The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-05
VIRGINIA NOTES.

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and Cloverdale railroad yet remains to
be graded. and this work will be finished
in very short time. The grading is
practically about finished.
correspondent from Big Stone Gap
says: The saloon of A. Summerfield in
this place was totally destroyed by fire
Friday morning, together with it's con-
tents. Phe loss is estimated at $1,000,
with an insurance of SIS, 500 on the build
ing and stock.
The sales of loose tobacco in Danville
during the month of October amounted
to 2,352,O00 pounds. The sales of the
same month of last year were 4,156,OOC
pounds. The decrease was due to the
unfavorable weather for handling to-
bacco.
Con. Scott Ship, superintendent Of
the Virginia Military Institute, is max
ing arrangements to build memorial
hall to Stonewall jackson. The esti-
mated cost of the building is $4,000,
$4,000 of which, it is said, has been
secured.
On Thursday tho dwelling, store
room and stock of goods of III. Ii. Mil
Ter, at Orkney Springs, were destroyed
by lire. The stock of goods was worth
probably $4,000, while the buildings
and contents will largely increase the
loss.
The large retail general merchandise
house OF H. 0. Haden, at Palmyra, Flu
wanna county, was totally destroyed by
fire Thursday night. Tho fire origina-
TED from detective flue, IL is supposed.
Loss SIS, 1000, insurance $4,000.
Mr.. Junius B. Roan's residence, Bran
don, on the James river, was accident
ally destroyed by fire Tuesday night. 1t
was colonial building and one of the
landmarks OF that period.
Mrs. Mary Baird Cabell, wife of ex-
Congressman George G. Cabell, died at
at her homo in Danville, Friday,
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daughter,
Miss Winnie, arrived in Richmond Sat.
nrday night, and are the guests of Gen.
Joseph Il. Anderson.
Mrs. Fanny p. Custer, of Loudoun
county, celebrated her one hundred tn
birthday Saturday last.
Oliver Pullman, a well-known citizen
OF Fairfax county, died Friday.
In the case of Henry Nowlin, the
negro who was arrested in this city in
August last by Chief Irwin and Sergeant
oeay, and afterwards identified as tho
murderer OF the Italian contractor, C.
Mosca, at Buchanan, and who was tried,
convicted and sentenced to be hanged on
the Goth inst, in which the appeal was
made to Judge Blair on writ of error.
the judgement of the lower court was
affirmed. Nowlin will therefore be
hanged at the time set by the county
court. The history of Nowlins crime
is familiar to our readers. The unpro.
voked and dastardly murder and rob
perry at buchanan is still fresh in the
public mind. and the decision Just rem
dered Will give general satisfaction.
Messrs. Vines, Baily & Lunsford, his
attorneys, have done all they could for
MIN, and it is not probable that fur
Their appeal will be taken. Bill McCar-
Thy. Nowlin's accomplish, who as
saulted and robbed Mosca's companion
at the time of the murder, has not vet
had his final trial
The large spoke factory at Bedford
| City, located on the Greenwood Land
COS property, in the eastern part of
that town, was destroyed by fire Sat
urday, together with all the machinery,
consisting of a Taylor engine and a
quantity OF fine machinery for making
spokes. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the engine. The plant,
together with the ground on which it
was located, was purchased last wear bv
Mr. d. NJ. Berry for $4,000, which is the
amount of the loss, as there was no
Insurance. The factory had not been
used for three years before it was pnr
chased by Mr.. Berry. 1t il not vet
known whether or not the plant will be
rebuilt.