The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
FAILED TO FIL.E
CONTEST I NOTICE 0
Defeated Candidate Barred From;
Further Action Deer Season
Soon Will Open.
lspeeielto The Times DispatchlI


L Young. Esq, who was the Democratic.
nominee for commissioner of the rev.
enue OF Courtland District. and who
was defeated by T. A. Harris, Jr., In
dependent Democrat, has failed to file
his notice Of contest against Mr.. uar-!
ris In the time prescribed by the law,
and hence is.now barred from ma King
the contest. Mr.. HAIRLESS majority
was seven votes over Mr.. Dung. ritt
The season for hunting deer In Spot
sylvania county will soon open. and
lovers of that sport will very soon be
at the height OF enjoyment There are
in Spotsylvania four or Ave packs of
well-bred hounds, and chase of this
Hind always interests several neigh-
borhoods. and 1t Is not unusual for
women who are adopts in the art of
horseback riding to frequently joI1
In the chase. Deer can be found al
most anywhere In the large forests OF
the Randolph, White Hall. Goodwin and
Mitchell mines. and also in the many
thousand acres of wooded and open
lands In the Wilderness. j
The Board OF Supervisors OF the coun-
~ will hold meeting at the court
house on Wednesday, November 2e %
enforce it's order lin reference to the
wide tires to be used on the improved
public roads in the county by the lunl-
ber and railroad cross tie dealers. In
several instances ilumbermen have al
ready ordered the necessary OUTFIT for
their wagons. and 1t is thought that
the changes will all be made in antlc-
ipation of the six months! period which
was fixed as limit for the change
About two months ago George Scott.
q well-to-do colored man, was assas-
sinated In the upper section of this
county. and to this time no positive
clue has been found as to who com
r,N,t a Il rr-t. - LIS
orally have been greatly exercised
about this, and private detectives.
white and cclored, have assidpously
worked to find the assassin Recently
Commemorative Attorney Thomas
Stoleeley Coleman and Sheriff Riclarl
Mason Waller have given this nuroer
special attention and investigation.
and such circumstances rs could be
brought to bear on the case point to
negro named Alexander Willis as the
one who committed the act Willis IS
now in Jail and his case Will go before
the grand jury at the December term
of the Circuit Court. Scott was a very
thrifty negro, and leaves an estate OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 The colored
people In the 'neighborhood of the kill
ing are greatly wrought up and fears
were enterta ined that they might lynch
Willis, but his arrest and imprisonment
have torest tailed any violence.
Justices John Day Waller and Henry
Allen Garner on Saturday last held
the preliminary examination of lewis
Dickinson, charged with making 4 fclc-
NOUS assault on Kaurice BozeM, with
intent'to kill. and the case was certi-l
fsd to the grand jury for Indictment
and final trial.
The bond issue for $4,000 for the
permanent Improvement of the public
roads In Berkeley District. of this
county. having been lost al the election
held on November last, and the Board
of Supervisors having failed TO do the
needed work on the public roads in
that district, John Z. Pulliam, a public
spirited citizen and large lumber deal
or. has undertaken 10 permanently Inn
prove the public road in The district
from SMELLS Bridge 10 Travellers Rest
This road Is now practically impassa
BILE tI
The public school authorities have
begun movement In the county look
ing TO a general examination 10 be held
at some central point in each one Of
the school districts in the near future
The examination will he full one in
all ths grades taught. and Will be held
along competitive lines, with a view
to giving certificates. Of proficiency 10
all who successfully pass
Il Colonel Joseph Hayward and John
Parsons, of Pennsylvania are ,sojcurn-
ing in Snotsylvanla, Tredericks burg
and Stafford for two weeks Colonel
Hayward owns q large landed estate
in Stafford county. lying on Acqult.
Creek. where he has large hunting and
fishing grounds. and where he and his
associates. enjoy season ofVcnioylnent
during the whole hunting period 8g