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taniito Being 1V<1, Tint Witli
wil Swwm—('low'd By
Heavv Land Slide.
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lATIXIJU IS DISCOVKEED
pferidc and Bridegroom Arrwlei
1! l»v Father-in-Law After
Honev-Htxin of Two Wwks.
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£ HAlilllSOMU MU, VA„ M»> 30.— I
An unsuccessful attempt has l*»en
H*ade to open with dynamite an old
cave near„ Franklin, Pendleton coun
ty, which »ns used during the Revo
Jtttiotiary War as hiding plana lor To
lies. In 1TM an immense slide ot
fwk down the mountain sliie covered
Lithe entrant» to thr cave. William
Ward, the lead* r of the Tory gang,
made his escape from the Staunton
Jail end found a refuge in the cave.
The cave contains two spinning
•wheels, several Hint lock guns, axes
and probably a number of Tory skele
tons J. C, Darnell, who recently pur
ichawd thu cave. «( to work with dy
namite to clear the entrance, but had
to atiandon the project.
A rich find of platinum ha* In i n
made at Sinclair's Hill, Prints Wil
liam count). I tvII brothers, owners
of the property, have submitted the
ore t ■ gov. r; ; nt • \ )>• rts. who. pro
Imunce the discovery as valuable. Kro
•*ion has laid bare the v’ambrian
•quartzite and rhlorttc schist to ,1
depth of fort.' feet, the ore-hearing
quartb being about H(> feet wide, Drill
ing shows that the richness Increases
with the depth. The quarts assays
fl& worth of platinum to the ton
and *3 wurth of gold and silver. The
quarts belt Is of wide extent in Prince'
William and belongs to one of the
older geological formations.
Cants arc out announcing th- ap
proaching marriage on June 1 of
Maurice Hopkins, of Manassas, and
Miss Eva Webster, u native of Hus
ton. daughter of Mrs Julius Daniel
Webster, of Washington. The wed
ding is to take ptn.ro at Epiphany
Episcopal church.. Washington, D. C.
Several nights ago a party of right
boys, all Masked us to perfectly con
ceal their identity, pair! a midnight
Visit to the home of Judge Xiool, near
Manassas, Prim < WHUamseounty, ant)
vailed out young Ernest Knnsde'I, who
resides then As soon as Kansdell
Appeared on the porch he -.vac strip
ped -of his clothing and literally de
luged with ink and h it In his predic
ament In the cold night air on the
porch. The gang left ■wittnvut P. fray
ing their identity.
55eb Knight ha. y. rured a li< cnee
here to marry Miss PHI Shifflett, stat
ing that the bride-to-be was over -J
years of age and producing a sworn
statement, signed by T. VV. Richards.
The wedding was so'emnlzed and the
honeymoon two weeks old, when Silas
Shifflett swore out a vvarrant charging
both Knight and Richards with per
jury. saying that his daughter is only I
■intoou. All parties reside near Is
land Ford, Rockingham county, where
"the case Was taken before Justice
'Wood, who sent the parties on to the
.grand Jury
Blood poison following a two day
Illness of erysipelas caused the death
yesterday of .Mrs. Arthur Roaenberger.
29 years old, at Baker's Mill, Rock
ingham county, fcihe leaves her par
ent*. Mr. and Mrs. Hevi Rhodes, at
IdnvHlc; her husband, three small
tbildrrn and several brothers ami
Sisters.
Hugh Minor, son of Dr. J. <;
Minor, of ■ Bridgewater. Rockingham
county, will be married on June Is to
Miss Kara Prtckenberger. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs <5. W. Pro ketiberger,
laiurei Hill, Augusta county.
John P. Burke has purchased for
*25,600 P. 1.. SubU-tfs orchard prop
arty known as Hcntwillovv, m ar l'lsh
crsvllle, Augusta county.
Fifteen minutes after she had gone
.to bed Mrs. Samuel Kagey, 7# years
old. was found dead by her daughter.
She was Miss Mary Toppin atul leaves
six children and a brother and a sis
ter,
Pr. J. Henry Thompson, of Blue
field, W. Va., was usher at the mar
riage of his former class and room
mate, Dr. Aslmry Carlton Swim by, of
■Winchester, and Miss Ada Blanche
Patrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J
W. Earriek, at Molndsville, Frederick
county.
Koanokcrs registered at the K&vtt
naugh Hotel yesterday wre Mrs. X’.
Williamson, Miss f’laudine Williamson,
Mr. anad Mrs. Charles T I.likens. Wil
liam C. and Nanclr- E. Bukens
Mrs. h E. Lindsay, of Roanoke, is
the guest of her sister, Mias Carrie
Worrell, at the University of Virginia,
4HD-D0G SCRRE
IK NEWPORT NEWS
Mali- That Wa? Bitten Pifld
Htad Sent. Here for Ex
amination.
,cUBpeeiat to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEWPOr.T NEWS, VA., May 30 —
That more >*r less noted section of
Newport News, at one time known
aa Hell's Half Arrr>, but more re
cently railed merely “The Acre.” la
Iq the throe* of a mud dog .-rare.
Home week* ago a dog belonging to
~E. It. Vaughan, a well known lum
berman doing burinc-stc on The Ac re'*
water front, ran amuck and was
killed with the Idea that It was made.
It had bitten h mule belonging tea
Mr, Vaughan. The mule died Friday,
According to a veterinarian, the c ause
•f tta death w as meningitis. The dog
*tno bit two negoe* and several other
'dogs- The mule's head has been
gtmt to the Pasteur Institute- at Klch
mond for Investigation.
The joint committee of the eoun
ctia will meet to-night to begin Its
Work of Investigating all the phases
OC the Insurance question. It will
. lank ..Into th« -matter «f- Imntran-e
r*t<« paid In other cities as well as
th* amount of licenses charged and
the manner of assessing same.
Ipi At a meeting held on Friday night
the Newport News Central lather
union adopted ringing resolutions
fe#Wn»mendlng Hut .-course - taken —by
Commonwealth's Attorney C. C. Herk
, ley to his fight on the insurance
gpitf.
The ladles Of the He lion.' Kelp
lid very beautifully observed na
memortal d*y berg this r.tur
i>rea3Tng flower* ui»on the
of James river In memory ol
sailor* who have gone to *c-a and
returned.
No Alcohol!
Aik your doctor (f a family medicine, likt
Ayer'i Sanaparilla, it mi amity better wlth
out alcohol Ikon talk It
3 c AjrarCo..
Vaw*\). M*m.
Is alcohol a took I No I
Does It make the blood pure ? No I
Docs it strengthen the nerves? Not
Is Ayer’s Sarsaparilla a tonic? Test
Does it make the blood pore ? Yes I
Does it strengthen the nerves? Yest
Is It entirely free from alcohol? YesI
SESSIONS HONOR PUPILS OF
HIGHLAND SPRINGS SCHOOL
The Highland Spring* S. h ml
closed on Thursday, May 2*5. after the
in net proap«roui and *ucce*»ful Ses
sion In the history, The enrollment
has been over 500 and mof than V7
per rent, of the pupils wei*» promoted
to higher grades, the a.'erug* H/nv
nmrks being unusually high, 8i per
cent. Many Improvements have been
added through the effort* of the
faculty, seconded by the hearty co
operation of pupils and patron* and
friends of the school. X • trly $300
have been added in interior adorn
ment and to the manual training de
partment, equipment has been do
nated to the amount of $2,000.
A most enjoyable program \ as ren
dered, as follows:
LTaking the Census, 7-11 pupils: 2,
Tableaux. John Alden: 3, I.lttle Roy
liluo, 7-H pupils; 4, Ilia First Faso,
f:-B pupil*. 5, Piano Solo. 5-11 pu
pils; fi. The Wrong Baby. i-I5 pupils:
7, Mother (loose and Her Children,
1-H pupils: s. Teddy Bearn. - -1 pu
pils; u. Recitation. Fifty-four. Mar
garet Morriron; 10. charter song:,
high school pupils
Mr, J P». l H)tvdt*n, Her!; **f the
hoard, offered a $5 gold piece to the
hoy who made the best mechanical
drawing. This was won by Alfred
Fry and awarded.
The second grade ten her. Mb
Qmsenberrv, offered a prize tor the
greatest improvement in penmanship
This prize was awarded to Louise
lb* It rick. Miss Thornton, 4-11 ‘each- t.
also offered a prize which wa* w«*n 1
Mary Orfihtm and brttfi 0111i<
* ‘ertlfUates nf complication w« r*
awarded to the 7-11 pupils by I>r. T.
Collins.
owing to the fiitt that this ban h» ■ n
made a full four-year high *f. hool.
there were no graduates this sessum.
The following is the list o: hoimr*
and promotions:
htoh school.
Intermediate grade—First honor
Marguerite liowden, Uuih Lord. Sec
ond honor; Mabel Robins
Junior grade—First honor; Sarah
Dean, Mary HHcrhoi, Carrie 'thornton
and Nannie* Thornton. Second honor
Raymond Walker.
Introductory grade—Fir** L *n«*r
Eddie Wood Taylor, Lam i Koi h.
Second honor; Lei fa Robin
Promote*!—Albert Poliuiu. \nnic
Ok borne.
1-H grade—First honor: Mable
Minn*. Ruth C»la«J£o, Louis CRasgo,
Lucile Jones. Estelle Sock r. Louise
Martin. Josh* Brad ley, Annie Miller,
ioJrl Pet-bb-s. I .* Hie M eek Fee. < It—>t»-f
Smith. Claud Jones, Cariton Winn.
Granville Rudd, T>avidg‘ Dowclen,
Frank Richardson, Merton Hollis,
Edward Atgnes. Chin nee l ie*]!. Wal
ter Cridlln, Carl Varro. HceorH hon
or Annie Macek, Andrew *Hic!ik1 •>>
Thelma lJa via. George H*uior:, Ellic
Taylor. Arthur i.in-head, Margaret
Marshall, John Varro, io.'Ho Isrulh,
liafcnm Martin, Hurry Rir’head, Vh -
t‘*r Rcitlebach. Ernest Ford. John
Rrdtlebach. Sherman Rosenberg, ib«
coi Peebles. Justin Heed.
1 B grade, others promoted—Lee
Collinsfl Eva (’omits, Louise Allen.
Lena Glaze. Jaeob Morgulen, Tucker
Chonault. George Egan. Alexander
Harris, Vlasta Knackal, Margaret
Fawcett, Aubrey Oakley.
2 B glade, first honor—James
Wood, Mary Pleasants, Charlie David
son. Elm a Henergon, Mary Pollard.
Claire Chenault, Lucy Sorenson, Man
Kd wards, Anna Smith. Louis*- TVi
trich, Annie Taylor. Viola Readies.
'Virginia Tiller. Wilma Rurdette, Mary
Carter. Archie Huth. Virginia Hitch- •
cock, Cora Cat heart. Esther Hawkes,
! Gladys Kelsey, tirade Oakfty, Vir
ginia Scherer, Ernest Applewhite,
Wilton Iiryant, Willie Drumhcller.
2 li grade, second tinner—Cornelius
Egan. 1 »nr>>thy Mllhurn. iA-on Mont
jromcrj', r’lnr^ncp I'avls, Con8tani*p
Quinn, Annie Loth. Kva Kowery, Mary
Duvall. Wilbert Harris. Rosa Hock.
Catherine Vaughan. Urencc ellnedlet,
Willie Kva ns.
Promotion—Harry Keftwich, Hinton
Brew. Welford Deltrich. Kuclan Cath-1
curt, Willie Isnvery, Aubrey tlillie.
I,.mis Morano, Clara Throckmorton,
Mary Meoek, Maggie Tresler, I.ettle
I>eltrich. John Stovall, Richard Shap
iand, Alfred Harding, Temple Hicks.
Alack Wiglngton. George So.enson.
.I H grade, first honor—Resale Rea
dies, Thelmu Coplin. Jasmine, Ed
wards, Frank Hunter, Virgle Jackson,
Fannie Jones, Francis Kathrop, Jar
vie Kythgoe, Sehlen Spangler, Susie
Varro, Kathleen Ward.
Second honor—May Kradiey, Fled
Davidson. John Mcsstch, Margaret
Morrison, Lucy Noel, Koulie Mllhurn,
Mary Milhurn, Reside Osburn, Fred
Sorenson, Aleasc- Tlo-rpe, Ruth Vaugh
an. Ralph Tedford.
Others promoted —- Raymond i
Crouch, James Kills. Fred Gray, Har
ry Harris. Curtis Heckler. Kdwln Hun
tc r. Edna Kcanhard, Harry Uelhurn,
Clyde Mattox, l.eua < lakldv, Kill tv
Hock, Able Rosenberg, Harvey Mont
gomery, Herbert Matons, Mary Whit
more. John Wagner.
1 R grade, first honor—-Melvin Rag-!
by, Rrury Olllle, Howard Quinn, An
nie'Allen, Villa Collins. Killian David
son, Ruth Dean, Alary Gresham. Mar-,
garet Fry.
Second honor—Melville Kradley.
Dudley Collins, Malice Cridlin. Stuart
Jackson, Fred Krackal, Gerhard lair-i
son. Raymond Keanhurd, .Milton Ray
horn. Harry Ruth, Karl Reitlebaeh,
Charlie Wh' her. John Ward, Kynn
Spangler. Walter Myers, Willie Myers,
Grace Cridlin, Hazel Harding, K in
M unro. c iiv l’ollard.
Others promoted—Goldie Allen,
.Maggie Hardrnl). l.eati Hollis. Kva
Oakley, Ktiey Stengel. Robert Da vis.
5 it grade, tl.st honor—Raymond
Applewhite. Sarah Hicks, John Hub
hard.
Second honor—Gladys Minus, Myr
tle Alexander. Temple Kragg. Killlc
Chcnault. Myrtle chenault, Ail-dph
I‘avis, Churiii Dolrieh. Sadie Gray.
Mabel Harris, Myrtle Heckler. Harvej
Hisrgntis. Alive i.arsrn, KHznbrfh, l-ee.
Waltei Kotsey. Kish- Mueller, Corde
lia Oakley, Mary lluhusek. Rrvan
Itayhorn. Ella Ruth, Kewis Rowers.
Cithers promoted—Hewitt Gresham,
Percy Smith, Chris Soureson. Herman
Mueller.
U It grade, first honor Rruce Alex
ander, A Ifr« .v Fry.
Second honor—Alchanan Resebug.
fiean Spangler, Carl Smith.
Promoted—Ernest Bsgby. Eddie
Burnett, Carrie Wrigiil, Tom Fawcett.
.1 osie Pollard, .lessee Klblcr( Kxeelle
Readies, Keslle Gray, Jessie Ruth, Joe
.Taylor, George Mooro, Hester Allen,
I Frances Smith. Mvra Stageleder.
1 E R grade, first honor—Archie
Monroe. Wayne Smith.
Si fend honor—Sidney Hunter,
Isaiah Smith, Helen Mtinro, Emard
Quinn. Doris Shaplaml.
Promoted— Dudley Cosby, Monroe
Crawford, Fred Deltrich. Douglas
Pleasants, Thomas'Taylor, Eva Koch,
Raymond Bottoms.
CHURCH HILL NEWS
Itwis intended for lliis column may lie left in person at the
Church Hill Hunk, or phoned to Madison 7S85.)
The Third Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning welcomed home a re
turned missionary from China, Kov.
J. T Price, who preached for them.
-Mr. Price went out from the mother
church about twelve years ago. dur
ing which time h« has labored un
ceasingly in tlie foreign fields, and his
talk on the work there was most in
teresting. Ho took occasion, however,
to deplore the seeming laxity of the
Christians here at home in living up
to their Christian privileges, saying
that his own little hoys were begin
ning to notice and draw comparisons
between them and the converted < 'hi
nee They would make tiny sacrifice
to hear fhe gospel preached.
Mr. George it. Davis, superintend
ent of laiurcl Reformatory, made an
address to the Hates' Bible Class of
Cnion Htation which was much en
joyed. He also spoke In the Sunday
school. Miss Mabel Hull sang “Bread
of Life" \ery sweetly. At the morn
ing service Rev. R. If. Potts delivered
an oaxuiiaL appeal for a higher life,
taking as His subject “All Things Aru
| Yours."
At St. James Methodist the congre
gation enjoyed two tine sermons from
, Rev. Mr. Newberry, a student of Itan
dolph-Macon. Though Mr. Newberry
has only been a student there for one
j year, he has won for himself quite a
' reputation as an orator, having taken
the orator's medal, and he well sus
Uained his reputation yesterday. The
I pastor. Rev. George F. Green, was In
; Danville, taking part In the rededlca
tion services of a former charge.
I >r. Dorset, who has been quite sick
I ami was unable to till his pulpit at
laigh Street last Sunday, had recov
ered sufficiently to preach at both ser
1 vices on yesterday.
■At the district conference of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
held at Ashland. Mrs. R. H. Potts, of
i Cnion station, conducted the devo
tional exercises last Friday. This took
the form of a "promise” meeting, and
: many svCee.t and con torting promises
i were quoted from the Bible. Miss
Palllc Smith, also of Cnloh Station,
won the hearts of all present anil
aroused great enthusiasm when in a
splendid address she told of her school
life at Bcarrttt, referring to her con
secration to the missionary work as
the crowning point of her preparatory
life. Miss Hmtth possesses much per
sonal magetnlrm. and her hearers eas
ily caught some of her enthusiasm as
she told of the Joy which was hers at
the prospe.-t of doing something for
“Him who had died for bit."
The Musical and Literary Associa
tion of Third Presbyterian church w ill
meet in tin- lecture room Friday even
ing at g:15 o’clock. Governor Mann
will speak and an interesting program
- hmp beop arranged. The public is U- -
| vlted.
I Mr. and Mr*. Trueheart Bryant, of
j 2S16 East Grace street, announce the
! engagement of their daughter. Alleene
i Trueheart, to Mr. Marshall DeWItt
-WaUcary tUa-aisurUg* tu taka plane in
iJune. _
j Mr. and Mrs. Westinore Evans fnee
OSiarle*) have returned from their
bridal trip, und are at home to their
-4 ..-.
friends at ' f* l North Twenty-seventh
street.
Mrs. Ilona It, Warren, of North Car
olina, is th*‘ guest of Mrs. It. H. Potts
at the parsonage.
Mrs. Cora L,. Houehlns. of 1903
Pleasant street, has returned from a
pleasant visit to Roanoke, where she
represented Union Council, No. tl,
Ilaughters of Liberty, in the State con
vention.
Mrs. W. F. Kanes, of 2813 East
Rroud street, who has been quite sli'k,
is much 'hatter and expects to lie out
in a few days.
Mr. E. W. Bandy and family, of
•'*422 East Broad street, will leave
shortly for North Carolina to spend
the summer with Mr. Bandy's parents.
Mrs, J. F. Tyler and little daughter,
Beatrice, of Farmvtlle, are visiting'
their cousin, Mrs. L,. 1C Klndsay, of
Moshy street. -
Mr. Lewis Jones, or BO! North
Twenty-fifth street, who has been se
riously ill for many months, died at
tits; l eshTehco yesterday morning. The
funeral will be from Union Station
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. W. 11. Harris is visiting her
son, Mr. J. (>. Harris, of West View.
Mr. Richard B. Brauer, of 310
North Thirty-sixth street, left Satur
day for a business trip North.
Miss Anna Couch, who has been vis
iting friends on the hill, will spend
several days with Mrs. Duval, at 2407
N street, before returning to her home
at Oak, New Kent county.
Mrs. Amelia A. Bowers, wife of R.
P. Bowers, died at her residence. 7 lit
North Twenty-second street, yesterday
afternoon. The funeral will take place
from Christ church this afternoon at
5 o'clock.
Mr. Bob Pleasants, of 420 North
Twenty-fifth street, is much indispos
ed at his homo.
[__Mrs_A- C. Stevenson, who has been
visiting In Washington, has returned
to her home in Barton Heights. Mrs.
Stevenson formerly lived on Church
Hill, where she was much beloved.
" Miss Annj^ Parrish, or 3112 East
Broad street, has been the guest of
Mrs. Charles Mann, of Atlee.
l)r. Isaac Curd has returned to his
home In (lordonsvllle, after a stay of
several weeks In Richmond.
The Fulton Baptist baseball team
defeated the Railroad Y. M, C. A.
team Saturday afternoon by a score
of 0 to 0. They still head the league,
having won every game played this
season,_ —
Hasker Memorial defeated Broadus
by the score of 10 to 4.
St. James won from Union Station
by the score of 4 to 2.
I iigagement Announced,
-especial to- The KP-hmemd Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG, VA„ May 30.—
Announcement la made of the ap
proaching marriage of Prof. Charles
M. Roller, of Bridgewater College,
and Miss Gertrude Floyd, daughter
~~f - Mr. and Mrs. M.F:—Klowl. of
• Tenth Region, Rockingham county,
i The wedding will take Place at the
( Bridgewater College chapel at 3:30
i P, M. June 2. ... ‘ ,'vV-' -
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Society
Ml am Minpry Groce, of Dallas, Tex., I
will 1.0 hostess at a bo* party at^
the Academy on Monday evening,
when her guest* will be the senior* of
the Woman'* College. Mis* Groce Is
president of the graduating class, and
her box party will bo one of the most
delightful of all the commencement
function*. Professor and Mr*. Me
lon! A. Martin will chuperbne the
party.
In Honor of Miss RoyaH.
'•ties Julia Joynes, of 2C9 West
Franklin street, entertained moat In- j
formally on Sunday afternoon In honor j
of Misa Page Royal!. whose marriage,'
on Thuraduy evening will be the so- j
dal event of the week. Only a few1
friends were asked In for tea at five j
o’clock.
Going Abroad.
A member of the University of Vlr- \
glnla faculty will Bp-ml the summer!
abroad. Dr. Alphonso Smith who will
leave America the lust v cek It: An- l
gnat, will spend a month traveling In
Germany befor* golm' to the Culver
slty of Berlin where h* "ill hold the!
Roosevelt lecturtship ;or next year.
Beginning the middh **f Oct >ber, he
will deliver thirty lectin'*-* on Ameri
can Literature, and will also conduct
a seminar of four hours i week, treat
ing the subject of Kdgm Allan Poe.
I>r. Smith's family will sail for Europe
and Join him about on* month after
he leaves America.
Professor Dargan 'ill sail on June
4th. returning In .lull after some
weeks In France. He "111 go at once
to tin University of California where
he w ill he nex t year. Professor*
Dohle and Wilson will spend most of
their yaeatton In Flume, while Pro
fessor Franklin will stay In Germany.
Miss Gofer’s Recital.
Crimson ramblers and cherry blos
k.iws In Itowls ami vases charmingly
decorated the attractive studio of Miss
Elbe Arlctt Cofer, C" East Franklin
street, by Saturday afternoon, when
h'-r .pupils gave a recital. Friends of
the girls enjoyed tin concert, and
the social hour following. The pro
gram was:
Friendship (Canon i M.urzlals
Ethel Massie, Flop m liretter.
Who is Sylvia? . .. ..Schubert
Tuney Wee \\ right.
Aria (Martha) .Flotow
Habanera (Carmen) .Bizet
Maude Stark*..
lied, Red Hose . . Hastings
•'.ran Dani rtll.
Angel's Serenade .Bruga
Mrs. Ella Hunem k Hardaway
Violin (Ihligato, Mis- Thurston.
Ashes of Hones.Olev Speaks
The Dew drop .Guy D Hardelot
(>lga Shapuiuu.
Love Song . ..Hastings
Austin Berlrand.
Good-llye Slimmer .Dyne*
May Time . oiey Speaks
Mabel Coghlll.
M v Ih'eil nis . .Tost i
Florence Wood.
Recitative He Shall Feed His Flock
Come Cub* PI tin ( Messiah I. Handel
Sessie Gates, Ale •*■ Penlek.
Waltz Song . Harriett Writ*-.
Fl*»y Krutz.
The Rosary .N'evin
A Little Thief .... . . .Jam Stern
Jane Cason,
Sav e Ale, O God .. . . Dandegger
M. Srn* Hogan. •
Lullaby .. ..Brahms
Lin Swan .Grieg
Elsie Wright.
Summer .Chaminade
Lucy Gwathmey.
Sleep Baby. Dear.Roma
April Rain .. .. W oodman
Fram es * 'rune.
\ i**lin * ihligato, .Mis* Thurston.
The Mandolin* ..Parker
Lottie Allen, Mary Hutchinson,
i >n Wednesday morning. June 15.
immediately afn-r the commencement
exercises In Cabell Hall at the f nlver
sity ot Virginia, and just before the
r* rojdinn m Madison H.ali. th*- heroic
siatui* of JelTerson, hy Sir Moses
Ezekiel, will b* unveiled and f**r
mally presented to the university. Dr.
Alderman, on behalf of the university,
will acept the gut, In the presence of
a distinguished company. Including the
sculptor, Kir Moses Ezekiel Mr.
Ezekiel, who is In Cincinnati, will
come to Richmond from Charlottes
ville. anil "ill I**- the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. WlIHum H. Brauer. Because
*>i illness in the family. Mrs. Biauer
will he unable to attend the unveil
ing.
Card Party.
Miss Katharine Dickson, of Norfolk,
entertained her bridge club most de
lightfully on Thursday morning at
her home in Freemason street. There
rge3eple<’« a urmakBee- ehtet.T
were three tables with a prize for
each. These were won by Mis*
Dorothy Walk*-, who received a pair
of silk stockings: Sirs. Randolph
Cooke, who also received a pair of
silk stockings and Miss Kate Hardy,
who was presented with a pretty work
hag. Mr* Harrison Heath Riddleber
g* r was pres*-rited with the guests’
prize, a bun* h of sweetpeas Miss
Dickson's guests were: Mrs. Kiddle
berger, Mrs. ''duke. Miss Whllie. Miss
Hardy. Miss Lida Martin. Miss Emily
Johnston. Miss Jean Cooke, Miss Ena
Voigh1. Miss l.ou se Taylor, M,is« Alice
Old, Miss Lonlie Johnston and Miss
VTatc Cooke.
Siny-nt-Homc* Whist Club.
Mrs. E. Doyle will entertain the
Ptay-at-Home Whist Club at ner
home, 91t> Purk avenue, Monday
evening.
Aid Society Meeting.
The Ladles’ A hi Society of Leigh
Htreet Baptist church will meet Tues
I liay afternoon. May 31, at 4 o'clock
at the church. As this fa the last meet
ing before adjourning for the summer,
, a full attendance is requested. After
la short business sosslon, an attractive
: program will be rendered and light re
freshments served.
Personal*.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Bike. of Wash
ington, 1>. are visiting: Mr. and
Mrs. H. \V. Ja.kson, 616 West Frank
lin street. Mrs. Uke 1* a sister of
Mrs. JarkMrn. formerly Miss Josephine
Phillips. of Tarln.ro. X. C.
Mlss Kdltli Vaughan, of South Caro
lina. Ik the guest of Miss Ruby Goode
! for the Woman's College finals.
* *
Mins Kvel.vii Hyman Jackson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jack
son. has returned home from St.
Mary’s s. hool. In Raleigh. N. C., ao
jcompanied by her cousin, Josephus
1 Daniels. Jr., of Kalelgh.
Mr. and Mrs- John G. Armlstead. of
i Norfolk, are spending the week-end
at the Christian Cottage, Virginia
i Reach, as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
| J. Ambler Johnston, of Richmond.
Miss Virginia*Whlteljr Is visiting her
cousins. Mr James el. Whltely and the
Misses Whltely, of Catonsvlllo, Md.
MIks Jennie Pierce * wl|>q has been
! vial ting the Misses Jones fn Norfolk,
has returned to Richmond.
Mrs. George * Macauhln and her
j three children, of Baltimore, have
gone to their country home In Glou
[eestdr county, Vsc, for IM summer.
• • •
J Mrs. Freeman Dance, Miss Elisabeth
Dance and Mr. William Pance have
returned to Richmond after sending
r
Mai Orders of 55 and J
Women’s
and Misses’ Serge Suits.
All women who haven’t completed their summer wardrobe will be interested
in this important news. Never could you get more for your money than now.
The Suits we are offering at the price will surprise you. Every one correct
in every particular, with the Miller & Rhoads Label, which stands for perfection.
Nothing that you could buy in the suit line that would give you as much satis
faction as a Serge Suit. Blue black and cream pencil striped serges included
in this lot.
$25.00 to $52.50 Suits, al>out 20 designs; in several j
cases there is only one or two of a kind, all marked !
to sell at
$15.00
EXTRA SPECIAL
One Lot of Odd Suits, one or two of a kind, mostly
black and blue, the original price was more than
double..
The Balance of our $40.00, S45.00 and $50.00 j
Suits are all in this lot; get your choice to-morrow . .. )
!$ 7.50
$25.00
Ice Cream Freezers at Reduced
Prices.
And everybody w ill want an ice cream freezer. It is impossible
to get ice cream as satisfactory as that made at home; all kinds
of freezers here at a' prices.
The w ell known Blizzard freezer, f> and tv quart size, reduced to
$2.00.
The Twenty Century Freezers has been tested, only a few
No. 2 reduced to $1.00.
No. ,'i. eapaeity 2 quarts, $1.50.
No. 4. eapaeity 3 quarts, $1.60,
ti quart Ireland Freezer with fiber tub, reduced to $1.50.
Two Extra Specials
from the
Bargain Basement.
1,000 yards of Blenched Cambric, (-lightly
soiled and mussed but all perfect goods,
regular lflic quality, 7c yard.
Long Cloth, 38 inches wide, soft finish,
full bleached, all perfect goods, excellent
quality, at 10c yard
fimc time at the Pocahontas cottage.
Virginia lieaeh.
Mr. and >1rs. Adolph Idllare are at
the Yacht Club at Willoughby Spit
for the week-end.
KEYSYILLK NOTES.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian,)
KETSVTLLE. VA., May 30.—Miss
Janie Sims, of -Randolph. passed
through Friday, returning from Ra
leigh, where she has been attend
ing school.
Miss Nowlan, of Richmond, Is the
guest of Miss Ruth Kud<1.
T.llss Edna Spencer is visiting At
lanta and other points South.
Captain .1 .1. Tyson, of Richmond,
was In town to-day.
Monroe Wilson, a student at V I'.
I., is visiting his parents.
Mr. Ear! Arvin, of Ontario, spent
fo-day in KeysviUo.
Mrs. T. H. Williams, of Richmond,
passed through to-day en route to
Chare y. where she was called on
account of the serious illness of Mrs.
L. Gregory
Mrs. G. iPettus is spending the
week in the country with her parents
The many friends of Miss Sadie
Re Grande will ho glad to learn that
she is so far recovered as to be able
to return home to-day from the Me
morial hospital, where she was un
dergoing treatment.
Mrs. James and children, of Fitz
gerald, Ga., Rrrtved here to-day to
spend the summer with Mrs. James'
parentR.
l>r. Dadmun, presiding elder of the
Farmville district, was a visitor in
our town the past week.
Miss Sallie, the talented daughter
of our townsman. R. H. Wilson, was
awarded a gold, medal on vocal mu
sic at Hlackstone Female Institute.
RICHMOND PLANT LOOKS
FOR KISH OF ORDERS
The Richmond plant of the Ameri
can Locomotive Company Is expecting
n considerable Increase of work as a
result of numerous orders for engines
that have been Just placed with the
company.
These orders call for ten locomo
tives for the Cuba Railway Company,
four consolidation locomotives for the
Mexican Northwestern, and thirty en
gines for the Chicago and Alton.
The local plant Ir now building more
than 100 locomotives for the Haiti
more and Ohio, and it is said that its
present orders will carry work through
the month of August.
NURSES AT RETREAT FOR
THE SICK WILL GRADUATE
Dr. W. T. Oppenhlmer will deliver
diplomas to member* of the graduat
ing class of the Retreat for the Sick
school for nurses at the exercises to
be held Tuesday night at the Medical
College of Virginia. Judge Samuel W.
Williams will deliver the annual ad
dress and Rev. Robert W. Forsyth
will offer the Invocation.
Members of the graduating class
are Miss Nora King Bain, Miss Willie
Harris. Miss Jessie G. Lee, Miss May
Hell Lynch, Miss Lillie May Sands and
Miss Anna Marie Hess.
ONE NEGRO KHOOTSANOTHER
IN ROW AT CHURCH FESTIVAL
<Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA.. May 30.—At
a festival held at Sylvania colored
church Saturday night an altercation
occurred between two colored men,
Edgar Lee and Zaoh. Dawson, which
resulted in Dawson being shot by Lee
in the abdomen. Dawson is thought
to be seriously wounded and Lee was
arrested and lodged in Jail for a pre
liminary hearing.
LEESBURG LAWTlfe BADLY
HURT IN WASHINGTON
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
LEESBURG, VA., May 30—Judge
Richard H. Tebbs, former Judge of the
county court of Loudoun, was severely
Injured In Washington Friday after
romr, tnrtng trmrtrlr try a trotter ear
Both legs were broken, several ribs
fractured and Internal Injuries are
feared. He is at the Homeopathic hos
pital, and hie condition Is critical.
Judge Tebbs la flfty-Ove years eld.
OFFERED FORTUNE
Writ Known Story of f^nsonerV
Daughter i-t Told in
Norfolk.
IS III' JiT 3 X COLLISION
Juclimoiul Lose* First Series ot
Whist (iantes—Dig Association
is Formed
NORFOLK, VA„ May 30.—Samuel
Lasting, a furniture dealer <f Ports
mouth. has received from Alexander
Deinidoff, a Hussion banker, law In
prison. In Madrid, a letter asking aid
l" held him recover it fortune of $400,
000 for the prisoner's daugnter. Mr
Lasting is oflered $160,000 for Ills ter
vices and he Is requested to (fo to
Madrid to recover the portmanteau of
the imprisoned banker and secure the
necessary paper to establish the right*
of Deinidoff to the $400,000 fortune In
America.
Mr. lavs Unit is mystified by the let
ter and will try to ascertain more
about Banker Damlduff and his offi r
before attemptlntC to cross the sea to
visit the prisoner.
Deinidoff Is accused of stealing five
million rubies in St. Petersburg and
was about to embark for New York
when averted in Madrid.
The condition of Miss Jennie Mlcliie,
of Charlottesville, who was injured in
a collision between a trolley car and
a Belt Line locomotive, lust Friday
Is not favorable. Her oack is said u
be badly drenched.
Murno Black, who was Injured in the
same wreck, is much improved and
was out yesterday.
Washington won the first of the
series of matches to tie played by
whist clubs of the National capital,
Norfolk. Richmond, Baltimore.
The first match was played ot the
Lynnliaven hotel, in this elty Saturday
evening.
Norfolk tame second. Baltimore
third and Richmond fourth. Rich
mond was the only team to beat Wash
ington at all. Norfolk waa a danger
ous rival for the winulng In the final
score, falling behind Washington only
In tricks and vtin.nlng from Bnlilimre
und Richmond.
After the mate* the Southern Whist
Association was formed, unbracing the
whist dubs of the four cities in the
contest for the cup. Aubrey Butt, of
Norfolk, was elected president: Fred
Valentine, of Richmond, vicc-presi
fleet; John S. MeKIdotvney, of 13al
Itimore, treasurer, and Fietmnlng lav
ender. of Washington, secretary. -
The next match will be held in
! Washington in May, mil.
BRILLIANT GERMAN GIVEN AT
llORNEH MILITARY SCHOOL
; (Special to Th > Richmond Virginian.)
OXFORD, N. C., May 30.—The final
german of the Horner Military School,
wnicfc closed the fifty-ninth- com
mencement, was held in the barracks
on Friday evening and was one of
the most delightful occasions In the
social history of the school. King’s
orchestra of Durham furnished music
throughout the evening, North Caro
lina society waa represented by a large
number of its must beautiful and ac
complished young ladles, and gallent
men. Among those dancing were:
Major McGhee with Miss Kate Horn
er, Professor J. H. Manning with Miss
Bridge*; ofDurham; Professor Mer
chant w;ith Miss Mlchie, of Durham;
Captain Bears with Miss Swindell, of
Raleigh; Cadet Phillips with Miss
Lloyd, of Durham; Cadet Graff with
Miss Hancock; Cadet Low with Mtsg
Xamb. of Hen derap n; Cadet Bonner
with Mist Sophia Taylor; Cadet Jen
nette with Miss Ethyl Adama; Cadet
Thompson with Miss Irene Hines;
Cadet Grady with Mias Julia Cooper
Cadet Irving with Mir? Baris: Cadet
Walton with Mina Webb; Cadet Dixon
witn Miss McIntyre, of Henderson;
Cadet Warner with Miss Jones. of
Henderson; Cadet Ray with Mies Ruth
Mitchell: Cadet Wood with Mts* Coop
er; Cadet Whitfield wtth Miss Shaw;
Cadet OlWnltef with Mis? Weeks: Ca
det Welch with Miss Wilson, of Sto
vall: Cadet Shepherd with Miss White;
Kerr Tailor with Miss Alay White,
Kills Cannady with Miss Parham,
James Taylor with Miss Shular, of
Chattanooga; l. C. Taylor with Mis*
Kramer, of Durham; M. K. Plnnlw
with Miss Stokes, of Durham; K. T.
Crews with Miss Kerabee; N It. Csn
nady with Miss Shaner, of l-ynchburg;
W. W. Alston with Miss Annie Greg
iirv, of Stovall; J. G. Murchison with
Miss Davis, of Stovall', R. T. Smttll
with Miss Marrow : M. C. Taylor with
Miss Winston: Major Cant with Miss
Krwin. of Durham; been Marrow with
Miss Pierson, and Klbert Crews with
Mies Rucker,
The chief event of the caaion was
the presentation by the chief marshal
and his aides of their regalias a» fol
lows: Chief Marshal Gordon Watt to
Miss Janie Hunt. Cadet Sthruthers to
Miss M«rv R. Hancock, Cadet Field
to Miss Roberds, Cadet Cauthom to
Mis? l-andlr. Cadet Pratt to Miss An
derson, of Reidsvllle; Cadet Heard to
Miss Williams, Cadet Nimb-ke to Miss
Farthing, of N’orthstde.
Stags: Cadets iiullock, Quevado, Iji
nier nnd Messrs R, P Taylor. Wilson;
c. It. Adams, M. I-andls. if. Landis,
Hibson Howell. Cadets Smith and Wei
burn.
SEVERAL CHARTERS GRANTED
BY CORPORATION" COMMISSION
The follow ing charters were grant
ed by the Corjtoratton Commission
Saturday;
Slfenandoah Valley Apple Rands
Company. Ineorporated, Waynesboro,
Va. James Craig, president. Waynes
boro. Va.: W. H. Gardner, vice-presi
dent. Basic City; H. M. Magle, sec
retary and treasurer. Waynesboro,
Va. Capital stock: Maximum. *25,000:
minimum. 15.000. Objects and pur
poses: Deal In real estate and plant
and grew- orchard?.
American Kletelguhre Compan*
incorporated, Wllmont Wharf, Va.
W. T. Stllwell, president; H,
I Kvans, vice-president and treasurer;
D. J. Jenkins. Index, Va. Capital
stock: Maximum. 1100.000. minimum.
It.000. Objects and purposes: Manu
facturing and selling silica earth
1 bricks, tile, etc.
The Bostonian. Incorporated. South
Boston. Va. 8. G. Rogers, president;
H. W. Via, secretary and treasurer;
J. A Mebane. 8. M. Wood, C. T. Mor
ris. E. N. Black. Traynhan Emerson,
nil of South Boston. Capital rtoek:
; Maximum, *2.500; minimum, *2,000.
i Objects and purposes. To take over
the confectionery business of W. B.
i Johnson at South Boston. Va.
ANTICIPATE BIG RUN
ON CHARTER CLERK
Klght hundred and more corporation*
doing business In Virginia under au
thority granted by the State Corpora
tion Commission must renew their
charters during the present week or
they must cease their business activi
ties in Virginia.
Tuesday mark* the expiration of all
charters granted In Virginia. Ch'ef
Clerk Wltson and his assistants expect
j to be busy people on that day and the
! remainder of the week, as all of the
i charters can not be renewed in one
day. While there are atmont
i chartered corporations on the commie
j sion's books it is not thought all of
: them will renew their charters as many
L of them began business when the •
! Jamnstown expoaltlon started and
I went out of buatness when the island
I show ended.
Workratn Seriously Injured,
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
While fixing a belt under a saw frame
at Bowman's sawmill at Zion, Shen
andoah county, Hugh Hoover's cloth
ing was caught In the machinery and
hurled furiously In the air. He re
ceived . two broken rlhs,—dislocated ■
arm, shoulder and knee, & frightful
gash on the head- He was wound
so tightly In the machinery that hla
clothing had to l>« cut from his body
; to free *"*“-^. "
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