The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-21
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Inc ROCK bridge News says: IN. Har-
vey Lackey threshed his crop OF wheat
last week raised on Thomas 8. Whites
place, east OF Lexington, and had the
rather remarkable yield of 1 1929 bushels
OH seventy-seven acres of land. One
field averaged twenty nine bushels per
acre. The work was done by Mr..
Lackey himself and boy of his, with
the hire OF only one hand in harvesting.
The secret of the fine turnout was thor
ough preparation and cultivation Of the
land before sowing"
H. a. Buck, a native Of Warren county,
died recently in Arkansas.
Lynchburg's new city directory indi-
Gates population of 10000 with the
suburbs.
Mr., Phillip Allen, senior member Of
the drug firm of Allen & Hogshead, of
Staunton. died yesterday.
The people Of New Brighton neigh
borhood, Fauquier county. are taking
steps to secure church building which
is to be free to all denomina lions.
The third party leaders in Richmond
say that they will make nominations
for Congressman in each of the ten dis
tricts of the State. The programme is
probably to press the fight in all of the
districts except tie Second and the
Fourth, where the Republicans will be
allowed an opportunity to elect their
men if they can.
While Mr.. William Poisel was driy-
ing from Berryville to Boyce on Tues
day afternoon fash of ligh thing struck
the bows of the buggy, ran down his
leg. burning and stunning him, and
thence out on the shaft, stunning and
throwing his horse to the ground.
Neither man nor horse was seriously
injured.
The trial of Mr.. R. A. Forbes in the
county court of Appomattox for the
shooting of Colonel r. B. Poore. in De-
cember last, ended on Saturday even
ing, the jury finding him guilty and fix
ing the penalty at twenty-three days
imprisonment and fine Of S1O0.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg appeal says: 1.-The announce
ment that the headquarters Of the Dem
ocratic State central and executive COM
mittees will be in Charlottesville was
surprise here. 1t was expected that
the headquarters would certainly be in
Richmond or Alexandra. Chairman
Gordon will, it is believed, appoint
Capt. Ham Shepperd Secretary of
! the committee He filled the position
with success during most of the time
Mr.. Barbour was chairman"
DIR. R. H. Dice died Wednesday at his
residence in Charlottesville. after o
long illness. Three years ago he was
paralyzed, but was able to walk about
until last December, when no became
helpless. He was born at Franklin,
Pendleton county, w. Va. seventy
years ago.
| William A. Brown, q special inspector
for the postoffice.d departments in Bris-
toll, Tenn. He went there to examine
the location of the Bristol postofice,
which is on the Tennessee side of the
| town, and to examine into the matter
with special view to seeing on what
| grounds Bristol, Va, had made her re-
cent demand for a separate postofiice on
the Virginia side of the town. Mr..
Brown says he was sent by Mr.. Wanna
maker to examine fully the rights of all
the patrons of the office and to settle
the dispute in o manner that shall be
equally fair to all without regard to the
State line. He also said that there was
no chance Whatever for the establish
ment Of second postofflce, and what
would be done, II anything, would BIO to
change the present location Of the Office