Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-23
FROM wyTuEvILLE.
A visit TO Chimney Rocks-Typhofa-
Fever In Graysor.

Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
WYTHEyILLE. VA. Angus; 1.-Two
N ,,orious negroes-Rufus Perciyal and
Adams Boysaw-who live on Cripple
creek. this county. have been jailed hero
FOR shooting ami throwing rocks into
mixed train az Crocketts Depot g Jew
davs' since. They were arrested by the
detectives Of, the Norfolk and Western
road.
quite a party from this place. including
Mr.. and Mrs. De Van and Mrs. Norman
Walker Of New Orleans; Miss Florence
Klnker.. OF Lynchburg. and then num-
Der OF Wytheville people went UP ana
spent last night on Chimney Rocks, a
noted scenic place on the sumit Of LICK
mountain. three miles southeast OF town
Their camp-hres were easily observable
from their homes down here IN the valley
Tho scenery from Chimney ROCKS y
grand when on them You are some
$500 feet above sea level.
Typhold-fever IS raging 70 come extent
in certain sections OF Grayson cylh y
In one family. that OF Mr. +. II. war;
there are seven cases but as !e' ~
deaths have occurred
a MARE STOLEN.
while visiting IN the western section OF
this county the first Of the week, MT
L
valuable mare stolen from him. Inc
.bief is supposed 70 have been a negro.
AS I predicted in this correspondence
come weeks since. both the Democratic
and tbe Republican candidates for Con-
rrees in this district are residents OF
Wvtheville And. In addition. their homes
on Iawyer's Hi are only separated by
a s0-foot street
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles T. O'Ferrall. Jr.,
a. Max Meadows Inn, entertained this
evening from 8 20 -.
Miss sue Peyton Kent entertained her
nost Of young lady and gentlemen flencs
~ cards and dancing wednesday eve
ming. - 49,.
Ia one little nelghborhood In this sec
.ion there are said TO be seventeen voters
heretofore Republicans. sixteen OF "non
EXPRESS a determination 10 vote Tor iree
silver. That section goes b. the name
OF &c 70 i now.
PERSONAL
Rev. 7 ?. Ribble. OF Newport News IS
on n visit 20 his old home here.
Mrs. c. ". Pike left yesterday afternoon
on a visit 20 friends in and around Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Fenton. who has been summering
at her old home IN Wytheville. has re-
turned 20 Knoxville.
visiting their relatives in this place. Mr.
". II Sellers family. have returned 10
their home In Alexandra.
Mr.. 4. Z. Walker and family OF
Florence Ala. are visiting General
Walkers family here.
Harry Lee Crockett IL IN from Chicago
on a brief visit 20 his father and mother.
CAPTAIN end Mrs. 70. Crockett.
Judge W J.. Fulton and Dir. A. A.
Campbell are in Richmond on business.
Ms. Belle Appling. OF Chattanooga, is
visiting her niece, Mrs. Williams on
Church street.
Mr.. Rover. father-in-law o. Rev. Mr.
Barclay. IL quite sick again a. his home
on west Main street.
J. J. Jameson, ESQ Of ALEXANDRA.
Grand Regent % the Royal Arcanum, OF
Virginia. IS visiting Rain Lodge, OF that
order. IN this place.
The ladies' OF our town viii give en- en-
tertainrnent, probably a bazaar. one nigh.
next week FOR the benefit OF the Charity
ward OF tho Virginia Hospital, in Rich
mond. Mrs. Stephen Putney, Of Rich
mond. who IS summering here. and hrs.
DR.. Charles W. Gleares. Of this place, are
getting up tho entertainment. They VIII
succeed.
Professor Claiborne Baker. OF Staunton,
IS here for the purpose Of opening a nigh
school FOR tOwr.