The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
MANY FIRES IN NEW KENT.
A Goat Goes Hunting With Dogs-oamc is
Plentiful.
Especial Disnatch 70 The TimeS.l


ROXBURY, VA. November g.
Incidents and accidents have been ire
quently reported of late. Fires have oc-t
Cured and did considerable damage. Mr.
Charley Moore, who lives near West
wood, had his dwelling destroyed by fire
a few days ago. The building was a to-
tai less. He managed, at a great risk,
to save the furniture. The house was
insured for $500.
,Messrs. John and Willie S1edd. near
the same place, lost their barn by fire
Friday night with $50 bushels of sweet
potatoes, about five tons Of hay, 10000
pounds of fodder, besides a lot of farm
ing implements; also a fine mule was
seriously burned The other stock was
saved with much difficulty.
Their loss is estimated at Sl,5Go, with no
insurance.
There is no suspicion of incendiary
origin though, of course, itslooss strange
that 50 many fires should occur in such
q short while.
On Friday night last at the beautiful
little town of TalleysvilIe Mr.. Clarence
Apperson and Mr.. Jessie Richardson, two
OF New Kent's mostapopular young men,
gave another of their popular germans
There was a large and fashionabl BILE
crowd present. The rooms had been
beautifully decorated for the occasion
with running cedar. cut-flowers and wild
ferns. and shaded lamps cast a glow over
the whole, which made the scene one of
the most beautiful germans ever wit
messed in the county. The band-stand,
which had been neatly arranged was
converted into bower of beauty. The
musicians were nearly concealed behind
blanks of potted plants. The music was
excellent.
AT $3.50 clock the cornet sounded. call
ing the gay dancers to their places Il
was "a beautiful! scene when they took
their places. Some of the most beautiful
young ladies of New Kent and Charles
City sraced the occasion.
+ At u O'clock supper was announced,
when ali were invited into tho dining
room. which had been elegantly decorat-
ed for the occasion. Everything to
tempt the appetite was; there The sup
per consisted Of turkey, lamb, silote.f tine
York river oysters in every style, trop-.
ical, fruits and desserts. 6sss -
After supper dancing was resumed and
kept up until a late hour.
There was much excitement near GUM
ton a few days ago. when 81 colorcd wo-l
man came near beng frightened TO death.
Mr.. Harvey Mantelo. q prosperous young
farmer in that neighborhood. has a pret-.
sty little son and the father humors him
sto everything he wants Some timc5sago.
he told his father he wanted a8littles billy
L
goat. Az The, same time he was raising a
pair Of young hounds. 1t seems that the
goat and hounds grew IN together anf'
became Very fond of each other. When
the dogs got large enough to go hunting
the goat would so. too; It is said the
goat will keep up with the hounds. It
cannot bark like the hounds. but it
makes a terrible noise just the same. I t.
seems a co1oreG woman who lives in. the
neighborhood left. home early one MORN
ing to see a friend and left a small child
in the care of. a larger girl She had not
gotten far when she reahd some hounds.
running and q terrible noise ii the same.
direction. The poor frs htcne6 woman
thought it was her. child calling ana the
hounds would devour it before she could
get ttosit ~ - Z ssss s5
1T was nothing but the little billy goat
running with its companions. IT was a
long time before she scould be restored 10
{ consciousness, when found by one Of the
( nefghbors.
Partridge hunting has been going on
this week in full blast TWo young men
who spent two Gays down here from