The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-15

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knocked MF. Crowder down and gored hin
in most terrible manner. Five of her rib
were broken. one OF them in three places
Mr.. CWwder ls about sixty-fiye years OF az
and his condition is considered very crl
} teal.
} Communion services were held at the Tab
Street Presbyterian Church yesterday ate
the morning services. Five persons unite
themselves with The church. In the morn
ing the pulpit was supplied by the pastor
Rev. j. w. Rose0rO. At night the cOngrc
cation Of the First Baptist Church wor
shipped at this church, and Rev. X. II
Acree preached.
The following officers Of Virginia Council
No. 3, Junior q. L. 4. NJ, of this city, have
been installed: Councillor, John T.. Tita
nus: Vice Councillor, John /. Hamilton
| Warden, James Il. Miles: Conductor. ID. T.
| Williams; Recording Secretary, 4. a
owen: Assistant Recording Secretary, j. L.
Wheary: Financial Secretary, A. NJ. Crow
der; Treasurer. +. NJ. leams; Outside
Sentinel j. II. Shortt; Inside Sentinel, W
Munder; Trustee, h. &. Owen.
This morning painter. John II. Nugent.
nj the silk factory Of John NJ. Stcarns Il Co..
! fell from the scaflold and was very severe
| ly injured. His injuries are principally on
| the bead.
During thunderstorm in Dinwiddie
county day or two ago, lightning struck
the barn nf Mr.. Fletcher Smith. The elec-
tiic current ran down the gable-end of the
barn and destroyed il, and then went
through the.lower floors, which were filled
with dry fodder and oats Of last years cut
ting, and tore the flooring TO pieces, and
then went through the door Of the barn into
the ground. Strange TO say, the lightning
did not set anything aiire or injure any one.
At the next regular meeting Of the City
| Council resolution will he offered by the
street committee asking for authority to
have the following streets curbed and the
sidewalks laid with concrete Franklin.
Adams, Wythe, Harrison, Liberty, Byrne,
| Friend and Hinton. The deputy sherifls
were busy to-day serving notices of the pre-
posed improvements on the Property-holders
on the above named streets.
| 1t is learned from gentleman who ar
rived here today from Greensvlle, that tht
crops in that county are very promising
more so than they have been for some
years. THE TINES informant says
that one gentleman who last year paid out
six hundred dollars for fertilizer and Labor
on his farm this year had not paid out siN
dollars, and that his farm was free Of grass.
Mr.. l.. Schwak and Mr.. j. Calm, Of Bllti
more. arrived here to-day from Lynchbnrg.
These two young men left Baltimore o.
Thursday week ago on an excursion
through the county on tandem Dicy Gle
From Baltimore they went to llagerst0wn,
Nd. from lagerstOwn to Winchester, FROM
Winchester to Orkney Springs, from
Orkney Springs tO Luray, from LII-
ray 10 Staunt0n, and from Staun-
ton to Natural Bridge, thence to
Lynchhurg. They crossed the amountains
three times. ON account Of the sandy con-
ditiOn OF the soil they say they could not
make the trip from Lynchburg TO Peters
burg on their roadster, and therefore bad
TO come bere by rail. They lett this aaer-
noon tor Richmond. from which place thei
will 90 on their roadster to Norfolk and Nir.
ginia Beach. From Virginia Beach they
viii 20 10 Old Point, where they will take
steamer for home.
From gentleman who has Just arrived
% ere TOR surry. it is learned that very de-
,tructiyc hail storm passed over that
county, and Isle Of Wight a day or two,
" hich DESTROYED all the crops in its path. The
storm covered an area Of about half mile
In width. The hail stones were OF remark
able size and lay on the ground until the
next morning. MIR. Hayden Gwaltney. OF
Surry county, had two fine colts in the field
at the time Of the Storm, and they were 50
badly injured by the hail stones, that 1t Is
feared they will die. Myinformant tells me
that he heard that c9lored man who was
caH2iit iu She ste-ra 'e~es-etc''' ff'''' 0'0 "
his toes cut OF by the hail. ,..n., .-,u
begin on Wednesday next. As far as learned
there are no cases Of special interest on lne
civil or criminal docket.
Passengers who arrived mere today by
the train from Lynchburg report heavy
rain at Blackstone, i'm holloway county,
and at F0rd's, in Dinwiddie county.
The prOtracted meeting which has been
i'm progress for the past week at Zion (Dis-
ciple-D Church. at FOrd's depot, has been
brought to a close.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young Mems
Christian Association gave reception 10
night at the rooms Of the association, TO the
bankers, insurance agents and professional
men of the city. There were vocal and IN
.trumental music and light refreshments.
II is the intention Of the Ladies' Auxiliary
to tender. from time 10 time, receptions TO
fae different trades and professions IN the
citv. i'm o-oer 10 cultivate closer, solid re-
iali0ns between the association ana our
citizens.
Miss Lula IIouseman, Of Richmond, IS
visiting Miss Eva Leath on Adams street.
MIR. Joseph Ellington and family are Vls-
iting friends in North Carolina.
Miss Maggie Walthall is visiting friends
i'm Brunswick county.
NJ w
visit to relatives i'm Newport News.
Mr.. II. Y. J.. Bird, agent Of the Norfolk
and Western railroad company at Lam
bert's Point. spent yesterday IN the city
with his family,
Mr. II. H. Elliott and family, Of this city,
win leave for Washington, ID. g., tO-inor-
row. where in future they will reside.
/ Misses Della >lrinefell0w aud Flowrie
/ Pp2ram are the guests Of Mrs. george
/ Cameron. on sycamore street.
! Mrs. IL. :. Taylor and her daughter, MISS
/ rincy Taylor, have gone on VISIT To Ashe'
! vile. y. 4,
Mr.. j. Knox PannilI and wife left this
morning for the mountains.
DR.. Hines. Of Texas, vino has been mere
/ on VISIT. left for home this afternoon
I A.. X. Potts. citizen of this place, resid
| inc with his family on Byrne street, lell
his home Yesterday morning about lOO'clock
/ and mn TO "A late hour tonight nothing had
bpen learned of his whereabouts. Potts i
/ emplOye az the tobacco factory Of ;. W
! Nenable d Co.. and Is "A IA IN 0i soher ana
/ indu.t tri0us habits, His family are at q
/ loss TO account for his sudden disappear
ance. .
over and killed by a train on the Richmond
and Alleghany road this morning, arrived
| here this afternoon, and was met at tht
depot by the Redmen Of this city and Ma
! toaca. Of which order he was member
] His remains were taken 10 MatOaca, Ches
tsriie,d county, for interment.
Intelligence was received hero to-day o.
the death in Amherst county ON yesterday
of n grand child of Rev. \. e. Bledsoe, pas
! tor OF Washington-street NJ. =. Church, IL
| this city.
The Il. +. Lee battery held a meeting to
night 10 elect a captain to NIL the Nacanc.
occurred by the resignation Of Captain
John Trusheim. Ii was decided 10 postpone
the Gle .fion until Thursday next.