The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-15
CHURCH ON FIRE
AT ONANCOCK.
Holy Trinity Has a Narrow Escape
From Destruction,
VALUE OF NEW WATER WORKS.
Rev. j. VI. Dunaway Receives "A Call
shad Bringing Good Price
aud Being Caught in Pay
ing Quantities.

ONANCOCK, VA. March H--speclal-
Persons lvlng near the corner Of Nam
Street and Colleve avenue Ia this tONn
heard the cry Of "ure about clock
yesterday morning, and on rushing out
sow great masses OF smOhc Issuing from
tho basement of holy Trinity Episcopal
church. on entering the church they
saw through The dense smJke, flames
bursting through the moor. just In front
OF the chanceL Enorts were mdde 10 e.
unsuish the fire with WAFER from the
neighDOring wells. but these were soon
exhausted anu the names Conunued 10
rise higher and higher.
A CLOSE FIT.
The beautiful church seemed doomed 10
destruction when IL was proposed % try
the new water works. though me nearest
main was so far away thal II was fear
ed the SIX hundred feet OF nose owned oy
the town would not reacn the church.
~ hen The hose was iliI down * was
found that 20 was jus. iOag enough 10
pass through the NinIow or the base
rnent where the FIRE was raging.
The wafer was turned on AMI IN row
minutes the flames we're cxdn9uishcd
Had the FIRE been discovered t"eH,y mn mn
mrs later or had the hose been shorter
the church would Rave. undoubtedly been
GestroveI and along vi h DC several ~
the most hcautiful and costly residences
Of the town
years ago and is regarded as the most
graceful and tomely specimen OF church
architecture on ne 'q7f er1 : ore n W.
sinia. Bishop Randolph considers II The
must beautiful church IN MS diocese ou.-
side OF the large cities
PAINFULLY ScALDED.
Several OF -he young men who went
down IN the basement where the nre orig
cd were overcome by sne hat ana
srn0fe and had their heads and faces
ualnfully Fcalded by the heatci vapnr
from the furnace into which a stream or
water was accicden'a ly poured The
saving Of this beautiful church and other
valuable edifces from Destruction has
fully indicated the wisdom ~ the town
council IN Incarceration ABOUT one wear
ago svs en- OF water " rks, and In teter-
mining last week TO extend the wa.cr
mains through the residence portion or
the town. \ recent Act or Assembly au-
1h0rizes the town authorities TO bor-
row money for this purnoEe. and 10 is
certain trat lhe work will be competed
al an early fafe.
The IRE originated from an ove-heated
nue. which extending from the furnace
10 the chance. ignited the sieepers under
which q rested
The damage amounting 10 several hum
dred dollars is fully covered by insur-
arce.
rev / Manning Dunaway. Of Accom0c
Courthouse has received call to the
Taptst churches at Wythevlle and
Marion.
sHAD FISHING
shad are being caucht IN paving qran-
titles by the fishermen. The price 10 the
local trade IS stil high. good ones bring
ing 70 cents a pair.
Tho farmers nearly all bed I'D sweet
potatoes last week. Many Of the LARGEST
seed were shipped to Baltimore for table
use.
The stockholders OF the proposed new
sgr cultural Fair Association have been
called 10 meet at the courthouse to-
morrow, when 81 IS proposed 70 organic.
Mr. VIM T. wilkins who was slight
IS stricken with paralysis OF the tongue
last week is improrg. and his physician
expects his entire recovery in short
time.
STORE BURNED.
The rtore-h0use. with stock OF goods,
Of Mr.. Edward Davis. Of Greenbackyi.le
In Northern Accomac. W destroyed by
fire a few nisht ago. The loss was about
three Thousand dollars. with an insurance
OF about IN Iteen hundred dollars.
For the month Of February Accomac
had 1s3 public schools in operation. 6.023
pupils were enrolled, and the average
daily attendance was Ai71.
HadmaEson-Wes Confederate Camp
AZ tho last meeting apo nted commit
tee TO secure designs Tor the pfOpDstu
monument. and another to select ste.
The annual reunion for 1875 Will be held
at Accomac Courthouse.
The shirt factory will begin work about
Apii ist. and stock is beng subscribed
for a shoe factory.
The store-nouse OF Mr.. z. b. SwanGer
al Louisville. is being enlarged.
TANGIER'S GOOD LAWS.
Work On the Methodist Episcopal
church. Tangler Island. will be resumed
next week. The building Is large and
OF handsome design. Tang.er has never
had service By any other denomination
than the Northern Methodist The popu-
lation is now fully a thousand. and with
very few exceptions. are members Of
the church. This Is one Of the laws that
don't change.
Another is that everybody is a local
opt on 81 in theory.
Onancock now has n telephone ex-
change. with central Office tn the store
Of Mr. f. L. Miles corner Market ana
North streets. Connection has been es-
tabusheu with large part Of the coun-
~ and additional lines are being punt.