The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-28
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FARMERS Around: Petersburg lgg'
Have Smaller Area, but ut Promise g 1tF'''
81 Excellent Results.
10 ENLARoE COURTHOUSE y. b ! 4 J (; E.
Dinwiddie Countystos Greatly II m 4
prove Public Buildit1g-A4Atd d.
vertists, Camp Meeting.

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58 pETTRsDUao. VA july q. - \ small
/ q. area has been painted in tobacco ~
this section this year thar, ua,i q but IN
formation from tho various counties rep
icse,,ts the growing crops arc In In spletl-3
aid condition., with gratifying prospects
as 10 quality ana Quantity IN e,tl,e yield
Tl,oro Is also promise Of fine peanut e'l "
crops IN this section and IN view Of. the
satisfactory prices, especially Tor span
FIN fluts, that have ruled for some time
S1Siarge area has beeri put IN cultivation. A,
II B N o OppOS1r1ON,
q I,f,erc Is nbsolutc rest In polt I N
Stho Petersburg congregational district!
|. One seldom hears the subject mcntio ned.
THE reason IL that there will DO nc foppo-
sitior TO Major r.. r. 8I,assiter, tho Demo.
cratic candidate for Cong ress, 8 VINO no y
nov seeking rest and recreation aDroad.
The contest for the Demo- attic notni y:
ton was settled weeks ago by the with
I'm wal 7 from the field OF all candidates
$but Major Lass!ter, leaving to the dis
@trict committee the duty Of dec aring tlc
unanimous nominee Of the party Ritllout
the routine and expense OF O primary.
3HittSthelr small registered and q uallilled
vote Ii, the district, and wit tut any pos
sjble hope 81 SUCCESS the Republicans
Will hardly put up a ndldate TOT Cor on
gress. VI III. y. =, y, v, q,
5 Dinwiddic county court ou 80 ls 20 ~, ,pe
enlarged and 81 greatly improv cd. u: me =
,,oa a 9of su neryiaors, at meeting held
+ this week. awarded the con tract 4 me
work to Mr. Charles Market. OF Reams g,
at a8cost OF 81 n Il.
The farmers OF DinwiddieI and Y. adja
cant icounties have been notified that q
Farmers. Institute will be held for their llt s
benefit at the courthouse on the YIN =, -
August. ddresses on ma q e1 +, q q u
sterestwil be delivered by sever ,a eI1lne.'t
scientists Meetings OF like character
will 1be held during the summer IN otnc y
counties OF this section !. !, ..., \. 8
lADYISNTIsTs' CAMP n % tiErlN =.
IS TIM, cnn,r, meeting now bein 6 held ~
west End Park by the " irgin "a seYeHul
p r, Adyentfsts has brought together Q
n,in,berof prominen t people OF mat 1alIn =
from different sections Of The STATE q ~ y
their services are attrncting 5000 AZ
diences The tors are 81 comic e. r Z.
housed In tents wit, plank floors
dem R. d. Hotel, of M w II ar n spoke
last night on al tn, and tonight Rev.
70. w. FNr1rsWortll n of Massa cll,lsett =,
WILDE the principal speak ger,
Brief ITEMS. n ne
I'll nhb Joint caucus OF VI Aldermen q ~
counchr1en will be held Monday nigh t
TO nominate the standing comm fees q
the two 81 bod les. These com mi tees, the
ichnirrnnsh lips Of which are much sought
after viii be elected on the 1st Of & Sep
2tenlber. For one ;or more OF the chair
85ulansl1ips lit Is said a. lively contes Is
being made. 4 n which the publ - 3slo "
ing an interest. n IA
4 Petersburg Aerte, Order OF Eagles, y ~
send d st rong delegation to the Ma tional
Convention to- be held In N1ilwa ukee X \
August. The route OF travel has not W.
been decided on. III < IA 81 u
a very heavy rain, lasting foR over % 2
hour, md flooding many OF the sire cts,
fell here this afternoon, companled by
a sharp electrical display. On the cars
and IN many stores The ights were turned
on as early as four O'clock bccau use Of
darkness. sg$t s3Si y
The woman's u ion Cemetery Club.
colored, alas ordered a handsone iron
fence with which to enclose the cclored
burial ground IN If Bland ford Cemetery,
I ana has a fund with which to keep the
grounds III good condi ion. 3sSSi 8s
fEs A pretty marriage was celebrated last
cvening at tho resldence OF Rev. r. W,
Moore, the officiating minister. The couple
were Miss Gaymell Mann. da ugh ter OF Mr.,
william r. Mann. and Mr. j. y. POM. q
popular clerk In tho Office OF the Virginia
Passenger and Power Conpany in this
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