The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-16

1900 OO,S2S 10, sos
1854. ............ 175,252 $3.50
1888. .......... 5l9,357 44,045
1856. ............ 766,035 54.44O
1887. .1,026.i41 1876, sec
1883 ,3G6,SlS 113,94O
lsS0 ,405.S0S 192, 3G5
1890 .............1,4S O,6S2 265,5S
Total. ........ 6,S00.923 $40, 100
James Swindal, who lives near Clint
wood, Dickinson county, was recently
married the fourth time at the age OF
thirty-eight His first wife was Miss
Vanover, with whom he lived some six
or seven years, when she died. Then
he married Miss Stanley who died at
tho end of two years. lie then married
Miss Stanley number two. sister to his
former wife, but she died in three
months from the marriage. His next
and last matrimonial venture was to
marry Miss lIibbits, near his own age
A conference between representatives
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio and Balti-
moro and Ohio railways and con nit
tee Of the Chamber of Commerce, WAS
held on Thursday of last week to dis
cuss the subject of freight rates on coal.
and provide for an adjustment of the
same. 1t is charged that the Chesapeake
and Ohio company charges fifty cents
per ton more for coal at Stauaton than
at Norfolk, though the latter place is
40 miles further from the mines than
tn former.
The Grottoos Brick and Building
Company's first kiln of 200, 600 brick
will be fired this week.
That sterling old citizen and town
builder, MIR. Ferdinand Rorer, is still
engaged in building at Bluefield. AS
soon as he finishes there he will 20 to
work building on his Graham lots. lie
says not ont of them is for sale. Mr..
Rorer was one Of the most prominent of
the early projectors of Roanoke, and
knows where to build houses as a per-
manent investment.
About month ago Floyd Hall, at
Mullins Ridge, was mortally shot by
one of the Mullins. His father,
Lewis, his brother Marion and cousin
Lewis, shouldering their Winchesters
on the End instant, sought revenge and
satisfaction They went to Squire
Murphy's for a warrant of arrest for
Mullins. There they fell in with the
Steeles, Sam and his son Hiram. Dur
jumped upon Hiram Steele, when Dan
Steele shot him through the heart
Marion Lewis then leveled his gun and
opened fire, but soon received three
morta! shots. "Old' Lewis, alone and
undaunted, leaped upon the eminencc
OF the bloody vantage ground and Shot
twice, killing Steele, father and son.
with each shot.
The Virginia Court of Appeals will
meet in Wytheville June 10.
1t is stated that the Farmville Coal
and Iron Company is having plans pre-
pared for an iron furnace.
A. Boisscvain, the head of rich
banking house in Amsterdam, Holland,
last week purchased seventy i've shares
OF Buena Vista stock. and instructed
his agent to procure twenty-five shares
more.
The Front Royal and Riverton I'm
provement Company has decided on
plans for the iron bridge to connect
Front Royal and Riverton. 1t is to be
about 1900 feet long, and will proba-
bly, cost S25,O 900.
Hon. W. c. p. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, has accepted an invitation 10
deliver the annual address before the
Virginia State Bar Association, on july
IS, at The Greenbrier White SULPHUR
Springs.
a la"gc batch of liquor cases arc on
the docket of the circuit court now in
session at Christiansburg. They came
up for trial Monday but owing 10 the
absence of Sci ator S. w. Williams were
set for Saturday next.
Judge Shelor, of Patrick county, Va,
has, upon the petition of the citizens of
Stuart, the county seat, declined to
grant license for the sale of liquor in
that town.
Edward Sheehan. night watch at the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution at
Staunton, was struck by the 'Flying
Dutchman' on the Chesapeake and Ohio
road, near Clifton Forge, last Sunday,
and thrown twenty feet in the air. lie
was unconscious when picked ND, but
was only cut in several places about the
head, had one bone broken near the
wrist and bad bruise on the hip.
benjamin Johnson, living near Leba-
non, Russell county, accidentally shot
himself with shot gun Wednesday
night about o'clock and died SHORTLY
| thereafter.
number of cotton factory operatives
at Danville got drunk Saturday night.
They met negro named Stephen Davis.
| pitched into him. splitting his nose and
lip open, and made thrust at his back
with knife, but fortunately the knife
did not penetrate his body.
Whose Husband Is to Islamee
There was n war of words in East
Roanoke Thursday morning. Two
women became involved in dispute as