The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-19

village for the erection OF a large tobacco
warehouse. looking to the establishment of
an auction market there. is rapidly being
pushed to a successful issue Coupled with
lhe market proposition is an effort TO estsb-
lish a csnnery in connection with the tobacco
market. Stock the the project has already oeen
subscribed to the amount of $1,000.
During the first fifteen days OF me
parcel post system the Lynchburg post
office handled an average OF 5O3 pack
ages. the total amount being 1850. OF
which 4 255 were mailed here and 800
were received for delivery. The aver
age weight was about twenty ounces
and the postage amounted TO 800 -
The business is considera bly, IN excess
Of what it was expected to be, and Post
master Mclaughlin is predicting
steady growth IN he future
From reliable source comes the
information that the Tobacco Products
Corporation. organized last 20 Oco 20 ooa
under q Virginia charter with $50 OO.O OO
capitalization. expects 10 CONSIDERABLY
incresae the output of the Booker To-
bacco Companys plant mere wnlcn
January / The company Is 10 continue
all of he local concern 5 brands, ana nae
put its president, @ NJ. Booker. in
charge Of the manufacturing end OF its
business in Lynchburg. PHILADELPHIA,
New York and Richmond Mr. Booker
Will divide his time between these cities
and for the present, at least, Will con
tlnue to reside here.
The executive committee of the Nlr
ginia Christian Endeavor Union VIII
meet here February TO make pro-
vision for the next annual convention
of the Union. which Il TO be held III
May. II is regarded as certain that the
committee viii accept the invitation
of the United Brethren Society at Staun-
ton to hold the convention there.
The almost absence of cold sufi-
cient to freeze the ground coupled
with dry weather, has enabled farm
ers in this section TO accom- plish much
work looking to summer crops. The
lowest point the government Their
mometer has reached here this winter
who depend upon natural ice for sum
mer supply see little chance to har-
vest crop this winter.
The board of trustees Of the Chat
ham Training School. which il located
at Chatham. has decided to spend
IS 600 this spring in the building of
viding room for twenty-eight add
tlonai students. The school IL crowded
this winter.
A movement has been started in A m
herst County for an increase Of the
tax levy for school purposes. The pres
ent rate IL IS cents per 500. and 1t IL
hoped 10 increase 1t TO the maximum. 80
cents. Last year the county spent
$50 90 on its schools. and with the in
crease asked for II - designed 10 ex-
tend the terms Of the schools month.
The local post l. =. A will begin its
arrangements IN a short time FOR the
entertainment of the annual State con
ventiOn. which meets mere May ). ., ana
To- While II Is not known yet. II is ex-
poctcd the meeting Will bring from 100
to 400 strangers 10 the city
The Lynchburg Home Guard, Com
pany r. First Virginia Volunteers, ex-
poets 20 take upwards OF sixty men TO
the Inauguration of President Elect
Wilson The company will hold ezra
drills for month 10 prepare foi the
4 handsome monument is being
erected on the site OF Lees surrender
IN Appomattox County TO mark the
burying place for seyers! generations
OF the Rainss family II IS uno errtoOd
that Hunter Raines Sof New York, is
having the slab erected. The shaft
viii be thir; y eight feet in height.
Pairs McMulhn. OF Springfield. Ga
has lust marketed 25s bushels of Irish
potatOeS which he grew this past
season on scven-tenths of an acre
OF land The yield was aided by the
use Of fertilizer, which was dropped
with the seed
cations of hgnf for supremacy IN the
nlll board advertising IN the city. and
those who fought the bill board nBi-
sance mere several years ago are being
aroused 10 action again. The Board
of Aldermen mas already adopted an
ordinance preventing an increase in
the present mum her Of bill boards.
and D. u likely ihat A special meeting
OF the Common Council will be called
next week 20 concur in IL.