The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-13
LARGE TRACT
OFLANDSOLD.
The March Property to Be
Placed on the Market.
HURT IN FREIGHT WRECK
Young ShadboIt Arrested at Gainesville
Ga, in Connection With Death OF
Harry Davis, is Released, and is
Entirely Innocent
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NORFOLK, VA, May 1.-THE large
tract OF land. known as the March prop
erty, containing $50 acres. was trans
ferred to-day. The tract Is on the south
side of Tanners Creek and has FOR
long time been under the Management OF
r. r. Rogers. 1t was transferred by Eg-
bert c. March, executor under the Will of
Peter 8. March, Virginia A. March and
Laura J. Tuttle, formerly Adams. all OF
New York. to the Sterling Place Com
pany. The consideration is $4,000. The
Sterling Place Company Is al improve
mont company, and the intention is 10
add the land as a new subcrb to the city
Tho property will be laid out In lots with
streets, sewers and other improvements
preparatory to offering 1t on the market
for sale as residence lots
Mark Davis who went to Gainesville,
Ca, In answer to the appeal OF William
+ II. Shadbolt. sent telegram this morn
ing that he would arrive at Primers
Point tomorrow. The telegram stated
also that young Shndbolt, who was un.
der arrest there In connection with the
death Of Harry Davis, was innocent Inc
death. It Is said, occurred In a freight
4 wreck The news of the death Is meagre.
and there seems little definite knowledge
except that young Davis, Of this city, IS
dead at Gainesville anc that MARX DAVIS
went there on the call of Shadbolt, who
said he was under arrest. Shadbolt Is the
eon OF James Shadbolt, and was formerly
employed as walter in the Linn care
here
Chief Of Police velllnes received this
morning request to arrest Wllilar
Meador, Of Atlanta, who obtained mar
~ to,Jo hc mo
Is not an offense here, the Chief had no
reason for making the arrest. The dis
patch was signed by Thomas D. Meador,
father of the man, who Is twenty-three
years of age. and who proposed to marry
AIRS. Tester, of Massachusetts. She nd-
mitted that she was divorced. and four
years older than the groom. Nothing has
been done to disturb the happiness OF the
bridal couple.
NO BASEBALL TEAM.
Norfolk will not be represented In the
Virginia League, owing to the uncertainty
Of available baseball players. The asso-
riation met at the Monticello Hotel last
night and decided, after thorough discus
Bion, not to enter the league The money
was easily forthcoming, but 1t was de-
cided that the heavy expense that was
necessitnted for out of town games made
the venture too risky for the capitalists
= Two acts of Rabbi H. Benmoshes opera
1.-THE Faithful Jewess," have been COM
pleted, and the composer is at work on
the other two, which he expects to COM
plete in six months. The score of the two
completed acts has been turned over to
Frank c. Mino. the italian composer. for
orchestration. The opera tells the story
of the King Ahasuerus and the Jewess
Esther, and Is written after the Italian
school, with suggestions OF Persian orien-
talism.
The steamer Old Point Comfort took
the pilgrims up the James River to-day
and all points of interest will be visited
Including jamestown. Brandon. iClaremont
and other historic places. After visiting
Richmond, places Of inland Virginia will
be visited. when the party will return
home. During their stay in this city Sun
day the party attended service at st.
Paul's Church in the morning and went
to Cape Henry by the Chesapeake Tran
sit Company Line At Old Point last eve
ming the pilgrims were met by Messrs.
Barton Myers, 7. ]. Wool and c.. Brooks
Johnston. representing the Jamestown Ex-
position Coupany.f They We're much in
terested in what tile jamestown Commits
tee had to say. and promised their CO.
operation in creating interest among the
Northern cities for the coming exposition.
Accompanying the party to Dismal Swamp
and Lake Drummond were Mrs. Shirley
Carter. Mrs. II. II. STEINER and Mr.. Hugh
Nelson Page.
BREAD AND WATER DIET.
Justice Taylor resumed the bread and
water treatment to-day. This treatment
!s reserved for confirmed Migrants and for
tramps. 1t has not been applied for some
time, because there were but few per-
sons of the class caught by the police
and brought to the bar of Justice for
punishment to fit. But Justice Taylor has
become convinced that the annoyance and
crimes of vagrancy are increasing here
ngain; hence, when Joe Davis appeared
this morning the Justice prescribed bread
md water for ten days. If that dose
fails to cure Joe. and II It falls to act
as a preventative to Joe's kind, tho dose
will be prescribed more frequently and
for longer periods. Justice Taylor has
great faith In bread and water as q cure
for tramps,
The congregation of Coley Memorial
Presbyterian Church has decided to call
the Rev. r. A. Robinson, who was the
former pastor of the church. but who is
now stationed In Maryland DR.. Robin
son Is considered an excellent preacher
and Is leader In reform movements
wherever he locates.
The Supreme Lodge OF the Independent
Order of Mechanics met here tonight,
The principal business Is that OF electing
officers for the next two years George
Ruler, was continued. but there was n
contest among three members from Bal
timore for the position Of Supreme Treas
urer There arc about one hundred per-
sons including delegates and their wives
The order was started in Baltimore and
Hourishes there, It's sessions will con-
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