The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-24

John A. Stith, native Of Brunswick
county, died recently IN California.
Eight steam fishing boats were fishing 10
Hampton Roads Thursday morning.
There are fewer visitors ia Wauonton
now than on previous years az this time.
Judge W. j. Klby has appointed Colonel
II. Macieary TO the position Ok harbor mas
ter for Suffolk.
Major Henry Fink, of Chattanooga, re-
oeirer Il the East tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia railroad is visiting Roanoke.
Il. Il. Nicholas. cashier of the Bank OF
Abipqdon. aud one OF the oldest and most
esteemed citizens OF that place, died last
Sunday.
No less than 6fty-four carloads Of fat
cattle we're shipped from FauQuler county
Que day last week, most OF them for export
10 England.
Fx-Goyernor Fitzhugh Lee is at the White
Sulphur Springs, where DO VIII spend
short time resting and getting Ia shape for
campaign work.
A bridge builder named Allen was badly
injured by falling from the railroad bridge
at Freestone station on the Washington
Southern road on Tuesday.
Mr. King Hagy shot and killed a gray
eagle last Saturday Ia the woods near Ab-
ingdon. which measured over five feet from
tip 20 tip of the wings. It's talons we're very
large.
Ina piece Of country lying between Amiss-
vile aud the Rappahannock river tlll last
Tuesday for two months there had not fallen
sufficient rain 10 wet the ground half an
inch.
The Icudoun Live Stock Exhibition Asso-
citation will be held at Leesburg. August
sd. z4th and 18th. Mr.. ". u. hempstono
Ia president OF tho Association. ana Mr..
Henry O. sellman, secretary.
sir. Harvey Lackey, Of Kockbridge,
tareshed bis crop OIL wheat last week, and
had the rather remarkable yield Of 1929
bushels off seventy seven acres o. land. One
field averaged tWenty-nins bushels per
acre.
At the last meeting of the alumni and stu
dents OF tne Theological Seminary resolu-
tions wsre passed expressing warm appre-
cation OF Miss Mary b. Rhett. who, after
being tne matron az that institute for thir-
ty-two years, las resigned.
At the shoot Of tho Baltimore Gun Club
in that city on Wednesday last. W. T. SUN
mers0n, IT StauntUn. made 100 per cent IN
tVl events, one al 10 and the other at ID
single keystone targets. He broke ~ out
OF 70 Ia another. and ID out II 10 in another.
4 uH OlIHA-0hOAp VI tLo hlbAuNuAol buAttn
al stanton was removed few days ago by
the workmen preparing the foundation for
the new church. On being broken open
many papers we're found IN It 50 rotted az 10
make Thorn unlntel!iglOle. A copper plate
badly rusted aud mashed was aiso found.
. II Is announced in New York that Miss
Marguerite lnmHu, a graduate OF the Au-
gusta Female Seminary. daughter Of Mr
Jnbu Ill. luuau. Of Georgia former rresi-
dent of toe bichm.ud and Dauvile rail-
road viii be married in Paris next mouth %
blr. NestmOre.anI Davis. formerly of Rich
mond but now Of New York
Thursday nQht as the Richmond and
lauY.ie freight train was entering Che tug-
mel near Alexandria going west, az unknown
man was seen % jump one o. the cars aud
then lsapue8r. The conductor thinking L
possible tlAl the man might have fallen be-
tween She cars, stopped the tram. aud With
lights went back 10 search. but nothing was
found but half empiied bottle.