The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17

dicate that there will DO influential per-
sons from all parts OF the State In at
tendance. DIR. Hunter Mcclure has ao-
cepted an invitation TO preside.
phe Grand Camp of Confederate Vete-
vans VIII meet Tuesday and Will be IN
session three days. An Interesting event
or the meeting will 'be presentations OF
memorials to Major washington Taylor
of Norfolk, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Cant. y. G. Morton, OF Staunton, inspcc-
tor-Eencral, who have served the Grand
camp well and faithfully. General Fitz
Lee will make the speech III one case
ant Judge THEODORE $. Garnett. of Nor
folk, in The other. The last day of the
Grand Camps session will be devoted to
exercises at The Soldiers Home.
Fire was discovered this morning In
the basement of the store of Sol J. Bins
wanger. on Broad street, and damaged
the place TO the eXtCtlt of S., 900 Two
iiremen were overcome by smoke and
were barely rescued in time TO savo
their lives.
An insurance case of great interest to
all persons who carry policies on their
lives will be argued before Circu,
Judge Hancock in Chesterfield on the
2Tth OF this month.
In 1856, MIR. l.. G. McCuloch, n prom!-
newt merchant of Blackstone. took out a
policy in i'hc Equitable for $4,000 He
| immediately assigned It to his children.
| being at the time q widower.
Mr. McCuliock failed in business i'm
| 1S93 and in making an assignment
| named MIR. c. S. Wing as his trustee.
lie paid one additional premium on
| his Insurance after his assignment
by agreement between Mr.. McCullock
| and the insurance company payments
| ceased, and he was given Il paid up poli-
cy for $1,000.
MIR. McCullock died In 1875. Then
| there arose q dispute as ITO who should
receive the money. The children, of
course, claimed 1t, and The trustee con-
tended that it was q Dart of the estate
assigned.
| The EputtMhel was ready to pay the
money over. and asked the court to ap-
point q receiver to take charge of the
| FUNDS. This was done. and the money
| Is now in the hands of the receiver
subject 40 the order Of the court
The trustee claims that the money
| belongs To the estate assigned. He ba-
ses his contention on the ground that
| the premiums were paid out OF money
extracted from the estate, which
should have baen used TO pay creditors.
This is Il point never before raised in
the courts, and If decided in favor of the
trustee II will, have u far reaching er-
feet.
Judge William Hodges Mann Is co,in-
sci for the trustee and William G. Pill
| kinton and u. a. l.. Smith represent
the children, lll OF whom now reside
in Newport News.
The Board OF Agriculture held an
other session in the State Library build
| Ing and completed its labors for the
| time heing. The gathering was a rather
| important one, and the members were
we'll pleased with the result achieved
The larger portion OF the two sessions
yesterday and Of the one this morning
was taken up with tho discussion of
the adv!sab.lity of introducing the SUI
gar beet industry in this State.
The experiments made during the
| present summer, In various sections OF
the State With sugar beets, have been
very successful, and at the meeting yes
terday afternoon acommittee was APP
pointed, consisting of Colonel a. s. Bu-
| ford, MIR. 4. j. MoGrath, and Major O.
f. Iline. to collect all the information
| furnished in regard TO these experiments
and to publish them In an official state
ment. so as to create II general interest
In the introduction of the new industry
| in this State.
] was deemed advisable that some
guarantee should be given by the State
that the necessary amount of sugar
bcetS are raised in this State to Justify
the establishment of sugar beet fac
tory In this city, or It's immediate vi
| cinity. and it is very likely that the
| Legislature will he asked TO take the
| proper stops for that purpose
| AT the meeting this morning the COM
| mittcc submitted q brief draft OF the
! statement to be published, which was
| discussed at some length in an infor-
NAL manner, but no definite action was
taken.