Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-15
THE PULASKI PEOPLE
A YOUNG MAN NARROWLY ESCAPES
DEATH FROM POISONING.
THAT WICKED nOLE-lN- THE. WALL"
Bad Place In the Mountains where
EVIL Folk Resort--Furnaccs I'm Full
bi"ss--An Errfng ronsoriuI Artist
Business Enterprises.

49," u PV'sVillnB was barely Gvertcd
rev days ago at the celebrated Hole
in-the-Wall," on Peak-Knob mountain.
near here. a l6-year-old girl. OF an aban-
doned character. and Bob Sulphn. a lad
OF H. were involved in the affair. They
quarrelled as lovers, and Bob transferred
his valuable affections elsewhere. The
girl threatened dire vengeance. and last
Friday evening she apparently found her
opportunity for revenge. She and Bob
made up" and she gave him some sweet
morsel to eat. The .unsuspecting lad soon
become deadly sick 1t was ooon sus-
peetod that he was poisoned. and for
more than day II was feared Bob would
die from his malady. In fact, II was an
nounced that he was dead. At last ac-
counts, however, he was recovering. Hell
hath no fury like woman scorned."
This "Hole-in-the- Wall" is a bad place
and has given the law officers If the
county and the internal-revenue officials
great deal of trouble Recently. how
ever. II had been quiet until this last
eruption.
Crime in this county has greatly dimin-
ished Of late, owing to the Disappearance
of the disorderly element gathered from
the four corners of the earth around every
boom place, where mining. etc. are ex-
tensively carried off.
Last week the County Court was in ses-
sion, closing Saturday evening. Judge
Selden Longley. our County Judge. gives
satisfaction. and transacts the business
( pleasantly and quickly.
THE COON WITH THE RAZoRs.
He recently tried a rather singular
case. Andy Scott. a colored barber OF
this town. was convicted OF housebreak-
ing and stealing the razor equipments of
another negro barber in town; fined $40.
and sentenced TO twenty-five days impri-
sonment
Andy is intelligent and stood yell be-
| fore, and the result of the trial was a
great surprise to his customers, the lead
| ing gentlemen of the town. The only rea-
sonable explanation is that the prisoner
and John Barleycorn were on a lark to-
/ gether and John got the better of Andy.
! Our people have stopped talking war,
and are beginning TO take interest in poll
/ tics. though there has been no political
/ speaking here yet. We hope 20 lave a
! joint discussion between Rhea and Walk
er during the campaign. Such a discus
sion, IL is thought. would greatly
strengthen TIE Democracy here.
Both of our iron furnaces-the Pulaski
and the Dora-are now in full blast, after
being thorour' y repaired
The Dora furnace, which is a l75-ton af-
fair, blew out for repairs. Every particle
Of lining was taken out Of the furnace
and replaced In order 10 do this twenty
five carloads of brick and two carloads
of fre-clay were required. besides the ne
cessary cement. This enormous qJantit!
of material was put into the furnace, 10
gether with the accompanying iron ant
brass repairs of several tons. and count
ing the time at which the draft was takel
off the furnace TO clean out to the zine tn
rebuilt furnace was lighted. only thirteel
days were consumed. The furnace is nov
turning out daily from 165 to 1SS tons o
fine metal This record is pronounced un
precedented. generally eight weeks bein
required for such repairs. So much TO
our hustlers.
The new large two-story brick block o.
Second street. north, in front of tn
Courthouse is about done. and :nagnif
cent block il is. Mcssrs. Crawford
Phelps have moved into their respectlv
stores in this block. The Phelps store
occupied by the Phelps Mercantile Com
pany. Their storehouse is a thing o
beauty, having commodous gallery al
around three sides of the large room.
PULASKFS ENTERPRISE.
The volume Of business in Pulaski j
constantly increasing, as is -vilenced b
: the fact Of the building Of such land
some stores and their being filed wit
goods.
To-day an excursion passed from Bris
tol TO Norfolk and Washington City, un
der the management of Theodore Dilgel
II. L. Stone. and Mr.. Brilheart-all en-
terprislng Pulaski county citizens. Fiv
cars were full as the train went by here
and indications are that the number wi
be immense, wind and weather all favor
able.
sam. n. Hurst. Of this city, The indefa
tgable law author has just complete
his Pocket Code of Virginia. for whic
! the demand is so great that the first ed
- ton Is almost exhausted already. TIL
Pocket Code brings down the Virgini
law to date. and is invaluable to the leg;
I profession and businessmen general!
y Mr. Hurst having rested himself aftC
b the preparation of his Pocket Code"
o now busy pocketing the cash ,ealize
s ! daily from its sale, and also working upo
< his regular task. his Virginia Digest, Vo
ume III
"a | Edward Howard mas ielt Iuldshi le
!, Miuigan College. Tennessee, whore he wi
I he n student. So has Miss Gillie CUM
! of this county.
4 DR.. Christian, Professor Of Anatomy
g the University, and his assistant, DR.. WI
b liam Graham, were guests Of the Gel
l. | CITY Club last week.
8 Mrs. Nora Rice, who, with her childre'
! has been visiting the family Of Or. A.
! Livingston. he's returned TO her home,
r Pamplin. Va.
J. Multi-Nulionaire Mr.. Flagler srei
more than two weeks with a party
friends at the Maple Shade. He travelle
in his Palace car. but appeared plain an
unpretentious, and made friends Seneral
"A while here.
Miss Ellen Steger has gone to Sullin
College. Bristol. as student for II
a coming session.
}, Miss Emma Wyson has gone to he W.
r man's College in Lynchburg as studen
. The weather here is delightful.
o VIRGINIA's ANCIENT CAPITAL.