The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-28
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The following changes have been
made in the fourth class postofiices of
Virginia: Dryden, Lee county, a. II.
Debusk, appointed postmaster, vice G..
c. lessee, rem owed; Mount Athos, Camp
bell county. r. d. Thompson, vice w.
Lampey, resigned.
Another tremendous thunder storm
passed over Farmville Saturday even.
ing.
Last week 100000 pounds of leaf
tobacco were sold in the Danville ware
houses at an average of $3.50 per hun
dred pounds.
Governor Mckinney has assigned the
Petersburg Guards, the Flipper. Guards,
and the Flipper Blues. the three col
ored military companies Of Petersburg,
to the Second battalion Of Virginia vol
unteers, and has ordered an election for
major, to be held in Petersburg June l3
next.
w. N. Mitchell, the general supcrin-
tendent of tho Lynchburg and Durham
road, has sent in his resignation, to
take effect on the appointment of his
successor.
Messrs. Wickham and Beiphty have
the contract for building the white
school house at the foot of Moore street,
Pocahontas. 1t will be a handsome and
commodious building and will have all
the modern improvements in school
architecture.
Messrs. ii. o. Cate and r. w. Gilbert,
OF baltimore, have taken horseback
ride from that city to Chatterton, in
King George county. They passed
over somo of the battlefields of the
lato war,including, Gettysburg. Harper's
Ferry, charlottesville and Federicks.
burg. They express themselves de-
lighted with the country through which
they passed, and speak glowingly of
the Kindness shown them by the Vir-
glnla people. They spent several days
at the exchange, and left by the
steamer yesterday afternoon to lew the
river scenery
Will I'm Meyers, Lynchburg book
binder, ha been sentenced to work in
he chain-gang for larceny lie will be
tho tirst white man ordered to the gang
since it, establishment there.
Willitm Lee (white) shot, and it is
though5 fatally wounded a negro named
Mutt, near Kilmarnocz, in Lancaster
county, Saturday night. Tho shooting
grew out of some threats made by the
latter.
Luther Nugent, aged about nine years,
son Of Mr.. Samuel Nugent, of Ettrick,
near Petersburg, was drowned in the
canal at that place Monday afternoon.
lie was crossing the canal on plank
walkway and fell in the water.
colored man, named John Copeland,
employed at a saw mill short distance
from Wilson's depot, on the Norfolk
and Western railroad, was instantly
killed day or two ago by piece of
timber, which struck him in the BODY
and went almost through him.
Black marble has been found in
Washington county. 1t it a perfect
specimen of its kind, being fine, clear
and free from grit, a very handsome
vein OF white running through the
strata. The quarry is situated near
Abingdon, and it is said, is inexhausti-
Bile.
Three fino specimens Of iron ore, one
weighing more than 600 pounds, the re-
naming two averaging 300 pounds each.
were mined last week within the cor
posation limits of Bristol 1t is said an
lneXhaustible vein exists, and that the
output will anaiyze fully 60 per cent.
iron.
Tho result of the municipal election
at Martinsburg, w. Va, Monday does
not change the complexion of the coun-
Gil, as the Republicans lost in the
Fourth and the Democrats in the Third.
leaving the council with a Democra tic
majority of four.
Calvin j. Jones, q native of Suffolk,
Va, died in New Orleans Il few DAYS
ago. lie had resided in that citv over