The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
Appointment is to Be Shortly.
Made.
GOVERNOR +. NOT YET WELL.
VIII Probably be Out To-Morrow-The Work
of the Land oifiee-capitol and
Library Notes aud
Gossip.

Governor Montague spent yesterday In
his library at the Mansion. He was not
very we'll, thought was chiefly the in.
clement weather that kept him in. His
Excellency will in a few days take up
and announce the appointment Of ply
clan to the State farm. There are a
number u applicants for the place DR..
thurman is the incumbent, and is being.
opposed by DR.. Tucker, of Powhatan, and
several other well known physicians.
The Governor has not yet acted upon
the application for communication Of the
sentence of Monroe Lewis, who is to be
hanged at Hampton next Friday. He will.
probably announce his decision in the
matter tomorrow.
His ENcellency has declined to grant the
following applications for pardon:
Absolute-Henry Brooks, sentenced
November, 1901, to 4 months in the city
Jail by Justice j. ]. Crutchfield for
larceny. Application presented by E. NJ
Eoscher, attorney.
Conditional-Joseph T. Flick, sentenced
December, 1900, to years in the pen
itcntiary. for assault in Augusta County.
Application presented by Board Of Par
uons.
During the first month Of Governor
Montague's administration he has appoint
ed forty notaries public. During the,
same ptIIOu lOitS-llEe charters idVS Oecll
recorded in the Office Of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth.
LAND GRANTS.
For the year ending December 81. 1901,
the Register of the Land Office issued
tlirty-six grants, covering 1883 acres, and
located in the following counties: Hen
rico. Buchanan, Northampton, Dicken-
son, Highland, Frederick, Smyth, King
William, Floyd, Princess Anne. Grayson,
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Wythe. The work necessary to be done
in issuing these grants was a, recorda-
ton of the original surveys, the sforma-
ton of a grant to be mailed each grantee,
recordation of such grant, making 5
copies for each grant, aggregating a to-
tai made by the register of l0S copies
to complete thirty-six grants. An alb
stract Of the thirty-six grants was made
and sent to the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts, and abstracts sent to the clerks
Of the sixteen counties in which the re-
spective thirty-siX; grants are located.
Grants issued since January !, 1902, cover
225 acres. and surveys now on file in the
Land Office awaiting grants cover. 1875
acres.
CAPITOL NOTES
There is one gentleman IN Virginia who
does not care to be a notary public. His
appointment was made on the recommen-
dalton of a friend, and he has written a
letter declining to qualify. Evidently there
has been some mistake about the matter.
The, United States Government is very
particular about, clain;ss.in, the War De-
partment.s The statute OF limitations has
just ben raised by the Departme nt aginst
a Virginia, claim, whicH was filed by Adj
jutant-General Male On December 18th.
The papers were delayed in reaching
Washington and the claim was refused
on the ground given above.
Mr.. John Moore yesterday retired from
the office of Secretary of the Common
wealth, in which he has been5a clerk for
several years. Mr.. G. T. Porterfield, who
will succeed Mr.. Moore, will begin work
tomorrow.
The following Richmond city charters
We're recorded yesterday in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth:
Johnson Duplex Envelope Company and
the Beaufort Lithia Water Company.
Uncle Billy Wilson, postma ster of the
Constitutional Convention, is still con.
fined to his room by sickness. His con.
dition, however. is still improving.
NIessrs. ]. G. Nelson. of Iowa and F,
7. Barry. of Albion. Mich, have written
Commissioner Koiner, asking about farms
in Virginia He will try and locate them
here.
The Supreme Court of Appeals ad-
iourned for the term on Friday. It will
reconvene here on March 4tt.
Mr.. r. c. Casey, of the Land ONCE, is
again at his desk after a brief Illness.