The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-19
FARCE INVESTIGATION.
rgg OPINION or THE TS0UTRT RE-
GENTLY HELD ~ sTdUNTON.
I.bn T.. Randolph should he supplied
with Counsei-A Good-i'oads
Meeting.

sTAr-NTON. FEB. iS.-Special.-The
Times staff correspondent has teen gr,at
IL COMMUNICATED here upon ms comments
a. TO the 1eeIngs OF our people concerning
the Investigating Committee OF the Deaf.
Dumb, and blind INSTITUTION
nls statements reject with great accu-
racy the Ieeiilgs OI oDI people. lou near
ca. ~. stlvets aI4u In pIdNcs GA business
fro.l au classUs o. ptOpie. tndl the III
NcsuSauOn mere Wac lar J"ae ca
acuy ia the me STATED ny sobf core
me action OF the committee should
be in tne ulIrc.sOn o. the eAincnce iahen
hele as seen ~ our people. theie VIA ne
q lOuu howl. .
this matter Your corr espOndent was in
formed today that three pupils nave
been removed from the institution since
the investigation began --~s DE only
# is the Universal opinion OF all who
attended the sittings OF the committee
here that Randolph should he tUfnlshed
counsel. IL ~ SAID that ciOas-eNdiini-
nation would have torn into shteds what
appears 10 be favorable testimony.
Ii is also said that Judge o. one OF
our courts directed. in measure, the
case on the other side.
Miss Hartman has sent the 1Ollo"lhs
letter to the committee.
The following letter, which was sent
10 the Institution Investigating Commit
tee at its sitting in stanton Thursday
morning, was omitted from yesterday
News tor want OF space
stanton, Va, Feb. -. 1896.
Mr. j. n stubDs, Chairman lnVesuga-
uOn Committee, stanton. Va
Dear sil,-rhe Richmond Times reports
me as saying, / tnink ne was AWAY
very kind to the teachers. IL Is his
l like corrected. on
asked me the question. W az captain
.IOyle kind TO the teacheIsy and my an.
swer was | can only speak for myseil,
and YOU did not further question me on
idca that Captain Doyle was kind 10 me.
Please make this part OF my testimony.
asAtGGsTA HARTMAN"
GOOD ROADS.
A meeting OF prominent citizens ana
farmers was held February llth az MID
dlebroOk In the upper part Of this county,
~ which me following action as 10 good
roads was had:
Inc present condition Of the roads was
discussed and deplored by the memhtis Oh
the meeting, who were Unit IN their De
lief that nothing was more conducive 10
the best interests OF any peopie than the
promotion ana maintenance OF GOOD fOaos'
A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed by the president 10 prepare re1o-
lutiOns 10 De sent 10 the representative
Of Augusta county in the Legislature anu
earnestly request and beg OF them that
they use their best efforts TO secure such
legislation as will give as good roads.
The following resolutions were submit
ted by the committee and unanimously
adopted by the meeting.
At A meeting OF the Middlebrook ana
Newport Farmers Association, held Feb
ruary II, 1895. il was unanimously
Resolved, That an earnest protest be
made against the action Of the Fishers
Vile Farmers club In their demand that
the delegates Of Augusta county In the
Legislature should be instructed TO OPP
pose the passage OF the good-roads bin.
We believe there Is nothing more con-
ducive 10 the interests OF our county and
State than the adoption Of a system that
will give our people that which all unset
fish and public-spirited citizens Of our
county are DESTROYS of obtaining The
world is moving, and with its advance
good roads must come. and We DO most
emphatically approve OF any effort that
viii give us the desired boon.
We therefore respectfully and earnest
- ask in behalf OF a good proportion Of
the largest Taxpayers OF this district
(RiYcrhe ads that our representa- tiyes viii,
as progressive men interest themselves
in and strive for the enactment of such
the mud-hound citizens Of our great Com
mOnwealih.
Resolved, also That i'm our judgment
adiendum should be added To such good
roads law as may he enacted which will
require "A gradual change from the COM
mon narroW-tired wagons 20 the broad
tire on the roads improved bv the ac-
ceptance Of The provisions of the law IA
enacted.