The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16

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Roanoke, Waffle general commit
too OF tho brotherhood of Engineers
is still III session. II Is understood i;f
that they nre now ready TO talk over
the scale OF wages for 1910 With Cen
crul Manager Maher but nc IS out
eral Offices that Mr. Mailer would re-
turn to Roanoke Saturday. He Is Oft
on his annual hunting trip. which
he takes about this time every year.
Manassas, Vac. A. Sinclair recciv-,
ed letter this morning from Magmc
Fitzpatrick, Oakland, Ca, in which she
asked his assistance In securing pa
role for Ed. Fitzpatrick. now In the
state prison at Richmond. Ed. Fitz.
patrick was sentenced to serve eight
years In tho penitentiary for being im-
plicatcd In the robbery OF the National
Bank of Manassas five years ago. and
has three years more to serve unless
his parole can be secured.
Danville. ya.--Judge Henry G. Me-
Dowell, of the United States Court for
tho Western District of Virginia. has
announced the appointment at DAN
Vile OF j. B. stovall as United States
commissioner. stovall succeeds D.
Price Withers, who recently rendered
his resignation. The new commissions
er was formerly assistant postmaster
Of Danville and has for many. years
publican politics in this section. He
is a. well known resident OF this city.
and the news of his appointment will
be received with pleasure by his many
friends.
Portsmouth, ya,--Botf the Montana
and the North Carolina are completing
repairs at the navy yard here. and they
are due to leave for Guantanamo on
there. The virginia and the Louisiana lana
are undergoing. extensive repairs here.
the nature Of them oeing the changing
OF their engines from "inturning'' to
confirming, This means, in plain
thrust the water from them outboard.
instead Of inhoard. 1t Is believed by
the naval authorities that this will
mean g gain In speed without an In
nr sier,, 81 power. as i is expected to
stern. This work is OF some masni-
tuue. and VIII require time and a NUM-
oer OF mechanics to complete It, The
vessels are expected to be assigned to
sn Atlantic fleet when they go to
Norfolk, Va,-Miss Margarc. Mar
snail the young newspaper writer.
wno created at. sensation here several
the head three times. has SO FAR re-.
S covered from her injuries that SHE viii
ieave for her New Hampshire home tn.
morrow evening. 1t was said AT tho
s s.t,,i. rum OF DR.. E. c. Morrison, Vir-
sl iil Beach, to-day that Miss Marsha,1
VIII make the trip alone. M nonn -,
t,er iaimiiy VIII be here to accompany
ne, ,,n'' sne mas said that she Will take
81 up newspaper work again as soon as
soic 20 perform the duties.
fredericksburg. ya-Tbe cow,
: urveyors arc making rapid propressI
surveying the road from SpotsyISario
upult ,i1 to this city for permanent
a ps" ,,t,'ro' en- When Judge Mason
n :, Dr. w. a. Harris and CAPTAIN Nr
Rowe commissioners. plan. ana rn ~ l.
Will be submitted ia tben,
70 any change to be made bv
nav nave bs 'Sh rscfsd Gommissioner Wilson as
was fortunate that SpotsvIvania
started early. as the State Hirhwav
20. ON missioner has more than fifty-four
a,3ryn1.. i from counties asking for
Tow IN all probability ii could MOI bs
lone before next fall.
Warsaw, Vas. B Hardwick, OF KIN.
saie, was here Wednesday. Mr. Hard
0ick, who is one OF our most success.
Lul Gamers. is thinking of Canning
.oan IN THIS netghborhood the coming
season, provided he can secure several
hundred acres of corn.
Luray, VA. ormond striekler. for
Iae sr, OF e, huray. Is first reader 81 the
New York City. g position that pays
so.ooo a year salary, and that CORE
sponds 70 number Of respects to pas
merly lived at Omaha, Neb., and about
tWenty years ago was candidate forI
attorney General of Nebraska or thel
Populist ticket.
Roanoke. WA story is going the
Iounds to the effect that many people
IN thig section of the country JustI
before the holidays were taken In" byI
Md3r out a. 1psss SodsS bsrsa
Il a aEs Il for rHr1 North Mans ea peups
pr a. the. proposition. They could
hard!y realize how any concern could
What Uncle San, requires as a rcvenunl
tax. Orders rolled In by the hundreds
and were filled AS they were received,
ana IN strict accordance with the spc-
cihcauons IN the advertisement. In!
stead OF the purchasers who sent the!ri
Eood money for this erstwhtle Tad
ing product OF the Old North Statel
getting Jug or corn liquor, MS expect
a. Inc express companies throughout
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