Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
THE OLD DOMINION
Brief Items of Interest Picked Up
Here and There.

Here and There.
Friday afternoon Andrew Smith. aged
6S years. for many years yardmaster of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at
Staunton,. whilst supervising the shift
ing OF a freight train. stepped on one
track, his attention being engaged by
cars on another track Before he could
escape one loaded car rolled down the
grade, and manglcd an arm. leg. and
the abdomen. In Il few minutes Mr..
Smith was dead.
Mr.. II. p. Drigger. q native of Dam
vile, and N1iss Elizabeth McCarron,
daughter of Mr.. Frank McCarron, of
Lynchburg, eloped to Washington and
We're married Thursday.
The Diamond Hill Baptist Church
raised $500 for all purposes last year.
Mrs. A. II. Picker OF Lynchburg.
who has been critically Ill at Salem,
where she was visiting when stricken,
Is reported a little better.
Mr., Samuel Waldron. of Lynchburg.
an aged and highly respected citizen.
who died Thursday at the advanced age
of so years. was buried from the Meth-
odist Protestant Church o-day.
w. II. Tomney. a saloon keeper OF
Lexington, Is under bail to answer the
charge of shooting Givens Drummond.
'colored, in the arm Thursday night, In
the dark
Rose II. Moucher has been appointed
postmaster at Buckners.
Judge J. II. McCabe. of Leesburg. has
gone to Havana on professional bust
ness.
Miss Generiere- Athey rdaughter-ef
Rev. S. NJ. Athey. died of typhoid fever
at her home at Orlean. Fauquicr coun-
~, few days ago.
a letter from Washington saws some
Of the political gossips have 1T that MIR.
Marshall Mccormick. OF Clarke coun-
~. Will be- a candidate for the guber-
material nomination next time. and that
Mr. 7. G. Pitcher will make n race for
the Congressional nomination in the
Eighth district.
The condition OF Mrs. Mary r. Mason.
of Pamplin, who is at The Retreat for
the Sick" in Lynchburg. is still criti-
cal.
Mir. w. Il. Russell a former citizen
OF West Point. died in Philadelphia a
few days ago. His body was brought
back To his old home for burial He
was noted fer his pety. and was great
ly interested always in the religious
welfare Of young men.
Tom Galloway. n negro. who was
found sccreted in the room Of Miss car
RE Boyd. school teacher Mt Goodc
va, on Tuesday night, January 24th.
ana who was indicted by tho grand
jury Tor housebrealiing with the inien-
ton of criminal assault was tried here
Mt Bedford City Friday and sentenced
TO eighteen years in the penitentia,y.
Mr.. Whitfield Monroe. n promincn.
citizen OF Stafford county. died Friday
at his home near Rnppahannock gold
four years.
Mrs. Mary Halslop. well-known
lady. died Thursday night at the home
or her son near I1lys Ford. in Spottsyl.
vania county; aged seventy seven
years.
The large barn of MIR w. T. Luck
near Ashland. was totally destroyed bv
IRE Friday morning about 4:3O o'clock
Mr.. Luck lost Il valuable young Jersey
COW, all his farming implements. his
cht'rc crops OF wheat, corn. fodder ana
hay. and his carriages His loss is ,s-
timated at $3.50, with no insurance.
DR.. f. f. Ninde. Treasurer Of King
George county. and Miss-rrcy- Pr:I,t
Ashton. daughter of The late Daingrr
ile!d Lewis Ashton. also of that county.
were married at "Waterloo," the brides
nome. Wednesday night.
Mrs y. Fulwider. of Radford. suf
Tered stroke of paralysis Tuesday.
she is nearly so years old. and there
IS only slight hopes of her recovery.
She and her husband celebrated their
golden wedding in 1898.
The Presbyterian Church AZ Pamnlin
city. which for some time past has
been in process OF erection. il; nearing
completion. Since the resignation and
leaving for field in West Virginia
OF KEY. John G. Lcps. the Presby;erians
nave been on the lookout for a suitable
man.
Miss Margaret n. Carter. ono Of tho
PRINCIPALS of st. Timothy's School for
Dung Ladies. at Gainesville. near Raj.
'lnore, died Friday morning of pneu
MONA Miss Carter was forty-two
years oid, and was born at Redlands
the carter homestead in Albemarle
county, Va She was daughter of tho
late Richard Hill Carter a descendant
OF one of the first families of Virginia
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