The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-12
s,nic News.

MI Joseph Spaid, of Big Cacapon, w
Va, who visited Winchester last week
Is 81 years of age, is I'm excellent healtl
ana has never been aboard Il rullwl,
train in his life.
The Democratic convention for In,
Eleventh Judicial District ur West Nir.
Sinia. ut Weston, unanimously numi.
mated Judge w. G. Bennett for re.
election.
Mr. Francis N. IIoorr formerly of lief
fcrson county, died In Washington last
week.
The report that Roanoke had default.
ed IN the payment of the scmi-unnua
interest ON It's bonded indebtedness /.
omly partially true On the 1st of July
city Treasurer Thomas, through I'M
delay on the payment of taxes. had on,
enough cash OH hand to pay about hall
this interest, but leading business mon
learning the condition of affairs. con
ferred with the Board of Trade. who
through it's president, Mr.. w. E' Dcn.
ton. decided that all of this sum, about
$4,000. must he met Accordingly n,
committee was appointed to confer with
some of the heaviest tax payers. wlo
promptly agreed To pay Il proportion of
their taxes sufficient to meet their in
dchtedness. Through their action the
ruiz amount of interest has been sccur.
cd. and the City Treasurer is ready
To pay all coupons when presented This
condition of affairs was In no sense dlr
of the city Council. nor was the mr.
ranEcincnt for the payment of their in
tercst brought about by the election ot
a president of that hUdy, as the action
OF thc board of Trade was taken some
time before the first meeting of the new
Council, and the agreement was effected
several days before the dcnd-locli wns
broken. There has been some delay IN
the collection of taxes. but ut 10 Tim,
mas there been any danger Of IL pcrma-
ftl In, 4 I,.,
of the interest on its bonded dcbt-Cor-
respondence Baltimore sun.
Fredericksburg Is crowded with yisi-
tors. both ladies' and gentlemen and a
dance was given in their honor Tuesday
night at the Sons of Veterans Hall. ii
was largely attended and very en-
joyablc affair
Mrs. Lucy Skinker. an aunt of Supcr
visor Charles j. Henry. of Stafford
county, died few days ago at her home
in that county, aged 90 years
The $4,000 of per cent. Stafford
county bridge bonds. which were sold
lately to New York capitalists. have
been paid and the bonds delivered Tho
old d per cent bridge bonds will be
paid for as soon as presented and de-
stroyed.
Capt Nj. r. Rowe. of the Washing
ion'Guards has obtained from Adjutaui
General Anderson tents, blankets khan
Sacks ana havcrsacta for his comnan,
- Ni"'" " 'ntIi enCalnpfncht at
lrVington. on the Rappahannock. tEis
month. n portion of COVERINGS BIND
VIII accompany the WASHINGTON Guards
Next Monday the Democrats OF Caro-.
line county will hold n mass-mecting nj
Sowing Green FOR the purpose of elect
ing delegates To the Cape Charles con
Ventlon. which meets on the 2tst To-
nominate candidate for Congress- I'm
the First District
Inc corn crop in Piedmont section is
very promising. II is at least a month
IN advance of the usual season.
Mrs. Sinclair Timmins died Mt ho,.
nome IN Stafford Il few days ago. aged
70 wears. Sheds survived by "A husband
and several children.
~ a mass mccting of Democrats held
IN AppomattoN county Thursday for
me purpose of clcctng delegates 10 the
congressional Convention of the Tenth
District all of the delegates were in
structcd to support State Senator II. ID
Flood. The Tenth is Con,;rcssmnn
FUCKERS district, and Mr.. Flood prom
ises TO be his strongest opponent.
dispatch from keyser. w. Va, saws:
Details have been received of The
browning of two persons I'm the South
Branch of the Potomac river. bctwccn
Victims are Isaac Rogers, lately n resi-
1ent of Philadelphia. and William
Terry, aged - years. of Purgittsyillt..
w. va. Both had joined a picnic marty
ana were in bathing when they wcr,
drawIi into n siickhole and drowned no.
fore rescue could arrive. MIR. Rogers
was a young man, and four years ago
rented ms farin near Romncy and NOV
eu 10 Philadclphia. He recently return.
ed with his wife and two children to
his old home.