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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27

"It has been my misfortune to suffer
for n long time with a very. severe pain
in my stomach and lack OF sleep. and
what little sleep | did get WAS almost
worthless ! was also troubled with
heart trouble This had become worse
than usual before used Dr. Greenc's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy. but.
since then ! have been greatly helped.
My sleep has been improved. SO that
feel refreshed, and iE that respect feel
like a boy. The pain in my stomach.
which called indigestion, has. left me-
L feel as though the wheels OF time had
been turned back n few turns. and
attribute 1t alto Or. Greene'st Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. I have no hest.
that nr. Greerc's Narvura leads al the.
medicines that have ever come before
me. Publish for the good Of others this
letter and my photogra phi, 3{IS 81
II you are suffering from weak heart,
weak nerves. or any similar complaint.
take DR. Grcene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy 1t will cure you and give
vol, perfect health. These troubles are
especially dangerous, and must Il, all
cases be cured Immediately, or fatal
results will follow.
~ DR. Greene 8 Neryura blood and nerve
remedy Is rot a patent medicine, but the
prescription OF the most successful liv-
ing specialist in curing nervous and
chronic diseases. DR.. Greene OF 1O1 Fifth
Avenue, New York city. He has the
largest practice In the world, and this
grand medical discovery is the result of
his vast experience. The great reputation
of DR.. Greene is guarantee that his
medicine will cure, and the fact that he
can be consulted by any one at any time,
free Of charge, personally or by letter,
gives absolute assurance of the bene-S
ficinl action OF this wonderful medicine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
{, Q |, D / IN
MANCHESTER
Longest and Most Severe Winter
for Over Half d Cen
ttry.
AFTER MlsCHlEvoUs BOYS.
Police to Arrest Those WHO
Jump oil Moving Cars
Church Services.
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch. !

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Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch.
NO. llo2 iiu'i street street )
Ono Of the oldest inhabitants said last
night tint not IN his recollection. which
49,, ~ 4. ,,a,oX. ~ -, :. ,,,oro ,eo,,
s oe' 0ae '''N -. 80 - -.
such q continuous rEfll performance io OF me
Wlhtry clements
"rhis winter has been the longest and
most severe" he said. that ever expo
rienccd, and have been living around
here for about sixty-fivc years. We havo
had some cold Spells ana some deeper
SHOWS, pnt not 50 m , put tosether ~
T,oanito aii thIsafStba sufrcrInp IN this
c,i,,I 1,asrhcen co,nnar,ltlvelv slight. When
ever suffering crops out tho City Mis-
sion and Chairman Abbott's Council COM
,nittee rush to the rescue, and the sur
ferers are helped.
The many SHOWS have kept the streets
{ In bad shape. and this places before tho
Council the object lesson that something
has got to be done to the streets.
ne approPTiatlo,n ~, st.sess a1,e go,
IS deploraDiy small ana tle ot ,,.., LIN.
mittee 1eels that ~ can W M .,,at u"o
8''aruiS h'io nc ~" ~ D.s - - 80
TO SAVE ~ y 10 rs.
Ine po,c a unu ua''e. n 1ann mail hovs
~ ,n,r =, 1, ana engines in
9thn lie ,,n,ita nv clsewhere hcrea bouts
,r,,a Ni,o,.v' - ~ tconxt,ntl, n,,ttinp their
H.. 4, ,a,npa,. hnd thn Fnolice have beef,
Instructed to arrest any hoy and havc
him Il n,,nisfed for jumping on moving
street cars. engines or trains
1.non 8f.AR SERVICE.
m. -, , 49,
~ !, 81, !, n T,as, condition Of the
% : :, nj power Com
o. ., ,,,;.e snlend,d service. Good
schedules are maintained. and kicking
passengers are scarce:
NO APPEALS YET.
,rhe ncddlers who were fined the other
!, !. ~ tho C,ornora ton Court for selling
ari,cIa. from door to door without license,
rn,.s Tr,,ot vet signified their Intention OF
taking q ppeal to the Supreme Court, and
4 IL Iiselv Tint no appeal will be taken.
.,r,haso noddlers did n large business in
Manchcster and swansboro.
,rha .loca1 merchants. whose business
,,.r boan interfered with, feel satisfied
with tho result The terms made by the
nsdd,ers we're such easy ono so the house
keanara that they bought from then
"a r. AZ than ret batter goods from regular
dealers on different terms
NEGRO REPUBLICANS.
set Of delegates to tho Republican
| district convention to be held at West
Point on March LIST was elected at the
negro convention at HeWletts 8. chester
IfieId county.
The convention condemned the Man
chester convention for ignoring the col
ored man. The administration was en-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
H. G. Grigg.
Especial TO The rTinlcs-Dlspa

Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
POWHATAN G. H., VA. Feb. 20.-
IT.. Ct. Grlgg died at the residence OF
Mrs. NJ. Il Atkinson, Powllatan Court
house Va. at $50 o'clock this morning,
after a short illness. aged twenty-rine.
Mr.. Grigg for several years had been In
tho employ of the Farmville and Pow
hatan railroad as agent at this place.
and for the last two years agent at
Moseley's Junction, thls county. lie "ns
highly respected by his employers and
loved by all who knew him, About
eighteen months ago Ito married Miss
Dasie Atkinson. daughter Of Mrs. NJ. +.
Atkinson, of this place, who. with IN
infant survives him.
lie was born in Sussex counts, near
Jnrratt's. IIe leaves a father, who Is
cighty-two years of age; q mother and
several brothers and sisters, His re-
mains will be buried at the home OF his
father near Jarratts, at O'Clock to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
GUILTY AS INDICTED.
Continued from First Pagc.).

Continued from First Pagc.)
astonishment that the jury had included
In the conviction Samuel "A. Croft the
Washington policeman and inventor Of
the Croft fastener, as to whom Major
Holmes Conrad special counsel fort5the
government, yesterday Informed the jury
he did not expect a conviction and that
he personally did not believe In his guilt.
Five ballots in all were taken. On the
first ballot the vote stood seven to five
for conviction, on. the second eight to
four. or the third nine to three. on the
fourth ten to two; on the fifth the vote
was unanimous.
Usual Motions.
Immediately after the verdict was rem
dered. Charles a.. Douglass. In behalf OF
all four defendants, filed motions for a
new trial. for an arrest of Judgment and
also for an appeal for the purpose OF haY-
ing the defendants admitted to bail. Bail
was then fixed ut $4,000 each, the bond
of Lorenz and the TWO Groffs being In
creased to that sum. Bonds were fur
nished and tho defendants released from
custody.
Intense interest was taken in the events
OF to-day about the courthouse, The
courtroom was packed when Judge
court, charged the jury, and about II
clock sent It's members out to delib-
crate on the evidence. They. had been
out only about forty-five minutes. when
they came into court with n request for
certain exhibits and evidence IN the case.
Tho exhibits then were allowed, with the
consent OF counsel to take to the jury
ROOM but Justice Pritchard said that to
permit them to go over tho transcript Of
the evidence would amount toa retrial Of
the case In the iury-room. and their r.-
quest as to this was denied, They did
not again communicate to the court until
their verdict was reached,
Discounted the Note.
Foreman Peterson, after the jury had
been discharged, consented to make a
brief statement. lie said that many
points were taken up md discussed, Tho
now famous SEE, 900 note Of Lorenz to
MIachen, he said had been discounted"
by tho jury. Tho fact that they Wera
out so long, he said, was because on the
part of some of the members there were
some matters OF sentiment, hut ne
added 1--WE overcame that by hard work,
The four defendants VIII appear betore
Justice Prltchard tomorrow morning tof
receive their sentence. which action Is
necessary upon which to base q motion
for new trial and an appeal,
Machen, after the verdict, had nothing
Ia say and seemed utterly crushed. lie
had been extremely confident OF acault
tai. Attorney Charles 4 Douglass com
plmented Justice Pritchard upon his nl-
partially. He said the cases would pc
appealed and carried MP to the United
States Supreme Court Is necessary. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
OBITUARY.
Funeral Of a Child.

The funeral services OF Marion G., In
FAINT son of c. Ct. and Bessie White
Smith, took place at r. M. yesterday
from the residence, No. 1919 West Grace
Street Rev. George H. spooner conducts
ing the service, large number OF
friends of the parents attended. DURING
the service "safe iii the Arms Of Jesus
was sung Ms a solo. The interment was
In Hollywood. The tiny gave was Wholly
concealed beneath flowers. the babe being
literally buried beneath beautiful bios
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Failed of Quorum.
The Committee on Charter Ordinance
ana Reform failed OF quorum last night.
HAS THE ANTHRAX,
A Disease Found Among Sheep
Threatens Mr., Aliens Life.
(special 10 The Times plspatchD

Especial 10 The rImes-p Ispntch.l
SALISBURY, N. G., Feb, ,s6,-AlE q. y.
Iii at Spencer for the past week, IS
afflicted with a disease not common 10
America. but is usually found among
shepe II, Europe, and sometimes DEVELOPS
thy. The physicians OF this section ate
much Interested In tie disease whlG5 =
known as anthrax, The patient WAS iirst
which later developed In the throat and
spread over the entire face the parts
RslpY greatly sWolen. One peculiarttX %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Ernest Hawkins.

Especial to The Times lspatct.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. a6.-Ernest
Hawkins, 4, young resident OF Ettrlck,
died yesterday. He WAS we'll until sun
day. when no began bleeding at the nose,
and he died from loss OF blood.
D. w. Frizzell,
Especial to The Tlmes,Dlspatcli,)
BRISTOL, VA, Feb, 2G,-Dayid w,
Frlzzell, for Years q prominent railway
conductor, died at his home IN Bristol,
Va, last night aged seyenty'one. He
was a native Of Maryland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
In Line With Progress.
Services for Men.

Rev. Thomas Semmes, rector of st. An
'drew's Church, prea ched ut Christ ChurGi.
at Christ Church every Friday evening
during Lent. All are invited hut espe-
cialy arc men Invited. Last nights SER
vice was very interesting despite tho un-
inviting weather.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Bond Sale.
s,o,,o, 10 The Times. DISPATCH

Special TO The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
KINSTON, n, c., Feb. 3.- Yesterday
afternoon Mayor Rouse received q teie-
gram from II, M. Stafford Company,
bond brokers', OF Chattanooga, Tern,
saying that they would accept slW'ooo
of the city bonds recently voted by kln-
sion for public improvements the bonds
TO be delivered In Chicago The price Is
par and tho bonds arc to be thirty
year five ner cent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Mrs. E.SW. Critcher, s.
Especial to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.)

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Feb e6,-Mrs
Elizabeth Whiting Critcher died last
night at her residence In this city In the
seventy-flfth year OF her nge.
Mrs Crltcher was the widow of the
late Judge John Crtchnr, Il noted jurist
and for several years n member Of the
House Of Representatives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Miss Louise S. Brooke,
fsnec,a, - The Tlmes.pIspatoh.)

Especial to TIC I1Wes-DIspatch,J
lIRIlDERICllsBURG VA, Feb 90
Tho remains of Miss Louise Selden
brooke, who died at her home, Woody
Inn. Washington, after q protractcd III
tress, aged fifty years, VIII be brought
family lot in the City Cemetery. Miss
brooke was daughter of tho late s,
Selden Brooke. of Brooke. Stafford
county. She was for years a resident of
this city, and WAS exceedingly popular,
being a. leader In musical circles and
member of Trinity Episcopal Church
choir here.
Miss Anna P, Halsey.
Especial to Tho sDlspatch)
K ASHLAND, VA, Feb, 20 Miss Allnag
y. Hassey, Of East GRANGE n, t1,a, dled
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
To Give a Concert.

a CONCERT for the benefit of the Third
evening, MarchT3, by the j, G. Daley
Quartette, OF Buffalo, which has been
heard IN this city before, and Is pleasantly
remembered. SS
The programme is being arranged t.
please alb " IA 85 & 6a &g4G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Storm in Southwest

(Special TO The Times pspatcll'Jy iia
BRIsroln VA, Feb -. WINTER I ,st 2 2
revived in Southwest Virginia to-day MI
heavy snowfall being reported fnm VA Frs
3rio,ls points Norfolk ard Western irptnss
arriving hero were covered .ta kpallals
and ice, sy i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
H. c.. Kniceley.

B. Especial to Tho Times-Dispatoh) @
&LURAY, VA. Feb. 26.-Ex-s Supervisor
Henry Clay Knicely, of Springfield Dis
trict, this county. died at his home near
Rleyvile eight miles north of Lnray,
last night. aged about sixty-tive years.
He was for several years supervisor OF
Springfield District and was always re-
Earded as the strongest candidate OF the
Republican party in his district. He was
also for many years postmaster and a
merchant at Rileyville. lie Is survived
by three children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
DEATHS.

February rs. 19o4 ut her
Residence, 100 w Main Street, Mrs. isAETTA
M. oUAi,LES. widow OF a. DsloJ Quarles
FUNERAL Will take place from Second Baptist
Church TIIIS iSatur,iay) AFTERNOON at 8
O'clock, Friends OF the family are Invited to
attend
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27

here to-day. In the sixty-seventll year
Of her age from acute pneumonia. Miss
Halscy had sought health In this Sec
ton Of the South for the past two years,
and IN that time endearcd herself to a
large number OF friends.
Prominent friends and relatives accom-
panied the remains to-day to East
ORA rpo NJ r y s,fi3 F3 t IA All s5t .45gt5215t M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
TERMS /: WERE ' |: !. 4:
CUT SHORT
Continued from First Page,)
Continued from ~ First 81 J P;'a "a iE'

terms OF tho Board of Aldermen and
of the Common Council now IN office q
shall continue until September , ,l9o.
Tho term OF office of the members or
tho Board of Aldermen and the term
OF the members OF the Common Coun- Z
ell shall be for two years. II ]"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
John Arn1istead.
(By Associated Press.l

g MEMPHIS, TENN, Feb. 26.--John
Armistead, president or tho Mercantile
Bank, Of this city, died to-day at ST.
Joseph's Hospital from a complication
OF diseases. He was widely known
throughout tho South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Mrs, M. A. Klipstein.
fspeoIal to The Times. Dispatch,

Il ALEXANDRIA,. VA, Feb. 26.-Nlrs.
Mary Anne l<lipstein. the venerable
mother of DR.. George T. Klipstein. died
yesterday afternoon at the residence OF
her son IN. this city, Mrs. Kllpstein was
the widow OF the late DR.. William b.
x lipsteln .ese,tLe...Aat $500 ~ 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
.Iohn M. Davis.
Especial to The Times-Dispatct

Especial to The T1mes-Dlspatch.)
WINCHESTER, VA, Feb. 26.-While
his wife lay Ill at Memorial Hospital.
John Nj. Davis, n we'll known shoe manu-4
facturer, died this afternoon at the homo
OF his mother Mrs. Mary Davis, aged
fifty-fve. Death was due to q compli-
cation Of diseases He is survived by
his mother, widow one son, Rice. and
one daughter, Susie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27

the disease is that It apparently cnuntar-S
ucts the effects OF carbolic acid, The atrf
fected parts are also entirely lnsensipis
10 pain. and tho recovery OF Af Alien 4
is regarded sts doubtful, 54i. s {5tSs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Mrs. W.T. Mallory.

Especial to Tho Times DispatctL)
s55 PETERSBURG, VA, FEB. 2s.--M rs. Ann
81. Mallory, widow OF tho late William
Fleming Mallory. died this morning at
her home in Bolllngbrook Street. in the
eighty-second year OF her age. She SUI
fered stroke OF paralysis about q year
ego She is survived by four children
John A.: and James S. Mallory, Miss Rose
Mallory and Mrs. Hobson. all OF TINS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
Mrs. Harriet R. Yeatman.

800" ISptCIdG 70 = 41c = To- =
+ NORFOLK, VA. Feb. 26.-Mrs Harriet
r. Yeatman, widow Of the late captain ar
Charles 10. Yeatman, died to-day at the
homo OF her son. Captain Philip Yeat-
man. She was seventy-one years old.
She was born In New Kert county Be
sides Il son. she is survived by married
daughter, residing in Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
]. A. Pugh.
Especial to- The Tlmes-D ispatch.)

NORFOLK, EA.,s Feb. 20,--James a..
pugh, for many years Virginia Eews-l
paper mar, died to-day. aged ffty-f1ve
years. 10 organized tho Virginia Press
Association and was its first president.
En lenYes q widow ard two children n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27
SOFT COAL. OUTLET
TO THE OCEAN
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
al to themselves, and not infreauently
have there been mutterings along the line
TINT both were controlled by the Penn
sylvania system. and that, therefore,
there was but little competition IN the
matter of rates. Tho great fight OF SEN
ator Bruce, of Wise county, IN the Leg
islature, some years ago for M outlet on
behalf of some Of tho mines OF his sec
lion Is still fresh in the minds OF the
public. and only q few months ago At
torney- General Anderson announced that
If ho could secure evidence upon which
to establish what he believed to be true,
he would go into the United States SUI
preme Court and seek to compel the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company TO AZ
ford the relief which, 1t is now said, VII!
come with the building and operation OF
tho proposed new line,
In Line With Progress.
The scheme SGT out In the charter OF
tho Tldewatcr Railway Company Is one
~ tho most Gigantic seriously suggested
n, railroad circles in this State In many
Years and If carried into full operation
will not only give employment 20 num-
dreds of men, hut will add to tho MAJ
terial wealth and prosperity OF every
county and city through which tho ROAD
will run.
Developments along this line Will he
watched with interest by all and espe-
clally by those interested In railway and
coal mining matters In Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-27

II. A. Kelley, Of Cleveland. Ohio. repre-
scnting the American Shipbuildlng Com
pnny, with yards at Buffalo Cleveland,
Lorraine. Detroit, South Chicago and
Nest Superior told the committee Of the
disastrous results which followed the
attempt OF tho Lake shipping Interests
to enter the ocean-carrying trade They
had built two large steamers ut Cleve-
land and flonted them In two pieces to
Quebec, where they were Joined, These
steamers now lie dismantled at Brooklyn,
never having carried n cargo because
they could not get the freight at anything
hut a loss. ..a.ls $500. ~. .-L -I. II
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-07-07

THE world goes a glirlinering
these days and if you don't want
to play in her back yard young
man, you will have to hop out of
bed early in the morning and turn
in late at night. Albany News.
This is especially true in the
Brownsville country, where the car
of progress is just now beginning
to take on speed. If you don t get
in the band wagon you must step
aside or be run over.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-07-07

No town is ahead of the majority
of its citizens. If they are progress
sive, their town and newspaper will
show this progression. If they are
satisfied with conditions as they
existed so years ago, then they
must give place to more up to date
people, for in this day of progress
and push there is no stopping place
or period of rest. The strenuous
life in the business world grows
more strenuous as the time goes by,
and we must work or perish by our
own lack of energy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-07-07

The baby born on the night of
the Galveston storm is dead; not
only all Texas sorrows, but all over
the world people had heard of the
child of storm" and hoped her
life would be a long and happy one
as contrast to the black cloud of
death from which her life had risen.
She died of diphtheria in Calves
ton on June End. just at sunrise,
just at the hour she was born in
the Ursuline convent where her res
cued mother had been carried.
The Galveston News says, The
story of her birth was written by
the Ursuline sisters and sent to
Rome. The picture of an angel
looking down upon the scene OF
ruin and death and bearing in its
banda star to represent the life of
theTftle one, cast up as it seemed
by tie great waves, was painted by
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-07-07
We Solicit the Patronage Of All

OUR FUNDS are protected III a
hre-proof vault and by the
best safes to be obtained; and are
further covered by insurance
against burglary or daylight rob-
berry. Our officers are under bond
in the best surety companies.
People who intrust their money
to a bank have a right to know its
financial strength. We recognize
this right and viii cheerfully fur
nish any depositor statement of
our condition any day in the year.
Absolute safety is the best thing
we have to offer, and upon this ba-
SIS your account is solicited.