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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
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MEHERIiIN, VA, August 1O.--The con-
tractors on the Virginian Railway have
about completed their work in this sec
ton, and are moving the machinery to
other works The past few weeks have
been good for. tho work of grading, and
much Roadway has been made Some
thing over sixteen months has been
spent grading this road through here.
and bad weather has been experienced
allalong. and as a resllltofthis the con-
tractors have lost money on the work.
The roadbed for this new track is in
fine shape now, and the rails will be
laid on here within the next two weeks.
This has been completed up to Nutbush,
about seven miles east of this place,
and has been held up for several days
because the bed was not ready.
While returning from picnic at
knights's and divers Pond on Tuesday
last, Maud and Mrs. Il. G. Haskins, Mrs
John J. Owen, Clifton Owen. Mr.. S. r.
Dance and little Cabell Haskins. were
/ caught In Il runaway and Mrs. II. c.
| lIaslSins and Mrs. John j. owen Were
badly bruised up. Mr.. llaskins, will
| his. wife and little boy were in front
/ going down q steep decline, with {
single buggy, and directly in the real
We're Mrs. owen, her son and Mr.. Dance
with double buggy, and lust as they
started down the decline the pole o
their buggy broke through the leathel
8of the breastyoke, and the buggy raj
on the horses, frightened them am
/ they ran off at n high speed and wer'
ION Mr.. Haskins so quick that he coul'
mot get out of the road, and ono hors
/ plunged directly on either side OF tn
i buggy, knocking both of them out an
4 under the mix up, the rear buggy soin
over the front one and turned II direct
lily around and smashed buggy and har
4 ness to pieces. Mrs. Owen WAS throw
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
Mount Airy House Party.


At Mount Airy, III Powhatan county
where old Virginia hospitality stu
throws wide the, door of a spacious
home Mr.. and Mrs EIaskins Hobsoh are
giving a delightful house party III
honor of their pretty young daushter'
Miss Patty Lois Hobson, debutahte
and belle Of the future.
The location of Mount Airy, its broad
lawn, its tennis court and crouuet
ground render it an ideal place for
house party. Its mistress. MIS-. Eunice
Hobson, is equally idea! as n chaperon
and a promoter of young peoples pleas
ures.
The exceptional personnel of the
members OF the party, made up of Miss
Hobson's classmates and fellow
students at Sweet Briar Institute last
winter, render it one of much inter-
est to society in Richmond, Lynchburg
and Indianapolis.
In all, the party numbers about
twenty-five or thirty young ladies and
gentlemen. including Miss Bessie jack
BON. Miss Margaret Wadder, Miss Mary
Scott Parrish, Miss Mary Patterson aud
Miss Cary Valentine from Richmond;
Miss Louie Antrim, from Charlottes-
VILE; Miss Lloyd. of Lynchburg, and
Miss Margaret Eaglesticld of Indian
npolis, Ind: Messrs. st. George Cooke,
Nelson Robins, William Crump Tucker
John B. Lightfoot, Jr, Frank Sutton.
Bernard Walden, John and Macon Hob
xon Augustine Royal. Roy and Fon-
taine Jones, Thomas Brockenbrough, OF
Richmond; DR.. S. ". Hobson, of New
port News Va; Lieutenant Warner
Robins and Lieutenant Arnold, of Wes
Point Military Academy.
Every kind of amusement that in
Eenuity could deyise has been arranged
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hobson for the diver
sion of their guests. A icnic to Bell
Mead, the splendid old Cooke home o
former days; a coon hunt, dancing
driving, walking and moonlight tete-a
tetes in rustic rose arbors on the law
ALI these are TO play their part II
the charming drama set in order 70
some of the lo-elcst young girls II
Virginia and outside of it. with thc
attendant cavaliers from the ranks o
the opposite sex.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
Engagement Annonnced.

Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Elliott announce
the engagement of their daughter, Mel
le Benson, to Mr.. John Benjamin
Oliver, of. this city, the wedding 10
take place at home. September 9Th
Miss Elliott is a favorite socially and
very highly connected, being a grand
haughter of William Philips. of Old
Church. Hanover, Va. Mr.. Oliver is a
son of the late j. B. Oliver, and grand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

Miss Isabella Jones are spending Au-
gust at "The Terrace" the home OF
Mrs. ID. w. Powers, In Scottavllle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

MISS MARY SCOTT PARRISH.
Miss Parrish is the daughter of Mr.
md Mrs. T. Is. Parrish, and attended
Sweet Briar institute with Miss Hobson
last wiucr. She is now being enter
party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

MISS PATTY LOIS EOBSON.
Miss EObsOn IN entertaining ono of
the most beautiful house parties of
the summer mt her home, Mount Airy,
in POyyhntnn county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
Miss Scott Engaged.

Rev. and Mrs. Richard b. Scott, Of
Snlithfield, Va announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Anne Maude, to
Mr.. Raymond Miner Hudson, Of Nor
folk Va, the wedding to take place
early in September.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
Lawn Party,

The young people of All Saints
Church will give lawn party at the
corner Of Madison and Grace Streets
Monday evening. August 18th. from s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Scott. of Done
gal Albemarle county, are spending
several weeks In New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

Miss Eleanor and Miss Lucy Swain
are guests Of Miss Eta Hutchinson at
her home, Air Well. near Etna Mills.
Va
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
MAY ATTACK
 THE HEART.
Why Rheumatism Is Always
 Dangerous.
Try Dr. Williams Pink Pills Even if discouraged.
These Pills Have Cured Rheu- matism in Almost Every Form and in Advanc-
 ed Stages.

Rheumatism may be inherited and this. fact makes it conclusive that It is disease of the blood.
 Rheumatism Is & painful infiamma- ton of the muscles or of the coverings of the joints and is sometimes accom- and shooting and does not confine it. self to any one part of the body. but after settling in one joint or muscle for a time leaves it and passes on to another. The most dangerous tendency of the disease is to attack the heart. External applications may give relief from pain for time. but the disease cannot be cured until the blood Is puri- fled. Dr. Williams Pink Pills<are the best medicine for this purpose. as their action Is directly on the blood, making 1t rich, red and healthy. When the blood Is pure there can be no rheuma- tism.
 No one who suffers from rheumatism should fail to read the case of Mrs. Ellen Russell of South Con St, Auburn, Me. She says: T had been sick for fifteen years from impure blood, brought on by overwork. My heart was weak and my hands color less was troubled with indigestion and vomiting spells, which came on every few months. I had no appetite and used to have awful fainting spells, falling down when at my WOrk. frequently felt numb all over. My head ached continuously for five years.
 About two years ago began to feel rheumatism in my joints. which be- came so lame could hardly walk My joints were swollen and pained me ter- ribly. 4
 "Dr. Williams Pink Pills were rec commended to me by a friend here in Auburn, after I had failed to get well from the doctors treatment When I began taking the pills, the rheumatism was at its worst. had taken only few boxes, when the headaches stopped and not long afterward I felt the palm m my joints becoming less and less, until there was none at all. The stiff- ness was gone and I have never had any return of the rheumatism. am perfectly we'll woman and owe my health to Dr. Williams Pink Pills"
 pr. Williams Pink Pills actually make rich, new blood and have cured such diseases as rheumatism. nervous and general debility. indigestion. nerv- GUS headache, neuralgia and even par tial paralysis and locomotor ataxia. As tonic for the blood and nerves they are uncqualled.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all druggists. or will be sent, postpaid. on receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes for $2.50. by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
TT WILL BE A COMPETITOR.

The New York Mail finds comfort in the belief, or alleged belief, that the Tehuantepec Railway, which has just been opened will net really be a com petitor of the Panama Canal. It ad- mits that the new railway has a great start and an opportunity to obtain a temporary control of the bulk of the in teroceanic commerce" And it makes the further admission that on account of the saving In distance between New York and Pacific ports this Mexican road will have an advantage for cost ly shipments for which speedy deliv cry and shorter insurance periods off, set freight charges even when un broken cargoes are moving through the canal In the years that intervene it will be a corrective factor of the first importance in all intercontinental traf- fic.''
 The Mail does we'll to bear in mind the fact that this road "has a great start" as 1t expresses 1t. and this is an advantage that cannot well be com puted right now. No one knows or 
 be open for traffic. No one can even be sure that 1t will ever be a success. If the entire business Is not up in the air at present we cannot read signs and facts, and it has never been in any other condition, as matter of fact. After many months of waiting and promising. of predicting and boasting. of charges and counter-charges. of changes and re-changes, the most en- thusiastic and unflinching friends of the project are compelled to admit that even now affairs down there are in a very unsatisfactory condition. The most optimistic among them have about quit talking canal at all.
 But taking 1t for granted that the canal will be built we repeat that it is useless to attempt any prediction as to when it will be completed. It may be open for traffic in ten years or it may not be ready in twenty. In the meantime, if this new road is properly managed. and if it proves equal to the demands that will be made on it while the canal is being constructed. 1t will obtain a start that will give 1t an i'm mense advantage In the way of estab- fishing itself and securing a hold on interoceanic commerce. and 1t will be start which may be found difficult to overcome and very slow of accomp- ushment. Trade and commerce are con servative and not inclined to sudden changes. It is probably true that the cost of twice unloading and reloading freight will have it's influence, and for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1S 1907.

Ynasmuch as the Alabama Legisla- ture seems disposed to put the bur den of all proof in all eases upon rail-
 road corporations. it might vary the
 monotony little by letting some things be taken for granted as to cor
 porations, otherk than railroads. For instance The Mobile Register says "The New York Legislature has passed bill to prohibit the employment of children under 16 years of age in the factories of that State. except within the hours of s a. m. and p. m. Hereafter the presence of child in a factory outside the hours specified will be considered presumptive evidence of a violation of the law Why not allow by legal enactment the presence of children in Alabama cotton mills after certain hours as presumptive evidence of vio- iation of the law? It Is not right for everything to be construed against only one kind of corporation. It Is not a s'square deal" in any sense of the term.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
TODAY IN HISTORY

Name Day: Faustine. Sun rises at 6'43; sets at 5:17.
 1os4.~Bradford paid for printing the first book in the city of New York
 IsO4,-The Legislature of New York passed an act providing for the grad ual emancipation of negro slaves In that State
 does, captured the United States lener. of-marque brigadine Vidette, three guns, thirty men.
 iSi7.-A wagon loaded with specle for the Bank of Pennsylvania. over turned near Pittsburg, and Thomas Wilson killed by box of coin falling upon him.
 ISl7-Cold day throughout the Unit ed States; thermometer degrees be, degrees at Salem, Mass Heavily laden teams crossed from Boston to Fort ln- dependence.
 signers of tho Declaration of Independ- ence, expired in his chair while read ing Cicero. aged 92.
 1S32.--The Legislature of Maryland appropriated $200,00J for the removal of free blacks over the age of IS; and enacted penalties against the settle ment of colored persons in that State.
 1S35.-Nathan Dane died at Beverly, Mass. aged S2. He was the framer gress of 17S7. for the government of northwest of the Ohio River.
 IS62.-The attack on Fort Donelson renewed by the land forces under Gen eral Grant. numbering 10000 Bowl- ing Green evacuated by the Confeder- ates.
 1S64-The House of Representatives, by vote of 78 to 62. adopted the reso- lution for a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery in the United States, which had been introduced by l. N. Arnold of Chicago.
 mons blown down in a gale.
 IS5O.--House bill to restrict Chinese immigration passed Senate 39 to 27.
 1S0S.-U. S. $. Maine blown up in Ha- vana harbor.
 1OO4.-Senator NJ. A Hanna died at Arlington Hotel. Washington, D. C.
 (servlce by American Press-News, Washington, D. O..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
STILL THEY COME.

| In the fast growing list of railroad
 and ship ierrors few. if an. of late
 days have eaualled that which took place off Block Island. near the Rhode | Island Coast, on Monday night, by the sudden sinking of steamer in the icy waters of Block Island Sound. Lat est reports place the number of drown ed and frozen victims at about 1S0, though some have been reported miss- ing who may yet be alive. All the re-
 ports and details that can be printed can give but a faint idea of the un-
 utterable horrors of such catastro- phe. and the imagination ,ainIy tries to picture them.
 Is there no remedy? Can human in- genulty devise no safeguard or protec- ton for the helpless victims of an &C., cident like this-if we may speak of 1t as an accident? The schooner Knowl- ton and the steamer Larchmont met each other about midnight. The schooner ran head on against the side of the steamer and the latter went down in a flash, as it were, and nine- score men, women and children went to death.
 That is a brief statement of the catastrophe, but who was to blame The verdict will go out that some one
 had blundered," and that nay be all. If some one man was entirely to blame he may be among the dead. or his fault may not be found out Be that as 1t may, such awful catastrophes crowd on each other with sickening frequency. We rarely take up one of our newspapers without finding an ac- count of a collision at sea. or of a railroad, or a mine sxp plosion, or a great fire or some other happening by which scores of human lives pay for the ig- norance, the negligence or the. careless ness of some one. Often the one In fault pays the Analty with his own life. but neither that nor his punish ment in any other way can bring back the dead or dry the tears of the be- reaved ones.
 Is there no remedy for such hor- TOTS?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
PROBATE NOTICE
The State of Alabama

T ne OLdIU UI AIdDdNUd
 Montgomery County.
 To Peter Tarver, residing at Darlen,
 Ga, Nancy Culvert, Jacksonville, r Fla. Laura Goodwood, Savannah
 Ca. Eudora Hadnot. Jersey city,
 unknown:
 You will take notice that on the 24th day of January. 1907, a certain piper Tn writing. purporting to be the last will and testament of stephen Appleton. de ceased, was filed in the Probate Court of this County. by Della Appleton. and bate thereof as such will; and that the 14th day of February. 1907. was ap- pointed a day for hearing said appl- cation, at which time you may appear and contest the same if you see proper. Given under my hand, this 24th day of January, 1907. J. B. GASTON
 fri-3t. Judge of Prohate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

heavy freight where time is not Of much importance the canal will be prof itable. but there are so many cases where time is an important factor in the case that the patronage of the railroad will not be easily taken away after it has once been established. A saving of two or three days in transit from New York to the Pacific ports will often be of more consequence than the added cost of transhipment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

There's a man up Seattle way who seems to have a pretty good idea of the fitness of things. He's what we might call an aeronauter, and claims to have plan to establish a system of aerial voyages to South America or the Far East. He has been reading about this ship subsidy business and thinks some of the money ought to be handed over to him to perfect his schemes. Come to think of 1t. why should he not be subsidized some?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
Millions on Small Things.

NTIy
 Statistics have been gathered late: ly to show that we are the richest nation on the earth and well we need to be because we are the freest spend CTS It Is estimated that $l.OO0,0O0 a day is bet during the racing season. A million dollars a month Is squan- dered for peanuts and popcorn. In Chicago $16O,O0O a week Is spent for theatre tickets Two million dolla. s was spent last year for golf clubs ana balls. Twenty five million dollars Is spent in California alone annually by tourists and 5O,OOO Americans go to Paris each year But what's the use of money. anyway, if you can't spend
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
AFTER THE FLY.

RoyS are staying at the Mabson.
 F N e Mir. c. M. Brown of Birmingham Is staying at the New Exchange. Captatn ". J. Walden and Hon. W. H ,fayloe of Uniontown are staying at the New Exchange Hotel
 E Ss Ss Hon. H. S. D. Mallory of Selma l: @ visitor to Montgomery.
 E $ e MT. w. c. Heath of Birmingham Is registered at the Imperial. ,, Y ,,S., < - 2, ons,ika is staying at the Imperial.
 % Se Se Mir. E. F. Erwin of Mobile is at the Imnarfal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
Nunnelee should have Bener Place.

AIareuko CounLy Democrat.
 we are or Iue opinIon that MT Nun neIlue SerNICeS uurIuk lLe caHpdISn call Tor d better posllon than this tAAecUIulng DeeLetarY). lie accompd- nIeu Lne Governor on one trlp 10 sweet water. in Martngo county. rld- ing a muIe whlcn ought to have brought nm rat lob. We under stand the Governor himself calls at- tention to the fact" that 1t is a bit of the worst road" from Linden to Sweet Water there is in the world. We believe that to the vlctors belong the spells in politics. but we don't believe in spelling a good newspaper man like Nunnellee. by setting him off in a dark corner and making him record" sim lv uli the slush that flows through the Governors office;
 Give him something better quick, Governor He deserves something better and he can do things better. He has brains in his head ; We are advised that he loves good things to eat; put him in position which feeds well.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

HuntsvilIe Democrat. :, bow, to look after the constitutionality and strength of laws passed by the Legfslature, Governor Conner was saved the iEnominy of signing the rail- road Dill that was weak and incom- plete, by he wisdom ana judgment. of The Montgomery Advertiser, in calling attention to it's weak point, in san edi- toria: The bill was returned to the august assembly, with pfocer amend ments to make 1t worth while: It Is cold day when the old Advertiser Iaiis i'm it's duty to the great commonwealth of Alabama
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

The Huntsville Mercury is over-com- pIimentary to The Atlanta Constitution when it says:
 The Atlanta Constitution is the first of the big dailies to refuse to publish any more of the Thaw trial evidence. Good for The Constitution. Southern homes are too sacred to be invaded by such disgusting stun.
 The Constitution printed every line that came over the wires and much more than its Georgia or other contem- poraries. It is still printing as much as any of the other papers. It didn't become good until all that promised to be what ought not to be printed had been given out in court. It's conver- sion didn't come in the right way. It should have done like others and used the blue pencil more freely before be- coming so mortified.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

WE STAND ASIDE for no one in the manufacture of our specialties. The Janney Foun- dry has a right of. way for pro- ducts especially its
 FLANGE COUPLINGS Every bit of material used in them is absolutely flawless. They are made to withstand hard service. They are built so as to make each purchaser an enthusiastic admirer, no matter how critical he may be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

That Egyptian queen Pele whose cadaver was recently exhumed from its long hidden resting place, lived about thir.y-fve centuries ago, if the record, are straight. The Rome Herald is in- cItned to commiserate the old lady be- cause she never saw Theodore Roose- welt. That was her misfortune, but she may have seen Moses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

The statement that Mrs. Nation is conducting herself in a peaceful man ner reminds us of what we once heard an old negro say about the mule he was blowing. Boss" said he, when dat mule goes erlong quiet an easy fer d long time, whips him, cause l know he's studyln up some debblement. /" Is that why Carrie is so lamb-lke?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

We are indebted to The Washington scientist has made the discovery that a $2O gold piece has an order distinct lv it's own." We are from Missouri.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

E g. Noble, Circulation Manager or The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn gayx:
 The foregoing statement of The Adver- xiser's circulation for the month or Janu. ary 1907 Is true and correct ana compueo after ali returns from news-bovs news agents. spoiled and leftover copies nave been deducted s NOBLE. Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this Tth day of February. 1907.
 F. w JACKSON.
 4. Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

The columbus Ledger is apparently surprised because it hears very little said about the water wagon these days. That vehicle ran against snag and was upset long ago,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

We don't know whether wonders will ever cease or not. but we have our doubts since we find Willie Hearst turning up as a reformer That is just about he limit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15
yANUARY CALCULATION.

The Advertisers January Circulation fig- u1es established a new high-water mark The figures given below represent the ac- tual bona -fide circulation. from day 10 oay' then the unsold. spoiled and left over cop cop tns are deducted in the final result The Advertisers circulation is unquestionably the largest of any morning or Sunday ne"spa- ptr printed In Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-15

They raise all sorts of crops in Southwest Georgia. A negro in Lee County. in that State. recently dug up eighteen Indian tomahawks.