The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
Crisp virginia News Notes.

The cod weather IS extremely severe
throughout Southwest Virginia.
1t is considered by many of the Third
partyItes 10 Virginia that Mann 5. Page will
be nominated for Governor.
The Norvell-Arlingtoa Hotel at Lynch
burg WAS damaged by fire early Saturday
morning and tue guests rushed ont in the
cold in their night clothes. The bakery was
only destroyed.
Mr.. John Battailes residepoe. in Caroline
county. has been destroyed by FIRE The
fire was started by one of the children
throwing tirecracker in the air. the sparks
from which set fire TO the roof
On Friday evening of last week Willie
Wax and Shaler Cillev both small boys of
Big Stone Gap. killed a fine deer on Stone
mountain in plain view or the town. The
bows were duly elsted. Willie is "a son OF
Colonel S. ". Wax.
A man by the name of lobe Smeltz. who
lives on Dry Run. in Rockingham. near
Bear Lithia Spring, got too heavy loaded
with whlskey on Christmas night and laid
down near Cohman's School-house and
froze to death. leaving destitute family.
Silas Nash has been arrested for the muir
Ger of his father. Sam Nash, whose mutilsted
body WAS found on the New Canton road
in Buckingham county. Sllas has confessed
To the killing and assigns rs the reason for
so doing that the old man would not divide
some land with him.
Says the Page county News: The wind
bloweth, the water hcweth. the farmer
soweth. the subscriber Oweth and the ord
knoweth that we are in need OF our dues.
So come runnn' ere We 90 Il gunnin'
We're not funnin'. this thing of dunnin'
gives us the everlasting blues.
The temperance OF the lone light near
the top OF the Massonutton mountain ON
the eastern side in Page county occssioued
considerable talk here last week. Many
persons heretofore supposed that il WAS
made bv hunters camp fires. but Il is very
evident that no hunters were 10 the noun
tain during the very bitter cold weather We
mad last week.
Miss Maggie Bumgarner. aged fifteen.
daughter OF Frank kumgarner deceased.
and John Hlte. both OF new Port attempt
ed an elopement on Friday last. intending
TO take train No. for Haaerstown but
was prevented by the timely arrival OF her
brother. who kept her secure uatil next
morning. when lie went home with her.
The gorge in the kanawha river extend
ing from Maiden, WA. up as far as Cabin
creek. broke Thursday night without dam
age. The ice in pools two and three is still
holding and is eight inches thick. Three
barges were lost at Mount Carbon yester-
day. but no particulars have as yet reached
here. There is Il small gorge holding on
from Cabin creek to Coalbure.
The United States Fish Commission re-
Gently placed in the Shenandoah river at
Riverton a large number of black bass. If
no high water inter eres before they are
able to take care of themselves there will
be by next spring fine sport with this
game fish. They were put in above the
RiyertOn nils Companys dam that per-
sons up the river VIII have 10 reason To
complain.
A very pious Young man in Luray called
on girl the other evening. snd, after talk
ing few moments. asked her If she would
have anv objection To his Offering u prayer.
She said no. and he got down on his knees
aud told the Lord that be Intended to ask
the young woman then present to be his
wife, and Eoped that lie would move her to
consent. Alter cxhorting fifteen minutes
ne arose TO his feet. but the girl had left
the room. and has steadily refused to ses
him ever since.
bids tor erecting the jackson Memorial
hall at Lexington are now being received
and as soon as the contract is let work will
begin The building is to be ri extension
OF the west wing OF the barracks at the Nir-
GINA Military Institute aud will look toward
the south over the Farade ground The
style OF the architecture will be Tudor
Gothic and Is beautiful In design The pa
rade gr Jund front will he III feet long and
the depth of the binding 80 feet. IL will
cost s32.O00. exclusive of steam fixtures.
etc, and will be u beautiful and useful me-
mortal to the great soldier.