Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-07-05
Virginia News.

L lilo N0W0s
A cavalry company il being organic.
ed in Prince Georges county:
The name of the town and postofilc<
Big Lick is to be changed to Roanoke
The father of Rev. B. 8 Highley, Of
the Baltimore Conference South, died
in Carroll county last week.
Mr.. Alexander r. Boteler, .Jr., CHIEF
clerk in the freight Office of the Virgin
ia Midland Railroad at Lynchburg, Va,
has resigned.
There are four hundred thousand dol
lars In the Virginia treasury, and many
of the largest tax-paying counties not
yet returned.
The first new wheat of the season was
sold in Baltimore on the 21st ult. It was
from Northumberland county, and sold
for Slips per bushel.
Hon. J. Randolph Tucker has accept
ed an invitation from the Governors
Guard, one of the crack military COM
panies, to be their guest at the Yorktown
celebration.
There are four telegraph stations on
the "Alleghany Division" of the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad, namely:
Williamson, Eagle Rock, Buchanan
and North River.
Mr.. Conway Whittle, an aged citizen
of Norfolk, where he was born in 1900,
died on Sunday week. In his youth he
served in the United States navy, and
was collector Of the port for nineteen
years.
The Southern Methodists of Winches-
Sunday. school picnic, to be held near
Shepherdstown. during the session Of
the district conference at that place, in
August next.
Mrs. T. J. jackson and her daughter
Miss Julia attended the final exercises
at the Virginia Military Institute. It
is their intention to pass the summer
months In visiting the various watering
places in the State.
Commencing with July /, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Road will increase its
locomotive powers at the rate of one en-
CINE every ten days until the contract for
forty new locomotives, made q few
weeks ago, Is filed.
On the 18th June, the vicinity of War
renton was visited by one Of the most
destructive storms they have had for
years. Numbers of trees were blown up |
by the roots In all parts of the town, but |
no real injury to property was sustain.
ed.
The democrats of Cumberland county
have elected delegates to the State con-
vention strongly Instructed in favor Of
Capt. p. w. Mckinney, of Farmville,
who seems to be developing considera.
BILE strength in various sections of the
State.
Rev. John J. Jasper, who believes
that the ''sun do move" IL slowly re-
covering from his recent illness, much
to the delight of his numerous colored
admirers in Richmond, who have been
terribly distressed about him for several
weeks.
The city of Alexandra at the reorgan.
ization of the Virginia Midland Rail-
way Company, took stock III the new
stock at that time was considered of lit
tie value. It is now worth rs cents in
the dollar.
The Southern News Company, a cor
pOration now running all the principal
railroads In the South, having secured
the privilege Of selling on the trains of
mond and Allegheny Railroad. They
are extending their dominion every day.
The management of the Norfolk and
Western railroad has determined to ex-
pend $3.50, 900 in the erection of suitable
depot buildings and warehouses along
The line of the road. and the work is
now In progress at various stations, in
GLIDING the termini at Norfolk and
Bristol.
Hon. VIM. Mines, jr., has contracted
for the brick to build large furnace
near the Forge. When completed it
will give employment to about 300
hands, in addition to the number now
at that place. The capacity
Of the furnace will be about seventy-five
tons per day.
The Richmond and Allegheny rail-
road will be completed to Lynchburg
In the first part Of July. Then there
will be only a gap of twenty or twenty
i've miles to complete west of Lynch.
burg to have the entire line of 23O miles
from Richmond to Clifton Forge on the
Chesapeake and Ohio.
Mr.. A. 8. Reynolds, of n orfoIk, has
promised to give 81 900 q. year for the
next five years toward the salary of q
professor Of Bible studies, rhetoric and
sl0cution in Hampden- Sidney College,
Virginia. Professor Blair and DR.. Pc.
ters will add q sufficient amount to in.
crease the salary to 81, 200.
MOthersl M0thers!l MOthersll!
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