The Washington herald., 1908-08-21
NEWS OF THE VIRGINIAS
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

his state produces hsIf the peanut crop
Of the world And IN Virginia he
continued. The finest and every sort q
tobacco is produced We are u1eNceLed
in the raising OF apples and peaches,
and last year the crops OF patrick ana
AI5emarIe counties were worth Sl"-e.le't
In five years you farmers raise enough
corn 10 buy Russia. the Gar. and every
thing he owns. IN fifteen days you could
buy the steel trust Al you need IS uni
form action Get together ard be har-
uonious-
The historic old home o. Judge James
LYONS Tallaferro. Church Hill, near
Gloucester. Va. was burned 70 the
ground Just before daybreak last sun
dav morning The Ere originated in a
servants room adjoining The main build
/ ing
The house was originally erected by
Mordecai Cooke. in 155s. on an original
grant OF land from the crown of England
I The building was provided with port
| holes. used IN Indian warfare
/ Ice destruction Of Church Hill IS con-
sidered a public loss. many priceless
relics Of byg0ne days and historic heir
I looms going Up il smoke The entire
I building. with its contents, was de
stroyed by the FIRE
/ The Rural Retreat Times gives the fol-
/ lowing Editors menu" Eat water
melon while it is called sumHet, for the
/ fall cometh. when the sweet potato -ipen-
eth in the sand and the slck-tah 'possum
ripeneth on the poke-stalH-
The following charters have been grant
ed TO Virginia corporation Grand United
! order sof Odd Fellows Hail Association
Newport News. capital 5000. Traymort
i Candy Company. Richmond capita
$1,000. woman's Dressmaking and Tailor
ing school Lynchburg, capital $1,000. th'
star Amusement Company. Lynchburg
icaaitaI $1,000. Walton & Co. general uer
l chandiss. Norfolk. capital $1,000. Hun
Livery and Sales Company. Bristol. cap
ital $1,000: Norfolk Shook ManUfactUrin.
. Company. Norfolk capital $4,000
Schwarz<child Bros. jewelry, Richmond
capital SO 600; L. ThaIhimer. general mer
camille business. Richmond. capital S25,o0C
II the Republican party viii Only in
sist on demanding a maintenance Of
tariff which has taxed the many for tn
benefit OF the few. and put forward III
administration of Mr. Roosevelt as a
example Of that so5riety. earnestnes'
and dignity Of purpose that shoSld char
acterize the government Of this grea
country. the Democrats viii gain n
D creasinE support from these indeI nden
, voters. on whose decision the o. tcom
D Of all elections finally depends.-Bich
. mond Times-Dispatch-
Possibly no otheE state in the Unio
r has made greater progress in educauo
= than virginia While # IS true that Vii
b ginia has several colleges and univers
- ties Of worldwide reputation. a reaIl
d active interest in education among n
people Of the State is something Of con
parativeIv modern origin Upon an IL
= vestigation Of the matter It VIII be foun
that more progress has been made in III
I work of the public schools within Il
Q last fifteen years than was made
e schools Of all classes during the fit
t. years previous.-Covington Dispatch.
The magnificent Stone tobacco steu
d merry and priziug house. and all the ne
= essary out-barns for handling and curir
4 tobacco. occupying about three acre
5 have been sold by the administrators
: the estate OF The late John J. Allen to Il
: Imperial Tobacco Company. II is Il
81 purpose Of this company 20 buy and hai
die tobacco suited for the English ma
ket. in very large quantities. and to
2 this they viii require about 10 hand
;. After the death OF Mr.. Allen, the res
:, dents OF the section around Amelia, Y;
= had grave doubts Of the future Of Il
/ tobacco business. The advent Of the L
n periaI company Is therefore Of great II
{ pOrtancs 70 the people