The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-14
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
CAPTAIN ADAMS ENTANGLE-
MENT WITH THE r. & ORR.

Gives His Check for $4,000 Pending nm
invcstigation-Now Port News Ac-
uvity-Buchanan's Boom Scheme Grew
Too Large-Patent to Make Ice.
LYNcnBURG. Va, Mar. lS.-ispecial.l r.
The City Board Of Trade held its annual
meeting last evening, and all the reports
showed the board to be in excellent condi-
tion, financially and otherwise. Tho old
officers were all reelected, though the pres
ident, Mr. John X. Williams, wanted 10 re-
tire.
Two venerable ladies celebrated their re-
spectiVe birthdays last week-One on the
3th and the other on the 9TH Of March. They
were Miss louise Davis, aged ninety-fiye
years, and Mrs. D0rnin, aged ninety. They
both received presents and other evidences
OF regard and affection, which were very
pleasing TO them. The first named, Miss
Davis, remembers John Lynch. the founder
Of Lynchburg and talks interestingly about
him and other actors and incidents in the
early history Of the " Ferry"
Under the scheme of the Buchanan boom
1000 shares were assigned to Lynch
burg SO popular was the project, that
1900 were subscribed before the promoters
could stop the takers. The consequence
was that the subscribers had TO be scaled
down. The largest subscribers are: John
W. Carroll and Mcssrs. Adams. To the
cities Of Washington, Baltimore. Philadel-
phia and New York 1000 shares each
have been assigned, and Colonel Dill
ION VIII visit those places soon for
the purpose Of placing them Blu
chanan boomers are banking" largely on
the Baltimore and Ohio TO extend its VALLEY
line 20 that place and thence on 20 the
southwest and connect with the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Louisville and Nash.
vile systems. IL would be. OF course. great
benest 10 the town. What other enterprises
are expected have not yet been developed.
Judge Diggs has so far refused 10 appoint
any meat inspectors in this city, on the
ground that there is no particular import
ance Of il here, where no foreign impOrta-
tiOn meats ever come, and that the courts
Will have t0decide whether the law is con-
stituti0nal or not.
A responsible railroad man said to-day
that Mr. Adams the agent OF the Richmond |
and Danville railroad at West Point who 10 |
was alleged was short i'm his accounts with |
the company by $4,000. has given his check |
for that amount and asks that il be held /
until an official investigation takes place, |
when he states it will be seen that his ac-
counts are correct i'm every respect.
Mr. James W. Brook, of this city, to-day /
received letters patent for two inventions i'm /
the manufacture of ice, by either natural or
artificial cold The advantage of Mr.. /
Brooks system of manufacturing is that /
the water can be frozen i'm solid blocks i'm |
the house with the temperature no lower /
than the weather here last week. The lee /
house is provided with a movable roof |
which admits the cold air at night. and dur /
ing the day shuts out the heat Of the sun.
A cOlOrcd man, who calls himself Robert /
Mercer, and claims to be from Ner York, /
was arrested here to-day for attempting /
90 pass counterfeit silver money.
The contract for building the new rcser- |
V0ir i'm Bedford City was Yesterday award /
ed 10 $. b. Losly. Of Richmond, at S3,JyI.2j. /