The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
VIRGINIA NOTES.

w. s. Corbin. Of King George county,
who Is candidate for Congress in the
eighth district, has just issued circu-
lar in which he appeals to the farmers
for their support and says he is candi-
date of that class. Mr.. Corbin is a
member of the State board Of agricul-
ture.
The new Baltimore and Ohio passen-
ger depot on West Market street, Har-
risonburg, will soon be completed. It
will be heated by steam and lighted by
electricity. 1t is near the business part
Of the town.
In Rockingham county w. II. Blake
more is one of the Democratic nominees
for the house of delegates, and A. j.
Blakemore is one of the Republican
nominees for the Same position.
w. S. Goshorn, for many years one of
the most prominent and influential
men of Wheeling, w. Va, died Friday.
aged seventy-eight years.
Col. Ben Wilson has sold to Pennsyl-
vania capitalists $500 acres of coal
lands in Harrison county, w. Va, for
$97,662.
VIM. G. Crebs, native of Winches-
ter, died in Union, Monroe county, w.
Va, last week, aged eighty three years.
Rev. j. r. Harrison, of Glade Spring,
has declined 4 call to the pastorate of
the Baptist Church at Staunton.
DIR. John D. Johnson, of Franklin,
Pendleton county, died Friday. lie was
a successful physician.
E. Sibert, wealthy citizeE@Sg Har-
risonburg, died Friday.
The Richmond Howitzers paid visit
last week to battlehelds in the vicinity
of Fredericksburg.
Major Farmer, ono Of the Oldest citi-
zens in Chesterfi Id, died Thursday in
his eighty second year.
w. G. Taylor, of Allegheny Springs,
accidentally and fatally shot himself at
Bramwell, w. Va, Thursday
Mary Phueger, q young white girl
confined in the county Jail at Spotsyl-
vania Court House Us lunatic, set fro
to herself and was so badly burned be-
fore assistance reached her that she died
short while afterward.
Virginias.,S tatecommission of agricul-
ture received over 400 inquiries in re-
gard to Virginia lands during the past
year.
The State fair will open Thursday.
On the morning of the last day (Satur-
day. tho Wickham monument will be
unveiled. 5
A new hotel will at once be erected at
or near the site of the Forest Inn, Nat
ural Bridge, which was destroyed by
fire last week.
Gov. Mckinney has announced that
he will not remove the political disa-
bilities of any man convicted of theft
during his term of office.
Thousands OF dollars are sent North
every week from Newport News by me-
chanics whose families have not come
for want of houses.
Mr.. Oscar Barr has been elected
mayor of Winchester by the common
council to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. William r. Alex
der.
Walter A. Ames was arrested Tues
day in Accomac county, Va, where he
was spending his honeymoon Ames
enlisted in the United States Army
eighteen months ago. For some time
he was statione at Fort McHenry. On
October he left the fort, and the next
day was married to Miss Katharine
Payne, of Virginia, who was staying at
the time OF her marriage on Chestnut
street. The marriage ceremony was
performed by Rev. .E. L. S. Tressel,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ames left the same
day to visit the parents of the bride.
Ames was charged with desertion from
the army. Dett ctive Mitchell learned
of his Whereabouts, went down into
Virginia, and brought him back to Bal
timore and took him to Fort McHenry