Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-18
ACROSS THE RIVER.
,,ospEcrs ron GROWING BRIGHT
Tou,Cco IN CHEsTERFlELD.
a. rxpcrt Down Looking Into the
cr-Arrortionmcnt of Church
,,,cuses-A Narriagc-Otbcr MAN.
chester Items.
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chester whose visit may mean a great deal
.o Chesterfield county. and this city as
seu This stranger was Mr. Currin. OF
Neekicnburg who came 10 Chesterfield TO
look into the adapiability Of her soil for
missing bright tobacco. In company with
,i- Vs. h. Rowland, editor Of the Chester
.ed chronicle. Mr.. Currin visited many
..,tlous OF the county, and expressed him
elf many times during the day In the
II.hest terms as 10 the county's future In
r.. important feature Of its agriculture.
ur Currin said the soil about Centralia
.as peculiarly suited TO producing this
.-.ie OF tobacco, and declared in strong
Germs something of the prosperity in store
or The onterprsing farmers OF this sec
lcu.
$50 cN0rt is ON foot to get this gentle
man. whose experience IN raising this
.rlie of tobacco is unusually wide. TO set
re 40 Ccntala and push forward the
work. and already arrangements are In
motion hy several progressive farmers 10
rr.ut bright tobacco in the spring
Bright tobacco always has "a market. and
t- vlu De- no little consideration that the
market is 50 near by the field Of produc-
ton. Tlis effort viii receive the most
earnest announcement from Chcsterfeld's
r.nple. as successful farming depends as
much upon the wise use OF the soil as
upon the character Of the soil itself
THERE WAS no QUORUM.
There were only three members at the
called meeting of the Street Committee
Yesterday afternoon TO consider petit
-.u from the ponuan Hardware Company,
asking that Eighth street. which blanks
+h.r big warehouse now i'm course OF
instruction. be paved and otherwise inn
proved. The members present went to the
-ta and considered the feasibility Of the
desired improvements. but as there was
DO quorum. no action IN regard TO the mat
f.r could be taken.
~r. ,rrrk on the Donnan Warehouse
,..res on apace. The weather has been
favorable since the work began, but
contractors Davis & Moore are pushing
ha enterprise along.
BIACKBURN-WOOD NUPTIALS.
AT O'Clock last night Mr.. William 5.
blackburn. a relative of Senator Black
..-n and Miss Sarah James Wood were
quietly married in the parlors OF the pas
.rfum OF Fifth-Street Methodist church
.v Rev j. o. Babc0ck. Mr. and Mrs'
blackburn will reside at No. PIG east sixth
street.
ASSESSED TOO MUCH.
r.,ht of the quarterly conference OF
Was.-End and Asbury churches. Mr.. W.
D Toler. delegate TO the district stew
.-l-' meeting. held during the day on
rr.l neslav al Broad-Strect church, re-
rarteI the amounts assessed Tor carry
... forward the various benevolent en-
+.rrri-es az the Church. and the appoI-
tnnnent for the support Of the presid-
frr elder These assessments showed q
rf
and in view Of the Woful stringcncy IN
business interests. many misgivngs were
entertained by the stewards Of the
churches as TO their being able TO meet
-r. obligations These churches are
aver willing 20 do their part and no Of
---t viii De spared that their previous
record for fidelity TO duty may not be
lowered. and for this purpose a commit
consisting Of Messrs. Grant and
ue from Asbury and Messrs. Toier'
ines and Pettisrew from West-End-
WAS appointed to apportion the proper
mounts 90 The two churches.
resolution was ordered 70 be spread
rr the minutes. requesting the presiding
elder for the future 10 hold the quar-
t.r'v conference for these churches on
some other day than Sunday.
THE PURSE WAS GONE.
cambridge street. was the victim on
U-. luesIay evening Of one of those mis-
r- that come into peoples lives as
often as they may, never fail TO Bring
r their wake a flood of worry. Tho
Young lady entered q Perry-street car
+.r Richmond. where she intended
taking the train for Norfolk. and in
t.r days would 20 10 Boston. Upon
taking her seat. she paid her fare from
r.r purse and laid # az her side. At
Broad street she left the car. and lot
until asked for her fare on the Trac-
ton Tire did she realize the loss As soon
as possible she notified the conductor on
-ra Porry-line car. but that gentleman
Dad not seen the purse. The police are
aHleavoring 20 find the man who found
fte money.
SETTLED AT LAST.
Stat Foster and Broxton Jasper Cbotsl
cooreD We're fined $3.50 each I'm Mayor
Matrices Court yesterday morning.
Some time ago Foster and Jasper got
into little scrap I'm Beattie's alley, snd
.r course Of the exercises a knife was
drawn and q good many unnecessary
words used Warrants were issued for
t.aIr arrest. but Jasper skipped the town.
Wednesday night he came back driven
n hv the cold spell and had hardly
acheJ the city when an officer called
MN ana invited MIN TO spend me
NIGHT without the bosom or his family,
and. strange enough TO say. the invita-
ton was accepted.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Nr II. II. Pollock is quite sick at his
home. on Decatur street
Tnc Board of County Supervisors will
meet 40 Chesterfield Courthouse next
Monday
Treasurer Bronaugh has made his
smI-annual settlement with the First
Auditor.
trss Nal Minor. Of Charlottesville,
who has been visiting friends here, re-
turned home yesterday.
t.r. and Mrs. Webster Of Tobaccovillc.
va. are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Asher. on Hull street.
Nr W. II. Deer Of Powhatan IS visit
IHe at the residence Of Mrs. s. p. FL
inrt0n. on Decatur street
The plant OF the Richmond Splke-Mills.
cn Che water-line. VIII commence worl,
I0 January. These works employ skilled
mechanics. The mill has been idle for
..voral months.
Manchester Lodge o. Ancient Free. and
Accepted Masons will meet al Masonic
Temple next Saturday night This will
.e an important meeting. and large at
.ndance is desired
Mossrs. y. n. Robertson. p. p. Vaden
Charles Friend and Emmett DuVaI of
mls city left town Wednesday evening
END are hunting near Dutch Gap.
Nr Daniel Wright. Of Jersey City. y. ]
visiting his sister. Mrs James s. Baird
twelfth and stockton streets.
One Of the electric-cars Of the Perry