The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-28
STEAMERS BREAK
UP AN ICE GORGE
The Northumberland Brings Delayed
Cargo of Christmas Goods.
A HEAD-ON COL LISI0N
Seaboard Air Line Passenger Train ard
Freight Train Come Together in the
Yard at Fredericksburg-Bott
Engines Wrecked.
HEAD-ON COLLISION
fsnoci,l Di.ratch to The Times.)


FRED RICKSB VA, Dec. 81
The steamer northumberland cut through
a gorge of ice four feet deep yesterday
afternoon and reached her wharf here
with a delayed cargo Of oysters anu
other Christmas supplies. Many OF the
oysters were consigned to distant points
in the West and reshipped from here oS
express The steamer left last night on
her return trip to Baltimore.
The Spotsylvania Telephone Company
has closed the deal with the Louisa Com
pany, by which it becomes the owner OIL
tic telephone line between finders anu
belmont. n distance of twelve miles. The
p,ice paid wa" 500.
Among the prominent marriages OF the
Christmas season was that OF Mr.. Walter
p. Wiltshire and Miss Mary NJ. Wilt
shire. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. a.
Wiltshire, of Orange county, at the New
Hope Baptist Church in that county, Rev.
J. NJ. Beadles officiating. The ushers
were Messrs. Frank, Ben. and Houston
Wiltshire and William Cammack. AT
Massaponax Baptist Church, in Spotsyi-
vania county. Mr.. Orren McWhirt and
Miss Martha B. Lewis, both of that
county. were married by Rev. Decatur
Edwards. Of this city. Mr.. Glenn X Jor-
dan. of Caroline county, and MISS ANNIE
L. Sale, OF King George county, were
married at the home of the bride IS rather
Mr.. J. J. Sale, yesterday afternoon Kew
]. L. Tribhle officiating.
The residence of Mr. Cornelius Lowery,
in Hulrs Neck, Northumberland coun-
tv. was DESTROYED by fire and nothing
saved.
HEAD-ON COLLISION.
collision occurred within the city
limits here to-day on the Washington
Southern (Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac) Railroad between a NORTH
bound Seatroard passenger tram. ana
freight The freight train was backing
from the main track to a siding. A mas
man was sent down the track to nag INC
passenger train, but the nagman had
gone only d short distance when the
train came in sight going at such rapid
sneed that it could not be stopped IN
time to avert the collision. The freight
engine was badly wrecked, but the pas
sencer engine was able to take the tram
on to Washington after a considerable
delay. The ack was damaged snort
distance ard traffic was delayed an hour.
No one was hurt. The tender OF the
freight engine was driven entirely
through a car Of corn and the engine en-
tirely disabled.
WASHINGTON GUARDS.
The Washington Guards, Captain NJ
3. Rowe. engaged in their usual Christ
mas week target practice to-day and to-
night a supper was given in honor OF the
winning team at the Washington Inn
Mr.. Isaac Silver, prominent ana Well-
TODD farmer of Stafford county, oleu
suddenly yesterday at his home. aged 70
yoars He was active UP to Il few days
aro and always drove spirited horses.
Colonel Z. D. Cole. member of Gov
erpor T,yler's staff, with his daughter
Miss Alice G. Cole. left here to-day ior
Richmond to be present tonight at the
dinner to be given in honor Of Governor
Tyler and the lady members OF his lam
i,y by his staff at the Westmoreiand C1uo
and will tomorrow so with the Governor
and party to Newport News to witness
the launching OF the Missouri.