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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY, HRPTEMBlEft 14, IMA.
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“Atlantans in Cartoon”
A Series of Representative Business and Professional Men
Lanford Admits “Flim-
Flamming” Merchants
by an Old Game. *-
irith tear* streaming from her eye*.
, prt tty and etyllshly dressed young
«man aat for a long while In the police
•titlon Monday morning beside Horace
tanford, the young man who has eon-
ftwed w having "flim-flammed" several
Atlanta merchants, and tried to com
fort and console him.
The young woman remained In the
prison for some time. and. when she
F.rt the young prisoner seemed bright-
find m better spirits. It Is under-
that the cotlple have been en-
?£2d for some time. Lanford. when
isked regarding his reported engage
ment declined to discuss the matter.
B Lanford. who resides at 111 East
Hunter-st.. was taken into custody Sat-
Jrfay afternoon by Detective. Starnes
J5d Hood on suspicion of being the
mvsterlous stranger who for several
days has been swindling local mer
chants. Following hip arrest the young
man confessed his guilt In four or five
^Thegune* worked by Lanford was to
order a bill of groceries sent toi a eer-
tiin address with change for a bill. He
irould Iben meet 'the delivery boy on
Th. wav get the change from him. and
,11 him to hurry on with the groceries,
on arrival at the address, the boy
would And that no one there knew any
thin* about the order.
Lanford says he has no Idea what
nude him do this.
*1 just (Imply hit onto this plan as a
rood scheme and proceeded to work It.
ht said. “Why 1 did It I don't know. I
have never been guilty of such an act
^Lanford la a pleasant talking young
man and a neat dresser. He comes of a
tood family and Is well connected. He
will be arraigned Monday afternoon be
fore Recorder Broyles. He te repre-
aented by Attorney Lowndes Calhoun.
BULLOCH COUNTY
SENDS STUDENTS
STATESBORO, Ga., Sept. 14.—More
than the neual number of boys end
atria will attend the various prepara
tory schools, colleges and universities
of the state from Bulloch county this
fall. Bulloch county Is known as an
educational center In this part of the
state and every year sends many boys
and girls to the different schools In the
Mat# The University of Georgia
Alumni Club will .live up to Its past
record and will send a boy to ths Uni
versity of Georgia, a scholarship bav
in* been established there.
John Blltoh, Clifford Brannen, John
Powell. Freman Hardeaty, John Wood
cock. Cleveland Jones and Paul Bran-
ner. will attend the University of Geor-
(la. Dew Groover. Edwin Groover. Or
ville McLemore and Green Johnston,
Jr., will go to Mercer; John Johnston
will attend Emory; Lehman Williams
and Ed Moore will return to the Phlla-
dtlphla Medical College; Grover Bran-
n»n has entersd the Riverside Military
Academy at Gainesville; Carl Holland
hai entered the Georgia Military Acad,-
tmy at College Park; Will Pretorius
baa entered the Georgia Military Col-
!t|e at Mllledgeville; Sidney Smith has.
me to the Southern Baptist College at
Mi. Vernon; Mtsaes Nlta Brannen and
Della Wllaon will enter Wesleyan Fe
male College at Macon; Mias Annie
Mae Omit has entered Cox College At
College Park; "Miss Annie Samples has
(one to Atlanta, where she will enter
the Atlanta Conservatory of Music;
Misses Agnes Parker and Anna Hughes
will go to Brenau College at Gaines
ville; Misses Settle Rlgson. Mary Cone
tnd Lucy Bird will enter the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College at Mil-
ledgevllle, and Mlsa Oulda Brannen will
enter Shorter College at Rome. Be
tides a large number of boys and girls
have gone to the State Normal School
at Athens, where they are preparing to
become teacher*. *
Chocolates melt in
your mouth.
DAY JD NIGHT
Hardman Resolution Pro
vides For Three Ses-
• sions Daily.
If a resolution introduced Monday
morning by Senator Hardman 1* favor
ably considered when it comes up on
Tuesday, the senate, will get strenuous
ly on the Job and-work overtime. This
resolution provides that the senate shall
meet from 10 until 1, from * until 8,
and from 8 until 10 o’clock at night
The resolution went over for a day un
der the nils*. With three sessions
dally, the indications are that the con
vict question will be soon settled, as
far as the senate is concerned.
Quickest route with dou
ble daily service to Raleigh,
Norfolk and Richmond,
leave Atlanta 11:20 a. m. and
7:40 p. m., Union Station.
NEW BILL SIGNED
BY 27 SENATORS
Conlinutd from Pago One.
such labor is needed, upon the request
of the authorities In charge, place u
many as flfty of - such convicts at work
upon ths property of any state insti
tution.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted. That
this act le not Intended to repeal
alter any of the provisions of the
act
C. E. LEEBOLD.
Among the best-known products shipped out of Atlanta are the famous
salted peanuts manufactured by C. E. Leebold, proprietor, of the largest salt
ed peanut factory in the world, manufacturing salted peanut* exclusively.
Over 100,000 packages are turned out dally at the Leebold Plant. Mr. Lee
bold has branches In-New York city, .Columbus, - Ohio, . and New . Orlearis.
Mr. Leebold, la one ‘of the youngest 1 of successful bustnasa men. being but
30 years of age. His factory is located at 62-64-56-88 J?eters-st„ was built
especially for manufacturing salted peanuts and Is a model of cleanliness
and convenience. , • . - ,»
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WATSON TO SPEAK
HERE OCTOBER 7
Plans hava been perfected f^r the
holding of a big rally of Georgia Pop
ulists in Atlanta October 7, the feature
of the occasion 'to be an” address by;
Thomas E. Watson, the presidential
nominee of that party, at the Grand at
night. From present indications, this
rally; win -.bring 4 JJ/irlW?' " u ™ b T r
from all parts of atSVtafa and It la
expected that many other features wifi'
be added to the program for the occa-
■*!lJeeretary J. E. Bodenhsmer, of'the'
Georgia Populists, Is in charge of the
coming rally and la making every ar
rangement to ear# for one of the largest
gatherings of the kind ever heldln At
lanta. According to Mr. Bodenhamer,
Mr. Watson has been etlrring up a
great deal of Interest throughout the
state, and It le as a result of this In
terest that a demand from all tides has
come for the holding of a monster
rally with a speech by Mr.' WatsOn.
FAIRBURN WANTS
TROLLEY TO CITY
The eltrena of Falrbum end of all
.Campbell county will meet In mast
meettn? F“Hday moriilhg^eptemberlS,’
of. East Point epfl College Park..
, Falrbumls 1*' miles from the city
And'''"it Is stated that” the ftiteruThin
'trains are unable to furnish the proper
accommodation* and convenience* to
the people'of the growing little'city. ' It
le Stated that'g number of preliminary
Step* looking to the securing of -such
an Interurban trolley line at proposed
have already been taken, and it Is
planned that contractor* from Atlanta
and New York appear at' the mass
meeting to tel! the people just what I*
necessary, to make the project a reality.
Modern brotherhood
TO MEET AT DAVENPORT fin forCA
DAVENPORT, La.. 8ept. 14.—The
Modern Brotherhood of America, a fra-
1897, will hold It* annual national con
vention here October 14. The society
lias a memberahip of more than 110.000
and has tnSfelhtn 3136.500 of Insurance
i. It has paid claims to the
amount of more than 88,309.000. There
are l;Sll eubmrd Irate lodges-in the
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United States. There will be 148
ternal beneficiary eoclety, organised In'gates at the convention.
ic Rsem
With the Furniture
Bsfifting-tkat’s the idea-Furmture for a roem that
best suits the color schsme and the size,—and the us? to
which it is put.
That’s the ksy-note of this Furnitur? stock—the ser
vice that ths furniture is t° render is considered rather than
rsasons that a maksr may hold out.
And the result—home furnishers find in this Carmi-
chasl stock "just the things” thsy want.
Furniture that fits the place as perfectly as though
it were made specially. Simple, substantial designs in Oak
and Mahogany.
Carmichael-Talman_
FurniturS Co.
74-76 Whitehall Street
approved December 21, 1897, as amend
ed by act approved August 17. 1903, as
to the management, care and control of
felony and misdemeanor convicts, and
the duties and liabilities of the prlaon
commission In regard thereto, except
such as are specifically changed by this
act, and except that the secretary of
the commission shall receive a salary
of 31,800 per annum and no other
amount from any source, and shall be
required to take an oath to faithfully
discharge fils duties and give a bond In
such amount as may be fixed by the
prison commission: and the pay of the
guards shall not exceed 380 per month
and board and lodging; and that tl
deputy Warden' shall not exceed 878
month, and board apd lodging, provid
ed-that. no. person uner-the age of 31
years, and who does not furnish a cer
tificate signed, by three reputable citi
zens of his county giving testimony of
the good moral character shall be em
ployed, as such warden, deputy warden,
guard or other employee: and any auch
employees who shall make a false
statement as to hie age In order to pro
cure auch employment or who ahall
forge, publish, alter or falsify any cer
tificate of his good moral character
menltoned above, shall be guilty of a
felony and shall be punished by con
finement and labor In the penitentiary
not leas than on* or more than three
yean In the dleoretton of the trial
judge. No guard, or warden or deputy
warden shall be employed or retained
who drinks.Intoxicating liquors to ex-
d nb warden, deputy warden or
wuhrd-shall he appointed who "does net
furnish a certificate from the ordinary
! the county In which h* resides,, that
1 in, in hie Judgment; a‘humane, sober
id honest man.
H*
and honest man.
See. 14. Be It fulfil
lk shall he unlawful;
official, except a* -herein
— iri
is,-enacted, That
r any person or
sin provided, to
hire to any other perlon or corporation
any .misdemeanor, convict and it ahall
-be unlawful for any person or corpora
tion to work any such misdemeanor
convict so hired; and any person or
oration violating the provisions of
section (hall be punished 1
oorpoi_ ,, ... ,
this section shall be punished M for a
misdemeanor, It being the duty of the
prlaon commission to Institute prosecu
tions for violation* of this provision. It
shall be the duty of the prison com
mission, upon notice by the county au
thorities ’of any county In this state
having misdemeanor convict* undls-
posed-of under ths law. and'not hav
ing an established chatngang and not
working their misdemeanor convict* on
the public roads to dispose of the same
as felony convicts are disposed of In
thl* atate.
Bee. 18. Be it further enacted. That
all convict*, whether sentenced for
felony' or mlademeanor crimes and all
convict camps, shall.be under the di
rect supervision of the prison .commis
sion. which shall provide rule* and reg
ulations for the management, discipline
and control of said convicts and of said
convict camp* subject to the approval
of the governor and ahall hava lawful
authority to summarily discharge for
cause any guard or other officer In
charge of said convict or of said con
vict camp, and It shall be the duty of
the prison commission to require con-
stent and thorough disinfection of the
quarter* of the convict*.
Sec. 18. Be It further, enacted, That
any warden, guard or other person who
shall violate any of the provisions of
thla act or any of the rules or regula
tions of the prison commission, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and. In ad
dition to being at once dismissed from
service, shall be punished as provided
In section 1039 of the code; and It ahall
be the duty of the prison commission
to prosecute such person. Any warden,
deputy warden or other prlaon official
who ahall cause any convict to do any
work on Sunday, except work* of a
necaslty, ahall he guilty of a misde
meanor and punished at provided In
section 1039 of the penal code.
Sec. 17.—Be It further enacted. That
the state farm be uaed as far a* possi
ble for the purpose of making supplies
of all kinds for maintaining the con
victs either In farm products or manu
facturing articles for the use of the
convicts and the state sanitarium, and
that all net profits arising from the
atate farm be used In establlehlng a
central penitentiary for the purpose of
working such vicious convict* as the
prison commission may select. That
after the state farm and the central
penitentiary have been snfflclently Im
proved for all purposes, such other
profits arising therefrom ahall he used
for the purpose of purchasing such ad
ditional farm lands as may be neces
sary for maintaining the convicts of
the state. The prison commission Is
authorized to purchase out of any
available funds over which they have
control a tract or tracts of land In ths
same.or different parts of ths state and
erect thereon suitable buildings, stock
ades and appurtenances for ths safe
keeping add' care of those felony con-
victs not worked by the'eeveral,coun
ties. and-.may'also purchase such live
stock, machinery, farm implements, fur
niture, etc., which may appear to be
necesharV.to 'carry out the Intentions of
this act. The commission may confine
at hard labor upon the prison farm or
on lands purchased Under this section
convict* not engaged In. work by the
counties when not elsewhere engaged
under tlj# direction of the commission
upon roeds or other public work*, and
FORMAL OPENING
Tomorrow—T u?sdax
9 0’Clock
ALLEN & COMPANY
IP.
51-53 WHITEHALL STREET
Musical Program fsr moruihg and afhmson:
AFTERNOON
MORNING
9 O’CLOCK
March—Bombasto .”. Hearn
Waltz—Queen of Roses.. Weidt
Medley—Overture ...... Edwards
Cornet Solo Selected
March—Broncho Buster Roberts
Melodies from Royal Chef—Bolero,
Spanish Gayety Eno
Voice of the Flowers Smith
Waltzes Waldtenfel
March—Dixie Queen .* .wm». . Hoffman
Cornet Waltz—Life’s a Dream .Brown
Medley No. Ill Renwick
Character Piece—Glow Worm ..... Jones
Medley March Smith
Waltzes—Birth of Lore Moulinenx
Melodies from Jacinta Robyn
March—Diabolo Roberts j
Cherry Blossoms (3 step).....Harte j
Comet Solo .*. Kennedy, 1
Melodies from Gingerbread Man.
Two Step Selected
Medley-March Smith
You arc mest cordially invited to attend.
ange:
it Is not deemed safe to work upon
public read* or public works. The com
mission may In connection with the
farm work use said convict* in such
Industrial enterprises as they may deem
advisable, and to thla end may employ
the convict* In manufacturing euch im
plement* and equipments or other ar
ticles as may be needed for use on the
state farm and In making (hoes and
clothing and other articles for the use
of the convlcte only, but the commis
sion shall not sell or offer for sale arti
cles so manufactured. In connection
with any euch work the commission Is
required to keep accurate and complete
books and records, and the money de
rived from any sales of products, after
paying the expenses and cost of raising
said products, shall be paid quarterly
Into the state treasury.
Sec. 18. Be It further enacted. That If
the prison commission ha* on hand con
victs not provided for under the fore
going sections of this bill, they are
hereby authorised to lease one or more
'arms, after first obtaining options to
mrchaae same at a period of not less
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
IN TEMPLE LYCEUM
Many Atlantans are, congratulating
the Temple Lyceum management on Its
signal success In securing the services
of Governor John A. Johnson, of Min
nesota, as one of the speakers In this
elty during the.present season. Of all
the public speakers now on the stage,
none enjoys ths wonderful popularity
of thl* big man from the northwest.
In the first place. Governor Johnson Is
a great big, self-made man, who has
accomplished things thru his tremen
dous integrity and personal strength. In
other worde, 'he le filled to the brim
with that kind of genuine humanity
that appeals to each and every one.
It Is only a short time ago that this
man. who ha* been »o prominent In
national politics and the public eye, was
an Inconspicuous country editor. But
ha had Ideas and honesty, and It was
on these as stepping stones that he
made his way to ths top. until now the
demand tor his service* a* a lecturer
FraSsK,*. of .aid ftopi every section of the coun-
op“ n“.r Priron ^ hon-
mav nine* unon said fanti* «uch con- * * *_ - «
GOV. HASKELL SUED
FOR HARD Bill
Charges That “Gang” In
spired Proceedings and
He Will Fight. , ,
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farms such eon
vlet* and work th* same thereon. Ii
connection with the handling of eon
vict* upon farm lands.tha prison com
mission shall elect such superintend
ents a* In their discretion , may be
deemed necessary. Th# comnensallon
of a auperintendent shall ba not more
than twelve hundred dollars per annum
and actual traveling expenses while In
the discharge of hie duties, together
with a residence for himself and family,
to be located on the farm which he la
superintending for the state. No su
perintendent (hall be allowed to keep
any live stock upon th# lands of the
state or at the state’s expense, exr—*
onsfeow and one horse or mule for
use of himself and family. Superin
tendents shall be required to give their
entire time and attention to the duties
of their office and Shalt not engage In
fanning or any business In their own
behalf. In addition to thslr salary, they
shall be permitted the use of vegetable#
and farm products for thomselvee and
their families.
Sec. 19. Be It further enacted. .That
on and after April 1 next, any amounts
apportioned to th# counties under sec
tion « not called for by said countlea
by reason of the fact that said countlea
have not prepared to use their felony
convicts may bs used by the eaid com
mission for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 30. Be It further enacted, That
all law# and parts of laws In conflict
with this act be and the same are here
by repealed.
JAIL DELIVERY
IS FRUSTRATED
PERRY, Ga* Sept 14.—Saturday aft
ernoon the town wse thrown In a com
motion over an attempt to break jail.
There are about twenty or more pris
oner* in Jail, smong whom there are six
whits men charged with burglary and
one negro charged with burglary.
■ The prisoner* were In the Jail corri
dors and after giving them their dinner
Major Cooper brought them some to
bacco from a store. As he handed It
thru to them, Dan Larkin, the negro
alleged burglar, grabbed his hand and
flung the door open. The alarm was
raised and when help arrived the negro
had secured Major Cooper's pistol and
was trying to shoot, but Mr. Cooper
was grappling with the prisoner and
succeeded In defending himself until
rescued. Two whit# prisoners were
trying to scale the walla that Inclose
th# Jell yard, but were unsuccessful.
GRADY LITERARY SOCIETY
HOLDS ANNUAL RALLY
CLERMONT, Gs.. 8ept. 14,—On th*
evening of September 9 the Henry W.
Grady Debating Society of the Chatta
hoochee High School entertained a
number of their friends and patrons of
th* school with a society rally. This
has been the custom of thla society
since It was organised In 1902. John T.
Miller, presiding officer, presented. the
speakers, who were es follows; Rev. H.
C. Stand ridge, of Clermont: Ben Mar
tin. of Glllsvllte; Claude Williams, of
Gainesville, and Wiley Keith, of Cleve
land. Th# speeches were Interspersed
with music rendered by Miss Alva Ben.
nett, of Jefferson, Oa. a member of the
faculty of the Institution.
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AMUSEMENTS
Cheneys Expectorant cuts coughs
and colds short. Cures babies and
rsriTSi^Tuch ZSSESmgrown people. 25c., aU druggists. „
Vaudeville at th# Orpheum.
Mm#. Cassell! and her trained Chi
hiuthua terrier* head th* bill which
led at th* Orpheum Monday aftec-
n and which will be reviewed Tues
day. It Is designed primarily for the
children, but tjie grown-ups have al
ways taken an Interest In these stunts
at the Orpheum and thl* week promises
to ha no exception. Ths sppaaranca of
Patrice, the well-known comedienne.
In a sketch of her own, and of Harry
LeClalr. the famous female Impersona
tor, are worthy of nota. Tha bill Is
composed of eight acts, all up to thi
Orpheum standard, and a heavy bust
nesa Is indicated from the advance sale.
Th# Monday matinees are doing much
to Insure a smooth and finished per
formanee on Monday night and tha
new booking circuit brings every act In
time for the opening. Bests are on sale
a week In advance at the Orpheum.
Ready for tha LyrloT
Do you expect to be In the Lyric
during Its opening week? Have you
made reservation or already secured
your ticket? Don’t you realise that
there wilt be thousands who will want
to be In on dedication night, the other
two.nights and at the matinee on Sat
urday? And those who wilt have that
experience have already called at tha
Bijou, made selections, and know where
they are at! Have you arranged?
is Lyric opens on Thursday night.
There will be performance* of “The
Candy Kid" on that night and Friday
and Saturday nights, and a matinee bn
Saturday. It waa Impossible to get tha
house ready for th# opening on Mon
day night, but Thursday night will see
tha big new drop curtain ascend, after
an overture to a great and representa
tive gathering of people who will be
' fhted.
le theater Is undoubtedly the hand
somest place of amusement In the
Southland. There are some greater
places devoted te theatricals, but such
slaces as the New Amsterdam In New
ork and the Star and Garter In Chi
cago are Ihe only dess peers to the At
lanta Lyric. There le no other theater
more perfect In It* complete detail. Its
finish and furnishing. Its decoration
and appointment.
“The Candy Kid" I* a play set to
music that has the stamp of Atlanta
approval all over It. Reservations can
be made at the Bijou box office until
the Lyric office le opened.
At the Bijou.
Charles Howard and the host of en
tertainers who form Hurtlg & Seamon’a
Trans-Atlantic*" have arrived In At
lanta and are busy Monday afternoon
at the Bijou presenting the first mati
nee of their engagement for the week,
including other matinees on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
The popularity of the players and the
success of "In New York Town" two
years Sgo.at th* popular family play
house has attracted an unusually large
gathering, and there Is Indication that
the theater wtfi turn away many people
Monday night.
Charles Howard Is right now where
David Warfield wai six or seven year*
ago. He is perhaps now alone in his
KAN8A8 CITY, Sept. 14o-Goveraef
C. N. Haskell, of Oklahoma, treasurer
of the Democratic, national committee, '
who was sued Saturday for 3L132.S0
for hoard for himself and family at the
Turner Hotel, Muskogee, says the suit
was Inspired by Oklahoma's Republi
can, machine. He said:
"The gang Is looking for a scrap: It :
can’t possibly find anybody who will
fight quicker than I will." ,
Tha governor said bis family la * -•
heavy stockholder In tha hotel proper:
ty; that hla bill* and that of bla family
were always charged off by the preel- 1-
dent of the. building company, A. A.
Kenny, as part payment for rant I
He Mid Fred Rchurman. the former
proprietor of tha hotel, who had filed
the suits, had consented to this ar- ,
rangement.
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STATESBORO, Oa, Sept. 14.—Doha '
the 3-year-old daughter of Mn and !
Mrs. J. L. Matthews, died Friday after. .(
noon, after an Ulness of a few days.-
The funeral was bald Saturday after- P
noon at 4 o’clock. Interment waa In ,
East Side cemetery.
HAWK1KBTUXE. Gs* Sept 14.—The tax •
r<!» for Puleekl ronnty h«* been Bred at 8
p-r thoi.pind. «nd this, lidded rr> the etsse '
rate, will make the tax payer* have » p*T .
schools, 8 for ths city sod S3 for
on bond# mtklnr th* total rate 313 per
thousand for th* city.
creation of tha sort of Hebrew Warfield
made prominent. And Howard Is some
thing more than a good and clever
character actor. Ha 1* a comedian of
quality and a vocalist of pleasing pow
ers, and with auch qualllWtlons there
la no question as to his permanent sue- '
cess and his rapid advancement Ida : :
Emerson has not been forgotten, nor ]
has Jennie and Clara Austin.
The entertainment promises to be
one of tha very best musical comedy .
vaudeville combinations of tha Bijou *
season.
Lyceum Getting Ready.
Another progressive step toward tha
penlng of the new Lceum Theater on
londay next waa taken Monday morn
ing when several furniture vans
stopped at the theater and unloaded the
carpets and ruga purchased by Man
ager Joseph W. Weiss. For the next
day or two workmen will be busy put
ting these down, and when the Job Is
finished the Interior of this new play
houee will have a luxurious appearance.
The new scenery has arrived and an
other gang of workmen Is arranging
thla
At the Grand.
The sttraetlen for tonight end Toesdsv
matinee and night at the Grand will be
Chsrleq B. Yale's well known and very
popular spectacular production, ‘The Dev
il's Anctlon."
Among ths vsrtous European specialties
engaged by Manager Yale will he ih* fa-
mo,is Brothers Hill, acrobatic grotesques.
These srtlsts were among the recent Im
portations of Messrs. Ktsw A Erlanger (or
their advsneed raodtvllls, sad upon th*
termination ot their contract with this
noted 8rm they engaged to appear with
•The Devil's Auction."
The rsrima transformations, trick scenery
-nd weird light effects all add their quota
reward tusking 'The Peril's Anctlon ons
of the most interesting and pleasing popu
lar entertainments of the day.
Th* engagement will Include a special
matinee for ladles sad children Tuesday
afternoon at 3*5.
SCHOOL BOOKS
—and—
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
MILLER’S BOOK STORE,
39 Marietta Street.