The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-02
ON THE RAPPAHANSOCx.
Judge Brown Gives an InsoIent Tramp
Dose Of Shot.


FREDERICKSBURG VA, sept L.
Special The Adventists camp-meeuns
at Screamervile. in this county closed
Sunday night The services were idrSey
attended both by the people OF the hels"-
borbood and those from distance.
A very large congregation heard rev
william Meade Clark preach MS itse ST
mon as rector or st. Georges rpisSopN
church Sunday morning. lie BABE ms
congregation an afiectionate farewell, ana
said that during his stay here he had
preached in the pulpit or every Protestant
church in Fredericksburg, something that
had not been done by any other minister
OF the city. Mr.. Clark will take charge
OF ST James church, in Richmond, about
the 18th OF this month. During the inte-
rim he will visit friends at MaNweltOn, in
Halifax county. He has been rector OF
st. Georges church for about six years.
and the people of Fredericksburg. ire
spective OF denominaton, regret that he
has gone to another field Of labor
St Georges church has extended a call
10 Rev Robert Gibson, OF Cincinnati. a
son OF the late Rev. Churchill j. Gibson,
of Petersburg. Va.
Rev. Dr. T. 5. Dunaway has returned
from pleasant visit 10 the Eastern
Shore, and filed his pulpit IT the Baptist
church Sunday Crning. At night Rev.
Jacob Sallade, Of BroadiusMemorlal
church, Rich n"rd, preached an isterest-
ing disCol rSe.
Rev. l.. A. Cutler, an eloquent and at
tracfive speaker, is holding night SER
vices ac the Disciples church here.
The competitive examination for the ten
scholarships OF the public schools in the
Frede rick tUrg College has closed. The
following are the successful competitors.
J. +. Gouldman, Jr., Louise Aldrldge,
Mabel Bazel Sallie Colbert, Virginia Mus
selman, Lillian Montague. Emma owens,
Bertha Owens, Carrie Lee scott ana
Alice Turner.
An itirerant stove seller recently went
to Judge Edwin Browns home, IN
Northumberland county. and demanded
that q meal be served him. Judge Brown,
who was Just recovering from a spell or
sickness and was Sitting in an easy chair
on the front porch informed the man
that Il was after dinner hour, the ser
want was gone, there was sickness in the
family, and he could not be accOmmo-
dated. This angercd him, and he be
came so insolent and abusive that Mr..
EDWIN Brown Jr., ordered him to leave.
Refusing to DO this and continuing his
abuse. Mr.. Brown went into the house
for his gun. The stove peddler. suspect
* what Mr.. Browns movement meant.
departed down the walk toward his team
and when about fifty yards distant re-
ceved in his back a load Of No shot
He mounted lis team and hurredly dis
appeared. The services Of a physician
were needed and secured. but as Nr
Brown was not arrested. the stove vendor
must have felt as the people of the COM
munity did, that he got no more than
he deserved.
Mrs Maggie Word Chowning. wife OF
Mr. Thomas ChOwning OF Middlesex coun-
~. a most estlmable Christian lady, died
few days ago.
Mr.. Henry Williams OF the Weems
Line steamers rendered the teachers
scholars. and friends OF Christ church. in
Middesex county. an excursion on the
steamer Richmond from BushOm's 10 Tap
pahannOck. which was greatlY eninved