The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-03

Clipped. cullcd and Condensed.
A correspondent from Bluetield,
w. Va. writes the TINES that news
reached there from RaifO.d, Va.
"A small town about sixty miles from
here, Of the burning of large house
at that place, which. was supposed 10
have been the work Of an iucendiary.
4 family living in the top of the build
ing barely escaped with their lives. \
negro who was arrested the next morn
ing at that place for breaking into q
Norfolk and Western freight car is sup.
posed TO have set the "lleth buildi X
on tire. He has also been identified as
being one Of the gang of burglars who
broke into and stole several hundred
dollars worth of ieweiry from the store
house Of Mr.. W. W. Rlugeley. at this
place about a week AGO.
Winchester Times: Visitors are lin
eerlng and our society people return
iDg. and the Cavities of the season are ai
their height. Germans at the hall.
coulions and receptions at private
houses. euchre parties, drives. tenni-,
crcquet. festivals. plays. music and iair
and embracing weather have banished
languor and rounded up pleasure. The
reception of the season was given by
Miss J.. +. Gaines at her mother lovely
home on Winchester street Thursday
evening i'm honor Of a visiting friend,
Miss Olea da Silva. of New York city.
Town. country and strangers within
our gates were hidden guests. and re-
ceived a welcome as cordial as full Of
feminine grace. Ii was magnificent
occasion. the largest bead on sparkling
rosary.
The Lexington G0zeffc says: A gem
tleman at Bucna VISTA. toying To locate
lot he owned there, came across a
party of surveyors running lines.
While going through thicket some
thing moved ahead of him through the
grass and weeds straight towards one
Of the surveyors who was moving oil.
The gentleman became alarmed at the
presence of what be thought wasa very
large snake after the surveyor lie
sounded the alarm, warning the engi-
neer that a monster snake vas after
him. The Joke turned ON the alarmed
gentleman when the supposed snake
turned out TO be- the chain. which the
chairman was dragging after him.
THE following call appears 10 the
Hillsboro Recorder
The Democratic voters of Carroll
county will "a. .emble "a .heir respective
voting prec' .ts ON the l4th Gay Of Sep
[ q 3D.
gates and i've alternatcs 90 meet ~
Hillsylle in general convention on the
DIST day OF September. for the pur-
pose Of nominating a candidate 70 rep
resent the county in the next House If
Delegates. &c. t.. WoHMLLL.
County Chairman.
A GAME of base bail in Roanoke be-
tween the Rolnolles. Of that city. aud
the Alerts. If Washington. resulted M
victory for the Alerls. Toe score was
.. This is the second victory cut
of three games played by the A.erls IN
Roanoke. There was a large clowd
present TO witness tne game.
THE Iiillsville Recorder says the ex-
animation of teachers for the public
schools of Carroll couuly Is being held
at present in our village. The apph-
Giants are nunerous. aud we hope SUI
perintendent Mitchell may have no
trouble in giving us well qualified IN
struCtOrs.
THE Lebanon Henald says that Pierce
Crockett. of Wytne county. who killed
Hall, of Montgomery county, few
years ago was taken To- the Marion Asy-
ium few days since.
Mr.. CAToGNI. the Salem avenue con-
ftctioner. has been engaged tO prepare
for the Virginia Medical Society at
Rorer Park Hotel on Thursday night,
September Oh.
THE Roanoke machine works have
contracted TO build 300 coal cars for the
New York, Lake Erie ant Western
Railroad.
Lebanon Neirs: \ few fat heifers
have been sold for 81 cents uef pound.
How is that for protection