CAY WEEKIN RALEIGH

Mr. and Mrs. Skinner Cele¬brate Pearl Anniversary.

MANY EXQUISITE GIFTS

Colonel and Mrs. Fred A. Olds HoldReception in Honor of Mrs. F. C.

Olds, the Bride of TheirSon.

fSpeclnl to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.}RALEIGH, N. C, Juno 20.-Thle has

been a right gay week socially In Raleigh,the ceremonies attendant upon the Holt-Davis wedding and the "Pearl" -weddinganniversary celebration by Mr. and Mrs.Benjamin P. Skinner being tho two mostJi'ilnble featured.Tho Holt-Davia wedding at Christ's

KplecopnJ Church Tuesday morning, Inv/hlch Mise Mary Warren Davis, daugh¬ter of Captuln T. W. Davis, and Mr. Er¬win Allen Holt, son of Colonel Lawrencefi. Holt, of Burlington, plighted their1 rolli, has already been reported In TheTlmos-Dlspntch. It was an olaborate andbeautiful ceremony. They are now on

nn European tour, having sailed fromNow York to-day.

PEARL ANNIVERSARY.Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F, Bklnner

charmingly received their frlonde Thurs¬day evening from C till 8 o'clock at tholrbc-mo on West Morgan Street. The oc¬casion was "the pearl" anniversary oftheir marriage. Thirty years ago yes-torday Mr. Skinner led Miss Elizabeth(Piemonti of Elizabeth City, to hyman'saltar In Hertford. His cousin, Dr. Rich¬ard H. Lewis, was then best man andhe was In the recolvlng party.Tho residence) was beautifully decorated

for tho reception and a conntant streamof friends called to .bestow their congrat¬ulations. *

In the left, parlor was the receiving

§arty, consisting of Mr. 'and Mrs. B. F.klnner, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Lewis, Mrs.

Charles Franklin Massoy, daughter ofMi. and Mrs. Skinner, of/ÍIuntsville, Ala.;Miss Nannie Skinner, Mr. James LeighSkinner, Miss Katherine Skinner, MiesLilly Bklnner, Miss Rosa Skinner andPresident and Mrs. George T. Winaton.

EXQUISITE GIFTS.Tho gifts sent by friends presented an

exquisite and varied array of great num¬

ber. There were ornamenta of pearl,marble, statuary, cut glass, rare vasesEnd works of art.Mr. and Mrs. Skinner are among Ra¬

nch's most deservedly popular and bestInown married couple·", nnd their friendsipteemed It a great privilege to enjoyIbelr hospitality and extend congratula¬tions.

PRETTY RECEPTION.From 6 to 10 o'clock this evening Col.

iná Mrs. Fred. Olds were at home totheir friends at Park Hotel, In honor of??ß. F. C. Olds, of Texas and MissMargaret Ferrell.Tbe first-named guest of honor Is the

brido of Colonel Olds, son of Mr. Fred.C. Olds, of Waco, Texas they beinghere on a visit and Miss Ferrell, daugh¬ter of Mr. Joseph Ferrell, has Just re¬

turned from college.Tho reception was quite a, pretty and

enjoyable affair and was a social func¬tion of general Interest, there being morethan KO callers among Raleigh's mostprominent' society folks.? marriage In which Raleigh people

wero much Interested, was that at Nor¬folk, Wednesday, when Mr. WilliamHenry Bagley, business manager of thoRaleigh News and Observer, led to thealtar Miss Adele Blllsoly, daughter ofMr. Joseph L. Blllsoly. It was a homowedding, the ceremony being by Rev.Thomas J. Brady, of St. Paul's CatholicChurch. They are how on a tour as farnorth as Halifax, N. 8-, and will bo athome here July 1st.

BICYCLER HURT

Falls on Lead Pencils and Drives Theminto His Side.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)DURHAM, N. C. June 20..Mr. Charles

Arnold, a stenographer at the hosierymills, was painfully hurt yesterday after¬noon by a couple of pencils penetratinehis side to a considerable depth, whenho fell from his bicycle. <John T. Rogers, who attempted suicide

Thursday b ytaklnk laudanum. Is now outof danger.Mr. L. A. Carr Is still In Baltimore at

tho bodslde of his mother, who Is In ex¬

tremisMr. M. N. Hill, of Atlanta, is visitine

his sister. Mrs William Shelburn. whomhe has not seen previous to this week,In forty year».Mrs. General J. S. Carr has Improved

considerably slnco going to Occoneecheetheir summer home, some daya ago.Colonel Bennehan Cameron, of Falrn-

tosh, was here yesterday.A competitivo examination will take

place here In tho courthouse, the 9th.proximo for scholarship In the A. and M.College.Under tho efficient leadership of Pro¬

fesor C. W. Massoy, county superinten¬dent of schools, the school districtsthroughout the county aro being consoli¬dated, larger buildings erected and thewhole system greatly Improved.

G? BUILD CARS AND ENGINES

Salisbury Telephone Company to StartWith Hundred'Phones.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)SALISBURY, N. C, June 20..Captain¬

s'. R. Richards, of Selma, Ala,, who Is tolucceed Mr. J. T. Robinson aa maeterneohanlo of the Southern Railway, withheadquarters at the Spencer shops, ar¬rived here yesterday. Ho will assume theresponsibilities of his new position onMonday, the 22d Instant. Mr. Robinsonwill leave the first of the week for a

business trip to New York and otherïorthern cities.? report 1b current hora to-day that

<rork la to begin at once on the new»hops at Spencer, and that care and en¬

gines will be built complete at this point.The plans and specifications foe the newbuildings han-e arrived,Tho Salisbury Telephone Company Is

building a system In Spencer, tbe polesfor the same being placed this week.(t Is learned that the new system will be¬gin business with nearly one hundred'phones In operation. \At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen

held Thursday night, license was grantedthe D. L. Arey Distillery Company toestablish and operate a rectifying busi¬ness )n this city.

Citizens Protest.(Special tr Tho TiniM-Dliinatph.)

FREDERICKSBURQ, VA,, June 20-A oltliens' meeting was held last nighttt the courthouse here, and resolutionspassed protesting against the recent ac¬tion of the City Council In throwing theirInfluence In their official capaoity againstthé local optlonlsta In the pending elec¬tion on the liquor question by a pub¬lished statement.Speeches were made at the meeting

last night by P. V. D. Conway, a leadingbanker of the city; Rev. ?\G. D. Smith,of the Episcopal Church, and Rev. Dr.·». a. Dill, of. the Baptist Church.

Established a Century A%o.

Wedding Gifts.?^?? Quality of our goods is the

Very Best, and ihe range ofour stock most extensine. tfioderaieprices in connection with these char¬acteristics make gift seieciion a sim¬ple matter.

S3*~Upon satisfactory referenceswe will be pleased to send goods

on approval.

GALT & BRO.,JEWELLERS,

SILVERSMITHS.STATIONERS.

¡107 Pennsylvania Avenue,Washington, O. C.

CELEBRATION ONBATTLE GROUND

Big Preparations for theEvent Being Made at

Greensboro.C8p>>cla 1 to Tbe Tlmea-Dliipateb.)

GREENSBORO,' N. C, Juno 20..Greatpreparations are being made for the an¬

nual Fourth of July celebration of thebattle of Gullford Courthouse, at thebattle-ground near here.The railroads havo all given convenient

schedules and reduced rates. The ad¬dress will be delivered by Colonel W. A.Henderson, of Washington, who waa

formerly a Supremo Court Judge of Ten-nesse, and la a descendant of prominentparticipants In the battìo of King'sMountain and Gullford Courthouse.Colonel Henderson will address himselfto the battle of King's Mountain, thisyear's celebration being denominated"King's Mountain Day." »

Two now monuments will be unveiled.The interest recently excited over tholocation of the Nash and Davidson mon¬uments, to be erected by tho govern¬ment, gave widespread Information ofthe great work done by the GullfordBattle-Ground Company, and has di¬rected attention to tho historic spot tosuch an extent that the largest crowdover assembled there since the battleItself Is expected this year.A canvass of Greensboro this week to

raise additional funds for a proper cele¬bration resulted In personal contribu¬tions of over $500.There Is a somewhat unusual situa¬

tion In Randolph county, adjoining Gull¬ford. The sheriff of the county was

here this morning, returning fr .m tak¬ing an Insane woman to the asylum itMorganton. He said he had carried fivethere In the past two weks, and thorowero five more In Randolph Jail await¬ing room to be made in the asylum forthem. Asked as to the cause of so muchInsanity, ho said that many people tlierehad simply run wild over the doctrineof sanctification, which a band of "Holi¬ness" preachers were disseminatingfrom, pulpits and revival meetings allover 'the county.Mr. Joe Hardltf, who recently came

hero from Iowa and purchased a farmfor stock-raising, has Just received 125Shropshire sheep as a beginning of an ex¬tensivo sheep department. He is a};ready well stocked with horses and cat?Uo.From every direction real estate deal¬

ers here are receiving Inquiries for farmsand city property. One dealer yesterdayhad five teams and assistant agents em¬

ployed talcing prospectors over countryand city property, making- three salesoutright.

Hill.Whitman.(Bneclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

TAZEWELD, VA.,' June 20..At theprotty country residence of Mr. and Mrs.W. O, Whitman, one mile from Tasewell,the marriage of their daughter, MissEdith, with Mr. O. N. Hill, of Big StoneGap, tooK place on Wednesday morningat 11:30, Hev. Mr. Kelly performing theceremony.The bride and groom after a tour of

astern cities will return to their homeat Big Stone Gap,

Odd-Fellow Officers..(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

PHOEBUS, VA., June 20..Manual En¬campment I. O. O. F., No. 27. elected thefollowing· officers at Its last meeting: Jo¬seph Kemp, C. P.; C. H. Warren. S. W.;John B. Baiter. H. P.; T. V. Turney, R.S.; W. F. Larrabee, F. S.; M. H. Haas,treasurer; Charles Vollmer. I. W.

Miss Susan Rynolds.(Stipctal to The Tlmes-Olspatch.)

VASHTI, VA., June 20..Miss SusanReynolds died at the home of her brother,Mr. Thomas Reynolds, near Callands, on

the lîth. 8he was about fifty years oldand a consistant member of the Metho¬dist Church., Sho was only HI a few days.

Richmonders in New York,(Spoetai to The Tlme«-ni«nnte|i.1

NEW YORK. June 20.-St. Denis, T.T. G, Burley, R. H. Aslop: Amor. T. J.Gllore; Hoffman, C. M, Splcer. J. N.Culllngworth: Herald Square, J. S. Gold¬smith; ..Waldorf, F. D. Moanley eaidwife.

JONES MURDERTRIAL AT WILSON

One of the Witnesses Held forPerjury and Put Under

Bond.(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

WILSON, N. C. June «0..The takingof evidence by the State In the Jonesmurder case was begun this morning.Tilinteen witnesses had been oxumlriedwhen the court took a recesa until Mon¬day morning. Much evldenoe has beimbrought out tending to convict the fivedefendants, Morgan. Allen, Rtoh, Whit-ley and Ward, with the" crime,Solleltor Daniels announced that the

State would ^ot ask for a vordlct ofmurder tn the first degree ag-Unst anydefendants, but would ap? for a verdictof murder in the eecond decree againstall, À portion of to-day's proowdlngswere sensational. When Luther lUrnea,one of the State's witnessed, was calledhe said that ha went to the Jail <-« thomorning after the homicide, and Morganasked him to get him a. hat, as th; one

he had was eoiled, Witness did not re¬member whether Morgan had told himwhere to buy the hat or what kind ofhat to buy.Mr, F. 8. Sprulll, for the But}, said

that when tho wltnes« was «xanilncd byhim In hie office on yesterday that hodid give answer to both these questions.Judge Shaw orrîored Barnes hafore thebar and placed him In tho charge ofthe shoriff on the charge of perjury, Hafurther Instructed that he po hehl in, aJustified bond of $200 for his appearanceIn court from day to day,

MUCH ADOABOUT NIL

Discussion of Italian King'sVisit to Paris.

WILL LOUBET GO TO ROME

Staled ihat He Must Return Victor Em¬manuel's Visit In Latter's Capital

Whether He Seas the Popeor Not.

(By Associated Press.)PARIS,. June 20..Tho officials here are

not desirous of freely discussing th« re¬

ports of complications arising from Pres¬ident Loubot's projected visit to Rome,owing to the delicacy of the questionsInvolved. When shown the Vienna reportato tho ofiV;ct that the visit had beengiven up because the Popo would not re¬

ceive tho President, It was stated that Ithad never been officially determined thatthe President should visit Rome, the earlyreports being largely a deduction thatKing Victor Emmanuel's visit to Pariswould naturally be followed by M. Lon-bet going to Rome. While this probab¬ility continues, no official decision haebeen reachod and no announcement hasbeen made as to tho time or programmefor AL Loubet's visit.Signor Prlnettl, who was minister for

foreign affaire when the visite were firstdiscussed, and who is now In this city,had an hour's talk with Foreign Minis¬ter Delcasse yesterday evening. He saidafterwards that if King Victor Emmanuelcame to Paris, Italy would expect M.Loubet to go to Rome. He added thatItaly did not want a repetition of thedifficulties which arose from the fact thatEmperor Francis Joseph did not returnthe late King Humbert's visit to Vienna,

MUST RETURN VISIT.Signor Prlnettl said: "It Is to be dis¬

tinctly understood henceforth that eachtime a king of Italy visits the chief of aforeign State, at the capital, that chiefof State will return the visit at theItalian King's capital, namely, Rome."The latter part of this statement ap¬

parently dismisses tho reports that M,Loubet would avoid Vatican complica¬tions by visiting King Victor Emmanuelat a point outside of Rome.' The official programme of King VictorEmmanuel's visit to Paris, given out to¬day, makes no mention of a return visit»Tho King will stay here from July 16thto July 18th and will be entertained withelaborate fetes, a military review, statebanquets and a gala performance at theopera. He will occupy sumptuous apart¬ments.tho entire first floor of the Min¬istry of Foreign Affairs, overlooking thegardens.. The King will be accompaniedby the Italian Minister tor Foreign Af¬fairs, which will give particular signifi¬cance to the visit

CHESTERFIELD COURT

Thursday Set as a Day to Close theTerm.

(Special to Tbe Tlmes-Dlspatch.)CHESTERFIELD. VA., June 20..The

Circuit Court, which adjourned over forfifteen days from the 5 th of June, helda short session here to-day, and a goodmany decrees were entered. It was

found by the Judge that all the work ofthe term could not he conveniently con¬

cluded to-day, and court was adjourneduntil next Thursday as the day for end¬ing the term.The county supervisors will hold their

regular meeting next Monday, and ameeting of the Advisory Road Board willalso be held during the day.Miss Mary Smith has returned to her

home, "Castlewood," from Amherstcounty, after teaching for the past ses¬sion In the seminary of Miss M. E.Carter, at Amherst Courthouse.Mrs. N. H. Cogblll Is slowly recovering

from a recent severe spell of sickness.Miss Margaret E. Taylor was quietly

married to Rev. Ryland T. Sanford, ofBuckingham county, at her home onlast Wednesday. The marriage was

scheduled to take place at the SecondBranch Baptist Church, but the strikeof the electric railway employes so de¬layed the bridegroom and his friendsthat the arrangements for the ceremonyat church had to be cancelled.

EFFECTS OF MANN BILL

Many Farms Changing Hands in Lunen-burg.

(Special to The Tlmos-Dlspatoh.1MEHERRIN. VA.. June 20..Since the

Inauguration of the Mann l'quor law thiscounty has been comparatively dry.Prior to May 1st Meherrln with scarcelyone hundred Inhabitants, with the assist¬ance of a large back country, sup¬ported two saloons. But since, they havebeen forced to close the public has takenIt good naturedly and It Is seldom that aman Is seen under the Influence of liquor,Tho small amount now drank here Is theresult of mall orders. No falling off oftrade has been noticed thus far.The German-American Immigration

Society has sold to Mr. Henry Haase, ofMinnesota, for tbe sum of $1,200, a farmformerly owned by Mr. John D. Davis,situated on Nottoway River, In Lunen-burg county.Dr. C. P. Cappe also purchased the

Sea Bathing.We have all styles of Bathing

Suits for Men, New Goods andNew Designs.Cotton* Wooland Silk, and Merino.$1.00 to

$5.00-We can supply your wants

In the finest Imported BathTowels, Shirts and! Drawers,for all days,Sox for Low Shoes.Leather Belts SOc, $1, $1,50,

W.S,

Constable & Co.,, Successors to

Constable Bros.,Shirt Makers,

Men's Furnishings,Merchant Tailors.

farm situated about one-fourth of a milewest of this place, known as the Cedars,and was owned by Rev. otto Vanzech.The purchaso price for this farm, Includ¬ing tho crop and Implements, Is saidto bo $3,000. The situation of this placeIs unsurpassed In this tiMghhorhood byany, and Is ono ot tho most valuablethrough this section.Mr. .1. L. Buchanan has disposed of

his farm to Mr. Louis Bolgel. also ofMinnesota. This farm Is situated one-half mile south of this point, and thepurchase prlco of this place was aboutÍ20 per acre. The crop was Included withthis farm.Another large deal was made by th«

Rlsby Real Estate Company, of Pitts¬burg, Pa., this week to two parties fromthe same town. This farm Is situatednortheast of this place, and the" pricepaid for this tract Is unknown. Thesemen, It Is said, will come on here thisfall and will put up a vinegar factory.Mr. L. B. Parkinson Is disposing of his

stock of general merchandise and per¬sonal property, and In October next willmove to Richmond.Mr. H. A. Hasklns has opened up a

grocery stbre In tho building owned byCaptain George D. Price.

MET A VIOLENT DEATH

William Collins Gay's Horse KnockedDown. Killing His Rider.

(Special to The Tlrar-e-Wspateb.)CHARLOTTESVILLE VA., June 20.-

Wllllam Collins Gay, aped seventy-live,fot a score of years railway watchmanat the Charlottesvlllo Woolen Mills, metwith violent death at Main-Street Sta¬tion late this afternoon.In crossing the track he was run Into

by a double-team, containing two ladles,Miss Merrlck, daughter of Mr. GordonMerrlck, of C-lendowcr, and Miss Spen¬cer, a trained nurse of this city. Thetongue of the buggy etruck tho animalwhich Mr. Gay was riding full In thobrtast. The unfortunato man was thrownviolently to the ground, the horse fall¬ing on lilm. Hit) skull was fractured anddeath occurred almost Instantly. He mar¬

ried Miss Martha Seay, of Fluvannacounty, who died eleven years ago. Hewas the father of sixteen children, nineof whom are living. Two sons met vio¬lent death on tha railroad eeveral yearsago.Of the surviving children two. Mrs. Vlr-

gle B. Wood and Mrs. Lucy Carlton, are

residents of Richmond. A son, CharlesS. Gay, of Clifton Forge, Is passengerconductor on tho James River Divisionof the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

HURT IN A RUNAWAY

Thomas H. Mason Loses a Leg In an

Accident.(Sneclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

??G?????, VA.. June 20..Thomas H.

Mason, a citizen of this town, was yes¬

terday seriously Injured In a runawaynear Charleston/Jefferson county, W. Va.

ono of his ankles being so badly crushedas to necessitate amputation. Mr. MasonIs ,a gTandson of ex-Senator James M.Mason, and a few years ago married theonly daughter of Dr. William White, ofthis town.Prior to his marrleg he for some time

was the editor of tho Abingdon Virginianand since has been a large lumber dealerand contractor,' having made repeatedtrips to England In this business.

GEN. MORTON'S KIND WORDS

Delivered an Admirable Address BeforeLee Camp Friday Night.

In the course of Inspector-General T.C. Morton's remarks at Lee Camp Fri¬day night he congratulated the campthat they had a friend so able and willingto espouse their causo as the leadingnewspaper In their city. They need.- 1 no

champion'more capable to defend theirprinciples or define their position thanThe Tlmes-Dlspatch, which not long sincehad expressed so clearly tho sentimentsof the true Confederate that in the speak¬er's camp, Stonewall Jackson, of Staun-ton, they had adopted that editorial as¬

serting that "wo wore not glad tho Con¬federacy failed," as the platform ofprinciples of the camp, and had It placedupon their records.The camp had also, but the other day,

ordered the reading of another odltorialfrom the same paper along that line andheartily endorsed it. The veterans ofStaunton took the liberty of claiming alsothe champion of the Richmond veteransfor themselves.The speaker took occasion to congratu¬

late Lee Camp upon the valuable acqui¬sition to her historical records of tho Con¬federacy which had beon made by an

honored member of their organization.The able reports made by Judge Chris¬tian, chairman of the Grand Camp His¬tory Committee, had furnished Invaluablematerial In vindication of truth, andwould In all times furnish reliable datafor reference on these disputed questions.The reports had bean sent to. e-vory col¬

lege, university and notable institutionof learning In tho South and placed Inevery acceptable public library, and hewas glad to hear that these reports withDr. McGulre's were to he bound togetherin book form for better preservation.He complimented the camp on Its liber¬

ality In donating {500 to the Stuart monu¬ment; $25 to the Essex county monu¬ment; a goodly sum to the Davis monu¬ment, and Its many noble charities, andopened them that they were looked up toby the 107 camps of the State as a

model worthy of Imitation.

Davis Memorial Fund.The following amounts have been re¬

ceived by the treasurer of tho JeffersonDavis Monument Association since lastreport:Confederate Memorial LiterarySociety. Richmond.54,600 00

E. H. Lively., Aberdeen, Washing¬ton. i ??

Mrs. W. J. Cook..........·····,···· ftAston Madison Chapter, Coving-ton. Ky.·······.?···;···;··· 10 M

Mrs. B. G. Tarvln, Covlngton,Ky . 5 00

W. D. Holder Chapter, Jackson,IVIIss .'. " ""

Miss' Mary Amelia Smith. 2 00J, Z, George Chapter, Greenwood,MISS .·.

Albany Camp No. 1406, Texas..... 20 S6Mrs. <V". R. Vawter. from sale ofcalendars of MM..'.'. «0 00

Winnie Davis Chapter. Galesville,Texas .¦. ° w

Beth Abaha Excursion.On account of the car strike the officers

of the school havo provided 'buses totake tha people to the wharf. Four 'buseswill leave from Madison and Clay Streets,go down Clay to Ninth, to Main to thewharf. Three will leave from Lombardyand Grove Avenue, go down Grove toHarrison, to Broad, to Eighth, to Main,to wharf. All the 'buses will start at8:80, and will pick up passengers alongthe route. Tho 'buses will meet theboat on Us return.

Ice Mission.The Ice Mission Is Just thirteen years

Old and again comes before tho Rich¬mond nubile to nsk contributions, so thatthe sick and poor can be supplied withlee. Although the weather has beentrenorally cool, there are repeated callsfot? le« from the City Mission visitors,who have many ID people In their care.Boxes will be found at tho newspaper

offices T, A. Miller's drug store, Shep¬herd?. Morris'. Wagner's. Shaw &Grant's, Polk Miller's.Persons preferring to do so, can send

monev for the Ice Mission to Mrs. GeorgeW. Bagby. No. 6 South Third Street.

Lawn Party To-IVorrow.Tho lawn pnrty under the auspices oí

the "Constant" Y. which was postponodfrom last Monday evonlng on account ofthe weather, will be given Monday the«d înatÀnt. directly opposite Soldiers'Home gate, on Grove Avenue.

MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

The PianolaWas made so that every one

could play the Piano.It Is a perfect subsltute for

human fingers upon the Pi¬ano keys. Tho musical ef¬fects produced with It« oldaro not distinguishable froma gifted pianist's performance

Selling Pianos Is not a side Issue with ne.We are exclusive Piano dealers, We arePiano specialists. When you purchase hereyou get the bonoftt of 83 years selling expe¬rience. We KNOW that tho BEST PianosaroSTEIN»VAY, KNABE, HAKDA1AN, STAND·ARD. KIMBALL, HAINES.

Talking Machines.Hear tho now dlso. Olear

as a bell and absolutely In¬distinguishable from the or-

IglnaL They reproduce per¬fectly band, orchestra, violin,piano, oornct and tho humanvoice.

WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE-JUST ISSUED.

Largest and Oldest Nusic House in the South,&CO.,103 East Broad Street.

LIGHTNING IN

Struck a Stable In Mr. AdamsBack Yard.

ALL QUIET LAST NIGHT

Funeral of Mr. Thacker.Narrow Es¬

cape of Two Manchester Men.Taxes Are Now Due.Elks to

Meet.Personal and Notes.

Manchester Bureau Tlmes-Dlspatch, \No. 1102 Hull gtreeL Î

During the sovero thunder storm lastnight and at 8:34 o'clook, lightning struckthe stable In the rea,r of the residence ofMr. M. Adams, at Ninth and EverettStreets, and set fire to the roof, Thodamage will bo covered by about $150.The fire department, In charge of Chief

Crooks, was on tho scene in four min¬utes after the alarm was turned In andFireman Walter Smith had two streamstn full operation. The department had tomake a run of aoven blocks.No one was Injured by the flash. There

were In the stable three cows' and twohorses. All of them were taken out with¬out Injury.Prompt work by the department pre¬

vented what might have been a disas¬trous spread of tho flames and manywords of commendation were given them.

NO CARS YET.No effort has yet been made to run

street cars In Manchester, nor will therelikely be any until the question tn Rich¬mond la solved. No disorders have arisennor is It probable that there will be any,as all interest centers In Richmond. Thepolice »rb ready for any emergenoy thatmay arise.The streeds wero crowded yesterday

evening and last night with people whosegeneral toplo of conversation was thestrike and Its probable outcome. Muchbusiness was done at the stores, owinglargely to the fact that most of the pur¬chasers had to do all their shopping athome.

NARROW ESCAPE.The police are en tho lookout for the

person who fired at a moving freighttrain on the Coast Line, near Clopton,Friday night, shortly after 9 o'clock.In the car that was struck were

Messrs. W. T. Stono ,ahd W. B. Wells,two well-known painters, of Manchester,who narrowly escaped being hit. Theywere on their way to Petersburg to ao

some work. They took a passenger trainat Chester for Petersburg and wired tothe police authorities to look out for theculprits,

TAXES NOW DUE.Treasurer Bronaugh Is busy receiving

city, school and sewer taxes for the year1¿03. One-half of such taxes Is due bo-fore July 1st, and the other on December1st. Five per cent. Is added to the taxIf It isn't paid at the time due.

FUNERAL OF MR. THACKER,The body of 'Mr. James Lewis Thacker

will be taken to Rüther Glen to-day forburial.Mr. Thacker died at his home, No. 217

West Eighth Street, yesterday morningat 7:40 o'clock, after an Illness of tpholdfever. He came here from Caroline coun-

ty three years ago. He leaves his wifeand one child. Mr. Thacker was em¬

ployed at the Southern shops.MAYOR'S COURT.

Mayor Maurice yesterday fined LonnyGood and Salile Washington $2.50 eachfor creating a disturbance and fightingin the street.

PERSONAL AND NOTES.Chief Llpscomb has a letter addressed

to Mrs. Jennie R. Adklns, which ho willhe glad to have her call and get.Miss Gertrude Booth, of Waverly, Is

visiting the Misses Clary, on Hull Street.Mrs. J. T. Commer, of Greensboro, Is

visiting friends and relatives here.Mrs. J. C, Redford continues 111 at her

homo In Swansboro.Miss Mattia Berryman, daughter of Rev.

?.. C, Berryman, Is 111.Mr. Emmett Duval has moved to his

new home at Chester.Mr. D. B. Pulllam has returned from

a business trip to Norfolk.MANCHESTER ELKS.

The regular meeting of ManchesterLodge of Elks will be held to-morrownight. Exalted Ruler Llpscomb Is anx-

ASHOCK

Must Be Avoided if Possible.Shock to the mind brings some most

disastrous conditions to body and nerves.Then It Is that food, powerful food, canbest show Its power. As an Illustration awoman of Covlngton, O., gays: "Ono daymy husband while about tho houso drop¬ped dead without moan or groan or warn¬

ing of any kind, and coming Into theroom I found him lifeless. The shock andthe terrible anguish that followed wereso great that in a woek'a time I had lostapparently all my flesh, and the skinbecame shriveled; I was so weak that Ireeled and staggered about with no

etrength or will power to do anything."As time wore on I recovered Just a

little, but not enough to make life worththe living. One day I read about a poorskinny little baby being restored to fleshand health on the food Grape-Nuts, soI resolved to try It. I gained fromthe first box of Grapo-Nuts andstill more from the second, and afterusing tha third package I hf-d strengthand energy enough to go to house clean¬ing, 60inothlng I had never expected tobe able to do again,"Tho Improvement continued steadily

und I am still gaining flesh und strength."Name given by Postum Co., BattleCreek, Mich. ?A lady famous for her dainty desserts

explains that she learned them from thelittle recipe book she found In the pack¬age of Grape-Nut»

leus to have a large attendance, as

largo amount of business Is expected tocome up.

CHURCH SERVICES.Services In Sacred Hoart Church will

hn held as usual to-day, preaching byRev, Father Waters.In tho Central Methodist Episcopal

Church tho pastor, the Rov. R. M. Chand¬ler, will preach at 11 A. M. on "Faith¬fulness to Church Vows,' and at nighton "Making the Most of Life."Regular services will be held In the

Stockton-Street Baptist Church. Sunday-school at 9:30. Preaching by the pastor,tho Rev. Dr. R. W. Crldlln, at 11 A. M.and S P. M. The subject In the morning,"The Faithful Few;" at night, "TheCause of Angelic Joy."Rev. Lloyd T. Morso, of Barton Heights,

will preach tn the Fifth-Street MethodistChurch at 11 A. M. At 8 P. M. the pastor,tho Rov. Asa Drlscoll, will preach. Sub¬ject, "High Places." Epworth Leagueat 7:15 P. M.The Little Workers* Society of Stock¬

ton-Street Baptist Church will hold reg¬ular monthly meeting at 8:80 o'clock thisafternoon.Tho Rev. J. C. Rosser will occupy hi«

pulpit as usual to-day.Services In tho West End Christian*

Church: Sunday-school at 9 A. M. Ser¬vices at 11 A, M. and 8 P. M- by the pas¬tor. Rev. A. C. Berryman. .Young Peo¬ple's Society at 8 P. M.At Balnbrldge-Street Baptist Church

the pastor, the Rev, K· V. Baldy, willpreach at 11 A. M. on "The Fifth Wordfrom the Crass, ? Thirst.' " 8 P. M.."The Daughter of Herodlas."Preaching at Clopton-Street 'Baptist

Church will be by the pastor, the Rev.W. W. Sisk. Sunbeam Society at 3 P.M. Rev. John Hannon will deliver a

lecture on "Dynamite" in this churchJuno 29 th.

CHINESE BUILDING

Commissioner Coming With Assistantsto Erect it at St Louis.

Mr. Wong Kah Kal, the assistantWorld's Fair Commissioner of China,started for the United States last weekwith a party of more than thirty Chineseartisans, who are to erect the Chinesebuilding at St. Louis. Wong Kah Kal iswell known among Yale College men,being a graduate of that Institution,class of 1S83.The Alabama World's Fair Association,

In recent session at Birmingham, adopteda resolution asking the Legislature toconvene In September, to appropriate $26,-OOO-.for. the St. Louis Exposition and de¬ciding to raise $50,000 by popular subscrip¬tion for the same purpose.Governor Jelks has appointed' George

H. Estes commissioner at large. He andJ. B..- Gibson, of Birmingham, will repre¬sent the great mineral district oí Birming¬ham. :

LAKESIDE CLUB

Many" Members Went Out YesterdayDespite the Absence of Cars.

Despite the absence of oars, manymembers of; tho Lakeside Club went outto that resort yesterday, and some quali¬fying scores weer made for the tourna¬ment on the 27th of this month. Amongthose who went out were Mr. an.l Mrs.Long, Mr. and Mrs. Rutherfoord, MissMadge Welsiger, Miss Bettle Eliyson,Mr. S. W. Travers, Mr.· W. O Noland,Mr. Baylor Hill. Mr. Henry K. Eliyson.Jr.. Mr. H. T. Eliyson, Mr. RichardWortham and Mr. Gessner Harrison.

t it\Chestnut ¿fëttt and '·'·

| JCtghland Park'-},Mlsg Myrtle Redford. of 411 Second

Avenue, Is now the guest of her friend,Miss EUle Noel, of Bon Air.Miss Thelma Llvesay, of South Third

Stroot, is visiting her sisters, MesdamesWlllio and Paul Redd, of Third Avonueand Willow Street.Mr. and Mrs. T. Elwood Tragle, of

Highland Park, have postponed the lawnparty which was to have been given attheir residence on Tuesday, June 23d, forthe benefit of the Highland Park Metho¬dist and Episcopal Churches. Notice ofthe date will be given later.Little Willie Regan continues quite sick

at the residence of his parents on FourthAvenue, Chestnut Hill, with tonsilitis.Miss Bessie Prince, ot King William

county, Is now, visiting her aunt, Mrs.George Minor, of Lamb Avenue, BartonHeights.Miss Olile Perry, who has for the lust

three months been the guest of her sister,Mrs. McCliier, will in a few days returnto her home In Orunge county.Miss Zolda Davles, of Barton Heights

entertained a few of her little friendsWednesday afternoon In honor of herguest. Miss Fennlo Fisher. Games wereIndulged In until lata In the afternoon,after which delightful refreshments wereserved. Among those present may bementioned Misses Marlon Mofl'att, MaudKuyk, Lillian Harding, Zelda Davles andKennte Plshor; Messrs. Frank, Goodwinand Dlek Kuyk, Vli'glnlus C'roxton andHamilton Davles.Mrs. Johnson, who has been visiting her

mother. Mrs. Small, of Fifth Avenue,has returned homo,Mrs. William Cole, of Third Avenue,

after a severe spell of sickness, continuesto Improve.Mr. Charles Lambert, of Fifth Avenue,

continues quite slok.Mrs. Alvln Quarte* and children, of Atlee

Station, Hanover county, visited friendson the Hill this week.Mr. Brown, of Fourth Avenue, will

move to Manchester In the near future,and his residence will be occupied byMrs. Emma Naeh. of Church Hill.Mr. Willie Redford, of Second Avenue.

Is quite sick at the residence ot hisaunt on West Clay Street.Mrs. D. K. Walthall, of Fourth Avenue,

has as her guest her cousin. Miss Dalby..Plane have been laid for two new resi¬dences on Chestnut Hill. Work will be¬gin In a few days.Tbe annual píenlo of Hlghlund Park

Methodist Church will be given at WestPoint Friday, June 28th.Miss Keren Cole of Third Avenue, has

returned home after a pleasant visit tofriends In the country,Mrs. Melvln Starke, of Highland Park,

wns summoned to Norfolk this week onaccount of the di>ath of one of the mem¬bers of hnr fa mil v.

Master George Woodall. of Church Hill,Is the guest of his «randmother, Mrs.J R. 8atterwiute, of Fourth Avenue andChestnut Street.

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THE RELIANCE WOlWITHOUT DIFFICULTYTook Race While Two OlderBoats Were Engaged in a

Luffing Match.(By Associated Preu.)

NEW YORK, June CO..The Rellane»won to-day's race of the ninety footsloops In Long Island Sound In thefirst twenty minutes of sailing, andbefore turning the first mark, whileho Columbia and Constitution were

trying to outluff each other. By th»Irregular sharp rivalry both theolder boats lost hundreds of. yards andprospects they might have had of 'win¬ning. After that It was a procession allthe way around to the finish Une, where,tho Reliance beat the Constitution by fourminutes and seventeen seconds, a?d theColumbia by seven minutes and tl'-'rty-one seconds.The race was sailed off Oyster Bay for

a oup offered by the f?eawanhaka-Corin-\thlan Club. The course was twice around »

a triangle, a reach of three miles across

the sound, a four mile boat to windwardund a broad reach of 4 3-4 mile·, 131-3miles In all. The wind was from eastto southeast and from five to eight knot«,

?·.,

Has Gone North.Mrs. H. W. Bassett ha· gone north foi

the summer, she will spend the time atChicago and the lake resorts In Mlchl-«an. ,r-¦=:.· ,·¦',.'..¦.," ,' ,'. ai

EVERY SUNDAY

To Popular Beach Park.Two special, fast trains every (Tundey

leave Richmond B:30 A. M.. 4 P. ?. 60?,round trip. Sixty mir. ut es' ride »achway. It's a. tine placo to «pend Bun-day.

O -£¡L S3 "X»'O Ht. 3£ jfík, .Bears the ^f^^ Yw KwAI*ays BOUjM