The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-08
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

We want direct rail route from Min
eral City to Quantico, distance forty
miles, and believe the near future will
give it to us. In the meantime let us
look at our present transportation facili-
ties. The sulphur mines and arminius
mines each have their roads built to our
door, the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
gives direct transit from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Twenty miles west of us
(Gordonsvillcl we start north via the
Richmond and Danville system; forty
five miles west charlottesville we con-
meet for all cities north and south;
thirty-nine miles east (BothwelD we
again have direct run north and south;
fifty-six miles east (Richmond) with six
roads centering there; 131 miles east
(Newport News) with vessels OF all
nationalities. We say our present trans
portation facilities are to be envied by
some citios.-Mineral City Pilot.
Abingdon will soon have big pipe
factory. The machinery has arrived
and awaits the construction of a house,
which has been let to contract and will
be built as soon as possible. Hiram
Ramsey is putting up house 100x30
feet in the East End, for the manufac-
turers, who will use laurel roots in max
ing pipes.
Work on the Ironton extension of the
Norfolk and Western has progressed
into the shadows Of the domains of the
Hatfields and McCoys. A corps OF
engineers were held in camp a whole
day by band of mountain regulators
for some real or fancied grievance.
The opening of the railroad, however,
will soon rid that section OF such domin
ance. Railroads are great civilizers.
The Rev. John Amber, formerly OF
Virginia, died after q short illness of
pneumonia on the Sd instant, at Mounds
Vile, w. Va. He had preached there
on the 22d of February. Bishop Peter
kin OBLIGATED at the funeral in the
church there the following day. The
interment took place at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond on the 5th, Bishop
Randolph performing the services at the
grave. Among the pail bearers were
Judge Fauntleroy, Acknowledgement
Scott, Mr.. j. p. Mcclure and Mr.. John
l.. Williams.
James Airline, an aged citizen of Muir
neysville, Nansemond county was
burned to death Sunday night. He was
feeble, and in bed and smoking his pipe,
but when assistance arrived his bed and
beadstead were burned up and he was
dead.
Mr.. John R. Wilson, the senior editor
and owner of the Farmville journal,
was stricken seriously i'll Monday by an
attack of apoplexy, sustaining at the
same time partial paralysis of his
speech.
The jury at Harrisonburg in the case
of the Commonwealth against James
his wife, was discharged because it
could not agree.
The mayor of Richmond recommends
to the councils that the price Of gas be
reduced from S1.5O to 81 25 per thousand
cubic feet. The city owns the gas
works.
Mrs. Nellie Powell, wife of Henry F.
Powell, prominent merchant of Oman
cock, died Monday after long illness
from consumption.
A fire at Lexington Monday badly
damaged the house at one time occu
pied as q residence by Gen. Stonewall
Jackson.
Gov. James E. Campbell, of Ohio, was
in Richmond for few hours Monday on
his return home from Fortress Monroe
Richmond's new city hall has so far
cost S790,000 and it will require at
least 100000 more to complete it.
1t is proposed to erect Young Mems
Christian Association building in Dan
Vile.
Ex-Governor VIM. e. Cameron, of
Petersburg, who has been confined to
his homo for more than month, is suf-
fering acutely with abscess of the entire
right jaw, and his dentist thinks an
operation the only remedy for his relief.
Fort Myer, Alexandria comfy, is soon
to have troop from the Ninth Cavalry,
now stationed in the west, quartered in
that part of the barracks to be presently
vacated by the troop from tho Sixth.
With the coming of this troop there will
be for the first time on Virginia soil
white and colored soldiers brought
together in one garrison, for troop Is of
the Fourth Cavalry will remain some
time longer at Fort Myer.