The evening times., 1899-01-11
OLD DOMINION NEWS NOTES.

Peyton y. Clarke. native OF Richmond has
Major Thomas L. Wallace, OF Fredericksburg,
well known through the State, is quite sick at
his home
The Davis Coal and Coke Company will proba-
bly, move their principal Office from Piedmont to
Philadelphia.
Leslie Russell. living near Vaudeville, was ac-
cidentaly shot i'll the foot while hunting, re-
ceving IA serious wound.
tenant house on the Ashby farm, near Nine
yah was destroyed by fire. together with all its
contents. There was no insurance.
Arthur Foreman. a highly respected young man,
died ut his home, in this county, Monday evening
of consumption, aged twenty-six years.
1t is stated that the wages of all the shopmen
in the employ of the Southern RahTay system
will be increased per cent ON February
The members of Ashby Camp Guard decided AT
a specia meeting to continue the organization,
and every effort will be made to revive interest
among the members.
Among recent prominent marriages in Hing
George County was that OF MIR. K; waiter oi'ne
to Miss Ina Re6m2n, daughter OF Capt. John H.
Redman, Rev II. Fl. Ferries officiating.
John Wright, who resides FIVE miles cast OF
Roanoke, was fatally injured by being tramped
by vicious horse yesterday. He was hauling
logs i'll the mountain, and was accidentally
thrown under the animals feet.
The trial of James Penrose Carter, charged
with the murder of Charles f. Moore. las Leen
postponed until the February term OF :!e Henri
co County Court. and Will be called lOS tllai on
the second Tuesday in February.
The directors of the Richn md Trust end De-
posit Company, in which Baltimore capitalists
are largely interested, have de ided = increase
their capital stock from S5Oo,0OO TO S'D.UCo. john
SHELTON Williams is the president of this CON-
pany.
Scarlet fever has been prevailing for some time
to an alarming extent in King George County.
Last week marriage was to have taken tiace,
the contracting parties being high in s,cial lie,
hnl hn n.aalp pf
ness OF the brde-eiect with the disease.
The West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company is
still receiving numerous letters frrm towns and
cities making them liberal Cffers locate their
new mills within their borders. Petitions are
being numerously signed in Aileglny County in
the interest of trying to keep the present mills
at Luke
Rev Donald Guthrie will be installed Sunday
afternoon as the successor of the late DIR. Moses
D. Hoge. pastor Of the Second Presbyterian
Church at Richmond Mr.. Guthrie for the past
year has been acting the cO-pastor to the de-
ceased. The new pastor is only twenty seven
years of age and native OF Ontario, Canada Mr.
Guthrie is one of the ablest young divnes in the
State.
The Baptist Sunday School Society has elected
the following officers for 1899: President, Rev
DR.. 7. S. Dunaway; vice president, Col. Z. ID
Cole; superintendent, Capt. S. J. Quinn; secre
| librarian W. n. Blake executive committee
Rev. DIR. T. s. Dunaway. Capt, S. J. Quinn, W
C. Willis, Ii. W. Willenbacher and James r
Rawlins
Seven petitions in bankruptcy were aie1 yts.er
| day at Lynchburg by Roanoke parties follows
| John L. Kelley, liabilities, S2,03s, and assets
| $105; Charles d. Keffer, liabilities. s3i57, ont
estimated assets, sl770; W. J. Knighton. liabili
ties, S2l6, and assets, $l42 Leon Thiery, liabili
ties, $l7l6; George W. Murray, liabilities, sl.5sS
Robert A. Smith, liabilities $1,O35; Mrs Carr
P. Brown, OF Salem, liabilities. sl7.057 contract
/ ed by Brown Bros, OF which petitioner was
% oh. n.t
| timore, Lynchburg and Danville and Pctersbur.
are the principal creditors