The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-26
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The little five-year.old son of Rev.
Edward Powell of Amherst county, who
mad been lost for two weeks, has been
found at Buena Vista.
Rev. DR.. II. II. Halves, of the Second
Presbyterian Church, of Staunton, has
resigned to go into the evangelistic
work in Southwest Virginia.
Ex-Congressman John Il. Degendorf
was appointed United States commits
sioner Saturday by Judge r. w.
hughes in the United States Court at
Norfolk.
The burning on Sunday of the ware
mouse OF the Richmond Cedar Works
entailed loss, ii is estimated, of be-
tween $4,000 and $40, 600. The build
ing and stock were insured for S31, 500.
Mr.. Charles Dabney Morris, of Caro-
line, Tor many years connected with the
passenger department in Richmond of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, died
yesterday in Caroline county.
1t is said in Richmond tina four, pos
sibly five, out of the ten members of
the Virginia delegation to tho house of
representatives will favor Mr.. Mills for
Speaker. Among the five are George
ID, Wise, Tucker and Jones.
The State board of canvassers met
in Richmond yesterday and completed
the canvass for the members of tho
house. Thers was only one contest,
that of Bidgood against Stewart, for
Norfolk county. Mr.. Stewart was
given the certificate. He was the regu-
lar Democratic nominee.
The clerks in tho State auditors
office arc engaged in posting the prop
erty tax lists as returned by the com
Of "a, 10
first time in Virginia that the white
and colored races have been listed
separately. This was done by an act
of the last assembly. This year it can
be ascertained exactly what proportion
of the tax burdens tho negroes bear.
Another bank will likely soon be
established at South Boston.
At Marion, Smyth county, pork is
selling at five cents per pound net
Mr.. J. G.. Crockett, United States
commissioner of Carroll county, is dead
Rev. w. w. Cox, of Kentucky, has
accepted call to the Staunton Baptist
Church.
Mr.. Gustavus B. Ficklin, aged rs
years, died at his home, Locust Dale,
On the 18th instant.
A ltttlo 17-months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Wires, of Ravenswood
was choked to death last week on 4
lima bean.
Mr.. Walter Robert, of Alexandria,
while hunting with some friends in
Delaware Wednesday, was accidently
shot by his uncle. Ono Of his eyes was
seriously injured.
A sharp contest is going on in Motto
way county for the county judgeship.
The Democratic county committee has
recommended c. Il. Goodwin as Judge
Mann's successor. w. M. Bernard and
Col. w. G. Je1fress are also urged by
their respective friends.
A most distressing death occurred in
the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Burger
at Farmville, Friday night. While their
little six-months-old child was lying on
the bed one of the other little children
climbed up and placed grain of corn
in the baby's mouth. Tho little one
swallowed tho corn and was choked to
death by it's lodgment in the throat.
Superintendent Ruefell, of the Mantle
Works of Glasgow, and Samuel Shep-
pard, of that town, in dispute Tuesday
night exchanged shots with revolvers,
Sheppard firing three shots without
effect, and Ruefell one, which struck
| Sheppard in the head. 1t was Street
duel without seconds.
Princeton's crack football team now
on tour of the South, playing all the
Southern universities and colleges Of
any note for the championship, met the
team of Washington and Lee University
here Tuesday on the grounds Of the Vir-
ginia Military Ins titute. The visitors
| easily defeated the home team in score
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