The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-02

tiff near Austinville. The Norfolk
and western will appeal the case.
Fredericksburg--Asb Chapel, the
historic Methodist Church In Spot
sylvania County named In honor of
Bishop Asbury, was burned wednes-
day, having caught from forest fires
Bedford City-The new postoffice
building was opened Thursday morn
ing for the first time for business
The many persons who visited 1t were
most favorabiy impressed with the
perfect equipment OF every depart
ment, both as to the transaction of
business, the comfort of the employees
and convenience OF the public. The
building Is modern In every particular.
inside and out.
Bristol-F'rank B. Caldwell. realty
assessor for the municipality of Bris-
toll, has just concluded his work. Mr..
Caldwell states that, rating all prop
critics conservatively, he finds an In
crease in property values OF over one
million dollars during the five years
that have elapsed since the last pre-
vious assessment
victorta-The Presbytery of Roa-
noke met here Tuesday night at sS5o
and was opened with a sermon by the
retiring moderator. Rev. J. w. Wealth
ers. There were present eighteen min
listers and twenty-five ruling elders.
The Presbytery was organized by the
election of Ruling Elder w. @. VIII
liams. of Village Church. as moder-
ator, and Rev r. NJ. Stinson. of Dam
Vile, and Ruling Elder w. l.. Ray, OK
Meadviiie. as temporary clerks.
Lynchburg--The Sixth District High
School Literary Contest. 10 be held IN
Lynchburg next Friday and Saturday,
May and &. in the auditorium of the
high school, bids fair to be the larg-
est and most successfully conducted
since this feature was first introduced
several years ago. In Roanoke. where
the contest was held last year. six
schools In the sixth District were rep
resented and twenty eight contestants
participated in the various classes,
r,uray-pellagra claimed Its first
victim In this county Thursday. Mrs.
David Jenkins died from the disease
at her home ten miles south OF Luray
She had been i'll only a short time
She was about thirty years old and
IL survived by q husband and four
children.
Newport News--After undergoing
cleaning and painting below the
waterline at the plant of the Newport
News shipbuiiding and Dry Dock
Company, the British steamer Chen
nison Friday dropped down to mer-
chandise pier No. 9. to load a cargo
OF horses from Harling G. Son for
France. This shipment. II fs believed.
marks the return 20 Newport News
of the offices OF Harlfng q Son. OF
Montreal.
Hampton-After making the tax on
real estate and tangible property at
ninety-fIve cents on The 500 valua-
ton. instead OF 81. the Hampton City
Council in an adjourned session Thurs
day night adopted the tax budget for
the coming year unanimously.
Observation-Disclosures from every
section OF Frederick County are to the
effect that all progressive teachers
are enthusiastic in their determine
ton to make the second annual school
fair, which will be held In this city
on Friday. May II, the greatest cd
ucational event ever witnessed in
Northern Virginia.
Berryvilie-JAT. Grifith. Jr.. young
est SON of the late Captain J. T. Grif-
nth. OF BerryvilIe, and who has been
located in New York for several years.
has bought the former Tavenner place.
near Hamilton, Loudoun County. and
will make that hts future home.
Marfon-Ths Democrats OF smyth
County will hold n convention at the
court house. Marion. Virginia, on
Saturday. May %. for the purpose of
nominating. candidates for County
Treasurer, Commemorative Attorney
Commissioners OF the Revenue, Defe-
gate to the House OF Delegates in
Richmond for Smyth County. etc. and
also to elect delegates to the sena-
toriai convention to be held for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
the Senate in Smyth and Washington
counties
ELECTROMAGNETIC stock cat
tie. three mich, cows and one horse
were destroyed alive In the IRE that
destroyed the large barn OF Alexander
III. Kite, at Elkton, Thursday evening
The entire contents Of the barn were
also consumed. The loss Is about
$1,000. partly covered by assurances
In the East Rockingham Mutual Fire
Insurance Company.
Fredericksburg - a distinguished
party of prominent and wealthy New
Workers visited Fredericksburg this
week In the party were Clarence H.
Mackay and Mrs. Aston. widow of
John Jacob Astor, who met his death
when the Titanic went down three
years ago.
overwhelmingly. III. Dickinson,
of McHenry. Spotsylvania County.
who once represented the city of
Fredericksburg and Spotsyivania in
the Legislature. was here Friday on
hts return from business trip to
Baltimore and Philadelphia. His
name has been prominently men
toned as a candidate this year. but
he declares that he as reached no de-
cision.
Alexandria-Marshall Hall. on the