The times dispatch. [volume], February 08, 1903, Image 5

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> j* FULTON /?> j? j?
** fiARTON HEKJHTSj*
** GREENDALE PARK *
j* j* SEVEN'PINES j? .*
JWetps gf Suburbs
HIGHLAND SPRINGS
.* j* FULTON PARK .*>
j? *? NEW BRIDGE * *
; EAST
Tha entertalnment to be glven at East
RIohmond Sunday School Hall next
Thursday. evenlng wlll bo very unlque
and eirtertalnlng, belng aomething dlffer
?nt from anythlng hcforo, Tho aale of
tlcketa ao far haa been good.
Mr. P. H. Flego, the auporlntendont^of
tho Sunday Bchool and under whose aolo
inanagement the entertalnment will be
glven, can bo seen'at hls off lee, East
RWhmond Carrlage Shops, ln regard to
?xohanglng sultable books t&r tlckets,
whloh can bo dono up to Thursday.
Oeorge Fussell, whoae health has been
bad for aom'e tlme, la now reported to be
lxnprovlng.
Mrs. J. Slmpklns, of Ferndalo," con
tlnues slck but her eonditlon Is somewhat
lmproved over last week.
Mrs, Jacobln Brldsmldt, of Auburn,
R. I., formerly of Richmond, a aiater
of Mra. S. Flego, of East Rlchmond,
dled January 81st. after a prolonged 111
tiesa.
John McDowell haa had hls resldence
newly palnted and lt looks quhe attrac
tlve and handaome ln Its new dreas. The
lnner decoratlona aro very beautlful.
Hugh P. Flege, clarlonetlat, has Jolned
the Hlghland Sprlngs orehestra.
The Hlghland Sprlngs orehestra wlll
probably have another auumon aa Joa.
BuhJeller cornetlst spoaks of Jolnlng
Mrs. Flego entertalned her mother,
Mra. James Booker, ot Rlchmond, a few
tovenlngs slnce.
E. M. Lettwich is now In Gordonsville,
where ho wlll remaln for a short tlme
visitlng frlends.
The roll of honor of Millei*s school la
as follows: Arthur Oakley, Vernon Oak?
ley, Elwood McBwen, Rudolph Franck.
Wlllle Fowlor, Annie Frank, Hazel Delt-*
rlch, Indle Btralth, Laura Rayhorn, Eva
Kock. Ethcl Oakley, Cadella Oakley,
Wlllle Whlte, Ruth Lord. Ruth Rayhorn.
TOCMi StPRIDBOSS*
Thero wlll bo services at the Methodlst
Bpteeopal Church to-day, preaching by
the pastor, Rev. J. C. Cuthrlell, at U:30
o'clock. Sunday-school cs usual at 10:30
o'clock.
There will be services at the Unltaxlan
Church this afternoon at 8:20 o'clock.
Preaohlng by tho pastor, Rev. A. N.
Somers. All clty cars transfer to those
for Hlghland Sprlngs.
The Itilon League was roorganlzed on
fast Sunday mornlng with the followlng
offlcers for tno ensuing sir months: Mr.
Toorie. presldont; Mrs. W. P. Turner,
vlce-prealde.lt; Mrs. Pollard, secretary,
with "W. T. Grltlln, asslstant secretary;
Mr. Blrchard, trcasurcr; Mrs. W. P.
Turner and Mrs. G. T. collins, organlsta.
The 'Blblo Study Class met as usual
on Friday evenlng with Rev. A. N. Som?
ers. j
The class In Amerlcan Hlstory. also met
at the home of Rev. A. N. Somers on
last Monday evenlng. and wlll meet here
after every Monday untll otherwlse
changed.'
The Marshall Mernorlal Church chotr
wlll meet at the Manor House Saturday
evenlng for rehearaal.
There will be a speclal called meeting
?t the Woman's Study Club ln Llbrary
Hall Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Hlghland Sprlngs Brass Baad was
reorganlsed last Monday evenlng. Hugh
Flege and Henry Bcrger became mem?
bers. Tho club wlll meet for practlce
regularly every Thursday evenlng ln Ll?
brary Hall.
Tho Hlghland Sprlngs Branch of the
Natlonal Woman's Alllance met Monday
?venlng last at the home of Mrs. F. P.
Reed on Fern Avenue. -nere was a'
good attendanco and all preparatlons
were made for the Stlver Tea to be given
en the 13th of the present month.
The German Class met on Wednesday
?venlng last at the homo of Mrs. W. P.
Turner. They will next meet with Mrs.
B. A. Bowers.
The Woman's Study Club met in thelr
tlub-room on Wednesday afternoon of
lhls week. After routlno buslness was
ilsposed of they were thoroughly drllled
for thelr entertalnment to bo given on
lhe 19th of February
Mrs. Charles Beauclerk and Mrs. Ldllle
Dancey, both of Rlchmond. were guests
of Mrs. F. P. Read on Friday.
Don't fall to go to the "Callco Caml
Tal." to be glven at the Methodlst Church
Ball next Wednesday evenlng!
The mlll and factory here have sus
pemded operatlons untll spring. The
manager fuida it Imposslble to get the
tlmbor In aufllclcnt quantltloa to uso
owlng to the roads bcliig ln such a con
dltlon from rocent ralnr. A number of
people are thrown out of etnployment.
Mr. and Mrs, II, h. Vlnol, of Vlneltfl-ven
last Tuesday ovoni'ng entertalned hand
ftomely a few of i-iclr frlends ln honor of
Mlsa Isabcl Hendry of Boston, who la
visltlng her aunt, ^rs. A, N. Somors.
An elegant nuppcr waa sorvcd, aitcr
wnlch tho evenlng was pleasantly spont
In games and muslc Among those
present wero Rev. and wrs, A. N. Som
ers, Mr. and Mrs. E. fl. Rood, Mr. and
Mrs. II. Xi V'nol, Mlsa Hendry, Miss Mnr
gnret Nolan Mlsa Helen Nolln and Jtlsa
Vlnol.
Mrs, M. J. Cartor ls ntill at tho Oia
Bomlnlon HoBpltal, where she went to
have her cye oporated on for ciitoract.
Her many frlends wlll be glad to know
that sho ls Improvlng and wlll soon be
well enough to leave tno hospltal.
Chlckahomlny Cotincll No. 183, Jr. O.
U. A. M., held Its regulnr stated meetlng
on Thursday evenlng last, February Gth,
wlth Counclllor W. G. GTlften In the
cholr.
S. C. Slde, who was so severely injured
ln tho eye three months ago, la slowly re
covcring.
The prctty and attractlvo cottage of
Captaln Alfred Woodman Is undcrgolng
thorough repolrs and when completcd
will appear hondsomer than ever. Ho is
now painting and decoratlng- tho Inter?
lor and as soon as the weather wlll per
mlt the work wlll begln on tho outslde.
Mrs. Vllllnes. of Baltlmore, who owr.s
n cottage on Ivy Avcnue, arrlved here
last Wednesday, and wlll be hero and
ln Rlehmond for somo days.
The restoratlon of Seven PInes to tho
war period Is contemplated and the work
haa been.plnced ln the hands of Wa?h
ington Bottoma by the Passenger and
Power Company.
Conductor E. P. Kellam's mother ls
very 111 at her home In Rlehmond,
Miss Lllllo Turner and Miss 1-na Lou
Kldd spent Thursday evenlng; at Lynp
hurst.
Mr. A. HIcks. of New Brldge, has pur- ,
chased Mrs. Sml.'h's place. Mr. and Mrs.
HIcks tnee Tlgnor) expeSt to occupy lt
abcut the 1st of -/larch.
Daniel A. Smlth pald a vlalt to Peters
burg Wednesday.
Mrs. Jaoies Kldd, of Rlehmond, vlsttctf
Mrs. joel Kldd, of Bellvkw, durlng th?
past week.
Mlsaes Grace and Edna Stagg enter
talncd many of ..nelr little frlends Frt
day evenlng at thelr hon-.e on Fern Ave
nue. Games were lnrlulged ln, after
whlch refroshments were served.
The Hlghland Sprfngs School Rt,:i of
Honor puplls are as follows:
Charlle Aley, Lillie Alcy, Charlle Drake.
Rosa Drake, Robert Drake Bertle Ellls.
Clarenco Ellls. Clara Jones, Charlle Grlf
fln, Hallle Jordon, Elton Griffin, Jane
Kldd. Stanlcy Grlffln, ..nnie Ostrandcr,
Prcston Jones, Ruth l'ollard, Dou*ylas
Kldd. Esther Stlles, Be erly Jordon,
Ethel Seatbn, John Trlmmer, Henrletta
Trlmmer, John Marano, Elva Ellls. Hen?
ry Marano, Nettie Pollard, John Pase
dag, Douglas Wlngfleld.
This week, when the roads are sulted
to tho oecaslon, there wlll be a horse
race. The start wlll he made from the
store of S. N. West and Mr. West wlll
enter hls valuable Kentucky bay mare.
A surveyor went over the llne on Thurs?
day taklng note of the number of new
pole3 that would be needed ln the re
constructlon of the road.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennle NIchola, of Rleh?
mond, spent Wednesday evenlng wlth
frlends here.
Miss Carrle Lynes and Mr. Charles
Reld wero guests at a theatre party Tues?
day evenlng lnst at the Bljou.
Mlsa Lee K?y. a popular young lady
of Qulnton, New Kent county, pald a
vlsit to her frlends, the Misses Reld, the
past week.
Miss Besslo Cary. of Rlehmond, was
also a guest of Miss Annlo and Miss
Grace Reld last Thursday.
Mrs. R. A. Reld ls slowly recoverlng
from here scvere attack of Iast Tuesday
nlght.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stowe, who have
been resldonts of Charles Clty county
for more than three years, left last Tues?
day for a vlsit ln northern Ohlo, vla
Wnahlngton over tho R? F, ?.nd P. Rail?
road,
Krccl Ftirman, of Petersburg, made a
short vlslt to hls paronts last Monday,
Mlss Comella Woodfln, df RIohmond,
Ih visitlng hor paronts and frlends In thla
vlclnlty,
John Baker and wlfo, of Rlchmond,
aro on a vlslt to frlonds nnd rolatlves
here.
Edward Furman vlslted hla brother ln
Petersburg Tucsday nnd Wednesday.
Mrs. Booth has gonc to her home ln
North Carolina, for a short vacatlon.
Tho schools In Henrlco county aro stlll
closed on nccount of smallpox.
Mrs. Furman ls visitlng frlends ln Rlch?
mond durlng tho present week.
Mrs. Lee Wcbb made a buslnea trlp
to Rlchmond Thursday.
Mlss Grace Stowo Is qulte slck from
tho effocta of a severe fall whlch she had
somo days ago.
Ben. Splcrs., of Petersburg, vlslted hls
frlends for a few days durlng tho paat
wook.
Mlss Comella "Woodfln, of ;Rlchmond,
vlslted Mrs. Bowery .Monday afternoon,
Clinton Cochran mado a buslness trlp
to Rlchmond Thursday.
Valentlne Night was lntroduced ln Ful?
ton a few nights ago, a week ahead of
tho date, and ln a norel manner. Three
protty maidens were at the head of the
affalr and they hnd barrels of fun at
tho expense of thelr frlends. In the af?
ternoon they assemblcd at the home of
ono of tho pnrty and prepared a number
of cloth slgns and Inscriptlcns that
were novel and approprlato for the doors '
they were scheduled to be tacked upon
that nlght. The slgns were completed In
artistlc manncr, and shortly after dark,
armed with them aid a paper of plns,
they bogan the fun.
Here ls what caused the fun and where
the Joko appeared. "Mlsery loves com?
pany" ln large black letters was found
on the door of a young lady. The si'gn
was found next mornlng ae the door was
opened after breakfast to get the morn?
lng paper. "One Boarder Wanted" was
found on the door of nnother yotlng lady
ns she returned home from cholr practlco.
The young ladles wero tacklng thelr last
slgn when they were caught at thelr
fun. The Jokc the young ladles put up on
thelr frl->nde created much laughter and
vas tnuch enjoyed.
Revlval services wlll be etarted at Den
ny Street M. E. Church to nlght. Rev.
George Wesloy Jones, of Norfolk, son of
the pastor, wlll conduct the services next
week. Rev. A. A. Jones, the pastor, wlll
occupy hls pn?plt at both services to
day. Hls subject at 11 A. M. wlll be
"Chrlst Standing on the Plain;" at night
hls subject will be "Conslderlng Import
ant Matters."
Rev. W. S. Leake wlll preach the
elghth of a serles of sermons on the Ten
Commandments at Fulton Baptlst Church.
Hls subject will be "Stcallng." At 11
A. M. nls subject wlll be "Shall we
know ono another ln- Heaven?"
Mr. Lee foster dled at the resldence
of hls father, Mr. Berry Foster, Louis
lana Street, Thursday evenlng at 6
o'clock. He was In the twenty-second
year of hls age. He had been III for some
tlme and hls death was not uiexpected.
He leaves two brothers, Messrs. .ixiuls
nnd Bernard Foster; also one slster, Mlss
Mazie Foster.
The funeral took place yesterday at 3
o'clock from the house, conducted by
Rev. J. W. Daugherty. The lnterment
was in Oakwood.
The roll of honor of Loulslana-Street
School for the week endlng February
6th, ls as follews:
Grammar Grade?Lola Whltlock. Fanny
Dansy, Charlle Whltlock, James Wood,
Janies Woodson, Mlnnle Hughes, Wllllam
Pllcher, Josle Redford.
Prlmary Grade?Jesele Romor, Barbara
Romer, James Hughes, Tork Pllcher,
Hugo Clay, Allce Glll. Mamle Redford,
Grace Kersey.
Captaln J. M. Bryant, of the Natlonal
Cemetery, has returned from Washing?
ton.
Mlss laura Harrison, who has been
qulte slck ls much improved at her resl?
dence, "Waverly" on Fulton Hlll.
Mr, Ira Sunday has returned to hls
homo on Fulton Hlll from a buslness
trlp to Newport News.
Loulse, the llttle daughter, of Captaln
B. S. RIce, who has been qulte 111, ls lm
provlng.
Mlss Hattle McCauley ls extremely 111
at the resldence of her parents on Fulton
Street.
Tho Ladles' Ald Soclety of Fulton Bap
tlnt Ohurch, wlll meot Monday aJu?rnoon
wlth Mrs. F. H. Garber, of aroham
StreoL
Mrs. Georgo Wllla, who was operated
on at tlie Virglnia Hospltal thls week,
ls dolng nlcely.
Mra. Georgo W. Andcrson, of Nlchol
non Btreet, returned yesterday from
Washlngton, whCTe Bhe attended tho Gll
bert-Shelley nuptlals thls week.
Tho Cup of Cold Watcr CLrcle of Klng'a
Daughters nnd Sons wlll moet on Monday
nlght wlth Miss Maymo Jordan, ot Nlch
olson Btroot.
BBARTQD&S HEOT8.
Barton I-Ioights Councll, Royal Arca
num, wlll meet at Parrlsh Hall Monday
evenlng, Important rop,orts from aoverol
commltteca wlll bo brought up for ac?
tion, also new appllcants for member
Bhlp wlll be presented.
Mrs. G. R. Peaaeley has returned homo,
after a. vlsit to relatlves ln Ashland, Va,
Miss Annle Thomaa, who has been vla?
Itlng frlends ln. LouUa, has returned
homo.
Miss Grace McGeoTge, of Lakeslde, wlll
leave In a.fow days to vlsit relatlves ln
Petersburg. ?
Miss Annle Walsh, who has been qulte
sick at her home on Brook Road ls able
to be out agaln.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jones, of Newport
Nows, wlll be the guest of Mrs. James,
of Ladles' Mlle Road, Saturday.
Miss Cary Gray, who has been visltlng
frlends on the Helghts, ha3 returned to
Newport News.
| Miss Grace Purvls, of Powhatan
County. ls visltlng frlends on the Helghts.
Mr. O. F. Harris, of King William. ls
visltlng: hla brother.
Mrs. S. F. Curley, of Ladles' Mlle Road,
ls visltlng In Newport News.
Mr. Samuel Hardy, ot Norfolk ls vislt?
lng Mra. H. Jones.
Miss Llllle Baughan ls qulte sick at
her home, on Luck Avenue.
Tho Epworth League wlll meet at the
resldence of Mrs. W. H. H. Kldwell Tues?
day.
?.iss Bessle Duncanson ls qulte sick
at her home on North Avenue.
Miss Stella Wyneo, of Gayton Is vislt?
lng near Lakeslde.
Miss Allco Herman, of Petersburg-, la
visltlng on Chestnut Hlll.
Mr. George Camden, of North Carolina,
ls visltlng frlends on Chestnut Hlll.
Mr.. Waltor Mclntosh, ot Fluvanna,
has returned home, after a vlsit to
frlends on the Helghts.
Miss Eva Moore, of Charlotte, N. C.
ls expected the flrst part of nert week
to vlsit her slster near the Semlnary.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Berkeley, of Ports
mouth, are visltlng frlends on Chestnut
Hlll.
Miss Allce Hennlng, of Newport Naws.
Ib visltlng her aunt, Mrs. Jones, of La?
dles' Mlle Road.
Mr. Ray Wrtght ls qulte alck at hls
home ln Brookland Park.
Mr. J. W. Mastes has returned to Fred
erlcksburg, after a vlsit to Rev. C. P',
Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Haidlnc have re?
turned home, after a trlp to Washlngton,
New York and Maryland.
Miss Gracle King, who haa been sIck.
at her home near Lakeslde, ls now ablo
to Tesume her studles at school.
Miss Peasley, of Hanover, Js visltlng
frlends on the Helghts.
Servlces will bo held at the Methodlst
Church to-day at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M..
conducted by the pastor, Rev. L. C.
Moore.
Servlces wlll be held at tho Eplphany
Eplscopal Church to-day at 11 A. M. and
8:15 P. M., conducted by the rector, Itev.
C. R. Kuyk.
Mr. Croxton Burnette, who has been
visltlng at the home of Rev. C. P. Scott,
left last nlght for hls home In Frederlcks
burg.
Miss Maude Beck entertalned a num?
ber of rrlends at her home on Montelro
Avenuo Thursday nlght. Games were In
dulged ln untll a latohour. Among those
present were Mlsses Sue, Agnes and
Mae Haupt, Grace Meoni, and the Mlsses
.Ashers. Messrs. Allle and Laughton Ha
zelgrove, Drewry Ware, Hunter Jones,
Andrew Meonl and Mr. Norfolk. After
a late hour all returned homo, havlng
spent an enjoyable evenlng.
Rev. W. T. Hundley has returned home
from Galnesvllie, Fla.. where he went to
preacn tne dodicatory sermon of the church
of whlch he was tho Inatrument ln bulld?
ing;. Ho wlll fill the ipulpit of the Baptlst
Church Sunday at U A. M. and 8:15 P. M.
MAKE SUGAR
IN VIRGINIA
Freparation for the Year's
Crop In Hlghland.
NEW METHODS PREVAIL
Bcarlet Fever Makes Its Appearance In
Mallgnant Form?An Entire Famlly
Polsoned from Some Un
known Cause.
(Speclal to Oh? Times-Dlspatoh.)
MONTBREY, VA., Feb. 7.-Theso ear
ly days in February have procipltated
lhe sugar season and caught the sugar
makers napplng. Aa a result, some of
lhe buslest soenes now belng enacted in
the county are In the* numerous camps
lo be found tn every valley and on al
most every hlllsldc. Ordlnarlly tho
leaaon doea not open untll March, but
thla protracted thaw giyes promlse of
more than a premature "spoll," henco
the bustle ot proparation. It la woll
known that the early sap ls much
Itronger and moro productlvo, and the
former who falls to ltave hla treeB tapped
fcuid everythlng in readlnoss for tlie open
Itng of the season ls not "on to hls Joh"
at all.
Evon In these mountalns sugar-maklng
?aa been modornlEod, and but few ad
?lere to prlmltlve mothodB, Almoat every
*eoaon, howover, Inqulry from tho cltles
lomos to the vlllaga meroliajit, post
taOBtor or nowBpaper correspondent, rel
ttlvo to the purcliase of the h'cnuino, old
tashlonod kettlo-bollod syrup and sugar,
Haimlng for lt a superlorlty over the
Ivuporatod nrtlclo,
SCARLET FEVER.
Soarlet fover haa mado |ta appoar
inco tn a mallgnant form on Jackson'B
ftivor, ln ttia home of Mr. II. H. Terry,
There are three casoB. and a ohild of
Mra. Lee Hlto was strlclien whlle vlslt
lng wlth the mothcr at the home of Mr.
Frank Gardner, of the same nelghbor
hood.
A rievlval servlce has been ln progress
In the Methodtst Church for the past
two weeks. The pastor. Rev. i R. L.
Eutsler, Is osslsted by Rev. W. S. Trirti
ble, of tho Presbyterlan Church, and by
Dr. Rood, of the Franklln Methodlst
Church.
FAMILT POISONED.
News reached here to-day that all fche
members of the famlly of Mr. Otho Gum,
near Meadow Dale, this county, became '
vlolently sick just after the noonday
meal yesterday, and reports of an at
tempt at wholesale polsonlng were freo
ly clrculated. Mr. Gum ls a respected
farmer ln feeble health, and has no
known enemles. Dr. Kenton Trimble,
THE RIGHT THING.
A New Catarrh Cure Which is Rapidly
Coming to the Front.
For several years, Red Gum, Blood root
and Hydrastln have been recognlzed ns
Btandard rcmedles for catarrhal trou
b!es, but they havo always bfccn glven
separately and only very recently an in
genlous chemist succeeded In comblnlng
them, togetlier wlth other antlsoptlcs lnto
a ple'asnnt, effectlvo tablet.
Drugglsts soll tho remedy under the
namo of Stuarfs Catarrh Tableta and lt
hns met wlth remarkable succoss lh tho
cure of nnsnl catarrh, bronchlal nnd
throat catarrh and ln catarrh of the
stomach.
Mr. F. N. Benton, whose address ls
caro'of Clark ITouso, Troy, N. V., says;
?'When I run up ngalnst nnythlng that ls
good I llko to tell' peoplo of lt. I havo
been troubled wlth catarrh more or less
for some tlme. Last wlnter moro,.than
ever. Trled several so-cullod curps, but
dld not got any benoflt from them. About
slx weeks ago I bought a 50-cent box
of Stuart'B Catarrh Tablets nnd 1 am
glail to sny that they havo dono wondefa
for mo and I do not hesltate to lot
all my frlends Hnow that Stuart'a Ca?
tarrh Tablets nro tho right Ihlng."
Mr. Goorge ,T. Cnsanova, of Hotel Grlf
fon, West Nlnth Street, Now York clty,
wrltos: "I have commcnced tistng Stu?
art'B Catarrh Tablota nnd alroady they
havo glven mo better rosulta tlmn any
catarrh curo I have over trled."
A leadlng physlclan' of plttsburg art
vlses tha use of Stuarfs Catarrh Tab?
lets 'In preforonco to any other treat
ment for Catarrh of head aml throat or
stomaoh,
He clalms they aro far superlor to Jn
halers, salves, lotlons or powdor and
are much moro conyenlent and pleua
ant to take and are so luirmless that
Httle ohlldren tnko them wlth heneflt as
they oontaln no opjate, cooalno or ftiiy
polsonous drug.
of Monterey, was called, and lt la
thought none of the cases wlll prove fa
tal.
Captaln Harmon H. Hlner, who re?
sides north of Doe Hlll, near the State
llne, has gone to Baltlmore to undergo
an operation at the Johns Hopklna Hos?
pital, with the hope of gettlng rellef from
the effects of a shoulder wound recelved
durlng the Clvil War, and from whlch
he has suftered, more or less, ever
slnce.
Mr. James Trlmble, near Monterey, and
Captaln S. J". Reynolds. ot Headwaters,
both octogenarlans, and two of the most
wldely-known and respected cltlzons of
tho county, aro prostrated, tho former,
It ls feared, with pneumonia, and tlio
lattor havlng suftered a atroke of par
Ual paralysls.
COSTS FIXED
Planet Must Foot the Bill Dueto Suitfor
Alleged Libel. <
Judge Mlnor. of tho Law and Equlty
Court, yesterday rendered a decision
wliich ls of pecullar Interest to the ne?
groes of tho clty, as lt brlngs to a close
the famous case of tho Flrst Afrlcan Bap?
tlst Church, whlch has flgured so prom
lr-.ently before the publlc recently, havlng
flnally found Its way lnto the Law and
Equlty Court ln tho naturo of a llbel sult
for $10,000 agalnst John Mttchell, Jr., edl?
tor and owner of the Planet. The actlon
was taken out by Nelson Wllllams, Jr,
It wlll be remembered that after a
ti-lal lasting ono week tho jury ln the
case brought ln a verdict of opo cent
damages for the plaintlff, and slnce that
timc there has beon conalderable specu
latlon ns. to who would havo to pay tho
costs of the case, whlch, amount to about
$50, It wus thls polnt that Judga Mlnor
si'ttlod by a decision yesterday.
Judge Mlnor hplds that tho plalntlft ls
entltled to hls costs, as a result of whlch
the Planet wlll havo to foot tho bill,
FEBRUARY GIVES
MANY BIRTHDAYS
Though the shortest month In the year,
February dld very well ln furnlshlng
blrthdays for great men. Yesterday
was tho blrthdny of that entcrprlslng
iiovollst, Charles Dlokens. Other wor
thles born durlng tho month of Fobru?
ary wore Thomas Edlson, Fob. 11; Ahra
Iwvm Llncoln, 12thi George Washington,
2i!d; James RuhsoII Lowell, aMij and
Henry W. Longfellow, 27th.
Tennessee Commlttee.
There wlll be an Importunt meeting of
tlio Tonnosseo Commlttee of tho Confod
oruto Bazaur Wednesday at Lee Camp
Hall at u o'clock A. u.
I
REV. DR. STRANGE
RECOVERS FAST
No. Longer Troubled wlth In
somnia?-Sailed for Eu
rope on Yesterday.
(Spcclal to Tho TImcs-DIspatch )
LAWRENCDVILLE VA., Feb. 7.?The
Rev. Robert Strange, D. D., rector of St.
Paul's Eplscopal Church Rlehmond sailed
to-day on the "Kalserin Marla Theresa,"
for the Medlterranean and the Orlent.
He wlll be absent slxty-flvo days and
wlll vlsit all places of hlstorlo Interest
ln South Europo, Afrlca and Asla.
In a prlvata letter recelved yesterday,
he sald that hls health had greatly lm
proved; that his trouble, Insomnla, had
almost dlsappenred and that he antl
olpated tho trlp wlth boylsh dellght.
Hls many frlends wlsh hlm a hiippy
trlp and a safo return, thoroughly re
stored to health.
GIVEN TWENTY-FtVE
Verdict for Dalton, Who Asked Five
Thqusand from Mrs. Kuhn.
After a hearlng wlilch consumod the
entire day, tho Jury ln ulio case of Ed
gar D. Dalton agalnst Mrs. Iaabella
Kuhn for $6,000 yesterday in tho Clty
Clrcult Court, returned a. verdict for I'Xj
damages, They were out for probably
ten mlnutes.
Tho sult ln many respeoid was one of
tho most remarltnblo heard ln tho Clty
Hall for qulte a while, Mr. Dalton sulng
Mrs. Kuhn for tho amount stated for
Blander, It was tlio flrst case of Its
klnd to oceupy tho attentlon of a local
oourt ln sovoral years, the faot that a
woman appearcd ai dofondant addlng In?
terest to lt.
Accordlng lo tho allogationa of the
plulntlff, who was represented hy
Mossrs, Ordwuy I'ullor and John A,
Lnmb, Mrs. Kuhn clrculatod durlng tlio
month of laat August certaln falso r?.
porls, which datnngod hls eharactor and
whlch wero not based on facts, He
prayed for damages ln tha sum named,
on tho grounds of Injury to hls eharactor
and as a punlahmciit to tho defeiidtint.
Messrs. Snnds and Sands, rapresontlng
Mrs, Kuhn, attomptod to dlsprove tha
allogatlons of tho plalntlff, Tho argu
ments wero longthy and every Jnoh of
, eround bltterly contestod.
WILL CALL
NEW PASTOR
Rev. Weston Bruner to Be
Chosen To-Day.
DR. BANJKS AT ACADEMY
General Meeting of the Eplscopal Co n
gregatlons of tho City?Sermons
Directed Agalnst the Saloons.
Church Services.
At a congregatlonal meeting to be held
to-day nfter the mornlng aervlce, the Cal
vary Baptlst Church, of thls clty, wlll
recelve the report of the Pulplt Commlt?
tee and wlll ln all probablllty extend a
call to the Rev. T. Weaton Bruner, of
Baltlmore, who wlll be recommended aa
tho successor to tho Rev. Dr. H. A. Bag
by, the former pastor of tho charge.
Tho selectlon of Mr. Bruner, lt la sald,
wlll glve general Batlstactlon In the con
gregatlon. The Baltlmore mlnlster ls ex
ccedlngly well known and popular hore,
nnd roports of hls excellont work are con
tlnually comlng In. He has Just returned
to hla home from Morgantown, W. Va.,
the seat of tho Unlverslty of West Vir?
ginia, where he led In a most successful
rcvlval meeting. Many converslons re
sulted from his labors.
It la gcnorally understood that Mr. Bru?
ner wlll accept tho call If lt ls extended
to hlm, He wlll probably vlslt Rlch?
mond wlthln the next week.
The Rev. Dr. Louls Albert Banks, of
Qrace Methodlst Eplscopal Church, of
New York clty, wlll addrcss a blg meet?
ing of men to be held thls afternoon at
the Academy of Musle under the auspices
ot. the Y. M. C. A. The doora wlll be
opened at 3 o'clock. The subject wlll be
"Hornets and Angcls," The choir of
Centenary Methodlst Church wlll slng.
Mlss Mamle Harrison will be tho sololst,
Dr. Banks ls one of the most dlstln
gulshed mlnlsters in the United States,
and he wlll doubtlcss attract a large au?
dience.
A general meeting of all tho Eplscopal
congregations of the clty wlll be held
to-nlght In St. Paul's Church In the Inter
ests of the work of clty mlsslons. Bishop
Robert A. Glbson wlll preslde and address
es wlll be dellvered by x)r. John Mon
cure, clty mlsslonary,. and the Rev. Dr.
W. E, Evans, rector of Monumental.
The Rev. I. S. Boyles, of Randolph
Slreet Baptlst Church, wlll ttake for hls
subject ln the mornlng "Influence ot the
Chrlstlan Homo," and at night "Rich
mend's Greatest Shadow," whlch wlll be
a sermon In reference to the Influence of
the llquor trafflo on lndustrles and morala,
ond ls the third of a serles oa "Lights
and Shadows of Rlchmond."
The pews In the audltorium of Grove
Avenue Baptist Church have been com
pleted, and the cpngregatl'0n wlll worshlp
ln the maln audltorium at the mornlng
servlce. The pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. B.
Hawthorne, wlll take for hls subjects:
Mornlng, "Givlng Chrlst the Highsst
Place in Our Thoughts ^and Aftectlons,"
and at night, "How God Speaks to Men."
Tho Rev. Dr. Lewls Albert Banks wlll
occupy the pulplt at Centenary Metho
dis-r Church at both services.
Morning subject, "The Man Left Be
hlrd." At night Dr, Banka wlll speak
espcclally to students and young men.
Seats wlll be reserved for students untll
S o'clock. All seats are free anu the pub
llce ls lnvlted.
"West-End Chrlstlan Church, on Morrls
Street, between Main and Floyd Avenue.
Preachlng to-day, by the pastor, Rev.
Henry Pearce Atklns, at 11 A. M., BUb
ject, "Tho Lamb of God," and at 8 P. M..
subject, "Thomas and Other Doubters."
Sunday-school at 9:30 o'clock; Chrlstlan
Endeavor at 7:15 P. M. Seats free; a cor
dlal welcome awalts all.
. In St. James Methodlst Church the Rov.
W, A. Cooper, pastor. wlll preach at 8
P M. on "Jes'u.V Conceptlon pf Govern?
ment," the second dlscourse ln a. serles.
In tho mornlng the Rev. Mr. Lumpkln, the
young pastor of Epworth Church, will
preach, he and Mr. Cooper exchanglng
pulplts.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Baptist Sunday-school Assoclatlon of
Richmond and Manchester wlll be held at
the Bainbridge-Street Baptlst Churoh to
day at 8:30 P. M. The Rev. W. T. Derl
eux, of Venable-Street Baptlst Church,
wlll make an address. All are cordlally
lnvlted.
At the nlght servlce at Trinlty Metho?
dlst Church tho Rev. George H. Spooner
wlll preach a speclal sermon to tho Whlto
Rlbboners from the subject, "The Open
Saloon." His mornlng subject wlll be
"Sln, An Awful Tell-Tale."
The Rev. M. Ashby Jones, of Lelgh
Sticet Baptlst Church, wlll preach on
"Tho Unlty of tho Church Unlversal" ln
the mornlng; evenlng, "A Negatlve Rc
form."
Valentine Party.
A valentlne party will be glven by the
Young Ladles' Aid Soclety of Grove-Ave
nue Bnptlst Church Friday evenlng, Feb
runry 13th.
Thero wlll bo musle and recltatlons by
some of Rlchmond's best talent, whlch
wlll grently add to the cvoning's pleas
ures. Pretty booths, containlng valen
tlnes, fancy work, flowers, candy, etc,
wlll bo preslded over by tho glrls. The
grab-bag and gypsles' tont wlll no doubt
be a sotirce of much fun. Tho admlsslon
fee ls small, the tlcket belng redecmed
ln cream and cake.
Under Treatment.
Frank L. Johnson, of Roanoke, has beon
ln the clty several days under tho treat?
ment of Dr. Joseph A. Whlte for an aftect
ed eye. Ho is the' son of Hon. I. V. John?
son, a very promlnent cltlzen of Rpanoko,
nnd for several years Stato Auditor of
West Vlrglnln.
Gold Watch Lost.
A lady's open-face gold wntch was
lost Friday afternoon between Elghth
and Broad Streets and tho Old Domln
lon Hospital. Tlie Inltluls "B. C. F,"
aro cut on the back. A roward wlll be
pald for lta return to No, 1118 East Maln
Street. ,
Prevents and breaks
up Grlp and
&
301 E. Broad Sf. (Gor, 3rd.)
This week you will find PRICES
CHANGED. Everything even
lower than last week. Better
grades of goods at same prices.
Not a pair of these shoes will go
back in stock. -?__
Ohlldron'B DonRola Shoos, all solld.
good styles; lnitton and laoe- nir.cn i
co 8, Regular prlces, BO, 60, "ift*,
ancUoc . . .......... ?*"C
Ohlldren's rJonftoui Shoou, all aolld,
good stylon; lnce; slzes S'A to cn?
II; wld for $1, now.Oyt*
About 200 polrs of Ladloa' flhooa,
?oruo of whloh sold for 13.50, ftOr*
taostly odda and ends, now . OVO
Ladles' Shoei, aevsml styles; butfcon
a.nd lace; not a pair vrorth ft 1 1 f%
lens than H.76, now ... 4>l.*y
Little G?nts' Shoea, aJl solld, good
atylei; afcealOlo 12K; regnlax fLf\n
prlces fl.OO to $1.60, now. . . VTfL
Mlisos' Dongola Kld Shoes. eeveraJ
etylea; mostlr all ilzen & to 7ftr
B; legular tl,S5 grade, now . . ./"w
600 palrs of Boys' A.lJ,-SoM Shoea |
good itylea and good wcarers; in iox
graln.and satln ealf; alM?2KtoBM!
Bold for HJB6to $1.60, all now 5iQr
Ladles' Shoo?, ln Vlol Kld; button
?md lace; made by tho best mo,nti
tacturers of thl? country; aedlTtm toes
and good style*; ncarly aJl aisos,
?old for |8.00, $.60 and $37(0
$1.69
$1.69
Ladles' patent Colt Shoea,
?up-to-dnte styles.
Ladles' 98.00 and gS.SO Shoea, sororal
lots to be closed out. We have ln thls
lot several polrs of Patent 41 nfi
Vlcl Kld?now.5> 1 ?VO
BTull diroottons how to make them.
Men'a Shoes. In thls department we
havo out prlce*} on & great uinziy goocls
toless-thaa V of origi?.?l prlccs, Rc
mumber the followlng irlooa apply to
X}e*r goodi, not to odd lots and old
atyles:
Men'a Laca and Oongxesa ORr
Skooai ?laoabroken.'Ot
Men'?8*tln OaUaadVlct ?1 lf)
KiaLace;8hoo?. -JJI.^V
Several hundred polra ot Men's
Shottu, ln sattn oalf, box calf, Vlot
Kld; worth. double the ?| <(\
mone?r--nt ......... -4J??uy
Mcn'i Wolfc 8hoe*,ln ten good atylest
all good, honoat goods; ln box
^?iIl0l.kld:.wl*.,!M $1.98
Men's Hand "Welt Bhoea, ln ohont
BO gtyleti; eereral hundred palri thla
Maaon'sgoodJi; all leatherra; 9/) Afl
Men'a Patxmt Vlol KM, Pat*nt OoM,
and all other leathera now ln uae;
ln $4.00 and $6.00 grade; tf 2 Q8
Ledlet' Robbera* the SBo. lnr
gxevde at. . . .. * "v
Mtsaes' Robbera; the Me, | Q-v
g-radc ki. * Ofc*
Calldren'a Rubberaj the 8co. | "7r
grade at. I'w
Men'a ? Kubber Boote; Cl % n
13.00 grade at.??*? 1V
LadJoB* R-ubber Boote; <?1 ln
$8.00 grade at.-pl <**y
MlAses' Rnbber Booba; $1,80 QOr
gradonfc."OL
Chlldron's Rabber Roota; nft*
$tt,fi8 grade at . . . /VC
Men'a Arotlo O-rershoos, np f\Qr>
Dabney & Johnston
Thlrd and Broad Streets.
SUCCESSFUL CONTESTANTS
????? iN THE tmii
TIMES-DISPATCH WANT GOLUS3N
Six Prizes Awarded Each Week for Best Drawinga
See Want Page.
A large number of drawings were sub
mitted ln competltlon for tho slx prlzes
offered by "The Tlroes-Dlspatch want
cojumns flrat week'a cartoon contest.
Many of them were good Idoas, very
nlcely lllustrated with black Ink on
white paper or card board, as requlred
by the rules of the contest, and there
wore qulte a number drawn on colored
paper, while some were drawn wlth pen
dl. Unlesa the conteatants FOLLOW
THE RULES CLOSQLY they cannot dx
pect to wln a prlze. It is also POSI
TIVELY AGAttNST THE RULES TO
WR1TE THE NAMBOF CONTESTANT
ON THE FACE OP THE DRAWING.
The name and address nuist bo written
PLAINLY ON THE BACK OF THE
DRAWrNG.
Another fault wlth some of the con
tcstants Is thnt they make thelr draw?
ings too small. Tbe drawlng sihould be
from five to soven Inolies ln wldth, wlth
corresponding length.
Tako plenty of time; make the draw?
lng and letterlng clear and plain. ANY
DRAWING THAT IS NOT ORIGINAL
wlll be thrown out of the contest.
The slx prlzes for tho best drawlnw
submttted last week were awarded as
follows:
Flrst prlze. $2.00 order?L. Fltzgerald,
Amerlcan National Bank, clty.
Second prlze, $1,00 order?L. A. B,
Elghth and Leigh Streets, clty.
Thlrd prlze, $1.00 order?Arthur Colllna
No. 2111 Churoh Hlll Avonuo, clty.
Fourth prlze, 11.00 order?A. E. Warrei\
Adei, Ohlo. j
Flfth prlze, $1.00 order-Mrs. M. Wk
Glass, No. 7ll Eas-t Lelgh Street. clty. '
Slxth prtze, $1.00 order?C, M. Lynel
No. 1424 Grove Avenue, clty.
Speclal mentlon ls due the followlnf
named oontestants:
RICHMOND, VA.
TVm, O. Herndon, S. B. Rlchardson,
Douglns Stlth. J. S. C,
C. MerrlU. D. s. Walker,
Arehle Steiner. W. E. Colgin,
S. B. Rlchardson, J. W. Smart,
G. M. Lyne, J. H. Davenport,
Mlsa Lula Calrus, G. M. Lyne,
John F. Stlth, Ilee Strauss, _. ..
Barton Palmer, Georgo E. i'ou'ea,
R. O. Mundon,
AMELIA, VA . :
Carolilne IC Meson.
SALEM. VA.
Mrs. C. W. Turner.
CAROLrNZE, VAu
Mlas Mary Drew.
SALUDA, VA.
E. P. Fergusson.
FARMVILLB, VA.
Spencer ArmJstead.
ROYAL ARCANUM
SHOWS ACTIVITY
A Banquet to Be Held Tuesday
Evening?Poet Laureates
Get in Their Work.
Tha Royal Arcanum counclls are gottlng
a declded move on themselves ln thls
burg. Union, No. 61, wlll havo a banquet
Tuesday nlght at the Masonlc Hall on
Twenty-flfth Street. Tho . grand ofllcera
wlll bo present. Shockoe, No, 895, ls ar
rnnglng for her annlversary celebratlon,
ns Is Henrlco Councll. Brother Garlick, of
Union, slngs:
"Of all the good worlt belng dono,
Nono cxcols that of Union, fifty-one."
IIo Is answored by Honrlco's poot-lau
reatoi
"All oC you havo got on a go,
But none exceeils tho galt of Henrlco."
Then look at thls:
"Renlly of them all none In flner
Than old McCarthy. wlth Mr. Mlner."
"All of you undorstand wo are hero
Slngs out tho rep. from old Bolvldero."
"Elhn quoth she hasn't a rhymlng name,
But counts on 'gettlng thero' Just the
Bnme."
"virglnia chlmes ln wlth a pretty song,
And etxya she Is golng ahead right
along."
Now liBtcn at Dab. Wlllnoy, whoso so
uorous volco peals out thls pooan of vi'u'so
"Tho Royal Arcanum, long may sho
thrlve,
And nothlng outstrlp old 895."
"All of you boys can got you on n go,
But you'11 never overtalte our great
Shockoo,"
"The ayes soem to have lt?tho nyes
lmve It."
Alexandria Firm In Trouble.
(Hpuelul tii Thu Tinies-DUpatch.)
ALHKANDU1A, VA., Feb. 7.-Ctty
Sergeant Cox to-dny look pos-sasslon of
tho property ln tho bullding of tho Ii?
tarstuto Puro-Food Oouijmny, us the re?
sult of an utliu'iiiiii'iii at the Instanca
of C. C. Qartgls & nrolher. of Hultl
more, who urgod a cla|m of $3,000 agalnst
tho company, due on contract for fur
nlshlng supplloB, ?v* ? ' * ?
VALENTINE PARTY
FOR CHILDREN
One to Take Place at the Flrst
Baptist Church Afternoon
of February 13th.
Thero wlll be a St. Valentlne'a partyi
for chlldren at tho Flrst Baptlst Churcla
next Friday afternoon, February 13th,
from 3 to 6 o'clocK. The entertalnment
wlll bo under tho auspices of Mrs. George
Cooper, oaslsted by the ladles oC the
chu rch.
Each chlld will recelve a valentlne.upon.
presentlng a tlekct at the postofllce, whlch."
will be In chargo of Mlss Elizabeth Knlght/
Eulallo Haskor nnd Kate Turpln.
A prlze wlll be given to the chlld whe
succoeda bllndfolded lu plnnlng a dart In
the center of a largo "heart stratohed on
ennvau. Another attractlon wlll be the>
flsh pond. preslded over by Mlss Alta
Cooper, Loulso Knlght, Kata and Amy
Wlllianis. Tho eandy tablo wlll ba ln
charge of Mra. Duko Putney, asalstod by
Ellso Prlce, Mary Wortham and others.
Ico cream and enke wlll be sold, and there
will bo musle and recltations by MIssm
Edna Stevena, Spreull, Blenner, Florence
Lench, Genevleve Leach, Suslo Luck, Ell**
nbc-th Allan nnd others. A plcasant tlm*
is promlsed all who attend.
Sum Grows Apace.
Seoretary W. Bon Pulmer, of the Vet
crun Cavalry Assoclatlon, makes the.
followinj- report ot' funds recelved for tafc
eroctlou of tho Stuart monument;
Amount last roported, Fobru?
ary lst.; 2,*10O.O?
Mlss Mary ,\V, Halnos,
Treasurar J. EX B.
Stuart Chapter Daugh
tcra of tho Confed
oraey. Stattnton, Va. 26.00
Mrs. M. A. E, Wood
brldge, Brevurd, N.
O. 10.00
Colonel Jno. W. Gordon,
clty . 100.00
Colonel NV. R. Johnson,
Crescent, W, Va,. 20.00
Stover Camp, C. V?
No. 20. Strasburgr, A'o. 10.00
Colonel A. C. Peay. clty 2.M
- 173, OT
Total . f2.M2.U