The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-26
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LOST RING / \ G.
Des Passos and Jones Open the e
Campaign il, Northern
RAILROAD TO RICHMOND n I Nd
One to be Build From Urb,aila5
10 Washington Promil1,ent:
Young Man Drowned.
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,it (Special3to The Times-Dispatch)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA, July 225.---3
Rola moclIo Gelsomini an Italian. was
/ rrested here, charged With having
taken n mail pouch from the station a.
@, ,,,,,,,t IN the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad. He was lodged ttds
IN ,ail until the United States auth frtri'
Ties could be communicated with.
5$ CAPTAIN ". a. Smith, of this city, who who
was n cadet at tho Virginia Military
institute at Lexington when the civil s9
War broke out, had a heavy gold sea
class ring with his Initials. those OF Nv. .he
institute and the year inscrlpeu ~ IN, ,.,'
c;rcic CAPTAIN Smith left the ring With
- fr,end when he enlisted. A brother
~ 1the lady fancied the ring borrowed "a IT.,
ana when he left for the war forgot 70
return 1t. He was captured on me
field and the ring was taken from us
finger nv n Federal soldier. Recently a
gentleman In Washington wrote to G Cell.
oral Shipp, Of the ". M. l., describing
the ring ana asking for the address OF
the owner. General Ship referred TO
the records and found that the initials
correspondent with the name OF Cap
tain Smith. Captain Smith was notiiied
ana a correspondence ensued, resulting
in the return Of the ring after forty
years. The gentleman VINO returned lt,
said It was picked up on the floor OF n
passenger coach of u railroad tram ~
his son ten years ago. g
.i6 NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.l
y The Toluca and Fredericksburg u ee-
phone Company has been ORGANIZED IN
Stafford county with Hugh Able. pre s'
toy
.Gc:dan Garnett National Bank. of this
city treasurer; NJ. K. Lowry. N. B.i
Nusselman, z. IS. Moore, R. J. Payne,
r. a.. sMoncure, Wesley Knight, direc-sz
tors All OF the stock has been subscribed
with the exception of seven shares. ne
line will run from TolucA by Ga iris on
vile, Stafford Courthouse, Brooke Sta
ton and Boscobel, to this citH.i4,
Mr.. Hugh Wager, a. mountaineering
man Of CulpeptR- county was drowned q !
few days ago in thes dam across VI the
upper Rappahan mock River a t Reming-
ton. He was swimming and was attacked
with cramps. He called for help, but
drowned before assistance could reach
him. He Us survived by a young wife,
one child and numerous relatives.
Hon. John r. Dos Passos, Of New
York, who has large land interests In
Westmoreland county. and Congressman
w. A. Jones opened the campaign in
the Northern Neck%a few days ago. each
gentleman delivering a ringing speech
before an enthusiastic audience a Kin
sale on he Pc tomac. af3Sttl
The city school board has elected the
following teachers of the public; schools
here for the coming session: Professor
James Madison. Misses Kate Mander,
Emily Mander. Julia "a. scaggs. Margaret
To ar H1n rtca
Davis Maggie L. Honey. Agnes r.
Roach Cora Lee Cole, j. C. Grant,
a. Brown and Rev.3EJ. r. Brown. The
last three are colored
Captain Josephus Trader. of Mathews |
cc::aty, has resigned as division deputy |
OF internal revenue, and Arthur
B. johnson. OF Warsaw, has been elected
his successor. HI
NEW RAILRoA q ~ III
It is stated that work will com nence
in the fall on al railroad to 4 extend
from Urbanna on the lower Kappa han-
mock in Nliddlesex county to Walkerton.
ir King and Queen county on the way
to Richmond. Coupled with this rumor
Is the statement that two river steamers,
one to ply between appahannock land
Urbanna and the other between jrbanna
and the mouth OF the RappahannocH,
win be put on as feeders to- this line.
The object Is to divert the trade OF this
Kappa hammock Valley to Richmond. Much
of 1t now comes to this city and a great
deal of it goes to Baltimore and Norfolk.
and Newport News is now making an
effort to reach out for a share Of 1t.
Captain Henry Landlord. Is Of aloancas
county. lost a vessel loaded wi tn coal a
few days ago on It's way from Balti-
more by running ashore at. Cove Point |
during q squall The crew escaped in a
boat,
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