Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
FISH HATCHERY ! 4.
TOWNS PosIoFFlcE FIGHT.

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4. 4. Poaee Got the Appointment
Bat Mrs. Jordan,s Friend are Say
aaE UEIy Tbiags About fhe Presi-
dent and Col. siemp.
wYTHEvILLE, VA. January 6.-fSpe-
eial. )-The busy season is now on at the +
United States Fish hatchery near Wythe- /
siile On Saturday the Hatchery. through /
US manager. Mr.. George Seagle. shipped I
10000 rainbow trout to Hon. Thomas
Ewing Moore, United States consul at !
Wcimcr, Germany In addition to this /
shipment 10000 fist, eggs OF the same
varsity have been shipped from the hatch
cry. 10000 of them going to Eiving. Tenn,
where, /, suppose, they will be Matched
and distributed in the waters. Of that
State. The Matching season Is at hano,
and during this period, 100000 young hsh
viii be the output. They Will. De hatcned
It the rate of about 10000 per day. Some
10000 OF. these will be kept at the hatch
Try until next October, when they VIII
Se ready for distribution.
A COMING INDUSTRY.
From present Indications one of the
coming industries Of this immediate sec
ton will be the Wytheylle Foundry
Works. This is an old established plant,
one of the Oldest in or near Wytheville.
The present owners who recently pur-
chased It. are Messrs. Crowgey. Huffard.
snd Williams the former having taken a.
oDecial mechanical course at Rlacksburg
IL, Y1ynII
known business men of Wytheviile. The
plant is one of the largest and best
equipped OF its kind In Southwest Vir-
gira.a. being able to handle and fill Or
ders OF the largest kind. AS is known.
the works are on Fourth avenue. con-
yenientiy situated as 10 he business CEN
ter Of Wythepille. as well as to the
shipping station. All things considered
no plant comes nearer being necessity
In mining and agricultural community
than a foundry and machine works. hence
the Importance Of the one in question
TO our people, whose owners and mana
gers are progressive men. alive to the In
1erest of Che community in which they
live. as well as their own.
r. l.. PoAGE POSTMASTER.
The Wytheville postoffice question hav-
ing been settled by the appointment OF
Mr.. r. l.. Poage to succeed Mrs. Maggie
Walker Jordan~-the two. by the way,
are first cousinE--the inside history OF
the contest is being given out Il is
not at all creditable to President Roose-
Welt or TO congressman-elect slemp. -.
The contestants for the place were MT
Poage Mrs Jordan. and Mr.. John Il:
Hurt BY agreement. poage and Hurt
submitted their claims to the Executive
This county. It being understood that
Colonel Slemp would endorse the sue
ressful man. Mrs. Jordan refused to
abids BY the action Gf the
The committee consists of five rt1em-
bers, who, before voting. agreed that
the county chairman should vote also;
three 10 three, and was SO reported to
Colonel Slemp. who said, 50 Hurts friends
cln:m that he would not take part in
rartment at Washington But he didn't
Tor without notice to Hurt or his friends,
Z Colonel slemp went on to washington.
dorsed PONCE for the position. So. much
for Colonel Slemp's part in the contro-
rersy.
WHAT MR. ROOSEVELT DID.
Now. what as to Mr.. Roosevelt? Mrs.
Rosser, OF Charlottesville, visited the
President In Washington month before
the appointment was made. and TN Cen
eral Rosser's presence, as vel! as that OF
Postmaster-General Payne. Presden,
Roosevelt promised and assured Mr. Jor-
dan that she would be reappointed.
just before Christmas. when it becanl.
known that Mrs soraan wGu, RoI prGna "
the President again: The latter promised
q second time that he would hold the ap-
po.ntment up and would not make u un,
s Eli after certain papers were secured and
filed in the case, But this promise, iik'
The first one. was disregarded and broken
without one word Of explanation. Those
md Colonel slemp by the Jordan-Hur
Republicans of this section; and they
have not as yet been refuted * Is al
Roosevelt and Colonel slemp have placet
themselves. as per the evidence OF thei'
party associates out here. .
DIFFERENCE. IN THEIR AGEs. .,.
Bland county. and reports the marrtag.
Of Miss Bell Bennett. who is So years old
to MIR, Charles Hall, who is only Il TIT
marriage took place Bland Courthons'
This recalls that there were fewer mar
rage licenses issued In this county II
were iso licenses issued to white peopl.
and Is to negroes. In 100. there were 1t
issued TO whites and y to colorsd
The Rev. D.. c: Rankin. OF Iennessse
tour in Korea, was once resident Q
wytheville. being president Of Plumel
Memorial College.
ii rs claimed that the turkeys OF thl
county this season sold for more thar
the lambs of last Year
The Wytheville Graded School rcopenet
yesterday. but Professor Snayely was to!
unwelI to resume his place as principal
The Police Court OF this town has beel
unusually busy since the first OF the year
the fines Imposed by Il during the mrs
four DAYS amounting to s5i
Mrs Edwin Wolfenden. formerly OF TIL
place, continues desperately III at hs
bnrne. at Barren Springs.
Mrs. Rhodes tnee Gihboneyl, of thi
place who has been desperately ~ az ne ne
her mother, Mrs James Gibboney. wh'
aas been with her, returned to Wythe
Mr. ]. w. Safewright who has been Il
Colorado for about twenty years, is o.
!. visit to his old home. in this coun
Mr.. J. L. Carroll. who was connectet
nth the Southern Art Company At hi
Mrs. r. B. Green and daughter, an
Misses Lizzie and Willie Terry have re