The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-21
TIRGTNI.I NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout the state

Everywhere Throughout the state
Mr. Alexandria Sorrell died on Satur-
day evening at his home in King George
county.
During a thunder storm Sunday night
Martha Harvey, colored, living near
Portsmouth. was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
Mrs Margaret Bargett. widow Of the
late John T. Ba@gett, died at her home
I'm Alexandria. on Sunday evening last,
aged eighty-three wears.
It is said the new Mary Washington
Monument will be put in place next Sep
TENDER. with appropriate ceremonies. The
shaft is already completed, and the cpl
taph is being chiselled.
Rev J. Green Shackelford Of Fremont,
Ohio, formerly rector Of Trinity church.
Fredericksburg. delivered able and in
teresting sermons 10 his old congregation
Sunday morning and evening.
While T. Barvis, tweniy-one years Of
age. employed as 4 salesman in a High
street shoe store. Portsmouth. was
drowned while bathing with a party Of
ladies and gentlemen at Port Norfolk
Monday night. The body was recovered.
Mrs. c. D. Wallace. OF Portsmouth,
the daughter OF the late Cicero Harrison
Case. makes oath that the body washed
ashore at Metompkit beach Accomac
county, was that Of her father. and that
she has at no time expressed any doubt
concerning IT,
Wh1e bathing in the Pamunkey river
at West Point on Sunday afternoon. Lee
roy Brooks. a young colored man, was
drowned IN n peculiar manner. He
fup4Ta1 aff 90 ~.
runs for a short distance over the shall
low water near "7" shed. into the water.
feet foremost. His feet caught In the
mud which is very soft at this spot. and
he could not extricate himself. and was
drowned before help could reach him.
William Taylor charged with the MUIR
der Of his wife at Dublin. Va. on Mon
day night. made a full confession We'd
nesday In the presence Of Deputy Sheriff
Vickers and Charles l.. Cecil. He admits
striking three blows with the axe. the
first a light one on the temple and the
other two heavy ones after he had sent
his children for help. He had contern-
plated the murder for three days and
nights. prompted by jealousy. He saws
now there were no reasons for his sus-
picions. He asks no mercy; desires 10 be
hung or knocked in the head and wants
broken down.
Some tire ago Drs. Peck. Picker and
Hope were appointed on the hoard OF
medical examiners fer the Soldiers Home
at Hampton. DAYS passed and the neces.
slry papers not arriving. an inquiry was
made 10 find the reason. II was then
learned thai Governor Wooddn. Of tho
Home, had requested the appointments
10 be held until he could submit a pro-
test, ana II is further stated that tba
sum and substance Of the protest was that
ell those OF the appointees were Southern
men and II would rot be right for Thorn
10 have the examination Of the annti-
cants for pensions. This Information
comes from one Of the gentlemen an
pointed.
a very sad accident happened near Mes
sehso wharf In the northwestern part OF
Accomac recently. Mrs. Lee Marshall
ieit nome 10 visit neighbor, leaving
ner infant enid asleep in the house.
shortly afterwards the house was dis
covered TO be on fire. Several persons
hurried 10 the house, but when they
reached II they found the house filled
with smoke and the flames bursting ont
OF the doors and windows. They heard
the enid crying. but the smoke and
names prevented them from reaching II
In few minutes the roof OF the house
began TO fall in, and the child persisted
IN the flames. The child was about Ten
months old.
Last Thursday a gentleman who was
apparently stranger, arrived in Fincas-
tie and without delay, with grip-sack I'm
hand' made his way to the home Of a
lady living here. After being invited
into the house he began a conversation
by trying 10 sell her several articles
one after the other was refused and
finally he asked her, since she did not
wish 10 purchase. II she would not kiss
him. The lady. Of course drew back IN
dignantly at such a request but before
she had time TO either retreat or order
him. out Of the house, she was informed
by the gentleman that he was her brother
which she was finally persuaded TO be
licve. The stranger was Mr. Marcus
Ammen. who left Fincastle twenty years
ago and had never returned 10 his old
home, and the lady was Mrs. William
II. Burger, his sister