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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
Coats for Ladies, Misses, Children
Suits for Ladies and Misses
Ladies Goats $40 to SIS
Ladies Suits SIS to $35

Ladies Stout and Large Sizes Speciality
Alterations Free, and First Class Work Guaranteed
few Choice things in Waists Petticoats and
Skirts will be shown at this time
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29

Brattlehoro may have a big manu-
factory to make machines for
automatic stamping stamping. 1t is
expected that the concern will bring
z5o families to the town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29

Capt. A. N. Bogardus, for ~
years the champion wing shct of the
world, died Sunday night at his
hPWs in | Iine6'ny NJ
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29

Mrs. Lucy 3. Adams of Barre
possesses "a Seth Thomas clock
which is at least 1870 yerrs old and is
still in goodrunning order. 1t is OF
the style invented by Eli Terry ana
was made and sold in Plymouth,
Conn. The clock tormerly belonged
10 the parents of Mr.. Adams. -
Boston Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
SURE SHOT WITH HAMMER

John Lupton OF Fort .Lupton. Colo.
has never taken any medal fors ham
mer throwing. but believer that hsf 10
entitled to one since HIS exploits
while he was at work on the ROOF OF
a house he was building east. OF town
He saw coyote about nifty feet away
running on with hen In It's Jaws
Although the animal was on the run
Corcoran threw a hammer 80 effee-
lively that. he killed the animal and
liberated the chicken which was setn
live and :unin1ured 80
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-03-29
EARLY SPRING SALE
COATS and SUITS
Wednesday and Thursday
April z and 3

We-shall have a line of Fine Tailored Garments,
selected from six prominent makers, including
good assortment of Woltex Suits and Coats
All of the ladies who present at previous
sale give good testimony selection, quality
and price.
All of these goods will be first class the latest Styles
and reasonably priced
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
D,..epsnrie. and Prohibition.

According to the Clifton Forge Re-
view. il has turned out mat prom
hilton does not successfully prohio-
II in Clifton Forge. and so the peo-
ME are seriously considering, as an
Industrial proposition. asking the next
LEGISLATURE to let the town have a
disneusary Well there are towns
that have made the liquor dispensar-
les do some mighty good industrial
work The dispcnsary has paved
FarmviIle: il has given Scottsvillc the
reputation Of being the only taxiess
town in the world: it has paved every
single street in WaveTiy. II has built
good roads in the Meherrin region OK
Prince Edward County, II, or rather
they. for Emporia has. too. have built
bridges n fine high school building,
and other things to make the long,
drawn-out town Of Emporia beautiful.
Miny you. am not advocating the es-
tabliShment Of dispensary al Cliff
ton Forge. or anywhere else j am
Just stating some facts for general In
formation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

only inexpensive and at the same Tune
vastly more durable material FUR
thermore. buildings rooted with slate
have the advantage of a reduced ihsuf-
ance rate.
The use of slate for roofing in the
country districts as saies u"i +"
against lightning is a subject that Is
being extensively agitated. No barns or
other farm buildings covered by slate,
because of the complete Insulation that
it affords have ever been known, III
is stated. 10 have been burned from
this cause
Growing Virginia Industry.
This increased demand for superior
slate that will do the work VIII lheN-
itably bring the buckingham product
into greater prominence than ever be-
fore for il has no superior on the
earth. This latter fact is known far
and near, for the buckingham slate has
been shipped all over the country
and much of il has been exported 10
Great Britain and is now IN use as
roofing in Scotland and England. Up
orators here now hold medals lot su-
periority, won at the Gentleman hX-
position in 1876, at international expo
sitions held in London, Chicago ana
St Louis, and at the jamestown EN-
position. of recent date.
Quite a number of Quarries are be-
ING vigorously worked here now and
others are to be at an early date. Inc
Arvonia ouarries employ from 500 10
ESQ men. a majority of whom are eX-
pert workmen called slate makers
althouph the slate is really made by
the forces of nature and the business
of the makers" is to split II ana
shane II ready for the builders lSe
This number of miners and state man :
ers could not produce the amount Oh
goods that is shipped from here unless
they had the assistance OF machinery.
All of the concerns operating in the
buckingham quarries have put In up
to-date and frst-class machinery
which consists of enormous steam
boilers and engines. gravity cable
vavs. automatic self-dumping car
riers. dressing machines, trimmers,
enters etc. All of the yards have
ample side trackage and the loaoihs
of cars is done in n hurry. The Chesa-
neake and Ohio Railway, which ope-
rates the line in this county, known
as the buckingham branch, encour
ages and fosters this immense state
industry and the operators register no
complaints about freight rates anu
they very rarely suffer from car snore-
age and when they do it is only Tor
a day or two at the farthest.
Indeed slate getting and slate max
inc in buckingham is great Nir-
pinia industry. and il is destined 10
become much greater, for there is no
telling what capital and energy and
hustle will not do with these immense
denosits of the best roofing material
the world has ever known Truly IL
is an interesting subject, and ex-
meet TO write more on it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
DyN,urTING FIGS AND PECANs.
Powerful Explosives Being tsed u
Give the New Trees Better Chance

West Point. Va, February IA
sbinment Of dynamite was received
few davs ago by the Old Dominion In
dustrial Corporation, and demon
stration of the modern methods OF
subsoiIing was given on small scale
at the demonstration orchard, near
Euclid Heights. This work was IN
charge of an expert sent out by the
Dupont Powder Company. and VIII
prove very instructive to those inter-
ested in up-to-date farming. when
another demonstration can be given
on a larger scale, which will be lit
tie later in the season under Detter
weather conditions
The particular plot of ground at
Euclid Heights chosen for this dem
onstration is known to be underlaid
with hard. imperviOus subsoil. that
may retard the growth of figs and
pecans About 500 trees were set out
here last spring and. though less than
:, per cent OF the young trees died.
which is q very good record for so dry
4 season as last summer proved to be,
still the growth made was short of
dvnamiting experiment is being tried
to prove its effectiveness in opening
up the subsoi and giving the trees n
chance TO develop.
,;oth the FIG and pecan thrive Won
TcifrlIy where there is a loose sub
soil but it is the purpose Of the com
farr To show .ha: by opening up th''
harder subsol by dynamite blast
he trees VIII 10 90 uaiiy as well
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
THE UNION BANK.
nique History OF strong Financial
Institutions. Twenty-FOur Per
Cent Dividend.

The Union Bank of this city. famous
for good dividends. outdid its own
good record last year tn board OF
directors having just declared q divi-
dend from the 1912 work of "a per
cent on the capital stock. Former
annual dividends were from to
IS per cent. growing in this manner
from year TO year This bank has a
record that but few institutions of
it's kind can lay claim TO. II was
organized in the spring Of 1856 with
isaac Davenporte, Jr., as president.
and James Miller as cashier II COM
menced business in building No l10i
East Main, then owned and occupied
by the First National Bank, that is
in a small corner of the building In
June of last year the Union pur-
chased this same building. and now
has its permanent home there The
interior of the building has been beau
tifully fixed UP with all of the re-
quirements for modern banking.
II is worth remembering that in the
earlier history of the Union its stock
which had a par value Of $50. was de-
clared paid in full when the stock
holders had really paid in only s35
pei shart. the capital sbck now
amounts to s21s.75o, and the bank
carries a surplus OF ssss.1s47s. The
officers of to-day are: J. b. Beaseley.
president, and George W. Call. cashier.
President Beaseley and the following
gentlemen constitute the board Of di-
rectors: r. T. Arlington Charles
DavenpOrte, VI. J. Strause. George ".
Miller s w. Tompkins and Gordon
Wallace
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS


in westhampton Heights to such buy
ers. and they propose TO commence
building as soon as they can have
suitable interviews with the contrac-
tors and architects.
Bowles 2. Jones Company sold NJ
T. Schluster the residence, 2506 Stuart
Avenue for IS, i00; two houses on
South Harrison Street to J. II. Gar
rett for $1,000 No. 4O2 North Twenty
ninth Street to J. II. IIeslep for $4,000,
and eight fats in Fulton for $4,000
This firm also made a somewhat re-
markable sale OF acreage c. Il.
Robinson bought fvom them twenty
eight acres in Chesterfield County, on
the Petersburg car line two and a
half miles from the Southern city
limits. and proposes to build a hand
culturist. The consideration was So
900, and the thing that was remSrk-
able and unusual about the deal was
the fact that Mr.. Robinson planked
down the cash in full
Robinson G. Phillips report sales In
various parts of the city amounting
to little over $4,000.
George c. Poindexter & Co. sold a
tract of timber land Of $50 acres in
New Kent County TO William Pedro.
of this city. The consideration was
$4,000. This firm also sold a half a
block OH Chafin Street, near the res
ervoir, TO J. NJ. Deasy for. 5000, also
seventy-f five front feet of Broad Street
dirt. between Sheppard and West
Streets. TO r. F. Poindexter for sl1,-
$50, and several other sales, including
a lot on the Boulevard TO T. ID. over
ton for $4,000.
Pollard Bagby sold No. 1889 West
Broad street for H. S. Wallerstein TO
j. @. Dew. the consideration being
$4,000. They also sold some Hanover
Street property, and made several
other small deals. about which they
give no particulars.
There were many other small sales
in many parts of the city and out in
the suburbs, but the agents shake
their heads and say they were not
large enough or Of sufficient import
ance to be reported
f. F. Schmidt & Co, active real
estate agents. have removed their Of
fees from SIS and sl9 American Ma
tional Bank building, to s0s East
Franklin street, where they stuck out
their shingle in the latter part of the
week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
WONDERFUL GROWTH.


ieus Strides In 4. :. In Five Years.
An article in Scribner's Magazine
sums up the automobile situation as
follows:
Fifteen years ago the automobile
was only a travellers tale and he
perimenters Five years ago the au-
tomot lie factories of the United States
produced about 100000 cars. This
year about 100000 cars will be built
100000. one city alone will produce
100000 cars-One factory. 100000.
In 1905 the lowest practical price
for an automobile was s90e; to-day
equal to those costing 1900 and
yz.vUe five years ago. cost $1,000 and
sl.500 to-day; and 5000 buys a car
better than the sl.2e9 car of the
earlier date
In 1908 about 100000 Of our cd
zens owned automobiles; before sum
mer there viii b. an automobile for
every loo persons. In 1908 our ex-
port motor business was not worth
:senuoning Last year il exceeded
Five years ago this country had
but sprinSinc OF motor trucks
They were poorly built: their ad-
VantagcS were doubtful. the only thing
certain was the enormous latent de-
mand. To-day there are some 10000
motor trucks giving satisfaction to
lS.0oc oWHf r. and the percentage OF
growth in this business exceeds that
in the pleaSure-Car field.
To-day the invested capital in the
automobile business in this country
Zone rivals that Of the United
states steel Corporation.
Most Of the employees arc skilled.
most OF them work In modern.
wholesome factories and all are u
paid.
Five years ago tie automobile was
= trarsSc ndent playthinz thrilling.
seductive desperately expensive. Its
oldest devotceS could view with pa
thence neither abStcntion from its
charms nor the bills which followed
surrender. To-day the narrowing al
-eruativs is mitigatcd at both ends
The bills are less. and some Of the
excitement has worn on. Ncishbor
Brown. who scasibiy refused TO mort
gage his house to buy a car in 1908.
Is now piiirg his family into a smart
little black and red car. and Is start
ing out o. four day rur to tho
Water Gap and return. And you know
that he can 10 IL now without the
mortgage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIE v s
fContinued from First Page-I


DUNN the contents into the furnace 1t
is said that from the time the gar
bare can is set out up to that at
which its contents have been emptied
into the furnace the garbage has
never been open to the air OF to sight
or to human or animal contact, ana
that there has been no offensive odor
at any stage of the handling and de-
strUction.
The daily supply of garbage is burn
ed i'm about sixteen hours. and the
heat from the combustion is convert
ed into electricity which is turned in
to the wires at Fuerth's electric sys-
tenn. The Stag Of the Moderated gar
bage is found TO be good material Tor
concrete gravel. artificial stone ana
sidewalks and can be sold or used in
paving in the place where II is made
The net result. according to the au-
thorities already mentioned, is that
Fuerth instead of paying anything
for the collection Of its garbage. OBJ
ta!ns a profit. The plant cost about
sos 0N0 and yields an annual profit OF
10 per cent on the cost Of installation
If all this is true why should Hart
ford. a city not much larger. pay
what il does for the collection and
removal Of ashes and garbage The
figures OF last year on this account
were s3447f.76. How would IL seem
to save this and have a 10 per cent
return on the investment needed to
carry on the work?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

The Progressive Farmer in recent
issue remarked upon the fact that
many people have fallen into the error
Of regarding the girls tomato clubs
as more Of fad. or at least. harm
less amusement. than a genuine com
rncrciaI asset showing the faliacy
OF this view. the Farmer rccitcs the
story % two counties where the girls
clubs put I'd canned goods 20 the
value Of more than st5. coo in one sea-
son. and comments upon how eager
the citizens Of any town would be %
secure an enterprise that would turn
out nearly $4,000 worth Of goods a
month. vet they can hardly be per
suaded TO give the girls clubs serious
attention.
The Lexington North Carolina)
Dispatch uses. in discussing the prop
osition. the following illustration.
For months Lexington has been
stirred up. and justihably 80. IN an
effort TO secure a cotton mill Tor this
town. for that enterprise the citi-
zens went down into their pockets for
$500 and count % money Vell
spent. a. indeed. " b.. But " some
one were 20 suggest that the citi-
zens 81 Davidson County put Jp even
81 roo for prizes 70 establish girls
canning clubs he would be laughed
out ~ court yet in proportion 20 the
capital invested. the clubs pay divi-
dends that make those Of the most
prosperous cotton mill IN the state
look pitifui. ~ We could ever get into
our heads that after al the real basis
Of our wealth H. the land our point q
view might be modified considerably"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

The supreme Court Of Pennsylvania
has just held that the life Of child
Is worth IN damages TO the parent
exactly tho amount 81 the doctors BIN
aud the funeral expenses. No dam
ages can be awarded for the sorrow
or grief 81 the parents. holds the
court. and positive testimony must be
submitted to prove loss OF money be-
fore any damages can be awarded At
all All Of which may be sound law
and duly founded on justice and
equity. but is u strong enough TO dts
courage careless motorists. railroads
and the like in the killing OF children
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
Wan with uetaI Hands.

According to the It. Louis CORE
spoudent of the New York World.
Gilbert W Purkhciscr. y farmer Of
salem. Ind. who lost both arms. has
metal hands which h. manages so
well that he can shave. sew. write and
catch or throw a bali
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

tbouf six hundred English sorg
Ii-fs are shortly O. BE- sent from Eng
Iarf 10 Canada. where singing birds
20 rare They will be kept IN svisr
t~~ --fff eh~y have be~c-ne used 20
- cf'-rass. ans then thex viii b. 1T
free Tre cor assignment includes seF
afr four pairs 81 Isrks and thirty ID
80 pairs q robins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
BUSY LITTLE TOWN
LIVELY VICTORIA
0Continued From First Fase-I

continued 7 rom ~. = -
pillow. This land is very valuable, De
ing adapted TO the growth OF an 'ne
principal crops OF the state, especial
IL 10 that of bright tobacco. which ~
now bringing such remunerative hg-
ures for the farmer.
There is on the market large
quantity Of this land. which can be
bought at very reasonable prices, ana
on easy payments.
The roads leading to Victoria are
being made fine. \ gray soil ROAD
leads from Victoria to Lunenburg. the
county seat. a distance OF three miles
farmer can drive into town 10
market his produce from distance
of I'VE or six miles in a few minutes.
and can find ready sale for what he
brings at good prices
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

That little lecture applies to VIZ
ginia counties as aptly as 70 DAVID
son County, in North Carolina
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

The annual report Of the board of
directors OF the Eastern shore Pro-
due. Exchange, a cooperative organ
izatiOn Of Eastern Shore farmers ana
truck growers, shows that the re
cefpts OF the exchange for 1912
amounted to S2.s5000o The volume
81 produce. embracing Irish potatoes.
sweet potatoes. cabbage. berries.
onions. etc. totaled nearly 100000
packages
After declaring dividend % 10 per
cent over and above al expenses
there still remained IN the treasury a
r.et revenue Of So. s0s.so. Dne-half Of
this amount was added TO the surplus
fund. and the remaining S14.t43 go
was divided among the loyal shippers
who are members OF the cooperative
crrauizaticn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

An election will be held I'm Barkley
and Livingston Districts, in Spotsyi-
vauia County. on Tuesday next. to de-
tcrmine the question Of issuing bonds
for the Improvement of the public
highways ia those districts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
SLATE INDUSTRY IN
OLD BUCKINGHAM

Continued from First Page
rooted with this slate one hundred
ard twenty-five years ago. and IL is
known that the Trenton Mill is hun
drcd years old The roofing was
crudeIy done. huf 90 was well done.
and to-day DO is as perfect as 10 was the
day 10 was put rn ths buildings. and
no man who has ever operated ~.
mills has ever been known 60 COM
plain 81 leaking rrnfr
superior 90 Ca. Fumes.
Again. The cts Gas House OF Nor-
f,Ik was covered vlth Eacklnefam
slate more than sixty years ago.
TWENTY years later 10 VAS found That
the gas fumes lad caused ihc d.
composition 81 So much - fte SUPPER
structure ~ the building that o. lew
house had 10 be built ~ was found
fIaf the slate roof Vas perfect the
gas fumes having had ro effect what
over upon &c. The roof was refIliy
taken n and the same slate resd IN
covering the new building. trotlr-
fvrrfg Years. maybe htfls more.
rolled around. and again 20 e.e f's-
covered that the gas fum,s haf eaten
irfo taa supsrstructurc. and again a
now nnf had 20 Do erected tlf fHe
STATE rsof vas sffH 90 tact md the
farre slate vss again used. Tnis twe
ne slprrstructure was r1ade Of steel
and the Buekinghsn slate was 7uf on
Wifh copper fastenings This -fbu u
rashoise is stu in Norfolk with the
ekiugham slate roof doius perfect
service. having now been used three
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

Newport News rejoices in tie TACT
rhat The transportation companies
which serve that good city expect 20
lirfferaee charges TO make The
freight bills larger. This is q bless
ing that all seapor; towns DO not en-
sos.
The anr0urce-ne was made that
THE United States government con-
tract for $4,000 pounds 81 tobacco
Tor the navy had been awarded TO
Martin Brothers. ~ New York. was in
a way misleading The tobacco a. 90
BE- furnished the government by the
thinner Waciin Tobacco Company.
Inc. a Petersburg Martin Broth
crs are The brokers FOR this Peters
burg firm. and tire bid was register
81 iu their name
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

one Of the churches % Fsruviiic
has an organization known ss ire In
dustrial Chapter" a very good thing
for a church 20 have. II IL lives up to
its good name.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02
INDUSTRIAL BITS
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
1continued From First Page. }

sight that are good and profitable
10 the community. and If the Farm e.
er Fertilizer Company wants to come
in II viii dc welcomed with open
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

- part ~ the exhibit a. she
southern Railway system ~ ffe Ma
tionaI Corn Exposition af columbia.
= a.. n Y Richards. land and indus
trial agent Of the system. prepared an
attractive booklet 20 elsfr pages.
bristilng with facts ara Figures from
oTcial sources. showing tle corn
growing possibiiifies - virginia.
North Carolina. South CarrIifa. t.eor-
ola Florida Alabama. Tlfeieslrui.
The corn crop increased from 1f2 SEQ -
ar bushels. valued a. ff1s.D7t.fH5. in
1900. 20 5o5.I55. oe5 bushels. valued ~
gsrfTfo. 600. in 1919. an increase -
ICE $50 ga bushels IN quantity. and
ff-s agf. 900 iu value
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

Farmers building and loan assoc
Citations are becoming very popular in
North Carolina hope they arc to
he started in Virginia. The Charlotte
Observer explains that the farmers
who have money 70 loan are the In
vcsting shareholders. and TO those are
added the people Of the cities and
towns who are willing 10 aid the as
sociations. and at the same time get
good investments for their moneys. The
farmers who desire TO borrow Join, Ok
course. as the borrowing sharehold-
ers. associations Of this character
must have both kinds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

The Newport News Press says.
Vow that every legal Requirements
has been fuihiieG. the small boet
harbor committee should get down 20
work on the plans and spccihcetions
for the harbor and dock.
SO mote 10 be.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

President Darlington enumerateS,
among the things brought to pass last
year by the Chamber OF Commerce. =
big buggy factory for Richmond,
which - 20 set 20 work pretty soon
We'll. ] am not 80 sure that tho
chamber really pulled this through,
but that u has ben pulled through "
good. no matter who did the pulling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-02

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