The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-25
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout the State.

Nearly 10000 barrels Of sweet potatoes
are annually shipped from Accomac
county.
Thomas J. Menefee. Of Rockingham
county was asphyxiated by gas in
hotel at Galesburg. H.. recently.
The steam saw and bending mills Of
Henry l.. shrimp. at Rainswood. Va, were
burned Thursday No insurance
Mr.. Middleton Miller died at his home,
in Washington. Rappahannock county,
on Friday, in the seventy-eighth year Of
his age.
The stores Of J. n. Robinson and Ash
e. Co, at Paw-Paw, w. Va, were broken
into Thursday and robbed Of goods and
money.
Mr. Robert Blackmore died on the 18th
at his home. near Markham In the eighty
first year Of his age, after few days
sickness.
Mr. Isaac Wisecarver. a prominent
citizen. residing near Winchester died
Wednesday Of pneumonia. after an illness
Of a few days.
In the past ten weeks 1921 tons Of
Pocahontas coal have been shipped from
Lambert's Point. The shipments last
week were $1,000 tons.
Captain S. S. Dinwiddle, Of Lebanon,
Russell county. one of the most sue
cessful lawyers in Southwest Virginia,
died Thursday Of pneumonia.
The case Of the Leicester Piano Com
pany against the Front Royal and River
ton Improvement Company has Just been
decided in favor of the defendants.
II is reported that Rev. j. G. Smith,
now of Baltimore will be asked to return
to St Paul's church, Petersburg, as as
sistant rector, a position which he for
merly held.
Or. W. a. Mccormick died at his resi-
dence in Winchester. Wednesday. lie
was the treasurer of the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad Company. Mr.. Nc
Cormck went to Winchester many years
ago from Pennsylvania, and was seventy
nine years OF age.
Mrs. Dicey Pace and Mr. Jesse Pace.
aged, respectively. eighty-nve and eighty
four. were married at the residence of the
former, near Palmyra, Fluvanna county,
last Monday. The aged bride had been
a widow for five years. while this Is the
groom's first matrimonial venture.
The time has been changed. and the
Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans OF
Virginia will meet in Portsmouth on the
14th of June. and the following day the
Confederate monument will be dedicated,
the annual memorial day exercises will
take place, and the anniversary ban
at night.
The splendid hotel at Glasgow, which
was recently bought under foreclosure
by Mr. j. r. Williams and other credi-
tors. has been sold by them TO a Phia-
delphia syndicate. II is understood that
the purchasers will At once complete the
hotel. on which nearly 100000 has been
spent. AMI run an electric railway from
there TO the Natural Bridge.
Application was made Wednesday to
Judge Mclaughlin. of the Augusta circuit
court, for the appointment OF receiver
for the Grottoes Company, owning several
hundred thousand acres Of land on the
edge Of Augusta and Rockingham coun-
ties. This is the old Weyer's Cave prop
erty, purchased during the boom period
of 1880 by a syndicate known as the
Grottoes Company. and the embryo city
chrstened Shendun. The nominal assets
are said TO be about $25OO00. and its liza
bilities about S125 00O. The bill of applica-
ton for receivership acknowledges in
solvency. and prays that parties who have
heretofore brought suit be enjoined from
further prosecution.