The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-04
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

John Crickenberger Quarreled about
some cattle, the outcome being that Fer
neyhough shot Criclenberger through
the neck with pistol. Tho wound is
| regarded as serious one.
Near Crockett's Springs. Montgomery
| county, few days ago Tourney Jewel
shot and killed George Hall. The Diff
Guilty was tie result of an old Crude
and, 1t is said, Jewell acted in self de-
fensc.
Bird e Peters, of Big Stone Gap, arc
erecting 160-ton blast furnace on the
Gallagher iron ore property, three miles
southeast of Abingdon.
Frank A. Parsons. civil engineer,
son of Colonel Parsons, chief engineer
OF tho West Virginia Central railroad.
had his right hand blown off by dyna-
mite near Beverly, West Virginia,
| Saturday.
Miss Rosa Lee Wertenbaker, daughter
OF Col. c. c. Wertenbaker, of Chart OTIS
vile, was married Tuesday to Mr..
| Douglass L. Liftwich, a merchant of
| Richmond.
The sales of leaf tobacco in Lynch
burg since October aggregate 10, 500, 500
| pounds, an increase of 6, $50, OOU pounds
over same months of last previous year
John Thomasson, motor man of the
Lynchburg electric railroad, who had
his leg crushed while attempting to
| jump from car, died Friday
hudson Young, aged 81 years, of
Botetourt county, was thrown from a
wagon in Buchanan Saturday and in
stantly killed.
Mrs. Janney, widow Of Asa M. Janney,
died at her home in Loudoun county
Friday, aged 81 years.
A company has been formed for the
purpose Of canning fruits and vegetables
at berkeley Springs, W. Va.
a movement is on foot among the
| Richmond banks to close at o'clock on
saturday during July and August
movement is on foot in Norfolk for
tho establishment OF naval MALTA
| corps in Norfolk.
Tho Virginia Association for the AID.
vancemcnt for Higher Education will
meet July at Virginia Beach.
Kanawha county will erect a granite
courthouse in Charlcstown 10 cost
| $780,
Judge David e. Spence, a prominent
lawyer Of Lynchburg, died Wednesday
morning after brief illness. He had
| been III feeble health for some time.
lie first become prominent in tho law as
member Of Edley e Spence, and after
the reconstruction era he succeeded
Judge Belts on tho bench of the corpor-
alton court, which position he filled
with ability. He afterward resigned
and accepted position as cashier of the
First National Bank. Subsequently he
was elected president OF the Lynchburg
National Bank, which place he resigned
Tor the ease and quiet of private life.
lie was at one time member of the
CltV cOnnail nd NJ
trustees of the Miller orphan fund. lie
was about siXty-eight years of age.
The Shendun Construction and I'm
provement Company has ten houses IN
der construction. OF the two that have
been finished one has been sold and the
other rented.
| For tho two weeks ending June 81
1890 passenfiers were carried on the
Shenduu street railroad-an average of
ninety-two per day.
telegram from Big Stono Gan saws
that holly contested local option cleo
ton was held in that town Tuesday,
resulting in victory for the "wets"
Inc vote was $50 against license and ITS
TO- Incense. The town has been dry"
since May l, as County Judge Miller re-
fused TO grant licenses after that time
until the citizens had voted on the cues
ton. Senator j. Il. +. Mills and Rev.
Mr.. Straley lea the dry" side.
Joseph Fout, of Frederick county,
committed suicide Saturday last by
hanging.
The residence Of the Misses Uroubart.
in Campbell county. was DESTROYED by
fire Sunday.
The stable and carriage house.of Mrs.
Susan G. Fauntleroy, in Essex county.
were burned Saturday night.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| Company has purchased for 81 600 an
eligible lot at the crossing of Piccadjlly
street, Winchester, on which it will
erect handsome passenger station.
| Addison Nelson and Shelly Mack,
both colored, got into an alteration in
Caroline county, Sunday. Mack was
killed by blow on the head with an
iron bar, and Nelson was dangerously
| stabbed.
Philadelphia firm is reported as to
remove its stove works to Shenandoah.
Pcirce Bros. & Co. contemplate the
erection of a roller process flour mill at
Ivanhoe.
William Billheimer has established
brick works at IIarrisonburg, as re-.
ported recently.
The Shenandoah Water Company has
been incorporated with capital stock
of 100000.
| Tho Greenleaf-Jo hnson Lumber Com
pany is reported as erecting saw mill
at cost of 100000 at Berkeley
The Radford Brick Works has, it is
reported, put new machinery in and in
creased the capacity of its brick works.
The Lynchburg Cotton Mill and I'm.
provement Company will put new ma.
chinery in and increase the capacity of