The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-17

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Aprii ~ -
corps Of civil cnsipesfs st the chesapeake
and Western Railroad are now in the ao-.
Joining county Of Gtassrollhe surveying the
rortc for this iineei,f Mich is to connect
Tho coa,f,clds Of Wrst-yirginia With deep
water at Glouces,cr.Fo 1hey az .A1 .he
5,,., r.ood prosrcss ar.dt have reacHsa ~.
,,as,-,ssnr,,ood of sBalts. The proposeos
a,n.ia,ns~ If this road lis a, subject OIL oesp
;n,.rcs, To the people Of this ana tils
1,;adnont sections, as well as IN inc ~.
,:itorics living betwccnf mere anu U.o1 III,
-. 1,oin, This road. when built, VIII
onen m nrs entirely new section Oh tie
country and put it in close comm iics--
lion with the cities. IT is tnrll,y ~ ~.
lion of the State and IT is bclleVeu .na :
= through railroad will add materially 10
q. aeyeIonment, 1t has been thought al
,lon- that this road, which has been So
;onr disguised and now promises TO ma
!, er;alize. will pass through this city. put
ii Is impossible 70; secure posltlse '''ioi,
matio non this point, as those coA''ecteu
with the enterprise are very retlcent, ana
the only guides 1fer seupposition are the
different lines thats znre being surSeyeu'
none Of which has as yet led TO Inns cry
but pass it some distance 10 the "e esq
inducements for the road to come mere :, -
necessary. and the matter will prona o..
he taken up with the promoters OF the en-
tcrprise.
TRADE EXCURSIONS.
At a meeting OF the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION last night committees "eie III
structed to take up the question OIL 'Iaue
excursions from the lower Rappananhock
River TO this city with President Wlliialns'
=. fc- ~nfl
have fhe first Of tfhese excursions during
The first week OF May. Steps were also
taken to substitute a New road at the i al
mouth end for the present road now lead
ing to the Free Bridge over the Kappa
hammock River to this city, which will be
a Erea. Improvement. This is intended
r. a convenience for tho people OF lower
Fauquier. Prince William and upper star
ford counties who trade In this city.
The work of repairing the damage 10
the electric light plant has been com
Melted and the streets are now lighted
regularly. A number of new lights are now
being added to the present system, which,
when completed will make this one OF
the best lighted cities in the State.
PICKLES HIGHER.
The pickle factories. here and in this sec
ton have advanced tho prices for pickles
raised by the farmers in Spotsylvania,
STAFFORD, tarOIne a1lO fluS eJSolS SOuii-
ties, which will -.1o-doubt 1esd to the cul-
tivation of a nuph Lager acreage of that
crop than usual, This has always been
a good -nayinsassskk8s S p the farmers and
Iii The Increased a3fices will be more
profitable than ever Before. Farmers near.
here in past seasons ghaNe realized from
$50 to $50 an acre inaa season by raising
pickles, and thetfnafket has never been
overstocked ri mr.
Mr.. John II. Stanley and Miss Ida
George. dauEhtersiof Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
NJ. George. were married here last night
at the residence of the brides parents,
Rev. J. S. Dill officiating.
MANY FARMS SOLD.
The many sales of farms in this sec
ton continue undated. Among recent
transactions In this line was the purchase
OF the NyigglesMorth place. near Vulcan.
in Orange county by Mr.. W. j. Tatum.
and the sale of the Hefiin place. near Lin
den. in Fauquier county, to Mr.. Robert
Heflin. Many ihtfuTries arc being made
for farms by PARTIES in the West and
Northwest, who contemplate visiting here
to inspect property aand probably locate.
Mr.. Ben Monroe, ssvho fell a considcra-
Bile distance in anteal mine in West Wiz
Einia. while at-worlS. and broke his leg,
has been brought to his old home in Stat
ford county, ana issnow improving.
Mr.. r. B. Hughlett. Of this city. who
was injured by g heavy fall while at work
in the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
now at his home here recovering from the