The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-12
THE SUNNY SOUTH.

around NOrfolk ana portsmouth, va.
The Wytheville, Va, development CON
pany have secured options on 2,OO'
acres OF land in and around the town.
The Lake Springs land company wa
organized at Salem, Va, and the capit;,
stock, 100000, was taken in few
hours,
1t is reported that Il lot Of Mormon
missionaries are expected to begin opera
tions in Shenandoah county, Va, at al
early date.
During repairs to an old house in vii
liamsburg, Va. the official notice O
Governor Botetourt's death was fount
on the wall underneath the whitewash.
Bloch Brothers. tobacco manufactur
ers, of Wheeling. West Virginia, were in
dicted for violating internal revenu,
laws. They are accused of defraudini
the government out OF 100000.
The Big Stone Gap company, at ,
meeting at Big Stone Gap recently, sole
S311 900 worth OF lots in three days
The sale was phenomenal, as neither o
the three railroads have been completed
to the place.
| WI va, utNS VI
ganized for the purpose oi building q
railroad from that place to Troutville, q
station ON the Shenandoah Valley rail
road, distance of about seven miles.
| Two eagles were seen fighting in 4
pine tree ON the farm of Mr.. J. B. vii
liams, near Eastville, Va. One of then
struck the other such blow that it cut
him half in two, and he died immcdi
ately.
BY the breaking Of the wheel of her
buggy, Mrs. Lewis Stephens, of Freder
icksburg. Va, was thrown out and re-
ceived painful injuries. Five of her teeth
were knocked out, and her face badly
bruised.
Mr.. Conan was the Wytheville cor.
respondent Of the Lynchburg, Va, Ad'
vance, and, after writing an account OF
the sudden death of the hotel proprietor
mailed his letter and was shortly after
stricken with death.
The sun shining on globular glass
paper weight in show window of q
HagcrstOwn. Md, store, ignitcd n leather
pocket book behind il. and dcst royed
that article. hut the flame was cxtin.
guished before her damage was done.
Thomas Thornton. a bachelor. was
murdered at a boarding house in West
Wheeling. W. Va, by Vim. Lee. The
latter was lying on bed. and Thornton
entered and pulled him off by the feet,
He jumped up and struck Thornton
three times, killing him.
The iron work for the new bridge at
Ahalt's. one mile from Frederick, Nd,
arrived last week and will shortly be
placed in position. II is to be high
truss bridge. 1870 feet in length, and will
be the longest single span bridge i'll the
valley.
The Norfolk and Western railroad is
soon TO build a side track to the recently
discovered marble quarry at Big Spring.
Va, and whcu completed, shipments OF
the white and notified marble will bc
commenced to the Northern market.
A negro driving two mules was struck
by train OF the Norfolk and Western
railroad, near Salem, Va, the negro be-
ing thrown into tree and escaping
without injury. The mules were precip-
itated INTO the Roanoke river and
drowned.
The barn Of Patterson Coon. OF Bote.
tourt county. Va, was set on fire by
children at play. aud was nearly dc.
stroyed. Miss Purnie Coon. sixteen
years old, seeing four valuable horses in
danger, entered the barn. cut the haltcrs.
and led the horses out through clouds oi
smoke and tiamc.
The barn and stables OF Ice windcr,
in Onancock, Va, were burned To the
ground. The wind bcing high, there
was great excitement in the town, for
fear the FIRE would extend to other prop.
erty. Miss Maggie Willis. in lcapinr
over high fence, spraincd an ankle and
broke one OF her legs.
As James Noll was working in his
fathers dairy, near Mt. DeChantral, W
Va. he was attacked by an iniuriated
hull. The animal gored him in the side
and while Frustrated paved him icariully
about the breast. lie would have beer
torn to pieces had not some farm hand,
gone to his rescue.
Henry Fisher, the Washington. Pa.
oil operator, has purchased from ]. L
Howard the lease on nearly 5000 acre,
near Moundsvillc, ". Va, for $3.50
This makes nearly 5000 acres held IL
that vicinity by the purchaser, and is 10
Gated near the Craig well. which is pro
ducing five barrels per day.
A fine mule engaged on railroad worl
near Anne Arundel county. Md. wa,
killed by the carelcssncss Of the driver il
not closing the switch after him. 4
loaded ear, going at full speed down tn,
incline, ran of into the siding aud crushe,
the mule between the cars. killing It in
stantly.
Workmcn returning from Benwood
W. Va, to Wheeling, along the Obi,
River railroad trucks, discovered tn,
body Of n man near Boggs Run. Tb,
corpse is badly decomposed, but n,
marks Of violence are visible, and il i
supposed that the man was frozen {,
death during the recent cold snap.
Harry Kraps aud ". l.. Rider took
team from Mcrccrsburg. Pa. belongin,
to the father OF the latter. and brough
il to Hagerstown, Md, where they tric'
to sell Il; but they got wind Of the NJ
rival Of an officer for their arrest, an,
made their escape. Mr.. Rider idcntihe,
his team and returned with il to Mcr
ccrsburg.
Ellison Mounts was hanged at Pixies
willie, KY, for participation in the mur
der OF Miss Alaiair Mccoy aud he
brother. The Hatfield gang had plotte,
to rescue the prisoner by poisoning tb
Jail officials, but the cook. who receive,
the strychnine tried IL on the cat witt
fatal results, and refused to administc
the drug.
About two months ago the Ricl,mon,
Ice Machine company was organized Il
Richmond, Va. to build ice making ma