The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-12
News Notes
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Fredericksburg, Na.-Cec!l L. Reid started
again Monday morning at the intersection
OF Main ana Streets. surveying
In the direction of Richmond. He has gone
North in the direction of Washington about
five miies. and Is now going in the direction
of Richmond while he is waiting for the
tents to come. Until the tents arrive the
entire corps has to come back to the city
every night for quarters. The work is be-
Ing pushed.
Portsmouth. va.-Tho ceremonies incident
to the raising of the flag on the new High
School building this morning were very i'm
pressive. although very brief. At . o clock
Prot. j. Leon Codd, principal of the High
School. had the pupils in front
OF the building. and when the banner was
raised the entire school saluted. giving three
loud cheers. The flag was presented to the
school by Peabody Council. NO. LOG. Junior
Order United American Mechanics.
Virginia Beach, Ea.-Miss Margaret Mar
shall. the former young Portland. Boston
and New York newspaper writer. who at
tempted suicide here recently, first by taking
laudanum and then by shooting herself
three times in the head. seems to be per-
fdctly we'll again. She talks pleasantly 10
those with whom she comes in contact. and
1t seemed to-day that she was thoroughly
herself again. Miss Marshall is planning
TO leave in the next few days for her old
home In New Hampshire.
Roanoke, va.-complying will, their prom.
tse to pay slco for the capture of Mike MI
zales, the boy murderer OF their brother.
James. the Stamules brothers. of New York.
have sent to a brother Greet here the re-
ward of $50 they offered while they were
in this city to attend the funeral OF tho
murdered man. But since the money has
come st is not known who is entitled to II
A Greek got tho boy at Focahontas and
savc him into the custody OF the chief OF
police of Pocahontas. The chief claims the
reward, and the Greek believes he Is en-
but did not know how TO do II safely, and
waited until his Creek friend had made the
arrangements. The boy was turned out OF
jail a short time ago. no indictment having
been found against him., and Is now IN
Asheyille. n. c..
Norfolk, va.-Wednesday. January II, has
been set by Judge Waddill. of the United
states Court. as the date for rendering his
decision in the Injunction proceedings by
the Zell-van Dyke interests, instituted at
Richmond. December 81. by which the petit
TONERS seek to delay confirmation of tho
sale Of the Norfolk and Southern Railway
to the reorganization interests, headed By
Marsden r. Perry. of Providence, r.. l.. tho
largest individual holder OF the roads Sc
%curities.
fredericksburg, va.-Petitions are being
circulated throughout the city for State
prohibition. The petition requests the
.Anti-saloon League in convention to In
struct the legislative committee of the
league to prepare and present 10 the General
Assembly a bill giving to the voters OF Viz
sinia the right to call an election upon
Statewide prohibition. In event that tho
Anti Saloon League shall instruct its legts-
lative committee to the action aforesaid IT
further petitions the General Assembly OF
Virginia OF 1910 to enact into law the bill
presented by the Legislative OF
the league comforting upon the people tho
right to call the said election. Tho petitions
are receiving many signatures.
stanton. Ya.-Merchants and business
mon In tho Valley OF Virginia arc up in
arms against the southern Railway. An or
der was received Saturday from headquar-
tors in Alexandria cutting of both the
through freight tra!ns running Har-
.riaonburg and the Potomac yards. One
through daily freight from Baltimore and
another local from Strasburg arc allathat arc
left 10 serve this end OF the Valley. The
merchants declare that the removal OF the
trains will seriously hamper trade relations
With baltimore and other points. Points be-
tween Harrisonhurg and S%trasburS will be
tho worst sufferers.
Lynchburg, Neutrality-suspicious. Will
liam r.. Craighill. who has been in charge
OF United States engineers IN Baltimore.
but who was recently assigned as secretary.
OF the lighthouse board at Washington. Is
OF the Board OF Aldermen of this city, He
Is a descendant OF the we'll known Craighill
family OF Jefferson county, ", Va, and has
numerous relatives here as we'll as near
ClfArlcstown.
Msnbridge. yas,.-oyer ono and q quarter
Kenbrldge market this season before the
warehouses closed afor the Christmas Holt
days. al an average of 8t2h cent? per