The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-21
THE HORSES OF L0UD0UN
SENATOR STEWART ELECTED PRES
IDBNTo OF HAMILTON Association.
shipment of Animals to New York Realize
Good Prices-successful Trials OF
looming Pigeons.

HUGHE.SVlLLE, VA. May O.-Spe-
cial.-At recent meeting OK the stock
holders OF the Hamilton Horse and Colt
Show Association, senator Stewart, OF
Nevada, who has recently purchased "a
farm In this county. was elected lrssi-
dent, Major A. 3. Nicholson. Wce-pres-
ident. ). T.. Rogers. treasurer, and T..
II. Tavenucr. secretary.
The Association Will give an exhibition
OF trotting. hurdle racing etc, on the
.th of July next.
Tie time for holding lis annual ex-
hib.ti has not been determined upon.
Mr. 4. b. Leith. residing near Philo-
mont is very IN with pneumonia
Mrs. sarah Hampton died In Hbs1oro
recently in the sixty-oighth year of her
sge.
Fifty homing pigeons beolnging TO DR.
PeuneL of Leesburg. We're libetatei 5t
Petersburg. at S@j \. NJ. and after
flight Of one hundred and nifty miles,
reached Lcesburg at $3.50 =. NJ.
The horses recently shipped 10 the New
York market by Mr.. H. 3. Made. OF
Lcosburg. sold az prices ranging from
s2l0 10 $3.50.
Mr. Male realized from his consignment
the sum of 1856.
Mss Laura Richards. Of Baitimoe.
IS visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. l.. Rich
ards. OF Hamilton.
HALF BRED HACKNEYS.
on Monday last. Senator Henry Fair
fax shipped twenty horses to the New
York market They We're hall-brei
huckueys ont of Virginia mares and ty
Aatch--ss and Northern Light
Miss Bessie Ieat0n. teacher of the
D
school term by taking her pupils ON
picnic excursion g. Balls Blum on the
Potomac.
DR.. j.. T.. Copeland. " Round nii. has
returned from "a visit 10 his sister. Mrs.
A. %. Purcell. Of henderson, y. G..
lie also attended the meeting of the
American Medical Association during his
absence from home
The Union Suuday-schooi convcnuon 81
Iogiuuu county, N.l meet az Ashhurn
QaumwolD ON the "a and 81 OF june.
on Wednesday last. Mr.. Ashty
Thomas and Miss Nora Palmer were mar
ried at Arcola. Rov. Mr.. Williams otllciat-
ing.
yea Ieosburg on Tuesday, Mr.. ". d.
Phillips and Miss Hattie d. Brown were
married Boy thc Rev. y. Head, ID. u.
Or. e.. y. Altney of Baltimore. visited
his parents in Lee-hurg last week.
We are having unusually dry weather
FOO northern Virginia considering the std-
son. I'm fact il might almost be called a
spring drought.
STORMS AND BLACKBERRY BLOOMS.
Some of orr knowing ones insist that we
always have "a storm while hia kherrlcs
ar IN bloom, but the storm-k'ng seems
10 De- behind the schedule this time as
tho biackherries are in bloom now
Miss Kate Kenuon. of Richmond. Is
visiting SIR. and Mrs. Tatum. az Fruit
land" near Leesburg.
Mis- Catnarine A. Donohoe Of Balu-
more. is visiting friends IL this county.
Or. John s.llman. ~ MARYLAND, "
visiting bis uncle. Mr. Robert Hemptohe'
near Lceshurg
Row. j. vs.. Lupton. of CIafNsl me-
Tenn but formerly pastor " the tIes-
bvtorian church in Leesburg visited MS
friends in the latter place recently ana
preached for them during IBIS stay
Ar. w. Walton Harper. VINO haS Jusl
returned from am extended tour liI"y
Europe. Asia and Africa Is FiaIIlH5 ii2
br,ther SIR. Robert Harper Of TINS
county. .r.. o.
FauquIcr. are visiting rev Nii' "'''
Kinks. of Leesburg. ..-.
The town council Of Leesours mas
"a am ordinance requiring hc5cie ii"' ~
fo attach bells and lamps 10 ih'lt
ana f0rhidmg them 10 ride 'i'Io"- ,'a.
streets mi "a greater rate OF speech ''''''
ton miles am hour .-,...,
Heretofore. the hioyclofs Or ihtl wv wv I.
have been under no spo'iu H.
t,+c,or sd far as t.t' laws OF inc
coronation were concerned. .
e.s,r cteadman. of Washington
g. visitire friends in Leesburs