Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

prise Is one OF the most important items
OF recent Developments and the Bristol
Bc1rd Of Trade Is entitled 10 great credit
for the efficient work which II did TO In
duce the company to locate the plant in
Bristol.
Dixie tannery. at this place. has re-
Gently been increased TO nearly double its
former capacity. Additional buildings
have been erected. and a leather-belt fin
shlng department Is feature. Hon.
Charles a. Schieren, ex-MayOr OF the
city OF Brooklyn, who Is the owner OF
this great industry, spent part OF me
present week IN Bristol, Inspecting the
improvements in connection with The
plant.
Chain and Steel Company means TO itt
me l50-ton iron furnace at Big stone Cap
in. blast about the 18th OF next month.
,-hls furnace is being put in excellent re
pair.
4 large ore-washer has arrived Tor the
Use In tho irOn-mincs In West Bristol
and. beginning tho coming week, these
mines. which are within sight Of the
Bristol furnace. will yield seventy five
tons OF ore per day for use as n part OF
tho furnace supply.
John Young. who viii superntend th'
erection OF the government puuoihS III
Bristol. has arrived here. and will remain
until the building IS completed. Inc con-
tractors are now submitting samples OK
material TO the government architect.
and It f. expected that work VIII nave
been commenced on the bIlding betCre
the holidays.
NJ II Rush. who n lew days ago re-
siooed the United States deputy collec-
torship in this sub district 10 accept me
roeition OF vardmaster here for me Vir-
rinia and Southwestern f2uWay' Was se-
riouslv injured OF Thursday evening Vy
falling from car that was beng sh'l'eu
in the va-i. He struck with torce AGAINST
a car Standing on side track. re hiu
IA no c,rried to his home, having sustain
ed internal injuries. enc
coded IN the deputy collectorship when
was mnde vacant by the resignation Oh
Mr. Rush. - ,...,..
An event OF the week which brought
eoduess to many hearts here was the
death Of little While Perry, an orphan
mo sold newspapers for a livelihood.
n,. his INTEGRITY and his earnest desire
90 make his own way I'm the worlo no
won the esteem to the people Oh ms
CITY. and when Il became known some s.N
years ago that a dangerous apsoesa III
his right side had been neglected uhlh IL
bod penetrated to his intestlnes many
,oo,la hero and throughout this section
car1o TO the sufferers relief by voluntary
contributions. the story of the boy case
having beeu made public through the
rrie+oI uewspapers As o result, ne was
eont 10 Johns Hopkins Hospital, "iei9
he vaq treated for several months WIN
bcrafcial results. He returned 10 Bristoi
ana resumed bis work, but his fran con-
dition was not equal 10 the demands OF
his duties. and he declined gradually
There were no relatives 20 mourn MS
eeath. but # was mourned by lhe "uo.9
CITY. and tho emaciated FORM was 0oii
stoned TO the dust In a neat caskeL ana
a. sIeen OF death. in all its sadness, Is
beaut,fed by the floral ulDuues '''"'
adorn tho little mound.
Ross Tiggs (colored), who shoI ana IN
tollv wounded Charles Garrett ialso COL
ored) here this week waived his rieht 10
n rra1in,inarv hearing. and gave BOND IN
ia sum OF 81 90 for his appearance al
c0rrt Garrett was IN company WIN
Tigos's wife. IN nm alley. when me td,'l
sbofS were fired. Tiggs claims mat no
had repeatedly warned Sarfe't ol 49,
would follow ir case the latter peisis'0N
in disturbing HIS domestic happlhess'
TJattie blackwell. che 1tyear-old daugh-
-. - -vnliom blackwell Of West Bris-
~, bas seen missing since Monday last
n was thought sho Aoped with q mah
named Duke Loving, but Loving, Oeln5
examined on a charge OF aoducuoh III
connection with her BsaQpearalre, W.
released. there not being suiaeient W
dorce 70 convict him. The polics and lhe
,,-.enta ana friends OF the missing slfl
-, eoor.hed diligently for her, but have
'-9ired no material clues IS TO her prob
able whereabouts.