The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-07
QUIET CAMP A|GN
BEING CONDUCTED
Election i'll Danville on Liquor
Question Will Be Held
Next Week.
ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED
New City Health Officer Is Busy
Man-Business Men Plan
Booster Trip.
ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED
Especial 10 The Tlmes.Dispa,ch. J

week Danville voters will BIO called
upon to decide Mt the polls whether
the dry" or the wet" regime shall
obtain here for the coming two years.
Never before In the history of the city
has the fight been wagcd so quietly.
Ever since the Anti Saloon Lague exec
utive committee called the election
early in March no public meeting has
been held by either side. and there is
nothing TO indicate coming election.
There is some talk OF a public meet
ing being held by tho "drys' on the
night before the election as there was
before the last election. but this runor
cannot be verified. as none of the pro-
hibition leaders is willing TO make any
assertions. There is considerable spec
ulation as to the outcome on Tuesday
week. both sides admitting that the
victory viii be gained by narrow
margin. The vets" won by ten votes
two years ago.
The contract for the laying and i'm,
proving CT forty-four miles of public
roads in Dan River District, for which
100000 bond issue was made sew
eral months ago, was awarded on Sat
urday to j. Thomas Bennett, a local
firm The work is to begin within the
next ten days. and the contract calls
for the termination Of tho work in
eighteen months time There were
several other bids received. but after
mature consideration the district road
cominittee decided TO accept the Ben
nett contract, which undertakes to do
the work for 100000
Seven miles of the road will be
rlacadamized and the remainder will
be OF soil clay. j. II. Warren. of the
county. viii supervise the work.
entered upon his new duties as health
officer in Danville, has been an exceed
inely busy man during the past few
! days AS yet, he has not got into his
permanent quarters, which will be
those formerly occupied by the Super
intendent OF Schools In the Municipal
Building. but is temporarily installed
in the office of the city auditor. DR.
Hudson has already taken steps to-
ward the stamping out of contagious
diseases in the city. and he tx hot on
the trail OF stray cases of measles end
the like. He hns already vaccinated
several people, and is giving careful
attention to the isolation of all suffer
ers from infectious illnesses and also
suspects. Strange as II may seem. for
the first time in it's history, there will
be an Official record of births and
deaths available at the end of the
month. which have occurred in the CITY
since DR. Hudson took charge OF the
health department. During the com
ing week the City Council Will be
called upon to make an appropriation
| Tor the cquippinS % laboratory and
an Office FOR the new municipal officer
! on Tuesday morning the first Dan
/ vie booster expedition which has
ever been run from this city Will leave
the Danville ana Western depot I'm 4
special train made up of two passen-
ger coaches and a baggage car. for a
iour-daEs' tour into half dozen of
me adjoining counties. Some seventy
| I'VE representative business men will
go on the trip with the intention Of
becoming better acquainted with the
residents OF Danville's trade TERRITORY
DuTihs the four days forty towns and
Niliaees VIII be visited on the DIM
Nliie and Western Railroad. the South =
crh and the Atlantic and DonviII.
roads and many of tho towns along
'he route have expressed their Meas
ure at the projected visit. The Ola
dominion Band Will accompany the
boosters
Nh and Mrs, James Arthur Brewer
have announced the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Mamie Louise. 10
Chariic watson, OF this city. the mar
rlagc TO take place or MAY IA Miss
Brewer, who studied music for some
considerable time in Richmond. has
the reputation OF one OF the finest
voices in the city, and her forthcom-
ing wedding is one of general interest