The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-22
virginia News.

So far TT dog licenses have been issued
by the auditor Of Alexandra.
No week passes that two or three runa-
wey couples do not 90 TO Bristol TO get
married
Major r. NJ. S. Cauthorn and Mr.. william
Wilson. prominent citizens of Essex county,
died last week.
Arrangements are being made to estab-
lish direct telephone COMMUNICATION be-
tween Roanoke and Salem.
There were twenty three colored farmers
with the Farmers Alliance at their meeting
in Suffolk last Wednesday.
The Belgian block used in the streets of
Lynchburg is said TO be the first of that
kind of material used in any Virginia city.
The members of Lee Camp, Sons of Con-
federate Veterans, of Alexandria. are en-
desyoring TO secure a sufficient number Of
recruits TO form a military company.
The Roanoke Machine Works are turning
ont eight new coal cars day for the Penn
sylvania railroad each one of which is fitted
up with an air-brake and the Janney
coupler.
Professor X. J.. Gai ner, who sailed last
week for England, on his way 20 Africa
where he goes to continue his study OF the
monkey language, is u Nirginian. having
Dttu DOlu III ADlu6hOu III 1910.
Mrs. Barbara Sours died near Luray. Page
county. on the 10th instant IN the one-hun-
dredth year of her age If she had lived
until the 9th day OF November next she
would have attained that remarkable age.
She left eight children, sixty-six grandchil-
dren and sixty grandchildren.
venire of twenty-five men were taken
from Lynchburg on Monday To Roanoke
from which TO select a jury for the trial Of
John Smith. charged with the murder of
Peter McAulff in Roanoke. Judge Diggs,
of Lynchburg, will sit in the case on &C
count OF the vacancy by the resignation OF
Judge Robertson.
The yladuct at 0hcre Bank. on the Shen-
andoeh division of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, near Luray, is nearly completed.
The company has already laid seven miles
Of sixty feet bevel- JOlnted rails on that dl-
vision which it is claimed are O great i'm
provement over those now generally in use.
The first case decided in Virginia as to
whether married woman husband living
with herr could take the homestead, was
before Judge w. :. Barton, of the Tenth
circuit, on Monday, in the case of l.. NJ.
Jones and Il. S. Jones against j. Broders
d Co., Of Alexandria. The Judge decided
that married woman was not embraced in
the provisions of the homestead law. and
therefore could not claim the homestead
against her creditors husband living.
All the contracts for building and equip
ping the electric railway from Alexandria
10 Mount Vernon have now been let the
last, that for tuilding the power-house. hay
ing been awarded to Mr.. w. T. Pool. of Dunn
Loring. Fairfax county, Wednesday. The
power-house will be situated near the south
end of the new bridge TO be erected across
Hunting creek. The work OF grading the
road is being pushed rapidly TO completion.
and soon the work Of laying the rails will be
commenced.
Papers were filed Wednesday in the
clerks Office of the United States Circuit
Court IN New York In a suit brought by the
Western National Bank of that city against
the Richmond and Danyille railroad 10 re-
cover 900. 900. alleged 10 be due the plaintiff
on promlssory note that expired on June
18th. The deiendeuts issued the note on
January 18th. payable five months later
and at its becoming due il was not paid
The note was drawn To the order of the
Western National Bank.
DR.. William A. Stroller OF Lynchhurg,
has genuine Indian tomahawk II the
primitive pattern. 1t is made Of very heavy
stone, is well sharpened and has carved on
on its side the date 1914. This relic wa.
given to Captain ]. II. Steele by an old Con.
federate soldier friend. member of Com
pany q, Twenty-third Virginia battalion
General j. A. Early's division. Captain
Steele commanded Company q. and II WA,
he who presented the tomahawk to Dr.
Strother. 1t had been an heirloom in the
Cromer family of Russell county. for many
generations. 1t was captured by member
OF that family more than 200 years ago.