,025. Tho total for
thoso three Items added to tho total for
grain multes $400,545,192, or approximately,
about oue-lial? of tlio total value of tne
agricultural products of the South. In
this report no mention Is made of tho cot?
ton crop, of sweet potatoes?tho yield of
which In tlio South is much larger than
tho yield of Irish potatoes?of sugar,
rice and fruit crops, 'filoso figures show
that the grain crop of tlie South?corn,
wheat, oats and rye?Is about the same
in vnluo as ao average cotton crop, but
tho growth of diversified farming In the
South promises within a few years to
inaito the value of those crops much lar?
ger than that of cotton.
Needs More Room.
Tho congregation of Ijnurcl-Strcet
Methodist Church will worship In the
mnln audience room of tho church on
Sundays hereafter, Tho congregation
has boon worshipping In tho locturo
room of tho church during the last fuw
months.
ThlB change Is mndo to accommodate
tlio large congregations which gallior at
tlio church on Sundays to hoar tho pas?
tor, tho Itovi ~>r. Henry 13. Johnson,
preach.
Personal and Generiti.
On account ?f tlio examinations at tho
publlo schools there will be no meeting
of the Oakland Gleo Club to-nlght. Tlio
cluh will moot Friday, February lath,
at tho residence of Miss l.lllla Hollo
way, No. -308 Yonnblo Street.
The Hebrew Home.
Tho unnuol meeting of tho Hebrew
Homo for ilio .Aged and Infirm will bo
hold In tho Sunday-school room of
llnth Ahaba Synagogue next Sunday ?f
3 P, M.
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Many things can be treated in a light and frivolous manner.
Good light, however, cannot be treated lightly. Good light
enables you to keep good eyesight. It avoids doctors' bills as
well as gas bills. We will prescribe for ail light troubles free of
cost?and sell you the necessary medicine cheap.
We hope before many more months are past to have the
mantle of fame cover us on account of our good work in mantels.
Ministers and missionaries help people to be good?-we come
next and offer them every facility to keep clean. " Cleanliness
is next to godliness." We have the best assortment of bath?
room supplies in the city?this fact won't wash nut. See ?
RICHMOND PLUriBING ?5c MANTEL CO.,
Both phones 636. 26 N. Ninth Street, Richmond, Va.
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fill Continue Throughout This Week.
i?S?SFJF BilSW f?OST!
Full Line of Mandolins, Banjos and Guitars from S 1.50 to S5.00.
Popular Sheet Music, 5c and I Oc.
This will be your last opportunity. You can't afford to miss it. Come.
FERGUSSON BROS.
Hew Store. No. I 1 W. Broad. 815 E. BROAD STREET.
/ TO ME ?ROOTS AHD GIG?RS.
LEARNERS PEED WHILE BEINO T?UBHT
.?APPLY TO THE...
230 ?ND CARY STREETS, RICHMOND, VA.
Ric-imond Iron-Works,
(Established 1S69. Incorporated 1902.)
Fifteenth and Broad and
Fifteenth and Grace,
Manufacturers of Engines, Boilers, Snw
Mllls, Agricultural Iron ?????_3, Flro Es?
capes, Grills, Fencing, Pulleys, Gearing,
Shafting, Verandas, and Balconies.
Brass and Iron Casting a Specialty
Repairing promptly attended to.
THE VALENTINE MUSEUM
BHE-VKNTII AND CLAY BTltlili'lTS,
Open dally from 10 A, M, to 0 V. M.
Admission, 25 cents. Freo on Saturduys,
for tho liberal patronage bestowed upon
us during tho past year, and hope by
strictly BUSINESS methods and fair
dealing to merit a cotitinuanco of same.
We would llko very much to call youi
attention to our
BUSINESS
Wo ni'o making a specialty o( catering
and would bo pleased to make an esti?
mato for yuur next reception. Lot us da
your work. Wo can save you monoy,
H. W.
MOESTA,
111 EAST MAIN.
Both 'Phone*