The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-02
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Rev. William Meade, of Fairfax,
while making a parochial call in the
Chantilly neighborhood,w was attacked by
a large dog and quite severely bitten on
the hand.
The widow of Gen. A. P. Hill has
given her consent to the removal of the
remains of her husband from Holly
wood to the monument now being erected
to his memory. When the removal is
made it will no doubt BIO done very
quietly, possibly very early in tho morn
ing.
VIM. Marshall. Sr., for many years the
British vice.cCnSul at Richmond, died
Sunday, aged about 80. Deceased won't
there from London in his early youth,
aud during his long residence in that
city held many responsible positions in
banks and commercial houses.
q Mary Gray, a colored lunatic confined
in the Henrico county Jail, was burned
to death yesterday. The jailer heard
her screams, and when he opened the
cell the woman's clothes were in a blaze.
She ran out, communicating the fire to
several persons who attempted to extin-
guish the flames. IL is not known how
She got hold of the matches.
Thos. Jones, Jr., chemist for the Ber-
tensive exhibit of minerals for exhiti-
ton during the Worlds Fair convention
to be held at Pulaski, July Is. This
exhibit should represent every county
having mineral DEPOSITS. Every com
pany, organization and county is invited
to send specimens plainly labeled, to
Thos Jones, Pulaski, Va. All spcci-
mems will be carefully preserved and
returned if desired. We are promised
already several hundred pocimens, in
Guiding onyx, marble, the various met
ais, etc. or course, express charges
must be prepaid.
Tho following list Of graduates in
medicine has been bullctined at the
University of Virginia: VIM. n. Borls-
ley, University of Virginia; George Il.
Brown, Auburn, Ala; James II. Blown
ing and Charles Il. Vance, Jr., Bristol,
Tenn; A. l.. Drew, Chase City, Va.
Addison W. Grccnway, Hot Springs,
Ark; John L. Hubble, IIolstein Mills,
Va; Duff G. Lewis, Kabletown, w. Va. :;
Champe c. McCulloch, Jr., Waco, Tax;
Stuart Mcclure, Richmond, Va; VIM.
D. Stewart, Philadelphia, Pa; Fielding
5. Taylor, University of Virginia; r.
Tunstall Taylor, Baltimore, Md.
The third annual meeting of the State
Bar Association will he held at the
White Sulphur Springs, July IS, 90 and
30. Arrangements have been made with
the railroads for very low rates of trans
portation. which can be had in due time
from the local agents.
A new organization has been perfect
ed to be known as the Lynch burgh In
vestment Company, with an authorized
stock of $4,000, its chief Office to be
at Beuna Vista, Va. Tho following
officers will manage its affairs for the
first year: President, Il. l.. Miller, OF
Lynchburg; secretary and treasurer,
X. Clifton Turner, of Bucna Vista !;
Board OF Directors, II. Ashby Watts,
John w. Hughes, w. III. Baltic, A. j..
Richeson and r. l.. Miller.
The stock OF the company is divided
into shares of $50 each, and it is organ
lied for the purpose Of buying and sell
ing real estate, mineral, farming and
timber lands. stocks, bonds and other
securities. The company will have a
liberal charter, with power to operate
wherever its board may direct.
Tho Judgment of the county court of
Craig, in the case of Deaf Tucker,
who was recently convicted of murder.
has been reversed by the supreme court
OF appeals, sitting at Wythcville, upon
tho ground that the evidence did not
warrant the verdict, and Tucker will
therefore be granted Il new trial