Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-20

.ss ,,unroved with the introduction OF
! iron for the first time, and Is very muon
better now. The brick piers 70 the priose
have been painted several times fincc
Mr.. Foreman has been the euara
and this being done occasionally. II ~ saiu
| that they will last forever. The pr'oso
! Is thoroughly well cared for.
NOT A FARMvILLE. BOY.
Mr.. sseorge X. Davis. the Southern Ex-
press messenger, arrested In Washihs,on,
charged with attempting to shoot Ar'hul
| Baumgarten, is not a Farmville boy, as
stated In your columns Thursday. ne
| is native OF Buckingham county ana
comes Of good family. Davis also mas
relatives In this place, all OF whom are
| highly esteemed.
Prince Edward county jail has three
unfortunate insane persons behind its
bars. Two OF them are women anG nave
been there for several months All three
are colored
Miss Alma Owens, OF Manchester, Is
the guest of the Misses Baldwin on high
street.
Mr.. C. D. Taliaferro. OF Blacksburg,
va. is visiting his mother, OF Farmville
Mr. X. c. Richardson and his nephew.
Mr.. J. Y. Richardson. will stay in Dem
ycr. Col, for the remainder or the sum-
rner
Professor Elihu Morrissette, wife, and
children. Of Richmond. are spending their
vacation in Prince Edward county.
Mrs, c. II. Hart, Mrs. j. l.. Hart. and
Miss Alberta Poole have gone TO Pow
hatan county for a two weeks visit to
relatives and friends.
Miss Mamie Skinner, of Norfolk, is the
guest Of Mrs. Charles +. Bugg.
We are told that appie-growers In
ID,fn nd NJ ha
ties are selling their fruit for 81 barrel
on the trees.
Mrs. Leila Spencer and daughter left
to-day to visit Mrs. Phillips, of Crewe.
JOHN J. OWENS CANDIDACY.
Monday will be County-Court day for
Prince Edward. and while there Will be
little or no business before the court, the
politicians are expected TO enliven the
day. The county convention will be held
at noon TO select a candidate for the
House of Delegates. II is already known
that Mr.. John J. Owen, prosperous
farmer and one of the county's most in
telligent citizens will be the nominee for
the party. There is no opposition 10 Mr..
owen.
Mr.. Edward c. Wiltse is extremely i'll
with typhoid pneumonia.
Mr.. Asa Farrar. Of Henderson, N. c.,
spent a few days here this week. and left
on Wednesday for q pleasure trip with
his son, Demetrus Farrar.
The writer is informed that there have
already been more applications for en-
lance to the State Female Normal School
the next session than have ever been
made before up TO this time.
Mrs. Nathan Lehman and children, OF
Henderson. n. c., are visiting at the
home of Mrs. C. +. Chappell, Of Farm
vile.
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Improvements are continually going on
In Farmville. The Farmville Commercial
Company is having erected a handsome
building near the depot on Main street,
while at the corner OF Main and Second
streets Messrs. w. p. Richardson e.
Brother are building n large store which
is TO have either an iron or stone front.
Messrs. Paulett & Son are just com
pleting a large addition to their tobacco
stemmery.
Mr.. H. e. wall Is adding largely to
his storehouse. and will put in an iron
front.
The Farmville Baptist church has not
yet called a pastor to succeed the Rev.
DIR. G. F. Bagby, whose resignation went
into effect on July 1st. The church
building is undergoing a course Of re-
pairs and general improvements and 1t
is not thought thet preacher win be
called before It's completion.
Miss Emilia Bartkowska. of Baltimore,
is the guest of Miss Robbie Berkeley.