Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Ing the candidate for his opposition to the
measure. which Col. Willard explains fully
and candid1y. indicated above. giving his
position and saying he voted as his con-
stituents desired in the matter,
Judge Samuel W. Williams OF Wythe, the
only candidate for any place on the state
ticket hailing from the southwest. has been
making attacks on the position of Major
Anderson on the school-book question. The
Judge charges that Major Anderson helped
to put what is called the multiple list on
the patrons of the public schools. the major
replying. with some spirit. that he favors n
single list, but not a single list at one time
but gradual change In order to relieve the
people of the enormous expense, of an en-
tire change at once. Major Anderson and
Judge Williams are rival candidates for the
attorney generalship Judge Williams being
Der of speeches.
Capital Happenings.
Berkeley one Of the historic estates Of
Virginia some twenty miles below the city.
I on the James river. was sold at auction a
day or two ago. The estate comprises l. 400
acres, about one-half Of which Is cleared
and the rest forest. The land is exceeding
ly fertile. 1t was sold, to John NJ
Willis of Hampton for go. Berke-
ley was the birthplace of President
William Henry Harrison, and the pa
ternal ancestors of the late President
Benjamin Harrison were born IN the his
| toric old mansion which occupies a COM
manding position half mile from the river.
The house was built In 1725 from bricks i'm
, ported from England. II is in an excellent
state of preservation. is large and roomy.
containing about twenty rooms and has a
great number of outbuildings. The prop
erty has changed hands three times in two
centuries, belonging at this time to the
heirs Of Judge Henry E. Knox, formerly of
New York. During the civil war the man.
sion was used by McClellans army as a
hospital. Mr.. Willis will have the place re-
modelled and improved and will occupy 1t as
a summer home.
July %, 1887, Mrs Sarah Dooley Of this
city wrote and mailed a postal card to r.
B. Claffin & Co., real estate men, In regard
to some property controlled by the agents.
The postal was lost In the mails. and
though 1t had less than a mile to go from
one point in the city to the other, 1t only
reached it's destination five days ago. 1t
was mailed the day 1t was written, but in
some way 1t got hung up. only reaching
the Office this week. Mr.. Chaffin has been
dead for several years, but the firm is still
in business. The card is yellowed with age.
but the writing is plain and iegibie.
The weather in the state for the last two
weeks has been injurious to growing crops.
Wheat and oats, harvested before the re-
cent heavy rains, have suffered greatly, the
rains making it impossible to get the crops
in after they were cut The weather has
been warm, and as consequence OF damp
ness and warm weather the shocks of
wheat and oats have begun to sprout ard
heat Corn is growing rapidly. and the
prospects are good for an excellent crop.
Tobacco is not good stand. the rains
making cultivation slow. and grass is get
ting a good hold. Potatoes and fruits of
all kinds are about an average crop.
Two negro convicts employed as janitors
around the state library building, DOTTED
their stripes a day or two ago. appropri-
ated fine suits of clothes belonging to en-
ployes of the treasurer's and auditors Of
fees. and left for parts unknown. The
change of clothing made in record
time, the guards missing them for less than
two minutes. The men are Burch Helm
and Willie Combs. Both were shor:term
men and had been In the penitentiary less
than three months.
Capt. c. c. Cook of Bellevue, Ohio, has
written to Gov. Montague and sent him
battle flag captured by the 34th Ohio Vol
9th Virginia Infantry, and has been in the
possession of Capt Hiram Peck command
ing the company which made the capture.
since the war and up to his death, In Feb
ruafy. 1t was given to Capt Cook. and in
the letter the writer says the time has ar
rived for the return of all relics and souve-
Mrs of the civil war to the states from
which they came. The flag will be placed
in the Confederate Museum in this city.
The Eureka Furniture Company's plant,
destroyed by fire night or two ago, en-
ployed about sixty people, and was rushed
with work. The proprietors were prepar-
place was burned. The fire is believed to
have been due to lightning. The owners
have not decided whether the plant will be
rebuilt. The insurance was only half the
value of the plant.
Officials of the city hall were given a
scare Thursday, when man in the engine
rooms found to be suffering from a
case of variolod. He had attended his
brother when the latter was stricken with
smallpox, and his brother died. The health
officials Immediately held a consulta ton,
and vaccinated every man in the building.
The man has been removed to place of
icnla nd ntifi oh ~,
prevent spread of the disease. Two
deaths have resulted in this city from
smallpox. the cases being of the most viz
ulent type.
Nora jerks. a colored woman, charged
with kidnapping and enticing young white
girls to her house for immoral purposes.
was tried in the corporation court Thurs
day afternoon. and the jury gave her six
years in the penitentiary. The man is
alleged to have been plying her trade of
procuress for many years, ard many girls
of tender age are alleged to have been led
astray by being enticed to her house
The Bro wines, a local base ball club, has
been visiting a number of cities In the
state, and has succeeded in walking away
with the games in every case. Three
straight games We're taken from Norfolk
and they haven met with defeat for
several weeks. The organization Is COM
posed of young players, and has several ex-
ceedingly promising men. The team is es-
pecially strong in the pitching and batting
departments.
Deacon William Thorp of Union Level
Baptist Church (colored) is anXiDusly want
ed by the pastor and members of the
church. and the officers of Henrico county
are trying to get hands on he man. A
warrant has been issued charging him with
stealing all the funds of the crr-ch, about
$50 leaving the members in poor CT ndi:iCn,
with the salary of the pastor due and IN
paid. Thorp left his wife aai family sew
eral days ago, and is said to have gone 70
his former home in North Carolina. The
church was preparing to celebrate its
eighth anniversary and the fifth annivtr-
sary of its present pastor tomorrow but
the celebration will have to be ostponed
and more funds raised.
An order confirming the recent sale of the
Trigg shipyards here has been entered in
the chancery court of the city, and at the
same time a suspending order was issued
giving the First National and the Savings
Banks of this city time in which to apply
for an appeal in the case. The property
brought nearly $500 coo. and was bought In
by representatives of the bondholders The
two banks named were heavy creditors Of
the company, and the belief is that the
property went for far less than it's real
value.
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