The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-22
WARM FIGHT
IN CAROLINE
Free Silver Men Trying to Gust
Sound Money Official.
FARMERS HOLDING THEIR WHEAT
They Expect TO Get Onc Dollar Per
Barrel Mandatory Start
cd In Culpcpcr-Poor Pros
poets for "A Fruit Crop.
FARMERS HOLDING THEIR WHEAT

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. April 20
Specialize race for Commemorative
Attorney OF Caroline county. which start
e. out as a frce-for-all scramble. with
ave candidates before the Democratic
primary was ordered has settled down
20 "a contest for the Democratic nominal
tion on May 2nd. between two candidates.
the several other candidates having with
drawn in favor OF Mr.. w j. Ennis as the
candidate before tho primary against Mr.
A y. Chandler. present incumbent who
SIS an able man and au excellent official.
nut "a fight is being made ON him by The
FREQ silver Democrats because he sup
ported Palmer ana BIcSucr in 1896
Both gentlemen have agreed % abide
iy tho decision o. tho primary and the
ight IS being watched with intense in-
tcrest
FOR DOLLAR WHEAT
a number of farmers Of Cupepcr coun-
~ are stu holding their last years crop
OF wheat for higher prices Mr. j. W.
Coons has all OF bus crop. j 400 huheis on
hand. and says he expects 20 Keep 81
until the price advances 20 ono dollar per
bushel The prospects for the growing
crop Of wheat n This section has greatly
improved within the past two weeks. The
crop VIII Doe small There VIII bee fair
percentage ~ apples. but peaches. pears
and cherries arc almost ID failure
Hon W. A. Jones has appointed Mr..
John j. MCCrsrkeu son of Capt. IT, Nc
Cracker OF this city. Co "a cadotsaip at
Annapolis Ald He is 90 present stu-
dent al the Virginia Military Institute.
WILL MAKE BARRELS.
company has been formed in Cuipep-
Iels with capacity az loo per day. a
brother Of Ex-Governor Cornell Of New
York Is az the head az tEe enterprise.
Mr.. Thomas Roach. of The n. S Navy.
IS visiting his father Capt James Roach.
here. He will leave in a few DAYS for
New York. from which point De viii sail
for Manila 10 join Admiral Dewey COM
mand.
Mr. W s. Timberlakc. treasurer Of tho
ST Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany. Of st. Paul MINI. accompanied
10y his family. is spending some time here
visiting relatives I'm this city and section
Rev. Father De Muyrick has returned
20 HIS charge here from the old Dominion
Hospital in Richmond. much improved in
health.
Miss Pattie Lassiter. Of Richmond IS
visiting Mrs ID. g. Cole and family.
Miss Annie Mcleod OF Washington. IS
the guest Of Miss Nav Gordon Wallace.
Miss Kate VI. Dogeett is visiting friends
On Washington.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Superintendent OF Schools b. y. Willis
purchased to-day OF A. g. Woodvire the
Duerson property in this city for 5000.
Councilman VI. G.. Willis has purchased
the Willis homestead in Orange county
containing six hundred acres.
Nfe~gfe Trh'inc and Cnfrlw ~ pouucv1-
vania. purchased tract Of three hundred
acres from Mrs. Trplett Smith IN this
county which they viii mako into a fruit
farm.
Hon. James =. Taliaferro. who was
elected this week United States Senator
from Florida is a brother NJ Miss Lucy
TaliaferTo. Of ORANGE. The late Mrs r.
= Wallace. of this CITY. Was his sister.
FREDERICKSBURG VA. April d.
Special-Mrs Pattie A. Gloss. Of Atlanta
Ca. purchased to-day Of Mrs. c. r.. Mills
tho latter's residence on the corner Of
Fsuquier street and Washington avenue
Mrs Gloss will occupy the property with
her family and make this city her home.
ALMOST a CE%TENARIAN
Mrs. Nancy Rhoades who died this
week ~ the homo OF her son, Mr.
Achilles Rhoados near Nerdiersv1o had /
reached the advanced age of ninety-seven /
years. Untl her last sickness her NOM /
Dry was good and she walked about the ]
yard regularly in good weather