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I (Speclal toThe TlmcK-Dlapatr.h.l HUFFOLK, VA., December 18.?DeI ogatoa from many countles ln Mastcrr. Vlrginla and Eaatern North Carollna loft to-day for Washington, whore to morrow mornlng .they wlll appear bo foro tho oongrcsstonal Wayn and Means Committee to advocate nn inoroaeed ponnut tarllT. Tho most pretentlous and representa tlvo meetlng whlch has been hold ln tho pennut bolt took place to-day at Wlndsor. Vu., whero about 150 grow c-rs, chlelly from tho countleii of Isle of Wlght, Nansemond and Southamp lon, nasernblcd and board -mthtislastlc speoches favorlng tho movo and em phainzlng the tlireatenod menace of forolgn nuts,'Japan belng ?rcgnrdcd ns tho most formldaulci coinpetltor. Dr. It. Lee Heward preslded. The follow? lng were chasen as delegntes: J. Peter Holland, Sydnoy McClcnny, Josse Whlt l'-y, Ciaudo T. Mlnton, It. U Eley, Mllls Dnrdon, W. M. Cohb, Jacob E. Brad shnw, J. M.jEley nnd M. Kalford. Theso delegatca iwere elected Insr. nlght by the Business Men's Aanocla tlon of Kmithfiold. Va.: Colonel C. F. Day. Josepli W. Holloway, 11. B. Oay. I'*. H. Berrymnn, ErneBt H. Willlams and B. F. Latlmer. Delegntcs also left to-dny from Surry, Knssex nnd Princo Goorgo countles, Va., and from, Eastern North Carollna. Tho cleanbrs, as a whole. aro not npenly talcing an nctlve interest In thu movement, though most of them rird glvlng It thelr syinputhy, whllo a ? few are lukewarm. Tho delegatloti r.'om nearby countles ls headed.by .1. Peter Holland, who reco'utly ran for tho iH-mocratlR congresslonal nomlnatlon nn a peantit tarlff plank. ?-??-? GOES TO CIIICACJO. Dr. Hoilil Acrrpin Clinlr ot Amerlrnn HMtorr. [8pecial toTho TItnos-Dlspatch.] ASIIUXD, VA., December 1G.?Dr. wllllam B. Dodd and family left here to-day for Chicago, whero they wlll rnnko tholr home In thc future. Dr. Dodd has accepted a chalr of Amnrlcan hlntory at tho Unlverslty of Chlcn^o, I and ls now golnj? to flll lt wlth a ycar's Icave of absence from hls positlon as | lienil of the hlstory department of i Handolph-Macon CollQge. Dr. Dodd. who | Is a graduate of Vlrginla Polytcchnic Instltute and thd'TJnlveralty of Lelpzig, whero he studied unil'?r the noti'd hls torlan I>nmprecht. hati tinon aasoclated with Handolph-Macon Oollege slnce 1900, and In that tlme has dono much to make Its department of hlstory noted for Its excellonco. The professor fhlp horr Is belng fllled by Professor rrharles II. Ambler thla year, and whllo Dr. Dodd has left wlth the privHogo of roturnlng, the chances for hls return are verv sllKh*. Ho hns recelved flat terlng offers from Other large unlver sltles besldes ChlcnKo, among them the Cnlvcrslty of Callfornin. Durlng tho past year Dr. Dodd has publlshed n book entltled "The Llfe of Jefferson Davls," whlch called forth much favorablo crltlrfsm. Hls de parture from Ashland and Handolph Macon was generally regretted, and a large numbor of students from tho college were at the statlon to Rive thelr cheera as a hearty aend-off. Kxamlnatlons began yesterday morn ing, and wlll conttnue untll Wednosclay, the 23d. A few studenta are leaving for home now. and by the flrst of next li-cpk there wlll be only a small num? ber left on the campus. Old Landmnrk Dwilroyed. r.Spf-clal ln Tht Tttn?a-Dlepatch.1 FRKDRr.lCKSnCP.G, VA., De.emhor 16;?"Mount Ptuart." a Colonlnl resl deiice. the ohl hornestead of the Grvmee family. on the potomac Rlver. nne of the landmark* o{ Kins Georire county. was destroyed by flro yester? day. The old mansion was unoccupled. but had recenfly been put. In thorough ropalr. and had beon rentcd to a proml nent family, who was soon to move ln.! Thp orlKln of the flre Is unknown. The resldcnco of Frank Dodd, In Stafford county, was destroyed by flre to-day. together wlth contonts. No one was at homo at the tlme. Mr. Dodd was ln this clty on buslness, and re? celved the news by speclal messenger, and the balance of the family had gono out Into thn nelchborhood. Tho loss was heavy and Insurance nmall. llliti'ii l>y Dok. rSpeelal to The TimeB-DIsnatch.l DANVILLE. VA.. Dttcember 16.? Lewls Wertley, tbe five-year-old son of Bdward Wertley, a sign p'ainter, was bitten ln the mouth this afternoon by i dog aupposed to have been tnad. The dog was killed and Its head sent to Baltlmore hosplta! for examlnatlon. G?ea for Trrntinrnt. rSpecloi to Tlm Tlm??-Dlspatch.l DANVILLE, VA., December 16?John Taylor, the elght-year-old nephew of Howard Lanler, w/bd was bitten several days ago by a dog: suppnsed to be mad ls at a Baltlmore hqspltal for treat ment. WVV\V\\\\\\\\\\V *-NV v - wv. *> VVN*s>**.\*^*^y.\\YVni CASTORIA for Infants and Chlldren. Castorla is a harmlcss mibfltitnto for Castor Oll, Pare goric, T>rops and Soothlnff Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contalns nclthcr Opium, Morpblno nor other Karcotie nubstanoe. It destroys Worms and allnys Fcvcrinhness. It curcs Dlarrbcea and DVind Colic. lt relieves Tcetn Injr Troabloi and cures Consfjpation. It rcgulatcs tbo Btomach and Bowels* giring healtby and natural slccp. Tbe Chlklren*** Panacea?Tbe Mother'w Friend* The Kind You Have Always Bought Bcari the Signature of ln Use For Over 30 Years. Tlm^a-Dtspateh Bureau, ' 105 North Sycamoro Htreet, ? Petersburg, Va., Docombor 16. Fowhatim i-torke Lodge, No. 124, ol Masons last nlght elected oflicers foi tho nnsulng terms as follows: WorBhlp ful master, Captaln I3?.njamln Harrlson senlor warden, L. L. Kldd; Junlor war den, Eastbrom Blankenshlp; senloi deacon, E. L. Rock; junlor deacon, Sld ney B. Glll; secretary, L. L. Marks treasurer, R. E. Glll. Tho appolntiv oflicers will bo airnouncedl later. Pe. tersbtirg Lodge, No. 16, will eioct lti oflicers to-morrow night. The Masoni nf the city are arranging for a Joln: celebrallon of Bt. Jolin's Day, Docem bt-r 27tli. The i'etersburg Tobacco Assoclatlo* yesterday declded to dlscontlnue salo> of tobacco at the warchouses for th< holidays on the 23d of December ?ni to rcsume the snme on tho 7th ol January. Meanwhlle tho planters ar< rushing the weed to market, and an gettlng llne prices for thelr crops Black wrappers sold yesterday. for $1! to $30, ua 'to quallty. A Brunswlcl. county planter yesterday sold aboui 10,000 pounds of his crr.p at an avcragt of $10 per hundred pounds. The pcanut planters of thls seetlot are rather dlsappointed over thls yeari yield. Some of them say It wlil b< fully 25 per cent. short In bulk and 11 per cent. short In weight. Tho cro* was dug too eariy, for fear oi' frost and many unmatured nuts and "pops' resulted. But prices harve advancei eonslderably slnce the opfning of tht Season. I'ersounl nnd Otbe'**rlse. Mr. RIchard Harvell, a former mem? ber of the Fire Dejjartment, is crltl cally III of pneumonla at his home ot Grove Avenue. . Nothlng has yet been heard of Gran \\atklns, the negro who cut off tht ear and slasbcd the throat of WilllaiT Gholson. colored, several davs ago oi Sycamore Street. He left the city a once. and ls belleved to be wanderln' about ln Dinwlddie county. Hon. John A. Fox. former member o Congress from Arkansas and specla diroctor of the National Rlvers anc Harbors Congress. ls Were on a vlsi of several days, and is the e-uest oi .Sccro-tary E. L. Quarles. of the Cham? ber of Commeree. Mrs. E. W. flutcher, Jr? and daugh? ter have gone to Ralelgh.N. C. to vlsli relatives. At 6:30 o'cloek thls evenlng, in tht home of th? brlde's brother, jtr. Clar ence Mlffleton. on Unlon Street, Misi Tnez: Mlflleton was unlted in marrlagt to Mr. V% llllam Tcmplc, of Princi George county. It ls not belleved that a local optlor electlon will he asked for ln Peters? burg untll the Antl-SalooniLeague feeh assured of carrylng the city. Iln.x-hall Matter*. Mr. W. B.. Bradley. of Rlchmond owner ot the Virglnla League basebal team of that city, was In Petersburr. to-day, and talked with several pronv inent baseball men relative to pros pects next year.- It is not improbabh that Petersburg may be Included' ir the State League next year. The en couragement it gavo to baseball las year, the good team it organized an< tho large attendance at the gamei mado one of the best baseball citic-i In tho State. Its locatlon, too, is ai argument In favor of Its Joining tho State League. Wesley "M. E. Church congregatlon In largo numbers last nlght vlslled and pounded. thelr pastor, the Rev. J. O. Babcock, at the parsonage on Hallfas. Street., Mr. Bnbcock and family were completely surprlsed, so qulet had the matter been kept. Llberal eupplles of grocorles, provislonH nnd dollcacles wero taken to tho parsonage, ond u most plcasant evenliiK was spent. The social evcnt of the week was the Christmas rnuslcale glvr.-n to-night i In tho colloge chapel by' the younf,' I lady students of tho Petersburg Fe i male College. The chapel was crowded wlth "a fashlonable and music-loving !audiehce and the work of the young ladies .was of the hlghest order. The program was a claBSlcal one and em braced six numbers ln piano, six in vocal and six in elocution. This was tho flrst ot a serles of three muslcales to be glven at the college by the. pupils. After the concert a reception was held. Attempta to KIU Ifersclf. [Speciai to The Ttmes-?)l?!)at<:h.l WINCHESTER, VA., December IR.-? After trylng to burn herselt to aeatn, while violently insane ln a cell of the Clarke county jail, at Berryvillo. last nlght, Mrs. Lizzie Tomblin, w;?e of Waltor Tomblin. a well-known fnr mef. was to-xlay taken to Western State Hospital for the Insane at Sfsun'on. Mrs. Tomblin lost her mlnd a year ago, and is affllcted wlth sulctdal r.ianlri. She was permltted to go home last week on a furlough by the asylum au thoritles. but soun after returnlng she became vlolent. and had to le locye.1 up. Taking straw from a m?ttress : he set it afire wlth a match sho I.bo. con cealed on her person. and. dlsr:> ilng, ijumped into the flames. SlM was rcs jcued. but not untll severely burncd. her finger nalls curlin,; ba-jkward ?a.'.u falling off. Dr. J. K. Harrls, qf.Ber I rvville, protested agalnst her l.eir.g i taken back to the asylum in that con ' dition but an offlcer left with her on !an early traln. She Is not expected to rccover. Wnnt "l,ld" In Ilnmnton. [Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.1 HAMPTON, VA.. December , 16.?A committee representlng the Eltsuhcih City County Civic Club, an organlza? tlon formed to purify politlcs and bet? ter local condltlons, vislted Mayor Thornton F. Jones to-day and request ed hlm to place the lld on In Hampton. The Mayor was asked to stop tho sale of soda water, "near beer," cigars and cverythlng else but drugs on the Sab bath. It is expected that the Mayor wlll enforce the Sunday laws, and next Sunday wlll probably see "blue laws" carrled out here. John W. Rowe, R. L. Tennls and W. H. Pearsoh composed the committee that waited on His Honor. -?-. Accepta the Call. [Speclal to Tho TlmeB-Dlspatch.l WrEST POINT, VA., Deoember 16.? Rev. Valentine Jones, formerly rector of Grace Eplscopal Church, Albemarle. has accepted calls to St. .lolins. of West Polnt. and a church nt Urbannn,- Mid dlesex. He wlll reside ln UrbanntU Mail Orders Solicited EUROPEAN STORE Hermann Schmidt Write or Ask for our Latest . HIGH GRADE Price-List. 504.506-508 E. Broad St. Richmond, Virginia ' For the Particular Shopper THE BEST TO EAT The South's only modern Grocery, Delecatassen and Liquor Store offers you limit less Varieties of rare, toothsome Holiday Luxuries and Necessities. 'Delicious things that mean so much to the housekeeper and gormet. All lines are ' conveniently and attractively displayed for immediate inspection ? a most convenient,' modern method for the hurried, careful purchaser. The following suggestions, taken from our unprecedented stocks, are interesting: NUTS?A complete assortmont if tlie flrst quallty only: Almonds, Wulnuts, Palms, Fllberts and Pe ciins, eltht'r separato or mlxed; Chostnuts and Peanuts nnd uil shelled varletles. KAISIN'S?Best of Malaga and Callfornia layer, ln small or large boxes or by tho pound, \ r FIGS? Limitloss stylos and slzes of boxes, b.askots, Jars stuf? fed, pulled or l'ayers, ln quality to suit you, ' DATKS?The best oftered for years. Large, full flavor and de llclously molsf, stuffed, ln boxes, Jars and plain; both Fard nml Porslan. CH YSTAI.TZED A N ? C O N SI'UVKO FRUITS?Tho offaringA thls soason inolude one especlally prepared and with. the natural flavor of tho fresh frult a littlo improved. All slzes of^ fancy wooden boxes, decorated and pluln. CANDIES?Tho Belle Meade sweets, a lino known to all lovers of the flrst quallty ot candies: nssorted and vurlous slzc pack uges. FKUIT C.VKE, I'tUJI PUDDING ?In atldltion to the well known brands, wo offer various slzes of home-rnado, and of that flrm, de? licious quallty that ls attalned only by the bost makers. MINCE MEATS ? Our .home made Is slmply perfect; the flrat quallty of ingredlents are care fully compounded by an old-tlme housekeeper, who Is scrupulously clean: sold ln glass jars or In bulk. A HASKET OF FRUIT is one Of tho most acceptable gifts; espe clallv appropriate for the slck. Our assortmonts aro enormous. carefully selocted baskotfuls of frult, ranglng in prlco form $1.00 up. FRUITS?Fine, lusclous Florlda Qrangcs, Grape Fruit, Malaga Grnpes ln large bunohes and Ijeautlfully tinted; Tnngerliic.;, Albcmarle Plpplns and Winesap Apples, etc. IlltANDBD FllUITS?Of course, tho best aro mado nt home?the klnd we offor ln theso varletles ?Peaches, Pears,' Cherrios and Figs. ' CANNE1J GOODS?All klnds of tha best grndo are here?tho pro? ducts of every country ln th-j world. LIUUORS ? If constantly in creaslng sales are an indication, then our regurd for superipr quality, and purlty in W'luos. Whlskeys, otc, Is apprecinted. A complete stock of Old Rye, tiour bon and Mountaln Whlskovs, Sherry, Port, Champugue, Bran dy, Rum, etc, Wo can flll any demand. Remember, we pay freight on out-of-town orders. Place Your Order Now! Long Distance Telephones, 369. 3999, 4197 V ISIIITT PLEA ISpeclal to The Tlmes-DlRpslch.1 DANVILLE, VA., December 18.?By summonlng a venlrs from the county 'tho 'Jury was comploted to-day In the trlal of W. Belt Samuols, a former Dan vlllo aaloon-kcepcr, for tho murdor of Sherlff W. V. Flannngan, of Draper, N. C, tho jury coiiBlstlng of six farm ors and bIx men from this clty. Ad rlltlonal talesmen had to be socured from the county, ewlng to tho fact that nearly all of those sumrnoncd from ?here had formed an oplnlon of the caso. Elght or ten wllneescs for the Com monwcalth wero examlned to-day, ln cludlng suvornl who saw the Icllllng on October 24th In front of the homo of Eva Boyd, whero tho two prlncl pals had been vlsltors, a few mlnutes boforo tho tragedy.- The evldenco, as It hns developed bo' fnr, tends only to show that Hamuels shot Flannag'an In the back as ho was leavlng the premises, and then flmd agaln at hlm as he fell, almost prostrate, to the ground with blood gushlng from hls mouth. Wilriesses were lulroduced to show that tho bullot entered the back, Just under thn neck, nnd to corroborate this the elothlng worn by Flannngan on the day of the shootlng wns shown to the court and jury. Kvn Boyd Tcsliries. The tostlmony of Eva Boyd had n tendeney to establlsh that the motlve for the affray was . Jealousy over her. SamueJs. though niarried, had Tong b'een a constant villtor at. the Boyd! house, nnd when Flannngan entered the house on October 24th Samucls took exceptlon to It. Eva Boyd was herself injured whlle o.ttemptlng to wrest tho pistol from the hands of Samuels. T. J-. Martln, a lumberman of near Pelham, N. C, tostlflcd that Flannn? gan was walking out of the gate wlth hls overcoat in one hand and a hand satchel in the other when shot down from the rear. Another wltnoss testlfleel to hear ing Samuels say lmmedlatcly after tho shootlng: "D?n you, 1 told you that if you did not stay away from here I would klll you." In the introductory speech to the Jury, Attorney Custer Indlcated that the defense would have a double ns pect. He contended that the defense would prove that Flannagan had threatened Samuels, and that the lat ter acted to save his own llfe. He also said that tho prlsoner had for somo tlme been mentally unbalanccd, his mlnd glvlng way under the strain of hls trlal' here last year ln the | United States court for perjury and ' revenue frauds." At the tlme of the I shootlng the prlsoner, it ls clalmcd by ! hls attorneys, was in a drunken stupor. Flre Chlef Injurcil. [Speclal toThe Tlmes-Dlspatch.1 NultfKOLK, December 10.?Chlef Mc Dauglilln, of the Flre Department, was | tnrown from hls buggy this morning ; on Granby Street whne responaing to l an alarni oi tire. ilu wtui dragged I several feet before the new horse he I was drlvlng could be brouglit to a standsttll. One arm was aerarely I bruised, but athertUso ho escaped without materlal injury. The fire was at the home of & T. Tyrce, No. 2S Cnl vert Street, and was cxtlngulshed by the use of chemlcals. At noon the exploslon of fireworks ln the window of a sruall dealer by the name of MendelsoVns cnuscu an alarm of flre. The damage was slight. IJeputy Sherlff Shot. [Soeclal toThe Times-Dispatch.l PEACH BOTTOM, VA., December 16. ?Mr. Troy Higgina, deputy sherlff of Grayson, was accidently shot with a revolver last Saturday. Mr. Higgins, who resides near Old Town, was pro parlng to leave homo on official busl? ness, and Mrs. Hlgglns was brushing lib. clothes when sho accldentally struek the hammc-r of the gun, which was carrled in a holster swung under the left arm, causlng the gun to be dls? charged. The ball took effect In the left leg, inflictlng a palnful though not dangerous wound. For N'cHi-Suppoi-t. [Speciai to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.] NORFOLK, December 16.?Horace Burruss; a young whlte man, was to day sent on to the Corporation Court on the charge of non-support of wlfe and child. The charge was brouglit by J. B. Ewell, father of Mrs. Burruss. He charged that the young man had done llttle for tho support of hls family slnce Ct;LOber of 1S07. ? Young- Burruss denles the charge, elaiming that hla wife and people are cllsagreeablo; that he is unable to furnlsh a house; that .she refus'es to live with him at his father's home, and that she is mud be causo of hls objectlons to her.uslng snuff. Plnut Destroyed. ^[Spoclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.] JETERSVILLE, VA., December 10_ Fire at 1 o'clock this mornlng de? stroyed the stave mlll of Mr. R. B. War rlner, ot this place. The plant had been ln operation only a short tlme. The owner exercisod every precaution to prevent flro, hls son having. gone over the premises at 11 o'clock last night to sco that everythlng was all rlght. All of the manufactured staves were saved. The fire was ovidently of incendiary origln. Wiibdmcn Elect Oflleera. [Speclal toThe Tlmes-Dlspatch.l CHATHAM, VA.. Decsniber 16.?Wll? llam Pitt Camp. Modern Woodmen of America, Monday nlght elected offlcers for tho comln'g year. For consul, Wll? llam Smlth; past consul, J. B. Goyer; advlser, W. M. Whltehead; banker, B. C. Whlte; clerk, W. M. Tredway, Jr.; eacort, H. C. Haymes; watchmun, G. T. Spruce; sentry, G. L. English; momber of the board of. managers' for threo years, T. .1. Coles; physlelans, Drs. C. L. Carter and W. P. Parrlsh. Muyor Gcttlna; Even. ISpeclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.] NORFOLK, December 16.?Declarlng lhat he Is Uolng Ulsuiimlnutcd agulnst and hls secretary poorly pald, Mayor James G. Rtddlek annbuneos that hls olhco will he open unly from lt) A. M. to ;i P. M., Instead of from 10 A. M. to 6 P. M., as requlrod Dy tho law. What aetlon Councll wlll take Is to be scen. Recently Mayor Rkldlck asked that hls secretary be pald $100 por month, but thu request was turned down. Arrested for Tliuft. ! [Speclal to Tho Tlmoa-Dispateh.j R'FOTSYLVANIA, VA., December 16.? Samuel Thurston, a colored man, wns arrested yesterday by Constable W. V. Waller, of Chancellor Distrlct, charged wiUi breaklng mto tho house of \V. 11. Roynolds, near Chaucellorsvlllc, and steiiling SGu In money uiul a bond for 180, llotise DuiiiiiKed by Flre, [Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.] LYNCHBURG. VA., December 16.? An Incendiary tlro ln South Lynchbiirtj' eurly to-day did aoveral hundrud dol lars' damage. Tho holise had just boen vacatocl, and'another tenunt was to movo ln to-day. Thero Is no clue to thc incondlary. Vhidiiet l'oiii|ili'l?<l. [Speclal tii Tho Tlnus-Dlspaleh.l LYNCHRURU, VA., Deceiuber 16.? ' Tho D Streot roinforced viadiiet, which connocts Dnnlors Hlll wlth Rlvtu'iimnt, spaiinlng a ravino '100 t'eet wlile, wan pampleted yostdrday, ns# far ns the main portlou of .the structure ls oou corned. The ubutmeuU. pavliiK and New Conserved Fruits Strawberrfcft, Welsbaden Pruncs, AprlCOts, l.lm.'H, pineapples. Chcr rlns, Vlijlets and Roso Leavo-*. Absolutely the best goods on the market. Fruits in Glass Bntitdled or Picklr Pears, Flgs, Cltorrlei rons. Fresh VVhol Pears, "Whlto or Red Peache7, iml Mar Poaehos, Cherrleif, i'lgs. and Mlxed Fruits. Maras chlno Flgs, Red or Whlte rles and Mlxed Frulls. Xmas Nuts R. L. CHRISTIAN & CO. H Xmas Offerings! Make this Christmas a better one than you've ever enjoyed. Our special preparations enable us to offer the finest of Holiday Groceries, wines, Liquors, Cigars, Nuts, Confections, Cakes, etc, weVe ever had. Don t delay your order! Come in now. 'Twill db you good ? just to look around our big store. Come in. g H f i i I i 1 wt 1 S i Xmas Cigars Hero's Joy for the smokcr. In Imported Cigars we cnrry n fuJl llne of Carollnas, Cabanas, Vlllard, La Morldlanas, Henry Clays, Garclas. Doclts, Don Qulx ot.es, Romeo and Juliets, Vlnyets, Partagas, Bcllndns, Hoyo de Monterrey. Distributors of ' Pendas y Alvnrcz "Webslcn*," Park & Tllford's "Ml Fnvorltii.V R. A. Buchla y Co. and La Re gallta's Clear Havana Cigat-H. Packcd In boxes of 25, GO and 100, from $1.00 to s:iti.oo per 100. Huyler's Candies Complete assortment. of Huy Jer's Confections, In boxes and buskets. Elegant fancy buskets, fllled with tho cholcest and best sweet-tooth daintles, from $2.&0 to $10. Boxes contalnlng one-half to five pounds at the regular Huy ler prlco. - Other. good grades of Choco lates and Bonbons at lowor prices and a full selectlon of other Candies ln boxes and loose. Huntley & Palmer's English Crackers We have Just received a fresh Importatton of theso famous BIs cuits, including many new varle? tles. Also. decornted tlns, nspe cially designed for the holldnys, fllled with differcnt Fancy BIs cults. Our stock1. of Holiday Nuts this year Is the best we've ovv bought. We were fortunatc enongh to pureha.se a qunntlly of llne Louislana Soft Shell Po calis. extra largo?perhaps the only lot of the klnd on sale now ln Rlchmond. Other o'fferlngs In thls llne aro Long MnpTcs Fllberts, PrinceHS Paper Shell Almonds, Callfornia Nonparcll Almonds, Tarragonu Almonds, Mayette Grenoble Wal nuts, Brazll Nuts nnd Brazll Pods, Mlxed Nuts, Pccans shelled. wholej also Sholled Almonds und English and Black Wnlnuts. A Most Acceptable Xmas Gift Wo pny espeelnl attcntlon to aupplylnjr and shipplng Xmns orders. nnd a selectlon from our elaborate stock of good things to eat-and drink will never fall to please. Home-Made Mincemeat, Fruit Cake and Plum Pudding i We've mado special prepara? tions in thls llne and are ready to (111 your orders promptly and with the best goods of the klnd made. i Fancy Fruits Finest. Malaga Rajslns, In deco rated cartons, also Stuffed Flgs nml Uates, Blshop's Olace Prunea stuffed with walnuts, Aprlcots and flinger, in one, two and flve pniintl (lecornted boxes. Protoben and Lnyer Flgs. In three, flva and ten-pound boxes. Malaga Oropes, Clenuine Wlne Riip and Plppin Apples, Indlan River Orangos, Tangerlnes and flrapo Fruit of the finest quallty. Holiday Liquors Our selectlon of "Wlnes and Li? quors embraces everythlng that's flt to drink. Wo do not handle Inferlor liquors. All our goods' are the best that can be produced for tho money. Virglnla Mountaln, Glbson and Hlghsplro Strnlght and Blendea Whisklos, Frencli. Callfornia and Applo Brandics. Jamalca and Snnta Crulx Rums Rhlne and Moselle Wlnes, Ports, Shorrles, Clarets, Satiternea and Burgun dles, all brands of Domostlc and Imported Cliampagnes, Scotch and Irlsh Whlskies, Cusinler and Focktnk Cordials. Write for Complete Illustrated Catalogue. ? R. L Christian & Co., ? . QVALITY ALWAYS FIRST. 816-818 E. Main St. Phones 41 and 2788. Out-of-Town Orders Shipped Same Day Received. Freight Prepaid on Orders of $5.00 and Over. concrete balustruiles remnln only to be llnlshed. Tiie viaduct has a thirty fout drlveway and two walkways flvt feel In wldth, and Its cost is about $50,000. The (Uy wlll erect a simllttt viaduct on Fifth Street next summct the specitications for whlch wlll soon be reatly for bldders. -?? ? ? Fall ExnmlnntloiiN. [Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.] LYNCHBURG, VA.. Decomber 16.? The State Medical Board began Its fali examlnatlons horo this mornlng, there belng about seventy-llve embryo phy? slelans before the board for examlna? tlon. The applicants for lioenso to practice medicine in the Stnte will con sume threo days of tlie board's tlme as it does not expect to adjourn tintl Friday evenlng. -;-?-. Officrra Kleoteil. fSi>e<-laI to Tho Tltnes-Diapatch.l LYNCH'S, VA., December 10.?At i communlcntfon of Otter River Lodge No. 272, A. F. and A. M., 'held lus: nlght, tho following oflicers were clect ed nml tnstalled for the onsulhg Mn Konic year: Eugene Ould, Wortihlpfu mnster: W. R. Arnold, senlor warden C. A, Dougias, junlor warden: .1. C Thompson, secretary; W. S. Frnzier treosuror; Waltcr Fnuntleroy, scnioi Telephone Talks No. 14. T HERE 'is no red tape around our method of repairing telephone trou bles and correcting faults in the service. When a report of trouble is made to us it goes immediately to the proper department and the tnvestigation begins at once. The equipment, that is thesubscribers' line from the switchboard to the telephone instrument, is thorough? ly tested, and if necessary is in spected personally by a competent man. We have delicate instru ments on the test-board that srfbw the nature of the trouble and indicate its location. Oftentimes the trouble is in a cable or in a telephone instrument and is of an involved nature. In such cases it is necessary to send a man out on the trouble. This requires more or less time and we realize that there is likely to be an unfortunate appearance of delay on our part. .We hope our subscribers will understand that we are not neglecting their trouble just because they do not actually see a man at work on their tele? phone. Frequently troubles oc curon telephones and arcdetected by us an'd corrected by us without the subscriber knowing his line has been out of order. The only *hing in which we deal is telephone service. We can not-.give good service over lines that are in trouble.' It is to our vital -interest to keep all lines clear and we are constantly on the job. We employ men who are especially trained for this work. A complete record is kept of every trouble and complaint, the hour it is reported and the hour it is corrected. We are in close touch with the situation at all hours. We want our subscribers to know this and to realize that thcir interests are our interests. . Southern Bell Telephone & Tel^grapjb Co. of Virginia. Efficlcnt service. Reasonable rates. Excellence Beyond Comparison. Lee Fergusson Piano Co., 119 E. Broad deacon; W. C. Arthur, Junlor deacon; W. L. llogans, tiler. Aftor tlie meeting an oyster suppei was served and grcatly enjoyed , by Ihose so fortunate as to be presenU ,A number of visiting brethren were pres ent, and there was qulte a large turn out of the craft. OKMES TI-IB "FIXISTGi! Turner's Manncrr Snys lle Had Xoth? Ing to Do Wllh It; TSpecint t-3 Tlie Tin-uH-Dlspatch.] LYNCHBURG, VA.. Decomber lb':? Len Stanloy, manager for Joe Turner, the weltcrweight wrestler of Washing? ton. in a lettor, denles that Turner was a partv to the alleged "flxlng" of; tha bout pulled off horo Several weeks ago botween Turner and F.d. Adamson. In stoiid, Manager Stanley declared Adam? son was tho man who wanted the bout "lixed." and he charges that the lettel reputed to havo been matled by Turner from Washington to Adamson, in whlcli reference was made to tlils "flxlng," was u puro "phoney." Tho lotter continues: "Turner haj agreod to throw Adamson twice in an liour for a side bot of $500 ln Lynch? burg, or any othor town, but we wouid prefer to wrestle ln Lynchburg, be? cause wo want to show the people there that Turnen, is no fnker and what lio rnally ran do. Now, if Adamson can get any backlng for the amount stated, let somebudy give tis two round t.rip tlckets from Washington to Lynch? burg, and if Turner. don't throw hlm twice ln an hour we will not want anythlng, but If he th'rows hlm twice ln nn hour we are to take the wholo of tho gato recelpts. "Wo will be satisfled to let you referee tho bout or let you eelect some one you thlnk will be satisfactory to both parties, but Midget Glenn la burrcd." When seon to-day, Adamson said he had nothing further to say about tha match wllh Turner. further than lo say t.hat If any one doubted the state tncnts- as to tho lettor referred to by Mr. Stunley he wouid bp glad to pro cluce proofs that he received It through tlie niails as a special dellvery. IXJUHIES FHOVB FATAI,. Mra. llulflsh Thrown From Buggy, and Ht-nUi IlemilL. FSncclul to The Tlmea.Disnatrh 1 WARR13NTON, VA.. December! 16? Mrs. H. H. Hulflsh, ot Plalns, Va., whll? returning from Warrenton to her liome .yesterday afternoon in company with hor husband and chlld. was thrown n-orn her buggy and so seriously in Jui-ecl that sho dled from her injiirioa to-dny in tlie nospltnl where sho was carriod late last night. C.ets Jffiv PiwHIon. r.Siifcni t.. ii,. TIiir-i-DisiWeii,! ' LYNCHBURG, VA., December 16.?It was learned thls afternoon that Mr. Al len C'ucullu. who has beon for some yoars cashier of tho Flrst Natlonal Bank of DunviUe. hus. -Ueen eltfcted cashier of the Lynchburg Natt'oha.1 Bank, und thnt he will begln. his rtutlcs with tho local bank about January 1st. ITe will succeed the late Ouorg'e "W. Moore. Tt is understood tho oloctlon- took place by tlio board of dlrectbrs a w$ek ago, but tho fact was hept quiet forlth-J tlme belng by tlio banlt offlclals. '. When Mr. Wllliam V. Wilson, Jr., presldent of tbe bunk, waa asked ahpiit tho elcctlon of Mr. Cuoulltt to thecnsii lorship, ho asked to be excusod frptn snylng- nnytliing for publlcation at the present time. -I 'IcI'hiui?*larkN. [Special to The Tlmes-Dispatch.l - PRINCK t'EOl'UK l\ II., VA.. Pe ceinber 16.?A beatitll'nl homo marrhige took plitce nt Brullegli, Prince Ueorgo county, \ a.. Tueaday, when Mlss \V|l)le Ilarrlaon Marks was glven in nuirriagq to Mr. James Henry McCutin. Tho-brlde entered with her brotlior In-law. Mr. P. li. Temple, by whom she was glven awtsy. Sliu wns "attendecVby her two slstors, Mlsses Lauro, and Bdna Marks, The groom's brother, Mr. Frank McCann, wns his best man. The c^'re itiony was perfornied by Rev. Q.n B. Bryan, D. D., of Grace Chun-h, Peiers iHit-g, and tho irtuoh: was rendered by Mrs. John R. Jolly, a couain ot tho brlde. IIU I.e?r llruU,-ii. I Special toTho 't'lines-Dlapatcb.) FUEUWIUCKSBU/RU, VA.. l'i;euu|t>t?i 1B.?John i-ayue.' at ihls city. had hl* rlght leg brokon yesterday by the ktoit of a hora*. .