The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-09
Virginia Notes.

The Alexandria bakery has run of oil the
Washington bread wagons.
A large moccssn was killed in the front
yard of one Of the residences OF Charlottesville
last Sunday.
military company, composed OF en-
ployes OF the Roanoke Machine Works. has
been organized, with NJ. L. Perkins as cap
tain.
A tablet In memory of the late Rev. DR.. Cor
nelus Tyree was unveiled at Bedford City
last Tuesday, DR.. X. Il. AGREE. or Roanoke,
delivered the address
The Lynchburg Sisters of Charity will start
in "a few days On their yearly retreat III Mary
land, They usually consume a month IN de-
votions and other church observances there.
The heavy fall of rain and hail did a great
deal of damage 10 the lower part Of Culpeper
and parts OF Fauquier. Mr.. j. w. Brown lost
his entire crop of corn and about twenty-five
hens and chickens by the hail.
The lands of the West Lexington Land
Company have been rented out. and thrifty
crops OF corn and other grain are now seen
where few months ago the engineers were
busy at work surveying and laying of streets
A well-known citizen of Roanoke county
has already written TO Postmaster General
Stevenson. now the Democratic candidate for
Vice-Presidcnt, that he wants to be post
master Oh SdleLN WLen NJ. cleveland taxes
charge of the GOvernmentagaln.
Two greenhouses will be erected ut the
University of Virginia this summer. They
will be seventy-fvs feet long and twenty-five
broad, with office, boiler room and coal
house. Increased capacity in cold frames aud
lids for plants will also be added.
Southwest Virginia lambs are being shipped
to the Western markets over the Norfolk ana
Western at an average of about four car loads
daily. In the market report of the New \ ork
Tribune OF July LIST much space is devoted to
comments on these shipments.
Shortly after Harrison and Reid were noIni-
mated tor President aud Nice-P President q
Northern concern sent TO a Salem jeweer q
lot of Harrison badges OF different designs
The jeweler promptly returned the badges
with the statement Il am too far South to
sell these things send me a lot Of Cleveland
badges" And they came and he finds no
trouble IN disposlng Of them.
Mr. James A. Blakey, of Standardville. is O.
first cousin OF Grover Cleveland and very
much resembles him. His mother has. IN
pamphlet form, the first sermon preached by
MIR. Clevesnd's father and also the first SER
mon preached by the Presidents brother
Mr. Blskey did not know that it was his rela-
tive who was nominated in 1854 until state
ment was published giving the names of mis-
parents
The trustees of the Virginia Seminary an
pointed the three bishops OF their number a
committee TO select Clergyman to collect
funds for the larger endowment Of the semi
nary. Bishop White unable to act. Bishops
Randolph and Peterkin have appointed Rev
DIR. James Grammar, of Fauauier county
who will enter upon full work in October
but III tho meantime will visit some of the
counties OF Virginia and West Virginia 10 see
what the people will do
General John Echols. third vice president
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad com
pany, has been elected president Of the Ohio
Valley railroad. extending from Evansville
Ind. to Princeton, Ny. This is new aouui.
sitlon Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road. When the war broke out General
Echo's was practlcing lawyer in the
quiet town of Union, Monroe county, now in
West Virginia. He served with distinction
as an officer in the old Stonewsll brigade. and
at the close OF the war located nj stanton
va. There no attracted the attention of G. Z.
Huntington, who secured his services. and he
become one OF the most important officials Of
Mr: huntlngtons great railroad system. He
resides at Louisville and superyises tie inter.
ests OF the company In the Southwest.