Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-10
THE OLD DOMINION
Brief Items of Interest Picked Up
Here and There.

The homo Of Mr.. w. w. Atkinson. of
Prince Edward county, was burned
Sunday night. His wife and children
had narrow escape from cremation.
DR.. w. G. Jcffries died Tuesday last
In Tappahannock.
A cyclone swept over Radford Sun
day morning, blowing down houses, and
tearing up the heavy plank flooring Of
the iron bridge across New river.
Mrs. Jefferson Branagan, of King
George county. was SO badly burned
about the face and body by falling in
the fire. that her recovery Is despair
cd Of.
Mr.. M. X. Lowry has discovered a
vein OF silver on his farm in Stafford
county, near Brooke, which he Is hay-
ing examined by experts with the ex-
mining property.
Mr.. William Duffey, who died a few
days ago at his home in Stafford com
~, aged 69 years. is survived by four
teen children.
Mr.: David Swan. OF Baltimore died
at Milboro Sunday from an overdose of
bromide and choral. He had been
drinking heavily.
Mrs. r. D. Walker died Mt her home
near Emporia Sunday night.
AZ cyclone passed eight miles east Of
Emporla last Friday night demoiishjnr
the gin house and other buildings on
the farm of Hon. Peter r. Mercer kill
Ing several head of stock.
Mr. Eapry (,ooI, r -, ,x,
L. Robertson, both of Nottoway com.
~. were married at the home of tho
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Abnor
Robertson. near Crewe, Wednesday af
ternoon Mt o'clock, Rev. j. II. Newbill
officiating.
At the home of Mayor John Strobe
barbour. of Culpeper, Wednesday mr.
ternoon, Miss Fannie Barbour, his sis
Ter ana youngest daughter of Mrs.
James Barbour was quietly married to
MI Collins Brekham, son of Superin-
tendent Of Public Schools James M
Brekham. ~
MT. I. G. ONeal. one of the most
prominent business men of Alexandria.
9ieo Wednesday at his residence. on
Prince street. Mr.. ONeal was q native
OF Maryland. but came here during the
ciVil war and married n daughter OF
hlr. James Entwisle He was Mt one
time an active Republican and opposed
Hon. o. P. Hunton for Congress- in
that district. ."
MIR. Robert e. Wade, of Christians
purg, mas obtained n very lucrative
position with the Mnnaos Railway
COMPANY, in Brazil. He sailed from
his duties. Mr. Wade is n GRADUATE Of
Washington and Lee University in the
department Of civil engineering. and
Tor some years had been engaged in
railroad work In Massachusetts.
Mrs. Susan T. Dabney, widow of vii
liam S. Dabney. died last night at her
nome "Dunlaro." this county. in the
eighty-second year of her age.
The directors of the Richmond Trust
and Safe Deposit Company have voted
70 increase its capital stock from 500
600 to 100000. WV
Mrs. Sarah Powell died yesterday
tTnotiiils ut II O'Clock at her home near
months.
William N. Via and Miss Isabel Fer
guson were united In marriage Thurs
day night Mt the homo OF the brida Ia
Roanoke. Rev. Dr. Carter. of the
United Brethren Church, officiating.
Mr. Thomas G. Pugh. highly res
pected citizen OF Campbell county, died
at his homo In Rustburg last week nj
inc advanced age of so years He is
survived by two children, MT Cn1rles
a. Pugh, of Blacksburg, and Mrs
George A. Coleman, of Rustburg. Mr..
Pugh was n member of the Rustburg
Lodge of Masons and was treasurer of
the BODY for number of years
A freight train on the James River
Division Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
was wrecked this morning near Bal
cony Falls by n broken rail The tracls
was torn up for eco yards and twenty
two cars derailed and broken omen
scattering flour and whiskcy in ali
directions into the river below No
one was injured
Mrs. Ellen Lucas, aged 81 years. wild
ow or Levi Lucas. died aLher.homc in
what IS known as the Basin" Mt the
base OF the Blue Ridge about thir-
teen miles south of Luray, on Monday.
Her death removes the last of one of
the Oldest generations that ever lived
in Page county.
The nomination OF II. c. Reynolds
1or Commissioner of Revenue OF the
Northern District of Frederick county
over q. ID. Braithwaite at the recent
County Convention, which accustomed