Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-25
AND STILL THEY KICK
PEOPLE MAD o"Eh
DELINQUENT LAND LAW.
HUNDRED And NINETY-FIYE NOTICES.
These Are Served on Derelict TAX
Payers That This Syndicate fro-
noses to Buy Their Land-soldiers
Say Good-By, But Not to Go.

The agent of the Roanoke syndicate for
the purchase of delinquent lands OF the
state have notified Clerk II. E. Duval.
of the Manchester Hastings Court, that
his company is willing to purchase lS5
lots on which the taxes have not been
paid for two years. The Clerk, through
the City Sergeant, is serving these no.
tees as fast as they can be made out,
and the people who have so far received
them are in a great state about 1t. They
declare that this is an imposition they
will not submit to without stubborn
fight in the courts. A number who have
received notices have already engaged
lawyers to protect their interests. Those
who receive the notices have yet four
months in which TO pay the taxes, or,
which is the same thing buy In the land
from the State. IT, at the expiration OF
that time. the taxes have not been paid,
the syndicate will pay them, and when the
holders do not Immediately pay the syndi-
cate the original tax, the interest on this
money, $ fee, and the costs OF the Clerk
OF the Hastings Court and the Sergeant
for serving the notices. the Clerk will
deed the property TO the syndicate.
A glance over the QellDQucul ldA-uSI
shows that a number of prominent citi-
zens have their names recorded there.
and these are among the first TO get
notices from the enterprising Roanoke
GLAD AND SORRY. TOO.
The news that the Second Regiment.
which was TO leave to-day for Tampa,
win not go now until June 1st. was re-
ceived by the Manchester contingent with
a mingling OF pleasure and regret-plea-
sure that they will not have TO leave their
people here so soon. and regret for the
hone deferred. All who Joined did so be-
cause they wanted TO and really desired
TO see active service. They have given
ND their employment and made every
preparation to go. even to telling their
friends good-by. and naturally they are
upset that the order has been counter
manded. An unusual scene was that
presented at every side of young men
in their suits of blue telling friends good
by for the journey OF to-day. as they
thought then. The old men. or. as they
love TO call themselves ''the boys OF
thirty-five years ago." knew better than
any what the experience OF such a good
by meant, and shook hands with the
Young volunteers more heartily and warm
ly. Il seemed. than the rest.
Those who go with the Second Regi-
ment are j. II. Lipscomb, w. II. Logan,
l.. +. Crooks. w. w. Williams. J. 5. VIII
liams. s. II. Cheadle. Charles Il. John
son, Isaac Kahn. William Wake. and
w. c. Wick. in Company M, and Charles
III. King, In Company II.
These young Manchester men are men,
bers OF Company NJ. Of the Third Regi-
ment; William Dollings. Cornelius HUI
band, Archie Tatum. Ed. Smith. Robert
Sims. and Willie Magruder. and the fol-
lowing OF the Blues. Of the Fourth Regi-
ment: Loren Fendley. Christopher cou-
sins. Robert L. French. and Clifton Ro-
bertson.
NUGGETS OF NEWS
The Islander suit OF Mrs. Kate w. Sharp
against Mr. and Mrs. George Long. set