The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-29
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans. OF
Richmond, have invited the members OF
the Grand Army of the Republic during
their national encampment at Washing.
ton to visit Richmond, assuring them of
hearty welcome.
Ex-Gov. F. w. NJ. Holiday arrived at
his home in Winchester last SATURDAY..
he sailed from Liverpool, England, on
Wednesday, March 9th, and arrived in
New York Thursday morning, March
18th, came to Cbarlestown and spent
Friday night with his sister and then
home on Saturday. He has been gone
this time just seven months and has
baen all through France, Italy and
Egypt. He visited the principal noun
tain places in France and all the i'm
portant cities on the coast. Perhaps ex-
Governor Holiday has travelled for
pleasure as much IS any man of his age
in the world.
Capt. Robert c. Donnan prominent
citizen Of Petersburg, died suddenly of
paralysis. He was lieutenant in the
Virginia regiment in the Mexican war.
and was cheif of police in Petersburg
during the late civil war. Since the war
he was in the employ OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad.
A colored woman, the only colored
resident of Matoaco, in Chesterfield
county, died a few days ago. At her re-
quest the pall-bearers were all white
citizens of the village. and the the fun
eral service were conducted by white
minister.
Rev George w. Easter, of Eastville,
Northampton county, has accepted the
call to the rectorship of All Saints Epis-
copal Church, Union, w. Va.
Mr.. j. b. Moore, of Albemarle, has
been appointed by Governor Mckinney
agent for the State for distributing the
direct tax.
Joseph Wells, of Brunswick county,
was drowned in the Meherrin river.
The railroad law passed at the last SEES.
sion of the legislature will go into effect
Juno l. 1t is expected that Commits
sioner Hill will be crowded with work
after that time. Many persons having
complaintagainstt the railroads are hold
ing them back, it is said, to present
them under the new law. Under the
provisions of this it is understood that
no free passes will be granted to any one
except railroad officers and their fami-
lies. This is the view given out here,
but it is we'll known that no restrictions
have ever been placed upon state Of
nclalS anu INC judiciary, nor is there
likely to be under the Mason law. The
Massey investigation developed the
fact that those officials have never had
any difficulty in obtaining free railroad
TRANSPORTATION.
At the regular meeting Of the Wash
ington Literary Society of the Univer-
sity Of Virginia, held last Monday, q
committee was appointed to confer with
the Jefferson society with a view of
uniting with the committee from that
society in inviting Senator d. Il. Hill
to delivor an address before the two
societies on April 18th (Jefrersom's
birthday. The committee from the
Jefferson society. who went to Mash
ngton last week for the purpose of i'll
Wiling the senator to speak at the Uni
yersity, reported that Senator Hill init
mated after he learned that there were
two societies at tho university, that he
woul1 deliver the address Il the in
vitation came from both bodies, and
that letter to that effect would be all
that was necessary to induce him to
come if it ia posSible