The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-19
BOLTED THE CONTENTION.
Captain Mintcr Didn't Like the Result Oh
the Convent on A Prolific Farm.

BEDFORD CITY. VA. oct, Especial
Captain a. l.. Mntor, who was defra'ed
for the nomination for the House OF
Delegates at the primary ncld in this
county on the 18th of september. mas
notified the County Court clerk that ne
VIII be a candidate for the sch"'S 60
the approaching election.
Captain Mintcr is sore over ms delea,
for the House. and charges his dctea'
TO n combination (which did not voice
the sentiments Of the people, ana mas
determined 20 make the race ioI TIC
Senate as an Independent.
His vote will draw about equally from
the two partiea and viii not aiicct inc
result.
The combined vote Of the Populisis
ana Reoublicans AZ the last congressional
election was. .gs3: while the Democrats
uolled lsi4 This would indicate that
The contest In the coming election VIII
be very close. and 1t bchooves the Demo
Gratis to get out tho whole vote. Inc
osunty IS decidedly Democratic. but. inc
danger lies ia the stay-at-home voters.
Win little effort. the success OF me
Democratic ticket is assured.
The sui, OF Arlington -. the to"n OF
Bedford City. 10 restrain the town rom
taking water from stony creek, has
been compromised and tho supply turned
on. The compromise cost the town
sj0co. which makes the total cost OF 'ne
ncw supply about $1,000.
since the water WAS turned on, inc
reservoir has filed TO Overlooking No
town I'm Virginia has a better supply o.
water than Bedford City.
Professor y. c. S;arkc. OF Petersburg.
who was principal OF the Bedford High
school last year. has decided TO locate
here and engage in the insurance busl-
ness.
Tho Masonic Temple, which is said 10
he one Of the handsomest in virginia
has been completed and the first meeting
was held IN 1t Monday night.
A new church near otter Till was or
ganized last Saturday by Revs }. J.
Kincanon W. :. Royal. w. W. liainh-
ton. Thomas Sanderson. and delegates
from a NJ mbcr Of Baptist churches from
the county. Ii was christcned Peek
church and was Organized with ana enroll
mont Of thirty members. J. i. Garuher
and -- Greasy were elected deacons
and J. r. Kincanon was chosen as pas
tor The charge was delivered by Rev.
W. s. Royal. In the afternoon very
fine sermon was preached by Rev. w.
w. Hamilton The church was built by
the people OF the neighborhood and was
about paid for before its organization.
II starts off under very fatterng cir
cumstanccs.
T.. G.. Pollard died at his home near
Sunnyside Monday morning. aged about
forty-iive years
There are about 40 young mon attend
ing Randolph Macon Academy a. Bed
ford City. and the school is progressing
finely. This is the largest enrolment
ever made at this splendid institution.
The present term of Bedford Circuit
Court Is the first one since the organlza-
ton of the Norfolk and Western railroad
I'm which the company did not have case
on the docket. and there is only one case
i'm the County Court against the com
pany and that a small one, on an appeal
from a Justices court
G. s Dawson. says this has been the
most prosperous year he ever had in his
long career His crops were frst-ratf
and his harvests were entirely satisfac-
torily. and as a finale one day recently
his wife presented him with twins. cow
came up with two calves, his brood mare
found twin colts. a blooded hog has
litter Of thirteen pigs, a number of trees
bore twin apples. to say nothing of
basitetful Of kittens.