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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
Supreme Court.
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Especial to The Times- Dspatch.)
Fl sTAUETON, VA, September M,-The
following are the proceedings Of the su-
premc Court OF Appeals in session here
yesterday: SS5
Alessrs L. B.. Tcmpleton, William =.
White. Jr., and L. s.. McAllIster, Quail
fled to practice IN this court.
The case OF $. NJ. Yost ys. Mary A..
Ramey. etc. from Circuit Court. Rock
inghnm county. Argued and submitted.
Case of J. W. F. Allemong VS.. Charles
Cn,lett, trustee Circuit Court Of Rock
ingham. Argued and submitted.
The proceedings to-day were as fol-
lo1s:
Case Frederick Gwinner VS.. Calvin
Michael. Circuit Court Of Augusta c9,il-
z ~ Argued and submitted. #
Argument was commenced in the case
OF Virginia Portland Cement Company
ya. Luck's admInistra tor. from Circuit
Court of@.augusta county. FL
The next case to be called will be the
American Agricultural Chemical Com
pany vs! kennedy & Crawford, from
Circuit Court Of Augusta county.
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"A HIGHLAND MYSTERY.
"A Residence Continually Rocked,
Though Surrounded BY Guards.

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MONTEREY, VA, September AT he
hitherto quiet and happy home OF Mr.. a.
j. Terry. a prosperous, energetic and re-
spected young farmer Of the Big Valley,
has Us week been about as untenabfe
as Port Arthur. gt.
q About q month go Mr.. Terry, through
the medium of the county paper, offered
B a reward of $50 FOR Information leading
TO the Identity Of the person Tho rocked
his residence. the notice disclosing a&fact
sof which no one knc " anything and about
which hut little had been said until w ed
nesday. night last. when the outrage was
repeated On Thursday. while Mr.. Terry
was busy securing and arnling three or
K four OF his ncighbors to stand guard with
him, stone came crashing through one
OF his windows, and even In &l..is noon
day attack, the bold miscreant effectually
eluded detection. q
To-day your correspondent was told by
one OF the four guards employed by Alr.
Terry on Thursday night that with the
utmost vigilance bush whacklnE,'
strategy and what not, they were u,-
able to locate the n7araudcr or determine
the source from which the stones ca nlc,
although no less than twenty were hurled
against the house while they We're sur
rounding It on every hand. armed with
repeating shOtguns.
56 Mr.. Terry's home is not III back
woods quarter, such as to make detection
thus niff1cult. but. on the contrary. is
situated within half mile Of the pub
lie road in the foothills OF the mountain,
with kind friends and good neishbors in
easy reach. He is a clever young farmer.
can think Of no oneHwho won, .us OUT
rage his home. and while the nom
pluscd, mystified guard, as he gave his
experience, seemed TO be harboring IDEAS
Of apparitions, demons and hobgoblins, he
evinced a Willingness and determination
to stay by Mr.. Terry until the mystery
is solved and the fend run down, be he
man or devil. g
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PRISONER ESCAPES
WHlLEJAlLERSLEEPS
Thought to be Too III to Get
Out Of Bed, But Takes
french Leave.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch)
VA. Sept. William
Whitaker, who has been cosflnod In the
county jail about a week. escaped last
night. The sheriff has been securing the
country for him without success. a re-
ward of fifty dollars has been offered for
HE arrest. Whitaker IL a very despera tie
man. Tho cause gDf his arrest was tho
lkilling OF Noah Altizcr on Wlitakcr's
land several weeks ago. Whitaker was
shot. by some unknown person immcdlate-
&ly after killing Altlzer and County Ply
#aiclan Painler removed the bullet from
him IN the county jnil here yesterday.
On account OF his subsequent sickness
and his weakened condition, he was given
~ good many privileges. He was allow
( cd to- sleep In the jailer's room, which Isl
a llttln more conl,nodious than the COM
mon cells, and guard has been staying
With him since the operation. Whitaker
and the guard and the jnilor were al
sleeping in one room. Whitaker In bed
by himself.
The guards thought him too weak to
attempt to escape. but when they awokcl
this morning Whitakcr's bed was empty.
his clothes and hat were gone, and the
conclusion was soon reached that the
prisoner himself had taken French leave.
Whitaker was wanted In West Virginia
for the murder pf Noah Altlzer having
taken place on the West Virginia line
Thomas Leedy, .cnciised OF a,urder. was
also IN the same room, but refused to
leave Ia
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Selection from "Diddle. Dumps and Tot"
Miss RICE.
"BoIle and ~ {recitauon) Miss Efe Dunn.
"a Winter Lullab by" (song). .Mr Nation
"a Spanish Dance" tpinno dueD..........
Misses Andrews
Just at the Turn OF tho Tide tsong)....
Miss Efllc Dunn.
''The One. Legged Goose treading) .......
Misses Rcdd.
Just here the programme. was Interrupted
by a cordial Invitation TO the dlning-room,
where delicious ices and cakes were
served. After returning TO the assem-
by hall the G1ce Club sang The Dixie
Kid and within a Little Word" Mr..
Nrattoin read '"rhe Fronchnan and His
Farm, and was compelled TO respond to
several enthusiastic encores. Souvenir
booklets wcre distributed aud contest
for autographs began. Miss Maud Mason
having rertjveG over nifty In fifteen min
,ltes. waa the winner Of tho prize, q beat.
4 tiful school banner. .tt
All agree that the association surpa sscd
itself In this delightful entertainment as
we'll as In the many acts Of klndest ser.
vice to the new girls, who have most
grateful menories OF the "nhite-ripbon
girls
Miss Estele sn1ithey. who Is absent on
leave and pursuing her studies In French
In Paris. Is greatly, missed by her many
friends.
Miss Martha Willis Coullng, who spent
last year In special study at Teachers
College, Columbia University. New York,
has Returned to take charge Of the draw
Ing. She was warmly welcomed
The members OF tho faculty who at
tended the ST. Louis Exposition during
vacation wcte: Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Nation,
Miss Alleen Andrews and Or. Sears.
Miss Edna VI Mofrett, of Richmond,
formerly teacher Of history in this nstl-
stitution, bu. no W an instructor at Welles-
ley College, recently visited Miss Tir-
gnia Reynolds.
No one could be moro greatly missed
than Mrs. Morrison, tho former lady prin-
cipal. who resigned her position to make
her home With her son In New York.
Her SUCCESSOR will soon be decided upon.
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THE female IN.
NORMAL SCHOOL

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T'4ARAlVILLE. VA. September :4.-The
end of 1.-The second week OF the twenty
first session OF the State Normal School
finds every department full and in cN-
cellcnt working order. There are nearly
i've hundred girls here and all are busy
and happy fewer hon,es!cls girls being
seen than eyer before.
The four new members Of the faculty
have received n most cordial welcome.
Miss Laetita NJ. Snow. a graduate of
,Vomnn's College. Baltimore, and OF the
University OF Chicago. Is in charge OF
tho work In physiology nature study.
botany and Zoology Miss Mamie Whit
ing, who taught formerly at Hampton
College. Is proving most successful visa
the literature and reading classes. MISS
Eloise Harrison, OF Peabody College for
Teachers, Nashville. Tennessee, Il popn-
4 lar assistant In mathematics. Miss Ven
MO Cox who has made 2 I, ilne record zee. !, :. N
!. her two years work a t Teachers Col
Elcge, is a supervisor in the training school
and assistant in manual training,
The carpenters are as busy ms teach-
ers ana students. During tho summer tho
main building has been repaired and
freshened from top to bottom, Excellent
new floors freshly colored wallis. and
where, present most inviting appear
&ance, and give to former students, who
remember their old, dingy apartments,
Il delightful surprise, The battered. old
Ebedsteals too, have been replaced by
neat, simple white iron beds. In short.
one is aston!shcd at tho amount OF work
accomplished during tho vacation, which
Gtcstlfles loudly to he fact that President
Jarnan and Mr.. Cox. who have been plan
ming and experimenting, have been ex-
$tremely busy men,
q The workmen are now pushing work to
complete the entrance and reception hall.
which has been moved, farther; east and
considerably enlarged. When finished
twin be one OF the most attractive parts
Fof the building The new, three'story
east wing, In which the floors are being
laid. contains q spacious, well-arrallged
assembly hal and many new dormltories.
Under tho present administration the en-
tire plant Is undergoing u gradual trans
formation, which Is most pleasing and
satisfying. Nayer has a session begun
{ NIL h more promise. a,is.
~ The Young Moments Christian Assoeia-
ton gave n reception TO the new students
on Friday evening, September 10th, 4ne
Interesting programme carried out was
as follows:
Rusice Dance ,.,,.,..ss.,,Gleet CLUB.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
LEWIS REFUSED
A WRIT OF ERROR.
Will Have to Serve Twelve
Years for Killing join
I. Dolan.
l(special 10 Tho Times. Dispatoh.)

sT4AUNTON, VA. September 2i.--Z. r.
Lewis. who was convicted Of murder In
Tho second degree at the July term, 1901,
Of tho Circuit Court Of Nelson county,
and sentenced TO imprisonment In the
ponitentiary for twelve years, was 10.
day refused writ OF error by The Su-
premc Court OF Appeals.
On the afternoon of the 18th OF Janu-
airy, 1901. LOWS shot and Killed John ].
Dolan, his neighbor, and ~ tenant Of 4
part OF the same farm. The shooting oc-
CURED on Lewis's place near Warminstcs.
Just inside OF the gate leading from the
stable into Lewis's yard. According TO
11ewlss statement OF tho affair, he had
q difficulty at the stable with Dolan. IN
which the latter knocked him down, nfte
which he told Dolln hc was going III
lie horsa and ordered him got to come
III the yard after him. Lewis went In
the house. got his gun and loaded It. and
locking out OF window saw Dolan COM
ibg towards the house. Lewis stated that,
thinking II Dolan saw him with Tie g,;;i.
he would go back he ran out OF the
house with the gun, and Just us Dolan
reached the gate to the yard, told him
not to come In: that Dolan threw the
gate open and came IN, whcrcupon Lewis
put the gun to his shoulder and point.
In. 1t at Dolan's face, said
what do you want?p
That Dolan said:
II want yon;'' caught the gun and pull
ell 1t, and It went off and killed him.
Lewis did not know whether he pulled
the trigger or not. but admitted that he
may have donc SO. Tho account Of the
only eye witness, a son oftthe man kill
cd. differs considerably from this. being
to the effect that Lewis and Dolan had
been wrestling, and that Lewis. upon be-
Ing thrown by Dolan. became angry, and
saying he would Fix" him (Dolan); went
TO tho house and came out with his gun:
that Dolan came out OF the stable and
started towards Lewls's house, and just
as ho got inside the yard Lewis shot him.
The petition for appeal assigns s
grounds for reversal of the judgment.
error in giving certain instructions and
in refusing others. and the refusal Of the
lower court to set aside the verdict as
contrary to the evidence. Tho refusal OF
tho writ or error affirms the Judgment
sof the lower court. #
Fl "A writ OF error was also refused by
the court in the case of William EllinEer,
who was convicted in the Circuit Court
:of Acconac county Of employing a nom
resident Of the State as one OF a resident
crew In dredging or scraplng his oyster
planting III Poconlokc Sound and fined
500. IL il
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Negro Industrial School.

Especial to The Times Dspatct.o4
h SUFFOLK VA, September e4.-At the
session Of the Bethany Baptist Associa-
ton, co>red, which closed to day at Piney
Grove. Nansmond county. it was decided
to establish a normal md Industrial
school where children will be taught
cooking, sewing. nursing, farming and
trades About one hundred churches were
represented. a board OF trustees. Of which
rev. NJ, B. Huckle is temporary chairman,
was ppointed to&look after the proposed
school. ri SIX
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
FORK UNION ACADEMY.
Seventh Session opens-F Farm,
erS' AsSociatinn "a Meet
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Especial to The Times. Dlspat ch.) q.
"a FORK UNION. VA. September "a
Fork Union Academy opened its seventh
session yesterday. s l{
In the evening a public meeting was
held IN the nature Of welcome. Ad-
dresses were made by DR.. G. Fl. Snead
Professors L. FL Walton and g. ". Fogg
and DR.. W E Hatcher. the founder OF
the school
The enrolment Of students to-day
reached lo5. and 1t Is expected that the
number will be l5O.
The now professors. Messrs. Fogg and
Winston. were duly recognized and In
troduced.
On Monday Miss Orie Hatcher, recent
+ Phi. D., Of Chicago University. will leave
to take charge OF the chair Of English.
In the Bryn Mawr College.
The Farmers Association OF this coun-
zty will meet at Palmyra on the 18th In
5stant, and Will be addressed by Or. Ro-l
bert Frazer. ,s
DR.. n. B. Gay, who has been con-.
fined to his bed for six weeks, makes
very slow progress towards recovery.
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i, r,or. ~ R,chnrdson eand channel, 50,

5rnrlors Of Richardson and chappell. sol
West Main street. @ As as
1t will be several weeks before 9 NJ
Information is expected from his people
in Japan. Many Of his friends. both
lin and out Of the city have called to see
!. his remains.
The bouy Is in perfect state OF pre-
scrvation, and certainly reflects great
credit Upon the professional skill OF Mr.
4 Richardson. who prepared IT. It will
doubtless be source OF great comfort
TO his people to receive tho oody In such
llfe-llke condition, after having been dead
SO long a time. Is 5-l.s !,
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Postal Clerk Injured.

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X GREENSBORO. n. G., September "a
Mr.. S. j. Craver. u postal clerk OH the
Southern Railway, was seriously injured
on tho train hero this morning. There
was an unusually heavy bump Of a car
gainst tho one he was working IN,
which prccpitated him ont tho open door
and on TO tho ground. bruising him con-
sideraby, and lnjuring his back.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
Dr.. si1nons Hurt.

Especial TO The Times.Dispatcll.)
ROANOKE VA, September 24.-While
DRY Gordon Smons. his wife and little
daughter we're out driving at the fair
grounds to-day, the shaft OF the buggy
broke. throwing the occupants out. Dr..
simons had his wrist broken and Mrs.
sllnons and the little girl were consid-
elably bruised. The horse broke his leg
and was shot.
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Mccarthy Speaks to Them.

4 The first big meeting Of the season at
the Central Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. will take place this afternoon
in the auditorium OF the building The
service will begin promptly at $50 o'clock.
The soloist viii Be Miss Belle Powell.
Of the Second Presbyterian Church choir.
His Honor, Mayor Carlton Mccarthy.
VIII be the speaker. and his theme, "A
Fi0.t to the Finish"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
Tobacco Barn Burns.

-.-1 Especial 70 Tho Times: Dlspatch.] ---. ~
CARTERSVILLE5. VA September a.
MIR. 2. j. Harrison, ono OF Cumberlands
most prosperous farmers lost a barn by
fire in which his loss Is estimated he
tween two and three thousand dollars, and
no insurance.
All OF the farmers arc hurrying their
crops III for fear Of frost.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25
For the Davis Monument.

# The following amounts have been re-
ceived by the treasurer of the Jefferson
Daxis Monument Association. since last
report: Christian County Chapter Ken
lucky. SIS John S. Marmaduke, Missouri,
$40; Mrs. J. B. Richardson, Louisiana,
eleven sets OF pictures. 81: from sale o.
shepards pictures, f15: Sidney Johnston
Chapter. Arkansas, sale OF buttons, $50:
II. O. Morton. Bramwell. ". Va, S.;
mississippi Division. ss5; Camp Hardee.
Alabama. so: Pelham Chapter. Alabama.
II. ]. Banks. Georgia. 81: r. W. Hunter.
Georgia, 81; General cGiashan, Georgia.
81: Colonel Cobb. Georgia. 81; Colonel
Robert Howard. Georgia. 81: L.. Mobiles.
sGcnrgia. 20 cents: G. L. Walker. Georgia.
- cents
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

cd In the hotel pnrlor a very striking SCR
lnon. His son-ln-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Dusche, and Mrs. Porter an
other daughter. left Tuesday, after some
days stay. 33 @
Eso#widely known as u newspaper cores
8pondent, has been here for a week, and
has done his utmost to encourage pedes-
strlansm happily blended with SQUIRREL
rabbit and possum hunting-anything. In
fact, which Will keep him and others out
doors three-fourths of the time,
@.s Hc is the children's friend, aud every
night devotes himself to them as a teller
OF Stories for the time OF storytelling
has never ended yet. and tho spoken
story Is far away in tho lead infpoint OF,
human interest as compared with the
written one. t7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

Students Body Still Here.
The remains Of Sangi ogawa. the jap
anesc student at Randplpit-Macon Col-
lego. who died at Hampton, Va. about
a month ago. Is still at the undertaking
The Washington times., 1904-10-13

with heat, Capitol E4iu preferred. uar-
manent; state terms. Address BOX sol.
this office Tt
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Rugs-Pemit Us to Impress You
That we have a very hne display OF rich
Oriental effects and designs, made from
the finest American woods. all new and
perfect sale tomorrow, 10 q. IN. These
are such splendid values that we viii
be glad 10 refund the money II the
goods are not found as we represent
them. Chairs provided. Come in. VIII
son & Mayors, Aucuoneerss 1921 and
1923 O ST.
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b - -. - AnothsI.

Even II you don't win that thousand
you have the same chance as the next
one TO take the $500 second prize IN The
Times great election contest
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The Times election contest Are your
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