The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-02
sOUrHw EST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Tho splendid stable OF horses of Col.
W. j. Jordan, OF n wborn, Pulaski
county, swept the premiums in their
several classes at the Stanton fair last
week. and will be on exhibition at the
Grecnbrier fair at Lewisburg, w. Va,
this week. Among them is an imported
four-year-old French coach horse "Ish-
maelitc," perfect equine Apollo, for
which COL Jordan paid $4,000, and
pair OF match FLIES OF tho same breed
for which he paid $1,000. They will all
be on exhibition at the Lynchburg fair
next month
In the competitive examination for
the scholars hip in tho Peabody Normal
School, OF Nashville, Tenn, Miss Kate
Wicker, daughter OF Mayor Q. Il. Wicker.
of Farmvillc, was awarded the honor of
two years scholarship. There were
100 competitors for the scholarship.
Major j. IL. Doolcy, of Richmond. has
written an open letter to Senator Daniel
on the silver question which occupies
three columns in Sundays Dispatch
That paper says editorialiy that the
writer's Wow Of this question is in a
certain sense new one, and worthy of
the attentive consideration of tho pub
lie. His argument, it says, is clear,
his contention by quoting the highest
authorities.
The Democrats Of Madison and Green
have nomina trd Mr.. John C. Utz for tho
House OF delegates, to succeed Hon.
James Hay, who declined to allow his
name to go before the convention.
Chairman Ellyson, of the State Demo
cratic committee, has sent outa circular
TO the county and city chairman asking
In 'ormatlon as to county organization
and the outlook for Democratic success,
etc. AS soon rs he receives supplies he
Will call the State committee together
and the situation will be thoroughly dis
cussed.
leading lawyer who attended the re-
cent meeting of the Virginia bar asso-
citation at the White sulphur, says the
material for the next court OF appeals
was freely discusso d during the sessions
OF the body, not as body, but by iDdi-
viduals, and these are tho names most
promptly mentioned in conncc ton with
the honor: Rely, of Halifax; Barton,
OF Winchester; Mann, of Nottaway;
Phlcgar, of Montgomery, and some OF
the Richmond lawyers.
At the Worlds Fair convention held
in Pulaski on July 18th it was deter
mined that an organization should be
formed in this State 70 be known as the
Worlds Fair Association o. Virginia.
which will meet in Norfolk Tuesday,
October goth. Each congressional dis
trict will have three representatives,
and the following are among those who
have been appointed Seventh district,
Hon. w. y. Alexander, Winchester;
General Gilbert S. Mcem, Shenandoah;
and 5. n. Waller, Esq, Front Royal.
Eighth district, Hon. II. Walton Moore,
Fairfax; Hon. Robert II. Tyler. Prince
William, and Captain r. +. Barbour,
Orange.
The Norwood Car Rcplacnr Company,
OF Norfolk, has obtained site for the
erection OF 4 plant from tho Lambcrl's
Point Company.
Tho Davis Shoe Company has been
chartered 1T Richmond, with y. c. Shcp-
herd, of Lynn, Mass, president. The
maximum capital is $780, 900.
The last spike on the branch road of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway from
Convington TO the Hot Springs. Il dis
tancc OF % miles, was driven August 10
very nice Improvement is now in
progress at the Bank Of Lexington. The
Partition which on the north side sep
arates the front room from a hallway, is
being taken out and tue space now &C.
cupicd by the hall is being thrown into
tic room. thus adding to il seven feet in
width through its entire depth. Beauti-
full new bank furniture has been ordered
of the latest and most convenient pat
tern 1t will be of oak with metal rail
ingS.
Since the lst of April 40 houses have
been erected in Buena Vista.
w. l.. Fretwcll, we'll known citizen
Of Charlottesville and Confederate vet
eran, died Thursday.