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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
BUSINESS BRIGHTER.

College Avenue Lots Change Hands Mt
Good Figures.
The Salem Improvement Company is
still doing u rushing business. Twenty
five thousand dollars worth of it's lots
changed hands yesterday. Among the
sales wore three lots on College avenue
sold with a building restriction. These
lots brought from $4,000 to $1,000.
In spite OF the intermittent wet
weather things arc frightening up, and
there are prospects of Il very prosper
ing year in view.
a number of the land agents were
driving proSpcctors around Yesterday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal Office, Roanoke, Virginia.

Tho undersigned have opened an Of
flee for the sale Of mineral, timber and
farm land, and city property on commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands,
analyzc ores, give instructions for de-
veloping on a reasonable charge, sell
farm and timber lands. All mineral.
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will be extensively advertised
through agencies in the Northern States
and Europe. A record of all ores, their
analyses and location will be kept in
our Office for inspection of buyers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
MINERALS A SPECIALITY

All persons having n.inaral, farm or
timber lands arc requested to list them
with us for sale. The long experience
of our senior. Mr.. j. a. Dalby, in mining
and sale of real estate warrant us in as
surfing our patrons hat their interests
will be properly guarded in tho sale of
their property, and all money coming
into their hands will be promptly paid
over. Owners may, il preferred, employ
their special agent or a ttorncys.
Persons, in sending descriptive list of
property, are specially cautioned against
giving overdrawn descriptions, as it
lessons chances of sale. We also advise
against giving options on mineral
properties, they often interfere with
sales and lead to litigation.
We shall do a legitimate commission
business.
Active, reliable agents wanted in
every county in Southwest Virginia.
All city property listed with us will
have prompt attention, and sold to best
advantage.
We have booked for sale a list O. i'm
proved and unimproved property, bust
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections OF the city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell are
respectfully invited to call on us.
Office, Room 8, Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Refcr to First National Bank Of Roa
noke, Virginia.
j. A. DALBY, SONS & co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
SALEM ADVERTISEMENTS.
NN ANTED- Two boys to deliver
wv The TINES in Salem. Apply at
THE ZINES Bureau, Hotel Lucerne.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

AT a meeting of the board of directors
OF the Salem Improvement Company,
held at the company's office December
Goth, 1891, the following order was pass
ed:
Resolved, That the president and
treasurer be authorized to receive stock
Of the Salem Improvement Company at
$50 per share in full payment for all
lots as specified by number on price list
OF December 18th and 18th, 1890, and at
the prices named in said price list, re-
naming unsold, in any section cast of
Delaware street and south OF the line of
tho Roanoke Street Railway Company,
provided that the right to purchase
under the above named terms Shall be
availed Of between the 18th of February
and the first of April, 1891, and that a
copy of this resolution shall BIO mailed
to each stakeholder of record. S. D..
UNCOMMON, Secretary. febl-eod
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
The Y. NJ. G.. a.

Several of the delegates to tho recent
Y. M. G. A.. convention at Lynchburg
spoke at the meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association Sunday
afternoon, at which the ladies were
present by invitation. Talks were
made by Mcssrs. Compston and Ed.
Lallemand, which were entertaining
and instructive.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
q. WIS Birthday.

Sunday was the birthday of George
Washington. The Jeff Davis Rifles,
thirty strong, were out yesterday in full
dress and paraded through the principle
streets of the city in honor of Washing
tons birthday.
The postoilice celebrated its holiday
yesterday also.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
..The NInnnshinrrs.u

1.-THE Moonshiners,' which THE
TINES remarked in the society column
Sunday was a play written by a Roam
oke man and which would first be in
ficted upon a Salem audience, was in
fiictcd last Saturday night.
There is no plot TO it, and it is given
up to rowdy rollicking and bufoonery.
The name of Tho Monkey-shincrs" is
suggested as more appropriate title
niece.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24

TIE TIMES is the leading paper of the
mineral belt OF the two Virgfnias. If
OF this section you cannot afford To be
wit out 1t. ~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-24
Horse Thieves Active.

Nathan Garst, living several miles
from Salem, in the county, had a valu-
able bay horse about six years old
stolen from his stable Sunday night or
Monday morning early.
y gang of horse thieves are thought
to be lurking in the mountains of Roa-
noke county. 1t is said about IL horses
nave been stolen in this and adjoining
counties in the last month.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
The hfafrnn In Fiction.

An accomplished critic, who recently dis
cussed in "a contemporary magazine the needs
and possibilities Of American fiction, declared
that tine coming woman in American novels
was the married woman. The novel of the
future. this gentleman thinks, will begin
where the contemporary novel ends at mar
riaoe He declares that it is vain 10 hope TO
make great stories about young madens
whose experience of life is necessarily limited.
and whose ideas and emotions are bounded
by their experience. Woman OF maturity,
the wives and mothers of humanity are
bound TO be a great deal more interesting
from their greater experience of life. and are
vastly filter TO be the leading figures in the
searching and comprehensive fiction soon to
come. The married woman. our critic insists.
is not only 10 lie the heroine of the future
American novel, but she Is 10 write it too;
since in the polite circles. it seems, where
married women have leisure and opportunity
to make themselves of interest, women are
the only members in whom are combined the
knowledge, taste and leisure requisite for the
taak Ii IS undeniable that married women
o. reasonable maturity have commonly seen
more of life, and know more that
is. worth narratins than the damse Is
whose wooing forms the staple
of modern tales. None the less as subject
of fiction the maid has several decided advan-
tages over the matrOn. In stories where the
heroine is TO scour the Spanish Main for
pirates or head the exciting quests for buried
treasure previous matrimonial experience is
q matter of indifference and matron
will do at least az well as O maid. But where
the substance of the story concerns the devel-
opment of affection between man and wo-
man TO start with marriage is apt 10 make
awkward work. Who is the heroine 30 fall in
love with. Her husband, No; that seems
not TO be the intention. Some
other womans husband? More than
likely; or if not. with some single gentleman
Of means and defective occupation But for
a married woman TO have man in love with
her whom she cannot marry is q misfortune.
and for her TO fall in love with man not her
husband is mischievous. Such apredcament
may be excusable in an occasional story, as
such predicaments are occasionally excusable
in rea life: but that the American fiction of
the future is TO be record of this type of
hazardous experience of women il a
gloomy prospect indeed, and one in which we
do not believe. If the married woman is to
be the heroine of the coming novel it must
turn on something besides love-making. 1t
must be the story of her career of, her profess
sional or political success. of her painful ac-
cession through toisome decades TO the front
rank of the doctors of the money she made
and what she did with il. American women
are very much alive in these days. There Is
no special difficulty about writing interesting
books about them without using men at all
except as puppets or lay fgures.--Scribner'
Magazine for June.
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40 isolated a location sufficient number Of
artifcers necessary TO conduct an arsenal OF
construction. and the unsafe condition OF the
property.
AFRAID or SEGRoEs.
The people and Government had in late
years been from time TO time disturbed Dy
the frequent attempts of the negro slaves TO
gain their liberty. The United States Gov
eminent was on this account unwilling 10 ex-
pose so important place 10 this risk. INSIST
ing that greater number of negroes could be
collected in that ~gion than Mt any other part
Of the Commonwealth. not only on account
of those employed on the plantations. but by
reason OF its proximity 70 the coal pits, where
SO many Of the latter were at work: The re-
puted unhealthiness of the place afforded an
other reason for this removal. As soon as
the Government abandoned the place Major
Clarke became its owner. His business fore
sight would not allow him TO lose such an OPP
portunity.
CONTRACT FOR CANNON.
He had no sooner established himself as
chief proprietor than be received orders for
making cannon for the United States Govern
ment. They were satisfied by their late ex-
perience of his ability to fulfil his contracts.
IL had already been proven that the best guns
in the service had been made at Bellona.
They had been fully tested and had
established the reputation of the iron
out of which they had been made and the
skill and integrity of the founder. 1t is
said this iron was brought almost entirely
from Botetourt county This same iron in
later years maintained its high reputation at
the Tredegar Works when the ornaments for
some of the largest steam war-ships were
made at those works. A piece Of artillery
made by Clarke has been lately found buried,
muzzle down, in q street at Aiken, s. c..
marked mo. 6,322, /. G. j. Co.. X. F., Va"
which means /. Clarke & Co., Bellona
Foundry, Virginia. How this interesting relic
of old Beliona got TO South Carolina does not
appear. But it is well known that it did good
service against Sherman's legions when the
latter were marching through Georgia. both
at Granitevile and at Aiken. For this reason
the patriotic citizens of the latter place deter
mined 70 give it prominent place on one
of their streets. This inscription shows
what a number Of cannon had been cast
after Major Clarke took possession of
ing his foundry does not seem to sbe ac-
curately known. After his death it fell into
the hands of some of his descendants who
successfully conducted the business until new
methods of preparing artillery and new pro-
cesses were invented. Chief among these was
the late DR.. Junius Archer. grandson of Major
Clarke Being obliged to abandon the work
for reasons just referred TO he made afruitless
effort 10 sell the place to the State of Virginia
to be erected into penitentiary, when the
question of removing the present prison.
house from the neighborhoOd of Richmond
was advocated in the Legislature. z.
fro BE Concluded
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Successful Closing OF the Fifty-Second An
niyersary OF the Institution.

niyersary OF the Institution.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 13.-LSpecial THE
closing exercises of the ffty-second year Of
the Episcopal High School of Virginia, loca-
ted in Fairfax county west Of this city. took
place this forenoon, attended by good many
outsiders mostly old boys. however, who
remained over from last night
The programme was as follows
Prayer
Presentation of prizes.
For reading at sight-Second prize (The
Spectator. Morley's edition. 3 vols J, TO Henry
Darlington Riley, of Halifax. First prize
Bryce's American Commonwealth, vols. 8
vo. ), to Lewis Henry Machen, of Fairfax:
For reading-Second prize (Scott's Tales of
Laird. of Maryland. First prize Complete
Works of Thomas Hood, vols.), to Lewis
Henry Machen. OF Fairfax.
For declamation-Sec prize CBryce's
American Commonwealth, 2 vols. 3 vo.) to
julius Waverley Thomas, of Isle OF Wight
county. First prize Complete Works of OH
yer Goldsmith. 4 vols. vo.), to Lewis Henry
Machen. of Fairfax.
For acknowledgements prize: Sir Walter
SCOTS Correspondence. 2 vols. vo., to
Joseph Tyler Allyn, Jr., of Norfolk. Plutarch's
Lives. vols. half calf. to Alfred Strahan Cor
coran. Of Alabama; Du Chaillu's Land OF the
Midnight Sun, vols. s vo.. TO James Cowan
n
Netherlands. vols vo., to Charles Levin
Hepburn, of Hanover; Knights History of
England. vols, TO Sewell Stayeley Hepburn.
Jr of Hanover: Complete Works of Charles
Lamb. 6 vols. to Charles James kinsolying,
Jr.. of Maryland Trevelyans Lives OF Ma
caulay and OK. vols vo., to Lewis Henry
Machen, of Fairfax; Prescotts Mexico and
Peru, 5 vols, TO Lausen David Pullman, of
Missouri.
Johns prize Oife Of Macaulay and Bryce's
Am. Commonwealth, 4 vols. S yo.), 10 William
Whitehurst Old. Jr.. of Norfolk.
Meade prize Complete Works Of Washing
ton Irving. vols. half calf, to Henry Car
rington RELY, OF Halifax.
Presentation of medals:
Iiegett Junior prize medal, for excellence
in general scholarship. to Horace Ghlselln, OF
Missouri
Bibb prize medal. for excellence in the study
of Shakespeare, to Edward Davis Gregory, of
Lynchburg.
Wilson prize medal. for excellence in
English composition, to Buckner Magill Ran
dolph, Jr., of Henrico.
Hanewinckel prize medal, for excellence in
mathematics, TO William Whitehurst Old, Jr.,
of Norfolk.
Gloria in Excelsis.
A blessing after which the choir and Glee
Club led the school in singing the Dulce
Domum. thus closing one of the most sue
cessful years this large and highly esteemed
institution has ever enjoyed.
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the Government was constantly u,cing
him. Before these two important accessories
10 the states equipment were ready for use
he was called upon TO construct warehouse
at which was TO be established public inspec
tons of tobacco. Richmond already had
several OF these, but under the control Of
private citizens 10y authority Of the State
The ono here referred to stood from Clarkes
time down 10 the year 1885 upon the site of
the present tasteful and convenient station
OF the Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company. IL occunied
the entire square between Seventh and Eighth
streets upon which their handsome passenger
depot now stands
ONE COMPLAINT.
We cannot dwell LONGER here upon the three
important public works constructed under
the SUPERVISION Of Captain Clarke. A history
OF each OF these would fill the space of
single article. He had now provided for the
penal, the military and the commercial wants
OF the Government In the performance of
all these arduous duties but "a single complaint
was ever made against nim-namely. that he
had gwen out contract on a certain occasion
20 the highest instead of the lowest bidder
His reason for having done this was present
ed TO the Executive in such strong terms that
he was readily acquitted Of partiality both by
them and the public. In the course
OF his defense against this complaint
and 10 show what were the demands made
upon him, he called attention in letter
20 the Governor 10 the fact that he
had 10 perform the duties of four persons
VIZ: architect and superintendent in place of
MIR. Labrobe and Mr. Calls. and the business
10 executed in similar Offices at the mandatory
OF arms. when the various duties of the day
are enumerated. which it is considered that
have to ascertain the size and quantity of all
the various materials required. attend to their
delivery and inspect their quality, to furnish
drawings and directions for the execution
of the numerous kinds of work at
the buildings. measure the work and
keep a separate account of the transact
tions of each individual so as TO know the
amount of their claims upon the public; re-
peat. that when all these numerous duties
which are constantly occurring are considered.
it cannot be supposed that l could pay con-
slant attention 10 workmen engaged in any
one branch of the various kinds of works
when they all required an equal share of my
attention. 1t Is well known to the workmen
at the armory that / have frequently with my
own hands pulled down parts of their defec-
tive stone work, &c.
Again Conscious of having discharged
my duty in the several offices TO which have
been called by the Executive to them, there
fore. look for that protection which my
character as an architect and conduct in that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
WEST VIEW OF woRrsHop-No. 2, 8 AND 4.

wee important The smallest details were
10, allowed 10 escape his observation. II al
one time he urged the purchase u cypress
slng.e, for the penitentary. and the price a.
winch be could get them from the Dism l
swamp Company, he would AZ the same Niho
I-AAe report upon the necessity OF acquiring
Henry FOxalls latest improvement IN the
founding of cannon for the new MANDATORY
u at one moment he reports 10 the GOV
erlor tlGt a certain person mas lalied
o. furnish bricks tor the pemientarV, no
az iAe same time dwelis upon the uuph-
city praouced by Ames. superintendent OF tue
map factory at Smithheld, ana others III pre-,
venting artlhcers from coming 10 NlIEih4'
hs recommendations 70 the Governor IN inc
management OF public trusts were alH ~ 49,, ~
ways adopted They gave evidence OF extra
ordinary soundness OF Judgment and acQuainl-
aHee with the subjects under discussion.
MAJOR cLARKE's cAREFULNEss.
When the question of procuring the impie-
menis % be used in the Arnory arose he pre-
lerfeq that they should be imported irom hlr-
Milihehal1 rather than purchased IN the NORM.
"Aen arms We're 10 be distributed 10 the sew
O." counties he insisted that he name "
we county aud the regiment VINO receiVeu
mem should be stamped upon each
piece. When a new bell fm the Capitoi was
needed he preferred buying an OLD broken
one from Mr. Tayior Eat one shilling per
pound' and recasting it at home rather than
incur the expense of ordering a new
az 51' Elsewhere. These aud thousand other
it, , were constantly IN his mind; bricks ana
~ ana timber and contractors proposals.
u .' Of work aud breaches Of contracts
iTv'y shlng, down 10 the providing OF cooking
oo1rss s and rations for the workmen de-
tis,v oieetlon Of the armory and peniten-
"s, Iof the completion Of which
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14

rnteered 10 serve against the enemies OF his
oountrv in the Virginia troops, aud subse-
ouently in the Continental line. He seems to
have had a taste for military affairs. and it was
..,hablvto his short career as a soldier he was
i~5obted for the sterner qualities he exhibited
1,rinr the remainder of his life. lmme-
Gotolv after the close OF the war young Clarke
81. his home 20 find employment III Rich
~,o,d There he soon came in contact with
Zen who like himself. had become familiar
.rth the sterner realities Of life. He had
'erer had opportunity 90 indulge the tastes
- friv0lities incident 10 youth. He soon at
.Is,ted the attention of his superiors in age
nd station, and gained the confidence of
community almost every member OF which
vas engaged in restoring 10 order the shat
,erea remains of their broken fortunes. To-
,,s-3s tie end Of the century and Immediately
,ftor the close Of the war the State authori-
ties found it necessary to provide for their
Growing capital.
GROWING RICHMOND.
Richmond as late as 1871 had a population
ofsoarcely two thousand souls. but by the year
f.00it had reached nearly six thousand. The
town could boast of but one important PUBLIC
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14

,uilding. The Capitol now so venerable. nut
so perishable, had been finished only lew
years before Other buildings had % Toe con-
structed TO meet the demands OF the pubic,
and competent men had 20 be found, upon
whose judgment and integrity the State
could RELY in the execution of this task. We
know not precisely how it came about out
we find that Captain Clarke although a com
.,arativelv Young man. had received from the
Executive appointments which impOsedup
him the grayest responsibility.
THE PENITENrIARY AND ARMoRY.
II was he that summoned to Virginia one
Of the best architects Of that time, Benjamin
A. Latrobe. to complete the plan for the
penitentiarv now in use. lie supern-
tended its construction. and a review
Of his operations IN performing TINS duty
will show with what vigilance and activity
he pushed the work TO its conclusion Ills
next achievement was the construction OF
tie mandatory of arms and ammunition OF
war which in later times was generally
known as the ArmOry, and stood on the
south bank of the James river and han9wha
canal az the foot of Candles Hill. An ac-
count of this building and the reasons Tor It's
erection having been already given IN these
columns and It IS only proper to remind the
reader that il was destroyed by ire
a. the close of the late war. and that tor
many years after its picturesque RUNS
continued 10 stand monument 10 the arts
tic taste Of its builder and sad reminder of
the ravages of war At the time Captain
Clarke was executing these trusts he was also
sent by the State in search of the best ma
chinery with which TO equip the new manu-
factory. Meantime he was empowered to
purchase elsewhere such arms and equipments
as might be wanted until they could be made
in Virginia few had already been manu-
featured and old ones repaired within the
walls of the penitentiary; but as this was
lot policy to be safely practiced at such a
place it was soon abandoned. His opinion
was always asked and acted upon by the
Governor before a conclusion was reached IN
the execution Of any Of his plans. His duties
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proportion to the services he had rendered
this Commonwealth.


this Commonwealth.
BELLONA ARSENAL.
About the year 1913 the Government of the
United States had determined to locate an
arsenal and a foundry for the casting OF ar
tllerv somewhere in Eastern Virginia. Major
Clarke. il is said. was the originator of the
scheme and finally succeeded IN having the
necessary buildings for tins purpose erected
in Chesterfield county near his country
home at Cheswick situated near by,
but in Powhatan, the two places
being separated only by the dividing line be-
tween the two Counties and about fourteen
miles above Richmond. By the end OF the
wear 1917 both the arsenal and foundry were
completed A detachment of United States
artillery was sent 10 garrison the place MAJOR
Clarke was made superintendent OF the shops
and foundry and manufacture OF small arms
for the United States.
Thus was begun the famous military estab-
lishment which was appropriately called
IN honor OF the hre-eyed lnaid OF
smoky war; the goddess, who accord
ing TO the ancient fable drove the chariot
horses Of great Mars himself. The works at
Beliona stood upon an elevated spot on the
south side OF upper James river. III Chester
field county. The cluster Of massive build
ipps presented an imposing appearance 10
travellers on the old canal, who looked with
peculiar interest upon its grim battlements,
over which proudly floated the national ensign.
For many years it continued TO be an
important depot for the manufacture of small
arms artillery and other munitions OF war. But
for several reasons the Government finally
decided 10 remove the garrison, the machinery
and other property to Fortress Monroe, near
odd Point Comfort. This was done because
of the expense of transportation 10 and from
the arsenal. the great difficulty OF retaining IN