The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-02
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
Eyerywhare Throughout the State.


Three Mormons. with PROSECUTING in
tentions, have been roaming about Char
lottesville lately. They have been re-
fused the use OF the courthouse and
other public buildings.
The Alexandria county alshorities state
that they intend commencing proceedings
against the pool sellers of Jackson city
for violation of the Mushbach bill.
The oyster fleet of the Norfolk section
have all broken out of the ice and
gone down the river to the rocks, and
the packing houses expect to resume ope-
rations early in the week.
Nearly all the buoys are gone from
the lower part Of the bay and are drift
Ing out to the sea. Eleven buoys were
yesterday counted adrift and ten OF them
are outside the capes.
The old Robertson farm. OF 375 acres,
near New Hope. and considered one OF
the best farms I'm Augusta county has
been sold by the heirs Of the late Judge
John w. Stout to William Stout for $50
per acre.
The manager Of the Lynchburg Opera
House has closed 1t for the rest OF the
season, because of insufficient patronage.
He says he thinks at better for all con-
cerned to close until times get better or
the people want to see an attraction"
Hon. Basil b. Gordon. the chairman OF
the Democratic State committee. has re-
covered from an illness caused by too
sudden stoppage of the use OF tobacco.
Mr.. Gordon has been an inveterate user
OF the weed. and not long ago determined
to abandon the habit. His attempt TO do
so caused an attack Of sickness
Mr.. Jaquelin Rector and Miss Eliza
hot ~ nd Mr.
Harry Ivey, of Cornwall, England and
Miss Minnie NJ. Keys. Of Fauquier county.
were married in Warrenton on Wednes-
day, and Thursday Mr.. Robert T.. Lee,
of Bealeton, and Miss Meta Shumate,
daughter OF Mr.. John Shumate, were
married.
The petition 70 Mr.. Cleveland for the
appointment of Mr.. S. Wexford Corbin
to the position of Assistant Commission
er OF Agriculture has been Endorsed ard
signed by all the Virginia electors, the
members of Congress from this State
the members of the Board OF Agricul-
ture, the Governor and the other State
officers, many Of the most prominent
agriculturists OF Virginia and well-known
bankers of Richmond and other cities.
In Rockbridgs county last week Will
liam Henry Bryant went out with
party on n fox hunt on the North noun
tain. After a short chase the dogs ran
a fox into a hole under some rocks The
hunters undertook TO smoke him out.
While so engaged Bryant's gun slipped.
the hammer struck the rock, and the
whole load entered his body under the
right armpit, beneath the shoulder, and
came out in his back, near the top OF
the shoulder. He died within two hours.
The reports I'm several papers concern
ing the suffering and the lack OF even the
necessaries of life on Tangier Island dur
ing the recent cold spell seem to be with
out any foundation. From authentic
sources IL is learned that the people on
the island were sufficiently provided with
both food and fuel 10 prevent general
suffering II is reported. however. that
some OF the oystermen, whose vessels
were frozen up off the island, were re-
duced to want. as they were cut off from
supplies and had not made sufficient pro-
vision beforehand.
Thoroughbred Taswell (colored), OF
Cheapside. Northampton county, went to
the house Of Noah Ballard, colored man,
on Deals Island. Md, Saturday night to
see Leah, Billiards. daughter. The girl
resented some remark Taswell made and
a quarrel followed. Taswell became so
enraged that he drew the girl toward
him, and. while holding her tightly about
the neck. he forced pistol In her mouth
and blew her brains out. The murderer
fled, but was subsequently captured and
taken to Princess Anne county. Md.