The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
Guess Again This Week.

Board of Public Works, the county seek
ing by mandamus to compel the board
to bring the suits necessary to brlnS
about the building Of the road.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
The Governor yesterday made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Members of the Board of Directors of
the Southwestern State hospital, to
serve for three years each from April 10,
1901: C. C. Taliaferro, Roanoke; P. T. Shell
ton Tindall Floyd county; D. w. Bolen,
Hiilsville, Carroll county.
Members of the Board of Directors of
the Central State Hospital, to serve for
three years each from April 18th, 1901:
Julius Straus, Richmond; ]. Thompson
Brown, Nelson; j. j. Cooke, Prince
George.
Members of the Board of Directors of
the Western State Hospital, to serve
three years each from April 18th, 1901:
]. B. 7. Thornton, Manassas; II. Hans
borough, Winchester; DR.. r. 3. James,
Danvile.
Members of the Board of Visitors of
Mount Vernon for this year: j..
l.. NJ. Curry, Washington city: J..
B. Sener, Fredericksburg; B., B. Nun
ford. Richmond; J. NJ. Long, Winchester;
Robert l.. Gardner, Pulaski city; Chas.
SOME RARE BOOKS.
Following is an extract from a, letter
received by the Governor several days
ago:
4 have two books Clarks R. r. Engi-
neering. purchased by my late father,
Judge John ". Wright, OF this city, for
which he paid. second hand. S36 in 1872
in gold. l find from the imprint that
they once belonged to James A. Warner,
iaf E,y.y ari faS ia taf
I would like to present them to the State
OF Virginia, where they would be kept
for all time as a relic of the war. Kindly
have me advised on this subject.
Yours very respectfully.
(signed) d. PRATT WRIGHT,
Engineer.
Governor Tyler has written Mr. Pratt
thanking him for the books, which will
prove of great interest to the public.
They will be placed in the State Library,
where they will be treasured as sacred,
and handed down to future generations
FRC,NI THE STATE OFFICES.
Captain OBannor has placed the last
of the acts of the extra session of tie
Legislature IN the hands Of the binder
and hopes to have the volume ready for
distribution in a few days. Colonel Rich
ardson and his clerks are very busy hand
ling applications for land grants in diff
ferent sections Of the State.
Librarian W w. Scott has gone up to
Gordonsviile to spend Sunday with his
family. He will attend court tomorrow
and put in some good lic,Ss in his cam
paign for the Constitutional Convention
Labor Commissioner Doherty has al
ready begun the work Of gathering statis-
tics for his next annual report. He has:
sent out inquiries to a great number of
factories asking for Information regard
ing various industries in the State and
expects replies to begin to come in
shortly.
Secretary Joseph T. Lawless was in his
office yesterday. having returned from
trip in the interest of his candidacy for
State chairman. Mr.. Lawless is still suf-
fering with 4 severe attack Of sore
throat.
Commissioner Koiner will spend the
coming week holding farmers institutes
in southwest Virginia He is meeting with
great success all along the lines and
writes that he finds the farmers every
where much interested in the work. He
will wind up his present tour in Chester
field on Tuesday, April I'd.
Adjutant General William Nalle and
Judge John G. Dew have gone to their
respective homes to spend Sunday with
heir families