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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
A DESPERATE AFFAIR.
Bench Warrants for Four Men Who Defy
Arrest

The quiet little town of Gainesville, in
Cumberland. noted for its peace and per-
simmons, is growing famous for tragic
actions
Following the shooting of Christmas m
which one man was killed and others
wounded, a story comes from there thas
snackss of Wild Western ways.
Owing to the fact that the names arc
not given. the story is of lessened value.
but the facts are authoritative. and tn7
details will be forthcoming with the tan
Of the food in James River and the re-
establishment of communication between
up river points and Richmond.
Some days ago a storekeeper near Car
tersviIle had a dispute with a man who
owed him. and the dispute resulted in ths
latter's receiving a good beating. THAI
night this man and three companions at
tackled the storekeeper in mis- home. They
were, armed and would doubtless have
killed him had not the stOrekeeper's wife
entreated for him, and escaped with him
10 a neighbours house
The Judge has issued a bench warrant
for the four men who made the attack
These men declare they Will never Do
arrested, and great excitement exists.
II is feared that some one viii be
killed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
HARRIsONBURG.
! Has Fine Railroad Prospects and New lu-
/ dustries.
CspecIal Dlspatch 10 The Ttmes.

J s. !, Especial Dispatch to The Timcs)
.HARRISONBURG. Va, n>ccmbe- 81 =
4 The past year has been one of unprece-
dented growth and prosperity TO I1ar-
risonburg
Fourteen miles of the Chesapeake ana
Ohio Railroad Company have been stad-
ed and the rails are being faid. MS
extension leads into a great mining ana
timber region, the control OF wien has
been acquired companies with the
firm purpose of and necessary money to
develop il. An immense saW-nnll has
already been established
The Central Railway of Virginia, thS:-
tered in February with homo office in
Hniisonburg, has made extensive sur
reys east and west through This ccun-
ty. Engineers are engag 5d III oihtes
here ia making UP estimates, The COM
pany is backed by great mo 1ayei anu
mining interests. and IS expected TO
build the road without great delay.
Ten rural free delivery routes have
been established in this coun y. making
it the banner county of the SEtte
l.. e. Hollomon tobacco factory. es-
tablished nine months ago, now has q
monthly output of 100000 cigars and Sic-
coo or $1,000 capital is used in the busi-
ness.
The Rockingham Horse and Colt Show
the western part of town j t 4 great cost.
and it is claimed to have no superior IN
1ha State This association has put a
new life into stock raising in this cour :
ty.
The Rockingham Creamery Company
has been established here W Oh SIX St.
tons in the county. 1t now uses 4,oP
pounds milk daily, making lou POUNDS
butter and the. same quaniatya cheese.
nv rs
capacity for 1000 pounds putf'- daily
The Rockingham National Bank, estab-
1ished March. 1900 has within last " ar
Increased capital from {50'0'o I" sNH''o'
and has aided a savings department
which pays 3 per cent TINS WAS the
first of its kind to be established III the
yaales. Success beyond expectations
The First. National Bank has begun
similar savings department. and also Pays
per cent
An evaporating plant was estarlshed
here this summer. 1t ha1iied IN in
rnense quantity of apples and did prof.
table business.
The CITY has put in a sewerage sy' TEN.
Municipal ownership of electric heht
plant has been agitated anG VIII he the
issue at next election. Sentiment grows
in favor of it.
The number of business houses remodel
ed or built and dwellings erected Is
great increase over past yeas
The telephone EXCHANGE office mas peeh
moved to a central location ana ne"
switchboard and n numoer Oh Gates
mt in Service extends over this ana
adjoining counties. and it Is claimed mat
Rockingham has more rural teiepnohts
than any county in tie United states
An annex to the public-school tuiis.Ae'
increasing its capacity one-fourth mas
l,aen constructed with all modern I'M
movements. Enrolment reaches 5eo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
ALEXANDRIA AWAKENING.
A New Era in Street Improvement and New
Manufactures.

(Srecial Dispatch to The Timcs.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA, December 3f.-The
past year has been an exceedingly pros
porous one for this city. Several new
Industries have started and old ones
made extensive improvements; and
above all a modern method of street i'm
1rovement has been lately commenced
together with the seWer!ng of the city
Several months ago the Old Dominion
Glass Company, which manufacturing bot
ties, begun operation. They employ ABOUT
seventy-fiv people, and are doing big
business The Virginia Glass Company
has also increased their forces, and made
extensive alterations to their plant
new overall factory was started by John
P. Zimmerman, on the river front, and
new factory has begun operations for the
manufacture of hosiery by MeSsrs. STOKE
lev and SwartZmann
The Southern Railway Company have
stated on the erection of anew and mod
ern round-house, and the prospects are
that before the close of the year l}03 the
southern and Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Companies Will
erect a commodious union depot here. Inc
Emerson Pump Works, OF Bal tiInore nave
removed their plant from Baltimore mere
ana are reported to be doing a business
here and in foreign countries.
The wholesale merchants report larger
sales Throughout the State than for many
years.
Three squares of the clty's streets have
r,een paved with vitrified braclS, and con
tracts are now being mace for the paw
ing of many more. a large NUMBER OF
streets have already been severed, and
many more will be with the advent of the
new year. The general street improve
r1cnts of the past year are more tha1
has been done within the past thirty
wears
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
THE MAulC CITY.
Much Money Being Spent ID Solid lndus-

j y
Especial Dispatch to The sTimesO
ROANCKE, MI xItJ nDec.s u 1.-The g &c ts'ls
Of 1889 maze Roantnsettrhef iotipttt tci t5 ~
he State in population; andstt lsToetieveo
now that il the census was taken lo-
day the city would rank as third lHeiee
have been no new manufacturing plahtS
established during the year, but nearly
all enterprises have increased thelr Ca ca
5acity.
The Norfolk and Western has expended
ssl5oOo1 in additions to its shops. s ana
e hen all the machinery is in. will add
everal hundred men to its already
iarges payroll.
An addition has been built to- the coiu
storage plant at a cost of $1o;e1o Whlch
will accommodate the surplus fruit OF
this section.
The building permits show that there
has been a new building erected for
every day in the year, msinly residences,
but Include, several large store-nouses-
During the year Virginia College was
DESTROYED Ky fire, and was rebuilt a
cost Of S30,o00 one-half of which was
contributed by citizens Of Roanoke.
A new Y. NJ c. A building, which viii
cost $4,000, is nearly completed. as IS
also the $4,000 Catholic Church, when
vas begun in 1899.
The cotton mill started up in July IS
IN successful operation, and selling It's
,utput as fast as ready for market.
The city lately spent $4,000 for PARK;
an Agricultural Fair Association is IN
process of organization; the. street rail-
way has passed entirely into the hands
Of local capitalists: the wholesale or
iobbing trade of the city has nearly
doubled; the retail business, is the best
If any city-the size of Roanoke Ihere
has not been a single failure during l9ol|
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
The County Seat of Lee.
.nisnntcn Il. The Times.

fSr>eial Dispatch TO The Iimes)
TOWNSVILLE. VA; Dec. Sl.-JonesVllie,
the county seat of Lee county, mas SIX
hundred inhabitants. 1t owes It's I'M
,,or+ance in part to the fact that 1t is
he Mace where the courts for the coun-
~ and other public meetings are held
b,rt mostly to its being a'1ee1itefl % traoa
for the valuable farming secuon which
surrounds it. It has tveslarge stores OF
rrsnara, merchandise besides a tin and
Sardware store and a grocery and jew
eI,.y store. II has a saw and planning
MIL. three blacksmith shops two of
which manufacture wagons. and a bug
gy factory which puts out as good work
az can be found in any part OF the 5coull-
~. Jonesrille made more Improvements
within the last year than any year since
the town has been built fine brick
dwelling has been erected which cost
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
MARTlNSVILLE
One Of the Greatest tobacco Manufacturing
Cen,ers ia the Stale.

Centers ia the Stale.
% tsipteeciaai 0Dfii Dispatch TO Tho Ttnes.)
MARTINSyILLE, VA, Dec. 31.-Mar-
tinsville is a tobacco town. There is no
ether industry here of any importance
Rucker &: Witten Tobacco Company
Work in four large factories about one
thousand hands. Spencer Brothers work
about eight hundred hands and have two
factories Penn & Watson work about
five hundred hands in the manufacturing
OF tobacco The Henry County Tobacco
Company work about three hundred and
fifty hands.
sparrow Brothers work about two hun
dred hands in the manufacture OF to-
bacco.
II. G. Lester manufactures tobacco in
large buck factory and works about
one hundred fifty hands.
w. a. Brow Tobacco Company work
about one hundred hands:
There are two smoking tobacco fac
torics--w. NJ. Simple and Company and
English. Belcher and COMPANY
There a-e three large warehouses for
the sale Of tobacco.
There were about six million pounds of
leaf tobacco sold on these warehouse
floors this year.
The internal revenue tax on plug t.
bacco for this year was more for this
city than for Lynchburg and Danville
both together.
The County Court has enteredan order
that the people shall vote on the question
OF subscription to the Mt. Rogers and
Eastern Railroad on the 18th Of January,
1902.
The projection of this great enterprise
has opened greater prospects than ever
for Martinsville as a commercial center.
There are eight doctors of medicine.
There are eight practicing lawyers. There
are six churches with large memberships,
There are sixteen grocery stores. There
are seven dry-goods stores and two drug.
stores and two banks
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
LOUDOUN COUNTY.
Blessed With Fine Banking Facilties-New
Settlers Coming.
Especial Dispatch to The Tfmes.)

LEF.sBURG, VA. December s1.-The
past years progress in Londoun has
keen most marked in banking and real
estate circles. In July steps We're taken
for the organization of a new national
bank at Purcellvile, called the Purcell
Vile National Bank, which Will be-
Gin business January I'd with a capital
of $4,000 The Loudoun National Bank is
erecting new and commodious building
on the principal corner in Leesburg. and
the PEOPLES National Bank. with 1ndi-
vi,t11al deposits of over $4,000, has now
grown F.; . be the largest bank outside the
cities in Virginia, if not in the South.
Real estate values have noticeably I'M
nroved. Farms have ltaen purchased
bv newcomers from Southwest Virginia
New York. and other sections. me
towns 81 prrcellville and Bluemont have
been &ne :cularIy prosperous, a number
Of new business houses and residences
having been erected in each
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
BEDFORD CITY.
New aud Interesting Industries Have D en-
Es, 4b Sh d
a-cial nisnat.h to The .rimss.l

Z = 50
Tsp cial Dispatth to The Tmes.)
BE b. J4sIJ 80 Y /, " a., 41ecelnper Sl--
The year of grace 1901, ended, has been
marked by the greatest industrial devel-
ment and building activity in Bedford
City. a new bank has been established,
new industries inaugurated, and more
residences erected than during the en-
tire preceding ten, years.
The postal receipts were the largest
in the experience Of the Offices, ana
amounted to oyer $4,000 from stamps
alone. A beautiful building has accord
ingly been erected for the service. and
on December s1st free delivery was in
stituted.
The banking business is: reported the
largest since the fictitious days of 1890.
The Peoples Bank, with $4,000 home capt
tai, was organized May 1st. The Lynch
burg Trust and Savings Bank has built
one of the most attractive bank buildings
In the State during the course OF the
year.
The export tobacco business is assum-
ing considerable proportions, and the re-
ceipts for the new tobacco year will be
between 1000 600 and 5.0o0eO0 pounds. A
splendid new warehouse, an old one made
new and a complete and modern export
leaf factory have gone up within the past
few months. a very successful cigar fac
tory has been added. An ice factory. \
large carriage factory, stores and storage
houses have been erected.
But the new industry pregnant, per
haps, with largest possibilities, is the es-
Enlistment of the Frazer Paint Works.
whose three-story factory is now build
ing. This paint. which has been under
going severest tests in Detroit for two
years, is both elastic and waterproof,
properties possessed by no other known
pigment. The company developing it be-
gins with a cash capital of $4,000. but
men of wealth are behind the, enterprise.
The asbestos mines. south of Bedford
City. have been purchased by Pennsyl-
vania capitalists. and it is reported that
a company of considerable capital has
been organized and that special machin-
cry is now being manufactured for the
work.
Many new residences have been built
but there is not a vacant house In town
for rent: The price of real estate has adj
vanced materially, especially in the busi-
ness section.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Suffolk Very Busy.

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
SUFFOLK, VA, Dec. 31.-Business in
Suffolk this year has been the best of
any for q decade. Everybody who eXerts
the proper endeavor is making money,
and the prospects for 1902 are excellent.
There was more building this year than
curing any similar period since the boom
era about twelve years ago, ooth or prl-
1,,te residences and business structures
win lis five railroads, four peanut fac
tories wood and iron working industries
and wealth of tributary country, there IS
no reason why Suffolk should not be
prosperous.
Among prospective enterprises are
another peanut factory, corn mill ana
new electric light plant. due to begin
operations New Years Day, A number
Of homes and business buildings are now
in progress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
TOWN OF SMlTHFIELD.
Hams That Are Hams and Peanuts In I'm,
msnsc Quantity.
(speciai Dispatch to The Time

Especial Dispatch 10 1He. lliiIea.}
SNITHFIELD, VA, December 81
Smithfeld, first of ALL is known for It's
celebrated hams, which have been placed
on the market since 1900, and now each
wear there are packed and shipped from
here 10000 of the finest hams that are,
known to the world. The Smithtield ham
brings the best price of any ham IN the
market. The packer here pays II to 40.
cents for the meat perfectly green, as
it is cut from the hog, and after ms eS-
penses are added for curing, he has 10
ask 10 to 20 cents per pound Tor theIl
in order to get a margin, which is small
There are a great many hams sold Tor
Smithfield hams. but have never beeh IN
q huH0red miles of here, and wien a
genuine Smithfied ham has been eaten
once by the consumer of this deilclous
meat, he cannot be misled nor deceived
again.
The main enterprise of the town is the
nearut business. There are on an average
c0o 10 l 600 bags of factory. hand-picked
ard cleaned peanuts shipped from here
d,iIv the business having increased 50
much in the past few years that for the
nast wear there have been two daily
steamers required to. transport them from
this place.
II. the past twelve months there have
been several new stores built. fifteen to
twenty new residences-two of them, at
the lowest estimate. cost twenty-five
thousand dollars An ice plant was added
t, the town last summer, water works
also in the past year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
The Town OF Orange.
lcn.n;al nisnatch to The Times. }

-(special Dispatch to TheLsI Imes.]
ORANGE. VA. Dec. S1.--Tlle town Of
-0ranre has made wonderful progress dur
ing:the. year 1901. a very handsome build
Ing for the National Bank of Orange has
i,lst been completed at cost of $4,000.
and also a new postoffice building. a
large number of dwellins-houses have
been erected during the year and an cleo
Trio LIGHT plant has been contracted for
nv +ha town. which will be in operation
nv January 18th. A fire department has
been festa blished and one engine has been
secured ana another will soon be gotten.
a very handsome. and Scommodious store
house is now nearing completion which
will be occupied by Browning & Long.
The Orange mills are doing the largest
business in their history. and meal from
them is being shipped in large quantities
to many points.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01

about s., 900, a fine frame dwelling repaired.
and also a large brick store building
has been erected. The Legisla tnrc last
winter Incorporated the town as re-
suit of which substantial sidewalks are
being made A cemented stone wall has
been built around the courthouse
Work is now in progress improving and
enlarging the Academy Already a large
and com1nodious high school building, the
property OF the Southern Methodist
Church, dormatories and a boarding hall.
are being built.
Jonesviile is free from the liquor traf-
fic; in fact there is not q distillery or sa-
loon in the county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Mr.. HazelI's Views.

Mr. VIII L. HAZEL. proprietor OF Shociss
oe Warehouse, contributes the following
concerning the year in the tobacco world1
The sales for 1891 have closed. and cer~
tainIy not for many years have ths
farmers received such prices for their 10
pacco. as for the past few months. Ths
crops of 1888 and 1860 averaged betweea
IL and ) cents The portiou OF thu
crop sold at this time has averaged.
should say, about : IL cents, while manS
have made Individual averages that would
seem almost Incredible. For instance
Shockoe Warehouse sold on Friday. tina
Goth, over 5c.oo0 pounds. averaging foa
everything S9.C9 and making an average
for the week OF above cents.
On these sales referred to several farnl-
ers averaged for their loads from 10 ii
is L. cents, and one party sold as higa
as $3.50, which is an entirely new recors
for tobaccos such as we market mere
Many are curious TO know the causes
which have brought about these unusually
high prices which we are now getting
1t is due to the fact that this as wei
as the last crop is 4. short one. certainly
one-third below the average. The demand
increasing and IT seems to be a hSnt
between manufactures as to who shall bs
supplied and who shall be short OF stock,
for it is certain that none OF them ha%e
taken the precaution TO lay In stock.
and all are alike. in need of it to supply
their growing trade
SUPP and demand tells the tale.
J-p to this date there has been marketed
about two millions pounds, which Is about
one-third of the estimated crop.
Sales will open on January : 1907 anu
we look for good sales, If the weather 10
favorable, and there is no reason to ex-
pect anything but coed prices. which W.
think will prevail through this crop a. }
even for some time to come Richmond
has more buyers this season than she no !
had To- some years some of the larg
manufacturing concerns in the coufi'5E
having Il representative on the sales
With the shortuess of the supply f'S-
with the increasing demand the faF.'ef
can confidently expect good prices. m i
we would impress upon them the IT.
-sr,~tonce Of handling and CHASING 's'
tobacco well. and in all cases avoid =
use OF water, which damages 1t veg
materially.
Richmond has the best market she hes
had for years. and farmers from all see
t,cns VIII find 1T to their interest 10
market their tobacco here. where u
viii be bought by the firms who use L
and not tsy agents or representatives
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
ASHLAND GROWING.
III Vacsat Houses Flied aud There is De-
and for More.
sSoec,al DISPATCH 10 The Times

ASHLAND. VA. December 3l.-The
rest noteworthy Improvement of con-
htIons in Ashland during the past year
xH been in the sdeS1and for residences
Ariiy twentvitfarilin s have moved here
snce spring, thus filling about I'll ire
acant houses.
The demand for residences continues.
nd 1t is understood that Mr.. l.. N.
Vaughan will. in the spring. partiai Y
upply the demand by the construc. on
q several handsome houses on the sots
la recently purchased from the Ashland
land and Improvement Company.
work, has begun ON the CONSIDERATION
K the Henry Clay Inn, which when COM
ateed will cost about Sl6s5Oo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01

virginia. are much behind sales OF tha
time last year. FMS shortage IS due az
mos entirety to lack OF haAuiInE Seasons
as we still think this Q9oIJ crop 10 ~
larger than last years dark crop. ie
sliu The ulisual demand by our MANU-
Iacturers Is largely on .iccoGat5ot export
trade Blessings often come in disguise
an,, the awful depression In trade durtns
Cleveland IS last term forced dur uYf
and ,yide-awsIke tIDaccoEiStS TO icoS Aoa
trade outside the United states Guy
s,;perior and superb way OF doing DUSK
ness. catering to the taste and psiiase ot
the tobacco consumer, have found sooS
markets for our manaiactufeo so0us
the ,itterrnost parts OF the earth. Iooan
co is a luxury ard the Yankee oes
knows how to manipulate it and
please the people. The year mas seneraiia
been good. the latter part oy Lar IL,
best Ii looks to Us we saoulu can
halt against what is usually caiied tFus
and to act on Roosevelt's idea and lear,
more about them It is ar ieass uc'
them to say. as far as we know, the II.
dependent manufacturers are doing WEI
and monopoly in this day is put OF tha
question Too many fellows are after TN
same dollar. Few deaths have occurreo
The trade has been Incorporated ans
works we'll. buyer. seller and farmer OF
good terms The outlook IS espccialA
good TO the planter. and this may web
be called the farmers year. All OF M
product sells high With grateful hearu
to God, patrons and friends, we shaa
look forward to the second year of tht
century, expactantly. Richmond IL tha
best!a tnbaccos market in Virginia q
UnitfdS States. Our location, as TO land
aud 7sest is unsurpassed. Our merchants
are strictly frst-class. Our banks ae'
comm 5aeiatinc with ahoundant capitaA
Our labor the very best, Only uaited
effort rs needed. and OF this we have M
do,tbt or fear.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
prosners LI,aer. Adversltv.

(special. Dlsnatch 70 The Tlmcs.l
wESTs POINT. VA. Dec, Sl-Wesr
Point, iny.spite of some misfortunes, has
gone steadily forward and is to-day on
a Arner basis than II has been for many
years.
The woodworking factory mas Zen
bought by new syndicate, and is now at
work.
improvements have been going IN at
Beach Park for nearly 4 year, ana much
viii be done in the next faw months to
make it an attractive summer resort
West Point sustained a heavy loss in