V OL. XXIII.
CHARLOTTE, N. O., MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1900.
NO. 3609
:0CE BATTLE
AT LADYSMITH.
... TnlAti hv Rnprc finrl
positions iorvu w; .
Retaken by British Time
and Time Again.
CHARGE OF THE DEVONS.
' ''-ft I t'Tt.-'. . '
Dr0ve the Boers from a Position
They Had Held All Day British
Lose Heavily and the Boer
Loss is iraid to be Still Greater
Heavy Fighting Saturday.
By Telegraph to i ne xscws.
FERE GAMP, Jan. 7. (Delayed m
today that General White 'had captu-
t i j. t .
ed four nunareu prisoners m me jouer
attacks on Ladysmith yesterday. The
Beers v.ere allowed to come up the
vi'i. side right to the British lines,
v,hen the British ordered a charge. Be
:jc thp prisoners the Boers lost
OiU'-'J
heavily in killed and wounded. At
rhnnffh the r'Dort is not onieial, it is
iuva
'believed here.
REF CRT'S FROM WHITE.
LONDON, Jan. 8. Gen. White re
norts under date of Sunday afternoon
that the Eoers were, repulsed iwith
heavy lcssss.
THE BATTLE. IN DETAIL.
Bv Tlegraph to The News.
LCXEGN. Jan. 8 The War Of
fice has just published a dispatch from
Buller dated today giving the following
frim White, dated Sunday afternoon
"The attack was commenced on my po
siticn. but chiefly against Caesas camp
and Wagcn Hill. The enemy .was in
ere.it strength and .pushed- the attack
with the greatest courage and energy'
Scene of cur entrenchments on Wagon
hill were three times taken by the en
emv and retaken by us. The attack was
continued till seven o'clock, 'at' night
One point of cur position was? 'occupied
'by the enemy .all day, but at dusk, in
a haiw rainstorm, they were turned
out cl this position at tine point of the
bayenet in the most gallant manner, .by
the Devcns led by Col. Park. The
trcops have had a very r;tryig.i7 time
They have behaved excellently andjare
elated at having rendered service to the
queen. The enemy was repulsed every
where with very heavy loss, greatly ex
ceeding ours, which will be reported as
soon as the lists are completed.
As far as. known Buller's demonstra
tion against Colenso had little effect.
Ia spite of the heavy artillery fire the
Eoers did net reply. The only effect of
tils shrapnel was to cause a hundered
Ecsrs and horses to stampede.
N C WOMAN INSANE.
Mrs. Margaret Lenhardt in the
Insane Ward of Bellevue Hos
pital.
Special Telegram to The News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Mrs. Margaret
L?nhardt, 28 years of age, a, beautifu
ycuns Southern woman, the daughter
of John Best, of Orleans, North Caro
lina, suddenly became insane here.
She was taken by 'Mrs. Charles iRus
sell Lowell in her carriage to the New
ork Infirmary for Women and Chil
3ren and from there tranf erred to the
insane pavilion of Bellevue Hospital for
observation. She has been in this city
about a year and a half.
Mrs. Lowell, refused to see any one
about the case. The woman will be kept
tor three days under close observation
hen an expert report will be made
further information could not be had
at the hospital.
RICHARD MIBBiLEBROOK.
IMPLICATED SQET.HEIRN'S STA-
' 'iTIDKRY.
By TelegrapfirtoThfi News. .
XEiY YORK, Jan. 8. Anson Van
Sickle (alias George Roe), was arrested
here today for trying. to have the sta
tionery of the Southern and other lead
railways duplicated if or the purpose
f securing transportation on a large
ale to sell to brokers.
EES BRYAN WlANtT 'CONVENTION
IN NEW YORK.
BY Telegraph to The News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. The Evening
Horia says it is reported that Bryan
favors holding the Democratic national
Ccveation in 'New York city. Mr. Bry
an will not confirm nor deny the report,
nr will his friends.
ADVOCATES A REVOLT.
By Telegraph to The News.
fCXTRjEAL, Jan. S.-nLasmaine, the
hgious organ of the Roman. Catholi
Dlerarchy. nrints an article stronelv
ttdemning England and America and J say office;
locating a revolt.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Settling the State Tax -Report
of ;YLr. C. A. Spratt.
The board of county commissioners
met today to settle, the State tax. The
law requires the work to be finished
today, which will necessitate the
board working until a later hour to
night, as the settlement requires much
time. The amount in round numbers
is about $27,000.
-: V REPORT.
'Mr. CX AV; Spratt, county superinten
dent of roads, submitted the following:
report:
To the- Honorable Board of Commis
sioners of Mecklenburg Co., N. C:
Gentlemen: I hereby submit the fol
lowing report of work executed by the
convict force for the year ending De
cember 31st, 1899, viz:
"Macadam road constructed. Miles.
On Providence road
On Providence road, reconstruct
ed
On Monroe road
Oni Yorkville road ......
.75
2.00
2.00
2.72
2.96
.50
On Statesville road
On Derita road . . : . . . .
On Salisbury road
Total 11.18
Amount expended on convict work as
shown by county treasurer's books,
$35,331.39. This, however, includes a
cpnsiderable amount of material, rock,
etc., that, has not been used, also the
expenditure of a considerable amount
for. mules,"! wagons, machinery, etc.,
making the actual approximate cost of
road constructed $3,160 per mileu The
above figures show what may appear
to be heavier cost per mile than usual,
but when you bear in mind the heavy
cost of supplies in t'he way of hard
ware, lumber, etc., as compared with
previous years, also on account of the
extremely bad weather during the first
three months of the year, you will find
the work has been done as economical
ly as practicable. The' character of
work in the main; has been an improve
ment on all previous work done, and
while there is robin for improvement,
the superintendents deserve much cred
it for the manner in which, they have
conducted and managed the convicts.
Few escapes have been made and ! the
general healbh of convicts has been
good', showing that care "to; food and
quarters have had .due attention' by the
superintendent.
da yof January, 1900.
G. -ASPGEfcATTiT, JC. IS.,
County Supt'of Roads.
ME CKLENBURG SCHOOL Ti
The board of school
county met this morn
house. The board consists
Pharr, and R. S. Hunter, secretary
The principal business of the day was
the : apportioning ; of tae school fund.
The county is entitled to $2,754.t;0 the
part of the special $100,000- apportion
voted by the ' Legislature. Mecklen
burg's prorata is, as mentioned above,
$2,754.60. The total amount of the
school fund, including the above, is
$36,229.20. This was apportioned today
as follows: . -
Charlotte city schools . ; $11,077.38
Charlotte township . 5.336.15
BerryhiH 1,155.92
Steele Creek 1,458.63
Sharon 1.361.89
Providence .... 1,616 43
Clear Creek 1,519 05
Crab Orchard 2:399.32
.Mallard Creek 1,376.90
Dewese 4 : 1,322.3-j
Lemley's 1 S1!-
Long Creek 1,715.75
Paw Creek 1.417.78
Morning Star 1,149.08
Pineville 952.33
Huntersville . . ...... 1,355.46
HIGHLAND
PARK CO' S ANNUAL
MEETING.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the stock
holders of the Highland Park Manufac
turing Company, Highland Park, No.
1, in this city, and No. 2, in Rock Hill,
S. C, will meet for the purpose of
electing officers for the year. The News
is informed, officially, that there will
be no change in the officers. The pres
ent officers are: President, W. E. Holt;
vice-president, J. S. Spencer; secre
tary and treasurer, C. W. Johnston;
book-keeper, Leak Spencer. Directors:
'W. E. Holt; J. S. Spencer, C. W. John--,
ston, D. HJ Anderson, Frank Johnston,
P. D. Walker. The mill will declare
a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent.
The new spinning mill of Highland
Park, No. 2, is running day and night.
RAILROAD ENGINEER TO MARRY.
A marriage "which will be learned of
wth interest in railroad circles is to
take place on the 23rd of this month.
Miss Dora Aus'tin is to be the bride and
Mr. Leonard Hunter, a popular engineer
of the Southern, the groom. Rev. Dr.
Stagg will officiate.
HAILE BAR.
The Haile bar was received and as
sayed at the mint this morning. The
bar represents $9,000, and weighs 447
ounces. The bar is re-melted and as
sayed and paid for at the Charlotte as-
The bar this montn is not
CRIMIN AL COURT.
Two Weeks Term Began this
Morning at Ten
O'clock
GRAND JURY AND JURORS.
(Judge Battle's Charge Listened
to With Marked Attention
The Docket is a Long One aridTy Two Ministers Services at
But Few Cases of Special Im
portance The Work of Today.
The January term of the criminal
court for Mecklenburg county, conven
ed in the county court house this "morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Judge Dossey Battle
is presiding arid Solicitor J. L. Webb,
of Shelby, represents the State.
The grand jury for the present term
which is a two weteks term, is compos
ed of the following: .L. M. McAllister,
foreman; C. B. Campbell, R. J. Porter,
J. W. BiggeTS. A. S. McLelland, F. D.
btewart, G. E. .Woodruff, J. D. Bagiham,
R. A. Duncan, Walter .P. Cochrane,
James M. Sloan, J. E. Snell, W. L
Fisher, J. A. Irwin, J. S. Lon, J. H
Strnson, J. P. Flew.
The regular jury is as follows: C. M.
Summerville, J. A. Gilleispie, J. Graham
Davidson, W. H. Hoover, J. N. Lee, D.
A. BaTkley, J. W. Deweese, W. M. Con
nell, W. R. Cochrane, J. W. Little, Dan
Harkey, J. P. Taylor.
Judge Battle s charge to the grand
jury was a orignt one ana niied witn
wholesome alavice. In his charge he
covered all the crimes that the jury
will have to deal with. In each instance
he explained in a minute way the dif
ferent classes of crime and the best way
to deal with. His charge was listened
to with profound attention each
juror seemingly glad that the
law had been put to him in a simple and
instructive manner.
The grand jury -went to work at 11:30
o'clock. :- f
At 330 o'clock this afternoon the fol
io wing cases had been , passed upon :
' (George Wade, .;gaming, -pay costs.:
Jim Diamond, gaming, : 2 months on
chaingang. ;
Albert Gray, gaming, two months on
gang. - .. ; " . - .. .
Paul Pharr, gaming, two. months in
gang.
gang.
James' Jacks!6nTJ gamin,
two months
on gang.
Monroe McCraven, assault, pay costs.
Richard Torrance, Jim Brown, gam
ing, pay costs.
Pink Henderson, assault, 6 months cn
chaingang.
Bob Phifer, assault, .8 months or.
chaingang.
John Young, assault, judgment sus
pended on payment of costs.
Charles Davis, . gaming, two months
on chaingang.
Henry Ardney, assault, two months
on chaingang.
Jim Williams, carrying concealed
weapon, two months on chaingang.
Rufus Monday, gaming, pay costs.
Jake Gordon, gaming, pay Costs.
June Hunter, gaming, pay costs.
Joe Neal, gaming, pay costs.
Charles Jones, gaming, pay costs.
Jake Nor'th, gaming, pay costs.
PASSED INQUIRY RESOLUTION
Petti grew Introduces a Resolu
tion Lo king to Mediation Be
tween British and Boers.
By Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The Senate
today passed the resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Navy to state
whether Dewey had ever reported that
he could take Manila with the help of
Aguinaldo.
Senator 'Pettigrew introduced a reso
lution that the United States mediate
between the Boers and the British. Nd
action was taken as Tettigrew wishS
to speak on the subject. . ,
- : 'MISSIONARY IN., 11 A. ' o'ij
'I Rev. L. B.j Wolfe, of pennsylvaMC
Who his just returned frbin the missidh
fields of India; was in Charlotte for a
s'hort, while .this morning. He landed
at,;SaVannh;..''Batu'r'ay and, was ' en
route home this morning. Mr. Wolfe ia
an Episcopal clergyman and has been
in India for the past 16 years. He is
in love with his work and will return
at the expiration of his furlough.
GRAHAM STREET CHURCH.
Tvaoi -viTirl iwa. .&.T-ir Bvprv Tiisrrit'
L Will Moselv ' iraminff:tw!rrmont'hs fin
directors QlmMmr 'Mi -iwrif srXi oj h.-ll.
inff at thi- foutt; -miiiM?mmtwcm!7an
X UC1 VJ . ill TDV A V Vfc w.w. -O " 0 ' ,
this week at Grahaim Street Presbyte- openly and confidently confess Him.
rian church. Tonight Rev. MoG. Shields i 3. We should make individual sohci
of astoGnia, will preach; tomorrow tation and effort to bring men to-Him.
night Rev. J. U (Bridgers, and Wednes- At night 'Br. Chreitzberg spoke, f rom
day niht, Mr. M. J. Wescott, a lay John 17:21, 212; CoL 1:18.
mem'ber of the church. Services beyond : Alter defining tlhe church and its re
Wfednesday nieht will be: announced lationelhip to; Christ aasd thenity-or
later - - . -v -, oniieae-rayeKt for by-tibe .Sarior,
TIRE OF PULPIT GUNS
Ministejs Handle City Matters
Wiih Gloves Off-Aim Well
at Their Marks.
THE "SMART SET" A TARGET.
The Rece.Gambling Affair Re
ferred jto in no Uncertain Tones
the Different Churches Yes
terday. "What's the Matter With the Young
Men of Charlotte?" was the " question
asked by Rev. Dr. Barron, pastor of
Tryon Street Baptist church last
niglM. The question was suggested by
the text: "Where Withal Shall a
Young Man Cleanse His Ways?" The
speaker said, in part:
"Ever since the holidays thoughtful
people have asked, 'What is the matter
with the young men of Charlotte?' The
neither in the sight of God or men. By
papers, and they have become preach
ers of righteousness. It is about time
the pulpit was heard. In answer, I
would say the ways of the young men
and boys Qf Charlotte are not clean,
represent society, and who are a law
that I do not meani all young men,
possibly not a majority, for we have
some as clean, nice young men as are
to be found anywhere,. All honor to
such, for they havei a battle to fight.
But there are two classes of young
men, who are guilty of these exercises.
There is the 'smart set,' who claim to
represent society, and who are a low
unto themselves, and think they can
do as they please; and they please to
do wickedly. The other set are from
'the slums.' The toughs and roughs
they are called, but are very much like
the 'smart set' in their behavior, only
they do not wear as good clothes, and
are not from the first families. In
God's sight they .are classed together
and OTigiht to be so regarded 4' by; all'
good "people in Charlotte. Together,
they disgraced the day of Chrit's birth
and tib. city dn which, they, live." ;
The Speaker then called attention to
the ways of these young men; their ex
cessive' indulgence-in tobacco and es
pecially in the evil of cigarettes smok
ing.' The terrible effects of -this habit
were to be seen in the pale faces, dull
eyes :xmd nerjvousf1 iA&nixeTffj qf-jflQese
smokers. Hehen' passed to the drunkenness-
whicnlabuasuJso enpjn;gc jtiie i
young men, 'and even boys, of Char
lotte. "An observer?? said he, "counted
over forty young men who entered two
prominent saloons in fifteen minutes
and on Christmas day every person
who passed through the square was
shocked to see so many . boys
drunk. Many of these young fellows
are sons of church members." .
Dr. Barron plead earnestly for an
awakening along this line. "We cannot
do much for the older men; we must
save the boys and young men."
"The young men of Charlotte," said
he, "are not clear of the vice of gamb
ling. The recent flutter in gambling cir
cles is said to be due to the fact that
many of our 'first young men' are
afraid their evil deeds will be brought
to the light of day. There are trusted
employes of business firms, who, un
known to their employers, are engaged
in) this vice, and some day there will
be startling disclosures." The speaker
called on; parents, church members, the
authorities, to help close out these
gambling dens that infest the best part
of the city.
The question of personal impurity al
so received treatment. "This vice pre
vails to a startling extent among young
men of Charlotte," said Dr. Barron.'"
"What can we do? Try to manufacture
a healthier public sentiment; bring to
bear our personal influence; talk to the
young men; get closer to them; take
an interest in them before they get
adrift; pray for them.
"Let us, too, as citizens insist on a
rigid enforcement of existing laws. Our
laws are good: let us try to live up to
'them, riaud then insist that others shall
ado thefskipe."
if TRYpN STREET METHODIST.
t kt Tr o n S treet Methodist a ar ge
-mgre: tion attended both, services
Sundays ;Te communion service, held
in -'the morning was t!he best that has
Mr. W. A. Manning is president andlMr.
been Iheld jii the year., for some time,
there being: more communicants pres-r
ent.' Dr. Chredtzberg's sermon was
based on the text: "And He brought
him to Jesus." The .three points em
phasized were:
1. We must first find the Savior for
ourselves. (Without Him we can . do
nothing. , . .
Z. fHa-ViiTisr framd Jesus, we sayuiu
around him like fetters of brass so that
question -was asked: "To what extent is
union possible and necessary in the
church?" The answer was:
"1: There should -be one-ness in af
fection. Love. This costs neither labor,
itime, nor expense, but is shed abroad
by the Holy Ghost in the heart of every
believer all regenerated followers of
Christ, It is the mark of the true be
liever ifor by it all men know that ye
are my disciples if ye have love one
to another.
"2. There should be one-ness' in sup
plications. Fervent intercession for the
whole church begets catholicity of
spirit.
"3. There should be union in the
church of earnest effort for the exten
tion of the Kingdom of Christ. Thy
kingdom come,' thy will 'be done.'
These petitions are given by cur Sa
vior. Tney have nothing: to do what
ever with denominational extension ex
cepting; so tfar as the denominational (
influence is wholly for Christ. Yet there
are those who are so narrow, so ex
clusive as to think that the first tri
umph of the church means that of their
own little creed. 'Thy Kingdom' finds
its subjects in every creed founded upon
the Christ, however filtered by er
rors and narroiwness. 'He that believ
eth is accepted of Him.' Let the denom
iantions posing as the church of Christ
unite in these essentials, forgetful of
self, in. obedience to the Great Head of
the church, and what magnificent re
sults will follow. .There is power , in
union. What a mighty force against
vice a united church in Charlotte would
be. There would be no place found for
a barroom, a gambling den, an evil
house. Society -would be purged of its
excesses. Some bad men and women
would have to surrender or move away.
The spectacle of a woman, defrauded
of her property by a set of gamblers,
compromising in order to shield these
gamblers from - the consequences of
their crimes would be an impossibility
Why cannot this glorious wish be real
ized? You can answer, The church dees
not deserve it; is not united denomina
tional or sectarian. Success is often
reaped at the expense of the glory "cf
God. Christ is not divided. Christ is
set for the destruction of .evil, not its
tolerance. He came to destroy the works
of the devil. Then let the church arise
and unite for the establishment of His
Kingdom." 4
SECOND PRESYf ERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday, . morning Rev. Dr. ' Stagg
preached on the text, "Little Foxes,"
making much of this very suggestive
text, a text which Second Presbyter
ians always associate with Rev. Dr.
Woods, as It vas" the text he preached
to the children on the first children's
service !he ever held.
f3The coxrimuTiion service in thei after
noon Wai solemnly impressive. ;The
l.fLiSv&2 packed with, com
municants. fAll ox ine- .rreauyienau
mlmsters iiTjthj3 chy tbok;part.
At night Pr St'agf0 preached the
third and last sermon of the series on
the "Penalty for Sin." The text;;was
Rom. .23: "The Wages of Sin a is
Death." , ; -Mil "
"I have been speaking now lor three
Sabbath nights, "-said, tne speaweiv
"on the penalty paid for sinning. .AU
these powers are developed in the sevr
eral departments of man's nature. All
are agreed that as man's body is put
to sinful uses that in time he comes to
deserve those marks which distinguish
him as a sinner. It is not necessary
that sin, in its effects upon1 our corpor
al parts, should be described in its
loathsome forms to secure assent to
this truth. We know it. It is not the
wear and tear of living, but in work
ing under the law of distinction.
"Our intellectual capacities expand
into powers under the operation of cer
tain laws, which have been formulated
and started that thereby the growth of
the mind" may be understood. Under
the law of manipulation, suggestion
and habit we may understand how this
something we call self comes to be
what it it. If these powers be, by se
vere discipline, trained in their sym
pathy and proportion, there are formed
at length in those intellectual giants
who have enriched the thought of the
world. If, on the other hand, these
powers be disciplined and trained in
sin, we are confronted with the stu
pendous fact that the recuperative
power of virtue must be lost and that
the mind must be reduced to the total
necessity of sinning. The debauche will
be so wedded to Ibis lusts as to be at
length incapable of chastity; the ine
briate so fascinated by his cups as to,
be' incapable of sobriety; the covetous.
man, so infatuated . by nis gains as tw
be incapable of generosity; the rej.
vengeful mant, so much under the conn
trol of his malignity as to be incapable
of forgiveness. Sin is the transgression
of," or the want of conformity unto a
law, and " that law is a per
fect transcript of the Divine. For
all " maladies are such remedies,
For all maladies are such remedies,
when all known sourses of help fail us
the nighit of despair is upon us. It is
declared in Scripture that Gad gave His
son for sin. Can there bo found
through all the universe, in heaven
above or on - the earth beneath, any
other being superior to God's own &on?
Is not the argument from necessity
that a man's sins shall be wrapped
Continajed m fourth page.
THE SOCIETY WORLD
Evening Dress H& Not Been
Relegated to the Wardrobe
as Yet-In Nightly Use.
AFFAIRS FOR THIS WEEK.
Hisses Mc Ad en, Heath and Pates
; ;and flesdames Dowds
orookes. to
entertainMr:
Scott to Have a 'Possum Sup
per at the Country Club.
Miss Midge McAden issued Invita
tions Saturday afternoon to a card
party, wihich she gives Wednesday,
complimentary to Miss Annie Wiley,
of Salisbury, and Misses Mabel Tom-
Imson and Lizzie Morehead, of Dur
ham. The cards are limited to fair
dealers, only.- The guests will be:1
Misses WUey. Tomlinson. Cannon.
Mcreihead, Annie Parks, Selene Hutch
ison, Fan Burwell, Fannie M. BurwelL
Mattie Wright, Frances Mallory, Anna
L, Hutchison, Lottie Moffitt, Sadie
Young, Ethel Holt, Grace King, Laura
Wadswcrth, Hope Spencer, May Law
rence, Wittkowsky, Mary Mayer, Susie
Holt, Sadie Hirshinger, Sadie Clark
son, Eva Sumner, Julia Alexander,
Lucy McAden, Katherine Jordan, Win
nie Barron; Mesdamrs A. H. Harris, E.
P. Keerans, George Tate, S. O. Brookes,
S. B. Alexander, Jr., A. L. Thompson.
. -
Mr. Walter Scott is to give a 'possum
supper tomorrow night'at the Country
Club. He will "carve dat 'possum" in
the presence, of a number of fair and
gallant guests.
Miss Lena Heath entertains the Sans
Souci tomorrolw "afternoon, giving an
afternoon tea one of the come-and-go
affairs wihich V' delight the feminine
heart. Miss Heath will be assisted in
receiving by the members of the club
and Missies Amnie" Wiley; of Salisbury;
Eva Summer, Nan Down, Grace King
and Ella McAden - ! ' "
Mrs. W. F. Dowd will entertain to
morrow evening.
Miss-May" Dates gives aij. dinnerf Sat
urday, ih honor tf her bh-thdayrV- v
The St. Celia meets Wednesday with
Mrs. H. S. Bryan: -
The Sorosis ffleetsfetoorrow after
noon with Mrs.VRiJM. Miller, Jr.
- - '.'14 o -I .
Mrs. S. O. tetbbkes entertaiins the
Chafing Disht Cliib Thursday afternoon.
SUDDEN, DEATH SUNDAY MORN
xING. Mr. Wm. A. Perry died suddenly yes
terday morning at 7 o'clock at his
home, on the corner of Brevard and
Fourth streets, of heart disease. He
dropped dead. Mr. Perry had been
troubled with (his heart for some itfme,
but his death was nevertheless a great
shock to his family. He was preparing
to eat breakfast, when he fell over
dead.
Deceased was born in England. He
came to this country many years ago
and after living at several places, came
to Charlotte. He was a core maker and
Was employed at Liddell's. He was an
Episcopalian in faith., He leaves a
wife and three children.
The funeral services were conducted
this morning at 10:30, at the residence,
by Rev. C. L. Hoffmann. The inter
ment was in Elmwood.
DEATH OF MRS. HAND. :
Mrs. "Mary Hand died Sunday morn
ing at the home of (her cousim, Mrs.iDr.
Morrison.jin Paw Creek, aged 68 years.
She had been in feeble health for some
time, and her death was not a surprise
to her relatives. Deceased was mar
ried twice. Her first husband was Mr.
Henry Gaston. They had two children.
Mr. A. A. Gaston, of this city, and Mr.
Julius C. Gaston, of Stanley Creek. By
her second 'husband, John Hand, Mrs.
Hand had three children, all of who
survive. She has a sister, Mrs. Lrt';M
Wriston, of this city, andCtfcflrmany
Teatives here and in the cotffltfyo.t Mrs.
JHand -was a kind, gentlevspirff , and
was generally beloved. V
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MR, HOFFMANN LOSES A (FRIEND.
, Rev. Q. L. Hoffmann feels as one be
reft this morning. Last night his fine
pointer dog, "Breck," who had many,
friends, but none as good as his owner,
showed symptoms . of rabidness and
had to be shot. Mr. Hoffmann valued
the dog at $50, but as a friend this price
was above rubies. He had owned the
dog for three years.
Mir.'G. A. Howell returned to Reids
ville this mornins. He came down Sat
urday to epend Sunday" with his family.
Capt Willia'm Maxwell ana lamnj,
of Columbia spent yesterday at Col. D.
G. Maxwell s. They lert last nignt wn
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