The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
Smith, pr. u. n. Henderson and Attor-
iflcy a. IL. Blanchard.

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fredericksburg. va.--W. .P.. Jones,
who was Indicted by the United States
! grand Jury at Alexandria on Ttesda..
january A, for fraud, and whose Of
Of PERSONS to a petition asking the
Post-Ofice Department to remove John
Hudson. a rural route mail carrier.
fran s 01,1es, Ylt bs3 = th nn,te a%pth states
Commissioners n. n. w. Garnett, Fri.
day In Alexandria,. and gave bond
In the sum of 5000 for his appear
ance at the next term Of the court
IN that city. The trial Of Zones VIII
eake place ons1uly :.
Abingdon. Waffle delegates elected
70 represent Washington county In
the Legislature. L. C. Buck and L. M.
attended the meeting Of the washing
ton County Good Roads Association.
Both are earnestly Interested in the
Improvement of the roads throughout
Tue county and one or the other VIII
Introduce u bill. such as may be de-
clded upon by the parties Interested.
TO amend the present unsatisfactory
law to meet the demands OF the peo-
PIE. The Legislature meets next We'd
nesday. and the members from this
county expect to leave for Richmond
Monday.
Alexandria. va.-Four years ago to-
day the mntilated body OF George ".
by two men who were engaged in
dragging for an anchor in the dock
adjoining the slip of the Washington
and Alexandria Ferry. The young
maj had been missing Cor two weeks.
and the authorities from thai day to
this ave been unable to trace him
since he was last seen alive on the
front step of a house on Princess
Street. near Lee. about $50 O'Clock on
the previous Christmas morning. Many
suspects we're taken In custody during
several weeks that followed the finding
of the body, and at times it looked
as though the murderer or murderefs
cold trails, and the bruta murder and
the subsequent casting into the river of
his remains is one of A~lexandrla.s
most mysterious murder mysteries. The
manner in which Curtin had been
person was engaged in his murder.
Charlottesville. va.-Registration to
date indicates the largest enrolment
O'clock Thursday the number was
7S9, which is two in excess of last
record at the end OF the year.
This e that comparative figures at !
this date last session show a large
registrar. avs that II the same rate
OF enrolment Of last year obtains this
session. the hlgh-water. MARI OF 500
Will be reached. Indeed. there seems
to be 40 reason why the Increase from
now till the year-end should not go
ahead of las years record. In the
latter event 1t is hard to ~prophesy how
high the figures Will go. 1t is par
ticularly gratifying that this splendid
showing has been made. In view of
heightened law course, and the
higher entrance requirements this year.
II was not reasonably hoped that
the enrolment would be greater. But
In spite of these APPARENT discourage
lnents the university has a phenomenal
registration.
Norfolk. ya.-With good weather. 1t
Is expected that the new five and a
half mile bridge OF the Norfolk and
Southern Railway across AlbemarIe
sound, y. c.. will be completed and
open for traffic regularly on January
Of the Norfolk and Southern. said yes
terddy that the bridge was not dam
aged seriously as q result OF being
struck by a big barge in tow of 4 tug
recently.
L~ynchburg. Va.-of the twenty.eIght
VINO were injured In the wreck of train
ND ~ at Reedv Fork. December is.
ahu taken TO st Leo's Hospital. al
greensboro. only four remain in the
hospital. and they are all improving
very satisfactorily except Frank Smith
OF Danville, whose Improvement is
slow. II is thought. however.
ne VIII finally make complete
cover The other three wreck pa
Carter. Of Danvillc and Nh.
We, of Richmond.