Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-21
N BEDFORD CITY.
A GOOD WEEK IN THE TOBACCO
MARKET.
Prices Good for Grades-Hotei I'm
provement-Rapid Progress Being
Madc-The Approach Of Spring
The Social Clubs.

BEDFORD CITY, VA. February 90
(SpeciaL)-Rev. Dallas Tucker was sum-
moned to Charlestown, w. Va. on ac-
count OF the illness of his mother. and
left on the afternoon train Sunday 70
visit her. He has returned. and will
conduct services at his church to-mor-
row.
At called meeting OF the Town Coun-
ell, DR.. c. A. Board and Mr.. l.. X. Gills
were chosen to fill the vacancies made
by the designations OF Mr.. ]. T. David
son and DR.. T. c. Dannis.
The sales OF leaf-tobacco this week
have been the largest OF the season, and,
considering that the grades have for the
most part been inferior. the prices have
been very fair. There have been offered
at the Peoples warehouse alone about
$1,000 pounds up to to-day. as compared
with 1900 pounds Of the week previous.
Mr.. j. w. Johnston. who buys grade
OF fine, dark tobacco, which he sends
to Richmond to the Austrian buyer. who
ships it to Austria, has added some very
for shipment.
HOTEL IMPROVEMENT.
Active work is now in progress. both
inside and out, on Hotel Bedford, reno
waiting and putting IT in perfect order,
to be opened TO the public the lst Of May.
This handsome and valuable property
was purchased recently by Mr.. c. r..
Vaughan, of Richmond. for $4,000 Mr..
j. Watkins Lee, the former proprietor OF
the Rawley Springs, is now here super
intending the work. and will remove his
family to this place in May. He will
assist in the conduct of the hotel. Mr..
Vaughan was attracted by the fine CHI
mate to locate here and proposes TO
make the hotel health resort both win
ter and summer This climate Is said
to resemble that Of Asheville. and many
persons are in the habit of spending
their summers here year after year.
APPROACH OF SPRING.
All things in nature now proclaim that
spring is coming. The bright, warm sun
shine OF the past week has caused the
grass to send up tender blades. and the
rising of the sap in the trees IS evident
from the grayish hue the twigs and
branches are assuming, as distinguished
from the sere BROWNIES Of winter. on
Thursday afternoon there was a genuine
thunderstorm, succeeded by a heavy
shower of rain. The plucky English
sparrow, who has remained throughout
the entire winter. picking up living
somehow, is chirping jubilantly an ode
TO spring, with many graceful notes and
fourishes. In many respects he can
read a useful lesson to the bipeds who
are not feathered. though, owing to his
aggressiveness, he has few friends.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Berry entertained the Fiji
teen Club on Thursday afternoon very
agreeably.
The Thursday Club met the same after
noon at the delightful home OF Mrs. r.
G.. OHara, and were RECALLED with a
feast Of music, rendered by Mrs. j. p.
Wamsley. Miss Sadie Tucker, and Miss
Bessie Kasey.
Thursday evening the Knights Of Honor
held a meeting, after which they repaired
TO the Windsor Hotel and partook Of a
sumptuous supper. consisting Of every
delcacy that could tempt the palate
served in elegant style. under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. O.. w. Kelsey.
Friday afternoon. and in the evening,
the Woman's Missionary Society OF the
Methodist. church gave a beautiful enter
tainment at Belmont Seminary In be-
half Of the fund for defraying the ex-
penses Of Miss Ella Coffee, OF Amherst
county, who has been educated by the
Woman's Missionary Society, and IS now
at work as a missionary In China.