The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-22
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
A'erywhere Throughout tho State.


Lightning did considerable damage in
rauquier county at various places on
Friday last.
MT. Charles Hall. near Beaieton. has
young cow which gives milk and has
never had a calf.
Lightning struck in the yard OF Mr..
John Lake, OF Fauquier county. on Fri
Day last. and. We learned, stunned all
OF the inmates OF the house.
SOW belonging to Lewis Ray, OF Eau
quier. had five pigs. one OF them had
arms at It's side with hands and five fin
gers. 1t lived about twenty-four hours.
Crops in the Rappahannock Valley have
been greatly improved by recent rains.
and now present most promising APP
pearance.
The Democrats OF Fredericksburg have
passed a resolution calling for the 'un-
conditional repeal Of that cowardly make
Shift" the Sherman silver purchase law.
Edward II. Donnelly, who stumbled
over a misplaced fagstone in the pave
ment on Nelson street. Roanoke. and
broke one OF his legs has sued that city
for 5000 damages.
The recent marriage OF Mr.. Georgo
Douglas Washington, Of Caroline county,
and Miss Agnes Writ, OF Westmoreland,
was an old-time one. the festivities last
Ing an entire week.
Extensive preparations are now being
made by the Lutheran cOngreg cation Of
Woodstock for a convention of the Sun
day schools Of the Virginia Synod, TO
meet there August lst 10 Sd, and mass
meeting and reunion at the fair grounds
August 4th.
Two Virginia couples paid a visit to
Washington Wednesday. and were
licensed to marry. They were W. r.
Riedasail of Front Royal and Emeline
r. Dodd Of Fauquier county; John c.
Cation and Sarah Il. Kidwell. both Of
Fairfax county.
Colonel Lorman Chancellor, Of Balu-
more, is visiting relatives in Freder-
icksburg. lie drove all the way from
Baltimore via his farm In Loudoun
county, Va, in company with his two
little nephews 10 that place in phaeton.
He is seventy-slx years old, and quite
active FOR a man Of his age.
News is received Of the death in Texas
OF Eppa H. Johnson. son of Mr. Perry
N. Johnson, OF Fauquier county. He
was a young man Of great promise. and
his death will be a sad blow 10 his family
and friends.
Major James L. Cross. OF Tulane Uni
verslty, Louisiana, is dead. He was a
Nirginan. and was educated at the Vr-
ginia Military Institute. being graduated
with high honors, and served with dis
tinction in the Confederate army. In
1878 he became the professor Of mathe-
MATES and natural science in the Uni
versity OF Louisiana, and when that
school became the Tulane University he
was retained and given the chair Of
mathematics.
Nothing new has developed In the Ros-
lyn murder mystery at Alexandria. and
the authorities OF the county are as far
as ever away from finding the negro
musician, who IS thought 10 have COM
mitted the murder. William Edenbo-
rough, the negro who was held because
he allowed his tongue 10 run away with
him. and had made statements Of seeing
the murder committed was released
Wednesday from jail by the county
authorities. there being no ground on
which 10 hold him.
Mr. John c. Phillips, one Of Alexan- |
drias hest known old citizens, died az |
his home. on Lee street. near Duke. /
about 10 o'clock Thursday. In the sew
enty-third year Of HIS age Mr. Phillips |
had been for many years engaged In the |
hauling business. and for more than /
quarter OF century had had the con-
tract for carrying the mails 10 and from |
the depot trains This year the contract /
was given 10 another person, and with |
the ending Of his work his life ended.
He was n knd-hearted. conscientious /
man, exact I'm his dealings with ALL