Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-18

Sheriff A. O. Cronwsu, Of Nossolk sounev.
~ gone % Indiana e bring beck xgaR1y
Davis. Who after being indicted for stealing
es1e nom Alice Riddick, jumped bis ball
oond and left the state.
J. =. sarg. Of the Black Forest Farm. has
lust sold his herd Of half-bred Holstein cat
tie. over forty head. to Dornburg a Lohr-
nnck, OF Baltimore.
The water works which Mr. Charles &.
aork, OF Baltimore. has been building for
ohSncock, are now completed and were
.osneiy turned over TO the town suthori-
ues last week The water Il obtained from
a circular pool 20 feet In diameter and lsJ<
teet deep and cased In hard red brick. From
'nis pool the water IL pumped into the Seser-
sor oy means OF triplex heavy-pressure
stiweh Il Bierce pump and an Otto electro
gasoline engine. The reservoir. which has
capacity OF 20, 900 gallons of water. Is sup
ported by IL steel pillars resting on granite
Eases. all together forming a graceful tow
er, from the top OF which one can command
hne view OF the Chesapeake bay and Watts
and Taogier Islands. The engine house is n
brick structure lSx26 feet. All these struc-
lures stand on a beautiful lot In the North
western part OF the town. overlooking the
main branch OF Onsccck creek. itself n bold
and picturesque estuary Of the Chesapeake
proved kind. aud the fire hydran.s arc OF
the Ludlow pattern. each having 2ss inch
outlets The town authorities have pur-
chased 900 feet Of the best pocket jacketed
nose, and are now prepared 20 protect from
nre all property along the streets where the
water mains have been put down.
A movement Is on root among the leading
business men Of Hampton and Phoebus
winch, II successful. Will prohibit the IN
mates OF the National Home for Old Soldiers
which Is located at the former place. from
engaging In outside employment or going
into business for themselves. This move
ment f. headed by Thomas Laskin. Of Phoe-
ous, and among others interested in the cru
SADIE l. ex-rOstmastcr Has
\ surveying corps is now engaged In sur
Veying route from Staunton to North
River gap for Chesapeake and Western ex-
tension. aad 1t Is said 20 be certain that the
road will be- pushed that far at once. Owing
T. the numerous mountnins and heavy
grades 10 Highland there is prospecs that
the electric railway project will be aban-
doned as impracicsble aud road be built
from Staun;on 40 join the Chesapeake and
Western at Mt. Scion and thus ,et into High
land This seems 10 be the only feasible
route.
work was commenced on the big business
aud tenement block which Mr.. ID. :. Jones
some Time ago arrphsec % build AT the cor
nrr OF Iwerty-eighth street and Lafayette
avenue New port News The block will bo
four stories high and have room enough on
the urst noor 10 accommodate several large
stores. IL - 10 be- ~ brick. 4
L. /. Bray, aged thirty-six years, WAS
found dead Ina bis house in Danvlle. The
body was suspended by rope from the top
OF a door frame. and from its condition the
act must have been committed early in the
week. No one mas been staying IA tho
house with Mr.. Bray recently.
On July 20 last Bray carried his wife and
child 10 her fathers. at Christie. Va. and
returned 10 Danvillo In "a dependent mood.
On August u ~ sold his interest in the
Carter Machine Company to his partner,
ana since then had made several efforts to
buy an interest IN established houses here
but without success. For several months
past Bray had acted strangely. and there is
not much doubt but that constant br0oding
CA some trouble. which he did not disclose,
had affected his mind.