The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-18
FAIR PROPER
State Agricultural soclaty uasIjle 4 %
Settle It's LIabiliiIes I
UNIQUE CASE BEFORE A AAGis1hAIf
\ Wonld.be BrideErooin sbsfsds aA
Night iii JniI-Wiii Cd lo wash / d ii
ton Monday hntt tse Married GaIaS3
sressinnh swnhaon Gh Town Rr4
aiiizer Factory Burned slovsfa. 81
Especial Dispatch to The Virginians)

Especial Dispatch to The irginiansl 81
Richmond, Va, June II 1897. tSSf
The grounds or hte Virginia AgrieuI4s
tural and Mechanical Society were soidS
at public auction to-day to Mr.. Jeiifl
l.. Williams u we'll known banker, fofsS
the sum Of $4,000 There are siztY
acres in the tract Messrs Williams a.
sons hold about $4,000 or the soeietysA%
bonds and probably bought the proparsss
~ TO protect themselves The city Ufy
Richmond holds the first lleh, afno,tfitss
ing to $4,000, with interest, and will Ebaas
paid III full. The debts aggregate S70ysSS
600, OF which $1,000 Is due OH siiibalds
premiums and purses which will not baS
settled. After the city is paid the sTiassi
malnder OF the purchase money Wit
be apportioned pro rata among. ss$ NJ tIaS
bondholders. This Is perhaps the last t OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical Socis
ETY., and we will have no more State
Fairs for certainly some time to come;
mere was decidedly unique case
before Squire Lewis, or Henrico CO Ia 81 .ss
ty, to-day. Last night William Ed ward ,s
Ialley. Il young man Of Henrico. 20 t2
a license to marry Miss Elizabeth Blaysss
lock- OF that county. She is under age
put her parents consented to the mateh.ss
Just before the ceremony was to be peri
formed Tailey's father had him srrest4
cd on the charge Of perjury L t was BIZ
lcSed that the young man was noe
lWenty-onc years of age, and that heSs
had sworn falsely as to- his age. z oiingass
Ialcy spent the night in Jail %FsE w fienS
the case was called the Squire soon dis
missed II. rs it was shown that TalIeyf
had committed no crime. and that H.
any had been committed Thomas wv ally
thall, who made oath as to Talleys age,#
was the person to be punished 4 wall
thhll was immediately arrested. He EwGBa
given hearing; and the case sen t s.piiis
to the grand jury. Walthall was uIIableR
TO give bail, and was committed to jaiIss
lie had not been in prison long before
Squire Lewis realized he had mad e EtIl q
error. Henr!co Courthouse is Within
the corporate limits OF Richmond, and
the city has Jurisdiction over crisns$ 4
committed there. Walthall was releaseos4 n
and quickly took himself away. AfterT
Talley was set free his father; tried tot
catch him with the express purpose @of
tieinE him down with rope, and ta king i
him home, but the young man skippadg
away. The couple will go to Wash Ing ST
ton Monday to be married. is tfjs8 $lSEssssSS
Congressman Swanson was a visitor
here to-day. lie ran down from WaSh-5s
ington to spend day Or two Monday
| Is court day in Pittsylvania, Mr. Swans
sons home, but Ii !s not his nmrnnaa9t tns
attend as delegates to Roanoke will not
be elected on this occasion PittsYlYa-sy
| MIA Is entitled to forty Delegates and
will elect by magisterial districts SIS 81;
The main building Of the DurIiai1f8
branch Of the Virginia and CaroliEia,
Chemical company, in this city, was sde-s
stroyed to-day by fire. The loss #ia
about $4,000, and is covered by insyr.S 4
ance &5iSsSS!s$: Ss: