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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-25
ELLA GRAY's TRIAL
Charged With Murder Of Roanoke
Drummer in Abingdon.
(special 10 Tho Times. Disputch.)

Especial to Tho Times .Dlspntch.)
Z ABINGDON. VA, March A.-Afters
nearly two days Of effort, a Jury has boon
cmpanelled in the case Of Ella Baker
Gray, colorcd, one-fourth Indian, for tho
murder OF G.. NJ. Lester, OF Roanoke.
drummer for Brooks, Meade & Co.., but
who turns out to be Melville G. Chester,
!ot Pennsylvania. on the evening of Jnnu-s
airy ed last Only three witnesses were
examined In the afternoon. These
proved tho finding of the dead body. com
petely and deliberately clad, In the front
hail Of the accused, who had fled, but
was soon arrested. The contest to-day
has been first over the Introduction ofithe
evidence OF the finding from the trunk Of
the deceased a number Of letters from his
brother in Plttsburg, Pa, by which he
was shown to have travelled under his
stage name in Virginia. This the court
ruled out. Tho next and as yet unde-
cidcd contest Is over tho introduction OF
the articles found on the deceased, In
Guiding n number of letters. This tho
Commonwealth is resisting. L. p. Sum
mers and Daniel Trigg represent the de-
tense. and Attorney for the Common
wealth Psi. Davenport is assisted by
p w. Campbell member OF the latc Con-
stltutional Convention.
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Il ~ n
1,he county collects $50, whereas the.
city wants. $3.50 The brewery stock was
formerly held altogether BY local CAPT
talists. Now tits owned by Portsmouth
and Philadelphia capitalists and BY n
few. Norfolk investors. ! lis tho first tmo
the question OF town or county taxation
Of this character has come before the
courts OF this Statc.e
( The Board Of Health has ordered a
register for the norguc, which will be In
operation within two weeks. The regis
ter will prove or the utmost sonvico, not
only to the newspapers in obtaining at'-
thcntic Information, 4, but ,s to friends OF
missing ones. The register VIII give St!'e
name (whcnhHnown)s sage,. color. marks
and "a general description Of al bodies
received. With the reg lister It will be pos
sible to determine whether the body
buried from the morgue 1s the the one for for
which search is begin made, and prevent
tie confusion arising from many coh.
fficting indentincations. The necessity Of
such a register Is apparent becauso Of
the number OF unidentified bodies here
rarcnt1y fg. it5i3 t5.&{ y. af /.
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METHODIST /:
CONFERENCE
Three lTltlT 't'', Z Hundred Delegates
Gather in Fredericksburg.
SESSIONS BEGIN 3; TO-DAY.
Rev. W. W. Wagner, Of keyser, Viva.
Preached the Annual Sermon Last
Nght-Rev. y Ohm Harmon to ss5#
Lecture Friday Night. 4. N

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TRED15lst OK s5 URIC IVA, March M.--
Much interest is felt not only here, but
generally, in the approaching sessions Of
tho Baltimore Conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, which will
convene in the Methodist Church in this
city tomorrow. The clerical and lay
delegates will number about 300, and
Bishop A. Coke Smith, Of North Caro-
lima, will preside. The opening sermon
was preached by Rev. Mr. Wagner. Of
5Keyser, w. Va tonight before the reg
sular business sessions OF the conference
began. On Tuesday night the anniver-
sary OF the s,tnday-school Board will be
held, and Friday night Rev. John Hati-
non D. D.,3Wil1 deliver his great lee
.ture on Tub Philosophy Of Diogencs, -
On Sunday the ordination Of deacons
and elders will be held during the day,
there being both a morning and evening
session each day. Rev. George T.. Tyler
is the pastor or the church here. III;
Homes have been secured for all Of the
ministers, delegates and visitors, and Our
people look forward with pleasure to
entertaining these strangers within our
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IIH1II I70I" -I0HT11I - .7I-7 -. u.
SULLINSI COLLEGE
Or. II. G. Waterhouse in Charge Of
Methodist School at Bristol.
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BRISTOL. VA, March pam import
ant change in connection with the man
iagernent of Sulllns College for young In
dies located here, Is announced. Tho
Board Of Trustees Of that institution
have elected DR.. r. G. Waterhouse, OF
Emory, Va, to be president of sullins
College, Associated with Dr.. Water
house as vlcc-prosldent and manager of
the school will be Rev r. r. Handy.
,rhe school will continue In charge OF
tho Methodlsts, South, OF the Hoston
Conference, although tho now manage
mcnt agrees to assume a debt OF some
$4,000 OH It's own responsibility. The new
president and his associates will, 1t is
understood, pay this debt out Of their
own pocket. Dr. Waterhouse Will cons
tinue also as president Of tho we'll known
school Of Emory and Henry, at Emory.
Va, one Of tho best known Methodist
schools in tho conference, being solely
for the education Of young women.
DR.. N. S. Barker. whom Dr.. Water
house succeeds as president of Sullins
College, has been in charge OF the school
for three years. and has given eminent
satisfaction. His removal Is duo solely
to the financial arrangement the board
was able to make with Or. Waterhouse.
whereby tho trustees no longer have to
provide for the interest on tho debt, nor
10 be responsible for its final settlement.
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gates" who will undoubtedly enjoy the
hospitality and social pleasures for which
this city Is noted during their stay
Members Of ull denominations of this
city join in entertaining the visitors dur-
ing conference week. 4
Delegates to tho conference comm enced
to arrive to-day and were assigned to
their homes during their stay IN the city.
The annual sermon preached tonight
at tho Methodist Church by rev. w. w.
Wagner, Of Keyser. W. Va, WAS q
strong discourse, and was listened to
with great Interest by q large audience,
in which were many strangers. fter
the sermon the sacrament Of the Lords
Supper was administered. &E The con fer
ence will meet In business session We'd
ncsday morning AT O'clock. Row. Geo.
II. Tyler, pastor OF the Methodist Church
hcre, who Is just concluding his second
year, has completed his report for the
conference, which shows q steady growth
OF the church in this city.
WASFrOUTS fNIENDED.
The washouts on the Piedmont. Fred
erlcksburs and Potomac Railroad have
boer mended, and tho trains were able
to get through to Orange to-day.
The steamer Lancaster Of the Wcems
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The Norfolk and western has cons,
q nod sxhrt m TIA dhnff md ktltfl abba

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rhe Norfolk and western has cons,
menoed work on the depot md turfi-table
1T Cripple Crock, tho terminal point OF
tho Cripple Creek Railroad, ten miles
from here. The Virginia iron. Coal and
Coke Company, who own immense depos-
It's Of hematite ores ut that point and
have been putting III washer plants there,
will commence operations about April
the 1Ht. a
4. This opens up one Of the largest do
;I,osits Of brown and red fcmatite ores
in Southwest Virginia. that, for want Of,
railroad facilities has not been worked
to any extent. although the Little
.Wythe" furnace was run on these ores
for thirty or forty years, and some other
small charcoal furnaces were supplied
from this deposit. 1t was not fully de-
vcloped till the present owners came in
possession. * III "a 5l 5 al
The cotton mills at Freis have COM
1nenced operations. One hundred opera
tivcs from the South passed here recently
to work there. $s e e ls5
Rain has held the farmers back from
spring work. Consequently very little
plunting has been done. The prospect for
wheat is the best in this section that 1t
has boen In years.
Joseph P. Vaughan, a. sewing machine
agent, was badly hurt hero Saturday by
his team becoming frightened, running
away and throwing him OUT, He was
taken to his homo In Grayson county
to.6ay.
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LIQUOR QUESTION
IN FARMVILLE.
Saloons Closed Saturday and
a DlspensaEry Will Open
To-Day.
fspccIal 10 Tho Times Dispntch.)

.
< FA1aMyILLE. VA. March 24.-Novor
in the history Of Farmvlle has the liquor
question excited SO much attention. No
thing but whiskey Is being discussed.
The FIVE saloons OF Farmyille closed Sat-
lurday night at 1880 O'Clock, never to
reopon again, unless tho dispensnry act
Is repealed by the Legislature. S
There was some talk Saturday OF ono
of tho saloons opening this week. but
every saloon In the town, has been tight
~ closed and no liquor so far as known
has been sold by any of them.
Main Street presents an election day
scene. All of the liquor men went to
iLynchburg yesterday to consult their at
torney, Mr.. Coleman, 1t Is reported no
advised them not to open again unless
the act is repealed, They are In Richmond
to-day with petition signed by large
number Of citizens Of Farmyrle, asklnH
that the dispensary act be repealed. onN
will likely present It to tho Legislature
The dspensary board appointed by the
Town Council two years ago were IN scs-
sion tonight. and decided that they
would open a diapensary Wednesday,
morning. The stock has been purchased
and the building to be used will be that
now occupied by G., II. Bliss saloon. They
have not ut this writing appointed u
man to conduct the business. They VIII
only elect temporary tender at this
meeting The dispensary board consists
OF three OF Farmylle's most prominent
and best known business mon. They are
DR. Peter Winston, Or, r. M. Bidgood
and ". II. Clark
The ladies' are taking an active part
In tho matter now, and q petition signed
by over one hundred OF them Will be
presented to tho Legislature and Senate
nsAIng that the diapensary act be not
repealed, A like petition signed by great
number OF voters OF Farmyllle District
will also be presented to both houses, II
Is not likely that either branch of the
Legislature Will take any action until
Senator Wilkins, who Is the patron of
the dlspensary bill. RECEIVERS sufficiently
from illness to resume his duties In the
senate. He has been confined to his home
for over q week. There have been Very
few DRINKS in town to-day, y any,
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indictments In Alexandria.

Especial to The Times. Dispatch,)
ALEXANDRIA,. VA, March 2a-The
grand jury for Alexandria county, which
was in session this morning and yester-
day, reported two indictments against
Amos r. Elllott--one on, the charge Of
stealing slSl from Walker Methodist
Church, and the other for stealing $23i
from William Marcy. He was arrested
IN New York, and was brought back here
after a renuisition had been Issued for
him by Governor Montague, Bernard
Lewis and Robert Dewey, both colored.
were indicted for housebleakng, and
Reason Johnson, coored. was indicted
for malicious and felonions assault
Dewey waived Jury trial, and Judge
Love sentenced him to two years In the
penitentiary.
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NEW RECTOR G / /
IS CALLED |. ] |. ]
Newport News Church. Hopes
!. to- Get Rev. WIN. D. Smith ii
.DEEPWAT.E3R RAIL ROAD ",
Reports from West Virginia Confirm,
/. the Recent Statement that II viii
bs5i bs 4 Comp titor Of the Present
Goal Carrying Roads
Especial t. me Times s lspst Itch. ]

E.58 Especial ID Tho Times Dlspstch.)
S NEWPORT NEWS, VA. March 24.--
The vcstry OF st. Pauls Episcopal
Church, which has been without pastor
since February 18th. when Row.. j. Fran,
! els Rlbblo resigned to accept q call from
st. Johns Church, Petersburg. has ex-
tended d Gull to Rev. W. NJ. D. Enlths
pastor OF st. Georges Church, T'rede-
ricksburg The. fact that The call had
been Issued was kept very quiet by this
vestryg OF st. Pauls, because Of the fact.
that so much was written about the call
extended 10 Rev. Dr.. W. u. Evans. Of
Richmond, who declined. Mr.. Smith arr
Z rived in tho city yesterday, however, to
look over the field and to-dnyit became
Known that no had been rendered q call.
Mr.. Smith spent yesterday and to-day IN
the city, and loft this afternoon for his
home. lie was favorably impressed, and
although he did not give any definite am
swer, It is fully expected that he will
accept the call.
To-day is tho first day OF the regular
Circuit Court term, but Judge Backstone
missed the boat In washington last night
and failed to arrive this morning. Flo
will be hero tomorrow, however. and tho
court will convene. III
f * DE1oPWATER RAILROAD.
Another letter has been received from
Charleston W. Va, confirming the res
cent statement that the 5DeepWat or Rails
road Company Is seeking a Underwater
outlet and Is destined to DO a competition
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company from the -Knnnwha coal fields
and the Norfolk and Western from the
Pocahontns fields The letter Is from O
we'll known newspaper man OF Charles
ton, who IS said to be one OF the best
informed men in the State on railroad
matters. & The letter states that tho road
Is undoubtedly destined to become
competitor OF the Chesapeake and Ohio.
although as yet no one can say whore tha
terminal will be located. Major W. N.
Page, general manager OF tho Gauley
Mountain Coal Company, is said to be thu
leading spirit in the enterprise. H.
AS tho result Of q raid on Rockets,
made several nights ago by sergeants
O,Hara and Crafford, Rosa Last was
fined $3.50 and sl2.75 for keeping a housd
of il-fame, and $3.50 for selling liquor on
Sunday in the POLICE Court this morning.
Minnie Westmorcland, Daisy Kline and
Annie Nelson, three women arrested In
tho womans house, wero each put under
bonds of 5000 for twelve months.
81 Sergeant Reynolds to-day arrested e.
gC. Steward, a young man. who is wanted
by the Berkeley authorities on the charge
OF obtaining money under false pretenscst
The prisoner Will be held until an officer
is sent for him.
Three descrters, arrested for the trains
Ing ship Lancaster, were driven through
tho country this morning to Yorktown
where the ship is anchored. EEK
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Line. ran into the wharf at Leedstown
on her last trip from here. injurlng the
wharf and breaking one Of her paddles.
The new steamer Middlesex. of this line,
due here Saturday night from Baltimore.
was unable 10 reach the city on account
of the high water, and had to return TO
Baltimore. .ssti.
lpenslon board. after many Of her clti-
zens had declined to serve, The now
board has organized, with p, Bloxton
az chairman and r. T., Duyali tiecretary.
The county Jail at Stafford Courthouse
has for some time been without an oc-
cupant.
The food In the Rnppahannock River
Is subsiding and whilst the water was
very high no serious damagA resulted
beyond Interfering with the arrival and
departure OF steamers,
Tho Exchange Hotel, which has been
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Germans From the West

Especial to Tho Tmes Dlsphtch.l -.
sTARAIVILT.D, VA, March 24.--German
families from the West are locating in
this vicinity rapidly. Through land and
emIgrant agent sommers. who has his
office in Farmvlllc three families nave
recently bought desirable farms close ,. Q g. 10
Farmville and have already moved itn ,
families here. The farms bought Dy ms
class of people already are; Colome. DUN JUN,
t1y p' the price o paid was 5000; the farm
~ r r. wver Lancaster In Cumberland
a y Nv yna sold for IS, 900 also. Tho Lg-!
On farm, owned by Mr.. Hamlet. was
sold for s, 500 Mr.. sommers expects to
settle great many more or ms people IN {
,rwn Of the families recently moved here
came from Minnesota, and the other from
Wisconsin,. 5lf
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ternoon, owing to the high water In
Potomac run left his horse at farm
house, walked around and crossed the
railroad bridgeFand kept his appointment
after walking d distance Of seven miles.
Mr.. Valentine Danneh, Of this city.
had two Of mis- toes mashed off by an.
iron bar. which fell OH his foot
Mr.. Charles T.. Goolrlclt, OF this city,
has secured an honorable discharge. from
the navy and obtained position with,
tho cedar w orks ut Norfolk.
MIR. r.. S. Mitchell, proprietor Of r..
vlngton Beach Hotel, at 1ryington, who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-25
IN BUENA VISTA
Board Of Trade Of the Business MEMS

$50, IoTSdItAeu,5 5sif .a5yl 81 81 ss
Especial to Tho Times. Dlspatch.)
.E BUDNA VISTA, VA, March 24.-Pur-
suant to adjournment the business men
Of Buena Vista who met on March 10th
for the purpose OF organizing Board
OF Trade for Buena Vista. mot again at
the courthouse last night. The report
Of the Committee on Organization. APP
pointed on March 10th, was brought in
and after some immaterial alterations
ives adopted. 1t is proposed In plan OF
organization that tho organization shall
be known as the 'Bucna Vista Board Of
Trade" with tho following officers:
President FIRST and second yice-presi-
dents. secretary and treasurer. Board
OF Directors, consisting Of fifteen mem
bers OF which tho president and two
vice presidents shall be cx.olllcio mcm-
bers Tho Board Of Directors shall have
general control OF the said organization.
The advisabilitY OF sending delegates to
the recently organized Board Of Trade
Of Virginia, WHICH meets IN Richmond r e n,,n
April 18th, was discussed sec and l a,i over
April 18th. 55,
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DAYTON 5FIRE-SWEPT
twenty Thousand Dollars Damage n
Rockingham 7 own.

Special to Tho Times Dlsnatch2
IIA2R1sONBURG VA. March FL
The business section of Dayton. little
Town about four miles south Of Harrison
burg, was partly destroyed early this
morning by fire. The loss as far as known
Is s21,G0O, with insurance to the amount q
sic. 800. Owing to tho lack Of water and
fire apparatus the whole town would
probably have been destroyed had It not
boon that n detachment OF firemen from
Irarrisonburg with apparatus was sent
to the aid of the citizens Of the towll
They soon had tile blaze under CONTROL,
but not until about eleven buildings. in!
Guiding u church and lotcl, had been
consumed. The fire was one OF the most
distressing that h1d ever visited that sec
ton Many people were reused from tlelr
sleep by the noise only to find their
homes in flames. Fortunately no one
was hurt seriously, Several flremen! were
burned. Sheridan burned Dayton in his
Valley campaign In 1864 because OF the
alleged discriminating Of itsl citizens
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Or. Harding Leaves Farmv'lle.

SFARMyILLTs, VA, March 24-The
Tarmyillo Presbyterian Church was
crowded Sunday night, the occasion being
the farewell sermon Of Rev. Dr. %. II.
Harding, who has for thirteen years been
pastor OF the church. DR.. Harding will
leave Wednesday to make his future home
with his daughter IN North Carolina. IT'S
church tried hard to prevail upon him to
remain longer but no inducemcnt had
any effect, as he preferred to spend the
remainder OF his days with his daughter
in North Carolina.
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IN WILLIAMSBURG
Satisfactory Conference in Regard 70
Railroad Freight Rates. e,
Especial to The Times. Dispatch,l -,

9 Especial to The Times. Disl'ntch.)
WILLIAMSBURG !, VA, March 24,--The
committees from the BUSINESS Mems Ass
ISOLATION and from the Retail Grpcors' AS
ISOLATION had quite n satisfactory con-
ference with Mr. Macmurda as to freight
rates over the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way when no was here last Friday, The
merchants and others arc dead IN earnest
as to this matter and propose to leave
no stone unturned to get lower rates IS
The furniture for the now bank has
been shipped and will be put In place as
soon as received. 1t Is confidently ex-
pected that the bank will be in operation
by tho first of April
assisting his brother In protracted
meeting, which began last night.
Rev. II. Il. Iouthan left yesterday for
King William county, where he will be
married on the 18th instant,
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!, OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Carrie Chapman Gait Made President
of Woman Suffragists.

III WA @s (By Associated Press.) ii Z.
q NEW ORLEANS, La, March A.-lThd
principal business Of the Woman's SUI.
frage Convention to-day was the election
OF officers. These were selected:
Honorary president Susan 3. Anthony
Rochester, N. Y. I'D
President Carrie Chapman Gait. New
York.
Vice president at large, Rev. Anna Howe
ard Shaw, Philadelphia
Corresponding secretary, Kate M. Gor-
don. New York. 5..,. s5 =. a EN-
Recording secretary. Alice Stone Blacks
Treasurer. Harriet Taylor Upton, Wars
Auditors, Mary j. coggeshall. Des
Niolnes, Iowa; Laura Clay, Lexin gt''-->
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Locust Dale, q; st. Adams, 8.

B ORANGE, VA, March M.-1n a verY
cxriy,l!g samn or tass.bull here to-day
Locust Dale defeated the strong st. Ais
bans team to In u twelve-innlng cons
test Both teams played fast ball. The
batting OF Lewis, the pitching OF Fits
patrick, tho catching of Curtis. and the
base running of Bledsoe were features
for Locust Dale For st,'Albans Mitchell.
Lane and Matthews did the best work.
Score by Innings: r, II. u,
Locust Dale, .3oooooo1ooo1-4 s III
st. Adams, 0010200O00--3 q
Batteries: Locust Dale, Fitzpatrick and
Curtis; st, Adams. Matthews and PEGS
Dle. VII ~
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Mrs. j. D. (Abbitt's Funeral

(SpccInl to Tho Tlmcs.Dlspatch) az
Z SUFFOLK. VA. March 24.--The funeral
Of Mrs. John D. Abbitt OF Handsome,
va. who died yesterday In Philadelphia,
took place here this afternoon from ST..
.Paul's P, L. Church. Mrs. Abbitt, form
erly Miss, Lizzie, Lee Deyer, vas a bride:
of Just two months
Line express train between suffolk and
Portsmouth. il5, "a. n
The deceased was a daughter Of the late,
Colonel John ]. Deyer, and a sster o.
n, Q, Deyer deputy collector Of Internal
revenue. {tEsta 4fN i iFs! is8 w
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Restoring Historic Alexandria,

Flspeclal to The Times. plspntch.l
s ALEXANDRIA, VA, March A.-Tha.
Society for the Restoration OF Historic
Alexandria has Just leased the historic
Carlyle house, and Will ut 1t up and pre-,
serve 1t from decay 1t will be opened ia
visitors April LIST. The following are thu
officers of this society: Mrs. Eleanor
Washington Howard, president; Miss
Fannie M. Burke, yce-president; Mrs,
John W. Herndon, recording secretaryi
Mrs, Albert d. Brockett. corresponding
secretary, Miss Mamie 3. Norton, treas.
llrer, F WE si tEfeS ,figftl5 PIT
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4ln5CumberIaand,

(spacial to, Tho Times-Dlspatch.)
4. STODDEI2T, VA, March 2,--Several
farmers report their tobacco plants up.
and ono farmer has them square. AS
tobacco raising Is the important Industry
here, 1t viii require good management
TO have tho land ready by the time the
plants are large enough to be planted
out as the continued rains prevent ploW-
Ing which was commenced last week.
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has been visiting his sister here Mrs.
W. ], Harrison. has goneGto FLORIDA for
the benefit of his health.
Mr.. Addison, G. Billingsley has been
elected general superintendent of the
Cool Springs Ice Company, OF this city.
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linking and Queen,

(speca. to Tho Times. Dispatch,
.WAI4KERTON, VA, March A'--lNhe
second quarterly meeting TOR the klng
and Queen circuit convened ~ .MlXpah
Methodist Episcopal Church N walker
ton on Monday !,
viii ESTABLISH a pickle factory In Walker
ton lon the coming season, Mr., Donaldson,
Of tie firm Is, here. trying TO work up
m interest among the farmers.