The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Mrs. H. Neam, mother Of Mrs.
Winnie Ream Hoxie, the sculptor, died
in Washington yesterday.
RDor an Hunt, of Chatham, Pittsyl-
vania county, fell down flight OF steps
yesterday and his neck was broken.
Robert Adams, of Campbell county,
died yesterday from an overdose of lau-
danum taken to afford relief from pain.
Mrs. Lulio Hoomes Corbin, wife of
the late James Parke Corbin, died at
the residence of her son.in law, II. c.
Bowie. in Caroline county, yesterday
morning, aged sixty five years.
The handsome residence of Mr.. Hor-
ton, at Horizons Summet, Scott county,
was &c ;troyed by fire Monday together
with all the outbuildings.
n. b. Chandler, Jr., OF Caroline county,
has been awarded the debater's medal
by the Washington Literary Society of
the University OF Virginia.
The Wytheville bar has Endorsed and
recommended Judge John II. Fulton for
q position on the sup emo bench OF Vir-
ginia.
The wife of Mr.. Richard A. Wise, of
Williamsburg, died Sunday. She was
daughter of the lato w. S. Peachy, of
that place.
DR.. Edwin II. Kuykendall, a native of
Hardy county, w. Va, died last week
in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Robert l.. Triplett, aged twenty.six
years, dropped dead in tho field near
Jeifersonton, Culpeper county, last
Friday.
DR.. w. Crumback. of Athens, Ohio,
has been chosen superintendent OF the
insane asylum at Weston, w. Va.
Saturday last, near Emporia, a train
on the Coast Line road ran over and
killed Joseph Fl. Tomlinson.
DR.. j. w. Nash has been elected
supe rim tendent Of the Eastern Lupatic
Asylum, at Williamsburg.
The council at Louisa Court House
has imposed a tax of 5000 on bar-rooms
In that place.
1t is understood that without any
legal compulsion the owners of the
property in Petersburg hetotofoe ex.
en- pied from municipal taxation under
ordinance of the Common council as new
industries shave, since the repeal of
that ordinance, in accordance with the
decisions of tho courts, voluntarily
come forward and paid their taxes for
1892, and will pay them in future as on
other property. Among these exempted
properties werc the silk mills, leo and
trunk factories and similar new indus.
tries.
new store building, containing a
new stock of hoods located at Mary's
Point, Lancaster county, burned Sunday
night. The property, on which there
was no insurance, belonged to Mr.. =. II.
Morgan. of Baltimore. The store was
managed by Mfr. C. o. Newcomb
William Bruce, tried in the circuit
court of Amherst county for killing
Charles Hairless, was found guilty OF
murder in the second degree and SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary
There are but two applicants for
license to sell liquor in Far nville. This,
1t is thought, is due to the large in
crease in the tax, which was put up
from Sl25 to $500.
Gen. r. L. T. Beale died suddenly
Tuesday at his home in Westmoreland
county OF ccnjestive Chill He was in
attendance at Richmond county court
during the day in apparent good health
He served in Congress from 1S47 to 1910
and from 1877 to 1879. He entered the
Confederate army as captain of cav
airy troop from Westmoreland county
and rose to the rank Of brigadier gen.
eral. For many years he had been
consistent and prominent member of
the Baptist Church. He was lawyer
By profession.
Mr.. Edwin f. Slanker. Of Crewe, and
Miss Corrinne Mccullough, of Black.
stone, were married at IL o'clock Wed
nesday morning at the home of tho
bride. No cards were issued, quiet
home wedding being preferred. Only
few intimate friends of the bride were
present. The newly made couple left
on the noon train for Norfolk. After
viewing the naval rendezvous they will
visit Mr.. S.anker's home near Cincin.
natl, and from there will attend the
Worlds Fair. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. q. G. Mccullough. one OF the
most prominent business men Of Black
stone. The groom is a popular stenog-
rapher employed by the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company at Crewe,
where they will in future reside.
Miss Virginia Richards Anderson, the
youngest daughter of Capt. S. w. An.
derson, and j. It. McAllister. both of
Warm Springs, were married Tuesday
evening at o'clock in the Episcopal
Church by Rev. L. K. Combs, of Gov
ington, and Rev. William c. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAllister left the same
evening for Old Point.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Sallie l.. White, of Norfolk, and Mr..
Jacob |. Crone, of Richmond, at the
Cum berland street Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Wednesday, the Goth in
slant,
The eightieth anniversary meeting OF
the Virginia Bible Society was held in
the Grace Street Presb yterian Church,
Richmond, Tuesday. Rev. A. Coke
Smith. D. D., delivered the annual I'D.
dress.