The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
NO CONTEST
"lNNOT'r0WAY
Defeated Candidate for Sheriff
atty Has Let Time for Eli
ing Notice Pass.
FALL TRADE ABE, NOT ACTIVE
Farmers Have Been Slow Mat
kcting Tobacco, But Improve
ncnt is Nov Anticipated.
FALL TRADE NOT ACTIVE.
fsncclo1 70 1hc rim es .pIspa tch.,

Especial to The Tim les. ID spatch)
BLACKSTONE. VA, Nov. 2l.-ln re-
gard 10 sherifalty contest In this. Motto.
way county. mention Of which has been
previously made In this cnrroscpondence.
II seems now there Will DO none. as tho
date for film gnotice has passed and
no notice has boon filed
III regard TO tho affairs OF the treas.
urcrs office the Board Of Supervisors held
"a meeting on Monday to hear tinaI
settlement with the county treasurer.
After examining the statements rendcr.
ed by the treasurer and those made ny
BY tho committee appointcd by the board
to examine into tile matter. the board do.
ferred making their report to the County
Court until after the 30th instant. In
order to ascertain the whereabouts o.
somo missing delinquent capitat.on tag
lists. x resolution was passed that they
DO advertised for and this has been done
BY placing notices in the county papers
The demand io.S telephone service ut
Nottowny Courthouse has neccssitated tho
company,placlng q small cxch . sc at that
point. Previously there has only been
one phone with connection With The place
and with Crewe.
The Cox wood one Of tho principal
thoroughfarcs leading into this rl-re, has
become so bad the past winters that
the people OF the town have decided to
have It put into gooI condition. With
this object In view subscriptions are he
ing taken here, and d force Of hands will
be nut to work as soon as the necessary
funds nre raised. Tho farmers along tho
line OF the ro1d are expected 10 assist
With their teams In hauling material.
There was q Thunderstorm. accom-
panied with wind flashes OF lightning.
hele on Tuesday. Much water fell during
the day.
The people generally here arc very much
pleased that no changes were made BY tho
Methodist Conference In any OF the minis.
tors here. Neither has as yet served ptt
E two years. 4,
The doubling OF the railroad tax makes
the difference felt In the finances Of this
( town as since there are no liquor taxes
all the valuable funds are necessary ior
expenses OF the town.
All the public schools In this district
will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. tho
School Board having ordered asholiday
for that day.
The Epworth League gave soclable
at the parsonage on Monday night. which
was attended by about seventy-fve pep
pie. An interesting feature was mock
marriage participated In by some 81
the young people.
The new Methodist Church ls beginning
to take on some shape now. as the walls
are well advanced. A full force Of hnnds
Is now kept busy as tho weather per-
mits
The Baptist people. who have been with
ont pastor since the LIST Of October,
Will have their new pastor with them ~
snotter y eek. He IS Rev. ". BtDausntry'
and comes here from Eastville. on the
Eastern Shore. AZ
Merchants say the fall trade ls slower In
opening up this season than usual al
though for the past week there has bern
marked Improvement In the amount o.
bu-iness done. This Is caused oy the
slowness In marketing the tobacco crop.
From this on TO Christmas. the sales VIII
be heavy and general trade active In pro-
portion.