The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-08

GIeanings From Our state Exchanges just
Received.


Received.
Mr.. J. Barclay Moon. father OF Hon. John
d. Moon. at Albem arle, died at his homenear
Scottsyille last week
Mr.. +. W. Maddux. of Fauquier, sold this
year two hundred cattle upon which he
cleared over eight thousand dollars.
The Rev Jacob Hedrick, of tho German
Baptist church, died at his home at Midland
Station few days ago of typhoid fever.
The Roanoke Machine Works have just re-
ceived an order for 200 freight cars and two
locomotives for the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company.
Pulaski News: Most people will agree with
Archbishop Irelands opinion Of pyize-fghts,
He said recently; "Prize-fghts are brutal.
savage in fact, worst than bull-fghting."
Sunday night fire broke out in the wood
working department of tho Virginia Lumber
Company at Graham and consumed between
$4,000 and $4,000 worth OF machinery and
dressed lumber.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany, IL is said, employed detectives 81 ferret
out the robber who made the attack on Dir.
Connen in Pullman car near Basic City en-
Saturday morning. II is the first case Of the
kind that has ever occurred in Virginia.
AT Norton. Wise county. Va. Enos b. Hill
ton. sergeant of the town. was shot BIZ man
named Hall from Kentucky and died in about
seven hours. Hilton had a friend of Hall UNI
der arrest. which seems TO have been the
cause of the shooting. Hall made his escape.
Miss Josephine Hume. one Of Norfok's
most handsome and popular society bellies.
recently eloped 10 Elizabeth City, N. c.,
where she was married to Mr.. j. MacElender-
son Miss Hume is Catholic and Mr.. Mac
Henderson a Protestant and they were mar
ried by a Protestant minister.
Miss Eta Goodwin, of Botctourt, who has
been for about eighteen months in Chilli IA a
missionary, has returned, and is the guest Of
her niece Mrs. r. Y. Johnson. of Buchanan
says the Danville Register. She was forced
to leave Iquique owing to the civil war At
the time she left fighting was going on in the
town.
r. T. Fishburne, president of the Exchange
National Bank and X. A. Buckner, president
of the city council. had personal alteration
in Roanoke billiard hall Wednesday. Friends
iuterfered and prevented any harm 80 either
of the belligerents. The ARRAY grew out OF
the agitation started by newspaper tor q
modification of the Sunday law.
The journal of the ninty-sixth annual Coun-
Gil of the Episcopal Diocese # Virginia shows
that there are: Bishops, q clergy Gncluding
ordinations since tOnncil). 1856. adult bap-
tsms, 1888: infant baptisms $751; communi-
cants. 1855; Sunday school teachers 1857:
Sunday-schOol scholars IA. 20j: combinations,
1922; contributions, 1910 s6L53.
Roanoke Herald: The writer has conyersed
with number of tradesmen, who are adver-
tsed 10 close business. and the uniform rea-
son for doing so Is high rents. Before it is
too late we urge owners II business blocks
t. consider if II is not wiser 10 reduce rents
to such figures as their tenants can pay and
live, than 10 wait until they are driven ont
and the stores become vacant. only 10 be re-
let at reduced rentals
Our Dr. Coleman. says the Mineral City
Pilot has been incOnyeniently busy Of late,
as he has been on the road all the time. and
Of course away from home. but fortunately
his patients DO not live in Mineral City, ms tho
mineral water and high location here obyiate
all necessity for doctors except for an occa-
siOnal accident Ono of our citizens has
gained over twenty pounds in flesh since
moving here. and all of bis clothes have be-
como too small
Norfolk Virginian: We iudorse with all
our heart a recent writer who. speaking OF
Southern girls says you may call her life mar
row-perhaps il but fenced around with
care aud consideration as il is she IS happier
in il than those women who are not guarded
by even q railing of passing thought. Women
like her. men love her, and in time OF war or
in peace she is the strongest power OF tho
South that sweet-yoiced. gentle, womanly
creature that We call the Southern girl.