Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-11
VIRGINIA NEWS NOTES.
Condensed from Advices from Dispatch
Correspondents.

The following is from q budget from
BotetOurt: The people Of the county are
al last stirred up upon the subject OF get
ting better roads. Several meetings have
been held.
4 few days ago. at Fincastle, three
vear-old negro child was burned To death;
The old story-the mother went out ana
Rev. W. &. Tvree Of the Fincastle Bap
fist church. has resigned, and 2 call has
boon extended 10 Rev. J. NJ. WildmGn, OF
ldce's depot.
negro named George Griffin WAS ar
rested N6ndav night charged with robbln9
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Compa-
nv OF some of its freight. Inc prisoner
Acknowledged the theft and charged others
with completely. lie was given ninety
days.
Yesterday the announcement was made
of the assignment Of Messrs. George II.
Davis & Co. and y. b. Rancy, large dry
goods merchants Of the city. Messrs. DAVIS
II co. were recently burned out. IheT
liabilities are said 20 exceed 100000. and
their assets consist Of their insurance and
real estate Mr.. Ralncy's Liabilities e1-
coed $4,000.
Williamsburg.
4 WILLIAMSBURG special says: Tho re-
mains of Air. William b. Lamb. who died
in Richmond Sunday night, arrived here
tiiis morning in q special car. accompanied
bv q number of railroad officials and by
Major Hal. the Railroad Commissioner OF
the State. The funeral took place from
the Episcopal church. The deceased was
"a universal fayorite.
Danville.
The city, says a special to the DiPo'ch. IS
To have a new marhet-house 10 cost -|,-
600. over it viii be- an armOry hall and a
police apartment.
The two negroes convicted in the Hus-
tings Court Of illegal voting have been
granted o new trial by Judge Dggl.
The Council has entered an order on SUD
scription 20 the Atlantic and Danyille and
Dauviile and East Tennessee railroad.
Twicgs. the murderer Of Gus Evans m
Henry county, IS now in jail at Martins
vile.
Lynchburg.
Rev. Dr. Melville Jackson's mission
closes tonight.
DoMolay Commanderv. Knights Tenn
ulars. gave General Curtis and daughter an
elegant banquet last night.
The Drys" have gotten mp another Pc
tition for local-option.
Yesterday G.. Gordon Shachleiord. %
Young LAWYER Of Canton, Miss, and Miss
Anna T. Moss. daughter Of the late James
S. Moss. were married. DR.. W. K. j.
Smith. Of the First Baptist church, ON
ciated.
A Bland-countv Democrat. aged eighty
five. ha, Just had his twonty-tirst son born
10 him. 4 Republican of the same county
SAWS il is IDLE 90 tall of redeeming state
where Providence thus couspres To mock
and discourage the Republican party.
Farln,ille.
Mr.. Holman Rice. who was stricken with
paralvs.- while Offering a ieryent PRAYER
AT the Baptist service Sunday night. died
Yesterday.
The family Of Rev. w. f. Evans reached
Farmvlc yesterday and were received
with O warm welcome.
miscellaneous.
meeting Of the stockholders Of tho
Rappahaunock Valley Agricultural aud
Mechanical Society" held m Fredcrlcks-
burr Yesterday all OF the old officers
were reelected except Mr. shepherd. the
secretary and treasurer, who declined re
election. Mr. A. p. Rowe Jr., was elected
10 fiji ms place and Hon. II. i. CIosmand,
was elected treasurer.
4 number of capitalists from the North
are IN the Southwest prospecting and de-
clare themselves rs highly pleased with the
country.
Mrs. Douthat, widow OF Colonel Douthat,
who once represented Montgomery county
I'm the legislature. died Monday, aged
seventv-ecvcn. and was buried at Chris
tiaueburg Yesterday.