The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-07
OLD DOMINION TlO-slTs


Exchanges.
4 party. consisting Of Messrs. Frank H.
Bleder. Prof. William Glenn. Edward VI.
Parrish and Levi Mitz, OF Baltimore, len
Baltimore Wednesday afternoon for the
lands of the Blue Ridge Iron Company
twelve milts south Of Luray, Page county
Va. The travellers were joined at Hagors.
town by Nr A. W. Page. "A New York law
yer. who lives ia Birmingham, Conn.,. hr
/ William :. Downs and Mr.. Wallace. all ol
whom are well-knOwn Northern capitalists,
and have been faY0rably impressed with The
advantages of the South as "a field for
profitable investment. Capt. B. II. Cod
wise. Of Roanoke, joined the party
/ at the mines and showed the visitors
around. 10 is expected that the return 10
/ Baltimore will Dee made Friday morning
/ The ores so far discovered are manganese
and three deposits OF homatite. The capi-
/ tai stock is S30o,O00 divided into $1,000
shares, and Mr.. Frank Il. Biedler IL the
president. The possessions Of The company
/ are called the Bledly Mountain property,
and lie beside the shenandoah valley Rail-
road They include one hundred and
eleven acres OF land upon the westward
slope OF the mountain.
Shall Norfolk Have Park?
The Norfolk Landmark SAYS: Those who
/ -
are entitled 20 consideration. and the courts
are open for resistance. III the city can take
the property and pay for il, and the public
welfare iustiiies it. then her course u plain,
but once condemned. the work of preparing
/ 10 for public use should proceed without de-
/ iay. The sooner the money il invested the
sooner Will "a return come. Thousands OF
dollars would be spent In Norfolk that are
now spent elsewhere In the summer time, n
there were pleasant parks within easy reach
of the population. The pulic health would
be- improved. our people would stay at home.
and Norfolk would be really q delightful
summer resort ia ITSELF
A Point for Jasper.
The Southwest Virginia Enterprise says:
4 strange phenomenon was observed in
the sky from noon Yesterday until nearly
sunset. Dark apparently -nOw-laaened)
clouds Oyor.prcad the whole sky. on to the
northwest from the then position Of the sun
appeared a halfcircle Of white light, that
was so intense as t0 make looking at 10
quite painful tD ones eyes. The light con-
I tinued until late in the afternoon, when 10
| took the cOl0rs VI rainbow. The circle re-
manned I'm the semc position ms when irst
observed until nearly sunset.
Attention. sergeant.
The ScOttsSlie Courier says: "We would
most respectfully call the attention 0f our
worthy and efficient town sergeant 10 a
nuisance that ought surely % Dee abatcd.
! We allude tO the gangs Of yagrant cOlored
| bows who hang about the sidewalks, parti-
cularly between Carlton House corner and
Beal Bros store, annoying everybody by
their noise. lighting and wrestling and ire-
quent use Of pr0iane language, which csn
be heard by ladies'
ScOttsyilIe Humor.
The sc0ttsyille Courier has the following
And yet there is another name for il. An
old darkey was hObbling along the street,
and was asked what was the matter. "Ise
got the grippers, boss, and is trying % walk
it off,
lt is just In season now for some solomon
10 bob up serenely and assert that "th(
peach crop is killed" But 10 tell the truth
about the thing we wouldn't be surprised
il some Of the lovely peach blossoms that
have been ON dress parade during the mild
month past are not badly frost bitten. q
say the least, while other fruits are doubt
less "nlpped in the bud y the cold
weather OF the past several days.
a young man from the country came r
town a few days since. bought small
alarm clock at faber's and placed IL IN biz
OyercOat pocket. lie then proceeded 20 r.
fresh .'the inner man. with liquids vile
and while In "A state OF intoxicated enjoy
ment the alarm sounded and frightened tic
Young man nearly ont 81 his boots.