The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-21
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Capt Edward T. Potter has relieved
| Commodore Weaver as commandment at
| the Portsmouth navy-yard
In the Court of Appeals yesterday the
case of George and others against Bates
was further argued and continued.
The report that DR.. Algie Epes, of
NotSoway, froze to death on a public
road in tnat county proves to be in.
| correct.
| Two king sora were brought to Rred-
eTlcksourg on Saturday by Mr.. George
| Newton, of Stafford, and presented To
Captain M. b. Rowe. The appearance
OF these birds at this season Of the year
Is SAID to be quite remarkable, as thew
generally appear about the first OF Sop
TENDER and leave on the first appear
ance of frost.
SlN barges loaded with about 25 900
railroad ties for the Philadelphia mar
ket have been held in The leo a. Fred
lcksburg since before Christmas.
Three of the barges have been sunk
and all OF them will be in great danger
when the ice breaks up as the current
is quite swift when the river rises. The
Darges and all of tho cargoes. however,
are insured. Various other crafts,
sloops' ETC., and two government
SO eio iroH'h IN. Inc tug Du-
poht' OF tho American Towing Com pany,
OF baltimore, sent to tow the bargos 10
Philadelphia was caught in tho ice. but
the tugs Samson and Vulcan were sent
with heavy ice pillow and succeeded in
cutting way for her to get through to
open water.
Miss Mary Wallace, daughter OF Sam
uel u. Wallace, of Stafford county. died
on Saturday at her home, Liberty Hall,
Ill that county.
A young son Of Mr. George Winder, of
Pungateague. while handling a loaded
gun last week, accidentally shot him.
sel1 In one of h is feet, tearing hole in
1t as large as a silver dollar, rendering
1t necessarily 10 amputate a considerable
portion OF the little fellows foot.
information from Halifax county is to
the elect that bread famine prevails
In sections of that county remote from
the railroads, owing to tho freezing up
OF the mill streams and machinery.
The people affected by this state
OF things have to travel long distances
to procure bread.
Drewry Pickett the oldest resident
at the time Of his death in Dickinson
county. died at his home, near Tarpop.
on the 9th instant, from an injury sus.
tanned by slight fall. He was corn in
Russell county Ia 1904, and by his third
marriage became brother in.law to his
son
The circuit Judge OF Henry cauntv,
has denied writs of error in the cases
OF common wealth againstJ. f. Barker,
In this county, and the same against
John Robinson, Of Franklin county.
Barker was convicted q short time axo
for an outrage upon deaf mute and
sentenced TO two years in the peAiten-
tlary. Robinson was convicted OF muir.
der In tho first degree and will hang
unless the supreme court will grant him
q new trial.
John Mock, aged II years, residing
at Assowaman Hills, in the northern
part of Accomack, ran off last week
with the IA year.old daughter OF his
neighbor, William Allworth, into Mary
land, where the young couple were mar
ried. They returned home to find the
brides father in a towe ring rage, threat.
eninR to take tho life OF the man who
had run off with his laughter. Allworth
soon opened fire OH his son-in-law's
house with shotgun and pistol and per.
forated ono side Of tho house Tho bonn
ba!dment was kept up for several hours,
but fortunately nobody was hurt Mock
swore ont a warrant against his father
in-law and had him bound over to keep
the peace.