The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11

CHESTER nj vicinity, and land that has
been sold has brought good prices.
Notwithstanding carrier predict ions
that selling prices would 30 lower tnun
last year. Eighty acres OF farm land
W Haddo% TO J. X. Luttrell for sl2,-
wv. Mapichurst, colonial estate
III Clarke county, was sold by w. IL.
baldwin to James b. Jones for nearly
$4,000 The farm contains 2li acres.
Horses, cows and other live stock and
farming implements sold at public
sales are bringing unusually high
prices.
Application has been made by West
Virginia capitalists to the Common
Couh.ii OF Winchester lur 4 IrlnSIna-
sntiLiinS tne,u 20 operate electric cars
On the strccts OF tnl5 city, anu q stint
lar permit Will be paced before the
rrcdtrlck county Supervisors. II IS
the intention To buiIu an electric line
from haSerstown, Md, 10 lart!nspurG,
W. va. ana continue It 10 iTlncncstur
~ way OF the Apple Ridge section OF
Berkeley ana trvuerich counties.
While attending to his usual evening
duties about me mouse, Anurcw jack
SON nGrns, wcii-known resident OF
" nititcrc, was suaucniy taken iii ana
expired before ms daughter, Mrs. Nam
cy hrnttuwaite, couiu call tor nclp. lie
was eighty one years oId
Winchester society women are now
privileged To noiu card parties at the
new nome OF the Fairfax CUB. The
otncr night ana TOOK up the matter.
and il WAS unanimously carried, but
the women We're limited to one alter
noon In u week. Tie nrsLs meeting
was such success that IL was nee
essary TO bring in additional tables.
Norman Cooper, The Southern Rail-
way ensincman OF Strasourg who cut
"a
ago To-Day while his wife and child
Were Ut cnurcn, Is now practically out
81 danger and the physicians expect
nim TO recover. Cooper regrets his
lasn act and states that he Will never
do it again. He lost hts position witn
the railroad company last fall Tor dis
obedience of oruers, which caused IL
wreck, and friends are convinced that
ne was mentally deranged when he cut
his throat.
ers' Association has decided TO make
a much larger exhibit than heretofore
Ut the next annual fruit show OF the
Virginia Horticultural Society, which
Will be held in Lynchburg. The So
cicty has made several cred!table dis
riays in Washington and New York.
Probah''- the only colored man in
Virginia receiving IL pension as Con
Tolerate soldier Ii Low Miller, who is
known by all the guests at Cupon
springs lne ScdSOHS
as the old "uncle" who dips water from
the mineral springs for visitors. He
was born near Brownsburg on jan
uary 2, 1895, and as a slave he was
owned by Robert Mcbride. When the
Civil War broke out Captain John Nc
Bride came from Texas and took Mil
Ter into the Confederate army az his
body servant. Levi has In his pos
session a letter written by Captain j.
f. Anderson. OF Company c, Fifth
Texas Infantry. IL which his war rec
ord Is given. Captain Anderson stated
that Miller was in the campaigns at
Yorktown. Fair Oaks. Seven Days
around Richmond Maryland, Freder
ickshurg, SUFFOLK, Pennsylvania. Chick
amauEu, Eastern Tennessee. the VII
derness and Spotsylvania Courthouse
At the latter place, tho letter says. I'm
the morning OF May 10, 1864. you ran
across to over open field, and
the Yankee sharpshooters Aired several
shots at you before you could get
into our trench. You brought me some
rat!ons, and you had TO stay all day
before you could got out. On that
day the Yankees Tradc a rushing
charge upon US. and you stood by my
side and fought as CALAMITY as any
man In the company. After we had
driven the Yankees away, Jim Swim
dlcr made motion that Levi Miller
be enrolled as IL full member of Com
pany c, Fifth Texas Regiment. / put
the motion and 1t was carried by q
unanimous vote. / Immediately en-
rolled your name on tho roll OF the
company. and l still have that same
roll"