The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-29
VIRGINIA NOTES.

William llulrs flour and grist mill
and 10 acres of land have been bought
by w. Il. Lockctt and John Garst, who
VIII improve and operate tho mill.
a Syndicate is said to have purchased
| 5000 acres of coal lands between Fair
mont and Barricksvillc. The property
Is to. he developed and coke ovens built.
| Inc new rolling mill at Shenandoah.
which has been in contemplation for
some time, has been commenced. 1t is
said that it will afford employment to Mt
least $50 hands.
inc llolstcin Wooden Mills COMPANY.
at Saltvillc. will he removed to Salem
as soon as the buildings now in course
Oh erection are completed. About 400
hands will be employed.
1T is said that tho building and wood
working establishment of J. Z. Petty
Iohn' OF i.ynchburg. has been purchased
| ny syndicate and that $50. 600 branch
Is to be established at bedford CITY.
new saw mill has just been erected
aC thc Norfolk Navy Yard, which is
SAID to be the largest and best couinpcd
at any navy yard in the country. The
pulIdlng is 400 feet long. and ali OF the
machinery Is of the most improved and
expensive kind.
cigar factory is being established al
Bucna Vista.
The Appalachian Bank has been or
gained at Big Stone Gap.
bank has been organized at Law
renceville with capital OF 100000.
brick yard with daily capacity
fV,ooo prlckS is to be cSta blished at Gate
City. N'"'0
There is a rumor that Western COM
Pany contemplates a large glass works
| in Buena Vista.
It's said that large deposit of salt
mas been found near Brookneal, in Camp-
bell county.
The Capital Trust Company, with a
capital stock of 81, 200. 900, has been in
corporated at Alexandria,
a Cooperative Investment Associa-
tlon has been chartered at Richmond.
with maximum capital of 100000.
The Waddell Railway Electric Signal
Company, of Richmond. has been organ
lzed with capital stock of SlOO, 900.
1t is reported that Howard & Sears
contractors for the Craig Creek Railway
nave purchased the Roaring Run iron
property.
Mr.: &: S. =. Triplctt, of Culpcper. n
member;of the Eighth Congressional dis
trlct committee, writes Chairman Ellv-
son that the outlook for the recollection
OF Gen. W. III. +. Lee is very bright. He
Il certain that the Democrats will sue
coed, and that Mr.. Frank Hume. the In
dependent candidate. will be defeated bv
considerable majority. The canvass
Is growing warm in the eighth district
and Chairman Ellyson is giving spcciaI
attention to that section.
Hon Holm H.
Ninth district ut the request of The St,Io
committee to make several spcechcs for
MI. buchanan. the Democratic nominee.
Judge Waller X. Staples is also in that
section, and this week ex-Attorncv-Gcn
eral AyreS VIII take the stump. From
now until election day the canvass will
nc req not III That section. Mr. buchanan
mas made fine canvass. and there is
little doubt that he will be returned ia
Congress.
Mr.. Robert II. Styll, for nearly a quar-
ter OF century the harbor master of
klchmond, died Monday afternoon. His
figure was Il familiar one to thousands
OF seataring men that have come there
during that time. Mr.. Styll was 4
staunch Democrat. and has been active
IN local politics for thirty or forty years
In an address just issued Mr.. WravT
might, the Malone chairman of the
hcpubllcan committee of the Richmond
district, urges the voters of the party
not TO 20 to the polls in the coming clec-
tloh. The chairman of the committee
says that on that day he will have IA
man NJ cact OF the polling precincts to
warn the voters of his party-mcann~
the negroes. of coursc-not to deposit
their ballots. Tho reason urged bv
might for adopting this course is that
the Democrats did not facilitate the
negroes In registering Saturday. The
real reason. though. is doubtless to carry
out the policy of the Malone leaders in
the district to keep the colorcd pcopIr
from participating in the election. so
that this fact may he offered why Con-
grcss shall pass the force bill
Three or four hundred Republicans
met in Odd Fellows Hall, Richmond.
Monday night, and adopted resolutions
bitterly condcmning the action of the
Republican district committee in not
calling convention to nominate a can
didate for Congress. John Mitchell.
Dr., the colored editor of the Planet.
was indorscd for Congress- He asked
tune to decide whether or not he will
accept. Several speeches were made.
and the action of Judge Waddill in not
'"''S =" oo"C i-anSSton WAS severely
condemned. Mr. Edgar Allen was pres
ent and made lengthy speech in iusti-
tication of Waddill's course. Sheriff
Southwark, of IIenrico, and the custom
house and postoflice ofliials tried hard
TO prevent the Endorsement of a candi-
date but Mitchell had nine-tcnths of
the crowd. Only about half-dozcn
persons present were white The meet
ing was IL stormy one
At Cape Henry. during the thunder