Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-28
BUsNA VISTA.
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fCorrespondeuco OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
BuENA VISTA, VA, February 26.-Revs. G.
III. Spriggle and j. NJ. Schreckhise, OF the
| Lutheran Church, viii meet the congroYa-
CATION u that denomination hero next Iucsuey
| and organize branoa OF tho Lutheran Church
| THIS denomination is quite numerous one IN
| the Valley. and number OF thom nIo setulhE
| at Ruoua Vista. After the congregation organ
| ize stops will DO taken 70 erect house OF Her-
| ship, the Busna VISTA Company having alrtao9
| given them lot for tho purpose.
LArFEETY's LECTURE.
DIR. J. j. LaIerty, OF Richmond. delivered MS
| coiobratei lecture on the "Old Times and Ne" ="
| 20 large audience hors last night Tie kopt
his cgdience 10 roar 81 aSsGiSf b ,et . could
have listened 70 him as much longer nc Ioi'
| here for Lexington.
~ AMUSING INCIDENT.
An amusing incident occurred here THIS Week
! in tue way OF q practical ioso' worry respect
! able colorei man with his wife keep DoatdinB-
/ house for negroes near the orc-ininos Ihe
I bonrding-houso and the residence arc about
! nifty yards apart, and the wife has besn IN inc
/ habit OF walking from the boarilnc.house 10 nor
homo IN a path through the woods. Inc
4 husband conceived the idaa Of frlghten-
\ ing the woman by secreing himset aloaR mo
| path. and after taking his pOrltlOn ne Was ol-
| most cOnvulscd with msrrtment al me thought
| OF the wife's CONSERVATION and fright When ne
| should alarm her. The woman came along 10
due time singing, and whoa near him ne mhhe
an uuearihly noise: but Instead OF beinc iflgnl,
oued she picked up huge stone b snh
throw IL In the direction from when
| tho sound came, striking her lofd ana
| master fairly in the face. IIo gave terrlnc
! veil aud q wont over 20 SOC who it WAS. To her
| surprise she found her husband in an uncon-
! srious state and badly bruised about tie iace.
| Ue was taken home and Old not come hrounu
for two hours. His first remark on returning 70
consciousness was that Il was vol for him mat
he enjoyed the joke before II happened.
BITE SELECTED.
Mr.. c. VI. CLARK. president OF the virginia
Steel Company: Julian Kennedy, tho engineer
aud several other gentlemen, all OF fbiaoel-
phia came here Tuesday and selected lhe slIe
and grounds for tho steei-plant. They were mot
by several contractors. who examined The plans
aud submitted bids for the construction OF INC
works The plant will cover thirty acres In the
lower section OF town. This impor ant industry
has practically begun work.
The glBss-wOrks company are about 10 ln'lte
bids for the construction OF their plant
SEVERE FALL
John SNYDER, carpenter from Columbus,
Ohio, fell from the roof OF one or The Alex.
X Rany Compsny's buildings this week and In
iured himself severely. His condition IA iu-
prnyinR. however, and the doctor Gays that he
Will soon be able TO get out again. We have had
quite n number OF accidents within the past
year. but when we consider the extre-haZardOus
nature OF employment 10 which Workmen are
engaged the percentage has not been q large
one.
Mr.. George W. Minter, OF the DisT1tch, was
here this week. He always meets with good
social and business reception when he comes 10
Buena Vista. The following Richmond people
are reRistered here this week Z. r. Wood, d.
Lyon, Jr., Percy C. Chinstead, and J. X. Mac
Murdo