Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-09
WYTBEYILLE.

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WYTBEYILLE.
Judge WiIliGms's War RecOrd-Per-
ROnaI--sOciaI Notes.
WYTHEVILLE VA. August S.-(spe-
Cial)-The statement 10 the effect that
Judge Samuel ". Williams. the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress In this dis
! trict served under General j. A. Walker
IN the late war, Is an error. Judge VIII
liams was not so the infantry, but cav
airy, and was under General William ii.
Payne, OF WarrentOn.
Dean Barrett and family. Of Washing
ton, arrived at the formers old home
here yesterday. The Dean continues in
extremely bad health, and 1t is doubtful
II he viii ever be better.
Rev A. S. Lloyd, OF Norfolk, IS sum-
mering with HIS family here.
Rev ". A. r. Goodwin and family. OF
Petersburg. are visiting Mr.. Goodwin's
mother. Mrs. Lettie Goodwin, on Lawyers
Hill.
OUR HIGHEST COURT.
The judges Of the Supreme Court have
returned 10 their respective homes, after
an arduous session here Of ffty-six days,
during which time cases were heard
from four. Overwhelmingly, the Seven
teenth - Fourteenth, and the Hust-
ings courts Of the cities OF Radford and
Roanoke. Seventy-two cases were acted
on by the court. and OF that number,
forty-seven were decided, fifteen were
dismissed for various causes. five were
carried away 10 be decided at other
places Of session, two were removed TO
Richmond and three were continued
along with the remainder OF the docket.
There are stu ffty-one cases from six
circuits, remaining on the docket These.
together with those that will mature
during the year. will make up u fun
docket for the next session, In June,
1897, at this place.
Since Judge Williams has been nomi-
mated for Congress and his resignation
as Judge will follow soon. there IS great
speculation here as TO who Will be his
successor on the bench. There ere al
ready some four candidates for the va
cancy-J. 7. A. Powell. of Wytheyille;
j. Early Moore, Of Pulaski City; States
Attorney Henson, Of Giles county and
County Judge Stuart, Of Tazewell county
and there has been q report that 81 effort
would be made 10 have Governor OFer-
rail- appoint Professor Gilmore. now Of
Marion. and out OF this judicial circuit,
but formerly of the University Of Viz
glnia, to the vacancy.
HER ARM BROKEN.
Mrs. Porter, an old lady OF this place.
had her arm broken a few days ago by
a kick from q COW, which she was milk
ing at the time.
The great western pest the army worm,
has made its appearance I'm the eastern
portion OF Smyth county but mp 70 date
has done very little damage 10 Yegeia-
ton.
The Board Of Trustees Of the Wythe-
VILE Graded School have appointed the
| following teachers for the school for the
"a
principal; Professor Rudolph. first as
slstant. and Misses Maggie McNutt,
/ Alice Obenchain, Bette Gibboney Mollie
/ Caughlan. Mildred Powell Nellie Cald-
well, and Clara Oewel
| DR. l. NJ. Funk and Miss Minnie Otey
| Kasey were quietly married here We'd
nesday morning. leaving on trip TO
| Salt Pond and Eggleston's Springs.
Rev. RO Goodwin, OF Richmond, Is
/ visiting his family here.
A most enjoyable and successful con-
cert, given by home talent was rendered
/ at the Church-Street OpeTa-Houss last
/ night
Ii has been learned that MIS-. Dr. Nal
| comb Robinson, whose srdc,E and uneH-
/ pected death occurred C. her home at
| Fosters Falls, I'm this ~ounty, Monday
| morning last, died from an overdose OF
\ morphine accidentally taken. Though
she retired Sunday night 10 all APP
| pearances perfectly well, she was found
| the next morning about o'clock Ia an
| unconscious condition. DIT. Robinson sent
off post haste for the physicians Of the
| neighborhood, but in spite of all their
efforts she died at o'clock. Mrs. Robin
! son was subject TO severe attacks Of
neuralgia, for which she took morphine.
! IL is though she was taken with one OF
these during the night, got up. and took,
what proved TO be an overdose. She
was q years old and had been married
but one year. She was as is known,
the daughter Of Captain John c. Roper,
| Of Austinville, this county.