The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-12
CHEF ENGINEER
VIEWS THE SITES
Sen. Gillespie to Decide Plan
and Location Of Monument.
I. R. ELECTION in STAFFORD
:. R. ELECTION IN STAFFORD
large, Practice by Washington Guards
Big Saw Mills Are Destroying the
Entire Forests ofthe Northern
Neck-king George Court.

r FREDERICKSBURG VA. NoS. H.
General Gillespie chief OF the anlled
States engineers Of Washington mas ocei.5
here this wecl. and viewed the sites 4 TO
posed for the Mercer monument winch which
the United States Government IS 70 ei ra.
In this city. He was accompanied ny So ,
gressnlan W. a. Jones. who left here pS
steamer for his home Ia Richmond coun-
~. General Gillespie has retained Is TO
Washington 1t is expected thai the
pIans for the monument as we'll as The
location OF the site in this city viii socn
be definitely determined upon
An election has been ordered Tor Nc
yeanle, I'D. in Stafford county, on the
question OF subscribing $4,000 towards
me capitai stock OF the Fredericksburg
and Rappaha mock Railway Company,
which viii run from Washington in taI'-
pafannoclk county through Culpeper, a
portion of Spotsylvania and Sta1ioro
counties to deep water on the Potonlac
River. Sentiment on the question Is JUN
divided at present
TARGET PRACTICE.
Az the target practice by the mem bers
~ COMPANY Il. Seventeen Virginia ReEi-.
ment (IVaShingtom Guards). OF Inns CITY.
the successful team. with the score lof
each member, was as follows: q. "
1sillingsley, %; r. e. Howe, Il: 6eorse
~. Brooks. 20; j. T.. Bowling. 19; L. q.
Z + y
out Of a possible OF 125.
Miss Alys c. Burke. daughter OF the
Late 3. w. Burke. of Spotsyivania coun-
~. and Mr.. r. D. Dickinson, OF l:rook-
1yn. New York. son of Dr. S. Il. loick1nson.s
of Caroline county, VIII be inalilsu -. ~
"wednesday night, November LIN, at the
residence CT the brides aunt, MIS-. Y. ~
Cropley, in Caroline county,.
CUTTING THE FORESTS
The work of cutting down The 1oreSts
IN this section continues with great eii- ell
,rty,- In NestmoreIand county alone
there are thirteen large saw-mills Win
= .canaci,ys of $3.50 feet per day. In adai-
tinnf to tEis the business in poplar "ooo
and railroad ties Is enormous. "A ass
,o,,antitv Of cord wood has been hauled
10 the shores of the Rappahannock ana
Potomac Rivers for shipment TO me
cities by vessel. During the eNciaei1e
caused by the coal strike buyers ana
enoc,,lators offered as high as "a PSF cora
~. n.on,5 1,,t many parties would not.
sel os,,ecttng the mice 10 so hEn 7. nav
l,11ay woll;a be glad to sell ut s. PER coro.
rio n,sy plant Of The Virginia shirt
sf-o,,,,,a,,r has been completed ana VIII
s,a,-ts,,,1 in fun blast on MONDAY next
s,t.yFrais exrorienced operators from cities
s,,.fil 10 here 10 instruct the sixty Souns
izd;sss Vito will begin their wo X on .iiat {,
49,. gTe pant starts out Will i-5iiI
;,rnspnct.; for success
postal Clerk Charles H. Noi1l, ioi n,e 81
l.. ~ ,l,s civ. wao was badly injule cd IN
!, ..jl,-fYa,l wreck in North Carolina a few
dayS ag.. is still confined to his nome
u, Washington. but is irlproTlng
yn,lge II. r. b Wright. OF Tappa nan
mock win Hold the regular term OF KING
;,,..nrca Court for Judge j. y. Maso De-
ginning November l.tl-