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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
MlDplESEX COURT.
Oyster Dredging Cases Tried and Dis
charged.

Oyster Dredging Cases Trieu and Dis
charged.
STORNONT. VA, Jan. 2I-Special.-
Niddlesex County Court, which has been
in session at Saluda since last Wednes-
day. adjourned to-day. jefferson Ash
burn and William Mason. who were in
dicted last spring for unlawful dredging
of oysters in the Rappahannock river.
We're tried. and after a sharp contest
between II. &. Jones, attorney for the
Commonwealth. and Messrs. Hathaway
and Newbill of Lancaster, aided by Mr..
Robert McCandlish. of this county, for
the defendants, the jury brought in a
verdict Of not guilty.
Richard Lexington, all from Lancaster
county, they being the captain and crew
of the vessel Sen King. who were in
dicted at the same time for a similar
offense, and prosecuted, and defended by
the same legal gentlemen. after a long
and tedious fight the jury rendered a
verdict in that case Of not guilty.
It will be remembered that at the Octo-
Der term of the County Court Ashburn
and Mason we're tried and convicted Of
unlawful dredging and fined fifty dol
lars and one day in the County Jail. The
verdict was set aside by the court and
a new trial awarded with the result as
above.
The vessels in question were released by
order of the Court.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

f..l;cht great battles and won victories
on land and sea, as well as those WISE
wisdom knowledge and scn0s;!rly attiii>
r,ents handed LOwl to unoorn SehS.1
tons arts, science and literature 20 iise
as long rs the world endureS. mus 90
they indicate and perpetuate tis I...G.a
of the great. But here the towering
shafts. costly vaults and mnusoieums or
these two silent cities, like many OF the
I,,xuriols; homes in the live and BUSTING
town. do not in every instance lnclca'e
or mark the habitation OF the sooo OF
great These monuments TO the mem.
ory off, with rare exceptions, are all chat
is left from which to know that he VINO
sleeDeth beneath ever had an existence.
Tho same kind of pride which has gone
so far toward. ornamentinS the city "lsh
costly mansions, called homes. has allke
beer, displayed in marking the restilss
mace OF the departed, and as there IS q
doubt in many instances as 10 .le cos ,s
mansions being home, or the otner
thing. so, too, there may be an equal
doubt as TO the kind OF horEe the feiloW
has gone to whose resting-piace IS marx
ed by the towering shaft.
An, obscure poet hath said:
nan can erect q towering smart,
In memory OF the dead
Whose life and deeds did with him die
And no lustre onathe world did she'd
A man can build q mansion,
And furnish it throughout;
man can build a palace,
With lofty walls and stout;
A man can build temple,
With high and spacious don.e;
Rl1t no man in the world can build
That precious thing called home"
The reason why these cities Of the dead,
in the midst of healtll-giving cline. are
being populated so rapidly Is accounted
for from the fact that Denver is receiving
and burying so many poor unfortunate
inyalids who come here month after:
month from every section OF the United
States A fact, which at first thought
seems. strange, right here surrounded by
everything to make and prolong health,
the percentage OF mortality IS above the
average. But the cause is not local. 1t
comes from every point OF the compass.
A YELLOW JOURNAL SEQUEL.
In a former letter Z referred to yellow
journa,isp in Colorado. The proprietors
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

flow so harInoniously on Cary street,
Tbele, as in other places il the world. the
channels becomes choked andathe storm
arises. The street is narrow at best,
and at some particularly busy times,
when traffic is greatest. is wholly made
Quate to accommodate the many wagons,
tcarts ana trucks Of all sorts that are
seeking to pass up and down the crowd
ed thoroushfare A wheel of a cart be-
comes locked in that Of a wagon and
the whole procession for a block or more
Is brouehts to a standstill. Neither can
move forward and to back out is equal
~ as impossible because of the countless
ether wagons ard carts with which
The street is filled.
A blockade is established and pande-
1noniup reigns. The driver of the wagon.
whose face is Of the same shade as the
tobacco which he is hauling, shouts down
from his high seat to the one on the cart
who is of the color of his coal, Niger,
Hhar en- de name ode Lord YOU came
5om! Fust niger ever seed couldn't
Drive mule and his mellow laugh
rings out like temple bells on the frosty
air OF night. But others don't take ii
so good naturedy and many voices can
be heard rising in angry tones telling
exactly what to do and how to do it. All
the while the tangle grows worse and
worse and it requires the aid OF several
experienced policemen to raise the block
ade caused by the locking of two wheels.
HORSES AND MULES.
1t Is an interesting study to watch the
Intelligence displayed by the horses ana
mules used on this. the wholesale street
OF Richmond AS before stated the street
Is n narrow one and when cart Is
backed with its wheels to the curbins
10 be loaded OF unloaded. the space
left for two vehicles to pass Is quite
limited The animals soon learn this
and when two vehicles have to pass III
front of them they turn their heads out
of the way quickly and readily as Il
trained pugilist bends his neck TO dodge
a vicious undercut from his opponent
They are equally as ready TO take ad-
vantage of any creature comforts which
fortuitous circumstance throws in their
way. I saw the lead mule of tandem
cart following just behind 4 load of hay
from which he filched mo"thfuls and
chewed away with apparently all the
relish that is usually accorded by stolen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
CROWDED SCENES
ON GARY STREET
Great Traffic on Richmond's Whole.
sale 1horoughfare.
WEIRD MELODIES OF NEGROES.
<Thcy Sing Mt Their Work in Queer
Toncs-Elockadcs and How They
arc Caused-Shockoc Slip the
Great Tobacco Mart.
WEIRD MELODIES OF NEGROES.

The busiest scene in the busy city OF
( Richmond is Witnessed each day on east
) Cary street, where all day long is heard
the rur1ble OF hcavily-loadeG Grays. the
, tramp Of innumerable iron-clad hoofs, and
! the constant cries of the drivers 10 their
teams and to each other.
lnterminglc6 with this inteTminable
noise. which to a stranger sounds like d
very bcdlam let loose, but, to one who
spends lahcrious days within IL, be-
comes an integral part Of his surround
knss and as soothing; as the SOUND Oh
many waters-rises in moEotonous melody
the tones OF negro voices as W.thoul al-
parent effort they heare bags OF gram
or whatnot. upon the wagon packeo
against the CURLING. To one VINO mas
an ear for melody and an eye LOT the
picturesque there is something pccuilar-
ly fascinating in watching these fellows
singing at their work and giving a poetic
tinge even to cold numerals ana nara
work as they chant their droning count
AS we'll as l could catch the words they
go something like this:
zone know,
Score me two,
Mark it three.
Score me four
Tally five
On the last line their voice rising with
that curious ring that Is one OIL their
strange heritases.
NOT ALL HARMONIOUS.
But the stream Of life does not always
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
Begin
The
Year

sweets. Even those whose hard lot in
Of green bananas can be seen to crane
their necks for Il little of the straw.
which is placed between the punches to
prevent the bruising Of the fruit.
sHOcKoE SLIP.
Shockoe Slip. which is kind OF court
abucting on Cary street is the great to-
bacco mart of the city. Here can be seen
wagons of every description from the
frail and shaky structures in which the
negro brings his small crop OF the weed
to market to the large drays of the city,
Mli,h between the extremes are the
wagons drawn by two and four horses.
Many of the larger ones have canvas
sheets spread over them on hoops as a
protection from the rain and saw one
OF the small ones with patched quilt,
in which were all the colors of the rain
bow, though sadly faded by time and the
elements tackled down carefully to pre-
serve the crop Of precious tobacco from
the ever threatening storm.
H,t If the street is hard Of passage for
vehicles what shall be said of-the side
walk? One cannot go a. square without
having to cross several gang planks'
reaching from some door to a wagon or
cart in front while boxes, barrels, k!ts
and crates have an acknowledged prior
right of possession Every fruit and Vese-
table known are here. Barrels of golden
p;ppins and rudy winesaHs, cahbases.
POTATOES onions. cranberries, indeed.
everything belonging to the vegetable
kingdom are here and in abundance. a
walk down this street is one mat Is
rich in interest and fully repays one Tor
the trouble.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

of one OF the yellowest kind recently came
to grief: not from having dipped their
vile pens too freely into their polluted
in.1-stand. nor from any vicious publica-
tions, but because of a too free use OF
verbal expietives followed by knock
down argument emphasized with the fist
on a lawyer who concluded that two to
one called for defence on his side to be
emphasized with a gun: but his SHORTY
range shooting did not compare with the
kentuckian who killed two meri and
wounded the third; as the lawyer did no
more than wound the two about enough.
to spur. them on for future fighting by
pen and fist of the next victim who falls
in the way of their spleenish pen and
profane tongue. The proprietors of the
Denver Evening Post are tie recipients
of the lawyers bullets. and are now hors
de combat If the said lawyers bullets
had knocked their whole printing estab-
Iishment into pr what an untold bless
ing would descend upon the act and I'M
mortalize the destroyer, OF whom 1t could
be said:
The aspiring lawyer who squelched the
Evening Post,
Outlives in fame the vile bad youths who.
reared it up
But the paper still lives. and the pros
prietors are likely to, one at least Is oufs
OF danger; and its columns are filed with
graphic accounts of what II terms the
dastardIy murderous attack Of an armed
murderer upon two unarmed gentlemen,
Unarmed Is q good word. But VINO so
we'll armed for destruction of that which
is held dear as life itself, as the unltcens-
ed. perfdious retailer OF fsistty through
the columns OF his jonI..al so highly
stained with hydrous sesquioxide OF
ochre A licensed gun is a no more dar-
serous weapon to community than such
a journal.
The shooting occurred In the small
office Of the Posts proprietors and was
done by w. w. Anderson. said to be e
native Virginian. having been born 1t
Fredericksburg I am constrained TO re-
pudiate it, however. for the imputa zion
it carries man who would shoot four
times at two men in a small room and
kill neither is no yirginian. He lived
there, am sure, just long enough to be
born and then left. s. /
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
FACTORIES FOR FAIR OAKS.

Land Bcin. Converted Into Manu-
featuring Sites.
An Industrial boom IS on at Fair Oaks
and factories arc to be built there. North
ert. capitalists are now engaged IN lay.
ing cut sites and new enterprises ii Is ex-
rvcted will be located at that point.
Messrs. Fulton and Black. two spromi-
men, resi estate nen OF gost IN.
Mass. have purchased an immense
tract of land at Fair Oaks. on the York
river line of the Southern railroad and
extending TO, the williamsburg and Nine
mile roads,. They are converting it into
manufacturing sites. These gentlemen
have built several towns around Boston.
The southern office will be located in.
Pichmcna with a branch Mt Fair O ks. Is,
- Mr.. Roadletter. prominent merchant
of Fair Oaks, has broken ground for q
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

The Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company Gtichmond Telephone
Exchange) since the issue of their jan
uary supplement has published lists Of
seventy-eight new subscribers. The
following subscribers rot included in tie
above Eavc Eec. added since Sunday,
January q, 1850.
Rates in Richmond and Manchester:
Business. $3.50.
Residence, $3.50.
ADVERTISING SIGNS, ETC.
1924 White G. Harold
BANK.
l125 Prudential Banking & Trust Co., Tie
BASKET & WOODEN WARE AIFtTsS.
a31I Richmond Basket & Wooden Ware
Manufacturing Co
~ FLORIST.
Ills Mosmiler, Frank
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
1881 L. Aaconscn. F., Agent
GROCER.
1121 Bradshaw, J. A.
EARD-WOODE FINISHGRS.
1882 Wiikinscn & I,Nda-
LAWYERS.
1875 $A1co.;re & I;ry,n
! MEAT NIARKE
1923 Brauer, Eugene
PRINTERS.
112e Commercial Printing Co.
~ PHYSICIANS.
11e6 meredith, DR.. Geo. E.
I'LL Taylor, DR.. Philip
RESIDENCES.
e24o Carson, J Nv.
Isos Johnston, Mrs.zA. w.
E11Of Greene. II. b. -
i 1916 Richmond Home for Ladies.
+ 1888 Whitfield - as.
1853 p.,c. =.
Il 127 Butler. F. L. 81
235l Lucy, J.. S.
. 1889 Christian. John D. zssEEt -:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
new store, and has Just completed severa
Gil EAST MAIN S

new store, and has just completed several
handsome residences.
Mr.. William Stiggins, of Fair Oaks, is
sick at his residence there.
Mr.. S. N. West, Of Seven Pines. who
has been laid UP forfthe past four months
with rheumatism, is able to attend to his
business again.
Mr. B. H. Grasberger, a Northern cap
italist, has purchased the immense plan
ing and building material plant of Mr..
E. S. Read. of Highland Springs. and
will double its capacity and he will also
add butter-d:sh and tray factory to it.
1t will be In operation about February 1st.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
"A Fragment.

Take heart, be comforted, spring-time is
coming;
We shall walk the green meadows with
daffodils blooming,
And the sunrise shall waken the sweet
noddirS clover
And cover the fields with buttercups over.
The crocus comes Forth robed in green
and in yellow.
To tempt the fair hands of maiden or
lover.
Who seeks the green lane with steps slow
and mincing
To repeat the old story. so sweet and
convincing.
OH south-wind, be kind to thy suffering
children,
The sick and the poor and the .desolate
DID,
Come back. with thy kisses and speech
less caresSes,
The eartl, is so barren. the north wind
SO cold. ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
Al. the EOSnitliS

Mrs. Malinda Carpenter, of Winchester,
was operated upon yesterday morniIsS- t
the Virginia Hospital. The operation
cessful, and it is thought the patient
will recover
Mr.. 7. J. Hooper. who was at the Re
treat for the Sick, was discharged yea
terday.
Miss Lucy Baker. of Staunton. is at
the Virginia Hospital, ill with typhoid
fever. Miss Baker is a graduate of the
Hospital, class of '9S
Miss J. 3. Lul1in. of Leesvillc, is at the
Virginia Hospital for surgical treat
ment.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
UuIo,, toofect.

A meeting of the McGill Catholic
Union viii be held at their union rooms.
Cathedral Hall. corner of Ninth and
Marshall streets. tomorrow night
Special business viii come up at this
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
DeatI, Of rIr.P.n. Armour.

A telegram was received here yester-
day announcing the death in Monticello.
California, OF Mr.. p D. ARMOUR, Jr., OF
the Arm Of Armour e Co.. of Chicago
The funeral OF Mr.. Armour Will be to-
morrow and out Of respect to his memory.
the Richmond branch OF the concern VIII
be closed all day tomorrow
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
meeting.
Badly Cut.

An old negro man. named WiHia1A
Weaver. cut his foot very badly WINS
cutting wood near the SoldleH d ONE
YESTERDAY morning. He was removed
to his home
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
FUNERAL SERVICES.

Loved Ones Carried to Their Last
Resting Place.
The remains of Mr. Charles Beasley.
who was killed on the Seven Pines rail-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28

Last week was not record breaker here Way b
quired keep busy are beyond doubt
any furniture store were not purchasing
on our part tempt isti the that
ened our this week Posting staring bargain
do without them at the prices The Of holding bacE
You'll find easier and than those OF
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-14
VALUABLE Law LIBRARY

embracing one full set Of American De-
cisions and Virginia Reports, together
with many other works; also, the book
case and shelves containing them and
one iron safe. The said property, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, to be
sold to satisfy the balance due on the
bond of the said 8. j. G. Moore to said
Association, towit, $685.. 40 SIS of Novem-
yember !. 1900. with interest on 1876 un-
I'll paid.
TERMS OF SALE.--On sll sums Of
$40 and under, cash; on all sums over
$40 credit of twelve months will be
given, upon the execution by the pur-
chaser of negotiable note payable at
the Bank of Clarke County, Va, with APP
proved endorsement. bearing interest
from day of sale
N. PULLIAM,
LOUIS SCHEUER,
oct3l 81 Trustees.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-14

FoR SALE.-House aud lot on
turnpike 2 miles from Berryville-
outbuildings consist of stable, shed,
carriage aud corn house. Plenty of
fruit. $500.
House and 10 acres of moe land
with good fruit, 4 miles from Berry
Vile. $1,000.
New dwelling house and 3 acres
Of land near town-elevated site and
desirable property. $500.
ID. y. Snyder.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-14
Haigh-Cox

Haigh- Cox
Last Wednesdays SIM gives the
following account of the marriage of
Mr.. William Hsigh, former we'll
known resident of this county. now
IN business in Baltimore:
Miss Lillian Merrefield Cox. drugb
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cox, and
Mr.. William Haigh. now of this CITY.
and formerly of Winchester. Eng
land, were married last night at the
home of the bride, 1910 Mount Row.
al avenue. The ceremony was per-
formed in the presence of the imme-
diste relatives of the bride, and WAS
followed by large reception. The
house was beautifully decorated with
flowers, palms and growing plants.
and an orchestra of strings PLAYED
the wedding marches and other Sc
lechons during the evening. The
bride entered the drawing room with
her father, attended bv her sisters.
Miss Rebecca Jauney Cox and Miss
Sue Worthington Cox, as bridesmaids
and her youngest sister, Miss Jose
phlne Cox, as maid of honor. Pre-
cedIng the bridal party were the nsb-
ers, Messrs. Richard !. White. Stuart
5. Jauney, Thomas 5. Jaunev and
Dslrymple H. Crawford first
three cousins of the bride.
The groom and his best man. Mr..
John Glenn, Jr., met the bridal party
in the drawing room. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Arthur Chill
ton Powell in the bey window of the
front drawing room, which was con
verified into q bower of flowers for the
occasion. The bride wore a gown Of
white satin, trimmed with lace. Her
lace oeil and the lace of her gown
were worn by her grandmother on her
grandmother on her wedding dav.
The veil was held in place by a dia-
mond pin, also al heirloom. The
brides bouquet was of lilies of the
valley. The bridesmaids wore gowns
OF white chiffon over white satin. and
carried American Beauty roses. Mr..
and Mrs. Haigh will sail today from
New York on the St. Paul for Eng
land, where they will visit the par
ents of the groom, Archdescou and
Mrs. Haigh, at their home in Win
chester, England.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-14

Judge Sues In His Own Circuit.

Judge Sues In His Own Circuit.
Deputy Clerk John h. Neill, of
Clarke Circuit Court, reviews the
special term of this court, held here
last week, in q dispatch to the Bal
timore Sun:
A special term of the Circuit
Court of Clarke county, which was
held to try the case of Harrison and
Byrd and W. Roy Stephenson, we'll
known lawyers of Winchester, Va.
against John l.. Wissler, of Shensn-
dOah county, adjourned on Friday.
One of the plaintiffs, II. w. Harrison
is now Judge of the Twelfth Judicial
circuit, and the case is interesting.
especially to lawyers, as deciding for
the first time the question as to
whether or not a judgesmAy sue or be
sued in his own circuit. Briefly the
history Of the case is AS follows: John
l.. Wissler, the defendant, was sub
scriber to $1,000 of the stock of the
Equity improvement Company of
Winchester, Va. "boom" company,
started in 1889. He with others, be-
came dissatisfied with his invest
ment, the chief ground of complaint
being that Judge Handley, of Scrsn-
ton, Pa, who was president of the
company, had taken stock amou ntiug
to S260,0O0 not TO be paid for in
money, but in property in Scranton
estimated by him, which estimate
was accepted by the company, to be
worth S42, 600, and that he had re
ceived 5000 in stock of the COM
pany and = deed of trust for 1885,
600 for this property; when upon in
yestigatiOn by the other stockholders
1t WAS decided that the whole prop
erty was not worth over 100000.
The defendant, together with other
stockholders, among them . mum Der
of BaitimoreAns, formed 3 syndicate
and employed the plaintiffs in this
case to defend their interests, enter
ing into contracts to pay in cash 2
per cent, and upon being released
from their obligations s per cent. Ad-
ditional, IL all 10 per cent, of the
par value Of the stock held by each.
In 1899 after considerable litigation,
the Equity Company decided to cease
business and 70 release all stock
holders. among them the defendant
to this action, and shortly thereafter
the plaintiffs demanded of Wissler q
settlement under his contract. The
suit was brought in Shenandoah
county aud later removed to Clarke
county for trial. At special term,
held in July, 1900, the defendant
filed pleas in abatement setting up
IS grounds that T. W. Harrison, one
of the plaintiffs, was Judge of this
circuit and, being such, could not
under the statute sue therein. These
pleas were sustained by Judge Nicol
and the case was carried to the Sup
RENE Court, which reversed the de-
cision of the court below and sent
the case back here for trial. At the
present term the jury decided in fa-
vOr of the PLAINTIFF and gave judg-
ment for 1912, the amount claimed.
The plaintiffs were represented by
Marshall Mccormick and Conrad
Kownslar and the defendant by Bar
ton & Boyd.
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Personals.

Miss Loretta Neff after weeks visit 10
her aunt, Mrs. Vincent Parshall. and 70 Miss
Florence Baughman here, returned last Fri
day to her home in Masontown, Penn. Miss
Nef is the daughter Of MAJ. Surg. Neff, who
served with the Pennsylvania volunteers in
the Philippines
Mrs. Walter X. Shryock is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Nessmith, in Washington.
Mrs. Walter Cox left Saturday for San
Francisco, enroute to the Philippines, where
she will join her husband, Surgeon Walter
Cox, u. s. A.
Miss Mary Powell Page is visiting Mrs. j.
X. Elder in Washington.
Miss Hattie Hammond, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. S. NJ. Taylor, has returned To
her home in New York.
Miss Maria Sewers, who has been visiting
Miss Annie NJ. Smith. has returned to her
home in Baltimore.
Mr.. Dawson Mccormick, who spent sew
ersl weeks in town with his family, has re-
turned to New York.
hr. J. ID. Fry and sisters, Misses Maud and
Maggie Fry, OF Middleburg. and Mr.. Pixley.
OF Washington, have returned TO tn cir homes
after visiting the home Of Capt. J. X. Hsr.
desty.
Mr.. VIM. II. Conklyn is home after two
weeks visit to relatives in Springfield, w.
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gardner are visiting
relatives in Middletown.
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Mr.. Samuel Boxwell Dead.
After years of suffering, during
the last two of which he was q help
less invalid, Mr.. Samuel Bowel
died at the home of his brother. Mr..
Charles BoIwell, near Berryville, at
four O'clock Monday morning.
The funeral took place at Gains
borO Church Tuesday at l O'Clock.
Friends met at" Rosemont" ut 9 o'clock
that morning.
Mr.. Boxwell was born in Well
town about SO years ago, and for the
greater part of his life Was . quiet
unostsntatious farmer, but for many
years, has been failing in health.
He is survived by q son, Mr..
Charles Boxwsll, of Winchester,
three daughters, Mrs. Marga-
ret Edwards and Minnie Psschsl, of
Martinsburg, and Mrs. Mary Whit
acre, of GAinsboro. Besides his broth
er Mr.. Charles. of Berryville, he has
four others.