The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-06
YIRGINIA NEWs NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout the state.

Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout the state.
Rev. Sam Jones received 81 800 for a
weeks preaching at Winchester.
Hugh Hart. Of the Hampden-T Sidney
Ball Club. whose colar-bone was
broken twice Saturday in a game with
the Roanoke Athletic Club team, was
resting quietly at last accounts.
A colored boy named John Penn while
standing on an empty whisky barrel in
Alexandria, Monday evening, dropped
cracker in the bung and the barrel eX-
ploded. blowing of both his legs.
Mr. John Tayioe Thornton. OF Port
Royal. has purchased the splendid estate
known as Belle Grove" I'm WestmOre-
land county. on the Rappahannock river.
This old hon estead was the birthplace
of President Madison.
Ashby Painter aged about twenty-one
years. a son Of MIR. Joseph Painter. Of
Page county. was run over and killed by
the north-bound passenger train on the
Norfolk and Western railroad Friday
evening near Ingham station, about ten
miles south Of Luray.
Mr.. Charles b. Shelton. Of Pittsylvania
county. who was practicing law in Roa-
noke city, died there Saturday. His re-
mains were inferred Sunday at his
fathers home near Chalk Level, in
that county. with Masonic honors. He
was an honest and Industrious young
man.
Charles Jones, foreman OF the Glamor-
gan machine shops, Lynchburg met with
a painful accident Tuesday morning. No
ticing loose belt that was burning, ne
attempted TO throw It off, when his right
arm was caught and drawn on the shaft
breaking IL in two places. and the radical
artery was burst.
Nat Holbrook, who a year or more ago
shot and dangerously wounded n wo-
man in the vicinity Of Mount Hermon
church, Pittsylvana county, has been
arrested in Robson county. n. c.. upon
information furnished the authorities OF
North Carolina by Sheriff Overbey. He
will be brought back here this week.
The Rev. James II. Leach. member
OF the Methodist Episcopal church. North.
died Saturday at his home near Rolla,
Augusta county. aged fifty years. after
a protracted case of typhoid fever. Mr.
Leach was operating the Hartman mills.
lie leaves a widow and several children.
The burial was at Asbury cemetery, near
Annex.
Deputy Sheriff Moses. Of Pittsylvania.
went TO West Virginia Monday to bring
back for trial Major Parrish who IS
wanted there for dangerously cutting an
other negro a year ago. He was arrested
at Brumville. w Va. by Detective Eu-
gene Robertson. of the Norfolk and West
ern railroad, upon information furnished
by Sheriff Overbey.
Andy Bandy. a drunken Irish umbrella
member. was struck by the Roanoke
bound Ninton electric car Monday night.
while asleep on the track, and received
two cuts on his head which laid bare
the skull. He would have been killed
instantly had the pilot not knocked him
from the track. Though almost crazy
now, it is thought he will recover.
William Marcy, residing in Alexandria
county. on the road between Halls Well
and the Chain Bridge. blew out his brains
Saturday evening. He used a 22-calibre
revolver for that purpose, and was so
successful that his brains were scattered
about the room where the deed was COM
mitted. He had been drinking and was
thought TO be crazy when he killed him
self lie leaves a wife and several chill
d-en.
Captain John L. Roper has purchased
the present Granby-street Methodist Epis-
copal church building. valuable proper
", on the corner of CRANKY and Free
mason streets. Norfolk for $4,000 for
the purpose. II is thought OF establish
ing a central station for Methodist mass
meetings. He will spend from 5000 to
$4,000 in improving IT. The architects
are modifying the plans. and the new
sioo. 900 church is to be commenced early
in September.