The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-29
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout thu s,sts.


Everywhere Throughout tho State.
Campbell co, nty will employ forty con-
victs to work on the public roads.
The father OF Representative Meredith.
OF the Alexandria district, Is dead, He
was over ninety years OF age.
The rumored sale OF the shln-bu,ld,ns
and dry deck company's property Al New
port News TO the Cramps, Of Philadel-
phia, is officially denied
Paul c. Edmurds. Jr., son OF Congress-
man Edmunds. Is to be married in Lynch-
burg, February LIST. to Miss Mallle Otey.
a society belle Of that city.
The contract for the construction OF thu
Holston Valley railroad has been award
ed. The extent OF road incl Ided I'm tho
contract Is ON Bristol to the mouth OF
Big creek on ne Holston, a distance OF
ten miles.
About a week ago Edward Gibson. the
tweiVe-year-old son OF a farmer living
near Cascade. in Pittsylvania county.
while chopping wood. cut himself In the
knee with an axe. The injury brought
on lockJaw. from which the boy died in
great agony Saturday night.
Maud. the nine-year-old daughter OF
MIR. George II. Phillips. formerly OF Ac.
comac county, but now residing near
county, was playing before the fire one
day last week. when her clothing caught
on fire. and she was so severely burned
that she died few hours later
The sporting men OF Norfolk have an
other prize fight on hand, 10 take place
within fifty miles OF that city, In the
near future. The why Indian Wongo
is to meet a scientific and well developed
young Englishman. They will fight at
about iSS pounds.
Judge Rives. OF Prince George county.
reports the almost total loss OF l65 shocks
of peanuts which he had not been able
to house and which have fallen a prey to
immense fiocks Of crows. These birds,
he says, are as thick as bees, and al
though, as all hunters know, they are
very shy and can never be approached
within gun-shot. It is now hard 20 drive
them of from the peanut shocks by the
continuous discharge OF firearms.
A very sad case was reported from
Petersburg last Monday night--a case
of restitution and death. A mother and
infaut child were dead. the husband out
OF employment, and the family without
the means to bury the dead or TO pur-
chase supplies for their own comfort.
Kind friends took the matter In charge.
and an amount sufficient for burial and
relief was quickly raised.
An unknown man, while walking I'D
the railroad track at Hinton. w. Va,
on last Thursday. was killed by freight
engine "a. which pulls No. IA. He stepped
off one track onto another TO avoid an
approaching train, and did not see
the engine, which backed up behind him
on its way to the round house. II knocked
him down and dragged him beneath the
| wheels about fifty yards. almost severing
his limbs from the body and mut.lating
the trunk I'm horrible manner lie
seemed to be about twenty-six years OF
age.
On Tuesday night, the nth, there was
a dancing party at Mr.. John Banken-
ships residence. near Ronceverte w.
Va, John Fulconer made use OF some
offensive language In the presence Of the
ladies, for which w. r. Foglesong re-
| buked him. Fulconer left the room
after asking Foglesong TO accompany
him. Tn the hallway Fulconer threw his
arm around Foglesong's neck, saying
that they were friends and would not
| quarrel. In his hand he held an open
pocket knife, which could not be seen In
the dim light Just as Foglesong pushed
him away he drew the keen knife blade
across the hack OF Foglesongs neck. cut
ting a fearful cash two inches I'M length
and five-eigbths Of an inch In depth.
touching the large leaders and missing
the carotid artery by about an inch.
Robert r. Mason, OF Ronceverte.
w. Va, had short but exciting expert
ence with highwaymen on Christmas
Eve, Saturday, December oath last. While
on his way from the camp near Hunters
vile 10 his home. at about dark, he was
halted by two men, one OF whom grasp
his bride rein and stopped the horse
while the other drew a club and demanded
his money. Mr.. Mason remained as cool
as could be expected under the circum-
stances, and replied by stating that he
would give them all he had. at the same
time putting his hand In his overcoat
pocket. Quick as "A flash he drew a revolt
yer and shot the man holding the lride
rein. the bullet passing through his arm.
With another motion of the hand he COW
cred the man with the club, who dropped
his weapon, turned and ran. Mason's
second shot struck him I'm the back and
is thought inflicted serious wound.