The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-18
VIRGINIA NOTES.


tended church that morning and died
after eating his dinner. Mr.. Miller was
a member of the Lutheran Church and
has held positions as councilman, mag
istrate, etc. His wife died about
eighteen months ago. Three sons and
one daughter survive him. He was
seventy.six years of age.
The truckers of Norfolk county ex-
pect 10 make the first shipment OF
strawberries in about two weeks and
gree peas by the middle of next month.
The light showers are helping vegeta-
tion some 1t has been very dry ard
the truckers are much put back. All
the Indications are favorable for good
fcuit year in this section.
The De mocratic county convention
met at Woodstock Saturday and nomi,
mated candidates for the circuit and
county clerkships to be voted upon the
coming county election, on May 25
George w. Miley, the present incum-
bent, was nominated for the former
without opposition, and Capt. John H.
Grabill for the latter over three other
aspirants on the fifth ballot, tho vote
being very close between Grabill and G.
M. Williamson, of Newmarket.
Judgment was rendered in the circuit
court at Harrisonburg SATURDAY for
50, 600 damages agains. the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company for tho
100 milo siding February 10, 1892. Glad.
we'll was brakeman on a freight train
which was thrown from tho track by an
open switch.
Mrs. Mamie Boxlev and child, form.
erly of Louisa, were drowned last Tues
day morning in West Virginia. Mr..
Willie Boxley and wife "a daughter of
Rev. L. j. Halay) ard two children
moved from Louisa few years ago to
West Virginia, where he is engaged in
the railroad business. They were out
boating on New river. The boat cap
sized by striking rock. Mrs. Boxley
and child were drowned and but for the
timely aid of an Italian Mr.. Boxley and
the other child would have persisted.
The remains Of tho wife and child were
buried yesterday at Rev. l.. j. Haley's,
near Buckner's, Va.
The Democratic COW .ntion of Prince
Georgia, met Thursday to nominate
candidate for county clerk. Fifty dele
gates from the several districts were
present. Two gentlemen were put in
nomination w. ID. Temple, of Black
water District, and Hunter Estis, OF
Rives District. The first ballot re.
suited: Temple, 81; Estis, 10. Mr..
Temp le's nomination was made unani-
nous, and he made a ringing speech OF
acceptance.
Last Friday Lewis Hall and son. who
live at Davy, Mcdowell county, got on
a spree together and ran across man
named Stansil, who is engaged in the
railroad business, ard started quarrel
with him. AS soon as the row was
started the Halls began pelting Stancil
MI ofN ho1 Hno t0,,
that he died Friday night.
Hon. M. b. Rowe, who has repre-.
sented fredericksburg in the legislature
for the past four years, having announced
that he will positively not accept a re-
nomination, the question OF suitable
candidate is being discussed by the
Democrats. The election will be an
important one, as the next legislature
will elect United States Senator
judges OF the court OF appeals, and fill
ether prominent positions. The cleo.
ton of United States Senator will
play an important part in the cam
paign. In some sections it will be a
direct issue.
The nuptials of Charles T. Freijs. a
prominent young civil engineer of
Chicago, ILL.,, and Miss Cora Adelaina
Turner, the accomplished daughter of
EEOltSSOE IA d WeC0 CtAGUFdCGQ
at the Baptist Church at Staunton
Wednesday afternoon.
TIE contracting business formerly
& Skinker will after this date be done
by Sims 6 Dyer.
The new steamer Alabama, CT the
Baltimore Steam Packet Company, ar
rived in Norfolk on time Wednesday
making nineteen and one. sixth. knots
per hour, or one milo per hour m pro
than the steamer Georgia. This is due
to her machinery being in better run
ming condition than it was on hor trial
TRIP from Norfolk to Baltimore.
Mr.. William P. Watkins, aged 90
years, died q few days ago at his home
in Louisa county.
Mrs. Mary Baldwin Barrow, widow of
DR.. Barrow, of Omaha, Mob, and
daughter OF Mrs. G. s. Crawford, of
Stanton, died there Wednesday after a
brief illness. Deceased graduated at
the Augusta Female Seminary and
taught vocal music there for several
years previous to her marriage and
again since the death Of her husband.
A serious cutting affair occurred in
Cape Charles last evening III front of
the Arlington Hotel. A man named
Dan Burke became onraged from the
effects OF whiskey, and without warning
drew large knife and made rush at
w. II. Grior, who threw up his arm to
ward off the blow and was cut severely
| on the hand and arm. Both men are
| employed in the railroad shop here, and
were on apparent good terms.
Messrs. j. p. Pettyjohn t&Co, OF
| Lynchburg, have the contract for build
| ing the new Y M. c. A. building at
| Gladstone, for the Chesapeake and Ohio