The evening times., 1898-11-14
NEWS NOTES OF
THE TWO VIRGINIAS.

The Democratic majority in Virginia
Is about Go.0GU on the vote for Congress
men.
Mr.. James C. Weightman. formerly of
Lynchburg. died Friday in Appomatox
County.
Two thousand five hundred head of
sheep and 2e0 hogs We're shipped from
Romney, W. Va, Saturday.
Richard b. Smith of Waynesboro Au-
gusta County a member of Company X.
/ Second Virginia Regiment, died Friday
Of pneumonia
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
shipping some machinery from their shops
in Piedmont 10 Garrett Ind, and some TO
Cumberland Nd.
s. b. Gawthrop has been awarded the
contract for the erection Of a new Meth
odist Episcopal church at Bethlehem,
b Upshur County.
Wilson b. Brown, aged seventy years,
was killed by a train. and Caleb Nc
Nickers was crushed TO death Hnder log
near Grafton, W. Va.
Miss ArabeHa Doggett daughter of the
late Rev. Cyrus Doggett. died in Fincas-
tie last Monday. after a prOtracted ill
. ness. aged seventy-one years.
Aiarica. iive-year-old daughter OF At
torney ". G. Conley. at Parsons, w. Va,
was burned TO death, her clothing having
/ caught fire from an open CRATE.
William y. Buzzerd. formerly postmas-
ter at Berkeley Springs. W. Va. will
leave for Porto Rico to accept position
| in the provisional postal government of
that island.
The anniversary Of Mount Carbon
| Lodge. No. 2S, a. f. and A NJ. Friday
night. was a pleasant affair. although the
! speaker Hon. Robert White of Wheel
ing, failed 10 be present.
/ Daniel Currence, of Clarksburg w Va,
1 a well-known railroader was caught be-
tween the bumpers of a Monongah Rail
road train at Monongah Junction last
/ night and crushed TO death.
The official returns from the Ninth
Congressional district of Virginia shows
the election of Judge w F. Rhea, Demo-
crat. TO Congress. over Gen. James A
Walker, Republican. by l.247 majority.
Henry G. Hinzman, of Berlin. Lewis
County. was precipitated several feet TO
the ground a his mill by railing giving
way. He fell on his head, causing con-
cussion of the brain, which may result
| fatally.
DR.. John Robinson Purdie who had
| been twice grand master of Masons of
| Virginia and was one of the oldest citi-
zens of Virginia, died at the Masonic
Home, in Richmond, Friday, in his nine
tieth year.
w y. Skirvin father of City Collector
VIII L. Skirvin. of Parkersburg w. Va,
left his bed at Racine, Ohio to vote for
his old friend, Congressman Grosvenor
and the indiscretion caused his death
yesterday.
John c. Kuehnle was elected president
of the Piedmont board of education, and
Judge John II. Keller school commission.
er. Mr.. Kuehnle succeeds James A Moo
dy, and Mr.. Keller succeeds Mr.. Kuehnlt
as commissioner.
F. II. Tibbet, for years mine boss al
the Davis Coal and Coke Company.
Hampshire mine, has accepted the posi-
tion as superintendent for the New Yorl
Coal Company al their new mine a
Pennington, Taylor County.
| Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Lucy Scott Shipp
daughter Of Gen Scott Ship, superintend-
ent of the Virginia Military Institute. to
Mr. Benjamin Huger. on the Eth instant
at o'clock in Grace Memorial Church
at Lexington.
The new Methodist Episcopal Churcl
South, at Three Churches Hampshire
County, w. Va, was dedicated yester
day. The village obtains its name from
the three churches standing near eacl
other- Ihe church dedicated yeSterda,
makes the fourth
John Sites, residing near the mouth o.
the Seneca, few miles from Petersburg
Grant County, w Va, shot Ed
ward Sites. his nephew with Winches
ter rife killing him instantly They haC
some trouble about sheep and had beer
in court several times about a similar
matter.
The Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works have completed the seven
teen locomotives which We're ordered 70
the Finland State. A portion of then
left Richmond over the Chesapeake anC
Ohio Friday en- route for New York
where they will be put aboard the steam
er Idaho.
Senator and Mrs. Stephen B. Elkin
leave for st. Louis to witness the wed
ding of Miss Katherine Kerens, daughte
of Hon. r. c. Kerens. to Lieut.. McKen
, ma, L. S. A, son of Justice McKenna
t which occurs on Tuesday. Mr. W. II
Bower, assistant general manager of tn
) West Virginia Central Railroad and Mr..
Bower will also be present. Ex-Senato
Henry G. Davis who has gone to Wash
J ington with his family for the winter
will not attend on account of ill-health