Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-20
Governor Tyler and Family Visit
the Southwest.
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
His Excctlency VIII Attend tho Com
menccmcnt Excrciscs- An Inter.
eating Letter Uegnrdims Pre.tdcD,
James Monroe-The TX. y. q a..
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Richmond, Va, June 19-Governor
Tyler, Mrs. Tyler and Miss Lily Tyler
left for Southwest Virginia to-day.
the Governor TO attend the commence
ment exercises at the Polytechnic In
stiiute at Blacksburg tomorrow, while
Mrs. Tyler and Miss Lily will go on to
Belle Hampton. probably to remain al,
summer. The Governor is expected to
return to Richmond this week. but later
he and Miss Tyler. Miss Sue and 'HaI
VIII go to the Southwest for the hot
season. Major Heth Tyler Will proba-
bl accompany them, as he is to be mus
tered out June Goth. Mr.. J. Ioge Tyler.
jr, will remain here during The greater
part of the summer. being engaged in
business in this city.
PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE.
letter received by the Governor to-
day. apparently contoiirs true story
regarding President James Monroe.
mat is at once interesting and new Tho
Writer was Miss Lily Sydebo ham, OF.
Gladstone, Mo-. who desires 10 establish
the truth of the family tradition that
her grandfather, John Sydebotharn
VINO was a soldier of the Revolutionary
war once saved President Monroe from
being captured by carrying him off The
field of battle on his back The then fu-
ture President had been severely
wounded, and his comrades carried him
during the retreat. The letter states
that Sydebotham was u native OF Prince
Edward, and served under II Captain
Briscoe. and a Colonel Marshall.
The Governor had the M tier investi-
gated and found that n John Sydeboth-
am was granted 100 acres of land in
virginia as n Revolutionary veteran in
1873. He could learn nothing OF the Mon
roe incident. but referred his CORES
pendent to Mr.. ]. w. Richardson. regis
Ter of the land office.
THE r.. p. e C. RAILWAY.
The Richmond. Petersburg and Caro-
Ina railroad now needs to acquire but
three or four tracts of land to have n
right of way the entire distance from
Richmond to Ridgcway-12O miles
1t was announced by an official of
The road yesterday that these tracts
would be acquired in few DAYS.
There has been an effort made to put
up prices" he said, but we have got
ten property at fairly reasonable rates.
think, however, that nobody has
cause to complain of not getting
enough"
Notices will soon be served on prop
erty recently purchased here by the
company 10 Vacate, probably by Sep
tember
The Chesapeake and Ohio company
property 40 vacate by the 10th of Au-
gust The work Of marking the posi-
ton for the piers of the Chesapeake ana
ohio's Viaduct WAS begun to-day, under
the direction of Mr.. T. u. Isaacs. who
has a force OF assistants under him.
Nlr. r. w. Scarborough has general
direction OF the proposed improvements.
Plans for the dcoot have not been
drawn, but no. time vii, I've unneces-
sarily lost in having them made. 1t is
understood they will be drawn by n rail
road architect in Baltimore just as
soon as the two companies shall agree
as to the character of the building they
want. Engineer Seymour of the Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina. is
buslly Engaged on the plans of his
company Cor entrance into Richmond.
He and Colonel II. NJ r. Talbot were
III conference to-day.
President Dewitt Smith, General
Ncgley and other officials of the Rich.
mond. Petersburg and Carolina read
went on an inspecting tour over the
line from Petersburg to Dewitt ycster-
day. They were greatly pleased with
what they saw The road will soon be
In operation to the Roanoke river.
A CHURCH DEBT.
At the Grace Street Presbyterian
Church yesterday the pulpit was occu-
pied by the pastor, DR.. Witherspoon.
l HS subject OF the morning discourse
was Church Members" and was point
ed and practical.
After the morning service DIR. With
erspoon announced that the Presbvte-
rian Churches of Richmond had agreed
to make an effort TO relieve the Man
chester Presbyterian Church of a
mortage debt of $1,000. Grace stree;
was asked to contribute to this object
$foO lie desired to put the matter be-
Tore them and let them respond in the
way they thought the case deserved
Without discussion, the congregation's
response was the full amount asked
for.
SENT TO THE PEN.
Joseph Clayton was tried this morn
Ing in the Henrico County Court on
the charge Of breaking into the house
Of Mrs. Fulton and stealing certain ar
ticles therefrom. He was given five
years in the penitentiary.
The appeal case Of william Brown
charged with putting an obstruction on
the seven Pines Railway, resulted in a
verdict OF four years in the peniten
tlary.