The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
Highly Interesting and Clever
B Performance at South Boston.
A FREIGHT RATE DECISION
"a Reduetlon Which is Of Great Advantage to
the Local Business Men aud Shippers.
Insurance Rates Advanced twenty
Five Per Cent.
Special Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times.1
SOUTH BOSTON, VA. March S.-The
old Maids Convention at the opera-House
Thursday night was q great success, IN
every way. It was presented by twenty
Of the young ladies Of the town, who dis
played q wonderful familiarity with the
styles and manners of '.ye olden time.
They played to full house and were
received with enthusiastic applause from
start to finish.
THE picture presented by the Conven-
ton was a. remarkable one, all OF the cos
tunes being very ancient, ana luolc.ous.
while some Of them were the flnery OF the
grandmothe-s Of some of the wearers.
The climax OF the Convention was the
introduction Of Prof. Pinkerton's Elec-
trio transform Oer. by which the old
maids were made new. me performance 1e nee
Auxiliary of the Y. e. "A. and the
receipts, which amounted to about s125
were for the benefit of tho Z. M. Q. A.
BIG TOBACCO WEEK.
This has been another big tobacco week,
the town being full Of the product every
day and prices remain ABOUT the same as
for the past month.
Mrs. Sallie C. Walker. wife of Mr.. %.
Frank Walker, who had been extremely
Ill for several weeks, passed .1 away " on
and was buried on Monday afternoon, In
Oak Ridge Cemetery, the services being
conducted by ReX. J. W. .Wildman, pastor
Mrs. Walker had been member since
girIhood She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs w. w. Coates, Of this county,
who, with her husband and little daugh-
The burial Of Blanche, the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. N: Perkinson;
who died on "Wednesday ", night a was held
FREIGHT RATE gDECISION.
General James C. Hill, Railroad Com
missioner, has rendered decision in
the matter of tho Stebbins; LaWson q;
Spra gins Company VS.. the Southern and
of deep interest to shippers here. Here
Etofore, freight bound for points on the
Atlantic and Danville Railway waS car
ried through Danville and charged for
branches of the Southern over which it
was carried. BY this decision, inter
change of freight between the Southern
and Norfolk and Western at DennlSton
is established and rates reduced from 20
to % per cent
DR.. Leander Faulkner, father of Mr.
Faulkner OF this pi n6esie atn 1o OF
Houston, died at his home there on sat.
l1rday last, in the eighty-fourth year OF
his age. Besides aNIr. G. p: Faulkner,
Houston; Leander Faulkner. Of New
York, and G. J. Faulkner. of Boydton,
Va. and one daughter, Mrs. L. w. Leigh,
of Houston. ~
I On Monday last, in the Methodlst
ence Hedderly were united in marriage.
by Rev. E. E. Harrell, pastor Of the
church Mr. Jones' is connected with the
Boston Novelty Company, manufacturers
of tables, while Miss Hedderly is the
daughter of Mr.. John r. Hedderly, of
this town.
Mr. Henry Easley, Jr., left for New
York on Monday, where he goes to ac-
cept a position innthe office of the Tray
elers' Life and Accident Insurance Com
pany. For one or two years he has been
chants Bank, OF this place.
Mr.. Emanual G. Glenn. who for seve-
raj years was connected with the tobac-
co firm of K. M. c.. Glenn 81 Co., has also
gone to New York, where he will be con-
nected with the American Cigar Com
)any as manager of one Of it's factories.
Miss Mamie Cabell Watkins, of But
falo Lithia Springs, is visiting at the
home of her uncle, Mr.. H. j. Watkins,
on Logan Street..
Miss Susie Darlington. Of Clarksville,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. S.
G. Morton, Jr., left on FRIDAY for her
Miss Ethel Woodward. of Nashville,
Tenn. is the guest of her relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Dickens. on Broad
Street.
The increase in insurance rates, which
the companies recently agreed upon HAS
gone into effect here, rates on mercantile
risks being advanced twenty-five per
what fortunate in the small number Of
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