The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-21
Candidates Galore to Succeed
Missing Clerk Of Courts.
HIS SON is SPOKEN OF
Double Tracking is Progressing Rap
idly-UnveIing Of Portraits in Nor
cumberland Courthouse Post
poned-O,her Gossip.
Especial to Tbs TimeJ.Dispstch.)

FREDERICKSBURG VA, July 20.-
The mysterious disappearance OF Spot
sylvnnia County Clcrk OF Courts ]. p.
H. crismond. aud the failure OF his family
and authorities to learn anything Of his
whereabouts, Is still a subject OF much
discussion in this section 1t Is under
stood that the cerksh!p will be declared
vacant by Judge Waller at the next term
OF the County Court. and a successor to
Mr.. Crismond Will be appointed. BESIDES
Commonwealth Attorney Lee ]. Graves,
Hon. J. H. Biscoe. the Delegate In the
Legislature. and Sheriff T. A. Harris. all
OF whom are regarded as candidates for
the position. Mr.. Arthur H. Crismond,
sor. OF the missing clerk, who was deputy
under his father, Is now prominently
mentioned in connection with the office.
The champion hunters Amaret and
Iornpipc belonging to Mr.. c. II. Hur-
kamp, OF "Boscobel, Will arrive this
week from Atlantic City. where the cham
pionship was won by Amaret at the
horse show there, and several prizes were
won by Hornplpe, and they, as well as
other hunters and jumpers OF the Bosco-
bel stables, Will contest at the circuit Of
OF the season.
The double tracking OF the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Is
progressing steadily, and large forces
OF men and teams arc In camp near the
CITY. Some OF the heaviest work on the
line is to be done near here. At time
IL was said that the new line would run
some distance from Brooke Station, In
STAFFORD county. leaving that important
station about half mile from the rail-
road, but it is now announced that the
new Inc will pass by Brooke az at pres
ent, much to the satisfaction OF the resi-
dents and business men OF the place.
The unwilling OF the portraits OF former
prominent citizens OF Northumberland
county, now deceased, which was to have
taken place last week, has been post
poned until the August term OF Northum-
berland County Court
Judge J. c. Ewel. OF northumberland
county, has appointed Mr.. J. +. Belts
member of the Board OF Supervisors
Of Northum berand county to MI the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF Tom
Fallin.
Mr.. George NJ. Downs and Miss Mamie
B. Chinn, both OF this city, wcntito Rock
Vile. Md, Saturday. and were married
there.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Inez Mable Balderson. OF Westmoreland
county, to Mr. John M McGinnis. Of
Washington. -. L., the ceremony W thhc
rlace at Andrews Chapel, in Westmore-
land county. July 18th, at p. Nj.
Berea Christian Church. at spotsylvnnia
Courthouse has rendered n call to Rev
l. L. Chestnut, formerly OF this city, now
a. resident OF the county. and he VIII
accept Steps have recently been taken
to greatly improve the church building and
reorganize the church. which has been
for some time without a pastor.
It was expected that four new rural
delivery routes would be established I. In
Orange county, but a postofflce official
who recently went over the country
through which the routes would pass,
declined to recommend the esta blishment
of the service on account Of the bad con-
dition of the county roads.
Mr. S. Smith Lee son OF CAPTAIN and
Mrs, D. NJ. Lee. Of Stafford county, near
this city, who graduated from the Vrginia
Military Institute at Lexington at the
close Of last session. has been appointed
to the chair Of mathematics and science
at the Franklin Military Academy, at
Franklin, Va.