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The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
A b J U T T Q w N

Somebody. had to be sacrificed soi John D. Barlow's good dispos- ition was imposed upon. If you don't believe it, read this from the Star of Hope:
 At the Elks' Minstrels on Tues day evening the 11th inst, Mr. John D. Barlow, that oratorical wonder, the debating phenomena, the strong believer in talking al- ways and never listening, in thinking less and talking more, wial deliver a pointed lecture on ''Why Boys Should Marry Young" His knowledge on this subject was acquired in various ways but principally by way of Prescott, where he attended an academy for the study of his theme and was at the head of his class, all though it may be said with equal truth that tere was but one pupil in the class.
 Some of his friends may ans wer, telling him why they did not marry young
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 The gladdest words of tongue or | pen Are these, ''Run that ad again"
 Exchange.
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 The amount of railroad travel done out of Prescott would sur prise one, if the actual figures
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
NEW BOILERS UNLOADED
Additional Machinery that Viii Improve
 the Power House Service

The new boilers at the power house are being unloaded from the ears today and will be put in place as soon as the work can be done. This increased steam pow CT will greatly help the plant in furnishing power to the light plant service can then be resum- ed.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10

The building for the new gin which was burned last spring. at Emmet is finished, and the ma chinery will be installed as soon as it arrives. This machinery was shipped from Birmingham, Ala. July 15 and the owners ol the plant are anxiously awaiting it's arrival.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10

J. k. Horne left here yesterday morning. and was joined at Elm met by John Wade, and together they proceeded to Big Springs. Texas, where they will spend a week with Hamp Wade
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10


 Herbert Ellsworth who in com rany with lCint McCuller cOmpet- ed in the state militia shoot and hoped to be chosen one of the fif- teen from this state to be sent to Ohio to the national tourna- ment, was nosed out of fifteenth place by the small margin of three points. Had his shooting in the skirmishing test been a lit- tie more accurate he would have won out anyway, but this sort of; shooting was new to him and his record suffered in consequence of his inexperience. We also un- derstand that the man winning
 fteenth place from him was per- mitted to enter on the last day while others only few minutes late the first day were exclud- ed. Naturally, MT. Ellsworth could not be in good humor over such treatment. Besides prOvid- ing an outing of about three weeks, the honor carried with it al lucrative salary.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
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We take eggs on subscription. Nashville News.
 We, took some once on an arti- cle, without our consent, and II it's all the same to our readers we prefer a club or something that won't spoil our only suit of clothes. OO
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10
TWEEZER'S PATCH.

'JOhn," said Mrs. Tweezer gently, you are interested in temperance movements, are you not?
 'Ot course. I am" he answer ed.
 Well, suppose you go and make a few of them at the pump hanl de. I want pail of water at once.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-10

were, known. There is no way of obtaining the actual figures, but it will average something near 100 tickets day over tte Iron Mountain.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
CARS NOT LIKELY
TO De DELAYED /
Engineer Whitley Explains
cross-O Over System for
Main Street.

Speaking OF the work OF laying the
concrete bedding and new rails on
the Passenger and Power Company's
tracks along section OF Main Street.
Mr.. Calvin Whiteley. chief engineer OF
the company, said yesterday that It
would begin shortly and be completed =
rapidly as possible. Three shots OF
laborers, working eight hours each.
will be used, and the construction Will
go on INCREASINGLY. When informed
that some merchants on Main Street
unprecedented serious detriment to their
business. consequent to the delay OF
cars on account OF the work, Mr.. White
ley laughed.
'.There will possibly be no delay. and
IL any, 50 slight that 1t Will hardly
be noticed" he said.
Mr.. Whiteley then explained that the
cross over system, which is simply
to the other, over which westbound
car may pass to the eastbound track.
or vice versa, would only be used for
about block and half at a time, and
that II work was begun on the east
bound track, cars going east would
have to cross to the westbound track.
proceed for block and a half. and
recross to the east track. In crossing
to one track from the other, the cars
they will hardly lose half minute.
When car crosses to the westbound
track and runs east, and car going
west should happen to be at the cross
over 1t will have to wait until the
block and half has been traversed
and eastbound car shifted to its own
track. Mr.. Whitley could not say
how long it would take to complete the
work, but declared that 1t would GER
fol y,1, ha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
COOLING SHOWER DRIVES
. MERCURY DOWN 10 DEGREES
Came Sweeping Over Manchester and Fell Upon Suffer
ing People, Who Shouted Gladly.Dy Conditions
Snrin11s in Nirnina
Serious in Virginia,

Thousands Of people In Richmond
hailed with JOY the cool breeze and the
few drops of rain which came yester-
day afternoon as a sweet relief from
more than n week of parching dryness,
accompanied by almost uncomfortable
heat. Some time before the rain be-
gan to fall pessimists. seeing tho hazy
appearance OF the sky In the direction
Of Manchester. declared that the Scrip
ttural quotation to the effect that 1t
rains alike upon the just and the un-
Just. was not being fulfilled. People
on the other side of the river, how
ever, probab bly, said the same thing, as
there was nothing doing there and the
Richmond horizon looked very much as
Iif the cooling drops We're falling here
and giving theirtoWn a wide berth. T
Mercury Dropped 10 Points.
Az forerunner TO the little rain, the
Thermometer descended Just 10l de-
srees, falling from 90 at noon to So
| at 3 o'clock.
About 8 O'Clock the rain began TO
/, fall, at first mere mist, finally settling
| down To steady shower, which,
I, though II lasted only a few minutes,
| in the way OF weather that could have
happened in this part Of the country.
4 When IT was over the thermometer had
/ dropped to 76, and the atmosphere felt
i more like living than It had for many
! days. In spite OF the fact that no
i more rain fell up to q late hour last
lniKht heavy clouds gave every indica-
I ton that IT would not be long before
VI would settle down to a wetting rain
But soon the stars blinked H
Ihnn1h Rlahnond has suffered great
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
GAVE SHOES T7O GIRL AS
OFTEN AS SHE PASSED BY
Factory Watc1ln1ar Sent to Jalfor Stealing IhemWit
nesses iii Court Wearing Gifts Gentleman
Friend Came In for Pair

unconquernble infatuation. for q
lcomely niaidenBby theInnlne Of Ida Tnr-
liier got "A. G. Wilkinson, a wat Gilman
for the wingo, Elicit & Cr,inp Shoe
Company, In Manchester. into a peck e
trouble As aresult OF his strenuous
and practical method OF wooing, VIII
kinson will spend thirty days In the
city jail according to tile orders OF
Mayor Maurice.
Upon his own confession In tile May
or's Court yesterday morning. Wilkin-
son presented his lady love with no
less than eight pairs Of shoes at dif-
rated Ills evidence. adding that by way
Of squnring himself with tho family 10
had presented her sister with two pair.
| her brother with one and had even
gone so far as to allow particular
gentleman friend. to take along pair.
without coming up with tile price to
the company. !.
Besides the tale handed out by Will
kinson himself. three OF the witnesses
volunteered the informatio that they
were then standing In shoes furnished
by the accused from the factory OF
the Wingo, Elicit & Crump Company.
Mr.. l. II. Campbell, a Representative OF
the company, who was present, said
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
|DR0VE AUTO into
EIGHT FOOT HOLE:
MIR Lynel,an and Companion
Narrowly Escaped Being
Killed.
HURLED FROM CAR
Caught in Time, However, and
Dragged Back, Arm Being
Badly Bruised.

rougiiness Of the road. Mr.. Join ii
4 Lyneman. Of No. 1901 Pleasant Street
drove his automobile squdrely into q
street and West Avenue. about 1850
o'clock last night, and, with the young
lady WHO was accompanying him; came
within an ace OF being killed IN the
whether the. earth had sunk beneatl,
him, or whether he had gone into hole
on the side of the street. but the lat :
ter seems to be the explanation OF the
accident.
saved Her From Death.
Tha young lady was hurried on.
bodily, but, controlling the machinery
of the automobile with one hand and ma
his feet. Mr. Lynemanh th rev o oq h nls
thus saving her from being thrown
into the cavity and being crushed Pc
meath the weight of the car. me AUTO
mobile went into the hole first part i ORR
the rear end facing the sky and the
front wheels buried next to two sew W..
ers. The young lady's arm was bad u,
bruised, and there may be other m ~.
jurles The two managed to o,L get sd Out ~
Franklin and Robinson Streets, where
they took a car home. The young young
lady is not thought to be serio ,
injured, though she Is padlS hus.i !,
Il 4
been out on the Roseneath Road. ana ,..
were on their way back to the ci.y CIV,
when the accident happened. me NJ, !, h ,s %
lights of the machine were In full olast
as they came down Franklin street
hut the roughness Of the street eAlln.
fguished them, and Mr.. Lyneman was vas
Blinded. by street lights just as ne
came to where the street bends: ne
cot off the road and before ne knew
where he was. he had turned the ma.
chine to the north side of the street
and run directly into the hole.
No Warning Lights Around.
There were no red lights to warn
drivers Of vehicles, and In a SECOND
the machine, four cylinder Maxwell,
had gone down, front wheels foremost,
and Mr.. Lyneman was holding on 10
the young lady. who was thrown en-.
tirelv out of the automobile. He pulled
her back and they manager to to, climb
out to terra firma and safety. The ma
chine was left sticking in the excaya-
ton which was about ten feet from
where the curbing should be-there IS
no curbing there now-and about eiHNt
feet deep and six or seven feet wide.
Mr.. Lyneman stated last night that
he would go out to-day and have q
photogra ph taken of the scene and In
yestigate the cause of the trouble.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23

~ by the heat and the drought condl-
stions In other parts of the State have
been infinitely worse. esp ecially along
the Valley and In the northern section,
For almost three weeks crops and pas
turaEe have been literally shriveling
in the fields. Cattle. besides being cut
off from the usual era IS supply,suffered
from lack OF water. In some of he
small towns in the Valley the sdearth OF
water has been such as to almost
amount to a famine.
Most of them are situated so as Ia
be dependent on the mountain streams
for their water supply, and these
streams In many cases are slowly dry
Ing up. Az
Much of the State Is Dry.
Notably Is this the case In the town
OF woodstock where the streams sup
plylng the town with water has be-
come SO low that~the authorities have
toGnd " necessary togissue orders for-
niadlnE the use of more than Is abso-
lutsly necessary. Even though the rain
Whlcl now seems imminent becomes
general, the farmers In this section car
nope 10 harvest not more than half
or their usual Yield.
UP 10 about two weeks ago the crops
along James River have been looking
petter, perhaps, than for several years
before. there having been copious rains
during the spring and the first part
or the summer. With the last hot and
dry spell, however. they have suffered
along with the rest, although the prob
antilles are II n good rain falls With
IN the next few days, the Yield will
! not DO out down very much. f.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
LIST UNSAFE BUILDINGS

Inspector Beck to Show Condition of All
Weak Structures.
As soon as the building code becomes eff
fcctive a list of all defective buildings In
the city will be made and kept in the office
OF the Building Inspector. The code pro.
vides that list OF this kind be kept in the
records OF the office. and that 1t be open to
the public so that prospective purchasers
and tenants may know the condition OF the
houses they contemplate occupying. This Is
considered one OF the most important adj
ditions to the records of the office.
Inspector Beck has been very diligent In
looking up old buildings. and has a number
of suspects under observation. As soon as
the code is adopted he will make careful ex-
amnations and perfect his list accordingly.
On account of not being able to secure a
suitable house, L.. Bernstein, the tailor,
whose family occupies the unsafe two-story
building on Eighth Street, has not yet
moved. .L.l-E. .-@n.-.. 90 =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
SHOE EALING
CASE is SENT j / | ON
Belmont Pelisco Charged With
Being Extensive Dealer in
Stolen Property.

Belmont Pelisco. a second hand dealer on
Seventeenth Street. was sent on to the
grand jury from the Police Court yesterday
morning on a charge Of receiving ss5 worth
of shoes, said to have been stolen from the
Columbia Shoe Company. Two other
charges, Involving the receipt OF $3.50 worth
of stolen shoes from the same company,
were continue to August 10th. 5, 35
John Felyey. q shipping clerk OF the CO.
.lumbia Shoe Company, 10 involved In the
charges. 1t being alleged that he took the
shoes and sold them at a commission for
Pelisco. At first the latter. 1t Is alleged.
sold them by tho pair. but this did not bring
him in sufficient gain, and he started SELL
Ing them by the box, employing Felyey, ac-
icording to~the testimony, to ship them
straight from the factory. PelIsco and Eel
Eyey8 had a. quarrel over the comm!ssionto be
paid, but this was finally settled. and every
thing worked smoothly until one day Felyey
forgot to put the street address on a box
OF goods shipped to New York. The shoes
were returned to the company for the right
address. and the alleged obhery was dis
Gilbert Pollock. fs i5Sa3 & Sc
st Felvey Is charged with being q susplclous
cha racter and his case was continued until
this morning. He was bailed in the sum OF
$500. 53 i5 Ss
ID. Pnous and Moses O'IIyen, also charged
with receiving shoes known to have been
stolen from the same company, ppeared
and their cases We're also continued to this
morning, Ptncus was balled in the sum Of
. . liz d F II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
CONTEST Down
To THREE POINTS
Colonel Dempsey Reports on
Rifle Range Sites, but No
Action Is Taken.

Mainly for the purpose Of hearing
the report OF Colonel C.. A. Dempsey
as to the various places he has In
spected for the proposed camp sites
and rifle ranges as provided by the
State Legislature and the United States
government. the military board held
called meeting In the Adjutant- C en-
erals Office last night.
Colonel Dempsey reported that he
had Inspected many places, all the
way from Goshen, in Rockbridge coun-
ty. to the seashore, and he made m
informal recommendation OF three
points. which the board decided not TO
Dempsey was thanked by the board for
his interest and energy in the matter,
and asked to make further investi-
CATION and report more fully to q later
meeting. al
A number OF minor matters relating
I to the military affairs OF the State
were considered, but none was ofgpub.
lie interest.
All the members OF the body were
present.as follows: Governor Swanson,
Adjutant-General Anderson. General
z. Y. vaughan. Secretary OF the Com
m1 n : !, :. y 9. Eggleston. Colonel
sey United States Army. and Captain
Joseph lie Masurier. secretary.
The matter OF selecting proper
site for the proposed rife range. where
opportunity for practice and for camp
Ing out on occasions, has given the
military board much trouble. but it
E y tno o. 1t that the flnal report Of
blem. and that his recommendations
will be adopted.
What I. Needed.
The Adjutant-Ge General has issued the
following circular. which fully de-
s. b the character Of the place which
"There il needed, under nm act OF
the Legislature, for the use of the vlr-
giniR oluntce fro m 400 to 200 acres
OF land, with or without buildings, hut
preferably the former, for use as n
permanent cnmp-Eround. The land to
be reasonably level and nearly free
from timber. The site should be Al n
healthy location, near the centre of
the Stnte; ON Orincar a stea m or electric
road. and several miles from any city
or town. 1t should be abundantly sup.
piled with good water, and may cost
to n maximum Of $4,000.
"In addition to. but separate from,
the above, there !. also needed for the
use of the Virginia volun te crs II trnct
Of In nd, to be used as rife range,
from One-eiEhth to one-1unrter of a
mile wide, mad not less than 900 ynrds
long, with n large hill or butt AT one
This property should ndjoin the camp
site. or be quite near, and may be either
purchased or leased for the purpose
above Indicated.
"Any person or corporation having
such properties for gift. sale or lease
is re qucHted to submit prOpositl0nH, and
applicants may men ton either tract of
land, mt different locations, but II the
two parcels can be lOcnted adjoining
each other, the probabilities are TINT
thi. will be more satisfactory. All of
ferInEs should embrace in general the
above mentioned details, as none Others
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
LIQUOR CASE POSTPONED
BInford Appeal to BE Heard In Hust-
ings Court on August Sd.

Blnford Appeal to BE Heard In HuAt-
ings Court on August Sd.
On application OF counsel, the case
OF John G. Binford. OF Baltimore.
charged with attempting to sell liquor
In this city for an out-of-State party
without having first paid the $500
license required under q provision OF
the Byrd law, which came up in the
Hastings Court yesterday morning, was
postponed until August Sd.
The case Is purely a test Of the con-
stitutionality OF the Byrd law. and is
exciting much interest throughout the
State
Binford. representing a Baltimore
house, came to this city several weeks
ago. and notified the police department
that he would sell his goods. He was
arrested and bailed for appearance at
this term OF the court. He was fined
in Police Court and appealed.
Blnford was represented by Assistant
Attorney Cook, OF the Liquor Dealers
Association. Of Washington. and Mr..
Samuel L. Kelly, Of this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
.B.A TALON OH
FOR D /: ENN.E.S.S.E:..E|::
Richmond Soldiers Leave This
Morning for Touch Of Real
s5 Warfare.
TO MEET OTHERS ON THE WAY
fredericksburg Company Joins
Major Cary's Command at
Local Station.

with rcglmental colors flying and
to tho strains OF martial music from
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Band the First Battalion. SEVENTEEN
Regiment, Virginia Infantry, under
command Of Major Hunsdon Cary, will
begin its march to the Byrd Street Sta
tion at ISIS o'clock this morning, where
1T Will embark for the national en-.
campment and manoeuvres at Chicka.
manga.
This will be the last encampment
Of the SEVENTEEN, for shortly after II
returns from its two weeks stay under
the scorching Southern sun, 1t will be
known as the historic First.
However, just at present the SOL
diers are not thinking OF that. for their
minds are busy with thoughts of the
coming campaign, which, aside from
will have all the llardships and en-
thusiasm OF real warfare. For this
the soldiers are devoutly thankful, for
while every man desires taste of real
war life, all are glad that the en-
campment lasts only two weeks, In
stead OF four years.
Expect Crowds Mt Station.
AT the depot here Major Carys COM
mand will be Joined by the company
from Fredericksburg, over fifty strong,
under the leadership of Captain 4. NJ.
Larkin and Lieutenants Billingsly and
rLeavell.
notwithstanding the early hour at
which the soldiers leave. there will be
q large crowd OF friends and rela.
tives at the train to bid them good by
and see them fairly started on their
holiday campaign. When the troops
reach Roanoke they will be Joined by
other companies OF the SEVENTEEN and
the entire Seventy-second Regiment,
and the two will leave at the same time
in double section train
When Chickamauga is reached the
two regiments will pitch tents and be-
gin camp life in earnest The vir-
ginia troops will belong to the brown
army, and In the manoeuvres will be
on the defensive.
However. besides the movements be-
tween the two armies, which take place
towards the close OF the encampment.
there Will be much to be done that is
gone through in real war. such as
forced marches and temporary camps
overnight, sham battles, outpost duty,
scouting parties, and, in fact. all the
side movements that are seen in an
approaching battle and during the con.
flict.
Members OF the four Richmond com.
panies were busy yesterday getting
their provisions, tents and utensils
away from the armory and to the bag
gage car, waiting at the station. By
8 o'clock everything was packed and
IN readiness for the start this morning,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
MARRIED AT CITY HALL

"Parson" Macon Called Upon to Perform
Ceremony Yesterday.
No sooner had Clerk Christian, of the
Hastings Court. affixed his signature yester-
day to the peapers permitting them to be
made one. Evans Brooks and Miss Daisy
Anderson began to inquire for some person
eligible to turn the matrimonial trick In an
expeditions and dignitled manner.
There were n half dozen or more Of the
regulars in the City Hall at the time. The
unanimous recommendation was "Parson
Mike Macon, the champion In this line o.
the entire city. Much pleased that they
were so lucky. the young people walked into
the office of the deputy sergeant, who per-
formed the ceremony with moro than his
usual form.
A license was also issued to Domenco
Gentle and Miss Mamie Louisa. both OF this
city. They. too, were married yesterday
afternoon. but not by "Parson Mike"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-23
New Virginia Concerlls,

The Corporation Commission Issued tn,
following charters yesterd ay:
~ Twin, City Boil and Sheet Iron. Works
5Inel Bristol Henry Ehret, PRESIDENT; i.
]. Cakes. Vice-president; y. g.. Tiley.s secre-
Z airy and treasure rail- OF Bristol. Capitals:
Maximum, $4,000 minimum, $1,000 OBJ
Jects; Manufacturing sheet iron and boilers.
The cockade city Coal and Coke Co..
lGnc.), Petersburg. Fl, A. Berry. secrstary5
and Sgeneral manager: Spencer Vaughan.
president; w, b. Beach. vice. president:
James A., Gil, treasuser--all9ot Petersburs.
Capital: Maximum. 100000 minimum.
$4,000, OBJECTS; Dealers IN coal and gen-
eral merchandise. e I'M ~
Roanoke and Bent Mountain Railway
Company. r. anoke. liam n Il. Price press
present, Bent Mountain; s. s. Greenwood.
second vice presi lent. Cave gSprlng Il s. a.
8Whlttle. secretary and treasurer, Roanoke.
Capital; i4 Maximum $4,000; minimum,
Sc, 900, Objects; 70 build q steam, raiIto
loke5 throNgh Floyd county to the iowa %
Floyd, Va. M a 5 M