The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
NEW TELEPHONE LINES.
The Quest ion OF Labor Very Serious in
IlappaIlannock Valley.

HappaIlannock Valley.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, March %.
Special.--IA mass-meeti1g OF the Demo-
Gratis OF this city for the selection of
delegates to The State and congressional
conventions Will he held Thursday night,
April 5th.
The Republicans will meet Tuesday
night, Apri! Sd, to elect delegates to the
Cape Charles and Norfolk conventions.
Orange Democrats will elect their dele
gates at the next TORN Of the County
Court in April.
Two new telephone lines Sire in prospect
to connect Mineral City in Louisa county
with Spo:syivaIfia Courthouse or finders.
or both. One of these, which it is pro-
posed to extend. is operating in Louisa.
and in addition TO having phones all over
the county, connects with Gordonsville
ara Orange, wh:.e the other is the Orange
and SDotsylvania line. running along the
narrow gauge railroad between this city
and Orange. If the companies desire to
have free connection at Fredericksburg,
an induceInent will be offered for people
10 have phones in the surrounding cOun-
ties.
The Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities have received some
valuable relics for the Mary Washington
House, in this city, which is being fur
nished by the association in antique style.
Among other things received are three
old engravinss which once belonged TO
Mary Washington herself. The ladies are
working hard for the object in view, and
hope to make the Mary Washington House
one OF the most Interesting of the his
torical buildings Of the State.
L. Y. Brocknlan, of Orange county, has
purchased of Captain y. NJ. Daniel his
farm Of 800 acres. located near Mathews
Mill in that county, for 81, 400 cash. Other
sales are said to be in contemplation
Sign boards have been erected at the
intersection of all public roads in licatns-
vile township, Northumberland county,
to the great convenience of travelling men
and the public generally.
A large portion of aast years wheat
crop is still held by farmers in Orange.
Joseph Henderson has LEGO bushels, NJ.
e Decker and d. NJ. Frazier SEQ each.
and numerous others hold from 100 to
500 bushels, waiting for a rise in the price.
Truckers in Northumberland complain
Of some nipping freezes on their young
plants. The loss especially of tomato
plants has been considerable.
Frank Marsh, Esq, of this city. and
Miss Lulu Bryan. Of northumberland
county, We're married at the nome OF Tie
bride this week
Robins have been unusually plentiful
in this section this spring, and have al
forded much sport to the gunners Guam
titles of the red-breasts have been killed,
burt, strange to say, very few OF them
We're put on the market
t,olored men are leaving this section in
large numbers for New Jersey and Penn
svivania, higher wages being the induce
ment. The scarcity of labor is causing
great Inconvenience TO the farming eie-
ment-
John [. jenkins, who died suddenly z
few days ago at his home, in Westnlore-
land county, was a gallant Confederate
soldier He was standing IN his yard.
complained of feeling badly. sent for a
doctor, went to his room to lie down, anG
was dead in half an hour.