Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-05
A FINE STEAMSHIP.
NEWPORT NEWS SECURES A vALu.
ABLE CONTRACT.
Dissatisfied with the Democratic
rrimary--An Ola Record Recover
ed and Returned 20 York County
Corrt--soctcty and Personal Notes.

building and Dfy-Dock Company the
contract for building fine passenger
steamship at n cost OF $4,000. This,
besides being the most costly vessel ever
constructed here. Will be the largest.
finest. and fastest coastwise passenger
steamer ever built In this country. The
steamer is 10 be complete in nine months,
and In order to do this a large increase
IN the force at the yard will be necessary.
Nearly 1900 men are now at work there.
and Il Is likely that by the LIST OF August
more than 800 names will be on the pay
roll
The new vessel will be built OF steel
and Will be over 400 feet long, ~ iee'
beam. 81 feet G inches deep. she WIZ
have a motive power capacity oil ~
and her gross tonnage viii be DIV
1Ier Interior fittings VIII be very NAM
some. and she will have passenger
commoda,ious for 700
The contract was secured by 'ne w"
4 port News yard In spite OF the sn"'pes'
coprcfifion on the part OF the o'her
crcst sh,p-buIldlng concerns OF ue
co,,,,yy The announcement That the
yard here carried or the prize Is source
~ much qualification TO the people OF this
rI,,, Every ship built AT the yard
means increased prosperity for the mer-
chants and people OF Newport News
On general IL is said the yard has other
big contracts IN sigat.
THE RECENT PRIMARY.
There Is much dissatisfaction among
ere friends Of the defeated candidates
Over alleged Irregularities in last Tues
DAYS Democratic primary election. They
claim that IL was not strictly "a Demo
cratic primary. as scores OF Republicans
were permitted to vote. Inc returns
would seem to indicate that this was
done. In one precinct in Newport News
the vote Appropriated the total vote cast
by Democrats and Republicans In the
last congressional election. The friends
of j. k NJ Newton, the successful can
diaatc for the nomination for common
wealth's Attorney. do not see In TINS
cause for dissatisfaction. They say that
Il Repub lean votes were polled ne pfo"'-
Cd no more by them than the other
candidates II Is very probable that
each OF the candidates for this nominal
tiou--which is the subject Of most or
.he dissatisfaction-had his vote swelled
hy the ballots OF men who were not
oua.ifed % vote Petitions are being
circulated requesting the chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee 10 can
n meeting OF the committee for the pur-
pose Of investigating the alleged irregu-
iarities.
REV. MR.. WELLFORD'S CHARGE.
Tomorrow marks the third anniversary
OF Rev. T. r.. WeilfOrd's pasiorate AT
The First Presbyterian church In TINS
city. At the morning service ne VIII tahe
occasion 70 review the history OF the
church from its inception TO the present
rlay. since ne entered upon his duty as
pastor. three years ago. the church mas
undergone remarkable growth. Rev. MT.
Wexford Is an able young minister. ana
L. is dearly beloved by his congregation.
lie Is IA son Of Judge Il. II. Wexford OF
Lichmond
The exports from Newport News for the
month Of April we're valued al Sl,oS94iZ.
Some az the items were: Corn, y'a'-.p
bushels, valued at s502o22. wheat ll9Ga
bushels. valued at $40 i55; -four. lSS,0s
barrels, valued NJ sos, G2; lard. 2,se0,Sis
pounds. valued at s--2o3l.
VALUABLE RECORD RETURNED.
4 very important Colonial record
book was sent TO ID. G.. Smith. Clerk OF
the Warwick County Court, not long ago
by Or. b. W. Greene, OF Richmond. inc
book contains the minutes OF the war
wick County Court rom l1iS TO l'6s, ana
g. far as known is the only one OF the Ola
records extant, the others having been
destroyed during the civil war.
IN, County Court at that time had the
jurisdiction now vested in the circuit
Court The Judge, or justice, as ne was
then known, was appointed by the crown
During the period covered by the min -
1ohn Lanphorn was the justice. Ths
,n the county, and embraces reports that
puuear singular to the reader OF to-uhy'
Dr Greene through whose kindness the
record has been replaced in the archiNes
Of inc Warwick county courthouse, Wds
once A resident Of Warwick county nc
yas at one time an officer In the Chl',u
states navy. and later in the Confederate
navy. In n letter 10 Mr.. Smith ne states
that the book was found In private hdi,.'S'
Before sending tho volume mere W
Greene had Il handsomely bound. III ID
we'll preserved.
RESOLUTIONS or THANKS.
At the meeting of the Board OF super
vlsors. held last Thursday, the following
resolution was adopt.G' ,..o,
"Nbeyeas. during the late war between
,be states the records Of this county
were carried away and some OF thebi
destroyed; and,
"yvhereas Or. b. w. Greene, who was
formerly a resident of this county sun
holding dear 10 himself the interests OF
the people OF the county wherein ne hau
fpcrt his boyhoOd days, has iouhu i"
prixate hands one OF the record-oooks Oh
the County Court Of this county, uatin,s
from i7ls TO 1902. and has returned sH'"
record 10 the County Court CietK vinIe
OF this county handsomely reDouhu' 'e
It therefore .,..,,,s ~
"Kesolycd. That the sincere thanks o.
,bis hoard be expressed TO Or. u. W,
Greene for the thOughtfulness ana hhuE
feeling shown By him toward TINS ec1h-
~ D, returning the record - us ifolei
rlace. and taat copy OF TINS reso'u'
| b. cent by the clerk OK this boaiu ~ ''s
cad Or. y. -. Greene.
SOCIETY NOTES.
Mrs. Louis BsemOnd has returnei 10
r. nome IN RichmoI1 after VISIT 10
lsr daughter, Mrs. l. q. Harvey, IN inns
waiter l.. Payne. of Lynchburs, mas
returned home after Visit TO MS siste''
Mr. ". II. Adams.
Mis-. sofamers y. Smith has returned
q I'D a visit 10 relatives and iriends Ia
1hlladelrhia- .,.ho
Miss Addie New. Of Portsmouth. VINO
bas been VISITING MT siS''i' -iA"' "
ones. returned Tuesday. T..
Sine. John CutuEgtoa, OF Nchmohu' -
siuug her sister. MIS-. c. H. huDah'' Ia
81 city. ,o.
W. n. sally has returned from charies-
b.. S. G.. where ne went TO attend tue
auiagc o. hig brother.
j. g. Saunders Newport News asen'
the Merchants and Miners STEAMBOAT
onpany. and avai-ConstIue-
n Robert stOckor, who is stationed here
connection with the building OK the
luboats. spcae several days IN ne"
,rA this week. g.
:. j. Burke has returned from hVe-
l,s Nisi 10 friends and relatives In
ihcws county.
b.. and dis. - ii. Wright. or Null
fy leland. visited Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Mi,irad tbs week
siiss Eliza Southali. who has been VISIT
Mrs H. 81 Calm, returned TO her
m- ir SIaithneld Yesterday afternoon
ss iess.e Clark. OF West Hsriiepool'
Who has been residing In North
rolna for several years past, Is the
80 OF Mrs a T. Berner. She "iI re,
n 10 England on the Chesapeake Hna
a