The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-04
yrRorxIA NEWS NOTES.


Everywhere Throuxhouttn ptase'
Bedford city is preparing TO spend
$1,000 In street improvement.
The store of Rowcll & Watkins. at
BIanch, Pittsyivania county, was burned
lest week. Loss. s2.400; Insurance, $500
A fine vein OF semi-anthracite coal has
been discovered WIFI In three miles or
Pulaski city, on the Norfolk and Western
railroad
Rev. w. f. Evans. formerly member
Of the Virginia Conference, M. 4. Church,
South. has accepted call 70 the Episco-
pal church. Admission, Ala.
A 9O0-pound bear was killed at Great
Bridge, near the Dismal Swamp. last
week Bears are said 10 be very nuiner-
Gus in the swamp this year.
The fishermen on Albemarle Sound
usually ship great quantities OF shad by
the 10th Of February. This year they will
not have placed their seines In position
by that time. owing to the hard winter.
II is rumored In sporting circles that a
mill will shortly be arranged In Coving-
ton. KY, between. Jack Bolan, Of Vir-
einia, and Charles Vokes. the lightweight
champion OF the Blue Grass State. for
$1,000 a side.
The Presbyterian church at Culpeper
was the scene Of another fashionable and
brilliant wedding Wednesday evening,
when Mr.. Harold Hodges, OF Richmond,
and Miss Eleanor Morgan, Of Charlottes-
Vile, were made man and wife.
The steamship FL Rio. recently launched
at the Newport News ship-yard, sailed on
her trial trip last Thursday morning
The various steam craft I'm the harbor ac-
corded her a salute as she passed down
the bay. The trip was most successful all
through, not hitch having occurred.
1t is reported by gentleman of we'll
known veracity that Mr.. Nish Yount, a
highly-respected farmer. living a few
miles north of Waynesboro shot and
killed a duck commonly known as "fsn
duck a few days ago. and the tail of a
fish was protruding from its mouth On
examination the fish was found to be 10
inches long and 4 inches wide.
A farmer living near Danville took to
market last week twenty-five dozen of
eggs and sold them for s625. The follow
ing Is list Of the purchases made with
the proceeds: Twenty pounds sugar, 4
pounds coffee, 3 pounds soda, 10 yards
calico. 1 pound black pepper. 6 cakes
soap, 1-2 pound tea, ID pounds lard, 8
pounds cheese, 2 pounds candy, pounds
raisins. 1900 matches, broom.
Luther Brown, an account Of whose
swindling transactions have been reported,
is said to be a native of Stafford twenty
five years OF age, about six feet tall, blue
eyes--a good-looking fellow with slick
tongue. He was for a time resident Of
Fredericksburg and left there about six
OF seven years ago. He Is son Of the
late Travers Brown, who lived in the
White Oak neighborhood, In Stafford.
News reaches Charlottesville, Of a hor-
rible accident that befeil Mr. William
Norford at his saw-nill, near Eastman's.
about O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
While the machinery was in motion Mr..
Norford was caught in the main driving
belt and hurled with terrific force against
wooden frame. crushing his head and
side in terrible manner. From last ac-
counts the young man was not dead, but
II is thought that he cannot possibly live.
One day last week A. ]. Davis, Ben. f.
Marsh, Jr., William Williams and Charles
Prick. four young men, started to 20
across the ice on Pocomoke Sound from
the mouth of Chesconnessex creek, to
Watts sland, a distance of about ten
miles, in Accomac county. Just before
reaching the island they found the ice
so badly broken up that they had to turn
back When they came TO the sound the
ice had separated. leaving a gap Of open
water nearly one hundred yards wide.
While they were considering what to do
the ice on which they were standing
broke off from the main body and began
to float off. The ice soon broke into blocks
about five feet square, and they had TO
jump from block to block. When about
two miles from the shore one of the men
fell into the water, but his companions
pulled him out before the ice closed over
him. After having been on the ice for
nearly fourteen hours, they reached home
late at night.