The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-07
KILLED THE HOGS
THAT MAD DOG: D Bit
"A Fairfax Farmer Has to Pursue
This Course.
REV. Mr.. OWENS ORDAINED
An Interesting Ceremony at the Po-
tomac Baptist church-subscrip-
ton to Railroad Bonds
to Be Tested.
Special Dispatch to The Times.)

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. August g.
A mad dog in Stafford county bit num-
Der of hogs belonging to Mr.. w. T. Cor
son before it could be shot Mr.. Corson
afterwards shot all of the hogs.
George F. Scranage. Jr., colored, VINO
was arrested on the charge OF having at
tackled Miss Minnie Schepmoes In ham
mock on her back porch at night some
time ago. has been released. as there was
not sufficient evidence against him to
bring him to trial. The man has borne
a good reputation, and 1t Is not beneVeo
that he was connected with the case.
MINISTER ORDAINED.
Rev. Richard Owens, son Of Rev. W. ".
Owens. was ordained to the ministry at
Potomac Baptist Church, In King George
county, on Sunday, with appropriate GER
ernonies. The presbytery consisted OF
Eevs. w. w. Owens, J. W. T. Mcneil, J.
Jones and J. R. Thomas. Rev. Mr.. Mcneil
preached the ordination sermon. Rev.
". w. Owens presented the Bible. and
the charge was delivered by Mr.. Mcneil
A feature Of the occasion was the sweet
solos rendered by Mrs. Grigsby. OF VAST
iEgton.
At a tournament at Spotsylvania Court
house. in which about a dozen knights
competed, the first prize, a handsome sad
die. was won by Mr.. Glen Roy Harris,
the second prize by Mr.. William Lewis
and the third prize went to Mr.. zebulon
Payne and the fourth to Mr.. Claiming
Graves.
cices Of the Rappahannock tribe Of Red
Men, Of this city, left here to-day on a
steamer of the Weems' line for Leeds
town, where the day Will be spent, the
crowd returning here on the steamer
Northumberland at a late hour tonight.
TEST THE SUBSCRIPTION.
The test case to be made by those op-
posed to the subscription of $4,000 by the
county of Culpeper to the capital stock
of tho Fredericksburg and Rappahannock
Railroad, which was postponed. has been
set for August 18th. Much interest Is felt
In the outcome of the case.
Judge Erskne M Ross. formerly OF
Culpeper county, now prominent Jurist
Of California, Is being urged as califor-
MAS candidate for a place on the next
national Democratic ticket.
The registration boards Of this city met
here to-day and organized as follows:
Upper Ward-Colonel e. D. Cole, chair
man: J. J. Berrey. secretary. Lower
!vard-A. W. Embrey, chairman; j. VIII
more Cox, secretary. The day for rece1v-
ing registrations were agreed upon, to be-
gin early in September.
Mr.. J. W. Hurley has about completed
his large oyster and tomato packing house
at Urbanna, which will be one of the
finest plants Of the kind on the Kappa
hammock River. The shocking room will
accommodate $50 shuckers. and the door.
which is of cement, cost $500. The cost
for the building Will be 5000.
Commissioners fer MiddleseS- and Glou-
cester counties. appointed to examine the
bridge across Dragon Creek, between Sa-
luda and Glens. have pronounced it unsafe.
and recommend the building Of new
structure. to cost about $500.
MIR. Frank Thompson has sold his farm
near Bealeton to MT. w. NJ. Woods. of
Tennessee, for 5000. and Mr.. John G..
Carter has sold his fine farm near Bel
mont, in Spotsylvania county. to H F.
Brown, OF Dubois. Pa