The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-14
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Councilman J. D. Sullivan's store
house on Ninth street, LYnchburg, was
Quilted by fire early Thursday morning,
and his family, who resided over the
store, had very narrow escape.
A statement has been prepared by the
Washington health office, showing the
decrease in the catch of fish this year
as compared with last year. Last year
the season opened very early, and the
supply was abundant. The statement
shows that the catch for 1890 was as
follows: January, shad, 1; herring, G5.
February. shad, 3S; herring, Is,
March, shad, 26,l09; herring 67s,3O
April, shad, 337, 1872; herring, 67s, 800.
Total: shad, s63, 300; herring, &, 544 ,4oS.
For 1S0l-January, no shad, herring,
800 February, shad. IA; herring. PATIO.
March, shad, 5,l22; herring, 430, 33O
April, shad, 2i6, 100; herring, 3,74O, 500
Total shad, 25l,o 2S; herring, 4,245, 900
Tho decrease for the four months, is,
shad, 1l2,274; herring 4,245 .93U.
The annual meeting of the Pulaski
Iron Company has been held. The an
nual report for the year ending March
81 was most encouraging. During tho
year the company put in CO nplete
electric light plant and added another
blowing engine to its equipment. Dur
AA6 chC gChi GlDO,OOU VI Iut JULIUS o. inc
company were cxchang ed for stock at
par, enabling the company to cancel its
mortgage. dividend of 10 per cent
was declared for 1SS9-'90. Since then
quarterly dividends of = percent. have
been paid.
For some time there has been great
deal of luminosity between the tailors in
two shops in Charlcstown, w. Va. and
Monday it eliminated in q challenge to
prize. fight The parties to the fight
were j. Kagle and II. Ruffy. They left
the city for a point several miles in the
country, and at 4 O'clock went into tho
ring and fought ten rounds, bare
knuckeS.
AT Caroline county court Monday
Sheriff j. w. Calhoun was seriously
stabbed in the right breast by Joseph
Vaughn. also of that county. The diff
Guilty originated from the sale of horse
for warrant debt belonging to Vaughn,
and which the sheriff sold. Vaughn was
arrested and locked up.
Mrs. Mary Armistcad Frayscr, wife of
Capt. Richard E. Frayser, of Richmond
died Monday. She was niece of Judge
James ~. Sample, formerly of the New
Kent circuit and professor of law at Will
liam and Mary College for many years
AT Wheeling, w. Va, Monday, jury
was secured in the case of DR.. George |.
Garrison. charged with the murder of
DR.. George Baird, on the of March
last, and the trial was proceeded with.
An extensive chemical and fertilizer
works, which will give employment to
several hundred hands, will shortly be
started at Pulaski city.
Edward Shcehan, of Staunton, was
l. 1s.1 1,,- f.,,
day.
General Rufus a. Ayers, OK Attorney
Genera, of the State, is erecting at Big
Stone Gap a residence for his own occu-
pancy, which, completed, will be one of
the most elegant dwellings in South
west Virginia. 1t will cost $4,000
A number of Boston capitalists are
here prospecting with view of making
investments.
Judge Smith will have the three C's
road sold during this rlonth unless the
claims are satisfied. 1t is likely the
company will raise money to meet their
obligations and push forward the con-
struction. If sold, it will be bought by
parties who will complete the line at
once.
At the regular communication of
washington Lou8e or AaSOnS, AleXan-
dria, on Thursday next, Charles Wood
bury, Esq, on behalf of Liberty Lodge
OF Beverly, Mass, will present to
Washington Lodge gavel made of a
piece of the elm tree under which
Washington took command OF the Con-
tinental army in l775. The occasit n
will be an interesting one and a num-
Der of prominent Masons will be pres
ent. Some time since Washington
Lodge presented Beverly Lodge with a
piece of the magnolia tree planted at
MI. Vernon by Washington.