The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
CANDIDATES
IN The 4. FIELD |.
Fight for State Senator !. IN n.
Fredericksburg District.
WASHINGTON INN SOLD
Heavy Rainfall Since Saturday IN North
nivirginia and all the Streams Are re- 4
Floode Steamers on the Rap
pahannook Delayed.

'..s0a /Srortn1 to The Times. Dlsputch.) n,
r,aa,,,ino,t Democrats from Spotsylvaniai
no,,,,iv, who were here yesterday. stateu
,thnt the name of Judge Robert ~; WI
5ior.Nor the County Court, Of SpotsSlV' NJ
viii he presented before tho next co tlVeh-
! ,nn Sror tho Democratic nomination ior
.stnie senntor from this district when
ia co,nnosed of Spotsylvania Louisa any
Stafford counties, and the city o. fieu-
'oricksburg. Judge It. w. Sims, OF l1o 10, 81,
1t IS understood, will be put TO" ware ~.
the honor BY his COUNTY 3ya aha .e 81 e. STAT
ford. will no doubt be q candidate tor r..
nomination, backed by the SOLID supPort
Of his county. Fredericksburg VIII prop.
.ably5 not bring forward d candidate. at
loast none Of her citizens has SO 1ar
been mentioned In that connection.
y Mr.. a. Loe wenson has purchased OF ti'e
estate Of John 9. Shelton. the properly
on Main Street known as the WASH
ngton Inn, on private terms.
Mossrs James Robinson and Amos SILL
liyan. OF Stafford county, were tried yes
terdny afternoon In n Magistrates Court
at Roach's Mill, charged with fighting
In the public highway and Robinson was
fined IS and costs, amounting to IS, ny
justice Thomas w. Franklin.
DR.. Walter. OF Maryland preached NJ
White Oak Church, III Stafford county,
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. md
again to-day at II o'clock to fine consre-
gations
The revival In the Christian Church,
which has been In progress all Of the past
week, resulted In the addition or rive
members to the church. The preachlng
was done by Rev. Preston a. Cave, OF
Richmond.
Rev. j. Nv. Hickman, Of Spotsylyanla
county, will leave tomorrow for Vest
moreland county, to assist Rev ~ K.
Holman in%a meeting at Grants Church'
in the latter county. $3.50
HEAVY RAINFALL
Rain has been falling here heavily at
frequent intervals since Saturday and
all Of the streams are flooded. The Rap
spnhannock River Is very high and still
rising, and the Weems steamer from
Baltimore, due here Saturday nisht, has
not arrived.
THE Peoples Steamboat Company Of
this city, Is said to have In contempla-
ton the establishment Of line from
Norfolk to Crisfleld. Md, via, urbanna.
Irvington and Rockville.
At a mass meeting Of citizens Of Es->
sex county, heldSn few days ago ut Tap
pnhannock, for the purpose Of deVlsing
some means for improving the public
highways, n cQmmlttee was appointed
composed Of Messrs. J.. NJ. Terrlll. u L.
Baker Robert Beverly. w. J. Parker, ].
e. Kidd. John r.. Halle, Rev. Joseph
Lewis II. l.. Newbll and r.. G Nealc
to confer with the Board Of Supervisors
Of the county and report some plan at
a meeting of citizens to DO held at The
April term of court
The Underwater Agricultural and Stock
Association OF Essex county has elected
the following Officers for 1903:
~. P. Wilkinson, president; B. B. Brock
enbrough and j. T.. Green. Yice-presi-
dents; r. j. Duke, secretary; r. L. Pen
dleton, treasurer These with r. T.. Ellis,
Joseph Baker,BJ. p. Taliaferro, w. w.
Fisher. j. NJ. Lewis and w. p. Ilosk iil:
form the Board of Directors. The time
for the next agricultural fair has not been
selected.
Al a meeting held few days ago by
the public school teachers Of Bowling
Green District. in Caroline county, es-g
says were read by Misses I. 3 !. Glassell,
Annie McCnllcy and Lizzie Wright. AM
other meeting viii be held at Sparta on
April 18th. !,
rho members Of Uppervlle Baptist
Church, in Fauquler county, have found
cd q scholarship at Richmond College: TO
be known as the 7. b. Lake scholarship,
as u compliment TO their n irI pastor TO
One hundred ana fifty negroes and fifty
mules have been brought from Alabama
10 work on double tracking the Southern
Railroad through Culpeper county. The
bringing of these mon from such dis
lance was made necessary BY the scarcity
OF labor in this part of the State.
Messrs, B. II, Gipson and II. l., Bond,
Of Orange county, have secured contracts
for railroad construction In West Vlr-
glnla and have carried with them to that
state iseventy-flv colored laborers OF
Orange county to engage In the work
The coored people OF Tnppahannhck
have formed II stock company, purchased
property and opened n store with two
clerks In charge to cater to tho trade of
| stockholders and colored people gener-
| Tally.
The necessary sgners having been Sc
cured to local option petition and pre-
scented to Judge r, II Rcale. the court
has ordered an election to take place In
| Marshall District, In Richmond county,
on April Goth.
The stable, with contents Of grain and
feed belonging Ia Alexander Walker In
J lower Eauquier county, was destroyed by
fires few days ago, no insurance.
Mr. II. -. Beddoo has purchased of ~
NJ, Realo the buildings, wharf and land
attached at Beales Wharf, on Nomlnl
Creek In Westmoreland county.
Mr. L. Brown, Of Southwest Virginia
| has purchased the Emanuel farm, III
Orange county. Mr., Emanuel and family
i
sixteen fine sheep belonging to Mr.
James Ballard, In Fauquler county, were
killed by two dogs II few nights ago.
Messrs. James w, Garrett, c. W, vii
liams, w, w. Lewis, j. W. Coons anf
G, u. Apperson have been appointed com
mssioncrs to condemn the right OF way
and assess damages for land in double
tracking the Southern Railroad In Cu
pepper county. f4
Mr., Charles Beeler, of Free Port. III,
has purchased of b, y. Gouger his farm
in Louisa county, containing $50 acres, ol
private terms
ROY. DR.. !. S. Dill Is sick and was mn
able to fill his pulpit ut tho TaptlI
Church here yesterday. lie is now some
what Improved.
, 4 washout on the Piedmont. Erener
icksburg and Potomac Railroad to-day
prevented tlte train With passengers ant
! mali from this city from making the triI
to Orange. aag.
! rho Rappahnnnock River Is very high
and still rising, Reports are that al
7 streams up tho country are swollen ant
1t is expected that the flood will exceed
: any for years.
!, In Lawrenceye.