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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
GOOD FOR THE
MISSIONARY
Gets Raleigh Merchants to
Close Stores at 6 O'Clock.
N. CAROLINA AT ST. LOUIS
Raleigh Military in Good Condition
Major Newton Making an lnspec-
ton Tour of the Entire State.
Troops All Well-TraIned.
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RALEIGH. N. c.. May 22-An agree.
ment has been entered into by the NOR.
chants Of Raleigh by which ali
stores vii close Mt o'clock az.
ter Juno 1st. 30 as to give the
clerks time for recreation. Rev. Il. 9,
lists worked up the agreement.
Secretary T. X. Bruner, of tho North
Carolina Department of Agriculture. who
has just returned from St. Louis. where
he Is superintendent for the special ex.
hibits In agriculture, Is enthusiastic over
the outlook for The great exposition. and
especially the agricultural part Of 1t.
COMING TO VIRGINIA.
He has just completed a tour OF Texas,
Indian Territory. Mississippi, Louisiana,
Alabama, Florida. Georgia. and Tennes-
see In all Of which States he arranged for
special agricultural exhibits After spend.
Ing few days with his family he will
start on n tour OF North and South Caro-.
lima and Virginia on similar mission.
INSPECT MILITARY.
Major John Newton. who was here last
night to inspect the two Raleigh military
companies. expresses much qualification
Mt the excellent condition in which he
finds tho companies throughout tho
State.
He has visited Wilmington. Charleston,
Goldsboro Wilson. Tarboro. Washington.
Edenton. Hertford. Warrenton. Hender-
son, oxford and Raleigh since Tuesday Of
last week. and says he is surprised to
find the men so we'll trained and the or
ganzations In such good condition as
they are. being unusually 30 for men
without pay.
He finds remarkable little to crlticise
anywhere. He coca to Kinston Monday.
Fayetteville Tuesday, and Lum her Bridge
and Mapton Wednesday. These towns in
the western part OF the State Will be visit
ed Major Newton Is commandant OF
Fort Mcpherson. and Is detailed by the
War Department to inspect troops In this
State
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NO TOBAcCO>PLANTED
The People Glad that the Legislature
Has Adjourned.

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kBY Sv1LLTJ, VA, May 22.-Mr. ]. Her
bert prddy. prominent merchant and
mayor of Keysyille, who was married Mt
Furman, Ala, on the 18th to Miss Eliza
beth l.. Lee, returned to-day with his
bride after having taken an extended
southern tour.
Captain j. H. Drake, of the Southern
Railroad, Is out on the street again after
a months illness.
Messrs. Crawford and Company have
sold their stave mill, located In Lunen-
burg county, to Messrs. Bruce, Justis,
Duval and Mason.
Several northern gentlemen are pros
pecting in this vicinity for copper, and
options have been taken on several
farms.
Rev. Mr.. Boogher rector of the Ep,s.
cali for half Of his time for Cornwall
Drake Branch, aid Ascension Church, at
keysv1lle, and Will hold his first service
here on. the night Of the 3lst Of May.
No tobacco has been planted IN this
section, and very. little land has been
prepared, owing to the dry season.
There is MUCH rejoicing among tho
people that the Legislature has adjourned,
for they consider that the State Is now
safe for a while. If the session had been
extended they would have had to borrow
money to meet the extraordinary appro-
prations unnecessarily made.
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JOHN BRODNAX
HUNG FOR MURDER
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RE1DsvILLI5. N. O.. May 22.-John
Broadnax. who murdered Sidney Blair.
an aged and highly esteemed citizen of
the Oregon section. WIS hanged for this
crime Mt Wentworth to-day. ut 1885. Tho
execution took place in the presence OF
3thirty-odd people and the guards allowed
the sheriff by law.
N Deputy Sheriff ]. e. lambeth sprung
the trigger which ended the career OF
enc OF the most remarkable murderers
known IN history. and the execution was
In every way complete success. Death
resulted within twelve minutes after the
trap had been thrown. and there was
no sign Of a struggle OF pain to the vic
tim.
Just eleven minutes and ffty-eiEht
seconds had elapsed from the time tho
trap fell until life was extinguished and
the body cut down. The remains were
placed in the coffin and brought out for
those who were outside to see. Drs.
Matherson and McGehce. OF Madison.
had bought the body, paying three dol
lars therefor. and It was turned over to
them.
Broadnax murdered Blair and shot and /
wounded Miss sallic Walker, March 18th.
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had been selected to respond to this toast
but was called away from the banquet
end Judge John T. Goodrich spoke IN his
place; "Rappahannock Tribe" Prof. A..
b. Bowering; Our Squaws. May the
Council Fires ever Burn Brighter for
their Presence Mr.. c. O'Conor Cool
rick Following the toasts, Aud Lang
Syne and Home, Sweet Home were sung
by the banqueters and then good nights
were said.
Rev. l.. D. Craddock has resigned as
pastor Of Carmeal Church, In Caroline
county, and the resignation was accept
ed
Mr.. Robert A. Tdspaugh has purchased
of Mr.. C. i. stengle the latter,s. resi-.
and Lewis Streets. on private terms
Mr.. John NJ Griffin has purchased OF
Mrs. Virginia Patton the brick residence
on Main Street adjoining Mr.. Grihin's
mr.
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fredericksburg College.
'ecial to The Times-Dispatch.

FREDERICKSBURG VA, May "a
The commencement exercises OF Fred
ericksburg College will begin Thursday
evening. June 4th, with an entertainment
by the primary department. Rev. w. D.
Smith. rector of St Georges Episcopal
Church. will preach the bnccalaureate
sermon on Sunday, June 7th, at II o'clock
On Tuesday, June 9th. Rev. DR.. Russell
Cecil, of Richmond. will deliver the adj
dress before the Literary Societies and
on Wednesday. June 10th. the address
will he made by the graduates and the
degrees will be awarded.
The enrolment was the largest ever
had, the total being 217 There will be
several changes In the faculty for next
session. Prof S. w. Summerville Will
not teach next year, as he wishes to de-
vote more time to his business. He will,
however, emain In chage of the Assem-
bly, Home and School, Prof Osborne
Will so to Princeton University to study
for his degree, and Mr.. Glasgow, an A..
M. of Washington and Lee University,
will take Mr.. Osborne's place.
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SHOEMAKER COLLEGE
Closing Exercises of Highly Success
full Year,
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GATE CITY, VA, May 22.--'rhe com
mencement exercises, of Shoemaker Col
lege at Gate City, which began on tho
evening of May 10th, closed on the 10Th.
after a successful school year with
Prof. f. y. Fitzpatrick, of Bedford City
as principal
John Snodgrass received the medal
given by the Phoenix Literary Society
for defamation and IL. G. Wood the
Union Literary Socety's medal for same
Miss Naomi Hale won the ]. y, Kane
medal for excellence IN reading.
The j. y. Richmond prize for oratory
was awarded to j. I1. Carter and the
Rowling, Head and Sloan dcbateT's medal
sas awarded to II. G. Williams, The
PAU Henry scholarship medal was
ewardea 10 7, j. Stephenson.
Those receiving degrees were II. G.
Williams, II, X. McConnelly, j, a. Mob
lin and W. -. Peters.
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LIVE VIRGINIA HAPPENINGS
FROM THE FIELD AT LARGE

proper t PERSONS to distll whlseey and that
cense; ]. G. Barker, P!ggs postoffice; I'D
yard yard Jones Riggs W Jones Dry
miles ae North 'e 81 chatRam; = e. Walker
three miles northwest of Chatham.
old, was jailed early this morning,
CHARGED with abd d rte .old
on Monday night, walked to :Middlebrook,
g distance Of twelve miles. where she was
a pl great deal deal of excltement over the ru-
NOR late last night that he killed the girl
and threw her body IN q cave on Sears
morning when she was located at Middle
brook.
s S1RT q Ss ss YA Msuas
which arrived at this port to-day, report
IL Eh H6ar sEfefh at to sunKen Wee
face Of the water, the same being me-
The " wreck Is floating in twelve fathoms
of water
Of Nf4hR e sshaeno III Rer M
mouth, N. s., was sighted May 10th. by
the four-masted schooner Frederick w:
Day. In latitude S3 degrees. 20 north and
longitude 76 degrees II west She Is lum-
Der laden: deck load and masts gone
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, May 22.-The
Old Dominion liner Monroe. which has
been at. the ship-yard for, the past two
weeks. dropped down to pier, to-day to
folk tomorrow to finish loading and viii
sail Sunday for New York. propeller
teratlons have been made on her upper
decks In order to make her lighter.
The barn on the. farm Of Mr.. Gordon
Granger, situated near, jefferson Park
Hotel; vas destroyed ny fire about
of hay. Had the wind been from the
south " vest the NV 6NwelltinS TOO would
out of the barn before the flames had
gained rnuch Roadway. Sparks from a /
lighted cigarette did the damage.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. May 22.-The
striking carpenters are still out and there
seems seem, ~, 10 be absolutely no change ~ the
70 submit their demands to an Arbitration
Committee, but the contractors have not
accepted this proposition, Both sides are
no telling when the strike will end. Very
lew non-union carpenters have been put
TO work by the n,,, contractors and the work
on many buildings Is still at n stand
sun; The, prospect of a general, symph-
lnetic strike of all the trades unions was
non ana 0 tie chamb ns C Of ]
meetings, The committee appointed by
the carpenters TO act In this matter has
taken no decided steps up to this time,
ROANOKE. VA, May PA meeting
was =, held this afternoon IN the interest
q tha JgGs q HTssa yoG
q resolution which was adopted. denounc-
Ing the Rusplan, ana all other. govern
r efn1s w4ih people for their
About 500 was raised. and q committee
was appointed to solicit additional sub
scriptions.
aWYTHEviLLE.. VA, May 22.--The au-
the shows Of the Layton Carnival Com
unce was about 10 conclude' After hard
T mo anf lent was saved from Are 6a.
estimates his loss at $500
Large crowds continue to visit the
carnival daily, The gambling concerns
nave been closed by the authorities
ORANGE, VA. May 1,-Thirty baskets
OF homing pigeons were received hero to-
saturday morning. This Ia the regular
lWo-hundled,mle station for Philadelphia
p.rds, and thousanas ARC liberated here
a Tow years ago 1,26O birds were llb-
Grated here at tie same time. aud the
United. states A photographer from Pnl-
adelphia came here and took Photographic
Of The scene Of that liberation.
FREDERlCt<sBHRG VA. May 22
Last night. while investigating to as
certain the cause " some trciible with
Waller, an employe of tho water depart
meat, lowered lantern In tho manh9ls
and there was Immediately u terrific
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
RED ITEMS BANQUET.
Covers Laid for Two Hundred and
Fifty--Toasts and Music.

FREDERIcKSBuRG, VA, May 22.-
The banquet to At the Exchange Hotel last
Red Men of Virginia and Invited guests
by Rappahannock Tribe. No liz. OF this
city, was a most successful and enjoy
able occasion. Covers We're laid for two
hundred and nifty and every seat was oc,
eupied, While the courses were bei,.y
seryed. ,rhilow's Orchestra. OF Richmond
furnished choice Music. Or. j. Garnet
King was POSTMASTER and introduced the
Ing toasts: "rraternities and the Good
~. D. Carter; Hrhe Red Men OF Virr.
lion" responded to by Mr.. John W. Cher
ri, III Norfolk; Observation-Disclosures
Present and Future" Captain s. J. Quinn
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edfpSSsSn the M' Mssfh %ds
b and oG3y oyd Gpe were also quite
badly burned. Councilman M. S; Chan
ccllor, who was standing near, hnd ms
mustache and eye brows singed. me eh,
ploson was due to the fact that gas mao
ESCAPED from the gas pipes into the sewer
| pipes.
SALEM. VA. May 22-severa weeks
9 qd Justice e. camp1er fnea the M95
trains on Sunday Ha'' The e. company appealed
onnI the Of ths aaSe0 to jurs
decided in favor of the railway com
pany.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, May s2nJuddg GEL y.
has granted license to, Mike o'sullyan
atrck Street :" this 's city. but Just il Fair
fax, county. over the boundary line. Ses,
a e aoon o oa a hS p Police prose
stances s,,a y Tie case, Judge Love grated
Of its class lass x grained nj i'H IN FaIrfax county
| since the Mann bill became law
largest party of tie season went to Lake
Drummopd Tuesday and RETURNED We'd ed
long she padded her white canoe
/ TWO, OF tho girls found n mouse ana q
lizard In their bed.
L.YNs,CHBgRG. VA. May 22 III, ne
Mr.. John j. Hughes is secretary has
been awarded tho contract for carrying
the mails In the screen wagon service, zee,
union depot. Heretofore the conlract
has. beer, awarded TO concern In Wash,
inston, ~ G., by whom II was snpiet
party Such method of awarding tlts
contract was contrary TO law, a1a me s
iha wns called to the atte en- Con.
sressman Glass. In response to his rep,
ssssienla,lons the department annnlie m ne %
he lowest bidder the Lynchburg Trans,
ri IT, Company. whose bid was nine hundred
CHATHAM. VA, May 22.--Judge James
Y. Iredway Thursday, after hearing testl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
GOSPEL HALF
CENT A HEAD
Petersburg People Lacking in
Material Appreciation.
EARLY-CLOSING MOVEM'T
Executive Committee Of the Epworth
League Convention Elects Officers
and District Chairman-Large
Black Eagle.
EARLY-CLOSlNG MOVEM'T
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA. May 22.-Rev.
George r. Stuart, who is conducting n
series Of services in this city. notified
his audience last evening that II any
| more collections were taken during the
meeting they would have to be taken by
| somebody else. After taking collections
for five evenings the total amount re-
ceived Is not sufficient to defray one
fourth of the expenses of the warehouse
| for the occasion. which cost $4,000 At
| no Service have the collections averaged
onehalf cent for each person present.
| Night before last the total collection
amounted to nine dollars and few cents,
and S4.85 of this amount was in copper
| cents.
Mr.. Stuart has made a favorable i'm
preston upon the people In this city.
He is preaching with great power, and
his services thus far have been free from
| any sensntlonalsm
The body Of Mrs. Florence Wells was
brought to Petersburg this afternoon
from Richmond and buried in Blandford
| Cemetery.
The body of Mr.. R. q. BEDFORD, for
merly a we'll known citizen Of Peters
burg. also reached here from Richmond
this afternoon. and was buried in Bland
ford.
JUNIOR SYCAMORE.
Mr.. J. w. Brown, of Petersburg, was
elected Great Junior Sycamore by the
Great Council Of Red Men Of Virginia,
In session in Fredericksburg, yesterday.
The Richmond Stars said to be the
best baseball team in Richmond, will
play the Petersburg team In this city
tomorrow afternoon at quarter past
4 o'clock The Stars expect to bring
large crowd with them over on their
special car. Hooker, and Morris compose
the battery for Petersburg. It Is proba-
Bile that large number of rooters will
attend this game.
Messrs. w. II. Wilcox, Isham r. Dyer
c. G. Cashon and George Brown nre call
ing on the merchants in this city In an
effort to have them close their stores at
Q o'clock In the evening during the sum-
mer.
Thu Executive Committee of the Ep-
worth League Convention of Virginia, in
session at the Young Mems Christian
Association, in this city. last evening,
elected the following officers and district
chatrmen: President, II. r. Dadmun, of
Norfolk; Norfolk District, Rev. j. H.
Vim; Petersburg District, r. II. Gill;
Lynchburg District. Rev. 8. j. Batten;
Danvill District, Mr.. McGhee: West Rich
lottesville District, Rev. Ernest f. Hall;
Rappahnnnock Richmond and Ports
mouths Districts to be supplied.
Petersburg was selected as the place
for the meeting of the next conference.
Mr.. Otto Kahn. Of this city, has q large
black eagle, which was captured few
days ago by motorman near Drewry's
Bluff. The wings of the eagle measure
eight feet from tip to tip.
The Country Club gave dance at their
clubhouse In Dinwiddie this evening.
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RIack-Eos.,ter.


t'AkhyIl1LE, VA, May 22-Auss Ida
venable Foster. daughter OF Mr.. Roland
Foster. OF Cumberland county. and Mr..
A. NJ Black. OF Indiana, We're married
was performed beneath an arch in the
yard by. Rev. Walter Foster. brother OF
the bride: Miss Matte Leigh Cunning
and approached the wedding arch with
Miss Annie Johnson. After spending the
night ut the home OF the BRIDES sister and
brother Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, In Prince
Edward county. they left for their future
homo In Tazewell county.
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Not Highway Robbery.

ALEXANDRIA,. VA, May 22-Elmer
Tell and Ben Scrivener were given a
hearing In the Police Court this morning
by Mayor Simpson on the charge OF as
saulting, and robbing w. s. Klngree. OF
terday morning,
it was shown that Tell got a $50 note
from Kingree to get out quarter, but
instead got 1t changed and spent several
dollars. The Mayor said his case was not
one of robbery from the person and fined
him only So, but Scrivener, whose Of
tense was adjudged much more serious.
was sent to jail for six months. When
Itingree was searched at the station house
he had $50 left,
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ANATOMICAL BOARD.
Bodies of Executed Prisoners Turned
Over to Medical Colleges.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.
= r,fTsII Thu Mr.

n .I Especial 10 TIC IlrntS-IUsihtc Gu
RALEIGH, N. c., MAY 2.-The North
Carolina Anatomical Board was organ
lied here to-day under the act OF the
last Legislature with r. II. Whitehead,
Chapel HILL president: DR., A. w. Good
win, Of Raleigh. secretary md treasurer.
Other members are Drs. G., N. Maxwell.
Davidson; f. X. Cooke. Wake Forest.
The law makes 1t mandatory that bodies
of all persons executed or prisoners who
die during thslr terms Of imprisonment,
be turned over to the board for distri-
button among medical colleges of the
State.
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Haga-Warriner.

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FAkalv LIE, VA, May 22.-Afiss Myr-
tie j. Wnrrincr and MIR. Clifford A.
Haga were married at Olive Branch
Church, in Prince Edward county, on
Tuesday, May 10Th. After receiving hearty
their future home, WashIngton, D. c..
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Leith-Rawlings.
Especial to The TImes.Dispatch.)

pretty wedding was soieinnIzed ut noon
Thursday, May 2lst. mt the residence OF
the bride 8 mother. near Sccott Springs.
ings became the bride OF Mr. Walter
Gregg Leith, both we'll known socially
in this county.
Tho officiating minister was Rev. ].
H. Kuhlman. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Lelth left for an extended bril-
dial tour to the eastern cities.
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ORANGE ELECTION
Town Officers to Be Selected in June.
Will Test Office.

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ORANGE, VA, May 2.-The terms of
town officers having been extended to
September LIST, and the election for two
years term from that date, will be held
here Tuesday, June 9th.
Tho telegraph office of this place Is to
be wire-test office. and large switch
board has been put up In the tower.
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Wouack-Swan.

Especial to The Times Dispntch)
4 FARMVILLE. VA. May 22,-Mr. EN-
nett Womack and Miss Wilson Swan
were quietly married at the home of the
bride on Thursday. May 18th, at 0
o'clock. They will mako their homo In
Prince Edward county
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Mr. II. w. Fuller of Washington,
general passenger agent Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. was In Richmond for a
few hours yesterday, en- route to Old
Point. where he will remain for short
time.
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THE VANDERBILTS
ON THE MOUNTAINS
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(Sneclnl 70 inc ilWcs'Dsnntch,l
AsHEVILI>E, N. -, May 22.-Alr. and
Mrs Vanderbilt Mrs. Elliott +. Shep-
po,d, Mr.. and Mrs. William Field and Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt left this morning for
pisgah Limiting rh Lodge 90 on me the Tat OF
to Canton. where horses and carriages
awaited to take them ZIP the Pigeon River
Road, and thence UP the road un tho
mountain, They will remain until Tues
day and will visit the site of the new
lodge to be built on Looking Glass Moun-
tain t&
The location Of the lodge Just begun Is
on Looking Glass Mountain, on the VEST
ern end of the Plsgah range. 1t is q
beautiful spot III the primaeyal forest and
lodge will be built of huge logs, and Will (
have enormous fireplaoes to burn wood !
eight feet long.
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women who suffer from headache, back.
nche, bearing-dowu pains and other con-
sequences Of womanly disease, can be
completely cured by the use Of Doctor
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. It es-
tablishes regularity, dries weakening
drains, heals inflammation and ulcera-
ton and cures female weakness.
sAbout two years ngo was taken sick and Il
seemed as II had no nerves at all" writes Mrs.
T. Woodbect, Of Delray. Mich aCoud not
work an hour u the day without being tired
out; doctored drst with one physician then
With another, hut did no, receive any benefit.
One would aay one thing and the next something
else. had almost given up when thought
your medicine NIGH, help me, SO wrote 10 You
asking what 70 %, You advised me TO take br.
Pierce's Favorlte Prescription and Golden Med.
!eal Dtsceyery,' ! dld 50 and could see q differ,
and felt better than had ip long time, Can
WORK al day now and not feel tired Us would
~ an hour before taking your treatment
thiuk IL tie only medicine"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure diz.
illness aud sick headache,
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Captain Westbury, district passenger
agent Of the Southern, Is still In New
Orleans, where he went with the Veterans
and the Howitzers. He will return with
the party on their special train next
week.
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GO THROUGH TO
CHASE CITY SOON

Beginning on next Monday the local
passenger train which has been running
over the Southern Railroad between
Richmond and Keysville will operate be-
tween this city and Chase City. No
change In the schedule will be made as
a result OF the determination to run the
train through. 1t will leave Richmond
every afternoon at 6 o'clock, reaching
Keysvtlle at 8:45. and arriving at Chase
City at OPS.
The incoming train will leave Chase
City at 5:l5 A. NJ, reaching Richmond
at S:45.
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CHATHAM. VA. May 22.--Judge James
A. Iredway Thursday. after hearing test'-