The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-27
NEWS NOTES
OF VIRGINIA

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Observation-Disclosures champion oy-
ster eater OF Spotsylvania Courthouse
lost tho belt while In the city re-
Gently. and incidentally his hacker
was set back about five real dollars.
The champion came to the city and
which was promptly accepted. the
agreement being that the loser should
foot tho bill and treat the three Judges.
/ Accompanied by the Judges the pair
made their way to n restaurant, where
the battle ragged furlously over two
hours long. Tho champion was some
oyster eater, but tho attorney looked
i like he was there to break the Bay
the Legislature. When time was call
ed 1t was found that the attorney had
| eaten slightly over Il gallon, while the
man from the county couldn't quite
declared the winner. When the judges
sat down and finished off two stcws
| apiece The champion handed over
/ the belt and at tho same. time
walter came around with n check for
almost IS. And 1T was all for aystcrs;
, there wcro no trimmings.
New Market.--Carroll r. Mays, with
Troop l, sixth United States Cavalry.
stationed at Fort Des Moines, a., ar
rived at the home of his father, Rev.
George r. Mays, in this town on last
Friday evening for vacation until
about April /. He has been in active
service about three years. two -, Of
Islands.
Manassas. High grade platinum ore
has been discovered by G. w. Bell on
his property at Sinclairs Mill, and ac-
cording to the belief Of experts the
| lead may develop a paying mine propo-
| sition The vein is fourteen feet wide,
| and the prospect runs distance OF
that samples from the property run
10 ounce to the ton. Platinum, more
| valuable than gold is quoted at S26
an ounce. MIR. Bell uncovered the lead
| While cXcavating to FIJI the mill dam.
Fairfax.-The two brass howitzcrs
| and forty conical shells recently do
mated to Fairfax county by the rcd
! eral government. through the efforts
| of our Congressman, Hon. G. G.. Carlin,
| to be placed in the courthouse square
| by the side of the monuments erected
mere in commcmoration of tho first
battle on Virginia soil in the Civil
War, arrived this week, and have
been. placed in position. They arc
fine guns, and will be objects OF In
terest and attraction to visitors as
we'll as to our own people. We are
particularly fortunate IN securing
them.
Emporia.-Arbor Day was observed
In Emporia on last Tuesday when the
students of the Greenesville county
high school, under the leadership OF
Agar Woolfork. principal. succeeded
in planting a large number of trees
on the school campus. This was the
first time that .,rbor Day was ever
observed In this county. In addition
TO tho trees and shrubs planted around
the high school building. several hun
dred specimens were placed on the
principal streets of Emporia. About
$50 students of the high school took
part in the exercises.
SufroIk.-The Norfolk and Southern
new all-stcel gasolene motor car to be
operated between Norfolk and Eden
ton, n. c.. via suffolk, has been shipped
and is expected to arrive by March
|. 1t will make rally round trip be-
tween Norfolk and 1Identon. The car
Is the latest type of passenger coach
now being used by railways for short
passenger hauls. 1t is capable OF high
speed, and can travel over a straight
line easily at sixty miles an hour.
Harrisonhurg.- telegram from
James NJ Kavanaugh. who is attending
a fancy horse sale in Chicago states
he has sold Tom Stokes, his famous
| tour-year- old trotter, for $1,000. This
| horse has never been in race, but
| record of 2:25 Ton. Stokes Is son
of Peter the Great, and was bred by
| w. h. -. Stokes, president of the
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