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THEATRES
THJSWEEK
Comlng Attractlons at the
Academy and BIjou.
A FAR-FAMED VIOLINIST
Koclan Eagorly Awaited by Lovors of
Music?Tho War-Play Winchester.
Matlame Her_mann attho
BijuU.
ACADEMY ? Tu*flday, "Winchester."
Saturday, Koclan.
BIJOU?Madome Herrmann, all week
wlth usual matlnees.
The present thcatrlcnl season ls on
the wane. Sprlng Is nearly a month off
yet, but the slgns of the end of tho
theatrlcaJ (neason are In the alr, and
already leadlng: men, soubncttos, and
all the rest, are beglnnlng to look about
for a Summor engngement. Many com
panlos closo In Aprll, and the month
of showers Is so near now, to one
whose salary enda shortly after All
Fools' Day, that It ls tlmo to open the
cyes to that fact. Thoro havo been
some excellent attractions hero thls sea?
son, and thcro aro qulte a number yet
to come, though, f,rom now on, with
the exceptlon of ono or two weeks, they
wlll not orowd each other.
Manager R. U Olffen -wlll not have
a dnamatlc stock company ln Rlehmond
for the sprlng and summer season. ln
Btead, he wlll organlze a blg muslcal
comedy company, whlch wlll nltemate
between thls clty and NorfoUt, each pro
duotlon belng put on for two weeks.
'A dramatlc stock company wlll probably
be organlzed to flll In the tlme not
occupied by the Olffcn Company. Un
Iess that were done. or some other at
troctlon provlded, every other week at
tho Academy would be dark.
The Muslcal Comedy Company wlll no
doubt be wclcomed for those who know
Mr. Glffen, renllzo that he wlll put
forth every effort to g-lve hls patrons
. the best productions posslble. The Glf?
fen Company wlll open ln Norfolk on
March' 23d and wlll be seen hore tho
followlng week. Manager Wolls has not yet
announced hls plans. but he has formcd
the hablt of keoplng his hand on the
pulse of hls patrons, and whatever ho
does, he wlll no doubt grlvo the theatre
goers here what they seem to want
most,
MOST SUOCESSFUL WAR PLA.Y.
A. most successful war play Is promlsed
for Tuesday nlght at the Academy of
Muslc. It Is entltled "Winchester," and
haa been written by Edward McWade.
The drama wlll be glven nn elaborate
productlon, wlth entlrely now scenery
and accessories, In tho last act thero
wlll be shown a "race for llfe," in whlch
Miss Margaret May, a handsomo young
Bctress, who has been spcclally en
gagod, wlll appear wlth her famous
jumplng horse. "Mazeppa," ln one of the
most sensatlonal and thrllllng eplsodcs
ever presented on the stngo. "Wln
cheater" ls In four acts wlth tho scenes
laJd ln tho Shenandoah Valloy, ln 1SC3.
The Btory tells of Major Kearney (Ed?
ward Mackay), a Northern offlcer, who
ls -woundcd, and nursed back to health
by Virglnia Randolph (Miss Margaret
May), a Southern glrl. The herolne, a
hlgh-splrltcd daughter of the famous
Virglnia house of Randolph, falls ln
love wlth the Unton army officer, who,
to *whlle away the tlme, taught her
telegraphy, at whlch sho bccomes an
txpert
Lator, she makes use of her knowl
cdge, \aps a wlrc that runs dlrectly
across the roof of her house, nnd from
the cupalo takes all tho messnges seat
between Winchester and Kernstown,
thereby gettlng and sendlng to her
brother, who ls a captaln ln the South?
ern army, all tho movemeots of the
Northern troops. She Is finally dlscov
tred to be a spy, but tho men who
knew tho secret do not use lt agalnst
her, because they want evldence of dls
honor, and, lf posslblo, to hang her
lover, Major Kearney. Ho, therofore, Is
aocused of belng the spy, ls court-mar
tlaled, and sentcncd to be shot at sun
rlso. Unde,r covcr of tho nlght the hero?
lne rldea to Kernstown, havlng pro
cured a pass through the llnes, con
fesBQs to the general commandlng, and
obtalna a reprleve, pendlng examlna
tion. for her lover. After an eneounter,
durlng whlch she shoots the vlllaln from
hls horse. she arrlvcs Just in tlme to
prevent the eiecutlon. Tho east la
a strong one. and Includes such well
known people as E. L. Snader, Edward
McWade, J. W. Benson, John Gorman,
Thornas Qulnn, Charles Schaeffer, Hen?
ry "Walthall, Gny Bennett, Joseph Han
na-way, Margaret May, Mlldred Man
ners, Florenco Lytelle and many oth
ers.
KOCIAN HEHE TH7S WEEK.
Bohemlan societles throughout the
country are much Interested In the pres?
ent vlsit of thelr talented countryman,
Koclan, and aro eager to do hlm en'ery
honor. The artlstie trlumph of thls won
derful young vlollnlst, who ls barely
elghteen years old, ls well known ln hls
natlve country, and has traveled to this,
so he by no means comes as a stranger,
ln securlng Koclan for an Amerlcan tour,
Manager Rudolph Aronson had to falrly
drag hlm away from London managers,
who were most anxlous to keep so great
a favorlto wlth tho concert golng publlc
throughout Europe for the blg concerts
In London and Parls. Koclan wlll ap?
pear here on Saturday, February 14th,
at the Academy of Muslc.
Koclan, who was a fellow-pupll of
Kubcllk, was born February 22, 1SS4.
When scarcely more than an Infant he
dlsclosed n passlon for muslc, and, be?
foro he had reaohed hls fourth year,
was the possessor of a little flddle, from
whlch--although it was llttlo more than a
toy?ho contrived to educe muslc. Hls
father, a schoolmaster, was an exceTleht
muslctan, and lovingly nurtured the
huddlng genlus of his son. He tnught hlm
the rudlments of muslc and gave hlm
useful Instructlons ln bowlng and flnger
lng. thus laylng the groundwork for hls
future cducaiion undor one of the fore
most masters ln Europe.
Koclan, who ls under the management
of Rudolph Aronson, made hls Amerlcan
debut on November 22, 1302, at Carnegle
Hall, New Tork, ln conjunctlon wlth a
grnnd orchestra of ono hundred musl
clans, under Walter Damroscli's conduc
torshlp.
MADAMB HEItRMANNr AT BIJOU.
Wlth the week's engagement at the
BIjou Theatro, whlch wlll begln to-mor?
row nlght, the season of vaudeville wlll
close at thls popular -playhouse, Thls,
of course. does not mean that there wlll
not he other attractlons. for there wlll
bo ' numerous travellng organlzatlons of
the best class, but it does mean that
loyers of vaudovlllo wlll havo thelr "last
opportunlty of seclng thls stylo of en
tertnlnment untll next season, Thls
belng true, Manager Wolls has dotor
ntlned that hls patrons shall have tho
very best that money can secure so that
the season shall end ln a blaze of glory,
as lt were.
He haa, therefore, er.jra.ged for the clos
Ing week the organlzatlon headed by
Mme. Adelaide Herrmonn and managed
by Mr. J. K. Burke. In this bill there
are seven acts, each of whlch is strong
cnough to stand alone without headlln
era, and yet thero are two of those acts
which are of unusual strength. Both
are well known in RJehmond, and as a
matter of fact each is an odditlon to
the vaudevilie stago of moro than pass
lng Interest. In her latest and best
creation, "Maglc of the Orlent," Mme.
Adelaide Herrmann clearly demonstrates
that she ls rightly entltled to tne namo?
Quoen of Magric. All admlrers of the
black art, and these are numeroua, are
unanlmous in the oplnion that she is an
artlst in her line without a peer. *?ne
costumes her proOuctlon with marked
flnlsh and everything she does Is mysti
fylng and startllng. The other featura
act of the entertalnment wlll be fur
nlshed by Lottle Brandon ln a clrcultous
and spectre-like dosh through space, en
tltled "Looping the Loop," the majt son
sational act presonted on any' stage.
The other acts to be seen, each of
which could be well featured, aro these.
The Fitzgibbons-McCoy trio, who aro
comedians and vocallsts of tho flrst
water; Leroy and Woodford, whose act
ls well known on almost every vaude
vlllo stage in this country; Jennle Yea
raa-ns, a comedienno who has been called
"everybody's favorlte;" Sophie Burn
ham, a colorateur soprano of much mr
It, and the La Nolo Brothers, comedy ac
robats.
This is the bill whlch Manager Wells
haa secured and which he promises to
be fully In kecping with the reputatlon
of his house for supplying tho best that
can bo secured.
Owlng to the large number of tickets
ordered and not called for. such ticlteU
will be placed on sal? promptly at l-ao
oclock for matinees and 7:30 o'clock
for night performances.
Tho Norfolk Landmark sald of thls
attraction last week:
??3hemrai\.by has anothor corklng good
vaudovlllo show this week. The popular
place of amusement was crowded to the
doors last night, and it is only Justlce
to the varlous acts to say that each and
overy one scorod heavily.
"The pcrformance commenced with the
La Nole brothers. comedy acrobats, who
presented somethlng new. They wore
followed by Lo Roy and Woedford, who
have ono of the best conversatlonal acts
ever on tho Grnnby stage. Madume
Adelaide Herrmann came next with her
"maglc of the Orlent." Mme. Herrmann
has now beon a lendlng firrure before the
publlo for over three soasona and she
has amply vlndlcated herself as tlio le
gltlmate and loglcal successor ln maglc
of lnto husband, Herrmann the Great
whose namo stood for all thnt was eml
nent in tho art of conjmring and illu
sions. Mme. Herrmann has provnd not
only that she lenrned sucoessfully tho
eecrots of tho great maglelan, but also
that she has talent and charm of a per?
sonal nnture In her own rlght. Miss
Sophie Burnham cliormed the aiidlence
with her dellghtful slnging and waa
forced to respond to numerous encores.
She was one of the strongeBt features.
Mllton and Dollle Nobles, who have not
been seen ln Norfolk for several years,
followed wflli thelr one-act comedy, en
tltled "Wny Walker Reformed." whlch
Is undoubtedly tho cleanest, funnlest and
best thlng ln Its llne that lt has been
the pleasure of Norfolk theatre-goers to
witness since the Granby was bullt.
They recelved a curtain call at the fln
lsh, whlch was well deserved. Miss Jen
nle Yeamans. bllled as Amerlca's come
dlenne, caught on from the start. Her
act has the stamp of orlginallty and
pleased everybody. The porformance
closes wlth tho Fitzglbbon-McCoy trlo ln
a muslcal sketch entltled "A Mlschlevous
Brother." It is full of laughs and closed
tho show wlth a hurrah."
GEORGE FAWCETT COMPANY.
No theatrical productlon New York has
ever had caused more of a sensatlon than
dld the productlon of "Ghosts" by the
George Fawcett Company, with Mary
Shaw, at the Manhattan Theatre, where
the famous Ibsen play ls stlll runnlng.
Its success as an artlstic effort was un
equivocal, while the 'play as - a wholo
came ln for an extraordlnary amount
of attentlon. Invectlves were hurled upon
it unanlmously by the dramatlc critlcs,
while those same crltics declared that so
long as lt had to be played, no better
company could have been found to play
lt.
? Mary Shaw, who wlll oontlnue for a
long tlme under the dlrectlon of George
Fawcett, the Baltlmore actor-manager,
was compared to Duse, Bernhardt, Mrs.
Flske, and the other gTeat women whose
art has swayed the world, while tho bup
portlng company, conslstlng of Mnurice
Wilktnson, Frederlck Lewls, Charles A.
Gay and Vlrginln Kllne, recelved the
highest praise. Broadway Is loath to be
lieve that there are many great actors
who have never been seen on Broadway.
but on thls occasion lt was admltted
wlthout questlon. Frederlck Lewls, par
tlcularly. in hls Interpretatlon of the son.
was clamorously applauded ln the publlc
press.
In vlew of this great suecess ln New
York, lt ls posslble that "Ghosts" may
bo sent to all the principn] cltles of the
country wlth this some east. Thls may
be several weekH off, however, as lt ls
now announced that the New York en
v'lgement wlll bo lndeflnlto. -The blg;
cltles to be covered on a tour, If one Is
undortaken, wlll embrace Boston. Phlla
delphla, a return to Washlngton, a re?
turn to Baltlmore. Chicago and all the
other principal cltles.
The George Fawcett Company, with
Frank Gllmore, whlch ls now playlng
Atlanta and Blrmlngham, wlll return to
the headquarters. Chase's Theatre, Bal?
tlmore, very soon, and then the com?
pany, wlth Mr. Fawcett hlmself nnd
Porey Haswell, wlll eo over tho clrcult.
On thls Southern trlp tho company wlth
Mr. Glllmore has mot wlth phenomenal
suecess oyerywhero lt has played, wlth
the result that lt ls to be strengthehed
and contlnued as nne of Mr. Fawcett's
principal ,enterprlses.
Miss Lucllle Ln Verne, ono of the great
est eharncter no.tressos the cnuntry
knows. wlll Joln the company withln a
few weeks and will be seen ln all tho
productlons. Her nrt has won tho liigh
ost prnhe from dminatlo orltlcs all over
, the country.
NEW SYSTEM
OF LIGHTING
The Streets of Cape Charles
to Be Lald With Malns.
. /..? i ?:
(Spoclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
CAPB CHARLES, VA., February 7.?
Mr.'-- Rumblo, of tlio Ponhnylvaniu Gua
Llght Company, of Philadolphla, cloned a
fieal to-day with Mr. C. A. 'i'ravls to fur?
nlsh hlm a plant nnd power for thopur
poso of llghtlng the business sectlon of
Ohla city, It Is proposed to lay malns
through the BtrcotB, for whlch ho '< has
eecured a franchlae ^roin tho City Cijiun
oll, thoso malns to ' . tapped by those; de
airing to avail r ^yelvos of tho pew
llght. Mr. Trav'-?.:.as already mado don
traotB with most of the buslness housea
und txpeots to begln work on tho.pliknt
ln a week or ten days. The new llght ls
somothlng slmllar to acetyllne, but much
softcr and brilllunt.
POLITICS.
Mr. Otho F. Mears ls out ln a card an
nounclng hls determlnatlon not to accept
a renomlnatlon for Commonwealth's At
tornoy, ^Followlng Mr.' Mears' deollnatlon
ls the announcemeiit of Mr, T. U. Robort
sou, of tho Eastvllle Herald, and John D,
Nottlngham, Jr,, for the olllce,
Tho announcement of Mr, Nottlnghnm aa
a candldate for Commonwealth's Attor
ney settles the questlon ot tho father,
Hon. John E. Nottlnghnm, member of tho
Hcuso, standlng for re-eleotlon, as lt ls
hardly thought father and son would run
nt tho same tlmo for dlfferent oftlces, and
thls wlll strengthcn the chnnces of Dr,
Charles Smlth, who ropresented tho county
sovoral terms In tho House und who Is a.
candldate agnln as floater dolegate, Tho
outiook for a llvoly catnpalgn was nover
brlehter, and thoro wlll ovldontly bo a
llvoly aoramblo for all county ofllees.
Mr, J, B. Bell and Edward W. Nottlng
tiam, representlng dlfferent sootlons ot the
county, aro out as candldatas for com
m saloner of tha_ revenuo, while Messrs.
Hlram B, Wlllinms and Benjamln Not
tlngham,' also llvlng ln dlfferent seotlops.
are canaldates for tn? s?m? oflloo, and
Mr. Charles H. Savage, of Cape Charles,
wlll be a candldate on hls own hook.
In explanatlon of two men belng nsso
ciatod together for this office, lt has gen?
erally been customary for'a man ln the
upper part of tho county to joln forces
with a lower county maii, pool Uielr In
terests and emolumonts of the offlco.
John Smlth, colored, was arrestcd rod
handed thls mornlng about 'J o'clock ln the
storo of EJ. J. Twiford, trylng to aecure
an entrance to hls safe. Smlth waa com
mitted for tlie actlon of tlie grand Jury.
A SL1CIC BWLsDLlfl.
A allok swlndlor, under the name of
Smlth, has duped several of our people
on the Eastem Bhore. His schome Is to
represent hts beat belng aBhore ln Borno
nearby creek or Btrcam, leaded with olams
or oystors, and soliclt boiiio boatmen to
transfer the cargo nnd market thom,
pnying hlm a nomlnal siun for the same.
In several lnstanoea tho money has been
pald, but no strandod bnat has yet nmte
riwIUed at the polnt dcalgnated by tha
slit.. indlvldual.
Smlth Is accenipanled by a womnn whom
ho olalma as hls wlfo. and la now on tho
"Westeru Shoro, where no doubt he wlll
ply hls llttle fllm-flam gamo.
Mr. A|jel I.awson, a hlghtly respoctod
cltlzen of the county, ls sorlouely, 111 with
pneumonla.
REV. MR. SPOONER
WHITE R1BBONERS
An Address to Be Dellvered by
Him To-Night at Trinlty
Methodist Church.
Rov, George (H. Spoonor wlll dellvor a
speclal dlBcourso to the Whlto Rlbboners
at Trinlty Methodist Church to-nlght, and
doubtless a largo nudlenco wlll groot
hlm, The sermon on tompernnco recently
preached by tlio popular mlnlster at Lclgh
Street Biuptlst Church has been greatb*
compllmented. " "*
Mr. Bpooner Is fully abronst wlth the
tomperanco tldo. and. hls dellverance
aro goins of loglo and oloquenco,
Tho resolutlon recently piiased by East
End W. C, T. V. commondlng tho pro
nounced Btand of the pulpit on the tom
peranuo seutlmeiit, reneota the sentlmo'at
of the cntlre White lut>bon Army.
BROAD AND
FIRST
E. T. FAULKNER COMPANY
THE DAYLIGHT CASH STORE
BROAD AND
FIRST
SPRING GOODS SALE!
PRICES THAT STAND FOR
ASTONISHING VALUES 1
This is'a carofully thonght-out salo, in which
monfchB of offort fuicl thoir culmination in tho
shapo of a most complote variety of unmatched
bargains. Eomember, it pays to buy your
goods hero. Somo of the special values are i
33% Per Cent. Less than
Regular Price.
Figured Striped Madras, Striped
Nainsook, Striped ' Pique Madras,
was l5cto 19c, now 11c.
A SKIRT SALE.
New Line.
A Walking Skirfc for $3.79.
Stltchcd Sbraps, ln fjray, bluo and black;,
A Walking Skirb a.fc $4.98.
Sliapcd bands and Ht.rn.ps.
A Dress Skirt for $9.50.
Klltcd seams,' grnpo triminlng.
SILK WAISTS.
Price Wonders. ;
$3.98 BrUliantine Waist, $2.50.
Cream homstltchcd tuoks.
$5 Peau d6 Boie Waist, $3.50.
Tucked front, back and collar, largo sleeves.
$6.50 Taffeta Waist, $5.00. ""
Accordlon-pleatcd front, bnck and sleeves.
$12.50 Barathea Silk Waist, $11.
Hand embroidered box pleata.
SPECIAL DRESS QQODS SALE
?UNHEARD OF PRICES.
I
Colored Dress Qoods.
Speclal Prlccs.
An Etamine for 39c.
All colors; these aro worth 60c.
French Batiste at 48c.
Thirty-elght lnches wlde.
89c Mohair at 75c.
Forty-four Inchea wlde.
$1.00 French Voile at 89c,*
These are speclal, 40 lnches
wlde.
Sail Cloth for $1.00.
Just the right thlng: for sepa
rate slcirts. .
Cream Dress Goods.
Albatross afc 39c.*
All-wool, 3J lnches wlde.
Corded Batiste at 50c.
All-wool, a Hne cloth.
89c Melrose for 69c.
i Forty-four lnches wlde.
iEolian Cloth for 75c.
A nne Silk Warp fabrlo.
Wool Crepe de Chine, $1.00
Thls la a speclal number.
Black Dress Goods.
dreat Valucs.
A Whipcord. at 50c.
Ail-wool, 86 Inohes-wlde.
Crepe Cloth at 75c.
AJl-wool, 44 Inohes wlde.
75c Batiste at 69c.
1 Thls ls speclal; lt ls 44 Inohes
wlde.
89c Kersey at 75c.
Splendld value for skirts.
AMelroseat $1.00.
Thls ls as good value as the
one above.
SPRING WASH QOODS SALE
UNKNOWN PRICES.
Percales.
New Prlces.
10c Percales at 83c.
Llght spring patterns.
12^Percales for 10c.
These are soft flnish.
Gralatea Cloths, 15c.
Strlpes and solld colors.
Crinkle Crepons at 12hc.
A full llno of colors.
Grendalin Crepons at 10c.
A large llne of colors.
Madras.
New Prlcea.
Amoskeag Ginghams at 10c
New sprlng stylea.
Toile duNord Ginghams,122
New sprlng styles.
French Madras at 15c.
Tnls ls a low price.
Scotch. Madras at 21c. .
Sheer and clear new prlntlngs.
39c Silk Gingham at 25c.
Scotch checka.
Oxfords.
New Prlces.
Mercerized Oxford at 15c.
"Whlte grounds, ln rlngs and
dots.
Mercerized Madras at 25c.
The newest colorlngs.
A Soisette at 25c.
"White . and colored grounds.
Mercerized Oxford at 33c.
A silk-lllce) weave.
Mercerized Oxford at 45c7
Thla la a heavler weave than
tlie one above.
BROAD AND
FIRST
E. T. FAULKNER COMPANY
THE DAYLIGHT CASH STORE
BROAD AND
" FIRST
VIRGINIA
UGHTWOOD
Barrel of it Sent to Wilkes
barre. Pa. as Curiosity.
NEWS FROM YORK COUNTY
Oysters Fatter Than Usual Thls Sea?
son and Quantities Gathered?Glou
cester Minister Assisted in Car
rying District for the "Drys.\
(Speclr.' to Tho Tlmes-Dlspiitch.)
YORKTOVSN, VA., Feb. 7.-Vlrginla,
"llghtwood" ls an ?unknown quantlty ln
tho hllly roglon of Wllkcsbarro, Pa. Miss
Annle Olcutt, a former resldent of York
town and now engaged ln school-work
ln tho Keystono State, wroto Mr, G. E.
Bryan a few days ago of thls pltlablo
condltlon of lgnoranco wlth the reauest
to forward her a barrel of the apllnters
as curlosltles, to be dlstrlbuted among
her ; many frlends. He rcadlly complled
and cut down a masslve plne, whose
trunk contalned only about three inches
of sap, out of threo feet dlanietor, and
forwarded the barrol of fat chlps ns re
questcd.
The U. S. tralning shlp Lancaster, It ls
now learnod wlll lay here durlng tne
months of Fobruary and March, thla har
bor havlng b?w asslgned her as a baso
of operntlons, tnd' as target-proctlca
grounds.
Aotlce operatlons In ngrlcultural affalrs
aro now the orders of the day among the
farmers. tho crop of early peas gottlng
tlie . blggest shura of attentlon. Largo
quantities of snod and fertlllzora arrlvo
daily,' Seed tlme wlll bo ln full blast ln a
couple of weelw at least,
The lusclous York Rlvor oyster, oele
brated far' nnd near for Its flavor and flno
entlng quulltles ls bettor now than over,
fatter than usual. owlng to tho extrenioly
low tldes.
Tlio Ushermcn of thls vlolnlty are g*t
tlng thelr pond nots liKjihapa to entrap
tho bony herrlng and toothsomo sliad
whlch wlll soon bo here on achedule tlnue.
FyKea are gettlng to be used more than
ever now; thoy aro glvlng exoellent re?
sults.
The Chesapoalce StoamBhlp Compnny's
gteamep "Choiiotte waa aguln delayed by
fog in Ohosapeako Pay aiul was deluycd
ln maklng hor landing durlng the mlddle
of tlie week. Tho fog httH been a serlous
msnace to navlgatlon more than usual
durlng thla wlnter, as the vesHols of thls
llno, raroly, If ever, fall vtotlms to tlils
specles of nmrltlme danger.
OYSTER BIRK'KUNa,
Mr, J. C. Thpmpson, nanager for R, KJ.
Roberts Co, oyster-shucklng house has
Just returnod from a trlp to Baltlmqro,
whora he went u* make, ?*'? regular
(
monthly aettlemsat. Durlng Jonuary tho
flrm slnickeri 50OO bushels of the blvaJvo,
a remarkably hea.vy output .for the flrst
month of tlio enterprlso. Indlct.tlona are
that 'ere long tlie Qloucester Shore will
be dotted with packlng plants of all klnds
and descrl.Ptlons.
Roy. Dr. Graves and Mr. Klchard Brls
tow of the Gtoucester Munford Bank
lng Oo. ' have been visitlng Glaucester
Polnt durlng tho week.
Mr. Frank Power, accompanled by Mra.
Power, were vlsltora here durlng tho mid
dle of the week, Mr. Power is a son of
the late Dr. Robert Power, so promlnent
in this sectlon about fifteen or twenty
years ago. Hls vlslt to the scenes of his
boyhood is occasloned by the dopreda
tlons of people on his large tracks of tlm
ber land. He is now a natlve ot Atlanta,
Ga., havlng amassed conslderable w.ealth
as a publlc contractor In that clty.
Mr.- Geo. B. Bryan has beon visitlng
frlends and relatlves ln Norfolk and New
port News for the past weoV or ten days.
Mlsa ,Harrletto Cowles Is flnishlng the
unexpired term of Hunts' week school
made vacant by the roslgnatlon of Mlss
Nellle Oray, who deellned to complete tho
schooi year owlng to the enfeebled eondi?
tlon of hor health. Miss Cowles is from
Hampton.
* SOCIAL OPTION.
News recelved here in last few days
state that Mr. R. K. Mlnson who left
here some elght or ten years ago to accept
a positlon with tho Southern Paclflc Rail?
road, and who up untll last Soptember
was travellng passcngor agent with head
quarters at San Francisco has just re
slgned hls posltlon and gone lnto copper
minlng at CUtton, Qraham county, Arl
zona.
Rev. Wm. B. Lee. rector of the parlshes
of Abington and "Ware In Gloucostor coun?
ty, spent the week here and took an ac?
tive part In the lato local optlon flght
whlch resulted ln the dlstrlcts going dry.
Mr.. Wlnnle Rowe the popular agent nt
Glouce.ster Polnt is agaln able to bo out
after a prostratod spell of Indlsposltlon.
Mlss Bottle, daughter ot Capt. J. Ash
has fully receoverod from tho lato attack
of measlos, with whlch she has been
afTllcted.
Hon. J. F. Hubbard, judge-elect of thls
circult, who hns been qulte slck for somo
tlme post has reconclled sufflclently to
bo In town durlng the mlddle of the week.
Hla health ls greatty Improved and he ls
agaln able to attend to hls professlonal
dutles.
Mr. E, T. Matthews of Surry, Va.
spent a couple of days on buslness here
durlng the week.
Mlss Clara Sanderaon has been replao
Ing Mlsa Josophlne Glbba, as central at
the Chesapeako Telephono Co's offico at
Grafton. Va. for a few daya, Mlsa Olbbs
ls aufferlng from a sllght attack of tho
.grlppe.
NEQROES RESTLESS
Many Leaving for Other Parts?Mrs.
Loth III.
(Speclil to Tli* Tluiea-Dlipiitch.)
WAYNESBORO, VA, Feb, 7.-For
some reason thero apaears great unrest
nniong tho negro population of thla and
Albemarle countles. Many aro leavlng
nnd have left fer other parta.
Aaked the rea*on, some say they are
going to a Btate where tliey wlll be al
lowed to vote.
Burglors ente/'od Whlte's dry gaoda
store lost pigVA between tha houra of
4 and 5 o'clock, steallng shoes and other
wearlng apparel. No arrests.
The handsome Templeton homo, oa
Wayne Avenue, la now . flnished and
wlll soon be ocoupled.
Mr. Harry Hogshead, of the flrm ot
Hogshead Brothers, Staunton, has ppened
a very attractlve drug store on" Maln
Street. ? v^
Mrs. W. J.- Loth, who has many Rleh?
mond frlends. aa she formerly resdded
there. has been dangerously 111 for ten
days. Bverythlng that emlnent physl
clans and skllled nurses can do la be?
lng done, but her condltion is thought
fcery crltlcal.
TO REPAIR AT ONCE
Mrs. Gill Lost No Time ln Clearing Up
from the Fire.
Mrs. GIU, superlntendent of tha Mala
Orphan Asylum, lost no tlme yesterday
in gettlng thlngs ln shape after the flre,
whlch destroyed the green house, and la
havlng the debrla removed.
She had her boys early on the ground,
and plumbers and carpenters were scoa
at work repairing thlngs. The loas wlll
probably reach (1.500, while Mrs. Glll
sald yesterday she would begln at onca.
to ask the frlends of the instltutlon to
contrlbute.
Offlcera of the assoclatlon and mem
bers ot the Board of Dlrectors went out
to the home yesterday ahd authoriaed
Mrs. Glll to proceed at onco wlth th?
ropalrs.
Among the plants destroyed by the flre
were a number of valuatole ones belong
Ing to cltlzens who had them kept thero
durlng tlie wlnter.
NEW LADIES' CIRCLE
WILL BE INSTITUTE1?
Since the Instltutlon of a Ladles' Circla
of tho Drulds on Church Hlll by Joffer
son Grove, the movement has taken a
most enthuslastlc hold ln the West End*
and In tho near futuro a slmilor organi*
zatlon wlll adorn that sectlon of the clty,
Belvldero Grovo. No. 24, ls perhaps the
most Interested In thls movement, and
are aldlng tho commlttee, who aro work.
lng ln every way possible.
, On Frlrtay evenlng, February 27th, tho
team wlll give a seloct ball ln BelvUltre
Hall, the proceeds of whlch wlll be used
for rogalln for tho team,
The Bartenders' Union.
The Bnruvidera' Union meets thls af?
ternoon lu Murphy's Annex In regular
sesslon. Elghteon new membera wlll bo
tiilmltt.-d' and a number of appllcatlona
wlll he acted upon.
The committeo whlch haa tho ball in
chorgo wlll mak? a report, wbloh wlll
ahow that tha movement haa met wHh
phenomenal euccesa. ?
The union nmv Includes ln Its member.
?hlp nearly every whlto bartender of
tha clty.
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