Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 33, 11 December 1908 — Page 7
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 190S.
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LAST OF PIONEER FAMILY IS DEAD
Miss Christina Springer of Hagerstown a Resident There 65 Years-
FAITHFUL TO HER LOVER
HER FIANCE WA3 KILLED IN CIVIL WAR AND AFTERWARD SHE SPURNED ALL OFFERS OF MARRIAGE.
Faithful even until the end, to her dead soldier sweetheart, Miss Christina Springer, aged 93 years, and probably the oldest woman resident of Wayne county, entered the Great Beyond yesterday afternoon to keep tryst with him, who, forty-seven years ago, left her to give his life for the motherland that had called him. Miss Springer was a resident of Hagerstown, and had for years made her home with her nephew, August A. Fritz. With her death the curtain falls on one of Wayne county's oldest pioneer families. She was the last of the name. Miss Springer had been a resident of Hagerstown for sixty-five years and was well known throughout the county. She was born near Hagerstown, Md., in When a young girl she, In company with her parents and a small company of Maryland people, immigrated to Indiana, making the long trip in covered wagons, over mountain ranges, across swollen rivers and through an almost unbroken wilderness. This little colony settled on the present site of Hagerstown and christened the hamlet after the Maryland town of their nativity. When the war clouds gathered in the dark days of '61, she was engaged to be married. Then came the president's call for troops to preserve the union, and Miss Springer fiance heard the call. "When the war Is over I shall come back to you and we will be married," he told her as he left to join his regiment. But the boy In blue never came back. In after years many an ardent lover sought her hand, but each of them she dismissed, because she had plighted ber troth to the one that fell at th front. muss Springer was one of the few remaining members of the old Campbelllte church which was disbanded several years ago. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her home, the Rev. War binton, officiating. The burial will be at the West Lawn cemetery.
HALL Will BE DEPRIVED OF HIS POWER IN SENATE (Continued From Page One.)
CHMOND PEOPLE ARE HELPLESS (Continued From Page One.)
mond Shops." One witty citizen onceremarked that these signs were a, waste of paint, for, he added, "any person with ordinary horse sense would know they were made here." All the cars used here are not candidates for the scrap heap, but those which are not, are in the minority. There are about twenty-five winter and summer cars and of this number there are only about six that come any where near of being modern and fit for service. Kven the good cars now used are second-hand or remade. Many of the principal stockholders in the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern traction company, are men who are heacily interested in the Cincinnati and Indianapolis street car companies. That explains why Richmond has been obliged to submit to the practice of having second hand or remade cars patrol the streets, bumping along with flat wheels or groaning, and creaking senility. These -stockholders sell the Cincinnati and Indianapolis discards to the TerreHaute, Indianapolis & Eastern and they are then placed in service here. The latest "new" car placed in service In this city was sent here because it had outgrown its usefulness in Indianapolis. . Richmond citizehs are apparently helpless to remedy the condition of affairs that now exist on the city street car lines, because, primarily, there is not a Richmond man on the board of directors of the T. H. I. & E.
calling off the meeting for the seventeenth and telling all the democratic legislators to be here on the fifteenth. Some disappointment was felt here yesterday when Edward G. Hofman, of Fort Wayne, failed to arrive for that talk with Taggart. It was given out that Hofman would come here and lay down a few rules for Taggart to follow In the matter of the senatorship. Hofman wants the place himself and does not propose that Taggart shall take any part in the fight against him or in favor of any candidate, especially Kern. But yesterday morning word was received that Hofman was sick and could not leave home. It is presumed here that he will come as soon as he is able, and that Taggart will have to stand still and listen to what he has to say. Oppose Option Law's Repeal. One of the developments of the republican senatorial meeting yesterday was the remarkable unanimity of the republican senators against any attempt to repeal the county local option law. Nearly all of them were asked how they stood on the proposition and only one or two refused to make , a positive statement. Senator Bland, of Linton, said he did not know how he would vote on a repeal bill, and not more than one other senator took the same view. All the others were outspoken in their opposition to any repeal bill. This probably means that the law will not be repealed, for unless
i the democrats in the senate are able to get some republican senators to vote
with them, such a bill could not get through that body. It is known, too, that there are some democrats in the senate who would hesitate a long time before they would vote to repeal the county local option law. Simon's Pleasant Surprise. Edward Simon, democrat, who is contesting Edward Wickey's election as representative from Lake county, wa3 surprised yesterday afternoon when he received by mall from Washington, a part of the list of foreigners naturalized in Chat county before the election which lists were taken from Attorney Lyons of Hammond, by immigration officere in New York. Lyons went to New York us the representative of Simon and the defeated democratic candidates for state offices to ascertain from the records in the immigration office, the dates on which these foreigners arrived in this country, in order to find out whether they were entitled to naturalization. This information will be used in the contest proceedings. The immigration officers made out a part of the information, but then they informed Lyons that they were instructed to send th wnole business to the department of commerce and labor at Washington. Simon, Lyons and the other attorneys in the matter tried to regain possession of the papers, but failed and had about given up hope when yesterday a package came by mail to Simon from Washington. It
jconta! 3d partial lists containing 30"
names. There was no letter with it, but Simon thinks It came from the department of commerce and labor, and also that the rest of the lists will also be sent.
GARDNER WILL FATHER BILL
Representative Would Remedy Present Statute Relating to Jury's.
PREVENTS DISAGREEMENT.
JURY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE WITH IT, ON RETIREMENT, INSTRUCTIONS OF THE COURT.
Representative-elect A. M. Gardner is planning a bill to be introduced into the next legislature which meets the approbation of Judge II. C. Fox ind practically every member of the Wayne county bar. It will make it possible for a jury upon retiring to its conference room to take with it the instructions of the court. Local attorneys say such a law is needed as much as any other that could be placed upon the statutes. Und?r the present laws, all the court is entitled to do is to re?d his instructions. The jury is depended upon to remember all the provisions. It is claimed by the attorneys the adoption of such a measure would prove a safeguard against many disagreements. It has happened times innumerable that after a jury has retired controversies have arisen as to the Instructions of the court. Men have differed in their remembrances of the instructions and this difference has been evidenced in the verdict. It often has happened that after retiring an argument 'ms been opened unot; a point. Immediately the question of the court's instruction upon the matter has come up. If there were a disagreement in the way the instructions were remembered further discussion arose and the jury never could be set right by reference to the instructions direct. The jury is empowered o return to the box and ask fo- additional instructions, but it is not permitted to a discussion with the court upon any specific point. It is honed to eliminate all of this trouble by the b'll of Mr. Gardner. The jury would have the right to take a copy of the instructions with it and there could be no occas'on for a dispute to arise as to the law in particular matters. It would be a great assistance to the jury and no doubt be the cause of fewer disagreements.
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If the former, we have a line that is a credit to any store either in regard to quantity or quality. We have fine 14K gold and high grade gold filled cases, also the Howard, f Elgin, Waltham, Hamilton and Hampden movements, either of which we guarantee to wear and keep correct time. Our line of Boys' cheap watches is also complete. In the way of Jewelry and other gifts we will mention first a few for Ladies such as rings, brooches, cuff pins, belt pins, hat pins, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, combs, watch fobs or chains, umbrellas, thimblss, cuff buttons, manicure sets, toilet sets, chafing dishes, cut glass perfume bottles and sterling top puff boxes. Hand painted China Plates, Pin trays, hat pin holders and other fancy pieces. For Gentlemen we have scarf pins and cuff buttons, also, scarf pin and cuff button sets, watch chains or fobs, rings, shaving sets, smoking sets, sterling watch boxes, cigar cutters, umbrellas, cloth brushes, military brushes, soap boxes and Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens. Then we have for Ladies and Gentlemen, Young or Old, a fine line of Spectacles and Eye Glasses which we will carefully fit to their eyes either before or after Xmas.
TUFTS TO GO SOUTH NEXT WEEK
President-elect Desires Take a Rest.
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THE LAVMS COSTLY Township Advertisements for Bids May Have to Be Repeated.
SITUATION IS MUDDLED.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 11. It is announced that Preside nt-elect Taft and family, with the exception of Miss Helen, will arrive Friday of next week and will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Landon Thomas until the following Monday. Miss Helen will arrive just before Christmas holidays, coming from Bryn Mawr. A letter received from Mr. Taft asks that he be allowed to spend the first few days in complete rest as he is greatly fatigued. In deference to his wishes his hosts have given out the announcement that there will be no functions, formal or informal, until he shall have taken up quarters in the Territt cottage after his sojourn with r. and Mrs. Thomas.
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Is Great Honor to the City Richmond One ;of "Tiree ' Cities in United States Under 200,000 Population That Will Have Public Art Gallery.
Ophelia: Gold Medal Flour is nourishing. ' IvEZIAB
With the establishment of a public art gallery in the new high school building, Ninth and North B streets, ! Richmond will once more attract the j attention of the entire art world. When the gallery is thrown open to the public with its already goodly sized collection of valuable canvasses, this city will have the distinction of being one of the three American municipalities under 2U0.O0O population which can boast of having a free, public art gallery. Richmond's rivals for this dis-;
tinction are Wooster, Mass., and Marion Ind. "In Wooster, Mass., a wealthy man interested in art, established a public art gallery. He has spent nearly two millions of dollars on this Institution. At Marion, Ind., the school board established an excellent public gallery in the Carnegie library," stated Mrs. M. F. Johnston, president of the Art association of Richmond. "Richmond v.ill be one of the very few American cities which has a public art gallery.
They are to be f only In some of the very large muiuc'palities like New York, Chicago and Boston." Members tf the local school board and the directors of the "ocal Art association are being congratulated by Richmond people and by many people throughout the country by the decision to establish a permanent public gallery. The Art Association already owns about fifteen valuable canvasses, one being purchased annually by the fund established by P. G. Reid. This collection has also been increased by money secured from other sources.
S LITTLE INTEREST
Woodruff Would Further Municipal League Movement.
ASKS FOR SUPPORT HERE
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Clinton Rogers Woodruff of Philadelphia, secretary of the National Municipal league, wants Richmond people to take more interest in the work of the league and to further the movement locally, he has appealed to William Dudley Foulke and Sdgar M. Haas, secretary of the Richmond Commercial club. This league's purpose is to further the movement of increasing civic beauty in all American municipalities. Mr. Wroodruff delivered an address last February before the local Commercial club on. "Civic Pride as a Business Asset." Mr. Haas has received the following communication from him: "A short time ago I wrote to Mr. Foulke in reference to increasing the
league's membership In Richmond. H replied, but stated he could not help at the present time because of hii absence from the city and referred me to you and Mr. Sharon E. Jones with the thought that possibly either or both of sou could make some suggestions as to the best methods to be pursued in stirring up a more general interest in the work of the league In Richmond. "Upon a separate cover I am sending to you some literature bearing on our activities, which I hope you will find of interest. In the meantime we will bo glad to have such suggestloni as may occur to you."
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TRIPPED JWER WIRE. Greensfork Man Hurt Through An- . other's Thoughtlessness. Greensfork, Ind., Dec. 11. Tripping over a wire which had been thoughtlessly stretched from one side of the road to the other, Lewis Peacock was painfully hurt Wednesday. He was thrown violently to the ground and his hand and leg were injured.
"What, no promenade deck on your old tub?" Indignantly exclaimed one of the latest captives a blustering Britisher. "Where do you expect a man to stretch his legs?" "Don't worry, your highness." chuckled Captain Kydd. "After luncheon I'll show you the board walk!" Puck.
It is probable that all of the ad
vertisements inserted by the township trustees, soliciting bids for town-! ship funds as depositories, will have to be re-inserted. This is due to the ;
fact the law provided that a year ago the designation of public depositories should be made in December. The law provided, however, that the first designation should remain in effect until the first Monday in January, liXK). On the first Monday in next month the depositories shall be select
ed and the law provides that the next j
designation shall not take place for two years. The selection is to be made biennially after i;x)9.
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GRANT'S PEW WILL BE OCCUPIED BY TAFT Will Attend Services in Metropolitan Temple.
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Wesley Hill, pastor of the Metropolitan Temple, who accompanied him on his campaign, saying he expected to attend service at the church next Sunday morning. In the evening Mr. Taft is to dedicate the new McKinley memorial organ in the temple. Dr. Hill has arranged to have the pew formerly occupied by President Grant reserved for the future president. This pew is on the right side on the center aisle.
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SEE IX Good Jewelry at Boston Store Prices
Fancy Combs 50c to $4.50 Belt Pins 10c to 50c Hat Pins 25c to $1.00 Broach Pins 25c to $1.00 Cuff Pins 10c to 50c Stock Pins 10c to 50c Cuff Buttons '. ..25c to 50c Bracelets 50c Waist Sets 25c to 50c Jewel Boxes 50c to $6.00 Toilet Sets 50c to $12 -
Comb and Brush Sets.. .. 50c to $2.50 Puff Jars 25c to $1.00 Cigar Jars.. .. ..50c to $130 Hair Receivers.. .. .. ..25c to 50c Baby Toilet Sets.. .. ..25c to $1.50 Manicure Sets.. .. .. ..53c to $5X0 Candle Sticks 50c to $130 Clocks .. .. 93c Cut Glass ..15c to $630 Shaving Sets.. .. .. .. ..50c to $7X0 Smoking Sets ..75c to $2.75
See Madam Ramsey's Ring Demonstration. The famous W. L. & Co. Solid Gold Shell Rings, guaranteed five years constant wear, 25c, 50c, $1, $1.50 and $20 H. C. HASEMEIER CO.