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few were present. But a week later It
wnn plnnncd for a number of brllllntit re
copllons to be glven her, Mrs. Dccntur
gavo the flrst nnd tho very next day the
news reached the clty thnt Commodorr
Docatur had benn killed, nnd Wnshlng
ton was. nt once thrown Into mourntng,
and the cntortnlnmonts were, of course,
abandoned.
Both Ellia nnd Mnrln mnrrled genlle
rnefi who wore nt dlfforeni tlmes the prl
vate secrelnrios of the Presldent, At that
tlrac John Qulncy Adnms wns Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Hny mndo hls llfo
hnrrt, for sho had hlm cominunlcate to
the forelgn mlnlstcrs hor rullngs rcgnrd
lng roceptions nnd vlslts to the Whlto
House. But when Mr. Adnms boenme
Presldont, .he nppolntcd Mr. Hny to ho
i Judge nnd made Mr. Oouvcrnour post
tnnstcr of Now York clty.
KIND TO THE POOR.
Marln took Is by turns, llvlng nt tlmes
ln New Vork, Wnshlngton nnd Oa'.< Hlll.
After the denth of Mrs. Monroe. 1F30, Mr.
Monroe went to New York to he with
?her and with Mrs. Hay, who was also
llvlng there, lle wns very poor nnd In
tWl. on July 4th, dled, ninklng the thlrd
Presldent of the United Stntos who had
Ijed on the date of the nation's blrth.
Mrs. Gouvernour srems to hnve been
far more popular than hor slster. After her
(ather's death she contlnuecj lo como tn
Dak Hll], hrlnglng her llttlo son, Samuel
Ej, Jr. Tiitlr summers were alwnys spent
thero and they tisunlly drove ln the car
flago from Washington to tha old home
v,?^5ljd, the bapnagc w.-igons brltiglng up
^tWrear, maklng n, long enravnn.
""'Mrs. Goiivurnntir wns ltlnd-henrled nnd
?j>pc'n-hnnded nnd the poor nonr Onk llill
"weleomed her coriilng.
A v.'rlter refcrring to her says: "FIven
J.ffldTe thnn her. slster, sho was fond of
wlthln and Intortwined In a beautlful
wreath, at tho bottom of whloh, Just be
nonth threo cannon balls, whloh nre on
cascd on ?aoh slde by crossed rlfle?,
swords, and cannon, -aro tho words,
"Doo Vlndlcl," and above "Bull Run,"
"Kornstown," "Front Itoyal." "Mlddlo
town," "Wlnohester," "Straabtirg." "Har
rlsonburg." "Port .Republlc," "Mechan
Icsvlllc," "Cold Harbor," "Whlte Oak
Swa.mp, ' "Mnlvern Hlll," "Cednr Moun
ta n." "Manassas," "Chantllly," "Mar
tlnsburg," ."Harper'a Ferry," "Anllo
tam," "Shepherdstown." "Frcdericks
hurg," "Wlldemess," "Sutlley."
Tho medalllons, whlch aro on whlte
motnl nnd of exauls-lto worknianship,
woro struck In Paris by order of a dls
tingulshod and wealthy Confederato gen?
eral to bo presentod to frionds nnd ndmlr
ers of Gonoral Jackson tho Insl ytxir of
the war, nnd woro oaptured ns part of
tho cargo qt a blooknde-nniner nt one of
tho southern ports by ono of the United
Stntos blpickndlng sqtindron nnd tnlten to
Phlladelphla and sold. nnd lnter came
Into possession of n woll-known Itlch
mond gentleman by purchnso. Thls gen
tloman lonrned the makrr's name In Par s
a few ycnrs ngo. and made nn cffort
lo have them dupllcated, but the dlos
hnd been destroyed and ho wns unablo to
do so,
Property Transfera.
nichmond?Thomas P. Jetcr's trustee,
to Mary B. Lolgh, 24 feet on south alde
Goddln Street, 252 feet west ot Roano,
$710.
Samuel D. Turner and wlfo to Mary I.
Turner. Intorest in 10 7-12 feet on south
slde Marshail Streot. 10 8 2-3 12 feot east
of Twenty-nlnth. JSM.
Henrlco-W. R. Crowdor and wlfo to
ELKS' HOME
ATBEDFORD
Will be a Place of Rest for
Aged Members.
THE ORDER IN THE STATE
Wonderful Progress Belng Made by
This Secret Organizatlon?District
Deputy Phil Q. Kelly Tells
of the Work.
Mr. Phll. G. Kelly, dlstrlct doputy of
tho Elks for tho Stato of Virglnia, ls
probably ono of tno most actlve and best
posted men in the State on the worklngs
of the order, He has written for Tho
Tlmea-Dlspatch tho followlng artlclo,
whlch placos tho Ordor of Elks beforo
the people In a clear way:
Thla much reapected organizatlon. found
ed on puroly charltable and bonovolent
prlncJples, can most ,flttlngly look wlth
2u.~.'c<"5' but tJlllt whloh so?ka the con.
dition M it exlsts, and meota lt with
prnotlcal aid,
Tho chantable work of thla organlw.
"on is over unoatontotious-seeklri* to
do lt* work |n Bllono< that the proud
splrlt that would euffor tho p&njs of
nunger rather than lot IU wants be
?nown mny not be wounded In tho least
m .tBo. th<??Bht of publlclty, but rathor
f. i i n?oessltles nnd th* help ox.
tondotl may bo consldered sacrodly se*
c? t1or %ll tlme to come. And I mny
adci that this ls lhe roason for tho only
sccrot of tho organlzatlon, It ls con*
sidorcd a wlso pollcy that only ono lodgo
is permltted |n nny clty-thtts prevent
ing tho feellng of rlvnlry nnd potly
15 0Vs?r that 'n so mapy cases Is chnr
ncterlstlo of tho feellng between slster
iodgcs of other organlzatlons In tho snme
clty. Tho conditlons portnlnlng to/tlio
order In thla State are hlghly encourng
i"g. With fifteen lodges In a heolthful
nnd flour|shln? eonditlon, aggrajratlrg
tho number of a.RW, and prospeots good
.. , f ,,n8t*tutton of two. other addl
tlonal lodge*. the Elks ofthis Stato can
well be prrtudj ^f the pre*?nt eonditlon
San.??" affor<J *o *<> forwart? ln thelr
?nor* wun renowed ajid vlgorous effort.
t--imi NATIONAI* HOME.
,7,7. ?"* tho last few years the advls
nblllty of ostabllshlng a homo for the
aged and lndlgent of tho order has been
tilscusscd. and to that end a commlttee
of Grand Lodgo oflicors wns appointed.
varous sltcs were consldorod In eaoh
scotlon of tho country, nnd finnlly-at the
Inat Grand Lodge sesslon the comrnltteo
reported that after duly consMorlng al|
proposltions lt had purchased tho Bod
ford. Hotel and grounds at Bedford City.
on the llne of the Norfolk nnd AVestern
^Am^s PT o rc r a i=
MRb:dAME5i10NR0_l
riARfA MONFfOET
(Mft5.60UI/eRNgURJ
OAK H I LU
WIFE AND DAUGHTER OF MONROE, AND WHERE THEY ARE INTERRED.
books, and llke many ladles and gentle
men of her timo sho conslderecl lt an
accompllshment to be able to ex press
herself ln verse. She dled at the old
home and her grave ls nestled ln at tho
Toot of the hill and grown over wlth
myrtle."
FINE STOCK FARM NOW.
Oak Hlll ls now own?d by Hon. Henry
Fairfax, a member of tbe Corporatlon
Commlsslon. Alrs. Gouvernour's oldest
son has most of-.the old portralts and e'n
?jravings and tho earyed furnlture and
rellcs and correspondonce at hls home ln
Washlngton.
'..The estato ls now a stock farm of 3 000
acres with a cr'pnmery, herds of cows
anfl handsome horsea. A vlew of thirty
Willes down the niatchless vull'ey may bo
nbtalned from the mansion house. The
entlre place ls ln beautlful repalr.
Thero Is ample room on each slde* of
Ifonroe's tomb for the graves of the
vlfe and daughter. The Stnte hns glven
Uie great enunclnior of Amr-rica's 46a
trlne, now so wldely dlscu.ssed a hnno
lomt- peptilchra but lt has not escuped
th'ehanda of the rr-lic hunterg nnd van
Jais. One of the Inscrlptlon plates was
inocked off years ago und has never been
renlnred.
It 1r fxpeeted that the resolutlon pro
riding for the removal of tlie two hodles
'.o Rlehmond wlll ho Introduced In tho
5cnate hy Mr. Mcllwaine. of Petershurg.
Tho co-t wlll not be more than JW at
'.he outclde nnd tho movonient wlll llnU
varm tupport.
STONEWAI.LJACKSON
dandsome Medalllona of This Distin
guished Soldier.
A gentleman ot thls city. |? convcrsi.
llon wlth a frtend a few dayibbo Tea'n
e4 that he had ln hls posiesalon ? fv
rare and valuable aouvenlrs of lhe wnr
between the Staies |? the Bhana olH
handsome medalllon 0f General Btona
wall Jackson airur.lt from a Dlcture"or
hlrn ?aken when |ila he-irn was not k
long aa It was wh n he waa a toundl l
the world wlth hls BohlevementSob
ttbly from a picturo takon prk.r t,, iho
war. Anyone who Iim utvn jKckaon will
recognli-e nt onw tbe Ftrlkhg rcBam
?laneo to tho orlglnal. '
On thfc obverse elflo of the medalllon
i ln the head of the Inimorial Bionewall
anclrcled wlth the word-; "L'outenant*
Bameral T. J. Jackson, Btonewall. Hom
*2L Dled tfG_" while on the rc-vorse.
John S. Crowdor, 1-2 Interest In lots 5,
0, 7 and 8 in soctlon A, Clon Eoho
Helghts, $r>.
Magdalcna B. nnd Thomas T. Hawkes
to J. H. Blnforo, lots 1, 2. 3, 4, B, 0 and
7 In bloek M, Sebree's addltlon, 1300.
C. v. Meredl ;? Thomaa D. Nawoll, E.
A. Catlln and thelr wlves to W. R. and
John S. Crowder, lots 5. fi, 7 and S in
eeetion A. Olen Echo I-Iclghts, $1,0TA.
C. R. Saiuls. spaclal commissioner, to
W. M, buck, 4 1-8 ncres on Cary-Street
Road, $-.>,C?jO.
Presented With a Hindsomi Charm,
At tho regular moetlng of Schlllor
Lodge. No. 139, I. 0. O. F., thelr ex
secretary, Wnlter Sonf. was presented
with a handsome I. O. O. F. charm for
hls active servlcos durlng the last llf
tcen years.
The Kntertalnment Commlttoo also ro
pr.rtod that thelr annunl masquerado ball
will take placo Monday, Fobruary 9th,
at Samier Hall, and slx prizes uro to ho
awarded.
Two candldates wero present, and tho
dfgreo tearn dld splondld work. Re
frc-shtncntH were served af:or the nieelr
ln? aud the nionihers enjoyed thcmselvea
very much. Schlllor ls ln u flourishlng
eonditlon.
Meeting This Month of McGill Unlon,
1..o wetkly meotlng of tho McGill Un?
lon will take placo cvery Monday nlght
thls month nnd lhe following proErninmc*
have bt-tn ftrranecd:
Fobruary Oth-Conversatlonal dobnto
concernlne lhe advlsablllty nf plaolng tho
statuo of Leo ln Statuary Hall.
Fobruary 10th,?Biiay, "Kriendshlp."
Mr. John J. Blako.
l-'ebr ary 23d.-Paper, "Practic.-il Ac
countlng."
Miss Tanner's School.
ln another CQlUlnh <>f thls IdSUO the
announeoment Is made of the aprlng te-rm
of Mlsh Tanner's School of JSIocutloti and
ItiBtrurnental Muslo. Mlss Tanner |k
a groduate of one of tho leadlng col
iBBe-i, beslilcs havlng tnught In eolloges
North.
The ecliool ranks among the highest
ln this clty
prlde upon its past and to tho future wlth
glowing hopes for the accompllshmont of
practlcal good that in years to cotno wlll
placo It-youthful though It Is, compared
with llke fraternlties?in tho very fiont
rnnks, lf not In tho load, of tho manv slm
llar organlatlons whlch may clalm tha at?
tentlon of the world,
l-'oundert in tho year inunedlately follow?
lng the eloslng of that momorablo four
years' struggle, lt behcld already ln the
non. a number of llko organlzattons. many
of whlch saw blrth ln tho old world and
wero oldor at that period than the vory
governmeiu undor whlch thoy flourlshed.
At Its Instltutlon lt was composed only
of a fow gentlemen of tho theatrlcal pro
fesslon, congregated for the purposes of
soclal IntercouiBo.
It now seers Itsclf a wldespread organl
zation, wlth actlve lodgcs ln over SOO of
the principal cltles of thls country, and
with an aggrcgiite membershlp whlch blcls
falr ln tho closo of the presont Grnnd
L.odgo year to cxtend beyond the 150,000
iiiark.
Markod wlth tho slgn of brothoriy lovo
and havlng for one of It.-i alms tho pro
motlon of the lirotherhood of man, lt oitn
ovc-r offer its members tlie ccrtalnty of
warm frlendshlp and welcome tlr^^ldo-i ln
the dlfferent eltlca to which thev may bo
drlven by buslness or plcasuro. 'i'he sutls
factlon of flndlns In onoh comniimltv a
little clrcle of inlnds that nre klndrod?
frlends who are anproelatlvo, liitelllgent
nn.1 Itlnd-la easlly realized and much an
preclated,
. An error.eous Idea prc.-nlls wllh somo
porsons that . none but niombeis of the
tnentrloal nnd klndi'ed professlona are oli
filble us member* Of thls order. Whllo It
h tiue iimt on tho roatera of tho varlous
JotVes wlll be fruuid tho rtnmrs of n Inrgi^
poiccntiige of tho most roputnblo innlo
memlhirs of tho prnrosslon, It Is n notnlilr
lact that they also conioln tlio naines of
prominent mereliaiits. bnnMrs, publlo nfll
rihlK. JournnlUb*, men of tlio lognl nnd
modleal profoaalO'l nnd ninny of tho bright
on mlndu of tho country in HtoratUlo, sri
or.ro, muslc and art.
PniNClPLE OF CHARITY.
Whlla a worthy IClk Ih ever iiilndful of
brothoriy lovo nnd Justloo, nevorihcless
theso aro not the brlghtest jowelg ln hls
crown. Charlty, pura ond slmplo, alilnas
foith |n all hla aotlons, and |n its dlstii
butlon he quotos not natloiiallty, doctrlnc
or bellef.
The charlty whlch tho Ellta order
seeka to hestow la of a practlcal nature,
not that whlon ls preachod and not
|
?THE VENEEED SAVAGE.
A Comedy to be Q
Leacler Ha
pkud
fhis
"The Voneered
Loador Hull
February 12ih, w|l|
comedy pa.r-tliilpa.tea
i-li.-ty .people under
ClaucIJa Hasseii Whl
The story ls ot tw
g'rls who, upon the
nre to be entertalnc
Mldrtlestex. Hut _
daughter, Lady Fun
Invltutloiui und tlio
talned n. lotter* fr
Lndy Do Lancy, be|
hor roseue, whlle
ceaseu from tho W
sho declines that f
who revenls himsol
nnl, "hut tho ven
wnrth gnwn, prote
conilng to waltz
Walc-3." etc. She is
so the young ladles
coumIii Ulck oonq
Onatlo, n la Bu_
dlnloct, whlch conol
maklng th^ second (
of morrlment,
"Tho Voncored Ba
flnaie to tha "Tor
porformanco,
n February 12th at
llManchester,
tvago Abroad" .at
Ma hestor, Thursday,
'j n very InughnbJe
) by tho young so
10 nianngoinein of
.^lud:o
ifftilo III
ultlvated Amrrlr-un
orrlval ln Loiid >n.
hy tho DuchOM of
how the Diml.osit'
, mixed letMis and
Irls" onvelope oon
Lady Faniiy to
ng her to como to
o "Chactaw prln
" aro belng dlned,
llkcs Buffnlo Bill,
10 slmplo Aboilgl,
d sayage, ln tho
ig to be Ensllfh,
h the Prineo of
*ltlvely Flck of h<M-, I
d tholr nonciiahuit
go to Mlddlosex
I, using Western
on they enrry out,
a constant snnrco
go Abroad" ls the
Thumb Woddlng" .
JUBILEE
Whlte People May Worshlp
Once More In Union-Street.
TESTOFSMOKELESSSTACK
lf it Prove Successful a Stock Company
Will Be Formed?Portner Brewing
Company to Erect Largo
Building,
fSpoclnl to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
PETERSBUHG, VA., Fob. 7.-Thero are
many ex-slaves ln Pctbrsburg and thoy
aro considerably Intercsted ln the bill
Introduced lnto the Sonato by Senator
Hanna, provlding for a penslon as well
as a cash sum of $100 nnd upwords, ac
cordlng to ago, to all ox-slaves flfty years
of age and over. There ls an ox-slave or?
ganlzatlon ln Petersburg, the bratrch be?
lng organlzed about a year ago.
Many of those dlsposod to vlow tho
matter ln the most frlendly nvaanor as
concerns. tho slavcs bellero that tho
present move ls but a polltical trlck to
offset any Influence the Presldent may
gatn from the negro population on ac
count ot hls recent favora to them so
cially and polltlcally.
It la very llaely that a Jubllee servlco
wlll be held at tho old Methodlst Church
on Unlon Street prtor to Us being taken
down to glve place to a. modern buslness
house.
The church. while not the flrat Metho?
dist. .Church erected in Petersburg, ls
very old. and waa for many years tho
ftnest ohurch buUdlng ln Petersburg.
Although colored peoplo have for many
yeara worshlpped in tha bullding, tho
while people bave a tander placo ln thelr
hearta for tha old bullding, and wlth
feellngs akln to sadneas they wlll prob?
ably assemblo ln a flnal meetlng Just be?
foro the bullding ls demollshcd.
The Interlor of Market-Street Church
has been greatly Improved. Tho now
pows aro daily expected aaid tho build?
ing Is ready for them to be put In as
soon as thoy arrlve. It ls hoped that
the improvements wlll be complete by the
flrst Sunday ln March.
Mr. L. E. Tucker, tho lnventor of tho
smokeloss stack, expected to have pub?
llc exhlbltlons of Its worklng on Old
Street last weok. Some delays occurred
and tho stack could not be gotten ready.
He wlll havo lt In posltion withln a
short tlme now and tho publlc trlal wlll
be made. Many capltallsts ln Peters
burg are Interested In the Inventlon, and
lf Its trlal ls a suecess a stock company
capitallzed for about ?200>,000 wlll be
organlzed for the manufacture of the
stack.
HANDSOME BUtLDING.
The Robort Portner Browlng Company
wlll soon have a handsomo bulldlng at
Second and Rlver Streets, on the slte
formcrly occupled by the street rallway
car shcda. The work of taklng down
the sheds and stables Is now about com
pleted and a survey has beon made for
runnlng a spur track of the Norfolk and
Western Rallway lnto the yards. ,
Vegetablo products wlll grow whcrc
raccs once took place at tho New Mar?
ket race course near thls clty. Tho race
SYDNOR
&
HUNOLEY,
LEADERS IN
Furniture
Valu
POSTAGB STAMPS
sellat the same price all
over the country, but
does not. Get prices in
Baltimore, Washington,
Philadelphia, New York,
or RICHMOND, VA,
then call and see ours,
marked in plain figures,
and you will fiftd the
above assertion an as
sured FACT.
We still hold the sole
agency for the
The Great Jce-Savors.
ADJUSTABIE SLEEP.RS
of the celebraled HEY
WOOD WAKEFIELD.
and W<%rNEY makes.
709-U-I3E. -roedSt.
Wh?.t We Propose Doing Monde.y.
0ffor gvei-ystitehofBoy's.Olotliingin ow ]arge stoo,c
1
At HaJf Price
Our prices havo always been lowesfc in tho citv
for high-grado Suits and Overcoats, hence the jforefSf
tlus cub musfc appeal to all. e oi
Boys' Swell Blouse Suits.
3 to 8 Years.
Suits that^ 4t*y aO
Suits that &>y fiO
sold upto$6J
sold up to $8
Boys* Smart Suits.
Suits that. Ow jQ
sold up to $3 ipt.QQ
Suits that <?^ ^ *\
sold up to $5
All our Boys' and, Children's Over- & * Ao
coats that sold up to $10, Monday's sale lP4"90
All our Boys' and Children's Over- tf** *q
conts that sold up to $5, Monday's salo jpZ.40
Ja.cob^ & Levy, gyg*
Specialists in Apparel for Men, Boys a/i3 Children.
track has been plowed up and the thlr
ty-ono acres that were encloaed by an
old wooden fenco are now a part of tho
farm of Dr. Potts. The old wood fenco
has beon taken down and sold for nrn
wood and a barbed wlre fenco wlll take
Its placo.
A stock company may be organlzod ln
Petcrsburg to start tho Appomattox
cannery. whlch causod operatlona al>out
two years ago, Several buslnass men
In thls clty aro sald to be at. the head
of the movc. wlilch may be auccessfnlly
carrled forwanj. The cannery would
glve employment to a, conslderable num?
ber of operatlves.
Brook-Avenuc Mlssion.
Tho Brook-Avenue Mlsslon, whlch ls
dolng a noble work with Ita klndergar
tcn. nlght school. sewlng school. boys'
and glrls' club and mothers' meetlngs.
Is very much ln need of two presses.
wlth sheJves, to contaln klndcrgarten
suppllea, a door roat, Lwo coal hoda,
a flre shovel. an ash barrel and an
a*h slfter, and this appeal ls made to the
charltably dlsposed peoplo of Richmoml.
who aro always foremost In works of be
nevolence, hoplng they wlll supply the
same. The artlcles can be sent dlrcct
to the Mlsslon, No. 5U Brook Avenue.
It goes wlthout aaylng that money Is
alwaya needed, ospeclally at thls tlme.
and those who prefer thls form of as
?Istance can romlt to the Rov. 17r. W.
E. Evans. rector of tho Monumental
Church, who Is presldent of tho asso?
clatlon. and whose rcsld??nce ls at the
northeast corncr of Thlrd and Maln
Streets. Durlns hls absenr-e In the
South, Mrsr Evuns wlll recelve subscrlp
tlons.
Wedding Ctrds.
(Rpectnl to The Tlmei.Dlfpatcb.)
NORFOL.IC VA., February 7?Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney B. ironmonger, or Norfolk,
announco the approachlng- marriage of
thelr daughtor. Mlss Estelle Jano War
ncr, to Mr. Coimn Wallaco Vaughan.
The ceremony wlll be performed at tho
resldence of the brlde's parents. corner of
Poole Street and Central Avenue. on the
mornlng of Thursday. the 12th Instant. at
8 o'clock. Mr. Vaughan, who Is in charge
of the general bagsago dopartment ot
the Seaboaxd Alr Line Rallway's general
passenger department ln thls clty, ls ono
of tho most popular young men ln Nor?
folk and Portsmouth. Hls lovely brlde
clect also has many frlends in both
citles.
Ridge School,
Tho roll of honor of Rldgo School is
as follows:
Grammar Grades?Ajrnes Bndenoch.
Florence Badenoch. Plorcno* Goodman!
rtornlco Ollrer. Edna Ollver, Bertny
Ollver, Wlllle Roblnson.
Prlmary Grados?Vlola Bartlett f7),
Gladya Bartlett (C), Stella Oliver (i),
Wlllle Badenooh (11). Edwln Jones (17)!
Dr, Gardner's Subjects.
Dr, C. S. Gardner wlll preach at both
services at the Grace-Street Baptlst
Church to-day. Mornlng theme: "The
purpos* of the Dlvine self-sacrineo."
Evenlng theme: "The conditions of eter
nal llfe."
Mr Bowles III.
Mr. C. Elmore Bowles Is confined to
his bed at hla residenco, No. 708 East l.eigh
Street, by a sllght attack of pneumonia.
MRS. PECKS
BODY FOUND
Wife of Yale Professor Dead
at Foot of Cliff.
^Speclal to Tho Tlmes-DIspatch.)
NEW HAVEN, CONN., February 7.
Tho body of Mrs. Tracy Peck, wlfo of
Proiessor Peck, of Yala University, was
found Fiiday ln Fort Hale Park, at Mor
rls Cove, after partles of students had
searched ln all dlrectlons for tho mlsalng
vveman,
When found tho body was lylng bolow
a cllff on tho boaoh near the water's edge.
There was a sllght brtilso on tho fore
liead, but thls ls not thought to have
been eufllclent to causo doath. Tho theory
of tho coronor is that Mrs. Pdck's death
WftC duo to exposuro, although sho may
have beon Injured by a fall from tho top
ot' tho cllff.
Tho dlscovory of the body ondod a
srarch In whlch hundreds of Yalo stu
clcnU took part. Mrs. Peck had boen
sick from tho grlp of *at0* but felt better
Biifj left homo in the afternoon, siiylng
that sho was golng to do somo shopping,
When "ho dld not return tho famlly mado
li.qulrles among frlends, ln tho hope that
sho would bo found niaklng a vlsit aomo
whero. Lntor the pollco were informod,
and stiidents and professors started an or
gaulzod ecarch, Partlos woro scnt to ov
ory part of. the clty. Includhig Eust Rock,
Wcsk Rook and along the enst and west
shorea.of tho harbor and sound. Tho dls
covery of the body was made by a wo
lnun who was >strollluK nloug the cllff
ln Fort Hale Park,
II. la beHevcd thnt Mrs. Peck wandorod
t'i tho park whllo dementod. Hor pocket
book was found untouohod, clusped ln hor
liitna. Sho was flfty-thrco yours old and
llved at No. 121 Hlgh Street,
Mrs. Peck was Miss Llllle H. Hall aml
was marrled to Profossor Pock ln Brook*
lyn on December 22, 1870,
Miss HeiirlaUo Bottlgiialmer left 'yes?
terday ou a, vlsit to Philadelphla ana
Washlngton*
RUNS TRAIN
? OFF_THE_TRACfl
D.? L. and W. Switchmar.
Fearing a CoIUsJon. Uses
the "Derailer."
(Speclal to The Timci-Mspateh.l
PATERSON. N. J., February ..-Becaus,
of an alleged falluro to llght the lamp ln
a block slgnal towcr. there was a cIom
approach to an acddent. poMlbly serlous,
at Mountaln View. The tracks of th?
Lackawanna and Greonwood Lake roadi
cross at rlght aagles there, and last eve?
nlng a faat frelght approached the cro.a*
^oJ^'t "?? a *?*"?*???? tf?"> on the Green*
wcoa Lake Road appeared In vlew. Thi
srltchman ln chargo of tho towcr set th?
block slgnal agalnst the frelght on thi
Lackawanna Road. Notwlthstanding th?
settlng of tho elgnal. it la sald. the Lack
*Z2$h2Sl H*"3 kop,t oru and tne *w*tchman
renllzed at onco that the enginecr had nol
teen the slgnal. He pullcd a swltch whlch
put on tho dcrailor, and a moment or tw?
.ater the Lackawanna engine was plough
ii* oyer tho tles. Tho engine soon camt
J a 8t2?J U was "ndamaged, as were tht
cars. Tho fireman on tho Lackawanna
engine was ftrlng tho furnaco wheo hli
engine was derallod. and the suddon jar
throw hlm off tho tender to the ground
He landed on hls face and hls rlght eya
was injured. As it turned out, the de
rallment of tho traln was unnocessary, aa
tho enginecr of the Grccnwood Lake traln
aeeing that the Lackawanna traln was not
slcckenlng Its speed. brought hls own en?
gine to a Htandstlll about fifteen yarda
from tho intcrscctlon.
DOG GRIEVED FOR
BOY'S MISFORTUNE
(Speclal to The Timca-DUpatch.)
PIULADELPHIA, PA.. February T,
Whllo belng drawn on roller skates by hls
pet shephcrd dog, "Jack," Walter Calla
ghcr, aged thirteen years, of No. 3031
Dakota Street, fell Frlday nlght at Thlrty
second and Dlamond Streets, fracturlng
hls skull. The dog seemed to reallze that
somb mlstortuno had happened to hls
young raast'cr. for ho mn about, whliicd
and by hls genoral actlons attracted a
large crowd to the scene.
Walter has had hls dog slnce lt was a
pup, and has mado a sot of harness for
"Jack" and taught him to pull olm ln an
express wagon and on roller akatcs. Last
ovenlng tho two corarades went to Falr
mount Park, as was thelr custom every.
evenlng, to ubtaln some sprlng water,
Returnlng home at a fast cllp the boy's
skate3 caught ln a wlre treo-btx and
threw hlm to the ground. He stru *c hla
head agalnst the curbstone and "-??
knocked unconsclous.
* . ,
Her Home and His.
To the Edltor of The Tlmes-DIspatch:
C. 11: L. asked for the words to the
followlng song: I heard lt aoraa years ago
and admlrod lt very much, and write
from memory. It may not be correct. It
should be sung by a gontleman and lady.
as glven:
H. E. H.
Shndwell, Va.
Gentleman:
l have told theo how sweet the roses art
ln my home beyond tho sea,
How the dark-eyed mald wlth her sweel
gultar,
SIts under tho orange tree:
Then flj*. oh, fly! from thls isle of storm,
When all that Is falr must plne,
To & sky moro blue and a scene mor?
warm;
Hcnceforth let my home be thlna.
Lady:
I hrove heard you tell of a sky more blue,
And a sun moro warm than thls,
And have sometlmos thought if the tala
he true,
To dwell in that cllme were bllss,
But, oh, when I gazo on my tranqull cot,
Whero the cllmatlc bows entwlne,
The land of tho stranger tompts me not;
No, no'er can your home bo nilne.
Gentlemnn:
I will slng to thee, if with m> Uuw'tt
ronni ?
Tho songs of the olden tlmo;
Thou wilt nevor oompare my ardent lovi
With n love for a coldcr cllme.
Thou wilt scorn the fruits of your moun?
taln home,
Beholdlng the purplo ivlne,
Then como to the land of my blrth, oh
como,
Henceforth lot my home bn thlne.
Lady:
Alas! 'tls plnln that my mountaln homt
Must eyer he srorned by thee,
And mny I not fodr thnt the tlme Wlll
come.
When thou wilt havo scorn for' mel
But, ohi there Is *ne who loves me horo.
VCho's vlne If less eweet then thlne,
To my slmple tasto ls fnr more doar;
No, ne'or can your homo be mlne.
?" ->
Visitlng Hla Slstar.
Mr. Thomas J. McDowell, of 713 North
Twenty-socond Stroet, clty, Is on a vlslt
to hls slster, Mra. Harry Goodllff, ln
Rlon, 0. O.
Pickett Camp Auxlllary.
The r'guilar moetlng of Pickett Camp'i
Auxlllary wlll, bo hold Monday ovenlna
at ;i:30 o'clock. X full utUndaucu la 4+
slred.