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vestieation.
ARREST FIGHT PROMOTER
Clifford Thomas, Who lias Hoen
Fugitive Sev»ral Months,
Surrenders.
.Special to The Richmond Virginian!
VEVVPORT NEWS VA.. Aug 31.—
J. F. Watson. who arrived here Mon
lay from Baltimore. and gave out a
Ihrllllnir story to the effect that hi
was the sole survivor of five per
son* on the schooner Williams, which,
he »a!d went down off New Point
light at t o'clock Sunday morning.
;ums out to be a strong competltoi
yf t>r. Cook. Investigation latls to
disclose any such schooner, and It Is
now shown that he sent a tet»gram
from Baltimore more than five hours
if fore, accoiding to ht» own storv.
he had been picked up from the tur
bulent water* of the Chesapeake Bay.
Watson said that his craft, under the
command of Captain P'avis, and with
a ere" of four men. brick laden, from
Norfolk to Baltimore, had suddenly
-lilt'd with water, sinking so quickly
that the crew could not even launch
the yawl. Watson gave the names ot
;he members of the crew and indicat
ed that he believed they had all beet,
drowned It now transpires that Wat
lon is given to telling "funny stories,
and he has served one term in the
:tty lock-up on charge of vagrancy.
He claimed to have kept himself for
nine hours from drowning by swim
ming and floating
l-ocai Elks met last night and con
cluded arrangement? for sending a
large delegation to the .Stat>,«c»Msso
ylatlon. which convenes on Septem
ber 6 in Charlottesville.
In the mayor's court at Hampton
yesterday the warrant against the
management of the McMenamin crab
factory for maintaining a nuisance
was dismissed, the complainant, J. c.
Outten. failing to appear. The warrant
was Issued on account of a terrible
stench that emanated from the fac
tory for s day or two last week, w hen
the fertiliser making machinery be
came disordered. However, the resi
dents of West End. Hampton, saj
.hat the nuisance is a perpetual one.
,nd they expect, either by Injunction
jr in some other way, to get rtd of it.
Henry L. Schmels, the well-known
Hampton banker, is the manager ot
the enterprise, w hich ships i rab-meat
>11 ever the world.
Clifford A. Thomas, a well-known
nan about town, of Hampton, yester
lay came in and gave himself up,
tfter having hidden from the officers
for the past several months, he nnv
/ig been charged with aiding and
abetting the 1,'urand-St arbornugh
prlae light last, spring at Bay View,
uurand. the white prise fighter, has
.been tried and sentenced to one yeat
in the penitentiary on charge or prigs
lighting, but Scarborough, the negro
has never been located. The lattei
knocked out the white man in th»
drat round.
ALL TO ROOT
FOR GOOD ROADS
LAHORE. VA . August 31—A good
roads picnic will be held at I'nionvillc
September 3 The corn crop U unusu
ally good, ar.d White Burley tobacco
gives premise of fine returns.
Fire destroyed U*a dwauhlUk* and out
houses uf Amanda Page, a colored wo
man, near Bamunky, Monday night
Farmers are selling wheat to the
Orange mills at $1 per bushel
Guano agents report large sales, and
the general tendency l» toward seeding
a large crop of wheat and oats.
Dr. Burroughs, of Henderson. N. C.
is ▼leittng frbnd* here
Mrs. It. R Powell, of Richmond, is
vtaiting relatives and friend* near
Thorn Hill.
LETTER CARRIES MEET
IX ROAXOKE SEPT. 6
ROAXOKE. VA , August 31.—The
teventh annual convention of the Vir
ginia Rural Letter Carriers Associa
tion will be held in Iioanoke September
6 and 3*10
The following prominent speakers
• re expected to be present Edgar Al
len, Jr., postmaster of Richmond. Hon
Carter Glass, of Lynchburg Hon. K W
Baunders. of Rocky Mount R A Davis
postmaster of Rock> Mount, R. H An
geil. president Chamber of Commerce
Itoanokc. Joel H Cutchin. Mayor ol
Roanoke and L. G. Funkhouser. repre
sentative of the Boet •Office Depart
meat.
ATE FRE8II FISH
AND WERE MERRY
BPOTSTI.VANTA, VA Any 31.—-a
Jihfry and barbecue was given yester
da> at Pendleton's Mill Pond, In thli
county At an early hour a numbei
of ■ seine-haulers, under the manage
ment of Charles Oliver, arrived at th(
pond and harvested a rich haul of fish
The squirrel hunters brought In a to
Of squirrel#, and beef and lamb* weri
liberally contributed \i 2 o'clock at
immense dinner was spread and heart
11 y partaken of by 200 guests Speech
*# were made by several of those pres
•«t.
Miss Mattie M l-endlelon, of Spotsyl
-erania left yesterday for W+ehtt* Kar
to take charge ot a training school o
deaconesses in that city Miss l'endle
ton for some year* has been < onnectei
with Wilmcre and Kingswood College
In Kentucky, and goes nnv to aasum
personal responsibility of the instltu
Uon at Wichita.
ALMOST DROWNED
BY PET
DOC
CAPE CHARLES. VA August SI,
Thrown into twelve feet of water by
do# and clinging to a pout for eevero
hour# to **ve hern* if from drowning
Mr*. H. R. Deacon of Cherry Kt on
Lodge, near Cape Charic** had a narrov
WCai>e from death,
llrt Deacon, who** home i* on Cher
rrstone I'rwk, was playing with a v°' !
do*, throwing * stick Into the water i
for its*- animal to bring ashore A* the .
do* made a sudden start for the water.
It* body became entangled with the,
woman's dree*, and she was thrown
from a boardwalk Into the creek. A»
she was elnklna she a rasped a post
and manaaed to keep her head above,
water Her cries for .help were tut
heard When her husband returned .
home some hours later he became
Harmed nt his wife's absence and made I
a search for her. Hr.rescued her with
difficult y.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
MEAKHS IN TILE SIXTH
W! 1 .Ml NUT1 >N, N. C\. Ann 31.—
Iredell Mearrs. a lawyer of Wilming
ton. Jins been nominated by the Re
ptiblhan* of the sixth congressional
district. He was at one time a strong
democrat, has been defeated several
times f.d 0*0. The Republican* are |
counting on making a strong fight,
taking advantage of the factional d!f- (
Terences that have arisen In the Dem
ocratic ranks. Mearea announces that
he W 111 make a vigorous campaign. He I
is known as a strong and hitter speak
er He was one "l the many Repub
lylcans considered by 1’realdent Taft
before he elevated Judge H. G. Con- ,
nor. Democrat, to the Federal bench
in this State, to succeed the late Judge
Purnell.
HUNTER'S LEG TORN
BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT'
I Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA.. Aug 31.—j
H> rd Meadows, young son of Henry
Meadows, in East Rockingham, was
shot in the leg and badly wounded by
a farm laborer. Cass Caves. They
were coming home from a hunt and
Caves had his gun under his arm,
when It was accidentally discharged
a short distance from their home The I
load swept the flesh from the thigh,
the powder burns are of a serious
nature. The boy was taken to Klkton
for treatment. He will recover unless
blood poison develops.
WILL BUILD STATION
AND ERL IT HOUSES
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.! ;
11A R R1 HON BURG. VA., August 31.
The J S Healwole Co. of Harrison
burg. baa been a warded the contract (
f.,r the erection within ninety day* of
(Ue new luteeertger elation on the Hal
timnre A- Ohio railway- at Fort Det1
nitre. Auguata county. The old station;
together with the freight depot and'
store and postoffice were destroyed by i
tire last February. The Healwole Co j
will also erect two fruit houses tor the :
H a O. at Winchester.
PERFECTING PLANS
FOB"PREP”SCHOOL
—
Salem A'-arlemy and College Will
Establish Elemental Branch.
Other Items.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian, i
VV1NSTON-SADEM, N. C. Aug. 31.
-The Salem Academy and College is
perfecting plans for conducting a pre
paratory school in connection with
the college for the purpose of pre
paring boys and girls up to eleven
1 years for higher studies. The eol
! lege has felt need of this for some
; time, and it will he started this ses
1 sion. The buildings south of the
Square Will be utilized. The regis
tration and business details will be
conducted through the office of the
Salem Academy and College.
Mr. C. U. Rail, of Edenton, has been
appointed manager of tile local office
, of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
to succeed Mr Walter Tise, who
suicided last Friday lie will take
charge September 16.
The meeting of the board of al
dermen will be held Friday night for
the purpose of electing policemen for
the ensuing six months and also for
a tax collector
The county board of elections will
meet Monday arid appoint the regis
trars for the various voting precincts
in the county and also mime the
! judges of election
Mr. D. H. lilair. republican nomi
I nee for Congress in the Fifth district,
i will begin his campaign the first of
■ October, but he has not decided just
' yet at what point in the district he
; will speak first.
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IrEV. MR. RENNIE’S WIDOW
TO MAKE 11EK HOME HERE
j (.Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
A MEDIA, VA, Aug 31 —The deatn
of Ret. Joseph R. Rennie, the beloved
pastor of the Presbyterian churches
! in this county, has brought sorrow to
I all hearts. Mrs. Rennie and daugh
ter, Miss Nettie, will leave in a rew
| day s to make Richmond their luture
I home with Mr Frank Rennie, who
has been attending to the packing up.
Ft. John's Methodist church has just
closed a very successful revival mee.t
1 ing. conducted by the pastor, Rev.
T. O. Edwards. This church also ob
served children’s day and Rosebud
rail' day in a well rendered program,
greatly pleasing the large crowd pres
j blit.
Bishop Tucker preached a good ser
mon in the Episcopal church Sunday
j night.
MR. SOUTHGATE CONDUCTS
.MISSIONARY MEETINGS
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
FORD ,VA . Aug. 31.— Mr. T. 8.
I Southgate, one of .Norfolk’s largest
i business men. and Day Deader, of the
Daymen's Missionary movement of the
i Virginia Conference, spent last Sun
day in this sectiou- in the morning
1 Mr Southgate spoke to the people of
Trinity church, near Church road. In
the afternoon he was at White Dak
church, near Hebron, and at night he
spoke again at Corinth church, ut
Ford Despite the rain, a good many
’ people heard Mr. Southgate during
1 the day, and those who heard him
would be glad to hear him again.
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i Resumes Work September Htk.
1 DYNCHBUHG, VA., Aug 31—The
. Cotton Mill here which ha* been closed
■ since July, will resume operations on
September Atli. 6oO operatives arc ex
I parted to go back to work, having and
■ I enforced vacation of six weeks.
District No.
ft Credit* when neatly trimmed and filled out if ten! to the Conteet
of The Richmond Virginian, by mail or other wiee, before expiration
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COUNCIL. CHOSK
COMMITTEE HEABS
Join-* Win* Police Conunis
*ioucr*hip Over Major
Harriecm.
MISS DOUGLASS MARRIED
Prcrtv Wedding Solemnized at
Bride's Ilona—Rabbi Goe#
to South Carolina.
tSpeilal to The Richmond Virginian. I
PKTKRSBUKU, VA., Aug. 31—A
Joint meeting ot the two branches of
the common council was held Tues
day night at k.3u o'clock. Those
present were: Alilermen—Andrews,
flush, Hawkins, Donnan, McCaleb,
Poole, Harvell, Koenig, Quarles.
Councilman—Patterson, Jones, Mat
tox, Hall. Chandler, Nelms, Wilcox, j
Walsh, Craddock, Barksdale, Wood,
Stratton, Wells, J. W. Wells, 1‘. H.
Alley. Mulcaha. Me Kenney, Price,
Bland, Bowie, McCullock, Cahannlss.
Mr. Walter N, Jones presided. < >n
motion the membership ot the com
mittees was reduced irom twelve to
die, except the finance committee,
which remains tive\ve. Other com
mittees will have five members, three
from the coundlmen and two trom '
the aldermen. This was done In or
der to get more easily u quorum for
the transaction of business. The mat
ter of reduction, however, caused
much debate before the motion was
passed.
. The fire and police committees ot
the council, on motion, u ere abol
ished.
The chairmen of the several com
mittees of the council were nomi
nated as tolluivs:
Finance, N. T. Patteson; claims, P.
H. Wells. Street, O. W. Mattox; pub
lb property, Charles It. Walsh; ceme
tery, P. H. Wells; ga* and light, R.
YV. Price, water works and seders.
W. K. Poole; ordinances,, oflicers'
Innds and courts of Justice, John J.
.Nelms, public parks and markets, J
G. Quarles; health committee, W. T.
Mulcaha; relief ot poor. J. B. Mo
Cullock. deflection. K. B. Wilcox;
purchasing. K. U. Stratton; public
improvement. Charles W Bland;
president Lower Appomattox board,
William Koenig
The resignation of George Cameron,
Jr, from the poliie commission was
received and accepted.
Nomination were then made for
the vacancy on the polio commis
sion. Mr. Stratton nominated Mr. B.
B. Jones. Mr. Bowie nominated Ma
jor Benjamin Harrison. Vote tielng
taken resulted in Mr. Jones receiving
lk and Major Harrison 11.
The nomination of Mr. Jones was
then made unanimous.
The election of this police official
will be held In September.
A joint meeting of the bodies will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:3U
o'clock to confirm the action tak^n
last night. Afterwards the aldermen
will convene as a separate body at 1
o'clock and the council In the even
ing at k o'clock probably.
a ITMJ fivuuiu «*•
Tuesday morning at the home of the
bride on South Sycamore street Mr.
Thomas Temple, of Prince George
county, and Miss Emily Douglass
Marks were united in marriage, the
ceremony was performed t>y Kev. H.
W. Barnwell, rector of St. Paul's
church. The parlore were prettily
decorated with golden rod and grow
ing plants.
The bride was gowned in a dark
blue suit and carried bride's roses arid
lillles 'of the valley. Mr. Thomas
Howerton, of Waverly. acted as best
man. and the guests were the Intimate
friends of the bride and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Temple lett on a trip
South. The in ide Is a popular young
lady of Petersburg and tne groom ts
treasurer of Prince George county.
Their future home will be in Dlspu
tanta
old-Street Presbyterian Sunday
school of Petersburg held a delight
ful picnic Tuesday at .Forest Hill Park,
Richmond.
Dr. David Klein, for the past three
years rabbi of the Union-Street Syna
gogue, left Tuesday for Sumter, S. C.,
where he has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Jewish congregation
of that city.
Mr. Horace Piatt, son of Rev. Wil
liam H. Platt, former rector of St.
Paul's church of Petersburg. Is dead
in San Francisco. His body will be
brought to Petersburg for burial.
Charter Filed.
The certificate of Incorporation of
the Maclin-Zlmmer Tobaaco Company,
Incorporated, has been admitted to
record.
The principal office In Virginia Is to
be in Petersburg. The business of the
company is the manufacture of to
tobacco. Maximum capital stock is
100,000: minimum. $7R,000. The of
livers tor the lirst year: President
Thomas B. Maclln; secrotary ami
treasurer. William D. Zlmmur. Jr
Directors—Thomas B. Marlin, William
1,. Zimmer. William R Bruch, W'llltum
1,. Zimmer. Jr., ail of Petersburg.
The Prince George Sunday-aehoo!
[ union will convene with the Sycamore
Methodist church on the seventh oi
1 September. The officers of the union
are: J. S. Allen, president: William
Brady, superintendent: J. 0. Fenn
i secretary and treasurer.
A. P. Hill Camp will hold a meet
ing Thursday evening for the annual
election of officers, and transaction of
routine business
The camp has accepted an invita
tion from Woolridge Camp of Ches
terfield to attend their annual reunion
and picnic at the county court-house
on September 2.
A P. Hill Camp. .Sons of Confed
erate Veterans, meet on Friday even
ing Delegates will probably be elect
ed'to the Grand Camp, which meets
In Norfolk In October
HUS NO RELATIVES
BUT MANY FRIENDS
Andrew .T. Clements, of Peter
burg, 8ays Xo Kith or Kin of
Ilis Survives.
PETERSBURG, VA., Aug. 31.—Ev
ery person 1* supposed to have some
relatives, but not so with Andrew J.
Clements, a well-known and popular
citlien of Petersburg, who, according
. to hie own statement, hasn't a relative
I in the world. He has, however, a host
| of friends
Mr. Clemente was born in Dublin on
! Christmga day, 62 years ago. When
two years and six months of age his
parents came to this country and lo
cated In Richmond, Va., where they
| lived for sig years and six months, and
j where both Mr. and Mrs.-Clements
died, leaving Andrew, then a boy ot
8 years, Shortly, after the death of
hi* parents y.tung Clements came to j
Petersburg. and ha* resided here ever
ntnce. By strict attention to business j
and frugality Mr. Clement* ha* ac
cumldatad quite a eompetnecy, but
he has never married |.
Wheff Petersburg «»i threatened
with Invasion and capture by the Fed
eral troop* in June. 1644, young
Clement*, then not quite 16 years ot
age. enlisted In a Petersburg company |
commanded by Captain t>. H. Hob
son. and went to the front, and on the
14th day of June, 1*64. In the battle
at Avey'a Farm. In l’tlhce Oeorge
county, a short distance from Peters
burg. h« was painfully wounded by j
being struck with h pi ** of shell j
He is a member of A. P Hill Camp
of Confederate veterans >r Petersburg,
and officer of the day of the . amp. He
has served two terms In the City Coun
cil and on nine commltteea of that '
body, Including the city's finance com
mittee. He was for some time chair
man of the fire committee of the
Council. He I* a members of the Pe
tersburg Benevolent and Mechanics'
Association and one of its 'directors.
Mr. Clements Is a member of Blandfcl
Lodge of Masons and one of Its past
■masters. Ho is also past high priest
of Petersburg Chapter. Royal Arch
Masons, and past commander of Ap
pomattox Commandery, Knights Tem
plar.
MR. SHIRT STIRS
Democratic Candidate in .Ninth
Given Enthusiast Welcome
When lie Speaks "U Tariff.
APPALACHIA, VA„ August 31.—
Branding the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
as the offspring of special privilege,
condemning cannonlsm In strong
terms, and declaring tor a situate ueal j
to the working man as well us the
moneyed Interests, Henry C. Stuart,!
democratic candidate for eongiess in j j
the Ninth district, thrilled one thotis- I
and enthusiastic \uters here last night, j
Ills audience was drawn from Big
Stone <Jap, Keoke, Inman. Hods, j
Stonaga, and a number of other towns
even more distance. The candidate*
speech was punctuated with thunder
ous outbursts of applause.
The enthusiasm of the audience ,
reached its height w hen Mr. Stuart i
said. T want every legitimate Interest i
1 in this country to have a fair deal, but
i I am against a policy which milks the ,
j masses into the overflowing pall of the I
I few. I want to deal fairly also with j
' the American working man and am !
unwilling to support or advocate any !
1 measure or policy which does not j
scrupulously guard his wages so far.
hs It can be done in the adjustment
of duties "
Mr. Stuart declared Cannonlsm was j
.un-American and subversive of the
principles of a representative form of
, government. He said he denied this !
right to any man Mr. Stuart scored j
the tariff bill because it is secular,
adding millions to the cost of the .
necessities of life at the behest and i
Interest of New England manufao- 1
turers under the gui*e of protee'.ion ■
to labor, while duties en produrts
■ manufactured in Southern States were ;
reduced.
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REFUSES TO DOTE
III SECOND TEST
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j Former Counspl for Saloonicts j
Does Not Relieve "Dry" Have
Been Given Square Deal.
i ( Special to Th<- Richmond Virginian.) |
i FREDERICKSBURG. VA„ Aug. 31.
j —Ex-Mayor M. G. Willis has recent
ly received an important letter from '
St. George R. Fitzhugh, who Is spend- ,
ing the summer at the Buffalo lithla |
springs, on the local option election
that will take place here on Septem
ber Gth. This letter w as entirely i
opposed to "wet" sentiment, and it
caur-d great consternation in their
camp.
’i i,e letter follows:
"Vour favor of the 2fith instant
Just received. I was. as you know,
bitterly opposed to springing a local
option ele.ction on our city at this
time and did al! in my power to pre
vent it.
"I deemed it best for all parties
that there should be a full two years'
test of prohibition, and to this test
those who voted dry In the last elec
tion were clearly entitled.
"I favor a square deal In all mat
ters. and 1 should not vote In this
election if at home.
"With kind regarde. Finoerely.
"St. GEO. R. FITZHUGH."
This was read at the close of the
great temperance meeting held In
the Methodist church on Monday
night. Nothing yet haa occurred In
the campaign to arouse the enthusi
asm of the “drys” as this letter has.
and It causes them to feel more
strongly that victory Is a foregone
conclusion.
Mr. Fitzhugh Is one of the ablest
lawyers in the State. Two years ago,
when the saloon was voted out of
Fredericksburg, he was a most ar
dent advocate of the “wet cause." He
war also the legal adviser of the sa
loon forces, and it was his skill In
declaring the Ward law unconstitu
tional during the contest of the elec
tion that kept the saloons open eight
months after the time fixed for them
to be closed, for it took that length
of time for the Supreme Court to
reverse Judge Gooirlck's decision in
; the Corporation Court and declare
I the election was held constitutionally.
Rev. Charles E. Stuart, former pas
tor of Venable Street Baptist church,
! of Richmond, spoke in the open air
| at Hurkamp last night to a great
I crowd. Mr. Stuart appealed that all
I zhould oust their vote for the moral
side of this question and thus run
up such a largo majority that there
would never again be made the at
tempt to have an open saloon In Fred
ericksburg.
HAWirriiST CHOSEN
AS GRAND COUNSELOR
FALLS CHURCH. VA„ Aug. SI—At
the annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Good Templars of Maryland held
| last week at Day. Md., George \V.
Uawxhurst was elected grand coun
selor and Mrs. Hewxhurst was re-elec
ted superintendent of Juventl work.
The next session of the Grand Lodge
will be held tn Falls Church, with n
oneer Lodge, No. 1.
FRUIT GROWERS LOSE
$10,000 ON APPLES
LURAY, VA , Aug. 31—In one nelgh
1 horhod In the eastern portion of Luray
district fruit growere, claim there wilt
be a loss of $10,000 to farmers and or
chardlsts this year occasioned by there
being no eale for dropped applet. The
lack of a market for thle fruit la due
Jo the removal of the apple brandy 4ls>
This Store Closes Daily at 5
Welcome Home from
Your Vacations!
A hearty welcome Is ex
tended from this bift store to
all vacationists. Balk in
time to get a full share of the
advantages offered in the
clearing of Summer Goods.
In time to get a benefit of
the Bedding Sale. In time
to get new ideas for autumn
fashions, new goods are ar
riving daily.
c-vcryining inat me uuy ui gu i uccu» iui evuw* »»
of blanks, pens, pencils, bags, ink, tablets, etc., will be found
here at very moderate prices.
Cloth School Bags, 10c to $1.
Book Straps, 5c, 10c and 25c.
School Companions, 10c to
75c.
Writing Tablets, 3c to 10c.
Pencils, lc to 5c.
Composition Books, 5c to 25c
Crayons, 5c.
Penholders, lc to 5c.
Rulers, lc to 5c.
Ink, 3c.
Pencil Sharpeners, 5c.
Erasers, lc to 10c.
Special To-Morrow^
An Extra Quality INK TABLET, Worth 5c, Special /
Each..fciC
iBook Department, Basement)
Style’s the Keynote in
This Autumn Apparel
New Suits and Dresses are coming in rapidly, and new and at
tractive styles are represented here; they are clever adaptations of
Fashionable Parisian Models, modified to meet the requirements
of the people of Richmond. The quality, workmanship and
style of these garments are values that are worth coming many miles
to get.
In addition to the new Fall Suits and Dresses, there are some
great bargains being offered here in Wash Suits and Dresses.
New Tailored Suits, $15.00.
We are confident that these Suits cannot be matched any where
at our price.
Coats are 36 inches long, cut on straight and graceful lines in
every popular shade. These suits are of hard finish worsteds, with
self colored stripes, also fine French Serge, a special C AA
offering for early fall use, at.. tJ.Vv
New Autumn Dresses, $16.50.
Several new and attractive styles in Dresses have arrived, some of
shepherd checked worsted, with embroidery and braiding and
pipings of contrasting shades. Also a splendid collection of house
Dresses of handsome silk grenadine, numbers of designs, only a
few alike, but every dress shown is the most approved model,
some have the new "Hobble Skirt", ranging in price
from $40.00 down to.
$16.50
$5.00 Linen Dresses for $2.98
These are the best $5.00 Dresses we have shown this season,
but at the end of the season we have cut the prices considerable.
A serviceable dress that can be worn late in the season, these
dresses are handsomely braided in very clever de- QO
signs and are absolutely worth $5.00, reduced to. . .
tlllerles. Drastic prohibition laws
have been so much in evidence ns to I
leave only one distillery and one sa
loon in I'ase county In former years
thas section has been noted for the
purity of the product of the apple
brandy distilleries, the saloons on the
1’aclflc Coast having a considerable de
mand for the article
Fatally Injured.
FADESBORO, S’, C , August 31. — C.
A. Batten, formerly of this place, lost
his life In an accident at Enterprise,
Ala., last Saturday. Mr. Batten was
caught in the belts of a cotton gin
and fatally injured, death resulting
this morning.
First Cotton Sold.
WADESBORO, N. C.. Aug. 31—The
first bale of cotton of this year s crop
has been marketed at Morven this
county. It was sold by P. E. Ratcliff
to T. V. Hardison. The bale weighed
517 pounds and brought 16 cents Mr.
Ratcliff marketed the first bale las'. !
vear, August IT, and in 1908 on Aug
ust 13.
1VO COlNTERV.tlLIXC lllTV
0\ PI M" FROM SWEEDEN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.—An order
Issued to collectors of customs by the
Treasury Department directed them to
discontinue the collection of the coun
tervailing duty on wood pulp from
Sweden. This action was due to In
formation received from the State De
partment that the export duty, which
had been added to the regular tariff rf
this country by the customs officers
had been abolished by Sweden. in
place of the export tax Sweden has Im
posed a general tax on all wood pulp
whether exported or used for demesttc ;
purposes.
“Able Document nut-—"
McCOOK, NEB., Aug. 31.—Comment-I
ing on President Taft’s campaign let
ter from Beverly, Congressman George
W. Norris, leader of the Nebraska in
surgents said. I
"The President's letter is a very
able document. It should be remem
bered, however, that to the despised
Insurgents Is due the credit for all the
progressive legislation enacted at the
last session of congress The people
should remember, also, that the Cnn
non-A!drlch machine is secretely doling
all it can to defect their same con
gressmen who made It possible for the
President to mak" most of the claims
contained In the leier
VIRGINIA WELL EQUIPPED
FOR WATERWAYS, HE SAYS
That the development of Inland ,
waterways along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts will probably be of greater ben
efit to Virginia than any other State
Interested Is the opinion at Mr. Ed
ward 8. Evans. who has Jiist return
ed from a trip to Florida, where he i
has Interests in Inland shipping trade.
"The wonderful shipping and re
shlpping facilities afforded by Vir
ginia's great harbors, especially for
grain and coal, will make It the cen
ter of the Inland trade." said Mr.
Evans, discussing the project which la >
now under consideration at the deeper !
waterways convention In Providence, 1
MOTOR SIDEWIPED;
CONDUCTOR’S ARM CUT |
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(Special to Thr Richmond Virginian.) i
SUFFOLK, VA . Aug. 31.—At Eden- \
ton, N. C,, to-day the gasoline motor I
car on the Norfolk and Southern rail
road. the only one of the sort In use
in Virginia or North Carolina was :
side swiped by a freight train. Con- >
durtor Stephenson, of the motor train
had an arm cut to the bone while as-1
stating a woman passenger and lost I
* .large quantity of blood. ........ . |
NEWS OF SOOTH RICHMOND
Washington Ward Items and Advertisements received at Virginia Bsrtasa
J. W. Crane's Store. 1300 Hall street.
I
LIVES IN COUNTY
But Up Claims Residence at No.
11 Cowardin Ave
nue.
Several friends of Alderman John)
W. Moore have caled his attention
to the fact that he Is representing
Washington ward In the upper branch
of the city council, although a resi
dent of Chesterfield county. His home
is In Halnbrldge street, a bo fit one
block from the city limits. Mr. Moore
has lived here for a long while. It
being the home of his mother, but
lie claim* his residence at No. 11
Oowardin avenue. Uut to make sure
that there will he no difficulty, he has
Just given out a contract for the erec
tion of a home in Porter street, be- ,
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth!
streets.
Mr. Moore was for years an aider
man of the Manchester council, but
the Richmond law upon the subject
requires all counollmen to actually
live in the ward they represent, as
has been shown by the care of Mr.
Wallace C. Saunders, who was forced
to leave I.ee ward and take up his
abode In Henry ward, although he
was for years a resident In the latter
territory and conducts his business
there He had to move less than two’
blocks to be eligible as a candidate
for the council.
Lawyers are of the opinion that the
question of residence Is one of Inten
tion. although there Is no getting j
away from the fact that a council
man must actually Il7e in the ward'
he represents.
No Police, Court.
For the first time in many weekr
there was no docket Wednesday •
morning tn police court N’o. 2. Jus-1
tlce Maurice. hov\ ever, disposed of a
few minor civil cases.
FIXE PROGRAM FOR
CONFEDERATE REUNION
A fine program has been arranged
for the annual reunion of the Con
federate Veterans of Chesterfield
county, wbloh will take place Friday
at the county seat. Chesterfield
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, will have a prominent
part in the exercises. Rev. D. F.
Ralston, of Petersburg, has agreed
to apeak, while Polk Miller and his
quartet will afford entertainment.
Preparations have been m#de to serve
a dinner at the conclusion of the tx.L
eridses.
PentnaM.
After a trip to St. Loula, Mo., where
ah* viaitfvd... hat-daughter, Mrs M. A_ ,
Loving. ha* returned to her home,
No. 1116 MclVmough street.
Miss Marj L>uVal. of Centralis. la
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. K. C. Con
ley, In Porter street.
Assistant Postmaster Harry Purdy,
Mr*. Purdy and daughter have re
turned from a trip through Ohio and
Northern New York.
Miss Rachel Spellings, of Boydton.
Va is the guest of friends here.
Miss Annie Hall, of Buchanan
rtreet. has returned from a visit to
Wilmington.
Councilman L. L. Brown has re
turned from a pleasure trip to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Staples, of New
Bern, X. C., are visiting friends here.
THROWN OR FELL
TWLNTBIX STORIES
Gotham Police Investigate Death
of Insurance Man Whose Badly
Crashed Through Shaft.
NEW YORK. Aug 31.—The police
are Investigating the death of Edgar
H. Holbrook, an Insurance solicitor,
whose body fell from the top of tha
big twenty-six story Park How build
ing to-day and crashed through th#
elevator shaft of the six story build
ing adjoining. Whether he foil.
Jumped or was thrown over could not
be learned. The coroner believes Hol
brook was deed before his body struck
the elevator shaft.
Many Polk In Jersey.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The Cen.
•us Bureau to-day announced that ths
1810 population of Monmouth county,
N, J.. Is 34.734. ad that the present
population of Custer county, Neb., is
35,6(3,
Monmouth county, which Includes
manv Jersey coast resorts such as At
lantic Highlands. Anbury Park and
Sea Girt, showed an Increase since
1300. of 13,677. The Increase In Cut
ter county. Neb., was 6.310.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Henry J. Clarke.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Clarke, wife of Mr.
Henry J. Clarke, of No. * East Clay
street, died Tuesday, aged forty yeara.
The funeral will take place Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from St,
Mark'* P. E. jphurch.
Child’s Htttll. _
Athra Virginia Wlnaton, ten months
old daughter of Mr. and Mra A. F.
Winston, of No. 106 North Strawberry
itreet. died Tuesday. The funeral wiu
take place Wednesday aftarnoon.
C‘A#(s JMtpfe til)’, (
Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG, VA., August 31—
apt. Joseph C. Gay. «4 years old, a
•nfederate veteran, la dead at Kl<
bobtaln, Pooahontas county, w Va.
a was a prominent ettisen of Um
uatdti H« leave*. Oveshildre*.