The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-05
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

Western railroad has Just closed con-
tract with the White Star Steam
ship line for 10000 tons of Po-
cahontas coal, to be delivered at New
York, for the use Of their steamers, and
with the Allen line for from $4,000 to
10000 tons to BIO delivered at Halifax,
Quebec and New York.
c. II. Tucker. of Richmond, fell from
a new building in Glasgow few days
ago and sustained injuries which caused
his death.
Colonel Fitzgerald, OF Farmville, states
that there is no doubt about tho identity
of the burglars in custody. Some of the
goods were found on them.
The safe of the Wise Wagon Works
and also the safe of the office of Wilburn
Saddle and Harness Factory were drilled
and blown open on Friday night at
Buena Vista Fortunately only about
SO were obtained. They were evidently
experts at the business. and at this
writing there is no clue to the robbery.
The conductor of the local freight be-
tween Crewe and Petersburg reported
i'll Petersburg Saturday night that his
train had struck and Knocked from the
track man when opposite the locks
About an hour afterward the conduc 5or
below the locks his train had struck "a
man who was sitting on the railroad
sills and knocked him down an embank-
ment. The man proved TO be James
Beach, OF Petersburg. He was badly.
but not fatally injured. Ee said he had
drank too Iuuch and sat down on the
track to rest. He remembers having
been hi5 by one train, but'has no recol-
lection of being struck by train No =
The sales of leaf tobacco at Danville
for July amounted to 3,G05,1l3 pounds,
an increase of 2.l22,3 62 pounds over
July last year. Sales since October tho
beginning of thc present tobacco year,
we're 3G,221 1914 pounds, an increase Of
l3,4li.0OG pounds over the same period
last year.
The Richmond police Saturday ar
rested John d. Rogers. alias Missouri
Redd, on suspicion of being q member OF
the supposed gang of safe burglars pre-.
viously arrested. Rogers cllims Phila.
delphia as his residence.
The story going the rounds OF Stone
wall jackson having dismounted and
loaned his horse to tired out infantry
man to ride awhile on the Valley pike
near Winchester is q true one. The in
fantryman was James Swink, of Green.
vile, in this county, and he will never
forget it.-Staunton indicator
Mr.. R. Powha IAN Bledsoe. OF Fluvanna,
died Friday near Scottsville. He was
the only son OF the late Dr. John II.
bledsoc, and a nephew OF the RAYS.
Adam c. and j. Wiley Blcdsoe and OF
DIR. Powhatan Bedsoe. OF Louisa
county.
The Farmers Alliance OF Rockingham
county held picnic Saturday near
Pleasant Valley,at which addresses we're
made by Major Ncnable of Richmond,
MIR. j. j. Rogers. Of Norfolk, and Ralph
Beaumont, of the knights OF Labor
Mr. Asa Clark. OF Petersburg, aged so
years, is to be married Tuesday to Mrs
Mary l.. Reese, "a widow lady IA.
The James City board Of supervisors
recently in session at williamsburg,
have adjourned, having cotton through
with the business for which they met
The tax on real and personal property
for 1891 was fixed at IS cents on the
500 assessed value. Last year the tax
rate WAS 90 cents on the 800. The
board made the following appropria-
tions: Schools. Sl,352. SO: poor, 5000:
roads, S676.l6. The total appropria-
tions made amounted to S6,146 40 In
cluded in this amount is ssGOIt for
Incl icntals.
Messrs. NJ. o. Garrett, of Covington,
Va. and II. a. Garrett, Of Hillsboro.
Ohio, were registered at. Wright's hotel
on July 90. These gentlemen visited
Shendun principally for the purpose of
inspecting The Grottoes, and particu-
larly Weyer Cave, which was discovered
by their grandfather, Bernard Weyer,
some eighty-seven years ago, and as a
matter OF course, they agreed with all
visitors to this wonderful natural curl
oslty. that their ancestor had conferred
an inestimablo boon upon his fellow
men through his proclivities for hunting
and trapping, which led to the discovery
OF the cave.
The Catherine furnace tract of 5000
acres, near Frederick sburg, has been
purchased by Northern syndicate.
A cablcgram has been received from
Colon announcing the death of VIM. e.
Sims. Of Virginia, United States consul
at that port. mr. Sims was born in
mississippi in 1s42, and after he was
graduated from Yale University in SOL
he entered the Confederate army as
private and rose to the rank of cam ain.
When the war ended he studied law and
made his home in Virginia. He was a
delegate to the Republican conventions
of 1851 and 1888, and was appointed
consul by President Harrison, and was
prominent in Virginia politics.
The Bristol brick and terra Gotta
works are being pushed forward with
all dispatch. A boiler large enough to
run 60-horse power engine has been
received. 1t was heavy and a little
hard 20 handle.
An old apple tree on the land of R.
&. Hayden, near Fincastle. Va. is still