The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-24
ON THE RAPPAHANN0CK
VINO WILL REPRESENT THE C0US'
TIES IN THE LEGIsLATURE-
Senator wickham VIII Have No Oppo'
sition.-Thc Chesapeake and western
VIII be Trunk Line.

FRF,DFRlcKSBURG. VA. August 2s.-
Special.-A great revival, conducted ps
Hevs. W. w. Owens and Mr.. McNeai, az
Potomac church. in King George county
closed On Sunday.
Candidates for the next House oi Dcie-
gates will be selected In Louisa Sep''m
Der 9Th. and in Westmoreland and North
umberland on September &th, at tnsoi
Village.
Nr. Charles II. Huikamp is selling out
his racing stable. and viii retire IRON
racing. Sam y. was purchased oy MI
NJ &. Myers. OF Baltimore.
Mr. Thomas A. Turner, OF New ,orN,
manager CT the Horse Pen soid .ilne
near this city, reports that tie man Nein
Of the mine has teen struck. after nay,
ing been lost fOr some three years, anu
that the mine viii now be put In iuh
operation. 49,
Wickham will have no opposition Tor re-
election TO the senate.
Mary Wright and Charlotte Williams
were both found guilty OF forgery az tne
last term OF the county Court OF Naro-
line and sentenced TO the penitcnuary-
the one for two and the other FOR hVe
years.
THROWN PROM HIS BUGGY.
Or. 7. 0. Benthicum, a prominent ply
stefan of Caroline county, was thrown
from his buggy this week and seriously
injured.
Mr. Tapscott and Manager Asson. or
the Eagle shoe factory. both deny that
there was any strike as reported among
their operatives.
The vote I'm Stafford on the proposition
for the county TO subscribe To. the stock
OF the Virginia, Fredericksburg and West
ern railroad, was 6oo for and S6l against
the proposition. \ majority OF !. froe-
holders voted for the proposition
James H. Morton. who is charged with
an assault on Joseph Pool, has been ball
The charge against Broadie Toombs for
abducting Mollie Jansen has been con-
tinued tin next Thursday.
Captain Charles Greene and daughter.
Miss Virginia, and Or. Lawrence Ashton
and wife. all OF Dallas. Tex. and for
merly OF this city, are here visiting
friends.
Mr.. O. r. zerr. OF Fauquier. and Mrs.
Whltmir ard her daughters Misses Bes-
se and Margaret, OF Lancaster. Pa, and
Misses Abice snd Elizabeth Dundore, OF
Philadelphia, were here this week on
visit
Captain Dan. NJ Lee. Of stafford. hav-
ing declined TO be "A candidate for the
Democratic nominar Onn for the l'gisla-
ture the Stafford Democracy viii push
the claims OF -. -. N. Wallace
Union chapel. at summit Station, IN
Spotsylvania county. was dedicated last
Sunday afternoon.
Will BE TRUNK LINZ.
Mr. J. W. Relnhart. OF the Chesapeake
and Western railroad, has been inter
viewed 10y the Free Lance. Mr.. Rein
hart says the road Will be built, and
viii be "A great trunk line from the West
To the deep water. and viii be the shortest
line from th. great West Virginia coal
fields TO the deep water.
The School Board Of this city has
elected the following teachers for the
coming year: Grammar Grade No. !, Mrs
4. l.. Mogarth. No. ?, Miss Kate Maus-
Ter: Primary Grade. No. 1. Miss Emily
hauslcr No ,. Miss Lizzie Stone. No. 3
Mss Eva W. Gordon, No. !. Miss Jen-
ME ~ GooIrick' Nos and'6 Miss Mag
gie l.. Honey. Colorcd Schools-Grade
No. I. r. -. Bowls; No. 3, Miss Nirgie
Scoggs.
The Virginia Baptist State sunday
School Association tcolored) held It's an
nual meeting here tpis week. The con
ventiOn was presided over by X. 7. Hill,
Of Richmond one hundred churches are
represented by that number Of Delegates
man. was drowned IN the Alto Mil pond,
in King George this week.
The land and personal property books
for King George county have been re-
turned and show. Horses and mules.
l.S5: cattle. 2.S,o. sheep, 20l3. hogs 2ssl
pleasure carriages. 1909, watches. 81:
clocks 80; sewing machines, "a, value
Of personal property owned by whites,
sli7.O97; by colorod. $500. grand total or
land. &c, S2l 1896.
sfyFnT nRorGHT.
\ severe drought has prevailed I'm this
section. Corn H. burnt up in some places
The pickle crop Is about gathered, and
Will be wound up in about two weeks.
II is small as compared with former
ye3rs Apples are abundant.
Among the candidates spoken OF for
the Democratic nomination for the Legis-
latUrc I'm Culpeper are =. Edwin Grims-
ly. John :. Barbour Richard Lewis, and
l.. W. Thompson.
Captain william y. Green. of Fauquier.
died this week fe served during the
late war on General X. r.. Lees guard.
There Will bc a meeting at orange
Courthouse next court-day 10 inaugurate
"A movement 10 build a monument to the
soldiers from that county killed In the
late war.
Kirkland Grove camp-meeting, near
Heathvlsllc, opened on August 18TH with
a very large attendance.
The engineers Of the Virginia, EreIs-
ricksburg and Western railroad have be
gun the survey of the route west from
this city.
The Sixth Virginia Cavalry Regiment
will hold a reunion az the Fauquier White
sulphur Springs.
The large flour mill az Remington, Fau-
quier county, was sold under decree OF
the court this week 10 Mr.. William 7.
Thompson for Si,rr.
qWer shows an increase for that county