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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
VIM. W. JONES DEAD.
"A Prominent Gloucester Citizen and
Brave Ex-Confederute.

GLOUCESTER. VA. January 17-(Spe-
cfal.)-This community sustained a great
loss in the death OF Mr.. William Ap W.
Jones, who was buried last Thursday the
Sth instant, at Remington Baptist church
Mr.. Jones had been a faithful church
member for over fifty years. He was IS
years old on July 4th, 1902 He en-
listed In 1861, with the Red Shirts, heavy
artillery company. which. afterwards be-
came Company A, Thirty fourth Virginia
Infantry. He served with gallantry
throughout the war. and when wounded
at Sailors Creek, a. few days before the
surrender, was In command Of his COM
pany, being q lieutenant, and the captain
being either killed or wounded.
After the war, Mr.. Jones taught school
and was superintendent Of schools for
some years He was Justice OF the peace
before the war, and after the war was
very useful In the same capacity. He was
commissioner OF lchancery until recently.
and was commissioner OF accounts when
he died. He also served as treasurer OF
the Gloucester county school for num-
Der Of years Late in life he became a
lawyer He was noted for his good
Judgment and his high sense Of honor,
and his perfect honesty. He was zeal
Gus Mason. being past master. He was
buried with Masonic honors
= MI $W1llldH y. 1ildSe eAlehuSA ti'o VI,
ton given on his land to E.. W. Barnes,
of New York. for four months. Mr.. }. L.
Belvin has Just given a 12-months option
to r. B. Seymore OF Richmond, on his
eight acres. valued at $4,000 number
Of options expired last Saturday. the
10th. In one case, all the purchase money
was paid down cash. In all the rest save
one. enough was paid. added to option
money, to make one-third Of purchase
money. Deeds have been admitted to
record for 1104 acres, agsregatinS s1ao25.
While these options were In the name OF
E. w Barnes, of New York. the deeds
are to L. n. Young, ofsNeW York
IL Other options will expire later on. Mean
time, Mr.. Cooper is hard at work trying
to secure more land
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
DID YOU EVER KNOW.
That Improper Food often Causes
the Liquor Habits

s 49,
b It's a great proposition to get rid Of a
taste for liquor by changing food.
bout three years ago, = writes man
from Lowry City. Mo-. my appetite
failed me and my food disagreed with me.
T got weak and nervous and felt dull
and entirely unfit for business; then like
a fool I, went to taking liquor to stimulate
an appetite. For time that seemed to
help and congratulated myself on find
ing SO simple a remedy. But alas!#I had
tc take more and more all the time until
I got 50 that could not get along with
outsthe whisky, and was in a pitiable
condition
Il tried to quit but that seemed in1-
possible as 81 needed nourtshment and
my stomach rejected food and the more
whiskey drank the worse 7 got. kept
fighting this battle for more than two
years and almost gave up all hope.
II noticed an advertisement of Grape-
Nuts IN the paper and concluded TORY
it II found Il could eat Grape-Nuts with
g. relish and twas the first food that
found nourished me in a. long time. Soon
| my stomach trouble stopped. my appe-
lite increa sed. the craving thirst relaxed
until all desire for drink was gone. 4
have used Grape Nuts CONSTANTLY forever
q. year and Z an now strong and robust;
entirely cured from drink and able Htt
work hard every day. My graf ithde1 fol
l3Gsrapo-Nuts s. Is nnSp1a kahle as 1T :shas
saved my NE ard reputatt Name
eiven mP ma Coepyou NJ. Battle Creek
1il0
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

Will carry on quite an extensive Industry.
Some spectators from .Lynchburg are
buying rights of way up Dumps Creek,
in this county. for the purpose Of building
railroad preparatory to developing the
extensive coal fields in that section OF
the county The. Dawson Coal and Coke
Company, whose plant is on Lick creek,
in this county, on the Lick Creek and
Lake Erie railroad, have already begun
opera tons. and are advertising for 100
miners.
Hon. Henry c. Stuart, member of the
Corporation Commission. who lives ar
Elk Garden. liz this county. was in Lee
banon Tuesday. attending meeting OF
the stockholders of the Citizens Bank,
Of which he is president. This institution.
which only recently begun business here.
is one Of the strongest in this part of
the State, and is doing a hourishing bust
ness The people of this county are very
proud of the selection of Nir. Stuart as
member of the commission. and think
that no better choice could have been
made by the Governor.
The Russell County. Bank has moved
into its new brick building on Main street,
and now has one of the most commodious
and well-arranged banking houses il the
(. : Z. q r. I I.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

-, nls. Iock. via Spain and the ..,ent1.,,
saouIlu. Upon former visit to Gihra1.s
..I d iady replied, az shall NOT ,,,sit tha
H.. ihalei.es. expect to see plenty Of
e'iem I'LL. IA other cities of Europe"
~ = VISITED the market A Moor from
SAD: You Yankee,y / told him mo-
: was seutherner. He said. mo. al, the
o.a.es belong to the Yankees" When L
explained to him that we fought the yam
hees. ne replied: 'sHe beat you! Make
you give up the niger. Much better.
sAahe more business for everybody
AT the foot Of the rock there are about
SEQ yards of level ground extending from
Ine Bay of Algeciras to the Strait OF
gibraltar. This is the play ground for
the garrison.
Then comes The Neutral Ground" OF
oO yards, then the Spanish line This
neutral strip of sand" has a public road
MY. feet wide. leading to Spain, and
every one is required to keep within the
roadway. It is upon this road that one
sees. In the afternoon, some interest
Ing incidents. There are about seven or
eight thousand Spanish peasants permit
ted to enter Gibraltar every day, receiv-
Ing at the gate little ticket Permit
until first evening gunf1re. Signed. John
Rcnnet, chief Of police" These poor peo-
pie come to make their living in various
ways II Is interesting to see them rush
| 10 get out of the gates in time to pre-.
vent serious trouble. Each one has some
iittle trtfie purchased during the day,
That he Is anxious to conceal from the
custom-house officer in Spain saw
three little boys dividing peck of snuff
| by placing 1t within their drawers until
! their little legs looked large enough to
carry man. Another family was busy
stufilns sugar, and tobacco between the
| skins OF large newfoundland dog the
! false skin being fastened to large brass
collar. and laced up unoerneath. The
members Of the family who remain at
home will walk out in the afternoon on
the Neutral Ground" and there they
! divide among themselves the little odds
! and ends, purchased during the day.
| These little family groups can be seen
| all along the road In close conversation.
| They even resort to all parts Of the hui
man anatomy as places of concealment.
The gate is locked by the .'officer Of the
| day. the key is then carried through the
| main street of the town, accompanied by
| a brass band playing God Save the
| King" and delivered to the Governor.
| The Rock is locked for the night Any
| one caught out after that must spend
! the night in Spain.
| J. CABELL BROCkENBROUGH.
| 2. S.-Since reading of the numerous
| and serious wrecks at sea during the
gales we have Just experienced unnarm-
! ed, we doff our caps to the Vancouver and
! her Welsh captain, with his little pipe
| and broad smile. May she never turn
|! turtle but always rolf him into the
! the haven where he would be-. B.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
ACC0MACK O QUOTA OF. NEWS
Walter n1app ImprovinE-Joh,

G.. Walter Mapp ImprovinE-John
BeasIey Observation-Disclosures Bank
ACCo1IACK. VA, anuary 17.-fSpe-
scial:)-AIr.s G. Walter Mapp. prominent
attorney OF this bar, and candidate
for this attorney. who has
been i'll with pneumonia for several weeks.
is out gain. 81
Mr.. John Beasley, of Harborton. after
a short illness of typhoid sever. died at
Z the home of his sister, Mrs. Lloyd Bum
dick. on the 18th instant.
Miss Julia Fauntleroy Crowder. daugh-
ter Of Rev Nv illiam r. Crowder. OF Kel-
Ter, was married to Mr.. George Allen
Beauchamp. of ontgomery. Ala.,j at Oak
Grove NJ. E. church, on the 18th instant.
DR.. George w LeCatc, Of Wachaprea-
que is improving rapidly and expects
to be IN Richmond next week to resume
his duties as enber Of the Senate.
Hon. John w. Carroll, Of Cape Charles,
for q number Of years chief clerk In the
sIperinterdent' Office of the n. Z. p s
N. railway. and Tor some time editor OF
the Cape Charles Light. has accepted "a
position with the Seaboard Airline Com
pany. . $50
"A q meeting 81 the Sstockholder of the
Parks1ay National Bank, O. Parksiey. on
|sthe 18Th instant, ytcksons Jr.ss o.
Berlin. Ma was a. eaected .prestdent anc
James Hal. Of Aiarsh Market IKE, ya.
ana j. W. Chandler Exnore. Va
wore eleeeo6 dlla11Lss1 N
saoudai. 6 s. 1see1l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18


Marvellous Growth of Hair.
the great Altenhein Medical Dispensary,
has just made the. stratlfng announce
mentsf that he has produced a compound
that grows hair on any bald head. the
doctor makes the claim that after expert
ments, taking years to complete ne has
To the doctor all. heads are alike. There
are none which cannot be cured by this
remarkable remedy. The record of the
cures already mace is truly marvellous
and were it not for the high standing OF
the great physician and the convincing
testimony Of thousands. of citizens all
over the country 1t would seem too In1rac-
uloDs to be true.
There can be no doubt of the doctors
earnestness in making his claims nor can
his cures be disputed. He does not ask
any man. woman or child to take his or
anyone elses word for it. but but he
stands ready and willing to send free trial
packages Of this great hair restorative
to any one writes to him for it. enclosing
two-cent stamp To- prepay postage. IN
single night it has started hair to grow
ingson heads .a.a for years. It has stop
ped falling hair in one hour. It never
fails. no matter what the condition, age
or sex. Old menaand young men, women
and children all have profited by the free
use of this great. new discovery. If YOU
are bald if your hair is falling out or If
your hair, eyebrows or eyelaShes are thin
or short write the Altenheim Medical
Dispensarv. 1929 Foso Building, Cincin-
natl. Ohio, enclosing two-cent stamp
to prepay postage for a free package and
in short time you will besentirely re-
stored. ja1S-1t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
Death Of respected co1ored Man.


One of the best OF his race, was laid
to rest yesterday when the burial OF
Moses Jackson took place. Moses. or
Uncle Noses as many OF his whites
friends even of advanced age called him.
was link with the past, and truly
Iustrated the best. traditions OF the old.
time family servant. He was reared in.
the family of the late Dr. George Wat
son. and long and faithfully served 1t az
butler and In other capacities He re-'
ceIved his training from the doctora.
wife, handing his first cup OF tea al
the age Of s years, and was In every
sense Of the word what was known Ia
antebellum days as an "accomplishsdsS.
servant. Freedom made with him no dic.
ference in his relations with or bearinA.
towards the whites. He was ever pollta.
courteous. deferentia1. and obIiging. sHa
had known two genera tons Of our peo-.
pie and his sentiment regarding the days
agone and the old regime was something
pathetic. He was Intensely proud of his
own immediate white folks" and of his
association. In his humble capacity,
with their friends and acquaintance,
By all who knew him Moses Jacksou.
was trusted and respected. as he deserved
to be. He was honest loyal. and devoted
/ to the interests of those he served, and
his life throughout was an example to
| his people Said gentleman last night.
who Is now verging on ihree-score. and
| who Uncle Moses had often carried
around In his arms: Few there be left
| like him, and more's the pity. for every
F. time one OF hts class drops off a restrair-
! Ing influence upon the new issue Is lost
and the bonds between the whites and this
! blacks is weakened.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
CHASE CITY AFFAIRS.
Blackstone and Chase City Road
Tobacco observation-disclosures News.

i
CHASE CITY, VA, January 17.-(spe-
cial.)-The survey Of the Blackstone and
Chase City railroad will soon be complet-
ed The loca ton of the line. is within
two and half miles east of Lunenburg
Courthouse. There is sufficient capital
backing this enterprise to insure It's con-
struction.
A meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the company will be held at the Jefferson
Hotel, Richmond. on the 10Th of this
month, when the New York members Will
be present Messrs. GA. Endley. T. E.
Roberts, r. .. Jeffress and j. M Sloan,
directors from this place will attend. Also
I B. Bell. and others from Lunenburg,
with Messrs Epes, billiard, and Seay, of
Baltimore.
Samuel INershaw & CO.. Of tPhiladel-
jhia. have started the manufacture here
Of bobbin heads and shuttle blocks and
expect to turn out from 10000 to 600 per
day Dogwood and persimmon are the
only woods used for the purpose.
The stock Of the Virginia Furniture
Company, to be located here. has been
subscribed, and charter prepared. It will
be an enterprise Of considerable magnl-
tude.
The sales of tobacco have been small
since the beginning of the new year. II
Is estimated that three ourths of the
bright, and three-tifths Of the dark crop
tributary to this market, have already.
been sold Since the beginning of the
tobacco year i'll October, nearly 100000
| mounds have been sold on this market
The Ehie crop produced was surprise
TO the dealers IN the leaf. The prices
maid enabled many small farmers. hereto
fore renters, to buy homes. One man tola
me he had paid enough rent TO. ouy
tne farm he had been cultivating. So he
4 ar - -
| nayine $500 cash, all saved from tobacco,
and the balance he will settle out Of the
crop now on hand.
HOTEL MOVED ON ROLLERS.
T,be. old Mineral Hotel has been moved
an rollers by Cole & Goa of Richmond,
ia another. site, It's the third removal : OF
| This building. and as 1T vas construcleoo
| with wrought nails. 1t has douotless De .saa
standing for a century, as the present CUT
,,s;i VAS not invented until 1896, and was
| not in general use before 1870, or Slater
There are several aspirants for the seal seal
of 1I1r Mclean, fit should be declared
,y.cant by the House OF #Delegatess. 81 - =. !.
| Nj 90 Is >, strenuous Republican, came
] .as.l,is county from Pennsyl vanla, years t.
syo. once engaged in teacnlns coips 5. 81
schools. Apart from his Repnpncan am III
| atoms. he is clever man
nasition to render much service 20 l n1s
sen ols1 ton; OF WALTER y. GREGORY
og M. condition OF supervise Walter ~ "
$50 =. stricken with paralysis SONS m
III nspo is still serious. He#ts at ms ms
~ teTa with daily attendances OF pny
49, Yesterday 1t. was u thougIn 9. ihs
s,e, for recovery were more favor;
able. - oode member Io1
The state Board Of AgT1cultnls, e s,on,
fined to his home IN this scouhet s.
i hprotracted illness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
your druggist Every druggist

Nevertheless it Is a fine thing he Is do
ing, and will prove an object lesson to
the young men Of the South, helping to-
dignity labor and Danish false valuations
Such men as Ruskin.. Emerson. and
Burns have done much along this line
by precept and by example, and the sons
Of rnillionaires who have the pluck and
courage to stand side by side with the
workingman are helping equally as much
in the establishment Of true American
ideals.
A VERY POPULAR
The friends Of Miss Lettie Carnahan
learn with much interest of her, return
to Pulaski from kentucky, where she
has been for several years past. OF
especial interest is the fact that she did
not return. alone, having taken unto. her
self husband.
Miss Caranlan is we'll known to the
travelling public, having been for some
years proprietor of Hotel Pulaski.
No trler apostle Of the strenuous life
could be found than Miss Lettie, as she
is Familiarity known. Strong, mentally
and physically. with unbounded energy
and fine executive ability. big heart,
quick wit and keen sense OF the ridicu-
louss she Is at once a striking and inter-
esting personality and a useful, member
of society,".
can run the outside of a house as we'll az
the inside-thoroughly: domestic and yet
equally capable as man Of affairs"-a
woman who can do q dainty piece of en-
broidery. cock a good dinner. hitch a
horse or build fence with equal facility.
It would be impossible Sto find a men,
Der of the weaker sex more self-reliant
and independent, and no man was ever
known to worst her in an argument.
Until now she has persistently defied
,, the willy Cupid. and therefore the fortu-
nate Kentuckian who won her heart
and hand is regarded with considerable
interest not unmfxed with curiosity.
HERE AND THERE.
Miss Lucy: Cloyd has sold her handsome
| home on Second street to Mrs. A. D,
Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Tyler are con
of twelve-pou daughter, born Wed.
! nesday.
General G. C. Wharton and his little
granddaughter. Mia, have returned from
Washington where they spent the hoH'
days switht Captain and Mrs. W. r 5Wlar.
| ton. .: -. -
At a meeting of the "Wednesday Clut
| at the home Of Miss Laura Kimbal
Wednesday evening, it was decided t.
reorganize the club and form a mems
3! chorus in connection. =.
The Adams Owl Club gave 8. delightful
banquet at the West-End Hotel last
] night. :S,s.@s -
| Mrs. Francis r.. wadleighs and her lit
/ tie son, Rail, passed through Radfort
TUESDAY en- route for her home in Blue
field. after spending the holidays witt
her parents-in Petersburg
i r I'll T.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

While in England Marshall p. Wflde1.
devotion. says the st. Louis Star He
had heard that the wife of certain
Iaborer was not all she should be. and
that the daily wages her husband earned
by the sweat Of his brow were spent By
her for liquor rather than for household
necessaries. Moved with pity for thsi
poor fellow. who never complained ee
In his way which paid the man well. and.
also livened up his dull hours with many
funny yarn. One day they happened
to talk Of domestic auarrels, and tneu
the poor fellow spoke OF his -owu tror-
bles for this first time =
'.Mr. Wilder" he said, come say az
how my wife doesn't do--exactfy right
but knows of only one fault that sh4
has. She swears when she's drunk,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
INDUSTRIES IN RUSSELL
The Bnrytes Company Mt Honaker-
Gossip from Lebanon.

LEBANON. VA, January 17.-(speciaLo
A number of new enterprises are spring
ine ND in Russell county. The Cl1nch
vsllev. Barytes Company with headquar-
ters at Honaker, are building raliroaa
from that place to within four or hse
miles Of Lebanon. The Leonard, ini iI....
-,oj,,+ IF this road, are said to be the
r,ot,ss, In the country This company viii
t,,ild lage mill for grinding the mineral !
an clipcb river. between this place and
Hona t;er, to be run by water-power. They
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

Drummond. J. W. Chandler. Smith K.
Martin, Edward H Conquest. John H.
Hopkins. II. Thomas Mason, DR.. John II.
Ayres, James A. Hall. and William L.
Mock. were. elected directors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
VALUABLE PUBLIC SERVICE.
sbeltertng Arms Hospital Did n
Great Work Last Year.


The work of the Sheltering Arms Hos
pital for the year 1902. shows that this in
stitution has done valuable public service.
A large number of patients have been
cared for. and az the financial report
shows, the institution has been conduct
ed economically as well as efficiently.
Here is the report of Mrs. Anna Is. Boy
kin, recording secretary:
Number of patients cared for, IS dnclud-
Ing a man who caHc every day for sever
al days to have wound dressed, and an
infant who was brought in for surgical
operation, and then taken away; births,
/: deaths. 1; patients from Richmond city.
&c; from other places, So. males, %; fe-
males. So; number of days of treatment
given. 1852
Only durable, non-contagious cases are
taken Patients able to pay physicians
and hospital charges are not received. Ine
hospital is non-sectarian, and entirely
free to all respectable white persons IN
INDECENT circumstances.
Mrs. a. D. Landerkin- corresponding
secretary, reports having written LIS let
tiers, and S75 postal cards.
Here is the annual report OF the treas
urer for the year:
Balance on hand Jan. 1. 1902 ......S e14O.Sl
RECEIPTS.
The Kings Daughters. -........... $3.50
non,+;o,,s SIS
Dnes 5000
Rebekah Peterkin Memorial Asso-
CATION 1901
l-itv annronria ton .... 10000
I,,,,c,,ta at Cohen Co.'S .. S1.4e
C,;+,. -I,,,;o,, of Kings DAUGHTERS. 122. 80
Mite hoxes ... 136. 81
I7o,,,,6e,.s day ......... 6o2.1s
1,+ersst on endowment fund.-. 1,o66.61
o.La, ..,o,,rces . 2275
,,o.s, .s4.sss1:
cranf total "a. 526. 8;
DISBURSEMENTS.
D., rou 1,17414
,a,-l,o+ .... 6505f
.I.I, exc IN. dr,,ps s3Ss. 544S:
I,,,,t., ma eeers slaa AZ: fuel. s2li.13 1908.
Ice. s37,T: repairing furniture slo.ea 40.
$3.50 b,,,ldins SOS.1t
| $500 e, N. u-ater- 500. 34.1!
Gas 80: furniture 5000 .-..... Aoo.N
o s.aao 81 ... 1885,
,Postase. SIG: stinlulants. $500 e1.N
Disinfectants, s13.5o: laundry. siSS.Sl lsI:s
| Drv goods. So So: groceries. 1857. 40; 42o."
Mite boxes. $50: repairing and reno
waiting beds, $50. IS ....-...........- o.
Int. certificates ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - :.
Genera iouss suff as
Luhish -, 90 ~. return loan. $50 29.0
| . Saie % ia y - % 81
| e,e,,5
,,aianco on hand Jan. /, i9os.-,-- L
MRS. GEORGE T. KING,
Treasurer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
PE-RU-NA
FORTIFIES THE
SYSTEM
AGAINST
|cATCHINGCOLD.

Of need. y e, 955l 80
'.For the past few years have found
that caught cold easily, which would
settle In most unpleasant catarrh of
the head. I had to be especially careful
about being out evenings and not to
get chilled when dressed thin for parties,
but since have used Peruna my general
health is Improved, and my system is in
such good condition that even though
lam exposed to Indictment weather 1t no
longer affects me.
IT have splendid appetite, and enjoy
life, being in perfect health:''--N1rs. B.. F..
IJendorcou
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

Peruna- but my
experience W ! t h
this reliable med
icine has taught
me that there is
one which can be
trusted and which
will not fail in time
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18

suIting from colds. whether It Is se-
we're cough. catarrh. infuenza, or Ia
grippe.''-Aiss Emily NIilburne.
Mrs. 3. +. Henderson, No. 622 Grand
avenue, Milwaukee. Wis, treasurer Of the
Schiller Club writes: II never had any
faith In patent medicines until tried
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-18
New IS tbs Time lll %, afa
=Pe.lu.na,

Now Is the time to ges
Peruna. and t should b. ~.
taken as soon as tbs
slightest symptom oe !.
catching cold InanIfests IL.
self.
Many people do not sesua
60 understand that q cold
Is acute catarrh, thai
catching cold Is simplT
catching catarrh. An Old
cold Is chronic catarrh
Catarrh is liable to settls
anywhere In the system
While It Is true that Pes
runa cures cafarrh where
ever located. yet Il IS adj
visable for every one str
use Peruna as q preventirs
and not wait until catarrh
has fastened itself IN SONS
stem.
Mrs. Charles Steinscke.
a popular young society
matron OF Stoughton. WIS.
s-= - -