The times dispatch. [volume], December 28, 1911, Page 5, Image 5

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Social and
Pe rsona
l1
Mn. AND MRS. C. D. WtN?FlEhO
Introduced tholr daughter. Miss
Eleanor Wlnglleld, to Rich?
mond ooclcty last evening iil i? bril?
liant reception g'ven at their home,
<07 West Franklin Street. Flvo hun
drod guests were Included In the Invi
tntlonn, and thi> parlor* were crowded
With h large company bl guests dur-i
Ing receiving hour:'. The house was!
decorated with running cedar and
quanlttcs ot lovely red blossoms und
Palms. In the dining room- the table
was set with several vases of Rich-!
mend roses, and the inuntcl was bank-'
ed with fern:;. In the two parlors
polnsettlan and palms wcrculcd every-!
where, and the hull wus bung wltbl
crimson bells und running cedar. An
orchestra played during the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wingflcld recplv'cd with
their daughter Miss Wlngncld'a
gown war. an cni|Ii1hIt< affair of white
satin veiled In i-lllt marquisette and
embroidered In gold. The bodice was:
trimmed With touches of rose color
and gold fringe, she- carried a large
bouquet of ptink rosebuds, und a
Herceii hold most of the numerous'
flowers sent In honor of her coming:
out. Mrs. Wlnglleld won' a handsome
gown of pale gray mcssallnc trimmed I
.In real lace and pastel shades of vcl
Ict. Mrs. Wlngfleld carried a bouquet!
of yellow rose?. Assisting In receiv?
ing were Miss Hampton, of South Carol!
Una, and Miss Thompson, of Oklahoma,
pho arc guests of Miss Wlnglleld.
Miss Hampton wore a gown of soft,
while satin embroidered in pearls
with a bouquet of violets, and Miss'
Thompson wore yellow satin made,
vlth an overdress of real idee, mid I
curried a bouquet of I'arnia violets,
Mrs. Edmund Waddill presided at,
the puneh bowl, which was placed In
the library.
Attractive Route Party,
Mrs. S D. Drewry will entertain a I
TheS.
Main and
Eighth Sta.
Optical Co.
Broad and Third
Next to Corner
R Bestj of Everything Optica] and
R PooCogrophlc.
^> rc?r36S?325Za MM HE3B3SSSIR9 t0
$3.50-$4
Easy Shoe
Iurge;
Furniture stock is acknowledged
to be the best in Richmond. Bit
price reductions this week.
For Oil Cooking and
Heating Stoves
X. HI.KIN A SON. INC.,
f.JO Hast Broad.
HAVE .YOU SEEN
New Method Gas Ranges
j
Pettit & Co.'s?
201 E. Broad
Magnificent showings of Eine Furs,
Coals, Suits and Hats.
Special O?'eiu\?s
ibtA
CrSfcr
FOR CLOTHES
GYMNASIUM SHOES?All Sizei
TVortlnveiit Corner Third and Ilroad.
-TV."? AMERICAN ANOftEDRCPa? AWWPS
Mes saline and Taffeta
Petticoats
The quality that is made (or
wear and usually bell for S3.50
and S3.75; colors and /r??> r*A
black; special to-day ?PavisiJv'
very attractive New Year's house
party ut lier country place, "Mineota,"
in ChoHtorlleld county, for next week.1
Mrs. Drowry's guest* win include Mrs.
Roschberg, of Gulveston, Texas: Mr.
und Mrs. James Margin, of Forrest;
Mrs. Charles Macglll, of Catonsvlilc,
Md.; Mr. ulid Mrs. Clifford Bridges.
Misses Condny and Arline Urldges. of
Ashland; Miss Nellie Ma. gill, of Pu>
laakl, Mr. und Mr;-. B. I". Deford and
family, of Baltimore. Mr. und Mrs.;
?lohn B. Deford, of Baltimore; Dr. und
Mrs. Cooper Drewry, of "The Tower.'
near Baltimore, and Mrs. Minnie Bert-;
rand and daughters, of Richmond.
Many Informal affairs will fill the
days of the house party of Mrs.
Drowry's guests, most of whom will
arrive in a few days. Mr. and Mrs.
John 12. Deford. accompanied by l>r.
and Mrs. Cooper Drewry, will make
t .: trip to Richmond in their machine,
motoring from West Point to Rich-'
mond on Friday.
Chariotjteavllie Wrilotnu.
The quaint little chapel at the Uni?
versity of Virginia will be the scene
of n lovely wedding thla evening at
0:30 o'clock. When Miss Kate Duuglnps
McNeill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceo.
Palmer McNeil), win become lite bride
of Captain Joseph Franklin Slier.
Putted States Army. Dr. George 8.
i'ctrie. of the Presbyterian Church,
will perform the ceremony in the prrs-j
?nce of a large cunipan> of relatives
and friends, and Mrs. Charles Han?
cock will play the wedding marches.{
Church decorations will 'be In Chrlst'-I
maa greens, misilelo and scarlet flow?
ers, and the chance) will be banked
with palmH and lighted candles.
Th. bride will enter the church with
her father, who will give her ..way.
..cr wedding gown fashioned 61 isoft
white BMtln. hahd-cnibroldercd and
?rimmed In princess lace and pearls.
Her veil of illusion will be caught
with u wreath of orange blossoms, and
she will carry a shower bouquet Of
lilies of the valley. Her only orna?
ment will be a pearl and diamond
necklace, the gift of the groom. Miss
Mary Fletcher, of New York City, will
be maid of honor. Her gown will be
embroidered chiffon made over pale
pink :;atln. The. dame of honor. Mrs.
Arthur Choce. of New York, will wear
her own wedding gown of white =atin
trimmed In real lace. Captain Wirk
line, of Wushington. will act as the
groom's beet man.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Belie
l'unnlngton and Dr. Anne Humphreys,
of the University of Virginia. They
will fecar pink satin gowns and all of
the bride's attendants will carry
French baskets of pink carnations
caught with Ida tulle bows. The ush
crac will include Dr. Choce, Dr. Fur
Hiss. Dr. Peterson, Dr. I.ouphran, Geo.
McNeill, Jr., and Captain Nichols, all
of the Pofct-Gr.iduate Hospital, of New
York City.
The McNeill home will be decorated
in the same culu.' scheme used ni the
church for the reception following
the ceremony. . The table In the din?
ing room will be set with holly and
red roses, and the house will be hung
with Southern smilax. One hundred
guests have been lnv.ted to the re?
ception following the ceremony. Guests
from a distance arr Mr. and Mrs. .1.
Fletcher, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Hu'.sey.
of N?w York City; Mrs. M. A. Slier, 1.
P. Slier, of Troy. Alabama; MISS Annie
Hill, of MoxtOn, N. C: Mr. and Mrs. II.
McNeill, of Albany, Ga.; Captain and
Mrs. R. R. Ker. of Rtaunton; Mis? Rose
Harrison. Miss Mary Yost, of Stannton.
After ii wedding trip, Captain and
MrH. SKler will go straight to Fort Sam
Houston, San Antonio, Texas, where
th.; groom is stationed.
Danclug CIna?rB ReHunied.
The regular Thursday evening danc?
ing class will lie resumed for the
winter months on this evening. These
dance:; are given nt Belvldere Hall,
and are given every Thursday evening
during the winter.
Mr*, hoidnson'.s Reception,
Mrs. Edward T. Robinson, of 512
East Franklin Street. |?, giving a re?
ception this afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock, in her home, in honor of Mist
Evelyn Byrd Marwick and of Mrs.
Blackwoud Cameron, of Beading. Pa.
who is spending Christmas here. Dec?
orations uill be in Christinas colors,
and qiltillitiea of holly, mistletoe, run?
ning cedar and polnscttlas will be
used.
Mrs. Robinson'will receive with Miss
Warwirk. Mrs. Cameron. Mrs. Arthur
Glasgow. Mr.?. C. T. Robinson, Jr.. Mrs.
Alston <'aboil. Misses Jane Bonlwaro,
Phoebe- Warwick, Sadie Rutton und
Frances Myers.
At the Arl Club.
The regular classes at the Art Club
of Richmond will be resumed on Fri?
day afternoon, ('lasses have been dis?
continued since? ins! week on account
of the Christmas holidays,
nonce for Younger Set.
Another attractive dance to "Sc
given for the younger members of so
cictv will take place to-morrow even?
ing'in Belvldere I la U," instead of Sat?
urday nlfht. The dnnce will he given
by Miss Ella Blnford for her dancing
classes, and all of the visiting girls
and boys are Invited to be present.
The dances are most delightful In?
formal affairs, and are among the in?
teresting functions for the girls and
boys home for the holiday season.
CblldreSM?Trend vruy.
The marriage of Miss Notle S.
Treadway and Philip G. Chlldrees was
celebrated on Sunday morning, De?
cember ?_?!. at n o'clock. In the' parlors
of the Bow R. T. Waterlleld. pastor
of Clay street Methodist Church. Im?
mediately after the ceremony Mf. and
Mrs. Chlldress loft for an extended
wedding trip. The, brldn wore n
traveling suit of blue cloth, with hnt
and gloves to match.
Mr. Chlldress Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. .T. D. Chlldrosp, of Bula, Gooch
land county, and Is an employe of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Har?
vey, W. Vs. The bride Is the daugh?
ter of Mr. nnd Mrs. M. E. Treadway,
also of Bula. Th*y will reside in
Harvey. W. Vs. Owing to Illness In
the family of Iho bride, the wedding
was celebrated very quietly. Miss
Willie Treadway was mnld of honor,
and Thomas Dee Mills was the. groom's
best man. Among those witnessing the
osremony were Ram R. Mills, of Tfula;
.T. F. Mlchau*. of Othma, and Mr. and
Mra. P. I* Cantroll, of this city,
?ludet Wedding.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
Wednesday morning nt the home of
Dr. James Nelson, 1000 East Mnr
A new creation?Mnplo Nut, The Vel?
vet Kind Icq Creum.
?hall Street, when Ml.-? Kate Blnford, I
the daughter of Mrs. Eveline Archer |
Hlnford. of the Woman's College, and .
the late Mallard W. Hlnford, toocamc I
the bride of Marry Tozewell Hutch.
The bride wore a dark blue tailored
suit, with hat and gloves to match.
There were no attendants, und only
the Imfncdlato family wera present.
Mr. und Mrs. Hatch left on the 18:01
train, and will be at home to their
friends In Louisa, where they will
make their home, after January 1.
(ailed MrctluC.
There will be a special called meet-j
ing of the Richmond Chapter, L'nltcd j
Daughters uf the Confederacy, hold j
Friday morning at 11 o'clock, In Leo ,
Camp Hall. This meeting Ir for the I
purpose of completing arrangements
lor the annual Christmas dinner given |
by the chapter to the men at the Sol?
diers' Home. All members are urged
to be present.
Me, Mnu Krldny Afternoon.
M John's Circle of King's Daughters j
win moot with Miss Nellie Payne at j
the Virginia Home for Incurables to?
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mem?
bers will observe their usual custom of I
carrying some deiicucy to tho Inmates ,
of the home.
Reception at the Club,
The annual Now Year's reception of.
the Hermitage Golf Club will be given
at half-after I o'clock on Monday af-j
terhoon, .lanua.-y l. This reception is]
always one of the most Interesting j
events of the holiday season, and fash- I
lontible society will be much In evidence j
61 the clubhouse on Monday afternoon, i
The club will be prettily decorated, and 1
the reception will be probably the most j
attractive In the history of the club. |
James Lewis Anderson Is chairman of i
the committee, and those receiving will
bo Mrs. Carrett n. W?ll, Mrs. C. It. Guy,
Mr.-. W. st. Rboads. Mrs. Philip E. John-!
?oii. Mrs. Prank 1 >. Williams. Mrs. H.
If. Meade. Mrs Hunsdon Gary. Mlas |
Emma Cray Whlto. Miss Mary Boyd,
Miss Mary Scarborough, Miss Eleanor
\Vthgfleld, Miss Cammie Cary, Miss
Posle Meredith. Miss Avis Grant, Miss
Delia Davenport, Miss LellO Willis and
Mils Knlsio Winston.
In find Out of Town.
Miss Fanny Scott will leave next
loGet
Its Beneficial Effects
manufactured byihe
Sold by all leading
Druggists
One5ize Only. 50t a Bottle
Cuff Pins
All Gold, $1.50 Pair.
These, arc not merely gold top. Pan
and engraved. All finishes and de;.igi
Smith & Webster.
Jewelers, 612 East Main Street.
Tired, ?ohlni; feet ?nd llmo?. w^?k In
etep. ?r.d rheumatic pain* permanently
curort by wi-arlng BUl.LARD'S PERFKC
TION .\rtrif OCslItONS. Light, foft, flex?
ible and comfortable. Tliey remove all
mnr-ular urcln trcm tho arch, and embla
'you to stand or walk all day
without fatigue or pain. Price,
f-Ck- per pair. Sent by mall
tilvo tiro of ?hoe.
Cbas, E. Hell, bole Agent
K ?th St., N. E.. Woib't'n. H
J. B. Mosby & Co.
[CLEARANCE SALES THROUGHOUT
THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
SPECIAL SALE OF
Blankets and Comforts
Sutherland & Cherry, Inc.
310 Ennt Broad Street.
B. SamuelV
STITCH DOWNS ON SALE AT
ALBERT STEINS
5th and Broad
Our Great New Store
New and Stock.
See
Seventh and Grace
IrOUNTREE'S
For Leather Goods of|
All Kinds.
703 East Broad St.
?edc?
t X
FLANNELETTE
NIGHT ROBES
For men, from 14 to 19;
cut full size und well
made; the best your j
money can buy for 1
50c
X 9
week for a aliort stay with friends in
Norfolk.
George W. Rahikc and family arc
spending the holiday season In Haiti
more, where they are tho guests of'
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wakehcld and I
daughter, Ulla, of Portsmouth, are
guests of Mrs. Waketlcld's mother
here. 1
Miss Mary Irvln Watklna has gone to
Norfolk, where she Is spending tho
holiday season.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel K. Phillips, of
Berry vilie. will arrive here to-day for
a vlait to the lattcr's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry R. Holms.
Miss Louise Mason has returned to ?
Richmond, after visiting Miss Mildred !
K?ster in Alexandria for several weeks. 1
nobert W. Lacy, of Bluefleld, W. Va.,
who spent Christinas with Iiis sisters,
Mrs. W. B. Ball and Miss Rattle Lacy,
left Tuesday for his home.
Mrs. Walter R- Townsend. of Balti?
more, is visiting Mrs. Reuben Jacobs, on
West Main Street.
Spencer?Kemper.
Staunten, Va.. December 27. --Dr.
Hunter B. Spencer sod/Miss Mary Trlb.
ble Kemper were married Christmas
morning at the Augusta Hotel, the
bride being the niece of the Hon. J. S.
f'ralg. proprietor of the hotel. The
bride Is the daughter of C. M. Kemper,
treasurer of Nelson county. Rev. If. Y.
Yountr, pastor of the Mt. Clinton Pres?
byterian Church, performed the cere?
mony. The maid of honor was Miss
Gertrude M?hler, of Grottoes, and the
best man, Dr. Robert Spencer, of Gor
donuvlllc, brother of the groom. A
wedding breakfast was served to
thirty guests, relatives and a few In?
timate friends.
Dr. and Mrs. Spencer will reside in
Staunton.
Sturgla?Watcrfleld.
[Special to The Tlmos-Dlspatoll.J
Pungoteague. Va.. December 27.?
George T. .-'turgls, a young farmer, and
Miss Iva A. Watcrfleld, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Watrrn.Md. were
married last evening. Rev. R. T.
Water field, pastor of Clay Street Meth?
odist Church. Richmond, an uncle of
the bride, performed the ceremony. The
maid of honor was Miss Virginia Stur
gis. and the best man. Randolph Water
field. Dr. James Doughty, of Onan
cock. played the wedding march.
nird?Payne. i
[Special to The Tlrnes-Dlspatch.] I
llarrlsonburg, Va., December '27.?
William Wirt Bird, eon of B. M. S. j
Bird, and MiEs May Payne, teacher 1*1
the Mount Jackson High School, wetc;
married last night at "Clay Hill." the j
home of the bride, near Mount Jackson.
Rev. 'J. A. McMurray. of Woodstock, .'
performed the ceremony. They arei
members of prominent Vallev fami-l
lies.
Cole man?Fleet wood.
.Spotsylvanla. Va.. December 27.?
Henry H. t'oleman, of Spotsylvanla
county, and Miss Nannie S. Fleetwood,
of Maryland, were married In Balti?
more on December "3 last, according
to the rites of the Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman will reside in
Maryland.
Mllla?Mill*.
[Special to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch. ]
Spotsylvanla, Va., December 27.? L.
L. Mills, or Caroline county, and Miss
Bessie L. Mills, of Spotsylvanla county,
were married to-day In Froderlcksburg
bv Rev. Do.atur Edwards, of the Bap?
tist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Mills will
reside in Caroline county.
Kellmii?.Blake.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspa teh. 1
llesthsrlile, Va, December 27.? Tom
Kellam. of Weoms, and Miss Alice
Blake, daughter of Charles Blako. of
the same plsce, were married at tho
Irvlngton parsonage Tuesday evening
by Rev. J. D. Hosier.
Allen?Brent.
R. L Allen and Miss Clara Boll.-!
Brent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
M. Brent, hoth of Klltnarnock. wore
married In Baltimore Tuesday. After
a trip, their home will he In" Kllmnr.
nock.
S m ami-Hall.
Miss Myrtle Hall, only daughter of
Mrs. Ella Hall, and John D. Swann, son
of Frank Swann. hotli of Northumber?
land, were married at the homo of the
bride last ovenlnK by Rev. A. p. Rey?
nolds.
William*?Wood.
Captain Char]es H Williams, of Tan?
gier, and Miss Iiaisy Wood, of Fleeton.
were quietly married in Baltimore this
morning by Rev. Kenneth Murry.
BOY IS FOUND DEADi
MAY HAVE BEEN MrTtDKRED
[Special to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch. ] |
Wythevllle, December 27.?Roy Gll
mer, about nineteen years old, was I
found dead on East Main Street about j
8 o'clock lust evening with n bullet i
hole In his head, the ball having peno
trated the brain. A .22-callhre rifle!
was lying on his body. Opinion Is !
divided as to whether Gllniore was I
murdered or dlod by accident. The
coroner's jury Ty,as adjourned over '
until Thursday morning that efforts'
may be made to clear up tho mystery, i
Rumor of Srtle Denied.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1 I
Wlnston-Sulem, N. C, December 27. ,
?President H. E. Fries this afternoon
emphatically denied the truthfulness
of a report current that W. M. Cohn
& Co., of New York, had purchased
the WInston-Salem street railway,
saying there had boon no negotiations.
A controlling Interest In the local
street railway is owned by local capi?
talists, who. he gays, have no desire
td sell.
Mason* Inntnll Offlorr*.
[Special to The Tlnies-DIspatch. J j
llarrlsonburg. Va.. Decemhor 27.??
To-night the Masons held their annual
banquet and installation of officers, the
occasion being tho celebration of St.
John's Day. Th6, banquot was largely
attended, plates being sat for 2<io
guests. The principal speakers were
Dr. John W. Duffoy, of the Winchester
Methodist Church, and Rush U. Wil?
liamson, Commonwealth's attorney of
Hundreds of commendation* from
Xmns users?The Velvet Kind ico
Cream.
Br ROY' K. MOULTON.
Ah Usual.
It was Immense
there In the shade
Of that primeval
sylvan glade.
A summer zephyr
blowing cool
Across the limpid
llshlng pool
Made living seem
to be worth while.
And nature wore a
winning smile.
The outside world of noise and heat
Did not affect this choice retreat.
With not a slnRle t'nlng to do
lOxcopt to dream ti:r whole day
through.
Or now and thon glance at a hook.
Or hang some bait upon a hook.
Wo loleil In most delicious ease.
As Independent as you please.
Wo did not know a slngl-2 care;
Contentment seemed to charge the air.
It was the crowning of our wish
For Just ono chance to sit and fish.
Unhampered by the woes of life.
And constant bickering and strife.
When suddenly we heard a bell
Re-echo through the sylvan dell.
We realised with quite a sltock
"Twos that confounded dollar clock.
The sylvan dell we saw no more.
Wo heard a banking on our door,
And this advice In caustic Jerk:
"Hot up, you chump, and go to work."
Thin** We Would I,Ike to Know.
How sonv men can support a fam?
ily of fourteen on Jfi a week anil buy
a house and lot between times.
Why a woman always gets off the
car backwards
Trow It Is that the brightest men
are always the homeliest.
Why Is It that the galoot with a
teaspoonful of gray mntter Is always
the beat parlor conversationalist.
According to Uncle Ahner.
There are two kinds of people In
this world, actors and human being?
No feller wants to bo Judged In
later years by the photograph of him?
self taken with his high school grad?
uating class.
There ore a lot of feltsra' with one
shirt and a t.1 meal ticket that looks
like a pianola record who are writln'
export financial tip? for newspapers.
Anse Hanks Is tnkln' an antlfat
curo so ho kin live In a flat when he
mOVfS to the elly.
Somebody asked Lern Hltrglns the
other day If ho knew of a good law?
yer. Ho thought quite a While and
finally said be didn't know a Toally
good lawyer, but hr could name plenty
of able one?.
No matter how much of a philan?
thropist a feller is. there In one thing
that he won't do. and that is to shovel
the snow further than his own lot
line.
I never yet see n barber who took
any Interest In any of them long?
hair >d religion?.
Lern Peters'!; wife says rhe Is a |
woman of very few words, and Letn
says that Is correct, but she uses them
very often.
"When a feller stops outside .the
house and wipe? his shoes, It Is not
so much a sign of personal nentneps
as It Is n sign that his wife Is a
suffragette.
It has boon said that there I? an
Infinite variety of women, but, after
Shonandoah county. Local srleakera
were J. Wilton and W. H. Kelster. Tho
Officers Installed were as follows:
Worshipful Master. R. A. Van Pelt:
Senior Warden, Kd. P. Conrad; Junior
Warden. William B. Dutrow; Treasu?
rer, William Dean; Secretary, .1. Frank
Blackburn; Senior Deacon, J. T. Long;
Junior Deacon, C. B. Williamson.
Ask Your Doctor
AYGR'S HAIR VIGOR is composed of
Sulphur, Glycerin, Quiain, Sodium
Chlorid, Capsicum,
Sage. Alcohol, Water. Perfume.
Show this to your doctor. Ask him If
there is a single injurious ingredient.
Ask him if he thinks Ayer's Hair Vigor,
as made from these ingredients, is the
best preparation you could use for falling
hair, or for dandruff. Does not color
the hair.
J. C. Ans Covriicr, Lowell, Mai?.
Furniture, Carpets
and Stoves
Rothert & Co.
4th and Broad
Go to Chaste
Traf ieri for pure
Madison 1220 500 W. Main
URIC ACID, GOUT &c YIELD TO MILAM
The Rev. W. W. Royall, D. D? Secretary
Board of Minions, Norfolk, Va.. after dc
acriblnc his suffering* from rheumatic
Bout, gays: "Last May I was an fortunate
us to try Mllam?I cannot toll you uhat re?
lief It has given me." TRY IT AT OUR
RISK.
Hopkins Furniture Co.,
7 West Broad St.
Cash or Credit.
Dancing Pumps in
All Sizes.
N. W. Corner Tl'iird and Broad Sts
Choice Selection of
Christmas Gifts at
TRAGLEPS
all. thors Is only one kind?those, who
wear false hair.
Do not Judge a man too harshly
because ho wears a red necktie. Slay
bo It was gl von to him by an old maid
aunt who Is going to dlo tomn day
and leave him a fortune.
Many a married man Is trivon credit
for being lamo when ho walks queer
merely because his suspender buttons
are gone on ono side.
Dipped From the Ktrenm.
Any person knowing the whereabouts
of a very valuablo bird known as the
Dove of Poace is requested to com- |
munlcate with A. Carnegie, tho owner.
About one-third of tho marriages In
.Japan end In divorce, but one would
hardly think there was go many the?
atrical peoplo In that country.
Tho death penalty may be abolished
In the District of Columbia. If this is
done It may save some of tho Presi?
dent's policies.
Roport8 from the war indicate that
tho Duko Abruzzl has won every en?
gagement excepting the ono with Miss
Klkins.
Rockefeller says It took him thirty
years to savo $1,000. Ho can do It now
In about thirty seconds.
Aman In Waltham, Mass., was poi?
soned by handling money. He was not
a literary man or a college professor.
Tho Chinese rohels want to have a
republic Just like tho United States,
but they will never find a Chinaman
as big around as Mr. Taft for Presi?
dent of It
An amateur aviator In West Vir?
ginia fell thirty-five feet. Ho will prob?
ably be able to fall much further when
ho becomes a professional.
Mama Went to Vote.
Ves. Mama cast her little vote,
She Is a suffragette;
And she was gveln such a shock
She's not recovered yet.
She felt bo very much put out
Among tho horrid men;
Just like a poor, defenseless lamb
Cast In a lion's den.
It really was a dreadful pa.ee.
No Tugs upon the floor,
A mob of men she'd never mot
Was hanging round tho door.
She never had been Introduced
To him who asked her name.
When sho passed In her ballot, out
He asked hor Just the same.
The creatures all smoked black cigar.-".
And kept their hats on. too;
She really heard one of them ask
Another for a "chew."
There were no pictures on the walls,
Tho dust was everywhere.
And "purity In politics"
She thinks must be quite rare.
"Twa3 not at all as mother had
Expected It would be.
No ono made any Inquiry
Or seemed to cari how she
I Had voted, and It seemed so strange;
! She really felt as though
In all that crowd around tho polls
Some ono would like to know.
All of Uncle Ezra Tlarklnr's hogs
have gone crazy. Uncle Ezra used to
always call them to their feed by
knorklng on tho side of the pen with
his knuckles.
MADE DEFENDANT
IN THREE SUITS
Three Acticms for $10,000 Each
Are Filed Against Norfolk
Landmark.
(Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
Norfolk, Vs., Decembor 27.?Just as
It Is about to bo absorbed by the Vlr
glnlan-Pllot. three libel suits for $30.000
damHges wore ontered against the Nor?
folk Landmark to-day. Those Institut?
ing the suits are Benjamin A. Banks,
member-elect of the House of Dele?
gates: Alderman Benjamin Speigel and
Councilman Leo Judson. Bach clalniB
$10,000 damn go for alleged defamatory
publication about the transfer of Btock
In the Jefferson Club and tho tlondem
nation of the property for the exten?
sion of Freemason Streot.
Tho suits will not interfere with the
consolidation of the two morning pa?
pers, which Is scheduled to take place
January 1.
MR. AD FILL'S PLANS.
Former Owner of Norfolk Landmark to
Return to Ilultlmore.
Charles S. Abel), who hns sold the
Norfolk Landmark, of which he was the
owner, to the company owning the Nor?
folk Vlrglnlan-Pllot, will return to
Baltimore, says the Baltimore Ameri?
can. Mr. Aboil has retained bis Interest
In the Sun, of that city. Baltlmoreans
who wore associated with tho Land?
mark have boen provided for. Mr.
Abell passed through Baltimore yester?
day, cn route to Norfolk, on his 'return
from Chelsea, near Atlantic City, whore
ho has been visiting Mrs. Francis T.
Horner, his sister, who has a cottage
there. After winding up thn Land?
mark's affairs Mr. Abell will return to
Baltimore.
The Norfolk enterprise was acquired
by Mr. Abell about eighteen months
ago, after he resigned as president und
genera] manager of the A. S. Abell CJbm
p;tny, of this city. Mr. Abell had suc?
ceeded his cousin. W. W. Aboil, who re?
signed tho management of the property
?fter fourteen years' continuous ser?
vice.
The following special dispatch to the
American from Norfolk gives full de?
tails of the merging of the Landmark
with tho Vlrglnlan-Pllot:
"Tho simultaneous editorial publi?
cation announcing the absorption of the
Norfolk Landmark by tho Vlrglnlan
Pllot, which la expected within twenty
four hours, will close what la gener?
ally recognized as a one-sided and los?
ing fight the former paper has been
I ongaged In for the last eighteen
months. It won for tho supremacy of
tho Norfolk morning newspaper field.
Tho official announcement o? the mer?
ger, confirming the widespread reports,
is understood to be hanging rtre only
because of tho absence from the ulty
of Charles S.. Abell, of Baltimore, tho
recognised owner of the purchased pub?
lication. It is accepted here as a fact
that the deal for the. merger went
through-several weeks ago.
"If street reports can bo accepted,
the light cost Mr. Abell and associates
Ills nourishing offoct?Its richness?
Us flavor makes It the most delicious
Ever tasted?Tho Vclvot Kind Ice
Cream.
Gold Gi?ts
The clienteles of this r.it.xUishmeat \*
such that our reputation for eligance of
stocks is not equalled,
Your inspection is invited..
SchwarzschM Bros.
Richmond's Leading Jewelers,
Second and Broad Sts. _1
a pretty penny. It is generally believed
hero thru In the effort to meet compe?
tition the retiring womt lost between
$40,000 and $50,000. Of course, these
reports will never be verified. They
rather express the belief of experi?
enced newspaper men conversant with
tho field, and what Improvements the.
Landmark- owners Inaugurated on as?
suming control.
"Mr. Aboil purchased the Landmark
from n stock company, headed by local
men. It is understood that it cost him
$120,000 for the plant and good will.
"Toe cost of Improvements In the
race to catch up with its rival provod to
be n losing game. In vain tho Land?
mark Jumped into tho Monday morning
field, then unoccupied, and In addition
Issued a .Sunday edition. Each move
was met by the rival. It Is understood
hero that Mr. Abell becomos a stock?
holder In tho Vlrglnlan-PIlot, and that
on January 1 the surviving paper will
add 'and the Landmark' to its title
page. Tho final publication of the
Landmark 1b scheduled for December 31.
"Tho Norfolk Landmark Is the old?
est existing paper In Norfolk. It was
established forty years ago by James
Barron Hope, a distinguished man of
letters In Eastern Virginia, and was
conducteil by him throughout his lifo.
When Mr. Hope died the paper passed
Into the hands of a atock company,
headed bp S. S. Nottingham, and for
years continued the conservative and
quiet policy. It was always successful,
The paper was In hundreds of house?
holds for these reasons.
"With tho change eighteen months
ago, while Mr. Nottingham was re?
tained In on advisory capacity, new
policies pertained In Its management,
and under these it failed to pirive a
success."
At the time Mr. Abell purchased the
paper It was credited with a circula?
tion of 7.500. Tho Vlrglnlan-Pilot was
then credited with a circulation ol
15.000 for its dally Issue and 18,000 for
Its Sunday Issue. Both are Democratic
papers. ? ,
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