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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

The monster electric generators Tor the
water power plant of the Virginia ElectTi-
cal Railway and Development Company.
which is situated at the I1axall Mills. are
the largest in the South. They arrived
last week. and will be unloaded directly
from the cars on to their foundations in
the powerIlouse. The arinaturess or rerolv-
ing parts of these machines weigh 1900
pounds. and each aITnature is a sufficient
load for one car. They are what Is called
500 K. w. direct current machines, and
the four of them which is tue number
to be put in now, will be capable of de-
reloping 5000 horse power, or in other
words. they will develop power sufficient
10 run ali the factories, electric railroads
and lights In the city to-day. These ma
chimes will be connected directly by an
1S-inGl Shaft TO the water wheels them
selves, which are now in position and ready
to run.
On the opposite of each o. these gene
-atorS will stand a 200 horse power YER
teal Allis engine, SO That it can be coupled
ut once to the generators at any time
These engines are made and ready for
shipment and will be here by the time
ille generators are placed. II is the COM
1,any's intention to run by these engines
until the canal is completed. Six car loads
of roof iron also arrived last week from
the Rite,-Conley Company, Of PittsburS,
Pa, and viii be put ~ place at once, as
the walls of the boiler room are ready
TO receive them. This will mean that the
building is practically completed.
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. New York
city, who are making the company's boil
ers, have completed their order and are
waiting the erection of the roof before
shipping them
The piping work Will be done by Thomas
the successful bidders over thirteen other
companies.
IMPOSING APPEARANCE.
The appearance Of the power-house,
when completed, viii be most impos ns
one; the height Of the engine-room is so
great and the size of the machinery SO
enormous, a man would seem diminutiEe
in comparison: high up on the wall over
the engines Will stand the switchboard
gallery, where the switchboard men will
stand to watch the instruments and handle
the switches Of the several lines.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
Keeps the line From sassin=.

Sagging clothes-lines are nuisance,
to say the least, and when one drops
sufficiently to let the clothes drag in the
6;rt il causes the housewife much trou-
bic and extra labor. It is sure, there
fore, that the invention shown in our
illustration will be appreciated, and from
its simplicity and cheapness it should
find ready sale. The method OF putting
the tightener In position for use Is very
convenient there being a screw. hook to
be inserted In post or tree. with an
eyelet at the rear of the casing to sup
port the tighteaer on the hook The rope
is attached to the drum, and the latter
is revoived by he crank at the side, until
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

i, A thirty ton electric crane is expected
soon, ana will be erected in the eng ne
room to facilitate moving aid erecting
the large generators and engines
The smoke stack will be constructed OF
concrete. as is the power-house. and will
stand 10 feet above the CRATE bars OF the
boilers. and viii be the highest in the
city.
| The work of constructing the power
house walls has been done by the company
| Itself, and not let TO contractors, ana the
! work of LAWNS the concrete blocks has
been carried on very rapidly, the aver
| age being close to sixty blocks per day
! laid The company is building the DAM
! About eco feet Of the dam Is completed
! and the work is nearing. the Manchester
shore; the very low water during the
| summer has very much facilitated this
! work
! Richmond boys will very much appre-
cjate the broad pool that the noWaSe OF
| ills dam Will make, as 1t Will form an
| ideal swimming place
! The concretins of the canal was started
! a month ago and is beins carried on at
Ninth Street, working towards the power
house Heavy masonry walls are placed
/ on each side ana the bottom l. concreted
! so as to give as little resistance 10 me
! flow of water as possible The engineers
| hope to get a velocity as niSh as Ilhe leel
! per second in this canal.
WORK ON CONDUITS.
The conduit work in the city is COM
) pleted, and it only remains TO pun III the
cables There is about three weeks more
work on the Edison tube system, Whlch
will consist in putting in junction boxes
and joining the several lines y NUMBER
of house connections are already made,
and it is the intention Of the company
! to nut q large force this work as soon
as this tube system is finished. The very
large number Of contracts that they nave
made for light and power necessitates Their
pushing the work Of making mouse con-
nections 50 as to get as many done as pos
sible before starting up.
The Virginia Electric Railway and De-
yelopment Company have employed on an
average OF from two to three hundred men
for the last year and a half on their
work. and tlesc. in connection with those
employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio,
have made this work 4 great boon to the
laborers OF Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
VOICE CONCEALING ATTACHMENT
FOR TELEPHONE.

ventor claims that with it's use the
sound of the voice cannot be heard out
side the instrument, and that the sound
transmitted over the wires is interfered
with only slightly, if at all.
The implement comprises a rubber bulb,
open at both ends. the smaller opening
containing a hard rubber tube, which
fits tightly over the mouth-piece being
he'd in place by clamps. Inside the
bulb is a celluloii tube registering at its
inner end with the diaphragm of the re-
cciver, the outer end connecting with
the auxiliary mouth-piece, which is
shaped to conform with the lips and pre-
vent the sounds escaping from the instru-
nent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
A LITERARY TREAT.

A LITERARY TREAT.
The guests at Hotel Bedford were
given rare literary treat Tuesday, when
Rev. William Dudley Powers. D. D.,
of New York, read in ininitable style
recelections from his own writings in
negro dialect DR.. Powers is an elocu-
zionist of ability and his interpreta ton
of the negro of the South was true and
pleasing.
On Sunday evening Rev. Russell Cecil
of Selma. Alabama a guest of Hotel
Bedford. holds services at the hotel
which in their beauty, simplicity and
earnest devotion, give to the day a fitting
close of spiritual uplifting.
On Wednesday beautiful party was
given by Miss Sallie Johnston in honor
of her guests, Miss Mary Alice Heard. of
Lynchburg, and Misses Lucy and Augusta
Leftwich, of Salem The evening sped
joyfully, as the jewellers danced and
played games with all the abandon of
youth just verging on sixteen. The re-
freshnlents were delicious.
Friday morning a brilliant piano recital
was given by Miss Iaeta Hartley, of Pc
tersburg. to her friends at Belmont. Miss
Hartley was the leading graduate of the
New England Conservatory of Music at
the session just closed. and her perform
ance here was a delight to all that We're
fortunate enough to near it. In a class
OIL over -Uo StuueItS MISS Hartley received
the gold medal, the only ona awarded at
the institution. In musical conception
and execution her Playing is wonderful,
and her audience was one in thinking
Miss Hartley one of the coming great
woman pianists Of America.
CAMPING PARTY.
A large party to camp on Apple Or
chard mountain left in surveys and four
n-hands on Friday, armed with all the
accoutrements for life in this wild and
uninhabited region. Apple Orchard is the
highest peak in the Virginia Blue Ridge
chain, and thee in the mountain streams
under the shadow of titanic boulders the
speckled trout love to play, and deniZens
of the forest roam unframed and unheed-
ed The party was made up of Judge
Galloway Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. II. IS.
Mosby, Miss Griffin. Miss Lottfe Griffin,
Miss Henriafte Payne, of Lynchburg; the
Moses Robertson, of Abingdon; Miss
Marie Wilson, of Petersburg, and Messrs.
Malcolm Griffin. C. a. Floyd, Cabell
Thomas and II. J. Thurman.
Mrs. Josephine Treviian and Mrs. Hill
Montague and son, of Richmond, are
s,lnnering at Mrs. E. d. Gregory's.
Rev Lyman 3. Wharton. Of William
and Mary College. WILLIAMSBURG. IS the
guest of his brother MIR. G. w. Wharton
Mr.. and Mrs ~. D. Mosby, of Richmond
are visiting their parents here.
Mrs. Charles W. Russell of Washing
ton. is spending the summer near town
Mr.. r. l.. Sale, of New York, is visiting
his parents in Bedford City.
DIR. II. H Halves, formerly of Bedford,
has been spending the week here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
IN THE SPANISH WAR

the ballroom. where they were received
bv Mrs BaIham. assisted by Miss Nelly
in a charming gown of green orsandy over
satin. diamonds, and Miss Rasrham in
point d-esprft over watermeion-pink satin.
diamonds and pearl ornaments, showing
r. perfection the delicate beauty OF the
wearer-
The guests were: DR. and Mrs Christian.
NJ ana Mrs. E.akie. AIesdames McCurdy,
Howell. Woodward, coldeway, Scheil.
scbane. Misses Gordon. BoyI<in. Nancy and
Ida .stsger. Molleham, Lee, billiard. Car
nicaaal. Baldwin, Randolph Eastwood,
Martin. Leigh, Bernard re, aewet S.e, Grant
HarIovy Taturn. Wilson. Messrs. Fender
BROWN. Rarharn Porter, Hitter. Denmead.
Boykin, Old, E:akle, Dr. Brow.s and 9th
"wednesday evening there VIII be ger
man and bal Poudre-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
Assessors Labors Nearly Ended.

The CITY asSesSors nave COmp7eteu tLa
work of inspecting and assessing city
property and are now hearing complaints
of citizens as to the amounts OF their as
seSsmants. AS rule the assessments
are satisfactory, and less complaining is
being done tnan was expected. BY next
Friday the assessors viii have tabulate6
the figures and their reports will b..
mite idea of what the total valuation OF
the city property will be according to the
new assessment, but there will be a falling
off of between 100000 and 81. 5Go-000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

the proper tension is secured The drum
is controlled by a ratchet which is forn-
ed by cutting not>hes 1T intervals in
one side of the spool, the pay;l being
actuated by gra5 ity and easily released
fer slackenns the rope when desired.
When not in use the device can be slip
ped off the hook and taken indoor. ~
ratent Of this device mas been granted
to Samuel L. Yeatsnan, of Beatrice, Neb.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
Dpublc-Grip Wrench.

The invention illustrated below has
for its object to provide wrench Wnere-
by, in addition to the usual pressure Cd
tanned by tightening the adjusting nut
second adjustment is afforded, which
will securely grip the nut OF section OF
nine. 1t has been found by experience
that considerable difficulty arises from
not being able by means of the ordinary
adjustments to Obtain sufficient pressure
to firmly grip the article operated on 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
No More one-sided Conversations.

Users Of telephones are frequently sub
jected to considerable annoyance from the
fact that other people in the apartment in
which the instrument is located can hear
he conversation, and to overcome this
obstacle. Henry p. Roberts. of Boston
Mass, has designed the telephone at
tachment illustrated herewith. The in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
Handy New Device.

The simple and convenient Office utensil
illustrated below has just been patented
by Walter Il Knauber. of Milwaukee,
Wis. and provides a cheap apparatus.
which can be rapidly manipulated to mols-
ten envelopes and stamps. II consists of a
reservoir provided with an inlet opening
on one side, and a perforated outlet
through which the water percolates to
mosten a small sponge inserted in tube
surrounding the outlet. At the rear OF the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
WEEKLY GERMAN
AT HOTEL BEDFORD.
Rev. VIM. Dudley Powers Read SeIec-
lions From His Own Writings.
BRILLIANT PIANO RECITAL.
Miss Hartley, Of Petersburg. Medalist
or the New England Conservatory
of Music, Delighted Her Hear
crs-A Camping-Our Party.
BRILLIANT PIANO RECITAL,
Especial Dispatch to The Times

BEDFORD CITY, VA, August 25.-The
glorious rains OF the week, that have
brought back to life and blade the rich
green of early spring, have also given
happy revival to the spirits of those who
had enjoyed to a roint almost past en-
joyment, the gayeties of the summer.
AT "Sunnyside,'i the beautiful coun-
try home Of Rev Alexander Eubank,
reception was given on Tuesday by the
Misses Eubank in honor OF their
guests. Vocal selections were rendered
in fine style by Miss Ethel Kelley, OF
Richmond, ana these. contributed in no
small measure TO the pleasure OF all
present. Among the guests were MI. ana
Mrs. A G. Malone and son.of richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. S. Kelley, Misses Louie
and Ethel Kelley. of Richmond; Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Addison. of Norfolk: Mr.. j.
D. Thomas. of Roanoke: and Mr.. j. S.
Dickinson, of Grove Hill, Ala.
The weekly german was danced at
Hotel Bedford on Wednesday, and was
led in a spirited manner by Mr.. John B.
Jordan, with Miss Marie Henry, or Rich
mond. Among those dancing We're: Mr..
C. r. Hagan with Miss Winston. Mr..
Leslie Morris, of RICHMOND, with Miss
Mathews, of Knoxville, Tenn: Mr. G.
Tyson, of lNabama with Miss Ruby
Northrop, of Mississippi; Mr.. John Hurt
with Miss Annie MoSby; Mr.. j. w. john
ston with Miss Patsie Tyson, OF Alabama;
Mr.. II. T. Guy with Miss Dorsey Tyson,
of Alabama; Mr.. C. a. Floyd with Miss
Josie Norwood, of Alabama: Mr.. Ormond
Humphreys with Miss Virginia Norwood.
of Alabama; Mr. Preston of Lynchburg.
with Miss Mary Lou Gray. of Norfolk:
Mr.. E. C. Burks with Miss Edith Cobbs,
of Alabama: Mr.. S. V. Kemp with Miss
Annie Cobbs, of Alabama; Mr. r. L.
Sale, of New York. with Miss BERTHE
Mitchell of New Jersey; Mr.. J. r. Guy.
Jr.. of Lynchburs, with Mrs. Milford,
of Newport News; Mr.. Cabell \. Thomas
with Miss Annie Alison, of Petersburg;
Mr.. II. II. Powers. of New York, with
Miss Christine Northrop, of mississippi
Mr.. II. G. Joplins, OF Norfolk, with Miss
Frollie Clayton Mr.. l. Martin with
Miss Rosa Martin, Of Memphis. Tenn:
Mr. c. W. Wharton, Jr., with Miss Kath-
crime Parr: Mr.. George Jordan with Miss
10. Moore.
Stays: Messrs, II. J. Truman, NJ. Vest
and Frank Hall. and DR.. I. r. Wsst.
Chapacones: Madanes Tyson. Norwood.
Northrop, Clayton. Clark, Roper and
TAYLOR
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

comes soiled. and the spring arms exert
she necessary pressure To do the work
without any additional pressure from the
fingers of the operator.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

reservoir are two arms connecting pair
Of rings. the latter being slipped over the
finger to maintain the moistener in posi-
ton for use. The perforations in the out
let are sufficiently fine to prevent too
much water force from entering the
sponge at one time. "A cap Is provided to
enclose the sponge when not In use, which
prevents the sponge from becoming dry,
and makes 1t ready for instant use as soon
as the the cap Is removed.
Thick Ice Frozen Rapidly.
In the Illustration Is shown an appa-
Iatus which viii aid materially In the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

DhAG-BRAKE FOR MARINE VESSELS.
up the cable connected to the top of the
brake
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

Stays: Messrs, II. J. Truman, M. Vest
and Frank HaM and Dr. l. r. Wsst
Chapacones: NIadames Tyson. Norwood,
Northrop, Clayton. Clark, Roper and
U
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

are located in single room. the noise
huadc by their clicking is extremely loud
and an outsider otter wonders now Inc
operator q. eaci: instrument can Distinguish
between his Instrument and that OF MS
neighburs With the instrument which we
ehow herewith all this noise would be done
away with and the receiylng-room be-
comes almost noiseless. The receiver Is
Of tubular shape and is provided with
means for suspending from the ear OF the
operator, or 1t can be attached to cord
hung from the ceiling. in which case
spring is provided to relieve the ear OF a
portion OF the weight While in use. The
armatrre and magnet inside the tube work
in a similar manner TO those of the or
binary receiver, except that the movement
OF the clicking sounder is in line with the
tube. This clicker Is formed of a sliding
rod. which is controlled by a spring. and
the making ind breaking of the current
causes the rod to fly back and forth, Civ
ing off a slight sound as il strikes al either
end of its chamber The irventer IS
George Il. 1sandgraf. or Waterloo. Wis.
and he claims for the instrument the adj
ditional advantage that deaf person can
place The receiver between his teeth and
take the message rs Web as one who can
hear. The instrument viii also prove use
ful where secrecy is necessary. A switch
IS provided to thru The current into an
audible receiver in case the operator should
not be at his Instrument when called by
the sending station.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

], Hancock. of the ENerslie Stud, Char
lottesville. Va, the former nome OF the
famous sire Eolus, writes as follows: /
have recently purchased in England the
bav horse Fatherless, by Isononly, dam
Orphan Agnes by Speculun, second dam
Polly Agnes, the grand dam of Orinonde,
by The Cure third dam Miss Agnes, by
IRISH Birdcat cher. t'atherless won the
Prince Of Wales Plate and the Great
NTetropolitan Stakes. II miles, beating
fourteen horses. He also has record OF
the fastest Il rs miles ever ran in Eng
land. He must be a veritable steam en-
CINE, as he was on the turf eight years
and retired sound. To me his pest per-
formance was when at nine years Old ne
finished ahead Of Roughside-this year
Chester Cup wnner-at one and Il half
miles and was only beaten malt a length
by Bonneyboy. q lightweight,
Fatherless will succeed imported Char
ay11s in the EllersIie Stud. The latter will
be twenty-five years old next spring, but
is a remarkably we'll preserved horse.
Nearly every mare served by him this
season appears to be in foal. IsShall not
hurry him off the stage but will let rather
less come on by degrees. as the latter VIII
not be permitted to serve more than Ten
o.. twelve mares in 1901 for the reason
that wish to give the son of Isonomy
time to rest and recuparate. Ny son, VINO
is in England bought the horse, who was
in training this week. The horse is ten
years old You must come sometime soon
and take a look at the horses, all Of whom
are doing well.
]. S. Curtis, who owns the Oakwood stud
near Leesburg, Va, has registered with
Messrs Weatherby, in London the fol-
loving names for his American-bred
yearlings Lecsburg for CHI c, by imp.
saville, dam Reprive: I.ancewood for colt
by imp lakewood. dam War Galop: Ben
solignac Tor br C by imp. Benvenuto. dam
Josephine Solgnac, Princess Welcome for
hr by INN. Benvenuto. dam Princess
Claire; sunny Oak for b f. by imp Oak
wood. dam Sunnial: Karriwood for b t by
imp. Oakwood, dam Carrissima, and Total
Terror for en- by Terrifier. dam Parella.
c. l. WITH. of Stanton, Va, owns and
drives on the road the bay pacing geldinS
Alabaster Jr. by Aiabaster. 2:15. dam
| Bessie Medium, by Happy Medium. Ala
haster il. who was recently purchased
from baltimore parties, has a record of
2:27 10 but has shown much faster both
in races and in his work.
BROAD ROCK.
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n, the Exposition.

On the upper floor of the Russian sec
ton in the Army and Navy Palace are
shown the various uniforms worn IN
the imperial service These are dis,
plaved by an interesting collection OF
Iife-like wax figures. Standing III q
group before statue OF me Szas ~ ~,
0ffycers in the brilliant uniforms of the
different armies OF the servsce-the sof-
geously apparalled cuirassier in his white
funic. wearing the silver helmet tne
vnItfgeur. in his more business-like uni
form of dark blue; the brilliant lancer !
the theatric hussar. with his gold BRAIDED
red Jacket, and the duieter costumes OF tiie
engineers, the foot artillery and the Ani'ln-
Longing about are other conspicuous
factors of the great army, chief OF when
are the Cossacks in their picturesque
barbara costumes of former days and me
present time
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

Henry ]. Lawson. of London. fneia'i''
e1as recently designed the motor illustrated
below for attachment to the front Wileel
OF a bicycle The motor is complete IN IL
SELF, and needs only supply reservoir
suspended from the main frame of the
wheel TO enable It 10 be of great assistance
TO The rider, who will often ride fer niles
over level roads without pedalins at an,
The motor is shown in cross section III u :
der that the reader can get better luea
OF its working parts and method o. opera,
ton. The driving shaft extends lhFoust,
the bearings a, the ends of the forks anu
As provided with a fan wheel TO assis' ~
cooling the motor with auxiliary ians 80,
cured to the spokes of the bicycle "Aee'
for the same purpose. The motor IS OPT
rated BY the explosion of a small auaha ',,
OF gasoline in the piston chamber mus
driving the piston and rotating the 1hain
shaft The mechanism shown between the
right fork and the disk on the end OF the
ehaft opsrates the automatic feed rom
the reservoir. and there is also 1a'che,
device to allow the motor or blcNc!e "heet
10 reyolve alone. Valves are placed d. Inc
ION of the motor casing 10 be controileu
nv the rider without disnounting from the
machine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
COL. AYLETT'S MEMORY.
Interesting Action Of the Bar OF King
William County.
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

Especial Dispatch TO The Times.)
KING WILLIAM, c. II, VA, Sept. L
AT a meeting of the bar and Cit
zens OF King William county, Va, held
in the courthouse of said county On the
26th day Of August, after toucnins. and
appropriate addresses made by MOSES
H. l. Lewis, George 2. H:lw, j. ". Feet,
c. Il. Jones, r. I. Gregory, ]. C. Cooke,
w. II. Turpin and Hon. Q. O. Gwatflrnay
anu Captain Joan Lamb, the following
memorial resolutions, prepared by Hon.
Roger Gregory, were unanimously passed
by a rising vote.
William Ruane Aylett was born at
Montvillc, MS ancestral home, in King
William county. near Aylett's, on the It'll
day of May, 1888.
HIS parents were General Philip Aylett
and Page Waller. His father, who was
possessed OF a large estate, real and per-
sonal, and eNerted a vide influence, died
before the education OF MS son William
RGane was completed.
Upon tue death OF General A,-lett. the
management of his estate and the care
and education of Their minor children, OF
whom William Roane was one, devolved
upon his widow-aat@. Page Aylett--who
proved herself equal to the responsible
duties and trusts.
'SB:ll Aylett, as he was called by his in-
Inmates, when sufficiently advanced at the
RumGord Academy under competent and
noted educators in the classics, history
literature, mathematics and the sciences,
was entered as student in the Univer-
sity of Virginia, where he completed his
academic studies, and, under the instruc-
ton Of Pro. John B. Minor and James P.
IIolcomb-the most eminent of teachers Of
law-he qualified himself well Tor the
honorable profession ne had chosen.
ho TrriJ nr
Virginia, in 1854, VIM. R. Aylett, Esq.
began the practice of law IN the courts of
the county of King William and the sur
rounding counties He very soon took a
prominent position at the bar, and was
recognized as one OF the leading lawyers
of the courts in WHICH he practieed.
With the blood of the Henrys, Roanes
and Walters coursing the veins Of VII
liam r. Aylett, ne was expected TO become.
by the law OF heredty. a learned and
eminent lawyer. But to the high character
and legal talent. which he may be said to
have come from inheritance. were ndded
great qualities Of his Own. There Is 40 oc-