The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-17
CONTRACTS LET
FOR Underwater
TO Complete One Hundred
Miles Of Track This
Year.
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NORFOLK, VA. May 16.-Gcncral Man
ager Dupuy, OF tho Tidewater Railroad.
announces that the contract for 100 miles
OF the road has been let 10 Oliver and
Sands, OF Roanoke. Va Tho route lies
ten miles north OF tho Southern Rail
way system and will run from Small s
Point by the way OF the Norfolk and
Western to Smoky Ordinary, In Bruns-
wick county. It win be between the
Norfolk and Western and the Southern
Railway Tho company had considered
swerving at Suffolk ten miles 10 the
south, touching Franklin. Euaporia and
Chase City.
The terms OF the contract are not given
out, save that the contractors arc under
bond to have the roadbed In condition
/ 10 lay tracks to Suffolk September /. md
to have the whole OF the hundred miles
completed by December 81.
The Junior member Of tho CONTRACTING
firm, Mr.. Sands, was Drmerly VICE
president and general manager OF the
Southern Railway.
PINE TAKES A JUMP
At q meeting OF the North Carolina
Pine Association to-day the price OF mgr
grade lumber wos increased 10 per cent
Secretary ohm r. Walker explained ina
ali of the lumber mills are sold ahead
of their producing capacity. He said
..Tne higher grades Of lumber arc dilli..i
as the original t9'e no
cent. OF tho lumber we are now cutting
is OF the lower grade It being cut from
second growth timber, and this being tho
case, q readtustment OF prices became
necessary.
Reports received at Chicago. show
the lumber business to be unusually good
all over the country. From Maine tc
Oregon building opcrauoEp arc active
and that means good lumber busi-
ness
AN UGLY CHARGE. 81
G. M. johnson was arrested this after
noon and locked up without bail on the
charge OF felony. He Is charged with
applying to Registrar Woodn. OF tho
First Ward, for the transfer OF six voters
to Newport News. Tho object was to get
tho names off tho books and thereby
prevent them from voting In tho Demo-
cratic primary. The names signed to the
papers are denied by the men, hence
the charge OF felony.
TWO BODIES UNCLAIMED.
There are two bodies unclaimed here
salesman, Charles Crouch. who died In
the Jail hospital, the victim OF acute
mania Nothing Is known OF him here
beyond tho fact that he was taken up
on tho street In bad condition. and
died as the result OF his condition in the
Jail hospital. Flo has a brother. George
w. Crouch OF Hartford, Conn q
plumber. who has been notified that the
body awaits his order. Tho other body
is that OF On unknown. a man about
fifty-five years of age was found sick
In Chapel Street by tho police and was
sent to st. VIncents' Hospital. where he
remained unconscious after O stroke of
appoplexy from Friday till last night.
when he died. There were no evidences
OF his identity. His body was taken by
the coroner. Both will be buried by the
city IL not claimed
KENNEDY RETURNED 10 JAIL.
Samuel Kennedy was arragned In the
police court this morning on the charge Of
grand larceny. but not tried. II. n.
Dickson. WHO preferred tho charge onl
which Kennedy was brought here from
for passing worthless
check for $aoO, said he desired to With
draw the charge. He said he had re-
,eived the money. Commemorative At
orney Tllton showed the warrant Mr.
Dickson had signed and said The State
,ould not be used for the collection of
lebts and had the case continued ten
lays for evidence. Mrs. Kennedy was In
he court and 1t was by her efforts that
he $500 was repaid and the prosecutor
lppeascd. Kennedy was returned to
all and Mrs. Kennedy, who is pretty and
went to Hampton. where she
las relatives.