The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-01
Of march, no charter could be seoured un-


til then. go. a29a
's THE TELEPHONE LINES.
Work of repairing the telephone ~iies
and connections III tho central Office,
which were burned out by rhe fire. are
being pushed as fast as practicable, ouS
1t will be some time yet bafore the
system can be put In thorough vo') ;ins
order again. In the meantime, nucn
Inconvenience s; by. those acc usto 'f'i TO
use the phones.
Under the auspices of the Lit,tGry De-
5partmcnt of the Epworth League, a.. &c.
/ lightflil social was held at the Mnthodlst
parsonage on Monday night. a fine tro-
gramme was arranged relative 20 Wash
ington's birthday, entitled An DVenihs
| with Washing ton"
| Those who took part In the entertain
'ment acquitted themselves In a charming
manner and the whole programme was
thoroughly enjoyed by the large number
az members and friends who were pres
! ent. R1y
layed III this sectio nfrom several causes.
! The Eweatherl and tho scarcity Of labor
| are given as the chief reasons.
'y7. TOBACCO PLANTING.
| 1t Is said the low prices Mt which to-
bacco has been selling this season VIII
cause less OF 1t to he planted TINS yealr.
| Still. great preparations are being made
~ tho burning of plant patches ana the
! purchase OF fertilizers. 1t romans TO DO
see, what the result will be,
l Already there Is one announcement o.
a candidate for a county office under
the new Constitution, This gentleman Is
Mr.. u, F.lc,rewe VINO has 49,. a carn a., IN - any
| local paper this week announcihg ms can
didacy for the treas,ifershlp.,
! Mr.. Grove has been the, agent OF inc
4 Norfolk and Western Railroad at this
n place for the past thirty years. and b!
! his ever accommodating manner ane
4 strict attention to business Is we'll thougn1
of by his company and IN highly 81 esteemed
While out driving with members OF ms
family few evenings ago.s the little soI
of Mr.. j. H. runstall fell from the vehi
clio and one OF the wheels passed ove'
the little fellows head, at Nlrst II was
; fearedpa serious result would follow. but
nj last accounts the boy Was doing very
. well and no bad results were expected.
{ EE--HAWTHORNE
Tho marriage OF Miss Matte Hawthorne
and Mr. Lucas Barbee took place here
at the home of the BRIDES parents. MIR
and Mr. j, F. Hawthorne, on "wednesday
The ceremony had been expected to be
performed at Perseverance, Church, "
Lunenburg county, and invitations had
been sent out to that effect, but the
bride being taken H. this had to be ahan
i
: brnted at home in the presence OF thu
] family and few intimate friends
One of Blackstones largest industries
Q is 1t strade in horses and mules. Savera
. hundred I foheeosasrel fl anmtr shrdlt
hundred of these are sold In this marke
: every season. Purchasers come from al
tho surrounding county and from sections
' some distance away. They are high thi
. season, but this does not appear to caus
s any slackening In the trade,
= The family OF Rev, G, r. Kuyh who
prior GA few months ago, was recto
0 of the Episcopal Church here, viii leave
next. week for Richmond, where Mr.
g Kuyk Is now located, The people gen
q orally here regret very much the loss i
: Mr. Kuyk and his family as residents O.
! the place, since he was extremely pop
!, ular with all denominations. They hop,
y for him and them pleasant home I,
Q their new surroundings. What is Black
: stone's loss Is truly Richmond's gain 1,
i. this instance, and there are many VIII
y begrudge the latter's good fortune
q MIR. Thomas e. seay OF Spencer, n. G.
q IL on visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
e George r. Seay. az
Is Bishop Randolph held confirmation ser
) vices In the Episcopal Church here OF
sunday night, There were two candi
D. dates contrmed.l,
m Miss Louise B9dd spent few day
" With friends In Richmond this week,