The times dispatch. [volume], October 04, 1903, Image 15

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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SCORES OF
BUILDINGS
Not Less Than Forty Going
Up In Loc Distrlet.
WORK IN OTHER SECTIONS
Flala nnd Rosidences In Large Numbers
Under Way?Plans for Factories
and Stores Are Dis
cusscd.
Lee District seems to have tho mont
?cuto attack of buildlng fover at present.
It Is estimated tliat not less tlian forty
flrst-clnss rcsklences nro elther locelvlng
tho flnlshlng touches, nre ln couiso of
ercction or aro now bi-ing plnnrted by ar
chltects. Thls means tho eXpotidlturo In
Rlchmond Just now for buildlng ln thls
?ectlon alone of acnrcely lesM thnn $.00,000.
Mr. Ancnrrow hns n good slzcd force
of brlckiayers at work on tho foundatlons
of tho proposod eplertdid ofllce buildlng
of . th0 Vlrglnla Stnto Insurnnco Com?
pnny. Tlie walls aro belng built wlde and
? trong, Biifllclent to support many floors
above tho ground. ;
The stores and f'ats across tho street
on tho famous Allan lot hn-i-e boen com?
pleted nnd o number of both stores nnd
flnts hnvo beon rented to woll known
business men und famllios. Tho rcsldences
frontlng on Flfth Street aro commodlour
nnd convcnlent. They wero completed
flrst and nre now tlio homes of happy
famllios. The/bulldings on tho lot nre
b great Improi-emcnt and wlll doubtless
Incroaso the valuo of the property in the
nelghborhood.
HANDSOME RESIDENCE.
Contractor Wilson has nbout completed
tho extenslve Improvements to the resl?
dence. now owned by Mr. Hlckok, on
West Frnnklln, nearly opposlte the Ches?
terfleld apartmont house. Mr. Hlckok will
havo one of the handsornest honies In tl J
Rlnte when tho decorators are through
with thelr work It was a stateiy old res?
ldence on the lot , before Mr. Hlckok
bought It. The late' XX. R. Ch.iilln. real
estate agent, hnd It for his homo for-a
number of years.
Conslderable progress hns been mnde ln
the Inst two weeks In lho finishlng work
on the Cheslorfield npartmeru house. Tho
lower floors nro now practlcally com?
plete, whlle the enrpenters. deoorators'
and others are buslly engaged upon the
upper floors,
The newest flats In Rlchmond ure those
Jusl comp'.-ied at the southeast corner
of Second and Frankllin Streets. These
are excecdlngly oright and well arr.-inged
npartments nnd roomy enough for the
largest' fnmllles.
Mr. T. J. Tod-l's two resldencc-s on West
Grace Street are nearlng completlon. He
wlll llve ln one nnd It Is expected that
Captaln A. Xi. Guigon will take the other.
THE RANK BUILDLNG.
Contractor Pennock, of Phlladelphla
are progresslng but slowly on the new
home of the Amorlcan Nntlonnl Rank,
nt the southeast corner of Tenth nnd
Maln Streots. lt was expected that thls
eight story structure wns to have been
completed by February lst. t
Already pinns nre being dlscussed for
buildlng In the sprlng, factories, stores
nnd rcsldences. Richmond Is not only n
growing city, but old bulldings whlch
have long beon eye-sores are being torn
down nnd new nnd handsome ones are
belng erc.ted in thelr places. Thls Ir eml
nently true of the proposed rnzlng of
the Swan Ta'i-ern buildlng on Bro.-id. The
owner, Mr. John Tyler, wlll soon hnve It
torn down nnd several new stores will be
erccted on the site.
ELECTR1C CARS FOR SPENCER
One Hundred Men Working for Anti
Saloon L?ague.
(Snoclnl to The Tlmes-Dlsnatch.)
SALIS1UTRY. N. C, Oct. 3,-It is stnted
offioially thnt enr-j wlll he runn'nc on
the new Salisbury-Spencer Street Rallway
bv tho first of the new year, nnd that
the Northern capitallsts interested in
the buildlng of tho road now have tbe
monoy In hand for the purchase of the
Salisburv telephone sytem nnd tho elec?
trlc Ight plnnt at this place. Tles have been
placed over most of tlie new road nnd
rails nre now on the ground for.n good
portlon of the track.
Mr. Xi. Scott Allen, of Washlngton, D.
C, of the Lnnd nnd Industrlal Depart?
ment of the Southern Hallway. wns hero
yesterday on Important busine-s con
nected wlth tho compnny's lnterests nt
this place. ile Indlcated that the mat?
ter of ercct'ng the new shop buildlng.
nt Spencer ls now recoivlng careful con
sidernt'on of the Southern offlclnl?.
Nearly one hundred men nro now at
work In co-operatlon with tlie Sallsbury
Antl-Saloon League in nn nctlve cam?
palgn ngainst tlie snloons. The election
to 1)0 held November 3d Ir looked for?
ward to with much interest by both tho
wets nnd drys, ond It ls belleved by many
that tho snloons will be voted out of
tho clty. The Rov. Snm. Jones nnd Rov,
CJeorge Stu.nt nro yet expected lo hold
a ten-dnys' meetlng hero before tho eloc?
tlon comes off.
Engineer \V. D. Swooney, of the South?
ern, who was sorlously Injured in a
wreek, which occurred at High Point
last December, has rc-tijriied from R ch
mond, where ho hns been undor treat?
ment for some time. Ile Is nble to walk
wlthout crutclies, but never hopes to bo
woll agnin, havlng had hls legs, perma
nently Injured.
Tho Rov. Dr. R. D. Hnymore, of Mt.
Alry, Is nssisting in n rov'val which Is In
progross at the Baptlst Church, ln Spen?
cer. Tho meetlng hns been qulto suc?
cessful thus far.
JOHN ISH CLEARED
ON SECOND TRIAL
(Speclal to Tho Timos-Dlspntoh.)
WARRENTON, VA., Oct. 3.?Tho trlnl
of John Ish, oharged wlth attempt ng to
erimlnnlly assault .Mrs. Mary < ubbldge
on Juno .llth, ended last nlght, with a ver?
dict of not gullly.
Thls was tho second trlnl of Ish, nt
tlie August term he belng convlcted and
sentenced to three yenrs in tho penlten?
tlary.
A new trlnl was granted by Judge C.
M. Whlto, on tlio grounds of newly
dlscovered evldonco. roflecilng upon tlie
chnractor of Mrs. Cubbldge.
Tlie defendant was represented bv
Kelth and Kelth, who wero nbly nsslsted
hy R. Wnlton Moore, of Falrf.-ix.
Commonwenlth's Attorney Jnmes P.
Jeffrles was also usslstcd by R. A. Mc
Intyro.
If you are
troubled with
Constlpitlon,
liiliotl I1C--.S,
SU'k llc.idath -,
Kldiuy Allments
Ird ; cstion,
Dy_n.-p_.iuur
Alnluriu,
you nood tho
liittors nt onco.
lt will curo you
nml rcstoro you
to porfoot
JloaJWi.
A fnlr trlal
will conviuoo
you.
Neip Autumn
yWsses Suits,
Styles ot
s Furs
iris.
Most Fashionable Suits.
$12.50?Heavy Black Chcviot Suits, blousc jackct, deep pcplum, collarless
cape collar, finished with silk ornaments, full slccve, saLin lincd, skirt made ni the
prevailing mode, lapped scams, en trainc. Special at . ....$12.50
$15.00? Princc Albert Walking Suits of English Twceds, Fancy Chcviots and
Mannish Suitings, coats 30-inch to 40-inch length, nobby llared skirts. Also,
Dress Suits in navy, brown and black extra quality Venetian cloth, collarless
cape collar, blouse with peplum, taffeta trimmed; skirt made seven-gored flare,
lapped scams. Two extra values at.? ? ?..$15-00
$20.00?Walking Suits of Chcviot and Fancy Mixtures, jackcts collarless
Norfolk effect, fittcd back, entire, coat strapped and taffeta lincd; skirt strapped
to match jacket. Very nobby at.??*.*?; * *'. .. $20.00
$25.00?Handsome Dress Suits, plain broadcloths, Louis XIV. coats, snoulder
capes, piped witb peau de soie and finished with Persian lamb trimming, taffeta
lincd throughout, perfect fitting, well tailored skirts.
$30.00 and $35.00?Dress Suits of handsome plain broadcloths and panne
cheviots, a varicty of styles. The plain corset-form 36-inch coats, stitched straps,
taffeta llned, skirt trimmed to match jacket, and pannc-cheviot suits, short box
plaited coat, taffeta collar, vest, straps and girdle and plaited skirt, are most
popular. i
Handsome Fall Skirts.
The most complete assortment of
Dress and Walking Skirts found in any
Skirt Department south of New York.
Walking Skirts of Plain Mcltons,
made in the latest style, hip trimming,
$3.48 value, at .$2.98
Several styles of plain cloths and
English tweeds at .$5-oo
Strictly Tailor-Made Skirts, of Man?
nish suitings, strapped seams, at..$6.48
The sixtecn-gored Corset Skirt, plain
cloths, navy and black. Our leader. .$7.48
Novelties in Walking Skirts, made
of mannish cloths, plain, tailor-made and
kilted effects, habit or inverted plait
backs.$8.48 to $12.50
Dress Skirts.
We are showing Dress Skirts in plain
and panne-cheviots, broadcloth, zibe
line, taffeta, peau de soie, voile and aeo
lian cloth.$3-48 to $25.00
Silk Coats, just the thing for a light
fall wrap.
The NeW L&CeS An Entrancing Display.
Importation after importation received day after day, until now we are able
to announce the compleleness of our assortment?an assortment so comprehen
sivc, so cxclusive, so dainty and so generally attractive as to deserve a visit from
every woman within reach of our store whose tastes inspire a love for the beauti?
ful. Nor is the charm of viewing the only attraction, the element of price?the
lowest ever quoted hereabouts?plays an important part in this showing.
Supcrb lines of Silk Cluny or Vegetable Silk, Point Venise, Guipure, Yak or
Wool Calientes.and Applique, in black, white, ecru and buerre; Bands, Insertions,
Galloons, Medallions, Collars, Stoles, Allovers, and the entire collection priced at
lowest possible point.
Magnificent Coat Display.
Silk Coffee Coats.$5.00, $7.48 and $10.00
Silk Box-Coats.$7-50 to $25.00
Covcrt Coats?Every style is here represented. Plain tailor-made coats, 19
inch to 36-inch length, corset-form and Norfolk effects. I'riccs. .. ,$5.00 to $25.00
Thc latest novelties in Children's and Misses' Coats just rcceived.
Newest Dress Goods.
Pronounced examples of supcrior value-giving. The ambition of this de?
partment is to place before its patrons every meritorious fabric possiblc to be
found in a thorough search the world over, and to do it at the least possible^ cost to
them that strictly legitimate merchandising will permit. Our special prices ex
press unrivallcd values. 1
A new line of Cream Goods, such as
Voile, Etaminc, Lansdown, Zibelines,
Albatrosses, Henriettas, Broadcloths and
Sergcs, from, a yard.50c. to $2.50
Beautiful assortment of Blue and Gray
Mixed, for suits to sell for, yard...$1.00
A full line of Zibeline and Camcl's
Hair Cloth, to sell for, yard,
50c. to $1.50
Just received a nice assortment of
Fancies, to sell for, yard.50c.
Just received a full line of Stripcd
Tricots, a 39c. value, for, yard.35c.
The New Dress Trimmirigs
are more varied and beautiful than ever. Something new is daily added to this
comprehensive assortment. There are Appliques, Jets, Spangles, Pearls, Steels,
Silk and Vegetable Silk fibers, Bulgarian, Persian and Turkish effects, in Orna?
mcnts, Drops, Pendants, Bands, Insertions and Garnitures of all kinds for the cor?
rect adornment of gowns and waists. These, too, are priced just as low as they
can be consistently. >
Ribhons Temptingly Priced.
Fancies in the New Autumn Weaves.
2-inch wide All-Silk Satin Ribbon, gros-grain back, in black only. Special,
yard .10c.
All-Silk Taffeta- Neck Ribbons, in the most desirable shades, Nos. 22, 40, 60,
to be sold at.10c, i2_-'c.. 15c.
A Fancy Black Ribbon, in satin stripe; also corded, every thread silk..25c, 29c.
White Waistings
will be more popular this season than ever. Beautiful mercerized fabrics that
look very "much like silk, yet are heavy and comfortable as warmest wool, and
launder like muslin. We are showing rich and exclusive kinds in Satin Damask,
jjacquard and Madras, Oxford and Basket Weaves, at prices like these?35c, 50c,
' 65c. and 75c.
New Gloves.
YOU need a new pair of Gloves or
mny he two or 'threo palrs, Here's
the chance. Here's a two-clasp prlme
Clerman Iximbsltin Lndles' G'love, one
row of embroldory nnd In a full llne
of colors, mode, beaver, brown, ox
blood, stato, navy, blnck and whlte?
speclal.J)ll
The JMarvel Washable Glace Kid,
two-clasp Polnt de Parls stltehlng ln
blnck, whito, pearl, masUc, mode and
gray, at.$1.7fl
A New Veil.
to ho good must bo of chiffon, and
preforably of black, brown or blue
wlth whito border?hemstltchod, of
courso, or black covorod wlth small
chenlllo dots. Wo havo these at BOo.,
7Bo? lfl to i.**?1.75
i Infants' Goods.
Lots of the new things for tlie
little folks to wear for the cool
autumn days are now at hand
for you to choose from. There
are dainty Caps, warm little
Coats, Bootces, ete, ete, ete.
The Art Department.
Just recelved a new llne of frlnged
Scarfs. In red, blue and whito 17c.
and.*2**>o
. Stamped CushJon Tops, with backs
to match, each.JK5o.
Palnted Cushlons, In dlfferent colors,
oach.BOo.
Cotton Cords and Tassels, ln all col?
ors."?">o.
Sllk Cords and Tassels, In all colors,
BOe. and.?>8c
Mercerlzed Cords and Tassels,
eaoh.as
Laundry Bags, In all colors and de
slgrns. 2Bo. and .BOe,
Appllquo Squares and Scarfs to
match, upwards from.25c.
Cords by the yard, ln sllk, all col?
ors, per yard.12?.
Household Linen Dept.
It has reoently added a llno of open
worked nll-llnen Table Cloths In 8- 10
12- and 14-4, whlch to those of llmlted
means affords an opportunlty of se
curlng- a handsome and durable cloth
al very low prices, eaoh Uti.25
to .**-.?
Tho better or rather flner gTades
of hemstltched goods in Cloths alonn
or In sets of Cloth. and Napklns to
match, rango ln prices frnm t?a.5l) to
"?l.-> a sot and to $10 for a Cloth.
P1CTURBSQUB AND COMFORT ABLE
HOME, COSTING $3,800 TO BUILD
Thls deslgn is an extremely plenslng nnd
wnll-arranged houso, havlng tho giaco
I'ul effects of sloplng roofs whlch bolong
to story and a half houses, while it ia :n
reiillty cut nowhero on tlie second lloor.
Its grncoful bays and poroli?partly cov.
erod nnd partly opon-wlth tlio swooplng
curves of tho roof make It a very striking
houso outsldo, whllo the lntorlor is ex?
tremely woll plnnned. Tho house la
shlngled, with a rough-cast frieze under
tlio eaves. It can ho built of brlck or
8tone_la very well ada.pted to elther?
but thla, of course, wlll cost moro; {1175
moro in ordlnary brlck. Stono ilepond.i
upon tho cost of samo ln your locality.
Tlie nnlsh ls of chestnut; hardwood
iloors ln liiexpenslvo hard wood for Ilrst
lloors. Tlled Ilre-placo wlth pretty nian
tel. Hot-air heatlng und good, plain open.
plumblng, porcelaln enameled tub.
The hall ls a very largo ono, and lf
deslj-d; tn0 portlon of it whlch- ls partly
scroenod off by an open partltlon wlth
columns, can be mudo another room with
sllding doors or openlng for curtalue
only. Tho stalrs aro vory pretty, the
bnck stalrs Join thom on tlie second huul
lng. Thero ls a pretty parlor and a
beautlful dliilng-rooin, wlth a bay und
corner china closets. An excellent pantry
connccts thls with the kltclien, whlch hns,
however, a separate entrance to tho hall.
Thore ls u small luunilry.
Ey enlarglng it somewliat, the 'whoel
room" can bo convertod into an inito
moblle houso, or lt may bo included In tlie
pluzza.
On the second lloor thero aro four very
nlco bed-rooimt, wlth txoellent closeis,
und a bath-room wlth opon plumblng.
There ls ono room and storngo space ln
thc, attio. Tho wlndow effoctB on tho
second lloor, aro very protty und seals can
be put ln whero des'red.
Tlie houso looks partlcularly well staln?
ed all green excopt ^0 frlesie, or a cliost
nut brown wlth green or red roof. Tho
r.elllng-s are 0 feet und 8 foat 0 inches.
Wldth 40 feeu Depth 47 feet.
VERY LOW RATES
To Richmond, Va., nnd Return vla tho
South.'rn Railway, Account the Riclv
mon.i Horse Show,
For the nbovo oooasion, tho Southern
ltai'lway wlll soll speolnl tlckets from nll
polnts in Vlrglnla and North Carolina at
ono faro for thu round trlp, plus flfty
rents, Including ono uUml-si'on to the
Horse Show. Theso speclal tlckets on
salo from A'lrglnla polnta October 12 to
IT, Incluslvo, and from North CnroUnu
polnts October 12 to 15, Incluslve, return
llmit Ootober 10.
Do not fall to vlslt Rlcllinonil on thls
interestlng occaslon. Music by tho Unlted
States Marlne Corps llund, of Wushint.
ton, D, C, Afternoon uu. nlght, e^hl
biti'ons, t,
JAMESTOWN
Young Men to Be Organlzed
into Auxiliary.
AMPHITRITE AS TENDER
Recruits Aboard the Franklin Will Prac?
tice With Her Big Guns? Ma e Of?
flcers Bet on Their Ship
Against Missouri.
(Speclal to The Times-Dlspntch.)
NORFOLK, VA., Oet. 3.-TU_ young
men of the varlous cltles of Vlrglnla wlll
be organlzed Into nn auxiliary to the
Jamestown Exposltlon Company, and will
ald in tho effort to raise tho threo-quar
tcrs of a mlllion whlch must bo sub
scribed to tho capltal stock of the com?
pany beforo the flrst of tho yoar, tn ordor
to render tlio charter of tho^ company
valid.
The movement orglnated ln Portsmouth.
Mr. Grlffln Ellls Staples is headlng tho
movement In thls clty. Ho has the ncth-o
co-operutlon of Thlrd Vlco-Prcsictent T.
J. Wool, who is In charge of the promu
tlon of tho exposltlon, and of Secretary
Gwynn T. Bhopherd.
The company wlll Issue a spoclal let?
ter, npprovlng nnd endorsing tlio under
taking of the young men. Thla wlll set
forth tho fnct that they aro virtually n
part of tho company, nnd that what they
aro dolng Is n pntrlotlc effort to nid tlie
groat enlerprlso, whloh meots wlth tho
lieurty approval ot tho management.
WOH1C ALREADY STARTED.
As soon ns Norfolk nnd Portsmouth
nro organlzed, tlie schomo wlll be ex?
tended to all tho towns und cltles In tlie
Stato. Tho publlc school ohlldron wll)
bo intorcistod, and tho coliogo men ln
all tho vnrious InBtltutloiis nf learnlng
ln tlio Stato wlll bo appnaled to to nid In
tho great work of oolebratlng In a flitlng
manner tho flrst sottlement by tho Eng?
llsh.
Tlio work among tho coliogo mon haa
already started, Mr. Robert Siuuidors,
of thls city, Is nrgnnlzlng tho stuileuts
at Wllllani nnd Mnry Coliogo. Tlie Unl?
verslty and othor collcgos wlll bo or
ganlzed as' rapldly as posslhlo.
As soon as Ihls work Is completed the
ladlea and publlc school pupils wlll ho
organlzed. Mr. Slaplos bollovea thnt thls
plan wlll do much towaril solvlng tho
linotty problem now ooiifruntlng tho ex
position magnntos.
NO OFF1C1AI, COGNIZANCIS,
Tho Polico C'oiiimlssloneis at tholp bcs
slon to-day took no ofllclnl oognlzunca
nf tho ullogntlin of C. II. Ollvor ln thnt
Policeman Pallotto wns eo-rcsponUrnt |n
hls dlvorco sult. No formal charges
ngninst Lho olllcor havo boen filed.,
Rev. J. T. T. lliindley, of Fssex ooun?
ty, Vu., has uccopieil tho call extended
him by tho Flrst Church, of Ciu-lsCs DIs
clples, tlils clty. ilo wlll pioucli hls flrst
sormon to-morrow.
MONlTOlt AH TI;:Nni'm.
The Norfolk, Va,, cotnmiinilniil'H olllce
of tho yard wns nuti-led to-day that tho
iMinltor Aniphltrlio sallod nt 8 O'clock
from Newport for thls port. Tha blg
mouttor v.Ul ba kopt ln eumiiil.>_irt_ und
used as a tender to tho receiving shlp
Franklln.
The recrults aboard the Franklln will
bf taken out on the Amphitn'to tor
practlco wlth her blg twelve lnch guns.
They have been taught navlgatlon and
how to handio the secondary batterles
on tho yachts Restless and Syren, but
thesa little vessels have no guns larger
thnn one and slx pounders.
The Malne wlll bo coaled Monday from
the colller Caesar and wlll leave Tues?
day for Bnrren Island for her staridard
lzntlon tcsts. Her offlcers aro maklng
bets that they wlll beat ar.y record tho
Mlssourl', her slster shlp, may have made
on hor bullders' trial to-day.
NO FAVORITI8M.
Tho accuracy of recent publlcntions
hereabouts to tha effect that non-unlon
workmen reglstered at tho navy yard
here nre dlscrlmlnated ngalnst ln favor
of unlon mon ls omphatlcally denlod nt
the navy ynrd. .
Mr. A. J. Murden. of Norfolk, who
has been suporlntondent of the mllls
of tho Atlantlc Const Lumber Company
at Georgotown, S. C, Is dead. He was
but twenty-slx yc-nrs old and was kllled
In an accldent nt the mlll.
Tho commlttee of buslness men ap?
pointed to walt on the Govornor of Vlr?
glnla and secure hls attendance at thn
Jamestown mass meotlng, went to Rieh
mnnd to-day. Judge T. S. Garnett nnd
Caldor S. Sherwood comrono tho com?
mitteo.
"Vrs. Grcot Slck.
Mrs. Rosa Groot ln qulte slck nt her
resldence, No. 9 West Cary Street.
ONEOF RICHMOND'S INDUSTRIES
The Mak!ng of Blotting and Absorbent
Paper is on a Very Large Scale,
It may r.ot be generally known to tho
people of Rlchmond, but lt ls nevorthe
less a fact, that thero is moro blotting
and absorbent pnper mado ln thls clty
than ln all tho rest of tho Unlted States
together.
That Rlchmond hns becotno hendquar
ters on absorbent papers Is due to tho
recent acqulsltlon by tho city.. of tho
Standard Paper Manufaoturlng Com
pany'a splendld new mill at tlio Manches?
ter ond of Mayo's brldge.
Tho mlll has a cnpaclty of 31,000 lhs.
of paper ln twenty-four hours, and has
been Huocessfully opjeratod slnce Mny,
li'itL', tho company boing Ineorporated In
August, 1001, wlth -.HlO.UUO eapltul. Tho
odlcors bomg 0. H. Button, prealdeiTt;
l"). O. Davls, vlce-presldent, nnd Ro, 8.
Crump, secretary and treasurer, with
Mr, w. J. Stllos, puporlntonduiit, who
hns porsonally plnnned and aupervlaod
tlie construction nf tho plant. All 0
thn above belng well known loetil citizens
The Standard mlll ooouplea ono of tln
finest sites around tho clty, belng Hilti
ated ou tho Manehostfr power canal,
taklng out a water dovelopment nf 800
horse-power, whlch m supplomonted by loo
horao-power Btoam, They nro nlso Immu
dlatoly upnn the tracks of the Souther
Rnilway.
A trlp through the mlll and an Inspectlon
of tlio latest imprhved paper-iunldiiK ma?
chlnery, :nucb of lt worklng uutomatt
cally, Is u treat lor tho onglneor as woll
as tho unl-arned. Ono of tho moat slrlk
Ing thlngs notloeahle ls thn blg fllter
plant, whlch soiuls out a flow of the
e'earest wntor at the rate of 7iK) bii.,oiis
iu-r pilnuto, und thla flow pomea frnm
Ihe orange and saffrun llquld of tha riV?r
Janics. Tlie runnlnK expenso of thls
l.lnnt Is n-'xt to nothlng, as tho water Ih
nll handli-il hy gnivity.
Tho produot of tlie company goeg ail
ovor tho Unlted States, pilnclpally to tlu<
l.-.rgo Northern aml AVestern ottles,
lluiiigh no llttlo of it rinds way tn Europo
und Anierku's ln.ul.-ir possiipajons,
Tho Standard Company mv tho munu
faclurois ot' Iho woll known "Standard,"
"Imperlal" nnd "Stmilius" Llotllngs and
' StundajJ." U^U'U.
NEARLY READY FOR
FALL FESTIVAL
Loop-the-Loop to Be the Sen?
sation at the Base
Ball Park.
Preparations for the Fall Festlval,
whlch is to be lield at the base-ball park,
are belng rapldly pushed, and next week
the work of constructing the stagos ond
platforms for tho blg aggregau'on of
shows ond the eleotrlcal constructlon
wlll be commenced.
The carnlval wlll open Monday, Octo?
ber 1-th, and wlll contlnuo ono week,
belng open every afternoon ond evening.
The eleotrlcal displays wlll be partlou
larly brilllant, and tho scoro or moro
hlgh cluss shows of the Gaskill-Mundy
Levltt Carni'val Company aro said to bo
excellent.
Foremost among tho freo acts is the Loop
the Loop. No act has occasioned such
sensntlon and nono has klllod and in?
jured so mnny men. It has been trled
hy many, but accomplished by few. A
dozen men have beon killed outrlght
whllo trylng to succes'sfully rlde lt, and
r. scoro or moro aro now helpless crlp
ples as the result. It is the nowest and
most novel loop in existence, inusmuch as
Its exlt does not descend beside the clrclo
proper, but by means of a sprlng cradlO
trap in tlio bottom of the loop lt is mada
complete in ono turn. After the rlder
hns n_conded one slde tho trap quickly
Khlfts and makes a clear track out tho
othor slde. ln tho event of the trap be?
lng slow or falllng to work qulck enough,
tho rlder would be Instantly killed. Dlav
olo, tlio presont rtder, takes hls llfe In his
hnnds every time ho makes tho deadly
rlde. The sensation ho creates as he
dashes down tho Incllno und around tho
Clrcle l's beyond descrlption.
Bpeclal days wlll also bo a feature ol!
tho carnlval, among which wlll be Mon
ilny, openlng dny. Clty and county offl
Oiala and mllltary. Tho Mayor Is ex?
pected to make tlio openlng nddrosv
Tuesday, Petersburg folks. Richmond
Jlilo Orphan Asylum inmates und Chll?
dren- Day, all chlldren under flfteen
yeara paylng but f)Ve cents nt the gntes
nnd shows. The Jr, O, V. A. M., Red
Mon, Royal Arcanum nud Woodmen wlll
also bo presont. Wednesday, St. Paut s
Orphan Asylum, tho A. O. II., nnd Catho?
lic ICnlghtS "f Amerlca. Thursday. Man?
chester folks, H. P. O.'ID., 1. O. O. F.,
K. ot P.. polico und flremen. Friday,
trades unloni. IC, of G. H. S,, Legion of
Honor nnd Frntornal Loglon. Snturday,
Chlldrons' Doy, Orientai, cnlothiunptun
und confe'.tl battle*,
CALLED IO PENNSYLVANIA
Young Lady Who Swnllowed lodine
Will R'covor.
<Soe?-l -I lo The Tlme--Plspafch 1
WlNi'HESTI.lt, VA., Oct. 3.-Rev. Dr.
Ellla liny, of itoauoko, hns been nnml?
nal _d to succ.I Rev. Dr. C, lt. Diffen
hai-ht-r, .'s p:istor of Oraco Reformcd
Churoh, Slilpri-iiBhurg. Pn.
Miss Isnhello Hamson, of near Mell
WQO'l. who swallnwfld loillne l,y mlstake,
ls BOinewhat better, ond, lt ls behevod,
thut ttie* young lady wlll recovor.
. -
Term Begins. To-Morrow,
Tiiu regular Ootober u'',n ?t iho chan
oi rv Court of tlio i-lti of Rlchmond will
_o_1n to-morrow, Jtliik'u Danlrl Grinnau
prtsidtng.
Judcment Renclerad,
Xn tlie Law and Ko.u|ty Ooart yester
Uuy Judgnu-nt \V8_ leiideiod agalnat
gadlu W. Ruy. ln favor o? Ruth.rt aud.
Cuu_fruu__ for J1WW0.