The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-17
VOICES SPEAK
OF THE AUTUMN
Changes in a Village in One Short
Season.
LOW MOOR MAKES A BIG SALE
Sells Iron Lands at Splendid Profit.
\ Lady Falls Into a Well While
walking i'm Her Slcep-tyc.onc
Jim to- Take the stump.


NEWCASTLE VA, Sept. 16-special.
"rf were a dead iaar thou mishtest
~ were a swift cloud 10 fiy with tnee'
A wave to pant beneath thy p)Wer' ana
share
Tho impulse Of thy strength only less
free
Thou. thou. on. uncomfortable. oh wind
II winter comes can spring DE FAR be-
hnd
The west wind has entered this boauu-
frt blue green vale. the high "an7
OF the mountain recedo behind The Sep
TENDER haze and the west wind comes
moaning through the gates % scrip Ine
cotton-wOods and cherry trees ana make
room for the artist with his pa'at-ofush
The creek signs audibly over the round
stones because the frogs have gone Sc
lent and the "xaty-d ds' are telling ther
roisy tales Of summer loves into the ears
N that dealt old gammcr with the rui'ei
night-cap. early twilight
Yes. summers skirts are ragged around
! the edges Ike an exhausted bele on
ballroom floor; summer goes shiVeflhs
/ down the lane while the golden rod ana
/ sion weeds nod 10 her a merry goodbye
A few late honysuckes beckon TO am ar
dent admlrer from the trellis. some amber
grapes hang sweeten.ng under tine brown
| leaves the farmer comes I'm. or ought TO-
with his red apples and tha mountain
| girls begin TO plot promising Things az
| inc "'apple-buttcr bees.
We find this pretty little village ih us
! usual -go-lucky state.
| rhe Young men confess TO having had
charming time with the summer
| guests: and the girls TO have been away
| from home having n charming time as
| summer guests elsewhere. Indeed Pieas-
ure and prosperity have sat astride the
| valley. and no one seems 10 remember
that he Is older than be was a year ago.
! L notice few changes during the sum
| mer The barber Us building new ptlcN
| barbershop on Main street. the plank
| walks auDear 20 have served their time
| and are striking for a side-track; the soda
fountain has almost reached ifs limit ana
| there are only two havOrs left-the po-
| lite attendant there at the fountain is a
| uttle more bald-headed. but also llttle
! more benign; the hogs Of color more rusty
| looking and the white ones more frechieo'
! and the cows as busy as ever they We're
since your correspondent wrote before
away back through the yellow daya-O
| June.
But 90 tell of the news Us the excuse Tor
this letter. and there are several pieces
| OF interest
r. he stated here to-day that Low Moor
Iron Company which made purchase
OF valuable property iu May last, s'tuated
about five miles from Newcastle, and now
IN active operation, railroads being rapid
IN built 90 10. have sold out 20 the carter
| Comuany at an enormous proht over 'nelr
own purchase. Tnis is probably worth
good deal 10 the county as an IRON Iu'-
N.n
| one Of the worst accidents on the snort
rne of the c. and o. since it was Duilt
occurred yesterday, but no injury was
done. The train was derailed and delay
| layed the mails one day.
AIRS Reed. OF near Newcastle. while ln
n state OF somnambudsm. superihuuceA
pv a distress over the death or her brotn-
or. Frank Caldwell. who was suuocilsu lh
a we'll a few days before, climbed ini"
| "a we'll bucket and let herself down 10 lHe
| bottom When she reached water she
no., aroused from her sleep. and her
| screams brought assistance W nile sue
vas speeduv rescued she still remains IN
precarious condition and may not re-
AIR w. X. Bell. OF Christans0urg who
mas recently opened a hardware Store Ih
Newcasle. mad his safe robbed Monday
night of n small amount. IneFe7 oIoAo
omen the door and helped themselves.
j. n. Marshall Jr., was thrown 'oIu -
| buggy last Tuesday and right oi'is W u-'
"a up. while on his way from me tieAllhs
S.,rings Of Craig The horse ran away
ana smashed the vehicle into lunk-sl uHr
| otter dfschargin- Che one occupant. me
horse has recovered.
CYCLONE JIM
fudge / w. Marshall is booked for an
extensive Kentucky campaign neAt nohlh
He speaks I'm Danv.lle on the bth' LOUIS
Vile on the Sth. Ashland the l0-n' anu 'le
ohio Valley Silver leader Judge james
Pryor Tarvan will be present az these
| meetings and speak also. Anu ~ ,"1
v-av a personal acquaintance with judge
1-arvan greatly pred'srOses one In MS
-avor lie is n short. thick set man.
with smooth face. rather pudsy ana Keen
i,teilioeut ewes under best.ing nroWs,
face not unlike Presidents Mckinley g.
He IS very gallant with ladies' and very
| generous OF his wisdom. lie gave 70 me
| some hours talk while he was a guest al
tho White sulphur and whle dlu hol
learn from anything better than Com
/ .,qr,,ov taught me years ago. !. e.: that
s,,n,,r,. and demand were the right and
ieft NJ silver basis I enjoyed 10 the ut
r,ost this great silver warrior version OH
b. IL was the rs 10 1 IN nut shell. lie
tid not remotely touch upon dis OF eN-
change nor The history OF cheap money,
NOR paper currency. nor indeed the Eoll
reserve His plea was the demand had
reached a need Of supply. and the an
,rchfstlc threat that a money famine
was imminent without II. But so iar as
his heart ana humanity goes, Judge Tar
van is all right he said he loved VIII
nam Jennings Bryan as he loved no one
s.se ON earth and that he would not, II
he could do So. supplant him on the presi-
GENITAL ticket
udre Tarvan said he had held only
{ lno office in his life-hs present one-clf-
omit Judge but had always lead the poIt-
cf races in his section. Judge IarFan
vent 20 Cooper Union Institute 10 speah
from the White and I was interested On
| hearin, beforehand what NE intended to
, | I'm The New York silver men. Wien inc
| Craig cyclone. and the Ohio valley uaL
rertne ram get into Kentucky ana un
tertala M tell Henry Watterson's pro-
fepos that free silver must come OF inc
capitalists are in deadly danger IL "oul1
be interesting % note the results
AT BEL AIR.
4 visit TO the lovely summer holel OIL
Pei Air 10 take part in a PROGRESSIVE
-ncbre game. proved 20 me beyond
1oubt that AN the lovely girls were not a
The White sulphur this summer 49, -. =
] Miss Eloise Davenport OF bIull9" ~
| GA who is as handsome as dath-eye'
mil-cheeked. dlmpled maiden can De- am,
,ne equally charming IN graceful hinh