The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-10
The Board Of Election Commissioners Slow
About Making the Required Abstract.
REPUBLICANS TO MAKE THREE CONTESTS
They will Attcmpt to Get In From
She secoud, Fourth and Firm s,rs.
tricts-Good Government LeaEme
Against Democratic clubs An
Ola Ycieran's Snd Death.

| me mem DerS or the Board of Election
commissioners of buckingham have
peeh telegraphed Ito hurry up their
meeting for the purpcre OF transmIttins
| zone STATE Canvlssing Boa. d q correct
/ abstract or the vote cast in that count
| Tor Congressman. They were informed
mat they would be In contempt of court
| every day they failed TO meet. 1t Is ey
| pec.ed that the corrected abstract will
be here by Saturday.
REPUBLICAN CONTESTS.
1t now seems to be practically settled
that the Republicans will make contest:
In but three Virginia districts-the Sec
ond, Fourth. and Fifth. Messrs. Jones
and Lamb will be allowed 10 hold their
seats unmolested. There Is some talk
MIR. Yost on the ground that Republican
votes were co'onized in Allegheny coun-
ty. but this Will hardly be done.
THE LEAGUES VS.. THE CLUBS.
The announcement that the Demo
cratic League for Good Government is
to be revived here. has caused a little
stir In local political circles. It looks
very much as If the league intends here
after 20 make Its nominations for NUM-
cipal officers. The Democratic clubs
are all opposed to the league. bu; In SYM
pathy ws:h many of It's objects AS the
club people view the matter. there +: no
necessity for the league. 1t would not
be surprising to see an interesting fight
between the league on one hand and
the clubs on the other.
UNLICENSED DRUG CLERKS.
Mr.. T. a. Miller, president of the State
Board of Pharmacy, in speaking of the
work of that body today, said there
were ample laws, but the board was
powerle,s to accomplish anything on ac-
count of lack of funds. Mr. Miller /: of
opinion that the laws re'ating to drug
Srt c re hai 20, ,lo
saws there are Undoubtedly many unli-
censed clerks employed in filing PIE
scriptions.
a SOUND MONEY" CIRCULAR.
1t Il understood that the Sound Mon
ey League" has sent out new circular
urging the Importance of organization
and renewed efforts to secure a new cleo
ton law.
MARRIED AT HAMPDEN-SIDN
At Hampden-Sidney College this
morning Miss Martha McIlw,ine.
waine, president of the College. was
married to MIR. Nathaniel Frazer,
young business man of this city.
This afternoon there was a brilliant
wedding at Fontice!lo, near Manchester.
when Mr.. Edgar Lately. business man
Louie Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
w. G. Taylor, were married. Rev. Dr.
Carmichael and Rev. DR.. Lafferty Off
cilted.
A TELEPHONE WAR.
1t looks "a if we will have another big
telephone war here as two rival concerns
are after the long distance franchise
Senator Daniel is Interested in one com
pany.
A SAD DEATH
There was a sad death at the Aims
hou;e yesterday afternoon. Mr. WI
lam G. Mahone, wh> was gallant
member of the First Virginia regiment
during the war, was taken down with
pneumonia a few days ago. and carried
to the Alm.shouse. His old comrades
did not know of 1t until he was dead.
They gave him n neat burial to-day in
the Soldiers section in Oakwo1d. Mr.
Malone recently came here f.om Gooch-
land