The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-23
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES

"SJoI VI NincucSVcr W tuo coHtoOH
council to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. William r.
Alexander.
A light snow of two or three inches
fell in Newmarket Monday night. This
is the first time for over fifty years that
snow has been known to fell in that
part of the State this early in the fall.
The Democratic primary held in Rich
mond yesterday for tho nomination OF
four members of the house of delegates
resulted in the choice OF B. b. Munford,
j. Taylor Stratton, George B. Steele ami
John Jackson.
Senator Voorhees, had his pocket
picked of 500 in drafts and money dur
ing the Hill reception at Richmond,
and several other similar losses wero
reported. A gang of New York thieves
are evidently following Governor Hill
and his party on their tour South.
During the present year Col. Thomas
Whitehead, commissioner OF agricul-
ture, has received over 400 inquiries
about Virginia lands. These came from
nearly all portions of the West, the New
England States and many sections of
Canada and from other foreign coun-
tries.
The State convention of the Woman's
I'll ASSioh ACh PCIauCO CHlOu HUI LII
Richmond this week. Mrs. Bechtel
read tho report CT young woman's work
This department., while it has not in
creased in numbers during the year,was
shown by the report to be active and
doing more work than ever before.
A remarkable recovery from re-
markable injury is reported from Lynch
burg. d. Robinson, colored, while
down in we'll thirty feet below the
surface, quantity of dynamite was
prematurely exploded, and wooden
stick one inch in diameter and two feet
long, was driven into his head, entering
tho nostril and penetrating nearly to
the back of the head. Calling to those
above, ho was hauled up with the stick
still in his head. Selling the end of the
stick Robinson pulled it out of his head
"a wonderful exhibition OF nerve. For
months he fingered between life and
death, but his splendid constitution
caused his recovery. The physicians
think that his life will be of short dura-
ton, as in pulling tho stick out num-
Der OF splinters wero left under the
brain, which cannot be reached without
fatal results to him.
The Border Alliance Warehouse Com
pany, in Danville, has decided to build
another warehouse for tho sale of leaf
| tobacco.
The officials of the Botetourt Agricul-
| tural and Mechanical Fair, which began
last Wednesday, declare i the most sue
cessful in the history of the association.
The drummer evangelist, w. p. Fife,
having been invited to do so, will COM
mence at Danville, on the 25th inst a
series of religious meetings to last ten
days, the meetings TO be held in the
tabernacle on R dge street.
The partridge season in most of the
counties opened on tho 18th ms amt.
and from now until New Years Day
Tho huntsmen can enioysthe sport of
shooting the palatable birds, which are
said to be very numerous.
Harrison Roberts. steward of the
schooner Lille, attempted to board his
boat last Friday while it was anchored
at Claremont, and, missing his footing,
fell overheard. In falling his chin struck
the rail of the boat and his neck was
broken.
The Glamorgan Company of Lynch.
burg has been awarded the contract to
furnish thu town of Front ROYAL with
the necessary castiron pipe and special
castings to be used in the construction
OF water works at that place. The con-
tract will amount to SEC, 1000
A government agent who is searching
Indian mounds in the Valley of Vir-
GINA for relics for the Smith sopian In
stitnte and National Museum at Wash
1ngton opened mound near Woodstock
last week and exhumed the remains of
the bodies of twenty-one Indians. The
only relics found was bears tusk and
slate ornament.
Mrs. Edmund Berkeley, wife of Col.
Edmnnd Berkeley, of Haymarket, Prince
William county, died last Saturday.
The deceased was the mother of Capt.
Edmund Berkley, superintendent OF the
Richmond and Danville division of the
Richmond and Danville system.
A letter received in Richmond from
Mrs. Jefferson Davis states that she and
MISS Winnie will DO there early in
! November to select q place for the re-
| interment of Mr.. Davis remains.
The tenants of Gen. w. II. f. Lee on
MS White House estate passed resolu-
tions declaring "that in his death thew
felt that they have lost a kind and in.
dulgent landlord and a sincere friend ;,
w. c. Taylor, of Alleghany Springs.
accidentally and fatally shot himself at
Bramwell, w. Va, Thursday.
line chestnut harvest is in full swinr
IN the mountain districts, and the crop
is an abundant one.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is
In favor of passing law to handicap
every sheep-killing dog with a block.
Four hundred and twenty two stu
dents have matriculated at the Univcr-
sity OF Virginia and others are still
coming.
New scrapper In Town.
a handsome English bull terrier