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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
SHOT HUSBAND
WITH WINCHESTER

Mrs. William Adair. charged with
killing her husband, has waived exam
ination at Williamson, w. Va, and
her case will go before a grand pury.
The tragedy occurred on Pidgeen
creek in the mountain section of West
Virginia. William Adair, a wealthy
farmer, was returning home after hav-
ing been in Cincinnati for a week or
more looking after some timber sales,
and on nearing his residence he saw
his wife coming down the public high
way from the opposite direction walk
ing in company with man unknown
to him, but who later proved to be a
travelling salesman from Ironton, o.
Adair, who for months has been jeal-
Gus of his wife, it is said, pulled his
revolver and opened fire on her. He
shot wild, every bullet missing the in
tended mark.
Mrs. Adair, like Audrey Jackson in
the famous duel, stood without mo-
ton while her husband was firing
at her, and as quick as his supply of
ammunition was exhausted she walked
calmly into her home, took down the
family Winchester over the door, and
walking into the yard remarked to her
husband, Nov it is my turn
Adair, realizing his perilous position,
and that his wife meant just what she
said, started to run toward small
woodland near by, but before he had
progressed 20 feet his wife sent bullet
from the Winchester entirely through
his body, the missile having entered
midway between the shoulders, com
ing out just over his heart. He fell
dead in his tracks ana never uttered
word.
Mrs. Adair saddled one of her fines;
steeds and rode quickly to Williamson
where she surrendered. On account OF
the prominence of the parties in the
sad affair excitement runs high Sen
timent in the case is exenly divided.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
FELL LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING


The vote message OF Mayor Cutchin,
of Roanoke, of the COW ordinance fell
like a bolt of lightning from clear sky
on great many people of that city
few days ago, and the position which
he took was matter of great surprise
to the knowing one. They would
have wagered their last dollar that the
chief executive would sign the ordi-
nance
Mayor Cutchin was on the streets be-
tween and 10 O'clock Tuesday morn
ing and was warmly congratulated by
a great many people who favored the
proposition of the COW roaming al
large on the streets, highways and
hedges.
Mr.. Cutehin, who left on the excur-
sion train at 1920 o'clock for Wash
ington, stated that he had no fears
nor favors to ask, and that he had act,
ed as his conscience had dictated, and
in way he thought was for the very
best interest of the city, under the
peculiar circumstances that exist Or
the other hand, that admirers anG
friends of the ordinance, as drafted BY
Mr.. Antrim, alleged that the mayor die
not tote fair" in the matter; that he
had on numerous occasions assured
them that if the COW ordinance was
passed by council he would hearth,
endorse, and sign it within the pre-
scribed time.
While one faction (the winnin'
side, of course is jubilant tn
other is madden than a March hara, anf
are making all kinds of dire threat
against the mayor should he ever ru
for Office again in that city
Public sentiment seems to be abon'
evenly divided on the question.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
A DESERVED PROMOTION.

Mr. Samuel J. Reynolds, we'll
known q popular employees of the !
& W. formerly Of Bluefield, and well
known on the line of the N. & w. hav
ing filled eight capacities in their ser
vice. entering service at the age of
years in 1889, serving them continualls
for 10 years and lately yardmaster at
Shenandoah after which he held i'm
portant positiins with the S. A. L. ant
Southern railway, at Richmond, Va
and Knoxville, Tenn, and who has re-
Gently been offered the position o!
yardmaster of the Chicago and Altor
railway. Eastern division, with Office
at Roadhouse, Ills, has accepted same
and left for his new post of duty. His
many friends wish him much success.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
MORE KENTUCKY FEUD KILLING


ED Estis and the Salyer brothers
aeudists, fought at Oakvale, near Jack
son. Estis was killed and two of the
Sayler brothers wounded
The trouble began when the news of
The verdict in the Jett-White trial was
heard there. Judge Hargis owns the
store at Oakvale and one of the Saylers
IS employed as clerk.
He sided with the Hargs faction and
iaid Jasper King did right in not
agreeing to the death penalty. Estis
md he had some hot words.
Next morning Estis started for
:hurch. James Sayler came up. Both
drew their revolvers. Estis was shot
three times, John Salyer once ant
James Salyer once. The Salyers gave
themselves up.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
ESCAPED IN DAYLIGHT.

Lewis Harmon, the convicted MUIR
derer of George Geyer near Alton;
Robert Shiffiett, Franklin county,
charged with horse stealing; Otis KEEL
lar, another alleged horse thief, and
Lewis Eyeting, forger of Dayton,
O., escaped from the county Jail at
Columbus, O., in broad daylight by
filing off bar in the bathroom. The
work is supposed to have been done
with potato knife, arranged in the
shape of a~saw. Harmon was an ac-
complete of Miles Wallingford, who
recently committed suicide in the Den
ison, Texas, jail.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
STRIKERS HAVE PITCHED BATTLE

From 8 o'clock last Saturday night
until | o'clock Sunday morning the
streets of Benwood, w. Va, were the
scene of wild riot. The striking ma
chinists and the non-unoin men who
replaced them at the Riverside plant of
the National Tube company clashed
and many shots exchanged For four
hours an indiscriminate battle ragged
between the two forces.
Although 1000 shots were fired, but
two men are known to have been
wounded by the flying bullets. Clay
Hoover, passerby, was struck in the
left knee, and another man was
wounded in the leg. He was quickly
earried off by the strikers and his name
could not be learned.
Hostilities began about S o'clock in
the afternoon, when an aged man was
set upon and badly beaten by crowd
of strikers. He was painfully cut and
bruised about the head and shoulders
and is in a serious condition. This was
followed by two other assaults upon
non-union men. who were terribly
beaten while on their way home from
work. The non-union men armed
themselves and battle lines were
drawn.
At 8 o'clock Sunday morning the
police succeeded in dispensing the war
ring factions and the streets We're
,gain quiet and almost deSterted.
Benwood is small town not far
from Wheeling and across the Ohio
'iver from Bellaore. Ohio. 1t is in
Marshall county.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
TRAINMEN INJURED.

Just this side of Tazewell. the fiues
in a freight.engine bursted and the es-
Gaping steam forced the flames from
the door of the firebox. Fireman Gil
bert and Brakeman Ashbrook leaped
to escape being burned, and both sus-
stained painful injuries. They We're
taken to Bluefield where they were
cared for by the company physician at
that place.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
FIVE YOUNG GIRLS
LOST THEIR lives
A party Composed Of Seven Girls
and One Boy, Residents Of Zurich,
Va, were Rowing Oh New River
DROWNED IN SIGHT OF FRIENDS
The Light-Hearted Children, None of
Whom Were Over Fourteen
Years of Age, Entered Small
Skiff.
Skif

Five young girls lost their lives by
drowning in New river, at Zurich, a
small town in Giles county, last Sunday
afternoon.
A rowing party composed of seven
girls and one boy, all of them residents
OF the village of Zurich, left their
homes at O'Clock in the afternoon,
intending to take a moonlight ride
down the river. The light hearted chill
dren, none of them over IA years of
age, entered a small skiff, and after
waving their friends on the bank adieu
pulled out to midsteam The river al
this point is half a mile wide, and
owing to the heavy rains of the past
several days was swollen and the eur
rent very swift.
The skiff was seen to circle around
several times and to capsize. The
Mortified people who had witnessed the
overturning OF the pleasure craft from
the bank quickly sent out several boats
to rescue the children. Their efforts
| only proved successful in saving three
of the party. Two girls and the only
| boy were pulled into one of the boats
more dead than alive, but quickly re-
| vived and were taken ashore.
| The names of the five girls who found
watery graves in sight of their own
homes are
BELLE ROBINSON, aged IA.
| ELLA ROBINSON, aged IL.
| EVA STEVES, aged 9.
| EULA STEvES, aged 10.
UNA HOLIDAY, aged IL.
The two Robinson girls were sisters
and the daughters of John A. Robin
son. a well-known railroad contractor
The Stoves children were the daugh-
ters of Mrs. M. A. Stoves, the widow
Of the late o. S. Stoves, for many years
a Norfolk and Western train dispatcher
The Holiday girl was the daughter of
II. N. w. Holiday, merchant
Searching parties dragged the river
Ill night, but were only rewarded with
the bodies of the two Stoves children
Ind that of Una Holiday. These bodies
were found some distance from the
spot where the boat upset.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
ELIMINATE NEGROES FROM NAVY

A Washington dispatch says: Here
after it is to be the policy of the re-
cruiting agencies of the navy to dis
courage the enlistment of black men
for service on American war vessels.
There are now about $4,000 enlisted
men in the navy. 1t is estimated that
about 500 of these men are black. 1t
is probable that only few enlistments
of negroes will be made. during the next
three or four years, and as soon as the
terms of those now serving expire
they will be allowed to go. Thus the
number leaving the service will be
greater than those entering it, and in
time all the negroes will disappear.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
STEEL PLANT FOR NEWPORT
NEWS.

Mayor Moss, of Newport News, Va,
has returned to that city after three
weeks trip to Pittsburg, his former
home. where he is edeavoring to organ
ize company of millionaries to estab-
lish steel plant at Newport News
The plant will employ about 1000 men
at the start and will be enlarged within
twelve months after it placed in OPP
Grafton.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
RAZOR AND PISTOL AT A DANCE.

In fight between county counstables
and negroes in road house near Nor
folk over $50 shots were fired, two ne
groes were wounded and one killed.
The officers went to raid a aiance and
the shooting was taken by officers to
be meant for them. They replied.
Twelve negroes arrested yielded nine
pistols, six razors, blackjack and a
pair of steel knuckles.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
CLEARED STREETS WITH GUN

A man named Marcum, who is a
ieputy sheriff of Knoxville. Tenn, NOR
ally wounded ]. X. Gamble, held the
own at bay and then made his escape.
The fight was the result of dis
)ute. Gamble was shot near the heart
With pistol.
Marcum later secured a shot gun and
cleared the street of pople There
upon a negro attempted to shoot Mar
cum, when the latter's wife disarmed
the negro and Marcum fed to the
mountains.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
JAMAICA TOWNS
WIPED OFF MAP
Port Antsnio and Pert Maria on the
North Coast Of the Island Struck
by Hurricane
The Loss OF LIFE WAS VERY SMALL
Death List Was Only About Fifty
Hundreds of Persons Injured.
Property Loss Was Ten Mil
lion Dollars-Boats are Driven
Ashore Crops Gone.
Ashore-Crops Gone.

fl The West Indian hurricane struck
the Island of Jamaica with it's full force
on Tuesday, August IL, infiicting great
damage. Port Antonio, on the north
coast, was completely overwhelmed.
Only six houses were left standing
there. The United Fruit company's
wharves, offices, hotel and plantations
were utterly demolished. Five of the
company's steamers, including the ST.
mon Dumois, Alfred Dumois and Brigh-
ton were driven ashore, but are lying
in easy positions. Port Maria, another
town on the north coast, also suffered
similarly. The coast is strewn with
Wreckage of local sailing boats.
The southeastern portion of the
island has been completely denuded OF
it's crops, the rivers were flooded and
many men were carried out to sea and
drowned. Considering the damage to
property during the hurricane, the loss
OF life is comparatively small, though
the present estimate is that the death
list will reach fifty. Hundreds of per-
sons were injured and there were num-
erous hair breadth escapes. The pro-
perty loss is estimated at $10,000,000.
The entire eastern end of the island
has been devastated. Villages have
been wiped out and public buildings
and churches demolished Thousands
of the peasantry, rendered homeless
and destitute are wandering about
seeking food and shelter. The destruc-
ton of the banana plantations has been
complete and the fruit trade is paraly-
zed for the next twelve months. Hun
oreds of prosperous fruit growers have
been brough to bankruptcy and ruin.
The western end of the island, which
it was at first supposed had escaped,
also suffered considerably, though moi
to the extent which the eastern end
did. The new banana plantations
planted there were partly destroyed
and the orange and coffee crops were
also injured The Norwegian steamer
Salvatore Di Giorgio was driven ashore
1t Annotta Bay and lies in dan
gerous position. Several sailing YES
sells were wrecked on the north side.
Thousands of houses in Kingston
were damaged the wharves were bat
tered and several coasting vessels were
sunk in the harbor.
Fear of a plague adds terror to the
situation of the survivors of the hurri.
'ane. Vegetation leveled by the lorna
10 is rapidly roofing.
1t is impossible to do anything te
vert the new disaster without neces
AIRY supplies.
The people are left with no resources
With which to face the situation.
The state department received tho
ollowing from United States Consu
Jewell, at Martinique:
1.-THE cane, cocoa, and coffee crops arr
total loss Fruits and vegetables ara
ositively destroyed. Every town ant
illage contains injured and communi
,ation is difficult Breadstuffs, pro
Visions and galvanized roofing willfind
.oadv colo
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
MAY START A CAMPAIGN.

It is stated that in September the
question of local option will be strong
ly taken up by the ministers of the
city of Roanoke and that plans will
be carried out for regular campaign.
The Ministerial association is actively
at work and will report at some date
next month.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1903-08-21
MANY ARE THROWN OUT OF WORK


MANY ARE THROWN OUT OF WORK
Over $50 of the workmen of the
Southern railway shops in Manchester
have been temporarily thrown out OF
II work on account Of the dull season
but it is believed that many of them
will resume their positions within a
month or two when many of the cars
now being used for excursions will be
returned for repair.
Recently Master Mechanic Owens put
off nearly 100 men. making over zoe
that have been thrown out of employ
ment in Manchester Some of the men
nave obtained positions at the Rich
mond locomotive works, while Others
are at work on Belle Isle.
It is interesting to note that the
lamblets haven't been so eager to rush
into any bargain-counter opportuni-
ties offered in Wall street during the
last few days. A burnt child breads
the fire.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21

gods.
Farewell. farewell. thou swift and
lovely spirit,
Thou splendid warrior with the world at
odds,
Unpraised, unprais4ble, beyond thy
merit;
Chased. like Orestes. by the furies' rods.
Like him at length thy peace dost thou
inherit:
Peholding whom. men think how iairer
far
Than all the ~steadfast stars the wander
ing star
H. A. Tame, a most original inter
prefer of men of genius, in his very able,
picturesque and extremely entertaining a
well as informing work that appeared in
1872, bearing the title History OF Eng
lish Literature"-a work OF substantial
worth, and unlike altogether similar at.
tempts, has much to say IN praise OF BY
ron. He devotes Al of his octave page
to q study of the writer he holds TO have
been 'the greatest and most English OF
these poets'-The host OF authors who
had preceded him, and declares at the
verv outset of his mastery study OF the
Englishman, he himself being French, thar
he Is so great and so English that from
him alone we shall learn more truths o.
his century and of his age than from all
the rest together He says that while he
lived he was banned" and being dead
the attempt IS made to depreclate hl-
genius. While critics OF the SaIDtshUry
S%winburne stripe even .leny merit to hi-
prose, and ridicule it, the best critics OF
seventy-ive years have found extraordl
nary charm and force IN his letters and
journal. But Tame has a clearer VsloL
| and better judgment, unWarped by pas
sion and prejudice, for he Is not a country
man of Byron. He says: "hls journal
his familiar letters. all his unstudled
| prose, Is, as 1t were, trembling with vat
anger, enthusiasm Since Saint Simon VI
have not seen more life-like condolences
| All styles appear dull, and all souls slug
gish by the side of ms
THEODORE BRYANT KINGSBURI.
Wilmington, N. c., July IA, 1903.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21

II would cough nearly all mug
writes Mrs. Charles A%pplegaie.
andria, Ind, and could hard
sleep. l had consumption 20 1-
| walked a block / would cough .
and spit blood, but. when all OF
cines failed. three $1.00 bottle
Kings New Discovery wholly
and | gained 50 pounds Fl
guaranteed to cure Coughs, g.
Grippe. Bronchitis and all l-
Lung Troubles. Price, SOC. and 5.
Bottles free at all drug store
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21
Christian Influence


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that ye walk eT'Hm.F'
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to vlSlt NE f"theTlees amid Thee s.#
thelr aIiict'oh, ana to Keep Ih.
sIolted from ne word. 1891. ...
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man If Christians would adopt '.n
never 10 90 any th1nE laeE ."..a6 a.
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would be greatly increased BIS #.
honest. sober, peaceful. u-eta. .#-a
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to all church dutleS-hy decd u' H.#.
by earnest efforts TO save -""f
stunning All appearance Oh nE. s-
VIII be influenced. rather ttar reg
by your religion. Christian u..er#
the greatest power for good .s.. "
can wlell. You are IncNcusab.o -# #.
wrong; you are responsible for n# .'
good you might do. You c-a ~
that all others wall have coui.."#
your piety. A girl OF fourteen years
came a Christian. When a-''t #r.
whose preaching abe was converted. en
answered: II was not converted I'm
a~nybody's preaching, but und'r A
James holy living" A promJAeu' ..#
man was sick unto death. The fu"ar ...
him he would soon die. Hr -a.l.."E
not prepared for death or a.a=..
'rShall / send for Mr.. A.. q meu.a.a "
your vifc's church. to come and rra# '
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np man. "sana for the old brsrt.m..
have confidence in his religion
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made IS DR.. Kings New
Lie Pills. These pills change weakness
INTO strength, listleness into energy. brain
rag into mental power. They're wonder
ful IN building up the health. ONLY s.
cents per box. Sold by all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21

Never Judge a man by the cigar he
gives away.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21

The first step toward belng Vs.
know that thou art ignorant.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-21
NIGHT WAS HER TER

oxford, N. G.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-05
PROTECTION IN ENGLAND.

There can be no question on this side
of the ocean as to the impression that
MIR, Joseph Chamberlain's campaign
OF education" against the British free
trade policy has already made on the
masses over there. They are beginning
to think. to reason--and that is half the
battle when the traditional conservat-
ism, the prejudices and the stubborn
ness OF the average Britton are consid-
cred. That is all that the former secre-
taries for the colonies had hoped for, an
earlier result than he expected. 1t Is
significant of the steady progress of
his political crusade that on Tuesday of
last week, at Liverpool over five thous-
and workingmen applauded him to the
echo and passed stirring resolutions in
Endorsement of his protective proposals,
although the British Tradesmen's Con-
gress at a recent session had vigorously
condemned the entire Chamberlain pro-
gramme. Hundreds Of earnest men had
stood in line outside of the hall for five
hcLrs in drenching rain storm in or
der to be sure of places inside, and hun
dreds more stood outside during the en-
tire meeting hoping to gain admittance
some time before its close, is the way
the New York Commercial sums up the
situation.
i appeal against the unions and to
you, declared Mr.. Chamberlain, against
the officials to the men who appointed
them and thus gave them votes in the
congress. 1t is absolutely impossible
to reconcile free trade and trade union
ism. You can have one or the other.
but you can not have both. That con-
gress made cheapness its god. But to
buy in the cheapest market is not to the
best interests of the workingmen. The |
producer is Of greater Importance than
the consumer OF what use is it to pro-
hibit sweating in Great Britain If |
'sweatad' goods from foreign countries
are admitted? If the cheapest goods are |
bought-that is, those produced where
labor is cheaper than it is in Great /
Britain-why not import cheap labor
iiself?
The Commercial then concludes that /
this doctrine of fostering and protect
ing the home market, of keeping the
home population always at work on
good wages, of ignoring the cheapness
Of foreign goods if only we can keep
our own factories running and the opar
atives' dinner-pails full is not a new
nne here in the states. 1t has been rank
and political heresy to
preach it in the United Kingdom. But
the leaven of protection is working over
there just as sure as the Briton has
sound common sense and is thoroughly
practical at the bottom.