The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The body OF Rev. c. M. Brown, of
Front Royal, who was drowned in the
Shenandoah river, near Charlestown,
w. Va, on Wednesday, has been re-
covered The body was discovered q
short distance below where the boat
capsized.
The board of deacons of the Second
Presby terian Church, of Alexandria,
has increased the salary of Rev. DR..
Rice, the pastor of the Church, from
$500 to 50, 600 per annum. DR.. Rice,
declined last week a call to the First
Presbyterian Church Of Baltimore with
salary OF $4,000 and a parsonage.
While John Robinson's circus was
giving performance at Gate CITY Fri
day free for-all fight occurred, in
which several people were seriously
hurt Joe Wax, policeman of the town,
attempted to arrest a man in the tent
The man resisted, and Sam Wax and
John Moss came to the assistance of the
policeman. This brought others into it
and the result was a bloody row. Knives
we're freely used,
fire at Hampton early SATURDAY.
morning greatly damaged Lakes brick
building, on Queen street, occupied as a
shoe store on the first floor, furniture
factory on the sc cond floor and Lodge
room of kecoughtan Lodge, X of p.
on the third floor. The Junior Order
United American Mechanics, Ancient
Order United Workmen, and Junior
Order Good Templars Lodges also meet
on the same floor, and lost nearly all of
their furniture and paraphernalia. The
Pythlans were partly insured The
goods on the first and second floors were
total loss.
Mr.. James L. Doggett, of Mckinley,
Texas, who has been appointed bv
President Cleveland collector of internal
revenue for the fourth dis trict of that
State, is native OF Fredericksburg, Va.
Prof. N. T. Kupton. OF the Alabama
Agricultural and Mechanical COLLEGE.
whose death has beeen announced. was
native of Friedrich county. Va.
Rev. j. Augustin Smith, assistant
Richmond, has accepted a call TO a
church in Kentucky.
William Webb, colored, was drowned
Saturday evening while in bathing in
the James river at Lynchburg.
The Lynch burg Cotton Mills filled an
order Saturday from New York firm
for $50, 600 yards of goods.
In Lynchburg, Monday last, John
Garland, colored laborer, fell dead.
The grist mill of r. P. Young, near
Craigsville, was damaged by the explos-
ion of boiler.
The Office at Voy. Prince William
county, has been ordered removed half
amile southwest of the former location.
Rev. John 8. Sewers, who graduated
with marked distinction at the Baptist
Theological Seminary, in Louisville
Will be ordained in Warrenton Baptis:
Church Sunday morning, June 18th.
The city council of Staunton has re-
fused to make the annual allowance OF
5000 to the Stonewall Band in return for
serVi es to that city. and there is danger
that the band will disband.
The people of Bluefield are yery much
agitated over the ques ton whether thew
ID rather have bar-rooms straightoua
or continue to handle whiskey through
the drug stores, as at present.
Tygart distric', in Wood county, w.
w., &c the recent schoo. election voted
against levy for school opposes, which
means no school he next wear.
Tygart is the banner Republican dis.
trics in Wood county.
Mr. uriah BYrne, son OF tie late
William Byrne, OF Fauquier county.
and brother Of John s. Byrne, for
M ny ye,rs clerk of the circuit court OF
Fauquier, died at kockland, Warren
country, Friday, June I'd.