The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-10
URGED TO OPPOSE
REP. v, A JONES
Mr.. Absa|om Waller May Be Re-
publican Candidate for Congress
TABLETS TO C0NFEDERhTEs
Grain Elevator and Grist Mill to Be
Erected at Orange Burlington.
Fine Old Colonial Estate.
Charges Hands.
TABLETS TO C0NFEDERATEs
tspec;a, Dfspatch to The Times !


FREDERICKSBURG, VA, July o
Mr.. Absalom Waller. of Spotsylvania
county. brother of Judbse R. E. Waller.
is being urged to stand as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for Con
gress in this district this year Mr.. Wal
this district last year and carried Stat
ford and Spotsylvania counties but lost
Louisa and the city of Fredericksburg
and failed of election. He has the mat
ter under Amusement and it is thought he
will consent to run.
Healy Claybrook Camp of Confederate
veterans of N1iddlesex county has elected
Messrs. w. S. Richardson and S. A. Brs-
tow delegates to the grand camp of the
State to be held at Wythevllle. a tablet
in memory of Capt E. NJ Healy. of Com
pany c, 5Jth Virginia. Regiment. who was
killed at Manassas has been donated 10
the camp by Messrs. j. and NJ. S. South
gate and a tablet in memory Of S. r.
Blakey was donated by MIR. X.
Blakey. of Washington. Portraits of
Capt. Healy and Hon 3. F. Bland. do
mated by State Senator ]. Boyd Sears. of
Mathews. were unveiled Sauda by
Miss Bette Wright of Essex county,
who recited "A Soldier in Gray and
the Battle of New Market" Addresses
were delivered on the occasion by Col.
John r Sanders. T. G. Jones. DR.. W. S.
Christian and Judge I. r. b Wright.
GRAIN ELEVATOR.
Messrs. r. c. Booten and O. II. Lyme
contemplate erecting at Orange COM
bined flour mill and grain elevator to
cost $50 900.
'.Burlington'' the fine old colonial
property in Orange county belonging to
the estate of the late James B. Newma n,
containing 400 acres. has been sold to
Mrs N T. Dunlop, of New York, who
with her family will make it her home.
Rev Mr.. Wngfield has rendered his
resignation as pastor of Rhoadesvlle
Baptist Church, in Orange county.
The blackberry crop is an immense one
this season. and great quantities have
been shipped by steamer from along the
Rappahannock River Some of the
steamers have been loaded with this
product. and more than 300 buckets were
shipped at one time from one wharf a
few days ago.
United States Senator Jones P. Tallia-
ferro and daughter Miss Jessie Taliaferro.
OF Florida have been the guests of the
Senator's sister. Miss Lucy P. Taliaferro.
at her handsome country home. Spring
Garden" in Orange county, since the
adjournment of Congress. On July 23d,
Mrs. Taliaferro and two of her daughters.
Misses Jessie and Annie will sail for Eu-
rope.
The picking company. chartered under
the name of the Richmond Pickling Com
pany for the manufacture of pickles.
catsups favoring extracts, etc, with 4
capital of $4,000 to $4,000 will have its
factory here. and most of the pickles
etc. will be grown in this vicinity. The
principal officers are citizens of F'reder-
icksburg. as follows: Charles Richardson,
president: Henry Warden. vice president;
w. D. Richardson. secretary and treas
urer. These. with Messrs. W. P. Storrs
and l.. B Tatum. of Richmond. form the
Board of Directors
Mr.. James Sisson. d we'll known citizen
and fisherman. of Quantico, died at his
home at that place. aged aeventy-four
years. Two sons-Messrs. John and
Matthew Sisson. of Stafford courtyard
one daughter. Mrs. William Lewis, of
Washington. survive him.
The young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A J. Pyke of Whitewater Stafford coun-
", died yesterday. and the funeral took
place to-day from Acquia. Church.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Mary Virginia. Randolph. daughter of
Mrs l.. P. Charington. of Fauquier
county to Lieutenant Colonel Gerald
Keith Mitchell, of the Egyptian army.
The ceremony will take place on july
22d.