Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-04
RICHMOND
! NEWS LETTER
Commissioner Kolner AS
sunles Duties of Office.
DR.. DlCKERsoN MARRIED
Two Fat Turkeys from Greyson-
=. Girls want Higher Education =
Fatal Shooting Barnes Indicted
Confederate veteran Dead : Tho
Health of mrs. Joseph LawIess
Greatly Improved.
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Richmond, Va, January 3.-AIr. Geo.
w. Koiner to-day assumed the oath of
office as Commissioner Of Agriculture,
succeeding Colonel Thomas Whitehead,
who has held the office for twelve
years. There was no Formally atend-
ing the change of the head Of this de-
partmcnt. Mr.. Koiner went to the Of
fee OF the Secretary of the Common
wealth about noon and filed his bond
Of $4,000. The oath of office was then
administered by Mr.. Lawless, and Mr..
Kotner went over to his office in the
Library Building, where he was re-
ceived by Colonel Whitehead, who
transferred the Office with wishes for
the successful administration of its
duties by his successor
Il will make no immediate changes
In the office force" said Mr.. Koiner
yesterday afternoon.
PAYING BOND INTEREST.
The force in the treasurer's office was
busy to-day paying the semi-annual
interest on State bonds. About $780,
600 was paid ont. The total amount
Of interest Virginia has to pay on her
bonds every year Is about 100000, due
III january and June of each year. The
great bulk OF this money is paid out
within a week after 1t is due, but it is
generally a month or six weeks before
entire payment Is made.
GIRLS WANT EDUCATION.
Governor Tyler is being overrun with
applications from young ladies who
wish to be appointed to the scholarships
in the Cread Institute at Worcester,
Mass. Several days ago the fact that
the trustees of the institution had ask
ed tho Governor to appoint a young
lady to the school from this State and
that she would receive free tuition and
board. was published. The character
OF the school was not made clear, as
many of the best known in Virginia
are represented in the list of the girls
who have applied. The institute is a
cooking school. 1t teaches girls every
detail OF housekeeping. 1t is in no
sense a normal school, as many of the
! applicants seem to think.
THE FREDERICKSBURG BATTLE
FIELD.
Messrs. II. f. Crismond, st. George
r. Fitzhugh, T.. ID. Cole, A. T.. EN-
brey. Jr., II. McCracken and NJ. b.
Rowe. of Fredericksburg, called on the
Governor to-day and invited him to ac-
company them to Washington at an
early day for the purpose of endeavor-
ing to secure an appropriation for the
maintenance OF n national battlefield
park at Fredericksburg. The Governor
consented to go.
General James A. Walker has so far
recovered from the effect of his surgi-
cal operation at st. Iiuke'S as to be able
to get out. He called at the Governors
office to-day.
ATE THE GOVERNORS TURKEY.
Attorney General a. j. Montague ate
the Governors Christmas turkey.
Judge Fulton, of Grayson county, sent
two fine birds by express to Mr.. Monta-
que. He Intended one for his Excellep-
cy, but unfortunately for the Governor
and fortunately for Mr.. Montague, the
letter of explanation was delayed
When 1t came the Attorney General,
who is proverbially fond of the tooth
some fowl. had eaten both turkeys. He
ton was not to be outdone, so he sent
the Governor two fine turkeys for New
Years day.
A FATAL SHOOTING.
A telegram was received by Mr.. p
c.. Davis, No. 30l High street, this
morning. from Midlothian, in which it
was stated that Mr.. r. a. Spain, of Dry
Bridge, near Midlothian. had been ac-
cidentally shot and killed while hunt
ing this morning. No details or partic-
ulars were given. Mr.. Davis. who is n
brother-in-law of Mr.. Spain, left on the
noon train for Dry Bridge. He leaves
his wife and several children, and
was in the 41st year Of his age.
MARRIAGE OF MIR. DICKINSON.
A telegram was received from Wal
kerton, King and Queen county to-day
says: quiet wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. Willie Bagby, of Stew
ensville. at noon to-day, when Rev. Dr.
A. p. Dickerson. the widely-known
Baptist minister and editor of the Re-
ligious Herald, led to the altar Miss
Bessie Bagby. Rev. DR.. r. H. Pitt, OF
Richmond. officiating. Miss Bagby has
for several years been among the prom
inent educators Of this and other
Southern States, she being at one time
the assistant principal OF the Woman's
College. of Richmond.
YOUNG BARNES INDICTED
Eugene Barnes, the young embezzler
alleged, was indicted III the Hastings
Court this morning on four charges Of
larceny of money from his employer
Mr.. John T. Powers, Cary street
commission merchant. The indictments
charge Barnes with embezZling the
sum of S161.21, sl0O.5O, and s12S.16 al
different times. His case Will be tried
tomorrow.
BARKIS is WILLIN.
Joseph Townsden, the young man
from Dinwiddie county, who was ar
rested Sunday night on the charge of
abducting Effie Gum. the daughter of
one of his neghbors in Dinwiddie. and
bringing her to Manchester under the