The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-10

Stanton, have been awarded a contract
amounting to $500, 900 on Chicago's great
canal sewer.
In Am herst county Friday Arby Sta
tan, 16 years old, was thrown from a
horse and killed, and his father and
uncle were thrown from wagon and
seriously hurt
John Kroder, of New York has cold
to William Glenn, part of his Belle
Fonte farm near Stanton. The pro-
perty consists of about 200 acres and
the consideration was $1,000.
Nearly all Of the merchants Of Alex
andria have signed paper not to pa
tronize the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in the matter of ireights until it
provides suitable passenger depot in
that city
Coventry" tho home of Mr.. James
l.. Frazer and family, in Spottsyivania
county, was entirely destroyed by FIRE
Thursday evening, together with all the
furniture. wearing apparel of the family,
etc. Tho loss is estimated at 80 900 and
there was no Insurance.
The siXtecn-yearo old daughter of Mr..
Lewis a Monroe, VINO lives near Wash
ingtou, Rappahannock county, met with
horrible death on Friday last She
was sitting or standing near tho fro,
when her clothing caught fire, and
when found she was dead and all her
clothing was burned Off No one was in
the house at the time
G. G. Robertson SC Co., clothiers, OF
Lynchburg, have instituted suit in the
eircuit court against the Niagara Fire
Insurance Company and the Scottish
Union Company for Sc, 600 each and the
Lion Insurance Company,for So, 900. The
suit is the result OF the firm refusing to
accept the amount offered by the insur-
ance com panies for damages by recent
FIRE.
The house of l. S. Lang, an omploye
of the Consolidated Mining Comp any,
near Cave Spring, was broken into
Sunday afternoon while tho family
were at church and watch, pistol, a
razor and so cents in money stolen.
Constable D. II. Blackwell was in the
city yesterday looking after the su,-
pected thieves who he thinks he traced
to this city.
Norfolk will be losing ground fast if
it's statistics do not show up better than
do those Of March. In that month there
were IS births, OF which 10 were white
males, IL white females, 90 .colored
males and II colored females. During
the same period there were 1T deaths
in the city, Of which 20 were white
males, 30 white females, 80 colored
males and 81 colored females.
Front Royal is to have trades dis
play May l. the occasion being the for
NAL opening of two iron bridges over the
Shenandoah river, connecting that town
with Rivertown. The gteat parade of
horscIaen will be striking feature of
tho day. Large numbers have promised
to attend from not only that but Rap
pahannock and Frederick counties.
Several bands will enliven the occasion
with stirring strains.
rabid dog made its appearance at
Toms Brook, six miles north of Wood.
stock, Saturday, and attacked Miss Sallio
Crobill, of that place, but WAS repulsed
without injury to the lady. Afterward
the dog attacked an year old son OF
MRS. John Bauseman, decorating his
arm severely. The boy was brought to
lied. After biting horse and large
number of dogs the animal made his
escape, with a number of persons pur-
suing.
AT Staunton, Friday last, the Jury in
the case of Jesse A. Walker brought in
verdict of murder in the second de-
gree and fixed the term Of his i'm prison.
ment at five years. Walker was tried
for killing Ben amin Goolsby at Basic
City in April, 1899. This is the second
trial. The first fixed the term at eight
years. Judge Stout died before the mo.
ton for new trial was heard, and
hence tho case was heard again at this
term OF tho court before Judge Chalk.
ley. Walker has been in jail two years
James l.. Frazier, who was one OF the
most prominent and influential citizens
OF Spottsylvania county, died suddenly
early Saturday morning, after an illness
Of less than an hour, aged sixty We
years Mr.. Frazier's fine home, with
all the contents, was destroyed by fire
Thursday, and as there was no insur.
anco the loss fell heavily upon him.
The misfortune 30 preyed on his mind
that 1t brought on an attack of heart
disease, and he died in about forty
minutes after the attack He leaves a
widow AMI six children.
About two months ago two negroes
named Kit Bradley and Edward White
from Brunswick county, while return
ing from Norfolk became involved in a
quarrel on the train. They got off at
Lawrenceville, and while walking along
the road the quarrel was removed and
finally resulted in difficulty. during
which, it is alleged, Bradley drew a
pistol and shot White. in8icting a