The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-30
ON THE RAPpAHANNOCK.
MERCHANTS REPORT CHRISTMAS
TRADE BETTER THAN USUAL.
vrprcccdcnsed Number OF Marriages In
Orange County state Bank Of Orange
Declares "a Dividend.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Dec. %
Special.--Nost OF our merchants report
better Christn as tIado this year than ior
several years past The business or 1879,
a. a whole. was somewhat IN advance u
1896 ca
1ne Chancellor. Rev. Dr. a. J.. saun-
Gers Will deliver three lecture inns We"
before the Training school OF the Ied-
cricksburg College on rho spiritual AS
poets OF Missionary WORK. .
CgItain IA. \. i.fttlCpaGe, captain MAT
madlkc and Mr.. Warren king, OF Wash
ington. were guests this week OF 'aptaih
ban NJ. Lee at Highland lone MS
beautiful Stafford residence. lhcy "IS
ex-Confcdcratc naval Officers, ana seiNtu
aboard the M,rrimac. Mr.. King was cap
tain J. y. Barney's secretary on inc
Mr. James T. Morrison. who has been
afflicted with rheumatism. has 50 Tar re-
covered as TO be able TO visit relatives
In Washington.
Mr.. w. s. Taliafcrro and family. who
have been living az "Sm.thhcid, on 'he
RappahannCck. near TINS csy nave
moved to Caroline county, near Bowiins
Green.
The many friends hero OF eX-Mayor
Montgomery Slaughter wcro glad to see
him out during the Christmas holidays
after an Illness Of several weeks
Tomorrow night at 40 O'Clock there
will be a free lecture az M" falmouth
Baptist church ca tho subject Of Odo-
Fellowship. Myrtle Lodge. No. 90 Of this
civ. viii attend in a body I'm fun regatta.
Mr.. X. l.. Bowling. of Stafford. Is evi-
IDENTIFY an expert at getting railroad tcs,
md has broken the record by cuttlhS
down the trees and preparing for market
from them ia one day fOrty-cight ties.
The state Bank Of Orange has declared
q dividend of per cent. Tor the year just
Mrs. w. y. Covington. Of Bowling
Green. recently Killed four hogs. which
weighed JOSS pounds
Ex-Judgo +. l.. TAYLOR. OF Gloucester
county II IS said. will be a candidate for
district attorney fer the Eastern district
of Virginia under the Mckinley admins
tration.
Is a candidate foi United states internal
revenue collector for the Western district
Of Virginia
More marriages are said 10 nave oc-
CURED ~ OiaIFc county i'm the past two
weeks than ever lefore in the same
length q time IN The history OF the cOun-
". Among the latest are Mr. Elmont
Hansford and Miss Rosa Webb and Mr..
Don Chewing and Miss Emma swift.
Mr.. James W. Row. Of Unionville.
Orange county shipped a fine fat opossum
10 John Rivers. NJ old colored man, form
erly a Nne.u'an, but who nov resides IN
Reading. Mich After an unprecedented
Journey for "a Virginia 'possum. Il was
given most cordial reception by Uncle
John.
Mr. Gustive Priest father Of Deputy
treasurer n l. ! rest " VI iiI' - hliaf
died u few DAYS ago in Culpcper county.
aged scvcnty-fOur years.
Rev Richard Ragby has again been
called 20 the Tastorate Of the Church ~
Christ. at Tnicnville. orange county. The
call has been accepted.
Mr. l.. NJ Grigsby and Miss Lucy Bul-
lard both Of King George county; will be
married tomorrow nj the Methodist par
sonaro In that county.
Work on WellfOrds wharf N Rich
mond county. IS progressing rapidly, and
II will be completed at an early date.