The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-29
HORRIBLY GORED BY A BULL.
Mr.. C 4. DsshazE. the Victim, IN q Dan
gerOuS Condition.
CLOSE OF THE FAIR At STAUhTON.
Tho Management Wen Pleased with the Re-
suits-Tobacco Receipts In PetersourR'
Ncws FROM All Over tho state.

PfrrRspuRo. VA. August 81 -lSpecial.I-
AR. c. II. DeshAzer. an aged citizen of Din
vnddie county, residing near Sutherland ss'a-
hon, on the Norfolk and Western railroad.
was very dangerously gored by an Infatuated
bull Yesterday afternoon. Tho bull got him
down. broke FIVE Of his ribs, Gored him IN the
face and then trampied him. Nh. Mervin
Deshazor. a son OF tho injured man, wenttohls
fathers assistance and attempted to drive the
bull of. when the maddened animal caught
him and throw him mp in the air over his
head. got him down and trampled him. Mr..
peshazer's condition is considered very
critical. but his son was not dangerously, N
iured Mr.. Deshazer Is thefather OF rev o. J..
Deshazer At Blackstone. this State.
Great Sachem John w. Cherry. OF Nortolk,
Was In the city to-day. and tonight he paid
nm official visit TO Weyanoke Tribe. /. O.. X.
NJ. Of this city, by whom he was hospitaoly
entertained.
been In progress for the past week AT salem
church. in Chesterfield county, conducted by
Rev. Afr. Belts. There have been several
conversions.
cHEsTKRFIXLD JAIL.
Hands have commenced diggingt the founda-
ton for the new county ioil OF Chesterfield.
The Jail is 10 cost 50 1000.
Misses Eucie and Mary Patteson, of this city,
who have been spending some weeks at the
Blue Ridge Springs. have returned home.
Mr.. J. ". Cobb, manager OF the fostaI
Telegraph-C Gable Company, Fayetteville n
c., was IN the city on yesterday;
Misses Louise and Willie Budd are in the
city visiting Miss Lizzie Plummer on Law
renee street.
The postofice here has been replastered re-
painted and otherwise improved.
The building committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association Lave not yet
awarded the contract for the building OF their
new hall. nor have its board of directors
elected q general secretary of the Association.
LOOSE TOBACCO.
The following is a report OF the receipts, IN
spectiOns and sales Of loose tobacco at the
different warehouses for the past week:
Farmers warehouse-Receipts 81 bOgsheads:
inspections. 8 hogsheads; sales of loose, 1876
pounds. Centre warehouse Receipts. q hogs.
heads. inspections, 3 hOgsheads; no sales OF
loose. Oaks warehouse Receipts. 81 hogs
heads, inspections, q hogsheads; no sales Of
loose. MoOre's waTehouse-Recelpts. 36
hogsheads: no inspections: sales of loose to-
baccO none.
The Sabbath school room Of the First Bap-
list church, which has Just been enlarged
and improved at q cost of II, 800, Will DO oc-
cupied on Sunday next.
Messrs. Percivall & Field the owners of and
inspectors at Farmers warehouse, are having
q two-story building erected 10 be connected
with their warehouse. The cost OF the bulld
ing will be $4,000. The first floor is TO be
used for the sale of loose tobacco and the
second for the storage of tobacco in hogs
heads.
In the special mentions list published
monthly by the Postofice Department of the
Washington railway postal clerks who made
over s. per cent. Of case examinations, the
name of Mr.. James W. Couch, of this city,
stands at the head of the list ID thethird divi-
sion with q general average of 99.43 per cent.