The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16
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Interesting Virginia Items.

GONeTHOE yer mas Hduc tue lOiiOhlu
appointments TO the Boards OF State In
stitutiOns:
Board of Visitors Of the Deaf aud Bin.
Institute at Stanton for three years
: from March 8, 1899, b. F. Hughes, 0
Stauntsn, and T. VI. McGruder, OF Abe
marie.
Board of Directors of the Eastern Stat,
Hospital, at Williamsburg, for thre,
. years, from April Is, 1899, ". II. Taylor
+, Norfolk, and George +. Smith, Luenburg
| and James F. Hubbard, York, also j. K
Segar, Jr., MiddIeseI, to succeed DR.. l.
5. Foster, who was elected Superintend.
emf, and whose term would have expired
April Is, 1901.
Boar d of Directors of the Central State
Hospital, for three years. from April 10
1899, Il. 3. Cook, Norfolk; George +. Gray
Manchester, and T. b. Wright, Isle Of
Wright.
Board of Directors of the Southwestern
State Hospital, tor three years, from
April Is, 1899, II. c. Copenhayer, Smythe.
&. T. Porterfeld. Giles, and II. Z. T.
Richmond, Lee.
Board Of Directors of the Western State
Hospital, for three years, from April -,
1899, James l.. Treadway, Pittsylyania; A.
+. Withrow, Bath and A. A. McAllister,
Alleghaney. Those Of the above list which
are not such arc taken from counties
which have no representation Of State
Boards. The new appointment are
George E.. Smith, Luenburg, member of
the Eastern State Hospital: James F.
Hubbard, of New York, member OF the
same Board; II. G. T. Richmond, member
Of the Southwestern State Hospital Board;
T. b. Wright, member of the central
Hospital Board; A. A. McAllister, Bath.
member, of the Board Of the Western
State Hospital, and j. r. Segsr, of Mid
dlosex, member of the Board Of Directors
of the Eastern State Hospital.
Governor TYLER has appointed DR..
Samuel ". Hobson to be State Quaran-
tine officer at Newport News, to succeed
DR.. A. c. Jones. There we're nearly a
dozen candidates.
Services in memory of the late Rev.
DR.. Moses d. Hcge, participated in by all
the protestant pastors of Richmond, and a
Jewish divine, were held at his old Rich
mond church-thc Second Prcsbytcrian-
Sunday afternoon. At the Hoge Memorial
church, a tablet in his memory was un-
yelled.
Bedford City ware houses sold 30s, 600
pounds of tobacco in January, as against
lSS, 1000 during the same period last year.
In Mathews and Gloucester counties
there has recently been a great deal of
litigation over the construction Of the fsh
laws passed by the last Legislature.
Smallpox is epidemic at Alexandria.
There are numerous cases in Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Norfolk county and
several cases in Newport News.
1t is said negotiations for the purchase
and consolidation Of the pine lumber
interests of Virginia and North Carolina
have reached such a stage that an early
contamination of the project il expected.
Boston and Canadian capital TO the e1-
tent of $4,000, 900 is behind the deal.
Reports received at the office of the
State Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton show that the average school attend
ance and the length of the school term is
longer in Virginia this year than ever in
the history of the State. Dr.. Southall,
State superintendent, is now engaged in
selecting points Mt which summer normal
will be located. aud arranging
of instruction. Newport News
will probably lie one location.
Tho store o. j. A. Self & Co., at Hen.
Chapel, Northumberland Co., was
destroyed by fire. But little was saved;
for 81 800. On Sunday night the
house and stock OF goods belonging
70 kemper Scates near Newland in that
was burned.
Floyd is to have Il new bank. Capital
'tock not less than $4,000 nor more than
$4,000. Officers: G. p. Lester, president;
'. NJ. Sowder, vice president; S. Il. Bramc,
The above named and ". II.
i%arman, s. Z. Willis and W. l.. Howard
we're elected directors. A bank for High
and county, at Monterey, has been de-
ided upon. ,
William Calvert, a leading hotel man of
Winchester, dropped dead while shUyelling {
now in his yard. During the war he &
eryed in Company A. Fifth Virginia In
antry, Marion Rifles of Winchester.
Mr.. William $. Peyton died at his resi-
ence, at RapidAn Station at 1890 o'clock.
ged - years and , months. He was r
ppointed station agent there when the =
range and Alexandria railroad was COM
which was in 1853, and served as
lch under many different arrangements
ntil he died. 7
Dogs are playing havoc with sheep in
OudOun county. :
1t is stated on good authority, that a 4
sw steamship line will shortly be estab- s
between Newport News and Havre. Y
The Electric Railway and Development
ompsny, of Richmond, acquired the
.tersburg street railway property.
A six pound shell from the Maria
'resa has been placed ia the reading
om in Newcomb Hall at Washington 81
ID Lee University. The shell was sent 81
Hon. William L.. Wilson by his son, =
Wilson. of the Navy. e
An appropriation will probably be made g
r the erection Of a public building for s.
News. 81
Several new cadets rave entered the 90
rginia Military Institute, for the half A
just commenced. ALI OF the frat ~
iss have returned with the exception of
e from Colorado, and he will return in
ew days.
A. Leech, one Of the most