The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
VIRGINIA NOTES.

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homo in Thompson Valley on tho 10th
inst, of pneumonia.
George l.. Colgate has been in Wythe-
Vile making arrangements to ommenc
work on the new electric street railway,
which he says will begin in Il short
time.
For three weeks past the Potomac
fisheries have been almost coming
money. 1t is estimated that moro fish
have been caughton tho Virginia shores
OF the Potomac since the 18th of Decem-
Der tina during any whole season dur
ing the last twenty years.
Telegraphic communication between
Winston and Madison along the line of
the Roanoke and Southern railroad
opened at 3 p. M. Monday, and the wires
will reach Martinsville April LIST.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia gross earnings increased during
the month OF January. In the fourth
week of January the gross earnings
were S240, 704, an increase of 500, 202.
For tho month of January the gross
earnings were SG7O,21l, an increase of
S14,51S.
The Charlottesville Land Company has
closed n contract with Mr.. Cooke, of
FIuvanna county, in which he agrees to
locate aonew plant for manufacturing
10 ma l. IL 1
will be So 600 at first, and the capacity
of the plant GO, 900 brick per day.
ABINGDON, Va, Feb. 25.-This town
was the scene Of unusual excitement
last night, tho authorities having been
notified that an attempt would be made
by the notorious Wright and Potter
gang to rescue three of their number,
who arc now in jail here, charged with
horse stealing and the murder of young
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Laurel Gap, close to the Virginia and
Tennessee line. These men arc mem
bers of the gang of desperadocs who
have long been the terror of the noun
talns of Johnson county, Tenn, and the
adjoining counties of North Carolina
and Southwest Virginia. Should they
como tonight they will be warmly re-
celved and warmly welcomed by a de-
of the Washington Rifles,
who have been deputized to guard the
Jail. Considerable excitement prevails.
PETERSBURG, Va. Feb. 25.-Thc in.
ccssant rains Of the past two weeks
nave made the country roads almost i'm
passable, thus preventing the farmers
from marketing their peanut crops.
Tho commission merchants have taken
advantage Of this situation of aifaifs
to demand higher prices for spot stock,
and some cleaners have beer forced to
pay from 4 to - per pound advance
over last weeks prices for farmers
stock. The receipts his week have
been about $500 bags. Sales about 1000
bags.
The Virginia Agricultural Society
has secured a loan of $50, 900 from q
baltimore capitalist, which will put it
on its feet again and do away with the
necessity OF selling its property.
At a public meeting tho remainder of
the endowment Juno of 500, 900 for the
Randolph-Macon Woman's College at
Lynchburg was raised by subscriptions.
This insures the establishment of the
institution, which will represent an in
vestment of $500, 600 to start with, and
be the leading school of it's class in the
South.
Both the new steamboats, for the
now Washington and Norfolk line will
be completed on or about the 18th
proXimo, work on the more advanced
one having been suspended in order that
that on the one commenced later might
catch up. Capt. Sam. Davis, of the
steamer George Leary, has been APP
pointed commander of one of them.
a very rich lead mine has been dis
covered some eight miles south of
Marion. The shaft has been sunk about
OuC lulllIcQ lccU anu UQc ore Is nC1rlV
pure.
There was an apparently informal
meeting at Buena Vista last week of
prominent railroad officials, as follows:
Messrs. Axtell, Potts. Doyle, Stevens,
Dune, and Macdonald, Of the Chcsa-
peake and Ohio, and Messrs. Deneer,
Bryan, Bransford and Forcut,o of the Nor
folk and Western. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the purpose of the visit was
one OF conference with reference to the
new union depot which the Norfolk
and Western contemplate building.
Mrs. Alice Mayo Darlington, wife of
Mr.. G.. w. Darlington, and daughter of
the late William 4. Mayo, died at her
residence in Ashland, Wis, last Friday.
Mrs. Darlington was well known in
Richmond and Ashland, Va, where she
lived most of her early life.
Mrs. Mary Farrar. widow of the late
Joseph Farrar, died in Richmond Sun
day.
The breaking of a guy rope CEASED the
fall OF u derrick at Chestnut Yard, the
present terminus of the North Carolina
extension, Wednesday afternoon. A
colored man named lIarston was in
stantly killed, and the foreman, C.. S.
Porter. was badly hurt by being struck
on the head. His condition is not
serious.
Judge d. w. Bolen, OF tho Circuit
Court of Pulaski county, recently granted
a charter to the Norfolk and Pulaski
Land Company. The principal Office to he
in Pulaski City, Va, where the princinal
business is to be transacted. The officers
for The first year are as follows: William
1ngles; OF Radford, president Robert