The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-23
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

new factories were recently chartered
by parties from Findlay, Ohio. These
factories are tho West Virginia Flint
Bottle Company, capital $4,000, and
the Central City Window Glass Com
pany, capital 100000, both located at
Central City. The flint bottle company
will at once commence the erection of a
large factory building, and will put in
two furnaces. Tho incorporators Of
both companies are the same persons
F. ii. Marical. r. l.. Cox. David Joy, L.
Ii. Cox and l.. A. Cross.
Rev. Isaiah It. Wallace, Baptist
preacher, died at his residence in Rich
mond Monday after an illness of about
three weeks.
Robert Hall, editor OF the Northern
Neck News, died at his residence at
Warsaw Oh Sunday after lingering ILL
ness of several years.
The Richmond council committee on
grounds and buildings has dec ded in
favor of Monroe park as the site for the
Wickham statue.
Rev. John G. Meene, recent graduate
OF the Episcopal Seminary, is going as a
missionary to Brazil, in which country
his father, Gen. John &. Meene, made
his start in the world as civil engineer
Rev. w. Ii. S. Ewell Of tho Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, Did at Hartwell,
near Cincinnati, Saturday. He was a
native of Accomac county, Va, where
he was BORN in 1917. lie had lived in
Ohio since 1S4S.
The remains of Mrs Mary j. Smith,
who died in Norfolk, Va, on Sunday,
reached Charlottesville yesterday, where
her funeral took place. She was a sis
ter of Col. K. t. w. Duke.
Over half million fish we're caught
by gentleman in Northumberland
county ono day last week.
Governor Mckinney and family have
arrived at Blue Ridge Springs, where
they will spend considerable time.
Governor Holt has invited Governor
Mckinney to review the North Care
lima troops at their encampment at
Wrightville.
The International Convention of Fun
eral Directors of the United States and
Canada viii convene i'll Richmond about
the 4th of October.
The weakness in Richmond and West
Point Terminal was due TO the circula-
ton of reports which officials of the
company positively denied.
~ 10 ItpOELeu Iuat Gcnef1l f1tZluTh
Lee will retire from the presidency of
the Rockbridge Company at the annual
meeting. and that an Eastern financial
man will take the presidency. General
Lee will, it is believed, go into politics
again.
Mrs. Letitia Taylor Semple, OF Wash
ington city, daughter Of the late Presi-
dent John Tyler, and who presided at
the White House during part Of the
Presidential term Of her distinguished
father, is sojourning at the residence of
Mr.. G. Horace Gallaher, in Charleston,
w. Va.
1t is said at the Navy Department
that Mr.. Brady, collector of internal
revenue for the Petersburg district, has
| present ID there some strong grounds for
removing the monitor fleet now tationed
near Richmond to q point near Peters
burg, but the matter has not been con-
sidered.
William Gregory, a notorious negro
deSperado wanted for felonious assault.
has been capturned near Farmville.
a. j. Warwick, an old citizen and
prominent merchant of Charlottesville
died Sunday of blood poisoning, after a
very brief illness
The largest blacksmith shop Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
was completely destroyed by fire Sun
day night. The loss is $40, 200.
Messrs. David Dunlop & Co.. of
Petersburg. have bought 400 hogsheads
OF tobacco at one purchase in Peters
burg. This is an unusually large
transaction.
The grave OF Colonel John Dandridre.
father of Marcia Washington, has been
discovered in the long neglected old St.
cieorge's Church yard at Fredericks-
burg. The tombstone was sunk in the
earth and was found by digging
| Great interest is manifested in the
contested election cases in Prince Ed
ward county, now being tried before
Judge Farrar. Both the Republican
contestants and Democratic contestees
have able counsel and the case is BEING
fully argued.
The stables of Green 81 Baker at Bel
ford were burned Monday evening. The
flames commun Gated themselves to the
dwelling, which. together with con
tents, were soon in ashes. 1t was with
great difficulty the dwelling of Mr..
James Vincent was saved. Loss, 81, 900.
Mr.. Gwynn Gardiner, United States
signal observer at Lynchburg, has been
transferred to Charlotte, N. c., and Mr..
d. N. Ryker, former observer at lynch
burg, returned there. Mr.. Rvkcr is
very popular in Lynchburg and inau-
| gurated the series of weather crop bull
letins that have been OF such value TO
farmers all over the State.
George II. Myers, city clerk of Hum
tingdon, w. Va, died Friday.
a hospital is much needed at the Con-
iederate Soldiers Home at Richmond
The Virginia crop of beet sugar this
! year is estimated at 1000 mounds