The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Tho Democratic primaries held in
Winchester last week selected solid
delegation for Hon. II. W. Harrison for
Senator to the convention to be held on
Monday next in Winchester.
Tho Virginia State board Of dental
examiners will meet at the Hygeia Ho-
tel. Fortress Monroe, Tuesday, August
Is, to examine candidates for license to
practice dentistry in the State OF Vir-
GINA.
Monday night Mrs. James R. Taylor,
assistant postmaster at New Kent Court
house. saw man attempting to steal q
registered letter from the postotnce, OF
which her husband is postmaster Mr..
Taylor was absent, but she leveled a re-
volvcr and made him throw up his
hands. There was no United States
employe near, so she locked the man up
and wrote to Postmaster Russell at
Richmond for instructions. He at once
referred the letter to District Attorney
Bristow. and Deputy United States
marshal was sent down for the prisoner.
mortgage deed was recorded in the
corporation court in Lynchburg Monday
involving the largo sum of $3.50, 900, from
the Virginia Company and j. l. Doran
and wife, of Philadelphia, to j. w.
Hammer, trustee, to secure tho Pennsyl-
vania Mutual benefit Insurance Com
pany in the sum above mentioned. The
deed recorded conveys real estate in
Lynchburg, the Hotel Roanoke property
in Roanoke city, tho Maple Shade Inn
at Pulaski and other property there,
land in Bristol and Warren county, the
Grayson Sulphur Springs, in Carroll
county, and the Bluefield Inn, at Blue
field, w. Va.
Rev. Edward Gunter Chandler, of the
Southern Methodist Church. died at his
home, near Onancock, Sunday, in the
tAirty-ninth year of his age.
The Democrats of Loudoun county
have rcnominated Hon. John +. Ryan
for the legislature.
Rev. John e. Massey, State superin.
tendent of public schools, opened the
dry campaign Tuesday night in q speech
at Stanton.
At tho Stanton Development Com
pany's sale of lots in that city Tuesday
$500 worth Of lots were sold at an
average OF S1G5 per lot.
A negro named Hunt Blunt, who on
Saturday night last burst open the safe
of L. Il. Davis II Son, of Kernorsville,
and carried off 5000 in cash, is wanted in
that place.
Brack Talbot. of Talbot Brothers,
Plttsylvania county, has been arrested
on suspicion of having set fire to the
firms store. Action was taken at the
instigation of the under writer's.
Miss Mary SANFORD, aged about IS
years, daughter of Rev. R. Il. Sandford,
pastor Of the Ettrick and Matoocca Bap-
list Churches, died Tuesday morning at
the residence of her father in Petersburg
of malarial fevtr.
Tho Presbyterian Church at Clifton
Forge was dedicated Sunday morning
by the Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair, of Rich
mono, assisted by the local clergy of the
various churches, Rows. c. w. Hogue,
OF Missouri, and ]. w. Walker OF
Huntington, w. Va. Tho building,
with seating capacity OF about five
hundred, was filed to it's utmost.
The syndicate which has purchased
the Warm Sulphur Springs, it is said
contemplate Improvements including,
enlargement of tho baths.
Mrs. Patsy Grady died in Spottsylvania
county last Friday, aged one hundred
and six years.
1t is rumored that Mr.. John Popham,
Jr., of Virginia, may DO appointed
United States consul at Colon, vice Col
onel Sims, deceased.
Mayor Ellyson vetoed tho resolution
of tho city council providing for the
location Of the garbage crcmatory on the
lot in the rear Of the almshousc.