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liveNews and Fresh Gossip From the Cities and Towns of Virginia.
ALEXANDRIA
CENTENNIAL
Flrst Baptlst Church to Cele
brate Its Anniversary.
WELL-KNOWN SPEAKERS
A Week of Servlces Wlll Be Held, Dur?
ing Whlch Time Several Notable
Baptist Mlnlsters Will Be Heard
in Alexandrla.
(Speclal to Tho Tlme.-DI-P-tch.)
A__EX__NDRIA, VA., Maroh ZO.-Ar
, rangemonts havo beon mado by the con
gregatlon of the Flrst Baptlst Church to
celebrate the one hundredth nnnlvorsary
ot Ita orgaalaatlon wlth a week of np
proprlate servlces, commencing Sunday.
?AprU 19th. Many distingulshed clcrgy
men of thls denomlnatlon wlll be presont,
. lneludlng all of the former pastors of tho
church now llvlng. The flrst sermon Sun?
day mornlng, Aprll 19th, wlll be dollvered
by Rev. Dr. R. J. TVHllngham, secretary
ot the Forelgn Misslon Board of tho
Boirthern Baptlst Convention. Tho fol?
lowlng Monday evenlng the addross wiu
be delivered by Rov. W. E. Hatcher, D.
D., lili. D.. of Richmond. Wodnosday
?vening the centennial orntlon wlll bo
.ellvered by Rev. W. C. Bittlng, D. D ,
of New York, who spont hls oarly llfo.
ln Alexandrla. Thursday evenlng ad?
dresses wlll bo delivered by Rov. I. M.
Mercer, D. D., aiM Revi C. H Ryland,
D D., the latter of Richmond Collego,
and both formor pastors of tho church.
Rev. G'eorge L. Hunt, D. D., LJ_. D.,
the presont pastor, wlll partlcipato ln tho
exerolsos. It has boon due largcly to hls
zeal and energy that the celebration Is
an assured success. .,_,-__,
Tho flnal exerolsos wlll be held Frlday
evenlng and wlll be of an lnterdenomlna
tlonal charaeter. The local clorgy wlll bo
Invlted and tho evont wlll be a "homo
evenlng." A rocopUon will be hold hy
the ladies of tho church. Tho Flrst Bap?
tlst Church was orgunlzed Aprll 22, 1893.
During Its long hlstory lt has been closo
ly assoclated with the Hfe of tho clty,
numborlng in Its mombershp many of
tho most prominent citlzone of Alexan
Plans for tho organizatlon of a Cham?
bor of Commerce for Alexandrla aro now
belng dovolopod by a committee appointed
by the Washlngton's Blrthday ABSocla
tlon. It is proposed to construct a flno
bulldlng horo ln a central locatlon to
cost about 510,000, to serve Uio purposo
of a home for a business mon s club as
woll as a Chamber of Commerco. Tho
commlttcemen have interviowed tho bus?
iness mon of tho clty and oxpross tho
oplnlon thnt tho project can be mndo a
success. ln thnt evont lt ls expected that
tho business Interests of Alexandrla would
be greatly ad.anced.
SHOTIN ROANOKE
Clarence Hodges is Paralyzed from His
Neck Down.
(Spoclnl to Tbo Tlmos-Dlnpatch,)
ROANOKE. VA., March 20.-ln the
liailway of the Oilrd floor of a house on
Ballroad Avenue about 1:30 o'cock to-day
Duck Carter, of Henry county, got lnto
u dliTlculty with Clarence Hodp-es nnd
\V_tf! Martln while under the lnfluemoe
of ilquor, and shot tho former In the right
sldo of the neck. Tho ball narrowly os?
caped the Jugular vein and lodged In tho
trplnal cord, paralyzlng hls body and
Ilmbs from neck down. Cnrtor was ar?
rested ond lockod up, and Hodgos takon
to tho hospital, whero he ls ln a critical
conditlon, with llttlo hopo of recovery.
Hls etatement waa taken, whlch is to
the effect that Carter camo lnto tho houso
drunk, declarlng that he had ronted lt.
A guarrel''eri8uea; and he drew hls gun.
Martln '_S_bbod him and tho weapon
waa dlscharged, tho bullot strlklng
Hodges.
Carter is a son of Samuel Carter, an
ox-constable of Honry county, nnd ls
promlnently connocted. Ho ts nlnoteen
years of ago. Hodges ls sevontoen and
the Bon of a woman who resldes In the
house -whoro the shooting ooourred.
THREE CANDIDATES
Well-Known Men Mentloned for Dr.
Le Cato's Vacant Seat.,.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dispatch.)
ONA_^N_*OCK, VA? March 20.?Dlsous
Blon as to who shall succeed Dr, George
iVW Le Cato as Stato Sonator from Onan
cock and Northampton countles ls noy
llfa. Three candldatos havo hoen spoken
ot?Bonjamln T. Guntor, S. Wilklns
Mathews, and Otho Mears. It has been
Bfllclally announced that Mr. Guntor wIlL
bo a candldato, and Mr. Moars wlll ln all
probaolllty bo ln tho fleld. Whllo Mr.
Mathews has stated ho wlll not run, hls
friends yot hopo ho will bo in tho raco.
These threo mon havo beon proiplnont
ln tho polltics of tho Virglnia Kastern
Shoro for mnny years, and should all
eivtor tho fl'cld, tho flght wouid bo very
llvely. Mr. Gttnter and MV. Moars nro
:*ommonwealth'B Attornoy of Accomao
ind Northampton countles, respoctlvely,
ind both havo decllned to nccopt anotlior
lerm. Mr. Mathows Is tbo mombor nf
ihe Houso of Delegates froril Accomao
county.
Bond Issue Defeated.
(8p_ol~l t" Tho Tline.-DI-p-tch;)
FREl?KRlCKKHi;itC;. VA., Mnrch 20.
rho election |n Stnfford county on the
questlon ot mibscrlblng Jlfty thousand
.(ill.irs to the ciipltHl sinclt nf tho Frrd
?rlckBburg and Rappaharmopk Eloctiio
Rallway resulted ln the d. font of the
prolect bv a innjnrlty of about two hun
_r.fl. All ?f llio pr--Incts have not been
heard from. At Stufford Storo and Brooke
sv.ry vote wa.s east agalnst tho sub
ecrlptlon
The Weems line wlll put a river stenmer
?>n tho Rappahannock, b.ginnlng Aprll
'.st. to rily b-fween thls city and ITrhuunu
:rl-wookly, golng and returning, Tho
llenmer will bo named Caroltno, ln honor
>f Carollno county.
Danvillc ln the League.
(Spoclal to Tfce Tliue_.DIip.tcb,0
DANVII-I-E, VA.. March 20.?Mr. CJeorge
Temple, who lias had the it.atter of r&is
ln ? "Tbe moit wonderful inudl.lno for all
l_roncbl-l affecUoni. * ? Ho*. Mlis.l'-Uitv,
lCattl- <---y, -.Unerjok, Irelm-l,
1R0WN S TROCHES
wSasSRSfo ^_______^__i__.
nnnuiue BRONCHIAL
Boutl
fldeni_ _
tvUt wiinff-Wtmamtmmn
Ing tha amounl necessary to s??talti I
local leam fdf lho Vlrtilnla-Curollnt.
Loaguo, hns boon suoceasful, and Dan
vlllo wlll be in the leaguo. At n. meotlng
held recontly nll tho cltles ombracod ln
lho leaguo announced' thoy wero ready,
and Dnnnvillo was glvon untll to-mor?
row to necbrtaln what sho wouid do,
Danville bolng In llno practlcally assuros
tho lcngtio, whlch wlll embroce Roanolto,
Lynohourg-, Danville, nnd Groonsboro.
NEW TELEPHONE LINE
Hlllsvllle and Stuart Company Organ?
lzed In Patrick,
(Spoclal to Tlie Tlmca-Dltpatch.)
STUART, VA,, March 20,-Captaln T.
J. Banka, of Carroli; T, L. Clarko, S,
C. Scott and othors met at W. W. Lee's,
near Lovors' Leap, ln thls county, on
yostorday and organlzed th Hllls?
vllle and Stuart Tolophono Company,
hnvlng for Its object tho conncotlon of
the two places and the Intormedlnto
polnts by tolophono. The line ls nlrcody
partly constructed, and wlll be comploted
wlthln tho next thlrty or forty days.
Thls wlll put thls county lnto dlrect oom
munlcatlon with nll the Southwestorn
countles of tho Stato and with Mount
Alry. N. C. , ?
Tho peooh orop wlll be practlcally a
fallure ln thls sectlon thls year. It wns
killed lu the bud during tho cold spell
about tho mlddle of Fobrunry and tho
treos aro not bloomlng.
? Vory llttle farm work has been dono
ln thls communlty for tho present crops.
Thousands of fruit treos aro belng
plnntcd thls spring, and tho people ex
pect to mako Patrick county the lendlng
npplo produclng county in tho State in
tho noar future.
WITH DYNAMITE
Ohrlstlansburg Ib Startled at Nlght by
Terrlflc Exploslon.
fSooclal to Xtie Tlme.-Dlspntch.l
CHRISTIANSBURG, "VA., March 20.
A most terriflo oxplosion, whlch nwnken
ed nnd startled tho inhabltants of the
town, occurred tiere nt 2 o'clock thls
morning, when the houso of a colored
woman, named Fannie Rohlnson, was
partlally dcmolished by dynamlte belng
placed on tho front door step. Tho wo?
man ond her ohlldron wero asleop In
the house' nnd escapod unhurt, whlch ls
almOst mlraculous. Thoro is no cluo
as to who tho perpetrators woro, and
the woman says she ls urmblo to ovon
form a susplclon. The damage to the
house ls estlmated at $100.
-?
In Wytheville.
(Spoclal to Tho TimoB-DIsoatch,)
WXTHBVH-LI-, VA., March 20.?Dr,
John T. Graham, a promlnent physlclan
and physlclan ln chargo of the Wytho
vllo Sanatorlum, foll in hls offlee Wod
nosday and fractured hls arm. He is get?
tlng alung nlcely.
John W. Lowls, ln Jall at Salem for
criminal assault on a lltte glrl at the
Rorer mlnes, noar Roanoke, Is from near
Wytheville, having been renred a fow
mllos enst of t_,e town. Ho always bore
a goo_ reputatlon ln thls vlclnlty, but
has been always consldored wcak
mlnded.
a ?
Tennessee Electlon Frauds.
(Speclal to Tlie TlmeB-Diapatch.)
BRISTOL, VA, March -O.-Ohancellor
I-Iaynes to-day declded the electlon con?
test caso ln Uie flrst Judlclal clrcult of
Tennessee, declarlng A. J. Tylor, of Bris?
tol, to hfuve been olocted Judge last Au?
gust over State's Attornoy Dana Har
mon, Harmon contestod Tylor's electlon,
and tho contost has rovoalcd gross frauds
on both sldes, causlng tho chancellor to
apeak with alarm of tho situatlon ln hls
wrltten opinion, nnd to condemn many
of tho partlBan olectlon ofllcers. Harmon
will appeal to tho Btato Suprem? Court.
George P. Tarry Injured.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmes-DlBpatefO
BOYDTQN, VA., March 20.?George P.
Tarry had tho misfortuno to have one of
Ms logs broken thls afternoon. Mr.
Tarry, In company with Mrs, Tarry, was
drlvlng along tho publlc road near hls
homo, From a sudden Jerk Mr. Tarry lost
hla balanco and fell from tho vehlcle with
tho above result.
Convent to be Built.
(Spoclnl to Tho Timoa-Dlspntch.l
WOODSTOCK, VA., Mauph 20.?The au
thorltles of tho Cathollc Church aro nego
tlatlng for a iot ln thls placo upon whlch
thoy proposo to oroct a bulldlng 150x300
feot, four or flve storios (hlgh, to bo used
na a convont, Tho suporlor quallty of
tho mountaln water now used ln this town
ls tho attraotlve feature.
CORRECT STORY OF
.. BUCHANAN LANDS
No Appllcatlon for Them
Pendlng ln County Court. -
Orlginal Patent,
, (Speclnl to Tlio Timos-Dliinntoh.) ,
ABINGDON, VA., Mnrch 20.? In tho is
suo ot last Sunday mornlng ls a hlstory
of tho largo land clalms of Frederlck
Pcnraon (or B. F. Butlor) on the head
watore of Sandy River. Tho proporty
lloa wholly ln Uuchunnn county, nnd In?
stead of lylng In ono valley it comes nearor
lylng under a (hundred hllls, that Ho so
closo to euch othor that lt would seem
to havo beon tho deslgn of tho Crentor,
whilo loslng but llttlo of tho coal velns,
to lenve oponlngS between them .slmplo
enough to pormlt man to work lnto and
bpon thom wlth tho utmost economy.
Tho land ln controvorsy wus orlglnnlly
patented by Biiilth und Banka, and was
sold to help pay tho exponso of tho war
of 1812 and 1X14. Tlio salo wus mado by
\V. IX Taylor, nnd the land wuh pur
chosocl by Willlam I.unih, of Ridhmond.
l.ainb's cxeciitor sold II to Josoph llagan
and Harah l'urcnll, Hiirah I'urcoll sold to
Joseph Culbert.son, who sold tho samo to
Josoph Hagan. Thon Josoph Hagun con
veycd liis rlght to I'ntrlclc Tlaimn, now
llvlng ln Hoott county, Vn. In May, 187-1,
patrlck llagan deeded this land (whloh
be then esllinated ut 76,000 ncros, to whlch
good Utlo ex lst od), tho entlro Srnllh aud
RankS patent belng 200, OO) acres. Tilila
deed nover went to record, I'earson prO
fcrrlng ono of different charaeter, and
about 1KS3 Huguii mado to roarson a
new and more witlsfuetory one, wlth spo?
clal warrnnty to all hls rlght, tltlo aml
lntorest In iho Smlth und Hanks pat?
ent. lt was at that tlmo sald thut B. F.
Butler had an Interest ln the land so pur?
chased by I'enrson, who, on Maroh 20,
]>7f, lllod in tlio United Slates Clreult
fourt at Ablngdon, Va., dc flur.itlons ln
ejectmeut ugalnst forty-seven of the ad
verso ooeupants of tho land. Forty-llvu
of theso aetlons uro stlll pendlng ln tho
I'nlti-d Statos Clreult Court at Alitngdon,
Tho ldea that uny such uctlons are pend?
lng ut Ciih-ndy ls nows to your corre?
spondent. Theso uro tho lands that aro
alleged ln tho artiolo ln last Sunday's
Tlmes-Dlspatch to havo insplred tho blll
to have all suits under tho hiiid-gruhbcrs'
ncta to moro than 60,000 acrea trled ln
the Clreult Ccurt at Richmond, and no
wher. ou*.
DIED ON HIS
HQUSE-TOP
Portsmouth Man Won on the
Roof Dolng Some Palntlng.
THE ORDINANCE IN EFFECT
Beginning With To-Day Women Wlll
Not Be Allowed to Enter Saloons In
Portsmouth?May Enter Gro
cery Where Liquor is Sold.
(Speoinl to Tho Tluics-Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK, VA? Marali 20.?Wllllam
DonnJng, of Portsmouth, a flroman ln
tho navy, dlod suddenly on tho roof of
hls houso, cornor of Glasgow and Poarl
Streets, thls morning. Mr, Dennlng was
on tho houso-top palntlng, A gcntloman
passlng on tho streot saw hlm fail, and,
tliinking that ho hud falnted, callod to
anothor, who wont up to tho roof and
found the man dead. It ls supposod that
death resulted from a sud'den attack of
heart troublo. A wldow and chlldren and
a brothor, Dr. . H. H, Dennlng, survlvo
hlm.
Beginning to-morrow tho ordlnanco pro
hlbltlng women from entoring saloons
wlll bo enforcod In Portsmouth. Thls
ordlnanco does not prohlblt women from
cntorlng grocery stores whoro'Ilquor ls
sold, aa does a simllar ordlnanco of Nor?
folk, but thoy must koop away from tho
whlskoy sectlon of tho store,
F. Haonsolman, a civll onglneor, en?
tered suit ln tlie Court ot' Law and Chan
cory to-day agalnst tho Norfolk-Hamp
ton-Roncte Shlpbulldlng- and Dry-Dock
Company, clalnilng $"i00 for surveylng tho
defendant company's property on Hamp?
ton Roads and maklng bluo prlrits and
maps for the proposed now ship-buildlng
plant there. John G. Tilton ls counsel
for tho plalntiff, who sues for $i,000 dam?
ages. The largest stoekholders of the
enterprlse are from Ohlo.
Tho drowned body of a whlto man, np
parently about flfty years of ago, washod
ashore yesterday afternoon near Lowls'
tishery at Ocean View. Tho body was In
o< suit of black oil-sklns, nnd on tho
head was what Is known as a
So'wester" hat, whlch Indlcatcs
CAPTAIN MARTIN.
LIEUTENANT HUNT.
Recently Elected Officers of tlie Farraville Military
Company.
that tho man wua a sailor. Tho
faco was partly eaten away by crabs, and
there was nothlng on tho body by whlch
It could bo ldonctfled. Tho body was
buried ln tho paupors' lot in tho clty
oemotory.
OYSTER SIIKLLS DEAR.
Oystor shells aro ln actlvo demand hore
at 41-2 conts a bushol, Salos hnvo beon'.
mado' thls weok ' at 5 cents a bushol.
That Is a hlgher prlco than thls by-pro
duot of the oystor buslness ovor brought
horo beforo. lt Is not many years since
sholls wero not sold at all. Thoy woro
glvon away to any ono who wouid tako
thom from tlio yards, whoro thoy woro
ln tho way of tho shttckors. Tho reason
of tho rlso ln tho prlco ls tho Increaaed
ttso of tho sholls for road-maklng and
bulldlng pttrposos, It has beon dlscov?
ered horo recontly that oystor sholls
mnko tlio bost foumlntiona for hoavy
bulldlngs, becauso they tlo not sllp in
tho soll. Wliorovor thoy aro placed thoy
stay, and thoreforo ennstituto a stablo
foundation for tho stone or brlck and
coment that may bo lald abovo. An?
othor causo of tho hlgh prlco ls tho lack
of output. Thoro has boon a mllllon
busliels of sholls thls season whoro thoro
should havo boon doublo that numbor.
Tlio oystor shuokors hnvo not put out
thu usual proiluet of slu-lls or of oyslors.
At tho flrst of tho sonsoil some largo |
pnokors sold sholls hy contract nt '?
nnd 21-2 conts a bushol that wouid
command doublo thnt prlco now. Thoro
nro not moro than lliO.ono busliels In the
mnrkot now, whon thoro ls a clemand
for four tlmes thnt supply,
MIHSINU?PJOUHONAIj ITIQMS.
Nelther ono of lho two latost Indontl
lli-utlnns of tho unknown doad men hns
;proved oorreot. Tho Mrs. Huntor, of
Npw Doreliester, Jlass,, who supposod
ihe man Huntor or Allen, who waa mui'
dered here by Wttttors, ho nogro man
who Is to bo luinged, snys now thnt sho
was mlstnken ln her Idontlllonllon.
Frank \V. Kldtldgc, of Greonsboro, N.
C? says ho was inlstakon In supposlng
thnt ho iiad traced lils mlssing fathor
In tho tnutllated body of Iho mnn whloh
was found floating lu tho water horo.
Mcanritno an lnqulry has cntne from
liidley IJark, Pa., for a runaway boy,
Itaymoud Manlovo Smliu. who ls sovon
tcen years old, flvo feot eight Inches
tall, and Is oquippod with brokon front
tooth- Theso facts show tlio stnrlllng
number of porsons who uro mlssing from
thelr liotnos, somo of thom from thelr
wlvcs. Thoro havo beon two men and
ono womnn whoso bodlos woro bui'lod
hero wlthln forty days wlthout Idonil
tlcatlnn.
JOHN S. W1S1C KKNDS PAPKP.S.
Papors ln tho suit for civll rights camo
horo to-day from John S. Wlso. In lho
flrst suit brought by llrickhouso agalnst
HtSttMSKB
:(
WOODWARD & SOU
LUMBER
BOUCH ANP DHESSED
Gallup tthd others, judges at the eleo
tloh ln Novombon alloBinB' that tlie plaln?
tlff, a negro preachor, had not boon ftl
lowod to vote, and therefore was de
prlvcd of hls clvll rlghts, there was tt
technlcal error ln Iho blll ln falllhg to
doclaro that the defendant had commlt?
ted the Wrong tho pupors In the sult
wore lnlended to chargo hlm wlth. Bo?
foro that waa amended tho nnswor had
beon flled ln tho United Statos Clreult
Court Tho pnpers sent now are to no
tlfy Colonol Goorgo E. Bowden, the
olork, thnt tho plalntlff wlll boar the
coSts of tho court for tho crrors, and to
fllo tho consont of tho counsel for tho
dofohdants, "Willlam II. Andcrson, of
RIohmond, for tho amonded blll nnd po?
tltlon. Tho letter ls from tho offlce of
John 9. Wlso ln Now York, but tho pa
pers boar tho slgimturos of Jnmcs H.
Hayes and _. C. Cnrtor, of Richmond.
Tho caso Is set for trial In May.
.? ?
Kllled by a Llvo Wlre.
(Spoelnl to Tho Tlmos-Dlapntch.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA? Maroh 20.?
George Chrletlan, n negro omployed by
the Newport News. bakery, woe eleotro
cntcd hero to-nlght by comlng In oontaot
wlth n llvo wlre. Ho caught hold of tho
wlre leading to a slxteen candlo powor
llght at a pofnt whero tho Insulatlon was
worn off. It ls thought tho feed wlro
must havo been crossed wl.h a street
wlre, ns death was Instantaneous, and
there wns curront onough to burn off
threo flngers.
. .
Boy Serlously lnjured.
(Speclnl to Tho Tlmos-Dl-patch)
EAST RADFORB, VA., March 20.-"
Charles Roberts. aged nlno yoars, son or
P, C. Roborts, flrcman on tho Norfolk
and Wostorn, had both foot crushed off
hore thls afternoon whlle atternptlng. to
board a frolght traln. It ls foared that
he will dlo.
ELKS'HOME SOON
TO BEJPICATED
Arrangements Made for Elab?
orate Ceremonles on May
21st. the Date Seleeted.
(Speclnl to Tlio TI-iPS-Dlspnt-h.)
BEDFORD CITY, VA., March 20,-Tho
National Homo of tho Elks wlll be dedl
cated on May 21st, tho dato now belng
offlcially announced by tho committee
havlng tho mattor In charge. Tho occa?
sion wlll bo a notablo event In the his?
tory of Bedford, os plans aro bolng made
to accommodate 15,000 Elks from Vlrglnla
and othor States. Excurslons wlll be
run from many polnts, brlnglng tho visl?
tors to Bedford and returning wlth thom
after tho oxerclses. So great a con
courso, of course, could not bo accommo
datod In any bulldlng horo, so the oxor
clsos wlll bo hold ln the opon alr, and tho
splondld grovo adjolnlng tho bulldlng wlll
afford a cool havon for rest and pleasure.
Tho plans havo not boon fully maturod,
but Mr. Mondo Dotwllor, of Uarrlsburg,
Pa., wrltos to Mr. Louls Lazarus, of
Lynchburg, a mombor of tho commltteo
havlng chargo of tho Homo, the loadlng
features delermlned upon.
.Governor A. J. Montaguo wlll dellver
tho addross ot wolcomo in behalf of Vlr?
glnla, and Sonator John XV. Danlel wlll
speak on a subject not yot seleeted, Tho
orator of- tho day wlll bo Mr. Dotwllor,
nnd prnyor wlll bo sald by a local min?
ister.
Ropalrs on tho Homo nro nearly com?
pleted, but It wlll requ'ro good manago
niont to put everythlng ln shlpshapo In
tlmo for tho dedlcatlon. Mr. Edward
Ronnort, of Baltlmoro, hos arrlved, and
wlll dlrect ovorythlng. Mr. Ronnort is
tho son of Charles Ronnort, of Hotel
Ronnort fnmo, nnd ls thoroughly nt homo
In nll matters rolatlng to hotol mniuigo
nient, Ho camo wlth hls wlfo morely to
diroct tho work of oponlng tho Homo,
but thoy nro so much ploased wlth the
beauty of thls mountuln town they may
inako It thelr homo.
Mr, Dotwllor wlll soon tnko up tompo
rury (piurtors at tho Homo, und may ro
niuln during tho ontiro summer, Thero
uro flfty liiniatca to bo tuken whon the
Home Ih oponed,
Mr. Ronnort statos that $l_,00O has nl
ready beon Hpont ln Imprnvomenta and
ropalrs. Berfoct hoatlng nnd plumbing
systenis havo beon instnllod^ nncl nll tho
senrs of tlmo on the bulldlng hnve beon
hoaled liyMho carponters, mri.ons and
pnlntora. Tho furylturo connected wlth
Hotol Bedford Is belng renovatod and
wlll bo used tho flrst yenr, but Its placo
wlll then bo takon by nn entlroly new
equlpment. Tho wnljs havo been pnporod
over tho entlro house, but Iho choico of
graylsh pattoms ls not In harmony wlth
tho cleguneo of tho othor appolntmonts.
Tho grass sowed ln front of the Home
last fall has como up nicely, and the car.
pot of fresh greon mokos the bulldlng
show to great advantage, Tho stroets
loadlng to tho Home ln overy dlrectlon
wlll bo macadiiml-od, nnd contracts for
the work wlll be lot ln a few days.
It ls nlso proposed to uso th. grovo nd
Jolnlng aa a klnd of park, and concerts
wlll bo glven to the publlo by tho band
thut wlll ho orgunlzed from members of
tho Homo.
T)io annual mriint.nnn.o fund wlll be
t:ifl,O00. nnd any Elk whoso lot mukea
him an inmato of tha lnstltutlon wlll bo
oared for lu luxury and entlro freodom
from car* )
*:.m-iv; ? . i ??.
OLD CHURCH
PULLED DOWN
But No Corner-Stone Found In
010 Unlon-Street Bulldlng.
THE SWIFT CREEK M1LLS
The President of the Oompany Says
That Work Wlll Begin Not Later
Than May Ist-Some Help at
Etlrick and More to Come,
(Spoclnl to Tbo Mmaa-Dtapateb.)
PETERSBURG, VA? March 20.-No
corner-stone has beon found at tho old
Unlon Street Methodlst Churoh, and tho
walls havo now beon pulled down. Ono
brlck, In whlch a small hollow ls eut, ia
the only thing found that wouid suggest
a oornor-stone, and Mr. Bartlott Roper,
who.purchosod tho church proporty, now
has thls ln hls possesslon. Mr. Roper In
tendod turnlng over to tho Mothodist
Church whatever tho corner-stone con
talned. and Is sorry that nothlng wus
found that could bo kept aa a momorlal
of tho old bulldlng.
The presldont of the company whlch
recontly purchased tho Swlft Croek cot?
ton mllls, ln a lottor to Petersburg, says
that the Swlft Creok mllls wlll begln
work not later thnn Mny 1st. Some of tho
help ln tho mllls at Ettrlck wlll take po
sltlons ln thls factory, nnd other help
wlll come from North Carolina.
Only about ono-half of tho Confedorato
pcnsloners ln Petersburg have appeared
at tho offlco of tho clork, of the court to
have thelr papors properly certlfled. The
law rcqulres that thoy appear before
March _5th?next Thursday.
DESBRTHD FROM THB MAINE.
C. Hj Gllmoro. a sallor, who confessos
to hnvlng deserted from tho United Statos
battleshlp Malno whllo that shlp was at
Newport Nows, was arrosted In Peters?
burg by Pollco Offlcer Peyton Stewart
to-day. Ho wlll bo held for naval au
thorltlea.
Tho wlll of the lato Mlss Robecca P.
Whltohead was proved ln the Corporation
Court to-day. and Mrs. Nolllo Whltohead
Lynch quallfied as executrlx.
The case of the negro, Vaughan,
charged with tho murdor of anothor ne?
gro ln Dinwiddle county, has been con
tlnuod untll tho next torm of the County
Court. Mr. P. H. Drewry, of thls clty,
reprosents Vaughan.
Mr. W. F. Nufor, of Mlchlgan, ono of
tho owners of tho Virglnia Lumbor and
Box Company, ln thls clty, ls In Potors?
burg on buslncss.
Conslderablo acttvlty ls reported in
real estato ln Dinwiddle county. Many
-furms havo recontly been sold ln that
countj*.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Post C, Travelors' Protectlvo Associa?
tlon, held a vory enthuslastlo meotlng
at tho rooms of the Young Mon's Busl?
ness Associatlon, ln thls clty. lost eve?
nlng. Messrs. Horaco Smlth. R. B. Wal?
thall and C. W. Saunders, of Richmond,
were guosts Thoso gentlemen extended
nn Invltatlon to tho members of Post C
to a soclal, to bo glven at tho Travelcrs'
Protectlvo Associatlon headquartors In
Richmond noxt Friday evenlng. Roports
of the offlcors of the associatlon showed
it to bo In excellent conditlon. Tho fol?
lowlng ofllcers wore olected:
Vlco-Prcsldent, R. .E. Lunsford! Sec?
retary nnd Trcnsurer, R. AV. Prlchard;
Board of Dlroctors, R. S. Glll, W. XV.
Warren, J. H. Slator, R. W. Colller, E. A.
Hartloy, C. C. Alloy, O. D. Androws.
Chalrmon of varlous commlttees, as
follows; Rallroad-H. P. Stratton; Press?
T, Stanley Beckwlth; Hotel?L. P. Rob?
ertson; Leglslatlvo?R. A. Martln, Jr.;
F.mploymcnt?<F. H. Holneman; Slck?C,
R. Loath; Membcrshlp?W. Hi Lunsford;
Physlclan?Dr. II. G. Lelgh; Chnplnln?
Rov, John Rldout,
Delegates to Stato Conventlon?Homor
Atklnson, O. D. Androws, R. A. Mnrtln,
Jr., R. W. Colller, T. Stnnley Beckwlth,
B, P. Robertson. W. Koonlg, R. E. Lunr
ford, XV. T. Bnygh, T J. Gllls, W. W.
Hlnos. H. P. Stratton, C, R. Lenth, J. H.
Slator, T S. Beckwlth and R. W. Prlch?
ard.
GAME WELL CONTESTED
Washington and Lee Defeats Eastorn
College of Front Royal.
(Speclul to Tho Tlincs-Dlsptitcli.)
LEXINGTON, VA? March 20.?Tho
baso-ball senson wns oponed thls after?
noon nt Washlngton and Lee Unlvorslty,
by tho Unlversity nlno dofcatlng East?
orn College, of Front Royal, Vn,, ln a
colsoly contestod gamo. Both nlnos play
od good ball, although tho gam# was
slow at tlmos to tho spect'ators, who
numbored 400, Each pitchor recelvod flno
support, ancl untll tho last man wns ro
llovod tho gamo was In doubt. Tho
'Varslty presontod nn nlmost ontlrely
now tonm, whlch showed up woll, nl
though weak In batting, whlch wlll Im
priwo with tho soason's advancomont.
Tho groat foaturo was the star thlrd
bttso playlng of Horo ford for 'Varslty,
who acceptod wlthout error twolvo
changes, mnny vory dlillcult,
Scoro: H. H. E.
Unlvorslty.101001,00 0-3 5 2/
Collogo.OO00 0O2 0O-2 4 3
Two liase lilts-Clnrko, of Collego:
Hnrofnrd. Unlvorslty. Struck out by
Ilakor, 5; by Downlng, 8. Baso on balls
off Parkor. 1; off Oowning, 4. Loft on
basoH?Unlvorslty, 5; Colloge, 3.
Hattorlos-Unlvorslly, Baker nnd Bng
loy; Collogo?Downlng nnd Shacklett.
Umpire Diwld Barclny.
a '
Petersburg Street Llghts,
cHpeeliil to Thu TloioB-Illnpntcli.)
PETERSBURG, VA., March 20.?Tho
Councll thls ovonlng ronowefl tholr con
trnct with the Virginla Passenger nnd
Powor Company for llghtnlng the clty
with olectrlclty. Tho Amerlcan Welsbnch
Company wero bldders for tho contract,
but thelr llghts woro not satsfuctory to
Uio commttee.
ln Prlnce Edward.
fSucclul to Tho TlniFH-Diiipiitcb,)
OVERBY VA., Murch 20.-Mr. Bur
woll Vaughan, one of the oldest cltlzens
of this county, was pnruly.ed yestorday
evonlng nt tho homo of hls son, nl thla
Jlgor without Yolume
1cm and hl~ power of -poooh de~troyed,
Cards are out .or tno marrlage of Mr?
E, W. Mndlion and Ml*? Kate Crawley,
both of Cumberlond oounty, on the lst
day of Aprll,
Tho farmers havo flnlshed burnlng plant
bods nnd are plowtng for tobaooo,
IN PITT5YLVANIA
J. T, Hundloy lt Convlcted of M?n*
?laughter at Gh-tham,
(BpooUl to Tbt Tlmei-'-iipatcti.)
CHAT.LVM, VA? Maroh 20.-J?ok T,
Hundley waa convioted of manslauchter
Thumday afternoon and sentenced ta
three year. ln the penltentlary, In De
oember laat Hundley shot, Instantly klll
ing, Albert Orlfflth ln the home of Hund
ley's father,
A petltlon contalnlng more than two
hundred names has been presented to
Judge James U Tredway, praylng that
he order a local option election In Tun?
stall dlatrlot. The eleotlon wan ordered
to be hold on the 24th of Aprll. A llke
petltlon Is now belng clrculated ln Dan
River dlstrlot, but the roqulslto number
of names has not beon secured.
Mrs. Ernest Heald, of Lynchburg, ls
vlsltlng hor parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chls
woll Dabney, ?> .'?',?:_
Mrs. Wrlght, of Cambrldgo, Md., lu tho
guost of her parents, Rov. and Mrs. A.
A. Whltmore.-'
A glngor-snap party was glven at tne
homo of Mr. C. G. Lovors.
SURPRISE VlARRIAQ E
Miss Sadle S. Travers Becomes tho
Brlde of Mr. Samuel E, Pitts.
(8p.el_l to Tho Tlme?-Dl.pBtch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., Mnrch 20,
Mr. Bamuol E, Pitts, a promlnont busi?
ness man of Bparta, Carollno county, and
former member of the Legislature, and
Mlss Sadlo S. Travers, oldest daughtor
of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Travers, of tho
samo county, woro married yestorday at
the resldence of Mr. and Mrs. Goorgo C.
F. Myers, noar Frcdorlck Clty, Maryland;
whoro tho young lady was vlsltlng. Mrs.
Myers bolng her nunt. The ccremony
wns performcd by Rev. Atwoll Conner,
aftor whlch Mr. and Mrs. Pitts loft for
Washington, where thoy wlll spend a
fow days boforo golng to their homo nt
Spnrtn. Tho brldo was olegantly nttlrod
ln a tallor-made sult of blue cloth nnd
carled whlte carnatlons, Both the brlde
and'' groom aro promlnont nnd populnr
In tholr natlvo county of Carollno. Th.
marrlnge hns caused a groat deal of sur?
prlso to tho many friends of iho couplo.
ns tho principals hnd not thcmR.lvos con
templatod havlng tho weddlng at thls
time, 'untll Mr. Pitts arrlved on a vlslt
to tho young lady, and whilo thoro they
jolntly ngreed to havo tho weddlng; per?
formcd.
.
Soon to be Married.
(Speclnl to Tho Tlme.-Dl.pnt.h.)
-WTTHEIVII-L-., VA., March 20.?An
announenment of conslderablo lntorest In
social clrcles has boon made horo. Tho
engngomont of Mlss Katherlno Pcndloton
to Mr. Robort G. Mooro Is announced,
tho marrlage to tako place on Aprll 21st.
Mlss Pendloton is the youngost daughtor
of Mr. nnd Mrs. Robort N. Pcndloton,
of Wythevlllo, and is connected lhrrjut;h
out tho Stnto with, many of tho Old Do
mlslon's most prominent famllles. Sho
is ono of Wythevlllo'sl most chnrmlng
young ladles. Mr. Mooro Is a well known
yoang buslnoss man of Roanoko.
Fuqua?Foather.
(Speclnl to Tho TlmoB-Dl.pntch.)
ROANOKE, VA., Mnrch 20.?Mlss An?
nie E. Feathcr and Mr. Don R. Fuqua,
ot thls clty, wore married In Salem to
day, Rev. Mr. Engle, pastor of tho Metho?
dist Church, omclatlng.
Burner?Fahnestock.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmcn-nispntch.)
WOODSTOOK. VA., Mnrch 20.?Mllton
Burner, a prominent farmer of Shenan?
doah, and Miss Lula Fahnestock, daugh?
ter of Willlam Fahnestock, of Frederlck
county, woro married by Rev. S. A. Sha
ver, of Maurertown, yestorday afternoon.
LEGAL BATTLE OVER
OWNERSHIP OF COW
Four Lawyers at Work on the
Case ln Stafford?It Will
Be Appealed.
(Speclnl to Tbo Tlmes-Dl.pntcb.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., Mnrch 20.?
A trial in Stafford County Court thls
weok Involvlng the ownorshlp of a cow,
attructod a groat donl of attontlon and
nfforded much amusement and Interest
to a Inrge crowd of spoctators. and
promlsos to bo a famotis caso. Joo
Baker tho tonant on tho Greon Bank
farm, ln Stafford county, bolonging to
Major XV. S. Embroy, of thls clty. Ho
hnd beon llvlng on tho plaoo for slxtoen
yoars, but Mnjor Embroy bocame dls
satlsllod wlth hlm as a tenant', and
Bak;or sought anothor furm. In turn
Ing ovor tho proporty nt Groon Bank,
Baker clnlmed that a certain cow. wns
the property of hls wlfo, und Major Em?
broy wns confldent that tho cow was his.
The cuso llrst camo up ln a maglstrato's
court, and waa romovod to tho County
Court of Stafford, whoro thls weok four
lawyers took part in tho procoodlngs bo?
foro Judgo Chlchester. Tho caso wont
agalnst Bakor, nnd waa appealed, and
wl bo carried to tho Clreult Court.
Mrs Baker, who clalms tho cow, and
H tho most promlnont wltnoss, though
only "forty-tlii.ee yoars old. ls tho mothor
of aeironteen .lilMren. fourtoon of whom
aro llvlng, and ftvo nro married.
Tho Clty Counoll at Its meotlng last
nlght decldod to commeneo tho pavmg
of tho prlnclpal streots horo wlth granlto
snalls on Monday, Maroh 30th.
A good roads con von tlon wlll bo held at
Snolsylvunla Courthouso 011 noxt Coun?
ty Court nay, which wlll bo Monday,
Aprll 6th.
Tho bnrn bolonging to Festus Cartor,
In Spojsylvanla county, was dostroyod
thls weok by fire, togothor wlth con
tents,\ among whlch was 130 bushels of
whoat. Losb, ubout |G00, with only 175
insurnnco,
-Mlss Carrlo Pondletop, teacher of tho
publlo school at Mussnponax, In Spotsyl
tyanla county, hus resiguod to accept a
olorlcal posltion In tho Government
Prlntlng Olllco in Wushlngion, to which
sho has. been appointed.
Bass llslilng ln tho Rapahnnnock Rivor
ls ex_el|ent now, and a spoclmon weigh
ing 61-4 pounds was caught Just abovo
thls clty wlth hook and llno yosterday.
Mr. A. Loowenson, of thls oity, left
last nlght for Now York, from whlch
point ho sailed to-day for Germanyy ip
Joln hia faii'illy now vlsltlng ln tliat
country, and return to thls couptry wlfijl
thom. Thoy are'expected tc> arr,vo,,,nj
their home Jn tfUs city ?Vout the mjddla,
,01 M-y.
y_ - . .,-' .VA,. ., ..
LICENSES
ARE RAISED
Newport News Councll In
creases Tax on Llquor.
PETITION TO THE MAYOR
He Wlll Be Urgently Aaked by the Sa?
loon men to' Veto Ordlnance?LI*
censee for Insurance Companlea
and Glrcueet Increaaed,
(Speclul to The Ttm.t-IMip.tcli,)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA., March 20.?
The action of the Councll ln ratslng tha
rotall Ilquor llcense for tho clty from
$150 to $250, and the ordlnary clty Ilquor
llcense from tlfiO to $300, (has oouscd wan
ln the aaloon camp, and the Mayor wlll
bo potltloned to veto the ordlnance, The
llconaca for Insurance companies and clr?
ouBea wero Increased 100 por cent.
lt la proboblo that tho Ter-Centennlal
managers wlll arrango a publlc meeting
at the Academy of Muslo, Rlohmond, ln
the lntore.t of the exposltion appropria?
tlon, ln the hope that ln thls way they
can better adqualnt the leglslators of Uho
purposo and benoilts of tho project.
Tho Brltlsh Bteamnhlp John H. Barry,
Captaln Watson, arrlved In port to-day
for coal, bound from New Orleans for
Hull, England, and reportod passlng at
sea on the 18th tho schooner Edward 8.
Stotesbury and tho crew of tho schooner.
C. 8, Glldder, whlch was wrocked on
Lookout Shoal on tho nlght of tho 10th.
Captaln Watson does not know tflio detalla
of tho wreck, recelvlng only tho above
Informatlon In passlng tho Stotesbury,
whlch roported nll well aboard.
John Bailey was arrested hero to-day
for the Sussex county nuthorltles for at?
tempted crlmlnal assault on a whlto lady
ot the county. He ls belng held for an
ofllcer.
Tho new Old Domlnion steamshlp Mon?
roo wlll be glven her builders' trlal to
morrow. The shlp wlll run outsldo of
tho capes and roturn tho same nlght,
President Gulllaudeu and other oftlcinla
of tho llno will bo passengers. Tho Mon?
roe wlll bo queen of tho flcet.
BEDFORD WANTS
THE NEW NORMAL
A Mass-Meetlng of the Cltl?
zens of the Town Wlll Be
Held on Monday.
(Speclul to Tba TlmM-Dispateh.)
BEDFORD CITY, VA., March 20.?
There wlll bo anothor masa meeting ol
the oltizens of tho town and county
held ln tho courthouso on Monday to
take^ctlon ln regard tq urglng Bcdford'a
clalms as the locatlon of tho proposed
Stato Normal School. Tho meeting la
called by Mr. J. Lawrence Campbell,
ohairman of the committee rocently ap?
polnted by the peoplo of Bedford Clty,
but tho aid and sympathy of the cltl?
zens of tho county wlll bo enllsted at
tha mass meeting Monday. Mr. Campbell
and Judgo J. Randolph Tucker were ln
Richmond Thursday, and appeared be?
fore tho Commlttoe on Schools and Col
legcs.
An efffort ls also being made to havo
tho Virginla Prsss Associatlon moet ln
Bedford at the annual outlng thls sum?
mer. Messrs. M. T. Harrlson and E. D.
Gregory have ,very advantageous ratea
from Bolmont Semlnary, and boardlns
houses In tho immedl.ate vlclnlty, and
the stay of tho cdltors will bo mado aa
ploasant as posslblo,
Mr H. C, Rosspr, lessoo of tho Penka
of Otter. wlll cxtond tho courtosles of
tho mountaln, and thoso who may wlat*
to spond tlio nlght and seo tho BUnrlso
wlll not bo charged for lodglng. Tha
locnl llvery stables havo agreod to glvo
a roto not oxceedlng 60 cents for tha
round trlp. Bedford's clalms wlll ba
prescnted bofgre the Exocutivo Commlt?
teo that mcets ln Richmond next week,
ond thoro Is a strong sentlment ln favor
of accoptlng tho invltatlon,
Tobacco sales havo been vory,' heavy
thls week, and on Thursday IW.OOO
pounds woro offered. Prices aro holdlntf
U Mr? XnTs1 Wler, of Rowena, Pa? pres?
ident of tho Bedford Mining Company,
and Mr G???? R' HeIs,oy' ?f MarlDt,n'
Pn oounsel for tho company, woro ln
Bedford"thto week, and pald out $10,000
to residents of tho south sldo of the coun?
tv for mlnoral rights. Thls company,
chartered with a capltal of $500,000, pro
nosos to mine nsbestos and shlp tha
Eroduct from thls point. They wlll con?
trol tho property to the wost of Gooso
Creek whlo tho mlnes of Amorlcan As
bestos Company aro sltuntod on tho onstl
slde. The Amerlcan company wlll soou
begln operatlons on a largo scnle, ana
tho last of tho honvy mining mnchlnory
has been safely carrled to the Hubbnrc.
farm, where mining was begun last tall.
Rov. F T. McFaddon, D. D., of Lynch?
burg wlll Tlollver tho boccalaureato ser?
mon at Bandolph-Macon Academy on
Sunday, M? 2lst. Tho oommencomenl
addross wlll bo mado by ex-Governo?i
Charles T. OForrall on Thursday, Juno
4th. Tho nnnital iiold day contests wlll
tako placo Saturday, Mny Oth.
Mr. Almond Hopklns hns left fof
ShrovopoPt, Ln., whore ho wlll go lnto
trainlng on tho Dotrolt Amerlcan Leiagii?
team. Mr. Hopklns wlll act ns pltche?l
nt a salary ot $300 per month,
MARRIED WOMAN FIRST
TIME HE SAW HER
(Rpeclnl to Tho Titnes.DlnpatPh.)
WOOPSTOOK, VA? March JI0.-A r<t
mnntlc marrlage ln thls place Wednes?
day nlght was the cause of conslderahla
Intorosts. Lomuel Bordon, a lawyer andl
edltor of the TrJbune of the Poopie, first
met hla Intended brlde at the mIhoa-J
station upon the nrrlval of tho 8 o'clocK
train Mr. Borden had advorl.lsed in a
nmtrimonial paper for a wlfo, He re'
colved a roply (rom Mrs. Amundn D6or.
of Monte.uma, Ind. Photographs wero
oxcharged, and all inouirles wero sntls
factorily answered. Sho wus ?que_te?J
to come on. and a few mlnutey after hor
nrrlval she becamo the brlde of Mr,
Borden.
^AWARNlNG-to feel tlred before exer?
tinn ls not lazlness-it'B a slgn that tlo
fee lug by beglnnin* to tftfce W<>9? # m**
. I