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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-06-03
TROLLEY LINE FOR BURKE'S GARDEN

TROLLEY LINE FOR BURKE'S GARDEN.
Some time ago this paper called at
tention to the needs ana practicability
Of an electric railway line from Taze-
well to Graham. Some consid-
cred the scheme as outlined, visionary,
and one that viii never be carried out.
At the risk OF being considered Wis
ionary again, we call attention to the
necessity and feasibility OF car line,
from Tazewell to Burke's Garden.
That these two lines, from Tazewell
to Graham and Burke's Garden would
pay there can be no doubt; and more
over, these lines will be built some day.
One OF them, the Burke's Garden line
should be built at once, and can be
easily done, as we will show.
A trolley line, from Tazewell to
Burke's Garden, should, perhaps, go
down Clear Fork, running along the
foot OF the mountain, and crossing
through Crabtree Gap, ard up Little
River to Gose's Mill, and extend as far
into the Garden as necessary This
route would catch the Clear Fork trade
as we'll as Burke's Garden and the
edge OF Bland County.
The main purpose OF such a road
would be, OF course, transportation OF
freight and the products OF the farm
and mills. Thepassenger traffic would
be considerable, Of course, particularly
in the summer time, but 10 bring that
rich section into easier touch with the
markets etc, would be the great mat
ter to consider, while the travel and
passenger traffic is by no means in
considerable
The advantages OF such line will
be apparent to any one who thinks OF
the matter n moment, and need not be
further discussed here.
AS to the cost-Can the road be
built? The road can be easily built by
the Burke's Garden people themselves
and nobody hurt
IN round numbers, such road can
be built and equipped fer, say, 500, 900.
Burke's Garden has fine water power.
The cost for buildings, etc. would be
small. The cross-ties and poles are
close at hand, and could be put on the
track cheap. No where in this section
could a line be built cheaper.
We take the liberty of making the
following distribution OF the cost OF the
road amon6 the rich men OF Burke's
Garden, as it appears TO us, as we know
OF these good people: AS Jno p. Gost
owns the fine water power there, W,
put him down at a conservative esti
mate, at $4,000. O'
]. R. Meek 10000, OF
J.B. Meek lO,OOO.Ol
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-06-03
In the Academic Department.

LETTERS. SCIENCE, LAW, MEDICINE,
ENGINEbl,iNG.
Session begins 18th September. For catalogue
address j, u, Page Snsip%an' Vhai ''ses"ie'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
Triumphs Of Modern Surgery.

Wonderful things are done for the hu-
man body by surgery. Organs are taken
out and scraped and polished and put
back, or they may be removed entirely !;
bones are splicsd pipes take the place OF
a;se.sed sections of veins /; anfi-eptlc
dressings are applied to wounds, bruises
burns sad lie injuries be:Q.e il famma-
tioa sets il, whi5t causes them 70 asal
svithout maturation and in one third tse
tine required by the old treatment Cham
bell .-'s Pain Balm ac.s on this sane
p-inci la. L is an adtisepac and when
applied to such irjaries, causes them to
hsal very quickly. It also alleys the pain
and soreness Keep bottle Of Pain Balm
in your home and it viii save you time
and moray. rot to mention the i.convenl-
snce and suffering which such injuries en-
tail. For sale By C-ica'e Dru, Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

Spartanburg, June 21.-George Cos
sstt. Confederate Veteran, living at
PacoIet, committed suicide by cutting
his throat today. He was wounded In
one shoulder during the war, which
rendered his arm useless. The cause
was perhaps an inherited tendency TO
melancholia.
Marion, H., June 21.-A pistol en-
counter between two gamblers, fatal
to- both partici pants, has taken place
here. Juer Meredith and John Bath,
who had been qnarrelling. came upon
each other in saloon. Meredith be-
gan firing on Bath, three shots taking
effect. Although in dying condition
Bath turned upon Meredith and fred
three rounds, One shot hit Meredith
In the mouth, one went through his
head, just above the eyes, and anoth-
ef through his heart.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
Ilas Negro in New York.

negro shet white uaa In Ninth
aysrue one night recently, says The
New York Sun, and ran up Thirty
eighth street, p11sned by an angry
crowd Of two hundred or more Th1te
men. He lodged into an oaen lot
which Ras we'll Uttered 9Th big water
pipes, hean.s AID building materials,
Ssnd gave the crowd the slip.
Among. the pursuers vas another
negro. Eyeryt.irg went we'll with this
man so long as the fugitive 1ss in
ssght. But after he had disappeared
md the crowd swarmed over. the lot
looking for him, the second negro's
9rroubies began. Every time search
ind party spied him they raised the
cry There ne is!' and started after
him.
The negro didn't dare rln, fer the
whole pack would have pursued him.
All he could do was to explain, IN
fear and trembling, each time the
mistake was made that be wasn't the
cnsprit. Fortunately for him. there
vas policeman an the crowd who
knew HIN and corroborated his state
nents.
. Before tEs search ended tue negro
had attached himself permanently to
the Tail of che cops blouse, and nc
amount Of threats would make him
let go.
No, suh,'' he expostalated. "Ah
knows what'd hapen. Some fellsh
would yell thah he goes!' again, and
there'd be dead nigguh. rs gwlne
30 stick right to ye honey"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

Norfolk, Va, June 25.-While un-
dergoing a test in Hampton Roads to-
day the United States torpedo boat
Biddle, LIEUT.. Marshall in command,
had serious accident. A boiler tube
blew out, perhaps fatally scalding
Fireman Warren and the water tender,
O'Donnell. Both men were frightful-
ly burned, the skin peeling from
their limbs and body. They were hur-
ried to the naval hospital at Ports
mouth. In testing recently four tor
pedo boats in Hampton Roads, the
Ericsson, the Foote, the Delong and
the Biddle, ACCIDENTS Of more or less
serious nature ;Iave occurred on all
of the 1essels but the Erricson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
Trihs.e Quits Race.

Columbia, June 22.-Col. M. P.
Tribe has with drawn from the race
for Secretary of State.
He states that he had decided to
enter the race thirty days ago, before
the commencement of Mr.. Gantt's
illness, but this fact was not known,
and now he has been put in the atti-
tude of pulling an i'll man from his
bed to make the ardrous and almost
killing campaign Of the State. This
is so unfair and 50 injurious to him
self that Col. Tribble has decided to
pull out.
1t is known here that Mr.. Francis
Houston worlld have entered the race
had net Col. Tribe done 50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

Atlanta, Ga, June 2l.-A special to
the Constitution from Toccoa, Ca,
saws: As result of lightning during
a thunder storm this afternoon at the
quarry of the Toccoa Rock Crushing
Company one man is dead and anoth-
er is dying, four are seriously and
several Others slightly injured. The
men had just prepared to set off "a
dynamite blasts, which is done by
electricity. when lightning struck She
wires, and before they could get away
huge fragments of rock were showered
upon them. Warren Staier. colored
sof Mount Airy, was killed; John
House, white, of Toccoa, was fatally
hurt; Mr.. Smith, of Winchester, S..
c., was injured, but will recover.
a number of negroes we're more OF less
seriously injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
Gun and LCCKsMITH.

/ take pleasure in giving ro-
tice to my friends and the pub
lie generally, that, having re-
gained my health, I have re-
opened my shop, and am ready
to do any work in the
line of Guns, Locks, Sewing
Machines, &c. Prices reasona-
bic, work done promptly and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop removed to No: 22
West Liberty street. two doors
from Osteen's Book Store.
r s BRADWELL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
NEW ENGINES FOR TIE COAST LINE.
Thirty Baldwin Locomotives and.
More Coaches Have Been
Ordered.

The Atlantic Coast Line has just
placed orders for number OF engines,
cars and other equipments and I'M
provements, in anticipation Of the ex-
expected heavy business next season.
Thirty Baldwin engines have been
ordered. Five are to be trailers'
for the fast passenger trains south OF
Florence; Eve to be ten wheelers for
passenger service north of Florence !;
Eve switchers. - and fifteen copper
heads for freight service between
Charleston and Rocky Mount.
The company has also placed an or
der with the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany for thirty handsome vestibule
passenger coaches, six of which have
already been received and are now IN
services on the West Indian fast mail
between Jersey City and Tampa. The
Coast Line is adding greatly to It's
rolling stock and is purchasing nothing
but the very best and modern engines
and cars.
In addition to these the company
has recently purchased 200 coal cars
of so, 00e pounds capacity, 200 Tat cars
and 800 box cars all Of $4,000 and
100, 900 pounds capacity.
The Coast Line has about completed
q perfect block signal system between
Richmond. Va, and Selma, N. O.,
a distance of 162 miles. On account
of very heavy traffic between Rocky
Mount and Coontentnea Greek the
block stations Will be placed every
three miles on that section Of track.
Elsewhere the stations Will average
eight miles apart. Two operators Will
be kept at:each station-one for day
work and the other for night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.

At meeting of the Executive Com
r,ittee of Sumter County, held this
June 81, 1904, it. was ordered:
That, there shall be four campaign
meetings held in the county, the pres
ent campaign, to wit:
At Privateer on Friday, August y.
1904.
At Shiloh On Friday, August >19,
Al -, As Da'zel on Tuesday, August 49,
At samter, G. a., Saturday, August
27, 1904.
The following is the list Of assess
fnents made by the committee:
Candidates for Congress, SIS each.
Solicitor, $40 each.
Clerk of the Court, S25 each.
Sheriff, S25 each.
Treasurer, $40 each.
County Auditor, $40 each.
Supt. Education, $3.50 each.
House OF Representatives, s.. 90 each.
Magistrates, S. each.
Coroner, IS each.
That the above assessments shall be
paid by all candidates on filing their
pledges, and all pledges shall be tiled
with the Secretary of the COMMITTEE
at Sumter, G. H., S. c., by Thurs
day, August 18th, 1904 at IL m.
That the Executive Committee do
meet at Sumter, G. H., S. c., on Sat
urday, July 80, 1904, at IL a. m, to
/ appoint the managers to conduct the
primary election and arrange for the
same.
Correct Attest:
E. ". DABBS,
/ 81. L. B. WELLS,
Secretary Committee.
All county papers please publish.
:Tnne 21.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
An Alarm Clock for 25c.

If yoa wa1lt to get up eallr and feel
good all day take q Little Early Riser or
Two at bed time. These famous little pills
relax the nerves. give quiet rest and re-
freshing sleep, with a gentle movement
OF the bowels about breakfast time. w.
81. Howell, Houston, Tex, says early
Risers are the best pill made for constipa-
ton, sick headache, biliousness, etc" Sold
b7 O. 3. Davis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

Pres. Roosevelt might put little ex-
scitement into the Chicago convention
By appearing suddenly in the hall in
full Rough Rider accoutrements and
mounted on his favorite steed, Wyo-
ming. He could charge around and
lash the lethargic delegates into a
show Of interest, at, least. Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
A Great Ruler.

Que Of the greatest Of rrlers is the liver.
It governs tbs human organism. When the
liver is out of order the whole system be-
comes diseased. Keep your liver healthy by
using RydaIe's Liver Tablets. They cure
all liver trouble. They cure constipation.
Your money back if they do not give sat
isfaction. AL dealers:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

Col j. J. Da-gan and family, Of
CLYDE. who has oeen elected teacher
IN the W. Il. H. S. moved into their
cozy new home last Thursday, The
Messenger, along with all Hartsville
citizens, gladly welcomes Col. Dargsn
and his estimable family at Hartsvllle.
-Hartsviile Messenger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29
That I hrobbing Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr.
.1sTrc,s New Life Pills. Thousands of suf
ssrars have proved their matchless merit
.sor sick and nervous headaches. They
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

The Charleston Post says: The
Charleston team hes been in every
glaee of the league standing but last
and it is making noble effort to
reach that.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-29

For sick headache take Chamterlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets and quick
crre is certain. For sale by Chlna's Drug
Store.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
SOLDIER DROWNED
IN TYBEE INLET
MICHAEL KEENAN, THE VICTIM.
TWO OTHERS WERE RESCUED
FROM A WATERY GRAVE.

Privates Fuller and Mcclellan Near
Iy Lost Their Lives With COmrade.
Exhausted when Taken from Wa
ter-Men Had Been Fishing ana
Were Rowing for Landing When
Their Bateau Cnpsized-COrpOral
Connolly Rescued Two Men and
Recovered Keenan's Body.
While his two comrades were fighting
desperately to keep their heads above
water, Private Michael keenan, of the
Fourteenth Company, Coast Artillery,
Fort Screven. was drowned in Tybee
Inlet early yesterday afternoon.
Privates Jack Fuller and Winfield
Mcclellan of the same company. had a
narrow escape and in an exhausted
condition were pulled from the water
by Corporal Thomas Connolly of the
Fifth Company. Fuller and Mcclellan
were more dead than alive when res
oued.
Keenan,, Fuller and Mcclellan had
been fishing off Sutton's Place, South
End. Corporal Connolly was in anoth-
er boat some distance away and was
also fishing. Keenan, and his compan-
ions had weighed anchor and were
rowing across the inlet for the landing
when the bateau capsized.
Fought Against Strong Tide.
All of the soldiers were able to
swim, but there was a swift current
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
WHOLESALE POISONING
PUZZLES THE POLICE.
Omcers Confident That strychnine
Is BEING Used.

Is Being Used.
Without a clue upon which to work,
the police are wrapped up in a poison
ing case that promises to give them
no end Of trouble
Detective Frank Wall confesses that
since poison is not feminine, it is not
just in his line. The other plain
clothes men are eEIally as candid, and
it does not seem at all likely that
the poisoner will be brought to justice
just yet.
Even the superintendent himself ad-
mts that he has struck a stumbling
block From Investigations that have
been made, il is believed that in every
case reported at headquarters strych-
nine was used. Just how the white
powder was administered has not been
positively determined.
But the officers are confident of one
thing. There is only ONE poisoner, and
he is a man. A woman, they argue,
wouldn't have the heart 10 be so cruel.
The police. too, can supply a motive,
something that is absolutely essential
TO every crime, and without which
no human bloodhound can ever hope
to track a criminal.
The last of the poison victims was
a valued pet dog belonging to City
Attorney William Garrard. 1t died a
few minutes after it was seen by
Veterinary Surgeon Jasme, with all the
symptoms of strychnine poisoning. Col.
Garrard reported the matter at once to
the police and an investigation develop
ed the fact that within the last few
days there have been a number of such
cases.
The officers learned that a valuable
Maltese cat belonging to Mr.. Cornelius
Moses had been killed in a similar
manner, and that the valuable dogs of
several citizens have met like violent
deaths. The sleuths have reached the
conclusion that some one who has re-
Gently suffered from the bite of dog
has armed himself with strychnine, and
is on the warpath. Every effort will
be made by the authorities to run him
IN cover
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
FOUR ARE HELD
FOR CHILD'S DEATH.
viii BE Given Hearing Before the
Recorder This Morning.

VIII BE Given Hearing Before the
Recorder This Morning.
Before Recorder Myrick this morn
ing Queen" Elizabeth Victoria, the
negro girl charged with being RESPONSE
BILE for the death of Tom Paul, the
young white boy who was killed by
a blow in the stomach with a brick,
will be given a hearing.
There are three others to go before
the Recorder in connection with the
crime, though Queen" Victoria is the
girl charged with throwing the brick
which resulted in the boys death.
jamie Davis and Abel Rivers, two
other negro girls, are also under ar
rest in connection with the killing.
They were present at the time of the
rock battle" Both girls say Queen"
Victoria threw the brick that hit
young Paul. Celia Hughes, the moth
er of the girl charged with the crime,
is under arrest also, it being alleged
that she told the girl to throw the
brick.
The funeral of Tom Paul took place
yesterday afternoon from the residence
of his father, William Paul, No. 241
East Broad street. The interment was
in Laurel Grove.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
ATTACHED LANDLADY's TRUNK.
She Was Preparing TO Sail on Steam
err when Held Up.

An interesting case came up in
Justice Hohenstein's court Saturday
afternoon, in which Mr.. William Co.
burn took out attachment proceedings
against his former landlady, who was
about to sail for Philadelphia on the
steamship Lexington. He caused her
trunk which was at the wharf of the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company, to be seized by the officers,
and had his landlady summoned to APP
pear in court.
The charge which he made was that
while he was boarding at the lady S
house, on Liberty street, she decided
to leave Savannah and go to Philadel-
dia, and that while engaged in pack
ing her property, she damaged his
personal property to the extent of $50
by soaking the same with water. The
lady appeared in court and asked that
the hearing be postponed, and deposit
ed with Justice Hohenstein a $50 cash
bond and $40 cash to cover the costs in
the case.
The trunk was then returned to her
and she coached the wharf in time
to catch the departing steamer. The
defendant stated that she will appear
in court to fight the proceedings. If
she fails to put in her appearance the
bond will be forfeited, and the amount
deposited for the bond will be used in
satisfying the judgment which the
court will grant to the plaintiff in the
case
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
HOW TO GET RICH.
Lesson 2. CHAPTER 2.

In less than thirty years that part of
Savannah south of CASTOR street, the
city's biggest and best section, with the
exception of a dozen houses, has been
built up. South and east of the
Park was a cypress swamp, and south
and west of it a barren waste. One
could stand where the Georgia Histor-
ical building has since been built and
see the distant gates of Laurel Grove
Cemetery. 1t was as bare and barren
as it was on that fatal October day in
1873 when Count Pulaski's Polish
squadron charged the British lines
about Savannah
Look at this vast area to-day with
it's thousands of houses! Land that was
then very dear at an average of $1,000
an acre is very cheap to-day at an av-
erage of $1,000 for lots ten or twelve
to an acre! All this is true, but it
is so astounding that exclamation
points must be used instead of
periods!
The dear reader may ask, What
If this statement is true? What have
1 to do with it; 1 was not here thirty
years ago!" But my dear reader
that is just the reason why you are
interested; If you had been here thirty
years ago, and were half as smart as
many men think they are (Which, by
the way, they are not), you would
now be enjoying that dolce far
niente" referred to in a previous chap
ter, by reason of the profits accruing
from this great growth of the city,
However, you were not here, and had
no chance to make your fortune, and
it is, therefore, more necessary that
you should take advantage of the next
great spreading out of Savannah, by
making an investment while real es-
tate is cheap. Thirty-ninth street,
east, is far out, so you think, but
CASTOR street was just as far away
for all purposes thirty years ago A
lot on Thirty-ninth street, east, or a
low priced lot anywhere on the line on
which the city is moving, is what is
necessary to cure you of that tired
feeling" which sometimes comes over
you. If you can see your way to do
it, that is, if you can see where the
money is coming from to pay for it,
buy a lot or block of lots somewhere.
Such an investment will teach you les
sons in economy and frugality, and
make happier man of you. Buy a
lot on Thirty-ninth street, east. IL
you will, but, anyhow, buy a lott
ad.
ITO be continuedl
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
ATTEMPT MADE TO
BURN TWO HOUSES,
Timely Arrival of PatrOlman Pre-
vented Serious CONFEDERATION.

Timely Arrival of Patrolman Pre-
vented Serious CONFEDERATION.
An unsuccessful attempt to burn
the houses at Nos. GA and 646 Liberty
street, east, was made yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock. Patrolman j.
Farrell discovered the fire and rushed
to the scene in time to save the house.
Barrel slaves and other infam-
mable material had been piled be-
tween the two houses and soaked with
kerosene. The officer discovered the
first just after it had been started and
before any damage had been done.
He managed to eXtinguish the names
by pulling the burning material away
from the house.
Last night Detective Murphy and
Patrolman Farrell made an inVestiGa-
ton Of the matter and officers are at
work, trying to apprehend the guilty
party. The two houses are occupied
by John Cahill and w. F. Colson, col
Ored,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
The War in "A Nutshell.

The way to keep in touch with the
great events in the Far East is to get
the new and latest War Atlas just is
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The Daily and Sunday Morning
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Savannah Morning News. Savannah,
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-25
VAGRANT OCCUPIED
CAR ALL ALONE

by Patrolman Smith.
Sleeping as though he were occupy
ing a private car, West Davis, a ne
gro. was arrested at the Union Station
early yesterday morning by Patrolman
F. ]. Smith OF the Union Station force
Davis had entered a car and gone
to sleep as though he owned the whole
station. He is charged with disorderly
conduct, sleeping in a car and va
grancy. This last charge was booked
because the negro was unable to show
that he had any means of earning a
livelihood. He will be given a hear
ing before Recorder Myrick this morn
ing