The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-08
BIG FOUNDRY AND
MACHINE COMPANY
Chicago Parties Pay Seventy
Thousand for the Old Plant.
WILL GREATLY ENLARGE 1T
A Caroline County Farmer Beats tina Record
or Tobacco IN the Richmond Market
sisi.erd Citizen, Aged So. Walks
TO fredericksburg.
WILL GREATLY ENLARGE 1T
Especial pIsnstcs to The Time,

Especial Dispatch TO The TiDes.)
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb. THE
Southern Foundry and Machine Works,
OF this city, have been sold by Mrs Chas
tryier, OF Baltimore. the owner, to Mi
John IT. Dale OF Chicago. for $4,000 Mr..
Dale vii! form a. joint stock company ana
conduct the business on a very much
larger scale than heretofore The officers
viii be John T. Dale, president; Frank
X Tyler. assistant manager; L. jeff
Milbourne, secretary and treasurer. This
foundry was established in 1917 and is
one OF the largest and best known IN the
South. Tho plant manufactures a large
variety OF plows. mills and implements.
a very large force of hands viii be en-
pIoyed.
Mr.. ". &. Bruce a thrifty farmer of
Caroline county, sold a lot of tobacco on
the Richmond market this week at so
per hundred pounds, which is the top
notch reached this winter. His entire
shipment averaged sl9.S5 per hundred
pounds. one Of the highest averages Of
the season.
CIVIL SERVICE
a civil service examination was held
here for positions in the bureau of print
iEg and engraving. There were only three
applicants. all young ladies'
Mr.. G. Coleman Davis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James J.. Davis, died this week at
the home of his parents, in Orange
county, after a short illness. aged q years
lie was very promising young man, AMI
besides his parents is survived by three
sisters and two brothers.
Mr.. George i. James. of New Jersey,
has purchased Of Mrs. Matte /. Durrett
the Mud Tavern property near Thorns-
burg. in Spotsylvania county, and viii
: make it his home.
Mr.. George Bowling, a well known citi-
zen of Stafford county, though 81 years
old, walked from his home to this city.
distance of fourteen miles, one day this
week without fatigue. He is we'll pre-
served and has the appearance of a man
Of siHty-fve years.
The College Orchestra gave a public con
cert in the College Hall tonight. assisted
by the Glee Club. DR.. and Mrs. Outcalt,
and Miss VIM, rocalists. An excellent
programme was rendered and a large
audience warmly applauded every num-
Der. The proceeds are for purchasing new
music and instruments.
Mr.. Laurence Robinson died at his
homo, near Brolkenrurg. Spotsylvania
county, Of dropsy of The heart, aged %
years. lie is survived by lis mother.
SLAYER STILL At LARGE.
William Jackson. who killed Richard
Couper at his home in Orange county be-
cause the latter objected to Jackson's
Rtlehllon 10 MS oauSulSf ana oroeieH III
TO discontinue his visits. is still at large.
Rev. T. ]. Prettyman. Of Washington.
who has been assisting Rev. George I.
Tyler in the revival at the Methodist
Church, returned home to-day. The re-
rival will continue until Sunday night.
Rev Mr. TYLER, the pastor, doing the
preaching. There has been much interest
The ladies of the Mary Washington
Hospital Association are arranging for
handkerchief bazaar and an entertain
mcnt to include many attractive features
which will be given at the Opera House
next week for the benefit of the hospital.