The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-25
WILL ASK S|TEFOR
DANIEL MONUMENT
Commission to Bring Matter Be
fore City Council at
Next Meeting.
BIG SHIPMENTS OF TURKEYS
Completing Arrangements for
Virginia Horticulture So
ciety Meeting.

John w. Daniel Monument Commission
will ask the City Councils at their next
meeting TO purchase triangular lot
near the High School for the location
Of the proposed monument to the
memory Of the late Senator John w.
Daniel. The committee has $500 OF
the $4,000 needed to erect the monu.
ment already In hand Sir Moses
Ezekiel. who Is to execute the COM
mission for a likeness Of the deceased
statesman. has advised the committee
that his work Is already well under
way It IL not known when the monu-
ment can be made ready for unveii-
ing.
The Montgomery Presbytery. which
emb races Presbyterian churches IN
Southwest Virginia and a portion OF
West Virginia, will hold its fall meet
ing at Roanoke December and T.
The location Of mountain schools. which
was taken up at the spring meeting
here last spring. will be one Of the
interesting matters to come up at the
Roanoke meeting. 1t IL believed that
two schools win be established in
Carroll County for the instruction Of
the mountain people OF that county.
Twenty thousand turkeys have been
shipped from Russell and Tazewell
counties TO Baltimore, Washington.
Philadelphia and New York markets
for Thanksgiving trade. II Is believed
that these birds will take at least
$4,000 to these two counties. as the
birds sold for II cents a pound live.
The Lynchbdrg Country Club has
completed arrangements for a golf
handicap tournament. which IL to be
held on the Westerly links In West
Lynchburg. on Thanksgiving Day. the
winner Of which will get possession
OF the Witt Cup for a year. The links
are splendidly arranged. and next year
will be maintained in connection with
country club.
F. Y. Devilbiss. formerly a resident
Of this city. who has been living in
Hong Kong. China. and Manila since
In 1902 Mr. Devilbiss went from Hong
Kong to Baltimore to attend the meet
Ing Of the Grand Lodge Of Elks. win
ming the prize offered to the Elk who
Travelled the furthest TO attend the
meeting He is In America for q SIX
months vacation, at the end Of which
he goes back to Manila
Tho local Chamber Of Commerce II
rapidly completing arrangements for
the next annual meeting Of the vir.
ginia Horticulture Society. which II to
meet here January $40 At the City
Auditorium Tho convention 10 ex-
peoted to bring at least 100 farmers
and fruit growers here. The exhibit
OF apples competing tor eupo aud
prizes. Il 10 said. will be the best ever
gotten together In Virginia The prizes
arc also said to be more numerous
than heretofore. The society met last
At HarrisonburH.
The Lynchburg Home Guard. Com
pany e. First Virginia Regiment, has
decided to 30 to the Inauguration at
Washington next March. regardless OF
the action Of the State relative to send
Ing the entire Virginia brigade to that
event
Frank Brockman. Of Amherst County,
! son OF Herbert Brockman. thus far
has the distinction Of having the
largest yield Of corn Der acre Of any
boy In Virginia. his cultivation Yield
Ing ls7 bushels to the aero. This dne
showing. il IL thought, viii be an in
centtve to Cause the Amherst Board Of
| Supervisors to provide for county farm
demonstration again next year.
Gar!and-Rodes Camp. United Confed-
crate Veterans. Of Lynchburg. will
shortly petition the City Council for
authority to locate q slab In Miller
Park to mark the spot where the Sec
ond Virginia Cavalry was mustered In
and out OF the Confederate army. Sew
eral OF the bronze tablets to be placed
on the shaft are alrea.sy here and
others are TO be secured The Second
Virginia was made up principally OF
soldiers from this city and nearby
counties The camp will arrange for
. big event upon the occasion OF the
unwilling.
Rev. Joseph u. Sea.on. Of Boston,
AAss. . minister Of the Unitarian A.
ISOLATION Of Amertcs. - In Lynchbur.
locating Unitarian MEMBER. intendine,
e possible. to perfect . permanent or.
Ganlsatton In Lynchburg. A number
Of members Of that faith have been
located already.
L 10 reported that . large vein Of
slate has besn discovered on the farm
q Mrs.. Anna WheIan In Buckineham
County. not far from the James River.
Expert anineraloGists are to examine
the property. and upon their report
depends whether or not the property
will - developed
Feasral authorities - Washingoon.
having just examined the hsads g
dogs killed here for r1bieaL have re-
Was that the dogs had hydr0phobta.
Probably nsver before - the hasse9
o4 LynchburG has there besn - much
hydrophObdO - Woo experienced hoeO
this year, end this resulted In ell AeGs
being mussied for otx months. he era.
1ancs having sxpirso only - IL -
ginning q this month
The petitions for executive olomooav
for the Aliens. under sentences Ter
electrocution, which were c1roulAsod D.
LynchburG, have been returned % Dr..
q. ". Mcdaniel at Richmond, havino
signatures Of about Loo Lynchburg
people
The opinion of the Seate Supreme
Courv In the case OF the city OF Lynch
burg against John n Mitchell which
went 10 from the Amherst Circuit
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