The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-02
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Mr. Edward Barney, PresItof the vlr.
gInla Navigation CompanInd Dead.
he HELD A PISTOL BETWAIS KNEES
ne' li"" Sr"sThrough
ee AeaSewife and
was NWeatshy
"n o" James
in Chesterfieid: was Bs,a,

petersburg, Va, Aug. 1.,oo;on
MIR. Warmbler. manager o,o forr,
OF MIR. Edward E. Barney. aaoanv
vile. on James river Chestoa ,,.,
". arrived here to-day. buna ,ho
lntelligence that Mr. BarneSd baon
iound dead this morning abot o.o,oc,,
IN MS Office shot through thea ha,
tween his knees the pistol VI,
uone the fatal work From an s,',. ,uu
NGJuiq,ng circumstances II apis tha
na T,i. barney committed suit M
SaimeS came to Virginia fronnvton
soi'le years ago and purchS H.
Island. OH James river. whn,i iios
NAMED for several years. H,,,se
Guently sold the Hog Island
". george Potts. and purchase,, w
.o"n with a view of fixing IL, -,
p;iaeihg t; IL In n high state of tiwa
III III ne afterwards bought Mo-.
MI, Wnere he has since made ONO
;ieaSuowVliie is one of the fines, rn,.
IN virginia and is In a high - iilS 10
cultivation. 1t contains abo,o 600
tcres. 1t is thirteen miles from ,uoV ,.''V
purS ana about fifteen miles fron;ai,
hond. When Mr.. Barney came iSin
GiHIa from Ohio he was reported H.
, M1L'n s2.ooo,oOO. while Mrs. Barnevo c
S .waS ~ & oe equally wealthy. Mr.. Iney
4v,
non company, n line of steamcrlS,,,
nlhS between Richmond ana Mn.
M "hu was also largely Interested i'm,
car works at Dayton, O. He NV.
= WIDOW and five children-fo,jr da,,
De ana one son. The latter. MIR. Pc
~, nes, resides In Dayton. Q. Mr.. ~
neN was widely known thronpho,,t
country and was a very cnfarn,3 ne
man. 'h'ei Pr Ag
Mhile male infant, apparently a ?
uaN old was found this mornin,,
e.ie river. near the wharf of the 81 inp,.
.. a. Mccall. The body, which Z !
irIhnu' irh was somewhat decompoi
.bn e,,n, - ITO ciue as who the parentsf
~, ,e chiIu are or who threw the W.
INTO the river. WI
me farmers are now suffering
ram. a gentleman from Sussey c5u,,
.u me mat he drove II distance ,
5WS,entV miles this morning and thai
n,u Io' ho' wet the tiers of the wheels of i,
out once, and that was i'm eros
tho, -et creek. My informant declar
unat me corn was fairly burning
Under The scorching rays of the SIM
nr s'lsel M nad expected to make lao horr,
vi corn but now he did not bclioI.a
M"uid make twenty-five. He also ca
a,e uiu not think that more than haIT
10 vi peanuts would be made.
o,,5 ~. d. friStoe. pastor of the So
|itiCll. mas lust clDSp5
meeting at County Love Baptist Ch,,ra
III caroline county. There were tw,nr
Diolcsslons of faith. on NIonda,, y,
rIistoe goes to Newville Church Gu
'eN ". 10 hold another mcetinr
mrs, Il. H. Beasley. residing on Wa G,
!nStoh street. was very severely scaIa'
'ouaS aDout the face by water fror,
ii aali polilng, spattcring i'm her face
nt' nam was being put into the boiler , =,
W Is. Beasley was standing close by
hre occurred this morning a,
CLOCK at the residence of +. f. D.,
lnson. on Bollingbrook street. which U' ~.
caused by defective fue. Tho onI w {
the mantle. '"' "'hs
Mrs. Elizabeth jenkins is CRITICALLY ;
at tne residence of Mr. James r Ash,
on West street. ID.
Key r. T. Wilson. pastor of A,ar,,,
o,reel NJ. E. Church, will preach ~
nioiroW lm morning on a subject thnt vi,
aiIr effects the church. State and mini
Substitute Police officer q T Drso
was before the Mayor this mornino +,
ulsWer the charge of cursing on III
street. He was fined 81.
me new uniforms for the membcr
d the Fire Department, made bv NJ,
}. A. Ouicke. We're turned over to-da,
o the firemcn