Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09
PAXTON AND ROBERTSON
IN FIELD FOR SENATE
They Will Go Before Voters for Hon.
or of Representing Bedford, Rock
bridge aud Buena Vista.
RACE WILL BE INTERESTING
Paxton Was Chosen to Serve Out
CneXpired Term of Judge j. Ran.
doiph Tucker. Winning by Close
Vote From His Present Oppoucnt.
Especial to The rimes.Dispatch. !


BUENA VISTA. VA. MAY s.-w. T.
Bedford. Rock bridge and Ruepa Vista
IN the State Senate. TO serve the un-
expired term of Judge ]. Randolph
Tucker. has announced himself as a
candidate for nomination at the ensuing
primary election 4. w. Robertson. a
prominent lawyer i'll this city, has ALSO
offered himself as a candidate. AT the
last primary election these two men
were contestants for the Offices. and the
election was very close in this city,
Mr.. Paxton having majority OF one
vote The present canvass will be in
teresting, and probably warm. as each
has many warm friends.
Hugh y, White, OF Lexington has
announced himself as candidate for
the nomination TO the House of Dele
gates. representing RockbridEe and
Buena Vista. Mr., White has cstab-
lishe6 Statewide reputation in the
Assent big, and has served this district
2ealously ana faithfully
Or. Lyle and wife and Mr. Wood ine.
OF Waynesboro and Mrs. E. w Ran
dolph, OF Staunton, left home on Satur-
day in an automobile for run to Roa-
noke and visit of three days in that
c.ty Before reaching Lexington. two
OF the tires were punctursd. They
abandoned the trip TO Roanoke and
returned home. Mrs. Randolph came
TO buena Vista and spent the night at
the home of c. F. Jordan and wife.
Mrs W. w. King, secretary of the
CIVIC Welfare League. of stanton, ad-
dressed the citizens on Friday evening
In the assembly room OF the public
school The women here are imbued
with ;he spirit OF civic improvements
and there was large audience pres
ent. on Thursday night a reception
was given at the residence of Mrs
Graham in honor Of Mrs King and
many of our citizens avaiIed themselves
@: The pleasure. There was music and
refrcshment in abundance
return game OF basketball between
the young women OF the high school
and those OF Mountain View was played
on Saturday at Mountain View. Misses
McFadden. Higginbotton,. widdineld,
Rubbish. johnson and
Keller represented Buena Vista, and
again were victorious. the score being
- to 1. Several OF the teacher. and
scholars drove over to Mountain View !
in tallyhoes.
NJ. Irwin. student from, the theo-
logical institute al SusQuehanna. Pa,
preached trial sermon al the Lutheran
church on sunday morning. He gave
evidence of considerable oratoricalt
powers TIE subject matter was logi-
cal. and his manner of conducting the /
service was pleasing.
Captain c. r. Jordon and wife, OF /
keyser w. Va. are visiting their |
son, c. +. Jo-don. Jr. The captains |
presence recalls boom days. at which |!
time he was one OF the leaders in the |
business and social world. His hos.
pitaole home was ever open for enter |
tainment. and many were the pleasur.
a Bile events therein.
The music Of a brass band on the
streets Tuesday morning was an In
lorna! announcement that II was the
day Hartwell Glass was 10 sell his sub
urban farm and Colonial residence, a !
three-sto-y brick building on one of
the principal business streets. and sew
eral city lots desirabl located There
we're many farmers ana business men
present. Three hundred acres and resi- /
dence we're sold 10 a Mr.. Wills ofReusens.
Tor 1850: th!rtytive acres we're pur-
chased by W. & W. Campbell at s4s an
acre and forty-two acres brought sl64
an acre, but, owing 10 a question of
time regarding possession, the sale of
this tract may not hold. The store.
house and lots, not bringing satisfac- |
tory prices, were Withdrawn.
Miss Marie Robey, who has been TAX.
ing musical course AT the Southern
seminary. graduated Monday. Miss
Robey's voice is clear and swee, so.