The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-19
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


Commencing juno the Chesapeake
and Ohio will run parlor cars between
Richmond and Clifton Forge on their
day trains. This feature will add
greatly to the present service and ac-
commodation of travellers on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. Trains carrying these
parlor cars leave Lynchburg at 1890
noon for Richmond and p. m. for Nat
ural Bridge and Clifton Forge.
Deputy Marshal Pickett has lodged
in Newbern Jail j. Il. Tabor, colored;
David Allers and Wesley Holiday, con-
victed at the United States Court at
Abingdon of selling liquor illicitly.
The first two got thirty days and Sl0O
fine, Holiday gets sixty days and Sloo
tine. Another of Puckett's haul goes to
Carroll jail, and Jack Ake-s. Garland
Young and Ed Moore go to Floyd jail
for thirty days, each also being fined
500.
The circuit court of Prince George
county, Judge i. A. Hancock presiding,
has been engaged for week in trying the
suit of John Doswell's administrator
against the Norfolk and Western Rail
road Company for $4,000 damages.
Tho case was submitted to the jury on
Friday, but it failed to agree on YER
dict-siX for damages and six against.
Z. a. Smith, of Danville, was counsel
for the plaintiff, and Hon. George S.
bernard, of Petersburg, and Judge w.
IL. Mann, of Nottoway county, repre-
sented the railroad company. boswell
was killed by the caving in of q clay
bank in Summit cut, near Petersburg.
The cases of Archer Griffin and Lewis
Stewart against the Norfolk and West,
ern were removed to the circuit court
in Petersburg for decision in the June
term.
The Agricultural College at Blacks.
burg has put in dynamo and will use
electric lights for tho buildings and
grounds, and under tho new manage
ment may supply the town.
The streets of Farmyillc arc now
lighted by electricity.
Capt. Jordan Taylor, of buckingham
county, is in his ninety-ninth year, and
is still quite active.
Edward Quiscnbcrry has been nomi.
mated for mayor of Lexington by citi-
zcns' committee.
Hon. Jerry Simpson IS to address an
outdoor meeting of the Farmers AL
lance of Loudoun county at Algie,
May 30.
Tho Lexington Devclo, ment Com
pany has let to contract hotel to cost
S30,0 900. 1t is to be finished by the lst
of March next.
Forty three colOrcd persons wcro bap-
tlzed In Cedar run on Sunday last, re-
snlting from the revival services in the
First baptist Church Of Warrenton.
At tho commencement exercises of
Wesleyan Female Institute Staunton,
which will begin May 30 and conclude
June ,, Rev. Dr. j. j. Laferty, of Rich
mond, will deliver the annual address
before the Lee and jackson Literary
Society, and Rev. j. II. boyd, of Balti-
moro, will preach the annual com
mcncement sersom.
The suit. of Miss Emma A. Edie against
the Norfork and Western railroad for
loss sustained in the shipment of car
load of cabbage to Birmingham in De-
cember, 1889, has been decided in the
circuit court, the jury rendering YER
dlce Tor 500 in favor Of the plaintiff
Judge Junkin represented the plaintiff
and Col. j. Hampton Hoge and Messrs
Phlegar K johnson were counsel for the
railroad y,-Montgomery Mes
! Scnger.
Mr.. [. w. liutt, representing the
Southern Bell Telephone Company, was
IN kadford this week making prcliml-
nary arrangements for the construction
OF the telephone service in Radford. A
construction force is now making some
repairs and changes at Lynchburg which
Will take about Two weeks longer. after
which it will be sent to Radford and the
telephone exchange will be at once es-
tablishcd.
a fire in Parkcrsburg, w. Va, Friday
night, burned Isaac Carr's blacksmith
shop, together with Il number of bug
gles, wagons, ETC.; w. ii. Morehead's
two-story wareroom, filled with wagons,
mowers and reapiag machines; w. II.
Cards store and aryhouse. together
with buildings in course of CONSTRUCTION;
Paul Triggoler's two.story frame dwell
ling, and two-story double dwelling
owned by the Henry Logan estate.
Several other buildings are badly dam
aged.
The reunion of ex-Confederate
soldiers OF Berkeley county, w. Va, at
Martinsburg. Saturday last, was largely
attended. There was a banuuet. at
which speeches were made by Col. w.
A. Morgan, of Jefferson county; Rev. ]
w. Duffey, OF Roanoke. Va; Rev. John
Landstreet and Mayor McSherry, of
Martlnsburg, in advocacy of move
mcnt to erect q home for eX- Confeder te
soldiers. a committee was appointed to
take action in this matter.
The public sale OF lots by tho Charles
Town (W Va.) Mining, Manufacturing
and Improvement Company closed Fri
day. The total number of lots sold
was 371, of which the greater part were
business lots. The average price for
the business lots sold was $325, and res
idencc lots Sl7O. The sales aggregated
S97,+6s a delegation of capitalists
from Brownsville, Uniontown and Lam