The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-18
FREDERICKSBURG
OCT0GENARIANS.
Three Active Business Men Who Have
Passed -Four Score.
MARY WASHINGTON MONUMENT,
All the Women Societies of ircder.
icksburg TO Entertain the Associa
tion-Lightning Strikes Trinity
Episcopal Church.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA June IL
speclal-The Fredericksburg Mary Wash
ington Monument Association, the Society
for the Preservation Of Virginia Anti
tiles. Daughters OF the Revolution. and
Colonial Danes have an united IN making
preparations for the entertainment u
the National Mary Washington Monument
Association. which meets here the latter
part of this month.
The chinch-bug is making its appear
ance ia the growing wheat I'm many To-
caiities of this section. A short time ago
The crop gave promise OF making an ave-
rage yield. but it is feared this insect
will seriously affect the prospects
SENATOR TALIAFERRO's GIFT
United States Senator-eiect james r.
Taiiaferr0. OF Jacksonville. fla., has 10
noted So to the fund for erecting a Con-
tolerate monument al Orange Courthouse
The Senator is a. native of Orange
Rev. DR.. IT, $. Dmaway. of this city
will conduct am all-day missionary NEE e
ing at North Pamunkey church, 10
Orange county next sunday
The Baptist Mission chapel az lamo
Creek. King George county. is nearly
completed. and viii bee ready for services
by june loth.
a post-ohicc inspector from Washington
who thoroughly examined the city post
office here, reports that &c is I'm admirable
condition Duo every respect. and comyl-
mcuts the postmaster Mr.. John VI. Grit-
nn The free delivery system VIII DE put
i'm operation here September lst
DIR. DILL RETURNS.
DffT has returned from
the southern Baptist Convention at Louis
vile. and tonight. at the regular Wed
nosdav NIGHT service at the Baptist
church. be took for his subject the pro-
coedings of the convention, and greatly
interested his large congregation.
The shipments of tobacco from Caroline
county are very heavy now. and much or
it lis bringing fancy prices I'm the Rich-
moud market Caroline is one OF the
best producing counties I'm the state of
high-erade tobacco.
THREE REMARKABLE MEN.
Three citizens of this place. we'll ad-
vancod in years are remarkable for their
activity They are Mr.. John j. Young.
who passed hts eighty-hfth birthday last
Saturday. and is still I'm active business
ex-Mayor n. ). D0cgett. who was eighty
three years old few days ago. and Us
suI actively engaged in business pur-
suits. and Hon. a. i. Rowe. the present
mayor Of the city. who was eighty-onc
years old last November These gentle
men are looking well and give promise
of many moro years of usefulness 10 the
community in which they have been such
conspicuous figures for $50 long "a time.
STRUCK by LIGHTNING.
During a. stom last night lightning
struck the bell tower Of Trinity Episcopal
church. causing damage of about 500.
Lightning also struck and set on fire
the Courthouse OF Mr. O.. T. Payne near
this city. and killed an OK under an
adjoining shed.
Thursday. June lst has been selected
for Confederate Memorial Day here, and
elaborate preparations arc being made
for IL. and also for tho National Decora
tl0n Day.
Mrs Frances Perry died TODAY ar tho
home of her e0n-iu-iaw. Mr. James S.
Patos. I'm the county after short Illness.
aged seventv-two years.