The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-25
VIRGINIA News.

Charles Adkins, Beech Fork, w. Va,
aged 102, is dead.
Mrs. Jacob II. Cookus died ut Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, yesterday morning.
a new trial has been asked for Harvey
Bell, convicted at Charlottesville of wife
murder.
Charles w. Jones, II Petersburg letter.
carrier has been arrested for tamrering
with the mails.
Franklin City, which was destroyed by
fire II few months ago.is being rapidly re
built. Twenty dwellings, are nearly com
plcted, and II hotel will lie finished
shortly.
Nearly $4,000 acres of land in Lincoln
county, w. Va, have been sold for taxes.
The property brought $50, D00 The
taxes amounted to $64, 900.
Work has commenced on the West Vir-
ginia Northern road, which runs along
the Cheat River Valley. This road will
be about fifty miles in length, and will
connect with the kingwood, Tunnelton
aud Fair Chance railroad.
y monument has been placed over the
grave in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond,
OF Col. Lewis b. Williams, First Vii ginia
Infantry, killed in Pickett's charge at
Gettysburg. Colonel Williams remains
they were removed to Richmond. The
monument hns been erected Ivy the sur
vivOrs of his command.
The growing wheat on the Rappahan-
mock looks fine.
The Norfolk Driving Club has decided
to offer at the races during it's fair next
fall twelves stakes of 81 900.
Some fine specimens of copper ore have
happ rppontlv tniDaI an 1nu1c
Carmel, iE Smyth county.
The town council of Hampton has
elected f.. +. Montague, IL well. known
lawyer, mayor of that town.
The Episcopalians of Tazewell Court
House will build a rectory at that place
for their rector, w. ID. I3uckner.
1t is said that Northern parties inter
estcd in gold mining have offered Stake
Moore, of Orange county. $50, 900 for his
farm.
The Portsmouth cotton factory estab-
| lished and put in operation few months
| ago has proved financial success and
| given employment to about $50 opera.
tors. More orders are received than can
| be filled. The market is principally in
| New York.
In Fredericksburg on Saturday evening,
while connecting pipes in Il deep sewer,
which had just been dug on Hanover
street, Ira l.. Turner, II plumber, lost his
life by the caving in of the earth. y col
ored man who was in the trench with
Turner escaped.
DR., Klipstein, of Alexandria, has sold
his farm of 1870 acres on the Little River
turnpike, a short distance east OF Lin.
colnia, known rs the Fitzhugh or Ashby
place, to Robert j. Austin, Il pension cX-
aminer, of Washington, for 81 900 Fair.
fax Herald.
Professor Conrad, cX. president of the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College, has recently purchased and
brought to Prince William county from
the North & fine herd Of seven registered
Devons, from which he proposes To breed
for that section of the State These De-
vons took premiums at many fairs last
| fall, and are said to be very handsome
specimens of their type.
VIM. f. Knight, of Norfolk, who was
employed upon the improvements to the
Dismal Swamp canal, near Wallaceton,
last week. accidental y fell into one of the
! cutting machines which was mt work eX-
cavating the dirt and before the rapidly
moving knives could he stopped he was
killed
The truckers in the neighborhood of
Norfolk are all through planting Irish pc.
tatoes, and are now paying attention to
other early spring vegetables from the
hot beds. The early peas are we'll up on
the truck farms and looking we'll, and
the prospects are favorable for good
crop. The Strawberries are also favora-
BILE.
y unique method for raising money for
the building fund of a church was
adopted III Hanover county last week. A
veteran foX.hunter, f.. u. Winston, or
/ gained fox chase on a large scale.
| Admittance was charged. One hundred
! and twenty-five persons participated.
The fox was run down and the church
| improvement easily paid