Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-21
IN THE SOUTHWEST.
NEWS NOTES CAUGHT UP AT
wY,ruEvILLE.
PUT IN AN UPSET BID.
bishop RnndoIph's Visit-A Mixed
Crowd In "a JaiI-Tree Fell on Him
Blown Up-Personnl Items of In
fercst.
Correspondents of The Dlspatch)

Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
WNTHEVILLE, VA. May 19.-Mr. Har'
man Newberry of Bland Courthouse, has
! caused to be put in, through his lawyer
in this place, Judge John II. Fulton, al
upset bid, amounting to $4,000, on the cele-
brated Captain Samuel II. Newberry (of
Big -Four fame) farm in Bland county
| The estate consists Of some fifteen hun
| dred or eighteen hundred acres and it Is
admitted to be the finest farm in Bland
county.
telephone message was received in
Wythevile late yesterday evening, con-
veying the sad intelligence of the death
of Mr.. Charles Grayson which took place
on his farm. in Bland county, early yes
terday morning. Heart trouble was the
| immediate cause Of his death He was
about "a years old. and was unmarried.
Judge Robert c. Jackson. of the Fif-
teenth Judicial Circuit, has refused "a
grant Charlie Wells a new trial. so the
prisoner will now be taken TO the peni-
Tertiary to serve out his term of eight
years for robbing two Mount Airy On. g.
sweet-potato peddlers, near Wytheyllle,
last fall
Right Rev. Bishop 4. VI. Randolph, on
his recent visit to this parish, confirmed
u class of sixteen.
DR.. Richard W. Sanders, who was ac-
cidentally thrown from his vehicle on
Main street, in this place. and was badly
bruised and cut about the lace and head,
IS improving as rapidly as could be eX-
pected.
An unusual crowd fills our county jail
at present, including preacher, mer~
chant, deputy sheriff, deputy United
States marshal. a justice Of the peace,
a constable, and last, but by no means
least a candidate for office. who, by the
way. was arrested and placed in Jail by
his opponent.
Arthur Neighbors, of Washington city,
is at home here, on visit.
The work on the new pipe line to Crys-
tai Spring five miles south of town, has
been completed, and our people are again
enjoying that splendid freestObe water
Rev. f.. G. Stuart. OF Tn eastern section
Of the state. has accepted Il call to the
Baptist church In this place.
Melvin Grubb. the little giant Of
Wythe county, was in town this week
and, as usual, attracted q great deal Of
attention. He is now II years old and
weights 4li pounds.
Mrs. David a. Rich is building an ad-
dition 10 her Main-street residence.
Mrs. j. X. Sanders has returned from
visit to New York city.
Mrs. Harry Green and children, Of SAN
dusky, O., are visiting at their old home,
in this place.
Young Miller Belvin, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. -: Belvin. is i'll at his home on
Main street.
Mrs. W. $. Wilkinson and Mrs. H. p
Cristy, Of Baltimore. are visiting at Mr.
Charles Macalester's. i'm this place.
\ proracted meeting will be- inaugu-
rated at the Methodist e--arch Sunday.
and it will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Sinner
tree fell on man named William
Ningate, in the western section Of this
county few days since, breaking his
leg in several places.
Mrs. Frank Umberger. a worthy yor--
lady Of this county. is dead
a charter has beer granted to the Vir-
ginia and Tennessee Telephone Company,
with headquarters at Pulaski city. The
company proposes to run lines from Roa-
noke to Bristol, and from Radford to
Blueheld, Graham. Tazewe.l, and other
town in the Chnch Valley.
Judge William H. Boiling, who has
been quite ILL., is improving.
Mrs. Annie Lawson. Mrs. Bette Leh-
man. and Mrs Lena Cooper will soon go
on an extended visit 10 New York
An employee at the Locust Hill iron
mines in the lower end Of this county
was recently blown up and seriously in
jured-One eye being blown 0ut-by a pre-
mature blast.