The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03

VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Association for the Preservation
of Virginia Antiquities, who gave the
great Colonial ball in Richmond two
years ago, and tho assembly ball last
January, will give their annual ball on
the eth OF this month, and it will be n
brilliant affair. 1t will be given in the
Academy Of Music. The proceeds, as
in the case Of the other balls, will be
used to preserve some of the relics of
Virginia's Colonial times.
The Religious Herald says that Hon.
W. L. Wilson, of West Virginia, is still
considering whether he will accept or
reject the offer of tho trustees of Rich
mond College to become the president
OF that institution. AS yet he has in no
wise indicated what his answer will
be.
Mr.. Harry Flemming, president of
the First National Bank of Fairmont,
w. Va, died very suddenly Wednesday
evening. He had been sick fer some
time, but was much better Wednesday
afternoon, being able to go to his meals.
He was sitting at the supper table
when he gave gasp and fell back
dead.
In Lynchburg yesterday Col. M. S.
Langhore and wife gave an elegant
breakfast in compliment to Hon, John
w. Daniel, of that city, recently cleo
ted to the United States Senate.
Thos. 7. Toller, for many years en-
gagged in the mercantile business in
Petersburg, died in that city Wednes-
day. He served in the Confederate
army and was wounded several times.
Benz. V. White, of Leesburg. mar
rowly escaped death from asphyxiation
n dox ,;rr1
from stove in the room in which he
was sleeping.
Louis Hawking, merchant at Duff
fields Depot, w. Va. died Friday last.
he was a native OF Loudoup county.
Willie Lee fell from Fall Creek
bridge in Pittsylvania county Christ
mas day and was killed.
EX-Gov. Fitzhugh Leo favors the
Michigan plan of choosing presidential
electors by districts.
DR.. j. IL. Stephens, of Warrenton,
died Christmas day, in the 9th year OF
his age.
Henry Suddeth, who was injured by q
train in Danvillo, died Sunday.
julius Switzer died at Stanton of
pneumonia Friday.
Mr.. James Ii. Keys. q worthy citizen
of Rectortown, died December 10. in his
Goth year.
MIR. Henson Hardy, residing few
miles east of Leesburg, died very sud.
denly last Thursday afternoon OF con-
gestion Of the lungs.
Mr.. III. III. Lee, jr.. and Miss Maude A.
Payne, daughter of Henry Payne, ESQ.,,
were married at Litchfield Church,
Fauqle- county, on the 23rd
Frank Ryan, of Leesburg, was dan
gerously shot in the leg on Tuesday by
the discharge of his gun, which he was
dragging through wire fence.
DIR. j. Ii. Stevens died at his home in
Warrenton on Christmas day in the Goth
year of his age, and his funeral took
place the following Sunday.
BENZ. V. White, of Leesburg, mar.
rowly escaped death from asphyxiation
on Monday night by the escaping gas
f;om stove in the room in which he
was sleeping.
Mrs. Rebecca Janney, widow of the
late James c. Janney, of Loudoun
county, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Lippincott, in Philadelphia, on
Sunday last, in the 10th year of her
age.
Theo. Pitcher, of Fauquier, has re-
duced the large amount which he first
supposed he would lose 10 little more
than hundred dollars by notifying per-
sons in the South to whom he has made
sale not to honor Rosenberger, Spindle
a. Co.'s drafts.
At the annual Christmas celebration
at tho Male Orphan Asylum in Rich
mond yesterday, a Christmas tree took
fire, and the large crowd of spectators
became panic-stricken and frantically
rushed for the doors and windows. The
Tree was jerked down, falling on Rev.
DR. Kerr. prominent Presbyterian di-
vine, and Mr.. ID. o. Davis, who was con-
nected with the asylum. Both gentle
men were painfully though not Sc.
verelY burned. Several ladies and
children tainted, though no one was in
jured.