The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-21
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

SHOCKING ACCIDEYT-sCH0OL COMMENCE
MENTs-PIC. NICS-UNIvERslTY TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY AND UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Neutrality-suspicious.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispateh.l
JUNE 20 1891.
A horrible accident occurred on The yard
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at this
point saturday night. Mr.. Fayette Robin
son, an employe Of the woollen-mills, came
up on Saturday evening, as Is the custom OF
that community, to get his supplies for the
coming week, and Was returning by way oil
the railroad. II was ABOUT the time when
the through freights from the west come IN,
and the different trains are cut up and dis
fribnted over the numberless tracks on the
yard 10 make up trains for the eastern di-
vision. These trains stop some distance
above the depot, detach the engines, and
allow the ears to run in OF their own mo-
mentum on the heavy grade. Persons who
are below are always In danger II on the
tracks. for there is no engine to signal them.
Thus this poor fellow proceeded
down the yard, and stepped from one
track 10 another TO avoid an incoming
train, when he was overtaken by. two ears
which had been switched of 10 the track
upon which he was walking. One car and
half passed over him before they could be
STONED. When be was taken up 1T. was
found that his body had been crushed IN
two near The abdomen and his entrails eX-
posed, his left leg mashed 10 pulp, ana q
portion OF his right foot cut of. lie liVed
but few minutes. lie was taken 10 Inc
Chesapeake and Ohio reception-room, ana
afterwards his body was removed TO the
wooIIen mills. Yesterday the Chesapeake
and Ohio Company furnished an extra train
no
on the virginia Midland railroad, and IN
TERED there. Mr.. Robinson was from FRED
eriek.burg. He married here, and leaves
wife, who Is wellnlgh distracted over the
event, and one child. He was sober, in-
dustrious, good man, aud bis horrible rate
Is much regretted by every one.
The schools are rapidly closing their ses-
sions. The Park-Street Seminary, the
Misses Howard, closed with final concert
on Thursday night. and the Piedmont Fee
male Institute, Mr.. Meade, on Friday night.
The Methodist sunday school had their
annual picnic on Friday at Crayen's
Grove, near Charlottesville, and the Bap-
fists at the same place on Saturday.
The University commencement IS the
event looked forward to now with interest.
For the largest number OF members OBJ
tanned during the year the prize OF 800 was
awarded TO Mr.. G. Il. Wallace, OF Virginia.
The prize OF $50 for the best debater was
gwen TO Mr.. j. Z. Clifford, OF Virginia.
The programme of the exercises al ine
University is as follows Sunday night,
2Gth, sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Association by Rev. Charles r.
Deems, OF New York; Monday, 21tn, an
nual meeting of Board OF Visitors ana eel
ebration OF the Washington Society; Iues-
day. celebration OF the Jefferson Society
"wednesday, celebration OF the joint socie-
ties-address by Judge &. l.. Bradley, OF
Proyidepce Thursday, delivery OF d.
DIomas and distinctions and address before
the alumni by Hon. James .. Broadhead, OF
st. Louis.
Mr. James Alexander, who has been on
uulie an extended visit to his on'in-law,
Mr.. Woodtn, in Manchester, returned 10
Charlottesville on Saturday very much I'M
proved in appearance.
4. There are more houses being built In ana
around Charlottesville this summer than IN
any season since 1868. Workmen OF every
class are busly engaged, and there are none
idle. In the country farmers IN many cases
are building or repairing extensively, ana
the indications are that business of Oil xmas
Is getting better.
/ find many persons who think that the
Readju,ter " botch.potch" Of June 7th can
be easily overcome by the following ticket ::
John 4. Harris, G. +. TrigG and James
Parhonr. OUR.