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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
HILL OF THE BEATRICE.
Mystery Of Last Vessel W sci Cleared
Ne,ys Cleaned About Onancock.

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oNANCOCK. VA. March S.--The nun
5or tho fishing schooner steamer lseu'1!ss.
,nst Il the great storm last October, WV, !,
Var crew Of thlrty-ilve, mas peell loc'1'oA'
onnosito Chlncotengue llg hthouse' /,
rho Norfolk 6presytery WIN convene =
the Onancccls Church. April l't =. I, !. i
~ 30 oa,no IN saturday morning, tho l.lst
.,,,,o for4 nearly a month. and the tnstu
limo since Christmas. Tho trouble mas
nenp duo principally to the Ice BLOCKADE
4, :, n, 7,Inpor Chesapeake Tho officers rs-
,,o,,f that no such condition has preVul'so
sincn the establishment OF the INC III
1865. ~, ran
.tnn,nlatca at Daley during the year,
among them, a brick building tor NY
NATIONAL bank lust organized, larse
storohouse for Mr.. Waiter - heson mn, NV
Il residence for General Manager Ylll'a'''
a. Barton, OF tho Produce exchange.
The merchants of Chlncoteaguo lsl ,r''.
have commenced the use y. ''s .,e'
stamps, which for time At least a az.
much 10 the competition already exist
Ing. ,,,,,.
The hank Of tho r. u, Mumford bans
ing Company at Exmore has opened iof
hisiness I, with /, Almer Smith. as casl'ler'
Capital Captain Edward b. NAPLES, one Of the
Oldest citizens Of this section. Is rAeoyert
Ing from q severe attack Of thf, g llI
Dr. James Poulson. who went % BAL
timfre some weeks ago for treatment ny
a specialist, is still suffering from =
throat trouble,
Tho farmers OF Worcester county. MD,
our nelghbors on the north, nave orsair
5ized d produce exchange upon lines slnii-
lar to liioso governing tho exchange o.
Aceomac and Northampton. II Was pro-
posed to have one management, as many
OF the products are the same ana NJ
terests Identical. out the Marylanders
tlnally decided upon separate control.
Among tho resent deaths Is MI nay,
mond r. Lewis Of tho Courthouse. ana
Mrs, sallie M, Burton. relct of the ia.o
John r. Bulton ang mother Of Mrs, y q,
.kellam, and Mr. William ~. Barton,
The following officers have been elected
by tho Tasley Fair Association for tbs.
current year; Judge J.asNY. G.S Back
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
MANY NEW PHONES.
Neighborhood il, Southside in
Touch by Wire.
(special 10 ire ,TImcs. pl,no tch 3

i N1EHERRIN, VA. March Sat a
meeting OF the Lunenburg Telephone
Company. held here n few days ago. It
was decided that work upon tho line from
1unenburg Courthouse to Blackstone
should commence at once, and rim
through as early as possible for use this
summer. This connection put I4uncnhurg
county III touch with Nottoway and adj
Joining territory and will traverse ono Of
the richest sections OF this county. An-
other connection will be made at Keys
vile, Va. with the Charlotte County
Company. and will cover a large portion
OF Prince Edward, Cumberland and Hall
fan counties. This will be completed in
few weeks, and Will be ono OF most
up-,o-date lines in Sonthsidc Virginia,
The quarantine. which was III force on
tho south border OF this county, against
Meckenbrrg, to keep the smallpox from
this county, was a few days ago raised,
and at present there Is. no ,,neasintss
along this line. Tho citizens Of this
county had a taste of this disease a few
years ago that involved tha county sew
eral hundred dollars IN debt. and AS n
result, stringent means haEe7lheen fused
since IN order that the plague maybe
kept ontsido Of her borders. KS
Mrs. Ellen Gaulding died at her home,
near Nutbush. yesterday from dr6psy,
She WAS about sixty years OF age, and
leaves three children, The interment
will be In the family buryng ground this
evening at 8 O'Clock. t8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
MISS EWELL
HONOR MAID
Appointed BY General Stephen
y. Lee To Represent the
Entire South,
HELD FOR WIFE VII e MURDER.
Nichols Ford Strtick Ills Wife
With d Chair and She Died
From the Blow.
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Special 10 - IlE Eaas.+
NORFOLK, VA, March s.--Ntiss Mary
X. Ewel, Of this city. has been appoint
Cd maid OF honor Of the chtirc soutl, for
the next annual Confederate reunion,
which ensembles at Nashville, TENN,
June 14th, 18TH and 10th Miss Ewell
has accepted the honor The appoint
nient is from the hand Of General stept-.
eli D. Lee now con1r1,ander-in.chis Of
5all the Confederate Camps, since the
dsa tn 81 General John u. Gordon. 1t
Swtg the Intention Of General Gordon to
tender Miss TJwcll the coveted prize. be-
causc OF regard for his friend and COM
RADIO. General Richard Stoddnrd Ewell,
Miss E,well's unclc and General Lee full
filled the wishes OF Ills late chief.
HELD FOR WIFE MURDER.
Nicholas Ford, colored arrested In Nor
folk last night upon the charge Of wife
murder In 1sc Of Wight county. was
to-day ordered held for the Isle OF Wight
authorities until Friday.
Ford IS charged With striking lila wife,
Lavinia, with d chair and thus inflict-
ing inju rles, from which tho woman sub-
scnuently died. Ford. when arrested, did
not know that his wife vas dead. He
ackn owledged striking her with a chair
ana then leaving home.
CRIMINAL DRINK.
sam Mitchell was arrested this morn
ing upon tho charge Of selling a lnedi-s
cinal mixture to be administered for
criminal purposes, TO Agnes Philips, the
young dauehta Of Millie, Philips, u rc-
spectacle c6lored woman, Of Huntersvllle5
Thc girl. Agnes Philips, who took the
fixture, sold by Mitchell. Is now in
critical condition, and will die.
Kate d. Hopkins was in the Court Of
Law and chanccrY to-day granted d die
vorce from John w. Hopkins. They
were married in Gloucester county In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09

/ DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.
The Buildings OIL Farm 81 John
Forbes, Aged Citizen, Fired
AS and Burn With Heavy Loss.
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Especial 10 ~ lie
WHITE HALL. VA, March s.-The
large establishment Of the r, NJ. AM
derson Company, at. this place.
caught fire last Friday, and would have
been completely destroyed but for the
timely arrival Of tho train. Water was
drawn from the tender and thrown upon
the burning building, and by this means
alone this building and many adjacent
houses were saved.
The stock was damaged by removing
It from the building.
The lodge of Odd-Fellows at their last
meeting gave a banquet to its members,
and a pleasant time was spent. This
lodge was organized in December. and
now has membership OF sixty-four.
1t is probable that Masonic lodge will
soon be established here also.
Miss Rosa z. Blanton closed the graded
school here last Friday. She has ac-.
cepted position DIN private school In
Bedford City for the spring term.
DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.
A most dastardly outrage was COM
irnitted at the home Of Mr.. Johp Forbes,
an old man eighty-scven years old, last
Thursday night.
Mr.. Forbes and his only daughter were
ut home, his son having gone to Farm
vile with a load Of tobacco, when some
n,lscreant fired his dwelling and several
outhouses and tobacco barns. In all
eight buildings were burned. His daugh-
ter was aroused by the fire. and suc-
cecded In putting out the fire on tho
meat house and hen house. All of, his
provender, including over fifty barrels
of corn. farming implements and two
good bliggies, we're destroyed The loss
is estimated to DO at least seven thou-
sand dollars. The trunk IL which they
kept their savings was robbed OF some-
thing like a hundred dollars. Mr.. Forbes
who ia very infirm OH account of his age.
had to be carried from tho house by
his only daughter.
TOBACCO MARKET,
The management Of the tobacco ware
house ut this place fre more than pleased
at tho success they have had this year,
Large quantities Of tobacco nave been
Sold at prices entirely satisfactory to
tho planters. The tobacco factory is
being operated by Mr. III NJ. White. and
quite Il force OF hands are employed IN
and around tho factory.
The wheat crop In this section is look
Ing well. after ono Of the coolest winters
ever seen.
From what the growers OF tobacco
say. the crop this year will be small, a
great many declaring that they will not
set plant, III addition to the low
prices received for the present crop, The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
BOTETOURT COURT.
First Term Of New Circuit Has
q Long Session.

Especial to The Timos-Dispatch)
& FIN CAsTLE, VA, March S--!Tho first
term OF Judge George Is. Allderson's
court. f6r Botetourt county under the
new Constitution, has been in session here
since tuesday. tho LIST.
Notwithstanding bad roads and urt
favorable weather there was n fair
.turn-o Of tho people. all anxious to
sec the new machine start off, but the
attendance was comparatively small on,
the second day, and MS Usual, has con-
tinued to decrease until Yer view pei tors
arc present, except the lawyers and their
clients.
A largo number Of chancery and con1-
non law cases have been disposed of,
mono OF them of great Importance, and
only one or two minor criminal cases.
There was no court yesterday Mon
day.. as the judge had to visit Hollns.
but It was resumed to-day, ard will last
probably during the rest of the week.
Mrs. Pace. an old lady about eighty
years or age. the motller-in- law Of Mr..
A. T.. Howell, OF tho Catawba Mill. died
at Mr.. Iowel's homo OH Monday, the
18th, and was buried OH Wednesday,. the
9th
Mr.. James Bowyer, who was badly
burned on one Of his feet n short time
ago, is still confined. One of his toes
had to ba amputated, and his physician
has soma fears that more Of his foot
will have to be removed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
PEANUTS AND TOBACCO.
Supply of Peanuts Short and To-
bacco Selling Well.
(SpecIal Id Tle Tlmes-DlspatcI

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)
PETERSBURG VA. March S.--The
peanut market continues exceedingly firm.
Prices have been unchanged for nearly
four weeks. and there are very few sales
even ut the present high prlces-$l.15 per
hushel for, Spanish The western buyers
arc not taking large quantities, and their
stocks are getting low. The number Of
bushels available Mt this time is fewer
than 1t has bcaA for many years at this
season. Tho many uses-to which peanuts
market
The short. Kentucky crop is now in
sales Of tobacco Z IN Petersburg this
week have been onl,- fair. and the tobacco
thus far brought In is rather dlsnpport-
ing, both as to quantity, and quality. The
groWcrs seem TO be well pleased Will, tho
which has brought low prices throughout
the season. All kinds OF tne tobacco
bring good prices. both shipping leaf and
wrappers So
tho buyers to stop bidding when they had
bid $500 for. he. snid. he had moro OF
the same grade and was entirely satisfied
with that price {sf 800
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
\ DEPOT FOR BELLFIELD.
"A Plan to Place All Paupers in
Greenesville on a Farm.
Especial to The mes-Dispatch)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.
EMPORIA, VA, March ga rumor is
afloat that the Southern Eaailroad Com
pany will begin the erection Of large
and fconmodtOus passenger and rrelent
depot In Bluefield In the early spring.
The ISmporia Manufacturing Company.
Of filed. has opened a first-class ma
chine shop near it's plant.
Rev. ]. Manning Dunna~ay, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church of this city.
will shortly occupy the new parsonage
building erected next to the church.
Captain e. Il. Goodwin. of Company
f, OF the Seventy-first Virginia Regiment
to-day moved into his new offices on
Main Street.
fortnight resume the manufacture ot ICE
under the management OF MI. Edwin
Robinson. ,.t
thorized pauper list tfty-one persons,
forty-nine Of which are colored.
Tho ages OF he paupcrs range from
one month old to seventy years.
For some time the Board of Supervl-
sol.s thought 1t a feasible scheme to have
ali tho paupers moved to the county farm
in order that they might be more com Z
fortably cared for. The farm has for thD
past several years remained practically
Untouched, and It this move SHOULD be
arried into effect. with the addition Q t
some hired help, tho farm In q short
while would become self-snstatning.
thereby saving the county many hun
dretls Of dollars annually.
& Mr.. John Fender, Of Richmond. was
guest OF the Control Hotel to-dny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
WORE VICTIMS CLOTHES.
Trial Of Peculiarly Cold-Blood-
ed Murder in Amherst.
IS fSnpolal RI The 4Times- Dispatch)


AMHERST, VA, March s.-Tho special
term of the Circuit Court OF Amherst
county, which convened yesterday, is still
engaged in tho trial of Lin Clark, color
cd, charged with the murder OF Floyd
Morris, colored. near Pedlar Mills, In this
county, on December q. 1903. 8
e On that night the accused and the de-.
ceased. both OF whom were scarcely more
than boys, apparently Jon the best OF
terms, left n cabin in that neghbor-
hood. AS they passed the wood pile
Clark stealthilyipit,ked, up an axe, which
he kept out or the sight Of Morris until
they had gotten some distance from tho
house. He then suddenly strllck Norris
a powerful blow with the blads Of the axe
ono the back of the head, which knocked
him down. AS he lay PROSTATE Clark
struck him three more blows OH tile
head and face with the blade OF the axe,
The man then being quite dead, Clark
took a watch and about SO III money from
his person, and having stripped himself
OF his own clothes. put on suit and
hat of the dead man, which he took of
OF him. and threw Ills own rags In n
clump Of bushes near by. Clark stayed
In the neighborhood Of the crime Tor
several days and was finally captured at
negro dance which he was attending,
still dressed In the clothes OF his victim.
g Clark is still wearing the clothes and
hat or Morris and appeared In court yes
terday with them on. In tho hat which
he Is wearing ia a cash made ~ tho axe
which dealt the fatal blow. This Is re-
garded as the most cold-blooded murder
which has happened III this county for n
long time. Robbery Is the only motive
assigned
Clark had no counsel, and Mr.. w. r..
Alien was assigned by the court to de-
fend HIM.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09

Posses Securing Country for
Condemned Train Wrccker,
Bit All III Vain, SO Far.
GAGGED AND Al %: BEAT "a NEGRO :':' i J
After Breaking From Cell lie
Coolly Called for Match, Over
towering Messenger.

Especial to Tho Tines Dspntch)
q STAUNTON, VA, March s.--Posses are
row securing the country for John Ken.
ncdy, the condemned train wrecker who
broke jail last night, but 80 far he has
not been heard from.
This jail delivery liz ono of tho most
daring Iii tho history OF the county. The
county Jan Is very substantial, Is built
Of stone with very heavy bars 10 the
outside windows, and tho cages are ex-
ccedingly heavily built. Kennedy
wfenched a heavy piece Of iron from his
bedstead IN his cell; lthis he reached
through the small holes In the cell door,
and Using the iron as crowbar, he
broke three very large locks, az lie had
done In his last attempt to escape. All
this was done while the death yatch was
on the lower floor OF jail and he
says that he was only there for few
minutes.
M CALLED FOR WATCH.
e After leaving his cage Kennedy called
down TO the death watch 10 bring him n
match and not thinking anything was
wrong tho watch sent 4 negro man up
with the match whereupon Kennedy
pouncad 'on the negro and bound ana
gagged him with towel after hitting
4 him several seyero blows, ana then
dragged him into his cell. He, then began
the outside window. After removing
two OF the iron bars he seized the rubber
hose used to, wash the jail floor, and let
himself into the jailsyard.a Here ho en-
countcrcd another difficulty. The wall Of
the jail Is about fourteen feet high and
the drop TO the creek from the top is
about nineteen feot; but Kennedy seemed
to be equal to the emergency, and pulling
d board from a house IN the yard he.
scaled the WALL and evidently went down
the creek for some distance. Sg
Kennedy has mado two other efforts 70
break jail, one OF which came very near
being successful.
Kennedy was to have been hung on
Friday the nth, for wreckng a train
on the Norfolk and Western last year.
this being the third date set for his
,anging>-the Governor having respited
him twice. Kennedy is such a shrewd
fellow, 1t is thought by many that he
will make good his escape He has said
that providence did not intend that he
should hang, and the scaffold now in the
1ail yard was not butt for him. Before
his confinement IN jail he could not write
his own name but has recently learned
how to read and write to some extent,
but what he lacks In education is made
up BY his native ingenuity
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
OWNS GLOUCESTER
POINT IN FEE SIMPLE.
The Chesapeake and Western
Surely Coming to Tide
water.
tsneo.al 10 The Times. p,spatch,)

j
HARR1soNBURG. Va, March S.
President Gillespie. of the Chesapeake
Western Railway, authorizes a flat de-
mai of tho newspaper story printed III
Richmond last week to the effect that
the stockholders OF the ronA had aban-
doned Its extension to Underwater Mr..
Gillespie says the company's prospects
were never better, and that abundane
cppital will be available when called for
for the extension.
He has Just returned here from Il
weeks trip through tho mountains q t
the present western terminus OF tho
road and will shortly begin the further
development Of the c6npany'S mineral
end timber properties In North River
gap.
4 So far fran abandoning DE original
Tldewatcr project, Mr.. Gillespie says tho
company has recently acquired tho Gou-
cester Point terminal property and now
for the first time holds It in fee sim-
pie. \
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
OPENED VAULT in
BURNING BUILDING
Frame Depot Of p, I. and 2.
Railway Co., Fredericksburg,
Destroyed by Fire.
Especial to The Times-Dispatct.)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch0
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. March s.
Fire last night destroyed the large frame
depot OF the Piedmont, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway tnarroW gauge,
In this city.
The fire broke out about $3.50 o'clock.
and It's origin Is unknown. The fire de-
partmcnt was promptly on the scene and
large crowd gathered. 1t was impossi-
ble to save tho building. but the fire
was prevented from spreading, a large
quantity or lumber, railroad ties and
several manufacturing plants were IN
danger. It was seen that the building
could not be saved and the water was
concentrated OH tho brick vault Of the
building. ard 1t was kept sufficiently
cool to keep the valuable papers and
books contained IN it from being de-.
stroyed. The vault VAS opened before
the building finished burning. and the
papers and books were found badly
scorched, but safe. The loss was $1,000,
with insurance Of about one-half Of that
amount a new and Improved depot VIII
/ be at once erected on the same site.
Mr.. Henry Werdcn has broken ground
for tho erection Of ~ handsome residence
on Fail Hill, IN Spotsylvaria county,
about one mile from tho city limits.
The slte Is n commanding ono over
looking the valley below, and the house,
which Will be built of concrete, will con-.
tain all OF the late improvements and
converences for making complete
homo
Fishermen In this section predict n
splendid fishing season this spring.
II Mr.. S. II, Straughan. of Westmoreand
county, lost five sheep and five lambs
by dogs few days ago. The dogs were
shot.
Mrs. Thomas Dansor, who was para
lSzed at her homo a few days ago. Is
critically Ill.
MI. r. B, Emanuel and family, of
Orange county. have moved to Sumter.
S, c., where they Will permanently re-.
side,
Messrs. N,lmson and Company, of Bal
timorc, are contemplating tho building OF
n large pickle factory AT 'nlper's Wharf.
on the Potomac River, iii Wcstmorelard
county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
WOMAN in
GREAT PERIL E ! ! /,
Carried Some Distance Hanging
Between the Platforms
of d 1'raii.
The coRoNER's INQUEST 9 y { < i
Floyd Nichols Confesscs TO. to the the:
Killing If Woolric11, But De
MICS Throwing Elii1 III River. 4
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ppyrsRBBjI.t, VA, March s.--Tloyd
Nichols, tho negro Jailed hero Sunday
on tho charge Of numbering Il. Lawson
1voolrich at city Point was to-day tnker.
10 Prince George county by Sheriff Bois-
scau, OF that county.
rho coroner's inquest over Woolrich's
remains resulted In n verdict TO the CT
feet That tho man came TO his death as
the result Of blow dealt " Floyd
Nichols TO the authorities to-day N ,'l
OILS again acknowledged that no had
struck yvoolrich with Il rock. but tllat
& he did not drag the body to the river.
Woolrich's body was to-day taken 70
Evergreen, Appomattox county, his Tor
MGR home, for iEtermcnt
Tho annual meeting Of tho Woman's
Home Missionary Society Will be held
at Market street Mctliodist Church 70
morrow morning at 1920 O'clock. 3 the
annual sermon before the society VIII be
delivered tomorrow night by the Rev:
John llannon. OF Richmond
"A 1voarAN's PERIL.
TO re carried short distance a,is-
PENDED between tho pla tfornis OF q NOV
Ing train was to-day tho experience OF a
woman from tho country, destined for
Columbus. Ohio Just as she arrived at
the Norfolk and Western station tho
wcst.bonnd train began moving. Fearing
that she would be left, the woman at
tempted 10 board the train, and in no
doing fell between tho Platforms. In this
position she rode until rescued by Cap
tain r. II. Johnson, In charge Of the
train, who was near by and witnessed
the occurrence. The experience made the
woman sick and Captain johnson turned
pale. The train was stopped and the
passenger was placed safely aboard,
starting on her Journey little worse for
her dangerous experience.
DIPHTHEn1A. #
Prompt precautions we're taken when
the first case Of dlphtheria developed III
Petersburg, and az a result there has
teen no spread OF The disease. Tho
three patients now In the city are i'm.
proving. with prospects Of n speedy re-.
cocery.
Tho epidemic OF grip. or rather OF bad
colds. which most of the people prefer
to call grip. is pretty general in Peters
burg. These colds have. In some cases.
developed into pneumonia. and thore are
now several cages IN Petersburg.
& SYMPATHY FOR hrs. BATTLE.
The extreme illness OF Mrs Battle,
&the wife Of DR.. n. ". Battle. In Green's
#boro. n. c.. Is the occasion for universal
sympathy among the people OF Peters.
burg who grew SO devoted TO DR.. BATHS
S'and hiR vile during tho many years he
spent in Petersburg as pastor OF the
First Baptist Church. Few pastors have
been loved as was DR.. Battle by his pco-
pie In Petersburg.
The news that comes to Petersburg
from the sick room leaves little hope
that Mrs. Battle will ever be herself
again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
NO MORE FUSION
IN NORFOLK COUNTY
tspe eial 10 Tho Times Dlspatch.,

kEllS Sld1 W ~ |IllES'
E NORFOLK. VA, Marcel, s--There viii
be no more fusion in Norfolk county bo-
tween the White Democrats and tho Re.
5publicans. In an address to the State
Central Committee. tlle so-cnlled Fusion
jblrty pledges itself To q discontinnahce
81 tie arrangement hat has existed sever
since the county was wrestea from black
''i''iihere ID now no further renson for
fusion, from Democratic. standpoltt,,"'
says the address We. therefore. ask
that NO be given n fair opportunity to
demonstrates that VIC arc In the majority
in the county, and are cntl tied to recog-
milton and ITO control the. Affairs of our
party In Norfolk county,
A primary board who shall not BIO resi-
dents apt the Second District u IS re-
quested to be appointed to hold q primary
and set tls all matters In ,dlspu te.
party Will no longer couht enallte fusion
This Is declared elllp lla tica lly,