The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-03
Virginia Notes.

Colonel Charles r. O'Ferrall will be in
Warrenton and will speak at September
court.
The Presbyterians of Warrenton put
forth heroic efforts and lifted the mort
gage which was hung like a black cloud
for months over their Manse.
Bishop Nelson, who is now in Washing
ton is reported as saying that the ru-
NOR that Il commission Of lunacy had
been formed or asked in reference to his
brother, Rev. Keatling Nelson, of Fair
fax. is incorrect.
The storeroom Of Mr.. ]. =. Lacy, near
Bloomfield. LOudOun county. was con
sumed by fire last Monday night, together
with his entire stock Of goods. books, etc.
The suppOsitiOn Is that the store had been
first robbed of the money in the drawers.
and such articles as could be convenient
ly carried off, and then set on fire.
William H. Thomas, of Leesburg, one
of the vigilant members of the Methodist
bush meeting now in progress near that
town, captured a valise in the woods con-
tanning two or three bottles of strong
drink" The dispensers Of the "irewa-
ter" however. eluded arrest, although
they were given a chase through the
bushes.
c. X. Harrison. of Upperville, is daily
shipping TO Washington, Baltimore, and
Philadelphia magnificent peaches and
realizing a clear profit of one dollar per
basket; basket contains fraction less
than half a bushel Mr.. Harrison has
an orchard of q 900 young peach trees.
About 5000 Of them are bearing this sea-
son for the first time.
The track of the Mount Vernon electric
railway is now extended 10 the banks OF
Hunting creek, or 10 the bridge across
that stream. The iron used outside the
city limits is of the T rail style. Nearly
the entire distance from Franklin street
to the approach to the bridge was COW
cred inside of two days. The struct-
ure across the creek is being pushed TO
completion, there being two pile drivers
at work.
A few days ago a dog owned by Mr..
+. II. Rhodes, near Opal, in Fauquier,
wa noticed to act in d peculiar way, and
it shortly disappeared and has not been
seen since. A smaller dog owned by the
same gentleman was affected in the same
way and was confined before it could get
off. One Of the children of Mr.. Rhodes
who resides at Opal pOked its hand
through crack and the dog bit it. Soon
afterwards hen got in the pen with the
dog, when it grabbed mouthful of feath-
been carried to the maidstone.
The report Of Police Justice Turner
Of Roanoke, shows that the number of
cases examined during August were 259,
besides twenty-five Commonwealth
cases. The amount of fines levied was
S903.50, Of which S4S7 80 were collected.
Beginning with Thursday the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company ad-
- l.. EroTr
> ID per cent. The increase is based
upon the wages allowed the engineers in
the employ Of the company.
The launching of the three-masted
vessel that has been building ut the
Suffolk shipyard the past year will take
place on Saturday, September 10th
On Tuesday last Manager L. j: Ser
geant, Jr. Of the Nettleton WOODEN
Mills. shipped from Clifton Forge to the
Northern markets consignment of six
hundred blankets of first quality.
Mrs. Barbara Smiley, perhaps the old
est person in the Valley, died on Monday
at her home near Broadway, Rocking
ham county, aged nincty-seven years.
The Marine Journal of a recent date
states that the second trip of FL Sud.
TO New Orleans, a distance of 1.7O5
built ut Newport News, from New York
miles, was the quickest on record, and
makes her, without doubt, the fastest
freight ship in thew0rld.'
The Cinnamon in Roanoke and Bedford
City have had their photographs taken
and sent to the authorities at Washing
ton. as the law directs
Much excitement exists at Stanards-
vile, Greene county, by the discovery Of
oil in the cellar of n gentleman named
Bray. He has been using the oil for
six months for lighting purposes, and SO
much faith is feh in the existence of oil
near Stanardsville that extensive prepl-
rations are making to bore for the fluid.
The citizens are elated at the prospects,
and no doubt important developments
will follow the Investigations.
The improvements determined upon by
The company which recently purchased
the property are to commence the LIST
Of the month on the Dismal Swamp
canal. Inc management have an
rounced the close Of the canal to navi-
cation through to South Mills, \. c. The
farmers along the waterway are very
much gratifird at the prospect of its sub
stantial improvement and greater utii-
cation.
A deed has just been admitted to re-
cord Mt Abingdon from Given Campbell
and others conveying 100000 acres of
lind lying in Dickinson, Wise, Russell
end Buchanan counties to the Virginia,
Tennessee and Carolina Steel and Iron
Company. These lands are occupied by
people whom the company regard as
"squatters," and have brought suit of
cicctment in the United States Circuit
Court at Abingdon.
Miss Selma Il. Davis, who has en-
tered foreign missionary work. will leave
on the Sth for San Francisco, and will
sail from there for Korea on the 18th
She goes with a company consisting of
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds and wife, of Norfolk;
Rev. Mr.. Judlun and wife, of Chris
isnsburg; Rev Mr.. Tate. of Missouri,
and Mrs. Ye Cha Yum, wife of the Ko-
rean ambassador at Washington She
will spend the winter at Seol, The capital
Of Korea, studying the language and
customs of the people.
The Mount Athos estate, near Lynch
burg, was sold yesterday afternoon in
front of the markcthouse for IS, 100, Mr..
Thomas j.. Nottingham, Jr., of Norfolk
becoming the purchaser.