The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-07
VIRGINIA NOTES.

boats.
Howe Peyton Cochran, superintend-
ent of the public schools at Charlottes-
Vile, died Wednesday night In Staun-
ton.
The time for receiving bids for the
erection of the Virginia building at the
Chicago Exposition, expired yester-
day, but there were no bidders for the
work.
Burglars broke into the stores OF
Adams " Orrisen and G.. f. Fisher, of
Front Royal, on Wednesday night. Sc
curing small sum of money and few
goods.
A man named Surles, OF Caroline
county, reported to the police in Fred
ericksburg last night that he was search
ing for his wife. 1t il supposed there
that she left for Washing ton In company
with man named West.
The Virginia annual conference of the
M. E. Church South meets in CRANKY
Street Church, Norfolk, on the 10th Of
November next, and will be presided
over during its seven or eight days ses-
sion by Bishop E. r. Hendrix, of Kansas
City, Mo.
The Virginia Worlds Fair board met
In Richmond yesterday evening. A reso-
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superintendent OF public instruction to
formulate plan whereby the teachers
and children o, the public schools may
raise money to aid in preparing an ex-
hibit.
Amber, son of Mrs ]. Amber Smith,
of Washington, who has been spending
the summer with his grandfather, Hon.
j. 4. Lewis, Of LyDnwood, was recently
thrown from spirited horse he was
riding and was struck on the side OF the
head by the horses hoof, making deep
wound and rendering him unconscious
for over four hours AS his skull was
not fractured the physicians think his
case will not result seriously.
Mrs. A. R. Brown has sold her farm
near Berryville. Clarke county, los
acres, to II. S. Kenney, of Florida, for
| $4,000.
The auditor of public accounts has
| received checks from the various rail-
| road com panies for taxes, amounting to
about 5000
| AT Wavaland, the handsome resi-
dence OF Judge Charles H. Ashton,
King George county. on Tuesday, Sep.
TENDER 81. a brilliant reception was
held in honor of the birthday of his
charming daughter, Miss Alice B. Ash
ton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carper, the wife OF
Horny Carper, the well-known stage
driver on the Valley pike before the
war, was found dead in her bed on
Wednesday morning at her home. near
Edinburg, having died OF heart disease.
w. p Fowlkes, a prominent and in.
fluential citizen Of Amelia county, went
into his cow-pen Sunday afternoon,
where there was an Attorney bull. The
animal became Infatuated and attacked
Fowlkes in most vicious manner.
The bull got Fowlkes down and gored
him horribly, and his injuries will prove
fatal.
day week near Rixeyville between Mr..
Robert Yancey and Mr.. Neale Tarrant,
which resulted in Mr.. Yancey being
quite badly cut with knife in the
hands of Mr.. Tarrant. These gentlemen
married sisters, and the trouble was
| about family affairs. MIR. Tarrant has
not yet been arrested and probably will
not be, as the cutting is said to have
been done in self-defense.
The Virginia court OF appeals at
Stanton, Va recently in the case OF
| Newberry VS.. Williams, from Bland
| county circuit court. rendered decision
| to the effect that where in 1. trial be-
! fore a jury exceptions are taken, and
! the party fails to move for new trial
after the verdict, the court of appeals
| will neither grant new trial nor con-
slider the validity of the exception.
Judge Hinton dissented.
Washington Davy, ono of the oldest
| citizens Of Hampshire county, W. Va,
and an ardent Democrat. died last week.
| His greatest desire was to vote once
more for Grover Cleveland. A short time
vote for Cleveland this fall he would be
willing to die He was a soldier in the
| Confederate army.
The Democrats of Berkeley county,
| w. Va, have nominated the following
ticket: Sheriff, George L. SeHcindlver;
| prosecuting attorney, Stewart H..
Emmert; house OF delegates, A. Hunter
| Harlan; county commissioner, d. s.
Griffith; county surveyor, Clarence
| Rinker; assessors, Jacob M. Syester and
| w. l.. Danders.
Edward w. Rector, died at his home,
in Loudoun county, last week. He
entered the Confederate army at the
breaking out Of the late war with the
Bolts Grays" from Charlestown. Later
In the war he joined Mosby's battalion,
where he served with distinction as SER
geant of Company A.
The West End Land Company, OF
Danville, has made an assignment. 1t
owes about $780, 900, mostly in Danville.
The deed authorizes tho trustee to issue
bonds OF the company to the amount Of
$4,000, to be used in paying off the
debts and in further developing the
| property
The deadlock in the election OF presi