The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-28
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout the State.

Miss Cora Reecc, aged twelve years. and
Scott Dyer, Of Dickinson county, were
married last week.
Roanokers hold nearly 100000 of the
stock Of the Grottoes Company at ShcE-
dun, which has gone into the hands OF
receiver.
Mr.. Robert Blackmore died on the nth
at his home neat Markham, In the eighty
first year of his age, after few days
sickness.
Mr.. Mid lleton Miller died at his home.
In Washington, Rappahannock county, on
Friday, in the seventy-eighth year OF his
age.
Congressm Tucker has Settled the
contest for the Buena Vista postoihce by
rotifyii parties interested that he had
decided TO recommend Captain c. (. Jor-
dan for appointment.
In the Circuit Court of Culpeper the
Jury in the case of Tribble against the
Virginia Midland railroad rendered YER
diet of $3.50 for the plaintiff. Tribble was
en- employee of the company when he lost
his life, and his brother sued for $4,000.
Superintendent Worden. of the Hol-
stein Woollen Mills, Southwestern Vir-
ginia, has Just returned from New York
city, where he sold the entire production
CT the mills for the next tveiye months,
amounting TO over a quarter Of million.
The Cioverdale Land Company. Borte-
tourt county, have leased for term of
years their entire property 10 David Pat
terson, Of Holins. Mr.. Patterson is en-
closing the same with a substantial wire
fence, and a great deal of the land will
be put in corn this spring.
OF the forty members OF the Virginia
| Senate ten are aspirants for Federal Of
Isers or candidates for plac q on the
| Democratic State ticket. Two, Messrs.
| Tyler and Marshall, have been elected to
| Congress and one has died since last
| session; another, Mr.. Walton, Will be a
| candidate for the nomination for Congress
| in O'Ferralls district.
A pretty welding took place at Roxbury,
| Charles City county. On Wednesday last,
when Mr.. Shirley c. Dickinson. Of Camp
| bell county, and Miss Lillian b. Garth
wright of Henrico, were made one, the
Rev. John A. Richardson officiating. The
| occasion was a brilliant one. and a sump-
| tuous supper was partaken of by the as
sembled guests.
| A fire broke out at DeKalb. In Glmer
county, W. Va. at an early hour Wednes-
day morning. that consumed the store OF
| Wilson BlotaerS, general merchants, ana
also the residence of Ward Stonaker.
| postmaster of thai place. All the post
Office property was destroyed. and but
| little Of the goods In the store saved.
| Loss between 5000 and sf.0n0 no in
surance. The origin of the fire is not
krown. Incendiarism is suspected.
The case of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company fer violating the SUM-
day law was before the police court of
Norfolk yesterday. and concluded by JUS
| tice East imposing a fine on each OF the
! clerks. the understanding being that the
| company would appeal the cases to the
| corporation court for an opinion. Justice
| Fast sayii that he would rather the
| higher court would pass upon IL so as to
| fix a positive line Of action as 70 Sunday
work.
| Tie committee recently appointed by
| the Charlottesville School Board &c visit
| the school buildings and report TO the
| board whether these buildings should be
| repaired or replaced by others has sub
| mitted its report. which is unanimous
| that the old buildings should be re-
moved and new ones erected. COM
mittee was appointed to procure plans
/ for a school building for whites to cost
not more than si5.o00 and for a school
building for celorea to cost II more than
5000. and that such plans sAaIl be sub
mitted to the board on or before the 18th
day Of April