The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-06
improvements Completed and
Contemplated Mean Outlay
of 100000.
ANNUAL |. O. o. r. BANQUET
Excellent Results From Opera
ton Of Virginia Probation
Law.
rspeclal 70 The Times-Dispatch.l

last summer The work completed
under way and to be started In the
spring, calls for an expenditure OF
$4,000 in street improvements and
sewer extensions This does not in
clude the cost Of paving Main street
in the business section with noise
less navement at a cost OF about 500
900. $4,000 Of which is to be paid by
the street car company in an agree
rnent which means the double track
ing of that thoroughfare. Along with
the paving, which is 10 be done next
summer, is included a system OF hght-
ing the business section unuea the
great white way plan.
At a banquet Thursday night gwen
by James River lodge. No AZ. 1. o.
O. r.. following the regular instailment
of offfcers, Captain r. d. Yancey past
grand master OF the Virginia Grand
Lodge. made the statement that the
ORDNANCE and old folks home mann
tanned by the grand lodge Just out
side the corporate limits or Lynch
burg. are out Of debt. and he predict
ed that the scope Of these institutions
win be Increased and that their use
fulness will be greatly increased The
past master stated that the year has
opened auspiciously for the Virginia
odd Fellows, and that great gains
should be made in Virginia during this
wear. At the banquet there were about
100 persons present, numbering among
these being members OF the Lynch
burg Home Rebekah lodge.
The officers Installed were: Noble
grand w. B. Smith; vice grand. j. =
Mason: secretary. John p. Bell; finan-
ctal secretary, ]. c. Williams; treasurer,
c. W. whitmore.
The Central Public School in Am
herst County is soon TO have new
house with room for four schools. y
two-acre lot has been donated for the
new building and already $1,000 have
been pledged in addition to appropria-
tons that will come from the county
and State
The Lynchburg Chamber OF Com
nerce, which has accomplished mucn
IN its spirit of cooperation with the
counties contiguous 10 Lynchburg. has
commenced a crusade 10 induce the
land owners OF these counties TO cut
In their large farms into small farms
and to sell the surplus land not &C
tuallv needed to homeseekers. To start
this movement the chamber is having
advertising matter appear In the week
" papers in the counties surrounding
the Hill City, and IL IS believed that
il will have the effect OF putting
number Of small farms on the market
] T. Shufaebarger. past master AT
Cove Creek TazeweN County, last week
caught a wild cat in trap which is
similar 70 an ordinary rat trap, though
much larger. The trap was baited WIKI
q live chicken. The animal was after
ward placed on exhibition in Mr. SHUT
febargers store. 1t is so timid that
il refuses TO eat during the day. but
devours food greedily at night
During the past year. for every IS
marriage licenses issued from the cir
cult clerks office the Corporation and
City Circuit Courts granted decree
of divorce. Rather a high average for
a virginia town, but, nevertheless. that
is the record. for during the year there
were AS marriage licenses and forty
nine divorces In the eleven FERNS of
the Corporation Court, Judge Christian
signed seven DEGREES for separation.
and in six terms OF the City Circuit
Court. Judge W. r. Barksdale. Of Hous-
ton, granted fortytwO divorces. With
out making a separate examination OF
the record OF each case, il would be
impossible 10 arrive at the number OF
these divorces granted 20 writes or 10
colored. but il is probable that. despite
the fact that there are fewer mar
riages among negroes, q majority or
the 1912 divorces were issued 20 ne
groe.. A majority OF the degrees APP
pear 20 be based on Cesertion ~ dban-
Comment
one Of the results OF the Virginia
probation law. which was IIt into
operation here during the past six
months. IL that to-day more negro
husbands are providing for :hcir wives
and families than was ever the case
before in Lynchburg. The indolent
black man who IS OF the calibre not to
provide for his wife and family has
little fear of ten days In Jail for va
grancy. which was formerly the pun
ishment IL any punishment was meted
ont at all: but fear Of the state road
ca,np has been the means Of getting
many a negro to go to work for his
wife in the past few months. During
December the local probation officers
had aanv cases for the attention OF
the Police Court The majority OF
these were IN the habitual drunkards'
class. but there were some worthless
warrants and a few more wife desert
.rs These men are hailed before the
Police court and put in the class they
Z
thirty days grace IS given the pro-
ha;ionary. The officers watch the man.
ana At the end OF thirty days he is
either put on the list for another trial
o. longer duration. or sent TO the road
force -Four habitusls from here are
row learning the art OF handling a
nick on the road gangs because they
failed 10 heed the warning OF the pro-
baton officers
Ths sale OF Internal revenue stamps
IN I.ynebburg last month aggregated
sI2.siS53 the sale being a. follows:
beer. y.s5e: cigars and cigarettes.
Sg.esn g.. and tobacco. Ss.9fe5s
The FIRST National Bank. % this city.
has just completed its FIRST year under
a cooperative participation By its en-
ploycs IN the profits % the bank, which
resulted IN s7.isti5 being distributed
20 the clerks 81 the Institution \
year ago President = r MILLER evolved
the plan OF Offering 20 - attaches -
Der cent OF the increased earnings of
the hank tn 1912 over 1911 a. an ap-
probation FOR their cooperation. This
plan resulted the frst year IN rwing