Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-07-26

n,erchants of Richmond propose 70 "AA0
1,ducenents even exceeding those OK
nearby Northern cities for retah "ei-
chants 10 buy their goods here. rms "~'
decided upon at meeting held mere u" I
Aev. and "a the result Of a moVemeh1 O'40' 2
mas been under way here for some uine.
Merchants who come here 10 deal. anu
whose purchases from the firms ehhs'e
IN the movement aggregate AizV''
have their full round-trip fare reiunaeo 70
them. Those whose purchases aggres@'e
300 will have their fare one way FetunN'N
.rht- cfer spplies to dealers in the states
If south and North Carolina, GeofSl~-
virginia and West virginia
Those who wish 10 take the aoNSh'Ns |
NJ tbe oYer. which will hold good until
sh. 1st OF october. will be asked 20 regis
Tor nt the Chamber OF Commerce report
fnr the amount OF tSeir purchases. eno tne
check for the fare 70 be refunded VIII DC
, mailed 60 them by the secretary =, /
Circulars announcing this oner nave ~ ~
rradv been sent broadcast through the
states above named. There Is every reA- |
son to anticipate n general response
The new Constitution has apparently
feft the courts OF the State without com
petent Jurors 70 try criminal cases. Inc
trial Of murder and ether cases IL being
held up all over the State because q
d
service on grand and petit tuTies 1hfre
has beon no registration under The new
Constitution. which is held 10 have NitiEt-
ed the old registration The latest case IN
which the point WAS raised ~ thA' OF :.
wesley Hlcka for murder. which came up
an Louisa county yesterday. and anon
piea in abatement was continued The oe-
feet In the law was first diseoNereo oy
Colonel Cation. member OF the House from
Alexandria who. with Senator Mann.
Tho bill passed the Senate some days ago
and was concurred In by the House to-
day
Deaths: At Fort Blackmore. Scott
county. aged 80, Mr.. Peter BriclSey. the
Oldest citizen OF the county and Ia
saous hunter; at Farmville. aged 80
Mr. Monroe Jones. and Mr.. James a
Whitehead aged 20: at Bluefeld. w
va. aged CO. Mrs. Mamie Turner Nc
Dov-eu. wife OF Major James Nc
Dowen formerly OF Fincastle. Bote-
tourt county; near Staunton. Sgeu %
Mr.. T. ]. Jackson, "A prominent farmel
of English birth: at Alexandria, Mrs
Wynne White and Mrs virginia
Reed; at Roanoke. aged 46 Mr.. Pete
Dougan. a native OF Scotland; near II
Eastern. Caroline county. Dr. L {. Pol
lard a well-knOwn physicians al Dan
willie. MIR. Steven II Townes; AT Gree
Spring. Frederick county, aged 6S. Mrs
Nancy Hardy.
Republicans who met In conventio
at Alexandria determined TO noninat
a candidate for Congress against Ref
pesentative Rixey. II Is said by som
chat as the Constitution OF the Stal
~riu disfranchise a large number or co
ored voters the Republican manager
will give all the votes they can get
a Republican opponent of Mr.. Rixs
and then contest before the House
Representatives the validity OF n
Rfxey's election. on the ground that II
proclaimed Constitution is not the Ia
OF the land. and so give the next Hous
should IL be Republican. an opportuni
60 Increase the party majority by Gus
ing Mr.. Rixey and seating his Repu
Ncan contestant
The marriage Wednesday morning
Miss Blanche Montgomery. OF Warssl
Richmond county. and Mr.. A IL. Chan
Ter Jr. OF Bowling Green. came as
pleasant surprise to the large circle
friends OF the couple. Mr.. Chandler {
confpanfed the baseball team OF
town to Warsaw and induced M
Montgomery to consent to the maTris
which was solemnized at the esidei
of the brides mother, Mrs. l.. +. Mo
gomery IL was known to the frieI
of the parties that they were engal
and that the marriage was set for so
date in the near future. The bride
pretty. accomplished and Sc
favoTite.
Marriages: At Woodlawn. Nottov
county. Miss Fannie Watson TO Dr
n. C. Winston. Of Farmvtlle, who
cupies the chair OF chemistry at Hat
den-Sidney College; at Big stone 9
Miss Elizabeth r. Churchill TO Mr. j.
w. Chalkley; at Bristol. Tenn .
Annie Jordan. "a granddaughter OF
late General James A. Walker. TO
CIoyd McGaVock. OF Wythe county
eiopernent from Wytheville. the m
Of the bride): at Salem Baptist Gnu
Culpeper county. Miss Gussye
Yates 20 Mr.. George NJ. Berry, or y
atom, Va. who has recently retui
from the Klondike.
Mrs Lydia Mosiey Pleasants. VII
AR. Matthew T. Peasants. clerk OF
United atntes Circuit Court. died
morning at Clifton Springs. where sh'
6een under treatment for nervous
trution for the last two rpopths.
pfeasants was "a years old and wes o
the best beloved women In Richn
AZ was q daughter OF the late job
wosby and al q giri was a social
rsta 6hs lived In Washington for
sanrs aftas heg parrssEe 70 Mr..
80 Su1 istDs shsy returnf6 q
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