Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-17
HOLY BONDS SEALED.
Mr.. ROBERT c. NELSON WEEDS MISS
MARY c. BRAME AT CHASE CITY.
An Increased School Attendanee-A Pas
torai caii-robscco Offerings Large
and Good Prices-FederaI Pensions.
correspondents o, the Richmond Dispatch,

CHASE Cry, Va, October 16, 1890.
This morning the Presbyterian church
presented a brilliant scene. For several
days the ladies had been engaged in de-
corating the interior. and their work was
artistically and handsomely performed.
The occasion was the marriage of Mr..
Robert g. Nelson, Jr., OF Richmond, to
Miss Mary Brame, of this place. Rev.
p. NJ. Boyden, OF the Episcopal Chrucb,
oficiated. The gentlemen attendants
were: Mr.. James Hardy best MANI,
Mayor Z. b. Roberts, Professor H. \.
Phillips, E. r. Farrer, Jr., and Archie
Repnie.
The bride is daughter of Professor
James II. Brame, of this place, and the
groom a son of DR.. Robert @. Nelson, Of
Chase City.
The happy couple Immediately after
the ceremony took the train for Rich
mond.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
The attendance at the schools here
exceed any previous year. The graded
school, conducted by Professor Fleming
! Jefress, has j6 the Southside Acade-
nv. by Professors Newbill and Phillips,
3S students, and the private select school
of the Misses Drew, % pupils.
Rev. Joseph Rennie, of the Presbyte-
rian church here, has received call
from the Oxford, y. c., church for all
his time, and residence and 1920 per
annum offered
Several gentlemen from Durham, n.
c., have recently invested in real estate
here.
NEW HOTEL.
The Mineral Hotel and the elegant
private residence and spacious grounds
of George A. Dudley, Esq. adjoining,
have been sold to a party of capitalists
of which William Breed, of Boston,
Mass, and Israel Stern, of Richmond,
are the principal stockholders. 1t is
their purpose to improve the property,
erect a large hotel, and make an all-the-
year.round health aud pleasure resort.
The offerings OF tobacco here continue
TO be very large, and prices have been
well maintained.
Mr.. ". 3. Barnett is having erected q
tobacco prizery 40xl50 feet, of three
stories and stone basement, and MIR.
! Theodorick f.. Roberts n Lighthouse OF
! large dimensions, three stories high.
A prominent merchant informed me
that there was more money paid out tc
mechanics and laborers here last week
than has been for any one week since
the railroad was completed.
THE HONEYMOON.
Mr.. Richard C. Gregory and his bride
nee Miss Mary Bowman, Of Clover
Halifax county, Va, have been spend
ing their honeymoon here with Walter
V. Gregory, Esq. one OF our mos'
promising merchants.
SOME PENSION MONEY.
There are a number of settlers arount
here who were in the Federal army, anC
their pension money is spent here. The,
apply for increase of pensions am
generally succeed IN getting 1t. On,
who has been receiving 81 per month
for small ailment was increased, ant
back pay OF 1902 allowed him. Tw'
others have checks for over 800 TO
back pay and monthly increase.
heard prominent man remark tina
the Yankees were crazy on two things
tensions and the negroes"
Mr.. j. ID. Wakefield, who recently
moved here from Kentucky, brough
with him fine mare of best Kentuck.
stock. valued at $3.50. He turned he
loose in his lot, when she attempted t
lump a sharp pointed paling-fence, bu
falling to clear it the sharp fencini
pierced her entrails and caused he
death.
The settlers around here from Lon
doun county, Va, who bought Ian
have succeeded very well this year l
their crops. They give more attentlo
to grasses and stock than they do to tn
cultivation of tobacco.
POLITICAL APATHY.
There is complete political apathy
this county, and if there has been can
paign-speech made in the county ii
writer has not heard OF 1t. Our count
court is next Monday, and then in a
probability the ball will be put in motion
There was a slight frost yesterda
morning. 1t is very rare that we pa
the 10th of October without a KILN
frost. A heavy frost would be adyal
tageous now to kill the rank vegetation