The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-24
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ss8sy Governor M ontag que, Attorney General
Anderson. DR.. Joseph W. outhall, Sec
aryKFrank p. Brent and other Cap1toi
officers interested Gin educational work
were absent yesterday, having gone Win 1ll
the OGDEN party to Hampton before
leaving. Governor Montague gave OUT TIA g
I p, smher Of minor and mint erest1ng ap-
continents. He will very likely name g1o-
day the twelve commfssioners#onsthe part
soe the State for the Teri Centenary cele-
stration in ii O7 It is likely that Hon.
Geo. =. Hunley. Of Mat hews will 90
named for the First District. and he has
yery strong endor for the place.
The Governor appoints one from each
conversational district and two from the
state at large, the latter to be recon-
nended by the Society for the Preserva-
ton Of Virginia antiquities.
Governor Montague has named the fol-
lowing delegates from Virginia to attend
the American Congress of&Tuberru1osis to
be held in New Y ork city May 14th. 10Th
and Il 6th.s 1902:: rs DR.. w. r. Drewry.#Pe--s
tersb,,rg Va; DR.. Lewis g. Bosher. Rich
nond, Va: Dr.. s.. George, &Danvil1e,, a.
DR.. Alexander Terrell, LynchburE 6, Va;
DIET. Brady, Abingdon, Va; Dr. w
sP.sMatthews, Manchester, Va; HDr.8Leigh
Buckners Roanoke, Va: Dr.. Leroy y.
Nash, Norfolk Va. !; DR.. Hugh Mcguire.
Alexandria. Va. DR.. William Hosk1ns..
Newport News. Va; DR.. j. F. Ward. VIM
chester, va; DR.. "A. S.. Rixey, t,ulpeper,
Va. .5s..
8 Delegates appointed from Virginia to
attend the National Conference Of Char
titles and Correction. to be held at Detroit
May 2Sth-June 3rd. 1902, are as follows:
Mr.. George B. Davis. Richmond. Va
Captain w. a. tBowles, staunton, Va;
Rev H. w. Battle, Petersburg, Va, Hon
w Baker, Manchester, Va; lion. >.
L.. 4Lupton Winchester,Eya Va; Hon. j. e.
Parker. Franklin. Va; eBnj. T. Gunter.
Esquire, Accomack, Va; Judge Thomas
iH.sNNilcox, Norfolk, Va; Mr.. T. l. DID
rel, Danville, Va; w. NJ. Addison. t.s-.
quire, Richmond Va; Hon. George Il.
Simpson, Alexandria, Va.
When the late ex-Congressman Sidney
P. Epes was appointed Register of the
Land Office in 1895, his assistants We're
as follows: Messrs. Richard Epes, w. NJ.
billiard, ]. +. Williams. Of Nottoway:
W. H. Hartman, of Rockbridge, and 7. P.
Pollard. of Richmond.
Mr.. Epes himself and the three as
sistants from Nottoway are now all dead.
Mr. Hartman is the only one Of all now
in the State Government
It is a coincidence that Mr.. Epes and
his three appointees, all from Motto
way, died in the course of two years.
The congressman died in 1900 and Cap.
tain billiard and Messrs: Williams and
Richard Epes all passed away within
the past year, in the order named above.
Colonel Pollard, the other living APP
Ecintee of Mr.. Epes, is connected with
the Confederate Memorial Association
here.
Governor Montague yesterday granted a
conditional pardon to Oscar Haynes, who
was at the September term, 1901. of the
Corporation Court Of the city Of Roanoke.
convicted of petit larceny and sentenced
to serve one year in the penitentiary. In
granting the pardon the Governor says:
AL! of the requirements of the law re-
specting conditional pardons having been
complied with in this case, this pardon is,
granted.
Several excavations have been made
in front of the penitentiary with the. view
Of ascertainng if a safe foundation for.
the new building can, be obtained there.
So far the indications are favorable. The
inner lines now being worked on for pre-
limnary information are about 20 feet
from the present administration build
ing.
Colonel John S. Harwood has been in
vited to reply to the Mayors address of
welcome at the r.. P. A. banquet in Alex
andria on Friday night. Governor Mon
tague has also been invited to be present.
and speak a the banquet.