Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-09
NEW MILLS BUILT.
oANvlLLe's OLD ONES DID NOT SHUT
DOWN OR REDUCE WAGES.
Various Improvements in PROGRESSED Re.
leased Convict Held Up" by Footpads
water.works for NespolIs.

DANvILLE. VA. December S-(Spe-
cial. )-Amid the great depression Of bust
ness which fell upon the country last
year. and from which 1t has not yet fully
recovered. Danville had her share along
with the rest OF Uncle Sans domains;
and when mills were shutting down in
other sections Of the country the River
side Cotton Mills, Of this city, kept on at
work. and the pay Of not a boss or an
employee was reduced. neither were the
hands put off.
Independent OF the operations OF the
mills two new mills were constructed
one five stories high, built OF brick, and
will contain 1900 spindles. The machin-
cry for this mill Is now on hand. and will
soon be put IN place. and then will be-
gin the hum of the spindles.
The company has also had constructed
two rock dams-one 900 feet long and the
other LOO feet: two bulk-heads 100 feet
ench in length, one with ten and the other
twelve gateways; also a canal to the
five-story mill COO feet long, OF rock. ana
u feet high. There are six wheel-pits Tor
the new mill, which were blasted through
solid rock. This work caused the outlay
of many thousands Of dollars.
Since the completion Of the above Work
heavy blasting has been done in tail
race, large rock wall constructed, ana
contract will soon be entered into TOT
the lining of the canal with rock, when
will require another heavy outlay OF
money, for this latter work VIII be at
least a half or three quarters OF mile IN
Mt a
work was awarded Captain James a.
Ordway, of Woburn. Mass, and no better
work was ever done in this section. Be
sides. the money outlay has kept the
wolf away from many poor man
door.
GOOD WORK.
The True Reformers, a colored beneficial
known all over the o'"'e'
is doing a good work for the colored peo-
ple. those who are members. They nave
adopted the Insurance feature, ana many
Of the members have availed themselves
Of this way Of leaving something TO 'heir
families at their death. The local louse
here had four deaths last month. ana
this week paid out S75l.33 In benellls' the
amounts ranging from SIS to SZo .,
The grand Jury has been In session an
the week. and Il Is probable that 1t VIII
examining large number or persons
irving TO get at the bottom facts In re-
gard TO the disappearance Of the colorei
witnesses. mother and two daughters, TOT
the State. against Thomas j. Penn. 1hey
have made presentments against three
pearoes and one white man, but IL Is
hard 10 say what will be the outcome
when all the parties shall have appeared
before the jury Nothing definite has been
heard OF the woman and her children
since they went away last October.
AN UNFORTUNATE MAN.
Mr.. J.. c. Crigler, carpenter ~
building himself a dwelling-house In TINS
city. He is now laid up, having received
severe injuries by a fan Of about Twelve
feet The small rim under the leit eye
was broken and crushed in. 1t is ieaIeu
he is internally injured. Mr.. Crigier
has been an unfortunate man. Some years
ago the right side OF bis head was cut
open, exhibiting the brain. Later. WINE
in the South, no had Il fall. breaking ms
arm and crushing the back part OF ms
head. lie having recovered from Doth OF
the last injuries. II Is hoped that ne VIII
pull through in this.
During the week here q white man.
ivst arrived from the pen" at Rich
county, was held up in true Dick Turpin
style: Money or your life" Being UNI
armed, the unfortunate man pulled out
his wallet. containing s., and hts pass
and turned them over to the iootpads'
who were negroes. one of them was
captured, sent to the grand jury. true
bill returned, and the petit jury gave him
ten years in the pen" All this in less
than a week.
A man on his way to Danville with
his little son. bringing also eggs, chickens.
ETC., from the country, was stopped on
he highway and relieved of ten-dollar
bill. He started in pursuit Of the thief,
when a pistol ball whistled past his head,
fred from a pistol in the hands OF a
confederate, brought the farmer TO
standstilI. and both men escaped. They
we're also black.
ALL LAID.
About all the pipes for the water
works in Neapolis have been laid. and the
people are greatly delighted that they
now have one OF the means for lighting
Tres when they occur in their midst.
The hose reels and hose have not ar
rived vet, but they are expected daily. |
When these last are on the ground then, |
indeed. will the little town, which has
more serious connagTations than any |
place Of its size in the State, be pre- |
pared 20 tussle with the fire hend.
A GOOD OBJECT.
Mrs s 7. Roberts. a prominent Baptist
woman of Neapols. is having built In
that town q building for the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. When
finished 1t will be one Of the hand
somest structures in the town ana an
ornament 10 the place. On one corner
win be a tower built from the ground,
and the entrance to the floors above
viii be through this tower by means or
an elevator. The windows Will be trim
med with stone. the building is of brick,
and an iron verandah will adorn the
front II will also contain a library.
The first brick was laid by Mrs. Roberts.
She is a very liberal woman, and this
building will long stand as monument
to her liberali;y. She is a strong tenn