The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-01
Mr.. HILL TAKES
HIS NEW PLACE
He Succeeds Captain Owen in Second
AUDITORS Office.
LATTER NOTIFIED YESTERDAY
A Rather Flat Day at the capitol-commis-
sioner Koiner Goes to BerryviIle.
Farmers Institute 10 Engagc
Him for Month.

-p,ain Henry r. Owen. Of Prince Ed
ward. long the first clerk in the Second
AUDITORS Office and for nearly sixteen
years in that department, went out at
the close of business yesterday, and TINS
morning Mr.. Frank T. Hill. of Abe
marie. will take charge of the appoint
,nent given him in the Office by Judge
Dew.
AS has been printed in The Times. Mr..
W Chase Morton. of this city. will as
sumo charge Of the first clerkshlp made
vacant by The retirement nf Captain
Owen. and his place as second clerk "iil
be filed by the promotion OF Captain
Iradcl. OF Norfolk. who is now third
clerk Mr. IIill will take the place now
filled by Captain lradell-
CAPTAIN Owens friends urged Judge
Dew 10 give the former thirty days no.
1ice and on Tuesday Captain Owen says
The Judge told him he would give him
fifteen days in which to resign. This
Captain Owen declined to agree TO. and
Yesterday at o'clock he was notified by
Judge Dew that his place would be filled
to-day by another
Captain Owen packed up and removed
his personal effects from the Office yes
tcrday afternoon. and thus departed A
familiar face from the Office of Second
moved his family to this city. but will in
all likelihood resume his residence in
Prince Edward.
The changes arc understood to result
from the recent fight for Second Auditor.
and not through any failure of Captain
Owen to discharge his official duties prop
crly.
QUIET ABOUT THE CAPITOL.
Matters were rather quiet about the
executive office yesterday. Major S. Ieth
Tyler has recovered from his recent indis-
position. and he and Secretary Owen were
hard at work with routine matters.
Acknowledgement Montague was hard at
work in his office yesterday. having re-
turned from MiddlcseX. where on Tuesday
he delivered an address on the life and
character Of the late lamcnted Robert
McCandlish. long law partner of his
distinguished father.
A number of prominent local labor lead
ers called upon Commissioner Doherty
yesterday. and had a conference with
him. the nature Of which could not be
learned.
Hon. T. II. Edwards. of West Point.
and Or. l.. L. Foster. Superintendent of
the Eastern State Hospital. were callers
at the Library yesterday.
Mr.. John w. Kerr, a prominent poiti
clan of Dickinson county. was at the
Land Office he said eX-Attorney-Gene-
ldl Ayers diiu aLuSt M Il utlOli NtIS
prominently mentioned for the convention
from his district.
Commissioner Koiner was busy in his
office yesterday. preparing to leave. for
Be-ryville, where on Monday he Will hold
the first Of a long series of Farmers IN
stitutes throughout the State Mr.. koin-
er leaves the city to-day and will be
engaged as indicated above until April
ID when he will wind up with an insti-
1ute in Chesterfield.
INSPECTED WEST-END SCHOOL.
Secretary Frank 2. Brent. accompanied
Superintendent j. X. Russell, OF Henrico
county, to the Sidney school yesterday. on
{; tour of inspection. The institution is
located in the West-End and is the high
school of the Tuckahoe District. Mrs.
Nara Winston is principal and she has
six teachers under her.
superintendent Russell was wearing a
high silk hat, which he exchanged for ::
brown SLOUGH with Mr.. Brent The Prince
Albert coat worn by the popular Secre-
1alT, combined with his clean-cut classic
features and new head-gear gave him a
decided congressional or clerical appear
ance. as he strolied out of the Library
with the Superintendent
captain w w. Barrow. assistant Adj
1ttart-Generai- will attend. officially, the
Inauguration of President Mckinley and
Will be accompanied to WASHINGTON by
Mrs. Barrow They will travel with the
officers of the Seventeen Regiment of In
fantrv.
According to law tho clerks of the vari-
11"us courts of the State must or March
Isl make their report 10 the Auditor of
iohiic Accounts. turning over the taxes
on suits, charters. &c, for The past six
months Clerk p p Winston of the
J.aw and Equity Court. was the first
TENDER.
The following charters have been re-