The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13

nnce. The opening sermon will he preache,
| 10y Rev. W. +. Williams. OF Bowling Green
That on Missions. by Rev. John A. kerD
ID. d., OF Randolph Macon College, ant
that on supday-schools by Rev. L. u. Bane
Of Hanover.
The following short communication was
received last week by the Grayson ga
ze,te:
"Mr. Editor,-I saw some time since a
communication from Shoal Creek Frog
Pond spout Branch, and wish TO say IN re-
ply that the writer OF the article. VINO SO
much abused the bachelor for eating fried
onions, was little too fast. She set the
onions before me, and II was about all that
was on her table. Why should she blame
me for being n bachelor, when she IL SO
much beneath bachelori She has been
leading n grass-widow's life for ten years,
and fear that she has her eye on me. But
God forbid that should ever fancy grass
widow. Now, farewell grass widow, have
no use for YOU"
Mr.. Dewitt Maxey. of Blackstone, had
the misfortune on Thursday night last OF
losing his sassafras mill by fire. The mill
was situated near town. The mill had not
been in operation in about ten days ON ac-
| count of scarcity OF water, nor had been
any fire kindled around or about the place.
Mr.. MaXey thinks il is possible that fire
might have been among the chips used for
| the firing OF the engine and the breeze
famed 1t into a flame which ignited the
building or the only other solution
would he an incendiary, The loss is esti-
mated at 500; no insurance.
A horse belonging to Sheriff NJ. X. Estes,
| OF Livingston. was taken from a stable In
Charlottesville on Saturday night last, but
was found nea- Red Hill, Albemarle. on
Monday. Some rural darby ''larking' or
sparkling" in that town probably "bor.
rOwed' the horse 10 ride home, and kept II
TO ride TO church on Sunday.
The whole amount of the assessed yalua.
ton OF Warwick county. including New
| port News, in 1885 was $5l2, Sil.Sl. BY the
recent assessments, Newport News itself
has an assessed valuation Of 81. .9l3,OO
and with the county included the sum
reaches LIZ, 1860. more than three times
J as much as il was five years ago.
Mrs. Reuben Moore, widow Of Reuben
Moore. died on Wednesday last at the resi-
dence Of her sOn-in-law, Mr.. George llarri-
son. about three and a-half miles south OF
Newmarket. She was aged about seventy
years. She was "A lady greatly respected
for her many noble qualities.
The annual encampment of the Young
Mems Christian Association of the State OF
! Virginia will be held on the shores OF
| Hampton Roads, commencing july Is and
continuing ten days. Fishing, rowing,
sailing, bathing. base ball and lawn tennis
will be INDUCED in, and good time may
! be expected.
MANY of the survivors OF the Third Nir.
ginia Reserves met in Rocky Mount on
Monday and decided 10 have reunion in
Danvile on the nth Of April, 1891, the day
which they were disbanded in that place
twenty-five years ago last April.
\ competitive examination will be held
at StauntOn on August.Gth for the, Annapolis
cadetship, and a cadet and alternate will
be appointed by Hon. st. George Tucker
from the two highest boys.
Cotton blooms have been received at the
/ office of the Brunswick Gazette from Mrs
VI. \. Kelly, which appeared June Both, and
from Messrs. Witty N Powell, July LIST.
/ The Rockbridge County News advocates
| in an able editorial that the Virginia Mill
tary Institute be placed upon the basis of a
national school.
! The population Of Bedford City has been
| ascertained to be 1914, an increase Of l,lO'
since the last census.