The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-26
VIRGINIA NOTES.

great deal of detail must be attended
to and there will be considerable delay
in tho Virginia creditors getting their
new State bonds.
Prof. JAS Wilson, n we'll known citizen
OF RockbridQe county, died Friday last,
aged "a years.
Thomas Clay was killed Saturday
near Bentoaville, Page county, by the
accidental discharge of his gun.
fire occurred in Abingdon during
the Democratic celebration and de-
stroyed the stables of Mrs. John A
Campbell.
During tho regular Sunday afternoon
prayer meeting at Mt. Vernon Metho-
dist Church, in Danvillo, on Sunday tho
service was suddenly broken up by a
mad dog. Tho animal had to be shot
In one OF the ante rooms OF the church.
Tho Virginia Free Press, in mention
ing the shipment to Chicago OF the scat
fold upon which John Brown was hanged
in Charlestown, w. Va, says: 1--WE I'M
derstand it was exchanged by the
ownorS hera for three hundred acre
farm in Prince Georges county, Md"
The first deer of the season was
brought to Fredericksburg on Friday.
Spotsylvania county, where they are
said to abound. The hunting season
has fairly opened, and wild turkeys.
cartridges, woodcock, rabbits, and
squirrels are brought to fredericksburg
in large numbers.
First Lieutenant Charles B. Gate
wood, of the Sixth United States cavalry,
has been ordered homo on account of
having been found physically unfit for
service, and will await retirement.
Lieutenant Gatewood is native OF
Woodstock, Shenandoah county.
During the performance OF Bob by
Miss Kittie Rhoades, at the Levy Opera
House, Charlottesville, on Friday night,
that actress tainted. Miss Rhoades'
mother died fow days ago, and the ne
cessity of repeating some lines in refer
ence to a mothers death overcame her.
A serious and probably fatal cutting
ARRAY occurred in Charlottesville last
week between Kemp Lambeth. of
Lynchburg, and John Aitkens, of Char
lottesville. During the fray it is al
legged that Lambeth cut Aitkens twice
in the left side, once in the abdomen
and ACROSS the left check. At last &C
counts tho injured man was thought to
be dying. Lambeth surrendered him.
cCii W WIG outaOilllcS dlbCE JuC cutting.
Both men were engineers on the Rich
mond and Danville railroad.
Mr.. William Woodward, of Baltimore,
aged more than 90 years, is now on a
visit to his daugter, Mrs. Giles Cook,
Jr., OF Front Royal, and is in vigorous
health, physically and mentally, for
gentlemen so advanced in years. Sun
day morning by the request Of tho
perintendent, he delivered brief
but excellent address to the Sunday.
school Of Calvary Protestant Episcopal
Church.
A young son OF Mr.. w. Hitchcock, a
well-known farmer Of Dinwiddie county,
while returning home with tho proceeds
of the sale OF wagon load of tobacco in
Petersburg. was robbed by negro
whom he met on the road and had given
a ride. Young Hitchcock left the city
in the morning and picked the negro up
q short distance from the city. They
had gotten within two miles of Hitch
Rocks hone, when the negro succeeded
in obtaining young Hitchkock's pistol,
and pointing it at him. made him de-
liver all the money that he had, after
which he jumped from the wagon and
made for the woods