The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-28

the Democratic nomination for Governor.
IL Is also announced that ex~Attorney-
General Rufus A. Ayers will also be
candidate for the nomination
Rev. Bergman Green. at present rector
OF the Episcopal church at Tappahan-
mock. has accepted the call recently ten
dered him by the vestry OF st. James
church. Leesburg. and will assume his
duties as rector Of that church the ilrst
Sunday In April.
II is reported that every one of vIr-
ginia's representatives I'm Congress. all
OF whom are Democrats, will vote against
the repeal OF the bill compelling the
Government to buy four and a half mil
lion ounces of silver every month In the
year.
Three negro oystermen attempted to
cross the ice on the western branch. near
Norfolk. Monday night. Two got across
safely. but the third. Thomas Digs. got
In an air-hole and was drowned, the body
disappearing under the fee.
II is said that during the recent severe
spell OF cold weather girl in Fluvanna.
who had several cows to milk, found that
the milk froze between the cows teat and
the bucket, but she circumvented the
weather by building a good fire and driv-
ing the cow up close TO IL, which made II
all right.
The great Dismal Swamp Of Virginia
is a fine farming country, and the annual
potato crop of one man within about five
miles of Lake Drummond is 1900 bushels
The canal through the swamp was sur
veyed by Washington, and has been in
use one hundred years or more. 1t did
much 10 reclaim the land, and there is
much open land on the east side, but
IL
A. ]. Rauh, treasurer and assistant
secretary of the Richmond and West
Point Terminal Railway and Ware
house Company, died recently Of con-
sumption at Las Vegas Hot Springs in
New Mexico. Mr.. Rauh was born in
Virginia and went TO New York city
when the Richmond and Danville Rail
road Company opened offices there, some
ten years ago.
The Board of Agriculture has adopted
plan whereby more farmers institutes
will be held and at less cost than hereto
fore. IL is proposed 10 hold them in each
congI essional district on the application
Of 100 farmers, and the expense of each
Is to be limited to 500. The committee
appointed to report on the ACCESSIBILITY
of establishing experimental farms was
discharged
The Catholic Orphan asylum at Roanoke
will be opened on the LIST of February.
The building is of brick. sixty feet square
and is located on a beautiful knoll near
the Roanoke Catholic church. 1T will
accommodate thirty boys and be in charge
of Sisters of Charity. who will also con-
duct n day school In II for boys and
girls Of the city. The building is heated
by steam, lighted with gas and furnished
with all other modern conveniences.
The result of the drift ice in the Nor
folk harbor has been that not spar,
can. bell or whistling buoy in that re-
gion is in place In Norfolk harbor the
buoys are not only adrift, but many
of them are carried away, consequently
the harbor is destitute of marks. The
spar buoy at the Thimble is the only
one in sight. and that is dragged from
position. Two buoys, one red and one
black were seen eff Cape Henry.
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred at
| Clinchport, Va, Monday evening
| gentleman from the country went into
| the store of Joel f. Necessary ana asker u
| Robert Lyons, the clerk, what he would
nav him for eggs. Lyons told him the
price and Moorefeld, who was present,
whisnered to the man that he would
pay him more.
When Lyons and Moorefield met In the
postoffice afterwards Lyons asked Moore
| field why he had interfered in his trade.
| from which a fight resulted Moorenelu
backed Lyons against the wall and seems
| IN have been getting the best of the tus-
| clio when LYONS drew a knife and stab
| he'd his antagonist under the arm, drlV-
ing the knife to the handle. Moorefeld
bled a gallon and half. and II was
thought ne was fatally injured