The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-09
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

at the marble and stone quarries on the
properly OF the South River Mining and
Land Company, near Waynesboro aud
Basic City. The quarries and ochre
beds have been leased for term Of ten
years to syndicate, and the develop
ment of the extensive deposits Of build
ing stone, marble, limestone and ochre
will be carried on from this time. Blue
building stone for foundations, rustic
fronts, curbing, crossing and all other
purposes for which stone is required,
will be furnished from these quarrics
and shipped to all points. Black mar
Bile OF superior quality in abundance,
and the finest ochre to be obtained. Tho
property is under the management of
Mr.. Frank A. Wise, who has been ap-
pointed trustee for the syndicate.
The Westham Granite Company, of
Manchester, has been awarded the con-
tract for furnishing 100000 Belgian
blocks to vhe Government, to be used
for street paving in Washington.
Maj. John A. Throckmorton died in
Culpeper county last week. He entered
the Confederate army as private in the
Sixth Virginia Cavalry, and rose to
rank OF major in that regim emit.
AT a recent marriage in Charlottes-
vile two carriages containing four child
rem each, as witnesses of the ceremony,
drove up to the parsonage where tho
nuptial rite was performed. They were
the littls ''rosebuds" of the contract ting
parties-four apiece.
General Fitzhugh Lee declines to dis
cuss politics, but he is talked of as a
possible candidate for Governor again
Mrs. Edward II. billiard, of pittsyl-
vania county, died Thursday. She was
a sister of Mr.. a. II. Leftwich, of Balti
more.
Senator PETER and Hon. Jerry Simp-
son addressed Farmers Alliance meet
ing at Philomont, Loudon county, We'd
nesday.
Col. Samuel ID. Lowe, who commanded
North Carolina regiment in the Con-
federate army, died at Buena Vista Sun
day last.
The cash receipts of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad from freight and pas
senger traffic at Shendun point for MAY
were S2,5l4. This does not include
freight shipped from Shcndun which
would easily swell the receipts to So, 600
per month.
Many of the stockholders who drew
villa lots last Wednesday say they are
so we'll pleased with the progress of
Shcundun that they propose to build on
their lots.
Mrs. Charles A. Rice, mother-in-law
OF Colonel r. B. Berkeley, of Farmville,
died in that town Saturday.
The nonresident members of the
Virginia debt commission who came to
Richmond to attend tho sessions of that
body and the conference with the New
York settlement committee, have re
turned to their homes.
The Swiss Minister at Washington
has written the Governor intcrrogating
him officially with regard to the adap-
liability of Virginia's soil for growing
rye. oats, wheat, barley and other
cereals, saying there was a widespread
disposition on the part of his country
men to immigrato and settle in such
State as was best recommended to
them.
Major c. II. Duhring is lying very
low at his home in Bramwell of heart
trouble. He has never received from
the attack of two weeks ago.
w. G. Durand & Co., contractors, have
brought suit in the United States Court
at Abingdon, Va, against the Bristol,
Elizabethton and North Carolina Rail
road Company to recover S25, 600, alleged
railroad
between Bluff City and Elizabethton
Parthcnia Galloway was shot through
the breast at Spicerton on Sunday by
Sam. Conwcll, at Bramwell They are
both colored. Sam owed Parthenia
some money and she asked him for it
several times, which graduated his wrath
to the Shooting temperature. Charles
johnson Shot another notorious female
character Of Simmons creek, whose
name nobody knows, on Saturday night
Tho Rockbridge News says: Mr.. j.
+. Welsh shipped on Tuesday TO the
New York market "A car load of ESQ
lambs, for which he paid Rockbridge
farmers the sum of 81, 100. From Is, 900
to 10000 lambs will be shipped from
the county in the next few weeks.
There are, besides, quite a number con-
sumed here. Five years ago scarcely
car load was shipped. The farmers Of
Rockbriege evidently find the raising
of sheep very profitable.
Beautiful blocks of pink stone of
Stony Bridge are being put in place for
use in the construction OF the overhead
bridge which is to cross the railroad
from the 'elbow" on Princeton ave-
nue. to the north side of West Bluefield.
The collieries of the Flat Top coal
region will run on short time until the
demand for coal becomes more active.
The market is ovcrstocked at present
because most of the deal, rs, fearing
prolonged strikes on May l. bought up
all the coal they could stock to meet
emergency. A little time. however,
will mako natural outlet, and the sup
ply and demand will be regular again.
double force of trackmen are at
work, and in few days the new rail
road track through West Clifton Forge
will be ready for trains This COM