The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-16
NO NOMINATIONS
FOR COUNTY OFFICES
Democratic Committee Decided Field Should Be
Left Open for Free Fight-Busts of Jeffer-
son and Marshall to Be Unveiled

gates from Westmoreland and North.
cumberland in opposition to Thomas
Brown. the Democratic nominee. In
Lancaster the Republicans have put
no candidates in the field, and II liz
not thought that r. o. Norris, Jr., the
Democratic candidate for the House
of Delegates from the counties Of
Richmond and Lancaster, will have any
opposition at the general election. The
county Democratic Committee of Ian
caster decided some two months ago
that no nominations should be made
Tor county and district officers. and
that the field should be left open for
free fight, which is now going on at
Lively rate. There are no contests
for clerk and treasurer. the incum-
nents having no opposition. The chief
contests are for Commemorative at
torney and commissioner of the reye-
nue. For the former office Frank G..
Newbill. the incumbent. has as his OPP
ponent b. Harry Robinson, while
George w. Thompson and Thomas Sar-
gent Brent, Sr., arc the opposing can
didates for commissioner OF the reye-
nue.. In two of the three districts of
the county there are lively contests for
supervisor
The fourth Monday in October will
be an interesting day at Montross, the
county seat of Westmoreland, 1t being
the first day OF the fall term of the
Circuit Court. Two handsome busts.
one of Thomas jefferson, the other OF
Chief Justice John Marshall, will be
unveiled in the courtroom with i'm
pressive ceremonies. The bust of JEFF
ferson, which is made from portrait
belonging to Thomas Jefferson Cool
idge, of Harvard University. is a pres
ent from Bush Wilkins, who will de-
liver the presentation speech, and 1t
will be accepted by the Hon. William
Mayo, chairman OF the Board of Su-
pervisors. The bust of Marshall
which is copy of one in Boston
Athenaeum, Will be presented by b.
w. Pomeroy, and Will be accepted by
William Dabney Writ. grandson of
William Writ, and n member OF the
Westmoreland bar. These busts come
from the studio of Caproni, in Boston
and are real works of art The walls
of Westmoreland Courthouse are filled
with the portraits of the great men
that this ancient county has produced
and the courtroom Is now to be en-
riched by the busts of these two great
Virginians. who, though not born in
the Northern Neck, are held in venera-
ton by all loyal sons of the Common
wealth. Chief Justice Marshall's faith
err Captain Thomas Marshall was
however, native of Westmoreland.
His Honor Judge Wright, who many
Years ago inaugurated he work OF
adorning the courtroom OF the coun-
ties in his circuit with the portraits
Of the WORTHLESS of these counties, has
che satisfaction of knowing that the
courtrooms in all the counties of his
circuit are now beautiiied and adorned
with portraits and tablets that pre-
serve the features and record tho
deeds of the men that In days gone by
made the Northern Neck of Virginia
lustrous in the annals of Virginia
Next month a bust of Washington.
gift from e. Bruce Squires. VIII be
unveiled in the courtroom of Lancas-
ter. This bust is modelled after
Houdon's famous statue OF Washing
ton in the Capitol at Richmond. 1t is
singularly appropriate that a memorial
of Washington should stand in the
courtroom of Lancaster. as his mother
was born at Epping Forest, in this
county. seven miles west of this place
An interesting marriage took place
at Liberty Methodist Protestant
Church. i'll tho lower part of Northum-
berland. last week, when Miss Kath-
crime Blackwell. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Blackwell, became the
bride OF 7. Edgar Davis. OF Rocking
hmm, N. c.
Sabine Hall. the home of Hon Rob
ert Carter Wexford. in Richmond coun-
ty. will be tie scene OF a notable we'd
ding next wednesday, when Miss
Elizabeth Landon Wexford, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Wexford,
Will be married to Thomas Norman
Jones, Jr., OF the city of Richmond.
Sabine Hall is one of the most beau
tiful and historic homes in the North
ern Neck of Virginia. 1t was built in
the early part of the eighteenth CEN
fury by Robert (ISing) Carter for his
son, Landon Carter. and has remained
TO this day in the possession OF his
descendants