The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Hero and 1horo and
Everywhere Throughout tho State.

Friends of Mr. S. Wexford Corbin. OF
King George county. are very hopeful
Of his appointment as assistant secretary
of agriculture.
Mr.. w L. Coons superintendent Of
public schools for Culpeper county, was
recently presented with handsome silver
service by the teachers and scholars OF
the public schools there.
j. Il. McCormicks tobacco barn. at
Barksdale's Depot. Halifax county. was
DESTROYED by what is believed to have
been an incendiary fire a few nights ago.
Insurance. $500.
A fatal disease. supposed to be cholera.
is prevailing among the hogs In certain
sections Of Prince George county. and is
said to have carried off number of ami
mails.
Colonel Joseph a. Mutton. commander
OF the Second Virginia regiment of vol
unteers, died at his home in Winchester
Friday night. Colonel Mutton was grand
vice-chancellor in the order of knights
of Pythias
The local opiionists OF Salem are cir
culating petitions for signatures asking
the judge to order an election according
TO law to ascertain whether liquor shall
or shall not be sold in Salem after May
LIST.
w ME l1ONtitSS man,
living near Glendower, Albemarle county,
was at church with his wife. having left
his ten-year-Old son and two smaller
children at home, the house caught on
fire and was destroyed, the two little ones
perishng in the flames.
The residence on the farm OF b. w.
Manning, about one mile from Beiheid
Depot was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. The cause was accidental. Mr.
and Mrs. G. S. Lindey occupied the house
and succeeded in saving some OF their
household effects.
Miss Patsy Ward, of Page county, IS
said to be about l0l or 102 years old, and
is in the enjoyment Of good health for
one so advanced in years. She is talka-
tive and cheerful, and still takes some in
terest in household duties.
Mr.. J. w. Singers who lives near Luray
caught a large eagle in a trap few days
ago on top Of the Massanautten noun
tain. Mr. Singers says the eagle meas
ures about eight feet from tip TO tip Of
its wings.
The hydrophobia excitement is at fever
heat I'm Charlotte county. A number Of
rabd dogs have been killed within the
last week. and others are still at large.
Mules. cows hogs and poultry have been
bitten by mad dogs. and have had TO be
of hydrophobia. A dog law is being agi-
tated.
The storerooms Of Daisch, Smith
Co and Short & Co, the former dealers
in feed and coal and the latter in groce-
ries. were burned at Salem about mid
night Thursday night. The first named
lose 5000; insurance. $500. Short had
no insurance. and loses about $1,000 The
buildings were old and of wood, and in
sured for about 500 each.
Mining operations on large scale will
be commenced by the Pennsylvania Min
ing Company at Ivanhoe. on the Cripple
Creek branch of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, as soon as the weather permits.
The company owns large tract Of land
on the east side of New river. The zinc
and iron ore mined at present Will be
shipped. but the company expects to erect
a zinc furnace in the near future.
Silas Hail. young man in the vicinity
OF Ava, Dickinson county. was acciden-
tally shot on Tuesday last Young Hall
and a companion were out together, and
Hall was showing him his pistol. While
they were handling the pistol 1t was
accidentally discharged, the ball taking
effect In his body. The wound is a serious
one and Halls recovery is a matter of
doubt.
The trial OF Ebert Fugate. a Louis
Vile and Nashville section master, for
the murder of Rush Morgan, the young
mountain desperate. whose name is ia
miliar to all newspaper readers. will
commence In the county court OF Lee
county. Va, at Jonesville. next Monday
Hon. II. Clay Jarvis. of Rogersville, was
In Bristol Wednesday en- route home
from the scene of the recent killing. and
to a reporter said that the opinion as
TO the outcome OF Fugate's trial was di-
vided. though 1t is thought that he will
either be acquitted or get OFF with a very
light penitentiary sentence
Deputy Sheriff Hall, OF Dickinson conn
~. and posse OF armed men made q
raid on the two Fleming boys, Cal and
Henan. Wednesday night. II viii be re-
membered that they are indicted. together
with Doc" Taylor. for the murder OF
the Mullins family, at Pound Gap. last
spring. in Wise county. They were
staying at the house Of their brother. and
Sheriff Hall. learning their whereabouts.
summoned his guard and went there.
but some one had informed the Flemings
OF the intended raid. and they had Sc
creted themselves In the brush. and unon
the approach OF the officer and his men
they opened fire upon them. but without
effect. The fire was heavily returned by
the officers party, but II is not known
with what effect.