Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-23
WILL WELCOME d HIM. |
GLAD TO HAVE
MONTAGUE At THE FAIR.
The GATES WILL OPEN DAY
lome Very Fine Horse. WIFE BE En-
tered-rrnck in Fine order-com-
snr weddfnE-BiE HAM of Fish
Daughters of confcdcracy.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, September
- -fsnec.al ,-The Fredericksburg Fair,
which is the big event OF this section
after the horse shows are over. opens To-
morrow and, from present prospects Will
ac n great success. The news announced
n Sundays Dispatch that Governor Mon
ksrue and his wife would attend the
FAIR was most gratifying to the manage
ment and preparations are being maze
to give the Governor cordial welcome
when he and Mrs. Montague arrive here
Thursday. The association to-day ap-
pointed the following committee TO look
sfter His Excellency: Mayor NJ u. WI
lis. Judge A ". Wallace. Captain 1.
NcCrackan, Messrs St. George R. Fitz-
hugh Charles /. Stengle, II. h wallace
c. O'Connor Goodrich. r. G. McCaiiev,
H F. CriSmond, and +. I, Cole Many
sxtra amusenlents will be offered thal
CAV and large crowd is expected to De
present. Judging Of the various exhibits
yin begin tomorrow at 10 A. NJ, and
will be completed by afternoon. A large
number of good horses are here and more
Ftr, arrive tomorrow. McFonso, the old
Behring'S horse, who captured several.
races last year will again be seen on Inc
RACK. Charles II. Hurkamp's new Ken
snckr horse Casileman will also at
tract attention.
The rain of last night had good effect
IN the track and has done much good In
the way Of laying the dust. More fakirs
than ever before will be seen on the
grounds this year and everything points
10 the liyeliest fair in years.
Miss Edna Baker, daughter Of MT.
Richard Baker, and Mr.. Charles Perry,
both Of this city were married at the
home Of the bride here Sunday evening
byssRey. l. l.. Chestnut.
BIG HAUL OF FISH.
Robert jennings a well-known fisher
man of Stafford county, cast his seine in
Potomac creek Saturday afternoon and
struck a school of rock. Over 1000
pounds were caught The fish were
Shippe6 from here to Washington. the
haul being valued at over 500.
Bowling Green has new postmaster
IN the person of E. B. Travis. who sue
ceads e. L. r. Dunn. resigned.
Hon. j. B. T. Thornton, member of
The late Constitutional Convention, ano
prominent lawyer of Manassas. was
here Saturday in consultation with Judge
Gaolrick, of this city, who with him
represent r. E. Mountjoy, of, Stafford, in
his now celebrated trouble with Attorney
4. w. Berry, OF the same county. Inc
case between Mountjoy and Berry will be
sensational in its developments if rumor
Is correct
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY.
At meeting of Fredericksburg Chap
ter. Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs.
Mamie Seldom Barney was elected a, dele
gate TO the lexington convention. The
meeting also considered the question of
combining the Grand Division of Virginia
and the Virginia Division, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confedegacy. The chapter
voted unanimously in favor of the union
under the name of the United Virginia
Division as suggested by the joint COM
mittee from the two divisions.
Fredericksburg will in all probability be
Rn applicant for the 1s0S-1904 meeting Of
The Virginia Grand Camp Of Confederate
Veterans and an invitation to this effect
will perhaps be extended at Wytheville
next month.