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WINS HIS FIGHT
INSUPREMECOURT
Engineer R. H. Seaward Gets
New Trial of Suit Against
Seaboard Air Line.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.] I
Raleigh. N*. C, May 23.? Locomotive
Engineer n. H. Seaward secured from
The Supreme Court to-day ah order
for .1 new trial in Ids damage suit
against the Seaboard Air Line, in
which a nonsuit was entered in the
trial heiow. the Supreme Court hold
In : that there was evidence presented
thai the Jury should pass upon. Sea
v..id was dismissed from the Seaboard
r nd Superintendent of Motive Power
J'.nde reported to other railroad com
i.lea charges against Seward that
pi evented him from procuring employ
rent, the charges including repeated
suspensions for causing accidents, nnd
other reasons. Also, ihere was the
statement that Seward had a damage
suit for personal injuries vending. In
this ho later secured (1,250 In com?
promise settlement. Judge Brown dls
s. htfid from the other justices of the
Supremo Court, he Insisting that the
nonsuit should he sustained.
The list of opinions delivered by the
court follows:
Seaward vs. Seaboard Air L.lne Rail?
way. Wake; new trial.
Carrison vs. Williams. Burke,: no
erorr.
Chadwick vs. Kirkman. McDowell; no
error.
Roller vs. McKlnncy, McDowell; af?
firmed.
Wlthrow and Chemical Company vs.
Southern Railway, Rutherford; no er?
ror.
Rlplov vs, Armstrong. Henderson;
reversed.
Parker vs. Vnnderbtlt. Buncombe
new trial.
Deal vs. Tolhert. Caldwcll; affirmed.
Triplet! vs. Strout. Wllkcs; alllrmed.
Wilson Lumber Company vs. Gragg,
Caldwcll; affirmed.
Stattcrfleld vs. Norfolk nnd Western
Railway, Forsythe; alllrmed.
CiOVEIIXMEXT SCORES,
secure* Dninnglug Testimony In Suit
VpnluM Steel Trust.
New York. May ?The government
Fe,,reel strongly in the steel trust In?
vestigation to-day. when Pcrctval Rob?
erts. Jr.. one of the defendants In the
dissolution suit, asked permission t<>
take the stand again and correct a
former sworn stau mi nt to the effect
that at the time of its organization the
American Bridge Company conrollcd
only 3S per cent, of the business of the
country. He said that these figures
covered the year 1914, instead of the
year l!>00, when the American Bridge
Company was formed.
Later former Secre tary of War Dick?
inson, prosecutor for the government,
explained that as a, matter of fact the
2S per cent, for 1914 was o book 11k
ure arrived at by counting In every
particle/ of the noneompeietflvc and
small business of tlie country,
c. D. Marshall, of the MeClintlc
Mnrshall Steel Company, of' Pitts?
burgh, then took the stand and swore
that .-.l the time of Its formation the.
American Bridge Company actually
absorbed T? per cent, of all the com?
petitive b'uslnoBa in the country, and
to-day controls TO per cent, of the out-,
put in its line.
NORMNL SCHOOL
FINAL EXERCISES
'.Special to The Times-Dispatch.!
Palmyra. Va. May ?The closing
exercises of a svccossfitl session of the
Palmyra Normal High School were
held In the courthouse litre this week,
i i.enlng with a sermon on Sunday by
the Rcv.^Mr. Sjjumatc. pastor Ol Kork
i'i.ion ??'R.T'futst" Church. On Monday
u.nins the 'musical and declamation
contest, with i^e class exercises, made
dp a very enjoyable program. The
<!' . la mat ion medal, which is given by
Miss Virgilia Pettit, tendier of expres?
sion, was won by Willie Hannah. In
ri rendition of "The Scarf of Gold and
Misses Ethel Reil. E!ma Whllton,
Katherlnc Shlflett, Etta Ayres, Emma
Winn and Miss II. <>. Hell and Willie
Hannah, constitute the graduating ? lass
of 1912. Tuesday evchlng the presen?
tation of diplomas, certificates, etc.; and
rt very excellent address by Or. R. K.
Loving, delighted a iatg< audience of
patrons and friends of the school,
About a quarter of a century ago, when wc firs' began business, it was our de?
sire and object to :^i\c pur customers the very best possible value fr>r their money. As
a. result ol that policy wc outgrew pur old quarters and moved into this tremendous
i store, stocking ii with ;i line of furniture that has given satisfaction to all our Ctts
I (omers.
We have always aimed to have substantial and tip-to-dale furniture, and to
have our place known :n the "Quality-Withotn-E.xccssivc-Cost House." Wc have
always considered that it took more than good salesmanship and advertising to pro?
duce satisfied ? customers?that good furniture must go along with the combination.
Wc luevc th< best designs and best values produced by the largest manufac?
turer- "t ti is < untry- -Furniture absolutely devoid of gaudy show, hut so steeped in?
practicability and durability that every piece that has been sent out from our establish?
ment luts the mark?produces satisfied customers.
I Wc are prepared to serve you in a like manner. Wc want you to come to the
Heart of the City and ^cc the store that holds ;. its motto, "Quality Without Ex?
cessive Cost
()n every piece ? i furniture wc have a price, which, taken into consideration with
the quality, will be -ire to bit you just fight.
And so this is the reason why wc want you to come to nur st?re and look over
our line when you think of buying. Wc are ready to serve ypti to the best of our
? r
DIES, OF TEXAS, MAKES 1
REMARKABLE ATTACK
He Assails Roosevelt, Clark, Wilson, Mann and
Practically All Leaders In and Out
of Congress.
Washington, May 32.?In one of the
u.ost reniarkablo speeches of the pres?
ent session of Congress, Representative
Dies, of Texas, Democrat, to-day as?
sailed former President Roosevelt In
bitter terms and referred In almost as
Itti :? fashion to the leaders of his own
party, including Speaker Clark and
i o>\ ornor Wilson, to whom he alluded
its "Parson'1 Wilson. Mr. Dies foresaw
t:-.e crumbling of the republic, the
eventual rule of the mob, and assigned
us the causes of growth of dcina
goguery an Influx of Ignorant Immi?
grants from Southern Europe.
Tracing the history of Home, Givccc,
Italy, Prahco and down to the present!
day In Mexico, he expressed his fervent
hope that history would not repeat It?
s' if tinder "Teddy." Ho prophesied
thai Colonel Roosevelt, because of hi*
victory In '>hlo yesterday, would sweep
the country in tha coming presidential
campaign.
"Von nro a pessimist." Interrupted a
voice on the Republican side.
"No. I am not a p? ESlmlSt," shouted
?1 JEWELRY
RECOVERED HERE
(Continued from First Page.)
was brought about through a dramatic
confession by Mrs. Dillon, who told of
her husband's return. Two facts In?
criminating- Dillon -.vor? given by Mrs.
Dillon. She said tilat her husband had
burned a bundle of clothes believed xa I
have been .Miss Qtllnn's the night he re?
turned from California, and told ot
turning the jewelry over to Adcock
but the confession was made an hour
aft. ;- bis departure for Richmond.
Speedy < fforts were made to Inter
<?? ;.t hjm, but without Tcsult until
yesterday.
Detectives Pulley and Helt"n took
charge of the Jewelry and notified the
Chicago authorities of its recovery.
It will be expressed to that city this
morning.
'J'h. crime of which Dillon was said
to bo guilty created a sensation
throughout the West. It was not un?
til he bail Committed suicide by
throwing himself beneath the wheels
? ?I an express train that the Chicago
police identified him as the murderer,
liven then It was difficult to identify
the dead woman, but this was done
Tuesday in Chicago with the aid of a
photograph which was identified by
several persons as that of Minnie
t.'ulnn. with whom Dillon was said to
have lived in many places.
Dillon left Richmond about five
years ago and went into the electrical
business in Chicago. There be is said
to-have met Miss Ciuln/l. Desldes leav
Ing a wife and several children In
Chicago, he leaves his mother and
scvcrul brothers and sisters In Rich?
mond.
II.- will be buried this morning at f>
oM .ck in Rlvcrvlcw Cemetery.
WAN SUFFRAGE
6EIS BODY BLOW
?London. May ?.?The woman suffrage
nif.vrmenl in Crest Britain received a body
blow to-day. when Mrs. Unimcllno Pank
hurst, the 'militant suffragette leader, and
Mr. and Mrs. Pc|hlck Lawrence. Joint tU;
? of Vote*i tvr Women, were all found
utility at the old Bailey teutons, and each
was sentenced to hint months' Imprisonment
. ;> the rharpe ot cohipiracj und Inciting to
In magi to property. Judge Col
. id go ordered the prisoners to pay the
heavy costs of the trial.
A? the defendants wer? removed the wo?
rn- !i crowding the < ourt hissed and cheered.
THREE I.MI-OH!\ BUILDINGS
A It i: DESTROYED UY 1TRE
J'nrporla. Va . May :3?Fire e,f unknown
orlgjj, at 1:10 n rloi k this morning" desfroyed
ihr." bulldtnga on Brunswick Avenue In
the bualhesa section of the city, causing ?
ddmsgi of between Ji.Mn to !C W. First t>
burn was a two-story frame house occupied
[tiy Joo Doyle, a colored man. It com
I nil : ? consumed, fi'ho two buildings ad
Inlng on the east caught and were bur.-.ed
to the ground, eine of these was occupied
i ? Williams ?V J'.ro? , who conducted a res
? taurnrit.
The ;..s- I? partially offset by insurance.
jFurttier s-vrcirt of th* flnme? Into the bus!
ini-s.i section -.van prevented by a brick bullrt
lug housing t!;p Emporla Dispensary.
Mr. Dies. "I look only for the worn.
Out "f the jungle comes the llon-taincr,
his hands recking with tba blood ol
wilil beasts. L"p goes the'cry, 'Wi
want Teddy! Wo want Teddy!' Not
<iv? n ha Pollette, not even Cummins, is
advanced enough. They do not know
the meaning of progrssdlvlstn."
Mr. Dies attributed to "ignorance at
home and cowardice hero" his convic?
tion that the republic was going ahead
at the present time "more and more
slowly, by reason only of its acqurl I
momentum." Ho attacked Speaker
"'lark and Majority Leader Underwood
for their alleged failure to sustain tin
old Democratic principles. In like vein
and for the same reason he assailed
.Minority Leader Maun and Representa?
tive Dalscll, of Pennsylvania, for what
lie charged was desertion from their
political faith.
"Bergcr Is the biggest man in Ihls
bunch," ho said, referring to the lone
Socialist member, who halls from Wis?
consin. "Ho is heading toward social?
ism, while you are backing away and
into it."
LATER RETURNS
00 NOT AID TAFT
(Continued from First rage)
and such delegates ns we may re?
ceive from New Jersey. 1 will thus
make assurance doubly sure."
Enrller in tho day ^irecter McKin?
ley, of the Taft headquarters, claimed
"at least con- delegates for the Presi?
dent. The President's estimate, wh?e
smaller, was declared at the White
House to represent "rock bottom" fig?
ures, which were expected to be. ma?
ter tally Increased. The claim to the
xi\ dclcgatlts-at-lnrgc in Ohio -was
made by the President after reassur?
ing messages from his Ohio managers.
No definite claim was made by the
Taft forces to-day to the twenty-four
delegates to be selected in New Jersey
next Tuesday.
At Roosovolt headquarters Senator
DiXon expressed the belief that Colonel
Rbosove|t would carry ?II districts
In the Suite nnd seeure the full dele?
gation. In a statement earlier In the
day senator Dlxon declared Colon*!
Roosevelt would be nominated at Chi?
cago on the llrst ballot.
Begins .!?5T*ey Campaign To-Dny.
Oyster Bay, N. v.. May 22.?Colonel
Theodore Roosev.lt will begin his
campaign in New Jersey to-morrow,
making his first speech at Peterson,
lie will also speak in several other
places during the day and in the even?
ing In Newark and Jersey t'lty.
Colonel Roosevelt wus very much
pleased aver the results In yesterday's
primary In Ohio. Ho declared that
the result In Ohio had settled the con?
test.
To Seeouil Ills \ oiulmn Inn.
Washington, May 22.?Speeches sec?
onding the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for President will be made
in the Chicago convention by Governor
Hiram Johnson, of California: Henry
Allen, of Kansas, a delcgate-at-largc
from that State, and Senator C.lapp, of!
.Minnesota, according to Information
given out hero to-night by c'o'sel
friends of Colonel Roosevelt. It is un?
derstood that several speakers from
the Middle and Rastern States are aleo;
heilig considered for speeches to Bee
! nnd the nomination.
ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
New YorR, May 22.?The w'll of
| .lour. Jacob Astor was ndm'tted toj
I probate to-day bv Surrogate Fowler.
! There were, no objections tiled.
Tiie executors of the will swore to
do their duty, the witnesses to the'
win acknowledged tluir signatures;
and the special guardians of the Astr^i
heirs filed their reports in favor of
the will. Former Justice 13lld< rsleevc,;
special guardian of Mrs. Madeleine j
Force Astor. tin- widow, staled in his;
report that nothing in the rcp.irt shall
he taken as an acceptance by the
guardian for his ward of the provls
lions made for her in .the well.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. the young]
widow, was given the income of $r...
000,000 until her death or remarriage.
Muriel Astor. daughter by Aster's first I
marriage, was left $5.000,000. Each I
posthumous child was bequeathed .1" -
nrm.ooo. Vincent Astor. son by the
first marriage, was given the bulk of
the estate.
FEDERALS ATTACK
COLUMNOFREBELS
Estimated Tliat About 7.500
Men Are Engaged in
Action.
At the Rebel Cam|>, ncllano. Mexico.
May 23, 9 p. M?Thi main column of
the rebela fortified hero was attacked
to-day )>? the Federals under General'
ltcbago.
General Orosco came down from!
I Jlmiiiez to take personal char bo Just
['before the Federal attacked at l
i o'clock. General Selaza was In com-'
maud of the llrst rebel lino. The Fed-!
eral commands of Generals Trucy Au- ?
bert, ltcbago and Teile* and Colonels
Villa and Urbanla ? engaged. The
Federal force Is ostiti itcd at ;!..".00 and
j the rebels at 1.000, v> th the advantage I
j I? fortlilcd positions being In favor
?'f the Insurrectos.
! While the Federal artillery poured
She/] after shell int., t;rv rebel posi?
tions, rebel cavalry moved lo one bi<J.?
[in a flank movement, at fhe same
time pouring a b, ivy lire Into the
federal columns.
Casualties up to s, o'clock to-nlghl
were few. Thor? i.- every prospect
that the battle, wl h hus so long ?
been awaited, will 1 decided to-inor
row. There was n.> change In posl- i
Hons ai nightfall. The 'nfnntrj lira
utter dark was desultory, but that jf
the federal artlllon was almost cou
tillUOUM. I
Fighting practical!) ceased at a ,
o'clock. At rebel h< idquarters It 's
estimated that twenty f uels and flfty
Federals were klilr.i
Mexican Line Turned.
FabeilS, Tex.. Mn\ 22. ? Details re?
ceived to-day show ? r. ? th. cool .Iu.Ir
ment of u Un'ted States Army lieu-,
tenant und the ogen isivc stand of
two Texas rangers In ihe face of ??0
Mexican retools n1S\ :.??::!? on the :
American boundary line probably pre?
vented serious complications, when
Troop B, Fourth United States Cav?
alry, turned the bar.I Of liberal sol -
"Ib-rs across the border hen yester?
day.
"Death to them!" cried the Mex'cans,
as tiny chained forward to a wagon
road, where Lieutenant t.\ A. Dough?
erty and thlrty-flvc men of Troop n
had stationed themselves, their rliles
pointed toward Mexico C. K Wehster,
and Charles Motire, ? ; tire Tews rang?
ers, who have been accompanying the I
American troops on Ihclr border na-j
IrOl, spurred forward. "If you dare
to come across this wagon road we'll
arrest ypur whole army. This road]
Is the boundary line." shouted Web-J
stet- in Spanish to the ad*Mriclng reb- !
? Is. w-lio formed Int" a lighting line.;
w.bster demanded at the same time
that the rebels Send "'it their chiefs
for parley. Colonels .lose Cordova and:
Charles Busta-mente, In command or
the rebels, who 'were moving on'
Guadaloupc, dismounted and came for?
ward.
Lieutenant Dpugherty denned what
lie believed to be Ihe American line.,
and the rebel leaders turned their |
troops and headed eastward toward
sSflfiSES
AT ANIELIA SCHOOL
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. ]
Amelia. Va . May J3.?The Amelia
High School commencement closed la?t
night Large audiences, many turned
away, attended the exerciser on both
Monday and Tuesday nls'.us.
T 10 feature of Monday night's exer?
cises .vas too Norw.oglsn May pole
dance on the school lawn at twilight,
beautifully performed by sixteen i'.ttle.
t'irls of the school.
The address; was delivered by t'ro
re't or -\: B. Chandler, of the Fred
? :i.-k.-'..ur;? Normal and Industrial
School.
The baseball g ime on Tuesday after,
noon between t) Old-Timers and the
High .-V'nool team was filled with In?
terest.
The night ester :ses were the High
School recitation contests. Misses
C.teen. Barnes : i Smith were the ipar.
tu-i.pat.tf> All ihe rc-:itat!ons were,
good, and th< ju ires were a long timo
making the award.
'i'he two scholarship prir.es. one for
p/rndes, .i gold niece, offered by Dr.
Edward F/ggle?t n, was awarded to
Miss ISlolse !"?:-leston. her average
being f?'i.
Th, l?g S oj scholarship prize.
?a c-ild medal, offered 'by the Junior
School League, r >s won by Miss Cillle
Harnes, whose vrage was h6. The
presentation of r'uese prizes to the
winners was made by C. N. Stacy in a
short add!- ! mending their work,
the iwork of :>?.. school and-its infln
'bce tri the > ommunlty
TIk next pr. was H medal e.ffcred
*.,-.? Amelia Char>ter' Daughters of the
Confederacy, foi the best e^s.-iy on th.?
"I/fr and Ch ira Ii r of Stonewall Jack
?son" This ronl st was decided In
Richmond by Ho Carl ton McCarthy,
Judge Christ', r nd Professor T. S.
Settle. Mist F.thvl Hih'die won first
prize, and her Tu - ler. -lohn 1 ?? Hind! ?.
'.von the second.
The presentntlroi address and dcliv
ry of this med a was /opfornieil by
Judge S T. Fai rIios? allusions lo
the distinguished Jackson were most
touching.
Th- awarding f promotion? and dis?
tinctions followed.
A iheeilng of itlsens Interested In
good roads . :he!r commencement
!n Amelia wll held In th court?
house fcaturda; morning, May '.'."?. at
II o'clock M r, ifnti. the State High,
way Coin ?:, .. \s ex.pccted to be
pros e n t.
Murderer of Avis Linnell Will
He Buried at Am?
tierst.
Borten, Mn: The body of Clarence V.
iltchrion i . Has clsetrbcnisd e?riy
Tuerda ,r it.lurder of Avis
Mnnel - -? ? >-nicht lo AinhersU Va.,
hll mi i hotni . :,,r burial.
Urb f lu:.. , rvl(!e* .were held In the
Warren - t: -i>it?t Church lo-day.
Only itleii., , , .ht.,. nn(| guter andthls
counsel and a ..llur persons wore p'rea
? i.i :m mourner* Th? services were eon
?luiie.i ir) i:,. , Ilor of ,hP church, ftev.
Herbert s johi ,.? ? j,i> acted as spiritual
Miller foi pi. i,. .??
1 I''?">? ?'? i: . ... ? brother, nnd Ml?s L.
?' ? ? ? nr.- accompanying tht>
On Sunday
Will print many interesting features,
some of which will appeal to every
man, woman and child in Virginia
and North Carolina.
It's only necessary to mention a
few:
The news of Richmond, of Virginia and of North
Carolina.
A Civil War article by Col. W. Gordon McCabe.
An illustrated page of Cable News.
;/ A page of Special Features.
An Illustrated Magazine of 1 6 pages, in which
appears Mrs. Williamson's great novel, "If the oea
Could Tell," and many other excellent stories.
A page of Travel (illustrated), by Carpenter.
An illustrated page by Watkins.
What Women Should Wear.
Society at home and throughout this section of
the country.
The unique Confederate Section, the only feature
of its kind printed in any paper.
Who's Who, from the standpoint of Genealogy.
A great Children's Page, written and illustrated
by the children members of the T. D. C. C
A review of the newest and best Books.
A Sporting Section in which is printed every?
thing that's worth while. Written by experts.
Colored Comics for children and grown-up
people.
The news of the United States and foreign
countries over six special telegraph wires which run
directly into The Times-Dispatch offices.
, - v . Prints
"All the News, All the Time"
Order It Now!
News of South Richmond
South let hniontl Bureau.
The TlnK s-DUr-ati h,
1M0 Hull Street,
Phone Madison 175.
>"r:?:V.ened by a loosened truce striking it
..a the sUe. a horse driven by ?'. I?. Wood,
Jr.. of IK? Kasi UrSco Street, yesterday
iibiiut ft o'clock became unmanaseable and
overturned the light vehicle ?lii.li It ivai
hitched. Mr. Wood vm thrown to tlu side
walk mid landed oh the ha.lt ..: his head
The borne boltrd down llu'.l street with tat
? Mill ? II
EVERY SUNDAY
Round
Trip
Virginia Beach,
Ocean View,
Cape Henry,
ON
ATLANTIC OCEAN.
2?FAST TRAINS?2
Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond,
8:10 A. M. and 9:00 A. M.
Leave Norfolk 4:15 P. M. and 7:40 P. M.
Only line without change of cars be?
tween Richmond, and Norfolk.
wagon crashing behind, and was ?topped
near Nineteenth and Hull Street?.
Dr. lltilcner, or the city ambulance, mi
called i" drtil Mr. Vvo&d'i wounds. He
found a cut on the head, which required
four stlUhes. This and a badly bruised arm
it-ore the irml of his injuries. He wail
la ken ;o his home In a laxicab.
t ensus-Takers Instructed.
Before an audience which packed the |
church bullding, J. Shfiive Durham, of [
Chicago, who will hove charge of iho gnrr.ii
tli church census, which will be tuk.nj
Tuesday, ia3t night at ih. Meade Memoria;
Bplacopal Church, outlined the plan under I
which rht Soiitbslde w.lll >>e covered by the |
volunteer band ?f workers. I
Mr. Durham was Introduced by the rector
01 the church. R?v. F. Krii'.-t Warren, .11 u I
Instructed the workers In their work, and |
?n,\\ Interested bis hearers with tae alms',
and purpose! ..f the census, Nearly UM ]
Soiithstdcra of all denomination! win atshil. |
and every one is requested to co-operate by j
answering the questions promptly.'
I nrioer Sent lu other Court.
Not having Jurisdiction o?ir offenses com-|
?nltted outside of Souii. ftp limond. Justice I
II. A. Maurice, of Police Court. Part yes- |
tenlay transferred the crises of riuaai il I
K.irinor. sunpected of robbing i.'. I). Jones, of j
Heaver Dam, of jiim and a pnlr or ?hoes. I
atei W.i.lc Bhepherdsun, thought i?. kno.v |
?Omethlng ; bout the robbery, to the l*o-j
lie., rviurt. I'ort I,
The fact that Farmer had n larao sum!
or monej Monrla; nicht and was wearing al
pair of shoes of the kind stolen from Jones, i
will be us.d as evidence against him llu
denies all knowledge of the prime, claiming]
tu have received the money from' his em?
ployer. The only thing against Slicphcrdsoo
seems In be is- fact that lie was in bad
company.
Saloon llobbrd ?f Liquor.
On the evi of the s-ile or the business. ?
unman'* saloon on 'Hull street between]
Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets was robbed j
early yesterday morning W four bottle, ol :
llqtinr. The thief apparently sought only
whiskey. He broke the Innre front window
snd fished out the bottles which were used
ns window displays. No trice by which lie
could b'- located was left for the pollee.
The saloon has been mild by Ullmnn
Brothers to l? Meltenhelme r, of North Car
TT.Ina. Ullmnns have retired from the liquor
business entirety.
With the r.odgea.
All Rika of the cliv nr.- invited to attend j
the meeting to-nls-ht of the Manchester |
Lodge. No. so. nt the lilka' Home. Kb vend
and BaltYbrldgc Streota. Arter discussing
fending delegates to the nutionnl meeting
of the grand lodge refreshments will be
served.
Henderson f<odge, No. in:., will hold ti reg?
ular meeting to-night nt Toney's linn. Elev?
enth and Hull Streets.
Stonewall JneUson Aerie of Ragles are j
prcpnrlnrr for annual meeting of the order. I
which ???'.:! be held early "next month at
l'ortsmouth.
I)iof Mr. Reams.
Erasmus A. Reami, a prominent Chester
n< Id t.irrr.i-r. died Monday night at ;i o'ciocwi
at hlf home near Providence Church. IDi
funerul will be held this afternoon at the
family burylng-ground In Powhaiati county,
about eighteen mlks from his home.
Bishop-Kedford Marriage.
On Tuesday night at '? o . lock at the rec
tory of the Meade Memorial Kptaeop.il
Church. MIU EiTI? J, Jtedford was ciulef.y
married to Lewla C. Bishop. The ceremony,
was performed by the Rev. P. Kniest War?
ren.,rector of the church. The young coupU
.ire both residents of the Southslde. wheio
they will make ih?-lr home.
Ileneral New* Notes.
Firemen J, B. William* and C. B. Wright.
Engine Company No. 13. who were slisin
ly burnt d at the Miller & Miller tire Tues?
day night, were on duty yesterday, althmurii
bandaged up.
Major Louts Werner, o' the police Depart,
ment. was n vinttor yesterday to the police
of the Third DlStrli '..
Joseph Btobbbi?, ..t .-otith Boston, a mem?
ber 01 the House of Delegates, was in town
yesterday en route to the Democratic con?
vention .it Norfolk.
Joseph C. Nunirally and Charles T. Morris
will leave thl< morning for Norfolk. Where
they will represent the fifth precinct ..f
Ma lison Ward In the State Democratic Con?
vention.
Stimmonsei have been issued for thirty
Southslde biislinr.ii men who have failed to
pay their State license fees. More will
probably meet the same fate.
The bowling alleys at Forest Hill Parknre
attracting many of the fair sex. who ale
taking up Hie gate.-. Many good scores Were
made dining the past few (lays.
Mrs. Katherluc Pankey, win. recently suf
fered a stroke of paralysis, is still confined
In tier bed.
Mrs Edward J. Itenth and daughter.
I.nalse. of Baltimore, arc the guests or Mrs.
A. N. Roberts, of 123 Kast Tenth Street.
Two Days Whit Monday
Excursion toWashington
Via R.. F. and P. R. R.,
Monday, May 27, 1912.
Train leaves Broad and llnnrmk
Streets Monday morning at o o'clock,
Returning, leaves Union Station, Wash?
ington, May 28tli, at 6 P. M. sharp.
Round trip fare, Richmond to Washi?
ngton, $2.75:
J. M. THOMPSON & CO.,,
Old Reliable Excursion Managett,