The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-05
VIRGINIA CLIPPINGS.

The registration OF new voters last
Saturday was very light. Reports from
all over the county indicate that litte
interest was shown in having voters
recorded by either party Tho addi-
ton OF new voters will hardly equal In
number the names which have been
transferred to other precincts. In Suf-
folk there were fourteen new ones put
on-nlne Democrats and five Republic
cans At Myrtle precinct the most OF
those newlyregistered were Republicans.
Suffolk Herald.
There was considerable excitement at
Black Walnut and vincinity last Friday
night. caused by the strange actions OF
a dog, which was thought TO have had
rabies. Tho dog was owned by Mrs. >.
w. McNutt and II IL reported that
number OF dogs and cattle in the COON
munity were bitten. The dog came into
the yard at Mrs. Dr. Craddocks, and
that lady hearing the noise of dogs
fighting on her porch. went to the door
to drive them off, when the dog seized
her by the hand. Several attempts were
made to kin the canine. but so far as
can be learned he r. still alive. Mrs.
Craddock. accompanied by her SON.
in-law Mr.. J. ]. Lawson, left Saturday
Tor Baltimore TO be treated. Her many
Sriends hope she may suffer no serious
effects from the bite and soon return en-
tirely c5vered.-South Boston News
Last week Mrs Keziah -. Wilkerson,
near Peaksville. presented TO r. u. Blu
ford, Clerk Of our County Court. a box
Of splendid chestnuts, tho fruit OF a
native tree grown on the slope OF TIE
Flat Top. Twenty-seven OF the chostnu.s
together weighed Ia ounces: two meas
ured l2 inches in circumference; three
rnf p faa
chestnuts were thoroughly ripe and beau
tiful in shape and appearance and their
flavor excellent Who can beat them
in size. beauty and havOr.-Bedford DEM
ocrat.
On Tuesday evening last a coored WOO
man name not given. Lying I'm tie
neighborhoOd Of Shawsvillo. about eigh-
teen miles west of Salem, died. was
shrouded and laid out for burial which
was TO occur the next day. number
OK sympathizing friends came that night
10 "sit Up with the corpse. and during
their quiet vigil were struck almost
dumb wiki fright and CONSERVATION To
see tbs corpse rise up and ask what
it all meant our informant says that
worse scared lot Of colored folks had
never before been seen I'm that section,
and they fairly flow from the presence
Of that corpse The next morning the
friends OF the family. ignorant Of the
now lease OF life granted 20 the deaceased
began to arrive 10 attend the funeral,
and when they learned there was 20 be
nonc-that the dead had come 70 life
again-tlley were terribly disappointed
and yeKed. some declaring "she always
was disappintn Niger anyhow,
Nevertheless, the "corpes' seemed glad
10 DO alive again, even II her friends
were disappointed. and a funeral occa-
sion broken UP. She was stil living,
too. when our informant ca prominent
Salem minister left there yesterday
salem Times-Reglster
Last Tuesday morning about 1l.30
o'clock Mr.. william Parker. Of Holland.
Nansomond county, brought a load Of
cotton here. and soon after unloading
it al Mr. ID. A. Hollands gin he sat
down I'm his cart, when suddenly he fell
forward with a slight CONFUSION. DR..
J. r. Bryant was Immediately sent for.
but when he arrived a few minutes at-
ferward M Parker was dead. his death
being attributed 10 heart discase.-South-
ampton Democrat.
Prayer-meeting services at Calvary
Baptist church (coloreO on upper
Church street was disturbed last eVen-
ing by H. Nelson and O. A. Burch, two
white sailors from tho gunboat Will
mington, which arrived at the navy
yard Yesterday. They are said 70 have
Smoked IN tho church and when re-
monstrated with and ordered out TO
have used improper language Both
were arrested They were each assessed
q and costs by Justice Tomlln In court
today. bat being unable 10 raise their
0not were afterwards released.-Norfoik |
LEDGER