The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
BIG TRADE
EXCURSION
Red Men Soon to Gather in
fredericksburg.
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
Permanent Organization is Effected In
Caroline. and Officers Are Elected.
Railroad Makes Good
Contribution.

ESPECIAL to The Times -Dispatcho
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA, May ls,-
The trade excursion from along me n s,.
nahannock River by the steamer Tourist
& tromyht nearly $50 busy shoppers to this
& city. They spent lnrge amount Oh
money with the merchants here during
their stay, and when they lett mere yu jus,
tefore noon to-day OIL the return trip
they carried with them a big lot OF sup
plies ,,,,,, ~
,royed order OF Red Men, will meet ~
fhe Opera House in this city on Wednes-
day. May goth, with Rappahannock
Tribe, No. 12 and continue In session
three days This Will be the fifty
seventh great sun session, ana Gte ga,
Sachem A. NJ. Tennis, of Hampton, VIII
preside. The local council is busy max.
ing preparations for the event, Several
entertaining programmes Will pc ar
ranged aside from the regular business
ana big banquet will be served.
a permanent Good Roads Association
for Caroline county was organized at
Caroline court this week by tho election
of Major r. o. Peatross as president
and Z. r. Coghill secretary with one
member from ench OF the voting pre-
cincts In the county ns follows: MOSS
Neck. q. B. Conway; Port Royal, S. p.
Iearn; shumansville, c. A.. sluman;
Bowers. b. W. Morris; Bowling Green.
]. j Williams: Sparta, M. G. Bronddus;
1seedy Church. Wesley Wright; Guiney's'
y. c. Chandler; Madison John Washlng-
a ton; Cedar Fork A. G. Smith; Balty ".
L. Cobb; Gouldman, John Ii. Martin;
Whites, C. NJ Harris.
Among the contributors to the road
fEnd for improving tho public highways
between Bowling Green and Milford, III
] Caroline county, n distance or three
miles was the Richmond. t IRE ,,,ansI
burg and Potomac Railroad, the liberal
donation by this company amounting 10
$50.
The Union Veterans, survivors Of the
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Penn
sylvania Volunteers. who held their re-
the fullest their Visit to the battlefields
of this section. Some Of the veterans
left to-day for their homes, and others
are still here, and will compete tne
rounds Of the battleflelds of the Wilder
ness. charlottesville and Spotsylvania
Courthouse before returning.
In the Corporation Court here Judge
Embrey presiding, Edward Burhart, COZ
4 ored, charged with petit larceny was
sent to the penitentiary for the term OF
two years.
The tobacco planters Of Caroline coun-
ty have been holding BACK their 70
bacco for higher prices and much OF
last years crop remains unsold. Com
mencing this week, however, shipments
! ins large numbers have been sent to
the Richmond market.
Mr.. Leo Malion, q prominent farmer
of Caroline county, has purchased
farm in Buckingham, and with his fam
Nv will move to that county to reside.
Among the graduates from the New
York Homeopathic Institute In New
York was DR.. S. L. Scott, of this city,
who is now engaged In special work IN
Boston.
Mrs. A. NJ Garner, of this city, who
was for weeks SO Ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Griffin, in Washington,
where she is visiting. that her recovery
was almost despaired Of, Is now SO much
Improved as to be able to sit up and 1t
is thought will soon return to her home
here.
A moonlight excursion on the steamer
Tourist down the Rappahannoas- last
night under the auspices of the College
Athletic Association carried nearly 200
persons and the occasion was highly
enjoyable one.
h During the Civil War while the terri
BILE conflict was raging here daguereo-
type of two ladies was picked up on the
street by Edward: Norman. of Company
], One 'Hulfdrcd and REIMBURSEMENT
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. 1t
& was presented by him to Sergeant David
Early. OF the same company. The sur
vivors OF this regiment held their re-
union here this week and Professor John
"A Robb brought the picture, which was
sent by Sergeant Early and 1t is now in
the hands OF Mr. r. II. Proctor, Jr,
of this city, with instructions to return
1t to the owner, If she or he can be
found