The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-01
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Virginia.
Rev. Berryman Green, the newly
chosen rector of st. James EpiscopsI
Church, Leesburg, will enter upon the
discharge OF ibis pastoral duties next
Sunday, April end. There will be SER
vices morning and night.
Captain James Corbin and his crew of
three colored men from Crisfield, Md,
were captured by Virginians while tax
ing oysters in Tangier sound. The men
were brought to the mainland yesterday,
and confined in the county jail, to await
trial Their boat was scuttled.
There is considerab BILE excitement in
the lower part Of Prince George county
over the sudden deaths of four nom bers
of the family Of Henry Byrd. it is
believed that the fatal illness was
caused by drinking water from we'll in
which poison had been placed by some
one who bore malace toward the family.
At Goshen, few days ago, Theodore
d. Hedge, conductor and yard master OF
the narrow gauge railroad at the fur.
mace, had b 9TH legs 80 mangled as to
necessitate their amputation. The I'M
fortunate man fell under the wheels of
a moving car.
The grand jury has found true bills
y
recently arrested for illegal dredging in
Virginia waters, and against George
Justice, young white man, for a ssault
on little girl.
Michael Whitmer, ono of the most
prominent and influential farmers of
West Rockingham, died on Sunday
night last, after an illness OF a few
hours, at his residence, near Mt. Gin.
ton, in his SID wear.
The vote cast in Tho Henrico primary
Thursday was large and the grea test in
terest was manifested in the triangular
fight for the county court clerkship. Re-
turns indicate that Mr.. Samuel p. Wad.
dill was renominated by u handsome
plurality
Colonel Wickhap, says nc expects to
have at least 700 horsemen in line on
Memorial Day, when the remains OF ex.
President Davis are reinterred in Hol-
lywood Cemetery.
The Virginia Sun, the Peoples party
organ for Virginia, virtually acknowi-
edges editorially that Mai. Mann Page
would be the Peoples party candidate
for Governor next fall.
An accident on tho Warm Springs
Mountain has just ended fatally. Late
Wednesday evening 3. L. Smith and B.
Il. Cauley were driving from the ton OF
the Warm Springs Mountain eastward
with heavy load. The brake failed
to work and the team ran away. Smith
was dashed heavily to the ground,
bruisiDg his arms and face and horribly
maDgling one OF his legs. n little
further on Cauley was thrown and one OF
his legs broken. Tic men were found
Wednesday night and careful attention
ciN IRA III
Springs. and Wallace, of tho Warm
Springs, were called in, but, after con-
sultation with DR.. Nickel and DIR. Pole,
decided that Smith could not stand tho
amputation of his leg. All atte mpts to
revive him so that he might stand tho
operation failed, and he died Thursday
evening at o'clock. Cauley's injuries,
though painful, are not serious.
Mr.. Warner NJ. Noel, father Of Mr..
Payton L. Noel, OF the Richmond State,
died in Louise county Wednesday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. Tho deceased was
80 years of age and had many friends,
particularly among the survivors of
Sturdevant's battery, with which nc
served gallantly through the war He
leaves one son above named and
daughter who resided with him.
Tho following acknowledgement of
the Confederate army are still living:
stephen y. Lee, Starksyille, Miss
James Longstreet, Gainesville, Ca:
jnbal A, Early, Lynchburg, Va: Simon
b. Buckner. Frankfort, Ky; Joseph
Wheeler, Wheeler, Ala . Ambrose r.
Stewart, oxford, Miss Wade Hampton,
Columbia, :. c.; John Il Gordon, At
lauta, Ga.
A ghastlv discovery was made on
Rome street, fifth ward, Petersburg,
Wednesday night, thatcf the icvouring
OF an iniant child by a dog. The only
part OF the boiy recovered was an entire
leg, which was taken in charge by OH !.
Ger James NJ. Young. 1t is supposed
that the body was cast away CIR very
loosely concealed, and that tho dog
found it. Arrests are expected in con-
nection with the matter
Tho Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company will construct q road up tho
Guyandotte river IN order to roach some
rich coal deposits.
play 1alo match game OF baseball on
the University grounds next Monday,
the 3D..
Quite serious accident befcll Mrs.
W. b. Ward while driving Thursday
afternoon in phaoton on New Hope
Avenue, Stanton. Mrs. Ward was &C
CON panied by Mrs Brant and a little
baby. when the horse became frightened
and dashed OF, overturning the vehicle.
Mrs. Ward IVES terribly shaken up and
bruised, her collar hone being broken
and front teeth knocked out. Mrs. Brant
and the baby escaped with little injury,
though the vehicle was smashed
Mr.. Mann Print. a well-known citizen
OF Page county, who resided on his farm
few miles west Of Luray, near the
base of the Fort Mountain, left his
home early Thursday morning of last
week TO dran lnns from tho ton 81 4la