The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-27
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There ana
Everywhere Throughout the ate

Items Gathered Here and There ana
Fverywhere Throughout the ate.
II ,s reported from Russell county that
n child froze to death in his mothers
arms last week.
Rev. Il. NJ. Wales prominent Presby-
terrain divine and principal OF Klein
burg Female School, Nelson county, dled
last Monday
Scarlet fever is prevalent at Oak Grove
Westmoreland county, and whooplng
cough is proving fatal among the chill
dren of King George county.
on last Saturday night between the
hours of II and II o'clock BOD CoVils-
ton. a colored boy about fourteen years
of age. who was bound TO the rev
George A. Copp, near f1sher hlll' III
shenandoah county, attempted TO murder
Mr.. Copp and his wife ana TWO sIildii
children, but was prevented.
Edward Gibson son of a farmer living
near Cascade, Pittsylvania county, re-
ceived a slight wound in the knee several
DAYS ago with an axe. The wound was
not regarded as at all dangerous, but
the boy soon developed a genuine case OF
lockjaw and died from its effects.
DIR. Charles Wright. a prominent cil-
zen of Caroline county, died suddenly last
week He was at one zine prominent
in politics as a leader of the ReadJusteT
and Republican parties and represented
Caroline several years in the Legislature
While Miss Annie Gee, Of Fredericks-
btrg. was passing along Commerce street
i'm that city one night last week stranger
made an attempt to strip her myers OF
several valuable diamond rings she wore
at the time. The young lady was con-
sideraby frightened ana nervous Piosti"
ton followed.
The two-year-old child Of Bernard T.
parrott who resides near Free Union,
Alhemarle county, was so severely burn
ed Monday, from its clothing catching nre,
that 1t died shortly afterward. The chlld
had been left in the room with her Sis
fer four years old. Mrs. Parrot was
badly burned about her hands and arms
in irving to save her child's life.
Colonel ]. Thomas Goode, who was the
Peonle's party candidate for Congress
from the Fourth congressional district,
hut who was defeated by Hon James r,
Tanes the Democratic candidate, has
served notice upon Mr.. Epes notifying
him that he would contest his seat IN
the Fifty-third Congress. Congressman
Epes has replied to the notice, and has
retained legal counsel TO represent him
The place of resident missionary at
Osaka, Japan. for the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, recently made vacant
nv the dismissal of j. NJ. Rawlings,
former Bctetourt pastor, is to be filled at
once by Or. Bradbury, Ph. D., Univer-
sity of Virginia), who for the past four
wears has been professor OF English
in a large Government school in Saga,
a beautiful city of 5000 people on the
lower island Of Kyushyu. The position
vacated by Dr. Bradbury will most prob
ably be temporarily occupied by Rev
]. b. Scherer graduate of Roanoke Col
lege. of the class Of 1890, who was sent
ont as the first Lutheran missionary to
Japan by the United Synod last Febru-
airy. Rev. Mr.. Peery, another student of
Roanoke COLLEGE, also of the class of
1890 is In Toxic, Japan, studying the
! language, and will assist Mr.. Scherer In
missi mary work. Mr.. Peer left this ccun-
try last November and is supported by
the congregation Of the Lutheran church
at Winchester, va.
The citizens Of Hampton are very much
excited by the discovery of plot TO burn
the town. Some ten or a dozen colored
men appear 10 have banded together for
this purpose, which was 10 have been
| carried out last Friday night. but for the
arrest of one OF the conspirators, who
has since turned States evidence. These
men were incensed because Rev. Thomas
III. shorts, "a colored minister. who gain
| ed considerable notorety by marrying
| Douglass Green, the New York broker,
and Mrs McCrea, of Chicago, about
three years ago. had number OF them
! indicted for selling liquor. His house was
| set on fire on the night in question but
was extinguished before much damage
was done. Barnes Hotel and Britting-
| hams furniture store were also on the
| list, but not fired. The plan of the incen-
diaries was to start the fire in the west
| end and thus draw off the fire department.
but the man sent for that purpose was
| arrested before he could get at work.
| The matter has been kept very quiet in
| order TO secure the other conspirators
half dozen Of whom are now In jail