The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-28

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


loon was caught III the ropes, carried up
s5po Distance, <ana then dropped. Ho
! wasinsgnsibletw when picked uH, and it
is doubtful if he can recover.
Mrs. Allen, the widow Of the Rev.
benjamin Allen, rector of the Episco-
pal Church in Shepherdstown, w. Va,
from about 1915 to 1924, died in Chester,
Pa, last Saturday, aged 'nincty.nine
years and three months.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Sawyer, widow of the
late Judge Samuel Nj. Sawyer, died in
Independence, Mo-, afew days ago. She
was Il daughter Of Captain Thomas Cal.
loway, of Lynchburg, Va.
Mrs. Virginia w. Warren, widow of
Colonel L. Il. ii. Warren, of Harrison
burg, who was killed while in command
of the Tenth Virginia regiment of in
fantry, died in Staunton Tuesday of
paralysis.
The Republicans of Rockingham
county have nominated the following
ticket: For treasurer, Peter'W. Reherd;
sheriff, v. IL. Larn; commonwealth at
torney, c. d. Harrison.
At Petersburg, Wednesday,. Randall
Watson, convicted of the murder of Joe
Robinson, was sentenced to be hung
July To-
Ex-State Senator Calvin s: Bliss, of
Farmville, was stricken with paralysis
Wednesday. He is eighty eight years
of age.
! ThcmassJ. AIcCracken is ON trial in
the Hastings Court OF fredericksburg,
Tor the. killing of his father in Eebru-
!ary last. 3, So
DR.. J. j. Crawford, prominent ply
sician OF Dinwiddle county, die d at his
residence, near Ream's Station, Wednes-
day.
Mr. Drury w. Calhoun, one of the
oldest citizens Of Prince Edward county,
died Tuesday, aged eighty-fivo years.
James Harvey Hamilton is about to
close the sale OF portion of his farm on
Christians creek to party from Basic
City.
:. N. Bagby has been. awatded the
contract for tho work of the new addi-1
ton at the Western Luntic Asylum for
female patients.
a new organization was effected in
Buena Vista lastThursday. to be known
as the Northwest Blena Vista Building
and Improvement Company. John j.
Dunlop-ls the president and 4. f.. Amole
secretary and treasurer.
Colonel Craighill, in his report to the
engineer bureau on the i'm pre- vSment of
James river below Richmond, states
that the object of the improvement is to
secure depth of twenty-five feet at
mean low tide from Hampton Roads to
the city wharvcs at Richmond. The
amount expended on the present project
to the end of the last fiscal was $43o.-'
1925; balance uneXpended at the end
Of the fiscal year, 81 5S5.S9j appropria-
ton September 10. 1890, S2OO,OOU
Superintendent Bishop, of tho Hunter
mines, near Mineral City, has returned
home, after Supplying his company with
new pumps and other machinery with
which to operate mis- mine on a much
larger scale than has heretofore been
employed.
The old dwelling of Mrs. George
Hankins, of Marlbrook farm, was con-
sumed by fire Sunday. Butlittle of the
furniture was saved, the loss falling
especially heavy upon her youngest
son, Willie N. A vast am punt of
from several generations and highly
priced on account Of the "reminiscences
cling around them, was DESTROYED. The
whole was covered by an Insurance
of 81, 200.
Of engineers, is now in the field survey
ing the route OF the Atlanta, Ashevilic
and Baltimore railroad from Asheville
to Wcayerville, \. c., distance Of
eight miles.
Mr.. Hal. M. Worth is in Raleigh, N.
C., and states that very valuable dis
coveries OF coal have been made on some
of his lands in Surry couny. He is hav-
ing specimens of the ore examined BY
State Chemist Battle.
Tho beautiful, capacious Intermount
Hotel at Covington will, 1t is thought,
be open in May.
The Kable lot of ten acres at Staun-
ton has been purchased by syndicate
for $4,000, and will be at once plotted
and placed on the market
There is to be a social reunion of the
ex-Confederate soldiers of Berkeley
county, Martinsburg, May Is.
Otey Little. section hand on the
Virginia Midland railroad, was struck
and killed by freight train Monday
The Lynch burg cotton mills filed an
order from New York Wednesday for
$1,000 worth of cotton goods.
The Valley Virginian. heretofore pub
llshed In Staunton, will be removed to
Clifton Forge next week 4
the largo grist mill of W. C. Dunk
win, in Prince Edward county, was de-
stroyed by fro Tuesday night.
Rev. Sam Jones will conduct n ten
days revival meeting at Staunton next
month.
James l.. Showers, well-known citi-
ION OF Clarke county, is dead
Francis w. Breed of Boston, has re-
signed the presidency of the Natural
Bridge Park Association. So far his
successor has not been appointed AS
is generally known, this company is