The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-19
People Seen
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Mr.. w. d. 8LivcSey, OF Newport, News.
spent yesterday III Richmond. having
accompanied Ills vito and dn,Eht,er
a f Wne p e ey WIZ viz t spena Ks re-
| inaitdor OF thu winter.
Mr., Live2ey says that the approach.
Ing Jamestown Exposition IS alIr .a! !,
tho Peninsula towns, and that It has
had tho effect Of putting them Ill on
business boonls.
""Whoesale md rctail trade Is more
s sEss the the old Hn0s boom days. ho said
|"Wde interest has been attracted to
Newport News, especially by the ex-
tensive dvertIsing given tho Jan as
present activity In commercial. Indus
I trial and realty lines is tho substun-
tial character OF tho interests being
a ORR " to Newport News and Hemp-
Mr.. Livczey, who is himself quite. u
| well.known business man, says tho
activity stimulated by the nppr,oac !
Discussing this Inter point. no said:
1--WE have every reason to believe
that the benefits th 4. Peninsula g., Is do
period Of stagnation. which the history
OF oil big International expoBitions
naturally leads one to expect as n lOEi-
cnl sequence following the show sea-
son. will not be experienced by the
Pcninsula towns. On the contrary, wa
look for n continued increase in the
volume of business In every branch Of
trade lnl commerce next full, and
stendy and substantial advance III real
estate values"
Mr.. Livezey is OF opinion that, COM
pnratvely speaking, Newport News boz
cause Of her admirable location, will
| 10 . ~ 4
derived ~ the rilewater towns and
ctis from the exposition.
Or. Ndwin A. Alderman. president OF
a es n tpe cR IF vfsna peEia
came In yesterday evening, and will
reman here until to-day. He was
warmly received by friends at his ho--
out.
State Senator saxon W; Holt; Of
hot Mi MnYs stand y FOR this
full, and though no has opposition In
the person of Mr.. L. Aylctt Ashby, OF
his own city. he believes he will win
The district is composed Of the city.
Elizabeth City, York and Warwick.
torn in the upper branch Of Of thu CEN
eral Assembly.
Judge John w Price. of the Corpora
tiOn Court. Of Bristol, was in the city
yesterday On private business Judge
Price served one term in the House.
and made many friends here: Besides.
| lie has & brother associated In the
practice OF law with Zion. S. s. p, Pat
tcson In this city, and while here ho
| paid him visit
Judge Price was In Inc spirts. and
! said his end Of the State was riding
! Oh a wave Of great business pros
pcrity.
| Mr.. Albert Hess aud wife. OF. Norfolk.
are registered at the Richmond. Mr.
| Hess Is editor of the Jamestown Maya
zine, and Is here in the interest Of the
the city for as much as a week or ten
| days.
| Mr. Archer Brooks. steward Of the
! Eastern State Hospital at Williams
| burg. was In the city yesterday on bus
Things arc moving on very nicely
under the new regime" said Mr.. Brooks
when seen by q representatives of The
4 Dispatch. DIR. Brunk seems to
very very ,,ne y yn nan' and Is get
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. OF
Washington, D. c., are at the Jefferson.
virginIans at the Richmond are John
4 A. Maddox. Charlottesville: j. G. Fos-
: ter, Norfolk; G. II. HiN, Norfolk.
Mr. W. T. Hodges, of Chatham, is at
Murphy's.
Mr.. J. W. Wilson. OF Norfolk, is stop
ping at the Lexington.
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