Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
pOCKBRIDGE C0UNTN.
,rrY INTERESTING AND Sue
.,,ssrtI. SURGICAL OPERATION.
ling n Needle in Lady's Foot
Rays-A Painful Accident
reer-Huntcrs-PersonHI and Gene
rsl notes


4rNrNGTON. VA, November H-CSpe-
.-,,-An interesting surgical operation
,srrormcd this week by Or Robert
.,or assisted by Dr. W. $. White
ur Reid white. a young lady. IN
.,,.rr across tho floor. stuck n needle
t,r foot: the needle broke of, and "a
.ofu remained I'm the foot In order
l,,rte &c. Professor S. I. Moreland'
abireton and Lee University. was
..1 20 examine tho foot by means q
be-. N-rlvs apparatus in his laboratory.
~., r.foeraphs were taken-oOe with
49,. trbe above the foot and the plate
..-u. The other with the tube on the
..oe the foot. next TO the little toe, and
a., rrate on the opposite side The
r, showed plainly IN both views the
. showed that the needle was under
,,. middle toe. rather nearer tho big toe
.N., the utIe one. and extended from
.,. i..rt back under the metatarsal-bone.
- ..,ord view showed that It was
or..r the bone. no part OF the needle
.. rrsrer than about three quarters
.r frch from the surface. With the
l.--r+ion given by the photographs, the
I'D, v.s removed. and found 10 be two
.t.-fs 90 IN inch long.
.r, county Court on Tuesday entered
A o-r.r temporarily closing a number
-+-.efz and alleys at Glasgow, as Pc
,a.--.I for by Messrs J. G. and K. 9.
g...r They arc TO pay the Mayor
council OF the town $50 per acre
Odd. use of che closed streets and all
Oh, order can DE terminated at
. --l II twelve months notice, from
..- ella town Of Glasgow or Messrs.
,..- The money collected IS 10 be
-- i- r.0airing streets Of the town
v- william S. Havs a tenant on Or.
ST. ~ RuNners Buffalo farm, sustained
,.rv rluful accident recently. lie was
f.--r barbed-wire fence. and wh'
... ol the wires was being stretched it
s-.-.eI and. flying around, struck Mr..
-. between the hand and the elbow.
~.. sharp harbs laccratcd and tore the
e..r and severed some of the leaders.
81. was brought 20 Lexington and placed
.-..r the influence OF chloroform, and
p. wound dressed
DEER-HUNTERS.
marty of deer-hurters left licking
,.- r- Wednesday morning for Walkers
-,rrtrfn. I'D on Eig river. Among those
d.. went were Mcssrs A. 4. Waddel.
--rl Campbell. ard Rice Miller, Of
lexington. u. A. Stcrrett. ]. F. Sterrett.
u. K'r,Ear. and w.. A. Kinnear Of
Timber Ridge: and Frederick Mohler,
-f pocklrilge Baths Another party ex-
-..ts 90 go TO- the same point from ROCK
bridge Uo .hs.
rr-.rtior was given by the Daueh-
le-e Of the Confederacy at the residence
70 rr Andrew d. Estill on Friday eve
-.rr Tie entertainment consisted or
Confederate tab'eaux and war-songs.
40 Che Columbian paper-mills, at Buera
WISE. Sc is the custom % warn the en-
.'o-.as ~ r o'clock I'm the morning by
MEANS of tho large whistle TO get ready
f.- tho DAYS work. The farmers IN that
r.nltr and south Of Lexington use IL
asa standard gauge to rise by and COM
nance their daily vacations. A promi-
,ert farmer. midway between Lexington
nj Dreua Vista depended entirely upon
u The night Of the election the whistle
r,s sounded IN honor Of AicKinley's cleo
Nrr hr the 1ub'lants at that place. The
farmer in question was awakened by the
whistle and called his boys 20 so
end r-t the horses out Of the field. and
biz good wife at once prepared breakfast
AFTER breakfast a load OF hay was placed
OIL tha aeO1, and preparations made
7 fake 90 TO Buena Vista, when day
t-h. daWned. After waiting for some
ur- the old family timepiece was con-
i-af and &c was found TO be just half
r-et o'clock Now. the farmer has no
l.'h u steam whistles.
John j. Tomlin. IN old Federal soldier.
r ha command Of General Averill du-
Ping the late war. died at his home,
GEAR Timber Ridge, from typhoil-fever.
At tte close Of the war he came 70 this
county and found a home with Mr.. IL.
o. Lyle. lie was aged rs years.
THE NEW COURTHOUSE.
Tho fine weather this fall has well suit
ID Che iricklayers at work on the
r.w courthouse. ard fine progress has
ts.0 made Tho second-storY walls ara
s'roat uD. and the brickwork VIII soon
te completed.
Wheat g. making a fine show for this
i.-'y ll the season. Tho f2<ZlsrS Say
..r never had a better stand.
Captain and Mrs. Robert Z. Lee, Of
Washington. ID. c., are the guests Of
General O.. w. Gusts Lee.
lra Alexander NJ. Nelson, OF Roanoke.
Dee returned home after q visit CT some
t Co Mrs. IT, IL. Myers.
r- Joe. Gollsby, of Mobile Ala, Is
ring Mrs. j. j. White.
Ir. William McKenny Of near Mcg-
t-s Creek. has gone 10 Midland. Tex,
.- Ole lenedt Of his health.
Nrs. James y. Leonard, Of Philadel-
i-a. $50 the guest Of Mrs. John i. Camp
l-I.
Mrs Newton Wayt and Miss Matte
Tart ~ stanton. are the guests Of
SIRE. Thomas A. Bledsoe.
Nscs Jennie and Nina Bacon have
gone t0 Florence, Ala. and viii spend
t winter there. visiting Mrs. Sidney y.
williamson.
ST. D. o. Blackford and Mr. Arista
Loee NJ stanton. were In town during
ts past week, visiting their sons, who
t-. cadets at the Virginia Military lnsti-
goo.
Nss Mamie sdckley and Miss clara
Cline OF N'3dlctown. Va, are the guests
90 Nrz Robert Gnlock.
N.s Mildred Lee has returned TO her
home in lexington after a visit or some
duration among friends in Washington
and other cities.
,fr and Mrs. James Reynolds. Of
fhar'oftosvilie. are the guests OF MI.
rtMD Enrleman. on Kerrs Creek. Mrs.
Reynolds Is a daughter Of Dir. Engle-
u.n
Nrs sidney T.. Moreiand has returned
bone from Berkeley county. w. Va,
U-cre she went TO witness the marriage
q. he- brother. Rev. J.. r. Leyburn. to
Nsl Hanlan.
SIR. TT. Dc Young was in Baltimore
Surfing The past week 20 attend the mar
tare Of Miss Hollander and Mr.. IL.
Weinberg OF that city.
wYTHE COUNTY.
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