The times dispatch. [volume], June 22, 1911, Page 5, Image 5

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Social and
Personal
MRS. JOHN HOWARD EAGER'S
' party, sailing from Now, York
on tlio Princess Irene' the last
week In May,- has landed In Naples,
and will shortly go to -ome, Italy, to
spend several woeks. 'Miss Mabel
Fletcher, of "The Maples," Fauqulcr
county, who spends part' of every
winter In Richmond, and her mother,
Mrs. Joshua Fletcher, arc members of ,
Mrs. Eager's party for the summer.
Miss Loulle Johnston, of this city, Is
also traveling abroad with Mrs. Eager.
Miss Teresa Hlgglns and her niece.
Miss Kathleen Caughy, of this city,
who also sailed on tho Princess Irene,
are now In Milan, where they went to
Join Miss Caughy's parents. Miss His- 1
gins will not return to Virginia for
nearly a year, spending most of hor ;
time abroad in Italy and England.
Open Country Place.
Mrs. Georgo Ben Johnston, and her
daughters, Misses Anne Roy. Nlckettl.
Helen Rutherfoord and Nannie John?
ston, have opened their summer home,
"Rock Castle," for the heated term.
Mrs. Johnston's home In Goochland
has been one of tho most popular
country estates In Virginia for many
years, and was the scone of some very
famous house parties during her early
girlhood.
Miss Scott's Guests.
Quite a party of the younger society
set here left Richmond yesterday
morning to bo the guests of Miss Iso
bel Scott at "Royal Orchard." the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
W. Scott. In Albetnarle county. Infor?
mal functions wilt amuse the guests
during their ten days' stay at the big
country place, and scvcr-e.1 motor par?
ties havo been arranged. Miss Scott's
guests are Misses Elizabeth Taylor,
Jane Strudwick. Elizabeth Witt, Alston
Caboll, Marlon and Alice Meredith.
Approaching Mnrrlagc.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilcox McCaw
have Issued cards announcing the ap?
proaching marriage of their daughter.
Ethel, to Philip Tilllnghast Post, the
ceremony to take place very quietly on
Monday. July 3, at the home of the
bride's parents. S2S'/4 West Grace
Street. Miss McCaw's family la ono
of the most prominent In the State,
and although the wedding will be a
very quiet one. It Is a very Interesting
event to Virginia society.
Dlllord?Newblll.
Lebanon Methodist Churoh, in Essex
county, was the scene of a very pretty
wedding yesterday at noon, when Miss
Irene Temple Newibll!. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Newblll, became the
bride of John Harry Dlllard, Rev. w.
G. Boggs officiating. Tall palms hanked
the chancel, and llshted candles were
used on the altar. The wedding
marches from "Lohengrin" and Men?
delssohn were played, and Misses Grace
and Ruberette Leo sang "Absent" just
before the entry of the hrldal party.
MIfs Ethel Newblll was her sister's
KITCHEN CABINETS are used by
400,000 housekeepers.
Ryan, Smith & Co.
Special Sale of Suits
S35.00 Values,
$17.50.
M. GOLDSTEIN,
Ladies' Tailor and Suit Manufacturer
> S. W. Corner Seventh and Frank?
lin Sts.. opposite P. O.
REFRIGERATORS!
Summer Furniture!
Our prices are right. Assort?
ments large.
SYDNOR & HUNDLEY, Inc.
ft)l-911-3 E. Broad St.
MCi\T F OR Y O UR
IVIHii^l P ROTECTION
Buy Burrojapg Shoe
F. W. DABNEY & CO.,
Third and Broad
"EXCELSIOR"
GAS RANGES
are sold only by
B. SAMUEL'S
Entire Stock on
Sale at
ALBERT STEIN
5th and Broad
White Lisle
Elbow length Mousquitaires,
cool, stylish and comfortable,
for summer wear; spe- r*f\
dai.?3Uc
Also, Short Chamois Fabric
Gloves, white, natural
and black; 2-clasp; spe- ?JQ
cial. *miOC
i
III III llll
maid o( honor, and wore a gown- of
gold colored messallne, embroidered In
(lowers, and carried yellow daisies.
The bridesmaids were Misses Lucella
Braughton. of Spokane. Wash.: Blanche
Sinclair, of Newport News; Lavlnla
Waring, Orvlllo Street and Laurie DI1-'
lard, of Centre Cross, and Kntherlne
Ncwblll. of Tappahannock. They woro
white lingerie frocks with yellow
girdles, and carried bouquets of dai?
sies. Hie ushers were M. P. Dlllard,
S. Phillips, C. A. Oresham. Clyde
Vaughan, Frank Richardson and W. S.
Robinson. Robert Grey Dlllard was
; the groom's best man.
i The bride entered the church on the
I arm of her brother, J. W. Newblll. who
gave her away. She wore a handsome
gown of white satin, trimmed In pearls
i and real lace, and carried a shower
bouquet of lilies of thi valley and
Bride roses. Her long tulle veil was ar?
ranged with a coronet of orange blos?
soms.
Tuesday night, after the rehearsal,
a reception was glvon at the home of
j the bride. Decorations were in daisies
I and ferns. Mr. and Mrs. Dlllard left
[ for a Northorn tour that will Include
New York and a trip down the Hud?
son.
..Out-of-town guests were .v and
-Mrs R. A. Coghlll. of Bowling Green;
Mr. and Mrs. W. McD. Lee. of Irving
ton: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Newblll, of
Irvington; Mrs. R. o. Pealross. MHi
Anlile VaiUrn. of Norlnlk; Dr. and Mn
W. H, street, of Richmond: Mrs. rtlch
ardsin. of Caroline: Miss Matllo Spen?
cer, of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Davis, of Urbanna; Mr. and Mr*. J. R.
Saunders. of Lalenda: George Valdcn,
of Noifolk; Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Taylor,
of Kirg and Queen.
In Xen Ilavrn.
Mrs. Sam Cohen, of East Grace
Street, is In New Haven, Conn., where
she went to attend the graduation of
her son, who la a student at Yale Uni?
versity. Mrs. Cohen lias been very
handsomely entertained during her
stay North, and has attended the
big functions Incident to the com?
mencement at the university.
Returned to Fnglouil.
Miss Lefroy. of Dublin. Ireland, who
has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Randolph Caperton, at their
luune In this city, for some time past,
reached Kngland last Saturday, i,nd is
I now In London. Miss Leftov was
joined by her brother, the Rt. Rev. the
Lord Bishop of Lahore. India, who
takes a prominent part In the corona?
tion ceremonies.
Washington Wedc'lug.
The Washington Post of yesterday
contains the following article of in?
terest here:
"A beautiful wedding took place last
night at 7:30 o'clock at Rauscher's.
when Miss Rita Baer. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Baer. was married to
Henry Cullen Straus, of Richmond.
The ceremony, which was performed
by Rabbi Louis Stern and Rabbi Ed?
ward N. Callsch, of Richmond, was at?
tended by a large company of rela?
tives and friends.
"A floral bower was placed at one
end of the room, where the marriage
was performed, and pink roses and
trailing vines decorated the entire
floor, which was converted Into a Jap?
anese garden. The bride was given
In marriage by her father. She wore
an exquisite gown of white Charmeuse
nnd rose point lace, and carried a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
Her veil, which was of tulle, was held
In place by a cap of orange blossoms.
"Miss Alma Baer was maid of honor
? for her sistt-r. Her gown was of white
j embroidered marquisette over pink
: satin, and she carried pink sweetpeas.
I "Miss Celeste Goodman and Miss
, Bessie Straus, of Richmond, were the
bridesmaids. Their gowns were of
white embroidered chiffon over pale
blue satin, and they carried pink
sweetpeas, tied with blue tulle.
"The flower girl, Miss Leonora
Straus, wore white over pink satin,
1 and carried a shepherdess hat filled
I with pink sweetpeas. Ernest Straus,
brother of the bridegroom, was best
man, and the ushers were Lawrence
Stern. Louis Kaufman, Percy Straus
and Arthur Lee Straus, of Richmond;
Sam Dlnkelsplel, of San Francisco;
Milton Baer and Dave Baer.
"The bride's mother wore a gown
of black charmeuse and rosi point
lace. Mrs. A. L. Straus, mot'-- of the
bridegroom, woro white fe-ce over
white, satin.
"Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Straus left Washington for a trip
North. Mrs. Straus traveled in a suit
of blue serge and a Panama hat. They
will make their home in Richmond.
"Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Straus. Milton
Straus, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Levy, Mr.
and Mrs. Rrthur Levy, Mrs. Henry
Gunst, Raymond Straus, Miss Irma
Straus and Miss Florena Levy, of
Richmond."
Engugement Announced.
Mr. and Mrs- Allen Cnperton an?
nounce the engagement and approach?
ing marriage of their daughter, Mary
Lynn, to William Bishop Melvin, of
Newport News. The wedding will take
place at the home of the bride's par?
ents, "Cherlcoke," King William coun?
ty, on July. 12.
Prelty Home Wedding.
A very pretty wedding was celebrated
last evening at 7 o'clock in the home
of- the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Horace F. Baker, 312 North Meadov?
Street, when their daughter. Miss Flor?
ence Baker, became" the bride of
Marlon Stuart Branch, son of the late
Joseph L. and Alice Ford Branch, also
of this city. Itev. B. H. Melton, for?
merly of the Marshall ^treet Christian
Church, performed the ceremony In the
presence of the relatives and Intimate
friends of the bride and groom. Smllax
and palms decorated the entire houso
and pink roses and lighted candlos
were used on the mantels. An Im?
provised altar of ferns and palms and
lighted tapers was arranged at one
end of the parlor and all the lights
wore shaded In rose color. Miss Myrtle
?Branch, of Durham, N. C. played Lo?
hengrin's Wedding March as a pro
cesslonal and "O. Believe^ Me," during
the ceremony.
The bride entered, the parlor on the
arm of her father, who gave her away.
Sho wore a handsome'going away gown
of dark blue satin, hvlth hat and gloves
to match, and carried a shower bou
auot of lilies of the valley and Bride
roses. Mrs. I. Butler Valden, who at?
tended hor sister as dame of honor,
wore a hand-ombroldered frook of
white murqulelto and carried a shower
bouquet of Klllarnoy roses. Robert
Smith was tho groom's best man.
Helen Kasten and Hollowoll Page
held tho ribbons, forming an alslo for
tho bridal party. They woro costumes
of white.
Mr. and Mrs. Branch left at onco for
a wedding trip North, and will bo at
home at 3018 Floyd Avenue after July
10. Quests from a distance for tno
ceremony were Miss Edna J. Wlrgman,
of Romnoy.W. Va.: Misses Myrtle and
Eva Branch, of Durham; Mrs. Ucorge
S. Cooke, of Memphis; Misses orn
Pcmbcrton and Edna Davidson, of Pe?
tersburg: J. J. Baker, of Dayton, U.;
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Scott, of Staunton,
and I. B. Valden, of Petersburg.
Attractive f.unc>>eona.
The Young Woman's Christian Asso?
ciation has recontly moved into new
quarters at Fifth and Grace Streets.
These rooms are fitted up moBt charm?
ingly for the comfort and pleasure of
the members of the association ana
their friends, and a reception commit?
tee has been appointed for every day
to receive all friends and visitors.
There Is a delightful luncheon room
called the "Fern Leaf Tea Koom,"
where the decorations are all In keep?
ing with a lovely green color scheme,
and baskets of ferns decorate tho llttlo
tables scattered about for the guests.
There are reading rooms and rest
rooms, and all Interested are cordially
Invited to Inspect the place, especially
this week, which' Is opening week.
Miss Katherlno Hawes and Mrs. W, H.
Crenshaw are hostesses for Ho-day.
Heppen ?I) ?? hurt.
A quiet but pretty wedding took
place yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
with nuptial moss at St. aiary's
Church, when Miss Catherine Dehart,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dehart, of
New Kent county, became the bride
of Henry J. Hcppert. son of Mr. ana
Mrs. Joseph Heppen, of this city.
Father Edwards performed the cere?
mony, which was followed by a wed?
ding breakfast for the bridal party at
the resldenc/e of the groom's parents,
90? West Clay Street. ' Mr. and Mrs.
Heppen left at onco Tor a Western
tour.
IAt Uuckrnc Beach.
Mrs. H. J. Gr?ser, with her aaub'? ?
ters. Miss Sabina Graser and Mrs.
John E. Haaso, and sons, Charles and
John, has taken the Richmond Cottage
at Buckroe Beach for the summer.
The guests there this week have been
Misses Helen and Lessic Haase, Pau?
line and Louise Hlrschman, H. j.
Gr?ser and John E. Haase.
In and Out of Town. I
Mrs. Richardson and Misses Cols and
Kathleen Richardson, with their guest.
Miss Mary Miles, of Abingdon, will
spend several days at Buckroe this
week.
Miss A. M. Flood left last week tor
her home at "Mountain View," Buck?
ingham county, after a visit of sev?
eral weeks to Mrs. R. Christian Flood
In this city.
i ' -
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Carter and their daughter, Miss Isa
belle Carter, will go to the White Sul
Particularly the Ladies.
Not only pleasant and refreshing tc
] the taste, but gently cleansing and sweet
; ening to the system, Syrup of Figs and
? EJixir of Senna is particularly adapted
! to ladies and children, and beneficial ir
1 all cases in which a wholesome, strength?
ening and effective laxative should be
? used. It is perfectly safe at all times and
; dispels colds, headaches and the pain:
I caused by indigestion and constipation so
: promptly and effectively that it is the one
j perfect family laxative which gives satis?
faction to all and is recommended by
; millions of families who have used it and
I who have personal knowledge of its ex
j cellence.
j Its wonderful popularity, however, has
led unscrupulous dealers to offer imita
. rions which act unsatisfactorily. There
ifore, when buying, to get its beneficial
; effects, always note the full name of the
j Company-^-California Fig Syrup Co.^
j plainly printed on the front of every
; package of the genuine Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna.
For sale by all leading druggists. Price
150 cents per bottle.
i Ask Grocers, Druggists Dealers for
POMPEIAN
LUCCA
OLIVE OIL
Genuine?Pure?Healthful
Don't shop around for
BAR PINS
We have a nice assortment at $2.00 up.
Smith & Webster, Inc.
Jewelers?Opticians,
612 ?. Main St.
THE CRAFTS PIANO CO.
Now at
121 E. Broad St.
Second Door from Second.
WAVE YOU SEEN
THE
New Method Gas Ranges
AT
Pettit & Co/s?
Go to Chaste
Trafieri for pure
imported Olive
Oil.
Mad. 1220. 500 West Main St
Save money and worry by using
a Detroit Jewel Gas Range this
summer.
J?rgens'
Adams and Broad Sts.
Four pairs to a box.
The four pairs guaran?
teed to wear four months
or new ones furnished
free.
Per box,
$1.00
phur Springs next week In their au
tomobile.
Miss Mary Johnson, of thlB city, Is
attending the danees at the Virginia
Military institute this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Trout, ot Olllton
Forge, are the guests of relatives hero
en route for Virginia Beach.
Mrs. J. B. Page has returned to Rich?
mond after spending some time with
relatives in Lynchburg.
Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Valden, of Doe
Hill, are In this city for a brief visit,
and will later go to Hampton for sev?
eral weeks.
M\ss Helen Offterdlnger, of Lynch
burg, Is the guest ot Miss Sara Fage
at her home In this city.
Miss Rose Hay ward, of Hoillns, Is
the guest of Miss Therese Nurncy In
Suffolk for a few weens.
Mrs. Henry Bllllngsley, who has bcon !
visiting friends here, has relurnea
to her home In Staunton.
Mrs. H. Snowden Marshall, or New
York, Is visiting Mrs. Otto Theodore
Hess at her home on Grove Avenue.
K H. Coleman and E.'. S. Klndler, of
Mount Vernor, N. Y., are the guests
ot Mrs. C. W. Tanner In this city.
Mosby?Lwart.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
Bedford City, June 21.?The wedding
at high noon to-day of Miss Mary Lil?
lian Ewart and Robert Quarles Mosby
was an event of great interest. The
decorations were very artistic and
beautiful, the color plan being green
and white.
During the ceremony the bride and
groom stood beneath two hearts of
white flowers, suspended by a love knot
of white ribbon. Mrs. S. Hi Burt pre?
sided at the organ. The bride entered
the church with her aunt. Mrs. J. B. C.
Morris, who gave her away. Miss
Elizabeth Ewart, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. The groom entered
front the vestment room with his
brother, Hal B. Mosby. The ushers
were Robert W. Withers, J. A. Clark,
Hunter Miller and W. R. Phelps.
Misses Rebecca Ewart and Clifton
Fox, of Lynchburg, were the ribbon
girls.
Among the guests from other points
i were Miss Sallic Campbell, Roanoke:
Mrs. Mary Jordan, Mrs. Hubert Fox and
little daughter, of Lynchburg; M. p.
Burks, Jr., or Roanoke; Mrs. Hancock,
of Lynchburg.
After the ceremony the couple took
the eastbound 1 o'clock train for Old
Point Comfort.
_._
Crcdle?Swindell.
Washington, N. C, June 21,?At the
home of Mrs Sallle Swindell, .Mnuis
i Point, about tien miles from this city,
! a very pretty wedding was solmenized
! this morning, when Clement Creole,
i of Swan Quarter, and Miss Mary Swin?
dell, Mauls Point, were marrloa. Tne
ceremony was performed by hav. c
R. Canlp, of the Methodist Church, at
Aurora. Miss Edith Simmons was
; maid of honor, and H. M. Jacobs, ot
Oriental, was best man. The Dride
was given in marriage by her brother.
H. A. Swindell. Little Misses Kuby
Swindell and Edna Swindell were
flower girls. Immediately artor tne
wedding the bride and groom came to
this city by boat and left on the Nor
j folk , and Southern train for cnar
I lottesvllle, whero they will spend tne
summer.
Rogers?Roberta.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch ]
South Boston, Va., June it.?A pret?
ty home wedding was celebrated at 5
o'clock this afternoon at the home or
the bride's mother, Mrs. Annie Beaz
ley Headspeth, when her daughter,
Miss Carrie H. Roberts, become the
bride of Benjamin R. Rogers, both of
! this place.
! In the absence of the bride's pastor.
I Rev. J. H. Doan, of the Baptist Churoh,
Rev. H. G. Crews, of Scottsburg, olfl
elated. Little Mteses Virginia Head?
speth and Wilma Doan, were tlower
girls. Miss Nannie Rogers, sister or
the groom, was maid of honor, ana
Will Burnette acted as best man. Tne
brldo was given away by her grand-'
father, R. Hunter Beazley. Both tne
bride and groom are well known here,
and have many friends.
CERTAIN PLACES
Witnesses for Ware-Kramer
Company Tell of Methods Used
to Attract Trade.
[Special to The Tlrpes-Dispatch.]
Raleigh, Ts'. C, June 21.?After ad?
mitting, during cross-examination that
extended through yesterday afternoon
and this forenoon, in the trial of the
Ware-Kramer Company vs. American
Tobacco Company damage suit, that he
wrote numerous letters that showed
the use of free goods, special 5 and 10
per cent, discounts, and other con?
cessions on his part for the Ware
Kramer Company White Rolls: as
against the American Tobacco Com?
pany goods. Samuel Kramer, vice
president and sales manager for Ware
Kramor, reiterated, on direct examina?
tion, that he did not resort to those
methods except In the places indicated
by the letters, and that these were
outside of traveling salesmen terri?
tory, and in lieu of expense of sales?
men.
The defense insisted that Atlanta
and Lynchburg, at least, wore sales?
men territory, where these concessions
were shown to have been oxtenstvely
practiced. In closing cross-examina?
tion, boxes of cigarettes wore produced
for the jury to inspect.
Various lawyers wero Jokingly askod
to produce their favorite brand, and
In the midst of -tho merriment Judge
Connor headed them off with the face?
tious remark that'"evory one of you;
who has the cigarettes ought to bo
indicted for carrying deadly weapons."
H. M. Kramer, son of Vice-Presldent
Samuel Kramer, and salesman for
Ward-Kramer Company In North Caro?
lina, told of building up an extensivo
trade- on White Rolls In Charlotte,
,Wlnston-SaIom> Concord. Newborn.
Wilmington. Orconsboro, Durham,
Ashsvlllo and other towns to the point
whore about 75 por cent, of the wholo
trade was White Rolls, and of the
Amorlcan Tobaco Company's Introduc?
tion of frco goods, rebates, coupons
and other concessions, and tho conse?
quent dwindling of While Rolls to 10
per cent, of the whole trade. 11c told
of tho Amorlcan Tobacco Company
giving a 25 cent -pockotknlfe with
overy 25 cents' worth of cigarettes at
Intervals, to push their brands among
consumers.
On cross-examination he admitted
writing a letter from Washington, N.
C. reciting that ho found that "hard
Cigarettes and not coupons" woro tho
cause of complaint ogalnBt White
Rolls from that quarter.
A letter he wrote from Charlotte,
asking that 10.000 sample cigarettes
be sent him to Asheville tor trade
there, he admitted. He carried sam
plo cigarettes all the time, and distri?
buted about halt to consumers, giving
the rest as he chose to retailers or
Jobbers, as special bonus for pushing
Ware-Kramer goods.
A letter was produced addressed to
him from F. D. Ware, telling him that
the anti-trust fight In the North Caro?
lina Legislature ought to help them
wonderfully, and asking him to talk
anti-trust law and the terrible oppres?
sion of trusts In North Carolina all
he could. ?
He said he did not do this mission?
ary work, but usually confined him?
self to presenting the merits of his
goods.
Scott?tlonilurnnt,
(Special to The Tlme3-Dlspatch.J
Rice, Va., June 21.?A marriage of
widespread Interest was solemnized at
Panola to-day at 0:30 A. M? when Miss
Mattle Louise Dondurant, tho daugh?
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Bondurant. be?
came the bride of Ernest W. Scott, of
Amelia Courthouse. The hall and par?
lor were beautifully decorated in ferns
and daisies. The bridal party entered
the room to the strains of "Mendels-,
soim's Wedding March," rendered by
Mrs. C. B. Bowery, of Burkovijle. Rev. I
W. j. Shlpman performed the ceremony.
Miss Bertha Scott, alstcr of the groom,
and SutA Bondurant ushered In the bri?
dal ptrTy. Mlsa Ida Bondurant directly
preceded the bride, who came in with
Miss Bessie Bondurant. the maid of
honor. She was met at the altar by
the groom, with his best man, Polk
Wiley, of Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott took the 10:30
train for West Point, where they board?
ed a steamer for Baltimore, Washing?
ton and other Northern points. They
will be at home to their friends at Ame?
lia Courthouse after July 1.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Lynchburg, Va.. June 21.?J. L. Dan
let and E. M. J-Ioward. late partners,
trading as Daniel & Howard, who oper?
ated a general country store at Boons
boro, Bedford county, have just filed a
voluntary petition Jn bankruptcy in the
Fcdjial court here. The debts of the
partnership are scheduled at $1,174.78,
and the assets, which consist of ac^
counts, aggregate $500. There are
thirty creditors, twenty-eight of whom
are located herj, one In Chicago and
one In Newport News.
Injured by Jumping From Train.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Farmvllle, Va., June 21.?William
Weaver, a prominent young farmer of
Lockett District, Prince Edward county,
was thrown beneath a passenger train
hera this afternoon, and one of his feet
was cut off. He came to Farmvllle for
medicine for a sick member of his fam?
ily, and undertook to alight from the
train before It had reached the station.
The Food-drink for All Ages.
For Inf ants, Invalids, and Growing children,
Pure Nutrition, up building the whole body,
Invigorates the nursing mother and the aged.
Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form,
A quick lunch prepared in a minute.
Take no substitute. Ask for H OR LICK'S.
in Na Combine or Trust
Every Roll of
G. BS. COa's "Pearl"
ROOFING TIN
Has the trade-mark of qtality.
Richmond, Va.
"Spring Tonic."
Long Island
Malt
$1.50 Dozen.
NUTRITIOUS
APPETITE
CREATOR.
Hermann Schmidt
504-6-8 E. Broad St.
I Roman Sandals
in Every Size
AT
Clearance Sale Wash Goods
begins this morning.
Electrical Shoe Shine5c
CIGAR. COMPANY'S STORE.
836 E. Main Strwt.
MERCHANT LOSES
HEAVILY BY FIRE
Store and Warehouses of Henry
Sherman at City Point
Destroyed.
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
Wholesale Grocery Store Rob?
bed?State Meeting of Colored
Pythians.
Tlmes-Dlspatch Bureau,
109 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg, Va., June 21.
The store and two warehouses at
City Point, owned and occupied oy
Henry Sherman, ono or the leading
merchants of tho place, were destroyed
by lire this morning between 12 and 1
o'clock, with the entire stock of gen?
eral merchandise. Tho store was
quite a large frame building, with a
hall for meeting purposes on the
second floor. Last night a meeting of
the local Camp of . oodmen 'of the
World was held In this hall, the camp
adjourning about 10:30 o'clock. All
of the paraphernalia and furniture
was In tho hall. The tire was discov?
ered shortly after 12 o'clock In tne
store building, but nothing could then
be saved. Mr. Sherman's loss on build?
ings and stock exceeds ,o,50t), wttn i
only partial Insurance.
Meeting of Couucll.
The final meeting ot the Common
Council for tho fiscal year now clos?
ing was held last nig-.t. All unex?
pended balances of the year's appro?
priations to the various departments
wero ordered carried over to th<8 new
fiscal year, beginning July 1, and all
municipal accounts for the month of
Juno were ordered to bo paid. a no
Council heard an . -dress by B. L.
Purcell; of Richmond, of the state
Pure Food Department, ,n reterenco
to the thorough protection of tooa
supplies In the city, and with special
reference^ to tho needed Improvement
of sanitary conditions at thu Old Mar?
ket. Sir. Purcell urged that the mar?
ket houso should be screened and a
new flooring laid. He was Informed
by the chairman of the Finance com?
mittee that an appropriation of $l,aUU
had been made for this purpose, wblch
Mr, Purcell deomed suti.-ient. No new
business was transacted at this meet?
ing.
? Store Bobbed.
The wholesale grocery store of tho
Manson-Gill Company (Inc.), on Utd
Street, was broken into from the rear
some time Sunday night nnd rouued
of a quantity of goods?how much is
i not yet known. Entrance was cnect
ed by sawing away the iron bars of a
large window. The prints or wheels
at the rear showed that a wagon was
used to haul away the stolen goods.
The rtrm has not yet been able to dis?
cover exactly what was taken.
Keducing Force.
The Norfolk and Western ltallwar
Company, It Is stated, has recently re?
duced Its force to some extent on the
Eastern division of the road, between
Crewo and Norfolk. It is said that a
number of llremon and braKemen have
been relieved and ? several engineers
and freight conductors havo been re?
duced, due, U Is alleged, to the sea?
men's strike.
Dentil Of Mrs. u t tu- r land.
Mrs. C. E. Sutherland, aged eighty
seven years, passed away at an enny
hour this morning at tho home ot her
eon at Sutherland's, In Dlnwiddie
county. Her health had been falling
for some time. She was widely known
and groatly esteemed In tho county.
She is survived by three sons and one
daughter?Vv. E. and A. J. Sutherland
nnd Mrs, J. C. Spain, of Dlnwiddie,
and J. W. Sutherland, of 1'etersburg,
The last named Is a member of the
grand Jury now Investigating tho Ap
pomattox Trust Company cases, and
It was on account of his mother's 'll
ness that the grand Jury was yester?
day adjourned over for a week.
Death of Cheoterlleldlnn.
M. G. GUI, a prominent farmer ana
esteemed citizen of Chesterfield, died
at his home In that county about 4
o'clock this morning. He Is survived
by three daughters?Mrs. T. B. Wil?
liams, Mrs. R. L. Slmonson and Miss
Ellle Gill. Deceased was seventy
three years old. The funeral will take
place from Mt. Gl lend Church to-mor?
row afternoon.
Fire Iii Prince George.
About 3 o'clock this morning the
residence of William Horua, a Bohe?
mian farmer In Prince George, acci?
dentally caught fire and was destroy?
ed. Eew of the family effects were
saved. Mr. Horalc lives on the Camous
Zoruba farm, near the Dlnwlddla line,
and Is a prosperous farmer.
Gathering of Colored I'ythlans.
Tho meeting of the colored urnnn
Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Vir?
ginia In Petersburg has attracted a
great gathering of members of the
order m tho city. Tho Grand Lodge
is holding its sessions in hJbenezer
Baptist Church, with a full represen?
tation. Members of tho order began
coming In- yesterday and have been
pouring In to-day from all sections
of the ait a to. Three long exoursion
trains?one from Richmond and be?
yond, one from Norfolk and one from
Roanoke?brought in companies Of
the Uniform Rank of tho order ana
I crowds of friends.
The colored people of the city are
recelv'ng and entertaining the vis?
itors with gladness. The day is a
holiday for the colored people, and
thoy have decorated their houses and
churches and places of business in
honor of tho Grand Lodge.
Tho First and Second Regiments ot
tho Uniform Rank, or military branch
of tho order, fully 1,000 strong, es?
corted the Grand Lodge In n parade
through tho principal streots this ar
tornoon and out to the baseball park,
where the companies engaged in com?
petitive drill In tho presence of many
thousands of people. The parade was
A very handsome affair. With hvo
bands of music, flags (lying and varied
uniforms, tho regiments marched with
perfect discipline and precision. Tho
brigade marched undor command ot
General John Mitchell. Jr., of Ktcn
mond, who was attended by tho mem?
bers of his stau?Colonels Crump, Fer?
guson u - Wyatt and Major D. u,
Cornish.
To-morrow night a banquet, will do
given In honor of ms Grand Loage
and visiting Knights. As no hall
could be found in tho city large enough
to accommodate the big crowd at the
banquet. Parke & Young, proprietors,
generously-..aurrrmrtorofl the spacious
floors of Moore's Warehouso for the
purpose. The colored people wore al?
lowed to decorate the warehouso and
placo electric lights In the streets.
Sole of pinvriddle Lot?.
About fifty acres of land of the
"Dunedln" farm, In Dlnwiddie, a short
I distance- from Petersburg, Oolonging
'For the Groom?and other* interest-'
ed in the marriage ceremony.
Schwarzschild Bros.
Kichmond'a Leading Jewelers.
. 11 " 1 V;
to Captain Charles T. Lasatter, vroro/'
divided into building lots and sola
at auction to-day. Tho sales aver
agod J245 par acre. Only a small
part of the property was offored for,
salo to-day.
General Newa.
John G. Dunn, of this city, was ono
of tho successful bidders for tho i per. !
?cent. Pannma Canal bonds. He was.
awarded tlO.000 at 103.26, and ?10,00?
at 103.50.
The Petersburg primary for- the
nomination of a candidato for tue
Stato Senate, will bo held on the day
of the Stato primary, as will also the
Dlnwlddie and Prince George prlma- ;
rles.
Byron Monroe Stewart, the three- u
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E. Stewart, died this morning of pneu?
monia.
James Brockwell. a well-known drug; .
clerk, Is very sick.
SHIPMENT OF POTATOES '
FROM EASTERN SHORE
I.ocnl rtnlnn Grently Benefit Crops.
Circuit Court Still In
Session.
fSpeclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Onancock, Va., June 21.?The shlpi
ment of round potatoes from the East-t
em Shore began last week in lower;
Northampton. From Bay View to tbei
Point, local r-lns were a great ad
vantage, and the crop in that section.
Is superior to any other part of. ,the>
Peninsula. In Accomac a few farmers
began digging yesterday, but the small
yield soon made them stop. A mod?
erate rain throughout the county Mon?
day night will mater.ally help tho
crop, but It cannot now under any cons
ditlons be more than half of the" or?
dinary yield.
Entries are being mado for .Educa?
tion Day at the Keller Fair. In the
spelling class there are sixty scholars
representing sixteen schools, and in
the boy farmers' class twenty-threo
scholars, from seven schools.
The annual pony penning on Chinco
tcague Island will take place July 3d
and 27.
In a recent contest for a prize of fb
for the fastest oyster shucker on Chln
coteague, Wlllltm Adams shuckea
300 In sixteen minutes. His competln
tor, Cornelius Bradford, shucked 'ill. Jj
Tho Circuit Court la still In session
engaged principally In chancery mat?
ters. Last week five persons, all col?
ored, were convicted of felonies, And
sentenced to penitentiary terms. The
contest of the will of Alias Mary . a.
Macon was postponed until October.
Barton K. Lllleston. of Accomaa
Courthouse, has announced his candl-:
( dacy for floater delegate from Acco?
mac and Northampton. Under previous
arrangements, Accomac was allowed
tue Senator and one delegate, ana
Northampton a delegate, known 'as. tne
floater, each county making the nomi?
nation, and the other approving at the
general election. It IS* ndw proposed
I that the counties shall together make
tho primary nominations and' without
regard to the residence of candidates.
Dcatroyed by Fire.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch. J.
Hampton, Va., June 21.?Tho barn
and outhouses on the farm ot P. H.
Topping, in York county, were totally
destroyed by fire this morning. Tho
loss to Mr. Topping will reach $1,600.
The origin of the blazo Is unknown.
The Newest Effects in
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With Cut Steel Buckles
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Take ?
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Constipatlon^DijspepSta^
AJLiquid After DinnerDtyestanf
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST
OUR STOCK OF
Perfumes and
Toilet Articles
include a full representation of the
best manufacturers of New York
London-Paris.
T. A. MILLER CO.
Druggists, 519 E. Broad.
.Mad. 3199. Hourly Deliveries.
Low Prices on
PORCH FURNITURE
at
Jones Bros. & Co., Inc.
1418 East Main Street.
Words Fall to Describe how deliclouely
ecld and palatable. Is Liggett'* Orangeade.'
Made from orange juice only, it Is' puts
and healthful. There'* nothing like it at
tho fountain.. Sold for 5c. only at' Polle
Miller's, Tho Rexall Store, i S31 Eaot Main
Street.. . ',
IF IT'S MADE OF
WOOD
WE CAN MAKE IT.