Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-07
Virginia News Notes.

vHEtutn News NVteSs
Alexandra Is about to increase her water
supply.
A hotcI.keeper Of Warsaw has changed
the name OF his hotel TO Cleveland
House."
Deer and wild turkeys are said 10 be very
plentiful in Spotsylyania and In the lower
end OF Orange county.
Mr.. Robert Nicholson, and old and re-
sptcted sionemason Of Lynchburg, died In
that city on Friday last. He was a natlve
Of Scotland.
MIR. Andrew l.. Lindsey, higbly-re
spectec citizen OF Budgewater. Va, died
at his home last week, IN the sixty-tiftb
year Of his age.
The saw.mil Of Messrs. Roach d Tanner,
near Locust Grove, IN Orange county, was
DESTROYED by fire lasr week. The loss Is
estimated TO be about $500. No insurance.
On Thursday morning last. about 4
O'Clock, William Harris (colored) was shot
by Unknown parties and killed at the liaw-
kins distiIlery, Grayson county. three miles
east Of Independence.
Miss Annie Hubbard, daughter OF Mr..
John +. Hubbard, sheriff OF kauawha
county, W. Va, was seriously injured
last Thursday in Charleston, while Jump
ing from buggy to which was attached
runaway horse.
Mr.. Asbury Warning, Of Alexandra. was
badly burned about the face and head at
the foundry Of the Virginia Midland Rail
way Company "wednesday by the scatter
ing OF some molten metal into which some
water had been spilled.
1t is announced that the powerful SER
mon delivered by DR.. X. n. SIedd on
Centenary Methodism," at Lynchburg,
IN Court.Street Methodist Episcopal
church, during the recent Conference
there, will soon be issued in pamphlet form.
A night or so ago a merchant 81 Peters
burg, who had set d trap-gun in his store
rs precaution against thieves. had occa.
sion to return TO his place OF business after
closing. As be was about to enter he acct
dentally struck the piece OF string which
WAS attached TO the trigger OF the gun.
when il was discharged. The load struck
the back OF chair, tearing 1t TO pieces,
and then imbedded itself IN the wall.
Messrs. Robert n. Brown and Thomas
Whitehead. attorneys, who have b, EN- EN-
gagged by the Board Of Supervisors for the
purpose OF settling all unfinished business
between the county and the late treasurer,
are getting up the facts in the matter, and,
we understand, will institute suit against
Mr.. Turner as treasurer aud his sureties at
tie next term OF the County Court. We
learn that upwards OF $4,000 Is involved
amherst Neic Era.
Quite romantic affair is narrated as
having transpired at Chatham on Wednes-
day last. A Mr. Wiley Cumbey, from Hal
flax, arrived IN the town In search OF his
wife, who was. he said, about to run of TO
Kansas City with another man. Husband
and wife met, and had an interview, IN
which both shed tears. She, however. re-
manned obdurate to all his entreatics, and
refusing to return home with him, took the
train that night for Missouri.
The Eastern Shore Herald OF this week
says: Captain Vanrenoselare Morgan, as
sstant superintendent and inspector in the
Life. Saving Service. was on the Eastern
Shore last week inspecting, in connection
with Captain Babbtt, OF ChingOteague, the
buildings Just erected tor the men IN this
service. Five lifo-sayng stations have been
furnished with new buildings at the follow
ing places: Green Run, above Chingo-
league, Assateague. Hog Island, Wacha-
prague, and Smiths Island. The stations
have been greatly improved, and are now
very comfortable. The new houses cost
about $4,000 EACH All the stations are
fully manned, with a keeper and six men at
ach