The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-03
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There ana
Fvervvhere Throughout the S'nte.


Tho town council of Martinsville has
tust sold $4,000 per cent. bonds at par
anil will at once put in a complete sys-
TEN Of water works.
Mrs. John f. Sanger, wife OF an ex-
member Of the Legislature from Rock
ingham. died Sunday night near Mount
Crawford from cancer
MIR. ]. d. Sparrow. OF the Stulz-Spar-
row Tobacco Works, of Martinsville, and
Miss Relva Mitchell were married Mon
day at the home of the bride, in Frank
lin county.
About eight years ago. while living
in Illinois. Mrs. V. d. Dake, now OF
Nottoway county, stepped on a needle
which broke off in her foot. The broken
piece was extracted at the hospital at
Crewe a few days since. being taken
out at her throat.
Miss Cora Neighbors. the attractive
daughter Of w. II. Neighbors, highly
respected citizen Of Wytheville, and
member of the town council. was mar
ried Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
to Mr.. John II. Wagner OF Pulaski.
Henry Body. general manager Of the
Pine Creek Coal Company, was badly
injured Friday by a blast going on In
the mines. Mr. Body was too near II,
and when the explosion took place his
arms and eyes and face were Dadly
burned. He was taken TO his home IN
Roanoke. where the proper surgical at
tention was rendered.
A paper addressed TO Mr.. Cleveland
is being signed by the professors and Of
ficers of the University Of Virginia re-
commenting the Hon. Basil b. Gordon
for the position of Minister to Mexico.
The following are the intermediate Of
ficers elected by the Jefferson Literary
Society of the University: +. c. Faun-
tleroy. president; w. A. Pratt. vice -presi-
dent: Messrs. J. II. Paxton, w b.
Forsythe. and z. NJ. Robinson, editors OF
the Magazine.
Two citizens of Crisfeld Nd went 10
Drummondtown Monday 20 look after
Robert Wharton and Severn Nelson,
who we're captured by the Virginia posse
last Friday. The judge Of Atcomac
county told the visitors that A,99eS9 bail
would not secure the release of the
priscpers. They will be given the full
extent Of the law. They win have TO
suffer six months imprisonment. their
boats will b. confscated, and if the fine
is not paid they will have to work 1t out
in ball and chain yin the street.
In the United States court 1T Norfolk.
Chamberlain Hotel company at Old Point
Comfort. an opinion was handed down
to the effect that he lien OF mechanics
takes preference of the mortgages given
to secure bonds. The opinion holds that
es the land there was cedcd to the United
States for the arsenal and other govern
mental purposes, nd was, under the act
graiting the cession, to revert back TO
the State when not used for said govern
mental purposes. does now, so much OF
1t as is used for hotel purposes. revert
back and comes within the jurisdiction
of the laws OF the State OF Virginia with
reference TO the execution of civil pro-
cesses.
Mary Ford, very respectable lady,
about thirty years old. living at Beaver
Dam. In northern part of Accomac
county. disappeared very mysteriously'
from her home several days ago and
all efforts to ascertain her Whereabouts
proved fruitess until Monday night,
when a telegram was, received from
: Barclay, Del. notifying her people that
a lady answering the description of Mrs.
Ford was at that place In a demented
condition and could not give any account
OF herself. but her Identity was finally
established by a letter. which was found
on her person. Mrs. Ford arrived at her
house late Monday afternoon. Her peo-
pie are at O loss to account for her &C.
tons. ~ she was considered to be OF
perfectly sound mind before leaving homo
lev 0ny1 o8o.-