The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-24
MEMORIAL READY
AT Time OF FAIR
1T Will Mark Spot Sacred
TO Second Virginia
Cavalry.
LOCATED IN MILLER Park
Is NJ. c. a. Is Striving to Pre-
vent Pollution OF James
River
LOCATED IN MILLER Park
Special to The Times. Dispatch.


Is Lynchburg, Va, March 33.-Garland
Rodes Camp, Confederate Veterans.
which has been working for several
years to secure a monument to mark
Z the place where the Second Virginia
f. Cavalry Regiment was MUSTERED into
;, the Confederate service in 1861. and
~ out again in 1865. is now planning 10
y have the memorial ready for unvciling
Is during the Lynchbure Fair next Oc
tcber. The city has made an appropri-
alton for the shaft. The first tablet
was provided for by donation OF $50
from Governor Swanson'S contingent
fund. the inscription for which was
written by the late Major John w.
Daniel 4; that time it was intended
TO have only - single tablet on the
4 shaft. but since it has been decided
to include others. in honor Of the mem
cries of men who commanded the reg
imcnt Among these already provided
for are TO Colonel Il W. G. Radford.
Colonel James w Watts. Major Maurice
, lanEhorne and Maurice Gucgcnhetmcr.
provision having been made by the
families of these soldiers for the in
scriptions in their honor.
The shaft is to be located III n beau
tiful spot in Miller Park. which is only
q short distance from the spot where
The regiment began and closed its Con-
fedorate service.
Erecting New Line.
The Virginia Tennessee Telephone
Company, which controls the telephone
systems generally in Southwestern Nir-
rinia, is constructing "A long distance
line from Pulaski to GalaN. Il distance
of ninety miles. this being designed to
give the people Of Cirayson County
much needed service. The long dis
lance service will he in connection
with the CALAIS Telephone Company,
which operates a system i'm Grayscn
County and il will add greatly to the
local companNs interests.
Court Street Methodist Church OF
Iynchbure. one OF the most liberal
churches in the Virginia Conference,
has decided 10 raise $4,000, payable in
two annual instaiments, for the fund
for The erection Of new dormitory
~ the Granbcry College. in Brazil
This iurch contributed 10000 four
years ago for college building in
SoochoW, China
The Lynchburc Christian Endeavor
Union has a plan under consideration
for the establishment of mission in
The downtown section of LYuChburC.
Aside from the salvation Army there
is now no downtown mission service
II night, ana the union desires to fill
this need. II is proposed to have
board Of governors to be composed
Of two members from each society in
the union. TO manage the work. The
mission is TO he conducted 10y the En-
dcaVorcrs OF tile city, of whom there
are between 500 and 400, i'm eight or
AZ L-nst Three Cnndidntcs.
Tho announcement of John -. las
ley as q candidate for nomination in
Z tho Democratic primary in june for
rho House of Delegates means that
There will he at least three contests
in the primary. though majority of
the inCumbcnts now bid fair to secure
The nomination without opposition. Al
ready there are contests for the House
of Delegates. the city. scargcntcy and
The high ccnstabicship, put no oppo-
.ition has appeared yet for the com
missioner Of revenue city treasurer,
Commonwealth attorney and clerk
az the courts The primary is to he
hcld June T. the city committee pro
Nidine for an carly nomination at Il
time other than the state primary for
tic nomination of eubernatorial and
other state candidates.
Applications for liquor licenses for
The sale az spirits ia LynchburS dur
ing the year beginning May Will be
heard in the Corporation Court dur
iup the April term. II is thought Judge
christian viii hN day late in the
term and take all Of the applications
UP at one time.
Farmers who.1row dark tobacco for
the LynchbuFE market have burned
and sowed plant beds for plants for
setting the crop in tile spring. The
farmers are well up with their pillow
ing, and il the spring is scasonablc. Z,
large acreage VIII he set in tobacco.
The movement Of the IHnchburc
Young Mems Christian Association 10
make a concerted effort To put an end
To the pollution Of the water of the
James River hy industrial plants ON the
upper shed OF the river and its rrihu
tarics is attracting attention. and it
is hoped thst towns along the river
aud individuals living on the river can
bc lined III 10 give the effort impetus
y fund is hcine collected to provide
for the cost of suit ia the courts
al the state \ Clifton Forge organ
ization has notified The interests here
that that city viii join
The Young Mems christian Nssocia
ton IS anxious to prevent the pollution
of the river chiefly because of its dis
Coloration ut it's Island playground
while many sportsmcn ar" contributing
with view to ending conditions which
arc dcauuctiyc 10 fish lie In %,