The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-15
DOMINION NOTES.
Many Facts Cleaned from Exchanges in
the Counties.

the Counties.
Mr.. John Walter Williams, highly re-
spccted aud most cstimablc citizen Of North
ampton county, died on Friday last IN The
18th year of his age. lie had been in feeble
health for some time, ana could moi with
stand an attack Of pneumonia which seized
upon him few days previous 70 his death
His remains were inferred in the burying
ground on the farm Of Mr.. James Il. scott
At Onanc0ck Academy the childrcn's
medal for highest average in preparatory
department was awarded 10 Miss Fannie
Compton, daughter Of Rev. Il. A. Compton
the music medal was awarded 10 Miss Mag.
gle y. GrOtOn, and the Powell scholarship
medal, the highest honor Of the school iOl
highest average in senior classes, WAS pre-
scented 10 John W. Kelley.
Most of the merchants of Newport News
have decided 10 close their stores at $50 T.
NJ during the summer months, Saturdays
excepted.
The revenue cutter Crawford arrived at
old Point on sunday morning with Il. &.
Harrison. X. Hunt, {. VI. MiXler and ii.
Olman, rescued from the sl0Op Cygnet, OF
Baltimore. oil Smiths point at midnight OF
the lth, which was in Il sinking condition.
Mr.. Thomas Y. Williamson was found
miles east Of WarrentOn last Thursday
morning. For several years he has lived
the life Of q recluse seldom going beyond
the narrow boundaries of his premises.
Uncle Jerry Jones is a regular old-time
regulation plantation darkey, who believes
in the future of his race and in contributing
somewhat thereto himself, says the Mineral
City Pilot. Therefore he has contracted 10
buy an acre of old field not many miles from
here, and, in answer to his advertisement,
seventeen Of his pards met in his shanty on
Wednesday night, when Uncle Jerry was
elected chairman, and "A stock company
formed 10 stock said acre, lay il OF in
streets, etc. We append his opening re-
marks.
"Feller Brethren: We have met to propa-
gate upon de times and seasons. If we
gwine to be sOmeihin in dis day er log
rollin', we got 10 git move on us. De
white folks am up an about. Look at ole
TOlersvillc, dat want nOthin' but old
field, an now dun laid of in streets, and
putin up houses and gwine make town
from way back. Now | propose 10 buy
an acre jinin' Mars Lewis PendletOn's
mill pond which won't cos more
dan twenty dollars, and we will lay dat
OIL in streets, too, aGd sold de stock
for twenty dollars a sheer. Dar's lots of
h7u ih uat lOHu ana no reason why EOOu
ilsh market can't be started dar, aud a
cheer-bottomin factory, and what's more a
broom shop. Now You all pony up dollar
apiece an we gwine hab dat thing a whoop
in and make mo- money dan dc Mineral
City Pilot. But you got hump yerself and
don't iorgit dat you got to abertise from
way back-nOt say you gwine do il, but do
tsho nun, and make folks think Que er desc
here hurricanes dun lit here and paved up
de groun'."
George Fisher has opened an excellent
half mile track on his premises, adjoining
Accomac Courthouse, and trials OF speed
every Saturday afternoon between the
''crack nags" OF the neighborhood are high
ly appreciated, judging by the crowds that
are present.