The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08
TAXES FOR
GOOD ROADS
Movements Started For I'm.
provement in NottaWay.
BUSINESS At BLACKSTONE
Tho System Of Water Works Is Nearing
Completion and tho New Electric
Light Plant is Also Under Con-
Istruction-lc e Plant to be Built

on'Pyouou anu tHo NEW 6leCIrlC ~
Light Plant is Also Under Con-
Istruction-lce Plant to be Built
pAERafoN + ~ VAT Ting: ESP P'R..sHAR Is na.
been an unusually busy week here. the
busiest since the now. year began. The
roads having gotten pa-ssable large
number OF country people have taken
advantage OF them to come to town for
| shopping and other purposes. The streets
at times almost resembling Carnival
Week In Richmond.
Speaking Of roads, an effort Is soon
to be made here to make q practical
beginning In their permanent improve.
ment At the next meeting Of tho Board
Of Trade, which will be on next Friday
night, resolution will be introduced to
| request the Legislature to permit the two
magisterial districts tributory to this
| place to put upon themselves Just what
road levy they may see At; to be expend-
| ed In those districts for permanent road
Improvement.
Should this be done there Is no doubt
that sufficient amount will soon be-
raised to put our roads In good and last
ing condition. as the people Of this sec
ton are beginning to realize the need and
Importance Of better com rnunicat!on. The
farmers shayo realized this and are among
1 the most urgent for an increase Of road
levy. 4.
The system OF water works, the con.
structton of which were begun In Novem-
ber are nearing completion and will soon
be IN thorough working order. Nearly all
the piping Is laid and the connections
Will soon be made. The supply Is from
a we'll 800 feet deep and Is Of excellent
| quality.
The new electric light plant Is also un-
der construction and many Of the poles
for carrying the wires have been placed
In position. This will prove quite an
Improvement to the town. both for public
and private benefits.
AN ICE PLANT.
The latest thing spoken of as an adj
dition to the towns progress is the erec.
ton Of an Ice plant. The chances are
that this will be done In the early future
IN time Tor next summers supply OF ice
me location of the route for the Black.
stone and Chase City railroad is pro.
crossing very we'll. The locating engi.
neers are at work only few miles from
TINS Place, having completed the line
from Chase City to the present point in
their work .
construction Is to be begun as soon as
charter can be secured. which. under
.he ruling Of the Legislature, canrot be
cone until the term OF the new Corpora.
ton Commission begins. This will be the
lat OF March, -
Part1es arc considering the advfsability
o1H'ocating foundry and machine shops
nefe. Inls Is undoubtedly good point
sor such an enterprise since much ma
chln cry is operated In this vicinity, In.
cludins the many saw-mlls trlbutory
| to this place.
An important change among two bust
ness, houses took place here this week.
resulting IN the combination of the
ciothing department of the Seay-Bag-
| icy Company with the clothing house Of
| w. l. Jones. Both firms have been In
business some time but have decided to
combine their business in this depart
| them. ~. - -
Mention has previously been made In
this correspondence Of the number OF
horses and mules sold in this market
Ihus far there have been over three
hundred handled here since the open
ing OF the season on the first Of Novem-
per There is yet about two months OF
tne active season remn lining.
SOCIAL OPTION.
The local option question Is still much
in the forefront in this county. The
election which 1t was hoped to hold THIS
month cannot be held before April or
May on account OF local elections In
the different town in the county I'm
der the amended charter Of this place It
press themselves on this question at
each annual election for town Officers.
This election comes Off in March.
Captain G. Faury Cralle, u s. A.,
and Mrs. Cra1le left on Sunday last tor
Fort Sheridan. near Chicago, after
visit Of four months to the old homo
Of the captain at this place.
Captain Cralle received his promotion
from Lieutenantcy to Captaincy last
week E1e was graduated from West
Point at the breaking out OF the war
with Spain and has served In Cuba and
the philippines, returning from the lat
ter place last spring. He is a son of
for this district.
The bird season In this county closed
with the ending of January A great
number have been killed during the sea-
son. although they are becoming harder
and harder to get Mt each season. There
are numbers Of them left. however, and
no scarcity Is looked for another sea-
son unless by bad weather between now
and the close of tho winter, or during
Matching time next summer, ~
The hawks depredate In them great
deal all the year, but foxes do but lit
tile damage since there are but few
reynards In this section; SO few that
tho hunting OF them has almost been
abandoned by those who were wont to
keep full packs of hounds.
Dr. n, Brldgforth, of Richmond, spent
a few days Of the past week with rela-
tives in this vicinity enjoying the last
few days OF the bird season. He Is an
expert shot and many were bagged by
him.
A disease which effects the eyes Is
very prevalent here now, 1t causes a
severe soreness and Inflammation, but
no serious results have been reported
thus far.