The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-25
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.


Exchanges.
There are twonty-six white churches in
Orange county as follows: Baptist, c,e'eni
Methodist. ei- -ht; Presbyterian, threci hpis-
copal, two; Diciples, two; Roman Catholic,
ono.
one night last week marauders tore down
Mr. j. n kinIcr's iarm-gaie in orange,
some of bis fencing. and also the railing OF
a bridge in ihe vicinity.
The Orange Observer says. The latest
device Of eirihoOd j. "a fancy for staning
pillows with their old ioye-lrifcr-. There D.
one thing about ihe contents ol these pii-
lows that can Dee depended upon With
degree oi certainty they are sure 10 De
s0fi.n
The Bristol Daily News, sprightly after
noon paper. the first issue Of which av-
peared Thursday b. the latest aspllant IN
journalism iu the Southwest. and 10 viii Dee
successful if the character ol iis first issue
Is continued.
Grand Dictator John q. Edwards, add
Grand Reporter. ~. II. Bailie, both VI Lynch
burg, have Instituted Heart and Hand
Lodge. knights oi Honor 40 Clifton Forge.
Heart and Hand Lodge starts with forty
charter members. and IS composed NJ some
Of the best material in the town. The fol-
lowing is the li-t of officers. 4. n. Davis,
past dictator; X. Il. Paxton. dictator, II. L.
Parker. vice dictator; j. II. Kelley, assistant
dictator. John Johnson. chlIllni Cyrus
HYDE. reporter. John Wright. financial re-
porter: J. J.. PAGE. treasurer, g.. g.. DAVIS,
grand guide: r. Davis. eIardiani ). X.
Lane. sentinel.
The PAGE Courier ~ Luray says: "Car-
loads after carloads OF lumber leave This
county every week for Northern factories
and Northern shops. Carload after car
load Of it comes back during The year in The
shape OF plOws. wagons, barrels. kegs. axe
handles. furniture. etc.. etc.. and j, -0id %
our people with an the items ~ irinsroria-
ton. manufacture and profits added. one
hundred men each with 800 worth al enter
prise could correct an this. and in Jess Than
ninety DAYS u ten-tn0uslnd dollar factory
could De in operation in iuray using the
lumber and giving employment iO a large
numbered w0fkmcn. This is the practical
way Of talking about it and now who has
the practical way Of starting itf'
Captain William Page Garter, the we'll
known llterateur. has returned b boyec,
Clarke county. from a tour % Atlanta.
The Fincastle Herald says; Properly
owners can d. great deal tOward improve
ing the looks Of a town and al thC>samc timc
enhance the value of their own property Ds
a small expenditure OF time and money that
will scarcely be felt; yet such improve
ments add greatly % the general effect.
I Yards can be- kept clean With but little
trouble; fences should be- neatly painted or
whitewashed and k<pt in good repair. such
small matters cost nothing iO speak Oi. and
/ indicate the presence of a thrifty, inielli-
gent and order loving class oi people within
doors. lupainted. gong 20 wreck houses
ami untidy yard, with pAllng oi here and
I the gate hanging askcW are not calculated
7 20 impress strangers with favorable opin-
/ ion II people ~ hO allow such things 10 exist.
4 dog belonging 10 Mr. Il. =. Bywaters,
who resides Ia Culpeper county, Was sever
al weeks ago caught m a steel trap, but has
since killed ten red foxes. freed fourteen
cOOns, forty-hve upo-sums. Killed a number
ground hogs and iiying squirrels. and when
last beard from was swimming the Kappa
hammock river just above fredericksburg,
rot over fltcS feet behind "A large husk ),
that was started on Battle Moutain, neal
Flint Hill in RappaAannock county.