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ATTEND BANQUET
Enjoyable Social Occasion in
Connection With Y. M. C. A.
Convention.
DR. KENT IS TOASTMASTER
Various Group Conferences UcM
in Different! Churches
During Day.
[Special to The TIrhes-Plspatch. 1
Charl?ticnvillc, Va., April V.?After
putting In n busy day attending the
Various group conferences hold in the
various city churches and In Madlsoc
Hall, at the university, the Several hun?
dred delegates in attendance upon the
thirty-second Stute convention of the
Virginia Young Men's Christian Asso?
ciations snt down to-nlgnt to an on-I
joy able banquot In the spacious armory
oi the Montlcollo Guard, the local mil?
itary company.
The banquet was given under the
auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Charlotte Y. M. C. A., of which Mrs.
James 12. Irvine Is. president. Covers
wore laid for 500. and the dinner was
scrved by sixty women attired in white,
most of them members of the auxiliary.
Music was rendered by Rubin's Or?
chestra, and there whs a song by a
male quartet from the University of
Virginia. Among the spirited hymns
mng were: "The Son of tlofl Hoes
Forth to War" and "Tho Morning
Light Is Breaking."
Dr. Kent Torifvimnntcr.
Dr. Charles W. Kent, professor of
English literature at the university of
Viruinla, acted as toasttnastcr, and
there wore three addresses by V. M. C.
A. workers of national reputation. Dr.
I. E. Brown, for many years State Seer
rotary of Illinois, now dean of tho Y.
M. c. A. Training School, at Chicago,
spoke on "Achievements and Trend of
the Association Movement." The next
speaker was James A. Whltihore, of
New York, the secretary of "The Men
nhVl Religious Forward Movement.'
that. Is attracting such widespread in !
terost In the religious; world at the
present time. The last topic of Hie
evening was "The Association's Worli
Wide Outlook." ably handle.) by Robert
E. Lewis, general secretary of th?
Clevoland (O.) Y. M C A. Mr. Lewi?
was for in. years a secretary in
China, and has had a varied experi?
ence among the men of that vast em
plre Ho held positions as traveling
secretary for the International com?
mittee, and later tis special secretary
with the allied armies in tho great
Hover uprising. Returning to the
United States, he became State secre?
tary of Ohio, and after the death of
K. Shurtleff was called to the uren
eral secretaryship of the Cleveland as.
nbcln Hon.
The city men's conference wjis ad?
dressed by T. S Williamson, of Dan?
ville; Jacob Umlauf and James W. Gor?
don, of Richmond: W. S. McClanahan.
i>f Roanoke: .1 C Moss, of Lynchburg;
W. s. Stulllngs, of BalUmorc; F. S.
Morrison, of Washington1. 1?. C. and
Robert E, Lewis, of Cleveland. O.
Student?' Conference.
The college students' conference, held
ir: Madison Hall, at the university, had
for Its speakers S. \V. McGIll, State
secretary, Tennessee: l >r. \V. \v. Brock
man, of tho University of Virginia;
\V.m, Knowles Cooper, of Washington.
D. C.; Dr. Charles W. Kent, of the uni?
versity: R. E. Lewis, of Cleveland: T.
s Kvans. of the University of Pcnnsyl
van la. and Dr. I E. Brown, dean "ol
Chicago Training School.
Tho college faculty conference war
held In the auditorium at Madison Hall
end the delegate?} listened to addresso?
from Dr. C. E. Bishop, of Williams'
burg; Professor I., s. Randolph, ol
Blacksburg; T. S. Evans, general sec?
retary. University of Pennsylvania;
Dr ./. l Ho wo, of Lexington: nr. Ed?
win A Alderman, of the University oi
Virginia- Dr. w. W. Smith, of Lynch
burgj Dr. Charles W. Kent, of the uni?
versity, and Dr. R. E. Black well, of
Randolph-Mncon College, at Ashland
The railroad men mot. at the Chris?
tian Churel^ with R. M Smith, of
Richmond, presiding. The speaker?
v.ere F. s Morrison, Interstate secre?
tary, Washington, D. C: G. K. Roper
Jr. of Clifton Fbrgei: \Vt C. Montlgnani.
f.f South Cumberland, Md.. ami H. O
Williams. International railroad secre
tary. New York.
The county workers and correspond?
ing members' conference was held in
the Y Af, C, A. gymnasium, and the
Speakers were A. F. Roberts, of New
York: Dr. I. F. Brown, of Chicago; R.
hi. Robinson, international secretary
boys" work. New York; T. S. Vance, of
Warrenton: John C. Paxton. of Wood?
stock, and John R. Pinnler. of Suf?
folk.
Up to noon only about 200 delegates
tad registered at the local Y. M. C. A.
umbers came in on the afternoon
trains, in time to take In the annual
banquet at the armory. A lafe train
rpm Dynchburg brought a party of
hirtyieight well known business men
Df the Hill City.
< in in ch?Erimond.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Buckingham. Va., April 7.?Thomas
Haines and Miss Mary Edrriohd, ??*
Charlotte county, were married on
April R at the home of Charles Clay.
Rev. Charles Barret 'performed the
Ceremony, after which the. newly wed
(lod pair left for a trip in the South.
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CONFERENCE HELD ON
i RACE TRACK MUDDLE
Attorney-General Williams, Judge Lawless and
Commonwealth's Attorney Discuss Situa?
tion?Grand Jury Will Be Ordered
to Investigate.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Norfolk. Va., April 7.?Attorney-Gen?
eral Williams came down from Rich?
mond this morning and for several
hours this afternoon was in confer?
ence with Judge Lawless, of the Nor?
folk County Court; Commonwealth's
Attorney Richard Marshall, and the
Norfolk county olllcers, relative to al?
leged violations of the bookmaking
and gambling laws of the State at the
Jamestbwn race track. As to what
transpired or as to what decision was
reached, no one would say definitely.
It is denied that the Attorney-Gen?
eral visited the track, merely acting
on reports received from others. At
least no arrests wore made to-day.
When seen, Mr. Williams went so far
us to deny that he was here on the
Instruction of Governor Mann, to look
into the race track muddle.
Others in lite conference admitted
that It was the matter diSjCiissed at
the conference.
From all that can be understood,
there is little moro that can he done
(n the matter except that Judge Law?
less, who was in the conference, de?
clared that he would bring the matter
to the attention of the county grand
Jury, and instruct them to make a
thorough investigation, indicting any
who wore believed to be guilty of vio?
lating the laws of the State.
This is taken to mean that the race?
will not be further interfered with i>y
officers. It is the opinion of well in?
formed lawyers, who have been con?
sulted, that there is nothing else to
he done, as the warrants, issued against
operators have been dismissed, the res?
ident magistrate declaring that no vio?
lation of the State's laws had been
shown;
KoreeuMt: !'i?r Virginia?Unsettled
Saturday, with rain In central und
south portion*; Sunday fair; moderate
northeast winds.
for North Carolina?Showers nnd
cooler Saturday; Sunday probably fulr;
moderate, varluliie winds.
CONDITIONS YISSTI-ZIt DA Y.
Thursday midnight temperature.. 1?
S A. M. temperature . Ill
Humidity . Iii
Wind, direction .S. W
Wind, velocity . f?
Weather .Cloudv
111 noon temperature . 71
r. M. temperature . 7.'>
Maximum temperature up to 5
P. M.'. 70
Minimum temperature up to 5
P. M. 67
Mean temperature . 71
Normal temperature . ;">t
fclxcessrin temperature . ;. J7
Deticlencv in temperature since
March 1 . S7
Accum. excess in temperature
since January 1 . 62
Deficiency in rainfall since March
l . ma
Accum, deficiency in rainfall since
January 1 . 1.40
(OM)ITIOX.S IX llll'OllTAXT C1TIKS
(At 8 P. M. Eastern Standard Time.)
Place. Ther. II. T. Weather.
Abilene. 66 66 P. cloudv
Augusta . SO 86 P. cloti.lv
Ashevlllc . 6S 7S P. clou.lv
Atlanta . 74 Sn p. cloudy
Atlantic City.... 54 6S Cloudy
Boston . 48 61! P. cloudy
Buffalo . 32 36 Clear
Charleston . 7<> S2 P. cloudy
Chicago . 34 ?.(? Cloudy
Calgary . :<S 42 Cleat
Denver . 26 50 Clear
Diiluth . i *s Cloudy
tialveston . 74 7S P. cloudy
Havre . IS IS P. cloudy
Huron . 4 1 50 Cleat
Jacksonville _7t; SS P. cloudy
Jupiter . 76 SO P. cloudv
Kansas City. 46 48 P. cloudy
Knoxville . 52 72 P. cloudy
Louisville. 'is 64 P. cloudv
.Memphis. 46 IS P. cloudv
Mobllo . 74 7S P. cloudv
Montreal . 32 40 Cloudy
New Orleans_ 76 SI Cleat
New York. IS 5S Cleat
Norfolk . 72 7S P. cloudy
North Platte- IS r. I P. cloudy
Oklahoma City.. 5S 62- P. cloudy
Ptttsbtirg ?_. . 44 50 P. cloudv
Ualeigh . 71 84 P, cloudy
Sivannah . 70 S6 Cloudy
San Francisco... 54 56 P. cloudv
Spokane . 56 56 P. cloudy
St. Paul .10 12 V. cloudy
Tallinn . 76 SI ClOudy
Washington _ 56 66 1?. cloudv
Wilmington-_ 70 SI Clean
Wytheville . 5S 64 P. cloudv
MIXIA T t' It K A I, >l A X A C.
April 8. 11? 11.
HIGH TfDK.
Sun rises. .1.. 5:47 Morning. ... 12:43
Sun gets..*** 6:3J Eveuluff. ... K 1;23
Speakers at Big Rally Urge
Better Playground Facilities
for Youngsters.
For the sake of the children of to?
day and tho citizens of to-morrow,
several speakers last night addressed I
tho meeting of the Federation oi !
Mothers' Clubs, In its tlrst rally of a
series to be devoted to the movement
of establishing playgrounds through?
out the city. The meeting was pre?
sided over by Councilman K. R: Kuller,
and after his earnest address In favoi
of the movement, others followed with
addresses as strong.
All tho speakers touched upon the
urgent need of plenty of playground
for .lack and .1111, and it was pointed
out. that the child who has tho most
chance for fresh air and who is kept
from the streets Is the one who will
make Ilia best citizen when his voting
aeu arrives.
Mr. Fuller referred to the necessity
of establishing playgrounds, and cited
facts and figures obtained l>y him from
other cities. Almost every city, he
said, has a playground of larger or
lesser size, because It had peep proved
that the child must have free, rein
for his growth, must have, light; air
and sunshine, have a chance to be as
nature meant that children should be.
Mr. Fuller gave great credit to the
Council Committee on Playgrounds, of
which John F. Don Deavy 1s chairman,
and lie paid also a compliment to the
F?deration of Mothers' Clubs, which
has afforded so much assistance. He
urged, in summing up, the establish?
ment of a large playground in the
central part of the city, '['his had been
suggested before, but the property
where it was proposed to place the
playground has been sold, and some
other site must bo selected.
Keep Children From Street*.
C. B. Cooke also spoke of the neces?
sity of establishing playgrounds
throughout the city, pointing out the
fact that Richmond, so far as amuse?
ment for Its children Is concerned, is
greatly behind other cities in the
country. Major Werner. Chief of Police;
urged the necessity of having play?
rrrounds, because they keep the chil?
dren from the streets. Street children,
he said, do not make good citizens, and
they will cause trouble as they grow
obi er.
W. YY. Gillette spoke on the advan?
tages of private playgrounds, and of
the vast amount of good they liavn
done for the children in their neigh?
borhood. Re was followed by ? Dr.
Frank M. Reade. member of the City
Council, who spoke enthusiastically of
the good of playgrounds from t.ie
viewpoint of health, and he gave a
detailed description of his recent visit,
to R?chester, N. Y., where he attended
the Playgrounds Convention, and re?
ceived much Information.
Mrs. .1. B. Spiers read an elaborate
paper on the report of the official at?
tendance to the playgrounds institute
held In Baltimore.
Instrumental music between the ad?
dresses was furnished by Miss F.dna
Browning.
Op account of illness, Mrs. William
Gemmell, president of the Federation
of Mothers' Clubs, was absent, but
her place was ably filled by Mrs. How?
ard Whitlock.
ACCUSETrPRfEST
FAINTS ON STAND
(Continued From First Page.)
tilla. ho said, had insulted him. calling
him a "Camurrlst pig."
"This," said v'ltozzi, "was cowardly,
savage and inhuman, while the judge
ought to represent honesty."
Vltoxzl Is Sympnthctlc.
Growing more excited as he contin?
ued. V'ltozzi shouted:
'These judges trampled not only
upon the human, hut upon the divine
law. I reminded them that they must!
die, saying: 'Beware, beware, the
anathema!' "
Urging the priest to calm himself.
President Bianchi Inquired whether ho]
knew Gennaro Abbatemagglo, the in?
former.
"No," replied Vitozzl, who added: "All
the statements of Abbatemagglo are
laise. l will ask him to swear on the
ashes of his father and on the ashes oi
his dead son. hoping that he will be
touched."
At this threat, Abbatemagglo. -who
had listened calmly from his solitary
cage, broke his usual impassibility of
manner and replied:
"I will swear on anything you
Please."
Enraged, Vltozzi turned upon his
accuser and cried: i
"I will curse you down to the sev?
enth generation."
"I am sorry for you," rejoined the
; informer.
At this the priest suddenly changed
his tactics, and in a voice tilled with
pathos said:
''No. I will not curse you. I remem?
ber that I am a priest, and must par?
don even those who injure me. I wish
to take you to my bosom."
In tlie same emotional strain Vitozzl
continued with the reference to his
mother's gray hairs, until he was
overcome and the proceedings halted.
COFFER HEART
Very Plain in Some People.
A great many people go on suffering
from annoying ailments for a long time
before they can get their own consent to
give up t he indulgence front which their
trouble arises.
"A gentleman in Brooklyn describes his
experience as follows:
"I became satisfied some months ago
that I owed the palpitation of the heart
from which I suffered almost daily to the
use of coffee (I had boon a coffee drinker
for 30 years), but 1 found it very hard to
give up the beverage:
"(hie day I ran across a very sensible
and straightforward presentation of the
claims of Postum, and was so impressed
thereby that I concluded to give it a trial.
"My experience with it was unsatisfac?
tory till I learned how it ought to be pre?
pared?by thorough boiling for not less
than 15 or 20 minutes. After I learned
that lesson there was no trouble.
"Postum proved to be a most palatable
[and satisfactory hot beverage, and 1 have
used it ever since.
"Tho effect on my health has been
most salutary. The heart palpitation
from which 1 used to suffer so much, par?
ticularly after breakfast, has disappeared
ni?l I never have a return of it. except
when I dine or lunch away from home
and drink the old kind of coffee because
Postum is not served. I find' that Pos?
tum cheers and invigorates while it pro?
duces no harmful stimulation." Name
given by Postntn Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Ten days' trial proves an eye opener to
many.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wollville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever rend the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine, true and full of human
Interest.
A winner!
Pick STUD every
time. Best makin's ever
for roll-your-own cigarettes.
Try it in your pipe if you like a
ight, but satisfying and fragrant
smoke. STUB leads the field because
it has no hobbles. Just pure tobacco,
clean and sound, without dope or filling.
That's why STUD gives a real smoke.
It's real tobacco.
That's why STUD
won't stain the fingers
any more than cigars.
A nickel buys the
ticket. Get on!
Every time you see
a white horse buy
a bag of Stud.
HB
News of South Richmond
South Richmond Bureau. I
The Times-Dispatch.
1020 Hull Street.
"Phone Madison 17;">.
In order to open up the southern extrem?
ity of Decntur Street at the point where the
Atlantic *" -ist l.lne Hallway tracks cross |
this street anil for about a square beyond j
a condemnation committee, consisting of A
J. Daffron, \V. If. Owons, J. B. Utz, It. D. I
Walker and J. E. 'Davidson, was appointed !
yesterday by .fudge E. H. Wells In the Iltis t- i
Ings Court, Part 2.
This committee was Instructed to set tr
work at once arid to arrive at a derision ot
the value of the property that must be taken
over by the city, and to do everything to
expedite, the consummation of the plans
proposed. The land to be condemned will
probably cost the city several thousand dol?
lars.
It |s considered a wise move on the part
of the city to open up this street while
the property which must be condemned can
be taken at a reasonable figure. With prop?
erty values ns'.ng all over the Sonthslde.
arid particularly In a place like this, which
reul estate operators recognize must sooner
or later be acquit id by the city, the sooner
the land Is condemned and the work com?
pleted ?he. less it will cost the city.
Several small chancery cases were token
under consideration yesterday by .?. j'd g,?
Wells in the Hustings Court. Part 2, and
cases of this character alone, remain of this
term's docket. The heavy term of this couiti
will ?ionvcr?e Monday morning at 10 o'clock
and will probably carry ah'unusu'ii y iota)
docket.
It Is a remarkable fact that for the las-, i
two term's oi the Hustings Court, Part 2 I
riot a single criminal case, has been on ih< :
docket.
Not a "Harefoot" Ilurglar. .
back of convincing evidence yesterday
morning resulted in the dismissal of t-u
charges against Chris Maihcw-, colored
thought to bo the "barefoot''burjglar of f?tti
est Hill l-ark, In the Ok Grove Court. The
negro was arrested after a chase by Officer
Flynn about ten days ago and locked up
pending a careful Investigation, On the
night of his arrest Mathews, who is a nogr ?
youth of about twenty, was seen acting In
a most suspicious manner and when pursued
", by the officer made his escape.
He was recognized by the officer, however;
and arrested the following day on a war?
rant uhargi or him with being a suspicious
character. It developed at the hearing yes?
terday th.it Mathews had been employed by
a resident of Forest Hill and had been dis?
charged on the. morning of the day suspicion
was attached to him. The Common wealth
could obtain no real incriminating evidence,
although the negro had been In trouble on
previous occasions, and ho was allowed to
go free.
The county officers are making an effort
to catch tie- man who has recently been
conducting stich a successful campaign on
Ihr- homes of Korest Hill.
The criminal docket of the Oak flrbye
Court was heard yesterday by 'Squire Cowan. I
of Bon Air. as business prevented the regu-j
lar magistrate from sitting. A long docket,
of petty criminal cases was disposed of.
Bought by Mr. .Morgan.
"Meadowvllle." the magnificent river farm I
In the CT?sterfteld county shore, has become)
the property of S. T. Morgan, of the Vir- I
glnln-Carolina Chemical Company. The sium
said to have been paid for the rich farm is
SI8.600i Before purchased by Mr. Morgan
'?.Mcadrfwvillc" was the property of the Bar?
ney estate, and was occupied by Dr. George
Potts.
"Mcaflowvllle.*' with Its C.L'Oa acres of fer?
tile Chesterfield soli, is one of the bras
place? on the .lames River, and is especially
celebrated on account of the unusual rich?
ness of its land. This farm offers great, at
fraction for huntsmen, as game of every
description abounds there, especially water
fowls.
The farm Is situated on the. river bank
about sixteen miles from (he city and about
two nilicn from Dutch ?"Jap.
Firemen Henl Worker*.
Willing to put their best foot foremost In
order to hasten tUt> happy 'lay whoa l heir
?ew quarters will bo ready. Ihe newly- elect?
ed member of Imagine company .Vo. 13, sta?
tioned In Washington Ward, took up tlm
shovel nnrl hoe and themselves dug the
boiler base in the lloor of the haudsomo en?
gine-house In process of construction at the
corner of Tenth and IIainhridgc Streets.
The boiler In question is lo be placed im
?ned lately behind the engine, and is to he
used lo Keep steam constant ly in the engine
Iri order that it in ay he ready f'ir nctjon the
moment an alarm rings. Among Innovations
to.be Introduced In this engine-house js ??
elevator for feed, a thing which Is unknown
In oth^r engine-houses In the city, with
Captain Cosby superintending and working
aa hard as the rC? ths firefighters set to
and dug the big hole Fii the host part of two
days, mid tn addition built the stalls for the
six homes that are to he used In this engine
company.
The inen fern Immensely proud of their
I new home, as la only natural, since It is to
I be the finest engine-house south of Baltl
I more, and are eager to move in. hut tli<
I prospects art) Mull for anything like that tie
fore a couple of months. While the building
Is roofed and the flooring in, a great amount
of interior work remains to ho done, and It
is feared that summer will bo here before
the building Is r-'ady for occupation.
No Vehr of Freshet.
While the usually placid old ".Teetnes" Is
raging ami foaming. bearing huge tree
trunks ;?nd other refuse on the bosom of its
chocolate waters, there Is little fear of n
rent freshet .lust now. In order to set at
rest the apprehension of the river farmers
the Weather Bureau has sent out the report
that the river is probably at the heighth of
Its present flood now. which is many foM
I higher thau usual.
t I'reshets are to be expected about thin
j time of the sprfng, and an abundance of
water is being poured Into the river at tho
head streams. More, rain fell hist night,
which will probably swell the volume ot
I water a'trillt?, but unless this turns Into an
unusually rainy spell the river will soon re?
turn to Its normal.
.Marriage at Oak Grove.
William Judsoti Stevenson, of Oak Grove,
was married to Miss .Minnie I.elgh Nelms.
also of Oak Grove. Wednesday night by the
j Hev. I). O. Lancaster, pastor of the Oak
I Grove Baptist Churijti.
I The young couple will make their home
I In Oak Grove In the home of the groom.
Death of .Mrs. Fan hie Brooks.
Mrs. Fannie Brooks, wife of David BC
Brooks, oi" 701 Maury .Street, died at hot
i home at !? o'clock last night. She was fifty
four years old. Death was not unexpected
'as she had been ill for some time.
Mrs. Brooks was n member 0( Decatlll
Street Methodist Church, from where th:
funeral will take plQcc at 3:30 o'clock to?
morrow afternoon.
Personal and General.
Mrs. Sarah Culllncy. of Bin ton. W. Va..
and Mrs. John Oulltiiey. of Biuefleld, W. Va..
arc visiting Mrs. Klrkham, of Rast Eleventh
Street.
The l.encl-a-llan.l Society of the Bain
bridge Street Baptist Church will hnye n
peanut hunt for the children In the annex
of llio church Friday afternoon. April It, at
i o'clock. Th.; entertainment is to he foi
the benefit of th" annex fund.
The Sewing Circle of the Bainbrldge
Stred Baptist Church will have a sale of
home-made cakes at Nu nil ally's storo.
Twelfth anil Hull Streets. Saturday. April:!?.
Boy n I Arch (Jhuptcr, Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons; met last night at S o'clock
In tlio Masonic Temple. South Richmond.
There was some degree work to he handled.
A good crowd turned out last night to tlio
"swap party'' given in I Be home of Mrs. IT.
j. Perdue, 2101 Boston Avenue, for the hene
tli of the parsonage fund of the Anbury
Methodist Church.
The Orphanage Society of the Central
.Methodist (iilirch gave a fa last night In
the home of Dr, Cralg, !':.'. Porter Sir-?<?;.
Washington Oanip, Patriotic Order Sons of
Amer)ca', met Ihsi night at S o'clock (n
C'ersley's Hall, Swansboro.
Select Council, Daughters of J-llibertyi held
Ha regular weekly meeting last night at 1
o'clock in Toney's tfall.
New South Council. Junior Order of United
American .Mechanics, held its weekly meet?
ing last night at S o'clock in the Odd-Fel?
lows' Hall.
Indianola Tribe, Improved Order of Red
Men, will meet Monday night at S o'clock Id
its lodge rooms.
citizens Kiin.ov counsel
to assist commonwealth
fSpecial to The Times-Dispatch.]
ftonnoke. Va., April 7.?Judge N. IL
Hairs ton has been secured to assist
Commonweal! It's Attorney Perkins in
the case of Mayor Joel Cutchins. who
Will he tried on a rule to he issued for
him to show cause why he should not
be removed from office. A meeting
of citizens was held last night, and a
subscription was taken to employ
counsel to assist the. Commonwealth in
the matter. Other able counsel from
put of the city will be securod.
Cn.ie nt Smallpox.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
I larri.-onburg, Va., April 7.?Mem
bore of the county board of health
went to Island Ford this morning,
where Ash'by Morris Is ill with small?
pox. A rigid auarantlne is being in?
stituted. Morris came from North
Carolina a week ago. and It is feared
that he has spread the disease through
the neighborhood.
OXE-LECOBOn MAN IN FIGHT
WITH OXE-ARMED WOJHAN
rSpccial to The Times-Dispatch. J
lliirrisonburg. Va.. April . 7.?F,rom
j Augusta county comes a story of a
I combat extraordinary. A one-legged
: man named Willie Brook ins and a
I one-armed woman named Minnie
I Drown disagreed as to the ownership
j of a stove, and Hew at eac.lt other
I hummer and tongs. Despite the miss
<ihg limbs, the fracas was not lacking
in st.renuoalty,. Nobody was killed,
: hut they were tried in Staunton and
I t'.ucd $1 each, and costs.
lUe.m nt Age of 105 Venn?.
Wilmington. N. C April 7.?William
Howcll, by authentic chronicle lOfi
years old. ami well known in this
! State as "War Pill" Howell, for his
record in both the Mexican and Civil
! Wars, died to-day on Iiis farm, near
i Cioldshoro. N. C. He was very aetivo tip
I to the time of his pitching his crop
this year.
Olilccrs Elected.
Norfolk. Va.. April 7.?The annual
meeting of the Norfolk and Ports?
mouth Belt Line Railway Company was
held here to-day. when officers were
elected us follows: president; William
A. Pntton. Pennsylvania Railroad;
Vieo-President. L E Johnson. Norfolk
and Western Railroad; Secretary and
Auditor. O. J. Derbusse, Pennsylvania
Railroad Company; Treasurer. Cald
well I lardy. Norfolk: General Counsel,
Thomas p.'Wilebx, Norfolk.
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