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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
/. GREENSBORO AFFAIRS
Municipal primary Elections VIII Be
81 Held on April 2Bth. 5 " "

oRESHYNsBoR y nf' Ai laspas'A is.rhe
municipal political campaign was fnlrly
launched last night when tho City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee mot. The
State and county. Democratic plans OF
.prgnntsation was adopted for the city
primaries, and April 2Sth fixed 5 as the
time. the convention to ratlfy the sdmo
being called for April s0th: Instead Of
twelve aldermen there Will be only six
to be chosen, the recent Legislature hav-
Ing amended the charter, reducing tho
number from two members to ono from
GA Oh Of the six wards. So far no an
nouncclnent Of candidates has been made
HI Mr.. ilihm Wheeler, Of the freight
department here OF tho Southern, has
been promoted to special route agent lie
Is the youngest man ever placcd IN 50
a position, and has earned
It. fIo is u son OF Or. w. II. Wheeler
or Winston. s3$ .3st
Five rural free mali delivery routes,
tablished will begin service April 1st.s
The average daily mileage per route 4; IS
twenty-five miles. The carriers have not
yet been named.
The Athletic Association of Schools and
Colleges OF North Carolina will meet IN
Greensboro on next Saturday. .s5jil
Tx Governor Charles M. stedman res
ceivcd the Intelligence this morning Of tho
death. q Asheville, where he had been
for a year for Improvement OF his health
OF his only son. Wright sted1nan, aged
81 years. l stEs; n
Miss Harriet Green, a Friends preacher
OF great force and conservation. who has
been In this county for some time, died IN
the hospital at Salisbury this morning
,afterEnn operation for appendlc tis She
preached to large congrega ton In tho
Friends Church here Sunday morning.
THAT afternoon she was taken wi tn o v 10
lent attack. and was carried to Salisbury.
miss Green was an Englishwoman and
was on q visit to churches here. Il
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PIERCE--CLAUD
Protty Home Wedding in Portsmouth
YESTERDAY Morning.
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IN PORTSMOUTH,, a. March Ems
residence Of Mfr. and Mrs. Borden Piercc.
at Webster Avenue and y Street. Ports.
mouth, was this morning, the scene OF
pretty wedding, Miss Elsie EVELYN Pierce
becoming the bride OF Mr., w. T. Gland.
one OF Portsmouth's best known young
business men. 4. 81 :,
Roy. A.. r. Shaw, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church, performed the ST.
emory IN the presence of a large gather
Ing Of the bride and groon's friends. Dr.
r. II. Claud brother OF the groom, acted
as best man. while Miss Daisy Pierce
the brides sister, was maid OF honor. #
The bride was attireh IN champagne
colored crepe dc chine over white
taffeta. r. c. Aunspaugh and G, K.
SwInk, of Norfolk, acted as ushors.
The newly married couple left on q
southern tour by the seaboard Air Limo
Railway 9;25 train, after receiving con CON
gratulatlons. 55
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IN WINCHESTER
Circuit Court Docket veritable Nest
III Of Damage Suits. Al
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WINCHESTER VA. March 18-Tho
present%term Of Frederick county Cir
cult Courts a verltable nest of damage
SUITS To-day Judge Harrison heard ar
++g;umnents on the demurrer In the suit
of Jolliffee vs.. Jolliffee, which contains
knotty points Of Interest In Virginia The
object is to ascertain whether Mrs. Frank
Fl. Jolliffee. a resident Of Baltimore, can
sue her husband. who resides In Califor-
mia, in the courts of this State. Jolliffee
recently owned d hne farm in the county,
Both belong to prominent families To-
morrow the damage suit OF s. II. Bratth-
waite vs.. Charles p. McElwccl will be
heard. Complainant wants five thou-
sand dollars damages from defendant for
alternating his wlfe's affections.
Winchester Memorial Hospital opened
to-day Dr. Hunter II. Mcclure Is prest-
dent and Miss claybrook. formerly Of
st. Luke's Hospital, Richmond. Is matron,
T. M. Houston, Of this city. has been
appointed aide.de-camp on the stan OF
Commader-ln-C Chief Stewart, OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, S8#
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'lNI|O.|'R'|''.RI I
APP.OlM||.A|.'T''rOX
Delegation q, ton from ON Petersburg
Council Hard at Work.
THE NEW FIRE LIGHT DEP or
It VIII BE Built at Washington and syca-
more Streets and Work Has Now
Begun-Th he New Hossl 70 90 II
Called the "Randolph."
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b P1OTI0RsBURG,, VA, March Is. MessrA
Carter r.. Bishop. George J. Scay and 81
mon Seward, the delegation from thu
Council Committee having Ia charge the
plans for the diversion Of AppomattoE
River, spent tho day In w ashington In
chief Of engineers Thrse gentlemen res
turned \ to Petersburg tonight, but Will
not give out any thing for publication un-
III they have COME rred with their com--5
mittce. III i,S a }sI ~ FL
{; Armed az they were with full informa-
ton on the subject and with estimates
made BY many leading engineers. promi-&
nent among them being Colonol Quinn.
1t Is believed that their plans made . Ia 4
vornble impression on the chief Of engt-
i,ecrs. } AZ 4 n 3 is sSt!S; Hiai
Work has now begun on the new freight
depot to be built by the Atlantic Coast
Line at Washington and Sycamore Streets.
The new passenger station is nearly COM
}pleted, and will be occupied within a few
days. Tho second floor OF tho station
will be occupied az Offices. 4 s:,. g:
Y There are no important cases on the
docket OF the 81 Corpora ton Court, the
March term of which begins tomorrow.
There are many dance halls IN the yl-@
cjnity OF Center Market run BY colored
people, There has recently been COMPLAINT,
ana the Mayor has ordered that all these
halls be closed. III # 4
FF The Bostonlans In an elaborate Irodu.c- 4
ton Of Robin Hood, "s will come 70 the
Academy Thursday evening. the 18th OF
this month";. q ~ lis
a The Petersburg Lodge OF Elks. at
regular meeting tonight. elected officers
for tho year and transacted other puss-
ness. s.
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YOUNG TAN KILLED
Was Probably Beating His Way on
Southern Train Near Chatham.

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"a CHATHAM. VA, March IA young
man. supposed to be about 25 years OF
age, well dressed and supposed to DO
named j. II. McCreary, by papers found
Upon his person. was killed on the South
ern Railway three miles south OF this
place Tuesday morning He was sup
posed to have been beating his way
When White Oak trestle was crossed he
was struck and dragged for a mile. tear
Ing his body to pieces. 1t was picked up
by the section hands and Viewed by q
coroner's Jury Tuesday His hat bore
the business mark OF Louisiana firm,
and sl,Sa in cash was found on his per-
son. 5G ls.
Jack T.5Hundley is now being tried for
the murder or Albert Griffith.
Contract for rebuilding Hotel Bennett,
which was one year ago destroyed by
fire, was on Monday awarded to Haynes
Brothers. contractors, of Sonans, Va.
Rev Charles y, Fillmore and wife left
Tuesday morning for Craig county for
u rest of several weeks. In hopes of
regainIng Mr., Elmore's health,
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BRAKEMAN KILLED |,
Fell Under Wheels Of a Shifting Engine
in Alexandria.
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"a ALEXANDRIA. VA..a March lSs-h1of-
tris johnson, twenty-one years old,.
hra koman@on tho Southern Railroad. was
Instantly killed this morning by falling
under the wheels Of a shifting freight
train on Union Street. He was almost
accumulated. F Coroner Purvis will hold
m inauest. Railroad officials state that
Johnson was climbing down the car when
ne fell to death BY catching his foot N
the ladder but others state that me az
which slipped and throw hir, ~ had
bean mere but a ifcw weeks. coming from
Remington, Fauquier county where ne
lived with his father, Mr.. Thomas JOINS
son. Ie was unmarried. III
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Charged With Assault.
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4 ROANOKE, VA, March lS,.-John!
Lewis, u clerk employed in the commits
sary of the Rorer mines. near this city,
was arrested to-day. charged With CONS
mtting an assault upon Flora, the If
teen-year-old daughter Of Constable ~
D. Blackwell, The girl Is employed In
the house Of the manager Of the mines,
and claims that Lewis assaulted her yes
aterday afternoon, He was arrested by.
Deputy Sheriff Tlnsley, Of Roanoke
county. and Policeman R!gney, OF this
city, Ho was taken to Salem this aftor-
noon. lie protests his Innocence, and
his friends say that he Is not guilty I4o
Is from Rural Retreat, and has borne
a splendid reputation,
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ON DIPLOMACY
Hon. Jno, w. Fosters Second Lecture
at the University. 4}
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Ia UNIVERSITY OF sg5 VIRGINIA.. VA
March 1s-Thc Hon. John Nv. Foster,Sof
Washington, delivered this evening. HIS
second and concluding lecture On 'DIplo-
Macy before the students loCS the law
department.. Mr. Fosters original inten-
ton was to deliver three lectures at tbs
University, but this plan has been inter-
ferred with because of the fact that the
distinguished diplomat has been recent
~ chosen to prepare the case ofiSthe
United States In the Alaskan Boundary
Commission. This appointment makes
it necessary for him to return to Wash
ington on Tomorrow. Is "a (, ~ h
Mr.. Foster discussed tonight the duties
OF ministers. and their retirement from
office. His lectures proved very delight
ful, were full of his own "reminiscences.
and We're ntersperced with humor. On
each evening he easily held tho attention
of his audience for an hour-and a half
lie is q most interesting personality, ana
made an excellent impression. both upon
faculty and students. tx
Mr., and Mrs. Foster accepted an lnvi-
taton for lunch to-day at seymour"
the home Of Major William Nelson. near
the University.
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+. NJ. Hicks, ]. II, Irohsor, md "A. 3. =.
Wilson. ,rhis road, when opened ,,r, VIII
be h great convenionce to the community
through which 1t passes, i, n
Captain L. g. 4 Goode, Of dreenvllllllee,
Miss. WHO has lcet on several Days
visit to Ills brother, W. s. Goode and Ills
sister, Mrs IL o. Davis. Of this village.
has returned home. Captain doode' was as
for number Of yetlrs conductor on the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, and
now 1ives In Greenvillc. Miss, and IS.
rnllrondlng. n.
Mr.. Joseph Wilkinson, Of this place. IS
detained at his residence by sickness
Mr.. W. RI Davis, deputy sheriff, VINO {,
has been sick FOR several days, Is vel
enough to be out again.
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Chittenden-Lamm. :.

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Il ROANOKE VA. March 1s-Mr.3 Chau
ID. Ch!ttenden, n member Of tho City
Council OF Reading, Pennsylvania ana
Miss Margaret Lamm. of the same clty
were married here this afternoon Mt the
residence fof Mrs. p. s. Walker, q niece
Of tho bride. Rev. Mr.. Houtt. pastor OF
st. James, Methodist Church, oftlciated
The marriage took place here. as q sister
ana nloce OF the bride reside in Roanoke,
The couple Will remain here several days
ana then so on Southern trip,
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! E.ET T77.7l-T- 81 ~ !. 5TIl'-.7r'I ~,
Too Much for Fertilizers,

OF t sIS eirY' VA w, March lathe crop
Of tobacco in this section has nearly al4
been marketed Freparatipng OF farmers
for another crop are In active progeresa
It is amazing to see the expenditures s
made for fertilizers, and with many " y
an unfortunate Investment, the crop ~
alzng but q little more taaA " cos's y
II ,lT14ts3f
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Birdwood Sold to Western Man.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. March Ia
The handsome old colonial estate known
as "BIrdwood = was sold yesterday for
Mr. w. &, Chamberlain by Messrs. A. II.
Bibb s. Co.; price, $4,000 cash. The pur-
chaser Is Mr.. Charles Edgar, OF WIscon-
sin. Mr. Edgar is a large manufacturer
He Will make a. permanent home here,
having already contracted for imp, cve-
ments aggrcgating nearly $4,000,
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IN GLOUCESTER
The "Drys" Appear to Have the Best of
the Local Option Fight.
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YORKTOWN, VA, March 1S.--Reports
from the local option fight In Gloucester.
are to the effect that the county will
undoubtedly declare for restricted H.
cense The dry have decidedly the best
OF the fight.
shad and other Ash have fallen greatly
in price within the past ten days. Bucks
are selling plentifully Ut 20 cents each
for fine large specimens. roes at 40 cents.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Morris, having suffered an
other serious relapse In her condition,
grave fears are entertained Of her re-
covery, tH.'
Mr.. n. t.. Roberts arrived here this
morning. and u viewing property for q
proposed cannery, making tomatoes a
specially.
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/. Six Months In jail.

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H sTAUNTON, VA. March 1S.-For uslHs
language last night TO Mrs,
Ida Burroughs, n young white woman
OF this county. George Jones, coloFed.
was to-day fined $e5 and given SIX months f
in Jail, Junes had undertake9 70 sho"
Mrs, burroughs to the house OF her rc q
tive In thef city, but taking her outside
the corporation he insulted her.
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Crushed to D cath.

+ BRISTOL, VA Il March 1s,-Lewls
Fl. Andersons thlrty-tlYe years Of ags.
and foreman Of the logging ,forra OF the
Strong Lumber Company, OF Bristol, WAS
crushed TO death on Stoney Greek Noun
tain to-day, by being caught under
rolling log. Anderson, who was former
" a bookkeeper In Bristol, IL survived
by his wife and two children. t5
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COONS VS.. COONS
Much Tried Case Again Argued at Gull
pepper Circuit Court.
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X CULPEPER. VA, March lS.-rhe sec
ond special term OF the Circuit Court
for this county, after several days ses-
sion. adjourned to-day.
The much tried ease OF Coons vs.. Coons
occupied the attention Of the court on
the last report Of the commissioner and
which, after elaborate argument by
counsel pro and con, was taken under
advisement by the court; Its decision to
be handed down in a few days.
Former president OF the Supreme Court
of]Appeals OF Virginia. Lunsford Lewis,
was present. and argued the case for the
defendant.
City Council. tho license tax for retail
ing ardent spirits In the corporation was
greatly Increased, the present tax OF
seventy five dollars being raised to five
hundred dollars. GE
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!. co an In Dense Fog.

PH1LADbSIsPHIA, ~ March le,-The |
steamer ie Watson, from Port A J. ono.
was ii collision thFty.iye 'n the s 81
1 s. es l.,l Dsewel, from Province for NOS
S sp,,1 II NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. g dense fog: 4
ry,e' schooner lost her bowsprit head
ard fa1sgurehead the latter being loft on
tie tie steamers s deck. The steamer dam
aged her portquartef, 81 Il &,
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IN POWHATAN
farmers and Saw-MiIl Men Are Push
ing Their Work Vigorously.
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POWlIATAN, VA, March lS-Spring
has now opened up and farmers and saw
mill men are rushing their work. There
are si1 saw mills near here. II, V, Goode.
OF Chesterfield. is now planting his mill
on the tract of land recently bought Of
Daniel Hatcher BY ", B. Boatwright,
In the last few days another tmbered
farm In this county, near Macon. has
been sold. The farm is known as the
Powell farm, aga was bought by MR.
M. w. Eicholls. Of this county for
s2.7O0 cash,
The commissioners appointed W the
County Court to view and condemn n
road bed for q new public road north u
the courthouse and known as the Brauer
road, will meet Saturday, The 2lss 10
carry out their work, This commissioner
ore lessrs. +. g, Miller. A. Al, Howard.
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Given Eighteen Years.

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coURTLAND, VA, March ls.-Doc.
Blake, who shot and killed Guy GlYenl
While engaged in a game Of craps g; l near
Newsoms, in this county, on the th.I-$
tcenth 81 last December. was tried mere
to-Iavfsin the County Court. inc Jury
rendered a verdict OF murder ~ ne. sec.
ond degree and fixed his punisn!hesHl's ~ -
eighteen years In the pen!tentiary''., a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
A MILL TAKEN OVER
The Fries Merger Absorbs the Century
II .735 Mil at South Boston.

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SOUTH BOSTON. VA, March B-The
Fries merger has absorbed the Century
Cotton Mill located here, The contract
mas heen signed and the transfer will be
made early In April. To get really IN
Inc swim smaller concerns OF every de-
scriptlon have to SO into this combine.
The price stipulated is not known
All of the warehouses were full OF TO-
bacco yesterday and to-day. the ten
dency Of prices Is upward, This Is es-
pccially true of fine wrappers s.
The land Is In good order Tor p!oWlng'
hut vet many farmers prefer selling to-
bacco before attending to any farm work.
Gardening has not commenced, the rains
have made IT later than was ever known,
The wheat crop Is looking well; It Is more
forward than for several years Peach
and apricot trees are all In bloom.
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Wrecked bY Broken Flange,

spsels1 u he TspesR; 9}!sPe e is-Tne
westbppnd local train On the gne 3,
at East Glasgow eight miles east Of this
place, BY the breaking Of tlapgeS oll ms
Wheel of one Of the cars, 80 fars ~ can
ib b aascertained, no one was burt ssvsa
cars were Wrecke q Il II
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stokesvllle oommIssary Burned,

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4. IIARRI sONRuRG. VA. March 1s.-The
ccmmlssary at stokesylle. the western
terminus Of the Observation-Disclosures
Railway, was destroyed by fro yesterday.
The loss was about $4,000 There was
$4,000 insurance on the stock. Tho fre Is
supposed to he of incendlary origin, There
was about $50 In silver and some tin to-
bncco tags In the money drawer. After
tho fire the tags were easily found, hut
no trace of the silver was discovered,
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Al tina MeckIenburg.

oHAsTS sGiTY, VA. March ls,-At the
A1ecklenburg are Attorney General An'
Iderson,. still Improving In health NJ; Z,
NJ Powers and Mrs. Powers, or Rloh7t
mond, aud Mr., ], Ct. Penn and Mrs, gem,
Of panyllle, and many otheF y'sltpss tts
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@Hudgins-Provooi.

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T YORKTOWN, VA, March 1s,--Rev. Il,
NJ. Crooks mt his residence yesterday eve ave.
Ming married Mr., wv. T.. Hudgins ana
Miss MollIe Provoo, both of York county
MI. Hudglns will engage In farming ahu
reside on his place in Fish Neck
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( . 5Jn1aIarate Is Selected.

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4 Gin AfffNTON, " A.. March ls.--Al =
esG,, ~, Of tie staun ton Board Of Trade
'4S1 ferd AZ. MI, James II, Woodward was
s,antad II q delegate to represent the poara'
aiFI meeting to be held in Riehmond tor
tn the purpose Of organizing g state BoaFa
Of Trade. 6lt s,S5 ri
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railroad from Middlesboroug up Cumber-
Land River to- Harlan Courthouse, Ky..,l
III the near future. GiS, s sg
Your correspondent had the gplensure Of
going over Bis Black Mour,tatr. OF, Glover
Lick Creek, last week, and found, that El7I
nearly all the fine coal lands (, are being
vestors are the Virginia Coal and Iron
Company ana the 1nternationn Harvester
Cotr1t,f ~ ii9 ~ 5st is rf ~ Ns tt4 ffa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
On the Rappahannock.

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4 I5OWLER'S WHARF, VA, March Ia
IT Is stated that the Weems Steamboat
Company has purchased a small steamer
to run In opposition TO the Peoples Steam
boat Line. from Fredericksburg to ur-
hanna,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19

ma afternoot,, & WITH Henry NJ. Tyler. Of
1sIchnnhd.i Dr. j. B w. 13owdoln, of "a Coo
'tnnn. 4, Il, Miller, OF Mathews, and Ed
w , d. ) Scott, OF Ashland, present. It
,vaa decided to divide tho Wurwirls dis-
that into two parts, but the appointment
81 tic extra Inspector went over until
April. The board settled the Lynnhavefi
BAY fishers by ordering tho Inspector to
isstlc Il license to the fishers. III I'll VA AN
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Observation-Disclosures.

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PETERSBURG, Van. MarG On !, io . Dsan
M n ntl : ton mr We're married this otter,
noon noe, At $50 ocookat washington Street e
c cf tho Rev, Or, Starr, pertor''''''s
the ceremony AZ ..... is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
YOU EEL Ell SICK

And you wonder. what's the matter, Your
head aches. you feel tired and nervous
have no appetite and can't sleep. Tho
trouble lies In the stomach, " has boz
come weak and cannot, therefore. do It's
work properly, Take q dose o. Hostel
ii viii restore the appetite. Insure per,
feet digestion and pouod sleep ana make
you feel better. No other Spring medl.
clns Is as good, Try a3bottle'
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oatSEieIds in Lee.

Special 10 The Times. Dispntch.) VI
CRAB ORCHARD, VA, March R,-lt
Is now officially reported here that the
| Southern Railway has decided to build =
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l., cheyromont. member Of the City
Council oe3the municipality Of San Juan.
Porto Rico, has written to Mayor Rid
dick asking for information as to the pub
lie services of Norfolk and The care Of
the streets, lights, markets md the san
itary regulations, The information was
sent to him without any details Of, thu
means by which American Counclmen
work their gratis on the CAV finances.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06
MAKE A TEST CASE.

1t is to be hoped that the mayor and
council will plant themselves firmly in
opposition to any scheme that contem-
plates the repairing of the Sixteenth
street pavement at the city's expense.
That thoroughfare has been repaired
and repaired and repaired until the
patches cover more area han the orig
inal pavement. There is no more valid
reason why the property owners ON the
principal retail ~thoroughfare of Omaha
should not pay for the repaving of the
street than should the property owners
of any other street on which the pave
ment is worn out. AS a matter Of fact,
the owners of property on Sixteenth
street, between Leavenworth and Cum
ing streets, derive greater benefits from
the traffic than do the property owners
on streets on which travel is
lively light.
The plea that the city must keep its
principal thoroughfare in good traffic
condition constitutes no defense for the
refusal of the property owners on that
street to pay for its repaving. If any
class of real estate owners in Omaha
can afford the expense incidental to the
pavement Of the roadway adjacent to
their property they can. If the city is
impotent to compel the repaving at the
expense of the adjacent property it is
equally impotent to compel owners of
lots to construct permanent sidewalks
adjacent to their lots and to replace
these sidewalks when they are worn
out.
If the city SUI the obligation to
keep forever in repair a street that has
once been paved, we may as well give
up all projects of replacing the WORKOUT
wooden block pavements with substan-
tial material at the expense of the prop
erty owners and let the cost Of repay.
ing be taxed up to the whole city.