The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-20
COMMISSION WILL
ASK FOR BIC SURVEY
Yorktown Delegation to Join With
Trio Named by Governor in
Requesting Markers.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
GRAFTON, VA, July ga COM
mission named by Governor Mann,
consisting Of ex-Governor Swanson,
John s. Bryan and Walter A. Watson,
will lay before the Federal govern
ment the desirability of properly
marking the battlefield Of Yorktown.
The commission will be accompanied
by a delegation OF Yorktown citizens,
who will ask of the War Department
at Washington that engineers be cent
TO the historic field to aid In the mat
ter and locate the position of the
American and British camps as they
were in the Revolution.
1t is rumored that an Independent
telephone company is being organ
lied to operate an Independent sys-
TEN over the present lines OF the
Southern Bell Telephone Company In
York. The present telephone service
In this county is unsatisfactory, and
improvements are greatly needed
The recent death of Mr.. George
Gilligan, an aged Confederate vet
eran of Poquoson, is reported as a
result of a fail he received while
withdrawing in the home of Mr..
Frank Wainwright, Of Poquoson.
Mr.. Joe Hogge, another Confederate
veteran, who lives in Grafton, has
been in Richmond hospital for some
weeks for medical treatment. He is
expected 10 return to his home this
week.
Rev. owen Deitz a ministerial stu
dent OF Richmond College, has been
called to the passionate Of Emmanuel
Baptist church, in Poquoson, and he
has arrived to take charge.
The Baptists will hold a camp meet
ling. beginning July 81, at Big Bethel.
which Will be conducted by Rev. Ry-
land Knight, d. D., OF Richmond. AS
sisted by other well-known ministers.
Mr.. Thomas j. Crockett, retired
merchant of Grafton. where for many
years he has lived, was IS years old
last Monday. Mr.. Crockett Is remark
ably active. mentally and physically.
for one at SO advanced an age. The
Crockett family is large and we'll
known one in York.
Rev. w. J. Williams. of Poquoson,
pastor of East York circuit, and fam
lily are on a visit to Mathews. Mr..
Williams went direct to Middlesex to
attend the Rsppahannock district con-
ference, which was in session last
week at Clarksburg church.
The Southside Sentinel, published at
Lrbanna, gives in its issue dated July
| 8 an elaborate description of the I'M
yelling of the Confederate monument
at Saluda July in the presence OF
more than a thousand people, who re-
| manned to witness the exercises, de-
! spite the falling showers, Governor
Mann, Colonel r.. f. Lee and ex-
Governor Montague made speeches on
! the occasion. The monument was
made and erected by @. j, Hammell
Cnmpanyr of Pleasantpille, n, j., and
cost $3.50. The base, OF white gran
lite, is graduated to a height of Ia
feet, and has a cannon ball on each
! corner. The shaft. st highly polish
ed granite, Is feet inches, and is
surmounted by another ball.
| The following inscription is on the
! front OF the base:
1851. 1868.
[ To commemorate the valor and pa
triotism Of the men and the de-
Votion and sacrifice OF the women
of Mtddlesex In defense of their
/ liberties and their homes
Erected by Middlesex Chapter, Daugh-
( tiers of the Confederacy, July
T. 1910.
The cornerstone bears this inscrip-
ton:
Presented to the U. d. C,'s and laid
by Urbanna Lodge, No. SO, A. F.
and A. NJ, July 4, 1910.