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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
WYTHETILLE.


from tenrfck spring.
WYTnEvILLE, Aug. 2s.-ISpeciall-
Wytheville is soon TO have supply of
delicious pure free-stone water, to be
brought here from the mountain three
miles distant in pipes. The present
reservoir on Pine Ridge, with the water
mains and pipes now in use, will be util-
lied, nothing being altered but the
source of supply. The limestone water
has been an objection to some Of the
visitors who come to Wytheville in
search of health, but after this summer
even that objec ton, which has been the
only one which could with reason be
urged against the perfect healthfulness
of the town, will be removed. The
spring known as ''Venrick's SPRING was
purchased from Mr.. George Pasmer for
one thousand dollars and the right of
way has been secured. a reservoir is
now being built at the spring and
water main will then be laid to the
town reservoir.
The Reed River Wooden Mills, three
miles cast of town, on the line Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad, can
hardly meet the demand for class OF
goods they are now making, a sort of
homespun for mons wear, though they
are running part of the machinery night
and day. Wooden mills not only can
but do succeed in this country.
An increased confidence in money
matters, large amount in circulation,
splendid crops and general hopeful
ness point to q decided increase in bust
ness activity in this section this fall.
The Ivanhoe Improvement Company
sold a lot to Mr.. Edward Painter day
or so ago on condition that he would
build three thousand dollar house on
it. Several pieces of real estate have
changed hands in Wytheville in the
last few days.
There are now five generations of the
Royal family (of Lynchburg) in town.
Mrs. Royal, Of Lynchburg; her daugh-
ter, Mrs Withers; Mrs. Withers' daugh-
ter, Mrs Williams, of Martinsvillc;
Mrs. Williams daughter, Mrs. Paxton,
of Danvillc; Mrs. Paxton's infant son,
eight or nine months old.
Miss Sue Peyto Kent will entertain
number Of her little friends to morrow
evening.
Col. r. f. Withers has been confined
TO his house by serious indisposition for
several days.
Next week is to be socially very gay
one. Already there is an entertainment
on hand for each evening.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29

THE WATKINS CASE.
The Prisoner Said to Have Con-
fessed.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU.
HOTEL LUCERNE, SALEM, VA.


Confinement is beginning to tell
upon Charles Watkins, colored, who is
incarcerated in the County Jail at Sa-
lem, awaiting trial for the murder of
his wife, Susan Watkins, on the 9th Of
last April. His color is brighter than
when he was first brought back from
North Carolina. but as much cannot be
said of his prospects for an acquittal
The shadow of the gallows is envelop-
ing him slowly, but surely.
The letters he wrote his cousin, Ben.
Wright, Of Salem, will confront him at
the trial. His confession that he killed
his wife will be believed by the jury,
but the excuse that no did it because he
was afraid she would kill him will
hardly be accepted as truo. 1t is re-
ported that his lcle, Taylor Watkins,
will give damaging testimony, but how
much truth there is in this no one but
the authorities know and they will not
talk
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
a Proud

brethren, set down." said Rev. Mr..
llarpS of )oomopolis charge. as the
congregation arose en- masso In the
midst of the sermon.
"But, elder" whispered deacon,
hoarscly. "a boy has jest brought
word that there's IN eastern capitalist
in town loolSin' over the corner lots
with Il Wow Of purchasin' tomorrow,
and
Big fat man with pink whiskcrs end
two watch chains?"
Tho boy says that's him, sure"
brethren, set down. saw that man
over at Prairie City yesterday. no
hain't n capitalist; he's corn doctor.
set down!"-National Tribune.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29

morality. no conscience, and they are
beyond the protection of our police and
detective force.
This afternoon IN old colored man,
leaning heavily on q stick, and shut
fling fcebly along by the side of IN
urchin of anywhere from eight to
twelve years, stepped upon the long
bridge, on his way to the spiders web.
He was overheard to say: milo, my
boy, Use gyyinc ter git rich dis berry afh-
tahnoon. Las night, wen yoh muddah
glib me my gin nm lasses, I stirred err
up wild dat pieco Oh de Washint'n
monyncnt, wat Gawgc Wnshint'n glib
ter AIistah Linlkum. Dye mind, honey,
wen 1 glib dat m'rine n SLIDER dollah
TO dat stun? lie tolo mo it 'ud bring
luck. an sho 'nough it's true. Las
night l dreampt saw twcr 'postles
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
ROANOKE & SALEM DUMMY LINE.

On and after Monday, February 10th,
1891, trains will be run as follows:
WEST. EAST.
Lv. Roanoke.Ar. Salem Lv. Salem. Ar. Roanoke
700 am. 1880 am. 7:45 IN. Sis a. M.
$3.50 am. 900 am. 9:15 Am. 0:45 q. m.
l0:o0 am. 1880 am. 1O:45 am. :I5 a. m.
1850 P. 1900 pm .12:15 pm. 12:45 p. m.
loo pm. 1870 PM las pm. GAS p m.
2:30 pm. 300 pm. 3:15 pm. 3:45 p. m.
4:0o pm. 4:3O pm. 4:45 pm. 5:15 p. m.
$3.50 pm. 600 I'm. 6:15 pm. GAS p. M.
ToO pm. 1880 pm. 7:45 pm. S:15 p. m.
On Sunday same, commencing with
$3.50 a. m. from Roanoke. janl-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
Taken to Tennessee.

Sheriff NJ. +. Hickey,o Johnson City,
Tenn. arrived in the city yester-
day morning and took charge OF Hugh
Southers las he called himself after
being arrested). IIictcy says his name
is Booker, and that he is wanted in
johnson City for breaking ope a shoe
shop and stealing lot of shoes and
leather. He says Booker is shoe.
maker, but will not work at his trade If
he can help it. He thinks Booker is a
bad character and kept close eye on
him when taken out of Jail. The
sheriff left yesterday morning for
Tennessee with his prisoner.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
Mr. snrgeantin Town.

Mr.. E. X. Sergeant Jr., president of
j., is at Hotel Roanoke with his wife.
Mr. Sergeant intends to push matters
in connection with the blanket mills to
an early conclusion and have the works
under way as soon as possible.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
Too Good Tor Him.

Mrs Long-I hear your husband ran
off with Your hired girl
Mrs. Littlc--Ycs, and it was too bad,
too. Emma was u mighty good cook
Jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
SAVED BY a MINISTER.
y. w. Morton Taken From the Clutches OF
35C-Pound Female.

y. w. Morton Taken From the Clutches OF
35C-Pounl Female.
When Mayor Evans was through
with the docket in court ye: terday
morning, he looked bored. Any man
would have looked bored under the cir
cumstances. That case against j. w.
Morton and Mary Mills for creating
disturbance and the ,counter-charge of
Mrs. Mills against Morton for running
4 gambling house, both being heard to-
gcthcr were enough to drive a man
mad. But the patient mayor heard the
tedious case through took in the
yer for the woman, and r. NJ Wood
FOR Morton, and then hustled out Of
court as quick as possible to get to his
store before the noon whistle bowed.
1t appears that Morton rents house
from a negro named Cole. One of his
near neighbors is this Mary Mills. 81 @
weighs about $50 pounds and is as
strong as an OK
Thu other day little negro went into
Mortons place and won SIPS by play.
ing dice with one of the occupants, who
in turn took it away from him. Imme-
diately it was noiscd abroad that Morcen
was running gambling ouse and Mrs
Mills began making open occusa tions.
Morton called her some hard names,
and the women seized long knife and,
collaring Morton, was about to cut his
throat, when Rev. ID. w. IIarth sepa.
rated the combatantS.
The charge of gambling was ne
proven, but tho mayor fined tho Mills
woman and Morton IS each and costs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29

& A " .. X. II. CO.
SUNDAY JIfI.Y 1sot -
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
A Very Close Call.

a tall, squarely built and athletic man
sof fhirty-five or thereabouts walked into
the California hotel and registered John
Kelly, Jr., Bodie." Heis superintendent
OF the Bulwer, Bodie and Mono mines,
located at Bodie, and he became involved
m q dispute with miner named j. G.
Grant. The result was that the two
men met on the street in Bodie, and
when within few feet of each other
Grant drew a 45-caliber revolver, and
without warning fired point blank at
Kelly. The latter threw up his left arm,
and as he did so the bullet passed down
the inside of his coat sleeve without
scratching the skin and made it's exit at
the elbow
They then clinched, but Grant kept
firing, and the second shot struck the
collar button in the back of Kelly's shirt,
carried it away and plowed up the lining
of his coat without doing other damage.
The third and fourth shots went through
Kelly's coat, which was unbuttoned, but
the fifth struck him in the chin. When
It struck the bone. however, it was de-
hected, and, after tearing its way along
the jaw, came out just in front of the
ear. Kelly then wrenched the pistol
from the others hand and with it beat
him into insensibility. The former keeps
the coat and shirt that he wore at the
time as a memento Of his marvellous es-
cape.-San Francisco Call.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
In Two Countries.

In America my neighbor can own a
piece of land adjoining my house, and
can, after long years, build on his land
in such a way as to take the light away
from every window in my house which
overlooks his lot. In England, after a
man has had the uninterrupted use of
light and air for sixty years he acquires
an easement, which is one of Judge
Blackstones ''incorporeal heredita-
ments,'' and this has to be respected by
the owner of adjacent land, who, ac-
cording to English, and, for the matter
of that, Roman law, must so enjoy his
own rights and property as not to inter
fere with the established right and prop
critics of others.
In England if my neighbor sees me
building a house with windows over
looking his property, and in such man
ner as to tend to preclude him from
building himself at some future time, he
at once sets to work to put up an obstruc-
ton against my windows, which forces
me to come to terms with him. This
may be arranged by payment of a small,
in fact entirely nominal, annual rent of
few cents in recognition of his rights
and this will prevent my acquiring an
easement over his land. Which of the
two systems is the more equitable 1 will
not venture an opinion, but leave the
reader to judge.-Detroit News.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
Serving EARLY Writs.

1t was not the easiest thing in the
world to bring malefactors to justice in
the early administration of the law in
Virginia, as the following returns, made
to executions, will illustrate. The ex-
tract is from the History of Augusta
County"
''In the case of johnson VS.. Brown
Q75D, Not executed by reason there is
no road to the place where he Brown)
ives.'''
Again: Mot executed by reason of ex-
cess of weather.
November, 1752-'Not executed by
reason of an ak (the ak being in the
hands of defendant, uplifted, no doubt,
to cleave the officers skulD.
mot executed because the defendants
horse was faster than mine"
Mot executed, by reason of gum"
"Emlen VS.. Miller-'Kept off from
Miller with club, etc.; Miller not found
by Humphrey Marshall -
mot executed, because the defendant
got into deep water-out of my reach.''
November, 1754-'Executed on the
within, John Warwick, and he is not the
man."
August, 1755AEorty-nine executions
returned Not executed, by reason of the
disturbance of the Indians"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
Health is Wealth !!

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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
Monkeys That Fight with Stones.

The Gelada balloons sometimes have
battles with the Hamadryads, especially
when the two species have mind to rob
tn same field, and if fighting in the hills,
viii roll stones on to their enemies. Not
long ago a colony of Gelada balloons,
which had been fred at by some black
soldiers attending a duke of Coburg
Gotha on hunting expedition on the
borders of Abyssinia, blocked pass for
some days by rolling rocks on all comers
This seems to give some,support to Gu
rious objection raised by Chinese local
governor in report to his superior on
the difficulties in the way of opening
to steamers the waters of the upper
Yang-tse. The report, after noting that
the inhabitants on the upper waters were
ignorent men who might quarrel with
strangers, went on to allege that mon
keys, which inhabited the banks, would
roll down stones on the steamers. The
two last facts" the report added.
would lead to complaint from the En-
glish and embroil the Celestials with
them, especially if the men or the mon
keys kill any English. spectator.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
MIGHT IN The COUNTRY.
d, bird that fingers in the hush

On, bird that fingers in the hush
OF twilight as it falleth.
Return ye now unto your nest;
List how your sweet mate callethi
Oh, lowing cows, haste to your fold.
Or you will be belated-
Fen now the milkmaid loudly calls.
Too long for you she has waitedl
From yonder church the Ginning bells
Ring for the Angelus sweet,
And pious souls, with bended heads.
The evening prayer repeat.
The locusts with discordant notes
A merry concert hold.
As though the coming on of night
Made their small hearts more bold.
The jasmine vine that shades the porch
Breaks out in sweetest scent,
And waftings from the lily bed
Are with its odors blenti
The low of kline and notes of birds
Grow fainter and more faint.
Even the tireless katydids
Have hushed their loud complaint
The glimmering lights begin to shine
From many a window pane,
And mothers rock their babes and sing
A sweet good night refrain.
To all there comes country peace,
The quiet of night
That is removed from out the world.
Far from the city's sighti
Kate A. Darlington in New Orleans Pics
yune.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
Electric Car Heaters.

In many places where electric rail-
ways are in operation the temperature
falls so low in winter as to render the
cars quite uncomfortable. Why not,
under this condition of affairs, devote a
portion of the current used to propel the
cars to heating them as well? The ordi-
nary car stove is open to 30 many objec-
tions that its use is practically precluded
from the majority of roads. Electric
heaters, however, can be placed under
meath the seats so that a uniform tenn
perature can be given to the entire car.
Electric heaters have been made and
have met with some adoption. Whether
they would prove too expensive for the
purpose is question yet to be solved.
They certainly, however, offer advan-
tages over any method of car heating
yet employed. York Telegram
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
AN AMERICAN STEAMSHIP LINE.

Something About the Famous Steamers
That FIourished Before the War.
The most important American rival
which foreign corporations have en-
countered in transatlantic steam naviga-
ton was the famous Collins line. Mr.. E.
z. Collins had grown up in the freight
and passenger business between New
York and Liverpool, and in 1S47 he began
to interest New York merchants in
plan to establish new steamship line.
Two years later a company which he had
organized launched four vessels-the At
lantic, Pacific, Arctic and Baltic.
They were literally subsidized, the
government paying the company $859, 200
yearly for carrying the mails; conditions
imposed being that the vessels should
make twenty-six voyages every year, and
that the passage from port to port should
be better in point of time than that made
by the Cunarders. The Collins line met
the conditions successfully, its vessels
making westward trips that averaged
eleven days, ten hours and twenty-one
minutes, as compared with twelve days,
nineteen hours and twenty-six minutes
by the British steamships.
The vessels of the Collins line cost up
ward of 500, 900 each. This was a great
deal of money to put into steamship in
those days. and as the largest of the
feet was considerably smaller than the
smallest of the steamships that now ply
between New York and European ports,
there was naturally good percentage
of cost in the appointments for the com
fort of the passengers. Many features
that have since come to be regarded as
Indispensable on board ship were intro
duced by the Collins vessels.
Among them none attracted more
comment when the Atlantic arrived at
Liverpool, at the end of her first voyage,
May 10, 1849, than the barber shop. En-
glish visitors to the vessel, as she lay at
anchor in the Mersey, saw for the first
time the comfortable chair, with it's
movable head rest and foot rest, in which
Americans are accustomed to recline
while undergoing shaving. Another
novelty was smoking room in a house
on the afterpart of the deck.-John H.
Gould in Scribner's.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
He Is Against Cremation.

tionY' asked the old gentleman in the
horse car of the man who sat next to
him
mo, sir, DON'T" said the other man
emphatically. Cremation and crime
are Synonymous terms with me. have
been in the gravestone business long
enough to know that the old fashioned
method of burial is in every way the
best. "-Somerville Journal :.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
THE DALLES.

The Gate City Of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head of navigation the Middle Columbia, and
is a thriving, prosperous city.
ITS TERRITORY.
is the supply city for extensive and rich agri
cultural an grazing country, it's trade reaching
far south as Summer Lake, distance Of over two
hundred miles.
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET
The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
OF the the Cascades furnishes for thousands
Of sheep, the wool from which finds market here.
The Dalles is the largest original wool shipping
point in America, about 100000 pounds being
shipped last year.
ITS PRODUCTS.
The salmon fisheries are the finest the Columbia,
yielding this year of $1 100000 which can
and will be more than doubled in the near future.
The products Of the beautiful K1ckital valley find
market here and the country south and east has this
filled the warehouses and all available storage
places to overhowing with their products.
ITS WEALTH
It is the richest city of its size the coast and its
money is scattered and is being used develop,
more farming country than is tributary any other
city in Eastern Oregon.
Its situation is unsurpassed! It's climate delight
full It's possibilities ncalculable! It's
limited! And on these corner stones she stands.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

A new system of house wiring for cleo
tric lighting consists of fitting the build
ing with continuous tubes of insulating
material, through which the wires are
drawn. The tubes are made of paper
soaked in hot bath of bituminous ma
terial, and are said to be hard, strong
and tough
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

The Ionian isles produce a loose lace,
unique rather than handsome. It was
used at first mainly in the churches and
tombs. AS antiquity more than doubles
the price the shrewd natives blacken
and mildew their work before Offering
1t to the tourists, who take dirt as a
voucher for age.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

The most ancient description. we have
OF water pump is by Hero of Alexan-
DIRE. There is no authentic account Of
the general use of the pump in Germany
previous to the beginning of the Six
teenth century. At about that time the
endless chain and bucket works for rails
ing water from mines began to be re-
placed by pumps.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

Americans are the greatest newspaper
readers in the world. There are II COO
newspapers published in the United
States. 1t is said that a new publica-
tfon is born every four hours and forty
eight minutes day and night; but fort
unately or unfortunately the death rate
ID very high.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

There is one applicant for a pension
who deserves to have her claim pushed
to the front. This is Mary E. Dewey, of
Goshen, Ind, who served through the
civil war disguised as a man in the
Twenty-sixth Ohio regiment under the
alias Of Charles Dewey. She now ap-
plies for pension under her real name
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

Most birds are stoics compared to owls,
and those who cultivate their acquaint-
ance know that they have no time
wherein to make their poetical COM
plants to the moon. Poets should not
meddle with owls Shakespeare and
Wordsworth alone have understood
them-by most others they have been
acandalously libeled
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
According to Herr Blattner the optical

According to Herr Blattner the optical
effect of incandescent lamps increases
with the temperature of the flament,
which can be raised so as to make 10 per
cent of the whole electric energy of the
lamp take the form of light. Ordinarily,
however, in lamp of sixteen candles
the optical effect does not exceed to 6
rAaf. cent
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

If the pies eaten every day were heape;
one on top of another they would MAKE
Q tower thirty-seven miles high. If Lid
out In line they would reach from New
York to Boston.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16
A New Fat Cure.

st. Agedore-It is the easiest thing in
the world.
De What. to reduce a mans
weight
Eyes, to reduce mans wait. The
one thing needful-always be punctual. =
st. Joseph News.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

Judge e. &. Hoar, the senator's broth
81, is the leader of the Boston bar. He
is past seventy. but still carries himself
with erectness, and his step is elastic.
He is the father of young Congressman
Hoar
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

The Gate City Of the Inland Empire is situs
the head Of navigation on the Middle Columbi
is a thriving, prosperous city.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-16

is here and has come to stay It hopes
to win it's way to public favor by ener-
Igy, industry and merit and to this end
we ask that you give it fair trial, and
if satisfied with it's course a generous
Support.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-02-10
Dissolution OK CopartnershiR.

Notice IA hereby given that the CO.
par ner Nip heretofore eZ:ating between
the undersigned. ERoer the nFn name
of Ieile Msrtei, is dissolved by
mutual 1sneeat. Ali bills duo the frs
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-02-10

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