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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
A CHRISTMAS ACCIDENT.
WELL-kNOWN LADY SHOT IN THE
Eye wITH 4 ROwfN CANDLE.
Races on the New Track at Bcifield-A De-
eided Movement In Farm Property
In GrecnsvilIe County.

EMPORTA. VA. Dec. Especial. The
Christmas. holidays have passed on very
quietly here. The weather until yestcr-
day was AS balmy as spring. The storm
king struck as yesterday with furious
blow: trees and fences were blown
down.
on Wednesday evening. during a terrible
fusiade of fireworks. 4 shot from
Roman candle struck Mrs. &. G. Guthrie,
daughter Of Or. John X. Jones, In her
right eye. burning the eye-bali and its
appendages very severely. Mrs. Guth-
RE. with several other ladies, was stand
ing on the balcony OF the Central Hotel,
viewing the display Of fireworks, when
some miscreant pointed a Roman candle
at the ladies. inaiciing the painful wound
above described. Her eye. though very
badly and painfully burned, IS much
better to-day
our merchants have about sold out their
supplies of Christmas goods. and they
have all had good sales and done q fair
business
The popular principal OF the Emporia
High School. AIR. John ". Weymouth,
has returned from his home in Hampton.
Va. where he went 10 spend the Christ
mas holidays.
Among the schoolgirls who are enjoy
ing themselves at home during the holi-
days are Misses Sailie and Bale Powell,
Laura Briggs and Hattie Jones. who
are attending school at the Southern
Female College. Petersburg. Va, ana
Miss Fife Baker. from the Burkevillo
Female College
The races on Mr. Chas Bakers beau
tiful Bcllneld race-track came of yes
terday.
BELLFIEbD RACES.
There were nine entries Cor races. and
three tntrics for the frOtting match. Mr.
&. Baker entered his fine Kentucky-bred
horse for the trotting match. Mr.. w
u. Wyche's dark bay colt took the FIRST
prize OF the races. and George Johnson's
gray gelding took the prize OF the trot-
ting match.
The Ladies' Aid Society held an enter
tainment at Masonic Han last night for
the benent Of the parsonage of the NJ.
J.. church. South. very humorous
lecture was delivered to hne audience
by Rev. n. IA. Young, r. c., NJ. +.
church. at Emporia. The subject was
Love. Courtship. and Marriage" After
the close Of the lecture, refreshments
were served by the ladies. and quite
snug sum was realized for the parson-
age.
LAND SALES.
Iand-buyers from the Northwestern
States are coming into our county 10
purchase farms. Mr. ". NJ. Powell
has sold recently two farms for quite re-
munoratlve prices. We are anxious TO
attract good Northern farmers 10 our
section. and we can show them as fine
lands as any in the State.
Or. George G. Starke. "a former citizen
of this town. ana lately of Denver. Col,
IS on a visit 10 friends and relatives in
this place.
Mrs. Lucy Luke. step-daughter Of Mr..
j.. l.. Turner. is visiting her parents at
this place. She is residing at Spartan
burg s. {.
The Masonic fraternity celebrates St.
John's-Day tonight, by an elegant sup
per al the Weaver Hotel.
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there and distributed the presents. Quite
an interesting programme was rendered.
which reflected much credit on the man.
ayers.
The Masons had a regular meeting
Thursday. and a regular oid-time Christ
mas dinner was much enjoyed by the
members
Miss Florence PEBBLES. OF Petersburg.
and Miss Mary Temple OF Suffolk, are
spending the holidays at the home OF the
latter's parents
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29

After the Alexandria Liquor Men-tast
Ti1nc hN EIeciric Cars.

ALEXANDRIA. Dee 2S.-Special.-The
Ladies Assembly gave Their ifst dance
al McBurney's last night. The han was
nrettilv set off with holly and Christmas
green. white floral bowers and banquet
lamps here and there, and Douch's or
chestra and nearly all the pretty girls of
this sections smart set and some from
abroad, made 1T a most happy affair.
The Mems Assembly hold their next
dance On the eve Of the New Year.
4 larger number Of former AleXandrians
have been IN town during the week past
than for many years.
Mrs. Angus Crawford gave a musicale
on the hin last evening 10 Miss Landers.
of Baltimore. who is their guest. The
Young lady is an accomplished musician.
The week has been one Of Christmas
celebrations, and rather merry one at
that.
During the Baptist Sabbath-school cele-
bration the other night they had veri-
table old Kris Kringle. and when the old
man came 10 the front an irrepressible
small boy sang out, Eat him up. whis-
kers he won't shave The effect was
great. for though dozen grabbed the
boy and hustled him out. IL was long
time before Santa Claus could get the
attention Of any one.
Drs Smith and Howard think the small
boy who was found I'm a ditch at Eveross
with his skull crushed ia, may possibly
recover. The boy says "a conductor OF a
local train knocked him from the plat
form The matter viii be thoroughly in
vestigated
In this correspondence not long ago
attention was called 10 the abuse Of the
liquor privilege here. and both Mayor
Thurston and Judge Norton have taken
up the matter and propose mitigating The
evil For the past several Sundays the
liquor dealers who have heretofore had
large Sunday patronage have been very
careful as to whom they admitted 10
their places, either i'm the day time or at
night. and through circumstanfial evil
dence alone several have been fined by the
Mayor. and IL is said that when Judge
Norton gets back from his hunting trip
in North Carolina he will take several
saloon-kcepers licenses away and close
up some places considered Objectionable
as well.
Miss Katie Goodrich died yesterday
She bad been I'D some time, but recently
had fan that FASTENED her death. she
was a most promising young woman.
with large circle OF friends. who mourn
her death.
rhe Silver Knight. Senator Stewards
paper. which succeeds the Populst or
gan, the National Waterman. has made
its appearance The leading editorial
writer Of the new paper is Captain Page
McCarty. II starts out very aUspiciously
The Electric Railway Company is cx-
perimenting with a new motor. which
gives much greater speed than the old:
also a headlight for night travel This
Will be required when the cars are run
ming between here and Washington, when
the average time must be at & forty
minute gait The cars here have or some
portions Of the Mount Vernon line at
tanned a gait OF a mile in from fifty-seyen
to siXty-fiye seconds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
PRINCE GEoRGE FESTIVITIES.
An Elegant German I'm which Many
lnuples Participated.

PRINCE GEORGE COURTHOUSE.
Dec S.-Special.-A delightful dance was
given at Prince George Courthouse on
Thursday night II was largely attended.
and dancing was kept up until 3 o'clock.
An elegant supper was served at mid
night. After supper the german was
danced. and was gracefully led by Mr..
John Hall with Miss Florence PEBBLES.
Among those present Were Misses Lizzie
brooks. Helen Tuthill Belle Webb Ma
mic Webb. Myra Temple Mary Temple.
Rosa Temple. Florence PEBBLES. Lemme
Jordan. Sadie Reminger, and Miss Per-
kerson. Messrs. John Hall, Hill Beasley.
Uamtlton Seabury, Cameron Dunlop.
Ridley Meacham. fitz Cogbill. George
Arn,,stead While Bowden. ----- Hume.
lin Mullen OF Petersburg. George Skip
vi,b Mercer Hartman, Henry Bate.
John grit,on. and corric Graves, OF Rich
uoond. Joe Muller. OF Baltimore: James
qheoherd. OF suffolk; Freddie Iem?le,
lanes Hargraye, Willie Burns. George
eolsseau. Willie Boisseau. and Tom
,2irchett OF Prince George. The chape-
zones were Mrs. George and Willie bois-
seau. Mrs. Fenner. and Mrs Bowden;
The children of the Union SUNDAY scnool
- gregory Memorial church were MADE
hsnpv on Xmas night BY . besuuIul
Tx tree. Old Santa Claus himself was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29

The Roof Of Dwelling House Blown or
by he storm.

FORK UNION. VA, Dec. 2S.-sDeciaf.
An interesting festival and concert was
held al the Baptist church here yester-
day aft moon for church Improvement.
Mr. Haddon Watkins, Of Richmond. Ge-
lighted the audience with a number OF
beautiful solos Oysters and other re-
lroshments We're served IN the basement
OF the church Quite handsome amount
was realized for the enlargement Of the
church grounds
DR.. r.. u. Oppenhimer and wife OF
Knoxville. Tenn, and DR.. ST Julien on
penhlmer OF Richmond. are spending
Christmas at the home Of their parents,
near this place.
Major Sol Cutchins and family are also
spending a few days at the same place.
Christmas holidays have been spent
quietly by our people
The dwelling OF Mr.. James A. Snead
had its roof crushed in by the storm
Of Thursday night. but no one was in
jured. Ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
THE TIMES-RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1895

old daughter OF Mr.. Thomas Booker
was horribly burned at her home on
Taylor street last night by her dress
catching fire from an open CRATE. and she
died at O'clock this morning.
The sad accident has cast a gloom over
a good portion of the community. The
young lady was lovely in disposition and
character. a consistent member OF the
Baptist church, and universally popular.
She was nineteen years OF age the
Oldest OF a large family OF children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
SNOU ~ DfNJIIIT.
& Dealer in Confectioneries and Musical
Instruments Assigns.

DANNILLE. VA, Dec. 2S.-Special.-
There was a fall Of snow here to-day
to the depth of several inches. 1t is
stI cloudy. and the prospects are for
more.
N. /. u. Rains. dealer in confection-
cries musical instruments. and toys.
has made an assignment. naming L. II.
Boisseau. trustee. Liabilities, about Sl.S0O.
The assets consist of the stock and store
Xtures
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29

WORSHAM. VA. Dec. 2S.-Specal.-
About a dozen students are left TO enjoy
themselves i'm the seminary and college
buildings. But for the kindness OF the
hospitable people Of this community,
their holiday would be very lonely.
The Merry Go-Kound" Club met at
Capt. "Bar" Dickinson on Christmas eve
and were royalty entertained. They
were conveyed from Hampden-Sidnoy TO
Capt. Dickinsons in hay wagons. The
club members seemed TO be I'm high spir-
it's, and thoroughly enjoyed their outing.
Mrs. Craddock, of Danvlle. assisted Miss
Leila Dickinson in receiving.
Up jenkins is the leading game at
present. and seems as popular as coast
ing and skating were last year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
SlU MINING ~ GREENSTfLLE.
4 Big Lumber Industry That l. Rapidly
Growing The Business Outlook.

PLEASANT SHADE. VA. Dec. IS
Special Christmas here was more lively
this season than usual.
The indications are that business here
for the coming year viii bee much more
brisk than during 1893.
Deal X Davis have put up new saw
mill of 5000 feet capacity per day.
b. j. Duyal a Co. have also put mp
one OF the same order. which will give
employment 70 one hundred and NIFTY
hands.
There eare several other mills that
will start up later in the year. also. sev-
cral new stores are opening up.
There will be- Christmas-frec at
Pelam's NJ. J.. church December Both
Mr.. a. l.. Duval. of this place. is now
visiting in Richmond.
Mr. William Jones ana wife. Of Nor
folk, are the guests Of Mr. y. A Land.
Captain u. j. Johnson is visiting rela-
lions in Brunswick county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
Lady Somerset for Peace.

AsHEyILLE. n. c.. Dec 2s.-Niiss
Francis T. willard. president OF the
Worlds National Womans Christian
Temperance Union. received from Lady
Henry Somerset. vice-president and presi~
dent OF the British Temperance Union,
the following cablegram relating 70 tho
perils Of war growing out Of the Nene-
zuela complications:
I'VE join our prayers and efforts TO
yours 10 avoid the greatest calamity pos
sible TO the world and between nations
in whose history is involved the highest
hopes OF humanity.
God grant that we may stand united
to fight oppression everywhere"
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Shot His Wife.

WINSTON, y. c., Dec. &.-WhIiam
Miller. one OF Davie county's most prom
inent and wealthiest citizens. during
ft Of insanity last night, shot his wife
in the back with a shotgun.
She was running away from him when
ne fired. Her injuries are regarded as
serious.
Mr.. Miller has several times recently
threatened 10 kin his wife and children.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
tifclIcr.

BLACK WALNUT. VA, Dec. 2S.-Spe-
ScOttsburg Baptist church December 18th.
Professor Hampton Wilson. OF Nottoway
county. and Miss Blanche Hendren
Pitcher, Of Halifax. were bound with the
silkcn ties Of wedlock by Rev. W. l..
Pitcher, father OF the bride.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
Phnhus Town.

PHOEBUS, VA. Dec. 2s.-Speciat.-n
c. NJ Sutler station agent or the chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, has completed
his new house, on willard avenue, and
will move into IL early in the new year.
Mr. NJ II Haas. eX-Dostmaster at For
tress Monroe. has been i'll for some
weeks.
Several new houses are being erected
here, and the village Is in healthy
growing condition. with talk OF inco:pora-
ton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29

WASHINGTON. y. G.. Dec. Is -Th,
President has pardoned Peter ID. Sarvis
convicted I'm Georgia OF robbing a post
Office. and sentenced 10 ten years ina.
prisOnment
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29

spring TO Budapest. where me Counties
will be introduced to her husbands ram
lily and 10 the court-New Yo'k Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-29
snoM.storm In the Mountains.

CHRIsTIANsBURG. VA, Dec. o.
Special There was q snow-storm here
to-day. and 1t fell to the depth OF four
inches.
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Popular Girl Burned TO Death.
LYNCHBURG. VA. Dec. 2s.-specia.-
Miss Florence Booker. the ninsteen-year-
The evening times., 1895-08-24
SERVED UNDER LAFAYETTE
Death of Hypolyte Grieumard, an Of
ficer of the French National Guard.

Death of Hypolyte Grieumard, an Of
ficer of the French National G uard.
Hypolyte Grieumard, who was an officer
in the National Guard of France under La
fayette, then attached To the French bureau
of finance, and closed his public career rs
Balg ian consul at Cincinnati, died late Tues
day night at his residence, No. 1905 La
tona street. He had been afflicted with
chronic bronchitis for several years, but
was confined to bed two weeks in his last
illness.
Hypolyte Grieumard was born OF Hugue-
not parents in the south Of Franco on AiI-
gust II, 1905. In 1880 he entered the
national guard OF his country when Lafay-
cite was commander-in-cliief. ami became
an officer under that distinguished gen
eral at whose funeral he was also one of
the guards of honor.
His ca reer as soldier continued for TWEEN
ty years, until 1850, when he was at
tached TO the French bureau OF finance.
in which department he served until $50.
when King Leopold of Belgium appointed
him consul at Cincinnati This office he
held for ten years and then retired from
public life.
Hc rcSiued IN CINCINNATI nine years longer,
during which time he was a teacher of the
French language, among his pupils being
the late George Pendieton, minister to
France. From the Queen City he came to
Philadelphia, where he made his home un-
i'll his death. He was an accomplished lin
guist, speaking the French, Italian, Span
ish and Greek languages. Men prominent
In France and America were his close
friends. His wife, one son and one daugh-
ter survive him.
The evening times., 1895-08-24
THE OLD, OLD STORY.

1t is authoritatively announced that Miss
Anna Gould, who married foreigner, whose
sounding title, SO desirable from her stand
point. does not rescue him from obscurity,
has already paid S25 900 OF the gambling
debts of her father -in-law.
This is something really novel in the his
tory of American girls who purchase counts
or dukes or marquises for husbands.
Usually the debts of the husbands are quite
sufficient to keep the checks Of the wife
in circulation, but is Miss Gould inherited
an unusually long purse, it is not surprising
to be told that she has included the bac-
carat and rouge-et-noir and roulette obli-
cations of her husbands father among the
very first of the debts which she must have
expected to pay when She purchased the
title of countess, if that be her proper and
expensive prefix.
1t is to he feared that Miss Gould has
given bad precedent to her young country
women. Not all OF those who are deter
mined TO wear titles at the cost of their
bank accounts can afford to assume the
pecuniary burdens of the fathers, broth
ers, sisters, cousins and aunts of their hus-
bands, and the terrible prospect that this
VIII henceforth be demanded of them may
have the sad result of preventing many
European money lender from collecting his
dues from the bankrupt but noble, creti-
ions
The evening times., 1895-08-24
WHY NOT IN VIRGINIA?

Governor. C,Ilberson, OF Texas, declares
he will stop the Corbett- F itzsimmou fight
If he has to call out the troops apd shoot to
accomplish his purpose, and Sheriff Cabel,
of Dallas county, says he will serve any
writ placed In his hands, or do his sworn
duty IL no writ be issued. This looks like
business, and the proba bilities are the OBJ
staclcs placed in their way may drive the
two notorious bruisers elsewhere
As the Governor of Virginia may be too
modest or timid to do SO, The Times would
suggest that Alexandria county offers
unparalleled advantages for the pursuit
OF that calling which is SO lucrative and
congenial TO Mr. Corbett and Mr.. Fitzsim-
mons. Prize fights are of frequent occur
renee in that county. The Alexander race
track pavilion could be enlarged to rival the
Dallas amphitheater. These precincts have
been show to be So cred ground.in the esteem
OF Governor O'Ferrall, Sheriff Palmer and
District Attorney johnson. Illustrations
of the beauties of physical culture are wei
come there, and the champions of that
cult would be thoIsa nd times welcome.
Let COrbctt and Filzsimmons and their
ma na gers be on the sa fe side, and pull OFF,
their fight IN Alexandria county.
The evening times., 1895-08-24
MoRToN,s LATEST EXPLOIT.

Secretary Morton, of the Department
OF Agriculture, has INDUCED himself in
many official freaks which have made
his name a household word wherever
humor. irony, or sarcasm sit 4 { Ia BILE and
encircle the hearthstone. He has been
soup for the funny man of the newspapers
and fish. flesh, and fowl for the epigram-
matte poet.
Occasionally Mr.. Morton peri orms
some trick before high heaven which. if
it fail 10 make the winged ones weep, must
be viewed with some degree of seriousness
by unangelic mundane creatures; and
of such tricks Is that one to-day published in
The Times which tells of his sale for the
price OF old junk of the machinery OF sugar
experiment stations.
1t would be interesting to be informed of
the authority by which even SO seif-suf.
ficient an official as Mr.. Morton thus abol-
ishes institutions established by act of
Congress and which are maintained by.
Congressional appropriations, and virtu-
ally gives away the property of the Gov
ernment.
Mr.. Morton has arbitrarily abolished
many features of his department which
had been looked upon as excellent and
valuable by his predecessors and Congresses
and Presidents, such as the general ex-
pertinent stations and the seed distribu-
ting bureau, but this ls~t act of wiping
out of existence experiment stations es-
tablished for the specific purpose nf devel-
oping the production of domestic sugars
OF ali kinds exceeds any earlier performances
The judgmentofthosew wEo are wellinformed
in regard to the work of these stations is
that they have brought results of immeas-
urable value, and Secretary Morton him
self, in his report Tor the year 1898, warmly
commended that work and urged its
continuance.
Only one explanation can be given OF
the Secretary's erratic course, and it is
that he constantly itches for notoriety.
and therefore looks forward with extreme
glee to formal Investigation of his per-
formances by committee of the next
House of RepreSenta tiyeS.
The evening times., 1895-08-24
Sent from Washington

The Department of Agriculture, through
Secretary Morton, has disposed OF all its
property, cousts ting OF machinery and
buildings, at the various sugar experiment
tai stations in the country. These sta tons
were located at Fort Scott, Kaus.; Mcdi-
cine Lodge. Kans.; Runnymede, Fla; Au-
dubon Park. La, and Lawrence, La. The
property aud outfits at these stations,
which were acquired at great expense,
and consisted OF the latest machinery used
in the cultivation and production OF sugar,
were sold for a mere soug to Louisiana
ana Fort Scott parties.
Secretary Morton, when interviewed to-
day, and asked his reasons for abandoning
these stations and disposing of the build
ings and machinery thereon, said:
1.-The government has been steadily los
ing money in the maintenance OF these
sugar experimental stations without ccom-
plishing any real good SO far as the industry
was concerned. Upwards OF 5000, 900 were
spent in Nebraska and nearly $500, 900 in
Kansas since the inception OF this work OF
educating the farmers of the West in the
culture and production of cane and beet
sugar, and 1t can be safely said that the
benefits derived thercfrom have been
merely nominal
There were ten stations originally, most
of. which were situated In Kansas and
Nebraska. but by some legerdemain they
have been spirited away one after another
SO that now we are unable to find but five
of them upon the map"
'.How 1t was done / am unable to say
but that II was done is evidenced by the
fact that the machinery is gone and even
The OwnershiD of the land bplonpinfy tO the
United States, disputed by those who have
.ettied upon 1t. 1 have therefore decided
that 1t would be best to do away al
together with these experimental stations
which, being of no practical utility .~have
been the means OF fleeing the govern
nIent annually out OIL large sums ofmoney."
In his argument at the bounty hearing
before Comptroller Bowler a few days ago
Senator Manderson praised the work which
had been accomplished by these expert
mental stations in Nebraska in the way of
teaching the farming element out there the
secrets of the ''sun plant" The possi-
Dilities OF that branch of agriculture were
said by MFR. Manderson 10 be so great that
with the repeal of the bounty by Congress
Il movement was set on foot to secure State
aid for the industry. By way of encourage
ment the Nebraska legislature accorded
the planters half cent bounty.
When Secretary MortOn's attention was
called 10 this fact he plainly showed his
attitude toward this kind of governmental
aid by predicting that the sugar producers
of Nebraska would never get the bounty,
II some one out there had but the courage
10 take the matter to the court-F. Mich
enard in New Orleans Times Democrat.