The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-26
FREDERICKSBURG BANK
BUYS STAFFORD BONDS
Money VIII BE Used for Permanent
Improvement OF Nouds-AllcEcd
-. EOrEcr Arrested.

Especial to The Times. Dispatch.)
Fredericksburg, Va, June 2j.-The
board of supervisors, of stafford
county have sold to the Farmers and
Merchants State Bank OF Fredericks-
burg the entire issue of road bonds.
amounting to 100000. for the pcrma-
nent improvement of good roads in
Stafford county, recently ordered by
an election. at the price of SOL. The
sale at a price above par is exceed ng :
~ gratifying to the people of Stafford
county.
Lieutenant ]. j. McCracken and
family left here for Seattle. Washing
ton State. where they will embark by
steamer for Guam. Lieutenant Nc
Cracker has been ordered by the
United States Naval authorities to
that point and Will remain for two
years. His family will be with him.
Miss Margaret Crismond, OF this
city. was taken 10 81. I.ukes Hosp!tal.
in Richmond. Saturday. and was yes
terday operated on for appendicitis.
Tho operation was successful
Chas. II. Hurkamp. Jr. OF Dos
cobel" near this city, has been taken
to Baltimore suffering with APP
pendicitis. and he underwent an opera
tion in that city
V.
member OF the State Legislature. has
sold his farm on the Rapidan River
known as the Thomas place to Jas.
Smith for 1920.
VIM. Covington. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
c. j. Cov!ng;on, OF Northumberland
county. has been appointed one OF tho
pages In the Democratic National Con
vention in Baltimore. Iic was mage
In tho Virginia Legislature
a. MinkoT. doing a general grocery
business in this city has failed At
tachments have been sworn out for
rent. bills. etc. Minkoff has disap-
pcnrcd.
Frank e. Guest. of ''Snowdcn" farm.
VIII on July ship the first carload OF
alfalfa raised in Spotsyivania county
II has been sold to Richmond firm.
Mrs. William Stribling. OF stafford
county. had one of her ewes removed
about seven years ago. Recently the
other eye had been giving her so much
trouble that she was brought here. ana
an examination revealed the fact that
the remaining eye had become so dis.
eased that II was necessary to re
move it. The operation was per
formed by Drs. Il. J. Payne ana +.
{. Pratt at the Mary Washington
Hospital here
Professor 4. H. Russell. conductor
OF the Summer school, which begins
July !, SAYS that the enrolment Is
larger than ever in advance of tho
opening The enrolment ALREADY eN.
ceeds go. 1t is said that the summer
institute will be the largest eve! held
here.
Workmen. while digging in the
cellar at the home of j. W. Masters
IN this city. formerly tho William A.
Little homestead. unearthed ten hot
ties of wine. which were so old thar
1t had become dried up tasteiess and
odorless. The bottles were Oddly
shaped and the corks were all decaycd
from age.
Mrs. Jane Phillips. of STAFFORD
county. was stricken with paralysis
yesterday at the home of her daugh
ter ms. Jesse Stone, near this city.
she was brought here to the home of
another daughter, Mrs l.. II. LAYTON
where she is now under the care of
physician
]. c. Hall, alias ". r. Hall. alias
john C. Hase. alias Edward Young
who was arrested in Baltimore and
brought here Saturday by Sergeant
Chichester on the charge of forgcrv
was tried here before Police Justice
Henry Dannehl and waived preIimi-
nary examination and was sent on TO
the grand jury.