The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-06
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Mr.. j. n. Boykin, aged 63 years. died
near Ivor.
A railroad will probably be built from
Radford to Covington.
During the past year 100 houses have
been built at Staunton at cost of
S51S,G65.
Mr.. b. w. Lynn, the new superinteD-
dent of the Virginia penitentiary, has
entered upon his duties.
There is talk of building an immense
union cotton yard at IIambert's Point, to
embrace the whole cotton business of
Norfolk.
The Virginia Alliance and Mechanic
is the name of new weekly just
started at Lynchburg, with Mr..
Andrew j. d. Witt as editor.
Daniel East, colored man about
sixty years of age, a shoemaker. was
engaged at his shop at Gordonville,
when he was taken sick, fell from his
seat, and was dead in few moments.
Mad dogs are causing considera Die
trouble in tho vicinity of Fredericks-
burg. There have been so many in the
neighborhood of Culpeper that the
council has forbidden dogs to run at
large without being muzzled.
at the Norfolk yard for the past month,
being fitted out for sea, is now ready to
sail, and is only waiting for an addi-
tional supply of ammunition, which she
will carry out to the fleet.
The barn of Thomas w. Butt, at
Princess Anne station. on the Norfolk
and Southern railroad, together with
twelve head Of horses and mules. two
COWS and a lot of provcnder, was
burned. Loss, about 1000; insurance,
5000. =.
The Stuart (Va.) Enter. rise has
passed into new hands. Mr.. George e..
Green. its founder and former editor,
will still be local editor, and will have
charge of the composition and press
rooms. Mr.. e. j. Harvey will be gen
eral editor and business manager.
Mr.. Henry Wilkerson, citizen of
Dinwiddie county, was assaulted few
days ago by negro named Jonas Peter
son. Mr.. Wilkerson was struck with 4
brick, receiving very ugly wound on
the head. A warrant was sworn out for
tho arrest of the negro, but when search
was mado for him it was found out that
he had left for parts unknown.
Andrew Omohundro, grandson of T.
t. Omohundro, had just mounted his
horse to start hurrledly to Scottsville
whena hog which happened to be in the
stable lot ran between the legs of his
horse, frightening him badly, which
caused him to throw young Omohundrc
to the ground and fall on him, str king
his head with such force as to render
him unconscious.
The beautiful and we'll, named "Bie
Spring" and it's outflow, about two and
half miles from Leesburg. already
well supplied with specified beauties,
has just been replcnished by its owner
Mr.. Henry Harrison, with 500 California
trout, rec .ived by him from Col. M
Mcdonald, United States fish commits.
sioner at Washington. MIR. Il. Nj. C.
PaXson also has a fine pond full of Ger.
man carp, obtained originally from the
same source. and which have increased
rapidly.
A citizen living about three miles
from Lovingston> started walking from
homo with a bucket containing six
dozen eggs, which he intended disposing
of at Lovings ton. says the Richmond
Dispatch. On arriving there he entered
store. and after haggling over the
price for some time, he opened his
bucket to find that his six dozen eggs
had changed to a gallon of sour milk.
Some one suggested that he had taken
the wrong bucket. but the unfortunate
fellow would hear of NJ thing but that
spirits had been at work in his pail.