Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
DIR. LANE ELECTED.
SUCCEEDS DIR. L.. =. FOSTER As sur
ERINTENpENr OF MATHEWS.
TIE SELECTION 4 GOOD OHE.
A Cultivated Man and "a Good on
cini-Nfraid OF the NtrgInia Aris-
tocrac,-A Digamist Psrdoned by
the Governor.

At meeting Of tho State Board Of "a.
ucation yesterday afternoon Dr. Thomas
b. Lane was elected Superintendent OF
schools of Mathews county
Mr. william H. Fitohett was the only
other applicant The mombors OF tho
board would not dlyulgs tho vote. but IL
IL understood that % was not unanimous.
hoth applicants were very highly en-
dorsed for the position. and II was ia.
tural that there should be a dlysrsoncs u
opinion as % the best man for tho place.
The Governor. Dr j. W. Southall. state
Superintendent OF Public instruction. ana
Nh A. j. Montague. Attorney General.
an tho members of tho board. wore pres
ont Dir. Frank y. Brent, the secretary.
was also present IL WAS thu intention
of hr koiunr tOmmisaiOner Of Aarl-
culture. no appear before The board and
ask that primary agricultural chemistry
b. taught in che public schools u the
state Dlt he bias been uuwoll Tor soys.
rl days. a4d could not 90 so. Hs will
appear before the board ~ meeting %
Doe held in "a few Gays f0 consider au ap-
peal from the decision Of the County
Board of trsukiin in the matter " The
of tuat county
Dr. Lane succeeds Or. l.. r. Foster. who
resigned 90 become superintendent ~ tho
Eastern State Hospital at WILLIAMSBURG.
Dr Lane has previously been BHDcfinfen-
dent M Tho Mathews schools BE served
iu This capacity fOf several terms. 10
vas au excellent Official he vas q brave
Confederate soldier. ana Is a hard-working
Democrat 10 Is "a physician with large
practice.
FEARS VlRGiNfA AHfsTOCRACY
SIR K0inor Commissioner ~ Aglcul-
ture, has received letter from Miohi-
gan man. stating that be h Interested Ia
Virginia lands and Is thinking % remoy-
Ing here. but wants 10 know n II II not
true that Virginia being settled ny tho
English aristOcfacy. Is not ruled by their
descendauts-in other words. be wants 10
kaow IN Virgnians are not ruled by blue
blood. Nj kOiner. iu reply. told his cor
respondent mat everybody lived IN peace
and harmony in Virginia. ana tnat every
CLASS Wa8 secure bra ~ rights
A man named DrlnkDater. from q c0un-
~ 100 Montana. in this case appropriately
named Branch. has written Mr k0iner
making impurities regarding Virginia lands
A BGGAMIsr PARDONED.
Governor Tyler has granted pardon
10 James Mays, ~ hcckhrdRe county.
Nho has served about TWO u nye-ytar@'
term f0r Digamy. Mays and bis FIRST wife
GA not live happily. and he Instituted pro-
csediugs Tor divorce. SIR David w. Moor.
former Commonwealth Attorney Of
HOckbrldse states that fne lawyer whom
MAYS employed told his client that tbs
, divorce had been granted, when To- realty
proceedings had nor been begun, though
lawyers fee had been paid. Mays mar
ried again. vas prosecuted an convicted.
Judge Houston. Of the county Court. Ira
stich May8 Vas tried di1 not then know
vi tho facts. and Nben'he Nas enisbteD-
"a recommended the pardon. the qUes-
ton arises ~ 20 whether Mays will I've
with MS FIRST VIE from whom BE- was
never divorced. Or bis second. 70 whom re
Was never married