Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-08-04
YORK COURT THIS WEEK.
Big Crowd in Attendance But no
Cases OF Much Importance

Judge D. G. Tyler convened the
August term Of the Circuit Court in
Yorktown Tuesday, with an unusu-
ally large crowd in attendance.
Tuesday morning was taken up with
a liquor case. the court finding the
accused not guilty. Sheriff Tom
Phillips sold some property during
recess of court. but the bidding was
not spirited. There were a number
Of cases OF minor importance before
the court for the remainder Of the
session.
Besides the Williamsburg lawyers.
there were present Major ]. n.
Stubs. and Judge Taliaferro. Of
Gloucester; P. St. George Wilcox.
of Warwick; Mayor Marquis Jones.
of Newport News; B. A. Lewis and
Fay Collier. Of Hampton. and T. S.
Harris. Of lower York. All seemed
busy, the Williamsburg contingent
having its share.
The Investment Corporation is
still doing things. but is not making
any Roadway with the new factory.
The plant. which il is SAID viii be a
large one. will be located Just below
the town on the river They pay
out weekly from $1,000 70 $500, 1t
is said. which should be a great help
to the merchants. We went TO
the office Of the concern to get some
information as 20 the objects of the
corporation. but was refused any de-
tails by Mr.. Rose. the head clerk.
who said that he had no authority to
give out anything in the absence of
the president. Mr.. Brown. who is in
Kingston, n. Y, his home. We
told Mr.. Rose the people were mys-
titled as 10 what was intended and
asked him for a prospectus of the
company, which he also courteously
declined TO furnish US. The air of
mystery that has surrounded this
enterprise has been very marked.
and If one asks the natives what is
being done, they say they do not
know. Our object in calling on the
officials was TO get al the facts from
first source.
The small factory where tests of
the mari were made, is closed under
lock and key. It is full of machin-
cry. and fine looking machinery at
that. but according to Assistant State
Highway Commissioner George P.
Coleman, who accompanied US, was
entirely unlike any cement machinery
he was familiar with. AT the old
Swan Tavern and the courthouse
there are concrete steps made from
the Yorktown cement that appear to
DC first class. They are certainly
very beautiful. The cement has
been pronounced the equal of any in
the country. according to natives of
Yorktown.
Mrs. J. s. Deneufville, who was
recently operated upon in Dixie hos
Pital, Hampton. has so far recover
ed as TO be able to return home
MIR. w. Nj. Crooks, of Jackson
vile, Fla. is at the home of his
father, the Rev. r. N. Crooks.
Mrs. Crooks is also there.
Miss Neva Rogers. Of Newport
News, IS with her father. Mr.. J. w.
Rogers, for short visit.
Mr.. J. w. Rogers has been badly
crippled with rheumatism for sever
al weeks, but manages to attend to
his large mercantile business and
postoffice. His clerk is also laid
up with blood poisoning. contracted
from cutting corn on his toe.
The Peninsula Bank is co.nfortab-
ly located in its quarters in the old
custom house. and seems to be do
ing good business.
The occasional visitor is struck
with the great improvements that
have been made the past year by
the new corporation that has opened
tor business. In fact, it looks new
for the first time in a century, and
anything new in Yorktown is incon-
gruous and sounds paradoxical.
Mr. Lars Gjorven. who recently
sold his farm near town will oot