The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-21
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

George R. Dove, the Bristol forger,
got four years in the penitentiary.
Farmers are unable to gather hay
and oats on account of tbs continued
rains.
A safe-robbing gang is operating sue
cessfully in tho Southwestern art Of
the State.
Miss Hume, Norfolk society girl,
surprised her relatives by a secret mar
riage in Elizabeth, n. C.
The melon. fruit, and tobacco crops
about Danvillo arc being seriously in
jurcd by incessant rains.
Mrs. Hannah Williams, the Oldest
resident of Fredericksburg. died last
Wednesday, aged ninetytwo.
1t is thought that the sales for the
current tobacco year at Danville will
aggregate 40,0OO,00O pounds.
Colonel Thomas Whitehead, commits
sloner OF agriculture, reports humorous
inquiries for mineral and other property.
Miss Eiswick, l6 years old, living near
Charleston, accidentally shot herself
through tho heart with revolver.
j. M. Leay, an aged Caroline county
farmer, was robbed Of Docketbook
containing $40 by a colored man who
was allowed 10 ride Leay's wagon.
The 16-year old daughter of Jasper
Elswick, of Roam county, W. Va, was
shot and killed by the discharge of re-
volver which her brother had hidden in
her trunk.
An octogcnarian who last week took
out marriage licknse at Petersburg
returned the document a day or two
later with the explanation that the lady
had changed her mind, and he had no
use for tho license.
The Farmers Alliance Of Rocking
ham county hold picnic Saturday near
Pleasant Valley, at which addresses
were made by Maj. Venable, of Rich
mond; Mr.. j. j. Rogers, Of Norfolk, and
Ralph beaumont, of tho knights of
Labor.
Bristol came near having another
lynching last week. Charlie Clemins
shot Sallie Carter in cold blood, and
lynching in short order was talked Of
Clemins was arrested and spirited away
to Blountsvillo by the sheriff for safe
keeping.
The colonial ball at White Sulphur
Springs, Wednesday night, for the ben
eft of the Mary Washington Memorial
Association, WAS one OF the most sue
cessful social events ever given in Vir-
q Z
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor and ex-Gov. Fitz-
| hugh Lee.
The story going the rounds OF Stone
wall jackson having dismounted and
loanedihis horse to tired out infantry
man to ride awhile on the Valley pike,
near Winchester, is "a true one. Tho
infantryman was James SwincS, of
Grconvillc, in this county. and he will
never forget it-Staunton Nindicator.
Mr.. Daniel Virts, young man OF
l4ondoun county, met q horrible death at
Sandy Hook on Saturday evening last
He was on his way from Martinsburg
! with the Lovcttsville Baseball Club,
which had played several games in that
city. AT Sandy Hook he, with others,
jumped from the train. WhcE the train
again started he jumped and fell be-
tweed the cars, having both legs cut of
aud his head masl&N.
Petitions for farmers institutes como
from every section of the State. To in
sure that they be held only where there
is real need and earnest demand, the
board OF agriculture have adopted the
following rules governing their appoint
mcnt: l. No farmers institute will be
hold unless 800 farmers petition for it
and promise to attend. .. The board
then appropriatcs $3.50 to pay expenses,
which ncludes a stenographer, special
lists IN different departments, who lee
ture and read papers and all incidentals.
3. Tho member of the board in whose
district the institute is held makes all
| necessary arrangements, aided by
| local committee of farmers, secures the
| speakers, presides over the meeting,
and is responsible for it's success.
About twenty-five persons assembled
at the Radford Pipe and Foundry Com
| pany's works yesterday to witness the
first heat which was madc in the ma
chine foundry The foundry has a ca
pacity CT - tons, but only seYen tons
were run. This was for the pufpose of
making their own tools. The heat was
decided success throughout and every
one was highly elated.
The contractors have begun the exca-
vations for the founda tion OF the new
passenger depot of the Norfolk and
Western railroad It liuena Vista. 1t
will cost about $4,000 when completed,
not considering the land value.
The shipments of pig iron from tho
Buena Vista furnace each week con-
tinue to reach nearly the output Of ZOO
tons per week
William IT. Miller, of Parkarsburg, w.
| Vs. uieu Monuay. lie was much inter-
ested in archaeological research and had
collected number OF fine specimens.
tic had written number OF articles on
the richness Of West Virginia territory
in these specimens. He was a member
Of tho West Virginia Historical Society
and Of similar ono in New York.
Rev. G. /. Vance, pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, has
resigned 10 accept call to the pastor
| ate OF the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Church.