Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
RIcHMONDERS.
PROSPEROUS COLoRED MINERS.
Sending Money from Pennsylvania to VIZ
,inia-Painful Acknowledgement.

SALEM VA, August 25.-(special)-
During the past mcnth and hair seVe-
raj hundred colored men have left Salem
and vicinity for Pennsylvania. where
thev have secured work in the coal-mihes'
succeeding the striking foreigners. FROM
all accounts they are well pleased anu
prosperirg. Already they have sent oack
hundreds OF dollars 10 their families
hero which is being distributed amongst
our Businessmen. It Is certainly very
fortunate for our c0lored fiehuS am
the community that they are prosperous
and employed, rather than idle and heedy
Coz the annroaching winter in all proba-
biitv will be- very hard on the pour Ill
this season OF business depression.
The postmaster here states that the
,.oIuua Of money-order business done at
tbis office now is greater than II mas Deeh
f,r wears. which IS entirely attrlbutaple
~ tho fact thac the colOred miners a'c
sen1ing their earnings 70 their tamiles'
The salem stave- and Head-f'actory'
an ,ndustrv recently established mere u
s,cceadine admirably, and gives promise
- great prosperity. The manager MI
Tobn II Raer. returned Wednesday from
rim 10 Hagerstown. Steelton, Baltimore
Harrisburg, and other points in the IN
,crest of this industry, and came PACK
,,i,h lots OF orders. He closed contract
,,ith n concern In Harrisburg for car
load each Of slaves and barrel-heads
month for a period of a year. and received
good orders at all points visited.
LEASED AGAIN.
Tho handsome Hotel Salem. structure
which cost upwards OF S5J,Vf. mas pee"
leased for another year by Mr.. ana MIS-
q. X. Bowers. who have so successiu.iy
conducted II during the past SEASON. Inc
hotel company proposes fencing anu neau
tifylng the grounds. and when TINS 10
done there will be no handsomer hoteI pro,
perty in this section than our own ho'e'
salem.
Judge ]. II. Altizer. Of this place, wears
as n watch-charm claw OF pahtner'
u,hich h. helped to Kill on his estate IN
,raxos some time ago. He also assisted
in IN, capture Of young panther at the
qona time. which was sold TO the Ma
,ional Museum. and is now on exhibition
in Washington.
one day this week. while the 1I-year-old
son of Squire John W. Camp was out
hun,ing souirrels near the Roanoke Red
Sulphur Springs. he met with an accident
which may prove fatal. When he shot AT
a squirrel, his gun. being overloaded
burst. and the breech-screw struck him
over the left eye. fracturng his skull very
badly. DR.. oscar Woods was called, and
did everything for the unfortunate young
man that medical skill could suggest,
but he IS still In very precarious condl-
ton.
Mr.. + NJ. Morgan, OF this place. Will
in a few days move his family to Rich
mond. where he recently secured posi-
ton as clerk In Hotel Lexington.
A TEST CASE.
A couple of houses ard lots on White
street, belonging to y. Hickman, proml-
nent architect Of this place, were adver-
Used to be sold at auction last Monday
by r. H. Logan. trustee for the National
building and Loan Association, OF New
York. which company had liens upon the
property TO secure loans made on IL. Mr..
Hickman got an injunction before Judge
Dupuy OF Roanoke, restraining the trus-
tee from making the sale. and IL Is eX-
pected that "A test case Will be made OF
this instance 10 determine whether or
not building associations have charged
usurious rates upon the money loaned by
them in this section.
Ex-Mayor J. Taylor Ellyson, chairman
OF the State Democratic Committee. and
president OF the Old Dominion Building
and Loan Association. spent Monday in
Salem, and seemed TO enjoy his visit. He
has many friends here who are always
glad to receive the hearty clasp OF his
hand.
Quite n number OF our people left this
week to be present at the military en-
campment OF the Knights OF Pythias In
Washington.
PERSONAL.
Miss Eona Saunders will return to the
Salem Female Seminary next session and
resume har dutisa a. teachar a art slo-