The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-24
VIRGINIA NOTES { za

Henry O. TinsleY edition OF the Staun-
ton VindicatQr, is Improving steadily.
g. X. Sims, train dispatcher for the
Norfolk and Western railroad at Grewe,
has resigned to attend amedical COL
lege. at Charlottesville. The vacancy
was filed by Mr.. s. @. johnson.
The McGill Catholic Union gave an
elegant reception md banquet at
Murphy's Hotel, in Richmond, recently
In honor of the return from Europe of
the Right Reverend Bishop Van de
Vyver, of the Catholic diocese OF Rich
mond.
The startling statement was made
last Friday that DR.. Thorn had found a
case OF cholera at Lamberts Point.
When the source was reached it was
learned that tramp steamer from some
port In Russia, that had had death
from cholera on June 90 last, put into
the capes bound to Baltimore; that she
had been fumigated since her arrival
AID would remain at quarantine five
days.
Gen. Mahone's counsel here has noti-
ned the counsel of the e1 ecutor Of the
late D. a. Windsor, OF Alexandria, that
unless the latter's $4,000 suit against
him be withdrawn at once the General
will bring in an Offset claim for lobby.
ing bill through Congress by which
certain streets and alleys in lot here,
owned jointly by Windsor and Malone,
were thrown into that lot, thus greatly
increasing the number of its square feet,
and consequently its value, and also for
perfecting the title to portion Of that
lot.
The common council of Norfolk has
authorized the appropriation of Sl14, OJO
Tor the purchase of 100 acres Of land to
be devoted to city park. The Virgin
ian heartily approves the purchase and
says the site selected embraces every
advantage that is essential to park pur-
poses. 1t is centrally located and is on
the line of every street extension north.
It has frontage on Tanners creek of
5000 feet and has the water. view,
woodland and forest. 1t is at the juno
ton OF the extension of one Of the prin.
cipal MISUNDERSTANDING and CRANKY
streets-and at that junction met by
the most important thoroughtares be
tween the city and Tanners creek, run
ming from Church street extended to
Lambert's Point, and this road will in
the near future be one of the impor tant
avenues OF Norfolk when the city's
limits are extended to Tanners creek.
A FIRE at Culpeper, Va, at an early
hour wednesday morning, destroyed
the grocery store of Henry Ligh foot
and four other buildings in the block,
which included the colored Odd Fellows
hall and the town hall. During the fire
a keg Of powder exploded, injuripg one
man severely and knocking several
others down. Four Of the buildings
burned belonged to L p. Nelson and
were occupied by colored people.
Frank Martin, of Lynchburg, and
Joseph Van Cleaves. of Lexington, both
in the empty of VIM. B. Snead & Co.,
contractors, Of Lynchburg, were struck
and Instantly killed by freight train
Tuesday near Greenway. station on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Mr. Herbert Barbee, the sculptor of
LuraY, Va. has raised $500 of the
$4,000 needed for the erection of bronze
statue to the Confederate soldiers at
that place. Mr.. Barbee has completed
the model Of colossal statue, and it is
ready to be put in bronze.
In an ARRAY at Houston. Botetourt
county. Wednesday, Charles Epps was
seriously shot and Broad Power was
also wounded. Joseph Spencer and
Reuben Cumbia were charged with the
shooting.