Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-08
PULASKI POINTS.
4 Reckless Ride Over q Railroad
TrtStle.
Remarkable Escape of Chiid-Ac-
cidcnt to Drakcmsn-A Young
Couple Nsrried--New Jnii-A rsk-
xiiug Question.


NOrreep0NGence OF the DISlthNhi
Pulaski. VA. December Ca strange
ride IS said to have been taken near here
a few days ago. a reckless bicyclist rode
his bicycle over Clark's trestie. on the
North Carolina Division OF the Norfolk
and Western railroad, his wheel bounding
from tic TO tie at a high speed. THIS
trestIe Is 400 feet long and sS feet high.
What strange escapes sometimes occur
AT this some bridge some months ago
as q careful engineer was about crossing
over with his train, he was horrihed at
seeing a little child playing innocenty
on the track Just ahead Of him. lie
stopped his engine as soon as possible
but 1t and one or more coaches had passeu
. over the child before he could come 10
stand. The engineer. pallid with rear
and horror. FASTENED back 70 gather up
the mangled body OF the dead child, wnen
10, and behold. the little thing todoaea
from under the train, where IL had iah
down between the ties. and rushed INTO
our engineers arms, untouched ana uh-
aware Of any danger.
Per contra, as the lawyers say, O.den
Richardson, a col0red brakeman on tno
Norfolk and Western railroad. al tnis
town. was not 80 fortunate. \ rev uays
ago. while coupling a freieht-car, MS
right hand was so badly mashed That II
had 20 be smputated. Drs. Cnahn anu
Peyton performed the operation.
Changing TO a more eongenial subject
Your correspondent observed a happy pair
AZ tho depot the other morning. Vhey
were about 90 take the Cripple Greek
train. The boy and girl seemed IN theF
teams They had run away from home 10
be married al our Gretna Green Bris'oi
Tenn. by the ever-ready Parson Burrows
when the girls father teiegraphed tnat
n. had surrendered. and they could 20
20 the Pulaski County Clerk Tor their
license and be married at once IN the
Gem City Of the Mountains They new
on the wings OF love TO our occommoda-
ting Clerk who quickly gave them
noense ornamental with any number OF
little Cupids flying around loose. Upon
inspection OF this one o.; Puiaskfs preach
ers nado thsm-the led and lass. not the
Cupids-one flesh. and they went on their
way rejoicing Surely "ails well that
ends well"
N THE AIR.
Matrimony Is IN the air hereabouts
Mr.. Eaton, leading farmer Of Giles. has
lod 10 the altar Mrs Ella Palmer, VINO
FOR "a number OF years has resided IN
Pulaski The couple viii reside At Mr.
Eatons home
Mr.. T. d. Barnard and bride and Mr..
Russell Dawson ana bride have returned
from their trip 10 Atlanta.
Judging from the number Of persons
taking the trsin here for Atlanta. the
fair must be well attended. Among some
recent exposition tourists ] notice DR..
John Upton and WIFE Judge y. p.
Oglesby and bride, all OF Hillsville;
James Pence. of Tazewell. and -. 4.
Whitlock. Of Pulaski
Mrs NJ NJ. Dodamead. Of Rich
mond. Va, IS visiting her son. G. IL.
Dodames1. our efficient railroad agent.
His daughter. Miss Adelaide Dodamead,
IS visiting friends in Eastern Virginia.
We viii miss this winter the genial
smile Of our handsome MayG John T.
Loving, who will spend the season in
Richmond. as committee clerk to the
House OF Delegates. a place he has filed
ably for several sessions.
J. r. Moore is acting Mayor during the
Mayors absence.
Mrs. ". G. Kelly was stricken down
with paralysis last week. Her life was
despaired of At first, but she has i'm
proved a little. and hopes Of her recov-
cry are entertained. She is still ex-
less and the other Is much affected.
THE NEW JAIL.
The new Jail is nearly completed 1t
Is a neat. thr6e-story building. or, rather,
n two-story building. with several base
ment rooms. 1t will be ready for
house-warming before Christmas. A
house on the same lot is needed for the
Taller and will doubtless be built soon;
but IL is an open question whether the
town of Pulaski OF the county shall build
St. The town. under the court-house-re-
moyal-act. undertook TO build court
house, Clerks office ana jail and now
the lawyers. town. and county conscript-
fathers. and wiseacres generally are
% scratching their pates to decide whether
D jailei's house is jail, or a Jail is a
!ail without a jailer's house.
Miller & Warden are laying the founda-
fion of the new courthouse with great
rocks, so that the structure shall not be
built on sand, but may stand the storm
when the winds and floods come. The
whole building will be of Peak-creek
sandstone. and though this change will
add TO the cost, 1t will also add to the
value and beauty of the building The in
side finish win be hard oak.