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DEAD COMRADES
Intcrestiug Memorial Exerciscs
Held by Lee Camp Last
Night.
MANY SPEECHES ARE MADE
Former Govcriior -Vlontaguc,
Jud&c George I,. Cluistiau, Dr.
Rqbs aiul Others ou L'rugram.
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l-lorjucnt speoches und approprlutc
muslc cHi;nici<:l'i_e<l the mecuiii(_ of tl.
E. Lee Camp, No. I, Uulited Confeder?
ate Veleruns, lust uigiil, when nionio
rlal servlces we;e hold Ih honor of the
coiniades who dled during tho your
1008.
Tbc camp lost twcnty-flve memhcrr.
durlng that period, and several of them
were wldely known buslncBS und pro
fcsslonal men. The roll of the dead,
whlch was called by AUJutant J. Tay?
lor Stratton, shortly after tho camp
was convcnod, Is aa followu:>
Joseph Bryan, Forly-thlrd Vlrgltilu
Battallon, Vlrglnlm Cavelry (Mosby'H
command). i
T. L. Courtney, . Courtney's Batterv,
Llght Artillery.
F. H. Deane, Company'I, Fourth Vir?
ginia Cavulry.
Cus Delarue, Company K, Second
Virginia Reserves (infantry).
Marion J. Dlmmock, ndjutant, Tenth
Virginia Cavalry.
A. A. Ford, Compnny K, Slxth Vir?
ginia Infantry.
W. C. Grady, Company F, Thlrd Vir?
ginia Infantry.
B. F. Howard, captaln, Company I.
Flrst Virginia Infantry.
Eppa Hunton. hrlgadler - general,
Army Northern Virginia, C. S. A.
Charles J. Johnson, Thomas's Llght
Artillery.
R. L. Lynn, Company C, Eighth Vir?
ginia Infantry.
Wllllam Joslah Leake, GoochlanJ
Artillery.
Thomas Moorlng, Company H, Flrat
Virginia Infantry.
Samuel H. Pulllnm, lieutenant, Mar?
tln Battery (artigery).
E. E. Perklnson, Campany A, Tenth
Virginia Artillery.
George A. Smlth, Thlrd Company,
Richmond Howltzers.
J. L. Sydnor, Company G. Fourth Vir?
ginia Cavalry.
Ellls C. Stacy, Henrlco Troop, Tenth
Virginia Cavalry.
C. F. Snow, Company A, Fortletli
Virginia Infantryi
James E. Tyler, lieutenant, Letchar
Battery, Pegram's Battallon (artillery).
John Pcnn Taylor, Company H,_Nlnth
Virginia Cavalry.
John M. Warren, Company B, Tenth
Missourl Infantry.
Everctt Waddey, courler, h.adquar
tcrs Englneer's Department, Army
Northern Virginia, General W. H,
Stevens;
George D. Wlse. captaln and then
major and Inspector-general on Major
General C. L Stevenson's staff, Army
of the Tennessee.
Rev. I.yman B. Whatron, ehaplain,
Forty-nlnth Virginia Infantry (dle<l
away from the city In June. 1907, und
only notlfled of lt In November, 1908).
Ititercitlnsc 1'roijraiii.
Commander White announced that
on the evening of January 26th the
cump wlll recelve a portralt of Gon*ra'
Lewis A. Armlstead. The prescntatlor.
upeech will bo made by Rev. J. E.
I'oindexter, and Major Robert W. Hun?
ter wlll recelve the portralt ln the
namo of the camp.
The exerclsea last nlght were pecu
llarly approprlate^ and the hal. wai
well fllled wlth men and women. moui
of the members appearing In uniform
The openlng prayer was offered b>
Rev. James Power' Smlth. D. D., ant
the cholr of Grace Street Presbyteriar
Church sang "My Country, 'tls ol
Thee."
There were a number of brlel
.peoches. tho prlncipal ones havln.
been made by ex-Governor A. J. Mon^
tague and Judge George I_ Chrlstian
The former spoke eloquently of tlu
llfe and character of Mr. Joseph Bryan
whlle the latter paid a hlgh trlhuto tt
Confederate soldlers In general, mak
ing special referenee to Captaln Georgi
D. Wlse, Mr. Bryan, Captaln F. II
Deane, Captaln M. J. Dlmmock, Majo
B, F. Howard, Judge Wllllam J. Leake
General Eppa Hunton. Mr. George A
Smlth, and others, whose names appeu
ln the llst of the dead. There wen
sovoral other short speeches, und thi
cholr rendered a number ot selectlons
Letters were recelved from Congress
man Lamb and Senator Martln ex
presslng regret at not belng able t<
attend.
Mr. Majion Speak- FlrM.
Rev. Landon R. Mason had charg.
of the program, and he made a brle
openlng speech. in whlch he defendei
the course of the South durlng the wai
and referred eloquently to the braver;
of her armles.
Former Governor Montague, in pay
Ing trlbuto to tho memory. of Mt
Bryan, referred to hlm as one of tn
unofflolal statosmen of hls day am
' ceneratlon, and declared that ho hai
exerted a wonderful power for goo,
upon the publlc affairs pf hls fetatt
After expresslng tho hlghest udn.lra
tlon for his character as cltlzen. law
yer and frlend, tho speaker to>k u
Mr. Bryan's war record and relatod in
cldents in connection therewlth. H
thought one of the prudoinlnatlng char
acterlstlcs of Mr. Bryan's llfe was hl
unbounded onthuslasm over whateve
he undertook td accompllsh, and ex
pressed the bellef that. hls bouyani
dashlng. restless splrlt and constan
doslre to be ln actlon had perhaps le
hlm to prefer to flght with Mosby'
men. The speaker sald ho had recent
ly had a. talk wlth Colonel Mosby an
had asked Hlm what sort of a soldle
Mr. Bryan was.
Tho repjy was: *
' "Nohe better ln any branch of th
Confederate servlce."
Dr. George Ross spoke'brlefly of.Mi
Bryan, Goneral Hunton and othdrs o
hls fallen comrades, and ho was foi
lowed by Judge Chrlstlan.
Captaln Strattort, Mr. T. C. Jone
apd Mr. C. M. Wesson made shor
Bpeoches, aftor whlch tho exerclse
Were closod.
Takes Citrgo of.Cemcul.
Carrylns a carso of cement ln sacks, th
t_ c-masted schoonor Allco C. Ogden, whlc
trrlvcd here Sunday 'from Herrlng Creet
trlli sail to-day for Sewell's, Polnt. ' ?
Use it or not, as
your doctor says
You could not please us better
than to ask your doctor about
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for
coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis.
Thousands of families always
keep it in the house. The ap?
proval of their physician and the
experience of many years have
given them great confidence in
this cough medicine. i.Si&$S2*.
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Sunday Services in City Churches
I>'lrs. EngllHh I.tithoran Churoh: Rov.
J. J. Hchercr, Jr., pnstor, wlll pionch at
II A. M, and 8 P. M.
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Christ l.plfltopitl Church. Rov. G. O.
Mend wlll preach and Mr. W. H. Colll
son, of tho ovangellstlc forco, wlll slng
at 11 A. M. At 8 I'. M. Rev. Mr. Green
wlll hold a servlce In accord wlth tho
ovangcllntlc mootltigs. Rev. Dr. Toy
wlll address tho men's Blblc class at
10 A. M,
Grace Street Prosbyterlan Church:
Rev, ,i. ivitiierspoon wlll proach at 11
A. M. on "Tho Open and Shut Door."
No sorvlce at nlght.
Iiumanuel Baptlst Church: Rov. B. F.
Bryan wlll preach at 11 A. M. on "Tho
Lesson of a Broken Vnsc?Giving Our
Best (o God." ? No nlght servlce.
Church of the Covenant, Presbyterlan:
Rev. J. C. Stowart, pastor, wlll preach
at 11 A. M. No servlce at nlght.
Second Baptlst .Church: Rev. W. R.
I* Smlth, pastor, wlll preach at 11 A.
M. No servlce nt nlght.
Flrst Unlturlnn Church: Rov. J. L.
Robinson, pastor, wlll preach at,ll A.
M. on "The Religlon of tho Senslble
Amorlcan." No nlght servieo.
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Centcnary Methodlst Church: Rev. J.
M. Dlxon wlll preach at 11 A. M. No
nlght servlce.
Park PJace Methodlst Church: Rov.
M. H. Colonna, pastor, wlll preach at
11 A. M. Nlght servlce omltted.
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Second Presbyterlan Church: Rev.
Russeil Cecll, pastor, wlll preach at II
A. M. No servlce nt nlght.
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Flrst Presbyterlan Churah: Rev. F. T.
McFaden, pastor, wlll preach at 11 A.
M. No servlce at nlght.
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First Church of Christ. Sclentlst: Ser
vlce at 11 A. M. Subject: "Sacrament."
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Randolph Street Baptlst Church:
Rev. W. E. Robertson, pastor, wlll
preach at 11 A. M. on "Power to Wlt
Daily Court Record.
State Supreme Court.
Proceedlngs of the Supreme Court of Ap?
peals yesterday wore:
Jordan v?. Smlth, oyster Inspector. Sub
mltted.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
vs. Hall's admlnlstrator. Argued by Henry
Teylor for the rallroad and II. Carter Redd
am\ Hill Carter tor the admlnlstrator, and
submltted. .
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
vs. Few. rartly argued by R. Q. Blckfor.l
for plalntlff ln error and C. B. Garnctt for
J defendant In error, and continued.
Next cases to be called: Strause v..
Richmond Wood Working Company; Bowe
vs. city of Richmond: Wood'g oxecutor ^t
al. vs. Wood et al., and Rolley vs. Rolloy's
excoutrlx. being Nos. 20 to 29 on argument
decket.
AMUSEMENTS.
Aeadcmj-?Mntlnee nnd Mk1i<? Annie
Rusnell In ?'The Stronger Sex."
l.pliln?l 'nntlntiouH Vnuilevllle.
"The Slroiis.r Sex" Delightful.
Delightful ln every sense of the
word. "The Stronger Sex," as plctured
by charming Annie Russeil, slmply cap
tured all who saw It at the Academy
last nlght. There's comedy a-plenty,
wl'h no end of amuslng sltuatlons,
clever lineB and Just enough real pathos
to bring tears to the eyes of the most
hardened, and a choklng sen?atlon to
those favored few who revel in sentl?
ment.
As a fine. clean play, cleverly acted,
and well set, It leaves such a pleasant
memory that one, llke Ollver Twlst,
longs for more and declincs to bo satls
fled, for nothlng thnt Mlss Russeil has
done has been done more artlstlcally
than thls blt of VSuperman"?this re
versal of the "Taming of the Shrew."
where-Kate tames Petruchlo, not by use
of a lash, but by means of the clever
est tonguo lashlngs lmaglnable.
The Hon. Warren Barrington glve.
hla hand to a rlch Amerlcan glrl fot
her money,' but leaves hls heart l'i
qulte another femlnlne quarter. Or
her weddlng day "Mary" tho brlde
discovers her hushand's "perfidy" and.
determining to win liim at all costs.
shuts down the lids of the money
chests, ties the purse strlngs tlght
and Inflicts upon hlm that cruol hu
mlliatlon of "work."
Of course the Hon. Warren, after
many bitter quarrels wlth Mary and
his fate, acepts tho inovltable, be
comes a Napoleon of flnance in record
breaking time and recoives his lovliifj
wlfe Into hls eager and outstretchec
arms just as the curtain falls.
That's the story ln a very cracket
nutshell, but it's "the frllls" that make
the play so charming. Mlss Russel
hus a manner all her very own, artls?
tlcally natural?naturally artlstic. ii
vou like?whlch wins its way straighi
to the heart ahd seems to banish foot
llKhts and ilctlon by the mero mugle
of her smlle. The part of Mary nu
lier like a glove, a very dalnty glove
of pleasing gray. resting upon a slen
der but most capablo hand.
Mr. Yorke as tho Hon. Warren Bar?
rington was clever and -looked the
part aa. in'deed, he had every rlght to
slnce Miss vRussell ls Mrs Oswatt
Yorke except upon the playbills.
That every member of tho companj
is clever ls not to be denled, but es
peci'ttlly should this bo sald of Mra
Helen Tracy. who. as Mrs. Van. slmpl.
romped away wlth the comedy, if on<
may bo allowed to usr such a slan_
expresslon ln descrlbing a most re
markable und faultless blt of actlng
Mrs. Tracy shared honors wlth ttu
stnr. and, indeed, recolved no mon
thari her rlght. _???,
Thoso'who do not soo "The Strotigei
Sex" at tho matineo to-day or to-nigh
must glve as an . excuse olther ai
abundunce of povorty or a paucity o
brains, for Mlss Russeil, llke Christ
mas, comes but onco a year, and mus
be colebrated. It's all - smlles and i
few toars. Seo lt., ?. A.
??ComliiK Thro' tlie Hye."
It is announced that tho popular mu
sicul comedy, "Comlng Thro' tho .Rye..
has been bookod for a prosentatlon li
this city. It is also stated in tho con
tract that lt wlll be the numbor om
company, whlch means an organlssatioi
of neariy sovonty-ilve peoplo. lln
book ls by Georgo V. Hobart and tlu
muslc by A, Baldwin Sloahe, wrlttei
ln two acts, wlth mnsslve scenos. 'Ihi
Ilrst act shows tho Interlor ot an ar
palace, and the second act shows tli<
homo and gardens of ono of the mos
? famous placos at Nowport. _The dat>
i of "Comlng Thro' tho Rye" is Monday
i Junuary 11th.
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MeetltiK Ih Cnll.d.
! [Special to The Times-Dispatoii.l
HAMPTON.-'VA., January 8.?Hom.
I C. Sholton, chairman of tho D.omocratl
; Commlttoe, thlsUtfterno.n issued a cal
i for a moetlng of the commltteo nex
1 Monday'ovenlng to tako up tho matte
' of holdlng a prlmary ln Hampton am
, Phoobus for the nomination df Mayoi
Treasurer and Councllmon.
___,?. . . .?
Ilreuka His Arni.
[Special to The Tlmos-Dlspatnn.J
. LYNCHBURG, VA, Junuary 8.?Dai
W: Sale fell thls morning on the cross
Ing at Eloventh and Madison. Street
and fractured hls vlglH orm just abov
the'wrlst., Tho fraoture wai reduoe
bij. Dr. John Walker.
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No nlght aorvlce.
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Soventh Day Adventlst .Chureh: Rev.
B. L. Housn, pastor, wlll prcuoh at 8
)'. M. on "EarlhqttakoH."
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Groyo Avonuo Baptlst Church: Ilev.
W. C. Jamos, paator, wlll preach at ll
A. M. Annual huslnoss meetlng at 3:30
I'. M. No sel'vlco ut nlght.
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Grace Street Baptlst Church: Mr.
Charles M. Alexander, of tho ?Chapman
Alcxurider force, asslsted by other vls?
ltlng mtiHlelnns, wlll hold ad evangelis?
tic song servlce at II A. M. No sorvlco
at nlght.
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Broad Slroot Mothodlst Church: Rov.
Ollby C, Kelly, pastor, wlll preach at
11 A. M. Nlght servlce omltted.
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Calvary Baptlst Church: Rov. Ryland
Knlght, pastor, wlll preach at 11 A. M.
Nlght sorvlce omltted.
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Epworth Methodlst Church: Rcy. Otis
M. Clark, pastor, wlll preach at 11
A. M. on "NcJghbors of _;o-Day." No
nlght servlce.
Plne Street Baptlst Church: Uov. J.
B. Hutson, pastor, will preach at 11
A. M. and 8 P. M. Ordlnatlon of newly
elected deacons after close of nlght
servlce.
Allen Avenue Chrlstlan Church: Rov.
Henry P. Atklns, pastor, wlll preach
at 11 A. M. Congregatlon wlll attend
servlce at Auditorium at nlght.
Flrst Baptlst Church: Rev. George
W. McDahlel. D. D? pastor, wlll proach
at 11 A. M. Annual church meetlng ut
3:30 P. M. Rov. Ora S. Gray will
preach at 8 P. M.
Salvatlon Army: Consecratlon meet?
lng at 11 A. M., and at 8 P. M. a re?
vival meetlng wlll be held In the hall,
when Mr. Mlllor, of Greensboro, N. C,
wlll. speak.
Marshall Stroet ChrlBtlan Church:
Rev. B. H. Melton, pastor, wlll preach
at 11 A. M. on "Tho Klng's Buslness
Domands Haste." Congregatlon wlll
'unlte at servlce ln Auditorium at nlght.
SENATE VOTES TO
irasE.wmi
Governor of North Carolina Will
Be Paid $6,ooo Instead of
?, $4,000 a Year.
RALEIGH, N. C. January 8.?The
State Senate to-day passed bllls In
creuslnjr tho salary of the Governor
from $4,000 to $.,000, Democrats and
Republicans allke supportlng the meas
ure. Senator Nlmocks introduced the
blll. An amendment by Emple, of Nojv
Hanover, to make the Governor's sal?
ary $7,500 was defeated. Senator Fry,
of Swaln, strongly opposed the In?
crease, on the ground that tlie tlnances
of the State wero not ln condition to
warrant lt; that there was a deilclt of
$250,000 ln the State treasury awalt
Ing adjustment by the Legislature now.
The broad frround taken by Senator
Brltt, of Buncombe, as leader of the
mlnorlty, in supportlng the increase of
pay for a Democratic omclal hecj_u.se
the credlt and dlgnity of the State at
home and abroad requlred lt, no matter
what the personallty and party of the
Indlvidual occupylng the offlce, ellclted
the hlghest commendatlon on the floor
and in the lobbles.
? A hill to pay the Commissioner of
Labor and Printlng $2,500 instead of
$1,500 was also passed by the Senate.
Representatlve Underwood, ln the
House, offered a blll to have all execu
tlons for capltal crimes In the peni?
tentiary by electrocution.
MUST PR0VIDE FOR CHILD
Overby, However, Acqultted of \un
Support Cluirge Ilrought by Wlfe.
On two charges. one for the non
support of hls wlfe and the other for
fallure to provlde for hls chlld.-Mar?
shall Overby, of Henrlco county. was
trled in the Henrlco county Clrcuit
Court vesterday morning. Ho was ac?
qultted on the Ilrst, hut found gulltv
on tho second. and glven one vear ih
jall. Judge Scott announced that in
such cases It was optlonal wlth the
court whether the accused bo requlred
to serve the term or be placed under
oond for the support of the chlld, so
the man was placed under bond. 'If
he falls to provlde for hls chlld dur?
lng tho next year he wlll have to
serve tho sentence ln Jall.
ir/rh??case,.ha. l,revl?usly beon alred
ln -the Maglstrate's Court. where
Overhy was fined for alleged crueltv
to his wife. At that tlme she left hl'.
house and issued 'a warrant ugai _.
him for non-support. ?
TELLS 0F CRUISE
Rcnr-Adiulrnl Hnbley D. Evnu? Ulyes
the Frnlsc to the Jlcn of Fleer.
NEW YORK,'January 8.?Rear-Ad
mlral Robley D. Evans wns given o
royal welcomo ? to New York to-nlgh I
by the Navy Leaguo members of thls
city, whom he had come to address al
Carnegie Hall.
Introduced by Goneral Horace Portet
as "one of the greatest sallors in
Amorlcan hlstory," Rear-Admlral Evans
mado his way on crutches to the front
of tho stage nnd stood for a moment
untll a wave of applause and cheerihg
had spent itself. He 'then 'seated him?
self In a chalr. begging the audlenco.
indulgence for hls 31111115 posture dur?
lng hls talk. Some "Clvli War rellos"
necessltated this oxpedient, he sald.
The reur-ndmiral's address or "talk,'
as he preferred to caH lt, was a breez.
account, aboundlng ln Interesting ln
cident, of tlie run of tho battleshl.
fleet from Hampton Roads to Sitr
Frahcisco under ,his command. Hi
deprecuted pralso for himself for tlu
su/ccess of tho cruise, giving tho lion':
share of the credlt to tho "man whe
boiled the wator In the fire roo'rn unc
the man who peoled potatoes ln tlu
galley."
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' SllpN on Step...
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., January 8
?Mr. C. L. Kalmback, a woll-knowr
cltlzen, as he was leavlng hls hom<
durlng the snowstorm last nlght to gc
down town, sllpped on tho steps am
broko his leg just above the . anklo
Frlends passlng by found hlm and car?
rled hlm into hls home. Dr. Dogjret
was summoned, and reset tho ljmb
Mr. Kalmback ls sevonty-slx years old
but has boon actlve untll thls nccl
dent.
l\ FOR TORPID LIVER.
' A torpld llvor dcTangcs the wholo,
system 1 and prbiluccs
SICK HEADACHE,___________
Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheu
fliatism. Sallow Skin and Pilos.
There Is no better remedy for these
common dlseases than DR. TUTT'S
UVBR PILL$, as a trlal will prove.
Take No Substitute.
"WETS" DEGLARE
IT HIS ILLECIL
They File Petition Asking That
Result of Election Be Set
Aside.
LKpoclal to Tho Tlmi.'s-UiHpatcli.i
ROANOKE, VA., Junuary ...?Tho pe
lltlon of tli. "wets" contesting tho re?
cent local option was flled nt the
clerk's olllcc to-day. it cluiins that tho
election was lllegal, belng In vlolatlou
ot the State Constitution; tliat tho CUy
Sergeant falled to post notlces at the
polling phices, and the City Treasurer
foiled'to prepare a llst contalnlng
those who had paid tho taxes;'that
whlle 64. legal voters should havo
slgned tho petition for tho e ictlon,
only 521 wero eiuallfied. .",18 not belng
qunllflod voters; that V voters wore
not reglstered at the proper placea;
that twenty-llve who voted In Hlgh?
land Ward, whlch gavo the "drys" a
majority, dld not hnve certlflcatos
from out-of-town- pluces showing thnt
tnxos had beon paid; that flve voted
who had not roslded ln the city twelve
months, nnd that twelve ballots In
Hlghland Ward whleh were Impropor-1
ly marked were counted ngalnBt the
"wets."
The complntnanls furthor allego th.it
tlie election ns expressed by tho ro
turns does not express the will of tlio
quallfled voters of tho city, and that
lf nll had voted who were dcterred by
Ulog.il acts, and those who votcd illcg
ally had not been allowed, the result
would havo boen dilTerent. The petl?
tlon, whleh ls regarded as a strong
paper, hns beon tho work of months
for Judgo C. .B. Moomnw. -who began
Its pr<?paratIon ln part bofore tho elec?
tion was ordered. He assoclated wlth
hlm hls son, IT. M. Mnomaw, Berkley
& Bryan, A. Bruco Hunt and Scott,
Altlser & Watts.
"SHOT XTP" AN ICE-WAGON.
Suffolk Youth ITml Ileen Readlng
A'ovcla nnd nrlnl.lm. Whlskey.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
SUFFOLK, VA., January 8.?Hls
mlnd polsoned by readlng cheap novols
of border llfe and lnflamed hy the
contents of a bottle of whlskey, Wal
lace Stone, slxteen years old, to-day
proceeded to "shoot up an lce-wagon."
He flred six tlmes, and ono sllght
wound was lnfllctod on Jack Manley..
the negro drlver. There was no known
provocntlon or motive for the attack*
When hls round of cartrldges was
exhausted Stone ordered tho negro to
reload the plece for him, but ho re
fused. Stono later trled to shoot a
small boy, but hls plstol falled to fire.
Flnally tho wcapon was taken from
hlm and he was locked up. ns was
Robert HIcks, who bought the whlskey.
DccInreH Dlvlilend.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.1 '
KENBRIDGE. VA., January 8.?Tho
board of dlrectors of tho Lunenburg
Warehouse and Tobacco Company met
here and declared a seml-annual divi?
dend of 3 1-2 por cent. on tho pre
ferreel stock. No dividend was de?
clared on tho common stock, becauso
of the fact that tho common stock
only carrled an annual dlvldend, and
tho company has only boon In oxistenco
half a year. It ls now boliovod tliat
a good dlvldend will bo paid on tho
common stock as well as the 7 per
cent. on the preferred.
lliirn l.nnt In Flnmex.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
?SPOTSYLVANIA, VA., January 8.?A
large barn. cornhou.se and stable. all
newly bullt, the proporty of Mrs.
George W. E. Row, of Chancellor Dis?
trict, in this county, together with
fifty barrels of corq, twenty tons of
hay and all the farmlng Implements,
were totally destroyed by fire. The
horses and cattle wero rescued from
tho barn duriner the burnlng. The
total loss ls $2,500. with no insurance.
Wlll I.ose nn Kye.
[Special to Tho Tlmos-DUpatch.]
HIGII POINT. N. C, January 8.?
Two negro boys were playing wlth a
plstol to-day, when the weapon, in
the hands of Charles Brooks, was dls
charged. and struck Sam ?? Gray Just
above tho eye, fracturlng his skull.
Tho negro wlll lose an eye.
AVERILL TAKES
He Stoutly Denies Being Pres?
ent When Father Received
Death Wound.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
COVINGTON, VA., January 8.?Evl?
dence for the defonso ln the Averlll
trial closed thls evening. Averlll was
on the stand for about two hours, and
showed llttlo emotlon In telllng of the
death of his father. Ho denled belng
present when tho shootlng; occurred,
und wusn't at all confused lji the cross
,exaralnatlon.
Averlll stated that hls father waa
comlng after hlm wlth a plstol; that
he went out of tho house, hls father
following; that he went out of the
yard and ran up tho road until fro
heard a plstol shot. Ho returned to
tho house, and found his father
wounded.
He contradicted witnesses of the
prosecutlon, who testilled that ho hud
been accused by hls slster of tho
shootlng, and had replled that ho dld
shoot, but had not shot his father.
Tho courtroom was crowdod, and
there ls great Interest in tlio trlal.
Argument of tho caso beglns Satur?
day.
VEIIY HADI.Y MIXED VV.
llnmptou Bocsn't Know Where It
Stand.. Iu Matter ot Ollleinl...
[Spoclal to Tho TlmeB-Dlrpatoh.]
HAMfTON, VA., January 8.?Owing
to tho compllcatlons that have arlsen
ovor tho act changlng tlio town of
Hampton to a city of tho second class,
a commltteo was named by tho City
Councll last nlght to take up tho mat?
ter of detormlnlng tho date fo? tho
next election of clt'y ofllcials. Undor
tho old law tho town would havo
chosen a Mayor and ten Councllmon
noxt June, but lt Is now contondod
that tlio city should havo held lts elec?
tion last Juno, and that tho ofllcials
will hold over for a poriod of fopr
yoars by reason of the falluro to have
tho election last yoar.
The act under whlch Hampton be?
como a, city was passed by tho ? last
Ijoglalaturo, and lt was supposod to
contlnuo tho governmont hore as a
town govornmont, although technlciilly
Hampton ls a city,
There aro many who contond that
tho act, lf unconstftutionul, wlll bring
about many compllcatlons, and the
polltioians aro awaltlng with intorcst
tho outcomo of tho mattor,
Another imporlunt matter brought
out. was that Hampton Is now a elty
wlthout ix oharactei}, ulid that tha
Mayor has powor to romov.o all offl?
cers, but that the Polioe Commlttoo,
whloh haa herotoforo had control of
tho Folloo Department, cannot try or
dlsinlss an ofllcer ou tho forco for any
chargo, ,
The city rocontly deoided to Issuo
bon^ls ln the sum of $100,000 for straot
ImprovomontH. but It may bo found
that the eleotlon was not legal,
flNGLO-AFRIGAT
IS T0T1L L0S5
She Is Driven Ashore by Galc,
and Crew Has Narrow Escape
from Death.
[Special to Tlio Tlmes-Dlnpatch.l
NORFOLK, VA., ' Janunry 8.?Well
up on tho boitch, at Smlth Island, Cape
Charlos, abandoncd by Captaln An
drews, and tho tugs unable to bo of
any scrvice, owlng to tho hlgh seas
runnlng, lt Is announced to-nlght that
tho Brltish steamer Anglo-Afrlcan wlll
probably be a total loss.
Captaln Henderson and hls mon dld
not nbandon tho shlp untll thls morn?
ing nt 10 o'clock, whon tho vossol
Went on hor boams, and they saw thelr
Uvcs wore In great dnngor. In mannlng
tho bonts and gottlng away, owlng to
hlgh seas hrcak.ilg ovor tho shlp,
Rlchard Benriett, the cook, went ovor
board, and was saved only after grcat
dlfflculty. Tho wrecklng steamer I. J.
Morritt sent three boats to tho ald
of the crew.
Captaln Hnnderson nnd hla crew of
thtrty-four men wero brought to Nor?
folk to-nlght hy the wrecklng tugs on
the scene. nnd were cared for by
Brltish Consul Barton Myors.
lt was learned that last nlglit tho
sovero northeastern wlnds drove tho
vossel upon the beach, despite all the
nnchors t<ut out, and beforo day sho
sprang a' loak, rnpidly filllng wlth
water. It was thon rccognlzed that
thero was ntf hopo. for tho steamer,
and that sho mlght go to pleces at
nny tlme. KIgnals were sent up, but
owlng to the condltlons boats could
not be sent untll after dayllght. Only
ono small boat was avallablo on tho
wrecked steamer, tho othors havlng
boen smashed by tho heavy seas. The
captulns or tho tugs doclart that tlie
steamer Is boyond salvlng.
Tho Anglo-Afrlcan was bullt ln 1900,
Is of 2,093 tons roglstcr, nnd was ownod
by Lowthor, Latham & Company, of
London. The vnluo of tho steamor and
cargo ls connervatlvely placed at $350.
000.
AVII1 Hcmoilcl Courthouse.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
CHKISTIANSBURG, VA., Jan. 8.?
Tho board of supervlsors met here and
decided to repalr and remodol tlio
present courthouse. at a cost not to
exceed $20,000. and contracted wlth
Archltect H. H. Hugglns. of Roanoke,
to prcpare plans and speclflcations and
superintend the constructlon. The
clerk has advertised for blds to be re?
celved untll the 15th of February,
when tho supervlsors wlll meet to open
the same and award the contract. Tho
work ls expeeted to be completcd by
September lst. A number of cltizen.
of Cambria aro making an etfort to
havo an election hold and. have a new
courthouse bullt there, but thls is
stoutly rosisted, not only by Chrlstlans
burg, but by the taxpayers of every
sectlon of the county, who oppose
nbandonlng tho property at tnls place
and eroctlng a now courthouse nnd Jall
at a cost of not-less thaVi $60.0. o.
whlch would nocessltate a bond Issue
and nn Increase ln taxos, whereas ar
chitects say tho present ono can be
made'as good as a new one at one
third the cost and wlthout any bond
issue or increaso in taxes.
Lowest of Wlnter.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlsp.itc-.]
LYNCHBURG. VA.. January 8.?Tho
temperature dropred to IU degrees thls
morning, thus touchlng the lowest point
of the winter in Lynchburg. Tho
coldest day hcretofore during the win?
ter was on December 24th. when the
government thermometer recorded 20
degrees. ,_
So Sundny Concert*.
[Special to The Timcs-Dispatch.]
NORFOLK, VA., January 8.?Tho
Board of Control to-day docllned to
authorlzo the holdlng of a concert on
Sunday afternoon at tho Academy of
Muslc for the beneflt of the Italian
earthquake sufferers. They held that
tho prohibiting statute Js a Stato law,
and that It wns up, to tho courts to
grant tho request, however worthy tho
object.
THEI BLUE
AT WASHINGTON
Flames Destroy Mill and Ware?
house, Causing Loss of Many
Thousands.
[Special to The Tlines-DIspatch.J
WASHINGTON, N. C, January 8.?
Thls city was visited thls morning
about 4 o'clock by another disastrous
fire, whlch broko out ln John iluven's
gfiat-mill, a,, largo three-story bulld?
lng along the water front, and d?
stroyed this, together wlth a largo hay
und graln warehouse, also ownod by
hlm, a largo warehouse belonglng to
Wllllam Bragaw & company, and'flUod
with fertlltssers, and tho ginnlng plant
of the T. Washlngton Gln Company.
Tlie warehouse, as well as tho mlll,
being fllled wlth graln, hay and fertl
llzers, burned raplifly, and ln splte ol
tlie fact that tho local fire department
gavo valiant sorvlce they wore com?
pletely dostrbyed,
Tho total losses have not yot been
estlmated, bu.t Mr. Haven's loss, lt ls
understood, will easily reach $.0,000,
partlally covered by Insurance. Bragaw
& Company havo sustalned probably
?2,li0Q loss over insurance.
The wlnd liappened to be In a favor?
able dlroc-lbn. Otherwlse tho Hotel
Loulso, the ofllco of the Postal Tele
gruph Company, and a largo part of the
business sectlon would havo been do
stroyed. ,
Convlcts Make ENeupe.
[Spoclal to Tho Tlmos-Dlspatch.]
WASIIINGTON. N. C. Janunry S.-~
Whilo moving tho county convict camr
from Old Ford townshlp to this elty
six oonvlcts succoeded in oludlng the
guards and making thoir escape. They
woro Edward Grillln ' and Rolanc
Rhodes (whlto) and Gus Vlnes, WH
Mack, Jack Staton and Dock Danloh
(colorod). Vlnes and Mack returned tc
tho convict camp durlng tho nlght anc
surrendored, whlle Staton and DanleU
wero capturod In this city nnd placec'
ln Jall, but tho whlto mon uro stlll al
largd. Searching partles have boer
lnstltuted and nro now looking for the
two white convlcts.
Him Over by Trnlii.
[Spoclal to Tho Tlmos-Dtspatch.l
RAI.i.lGII. N. C. January 8.?Shurpi
Pllt,-an aged negro, wus run over bj
tho Southern passenger traln, west
hound, hero late thls uftornoou nm
kllled. Tho englnuor, as tlio traln ap
pronched, thought tho negro suw tlu
traln and would stop aslelo ln time. A
tho lnst mlnuto tho omorgoncy brukc:
woro appllod, but lt wus impossihlo ti
savo tno old man. A fraoturo of tlu
fekuU at tho bnso of tho bralu causei
the death.
LargCMt StoeL,
lleMt Asnortiiiviit,
l.mveii 1'ric.a,
WOOIHVAUU ?- SON, Itloliiiiuml, Vn,
THE thlrd danco of Iho Monday
Oerrriari wlll Ue glven ln tho
Masonlc Trtmplo from 0 untll 12
on Motiriuy ovenlng, Colonol Jo I.nno
Storn load Ing.
Tho btillioom wlll be dccanttod ns
usual in palms and cut flowers. it Is
oxpocted that the Monday wlll bo nn
nnusiinily brilliant affair, owlng ,to
Ihe present:. of so many y'lsltors in tho
city.
Mlnn Morftnn to Rntcrtnlii.
Mrs. Samucl T. Alorgan and Mlss
Morgan wlll bo at horno thls aftornoon
rnd ovenlng at a tea from 6 untll 8,
and int a rocoptlon from !? untll 11,
Invltatlon.. hnve beon Issued to mar?
rled frlonds ln the afternoon. At. nlght
tho younger sot will bo oiitorlalned.
Luncheon YcHtcrtlny.
Mrs. Joi.i. ,/. Harrlson was hostosa
yesterday aftornoon at n beautiful
luncheon glven at her home, 212 West
.'rankllu Street, after sho had onter
talned her young guests at c.-irds.
Co-vers woro lald for eighteen.
Cotonlnl Dnmrn Meet.
A large nnd intorosting moetlng ot
tho Virginia Sncte-ty of Colonlal
Dntnes waa held yestcrdny nftornoon
nt Woman's Club.
Tho question of most Interest for
dlscmjslon relatod to tho covenant be
twoon tlio different socletlcs of the
States.
Alrs. Jamos Lyons road tho paper,
whlch had boon projjared at tho meetlng
of the national socloty ln Washlngton
last Novombor. lt. was "voted on and
unnnimously adopted 1C the Virginia
Damcs yesterday.
After tho buslness meetlng Miss
Polly Robins sang "Tho Rosos Nowhcre
Bloom So Whlte As ln Old Virginia,"
a State melody whicii nns boon recent?
ly set to music by Mrs. Richards.
Mrs. Ollver, formerly Mlss Carter, of
"Slilrley,'' on Jamos Rlvor, was among
the guests, and tho social featuros of
tho aftornoon wero very plonsant.
For Mlnn Could.
One of tho most notablo social events
of tho occasion ln Now York was tho
dlnner danco gTven on Thursday nlght
hy Mr. nnd Mrs. Goorgo J. Gould at tho
Plaza Hotol to Introduce their daugh?
ter, MTsb Marjorlo Gould. Tho cntlro
first floor of tho Plaza was reserved
for the danco. Evory nook and corner
of tho corrldors and foyer leadlng to
tho ballroom on the flrst floor was
banked wlth flowors, Amorlcan Beauty
roses predominating. A floral arch
way marked tho ontrance to the ball?
room.
Orchestras wero statloned In tho varl?
ous corrldors of the flrst floor, and
played preceding tlie danco/ TJho dln
nor took placo In the ballroom of the
Plaza, the guests belng seated at seven
tables.
Mrs. Klngdon, grandmother of tho
dobutanto, was a guest at Mlsa Gould's
table, whlch was decorated wlth whlte
roses. Mlss Gould hnd about flfty ot
her young frlends at hor table. Tho
other tables were decorated wlth mauvo
orchlds.
Mlss Clurkc at Keccptlon.
Mrs. L. C. Phillips, of Nowport News.
gave a beautiful reception on Thurs?
day aftornoon, eonipUmentury to ner
slstor, Mrs. Edwurd Gregory, of North
Carollna, who is her house guost. The
orchestra was statloned ln the hall
bchlnd a screen of evergreens, and
rendered music durlng tho hours of re?
ceivlng, from 4 to G o'clock, durlng
whlch tlmo tlio house wus fllled with
tho fashionabie folit of Hamp'ton and
Old Polnt. Elegant refreshmenls wero
servod durlng tho entire afternoon.
Mrs. Phillips and slster, Mrs. Greg?
ory, recelved in tho parlor, and wero
asslsted by Mosdames Edloe. More
cock, II. C. Rlchardson, o'f Hampton;
W. R. Aylett and Edward O. S'mith.
Miss Roso Paramore, of Hampton;
.Mlss Adu Haughton, Mlss EUon Abbo,
Mlss Ruth and Mlss Hildah Schmelz
wero ln tho dlnlng-room, whilo punch
ln tho llbrary was servod, by Mlsses
Margaret and Ruth Schmelz and Mlss
Klmberly, of Old Polnt.
Includlng tho many guosls who
called was tho entire bridal party of
tho McMenamin-Shepherd weddlng,
among them bolng Miss Emma Clarke,
of this city..
Executlve Committee Meetlng.
Tho commlttoo of arrangements for
tho presentatlon of "Blbl: A Comedy
of Toys," at tho Academy of Muslc
February 19th and 20th, under tho
ausplces of tlio Home for Needy Con
federato Women. wlll hold a meetlng
ln tho homo of Mrs, Andrew J. Alonta
gue, Monduy at noon.
Slxtieth Amilversnry.
Mr. and Mrs. Canilllus S. Baker, of
Winchester, celebratod on January 2d,
from 8 to 10 P. M., thelr sixtlelh wed?
dlng anniversary. Tho houso was
decorated wlth flowers and evergreen-j,
and a large number of friends called
to offor congratulatlons.
Mrs. Baker wore her weddlng voll
and Alr. Baker the walstcoat in whlch
ho was m?rrled on January 2, 1S19, in
Frederlck, Md., Mrs. Baker having
beon before hor marringo, Allss Annie
E. Galther, of that placo. Alr. Baker
ls eighty-six yoars old, und a flno ex
amplo of halo und hearty old age.
Personal DIenliou.
Dr. J. B. Baker Is the guest ot frlends
ln Newport News.
Mrs. Harry Frazler has closed her
country home in Greenbrior, W. Va.,
and wlll spond a part of the wlnter
in this city.
Dr. J. Burton Nowlln wlll bo at 110
Nortli Thlrd Street for tho remuinder
of tho wlnter.
Miss Loulsa Warfleld, daughter of
former Governor, iind Mrs. Edwln War?
fleld, wlll aftend tho flrst Philadelphia
Assembly.
Aliss Katherlno Robertson, after a
vlslt of several weeks to Richmond
relatives, has returned to Newport
Nows, accompanied by her slster, Mrs.
Thomas G. Fenton'.
Allss Dnlsy AIoss has returned from
spending somo tlmo at hor homo, near
pakvlllo, Va. j
Lieutenant and Alrs. Willlam Henry
Shepherd, who woro marrled In Hamp?
ton Thursday aftornoon, passed through
Richmond on thelr way North.
Allss Florenco Sehrleff, who has beon
tho guost of Allss Jonnlo Oppleman, of
Lynchburg, hus returned to tho city.
AU-. R. Taylor Scott, Jr., spont sev?
eral days of the Christmas holidays
wlth his grandmothor in Warrenton.
Alr. l.ewis Staton, who was at homo
for tho Christmas holidays, wlth Dr.
and Alrs. Staton, has returned to Wll?
llam nnd Alary Collogo.
Mrs. C, 10. Young, of Lynchburg, Is
vhilllng Mrs. E. T. Edwards, hor mother,
hore.
Mlss Alary Thornton,. ol' Houston,
Vn., is spondlng tho wlnter ln Rich?
mond,
Allss Pour,l Alayn has returned to hor
homo ln Scottav.lllo. attor spending
somo weeks wlth Rlch mond frlonds,
Mrs. Uiisltcrvlllo Brldgofoith and
tfrs. C. O'B. Cowardln have boon gtiesU
i.t Mrs. J. E, B. Stuart, nf Nowporl
-Tows, and ntteudod tho Alartln-NIo
neyor weddlng Wodnosday aftornoon.
i'rcsldent nnd Jlm, Alilermnn Ent.rtnttlt
[Special to 'tlio Tlmos-DIapfttr.h.J
CHAULOTTRHVILLI., VA., Janunry
i,?-One of the most. deUghlful Moolnl
'iinellons nf tho souson wai tho hihiii.ii
illlchil reception glvon thls aftoriioon
.'roni i to ? o'clock by I'r.'iildi'nt. und
Vlrs. Aldcrmnn, of tho University nf
/Irglnln, to tho ruottlty nud oflleura of
.hat Instltutloti nnd thelr famlllen, to
jrother wlth n fow students, tho heads
jf tho vnrlous collogo organlzatlons.
I'ho invltatlon llst included 100. Tho
iouso wus nttrnctlvely decorated with
rroon and pottod plitnts, whlch har
nonlzod gradoiisiy wlth tho flnlHh and
'urnlshlngs of tho sevoral i-ecoptlon
?Ooms. Tho dinlng tablo wns partlcu
nrly handsome In Its decoratlons nud
ippolntmonts. There was ao abund
inco of plnk nnd whlto carnatlons and
iHpnrngns forns.
Alrs. Aldormnn, who Is an experlonced
sntertalnor and most charming hostt'ss,
ivore a handsome gown of plnk mes
iiillno and satln, wlth nrnaments. She
wns aanlsted In receivlng her guests
by Afesdames Eyster, FItzhugh, Lllo,
'Irnvos, Hancock and Byrd nnd Allss
Anna Tuttle. Tho reception wns ,\
notable and elnborute ovent, as aro all
if tho functlons glven by President and
Mrs. Alderman. '
Auilerxon?Porry.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dl.patcfc.l
FREDERICKSBURG. VA., January 8,
??Jamos Anderson and Mlss Virginh;
Porry, daughter of Alr. and Alrs. Sld*
noy Porry, both of StafCord countv.
wero marrled nt the homo of the brldo ??
Bev. !?;. u. HurwoU. of tho EplscopaV
Church. olllclntlng.
Weddlng Annniiiiceil,
[Spoclal to Tho Tim .s-DI?pa'.rth.J
HPLLODAY. VA.. January 8.?Tha
mairjnge of Allss Abble Scott, daughter
?. kejvls Scott. of Clifton. Texas, and
Mr. Willia.ii Klml.rough, of Groenwootl,
Miss,, is niinounced to tnke place on
Tuesday. Janunry 12th, at Belalr, thn.
old Scott famlly residenco, near Lew
Iston, in Spotsyivanla county, Va.
1'nrhnm?Everetfe.
[Special toTho Times-Dlspatcn.3
HENDERSON. N. C, January 8.?On
Tuesday. in tho city of Atlanta, Alr.
Brooks Parhnm waa marrled to Mr*.
Bvorotte, of that city. Alrs. Parham
has often visited Hondcrson as a guest
of Alr. and Alrs. S. P. Cooper.
- .-____
Ilrynnt?Itnndnll. ,
[Spoclal to Tho Tfmos-Dlapatch.1
I.J},I?.DERICKSBURG' VA. January 8.
?Wllllam Bryant and Mlss Matti.
Randall, both of Stafford county, wera
mnrrlod Wednesday nlght by Rev. D,
J. Shopoff at tho latter's resldonce, nea.
Hartwood. Tho couple wlll reslde IK
Staaord county.
?? -
Mlllfl?Scnrlo*.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-DI.patch.J
SPOTSYLVANIA. VA. January *.?
Arr. Stark H. AIllls and Allss Nannie
Searles, both of Spotsyivanla county,
wero marrled In Washlngton, D. C.
Mr. and Alrs. AUUs havo returned to
Virginia, and will reslde ln Spotsyi?
vanla county.
Cnrjrllle?Anglln.
[Spoclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch. 1
AURTINSVIBLE. VA., Janunry 8.?
Arr. nnd Alrs. J. B. Anglln have Issued
Invltations to tho wetldlng reception oC
thelr daughter, Agnes Evolyn, and Mr.
Charlos E. CnrgUle. on the evening of
January 13th, at thoir homo on Star
llng Avenue, thls city. Tho weddlng
wlll tako placo on the morning of Jan?
uary 14th. Alr. Cargltle Is a young
buslness man of Johnson City, Tenn.
?
Bruce?-Anderson.
[Special to Tho Tlmoa-DIspatch.J
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., January S,
?Allen Thurman Bruce and Mlss Eva
B. Anderson. both of Carollne county,
wero married yesterday at tho resl?
donce of tho ofllclatlng mlnister, tho
Rov. C. R. Crulkshank. nf thnt county.
? -
. Webli?Clnrke.
[Spoclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
SPOTSYLVANIA. VA.. January S.?
Alr. Charles Page Webb and Allss Lot
tio Alay Clarke, both of Parker, In
Spotsyfvanla county. were marrled at
the A.ethodlst parsonago by Dr. George
H. Rny, of tho Alethodlst Church.
STRANBE DISEASE
RESULTS III DEATH
Seven Titnes Young- Girl's Skin
Peeled Off Before the End
Came. j
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
WINCHESTER, VA.. Januarj 8.?Af.
tor sufferlng groat agony for a week
past, ten-year-old Geneva Roynolds
diod at Middletown to-day from lch
thoysls, or "flsh skln" disease.l The un
usual nature of ,the malady' and the
fact that herolc efforts wero made by
a number of physlclans to save tha
child's llfe aroused conslderable Inter?
est ln tlio caso.
Yesterday tho skin peeled off tho
girl's entire body for tho seventh tlme.
All of her hair camo out, and the soles
of her feet and palms of her hands
cracked and foll off. Tho progress of
the disease, whlch ls the flrst on record
In thls sectlon, was vory marked for
two months. Precautions have been
taken to provent contagton.
liANDED IN JAU..
C. N. Walker Put Bchlnd Bnrs nud III*
Linvyers Itcturn to Illehiuoud.
[Spoclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
GLOUCESTl.U C. TL, VA.. January S.
?C. N. Walkor, who was twico con?
vlcted ln tho Clrcuit Coui't of Glouces?
tor county for the Ullclt salo of li(|Uor,
nnd who at tho last convictlon' had n
Jall sentence addod to tho llno', and
pondlng un appeal gavo bond for hls
appouranco at tho January court be?
foro leaving tho county, relegraphed to
Judge Cluggott B. Jones; tlmrt. he would
appear wlth two lawyers from Rich?
mond for the purposo of roopening the.
cnse, clalming now evldence. Judgo
Jonos ordered tho sherlff to put Walkor
ln Jall. Ho ls now sorving his thlrty
days. Tlio lawVors returnod to Rich?
mond this morning, clalming that thoy
had been mlslnformed ns to tho cuse.,
To Help Enrthnunke Sufferer*.
[Spoolal to Tho Tlmes-DI-imlch.]
HAMPTON.'VA., January 8.?Colone;
Royal T. Frank, of tlio Garrlson; Army
and Navy Unlon, has arranged a mlll*
tnry bauel and vocal concert for th<
purpose of nssistlng tho earthejuake
sufferers ln Italy. Tho-concert w.ll?
he glvon ln tho National Soldiers
.Homo Theatre next Thursday evening.
aiul Colonel Thomas T. Knox. governor
of tho homo; Colonol George F. E
Hurrlson, commandlng oftlcer at Fort
Alonroo-. Mayor T, F. Jones, of lliimp.
ton; Mayor L. P Furness. of 'Pho.bus.
and Captaln G. G. Helner, of Forl
Alonroo, wlll occupy boxea at. tho con?
cert. Tlio Fort .Monroe and tho Sol?
dlers' Homo bnnds wlll furnlsh thn
band muslc.
AVIII Sturt Stock Kiirni.
[Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
RONBURY, VA, Junuary 8.?The.
boatttlful farm of 1.000 ucres, Whltw
Hnll, sold somo tlmo ago by Mr. R. E
Uli'hardson to Dr. Blackburn. of New
York. for |18,000, Is belng groatly im?
proved nnd wlll ho turned Into a stock
farm. Atr. King. of Now York, is her*
making urrungemont.. tu cut tho farnt
up ln BOQtlons, whlch wlll bo divided
hy many miles of woven wlro. Rrood
maros wlll bo shlpped here, tino herd.
of sheep and Improved stock of cnttlo.
Thls farm ls well adaptort for such
purposes ns tho Chickuhomlny Swanm
nnis nll thn way for many mllea to
tho west of tho farm. Mr. King. the
manager. wlll not move hls famlly her,
untll June. Thla meiuit. many ' thoua?
ands of dollars spont hero ln labor ?nrf
liuv rovoments.