The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-05
WEST / i. POINT Still ! |.
"A VERY live. PLACE
Shown by Great f Energy :'r'g and az !
PLUCK ofsTho,se Who no Suffer
ed BY Fire of April 3Oth. I
Especial to Tho Ttm pc Dispatch ya }

rs, WEST POINT, " A.. May TT ere IS
Ma IN tho old land yet, y us Is shown by
the pluck OF those who suffered IN the
f,re 81 April goth. On the afternoon r t Ct
May LIST, after being in the stree y 3 'i ne
aghting flre all night, Miss M e. Irice,
who kept millinery and notions ana lo 81
her entire stock, left on steamer Tor 70
sBaltimore Reaching there SATURDAY
morning, she went to the store OF Arm Mn
strong ana Gator. where she was 3 received
with great sympathy end courtesy. u AZ AZ
business was stopped to walt on 2. Z h nc
she was permitted to seloot her s H1''ps.
III tha Tina Tor payment given her. and an
her goods were packed and shipped ti'ae
day On Sunday she reached West p FONT ny;
with her stock. On Saturday her s sac te -
~ a,rrr,a,ngcd = room In their dwellir 81, ana and
this morning she resumes business tnere.
Aros,srs,. Morvitz and Cabe. Hess, Bland
Brothers and Bell. Owens and others TIN j, VIII \
rebuild at once their stores. ma AZ 4, y
nn1crstood tho homes will be rebuilt.
Merchanty have received and appr oclat ed 60
many kilograms offering sympath % anu y
substantial aid from the W holesa' - tt. 1
chants In cities 4, & :s -
totally destroyed. but the paper Will not
miss IN issue. New type has been pros
yIded. and printers went TO WORK patSu w,
day a more convenient once WI q! ~. 70
erected at once on the old ste 4. ana
equipped In first class STYLE y eng puha!y
quarters Will be used for the present. \
EI Between twelve and one Sunday +, Y,
whistle announced the approach q ths
Old Dominion steamer Accomac, loaded
to the waters edge with old West Point,
ers, who have lived in Norfolk ana theIe-
abouts since tho removal OF the SOU norm
Railroad terminus. Tho town tulhe y, I,
to meet the excursiontsts and many
we're tho hearty handclasps Tho boat
| was chartered by those who had former
~ lived here, and after paying OK penseh--
SG5-was turned over to the Relief b'und
The excursi on!sts left TOR Norfolk at
on Saturday night there was q mass
meeting OF the citizens--Inen and women
az the Baptist Church, subscrip 8
wore taken and contributions made for
the Immediate relief Of the need " a Z Il 2
i, M, 4 Sunday the Frances Basby f,.W.
G, II, u. had q called meeting at the Lap
list parsonage and turned over the con.
tents Of their treasury to ne me Fel1sf
Hess and Son have resumed business
under Masonic Hall building, n
Moryita and Cabe will resume W ELF mix
| linery department nv RtHclrs uWetlAHE ~
"Wednesday, and hope 10 resunl 9 & thelF
regular business In temporary quarters ' IN .
| two weeks. # 3 n j.s !. {, 4, H !. ],
w, 9, Davis Is In Watlington's o oI1
store. The postotI,ce furniture was most
l&ly saved and mail delivered on fma.
the postmaster. in his efforts to save tn 1l.
department lost about all he possessed.
Francis r, sBagby, pewsdealer lost ll rs
! cash, a small amount, but al, ana p h1s
l stock of books and papers, fet
There Is great sorrow among many ol'
account Of loss to the four orders
Masops, knights Of Pythias, ~ 9, y, q,
M, ana Royal Arcanum, They lost every
thing, Especially do the Masons grove,
as they lost all records from its toul''
/ dation-1ss CHARTER pictures. ETC. !, I,
1T Is suggested that az the yY.i W, y, n
/ III. organization OF Richmond, synpatnlz,
i ing With the AFFLICTED West Point, are e
going to work on the Hostoek benefit, So
/ the Masonic, Pythian. Junior and Royal
4 iArcanum orders would do well 70 Pr
range for the local Richn,ond lodses g
4 attend the Hostock beneht on next MON
/. day. MT. Bostock will endeay9F5 70 make
A the programme the best of&the season
\ even making draughts on his otneE
Il shows ia bring this {aboW X X; s..