The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-30
VIRGINIA BREvlTlEs.

VIRGINIA bREvITiES.
The commencement exercises of the
medical college of Virginia will take
place on the evening OF April 3. Rev.
DR.. James Atkins, president of the
Ashville, IN. c. Female College, will
be the orator.
Congressman Fps has notified the five
candidates for the postm astership at
Petersburg that he had decided to sub
NIT the matter Of the choice of post
master to the people to be decided at
the next municipal primary in April CT
May.
Mrs. Tazweil Worley, a woman whose
character was considered not entirely
above reproach, who lived three or four
miles from Floyd Court House, com
United suicide Wednesday afternoon by
taking a dose Of what is known as
trough on rats" Her husband was by
her side when the deed was done and no
reason can be given for the act.
The body OF an unknown white man,
OF genteel appearance and apparently
ABOUT so or SIS years of age, was found
Tuesday morning on the track of the
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
road, near the Mattaponi river. 1t was
stiff frozen when discovered and the
presumption is that the man was q
tramp and died from exposure to the
cold. No marks were found on his body
to indicate that he was killed by q train.
The Haas planning mill, uninsured,
worth $1,000, and three dwellings in
Elk City, burned down Tuesday night
Total loss, $4,000; the dwellings two
thirds insured. Two more dwellings
were burned Wednesday, making five
families that are thrown out in the cold
City has no fire department or system of
any account and Charlestons depar-
ment refused to aid
The corporation court at Norfolk Is
engaged in the case of John A. Jenkins,
charged with elnbf zzling about SIS, 900
from the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The accused had been the ticket agent
in that city for several railroad and
steamboat companies, among which was
the prosecuting company, and was ar
rested in November. The grand jury
found nineteen indictments against him
and he was arraigned for trial Wednes-
day, having been out on a $4,000 bail
bond.
Staunton Post: Mr.. A. Donnelly, of
Bath equity, Va, ledger at the Hoover
House, had narrow escape from death
by gas asphYxiation on Monday night.
A fellow lodger who came in late de-
tected the ordor of escaping gas and
promptly awakened thu sleeper, all un-
conscious of his peril. 1t was the same
old story-he had blown out the gas and
gone to bed. Fortunately his head was
covered up, and the escaping fumes
were discovered before they got in their
deadly work.
Judge Williams has affirmed the judg-
ment OF the county court of Pulaski, SO
that w. G. Taylor must die on the gal
lows unless the court Of appeals should
interfere. He murdered his wife in a
most atrocious manner. 1t has been
moro than quarter of century since
tho death penalty has been paid in that
county and there are many who think
that an object lesson of that sort will
do good. The prisoner will doubtless be
resentenced and the day fixed at the
next term of the county court, which
begins on the first Monday of April.
The Petersburg Index Appeal is re-
sponsble for the following: Mrs. Mil
Ter, who resides at No. AIT Shepherd
street, found Tuesday afternoon, on her
premises. an egg which was much
talked Of on the streets yesterday, and
all day she had a great many callers
anxious to get look at the wonder. On
the she'll is the following inscriptions:
IS. r., sos, prepare" in raised letters.
Some of the knowing ones say that the
definition OF the two letters IS. T." is
SINNERS, turn" The formation OF the
and IL the inscription is the work Of
nature the egg is marvel.
Norfolk Public Ledger Yesterday a
we'll known young white man living
uptown played joke in Potter's Field
that made things lively for while.
He, with the aid Of some friends, placed
box In one of the open graves, and,
after backing his face and hands,
entered the box and was covered over
with dirt, place being left for air.
When the mon came along to remove
the bodies not already taken up, the
dirt was removed and the box contain
ing the joker opened At this time he
raised up and the grave diggers scattered
with yells Of fear, they being willing to
swear that they had seen ghost.
The Easter german given by the
Cotilion Club at the opera house last
night WAS brilliant event. For the
first time in three years the opera house
was transformed-a floor built over the
stage and extended to tho line OF the
dress circle. 1t was splendid floor for
the waltz and thirty couples made the
best Of 1t. The band that furnished the
music sat at the left of the stage The
dancers were led in beautiful figures by
Mr.. John M. Otey and Mrs. j. Allen
Wakts of Rnannkn and Mr. Gnu LAM.