The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-25

Items Gathered Here and There ane
Everywhere Throughout the s'ate.

Ytems Gathered Here and There and
Eyerywherc Throughout the s'nte.
Mrs. Betsy sarver, an aged lady. was
burned to death In Montgomery county
last week.
Admiral Gherardi will command the
naval fleet Mt the rendezvous in Hamp-
ton Roads next April.
Major Thomas J. Steed, one Of the most
respected citizens Of Warren county, died
Sunday, aged eighty years.
An old colored man, named Lewis Wag-
ner. aged eighty-four years. was found
Friday sitting in his chair In his dwell
ing, on the suburbs of Cupeper, where
he lived alone. frozen to death.
Silas Nash, tried this week in the
county court OF buckingham for the Kill
ing OF his father, was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree. His counsel
moved for a new trial, which was over
ruled.
Senator Kenna, deceased, was a drum
mer boy in General c. G. Whartons COM
mand during the war. He was much adj
mired by this distinguished survivor OF
the Lost Cause, who is resident OF Rad
ford, Va.
Pneumonia has assumed an almost
epidemic form In the neighborhood OF
Gotham, Albemarle county. There nave
been since Christmas about twelve cases
five in one house-in the family OF MT.
Wayland near Bowlesvile."
f.. NJ. Thomas, inspector of material
for the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has gone TO Pullman, Ill, to
inspect the iron for the 1000 freight
cars now being built by the Pullman
Car Company for the Norfolk and west
ern.
James Peter Williams. OF Lynchburg,
died Sunday morning. He had been III
for iust twelve weeks. lie was taken
down with typhoid fever. which was iol-
lowed by innammatory rheumatism. tie
then had a severe attack or dysehtery'
which resulted in his death.
The ice harvest in Virginia Is simply
magnificent, and in extent has certainly
not been equaled in Rockbridge since the
winter of 1857. All who desired or had
buildings TO put up Tee have already done
So and at points on North river the Ice
is now as much as twelve inches thick.
The stockholders Of the Bank Of Buena
Vista. at their annual messing, held
there recently, adopted resolution TO
discontinue banking on the last day OF
the present month. The bank Is THOR
oughly solvent, 1t is said and suspends
only because business does not JUSTIFY
a continuance
As Il. A. Lewis, ST., was fixing some
thing about his well, near Howardsville'
Albemarle county, a few days ago, ne
slipped and was precipitated TO the DOT
tom of the well. which Is said to be sew
enty-fiye feet deep He fell into fifteen
feet of water, and soon rose and climbed
up to where he could support himself until
his friends made arrangements 10 get MIN
out.
The heirs Of D. F. Council, OF Ports
mouth, o., who was about eighteen
months ago fatally assaulted In Pull
man sleeping car near Staunton, in TINS
State. are pressing their suits for DAM
ages against the Pullman and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio companies. There are
three of these suits for $4,000 each. one
of them was instituted in the Federal
and the others in the State courts. Con-
nell's murderer has never been caught TO
this day.
Logan county, w. Va, has an area OF
800 square miles. The only town in the
county is Logan Courthouse. and that
has only 800 people living in 1t. There is
only one church building in the county,
and that was erected by n private indi-
vidual. The nearest railroad station TO
the county seat is ffty-fve miles. Goods
are taken to the county in push boats
at seventy-five cents per hundred pounds,
as there are no roads throughout the
country. Land sells at from 81 TO - per
acre. Dense forests cover the greater
part of this hilly and mountainous coun-
ty. The hills are full Of veins OF coal,
varying in thickness from four to twenty
one feet, and said to be of good quality