The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-21
.BIGFRH|GH7 TRAFFIC
ON PAHAhh0CK
Four Steamers Unable to Garry
the Produce offered.
s. BABIES IN ONE CRADLE D
IS BABIES In ONE CRADLE
Bishop Grarbery Opens an Annual
Protracted Meeting in Freder.cks-
bure-Poht.cs Very Duh, and
Hard to Get Audiences.
Special Dlsp.tcn 70 IN. T,mes.,

Especial Dispatch The Tlmes.)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA, oct. 20
Ike Iie.Snls ttlniC1 on the IA pp,a !. 4auOck
Itlxel is sle;tter tnttu pIopauly was ever
hiown before. -Four steamers Of the
Weems line were plying the Isappanan-5
mock one day last week, amt " ere lnetI
una Die TO carry all OF the IreiSnt from
the WnarVeS. The Shipments Ifom along
the Potonlac River Is aIso mucn heavier
tnan formerly.
Mr.. p. Davis has purchased OF Colonel
e. y. Cole tine residence on Fauquier
Street on private terms, which is occu-
pied as a home by the family of MIR.
George 5. Davis, father of MIR. p. Davis.
Mr. 2. Hussey has resigned as joint
agent OF the Southern and Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroads at the town OF Or
anSe.
Hiss c. Norton Tayloe, of Westmcre-
land county. has entered the Garfield
Memorial Hospital in Washington, D. c.,
to take the course. for a trained nurse.
Rev. DR.. j. W. Rosebro. pastor of the
Presbyterian Church.; Mrs. Mamie S.
Barney and Mr.. r. c. Beale left to-day
for Norfolk to attend the sessions Of the
Synod Of Virginia.
BISHOP EGRANBERY breaches.
Bishop ]. c. CRANBERRY. Of Ashland.
preached to large congregations at the
Methodist Church here Sunday at both
the morning and night services. 1t was
the beginning Of the annual protracted
meeting OF this church, which will con-
tinue through the week, and probably
longer
Politics were never known to be so
dublin the midst of a campaign, as they
are this year in this section. It is diff
fcult for speakers to obtain an audience.
so great is tn eindifterence. and unless
before election day the vote will be very
small. The farmers have had a fairly
prosperous year The season has been
good prices have advanced for many
products and the farmers generally are
more thrifty than for years past. Many
of them say they are so busy with their
crops and farm affairs that they have no
time to dabble in politics. Besides. so
many negroes have been disfranchised
that it is thought the contest Is altogether
one-sidad and that the Democrats Will
have no difficulty in electing their candt-s
dates.
AN OLD CRADLE
Mr.. f. T. Davis. of the Northern Neck
has a cradle in his possession which he
claims was made In the year 1902 by
Robert Forester. who was a. soldier in
the war Of 1872 and that the antinue
piece of household furniture is therefore
100 years old FTa saws tfirsv-fve babies
have been rocked in this cradle. and that
it is good for rocking rnanS- more.
Rev c. L Potter of the Methodist
circuit in Stafford county, has closed
srrecessful revival at Ehenezer Church.
in that county.
In Orange county recently freshats have
done cr~eat DANA sc to he crops a'orr tho
Rani7an River and other streams. some
rrY, a.s lost more than fnh ',arre's of corr
Eera othar= Ho7 Ill nfthei- newly seeded
wheat on bottom lands swami awav.
An @eniaa-,,c os tvrhoid fever is nre-
~ 1.-Two a.,,orc the reeroes in Ahala Dis
trIct. In Orange county.