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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10

school trustees OF this district, as we'll
az an all round disciple of progress.
who has divided this tract up into
small farms. connected up by good
roaus, and many OF these farms have
already been sold to energetic men
who are doing much to build up the
community. About mile to the
north OF Sedley, stands the "Old Quak-
or Church. where pubic worship has
been held without INTERRUPTION for
over $50 years, 1t being the only
church In the county that did not close
Its doors during the Civil War.
Adjoining tho Pretlow estate men
toned above lies tho old Malone" es-
tate, formerly owned by them, and be
Ing the birthplace of General William
Malone, of Civil War fame. n descrip-
ton of whom and his activities would
be superfluous In this article so we'll
known are they to all. While there is
muche to be proud of In past achieve
ments, the present generation Is also
forging ahead. turning the wheels OF
progress. and making history for IT
selr. The thoroughbred stock and
poultry farm owned and operated By
George Wade near here Is credit to
any section, and Is a living example Of
what our improved farms are capable
of.
Doings OF To-day.
In portions of the town Itself, where
only few years ago. stood pine forest s
and "peopied' only by the stately wild
turkey. foxes, squirrels and quail,
there Is now to be found grassy lawns
and productive gardens All these
changes have been made within the
past eight years. n very short space in
which to grow commercial town of
this size. TWO telephone systems place
the people in easy communication with
the outside world. and there Ia pros
poets OF several large stores being
erected soon, also bank is contemplat-
ed in the near future
1t is not believed that now, since the
needs OF the people have been SO Wig
orously called to the attention Of the
management OF both the VirBinian
Railroad and tho Surrey, Sussex and
Southampton Railway, that they will
longer withhold relief from the present
lack of railway facilities.
1t Ia felt certain that they will only
be 700 glad to either build n joint de-
pot. or viii each build depot and
give this community the proper rail-
way facilities is 80 richly deserves, and
by so doing will enrich not only them
selves. as there is large future be-
fore this little town and it's community.
but will benefit the large commercial
Interests of all the surrounding towns
and cities
With this ch-needcd encourage
ment and help. Sedloy. with her many
natural resources and attributes. VIII
be In position which Will soon givo
her the prestige that will invite q rapid
and henlthful growth and prosperity.
which Will benefit future generations.
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CLARK'S
TOURS to
EUROPE
Railroads
Atlantic Coast Line
EFFECTIVE JANUARY I,, ,e,,

EFFECTIVE JANUARY LIST, 1914
TRAINS LEAVE HlCAS.OED DALI
For Florida and south s:!3 A. 81. ana
t'tS +. NJ. 'io:5o p. IL, 100 A. II
pSM S0'i0"A' VOC a. A. ':o' p. NJ. s:I'
For n: q W. ny. West: s:,s a. NJ. 1850,
a. a.. $500 J.. NJ. p:2o p. u.
For peieIsburs: l:oo A. A.. e:N A. ".
t:is A. n, 300 A. n. 1900 A. N. $50, p. n.
20 +: ~. t;S y. NJ. 7:sS r. ~. $50 p. n,
For doidsboro and Fayetteville; .3:io p
trains arrive Richmond daily: t:to A. NJ
e:R q. NJ, $40 A. Il. n7;oo A. N, S:U A.
n. ''ie:ts A. NJ. N:+o a. Al. 1900 p. H..
i:io F. A.. s:G +. IL. s:a5 p. II. 500 p. n.
svv p. NJ. ii:so p. u.
Monday
Tins Of arrival and departure ana con.
nectivns not Guaranteed
c, - CAMPBELL. d. p. A. e2s Mat, q.
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OLD DOMINION IIIr

VIII UUMINfON LINE. \"
Lv. Richmond foot Of Ash St. daily.T 20 p. N.
Leave Newport Scws.................b:0 90 a. NJ
HtINe SoFio!k......:'. a. ~.
Connects with main line steamers leaving
Norfolk for New York daily. except sundny.
100 z. NJ. Connections also rnnde By ~ A.
W. lty. y. ~ and c. & o. Ry. a. r. NJ
Night line steamers ytop Mt Ciafemout 10
land or receive passengers on s!gnai. and
VIII be met by public conveyance
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION co. directive
march M).--Jnmes River by. daylight for
Norfok and Old Point. Newpor, News and
all James River landings Steamer leaves
Monday. Wednesday and Friday at $50 4
Az. Freight received for u!l James River
landings. Phone Madison ia.
Main Ticket 0nlcc. s2i 2. Main Street
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TeIephones on the seaboard.

PoTtslnouth. Va, March s-W. +. Wi.
Nams. superintendent OF telegraph Of tho
Seaboard Air Line, says that the company
does not contemplate extending tho tcio-
phone Over the Birmpsham division ;uat At
present, but hopes 80 do so ultimately Tho
Sea board Is now USING the telephone for
dispatching trainB over l.l6o miles OF its
lines, which is abcn, one-third OF IT'S total
mileage.
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Richmond & Petersburg electric Railway

cnrs leave Manchester. Seventh and Perry
Streets. for Petersburg:
-. I. 8, % 10 II, Oh A. n, 1, 2 e. l. s.
"6H6, IS :. ., % 10 p. u. :
li:oo F. =" for ShestOE. 1890 midnight sor
Cars leave Petersburg. foot of sycamor.
Street, for Manchester! 49, :.
f6:!s. t,5, ''7:i5. '7:ss s:a5 s:s5 .io:s5. 11..s
A. n. R:&, 1885. ass, 1855, .i:s5 6:J e;a5
s7:S. ss5. s:S5. 'l04o 1l:Io P. II
tDaily except Sunday apd HOLIDAY
Carries baggage and express
"Limited. except SundgJ4 and holIdaya
All cars from Petersburg connect with
cars for Richmond.
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NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY.
sEAnOARD AIR LINE.

southbound trains scheduled TO leave Rich.
mond daily: 9:lo A. M.-Local, to NorIina.
l:2o P. M.-sleepers and coaches. Atlanta,
birmingham. Savannah, Jacksonville s:Ia p
M.--Florlda Limited texcept Sunday. 9:42 p
M.-Sleeper md coaches. Jacksonville II 30
7. M.-sleepers and coaches. birmingham,
Memphis Northbound trains scheduled to
arriye In Richmond daily: 5:s2 A. NJ, 7:3s n.
ID, 9:26 A. II. Except Monday, b:o6 p. A.,
$40 p. NJ. Local
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ChesapcaI,c and ONO shov,,,,v

The Income account OF the Chesnpeake
and Ohio for the five months ended Novem-
Der 3d. 1911. Just published. shows these to-
tals; Miles operated, 2.2ii.s, operating rev.
enues, $50; operating expenses 1922
cl.; net operating revenues. si,es6.sl6 taxes,
sil"lS3; operating income, S4.5i6lS3: other
income. So76.0I3; total income. s5.222. spS, fxed
charges sS.is'.e59, and surplus. Si.76s.eis.
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TOWN OF SEDLEY
AND ITS TROUBLES
Continued from First paac.)


or cost. or for very nomipal ccnsldera-
tions, as it was the expectation Of the
people contiguous to this main line
ina, the same policy of extending
freight and passenger service would be
granted them. 1t is furthermore as
serted by some OF tho farmers In this
section, that they were induced by the
TIMBER purchasing agents OF the stsry
Lumber Company to sell their timber
70 this company ns cside from tho
money consideration they would lie
granted the same advantages Of trans-
poftation that the people north of
Dory were enjoying. Tie same condi-
.i'h VI hHaifs existed arounu the sec
ton whore Sedicy now stands, as in
iGct. the present town sito was cover
eo over with the finest growth of
original pine to be found In this State.
IN this case both the land and the tim
per were purchased by the Surry Lum-
per Company, which brings us down to
inc immediate history Of the birth of
this town.
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/, y;rr,n,o N.ry.

On hearing that he had inherited So. ooaot0
In Scotland. Rochester carpenter said no
would hold on TO his old Job until he saw
the money. The oanny Scot and up to- dat
American make good blend for common
Gel
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To Jnrrease Cnnacitv.

Charlotte. y. C.. March s.-The Highland
Park Manufacturing Company. OF Charlotte.
Will eNpond 10000 to enlarge its mill at
Rock Hill. $. c. II will erect sixty-foot
addition to the building and Install 500
spindics with i25 looms, increasing Its Rock
Hill equipment to 1890 spindles and 900
looms
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APRIL Nth. So day.: sisS
MAY 18th. IS days: ss.1
NORTH CApE-RUssIi
JUNE i3,h. I'nrrs $500 up.
20 itineraries offering spien.
did routes. Concessions to
Orsanlzcrs.
Frank c. Clark. Times 1,
3. III. bowman, los f.. siali
Va.
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4 l.,n,nri,nhle Contcsf.

Three years ago IN the same month
was in the same great market. On
that occasion | found some .Nlbcfna rio
Pippins being sold ~ New York STATE
apples and was told that VIII lie tho
Virginia fruit was Of the best, yet
iherc was no demand for Il under that
name, that dealers would not buy Nir-
Eini;. nppcs being afraid OF them, as
they had the reputation of being so
badly puckcd and assorted, and We're
So 'wormy' On my return told the
members Of the Virginia state Horti-
cultural Society OF what / had found,
ana thc following yea,-two years
hgo--thc suc iety commenced It's edu-
campaign Of holding {; series
OF spraying and packing demonstra-
lions tia Ughout the commercial APP
pie sections The former designed to
Kin tho worms and produce clean.
sound apples ana the latter 10 Improve
packing methods.
Nov. after pursuing this policy for
TWO years. what change Of scnti-
mcDt ! found. Oar apples are in de-
mani, sold under their own name, no
longer as New York apples. and read
lily bringing the highest prices on the
market. No quicker. or more satisfac-
tory results could have been desired
IT only remains for growers to con-
tipue their better methods and pre-
serve their good reputation Justly
of what l have always sald--that the
trade are quick TO recoenizc good
square pack and good quality of fruit
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Merchants and Miners Transportation Co
Sor;on, tt Boston ,,,,. IN,

Hor,ol. &c bvston, Mass qua
Providence, q. /,
Steamers leave Norfolk for Bo.ton-Daily
except Thursday; for Providence Sion we1
md Sat az +. Il. Passengers and freight
takon Tor all lew England poiniH Tickets
on sale " ua.ce C. o. Ry H. q w nv
g. Ii. bowman. 7os East Main and Hi.hmoni
franift' Co.. so East hein-
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VIE W S A n D
NEAR VIEWS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

the three suggestions. Anyhow. II
VIII not hurt TO await personal inves
lHation Be patient, my dear fellows.
! will speak right out In meeting when
the proper time comes.
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IN exchange says:
"lf Mexico Is so conducting itself as
To drive $4,000 American residents ont
Of the country It should be able to see
that il Is travelling wrong road at a
rdnous pace.
The American farmers and industrial
boomers. who have been run out of
Mexico, can do we'll to como 10 Vir-
sina. where they can get cheaper
lands. and never. while the world
stands, be run out, that If If they be-
have themselves.
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An alleged farmers journal says:
owing TO adverse weather condi-
tons farmers are considerably behind
with their preparations FOR the plant
ing OF another crop
That may be true away down South
but here In Virginia there is an old
saying that "a hard winter is followed
by big: crop spring and summer" The
harder the winter the more the Vir-
sinia- Carolina farmer works to catch
up; and mark this predictions: This
years crop will be the biggest of two
decades.
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GOING ABROAD?

Make Reservations Now and Secure
betr Accommodations. Only Office rep
sesenting All Lines, including Thos. Cook
q Son, +. c. Clark and Bartlett Tours.
Patronize Home Industry. Phone Mad.
St54.
S. II. BOWMAN, So. Tourist Agent.
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kaiIrDah5
RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE
RAILWAY COMPANY

RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE BAY.
RAILWAY COMPANY.
schedas OF electric ,rains to and from
Ashland, stopping at intermediate stations
upon signal: Lv. Richmond tBroad and
Laurel StsD: '6:0S. '7:lo S:lob. $40. ssl0:io
n;lo A: A.: 1910 2:l0. 3:lo. t:isb. $40, $40
i;iS s:lob. 1910. 1i:l5 y. a. Lv. Ashland;
.o:t5, 3D. s, Oh, 10. ''u NJ, sI2 NJ sci q
., q 5b. ., ]. s. Oh. II r. H.
Dsiiy except Sunday. '-sundny only.
SORFOLK AND WESTERLY RAILWAY.
OEL1 ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
schecule in effect January list. 1912.
Leaye Byrd Street Station, Ri ,hmond FOR
NORFOLK: N2:W q. Nj. $500 p. NJ, .4:l0 p. n
FOR LYNCH BURG AID THE WEST: .s.lS
A. NJ 10000 a. H.. $50 +. M...S:2o p. NJ
Afi!ro Richmond from Norfolk: al 40 A, M
's:Sa r. NJ. '11:3o T. M. From tho Wost: ss IN
a. Al. a?:o =. n. bl:i0 r. NJ, '6:05 p. NJ.
1900 p NJ.
DAILY spaily..ex. Sunday. bsunday only.
pullman parIor and Sleeping Cara
W. d. BEyILL, C. H. BOsIEY.
q. =. As Roanoke. D. p A.. Richmond.
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A ueet suuar rac,orx

II. H." who is "A well meaning
young citizen of Richmond, not SO very
young, either. offers this suggestion:
1T has occurred TO me that Virginia
might offer good field for sugar beet
raising, and Richmond Is the place for
n beet sugar factory. There can be
no better place for such factory than
Richmond" Dear Mr.. III H." then
goes on to say much about Richmond's
good location as a manufacturing CEN
tire, all of which has been talked about
In these columns world without end.
And all that he says is true. There
can be no better locations for any kind
of manufactury than Richmond, when
tho raw material is comcatable. ~ fam.
Gus old Virginia negro cook and cater
Ell being asked by Northern epicure
for his prescription for barbecuing a
rabbit. gave his experience, In extenso.
with the Introductory proposition dat
dc fus' thing ter do is ter ketch de
rabbit The first thing to do looking
10 the establishment OF sugar beet
fnctory In Richmond is to get the beets.
Tho soil OF the Eastern and Southsidc
sections of Virginia is said by experts
To he we'll adapted to the cultivation
OF the sugar beets. but none have vet
been grown. The Industrial Section
has time and again laid these facts be
fore its readers. II the Warmers in these
SSStiohs VIII raise inc beets Richmo Id
VIII establish the factory to draw
the sugar from them, hut Il takes
n lot of money to establish a
bee, sugar factory and s,se
pee, that the Richmond capitalists will
want to ba sure that dc rabbit has
been kotch" before they provide the
pepper and the salt and the tirewood
and the other expensive arrangements
Tor the barbecue. The will doubtless
take some preliminary stock in tho
cost OF the chase, but they would like
10 know that real chase is on before
they begin 10 whoop up very much.
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and NAPLES being set on, on about u
mile Of the streets.
Then realizing more than ever before
the disadvantages to progress caused
by the lack OF transportation facili
ties, and recognizing tho Importance
OF having a depot which should not
only he a credit to the town. but would
be attractive to It's citizens rs we'll az
STRANGERS passing by. the league has
been lending every effort to attain
that object.
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Where The railways baked.

the town.
AS an illustration of this persistent
growth, there is large storehouso
nearly completed, several dwellings,
under process OF construction. n $4,000
church about half finished, and by re-
ference to the views, it Will be noted
that Scdley has the most handsome
graded school building in the district.
1t must not be supposed that the
rapid material growth which the town
has enjoyed during it's short existence
has merely happened 80. nor that 1t has
been the result of some shortlived
boom, or of lighting chance. Away
back in ante belum days there stood
within gunshot distance of the juno
ton of the two railroads a beautiful
residence, shaded by magnificent oaks.
III this residence there dwelt for a
number of years after the war an cid :!
erly lady. who possessed all her facul-i
ties up to the time Of her death, and
tho health OF Tho place was so good
and she SO far passed the allotted time
of man that no one knew the exact
number of her years. From this old
residence site the waters drain to the
Biackwater River on the east and tol
tho Nottowny River on the west This
same most excellent drainage prompted
the idea OF building Il town on this
site. chills, fevers and other diseases
Of unsanitary origin prevalent In Tide
water Virginia being practically un
known here, and the sanitary condi-
lions of the place are so good that the
resident physician. Dr. r. L. Raiford,
one of the most philosophical citi-
zons of this town. has 10 practice for
malarial trouble far from the bounds
OF the town.
Organized for business.
About year ago. the leading citi-
zcns of the town. than whom there are
n"ncA more patriotic ar loyal. con-
cctvcd the idea Of organizing them
selves into n body for the promotion
OF the best interests of the town and
surrounding country. Tnis idea finally
developed into fun fedsed organiza
tom known the Citizens Improve
ment League of Scdley,''and became at
once most active force in helping the
community at large.
The first step taken by the league
was to see that tho premises Of EACH
home were put into such sanitary con
dition as. to insure against such infec-
tious diseases as are due to bad hy-
giene and sanitation. This work was
sc. effectually done that not a single
ca SIC Of typhoid fever occurred In or,
near the town during the whole sum-
mer. Notwithstanding the fact that
there We're numerous cases in adjoin-
ing neighborhoods.
Along with this movement OF health
conditions much has been done TO
bGautify tho place by opening UP new
atreets, and planting shada trees elms
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Immediately after this grand old
forest was cut down and the timber
removed, the Surry Lumber Company
mad all the unuerSrOwIh cleared and
burned. and proceeded at once to lay
Off town site into beautiful residence
and business blocks, with the streets
forty feet wide and the sidewalks ten
feet wide. and having beautifully en-
Sraved map of same drawn by civil
engineer and recorded in the clerks
once OF southampton county. Then
the building of Sedley began In earn
est. several nice houses being erected
In that year. Since thon there has
been a large growth in Sedley. and
many beautiful residences which are
not only a credit to this town, but
would be credit to any town in the
State, have been built, while others arc
In cOurSn of nrecf inn
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How SedIey WA. Dorn.

In the early nineties, Henry H. Roe
ers, hrst vice-president OF the stand
ara OH Company. and one OF the larE
est financial powers of New York tn.
iursest Individual owner OF coal ianu
IN Virginia and West Virginia, con
ccived the idea of building mode
railroad from the mountains of IVES
virginia to the Atlantic Ocean. 1t |:
recognized as one of the greatest rail-.
way achievements ever undertaken b,
an individual in the world-a railroa.
So constructed that ono locomotiy,
could pull 100 loaded coal cars OF iift,
tons each from the mines in West vir
GINA TO deep water at Norfolk, some
thing not possible by any other rail-
road In the world. Ono Of the most un
fortunate things that could have oc
Cured was the untimcly death of Mr.
rogers. which happened shortly aftel
the completion of the gigantic proJec
pefore the small details of the rail-
ROAD could be taken up. In the con
stluction OF this railway. formerly tn,
ildeWater Railway, now the Virgininr
railway, no expense was spared Il
eliminate grades, causing the road Il
be built through u section of the coun
Try remote from centres of population
andS passing by many towns at som,
distance. rather than lose their grade
which caused lot of new towns to b,
built up along their line, Sedley beins
among the number.
About 1905 the Surry, Sussex ant
Southampton Railway was graded
through the present site of Sedlsy. and
raiis were lad snort time afterwards
possibly u lew mouths before the TRACK
Low potI
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-11-23
DUKES DAGGER
IS RETURNED
DURING REVOLUTION IN PURTUGAL IT
DISAPPEARED But WAS RETURNED
JUST As MYSTERIOUSlY.

Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 23.-1he fa-
nous dagger OF the Duke OF Bragna-
"a, long coveted by wealthy American
collectors, has been returned to the
state as mysteriously as it disappear
ed from the Royal Palace of Necessi-
dades on the night of October A. 1910,
when King Manuel fled from his castle
t. find refuge on British shores
The weapon studded with precious
stones and bearing chiselmanship at
tribUted to Bevenuto Cellin, is esti-
mated TO be worth $4,000. Many fer
eigners have sought to purchase it,
romantic tales associated with the
blade having added a historic worth
to it's intrinsic value.
republican leaders visited the deserted
palace and took possession of all the
jewels and works of art that the Ro-
yal family had left behind The dag
ger and some other valuables failed,
however, to find their way into the
hands of the new authorities.
Some time ago the government de-
cided that all the furniture, jewels
and other property seized at the pal.
ace, but which belonged to the fal
len monarch and his mother, Queen
Amelie, should be returned to them in
London. and the old inventory books
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-11-23
BIG PROJECT TO SURVIVE.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 23.-Judge J.
A. Riner last night appointed c. c.
Carlisle. of Cheyenne, as receiver for
the North Platte Valley Irrigation
company, with authority to continue
the cOmpany's operations. This course
was desired by the bondholders, but
was opposed in the United States dis
trict court by creditors of the corpor
alton who sought to have the company
thrown into bankruptcy in order that
they might collect S95 900, which they
allege to be due them. The North
Platte company's project embraces
10000 acres in the North Platte river
valley in Converse county, near Doug
las