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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05
BOYDTON

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
Boydton. Va, July I'll. r. Hutcheson,
T.. l.. Toone and Peter Il. Homes have re-
turne1 after trip 10 Richmond and Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs b. Douglas Goodc. who were
married on Juno 25. are home from their
wedding trip.
David Clark left on Wednesday for Ashe-
Vile. where he has gone to attend tho SEES
sion OF the Shriners OF North Carolina
II. NJ. Hester. &. j. Faulkner. Jr., J. Wat
kins Goode and James Bryson, of Chase
City were In town on Thursday selling
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because your hcart--mistaken in the
apparent success OF the North. has led
you TO take this very method and
you beg to be ''lct alone" hoping to
achieve happiness by wealth. BY
power. or by some other method than
strong adherence to right
THE OLD GRAY DOCTOR.
June 81, 1914
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and to editorial work for agricultural
publications.
REGULATIONS In the summer school
were suspended to-day in honor of tho
Fourth and the majority of tho stu
dents took advantage of the holiday
to visit Mountain Lake. Eggleston
Springs OF attended the celebration in
Radford
Dean z p. Campbell, OF the faculty,
is spending a weeks vacation on a
fishing trip I'm Giles County.
Nearly all of the homes on the cam
pus are remaining open until the first
OF August at least, this being the timo
when the summer school completes its
six weeks session
Construction work on tho new shops
buildings aud the athletic house Is
will he completed ana ready for uso
by the middle OF September. 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05

tickets for the chautauuua Week at Chase
city commenting July I.
&. !. Faulkner went to Chase City
business this week.
Hiram Wall. OF south hin, here
Wednesday FOR short time
Mrs. lrby Turnbuli and son. Irby, Jr.,
arc Willing rcini ivns In In ~ reno wife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05
BYRD, Roxer,, Pollard.

| would say In reply to your CORE
spondent OF June 81 that the person
thar John Rogers married n daughter
Of William Byrd. Of "Westovcr. had
examined carefully General Under
woods evidence three times. once with
General Underwood himself during his
last visit TO Richmond. that the writer
reitcrates there IL not one jot or title
married Mary. daughter of William
competent Virginia geneaiogists who
h icc,ed e*m !, r this claim have also re-
"Westover." and in King and Queen
spelt their name indifferentIy with an
II or ~" and these letters were In
that day considered Identical
If your correspondent were acquaint-
cd with tho old records or Virginia he
would IaDa know ,b% tina, that the hrs. grant Of
family was to William Bird"
In 100. when William Bird. or Byrd.
OF King and Queen. was Burgess. Will
lam lam Byrd, OF .,Westover." was In Eng
William Kyle Anderson. descend
ant OF John Rogers. In his book. Don
aid Robertson and His Wife. Rachel
pages 2os.223. infinitely examined this
Byrd. of "Wcstovcr," tradition and de-
cisively rejects 1t.
County a marriag &c contract. dated Au-
gust q. 1iI2. between Nathaniel West
Dandrldge, Esq. and Jano. daughter OF
Joseph Pollard: She afterwards. mar
Joseph Pollard. married Priscilla
Hoomes. of Caroline County, Va.
Can you give mo the address OF May
Woodson Gathright. OF Petersburg. who
had little notice in your column about
q month ago? T. NJ g.
burg" Will find the lady-F-ditor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05

to Kentucky from Buckingham County.
Virginia. and / should be glad to have
you give me what information YOU can
concerning the Glover family, II II Is
In your power.
Kindly advise me first what your
charge Will be. and obligc.
Yours truly.
tMItS.) MARY TUCKER GRIGSBY.
If amy reader can help this CORE
sspondent we will gladly print the
data.-Editor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05
QUOTES FIGURES
PRESENTED BY LEE
Contributor Adds Chapter to
Controversy Over Strength of
Armies About Richmond.
MEN "PRESENT AND ABSENT"
Answer Made to Letter Recently
Published From Third
Howitzcr."
MEN "PRESENT AND ABSENT"

Contributors arc requcstrd to
nddreSs NIL communications tn
Confederate Editor, The Times
Disputch; md when DossibIe to
specify regiment md company
OF soldiers mentioned.
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Editor Genealogical Column:
| would appreciate II If the writer Of
IN "nu ALL, Nv .nes 80 az
of the descendants OF Martha Elizabct tn
Courtney Smith and tho name of her
husband.
Was IT the same family OF Smiths
that Major Alfred Courtney married
into? Major Alfred Courtney married
Lucy Smith Shelton, daughter of AIr.
shelton and Emily Smith. who was
the daughter of Jacob Smith. son of
Obadiah Smith and Betsy Povall Bur-
ton.
Sister OF Major Courtncy's wife was
Emily Smith Shelton. who married DIR.
Guerrant. ] would appreciate any in
formation In regards to this Smith
family and the name OF the descend
ants SUBSCRIBER
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NEWS OF v. P. |.

Especial to The -Dispatch.1
Blackstone, Va, July 4.-Preside mt
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81 Tho Homestead. 331 East Gray ST..
Louisville. Ky, Juno S, 1914
Editor Genealogical Column:
Sir.-I have been advised IL ] would
write TO you / could obtain the gem
ealog. Of my ancestors. as you have
some one to do this work.
My grandfather was Joseph Bondu-
rant Glover, but beyond this J can
give you no further information. as his
parents died whom he was an infant and
he Was reared by an aunt and uncle
Betsy Bondurant (Betsy Nelson) and
Joseph Bondurant, In Montgomery
County, Kentucky. His ancestors came
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Editor Genealogical Column:

tNht
Sir.-Colonel James Ball. of Beand-
ley. Lancaster County. Virginia. born
in 1918. married as his second wife Mil
dred -. born In 1925. What was
her surname. and whose daughter was
she? She left at her death. in 1851, a
son, Jesse Ball. and three daughters.
Gabriel Minevielle. a Huguenot. came
to New York in 1856. Ills will is said
l.. p. $40. published by New York His
torical Society. What was date of
execution and date Of probate of will?
d. NJ. III.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08
BROTHERS ALL

eface the last remaining sea OF the fratriGdal strife of 6l-65. 1t was
peculiarly fitting at this time that the house of representatives should
evidence the complete Punishment of wartime hate, which it did last
week by unanimous vot in passing a bill to repeal a section of. the re
vised statutes which prohibits the payment ofa accounts claims or other
obligations against the United States in favor of any on who encour-
aged n sustained IT in any way favored the Southern Ccnfederacy
in the Civil wa This ct was a fruit of the bitterness of recontruc-
ton days Representative Graham, a broad minded Republican member,
in offering the bill for its repeal, said: The hall century or more
which has passed has brought together the warning combatNnts of Gettys-
burg to weep and cheer in unison o that fHeful field. Let's wipe from
the statute books the offspring of the feeling which bitter strife engen-
deredR. There was not a dissenting vote, and the bill passed amid
enthusiastic applause from both sides of the house. 1t "a a splendid
demonstration that sectionalism n longer divides the country, and
that however they may differ on other matters Americans are nj in
patriotism and in respect for the motives and admiration for the heroes
Of both sides OF the great conflict.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08
WOMEN AT PRIZE-FIGHTS

In this conservative and Puitanica1 country of ours few women
have manifested a strong desire to attend prize-fghts. Whether they
whether they we're wanting in courage, the most emancipated women
in the world, as they re viewed abroad, have not agtated the national
conscience by insisting upon their right to sit by the ringside.
In this respect the Old World is outstippng us in the ace for. the
newer freedom. AT the bout in Paris between Johnson and Moran the
presence of a considerable number Of fashionab1y dressed women was
noted and provoked n protest. Prize-fghtng is e in France, and
possibly IN their inexperience the Frenchwomen have not learned better.
But what is to be said of England. when the fight this week between
Bombardier Wells and the Australian Colin Bell, for the heavyweight
championship of the British Empire, saw many of the best seats ocu-
pied by women of society, and a wcl-known sporting pason of the
Established church acted as master Of ceremonies? The popular WON.
an novelist who described the fight for a newspaper calmly remarked,
1.-THE women seemed to enjoy it about as much a they usually enjoy
the Royal Academy" Perhaps people who have been through a long
course OF training with the sufragetes regarded Wells bloodess vic
tory a a tame affair. & @#sE~ ~
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08
ROOSEVELT PROSPERITY

Nothing but the consummate impudence that is characteristic II
the man would prompt Theodore Roosevelt ito venture a criticism ot
the Wilson administration IN the ground that it prevents the existence
OF prosperity" and does not offer a single serious or Ineligible plan for
passing prosperity around Does Mr.. Roosevelt imagine the people Of
this country have forgotten the kind OF prosperity" that was passed
around in 1907 and 1908, when Theodore Roosevelt va in complete
control of the government?
II they have forgotten, a glance at newspaper files of these years
will refresh their memories. Here are a few items, much condensed,
picked at random:
Derot-2UO men march to city hall and demand work.
Toedo-100 me march through the rain to receive a loaf of bread
each.
Chcago-Federadon of Labor estimates the total number OF n
employed in Chicago at 100000.
New York-City government urged to let subway contracts to fur
nsh work for 100000 unemployed men.
Phladelpha-1OW me march toward city hall demanding worl;
riot ensues; three policemen shot.
San Observation-Disclosures demand issue of S23OOON in bonds
to aid unemployed.
This list OF Roosevelt prosperity items might be indefinitely pro-
longed, but the above are sufficient to remind the forgetful of the way
prosperity was passed around under T. r.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08
Member Commission Makes Reply

Continued from First Page)
! public lands used by the livestock liz
dustry for years without compensa-
tion-the state engineers office de-
signed to determine the extent of the
! water rights legally obtained by the
various users on OUT stream to the
end that our greatest national asset,
the water on which our agricultural
development depends, may be censor
ed and equitably distributed; the
, Tax commission, which has nothing
to do with the burden of taxation eX-
! cept to enforce the law which requires
every taxpayer to contribute his just
proportion OF the expense OF gov
eminent, have all met with persistent
and aggressive opposition from that
element in our citizenry for which
Mr.. Taylor acted as spokesman in
his Elko speech. 1t is far cry from,
the interests of this coterie to the
interests of the people.
Mr.. Taylor urges the election OF
business men and taxpayers TO the
legislature. If his candidates are 10
be honest business men and honest
taxpayers representing no special in
t%erests not identical with the best
interests Of the people, his PROPOSE
. ton should receive unanimous en-
dorsement. The thinking voter,
! however, will naturally ask for a bet
ter guarantee OF good faith than has
yet been given on this point.
We have had administrations OF
business men and taxpayers before in
Nevada. BLACK Wallace" of I'M
savory political memory. engineered
/ several such administrations when the
Central Pacific railroad was our lead
ing industry" in politics. 1t was I'M
der some such administration that
the laws were passed which gave
away for a mere song the magnificent
principally which the state received
from the federal government in the
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

land grants. The other western
states classified their lands and sold
them for what they were fairly worth,
preferably to those who would make
the best uses of them. Nevada shut
fed off her fine gifts for SIPS an
acre, Is cents down, the balance in
twenty years, irrespective of what
each acre was really worth and de-
Gberately submitted to the control
ing by a comparatively few persons
of the land with the water and the
monopoly of range thrown in for
range monopoly thrown in for good
measure. A string of forty-acre
tracts on the streams aud a forty
acre entry on each spring would hold
them all.
Taylor and his political associates
have been the beneiciaries of this
form of legislation. He says the cat
tie industry is the paramount indus
try OF Nevada. 1t certainly has Sc
cured ample subsidy from the people
to make it such and his statement
! may be correct. | submit, however,
J that when our leading industry es-
capes with an assessment of $1,000
600 on S15,0OO,000 worth of its prop
erty the alance Of the taxpayers il
the taxpayers in the state have bee:
outraged.
! If Mr.. Taylor's clique wants to go
into the reform %usiness let them be-
gin at home. When they voluntarily
contribute their fair proportion to the
support of the commonwealth which
has made it easy for them to pros
per the Tax commission will, as they
imply, be an unnecessary bill of eN.
pense and they will be killing two
birds with one stone. If they do this
the majority of the taxpayers who
have heretofore paid their own taxes
and a part Of the taxes cvaded by
the dodgers, will see the problem OF
the Excessive tax burden" solved.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08
! GOOD WORD FOR THE PORTER

.ueAThe fact that sleeping a porers arr in the habit of accepting tips
from the rsssenle rs whom they serve has been brought to the notice
of constituted authority. and IN effort will be made to put a stop to
that nefarious Practice. ,". )"
sr&Of all forms Of graft-if graft it can be termed-that Of the colored
porter is the least annoying and the most honestly earned. He never
fails to render useful service for his tip. He poishes shoes, wakens pas
sengers on time and regulates the temperature. He lever asks none
tay reward, but as the train nears its destination he plies his whisk-
broom with a cheerful brEkness calculated to bring a quarter forth
from the most tightly buttoned pocket In comparison with the licensed
hat pirates or that hercest Of Broadway bigands, the captain of the
walters, the sleeping ar porter is self sacrificing. To deprive these
worthy persons of their whiskbrooms is like depriving the Iaplander of
his reindeer Or the Indian of his basket work.
-1It should be remembered also, that these porters perform their
dutes o sulenly, but with smiling urbanity. 1t is their gracious man
ners rather than their jnglng quarters that makes them popular in the
best social circles Of their race-New York Herald.
{. IS Senator Penrose jots the celonels memory by publishing the tee-
gram in which the colonel Congratulated and cordially thanked him
Tor the phenomenal Roosevelt majority in Pennsylvania in 1904. But he
was not a wicked boss then and the colonel and he were in close
alliance.
An advertising sign 35 feet long and thirty feet high across tn,
Ohio river from dry" Wheeling, w. Va, tells where the thirsty NAV
get mai-ordcr relief. 1t is thus that prohibition prohibits.
In Tom Platts day the United States Express company might have
quit but there would have been a fight frs.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

For the sake of harmony among his remaining followers Colonel
SC many of his Progressive friends in congress cast their votes.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08
Wood! Wood!

One hundred cords of good dry
wood from 81 to 50 per cord deliv-
cred. Phone your order to H. c.
Kattleman's feed yard. 18-tf
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

As a practical mn Colonel Roosevelt does not propose that his
Progressive party shall throw away its meal ticket just to please the
Pinchot brothers.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

The doctors say the coloners trouble is caused by an enlarged
spleen. We we're under the impression it wa n enlarged ego.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

When you come to think of it, there is a difference between a THE
and an embezz1er. The embezz1er steals more.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

Realizing the hopelessness of any effort to compete, that Califor
volcano shut up as Don IS Roosevelt got home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-07-08

Charity overs a multitude of sins, which proves that there really
be a lot of charity in this old world.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-30
TO ENCOURAGE
SHEEP RAISING
Southern Railway Compan,
Boosting This Business in
the South.

Atlanta, Ga, April 23.-To en-
courage Southern farmers to take
up sheep raising, the live stock
department of the Southern Rail-
way has issued a booklet telling
of the advantages of this industry
and giving full information in re-
gard to the care and management
of sheep under conditions obtain
ing in the South. A copy Of the
booklet will be mailed to any
farmer on request by Live Stock
Agent F. L. Word.
The booklet reproduces an arti-
Gle on sheep-raising by D. S.
Curtis, an authority on live stock,
connected with the North Caro-
lima Experiment Station, who says
in his introduction of the adapt
ability Of the South in sheep rails
ing:
THE sheep industry of the
South as now conducted repre-
sentS one of the most backward
and least profitable lines in live
stock husbandry followed. A large
part of the waste land in this
section could be used profitably
for sheep raising. Much of the
rough and otherwise unused land
now covered with coarse
grasses and forest underground
would furnish a large amount of
pasture and at the same time the
soil would be greatly improved in
agricultural value by the use of
sheep. For the amount of money
invested and the quantity Of feed
required sheep will generally re-
turn a greater net profit than
most any other kind of live stock
that may be grown in the South
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-30
GIVEN FRANCHISE
FIRST READING
Movement Bitterly Opposed
by Newport Mill Company
Who Has Been Furnish
ing Juice for Years

The Board of Mayor and Alder
men met Tuesday night in ad-
journed session for the purpose of
considering the franchise of Chas.
L.. Goughnour, giving him the
privilege of using the streets of
Newport for the purpose of bring
ing electric current to Newport
from his power dam at Hartford.
The ordinance giving Mr.. Cough
nor this privilege was passed on
the first reading by the following
vote: Ayes: F. S. Fisher, F. H. Tay-
lor. H. A. Fancher. Not voting;
F. M. Ray. Absent; w. R. Meas.
Representatives of tine Newport
Mill Company were present and
argued that this franchise should
not be granted.
The argument was made that
there was not enough business
here to justify two concerns in
furnishing electricity. Mr.. Sparks,
of the Mill Company, censured
Mr.. Fisher and other members of
the board in rather strong terms.
Judge Cate appeared for the
Mill Co., and asked that the board
defer action, but his motion was
voted down and no doubt the or
dinance will become law. Mr.
Fisher and Mr.. Fancher insisted
that they were representing the
best interests of the town when
they gave Mr.. Goughnor the priv
ilege he sought, pointing out that
he would create new business and
increase the Saturday night pay
roll, as we'll as furnish convenien-
iencies that the town had long
been without. Mayor Stokelv
made strong appeal for the fran
chise and said that the Mill Com
pany had had all of the time need
ed to show that they were going to
do something for the town. He
believes that opposition is the life
of trade and on being asked if he
thought it would be we'll to have
two post offices, replied that
many towns had a main post
office with manysub-stations and
seemed to be doing fairly well.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-30
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. J. c. ALLEN
Death Due to Fall Received
Several Days Ago on
Farm in The Dutch
Bottoms

Wednesday shortly before noon
the remains of Mrs. j. G. Allen
were laid to rest in the Union
cemetery. She passed from this
life to her eternal reward on last
Monday morning. Death was due
to injuries from a fall which Mrs.
Allen sustained several days ago.
Mrs. Allen was born May oath,
1910 and was IA years of age.
She was, before marriage, Miss
Mamie Jones, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel C. Jones. On
the first day of January, 1873, she
was married to j. G. Allen and to
them were born four children,
two sons and two daughters, the
daughters and the elder son pre-
ceding her to the grave. Mrs.
Allen leaves a husband, a son, L.
S. Allen; three brothers, B. D.,
Charley and R. H. Jones; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Jennie Smith of New
port and Mrs. James of Bristol,
who have the sympathy of all in
their great loss. Deceased was a
consecrated christian and had
read her Bible so often that it had
almost been transmitted to men,
DRY. Her faith in God was so
simple that all who came in con-
tact with her could not help being
impressed. For twenty-five years
she was member of the Baptist
church and the work she did will
last when she is no longer re-
membered.r The poor were never
turned from her door cold or
hungry, and if their prayers were
needed for her safety a petition
would Immediately 60 up the like
of which Newport nor Cooke
county has ever Known.
Funeral services were conduc-
ted by Rev. j. w. O'Hara at the
Baptist church and so anxious
were her friends to pay a last
tribute that the building was
much to small too accommodate
them. Mrs. Allen is gone, but
her work lives and will expand
with time.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-04-30
A Wedding of Much Interest

Last Wednesday afternoon al
$3.50 o'clock, at the First Baptist
chuach, occurred the wedding OF
Miss Ida V. O'Hara and Mr.. San
ford H. Fulkner. The bridal party
was preceded by Messrs. Lemuel
and Cicero Sparks. The maid of
honor came next. She was beau
tiful in a Kings blue crepe meteor
dress and her flowers were pink
carnations.
The bride was handsome and
dignified in a travelling suit of
blue with hat to match and car
ried an arm cluster of white Kill
larney roses. She entered on the
arm Of the matron of honor, Mrs.
j. w. O'Hara, who wore a blue
crepe meteor and carried pink
carnations.
The groom, accompanied by the
best man, Mr.. w. H. Poole, met
the bride at the altar, where the
impressive ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. j. w. O'Hara,
pastor of the church and brother
of the bride.
The church was decorated with
rhododendron, spring flowers and
apple blossoms, and made a beau
tiful setting for the wedding party
They left on the 4::25 train for a
short wedding trip to Asheville.
From there they went to Chat
tanooga and Atlanta. They will
be at home at Ensley, Ala, after
May 18th.