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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
LIGHTING PLANT
FOR PETERSBURG
City Council to Deal With Ques-
tons Touching Diversion
Scheme.
SHE HAMMERED DYNAMITE
Negro Girl Explodes a Cartridge
and Made Narrow
Escape.
SHE HAMMERED DYNAMITE
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times Dspatch)
PETERSBURG, VA. June 1.-The
probability of municipal ownership OF a
lighting plant appeared at the meeting
OF the City Council last evening, when
MIR. j. NJ. Quick, chairman OF the
Committee on Gas and Lights. referring
TO the recent expiration of the optional
contract with the Petersburg Gas Com
pany, stated that he had been cores
ponging with several cities, which own
ed electric lighting plants and had re-
cevcd very satisfactory replies on the
subject. MIR. Quick Will report thereon
In the near future
COUNCIL MEETINGS. u
Two extra meetings of the Council
will be held this month, one tomorrow
to consider the proposed contract with
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany as to a bridge across the new
channel Of the Appomattox River anu
ether matters concerning the diversion
scheme, and another on June goth, to
deal with the tax ordinance and other
financial provisions for the coming fiscal
year, beginning July list
K Because OF the absence OF two Wit
nesses for the prosecution, the ]. W..
Cooke larceny case was again contin-.
ued in, the Mayors Court this morning,
this time until next Monday. This Is
tho third time the case has been con-
tnucd. William D.. McIlwnine. counsel
for the defence, made no objection to
the continuance, but stated that he
would ask for the discharge of his ell.
ent when the case came up, as Il care
full investigation had convinced him that
there were no grounds for further reten-
8tion Of the prisoner. The continuance
was granted at the request of Common
wealth's Attorney r. II. Mann.
Mr.. NlcIlwaine says that on examtna-
ton the evidence against Cooke cannot
4 be maintained. The prisoner is accused
of robbing safe in w. e. Browns,
drug store, and has been in Jail since
May 23d.
HAMMERED DYNAMITE. q
BY hammerng what proved to be q
dynamite cartridge, with which she was
playing, Nora Field, a young colored
girl living zon Bolllngbrook Street, mar
rowly escaped fatal injury this morn
ing.
The cartridge exploded and seriously
lacerated her face and neck, making a
deep wound across the cheek down on
the throat. When DR.. w. c. Powell
arrived. the child was in a stupor from
loss Of blood. but the wound was sewed
up. and she is not in dangerous condl-
ton. The girl, whose mother Is em-
ployed at Captain w. L. McCance's resi-
| dence, on Bollingbrooki Street, found the
cartridge in the yard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08

In the State. At present there are no
vacant houses in the community, and
the large majority of the people own
their own homes; and doubt IL YOU
could find In the State u town whose ctti-
zens enjoy higher degree OF comfort
than our people,
There arc five banks in tho county,
two of which are In the town, and have
an aggregate deposit Of something like
s1,600,dO0.
I'VE have excellent public schools. The
municipality is engaged in establishing
an electric light plant which will supply
arc lights for our streets and additional
power for manufacturing purposes. this
at cost of sS5 900.
THE general health of the town Ia
excellent, the cost bf Living is very
moderate, and tho growth of the town for
several years has boon decidedly upon
the increase. The census of 1900 gave us
$500, whereas we now have more than
1900
TN conclusion, we have a model town
and a model county, and the majority
OF people who visit us agree in this
opinion A. P.
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Wed in Washington.

Especial to The Times Dspatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA. June Two
Petersburg couples were married In
Washington yesterday. but neither ro-
nance was an elopement Miss Florence
Hartley, daughter Of mir. o.. A. Hartley:
a wealthy business man OF this city. and
Mr. Joseph B. Worth Jr.. we'll known
Young nlanufa cturer, were married at the
residence OF the Rev. DR.. Weston Brun-
ncr, who performed the ceremony.
The wedding Of Miss Hattie L. Robert
son and Mr.. William E, Williamson took
place at the home Of the brides aunt.
Mrs. Samuel Thorburn. Of No 1904 B
Street, N. w. Rev. c. F. Winbigler per-
formed the ceremony.
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Robinson-Youne.

~ " tC1T,1 ------
ding of Miss Lucy Duyall Young. daugh-
ter of Mr.. Adam Young, Of Summit Point,
to Mr. Rufus G, Robinson. of Winches-
ter, took place to-day ut "Cool Spring :"
was was performed by the Rev, @. syden-
stricker on the lawn In front of the
house The bridesmaids were Miss Hat,
tie Dull and Miss LILLIAN Jenkins, and
I,aucK. Of Newport News, Va, and Hoo
we'll Bond, OF Winchester, After a res
ception, Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson left on
the evening train fora honeymoon tour
Of the Eastern summer resorts. ne
groom is a member Of the firm OF Rob-
inson Bros, and Is a leading business
man OF this city.
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Observation-Disclosures.

---- IoptCIdT 20 IHH 14ITce' I7TsTIttCFT'1 4
5 PETERsBURG, VA, June 7.-M!ss
late S. A. Plummer, of this city, and
Mr.. Neville Gratiot Henshaw, OF New
iberia. Louisiana, were quietly married
on High Street. There were no cards.
Rev Father James Gilsenan. OF st. Jo-
sephs Catholic Church, performed tho
The bride is exceedingly pretty and
very popular. Mr.. HenshaW, who was for
several years a student at McCabes
University School, In this city, Is of an
which owns splendid estate near New
Iberia, 5l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
DIED OFaLOcKJAN.
Man, Supposed to Be Drowned,
Returned to His Friends.

DUNNSvILLE, VA. June 7.-Wilhul
years old, died of lockjaw last week.
The boy had been gathering cherries
and rs he reached a lower lin b when
ground ana stuck a Small splinter in his
foot. Though painful. nothing serious
was thought OF it until a short time be-.
fore lockjnw set In and caused his death.
ported dorwned. reached here. Sunday. to
the great delight Of his mother. who IS
n mute. and his other friends. The negro
lis sailor and runs between Piscataway.
Creek and Baltimore.
IS One of Mr.. Alfred Lumpkln's children
is Ill from the effects OF eating concen-
trated lye
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
TO SINK U. S. SHIPS.
The Army Fully Prepared to Give
Dickens the Dickens.

Especial to The Times DIspatohD
& NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June Prep
roe. which is expected to take place be-
tween midnight Saturday and Monday
night, have been about completed. Tho
bench from Fort Monroe to Buckroa
Beach is lined with powerful searchlights,
which cover tho waters Of Hampton
Roads and Chesapeake Bay clear out to
preparations to win the game. and the
officers at the fort are confident that the
navy will fail to force the channel. unless
favored with an impenetrablel fog. Even
raj Dickens's vessels tlguratively "out Of
commission"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
Frazier-Ward.
Times Dispatch.)

(speca to The Times Dispatch.)
EAST RADFORD. VA, June 7.-Niss
Mary Blair Ward. daughter Of Rev. J. B.
Ward. Methodist minister OF Graham,
and Mr.. William NJ. Frazier. a book.
keeper Of Graham, were married at 4
o'clock this afternoon at the West End
Hotel The ceremony was performed by
R RsY " Moope o. the rrespy'er'a''
Mr.. Frazier met his bride. who has
been teaching in Warrenton. at Roanoke.
He was accompanied by Miss Lillian
Wade Frazier, of Graham. The bridal
party left for Graham at o'clock this
evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
Pedizo-Stegar,s

(special to Tho Times plsnatch.)
ROANOKE, VA. June 7.-Miss Nellie
steger, daughter Of Mrs. Laura B, steger
Of Of the he shops, were married Tonight at
Trinity Methodist Church. Rev. Harry
Canter officiating. Mr.. ]. T, Pedigo. was
best man and Miss Gertrude, Delaney
men: Miss Bessie Williams and Mr.. T.,
II. Pedigo; Miss Gertie stun and MI,
Thomas Eteger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
New Residence Burns,
(SnecIal TO The Tlmes-Dispntcl

y. Especial to The T7mes-Dlspntch.)
& CULPEPER, VA, June 1.-THE new
and handsome residence of Mr., Lewis
Messenger was burned at 2 o'clock this
morning, The owner Mr.. Messenger; the
plumber Mr.. Glazier. all lose heavily.
.T,he contractor would have been ready
to-day TO turn the completed building
over.
sumed. There WAS q slight Insurance.
The origin OF the fire Is mere conjecture,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
WILLIAMS MAY DIE.
Attacked An Officer and Was Sc,
verely Shot.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Williams, the desperate negro. Who was
arrested for attempting to kill his wife,
IS in a precarlous condition n the Nor
folk county jail at Portsmouth; He re;
broke tho butt OF a shotgun on the ofti-
GERS head, making a serious wound, and
then tried to escape, Officer Hodges fired
With q shotgun. The gun filled the scalp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
DR.. LANDIR ri DECLINES
MERCER PRESIDENCY
(By Associated Press. )

MACON, GA, June 7.-Rey. DR.. W. w.
I.andrun, of Atlanta, Ca. who was Mon
University, to-day declined the position,
and the trustees have chosen tho Rev.
S. y. Jameson. Of atlanta; seeretary, . Of
the Baptist State Mission board. he mas
not announced his decision
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
INVITATIONS OF cAsToRIA.
Injunction Granted in Detroit to
Prevent This Being Done.

DETROIT. MICH, June s.---A perma-f
nent Injunction has Just been granted by
Judge Swan. OF the United States Circuit
Court, against tho Moxon Liniment Com y
spany, OF Mt. Clemens, Mich, on complaint
made by Charles H Fletcher Of New
York city, charging tho Mt. Clemens con-
Germ with Initiating his Castoria Tho de-
cree orders tho defendant company to-
turn over for destruction all wrappers. la
bells. clectroplates. etc., and in addition
must pay the Fletcher Company two.
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in lieu
OF damages.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
MICHIGAN is PLEDGED
TO AID OF jamestown
The Amount Left to the Dis
erection of the Com
missioners.
(special to The TlmAs- Dispatch,)

ISVeClHI 10 71Ne lTIlFSTDISpUICNJ
NORFOLK, VA, June 7.-Hon. John
Whitehead. OF this city. sent q message
to the Jamestown Exposition office from
Lansing, Mich. this morning to the eff
feet that the Legislators Of Michigan vera
pledged to subscribe to The exposition,
A IL solution was passed, which leaves
the amount to be nppropriated for tho
purpose 70 the alsere.l9n 81 q the eomm ms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
CONDUCTOR WEBS.
His Bride the Widow of a Loco
motive Engineer.
. a., \, The REPRESENTATIONS

Especial to The Times-Dlspatchl
ROANOKE. VA. June I[Conductos
Western, and Mrs. Carrie Myers. widow
OF Engineer james Myers, who was killed
by the explosion of@a engine near Bed,
ford City two years ago. We're married
to-day. Rev. P. II. Chelf officiating. The
groom is the conductor who had the DIM
Guilty with the negro Taylor near Fcters-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
: NO THANK YOU

Says the poor dyspeptic, when asked to
partake Of certain foods He really wants
them but Is afraid of the consequences,
Heartburn. Rloating, Cramps, Nausea or
Headache Invariably follow. Every such
sufferer should try
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08

With small shot and felled him. The
nistol sent a ball into the negro's back,
which struck a rib inside and glanced out
from the other side OF the body.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-08
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS

before meals and see. tho wonderful!
strengthen TIE stomach and ID cure lnd nd.
nsstlon, Dyspepsia, costlyeness, Bilious
ness and Malaria, Fever and A0ue.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

TO KILL a town-underrate your
neighbors property. Withhold your
support from your home merchan-
disc and manufacturer buy everything
you need elsewhere IN preference to
home, and if you are in business refuse
to advertise. If this won't kill the most
prosperous town in America, it may be
considered fire proof and proof against
hard times.-Courier of Feb. 25, 1870.
These words Of George Warren
written thirty five years ago are
as true today as they were then
as they will be thirty five years
from now, as true as the gospel.
In those times there were some
slow people here we suppose,
enough to keep the town at a
standstill for years and years.
We have not as great a percen-
taee Of them now and that is the
reason we have made such strides
lately. Let us not fall back into
the rut, boldly face any issue snd
act act act. Keep doing some
thing, anything, just so it is for
the good of ourselves our bust
ness, our town. Don't close your
eyes to the advantages around US
and don't be inclined to view
pessimistically anything thrust
before us simply because itmeans
a change from the way we have
been in the habit of doing.
There is going to be a town de-
velopt into a city in this part of
the state in the near future, and
it will be the town that shows
the most progressive spirit and
drops most quickly the slow
atmosphere Of the country viii
lage.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
A Tramp's Lecture.

A tramp asked for drink in a
saloon. The request was granted,
and when in the act of drinking the
proffered beverage, one of the young
men present exclaimed;
"Stop make us a speach It is
poor liquor that doesn't unloose a
man tongue"
The tramp hastily swallowed
down the drink, and as the liquor
coursed through his blood he
Strengthened himself up and stood
before them with grace and dignity
that all his rags and dirt could not
obscure.
gentlemen" said he, 81 look
tonight at you and myself, and it
seems to me that look upon the
picture of blighted manhood. This
bloated face was once as handsome
as yours. This stumbling figure
once walked as proudly as yours, for
l mas a man in the world of men.
l too, once had home and friends
and position. had a wife as beau
tiful as an artists dream but I drop
ped the priceless pearl of her honor
and respect into cup of wine, and,
like Cleopatra, saw it dissolve, then
quaffed it down in the brimping
draught. | had children as sweet
and as pure as the flower of spring,
and saw them die and fade under
the blighted curse of a drunken
father. I had a home where love
lit the fame upon the altar and
ministered before it, but I put
out the holy FIRE, and darkness and
desolation ruled it its stead. l had
aspirations and ambitions that soar
ed as high and as pure as the morn
ing star, but broke and bruised
their beautiful wings, and at last
strangled them that I might hear
their cries no more. Today l am a
husband without a wife, father
without child, tramp without a
home, and a man in whom every
good impulse is dead. All have
been swallowed up in the maelstron
of drink.
The tramp ceased speaking; the
glass fell from his nervous fingers
and was shattered into fragments on
the floor. The swinging doors we're
pushed and shut again, and when
the little group looked up the tramp
was gone.-New Orleans Picayane
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world to think they thought so.
Yet there are wives who will
souse gentle husbands in hot soup
and then run away with other
men while their husbands wash
up. What is the bootjacked wo-
man, the soupsoused man to do?
True marriage is a beautiful and
holy thing, but what is hoped to
be marriage turns out to be in
stead a hrteful and degrading
connection, then the law that
had the right to make the bond
has the right to break it, vocifer-
ating clergymen to the contrary
Notwithstanding. A marriage is
made by the divine power that
draws two people together, and
then, very properly, the law
sanctions it after it's made. The
legal ceremony which separates
two people bound in bonds that
prove hellish instead of heavenly
is just as holy as the legal cere-
mony thrt bound them. That's
common sense. The holiness
doesn't come in the ceremony at
all, whether it is performed by a
two-dollar justice of the peace or
an archbishop in a purple pima
fore.-Boston Brown Book.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
HON. OLLIE NJ. JAMES. who was

HON. OLLIE M. JAMES. who was
II at the Seelbach a few nights
ago on his way to Washington,
spoke of the fight that is now on in
Congress over the statehood bill.
Both republicans and democrats, :"
said he, "want the new state. The
new states. The democrats, in fact,
want them more than the Republi-
cans, or rather, they want more of
them. We believe the people of
those territories are right when they
ask that four states be created in
stead Of two, according to the state
hood bill. The gentlemen who have
this bill in charge are meeting with
all kinds of difficulties. The prob
lem that is perhaps perplexing them
most is the question Of the name to
be given the more southerly of the
two prospective commonwealth. 1t
was thought at first that Arizona
was distinctive and familiar name
that would do very well tor the state
in which is to be included New Mex
leo and Arizona. Protests and sug-
gestions have, however, come in
from various quarters. and now
enough names are offered to re-
christen every state in the Union.
Some people toink that the extensive
irrigation works that the government
is undertaking in that section should
be dedicated in the name of the state
and they suggest 'Irrigatia,' 'Irri-
ga and Irrigane. Others less pro-
gressive, would name it from its
present most prominent character
istic, suggesting AFRICA, which, l
fear, is to near arnica to be popular.
'Montezuma' and host Of other
names have been suggested, but
when all the word mechanics have
had their say, the old name of Arr
IONA will probably be chosen as the
most familiar and distinctive, even
if the people of Arizona proper will
only make small proportion of the
new state. Louisville Herald.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
DiUOrce Nonsense.

YOU never can tell; some men
L will shower woman with
violets before marriage, and with
bootjacks afterwards.
There's a great deal of cheap
talk about divorce nowadays.
You'd think, to hear these self
styled reformers, that it was a
dastardly crime for a woman to
get legal separation from a
man who habitually hammers her
over the head with the bedroom
furniture and then kicks her out
into the street in her night
clothes. Yet many men are thus
playful. The mighty men of the
Episcopal church have just held
a convention and though they
failed to pass an ecclesiastical
canon declaring divorce a crime,
their talk, if 1t meant anything,
showed that they wanted the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
ME TAKE pleasure in acknowl-

ME TAKE pleasure in acknowl-
" edging recent of a book,
"History of Military Govern
ment in Newly acquired Nrri-
tory Of the United States, =
written by Prof. David \ Thomas
of Hendrix College at Conway
Ark.
- Louisiana. Florida, New Mexico
and California after they we're
ceded to the United States were
governed by the military au-
thorites until civil government
could be established. The book
is a history Of these and the
other acquired territory Of the
United States about this time.
1t is well written and shows great
care in historical investigation.
Many curious items historical
information are brought to light.
These are particularly interesting
in views Of recent political discus
sions Ct the central Of our insular
possessions.
Prof. Thomas is a native of
Fulton County and frequently
visits his mother and people near
Hickman. We wish him success
aud if he should write other
books we hope to have the pleas
ure of reading them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

IL Is expected chat there will be
L determined fight in the
Senate against Senator Scott's
bill for reducing the cavalry
regiments to ten. Thus cutting
them down one third. 1t is well
known that the calvary service
is preferred to either the arul-
lery or anfantry, by army officers
and men. Senator Scott claims
that ten regiments Of cavalry
viii answer all the purposes Of
the United States. Cavalry is
not necessary in the Philippines
except in a few isolated places.
Since rifles and muskets Of
greater range have been intro
duced cavalry has gone into COM
parative desuetude. Unless the
commander Is isnane there Will
never be again an old time cav
airy charge. THEN the railroad
crossing tie country in so many
directions make it possible for
infantry to move with ten times
the CELEBRITY cavalry. The day OF
cavalry like the day Of chivalry
is past.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

AOCORDING 10 Professor
n Wiley of the Bereau Of Chem
istry there are few articles of
food that are imprisoned. We
don't mind that if the cook
doesn't leave.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

THE DISHES and silver at the
St. Regis. hotel in New York
are marked with an anchor. This
it is supposed, in a hint to souve-
MIR collectors who prey on hotels
and restaurants.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
uIRsHEL SMITH. Of

HIRSHEL SMITH, Of Fulton,
III made the most eloquent
speech of one hour that we have
heard in years, at the court house
last Monday. To say we were
surprised, does not express 1t,
though we always thought Of
Hirshel Smith as one Of our lead
ing young attorneys, and knew
he often showed up as counsel in
our most important circuit court
cases.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

/ ASH winters session of congress
IL was the shortest 'long ses-
sion" in ninety years. If the
President carries out his threats
about forcing the railroad freight
rates legislation this viii be the
longest "shortest session. on re-
cord.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
A VERY CLOSE CALL.

stuck to my sngine. although every
Joint acned and every negve was racked
Win PAIN, writes G. w. Bellamy, To-
cqmouve fireman, of Burlington, Iowa.
was weak and pale. without any APP
petite and all run down. As l was
soout TO give mp. l got bottle of Eiec-
1rlc bitters. and after taking it, felt as
ven Is l ever did in my life." Weak,
slckiy, run down people always gain new
lalIcl strength and vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed by
ah druggist. Price 80 Genus.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

VIM. S. Crane. of California. md, suf-
fered for years from rheumatism and
lumbago. He was finally advised to
try Chamberlain's pain balm which he
did and it effected complete cure For
ale by L L Swayne.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30

Sick headache results from disorder
ed stomach and is quickly cured by
Chamberlain stomach and liver tablets
Forsale by I L Swayne.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
FARMERS ATTENTION.

wish to call the attention of the far
mers that they can have all the water
couveniences of the city. / can Install
your water works, either with wind
mil or pump, and furnish engine or
WINDMILL. l also do plumbing work and
can out IN bath tubs etc. with hot and
10. ADAMS,
Hickman. KY
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1905-01-30
WONDERFUL NERVE

Is displayed by many a man endur.
ing pains of accidental cuts. wounds.
bruises, burns. scalcs. sore feet or stir
Joints. But there's no need for il.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the
pain ard cure the trouble. It's the best
salvs on earth for piles, too. IS cents
at all druggist.