The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-04
GRAND LODGl
KNIGHTS G. HONOR.
Viii. Meet in Annual Session in.
Fredericksburg,
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1t Projected into tue Road and Knocked Mr..
Edward Phenlx From His Horse-A Large
Brown Eagle Shot id Stafford.
Boats Again Running.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA, March o.
The Grand Lodge, knights Of Honor of
Virginia. will convene in the Opera. House
in this city tomorrow at o'clock Of
1icers and representatives from all sec
| tio1s Of the State will be present Among
The notable visitors will be Supreme Die
tator of the United States Hon. D. S..
I;igSs, of Boston, Mass, who Will address
the tody. The Grand Lodge will be pre-
sided over by Grand Dictator Z. w. Will
sen, of Smithfield. Among the grand Of
GERS is Mr.. Isaac Hirsh, OF this city, who
is one of the grand trustees.
The Rappahannock River, which has
been out of banks twice during the past
week, receded yesterday, and the steamer
Baltimore, due here Saturday night, was
af.le to reach her wharf Sunday, and left
to-day on her return trip.
Roberts Bros, of Baltimore, large pack
ers, have offered to establish a big call
ring plant here, provided the farmers
will guarantee to cultivate the necessary
acreage in tomatoes. The Business Men S
Association have taken the matter i'll
hard and will endeavor this week to Sc
cure the necessary guarantees from the
formers. 1t is thought that the efforts
CT the organization will accomplish the
desired results.
The officers Of the Grand Lodge arrived
this afternoon and committee meetings
are being held tonight at the Exchange
Hotel the headquarters. preparatory to
the meeting of the Grand Body to-mor-
row.
Mr. Wallace Davis, of Orange county.
Va. fell into one Of the mines in Louisa
county, a distance OF so feet. a few days
ago, and fractured his skull. His condi-
ton is precariouS.
Mr. Edward Phenix. of Caroline county,
was knocked from his horse recently by
a limb of a tree which extended into the
read and sustained injuries which re-
suited in his DEATH He fingered q short
time after the accident, and was buried
at Liberty Church.
Mr.. D. S. Mills, of Stafford county. shot
a brown eagle which measured feet {
inches from tip to tip, 3 feet from bill to
tail. 1t was all immense bird with pow
erful talons. He brought it to the city
and presented it to Mr.. Goldsmith, who
will send it to n taxidermist to be stuffed.
The prospects for a wheat crop this
year are exceedingly unpromising ir this
section at this time. In some fields where
wheat was sown a sprig cannot be seen.
Some of the well informed farmers say
that under similar circumstances in past
years fine crops have been made with
good weather conditions in the spring.
The plant for the manufacture oi CO
cclsior. located at Milford. Caroline conn
ty, belonging to the Collins estate, has
Keen sold to Mr.. w. n. Blatt for $500.
The building of the addition to the
Mary Washington Hospital will COM
lnence about Aprils1st At a conference
Of the building committee and Architect
N. j. Dimmock. of Richmond the origi-
nal plans for the enlargement were very
much changed.
Judge J. w. Morton, Of Orange county,
who presided at the Madison County
Court ip the absence of Judge Mcmillan,
who is absent on a bridal trip, appointed,
upon advice of the latter, G. II. Taylor
as county clerk for the unexpred term
CT the late clerk, L. w Criser. The term
of the new appointee will not expire un-
Ill July 1st 1905.
Mr.. J. *. Maddux, of FauGuier county,
has been selected as one of the judges
OF the hunters and jumpers at the Bos-
top (Hass.) Horse Show, to take place
April 14th to 10Th, inclusive
Miss Mary Green is extremely i'll at her
home in this city. DR.. Hodges. a spe-
cialist, of Richmond was summoned Sat
urday night, and a trained nurse arrived
yesterday. Miss Green's condition was
slightly improved to-day
Mr. William Dupont, owner Of the beau
tiful Montpelier estate. in Orange county,
the former home of President James
Madison, has ornamented the grounds
o. his handsome property with a flock
of deer,