The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
MAY0R-ELECT RESIGNS
FROM CITY COUNCIL
Maurice Hirsh Elected as Successor to
j. p, Rowc-Pians Tor Rnppn-
hunDock Fair.
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fredericksburg. Va. august 16.-A,
meeting OF tho City Council las.
night Mayor elect J. =. Rowe. who
Will enter upon his duties as Mayor of
the city Of Fredericksburg on septem-
Der /, rendered his resignation as a
member Of the City Council to take
eject at once. Maurice H!rsh was
unanimously elected a member OF the
City Council to nii the vacancy.
At a meeting OF the directors Of the
Rappahannock VALLEY Agricultural
and Mechanical Fair Society held here.
the directors unanimously elected !
Conway Chichester. OF this city. 10 be
chief marshal at the coming lair TO be
he!d september -. - ana 20. Ar
rang enents were nude at the meeting
Tor many attractions FOR the fair, which
VIII include exhibits by cavalry troop.
. big Confederate reunion, farmers
institute and all the diversions which
axe usually found a. q hrst-class fair.
Formal Invitations to attend the fair
We're extended TO Commissioner of Az
Ticuiture Georke ". koiner state
Farm Demonstration T. o. Sandy. Con
eressinan w a. Jones. Congressman c.
c. carlin. Senator Thomas S Martin
and Senator Claude y Swanson. \
special committee was appointed 10 ex-
tend coCrtesies TO the officers or the
cavalry troop ana other visitors. This
committee Is composed Of Captain Dan
NJ. Lee, Captain NJ b. Rowe. Colonel
T. ID. Cole, Captain T. McCracken. Cap
tain r. c. Vance. Messrs. C II. Hur-
kamp. a. p. Rowe and w. s. Embrey.
Valuable gold veins have been dis
covered on the farm OF c. W. Jones,
OF this city, located near Morrlsville.
IN Lower Fauquier County. speci-
mems OF the gold We're sent to a
government expert at Washington
for analysis, ana one piece proved to
contain S worth of gold per ton and
the other sil.31 per ton. Shafts are
being sunk on the property and it
is expected that valuable results will
be obtained
r. Stuart Roger who was recently
elected city commissioned for Fred
ericksburg, has arrived and en-
tered upon his duties. This Is q
newly created Office. by which 4 num-
Der az duties heretofore performed
by Committees OF the City Council
W az 40" -14! upon tHc CITY CoHnlS-
sioner M Roger will have charge
OF the municipal plants, Of the streets
and OF other city work. MI Roger
is an engineer, a practical business
man. IS highly recommended and
everything seems favorable for n sue
cessful administration.
The negro youth, Horny Morton
who shot Robert Sale. another negro.
in Caroline County in a difficulty sew
eral weeks ago, was tried In the Cir
cult Court of Caroline County and
given a term OF five years In the PEN
Tertiary. owing to his youth. Judge
K. II. l. Chichester sent the negro
boy TO the coiored reformatory in
Hanover County.
Visitors In the neighborhood Of
Woodberry Forest. near Orange. gave
an outdoor society circus a few eve
nings ago for the benefit OF Oranse
free library. 1t was d pronounced
success. being largely attended, ana
the parts all we'll taken The sum OF
Those taking part were Jos g. Walker.
H. Green Shackelfofd. Mrs. Joseph 8.
walker. Mrs. Alfred Love. John Cole.
Richard Willis. Misses Harrison.
Burke. Ciatewood. Love Kane. Mes
sick. Cooke. Willis, Hall and Cleie.
Mrs j. !. Henderson and daughter
Miss Eula Henderson. who have been
residents OF this city for a number
OF years. left here yesterday for
brentwood. Texas, where Mrs Hen
derson Will 5ecome the matron OF the
girls dormitory in the Daniel Baker
college. and Miss Eula Henderson win
be private secretary to Or. =. =. Jun
kin. president OF the COLLEGE
j. q. Purke has been appointed BY
Judge r. II l.. Chichester. game war
den for Madison District. in Caroline
County.
= farmers picnic and good roads
in Culpeper County, August 2l:
The annual reunion OF the Little
Fork Rangers, CO. D. Fourth Virginia
Cavalry General Fitzhugh Lees old
Brigade Will take place at Oak shade,
IN Culpeper County. Friday August %.
\ basket dinner will be served
y colonial jubilee viii be held at
Colonial Beach on August 20. u and
-. next Tuesday. Wednesday, and
Thursday An attractive program has
been arranged for each day. On Tues
day and Wednesday a grand aviation
meet will he held. Charles II Morok
will make aeroplanc flights which Will
he something new 10 the people OF tho
Northern Neck. There will he swim
ming. running, sail and canoe races
baseball. baby shows fancy dress balls
and confosti-night on tho board walk
1t will be most attractive event
a divorce was granted in the Cor
poration Court by Judge II. H. L, chi