The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-05-30
DOlNGS OF THE OLD DOMINION
The Latest Virginia News Told in
Short Order.

a large number OF publc-Sp1r1Ced
women of Petersburg organized F'the
Civic League of Petersburg It's
principal object Is the keeping clean
Of the streets of the city. Several
committees were appointed, one to
ask the cooperation of the City
Council. All tho teachers of the
public schools will be invited to at
tend the next meeting of the league.
The will Of Capt. c. Wistar Wal
lace was probated in the clerks Of
fee of the Corporation Court at
Fredericksburg His estate is val
ued at between S175, 900 and $751;
600. He leaves to the Female Char
ity School, $1,000. His stock in the
Fredericksburg National Bank, con-
sisting of 122 shares, he left to his
only brother, Judge A. w. Wallace,
during his life time; at his death
il reverts to J. S. Wallace and II.
l.. Wallace equally. Captain Wallace
also left $4,000 to the city for the
establishment of a permanent public
library, to be known as the Wallace
Library, provided that the city shall
execute such legal papers as shall
bind the city to establish the library
In three years from the date of his
death as a permanent institution of
the city, and to properly maintain
the same, and to eXpend not exceed
Ing $4,000 of said legacy in the pur-
chase OF a suitable location and to
erect thereon a suitable building
and to devote the remainder of the
legacy in the purchase of such books
selected by a board, not to exceed
five members, appointed by the presi
dents OF the University of Virginia,
ndolph-Macon, Washington and
Lee and Richmond Colleges.
The Stratford Hotel, the largest
and best equipped hostelry that Pet
ersburg has ever had, was opened to
guests Friday, and an entertainment
was given by the management to
large number of Petersburg citizens.
With a maximum capital stock Of
$500, 900 and a minimum Of ST.
T13, 200, the Pocahontas Consolidat-
ed COllieries Company, of Boissevain,
was chartered by the corporation
commission. Isaac T. Mann, of
Brasswell, w. Va, is president, and
all of the other officers are from
Virginia and West Virginia with the
exception of Charles S. Thorne, first
vice president, whose home is in New
York City.
The May meeting OF the board of
visitors of the University Of Virginia
was attended by Armistead c. Cor
don, of Staunton, rector; John w.
Craddock, of Lynchburg; B. F.
Buchanan, of Marion; Daniel Her
mon, of Charlottesville; r. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax; II. d. Flood, of
Appomatox; William II. White, of
Norfolk, and Joseph d. Eggleston,
Of Richmond. The only absentees
were Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton, Of
Alexandria, and Eppa Hunton, Jr.,
of Richmond. The board did not
| elect a successor to Prof. Francis II.
/ Smith, of the school of physics, who
] resigned in January, to take effect
at the close of the present session,
| but Adjutant Professor L. G.. Hox-
| ton was designated to take charge
/ of the chair for the session of 19O7-8.
| Prof. w. M. Lille, dean of the law de-
| partment, was given a leave of alb
Sence for next session. Professor
Lille and his family expect to spend
a year in Europe. Mr.. Armistead
! NJ. Dobie, of st. Louis, formerly of
! Norfolk, Va, will teach his classes.
/ c. NJ. Chichester, of Fredericksburg,
1 Va, and A. Stuart Robertson, of
1 OtduuNOil, WSlS tppplnlSu lhoSt USSOA :
of law.
Work on the diversion of the Ap-
| pomatox River is now being conduct
ed close to the Petersburg city linn
| its. The diversion channel is COM
! pleted for a distance of two miles
| The dam will be the next piece ot
work undertaken, and it is expected
! that work will be begun on it very
soon. The stonework OF this dam
is to begin under the present Poca-
hontas Bridge, Petersburg, and the
earth fill will surround the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway trestle and the
end of Bishop Bridge. Up to the
| present time between $4,000 ano
$4,000 has been spent under the
contract of about $15O,000. 1t /:
! expected now that water will be flow
! ing through the diversion channe
in about three months, and that th'
entire project will be complete II
about nine months.
Portraits of Gen. Robert E. lie
and Gen. Stonewan Jackson wer
presented at Lancaster COURTEOUS
with interesting exercises. Th
! courthouse was thronged. Judge 4
/ b. Wright, OF the Lancaster Count