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INVITATIONS have been received n
Richmond from R. Walton Moore
tor th? marriage oi lila niece, Miss
Mary Le Grand Donohoo, lo Fairfax
sheilj McCandllbh, the ceremony to
take place on Wednesday evening, No
vember b, at hall-after 7 o'clock. In
the Zlon Eplscopul Church at Fairfax.
a large reception will follow the cere?
mony. Mlua Donuhuc has several times
visited lit the city, and has been much
ax] ml red in Richmond society. Her
Wjpdding next month Will be a very
mi.an affair, und a number oi Rich?
mond people will go to Fairfax for
the ceremony und reception following.
Jn llnltlniorc.
Mrs. William L Koyull has Eon' to
JH'iltlmore, where ghc will spend sev?
eral days is the gucut of Mrs. A. Rob?
inson \\ hlto, of Kuluy. Monday Mia.
Royell will leave tor Trenton, N, J.,
where ehe wjll visit her daughter, Mrs.
Barker O. Hamlll, for some time, going
later to New York 'before returning
to Richmond.
Miss Emily Royall, who has been
visiting the Misses White at Relay,
will spend the week-end with Miss
Kathcrlne Kache-s at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. John H. Wight. Miss Royal!
wjll return to her home, on West
Franklin Street, next week.
Of Interest Here.
The marriage of Miss Emma Jean
Phillip? and Ronal.j Wallace Gauld
occurred at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
October 10, at the home of the bride's
lister, Mrs. Joh|i A. Robertson. In
Birre, Vermont, only a few of the
frl<-nds ur.d the relatives being pres?
ent. The bridal couple were not at?
tended, and Rev. J. W. Burnett, of the
f'ongregutlonnl Church, was the ofll
< intlng clergyman. Following the cere?
mony, a wedding luncheon was served,
and Mr. an<j Mrs. Gauld left for a
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well known in Harre, the former being
u musician of much ability, and being :
S vocalist w.ho has often been heard
In Barre and vicinity with much pleas?
ure. She has been very prominent In
the music circles of tho city, and for
Some time has directed the music of
the Presbyterian Church. Shu Is the
daughter of Mrs. Catherine Phillips.
The weeding Is of much Interest In
Richmond, where both the t>rlde and
groom hnve a wide circle of friends
and relatives. Mr. Oautd Is In tho In
surance business, connected with the
Phoenix Mutual Company, ami with his!
bride la .a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jam??
Phillips at 1320 West Cary Street.
They are accompanied by their mother,
Mrs. Catherine Phillips.
l'rrtty Rome Wedding.
A very pretty wedding was celobrat-!
ed Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock'
:,i the residence >>r the bride, 127 South
Pine Street, when Miss Amelia II Os?
wald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Oswald, was married to Oeorgu W.
Tinner, son of Mrs. Martha Turner. Dr. j
Janus II. Moss performed the ceremony
und the parlors were decorated In tall
palms and ferns with white (lowers
banking tho mantels. Miss Ethel Brad-|
shaw, who wore a gown of bine mos-!
saline, played Mendelssohn's "Wedding
March" and the "Rosary."
Tlte bride entered with her father,!
who ulso gave her away. She wore a!
handsome tailored suit of blue broad-1
cloth with hat and gloves to match, |
and carried a bouquet of Bride roses
and ferns. She- whs attended by two
maids of honor, Miss Jessie Ham and i
Miss Elizabeth Briiwder. They wore
(rocks of pale yellow satin with pearl
bands In their hair, and curried arm!
bouquets <>t white chrsyanthemums. 1
Randolph Saundera was the groom's!
best man, and the ushers Included ('evil!
Billiard and Charles Purdy.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner left immediately
alter the ceremony fur a Northern tour,
by boat. Some Of th< guests noted at
the wedding were: Mrs. I". L Partcilo,
gowned In black and white marquisette
over black satin, diamond ornaments;
Mrs. K. W. Mclntlre. In blue marquis-<
ette over satin, diamond ornaments,,
both of Washington; Miss Lillian Good?
rich. In pule blue silk with crystal
trimmings, of Frederlcksburg. The,
bride's mother was handsomely gown-j
od In black marquisette made ovcrl
black satin.
i'hrnrkninrlnn'a Gueata.
Miss Ha/el Davis, of Boise, Idaho,
who has been the guest of Miss Lucy
Throckmorton, at Gintcr Park, for sev.
era! weeks past, has returned to her
home.
l<r. and Mrs. II. U Collier, who mo?
tored from Norfolk to Rlrhmond last
week, returned t<, their home yester-i
day. Miss Throckmorton a<-> ompanlcd
them and will be their guest for the'
remainder of this week.
\ Isltors Kntertnlnrd.
Some very handsome f>nt?rtain.ng has
been done here this weok In honor of
the visitors In the city In connection
with the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
convention now In session here. Mrs
William Hodges Maun received In the
. executive Mansion yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock, in honor of the visitors,
and u large reception was given at the
1 Country flub of Virginia In the after
, noon. The guests were conveyed to
the clubhouse In a number of automo?
biles, and the club was prettily decorat?
ed In fall flowers for the occasion. The
reception committee includes Mrs.
, Christian Clarke. Mrs. D. C. Rlchard
; son, Mrs. Herbert Jackson. Mrs. Julien
Blnford. Mrs. John Taylor. Mrs. Allen
Chambers. Mrs. .lames Sharp, Miss Amy
Werth. Miss Geline Mc cDonuld and
Mlsa Mary Shelton.
Receiving at the Country Club re?
ception yesterday afternoon were Mrs.
Arthur P. Wilmer, Mrs. R. C Arrlngton.1
Mrs Philip Powers. Mrs. Fred Pleas-j
ants. Mrs. George Warren. Mrs. Horace
iiawes, Mrs W. T. Reed, Mrs. Coleman
Worthnrn. Mrs. Warren and Mrs.
Wortham served punch
Attractive rirldge I'urty.
Mrs. William and Miss Rankin en?
tertained at bridge whist at their
homo. "Fall Oaks." In Albemarle coun?
ty, on Tuesday. The house was decorat?
ed with roses, cosmos and dahlias, ami
luncheon was served at small tables i
after tho game. The first prizes were
won by Miss Ingersoll and Harry Maun.
Some of the guesta ?, i -?r_-.i were Mr.
and Mrs. George Austin. Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Home. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Chris-j
lIan, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Crawford, Mr.!
and Mrs. George B. Houghton, Mr. and
Mrs. 12. G. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Slialto
Douglas. Mrs. Bloom. Mrs. Chapman,
Mrs. Towaon, Miss Maine and Mr.
Houghton, of Chicago.
Married In Washington,
Jeter H. Francis and Miss Margare*
Loutse Garrett'. both of this city, were
married In Washington on Tuesday,
October 17. Mr. and Mrs. Francis were
accompanied to Washington by the!
former's brother and Miss Wiseman, a!
friend of the bride. After an extended'
wedding trip. Mr. and Mrs. Francis will
1 make their home at 917 West Main
I Street.
Bnrlelte-FnrlM.
I The wedding of Miss Lillian Brown
Paris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. K.
Paris, to Karl Barjetto was celebrated
on Wednesday, October IS, at Pleasant
Grove Methodist Church, the Rev, s. H
Love performing the ceremony. The
church was decorated in white flow?
ers and palms, and Mrs. Pearle Pass
more directed the music. j
The bride wore a blue cloth travel?
ing suit, with hut und gloves of the
sume shade, and was attended by her
shiter. Miss Hertha Paris, and Miss
Lticie Paris, as maids of honor. The
groomsmen were Ray C. Paris, broth?
er of the brode, ami George T. Barle tie,1
brother of the groom. Misses Florence
Furls, Nolle Passmore, Grace Love,
Lizzie Hell and Annie Mae Farts' were
j the bridesmaids. The ushers Incluncdi
Everett Smith, j. Corbelte Love. Luctia
Hell. Hugh Furls and Floyd Edwards.
Among tho wedding guests were Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Winn. of Kcysville; Mr
and Mrs. E. P. Wallace, of Meherrin;
Miss Lottie Mae Hurt, of Richmond; W.
T. Passmore, II. C. Love and Mr. and
Mrs. .lohn Sias ton. of Kcysville.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
und Mrs. Barlotte led for their home
In North Emporla.
In and Out of Town.
Dr. and Mrs. George Ben Johnston
have returned to Richmond, after a
motor trip through the States of New
York and Massachusetts.
Miss Daphne C?chrap, of Emporla, is
the guest of Mrs. .1. B. Lipscomb, at,
L'L".'u i IrOVe A venue.
Mrs. W. S. i'opoland, of Newport
News. Is the guest of Mrs. William
Hodges Mann, In the Executive Man?
sion.
Miss (H'tiie New. of this city, at?
tended tho Bornm-Tiiylor wedding,
i w hich took place Wednesday morning |
in Norfolk.
I Mrs. T. O. Llnthlcnm, of Fredorlcka
burg. Is spending some time wlt'n rela?
tives in this city.
i Miss Adklns, of Richmond, Is visit- '
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V J
ng Mrs. Douglas lluntly Go-don at
The Orchards, her country hurno.
Mss Mildred Foster, of Alexandria,
who was one of Uic bridesmaids at
the Jones-Wellford wedding Wednes?
day, Is visiting friends here.
John Skelton Williams has returned
Richmond; after spending a few
?lays In Baltimore.
Mrs. Harry Fraxler Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. K. A. Miller, In StaUn
ton, and will later go to Norfolk to
be the guest of Mrs. Lloy 1 Freeman.
MISS. Margert Purcell has returned
to her home In Richmond, after a
short visit to Miss .lane McKennle.
Joseph C. Whitney, of Baltimore, is
spending several days In this city as
the guest of friends.
Mrs. Arista H?ge and Miss Bessie
H?ge, of staunton, are In Richmond
for several days.
Misses Amy and Margaret Pitts have
returned to their home at Klk f f t II.
after a visit to Mrs Wren, at 3213
Grove Avenue.
..iss Landon Harrison, who has
been In Richmond for several days
t.ils week, has returned to her home
In Danville.
ATTEMPT TO FORD
RIVER IS FATAL
Son of Apple Grower Swept to
Death by Treacherous
Current.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Winchester, Va.. October 13.?Instead
>f crossing the Capon River at Capon
Bridge, Hampshire county, yesterday
.vlth a wagon loaded with 13.r> barrels,
.mended for a fruit grower in another
iectlon of the county, Romanus Farm?
er, twenty-six years old, and son of
John Farmer, attempted to ford the
river several hundred yards above the
bridge and take a shorter route, and
a doing so a treacherous undercurrent
(Wept him to death. Rains the nirfht
before had turned the river Into a rug
.ng torrent
Large bodies of men have been drag?
ging i-he river all day, but his body
had not been found up to a late hour
to-night.
Three mules broke loose from the
wagon and escaped, but the horse
Farmer was riding was drowned. Its
body was found this afternoon six
miles below Capon Bridge.
Barrels floating down the river gave
the tirst Intimation of the tragedy.
Imitations Issued.
[Special to The Tlmes-I)lspatch.l
1 redcrlcksburg, Vs., October 19.?
Curds are out for the marriage of
John Koble Barber, son of Rev. and
Mrs. H. H. Barber, of this city, to Miss
Edith Clare Arundel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred W. Arundel. of PlttS
burg, The ceremony will take place
at Trinity Episcopal Church. In PlttS
burg, Thursday, November ut S P. M.
They will reside in Plttsburg.
Mrs. James Morrison, of Spotsylvanla
county, has Issued invitations for the
marriage of her niece. Miss Ullle East
burn, to Edward Mason, both of Spot?
sylvanla . county. The ceremony will
iak.- place at Tabernacle Methodist
Church, in that county, Wednesday,
October '..'.th.
Wbnrton?Morrl?.
(Si e. ial to The Ttmes-Dlspa tch.]
Chatham, Va.. October 19.?A pretty
wedding was celebrated at the home
,?!" Mrs. N. Morris Wednesday evening
at 7:"'> o'clock, when her da tighter.
Miss Stella, became the bride of Cleve?
land Wharton, of Culpeper. Rev. T. R.
Sanford officiating. Miss Veva Morris,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor,
and Archer Hooper, of Reldsvllle, best
man. Other attendants were Miss Ida
Patterson, with Alonsa Hardy, and Miss
Martha Pigg, wltih. Herman Hedrlck.
Immediately following the ceremony a
supper was served.
It ticker?Jone?.
! Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Concord. Va., October 19.?At the
h tine of the bride's parents. Mr. and
Mr?. Boiling Jones, yesterday after?
noon at H o'clock. Miss Annie Marie
Jones became the bride of Allen M.
Rucker, of Lynchburg. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. 3. M. W. Elder,
assisted by Rev. D. P. Rogers. John
Rucker, brother of the groom, was'
best man. Miss Grace Jones, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party left by auto for I.ynch
btirg.
Destroyed by Fire.
I Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Peach Rot torn. Va., October 19?John
H, Douglas had the misfortune to have
his house and its entire contents de?
stroyed lnst Friday afternoon by fire.
There was no one at the house at the
time, antl the origin of the fire Is not
known. There was no Insurance on
the building.
Fnrnicr ProiiM Hend.
fSpeclal to Tiie Tlmes-Dlana tch.]
Lvnchburg, Va . October 1!*.?Joseph
A. Furnier, aged thirty-four years, a
farmer living near Rococks, dropped
dead to-day at a grocery store, where
he had iust sold n load of wood. The
city coroner decided that no inquest
was necessary. Farmer was unmar?
ried. ? . .
Neuro Sentenrert for Murder.
[ Special to The Times-] >isp;i tch.)
I.eesburg. Va.. October 19.?Sam ITo
gan, colored. In o fight over the posses?
sion of .*i razor, shot and killed Will
Cook, also colored at Sterling, on May
I I. He. wns Indicted by the grnnd Jury
at- the June term nf court, was tried
yostaA*dAV, plenrits] guilty, mid was
ventenced to fifteen years In the peni
ton.Uarjr.
SYNOD WILL MEET!
IN WINCHESTER
Opening Sermon Will Be
Preached by the Moderator,
Dr. Russell Cecil.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Winchester, Va , October 19.?The
first annual session of the Presbyterian
Synod of Virg-lnla to be held in Win?
chester In twenty-two years will bo
convened next Tuesday evening In the
Presbyterian church, of which Rev. J.
H. Lacy, U. D., Is pastor. Homes are
now being secure^ for about 300 min?
isters atid elders, who will come from
nil parts of the synod, which embraces
the States of Virginia, Eastern West
Virginia, .Southern Maryland, several
churches In the city of Baltimore, and
the District of ColumlJla, Including
Washington city.
The opening sermon will be preached
by tin.' present moderator. Rev. Russell
Cecil. I). I?., of Richmond, immediately
after which officers will be elected for
the ensuing year, an,j the umial or?
ganization effected.
The meeting will last until the fol?
lowing Saturday, and many of the min?
isters will remain in Winchester over
Sunday and occupy the pulpits of
other churches
In addition to a vast deal of routine
business to be transacted, the synod
will consider other matters of Import?
ance to the church.
The foreign mission worit will be
presented by Rev. B. W. Smith. D. ?.,
formerly of Louisville, Ky.. butt now:
? >f N.shvllle. Tenn.; the cause of edu?
cation by Rev. Henry M. Sweets. D. D...
of Nashville, and the Bible cause by
Rev. M. B. 1'orter. of Richmond. Cither
distinguished clergymen from varlouH
sections of the South will be here to
address the meetings of the synod.
Beale?Landes.
(Special to The Tltnes-Oispalch. 1
Charlottesvllle, Vow, October 1!>.?
Byron S. Heale and Miss Itosa !,andcs.
of North Garden, this county, came to
Charlottesvllle lost evening and were
married at the parsonage of the Klrst
Methodist Church. the Rev. Gllby C.
Kelly, j). d., performing the ceremony.
Tho bride ins attended by her sister,
while the groom's brother acted as
crest man. Mr. and Mrs. Beale will
make their home at Mitchells.
MRS. SCOTT
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WOMAN FATALLY
INJURED IN FALL
Mrs. Showalter Dies at Hospi?
tal?John Patterson Meets
Tragic Death.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Staunton, Vn., October 10,?On 'lues-,
?lay Mrs. John W. Showalter, of this
city, suffered injur es In a fall, from
which she tiled later at the King's
Daughters' Hospital, utter an operu
tlon hud been performed to try to save
her life.
No one knows Just how the accident
occurred. Mrs. Shownller was an ac?
tive member of the l.'nlte I Un ihren
Church, and the day of the accident
she was helping the family of her pas?
tor. Dev. fieorge \V. Stover, to move.
They found her at the foot ol the cel?
lar steps .lying unconscious, and later
it was seen that she hud fractured no.'
skull. Whether she swooned and fell,
striking Iff head or inl.-took the open
'ng to the cellar and tumbled down the
stairs. Is not known, as no one else
happened to be In that part of the
house at the time. She was discovered
within a tew minutes after the acci?
dent. She was the daughter of the
lata Klijah and Susan Lee, of Buetiu,
and is survived hy her husband and
one daughter. Annie H. Showalter. She
was a sister of John S. Dec, member
of the Common Council, and was fifty
five years of age.
An interesting personage In the
Sate, for many years a resident of
Staunton. bus left here for Vlcksburg.
Miss., where he will tuko charge <>.'
lit'- Nutlonul Cemetery as superintend
? nt. in the person of John W. Bodlcy.
Mr. IJodley was formerly a wealthy
man, who moved the Budloy Wagor.
Works from Wheeling. W. Va.. his na?
tive town, to Stauntun In the boom
duys In 1SD1, und ran It here success?
fully for ten or twelve years, when
he was Induced to movo the plunt to
Memphis, the move costing him his
fortune. Mr. Bodlcy was a red-hot
Prohibitionist, .?nd spent thousand:, of
dollars to advunce the cause in Vir?
ginia, running for the State Senate
gainst lion. Edward Bohols a number
o, years ago, and coming near being
elected in the warmest campaign ever
conducted In Augusta county in the
memory of the present day Inhabitants.
Mr. Bodley was a veteran of the Union
j Army, who has tho good will of all
i Confederates and of the whole coin
j iiiunil} In fact, as personallv he is
? highly esteemed here, and all the lead
| ing citizens of Staunton supported him
I in his effort to secure a position under
the government.
Joseph P. Ast. first lieutenant of the
Staunton Rifles, has been made adju?
tant of the Third Regiment of Virginia
Infantry, and In his place us first lieu?
tenant. John D, White, a young mem?
ber of the Stuunton bar, has'been
elected by the company. Mr. White l<
a graduate of the law school of the
University of Virginia, son of the late
Meade 1\ While, one of the leading
lowyers of this part of the State.
John Patterson, son of John L. Pat?
terson, of llumston, Augusta county,
met a tragic death on last Saturday
night, when he fell from a window at
Paducah. Ky. lie went to his office on
i the fourth lloor of a building to use
the telephone, which was near the
j window, and It is supposed he stumbled
and fell out tho window. Me curried
the receiver "f the telephone with him,
I und it was found in his hand when he
j was picked up unconscious, dying four
] hours later. In Ills fall lie struck a
j negro who w as passing by, and so
great was the force with which he
j struck the negro thai It dislocated the
negro's shoulder.
I The body reached Stnunton yester
! day on Its way t'i HarrlStOn for burial.
Th<- voting man was a graduate of the
Augusta Military Academy, at Port
Defiance, and of William and Mary
1 College, lie hnd gone to Paducah in
September to form a partner f.lp with
! u college friend to practice law.
judge cummings nambi?.
Will Oppose Senntor A. T. Lincoln. Re
1 poiiMean. In Approaching election.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
j Bristol. Va., October 1??Legislative
I candidates in Washington and Smyth
I counties am) Bristol are now quite ac
1 tlve. Chief interest centres in the con?
n-si for Senator In the First Virginia
District. Senator A. T. Lincoln. Rc
| publican, has been elected twice in
succession, hut the Democrats are mak?
ing a hard effort to defeat him. The
; Democrats nominated Judge David
] Campbell Cuminjngs, believing that his
popularity in Washington county will
he sufficient to turn the tide and win
for the Democrats, Local Democrats
express tho belief that Mr. Lincoln
cannot hope to overcome the majori?
ties that Rrlstol ami Washington
county will give Mr. Cummlngs by any
majority that Smyth county may give
Mr Lin oin. in Washington county
ami Bristol Rev. B. C. Buck und John
Itoberts. Democrats, arc opposing A.
Gray Gllmer and W. R. Kestner. Re?
publicans, for the House of Delegates,
und this also promises to be a warm
contest.
Ilrtlmnn?Dish num.
[Special to The Tlmrs-Dlspa.teh.1
Frederlckfiburg, Va.. October 19.?
'John If. Redman and Miss S. Blanche
I Dlshman. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
I W. Dlshman. of King George county.
Were married yesterday at the resi?
dence. In King George county, of new
J, II. N'ewhlll. w,ho performed ?th<>
ceremony. Mr. un<| Mrs. Redman left
fur i Northern bridal trip.
colon hi, ASTon am? union
spend DAv in MHtFOI.fi
(Sneclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch,1
Norfolk. Va., ? I,-toiler 19.-The white
Steam yacht Nomn arrived here to-day
with Colonel John Jacob Astor und
bride. They enme from Bermuda, and
after nntomoblltng over the city thej
left for New York, going by way of
the New Vorlt, Philadelphia nntf Nor?
folk Railroad. The yacht will l?iaye
for New York tn-morrow. Colonel
Astor was In the very heilt of humor.
He Wild he encountered some rough
wuutliur between Norfolk and, JJuiinu?a.
VIRGINIA GIRL
SHOT BY SUITOR
Josephine Ameling Refuses to
Wed and Is Perhaps Fatally
Wounded.
HER ASSAILANT ESCAPES
Posse Searches Woods for
Murderous Wooer, but Fails
to Find Him.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Baltimore. Md , October 13.?lose
phlno Amol Ins, a pretty lifteen-year
<>ld girl, who formerly lived in Essex
county, Virginia, refused to wed Gus?
tavo Kruger. a machinist, and the re
t< 1 suitor, after declaring that she
should not wed another, fired throe bul?
lets Into the body of tho young wo?
man. Hovering between life and death,
the girl was rushed to St. Joseph's
Hospital, where slim hope is entertain?
ed for her recovery.
Kruger made his escape, and at a
late hour to-night no traco of him had
been found. The shooting occurred near
Bragor Station, on an electric line a.|
few miles from Baltimore, this evening.)
I ii. injured .vornan was attacked on a I
road not far from her home, while she
was carrying dinner to her brother.
Kruger. after several visits to the
home of tho Amelings, became en?
amored of Josephine, and 'he was an
ardent wooer. Miss Ameling, however,
cared little for Krugor. To-day Kru?
ger went to Br?gels Station, knowing
this Miss Ameling usually curried din?
ner to her brother. He did not have
to wait long, for shortly before noon
Miss Ameling came along humming a
tune ?Sho was suddenly confronted by
Kruger, who Jumped from a clump of
bushes, but the young womun did not
lose tier nerve. Kruger, it is said, de?
manded that Miss Ameling elope to,
Baltimore with him without delay.
The young woman laughed at the
idea and told Kruger that she did not
love him. Angered by the girl's re
fusal, Kruger drew a pistol and 11 red
point-blank at his victim. Kour shots
were Hred and three of the bullets ?.it
their human mark. The young wo
innn fell to the roadside, while her as?
sailant made his escape. Despite the
fact that three bullets struck her In
the face and head. Miss Ameling re?
tained consciousness and told the au?
thorities the Identity of her assailant.
A posse searched the woods for Kru?
ger, but lie was not found. One of the.
bullets penetrated Miss Amellng's left
temple.
GOODK DEBATING SOCIETY
ORGANIZED BY LAW CLASS
(Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1
Lexington, Va;, October 13.?The se?
nior law class of Washington and Leo
University to-day reorganized the
| Goode LaW Debating Society. The or?
ganisation is named after John Goode.
' Jr.. of Norfolk, a distinguished mern
! her of the Confederate Congress and
] Solicitor-General of tho t.'nlted Stales,
j The questions debated are tho more
mooted points of tho law: the objects
I of the society being to encourage
I thought and work among legal lines,
Wedding Gifts
The kind that stand out aiming tho
others and are recognized for their ele?
gance and good taste.
Schwarzschild Bros.
Richmond's Leading Jewelers,
Second and Broad Sts.
as woll as to acoustom the men to
speaking.
Good results were obtained last year,
and the attendance at the weekly meet?
ings throughout the session was ex?
cellent.
The following officers were elected:
W. H. Mann, Jr., of Richmond, presi?
dent: H. Baumgardner, cut Bristol,
Tenn., vice-president; R. M. DeSha/.o,
of Virginia, secretary and treasurer.
J. P. Itohson. of Kentucky; G. P. Pyle.
of Pennsylvania, and A. H. Hopkins,
of Virginia, wore chosen as a commit?
tee to draw up the fVrst question and
the constitution.
SBKKS TO RAISE ENDOWMENT
F?R EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE
[Speolal to The Tlme,s-Dispatc.h.l
Bristol. Va.. October 19.?The Rev. 8.
B. Vaught, who recently resigned as
pastor of Muncey Memorial Methodist
Church at Johnson City, to accept tho
financial agency of Emory and Henry
College, the historic Methodist school
at Emory, has Just begun the task of
securing an endowment of $500,000 for
that school. He Is confident that ho
will be able to accomplish the work.
That school was recently provided
with new buildings at a. cost of $100.
000, the money having heen raised
through the Rev. J. O. Straley, now
presiding elder of tho Tazewell Dis?
trict, Holsten Conference
Serpell?Watklns.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. J
Norfolk, Va., October la.?Announce?
ment has just been maiio of the en?
gagement of Miss Susun Watklus, tliu
latnous portrait painter of New York,
to GoldsOoro Serpell, president of the
Seaboard Bank, the wedding to tako
place early in 191- In New York. Mr.
j herpell and Miss Watklns ha\e been
acquainted several years. They have
been together frequently both in New
I York and In Europe, where some of
her best paintings have been executed.
[ Mr. Serpell will build a home In Nor
I tolk, w here he will continue to re?
side.
HOUSE DIES FROM FRIGHT
CAUSED ?V SEEING ALTO
[Special to The Timas-Dispalch.]
Bristol, Va., October 19.?CllllhowlO,
in Srnyt'ii county, aiTords a striking
exiimplo of a horse dying from fright.
Tho handsome buggy horse of a Mrs.
Wolfe, of Smyth county, dropped dead
from fright at the sight of an auto?
mobile, driven by L 11. Bonham. Tho
animal had never seen an aulornobllo
before, and when it approached tho
horse shied to one side, then with ft
shudder, which shook its entire frame,
fell dead. Mrs. Wolfe and her soil
were in the buggy, and were on their
way to Chllhowlc.
Dr. Alderman Will Speak,
I Special to The TImcs-Dlsputch. 1
; Charlottesvllle, Va? October in.?
I'resilient F.dwin A. Alderman, of thn
University of Virginia, will speak at
. the memorial services to be held lit
? honor of the late Edward M. Shepartl
in the hall of the College of tho City
i of New York on October 2S. Mayor
Gaynor will preside, und among (ho
other speakers will be Francis Lyndo
istc ison und Judge Willard Bartlutt.
Blot Out the Memory
of breakfast spoiled by poor
cooking?bread with poor
leavening ? muffins that
didn't stand up as they
"orter."
USE GOOD LUCK
This Baking Powder with its
high leavening power is a mighty
aid to better cooking.
At your grocer's.
The Southern Manufacturing Co*
Richmond, Va.
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The Nowlan Company,
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beg to announce that their selection of Elegant
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% M
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