The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
Xtreiuia NOfe64

No less than 2.253 pieces of baggage have
been handled at Bedford the past thirty
days.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker was in viii
liamsburg few days ago, his hrst visit there
in thirty years
The new steamer FL Sud, built at Newport
News. passed out the Virginia capes We'd
pesday for tho Pacific
A large amount of ballast is being put on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad between
Gordonsyille and Richmond.
A letter from Major w. W Ashby. consul
at Colon, states that no never enjoyed better
health in his life, and likes his position very
much.
The Messrs. McClupg Brothers. living be-
tween Galawater and Eagle Rock, had about
500 bushels of wheat burned up last week
while threshing with steam machine.
Captain w. J. Farrer. of Culpeper, has an
ancient coin Q, 900 years old. IL was found
IN tho ruins OF the Tower OF Babel. Captain
Farrer has large collection Of rare coins Of
different countries.
Friday morning some of the employees Of
the Norfolk basket factory found a mail
pouch lying in ditch near where the Allan
TIC and Danville railroad crosses Washington
street extension. The bag was cut in the
middle and contained railroad coupling pin
20 make it sink after the mail had been taken
out.
The Piedmont Lard and Industrial I'm
provement Company propose having great
military display in Charlottesville on the
sth of August. They are making arrange
ments 20 bring ten car loads of soldiers
from Richmond with brass band. Dress
parades. sham battles and other pageants
will be presented at the Fair grounds.
Hon. J. G. Tarsney. the Democratic ora
tor who made such q good impression in
stanton Monday, was a member of a
Michigan regiment during the civil war,
and was among the 10000 prisoners cap
tured at Gettysburg by the Confederates
before their disaster on the last day. He
was brought TO Staunton with the rest,
sent to Richmond and from there to Ander-
sonville.
Travellers arriving at Harper's Ferry will
soon see great change. The Baltimore
and Ohio is TO be Strengthened and run
| through a corner Of Maryland Heights by
tunnel S75 feet long. The present bridge
will be removed and new bridge of steel
100 feet long will be erected at the mouth
OF the tunnel. The Valley road will then
connect by a straight line near the West
| Virginia end of the new bridge. The work
10 to DO done in SIX months.
| A cloudburst in narrow valley lust north
| of Suray filled the dry valley with a mighty
/ rushing river, sweeping destruction in its
! path. Persons living in it's track had barely
/ time 10 escape with their lives. At Spring
/ field, in Page county, building was blown
/ down. killing a SOC of Mr. John T. Hank
! and the horse on which he was riding At
/ Stonyman, three miles south Of Iuray. tho
large terra Gotta works were blown down.
demolishing much OF the stock Timber and
crops we're laid flat in its track.
Mr.. Edgar Snowden died of paralysis at
/ the residence of his son, DIR. Arthur Snow
den. Washington. ID. c.. Thursday night. in
the fiftY-ninth year Of his age. He was a
/ son Of the late DR.. Edgar Snowden. who for
so many years edited the Alexandria Ga
zette. and was himself connected with that
/ paper until few years ago. when impaired
health compelled him to retire from active
! business pursuits. He was we'll known not
/ only in Alexandria, but throughout this
section Of Virginia.
Mrs. Fristoe. who died in WASHINGTON
Friday. was ninety-one years Of age. Shs
| gave two sons TO the Confederacv. her only
! remaining son being Professor Fristoe. OF
the Columbian University. She was the
wife of the late Joseph Fristoe. who was a
/ grandson OF the celebrated Baptist minis
ter, Rev. William Fristoe. Mrs. Fristoe
was born IN Culpeper county, Va, Decem-
Der Is. 1901. and lived in Virginia till the
close of the war. when she came TO Wash
ington. She was for sixty years a member
of the Baptist Church.
| There is more mechanical work going on
in Alexandra and vicinity than at any time
~ n quarter ola century, and every indica-
/ ton points 10 constant increase ia all
branches Of business. The three big plau-
| ing mills are kept running night and day to
| MI the orders. aud the lumber merchants
md difficulty In filling orders from city and
country. Big vessels are almost daily arriy-
ing with lumber, which is transferred to-
cars awaiting 1t, and Union street is block
sded day and night with cars loading lum
Der and Notwithstanding material.