Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-31
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

There Il a sentiment IA some sections O.
The state In favor - amending the constft,s.
ton 20 a. % elect county and city schoo
superntendents by the people instead Of by
the state board of education. a. al present
The agitation of this question has been
brought about oy the case Of the Acco1nac
superintendent.
The first practical step toward bringing
the Grand Army encampment T. Richmond
In 1899 WAS taken Monday az the largest and
most representative meeting ever held ~
the Young Mems Business Association. A
committee ~ nine of the most prominent
members - tho association. including bush
ness and professional men. was appointed 20
taNe charge ~ the matter. secure tho coop
Grafton ~ other bodies and present the invi-
tation AZ the meeting In Buffalo next month
The Chamber Of Commerce Phil. Kearrey
Post g.. A. T.. t." and Pickett Cann. Con
frierat Veterans. and the sons u Veterans
VIII te asked e. unite ia thia invitation.
which would De- pressed vigorously. Plans
We're put on foot. too. % raise the s75.O .O0C
that Will be needed 20 entertain the army a
survivors Il The Union forccs There was
soma discussion over the question ~ how %
provide for entertaining The coiored yo-ts
without eucroaching upon the custom. 90
The south with reference O. the informing
Ing % the races. IL was stated that this had
been accomplished In IOaisyliie without
friction or feeling. and .t was tacitly agreed
that The colored people ~ Richmond. who
number one-third 90 the population. should
De- expected g. take care q the visitors of
,heir own race The encampment. II brought
here. Will Dee held Ia the Auditorium. erect
II last year for the great Confederate rs-
union.
IL. y. Bosworth. ~ Bristol. q lumber in-
'pector - the southern Railway. fcu under
train and had both legs badly manrled.
The indications are that he cannot possibly
recover. Bosworth is 30 wears II age. Ills
home IL az Greenboro'. y. G. Mrs. Bosworth
who has been visiting az Crest. ia Ohio. has
leen wired for
Mrs. Cassie Jones. wife of City Treasurer
" I. Jones. died Of fever In Buckersvillc.
ireen county, in the forty-eighth year % her
sSe.
The report Of the board of peblic works q
the state jus; issued shows the state n rail
road property In Vlrgini during The present
year. There are according 90 this report. In
al $500. l5 miles 81 railroad In operation a
the beginning of the new fiscal year. OF which
loile are operated by street car companies.
while the balance L. owned by steam railroad
companies The following values have been
placed by the board on the various kinds ~
49,.
depots. depot grounds. etc. $4,000. SEQ "a
other real estate. 81 .523. T06 so. cars. GA.
gin"s. machinery and other equipments.
~lo. .2-d.Il2 50, shop supplies. etc. s3l7.-
5-S a.; telegraph lines. so CO., 90. stocks
and bonds owned. s263 Coz 40. miscellaneous
property. -55. s2J-total value of all mon
erty. S.l-90-- o.. On this valuation th.
Commonwealth Receives a tax of 42ls. .996 30
Ahese companies pay the amount named
Norfolk and Western. S73. 462 6s. Ch,.sa
peake and Ohio. S4s.5lf 56. southern. $40.
5-f Is; other companies. except street ga,
lines. Si7.sy9 S3-total. s2I4 53l y street
ar lines. Ss. 465 OF.
Richmond builder has written a letter O.
City Sergeant Epps Offering. II be te per
mitted 20 pull the death trap AZ the Fife exc
'ution. % erect the callows for that criminal
Tree OF cost 20 the Commonwealth. HIS of.
Ter will not be accepted. but the proffer in
icaie~ tho interest stiu manifest here In the
case OF this doomed negro when Thos. c.
Cluyerius WAS executed In 1857. the rope used
was made OF silk. After ths man had ex.
plated his crime the maker of the eallows
rope sold Il out 10 the morhidly curious
until this was stopped by the authorities.
II. l.. Hughes. cashier and director II the
Traders Bank. and {. .. Burf0rd. mer-
chant. had an alteration on Main street
Lyrchourg, which resulted In the exchange
OF blows and the drawing u pistol by Bur
ford. Neither OF tho men was hurt Three
years ago Burford placed In the Traders
Bank on certificate Of deposit several hun
dred dollars. The bank closed its doors. and
Burfcrds failure 20 obtain his money. after
repeated demands for IL. led 10 the trouble
Burford had two loaded pistols on bis per.
son, but claims that he was carrying them 70
gunsmith 20 have them exed.