The Washington herald., 1908-08-21

Tie furior OIvmpiad Of athletic games
and horse tournament. 90 be held On the
Horse show grounds at Manassas on next
"Wednesday. promises To BE- one of the
greatest events ever held in Prince Will
IAN County. Va The entire day Will be
one cf exciting contests. The grounds are
f- uarrerr condition. and the entry lists
for the tournaments. obstacles races. and
the many other events axe vel ni-ed-
The agricultural commissioner Of N-r-
rf-ts. sr~. George W. KCiner, IS daily
receiving letters asking for Information
concerning lands in the Old Dominion
/ These letters come from al sections OF
/ he count-y and tend 10 show the In
] --saslng demand for Virginia homes The
latest list includes inquiries from North
Dakota Texas. Iowa Minnesota Call-
+ fornia. Canada. New Mexico. " isconsii-
/ COLORADO. Missouri. Pennsylvania. Nehras-
ka. Ohio. and Illinois The resources oI
. the state are receiving the attention OF
/ investors from everywhere. and the influ-
e-ce Of its numerous Industries is being
I felt more and more
The Virginia rife team at Camp Perry
! fz doing much better shooting than al the
/ meet last week. II the regimentals teams
F. eIir7ish match they were entered merely
for practice purposes. but they acquitted
themselves re-narkabIy well. and out OF
fo-tv-efEht cortestants. their standing
yyas tvveutv-sixth. quite an advance for
them. as they usually bring Up in the
rear
Hon. : W. Marshall the Cyclone" q
the Ninth district. says: An this talk
I about a possibility OF Virginia going Re
rubl7rsn IS all noonshine. The Congress
; siouaI delegation viii remain as It IS
r nov. nine Democrats 20 one Republican
. with a possibility of its being Demo
cratic. The Cyclone sees no reason FOL
a break in the solid South
The construction Of the inland water.
way between Norfolk Va, and Beaufort
\. c.. has been begun. Condemnation
proceedings are being Instituted in ordei
+, 20 get possession Of lands that cannO
be obtained 81 any other way.
The old Rumsey milestone. once tn
property OF James Rumsey. the real in
ventor Of steam navigation, will b
1 placed on q large concrete base in tn
public park at Berkeley Springs, W Va
James Rumsey lived in Berkeley County
and owned a mill at Sleepy Creek
Many years ago this stone was pur
chased by y. Pratt Wright. son Of tn
late Judge Wright. Of Baltimore. WI
spent his summers at Berkeley Later
It was purchased by A l. Wilson. VII
presented il 10 the town with the IN
derstanding that it was TO be placed
= the public park.
5 At the present time. this is the onl
e visible token Of appreciation or graft
q tude toward James Bumsey. althoug
plans are being perfected for the ereC
. ton Of a monument 70 his memory q
~ Shepherdstown. W. Va.
T The first list Of entries IN the depart
= nent Of needIework and embroidery {
Z the Virginia state fair came from Der
bleh. the county seat Of Warwick. an
: was mailed by Mrs J. T. Curtis TheT
: were twenty-eisht entries IN the lis
+ running through the following classe.
q Embroidered articles, centerpieces, drawn
work. handkerChiefs- sewing. burnt-woo
= work. and miscellaneous. The early II
Il ceipt Of this list. two months ahead {
n the fair. and the fact that many letter
have been received at the Office Of u
Il fair. requesting information, show th'
there is q high degree OF interest fel
and argues well for the success Of Il
fair
In a talk given recently to a gatherir
Of farmers. Gov. Swanson said: "Recen
: " I made a trip 10 the west In q
= my trip and through all the States
passed I never found anything TO riv
Virginia" The governor deciared tns