The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-20
YIRGINIi NEWs NOTES.
Items Gathered Here and There al


Items Gathered Here and There and
Everywhere Throughout the STATE.
Mr. Thomas ID. Gold. the former treas
urer Of the company has been appointed
receiver Of the 3eryviile Land and I'M
provcment Company.
The dwelling of j. g. Buford. near Big
Island, Bedford county was burned Sat
urday, together with all of his household
furniture.
IL is expected that nearly one thousand
firemen will attend the State Firemens
Convention 90 be held i'm Staunton June
9TH and 6th
The Iron Gate Furnace Company. of
Craig. has leased the old Grace Furnace
tract and have set about the construction
of a three-mile narrow-gauge railroad TO
connect their mines with the Craig VAL
ley railroad.
The annual meeting Of Friends. held I'm
Hopewell church. about six miles north
of Winchester Saturday. was largely at
tended, the crowd being estimated at
from four 10 six thousand.
Near Raleigh Springs. Rockingham
county on the 9Th instant. Buster Payne
and Charles Eaily shot and killed large
female bear and captured her three cubs.
inflicted fatal wounds They were ace
companied by A. H. Newman and Joe
Caldwell, the latter OF whom had seen the
bear near that place the evening before.
The Oldest church existing in the United
States is situated in Smthnad. Va. IL
was built iE the reign Of Charles J., bee
tween the years 1879 and 1885, the brick,
lime and timber being imported from
England. The timber Is English oak, and
was framed I'm England. 10 Us a brick
structure, erected in the most substantial
manner. The mortar has become $50 har-
dened that it will strike fire I'm collision
with steel.
A. Broaddin Rcp) ana S. J. Richey
QemD, opposing candidates for clerk of
the Page County Cou.t have entered into
am agreement. sworn TO and subscribed
before a notary. obligating themselves not
10 levy or procure votes for money whIs-
Ky nor through any other unlawful
means, and 90 prosecute any one, friend
or foe, who shall buy votes for them
A deed of trust i'm the penalty of 5000
has been executed 10y each 90 the other on
their homes. conditioned 90 meet the fun
requirements of the agreement The late
ter sets forth plainly that money can only
be used TO defrdy legitimate expenses.
A warrant for lmacy was sued ont
against Mr. ID. Pierce Crockett. of Wythe-
VILE and he was tried Wednesday before
Escuirgs Obenchain Brown and Cooper
and adiudgod insane. He was ordered TO
hp removed 90 the asylum M Marion
AIR. Crockett was tried some years ago
in Montgomery county for killing man
named Hail. and was then adiuleed fine
sane end committed 90 thc asylum at
Stamtou. After remaining There for s.r-
eral months hc was released on bond. lut
recently his luuacy has been SO alarming
MS 10 cause his friends 10 have him again
confined.
ON Saturday last personal encounter
took place in the streets Of Marshall
Fauquier county between mr. William A.
Tishback and Mr. James Glasscock. both
of them young men. Mr. Fishhack Poe
ceivad q severe knife wound in the st0-
mach. and his life was at one time dee
spaired Of Three doctors Were with him
during the night. II seems there was
misunderstanding between the young men
on account of Mr.. Glasscock having
worked for Mr. Fishback and there being
an unsettled account between them We
are informed that Glasac0ck was under
the influence of liquor at the time 4
warrant was issued. and Dee was exc
aminod bv Justice W. III. Lake. who sent
him ON for examination by the grand jury
at May court w. ~ Keuick, constable,
brought him 10 Warreutou whore be- win
remain IN Jail until The fourth Monday