The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-04-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The capital stock for furniture fac
tory at Luray has been subscribed anC
the building will he erected shortly.
The fine system Of sewerage now be.
ing put IN by the City Council Of Cul.
pepper Will be finished in a short time.
Judge j. b. Richmond, Of Gate City,
is an independent candidate to repre-
sent Scott county in the Constitutional
Convention.
Among The guests Of note at the Vir-
ginia Hot Springs at this time are
Count Won Larish, nephew of the late
Empress of Austria.
AT the Democratic primary in Gull
pepper Saturday Mr.. John 5. Barbour
was chosen as delegate to the Con-
stitutiOnal Convention.
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, Of New
York, is at the University Of Virginia,
where he will remain for some time,
preaching to the students.
Many citizens of Southern Shenan-
doah and Northern Rockingham coun-
ty have inaugurated a movement for
the formation Of new county.
Col. William II. Eninger, a native Of
Rockbridge county but now Of Oregon,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
the address on Memorial Day. June
Sth at Augusta.
AT a primary election for Democratic
candidates to the Constitutional Con-
vention in Stanton, Augusta county,
Saturday, the Hon. J. NJ. Quarles and
Mr.. A. Caperton Braxton, were cho-
sen.
The lumber business, which up to a
few years ago had not been cultivated
in the Northern Neck, is rapidly grow
ing to be one of its chief industries.
Timber buyers are almost as numer-
Gus as fish drummers.
The gentlemen having in charge the
question Of transferring the Southern
Seminary, Of Bowling Green, to Win
chester have asked the Board Of Trade
for a bonus of $4,000 to insure the To-
cation Of the college there.
Sportsmen and farmers are organ
zing to prevent the pollution Of the
south branch Of the Potomac river.
It is understood the Leather Trust will
make fight against any attempt to
prevent it from using the water for the
disposal Of its waste.
AT primary held in Pulaski county
J. &. Wysor was nominated
" the Democrats for the Constitutions ,
] Convention, defeating r. l. Massie {
y 100 votes. Mr. Wysor is a leading {
awyer Of the Pulaski (clty) bar, and is a
bout 45 years of age. He is a "goldp f
democrat I
The Democrats Of Franklin county. {
convention at Rocky Mount Satur- f
ay, nominated Judge John p. lie for 81
ne Constitutional Convention. The u
invention was unanimous in favor of q
ominating Judge f. w. Saunders. 81
ut that gentleman positively refused y
accept the honor.
Senator George B. Keesell and Tai
ar n. Haas were nominated Saturday
the Democrats Of Rockingham
unity rs their candidates for the Con ~
Itutional Convention. Resolutions "A
ere adopted favoring constitutional of
vision on conservative lines, declaring hf
to be inexpedient to antagonize the ar
DIVISIONS Of the Federal Constitution. On
The survey for the new railroad from &
eedville, Hancock county, Tenn. to u
Paul, Va, via Scott county, il now N, ~,
progress. The connection to be ha
lde is with the Clinch valley division m,
the Norfolk and Western railway at tn
Paul. This project is said TO have b ir'
N inaugurated by the Southern rail- ton
V, the purpose being to reach the
j fields Of Southwest Virginia indie.
ldent of other lines. The route is
ough valuable lands and mineral de-
its and Will also reach some fine Thi
role quarries L