The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
.AVETERAN
OF TWO WARS;
Many Gather to Honor MI. r.
r. Allen Of Prince Edward.
FARMvILLE TOWN COUNCIL
New Rates to be Charged For Electric
Lights-Local Telephone Company
Receives Permission to Charge
Higher Rates.

III Especial to The Times.Dispatch.)
FARMvILLE, VA, March 14--special.-
Mr.. n. r. Alien one Of the Oldest and best
known citizens OF Prince Edward county,
veteran Of two wars, celebrated his
18th birthday last Saturday. a large con-
course of relatives. including his two
daughters, Mrs. s. J. Allen, Of Felden,
and Mrs. J 2 II. Hines. Of Crewe, were
present to do him honor. The grand chill
dren great grand children, great nleces
and nephews We'd with each other In
getting up something OF an entertaining ll1lI g
nature for his special benefit.
A negro named Joe Page, OF Cumber-
land county, received terrible wounds last
Monday by, the explosion Of o musket
which he had overloaded. The barrel
bursting in his face, blowing a piece Of
tho metal in his skull rupturlng one eye
ball and breaking his nose. The surgical
needs Of the wounded man were given
by Dr. Anderson. who extracted several
pieces of bone from largement upon the
brain. The cyeball was taken out, the
nose sklllfully set In place, and the man
at last accounts was doing well. 81
At a meeting OF the town council this
week Mi. Wall made the statement that
the Farmylle Telephone Company, dur
ing the several years its system has been
! IN operation, had received not cent Of
returns In the shape Of dividends. He
asked that tho council permit the com
11.Sc S4r,i
price Of residential phone service from
ten to fifteen dollars per annum. On mo-
top of Mr.. Erambert the request was
granted. sSs " 3fi:s
The mayor, and treasurer were authorl-
5zed to borrow $1,000 to meet current ex-
penses. s 81 90
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES.
The rates OF charges for electric lights
will so into effect April LIST. For one
light the commercial charge Will be one
dollar per month, and proportionately
lesa in price as the number increases up
to five lights. when the price will be GO
cents each per month. The domestic rate
will be one light is cents per month. and
for five lights 40 cents each per month. 5s
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Baptist
Church gave q delightful silver tea In
the lecture room last Friday night. An
Interesting programme was rendered,
which was followed by bountiful feast
of good things. The entertainment was
perhaps the most -enjoyed of Its kind in
Farmvlle Tho sum OF $500 was taken
In, which will 60 towards improving the
church, .53 N
The ladies' Of the Baptist Church OF
Rice Depot gave delightful entertain
ment Friday night for the benefit of their
building fund. Rev. $. II. Thompson, OF
this place gave some readings from his
TYPES Of Virginia Character dialect
poems. which was highly enjoyed
s .Wllloughby Read gave one Of his UNDUE
and interesting entertainments IN tho AS
sembly Hall OF the State Normal School
last Tuesday evening otthe delight OF an
appreciatve audience.
TABLDAUx, AT THE NORMAL.
Tonnyson's "Dream OF Fair Women"
was presented in a series of tableaux In
the Assembly Hall by the Kappa Deltas
Of the Normal School Friday night to a
large audience. Music. vocal and instru-
mental, also recltations, added to the
Sattractiveness of the entertainment. The
entertainment was given for the benefit
of the Normal Annual, which will be
gotten out at an early, day. l.5
Rev. Mr.. Davis Of Cumberland county,
has had recently erected In the West end
Of the town a handsome private resi-
dence. f{ 81 3l * s55 x 3&
z Mr., Henry p. Jennings has accepted a
position with Messrs. Paulett Bugg.
Mrs. Donald NcRae, who has been
spending two weeks in town, has re-
turned home. g., ,ss
Mr.. c. z. Chappell has finished n des!r-
able addition to his storehouse.
Dr. Charles b. Crute has been offered a
lucrative position in West Virginia and
may leave in a few days to take charge
of It.
The Farmville Chapter OF U. D. c.. de-
sires to aid in the Confederate Bazaar to
BIO held in Richmond t.prll 18th to May
1st Several articles have already been
contributed
Mr.. IT. r. Barrow will buldNa large
storage room on second Street, east Of
Main, Tho house Will DO theth home OF
carriages bug,y,es and other goods offer
ed lin a we'll appointed commission BUSH
ness.