The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
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DISTRICT
Fredericksburg is Opposed to
Any New Redlstrictlnq.
THE CONFEDERATE CAMP
The City Of Fredericksburg Has Invited
the Veterans to That City. and tn.
Invitation isiWelI Received In Al
Parts Of the State.
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Especial 70 Tho Times. D1spatch,)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Fob, a.
Tho redlstrictins bills introduced into
tho General Assembly have been SUBJ
Jccts OF interest, hero The leaders Of
tho Democracy ia this city and tho sur.
rounding counties ore unaucstiona.bly
OPPOSED. to any change, whilst tho mass.
es apparently feel but littlo concerned
In tho matter. It Ia believed howeven
that tho general sentiment fayora thu
Loo bill. which will leave tho dists4ctr
as at present arranged, ovor either thu
Baker or Cumming bill. Fredcricks.
burg is now the lorges. city in The First
District. II the Cumming bill Il
adopted. Newpor. News would tar. @ts
nrst place. and II F'rederi cksbure ,ho,,,d
be placed In the Eighth District AlenS
andria would be tho Arst city. Fred,
ericksburg has been so long In tho First
District that It feels It IL entitled "a
tho CONGRESSMAN who Will b named Il
succeed Hon w. a. Jones when he re.
tres and II placed in a new disttd
It's chances would probably be more 70.
mote.
A suggestion TINT the nett Grand
Camp OF Confederate Veterans b hell
In this city. made by the Free Lance
OF this place, has boon taken up b
tho .prcss OF tho State to a large ex.
tent. and Confederates from many roc
tons have indicated their preference fos
fredericksburg as tho next meeting.
the reunion Is held here. It is be-
.lievcd thAt x Frcderi cksburg Is chosen
MS tho location that the attendance viii
be larger than would DO tho case at
any other point IN tho State.
"a GIVEN THIRTY YEARS.
julius looms (colored). formerly OF
this city, who murdered Walter Clark.
who also went from here, IN difficulty
at, Asbury Park. New Jersey, has been
gree at that place and sentenced to
thirty years at hard labor IN the New
Jersey State prison.
The Baptist revival. recently closed
in this city. resulted in thlrty-four nd
ditions, and tho membership OF the
church now,.is larger than ever BEFORE,
numbering asf.
There nrc more saw mills In opera
ton In the Northern Neck ut this TINA
than ever before. All OF the big tracts
Of forest land have been invaded by
these mills and the lumber men are in,
able to I'LL the many orders from the
large cities.
During the mild weather. Of tho past
few days pike and carp have been bit.
Ing freely In tho mill ponds in this SEQ.
ton, and tho fishermen have caught
many flne lots OF these fish
Recent heavy winds caused unusual
low tide In the Potomac River and ite
tributaries, exposing 20 view In many
places shoals and bars which arc moi
often seen. clear OF water In many
places flnn oysters could DO picked up
in quantities with the hands. One per<
son secured nine bushels. some OF them
very fine ones. in that way. Several
free oyster roasts were given In that
locality where oysters were thus OBJ
tanned.
AT THE COLLEGE
The pupils OF tho musical department
Of the Fredericksburg College will give
an entertainment, in the College Hall
on Friday night. February 1ath, to which
the public took forward with interest
Mr.. Marvin Tyler. Son OF Row. Geo.
I. TYLER. pastor OF the Methodist Church
here who has, been attending an acad-
envy at Front Royal, has been brought
to his home here suffering with appcn-
dIcitis. se
Mr.. "A. IS. Wright. postal clerk Of
washington, is supplying the place as
mall agent on the Piedmont, Fredcr-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad from this
city to Orange. In placeaot Mr.. p. c.
Rowe, who Is. still critically Ill.
Colonel +. D. Cole. who has been Ill
for several months, has sufficiently re.
covered to admit OF his being out. and
he will soon BIO actively at BUSINESS
again. ar
Mr.. H. G.. Golsan. OF Orange county,
is extremely Ill In Camden, South Caro-
linz, where he Is visiting. HIS mother,
Mrs. q. r. Gosan, OF Somerset Orange
honp tI,A has coma fo his bedside.