The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-28
NEW WATER WORKS
FOR BLACKSTONE
Work on System viii Begin in a
Short While.
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SURVEYS FOR NEW RAILROAD
Banking institutions In Nottoway County
in Prosperous Condition-Short
Docket for Circuit
Court.
SURVEYS FOR NEW RAILROAD
fsnccial Dispatch {. The Times.)

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| BLACKSTONE, VA, September a.
! Work on. the new water works system is
| expected to Begin in a short Wnlle. Inc
| test last week made OF the deep We'll
from which the supply is to be taken
| proved satisfactory TO the commission
and they directed the New York contrac-
| tors to begin the construction.
Engineer Harrison. Of the blackstone
and Chase City Railroad, arrived mere
Yesterday and is expected to begin the
preliminary survey Of that road as soon
as his corps of engineers are organized
! Preparations are also being made to
begin the survey Of the Blackstone South
ern. which it is proposed to run from
this place to connect with the Seaboard
| All! Line at or near Mckinney, In Din
| wiGdie county.
| Great quantities Of game Of all kinds
are reported in the neighborhood of The
Falls. on Nottoway River, about twelve
miles from here. There have been sew
eral deer hunting parties, and moro are
| planned for.
Circuit Court for Nottoway Will begin
on Monday next There are no cases Of
special importance to engage tho court,
| and the term is not expected to be long.
This county has three terms Of the CIR
| cult Court each year.
The reports OF the three banks Of Not
| toway county-two here and one at
Crewe-which have been made public this
week, show a very gratifying condition
of those institutions and this section. The
demand for money in legitimate business
is greater than the supply, and much
| outside capital could be Well employed
| here.
A merry party was given by the
| Misses Jones, daughters Of DR.. and
| Mrs. J. H. Jones, OF Brunswick county.
| few evenings ago in honor of their
cousins, Misses Pearl and Vivian Brown,
| Of Evergreen, Ala. who have been spend
| ing the summer with relatives in Bruns-
wick county. The Misses Brown left
| this week for their Southern home.
There is complaint in some sections for
| more schools. the contention being that
there are not enough for the accommo-
| dation Of all tho children, some having
to so TOGO far in order to reach school
WILL CAUSE VACANCY.
The election Of Hon R. G. Southall. of
Amelia, to Congress this fall will cause
vacancy in the Legislature from this
| district composed IF Nottoway and
| talk of who his probable SUCCESSORS will
| be. BY courtesy there has been a rota-
| ton between the two committees in the
| choice of the representative. Should that
arrangement be followed In the present
| instance it would fall to the lot of a
| Nottoway man. The nominationslnlmGz
| Nottoway man to be chosen. Whether
or not this will be done is not known
now The nominations being made by
| primary elections. it will remain for that
| to settle the question
Polk Miller and his negro quartette
| Of singers, of Richmond, are expected
| here on Monday night. to give an enter
| tainmcnt for the benefit of the Masonic
Lodge.
There have been many cases Of fever
in this section this summer and fall
chiefly Of the malarial type In only one
! or two cases have the results been fatal.
Mr.. W. G. Epes. of this place. who
| has been one Of the fever unfortunates.
| is now recovering and will soon be able
! to return to his business.
Mrs. P. c. Hoy, of Petersburg is Wis
| Ting her daughter, Mrs. R. w Tucker.
| She Is accompanied by her son. DR. w.
P Hoy, of Williamsburg, who is recov-
| erng from a severe attack of fever.
Mr.. George Irby. of Newport, Ark.
| spent few days of this week as the
guest Of his sister. Mrs. W. z. Hurt
| Mr.. Irby was returning from g. trip to
| Washington. where he had business with
| one of the departments.