Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
THE OLD DOMINION
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Judge A. NJ. Lybroos. of Patrick
J county. died Sunday afternoon at his
home, near Stuart, aged 69 years.
Mr.. ]. M. Barker. Of Henry county,
succeeds Hon. John L. Hurt, OF Pittsyl-
yania, as a member Of the State Board
of Agriculture.
Mr.. r. A. Spain. of Dry Bridge, near
middleton. was accidentally killed
Tuesday by Mr.. T. H. Heath, a friend
with whom he was hunting.
q. Il. Herring, q leading merchant
operating the Bee Hive stores (dry
goods and notlons) at Winchester made
nm assignment Tuesday to NJ. NJ. Lynch.
trustee. for the benefit of his creditors.
without preference. The liabilities are
S.2So and estimated assets $4,000.
Capt William Safely. an old and we'll
knoWn mississippi river steamboatman,
died Sunday in New Orleans. He was
q native of Staunton, this State.
Deputy Sheriff C. r. Leech of Natu-
raj Bridge, had his barn destroyed by
IRE. He entered 1t with a lighted lam
tern ana by some means it caught from
the lantern. About $500 worth of wheat
was burned with it. No insurance.
Miss Elizabeth Healey, n former resi-
dent OF Stormount, died in Baltimore
Monday.
ON Tuesday in Washington marriage
licenses were issued to the following
z Virginia couples: Charles M. Vein
Drum and Miss Fannie r. Cartwright,
poth or Richmond: Frederick Nelson
y ana Miss Daisy M. Buckley, both Of
Fairfax county: Fred Winn Holland,
Lancashire. England, and Miss Virginia
Alice Lewis. Arlington, Va.
Young George VALE, who ran away
from his parents. in Ettrcks, to parts
unknown about six months since, has
been located In Southampton county.
where he has married and gone to work
on the Atlantic and Danville railroad.
Beginning the first of this month. the
Ettricks Cotton Mill Company will re-
store half of the 10 per cent. reduction
or wages which was taken off about a
year since.
Miss Josephine Nicholas FAINT died at
Z the residence of her aunt, Miss Kate
Z Crigler, Tuesday morning after a lin
gering and painful illness. Miss FAINT
= was widely known in washington Citv.
Where she conducted a typewriter and
{ sstenography establishment. At the
time OF her fatal illness Miss FAINT was
following her profession In the office of
the adjutant general
Rev. j. w. Ware, rector OF ST. James
Episcopal Church, is i'll at his residence,
lie has been confined to his house for
several weeks and yesterday typhoid
fever fully developed.
MI Ollie Arthur, brother of Conduc-
tor j. M. Arthur, of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, was run over by a. freight
tram yesterday morning and both of
ms legs were severed from the BODY.
ne oled IN two hours. The accident
occurred at Balcony Falls.
Mr.. William Henry winston one ne
the Oldest citizens of Hanover. is very
III at mis- home about two miles from
Ashand. His advanced age is against
MS recovery. He is gradually grow
slim. qoi'e
William Graham, a coIored emnIove
or the furnace at Bucna Vista. was
caught In the shaft last night while tho
cage was ascending and SERIOUSLY
crushed. 'ou''S
Miss Edmonia Motley. a. wclJ-knorn
lady of Caroline, died at her home neor
Gulney's, In that county, Saturday she
was about 43 years of age and had re-
1auVes In the city and county.
After long illness of consumntIon
MT. Walsey Harlow, of CharlottesviIIe
is dead, at the age of % His wife
formerly Miss Leila Leake. survives
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