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teWS FROM
NOTTOWAY
jlr.John.S. Epes Sells His
Farm for SIOjOOO;
//WILL MOVE INTO ;fOWN
Wheat Crop Such a Failure Many
Farmers Have to Buy The!/ Seed.
To Get Baptist Schoo If
Possible. J
(Special to The Tiraes-Dlspitch.)
BL.ACKSTONE, ,VA., Octohq- 31.-Dur
lng the past wjek thero has-been more
activity apparent among tb? different
candidates for county offices than alt of
the previous weeks taken togjther. They
appear to bo following each] other In a
sort of endless chain varleiy, an,d tho
voters say there Is no end fa this. All
will be glad when Tuesday Ins come and
gone.
In tho past few days some Interest has
teen created in some of the contests by
the circulation of different r?porta. These
refer to different things. fr>>m trades In
office to shortages in fun*), and It is
evidont that future developments will be
lcoked for by tho publlo with more than
ordinary interest.
It is doubtless true that i>otne surprises
are in store, both for Individuals and
the public, ari~d knowing ones aro making
all Forts of predictions.
At a called mnctlng of the Board of
Trade, held on Tuesday afternoon, it was
, decided to make mora strenuous efforts
to secure the location here of tho Baptist
Female School, for which, several parties
here havo been working for the last year
or two.
With this object In view, a committee
of two, composed of Messrs. T. M. Dillard
and George "P. Adams, was selected to
attend tho meeting of the Baptist Asso?
ciation, which meets in' Staunton In No?
vember, to urge before the Rxecutlvo
dommlttce of that body the many advan?
tages' offered by Blackstone as the best
suited point for tho location of the school.
FARM SOLD.,
i A sale of a very valuable farm -was
consummated a few days ago, when Mr
John S. Epes sold his homo place to som<
Northern party. Tho farm contains abou
EOO acres, and the reported price Is J10.000
or $20 per acre.
It Is the Intention of Mr. Epes to mov
hls family to Blackstone and to make th/
place his home. His present horn? <
three mlle? distant In the county. :
The Baptists have finally been notlfp
that the call extended Rev. W. B. DauiJ
try, of E'astville, Northampton court,
has been accepted by him, and thatjo
will come prepared to enter upon his wrk
on the first of, i?ccember.
The charges which united In the call.re
Blackstone, Jonesboro and Burkevllle
The., Woman's Christian Tempertce
Union gave a literary entertalnmen at
the Methodist Church this wpek. vdch
was greatlyi enjoyed by all present. Rid?
ings, recitations and songs were rend'ed,
the selection of which were veryap
propriate. and were well received b|th?
audience. i
Tiie second sermon in the course.hlch
li being delivered the first Sunday Irtach
month at the Institute, will be delfcred
by Bishop John C. Oranbery- He will
preach at tho Methodist Church orBun
day morning.
NEW CHURCH.
The foundations for the new Metbdlst
Church aro now all laid, and the sper
structuro will begin at once. It wil be
a handsome building, and will cost .bout
ten thousand dollars.
8everal new residences are under con?
struction here now, while others are Just
being completed. Among the former aro
those of Mr. Lee and Mrs. Thornton ?nd
of the latter aro those of Mr. H. H. Seay
nnd Mr. J. D. Crawley. Mr. Seay will
occupy his next week, while, it will be
a few weeks longer before Mr. Crawley
can occupy his.
The wheat crop in this section was such
a failure the past season that some farm?
ers are forced to buy seed with which to
do their fall seeding. For this they are
paying in pome Instances as much as $1.26
per bushel.
It Is not expected than any change will
be made by the approaching Methodist
Conferenco In either of the min?
isters located hero, one on this sta?
tion and the other on the circuit. Both
havo served tv{g years, and aro expected
to ho returned.
Soveral fine'samples of.swoot potatoes
hove been exhibited hero the past week.
One by Mr. W. If. Kennedy, of Lunenburg
county, weighed- six pounds, and one by
Dr. J. M. Davis, of Dinwiddle county,
weighed seven and,one-half pounds.
Several from this place expect to attend
llu- reunion of tho survivors of tho "Cra?
ter Fight'.' In Petersburg on tho Bth of
November. So far as Is known, there Is
only one Of the participants of that mem?
orable encounter In this Immodialo sec?
tion. That one Is Hon. P. Stlth, ex
Mayor of this place. He says ho would
not mlBS the above event for half his
worldly possessions. He, Is without a
"tetter half.
Several from this section attended tho
Confederate Veterans' annual reunion at
Newport News this week, and all of them
have not yet returned. The flght with "a
good time" was bo fierce that some of the
stragglers will not got back before Mon?
day or later.
TOBACCO CROP.
Wlillo the tobacco crop is reported largo
In this section, but little of it has yet
found Its way to market, and of this
only the poorer varieties have been of?
fered- The mnrkot Is as yet uncertain,
and tils Is doubtless causing the farmers
to hold back In selling. When It does
begin-to move there will, of course, be
a rush, and "glutted"markots will be
the Jesuit.
Ills said that there are many line cat?
tle a this section, from which good prices
arejexpected. Tho scarcity of lalwr for
mating crops has caused many farmers
to ililse more stock, and the advantage of
thlf Is being appreciated by many of our
rriott progressive planters. Some few are
df/'otlng almost their entire attention to
stotk raising.
Aiother large sale of timber took place
aiw days ago a few miles below here.
In the edge of Dinwiddle county, when
Ml( E. S. Hobbs. of that county, sold his
flri tract of pine timber to a Northern
paly. The price received} Is said to be
anunuBiially good one. which shnWH what
a'iemand there Is for good timber.
) Is to bo chiefly manufactured Into
btrel headings, a large plant for which
lsito be established at an early date, to
c<jt several thousand dollars. There are
s'feral millions of feet embraced In the
dlil.
READ'S SAFE RUN
be Mann Bill Not a Subject of Politi?
cal Discussion.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
IBOYDTON, VA.. Oct. 31.?The political
situation in legislative matters In Meck?
lenburg, so far as the Democrats are
concerned. Is all thq't could be desired.
The Republicans hare placed no candi?
date Inthe fleldfor the Legislature, S. P.
Head, an ex-State Senator, was nomi?
nated at the recent Democratic primary
wfa in mis county tor tue House or
Delegated, and Is n man to whom not
even -ae Republicans ars opposed. Mr.
Read has spent much time In politics,
having served in both branches of. the
Legislature, and is well equipped to serve
the State.
He is about sixty years of age and
enjoys the confidence and esteem of his
countrymen in an eminent degree.
The Mann bill has not been a subject
of political discussion in Mecklenburg
uolltlcs, and will not affect the election
in any way whatever. I have heard
little said In opposition to it. The people
here are at all times law-abiding, and
while many would probably welcome the
saloon they accept the "Mann bill as
the law of the land and are wllllnz to
abide bv it. The only office In the county
In which there Is opposition is for sher?
iff atid the two offices of commissioner
of the revenue. There Is one Independ?
ent for sheriff and for commissioner of
the revenue there are, two Republican
colored candidates and two white inde?
pendents.
INCREASED SHIPMENTS
he Atlantic Coast Line to Greatly En
la-pe Facilities.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
[NORFOLK. VA.. Oct. 31.?There has
>en a tremendous Increase In the busi
tss of this port within the past few
piths. Most of It has been due to the shlp
|?ii! throu>rn Portsmouth ar.d Niri'.dK of
|e Immense freight traffic derived by the
ilant.'c Coast Line from its constituent
ropertles. the Louisville and Nashville
(id the Plant System.
Frelg'it formerly routed otherwise, now
pmes to the Pinner's Point dcepwater
frmlnils of the Coast Line and In such
plumes that It is necessary for that
he to double Its facilities at this port.
The office force has already been dou
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bled and it Is quite probable that further
increase of the clerical staff will soon
be necessary.
Plans for the erection of new Diers to
accommodate about, twice the amount of
freight now handled are under way.
Bids for the construction of the new
piers will shortly be submitted and by
tho first of the year It is believed the fa?
cilities of the Coast Line at Pinner's
Point will be very much greater than
they are now, although several months
will be required to complete the expensive
system of piers and warehouses contem?
plated. -,
The piers will be built out to deep
water. In order that tho largest ocean
going steamships may lie at tho docks
and be loaded with the export freights
which are now handled in great volume
by the line.
In this connection.. It Is Interesting to
"recall the story printed a few days ago,
affecting the Intentions of Mr. Henry Wal?
ters, head of the Atlantic Coast Lino sys?
tem, to form a still larger combination
of Southern railways.
It was pointed out at the time In these
columns, that this city would. In the event
of the consummation <?( tlir? iMuim; he the
deepwater terminal of the combination.
It Is apparent that the Coast Line people
are preparing to be ready for any con?
tingency of the kind and the scope of the
improvements at Pinner's Point would
seem to Indicate that from a traffic
standpoint at least. Mr. Walters' reported
plans may be expected to materialize.
GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING
Work Commenced on the Big Dry Dock
at Norfolk Yard.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
NORFOLK, VA., Oct. 31.-At the navy
yard In this city all arrangements have
been completed and actual work begun
on the gigantic, undertaking of construct?
ing a great concrete dry-dock, rapable of
holding any armored cruiser or battleship
now afloat or likely to bo built.
The big hole in the ground is-to cost a
round million dollars, and three yoars
will be required In which to complete tho
work. Therefore . tho contractor. J. C.
Rodgers, of New York, Is losing no time
In getting his plant Installed, for the con?
tract-says he- must begin to dig on the 1st
of November.
The ground In to the south of the pres?
ent dry-dock, which has for many decades
been used for a scrap heap, has been
within a few days transformed Into a
bee-hive of activity, where the hundred
workmen engaged In the preliminary work
on the now dry-dock are at their toll.
The space to be occupied by tho dock'
haa been encircled with a long railway
track for the transfer of material. Tho
contractor has his own cars and locomo?
tives. A long Inclined plane leads to the
wharf, which haa been especially con?
structed for dumping the thousands of
t.qtifire feet of earth which must be re?
moved from the 600-foot hole.
The disposition of this earth is in It?
self a problem. The contractor hopes It
will bo token off his hands by somo at
the enterprising Portsmouth and Nor?
folk peoplo who aro constantly making
r.ew lots out In the river and building
mansions on them.
Tiie dock will bo somo thirty feet below
tide level. Many excavating machines
will be used, and there are enough pile
drlvors In position at tho dry-dock plant
to make a man from tho oil regions
Imagine himself at home again.
Itegular stump pullers will be needed by
the coptnotor In gottlng out some of the
old boiler and rejected armor ', late burled
f'ir below the surface of tie gn-iuiil on
which he la working.
. The sides of tho big hold In /he ground
will bo brncocl by hundreds of piles, and
tho botom.wlll havo piled supports to sus?
tain tlio weight of tho 10,000 ton battleships
which will bo put in tho dock-for repairs,
when tho dock Is completed. It Is for
these shlpB that the dock Is being built.
Lack of such a bnsln has deprived uils,
tho most centrally located yard on the
coast, of work on tho larger ships of
the navy which havo come hero.
It wlli be necessary to ojmplete the
piling hefore the concrete, vhlch Is to
form tho face of tho dock, Is.put on.
Thero will be many hundred thousand
barrels of this material received ny the
contractor and arrangements- have been
made for 'receiving and mixing the stuff
In unheard of quantities.
Mr. U. Sylvestor, representing the con?
tractor. Is on tho ground. >lo says the
dock will bo ready for delivery on con?
tract time,
.
Another Trial.
Perhaps he "made It up." hut a Phil?
adelphia photographer tells this as hav?
ing actually happened. A woman entered
his studio.
"Are. you the photographer?"
"Yes, nuidamo." .
"Do you take children's pictures?"
"Yes, cortalnly.''
"How much do you charge?"
"Thrco dollurs a dozen."
"Woll," said the woman, sorrowfully.
"I'll havo to see you uguln. i'vo only got
eltrvvn,"?Philadelphia, Ledger,
LONG-LOST
POPLARTREE
Starting Point of Survey of
Yorktown.
A VERY REMARKABLE MAP
Ancient Engineering That Would Be
Valuable it the Starting Point Was
Known?Primaries a Much
Discussed Question,
(Special to The ,Times-Dispatch.)
YORKTOWN, VA., October 31.-In tho
latter part of 'the seventeenth century,
in nearly its closing years, this hamlet
en the Yprk was first laid off by an Eng?
lish engineer, at the cxpross command of
ills most Illustrious British sovereign. The
ancient plat now on record In tho clerk's
ofllce shows quite a piece of professional
skill for those days in tho lino of engi?
neering, with the exception of one great,
grand mistake, the starting point.
And what an awful blunder, horrible
mistake, reason-defying conception, that
painstaking surveyor, mndo when he se?
lected an old poplar troo as tho Initial
point of his work. "Starting from a pop?
lar tree;" so reads + ,e plat, but at this
time, for years and years back, even be?
yond the past century, the poplar tree
has never been discovered. More than
one man of modern times has puzilod his
tired brain In attempting Its discovery,
and with the same unvarying failure.
The streets seem singularly crooked and
irregular; the oldost buildings, ancient
landmarks, appear to face them at every
conceivable angle, and the whole town
has an appearance of chaos and confu?
sion when Its conformation Is consulted.
SEVERAL SURVEYS.
Several surveys have been mado In re
dV-nt years by order of court, but no two
have been anything near alike, owing, of
course, to the impossibility of obtaining
8 correct start. Property holders are con?
sequently very uneaay.as to their lines,
not knowing In case of a rapid advance in
value, not at all Improbable In those pro?
gressive times, where they might And
their real estate. Where the patron saint
of progress wafts his wand of resurrec?
tion over the nncient village, bidding its
pudse beat attune to the modern method
o? civilization, there will be a rattling of
dry bones second1 to none In the nation.
Mr. T. T. Hudglns, the cle-rk of courts,
has Just completed a copy of this remark?
able map for Mr. Thomas Ball, of Phila?
delphia, a cotton broker of the Quaker
City, and possibly a lineal descendant, of
the family of our first President. Mr.
Ball Is trying to trace a. genealogical tree
of his ancestry
PRIMARIES.
The opinion of the people of York coun?
ty on the question of primary elections
is a much talked of matter just at pres?
ent. Nearly every sovereign In the county
has an opinion of Ills own. and he seldom
falls to air It when the occasion presents
Itself. The Ideas vary as much as the se?
lections of a candidate for office, and a
stupendous task would be the result of
an attempt to tally the sentiment on the
subject. The preponderance of opinion
seems to be In favor of the' present pri?
mary plan, with the elimination of the
viva voce Idea. < ?' ? ' ???'??
To-night is Hallow E'en, and as one
stands here in the shadow of the great
and grand obelisk of American Independ?
ence and human liberty, it seems as if
you can behold the shades of tho patron
saints of freedom glide In and out the
shadows, chanting a Te Deum of praise
for relief from the galling yoke of mon
atchial slavery. The American eagle,
bearing In his sturdy talons the luminous
Illy of France, tenderly twines the beau?
tiful blossom In the golden tresses of tho
Goddess of Liberty, whilst from the as?
sembled host of heroes of the past como
loud amens, and softly whisper "Liberty
or Death." Washington and Roohambeau,
Lincoln and De Grasse, Lafayette and
Knox?yea. even the conquered Cornwal
Iis?doft their hats in recognition of the
birth of the new republic.
VEXED SITUATIONS.
The vexed situation In the public schools
still exists. Grafton District being the
greatest sufferer. Not a single teacher
has as yet begun the school term In that
district while In Poquoson, several of the
schools are etlll without teachers. Super?
intendent Phllopps explains the Grafton
situation is due entirely to lack of suffi?
cient funds to defray cost of first grade
teachers, the absence of been one first
grade teacher in the county, and his
seeming inability to obtain others else?
where, Mr. Phillpps is strongly in favor
if combining several of the schools in one,
reducing the expenso within bounds of
the means at hand. Tho Grafton Board of
Trustees seem rather inclined to employ
home talent of a lower grade and run
all the schools at the available salary.
The solution of the enigma Is as far dis?
tant as ever.
Miss Mattle M. Crockett, of Hampton,
who, while visiting hero a few weeks
ago. was the victim of nn unfortunate
accident. It is now learned Is at one of
the Norfolk hospitals. The Injury to her
eye has proven more sorlous than sus?
pected with the probable loss of sight.
The accident was caused by a double B.
B |shot fired from a toy rifle.
PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Dlxson. of
Montelia, and Mr. Moses Wolf, of Kor
buokson, UlBter county, N, Y., havo re?
turned to their homes. Mr. Dlxson will
probably purchase several tracts of tim?
ber land and engage In the saw-mill busi?
ness. He stated to your correspondent
ttmtpino, which sells readily here at
$10 per thousand, brings $25 In central
and northern Now York, owing to tho de?
pletion of tlmbor In that State.
Rev. John F. White, the Prohibition
condldate'for the State Senate, Is mak?
ing quite on nctke canvass. Tho Prohi?
bition party Is squarely In favor of the
Monn bill in its entirety and aro making
it a campaign issue.
Both the Democratic and Independent
nominees are diametrically opposed to
the bill. Mr. White was hustling for votes
and making all the fight he know how. He
Is a well known local preacher of Motho
dlnt persuasion, and has a good many
friends here In tho county.
FOR A TOURNAMENT
The Dlplherla Situation Grows More
E c'ouraspng.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
MEHERIUN, VA., Oct. 31.?The younj
men of this vicinity will have a largo
tournament hero, The track was put
lu proper condition this week, und every
evening the Itntghts meet for practice.
A largo house has boon scoured for the
ball. A sumptuous supper will bo served
tho guests and a string hand will make
tho music for the dancers, About twenty
or thirty knights will contest for tho
crowns, and every effort will ho put
forth to iiiukft-.tlio entire affair a grand
succoss.
The diphtheria situation Is Home better
horo now. No now cases of Importance
aro reported, and It Is hoped that It will
bo wiped entirely out. Unices more now
cases ore reported the public schools will
be resumed on Monday week,
Q, 8. Winy, of Green Buy, bus entered
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any department, but on the contrary have continued to add
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inspection cannot be surpassed.
And our credit system at cash prices enables us, to
accommodate those whose means do not justify large cash
purchases'. Now is the time to make your selections, as
i
we are prepared to furnish any and everything from kitchen
to parlor.
Tapestry, Velvet
doid
Ingrain Cewrpets
and
Druggets.
A Full . Line of the
Latest and Best.
Smyrna,
Moquette a>nd
T&pestry Rugs, All Sizes. A Splendid Rug 1% Y&rds Long
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Oil, Gas, Wood,
Soft and H&.rd Co&J
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hthe
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With
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NEAT IN APPEARANCE and
MODERATELY PRICED
COMFORTABLE
MORRIS CHAIRS.
Solid Oak and Velour Cushions,
Only $5-00.
Others up to
$16.50. Pret?
ty Rockers in
oak and ma?
hogany wood,
cobbler and
leather seat.
A good nurse
or sewing
Rocker for
60 cents; others tit $1.50 to $12.00.
Nothing adds
so much to
the appear?
ance of the
Dining-room
as a
Sideboard
We have
them from
Wardrobes. j $8.50 up.
Suits From $27.50 to Extension Tables and
$200.00 Dining Chairs.
Lace Curtains, Portieres,
Mattings, &c, &c
ROTHERT&
Home Furnishers,
FOURTH AND BROAD STREETS.
hi* notion nsainst tho Sou thorn Railway
for forty thousand dollars dnmaKOs for
injur'.* received by Captain aoor?o p.
I'rlco, who Iohi tho beat port of both
hands near Drake's Branch sovornl
months ago I" u, wreck. It will cornu
up in charlotte county.
Air, ami Mrs. J. K. Davis of AVIIks
boro, N. C\, are upending a fow days
with tholr people hero. ?
Miss Mnmye Fowlkns loft Monday last
for hnr homo near liampdon-Sldney. Bho
will return next week.
Mrs. It. D. Dikrs, who spent Urn sum?
mer with Mr, and Mrs. B. A. Staples
HOUV horo, left on Wednesday lu*t. ?*??
bur bom* la Winchester,
Mr. W. P. Wall spent Tuesday last in
FunnvlUo,
Mlts Kva VoiiRhan, of Nottoway, Is
tho kuoM of Mrs. W. [1. Rwlnt;.
-.
Old Estate For Sale.
(apodal to Tho Times-Plspateh.)
KOXHURY. VA., Out. 31.-Hello Isle.
tho beautiful und hlstorle ulil Uordon
Homestead, located
conducted tho well known Bol|? UWi
Academy. At tins school many of our
prominent men and women wore edu?
cated. Hollo Islo has been the homo of
sumo of Virginia's most prominent fam?
ines, namely, the Gordons, Christians
ami WiuJdolts.
Mr. R. T, Stokes, of Xorih Dakota.
hart piuchasetl Vio farm recently owned
by Mr, I/. Loher. Mr. Stokes expects
hl.s family to arrive In u few days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kay havo lesuml
invitations 'to tho marrlago of their
daughter. Miss t.ee Kay. to Mr. Waller
Anderson. The ceremony will tak" placa
at Ptovldonco Methodist biuUcojial Clturcii
next W?diwsday uYunln^,