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TROOPS WILL BE HELD1HREAD1HESS May Be Needed to Prevent Trou? ble During Trial of Robs Negroes. 'Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.) Ralolgh, N. C, January 7.?Governor Kltohln gavo an ordor to-day for tho siiolby Company, of tho North Caro? lina National Guard, to bo on oonotc.nl tuty at the armory or courthouse and ,ull us the sheriff may dlroct thla weolc luring the trial of tho Rosa negroes for the murder of Mr. and Mra. John :>;.xou. the ficndlshncKS of whloh shocked tho entire country a few A'.cvks at?o. \ shtpmont of heavy army iervlce overcoats was sent to-day from the national guard supply headquarters ; .?tire tor tho men to use during this j Olttur eolu weather while th;?y muat be on duty. The trial begins at Shelby | un Tuesday, and tho noss negroes will c>o carried from Gastonla to Shelby on Monday. Judge J. L. Wobb will pre -!de at the trial. The trustees of the Eastern Carolina VOacheri' Training School, Greenville, have niada definite arrangements for .\ ? lg tummer school for teach?ra during t:ie coming summer. Tho uoard wna In es&lon last woek, and directed a spo ?lal committee to work out the de ia!ls for a summer school. Dr. J, V. loyner, Slate Superintendent or f'u'o lie instruction, attended tho session of the board, and is assisting In the preliminaries for the summer school. Ali arrangements liavu been mad". I for tho ceremony of tho laying of the orner-sione for tho North Carolina Masonic Home for tho Aged and Infirm it Greensboro on Tuesday morning, and tor tho running of a spoclal train to Raleigh to bring the members of tho Grand Lodge, preparatory to tho con? vening of the Grand Lodgo In annual -onvocatlon In ths tenvpla here on Tuesday evening. Hon. R. N. Hackett Is tho grand mostor. and he la to re? tire, this time, giving placa to William H. McKoy, of Wilmington, who has ^omn up through the chairs of tho ">rand Lodge with a great degree of Icvollon to the tenets nnd unselfish ?nort for the good of the order, lion. William Jennings Bryan loft on; in early morning train for Washing-' ton', where he go?s i specially to attend! ?he Jackson day dinner. He was ac-j ompanled by Joscphus Daniels, pemo ? ruth: national comnrlttcoman from; Vorth Carolina, who In to attend the! national commute meeting on Mon? day, which will decide the time and! nlac?- for the National Convention. On Friday of this week there will ?uke. place the ilec 11 ocu t Ion of Cleve-] and C-.irr.er. colored, convicted of the nurd*r of a negr.i girl in Wayne coun? ty, near Mount Olive. She wns at work! ;:: a cotton fit-Id when Garner shot her 'Vorn ambush. There Is understood to 1 e no effort on foot to obtain either re? prieve or commutation. Tho people of Halclgh awoke this ?i:ornlng to f.r.d the first mantle of itoYW spread abroad to the depth of, t lire, a Inches, These has been some] loderatlon ir. the temperature ent-.i- j pared; with th': low record of tw.elv* Icgrei above sero that was reached aturday morning The Raleigh Asso .. ted Cliailtles Ir having a big In reaac' of appoaln for aid. especially In thr matter of wood. DRY GOODS REVIEW N*ew York, January 7.?Cotton goods ?..'adlng wa; of mod'rate volume dur? ing the week. Sohle further revisions ?Vers made, and tho market is grad? ually being Irveled to the basis that j has prevailed on gray cloths for some U:no past. I'rlr.te.l Shirtings have been I priced on u basis of 4 Vj cents for] Vmerlcahi an,! Merrlinac's, and one of j ? i- prominent lines of Rastern brown ihcctlngi itn.x been revised to S"l cents roni t'.ic top of 9>i cents at one period last ronr. Now It doe? not appear; that China trade will revive In the near future, but tho miscellaneous export' :rado continues st?-nily, and Is very promising at this time. Some small ted Sea business and some small India business was done, of the 135,000 idcces of print cloth sold at Fall River about CO,000 were for spot delivery. be balance being futures f.ir deliv? ery as far ahead as April.. There was more llrmness In tho wide print cloth markets at tho end of tho week. Preliminary showings of cotton blan? kets and napped fabric?, are heln^ Iliads, and new- prices for the fall sea? son will be named toward the lntter ->irt of tho month. Jobbers .ire begin? ning to get a little new huslnesa on wash fabrics. Retailors nre now fen inrlng white goods and domestic goods sales. Some few of the large buyers hays boon In tho market, but the larger Influx Is not looked for until tho third week of fho month, whan tho annual meetings of tho Jobbers' Association will tako place horo. HE GOT HIS DRINK Then I'Ollcernan Put Woman Who Served It Under Arrest. In the exercise of his privileges as n policeman, Ofhcor Dubuquo walked Into the homo of Mr?. Amanda Rottor, 1406 East Main Street yesterday morn? ing and asksd for a drink, something stimulating, as the weather was btttor cold. Outside Dotoctlve Gentry and Policeman Gary ahuffled tholr foot In the snow, ond wished thoy were on tho in3ldc, where tho air was warm and tho layout was comforting. Publique got his drink, so It la alleged, and then bo reached over and laid his hand on Mr?. Retter*? arm. "You aro under arrest," he said. Sho was charged with selling intoxicating liquors without a llconoo. In tho station houso ehe said that she thought sho had a right to soil her homemade wines?sho makes thorn :ill herself?and that sho had no In? tention of violating tho law. Tho of? ficers did not discover whlskoy or boer Iii the I101130. Thoro was nothing but wine. "It wns very good, too," said Dubu? quo. smncklng his Hps. an arc praised the world over by amateur? and professionals. Myrtle Eldyn says: "The most perfect medium of every phase of ', piano playing." Let us send yon free cata? logue. WALTER D. MOSES & CO. 103 East Broad, Oldest Music House in Virginia1 and North Carolina. NEW WHITE HOPE INSTFSIKLOWSKY Rus?ian With Big Muscle Gives Wild Exhibition at Blow-Out. In celebrating their merry Yulotldo two weeks later than the time adopted by other churches, part of the Russian "Olony was thrown Into an unroar last ' night, and one Str Flklowsky (Russian spelling, Stf meaning Steve) emerged, according to stories by bis countrymen, m.iHtcr of all he purveyed, and two others left the house with cracked skulls. Mike Qlaastk came to th? First Po? lice Station nursing a badly cut head, i He wap covered with blood, and was I half dazed from n bad-looking wound , In the forehead When th*y asked who had assaulted him. all he could reply waj "Stf." Then ho shut his eyes onl , whimpered. Dr. ^VnttR of th" rlty ambulance, was called to ?the station, and. after work-i '.r.s half an hour, lie jewed up the cut j and dressed other minor wounds with which Mike'fi face was decorated. Two ot'.i'r members of tho colony. I who do not, however, belong to the Creek Church! followed Mike to the , station and recited harrowing "torlei of Bt'f's prowesa. From all account?, c should be led into the footlights as ' I the white man's hope. They said he hBd been arrrsted six I tlmns. oTice for carrying a pistol, and "thcr times for too free ueo of his , j n>t?- and too many broken heads. The feast and tho fight occurred at1 1 1021 North Seventeenth Street, whe.re ; Mike was giving a little "blow.out" to , bis friends. Knter Stf, with much ln slde and a bottl? In each hand. He I drank to the health of all, wished i them a merry Tulotldo, and then set to ( with a vim. Mike stuck, and was laid I low with a blow In the head. He I pn??i?d away for a time, and anoth'-r i came to meet the Indomitable terror. 1 No on* know his nnme. nr..! he prob I ably didn't know It himself a few! I moments later, for Stf knocked him ' I out. too. I Then the house was thrown Into i darkness, and Mike, awakening, rrawl-d ; ; oat Into the snow. Slowly and pain- | ? fully he made hli way to the station, j and there told haltingly of the fight. ', ?A warrant'was Issued for Stf, and 131-j 1 cycle Policeman Traylor, guided by 1 I Mike, went out Into tho snow and coll , and found .Stf. Stf was then seen not to have fared so well, for, before he want down. Mlko hnd landed a blow on | him, and he, ton. w.tg wounded. To make It even, tho pollen arrested both. | charging each with felonious assault. I It will bo another tangle for the One .lohn. TICKLED TOO MUCH Young Sinn Fnlln Down Strpa and Cntn' Ail Artery. Medical books contain lnatanres of people who have been tickled to death, but none, so far. la on record In Vir-' glnln. Yesterday afternoon, howovor, R. J. Wntklns, a young man living at fins East Leigh Street. \tas tickled so much by a young woman living In tho house that ha fell down tho stairs from, the hallway, and cut an artery In his left arm. People In the houso found themsolves helploss to aid him, and the young girl, who had been the Innocent cause of the accident, was much frightened. ( Tho city ambulance was called, and Dr. Watts came to tho house. After' I working on the artery for some tlmo,! ' he found It Impossible to stay tho flow of blood, and took Mr. Watklns to the I Virginia Hospital. I About fourteen months ago Mr. Wat. klna has his arm amputated, following on accldont. Tho artery was severed at tho end of the atump, which added : to tho difficulty tho physician had Inj binding the wound. p Yl'nnfed In South Cnrolln?. Mamie Jackson, alias Bessie Rogers, wft? arrested yesterday afternoon by Dotoctlvo Atkinson on a warrant from Florence, 9. C, whore tho girl Is charged with grand larceny. Sho la Bald to have stolon threo dress suit? cases and a quantity of clothing. After a day's Hearch, tho detecllvo found tho girl at 10 NoTth Fourteenth Street. Sho was tnkon to thn First Station, and Co/ptnln MoMahon tolo graphcrl tho Floronce authorities to come for her with papers. I I WHY! I Is every LARGE BUILDING now under construc I tion in Richmond using Washed Gravel? I Phone us, we can tell you. I c. p. I<at^P ft Go.*. Cleveland Abbe Gets Medal The Royal Meteorological Society ha? awarded the Symonta sold medal to Cleveland Abbe, the meteorologist of the United States Weather Bnrean la Waahlnsrtoo, In lecomltlon of hla work. The medal will be presented at I a mretlnc of tbe society on January X7. Cleveland Abbe la known thronch. I otrt tbe world ae one of the foremost meteorologists. He nai the pioneer In the forecastles of weather, having luetnmretcd lo 1808 a dally weather report for the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, which ted the United Stales . government to take up nt once slmll nr vrork. Uta worka on raeteorologl cal matters fre coosldered authorities. DESTROYER TERRY DISABLED AT SE? fContlnued From First Pago.) from Newbern, N. C, for Baltimore. The four men had fought the atorni since Friday night without food, and at the mercy of the high-running seas. They were put ushore at Hoopor'a' Island. The wrecked schooner was picked up j by the revenue cutter Apache and I towed Into Hooper's Island Inlot to? day, and the story of tho suffering and I rescue came to Baltimore by wireless j t' legraph, from the operator on the Apache. The Elolse left Nowbern nearly two w^oks ago, and encountered heavy j northwest gales nearly all the way up the coast. When the vessel finally found her j way Into the capea eha was several days behind her schedule and the food supply had run out. Tho first heavy gale In the Chcsa- ! peuko Bay struck the Eloise Thursday j night, and her first sail went away with the gust. All night the crew remained ! on the Icy decks, and when tho wind : Increased Friday morning they were compelled to hang to supports and | wntch the vessel's bufTctlngs by the wind and high waves. I.ate Friday afternoon the windlass ! and steering gear broke, leaving lh? ;=hip at tho mercy of tho winds. Both anchors were dropped, but they were soon torn away. Tho main boom fouled the yawlboat and smashed it ! to splinters, leaving the sailors utterly] helpless. I The schooner was driven by the wind i out of the path of bay boats and tugs. ; and her distress signals were not seen. I All Friday night and yesterday Captain I Harrison and the crew were forced to! stay In the after-cabin of the disabled , ship. Nearly exhnusted from the lack j of focd and warmth, thoy made their] final stand last night. Schooner's Crc? Rescued. Daytona, Fla., January 7.?After bat- ! Hing all night with the waves. th"S crow of the schooner Emily B., bound llrom Jacksonville to J'altn Beach, j were rescued early to-day In Mosquito I Inlot. The schooner, which was laden, with gasolene, attempted to run Into | tho inlet last night, when she struck a bar and broke In two. Members of | the crew were compelled to Jump over- | board and cling to bits of wrecknge I throughout tho night, until they were picked up by rowboats to-day. The vessel was owned and handled by Cap? tain Hendlckson, of Palm Beach. Store nrolcen Into. ,T. E.'.die Wood, of 206 West Broad Street, reported to tho police yester? day that his store had been entered Saturday night, and that a shotgun and two repeating rifles, all valued at $40, had been stolen. Entrance was forced through a rear window. Wanted to Feel Good. Thinking, ho said afterwards, tn make hlms=lf "feel good," Robert E. Tucker, a young man living at 2412 M Street, took hnlf an ounce of laudanum last night, and nearly died an a re? sult. Dr. Watts, of the-city ambulance, wan called to the house. When he arrived tho young man was In desperate straits, and It was only after an hour's work thnt the physician declared his patient out of danger. Every heroic measure known to medicine was re? sorted to In restoring him Sunday School Meeting, Tho bi-monthly mooting of the Sun? day School Association of the Christian churches of Richmond was held at the Third Christian Church ye3ter<lny nf ternoon. Thomas C. Dlggs. secretary of tho State International Association, dol'lvcrod an address. Tho work Is well organized under tho leadership of Rev. Gerald Culberaon. and plans aro being made for marked activity in the future. The next meeting will bo hold on tho first Sunday in March at tho Marshall Street Christian Church. Anunal Banquet on Tuesday, f Special to The Times-Dispatch.] Warrenton, Vn., January 7.?Tho Warrenton Rifles, Company C. Sooond Regiment, Virginia Infantry, will gtvo Its annual banquet on January 0 at tho Warren Green Hotel. Among tho notable guests-expected are Hon. C. C. Carlln, Adjutant-Goneral Salo. Colonel Robort Locdy and staff, and prominent citizens, of Warrenton and Fatiqulc-r county;. WILL MAKE FIGHT ON ANNEXATION - I Bitter Struggle Expected in Alex? andria?Slick Thieves at Work. [Special to The TImee-Dlepatch. 1 Alexandria, Va., January 7.?The question of an appropriation (or legal expenses to push the annexation ordi? nance v.-ll) bo up for consideration at a meeting- of the City Council which will be held Tuesday night. The Joint Committee on General Laws and Finance will aok for an appropriation. It 1b reported that four well-known attor? neys will be employed to assist Cor? poration Attorney 3. P. Fisher In the deht. The matter Is now In the hands of tho corporation attorney, and ha will announce their names shortly. This city is going to have a great big tight on Its hands In order to j acquire the territory It wants, which Includes a part of Alexandria und Pair fax counties. Alexandria county has already se- { cured the services of Attorneys A. J. , and P. Lynch Monluguo. of Richmond, ' to ussli>t Commonwealth's Attorney Crandall Mackey In the tight, and It is reported that C. Vcrnon Ford, of Fall fax county, will also have able assist- ' Hiice In tho light. Every now and then email robberies | I take place In Alexandria- However, i when the robbers get so bold that thny ; break Into and rob places right next ' j door to police headquarters, and these I places are separated only by one brick wall, then It b> regarded as execp- j tlonally 'bold. Now. this Is Just what j happened In Alexandria either late ! ! Friday night er early Saturday morn Ing, The thieves had a 'weakness for gas meters, nnd the first place they' entered was the eating house of Mrs. ? Gcorglnna Heyden, and separating this by a distance of ten feet Is located the eating house of Mrs. Fannie Conk, j In the latter place tho thieves also broke Into and robbed the gas meter. ; The haul from tho two amounted to I appi oxlmately J6. Itoth of tho eating houses are in ! the eaHt wing of the city market, building, and right next door to PO-j Uce headquarters, The police hnvo been notified of the robbery, and they are investigating. No report of the robbery was made I public, by the police, who are endeavor? ing to apprehend the. thieves. The mat? ter, however, leaked out last night. Alexandria, Va., January 7,?The jury j . In the damage sail of n. C. L. Moncure, a lawyer of Ale.xnndrln county, agaift*' Joshua T. Offutt, of Ro/ckville, Md., . Ii;/ not reached a verdict In tho United i States Court for the R?stern District J of Virginia when court adjourned lato' yesterday afternoon, and was adjourned I over until 10:30 o'clock Monday, when they will again consider the case. Thai jury was out about twenty minutes1 when It adjourned over until Monday, j The object of the suit is to recover damages In the sum of ??,000 for Inju? ries sustained as the result of an al? leged assault committed at Ilockvillo, Md., January !!?'? last. The nlleged as? sault was made after Mr. Moncure had Just loft the courthouse, whe%in he had been engaged In trying a case. The case of tho Emerson Engine Company, Incorporated, nKalnst Edward Hatch, of New York, will come up for trial to-morrow morning In the United States Court. The complainant will be represented by Judge c B. Nlcol, and | Attorney Hugh Cordon Miller will rep resent the defendant. Week of prayer services, under tho ] auspices of the local ministerial asso cl?tl?n will begin to-morrow and ond Friday. Tho annual banquet of tho Itar Asso clutlcn of tho Sixteenth Judicial Clr ' cult will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday I aflcri'oon at tho Hotel Rammel. C. N. Vates Mtsalng;. C. N. Yates, a carpenter by trade, living at 417 North Twenty-seventh Street, was reported yesterday to the police os having been missing from his homo since Wednesday. HIb son, who made the report to Cap ? tain McMr.hon, said that when last seen his father had his box of tools with him. Every effort will be made to find tho missing mon, but It is feared that J hu hos mot With some serious accident. that Besets Beautiful Women With Ambition - By Thomas R. Stetson? With Character Illustrations b\) Cyrus Fosmire 1 he great city was heartless?bloodless ?merciless?arid the woman?she was only a girl, really?was sweet and young and beautiful?a pretty moth that fought against the flame. This is a story that makes your blood boil, that awakens your sympathy? that holds you till the tale is finished. Illustrating "Fashion," By Qraco Donworth. Jennie Afon on "Fash? ion", Grace Donworth Inimitable humor and ridicu? lous spelling makes her essay on fashion as funny as can be. Don't miss this treat. The Horse Thief Andrew Soutar Tells a story of winter in the blizzard-swept West where ro? mance and adventure thrive In ail seasons. AND OTHER FEATURES IN Illustrated Sunday Magazin OF Th NEXT SUNDAY COLD CAUSES GREAT SUFFERING IN VALLEY _ Weather Most Severe Experienced in Many Years. Brakeman Has Leg Cut Off?Dr. Wiiey Will Bj Invited to Address t1 armers. [Special lo The Times-Dispatch.] Winchester, Vu., January 7-?Tno cold leave which came bo suddenly and un-i cxpecteuly late Thursday nignt is wan-1 ing. Snow fell last nlgtit, aud tue' temperature Is now about the freezing point. The cold wave was thu most severe that has hern experienced In tnu I lower Shennnuoah Valley in a great j many years,- and there lias been much. Buttering, the cold having bcon un-j uBUally penetrating, Frtuuy night was ao cold that u theatrical company billed to appear at the Auditorium re lused to go on the stage. Hundreds of hydrants were frozen, many water pipes bursted, flooding cellur?, and wiilic the mercury was at zero early Saturday morning large numbors of chickctiH aud pigeons wore frozen to, death. The Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals hss taken stepM to prosecuto a number of people who allowed horses, cattle anil swine to re? main unprotetcd during tho cold wave. William Peyton, aged twenty-four years, a brakumau on the Baltimore und Ohio Railroad; hud his right leg cut off yesterday by a passenger train at W overtoil, and was taken to ?ils home ut Brunswick for modlcal atten? tion. The day before in,; same train run down M. L> llouae and cut off both legs at Warerton. Ada Xorrls. colored, a native of Grot? toes, who died a few days ag-o of heart disease in Mnrtlnsburg, W. Vn? weigh? ed 100 pounds, und the largest and strongest coffin over made In that city whs need in which to bury her remains.' .Shu died upstairs, and u was necessary to dismantle the stairway before .-die could be brought down, and then the trout door frame had to bo taken out before the body could bo removed to the hearse. Bight stout men had all they could do to move the casket, which was strapped with Iron. .Miller Painter, son of R. W. Painter, I.vlng near Stephenson, Frederick coun? ty, had a successful day hunting rab? bits, and finished by Shooting his left foot almost oft by allowing the shot? gun to full from IiIb shoulder. It was necessary to amputate the foot at the Memorial Hospital. The Charley Rouss Fire Company has appointed a large committee t? Ur? ninge for the annual celebration of the birthday of the late Charles Broad? way Rouss, of Winchester and Now Vork. who gave thousands of dollars during his lifetime, for public im? provements in Winchester. The cele? bration will be in the form of ti ban? quet on the night of February 12, and n number of men of national promi? nence will respond to toasts. W. B. Tltnbcrlnke, of Rrucetown, this county, and Miss F.lln R, Huyett, of Beading, Pa., were married ' at the home of the bride on January 3 by Ilev. J. C. Peegorf--. They arrived u few nights ago at Brncotow'n, whore they were tendered a large rocoptton. Captain John H. Leathers, a Confed? erate veteran of Louisville, ICy., who was born and reared In Jefferson coun? ty, Is making efforts to raise funds among tho survivors of the "Stone? wall "Itrlgado. with which to cruet a monument over the grave of the late Rev. Abnor C. Hopkins. V>. !)., who wub for more than forty-five' years pastor of the Presbyterlun Church ut Charlestown, and who was known ns the "fighting- chaplain of the Stonewall t Brigade," Captain Leathers hau start? ed the fund with a contribution of I $100. J. W. Milliard, of Warren county, a superintendent of construction for tho Ask Grocers, Druggists Dealers far j VOMPEIAN LUCCA OLIVE OIL Genuine?Pure?Healthful .. ?.? i . i I Lano Brothers Company, who killed a negro whtlo a gang of blacks wore BroathRt oounty. Ky? isvoral rnontha ago, has been acquitted by the Jury, and Vina since returned to his homo at Trout Itoyal. Mr. Milliard's plea was aelf-dofuiise, which was accepted by the Former Senator Thomas D. Oold, of I "Ellwood," Ciarae county, haa on I nounetiu the engagement and fortnooin I Dig marriage ot his uuugnior, Miss i-ucy .ncviiic Gold, to Kr?n* Uarunor I Waiter, Jr., of Winchester. The mur j rlligu is to ba solemnized at -u a wood" Ion January ll. Air. \? alter Is connect? ed witu ino onrinourlng department of I the Illinois Central itnilwuy, and la now stationed at L'entrulia, 111. The epidemic of toxlno poison brought on by the eating of moldy corn, willen hits hilled many horses In the upper Siic-nunaoah Valley, is by I no means over, bh only a nay or two . ago a number of vaiuunic amtuuis hays i lullen victims of tne disuaso, tney j having lived but a short time alter Representatives of u numbor of, firms engaged in the manufacture of' liquid uspualt appeared In Winchester! a day or two ago before directors of! a number of turnpike companies and| city ?nd county olricmls, und explain-) od the merits of liiotr products us usodi tor road blnuors on macadamised hlgn-l ways. tt is expected that many ufi the county roads and streets ot Win? chester not laJreauy ,paved will bo coated with the liquid asphalt during the early spring. Isaac X. Arnold, who died at Ope quon, near Winchester, last weelt. aged | about forty years, leaving hia wiuow | and two children, served m the United States Army during the Philippine In? surrection, and contracted a. disease thorn which was the cause of ills death. The government gavo him a liberal pension and uiadu him post? master at Opequon, and he also inher? ited the major portion of the largo estate of Ills aunt, the late Mrs. Mary J. Buncuttor, after a bitter court liti? gation. When Newton J. Wigginton, of Fred? erick county, asked the Common Coun? cil of Winchester foy a permit au? thorizing liliu to erect u lltno-sulphur solution plant nonr the Baltimore and i I Ohio Railroad, it raised such u storm j of protest on the part of proporty I owners of that part of the town that I tin Council voted unanimously to ro?! I Joct the petition mid not to allow the I plant to ho er.-i ti',I within the city j limits. Itosldonts claimed it would dor J t reuse the value of their property, and i that the fumes would tarnish their silverware. The will of the late Thomas Nelll I'Uptou, former Mayor of Winchester, WlllCh W?s admitted to record last! week, loaves all bis real estate and personal property Id his only daughter. ?Mrs. Alice Woods, wife, of Rev. Wil? liam H. Woods, O. !>.. of Baltimore, for her lifetime, nftor which It i? to be divided between her two sons. The estate consists of residential property In Winchester and a large fi'irm in Frederick county. *~ All tin; officers elected at the Novem? ber election took the prescribed (Mltil of office this week. The majority of the officers auccuedud themselvo*. The most Important change was in the treasurership, Charles R. McCann suc i cccdlng S. M. Chiles, who has been I treasurer of Frederick ' county for a ' numbor of years. | At a largo mobtlng of farmers and fruit growers, held hero last week, pre? liminary arrangements wer? made to ! hold a farmers' Institute here on March 13 and 14, and It was stated that VJr. Harvey W. Wiley and othor note.d exports would- accept Invitations to adilross tho meetings. It Is expected that tho institute, will ho converted In? to u normuhont organisation. up I .ane Brothers' camp In Jury. ueing IM AFFAIRS END TRAGICALLY [Special to Tho limes- Dispatch.] Poughkcepslo, N. Y., . /..vjary 7.? Pretty Myrtle Barber, agL 1 Uflocn. New Hamburgh, tried to drown herself i-'ri?ay bcoause aho turn boon dis? appointed In love. A few weeks ago* Lois Van Deveor, aged fourteen, shoo und killed herself for tho samo rea-. son. Bccauao of tho Van Deveer trng edy, tho county officials will care? fully Investigate tho near-tragedy ol'i the Barber girl. In ,both cases It la alleged that the girls fancied thaa atones had been spread affocting thele reputations. J Miss Barber said that she saw tho young man who has been attentive t? her last night. He treated her so cold-1 ly that ehe walked out on a pier in' tho darkness and threw herself Into* the river. Waltor Eeroy. a boy, ran and jumpoil after tho girl, whom ho saw dimly lit the darkness. Ho grasped her by thai hulr, and though she pulled him undo?) twice, plucklly held her fast and' brought ncr to shore. Because of tho taglo end of Miss VanDevecr's love, the county officials) w,IH Investigate Miss Barber's story. She claims that her lover went around j Now Hamburgh telling stories about] her that lowered her in tho esteem of) her playmates. Miss Bnrher's father disappeared un? der strange circumstances about two, 'years ago. Ho belonged to a good' family In Southern Pennsylvania, and j came to New Hamburgh to ityj a posl-. tlon us gardener on Roglnald RIves'a Place. After his arrival at New Ham? burgh Mr. Barber Inherited a largo sum of money, which was placed In New York hanks to his credit. Hol went down to got it and never was' heard from afterwords. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S OAST O R I A Go to Chasie Trafieri tor pure Mudlson 12U0 500 W. Main ROUNTREE'S For Leather Goods of Ail Kinds. 703 EastBroad St. HAVE YOU SEEN THE New Method Gas Ranges AT Pettit & Co/s? Truss Department In charge of.an expert male and female fitter. Lowest prices in city. TEN AMJOHCAH AXn#,f???*?J APUBi* Trie BEST OYKVXStJtai