The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-21
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA NOTES.

The catalogue Of the University of
Virginia, which is just out, shows a to-
tai attendance Of ATS students, as against
4s2 last year.
Grant Post, G. A. R., of Brooklyn, has
invited eN-Congressman Wise to deliver
the grafton on Decoration Day at Gen.
Grants tomb. The New York Confeder-
ate camp of veterans has been invited to
participate.
The Valley Virginian has moved from
Staunton to Clifton Forge. In its salu.
tatory from its new homo it saws that
its policy in political sense has been
modified and that its primary object is
the development of Virginia.
A large crowd was present at James
town Island Wednesday to celebrate the
anniversary of the landing of Capt. John
Smith. The faculty of William and
Mary College conducted the exercises.
William E. Bibb, of Roanoke, delivered
an grafton. Prof. Wharton, of William
and Mary College, read an original poem,
and President Lyon G. TYLER. Of VII,
liam and Mary, delivered the closing
address.
The charge of seduction, under pro.
mise OF marriage, brought by Miss lola
Friedrich against W. NJ. Dance, and
which was to have been investigated in
the mayors court Of Lynchburg, was
yesterday withdrawn, the young man
having consented to marry the COM
plalnant rather than take the chances
for term in the penitentiary. Ac-
cordlngly, license was procured and
Tho ceremony performed at the home of
the brides mother in the presence of
the friends of tho couple.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company have awarded the contract
fer the building of railroad shops and
round house at Shenandoah, on the
Shenandoah Valley railroad, to John
Z. Pettyjohn, of Lynchburg. The
buildings will cost $4,000.
most remarkable circumstance oc-
Cured near Edgewater, Va, short
time ago, which bids fair to furnish
sensational items for some time to
come. Miss Lillian Young, a fair and
promising girl of 20, daughter of John
Il. Young, of that place, was caught by
brown bear, which had been lurking
around the neighborhood for some time,
and carried away to the mountains.
Traces of her have been found az far
up as Rip Shin creek, but nothing fur
Their can be heard.
E. II. Mcdonald, of Wytheville, has
CINE that will, it is claimed, revolution
lZe machines of it's class.
Twenty five or more locomotives take
water at the Pulaski tank daily The
tenders of each hold about 1000 gal.
Ions.
An organization of company for the
manufacture Of glass from the famous
giass-sand of Tazewell county is being
ntTDrfn6 n n,1tt o1 l.
company will be $4,000, all of which
has been fully subscribed. A perma-
mont organization will be effected as
soon as charter is granted by tho Cir
cult Court, which will be very shortly.
Negotiations will be opened at once for
the erection Of the plant, and Richards
will be the point.
The new Presbyterian Church in
Wytheville will be dedicated with the
usual ceremonies on Sunday, Nav 81.
DIR. +. II. Barnett, of Atlanta, Ga, will
ofiiciate.
The Citizens Building, Banking and
Investment Company has been organ
lied at Lynchburg, with capital stock
of $4,000. and the following directors:
III. L. Woodson, j. G.. Payne, !. Fl. Ad-
ans, c. E. Head, r. Il. Gieaves, d. p.
Morrison and j. l.. Lewis. NIessrs. ].
q. Payne, l. III. Adams and F. P. Chris
tian were appointed a committee to
draft suitable bylaws, after which the
meeting adjourned to meet at the Same
place Friday night at $50 o'clock.
III Lexington is in ferment of excite
ment tonight over the probably fatal
shooting of Charles c. Burke, a we'll
known hotel-keeper there. by Bob Ha-
ziewood,a local politician. The trou-
Bile began about o'clock Tuesday even
ing, when Hazlewood was forcibly
erected from the bar of Burke's hotel.
lie immediately went home. procured
MS pistol, returned to the hotel and
waited until Mr.. Burke appeared. He
then crossed the street and fired five
shots in immediate succession. three
taking effect in Burke's body lust above
the heart. The chances for Burke's re-
covery are small. Lakewood has been
arrested and lodged in Jail.
The Washington and Arlington Rail-
road Company, whose bill passed Con-
gress at tho last session, has been sold.
and 1T is believed, on good authority.
That the Norfolk and Western road has
got possession of it. 1t was the stock
In this road that the people in George
town we're unable to get fifteen minutes
after the books were opened.
Miss Smith, of Frederick county.
Va, on Saturday last, during fit of
mental depression, committed suicide
by drowning herself in we'll.
The Grand Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams Will meet in Fredericksburg June
10. The Confederate monument is to
be unveiled there that day.
Maj. Charles e. Worthington, former
lly Of Frederick City. Md, but for the
last few years resident OF Leesburp.
died there Monday, 81 years of age.