Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-23

Items Gathered Here and There ana
Everywhere Throughout the State.

The Popullsts OF Mecklenburg county
have nominated w. S. Gordon for the
House OF Delegates.
The Republicans Of the Tidewater sec
ton will make no nominations FOR the
legislature.
The Republicans OF Henry county
have nominated A. L. Pedigo Tor the
House Of Delegates.
Mrs. Bridge, Moriarity died In Lynch
burg Friday. aged 81 years.
A terrific rain and hall storm VS.
tied Jefferson county Saturday evening.
doing considerable damage.
The corner stone OF the new Presby-
terrain Church az Radford was laid last
Monday with Masonic ceremonies.
The Chesapeake hotel at Port Norfolk
has been sold for $1,000 to George w.
Vernon Of Brownsville, Pa, and extern
slve improvements are to be made 10 the
property.
on Thursday while a 3-year-old son
OF Mr.. John u. Moore, OF Deep creek,
near Portsmouth. was swinging he fell
from the swing 20 the ground, biting his
tongue nearly off, It hanging by a small
shred
Friday morning about o'clock the
barn and stables OF Mr.. John B. Fitz-
hugh. OF King George county, were to-
tally DESTROYED by fire, together with his
crop OF wheat and oats recently stored in
the barn. and many other valuables.
A Young married man from Lunenburg
county by the name OF Motley was made
TO leave Blackstone Thursday morning
for an alleged insult 10 young lady
OF that place. Her farther adopted the
shot gun policy. A warrant for his ar
rest has since been issued.
Charles Blakemore. Of the firm of AL
taffcr and Blakemore, liverymen, of Har-
risonbutg, was accidently drowned IN
the -ivcr at Bridgewater Friday after
noon lie was a son or A. j Blakemore,
who ran on the republican ticket at he
last election against his brother. VIII.
ElakemOre democrat.
TIE manufa cture Of apple brandy NJ
Roanoke Is reported unprecedented, the
apple crop being very large and immense
quantities being sold by the farmers TO
the distieries. Of which there are four
within a quarter Of mile OF each other
on the lire between Franklin and Bedford
counties
The noted case of Thompson and 9th ers
VS.. The Sulphur Mines Company Of Nir-
ginis. perhaps the most important one
ever tried in Louisa county involving
several hundred thousand dollars worth
Of mineral land. was ended Saturday for
the third time by the jury rendering
verdict in favor OF the plaintiffs
The newly organized cotton factory
company in Norfolk have purchased their
site. five acres Of the Whitehead tract,
adjoining Brighton. and just between the
Seaboard Air Lice and Atlantic and Dam
vile railroads. The Bite cost $500 an
acre. The erection OF the buildings will
commence at once, nearly $4,000 having
been subscribed.
a telegram from Bristol, Tenn, says
a stabblng ARRAY occurred Saturday at
Elizabeth which will probably result
I'm the death OF Mrs. Jane Curry. Mon
roe Marsh a tough character, went to
the home OF Mrs. Curry 10 kill her hus-
band and was about to plunge knife in
10 his body when the wife Jumped be-
| tween them and was stabbed in the
shoulder. II is reported that the
wound is fatal. The fight grew out OF
an attempt to break up a house OF
| ill-fame Kept by Marsh.