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HOUSTON DAILY POST ESDAY MORNING, TUNE 3, 1908. EMEYERS Greatest Sale of Granite and Enameled Ware Ever Held in Texas Selling for the past two days has been, fast and furious. However, the assortment tomorrow is a8 complete as when sale opened- 1200 cases of Graniteware are not sold in two days, and as fast a case is sold out it is replaced by another from reserve stock -keeping the immense assortment always complete. This is an unusual sale that no interested housekeeper can afford to miss. Nothing like it has ever been known in Texas.

Granite, Enameled and Opal Ware at one-fourth, one-third and one-half its worth. 10-QUART BREAD RAISERS POTATO AND OYSTER with covers, opal, FRYERS worth 95c, 25c and $1.00, Worth 760. 25c DRINKING CUPS- AN sizes, 9-QUART PRESERVING white and granite, worth KETTLES Worth $1.00 10c and 150, and $1.25, at at 'STEW PANS-2 A and 3-QUART OPAL RICE grades, quarts, 35c at and 500 ....15 and 75c, at Worth 500. 25c. CAKE MOULDS-All shapes, TEA KETTLES--Blue and white, opal and granite, white enamel, 50c and 75c worth 25c and at at grades, 25c 1-GALLON MILK PANS3-PIECE FISH KETTLES White and blue, worth 50c, 4 21c worth 28-inch, $1.25, gray enamel, 39c STEW PANS- BABY BATH Worth 25c and 85c, 9c TUB Worth 5-GALLON, $1.25, at at STRAINERS, CAKE TURN- INDIVIDUAL TEA ERS, LADLES, BASTING POTS10c SPOONS -White enamel, at Worth 25c, and 150 grades, at 4c COFFEE POTS-2 and TRAYS--Blue and white quarts, white, opal and gran35c enamel, grades, 8x12, at 25c and 14c ite, grades, 50c at and 75c 21c 10 AND 14-QUART RINSING 5-GALLON HAM BOILERSPANS-Round and oval, 3-piece, worth white and opal, worth at 75c and $1.00, 25c DINNER CARRIERS Gray LIP KETTLES -White and enamel, 5 partitions, furnace blue, 25c grade, bottom, worth at 10c $5.00, at These and thousands of other utensils as good and even better values are displayed on our big Fourth Floor Sale all the week.

This is an event of extreme interest to every woman in Houston. OARS ROWLOCKS Fine Fishing Tackle Large Lot of Sample Jointed Rods to Close Out Cheap" BERING -CORTES HDW. CO. Co. Prairie and Milam DR.

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HOUSTONIANS KNEW HIM Visited the State Fair Here in 1875 and Was Cordially Received. Some Incidents of the General Al 8. Robertson, with the postal department of general government, headquarters at Austin, but for many years of his lite, the city yesterday after absence of many months. General Roberta eral years ago, adjutant general of the State of Texas, to which high he rose from the rank of captain. was, away back in 1876, the wearer of th laurel wreath of the State of Texas, captain of militia of the State.

He was in May, 1875, commander of the Travis Rifles, who. that year wore the highest military honors that Texas could bestow. It was on the occasion of the visit of. President Jefferson Davis of the Conted. eracy that brought him and his splendid company here.

It was business and a coincidence that brought him to Houston yesterday. He came down to see about the handling of the mail by rail and changed by the high water that is now passing through Texas en route to the Gulf of Mexico. CONTESTS EARLY DAYS. asked last evening what his recollections were of competitive drill for companies to hold the State championship he said: "We (our company) won it. down here and we expected, in fact were sure, we would in Austin.

But the judges decided against us and we took our medicine. You see, we defeated the Light Guard and took first prize when we visited Houston on the occasion of the visit of President Jefferson Davis. We the next year lost the prize. "I think it was one of the proudest moments of my life when our company appeared in front of the grand stand at the Fair Grounds in Houston while Mr. Davis sat there and watched our drill and later saw us win the prize for being the best drilled company in Texas.

"The Light Guard later got the prize from, us at Austin in a competitive drill in which the leading militia companies of the State participated. "Yes, I well the appearance of Mr. Davis at the drill at the old Fair Grounds. He was an imposing and impressive figure and Texas loved and sympathited with him. We were confdent of winning the prize later in Austin, but we did not get it." JO 8.

RICE WAS ADJUTANT. Colonel Jo 8. Rice, now president of the Union Bank and Trust company, was member and officer then of the Light Guard. He acted as adjutant by appointment of General James, who was in command of the battalion on the occasion of the competitive drill for State honors in this city. Captain Rice yesterday stated that he well remembered the visit of exPresident Davis.

The Light Guard was at that time commanded by Captain John Coffin. Mr. Rice was at that time leutenant in the local company, the Light Guard. Another citizen of Houston, and at that time ensign of the Light Guard, was John A. Kirlicks.

He also, in response to question, stated yesterday that he remembered the occasion of the visit of President Jeff Davis. He spoke of it as being great. event in his life. The facto given below. convey a clear idea of what happened at that time.

VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT. In connection with the celebration that is to take place here today it may be particularly pertinent to recall the last visit of the president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, to this city, May 11, 1876. He visited that time in response to an invitation from the citizens of Houston connection with a State. competitive drill that took place at the thir grounds (now the Fair Grounds addition), then a field and a mile race track. The drill took place in the afternoon and was witnessed by President Davis and many thousands of citizens.

Mr. Davis had come up from Galveston the night before, was met at the Galveston train by Mayor C. Lord, Aldermen T. U. Lubbock, J.

C. Thomas and Fred Stanley, for the city, and the Houston Light Guard and the Galveston artillery. He was entertained at the home of the late Thomas R. Franklin, where he stayed during his visit. When the train, in charge of Conductor Cy.

Parker, pulled into the depot at the foot of Congress street, the late Major E. W. Cave presented the distinguished visitor to the reception committee, headed by Mayor Lord, who 18 still living in town. MAYOR LORD'S ADDRESS. His honor, In receiving the president, addressed him as follows: "Mr.

Davis, as the representative of the city government, we come to greet you, and is with pleasure that I have the honor ef extending to you the hospitalities of the city of Houston. Again, sir, we bid you welcome, thrice The ex-president having just closed long and tiresome trip responded very briefly, but with much feeling. He thanked the committee and the city for the most cordial reception and manifestation of high regard. He expressed the thought that it was an honor to be on Texas soil and he was very proud of It. The next afternoon the president witnessed part of the drill and the presentation of the prize to the winning company, the Travis Rifles of Austin, the prize being A handsome silver service.

company had brought the Twelfth United States cavalry band down with them from Austin and it was quite a feature of the drill. This company was then commanded by Captain Al 8. Roberta, who, by the way, is here today. being connected with the postal service of the general government. President Davis, witnessed not only the presentation of the prize to the Travis Rifles, the victors of the drill, but also the presentation of a new United States nag to the Houston Light Guard.

This flag was given to the boys by their lady friends here. The presentation speech was made by Hon. J. C. Hutcheson, who has.

Just gone on a trip to Europe. The ceremony connected with the presentation of the flag. the presence of about sixty Confederate veterans, and the gray uniforms of the Houston Light Guard seemed to touch the president very deeply. PRESIDENT DAVIS CALLED FOR. He heard the address delivered 'by CapDA tain Hutcheson In presenting the flag and the response by the then Ensign John A.

Kirlicka, now judge of the corporation court of this city. It was at the finish these that President Davis loudly called for, but spoke briefly and modestly in response. He exhorted hearers to follow the paths of peace and' name that would shine brightly In peace 88 the name had shone. war. On the stand that memorable day were the following distinguished members of the presentation committee, many of the names still familiar to old Houstonians: Misses Cleveland, Eva Hutchins, Linnie Tracy, Ella Tracy, Ella Dickinson, Sarah Brashear, Carrington, Abby Fannie Latham, Eula Rapale, Alice Sheppard, Fulton, USE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE, powder to be shaken into the shoce.

Your feel swollen, nervous and damp, and chally. If you have aching Foot-Ease. It rests the feet 'and tight shoes asy. Cures aching, sweating feet, blisters and callous Chilblains, corn and bunions And comfort. Try it and Shot substitute, a Allen S.

Olmsted Phelps and Brown, thai, Mrs. George A Rice: also exDavis, ex -Governor Contain F. A. Rice, Thomas Franklin, Governor Colof whose names are living in the city. way.

Among the were of the best people COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM. The deepest reclation of the South's greatest and beloved hero survives in the son and daughter of brave veterans who followed battered standard of Jefferson Davis Its hundredth anniversars celebrated jointly by the Robert E. Oran M. Roberts chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy In the Sunday school rooms of Christ church m. the following program will rendered in honor of the occasion: In Harris Masterson.

Vocal solo, Davies. Address, John Charles Harris. Vocal duet, Mrs. H. G.

McMahan and Mrs. Baltis Allen. Vocal solo, G. W. Hurd.

Reading, Mrs. Fred J. Heyne. Piano solo, Sam. Swinford.

Address, Mrs. Mary Hunt Affleck. Vocal solo, Mrs. Marshall Carlisle. Presentation of crosses of honor to veterans by Mrs.

E. Bryan and Mrs. Wharton Bates. Vocal solo, Joe Bruckmuller. Accompanist, Mrs.

T. C. Rowe. Crosses of honor will be bestowed under the auspices: of the Oran M. Roberts chapter upon Thomas J.

Chambers, Landon C. Chambers, W. J. Swelley and C. C.

Tarver of Liberty county and upon Frank R. Jones, A. M. Pillow, C. C.

Hatten, W. H. Banuson and J. L. Burney of Houston.

At the time these crosses are being conferred by careful planning of the chapter it is expected that a cross mailed some days ago by the chapter under direction of its president, Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, will reach Nicholas Pomeroy at Cork, Ireland. NEGRESS STARTS BAD FIRE She Loses Her Life and Neighbors Lose Property to a Considerabie Valuation. Annie Flich, 1 negro woman who was seriously burned while attempting to start a fire with gasoline in a stove at her home at the corner of Hill and Nance streets shortly after the noon hour yesterday, died last night at the 8t.

Joseph's infirmary from the effects of the burns. An explosion followed the attempt of the woman to start the fire with gasoline and she as a result had her clothing burned off of her. The woman was removed to the infirmary in the white ambulance of C. J. Wright Co.

The one-story frame cottage occupied by her was completely destroyed, the building being valued at $300. The household goods worma valued' at $100, half of which were saved. Other buildings caught fire, in the same neighborhood. A one-story frame residence next door caught and was damaged to the extent of $60. At 506 Bremond street a dwelling valued at 11500 was damaged to the amount of News of the City STILL HULL was elected vice president of the school board at the meeting Monday evening.

A MEETING of the Queen's Daughters will be held at this the parlors of the o'clock. Sacred Heart church at'4 A FIRE of no consequence occurred at 8:35 p. m. yesterday, doing no damage a one- e-story frame building occupied boy Mra. Robinson at 208 Austin street.

THERE will be an important meeting of the Second and Third Ward Improvement club at 8:30 Wednesday evening. corner Harrisburg road and Sampson street. ARTHUR MILLS, who is being held on number of complaints charging him with burglary, given preliminary hearings in three cases yesterday and placed under $300 bond each case to await the action of the grand jury. JAMES M'COY, the negro who was arrested and charged with burglarizing the servant's house at the home of Judge J. K.

P. Gillasple, was given an examining trial hefore Justice McDonald yesterday and placed under a $250 bond to await the action of the grand jury, QUITE a number of reports have been made to the police about desks in the large office buildings being broken into aid robbed during the noon hours. The detectives are endeavoring to locate the rarty or parties guilty or committing the hr' 'enses. 444 THE SUNDY SCHOOL picnic excursion of the Second Presbyterian and the Tabernacle Methodist churches will leave promptly at o'clock Thursday morning. It being intention of the two churches to afford a the children of their Sunday schools an outing at Sylvan Beach.

YESTERDAY afternoon at 6 o'clock members of the United Charities met in the parlors of the Rice hotel. The meetIng was of 8 business nature and the problem of finances was the chief concern and consideration of the meeting. A plan was adopted through the execution of which it is proposed to expand the usofulness of the organization. 4 4 8. B.

EHRENWERTH, who has been acting AS clerk of Judge McDonald's court since Novembe 1906, has severed his connection from that position in order to devote his entire time to his candidacy for the office of district attorney of Harris and Galveston counties. B. C. Dresen has been named by Judge McDonald to fill the vacancy. THE HOME of W.

E. Buckley at 3116 Milam street was entered by a negro boy yesterday morning and a pocketbook containing and $9 was stolen. Shortly after the burglary at the Buck ley home occurred the residence of Mrs. M. Keegans at 3308 Milam street was entered by two negro boys and about was stolen.

Both cases have been reported to the police. THE Order of Owls, organized In Houston Friday 29th ultimo, will close their charter tonight at the Eagles ball. The full program of the Initiation will be carried out and all charter me membera are expected to be present. The Order of Owls is new fraternal organisa tion in Houston and has enrolled quite number of members who are enthusiastio in behalf of the order, AT A MEETING last night of San Jacinto lodge No. 296, Knights of Pythias, the following officers were elected to for the new term beginning July 1 and December Dr.

Marvin C. Moore, chancellor commander; Jarrett, vice chancellor commander: Frank Gussaman, prelate; W. Gersterman, work: 1. Peters, master at G. Corti.

Inner guard: John F. outer guard; Carl Chimene, keeprecords and Phil C. Scanian, of finance: Robinson, master exchequers tive to tand lode Priester. Little committee FOLEY BROS. STREET MAIN ANNOUNCEMENT Every article advertised in Sunday's Post will be on sale at the same Special Prices today (Wednesday) and the balance of the week.

plu Look for Those Special Skirt Values MRS. WILLIAM B. TAYLOR. Death has again entered one of Houston's most prominent families and left behind many sad hearts. Mrs.

W. B. Taylor died yesterday at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Brown of Navasota, Texas, born December 25, 1865. Since her marriage in October, 1890, she has lived in Houston, where she made many close and intimate friends. At an early age she became A Christian and her character revealed those superior traits of Christian womanhood. Devoted to the church, she was foremost in all that wrought for its welfare. In the home she was the happy wife and devoted mother.

She seemed truly to have found her sphere and filled- it well. She leaves behind husband, two daughters and three sons, besides her mother and two sisters, Mrs. J. C. White of Navasota and Mrs.

J. W. Clark of After a short service at the home, 3416 Louisiana street, at 9 o'clock this morning the remains will be taken to Navasota and laid to rest beside those of her father, according to her last request. Rev. F.

E. Fincher will accompany the family and conduct the services at her final resting place. H. C. WITT.

Yesterday. morning at 8:30 o'clock H. C. Witt died at the age of 84 years at the residence of his son, John C. Witt, 316 Boulevard, Heights.

The remains were shipped at 6:30 this morning by Sid Westhelmer over the Texas and New Orleans railroad to his home in Pensacola, for interment. John C. Witt, son of the deceased. is manager in Houston of the Postal Telegraph company, and his father was on visit to him and his brother, Charles Witt, at the time of his demise. with these two sons, deceased leaves a widow and two daughters.

One daughter, a resident of Houston, Mrs. La A. Hanberry, whom Mr. Witt was also visiting, and W. E.

of Pensacola, Her Two sisters one brother In Germany also survive him. FUNERAL OF MRS. THOMPSON. The funeral services of Mrs. M.

A. Thompson, who died at the age of 46 Years Monday afternoon at her home, 2120 Whitney street, were conducted by Rev Father Haughran from St. Patrick's church. The pallbearers were as follows: Ernest Eckman, Mr. Shea.

M. F. Cafferkey. J. Collins, William Kehoe and Tom Kehoe.

MR8. ANNIE SPRAGGINS. Mrs Annie Spraggins, wife of W. A. Epraggins, died yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Mrs. Spraggins was aged 36 8 and death came suddenly. Her funeral will take place this afternoon at o'clock. Interment In Evergreen terv Deceased is survived by her husband and seven small children. THE DEATH ROLL MARY ANN RIOS.

Mary Ann, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs P. Rios, died at the residence of her parents yesterday morning, 1516 Winter street. Funeral service will be conducted from the home of the parents at 10 o'clock this morning. Rev.

Father Banfield officiating. Interment in Holy Cross cemetery. BURIAL OF PAT MORAN. l'at Moran, whose remains have been led in state by Sid Westheimer com- Did You Fail to Get Promoted? If So, Let the Special ENGLISH DEPARTMENT (Eleventh Year) of tho MASSEY COLLEGE Coach You This Summer. Limited Number to each Teacher, hence Individual Attention.

Students Taken from Third Grade up. Special Rates Now on. Phone us, 1385, and Teacher Will Call to See You. MASSEY BUSINESS COLLEGE Massey Building 1106 Rusk Avenue pany, was interred yesterday afternoon In Magnolia cemetery. YOUNG WOMEN'S CLASS WORK.

Members of Y. W. A. Entertain Large Crowd at Turner Hall. Last night at Turner hall the members of the sympasium -class of the Young Women's Christian Association gave their Arst exhibition entertainment to which friends were admitted.

The Marge; num. ber of patrons who gathered there showed that the people entertained a real interest in the work and objects of the organisation. There was a large crowd present and the repeated applause extended to the prettily executed movements showed that the audience appreciated the good work. There were as mony as sixty girls in one of the drills and the many movements, while not executed very rapidly, were done with admirable precision and curacy, making the drill a very beneficial one from the standpoint of calisthenics. The whole showed that the health and strength of the young ladies of Houston was greatly improved by this training school.

There were manifested mental well as physical training in the work done. Gerloff-Proehl Marriage. The marriage of William Gerloff and Miss Alma Proehl was solemnized at 7:30 o'clock last night at the First German Lutheran church, Rev. 8. D.

Press officiating. After the ceremony an entertainment was given at the new home of the couple, 2012 State street, and at 9:20 o'clock the young couple left on the Houston. and Texas Central for other North Texas points. Saengerbund society attended the ding and rendered several selections An 3 was returned grand" fury yesterday- morning Henry Beasley, the negro who was rested charging him veral with weeks taking ago on the a complaint wife by assaulting her on the head. Beasley was released on a habeas.

pus writ after the filing of a complaint: against him, but he was rearrested terday, by Sheriff Anderson Deputy Sheriff Duff Voss on the capias issued on the grand jury indictment. The bond his. case was fixed at $5000 by Judge Gil? lasple, and in derait of it he was sent the county jail. BEASLEY IS INDICTED AGAIN Negro Rearrested After Being leased on Habeas Corpus: House Party. Miss Marie 4 McCabe tained a house party at her home Broadway.

The guests spent a very ant evening, being passed in many esting games, Those present Fred Lemme, Jerry Walter Al Hartman, Job. Jarper, William Etie, Ed Woodward. cioni; Misses Marie McCabe. Florence Peterson, Dora Stantberg, Elsie. Rosner Golden Peterson, S.

Calvert, Hattie man, Mamie Stantberg. Dora Ruby Rudical, Lillie and McCabe and Mrs. Stantberg, Arter ries of games refreshments were served from a 10-cent piece will count FULL value tag from 5-cent piece will count HALF value TOBACCO with valuable tags Save your tags from BRIDLE BIT TINSLEY'S 16-oz. Natural W. N.

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