The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-08
l'OVN'0 URBANNA1
IS INCORPORATED.
.AFine Hotel and New Residences.
Under Contract.
STEAMERS / O RUN TO WHARF j! 4
"A New Industry to Be Established at
Fredericksburg in the Shape of
Shirt and Overall Factory.
Fauquier.Horses Sell.
Special Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial OlSp1Icu TO Ahc 4AAieS.J
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, April r..
Mr.. A. Randolph Howard. OF this city,
has purcha sed the Morgan property, at
Urbanna, Middlesex county, on which he
will at once have erected by Contractor
Frank P. Stearns. of this city. five mod
gern residences. He is also having plans
made for a fine, up-to-date hotel at the
same place, to cost S15,c0o. Mr.. Howard
is cashier of the Conway, Gordon and
Garrett National Bank, of this city, and
president Of the lIiddlesex National: Bank,
located at Urbanna- Urbanna was lncor-
porated by the Legislature at it's recent
session. and President Henry Williams, Of
the Weems Line, has agreed to run
steamers up Urbanna Creek to Urbanna
wharf hereafter. This will add to the
convenience of shippers and travellers and
facilitate the busine:s Of that growing and
thriving town.
Hon H f. Crismond has returned home
from the Constitutional Convention. In
which he represented this city and Spot
sylvania county. Mr. sCrismond is a strong
Democrat, but he did not vote for the
suffrage plan agreed upon by the Demo-
cratic majority and later adopted by the
convention He is opposed to proclaiming
the new Constitution. and is in favor Of
submitting it to the present electorate.
N EWa 51tSDOS
"A new industry is about to be started
here. the stock having already been sub
scribed for a shirt and overalls factory
Tho most prominent business men of this
city are among the stockholders. and the
plant will soon be in operation. Mr.
Charles ]. Stengle is at the had of the
movement:
Miss Esther Buckner. eldest daughter
Of the late Cuthbert Bucltner, died yes
terday at ''Hazeldean," the Buckner
homestead. near this city. of consumption.
She is survived by two sisters. Misses
Lucie and Maggie BucSner. The funeral
took place this afternoon from the late
residence, Rev. DR.. ]. w. Rosebro con-
Quoting the services, and the interment
was made in the city cemetery here.
The remains of Mr.. ]. c. Helm, who
died in Washington yesterday, were
brought here to-day and taken to the
farm of Mr.. John T. French. near Coax
ley, in Stafford county. for interment.
Mr.. Helm was formerly a'merchant in this
city and left here for Washington. where
he engaged in business. He was seventy
years old and is survived by a widow
and four sons.
a NICE DONATION.
A citizen of S2otsylvania county. while
in the city, went into a store of a gentle
HAL WHOSE vic Is COl!ueCleQ= WIFI tflS
Mary Washington Hospital Association
and handed him $50. which he requested
him to turn over to his wife as donation
to the Mary Washington Hospital. with
the further request that his name be with
held in the matter.
The Hidden place. in Orange county,
containing 1Gi acres the property of Mr..
John T. Brown, has been sold to Mr.. L..
c. AGREE, OF Lynchburg, for $500.
NIessrs. Hale and CARRIER. of F'aunuier
county, recently sold a pair of handsome
horses raised in that county to a North
ern party for 81 go. and have since shipped
twelve others at smaller but very prof.
table prices.
Bishop Lucian Kinsolving. of Brazil,
preached to a large audience at ST.
Georges Episcopal Church here tonight.
In Shiloh colored BAPTIST Church here
yesterday. Rev. J. =. Brown, the pastor.
baptized fifty-eirht new converts. who
Joined the church at a recent revival