Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-12
A FINE STEAMSHIP.
NEWPORT NEWS SECURES A vALu.
AuuE cOxTu ACT
DissattSaed with the Democratic
rrimary-An Old Record Recover
"a and Returned TO York County
4 Court-sccscty and Personal Notes.


Building and Dry-Dock Company the
contract for building fine zas-snger
steamship at cost OF s6oVV,- mis-.
besides being the most costly vessel ever
constructed here, will be the largest,
nnest, and fastest ooastwlse passenger
steamer ever built In this country. The
steamer is to be complete In nine months,
and In order to do this a large increase
IN the forcc at the yard will be necessary
Nearly 1000 men are now at work there
and ~ Is likely that by the LIST OF August
more than 900 names Will be on the pay
roll.
The new vessel viii he built OF steel
and Will he over 500 feet Ions, n feet
beam. 81 feet inches deep she VIII
have motive power capacity OF INV.
and her gross tonnage will be eVV'
Ner interior fittings viii be very hand
come. and she will have passenger &C
commodaiions for 700.
The contract was secured by the New
port News yard in spite OF the sharpest
competition on the part or the othsr
great shlp-bulding concerns OF the
country. The announcement that the
ward here carried of the prize is source
of much qualification 10 The people OF this
city. Every ship built at the yard
means increased prosperity for the mer-
chants and people OF Newport News
IN general IL Is said the yard has other
big contracts in sight.
THE RECENT PRIMARY.
There Is much dissatisfaction among
.hc friends Of the defeated candidates
Over alleged irregularities IN last Tues
days Democratic primary election. They
claim that IL was not strictly Demo-
cratic primary. as scores OF Republicans
were permitted 10 vote. The returns
would seem 10 Indicate that this was
done In one precinct In Newport News
the vote Appropriated the total vote cast
iy Democrats and Republicans In the
last congressional election. The friends
of J. Is. NJ Newton. the successful can
oiGstc for the nomination for Common
wealth's Attorney. do not see IN THIS a
cause for dissatisfaction. They say that
Il Republican votes were polled he proht-
% no more by them than the other
candidates. 1t is very probable that
each Of the candidates for this nomina-
tlon-whlch Is the subject OF most OF
the dssatlsfaction-had his vote swelled
ty the ballots OF men who were not
sua.ined 60 vote Petitions are being
circulated requesting the chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee TO call
a meeting OF the committee for the pur-
pose OF investigating the alleged irresu-
lariics.
REV. MR.. WELLFORD'S CHARGE.
Tomorrow marks the third anniversary
OF Rev. T.. T. Welford's pas,orate at
the First Presbyterian church in this
city. Al the morning service he VIII iake
occasion 10 review the history OF the
church from iis Inception 10 the present
day. Since he entered upon his duty as
pastor. three years ago, the church has
undergone remarkable growth Rev. Mr.
Wexford is an able young minister. and
h is dearly beloved by his congregation.
Je ls a son Of Judge y. r. Wexford. or
Richmond
The exports from Newport News for the
month Of April were valued at S,bso,lE.
Some Of the items were: Corn. 1876
bushels, valued at s5020.2 wheat, ns'Na
bushels, valued at S13,iJ5; -four, l5S,Uo
barrels, valued at S9s,G2; lard. 2,seo'elS
pounds. valued at S22s,65l.
VALUABLE RECORD RETURNED.
4 very important Colonial record
book was sen; 10 y. G.. Smith. Clerk OF
the Warwick County Court. not long ago
b. Or. u. ". Greene. Of Richmond. me
book contains the minutes OF the War
wick County Court from 17is 10 l1G2. and
s. Ear as known is the only one or the oiu
records extant. the others having been
destroyed during the civil war.
The County Court al that time had the
Jurisdiction now vested in the CIRCUIT
Court. The judge, or justice. az he was
then known, was appointed 10y the crown
During the period covered by the minutes
John LanghoTn was the 1usuce. luz
book contains many names now iainliiar
an the county. and embraces reports thdl
appear singular 10 the reader OF to-ua9'
pr. Greene. through whose kindness the
record has been replaced in the archlVes
OF the Warwick county courthouse was
once a resident Of Warwick county. lie
was at one time an officer In the United
States navy, and later in the Confederate
navy. In a letter 10 Mr.. Smith he states
that the book was found In private hands
Before sending the volume mere "
Greene had II handsomely bound. IL Is
well preserved.
RESOLUTIONS or THANKS.
At the meeting OF the Board OF super
ylsors. held last Thursday, the following
resolution was adopted:
"Whereas. during the late war between
the States the records or TINS county
were carried away and some OF theh
destroyed; and, .
"\ybersas. Or. Il. w. Greene. who was
formerly a resident OF TINS county, sun
holding dear 10 himself the interests OF
the people of the county wherein ne hau
spent his boyhood days, has iouhu Il.
private hands one OF the recofd-ooohs OIL
the county Court Of this county, datns
frorD l1iS to l7C2. and has returned SAID
I
Of This county handsomely rebound: De
81 therefore 81 =,
''H. solved, That the sincere thanks Oh
,tts hoard be expressed 10 Dr. Is. W.
Cf,eue Tor the thoughtfulness ana hlhu's
feeling shown by him toward TINS eV1I-
O. .a returning the record % us proper
t..c. and tnat copy OF this 'esoiu'ion
/. sent by the clerk Of this board 10 the
b-4 Dr. -. -. Greene.
SOCIETY NOTES.
Ms Louis BremOnd has returned 10
r. home IN Richmond after N'sit 10
i.r daughter, Mrs. j. q. Harvey. In this
e.fy
Walter L. Payne. OF Lynchburg, has
returned home after visit 10 his sister,
MI ". IL. Adams.
Ar sommers \. Smith has returned
f-m visit to relatives and TRENDS III
lUllelpaia
3l.s Addle New. OF Portsmouth, WHO
h been visiting her sister. Mrs a. 4
Jones. returned Tuesday.
,lre John Cutungton, OF Rchnoh1' is
visiting her sister. Mrs. c. ii. h9oah"' ."
III city. .
". II. sally has returned from CharisS-
Ton. S. c.. where he went 10 atteha ti'e
marriage OF his brother.
g. G. founders. Newport News hsen'
0. TIE Merchants and Miners STEAMBOAT
Cca,lany. ana Assistant Naval-Construc-
tor Robert slOckcr. VINO is stationed mere
q, connection with the building OF the
gIub0ats. speat several Gays III new
loik this week.
A. ass returned from nve-
$3.50 sist 20 friends and relatives IN
slIitsvs county.
-ir. ana Mrs Z. n. Wright, OF Null
barry leland. visited Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
y. Alistead th.s week
Miss Eliza SoGihall. who has been visit
ing Mrs H. 81 ca,ln. returned TO her
home in Smilhneld yesterday afternoon
Aiiss BESSIE Clark. Of West Har,iepooi
Ink. who has been residing In North
Carolina for several years past. Is the
guest Of Mrs a. l.. Besner. she WIZ re-
torn 10 England on the Chesapeake 'tno
Ohio steamship Shenandoah, when VIII
t.I for I8yeru,ol ia a few days.