The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-16


AN unknown. negro made fienciish at.
oack on Miss Lima Russell, Norfolk
young lady who Is visiting friends in tE Is
CITY. she In company with two other
Young girls started to visit the Chestnut
Hill laundry and when crossing the rail-
road track the negro attempted to outrage
her. She fought him of and her screams
frightened him away. The police and a
large number of citizens are after him
and 9 lynching bee is the possible result.
Announcer negro Ia on trial today for rape
committed some time ago. 81
"A few nights ago Governor O,Ferrall
and his family attended q vaudeville
show at Forest Hill park. The Rev. Dr.
Thomas Potts made some very caustic
remarks about it in a sermon. The govS
erhor has made caustic reply and there
is a great deal of excitement current. The
governor is reported to have said he only
went to let The children see the animals,
but some SAL when Tottie Coughdrops
danced the Highland fling he cheered voci.
ferously. 1t Is no sinecure to be gold
bug governor of Virginia.
Lieut.. John w. StarKe, formerly OF
Roanoke, has accepted a position in the
business department. of the Richmond
State. His intimate friends tell it on
him that he is thinking of getting up an
expedition to the Sandwich Islands to
put Queen Iii on the throne DOW that his
expeditions to Cuba and Greece fell
through. II is probably canard.
DR.. Uriah Hartman, n native of Floyd
county, and practicing dentist in this
city, will leave for the "Free State Of
Floyd" tomorrow to spend his vacation
In Gods country.
w. B Barner. formerly of Roanoke,
but lately of this city, will go TO Norfolk
to- morrow to engage in business
The State board of agriculture will
convene on the Goth at Old Point Comfort
and will be in session four days. The
sessions will be held at the Hygeia Hotel.
An efo~t is on foot to bring the grand
encam pment of the 6. A. r. to Rich
mond in 1890. 1t will be big thing il it
comes.
There is an interesting contest for the
nomination of district attorney for the
Western district of the State. The can
didates are w. G. Franklin, who has the
endorsement of Representative Yost, j.
l. Gleay es. Col. j. Hampton Hoge; Judge
Anderson. and d. f. Bailey. Mr.. Hoge
has the backing of ex. Representative
Brady, one of the leaders in the State,
but his chances for the appointment are
slim. General Walker has not endorsed
any candidate for the attorneyship, but
IL Is said he Will sooner or later be COM
PEELED to take a hand in the contest.
1t is rumored that the chief object of
General Groner's visit to Washington at
this particular time is not for the pur-
pose of capturing one of those consular
prizes, hut is for the purpose of interest
ing some St. Louis capitalist who wishes
to invest his money in the State; and the
General is naturally booming Norfolk.
The General speaks very encouragingly
of the future of Norfolk, and predicts
that in II few years that thriving city will
bs one of the greatest seaports and man.
ufacturing cities on the Atlantic coast.
The slate as arranged for the Eastern
district is said to be as follows: James
D. Brady of Petersburg, collector of in
ternal REVENGE; Secretary Asa Rogers, OF
the State Republican committee, collector
of customs, Petersburg; Gen. Boiling
| postmaster of Petersburg and Hon. Nor
gan Treat, of West Point, marshal
There will he no change in the postmas
tership Of Petersburg, nor in the office o
District attorney for the Eastern district
until the expiration of the terms of tn,
| present officials.
1t is understood that Col. j. Hampto,
Hoge is up in Washington looking afte
these things.
There is no abatement in the no
weather. Try to cool off THINKS in Roam
oke before the convention. We are al
| coming