The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

UoVernOr Hill, OF New York, Will visit
| Richmond in October as the guest of the
| Powhatan Club.
A Henrico farmer has been sentenced
| to one year in the penitentiary for
spreading poison on his premises to kill
uogs.
Captain Philander Herring, of Bridge
water, is son of Revolutionary SOL
dier. The father was over sixty when
the son was born.
Amelio Rives- Chanler and her hus-
band now in Europe, will return to
Castle Hill, Va, Mrs. CHAMBERS old
home, in the autumn.
The Good Templers of Fairfax county
will hold their annual bush meeting at
Grange Camp, on the Washington and
Ohio road, July and 8.
Randolph Boiling, of Richmond, rep.
resenting Richmond tobacco house,
was thrown from his horse at Cape
Town, Africa, receiving injuries from
which he died.
Among the magistrates elected in
Fairfax county recently was Col. John
Powell, nearly ninety years old. He
was magistrate in that county sixty
two years ago under the Virginia con-
stitution of 1929.
From $1,000 to 10000 lambs will be
shipped from Rockbridge county to the
New York market within the next few
weeks. Five years ago scarcely car
load was shipped The farmers of Vir-
ginia find the raising of sheep very
profitable.
Rev. j. Powell Garland, d. D., of
Lynchburg, and Frank III. Chalmers, of
Salem, have boon elected TO fill the
vacancies on the board of trustees of
the Randolph Macon College, caused by
the deaths of Revs. j. L. Edwards, d.
d., and William MCGEE.
Tho squabble over the Page county
election returns has resulted in legal
contest. Snyder, Chapman, and MaYes,
candidates for commonwealth attor-
ney, sheriff, and commissioner of the
revenue, respectively, have served no.
tice Of contest upon Messrs. Parks,
Rosser and Broyles.
While riding along the highway few
miles from Rustburg, Col. II. NJ. Cooke
was suddenly attacked by large hawk,
which swooped down on him with saw
age cries. The Colonel dismountcd, and
after brie conflict killed his feathered
antagonist with stone. The hawk
measured four feet from tip to tip of it's
wings.
DIR. Philip 7. Shearer, health officer
of Wheeling, w. Va, died last week
l1c was born in Moorefield, was cduca
ted at the Episcopal High School, Vir-
GINA. and graduated in medicine at the
Maryland University, where he was as
sistant physician in the university hos
pital for two years.
The Swiss minister at Washington
has written the governor interrogating
him officially with regard to the adapta-
bility of Nirginia's soil for growing rye,
oats, wheat. barley and other cereals,
saying there was a widespread disposi-
ton on tao part of his countrymen to
emigratc and settle in such State as
was best recommended to them.
West Virginia mountainecrs waited
upon party of surveyors last week and
which they speedily did. The mountain
boys don't own Il foot of the lands, but
they won't allow any surveying to be
done. They look upon surveyors as the
forerunners of Il sheriifs posse with
ousting papers in thcir pockets.
Mr.. J. A. Tankcrly, editor of the News
and Alliance, Burkeville, Va, has in
his possession knife that Gen. TAYLOR
owned during the Mexican war. The
! handle is six inches long, and has an
image engraved on each side-on one
side Gen. Taylor on horseback and on
the other side the bust of jackson and
his name. The handle is trimmed with
buckhorn and tipped with metal re-
sembling German silver.
| An ancient tombstone was found in
St. Georges Church graveyard, Freder-
| icksburg, the & her day, on which is
carved in plain letters this inscription:
Also Charles Rothrock, departed this
| life September 81, 1854" 1t is thought
that Charles Rothrock died in England
and aftcrward his remains were disin-
tered and brought to this country with
the slab that marked his resting place
in the old world. IT is also stated that
others in ST. Georges church burying
ground were brought from England, but
none so ancient as the Rockrock tomb
stone.
The Virginia State Bar Association
| will meet in annual session at Green
brier White Sulphur Springs July IS,
and be in session for three days. Judge
e c. Burks, of Bedford City, is presi-
| dent.
Hon. Charles F.. Collier. mayor of
| Petersburg, and Miss Mary Eppes Jones,
daughter of Judge Robert ii. Jones.
were married Wednesday morning at
the residence of the brides brother on
High street.
MappsvilIe, Accomac county, is to
have a big Fouth of July celebration.
There will be foot races, baseball
game. trials of speed, patriotic orations,
music by several brass bands, and an
abundance of good things to eat.
Belmont the former residence OF Gen.
Philip ST. George Cooke. in Powhatan
county was sold at auction last weak
and only brought $4,000 the amount of
| n m Iyhich