The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-30
PHONE ORDERS TO
FREDERICKSBURG
Great Value of New Line Down
the Rappahannocd Valley.
LOCAL OPTION COMPROMISE.
Saloon Keepers and Temperance Forces
in Caroline Agree That Saloon Men
May Continue Business Until
Expiration of License.
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FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Dec. 90
The Upper Rappahannock telephone line
from Tappahannock to this city has bee n
completed, and connection made in The
office of the Rappahanuock, Freder cks-
burg and Piedmont Telephone Company,
which furnishes the local service mere.
At Tappahannock tilis line give conlnun--
cation to large number Of other points.
putting the entire south side Of the Rap
pahannock River in telephone touch
with this city. The line will be of great
service to the people in the seciIn
through which II runs and great adj
vantage 20 Fredericksburg. Though the
line Is just completed a number OF mcr
chants here have already received orders
for goods over the telephone to be ship
ped by steamer.
IRE local option fight in Caroline coun-
ty has become SO warm that the liquor
dealers of that county, through their at
torney, Richard Moncure, presented to
the advocates Of local option a pruposi
ton to the effect that If the liquor deal
era ore allowed to c.ntnue the sale Of
liquor until the expiration of their pres
ent licenses. which will be on April 30th,
they will make no fight against local
option. The proposition. signed by the
liquor dealers. was accepted and signed
by Rev Andrew Broaddus in behalf Of
tho temperance people.
FOR ROOSEVELT.
Captain Peter Street, a we'll known
fisherman Of Stafford county, who mai es
a speciality Of curing and smoking Po-
tonac behring's. has sent to President
Theodore Roosevelt box of his finest
selected smoked behring's for the Presi-
dents New Years breakfast.
More coal has arrived here at a critl-
cal time. N1essrs. J. z. Leitch & Com
pany having received a CONSIGNMENT.
which they are distributing to their Gus
toners in half ton lots The dealers hee
state that they expect to receive coal
regularly from this time to the end OF
the season
The work Of laying new gas pipes on
The streets Of the city preparatory TO
having the same which was Interfere
with by the Christmas holidays. was re-
srmeG to-day by a large force of hands,
and the work will be steadily pushed
until completed
AN AGED COUPLE.
Mr. and Mrs. George s. Aver. of Eau
euler have moved to Loudoun county
TO reside. This couple has been married
for over sixty-one years. Mr.. Aver
aighty-six years old and Mrs. Aye
q ghty-t three. and both are we'll pre-
served. considering their advanced ages
Mr. Aver is the owner of an antique desk
which he purchased at a sale at Mt.
Vernon, where it was used by Georse
Washington. He has refused $1,000 for
the desk.
Congressman John F. Rixey OF Gull
neper county. is one of the most PRO-
g1-essive farmers of tire State. Besi7ee
his home property, which is In a high
state of cultivat ton. he has several farms
on the Upper Kappa hammock, which were
very much run down before he owned
them. Since they became his propertv
he has converted them INTO attractive
and productive places on which large
crops of corn and hay are now ra'se7
each season and fine herds OF cate
Grazed, .