The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-24
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A DANGEROUS BEVERAGE.

Now. / would er fetched de cargo over
all right, but i TUX four drinks % Rlch-
mond liquor In Bermuda 10 Naruh
FUR de Pint I'm Bermuda dey drinks
Richmond liquor. but at de PINT dey
drinks Petersburg liquor. Well, after l
got over 10 de Pint ! Tux TO- mo drinks
dis time Petersburg liquor. Petersburg
liuuor don't mix wild no yuther kind IN
do worr. an ies as well prepare fur
trouble when you tries H. case l knows,
/ dun tried H. Well. not long arier mi1lh
dat Petersburg liquor wild de Richmond
li,uor de trouble commence. ] seed !
want abe to manage de Nancy Ann, anu
= thought 1 would hove TO and cit back
was 'bout half way lachin' little piece.
and 50 said 10 myself ] would Keep on
'Twarnt no time arter DAT de Nancy
Ann INK and keel over l clomb on dc
bottom and some folks at de Pint come
and fotch me ashore De cargo Wus sAlt
herrin.s and beef. and dat hoated, so we
0ebed ID out and saved f. Frum dat DAY
t9 dis Joe Dennis amt nurer mixed 10
Petersburg liquor wild any yuther kiho
case Petersburg liquor can't heip hEhlll
via de Well here we Is. boss, llshl
at de Pint" and soon the stopped nsuie
was pulling its way back 10 Bermuda
BOUGHT FINE LINENS.
Al city Point ] met woman whose
husband used 90 sell goods To lne Ni0'I0
vino had told me her story. The mer-
chants wife had often seen the woman
sad talked with her. we used to or1er
al her linens and most OF her clothes
from New York" she said. She some
times made purchases Of fine goods lol
over a hundred dollars al once ana
hardly would Mr.. Lipscombs cneck come
ID pay for them when other expensive
orders would come. She was a woman on
great energy and executive ability. 0he
poiild get in her buggy and drive aA
over that farm giving orders and seeing
to things She talked French huehug
and y,4s "a. woman oi wide education ana
much refinement and modesty. ! reiheIh-
Der her telling me ol some OF heI VIZ,
hack TO New orleans when she N'u'u
from time 20 time attend the MaIuI 'i"9'
She was very interesting tdikei.
And you tell me she is dying ih "a
small room near Bermuda continued
the elderly lady. after pause
.ves. doubt if she win live more
fha1 O. week OF So. though she may re-
cover entirely said J. 100,
"Nhat an interesting story II All l5.
resumed the woman. she told me oi her
marriage. her life in the convent anu
.t.b-e.uent career iu New Orleans whore
She conducted this French restaurant ana
it all sounds like a novel
MAY BE COMPROMISED.
ID seems not To Dc generally known at
GOV Point. whcr. THE sinking woman
ueel TO DO much of her shoppins thal
She WAS apparently au outcast ana liF-
iue ON the charity oi others. 4 number
of the ueoDIe living here had heard the
story OF her life. and 30 appeared 10 Ne
DID,. impression among those VINO taiheh
about the death Oi .r. l.ipscomn ana
the disappearance of AIR. Alvey that
Iiuscomb's SON vino is SIN az work as
sort OF supervisor ont the farm at Pres
auelsle would IAN heir 20 part OF the
estate.
10 is understood that the claim of the
woman for money sine gave MI LipscomD
10 invest for her Will Dee compromised
and that the amount secured VIII be
turned over 20 her son.
SIR. ~. q. Lipscomb died on July 10Th
last. at the Old Dominion Hospital
after an illness of about i've weeks when
Was tine elimination OF several years ot
,rau health. Ills mind was never thought
to be impaired up to the time of his
death He was a man of good business
habits and amassed considerable fortune
from his own energies and Judgment. Ie
VISA. seventy-throe years OLD when inc dled
Those who knew the man seem 10 think
it quite unlike his business methods io
have LEFT no Will where it could be found
by his administrators.
CONTINUING THE SEARCH.
And $50 goes ON from day TO day the
search for the missing Mr.. Alvey by The
detectives and Mr. Alvey's friends. but
thus far no clue has been discovered
which will throw any light upon the
mystery
There is a growing belief IN Richmond
that Mr. Alvey left this city alive and
that he is probably alive now at some
distant point.
This theory was confirmed i'm the minds
of two members Of the Richmond police
force Yesterday morning by an investisa-
lion Of the locality where Mr.. Alvey was
last seen. where his hat was found.
officers Clarkson ana Wiltshire when
they came on duty early yesterday morn
ing spent several hours examining the
river ana canal banks, and the locality
whore the missing merchant hat was
found
could not reach. and they feel positive
FAMILIAR WITH THE RIVER.
both of these men are familiar with the
river from boyhood and by reason OF
their knowledge OF every Eo,e and cur
rsnt in ts channel can intelligently ar
rive no conclusions that others less fami-
Tar with the history of the stream and
tnc action upon dead bodies IN the water
could not reach and they feel positive
that Mr.. Alvey was not drowned IN
either the river or canal, believing with
out doubt thar in such an event his
body would have been already given up
by the waters.
MAY HAVE JUMPED a FREIGHT.
These two officers examined clo ely
the place where Aiveys hat was found
il was picked up on a spot where il
would likely have fallen ii knocked of
while mounting a freight train.
The spot is where a long siding Of the
James River Division OF the C.. g. o.
is located and outgoing trains frequent
Is stop there and nearly all passing
trains 70 by the point slow enough for
an active man to mount them
Mr. Alvey could easily have taken
train here. and lost his hat In doing So
10 was umored on the streets yester-
day about noon that the body of Mr.
Alvey had been found in the Old Re
servoir hut upon investigation this report
proved TO be without foundation.