The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-15
10 Close During Church Hours
Morning and Evening.
TOOK HALF OUNCE LAUDANUM
Twenty-One Sheep Killed by Lightning.
Mr.. Bostick Resigns as Agent at
Orange-New Canning Factory
Nearly Ready fer Work
Especial dispatch 10 The Times.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, July IA
&r L. E. Martin. of Hariisville, w. Va.
has been at Bowling Green, Caroline
county. for some time working up IN
terest in a State bank to be established
at that place. He has induced num-
Der Of prominent citizens of the county
20 take stock in the enterprise, and a
charter has been granted in the name
Of the Caroline County Bank, author
4zing it to do business at Bowling Green,
with T. d. Coghil president. and L. Il.
Martin cashier.
The farmers OF this section are in fine
spirits at the prices now prevailing tor
farm produce. Mr.. Price G. Edwards,
a prosperous young farmer OF STAFFORD
county has just sold in this market 1000
bushels OF corn at 20 cents per bushel
and his brother sold 500 bushels at the
same price Captain NJ e. Rowe. who
has farms in Spotsylvania and Stafford
counties. has just sold large consigfi-
ment of his new wheat in this city at
50 cents per bushel, and Mr. l.. Jett Of
Stafford, has delivered 1000 bushels at
a satisfactory price, Wheat and corn
are now coming in in large quantities.
and will continue TO do so as long as
prices keep up
SHEEP KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Mr. L. w Hill. of Madison county,
lost twenty-five sheep of his large flock
ON ISHilllIS HuIlliS tIiQIiiei oloi ~ oA
last week.
Mr. w. p Bostick has resigned as
Joint agent of the Southern and Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroads at Orange.
and. with his family. will return to
Burkville. Va.
Mr.. D. A. Richie, private secretary
OF Governor Montague. who was the
guest a portion of Saturday and Sun
day Of Mr.. c. L Stensle. of this city,
returned Ia Richmond to-day
Mrs. Maggie Owens. of Spotsylvania
county. while returning to her home yes
terday from this city in a buggy. was
badly hurt by her horse running away
and throwing her out.
The funeral of Mrs, Maria ]. c. Ma
son. mother Of Circuit Judge J. E Ma
son. took place this afternoon from st.
Johns Episcopal Church. at King
George. Courthouse. Rev. Is. T. Turner.
the rector, conducting the services. A
large concourse OF people attended, and
the interment was made in the church
burying ground by the side OF her late
husband.
NEW CANNING FACTORY.
The new canning factory of Roberts
Brothers. of Baltimore. in this city. is
being rapidly put in shape for handling
the new tomato crop.f and will soon be
ready for operation. The season here
abouts has been excellent, and it is eN-
peCted that the crop OF tomatoes VIII
be large. and the factory will secure
enough Of the product to keep it in
operation through the entire season. as
a large acreage was planted.
Mr. e o Sandy. prominent citizen
of Essex died a few days ago at his
home in that county. lie is survived
by his mother, four sisters and three
brothers.
Captain S ]. Quinn. Messrs S. E.
Eastburn and j. Z. Alrich have been
elected delegates by the Baptist Sun
day-school of this city to the Goshen
Baptist Sundav-school Convention to be
held at Hebron Baptist Church. in Spot
sylvania county. on July sd and oath.
Mrs. Mary a. Dixon, wife of the aged
colored prea cher. Rev. George L. Dixon.
of this city. who died Sunday at the
age Of eishty-siE. was in her early life
maid in some of the most distinguished
families of Virginia. She had been mar
ried to her husband tiftysix years, and
had peen a member Of Shiloh Colored
Baptist Church here for over sixty