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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
CHARITY 1. IN
PETERSBURG | / S. :: |.
Suffering Kept From Door Door Of 9
Poor BY Work u & City aid
Charitable Organizations.
FOR BETTER FIRE PROTECTION 4 / { ( i [ \ !!
"a Runaway Team Gre Creates ties N ls ';:.
element on Sycamore Sc Street ee,
Fallof Snow in Petersburg.
.1speoIal to Tho Times. plspatch.2 "

nj (SpccIal 10 Tho Times Dlspa tch.)
II u I,IyrDRsBURG,t svAo Feb. 1o.-Despite
.atbe exceedingly severe weather OF this
winter, there has been very little suf-
fering In. Petersburg among the poor
rneople. rho city makes provision for.
their care and their efforts are supple
7ncntcd BY liberal individuals and FIRMS.
Various charitable societies look after
Their class OF charges. and with system
they have succeeded in making comfort.
II able, at least to O. degree, many persons
+ who would have suffered during the
Tong continued cold weather. II there
nrc any homes lrs this city where food
OF fuel Is needed, they nre not known to
tho city Of any Of Its charitable organi.
q "a PENSION COMMISSIONERS
5s5l Judge J. M. Mullen, OF the Corporation
Court, has reappointel DR.. William 3D.,
HARDWOOD, W. r. Parhnm and j. E..
Avhitchdrnc pension commissioners for
Petersburg ard the committee will meet
sat the clerks Office Monday to look over
The list Of pensioners furnished by the
4 State Auditor 4ssSa.
u AT a meeting held yesterday evening
at tho Office OF the J. 3. Worth Com
houses located east OF Sycamore Street,
1.-THE subject Of better fire protection was
y discussed and a committee appointed to
have the matter brought to tho proper
authorities for action. Those composing
the committee are AIessrs. ]. B. Worth,
Z r. S. Gill, F.. q. stratton. Charles Luns-
ford. B. d. Booth, Dunlop Routh. "
RUNAWAY TEAM "a
A countryman's team drawing o loaded
wagon caused much excitement on South
Sycamore street this morning. The
horses became frightened and darted
along the street at breakneck speed,
terrifying pedestrians ard securing un-
INSTRUCTED passage from other teams.
AT the Atlantic Coast Line crossing, at
Washington Street, the runaways en-
Scountcred the protruding arms OF the,
railway gates, and these were broken
off In the n,ix-up The team was stopped
before further damage was done.
The condition OF Mr.. John s. Pollard.
we'll known gentleman connected with
the American Tobacco Company, who
recently suffered a severe stroke OF
paralysis, is tonight reported as much
improved. When stricken Mr.. Pollard
1vas experimenting affairs II. q tobacco
warehouse. 5i53{;5s Ma NJ ll 4 Va g s5s
Following day OF rain and sleet.t
snow began falling in Petersburg Mt 6
O'Clock this evening. ,S ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
ENLARGE WATER WORKS.
Fredericksburg Council Declines
to Create Office Police Justice.

Especial to The Times Dispatch,)
Z FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Feb, 49,
Tho City Council last night directed Its
Committees on Water and Finance to
bring In estimates at a called meeting
for charging and improving t.le city wa
ter works by the building OF n new
pump house, laying new pipes. additional
reservoir facilities and q new pump.
These improvements will cost about sl6,-
900, and 1T is expected that tho work
will begin in a. short time, Mr., W, T..
Brannan was elected n member OF tho
City School Board to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of the late D, G..
Cole. The Council declined to create the
office of police Justice.
\ Congressman John II, Rixey has sent
to tho clerk Of Stafford county ak fine,
shade trees as a donation from him to the
county. The trees are to be planted on
tho courthouse grounds.
Mr.. G. A. Garner, we'll known citl-
zen OF King George county suffered a
stroke of paralysis this week, and on ac-
count of his age, about seventy-fiye
years, 1t is feared It may prove fatal.
Henery Everett, the negro who was shot
by a trap gun While robbing the store
Of Mr.. l., Ct. Roach, was to-day indicted
by the grand jury and will soon be tried.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
FELL WITH All DERRICK.
Judge Barksda1e Holds the First
Term III Mecklenburg.
Especial to The Tlmcs-Dlspat

BOYDToN, va, Feb. 1e.--An employee
OF the Southern, named Moore. working
On the bridge force between this place
and Jeffress junction. was injured Tues
day afternoon while at work. Moore
was mounted on tho top Of derrick.
fixing to drive piles, the derrick being
on a fiat car when the machine fell
of the chr, carrying Mr.; Moore head-long,
down Whit. a distance Of some twenty
five or thirty feet, to the ground. He
was caughtsunder5G portion Of the ma-
5chinery and his arm and .collar-bone were
broken, and he was otherwise bruised.
He was brought to this place for medical
treatment. "
Judge w. r. Z Barksdale, OF this judi
5cial circuit, is now holding the first term
OF his court. He will try no Jury cases
and is engaged in chnncery6 eases only
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
SOUTHWEST DENTISTS.
Fraternal Messages Between the
Two State Organizations.

VI Especial to The Tlmes-DlspatcH,J
Dental Society Of Southwest Virginia met
In business session hero Thursday, and
in the absence of Dr. ]. Fl, Hartman. OF
Lexington, the president, Dr.. Frank A.
Lee. Of Lynchburg. presided. This socl-
ETY. has membership Of forty-tWo.
Many subjects OF interest to the pro-
fession were discussed during the session.
which continued until this evening. a
communication was received from pr,
j. B, Smith, of Richmond, president OF the
Virginia state Dental Association, OK
tending fraternal greetings and request
ing fraternal relations with the Southwest
Virginia Society, a committee was ap.
poInted to take suitable action toward
the furtherance Of fraternity and CO.
operation between tho two organizations,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
NEW BRUNSWICK COURT.
Without Executive Clemency
Parker Robinson Will Hang.

!. # Especial to The Times Dispatch.) X
= LAWRENcEVILLE,, " a., Feb. i, The
first term Of Brunswick Court under
the new Constitution. convened Tues
day morning, Judge j. f. West presld-
ing. Owing to the bad weather, the at
tendance was very small In the case
against Parker Robinson, Jr.. colored,
convicted Of murder at tho November
term, 4, new trial was refused and, I'M
less Executive clemency Is granted no
will be hanged on the 4th day Of March.
A. The postoffice will observe Sunday
hours, and the two banks will be closed
{Nonday--Washing blrtnuay,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20

Tho Company has now completed the
sixth year OF Its existence. 1t has paid
regular quarterly dividends on Its pre-.
ferred stock at the rate Of seven per cent.
Der annum since the beginning. The first
dividend OF one per cent. on the CON- nII
mcli stock was declared August 18th. loOi,
Juno dividends have been8 paid on he
common stock regularly every quarter AZ
the rate Of four per cent. per annum. I,
Ms The total 5number Of stockholders OF the
ton was about thirteen hundred. The
total number now is seven thousand y five
nurdref and eight. OF this number.
seventeen hundred and fifty four are en-
en- bling employees to buy our preferred
stock, paying for&it in installments, they
have purchased five thousand, two hum
idred and ninety-eight. shares. This. OF
OF stock, both common and preferred, held
BY our directors. officers and principal
mar ayers.
Thc balance sheet OF the Company,
nancial condition. 1t has ample cash re-
sources for the conduct Of its business,
and Its officers have no financial ankle
ties
The profits Of the Company. az well as
the sales, have shown each year an
increase over the preceding year, the year
just closed being no exception to the rule:
rhe financial statement does not tell
great work has been accomplished In the
Improvement Of our organizations. 1t has
not yet reached its highest efficiency. but
and our aim I'm IS to make it perfect. Ne.
Know that the policy we are pursuing
Is the right oDc. and each year the busi-
ness OF the Company becomes more
rs a anaty s oap goods IS main
tanned at a high standard. The sales OF
our advertised package goods are con-
SANITY increasing. and We are always
with the effect that the value Of our
goou-Wlll. which has become our most
valuable asset, is continually increasing.
In our last report we stated that we
New York and one in Chicago. especially,
for the manufacture Of Uneeda Biscuit.
The uneeda Biscuit Works in Chicago
Is practically finished. the last OF the
stallation. 1
Tho total cost Of these three new build
mss with their equipment. when com.
ana Upon Thich there ar assH
been paid the sum Of $751;. ol77s
We recognize that the expenditure OF
this large sum OF money. brings to the
bl.ltiss, because the expenditures must be
Justified In the future balance sheets
OF the Company. We are confident that
this result will BIO attained
5i IA, A. w. GREEN,
X Chairman OF the Board OF Directors
The Directors met previous to the
stockholders meeting md declared the
terred stock of ga per cent, payable
February .sth 1904: transfer books to be
closed from February 18th to February
10th. 10th inclusive and the regular
quarterly dividend OF i per cent. on the
common stock. payable April 18TH 1904.
trpEsfer books to be closed from March
18th to April 18TH. both Inclusive.
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was ouarantined. and all who were
thought to have been exposed have been
confined there, in charge ofsan immune.
So far there have been no other cases,
and as the allotted time has about
passed. it is hoped the danger Is over
Tho lady Of the house. with her hldren,i
moved about a mile from town, and the
house has only been occupied By the
party with smallpox and two other gen
tlemen who were exposed. and the nurse
The parties are all white.
y Tile public school was closed until
Aprfl lat. IT. }a3s go
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
Mr.. Donohoe Cashier.

Especial to The Times Dlspat ch.)
Z FAIRFAX, VA, Feb. 19-The Board Of
Directors of the Fairfax National Bank
met this evening and elected s. r. Dom
oboe cashier in the place OF Mr.. Frank
r. Ford, deceased. Mr.. Donohoe Is one
OF the most popular and influential men
In the county. r. Walton Moore remains
president. Lieutenant Governor Willard.
one OF the directors, was present at the
meeting. %sS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
In Interest Of Jamestown.

5=&fg,,E# Especial TO Inc IlIneS-1)lSpHICuiB gsg
NORFOLK, A.. Feb. 19.-s. Gordon
Cumming general counsel for the James
town Exposition Company, will proceed
Immediately to Frankfort, KY, and Co
.lumbus. Ohio, for the purpose Of awak-
ening interest in those capitals In the
jamestown Exposition.
The Board of Directors has decided that
some action of this kind should be taken
at once in order that aid and the exhibits
from Kentucky and Ohio may be assured
before the Legislatures Of those States
adjourn, a. they will in March.
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FOR REORGANIZATION
OR PARTY REVOLUTION
tBpecial to The Times Dispatch,)

Especial to The Times lspatch,)
TAAEy VA. Feb, 19,-The Re-
publcaIs Of TRzewel county held a mass
meeting here this week and elected dele
gates to the State, and district conyen-
+ lions. Strong resolutions We're passed
calling for party reorganization and In
.structlng the delegates to vote as n unit
against the present State sorganlzat ton.
The Republicans of Tazewell are for
party reorganization Or party revolution
rs an alternative.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
Lawre:lnce-Aaron.

(SpeclaI to The Times l lspatcF)
"a iVASiTl, VA, Feb. l9.-NIr. Walter A.
Lawrence and Miss LiIzie Aaron We're
married Tuesday at the home Of he
bride. near Ca lands, Rev. George lIund-
ley officiating, 5Ss 3 ia lsfss
The bride Is the daughter OF Mr.. II, G..
Aaron, q pronlin ent ia rn1e r. q the 2coun-
w, and IS very attlaati We YOUNG lady.
Keeper and So uger. "a III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
Smallpox at Lawrenceville.

(special to The Tlmes- DIspatch.)
larpeara au Of a case Of smallpox at a
observation-disclosures here sometime ago caused
sc me excitement In the town and sur-
rounding country. "A brakeman on the
case, BUT I OF mild form. The board ut
health took prompt ctlon ana have since,
had Che alter well In band e, K he house
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
Over the Line

Especial to Ths Times Dispatch
DANYILLE VA. Feb. 1s.-Miss Carrie
Boaz, the pretty nineteen-year-oldsd augh-
ter Of a prominent Bachelor Hall farmer,
and Mr.. Walter Cannon We're married
yesterday at Pelham. NJ C. IN. sS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
SPECIAL Low RATES VIA sEARoARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY. ACCOUNT 4.
OF DEPARTMENT. SUPREME
,TENpENCE,N NATIONAL. EDu-
t43 vi, ATlONALs ASSOC IA-TION

..r (
Atlanta, Gar February 23.25, 1904.
On account OF the above occasion the
Bseaboard will sell tickets MT rate of ona
first class fare, plus twenty-five (.S)
cents. for the round trip. Tickets on sale
FEBRUARY q and %, 1904, fInal limit Feb
ruary 81, 1904, On payment Of fee os
fifty cents to Joint agents. OH or beore
FEBRUARY 9TH, tickets may be extended
to March 81, 1904, Rate from Richmond
f$15.I6.
For tickets ard other information, apply
10 Richmond Transfer Company, ticket
Office Murphy's Hotel, or Main Street
station, or al
II. 8. IEARp,~
District Passenger Agent
$50 e. Main ST., Phone 4oa. Richmond, Va 4
n Rent a bog In i the strong fire and
burglar proof ault of ,,fieS state Bank
OF " ssinia, Charges mod era 70, 4 Il;
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Grace-Mitchulrn.
snecInl - rho ,rIrrnes-Disnatcr,

c NO.
KINSTON. N. c.. Feb. 10--Nr. George
T. Grace and Miss Carrie Mitchunl,
daughter of widow Mitchum, who lives
on Factory Hill. In East Kinston. We're
happily married at the homo OF the
BRIDES mother yesterday afternoon at 3
O'clock, Elder Jesse Moore. Of the Free
Will Baptist Church, performing tho
ceremony, 6a
Tho bridegroom is q we'll known Wild
over Of this city, Of some fifty-six sum-
mers, and the bride Is blushlng young
lady of seventeen, l ,t
AUSTIN, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Lanham
has received q second requlsitlon from
the Governor Of New York for CHARLES
u. Dodge, wanted IN New York on
stated to-day that he would not act on
the reaulsitlon unit! he has given Dodge
q hearing. 586 j isf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20
AMHERST REPUBLICANS,

Endorse Rooseyelt's and Agnew's
Management Of Party Affairs,
W (special to The Times ID ispatch.l 1t
81 AAIIIER ST. S Y Al, Feb, ia mass
meeting OF the Republl leans Of this coun-.
sty was held here TO-DAY imposed ot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20

TO the stockholders q
4, NATIO NAL BISCUIT COM JON .,,isi 90,
Y me fnllowlng is the balance sheet o.
NJ ~ -n in,nm q t close OF business, JAM
81 1eW .,,,,,,re,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20

q = u Is IIfltN. tNY.IttH -E 'g-L. f.Ht 4.
Bonds Payable &
Mortgages Paya !.
bic Assumed al
FORMATION OF Com
pany,8not yet. Ma :,
lurcd .............
Less Amount Paid
Accounts Payable,
Including Accrued
Interest ...........
Balance, January ~
lW5, .............
Earnings, IL mos. to
Jan. 81, 1904. inc
Less Dividends Paid
IL mos. To Jan. 81,
1M. inc. \
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100000 52,i9s, rs. 10
fIABILITIES. (

: sf farred ............. s24,so4 5000
nor %, 23s, 10000 5000. 500 %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-20

Sales u mos. to
faJnn. 81 1904, inc.
Profits Il mos. TO
Jan. 81. 1904. inc.
Per cent. OF proilt
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2,sa7,op.oo e,.o7, 1922. 80
,c2,1os,N7.ss
240,532,114.59
3,70e.5l5.G
Nc
ais

The sales and profits OF the. Company,
year by year. since Its organization nave l V
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30

One Of the Pioneer Residents of
Big Stone

The following sketch of Oliver
Martell, the old resident of Big
Stone who pas sed away Friday
of last week, is taken from the
Big Stone correspondence of the
Minneapolis Journal:
Oliver Martell, pioneer Indian
trader and early resident, died at his
home here yesterday of heart trouble,
in his eighty-seventh year. He was
born Nov. 6, 1918, in Three Rivers,
Quebec, and went to Wisconsin in
1885. Much of the early part of his
life was spent in rafting and in trad
ing with the Chippewa Indians.
In 1856, having accumulated little
capital, he came to Minnesota and,
with a partner, one st. Germain, built
a sawmill at w aterville, starting the
settlement there.
The panic of 1857 ensued, they were
unable to dispose of their lumber to
advantage, and the investment proved
disastrous. Mr.. M Martell moved to the
Lower Agency in 1859 and began oper-
ating ferry across the Minnesota
river. This was his business at the
time of the Indian outbreak in 1862.
On that day he bravely stayed by his
ferry until women and children who
were fleeing to Fort Ridgley were
taken across, when he started for the
fort.
Martell and one La Croix took their
h Orses and went out on a scouting ex-
pedition. About four miles from the
agency they found three dead bodies
of neighbors, still warm and bleeding.
They returned to the fort, where they
assisted in it's defense when it was at
tackled on August 2l and %. After
the fort was relieved by General Sib-
ley, Mr.. Martell went to Faribault,
Minn., having lost everything. He
remained there until 1871, when he
came to Big Stone lake and took
claim comprising part of the land
on which Big Stone City now stands.
In 1873 he was appointed one of the
first board of county commissioners
of Grant county, South Dakota, and
later was county treasurer.
In 1898, when so years he went
to Alberta Canada, and took home
stead. and since that time has spent
most of his time there. His funeral
was held today under the rites of the
Catholic church.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Married

At the home of the bride in Milbank on Decem.
Der 23th, by Rev. K. Fem Lyman, Mr.. Jacob
Sarf, of Browerville, Mimi, and Mrs. Melissa
Allen, of this city.
Both bride and groom are we'll known to our
Mllbank people, the latter having been a resi-
dent OF the county until a few years ago, wh en-
he removed to Minnesota, and is a minister in
the U. B. church. Mrs. Allen has long been a
resident of Milhank, and the couple intend to
make their home in this city after short yisit
to Minnesota friends. The marriage was COM
pete surprise to friends in this locality, as it
was not suspected that Rev. Sarff's visit to his
old home would result in SO important an enter
nriae
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Consolidated April II, 1890
New Rural Postage

The postmaster general in his
annual report makes recon-
mendation which if carried out
will be the greatest value to all
people living along rural free
delivery routes and to all towns
from which these routes run.
He calls attention to the fact that
the present rate of postage on
merchandise is one cent for each
ounce or sixteen cents pound.
He recommends that a postage
rate of three cents pound or
under be made between points
on rural route and the town
from which such route starts,
provided that the total weight of
the package be no more than ave
pounds.
Such bill will be a great SER
vice to every farmer. Today the
merchandise rates on ordinary
packages are prohibitive. But
with the new rate he can for two
cents send an order to any mer-
chant for any supplies needed.
machine repairs, coffee, spices,
small articles of clothing or other
current wants and receive back
the articles next day at an ex-
pense Of from three to fifteen
cents. With daily mail and
with the telephone, now being
so extensively used by the far
mers, the people in rural COM
munities will have almost equal
facilities for doing shopping to
those of the residents of cities.
And this bill will be of great
advantage to the towns from
which the rural routes run. It
will greatly enlarge their trade.
1t will tend to build up home
traffic and to discourage that of
the big mail order houses. 1t
will draw the towns and the ru-
raj communities into closer
touch and will thereby tend to
their mutual interests.
And besides these great bene-
fits the new departure will cost
the government nothing. 1t has
already established the post
offices in the towns and the rural
routes. Both are already paid
for. AS this rate does not apply
except from the town from which
the routes run there will be no
railroad charges to pay. The
government will really gain for
the extra letters dispatched aud
the postage on the extra traffic
created will be clear profit. No
one can lose except the carriers,
who will have some increased
work to do.
This is an admirable sugges-
tion and we trust that congress
will promptly enact it into a law.
No interest can seriously object,
except the catalogue houses, and
they should Of course not be con-
sidered.
The rural free delivery has
been great boon to the farmer
This Improvement will be only
second to the main policy in its
honQfit
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
OrtOnville Journal:

Ortonville Journal: L. M.
Kaercher has accepted the posi-
ton of manager Of the Western
Lumber Company's yard in this
city. Mr.. Kaercher has a wide
experience in the lumber busi-
ness aud is in every way quail
flied for the position. His large
acquaintance and popularity will
materially aid him in securing
business for this we'll known
lum Der company.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Suicide Of II. M. Grant

An associated press dispatch in the
daily papers of last Wednesday from
Sour Lake, Texas, gave the news of
the suicide at that place of T. M.
Grant, formerly a we'll known and
prominent resident of this city.
Grant is said to have been represent
ing ST. Louis Realty Co., as attor-
ney. and upon arriving at Sour Lake,
purchased two ounces OF carbolic acid
which he drank, his death resulting
almost Immediately. He was about
55 years of age. and had been estran-
ed form his family for many years.
Twentytiye years ago in the early
days of Ortonville, T. M. Grant was
prosperous and prominent attorney
with promising future, but with
failing for liquor which finally
brought about his complete downfall.
He was several times county attorney
and at one time enjoyed profitable
law practice. The family reside in
Hopkinton, New York, and have
many friends in this city who have
always felt deep sympathy for Mrs.
Grant and the children in the great
trial of their lives. Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-30
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in
Milbank postoffice, Dec. %, 1904.
German, B. T. Sigloh. Mrs. Ethel
Hamentien, Miss T j. Smith, Albert H,
Lauzon, K. X. koby Mr.
Smith, Mrs. May Gorameon, C. L. (For.)
In calling for any of the above
please say "advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If not called
for in fifteen days will be sent to
the dead letter Office.
w. w. DOWN-E. p. NJ.