The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-29
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


day, after an illness of six months.
colorcd man named Archer Camp
bell was run over and killed on tho
Petersburg railroad Wednesday.
Fire in tho stack-yard of Robert
Adams, OF Loudoun county, last Satur-
day night, consumed about 500 bushels
Of wheat
One dealer shipped from Dublin, Pu-
laski county, Tuesday, 265 head of fat
cattle, for which no received an AVERAGE
OF ST per head.
little son of Judge Bcrryman Green,
OF Danville, accidentally shot himself
In the foot yesterday afternoon while
hunting bats. Ono of his toes was shot
OFF and the foot was badly torn.
DIR. John II. Hydcr, of Abingdon, died
Tuesday night. aged -.
The contract for rebuilding tho Frank
lin Brass Works at Buchanan has been
let.
Governor Mckinney and Auditors
Marye and Ruttin returned from their
oyster expedition Thursday.
John f. Lancaster, a well-known and
respected citizen of Berryville, died
Sunday. aged so years.
Tho hog cholera is raging in Orange
county.
Fredericksburg ifth annual fair will
begin next Tuesday.
Nowlin was convicted of tho murder
OF Mosca in Fincastlc Friday.
Mr.. Robert Burton has been nomi-
mated in Prince Edward for tho house.
Tho cattle disease called hmmaturia.
has made its appearance in Petersburg.
The Democrats of Mathews and
tnc l,n,
Robert McCandlish for the house of
delegates.
Carlton Marks, tho murderer of Bain
who was pardoncd by the Governor a
few days ago, died yesterday morning
at Courtland
Samuel IL. Gave, living near Marks
willie, Page county, went homo Tuesday
night and was found lying dead under
his bed Wednesday morning. A broken
lamp was on the floor and one of His
hands was badly burned by a ire still
smouldcring in tho room The fire was
soon eXtinguished, and it is thought
death resulted from suifocation. He
was about fifty years of age.
The Columbus, Ohio, Bridge Company.
contractors to build The bridge of the
West Buena Vista Company, have ship
ped the remaining portion of that struc-
ture not already erected. These nor
tons arc to span the space from tho
abutment on goth street to the river, the
span of which is completed Crossing
the space between the river and the
railroads and the wire net work OF rail
road lines, till it gradually slopes to-
wards Sycamore avenue will give the
structure an imposing and attractive
realty. The experts to erect the re-
naming portion OF the bridge are al
ready here.
Thomas L. Cropley, of Washington,
who has been spending few weeks at
Harper's Ferry, has presented Storer
College with fine telescope, which
will soon be mounted on the COLLEGE
chapel.
Mr.. Aaron Lynn, of Woodsboro, Fred
erick county, Md, died in Berryville,
Va, Sunday last Mr.. John F. Ian
caster died the same day, aged 80 years.
The Democrats made the following
nomina tons for the House of Delegates
Wednesday: Westmoreland and North
cumberland, B. Chambers Fauquier, r.
Z. Pitcher: King William, DR.. John
Lewis; Carroll, William Lindsey.
The five negro men confined in jail at
Staunton, Va, charged with shooting
and killing James +. Latts on the night
Of the 10th instant, were taken to
Charlottesville Wednesday by the sheriff
OF Augusta county and put in jail for
safc-kcepng.
The Republicans Of Loudon county
are going to send delegates to the anti
Malone convention to be held at Roam
oke.
Z. w. Alderman and l.. II. Snodgrass
have been nominated for the house of
delegates by the Democrats of Wash
ington county.
Tho Democrats of Prince Edward
county have nominated r. NJ. Burton
for the house of delegates A faction
led by Dr.. Holiday boltcd tho convcn-
ton
Judge McLaughlin, of tho Rockb bridge
county court, on Tuesday morning
granted charter for the Savernake
Tin Plate Company. Tho object as set
forth in the application is to manufac-
ture iron and steel and tin plato and to
mine and smclt those metals The
amount of land proposed to be held will
be in Rockbridge, Amherst and Nelson
counties. and shall not exceed $4,000
acres. The capital is from $50, 900 to
81 900, 900.
The officers arc Titus Emory, Phila-
dclphia, president; Thomas, Dunlap,
Savcrnakc, vicc-prcssccnt; Ashton
Starkc, Richmond, treasurer. I. II.
Maryc,. Richmond, secretary. These,
with n. ). Buford, II. A. Saunders. G..
Is. McAdams, Il. Il. Addison. f. ID.
liotchkiss and j. K. McMurdo. of Rich
mond: Z. Nj. Clingan and Wilkins Frick.
OF ONO: John c. Parkcs OF Chicago: II.
"a. Hicks and w. c. Dckcy, OF Phila-
dclphia; Henry Il. Bruce. Samuel Sad
dington and c. NJ. w. Wilson. OF Lon
don, England. arc the dircctnrs