The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


Goshen is now lighted by electricity.
The infant child of William Morgan,
OF BraXton, was scalded to death in q
kettle OF water.
1t is rumored that the Baltimore and
Ohis will build a branch from it's main
line to Newport News, and will erect
shops, piers, &C.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis will visit Rich
mond in October, when tho question of
site for the tomb Of her husband will
be discussed.
The grave Of Col. John cambridge,
father OF Martha Washington, has been
discovered in the long neglected old st.
Georges Church yard at Fredericksburg.
The tombstone was sunk in the earth
and was found by digging.
Rev. c. D. Price, Of Newport News,
who recently underwent severe surgi-
cal operation at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, died Thursday
from the effects of the operation. He
married Miss Ella Bccock, daughter Of
Hon. Thomas S. Bocock. He was very
promising young preacher. His life
was insured for SIS, 900.
a novel wedding occurred at Clifton
Forge recently. The nuptial knot was
X q,
tho wedding couple and minister were
photographed while the ceremony was
taking place. The contracting parties
were Miss Mary C. Ross, of Longdale,
and Mr.. j. G. Clarke, OF Rookbridge
county, Rev. E. w. McCorkle solemniz-
ing tho nuptial rites.
Among the sights at the unwilling Of
the jackson statue at Lexington was
handkerchief, the property OF Mr.. John
Houseman. Of Augusta county, which
contained fifty-three bullet holes. Mr.
Houseman was shot in tho left thigh by
minnie ball, which penetrated the
handkerchief in his pocket, making the
number of holes above named. Itpassed
entirely Though his body and lodged
just under the skin in the right thigh.
He also had the ball with hun.
Richmond will soon deserve the name
of the monumental city Of the South. 1t
now boasts the Washington and Lee
monuments, Foley's statue Of Stonew all
jackson, Houdon's statue of Washing
ton, and marble statue of Henry Clay.
Next fall IT, @ statues of a. p. Hill and
William c. Wickham will be unveiled,
and the monument to the private SOL
diers and sailors Of tho Confederate
army Will in year or so be completed.
And then jefferson Davis's monument
is to be placed there.
The Catharine furnace tract near
Fredericksburg, comprising 5000 acres,
has been sold to syndicate. During
the late civil war cannon balls were
made for Confederate soldiers from the
iron taken off this tract and the deeds
date from George III.
Miss Pattie Guerrant, young lady
living with her mother on Paxton street.
Danville, just after breakfast had oc-
casion to go up stairs, and on entering
one of the rooms was confronted by
burly negro man. lie must have entered
Tor the purpose Of theft, for he turned
his pockets and said he had stolen moth
ing. The young lady gave scream
and during his commotion the negro
made his escape.
The Basic City School Desk and Fur
niture Works Company received on Sat
urday an order for 1000 of their cele-
brated adjustable school desks to be
shipped at once to Rushyille, Indian
apolis, and other places in Indiana. In
addition to this reporter saw two car
loads OF desks ready for shipment to
Ohio, and another car nearly loaded
with desks to go to kentucky. Orders
from all over the country are pouring
in and the force of laborers at the works
will have to be increased in order to
meet the demand.
Mr.. w. L. Meade, superintendent of
schools of Clarke county, has rendered
his resignation of that Office on account
Of continued i'll health.