Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-14
WATER POWER PLANT |
100000 n ENTERPRISE.
LITIGATION TO BE AVOIDED.
Great Cotton Mills Arc to BE Con-
.trnctcd Just Above the city-As-
sault Growing Out of Politics.
Spanish War Veterans.

DANyILLE, VA. Sept. 13.-tSpeciai)-
The Dan River Power and Manufacturing
Company has at last definitely selected
the site for its large mills and awarded
she contract for the construction of the
dam and power house. Owing TO the OPP
position on the part OF several members
OF the city council. the promoters OF TINS
mammoth industry were forced TO change
their plans or enter into endless litigation
with the city. The mills will be located
just outside IF the city and near Reser-
voir Park. The drainage from the mills
which has been a subject of contention,
will empty into Dan river below the city,
instead of above, as was at first planned
The mills will be operated by electricity,
instead of water power. It is estimated
that the dam and power-house VIII cost
$4,000 and that it VIII take a year to
complete the work of constructing the
DAM mills, etc. Several OF the constrnc-
tors are here and work is expected to
begin at once.
News has Just been received here OF
nm assault made upon Mr.. Cole Edwards.
a highly respected citizen Of Pittsylvania
county. by Mcssrs Carter brothers, mer-
chants at Mount Cross. For years the
Mount Cross voting precinct has been in
the store of the Carriers, and owing to the
alleged unpopularity OF the latter, many
people Of that section not being on speak
xnE terms with them, an effort was made
&c have the voting precinct moved. Mr..
Edwards was in the act Of circulating a
petition to this effect when attacked by
the Carriers It is alleged that Mr.. Ed
wards was knocked from his horse and
,orghIy handled. Full particulars are
hard TO obtain.
The work O: registration is not pro-
ceedng as satisfactorily is many had ex-
pected. The average citizen does not
seem to be much concerned. At Stokes
land. Governor Montagues precinct, the
registration books closed Wednesday,
Out of $50 negroes who applied for regis
tration only twenty-tllree were able to
qualify. Under one clause or another
eighty-three white men registered not one
failing out of the number applying. The
negroes are resorting to all kinds Of ex-
pedients to get their names on the poll
books
An adjourned meeting of the Depart
rnent Of Virginia, Spanisil-American War
Veterans. was held here Thursday for the
purpose of perfecting a State organize
ton. majority of the camps Were rep
resented either in person or by proxy.
Messrs Green P. Talbot and Joseph P.
Watkins were elected to the positions of
commander and assistant adjutant-gene-
.al. respectively. Captain r. e. Freeman
was elected senior vice-cornmander. Mr..
Talbot was also chosen to represent the
camps OF Virginia at the third national
encampment at Indianapolis. Ind, on the
22d.
Colonel 10. Lane Stern, of Richmond.
assistant inspec:or-gencrali is expected to
arrive here next Friday to inspect the
Danville Light Infantry, Company NJ.
Seventeen Regiment.
The Danville and Western railway is
erecting a new iron bridge across Dan
river just beyond Stokesland to take the
place of the old wooden structure that
has been in use ever since the ROAD was
built. About one-half of the work has
been completed.
The road has been made standard gauge
TO Walters. though regular trains are not
to run to that point. The roadbed be-
tween this city and Martinsvlle has been
placed in almost perfect condition.
A telegram has been received here an
nouncing The safe arrival at San Fran
cisco. Cal. of Lieutenant J. Fred James,
of the Eighth United States Regiment
Lieutenant James has been in the military
service in the Philippine Islands for the
past two years and has witnessed many
brushes with the insurgents. He is a son
OF Mr. Joha James, and q. nephew OF Ex-
Senator r. A. James, of thu city.
A increment has been tnauEurated to
connee: DanTiie au6 Marttnsrille with
a long distance telephone. Both towns
have excellent telephone systems, but
these do not connect
The young men Of the city have organ
lied a german club for the dancing sea-
son.
DIR. r. Bruce James has returned to
the city, after brief vacation spent at
Jefferson Park Hotel
Mrs. w. Y. NOEL left Thursday for
Washington. Baltimore. and New York,
where She will spend several weeks
Dr. r. w. Robinson has returned from
visit to Baltimore and other points
Mr.. j. T. Carter and daughter Miss
Bessie. have returned from Yellow Sui
phnr Springs and IIoliins
Mr.. Joseph Crumpton. of Richmond, is
visiting his parents at their home on
Green street.
Mrs. F. Il. Jones has returned home
from Winston. where she has been on a
visit to her daughter.
Miss Bessie Holland left Wednesday on
a visit to New York
Mr.. Piummer Wiseman. son of Mr. ,,a
Mrs. II. a. Wiseman, and a well-knopn
Young man in the social world of the
city, viii matriculate at Purdue Univer-
sity. Lafayette. Ind, for the fall and
winter season.
Mr.. Jesse Dixon, son of Mr.. =. IN.
Dixon this city. who is engaged in bust
ness at Mullins, S. c., is here On a
visit having come home on account of
sickness.
Messrs. L. P. Morgan and w. r. Tay-
Joe. two well-known hotel men of this
city. arc confined to their rooms by rea
son OF illness.
Mrs. William II. Hardgrove and son.
Weldon, of Richmond, Va. are visiting
Mrs. Hardsrove's sisters, Mrs. W. T.
Cousins and Miss Mollie Graves. Park
avenue
Mrs. w T. sutherlin left the first Of the
week for Birmingham. Ala TO visit Mrs.
=. w. Barrett, who has been spending the
summer IN this section
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Griggs are on a
visit to friends at Milwaukee, wis.
Mrs. w. p. Bethel and Mrs. Henry q
Scheduled have returned from Mount
Airy. \. G. where they have been spend
ing the summer.
Hon. B. A. Davis. Of Franklin county,