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

"1NG1 MITES.
rho body of benjamin Thompson, a
young man who lived near Langley, in
fai"'aX county. was found i'll the woods
near Langley. lie had been sno through
tho body. and as his gun was lying
besides him it is supposed that he had
accidentally shot himself. An inquest
was held at which the jury reached this
conclusion. Thompson went hunting
with young man named BENJAMIN
Iorrison. The two became separa ted,
ard TorriSon returned home alone. The
following day as Thompson did not
appear, Torrison won't to look for him
and found him in the manner described.
thompson was about IS years OF age.
The reunion OF the numerous and
prominent l\olner family near Staunton
was notable event. About one thou.
sand OF the name from this and many
other States were present. ~ marble
smart was unveiled over the grave of
Michael koiner, the sturdy old German
progenitor Of them all. Hon. I.uther
Koiner, of Texas, made an able al
dress.
Major Hay b. Taliaferro died at his
residence in Richmond of congestion of
the brain. He was only sick about three
hours. lie was native Of Orange
county. Ho was commissary. with the
rank OF major, in Pickett's division dur
ing the late war.
D. M Long has sold his farm, Nestle
wood, containing 333 acres, near Van.
cluSe, Frederick county, to Dennis
ONeal, OF Shenandoah county, for
$4,000
A coloyed boy named John Tillman
was caught by belt and Instantly
kllled while working at Messrs. Bell Il
Richardson's sawmill, near Ivor, on the
Norfolk and Western railroad.
John w. Sion, of Hardy, lost three
children from diph iberia, tho last being
daughter of l6 years OF age.
Owing to tho strike of moulders
Waynesboro' Stove Company have tenn.
pora'ily suspended operation.
The model of the Confederate monu-
mont which it is proposed to erect at
chicago is taken from the famous pic.
turo "Appomattox," painted by Vir.
ginia's well-known artist John Elder.
and Is almost facsimile OF the monu.
ment erected at Alexandria, which was
modelled by Mr.. Elder himself from that
painting.
w. b. Jen ings, the turfman, OF
Washington, ID. c., has sold his stock
iaIm, clifton, containing 100 acres,
about one mile south OF Leesburg. to
Mrs. Florence Bowlcs, of Louisiana, for
$4,000.
valuable imported bull. owned by
MT: Ross Evans, of Norfolk county, was
killed by bears, and number of calves
have lately been destroyed by bears in
that section.
large mass meeting OF citizens OF
charlottesville, unanimously adopted q
resolution favoring tho appropriation of
SIPS, 600 for sewerage, street and public
school buildings.
difficulty occurred on Saturday last
at distillery some five miles from
Culpoper Court House, between James
X. Hume and Charles Joliffe, over a
game of cards, which resulted in Hume
getting his skull fractur by stone
thrown by Jolitfe. TWAS thought at
first that Hume would die, but at last
accounts it is thought he will recover.
Culpeper Is now experiencing ono
the dryest spells of weather for this
season ever remembered by the oldest
inhabitants. Streams, wells and springs
that wero never known to fail are en-.
tirely dry, and many persons havo to
drive their stock long distances to water.
Tho roads are as dusty as in mid .
summer, and tho wheat is dry and rot.
ting in the ground