The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-03
THE COLT SHOW
in CRAIG COUNTY
Cyclone Jim Marshall's Irresistible
Persuasive Powers,
ALl-P0WERFUL BEFORE A JURY
Two Romantic Weddings "A Wary
Old Bachelor Trapped at Last
Through the Medium of the
Maiis-Railroads Busy,
BEFORE A JURY

the way or "a colt show. All the farm
ladies for miles around were on hand-for
women love good horses as well as man.
All the men, and all the boys. of course.
-Four quick step colts We're exhibited
under five months old. tee most graceful.
spirited velvet-shod. sensitive. intelligent
little company Of brothers you ever saw
They were waltzed up and down before
the courthouse. and each proud owner
tried TO display the satiuy name and tail
Of his colt to the best advantage. but
one Of them was shown TO be just a
little stronger. just "a trihe more READY
10 I'm out his coltship S mission in this Dig
world. and he was given the blue fio"o"
and SO.
lie had no use for the latter. but with
the blue ribbon Ne could tic up his "bonny
brown hair"
Mr.. John vs.. Trant. of Sinking Greek
Valley. this county. owned the successful
colt. DO was expected that Miss Mary
Frederic. of sweet Springs. would pe one
of the judges. she being a famous judge
OF fine horse flesh. but the lady did not
arrive.
However. the judges were fully compe-
tent men. and stock-raisers Of successful
careers-men who rave made the Sinking
creek stock celebrated across the seas.
Mr.. Trant himself is among the most sue
cessfull. He recently sold one lot OF cat
lie. shipped from Newcastle station Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, Tor
which he cleared $500 cash.
FINE RAILROAD BUSINESS.
Speaking Of shipments from this county.
81 is authoritativclv stated that the RAFT
road business has been better this sum
mer. more money taken in and handled
f- Arr-rruf 4nau fu any month since its
completion 10 this place. Traffic has been
better. and is still increasing
Mrs. Fannie n. Bovkin and her sister.
Mrs. Robinson. have about closed ouf
their season al Bel-Air Hotel. which they
have had rented during the summer u
has been q remarkably successful year
always FUN of pleasant happy. scii-re-
liant hummer folk. who expressed them
selves individually as delighted with the
place. The last of them will leave this
week. True. SOME of the little chaps from
Richmond saw they regret 90 go away
and leave The chinqIapius. the Wild
grapes. tho cartridges in the corn-stuhble,
tho sulphur springs ont iu the meadows
along the wcedy paths. to'which one finds
the wild "touch-mc-not. the purple tas-
scls on tho ir0H-wecds. the vivid crimson
of the Indian pink. and the glorious big
bells on the "hog-tater-yine but school
~ the city is perhaps more of "a necessity
Ran pastoral pleasures I'm the shadow
af~the blue peaks of Newcastle.
The schools here have opened. and "a
young man from Richmond Will have
charge OF the Newcastle lnstitute-Mr
Alexander Maeil. lie has other teachers.
Of course. but Mr.. M4gin is the princi-
pal. and IL is reported that he is emil
nently fitted for his work. being O. grad
uate of RandOlph-Macon School az ASH
land.
UNPROYOKED ATTACK.
AT the court last week some interest
ing eases were tried. Among the civil
cases may be mentioned that of Mills
Biggs. who was indicted for uuprovoked
assault on a young country lad. The boy
was seated on the Sidewalk, several per-
sons were near, and he did not see Biggs
approach him. had mo- means of de-
fence. and the man. a blacksmith. came
up with q huge piece of iron. "a kind Of
Ions hinge. and struck him ON the head a
murdcrous blow. cutting the scalp; hut.
as the weapon glanced on the skull. no
serious damage was done. Biggs had
previously become offended az the boy
for some trivial cause.
Eut when the case was tried Biggs had
secured judg, James vs.. Marshall 10 de-
fcnd him. and 10 used 10 Dee a proverb IN
these parts. years ago. when Mr.. Mar
shall used his cvclonic influence over the
Craig jury. that zone could kin a man
here if be had five dollars. for Judge Mar
shan would not only save his neck but
keep him on Of jail for THAI mount
That was. however. no reflection upon
The value Of the lawyers services, but
intended 20 convey the fact that he could
save his neck. Indeed. there is a case on
record I'm these courts in which a man
being tried once for murder. when Judge
Marshall was Commonwealth Attorney.
and sentenced TO be hung. was tried again
during an election campaign. and
was sentenced to the p%eniten-
tary. Then his term of Office expiring.
Judge Marshall came out. not as prose-
cutOr. but as defendant for the condemn
"a. proven and confessed murderer. This
time he cleared him. and tle old fellow
10 this day rOams the Red Branch noun
tains as free as the volvet-hOrned bucks
~ the deer herds. In the ease this week
tried against Biegs, Commonwealth At
torney. Mr. George Layman. did al IN
Dis power 20 faithfully prosecute the VIE
clous offender. but he was sent to jail
FOR tweney-four hours and fined ten doll
iars. Il is safe to say that the boy who
got the blow. and stnl carries the scar,
and the headache. did not get the money.
ROMANTIC WEDDINGS.
Two romantic weddings have occurred,
not in Newcastle. but with Newcastle
people, lately.
The FIRST one was the unexpected and
somewhat sensational marriage in Baiti-
more Of Miss Mamie owens. OF Eagle |
RocE 10 Mr.. Albert Burkholder. OF Au-
gusta county. Virginia. Miss owens
father lives here. and is Il highly respect
ca citizen. The youns lady attended
school here. and was a great favorite.
She IS a beautiful girl. The fact that she
went TO the home of Mr.. Byrdine Abbott
pastor OF C~alnOun-Street Christian church
o. Baltimore. while on a visit 20 that |
city. and was married lac, Saturday
morning. was not such q surprising thing
for a girl 10 do in these DAYS OF original
ideas and new women. but another feat
ure 3f the ease was that or "a former en-
ragenent. announced and consented 10
by her parents, with, a young physician
~ Philadelphia.
Nj and Mrs. Burkholder reside in Au-
gusta county. and have not yet been
home for the lady's parental blessing
which ! have been assured awaits her al
her well-pr0ylded home whenever she
chooses 20 come FOR IL.
TIE other wedding was more OF local
interest although cOnsummated in far
WY Kansas City. Mr.. w O. Caldwell,
n prominent citizen OF Craig. a great IA
vorlte win everybody. fun OF genial
goodwill and happy-cheeer, was getting