Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-09-07
NEWS OF TIE !
OLD DOMINION

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Roanoke.-The Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company purchased the
Virginia Anthracite Railroad. extend
ing from Christianaburg to Blacks
burg. distance of 10 miles, the pur-
chase price being 100000. This
road will be of inestimable value to
the people in Montgomery and to the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, since
it connects Blacksburg with the main
line of the, Norfolk and Western. 1t
is said that. the equipment will Ebe
bettered and that the schedule will
be improved. The property was sold
at public action at Ghristiansburg,
and the Norfolk land Western. was
the only bidder.
Salem.-The decomposed body. of
man found at Buzzards Rock, in
Roanoke county, was brought to
Salem and buried In the county
graveyard. The effects taken from
the body were Identified by persons
from Roanoke with whom he had
been rooming as those belonging to
NJ. Warren, Of ,Lynchburg, who had
been working in Roanoke >as ce-
ment, contractor for some time. War
rem had been missing for about 10
weeks and dtligent search had re-
veaIed no clue to his whereabouts I'M
til the body was found by two boys
Monday.
Petersburg, A double marriage
took place, at The residence Of Joseph
Herr, on Wilcox street. The con-
tracing parties were Miss Emma
Herr and Jeff l. Andrews, of this
city, and Miss Elizabeth Rheinholtz,
of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Charles
Coombs, of McKeesport, Pa. Miss
Annie Herr, with r. S. RAINY, and
Miss Adelia Herr, with w. S. Clay
ton, were attendants. Rev. w. t.
A. Haynes, pastor of Wesley M. E.
Church, oficiated. number OF
guests were present from out of
town.
Roanoke.-An unidentified body
was found,on the banks of the Roam
oke river, mile and a half below
the city. Persons in the neighbour
hood said they had seen the man in
the vicinity of the place two months
ago. 1t was said that he told some
one that he was mountain mission
airy.
Lynchburg.-John Irwin, IS years
old, an epileptic recently discharged
from the State epileptic colony, fell
into the James river here and was
drowned. No one saw the accident,
but it is thought he was seized with
fit. His body was recovered.
Petersburg.-The Democratic City
Central Committee has declared Rob-
ert Gillian, Jr., the Democratic nomi-
nee for the House OF Delegates from
Petersburg, Gillian is well-known
young lawyer of this city.
Lynchburg.-Miss Ida Edmonia
Franklin, daughter of the late Joel
Franklin, of Campbell county, died
at the home of Mrs. Mamie Strange
after a two weeks Illness of pneu-
monia.
Lynchburg- bountiful rains
which have visited this section last
week have added many thousands OF
dollars in value to the growing to-
bacco crop. The rains are late, but
the crop is later, and it is believed
now will be nearly as heavy as that
of last year.
Hilda.- Henry Smith, residing
near this place, was crushed to death
by falling tree. Smith was after
squirrel, and in cutting down the
tree to get his quarry the tree fell
on him.
Bristol. -Ansom King, a local
business man, has purchased from M !.
L. Fowler the Harmeling Theatre
here, paying $4,000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H. Lewis
Wallace has appointed George w.
Wroten, Capt M. B. Rowe and ]. r.
Rawlings delegates from this city to
the National Conservation Congress
to be held at Kansas City, Mo-, Sep
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