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* Richmond, Va., June 22, 1‘UO.
We. who have had opportunity toi observing and know how faithfulU
and energetically the Hon. John Lamb has served the city of Richmond and
the counties of the Third District of Virginia as their representative in the
Congress of the United State?, desire !>> publicly express our appreciation
oftHe services winch he has muIe'riiTTn me f>asb and To ask.that he be renorn
inateti and elected to represent this district in the next Congress
The honesty and energy of the man. his broad sympathy with all classes
of huhtanitv and his enthusiasm in the cause of progress are characteristics
which have marked otir representative among his fellc ws as a man -well
equipped to legislate for both the moral and material welfare of our people.
No man has stood more sturdily than has l aptain Lamb for a square
deal” for all the people and every section of the countrv : but < ur space is
too limited to detail here the innumerable sen ice* whk h he has rendered
Virginia and the nation as an ardent advocate of bem-ficiai leg. i..ti<n n
opponent of pernicious bills and an upholder of the rights nt the Pr,'l a- against
special interests, centralized power and arbitrary administrators.
What we wish to emphasize is that the labors of i'aptain- lidnilt, ns nur
Congressman, have been of the greatest material benefit to this community .
that through sears of experience and efficient service he has won and now
hold? a position of prominence and influence in < V>ngr< and that this expe
rienced and progressive man is tie- kind of man that progressive Richmond
and the whole Third District needs to look alter its glowing intro-ts.
He has always insisted that the claims of James River lie recogm/.d.
and in every bill of appropriation for the Improvement ol Ixivei- and iiai
bors” he has secured an appropriation for the work on Janies River. Yv hen
he entered Congress the depth of water in our river was twelve and a half
feet; to-day it is seventeen at low water.
lie- actively promoter! legislation for Free Rural Delivery and through
1 efforts three of the very first rural routes established m the United States
were located in Henrico county, and now (thanks to his fostering care) there
a p< rfect network of rural delivery throughout the counties of this district.
Time and again had Manchester asked for ( ity Mail Delivery, only to
be denied it, but Captain Lamb persistently and insistently pursued the
matter until in his second term he secured this great sonvenience for his
people. To him, too, is largely due the establishment here and enlargement
of the Weather Bureau Station.
In addition to this he has secured for the di-trict he represents every public
and nearly everv private measure asked for. in which there was merit, includ
ing damages for church property destroyed during the ( iviI War in almost
i very countv in the district, and was largely instrumental in securing $25,000
for Richmond ( ollege <
nu ' iimm on account of damages sustained by destruction .of
its property bv two negro regiments quartered on its campus, and the claim
,,f the Richmond Locomotive Works for $69,000, balance due them by the
Governnunt on boilers for the battleship Texas.
Tlu passage of laws regulating various forms of business, and the many
interpretations, examinations, regulations and adjustments springing there
from have enormously increased the number of Government officials and the
frequency with which our business men have to correspond with and interview
i hose connected with the several departments and bureaus.
To a large number of Richmond firms who have had business with < <ov
t.rumen t officials Captain Lamb has been of the very greatest assistance,
lie dears awav red tape, puts matters before the proper authorities, arranges
interviews and hearings, obtains information and brings about settlements
with such dispatch that in many instances he has saved our business men a
vast amount of trouble and prevented, delays which might have very inju
riously affected some of our most important industries. Where a less vigilant,
energetic and practical representative might content himself with writing a
letter or two, he goes to a department himself and sees that his constituent s
affairs are receiving proper attention—and such is the kind of representative
a progressive, busy community like this needs in Washington to attend to
i its increasing business.
He is highly esteemed and popular with his fellow Congressmen of both
parties, to whom he has been known for such a long time, and his years of
! service and ability have earned for him most important positions on com
mittees For eight years he has been the ranking minority member of the
Agricultural Committee, the third, if- not the second, most important com
mittee in the House. He is now the oldest member of that committee in
point of service, and for twelve years has been on its subcommittee to make
up appropriations for the committee, and in addition to this, he is the rank
1 ing Democrat on the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department.
From his long experience on the Agricultural Committee and his position
| as the ranking Democrat on it, there is every reason to believe that in the
; election of a Democratic Congress he will become chairman of this great,
committee, an honor and an Important position which he well deserves, and
which' Richmond and the counties of this district will be proud to see lie
stowed upon their representative.
In the interest of this district we ask for the renomination of Hon. John
Lamb at the Democratic Primary, to l*e held August 9th, as we believe, from
his long service, he is particularly well qualified to represent it, and we re
spectfully solicit vour vote and influence for the continuation of the valuable
j services of an experienced, faithful and influential Congressman, which this
i district cannot afford to lose.
John L. Williams
Jno. B. Purcell
Wm. H. Palmer
Jno. Skleton Willimus
W. A. Stubs
H. K. Franklin
Wm. E. Word
L. E. Cutchins
W. E. Cardozo
E. A. Baughman, Jr.
J. Osborn Haw
Henry G. Dickerson
James T. Gray
H. Seldon Taylor
L. W. McVeigh
W. Gray Wattson
Frederick S. Valentine
James J. Sutton
A. C. Sintnn
H. M. Baskerville
S. S. Mulford
G. L. Hall
R. F. Atkinson
E. B. TJpchurch
Frank Atkinson
Joseph Anthony
]
E. A. Baughman
Geo. W. Johnson
Willard A. Beveridge
Jacob Cans
E. L. Bemiss
Granville G. Valentine
('has. C. Reed
J. H. W ilkinson
\\ A. W illiams
{no. O. Taylor
C. J. Miller'
Henry F. Miller
A. C. Atkinson
Clairborne W atkim
Thomas L. Moore
I.. Z. Morris
Alonzo J. Parrish
\\. W’. Gallaher
W . Withers Miller
Polk Miller
W . H. Sherwin
1. Mack Tiller
T. 11. El let t
A. Eiehel
Sam Eiehel
P. J. Martin
( has. R. Steinliaeh
F.. I). Quarles
Jas. C. Bowman
, B. S. Hume
\Y. L. Rogerson
L. M. Estes
J. Stuart Hopkins
|no. Hampden Chamberlayne
R. E. Craig
Thus. P. 1 >citrick
W. M. Coleman
Hiram T. Gates
E E. Redford
\V. A. Page
Henry VY. Wood
Lawrence Ingram
H. McMinn
Stuart McGuire
Hill Carter
Robert A. Lancaster, Jr.
- (ieo. Mel). Blake
W in. M. Taylor
F. L. Jobson
Mann S. Y'alentine, Jr.
F. Robinson
R. H. Hawks
R. C. Williams
C. C. Chapin
I. R. Carv
G. S. McRae
R. L. Bailey
\Y. Fleet Kirk
i Robt. M. Smith
Chas. E. Srhith
J. A. Heisler
R. S. A. P. Smith
B. F. Wells
J. D. Patton
John L. Hench
Thos. Christian
L. J. Crovo
L. Heale
M. L. Willis
Jno. S. Freeman
\V. F. Dance
W. A. Powers
B. Cary Nelson
(). W. Kucheman
Geo. R. Newson
Jno. Adam
C. D. Coleman
Clarence Gray
W. G. Long
Chas. A. Willis
W. T. Dabney
R. A. Dunlop
Edward V. Valentine
! S. II. Hawes
K. A. Hoen
D. O. Davis
Geo. A. Gibson
E. B. Addison
A. D. Crutchfield
G. S. Whittle
T. C. Williams
J. G. Earnest
N. V. Coleman
Dr. N. C. Mueller
C. D. Lathrop
Wm. A. Green
J. F. Biggs
T. E. Spott
Douglas Wherry
Powers & Anderson, Inr.,
per Robt. E. Anderson, See’y
D. A. Brown, Jr.
B. C. Baylor
T. A. Luck
C. F. Luck
Jno. F. Jacob
B. Lorraine
W. M. Parrish
H. G. Carter
S. T. Beveridge
S. T. Beveridge .S; Co.
A. Reid Venable
A. S. Lee
Arthur W. Lee
Walter C. Mercer
W. W. Spratlev
W. B. Saunders
| B. Bridgforth
I J no. Stewart Walker
Jas. F. Ryland
S. E. Bishop
J. C. Lipscomb
C. W. McGinness
E. W. Bowles
D. M. Wiltshire
S. H. Bowman
Jno. F. Mayer
R. Simon
Austin Brockenbrough
H. L. Bishop
H. H. McVev
S. W. Travers
Hampton Fleming
Isaac B. Davenport
Howard D. Hogc
H. P. Taylor. Jr.
P. C. Christian
L. Baines
Jas. H. Grubbs
Henry Lee Valentine
R. F. Walker
J. W. Moody
Archibald Pleasants
Edwin Pleasants
J. L. Maury
Edward Winfree
H. /. Ellett
Jno. S. Ellett. Jr.
i Julius A. Spiegel
! E. M. Crutchheld
A. B. Willingham
F. B. Blankenship
Leon Weinberg
j Thos. S. Ellett
R. H. Meade
C. F. Patrick
C. P. Cadet
H. T. Leake
| J. L. Davis
W. G. Nuekols
! Geo. F. Shaver
L Percy M. Richardson
G. 11. Hilgartner
W. C. Noble
E. W. Noble
P. J. Ryan
John A. Davis
L. R. Bryant
Geo. A. Strickland
I M. M. Gary
Thos. M uldowney
T. J. Walker
A. E. Lipscomb
H. M. Shield
Peyton Grymes
Deane Maury
P. A. Tyson
i Courtney Reed
j B. W. Fleming
An interesting wedding whh h w ill
take place at the Warm Spring* on
August 31 is that ot I'r. John Wal
ker Carter Jones, ot Newport News,
to Mr*. Charlotte Wilson, daughter
of Mr. John Wilson Stephenson it
prominent lawyer and leading citizen
of Warm Bpring*. Dr. J"ne« is c. son
of the Hon. Mary us Jones, of New
port Ngws, and grandson of thi lat<
Joftn W. 0. Catlett, of Timber Neck
Ho graduated fn mr-dtotnv aT Srtraner
afterwards spending much tinn in
MgW York, Berlin, Vienna. Paris and
London. He is ijow a sucersstul spe
cialist at Newport News. Miss Stcven
•OB is well known In Richmond as
a charming and beautiful girl and has
been one of the "belles-'' of tin- Warm
Bpring*. This wedding will be a larg.
on* and many Richmond people will
attend.
Mrs. Co* 1 rilortaiiis.
General and Mrs William Ruffin
Cox have given some beautiful en
tertainments at the Hot Springs this
Bummer. Justice and Mrs. Linton
were their honored guests on Wed
nesday last Other guests were Miss
Bell Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. P. If.
Mayo. Miss Bessie Carrington Me
Stettlnlns. Mr. and Mrs. Axtell. Mrs.
George Cole Scott. Miss Scott. Miss
Branch and many ot tiers
Miss PaU«-rson * Snow**.
Southern girls seem to 1*.» forging
t* the front In the artistic world, and
the latest theatrical success is Miss
Marjorie Patterson. of Baltimore. She
belongs to the well known V. It. Ken
anr, Shakerpcrean Company, of Kng
lar.d. snd has appeared as Perdita in
'"The Winter's Tale Viola in "Twelfth
Night." "Queen Catherine' in Henry
V. and Anne Pope in "The Merry
■WJves of Windsor. £ho will return
to America later hi, 1 continue her
profession.
Bummer Is the plajtin.o of the
actors and singers who work so hard
for the public pleasure during tip
winter. Mars- Carden, whose Salome
fascinated hosts of people lust winter
1s flirting with the great Italian writer
J. Annunxlo. in Paris, and At* b1*
Banlsc and announced without Vp.-i
tatlon that "He is most fa- Inattng.
She expects to make a greater sensa
tion in Carmen next winter than she
did In Salome.
Streets Lonesome.
The streets of our beautiful < itj
are lonesome, for most of the leisure
folk arc having a good time else
whore. We must look for our belles
and matron* not In the church but in
the letter* from the various springs
Personals.
The party of President cleorge \V.
guveas, who h«» been to Kur 'tn. for
some months, has returned to Hiili
tnond.
Mrs. Landonia Dashlell is entertain
lag • house party of young people at
her cottage on Lake George
Mr*. Smith Brockenbrough. wh<
ha* Been visiting, Mr. and Mr*
Maury McGuire, on the Massachus
setts coast, has returned home.
Mr. Pester and the Misses Potrtri
gave g launch party to their friend
get Bdckroe Beach last week Th<
happy party sailed to Old Point am
around the battleships and then fa
to the ocean. Tne water echoes
with the Jolly songs of the youni
. Among the guest* were M1h
BtUnor* and P- L. Palmor,
Marie Carter. Mrs. D. Mae
tbmaid McLean and he
tar, Mrs JDaiitun, are summer
"■ 1 -—11 " ■* ' 'I...* ..
Mrs. Barton Myers‘entertained Mrs. !
Peyton Randolph Nelson on Frida> at
the Norfolk < 'ountry Cluh. other
quests were Mrs. Rosalie Whitth . Mr.
and .Mrs. John I.cUlur and Mrs. John
Newport Green
Mrs. Robert Hughes is at the Nut- !
ural Bridge for August.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude M. Hudgins an
no u in <■ the engagement of their
'daughter. Carrie., to Mr. J. W. Jen-.
' kins, of Smlthfleld.
Mr. Carl Walker is at Virginia
! Beach.
Mr. Robinson Nelson lias returned
'Tforii TTFiinge.
Miss Mar'. Catlett, ol TlmhulleeU,
! is on a visit to Mrs. H. W .fonts.
l>r. and Mr.- II. A White. Dr. aruP
Mrs. Thomas Marshall and Mr. Mil
Ward C. Wellford will' h ave for Glou
l ester county to-morrow.
Mr, and Mrs. Alfred lvirtland havi
. gone North lor a two weeks' visit.
! Mrs. B. Cari Nelson :ls at Salem,
Va.. for August.
* • •
I Mrs. J. Taylor JSUyeon is at the
' Warm Springs.
« • •
Mrs Joseph Bell will leave for a
month's visit to her father. Air. Gran
ville Gaines, this week.
Mrs. Sauel Lawrence and little
i daughters will go to i’arkershurg. W.
j Va . on Friday.
* * *
Mrs. William Dlmmook', of Newport
\ News, and her i3a-ughters, Mrs. Well
ford, Mrs Burton and the Misses
! Dimmoek are now at Ozerammergau.
latter they will visit Italy. France and
j Mngland
*. • •
Together with the pleasure travel
Ml.-s Kl'u Blnford is combining work.
She is h arnlng new dances for her
classes next u Inter.
• • •
Mrs. John 8. Knox, with her daugh
ters, Misses Jean and Elizabeth, are
vamping at Virginia Beach.
Judge and Mrs. Waddill have re
turni d to Richmond from Virginia
j Beach.
• • •
J A called meeting of Richmond
Chapters, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, will he held at )1 o'clock
Wednesday morning at l.ee Camp
nail.
Dr. John Shaw a nth- sistfT. Juanita
Shaw, of 107 Mist Grace street, have
left for a month's stay at their coun
try home at Goshen.
Mr. W. E. Brooks will spend a por
tion of his vacation at Atlantic City.
Thence he will motor to Portland,
Me returning to Richmond the lat
ter part of August
Dr. Harry S. Corey has gone North
to spend hi* vacation.
♦ » *
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart 8. Welsiger and
Mis* Jeahette Burgess have returned
to the city, after an extended trip
, : to 1-unenburg county.
• * *
I Mrs. George H, Burgess and Miss
• ! Mittie Burge** leave to-day for Mu
I . nenburg county, whet* they will spend
5: the remainder of the summer.
Sharp—Briscoe.
- ; HARRISONBURG, VA., August K—
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
Announcement is made of the mar
r riage of the Rev. Jasper N. Bharp, ol
• Cowan, W. Va., and Miss Minnie B.
JUrlacofc, ol Sunny Bottom. Key. A. M.
Cackley, „{ Marlinton, officiating. The
groom la ;l member of the \\ eat V ir
ginla Alethodist Co alert-nee.
COMPANY WINS SUIT
■ DI T appeal is taken
(Spe. ial I.. The Ul- hmond Virginian >
<>.\l-'OHl>. N. C., August X.-—The
rase of Colonel Jerome C. Horner,
presids-pt ami owner of the Horner
AUlitar S -hool, Oxford, N. C.. against
the Oxford Water and Klectrir Cont
pan.v, was deeided here Saturday by
Judge 1'■ C. I,yon In favor of the de
frmirmt trrmptttty. Fht* t-ftes- lx - .tit- of
unusual Interest in that it Involves
the' qu< lion of whether water. gus
and eleetrie oompanbjs have the right
to yhurgs- its customers at flat or
meter rates.
in this particular ease it appears
that tin- city had granted the com
pany the right t.> charge certain maxi
mum tint rates and certain meter
rates, and in this case the plaintiff
had made a meter rate contract for
the (supply of electric current in the
buildings of military school buildings
on Horner Heights.
in January, HH)S, this contract was
terminated, with bids then two
months in arrears, and a demand was
made by Colonel Horner for flat rates.
This the company refused and threat
en. d to cut (>ff the current, where
upon Colonel ltorncr instituted this
suit in order to enjoin the company
Judge I.yun holds .that the metef
rail s « hnrged by the company art
reasonable and that Ihe company ant
not Colonel Horner has the right ti
determine whether tint, or meter rates
should he charges!. The ease was 01'
pealed and will probably be heard a'
the eoming term of ths* Kuperioi
court. Judgs- A. \V. Graham, Genera
Beverly !-i. Koyster and Mr. AV. A
I levin appeared for Colonel Horner
while Colonel John W. Hinsdale was
retained as counsel by the company
SALE BF NEAR-BEER
1ST BE STBPPED
Win-ton Aldermen Will Have .Law
Amended So as to Prohibit Is
suance of License.
WIXHTON-SALHM, N. C. Angus
s The Winston aldermen will have f
hill put through the stale leglslaturs
at its next session which will givs
tin us the right to. stopUmudug "neai
’ ia - r" saloon* here altogether . A
present, there is only one hers-, ths
, board having refused to grant Jtcenss
to the lsist three applicants, ’rtie or
I dlnanee has been amended so tha
j lk's-nse can be granted for only si:
1 months at a time and the bottles mus
lie labelled, (contain the name of ths
brewer, and; the tier-cent of alcoho
! the beverage contains.
Tha graded school commissioner
| have ordered 400 new desks and othe
j equipment for the three ns w grades
i si h<mis recently ordered built and ma
! terial for heating will also lie secures
j or repaired. A large enrollment i
j expect 1-d this year, ‘treat preparation
- have been masle and additional roon
provided hut the new schools will onl;
solve the'isrobls-m for this year.
Ed Baker, a young white man. wa
bound ovs-r tss the grand Jury Haturda:
by rex-order Hastings on the chaJ-g
of fssrglng the name of the Carolin
tJnglns-erlng Company to check fO
tiS.Vt which was cashed by Sharp
Uodiln Company, Of this ciU.
NEWS OF SOOTH RICHMOND
Ma*htn«t<m M ard ltfn« »4 Aitrertlaemen t» rer-elred at Virginia n urea a,
J. W. Crate's Store. 1300 Hull street.
ID HAVE
SPLENDID SESSIONS
.Middle District Association Be
pi itf
Three Davs’ AIcct Tues
Morning.
The Middle District Baptist Assoda
tion will meet Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday in Powhatan Baptist
ehurclr, and what premises to be one
of the host attended religious feather
ings of the year is anticipated. Mr.
R. A. Justice Is named as moderator
and Mr. Haskins Hobson is made clerk.
The association will open with devo
tional services, conducted by the Rev.
John R. Bagby, ] >. D. The introduc
tory sermon will he preached by Rev.
H. D. Ragland. The welcoming ad
dress will be delivered by Rev. B. O.
James.
The program tor ine three days'
sessions follows:
Tuesday. August 9,
11 A. M.—Devotional exercises, Rev.
.John R. Bagby. It. it. 11:15 A. M.—
Reading of church letters, by clerk.
11:45 A. M.—Klectlon of officers; ap
pointment of committee on digest of
church letters. 12 M.—Introductory
sermon, Rev. H D Ragland; alternate,
Rev. D. O. i.am aster. 12:45 P. M.—
Miscellaneous business. 1 P. M.—Wel
come by funster Rev, J. W. Reynolds;
response, Rev. H D. Thames. 1:15 P.
.M.—Recess. 2:15 P. M.—Devotional
exercises, Rev. M. W. Hloxam. 2:a0 P.
M.—Orphanage report, Rev. W. H.
Dawson. Speaker, F. A. Lamb. 3:15
P. M—Daymen's Movement and Fra
ternal and Benefit Association, report
by J. B. Watkins; Minister*' Relief
Fund, report by W. B. Qates. Speak
ers. W. W. Baker and A. H. Goode.
Wednesday, August 10.
!>: 30 A. M. Devotional exercises,
Rev. Alfred Bagby D. D. 9:45 A. M.—
Miscellaneous business. 10’ A. M.—
State of churches: report of executive
committee; report of committee on di
gest of church letters. 12 M. “Educa
tion and Religious Dlterature; written
report on education commission, Rev.
M. W. Bloxom. Speaker*, Fred Boat
wright, DD D.. and R. H. Pitt. D. D.
1:15 P. M.—Recess. 2:15 P. M.—Devo
tional exercises, h. D. Pierce. 2:30 P.
M.—State Missions and Sunday-school
report, J. W. Holt. Speakers, R. D.
Garland and J. G. Loving. 3:30 P. M.—
"How to Train Our Young People," re
port by W. Ohewning. Speaker, Rev.
J. Clarence Miles.
Thursday, August 11.
9:30 A. M.— Devotional exercises.
Rev. W. H. Davis. 9:45 A. M.—For
eign and Home Missions, report by
Rev. J. T. Tucker; Rev. R. J. Willing
ham, "Foreign Missions”; Rev. W. H.
Davis. "Home Missions.” 11:30 A.
M.—"The Sphere of the Church in the
Social and Intellectual World,”1 re
port by W. G/Owens. Speaker, Otis
^Unnant.
J. g. loving, m. d.
RKV. w. H. LAWSON, ~
REV,. R. H. WDNFRFK,
Committee
aSafeb sffiStsM’V
VOTE MSI IE LIGHT
linsiin A fen Taking Active 1’art,
But Others Are
Indifferent,
The vote Tuesday In Washington
ward will nut he a very heavy one.
Business men have taken a great In
terest in the rate between Captain John
Lamb aifl Judge Ashby T. Wickham
for the seat In Congress from the
Third district, but it appears the work
ing people are disposed to remain
away from the polls. A conservative
estimate of the number of ballots to be
i cast In South Richmond Is given as not
j more than 350. Of this number, Judge
! Wickham, It is said by politicians, will
I receive the majority. Chestertieid
I county Is more Interested In the race
, than is Washington ward. There is a
wide difference of opinion among the
! farmers, too, it is declared, and the
i result Is In doubt.
Below will be found a list of the
voting places together with the names
of the officers who are to serve In the
Democratic primary:
First Precinct—517 Hull street. C.
E. Walthall, registrar-judge; C. W.
Ronch, Judge; William Caudle, clerk.
Second Precinct—Courthouse. F. S
Anderson, registrar-Judge; P. L. An
derson, judge; Charles Walke, clerk.
Third Precinct—1024 Hull street. M.
A. Rlghtsall, registrar-judge; E. F
Davis, Judge; R. M. Shipp, clerk.
Fourth Precinct—1321 Hull street.
W. L. Porter, registrar-judge; J. A.
| Williamson, Jr„ Judge; A. L. Sampson,
' clerk.
DKI.KiHTLX'L EVENING IN
CHESTEKETKLn HO MI
NI r. and Mrs. Luther Cosby, oi
Chestertieid, entertained last week In
honor of Miss Margaret Watkins, ol
j Roanoke, and Misses Mary and Mar
garet Jewett, of Midlothian, and Mini
Ethel Puryear, of Ilanvllle. An even
! lng of games and music was greatl}
-. enjoyed. Among those present were;
r Misses Margaret Watkins. Ethe
! Puryear. "Mary Jewett, Kitty Eastman
Florence Cosby and Alys Washington
and Messrs. Francis Fisher, Lee Les
ter, John Jewett, James Horner anf
Jeff Cosby.
I MISS OWEN ENTERTAINS
PROSPECTIVE HRIDI
Miss Margaret Owen entertained a
i cards Friday morning in honor o
Mis* Louise Owen, whose approach
ing marriage to Mr. Henry Beatth
has been announced* Miss Elsh
Reekford, of Bel Air, Md., and Mlsi
Elsie Gray, of New York, were als<
guests of honor. „
Miss Gray was awarded the guests
! pribe. while Miss Emily Fitsgerah
I captured first prise.
Personals and Brief* '
Porter Street Presbyterian ehurcl
was crowded Sunday with a congrsgs
tkm that listened attantW&ly to i
splendid sermon preached by Kev. >
Henry Alexander White, It. It., of Co- ;
lumbia Theological Seminary, Colum- I
bla, 8. C
Hiss Margaret Urooks. who was;
operated on at the Memorial Hospital j
In Richmond last week, is very much
better and will soon be able to re
(urn to her home
Fire that originated from unknown!
origin in the store of ft, A. Bowen,
Thirteenth and Hull streets, early j
Monday morning did much damage
t■» the building and stock. The blaze
! was first discovered in the feedroom. [
! and it is thought that some one was ;
[ in the rear of the place smoking and .
; dropped a cigarette or a cigar. En- j
; g 1 no Company No._7 from Richmond :
i responded to a second alarm anti with
the assistance of the local department
soon had the flames under Control. !
, The damages will reach into the thou- '
1 sands, all of which is covered by in- ;
■ su ranee.
Miss Nettie Bitzer is giving a house :
party at the home of her sister, Mrs. j
E. <\ Cnples. Among those who have ’
enjoved her hospitality are Misses j
Gussle Chandler, Emma Stephenson
and Edyth Humphreys, of Delaware, j
and Miss Mary Caples. of Baltimore.
Misses fteva and Delta Meredith j
gave a lantern party at their home j
last Friday night. Miss Archer won
the first prize and little Miss Mary
Williams won seoond prize.
OBITUARY
Lillli* May Bennett.
Lillie May Bennett, !2-year-nld
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ben
nett, No. 701 Denny street, died Sun- i
day afternoon. The funeral took place
Monday afternoon from the residence.
Funeral of Mrs. Fisher.
The funeral of Mrs. Lillian W.
Fisher, who died Saturday at her
home. No. 2523 P street, took plate
Sunday afternoon from the Cnlon
Station Methodist Episcopal church.
William M. I-andors.
William M. Landers, of No. 314
! South Fifth street, died Saturday. He
leaves a wife and five children. The
funeral took place Monday morning
from St. Peter's Catholic church.
Child’s Fanml.
The funeral of Edward Randolph
| Maynard, Jr., six years old, who died
Saturday at the home of his parent*.
No. 2600 Wes* Grace street, took place
; Sunday afternoon. Interment was In
1 Hollywood cemetery.
W. T. Mills.
i Mr. W. T Mills, one of the oldest
citizens of Hanover, died at his home
in that country last Friday night. He
had reached the ripe age of 39 years.
Deceased leaves his wife and four
children, thre sons and one daugh
ter. These are Messrs. Andrew, John
and George Mills and Mrs. E. P. Mel
ton. of Glen Allen. The Interment
was made in the family burying
ground on Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bell,
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA„ August ft.—
Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, 72 years old, wife
’ of Edward F. Bell, la dead In Stras
' burg, Shenandoah county. She was a
' daughter of John Suplnger, a pioneer
of the Vnalley. She leaves a ton, L
Dice Bell, and two brothers and a
i siatef.
Mra. Alfred Kibler.
(Special1 to The Richmond Virginian.)
l HARRISONBURG. VA-, August
• Mra. Xlbler, wife of Alfred Kibler, a
i srontnant Shenandoah farmer. died at
Mt Calvary. aged 70 years. She be
longed to the Reformed church.
Joseph Hull.
Op. ( inf to The Richmond Virginian 1
HARRISON HU KC. VA. August *-•
Joseph Hull. TS years old. for many
tears a widely known hunter, of High
land county. Is dead. He was » son
of Frederick Hull, a member of an
old English family. He leaves ten
children. Including Dr. Forest Hull,
of Durbin.
Mrs. Nannie J. Priddy.
Mrs. Nannie J. Priddy. wife of J. C.
Priddy, of Elmout, aHnover county,
oi-.t ironnayr neairor her TrusbamT tk*
leaves six sisters. Mrs. James Holman,
Miss Ida C. Davis, Mrs. Henry Vasa.
Mrs. Harry Crou*, Mrs. M. H. Haxel
grove and Mrs. John R. ITlddy. and
one brother. William H. Davis Mrs.
Priddy was SB years old. The funeral
will take plate Monday afternoon from
Winn’s Baptist church, Hanover coun
ty.
< diaries E. Tackett.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG. VA.. August
8.—Mr. Charles E. Tackett died at
his home here Saturday evening after
only several days sickness, aged SI
years. Mr. Tackett was the son of the
iate survivor of a noble ahd honorable
family. He was educated at the Vir
ginia Military Institute and a member
of the present board of visitors. After
the Civil war he taught school here
with Misses Buckner and Caruther*
and later conducted a military school
with the late W. B. Marye. For the
past fifteen years he had been the
Virginia repreaentatve of Ihinham.
Buckley * Company, the large dry
goods firm of New York. Several
weeks ago he became manager of the
dry goods firm of the late James T.
I-owry, doing business in this city. Mr.
Tackett 1s survived by his wife, who
was Mis* Harriett Slaughter, of this
city. His funeral was held from St.
Oeorge's Episcopal church Sunday
evening at « o'clock.
Net Their Pay.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian >
ROANOKE, August 8.—The Roa
noke military to-day received cheeks
for services in Gettysburg encamp
ment. Pay for medical did has not
yet been received, checks for this de
partment going first to Major Finch,
X,f Chaaa City.
COXYICTEP AFTER
FOURTH KTTXTXO
ASHEVIDDE. N. C„ August 8.—Th«
Jury In the esse of the State versug
James B. Allison, charged wfth tha
murder of Floyd McGhee on July 8,
returned a verdict of murder In tha
first degree Saturday night after being
out only-18 minutes. The accused was
Sentenced to death by Judge Council
, this morning.
The crime of which Allison was
I convicted was a most revolting one.
j According to the evidence at the trial
! Allison crerd on his victim without
warning, shooting him in the hack
four timps. After McGhee fell. Allison
seised a hcavv blacksmith hammer
anil crushed out McGhee’s brains with
renented blows. The killing Is alleg
ed to have been brought about by
M'-Ghee's attentions to a woman.
Allison who is 4ft years old. has killed
four men in the last twelve years.
I He has heretofore escaoed punish
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