The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-05

The subcommittee Of the board Of visitors
of William and Mary College, composed Of
Colonel Lamb. Of Norfolk, chairman. and
ten. Joseph J.. Johnston. has met in Wash
ngt0n for the purpose Of preparing me-
mortal tO Congress for the reimbursement
of William and Mary College for damage
done the buildings, library. dc, during the
war. Representative R0vden being present,
II was agreed that a memorial should De
presented i'm the House 10y Mr.. B0Wden' ana
and that il should De signed by committee
appointed by the board Of visitors and also
by % committee OF the college alumni. ihe
clam is TO be presented purely upon
lis merits. and no paid agent Will De en-
Moved 10 push the bill. An appeal is 10 be
made 10 ail the colleges of the country 20 as
-ist the next 90 the oldest educational insti-
tuition I'm the United States 10 recover ito
losses hy the war. William and NARY
founded In 1893. is the alma materoi JeieI-
son. James Madison, John Marshall, VIII
liam Henry Harrison. Winfield scott. and
host of of others who have attained high
honor. I'm the c0unlry's history. The college
has recently been revived by an appropfia-
ton of $4,000 by the state of Virginia for a
male normal school in connection with the
literary department. and now has about one
hundred and ninety matriculates, MT.
Lyon O.. Tyler is the energetic president ol
The institution,
on Friday nearly two hundred persons
met at Colonel Bennett laylors place, near
Charlottesville. 10 follow fox Mr.. A. ID.
PAYNE had procured and proposed turning
loose. 4 little before II O'Clock the fox was
turned loose. and followed 10y the hounds.
I'm about five minutes they were up with
REWARD. running rapidly into Captain
Michie's place. The fox here doubled ana
headed for the starting point. At the close
the mack was lead by Pr0mpier, hne
hound owned by M. Garth. lie overlook
the fox i'm Mr.. Blackwelrs yard, and quickly
dispatched him. The FIRST ON the ground
was MIR. Willie Maupin, who secured The
brush.
The Piedmont Nirginian says "lhe roads
are the streets Of the country. Ihe cry WIN
bad streets. is a city unattractive and Win
"A lanmishing trade; the city with good
streets and sidewalks. is spirited and pros
perous. so with the country side. MUD
holes and stones, rlis, roots. and broken
bridges are the badges Of inieriority-Oi m
ertness-Of indifference and OF Imperfect
civilization.
The James A. Walker Camp, Confederate
Veterans. has been organized at Pulaski,
with Col. X. ID. Gardner commanderj Snas.
l.. Teaney, j. \. Pratt and }. y. 1addail'
lieul0nant.cOmmander ", W. Denlles'
adiuiant: John Draper, paymaster; pr.
W. III. Bramblett. surgeon. Dr. ). ID. IRA
ham assistant-surgeon: Rev. Geo. Steward,
chaplain: j. NJ. Morehead, yidette.
The Norfolk Landmark says: "Public
roads and oysters are two very important
subjects. gentlemen Of the General Assem-
hlv. for your business attention. Not the
broad roads that lead 90 destruction nor the
ovs,or i'm the chahng dish but the highways
In Virginia and the biyalye In his native
he'd. Improve one and preserve the other.
Thursday al noon. at the residence % cap
tain j. II. Waters, hr. Philander fiiLioi,
Mays. of ElktOn. was married tO Miss Lilihs
Jackson HOllar. daughter Of Mr.. samuel
Uoliar. Of Elkton. The groom and bride ar
both deafmute graduates Of tie lleal' puni
and Blind Institute.
The cottage i'm which Captain Mckinney
ond f,milv have lived for years in Farm
/ vjlle will be occupied By General sherman
and daughter. whose mansion near Hamp
den-Sidney College was lately destroyed b,
/ ire.
Two prisoners escaped from the county
/ iail M Abingdon Friday uight-one DO,
and the other a gil. They succeeded u
making an opening through me hoOr @hl
escaping by aslrain optle;
No appointment has yet been made 10 nj
the County end Circuit Court clerkship o
Nansemond. The old appointee Is now en-
cared in business in Nebraska.
". II. Pierce. a Roanoke sportsman
tilled fourteen rabbits and fourteen bird
one day last week without the aid Of dog
Miss Polly Bowle', Of fluyanna county
died last week. aged, IL Is claimed. one nun
dred and ten years.
There are iny-six lIuit disiilleries u
Madison county and one grain distillery.