The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-14
ALL OVEN TIE srATE.

Capt. William Fleming Harrison, of
Manchester, died Thursday.
The Rev. G. II. Wilmer has declined
the call to st. Georges Church, Frede-
ricksburg.
Capt. Washington Whaley, n we'll
Known riverman, died at his home, in
Alexandria, Wednesday night.
Ferdinand j. Travers. William Tay-
Tor and Lee Padsett, all well-known citi-
cents of Alexandria, died Saturday.
Mr.. Thomas Little, prominent farm
cr. died at his home at Gum Spring. in
Loudoun county. Monday, az ed so years.
Inc wire OF Congressman G. y. Swan
son was thrown from a buggy, near
Cratham. Pittsylvania county, and was
badly bruised.
l.. w. Maxwell, treasurer Of Wise
county. has rendered his resignation,
giving as his reason that he has found 1t
impossible to collect the taxes for 1885,
Mr.. A. Judson Watkins. of Richmond.
was stricken with paralysis Saturday
and died within two hours. He was a
prominent and well-known business
man.
a company has been Incorporated to
manufacture roof filling, fire brick, or
namental and architectural terra Gotta
and other products of clay at Buena
Vista.
City Collector ]. p. Coon has Just
completed the tax levy of Roanoke
which shows the amount levied for city
and school purposes TO be Sl5S, 025. %,
BASED on taxable value of i24S5.237.
The Pytllians of Richmond are soon to
erect handsome building. The Su-
preme Lodge has ordered turned over to
the Virginia lodge the amount of money
Tor that purpose, something like $1,000
The dwelling house of Newton Seek
ford. near the old Bumgardner place.
in Springfield district, Page county. was
entirely consumed by lire few nights
ago. Mr.. Seekford saved nothing. barely
escaping with his life. The fire is
thought to have been of incendiary
origin.
Ii is reported that a Pennsylvania
company has bought the coke ovens on
Toms creek, at Cocburn, Va. near Big
Stone Gap, ana has paid $4,000 for an
option on ell the mines there and that
$4,000 will be spent in perfectlng mat
ters before sale is finally consummat-
ed. The total amount involved is large.
In the case of Oury's administrator
VS.. the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company. in which suit was brought
against the company. for $4,000 damages
and in which the jury rendered YER
dict in favor of defendant, Judge Dupuy.
of the Roanoke Circuit Court. refused
to set aside the verdict. II is under
stood that the attorneys for plaintiff
will appeal To the State Supreme Court
James a. Graham, an emp!oye of the
Norfolk ana Western Railroad Com
pany. was dangerously hurt in the west
end yard in Roanoke while examining
tie wheels Of some fiat cars. The engi-
neer was not aware of his per!lous posi-
ton. His left leg was broken in four
places. his right leg was fractured Just
below the knee and his right foot was
badly crushed. Neither leg was ampu-
tated His condition Is critical
Detective w. G. and r. NJ. Baldwin
and Postofiicc Inspector Irwin have
brought to Roanoke from West Virginia
Luther Morgan. who is charged with
robbing the postoilice at Morgan's Val
ley, WA. from which about $3.50 worth
of stamps We're taken. He is also under
bond of $500 10 answer the charge of
robb!ng The Norfolk and Western sta
ton at Davy. w. Va, and IS suspected
taken place in that State in the past
month. The officers also claim that
they have traced UP n lot OF stamps that
he had sold TO different merchants in
Wyoming and Mcdowell counties.
Caldwell Il Du,aney. who are doing
a brokerage and investment business in
Bristol. Va, have just closed an i'm
portant deal by which Il Swedish colony
is to be established in the southern
suburbs of Bristol. An agent of the
Swedish Government has purchased q
tract of land containing 5000 acres This
tract is 10 he deNIded into 80 farms of
twenty acres Zach. A family of Swedes
VIII settle on each Of these small! farms.
and thus colony of about 800 popu-
lotion will be established. These colo
nlsts Will have their own churches.
achoolhouses and mercantile establish
ments. They are TO be Protestants in
religion and Luthcrans in denomina-
ton. 1t is understood that n large per
cent Of the colonlsts will establish
and will manufacture c,aret
extensively. The agent of the colo
nists and some Of the men who are to
lead in the enterprise are already there.
and the work Will be in progress in a