The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-26
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.


lady resident of Covington. Va, has
written letter to the United States
Treasury Department asking if there is
any truth in tho published statement
that there is $4,000, 900 in tho vaults of
tho treasury for the heirs of Robert
Morris. She will be informed in reply
that there is no such sum in the Treas
nry as that described by her.
Mary A. Swetzle, an inmate of the
poor house in Rockingham county, was
run over and killed by freight train
on the Baltimore and Ohio road, near
Harrisonburg, Tuesday.
Charles Reed, tried in the county
court of Prince Edward county for
shooting his wife, was convicted and
sent to the penitentiary for eight years.
Rev. c. r. Cruikshank, of Hanover
c,unty, died Monday of diphther:a. His
wife and child died of the same disease
within the past week.
Tho Farmers Alliance of Page coun-
ty has nominated Isaiah Print, Alliance
Democrat for the house of delegates.
Nine colored convicts made their cs-
cape from railroad camp about twelve
miles from Covington Sunday night.
Tho trial of w. S. Dashicll, OF Rich
mond, for forgery. has been set for &C.
tobcr Is.
general meeting Of tho Staunton
Improvement Company, in which about
threc-fourths of the capital stock was
represented, was held in the Office of
the company Ola West Main street last
Friday Tho committees appointed 20
examine the reports in connection with
the books and records of tho company
and to make an inspection Of the prop
perty and the general management of
tho company performed those duties
and reported that all was salts
factory, after which the reports of tho
president, secretary and treasurer were
approved and the following resolutions
unanimously adopted: Resolved, AS
tho sense OF this stock holders meeting,
that the affairs Of this company have,
since its organization, been honestly,
faithfully and judiciously managed by
the board of directors and other officials
OF the company; that said management
is hereby approved and ratified and tho
thanks of tho stockholders arc hereby
rendered to the said board aud officials
for their services in tho premises"
Reeves Gait was unanimously elected
president and the following persons
were chosen as directors to servo until
the next annual meeting of the stock
holders: w. Ii. kable, j. Frank Wilson,
w. n. Wilson, G. r. Caldwell, A. II.
Hoffman, w. III. Snuff and w. w.
Robertson.
William Robinson, charged with tho
killing of Mollie Davis at Lynchburg.
has been convicted of murder in the
first degree by tho hus tings court Of
that city.
Mr.. *. f. Barrett, of Smithficld, died,
aged GO, Sunday.
Tho hog cholera is prevailing in
buckingham county.
Clark Norman, u son Of T. s. Moor
man, treasurer of Campbell county,
died Saturday of typhoid fever.
Tho Democrats of Wise, Dickinson
and buchanan counties have nominated
Madison b. Jackson for tho house OF
delegates.
The celebrated trotting stallion Sam
Purdy, died Of collie yesterday at the
Daingerfield stock farm, near Culpeper,
Va, ated 25 years.
Hon. John S. Wise and Hon. George
ID. Wise, who are first cousins. have
been estranged since 1880. Both are
volunteer counsel to assist in the de-
fense of Mr.. w. S. Dashiell, to DO tried
In Richmond on the charge of forgery,
and 1T Is understood that reconcilia-
ton between tho two Wises will take
place, if not before, during the trial.
According to the Alexandria Gazette
Mr. w. ID. Dabney, of Charlottes Vile,
is not only being urged by Senators
Barbour and Daniel 70. the Interstate
commerce commission, but, it is under
stood, also has the warm support of
Judge Cooley. who has just resigned the
presidency OF that commission. Mr.
Dabney has been Judge Coolcy's assist
ant on the commission, and was once
chairman of the Virginia legislatures
committee on railroads. Senator Barbour
presented his application to tho presi-
dent last week.
Bedford county Democrats have nomi-
mated James l.. Arthur for the senate,
and j. Thompson Brown and Samuel NJ.
Boiling for the house Of delegates.