The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30
VIRGINIA NOTES.


X. Hines. of Prince Edward county,
committed suicide Cpristmas dav bv
hanging himself in his stable. Mr..
mines lived at the old homestead, in
Worshan' seven miles distant from
fa' tnVli!e, and was esteemed by all as
Il ECod man. He WAS about sixty five
years OF age and leaves several crown
chlldren-a daughter in Baltimore
another in Buckingham. son, chief
clerk III the Southern hotel at Pe1ers-
burg va, ana An Their who resides at
Worsham.
Inc Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
company has things on the move IN
Ereenbrier. The nigh treste across
the momth of Big Creek a. Don is 10 bo
lsK.n "uS anu fill made The same
VIII ne done with the trestlc short
distance above that point. and /, is now
understood that the company ,on..m.
plates cutting out tho top of the L,,t,o
Ben q tunnel. TO do this work ;ne
LABOR OF large number of men will he
required.
MRS. Larkin, mother OF Nj L. A..
Larkin. Of Prince William county, cel,-
oratedsher ninetieth birthday asst week.
Notwltastandlng her advanced ag, Mrs
Larklh is physically active and she re-
talns unimpalred her mental faculties.
she h'Gs lair 10 ceic crate MANY another
birthday.
In buckingham county, Friday last,
Charles Nash, worthy colored man,
and his son Silas Quarreicd about II
trivial matter. That night after Charles
had gcno TO bed the boy knocked him in
inc mead with an axe lie then put The
body IN the wagon and hauled 1T some
live miles and threw it in Z corner Of n
fence.
The board of directors OF the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce last even
ing directed that :. lettor be sent the
secretary OF the Navy in the name of
the organization, asking that no give
the contract for enc OF the new cruisers
to the Newport ship-yard
Gov. A. Il. Fleming, of West Virginia,
has issued com missions TO NJ II. DEM
and Homer a. Holt, the newly elected
Judges for the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Dent was elected for the long term
and Mr.. Holt for the short term. Ju6re
Lucas retlres from the bench at tho ry-
piration OF his term.
DR.. Foster II. Quail, physician OF the
Turkey Gap Coal Company, at Ennis,
w. Va, died Friday, aged twenty-four
years. do was the son of q prominent
physician at Auburn, Pa.
The now nail factory at Kanawha
City, W. Va, will be com pleted and in
operation by the first of next month.
About $50 men will be employed in and
about the works.
Mrs. Mary A. Bosher, wife of John
III. Bosbcr, prominent citizen of Rich
mond. died Sunday.
short time aso Mr.. Noah SINNERS
and wife. who resided one and "a half
miles west of Lacey Springs. Rocking
ham county, were stricken with the
grip, and OH Saturday week Mr. Sim
mers died and the next day Mrs. Sim
mers's death occurred. Inc remains
OF the husband and wife wero inferred
in one grave at Lacey Springs last
Monday.
D. f. Wilson, q we'll. known citizen of
Botetourt county, died Friday night, in
mis- Slst year. Ho was native of Rock
bridge county, whore he served several
wears as magistrate. and returned to
Rotetourt about three years ago. His
death was very sudden, and is attributed
to heart tr Juble
Logan county, West Virginia, has an
area of 500 square miles The ONLY
town in the county is Logan Court
House, with population OF 800. There
is only one church building in the
county, and that was erected by n
private individual. The nearest rail
road station TO the county seat is fifty
five miles. Goods arc taken to tho
county by pushboats at seventy. ave
cents per 100 pounds, as there are no
roads throughout the county.