The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
virginia News Items.

The Norfolk Landmark says: There re-
sides near this city as remarkable man
probably as In any other part OF the Stale can
boast Of. Mr. Charles n. Carter Is the gen.
tleman In question, aud he was on visit TO
the city Yesterday, when be gave to a friend
the following brief but interesting history
OF his life: - was born at Lambeth's Point,
Princess Anne county, In the year 1900,
and am now a resident OF that place. Have
been married eight times, and the fruits OF
these unions have been thirty'three chill
dren. fourteen Of which are now living.
The ages of my living children range from
one TO fifiy-seven years. l can do mans
work, although eighty-One years old, and
can carry one hundred and fifty pounds
with ease. IIecOlect distinctly the war OF
1912, | cast nv first ballot ia 1923 for Gen
eral jackson, the Democratic candidate for
President, and walked from Baltimore to
Annapolis to vote. have followed the sea
for thirty years, and am now in excellent
health"
The Manassas Gazette says Last Tues.
day morning Miss Lena Weldon, eldest
daughter Of Mr.. &. II. A. Weldon, living
not half mile from this place, went out
into the orchard to gather few apples,
when she was suddenly seized from behind,
a hand placed over her mouth, and then
dragged thirty or forty yards into some
oats. On reaching the last.named spot she
was enable to disengage the villains hand
from her mouth and uttered loud screams.
The fend then struck her and ran away. She
describes him as being white man about i've
feet nine inches in height, OF rather spare
form, red complexion, with a beard OF
several days growth, light or linen clothes,
solled, and wearing coarse straw hat, with
q tin bucket on his arm, and about twenty
three or four years OF age"
The Virginia People says: There was d
shooting affair in the mountains above Mar
tins, 10 which J. NJ. Luhorn was shot and
killed by James Tabor. The difficulty arose
about woman With whom Tabor was llv'
ing. LuhoTn went there, as he said, TO take
the woman away from Tabor. The attempt
resulted In his death. Tabor shot him three
times from place OF concealment in the
cabin-loft. One shot entered behind The
collar. bone under the chin and came oHi
below the abdomen. Another wounded
him In the thigh. The third shot lodged In
his back while running IRON the scene. liz
fell and expired in tew minutes. Tabor
Is now 10 Jail here.
The Virginia People says: Colonel Cam
eron lodged Pulaski as he would have
lodged brickbat, aud n he has fallen 81
fat in other parts OF the State as ne has in
the Southwest, he'll be as thin as the milk
they sell 10 Petersburg before electiOn-dag
George W. Tabb, a former citizen Of JET.
ferson county, West Va, and foreman Of the
Jury that convicted John Brown, IN eOnse.
quence OF which his family had been greatly
prosecuted during the war, died at Harri.
sonburg, Va, Saturday night.
r. A. Reed, Of Alexandra. is at Char.
lotiesvilIe, 10 conference with Peyton ).
Coles, Esq, Grand Master OF MaSoas in
Virginia. 10 regard 10 the YoTktowh Cen.
tennial celebration.
Mrs. Kate w. Winston, postmaster al
.Esln Shades, Henrieo county, has been CEN.
missioned.
The 0nancock (Accomscl Virginiqn sSyt !:
The late grand Jury administered the OATH
without spoon or sugar TO the witnesses
summoned.
A gentleman In the lover part OF the
county Is the father OF nineteen Children
eight pairs and three aces.
Ia quality and quantity the sweet.potato
crop promises 10 DO itself proud this season.
Tue 0nane0ck post-oiiice transacted over
go 900 wortk OF business last week.
Tie suecotaxh crop will soon be ready for
mestisation.
The approaching campmeetings have
scared the few rsDaining chickens into
fealful state Of involuntary disappearance.