PROGRESS IN PIANO MAKING Can best be understood and rcalized by a glance over our new fall stock. eing tiirned down. Lcaving tho Main Street headquarters, where seats are being sold and boxes reserved, Uie ln xt rtdence of the assurcd Buccess of tho exhibition ls the wonderful progress In the crecUon of the Horse Show amphltheatre. The buildiri; is un? der roof, the set ts are erected, and now carpenters are at work on the stalls and Btable quarters. As a society event, this show is going to Burpass any anU rtalnmi nt of its char bcter cver given ln the South. Hundreds of the most charming girls in all Virginia will b ii Rl< I m chaperoned by their charming motliers whose graclous hospltallly at their homes Ji.-ih made Virginia iho school for gentie tnen. Among the ladics who will ride in the Beveral classos are: Mrs. j. K. Maddux, of Warronton; Mrs. <>f Orange, and M Culpeper. Vinginla'e H riatc and Cdngress several days ol the h Virsii their 1> to guaranloe ati excursit tober 13th to 20th, Inclush er-able all Iiorsom< n nd Tidi water to bring thems liorscs to th" show quil The Association made tli espccially for liors i lie ln the river counti ern Shore. On accounl of the grej boxes, the Association reqii who i-avo engaged boxes pocretarj' and secure their ots, which ai'e now rcady 1 H. Smith, ale Danlel, of ntatires in the be present 011 show week. Company has f-rates on all plus the fifty Horse Show ist. from Oc and this will orse lovers in iis arrang :men1 whoj esta b s nd oji the East :ii demand for I'. I those ss apply to the Ir box-scat tick delivcry. 5EAB0AKD BKIDGE BURNED Three Spans of Falling Creek Trestle Destroyed ?>unday. Falling Creek irestlc w. the iSeaboard Aji' Line Iiallway, a few miles out ol the clty, was partiy burned Sunday after noon, delaying traius several hours, and raaklhg a transfer of passengers on No. 31, northbound, to the Iticlimond a:i?l iv tersburg ISlectric Car Hne, l>y which routc they were brought 10 the clty. The flre was discovered between and 4 o'clock, and was reported to the Coast Line oflice at Drewry's Bluff. From therc the Seaboard ofticlals were nuillied, and a train with buekcts and flre extlngulshcr were dlspatched to tne scene. Three spans of Uie structure de? stroyed were replaced with rcinarkable promptness, and in a few hours trains were golng through again. Superintendent lii.s, of Uie Sedboard, make* tlie following statements concera ing the iii< "The bridgc was se( on flre by engine No. G4f. ol irain No. 11, passing there about lli30 Saturday night. Some young men liunting saw the blazc between 3 and 4 o'clock. walked to Drewry's Bluff, and reported to the Atlantic Coast Line. They Immedialely 'phoiied my o'fflce one houi nnd fifteen minutcs before N'o. ;;i was due there. 1 was called up, got an en? gine and some men with bucket! and ar rlved at the burnlng bridgc at 6 o'olock, and put the flre out. after it had burned the deck off of three fourteen-foot spans. No. 34, which was the flrst v-ain due at ihis trestle, was stopped at Petersburg and loaded carpenters and force to rcpair the bridge. The train to the bridge was under pcrfoct control, the englnocr know ing before he had left th< r.- that the tiack was blocked. As soon as carpen? ters were unloaded Conductor Haddoek roceived Instrucllons from me to back his train to Bcllewood, short distance south of Falling Crei k bridge. where we iave a physlcal connectlon with the electric line. and transforred his passengers to n car which 1 had arrahged to meot his train there, and take them Into Richmond for brcakfast and Northern connectiohs, whii Ii was done, with .passengers thor ii' ghly salisfied with the transfer and slight delay occasloried t.iem." SPECIAL JURY. Will Hear the Suit of Mrs. Belvin Against Donnan and Company. A jury of uncommon intelligence has been summoned to hear the suit of Mrs. A 1". Belvin agalnst A E. Donnan and mpanj for $6,500 in tlie Law and ilty Court. The jury c-mbrace the following gsnUemen, ail well known in business circles? Andrew L. Hayncs, W. O. I'riddy, Jnlius Straus, Charles L. Brown, R. R. Harrison, W. B. Saunders, L. Z. Morriss, Manfred Call, J. S. Cren siiaw, E. D. J.'rice, W._S. Smoot, C. C. Can throm, Chas. Davcnport, R. A Tay lor, J. Harvie Blalr, John M. Noling. C. E. Wingo. R. A. Hnca.?tcr, M. B- Rosen baum, George lt. Bagby, Howard D. li ge, rrankUn ^t.anis B. M. Parham. Divorce was jrranted Esteiic Crutchfield from Joseph W. Crulchiiold in the Law and Equity Court yesterday on the grounds of descrtion. Judgmcnt was l-endered in the Law and Equity Court yesterday morning in the suit of the Security Bank of Richmond against L. Stela Cease for $101. A marrinpro. llcense has been issued to Rupert Winhauer and Mary M. Kauzer, the marrlage i" take place to-day. An Indemifying bond has been given th< Cha ipeake and Ohio Railroad Com in of Bowmari against the j: ipini >n ?'?^.????r Company for $300 by t!:e cir< ;:s and the cawc- will be heard in the Law and Equity Coiirf in its reg ular course in the December term. OFF FOK THE METKOPOLIS Fire Chief and Commissioners Go to t the Convention. Among those who will attend the Na tional Convention of Fire Chiefs in New York this week are Chief W. G. Puller and Commissioners John H. Fischkorn, Roherl Leidy, Jr.. and G. Watt Taylor, of tliis city. These gentlemeii left for New Property Transfers. Richmond: George T. King and wife io Annanias Brown, 06 feet on Twenty-ninth Str< 99 feel from N Street, $150. Elis-.abeth Shanks to Jennie C. Woody, i on the west skle of Twenty-fifth Slrei 25 fiie with the highest percentage, who won tl.e great race on Ipse Dixet at Sheepshead Bay last Wednesday, is a nephew pf Mr. William Rcinhimer, depu ly in the ofho Commissioner Hawkins. He is an appi ntice in *hs Brown Stable, and stands four feet two inches, and weighs u-J pounds. '1 lio youngster has devejnped wonderful Bkill aaid shows a lot of sporting sense, ,i'?:r beyond his age. Tle- boys grandfathor is Mr. .Tonas Reinheimer, of Brooklyn, who will cele brate his eightieth year in December. when there will be a bipr nunion. East End W. C. T. UvM^ets To-Day. There will be a meeting of East-End \V. T. ?T". lliis eveiiing at 4 o'clock at the resldcnce of -Mrs. M. B. Lee, No. 313 North Tivi nty-l'ourth Street. Eyery mem ber is urgently requested to be prcsent, as delegates to the state Convention will ii.. ,i be i i cted, and other business of im nortance is to be considered. Hagstrom?W'nugh. (Special Dispatch to The. Times.) NEWPORT NEWS. VA.. Sept. 15.?An nouncements have just been rcceived here or tn marriage of Mr. Olaf Peter Hag s;: .ri to -Miss Elizabelli Waugh, at Zion lCpiscopal Church, Greene, New York, on Wediies.lay. Sept. 10th. The groom is a draughtsman at the shiipyard here and was also engaged with Cramps at Philadi lphia at one time. The bride is one of the most pppular society girls of Greene. THESCHOOLYEAR EGU YESTERDAY Former Pupils of Public Schools Enrolied?Regular Work by Thursday. The scss'.on of 1902-1903 of the public schools of Richmond began yesterday morning. The day was taken up with the enroilment of former pupils of the schools Tl e figures at tli-s close of the day showc-d the number entered to bc aliout the rarae as on th.e first day last fall. At the High School alone were the ;:ar<-,es of both new and former pupil3 enrolied. To-day new pupils will enter their nar.ies on the lists. and to-morrow classes will be formed. By Thursday class-room work will be moving with tho regularity of a time-piece. The following is the numerical state? ment of yesterday's enroilment: WHITE. High School_:. f>19 Nicholson 402 Springfield ,566 Bellevue 61S Marshall 545 Central. '195 Leigh 426 Madison 564 Elba 432 WestEnd. 485 Randolph 539 Total 5,691 COLORED. Normal.., 216 I'lillon. 52 East End ?,?7 Valley. 513 Navy Hill. fili Baker C12 Mcorc 645 Zi'onroe 315 Total 3.3S6 Grand total 9.077 BIG DOCKET IN POLICE COURT Large Number of Cases and Some of Thom Qur;er Ones. Long dockets are usUally productive of ail sorts of queer cases, and yesterday in the Policc Court was no exe'eption to tlie rule. One of these was the charge of ground and lofty swearing brought against Charles Perry by his neighbors. Perry, a white man, declared that his neighbors didn't liko him and brought charges against him for spite. The neigh? bors say he Rets drunk and swears so they have to send the children away, and on this statement tlie case was continucd to allow both sides to produce witnesses in court. Ben Yancoy. a wise looking gingerbread youth, warned some crapshooters that a policeman was coming and yesterday he was fined $5 for it. The crapshooters in dividually and collectively made a rush to pay the fine for him and he left the court with them. The other cases wcrc: Michael Abraham, white, accused of threatening to shoot James White, black, discharged. Willie Tinsley was accused of beating Lucillo Stokes, but she said he didn't beat her and that she lied, whereupdn she was fined $'J.50 and Tinsley was dis? charged. George Gordon, shootlng craps, $2.50. Robert Stanfield, drunk. discharged. Lee Gates, drunk, discharged. R. C. Thomas. drunk, $1. Sam Loney, drunk, $1. William Everett and Lottie Wade, two white men from Hanover. drunk and disorderly in a park. $10 each. Cornelius Ranks stole $1 from Frank Johnson to depqsit in himself, evidently, in the shape of food, whereupon he got ninety days. Cornelious is a solf-con fessed crap shooter and a "bad man." John Caldwell, accused of shooting Willie Jones last May, went over. Sam Catsell attempted to cut W'arren Williams, -.$10. James Willis beat and thrcatened his father, $10 and ninety days. Martha Taylor or Bunchy Stokes, throw ing rocks. $5. Martha contributes most of her income to the city. Annie Johnson, drunk and disorderly, $2.50. John Caldwell. threatening Lizzie Cald? well. his wife, $20. Bettie Conway, accused of cursing Mat tie Johnson, wept and was discharged. NEW HOME FOR NURSES Graduates of St. Luke's Hospitai Open Headquarters On Grace Street. The graduate nurses of St_ Luke's Hos? pitai, who have organized a club of their own. have opened up their home at No. 507 West Graco Streo-t. ln' all, about fourteen nurses will make this their headquarters. Miss Coleman, who is a graduate of St. Luke's and has for the last two years been superintendent of the Shelter ing Arms Hospitai, will have charge of the Home and register. The St. Luke's nurses who were formerly at Dr. John F. Winn's will move to the new home. RICHMOND'S SPEEDWAY Lively Brush Between Neil's Colt and Powell's Quick Stepper. The star performance on the speedway on Sunday was the brush between his Marion Craig colt, driven by Bud Neil. of Manchester, against a quick stepper i driven by A. S. Powell, another Man chester man. The colt showed Powell's THE ONE WITH THE rMP -Ksw ln the world do you. keep your baby so quiet and happy this dreadful trying weather? THE ONE wTTH THE CHERUB~Why it'a the easieat tbtog ln the ?world. I take a CASCARET Candy Cathartic every >lcfct at bod-tlme. It raakes motlier'a mllk mlldly purgatlve. keeps the baby'a bowels cool and rerjular, stops sour curd ?ad. wlnd collc. They work while you sIpcd. you kno-^-^rrealei't Wessrag for jiursing. racthers, .55i Sunimer Safeguards It is the dutr of thi head of every house hold to provide agair.st the heaith-perils pe culiar to summtr. Promptniss in ths treai ment of these maladies rcould often prevent serious iliness, perkaps death.?MU'NYON. Munyon's Homospathlc Home Reme dies are the surest safeguards against disease. If they are not in the house they should be bought and kept on hand. In case of sudden development of the symptoms of any troublethe propercure for that trouble should immediately be obtained at the druggist's. For indigestion and dyspepsia take Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure. For head a:he from heat, or caused by nervousness or prostration, take Munyon's Headache Curc?it wiil cure in three minutes. For bi.iousness, jaundice and liver troubles Munyon's Liver Cure affords quick and perhtanint rclief. For disorders of the blood, and eruptiens that are chiefly an noying in summer, take Munyon's Blood Cure. Munyon's Rheumatism Curc is felt usualiy in one to three hours and in a few days cures entireiy. Munyon's Piie Ointment speedily and positiveiy cures a'.I forms of piles and is especiaily erficacious in alleviating the pain intensifisd during hot weather. If you are subject to colics, cramps and diarrhora aiways be fortified with Mun? yon's D. D. and C- curc. Munyon's Constipation Cure has relieved thou sands of the most obstinate cases where everything e'.se has failed. A separate cure for each dbease; at all dr:iggistj, 25c a vial. hors-e too warm a pacc- and was de clared the winncr. Frank D on, driving Harry Comus, 2:20, also appeared; tbgether with S. v. Clay, Louis V. asher, and others. There were between seventy-iive and one hun? dred fine turnouts on the track,. among them Walter H. Nelson drove with a strange racing horse. The orowd looked for a race between tho dark horse and "Foxy Lambert," but Nelson would not give out any biograph ical details and so no meeting could be arranged. The Sunday afternoon "ca suals" along the Speedway are beeoming a feature of Richmond's numerous raeans of popular djyersion. A SENSATION IN ROANOKE Harry Hopcroft Arrested Charged With Cruetly to His Old [Vloiher. (Special DisnatcTi to The Times.) ROANOKE, VA., Sept. 15.?Considerable excitement has been created in Roanoke county near tlie city by the discovery 01" Mrs. Matilda Hbwe, an aged woman, in a very filthy condition at the home of her son, Harry Hopcroft. When neigh bbrs went to the house they found the old woman in a small room, which was literally reeking with filth and vermin; The son said she was insane, but a com mission of lunacy, which was summoned, decided that she was not. The old woman is well know as an ec centric character and very troublesome. Tho report that she was locked up is not true, and she was well fed. Her son, Harry, with whom she lived, is himself a shiftless character, and is bltterly con demhed. The old woman told Tho Times correspondent to-day that he had not treated her cruelly, and she was not a prisoner as was reported. She had the freedom of the house and yard. She had been placed in care of- Harry Hop? croft by her other, son, Robert Hopcroft, city odilor of the Evening News, who furnished monthly supplies and paid other expenses. As soon as he heard of her condition he brought her to the city. and when the Times man saw here this morning she was very comfortablc. She showed no signs of ill treatment, and was in a good physical condition. She says she was not badly treated, and wanted to see her son. She is sixty-two years of age. and has? been twice married. She had only been on the farrn a few months, and not dur ing winter weather at all. Harry Hopcroft was arrested this af? ternoon. charged with criielty to his mother. DEATH FROM LAUDANUM Could Not Procure a Doctor?Manufac turer Drops Dead. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) NORFOLK, VA.. Sept. 15.?Mrs. Lu raney John Johnakin. of Port.smouth, dra-nk an ounce of laudanum yesterday and died from the effects of the drug at S o'clock this morning. Mrs. Johnakin sent a negro for tho drug. saying that she was suftering from neuralgia. Her husband and son dis covered her condition some time after wards and sent for physicians, but were unable to secure the services of one and the woman died. She was forty-eight years of age. John R. Neely, manufacturer, of Ports niouth, sixty-seven years old, died sud denly of heart failure while talking with friends at his residence last night. FiRE AND EXPLOSION Two Men Hurt in the Tannery Fire at Salem, Va. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) SALEM. VA., Sept. 15.?Fire occurred in the bark grinding room at the Salem steam tannery this afternoon, caused by spontaneous combustion, which seriously injured Robert Butler and did consider abie damage to the building. After the fire was extinguished, there was another explosion and Mr., David Hicks was caught in the flames and pain fully burned about the face. Parsons? Butler. (Special Dispatch to The Times.l LYNCHBLKG, VA., Sept. 15.?Miss Ada Estelle Butler, daughter of Mr. R. T. Butler, and Mr. Elbert M- B. Parsons, of R. G. Dunn and Company Agency, were united in marriage here to-night. tho ceremony being performed by Rev. Jas. M. Owens, assistant rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Paid In Marks. (Special nisput"'" to Tlic Times.) NEWPORT NEWS, VA., Sept. 15.?The shipyard received payment to-day gf 500,500 marks tor work done on the Ger man cruiser Vineta. She will leave Thursday for Southern waters. Home Guard Inspected. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) LVNCHBURG. VA., September 15.?The annu&j insp'ection of the Lynchburg Home Guard. held here to-night by Celonel Jo Latie Stern. proved most creditable to the young soidiers. who were highly comph rtunu-d by the.insi>ecUng offlcer. T OF FALL GOODS Opening of Cordes Mosby's New Dry Goods Store?A Splendid Stock. A stock of goods equal to any in the South was disclosed to the view of hun dreda of purchasers in the new store or Cordes Mosby yesterday morning. All day the store was crowded, and the corps of old clerks, augmented by half a hun dred of new ones, were Kept busy. The occasion was tho opening of the new store, which has arisen from the ashes of the old that burned down on February 10th. A handsomer and more convenient store can hardly be found any where, and the stock. already large. is beine added to by arrivals on overy traln. Two~carloads of stock was received from the factorles yestarday. In arrangement the new stora is about as it was before, and those who were familiar with the location of the various departments will have no trouble in nntt ing them now. All the departments have been enlarged. necessitating the employ metit of more people. so that the large business can be handled with dispatch. The bric-a-brac department has been re moved to the rear of the second lioor, and the curtain and rug department to the third lioor. An Oriental section has been added to the bric-a-brac depart? ment, consisting of Oriental bric-a-brac, rugs and draperies. This department now takes up half of the second tloor. There is also a new department in vollings and neck wc-ar in rear of the first tloor, which is most romplote. and the lace depart? ment is tilled with laces of the highest as well as the lowest prices. The fourth floor is devoted to stock and buvins and a luncli room forx ladies. The offices aro on the mezzamine floor. and the bascment is for receiving and shipping. Mr. Cordes said yesterday that their buvers had been instructed to get nothing but the best the market affortls, and tho stock now shows as good as any in qual lty. prlce and variety. The store is not quite completed. Thir tv-five workmen aro hnishins up, and by Saturday everythir.g will be in ship shapo. BUCHANAN BITS "The Only Young IVian In Town Ren^ dered by Amateur Talent. (Special Dispatch io Tho Times.) BUCHANAN, VA., Sept. 15.?Tne young ladies of Trinlty Episcopal Church gave an entertainment laut week, "Tlie Only Young Man in Town," which was greatly enjoyed by the large crowd present. Each part was well rendered. Excellent vocal and instrumental mus-ic was fur nished. After the programme was ren? dered rr-freshmonts were served. The participants in the entertainment were Mr. J. C. Dill, Mlsses Fannie and Bessie Houston. the Misses Allen, Miss Beale, Miss West and Miss Owen. A representative of the rostofMce De? partment has mapped out the rottte for the rural delivery system, and has re commended the establishment of the same. Several applieants for carriers were examined, but tlie avpointments have not yet been made. The Buchanan public school will begin its session next Monday. An able corps of teachers has been selected. Miss Holmes of Salem, principal; Miss Cox, of Mont vale. intermediate. and Miss Ellis. of Goochland. primary departments. The canneries throughout the rounty are running on fnll time, and the tomato pack will be a large one. WEATHER BUREAU 5ITE General Allan Examines Property at Leesburg for the Purpose. fSpecinl- Disoatch to Tho Timts.) NORFOLK, VA.. Sept. 15.?General Ed gar Allan, United States District Attor? ney, has returned .from Leesburg, Lou doun county, where he examined the title to land belonging to Herbert Allen, Washington correspondent of the Now York Sun, for purchase by the govern ment. The land is situated at a high altitude and is to be ttsed for observations for the government by the Weather Burcau. It is intended to obtain field and free air observations. which cannot be obtained in the cities because of the environments of houses. factories und the factors of the congestod population of a city, which affects the atmosphero to divert it from normal conditioas. It is these which af fect the crops and they cannot be as certalned from city observations. Gen? eral Allan said he was not at liherty to set the prico of the land, but the titie is cl"ar. Go to England. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) WESTOVER. VA.. September 15.?The Misses Lamb, who have been gttests of their brother. P. S. Lamb. at Uppe-r Shir ley. left for New York Saturday, from v/honce they sail for England to-morrow. ROUND TRIP TOUR TO CALI FORNIA. Special One Way Colonists' Rates to Montana, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Wash ington, California acd British Coiums bia via C. O. Route. On September 2Sth. 29th and 30th, the C. O. Ry. will sell round trip first class tickets to San Francisco, or Los An celes. at $95.70, limited for return Novem? ber 15th. During September and October the C. O. Ry. will sell special one-way second class colonists tickets to points in Mon? tana. Idaho. Utah. Washington. Califor? nia and British Columbia at greatly re duced rat*s. For narticulars- address W. O. Warthen D. P. A.. C. O. Ry., Richmond, Va. NATIONAL EAPTIST CONVENTION Birmtngham. Air.., September I7?24 1902. For the above occasion the Southern Ranway will sell special round trip tick? ets from all points to Birmingham. Ala., and return at one fare for the round trip' tickets on sale September llth, 15th and 16th, with return limit September 27th. This o..ers a r.are opportunity for those wishing to visit Birmingham on this in? teresting occasion. The scrvice and scheduie oft'ered via the Southern Rail way to Birmingham is without equal. NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT Union Veterans' Leglon at Chicago, III., Via C. O- Route. Special round trip tickets will be sold by C. and O. Ky. for trains of October 5tn. b'th and 7th to Chicago at rate of one fare plns $1.00 (from Richmond $20). Leposit tickets with joint agent at Chi? cago by October 5th. pay 25 cents fee, and tickets will be good for return, leav Ing Chicago not later than October 16th. No stop-overs allowed ln either direction. Seaboard Air Line Raiiway. Passengers will save money and an noyauce Dy purchasing the Seaboard In tercnangeable Mileage, good over 15,000 miles of raiircad, and practically covers the entire Sourh. For further intormatton write to or call on any representative of tho Seaboard. /Sepe afBbUlrSAKLTLPITGHSR fvayJati SeeJ Jlx.Smnti BfA&SJit j&itz&vd fifaenizxC BzL?ri3rt*lpfix?ei iffnpfteet CtvriKid Jhjwf Aperfed Remedy for Constipa Tlon. Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca Worms .Cbnvulsions Jeveristv ness and Loss OF Sueep. FacSimile Stgnfilure of EXACT CCPY OF WRAPPER. i ctMraii-? co?M?r. rr* to?? cr Sj!Qq%S^?ff*^^ The Very Best m.iterials go into every carriage. buggy and wagon we make?,mJ nothing b it skil'ed hbor empluyeJ initheirtnanufa ture I The result is a pcrfect vehlcfe in every respect, the parts being adjustedto make them stylish and we.ir well. You can trttii your ?aiety in our vehtcfes any Jay in the year 1 Our repairing and repainting done by the same skiiled mechanics, arul same rna teriais useJ as on our best raanufactured vehicles. Lcok over our show-ruoras I Aitislie Carriage Co., 8, 10 and 12 South Tenth Street. Richmond, Va, J FIRE AT MOUNTAIN TOP Stables Destrcyed and a Fine Horse Burned to Death. (Special Pispatch to TUu Times.) AETON, VA.. Sept. 15.?The bam and stablea at the Mountain Top Hotel were destroyed by fire last night about 12 o'clock. A fine horse, owned by Mr. Dodd, of Crozet, was burned to death. All the horses belonging to the hotel were in the pasture. Some feed, a carriage and several sets of harness. belonging to Mr. Eugene Massie, were destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. The bulld? ings were insured by a CharlottesvtHe company. At a church meeting held at Hebron yesterday, Rev. H. K. Hawthome was unanimously called as pastor. Mr. Haw thorne has filied this charge and at Bates vllle for many years. He is a son of Dr. J. B. Hawthome. Dr. Aubrey Bowles and family, who have been spending the summer at Mrs. Charles McCue's. left Afton on Satur? day. Dr. Bowles went to New York and Mrs. Bowles and son went to Roanoke to visit her sister for the month of Sc-p tember. Mrs. W. S. Rodes, who has been at At lantic Highlands, N. J., has returned to "Brooksville." Miss Charlotte Goodloe Is visittng friends in Charlottesvllle. The County School Board will meet on Wcdnosday at the Popiars for the pur pose of assigning teachers to the schools of Greenfield District. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montague and son returned to Richmond on Saturday. IN RECEIVER5* HANDS The Watauga Land Ccmpany's Affairs to ba Wcund Up. (Special Dispatch to The Times.) BP.ISTOL. VA., September 15.?The Wa tai.ga Land Company. successor of the Co-operative Town Company. which un dertbok twelve years ago the work of building a cifv at Etizabethton. East Tcn nessee has been laced permanently in r?t4ivers' hands. and it is said the af? fairs of the company are to be wound up as "speedilv as possibte. The receivers are Colonel H. W. Coffin. of Washington, and Mr. Lee F. Miller. of Elizabethton. The company, which was organized by siich men as Hon. John G. Carlisle. of Kentucky; Hon. L. E. McComas, of Maryland. and the late Senate.r Harris. of Tennessee, has stockholders in many States in the Union. It began with an indebtedness of about JSDO.COO1, and has been embarrassed with the debt ever sirtce. its sales of real estate having not been anything like what was anticipatexl, The assets, estlmated at $10,000. inelude ssveral fine farms in the "Watauga Val l?i'. whieh farms will now probably be SOld. BODY FOUND Remains of An Unknown Negro at the Morgue. Jee .Edwards. the veteran diver and life saver, found the decomnosed body of a young nogro in the dock at Twenty f:rst Street yesterday morning about S o'clock. The body was taken ashore and Corcner Taylor summoned. He viewed the. body and turned it over to the officials of the morgue at the colored almshouse. Nothing was found on the corpse by which it could be identified. and it will be held at the morgue for a reasonable lerigtli of time for identification. Dr. Jones Back. Dr. William R. Jones. who has spe-nt some weeks at Rockbridge- AlumSprimcs. returned to the city yesterday arternoon. Alleged Escaped Convict. John Colwell, alias Eddie Davis, alias Eddie Smith. the negro who was yestcr Ctav fined for beating his wife by Jistice Crmchfield. and the case against whom fCr ..v-- ..ir,., TCa.<; continued. is wanted In fcxamitie ur Gems, Our trays of valuable gems, both set and unset, will afford a .stoc!< trom which onyone can get stoues just to thtiriikm^? pure, sparkling, beautiful?worth the iPr There isn't a doubt of the va!ue of an investment for jeweis and preciocs stones. You'll aAvays get ,your ruoney's wortli here! J.T. Allen &Co. Jewellers, !4th and Main Streets. STETSON'S FALL STYLES! NOW READY AND ON SALE AT jfi MUSCOE Ii GARNETT'S. SOLE AGENT FOR DERBYS AND SPEC- j IAL STYLES OF SOFT HATS 3J= LCMJH ASolublcTcoth Pow l dcr. Prescr-acivt, antiseptic, retresh ing, delightfu!. No ehalk. purn ice, orgrittysufcstance. Sold as a powder, but easiiy convened into adeiightfulliquidDentifrtce and Mouth Wash. A 25c bottle will last six times as Icnir as any other preparation; bat thou;t ?ur Aicalin. Free Samples at Dentlsts. Duibam, N. C.. as an eacaped conylct He will- to held for '-h>- North Carolina efficcrs. MWjor Howarfl fca* written ta the Durbam ofZIcfua wmcerains Uu ae^rcu _