The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08
CHIEF JUSTICE NICHOLS.
A 'FRONT.' ENT JUKTsr FROM LOUIS
lana ALLEGHANY SPRINGS.
Little Incidents During His stay-Gossip
About Summer Guests-Contem-
plated Improvements.
ALLEGHANy SPRINGS. sept. S.

ALI,EGHANY SPRINGS. sept. o.
| While n good many summer guess
have left here during the week, yce Nv
Mace is by no means empty, ana IN lSc9
NOT n day passes without bringing Ill
number of strangers sooo many
people. who are visiting different re-
sorts during the summer, nave n'"ic -
a practice to wind up their outing py
spending n week or two al AleSnahy
Strings before they return home. ana 80
n hapuens that this place Is well patron
,z,d until late into the month OF &c
tober every year on last Monday. We
had ten new arrivals. among them Chlei-
Justice Francis F1llon Nichols, OF the 9u-
preme Court of Louisiana, who arrlven
fere with one of his daughters from Ls-
gleston Springs. During ais stay mere
the Chief Justice formed, or course inc
centre Of attraction. lie arrived mere
etout o'clock IN the afternoon anu "a
luck would have IT., l was lo' luna ~
enough 10 have him as my Vls-a-lls ~
the dinner table. lie IS a veg interest
Inc conversatIonalist, and a rapid talker'
and l was at once fascinated by the WIN
manner I'm which he described some Oh
fbe experiences OF his life. lis iatner'
Thomas Clark Nichols. was member
90 the General Assembly of LOUISIANA
Judge Of a district court for many years
ana later on was appointed sshiol
fudge of the Louisiana Court OF Errors
and Appeals. His mother was sister
OF Joseph Ro5man Drake. the poet
The chief Justice, who is now IN MS
sixty-socOnd year, was 2 graduate or me
Military Academy OF west POINT III i''''
and was then assigned 20 the Second ar
l..
Indians. was on frontier duty the next
wear and resigned his commission on
October J. lSfG. lie then practiced law
I'm NapoleOnville. La, until 1851, when ne
Joined the Confederate army as captain
I'm the Eighth Louisiana Regiment, o,
which he became Lieutenant-Colonel-
In lS,2 he was made Colonel or the tit-
teonth Regiment. and Brigadier-Geheral
lie participated IN Stonewan jackson
movements. and lost his LEFT arm IN ine
battle of Winchester, Va, while MS lelt
foot was shot of at ChancellorsViile. lie
was superintendent OF the Conscript bu-
reau OF the Trans-Anssissippi Depart
ment in 1916, and practiced law IN
Ascension parish. his home. from $50
to 1876 He was elected Governor OF
Louisiana as a Democrat serving from
1871 until 1850, and was reelected 10 that
Office for another term In 1883. His sue
cessor appointed him Chief-Justice in the
highest court of louisiana.
TROUBLED WITH HAY rEvKR.
The Chief Justice came here for the
purpose OF spending q week with the
wife OF q cousin of his. She has been
here for about two months, but he was
suffering so severely with hay-fevor that
he had to leave the next morning early
Tor Roam Mountain, y. C.. When he took
his departure, he was hOn)r1d IN Ike
manr er as Governor O'FcrraH by the
waters of the hotel, who were drawn up
i'm line on the lawn IN front of'the build
ing 10 tell him goodbye.
Among the arrivals Of the past few
days was dashing young gentleman
from Arkansas, a MIR. Wheeler who is
a member OF Governor Fishback's sfs,f.
who became quite an attraction among
the young ladies. Without his intention
he created quite little stir on W eCnes-
day morning during a bowling party
which was given by Mrs. Walter G.. Mer-
Ger. of Richmcrd, and who had issued
about twenty invitations. When II looked
as II Mr.. Wheeler would win the gentle
mems prize. some OF the ladies became
greatly excited inasmuch as they desired
TO see the prize fan 20 one OF their
Virginia friends whom they had asso-
wishes. however. MIR. Wheeler carried
on the prize, large box Of cigarettes,
while Mrs. Or. Styll won the ladies' prize.
a handsf me silver bracelet. Outside OF
this little episode the party was a very
harmonious one, and one tha. was I'M
mensely enjoyed by all participants.
Mr.. Wheeler left that evening with his
m9ther and cousin for New York.
Another OF the late arrivals was Mr..
Iredel jenkins. who formerly lived in
Richmond, and was connected with G.
w. Tanner q co. Since then he has
made Norfolk his home. where he has es-
tablished a business Of his own.
ALL ARE AFRAID or HKn.
Among the guests who have been
spending here the larger part Of the sum-
mer Is an old lady from Alabama. who
is greatly dreaded by everybody else on
account of her caustic tongue. While
In her presence no one f. certain 10 es-
cape some severe criticism, and her re-.
marks are frequently so outspoken that
they hardly bear repetition. The other
day. when a gentleman from West Viz
ginia, arrived here. whose head Is not
blessed with any superhuOus growth or
hair this LADY, as soon as she noticed
the newcomer. compared h!g head 10
Heaven, inasmuch as there was no l~rt-
ing or dyeing. The West Nirginian comb
consider himself very fortunate 10 be let
down SO eacy, for others have Eecn piac-
cd In very embarrassing positions by the
r.cre than liberal criticism of the Ala
Rama lady
The same gentleman spelKs In the
highest terms OF the effects OF the
water Of Allegheny Springs. which ne
thinks has the power OF completely ef-
lSclhs the limit OF age in the life or
young ladies'.
Considerable changes arc conta,,,r1,.
cd IN the management Of this place and
several influential outsiders have already
interested themselves in the scheme II
Is thought 10 erect "a new hall. with all
noucih appliances. on the end OF the
lawn opposite the present building on q
plateau, thereby admitting plenty OF
lresh ar 10 the various rooms The es
taDhshment OF an electric plant is also
being seriously considered, for which suf-
licleht Watsr-power can be easily derived
from The Roanoke river. TI-., nrotect
also implies the construction of an cleo
ulc railway between the railway sfation
AT ShawsYifle ana Allegheny Sr,rfn,s
rms railroad is TO be constructed alor,
the mountains sufficiently high as 10
avoid any possible chance Of an interr,,n-
ucn or travel by an overflow OF the river
Inc present county road over which the
communication between Shawsyile and
Allegheny Springs is effected. crosses me
Roanoke river four times. and in the al
sence or bridges the river has 10 he
forded. II has therefore frequently han
pened In the past that travel over mar
road mad 10 be interrupted on account or
high water, and this annoyance VIII he
done away with IL an electric road a.,