Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Methodists After Stuart.

| Methodists of the state are attacking
Henry c. Stuart. candidate for governor.
pretty severely. Mr. Stuart is presi-
dent of the State Fair Association, and in
| three years he has succeeded in building
up the fair to such proportions that 1t
attracts many thousands of persons to
| the city. The merchants have reaped a
great benefit by reason of the fair, visit
ors doing their fall and winter buying
while here. But the charge is made that
the fair has permitted the display here
of shows that are disgrace to any COM
munity; that they tend to corrupt the
| youth Of the land: that gambling is per-
mitted In violation of the laws: that there
/ Is betting on the horse races, and that
| liquor is allowed to be sold on the public
grounds.
| Mr. Stuart, as head of the fair, is held
responsible for all these things, though
the actual conduct of the fair IS In the
hands of board of directors of fifteen
persons, and much of the details is left
wholly to subordinates. The contracts
made with the shows and the attractions
| are clearly set out that in no case will
| any attraction or device of any sort be
/ allowed in the grounds or operated with
the sanction of the fair. and no protection
given in cases of violations. Revs. E. T.
Dadmun. James Cannon. jr. and J. K.
Joliffe got together and served no
tice on the fair management that they
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! certain shows and gambling places were
| not closed up, and the places were at
once ordered away. These allegations
are to be used in the campaign next year
governor.
| One of the business men Of this city
is having a time over having been sat
down on by young lady of this city
| The business man had an acquaintance
with the lady and he asked permission
T., fa1l ~ She refused. saving
that she did not propose to have married
men calling to see her. He then sent
i her box Of candy. without any card,
but told her he had sent it. The lady did
not send it back to him. She took it
home and gave il To her mother, and
the latter wrote note and sent the box
and note to the gentlemans wife. When
the gentleman got home at night the
wife produced the note and box of candy
and invited him to help himself. He did
not oyereat himself that night. and really
did not care much for candy Tne gen
/ tleman in the case is we'll known in
business circles.
| Hinton Carter Is an old negro man,
| farmer and within a few weeks he has
gotten into ali sorts OF trouble over a
money transaction and stands fair to lose
his home in his old age. and all because
he borrowed the sum of $50, which he pro-
cure,, from lawyer. He was re-
quiz I'd to sign q mortgage, deed of trust
and all sorts of papers. the final upshot
! of which was that When he went 10 Settle
he found that he owed $3.50. There were
COSTS the fees for examining the title, for
recording the deed, nOtatorial fees. counsel
fees ard all sorts of other fees. The old
man laid the facts before the clerk of the
: county, and white lawyer of the county
volunteered TO defend the old man and TO
regain his property. The old mans pos
sessions are only about 500, and the loss
of his home would possibly make him
charge on the county. The case is now
pending in the circuit court of the county.
Notes.
| Prohibitionists of the city of Lynchburg
| are asking that they be given a chance to
vote on the question of suppressing liquor
| in that city The petition is being signed
up and the request is to be made that the
| election he ordered between Christmas
| and New Year day. There Is good reason
| for this request. The week following
Christmas will find many who will have a
lazy recollection of what happened Christ
mas and they will be ready to vote to
Danish the stuff from the city. The Judge
has not announced what he will do or
| what day he will fix for the election but
| the belief is that the city will go dry by
! a pretty good majority. That city now
| has a high license and an early-closing