The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
SALES BRING BIG
SUMS PLANTERS
About SIoo,ooo Distributed Dur
ing Past Week on Lynchburg
Tobacco Market.
OLD HORSESHOE" FARM SOLD
Hunting Season in Campbell
County Closed-Work OF Pro-
baton Officer.
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LyuchDurg. Va. December 1.-THE
past week was one Of the heaviest
the Lynchburg tobacco market has
seen for a long time. the sales aggre-
eating about 100000 pounds. which
was the means OF distributing about
Slo0. GOO 10 the planters. Fully halt
OF this il Is estimated. was spent N
the city before the planters went
home. and practically all Of the re-
mainder viii md its way back 10 the
CITY. for the trade Of the Lynchbnrg
tobacco district IS enjoyed almost ex-
clasively by local wholesalers and
Jobbers
The present crop Of tobacco IS de-
clared by the oldest men around the
market to be easily the poorest ever
grown in this section. DGe to con-
,inued drought and the lack of pro-
Der weather Tor maturing the tohbac-
40 : short of leaf. lacking in body and
texture. making il "a very undesirable
ron Despite this the offerings are
selling well. and LynchburS il easily
maintaining her place As the first
dark loose leafmarket Of the state
The ola Horse Shoe" farm. locat-
ed near Rapidan. Culpeper county
which belonged 10 the estate or the
late Joseph Wilmer. has been soid 10
T. L. Brady. Of Pennsylvania the
property contains 4e0 acres. pu' the
nurchase price has not been made puo-
fic I. was formerly owned oI I'M
ito Rishop J p. 3. Wilmer, Of the
p-piscopai Church. and the c0tOh'ai
80, an The property was construct
d bv the well known Moncure iai.4tS
m ,rooert,. i. one OF the most MS
,orlc IN the Piedmont sec'lon' - -
= 30, remote from country homes
- ~, William du Pon;. Of VII
-r.ng-on. Del. and Gordon Battle -
New York.
season Is Closed
Acting upon the suggestion - 80.
-,~o,.o-iv. associations Of the state.
which have been moved oy TepOiS
30 s-a~ ri-v ~ birds. an orcer OF '-e
9aa-d - supervisors OF
,....--v wen, into effect last night D:
which the season has been o'os
--,ss r,fos six weeks of the open
season. AID The action comes
go. Sissppoinrment to local hu"'-
80 bsve peen unable 10 hunt
much -h.s "a on account CT adv
--.a--s- conditions \ number o.
,.,--e~s n this section holc 10 '.-e
- - -sere = no unusual scarc'tE
~ came ms season, out '"aI
+,.,-ars have not been able 10 4oo-'e
n.y. coveys because the BIRDS nav
49, ~ me woods Up 20 date rather
No. IN the fields. These men
.,-..~.inr good sport II the conhteS
.r-...rf-,.~ me season 10 remain OPP"
as soon a. vegetation IS frozen III
WOODS sufficiently long 10 lOfce '"'
birds 10 The fields 20 ieec'
DovIe. one OF the loca! morse
49, recently suspended 10y the Na-
.5onal T~o,ting Association on t"e
charge ri having raced ringer "'
ee,-er., virginia and North Carol!h@
-rsrks indisnantly denies the cnaF
80 claims that he did not know ne
Us under charges until he learned OF
- =, nress reports. lie holds thAl ~
was not given an opportuh''s l"
fand himself lie declares ne
9eht t. the last 10 prove hinseli 'i''
cent 81 the charge Of which ne ms
heer convicted without hearing IL
cxn.cts 10 see the ruling reversed -
soon, as h. will have had opportunity
To be heard.
T. Gilmer. OF Diapers valley Is
rroba ably the boss" rural iree %
livery mail carrier Of Virginia. on ms
record since his rcIte leading out oil
praper. one OF the Oldest in the ser
,,c4 was established eleven years ago
During this .i.ne he has been of the
-oute outr Fourteen WORKING ID :
and has covered about 10000 nhies'
making Ms "trip every day w4ih t"e
horse h. us.s ON his initial trip more
-aa, a decade ago. That the route -
a busy on. = shown by the fact ina
curing Octooer and November ne
handled 1900 pieces Of mail matter
Payment Of Capltation Taxes
should there be q special election IN
Ivrchburg during the hrst hai OF
1913. the number Of qu3l.hed voters
her. will De- very small. for only =
~ whites ard go negroes have paid
tneir ean.tatiou taxes - d prerequisite
20 voting l. was ruworec some time
AZ. that the vets were sorteml lat
.-r Qetitiou.ns fo- AL election early ii