Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-04
PLAN CHANGE IN ROAD
when LEGISLATORS MEET
Highway Between Pulaski and Bland
Courthouse Is Object OF
Dispute.
SHERIFF. SENDS CT
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Crowd in Shenandoah County Souxh,
TO Drive Lecturer Beyond Border.
Other News Notes From Points in
Virginia.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l
PULASKI, August 3.-Ccrtain in
nuenccs are being brought to bear TO
have the Legislature at an carly Sos
the STATE highway between Pulaski
and Bland Courthouse. This influence
woSIS Jive 1d, the road from ,wE,heyi!e
who is making ii tour Of Virginia. had
me, me mailer !aide presented At a meeting
was a,tended>by representatives from
Pulaski and Wythcville. while large
rS ,nI Tnn' VAS n in a,,andanse from
been csignaied AS the state highway
through to Bland Courthouse was APP
Coleman gave each side an opDortu-
nifty TO present what it considered the
feasible reasons for the several roads.
the matter OF the extension Of the road
10 Blueh.id also having been brought
up. Whether or not the matter will
come M at the special session Of the
meeting is not definitely Known .Il
Several years ago Pulaski built road
tho Bland line. understanding that the
route as surveyed had been accepted
as the state highway. only recently
has developed movement TO have the
road between Wythevilie and Bland
adopted b. the Siate: Bland has never
built any permanent macadam roads
and is just coming to recognize The
importance thereof.
Sheriff sends Deputies.
sn %TNc II ApE ;sa, ST
prohibition rapy sddressea SS Pro-
League OF America. at Wakeman's
Grove, that county. according 10 In
formation reaching here today He
ance lectures in the county: and when
he arrived AT Wakeman's Grove in an
nuionobile he found a crowd OF men
tha, an effort was made to break up
the meeting and run he speaker away
with the situation. Professor Gibson
4 den of lions, J shall ret hesitate 70
addressing the gathering the sheriff
had guards stationed at tho visitors
aautomobiIe and also IN and around
liquor interests and referred TO the
hostile crowd as -roughnecks." The
during the meeting. but made no
further attempt TO interfere because
Of the presence .; armed deputies.
soldiers Wife Missing.
DANvILLE. August 3-pr;va,e Jesse
James Cassaday. who returned home
@th Ss eaf IS SfsISp sf f6T
briei Through, was looking for his
wife, Mrs; Maggie cassaday. today. and
pcarance. She left her home at II
o'clock Yesterday morning. She has
states that when she learned that ne
was only on furlough and had eleven
more months OF duty before him she
a H..eF ind
Yesterday at about noon walking to-
wards the railway track by negress
Su n9 sRsNe TO S Gsssa nH reSsyed
Grated upon at the hospital and spent
I'VE weeks in the institution aud was
Of age and is native OF Lacrosse. Va
Many Farms Are Sold
LYNCHBCRG. August 3.--Local rcs.
estate agents report an Unprecedented
demand for farms in the Piedmont Sec
es soa 70 fG ~h hs
Is despite the fact that there is no
longer many INQUIRIES from Western
OF the dealers claim the transfers this
year Will double those OF last year.
and .ndn at prices rangins from 81" 70
prices are expected as soon as pro-
iectcd road Improvement programs in
the counties about Lynchburg advance.
Most Of the buyers are farmer. from
nearby counties who are selling tobac-
co plantations and are buying smaller
places contiguous 20 the city 70 MAKE
their homes in the future.
VIII build Hosiery viii.
VII! BRlsTol, august a. h ,na mill
be erected here By J. p. Grey. OF John
son city, Tenn. according to state
meni just issued by, the secretary. Of
mill will be located on the corner
of Gocdson and Buford Streets. The
mill will principally manufacture wo-
mnnt 70 about l75 operators. The
mill Will occupy TWO brick buildings,
which are TO be erected at once.
Banks show HiG Increase.
iNCHBtRG,: August. 3.Despita
thrift and ward stamps and govern
it's of the banks here show a healthy
increase AT the present time over las;
Tesr aas ssh, 'h hSn tms II M
Of government loans. In 1914 savinc
d asIS rs, here .e'sied oS3S9'S;s'ss7 In
present time the savings in the local
hanks aggregate s6,22s.5si 20 Th
total deposits of the six banks here
al the last cal! OF the comptroller OF
000.0
Death Ciaims Daughter.
received here last night OF the sad
death in Atlanta. Of Clara Joyce Hes
Ter. Inc seven car-otd daughter OF
Mr.. ANA Mrs j. &. Hester of this city
Five days ago the child left here an
narently well. with her parents on ar
automobiie tour which was to end a.
Pensacola. Fla, where the parents OF
Mr.. Hester live. In South Carolina.
the girl was taken i'll with dysenterv
III lis most malignant form and she
was rushed 10 Atlanta where she
snccumDcd. The remains arc he
ing taken to Pensacola for burial!
MIR. and Mrs Hester lost their young
est chl!d from influenza during Tie