The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
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Durham. N. c., March 8. 1904.
Editor OF The mes-Dispatch:
sir-I began taking the Richmond Dis
patch In the early Cos; don't remember
just what date, and have been an annual
subscriber up to the present date and
during the Confederate war subscribed
to tho Daily Dispatch. Soon after the
war began merchandising and farming
at Woodsdale. Person county. N. c.,
where I was born September 1881. ! cons
tinued business at that place for fifteen
years, and for several years whilo there,
1 secured club of twenty subscribers
for Woodsdale, and twenty at Bethel
Hill, Person county. I continued farming
until 1885, when moved to Durham, ~.
C. The first letter wrote after ar
irving In Durham was to the editor OF
the Dispatch. to send. my paper to Dur
ham. Since moving here I have been en-
gagged In z the tobacco business firm OF
Allen g. Brooks, and am now In the real
estate business. I herewith enclose you
one OF my photographs.
Very truly yours.
Little Disfgured, But in the Ring.
VOL Town, Madison Co., Va March 1. #
Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Slr,--Isaw In your issue on the 18th OF
February that You would give to one OF
tile oldest Times-Dispatch readers q life
time subscription Of Tho Tlmes-Dispatch.
I have been a subscriber and reader OF
the paper ever since the war. My nome
is in Madison county, Va, near the post
office Mt Wolf Town. am farmer.
Enlisted in the war and served -FOUR
years; got two wounds was born on
May IS, 1884; born and reared In Madi-
son county, Va. Perhaps these old DIS.
patch readers are still on your list: John
F. Groom, DIR. B. M. Rudner Sid. Rud.
| ner and O. great many others. l expect
to continue the paper So long as car
see to read whether you give 1t or not
My paper will be out In September, this
year, and I expect to renewit.
Very respectfully.
q. JOHN R. LONG.
P. 81 send a picture that I had taker
s;r,-I saw in your issue Of the 18th O
i turn. am still In the ring, but a little
disfigured.
Loved Both Papers.
Goochland, Va, March IS, 1904.
Editor Of he Times-Dispatch:
S!r.--I think I am one OF the oldcs
readers of Tbs Dispatch and Times, ant
am entitled to the prize sou offer TO Oh
friends. was born December u, 1883, u
4 Goochland county, Va. and have livct
4 there ever since, and have been engage,
in teaching school and farming. tool
+ Tho Dispatch almost every year ate
1857, as you can see from the enclose'
paper and from the subscription Us
OF The Weekly Dispatch, ard have mad
UP club for It several years, AM
4 when / saw n copy of Tho Richmond
Times felli in love with that and haV'
been taking that ever since. as you cal
! see from your subscription list My time
| will ba out the 7th of August, and as
am a great lover OF your paper, I4wl
appreciate It very highly and thank YOU
heartily II you will continue sending II
to mo, as you offer It to old friends. and
| I know am one of them. ! have beer
a Regular reader of Tho Dispatch and
\ The Times almost ever since they We're
1 published. and T was highly pleased al
| your offer.
ALEXANDER L. PARRISH.
Gum Spring Louisa Co.. Va
P, ST. haven't any photograph to send
you.
Moved Often, But Kept the Paper
Rose HILL
Charlottesville, Va, March %. 1904.
Editor OF The Times-Dlspa tch;
sir-Referring to your offer to old
subscribers. herewith enclose statement.
] Ry reference to subscription books OF
| Dispatch st can he verified. Subscribed
to Daily Dispatch November. 1911 ow-
| irg to the fact that did not have time
to read the Daily, changed to SEMI.
Weekly Received the paper az west
Point Va, until December, 1873 and
then changed to Richmond. and received
| tba SAINT Weekly there until some time