The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-18
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Capt Jack Hudgin has been nomina-
ted by the Democrats of Caroline for the
house of delegates.
III. T. Wickham was yesterday renom-
mated for the State senate from Han
over and Caroline counties.
The claim offices Of the Richmond and
Danyille system were moved from: Rich
mond to Atlanta, Ca, yesterday.
j. w. Wright, ono of the bost known
real estate men in Southwest Virginia,
died yesterday at Fort Royal after
short illness.
Thomas Jones, a young man from
baltimore, was before tho mayor of
Petersburg yesterday to answer the
charge OF stealing lot of wearing az
parel from colored man named Royal
Pryor. Jones said he was shpbuildor
by trade, and was on his way to tho
navy yard at Portsmouth. He did not
deny the theft, and WAS committed to
jail for sixty days.
Capt. John X. Anderson, we'll
known citizen Of Fredericksburg, was
cowhided late Monday night by Mr.. j.
w. Colbert, also " prominent citizen.
The trouble grew out of remark made
by Captain Anderson in reference to
one OF Mr.. Colberts daughters, which
Mr.. Colbert construed as offensive. Ar
rests have been made and hearing
will be had Friday
Staunton has commenced tho paving
OF its business streets with yitrificd
bricks.
Mrs. Matlcy Love Shelton. daughter
OF Judge +. r. Farrar, Of Amelia county,
died in Texas.
decided earthquake shock was felt
at Kectortown, Fauquicr county, Satur-
day night at twenty-eight minutes to
nine, lasting about thirty seconds.
Gideon p. Chalklcy. of Chesterfield
county, who was a soldier in Pickett's
Division and wounded in tho historic
charge at Gettysburg, died Mondar.
John j. Cupp, ono of the most promi-
nent citizens of Augusta county, died at
Mount Scion, his homo, Monday. lie
was magistrate for fifteen years.
The Democrats of Appomattox county
have nominated j. w. Harwood for the
house of delegates. In Orange county
George S. Shackleford is tho nominee.
On Friday night, near the Rock bridge
Baths, Frank Snyder. prominent
young citizen of that county, had his
head fractured with stone In the hands
of John Anderson.
Governor Mckinney has accepted the
resignation Of Judge A. r. lIeflin, of
the county courts of Bland and Giles,
and appointed Judge Hudson, of Pula-
Ski, to fill the vacancy temporarily.
While at play at the Charlottesville
Wooden Mills, near Charlottesville,
Monday afternoon. Robert X. White, OF
| Savannah. Ga, fell and broke his arm
between the wrist and elbow
John Murray. colorcd, convicted last
evening in the Alexandria county court
of the murder of Charles w. Chinn, col
ored, last May, was sentenced to four.
teen years in the pcnitentiary
Rev. George A. Caldwell, for twenty
seven years pastor of tho First Presby-
tcrian Church, Bristol, has resigned his
charge His people accepted his resig.
nation and voted him, as II mark of their
love and esteem, a salary of 5000 per
year for lifc.
Col. j. M. French had narrow
escape from drowning while fording
New river Monday evening. He was
washed off his horse and only reached
landing by clinging to his horses tail.
The colonel's ''stovepipe' hat was
picked up by man in a canoe some
three or four miles down tho river.
The neighbGrhood of Keswick. Albo.
marie county, has been considerably ex-
cited lately over fearful mortality in
the family of a Mr.. Mcdaniel, who
lives near Boyd's tavern. His mother
and four children died within less than
a week, and his wife and another son
are seriously i'll at this writing The
doctors are unable to determine the ma.
ture of the disease, but think it is g
malignant type of either typhoid or
scarlet fever.