The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-03
WORKING
FOR TRADE
Committees Of Business Mems
Association at Fredericksburg
\. ..5s Try to Arrange Schedules.
v TEMPERANCE MEETING
Stockholders Meeting Of Rap
pallannock Valley Agriculttl-
raj and Mechanical Society.
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FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Dee g. g.
AT d meeting OF the Business Mems as 9.
sociation last night A. r. Rove, ohaiI'
man Of the Public Interest Cornnlit. .a,
reported that the People S sarn ~
schedule Of the river steamer tourist, SO
as to leave hero at II o'clock ~ NJ NJ. g, on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. IN N
sfead Of $50 "A. NJ. as at present, II the
business men OF the city would take sto ocp
In the company to the extent OF S iuoo'.
A committee, composeq OF Messas. S.,na
burger, Thomas and Brent, was,appo1nte,d
r. solicit stock and report 10 tho ascot
alton. d The merchants Of the city com.
plain that the present schedule does no
rivc the people from the Rappahannock
Valley time to make their purchases a
while here.
Jones adley and Cole. was appointed
to confer with the Weems Steamboat
Company and ASCERTAIN what permanent
faciiitiea that line will AFFORD in the way
OF bringing trade from along the Rap
pahannock River to this city. It IS ex-
pectad that both committees VIII report
at the next meeting OF the ass % ao.,
and the information which VIII be con
veyed by the reports Is awaited with IN
terest. The subject ls one Of vital I'M
portancc to F'redcrlcks burg. Il III
FAIR STOCKHOLDERS.
Al a meeting Of the stockholders OF tn e
Rappahannock Valley Agricultural ana
Mechanical Society, Captain NJ. 3. Rowe.
the president. read his annual report.
I showing tho society to be In excellent
1 condition, and the report OF the secre-
4 tary. Captain s. J. Quinn, showed a bal
8anco OF s153.44 in the treasury. when IS
probably better financial condition tnan
can be shown by any other agticultu,rTa, !
csrs were elected for 1904. President G.
4 "A aurka mn; Vice Presidents. w. s. EN-
g bfey. M; s. Chancellor J. p. Rowe. J. !.
4 Livery. D. NJ. Lee. A. w. wallace, -
r Colbert. william n. Richards. Ben1a-
NH Goldsmith. J. r. Alrich. +, I Arnola:
Secretary and Treasurer, - -, Qu'1, Z, :
3. Rowe. ]. P. corbin. E. .. C2le. e.
George r. r1tzhugh.,.s S. J. Quinn, j; g..
T;;.rav John N. Griffin. Alex Pratt, s. 8.
4 Bradford, A. T. Embrey, Henry Dan
Is {ohl. II. 3. Lane, Henry Warden. =. :, =. .
Iale. r. McCracken. "A. P. Rove. a. o..
Sarner. G. ". Shepherd. T. J. Haydn.
We. = rawlings. T. T. MORRISON, y.
AIandran. w. Is. Carter and 6. T..
rar1oads of material are arriving here
tire used In building the new telephohe
IL Of the Southern Bell Telephone ana
Telegraph Company. which WV taKe. tne
~ Dlce or the SOlu-lQCtii LnS ~ -
Getty purchased BY the. Bell company.
I'll new service Will connect with me
lor distance system throughout the
contry.
Alargely attended temperance meeting
wa held here last night In the Metho-
dis Church underpthe auspices OF the To-
caiYoung Womans Christian Temper
an. Union. The principal feature OF the
occsion was an interesting address BY
Mr. Howard Hoge. OF Loudoun county.
WIN is State president OF the orEaniza-
ii Lallle Brooks. Of Falmouth. who
va,a occidental shot by his companion on
Thaksgiving Day while hunting. is I'M
PRONG.
tieare beginning to slaughter large pork
ers for market It Is yet carly In the
seaon, and the largest specimens
broght In so far were two which aggre'
gatd LOIS pounds brought from STAFF
sfor{ BY Mr.. Henry Rose. u
CIptaIn S. J, Quinn, grand senior war
den Of the Grand Lodge Of Masons OF
Virginia, and Mr.. Maurice Hirsh are rep
retnting Lodge No. 4, OF this city. at
meeting Of tho Grand Lodge now IN SEES
GIcn In Richmond. }