The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-04
CONFIRMATION SERVICE.
TINE cHEsrERFTELD FARMERS
AND THE SUGAR BETS.
Another Meeting TO be Held Next we'd
nesday Morning az 10 O'CLOCK
Lumber Merchants rail.
MAxoHEsrER BrnEhu RIcnMoNp TIMks.
ILL., hull ST.. BEATfiE bboch'

Southern virginia, preached a po"eriu'
and instruct yo sermon 90 large co"s'
cation at Meade Memorial chufen '~s
night. Afser the discourse BY the b'snop
the rector. Rev. Ben Dennis. preseh'eu :
large class OF ladies and gentlemen W.
confirmation. o,,phNv
The Southern Telephone compass -
now ready for business. They nave Of Tp he
Cd their exchange ~ an uppS. lime they
Beattio Block ut the pTescn' a.. 80, ,,se hui
800 onlv twenty-Ono phones IN uso, 49,. TO-
tS~v srs haying them placed IN pOsi,'oaa
every day. Mr. Sam HirshDeIs va ,hev
charge Of the eons.rg sob az i their work.
have made a GOOD JoD " ntSrr
- -. :, pe,,tand editor Of the Ches-
.sctt CHRONICLE has called anotn,ti
.oeetlng of the farmers OF Chesee IId,'.Ni
ne is DESTROYS OF getting thoii ,e,,s.5 ~
ia the sugar beet Industry; III en y, satis.
mem ua ~ a sugar beet factory VIII be
built in the county at once. -. ....or-
~ Roo,land saws he is no more inter-
ested in the culture OF peets tnah anS
osps- farmer. but he considers IL a Soou
Thing ana ne wants the farmer 10 take
MA of IN The meeting has been caiiea
Tor next wednesday morning at ~ O'CLOCK
AZ the Chester Hotel at Chester, va
LUMBER MERCHANTS ASSIGN.
uessrs. ! Il. Duvai and James NJ ROD
ertgon. trading and doing business IN tili S
citv under the firm name of Duvai ana
EoReTfson. as general lumber merchants,
filed a bill OF assignment IN the Vl l.aaS
ofilce OF the Hastings Court yestersodSeyn
morning. The liabilities sea are e ag9S CO. 'i'O
They are satisfied II they can sc, the
value of their assets that they VIII DC
abie 10 pay out dollar for dollar
In the bill filed they STATE tnas ~ he
great shrinkage in the values OF the-I
zeal estate. heavy losses accruing 10 theiil
bv the failure Of others indeoued 10 t lisi'
OF for whom they have been resp3nsiDise a
or endorsers for. have caused theih -
becomc greatly embarrassed
They have selected Judge w. J. Clopton
and Messrs. Cogbill 81 Wells as tnelr tIus-
tees These trustees arc authorized 70
convert the assets into money ana pay inc
accounts.
PROMINENT MEN FIGHT
Judge James NJ. Gregory and Mr.. Lee
Clements had fight in front OF MI. Sleii l-
onts' store yesterday morning. businesS
and politics were the cause. -, -, NJ
The belligerents were separated Dy Ml;;
.Iohn TURNKEY before any damage coHld
he done. but they had things hveiy ioI
a time and gathered quite crowd VINO
wanted TO see the fracas-
HOWLE AND COLE -,
Af,er the trial OF Mr. II. Il. HOwle ana
ne acouittal I'm the Mayors Court yester-
dav morning he reported MI - -. So .,
TO the Commits soner OF Revenue lvI IN
ducSins a livery stable without license
Mr. Owen. the Commissioner OF Revenue,
reported the case TO the Mayor, VINO VIII ~
have Mr. Cole UP to-day When IL VIII pS
decided what shall shall be done IN the
matter.
PRoTRACTED MEETINGS.
Tho meetings at the Presbyterian
church are growing In interest, and the
sermons OF Rev. Mr.. Cook are a power
for good in the cause or Christ' ue ..,,ts
night he preached on the suDJecL OF Inc
sitting OF Peter, or Steps or Bdckshu-
er" These meetings will be continued
each night this week, beginning at i.5O'
and everybody is invited to attend
THE MAYORS COURT.
AS usual Mayor Maurlce was at his post
I'm the Hall of Justice yesterday morning
and announced 20 his left bower that ne
WAS ready for business. Inere was
large crowd in attendance and strange 70
saw. everybody was white. There was not
"a colored person in the audience
Mr. Il. T. Howle was up for cruelty TO
animals He hired a horse from Mr.. Il.
G. Cole on Sunday, and drove TO Pown IA.
tan Courthouse. where he addressed the
voters OF that hamlet on Monday ana
urged them 20 vote for him, He was the
independent Republican candidate Tor the
House of Delegates. About noon he re-
turned home and shortly after the horse
was turned over TO it's owner he was tax
en- sick with the thumps. Agent Taylor
was notified and said the horse was bad
off. and would not live an hour, but the
horse is now doing we'll IL was not prov
an that the animal had been abused and
ii was thought that It had been MADE SICK
by eating Powhatan county new corn. MI.
Howle was discharged
AN INFANT DEAD.
Jessie. the young daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Homer wills died at their residence
in Swansboro Tuesday night. ~
The remains will be taken 10 Wilson
in Amelia county, this morning on the
sos train on the Norfolk and Western
railroad.
Services will be held there over the re-
mains and the interment Will be made
in The family buryIng ground.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
There will be dance given at Nor
rissette's Hall In Swansboro Friday night
nv The +. C's. Messrs. NJ. h. Binn, A.
CallenDcrger, c. Bohannon, and s. {.
Henry will have the afair IN charge.
Miss Mabel Winnie. who has been visit
ing friends In this city. left yesterday for
her home at Old Point.
The Hastings Court is still engaged in
the Nelson vs.. Atkinson case.
Miss Jennie Hatcher has returned from
POwhatan Court House where she has
been on visit.
the city.
Manchester Lodge, No. IA, Of Masons
will meet in the Masonic Temple next
Saturday night.
The bazaar at the Armory held by the
Grays was well attended Tuesday night.
A number Of their colleagues from the
First Virginia Regiment were present.
The regmental drum corps was also pres
ent.