The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-05
VIRGINIA NOTES.

son, Shenandoah county, were totally
destroyed few days ago, with all mis-
household furniture, farming imple-
ments and thrashing machine. The
dwelling house of Isaac Lutz. in the
same neighborhood, was also destroyed.
Both fires originated from defective
stovepipes. The loss was heavy; no in
surance.
The building of tho Commonwealth
Club on Franklin aud Monroe streets,
Richmond, was opened Saturday even
ing. The members of the club and
their friends turned out in full force.
The building is finished in the latest
style at cost of about 500, 900.
William Kennard Nottingham, county
surveyor of Northampton county, died
last week. He was educated at the
West Point Military Academy, and for
short while was editor of the Eastern
Shore Herald.
The iron-clad monitor Wyandotte is
still aground in James river near Fort
Powhatan. Two steam tugs have been
at work endeavoring to get her afloat,
but at last accounts she was still firmly
stuck in the mud.
There was couple married near Glen
Wilton. Bedford county, few days
ago, who got their license for that pur-
pose seven years ago. A lovers quar-
rel had kept them apart for that space
of time.
The sales of leaf tobacco in Lynchurg
last week were unusually heavy. Two
thousand pounds Of leaf was sold for C.
c. Watts, of Rockbridge, raised on one
acre of ground, for $l07.52.
Captain Thomas j. Morefeld, a
lawyer, Of Smytho county. was run oyer
and killed by train on the East Ten
nessce, Virginia and Georgia road, near
Bristol. on Wednesday,
Henry Massie, OF Fluvanna county,
died Thursday of grip, aged o. years.
The next day his brother, aged "A, died
of the same disease.
Mr.. Hugh Brown Cameron died at his
residence, near Boaleton, Fauqnier
county, last week, aged Sc years. Mr..
Cameron was a native of Cecil county,
Md, and removed to Fauquier in 1871.
Mr. j. T. Read, who died at Martins
vile, Va, few days ago, was promi-
nent citizen and business man. He was
son-in-law of eX-United States Sena-
tor Z. e. Withers.
Mr.. Ira Lomax Thomas died in Rich
mond last week, aged 80 years. With
him passed away the last of long line
of Virginia planters, whose ancestor,
Robert Thomas, took up lands at Thorn.
ass Neck on the Rappahannock, in 1867.
unier Charles III, of England.
The Hon. James L. Gordon, of Char
lottesville, has been s]ected by the
literary societies OF William and Mary
College to address them at the next
commencement. Mr.. Gordon has ac-
erary societies of the Rand oiph- Macon
at their COMMENCEMENT.
Capt. Richard Owen, aged 95, and
father of Rev. DR.. A. E. Owen of Nor
folk, died at his home in Powhatan
county Friday.
The Staunton Spectator has appeared
in new and handsome dress. 1t is one
of the best weeklies published in Vir-
ginia.
DR.. j. M. Watson has sold his farm
near Arbor Hill, Augusta county, to
Joseph II. Clemmer for $4,000.
There has been good deal of talk in
Petersburg about sermon preached
Sunday night by Rev. II. C. Cheatham,
in which he made an attack on the
saloon-keepers. city club rooms and the
city council. The club has some of the
wealthiest and most prominent men in
the city as members.
Justice East, of the Norfolk police
court, has stated his determination TO
try all cases that may come up before
him as heretofore, except where tho
parties arc charged with keeping a
house of doubtful reputation. This is
considered in Norfolk very radical
decision, in which the police Justice ig-
nores the decision of the Court of APP
peals.
Lair d. Moral, for many years clerk
OF the county and circuit courts of Bar
bour county, w. Va, died last week,
aged seventy seven years.
Mrs. Virginia Berry, one of the best
known old ladies Of King George. is
dead. She was a daughter Of the late
Gen. Thacker Washington.
A. C. Tucker was run over Friday
night on the N0rfold and Western road,
near Wilson Sta ton, Dinwiddie county,
and killed.
A local option election is to take place
in Wytheville on April 10.
John w. Hayes has been elected city
engineer of Petersburg.
Isaac s. Tower. ono of tho lending
business men of Richmond, diod Satur-
day.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
company has closed a contract with the
Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works for ten more mammoth locomo
tives.
Eight of tho twelve dry-klns of tho
Camp Manufacturing Company, at
Franklin. Southampton county, were
destroyed by fire Friday. The loss will
reach between SEQ 900 and $40, 900. and
was insured for $4,000
The handsome frame residence of o