The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-20
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Az Charlottesville. Monday Boston
defeated the University CT Virginia
baseball club by Is to S.
An attempt was made on Saturday
night to burn the Rose Hill Baptist
Church at Charlottesville.
Mr.. George c. Lafferty, one of the ofli-
cial reporters to congress, was married
in Richmond Monday evening in Grace
Episcopal Church, to Miss Elizabeth
Fitzhugh Csbell Lay, daughter OF Judge
Lay, Of that city
Mrs. Seth Bell, residing near jenkins
Bridge, in tho northwestern part of
Accomac county, has been missing since
last Thursday, and all efforts TO find
her have thus far proved unwilling
For some time past she had given indi-
cations OF mental alteration.
At Pocahontas Monday evening
Lewis Payne, a lad OF seventeen, shot
and Instantly killed his brothas.in-law,
John Vaughn. 1t seems that Vaughn
was abusing his wife, when his brother.
in'law interferred d, and in thu struggle
that cnsued killed him. Payne was ar
rested
Bessie Jane Davasschneider, CT Wash
| ingtcn city, Il pretty fourteen year old
| girl was arrested in Richmond ycsser.
day in Buys clothing. She was with u
youth OF her own age, named Willie
Gordon, and thoy said that thoy had
iitd from cruel mother, who made her
beg, and when she failed to bring
money home, beat her unmercifully'
She and her male companion walked
there from Washington. She was taken
to tho almshouse.
The board Of dire ctors OF the Western
insane hospital held their annual meet
ing at that institution Tuesday. Dr.
benjamin Blackford was reelected
superintendent for the third time and
all the present medical faculty and
officers were reelected. j. II. Beckham,
of Alexandria, was re- elected president
OF the board and Messrs. p. A. Kris, of
Lynchburg, w. III. IL Lynn, of Staunton,
and j. L. Tredway, OF Chatham, the re.
cently.appointed members of the board,
| qualified. The superintendent's re.
| port was read and all it's recommends
| tons adopted.
Trinity Episcopal Church at Stanton
WAS thronged with large and fashion
able audience Tuesday afternoon, to
witness the marriage of Rev James
Henry Williams, rector Of q church at
Nashville. Tenn, and Mrs. Elizabeth
| Denison Allen, of Stanton. The bride
! Is granddaughter OF President John
| Tyler by his first wife, noo Miss Letitia
| Christian, and was the wide W CT the late
United States Consul Allen. Rev. Mr..
| Williams WAS for u number or wears
rector Of Grace Church, Lynchburg, Va
| air. Robert Adams, a young man OF
about twenty years of age, died at
Brookncal, Campbell county, on SAtur-
Day under distressing circums tances.
The young man hal been sick for a
snort time, and, thinking that dose Of
| laOdaNIi WnulH rn1ia-a h In, L.
mother to get the medicine An old
bottle was procured and small dose of
what remained was administered. After
taking it the young man sank into
stupor, from which it was impossible to
arouse him. His death resulted within
a few hours. 1t is thought that the
dose was a sediment in the bottom of
the bottle of the deadly properties Of
the poison and that even the smallest
dose contained an extraordinary amount
OF the deadly properties and caused the
death.
Mr.. Dorian Hunt, popular young
gentleman Of Chatham, met with an
accident that caused his death. Tho
young man had been up in the second
story of his boarding house and WAS
his footing and fell down the entire
flight His neck was broken.
Mrs. J. w. Brockenbrough, wife of the
late Judge Brockenbrough died Tues
day morning at the residence of her SON
in-law, Col. Thomas M Semmes, of the
Virginia Military Institute. Lexington,
after lingering and painful illness.
Sho was 81 years old. Mrs Broken
brough was we'll known all through the
South as one of tho greatest entertain
ers and most brilliant women OF her
day. While her husband lived her
home was the headquarters for the most
brilliant of society.
certificate of incorporation was is
sued Tuesday to the Fearless OIL Com.
pany, OF Sisterville, w. Va, with cap.
ital OF S3oOOo Tho company reserves
the right to increase the capital stock
to 81 100000 in all. The shares arc
held by w. M. Carr, OF GAINESVILLE;
George B. Carr, G. Il. Lake and A. G..
Haxton, of Siturville, Pa, and W. w.
Morrison, of Harmony, Pa.
Wanted.
LADIES and gentlemen suffering with