The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
CONTRASTING.
The PR.lM'| |. | n !
Some Little Feeling Engcndcrcd
at Blackstone Over Common
wealtl's Attorney Fight. Il,
HIS MASTERS PALL.BEARERs.
Touching scciic at Burial Of al; at,
Aged Ncgro-IIcii,z Fac
tory Likely.
HIS MASTERS PAIL. BEARERs

Especial To Tho Times-D spatcll)
BLACKSTONE. VA, March 12.-Tlo
question OF who will be Commonwealtll's
attorney OF Nottow1ly county, to succeed
Judge W. a. Watson, recently elected
to the circuit bench, Is still an unde-
itcrmincd quantity.
III tho primary election, held last week
between Mcssrs. II. Freeman Epcs and
If. II. Lee, the two contestants. the fret.
returns showed Il majority for Mr.. Epes
or So. Mr.. Lee and his friends would
not accept this. and charged fraud. An
investigation of tho count at this place
showed d clerical error, which reduced
MIR. lIpcss majority TO about 10 In the
county. Mr.. Lee is still unwilling to ac-
cept this, and says lie VIII investigate
further astto tile accuracy Of the corrcqt-
cd count.
The whole thing has caused quito a
stir in tic county, and no little bad feel
Ing has been engcndercd. What the OUT
como Of this controversy will be. or the
final results rs to It's bearing on the fu-3
turc, is hard 10 predict.
to nc made by Judge Watson, and he
Is holding the matter Iii allegiance. pend
ing satisfactory solution of the diff
fercnt contentious. He asked for the pri-
mary as a guido TO him In making thd
appointment, tho office being naturally.
an elective one.
The w. c. Il. u. Of this place had an
entertainment this week, ut which an en-
joya Bio programme was cndercd. 1t con-
H.. ~, ..t.t1
drcn OF the white ribbon followers, In
which all acquitted themselves with great
credit.
TO those who have recolections Of tho
days Of long ago, as well as to those
whose ideas are of later, day lorna ton
d very touching scene was witnessed q
few days ago, when Henry Stuart. O.
colorcd man, cighty-flvc years old, was
borne to the grave by the sons OF his
former master. as pail bearers.
This old man was owned by the late
Freeman Epes ST.. and was about the:
same age OF his master
While the custom OF dispensary for
Blackstone is settled SO far as the pres
eDt Is concerned the ma tier never hav-
ling been taken before the Legislature.
the question Is still discussed among tho
people and written about in the local
paper. Each side still claims theirs to pc
right.
The trustees sale OF the Blackstone
pnd Southern Railroad, tho proposed road
from this place to Chase City. Is adj.
yertlsed to occur on tho Goth Of this
MONTH Quite a. lot of work was done
or this road last year. the entire limo
being located and about five miles Of
grading done. There was also short
piece Of track laid.
1t is hoped that the road may be p,ir-
chased by some company who will build
1T, as 1t Is thought there is enough tim
Der along tho line, the freight on which
would pay for the construction.
There lisa very good prospect Of hay.
ing a branch Of the Heinz's Picking
Company, of Pittsburg, Pa, locate one OF
their salting factories at this place A
representative Of the company is now
here In the effort TO get enough farm
ers to agree to grow cucumbers to the
amount of $50 acres. If he Is successful
in this. the factory will be locaed here.