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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
DR.. AUSTIN INJURED
Greatly Beloved by His People. Tie Wss
a Mnn OF sterling Worth.
LSpHcIaI 10 u neI TIneh'I
BEDFORD CITY. VA. january

Especial to The Times Dlapatch.l
BEDFoRD CITY. Va; Janpsry o.
tin took place yes,erday morning at
10 o'clock from the Baptist Church., Of
which he WAS y most useful and WIS
uablo ner1,l..s. conducted Key. e.
W. Collier. iiie pastor OF the ,.hurch. in
the prcsenee OF o lurSc congregation
OF friends. who testified by tliel,. pres
ence TO their appreciation OF the no.
bic character Of the pllysigisr = very
OF the town and from. lodges through
out the county. in .Jll regalia, attend :
ed the funeral in a body
The lnterment took place at Long : :
was %u laid to rest with the funeral eere :
monies OF the Odd Fellows as we'll as
the church. The pall-bearers We're: DR..
r. p. Wise. Messrs. William Enbank.
W ballsrd F ,,;;,, Breaz zeal, Walter
full floral tributes We're borne by Or.
j. a. Fucker. Messrs. a.. &. 3urks T..
r. Giles RI. ". Jordan, John Bower, IL.
T.. White.
DIR. Austin. the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James III. Austin. was native of Bed :
ford, and about fifty years Of age.
He was educated In the county until
he entered the Virginia Military In
s st ,.o as a cade. whsrs after course
a. physician: He graduated from the
Medical College OF Baltimore, located
at Otteryille. in Bedford. where he
soon made an enviable reputation for
skill; thence he moved to LongdaIe.
About three years ago he came to
this place and formed partnership
with DR.. T.. p. West. BY study, prac-
tice and natural instinct he was a
physician and man OF the highest type
OF character. and his death Is pub
lie calamity. About fourteen years
ago he was married to Miss Kate Cor
dan, of Posrhatan county, who survives
him with four children. His mother, a
brother, AR. Frank P. Austin. OF Bed
ford. and a sister, Mrs. Samuel Griffin
OF Lynchburg. also survive him.
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Enrt nj Cape Henry.
Especial 70 The Times Dispatch

80 Special 10 The TMnes-DlspAtth,1 ~.
NORFOLK, VA. January 5.--A spe,.
5cial5 meeting OF the board9o directors
Of the Board Of Trade has been called
for next Friday. nigh t TO discuss the
Henry ft ana at that time a commit
tee viii be named to assist Congress
man Maynard In securing the pas
sage OF tho measure appropriatlng
now pending before a scomn1ittee OF
the y House,
The committee will be named will,
the view of sending them to Wash
tngton the minute the 3lnatt eI is takei,
up, IND TO- present me g. atuNantages q nd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
EMPoRlA LODGE
Install New Member. and Enjoy n Fin-
BANQUET. - 49,
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EMPoRIA. Va, January 5.-Emporia
Lodge. No. oa2, of the I. O. OF. gave.
its annual banquet last night at the
virginia Hotel. and about 100 guests
We're N attendance, Prior TO the ban
quot the installation of The following
Officers took place at the Odd-Feilows
Iialis. in the Phoenix Block: Noble
liam Moundfield; Secretary, B. D. Wilt
shire; Right supporter. DR.. L. lotion.
Lcrt supporter. j. p. PEBBLES: Conduc-
tor, II. y Taylor; Warden, Lieutenant
W. p. Richardson; Treasurer. Hon. s
II Crlnkshank: Outside Guard. j. j..
,lernigan; inside Guard W. r. smith:
Right supporter to Vice Grand a. u.
Goodwyn. and Lett Supporter. Il. ii.
The installation was conducted by
Past-Grand Master Hill Montague Or
Richmond, assisted by Hon. Harry zee
Iaylor and Judge Lconidas u. Var
rell. OF Emporia
the toasts responded TO were n . Oh; II,
feature OF the banquet, t,'s GU l1'
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DURHAM NOTES
Building During the Year Decreased
SSS.OOO-Nnny Liquor Cases.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AsS0VA SdsVbs
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DURHAM, n. c.. anuaryj 5.-It was
surprising when the building statis-.
tics for the past year of 1907 We're
learned from in Durham yesterday.
During. the year OF 1906 In Durham
the valuation of buildings erected, as
given by builders, was $3A9.040.o00,
which proved an amazing increase over
there was a real estate boom in DUR
ham and property sold at such prices
as was never seen before, and the
Demand for houses could not be sup
real estate dealers. aud numbers Of
small houses We're erected in the fac
tory districts that are at present un-
occupied. However. the real estate
greSs the BUILDERS I have dipeeted "a their heir
attention to larger buildings. and this
work was 3discontlnued when the money
panic began to rage. The valuation
Of baldlnEs in ls91 's44S4Io weish
Althoug 9Th prohibition has prevailed
lin Durham during the past tllree5years
up to the 1st Of JanNary lsos; there
against defendants for the illegal sale
OF whiskey than any other prohibition
town in, North Carolina. Durham has
been a leader. in the number OF de-
past. Monday morning a session 81
Criminal Court will convene for the
trial Of the docket in general, but
most OF the time Will be consumed In
calendar there are over 100 cases, and
by far the ma ority are, for the u IL
legal sale OF whiskeS. There are as
l,lauy as i've cases Inst one per-
the police aud officials to break UP
this illegal sale have to q certain en-
tent proved fruitless. Only recently
the citizerls Of East Durham, In order
order meeting and pledge themselves
q gainst whisky sellers ST.
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MOVE FOR GOOD ROADS
Meeting Held Snturdnr At Amelia
COUrthOuae.

Meeting Held SATURDAY. At Amelia
Courthouse.
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AMELIA, VA, January 1.-THE board
OF supervisors met in regular monthly
session yesterday and transacted rou-
tine business only.
Captain st. Julian Wilson, the State
Road Commissioner. had been invited
to me ct them, and the county superin-
Foster; ex-superintendent ". r. Dun
avant. r g. southall and other citi-
Gems deeply Interested In road I'm
provement were here. to learn OF some
system that will help to improve the
roads IN this county. Much disappoint-
ment was expressed in the failure OF
the commissioners to keep his appoint
ment. = &
While there has been a great falling
Of In the cutting and hauling OF tim
Der, yet enough Is being done with
the frequent rains OF the winter to
keep the red roads in very bad condi-
ton.
In thinly settled sections road I'M
3proyetnent is a knotty problem, cost
ing more than property taxes will war
rant.
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Grady Lodge.

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SOUTH BOSTON, VA. January o.
Grady Lodge. No. IA. independent Or
ed the following officers at theiraregu-
lar meeting last eveningsto serve for
the ensuing term:
Charles n. Yancey, noble grand w.
C. Walker, vice grand: r. a.. Richard :
cock, financial secretary: George a.
Harris, chaplain; r. II. Johnson, treas
urer. q
Mr.. SamuelFF. Ciilliland is past grand.
and Mr.. NJ. Lucas loenfch, the popular
district deputy grand master. is also
captatn of the degree team Z The lodge
has large membership. and Is III a
condition
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
REV. DIR. PALMER CALLED
TO CHURCH @AT,sIsYNCHBURG

sLYNCIIBuRC;. A.. January 5.-yThe
5terian Church to-day extended unani.
nous call TO Dr. w. II. Palmer paste,
.otsRthe First Presbyterian Church OF
New Orleans "A, = 3st rs l.5Elz l1s,sli 80 i.
The committee recommending the cal
mas had considerable correspondence
with Dr. Palmer, and 1t ! > practically
certain that the call Will be accepted
Or. Palmer will preach here on IAN
5uary 9th. when evil probably make
his decision known. IS H. .
Or. r, III, Fleming, who resigned the
pastorate three months ago. was in
charge twenty years, tho passionate he
Ing the oldest among the Protestant
churches OF the clay.
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:MASS-|MEET|NG TO
DISCUSS CHARITY
large Audiences in Petersburg.
Hear Mary Notable
Addresses. #
DR.. BUCHANAN TELLS PLAN
Outlines the Methods Employed
by the Richmond Association
OF Charities.
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PETERSBURG. VA. .Iannray g.
big congregation. representing
shurches OF al denominations in tho
city. gathered at st. l'aui.s Episcopal
Church tonight st the mass meeting
~ the interest OF tito recently organ
lied Associated Charities OF Petersburg.
After religious services. conducted
BY Rev. Robert w. Burnwell, rector ~
fa church. Rcv. DR.. j. s. F'oster. OF
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church. f.sv.
.. B. Wynne, OF Washington Street
Methodist Church. and Rev. Or. VIM.
McWhite. OF the Second Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. Bnrnwell introduced Rev.
DR.. &c. Braxton Bryan, rector OF Grace
Episcopal Church. of PETERSBURG. AMI
James Buchanan, OF tho Associated
\ Chariues. of Richmond. who made adj
PRESEASON the objects Of the organiza-
tiontsnd methods or work.
Or. DuchunnD.s address.
DR.. Bryan spoke briefly. but with,
~ true charity and the purposes OF the
association to prevent unw'ise forms Of
charitable work, and the Rev. DR.. Bnci-
pnan gave q most interesting review of
fhts work with the Associated Charities
of Richmond. citing typical cases OF
the various classes OF the poor who app
pealed for aid. and by actual example
showing the eloquent contrast between
the harm OF unwisc and indiscrimtnate
slnsgiving and the Invaluable results
achieved by examination OF individual
cases and Judicious cooperation among
charitable organizations.
Provide Work for Poor.
The speaker laid especial stress on
the providing OF work as an essential
factor In charitable labors, frequently
referring to his definition or poor
nan or woman as one unable to earn
q living By any means whatever, and
citing Interesting cases of professional
paupers. who lived on unwise almsgiv-
ing. Mr.. Buchanan discussed the SUBJ
5ect clearly. succinctly and directly in
its spiritual. physical and economic as
poets. and was heard with intense in
terest.
Aftersa brief talk by the Rev. DR..
W. g. Taylor, pastor of the First Bap-
t'st Church. on The Spiritual Benefits
OF Charitable Work u number OF the
leading men in the city took UP sub,
scrfption for the new association.
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OFF FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
Oil-Burner Steamer Starts on Long Trim
Around the Horn.
s special to The Times Dispatch.1 Ii x
TTTTpnp VI. :.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, January g.
The setamer Mann Smith left the ship
yard this AFTERNOON. and started for
burner: but she has cargo OF nearly
1000 tons of coal. and will use as
nluch. OF this as necessary for fuel on
the way around the horn. no stops
ago the Smith. Which had lust been
completed for the Smith Lumber Com
pany.aof San Francisco. started on her
storm off Cape Hatteras and was8forced
to; put back here with her hold full Of
water for minor repairs.
It Is said that the ships matches
were not properly battered down. when
she ran into the storm. and that she
came near going to the bottom.
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HJr power l,In MT.

Special TO The Times Dlarntefl.l
e SALISBURY. ". c.. January. 49,
rey FOR the resumption Of operations
on the big power plan; Leing Developed
at That place by tlle Whitney Eeduc.
nonnced :l1at the electrle pian, with d
ca pacitH of $4,000 lloTsc power Will
be In readiness for service BY, March
list OF this year. a. j.. Gillespie. or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
, Deaths in .Appomattox.

L APPROXIMATIONS, VA, january 6.--Air
Lewis Whitaker died at ltheShonle 81
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John 3 G.
Whltaker, near here. last sunday, afta,
sumption. He was raised I'm this coun-
ty,t but for the pas few years had
worked In Roanoke. He yEs laid to
rest IN the family buryins ground
died only a few weeks ago.
t Mr.. w. B. Mccormick died very. sud
denly Of heart failure last Saturday
at ''Eldon Farm" He seemed to be in
shock tothis friends. HisSromains " ere
buried sunday afternoon. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
FRED. TARAL STILL
A BRILLIANT RIDER
American Jockey Has Made Won
derful Record on Tracks
in Austria.

NEW YORK. January 5.-Fred Ia
raj. the veteran American jockey. who
returned here the other day after a
successful campaign in Austria and
Hungary. has splendid record In
a total OF 500 winners. Last season
was his seventh, abroad and he rode
eighty-one winners out OF AL mounts.
Taral will go back in few weeks
to ride again for Baron de Springer,
and with such cracks as Peregrin and
Gaboriau In the stable he may be able
to land the winner OF the Vienna.
Derby.
Next to Taral in point of success
a native of Hungary. who rode his
first winners in England, carrying the
colors of Sir j. B. Maple. Janek rode
in 3t6 races. landing seventy.two Will
ners. among the stakes won being
the Kings Plate at Budapest and the
Derby at Vienna. Sixth place. With
ttwenty-nine winners. was held by. II.
Birkenruth. an American, who will ride
again next season ii the Mauthner
Hist of winning owners With $94,31o. In
England Higgs, the leading jockey.
Won total In stakes OF s26g5s5. will,
Danny a1aher, the American, stood
second with s250,0T6, result OF ia
flrsts.
W. Halsey was third with s22s.1so
and 103 victories. In this country
Walter Miller has already ridden $50
winners for q total of nearly 1905
900 In stakes and purses. which, how
ever. does not come up to last years
mark. Z. Dugan Is easily next to
Miller In these calculations,
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whitney castor q winner.

NEW YORK;. January 5.--Fred Bur-
lew got a cheap colt in Angelus for
$500 at the sale of Whitney castoffss
last October. Angelus was Highly
thoughto OF by John Rogers. the Whit
5ney trainer. but he never showed "a s.
we'll as was expected. Burlew has won
several times with him at New Or
the Hamburg FLY Rumble Bee. u
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y.,, 7scuthcrn v'rntn. !

\ SALISBURY. n. C'.a tanunry 5.-Et-
fective to-day the southern RAILWAY
Company began the operation or
through passenger, trains between
AsheVille and Greensbcfo. the trains
Which have heretofore STOPPED At SAL
,isbi,ty being ru;, through TO Greens.
boro The change ls made IN order TO
the heavy travel on the
Greensboro. The main line has been
double.tracked between spencer and
Greensboro. Main line passenger trains
Nos. 80 and 40 we're discontinued to-
day between Washington and Atlanta.
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Negro RI, XIII. Negro.

a g [Spcclal to The TImes- Dspnttn M IN
BRISTOL. VA january 30. Samuel
Saunders. a Young mulatto, shot and
killad Robert stokes. a Young negro
man, In the formers home here to-,
day. using libra revolver
that he was playing With the weapon
and shot Stokes aceidentally. There
was no evidence to theicontrary. Saund-
ersf and two NJ s'ro boys named Foster
are being held In lail pending an In
,yestigation, 5 .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
ANOTHER sIx-DAY RACE.
yvheelmen to Compete NJ
- KANSAS City.

KANSAS CITY, MO-, January ga
six.day championship bicycle race.
Prince. is announced to take place
here In Convention Hall during the
week beginning January Goth. Amons
those who 1t is stated will ride ara
lver Lawson. Moran Mclean, Mats
sDowney, all of Boston; Hardy Down
Ing; Los angeles; the Bedell broth ers.
Long Island Benny Munroe, the South
ern flyer, and Eddie Root New York.
The track is-to be banked at an angiA
of forty five degrees, with sheet
slope Of atty degrees at the turns.
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Chatham Notes.

AZ 4. Special to The Times Dlspatclf -
81 r,ET ATIIA;M. VA. january 6.-The
I,eaps ear german, given iby; the young
slat tI al tRa town in = 20 own Hall
Thursday night. closed the ts,festiyitles
we've led hvs,Mr. j.. Stanley Oliver, OF
SDanvilie, With many OF the young Ia 4
dies in.whiclla large number Occupies
participated. II
Sands gently T !, & short !,
~ Rev and Mrs. w. y. Barrsreturned
Thurs az from 1exinEton, n. CT, hav-
ing "a ssed the hol days It'll their son.
Mr.s T. Il. Barr. OF that place,
.'5 REV, a. G.. Pruden returne led thi Is week
from a lengthy trip Sorth@ In Interest
OF the Chatham Episcopal Institute
Very much pleased 2 a 4 w
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Hot Fight Going ON ReEardinr The
.AppOintment -
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ROANOKE. VA, January 5.--Thers
Sre no new DEVELOPMENTS in the Roa !.
noke judgeship contest. The publica-
tion to-day of the correspondence car.
Z T' cd, { . between the members of the
Ter sent out by Mr.. Hunt is the ta1k
OF the city. 1t is. believed that the
yhowing made by the correspondenre
sMillgcauss several LAWYERS who have
one side or the other. and possibly SET
tie the contest. There is much interest
IN the meeting. which will be held to-
morrow morning in the Office or the
Chamber OF Commerce and Retail Mer-
chants Association. when tho special
committee Will report that they could
not succeed In getting the Staples
people to agree to arbitration 3s7t7
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cases against the Atlantic Coaa, Line
term. on seeount OF all the Joaat Line
lawyers being buggy. Will, The .iate case
hearing. which takes place III VIII
fnfngtoil nost wednesday. before Stand
Ing Master AfortgOlnefs.Th Tho hear.
Ing Will likely have to be held it
the county courthouse. AZ the Federal
courtroom viii be III almost constant
5tse this week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
MANY LIQUOR CASES s:
Strange Tliux Ii Tint the Cases Come
III From Prohibition Counties,

s
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WILMINGTON, sE.S C..l j anuary 4 So 49,
After months what lis known as the
fall term Of the, United States District
Court for, the lining ton District will
having originally. been8;po on
account OF Judi sc Thossl r.. Purnell llav-
Ing to sit with tbs Circuit sl3 Court Of
consist 81 Hquor@ cases, ana along this IL
llihe II Is interesting to note that out
OF sixty-eig lt cases ION the docket
for cling liquor tthout,e license. for
Sof the n revenue & avs. all the eases
save, two conle from pro hitlonecoLll H.
ties. In tn isa " q as So no beson county
leads with thirty-to id ecas es. The case
against sF. F3u llar ID, a ~ h tie, m an, OF
Gu and county. ON the d ck et OF
tile court IN ere IRE ESQ ma 81 pens lty
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FIRM S.slElnse.

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SALISBURY, NJ. c.. January 5.--Dun
chants. at Norwood. stanly county. as
signed yesterday on account OF inabil-
ity to make collections. The concern
did q large mercantile business. and It
Is said the assets are far In excess of
the llabtlitiess and IL Is expected that
the flrr1 will reopen for bsisiness.
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Reward for Murderer.

h Special to The Times Dispa;ch.1
a EUREKA MILLS. Y A., j January A
$3.50 by citizens) has been offered for
the arrest Of Sam Booker. the negro
who shot and killed Sam Gardner, on
the sVirginianE Railway asst sunday. The
Der OF people, but the murd erer es-
'caned S5s lsi IA
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Ashland German.
Especial to Tho rines-Di.pa,cl,. ]

Ispseial to The Times Dispa.ch.l
ashland ASaAS German VA cla 1snna ad it s NaM
Years german at the Auditorium on
Friday night. and it proved to be the
most delightful and largely attended
dance OF the season. Under the lead
ershtp Of Mr.. II. Drewry Kerr the
through numerous novel and beaud-
full figures. At II o'clock a most de-
lightful repaEt was served. Among the
dancers We're:
Mr.. II. .. Kerr with Miss Amelia
Kerr: Mr.. Walter Baldwin, with Miss
Ann Hunter: Mr.. Hyde West. with Miss
Mary Hawes Tyler, OF GwathMey, Mr..
Richard Carr. with Miss Won Rosenegf.
of Richmond: Mr. John Addison. Jr..
rett. with Miss Condo Roy Bridges: Mr..
Miller Leake, with Miss sesar. of Spot
sylvania; Mr.. Charles Carter, with Miss
Augusta. Nixon; Mr.. Goghil1, with Miss
Pendieton, with Miss Ruby Chewing,
of Richmond: Mr. Charles Chenery. !th
Miss Edith Taylor. Of Richmond; Mr..
W. G. Blanton. with Miss Louise Rice;
Vaughan; Dr.. Woods Jordan. With Miss Miss
Christine Cooke: Mr.. r. r. Howison,
with Miss Mamie Peek: Mr.. j. Lyon
Price, with Miss Wright; Mr.. Percy
Montague. with Miss Stuart Blanton,
Robert Hunter, with Miss SHELTON, OF
Richmond: Mr.. Walter Harrison, with
Miss Wingfeld: Mr.. Elliott Jordan. with
Miss Conway; Mr.. G.. f. Vaughan. with
Miss Margaret Lee: Mr.. r. f. Nixon
with Miss Montgomery; Mr.. and Mrs
John III. Addison, Mr. and Mrs. E. a
Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Ar. Shepherd.
Among the stays We're: Messrs. Frank
II. Cox. Percy Hall. Paul Blincoe. Dew
Ehas. N. Bridges. Walter Sydnor. Jr.
Threadcraft, and Colonel l.! T. w, Ma
rye.
The chaperons We're Mesdames Chas
10. Potts, HARVEY .L.adeM.. Tate .Chenery
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-06
BRITT MAKES WATER HAUL.
American Bruiser Finds Honolulu I'm.
nppreCint1ye. 3d. go

SAN FRANCISCO. january 5.-Thera
is one place where Tommy Burns
could not go and turn his fighting
talents into coin. That place is Hon
olulu. The natives Of the Hawaiian
Islands are not yet ripe for the intro
duction OF the fighting game. This
was shown several weeks ago when
Jimmy Britt gave a four-round boz j
Ing exhibition In a Honolulu opera
mouse. According to a report OF tho
Affair." the proceeds of the entertain
sment amounted to $1.69 after all cx-
peases had been paid, 4
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Lynchburg Society.

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LYNCHBuRG. a., January 5.-The
4 New y ear was sushered in Wednesday
night with one Of the most brilliant
mont Club. when the friends OF this
select organization were entertained
Z from to q $40 o'clock. The beautiful