The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-24
VACCINATION AT
CAPE CHARLES.
Town Council Request All Citizens to
Take the Precaution.
TO A RAILROAD Y. NJ. G. A..
Union Meeting so Secure Religious
Privileges for the Employees Of the
New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Road-New Streets.
TO A RAILROAD Y. NJ. c. A.

CAPE CHARLES. VA, Jan. 9.-Spe-
cial.-On account OF the prevalence OF
smallpox I'm Norfolk ana other adjacent
towns. the Town Council have passed re-
solutions requesting all the citizens OF
Cane Charles to get vaccinated AZ once
to prevent its spread TO this part OF the
Peninsula.
The School Board are enforcing the law
I'm reference 70 the children attending the
public schools.
The railroad officials are advising all
their employees TO get vacclnated at once
with the precautions that have been
taken by the authorities there IS not
much fear that the malady will break
out here.
Messrs. II. d. Travis and Il. r. Thomp-
son. OF this city. have rented the Cen
tral Hotel" which has just been thorough
" repaired and a third story added ana
will open the same about February lst.
RAILROAD Y. NJ. c. A.
Union services under the auspices Of the
Young Mems Christian Association was
held in Bethany Methodist Episcopal
church here yesterday, the object OF tins
y NJ. G.. A. rally was to stimulate in
terest in the movement that is now being
aeitated by the railroad officials TO Sc
cure branch of the Association at this
point for their employees. There were
present from other associations, Messrs.
A. G.. Iron. general secretary. Hampton.
Va: W. II. Ward. physical director. Of
Norfolk: James T. Stubbs general sec
rotary. Portsmouth, and G. A. Overdorf,
general secretary. OF stanton. Va. A
full days programme was arranged az
which the different visiting young men
presided.
NEW STREETS.
Messrs Wilson & Fletcher, agents and
managers OF the Scott estate. have been
opening up several new streets in town
during the past week. TO accommodate
the demand Tor building lots, the avenues
lust graded are named Madison and
Washington.
After several months delay the Board
Of Supervisors OF Northampton county
have voted an appropriation OF $500 10
erect a new courthouse building, clerk S
office, and jail at Eastville, the county
seat Contractor Smith, OF Washington,
D. c.. appeared before tho Board on
Thursday and submitted plans and spe-
clfcations for the buildings. which were
accepted
COUNTY POLITICS.
The political pot in Northampton coun-
Is. is beginning to simmer. All of tho
county officers are to be elected in the
spring, including the county clerk and
commissioner of revenue. the present in
cumbents are all candidates FOR re-cIec-
ton and are generally popular and eflci-
emit 1t is likely, however. that several
OF them will have opposition for he nom
nation which, when secured is equivalent
10 election.
Although the legislators are not elected
until the fall election, the aspirants for
the honor are getting out early. DR. A.
Brockenbrough. one OF Northampton 5
staunch and leading Democrats, has al
ready announced himself as a candidate
Although not yet officially announced, II
is pretty certain that DR.. Charles Smith
who has represented this county three
terms in the Legislature. will again be a
candidate for reelection and also Colone
William Bullitt Fitzhugh, editor of the
| Cape Charles Pioneer.
There has been quite a number Of eases
OF the grip In this town during the pas
| three weeks.
The Peninsula has been alive with fer
tilizcr agents for several weeks. takinl
| orders and supplying the farmers Will
| manure for this springs crop Of potatoes
| and the indications are that "a large
| acreage of potatoes Will be seeded thi.
spring as the crop was such succesfu
| one last year.