The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-05
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Buries Wife in the Morning and
WEEDS in the Evening.
BODY OF A. DROWNED MAN.
Robert S. Knox Secures Commission in the
the United States Army-Judsc sencr
Makes an Interesting Report on
Mount Vernon.
BODY OF "a DROWNED MAN.
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Especial Dispatch to The Time.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Nov. 1.-THE
campaign just closing has been one of the
| most remarkable in This section Tor many
years. Never Deforc was there so much
public speaking by representatives OF the
opposing parties and probably the hard
est fought contest i'll the State is The one
between II. I. Garrett, Democratic in
cunlbent, anG NJ. X. Lowry. Republican
nominee. for the Legislature, IN the dis
tr!ct composed OF STAFFORD and KING
George counties
The body of a drowned man was found
Saturday in the Potomac River, off
Matthias Point. 1t was brought to shore
by fishermen and an inquest held by s.
Il. Price, a justice of the peace. Nothing
was found on the boGy 10 lead to the
identity of the dead man. The body was
buried on the river shore.
Fletcher Taylor, colored.. of Caroline
gcounty, attended, Inc funeratlof his dead
wife at Jcrico (colcredJ Baptist Shurch,-ii,
that county a few Gays ago, and at six
o clock Of the same day was married again
at Salem --aptist CHURCH. Just across the
line in me adjoining county OF Hanover.
LIEUTENAN1.S COMMISSION.
The many friends of Mr.. Root. S. Knox.
son of City Treasurer Robert T. Knox.
of TINS city. are hign.y gratitied at the
announcement of his appointment by
PRESIDENT Roosevelt as second lieutenant
in the United States Army. he having
successfully passed the examination.
Col r. II. Dulany.4 of Loudoun county.
lost last week twenty-ninc OF his valuable
SouthGoW1 sheep by sheepkillnS dogs.
Mr.. Thomas Williams. Jr.. prominent
and promising young man of the >.idewa-
ter neighborhood in Stafor dceunty, is
dead of consumption. aged IS years. HIS
parents, two brothers and three sisters
survive him.
Anything that concerns Washington and
Noun, Vernon is of interest everywhere
and especially. here. which was N2shiiS-
tons playground, and the full ant: au-
thentic accoun, of the l.ount vernon As
ISOLATION. and of the legislation of Vir-,
Sinia and Congress touching the remains
of Washington and tne vestins of the IL
tie TO Mount Vernon in perpetual board
of visitors. which. after months OF re-
search and labor. has been prepared {
Judge ]. &. Sercr and adopted by his
colleagues on the board, DR.. j l.. NJ.
curry. Is. b. Munford and Capt. John
al Coke, CT Richmond. and Mr. r. L..
Gardner, of Pulaski, Will be looked for
with much interest.
This interesting descriptive account has
over q hundred pages of printed matter
ard contains q complete narrative of the
doincs of the association. and the leSis-
lation connected Herewith. from lhe for
nation of the assoca ton in 1855 down to
the present time.
1T W. constitute an exhibit to Gov
e-nor TEler's report To the Legislature il:
December, and each member of the Gen.
eral Assembly will be furnished with q
copy.
MAKING DRESS Co..
The Washington Wooden, Minis of-this,
city. arc now manufacturing the finest
grades of Gress goods in their new de-
partment and are shipping its products
to the nor ,lern and western cities, as we'll
as to southern points. A retail depar,-
ment for the sale of these goods has also
opened in this city. The mills are
now filling a large order for Il fine quail
ty of material for horse blankets from
one of the Nandcrblts. OF New York
a revival is in progress at the Christian
Ghur, The pastor. Rev. /. l.. Chestnut
is assisted by rev. Herbert Yeuell. of AL
leghany City. Pa.
"a Iiev. DR.. Thomas S. Runaway of this
city has been requested to supply the
large Baptist Churc-- i'll Lynchburg. of
which DIR. Mcconnell was pastor. until Il
-DaStorF is secured.