The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
BLACKSTONE
AND'T.OB'+:}'.A!.IC|CO.
Waiting for asGood Season to
Make Christmas Buyers
Come to- Market.
NOW A GOOD SHOW STAND
New Pastors Arrive and Arc
I Given "a Warm NNelcon1c----.l[I
tcresting Coming Wedding.
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BLAcksTo ONE, VA Dec. 6,-Mu UGH
/. complaint is heard lore that tho coh'lh-
\ ued cool, dry weather is preneting To-
u baccoJ from being marketed, and thus
i causing d general depression IN all ines rs
OF business Two weeks ago marked
& Increase was noted, but since that t'1nc
4 tho pcndulu,nt has about stood still q
4 good ruin and warmer weather "ouid
4 bring bright SMILES To all the faces mere
All.thc stores are dressed In holiday
/, attire and the merchants are awaiting
NJ Tic rush Of Christmas trade which VIII
surely conc with tho first good tobacco
4 season. y q vs. ID q. g ri. sl u 81
yanccd some over the opening sales OF
the season, and tie planters are EXPIRES
sing themselves d little more hopeiully.
Whether they Will continue or not!no man
can tell. The buyers see m afraid 10 ex-
q press an-opinlon.s
Blackstone Is fast outsroWing It's pro-
yincial w;lys, and is now made q point
( by the travelling Itheatrlea troupcs. Sev-
Gral have been here recently, ana on
Thursday night. last hight and tonight a
Il troure has been iill!ng f. three-night en-
gasement at the Music Hall
Tho prondcst man III Blackstone now Is
y Captain j. NJ Harris. owner OF the fine
pointer puppy. salnbo lingo, that took
s FIRST prize In all three classes IN which ne
was entered at Richrnond's Bench SHOW
last week, Captain Harris has been re-
3 gnrded as a great dog man heretofore
but he is very much one n9w
s&i Rev. w. y. :Dauslltry-, the new pastor
of the Baptist Church. arrived With his
wifeSo OH Thursday, and Will conduct, his
first service tomorrow. Mr.. Daughtry
N, ,gr,,r
4 his departure was much regretted by his
church there. The welcome extended him
4 here viii be a cordial one by all the de-
nominations.
Z Much intercst.is felt here among the
friends of, the! groom-to-besin the forth
coming marriage In Richmond OF Miss
Lydia Louise IIarrcs TO Mr. Wilfrcd
Lacy GoodEyr: which vii take place
& on the 18th INST K. Nst
Mr., GOODWIN is a son OF JudgeaC. F.
Z Goodwin, OF the County Court Of this
county, and has great number OF
father is al Notloway Courthouse. -
Rev. S c. Halcler. pastor. Of Market
4 Street Church. Petersburg, Will preach
\ he third sermon in the. course for t...
students of .thc Femau. Institute on to-
rnorrowsmorning. 7,
MISS PULLER. REc1r Es.
Tonight Miss Kate Fuller. the accom-
pilshcd clocutionist, OF Richmond Is
( EiTlng recitation IN the 1ntitule cha pei
l., The faculty. students and friends OF
that institutfotL
Some Ice Eas already been gotten in
this section the first this early In tile
Is Rt.ason fur,1s,any.eycLls. TT Is said, how
ever. that ice gottell carly will not&kecp
Lear SO well as that gotten later In the
Sea son. 8 49,, ~ ,s5sssg sss
'rhe thanksgiving offering. at the new
b Presbyterian Church on last Sunday
amounted to about $3.50. There Is still
Small debt upon tbs church. which its
anil "a ri n
They hopa to accomplish This in short
while. -.5G. a.5s