The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-10
FREDERICKSBURG DOTS
4 Game of Football Which the Home Team
Won by a Score Of 6 tO4.
LEFT His FERRIS WHEEL FOR DEBT.
Is Tie Father OF Thiriy.0nc Children
und Rccn Thrice N7nrricd-A Gold
Vein discovered Phelps Federal
Monument ana Other Notes from
the City ON the Rnppnhnnnock.

Fredericksburg, Va, Nov. 9.-(Spe-
cial.)-A holly contested game of foot
ball was played here yesterday after
noon between the teams from the Fred
cricksburg Collegiate Institute and Lo-
Gust Dale Academy, Of Hanover coun-
~, resulting In II victory for the home
eleven by score of i 10 1.
THE MAN WITH ~ FERRIS
WHEEL. ON HIS IlANDS.-rhe Fer
ms wheel which was erected on the Fair
grounds during the recent event Of the
Rappahannock Valley Agricultural ana
Mechanical Society, is likely to remain
In this vicinity for Il while if not per-
nianrnuy. The parties from Rich
mond who brought il h"rc did not have
II in working order until the evening;
of the second day of the Fair, and con
Sequcntly failed to do the amount OF
business anticipated Erecting a loan
OF the machine from Il gentleman re-
siding in this city and being unable to
phy the same out of the receipts, the
very cntcrpris!ng mana gers unccremon-
iously shook the dust Of Fredericksburg
from their feet and lett the seventy
1--WE feet of aerial possibilities as Sc
curity.
THRICE WEDDED WITH THIRTY
ONE CHILDREN. IS ru,sylvania can
boast of it's exceedingly tall oats and
wheat Stafford of it's immense toma-
toes end turnps. Louisa OF it's gold
mines. and King George of it's Gagged
skeleton but when 1t comes to real
raising Madison forecs TO the front
with Il rush. MIR. stuart Vowel. who
resides near the Court-house. has beer
married three times ana is blessed GU
with thirty-onc children. Madison
claims. and right well too. that mar
rage is not II tailirc.
GOLD IN LOUISA COUNTY.-A gold
vein two and onc-half feet thick hns
bten discovered In Vol,
property, near Pcndlcton station. Lou
lsa county. II is reported that the
Goodwin Gtld mine, near Mineral CITY
which has already produced the prccI-
Gus metal in no small quantities. has.
been sold TO several northern capitalists
who arc now making extensive prcpa RI
tons for working the mine on a much
larger scale
y FEDERAL MONUMENT.-.Judc
Charles T.. Phelps, Of the Supreme
COURT OF baltimore, who recently pur-
chased from Mr. George w. Ferry. =,
attle-field in this county. the ground on
winch the regiment Of the Judge fought
IN the late war. is now making prepare
lions to heautify this piece of property
ana erect out of his own means. q
handsome f1onumeHt i'm memory ~
those or his regiment who fell iii tho
encounter II has been crroneousiv pub
ilshed that this is 10 he Confederate 9.
monument. Judge Phelps was enrolled
IN the Federal army and served with
distinction there in the capacity OF
Colonel
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Mr.: William O. Lanford and Miss Aro
Watkins daughter OF Mr.. Thcsius l.,
watkins, two popular young people
residing at Louisa COURTEOUS wcrc
united In marriage Wednesday after
noon in the Methodist Church nj that
place by Rev. c. l.. Zane
Messrs. G.. S. Shackelford. G. G. Tali-
ferlo. +. p. Barbour. ana William g
Williams, have issued a call for n
meeting of the alumni and friends OF
the University of Virginia for Tuesday
AZ the little town of Orange to take
action preparatory to starting a gene
raj fund in Orange county TO assist in
rebuilding that institution.
Key. j. q. Seasons. formerly pastor of
the BAPTIST Church at Orange has rn
ccivcd and accepted n call to the Rnn.
tist Church at Cordele Ga
The regular monthly meeting of tho
CITY Council will he held Friday night
Mr.. ~. Randolph Howard. of this
city. has been elected to the position Of
treasurer both OF the Mechanics Per
petual Building and Loan Association
ana Of the Home Permanent Building
Fund Loan and Trust Association
Blshop ). {. CRANBERRY and wife have
returned to their home at Ashland.
Hanover county. from South Africa
where the popular divine has been
looking after Walters in connection
With his church.
MIR. Robert Carter, of Comorn. King
George county, has been granted a
renewal of his pension by the Govern
ment officials.