The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-26
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Miss Annie r. Houston, daughter of
Rev. X. r. Houston, of New Castle, is
one Of this springs graduates of the
Woman's Medical College in Baltimore,
with honor--rccciving tho second prize
awarded. Miss Houston is preparing
for foreign mission work.
c. c. Burke, of Lexington, an account
of whose shooting has been published,
feature sets in he will soon recover.
Lakewood Thursday waved an exami.
nation before magistrate and will be
tried at the next term of tho county
court.
Something like cloud burst occurred
about five miles northeast of Ringgold
last Thursday. The rain fell in tor
rents, accompanied by hail. At Suth-
erlin's the whole country seems to have
been flooded for 4 short while, causing
washout on the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad near that place. About
thirty feot of the roadbed was washed
away. No accidents occurred, as the
trouble was discovered in time
Contracts have deem awarded for the
erection of Il hotel in Danville TO cost
500, 900.
Hector Kinch eloe, aged % years, of
bed Monday.
AT the March term of the circuit court
Of WYthe county charter was grauted
to the Augsburg Coal and Mining Com.
pany, composed of f.. S. Blair, H. a.
Eiifert, John NJ Baily and John c.
Blair and others, empowering them to
conduct and operate the coal mines now
owned by them. about four miles north
OF Augsburg. The company owns $500
acres or more of fine coal land. Capt
c. r. Boyd, q geologist Of wide reputa-
ton, has just completed report of the
coal on the lands. He says that an
analysis OF the coal shows the following
| constituents:
Nater.... ................... OBS
Valatile combustible matter. go. 1890
Sulphur O.9O
Ash .................... GOO
Mr.. John Nader, architect, has been
instructed to prepare the plans and let
the building for the Catholic school to
contract at Bristol. The school at
Abingdon, known as the Villa Maria
Academy, is TO be moved. This build
ing will cost $50, 600 to S25, 900.
The Radford Journal has suspended,
and the proprietor took position with
the Enterprise, of that city.
| j. Riley Armstrong, chief of police of
Hinton, w. Va, was shot and killed
Saturday night by Brown Pack. The
shooting grew out of the collection of
tax on Packs dog Pack surrendered
himself and is in Jail.
Joseph Martin, the young man in
| jured near Staunton River Station, in
Pittsylvania county, by being caught in
the machinery at the saw mill, died in
Lynchburg Saturday.
Col. Hillary p. Jones, for many wears
the principal Of the Hanover Academy,
has been elected superintendent. of the
Alabama Military Academy at Hunts
vile.
Rev. Charles NJ. Bcckwith who has
been selected assistant bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Texas, is native
OF Petersburg.
Last week 100000 pounds OF leaf
tobacco were sold in the Danville ware
| houses at an average of $3.50 per hun
dred pounds
William n Mitchell has resigned his
| position as general superintendent Of
the Lynchburg and Durham railroad.
The recent fine rains have wonder
fully helped the crops and vegetation
and now everything is green and flour
ishing.
Soho, w. Va. has unique railroad
station. 1t is built around giant 81 N
tree, and the roof is shaped like an UNI
brclla.
The new iron bridge Of Goshen, across
Cowpasturc river. and connecting the
two principal parts of the town. has
been put in place.
Rev. Charles Ghiseln, of Shepards-
town, Va, has been called to the vacant
pastorship OF the Presbyterian Church
at Fredericksburg.
Paul Gates, sentenced in 1856 to the
pcnitentiary from Prince Edward coun-
ty for six years fo- housebreaking. Re-
cent evidence has thrown grave doubts
upon Gates guilt.
LEMON ELIXIR.
Pleasant, Elegant, Reliable.