The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-19
TO MAKE BRICK IN
STAFFORD COUNTY
Southern Foundry and Machine
Works to Be Enlarged.
A UNIQUE COAT OF ARMS
The Democratic Parry oil KIng George County
TO Be Reorganized-Niai lsrrier Ar
rested ID Mestmcseland for
Stealing a Witch.
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Especial jispatch 10 Ihc Lines.
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Feb. 49,
Capitalists have secured an option on q
tract. of land in Stafford county on the
line of the Richmond. tTcucricKspU4 !;
and Potomac Railroad, near this city,
Tor the purpose of establishing works
Tor the making OF bricks on large
scale.
The telephone service in Madison coun-
~ VIII be cxtended to Wolftown and
Graves NH.
The dwelling OF Mrs. S. JarrclI on
Middle River. Madison county. was swept
away by fire q few days ago together
with the household effects.
Mr.. John 7. Dale. capitalist OF Chicago.
Who with several associates recently
purchased the plant Of the Southern
Foundry and Machine Works here, is
In tho city comforting with Mr.. Charles
Tyler, OF Baltimore. and others interest
d in reference to the future operations
of the establishment, which will be great
Us enlarged.
A UNIQUE RELIC.
The regent Of Ruth Wylly Chapter.
ID A. r. OF Hartford, Conn, Mrs Emily
Holcombe, has sent 10 Mrs John r..
Goolricl1 for the Mary Washington
Lodge, in this city, q water color draw
ing OF Connectcuts coat Of arms in a
frame of oak, ornamcnted with carved
OF the genuine charter oak.
IT will be hung in tho Connecticut
room. which is beautifully painted in
white and yciiow-the Washington COL
ors-anil is furnished in antique furni-
turc, the result of the patriotic work OF
Mrs. W. w. Wilcox, Of Middletown,
Conn.
A mass meeting of the Democrats of
King George county will be held at the
county seat on court day. March 9th,
10 reorganize the party by the election
OF a county chairman and executive
committee.
The owners of hocks OF sheep IN this
section have suffered serious loss in the
large number of early lambs frozen TO
death during the long spell Of stormy
and cold weather;
Miss Mary Brooke Mallory, of Tappa-
hammock, who %Ihilo returning from a
Visit lost her trunk and contents, when
The steamer Richmond was burned at
her wharf here. has recovered from Nr.
Henry Williams, president OF the Weems
Steamship Company, check for Sl5O
damages.
BROOM FACTORY.
A broom factory is a new enterprise
10 he inaugurated at Tappahannock in
a short time.
Mr.. w Key Howard, OF Urbanna, is
having built 25-horse power gasolene
launch, which will be used IS a freight
boat for carrying ice from the new ice
pIan. at Urbanna TO points along the
RappahannoclS, River.
Miss LrlaX lizard daughter oil MI.
John BeaHl, died at her home i'll Cul-
pepper county ii few days ago, alter d
short Illness of neuralgia aud pneu-
Inonia.
Vincent Kelly, mail carrier on the
AIontross route, was arrested, charged
with the larceny OF a slld watch. valued
at sos, the property of Mr.. W. X ONO
l,rndro, OF Lyclls, Richmond COUNTY.
The watch Vas found in kelly's posses
sion but he said it WAS given TO MN
hy Bessie Johnson, MIR. Omohnndro S
cook, who denied It, Both were sent
on to the grand jury. 200,
Al an oyster supper given TO Inc l9oi
football team OF Fredericksburg Col
lrc., DIR. j. N Barney was toust-maSter
and rcsponses~toq toasts were made Sy
NIcssrs. II. c. Taylor, Edgar Cannon,
PM smith, S. w. Somerville, a.
George, ITerGie ShaCklcford. Specchfs
were made by the president of the Col
se.-e. DR.. Roscbro Professors Thompson,
Dsbor, Franklin and RoselTo, Messrs'
Miller and j. W. Adams. 1t was an en-
ioyablc occasion.
Graves, of Spotsylvania, Whhe return
inc homo from this city. was thrown from
his buggy by the horse running away,
rut was not seriously injured. When inc
horse was running at full spee1 the bit
,,rol5c The buggy was badly broken
up.
rrhe store house and dwelling of Geo
p Smith (coloredl in Westmoreland
countv, with stock of goods and .uI!l-
turc, was destroyed by fire.