The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
ns to Captain r. b. Moorman, Of Roa-

ing 10 captain X. II. Norman, or koa-
noke.
George Hayslette. the young white man
who, on September Sd, shot Jim Scott,
was tried here yesterday and acquitted.
y Democratic campaign club was or
gahiZed here tonight with good mem
bership.
The main street of the town has been
recovered with new Macadam metaling,
and the once pride Of the wheelman IS
gone.
Fine rains during the week have put
the ground In fine order for following
and putting in the wheat crop and OF
great benefit 10 the crop already sown.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church VIII
be DEDICATED tomorrow morning at ii
o'clock by Bishop w. w. Duncan.
The Democrats OF the county will, on
the oath instant. at Decatur, give an
old fashioned Virginia barbecue, speak
ing and n good time.
Mr.. J. ". Gre'ncr, one OF the best
known citizens OF the county. is dead,
AGED siXty-eight years. lie was brave
soldier in the Confederate states my
and a member Of the Fourteenth Virginia
Cavalry. and prisoner at Point Look
out a long time after the war.
In the County Court this week, Robert
Grant Brown, an educated young color
Cd man. was granted license 10 practice
law in the courts OF the Commonwealth.
lie stood his examination before the
proper court authorities in Roanoke,
and came here with his papers in good
shape.
Mr. S. D. Mccormick. OF Henderson,
Ky. will lecture here in the Unive sty
chapel next Monday night on THE Char
ity Epoch"
Miss Floy Ruucdge. second daughter
Of Mr.. -. J. Whipple OF the county,
was married this week to Mr.. Edwin NJ
Rratton, Of the Hodge Tobacco CO.. OF
Henderson, Ky. The wedding was Cele.
bratcd at high noon and with great
sulcudor.
Both OF the furnaces at Longdale are
IN FUN blast. and not up with their orders
by any means The Low Moor furnace
IS again In blast, and 1t Is possible
that Victoria at Goshen, will light her
fires at no distant day, and possibly we
may have TO announce that Buena vista
furnace is In operation very soon. This
locks like the industrial inactivity is
passing away, and that the financial
stringency is thing OF me past
4 telegram from Los Angeles, Cal, an
nounces the death OF Mr.. Peyton Ran
dolph, aged twenty-nine. graduate Of
Washington and Lee university.
Next Thursday night Lee-Jackson Camp.
Confederate Vetersans, No. 22. viii have
a campfire talk, subject. Gettysburg, by
Comrade +. 4. Moore.
General Fitzhugh Lee was In town til
week on business. He said that ne VIII
shortly take the stump in the interest
II is reported that a party of tramps
visited the home Of a farmer near Bal
COny Falls I'm TINS county, on the IheSd-
ueako and Ohio railroad some days AGO
and demanded food, and being refused
one of them was very insulting 10 The
l,1,. Of the house. VINO was alone. The
husband and sons heard Of it after
wards. and went hunting for the cul-
prit. who was captured, tied 70 tree
ana given deserving bareback cowhid
ing and warned never to be seen in that
section again.
since the Democrats have gotten down
10 hard work I'm the campaign they have
made considerable Roadway in removing
The apathv that did exist in some sec
lions of the county. l am told that the
managers will push the h2ht to finish
and do all in their power 10 arouse the
ana II IS believed that they Will succeed
If they do. then Yost has not the ghost
of a show Of a majority in this county.
Tucker will sweep the county with
good majority.