The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-11
VIRGIyII NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There M"
Fxervvbere Throughout the state.


MIS-. Rebecca Rector. Of Rectortown'
who is I'm her eighty-frst year. has never
us ed spectaces. and can read the snlaiiesI
print i'm the land.
1t is said that Mr.. Basil Il. Gordon
has no idea of running for the Governor
ship but he will be a candidate 10 sue
coed O'Ferrall I'm the House III the lat
ter gets the gubernatorial domination
In the GreenviIle county court II. n.
Allen. charged with house-burning' was
acquitted on Wednesday. The case was
submitted to the jury without argument
and in a few moments the verdict was
reported.
Mr.. Joshua p. Brown n few days ago
shot and killed on his fathers farm
near Lincoln Loudoun county gray
eagle. measuring seven feet two inches
from tip to tip. 1t was beautllul
specimen of the American bird, ana Oh
unusual appearance In that section
Henry Hess, father of Mr.. James Hess.
Of Russell county. will be one hundreu
and four years old in July. He is male
and hearty His eldest son lives in the
same county and is eighty years old. He
can see to read without glasses and the
family Bible is his constant companion.
The Christian Barbee Drug Company.
with $1,000 and power to manufacture
drugs, has been chartered in Roanoke,
with ID. II. Matson, secretary and treas
urer of the Pocahontas Coal Company, as
president: William Booth, another coal
operator, vice president; II. II. Greider, a
prominent real estate agent, as secretary
and treasurer.
on Sunday evening Mrs. Arthur Camp
bell. who lives near The Plains. left home
on some business. and when she return
ed her little two-year-old daughter met
her at the door, and was enveloped In
flames. which Mrs. Campbell extinguish-
ed by throwing bucket of water on her.
but the little child was so terribly burn
ed that she fingered in agony for twenty
four hours and died
Judge William Lindsay, of Kentucky.
who is TO succeed Mr.. Carlisle in the
United States Senate, is a native Of Rock
bridge county. He was born and raised
at AlonO Mills. I'm that county, and Is
n son Of Andrew Lindsay. His mother
was a daughter Of James Davidson. at one
time high sheriff of the county. He
read law under Governor Letcher, and
before the war settled in Kentucky. lie
has now large circle of relatives in
ROckbridge county.
Large quantities Of broken ice are still
floating in the river near Alexandria.
but steamboats, have but little difficulty
In forcing their way through. The con
tract entered into by the Government
with the five tugs to break the ice block
ade has expired. and the three Baltimore
boats will at once return 10 that city,
while the two Alexandria tugs will 30
10 the mouth OF the river TO the assist
ance Of the sChOoners which have been
detained there for the past six weeks
by the ice. No day has yet been fixed
ftafr.
trips.
After corresponding with eleven firms
in Virginia and six other States, the Ia
dies OF the Charlottesville Confederate
Memorial Association have decided 10 ac-
cept the plans Of Casper Buberi, Of New
York. for the monument 10 mark the
graves of the Confederate soldiers buried
at the University Of Virginia. The
pedestal Of the monument viii be II feet
high and the figure +. The pedestal VIII
be Of Virginia granite and the figure Of
bronze 1t Is expected that the monument
VIII be fcished by the middle Of April
but not in place. The day set for the
unwilling is Friday, June ID dis
tirguished orator will be invited TO de-
liver an address.
In anticipation Of the early expiration
of the Bell telephone patents. the Nir-
GINA and West Virginia Telephone Com
rany has teen chartered by Judge VII
liam Mclaughlin, of Shenandoah county
having a maximum capital stock Of 49,
COO. A franchise for five years has been
granted by the town council OF Harrison
burg, and the company will shortly erect
lines connecting this place with all i'm
portant points in the country. y local
exchange will also be operated and the
projectors purpose to furnish an excellent
service at nominal cost as compared
with rates now existing. II successful.
the line will be extended to adjoining
counties and to adjacent points in West
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