The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-17

Items Gathered Hero and There ana
Everywhere Throughout the State.


| rt~ms Gathered Hero and There and
Everywhere Throughout the State.
The literary societies OF the University
Of virginia have decided TO invite the
Hon. w. Bourke Cochran, OF New York,
10 address them at their final joint cele-
bration I'm June.
The commissioners In the case OF
withers against Morehead have sold
500 f-2 acres near New Baltimore, Eau
quier county. to 2. NJ. Browning for
$500
John Z. Campbell, OF Pocahontas coun-
ty. w. Va, has purchased the Allie
ghany Sentinel, heretofore published at
Covington. Va. by c. B. Cushing. and
will continue its publication.
Judge John NJ. White, OF the Albemarle
County Court. has purchased the hand
some dwelling house, and ten acres OF
land attached, now occupied by &. U.
Sinclair and situated near Charlottesville.
The price paid was $1,000.
Mrs. Mary r. Dornin died Tuesday
night at her home on Madison street.
Lynchburg. She had been critically I'll
for a week, and her death was not un-
expected. She was about ninety-three
years Of age.
The Virginia Annual Conference Of the
United Brethren In Christ will convene
at Hawkinstown. Va, commencing March
!, 1898. Bishop N. Castle, ID. D.. Of Elk
hart. Ind. will preside.
Columbus Estes died at his home In
Sperryville. Rappahannock county, Thurs
day. He was q Confederate soldier dur
ing the late war. serving part OF his lime
as an officer in Rosser's cavalry brigade
Jefferson Florence was tried in the
County Court Of Prince William county
last week for the killing OF James w.
Jones near Dumfries last July. The trial
resulted in verdict Of acquittai.
MIR. II. c. Tinsiey. Of the stanton
yindicator. has resumed the management
of his paper after the long absence
caused by his serious illness
Mrs. Elizabeth stratton. wife of Mr..
Thomas Stratton, died suddenly at Buena
Vista Sunday OF heart disease. sne
leaves six grown children, j. w. D. f.
A. w. and, G. b. Stratton. Mrs. Sailie
McClung and Mrs. W. F. PettyJohn. OF
Lynchburg.
James Rich and Doctor Rich. tried in
the County Court OF Richmond county
last week. charged with burning the
barn OF p. g. Barber, were convicted
and sentenced to the pcnitentiary for SIX
years each.
At mass-meeting OF the oystermen
| held at Mathews Courthouse Monday
resolutions memorializing the Governor
| 10 call an extra session Of the Legisia-
ture to extend the longing season TO the
| lst OF May and TO make the necessary
| notifications In the oyster law for the
relief OF oystermen were unanimously
| adopted.
- - I'll rA1 al
| ding near Brosville. some festive darkies.
being cake hungry. made a raid on the
| table prior to the announcement of sup
| per, and. relieving said table of its
| goodies, they proceeded TO take a cake
walk toward home. This purloining
escapade resulted In a general row, In
which pistols, knives, rocks and sticks
| were freely used; but. so far as YOUR
| correspondent can ascertain. no one was
| very seriously injured.
Engineer Wood. OF the Columbia Com
pany. Alexandria. a day or two ago, in
searching through one Of the closets
| in the Columbia House discovered the
| hose pipe which was taken from the fire
| on King street. near Fairfax. In which
| the seven Alexandria fremen were killed.
| This pipe has been lost for the past four
| years, and was thought to have been
| stolen.
| Mountain lake, a large elevated inland
| body of water I'm Giles county, is re-
| ported to be rapidly disappearing. II is
| believed that hole has burst through the
| bottom and that 1t is rapidly being
| drained. This lake was originally formed
| by powerful spring the outlet of which
was damned UP by cattle, and IL Is
thought that this has been opened again.
| allowing the water TO escape In the old
| way. 1t is one of the most popular re-
/ sorts in Southwest Virginia.
A few months ago the Hastings Court
| OF Bristol, Va, allowed old man Gala
| CHER seventy years DID, $3.50 for injuries
| received at the hands Of an employe OF
| the Norfolk and Western road. The case
was appealed, but the Court OF Appeals
| affirmed the decision Of the lower court
The facts in the case are about as foi-
i lows: Gallagher went into ticket office
| and asked the agent for ticket. we
| are out" was the response. why Is
that?" asked the old man. For this ne
| was elected from the room by a night
| Waterman Of the company and Locked
| up in n caboose. In the process OF eJec-
| ton his shoulder was dislocated. IL Is
| claimed by the company that ne was
/ ar,nL md hisOrdpTly,