The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-04
Virginia News.

Onancock is making an effort to secure
better railroad facilities.
The appropriations for the city of Rich
mond this year amount to 81 49,, Sl9
Efforts to 'get together are being
made by both wings of the Democratic
party in Virginia.
There has not been death in Wood.
stock this year, although sickness has
been widespread
It's estimated that the Alumni Bulle
tin of the university will suspend publ
cation for lack of support.
f. +. Moody,a Manchester stone mason,
was probably fatally injured by Rich.
mond electric car yesterday.
The State Of Virginia last year pen.
stoned 1915 ex.Confederate soldiers in
sums ranging from $50 to 800.
Dewitt Smith, of New York, has made
an offer for the city of Petersburg's inter-
ests in the Richmond, Petersburg and
Carolina railroad.
Meade Minnegerode, son of the late
Rev. DIR. Chas. Minnegerotle, of Rich.
mond, died in Paris yesterday. Mr.. Min.
negerode removed to Paris ten years ago.
Most of the coal and coke companies in
Wise county have been consolidated an
der the name of the Toms Creek Coal and
Coke Company.
Col. a. S. Buford, of Richmond. has re-
ceived Il number of letters favoring his
suggestion for II congress of farmers ut
Washington March 6.
Miss Grace Arents niece of Major
Lewis Ginter, proposes to establish an
industrial school ut Rich mond for boys.
This lady is now in New York, where She
has been for several weeks
Judge w. G. II. Nelson, of Spottsylva
mia county, died Wednesday. Judge Mel
son acquired quite II reputation us IL
teacher. and represented Louisa county
in the legislature during the war.
Peter Hoover, u stalwart tisherman and
trapper. and Miss Mollic Baton, Il pretty
girl of Richmond, have just been married
and started off on their bridal trip in Il
row-boat. Their destination was scow-
boat, near Dutch Gap, where they have
taken up housekeeping
The mammoth steamship Algoa sailed
from Norfolk for Rotterdam on Saturday.
She has an assorted cargo, valued at
about sl,000,0U0 One item is 2l042
bushels of corn, valued ut SS4, 149.
The plant of the Wythe Lead and Zinc
Works Mt Austinville, Wythe county, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night. Loss,
SJ0, 900. These mines were extensively
worked during the war of 1912, rs well
as the la.e civil war.
The land dealers in Portsmouth are
booming business, and it is said IL com.
pany with II capital of S275 600 is TO be
soon organized 10 lay off property ada
cent to the city into town lots and factory
sites.
a picture of Mrs Thomas S. Martin,
| formerly Miss Lucy Day, OF Smithiield,
wife Of United States Senator Martin, of
Virginia, will make the March number
of Munsey's Magazine now out, attrac.
tive to readers in this section
The jury returned mot true bll'' in
the case OF Edmund Scotland, of the Glen
dover neighborhood, who shot and killed
Scott Boiling while he was masqueiading
in the guise of devil. Scotland was set
at liberty yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret Moncure, wife of r. J.
Moncure, of Stafford county, died sud
denly Friday night Mt her home She has
been suffering from heart trouble for
| some time. Mrs. MoEcure was IL daugh-
ter of the late Judge r. G. l.. AIoncure,
of the Virginia court of appeals.
I'm remembrance of the MD rendered by
the ladies of Newport News to the pas.
scngers of the Old dominion steamship
| Wyanoke. when she sank in this harbor
last spring in collision with the cruiser
! Columbia, the Old Dominion Steamship
Company has donated $500 to the move
ment TO erect hospital in that city,
which was recently inaugurated there.
| The taking of dispositions in behalf of
John II. Browns contest for the seat of
/ Hon. Claude y. Swanson in Congress-
came TO II close throughout the district
! yesterday evening. Mr.. Swanson is now
allowed by the law forty days in which
to obtain his evidence. II counsel will
commence in his behalfssvery shortly.
William Drumgoole, the negro who was
shot some days ago by IL special officer
while trying to rob Wanamaker's store
in Philadelphia, and died from the effects
of the wound, is the same negro whom
Detective IIeppel arrested in Norfolk in
1889 after breaking Jail in Chester
county, where he was confined for rob
bling the residence of Reuben Ragland at
Rosyn. For this oifense he was sent to
the penitentiary. After Serving the sen.
tence he went North, only to meet death
as above stated.
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