The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
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Property Disposed Of as # I. No
WilllHdd Been Made.
CAMP AT OCEAN VIEW IL:
Mr.. Barr Getting Forty Thousand .
Year and Is Q ffered More Capt
Tooker Rises from Dock to 4
3i Wrecking Master.
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) <. NORFOLK. VA, Aug. 15,-Thc VIII 81
] the late "A. H. Grundy, owner and editor
N OF the virginian.pilot OF this city, to the
4 time OF his death was admitted to probate
Z to-day. The estate as assessed by the
commission appointed BY the court con-
s sists OF s134020 In personal property, and
2 &39, 7b2 In realty. Mrs. Annie Reid Grandy,
tho widow, appointed cxecutrx under tha
terms OF the will. qualified to-day in the
z sum lot $4,000 without surety Mr..
Grandy simply directed that all his Just
debts DO paid, and that all his property
Z go to8hls wife and Children us though
I lie had made no Will under the terms OF
the law made and provided In such cases.
He recommends his brother, G. w.
i Grdndy. as confidential adviser to ms
wife. 1t Is not yet known what disposi-
ton will be made OF his newspaper prop
erty.
MILITARY CAMP.
The Franklin and Emporia companies
81 OF the Scvcnty-lrst Regiment have DE-
clded upon Ocean View as the site OF
& their, summer encampmcnt. They Will be
In camp at the same time as the uni.
formed pythians from various parts OF
the State. The second annual Pythlan en-
campment begins at Ocean View to-mor-
row, upon the arrival OF the Petersburg
company. and will continue until the.
& following Sunday. Next Tuesday will be
'Pythian Day when most OF the com
panies OF the First Regiment VIII be
& present under command Of Colonel VII
& cox to participate In the regimental dress
4 parade. Thursday Will be Petersburg
4 Day. when the Petersburg company VIII
33lhave many OF their home people as Their
Il guests; In fact, It u.s. underst TODD that an
excursion will be run from the Cockndc
Z city to the View on that day.
as SOUTHERN WANTS BARR
% General Manager James NJ. Barr. who
B Is also first yice-president OF the Sea-
board Air Line Railway. It is believed,
may now ncccl: Ne nattering offer that
a Inns been made him BY the Southern
Railway. He has one year more to serve
under his contract with the Sea board,
and It Is believed that at the end Of the
time he will takn up other responsible
duties elsewhere. His salary here Is up
wards OF forty thousand dollars annual
", and he has becn offered more. It Is
/. learned. {i5 45
Captain w. S. Tookcr has been appoints
ed acting ayentaof the Merritt Wrccking
Company at this port and 1t is learned
! that he will succeed the late Captain
Z Seymour permanently He rose from COOK
TO wrecking master. 4
fS5S WIRELESS sTELEGRAPFY.
THE mast for the Cape Henry wireless
telegraph station was shipped from the
x nayy-yard to-day, and the instruments
for this yard arrived. Theytwill be I'M
mediately ms tailed. The yard will within
the next few weeks be Iii wireless COM
munIcatlon with the naval academy. the
department at Washington and the ships
passing In and QUITO Cape Henry. The
wireless station at Hattcra5 Will also be
in operation shortly
Tho navy-yard picket launch Daisy,
which was sunk by the fishing steamer
Pocomoke, was raised successfully by
the Merritt Wrecking Compan and
.towcd to Colonna's shipyard on the east
ern branch OF the Elizabeth. So severe
were her injuries that It was found ne
cessary to haul her out on the railway
y at that yard. There she will be tenn
Z porarily repaired. SO that she may be de-
lyered to the government at the navy
yard at1oat. When she Is delivered by the
contra ctors, the Department OF Constrllc-
ton and Repair will take her In hand
Il and rebuild her without delay.
Lieutenant c. s. Stanworth reported for
4 duty at the yard to-day.
The naval collier l1eonIdas Will arrive
at the yard tomorrow. =
The force is being Increased daily. To-
day three shiphtters and three shipftters'
X helpers were called by the Department
OF Construction and Repair.
CONTRABANDs CIGARS,
Secret Service agents OF the Treasury
Department have been here recently un-i
earthing the work OF the Savannah snug
gers. who operated through Corcoran,5
OF that city. It Is understood that many
,{s reNt All ylnra
" imported by this genius found their
way to this city. None OF the merchants
who purchased the cigars will be prose-
cuted, It is understood. They viii SIM
ply have to pay import duties.
The body which washed ashore on the
beach ut Ocean Wow "Wednesday night
l,a. been Identified It Is that OF Charles,
~ Shannon member OF the crew Of
the p. Daughtrey tug Defiance, OF Balti-
S'H THE CAMP MILLS.
The Camp Manufacturing Company,
the great NUMBERING firm OF Franklin,
VA. which has been for several months
finishing plant from Franklin to Ports
mouth, is now about to put It's plans
lnto execution.
It is the intention OF the company to,
locate Immediately on the water FROM,
and part OF the Saahonrds N extensive
wharf property 10 me SCUM y .t''''
terminals vii! be utilized for tbs cree
tion OF the finishing plant,
The Camps are removing to Forts
mouth for the reason that the export
facilities for both coastwlse and foreign
shipments are much better here than
elsewhere in the territory open to them,
and they believe that they can do their
hnlshing work better here than else
where. 8af js 4 'a
The saw-mils Of these concerns fol
Tow the receding pine belt but the rough
humber is shipped here for working up
into the finished products. This Is
cheaper than shipping either the mnnll-
lactured article or the rough logs from
the interior,