The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-06
YIRGINJA NEWS NOTES.
Item. Gathered Here and There and
Fverywbere Throughout the state

| Everywhere 1bronsh""' INV ''"'''
Mrs. John Hsnsborough died at War
rcnton on Wednesday
Mr.. r.. &. Jones died at his home near
Brandy. Culpeper county, on sunday.
Mrs. Turner Grant died at the residence
| Of Mr.. George Denaal' a. oledh' fau-
| quier county. on MONDAY
The Lent offerings Of the Sunday schools
| Of the Episcopal Church Diocese lot Do
| cesar missions, amount 10 Hlue over
! LOO.
Friday May 18th. has ben decided upon
nv the Ladies Memorial Association as
| the confederate Memorial day in Lynch
| burg
THO corner-stone for the Episcopal
church was lad I'm Crewe Tuesday after
noon bv the Masonic Lodge Of Crewe. and
assisted by the Lodge Of Blackstone.
There are ten cases Of small pox few
miles from Lunenburg county Courthouse,
and there have been several deaths The
patients are being kept strictly quaran-
tined
II is said that responsible New York
parties are taking steps 10 construct al an
early day the airline railroad from Min
eral City. on the Chesapeake and ohio
railway. 10 some point on the Potomac
ri yer via Ffcderickfhurg. The people OF
Louisa are much rejoiced over the good
news.
At the request Of Secretary Carlisle.
Colonel Theodore +. Lang. Of Baltimore.
chief Of the boOkkoeper's division Of the
Fourth United States Auditors Office.
has resigned Secretary Carlisle has de-
cided upon a Virginia Democrat for COL
onrl Langs place. but the appointment
Will not be made until the Nirsinian has
passed an examination to prove his fit
ness for the position.
Mr.. W. II. Williams. Of Fauquier
county, died few days since I'm the
seventy-ninth year ~ his age. lie was
an old Confederate and belonged 10 Gen
eral Eppa Hunton's brigade and nothing
in the old mans past life seemed % give
him more pleasure than 10 talk Of the
heroic deeds Of his old brigade and IT'S
gallant commander He is supposed 10 be
the father and grandfather Of seventy
five children.
Saturday. April POD Mrs. John Court
ney. Of Fauquier county went into the
yard, leaving her threeye ar-old daughter
playing about the room. Ia a few minutes
she heard the girl scream. and rushing
I'm found the little ones clothing I'm
mass Of flames. having caught from the
fire. Mrs. Courtney caught up the child
in an endeavor 10 stop the flames. In this
she was not successful The burns were
so severe that the child died i'm the after
noon.
Miss Sally Putnam. born 18th day Of
May, 1799. is still living and i'm good
health. within a mile Of Orlean. Fauquier
county. Her birth Is registered I'm her
family Bible and is attcsted boy many wit
nesses She does not remember 20 have
taken dose Of medicine. and has never
seen train Of cars. Thirty years ago she
broke her hip bone and Dr. Chapman was
sent for but when he came she would
not allow him 10 touch her. She re-
covered. but is still lame. Several years
ago she broke her arm and this time Or.
Buck was sent for, but she declined HIS
services and set II herself Her oldest
brother died about twenty years ago
when he was over ninety years old His
hat hangs where he put it the day before
he died.
camp Of Sons Of Confederate Veterans
has been organized I'm Charlottesville nm
der the name Of r. r. W. Duke Camp.
Judge X. T. W. Duke is commander. the
Hon James l.. Gordon first lieutenant.
James II. Lindsay second lieutenant. Jno.
J.. White third lieutenant. Philip Letter
man adjutant. George r. y. Niche treas
urer, J. Vincent Perley quartcrmaster.
Dir. w. ". Randolph surgeon. G. Q. Payne
sergeant major. Robert Sterling vidette.
Hansford Mills color sergeant. Fred
Griffin and VI. n. Nandegrift guards An
invitation from r. +. Lee Camp 10 attend
the ceremonies incident to the renter
ment Of the remains of the late jefferson
Davis on the Both Of this month. was
received and referred. The camp hopes
10 be able to accept.
4 shocking accident occurred last Thurs
day at lvanhoe. Pulaski county. Three
Of the miners. urged 10y the command OF
Tonkins, an Englishman who was over
seeing the work az the Siskc miI IS. went
into an opening between two perpendicu-
lar walls Of limestone rock for the purpose
Of collecting some choice bits Of ore.
Their work was scarcely begun when a
slide struck them. crushing two Of them
and killing them instantly. while the Third
man was buried no 10 his shoulders, but
was dug out unhurt. The miners were so
incensed al the brutality OF Tonkins who
assured the victims that there was no
danger and urged them into the place
where they had met their cruel fatel that
they gave him twenty-f0ur hours to leave
the country, which time he found n con-
venient tV shorten by half. The names
Of thgunfortunate men were George D1ss
and William SXton both leaving families
who were dependent on them for support