Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12
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;7'HRIF DAhTI|-LE.
uGENERA1 PRosPERITYU HAS
MADE his HEADQUARTERS THERE
WHAT REV. DR.. HALE SAID.
An irish robacconi.ts' Ready Wit
Negro woman Found Dead In
we1-Young Lady suddenly EH-
p1res-M.rrinees.
WHAT REV. DR.. HALE SAID.
An irish Tobacconists' Ready Wit
pires-Marringes.

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From all appearances, General Pros-
perity'' has made this city his neao-
quarters. Never before in the history OIL
the place have so many new buildings
been erected as within the past 1e"
months. The money thus invested VIII
reach into the millions and the end is not
in sight. The American Tobacco COM
pany, the Dan River Power ana manu-
featuring Company, the Daily Register
and Booth Brothers are among those
who have either erected or nave III
course of construction large and substan-
tial buildings. In addition to this num-
her of business houses have been I'M
proved, not to mention the new anu anu
handsome residences, the Dudley block
and the new Masonic Temple that have
been completed during this year.
WHAT REV MR. HALL SAID.
This happy condition is so plainly vls1-
BILE to the naked eye that it caused rev.
J. Cleveland Hall to comment upon II ~
his sermon last Sunday morning az tne
Church Of the Epiphany. MIR. Han sdlo
in part: n-,,,o
the future of the city ever looked so
bright as it does at this time. And its
coming prosperity is already scintllat1ng
light on every street and in every nome
.Start. If you please, in any portion OF
the city, and walk in any direction. ana
yo,, will find life and energy in evidence.
upbuilding. going on, beautfy1ng ana I'M
provement the order Of the day
TN addition to all this present prosper.
ity there has just comm enced one or
the largest enterprises ever undertaken
in the State. It will add several thous-
and to the population in the next few
wears. Of the same class of honest, up
right. Woodworking, self-respecting clt1-
zenship that we now have. families 1or
whom homes will have to be built. food
and clothing furnished, school, social ana
church facilities prepared.
GO where you will and YOU win not
find anywhere more beautiful and at
tractive city. or one of greater promise
in which to bring your children Dan
Vile has no gold mine. or diamond de-
post, or oil we'll discovery to attract
| outside attention to it. but it has what
| is far, far better, a self-reliance, citl-
zenship comparable with that of any city
| in the land. water power which the
city has the ability, the determination
and the capital to fully utilize, and a
health record unsurpassed by any city
| in the South
AN IRISH TOBACCO KING.
While in Danville a few days ago, Mr..
! Thomas Gallagher, the tobacco king of
| Belfast, Ireland, attended the sales at
| several of the warehouses. At one ware
! house Mr. Gallagher occupied a seat on a
pile of tobacco When this particular
| pile was reached by the auctioneer and
an army of bidders a buyer for the
American Tobacco Company told Mr..
! n 20 ~ no
| buy him and the tobacco included. Quick
as flash the American representative
| was informed by the gentleman from
| Ireland that neither he nor his company
had money enough to buy him and fur
| Their he was not for sale. The incident
created great deal of laughter at the
expense Of the gentleman making the
offer to purchase.
DIED IN A WE'LL.
| News reached here one day this week
| of an unusual tragedy that occurred at
| Leaksville, N. c., in which Cora More
| head, colored, lost her life by falling
! into a we'll It is presumed that she
either fell into the we'll by accident or
jumped in with suicidal intent, although
| three men were arrested charged with
| her murder The girl attended quilting
party at the home Of Thomas Perkins,
and during q row that took place, she
| ran from the house, followed by Perkins
and two other men. The next morning
she was found standing upright In
well and stone dead. the only injury to
her person being an ugly cash in her
| head The result of the preliminary hear
ing given the men has not been learned.
| MISS ESTEJLE CAIAMES SUDDEN
| DEATH.
Estelle, the adopted daughter of Mr..
and Mrs j. H. Calame Of Stolsesland,
near here, dropped dead last Sunday
afternoon while playing with some chill
| dren< in the new church building al
stokesland Deceased was Is years OF
age, and popular among her acquaint-
ances. Heart trouble produced death
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss NIayme, the
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. White
of Reidsville, N. c.. to Mr.. w. H. Hane-
| winckel, the American Cigar Company
| representative in this city, the ceremony
to be performed Wednesday, October 18th
at high noon, at the home OF the orloe'
| They will reside in this city.
THE DIsTILLERY FIRE.
| CAPTAIN j. II. PigS, whose dlstliiery
at Dry Fork was destroyed by tre one
day this week, has decided to rebuild az
an early day. Instead Of a wooden build
ing as before, he will erect corrusa'eo
| iron building.
| Amcng the fixtures destroyed In the
recent fire was a large modern stlli'
which produced by what is known as
| the continuous process. It cost more
than 400 erected and had the enormous
capacity of 74E gallons of Wflskey per
hour. consuming q bushels of corn or
1. POO gallons Of beer an hour.
Four marriages were celebrated mere