The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-27
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

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damages are Splaced at 1000. a suit
was also entered by the Suffolk Lumber
Company against the same railroad for
$4,000 for an alleged broken covenant.
The rumored consolidation of the Vir-
ginia Company and the Graham Land
and Improvement Company is I'M
founded. There will probably be some
changes in the management of the
Graham Land and Improvement Com
pany, and among them new president.
as Mr.. Denuiston had declined q re-
election.
Tho commandments of the female
seminaries of Staunton will occur as
follows:
Virginia Female Institute: Mrs. Gen.
D. Il. Is. Stuart, principal. Art exhibit
ton, Monday, Juno 8, from 1920 a. m.
to $50 p. M; closing exercises, Tues
day, June 0, at 1890 a. IN.
Staunton Female Seminary, Rev. j.
Willis, A. NJ, principal. Art exhibi-
ton, Saturday, May 30, from 10 a. m. to
p. M; concert, Monday, June 1, p.
M; closing exercises, Tuesday, June
2, l a. m.
AT the Wesleyan Female Institute,
Rev. VIM. A. Harris, D. d., principal.
commencement exercises begin Friday,
and jackson Literary Society by Rev.
j. j. Latferty, l.. l.. d., of Richmond,
at p. IN.
After an exciting contest in the
county court, liquor licenses have been
refused at Gate City, Scott county.
Three fine specimens of iron ore, one
weighing more than 600 pounds, the
remaining two averaging 300 pounds
each, were mined last week within the
corporate limits of Bristol It is said
an ineNhaustible vein exists and that
the output will be fully sixty per cont.
iron.
Black marble has been found in
Washington county. 1t is perfe CT
specimen OF its kind, being fine, clear
and free from grit, very handsome
vein of white running through the
strata. Tho quarry is situated near
bing don, and, it is said. is incXhaus-
tiblc.
Messrs. Martin and Roberts, of the
Shendun banking and Investment CO.,
report business at tho bank as being
exceptionally good. The bank has
only been in operation since March /,
and it has done much better business
than the most sanguinc stockholders
expected.
Ir. ID. 70. BASS, prominent physician
OF Lynchburg, was taken suddenly i'll
Sunday night, but is improving
Mr. John Popham, jr., of Virginia,
United States commercial agent at
Panama, has been promoted, and is now
the sole representative of the United
States Treasury Department OH the
Isthmus of Panama.
No notice Of contest has yet been filed
by Langston for a seat in Congress, and
as the legal time for such notice has
now expired, 1T is not supposed that he
will make any. He got Sl0,O 600 by such
contest in the last Congress, but
naturally thinks it would be impossible
to repeat that game successfully in an
unprecedented House.
Mr.. c. q. Lee, of the Washington and
Arlington railroad, says there isn't a
word of truth in the statement to the
effect that the Norfolk and Western
railroad has bought the charter of the
first named road. He says the Norfolk
and Western has not bought the charter
is not negotiating for its purchase, and
has never even made an offer to pur-
chase it.
terrific wind, rain, and hail storm
passed over the counties of Prince Ed
ward, Nottoway, and Sussex Saturday
afternoon, and great deal of damage
was done. The Storm lasted about an
hour, and at times the wind assumed the
force Of tornado. Immense trees,
which had stood the storms of previous
years, were blown down, barns and
other outbuildings demolished houses
unroofed, and fencing leveled to the
ground. The hail was of unusual size,
nd
badly cut to-pieces, while the fruit was
also very seriously injured.
The Rev. Father O'Kane, who for the
past twenty years has been in charge of
st. Marys Catholic Church, in Alexan-
dria, ofliciated for the last time as its
pastor at early mass Sunday morning.
and the Rev. Father Cutler was formally
installed as pastor. Sunday evening
the five sodalities of the Blessed Virgin
connected with the church were ofIici-
ally presented to Bishop Van DENVER
and their new pastor, and bndc their
old pastor farewell.
Miss Annie Robertson, daughter of
the late Powhatan Robertson, who re-
sided near Mount Athos, in Campbell
county, died at DIR. IIammonds SAM
torium, in Washington city, Friday
night. She was a teacher by profession
and had long been in fcable health. and
was recently sent to the Sanitorium.
but without any beneficial result
The stockholders of the Virginia and
kentucky Railway Company held Il
meeting in Danvillc last Friday after
noon. Col. ID. 5. Pierce, of Wythcvillc,
called the meeting to order ana on his
motion MIR. j. ID. Blair was called TO
preside and Mr.. w. n Rulin by request
acted as secretary The first thing in
order was the report of President
Pierce, who for the past twelve months
has managed the affairs of the company.
AIR. Pierce's report shows that the road