The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-23
them in paper, and went with him 10
the Office of DR.. Shirley Hope. on Court
street. where the wound was dressed

the Office of DR.. Shirley Hope. on 'oui'
street, where the wound was dressed
THE Virginia Midland south. bound OF
"wednesday night ran over ana klii"u
man betwee Dry Fork and Fall Creek.
near Dapyille. The unfortunate proved
tn be william Crane. q white man. un-
married. aged about 40. whose home
was with bis brother near Dry Fork.
Mr.. Crane had spent the day. or a por-
ton of il. in Chatham, and was supposed
IN have been on his way home when
struck by the engine. II u not definite
lv known whether he was walking or
living on the track when killed. but To-
asmuch as it is alleged that he was
under the influence OF liquor it is be
lieved he was lying sleep on the track.
The body was badly mangled.
INFORMATION having been lodged
with Officer Kelly. of Lynchburg. that
there were explosives stored in the up
holstery establishment of A. Loose. on
Church street. in violation OF the city
ordinances. that officer promptly
searched the premises. and found box
containing fifty sticks Of dynamite
Loose was accordingly summoned be-
fore the Mayor Yesterday morning. but
it being provei that the exl losives
were harmless. from the fact of their
having passed through fire and water
he was dismissed. The know ledge
that the dynamite was stored IN Loose
shop created much uneaslness IN the
neighborhood.
FIRE Wednesday night about 1870
O'Clock destroyed the barnes. stables
aud carriage house of Mr. Cyrus w.
Bradbury. who lives back Of DENNY I
Church. in Norfolk county. bet~ cen
the Indian Poll Bridge and the Cottage
Toll Bridge roads l. addition TO the
houses Mr. Brad bury lost several seis
of harness. his farming implements
feed and a ton OF Ruan0. which. had
been put in the barn last Satu day.
With the aid of some neighbors and
their visitors he succeeded 10 saving bis
horses and carriages. and also in X ep
ing the flames from extending To bis
residence. which at one time was m
danger. The loss will be about 5000
and there was no insurance. Ii Is
thought that the origin of the fire wa:
incendiary. though suspicion points &c
no particular one.
NEVER since South Boston has been a
tobacco market: which has Leen nearl y
twenty years. says the Halifax Record
has there been so much toba co sold Of
within the last FORTY days. The prices
have been higher than for many years
the farmers better pleased. and al.
trading men greet each other with: u
am glad to see everything prosperiug.
At all the warehouses breaks have
been simply magnificent. aud Dotwith
standing the large quantities OF tobacco
in town. have kept up well aud giver
general satisfaction, with. OF course
some exceptions.
About the only grumblers we have
seen are the leaf dealers themselves
who complain that thy have too mucf
work t. do when breaks are large.
South Boston has taken her stand a.
one of the first markets in the country
and she is constantly and surely climb
ing upward.
IL these times that try mems souls
| United States commissioners are as thicl
az grasshoDpers in Kansas. says the
DInville Register The Uniteu State
courthouse Is full of them. and mat
in there could not shy Lima bean II
any given direction without knocking
one of these important officials down
Yesterday one was discovered IN an nm
expected place. When the case of one
of the indicted moonshiners was being
tried, some one whispered To Judge
Paul and his Honor stopped the pro
ceedings long enough TO order ). IL
Pedigo. Of Henry county, who was on
the petit jury. to stand aside. at the
same time informing him that be
(Pedigo) being United States coMmis
sioner. be was disqualified from serving
as Juror. Commissioners Pedigo. who
by the way is a brother OF Abe l.,
PsiIgo, thereupon stepped down and
out, though he got in three days service
before his official identity was dis
covered.