The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
AFTER hiATH.

Colonel Warren S. Reese, former mayor
OF Montgomery. Ala, and one OF that
city's most enterprising and most valua-
Bile citizens. died or Friday from the ef-
fects Of heari failure,
Mr.. r. L. Cave has gone on record as
the champion watermelon grower OF
Hampton county. 5. C. Last year he net
ted S37 on ten acres planted in the Glou-
cester seed. some Of his melons last year
weighed nifty pounds.
The editor OF the Mecklenburg News
says that some OF the merchants OF Boyd
ton are too modest to advertise.
Sidney Lasceues. the bogus Lord Beres-
ford. who is 50 badly wanted for swind-
ling in the United states. Is in Mexico
City. and by the exhibition Of letters,
talk OF prospective wealth, and bold
front has 50 worked on the municipal au-
thorties that ne stands an excellent
show or closing some heavy contracts for
local Improvements.
Miss l.. Miller, a weil-lnown dressmaker
OF Atlanta, has been imprisoned for refus-
ing to be vaccinated. She is patronized
by the fashionable people OF the South
and IS well known over this region. The
city Is undergoing the rigOrs OF compul-
sorry vaccination. and when the physician
reached Miss MilIers residence she re-
fused TO let him apply the vaccine. lie
called again with the same result She
was fined and I'm default was sent 10 Jail
That brought her 10 terms and she paid
I 4 .er.,
Alfred SANFORD. AZ ono time supervis-
| ing inspector OF steamboats, for the port
OF 81. Louis. and who was engaged 10 be
married 10 Julia Dent. now the widow OF
General L. 5. Grant, 10 patient in a 81.
| Louis hospital lie has pneumonia and
| Superintendent Suffer fears the attack
may prove fatal.
When the War broke ont SANFORD for
| two years piloted the famous Confeder-
ate steamer, Fred Kennett. Then he
went over 70 the Union side and served
the remaining two years.
Manufacturers in the iron and steel
business at Pittsburg. say they are in pos
session OF figures 20 show that the trade
| during the present December will make
"A better showing than it has for any sim
! liar period during the past ten years. and
that II will eclipse the famous December
Of 1892. which was heralded as phenom-
email one.
The Brooklyn Posioiice yielded a net
profit 10 the United States government
last year OF more than $4,000. The pro-
fit on the New York city postofiice was
A.70OO0O and IN the whole territory o.
what is 20 be after January lst the Great
| or New York the postal receipts were
$500 90. the postal expenses 81 10 600. and
the net profits to the government 5000
O0O
The directors Of the Amoskeag Manu-
! featuring Company OF Manchester y. H..
| have voted to reduce the wages o. its
| employees about 10 per cent on January
| 1st The AmOskeag mills have 10000
! spindes. The number OF spindles in the
| other mills In Manchester. which will un
| dOubtedlv follow suit and reduce wages
are as follows: Armory. 1900. Manches-
ter 5000: Stark. 5000 Southern compe-
| titlon ard the depressed state OF the cot
ton goods market are the causes Of the
action.
Here's Corbetts opinion OF Kid McKoy:
81 think lid Mccoy IS one OF the clever
est men 7 ever saw and l consider
him the coming heavyweight champion
OF the world.
George J. Gould's new residence az
Lakewood will be ore Of the finest coun-
try houses I'm the United states. Large
in area. # e. artistically Of high merit
| Bruce Price IS the architect. The interior
| rnnnrn iinre q 70 nv lnlIIng artists.