The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-18

Tbers Ia a COW In Berkely Springs. w:
Va that will open any gate or door. end
Csn,s,n Dvche will bet she can, In twelve
Sonrs time open the time lock in the bank.
nroyided a head OF cabbage Is placed In
the safe.
Colonel Mann s. Page is regarded as the
coming candidate for Governor 10y the lhird
party. II is supposed that the Republicans
will make no nomination, but mite GIN z
measure with the Populists (or Third party
ties on their nominee.
A number of Alexandrians have been dis
charged from the navy-yard in Washington
on account of missing the morning muster
so often. Their being late was owing to
the ~lateness of the local trains every morn
ing and much indignation Is felt over the
matter.
Mr.. John X. Dos Passos. the millionaire
lawyer Of New York, who purchased over
1000 acres on the Potomac river IN West
moreland county last year, having had an
$i,s0 movable cottage brought from New
York and erected ON the land. spent ten
days down there before and during Christ
mas hunting.
On Wednesday, February 18th, Mr.. +.
Ashby Long. of Harrisonburg. a. trustee for
the Farmers Alliance Cooperative Manu-
featuring Company at Iron Gate. will offer
at public auction the entire plant or the
company. including foundry, machine shops.
machinery, implements In stock and pat
terms of various kinds.
Mr.. Philip bly,, living near Shenandoah.
slaughtered during the recent holidays the
second largest hog which has been raised
in the valley this season. II drew the beam
to the notch Of 653 pounds. High bred
animals pay in manv ways, and we are glad
to know that the valley people are recog-
nizing this fact more year by year as they
experiment.
Rev. J.. l.. NJ. Curry. ex-member Of Con-
gress, ex-United States Minister TO Spain
and agent Of the Peabody Fund. whose
wife is q Virginia lady. is one of the few
Southern men who are entertaining COM
pany in Washington this winter. But he Is
one of the few of such men here who are
able to do so. says the Alexandria Gazetts's
correspondent.
Mrs. Atkins, an old woman. living on the
n. NJ. and $. turnpike beyond the top of
the Blue Ridge, about four miles from Sper-
ryyille, Page county, was found IN her
cabin on Friday morning last frozen to
death. She had several sons. ali OF whom
had left their aged mother except one, who,
becoming intoxicated. left her alone IN her
house without making any provisions Tor
her. with the result as above stated.
During the past year the officers at the
Alexandria police station have given lodg-
ings to over a thousand tramps. The town
is again filed with those who come from
Washington u escape the bath given by
the police there. and the householders are
much annoyed by their begging. The po-
lice will at once arrest all that are Oundi IN
town. and if they cannot give a satisfactory
account of themselves to the mayor they
will be put to work cleaning the snow and
ice of the streets.
Mr.. Joseph ID. Evans, formerly a resident
of Lyncbburg. and a brother OF Mr. L. ID.
Evans. of the Advance. was ordained to the
ministry in New York last Thursday night:
Prior to his ordination he received a call
from the people of Darlington. one OF the
suburbs OF L%ynchburg. to preach IN New
Hope church. He has accepted this call,
and will shortly move there and take charge
of the work of organizing an undenomins-
tional church there. Mr.. Evans has been
engaged for several months in mission work
in New York city, in which he las been
very successful, having established the
Open Door Mission on the Bowery. and
made it one of the most important enter
prises of its kind in that great city.