Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19
MANY pEDFORD WEDDINGS.
stimulus to the Tobacco-Gr"wers-
x.,x wnrchouses--Perso Points.

sttmuIus to the Tobacc0-"roWers-
x Neutrality-suspicious. Points.
BEDFORD CITY. VA, November 10
fspeciaI)-A very decided stimulus VIII
be given the sale Of leaf tobacco here TINS
season. by the appearance OF new buyers
In the past the planters have complained
that there was too little competition
/. O.. too few buyers-in TINS marhet'
and have preferred TO carry their tobacco
though at greater expense and trouble
to larger places
Messrs. ]. A. Dooley & Co.. warehouse
men. have purchased a large building
to be used by A. G. Robertson, OF Pc
tersburg as a depot for low sraueS Vi
tobacco that he will buy here.
the same enterprising firm Will AT
once erect large building as "A store
house for finer grades for eXportatloh'
which will be bought by Messrs. 9it n
ling a. Co. of Lynchburg, who VIII snip
direct 10 Germany. Two warehouses VIII
now be used by the warehouse oonc., u
ia accommodate the tobacco Tor 'nr
breaks These evidences OF increase"
business facilities and broadening ~
gross are hailed with much pleasure pS
the people of Bedford.
MATRIMONIAL INSPlRATlON'
Could Hood have enjoyed such mag
uifcent November weather as mas Bra'eu
the month thus far, he would never nave
written his dismal poem called NoF'nl-
Der"
Tbe beautiful weather seems to have
proved an inspiration TO Cupid ana
Hvmen combined, for numerous have
been the marriages secretly celebrated IN
the county.
ON wednesday Mr.. Elijah T. Allcock
and Miss Adeline Leftwich. daughter OF
Mr.. Lynch LeftWich. were united IN mat
rimony. The same day the marriage OF
Mr.. Charles A. Arlington and Mis- Kate
l.. Logwood, daughter Of Mr.. John &.
Logwood. was solcmnzcd at the Metho-
dist parsonage here, by Rev. j. w. Shack
ford.
This bride. a short time ago. was
a heroine of great bravery and daring
When the home Of her father was IN
flames. at the risk Of her own me- she
rescued a brother. and received very
serious burns in her efforts to save an
other member of the family.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas
II. Claytor. on Wednesday evening, their
daughter. Miss Mary Emma "laytor, ne
came the wife of Mr.. William 7. Pollard
in the presence Of a number OF relatives
and friends. The bride is a very
attractive young lady. and the groom Is
secretary OF the County Electoral Board.
ON Thursday Mr.. Edwin a. Beard ana
Miss Pearl j. Pollard, the daughter OF
Mr.. Jesse W. Pollard. were united i'm mar
riage.
NEW COMPANY CHARTERED.
A charter has been granted by the
Circuit Court 10 the Parker-Ayres Com
pany. for the purpose OF conducting a
wholesale and retail business The capt.
tai stock is TO bee not less than SiUtD OF
more than y20G)0. divided into shares OF
500 each. The officers of the concern
elected for the year are: Mr. j. Gordon
Smith. president: Charles l.. Ayres,
vlce-president; George y. Parker, Sec
rotary and treasurer. These. with the add
dition of Mr.. John g. Parker and Emory
Cundin viii cimpose the Board Of Direc-
tors.
Thursday afternoon the members of
the Thursday club, and other guests,
were delightfully."- entertained at the beau
tiful home of Mrs y. II. Walker. The
communicating rooms of the first floor
of the house were tastelully decorated
with exquisite chrysdnthemums ana
growing plants. There was contest IN
matching quotations, and Miss Susie
Campbell. being the first 10 find the
prize. The most dainty and appeuzing
refreshments We're dispensed by the
hostess and her sisters, Misses Berta
and Lizzie Phelps. of cave Springs. In
an of the appointments of the occasion
the idea of pink and green was pretuly
carried out.
Mrs. w. W. Berry. Jr., at the same
time. received the ladies of the FIFTEEN
club. She entertained them in most
charming style and showed herself a
model hostess and housewife.
Mr.. H. P. Wood and son. Of Warren
ton. are on a visit 10 another son OF Mt
Woods. who is a student al Randolph
Macon Academy
Mr.. and Mrs J. y. Buford who have
| been visiting relatives here, have re-
turned 10 their home In North Carolina,
Misses Annie and Edith Cobbs, OF
| Greensboro, Ala. and Miss BERTHE
| Mitchell. of East Orange. y. j., who have
| been the guests of Mrs NJ. =. Burks, left
! on Wednesday. the two first for their
! homes. and Miss Mitchell for visit 10
! Upper Shirley, on the James river, be-
/ fore returning home.
Miss Marian Clayton left Wednesday foI
n visit of some length 20 Mrs. NJ. ).
| Slicer. at Petersburg.
PERSONAL.
]
| for Roanoke, where she Will now reside
! Mrs. Moselcy is a very gifted lady, whose
! humorous literary productions of charac-
ter and negro dialect stories are inimita-
bic. She will be greatly missed by her
many friends
Miss Holcomb who has been the guest
Of her sister Mrs S. W. Boiling, has
left for a visit TO Mrs. W. r. Abbot. at
! Belvue.
Mrs. j. NJ. Spence and her little daugh-
ter have returned from q visit to MIS-.
| Spences father. Or. Pendleton, IN Pow
hatan.
Rev. S. S. Lambeth, D. d., Rev j. W.
Shackford, and Professor and Mrs. H.
:. Smith were IN Petersburg this week
i'm attendance upon the session Of the
| Virginia Conference OF the Methodist
| Episcopal church.
MIR. c. T. Hagan has returned from a
visit to Greensboro, y. c., accompanied
| by his mother.
Mr.. r. d. Berry left Thursday for q
| visit 20 Richmond
Rev Or. II. II. Halves made visit TO
his brothers. I'm Richmond, this week.
Paul Jones's North Carolina Life.