The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-04
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In MIDDL Essex
Governor Mann and Other Nota-
bic Speakers Will Be
Present.
Especial to The Timos-Dispa toh. !

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Lancaster. Va. July 3.-Thc Fourth
Twill be very generally celebrated in
this part OF Virginia Probably the
most Imposing celebration viii be held
at SaIuda. the county sea OF Mid
dlcseX, where the cornerstone of the
confederate. monument VIII be laid
with Masonic ceremonies. Among the
speakers will be Colonel Robert
Lee, of Fairfax. Hon. Andrew Jackson
Montague, formerly Governor OF Nlr.
Mann. Governor Mann came W this
evening from Norfolk on the Commo'
dore Maury. the flag ship of. the Vir-
lginia oyster fleet. with the members
tillery, sixty strong, and spent the
might at Irvington, the soldiers pitch
irg their tents on Irvington Beach
They Will land at urhanna to-m ON ,sy
country to- Saluda, where the exer-
{cises will be held. The monument to
the Confederate soldiers Of MtddleseH
Il has been erected largely through the
texertion and sacrifices of the patri-
lotto women of that county.
4 At Irvington an attractive, program
has been arranged; consisting Of
concert. At Sharpis Wharf in Rich
lnond county, two match games OF
baseball will be played, the ono be-
OF special interest to persons in this
locality. The steamer Accomac, for
fmerly the flag ship of the Virginia
oyster navy, will take large crowd
mock to Sharp's Wharf. There will be
celebrations also at Reedville, Tuck
ier's Hill. Newlands. Haynesville, kin
Northern Neck. none OF them. how
! ever, of the old-fashioned sort.
Making Good Roads.
r. G Durphy, OF the state Highway
| road construction of the four lower
ecounties of the Northern Neck and
three counties on the south side of
days here during the past week in
tspecting and directing the work GO
ing on in this county. He reports
satisfactory progress except in one or
Two counties. where suitable teams are |
not yet available All the inception of
the work In Lancaster the Board of
Supervisors purchased number OF
fine mules. which hays ., enabled those l1,ss
county TO do their work with speed
and thoroughness eminently Satisfies
tory to all concerned The road he
tween Lancaster and Kilmarnock, the
completed and is now one of the best
of its kind in Virginia. and work on
the extension from Kilmarnock to
Whitestone. on the Rappahannock
River. win be begun at once. The
completion OF this road, extending
from Lancaster to Whitestone. dis
ftance OF apout nIteen miles, VIII
evidently be followed by. similar
work on the other public highways
of the county. as the people of every
community are now waking up to the
absolute necessity of good roads for
the progress and prosperity of any
rural section. One district in North
cumberland county Fairfelds. is now
building an Improved road from Sur
prise Hill to Readville, on the Great
Wicomico River. a distance OF about
five miles. This has been one of the
worst roads in Northumberland coun-
~, some portions of it being we'll nigh
impossible in the winter and carly
spring. and when IT is completed it
IS thought 1T Will serve to kill out all
further opposition to scientific road
building in Northumberland county.
Two districts in Westmoreland county
are building new roads, and as soon
as proper teams can be secured work
will be commenced on the roads of
Richmond county.
Going to Philippines.
Hon William a. Jones, the repre-
sentative in Congress from the First
Virginia District, has returned with
his family from the national capital,
and is now at his home in Warsaw
Mr.. Jones. who is the ranking Demo-
cratic member on the Committee of
Insular Affairs, was recently APP
pointed on a select committee of Ave
to visit the Philippine Islands during
the summer and make some investi-
islands and report to the House of
Representatives at its next session.
Thus far there have appeared no signs
of opposition to Mr.. Jones in the gem
cans may, however, put up a candi-
date for the sake of keeping their
party together and defending their
policies bef9rs thu, voters with view
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