The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-18
We have made special
preparation in Straw for the
youngsters this season.
VIRGINIA BREVITIES.


Lee-Jackson Confederate Camp has
been organized at Lexington, with Col
William Il. Pougue as commander.
A quiet wedding took place at the
home OF the bride in Bedford county.
Sunday evening, the contracting parties
being Miss Mittie B. Wright, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Wright, and Mr..
Il. c. Liggan, OF Lynchburg.
Thomas Lawless and Miss Alice
Traylor, young Lynchburg couple,
eloped to Roxboro, N. c., Saturday, and
were married there by Protestant
divine. They returned Monday and the
ceremony was again performed by the
Catholic priest, Rev. Father McGurk, OF
that city.
The handsome gold medal offered by
the University Of Virginia Athle tic AS
ISOLATION to the student making tho
greatest number of points in the ath-
letic sports on the annual field day. was
won by G. III. Bowden, scoring 80 points.
He WAS the winner Of seven of the four
teen events.
The following gentlemen have boon
commissioned by Governor OFerrall to
locate the position of the Virginia
troops on the battlefelds of Chicka-
manga and Chattanooga: Col. A. Fulker-
son, of Washington county, Maj. w. w.
Parker and Capt George d. Wise, of
Richmond.
Wythe Newberry, well-known citi-
zen of Bland county, got into an alter
cation last Saturday with man named
Wess Johns, who had been living on his
place. The quarrel resulted in New
berrY's shooting and instantly killing
Johns. He claims to have done the
shooting in self-defense.
The congregation OF the First Baptist
Church, OF Lynchburg, has decided to
call Rev L. c. Mcconnell, of Atlanta,
to the passionate of their church Mr.
Mcconnell is secretary of the home
mission board and is now located in
Atlanta. He is an able preacher, having
occupied pulpit as pastor only six
years when he was selected as secretary
of the board. 1t is not known whether
he will accept the call.
Luray Union: The last cannon of the
Luray boom was fred on Saturday last
by the sale of q number of lots in cotton
1. They were disposed of at from $3.50
to SIT. This sale was somewhat differ.
ent from the first sale, in 1890, when lots
in the same section brought from $500
81, 200. We remember short thy after that
sale OF hearing one of our citizens say:
Il bought the best bargain sold. While
the spectators were trying 10 locate a
lot slipped in bid and got it at $780,"
Where are we at now?
On Tuesday OF last week, colored
man named Morton, in Caroline county,
threatened TO whip his son The boy,
who was about years old, fled to the
woods, and was followed by the father.
When Morton returned, he was alone.
On Thursday q colored woman found
the dead body Of the boy. A jury of
inquest was summoned, and the testi-
mony showed that murder had been
committed, as wounds were discovered
on the body. Tho jury rendered YER
Dict placing the crime on the father.
Morton has been arrested, and is now
in Jail.
Jonesvillo now has a Democratic
newspaper. On Friday the first issue
of the Southwest Virginian appeared,
with A. M Gains, chairman of the
Democratlc party for Leo county, as
proprietor and editor, and William Eads
as associate editor and manager. Tho
fire of 1887, whioh destroyed the princi-
pal part OF the town, burned out the
Cum berland Eagle, a Democratic paper.
The town has stood in need OF q good,
lively Democratic paper for some time.
and 1T now has good paper with ex
cellent men at the head OF it. Mr.. Gains
is an experienced man in journalism,
staunch Democrat ami an influential
citizen