The Washington herald., 1908-08-12
NEWS OF THE VIRGINIAS
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE

$1,000 metal ware company al Lynch
bug S-1o-J.- horseshoe manufacturing
. company al Norfolk $500 machine
company ar EIge6eId. 10000: mining
companies az CIarksburE. Huntington.
and Thuruond. capitalized. respectively.
al S5aoHa. S5ooh1. and SIa'.el1. and an ice
cream company al Huntington. 5000
At the conference Of Methodist minis
ters in Norfolk on August 4 it was said
tnat there are now in the state Of Vir-
ginia Ia 600 NIethodists affiliated with the
three conferences which have territory IN
the Old Dominion These figures do not
| include the members OF the Northern
Aethodists. who are numerous in some
/ sections Of the state. nor DO they include
/ the colored membership OF the church.
They merely embrace the white Southern
. NfethOdisrs. and The statement was made
that this number indicates that that de-
nomination is the most popular in Nir-
ginia.
/ The approaching convention Of the
| League OF Virginia Municipalities will
I be one Of the most highly important
! and interesting events that has occurred
( in Portsmouth in a number Of years.
The preparations that are now being
made for the entertainment Of the ex-
/ ecurives Of the Virginia cities and the
{ other eminent gentlemen who viii be
I the guests of the city during the period
/ covered by the convention. are elaborate
I and In keeping with the importance Of
/ the event
/ Il is appropriate that the convention OF
[ the mayors should be held in Portsmouth.
! one Of the Oldest and most progressive OF
/ all the galaxy OF her sister cities Of the
I Old Dominion We are glad the mayors
/ are coming in time % see that even the
l hard licks this section received during the
/ past year VIII not "faze' this city
( Portsmouth star.
/ The Trl-State Exposition and Live Stock
! Show. the first annual exposition of
which is TO be given at Rock Spring Park,
I Chester. ". Va. September 22-25. viii
have an elaborate exhibition of pottery. a
new thing at "a county fair The pottery
/ exhibit viii be quite appropriate. for
! Chester is just across the river from East
/ Liverpool Ohio. the greatest pottery cen
I ter in the world. and but a short distance
I from Newell. W Va. where the largest
[ pottery in the world is located This fair
/ VIII be UNIQUE IN many ways. II is TO be
1 given in the largest park in West Eir-
ginia. and there viii be no horse racing.
( Their VIII be a regular OId-fashioned
pumpkin show with all the trimmings;
/ horse, dog, chicken. pig. sheep. and cattle
shows. and there viii be prizes for all
/ Flowers viii also be there in profusion.
] the merchants will be represented. the
/ atrical attractions viii afford amusement
and many other features viii be intro
! dGCed TO entertain the visitors.
/ The management of the Roanoke Fair
/ Association has contracted for a genuine
airship to give an exhibition each day
during the fair, and the owner agrees to
rise from their fair grounds each day. to
! encircle the city each day, and settle
! again in the infeld of the track. This will
be very costly exhibition to the fair as
( sociation. they agreeing TO pay $40 fer
! each ascension The far at Roanoke viii
4 be held during the fourth week in Sep
| tember and indications point 10 its being
a most successful event
/ Roanoke viii have a match factory If
/ proposed plans are carried out w r
Sweet has arrived to select the site. and
as soon as that is decided upon, he viii
proceed with the building.