Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-10
CAPE CHARLES.
INCREASING POPULATION
COURTHOUSE ECHOES
BRIEF MENTION.
Especial to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BRIEF MENTION.
Especial to virginian-Pilot.)
Cape Charles, Va, Jan. 9.-Cape
Charles has had within the past few
months number OF additions to her
business population. thus giving evil
dence Of material advancement. On
the other hand. 4 few have gone else
where to seek n greater degree Of pros
perity than they enjoyed here. but
whether they will obtain it or not is a
problem that time alone can tell; but.
upon the whole, in casting up the debit
and credit columns. our little city
comes out ahead! In scanning the list
OF those who have cast their lot with
us superintendent J. c.. Rodgers, of
the New York Philadelphia and Nor
folk railroad, has previously been re-
ferred to in these columns) your cor
respondent beGS to refer briefly to Mr.
j. Clyde Lindsey. Il gentleman who as
new conner, is winning much esteem
and respect in this community. Mr..
Lindsey is native of Abingdon, Va,
where he received limited education
In the common schools. At an early
age he learned the printers trade. and
In 1883 went to Kansas, where he &c.
cepted a position on the reportorial
star OF the Wichita Eagle, the leading
daily between Kansas City and Denver.
which was edited by Marsh Murdoch.
who was known in newspaper Darlancc
MS the big Sunilower of Kansas" 1t
was through the energies of Col Muir
dock that this beautiful city, which ia
located on the banks OF the Arkansas
river grew so rapidly from n village
OF few hundred to city OF over one
hundred thousand inhabitants in
about ten years. Mr.. Lindsey was pro,
NOTED after n years service on that
Journal to city editor. and held that no
sltion about two years, when he, to-
gether with two other parties. cstab-
iished the Pratt Times, at Pratt. Kan
sas Of which he became CITY editor
through his efforts the county seat was
removed from Inka to Pratt TTe sold
MS interests there in 1855, and removed
10 Iopeka, where he accepted posi-
tion on the reDortorial staff of the
Kansas Daily Democrat. and remained
ABOUT one year, when he took similar
position on the Chicago Daily Mail. In
1871 nc accepted the position of his
torlan for Chicago historical pub
fishing company and compiled his
tories of many of the leading cities of
the United States. lie resigned in 1898
and associated himself with his brother
w. Is. Lindsey, OF Norton. Va, who
was in the mercantile and hotel bust
ness under the firm name of Lindsey
brothers. They still hold interests
there, as well as at Cape Charles where
they are now managing and operating
the northampton Hotel.
COURTHOUSE ECHOES.
inc attendance at Eastville yestcr-
day upon the January term of the
County Court of Northampton was
large. the numbers being made up
mostly OF farmers and agents of fer
llizing companies. In fact, the occa-
sion was dubbed by Squire Jones as
Fertilizer term of the court" for the
honest tillers of the soil came not to
invoke equity at the shrine of Justice.
put for the object Of making contracts
with agents for securing such fertliz-
ing material as they needed for the en-
htncement OF their potato and cabbage
yield. In this they succeeded admir-
ably. leaving His Honor Judge Ken
dali. the Hon. Ohio f. Mcars. Com
monwcalth's Attorney, and the mem
Ders OF the bar to while away the
hours OF the day in elegant leisure.
There was no grand jury empannelled-
IN TACT, none was needed, for the GRIM
inal side of the docket Is in fine shape.
and as such lis testimony of the excel
lent morals of the people of the Shore.
SO far as can be learned at this
writing the only order made by the
court yesterday was that OF the an
pointment Of Mr.. Leonard j. whitehead
to administer upon the estate of his late
father. Mr.. John Thomas Whitehead.
The decea sed. it is now said, had
made no will. and that the value OF his
property instead of reaching 100000 or
$4,000. will amount to not over S3O,O0O
or $4,000.
BREVITIFS.
The board of directors of the PENN
sula Telephone Company have called
n general meeting of the stockholders,
fixing the date of meeting for Tuesday,
February g. 1900, and naming Parksley
as the place.
Two families have just been added
to Chincotcague-onc from Pcnnsyl-